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nn SANE ° Cen wie cy EDDIE ASH JOHNNY RIDDLE, the ever-popular “Georgia-born Hoosier” of ‘the diamond, shoved off today to fulfill his

new assignment in the big show, that of coach with the St, |

Louis Cardinals under new Manager Eddie Stanky. The former Indianapolis Indians’ catcher sold his tavern business, the Dugout, on E. Washington St., but plans to maintain his home here. . ; Johnny is heading for the Cardinals’ spring. training camp at St. Petersburg, Fla., which means that a new. baseball season already has begun for the veteran. i St. Petersburg advertises itself as Eddie Ash Florida's baseball capital in the spring, since both the New York Yankees and Cards train there. The Cardinals are scheduled to ‘begin spring drills Mondaywand Riddle may have to share a’ bigger load at the start than was expected . . . Manager NG Stanky is ill and there is some question ; whether lLe’ll be able to take charge of early practice. Johnny's popularity at Indianapolis’ Victory Field reached its highlight one season when the fans chipped in and bought him a new car. X With Kansas City in 1940, in the aN American Association All-Star game, Johnny Riddle Riddle came up with a baseball oddity for a catcher . .. Alert and rugged, he tagged out two runners at the plate on the same play and had to make two dives to execute the novel trick . , , There were three “assists” in the double play.

» ¥ ~ ” = Riddle launched his pro baseball career with Sanford in the old Florida State League and now returns to the Sunshine State in the role of big league coach . . . He's the sixth former Indianapolis. player now holding down a coaching job on the main line . . . Others are Fred Fitzsimmons, Giants; Jim Turner, Yankees; Johnny Cooney, Braves; Jake Flowers, Cleveland, and Jimmy Adair, White Sox.

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» BELIEVE IT or don't but the Indianapolis Indians pitched camp in St. Petersburg, Fla., 32 years ago, in 1920 . « « William C. Smith was Tribe club owner and Jack Hendricks was manger. It was the first trip to Florida for most members of the party and the Indians traveled in style in two chartered Pullmans . .. There was a large crowd at the station when the Indians pulled in and a lot of shouting was going on... They thought it was a welcoming committee until they took a closer look. The noisy crowd was made up of hotel bellhops and porters stationed there to drum up business for their respective hostelries . . . They met every train and the Indians were just another group of

“prospects” to them. td = = ~ ~ »

Pittsburgh Pirate players are slow in signing 1952 contracts . , . We have seen no announcements regarding acceptance of terms by Outfielders Tom Saffell and Ted Beard, former Indianapolis Indians . . . That furnishes an idea for the “new” Indians , . . The parent Cleveland club is hereby urged to get on the ball and propose a deal for both speed

merchants . . . They've alwoys been solid gate attractions at Victory Field. ; " Ed » ” ” ~ THE FOOTBALL game played in Indianapolis along about 1915 or 1916 between Indiana University and Washington & Lee (the Generals) wound up in a-7-7 tie . Maj. Gen. Alexander G. Paxton, commanding general. of the 31st Infantry (Dixie) Division, which soon will take over Camp Atterbury, was in the Generals’ lineup that day. : : The big game was well ballyhooed because of its intersectional angle . . . Indiana entered the contest as the underdog and the tie was considered a “moral victory” for the Hoosiers . . . Maybe they won the statistics... We forget the details . , . But that “moral victory” gimmick

still is around in college sports. = ~ » ” ”

-Billy 168 Davidson, the boy wonder southpaw pitcher who is listed on the Indianapolis Indians’ roster, invested part of his bonus bananza (given by Cleveland) in a drive-in cafe near his hometown at Marion, N. C. . . . Billy Joe is a smart cookie ... If he doesn’t make it in baseball he'll have something to fall back on , . . He's learning to cook big steaks.

” » = , = 8 » WEST VIRGINIA indulges in superlatives -in describing its basketball idols . . . For example, this is how their ace, Mark Workman, is presented: “Workman is a completely charming young man, tall, dark, handsome, smiling and intelligent. He's a picture of loose, flowing grace loping down the floor and is remindful of an eager colt freshly turned out to pasture” . . . Neigh, neigh, neigh; maybe they'll enter him in the Kentucky Derby.

‘Warriner, Tolan Get '500' ‘Break in Blue Crowns

LEROY (BANJO EYES) WAR-|Duane Carter and Tony BettenRINER of Indianapolis has got hausen piloted last year. himself a fast ride for the 500-! While giving the Speedway

. Mile Race May 30. [rookies their first big break,

The popular midget driver, who [Moore hopes to find more speed invaded the big-car field last sea-|in the Blue €rowns this year and son, was named , . |undoubtedly will be among the today to- drive 'i | early arrivals at Speedway’s gaone of the fa- rage area. mous Blue Crown ; Spark Plug Spee : cials, Johnny & Tolan of Denver ¢

f'n ‘a WARRINER and Tolan were midget teammates in John Ramp

Specials last season on the AAA

two big-car championship events,

at Milwaukee. Both men passed

Tolan |year. “will be his team: Tolan will be remembered for

Crowns are now|the last-day qualifying line to Joe owned by Earl F.|James. It was James, who made RR Selick of Sanjtwo quick qualifying laps and Warriner Antonio, Tex.then was forced to the end of the

Lou Moore, thelline with mechanical failures. As

original owner of the front-drive the qualifying. deadline neared, “palr that has earned $216,116.52 Tolan, who knew James’ car was in Speedway prize, money, is get- faster than his, took his car out tng the cars into running con-jof the line and. gave Ja an‘dition. pero Taal omer chance, James quMlified

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circuit, Tolan also competed in

finishing 10th at Detroit and 12th

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Browns Seek Mound, First Sack Strength In Detroit Trades

By United Press a ; ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14-—The St. Louis Browns today ane nounced .a player deal with the Detroit Tigers involving seven players. Su In the trade, which was expected to give the Browns - much "needed pitching and first T hi K S 4 pase heip, 8t, Jus wil send i itcher Die JAttlefield, First OuY ie e | Baseman Ben Taylor, Catcher " {Matt Batts and Outfielder CHff For Butler [Mapes to.the Tigers for Pitchers | | Bob (Sugar) Cain and Gene Bear« den and First Baseman Dick Krys» In Loop Play hoski. : N . ! | “Both clubs should benefit from Times State Service this deal,” Veeck said. ‘We're TERRE HAUTE, Feb, 14—The getting important assistance for | “toughte” Coach Tony Hinkle's/ Rogers Hornsby's pitching staff warned abotit pops up for Butler's and plugging a hole at first base Bulldogs tonight. {while the Tigers get a badly The Bulldogs play rugged In- needed catcher, plus outfield, in. {diana State. They've got to win/field and pitching replacements, jto keep undisputed possession of I think it's a great deal.” first place in the Indiana Col-| 8H 4 . |legiate Conference. Currently,| CAIN, a 12-12 southpaw last | Butler is tied; 4-1, for the league year with Chicago and Detroit, lead with St. Joseph's. . The|is 27 years old. He came to the Pumas are idle tonight, so all the Tigers from Chicago in an even.

heat's on the Bulldogs. fm

State has a 5-3 ICC record. One| Phonel(y

victory was achieved against But-|

Bullets Set | For Tonight's ‘Buck’ Game

By FRANK ANDERSON | OLYMPIAN FANS won't make: cracks about “the! ¥ cheap seats” tonight. They'll" * .be_sitting in them. | Management of the Olymps has! designated this as “Buck night.” All seats sell for one dollar, Bal-/ timore is the bargain, starting at! 8:30 in Butler Fieldhouse. Bargain prices bring a bargain ibitl— The minor half of the dou-| ble-header will be handled bhy| [teams from Block's and Ayres. It| opens at 7:30. | ~ » » | MAYBE THE Bullets aren't] such a bargain. They proved ex-| pensive to Rochester last night, |defeating the Royals, 96-91. The {loss dropped Rochester into a! [first-place tie with Minneapolis in the National Basketball Asso-| § |ciation’s Western Division. | £1 While the game didn’t help the Royals, it did help the Olymps.| f It narrowed the gap between] j

{them and first place to 52 games. | . . @ " pi ler, an overtime in Indianapolis.| ST, LOUIS, Feb. 14 (UP)— | The Bullets and the Olymps are! . . : . Dick Atha's basket settled the . y rolv Itied 2-2 in their season series. The 39TH STRAIGHT VICTORY—Rocky Marciano (right) connects with a right to blood-smeared {Bulldog hash that night. And Fan us Involved In the St Olymps won the only game here; Lee Savold in their heavyweight bout last night in Philadelphia. Savold didn't answer the seventh. (Atha is still spry. , player deal with the Detroit 55.80, ul Yiropped two out of round bell. The TKO was Marciano's 39th consecutive ring victory. | 4 2. | Tigers today, but owner BiH three in Baltimore. . THE JOB of guarding Atha will] Veeck of the Browns insi

fall to Orvis (Shorty) Burdsall,| that was only a technicality. Shorty’s| Veeck, a tireless telephonp

| ® 4 iw FH TONIGHT'S GAME wasn't L : M k M ; no novice at the task, loriginally intended for Indian-| ouls a es arciano mits 3] handled the assignment three campaigner when he talks times before. And Atha's de-| trade, sald he made more than to Detroit during

Olymps departed from the Tues-! Gray custoni. was Press-| ' . '\ Murray, Ed Longfellow, Sam] players and $3500 to get our : y cus st es roug By JACK CUDDY : : | men,” he kidded, \

Rago ngns, a Wednesiay: So| United Press Sports Writer | Richardson An eer Adicrna ; e game as novelty In more] . > ~ ~ . ee n ns a e| than the price. By United Press I HILADELPHIA, Feb. 14—Unbeaten Rocky Marciano, nome nets like a virtuoso. jup deal for Baul Rogovin. He

| Since their last visit here the| 10S ANOBLES: pe, Hrjoe a rusty heavyweight challenger, admitted today he would| pon Holloway's return at guara|Yielded only 155: Rite in 0 Bullets have done some face-: oy no - Tu e world’s . . . : : 43 | : inings while racking up a 4. | ‘need at least one more fight before trying to win the'title./will make the Bulldogs hoppler| "5 erage.

{lifting. Additions are Kevin heavyweight boxing ranks for 11 y,. : : ilo AEN ' i loa and Nm Slaughter years only to wind up beaten by fis Jniupresiive performance in" stopping ancient Lee|2nd Thpper. sor He was expected become the O'Shea previously worked for, avold convinced him of that, : {Dame, Monday. He a rebounder ©! Manager Rogers rHiornsbys Milwaukee and Mtsneapolis. man time, hung up his gloves, warciano was credited with a lend 3 pep ny {four in 1952,

Slaughter, who appeared here today for the second time and seventh-round -technical knock- | (CY S ht . a. | Kryhoski, who will be 27 next | with the Globetrotter-College All-|said only exhibitions would lure out over 35-year-old Savold of! QU - month, is'a left-handed hitter who

| Star tourers last year, is a'him back into the ring. Englewood, N. J., when the blood-| ? wr TRDSALL WILL une a fy hia best full stason 1 She OS I errs ; ! ” a reve. Ra former University of South Caro: | "Im through with. fighting "neared veteran was unable to [Rp PIOAYOI | Seueues win Same comer magma, ast ear, hitting 387 tn " © + i

lina totem pole. He stands 6-9. (except exhibition matches,” th Another change in the Bullets Brown Bomber Ae “I've aftef-fie Sixth wession. Et ar a ha. Set nts Jusladed 12 Wits HE Ya

a ; the nod at rd. Sho ri is coach. Freddie Scolari isn’t|been thinking about it for quite Jianager Marty Weill said « Salary Rule \for Butler poh Reed Bd 19 Soubles. in 57 runs

and Chick Reiser is. The ar- hi ; “(would like to have Marciano of] . d ‘rangement is much too Le oa 1 guess nw = 33 Brockton, Mass, get another| » By United Press { Theofanis, Charley Fosidith, Mike x = » ol lcated to relate here. Anyway, any.” ’ “sharpener” bout with Roland La| WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 14/Radkovic. Harry Potter, Dick] BEARDEN, also a southpaw |Precdie’s still with the club and . 2 a [Sared, Dan Bucceroni, or Coley! 5 gexible rule governing salaries jenberger om Huff and Norm El-|,i5her, has had little success since hi leading » m Jeerings Lous, Jo9 old 37 to swap = x = paid to big league baseball play-| Butler his a 20-12 record tnlhes with Cleveland fn: 1048 TA | OTHER BULLETS are 1 fH a Youngsters chas-| BEFORE 9243 fans in Conven- ers and other athletes was ex- the Sycamore series. But the Bull-| knuckle ball pitcher, he ‘had cénmillar. They , include “Frankie |long said any fightin £0 dos 50 ton Hall, last night, Marciano pected today to be approved by dogs aren't boasting about it.|trol trouble the past few seasobs. Kudelka, Bill Calhoun Davage the future will be 2 =u imttered Saver! shes te Fog the salary stabilization board. jatter all, there's Atha. | Veeck, for whom Bearden played Minor Foley” training i] for six rounds, but not once did! The flexible rules, recommended S——————————— in Cleveland, is gambling on his Minor, Brady Walker, Joe Mec-'training gloves. 'he floor the bloody veteran. And py John Kieran forme sports| lability t " back, Namee, Stan Miasek. “Training gloves are small he “officially” required one more , 4 pe 760 Q : » |ability to stage a comeback. | . ” A ] ; columnist, would permit bonuses vintelts | On the B * &id the deal Paul Walther should go for In-enough,” he said, “as long as round for finishing Lee than did ang “gympathetic” treatment to| | On the Browns® &ide of the deal, dianapolis. He likes to carry his there's no title at stake.” Joe Louis last June. Louis belted Gjubs with 1052 payroll troubles| § f { Oo ‘Littlefield, another southpaw, share, even on a bruised back. | The former champ said he had out Savold in six rounds in 8a-|and to second-division clubs that, er io pen |Posted a 13441 mark at Memjilis | If the Bullets throw the book no exhibition bouts scheduled atvold's last fight. want to tebulld, last year. He was acquired in an at the Olymps, it'll be from the 'the moment but hoped to make a, Regardless of heavy Booing dur-j . ® = : ‘Annual Madness Jarier trade with the Whitt Spx, | best-gellar lists. Baltimore's few appearances. this spring. ling most of last night's bout, it! KIERAN MADE his recom-| wn never pays ht * Brow. | last in the Eastern Division. cr ——————— rrr was a financial success. The gross; oo ‘o the board yester-) It'll take 759 games to weal. | afCH_WaS Doug: vom Now

igate of $61,386 and the $35,000 lout the winner in Indiana's 42d), .. wo after a slow 8 .

Pro Basketball Wins International If ku day after a hearing with baseball | : : ! : [from television — blacked out in day aiter aring The board | Annual High School Basketball wound up at .262. Batts returned

[NATIONAL RASKETBALL ASSOCIATION i : ithe Philadelphia area—indicated Officials last week. HE tra Divaion Derby With Mongrels [iteretances ih would be about Will take up the recommendations Tournament. ito the Browns from Boston early Won Lost Po GB | OTTAWA, Feb. 14 (UP —Wilt|$24,000 and Savold’s about $20,000,/ formally and make a decision at| The Indiana High School last summer and hit 285. Taylor,

Rochester ry inacat 646 : i ia .288 hitter with Ft. Worth in the ' Minneapolis 1..1l 31 18 646 -—— Lepine of Quebec City won the) 2 « {its next meeting Mar. 12. {Athletic Association announced & .=88 hil . (INDIANAPOLIS .... 28 28. 230 2% International Dog Derby today v Ny { The present rule permits a club/that 760 schools — the number Brooklyn organization, batted J Milwaukee . 2 38 17%|as. he drove his team of mongrel! JOHN (OX) DA GROSA, boX-navroll to match its highest eligible—will participate in the after he came to St. Louis. ; hounds to victory in a total {ime! "8 commissioner for southeast- jyqget between 1948 and 1950 plus “Hoosier Madness,” beginning in| The deal was the fourth major aes: ’ Fob GB | 0 ern Pennsylvania, said that Ba- , t tech the 1951/less than two weeks. transaction for the Browns since [Syracuse .....eenes |of 6 hours, 27 minutes and 27| 1. "p op tomnaticall {10 per cent, or matc e { [ROS 20x sneme .- 28 20 363 3 lseconds over the 90-mile course..| os sry DESN AULOMATCAY SUS budget with no additions. * # » {the close of the season. A total of {Philadelphia "rr toens : mal yo pended for 30 days, according to 5 i21 players have been involved in Baltimore... 8 3 2 16% op ne, a lanky Quebec City pennsylvania rule regarding, Rescheduled THE ENTRY list topped last the deals. Sta Ids LAST Nomar Slory, Se} a Jap or IX knocked-out fighters. Game Keschedule year's by ‘one. Coalmont in Clay| a Tr . cheste 18 » 8 5 s . | i ‘ey a GAMES TONIGHT IReat Shed cone. - s third. Further, Da Grosa said he had The Flanner House Staff vs, County and St. John's of Loo He's Ali | Baltimore at INDIANAPOLIS. 8:30 2 Of «Bull called Savold and his manager, Planner House Intermediate team S00tee are added starters, while @'§s Alive Boston as Ft. Warne. The time was 12 minutes and|Bill Daly, to appear at his office| basketball game, scheduled for NeW Albany Scribner's member- yypere the rumor started, we Milwaukee vs. Minneapolts at ‘Grand 55 seconds better than second- sometime next week for a “man|Feb, 22 is Wheatle . p p Milvauk fs at d 55 seconds better th d time next k f “man Feb, 22 at the Phyll atley Ship expired don't know, but Baron Leone, Parks; Minn, {place Dr. Charles Belford of Deer-/to man chat.” The commissioner YWCA gym, will be played Feb.| Indianapolis Tech, with an en-; the California wrestler, is not

- field, Mass., who drove his team indicated Savold might be forced|(23. In the preliminary game, the rollment of 4043 again is the| dead. Brooks Quits Calumet |over the course in 2:12.25 today|to retire from the ring when he/Anderson Urban League girls largest school. Round Grove in| The very-much - alive Leone As Contract Jocke 2 {for a total three-day time of observed, “the man has had his/will meet the Kokomo Charma-| Benton County is the smallest. It| wrestled in the main event at 0 Y. 6:40.22, {day.” irettes. lists only 13 pupils. ' Los Angeles Olympic last night.

| ARCADIA, Cal, Feb. 13 (UP) | —Steve Brooks, contract rider for Calumet Farm for the past three) |seasons, resigned today but will inot be replaced immediately, : : . trainer H. A, (Jimmy) Jones an- : : “ : nounced. » ® The Nebraska rider had handled 1181 ec for on P fi i D k many of Calumet Farm’s famed y er eC rin In, ‘thoroughbreds including Citation, . : ” Ponder, Two Lead, Hill Gail and : “

| Bewiteh. : | Brooks said he had no im- The inside story of the drinks you mix — is told by the {mediate plans for the future but) h L : v . {probably would remain at Santa ; whiskey vou use. The fin vhisk ; ink. ir = onlle. Jones 3eid be) yy use, e finer the whiskey the finer the drink |would try to pick outstanding] : So always mix with Seagram’s 7 Crown. You'll be sure of jockeys for Calumet horses for| . S a while until the stable decided : a success story in every drink you serve!

| “ether it should pick up another| {contract rider. f Jones announced he had signed Eddie Arcaro to ride the stable's| star filly, A Gleam, in Saturday’s! [$20,000 Santa Susana Stakes, |

,Jap Wrestlers Top

Purdue Team, 9 to 3

| LAFAYETTE, "Ind, Feb. 14, | (UP) — Japan's touring college’ t

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wrestling champions defeated’ {Purdue's matmen, 9 to 3, in a series of four exhibition matches! last night. Al Vega, 125'3 pounds regis-, tered Purdue's lone points when| lhe decisioned -Katsuo Kakuma of |

{Ehuo University, i |

Fight Resuts

| By United Press

| MIAMI BEACH, PFla.—Roland LaStarza, New York, outpointed Ralph Schnei-

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