Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1952 — Page 16
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
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TUESDAY, AUG. 19, 1952
Fred Agabashian
Signed to Drive Troy Rutiman’s Car
By ART WRIGHT
FREDDIE AGABASHIAN definitely will replace injured Troy ‘Rutt-
man at the wheel of the No. 98 Agajanian Special in the 200-Mile AAA, National Championship race at the Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee, Sun-|
day afternoon. J. C. Agajanian, owner of the Indianapolis “500” victory car, told The Times he completed arrangements with Agabashian late yesterday, Agabashian has been appearing with the Irish Horan Lucky Hell Driver auto stunt show which will be at the Indiana State Fair.
AGAJANIAN sought a placement driver for the Milwaukee title race at the insistence of Ruttman who is reported in fair condition in the Mercy Hospital at Cedar Rapids, la. Ruttman suffered a skull fracture and broken arm when hiz No, 98, Jr. crashed while warming up at 35 to 40 miles per hour for the county fair races at Cedar Rapid= on Sunday. Selection of Agabashian tn re place Ruttman is in line with the strategy of the Ruttman team revealed yesterday by Agajamtan to The Times, He told The Times that Rutt man insisted the car continue to race in championship competition in an attempt to keep Ruttman’s closest competitors from winning the title races while Ruttman in the hospital. Troy Agures if a capable driver wing with the Agajanian car at Milwaukee and other events, it will keep his com petitorse from winning enough
re.
title points to unseat him as the
leader. » AGAJANIAN said he wanted a top championship driver who had few title points, Agabashian, one of the most popular drivers. in this year's "500" and one of
Bill Jackowski Goes fo Major _ Leagues as Umpire
A a CA TA ANH AB sega By United Press i CINCINNATI, Aug. 19—Bill
Jackowski. described by the presfdent of the American Association as “the most efficient umpire in the minor leagues.” today Joined the umpiring staff of the National League.
At the same time, league pres-
Ident Warren Giles announced that. veteran umpire Lou Jorda has been granted an indefinite!
leave of absence on the advice of his doctor. Jorda, 59, was struck above the heart by a foul! ball in a game at New York, Aug. 7. and has not umpired since then,
AA Buys Ump
COLUMBIA, 8. C., Aug. 19 (UP)-—Sally league President Earl Blue today announced the
conditional sale of Umpire Stan! l.andes of New York City to the
American Association, l.andes, who was working his second season in the Class A Sally Loop, will replace Bill Jackowski. Landes is scheduled! tn make his American Associa-| tion debut tonight in St. Paul Minn.
first place in the beer league
ord of 138.010 mph during qualifications, Awarded 27th place in the “500,” Agabashian didn't win any championship points and hasn't earned any in other title classics run since then, ” ~ . AGABASHIAN has a "big job” cut out for nim to keep the nation's top drivers from overtaking Ruttman’s title lead. Rutty man has 1410 points and No. 2 man, Jim Rathmann, hag 1070. It will be Agabashian's task to win the Milwaukee go Instead of Rathmann. If Rathmann should win, the 400 points for victory would put him ahead of Rutt-| man Any points Agabhashian would win in the Ruttman car would go to Agahashian and not to Ruttman. If Rathmann should finish second at Milwaukee he still would be short of Ruttman’s lead by 20
Freddy Agabashian
the most capable, was forced out points. 8econd place carries 320 nf the Indianapolis classic on the points, 71st lap when his Cummins Die Ruttman has plang to he back sel Special developed trouble. He in action in the 100-Mile chamset a ene-lap record of 139104 pionship. race at Denver, Colo, miles per hour and a four-lap rec- Sept, 2K, Rangers Get Reise F Red Wings ! By United Press man in Detroit's drive to four NEW YORK, Aug. 19 ~The straight National Hockey League New York Rangers, whose defen- regular season titles and was sive lapses were the biggest fac- chosen on the league's second alltor in their failure to make the Star team in two of the past Stanley Cup playoffs last season three Zeasons, He stands 45 were jubilant today over the ac feet, 2 inches and weighs 210 quisition of veteran Leo Reise pounds and will be playing his
the Detroit “Neise 18 the one defenseman I think can do us the most good.” vid (ieneral Manager Frank Boucher of the Rangers. On the other hand, the Cup Champion Red Wings declared Forward Reggie Sinclair, whom they obtained as part payaient
Red Wings. |
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Sinclair, 27, racked up 20 goals and 10 assists for the Rangers last year and will be playing his third- vear in the league,
[ Welsh Rare Bt
eighth season in the league. |
REFRESHING PAUSE—Betsy Turner (left) and Sally Wertz, both of Indianapolis Athletic Club, take time out to relax during a workout in preparing for another chapter of The Times Junior Olympics tomorrow at Ellenberger Park pool. Both these young swimmers have earned their share of firsts in the four previous meets.
Old Leg Injury Doesn't Slow Up Jerry Hansen
By JACK WELSH JERRY HANSEN exem-!| I can win a medal if 1 try.” tory, all remaining squads are . : . | Jerry hasn't had a first yet but capable of an upset. The teams plifies the tenacious spirit of pe hag been knocking on the door are improving every week. And Garfield Park swimmers. He each week, getting seconds and the coaches are confident as their just won't quit. [thirds at Broad Ripple, Douglas, SWilmmers, " The 14-year-old Manual fresh. Rhodius, Willard and Ellenbersii Bini digrd most Last week Hansen lost to div- The Times Junior Olympics, an-
Times Junior \NE-teammate; Rex Roberts by 5 nounced that diving events ‘will Olympics but his Points. Jerry was also third in :
JIM CLARK, cochairman of
start at'8 o'clock with AAU regis-
TAF ad will ohotster «gb BY JACK WELSH |] Artur tian dS Pe AAU aRe RING IVING: ihotior, ot; ppd a halhe 7 gaITer: weakest position.” . The current complaint about | easy one, 0 . a nn Swimming events will start at 7 “Sinclair is the one who fits baseball is that games drag out Y et Jerrvsl JoN HAYWOOD, diving O'clock. Nonregistered swimmers
too long. If things get worse, fans are going to he too sleepy
into our immediate plans.’ said General Manager Jack Adams of
the Wings. "We need forwards to get up for the seventh-inning of his type who -can fit into Stretch. several positions. We're certainly - s 8.9 . sorry to see Leo go However, ! Laraine Day has been writing articles on how to
we have =ix defensemen who are atill on the way up. And we are pretty well dedicated to a vouth| : : policy which has proven success to have her recipe for the
ful in recent years National League. |
keep peace in the home, Warren Gilles would no doubt like
a n » In addition to Sinclair. the I guess Detroit and St. Wings received an undisclosed T.ouis are glad their series is amount of cash and the right to. aver. They probably had to |
negotiate for John Morrison, an have roll call every day to keep 18-year-old amateur defenseman. those new trade arrivals from Reise, 30 years old, was a key! getting confused.
® Sure, Circus Is Fun VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 19 (UP) — Czechoslovak Olympic star Emil Zatopek, who won three long-distance events at Helsinki, has refused an invitation to visit the United States with his wife. Zatopek in a Prague radio broadcast said yesterday he had received several invitations to visit the U. 8. and
other western countries, but he “refuses.to take part in an American circus.”
STANDIN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
GAMES TOMORROW
nr st Yet Y Milwaukee i Wo Lost Jeu. OR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City 70 50 812 1 (All Night Games) 8t. Paul .. BR #0 331 13 INDIANAPOLIS at St Paul, Louisville . 65 64 VO 15'y Louisville at Minneapolis Minneapolis Ah Hi 04 133 Columbus at Milwaukee INDIANAPOLIS 9 £8 1R5 01g Charleston at Kansas City Columbus : KE. 38M AMERICAN LEAGUE % Charleston 41 R 120 9 | AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Boston wan ost P GR | Chicago at New York 0 18 013 Kt Louis ‘at Washington night, 19 TR 2 Detroit at Philadelphia (night), 8 2 Bw. NATIONAL LEAGUE 60 'R 08 10 New York at Chicago A ? A 4 10 Brookiy at Cincinnati 0n £9 420 0’, Philadelphia a Pittshurgh A \ Boston at 8t. Lows nights
RESULTS YESTERDAY he AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
3 6 49 ViR ) nol NOY 015 RIA © *h a s 3 338 HM polis 002 300 13x— 8 10 1 't 5 ‘R Wn RB @y Byerly \ Epperly «Fh and Ro n 9 64 $14 Kk: Picone and Katt Cincin 9 87 $22 sas City 100 000 000-1 5 © Pitt shy \ 15 8S any 4 Milwaukee 400 001 00x 3 8 0 in Nevel Jolly (1' ahd Owen, Conley and ~ ne ’ Willtams GAMES TODAY Only games scheduled) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AMERICAN LEAGUE (All Night Games) Now V 202 000 000— 4 10 © INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul ew York 202 000 Mo -3 11 0 Louisville at Minneapolis Bos on n 00 010 100-— 3 Columbus at Milwaukee aschi (14-3) and Berra; Trout. Benton Charleston at Kansas City 2 [ond White. Losing pitcher—Trout Cla dani RICAN LEAGUE Only one game s¢ heduled) : Chicago at New York (night NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis a' Washingtor nigh Pittshursh 010 101 000 3-7 1 Detiott at Philadelphia +2 nig! Chicago 000 000 013-4 T 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Dickson 11-17 and Garagiola Lown 3ocston at St. Lous night fchulte Ri and Atwell Home Run indeiphin st PMtshurgh nigh Cavaretia Winning Pitcher — Schultz
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the kind of Kid coach at Garfield, is pleased with must report at 6:30 o'clock. who asks nor jerry's progress on successive Clark advanced the diving in gives no quarter. weeks, But he also grins broadly order to speed the meet along. His opponents i, discussing other prospects on Heat races may possibly hit the have already the Garfield team. 100 mark and The Times-AAU sensed that “We have a versatile group,” | officials want to complete the trait. And it will | John said, “who can compete in show within three hours. Last week's production threatened to
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Tribe on Roa Meets Saints
By EDDIE ASH
; Times Sports Editor Before the Indianapolis Indians set out late yesterday on their last anf longest road trip of the season, Manager Gene Desautels indicated he would open up with Charlie Sipple and Bob Chakales on the firing line in St. Paul tonight. The Tribesters start the jour-| ney in a doubléheader, playing off a game that was rained out in Indianapolis on Aug. 11, when the Saints were} scheduled atl
this trip when they play a twinight doubleheader in Charleston, W. Va, on Aug. 31. Sunday night ball has paid well in Charleston and in Milwaukee, but it flopped in Columbus. The Redskins wind up the swing through the West in Milwaukee lon Wednesday, Aug. 27, a night
Victory Field game on central standard time, for the last time. They are booked for a twi-night This forced the !doublehader in Columbus (Easttransfer of the ern Standard Time) the next day, game to St. {In order to make it, the Tribesters Paul. |will take to the air,
i - | ~ ” ” Trie trip, call | WHILE visiting in California,
ing for 21 games, Eddie Ash | _ EE eg oame® Mike Echols, 4023 S. East St. bleheaders {went out to a Pacific Coast League Pitcher 8am. Jones, | obtained ball game hetween San Francisco
and Hollywood last Thursday and he thought -he was back in In. dianapolis.’ Ex-Indian Frank Kalin hit a hases-full home run for San Francisco, and in the Hollywood lineup were ex-Indians Ted Beard, Mopty Basgall, Tom Saffel, Dick Cole, Jim Mangan and Jim Walsh,
on option from the parent Cleveland club, arrived in Indianapolis yesterday but did not depart with the squad. Arrangements were made to fly the big righthander to St. Paul today. The Sad Sam, the pitching man, asked for extra time here to get his i family placed, since he expects to remain with the Hoosier Indians; the remajnder of the. American] Association season. Because the | official player limit of 21 now is off in the American Association, there is ample room for Jones on the Tribe's roster. Norman Beplay, chairman of {the Johnny Hutchings Night Committee, today named his cowork‘ers, as follows: Mayor Alex Clark, Frank Sigafoos, Jim (Hump) _. Pierce, Wallace O. Lee, J. R night, 9:1. Townsend, Carl Callahan, Carl] The win sent the Brewers ans Vestal, Art Quiesser, and Ray and one-half games ahead of the | Linson. Blues in their see-saw battle for {league dominance. Milwaukea hopped on starter Ernie Nevel and reliefer Dave Jolly for four runs in the first frame. and added another tally in the sixth. Big
Brews Up AA Lead
The tight American Association race ripped apart a little today after Milwaukee topped the persistent Kansas City Blues last
HUGE HUTCH, the Indians’ coach and former pitcher, will be honored at Victory Field on the night of Saturday, Sept. 6, when nn the Indians play the Charleston C.o0h Sinch Gene Conley
2 went all the way for the Brews, Senators (nee Toledo Mud Hens). allowing just five hits.
Hutchings has been a favor- | ; ; ; | M 8, ] ite of the Vietory Field customs. [or 2 geeto = MESH le, stayed ers ever since he joined the In- ‘rally in the ninth inning to win dians as a pitcher in-1942. He's a free-swinging affair, 9-8.. THe never ‘had a special night and |g.ihts used Ron Negray, Bud iv and Al Epperly in an efpublic Mations chief Ted Sulli~ [got by a single run. The win van and part-owner Owen J. |gont the Millers into a fourthBush put their -heads together Iplace tie with the Louisville and’ decided “now is the time.” Colonels. The Indians have only five more’ No other games were scheduled home playing dates, Sept. 3 yesterday. through the 7th, meeting Charles-| ton and the Columbus Red Birds. ! * |
Memphis Wins Over
be refreshed for| poth swimmin and diving | i Jack Welsh them tomorrow| eyents. ys Bon Vag go beyond midnight and swim- 4 THE Indians left for the West Clowns Here, 9-6 ; night in the fifth| Roberts in diving, we have Bill ada Yow it wil not Bye ey a ot outth place] Leon Kellman's home run in edition of The Times Junior; Bratcher, winner at Broad Rip- a . : . PIAYOHE ABOU h 2 if th the second inning with two men | Olympics at Garfield Park, ple, and Ronnie Abel. Among |, \N estimated entry list of 300 RH 20ug1 St ~ M€6n" base sparked the Memphis | : : children is expected but Clark Playoff running, they'll have to t { pT the girls are Margaret Lawrie, . £ Red Sox to a 9 to 8 victory over | a two-time winner. and View} [S2id there is room for many more get hot and stay hot to make it. Indianapolis Clowns last LIKE ALL athletes, Jerry had, Clark. che w i {El swimmers. Boys and girls" in But vou never can tell in baseball. night at Victory Field before 1000 to whip the crudenégs of a be-| ? un honors al Ll Marion County are eligitle to Louisville made it last year by ¢,,¢
ginner. But before he could join lenberger last week.” 'the swim, he also had to Ann Stillwell, who tutors the strengthen a badly injured leg SWimming squad, is equally ensuffered when hit by a car in thusiastic. 1947. “Our kids never stop trying. Hansen was struck down in [Right now we want to beat Ellen- | the neighborhood of his home jherger . . . that's our._big rival. { at 705 Sanders St. He received |Butch Hunter, Richard Roth, and | Hansen
compete simply by coming to Garfield Park to register. ,., Oh, yes, don’t forget that swim suit.
| Jerry
a badly fractured left thigh : are tough com-| | bone. Jerry spent four months petitors among the boys. Mar- { In bed, his shattered leg in a '8aret Lawrie won both 50-yard | thick cast. freestyle and backstroke last eek.” { The skilled knife of surgeons 4 | at Riley Hospital started Jerry| cE ) ae = on the road back. But a seven- ANN AND JOHNNY agree inch steel plate was vlaced in his | that Garfield's greatest asset is jihch Da as p "its flexibility. “We'll probably
leg and the boy spent nearly vear on crutches. o
JERRY ALWAYS liked sports but he was particularly interest'ed in swimming. When he heard about The Times Junior Olym- | pics, the youngster knew he had | found a medium to express him-| self in sports, “1 might not be so hot
8 have 30 boys and girls at the | | meet tomorrow and they'll be] [shooting for points in all events.” But Garfield will find all that | glitters is not gold. Tomorrow night's session is the last before the city championships at Broad Ripple, Aug. 27. Every team—Rhodius, Willard, Douglas, Ellenberger and Broad Rip- | ple — will go all out for the While Ellenberger is a staunch Fight { By United Press | NEW YORK (Eastern Parkway Arena)|Lee Sala, 161, Donora, ‘Pa stopped Joe Rindone, 162, Roxbury. Mass. (8 NEW YORK (Ft. Hamilton IJimmy Herring. 159. New York, {Ralph tTiger: Jones, 153, New York
CHICAGO-—Toxie Hall 188. Chicago, | |stopped John Holman, 206, Chicago (3).
138. | Face |
in victory,
football or baseball,” Jerry told his mother, “but swimming is
Results
Arena’ -- outpointed 18. 1
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~= Orlando Zulueta outpointed Harold (Baby 137, Detroit 8).
Jones
MAT SPEEDSTER—Larry Chene, one of pro matdom's speediest performers, will be in the lineup for tonight's Australian tag-team skirmish to be staged at the W. 16th St. Midget Speedway. Chene and | Billy Fox will meet Martino (Iron | Mike) Angelo and Sheik Araby. | The co-feature pits Buck , Weaver, of Terre Haute, Ind. ~ against Salvatore Balbo, La | | Grange, lll. Starting time is set | | for:8:30 p. m. |
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