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De Spirito Is Jockey Choice JESS Of Joe Public | HS

By United Press SALEM, N. H, Aug. 22—"“S'help| me, next Wednesday I'm playing| {nothing but De Spirito,” the {butcher at the corner store told) a customer.

With the market closed Wednesday, he's a once-a-week| Rockingham Park customer and, was raving how his best choices! on his most recent day off were!

By Joe Williams

Majors Go Wild for

‘Veterans’ in Flag Dash

NEW YORK, Aug. 22—This is the time of the year pennant contenders go slumming for help. They bring in anybody who might be of the slightest value. And they don’t care where they come from—the bushes or joke |p I ent clubs in the rival league. The idea is that in a tight Tace|neion's 7 By ot the with time running out any edge might eventually prove That was the afternoon 17the winning edge. _ |year-old, 5-foot 1-inch Anthony ; The Yankees have made slumming a profitable opera- es i wl ee tion. They've taken fellows like Mize, Hopp, Sain off skid ner this season for his “best day | row and passed them off as baseball aristocrats. They/|cooy. oF Made me feel pretty| beat the Red Sox by only one game in '49, and Mize picked |" "en | up in the last month, didn’t hurt them any. | BLACK-HAIRED TONY, sole an unnamed opponent at 3:30 o'clock after Brookside Eagles, Class C champions, go to bat at 1:30 n=» 5-4 a support of. his 5-member family| o'clock. Indianapolis Chevrolet is sponsoring the team's trip. The Riverside squad includes (left to THEY GOT Johnny Sain from the Braves late ast{ioY, that His dad iy laid off from right, top row): Dick Neel, Jack Barney (coach), Tom Potter, Jim Clack, Johnny Hill (Coach), Gary season. When the veteran right hander won a key os o i) Jo Ty Jie eh} flaws, Mein Barrish, Dik Landis and Rov rice (manager) Sotiom Jou im Berry Jon Reynolds for them (this was before the Indians and Red Sox went Suess. You just get hot.” | ue Rio i Fre arding, Tom Barney, Bill Price and Bill Eagleson. Jim Galt a at the time pic-

INVADE OHIO—The Riverside Hawks, Class B city champions of Junior Baseball, Inc., are in

Cincinnati today to compete in the National Knothole tournament. Riverside is scheduled to play |

Redskins Blush After 2d Loss; Coach Quits

By United Press

LLOS ANGELES, Aug. 22—The Washington Redskins were looking for a new coach and a substitute halfback today after taking a disastrous 45 to 23 thumping from the national pro champion Los Angeles Rams at Memorial

Coliseum. | Even as the Redskins were go- ing from the San Francisco 49ers ing down to their second decisive last Sunday. defeat of the ex-™" Sk hibition sea son in a charity game last night and after their great new half-, back, Charley! (Choo Choo)

» » ” TODD IS THE seventh Wash‘ington coach to leave the team ls since it was organized. | The club said a new mentor | |

would be announced today, but did not disclose who would be

Justice, had bro- the next choice. It was beken his hi lieved, however, that Curley wrist — the clu annoanced thre Lambeau and Redskin backfield

coach Jerry Neri had the inside track. Justice Justice, the toast of Chapel .-n B | Hill, N. C,, as a collegiate player, WASHINGTON general man- broke his wrist midway in the ager Dick McCann issued a state- third period after leading the Iment that the 38-year-old former|Redskin attack with a total gain {Redskin and Texas A, and M. of 199 yards in 11 plays. lstar resigned because of ‘“the| He was knocked out of bounds pressure of his business in Texas.”|at the end of a 63-yard run by The statement. pointed out | Ram defensive back Herb Rich, "that Todd, who took over as (Who said he heard .the wrist

resignation of head coach Dick Todd.

into their customary tail spin) Hank Greenberg weighed) “No I haven't been riding in with a king size beef against direct inter league sales’ The Indians general manager said it was dirty pool because no other club in the American League had been given a chance to bid on Sain. This. year things are different. Apparently Greenberg agrees with the political philosophy that if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. In any case, he's been quite active in picking up strays from the old league. Such as Wally Westlake of the : Reds and Ted Wilks and George Strickland of the Pirates. | Normally a contender wouldn't be interested in these men but | there's always the chance they might pitch you the one game | or give you the big hit you need in a vital spot. This type of deal stresses the spotty character of our top teams today. It's practically impossible to build a strong, well balanced team any more. Just when you think you're all set Mr. Whiskers steps in and puts the arm on two or three of your best youngsters and you've got to start| all over. | » . » S » ” » AS CONSEQUENCE, we have these curious late season | scrambles for mediocrities. The other night the Yankees unveiled one Loren Babe at third, a youngster from Syracuse. There couldn't have been 10 people in the crowded

| Arlington, Mass, is being | sought by several other stables, | did

| deliberate when No. 200, named

head of the stretch.

any harder. Just getting some live mounts and a lot of luck.” However, De Spirito, whose contract to J. H. Caxr of | I |

admit he became id

Quillet, pulled in front at the |

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LOCAL EXPERTS predict that De Spirito’s present pace will take him to Florida—site of his first

The coming 2-game set and the following four game

{win less than a year ago—with ¢an easily determine whether the|

350 victories, 38 off the American Redbirds are going for the big record of 388 held by Walter Mil- money or a lower rung in the ler, Joe Culmone and Willie Shoe-

maker. Sng, ia 3 | r Eddie ¢ yas “Hit 3882" De Spirito smiled. | yo) sex. for the Ry

“I'd like to get 389.” eports say his current rate nets him about $1800 weekly and they're speculating he'll earn $50,000 this year. Tony's parents have only eight miles to go from Lawrence to Rockingham to see him ride.

stable of young pitchers in top form. First-year men on the club have won seven of the last nine Cardinal victories with latecomers Stu Miller and Mike Clark chipping in two apiece and Harvey Haddix, one.

Cards Coming Up for Make or Break’ Series

By United Press

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22—The St. Louis Cardinals today faced the most important series of the 1952 season.

with the New York Giants| s with. the Brooklyn Dodgers,

| Mathews and Sibby Sistic with" | the tie-breaking run on base. | Those two whiffs ran his sea- | son’s total to 119. ! “Ah've always been a slow, stahtuh,’ Vinegar drwled in the clubhouse -after the game, “but ah think ah’'m on my way now.”

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RACES TONIGHT—Earl Ellison will be one of the top competitors in the "Ladies Night" stock car program at

head coach after Herman Ball resigned in the middle of last season, originally accepted the post In an “emergency.” It was learned, however, that Todd and Redskin owner

| George Preston Marshall had

words over the direction of the team early this week, and Todd did not attend a practice session last Tuesday because he was conferring with Marshall.

K. C. Slips After Loss To Columbus

By United Press

Columbus Red Birds, 7-1.

The Redskins took a 35-0 lick-

The birds banged three Kansas City pitchers for 17 hits in their

snap. | Team physicians estimated fit would be four to six weeks be[fore Justice would be able to re{turn to-the Redskin lineup. ©

Driver Killed: New Stock Car Record Sef

By United Press MILWAUKEE, Aug. 22 — A

driver was killed and a new record set in the 100-mile stock car race at the Wisconsin State Fair Thursday before 23,257 racing

The Kansas City Blues were fans. {another notch from pennant con-| tention today after losing a lop-| 'sided game to the seventh-place yas won by Frank Luptow of

Albert Christiansen, 30, of Racine, Wis., was killed during the time trials for the race which

|Tampa, Fla. Christiansen was thrown out of his 1952 Oldsmobile when it skidded out of control on the north turn of the one-

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tand i stands who had ever heard of him. On the same day the TONY. WHO or. “IMIZELL, who has been ‘with the Giants bought a pitcher from Charleston, one Bill Connelly, Wor be 18 untill tub ail season, has the other ho had Kli 10-9 1 : {Christmas Eve, can’t account for hii ? pind who 1a a spar ing 10-9 won-lost record and a previous getting hot when he hit his/two. And Mizell, off his performrejection slip from Cleveland. (home New England area. He ance against the Boston Braves It ‘was inevit {said he - didn't win in about ast night. mi I . evitable Leo Durocher would revert to type. “g.t' 40 races but he han 5 /18St night, might well be the hey! There is nothing more ludicrous than a halo on a hooligan. man. -

] : {total of more than 150 “firsts”| Durocher is unhappy in any success role that demands con- |at Narragansett Park in Rhode] The big southpaw with the

ventional behavior. He won a pennant last year without throw- (Island and Suffolk Downs in Shambling gait edged Boston, ing his weight around. But that wasn’t like him. So this year Boston, | in. sliswiag only 89s pits, he’s doing what comes naturally. Taking charge, swaggering, | He calls “Rock” his “home HFFTE out nine and walking ing oft. .ronning. the works. defvina th . M Bia [track” because that's where he! ‘ree. popping off, 9 , defying the umpires. I B19 lused to go three years ago to, The Braves got their two |

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iwalk horses and tidy stables]

runs in the first inning on Sid 'And that’s where Jack Carara,|

Gordon's one-on homer but they

record with the Cards this year was 1-5, but he has won seven] straight since to own an 8 and 5

mark, His last defeat occurred on May 26. With Mizell and the other

youngsters ready, Stanky is set for the big games. : The Cards can take over second place from the Giants by sweeping their series. And they must -win—the- Brooklyn series to cut down an 8-game lead to become real contenders. A series sweep might well have them breathing down the necks of the Dodgers.

the W. 16th St. Midget Speedway. Ladies accompanied bh I

biggest hitting splurge of the season against the Blues. Pitcher one paid adult admission wi Ralph Beard went all the way

| be admitted free to the races. against the shipping KC's. He

. 3 ave up just seven hits, fanned | Time trials at 7, heats at 8:30. Fave DX walked three. Russ

| {Derry led the Columbus attack Clowns Meet Monarchs \with two doubles and a single. i : | The Milwaukee Brewers, mean- | The Indianapolis Clowns and while, took advantage of Kansas (the Kansas City Monarchs, two city's Joss and stretched their (of Negro, American league's top league lead to three and one-half |drawing cards, will meet tonight games by topping Charleston, j2¢ Victory Field for the first time|g.2 pick Hoover held the Sena[rs season, [tors to six scattered hits and was | Ted Richardson, southpaw ace backed by a 13-hit Brewer attack

{who leads the league, is slated toon Charleston hurlers Clatence

mile dirt track.

The car rolled over three times

and was demolished.

CHRISTIANSEN

» was thrown

to the track and died 90 minutes later in a hospital. He was traveling about 60 miles an hour when his car overturned.

Luptow, driving a 1952 Hudson Hornet, set a new track record of 70.16 miles an hour and finished the 100 laps in 1.24:38. Red Hamilton, -Decatar, Ill,

# ” td HE'S BEEN KICKED out often and set "down two or, three times. Once for deliberately spiking Bill Stewart in| the course of a debate at the plate. Crowded him and then | stepped on his foot. A less restrained and responsible offi-| cial would have hauled off and belted the arrogant man-| ager in the kisser as thousands cheered. His latest demonstration of rowdyism was to charge Augi ! Donatelli at the Polo Grounds. Took five or six men, including | the Braves’ manager, to keep him off the umpire. Which was | the laugh of the year. Durocher's got to have all the best of it in a fight, like the time he beat up a fan in Brooklyn while an Ebbets Field cop held the victim's arms. It cost the club $6750 to square the dandy little manager on that one. This year Durocher's also telling the cash customers where to get off. They mustn't boo his ball players. Es-| pecially Bobby Thomson when he kicks one or whiffs. “The fans got short memories,” Durocher growls. And it’s a good thing they have. What the fans have conveniently forgot about Buggsy Siegel's old boy friend is all that!

keeps him in baseball today. |

U. S. Trapshooting Field Lures 1600

By United Press

VANDALIA, O., Aug. 22—Some 1600 gunners stepped |

* to the firing line today for the 53d renewal of the Grand

American Handicap, trapshooting’s biggest extravaganza.

With $18,000 in prize money as the target, scatter-! nners from every state in the Ee and several territories 0. Dudley of Weatherford, Tex. | sounded “pull” in the climax] In overtime shooting, Beckey/ event of a week-end carnival of knocked 24 of 25 sailing clay . : {birds from the sky, while Green elay bird shooting here. The firing will officially end tomorrow, 8°t 21, Warren and Baldwin 19 but today's the biz day and Dudley, who is blind in one ut tocays g oi eve, got only 18. Warren won the 5 un = lthird place shootoff with 24 tarIN THE 58 YEARS of the gets. Grand American, no one has ever| Charles Surbaugh of Hannibal, won the handicap twice, although|Mo., came in sixth in the “baby many have tried. It was won last|grand” and Harry W. Weigman year by 19-year-old Mike Way-|of Weston, Mo., took seventh after land of Washington, Kas., who a shootoff when both scored 97 fired from the 19-yard line. This|in the regular event. year he’ll fire from the 21-yard mt — marker. | In yesterday's “baby grand” | State YMCA Golf Meet preliminary, 45-year-old E. | At Coffin Saturday George Beckey of Rock Falls, | mn, annua) Indiana YMCA golf Ill, was the Dead-Eye Dick as {5 nament will be held at the he blasted 98 out of 100 birds fin course tomorrow. in regulation firing, and then | mhirty gix entries have been knocked 24 out of 25 to win a mage in the two age groups. Nine five-way shootoff. entries have been made in the Shooting in his fifth Grand Junior tourney and 24 in ‘American, Beckey refrained from/ the senior tourney. The junior betting on himself in the optionals group includes youths, ages 12 and lost several thousand dollars to 18 years and the senior group which he could have added to his'those over 18 years old. | first prize money. Tee-off time will be 1:30 o'clock. oo Awards will be made following ne bo RPT _'a picnic supper provided by the! \ WHATS THE SENSE in put local YMCA at the conclusion of ting out a lot of money when you the tournatoent. hardly have a chance? Becky James Walden is chairman of asked sadly “I hadn't been shoot- "10 0) committee in charge of ing worth a darn until yester-,,, s,urnament and Mark Han-|

day.” | -chai . Bri - In the regular event, Becky json is co-chairman ric Oak

tied with Dr. Carl R. Green of | Creighton, Mo.; Coy B. Warren of Mansfield, Ill; J. W. Baldwin of Wichita Falls, Tex., and J.

tor of the YMCA is secretary of the committee.

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could not touch Mizell the rest of the way, and a 3-run Cardinal fifth inning put St. Louis ahead to stay. Mizell closed out the contest by striking out Ed

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Carr's trainer, gave him his first| mount in a morning workout and | “taught me most of what I know.” |

And the Cards, already wealthy take the mound for the Clowns Beers and Joe Zeiser. | in pitching, might add some real who are leading the eastern divi-| Elsewhere, Louisville topped St. money with a pennant—just as sion for the third year. His op-| Paul, 4-2, on the strength of Dave |

the Giants did last year. {ponent will be Dick Phillips. |Ferris’s six-hit pitching.

was second and Jack McGrath, South Pasadena, Cal, winner of the 100-mile midget auto race here Sunday, was third.

City Bowlers Roll to Aid

Sullivan Fund

The John L. Sullivan Fund gets a boost from Indianapolis bowl-

Start Playoff To ( Ch ers tomorrow night at Pricnert- 10 LTOWI LNamp

hibition of bowling and musical| The annual Indianapolis Ama-| entertainment, starting at teur Baseball Association's series!

8 o'clock. to determine the city champion Heading the out-of-city talent wij} open tomorrow is Elizabeth and Mary Merrick, | Twel Se | A bowling twins from Columbus, O.; welve teams will compete in

’'the double elimination series to Nickey Rothfuff and Anita Rump : ; : of Columbus. determine who will wear the]

: crown now held by Vestal Steel, 3 Sime sich game champion, Municipal League champions. oe McMichelll- from Hammond! 5, yneiuded in the field are|

will display his skill along with Mallory AA. Manufacturers) Fat Des Bevin Gor, J Tea tans, Worse Save ' : g Six League title holders, and| gr and Ted Dwyer i Charles Wil-|seDougal Contractors, coholders! 4 yeas of the twilight loop title with Ves-| ilton of Gary are scheduled to ap- tal. Six games of the series will

bear, be played t , is Musical artists feature the i ed tomorrow and six Sun-

Haughville Slickers and Miss Vio-| !

sts The schedule: | : : let Marie Hadden, concert violin- ROW ; | Game 1-CIO No. 933 vs. Kirshhaum | ’ {Center at Riverside No. 1, 3 p. m.; Game! A

ist. Mallory AA vs. Allison Jets at River-

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annual Indiana Outdoor Swim ming championships open at 9:30 a. m. with elimination heats Finals will be held at 6:30 p. m.

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Softball Notes

So, whether you're at the beach ...in the backyard... or at your

. . : Naval Ord: defeated Jenn Ajr, §- . ‘ Bill Kerr, Indianapolis Athletic ui Beech Grove. and E. Cain wou favorite tavern — beat the heat with Club, will be on hand to defend! ii’ Milo ington Helghts 4.1 in. 8 innings

Shan, at qRiuiczDal Stadium q )-meter state championship 30ftba eague playoff games last night : ‘|The remainder of th 1 A new champion is assured in/out. Tonight Bo oy hie the 100-meter men’s backstroke. siadium. Larry Myers, last year's winner UAW 933

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