Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1932 — Page 19

FEB. 19, 1932„

Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Young Mr. Gene Venzke is a gent who goes places and does things. Today he stands out as the greatest railer in American history, and he stands out with all the conspiculty of Bull Montana's ears. By the simple process of picking

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up his feet and i laying them down, one after the other, in the duly prescribed order, j Mr. Venzke ankled around the Indoor course 11 times Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in 4 minutes 10 seconds, thereby setting anew record for the distance. It was an amaz-

ing performance fur a youngster who, until recent months, was comparatively unknown, and when the time was announced through a raucous loud speaker, some 8,000 addicts of the track and field sport leaped to their hind legs and emitted wild whoops of glee. If It was a surprise to the regulars that he had done the mile In 4:10, It was much more of a surprise to me. I thought he had done it in nothing flat. I mean he was practically flying most of the time. A great field opposed him. Including Leo Lermond. Frank Crowley. Carl Coan and Olen Dawson. For all the opposition these young men furnished they might as well have stayed In the dressing room and played camelot. For the most part it was strictly a one-man race. When Mr. Venzke decided to put on the pressure there was nothing to it. He literally ran over the rest of the field. Had he been pressed It Is conceivable he might have shaved still another second off the record. He won pulled up and Lemond, who was second, was so far back that he would have had difficulty reaching him with a trans-Atlantic call. a tt u SOME days back, Mr. Venzke featured the Millrose games by turning in a mile in 4:11.2, a record In itself, bettering previous high standards set by Joie Ray and Paavo Nurmi. This was looked upon by the gray beards as something of a freak performance—one of those “good nights” that somehow manage to come to every runner. But apparently Mr. Venzke is a gent who knows nothing but “good nights.” Judging him off his race Wednesday night there is no telling how far he will go. nor. what is more important, how fast. Even if he never runs another race he must be listed as one of the great rollers of all time. There is only one record in the books that stands between him and absolute supremacy. A short time ago Jean Ladoumegue. a Frenchman, stepped the mile in 4.09 1-5. clipping more than a second off the best time Nurmi ever made for any mile under any conditions. Unlike most milers. Mr. Venzke seems to run without any physical effort whatever. He has a long, rmoot swinging stride, and he seems able to hit up a terrific pace at anv stage and maintain it as long as the situation demands. He finished Wednesday night without showing anv visible signs of distress. Beyond breathing a little hard there was no evidence that he had run a smashing mile in record time. After finishing lie draped a sweater around his shoulders and walked leisurely around the track to cool off. after which he went over to shake hands with the other voung men who were lust finishing and to receive a silver trophy from Major William Kennelly. president of the New York A .C. BABE GOLF LOSER By Times Special ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 18. —Babe Ruth, the Yankee home run slugger, lost in the final match of the Snell Isle amateur golf tourney Thursday, bowing to F. P. Cody of St. Petersburg. 4 and 3. Ruth was one down at the turn and Cody then turned in six oneputt greens to win. Ruth finished the round with 76 and Cody 74. *

Stove League Chatter— BY EDDIE ASH

JUNE O’DEA, who is sweeter than sweet to Lefty Gomez, speed ball moundsman with the New York Yankees, has put in a request to the newspaper hounds who follow baseball. She wants the scriveners to quit referring to her boy friend as the “goofy Castilian.” Gomez has gone to the front in an effort to please his “heart” and personally has asked the scribes to think up anew monicker. Gomez says the world has him wrong. He is not Spanish, as his name indicates, and hails from Rodeo, Cal. Here’s Lefty’s statement: “Miss O'Dea does not like the expression, goofy Castilian.’ I am not goofy and my mother was Irish.” SS tt tt NO doubt the writing boys will bow to the wishes of Gomez. He was a great pitcher last year and gives promise of becoming a real wizard. Local fans will remember him with St. Paul in 1930. He was purchased from the Coast league, optioned to the Saints and brought back to the majors to land with the top-flight hurlers of the American League. He has remarkable control for a lefthander and evidently is destined to become a second Lefty Grove. e n tt JACK HENDRICKS, hale and hearty again after a few days under the weather, announced today he is bearing up well under the burden of trying to line up the Tribe ball players to meet the “new conditions.” The first squad of Indians hops off for Sarasota next Thursday and Hendricks declares there will be at least twenty athletes on hand for opening practice. A1 Ritter, the trainer, will depart for camp Monday to complete arrangements for the first workout on Saturday, Feb. 27. b m The Indians hare picked up a yn| catcher out of the Chicago semi-pro rank*, who has had some experience in league baseball. His name is Younger and friends of Jack Hendricks in Chicago handed out a lot of puffs for the tad. He is a righthanded hitter. The Boosters will leave Indianapolis next Thursday afternoon and Just at present the party leaving here will consist of the following: Manager Emmet McCann,* Jack Hendricks, business manager: Walter Riley, secretary: Matthews, trainer, and plavers Yoter. White, Horne. W Miller. Prince Bedore and Weintraub. Others will be picked up en route or report at camp from their homes. tt a h There is more importance attached to spring exhibition games than the average fan figures. For instance. Columbus of the A. A. has filed a protest about umpires In Houston and is threatening to break up the spring series carded to determine the St. Louts Cardinal "chain store" championship. Rochester. Columbus and Houston are billed to battle in a round robin series during late March and early April, the ihrea teams being controlled by the

PURDUE TO BATTLE WILDCATS FOR BIG TEN LEAD

Net Tilt Sellout Classic Battle Carded for Lafayette Court Saturday. By United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 19. There will be no tickets available at the gate for the PordneNorthwestern cage classic here Saturday night, it was announced today. The entire seating capacity has been sold oat for three weeks. By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 19. Once again the athletic fates have contrived to hinge Big Ten athletic honors on a Purdue-Northwestern meeting, and Saturday night the Boilermakers will meet the Wildcat quintet here in a clash that will have the most important bearing on the Big Tn titular outcome of any game played so far this season. The victor in the game will hold undisputed possession of first place in the Big Ten race for two days at least, for the two remain in as the only quintets that have but one defeat charged against their conference record. Decided Grid Title The situation is somewhat similar to the football situation of last fall, when Purdue's eleven defeated the Wildcats at Soldier field in a spectacular clash to grab a share of the conference grid title. Saturday night’s game will mark the start of the second half of the conference schedule for the Boilermakers, while it will be the ninth game for the Wildcats, who lost their first Big Ten start last Saturday to lowa. • Rieff, Wooden Meet A brilliant battle is in prospect with the outcome apt to depend on the breaks of basket shooting, for both quintets use a fast-break-ing style and have developed freescoring systems. Two of the high scorers of the conference, Joe Reiff Northwestern ace, who at present holds the lead in the scoring race, and Johnny Wooden, Purdue’s brilliant floor guard and co-captain, will match their scoring powers n an interesting individual battle. Purdue’s hopes for victory are based on the all-round balance of the squad that has Harry Kellar, diminutive forward, as the key man, in a speedy passing and dribbling attack aimed to draw the opposition out of position and leave open shots under the basket. The game will mark the twentyfirst meeting between the two schools since the war, with Purdde holding a 16 to 4 advantage.

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Scares ’Em By United Press LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19— Charles Harvey, manager of Steve Hamas, young heavyweight boxer, can’t knock out fighters the way his charge does, but can fight armed bandits for $5,000. Police revealed his achievement today, relating that Harvey knocked aside the guns of two bandits who followed him to his hotel room Wednesday night and grappled with them. He received a sever bating, but raised such a furors the robbers fled just before Hamas arrived in response to his cries. The $5,000 just had been received as the purse Hamas won by knocking out Armand Eamnuel Tuesday night.

Cardinals. Two Texas league umpires were appointed the other day to handle the games and President Mac'Phail cl the Columbus Red Birds instantly lodged a long and loud squawk. Rochester also is talking of “seceding.” It seems that Houston boosters plan to make of the event a “little world’s series” and Mac Phail of the Birds is determined to see that his American Association boys are given an even break. a TIATRS. FLORENCE DREYFUSS, widow of the late Barney Dreyfuss, has inherited the Pittsburgh Pirates and becomes the only woman club owner in the major leagues. She is not the first feminine big league director, however. Mrs. Schuyler P. Britton inherited the St. Louis Cardinals about fifteen years ago and was chief club executive for a few years, finally selling out to a stock company. Jack Hendricks was Cardinal manager under Mrs. Britton in 1918 and Branch Rickey was business manager. Rickey is -till connected with the Cardinals in an important executive capacity, and is credited with building up that team's valuable “farm” system. a a The United Press has the following interesting article describing Mrs. Dreyfuss and her connection with baseball. A Kentucky girl, whose love for music led to her acquaintance with one of baseball's pioneer figures. Thursday became head of the Pittsburgh Pirates. She is the only woman owner of a major league club. Mrs. Florence Wolf Dreyfuss, widow of Barney Dreyfuss. was elected chairman of the board of directors of the club at a reorganization meeting. Dreyfuss died in New York Feb. 5. Her son-in-law. William E. Benswanger. was elected president and treasurer, and Samuel E. Watters was elected vice-president and assistant treasurer. Under the direction of these three, with Mrs. Dreyfuss leaving details of management to Benswanger and Watters, the club will carry on under the policies established bv Dreyfuss. Dreyfuss and his wife met on a Sunday excursion train carrying them to a band concert in Cincinnati from Louisville wbere they lived. In October. 1894. they were married, and Mr. and Mrs. Dreyfuss extended their mutual interests to Include baseball. She attended games with him although women spectators then were few. Baseball was carried into the Dreyfuss home. Their son Samuel, who died a year ago. and daughter Eleanor, now Mrs. Benswanger. learned their A. B. C’s from the sports pages. Mrs. Dreyfuss was a keen follower of the game and was in close touch with her husband’s affairs after he came to Pittsburgh and took over the Pirates in 1900. This close association with her husband has given Mrs. Dreyfuss a thorough background of the game and the affairs of the club. CUE STARS I.J TOURNEY By Timet Special CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago, will defend his newly-acquired world’s three-cush-ion billiard crown in a special tourney opening here Monday against four of his greatest rivals—Willie Hoppe, Welker Cochrane, Arthur Tburnblad and Jay Bozeman,

Irish Five Choice in Blue Tilt One of the feature tussles of the Hoosier collegiate hardwood campaign will be waged at Btitler field house tonight when Tony Hinkle’s Bulldogs tackle George Keogan’s brilliant Notre Dame pastimers. It is the first of the two annual frays between the old net rivals,

with the second carded for settlement at South Bend on March 11. Backed by a winning streak of eleven, consecutive games, the upstate pastimers are slight favorites in the pre-game dope. Dope counts for little in these annual battles, however, and many are predicting a win for the local Blue snipers

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tonight. With Lyle Withrow absent due to scholastic difficulties, Hinkle will start Miller, Davis, Proffitt, Chadd and Tackett. Big Ed Kruse, sensational sophomore center, will be the chief scoring threat of the Irish invaders. Others in the Notre Dame starting lineup will be De Cook and Newbold, forwards; Norbe Crowe, floor guard, and Tom Burns, back guard. WISCONSIN TRACK CHOICE By United Press EVANSTON, 111., Feb. 19. Four Western Conference schools Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern and Chicago—will compete Saturday night in the ninth annual quadrangular track and field meet at Patten gymnasium, with the wellrounded Badgers favored to repeat their victory of last year.

Shea and Jaffee, Olympic Skate Champs, Not in Meet

By United Press LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Feb. 19— Speed skaters of six foreign nations were prepared to show Americans what they could do in European style racing when the two-day program of word’s championship races opened at the stadium today. With vivid memories of the United States’ clean sweep in speed skating events at the winter Olympic games, foreign stars were anxious to prove that the American skating style and not American skaters had cost them Olympic victories. The 500 and 5,0p0-meter events will be skated today. Two men, racing in separate lanes, will skate at one time, not against one an-

Young Terry Favored Over Devlin in Garden Feature

By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 19—Young Terry, slashing middleweight from Trenton, N. J., is a 7 to 5 favorite to defeat Chick Devlin of San Francisco in their ten-rounder at Madison Square Garden tonight. In another ten-rounder, Billy Townsend, middleweight from Vancouver, B. C., is a 6 to 5 favorite to beat Eddie Ran of Poland. Both recently succumbed to Billy Petrolle. Devlin and Terry are two of the outstanding challengers for the National Boxing Association’s new middleweight champion, Gorilla NICHOLS BEATS JONES Buffalo Boxer Outpointed Negro Star in N. B. A. Tourney Scrap. By United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 19. George Nichols, 165, Buffalo, outpointed Billy Jones, 172, Philadelphia Negro, in the ten-round National Boxing Association’s light heavyweight tournament semi-final at Chicago stadium Thursday night. Franta Nekolony. 147, Czechoslovakia, outpointed Millio Millitti. 151. Omaha Neb.. (6>. Barnev Ross. 134. Chicago, won from Billy Gladstone. 134. Chicago. Frank Battaglia. 160. Winnipeg, won from Jack Moran. 181. Chicago.

Basketball

North Side Hatchets would like to book games with teams playing in the 14-16-vear-old class having access to gyms. Call Harrison 2004-W. ask lor Joe. Edgewood A. C. defeated Plainfield Merchants Wednesday night at Edgewood. 22 to 17. High Point honors for Edgewood were captured by John Stenger and Gene Wayman. Fields and Christy were outstanding for the losers. Edgewood tangles with Beech Grove tonight at the Grove. West Side Cardinals want games with teams in the 17-19-vear-old class having access to gyms. Call Belmont 4561, between 2 and 3 p. m. Christamore Juniors, Christamore Triangles, East Park and H. N. S.. notice. .Holy Trinity Juniors want games iin the 18-20-year~old class for Sunday afternoon and Wednesday nights. Call Belmont 4898. ask for Stan, between 4 and 6 p. m. Manager of Rhodius Juniors is asked to call number. Holv Trinity Bearcats also w_nt games in the 17-18-year-old class, and would like to book a contest for Sunday afternoon with a team having access t a gym. Call Belmont 0780. between 6:30 and 7 p. m. Riversile B team. Christamore Comets. St. Catherine and East Park, notice. Rex Bulldogs, playing in the 14-17-vear-old class, have four open dates next week. For games call Talbot 3889. ask for Curly. Bulldogs swamped Broadway Snipers Thursday. 43 to 14. Wizards would like to schedule games in the 17-19-vear-old class. St. Phillips. Holy Trinity Juniors. Communal Midgets and Kirshbaum Bulldogs notice. Call Harrison 2512-W. between 6 and 7 p. m.. ask for Joe. Kautsky A. C. desire two games for next week with strong city* or state teams. Write Pete Bailey. 4038 Otterbein avenue, or phone Drexel 3222. or call Frank Kautsky during the morning at Drexel 7833-1. Games played in the Brookside U. B. League Wednesday resulted in a victory for Heath Memorial over Brookside Flashes. 27 to 14. and Lincoln Chapel defeated Brookside U. 8.. 22 to 21. League standing: Won. Lost. Brookside TJ. B 7 3 Heath Memorial 6 4 Lincoln Chapel 5 5 Brookside Flashes 2 8 Next week, Brookside U. B. clashes with Heath Memorial and Lincoln Chapel plavs Brookside Flashes. Final games will be played Wednesday. March 2. The Stratford Theater Hatchets won a decisive victory over the Seventeenth Street Wizards. 15 to 8. It was a fast battle. Thomas was high point man for the Ratchets and Davidson was -e*t for the Wizards. Hatchets desire games with teams having access to gyms. Call Ha. 4010-R between 1 and 1:30 and ask for Bob. or write trie Conover. I*l4 Beileicntalne street.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

4 Tilts on City. Card Four games are carded for local prep quintets tonight, with the feature event a matinee tussle at Cathedral this afternoon at 3:30 between the Irish and Washington's Continentals, city rivals. This afternoon’s battle with the westsiders winds up the schedule for Cathedral, which has won its last eleven starts. The Irish will com- 1 pete in the state Catholic tourney next week. Shortridge goes to Greencastle to battle the strong Tiger Cubs in to- , night’s best offering, Park invades Lawrence to test Castleton, Broad Ripple goes to Mt. Comfort, and Greenfield invades Manual. Tech is idle until Saturday, when Shelbyville comes here. 27 AT TIGER CAMP By United Press CHICO, Cal., Feb. 19.—Twentyseven members of the Detroit Tigers baseball club began spring training today at Richardson’s Springs, twelve miles from here, under the wing of Manager Bucky Harris and Coach Jewel Ens. Fifteen other players are expected soon.

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other, as in American style, but against time. Those who clock the fastest times will be declared winners. Saturday the 1,500 and 10,000meter races will be run off. America is the only country competing without its outstanding stars. Dartmouth college authorities have refused to allow Jack Shea, Olympic champion in the short distances, further absence from his studies for competition in the championships. InAing Jaffee, winner of the two Olympic long-distance events, has withdrawn, because of an injured ankle. Norway’s champions, Bernt Evensen and Ivar Ballangrud, are favored to win. Ballangrud holds the world’s record in the 5,000 meters.

Jones. They are fast, busy, hardhitting fighters and should give the customers their money’s worth. Each is 22 and on the upward climb. Both have a long string of knockout victories to their credit. Terry will weight about 157 and Devlin about 159. Two other ten-rounders are on the card, in which Baby Joe Gans, California lightweight, is a 2 to 1 favorite to defeat Eddie Kid Wolfe of Memphis, and Kid Francis, Italian featherweight, is favored 8 to 5 to beat Lew Feldman of New York.

Down the Alleys

Leading scores in the women’s central states meet at South Bend are: Team event, Euclid, Cleveland. 2,480; Lunz specials, Ft. Wayne, 2,458; doubles. Rump and B. Lyons. Ft. Wayne, 1.077; M. Gog-gin-Seymour. Cincinnati, 1.060, and singles. E. Miller. Sandusky. 0.. 585, and B. Nordman, Cincinnati, 552. These scores will be of interest to the five local teams that will close this meet Saturday and Sunday. A 400 doubles will feature the play on. the Illinois alleys over the week-end. The usual prize awards will be given the winners. Entry fee is $1.25 per man, bowling included. Players may roll as often as they like, but must change partners each series. “Doc” Longsworth. a member of the Indianapolis Glove team of the Universal League, hit for a single game high of 276. to total 644 and save his team from a shutout at the hands of Seats Motor. Wuelfing pulled the same stunt, a 258 at the finish, saving the last one for Heidenreich from Gem Coal. Wuelfing’s total was 650, while Christian and Weber had 654 and 64i for the winners. Blut Point ana Capitol Ice also won two from CocaCola and Virginia Grille. Miller’s 606 had better support than Korbeler’s 608 and Auto Equipment won three from Duesenberg. Emrich Hardware also won three from S. & S. Service Station. Vollmer and Alford having 598 and 586 to put this club across. Suthpin rolled 601 for Seats Motor. Joe Seibold started with a 267 to put the C. E. Pauley team in the win column against Flint Inks, during the Printcraft League play. This start gave him the high three-game total of 648. John Fehr roiled a 633 for the Flint team. Rhodes-Hice and Etter also won two games from Pivot City Ink. Wilmoth leading the wav with a 596. Carmin and Schleimer had 611 and 608 for the Star, and these boys defeated Advance-Wright three times Bingham Rollers also connected for three against the Press Assistants No. 39. Special squads to take care of all entries in the 1,000 scratch at the Delaware alleys will be made up, one squad rolling at 8:30 tonight, and a second special at 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If your team wishes to roll in this event, call the Delaware alleys today. Heibenger. who carries an average of 130 In the American Can League, looked liice a veteran during Thursday night’s play, leading this loop In all departments vith a score ol 648. having games ol 222 195 and 231. The Shipping and Ink teams won two games from Office and Machine Shoo, as Body Makers took three fiom Press and Liner. The Shipping team’s twogame win ended a nineteen-game losing streak. Saturday the local American Can team will roll a return match wita the American Can team of Terre Haute on the Pritchett alleys. The Terre naute souad has a big lead over the locals and will be hard to catch. Indiana National No. 1 and No. 9. and Indiana Trust won two games from Indiana National No. 4 and No. 2. and Union Trust, while Indiana National No. 6 took the entire set from Indiana National No. 5 during the Bankers’ play. Bad*, the leader in class B of the city meet, was high with 572. A 608 score bv Boston of the Holder team was high for the South Side division of the Citizens Gas league on the Fountain Souare allevs. Two-game wins ruled the team olav Ammonia. Service and Holder defeating Sulphate. Tar and Truck. Two-out-of-three was also the aui in the Community League on the UD.own allevs. Northwestern State Bank Mason Dentists. Pratt Street Boosters. Uptown Garage and Hurt Bros. Realty defeating United Dental. 54th St. Merchants. Uptown Plumbing and Heating. J. P. Johnson and Broadways. Rice led the 600 totals with a series of 664. Pearson had 654: Thibodeau. 634; Stevenson, 609: Dawson. 614: Switzer. 618: Mindacn. 616. and P. Tavlor Jr. 80S. Citizens Gas North Side play on the

Ben Davis Boy Stars WHEN Purdue's Boilermakers bid for the lead in the Big Ten cage title parade in Saturday's battle with Northwestern at Lafayette big Ralph PprmerTer will be in for a busy evening. Parmenter. the husky junior backguard, faces the difficult task of stopping the Wildcats’ swift drives under the nets. The improved play this season of the former Ben Davis star is one of the reasons the Boilermakers rank as title favorites. In addition to brilliant defensive work, Parmenter also is a dangerous long range sharpshooter.

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Sixteen Teams Open Action in Church Event Eight contests at East Tenth M. E. community house Saturday will open the Marion county Sunday school basketball tournament. Sixteen teams are included in this year’s playoff. The feature contest of the first round is scheduled for 3:10 p. m., when West Washington M. E. quintet, winners of the west side Sunday school league, meets Meridian Heights Presbyterian club, strong north side aggregatidn. Second-round matches will be played next Wednesday and the championship will be decided next Saturday. Schedule for the first round of play-Saturday: AFTERNOON SESSION 1:30 P. M.—Shelby Street M. E. vs. Westminster Presbyterian. 2:20 P. M.—First Baptist vs. First Friends. 3:10 P. M.—West Washington M. E. vs. Meridian Heights Presbyterian. 4 P. M.—Tuxedo Baptist vs. Mooresviile M. E. EVENING SESSION 7 P. M.—Unity Methodist Protestant vs. Center M. E. 7:50 P. M. —Bethel Baptist vs. Irvington M. E. 8:40 P. M. —Eighth Christian vs. East Tenth M. E. 9:30 P. M.—St. John Evangelical vs. Trinity Lutheran. ROSE TRIMS ANDERSON By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 19—Led by Hess, with fifteen points, the Rose Poly net squad easily defeated Anderson college pastimers here on Thursday night, 45 to 22. Hess bagged six field goals and three markers from the foul line. Sawyers and H. Richardson were other stars for Rose. M. Kalke ana Ahrendt were best for the losers.

BY LEFTY I,EE

Uptown found the Generators and Scrubbers taking the series from Accounts and Pressures, while Pumps. Heat Units -ind Coolers won two from Leaks. Gauges and Drips. Varin had 627 to carry home top honors, while R. Hill had high game of 237 to total 601. The Lions had the Tigers on the run during the St. Catherine League plav. taking them for the entire set. Other games were decided two to one. Bears, Leopards and Wild Cats defeating Wolves. Bull Dogs and Panthers. E. Carroll shot a 243 for high single game, while Koors was best over the route with a total of 607. Only two games were completed in the Essential League on the Illinois elleys. Gardner Specials taking three from Libby Food, while West Bread won the odd game from 101 Stores. The Plumbers and Heaters were off their game, a 245 by Swain being the only count to mention. Heaters, Ladles and Washers won three games from Radiators. Valves and Showers, while Plugs were losing two to Pumps. Henry Bunch rolled a 258 to finsh his series and total 622 during the Elk League play on the Hotel Antler drives. Pearce was next with 612. Team play resulted in odd game wins. Ottendorff Watch, Bailey Insurance. Supreme Oil and Heidenreich Florists defeating La Fendrich, Blacker Chili. Stafford Engraving and B. M. G. Six Louisville Post Office teams will roll the local Post Office boys a special match on the Central alleys Sunday afternoon. Nick Botkin led the Gun-Athletic team to a triple win over Radio-Tackle during the Em-Roe play on the Indiana alleys, with a total of 555. High single game went to De Luse. who scored 210 in his first try. Roeder and Emmelman will be found putting in some praetice licks after 148 and 151. Rain Hampers Clubs on Coast LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19.—Eastern baseball teams, in southern California for spring practice, faced more unsettled weather today, the weather bureau reported. The advance guard of the New York Giants said, “we might as well have stayed in New York,” when heavy rain drove them indoors after a fifteen minute workout Thursday. Chicago’s Cubs, at Catalina island, managed to get in an hour of fielding and batting before being driven to cover. PING PONG RIVALS PLAY Semi-final and championship matches in the city ping-pong tourney are carded at Em-Roe sporting goods store at 8 p. m. Saturday night. Phil Trout opposes August Hasewinkler and Bob 3 towers tests Leonard Wohlfeld in semi-final matches and the winners meet for the title. They are survivors of a field of forty which started play last week.

Franklin Is Net Victor By Times Special TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Feb. 19. - Franklin college cagers won their I second consecutive overtime fray | here Thursday night, nosing out* Indiana State in an extra-period | tilt, 31 to 29. Last Tuesday, the t Grizzlies beat Wabash in an overtime, 38 to 34. Brewer's field goal in the additional time, his fourth of the game, gave Franklin the edge after the rivals had been tied 29 to 29 at the end of the l regulation playing period. The Sycamores outplayed the invaders in the initial period j and took a 19 to 11 lead, but Frank- ; lin came back strong to win. Indiana '291. Franklin <3l>. FG FT PF! FG FT PF M’Callm.f. 4 o 0 Owens.!.... 0 0 2 Blubaum.!. 1 1 4 French.!... 0 P 1 Chestnut.c. 4 1 2 Staoles.!... 2 2 1 Dowden.e.. 0 1 1 Brewer.c... 4 13 Osborne.e. 1 1 4Downev.c.. 3 0 3 800ty.e.... 2 1 3 Anderson.e. 2 t 1 Stirlins.E. 0 0 1 Surface.*.. 0 2 1 Totals ..12 ~5 15' Totals ...IT *3 12 Releree—Goldsberrv. Umpire—Jensen. ROOKIE WITH PUEBLO Leo Henderson of Colby, Kan., a 19-year-old left-handed pitcher, has been signed by the Pueblo Braves of the Western League.

Complete Bill of Six Bouts Announced for Legion Ring

Matchmaker Ely of the Legion announces the complete card of six bouts and thirty-six rounds for Tuesday night's Armory mitt show, as follows: Ten Rounds—Chuck Wig’cins. Indianapolis. vs. Benny Touchstone. Detroit: heavyweights. Six Rounds—Harold Ferris. Terre Haute vs. Lou Vine. Indiananolis; junior lightweights. Six Rounds—Ernest Hollopeter, Greenwood vs. Jack O’Brien. Indiananolis; lightweights. Six Rounds—Leftv Nicholson. Shelbvvil.e. vs. Ray Drake, Indiananolis; welters. Four Rounds—Billy Cox. Indiananolis. vs. Joe Moore. Indiananolis; 'ightweights. Four Rounds—Herb Aiken. Indianardis, vs. Billy Bock. Terre Haute: leatherweights. A year ago an attempt was made

Off The Backboard BY VERN BOXELL

For two cents, I’ll let those other guys write the column today. SCHOOL, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 17, 1932. i *? ear , "Uncle” Vern (not affectionate, Just playful): IT’S HERE! The announcement the world has bcen waiting !or! TRIAN STOPUSIFUCAN has ventured into the field of journalism (big time stuff, that’s me). During the past month there has been a scantiness (don’t get me wrong) o! Shortridge support in good "Ole Backboard (still not affectionate, just play!ul). Therefore, I hereby take up where the cussed, discussed and disgusted Lil lelt off. Bfj tin F off t 0 a promising start, the Blue Devils lost a toss-up < with your leave, kind sir) struggle to Alexandria, then commenced to play as rotten a brand ot basketball as we have ever had the honor (?) of witnessing. Captain Brafford (whom even "Ole Backboard” recognized as one ot the besy gueards in the state), Dewees, Blackwell, Seward, Berns, Hollet, Robinson and Person played as if they had no idea o! how , oa ®. ke . t . bal should be played. Each had Individual ability, but they Just didn't "get together.” . However “PETE,” tffe best coach S. H. ?' ®ver had, alter many unfruitful efforts, succeeded in pulling them together, and thus we “nearly took” Shelbyville. I! Seward had not injured his hip early in this game we would have won. Affer Shelbyville. we won from Craw“the home of Wabash college and also tho home of Malaska. I wasn’t surprised here either.’’ After t*at we Si/refterti? t 0 PerU (excellen }* alibi t With Greencastdle, Garfield T. H. and Washington (Indianapolis) ahead of us, * ure tbe Blue Devils should be a c go ... for , Washington, Broad "tt" a schwls thPOrt and Tech an(i other Sincerely yours, TRIAN STOPUSIFUCAN. . p - S—l foresee that after several have 1 h tx letter there will be a disturbance on the east side. Please, "Uncle

Amateur Boxers Ready for County Tourney

After a strenuous six weeks of conditioning, the local amateur fistic talent indulged in tapering off exercises today and reported ready for the Marion county championship tournament at South Side Turners, 306 Prospect .street, Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock. Entries were coming in at a late hour Wednesday night and the list is expected to exceed the present record. Entrants will report for physical examinations and weighing in Saturday afternoon at 4 to 6. Drawings will be made after fighters are pronounced fit and the first bout will start promptly at 7:30. Choice seats are still available at Em-Roe sporting goods store and Turners’ hall.

Reynolds, Pedigo Meet in Armory Feature

Three events are carded in the wrestling program at the Armory tonight. In the two falls out of three headliner, Jack Reynolds, welterweight title claimant, is slated to return after an absence of some time, for action ‘against Blacksmith Pedigo, veteran Louisville grappler. A1 Baffert, popular Canadian heavyweight, wjll make his first local appearance of the year in the semi-windup, meeting a newcomer, “Turkey Bey.” " Black Panther Mitchell of Louisville faces Jack Adams of Kokomo in the curtain-raiser at 8:30 p. m. BLUE THINLIES ACTIVE With the squad reported in the best shape of the season, Butler indoor track squad journeys to Notre Dame take on the Irish thinlies in a dual meet.

Orcutt to Face Hicks for Crown By Timet Special PALM BEACH. Fla., Feb. 19. Another battle between two of America's foremost feminine links stars was carded today. Miss Helen Hicks, the Long Island youngster and holder of the national women's championship, was

sch e and u led to battle Maureen Jrcutt, sterling New Jersey shotmaker, in the finals of the Florida women’s championsh i p sf today. Miss Orcutt. due to her brilliant play in the present tourney, is a slight favorite over Miss Hicks. The New Jersey star played in top form Thursday to thump Edith Quier, Reading, Pa., star and tourney medalist, 6 and 5j

Miss Hicks defeated Mrs. H. D. Sterrett of Hutchinson, Kas., 5 and 4. Miss Orcutt, however, was three strokes better tha Miss Hicks on the first nine holes. A victory today will give Miss Hicks permanent >ossession of the title trophy with three championships. Miss Orcutt has triumphed in the event once. KNOXVILLE OFFICIALS Councilman W. N. Smithson, who led Knoxville’s long fight for a Southern Association franchise, has been elected vice-president of the club. R. G. Allen, the owner, will serve as president and his son Edgar as secretary-treasurer.

by local promoters to match Chuck Wiggins and Walter Pickerd, and the proposed match caused a flurry of excitement in local ring circles, only to be abandoned for one leason or another. Since then Pickerd has been defeated twice by Benr.y Touchstone, and the match Tuesday night between Touchstone and Wiggins should settle a lot of arguments. Touchstone has fought four times in this city, defeating Walter Pickerd twice and whipping Tommy Ryan and Muggs Kerr. In all his fights he has shown aggressiveness and socking talent.

Vern.” get me a date with Eleanor of Tech. tt tt tt _ Mitchell. Ind. Dear Boxev —Would you like to see a classy little ball club? If so. come <iown to Mitchell Friday night and get an evefull of the team that is going to bump off Bedford in the sectional. I know we haven’t had much recognition this vear. and really haven't deserved much—until ’ust recently. We have a five-game winning streak to back us up for a little bit of honor now. Bloomington. Salem. Oolitic and New Albany twice are the victims. The last time we played Bedford, they beat us six points, but we played without the services of our regular center, who. like some othir players down this wav. thought Coach Shirley could not get along without him. But that is all fixed uo now and he is back in the lineup and should cause Bedford some trouble on the rip-off. There is a read-headed lad down here ’amed Guthrie who will bear guarding. The team is little, but fast. Watch us! Congrats upon your choice of Vincennes. I couldn’t have done better myself. But in our regular season game, the Alices beat us only two -joints. How .at? See you at the fieldhouse. TOBY. tt u tt Martinsville. Ind. Dear Backboard—Martinsville etill is in existence and looking forward to the state tourney. .Our big five; Newcastle, Alexandria. Vincennes, Martinsville and Greencastle. MIKE AND IKE. tt tt tt Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Vern—Sock me pink, knock me cuckoo, did you ever see such an upset as the Cathedral bunch sprang on those mighty Southport Cardinals. Something was wrong som.where, although I don’t intend to start giving excuses like the Tech and Shortridge rooters do. Edwards may be a big scorer in the North Central Conference, but Bob Anderson of the Cardinals is the highest scorer among the county teams. I notice you don’s say much gpv more about that Indiana Central-Butler dharitv tilt. What a game that would be! De Jernett could give Proffitt a healthy ride at the pivot and Judd and Emig would have the Butler bovs hurrying all over the field house. Say, Vern. have vou heard any of this gossip of Walter Flovd becoming basketball coach at Manual? RIPLEY 11. tt tt Bloomington. Ind. Dear Backboard—For three years. Washington of East Chicago has been a terror to the teams in the northern oart of the state and thev don’t eet much us a mention. Thev have one of the best coaches in the state. Frank Cash, and have won the Northern Indiana Western Conference three consecutive years. In the last four seasons. Washington has gone to the state tourney once and won their sectional thrpe times. This is an excellent recording, considering thev have Horace Mann. Emerson. Froebel. Roosevelt of East Chicago and other strong teams to battle. If the northern section were allowed to send two teams to the state Instead of one. there would be different results at the field house, because four strong teams, namely Washington. Horace Mann. F.merson and Froebel. all plav in the sectional and regional. Watch Washington In the sectional and General Rollins, who learned his basketball claying independent ball with Katherine House at East Chicago, since he was nine vears old. He’z only a freshman now and in three years th*v>n a n be at.ing his smoke. FRANK BEDNAR. tt u tt Danville, Ind. Dear Backboard—We’re for Danville and would be pleased to read less about Tech and more about some good teams. And we’d like to hear something about Plainfield—and prefer that It be something like this "Danville drubs Plainfield in Hendricks county sectional.” Danville has won twenty and lost three games. While thev have hot played many strong teams, their record shows that against the big timers. Danville has fared as well as against the weaker ones. Martinsville. Washington of Indianapolis. Cathedral. Bainbridge and Rockville, are among the victims. Danville lost to Jerfersonville at Jeffersonville, to Greencastle at Greencastie. and then permitted Plainfield to beat ’em bv one point in an overtime game at Plainfield. Plainfield has a nice bunch of boys and a real coach, but we feel as if our boys should be able to take good care of them In the sectional. Then we will do our best to show Tech (or some other Indianapolis team) how to plav this game. And we think Tech is lucky Cathedral is not in the sectional. POPEYE AND HAM GRAVY. tt tt tt We have two popular ballads. “A Kick in the Dark.” and ‘‘Oh. How I Mis* ’Em Tonight,” the latter dedicated to the whistle-looters in the Cathedral-Soothport fray and the former to Ole’ Backboard, which we are withholding until Mr. Quill and Mr. Shorty of djoutbport sent in their names. Be brave, gentlemen, be brave, and sign ’em. tt tt tt "Athens (Tex.) high school basketball team quits when coach refuses to buy tea after game.’’—Headline. They shouldn't base lost that game, anyhow. And besides, strqifcg drinks are ■nheatthy for the athlete*.

Levinsky Raps Jack Dempsey, Arm Weary, Looks Bad in Chicago ‘Exhibition/ BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Corresoondent CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Jack Dempsey had the first setback of his comeback campaign registered against him today, but he is not ready to retire. King Levinsky, Chicago youngster, shaded the former heavyweight -champion in a four-round exhibition bout Thursday night at the Chicago stadium before 23,322 persons, anew indoor boxing record. The gross gate receipts were $74,199.94. of which Dempsey received about $33,000 and Levinsky about SII,OOO. A poll of twenty-four working newspaper men at the ringside on the outcome gave Levinsky eighteen votes, Dempsey two, with four even. The United Press scored the bout even. v Punches Didn't Hurt “I know I looked bad Thursday night,” Dempsey told the United Press today,- "but I expect to hate to take a little the worst of it as I go along to get back the proper shape. I don't know whether I won or lost the fight, but if the newspaper men say I lost, well, I guess I did. "Levinsky is tough and has a dangerous right hand, but not one of his punches hurt me. We are going along just as we have for a month or six weeks longer. One bout isn’t enough to determine whether I have a chance to bid for the title.” Dempsey Arm Weary It was not Dempsey’s legs that looked bad Thursday night, but his arms. During part of the third round and the final round Dempsey was arm weary. He kept walking right into the withering fire from Levinsky’s two fists, shaking off punches and moving forward, but once inside he failed to throw punches anything like he did even against Meyer (K. O.) Christner a week ago at Cleveland. Dempsey’s legs couldn’t have been so bad or they wouldn’t have held him up when Levinsky blasted him in the last two rounds with everything he had in his two fists encased in 9 1 --ounce gloves. Jack Weighs 190 Dempsey, weighing 190 pounds, less than he has weighed for any of his exhibition bouts and less than he weighed for either of the Tunney bouts or the Sharkey bout, won only one round. Crowding Levinsky and throwing those short, cruel punches into the body, Dempsey carried the first round by a good margin. The second was about even, but Levinaky, growing bolder as the fight progressed, had a clear margin in the third, and might have had a shade in the last round. “I don’t think Dempsev is so tough,” Levinsky said after the bout, “but he can still punch However, I’d like to meet him in a ten-round fight.” The huge crowd, which filled every available seat and overflowed into the aisles gave Dempsey a rousing tribute when he entered the ring and l?ft it. Bond Bread Five Champs Bond Bread cagers today held the city independent asketball championship. Following their surprise win over G. and J. in the semifinals, the Bread snipers turned in another upset by walloping the Kauteky A. C. quintet in the finals Thursday night at Pennsy gym, 23 to 9. With Scott, Crawley and Bulleitt setting the pace, each scoring three field goals during the fray, the Bond five piled up a 12-to-5 margin at the half. Bailey and Burroughs 'ed the losers. Both teams will compete in the state amateur tourney at the “Y” court here,, Feb. 25, 2S and 27. Jones Wins in Billiard Play Harry Cooler and Neal Jones will battle for the Indiana three-cushion billion title in a play-off match at Cooler’s-# parlor Wednesday night. A 50-to-49 triumph by Jones in Thursday’s tourney match forced the playoff. Cooler led, 49 to 47, but Jones turned in a run of three to win the match in the eighty-sixth inning. Cooler came from behind twice in the match, turning in a high run of six. Jones’ best cluster was four. Each had a tourney standing of six victories and one loss. I. C. Cagers to Test Danville Coach Harry Good’s Indiana Central pastimers will conclude preparations for their invasion of Danville Saturday night, when they clash with the Central Normal five. Normal fell before the Greyhounds by a 37 to 20 score in an earlier game here. The game at Danville is the last foreign game on the schedule and the schedule will be completed next Saturday when Valparaiso comes to the University Heights gym for a game. DEL BISSONETTE SIGNS By Times Special * NEW York, Feb. 19.—Del Bissonette, veteran first sacker, has signed his 1932 contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He refused the first contract sent him.

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