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SCHOOL DISPLAYSDRIVING SPEED-FOR WINArley Andrews Surrounded ByIndians Who Lead EntireRoute For 60-48 Win.BY BOB NESBIT,Sports Editor the Tribune.INDIANAPOLIS, March 20.—Tiny Milan wrecked another Hoosier hardwood dynasty of 54 here this afternoonwith a 60 to 48 victory over a Gerstmeyer quintet that gotbehind early in the battle and never was able to catch up.Milan, a school with only 162 pupils and hailing fromnear Cincinnati, displayed the same driving speed, sharpball handling and clever shooting ability against Tech thatit used with success in whipping Indianapolis Attucks lastSaturday at the semifinals.Carl FurilloHas Good DayIt was a crushing blow for aI band of Black Cats who went into the fray with high hopes of adding two more notches on thir gilt-edged 31-2 victory record this season and giving Terre Haute its first state champion.Cracks Homer and 3Doubles As DodgersWin 11th Straight.Go Down Fighting.MIAMI, March 20.—W—Carl Furillo, the defending NationalWhile the Tech snipers haveplayed better basektball in most of their games this season than they were able to display this afternoon, they still have the consolation of going down fighting against a mighty fine basketball machine.This Milan club is no slouchLeague batting champion, cracked a homer and three doubles for aperfect day as the Dodgers scoredtheir 11th straight exhibition victory by defeating the New York Yankees, 8-5, before 6.730 fanstoday.It was the seventh straight lossfor the world champions.Gil Hodges also added a homer to the Dodgers’ 12 hit attack on Yankee pitchers Jim McDonald, Steve Kraly and rookie A1 Ci-cotte.The Dodgers’ Russ Meyer was touched off for two runs in the first. Veteran Preacher Roe was hit for a total of three runs inthe sixth and seventh before going out with one out and thebases loaded in the eighth.and only its lack of heighth kept the Indians fro mbeing rated a pre-game favorite to conquer Muncie’s Bearcats in the night struggle.Tech was never ahead after holding a 4-0 lead at the start of the fray. Milan ruled the quarter stops by margins of 21-12, 29-23 and 39-34.In the final analysis, it might be said that the Indians won by putting a chair, around Arley Andrews. The Black Cats’ southpaw' star found himself surroundedRoebuck Relieved.Rookie right-handed pitcher Ed Roebuck relieved Roe and threw a called third strike past Andy Carey and made Willie Miranda miss a cross-fire third strike toby a flock of enemy arms on all sides as his mates were? unable to work the ball to him through the Indians’ zone defense.Arley made his first goal in the second quarter and did not break the ice again until less than six minutes of action remained in the finalpreserve the Dodgers’ advantage. Roebuck also got the Yankees outeasily in the ninth as the Dodgers made it three in a row this springover their October nemeses.Singles by Gil McDougald, Irv Noren and Gene Woodling sandwiched around a sacrifice fly by Yogi Berra produced the Yankees’ two runs in the first off Meyer, who allowed only one more single through the fifthThe Yankees collectedepisode.Milan’s chain around Arley was so good that he was unable toget away a single shot in the third period and to Tech fans urho have followed him through three brilliant years at the Black Cat institution, this is almost unbelievable.An unhappy Arley finished the fray with nine points, produced on his two fielders and five foultosses.Leading Cats.inning.13 hits in all.Roe was bolted solidly by the Yankees in the sixth when Berra doubled, Woodling singled and Bob Cerv crashed a two-run triple. The veteran left-hander was touched for another run in the seventh on singles by Carey,Noren and Berra. Singles by Cerv, Jim Brideweser and pinch-hitter Mickey Mantle loaded thebases on Roe in the eighth.The Dodgers were held scoreless by McDonald for three innings before Furillo’s second dou-Uncle Harold Andrews and Bill Bolk were the Black Cats leading performers in point row', each with a dozen points.Bolk had an unusual day with the Refs. He went through two periods without picking up apersonal, drew four big ones in the third and fouled out midway in the last chapter. His loss didn’t hurt too much as the Cats were trailing by 10 points and showing no signs of a renaissance when he departed.Final shooting averages showed Milan hitting 47 per cent—20 field successes in 43 attempts. Gerstmeyer hit 18 out of 60 foronly 30 per cent.Although Tech hit two bucketsble produced two runs and he .. . ... . , „ , _ AI „ as tne battle got underway, thescored on Al Walkers single foriT_JI ____ • , , .the third run in the fourth. A walk, an error and Hodges’ three-run homer preceded Furillo’s wasted third double in the fifth.A single by George Shuba and Furillo’s homer, a line shot over the left-field wall, ended the Dodger scoring in the seventh.Don Hoak, brilliant Dodger rookie third baseman, was hit on the left wrist by a drive off pinch-hitter Mickey Mantle’s bat in the eighth inning and had to leave the game. It was not believed that Hoak was seriously hurt hut X-Rays were taken as a precautionary measure. Line score:Indians came right back strong and held a 11-6 nod with 3:52 to go showing on the clock. The score at this moment showed the kind of luck the Black Cats were having. They had missed sixstraight shots and the Indians had popped four in a row through the nets. Naturally a Tech time out to talk it over was in order and that’s just what Coach Sharpedid.New York lt;A) ... 200 002 100—5 13 1 Brooklyn (N ... 000 330 20*—fl 12 2Batteries—McDonald, Kraly Ci-cotte lt;8 and Berra; Meyer, HoeIt didn’t help much as Milan built up a 17-8 advantage before goals by Harold Andrew's and John Brewer, who had relieved Jerry Sturm after the big center drewr his third foul in the period, scored from the field.Milan’s nine-point advantage atpf^herk MeyerandiJSSlrke^itch^-Mnr? | Continued On Page 50, Column 4.Donald Home run*—Rrooklvn Hodges
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