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Greenberg Tells Tribe

HANK GREENBERG, getferal manager over all the Cleveland baseball organization, which includes the Indianapolis club, has passed the buck right back to the local ‘team in the so-called all-out efforts being made to round up a first-division contender in the American Association. vere When Greenberg optioned Pitchers Bob Chakales and George Zuverink and Infielder George Stirnweiss to Indianapolis last night on 24-hour recall, he issued a statement in which he inferred the parent Cleveland club is not wholly responsible in the rebuilding program at In- a dianapolis. Part of Greenberg's statement Hank Greenberg sounded like an “ultimatum,” the well-known international : political word . . , Hank said, “The Indianapolis club should not rely entirely on Cleveland for its players. To operate successfully the Indianapolis Indians must maneuver and trade in their own classification to fill weaknesses and reduce surpluses. We intend to help whenever and wherever we can but the Hoosier Indians belong to the fans of Indianapolis and should be run locally.” Be run locally with what, Hank? . . . According to the records Cleveland purchased the Indianapolis franchise last August and in January changed the corporate name of the club and named all officers

and.directors,.all. members. ef -the-Cleve-land organization ... Cleveland also named the new general manager (from Cleveland) and also named the new field ; manager , , , Cleveland bought 75 per

cent of the Indianapolis club stock, 25 per 2: 2) cent was retained by former owners Ellis Ryan Frank E. McKinney and Owen J. Bush . .. Bush was removed as Tribe president and left with no title and stripped of authority . . . Ellis Ryan of Cleveland, the new president, who also is president of the

Cleveland club, has yet to put in an appearance at Victory

Field since the new season opened . . . Hank Greenberg, the general manager over all, also has kept at a distance from his new Triple-A farm. Cleveland assigned players to Indianapolis at the Daytona Beach training camp . . . Greenberg and hisg,farm chiefs made all decisions . . . They stocked the Hoosier Indians with players from their own organization . . . They put no money on the line for new players. *

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Warned by veteran American Association men they were underestimating the strength of the league, the Cleveland chiefs brushed it off . . . they were cocksure they knew what they were doing . . . As a result the local Indians are in no position to go it alone . . . Players assigned to them in spring training are not good enough to attract deals in their own Triple-A classification, as Greenberg suggests they should do now . . . Greenberg may or may not be trying to shift responsibility . . . but the way Indianapolis fans look at it if Cleveland intends to operate the Hoosier Indians as a farm it's up to Cleveland to deliver the goods. = » - s » ” ALTHOUGH THE parent Cleveland club is backed by some of the wealthiest men in baseball, still the organization sold Pitchers Vic Lombardi and Gerald Fahr and First Baseman Ed Stevens to Toronto, all for cash, receiving no players in return, before their replacements at Indianapolis proved they had it in them to make the American Association grade . . . They haven't made it + « . On the other hand, Lombardi, Fahr and Stevens are doing all right in the Triple-A International League. Anyway, thanks for the services of Stirnweiss, Chakales and Zuverink . . . Maybe Greenberg will consent to

come out of retirement to plug the hole at first base. .

# . % x =» r You've got to hand it to the Indianapolis Indians regard"Jess oftheir lowly position in the race . . » They've licked . every club in the league at least once . . . There you stop . . . There's still another oddity involving the sagging Redskins « « « Indianapolis is the only club over which Columbus does’ not hold a home triumph . i , But Indianapolis doesn’t hold a ‘home triumph over Columbus, either . . . The Indians swept a three-game series. at Columbus, the Red Birds swept a twogome series here. :

” ” TOLEDO’S FUTURE in this season's American As sociation race looked too gloomy for Stan Spence, veteran first baseman . . , He has retired from baseball to devote full time to a tiling business with which he is associated in North Carolina . . . He bowed out, May §, in auspicious fashion, by belting a two-run homer .'. . Spence began his pro career in 1935 and starred with the Red Sox and Washington in later years. 3 A huge bell has been suspended from the television platform at Swayne Field, Toledo . . . It rings once for a single, twice for a double, three times for a triple and many times for a home run... Because the bell clangs only in recognition of the efforts of the Toledo players, there was some complaint from the customers that it did _ not ring often enough during the Mud Hens’ rgcent home

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Tip to the 500-mile drivers . . . Better lay off killing snakes out there . . . The Indianapolis Indians killed several while in spring training in Florida's wide open spaces and look what's happened to the Tribesters .« . Maybe it jinxed them.

Homer Keeps KC Rolling

A blue-chip: homer by Bob Renna kept the Kansas City Blues banging their way toward the top of the American Associ- gam

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‘Run Your Own Club,’ Stirnweiss,

Send Zuverink,

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Times Special ST. PAUL, May 15— (Cheered by the news thatthe parent Cleveland club had

sent them .veteran Infielder George Stlrnweiss and young| pitchers Bob Chakales and George Zuverink, the Indianapolis Indians invaded this Twin Cities | area today to play games, two! with the St. Paul Saints, three with the Minneapolis Millers In answer to a rumor Stirnweiss would not report to the | Indians, Genéral Chuck French stated he had heard nothing and as far as | he was concerned, Stirnweiss would report. The Tribesters will open in this Upper Midwest territory tonight [against Manager Clay Bryant's [Saints under the lights at Lexing- |* {ton Park. Tribe Skipper Gene {Desautels is expected to send {southpaw Lloyd Dickey to the {rubber although there was al {possibility he will switch to a! righthander, Bill Abernathie. The Indians have dropped four straight on this western trip, three at Kansas City and | one at Milwaukee. The series | finale scheduled in Milwaukee | last night was rained out.

tied one with St. Paul, and split | a two-game serfes with Minne-™ apolis. a 8 8

cial player limit of 21 goca into effect at midnight tonight and Manager Desautels is duty bound to trim his roster. Although he released Outfielder Paul Lehner Pitchers Jim Vitter and Inman,

Stirnweiss, Chakales and Zuverink report from Cleveland. | Mel Rue, utility infielder, is sure to be cut loose and Pitcher Charlie Harris is expected to be sent to the Toledo Mud Hens. Outficlder Gino Restelli isr’t in playing shape yet and probably will be kept off the active list for a spell. | Herb Conyers, first sacker, also, is tagged fo go. Manager Desau-| tels has decided to alternate Outfielders Frank Kalin ind Lloyd,

new regular first baseman is ob-|

{Smith at third base to lend a hand] |at steadying the infield. Smith's |hatting average has dwindled to 1.247 and he’s having trouble field-

ling drives to his left. However, § Stirnweiss hasn't been a regular|.’

performer for some time and broke into but one game for Cleveland this spring. Moreoyer,| last year, playing utility, he saw service in 50 games with Cleveland and batted only 216. | Stirnweiss, Chakales and Zuverink all were optioned fo the Tribe on 24-hour recall. But Desautels is mighty happy to have the services of the three regardless of the recall gimmick. He feels sure the two pitchers will be’ left with him all season for both are young and need work, which they weren't] getting at Cleveland. 2

” » ” DESAUTELS also needed a couple of more righthanded starters to go along with Abernathie iand Ray Narleski. Chakales and Zuverink were with Cleveland all of last season but were used sparingly. Chakales won three and lost four and Zuverink had no won-lost record. ; Chakales starred in the Eastern {League in 1950 and Zuverink was {a big winner in the Pacific Coast League the same year. Stirnweiss, the infielder, was a wartime star with the New York Yankees. He led the American League in batting in 1945 with an average of .309. He went to the St. Louis Browns in 1950 and then on to Cleveland. Stirnweiss always has been known as a great: defen- | sive player and a smoother operator on plays.

» - s IN MAKING the decision to option ‘the three players to Indianapolis, Cleveland General Manager Hank Greenberg said, “Naturally we are anxious to help Indianapolis become a threat in

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near the pit area. [recalls Fighting to keep the car underiryn in 1937. The track was open control, ‘Bettanhausen cut theluntil 8 p. m. (Central Standard|winner of the top race. switch as the car entered the Time) then and it was so dark{were 25-lap events. south turn. He coasted around when Snyder cranked his record]

the pits for a check. fon in the timing stand and all

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33. As a result, the 33-year-old driver, who passed his driver's Keep Unbeaten Mark [dead heat in another. | ual took the trophy dash.

{Ben Willington finishing

yards in the main straightaway gneeqway’s’ press representative,|feature race last night at the W.| Jimmy Snyder's record 16th St. Midget Speedway while lat Speedrome, Dick Ent was the, Both|

Jimmy Warriner finished sec-| the rest of the way and came into/laps that lights had to be turned ond to Moneymaker with Jack {Farris third. Roy Atkinson and the you could see of Snyder was the Farris won semifinals while heat first week end of qualifying will/fire thrusting out of the exhaust races went to Farris, Dick PassAtkinson and Money-

Spl: The Italian isn’t interested | where he starts in this year's turn. Leland Potts was second to Ent race, he just wants to make cer-| sn lat Speedrome with Max Lee] ithird. Potts, Bill Gill and Bob,

|Oliver won heats with Lee and in a Ed Man-|

- - By ART WRIGHT about 120 miles per hour and = when a fellow needs help, the » Ra REIT som Bayliss Levrett, who narrowly everything was going fine, As I - guys you race : : | escaped death in a blazing crash hit the wall’ I kept thinking, the first to help you. They're | on the Indianapolis Speedway this can't be me. I know .the gentlemen.” e . | last Saturday, has driven his car was okeh. Maybe a little LTE a 3 | last race. oA te wind swerved me . . . but then HE WAS telling us about : om |. Not that the wreck scared Maybe my reflexes . aren't as . “Stoney” Stonecipher, of Per- : | him. It didn't. Not that he's quick as they used to be and I fect Circle Piston Ring Co, and superstitious about “close ones, might have been a little slow Earl Twining, of Champion 2 | He's not. in correcting the car, Spark Plugs, visiting him after : The 39-year-old driver of the The veteran of 19 years of the wreck and bringing him. | Brawn Motor Co. Special told acing feels a man can't do cigarets. He doesn’t smoke, } > | this reporter from a wheel chair the right job at driving unless hut he was grateful for their "| in Methodist Hospital he feels he devotes 100 per cent of his attention .. . gave the cigarets | he's getting too old for racing. 'ime to racing. to the nurses. - Also_he was | That he “owes it to his family’ He can't because he has a glad because Verlin Brown, = ' to quit now. : successful auto repair business owner of the car he demolished, Xo | His hands and legs swathed in Glendale, Cal. and real estate yisited him at the hospital to | In bandages, Bayliss has re- holdings that he must manage. tel him, “Don’t worry about the | signed himself to the fact he oat io » .. | car, we can always replace it. s | couldn't drive this year's race NOW “comfortably fixed" fi-. Mr, Brown also laid down & “| and he had planned this one DANCially, he recalls the days check against Bayliss’ protests, = | to be his last #300", anyway, When he was a hanger - on ‘for some things you might ; "rn y y around racing garages in Call- peed.” . { “MY WIFE and I have talked fornia before he was 20 years As Bayliss was praising thé | it over several times,” he said, 01d ... When he was happy to fellows he races against, into"" | “She isn't>a domineering woman have a nickel or a dime in his = his room came Johnnie Par | and has always relied upon my Pocket. - _soms, Bill Vukovich, Louie ® judgment. But both of us feel He says racing has been good Durant, just in from the ’ I owe it to my family not to to him. One year he earned track. : take any more risks at 39 years more than $20,000 driving the . ® = 3 of age.” small tracks of the west and “SEE WHAT I mean?” BayThe Levretts have two boys, Midwest. ; liss sald when they left, | Jimmy, 13, and Johnny, 9. He's happy to have been a "They're a grand buuch of Bayliss says his is a practi- part of racing . ... and will con- guys.” He kad high praise for cal decision. “Maybe my re- tinue to see as many races as the staff: of nurses and doctors flexes have slowed up.” He possible, a* Methodist Hospital. Pye said he hasn't been able to “They're the grandest never been treated so good.’ figure out what caused him to bunch of guys you'll find any- While he won't drive the crash into the wall. where,” Bayliss said of fellow “500,” Bayliss expects to see it. ? ann drivers. “Naturally, it's every This Saturday he expects to go “I WAS conscious all through man for himself and it's rough to the track to watch the qualthe wreck. I was only doing competition on the track. But ification runs, | = SNAKES ALIVE—Bruce Fessler, Indianapolis Motor Speed- Go In NHL : & DELAWARE way guard, shows the 4-foot black snake that got into the path of By United Press Doc Shanebrook's race car yesterday on the north turn straight- | TORONTO, May 15—The Cleve-| STREETS "ak away. {land Barons, who dominated the 2 American Hockey League for 16 years, will be taken into the Na- ; Mey Save {tional League this summer if . Y (General Manager Jim Hendy can % 1 > boost the team's financial back- : 1 00 ing by June 1, { 5 Pole Record The six NHL governors de- THURSDAY cided last night, after a day-long] § ORE HOURS 5% By BILL EGGERT discussion, the Barons were ready I DUKE NALON'S pole-position. qualifying record of ee "12 NOON 136.498 mph may stay on the boards if drivers aren't able, Hendy said it would take | " to get in more practice today and tomorrow. 3300000 to get tht BAe nly TL 8:30 P. M. " While 11 drivers have indicated they want to run pei fy ne would include $50, : against the electric clock this, 000 for the franchise, $57,000 ? week end in quest of the pole, dent last June. But Wallard will] to be posted with the NHL for THE LEADER LEADS : they have cocked an eye at the not drive here this year. ah emetgency fund and 3300. = i weather condi-| 000 which wo ear-mar . tions and an ear ay Jens » yer cent he | solely for the use of the Cleve- / N TH EF 19 5 2 4 : : : to how fast oth- have their uniforms fireproofed land club. tn er cars are ifav- with boric acid, borax and pENp® WHO developed the! eling. water. The doctors’ best sales- p.. nq into the game's leading! : A Jorecas} wl men for fireproofing are Nalon ,.i..r Jeague power, was not per-| : 3 pay y Y and Wallard. Nalon crashed | jited to attend the meeting. He . E peratures rising ang was severely burned here |,,4 called” before the governors : [ tn h : lonly to clarify certain points. i I he ind Wg believe Shere wou bed He Shvieusty was disappointed] % WINNERS IN VALUE! Ob ; per cent fireproofing for e|because s club was not admitted ® : nls be 20 miles same reasons that there are al-immediately but said he believed | WINNERS IN QUALITY! ! pected to in- WAYS a few obstinate GIs, who the funds would be raised and the, ® WINNERS IN STYLE! = Bill Eggert - | ce track ac. Tefuse to wear a steer helmet. [subject would be tdken up at a 7 tivity. : a meeting of the Cleveland stock2 2 » . IN THE same Ferrari he isholders May 24. WITH two good days of ideal driving here, Ascari has been “After all, in a two million | weather the first qualifying day clocked at 190 miles per hour in| dollar operation like the NaSaturday could find Duke Na- several European road races. The| tional League, the extra money | lon, Chet Miller, Jack McGrath, (chassis was lengthened from 90 We are being askad to raise is a | Tony Bettenhausen, Duane to 100 inches to conform with| very small sum,” Hendy said. | Carter, Freddie Agabashian, [American Automobile Associa-| Clarence Campbell, president of | CHft Griffith, George Connor, tion regulations. the league but not a member of | Rodger Ward, Leroy Warriner | y 2.» [the board of Boe ued, and Johnnie Tolan scooting | {over the session. He sa e will down the straightaways. i OBEY. BALL. 3sphomors draft alternate schedules for the On a practice run today, Bet-| oo "op, 0 pup Social Inst 1952-53 season-—one year for 72 tenhausen ran into some trouble | y pe igames which will include the] { Saturday, says he will get a parang and another for 70 | which could have proved serious pide in another car. Sood th t games but luckily didn’t. Coming out rw OR the present six clubs. | of the ‘northwest turn oito the| DRIVERS, going for quatis- Moneymaker Ent | MEN! WHY PAY straightaway his throttle stuck| ion records here, usually wait! ’ causing the car to skid slghtlyl, hey" ate afternoon when the Win Stock Features MORE THAN THIS from side-to-side for about 200)... ie spent. Snappy Ford, thé] Bud Moneymaker captured the LEADER LOW PRICE

test yesterday, will pile up more | The Deaf School track team practice miles with his “mule” |yegterday retained its undefeated engine before installing a new mark as the Silent Hoosiers | 24-spark engine for qualifica- dropped Lawrence Central, 58% tion. {to .50%, for its seventh straight {victory. It was the second year -

“ WITH John Cuccio of South Coach Jake Caskey had led his | team to an undefeated dual-meet|

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Association.” Cleveland had to reduce its roster by three by midnight last night to meet the American League's official player limit of 25. But the big league Indians will be one under the limit late this month when Outfielder Bob Kennedy departs to join Uncle Sam’s forces.

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the American Association pennant The players are all good enough to help Cleveland this summer but we feel they will’ be better off playing regularly in the fast competition of the American

“¥Indianapolis lost out in a proposed deal with the Columbus Red The Tribesters sought the services of Mo Mozzali, first baseand offered two players, but were turned down. They also sought to land a first the 8t. Louis

cari sald yesterday he has put in|

100—1. Van Sickle (D8); 2, Ralph Al-| 100 practice miles now and has, 10a) 3. Beanso IDS.” Time 10s. learned each of the track's eight! 220—1. Ralph Alvarer (D8): 2, Swaffgo turns have different peculiarities.| OS: 3 Tewhouse LCi. Time 48° | He has noted the constant | (psi: 3, van Sickle (DS). Time. :569.

turning to the left is tiring, put | 880—1, Plerce (LC): 2, Sachs (LCV: 3,

|Patze (DS). Time, 2:11.17. | he expects to overcome that. | Mile—1, tie hetween Stewart (LC) and] The late arrival of two me- Lambert (LC); 3, Storm (DS). = Time. |

8: chanics from the Ferrari factory| 120 Nigh Hurdies-.1. Brunssn' moh:ia] in Italy also is delaying ASCAIVS|geown (LO): 3, Ingram (LC). Time, :11.5.

reparations. 180 Low Hurdles—1, tie between Shields prep: » - » (LC) and Mills (DS): 3. tie between NewHouta (LC) and Ferguson (DS). Time, ASCARI is a cartoonist’s de-|" gap Reay_1, neat School (Ralph Al-

| varez, Barry, Mills, Swahgo). Time, 1:40.3. | Mile Relay—1, Dea? School (Ray Alvarez, Lovis, Palge, Van Sickle), Time, 3:52.7,

High _Jump--1, Brunson (LC): 2, Gormat (D8); 3, tie between Messer (DS) {and Bourn (DS), Height, 5 feet 6 inches,

light. He walks with elbows extended, obviously the result of the European style of maneuvering a steeri wheel that is almost| "= i vertical. He swings his ArmS mai (DS); 3, Ingram (LC): Helent. 10 like' a baseball pitcher, who has| “0 ; thrown too many screwballs. But, Ralph Alvarer (DB). 3" marry (DSI Dis: he's a champion and track ob-|*agce; I} feet 1h Inne or: 2. Brunson servers, sitting on the turns, re- Vinh Harting (LC). Distance, 44 feet port Ascari’s Ferrari goes in and ee out of the turns as though’ it were glued to the track. . ” .

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' THE Speedway medical staff had completed examining 56 drivers yesterday. Doctors reported Lee Wallard, last ‘year’s

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