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- SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1952
PAGE 11
— Lose on | 12 Hits |
By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor
The .Indianapolis Indian
collected 12 hits out at Vie-|
tory Field last night but still|
managed “to lose in the in-/
augural of their second home "stand. They were given a bird bath by Columbus Red Birds, 6 to ¢, who spun the victory out of only five blows.
The. difference was in bases on
balls. Four of six free tickets issued by the Tribe's Ray Narleski developed into runs. three passes given up by Colum-
bus’ Floyd Melliere figured in the
Indianapolis scoring. It was the Indians’ first appearance at home after a long road trip and the contest was| played before a crowd of 1660.| The teams will battle it out in! a double header this afternoon, first game at 1:30.
> ~ s o GENE DESAUTELS, Tribe manager, announced he will use his two new pitchers here by the parent Cleveland] club, George Zuverink and Bob) Chakales. Red Skipper Jack] Keane said he would call upon| Ed Ludwig and Ralph Beard. Last night's defeat.shoved the Indians dangerously close to the, league's basement because lastplace Toledo upset calculations] and defeated the third-place, Colonels in Louisville yesterday. The séventh-place Tribesters now| are but seven percentage points ahead of the Mud Hens. After today’s twin attraction, the Indians will try big league competition tomorrow night when | they take on Al Lopez’ American | League leaders in an exhibition | under the lights at the Tribe
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Tribe Box Score I
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~eBNoeo~~al - SEM RIS Tew eRe SSIES IP
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Totals .. ug: ss neon 30 6 3 21 13 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H 0 A Malmberg. ss , 4 3 1.35 3 Stirnwelss, 2» 4 2-3 1 Pope, ef ;:...\. «51.4% 3 4 Nielsen, MH ..\. «+4 1.3% 4 6 Higdon, rf 411 %. ¢ Conyers, 1b .. 4 4. 1.6 1} Baumer. 3b ... “48 3k Montalve, ¢ 4. 3 6 1 4 Oo Hutson as I ¢ 0 4 ¢ Turner, €¢ ..... I 0 O 9% 4 Narleski. »’ ‘ae 2 0 1-0 0 Sipple, » ...40s 9.60. 0.6 3 BOR ia ne 1 179 © Dickey, » .,, 9-4 0 4 ¢ Gearhary . 1:00.06 6 ee a 4 12
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tals 36 ne ‘hit inte double A talvo in six ilson singied for Sibple Gearhart grounded out for
Calumbus 3: S000 105 000—6 INDIANAPOLIS. «.......... 200 000 020—4
RUNS BATTED IN—Nielsen 2, Mozzall 2, Two. BASE Marts Pope Moxzall, RUN Rte Higdon.
HO ACRIFI Kin §atau] i ATS Mancini te Lammers
to Kress, En te Maimberg te Conyers, Lammers to Mancini to Kress, Lammers to Kress, "LET ON BASES—Columbus 4, Indian-
polis 8. "BASE ON BALLS—Narleaki 6, Meiliere 3. STRUCK OUT—By Narleski 3, Melliere 1. 154 Nari in 8's ui 135, Dickey 1 in 2 FICHE Naren 2
RES Carney,
a seventh. eke y in 9th.
Kress,
innings, Sipple 2 A WILD rosie
ar TIME—2:10. _ ATTENDANCE—1660.
CAN ASSOCIATION AMER! ws i Loss. Fi Pct. G.B.|
633 ~~ Ni oot? 12 63 7T Louisville 16 ~ .556 2% gL Fai 3 ne 3 =? rie, EE i IWpiANAPoLL 8... I 387 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn ....eeveese 23 J67 New York i3 3 Jap 1 hicago ... 18 13 es gl gi fH 3 i. Louis © Wisc 1s a 10 Eddie. Johnson Bob Scott . fthsburgh s......... 6 29 171. 19% \ , . (Morris Spl.) AMERICAN, LEAGUE (Central Excavating Spl.) Nevelatid vesedsves: 33 13 687 om Lap Time MPH Lap Time /ashington - 18 1 581 } 1 ceoveceness 1:07.80 134670 1 ..cicvneees 1:07.56 oe ork 1 i8 14 333 i : asa s 19651 }34309 3 sesshrnerne 14.30 : ap 4 18 438 nif @ eesesreneee i. oa « sessseanne Wi.al Fhiladeionid BR A 1k iairinee 1OTAD ABRITS § nvevrinrer. 10698 etroft ..... : 9 21. 300 11%) : . ; GAMES TODAY Total .v.....4:28.71 133.973. Total ...... 4:28.75
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
None of]
optioned,
Mullen and Apple-
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Cliff Griffith (Sarafoft Spl.)
Lap Time MPH Lap Time Ciereiinens 10615 136.054 1 .iiiiire.., 1:06.04 2 iieereenneie LOBED 136378 2 ceiiiniesse 1106.38 3 ierenanees 10532 136945 3 .....ui.r.. 10588 Ld cievnennies 105.84 136.695 4 +uiivvers. 10504 Total ...... 4:23.51 136.617 Total’ ...... 4:24.04
George Connor
| (Federal Engineering Detroit Spl.)
Lap Time MPH donareacees TOBST > 135.008 pola Ee TT TL a 3 cverreianes TOGZE 1S5AT0-F .oouiioieil 190648 cavensirone TOBSE T1S5TT6 4 .3eererven A068 ti Totals +.... 4:25.47 135.609 Total ...... 4:26.69 -
Alberto Ascari
(Ferrarl' Spl.) (Bowes Seal Fast Spl.) (Peter Schmidt Spl.) Lap Time MPH Lap Time MPH Lap Time 1 coovecrenne 1:07.08 134.308 1 ..ovevevnee 1:06.68 1835074 1 wevvneeness 1:07.08 Z eoreenseens 1:06.98 134.368 2 ........... 1:06.92 134489 2 ..eierv.... 1:06.95 3 cecrencines 1:07.00 134328 8 .....o.iiee0 1307.07 0 183988 3 cece.ai.... 1:07.81 £ cooveiennns 1:07.00 134.328 4 ..ioiveeens 1:07.36 138610 4 cvvinenn... 1:07.08 Time ...... 4:28.04 ' 134.308 Total ...... 4:28.08 134.288 Total ...... 4:28.378
Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS 2, Toledo at Louisville: (2). © : Mm waukee at St. Paul (2). ansas City at Minneapolis (2). NATIONAL LEAGUE
t. Louis at Cinginnatt (2),
Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Fhiladeiohis. Chicago at Pittsburgh.
pele yi LEAGUE trolt at Chicago (2). jeveland at 8t. Louis (2), hiladelphia ak Washingion.
ew York at Boston.
GAMES TOMORROW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Cleveland at INDIANAPOLIS (8:15,
hibi a at Louisville
ansas City at St. Paul flwaukee at inneapolis
CAN LEAGUE
AMERK iladelphia at Washington hicago at St. (night) e
rw York at Boston (night) (Only games scheduled) NATIONAL LEAGUE ; is a Naheas ork (night) Boston at *bnlladelphia (night) neinnatl at Pittsburgh ~(night)
RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION olumbus 6, INDIANAPOLIS 4. ledo 12, isville 9. lwau Paul 7 10 Innings). Minneapolis 7.
wigan i
Bt. is 3. at Washinton
ansas City
Apostponed
College Baseball
Purdue 9-8 Indians 3-5 Towa 1- or Miehiesn 0-8, Wikeonsin ike
Welsh Rare Bifs
“A TREE Grows in Brooklyn” was a terrific stage hit, But these days, it's the wood of the Dodgers which js making more popular ones. #® = ~ BILLY VUKOVICH, a race driver known as “The Mad Russian,” stunned the Speedway crowd yesterday with his record-breaking qualifying. If . Moscow ever got wind of 4%, the Kremlin would probahly claim him as an entry,
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” LJ " THE WEATHER finally gave the drivers a break |
yesterday. But next year don't be ‘surprised to see early ar-
Fi,
rivals with goggles, wind gauge [Lap
and barometer. 3 13 4 Tiinels 4-3. Fr
Jim Rathmann
Chuck Stevenson
(Grancor-Wynn's Spl.)
Bill Schindler (Chapman Spl.)
Art Cross
George Tichenor | (Peter Schmidt Spl. ) Time
CASRN rane . 1:07.80 sasevesvuen 1:07.21 sasuagssede 1:07.17
Messen ansne 1:07.68 &
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MPH
Lap Time 136.281 1 ....vo0v000 1:06.28 135.588 2 ..erienenes 1:05.99 136.612 8 veseesess 1:06.04 136.903 4 .......0000 1:06.17 136.348 Total
cveees 2:24.48
Joe James - (Bardahl Spl)
Time seen 1:06.85 sesssssanse 1:08.34 «+s 1:06.39 essscsseese 1:01.18
MPH Lap
134.710 1 ‘134.852 2 135420 3 .evievn. 134.973 4
seas
134.988 ‘Total ...... 4:26.76 -
Jimmy Bryan
Mike Nazaruk (John Zink Spl.)
MPH Lap Time 188.215 1 ccvveenccess 1:07.08 184.731 2 c.ceveneess 1:07.18 138472 8 ciaenenn ves 1:07.30
134.400 4 ........... 1:07.46
133.958 ceeveee 4:28.97
(Springfield Welding Smith Spl.)
Henry Banks
MPH Lap * Time 135.800 1 ..ivevaseees 1:06.08 136.384 2 <2evureasse 100.26 136.281 3 .ivsnvieees 120800 136.013 4 .ovi.'vii.. 106.33 186.142 Totals ..... 4:24.78
(Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl.)
MPH 136.199 185.289 136.178 135.644
185.962
MPH 134.448 185.287
184.328 °
135.208
Bobby Ball (Ansted-Rotary Spl.) MPH Lap Time 134630 1 .....0000.. 104 135865 2 ........... 1:08.55 135568 3 ....¢v0s00s 1.07.00 133.968 4 ........... 1:06.52 134.958 Total ...... 4:27.21
Rodger Ward
: Time reese 1:01.56 134420 2 .cvvvievees 106.96 138.710 3 .ovviessss « 1:07.13 134.168 4 ........... 1:06.74
MPH Lap 184.268 1 ....
134.142 Total ..... 4:28.378
Jim Rigsby (Bob Estes Spl.)
MPH Lap Time 134.168 1 ...cvvevees 1107.92 134.068 2 .....e00..0 1:07.04 133.730 3 ....i000000 1:07.05 188412 4 .. .0000ne. 1:08.94 133.844 Total ...... 4:28.85
Spider Webb (Blue Crown 8. P. Spl.)
Bob Sweikert (Pat Clancy Spl.)
Total ...... 4:31.37
MPH : Time MPH 1a Time C1828 1, .....00... 1:0819 131.980 ain 1:08.04 } 233800 3 ....i0ueeie 1OTOT ABBAIL CZ Jiiiavivenw 1OBAD, 153.088 3 ...0..c000u 107.30 1 138.338 3 i....isieee 10TH “188.071 4 Wasesnsanen 1:07.71 tan A sssavsnnnen 1:07.41 S— ———— 188.427
ison Total senses 4:31.59
134.725
(Fed. Engr. Detroit Spl.)
MPH 133.215 134.409 134.068 134.892
134.139
MPH 132.900 134.048 134.228 134.449
133.904
MPH 182.275
181.488
132.959 133.511
132.553
&
i
George Fonder (Leitenberger Spl.)
seen
a 1 2 ciiiiinnen $ cieiiennes 1
Faeasnnnne
Total
Gene
Time MPH 1:06.49 135.3590 1:06.21 135.081 | 1:06.17 136.018 | 1:06.94 136.488 4:24.81 135.947
Hartley
(Mel Rae Spl.)
Lap
3 eres
§ ciiiiiniene
crsrnn
Total
Jimmy Reece
Time MPH 1:07.04 184.248 1:06.81 134.710 1:08.94 134.449 1:07.18 133.968 184.343
4:27.97
(John Zink Spl.)
Lap 1 sesvinnneny 2 caveiennens 3 cirieininnen 4 civinnienen
Total
vassew
4:28.67
Time MPH 1:07.32 = 133.690 1:07.87 138.591 1:07.26 133.809 1:06.72 134.892 133.998
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Jimmy Jackson (Auto Shipper's Spl.) Lap Time MPH I sevnsnneves 10171 182.920 2 cssesinens 120136 133.610 3 tieerinnnes 107.01 134.308 4 citivnneees 1:08.98 134.469 Total ...... 4:29.01 133.824 |
Clock 'Em Yourself
Get out your
watch, keep one
-Leatide it ‘was too slow, is trying to
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third lap, hit the outside wall, spun like a top and banged the ‘wall again, The car that won $108,000 last season, is out of the race. Betten-
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‘housen whose only injury was a scratched elbow, was back on the |qualitying apron in a Blue Crown [Spark Plug B8pecial for Lou {Moore when the 6 p. m. gun sounded ending qualifications, {He'll make another try today, He'll Try Again Miller, whom everybody expects to be Speedway history to turn a 140 lap, buzzed the oval in 139.600 and 139.061. Then a distinct thump in the engine cautioned him to shut off. A burned piston, the same mishap that kept the car in the garage last Sunday, plagued Miller again, Owner Lou Welch sald the car would be repaired overnight and Miller would try again today. A big ovation from the 50.000 {fans went to Alberto Ascari and his Ferarri Special.” The European road-racing champion became the first foreign driver to,
1946. Ascari varied only eighth-hun-dreths of a second between his first and fpurth laps as he averaged 134.308. He accomplished it without benefit of a pit crew signalling his speed. His Interpreter, John Cuccio of South Bend, said Ascari felt sure he could have gone faster through the turns, but he and his mechanics had agreed on 134 mph and he didn't want to hang the $40,000 car on a wall, Parsons,..who got out of the Grant Piston Ring Ferrari be-
get in the fleld in the Jim Robbins Special that brought him the rain-halted victory here ‘in 1950. Faulkner, if he can't go scooting in the Sid Street Motor Special, also will be in demand for other mounts today.
There Were Spins a X The record-breaking number of qualifiers kept practice to a mini-
the first man In
Bill Vukovich (Fuel Injection Engr. Spl.)
Lap Time MPH 1 caniasiinese 1:04.98 138.611 8 siiesnssaes 110458 180.427 3 ciineensees 120547 187.468 f iivnernnes 1:08.52 137.363 Total ...... 4:2047
qualify here since Gigi Villoresi apron. He didn't strike anything did it and finished seventh in and he was unhurt.
Bill Boyd did a similar thrille show act on the north turn in the Granatelll Enterprises Special showering himself and the track with dirt, Forberg’s mishap was the second for his crew. Bill (Andy) Anderson, a mechanic, was injured about the face when an air-start-er tossed him against the grill of the Fadely-Anderson Special. Except tor one brief interval, when Vukovich qualified at 11:10
‘qualifications until 2:38 p. m., In the order they qualified, their speeds were George Connor 135.60, Eddie Johnson 133.973, ‘Cliff Griffith of Indianapolis 136.617, George Fonder 135.947, Rodger Ward 134.139, Bill Schindler 134.988, Jimmy Bryan 134.142, Art Cross 134.610, Cpl. Reece 133.933, Bob Sweikert 132.553, Bob Scott 133.953, Bobby Ball 134.725, Mike Nagzaruk 133.844, George Tichenor 133.427, Jim Rigsby 133.904, Jimmy Jack-
mum, yet there were spins; Carl Forberg got below the safety line coming into the northeast turn
Row by
eye on the second hand, the other |
on a car you want to time, and you can translate elapsed time info miles an hour with this chart.’ The track is two and one-half miles long. The minute and second column is set upon a basis of the time and miles per hour for one lap.
min. see, m.p.h. min ses. m.p.h 1330.0 . .cciv. 100 1:1R3 Liisa, . oo 101 1:128 128, 102 1:20 ... 121. aes JO3 1114 . 26, 104 1109 3 «108 1:10.83... 25. 106 1008 ...... 14. wee 1070 1LOM2 128. 108 1:08.7 RT. «is 109 1:08.3 . «A106 1:00 1. mn 112 Loa 20. « HZ 1108.7 (use HIDE .cievees IB 1106.3 .i0vive. 136 TIS ,i0eeea. 114 1105.7 sensenes 132 LTE iT PY RR HITE suivgeie 18 HAT oiieree 139 116.9 sisusees . INT TiS cannes 140 163 couneeee 118 1088 ,0i0i0e 141 1115.6 cocneees 119 1108.2 ..0ov-vn HE 1:18.0 shveneas 190 102A ¢ iiginan us La vesassss IO 102.4 connnper He waa veevseen 198 4 . f I. :
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51—Spider Webb
son 133.824, Gene Hartley 134. Henry Banks 135.962, Chuck Stevfenson 136.142 and Alberto Ascari
and sashayed across: the safety 134.308,
Row
No. Driver . MPH ry ROW 28—Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Spl. 138.010 9—Andy Linden Miracle Power Spl. 137.002 4~—Jack McGrath Hinkle Spl. 136.664 $a SECOND ROW Band |36—Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil Spl. 136.188 18—Sam Hanks Bardahl Spi. 135.736 1—Duane Carter Belanger ‘Spl. 135.522 THIRD ROW 98—Troy Ruttman Agajanian Spl. 135.364 26—Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection Engineering Spl. 138.212 2-—-Clift GHnith Tom Sarafoff Spl. 186.617 +a FOURTH ROW | 59wedim Rathmann Grancor-Wynn's Spl. 136.343 16—Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding-Smith Spl. 186.142 | 2—=Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl. 185.963 FIFTH ROW 65L-George Fonder Leitenberger, Spl. 185.047 Connor Federal Engr. Detroit Spl. 135.609 Bil hindler Chapman Spl. "184.988 SIXTH ROW 14—Joe James Bardahl Spl. 134.958 55--Bobby Ball Ansted-Rotary Spl. 134.725 67—Gene Hartley Mel ‘Rae Spl. 134.343 SEVENTH ROW 12—Alberto ‘Ascari Ferrari Spl. 184.308 {88—Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast Spl. 134.288 [71~—Jimmy Bryan Peter Schmidt Spl. 134.142 EIGHTH ROW £ 34—Rodger Ward Federal Engr. Detroit Spl. 134.139 |37—Jimmy Reece John Zink Spl. 133.998 1—Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Spl. 133.973 NINTH ROW , 93—Rob Scott Morris Spl. 133.953 29—Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Spl. 133.004 66-—Mike Nazaruk M. A. Walker Spl. 133.844 , TENTH ROW . 61—Jimmy Jackson Auto Shippers Spl. 133.824 88—George Tichenor Peter Schmidt Spl. 138.427
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl. 132.660
ELEVENTH ROW
52-—~Bob Sweikert
Pat Clancy Spl
132.558
Qualification Records
(Al Classes)
‘Lap Driver Car Year Sheed 1 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil Spl. 1952 139.600 4 Bill Vukovich Fuel Inj. Engr. Spl. 1952 188.212 4-cylinder, non-supercharged rear drives) ; 1 Walt Faulkner J. C. A. Grant Spl. 1951 138.123 4 Walt Faulkner J. O. A. Grant Spl. 18651 136.873 (4-cylinder, non-supercharged front drives) = 1 Bill Vukovich Fue! Inj. Engr. Spl. 1952 = 139.427 4 Bill Vukovich Fuel Inj. Engr. Spl. 1952 138.212 3 A . J (8-cylinder, supercharged rear drive) in 4 Rex Mays Bowes Seal Fast 1048 130.577 (8-cylinder supércharged rear drive). : 1 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel 1952 139.104 : 4 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel 1952
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; Andy Linden : Andy Linden Miracle Power Spl. 1 Chet ‘Miller ‘4 Duke Nalom
(4-cylinder, supercharged rear drive) Miracle Power Spl. 1952
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138:213
a. m. the track was occupied with
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