Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1952 — Page 16
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~~ EDDIE ASH-—— AMISSIONS
A BASEBALL figure oldtime Indianapolis fans never ~~ WASHINGTON, Jan. 22— will forget was Shorty Birch, the little man with the big The government today aucigar and the big megaphone . . . Shorty was his own thorized six major league radio and public address system. baseball clubs to hike their He was the Indians’ announcer at old Washington ft tieket prices by 5 cents to 50 cents % and minor league clubs to boost Park . .:. Shorty also was the ball club’s ballyhoo man their admission charges by 8 per . On weekdays when the team was at i or liarie. teams. wh % home, Birch mounted a horse, which Was _.;" (noreaser tinder the order. efnot too far away from the glue factory, fective Jan 29, are the two Chiand zig-zagged through the downtown cago teams, the two Philadelphia district shouting through his megaphone all about the ball game scheduled for the
o teams, the Cleveland Indians, and the Detroit Tigers. afternoon Shorty used the noon hour for his ride back and forth on Wash-
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The increases and the new ceilings for them, which includes federal admissions tax, are: Philadelphia Phillies and Phila-
: ington St., in order to catch the fans out Jeni ee Eddie Ash for lunch , . . At the park, Birch an- the ceiling to $2.75. nounced the batteries and he had the proper voice for Waa icagn Cubs and Shieago it . . . He even made it easy for the hard of hearing to for general admission, bringing catch the names of the pitchers and catchers. ° the ceiling to $1.50; increases of rh « . & » 50 cents for reserved seats, Shorty took great pride in his, work and would trade pringing he telings oe 5 and x jobs with nobody . . . He got in on the huddles between seats. bringing the “ceiling to —% . umpires and managers just before, game time and that was $2.50. sa : As § really something in his life . . . Also, any other announce- , CLEVELAND INDIANS — an j= 0% ments to be made, were passed down to Shorty . . . But one Crease of 5 cents for general] ¥PUIHING)
admission, bringing the ceiling to! |$1.25; an increase of 15 cents| {for reserved seats, bringing the {ceiling to $1.65, and an inc fase) [of 25 cents for box seats, bring-| ling the ceiling 40 $2.25, Detroit Tigers—An increase-sf |25 cents for reserved seats. bringing the ceilings to $1.75. Other major league teams are |held to their 1951 ceilings, the ors said. The OPS said the orer is designed to brin ¢ ticket prices more in rE op SACKING 15 A FEROS fg {major league clubs affected ani! {the minor league clubs have not |
day he thought the world .had tumbled in and the situation was hard to take for the popular little man.
BUT oN this particular day, Birch was frustrated . When Shorty wasn't looking, thé ball players stuffed an orange in his megaphone just before battery announcement time arrived. So Shorty got in good voice, planted himself in ‘the proper stance, upped with the megaphone and let | go with “Attention, please” . .. But there was no sound . The orange cut it off . .. A giggle rippled through the crowd and it became a roar when Birch reached into
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: hiked their prices for several the megaphone and yanked out the fruit. years, the OPS said, and have, De 1 yn suffered increased costs from When iit. infians. wom the pennant in 1928 and shoved higher player salaries, traveling |#xpenses, and ball park mainte- |
off for Rochester, N. Y., to begin the Little World Series, |nance costs. Shorty was made a member of the party as guest of the | MINOR Tr yo» Indians . .. Making a long trip with the team, especially |crease their tioket Bubs til to ‘mw Little World" Series, was the greatest thing that ever |
wish, so long as the increase in hah a d in Birch's life and oll ‘the players saw to it thot their total admission revenues he had a good time.
does not exceed 8 per cent for any capacity day. yy a» » The order also authorizes an 8 BUT SHORTY didn't forget his megaphone , . . [per tent increase for tickets to Somehow he figured he'd find a way to use it despite the eas si Php i fact he was headed for somebody else’s home grounds. major league clubs’ er Rochester had its own Shorty Birch . . . That didn’t ball parks. stop the Indians’ Shorty . . . He went to the park early on | the day of the first game and made the acquaintance of Rochester's megaphone hustler to whom he made a proposition. “Let's split the announcement of the batteries,” sugs gested Shorty. “You announce the Rochester battery and I'll announce the Indianapolis battery” . . . The Rochester lad was reluctant to share his “key duties,” but finally consented, and Shorty Birch was on top of the world
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for Illinois’ undisputed hold on first place in the Big Ten basketball race. The Hoosiers, who lost their pre-season United Press ranking of fourth place after three conference losses, smacked Iowa's |fourth rated Hawkeyes last night lat Bloomington, 82 to 69.
£3 " » IT WAS the first defeat in 13 games this season for Iowa, and it left the Hawkeyes in second place in the Big Ten with a five and one record compared to four and zero for Illinois, idle in conference play since Jan. 14 and
Norris Plans ‘Walcott Bout
By United Press | NEW YORK, Jan. 22—Promoter Jim Norris was expected to begin negotiating today for a return title bout between Heavyweight Champion Jersey
Indiana rated an assist today | 38 ae
not scheduled to play again untii Jan. 28 against Purdue at
Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles |as a result of the New York Box{ing Commission's crack-down on!/Champaign, Ill. i | Walcott. ‘ The game was a thriller until] Chairman Bob Christenberry|Pig Charley Darling, Iowa's 6-8 [notified Walcott last hight that center, fouled out with 4:30 to unless he signs within 15 days|8°. With classy Chuck out, Indi{for his over-due defense against|aN& controlled the rebounds to {a legitimate challenger, the com- {forge into the game's only com-
mission will v imanding lead. Yacars The Hie. | Darling, the Big Ten's leading
ts, and| CHRISTENBERRY (scorer, hooked in 31 points,
later said| bstitute until {ex-champion Charles or lows Yefused to
Marciano would be considered leand pivot shots were by far the gitimate challengers. He added, outstanding features of the game. | “we do not care what city S| His rival in the pivot slot, 6-9. chosen for the fight although we | Freshman Don Schlundt topped
[naturally would like to have it| with 22; In Nev Zork pointe, scoring
The commission’s letter to Wal-! jecott emphasized every champion, | except when in the armed serv- times Jlces, is expected to defend at least | ‘once every six months, and Jersey {Joe had not risked the crown
again even away from home.
Ld ” » n ~ ” Thirty-eight years ago (1913-14) the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants made a world tour and the exhibitions of America’s national pastime were well received everywhere . . . A second global tour is in the formative stage for 1953-54 . , . It is said the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns are interested in the project.
OWNERS OF the- Dallas professional football team (nee New York Yankees) are swinging glittering gold braided lassoes at every athlete sporting a Texas drawl, past and present, if he can still plunge, punt, pass or run . . . Whattaman Art (The Great) Shires, was born too soon to rate a stake in the new gold mine . . . Going hig is a Texas custom ~. . Dutch Meyer, Texas Christian foothall coach, is driving a Cadillac this winter, a gift fiom TCU lettermen and others . . . The fact that Meyer's Frogs were bumped off by Kentucky in the Cotton Bowl Classic made no difference. i
Good Season Promise Gets Mickey Kisses
By United Press
GROSSINGER, N. Y., Jan. 22—Skinny Mickey McDer-"!ton 1ast night. mott of the Red Sox and his blue-eyed bride traded kisses . ind curve balls today in one of the most bizarre “baseball ne Fel Purses 1oneymoons’’ on record. Tho: — Hit ~Time High
wasn't asking for much when she | Although he pitches for a liv- made him promise to win 13|(p, ng. the gangling, goosenecked ames.
hands 13 times. At no time in the| game, until the very finish, dqjd
at Pittsburgh last July 18. His see-sawed furiously. ' |six months expired Jan. 18. Manager Felix Rocchicehio|and five quick baskets by Sammy | said he would agree to an early Walcott defense, but he preferred a Boston title fight in which Marciano of Brockton, Mass., would be the challenger. He made that|and-tuck battle continued. statement at Holyoke, Mass
Clifton, roared back as the nip- |
College lege Basketball
Indiana's centennial State Fair Indiana 82. ow ™
18 year will have an all- time | Michigan State 50. Wisconsin 39. |high in estimated purses for the! orthwestern 59. Michigan 5%.
Norfolk Navy 57. [Er Ye 80, Catawba 66,
raired; brand new Mrs. McDer- hrqcess, and read it aloud: the familiar features plus a new sponsored by Two | Hillsdale 69, Defiance (0.) 64,
tt, “not until you promise to Friday vin 15 games this ON “Win eight games for Barbara... . Yow, § C L [Idaho State ‘65. Western Sate 45. “Fifteen games! You're reeling eight games for yourself and Walnut H armel, Ind., and | Eien Memorial (Tenn's J Yas ff AOE like a stock broker. four for me. May both of you Walnut Hall Stud of Donerail, | “comp si.
Ly. * Memphis State 70, Mississippi Southern a. (3imme a break, will yuh, honey?" have a long and happy contract | National Asticulture (Pa) Kin
“You ‘heard me. No promise, together.” Sa New Mevica Highland 52, SI. Ww wo kiss” : Turning setious for a Torment, City, ¢ County H. S. Quishoms a Missour! 45 “Oh, awright, I promise,” pout- McDermott, who won eig on Bate $6, Oregon State 44. »d Mickey, puckering his lips. | games and lost the same number Cage Card This Week West Foxe 80. Hardin Simmons 50
There was a momentary pause for Boston last season, said he while the former Barbara Riley felt he will improve on that rectenderly kissed her lanky hus- ord because his control has imhand. proved. :
x u " ’ “ ri “I've got a lot more experience WOW! hollered the 23-year-| i py 1d McDermbtt, “a coupla’ more under my belt,” he added, “and like that and I'll win 20. I'm sure I can win my: share if I “Whadd'ya think of this wife Work regularly.”
of mine? She didn't know much ® yu . baseball to begin with, but after MCDERMOTT RECEIVED a
being married only a few days, |cheerful- surprise when he Treshe makes me promise to have turned from church with his wife a good year before she'll kiss me.” last Sunday to be greeted and
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Local Pro Cagers Seek | 13th Straight at Home
By FRANK ANDERSON
COACH HERM Schacfer’s pre-game talk to the Olymps ’
tonight. will probably follow this line: “Remember where you are, not where you've been.” If the Olymps heed those words they'll beat Rochester for their 13th straight Butler
ose interFieldhouse victory. Th Pro Basketball . ested. can drop in at 8:30 and see EASTERN DIVISION
what's in a word.
Home is a plage there's no Syracuse . 12 661 Boston caresnne place like. And the Olymps will] New York Ih sl agree. If it weren't fo fie ii Baltimore ® h # of -the Fieldhouse flo hie WESTERN DIVISION would be digging a nice deep ho Won Lost Pet, in the Western Division of the i 3 "ha £3 National Basketball Association. INDIANAPOLIS 19 500 ne by n an ” Milwaukee 2 ia
politician we RESULTS LAST NIGHT The | Rochester 78. Milwaukee 76 3 at New. York 99, Baltimore 83, (Only games scheduled!
GAMES TONIGHT
Rochester at INDIANAPOLIS (8:30) Ro York at Philadelphia syracuse al Milwaukee
MAKING LIKE a say “Look at the record.” Olymps have won 13. lost home for a happy .813 reading The road is something else, showing only six wins in 22 tries” for a puny .273. With three losses over the weekend the road losing streak has reached eight games. So it's no wonder home. So it to get well is a diet of cooking. And therein lies Herm's material for a pep-talk. He'll mention pride, regard for the Fieldhouse fans and hustle. He might also mention that fourth-place Team Ft. Wayne is creeping up faster "No than tax-paying time. If the thirdplace (19-19) Olymps are wise, they'll give a listen. o un u
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Phog Lashes High School Sports Bets
ROCHESTER 1S rugged. It's been running one-two with the Minneapolis Lakers fer first in the West most of the season. But the Royals haven't been too much trouble for the Olymps. They have been pressed to hold a 3-2 ad- By United Press vantage over the locals. In the, TOPEKA. Kas.. Jan. 22—Col« single game played Hore the jege athletics scandals may taint Olymps won in a double overtime. |, . hie The Royals have the league's hig h school sports, Dr. Forrest seven, ninth and 14th best scorers, C- (Phog) Allen, head basketball in Bob (15.7) Davies, Bobby (15.1) coach of the University of Kan.
Wanzer and Arnie, (13.5) Risen.'sas has warned in a national Wanzer also is tops in free-throw i : agazine article. accuracy (90.7). Davies ranks & Ton 4 * third in assists and Risen third in High school athletes already rebounds. are bewildered. by .the college 1 Incidentally, the Royals con- hasketball fixes, Allen wrote.
inect on 38.5 per cent of all shots from the field. True, the figures bet cited are cold, but they just might put warmth in the Oyrhp effort. Anyway, Schaefer hopes so. All the Olymps have to do is remember they're home and not on the road. It's that simple. Or is it?
“In any town sports fans who on high school games are doing their hest, whether they realize it or not, to destroy sports and make dishonest athletes,’ | Allen said. n 2 5 “GOD HELP us if the gamblers and fixers—even and fixers—ever get to our high school bovs,” the coach declared. warned that a way to high: school sports is to coach who can
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Entry blanks for the Indiana AAU basketball tournament have been mailed to 60 local and more than 100 state teams. Deadline for entries is Feb. 6. {Entry fee is $15 for a 12-man|
He “ruin” hire a “big time” win, “If the downtown quarterbacks succeed in subsidizing your team, {it's just too bad,” he continued.
{ana will start play at the Dear- g..% =» born Gym Feb. 12. District Play) ALLEN LASHED out |off sites are being arranged at : 2 | Whiting, Delphi, a ang fathers of athletes who try |Richmond. Other centers will be sell their graduating sons to a larranged this week. college without considering its The state champs will repre- scholastic rating or academic sent Indiana in the National AAU advantages. tourney at Denver, Colo.,, Mar. 16 He warned against “betting, 2/to 23. The Denver semifinalists bribery, booing, box-office and |will compete in Madison Square big time” as temptations to be |Garden for a chance to represent put aside if high schools and high {the U. S.1in the Olympic games at school boys are to be kept honest | Helsinki, Finland. and above reproach.
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and 12 respectively for Indiana (82) lows (69) Iz ft pf! fg ft Iowa also lost Forward Herb Leonard. 1 y 1 “4iThomoson, t 70 Thompson on , personals while| Bask! ‘ “1-1 5(Buckies. 1 0 : 3 Charley Kraak, Indiana's sub |Schunarc 3 4 ypeamec, 4 8 3 center, also fouled out. Scotto 1 0 0/Stenger, c 00 1 = = ” i Esposito, ’ 4 3 {|Greene. « : 3 3 AFTER DARLING fouled out,: Miranda. 5/1 1/Hettrick:g © 0 it was Indiana's game, with] i! an 2s Schiundt, Dick Farley and Mas-| TO'*' 32 1835 Totals 28 17 33 | ters giving Indiana a substantial ner 5 Scores By Quarter lead. tlndiana -........ 18 2 18 271-83 The triumph was Indiana’ s|' dl Three a #2 11 & 1-8 third in six league games. | Kraak. ‘Schlundt 3: Thompeon. Seaiard: Rougher going for Illinois in|D#r!in& 2. Greene 3 the future was indicated. The] Hoosiers were shellacked by Western Conference Towa, 78 to 59, Jan. 12; yet at] WLP: Te esl home carried too much power for | minors nL 4 0 1.000 250 209! a second defeat. | Iowa +9 1 “833. 418 Tg And Illinois, which dropped the|{maNal® 03 1 ‘600 13% 3m {Hoosiers in their first game, 78/Wiitonein® ...07 3 ‘so9 aa i {to 66, play a return game at|Minnesota «ed 3 A400 3%8 {Bloomington Feb. 18. The Hoo- FURDUR Sie". § 3 3% 308 ne siers could come up for that bat-/Michisan ... "1 5 [167 310 344 tle, just as they came up for Towa. :
And an Indiana victory would
Illini and give the Hawkeyes as |well as the Hoosiers a chance to
Rocky] {he fouled out. His amazing hook |even more by taking the home|
THE GAME was “tied a dozen when he and the lead changed g.onneq a crip shot with four sec-| i
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The first period ended 18 to 18 3n4 Northwestern.
Miranda gave Indiana a 39-t0-35 Buckeye ace with 27 points while half-time lead. But Towa, led by Bob Gelle dropped 15 for MinneDarling, McKinley Davis and Bob [sota.
| | Davis, although bothered with caged 17 markers. Jim Skala and {where Jersey Joe gave an exhi- four personal fouls in the sec- (Don Eaddy each hit 14 for Michfo half, netted 19 points for .the|igan, — | Hawkeyes, while Bobby Leonard ference. |and Bobby Masters contributed | olis scored 9 for the Wolverin
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Imove back into the title picture. Iowa could complicate the chase
{and home series scheduled with {the Illini Feb. 9 and Feb. 23.
= s on | FORWARD Tom Williams lift-| ed Ohio State into undisputed! third place in the conference ; 3 stole the ball and r
onds to go for a 59 to 58 decision over Minnesota. The win gave the|
a half game ahead of Indiana
Center Paul Ebert was the|
Northwestern downed Michigan, 159 to 57, as Larry Dellefield
in last place in the conBob Jewell of 1ndianap-
Michigan State dropped — consin, 50 to 36, with Gordon Stauffer netting 13 while Paul Morrow connected for 14 for the Badgers.
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