Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 201, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1931 — Page 11

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10 Left in Mitt Meet Jones Thumps Johnson to Top Light Heavy Field. By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Billy Jones, Philadelphia Negro, today was favored to win the National Boxing Association’s light heavyweight tournament as a result of his derive victory over Larry Johnson, Chicago Negro, in a ten-round bout Wednesday night. Jones, 172%, slashed Johnson’s face to pieces with a vicious twofisted attack, dropped him for a count of eight in the sixth round with a left to the body and won a unanimous decision. Johnson weighed 174%. A crowd of about 4,000 paid approximately $7,100 to see the bouts. Out of the original entry list of thirty-two only ten remained today, three of them in the third round and the other seven in the second round. The remaining contenders are: third round two^boins o )"**' phllmdelDh,a Negro. (won Iwo^uU^* 1 ” 68, Wlchll&< Kan - ,won Bob Olin New York, (won two bouts). SECOND ROUND £ av .Milwaukee, (won one bout). Battling Bozo. Birmingham. Ala., (won one bout). bouts™ Ebbets ' FreDort - L. X.. (won one Lou Scozza. Buffalo. N. Y.. (won one DOUtl. Abie Bain. Newark. N. J.. (won one DOUtf. Charley Belanger. Toronto. Canada, (won one bout). George Nichols. Buffalo. N. Y.. (won one DOUII. In the other two second round bouts Wednesday night, Bob Olin, 172%, won an unpopular ten-round decision from Clyde Chastain, 171, Dallas, Tex., and Baxter Calmes, 174, outpointed Roscoe Manning, 168%, Newark, N. J., in ten rounds, despite the fact that he was on the floor for a count of nine in the third round. In the two first round bouts, Charley Belanger, 173%, won an easy decision from Willie Bush, Waterbury (Conn.) Negro, and George Nichols, 166%, scored a technical knockout over Don Petrin, 172%, Newark, in the fifth round.

Indiana U. Five Faces Three Big Ten Leaders at Start

This U the ninth of a series consider* Ins prospects of 1931-32 Mr Ten basketball teams. The final article will appear Jan. 2. BY JOHN B. MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent /CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The success of Indiana’s basketball team this season will hinge upon results of the Hoosier’s first three Big Ten games against Purdue, Northwestern and Illinois. Indiana dropped into second division last year for the first time since Everett Dean started coaching the Hoosiers. Dean has an entire team of letter men back, three of whom i*re regulars, and excellent sophomore material to brighten the prospect. Captain Alfred (Pedad) Campbell, Shelbyville, one of the regulars, is starting his last year with the

Petrolle Shows New Form, Stops Young Billy Townsend

BY DIXON STEWART United Preia Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Long years in the ring apparently have had a mellowing effect on Billy Petrolle, for compared with the Billy Petrolle of old, the fighter who scored a seven-round knockout victory over Billy Townsend of Vancouver, B. C., at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, was a soft-hearted, fatherly sort of athlete. Not that the new Petrolle isn’t a highly capable fighter and a crowd pleaser. With his ring brain, skill and heavy punch there is a possibility that his present, style may even prove more successful than the old. In defeating Townsend, tagged as the finest young welterweight prospect of the day, Petrolle was

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

The Beam Recreation team rolled the feature series of the Uptown League on the north side drives Wednesday, games of 1,053, 1,064 and 1,000 giving them a total of 3.117. Mindach, Wheeler and fitemm were the pin splllers for this club, with totals of 683. 658 and 643. Oiesen Special lost three against this classy scoring. Prime Beverage and Augustiner also won three from City Candy and Omar Baking, as Coca-Cola and TiptonLytle Cigar won the odd game from Selmetr Towel and Hanna Register. Individual play featured Herman Bohne, who grew better each game, scores of 337, 338 and 343 giving him a total of 708. Shaw rolled 686; Roberson. 620; Bowen, 645; N. Hamilton. 608: McCarthy. 606; Selmelr. 602; Schonaker. 613; Kelley. 638. and Boling. 627. Fred Shaw and Jack Hunt will stage a home and home singles match Jan. 10 and 17. ten games on the Uptown and ten on the Central alleys, total pins to decide the winner, according to matchmaker Mahoney. This match should prove Interesting. as Hunt has plenty of experience on all kinds of drives, while Shaw is known as a whale on the Uptown allevs. Saturday and Sunday the Illinois alleys Will tsage a 400 doubles sweepstakes, the usual entry fee of $1.35 for each plaver covering all expenses. Players may roll as often as they like, changing partners each time. A 3do mixed doubles will also be played on these alleys Sunday night. _ New Tear day singles sweepstakes on the Uptown alleys is attracting a large entry. This meet is an annual event, growing each year to its present size. An entry fee of $3.75 covers all expenses. r !.▼ found Wheeler Lunch and Falls Citv Lager nosing out Underwood Transfer and Union Title. 49 pins being the Wheeler mergin for the three, while Falls Citv used a 26-pin margin in the proper spots, the final game £* City. 1.047 to Union Title's 1.045. Pr.tchett s Pick-ups also won three from Vollmer Bros, as Hollenbeck Press Trule Beverage. Coca-Cola and Marotts } vo . Barbers. Gregory Adool. St. Philip A. C. and OeftenngLltzelman Ooal. Tarrant led the field in Individual olav with a count of 648. Eddie Mever had 641: Coval. 609: Striebeck. 639; Hueber. 6)9; Cray. 636: Hornberger. 606; Mounts. 626 and Fulton. 605. -Health won three games from Pan as Sliced took the odd game from New Pan. during the Frelhofer League Dlay on the Delaware alleys. ..Third Floor roled a dandy series during fowei and Light League olav on the Htnois allevs. scoring 3.846 to take three from Storeroom. Fifth Floor also took three from Operating, as Harding Street won two from Mill street. Completed games In the K. of C. League 3_th !3elaware alleys resulted In a triple wtn for FreiJ* Grocery over Rooster Opucel and a two-game win for Canning Pluming and Boren Insurance from Block Optical and Centennial Press. Quill. Folev and Hairold starred during this play glth totals of 663. 644 and 633. John Barrett wag the reason Fog wen three from Columbia during the Film

Welter Champ Meets Fields Bp United Pntsa CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Lou Brouillard of Boston, welterweight champion, will defend his title in a tenround bout against Jackie Fields of Los Angeles, former titleholder, at the Chicago stadium Jan. 28, Nate Lewis, Stadium matchmaker, said said. In the event a match is closed between Tony Canzoneri, lightweight champion, and Bat BattaliDO, featherweight champion, Lewis said he might stage the CanzoneriBattalino bout on Jan. 28 and hold the Brouillard-Fields bout early in Feb uary. Berlinger Is Cup Winner Bp United Prtaa NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Barney Berlinger of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania’s all-round track and field star, has been named as America’s outstanding amateur athlete for 1931, by the James E. Sullivan memorial award committee. Miss Helene Madison of Seattle, Wash., the world’s leading woman swimmer, was second choice. Standings of the competitors in the final vote were: Barney Berlinger. University of Pennsvlvala 424 Miss Helene Madison. Seattle. Wash... 422 Mrs. Helen Wills Moody. San Francisco ?52 Clarence Demar, Boston. Mass 256 Francis Outmet. Boston. Mass 256 W. Barry Wood. Harvard 236 Percy Beard. University of Alabama.. 138 Ellsworth Vines. Pasadena. Cal J.JI Thomas Hitchcock. New York 72 Victor Williams, University of Southern California 46 BADGERS COP THRILLER By United Press MADISON, Wis., Dec. 31.—The University of Wisconsin basketball team defeated the Maryland university team, 32 to 30, in an overtime game here Wednesday night. The game was Maryland’s first defeat by a western conference team. v At the half, Maryland was leading 14 to 7. At the end of the regular playing time, the score was tied at 26 all.

squad. “Pedad” is five feet seven and weighs only 145, but he set the conference individual defense record last season. He plays at forward or guard. Arnold (Sally) Suddith, sophomore floor guard, may become the Hoosier’s outstanding star. Bernard Dickey, giant center, is expected to hold the pivot position. Sawicki is a likely reserve at this post. The third regular is Joe Zeller, guard. The other letter men are Bill Blagrave, Washington, a guard and tallest man on the squad, and Vic Dauer, forward. Promising sophomores include Glendon Hodson, Amo and Ralph Tucker, Logansport, guards; Woodrow Wier, Scottsburg, guard; Paul Crocker, Anderson, guard, and heaviest man on the squad, and Don Everitt, Scottsburg, former Purdue player.

a master boxer. He dodged under his opponent’s every blow and seldow wasted a punch. After knocSSng Townsend down for a nine-count before the opening round was a minute old, Petrolle obviously “carried” his rival, either to “give the fans a run for their money” or because he had no desire to hand out unnecessary punishment. SHERIDAN OPENS GYM SHERIDAN, Ind., Dec. 31.—Sheridan high school’s new gymnasium, with a seating capacity of 2,300, will be dedicated Friday night. The local A team will play Thorntown, and the Sheridan B team will play Kirklin A team in a curtain raiser. A. L. Trester, high school athletic commissioner, will give the dedication address.

League play on the Illinois drives, his sheet showing a total of 622. M. G. M. lost two to Warner Bros., during the other contest, despite a 615 series by Gauker. Ted Arnold. G. Smith and Howe rolled sets of 633. 633 and 600 to give the Deputies a total of 969 and a triple win over Drum Corps, during the Grotto League plav at Pritchett’s. Blue Devils also passed the 2.900 mark to take three from Revelers, as Hoofs. Guards and Imps had to be content with a two-game win over Tails, Monarchs ana Horns. Other 600 totals were: Richards. 662; Yager. 629; Steele, 625; Hewes. 617. and Hinchman. 603. Inter-Club League games resulted In a two-game victory for Mutual Insurance over Lions Club, and a clean sweep ror A. B. C. Pigmies. Universal Reds. Exchange Unity and Lone Star from Optimists. A. B. C. Giants. Universal Blues and Exchange Service. Van Arsdall and French tied for high three-game total with a score of 647. Fulton had 607. The Women's Matinee League play on the Uptown allevs found Fifty-Fourth Street Merchants taking thre games from Prima Beverage, as City Candy and A S. Rowe Jewelrv lost two to Coca-Cola and Peck Grocery. Totals over the 500 mark were: Mever. 513; Johns. 544: Bunch. 667: McDaniel. 530: Maas. 510; •Tourney. 513: Alexander. 535. and Maver. 555. Red Togeler put the Milk team oyer for a triple win during the Van Camp series. Art Pollard and his Catsup bovs being the victims. Tegeler’s total for the three games was 615. Other games were decided two to one. Spaghetti. Pork and Beans and Bean i.'le Beans defeating Tomato Juice. Pumpkin And Soup. After two games far below usual form. Bill Faust found the range for a 333 high. CRANFIELD IS CHAMP By Times Special CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The national junior pocket billiard title was in the hands of Arthur Cranfleld today. The 15-year-old phenom of Syracuse, N. Y., downed Robert Moore, Grand Rapids, defending champion, Wednesday night, 75 to 30, in fourteen innings. Cranfield annexed six straight games in the tourney and downed Moore twice. The new champ had a run of twenty-two Wednesday. CHICAGO FIVE BEATEN " CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Carleton college of Narthfield, Minn., aided in the dedication of Chicago university's new $700,000 field house on Wednesday night by defeating the Big Ten team, 33 to 20. in the initial game in the new building.

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