Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1931 — Page 22

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HOPES ARE BRIGHT FOR NEW RECORD IN 500-MILE RACE

Thousands Gather to Honor Knute Rockne

BY JOE WILLIAMS Hr* York-Telcrram Sports Editor SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 3.—This little city by the St, Joseph river, which so often has been the rendezvous for highpitched football glories, today felt the grip of a tragic realization tighten up on it. South Bend's noises were muffled by the shroud of death. The syca-more-fringed campus of old Notre Dame, almost deserted because of the Easter vacation, brooded under the pall of a mournful silence broken only spasmodically by the dirge that pealed from the bells of the Church Os the Sacred Heart. For today Notre Dame and South Bend were stunned with the approach of the hour that would see the mortal remains of Knute K Rockne pass from their view forever, and become interred in the soft loam )f the Indian prairie.

The funeral services for Rockne, who was killed in an airplane crash in Kansas on Tuesday, have been set for 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Thousands already are gathering here' from all parts of the country to pay their last respects to the greatest of all football coaches, and a prince among sportsmen. But the Church of the Sacred Heart, close by the field on which Rockne developed his super teams, will accommodate less than 1,000 persons. No requiem mass will be said for Rockne. Because of holy week, that will be impossible. The services will be simple, thoroughly impressive, from the very altar at which Rockne was received mtp the Catholic church in 1926. It had been planned to hold the funeral over until Monday, and solemnize it with a dignified pomp in Notre Dame’s new' stadium, which soon is to be rededicated as a memorial to Rockne. But Mrs. Bonnie Rockne, widow Purdue Nine Prepares for Opening Tilt By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 2. Purdue's spring sports schedule will get underway here Monday afternoon when the Boilermakers baseball nine opens its season against Wabash in the first of four nonconference engagements that will prepare the Old Gold and Black for the Big Ten season. Although handicapped by inclement weather, the Boilermaker coaches, with a fair nucleus of veterans, are hopeful of putting a well balanced nine in the field. Palo and Schupp, both lettermen, along with Hoopengardener, Hartmann and De Shinsky, are expected to bear the burden of the pitching duties, while Duff and Witkoski are the standouts among the catching prospects. Four veterans are available for infield duty, including Fleming, Field, Snodgrass and Weaver, while Everroad, Huskamp and Hoffman, new men, are fighting for assignments. The garden duties are expected to be distributed among Manwarning, Mills. Hessinger, Hoaj and and St. Clair.

Records Topple in National A. A. U. Swimming Carnival

By United Press CHICAGO, April 3. World’s record victories in the 400-yard relay and the 220-yard breast stroke gave New York Athletic Club an impressive lead today as the second half of the annual national A. A. U. indoor swimimng meet began at the Lake Shore Athletic Club. The New York relay team splashed MIMIC TILTS CARDED By United Presit LAFAYETTE. Jnd.. April 3. Mimic intersectional football games, inaugurated at Purdue university last year during practice, will begin here Monday, Coach Noble Kizer announced today. The entire Boilermaker team has been divided into four groups, representing the teams of lowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Carnegie Tech. RAIN HAMPERS I. U. By Times Special OXFORD, 0., April 3. —Indiana university’s baseball team was scheduled to open its 1931 schedule here today with the Miami university nine, but rain threatened to postpone Nie Hoosiers’ opening for the second time. Seventeen men were in the squad which Coach Everett Dean brought here.

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of the coach, who returned here i from Florida Thursday, begged for quiet and that utter simplicity which Rockne himself would have preferred. Asa result, the services will be held in an old world atmosphere, in a setting reminiscent of a church in Spain or Italy. Stadium to Be Rededicated With soft light seeping through varl-colored windows, and soft tones for a nobleman’s te deum, Rockne will pass from among us in a peace that will be in striking contrast to the rush and the turmoil and the strain that had been his share in life. Today, the Rockne cottage on East Wayne street became the center of interest of this entire city. To this none too pretentious abode of brick and stucco the bronze casket bearing the remains of Rockne were removed. For more than twenty-four hours after the return of the body from the tragic field in Kansas, the casket had rested in an old-fashioned edifice on East Michigan street. Future Looks Bright But today Knute K. Rockne lies among his own, covered with a soft blanket of Easter lilies. His widow sits there, close to a breakdown. His three sons and a daughter, his aged mother and four sisters face the horror of today and the ordeal of the morrow almost with disbelief that all this can be true. Only three days ago, Mrs. Rockne and her children were at Coral Gables, Fla., while the father of the family was hastening toward California to consummate motion picture contracts, which would have meant a small fortune to him. He just had signed for twenty-six weeks of radio work, for a total of $30,000. He had been appointed promotion manager of the Studebaker Automobile Company. He had undertaken other enterprises which guaranteed him more money than he had made in five or six previous years. He had achieved the peak of his power and influence. Rockne had been told by his doctors that he was in better physical condition than he had enjoyed in four or five years. He had left for Kansas City light of heart, jubilant over the splendid turn in his affairs. He had everything to live for—and only 42, despite his appearance of greater age. But today the widow cries in the house on East Wayne (Turn to Page Twenty-Three)

to a record of 3:34.9 to shatter the former mark of 3:38.8, set by Yale last year. A short time later. Leonard Spence of the same club led his brother, Walter, to the tape in the 220-yard event in 2:44.6, to beat by four-tenths of a second the mark set last year by Sarouda of Japan in the 200 metres. Two other brothers, representing west coast clubs, finished first and second in a major event, Mickey Riley of the University of Southern California, winning low board diving honors from his older brother. John, of the Los Angeles A. C. Walter Colbath, former intercollegiate champion, placed third Two champions who won honors on the opening night of the races are expected to meet tonight in the 220-yard free style event. A1 Schwartz. Illinois A. C., who took the 100-yard title on Wednesday in slow time, is expected to encounter stiff opposition from Buster Crabbe, U. s. C. star, the present champion! Crabbe set anew mark Wednesday in the 300-yard medley swim. Tear Gas Disperses Mine Pickets SCR ANTON, Pa. April 2.Police used tear gas bombs and called out fire companies from Scranton today to disperse a, mob of 500 pickets attempting to force the closing of three collieries of the Glen Alden Coal Company here.

Rule Changes Bolster Speedsters' Forecasts

Average Between 101 and 105 Miles an Hour Predicted With New Order Allowing One Carburetor for Every Two Cylinders. BY NORMAN ISAACS Just two months away—after the baseballers have settled down to the season's grind and the thrill of the Kentucky Derby has passed away for one more year—lndianapolis and America wil lturn its eyes to the annual renewal of the 500-mile American Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Once more on May 30 a tremendous throng will gather at the giant Speedway grounds to watch the demons of the “roaring way” make their newest assault 0:1 existing speed records. And for once the racing drivers’ hopes of establishing anew 500-mile record appear to be well-founded. Changes in the 1931 rules—notably that of allowing one carburetor for every two cylinders—indicate that the five century dash this year will be completed at an average speed somewhere between 101 and 105 miles an hour and possibly higher.

Sir Rockne By United Preen CHICAGO, April 3.—By or- ■ Oder of King Haakon of Norway, the Norwegian council of Chicago and six prominent Norwegians will represent his majesty at the funeral of Knute Rockne at South Bend Saturday. King Haakon also advised the Chicago order that he would knight Rockne within six months. Rockne was born at Voss, Norway.

Hockey Title Rivals Clash By United Press CHICAGO, April 3.—Montreal Csnadiens, with two of their players left behind in hospitals, were here today to battle Chicago Blackhawks in the first game of the titles series for the Stanley cup and world's hockey championship. Armand Mondou, wing, and Albert Leduc, defenseman, were injured in the Boston series. Two games will be played in Chicago, tonight and Sunday, and the next three, if needed, will be played at the home of the defending champs, Montreal.

Babe Ruth Says;

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 2. —I said in one of my earlier articles that I would rather wait awhile before expressing an opinion as to whether the neW' ball is any deader than the one we used last year. I wanted to take a few swings myself, and I wanted to get the ideas of players with other clubs. Well, I have had my swings. And I have talked with many players of our own and other clubs. We played a series of eight games with the Boston Braves and we also played against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinanti Reds and the Phillies. The National League ball is supposed to be deader than the one that we have been using, so I w f as anxious to find out about it. The new ball in our league was changed only in the stitching which is heavier. These series gave the other Yankee players and myself a chance to hit against the National League ball in six or seven games. We took turns with the Braves in being the “home club’’ and on days when they were the “home team,” we used the Natipnal League ball. We saw both styles of the 1931 baseball, and if it is lively than the 1930 brand I couldn’t notice it. Several other players told me the same thing. When hit right, it semed to get plenty of distance. Lou Gehrig hit a few that went as fast and as far as a ball would go last year. Tony Lazzeri and Ben Chapmen of our club and Wally Berger of the Braves all hit the ball out of the park when we were using the American League ball, and I got a homer against a National League ball, and also hit it for one of the longest drives I have made all spring in a game with the Braves. Down in Bradenton, when we played the Cardinals on a park which has no fence around it I saw three of the hardest hits of the year. Orsatti of the Cardinals hit one for an easy homer, and two of our pitchers made tremedous drives. Both Henry Johnson and Charley Ruffing hit far over Orsatti's head in left and each got a three bagger without any great exertion. (Copyright. 1931, by The Christy Walsh Syndicate and The Tiniest

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Back in 1925, Peter De Paolo, the gallant Italian-American star, set the record at Indianapolis at a speed of 101.13 miles an hour. Every year since that time futile efforts have been made to exceed that mark. But Pete's mark—set in a Duesenberg—has baffled the pilots each year. In 1929 predictions soared high. Leon Duray set two new records. One for a single lap at 125 miles an hour and another for the feur-lap qualification trial. Duray was forced out of the race early and the pace slowed down. In 1930 with the return of the twoman car. Billy Arnold came closest to the elusive five-century record. For the first time since 1925. the race was finished at a gait over 100 miles an hour. And at that Billy didn’t exceed the mark by much. His exact speed was 100.448 miles an hour. This time with one year of experience in the tw r o-man car under their belts, the younger pilots are due to show' some speed. Some drivers have said flatly that the cars this year will be ten* miles an hour faster than those of 1930. Undoubtedly that is * pushing the point just a little. There’s no doubt, however, but that the cars are faster, and with conditions just right anew record; will be set. i

Poor Champions! They Will Have to Buy Equipment Now

By Times Special WASHINGTON, April 3.—Babe Ruth will get no more free bats, and some 3,000 golf pros throughout the country may not accept free clubs and balls this summer for advertising purposes. Under a trade-practices agreement announced today by the federal trade commission, manufactur-

Baseball Notes

Union Printers will hold their regular meeting tonight at 7:30 at the club room in the Liberty building. All players are requested to attend. Weather permitting, first practice will be held Saturday afternoon. time and place to be anonunced at tonight's meeting. Fountaintown has organized for the coming season arid would like to book games with Indianapolis road teams and ether state clubs. Address R. A. Elliott, Fountaintown, Ind. Players are urged to be on hand for the first workout Sunday, weather permitting. Indianapolis Keystones will practice Sunday at 2 p. m. at Greenhouse park. Players desiring to try out are requested to attend. State teams desiring games address W. J. Schock. Fountain Square Station, Indianapolis or call Dr. 7753-1. Line Oil company has entered a fast team in the Sunday Municipal League and will practice Sunday at Brookside. Following plavers are asked to be present: Allison, Teller. A1 Newman. F. Myer, Baldoff. Galagher, B. House. Barr, and all of last season’s Irvington Builders. St.. Patrick's H. N. S. will play in the Catholic Baseball League. A meeting to organize the team i called for tonight at 8:15 p. m. in St. Patrick's school hall. Boys of the parish wishing to play ball should attend this meeting. Irvington Trojan A. C. baseball team will workout. Saturday and Sunday. Several workouts already have been held in the gym. Trojans Krill epen their s-ason April 25 and are ready to fill all Sunday dates with strong independent teams. Oh Saturday the team will in the .Capital City league. The team will be managed for Benjamin Reed and coached bv Earl Graston and Ben Virt. For games call Bob Gladden. Irvington 3708, or write to 131 South Emerson avenue. Indianapolis Triangles, local semi-pro road club, will have another strong team in the field this season and will hold their first workout Sunday at Riverside park No. 3. All former players and tryouts are requested to be on hand. Strong state teams desiring games in May and June write H. E. Beolav. 821 North Ritter avenue. or call Irvington 7297.

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THERE are banquets, and then there are airplane rides. And if you’ll ask the Muncie Bearcats, rulers of the Indiana high school basketball dynasty, which they prefer, they’ll tell you plane rides. For two weeks the Magic City cagers have been banqueted twice daily, all because they didn't “go

Giants Chances in Senior Loop Pennant Race Rest With Hurlers

Editor’s Note —This is the eleventh of a series dealing with 1931 prosnects of the various major league baseball clubs. By United Press NEW YORK. April 3.—A general sagging of the pitching staff cost the New r York Giants the National League pennant last season, and it is pitching which will win or lose the 1931 flag for the McGrawmen. With their four most dangerous rivals greatly improved, it appears

ers of all sorts of sporting goods have combined to eliminate the business drain of the extensive “courtesy racket.” The agreement covers tennis, golf, baseball, football, rowing, track and hockey. It is to be supervised by the Chamber of Commerce of athletic goods manufacturers of the United States. No manufacturer will be privileged to offer any inducement to any league or athletic association for the adoption of specified “official” playing equipment—unless the payment is reported. Nor shall any manufacturer offer his equipment free to champions for the advertising value of the victory, “unless such advertisement also shows that such winners were the recipients of such gifts or payments.” MITCHELL, HOOK MEET Eight-Round Bout Tops Card at Riverside. Six scraps are on the Riverside park fistic program tonight. In the main go of eight rounds, Henry Hook of Elwood will tangle with Tuffy Mitchell of Indianapolis, while Young Leach of Indianapolis, and Bob Glothin of Lafayette have been matched for the semi-windup, carded for six rounds. The supporting program consists of four rounders as follows: Young Jack Renaldt vs. Bert Wagner, Bobby Vernon vs. Spider Kelly, Bill Carson vs. Larry Sangor and Jack O'Brien vs. Charley Dugan. fr ■ Tailored to Your /YILJ Individual Meas- j a."'"- CREDIT ISM’S 254 Mass. five. tS i>

up in the air” during the grueling grind up the tough trail that leads to titular laurels. Thursday, they returned to Indianapolis, scene of their triumph two weeks ago, and did go up in the air, as the guests of The Indianapolis Times and Dick Arnett, Waco-Stinson distributor. Five times Arnett took off from the Municipal airport, circling high

doubtful that the Giants, despite their fielding and hitting strength, will be able to improve or duplicate their 1930 performance of finishing third, five games behind the winner. Manager McGraw has made many shifts in the club’s lineup and it is expected the New Yorkers will open the championship season with the following regulars: Critz. 2b; Leach or Allen, If; Ott, cf; Terry, lb; Lindstrom, rs; Jackson, ss; Vergez, 3b; Hogan, c. The most important change in the 1931 lineup is at third base, where Johnny Vergez, Pacific coast star, will start, with Freddy Lindstrom going to right field and Melptt to center. Vergez. though not a tremendous hitter, is a finished fielder. Lindstrom, one of the best allround players in baseball, has taken to the outfield like a duck to water. Both Leach and Allen are playing above their 1930 form and Ott, a star in right field, is doing nicely in center. Terry, Jackson and Critz are standouts at their respective positions, and the presence of Hogan and O'Farrell leaves McGraw with no catching worries. Three Giant pitchers. Walker, Fitzsimmons and Hubbell, finished among the first five in the league last season, but their work, despite the records, was nor consistent. At no time did McGraw have all three

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over the city with three passengers in anew cabin plane. After the air tour the Bearcats were guests cf The Times and Lyric at a theater party. And the treat was on Tire Times, whose basketball columnist, Vern Boxell. picked the Muncie shipers to win the state crown a month before the actual playing of the tourney.

of his aces moving along at a steady pace. The burden of the mound work again wiH fall on this trio. Mitchell and Donohue are veterans capable of heroic relief W’ork, but a trifle uncertain as starters. Schumacher, the collegian from St. Lawrence, looks like a great prospect, but is unlikely to bridge the gap between campus and major league competition in one season. Parmelee, blessed with more natural ability than any pitcher on the squad, would be good for fifteen or twenty games were he only able to locate the plate. Chief Bender, pitching coach, has been working on the young man’s control, but he still is far from accurate. Lucas and Heving had their moments last season and will be retained. Morrell, Mooney Berly, Sheppard, Turner, Adams and Bolaski complete the staff. Two of these rookies will be kept. Berly, an International League sensation, and Morrell have the edge at present. SUSPEND TWO BOXERS By United Press DETROIT, April 3.—Billy Light, St. Paul, and Sam Bruce, Buffalo, who staged an indifferent fight here several weeks ago, which the referee stopped in the seventh, today were under indefinite suspension in Michigan.

.APRIL 3, 1931

Windy City Pugs Win 23,500 See Chicago Amateurs Take Six of Eight Scraps, By United press CHICAGO. April 3.—Six Chicago amateur fighters and two frem New eacll rearing the champion- ♦ hl P O crown of his weight division in the annual Golden Gloves tournaTfL- awai , ttxi the international matches with a picked team May F l2 >nCh champions here 1" annual intercity matches at Chicago stadium Thursday night SSSfnSfJ 1 U , mphed ’ and the overwhelming victory C f the Chicago Xlttt chani P lQ nship in rifis ™ f „° „! he second consecutive year S ° tearn - ' n addition to the six major victories, won sevt i of the eight matches between runners up. At r\ e j C l ose oi the matches ChiClow ' ! i s in the 112. 118. 128, 130, 160 anG 1;5 pound zrouns while New York held :h? weight and welterweight uNts Anew indoor attendance "record for boxing matches was when SvSSo F® 0131 ? paid a PPr°xinutely 547,000 to witness the 'ourth meeting of the Golden Gloves teams The championship results; 112 Pounds—Leo Rodak. Chicago defca* ed Jimmy Martin, New York. * 118 Pounds—Nick Scialaba, Chicago defeated A1 Roth, New York. 126 Pounds—Don Gonzales. Chicago knocked out Tony Scarpati, New York ’ 135 Pounds—Scotty Sylvano, Chicago knocked out Jimmy Farley. New York ’ 147 Pounds—Phil Dardell, New York defeated George Keenan. Chicago. 160 Pounds—Fred Caserio. Chicago, captain. defeated Andy Melia. New York captain. 157 Pounds—Jack Kranz, Gary, defeated Phil Gavriluk, New York. Heavyweight—Yustin Sirutis, New York, defeated J .in Long. Gary. RACQUETS TILT SET Two squash racquets teams, representing Pendennis clubs of Louisville, will play return matches with picked players from the Indianapolis Athletic Club on the I. A. C. courts Saturday afternoon. In their first encounter at Louisville last w’eek, the local players scored 5 to 2 and 7 to 0 victories. Players representing the Louisville club will include Tom Minary, John Marshall Jr., Vernon Shallcross, Franklin Starks, George Norton, Thurston Morton and Kim Babcock. ROSY BAKER VICTOR Rosy (Kid; Baker, Anderson middleweight, outpointed Billy Mopre of Bright wood in the eight, round main event at Tomlinson halt Thursday night. Joe Moore shaded Joe Levi, Cincinnati, in six. results: Roughoure Gregory lost to Jimmie Dun;, Jeffersonville; Chuck Hammer knocked oit Johnny Roach (2 1 ; Tommy Baker defr ei Bud Wiley; Pee Wee Willis beat Tip* Stone; K. O. Callow drew with W.llar* Miller, and Kid Snowball and Young Bun, m contest.