Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 271, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1930 — Page 11

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Boston Has Won Eight Early Tilts J McKechnie Whips Castoffs, Misfits Into HardFighting Team. BY GEORGE KIRK SKY United Prrnn StafT Correspondent NEW YORK. March 24.—'The first surprise of the 1930 baseball season is furnished by the lowly Boston Braves. Regarded as the weakest of major league teams, the Braves today boasted of the best record of any of the sixteen clubs against major league opposition. The Braves have won eight out of eleven games, including five victories over the New York Yankees in eight games and one victory each over the Phildelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Robins. The Braves and Yankees have one more game to play. Built From Misfits Bill McKechnie. new leader of the B- ves, carried south a strange collection of misfits and castoffs which he has whipped into a hardfighting aggregation. It will be remembered that the Braves started strong last spring, leading the National League for a week or so, but finally collapsed and finished in the cellar. Four newcomers are making their appearance in the Braves lineup which follows: Nrnn, first hasr: Richbourir, rijbt field; Clark, center field; B. Moore, third base; Berber, left Held; Maranville, shortstop: Kbiel, second base. Spohrer and Cronin, catchers. Bob Smith. Cantwell, Cooney, Brandt, Jones. Seibold and Cuningham. pitchers. Neun. Moore, Berger and Rhiel are making their debuts with the Braves. Neun, who formerly was with the Detroit Tigers, promises to beat George Sisler out of the first base job. Two Rookie Sensations Moore and Berger, however, are the two sensations in the Braves’ lineup. Moore, who led the Texas League in batting last season, came to the Braves as an outfielder, but has been made over into a t rd baseman. His hitting has been nothing short of spectacular. Berger, the big Los Angeles outfielder, has rounded out the Braves outfield. Rhiel was bought last week from Brooklyn. The only three other major league clubs which have won more games than they have lost in inter-league opposition are the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Robins. Records of all clubs in the forty inter-league games played to date follow: w. c.| w. i. Brave. * 3 Reds S 3 Robins 4 2 Athletics .... 4 & <*)White So* 4 - Yankees ... 5 7 Tigers ..... 4 ~ (x)Glanls ... 2 4 Cardinals ... # 6 Browns 0 2 Phillies 0 4 <*'White Sot and Giants played a tie.

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Frank Hrach Bombarding the pins for counts of 234. 244 and 231, Frank Hrach (above) Cleveland bowler, forged to the top in the singles standing of the American Bowling Congress at Cleveland. Hrach's total of 709 pins was the third series of 700 or better in the individual event this year. In his home league, the Cleveland pinster maintains an average of 194

Easter Hero Not to Enter r. >/ United Press LONDON, March 24.—J. H. Whitney’s Easter Hero has been scratched from the Grand National at Aintrie next Friday because his recent lameness has returned, the Daily Star said today. It was announced officially this afternoon that Easter Hero had been scratched from all his engagements. The American- owned horse strained a tendon in the running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup two weeks ago. M’EWAN NEW COACH Bu United Press WORCESTER, Mass.. March 24. —First football practice for Holy Crass will be held Wednesday under the newly appointed coach. Captain John J. McEwan, United States Army, retired. McEwan recently resigned from Oregon university. He succeeds Cleon A. O’Donnell, who resigned for ten years.

Victorian Winner in Rich Race 5-Year-Old Sets Record in $108,400 Win at Agua Caiiente. Bu United rtf.** AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, March 24.—0n1y a few stragglers remained today at the track w here an excited crowd of 25,000 persons watched Victorian cross the line to win the first SIOO,OOO Agua Caiiente handicap, world’s richest racing event. Improved airplane service and a special train from Los Angeles carried most of the visitors away late Sunday at the close of the four-teen-event racing program. The rich handicap was the twelfth event and with a field of fourteen starting, the total stake was $124,600. Victorian, 5-year-old son of Whiskbroom 11. set anew track record for the Agua Caiiente course by running the mile and a quarter in 2 minutes 31-5 seconds. His victory was worth $108,400 to the Warm stable, including a $5,000 gift to Jockey George Ellis and a similar sum for Victorian’s trainer, T. J. Taylor. Two lengths behind the winner raced Alexander Pantages, entered by the Carrodlo stable. Donnay, from the Rancocas stable, came in third, and W. C. and E. W. Richert’s My Dandy was fourth. Victorian, winner of the 1928 Preakness, went to the post a favorite jointly with Brown Wisdom. The official prices in the mutuels were: Victorian, win, $6.20: nlace. $6: show, *6. Alexander Pantages. show. $16.80; place. *6.60. Don nay. show. $8.40. 62 TEAMS TO ROLL

Bu United Press CLEVELAND. March 24.—Eleven states will be represented among the sixty-two teams scheduled to take the alleys today in the A. B. C. meet here. Ohio. West Virginia. New York, Pennsylvania. lowa. Minnesota, Michigan. Indiana. New Jersey. Illinois and Georgia bowlers will appear. 1. U. THINLIES ENTER ru Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. March 24. —lndiana university track athletes will compete in the Texas relays, the first outdoor carnival of the season, at the University of Texas, Austin, next Friday, and in the Southern Methodist relays at Dallas on Saturday. Coach E. C. Hayes has not selected a complete squad, but expects to enter his four-mile quartet, composed of Clapham. Leas, Kemp and Brocksmith.

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Butler Track Stars Victors Captain Joe Sivak and Bert Nelson, star members of the Butler university track team, triumphed in their specialties at major relay carnivals Saturday, Sivak covered the mile in 4 minutes 23.7 seconds to capture the Barker Smith memorial run at Cleveland. Nelson competed In the West Virginia relays and established a new meet record of 6 feet 2 inches.

SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS FACE SPORTS DEATH

BY DICK MILLER With statements flying thick and fast that several of the larger high schools of the state who are members of various athletic conferences are contemplating merging into a separate association from the Indiana High School Athletic Association, some four hundred high schools classed as "little schools” were confronted today with the perplexing problem. "What will we do for finances?” These small schools have been accused for some time by larger school athletic authorities of controlling legislation by majority vote which worked hardships on the larger institutions. It is a recognized fact that without the large school aiding the small one, financially, athletics probably will die in the smaller institutions. There was a popular open discussion in the lobby of a hotel in Indianapolis last week, the night before the state tournament opened. Share in Profits One coach said his school scheduled regular season games with nearby community schools and gave them very acceptable financial remuneration and for a long time they came to the sectional tournaments and carried home an equal share practically as the school which staged the meet. "We stood chances to lose money if the attendance fell short-, and in addition the small school escaped the promotional work, and the wear and tear on the gymnasium,” he said. "The patronage, or most of it, comes from the fairs of the large schools.” Another coach said he wondered if it was right for small schools to enter sectional tournaments after failing to have a team all season. It has been charged, he said, that some of the schools organize the team at the last minute, borrow uniforms and compete just to get their pro rata share of the sectional tournament receipts. Check of the I. H. S. A. A. records show that recent efforts were made by the board of control to distribute finances so that the pro rata share would not be so alluring and give the school who staged the tournament a better share. However, without this remuneration from regular season games and tournament play, the small school likely will die athletically, it has

BLOOMINGTON TRIUMPHS University City Prep Matmen Take State Laurels. Rjj United Press BLOOMINGTON, nd., Maroh 24. —Bloomington high school won the annual wrestling tournament held here Friday and Saturday, and Muncie and Bedford came in second and third respectively. Bedford was winner the previous year. Bloomington took four firsts, three seconds and one third. Muncie took three firsts and Bedford one.

been pointed out. Many do not have gymnasiums. They receive no finances from coimtv or state to defray athletic expense and can not pay a high salaried coach. Take North Salem, for instance, its case being a true example. North Salem, without a gym, traveled several miles to Danville to use the gym for practice. They won the sectional tournament there. They came to Indianapolis and played in the regional tournament at Technical high school. Records reveal that their share of the receipts was more than SSOO. May Lessen Interest One of the chief topics discussed was the one touching on the possibility of the interest in basketball dying If the same teams win or are in the limelight all the time. It was pointed out in The Times recently that a check revealed that there had been a Big Five at the state tournament the past ten years. It was regarded as a good happening when eleven different teams came to the tournament in 1930. Can the big schools go along and play a season schedule meeting top notch league competition game after game without the smaller school sandwiched in between for a let down? Will that condition merely Increase the argument that is in existence now, that the boys are burning themselves out with long hard indoor schedules of games. How much interest would there be in a tournament without the dark horses like Salem, Dugger, Sandusky and others. These are the problems that are on the surface for discussion. Probably by the time the thing comes up for a real airing, there will have been enough round table discussions that the problems wifi be met fairly, squarely and without mistake. BRAZIL, CLINTON BREAK By United Press BRAZIL, Ind.. March 24.—Severance of athletic relations between Brazil and Clinton high schools has been announced, effective Immediately. All basketball games between the two schools for next year have been cancelled, as well as the annual Thanksgiving day football game.

Two State Nutters on Honor Five t Quinlan of Jasper, Mylott of Decatur on Catholic All-American. Bu United Press LOYOLA GYM, CHICAGO, 111., March 24.—Emblematic of the national Catholic high school basketball championship, huge silver loving cups reposed in the trophy room of De La Salle high school of Chicago today, for the second time in two years. The De La Salle team, a rangy outfit which specialized in defense, successfully defended its national title Sunday night by defeating Jasper, Ind., 25 to 14. in the final game of Loyola university’s seventh annual tournament. As in other games of the tournament, the De La Salle defense isas too much for its opponents and at no time, did Jasper seem to have a chance. The Chicagoans also put out another good team when they downed Decatur (Ind.) Catholic high school, 20' to 16, in the semi-finals Saturday. Big Ed Krause, 6 feet 4 and weighting 195 pounds, dominated the final play. He scored six field goals. The Jasper team introduced the most colorful player in the tournament, little Oscar Aubin. He is 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighs only a little more than 100 pounds and not yet has acquired his first pair of long pants. That he can play basketball may be seen by the fact that he led his team in scoring against De La Salle by scoring three field goals, .two of them from the center of the floor. TWO HOOSIERS NAMED Bu United Press LOYOLA GYM, CHICAGO, March 24.—The following all-America Catholic high school basketball team was selected by coaches and officials of Loyola university annual tournament: Swartzel, St. Xavier*, IxmisviUe, Ky.. forward. Peters, Spalding high school of Peoria, forward. Quinlan, Jasper, Ind., Center. E. Krause, De la Salle, Chicago, guard. Myiott, Decatur, Ind- guard.

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Leslie Beers THREE bouts top the card of the regular weekly wrestling show at Tomlinson hall tonight. In the main event, Ralph Wilson of Indianapolis and Coach Leslie Beers of Purdue ~dll meet for the best two out of three falls, with a two-hour time limit. Merle Dolby of Columbus. 0.. and Carl Chaney of Bloomington meet in the semi-final for one fall or thirty minutes, and Harold Sims of Indianapolis and Scotty Blake of Anderson, meet, in the opener for one fall or thirty minutes. The show will start at 8:30.

MANUAL IS FAVORITE LAFAYETTE, Ind.. March 24. Manual of Indianapolis, defending champions, and Shortridge of Indianapolis are among the favorites In the annual Indiana high school gymnastic meet to be held at Purdue next Saturday.

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Hall Takes Cue Crown Bv Times Special FRENCH LICK. Ind.. March 24. Winning all seven of his matches. Judge Hall of San Francisco captured the national amateur threecushion billiard championship here Saturday. In his final contest, Hall defeated the defending champion, Max Shimon of Milwaukee, 50 to 37. Shimon, Harper, Fleming and Harris finished in a tie for second with four victories and three losses. SCOUT CHAMPS CROWNED City Boy Scout basketball champions in junior and senior divisions were crowned at Hawthorne Community house Saturday night.. Troop 69 trimmed Troop 58, 15 to 9, to capture the senior title, and Troop 58 shaded Troop 9 in the junior class, 16 to 15.

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