Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1933 — Page 2

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January 28,1933

FOX-CODFREY SCRAP HERE IN NATIONAL SPOTUCHf

NO FOOLIN’ GANG, HE’S HERE

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J. T. V. Hill Jr. Witherspoon Chap. Jr Simpson A. M. E. Bethel M. E. Caldwell Chapel Rex Laundry Jr.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HERE SUNDAY

Folks, he’s here this time — no foolin’. And the city is all as;og over the outcome of two of the ranking world’s heavyweights. In his training sessions here at the Victory gym, Godfrey asked no favors. First come, first served. And how he did serve. Godfrey journeyed to Terre Haute Monday night to see Fox in action

KU) SLAUGHTER BATTLES JONES'

Sammy (Kid) Slaughter. Terre Haute, protege of Bud Taylor, will get his much looked for crack at [ Gorilla Jones, Monday night at Cleveland. O. The bout has been sanctioned by the N. B. R. as a na- {

tional titular affair.

On the same card, Ben Jeby, New [ York, will meet Jaul Pironne, of t Cleveland, both middleweigata. ■, Jeby is recognized in New York *

and true to form, the state champ

got his man in the fourth by T. K. state as the national champion by O. When asked what he thought oi virtue of his recent win over Frank Fox, Godfrey stx.te, “He’s a mighty Battaglia, Canadian scrapper, good boy. a teriffic puncher with I t , 1 . S |' iU , 8 ' ht 1 ei> ^ ra5 defeated Pironne

either hand.”'He refused to furth-! * ' ( e y ka y o -

ei as to who would win other than c p tIc s are voicing the “we’ll both bo fighting and the j _^‘ ni( u . 1 lat Slaughter w»ll be in best man will win.” ! Poasessaou of the national crown

Brightwood A. C.’s Down WhUe Team

after the fight, in addition to his

Hoosier middleweight belt. Bloomington A. C.’s 26; Nohlesvil/e 24

NEW WINCHESTER, Ind., January 27.—(Special)—The Bright- F. Woods, f wood A. C.’s showed the local white Thomas, f teams what basketball w?s all Herndon, c _ about here Saturday night, taking C. Woods, g

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the game by a 29 to 21 count. At times the home team was completely bewildered, so effictive was ^pach Warmack’s coaching.

jumping by “Stretch” Herndon kept the ball in the visitors’ possession three fourths of the time. Lineup and summary:

Oldham, g _ T. Woods, g Porter, f __ Totals

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3 6 4 Ifi 0 0 0 29

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Januarv

27.—Especial)—The jinx is gone, says ‘ Fats” Knight, coach of the

local A. C. basketball teum five straight reverses this

Additional Sports j Page Eight Johnson Establishes Berlin School

PARIS.—Jack Johnson, former world’s heavyweight champion called t me out in his ” ~*-k to establish a boxing school in Berlin to journey here and give an exhibition with two outstanding European heavyweights. The 55-year-old former champion, relying on ring craft and strength actually outboxed both Maurice Griselle, French champion and Ernest Guehring of Germany. A tremendous ovation was most pleasing to Johnson. Moorehcad, J. Farrell, McDonald and Sharon Lynn, arc in the supporting cast.

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AT THE GEM Mike Doody, popular manager of the Gem, downtown theatre, says don’t forget that every Friday i s Amateur night and that EVERY night is GIFT NIGHT at the Gem.

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‘THE BIG BROADCAST”

Ail of you who failed to see all the big radio fans in “‘The Big Broadcast,” in its initial appearance. have one more chance. It’s coming back again but you’ll have to watch The Recorder for the date and place. Next week’s issue will

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG

sen«,nn 1 Til * ‘Rink- of the Trumpet”, Louis Armstrong, will display his tell vou all about it. the locals 1 ♦! ««aon,; Tares heiV before dance and music lovers Sunday at TomlinJOn hall.' auintet at . t10 * oblesv ille! Armstrong js coming here direct from London with his New Rhythm °4 last FYidi 0 ™° r >' here 26 to hand and Spake Hips dancers by special arrangements. Sea Ferguson ~ For games with | i5 l P™!! 1 ? 10 !! 1 J^s arranged a broadcast from the Trianon Sunday night

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AT THE WALKER

George Ralf, Nancy Carroll, Roscoe Kurns, Lew Cody and Gregory,

write lt inii B l?P niin=:ton ’ 11 7:15 to 7: R ,sf before the d&nce at Tomlinson hall. Persons with Ratoff play leading” roles* in “UNstreet * g^v-1 advance ticket\ .viUlLkc.permitted see the broadcast ' P * g 3 m UN

Both Hill Teams Lead; Tourney Near

” Bloomington 4 ! Duerson, f _ 2 ! Henson, f _ 21 1 Lewis, c ___ ! Chandler, c _ | Cook, g [ Miller, g ___ \ I Knight, g __

Lineups and Summary

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(LEE JOHNSON) With approach of City basketball tournament we find two Eastside teams in lead in two divisions for the Y. net leagues. J. T. V. Hill, Senior and Junior teams have won eight and lost one, and 10 and lost none respectively. In the Tuesday league the O. Martin team is in a three way tie with Rex Laundry and Simpson Ciothiers having won five games and lost four. Martin started their winning streak by dropping the Brightwood A. C. 31 to 24. Rex Laundry won from the Simpson Clothiers to wind up play in the Industrial League. Wednesday night the Hill juniors Increased their lead at the expense of Bethel A. M. E. 24 to 18. Rex laundry juniors won from Caldwell Chapel Jrs. 12 to 10 in an exciting game. Simpson M. E. won from Witherspoon Chapel 12 to 5. Ray Ccston and Ed High broke into the offensive column for the “Spoonerst” while Buell starred for Simpson. Witherspoon has a percentage

of five hundred having won half of their games and lost as many. Thursday night Second Christian won from Allen Chapel 35 to 14. Reeves and Dunn starred for Allen w hile B. Payne, Southern, and Johnson starred for Chirstian. Holy Trinity a local basketball team of White boys, camp over and won a onesided game from the Caldwell Seniors 38 to 12 in an exhibition game. The City basketball tournament will be sponsored by the Physical Department, March the 2nd, 3rd und 4th. League Standings: Industrial League W L Pet. J. T. V. Hill 8 ] 888 O. Martin Coal Co. fi \ 585 Rex Laundry _ f, 4 555 Simpson Clolhiers 5 4 555 Brightwood A. C. 4 5 444 Church League W L Pet. Witherspoon Chapel _ 1 0 inoo Caldwell Chapel 1 0 1000 Second Christian 1 1 500 Allen Chapel ... __ 0 2 000 Sunday School W L Pet.

Noblesville — Dunville, f Blassengame, f Floyd, c Tompkins, g __ B. Hampton, g Hampson. g __

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CENTRAL OF LOUISVILLE AND ELLECTSVILLE DOWN TIGER TEAM

DER-COVJER MAN” drama,. “UN'.

3 Mosby Shows Brilliancy As Teammates Drop Two Week-end Tilts

I BULLETIN] The Tigers will meet the Strong Real Silk Night Hawk in a return game Friday night in the gym at 8:00 Jan. 27 and will go to Plainfield to plcy the Indiana Boys school Sat.

DER-COVER MAN” is booked for, the Walker theatre for four dav?, j i commencing Sunday, January 29th J Raft, sensational young star of “Madam Racketeer”, “Scarface”. ! and “Night After Night”, has the ! most important role. He is « figure ‘ I' mn the upper crust of the underI v -'orld. When Miss Carroll, whose brother, a bond runner on Wall S-reet. has been killed by the same

Avenue Gym : I* ;an -" he sets out to accompii?h~his

Will Be Closed

STATE CHAMP IS ON EDGE FOR ‘BIGSHCW 1 WITH GODFREY

noteher run for cover and within the past few months such fighters as Ernie Schaff, Max Baer, Stanley Poreda and Tuffy Griffiths hive refused fancy guarantees to do? the gloves with the 270 pound P'ailadelphian. s Chuck Praises Godfrey ■^!nTPir~Wiggi!yg-,~the~ fffrntmapioHfr, veteran, paid Godfrey the conrf ment recently that he was the fighter he had ever faced in ring, and Chuck has fought 01 tile oest.

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Referees:

Tindolph Cook, Ind. State Nov-

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Friday night a tram or rlay'-rs

NET TOURNEY

Blue Grass S a'/” jour-.

neyed U> the Capital of I adiatia. j the “Basketball State” to take the ] scalp of (lie Green and Gold Tiger. It was a dramatic finale tb it' gave j

Central of Louisville its bear The Stale Amateur Basketball string victory in the las* two I

tournament will bn sponsored again 1 minutes of play by a narrow three-

by the Physical Dept, of the Y. M. point margin 86 to 88. C. A., March 10th and Tlth. Man- The lord alternated trequei.Gy ,1: agers of all Basketball teams In each interval of time out or quarter the State are requested to wrke j with neither team out in front be-

Hopson Zeigler, Physical Dhector of the Y. M. C. A., 450 N. Senate

Ave. at once for information.

The City tournament will ne held March 2, 3, and 4. Managers for lo cal teams will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 p. m. at the Y. M. C. A.

Last Thursday's boxing program spelled finis for the Avenue gym activities. According to reliable information the gym will be closed. The show was a fitting climax to the cauliflower render

vous.

RESULTS

Bobby Millsap beat Gcbby Lee (3);.Jimmy Frances beat Yrpp (3); Jimmy Frances beat Lee Jones (3); Indiana Wonder best Memphis Red (K.O.1).

Fur Flics

The Y m - AO

1ST” a comedy of unusual merits, ' n Betty Boop Cartoon and New

the latest

r /-.‘L s ~ 1 Godfrey and his manage^ Deroy Gibson to Fight Oppo- Daugherty, the “Baron of

ville,” have both been in : since last Saturday and the) workout taken by Godfroyj j Victory gym. Prospect ait

Tiger Jack Fox of Terre Haute. I sti'eets, Wednesday qfternM

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I Fields will be seen in “THE DENT Bid.ana state and national colored witnessed

heavyweight boxing cfrontpion and ever to pack the gym fo’ George Godfrey, the “Black Men- nig session, according ti

Reel shown the latest current a ^ e trom Philadelphia, and one of Smith, manager of the gj events. ; outstanding heavyweights of Godfrey and Fox will Helen Haves amt rnrv rwr^r! a11 times ’ who holds the belt em- there Sunday afternoon, cie starred in “A FA RE WEI T to j blematic of the world’s colored A strong supporting ca; ARMS”, screen edition of the novel h eav - v wmght champion, will do bat- ing arranged. In the ten-roi by Krnest HemliMfiSr whW both ,, " e » s ' 8k ‘' 31 tlu ’ Rosv " <idl E ' Jker l been booked for the'latest three ^ atlona , 1 Guard armory, 711 North son middleweight flash, wi ‘•ays. commencing* Thursday, Fed)- ^ ° f CinCinn! niury 2nd. Adolph Menjou heads aanuaiy 41. j i^roy Gibson, recognized the supporting cast. Frank Borza^e This bout > vvlr( h promoters have , t :t standing leather weight directed the production. ° | hhen seeking for several months, state, will appear in a si| rpu_ , p ,, , Tr was finally closed by Promoter bout. Four prospei live opp. . . 11 ’ ", u , 1 G) B°ws the Hem-1 ji n -, n , v McLemore and will headline have turned down offers tq l !° ve i < . ,1 . 0 f e /’ ls the ,!tory . -V strong all-star card totaling for- him — .Scotty Scotten. Wildeffff V 10 "'T affair between an Amer- (v r 3, Jn( j s 0 f mitt action. ter Young Leach and Harry icait, a lieutenant in the Paiinn ' 9

aniimlanco corps during the war, . , aud an English nurse. t n!R ' OM > y- (

Under the pressure that the war bc(>n h ^ do u art or in

aerre Haute and to date

Fox halls originallv from Wash- nian — a,l d the promoter is^

but for the past lew trying to close with a strong 01

up on all of the opposition

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HELEN HAYES Ci ARY COOPER

'CRNEST HEMINGWAY’S WORLD FAMOUS STORY... AS YOU READ IT IN THE BOOK ... SO YOU WILL SEE IT ON THE SCREEN.

». A PRANK BORZACe PRODUCTION NO RAISE IN PRICE 11:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. 15c After 6:00 A. M. 20c

build up a lave that /Swe^p? all

Their affair flottri is vvounded and

si.p claimed a foul and was allowed ‘ 1 yarded as one of the deadliest wal- ^ n'.uned.

. :1t state foe for tho scrapping J tef j has , rr 525

In another six rounder Ti.

I i the m«i„ K» betv..(.rn Mllli-W' b “ iIt ' ll i> around them, I!.,- two mor *^]

;.1»1 lieo tile Souse was thrown Into; /’y 1 a " ll.tt has hnen jihn-p.l before’htm in elewr white XSS-ponm '“Sitit. i non anair flo..:tshes ,, rmni v.n*th rtekotn now located

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uu- uproar.

At conclusions of

the fipo Mill-! v ’ h( ' n wounded and sent !f il h t C K e T" ‘ . back to a linunifai ir. n.v.«»u -c-sing a lethal punt i. lie

his Hoosier fistic engagements I\>.

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from North Dakota, now located t Indianapolis, will meet a foe yet t

The Phyllis Wheatley Center of Ft. Wayne, Ind. will send its Volleyball team here to meet the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. team Feb. 4th in the local Y. W. gym. The, Y. W. C. A. team defeated Center team in FT. Wayne recently The noon recreation hour is one of the daily features in the Physi-, cal Dept. Many men and women avail themselves of the facilities while on their lunch hour. Ping Pong, Ring O let, Philograms, and many other games are on the daily program from 12:00 to 2 p. m. A new gym class will be formed Saturday for the Orphans Home

girls.

Swimming lessons can be arranged by appointment. Thu Open House program drew a large attendance. The Attacks girls played f volleyball. The seniors won from the freshman girls. The Blue basketball team defeated the White basketball team in an exhibition game. Olivia Mitchell and Alma Porter starred for their team, while Ruby Rainey and Minnie Talbott

starred for the Whites.

Mrs. Anna Porter Johnson and a i group of girls gave exhibitions in

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JIMMIE HILL’S INDIANA Sun., Mom. Tues., Wei., Jam 29, 30, 31, Feb. 1 - Marie Dressier, Polly Morgan, Anita Page and Norman Foster ‘ PROSPERITY ’ Added Attraction COMEDY — NEWS REEL Thurs., Fri„ and Sat.,

Feb. 2, 3, 4. LEW AYRES iu

‘ Okay America ’ His Greatest. Role since “All Quiet on the Western Fronl.” Added Attraction •DISCARDED LOVERS’ Natalie Moo re head, J. Farrell McDonald and others.

He is also a crafty ring general, re- Parky Gardner, locai white knock-*

corner advised his boy to leave the; ^ /neb-ihl^ \Tonm).' 1 n th,> ceivin S his early training from the out artist, in action against Ralph Gag when lie thought Millsap was j W!tl . hrntIlov * . A. 0,d m ister. Harry Wills. He ha - — v 9ftn

leu ue •cuuur.ui. m •»«<-,/ —h er’s war hrntli pr “• **•*«•». nai iv »>• tus. ne uas Hancock. El wood 200 pounder, also f n s. mg ten long. The boy refused. I v , 0 ‘ man who has ’ made his fripn i ' been fish,inR sovou > r;!rs - white, and Andy White and Pat JwSd PugS^iwU: opener'*' ^^

sump.ion of hostilities ^ hlch ^^jan-chaaing cbmpariuion he onpp- W n.« fought all who would take him on

Reserved seats are now on-sate

; Lee on. the cam as several timeo r ^[ use8 { 0 p ass i e tf ers K hp hn* and has never been knocked off at Clark and Sons Claypool diu* T*min(l« Leo I ... . c sut IlilB . , , .1.1 , Illinotu aoH nsninfTtnr,

; .b ring remaining three rounds. Lee | Vv r5ttpn when he ^

his feet, the only kayo credited store, Illinois and Washington

proved himself to tough, rugged.- ivoopnr. ignorant of the f..«V against him being a technical do* streets. .... rbap tho’ he was badly beaten. I the more important one that cislon given Jack Renault, the first The promoter wishes it to bn Although some of the ‘ fairer fo bear a ^ , fi one ’ J ,hat sh ® white fighter Godfrey had ever made perfectly clear that there will x” fans maintained Kid Edwards , fl . nnau - v deserts f , , , k in ,^2:5. when George be no segregation and asks that

had a rabbit foot in his pockets, | the Kid maintains he has “winning'

a ays.”

WHERE YOU’LL FIND AMUSEMENT

DEN TAYLOR IS TO PLAY HERE

making liis first trip north, was tim- all colored patrons make reseilaid and refused to fight. Since then, tions to witness this important box*

however, he has made many a top- ing show.

Jim Taylor, manager of the A B. C.’s, let it be known that Ben Taylor, an old A. B C. favorite, will return to Indianapolis this year. Brother Ben has been in the east, playing first for Washingtom Baltimore and Atlantic City. If it is possible to get him, Jim says he

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AT THE INDIANA

Those “caught, short” gals — Marie Dressier and Polly Moran were elected on a platform of laughs in “Prosperity,” to show at the Indiana, four days starting

Sunday, February 29. Hill says this j will do so , ph ture is a WOW! Anita Page, 1 jj en nee( ] s Tl0 introduction Norman Foster arid Sam Word arc| A B c fans Manager Taylor ir. 1 in the cast. Added attraction ofi no wav will let Joe Scott go but | ! comedy and news reel is in the of-; with B en an[ j Scott he has un 0 ,, t ., f( ring. 1 fielder and firstbaseman. Jimmie l<\u- three days, starting Thurs Busby, infielder from Battle Creek

day, our good friend Lew Avres in “Okay America,” a Universal piclure, is sure to pack them in. Here is the picture you have been waiting for. Press critics acclaim Lew Ayres is even greater in “Okay America,” than he was in “All Quiet on the Western Front.” “Discarded Lovers,” featuring Natalie

and Tom Parker of the 1931 A. B. C. pitching staff; Roy Williams. Latimore and Griffin are some of the new men who wnl have tryouts

with the A. B. C.’s.

Manager Taylor has booked ex hjbition games at Fort Wayne In diana and Dayton, O., Centnl

league clubs.

I THE TRIANON WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY JAN. 29 1 TOMLINSON HALL DANCE Sunday, January 29 Louis Armstrong WITH HIS Rhythm Band and Snake Hips Dancers DIRECT FROM LONDON

9:0C P. M. TO 2:00 A. M.

SEA H. FERGUSON, PROMOTOR

GEORGE GODFREY who fights Tiger Jack Fox here Tuesday night, will be introduced to the audience .Shnday night.