Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1952 — Page 14
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TODAY'S the day.
Auto racing in the area starts this afternoon at Indian-
apolis W. 16th St: Speedway
‘By Art Wright
Angle—
| Winchester Racing : Opens With Roadsters
. + « with stock cars.
All the favorites of past seasons will be there, There will be nine events, starting with qualifying at 12 noon. The NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mickey
first heat will start at 2:30 p. m.| predicting closer, quicker competition as al results of weeks of trial runs on) the 16th St. course. It looks, 100, sand
Pit experts are
his title; (2)
like everybody who is anybody ney for the European compe in stock car racing hereabouts , n is deposited in an American
will be out there to "crack the, rn
ide” for 1952, don't want to miss the time trails, it ought to be a mad scramble to keep from being eliminated. It'll be Sunday afternoons with the stock cars there until the weather permits night racing. The first once-a-month midget race program at 16th St. will be May 29.
- “ # ROARING ROADSTER fans get their first 1052 peek this afternoon when Winchester Speedway opens. There will be six avents, time trials at noon and the first race at 2:30 p. m. Wine hester Speedway has ‘peen leased by Frank Funk to ‘sportsman brothers, Jim and 'iFloyd Rannes, of Dayton, O, iFrank, after many years as a “race operator, has retired beJeause of {ll health. % The first speedway car sprint ces at Winchester will be May The Rannes brothers are plan$ing on-stock cars there this seafon, too.
: . Ld ” 8 THE CENTRAL STATES RacAssociation opens {ts speedy car schedule with sprints at loomington this afternoon. Other Paces for April and May on the OSRA schedule are: Ware
Ji 7 | Ed
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before he leaves for Europe.
That's why You “mp, jatter is usally done, any.
way, for American drivers so it {looks like the Europeans will see {Tony in action on the Italian {Ferrari team for those events that don’t conflict with the U. 8.
title schedule, | gs 8»
THE “500” Speedway badge
to be ysed this year by press, | radio and track officials will be a replica of a Firestone tire, A wheel from the famous Bean No. 9 in which Lee | w won the 1951 race was { the model for the new badge. A swell tribute all the way around, Ld » »
FIRST racing champion of the 1052 season: Bud Huseman, of Toledo, AAA Indoor midget champion , , . his first title after more than a dozen years of speed. Drives only midgets, . ” y
RALPH POTTER, of Ralph's Hollywood Muffier shops on Massachusettes Ave. and head man of the annual Custom Auto show here, is gaining a national reputation for his show know-how, He's been in New York to help Hoosler radio-TV star Herb Shriner and friends stage a similar show at Grand Central Palace, The show here will be May 24 through June 1 in the Manufacturers’ building at the fairgrounds, Ralph got a rough welcome to New York. Parked his car out side of Grand Central Palace arriving in the big city and
faces or April and {when he- returned he discovered their pgirrounas Avr. Wille” Orote|someons had broken in and yay; Apc 9%, frenion ) 2 [stolen his clothes . . . except one rounds, Map 4. Winches Dns: pair of socks, a pair of shorts 87 ol villiams Grove (Pg) Bpsedway/and one shirt, Raster Paarl. Paisnarols i Den : “THE HIGH. 88 Offen-
{ The AAA has 11 National Championship speedway car races, to decide the year's titleholder, on its schedule so far: © May 30, Indianapolis “500”;
Aug. 80, Michigan Fair, Detroit, 100 miles; Sept. 1, DuQuoin (IL) Fair, 100 miles; Sept. 6, 3 New York State Fair, Syracuse, 100 miles; Sept. 21, Centennial % Park, Denver, Colo, 100 miles; Nov. 11, Phoenix, Aris, 100 miles; Nov. 16, Bay Meadows, - Oaly, 100 miles. . . ~ . SUN VALLEY SPEEDWAY at Anderson opens next Sunday aft. rnoon with stock cars of the diana Hard Top Racing Asoclation. The stocks will run very Sun afternoon until ey to Saturday nights on Time trials start at 1 Mm. the first race at 2:30, There 1 be six events, PE #8 a ! FANS OF Indianapolis winner Bill Holland, now barred from the “S00” and AAA competition, tan see their favorite in action in a speedway car at St. Joe Speedway, Evansville, Apr. 20, -3t will be the season's opener for he track. The event will be under CERA sanction, ! Holland will race a regular i schedule this year on CSRA i and IMCA tracks. 2 a wu » £ AS THE boys get ready to click the cash register for 1953, here are the earnihgs of the top
with rocker arms up mum displacement of 274 cubic
and connecting rods, head
hauser engines will find a new
to a maxi-
inches. Engines will be required to have stock blocks, camshaft ds. Cylinder and rocker arms must be
100 ples: Reign of baste factory desigh. Overhead N. C, 200 miles; Aug: 16, cams are not permitted on i Springfield (NIL) Fair, 100 engines exceeding 220 ocubie miles; Aug. 24, Wisconsin State fuches = the, Serine oe Jans 3 enha nt class an ukee, 200 miles; |." slowed up to 230 cuble
Inches.
Anthony Granatelll, of Chi0, (who doesn't like to be called “Tony”) says he is coming out with a Cadillas engined job and veteran
Floyd says his choles is » Pett”
¥ . . “DUSTLESS DIRT” is a new discovery for keeping down the dust on race tracks, Norman Witte, secretary of the Central Btates Racing Association (20 Brown 8t., Dayton, 0.), who is handling the sales, says the new product was used successfully at Bay Meadows, Cal, mile track recently when Troy Ruttman set a list of speed records; Daytona Beach, Fla. stock car races; the Fairgrounds at Detroit and at horse race tracks in Columbus, O. The new chemical is mixed with water, about two gallons to 1000 gallons of water for track sprinkling. It works like calelum but, Witte says it's cheaper . . . promises a half-mile track can be treated with “Dustless Dirt” for about $75 as compared to $450 for calcium chloride or $1200 for asphalt oll.
Must Keep Syracuse
15 money-winners in AAA speedway car competition in 1851: Lee Wallard, $63,757; Tony : Bettenhausen, $42544; Mike ‘ Nazgaruk, $33,889; Walt Faulk‘ner, $27,871; Troy Ruttman, $21,720; Jack MoGrath, $21,551; : Henry Banks, $20,248; Duane ‘ Carter, $19,818; Johnnie Par. “sons, $17,952; Bill Schindler, . $17,478; Andy Lindeh, $16,088; . Manuel Ayulo, $14,455; Joe James, $12,578; Bobby Ball, $11,506; Rodger Ward, $10,585. . Wallard's “take” all came from the Indianapolis “500” except $145 in the race at Reading, Pa, where his schedule ended in a ‘hospital bed from burns. The midget race champion, Art Cross, earned $7029, 2 Attention income tax division: These earnings did not all go to the driver. . . they're the amounts in prize money paid for the car's activity, Drivers usually get 35 per cent (more or less) from the ¢ car owner. 3 |e » CHAMPION Tony Bettenhausen says he will drive in Europe this summer under two condi-
tion: (1) That he doesn’t have to in any events that would
{ATTENTION
"ZEPHYR CLUB ICE SKATERS
Last 2 Skates For This Season
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Date, Davey Told
SYRACUSE, N.Y, Apr. 5 (UP) |
{—Welterweight Chuck Davey
{must keep his Apr. 24 date here
{with Carmen Basilio, hard-hit
ng local boxer, State Athletic
Christenberry says. Although the fight had been agreed upon by Davey's managers two weeks ago, they asked promoter Norm Rothschild to postpone or cancel the Onondaga War Memorial bout. Davey, who recently scored an impressive victory over former Champion Ike Willlams, was scheduled to meet Chico Vejar of New York in Chicago Stadium May 7. Christenberry ruled yesterday that Davey must keep the April date here or face suspension. A suspension in New York is honored by Illinois under a recent agreement, (Winner of the Davey-—Vejar bout is to fight In Indianapolis, [May 28).
Nick Shuk Continues
Laurel Riding Spree LAUREL, Md. Apr. 5 (UP) Nick Shuk contirued his riding spree at Laure! today as he rode three straight winners in the sloppy going, including Carolyn K. Stable’s Hi Billee in the $15. 000 Laurel Handicap, to boost his
laays. )
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Tonight 5a!
Pro Basketball
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Nats’ 6th
Inning Rally Beats Reds
Continued from Page 13
[hie Philadelphia Athletics beat {the Raleigh Capitals of the Class |B Carolina League, 7-1. |
| i) ihe (a 30d fi f= 71 | 8 ’ - Raliten Caroline) 000 i 1 i | Kellner apd urray; Angell oxworth (4), Henencheck 7) and Haswell, Avento 1. Home Runs—Zernial, Clark and: inning Pitcher—Keliner. Los
on Pheer -
Dodgers-Braves
neil.
{Roceo, who is traveling with the
keep him out of the Nationalteam only so regular First BaseChampionship classics in theman Gil Hodges can be rested 8. in which he wants to de-joccasionally, singled across that prize Wayne Terwilliger today to give ithe Brooklyn Dodgers an 8-7 vie
tory over the Boston Braves in 10 innings. Rocco's hit followed Terwilliger's bunt single, Dick Williams’ sacrifice and an intentional pass {to George Shuba. Shuba hit two {home runs and Al Walker, George [Crowe and Willard Marshall each {hit one in the free-hitting gama, The Dodgers’ victory evened their spring series with the
was hit freely.
dette, Browns SAN ANTONIO, Tex.--The Bt. Louis Browns swamped Brooke Army Medical Center 7-3, in an exhibition baseball game today as John Hutki held the ‘voldiers to six hits, Five Brownies got two hits each in St. Louis’ total of 12. Clyde McNeal for Brooke and Frank Kellert of St. Louis hit home runs,
was the losing pitcher,
Cubs
NEW ORLEANS-—The Chicago Cubs won their eighth straight game of the exhibition season and
over the Pirates today as Bob Rush and Bob Schultz turned in
a five hit, 7-1, victory,
o gn New Qf Le, FL
Ssassont
competitor on the half-mile AAA AT COL this year , . . the stock Satinee A” a f= i engine in speedway cars. The son, Lane a rosso: Raffens85.08 [AAA Contest Board has ruled:| fi" yas’ Funai g eminick Rou ay 39, 18. G3 the sprint car class it will be yernon. Hou! “40d Tauso w ng pefitissible to use stock engines berser v {ating Fog ons:
Braves at three wins each. | Rookies Ben Wade and John | Rutherford divided the mound | chores for Brooklyn and each |
“Epp a TER Sf MEd
each with one on. Jules Hudson
fourth in as many starts
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Steelers Sign
Two Players
PITTSBURGH, Apr. 5 (UP)— {Howard Hartley, runner-up for National. Football League
an Antonie Tex {the Pde AP 2 i #- i191 pass interception record for the
{1051 season, and End George Sulima signed contracts with the | Pittsburgh Steelers today. Hartley, who will play his fourth season with the Steelers, intercepted 10 passes last season, one less than league-leader Otto Bchnellbacher of the New York Giants, Sulima, the Steelers third draft choice in 1950 whose professional debut was interrupted by a hitch in the Air Force, was highly recommended by his Boston University coach, Buff Donelll. Donolli, who once coached the Steel. ers, rated Sulima as one of the best offensive ends in Eastern college competition.
Slam Tribeste
Oontinued from Page 18
hasn't signed a contract with the Leafs. At any rate he did not accompany Toronto to Indianville for today’s game. It also was rumored Toronto would ask a high price for Fleming's services, . It now appears Cleveland farm chiefs will have to look elsewhere for a new first sacker, and also for a new second baseman. The organization does not have any capable players in those two positions to send to Indianapolis. ” # ».
THE SEVERAL Puerto Ricans working out with Cleveland farm system clubs held a reunion when Pitcher Jose Santiago reported, signed his Indianapolis contract and joined the Tribesters in practice this morning. All the reunionites talked in Spanish and there was much laughter all around. A similar reunion was held when Catcher Joe Montalvo joined the JTribe a week ago. Montalve, who: stands 6-413, has been nicknamed “Big Stoop” by his new mites. ERE
» o . SINCE ED STEVENS was sold to Toronto by the Indians he has collected seven hits in three games including a double, triple and a homer. On the other hand Herb Conyers, his: replacement, has been held to one hit, a single, in the last four games,
Training Notes Lloyd Dickey, 23-year-old southpaw pitcher down to Indi anapolis from the parent Cleveland club, entered league ball in
Commission Chairman Robert K.!j048 with Salt Lake City of the
Pioneer League. Working only #6 innings that first season; he rolled up 60 strikeouts, With Yakima of the Western International League in 1949 the lanky lefthander won 16 while losing only six. He had 15 strikeouts in one game. In 1950, also with Yakima, Dickey struck out 22¢ in 236 innings. He was promoted to San Francisco last year. He's supposed to be quite a hitter for a pitcher, |
a a SAM JONES, the
huge who is working out with the In-| dianapolis club trying to get his arm in shape so he'll be able to rejoin the Cleveland club shortly, wasn't throwing too good" In practice yesterday morning. It was rumored Sam's salary wing sprung a new ache and that his return to active duty probably will be delayed. Bursitis is indicated, Anyway, Cleveland can't count on his services during early season. He pitched five shutouts in the Pacific Coast League last year and topped the circuit In strikeouts with 246 in 267 Innings. \ ” 8 » : THE CLEVELAND farm sys-
/tem chiefs have no mercy. They |demand every ounce of energy a player has in his system. Before the Indians departed for Deland
Toronto Maple Leafs
rs, 15-4
~ Jan ‘Garber orchestra for 17
years, has cut out touring the country and has settled down in Daytona Beach. He wants old Indianapolis friends to know his whereabouts and that he's doing well at the plano and warbling favorite songs, He played Indianapolis many times at the Indi. ana Roof and Circle Theater. He asked that this message be conveyed to Miss Alice McMahon, manager of the Indiana Roof, Rudy added he was observing Lent faithfully and would have it made if he got through the 12th of the” month. “Why worry about the 12th?” we asked. “Same old idle,” he replied. “It's a payay."
” ” ” AFTER DINNER one evening, Frank Papish, Earl Turner and Stanley Milankovich of the Indians a-fishing went, They fished off a Daytona Beach pier, Bwiftly, all had whopper catches,
strike, Had fish scattered and leaping all over the pier. Only to learn from a native who happened by that they were pulling in nothing but scavenger fish unfit for anything but garbage, On later trips, however, the boys learned the ropes and brought in some dandies and they fixed up a private fish fry.
‘WHEN STAN MUSIAL, the
playing little minor league ball some years ago he was a pitcher for the Daytona Beach club. He played for a meager salary and looked around for spare time {work to earn an extra buck now and then. A new bullding was going up .and young Musial caught on as a painter's helper, working day hours, since Daytona Beach played night ball only. As time passed, Stanley realised he was making more money as a painter than as a ball player. ‘And do you know,” sald one of Daytona Beach's leading bartenders, “Musial came close to giving up baseball to stay on and learn the painter's trade. It took some mighty tall talking to save him for baseball That boy could really hit even
Road Race Winner BOSTON, Apr. 5 (UP) — Browning Ross of the Pennsylvania Athletic: Club conquered the elements and a field of nearly 100 runners to win the 42d an-
_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
West 16th St.
Thought they'd struck a bonanza
National League slugger was!
heduled + race rivalry of last season are . Moneymaker (right).
Will Start
By JIM The Indianapolis West 1
For the third year, race events over the fast quarter-mile
by the Championship Stock Car| Club. A full field of new cars and ldrivers is expected for today’s {program. The track has been {open for practice runs for the {past three Sundays and most {ear owners and drivers have their cars in shape ready to run.
” » ” AMONG THE top ranking stock car drivers expected to compete are Jimmy Warriner, brother of Leroy Warriner, crack midget pilot who will drive in the 500-Mile race this year; Bud Moneymaker, one of the top money drivers from last season; Paul Bass, defending state stock car champion; Frank Roessler, Herschel White, Jack Farris, Jack Harrison, Roy Atkinson and Bryon Tucker. The track will run stock car races every Sunday afternoon until some time in May when it will switch to a night racing program. The first National AAA 100-lap Midget Championship race will be run at the track May 20th, the night before the Memorial Day classic across th street. :
» o ~ A LARGER field in midget competition is expected this season. This was brought to light at a combined AAA and NMARC {meeting held Thursday and Fri{day in Cincinnati. Promoters of Memorial Stadium in Kansas City, seeking admission to the! leireuit, said they had some 15 |drivers from Oklahoma, Kansas {and Texas who were ready to join | |AAA. The new drivers stated they
race circuit. James Lamb, secretary of the AAA delegated Bill Vanderwater, starter, to go to Kansas City Apr. 9 and interview the prospective new drivers. Should they meet requirements, they will be admitted to AAA competition and
come a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Circuit which now has 17 tracks.
o
ing to allow each track
FENCE BUSTERS READY-Stock hard-fop race cars open the seventh racing season at noon today at the W, 16th St. Midget Speedway, reputed to be the fastest - oval in the country.
9-Event Race Program
will open its seventh racing season today. Time trials for the nine event stock car program will start at noon with the first heat event at 2:30.
asphalt oval will be sanctioned. oieq how proud he
were willing to travel the entire |
AAA official and
the Kansas City track will be-|
s » =» IT WAS decided at the meetto!
a
uarter-mile asphalt o be on and resume their Jimmy Warriner (left) and Bud
at Noon
SMITH . 6th Street Midget Speedway
In accepting the trophy Hall was to receive it although he admitted he was a little puzzled as to the meaning of the crowning touch—| a figure of a man, flanked by two midget race cars, throwing a bull over his shoulder.
8 . # “] DIDN'T realize,” he said, “that you gentlemen were fully aware how much of that it takes to keep everybody happy.” He continued, “seriously I am
a part in bringing back AAA midget racing to the publie, but 1 am certain my job could not have been accomplished without the help and guidance of you men. I think that in the NMARC we have the finest racing organiza-
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SUNDAY, APR. 6, 1952
Track Opens Today Reds Qualify
For Calder Cup Finals
By United Press CINCINNATI, Apr. 5—The Providence Reds qualified for ‘the American Hockey
happy to have been able to play
Butler to Host Two ICC Meets
Butler University will play host to the Indiana Collegiate Conference golf and track meets, The golf tourney will be held May 18 at a site to be announced later. The track event is scheduled for
May 10. The first ICC tennis championships will be played at St. Jo seph’s College, Rensselaer, May 10, Last year’s scheduled tourney was canceled because of scheduling difficulties. In baseball, each school will play two games with every other conference team. Conference members are Butler, St. Joseph's, Evanville, Ball State, Indiana State and Valparaiso, Dean Long, Evansville College professor, is president of the league.
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tion in the country.”
WAS $379.95
Tr esr ts ar jun. Anyone Who can't contact Buck Adams,
be, wee is asked
institute “ground rules” in determining the method of qualify-| ing. At the January meeting of the two groups a plan used by; Tom Marchese in promoting sprint car races at Milwaukee, was discussed as possibly being! applicable to midget events, | Marchese’ pldh called for each| entrant to draw a number upon ent the track, this number det. ning his qualifying position. However most midget pro-
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moters. at the meeting decided a first-come-first-served basis with a time’limit would work out better. This is the system used! at the West 16th Street track.
" ~ - INTRODUCED AT the meeting was Bill Lipkey who has taken over the Kokomo quarter-mile track. He is taking place of John, Rose who has retired from the racing picture, At the close of the NMARC) meeting, Randall Mitchell, head! of the West 16th Street track, in! behalf of the members of the, cizéuit, . presented a trophy to Frank Hall, president of the
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League's Calder Cup playoff final tonight by eliminating the Cincinnati Mohawks, 6-2, with the help of a three-goal “hat trick”
by Harry Sullivan, A crowd of 7108, largest
- ICincinnati garden crowd of the
season, watched the Reds clinch {the best-of-5 semifinal series, {three games to one. Providence lnow will meet the Pittsburgh {Hornets in best-of-7 series begin. {ning Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, After Ken Smith of the Reds and Buddy O'Conner of the Mohawks had swapped goals in the first period, Providence broke the game wide open with a 4-goal barrage in the second period. ‘Sullivan drove home the first and ‘third goals of the middle period, with Jack McGill and Ray Powell contributing the others. Cincinnati was two men short when Powell scored. Sullivan added his third goal of the game in the final period and the Reds coasted home.
On the Ice AMERICAN HOCKEY GUE PLAYOFP (Best-of-5 Semi nal rl, Provifenes ..:.....vseervivsiis rons 3: Cineinnati 1
RESULTS ‘LAST NIGAT Ppevid nee 8, Cincinnati 2. vidence wins series).
29,000 See Trotters Do It Again
CHICAGO, Apr. 5 (UP)—The Harlem Globetrottery came from behind tonight to whip the College All-Stars, 69 to 66, before a record 28,047 basketball crowd at the Chicago Stadium, The Trotters, who had a 34 31 halftime lead, were tralling 52-51 at the end of the third quarter, thanks to five straight baskets by All-Star Leroy Les. lie of Notre Dame, Marcus Haynes of the Trots ters led both teams’ scoring with 27 points, Leslie and Bob Zawoluk, formerly of St. John's, shared honors for the colle. gians with 16 apiece. |
Wisconsin Takes NCAA Boxing Championship
MADISON, Wis., Apr. 5 (UP)= The University of Wisconsin took two championships and the team title in the NCAA boxing tour. nament here tonight with two clean-cut victories. Michigan State's boxers, who edged Wisconsin in the team race last year, took a victory in the 178-pound weight class for five points and second place with 14, Wisconsin ended up with 27 points.
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