The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 28

AGE TWELVE INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, COUNTY TRACK coaches will ask the principals associa-j tion to hire a special starter for the Indiana County Meet this Six Vets Bolster United Track Hopes Battle Here ft battle the Indiana Legion. The playoff game is scheduled or 9 p.m. St. Marys copped the first-half diadem while Indiana came back with a rush to take the second-sem ester title in a special playoff with the first-half champs. A first-class preliminary has been arranged, set to start at 7:30 p.

m. he man they have in mind also the al the District. Six affair in AHoona and an assistant at 1 JAA at, State Coliepe. For a very nominal fee, the mentors figure local run- will gain an advantage of becoming accustomed to hii Style before moving into district competition. Indiana cage fans will see the first contest of a possible three TV OB NOT TV A pair of Indiana Legion supporters 1 garne ger jes for the Basketball teAmed up on Red Mihelic, wpll-kmnvn Ford City official, who League championship tomorrow handled St.

Marys-Indiana playoff game last wnck at, Brook- night at the Indiana High School vilh Mihelic was one of the two officials who called tl.Ay where he St. Mary, Legion Sharon-Yendon PIAA final, televised from Philadelphia. Older Indiana Fan (in kidding "You better start calling for Indiana, Red, or we won't watch you on TV." Younger Indiana "Yeh, we'll shut you off." Even Red had to laugh. SPORTS TIDBITS Frank Agnpllo, former sports writer for the Gazette and 1STO grad, spent, the Master weekend in Indiana. Bob Wagner, local official, is attending school for a short time in Baltimore, lie writes: "I've sure been busy in school all day and studying all night.

I'm going to see the Dodgers in an exhibition game here next Tuesday night (tonight). I think I'll contact the sports editor here and give him some dope on Del Holt and Bill Hunter. Hello to Craig (Swauger)." ODDS AND In answer to a query last week, thi department rounded up the dope that AV-1AC didn't carry any Pirate games last year, so it must have been WDTV which handled the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh tilt from Crosley Field. Incidentally, WJAV-TV sent out some Cleveland Indians games and had planned to do likewise this summer. However, when Pittsburgh asssumed the Boston schedule after the switch, it meant that Pittsburgh and Cleveland would be home at the same time.

Thus, the games can't be televised in territory of Pirates. But, the Johnstown station is trying to line up some Cleveland games in the road. Nothing definite has developed as yet. HERE AND THERE Dr. Joseph Matson, a native of Punxsutawney and former football star at Pitt with Jock Sutherland, died of a heart attack at his Pittsburgh home over the past weekend.

In 1916, Matson was elected Pitt cage captain, but he found out that he had been playing with a broken neck. A fracture between the second and third vertebrae forced his retiremen from sports. Matson was a native of Punxsutawney and served as a locals whipped the Jefferson C( medical corps lieutenant in Siberia in World War I. He was ity Das sers in the last regylar- buried in Punxsutawney yesterday. Dick Stewart, coach of the Green Township Bulldogs, will be in charge of a group of county ol oy all- stars which will meet Fast Freights, champs of the (Bounty Independent circuit.

The scholastic Stewart team will have Lou D'Aurelio of Homer City, Grant VIcMahon, Ron Stiles and Jim Lightner of Clymer, Dick Buterbaugh and possibly Frank Sinick of Marion Center, Lou Qlawson of Montgomery Township and Dick helm, Bob Keith, Eugene Brocious and Gene Gregg of Green Township Clair "Zig" Jamison of Homer City will aid Stewart. Dwight Lewis, Roy Wiggins, Bob Gibson, and John Reed will bear the brunt of the attack for "Zip" Zentner's Freights. WON LAST TWO Dick Fulton's Legionnaires have fared better against St. Mary's in the last two games after dropping the first three of the season. The County passers in the last regular-season contest and then beat them by 86-81 last week in the special affair at BrookviHe.

Each club had finished the 'sec-, ond half with a 9-1 mark to force the playoff game. The second of the best-of-three games in the championship series is scheduled tentatively for Friday 6T. Queer FOR A CENTBRFIELDEO EVER. TBRRY MOORS KETIRED MAY" BE EMDEP BIDON no K.IP cxwoo -rue JOB rum TWE FACTOR, BUT FOK. A PINE IH '5Z, AT KOCHESTSG Will Bury Thorpe Near Birthplace LOS ANGELES Thorpe's body is being sent to Shawnee today for burial in the land where the great Indian athlete was orn.

The body as it lay in state at a mortuary chapel here was clad in beaded, buckskin jacket and mocassins Indian-type garments uch as Thorpe wore In recent ears for lecture appearances. A rosary and prayer book were the hands that performed prodi gious feats in football, track and ield and baseball in the long ago Sports figures and sports fans at last night's rosny service Class Championship Liona Lost Seven Men, Including Standout Hurdlers and Weight Men lettermen are gone from the 1952 United track squad that copped the Class title of the Indiana County League, but Coach Tom Madill looks for the Lions to come up with a "decent track team." "Of course," Madill added, "we must build in the weights, high jump and hurdles. We are also short distance men." The Armagh thinclads open Friday at Elders Ridge in a meet slated for 1:30 p.m. Some 30 boys, the largest turnout years, reporte for the first call and the lads have been practicing for two Weeks. Among the missing due to uation or other reasons are Jack McLatighlin, who holds the County Meet record in the shctput.

Me 'PrexySees and an estimated 3,000 viewed the aug mi also a javelin and discus, J. I body since it ley in state- beginning marii was first last seaso in the Vill UU I shot and took second at the Dis- trict Six affair. Bud Luther, Pete fl a week ago. DIKD MARCH 28 Thorpe, 64, died March 28 in hisJLudwig, John Rugh, Dick Carney, trailer home In suburban Lomita.i ac Jenkins and Bob Clark are Among those at the rosary serv-'the other numeral Winners gone ice were Jim Donahue and Alma NORMAN, Okla. president of the University of Oklahoma Luther came out first in the coun- today forecast nation-wide sched- Richards, teammates of Thorpe at ty and third in the district in the ule revisions if the North Central the Stockholm Olympic games of! high jump and copped second in Association ban on athletic schol- 1912; Chief Meyers, catcher of the New York Giants when Thorpe played with that team; Vic Kelley, football teammate of Thorpe at Carlisle, Indian School where the old warrior made his name in sports; Suey Welch, teammate on the Canton, pro football team, and present day admirers including veteran football coach Jimmy Phelan and coach Joe Stydahar of the Chicago Cardinals.

FLORAL TRIBUTES the county 220-yard race. 880-YD. RUNNER arships as such," an Aggu spokesman-said yesterday in announcing Ludwig, an 880-runner, was sec-'full compliance with the new rule. ond in the county and third in the The school acted in the face of an district in his specialty. ultimatum to get in line or be, Carney and Rugh Armagh stripped of recognition, strength in the 200-yd.

low hurdles.) i light of the new get-tougw Carney was first in the county and policy, Dr. George L. Cross, Okla- on homa president, foresaw drastic changes in intercollegiate competi- second in the district, trailed both occasions by Rugh Bob Clark won the broad jump tj 0 if midwestern scncols recog- in the county nized by the NCA are forced lo Jack Jenkins, a junio! who will halt recruiting and subsidization. THIS AND THAT Frank Eck, AP Newsfeaturea Sports Editor, picks the Yanks and Dodgers to win the pennants. Pittsburgh is relegated to last place in the National League and St.

Louis to seventh spot in the American. Of the Browns, he says: "The Browns will be trying players cast off by ve 7 0 st. Marys High clubs. They figure to be satisfied with Bill Hunter, 50,000, fi oor with a third game, if needed, rookie shortstop who hit .284 at Fort Worth. Bobo be slated next week on a neutral 27, a 16-game Syracuse winner, may be their top rookie He missed nine weeks due to an appendectomy.

Satchel YEWCIC OUT whom Bill Veeck says is 53, is still aroi'ind for, relief." Eck quotes Casey Stengel of the Yanks as saying only problem "is finding someone who can tell how to win a fifth straight flag, because it has never been done." Tigers Can Look Back On Florida Spring Detroit Tops Grapefruit League Standings With 15 of 22 Triumphs By BEN PHLEGAR AP Sportswriter If times get as tough for Detroit this summer as somei experts predict, the Tigers can always dream about the wonderful Florida spring. Early-season guessers generally have picked Detroit to wind up just about where they did a year But at the moment the club tops the standings in the Grape- Floral tributes from all parts absent this season due to ill- RKGULAfl'ION the country lined the chapel was a member of the coun-' The Big Seven, Missouri Valley, there was one from the Norwegian; ty's top Class mile relay team. Skyline and Big all Sports Association of Oslo. Con- Armagh retired the trophy last the world of un- dolence messages from al'. over the world have been received by the dwidow, Mrs.

Patricia Askew Thorpe, Big Jim's third wife. His Sports Fa Steve Yewcic, Green Township assistant coach, will still be amongj rfS" -ith other-major league clubs. Lion, Yewcic missed the last game 'with St. Marys. END OP THE LINE Mays, former New York fii- The rest of the crew that showed ant outfielder, is now hitting over .500 for Ft.

Eustis team, lid against St. Marys will be on hand had a single, double and triple against Pitt University club for the important game. Coach Ful- Saturday 1STC opens against Pitt next Tuesday. ton will probably start Jackie Joll Jack Kramer and Frank Sedgman return to the Duquesne and Billy Vitale at forwards, Ed Gardens in Pittsburgh tonight The Brookville American Winger sports writer says Jackie Joll annual election to the JC a star squad ha.s become a tradition. You know, tradition is something followed because of habit.

But habit is not the reason for Joll's selection. He is definitely deserving of first-team honors, despite the opinions of some voters polled. WEDNESDAY JC League Playoff St. Marys at Indiana I City Bowline zz games the Tigers have scored 15 victories, 13 SR 1 them against major league opposition. That's the best mj J1 in over-all performance and in games Elders Ridge at Hom er city, City Bowllnf Hotel Homer vs Coney Island Among National League clubs the other 1952 last-place finisher the best record, 10 and 5.

But even the Pirates aren't particularly proud of it since only two of the games were against major league teams, 1-1 split with the Athletics and all but three of them were with teams of and Norm Borowicz at guards. claM A Qr much lower caliber Lewis and Brook yn 18 mark, compiled with but one exception against major league opposition, is much more legitimate. IN FRONT Joe Repka. All seven broke into action in the 'recent playoff game at Brookville, wilh all but Lewis hitting for dou- Giant Rookie Spencer Due For Stardom At Shortstop Die figures. When it comes to games with BOSNICK THREAT teamg from jts own leagl ei Bl ook St.

Marys will counter with Ed lyjj considera bly in front. The Bosnick as the big threat. The JC irj 0 dgcrs have won 9 of 13 starts League's leading pointmaker scor-; against NNational League clubs By GAYLE TALBOT ed 35 points in last week's game before fouling out. Al Mulcahy will team up with Earl Welton at the guard positions NEW YORK may put it; we know is that he has been hitting while Harold Schlimm and Bill Ly- down as nearly certain that the up to now anc 0r distance. With ons will show at the fprward posts.

Washington leads the American League in this division with six wins and three losses. American League teams generally have fared better than their senior circuit rivals during the greatest rookie coming into the Minneapolis last year he had aiBosnick will appear at the pivot exhibilion sea son. The Boston Red! big leagues this year is Daryl commendable .294 average, hit 27 spot. Sox are the only American League! Spencer, the tall young mfielder hnme nms and dmve 80 uns Bosnick and Welton earned clu under the .500 mark for the brought up by the New York Giants The lasl wou id indicate that ho berths on the JC League's all-star 1 spring while Milwaukee, Cincinnati from their Minneapolis faim club. Iln hoke man when i miners are team.

Joll of Indiana was also cit-i an( the New York Giants from the Having watched the with the on. The way he fields, he could ec or first-team honors. National League have lost more long jaw play since the day he hit .250 and make a manager ed Hehalic of Ford City and than they have won reported to the training happy. Mac McKenna of Bradford will EDGED BROWNS camp at Phoenix, we will go on handle the officiating in the play Yankee-Senator Opening On WJAC-TV W.1AC-TV will teHvise the American League opener between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators in the nation's capital Monday afternoon. The telecast will start at 2:45 p.

with a pre-game warmup broadcast by Jerome (Dizzy) Dean, former SI. Louis Cardinal pitcher. The game will start at 3 p. m. It will be the first major league opener televised by WJAC-TV.

The game between defending world champions and the Senators will be the only game scheduled for the American League that day. The Milwaukee Braves open at Cincinnati the same day In the only National League contest. All 16 clubs swing Into action Tuesday. spring, copping the third leg on the der NCA regulation. Their inter- award, sectional competition reaches The lettermen returning include every part of the country.

Charles Mitchell, Ed Houser, Bob; Under such a system, he rea- three daughters by his first mar-'Rengh, Tom Rainey, John Shuster soned, the traditional Oklahoma- riage to Iva Miller, and three of and Eugene Loder. football attrac- his four sons by his second mar- Mitchell was second in the coun- tion of the not go riage to Frieda Kirkpairick were ty in the 100-yd. dash, third in the on here for the rites. district in the discus, and second; Big Ten-Notre Dame rivalries A funeral mass is scheduled a both the county and district! wou i have to stop. April 13 in Shawnee anH ttiere meet in the broad jump The Pacific Coast-Big Ten Rose memorial to Thorpe is' being' Houser and Loder tied for sec-' Bowl tieup would be dealt a death erected.

ond place in the pole vbiilt in the blow. They wouldn't be the same county. Loder took third in the dis- 1 league. trict event. Virtually entire non-conference Rainey finished third locally in: schedules would have to be revised the 220 and was on the- winning to prevent the simon pures from 880-yard relay team.

John Shunter; competing against playo's recruit- won the county's 440-yard race. and paid for their athletic OTHER ROSPECTS prowess. Other prospects include by event: REVISE POLICY 100-yard dash Junior Joe Hall, 1 For these reasons, Dr. Cross Freshman Mike Yaworski and Sen- said he would lead a movement p.m. i or Ed among college presirteivs al a Chi- 220 Hall, Junior Jim Shuster ago meeting April 26 to persuade and Sophomore Jim Partee.

the NCA to revise its policy 440 Juniors Ron Patrick and allow some subsidizati' Jim McCahran and Sophomore Jim; what about the possibility of Walsh. other accrediting groups, confer- 880 Senior Louis Brezansky ences or the National Collegiate and Juniors McCahrah and Steve Athletic Association coming around Lenesky. to the view of the Mile Senior Ed and powerful of all agen- Junior Melvin Brendlinger. cies? p.m. Greatest Fights of 880-yd.

relay Patrick, Walsh, 0 a chance. Dr. Cross replied. Century; Murphy vs Maxim Rainey anc Bob Goodlin. "We must sink or swim with the p.m!"—"sports Editor with; High jump Shuster.

Junior North Central Association," he Ray Scott George Dubil, and Freshman Wil- went on. "It is our hope they wiMf p.m. Sports with Ted Rein- oo1ic(io nit.irlo nar Ham Fratrick. adopt a more realistic I'tutuae. Percy Bassett vs, shotput Juniors Grant Me-' if aid isn't allowed, he prerti-ted Spot with Mel Laughlin and Sam Lattosa and the inevitable end of Allen Sophomore Steve Ference.

sports relationships as we know Javelin Juniors Jay Sanner them know, and Buck Rodgers, Senior Dan 1 New Yorl: Life vs Machine Shop FRIDAY Scholastic Track Armagh at Elders Ridge, 1:30 p.m League Indiana at St. Marys SATURDAY Scholastic Rasrhall Homer City at Klski, 2:30 p.m. WHAT'S ON TV? Tuesday a.m. (Thursday) Sports Show Final with Nick Perry Thursday WFBG-6iSO p.m. Sports with Ted Rein- Machak and Sophomore Eugenr i i hart 7:30 p.m.

Time Out Bob Fatllla. Prince discusses baseball p.m. Madison Square Garden Events 12:30 a.m. Sports Show Final with onza Discus Jim Coursan a senior II I A Broad Jump Feience. I I 0 Vault Lettermen Ed Hous I III and Eugene Loder mentioned 6:25 p.m.

Sporti Editor with a bove Hurdles Senior BUI Bolgar, Over Smith hart Junior Joe Hall and Sophomore. BROOKLYN call the p.m. Sports with Ted Rein-, by'iVarris'rir'eth 01 1 Fi5hinf Jim Partee. Eastern Parkway Arena the p.m. This Week in Sports' After the Elders Ridge meet, of upse anc Gene Smith knows tlft SP rtS Coach Madill expects his team to hy today compete in the West Central Coach Tr hard hitting little feather- es Association meet April 18, a weight contender from Show Hnal Mck Peuy record as predicting taat he will within a year or two assume the "Mr.

Shortstop" mantle relin- Eight PlayCTS quished by Marty Mar.ori. He has the height of Marion, 6 feet and his 190-odd pounds assure they optioned and rele 8t(1 heade go, contributed a three-tun home Rain washed out half of yester- 1 run in th'e third-inning uprising. off game here tomorrow evening. 1 day exhibition schedule but in the In othe games the St. Louis That means top whistletooting for two interleague meetings the Cardinals downed Ft.

Worth of the Car i invitation Tournament, beat- sometime the affiar. The two arbiters also National Leaguers won. The New, exas League, 7-, and the New NEW ORLEANS The Pitts- were in charge of the special play- York Giants walloped Cleveland, or Yankees whipped their Bir- a TENNIS MONTE Bart- dual meet at Richland came nto he skating of San Angelo, teamed'April 21; Pine Township rink i ast gn i as a 2 lo 1 favorite Belgium's Philippe Washer to; al, April 24; Pitt Junior Meet, May to re ea his victory ov'c. Denver's win the doubles title in the Monte'1, and at Westmont in a anal meet corky Gonzales, Ivgh runkf before County Meet 126-pounder ity had (knocked out Corky witn one ud a tty of Los Angeles which is scheduled for May 9. of France Of course the District fi affair is hand blast in WashinsUt.u some 14 durability, Nominating the Wichita, Jean Noel Grinda OT4 burgh Pirates, minus eight players off game at Brookville lasl week.

15-3, at Alexandria, La and the rmngham, farm nub of the in the £ina 6 4 3 6i 6 a week later (April and H1AA mont hs ago. He hud a 34 1 rcn-unl ct T.niiic A MIAMI, Vincent of meet closes out the season April 23. jt 34 kayos and three straight for Georgia today to take on the Atlanta Crackers of the- Southern BASEBALL GREENVILLE, Miss. Hot Chicago Cubs edged the St. Louis Southern Association, (i-2.

Browns, 3-2. at Ardmore Okla. The Giants pounded Bob Lemon 18 product for shortstop imi'i-lahly at Association in a night exhibition. Springs was voted out of the ColtoiV for all 15 runs and 16 of their this stage might seem iisky, be- A scheduled game wuh the New Suues League because of its re-' cause it far from certain that Pehcans wat rained out tusal to release two Negro players he will see any great amount of last night. service at lhat position m.his first IQ season.

After all, the Giants have Fim BasPmaM A un a (ch a shortstop named Al- er Ed Wolltl ln Snnny Sener- .10.20. won Outfielders Bi.u.dy Davis Jamaica. vin Dark who was good enough play on two pennant winners. RACING NF.W YORK Game Chance the feature race at and Gajl Hl BOWIE, ($9.20) hits before Manager Al lifted him with two out in the seventh inning. Green Township Cage Fete Planned COMMODORE Green Township But it really isn't risky.

Sooner Pitchers Bob Garber and George was the winner of the Leonard- or probably Dries were returned to the Rues' losvn Purse at Bowie. Manager Leo Durocher will be class AA Southern Association BOXING forced to turn the big job over arm ut) here for furtner season- MIAMI. Harrison, tll6 Brecheen, Duane Pillette and at a banquet in the Methodic Satchel Paige, but two of them Church. The tele is slated to ge. were homers- by Dee Fondy and at 5:31) p.

Gene Hermanski. EXPLORED The Chicago White Sox exploded for seven runs in the third inning is pHyers, Out- CHICAGO Hilly Wagner, iaj, s-j, ai -eball team tonight throws JNixon win oe a reuei onu-mayer and Greenfield. Pa, outpomted Bob! Allie Clark homered twice for aena developed lhat Newspm. the Eisenhower, who begged in the in-fighting. aul Smith were Singleton, 136 South Bend, 1 Philadelphia while Tommy Byrne, at clock at naiom i much-traveled pitching veteran, is'off because he'll be on a golfing.

The slim crowd of around l.OOfT LITTLE SPORT to Spencer and install Dark at u) a pm-rier Dick Manville was 1H2' Los Angeles, outpointed Jim- against Carl Scheib and went on second, for such fielding genius as released outright. my Bivins. 192. Cleveland, 10 I to whip the Philadelphia Athletics. this rookie appears lo possess can Two New Orleans pHyers, Out- "CHICAGO Billy Wagner, 133, 9-3, at Memphis.

be fully unly at shortstop, fielder Felipe It cannot be semiwaMi-d indefi- ist Baseman Paul nitely at third base or anywhere bought by the Pirates. 3 who pitched all the way for Chica-ihome. else. In other wotds, this fellow can go and get them. If he has made error til he prob- didn't chance to see it.

All we have seen him do at second and third is make an unbroken string of stops and throws on every kind of ball there is. His throwing arm is about as freat ever saw. amount that Spencer will bit against big league pitching remains, of course, to be seen. All South Bend Plans Baseball Meeting There will be a meeting for all those interested in playing for Miami led the way into the second! 'victories this year. round of the Miami Invitation! EXHIBITION BASKETBALL i But Gonzales hung to Gene's Tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 victory College All Stars 74 Harlem Globe- potpn right hand in the first part over Nelson Case of Miami.

i trotters 72 of the fight like a grasping his first baseball bat and rallied in the second half to squeeze out a split decision. It was the IStla. triumph for an underdog in 47 main events at the little cl.ib. i Although Referee Al Bm-1 warned Gonzales four times to stop hold- WASHINGTON Vice Presi- flub his assignment, Nixon ob- ing, he voted for the dent Nixon nairl today he's going served: Westerner, 6-3-1. Judge Stew- to open the major league season "If Buck Newsom can still throw art scored for Gonzales 6-4.

Judge with a blooper pitch. at the age of 43, I ought to be able Gus Galli had Smith ahead, 6-4. I -You know the vice president to do some pitching al The AP scoreeard ap.ieed with i- said "the kind lhat Buck Newsom without a lot of practice Galli, giving the Smith Nixon will be a relief pitcher for credit for his solid, short punches Nixon Gets Another Crack At TV, To Sub For Ike By a bit of a hero to Nixon. "I've vacation in Georgia at the time. 1 for the televised fight booed Cor- Deen watching him foi The opener will be televised over; ky's tugging tactics in the first Nixon said national network for the first half of the bout but cheered the When Nixon winds up to make time in history.

majority decision, his right-handed pitch next Monday at the game between the Now, is for that first pitch: "Well, I guess you'd have to call and the New jit a blooper," Nixon said, "the York Yankees, he'll be the young- kind you just throw up there and est than a hope it doesn't get hit out of Ihe to open big league season. Pres-l park. I think I'll use an under- idents normally do it, but 12 times substitutes, usually vice presidents, have been sent in. Scoffing at the thought he might hand delivery like Sid Hudson, from way down here." Down here was somewhere around the vice president's knees. Smith, who weighed 128 to his foe's 130V4, showed the reason for Gorky's respect in the ninth round.

He staggered Gonzales with a right to the jaw and later in the round shook him with a right to the temple. But Gonzales cam back fighting, held the edge at thi bell and went on to win the 10th round..