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. 23, 1952

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WEDNESDAY, APR. 23, 1052

Before 11,687 Fans; Dickey Hurls Tonight

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

AFTER coming out right er at Victory Field last night

side up in the gala home opento retain the league lead, the

Indians settled down today for the long pull in this first home stand which extends through May 8.

Having won their road opener] too, at Columbus on Apr. 16, the, Tribesters feel as though this! early foot busi- | ness is some-| thing to shout) about and they'll be out ther el again tonight] trying to bowl over Toledo's Mud Hens for & second time. Lloyd Dickey. the West Coast) lef th ander, is slated to make, his Vietory Field!

Ash debut on the Tribe mound and Wilsen a» ......3

he'll probably be opposed by Ernie Bickhaus. The Tribesters have won six out of seven starts. The Indians really clubbed the ball last night, for -extra-base hits, that is, and in the clutch. It was good production since

| they downed the Hens, 10 to 4 | bin arorts

on but nine hits. Six of the Tribe's nine blows

traveled for distance, home runs by Earl Turner and Milt Nielsen, triples by Johnny McCall and Harry Malmberg and doubles by

the same pair. » » ”

SOUTHPAW McCALL failed fo last the route on the mound again but he was in there long enough to receive credit for the victory, giving him- two in two

starts. He lasted until the sev-|"Shiv

enth when a Toledo uprising

forced him to give way to Bill}

Abernathie. McCall helped win his own game by batting in three runs and scoring one. Turner tore off his two-run homer in the sixth and Nielsen walloped his two-run round tripper in the seventh, :

The huge crowd of 11,687 was\y treated to the rarity of five home Tu

runs in an opening game. Mud Hens Stan Spence, Don Wheeler and Ken Guettler also smbte the ball over the wall, with Spence getting his in the first stanza. » ”

# THE VICTORY kept the

jeague-leading Indians one - half {Di

game out in front of the defending champion Milwaukee Brewers. Shortstop Malmberg. paced the Tribesters at bat with three hits and boosted his batting average to .360. He also scored three times. Although Bobby Wilson, the leadoff ace, was held hitless, he was on base three times with walks and also stole a base and batted in a run on a long fly. He has worked pitchers for free tickets 13 times in seven games. The attendance was second best for openers in the American Association this year, topped only by Kansas City’s 15,279. The record for Victory Field openers was posted in 1949, a crowd of 12,343. The grandstand was packed last night but. attendance in the

bleachers was down, 2 ” ”

THE MUD HENS employed three pitchers last night and Hank Behrman, the starter, was the loser. This is a brief series, ending tonight, and the Columbus Red Birds will invade the Tribe ~park tomorrow night. ~The seventh could have been the Mud Hens’ big inning. They muffed it. Mike Vukmire, first up, walked and stopped at second on a single by Wheeler. Willie Williams batted for Pitcher Bob Penny and singled to right. This gave Dave Pope a chance to show off his arm as Vukmire tried to score from second. Catcher Turner made a good play on. the throw and Vukmire was a dead duck. Bob Van Eman’s single tallied Wheeler, and that was all for Johnny McCall. Abernathie took over and hit Bob Kellogg on the foot with a pitched ball, filling the bases. Spence skied to Al Smith on the infield and then Smith made a fine stop on Red McQuillen’s hot smash and Van Eman was forced at. third to retire the side.

Victory Field Notes

THE sign board advertisers got a bad break. . Five home runs were hit and all were propelled over the wall in the open spaces between the signs, But the fans

read the signs anyway though none was struck. = » »

THE unsung hero was Eddie |

Dicks, superintendent of grounds, who had Victory Field all spruced up . . . and the green grass grew all around. Boston ivy on the walls hasn't responded to its spring tonic yet, but it won't be long before it adds color. to the colorful

park. “ » »

JOE BRODERICK, Muncie industrialist, was on hand for the opener. He's having a big year and is feeling real good. He's vice president of the Indianapolis club and is a heavy stockholder in the parent Cleveland club. With both teams in first place in

their respective leagues following

the second, state title in a row for the Muncie Central High

School basketball team, well, Mr. | Broderick has every reason to

thrust out his chest, ” ” ” NINO ESCALERA, Toledo

center fielder, was lifted in the |

fitth and replaced.by Bob Van Eman. Nino had a rough time Judging long drives territory.

1.0 9 ROLLIE HEMSLEY, the Mud,

even |,

Tribe Box Score

RH O A & lera, «of 01 ¢ 4&4 an Eman, of 1 60.6% Kellogg, 2b . 4 4 § 3 ¢ Connelly 4 9 8 ¢ @ urphy, » .. 4.0.4 8 0 oore vor 2 1°¢ '¢ -) Panos. ih £08 6 9% millen, rf It 4 1 ther, If y ¥. 1:1 ¢ 4% fuer. ss-2h 9.0 3 2% 4 wn mire, 3b .. 9 ¢ Lt 32 9% Wheeler, «© "a 2 3:9 6 ¢ “Behrman, » 4 6 4 4 8 Barna a 0 0 : ’ enny, » 4 4 0 o Williams, ss oY ¥ 1 °@ otals 4 8 UN 8 1 *Startin teher. Barna t for Behrman in fifth,

ou Connelly ran for Kellogg in seventh, Moore singled for Murphy in ninth.

INDIANAPOLIS AR

Lehner, of Conyers, 1b Nielsen. Mf “ Pope, rf chess 3 Gearhart, of Malmberg, ss .. 3 Turner, ¢ MeCall, » ras Abernathie, »

Totals Toledo

Drum BDI D =D Pun smmd=soB 2oeu=—anwnwad DHDHD=TDIDIRND ssoosos~sooM

w “ - 2 % " ~~ * -

L100 010 110 4 130 102 30x10 RUNS BATTED IN—Spence. Convers, MeCall 8, Wilson, Wheeler, Turner 2, Van man. Nielsen 2, Guettler, TWO-BASE HITS—Mal'nberg, MeCall, THREE-BASE HITS—MecCall, Malmberg, H SUN Spence, Wheeler, Turner.

Nielsen, Guettler, STOLEN BASES-—Conyers ilson, DOUBLE PLAYS—-Malmberg (unassisted), Gomez to Williams to Spence

LEFT ON BASES—Toledo 8, Indianapolis

BASE ON BALLS—Off Behrman 2. MeCall 4. Penny 2, Murshy 4. STRUCK OUT—By_ Behrman 4 MeoCall 2, Penny 1. Abernathie 1, Murphy 3. HITS—Off Beh 6 in 4 innings; off

innings; off Murphy 2%4n Abernathie 2 in 23% innings. HIT BY PITCHER—By Abernathie (KelNING PITCHER—MecCall. LOSING PITCHER—Behrman. PIRES —Jackowskl and Stewart,

ATTEND ANCE-~11.687, Tribe Averages

abr bh 2b3b hr rbi av. arhart 0100 0 C8 .500 ilson en 5 800 0 2 38 Malmberg 6 9 110 3 .360 felsen 6 8 20 2 7 320 Faith s 0 1 i : $ 313 ope . Lehner 8:7 3 80:3 8 3 Kalin .....ovis 0 200 01 14 Convers 5 6'0 0 3 8% .20 Montalvo ? 20013 J rner 200% 3 33 ue SY 1.0 0°00 .000 Sacrifices—Lehner. 2. Wilson, Stolen Bases—Wilson 4. Convers 3, Malmbere, Pove, roer, Montalvo.

Team Batting--.286, P

Vitter 1, Abernathie 1

instance, in the seventh the Hens

Kellogg was struck by an Aber{nathie pitch and fell to the

ITCHING g w! in rhbbso MeCalt .....iavie 201 4 8 5 Stonle 3:0 8% 21710 Ahernathie 1 n1} 6 9 3 Vitter .... 21 0 9% 1 4 Narleski . I 10 8 4 8 2 Kerrigan 141 2 5 17-1 13% ckev 2 0 0 425 5 & 5 4 3 RAPIER. Lo... via. 1 0 06 2% 2 3 8 1 Harrig rin en 1-00 3 0 704 Wild Pitches—Vitter 1. Hit Batsmen—

Tribe Slugging

| Tames Toledo, 10 to 4,

got but one run out of three hits, . a walk and a hit batsman. Bob change-up pitch from Gov. Schricker, who later let go with the

| Saves 1- Ga m

HOOSIERS WELCOME TRIBE—A grandstand-top view of Victory Field shows part of the 11,687 fans who welcomed home the Indianapolis Indians last night at Victory Field, The league-leading Tribe won, 10 to 4. They have lost only one Victory Field opener since 1932.

HONORARY HUDDLE—Mayor Clark (left) signals for a

opening tots at the Indianapolis Indians home opener.last night at

ground. He was alsisted off the Victory Field, AD §

|Sro Not serious, it was reported. s

on ” | THE HUGE crowd arrived {early. The multitude was sort of 'quiet, however, as though it was reluctant to believe the Indians were leading the league. But the home boys had to win to “hold it” because Milwaukee, only onehalf game behind, already had won over St. Paul in an after{noon game.

* Bx. FIRST opening game at the W. {16th St. park was played in 1932. |A few games were played there in September of 1931 after the {Indians abandoned old Washing{ton Park. The Tribesters have {dropped but one opener at the {current grounds, in 1942, ‘first {year of the former Bush-McKin-ney regime. It was a day game, won by Columbus, and which |drew a crowd of 11546. Two early openers were ties, day igames called by darkness. The {Indians have won their last 10 {home openers,

u ” " JESS: PETTY, the Toledo coach, is of the “old school,” a famous southpaw pitcher in his heyday. He won 29 games for Indianapolis in 1924 and was sold to the big show. Owen J. Bush was his manager and the Indians finished second that year. They were out in front until the next-to-the-last series of the campaign, when they were ousted by the Saints at St, Paul.

to his |

Hens' manager, used 18 players, Caicher Earl Turner trots home

in an effort to get

something done. It wasn't his night, For

in the sixth inning after his first home run of the season. : »

Press Box--

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| off.)

By Joe Williams

The

No Winter Book On Kentucky Derby

NEW YORK, Apr. 23—There will be no winter book on the Derby this year for the first time in the history of modern man. Not even in Las Vegas and Reno where it's as legal as snoring. .If there had been one, Tom Fool would have been the favorite and if you had bet him you would be fresh out of luck because that's the risk you run. You not only gamble you win but that your horse will get to the post. Because of the double risk you figured to get a better price than if you had waited until the day of the race. That's the gimmick.

The winter book has inspired an immense amount of sports page fiction. Anytime the favorite was withdrawn after the manner of Tom Fool you could always count on the headline “suckers lose millions.” Actually, the winter book never got a tremendous play. » n » » # » IT WAS too esoteric. The average guy never got a shot at it and the professional scorned it as a sucker game, which it was and is. (I had Zev in '23 and never got paid Owners like Ed Bradley, Harry Sinclair and John Hertz, if they liked their horse, would give it a whirl but never for big dough. I doubt that there ever was a $10,000 individual bet made. ably be closer. But if the winter book was wide open, if anybody

| could bet it, there ig no telling how high the play would

| go. | told about the Belmont, the Preakness or any other race,

A billion easy, I'd" guess. No matter what you are the Derby is the only one that commands wide public interest. This year it is to be televised for the first time. This means there will be a homemade book in practically every living room in the country. Grandma will have

| two bits on this horse, sister Sue a buck on that one,

éven, Junior will be in there with his bubble gum allowance. And pop, brewing juleps for the occasion, will have two or three starters in the pool.

It's too bad about Tom Fool. He might have been awfully hard to catch at the old Louisville track May 3. The Wood was just the type of race he needed to toughen him up. But after the race he developed a cough and a slight fever. You'd think that with more than a week to go that wouldn't be serious enough to toke him out. But thoroughbred horses, like baseball pitchers, apparently demand endless coddling. o » 5 » ~ ” PRIMATE'S OUT, too, because he cut himself a bit coming out of the gate at the start: of the Wood. Charlie McAdam, whq won part df the Flamingo, was

HIS FIRST HOMER—Tribe withdrawn because of distemper, an illness to which I

thought only cocker spaniels, city editors and Missouri statesmen were susceptible, : i> ! » ; . : v

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Stake Race

i By United Press LEXINGTON, Ky. Apr. 23 «| Trainer Ben Jones has withdrawn | [HiIl Gail, a leading Kentucky {Derby contender, from tomor-| row’'s Bluegrass Stakes, Jones withdrawal of the horse! from the $25.000 race, one of the| {major pre-Derby tests, was a sur-| prise to track officials and Calu-| met Farm's thousands of follow-| ers who had expected to see the horse run for the third time in| Keeneland's spring meeting. Y . » " i JONES shipped Hill Gall and all of the Calumet horses in training here to Louisville and Churchill Downs where the Derby will be raced one week from] Saturday, : |

Jones, who has sent more | Derby winners to the post than any other trainer, indicated he would send Hill Gall to. the barrier in the $10,000 one-mile Derby trial a week from today at Churchill Downs, The only explanation given was [that Mrs, Warren Wright, owner {of Calumet Farms, will not ar-

The Times

! y ited Press CINCINNATI, Apr. 23—Fiery Eddie Stanky of the Cardinals and Umpire Scotty Robb were summoned” to appear before National League President Warren Giles

Pulled Out of Temper. Temper

| today to explain why they pushed each other in last | night's game between St. Louis and Cincinnati.

The incident occurred in the third inning after Solly Hemus of the Cardinals had been called out on strikes,

He flung his bat on foul ground toward first base and

immediately was banished from the game by Robb.

" » ” » ” ” rd STANKY, IN his capacity as St. Louis manager, leaped out of the dugout and demanded to know why Hemus had been ejected. Seconds later they were pushing each other. Then Robb gave Stanky a vigorous push and just as Stanky was preparing to retaliate, Stan Musial jumped between him and Robb, “If I put my hands on Robb first,” Stanky said later, “it was uninténtional.” ;

Love Those Pirates

By United Press PITTSBURGH, Apr. 23—Everyone's fattening up on Pittsburgh Pirate pitching. : In the last five games, during which Buccaneer Boss Billy Meyer has used 19 pitchers, opposing clubs have pounded Pirate hurlers for 49 runs and 66 hits, including nine homers. pl : The harried Meyer has watched his last-place team lose five straight games.

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SPRING

[rive from California until S8atur‘day and wants to see her Derby choice perform. Hill Gail's withdrawal from the historic Blue Grass stakes {leaves the race wide open. Almost certain to go will be Cold Command, C. V, Whitney's conqueror of Hill Gail here last LEAGUE STANDINGS week; Sam Wilson's Gushing Oil, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, op |the winner of the Louisiana and INDIANAPOLIS .... 8 1 a1 ~—— Arkansas derbies; Dixiana Loutville: 1" |Farm's Sub Fleet; Arroz, which inaapalis 1% finished third behind Hill Gail ea” 4 lin the Santa Anita derby, and Gauss Clty .... ¢ [probably four or five other ob horses, Shncinnat Th Ly wi a {E11 Welsh Rare Bis Fifa [| Weisn Kare a By Jack Welsh Havaiahgl «rvuxriineis ] Th Gus Bell was optioned tan ak se 3% Hollywood by Pittsburgh yesashington ; 31, | terday. The Pirates’ outfielder ses 8 | failed at bat. Rickey.says Bell 7 | ‘was too Interested in traveling an | aroimd the country with his 1% pr family this spring. Gus must be 3 41 2 the type who would rather get 11 450 5 | om trains than on base. 3 3 : » "ce : ears 16 318 8 Teddy Atkinson lost a mount - INTERNATIONAL LEAG Eo» in the Kentucky Derby when 3 ——| Ton Fool was withdrawn, 3 | “i, Teddy will now wait for an i / 2 interesting offer. Yet if owners : } keep scratching their horses, i teassteen $ 9% 3 he might wind up on the lead SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION pony. Mobile Won Low, fut. 98 A Week aom a a Heraans J 3 week ago tonight Ray Robrr Bi ‘ 00 1% | Inson chilled Rocky Bd Nashville... 4 iH ] The Rock contends he'll still Atlanta ........ 6 400 3%| fight the champ again. That Birmingham ......vs 7 J64 4 | story Is akin to the Scotchman Memphis ........cc0 9 250 5% who dropped his money in the | TEXAS LEAGUE thrashi Won Lost Pet. OB ashing machine and jumped LLL a 3 a Ta In after it . .. as ..... 4 556 . FE Lol n Antonio 6 400 3 | Pi he Doe Oklahoma City 4 0 : 0 one c I S GAMES TODAY All Right Hitt AMERICAN ASSOCIATION as er { Nig 4 Gates) 15 oledo, qt 1m RIAN AFOLIS (8:15), By United Press BL at Bn. paul : Louisville's “Tom Herrin struck ansas Laie a sottd blow for American Assohilagetonta at evan (night), ciation pitchers against the old ow York al ston, saw about hurlers and their nitvn MA PONAY LEAGUE, ting last night as he bested the Bee o at New York. . Columbus Red Birds, 12 to 3. Dio ouis at Clnousnat. The young Colonel right-hand-S——————— er rapped out a grandslam homer RESULTS YESTERDAY in a big fourth inning that saw anses CIty ........ 000 010° 000— 1 2 1| Louisville score a total of nine aemne and ‘Owen: Tomasic, Oser (9) [Tuns. Herrin also had a good Iwai, Winning BH se 10 13 2 night on the mound, going the st Paut * vinicochbied AY 1 a] 2/full distance while spacing seven

(8) | and Unser: Mossor, Epperly (8), Sampson | Columbus’ hits.

fn Mondorff (9) and Cash, Home Runs = Milwatkee kept up its hot pace

nser, {lson. 200 200 100.3 1 %ibeating St. Paul, 10 to 7..

olumbus .......... 1 7 Louisville 000 910 20x—12 13

Miller, Patrick (4), Moford (7) and Mor- s su an; Herrin and Evans. Home Runs PERE axwell, Herrin, Losing Pitcher—Miller.| A NINTH inning knockout

AMERICAN LEAGUE ipunch brought Milwaukee its

Cleveland ......... 2013 8 Bt, Louis Chakaits . Jor 900 S0x— 8 13, bfifth straight victory, The Brewrernik on apd ebbet i. Byrne a) and ers collected six runs that frame, urtney. ome un Rosen, Sing | ficher Garcia Len : [Including Jack Dittmer’s home| Ogtrolt | exsees cogrees 2 000 0%0—2% § 2/run with two on and Al Unser’s| Gray, Stewart (8) and Batis; ovin tying homer, (1-9) and Lollar, Losing Pitcher—Gray Minneapolis cheered the home| 0-3. Philadelphia ...... 190 000 990— 1 3 3ifolks who turned out for their

Martin, Fowler (8) and Tipton;

Sain (1-0) and Silvers. Losing Pi first look at the

her—Mar+ Millers by de-

Half as much would prob- |

tin (0-2). Home Run- Valo feating Kansas City, 4 | Washington ...... ; 200 2108 9 0) B y, 4 to 1. | Boston. ... " 300 006 01x10 14 2 — Ri —— - | Haynes, Grossman (6) and Klutz] | \Henry (3.0) and, White, Home Runs: Additi | | [ Mele, agglo, Dropo, uttz, nhardt, | S {Losing Pitcher—Haynes (0-1) I onda ports | | NATIONAL LEAGUE | (Ist Game) { Boston .. . 000 000 001— 1 7 1 On Page 30 Brooklyn 010 000 001 2.10 0 | Surkont, Theil (8) and Cooper; Van] iCuyk 12-9) and Campanella. Home Runs |= . ire | |—-Campanella, orordon. Losing Pitcher | {Theil 1-1) { ig S900 100 000-1 7 2 x p (A | | Boston word 0 - {Brooklyn d add 002, 00x 3 : 5 3 ENJOY ™E #7 | Wilson (0-1) an urris; Roe (2-0) an 'Campanells pe 4 /} Chicago . 111 802 000-13 17 1 o : {Pittsburgh 101 000 000 2 ® 4 1/4 atm Rush 11-0) and Atwell; Friend, Carlsen | Si (4), Werle (4), Bucheck? (4) and McCul- | : H . : \ lough, FitzGerald (5). Home Run--Foudy . Losing Pitcher—Friend (1-1) : New York .......... 003 001 000 4 11 0 = 1) Philadelphia «000 000 010— 1 8 0 ee (rl Jansen (1-0) and Westrum: - Meyer, i | Konstanty (8) and Burgess, Home Run-- CD Jones. Losing Pitcher Mever (0-3 A 2h 8t. Louls ........... 000 001 000—~ 1 7 1 | Cineinnati 200 000 00x— 2 5 1

Mizell (0-1) and D. Rice; Raffensberger |. (2-0) and Beminick § INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE No Games Scheduled : PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood 9, 8an Diego 4 Oakland 6 Seattle 5 n Prancisco 7, Sacramento 8,

ortland 3, Los Angeles 2 TEXAS LEAGUE | Ft. Worth 5, Tulsa 0 | ® PORY Beaumont at Houston, postponed, rain | t f Bhreveport at Ban Antonio, postponed, ® MUSCATEL

rain. 4 Okixhoms City at Dallas, Rostponed, rain. || § * SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION ttle Rock 16, Memphis 4 | bile 5, New Orleans 4 (13 innings), | Nashville 13, Chattanooga 5. irmingham 5, Atlanta 1.

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