Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1952 — Page 26

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Dale Miller, formerly secretary of the Indianapolis

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of scriveners and orators. They have been invited to sit in on an invitational screening &f the 1951

highlights of which include Joe DiMaggio's farewell home run,

World Series,

Joltin’

Gil McDougald's grand slam home run, Hank DBauer's base cleaning triple and

diving « Eddie Stanky's “drop kick,”

Ed Lopgt’s tight pitching and other Eddie Ash diamond yarklers. This World Series

party by Miller recalls soma incidents that occufrred in Florida one spring about a dozen years ago. . . . The Tribe secretary decided to opérate his own dining room the Indians’ spring training camp at Bartow. . . . He fill of

fresh

wanted to be sure the hungry athletes got their

food, cooked to -gheir northern taste and out of the kitchen to the table.

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To moke it work properly. Miller set regular meal hours and rang a bell to announce when the victuals were ready . . . As a result the players didn’t dare oversleep, else they missed breakfast. . room doors himself and slammed ‘em shut on any stragglers. « « . That acted as a cure-all and the wholes squad soon learned to check in on time for all meals.

The secretary opened ond closed the dining

» » ~ n » ” : THE SYSTEM worked swell for a time, except for the fact the news of the sumptuous meals got around to other camps and Miller found himself swamped with walk-in guests, all hungry and eager to gorge themselves on home cooking. That started eating into the budget, especially the day that two officials and two baseball. from the Buffalo camp dropped in and refused to shove their chairs back until the platter was clean Miller Miller brought two experienced chefs from Indianapolis to take charge of the kitchen, do the marketing and prepare the food in Hoosier style. . , . This worked fine, at the start, until one of the chefs sniffed out a%leak in the local option dry county's road block against John Barleycorn. Ld ” ” “ ~ ~ n The thirsty cook got himself loaded on Florida dew, got’ out of hand and the local John Laws tossed him in the bastille. . . That put too much work on the other chef, the one who kept his nose clean. . Service in the dining room slowed down ond the boll players rode Miller. . . , So the secretary hustled downtown and got the lost week-end chef sprung . . . on probation . . . The cook straightened up and order in the kitchen and dining room was restored . , . briefly, that is.

» » » ~ ~ ” THE JOHN LAWS failed to find the leak from which the moonshine flowed into their arid area and the throatparched cook tumbled off the wagon again, zig-zagged down the town's mainstem and was soon locked up a second time Thie called for another trip to the calaboose by Miller, There to hear an ultimatum . , . “Either load that guy on a northbound train or he'll have to do time in a turpentine camp This made the Indians’ camp nently, and it required some doing. . .

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short one chef, permaMiller had to help out in the kitchen and dining room and time for marketing was cut, » ~ » < » » » The Tribe secretary immediately gave the railroad some ¥ extra business, one ticket back to Indianapolis with no stopover privileges. . . . About that time Owner Norman A. Perry of the Indians landed in camp to look things over . . . came Friday and the men naturally called for fish Pressed for

time, Miller hustled out and bought an armful of the canned

variety. ” ” " ~ » y i” OWNER PERRY pulled himself up to the dinner table, spotted the canned fish and turned a fishy eve on Miller, then he said, as we recall it; “Here we are in Florida. famed for its plentiful fresh water fish and teeming with sea food right off the hoat, and we get canned goods from Alaska.” Miller had to run the gantlet of player wisecracks

again but bore up well and eased out of the dilemma by rounding up some Kansas City steaks the next day. On the whole, however, his supervised food and serv-

ing system was a good deal, it kept the players happy and complaints were few and minor If that one chef hadn't bugged .out everything would have heen rosy

right up to the time the Indians pulled stakes. y

ADUNOLD Scheduled.

FRIDAY. JAN. 2 1068

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‘Gloves’ spotlight

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~~ lini Return - To Cage Wars Tomorrow

By United Press ; | CHICAGO, Jan. 25--Tllis nois, the nation's number one basketball team, returns to ‘action tomorrow night against

- Open Class Boys In 15 To 20 Bouts 28

For Tonight

By JIM HEYROCK OPEN CLASS fighters will hold the spotlight tonight as the third round of The Timesl.gzion Golden Gloves Tourna-

ment anralds jn ne Natena) ‘rough and rugged DePaul to grah (mtd Armory 31 N anes all the attention of this week's vania Sit, The more ex- Midwest cage card. jerienced hovs Only two Big Ten games wery rn figure in the scheduled and<neither could have igure i

‘much affect on the stranglehold

the : of the undefeated Illini on firag

majority of

TOMORROW'S conference cons

tee, between 15 and 20 fights will

i fights tonight as J 4 1 ir | ge the program gets place, or even challenge lowa 3 1% under way at. 8 grip on second. Iowa, with the p. Mm According ‘leading Big Ten scorer, Chuck to The Times- Darling, will be idle until Feb. 9 Legion - commit- when it entertains Illinois, 4 ; be presented with tests match ninth-place Purdue | dim Heveoek. 01 moving {and Michigan State, tied for into the ring in rapid order. |sixth, : at East Lansing, and Northwestern, tied for fourth, ~~ 1 1 and Minnesota, tied for sixth, at ALL. OF the entrants still un- Minneapolis. beaten in the tournament were Other non-league’ games were heing * weighed-in and etamined Tulsa at Bradley, Notre Dame at this. afternoon in the Armory, Canisius, .and Louizville vs. LoyCarl Gatea, in.charge of regisira=- ola in the Chicago Stadium on tion of fighters, said new ent7ies the doubleheader program fea-

n some of the divithere has not vet

are expected ions in which heen a fight drawn. The program will. he opened with several fights in the Novice

turing the DePaul-1liini battle. Illinois will he aiming for its 12th consecutive victory this sea« on But DePaul is primed for an pset

set back DePaul, 70

Class. | The Illini Included in the- Open Class to 61,.earlier this season dt Chamhouts will ‘he at least twn in the ipaign. Since then, Coach Harry heavyweight division. These big {Combes believes his defending boys always are crowd-pleasers. — SARI ci —a Big Ten titleholders have imand this year will he no excep~ POUND proved, but DePaul has developed tion. also and has a record of 14 wins ” n »

ONE OF. the top: bhattlers in the heavyweight group is Willie Crawford, 1950 light heavyweight champion. Others are Bud Vear, Indiana University graduate stu|dent; Charles Deckard, Golden Gloves veteran from Blooming ton; John Luff, Jack Bowers and Virgil Nichols. The 1680-pound and 147-pound divisions in the Open Class are loaded with talent. Donald Caripenter i= one of the Weir

’ in 18 starts. CO ’ oe Big ve Sg oe iy | Illinois, while holding a vast « height advantage at center with

ced ? J . ‘ (Johnny Kerr and Bob Peterson, ™N\ T Il D : ¥ Hs {both topping six feet eight, will | ~~ o .

* Tucker, Who Should

lon a DePaul team which will javerage around six feet three. DePaul probably can stay with By BILL EGGERT the visitors ‘in speed also, but

WHILE Detroit maintains its nine points or better lead Coach Ray Meyer fears a press-

. ing defense by Illinois. in the National Hockey League, it's likely that the Motor Foe there,” he said. “we had

City club will not beckon the Indianapolis Caps’ Johnny them 33 to 19, and then they went

weights shooting for the title Wilson into a press and we couldn't get has reached the finals in two = : = Ce 2 away. {other Golden Gloves Tourna- now raises a ers ,Jonnny. sashayed up and dowmn}——m—mm™mmmm/m/™——— | Meyer said his teem has worked ments only to be beaten in close I the Coliseum ice here last Right On the Ice jon the press, but he wasn't cerfor three goals to lead the Cap: x t 1d break the Ill decisions, | AMERICAN HOCKEY 1EAGUE {tain it could brea im game 2 nn hv DICK MITTMAN ito an easy 8 to 4 victory over Westein Dion alo ‘open against the defense. Last THE 135-POUND group also Hoosierdom's winter madness, {Buffalo. Pittshurch GP 3 & I = 0 Pia, year the two teams split. Illinois gas plenty of boys loaded with basketball, got a hoost from a It was hiz third hat-trick of Cleveland calvay B13 158 12 83 winning 69 to 68 in the Stadium 2 wv OR 2 lability. Ralph Saxton, a cham- hative filmland personality yes the season, placing him in the Ginqnnatt ..... 43 13328 W133 1 while DePaul won, 68 to 65, at plon two seasons ago, will be terday American Hockey League lead 1h In DIANAPOLIS 45 15 25 5 185 183 37 Champaign. after a title along with Phi| Forrest Tucker, who was horn that department and marked his Pasth WET 6 oc Pls. RN 4 ! : infiel $ atives 153 i i - Hersher 44 2416 4 172 123 Horsley, former Novice champ it Dhabas A aves ji Boa) a He et BD Droiidence Nhs ie ia a High School Basketball : e Ir ow c ‘ Ruf 1 2 192 and Sigmund Jones, who has 2! OV! : e's sharper right now n Syracuse 5 18300 140 102

pr ssing out bouquets to Incompeted for the past two vears, star passing ou a

Bob Johnsén will be a difficult 31ana’s

3 Evansville Reitz 56. Evansville Lincoln 52, {Gary Emerson 60, Whiting 58. Montgomery 61. Washington Catholic 53,

was when Detroit called him up ESULTS LAST NIGHT

‘laim to sports fame. He for the plavoifs last season; much INDIAN ABGLIS 8. Buffalo 4.

’ i: | re 'OBIY game scheduled). | Osgood 66. Versailles 38. battler to heat in the 126-pound 2/5. i Plainfield |faster, more aggressive and mo NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE {Oterhein 46, Oxford 32. ivisic x While attending Plainhel capable on defense. GP W L T G OG Pls South Bend Riley 44, Seuth Bend Adams division. 3on has won Open : Nin Te . ' A : Detroit ....i... 44 > $ 9 196 19 hil 42 (overtime). [i High School 1 couldn't even make . a» Toronto 48 211513 111 94 52 titles over the past two years the second team. Yet at Arling- . Montreal 45 2118 6 122 108 48! Montgomery County Tourney first in the 112-pound and last ™N : . IT WAS the Caps’ fifth straight New vork 423118 8 112 153 43 AImo 53. New Ross 4”. : . . "ton, Va., in my senior year in t d ‘as done! Boston 43 1419 10 96 114 3a3{New Market 73, Wingate 34. year in the 118-pound. = de the first team all- {Coliseum victory and was Chicago 44 1228 4 104 146 328/Lageds 42, Waveland 34. ay 1936 1 made the firs é for 2488 customers, exactly the on RESULTS LAST NIGHT in . Tpperanve County Tourney 1 ontr 1 m "SF YEN Class bovz . state. same number that watched last Detroit. 2 ge Ler, PI oor 42 THESE OPE ass boyy are # = 1 hi {Thursday's game here. Buffalo, (Only games scheduled), | West Point 63, Battle Ground 31. especially eager to wi tle *T RK iia sg wichin ot : A, ! Ee a aS N ei) oe i a 2 it h ©° TUCK 3 gu 4} Saadwiding playing with only 13 players, lost ] 1 cna 10 n ach/21; years ¢ ry , J

a chance to gain ground on sec-ond-place Providence in the Easiern Division as it dropped its first game to the Caps in four starts, | Indianapolis, meanwhile, is only | two points behind fourth place St.

weight division will he given a schooling. This, he asserts, made five-day, expenses-paid trip to him a man among boys, but Chicago next month to partici- doubts he would have done as pate in the annual Tournament good in Indiana. of Champions in Chicago Sta- Operating from the center post,

YOU CAN DEPEND ON LEON

For a perfect fit, because . . .

dium. Forrest gained the all-state berth : The Novice hove, however, hy tossing in a phenomenal-—for | Louis in the Western race, four cannot be denied They have those davs—11.3 points per game. behind Cincinnati and 168 behind PY provided plenty of action over: 'Tuck's sports ahility didn't | second-place Cleveland, © who will the first two nights and rival- halt with basketball. play here Sunday night. ( iriex in each division have d#- He was a 60-minute bruising

| - » ~ JOHNNY got his first goal just i115 seconds. after play started. He got No. 2 at 15:21 to tie the Bigons 2-2 at the end of the first

veloped. fullback for this same high school. After tonight's<round®of fight- He played with a broken nose, ing, the field in both classes will not once hut six times, a hroken be pared to the semifinalists. who collar bone and some minor abra-

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|will battle on Thursday, Jan. 31. sions. period. The pat trick Sone oh i : ; . : » » » secon ' . . . Champions wil he Stow ned-after} iro -oNLY Ccorriient Was; [cate 5 1:19 in | S600 ond peri And we'll suit YOU with your choice of ; nals on Feb. 8. “Kight hours a day on a cavalry ing his first game since recover- a suit—in rich weeds, crisp sharkskin, thorse had me tough as shoe ling from a twisted knee Dec. 29, soft flannels, trim cheviot or gabardine Sandborn Extends | leather _ Wh {widened the score to 4-2 at 9:00. —or any other fabric you like. Won't Although he Shen the Tea joriy | Buffalo was completely out- you come in and inspect our great line Unbeaten Streak or Se ay NIE lie classed in the final session. Larry of suits—IN YOUR SIZE—at the price ___ [playing beneh, he is a Strong , |Zeidel, Eddie Bruneteau, Freddie you want to pay? TERRE HAUTE, Jan. 25 (UP)|vocate of the two platoon sys. Glover and Bert Hirschfeld each Undefeated Sandhorn slugged tem. He believes football is a ltallied in that final period to ‘

its way into the quarter-finals of good moral builder, and this svs-

double the goal-shooting of the

the 37th annual Wabash Valley/tem gives more boys a chance to Risons' Les Hickey and Baldy All measuring, fitting and tailoring done right high school basketball tourney play. ; . : W MacKay. on the premises by Leon's expert tailors. today, ousting three-time cham-| He follows pro football: closely | : anim

having a season hox seat to the [.os Angeles Rams home games, Another of his attributes was track. The first year Forrest ¢ handled the discus he set a Vir-

pion Terre Haute Wiley, 35 to 24, Rockville, another three-time titleholder, also fell hy-the wayside. as expected, victim of a 65-to-41 assault at the hands eo

| DEFENSEMAN Zeidel had his [hest night. His goal was a solo at-:26 in the final period when he broke through a defensive pinch and beat Goalie Phil-McAtee, He

NO MONEY DOWN

Liberal credit if you desire—simply name your own ‘terms. Never @

g ‘ine v . + ate record, but brushes : arrving: haras. Fong Yineepnes Central Cath8 off Tightly also, had three assists for the ying 9 olic, $ y. : ; It was the 18th t¢ri-| “The darn thing only stood for evening.

straight " . umph for Sandborn, and the 17th & Year, was his, quate. in a for Vincennes, whose] HE ALSO "Ar ay 440 and did only blemish this season was an! anything else that might pick up opening - game regular schedule point or two. ‘loss, a His other high school sport was Brazil's Red Devils and Lin- tennis. which he played well ton's Mifiers also advanced, Brazil enough to be named captain by

| Cap Goalie Glenn Hall had to Imake only two stops in the first |period. He got busier in the second and third periods ending {with 23, three less than McAtee,

Hockey Summary

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defense, | |

N NAPOLIS: Goal, Hall: 12 to 31 over Hillsdale and Lin piq teammates. Hay Det L. Wilson: wings, | ton, 62 to 38 over Carlisle, J TA Wilsan Bruneteau. alternates. Durhamii

| Golf is his only competitive Folk. Cofitn. O'Grady. Glover, Hirschield.|

That left four former cham-| Jankoswki, Reibel.- Heller, : Sport now. Buffalo: Goal, McAtee: defense, McNetl | Pions in the running with eight | He puts it this way. "Y quit the [Lavitt: center, McNabnes Tings aan! c vl her hopeful Sirvivers of So running and jumping and took up | Bicker: alternates, Desdarco. Mackay a-team, two - state elimination Officials: Referee, Walton Russe nesseries strolling Decause 1 plan 10 be an men, Hal Jackson and Johnny Sorrell | | old man.’ SCORE BY PERIODS He does quite well, too, taking INDIANAPOLIS ....0vvvsnns ; 2 3; Wabash Valley only a one-stroke handicap [Buttate ' SCORING against such pros, as Jimmy Fer-

| FIRST RERIOD: 1. INDIANAPOLIS, J.

True Sour Mash

. : Lar | dely 0:15. 2. Buffalo, * : Tourney Scores rier, He haz won several am- Nisan tL. Wison, Zeldol O hdAL Ye oun er n ateur tournaments. | Nabney (Mazur. Hickey) 4:15. 4, INDIANAT STATE GYM ¥ 8 8 {APOLIS, J. Wilton (Har), Rabies, 0:10 bourbo l ' 4 1. wil rr ing ) 1 . we lL. , THE SPORTS fans of America Ginver I hstickran Maur 4:30, Long n is slowx f Rrazil 42, Hillsaale 31 . ot PA arene Glover: 11:27. MacKay ay in noenix en \ i put a bad taste’ Jn. Tuckers (tripping Durham: 14:38, Lavitt (tripping d ~~ Sandborn 35, Terre Haute Wiley mouth L W llson) 18:18, Folk (holding Pargeter) | ma e, S ow-aged 2 Ave I 1875 Bry United Press easier toda¥. Ted Rhodes. s ea A He says, “Too many of them oe BBEOND PERIOD: 8. INDJANAPOLIS. f : PHOENIX, Ariz, Jar The tesetonnl fom uy Ines, 2 Pro) AT GARFIELD crave blood, They rant such CE dur | | Ailson, Brneteny, rany! Va Penal -10r eeper, richer; neration’ I : ’ . ‘ ' OF : fin) 10:42, Hay nger generation took over Nashville” Tenn. topped the Ne. Vincennes Central Catholic 65, statements as “kill the bum’ of . ‘8 ’ : Hes Pennell olnne Selim a tholding . the £10000 Phoenix Open to- groes with par 71 hy birdieing Rockville 41 words to that effect. shout in unison, “Bravo, well done gyyneteau; 12:13, McNabney (tripping uller flavor. Make it tt sz i Ate ui : >. low : i - ’ » _ - rr 15:28. ith Julius Boros Bob Toxki, two out of the last three holes. Linton a2, Carlisle 38, Now the English, Forrest be- chaps, well done. ORHIiRD PERIOD: 7. INDIANAPOLIS, | Middlecoff, Fred Hawkins, Bill Spillar, another Negro pre — lieves, are the perfect patrons.” Forrest is in town for a per- Zeidel tunassisted. 0:78 od DIANA Kroll and Jackie Burke lead- ( essional h 1d a 79 ‘and ural Colle B k tb I They sit through a Aight or soc- sonal appearance today at the OL rsjae, is ale. (INDIANAPOLIS. | (JF ' 3 x \ v6 5 n . Zeidel) { - A Ciark, ge askerba cer contest uttering nary a sound. Indiana theater. in connection Glover, ‘Reiteh ZOE peibel 16:31. 12. » 8 ;

Boros, who has been on the geles ournament trail only two years,

an 81. - Paired with 68s were

professional five - under - par 66 There were 12 players vesterday on the Phoenix Coun- gpe-under- -par 70s. {ry lub course in the opening. . a———— round.

ew, THAT FINE

. Aussie Doubles Team shot - making

Ft, Leanard Wood (Me) 85, Culver-'ble. should have given him a comfort- Too Tough for Americans De rk o, rasiwh Wo. 0 3 L The Pumas, idle last night, top SPECIALIZING IN ’ able lead o er the rest-of the ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. 25 Delis" State” Miss.) Birmingham the loop with a 2-1 standing as A w golfing” greats. But they. stayed (UP)—Australia’s crack doubles Detroit 63, Tulsa 53. i Indiana State was dropped after . Clean At yh 3 right n his heels as 29 men team of Frank Sedgman and Ken Edinboro Pa. Teachers Vi Alllance losing, 66 to 64, We Have Just Installed a New

‘equalled or bettered for the sundbaked layout,

Hew influx of Negro stars

gin they eflliance, they pted snipe

an amateur from Los An-

Lloyd Jolfet (mi) 33, ced off with a two-stroke lead Mangrum and Middlecoff; while over the pack after firing a veryat 69 came Toski and Hawkins. Avpafachian 3, He, Sarstian Idle Pumas Take’ 1B

in With gikiey (w. va.) #1, Bluefield, (Va) 66. Over ICC Lead

the par-71 MeGregor today defeated" Amer- Won ard (Ala) 63. Florida Southern 62. ; ica’'s Dick ~Baviit and Hamilton Lake Forest 83. Wheaton 51 And if any of the touring pro- Richardson 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Tiatalle on, fessional were worrfed ‘lest. the in. the semifinals: of the Austral- Midale Tennesses State 64. Austin ga 4. ord to .2-3 and escape the lea ight fan National Doubles Champion- Tennessee.

When someone scores or a round with his picture, “The Wild Blue Buffalo. MacKay (Pennell, Hickey) 18:42. SAVES

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BAKER'S

| Brigham Young 59, Denve Cansisius 53. Niagara 5? [Champl¥in 67. Middlebury 59, © (East Tennessee State 65, man §2 Fistern Ilineois 8%,

St. Joseph's College took over Carson-New- the basketball lead in the Indiana

| i | Conference today without a drib- :

Southern lllinoiss #7,

last’ night to ‘Evansville College. Evansville had to avercome -an eight-point llead to bring: its conference yee.

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State 71. Youngstown 10 (overtime),

ovola (Baltimore) 65, flethorpe IX.

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SRIDAY,

FOR GO ried about he (6-9), Jack Ken try to measure to measure

Cubs Who

NEW Y( a brand new Leonard,

a new contra

10 and lost si season, bringin That means he now active in tt who can reac mark this seas 5 YOU'D THIN chap as Leona for the rockin But he appeare season and fir in relief work. isn't giving a younger sprou “It’s like a “The other guy i the finish ‘line i worry about ol there, too.” Actually, Le think I got mo now-than I did not age in yea: conditioning a when you're © mound, “Retire? M Why should I | retiring. “They'll havi form away fro never gonna gi td THE CUBS not only Leon: 16. Pitcher W Outfielder Hal in today. Pitc and Outfielder signed yesterd: a no-hitter fo the Pacific Ci season. The Dodger: go now that L nv Schmitz ar Morgan signe ruinous man until they got with the Cubs His chief di was that he w pitcher to Git geason,

n JIM HEGA! Cleveland. vol the club's practice battir son. He wasr those assigned he didn’t like average and way. General Mar burg said, that a good many more 1 hitter can dri feels we: can

very “ happy possible.” Birdie Teb Catcher Dicl

signed with t day while Pi gon and Rudy fielder Walter ¢ the Reds. Pe was optioned Texas League

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