Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1952 — Page 14

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White Sox Hand Browns First Loss

By United Pros

ST. LOUIS, Apr. 10--The Chicago White Sox , finally broke into-the victory column.

They pounded out an 8 to 3 victory over the St. Louls Browns, handing Manager Rogers Hornsby's club its first defeat of the season. Eddie Robinson, veteran first baseman of the Box, got his team started on their way in the second inning when he hit his first home run to start a three-run splurge. » ” .

THE BROWNS threatened but ‘gould never catch up as they drove starter Sol Rogovin off the mound in the second inning with a two run rally. After Lou Kretlow failed in relief, the veteran Joe Dobson entered the game and held the

By JACK WELSH THE IMMORTAL Babe Ruth had his own theories about youngsters playing baseball. One afternoon in Florida many years figd)' the Bambino spotted a group of kids tossing a ball around. The Babe turned to a teammate, “See, what I mean. A kid's got to really love this game. He's gotta live it, sleep it, and eat it. They can never start too young.”

day he would have seen those sentiments become a reality with the organization of the Little League, The Little League, which - dates back ‘to 1039, really began to blossom in post-war years and now includes 38 states, Indianapolis will join the ranks this summer with four teams of 12-year-olds and under in action, Ed (Bud) Harris Jr, who has directed recreational active ities for Tabernacle Church, casted an envious eye toward

Browns to four scattered hits, The White Sox clinched the game in the fifth when they scored three runs after two outs. With the bases loaded, Bearden walked Dobson, forein one run, and a single by C Carrasquel sent two more runners home. Johnny Hetki started for the Browns and after four Innings was removed for a pinch hitter, It was the first time this season Hornsby had been forced to remove a pitcher from the box. | QHICAGO 87. LOUIS

the organization of Little Leagues two years ago. Because of his duties of handling 68 softball teams, Harris and his associates didn't touch a Little League experiment until last summer, » ” # HARRIS rounded up 25 diamond enthusiasts from 10 to 12 years of age. The group met three times a week under the tutelage of Guy Tex, former pitching star at Butler. The kids went for the baseball schooling in a big way. Harris decided 1952 would be ripe to launch a Little League in Indianapolis,

The first meeting to discuss Little Leagues was held Ih Des cember, There were only a handful 91 Sue th * dus ve meeting attendance and enthusiasm growing rapidly. There were many problems to out. Harris’ No, 1 headWAS securing a diamond He conferred with Roger hin Carl Tayner, secf the State Fair Board, granted permission to portion eof the Fair.

of directors were the city organizaofficially became ‘Fair. grounds Little " Harris

Two diamonds are being tallored, measuring two «thirds . the distance of an adult layout. The grounds are also being’ graded and seeded.

Braves Come From Behind to. Win PHILADELPHIA, Apr, 19

(UP)~The Boston Braves, kept

homer by Rookie Ed despite Philadelphia's p-run fifth, came from behind three in the ninth today to t the Phils, 9 to 7, Braves, trailing by one the ninth, opened with a by Pinch-Hitter Jack DanRookie Bill Reed bunted and were safe on Stan Lopata's : throw to second. Jethroe sihgled off the center field wall, ring Daniels, and Earl Torson singled to score Bill Klaus, o ran for Reed. Jethroe took ird on the hit, im Konstanty replaced Andy nsen, the third Philadelphia cher, who was charged with the loss. Sid Gordon greeted Konsfanty with a long fly to right ich Del Ennis caught, Jethroe red after the catch. Willard Marshall's fly ball to left field was turned into a dou-

play when Torgeson left first . se too soon. THE ONLY consolation the A's/and final hit of the inning off (A: Vern Stephens’ double scored) TIM a8 Ohio, State ............ 000 000 001— 1 BORON ruiADELrmia [Dad for the double defeat was/Dick Fowler, There had been |'WO more. : B-8308,. NO or Wijtiams 3 Md aon ABN QA ap g [that Hank Majeski, playing third/three successive singles to start| After Dropo went out, Clyde PLADELE COND GAME) - | Eainew and Farrel : 19 8 Hamper as f ? iibase, equalled the American|the session by Vern Stephens,|’o mer singled home the fourth ABH © a BOSTON | ; } i A Jon i : § League record for assists by a/Walt Dropo and Faye Throne- tally: MeDenuuts alked ‘4 Ihe an $13 dpasgie «399% h third baseman, 10. t for « Te 0 1° ensalhse 3 1 3 1 i Lodatu 131 imistortunes, Allie Clark, injured doubled for another run. Fowler STOUEht in by DiMaggio's double. fomisly { 1'} Siibeett 411 8 4 : dfaranin 4 3 3 4 : 'Lepclo hit his first major 1eague Majekitsr 1 1 8 1gneineidsh ¢ oo 1} 0 0 0 0 Waitkus.ib 1 A { 88s Plies : i : ¢ Cubs Win 2d Over Cards 8 1 Be nine tt BOSTON Ariraine 4 : : dia ¢ : ; : » - Li 33 dintamas 10328 re ABH 0 A ABH Q A/Fhomas” 1 8 8 MMeDermito 3 8 0 2 316 Nomen, 00180 CHICAGO, Apr, 19 (UP)— AT. LOUIS CRICAGO gostas 4% 1 ADMaggteer 4 2) yj Horlen 398} Ho 808 0 Pp ( "ag JPlersallas 3 1 3 2| Totals 33 72418) 1000 Turk Lown, 28-year-old Cubs’ { Homus.as an A mail 2 gy 0 A Fain,1b 410 OLenhardt.t 4 | 3°0) Thomas grounded a Baan in 1186 righthander, limited the St. Louls| i ib 13 ghd nt 3 1 pont 303 Sptenhanads I'2 3 ganrtiid ran for Stenbens in seventh. 33%. ww Cardinals to four hits today as he £1800 anerdl 4 14 8Crkat 31% oO Droveid 3 113 o| Philadelohia rr yo 1 Motals 387 8 Totals MINE 8 Hank Sauer and Frankie Baum-| mikeis $1i Sapaands 37] §imberet 280 SThabrrrat 4.32 980ton ...... roo 400 101 00x 8 sth doubled for Cusick in Wh. holtz homered to pace Chicago to|jansndd 4 § 1 djtfetef 4 0 3 8 Mili 12 at 118 WRENS _zernal, psig Sirai Jn. | , 3 og | io.2 Ar ephen bE * uals nol "wh" |an 8 to 1 victory. Mynases 3 : : isn RRR aoe oi} Lwin’ 4030 Hi oa BR sent \ a t o 2 own Daniels singiea. od Tor “re Wh Lown gave up only one hit, German 1880 [Fowlers 3 6 1 jiaviers 410 1g Veiner DiMagsio. Levels. Suder. - 5301 WINTHROP Mare ran for uni nis in 94h. a scratch double by Del Rice in JI00 1 § § " {Welsh 8.0 4 of | DIRer Seder | o~Lenhardl, “stenhens. oy tot ug oma 9, ithe third, until the sixth when saiXhammss 3 4-8 of HOME RUN "Lope 3 pre Baer ny So1 se1 033 Totals 30 “TAIN Totals 3% 10 97 18 Kuzah,p 068 > STOLEN BASE Dibias Hadetphia FORE a Red S8choendienst singled. Then| Gorman grounded out for Schmidt In Sires 100 0 DOUBLE PLAYS—Step iP and Drope: RUNS-—-Raed, x ou do bras 4. To in the eighth Schoendienst hit a Nh uth fouled wut for Hahn In oth _———— — Majetkls 8 Suder and Fain 2; Plersall. Lepelo ner, Clark 2, Ryan’ 2, Janes, Lo-|double to score Solly Hemus who |i Lewis * 000 000 010—1 Harel Th Tor. Sevres =i mie LEFT "on BASES—Philadelphis 7. BosEi mORs—Marshall 2. St. Cars. 8. had walked. Steve Bilko singled ORleags ra nha . Shams walked jor Wright nan aBisEs « ON BALLS—Off Martin 3. off out for 2a th. elber HH Js | Tne i, I 2 gi for the other Car Bauraheits’ : Sar zhute delobla 104 -— ot STRIKE UTS Martin 2, by MecDerRoss iis * RUNS BATTED IN—Sauer 8, Fondy, oon Lt. itrmeess 108 700 0x=11 "His on Martin In @ innings: of) FWO- i EE HEE a & A REE Baumhoe 2 rr iin Seheandlenes| RUNS PATTED 5 | "WINNING PITCHER McDermott (1-0) AUER FURNISHED enough |(Ramasse i se ored Jn th when Saver, RUNS BATTED IN.-¥ala. Lenhardi 8.| NG Fri Cveb. on

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Harris sald registration for all boys 8 to 12 years of age will be held on Monday, Apr. 28 at the Fairgrounds parking lot, Most Little Leagues include boys 10 to 12 years old but local organizers agreed to bring in “smaller fry, too.” . Ld ~

TRYOUTS WILL be held on Apr, 28-29-30 and May 1. There will be four major league teams selected from an anticipated attendance of 300 boys. There will also be minor leagues for

Red Sox Take Two From A's, 11-2 and 6-1

Little Leagues

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the lads who aren't quite ready for the “big time.”

Little in Indian apolis are in the ploneer“ing stage and Harris has designed the first league for boys I the Falrgrounds . Students

from Grade Schools 70, 91, 48 aud Si. Joan ot Are are

boundary line for eligible players will include 38th 8t. to 46th 8t. going north and south, and Washington Blvd. to Fall Creek Blvd. going east and west, The major league teams will be known as the Cubs, sponsored by Williamson Candy Co., Dodgers, wearing the colors of John Ramp, Inc, Giants, sponsored by Roberts Milk, and Indians, backed by Tee Pee Drive In. All teams will Be composed of 12 players, with four boys each from the 10, 11, 12-year old class. Harris hasn't explained how the 8 and 9-year. olds will be distributed. League play will open on June 2 with an 18-game schedule through July 31. Each team ‘will play two games a week at

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BOSTON, Apr. 10—The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 11-2 and 6-1 in a Patriots’ Day

doubleheader today to pile up a four-straight victory run.

They hammered out a morning victory highlighted by

Don Lenhardt's grand slam homer within the walls of Fenway Park. They started off the afternoon win by scoring four ryns in the first inning on as many hits, plus a base on balls. ”. » "

as he fell over first bases in the morning game, was found to have suffered a bone fracture in his right wrist and may be lost to the team for a month. Lenhardt's homer came in the fourth inning and was the fifth

runs to win in the first when he * {planted a homer in the center field seats with Bob Ramazzotti land Dee Fondy on base. Later, Ramazzotti tripled and scored on Fondy's single and then Baum-

the Fairgrounds. The minor league teams will play in the

morning and the majors in the .

afternoon,

” » ” DR. HERMAN L. SHILBER, superintendent of schools, has put his stamp of approval on the Little League. Motion pic tures of the league's develop-

ment in other cities were shown

in city schools last week.

Little Leagues have all the flavor of the professional sport. Mayor Alex Clark will throw out the first ball and Harry Giesel, veteran umpire who served 18 years In the American League, will work behind the plute in the first game, The ‘youngsters must win their berths in clean, hard competition, If they aren't ready for the “major leagues,” the boys are relegated to “minor league” clubs until they have developed. The teams are even permitted to trade players. Little Leagues have taken tremendous strides since one league was formed at Williamsport, Pa, In 1939. It wasn't until after World War II that

got the following two men out, only to walk Dom DiMaggio and hit Jim Piersall with a pitch, . ~

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be chased down, Lenhardt completed the circuit. Morris Martin started for the A's In _the afternoon game. fore he could get a man out, DiMaggio singled, Piersall walked and Lenhardt doubled for one

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Washington

Shuts Out Yanks, 20

By United Press NEW YORK, Apr. 19—Bob Porterfield limited his former team mates to six hits as the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees, 2-0, today and sent the world champions down to their third condefeat.

A crowd of 14808 saw FirstBaseman Mickey Vernon single through the middle of the diamond to drive in Gil Coan from second base in the first inning and hit a home run into the upper right field stands in the fourth inning to pftoduce both Washington runs, . » .

THE YANKEES, thelr batting order crippled by the loss of the injured Yogi Berra, only one runner to third base and two to second base as the fast-

season. The Yankees now have scored

base hit—Hank Bauer's double

their last two games. " ” x»

Yankees to Washington last sea-

fifth,

Times photo by Dean Timmerman.

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the fad really caught on with

the Kids. he: othe: rus. nival is s.ated at Kokomo M Today the game reaches 38 WASHINGTON NEW YORK [carnival is s.ated at Kokomo May states, where 776 leagues are |yesm °F TS Yl misutoss 2% 1 2 4[30—same day as the roaring 500in operation. This rangy area |Cosnif ' 3 13 oHoomin 108 2 Miler here. Tech will be host to is dotted by 3333 teams. Vorsonis 33 8 o Woading.et & 8 o/the NCC meet May 2. hit Vag la) moosrf § 3 1 0McDuriash {4 1 | ET 0 & LITTLE LEAGUES are also nein. 4 0 1 3 Coleman,2h 3 1 5 3 FRIDAY'S city meet at Tech ‘operating in Hawaii, Canal [Bin™ $3 : SShuese 10 4 ocarries interesting possibilities— Zone, Canada, Puerto Rico, |Pertertds 3 0 0 2 Brews 188 %it the reader likes competitive Cuba and Alaska. Upon com- Morsans 3 121 track among high schoolers. pleting league schedules, sec- Ostrowski 0 © ¢ of One city record—set by Tech tional, regional and state t0Ur- | yous ITT Totes 3 8712410 1937—could be ground in the

neys are held to thin the crop wa - fouled out for Silvers in

for an ultimate Little Series in

Williamsport, Pa, "ery batted for Coleman in Sth,

The U. 8. Rubber is the [WAS ON... 100 100 000—2 national spon of Little New Rt. Scone 000 000 000—0 Leagues and seldom has an RUNS 22 TIED IN—Vernon 2. organization achieved such HOME R —Vernen success with its “brain child.” £A TT ae col SIndianspelis wy be Jang Tops Se tichacts, Ele. | Co Houk. e ranks of other oosier eDouga LEFT ON BASES—Washington 5. New gities such 4a New Alugny, Pt, BA ON_ BALLS—Off Porterfield 2.

Wayne, Kokomo and Lebanon. And it may well be the start of a new era in Hoosier baseball. This state has turned out WER Porterfield Jt 1). a fair share of major leaguers | LOSING P RMorean down through the years, but x UMPIRES —Pasarells, Hurley, Stevens,

basketball has been Indiana's fi

real love. Maybe the hardwood sport will find a new |lrish Win 1st Game, the limelight. ‘Beat OSU, 3 to 1

Marsan 4. by Ostrowski HITS—0 Ostrowskl 2 innings. WINNING. 1

competitor in the romance for

O-BASE HITS—Valo, Piersall, Lepecie, HOME RUNS—Lenhardt, Tipton. [the opening game of a doubleDOUBLE PLAYS—Stephens to "Plersall header. to Lepcios Joost to Suder to Fain: DiMaggio to Drove: Stephens to Lepeio to Dropo; Litrell to Kell to Fain.

3. Successive singles by Joe Ridge

BASES ON BALLS—Taylor 6, Fowler 3. Jim Gibbons and Bujnowski.|

wright 2. STRUCK OUT-—By Fowler, Taylor. HITS OFF—Fowler 7 in 4 1nninen | Wricht 2 in 2 innings; Kuzab 2

Inpings. n BY PITCHER -— T (Powier Plorsail) arvler (Clark), G_PITCHERT toe PITCHER Fowler (0.1). ARES McGowan, Grieve, Paparella. [in Nine starts.

| Bill Sachs. 9

advanced

ball throwing Porterfield breezed to his first victory of the young er- packed cinder unit in the role

only two runs in their last 27 & innings and made only one extra,

in the ninth inning today—in Conference

PORTERFIELD, traded by the

son, struck out three and walked | only two to become the first i pitcher to shut out the Yankees | (ersburg and Delphi get-to-geth this year, The Yankees had more |

than one runner on base in only 9 and| two innings, the first and the, Washington and Tech M&y 9 an

The Senators jumped off to a May 24, respectively. 1-0 lead in the first inning when Coan singled with one out, advanced to sécond base on Ivy Noren's infield out and scored on Vernon's ground-ball single. Vernon's towering shot about six rows deep into the upper right field deck in the fourth inning accounted for the game's only

the cinders on Tech's well-kept track MRiire hit inte double play for Morgan

Notre Dame scored all its runs {in the third inning of the first

| LEFT ON BASES—Philadeiphis 9. Boslin center field and before it could ton 4 . *jgame on 3 walk a sacHifioe and

Ohio State scored in the ninth on| 2/an error by Shortstop Harold! | Relly, a walk and a single by!

It was Ohio State's first loss

pring

high school track gladiators brilliance this week. Like spring, the Hoosier least 10 outdoor performances will get Indiana's big track shows on the road this week. The Attica Relays open Tuesday. Warren Central's perennial track champions defend ¢ their Marion : County track title 4t Washington Wednesday and Linton stages its annual Relays Carnival. Friday's top bill locally greets Indianapolis’ city championships at Tech with Broad Ripple’s pow=

Angie

|of defender. The Aurora Relays go the same day.

” PRELIMINARIES of the |Northern Indiana High School track meets open |Saturday. The West NIHSC event| lis booked for East Chicago and 'the East NIHSC affair spins out of Elkhart. Add to the Saturday bargains {—~the Kokomo Relays, the Pe-

ers and they're oft and running. The local sectionals open at!

{the regionals znd state finals call| {for Saturday dates, May 17 and

And one of the top bookings of the year—a novel show instituted by Kokomo Tribune Sports Editor Jim Mitchell, the exShortridge football stalwart — will be a meeting between the Northern Indiana Conference first three-place winners and leaders of the North Central Conference meet. That NIHSC-NCC

and two others could go p-f-f-t. Broad Ripple’s half-mile relay team whirled out a 1:34.0 halfmile relay stint in the Indianapolis Relays Friday at Tech— half-a-second faster than the half-mile relay record set by the 1987 Techsters.

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Sg i The Prepsters

By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS If Ole Sol continues splashing his splendor, the state's

can flash some early-season

tracksters have Sprung.

Harold Besse

2:02, one second off Bob Huey’s mark set in 1950 and two-tenths of a second off the all-time Shortridge mark at the time, But Bruce roared home in 2:00.4 to win the state last year.

Tech has a fine array of mide dle distance movers—Jim Fare sons, Larry Graham and Norm | Wilson. Graham was three sece onds off the city meet mark last week in a half-mile jaunt.

the quarter mile this year to concentrate on the “100” and “220.” He has a :10.8 century, but his biggest competition will come from Shortridge’'s Charley Malone and Neudigate who have moved slightly faster in the 100 and 220 events to date. Sexson, meanwhile, is dividing his time between track and eball.

FT. WAYNE NORTH SIDE, four-time winner of the Indian apolis Relays, is getting a new face-lifting on its athletic field,

A complete rebuilding of the Redskins’ athletic field is going on. A new layout in football and track is being included in the “stadium” type athletic field now under construction. Permanent stands will replace the old wooden ones rimming North's anti-dated “field” located a mile and a half north of town, Ft. Wayne has had poor facilities for football and track, but it has produced some of the best track, football and basketball

” s » Gene Neudigate, Ed Shearer, Maynard Poland and Harold) Besse are the Rockets with the!

“LTRUCK OUT—By Porterfield 3. viet propulsion. And Neudigate is Morgan 9 in 7 innings: off the only senior.

. ” ” THE QUARTER-MILE and the half-mile or both could be rubbed, out, but that depends largely on|

who runs what—and against whom. Shortridge’s Bob Bruce, the!

current state half-mile champion, | is capable of cracking the 51-sec-|

(8OUTH BEND, 10d. Ase. 19icod’qunrter mle meek or the right-hander, scattered five Ohio State hits and led Notre Dame to its first baseball victory of the Roy Aberson unofficially clocked season today, winning 3 to 1 inj

2:01-half-mile record. | In the Relays Friday, Coach]

{Bruce under 51 seconds in Bruce's {great bid to overtake Jeff's Fritz Franz in the anchor leg of the mile relay. Bruce and Harold Besse, the | courageous little competitor from! {Ripple, could lock in a great bat'Itle for the 440-yard laurels; Last| {year, Besse nicked Tech's power-|li {ful Joe Sexson by 5 yards with a :51.4 quarter-mile time, fastest|3 in the state at that time. He was, four-tenths off the city record by Tech's Bob Dalrymple.

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00x— 3 | Last year, Bruce skipped the |

440 and won the half-mile in

talent in state history-—Johnny Bright, Sam Talerico, Benny Fioiritto, Ed Roth, Bob Cowan, Ralph Hamilton and many others.

COWAN, one of the greatest all-round stars in Ft, Wayne his« |tory, will take over Coach Bob Nulf's vacated spot as head foot. ball coach next fall. Cowan was

lone of the best double-reverse

{scatbacks in Indiana University

Millin. It's doubtful that Toach Rolla -Chambers and his boys will return for another cham Jlonship cup in the Indianapos Relays next year. North probably will drum up a show of its own on its new plant.

‘Amateur Baseball Notes

Norman Pslumm, 29 year Tteran amateur baseball, will manage Pr wile ‘helm's club which will play n ibe Twie light League on CS and the Eicipal Leagie on Sunday

he team will practice this §isrnoon at, 2 o'clock at Riverside Park. also drill at oelock Wee =o Bie

8..A, Wilhelm Construction of the Mu. ntcioal and Twilight k Joayuss will pepe today at 3 p. m, Grey. every Wednesday "= 5p. ast vei players and tryouts are urged to report.

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