Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 150, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 November 1933 — Page 16
By Eddie Ash Grid Sport Also Has Amusing Moments w m • Crowley Doffs Hat to Old N. D. ‘Mules’
WHEN Pop Warner was coaching the real Redskins of old Carlisle, he sent out a signal to his quarter hack in the form of three pebbles in the water bucket. Before the quarter hack could get to the water a thirsty Indian guard drink most of it, including two of the pebbles. The resulting play, instead of being an end run, turned out to be a line ' smash. Maybe the guard with hot flues coughed up the , pebbles and squirted them into the eyes of his opposing ! lineman. Carlisle football warriors overlooked nothing to : grab off an advantage against the palefaces. a a a a a a NEW YORK has picked Elmer Layden, coach at Duquesne, Pittsburgh, to succeed Hunk Anderson at Notre Dime next year Los Angeles has picked Clipper Smith of Santa Clara and Chicago has named Noble Kizer of Purdue. New Orleans has yet to announce the gulf states’ I nominee. Hunkedorus has more successors than Peter the Great. a a a a a a Now that the United States plans to recognize Russia, tratch out for i an endless parade of new and hungry wrestlers to this country, all labeled j Russian Bears and looking the part. Here's hoping they shake out their j whiskers before the invasion. a a a a a a LAST Saturday Columbia university eleven was giving Penn State such j a hard shellacking that Coach Lou Little of Columbia sent in his i greenest substitute to tell the referee to penalize the Lions in an effort j to halt the scoring and to save the Penn coach some embarrassment. ! The rookie went out. stepped on the referee’s toes, delivered his message j and said: "You won’t penalize me, will ya?” n tt n tt 90 THAT 2 to 0 game that Jim Crowley's Fordham Rams played with j Alabama last week came in for a lot of discussion in the east and j south. It was a furious battle between stalwart lines and a blocked punt j enabled the Rams to win by the smallest possible score. Coach Sleepy j Jim commented that a good line could stop the best back field cold and j pointed out that the game proved it. Then he added: “I always thought those Seven Mules helped.” Jim was a member of the Notre Dame Four Horsmen when the stout Irish line received little credit, except from Knute Rockne, for the marvelous record of the 1924 N. D. team. a a a a a a lITTLE boys are caught sometimes without a safety pin, and then it’s ■J Just too bad. even on the football field. The reserve teams of Bicknell and Sullivan high schools were engaged in ‘‘mortal combat.” The game count was 13 to 6 with Bicknell out in front. Suddenly, near the end of the struggle, the Sullivan lads rallied and a long pass was made good. The receiver started goalward as fast as his little legs would churn. Ho had the leather tucked safely under his arm with a clear field. The boy was nearing the coveted last stripe when he stopped suddenly as if a red light had popped up in front of him. Now don’t blush! His pants slipped down and locked his legs. With one hand he tried to hoist ’em up. Too late! A Bicknell rival caught him! from behind and Sullivan lost a chance to tie. Anybody in the crowd got <a safety pin? a a a a a a FORDHAM plays its big home games at the New York Giants’ ball park. In practice recently Captain Danowski complained that his forward passes were missing the receiver because the “catcher,” Sarota, was undersized—too short for a proper target. And a mate spoke up: “Wait until Sarota gets on the pitchers mound at the Polo Grounds and then throw to him. The hill may help your control.” ana a a a TEN members of The Times staff lined up again today and tried guessing the outcome of twelve of the important college games to be | played in different parts of the country this Saturday. The St. Mary's of California vs. Fordham university contest will be the big “money” struggle of the day. The Times prognosticators present their opinions in figures as follows:
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I. U. Mentor Plans Attack By United Press BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Nov. 2 Sawicki and Sutherland will be counted on to carry a large part of the Indiana offense against Ohio State Saturday. In yesterday’s drill they led the Hoosiers' attack. Jack Sprague, center, has an injured leg but is expected to play.
Early Season Basketball
Crimson Cubs net five opened the season with a 29-to-T victory over the Rvker\Vollev Flashes. RotroS looked best for the Cubs and Dickerson starred for the F’ashes For games with Crimson Cubs write Tut Menhennett 1222 West Thir-ty-fifth street, or call HA-1.85-M. Arsenal BuHdogs will have their first nractice Thursday at 8 p. m. at o.d Buffer svm. Following players report: Jim Cunningham. Earl Stevens S Cunningham L Gasawav. R Stephens and Bob Schiiits The Bulldogs will be coached by Ralph Grav this season. He is a former Indiana Bell player. For games after Nov 20 write Earl Stevens. 1103 Keystone avenue.
City Football Notes
Irish Ramblers and Naval Reserves footha 1 teams will meet at - 30 Sunday at Willard park Con O'Connor, former Ca-hedral plaver. is coach of the Ramblers. He has assed all Ramblers to meet at 10 sun da-, for light signal drill O Shaughnessy Murphv, Sullivan. Delanev and Mahoney take notice. Brooksid# eleven downed Oak Hill Spartans ir. a hard-fought same A blocked pure, which was grounded in the end zone was the onlv score Slattery played best for the winners. Phillips 68 eleven will practice Friday at 7SO p m. An plavers report in uniform A game is wanted with a city team having access to a field. Call Oherry 2789 and ask for Shortv The Phillips eleven has a fast backfleld and the line averages about 155 pounds • With an open date in the Em-Roe Junior League, and the fact that seven regulars are definitely out of the lineup for ten davs. due to Injuries arid sickness, the Wizard A C football team will not plav next Sundav afternoon Asa result, the Wizard athletic field, located at Fifty-sixth street and Michigan road, will be available for Sunday Teams desiring use of the field on that date are requested to call Jaek Keevers at Ha 2988-J. around 6 o cloek tonight
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Gophers Off for Wildcat Battle By Unite] Press MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 2. The Minnesota football squad departed today for Evanston to meet Northwestern in its first game this year away from home. The Gophers hope to repeat their 6-0 victory of last year over the Wildcats, and meet Michigan, Nov. 18, undefeated. The Gophers have an open date next week. By United Press EVANSTON, 111.. Nov. 2.—Coach Dick Hanley was to put the final touches on Northwestern’s defense today for Minnesota's running game, which has outgained Indiana, Purdue and lowa. Hanley has been giving his players special instructions on how to stop Pug Lund.
Vaughan Urges Hard Blocking
By Timm Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind.. Nov. 2.—Coach Pete Vaughan tried to impress his Wabash college gridmen with the importance of blocking in offensive football as he drilled them yesterday for a battle with Manchester college here Saturday. Vaughan devoted some attention to his reserves and observers thought it probable that he was contemplating some changes in the Cavemen lineup. He urged greater speed in signal formation practice and sent the frosh with Manchester plays against his varsity squad.
Fight Results Wednesday
AT MONTREAL—Kid Chocolate. 129, Cuba, defeated Joe Ghnoulv. St Louis. ■ 10*— nontitle: Roger Bernard. 129. Flint Mich defeated Battling Gizzy. 133, Pittsburgh. 10.. Harold Stew art. 135 Montreal, defeated Frankie Marchese. 129. New York AT MINNEAPOLIS—Babe Daniels. 137. Minneapolis, deeisioned Tommv Corbett, 13? Omaha. *6 ■: Johnny Stanton. 133 Minneapolis, defeated Henry Lalagano. 135. Dest Moines, i#i. AT MT. CLEMENS. Mich.—lowa Joe Rivers. 150. Cedar Rapids. la.. outpointed Jack December, Mt Clemens, i8); Ray Johnson. 12T Flint. Mich., and Jimmy Crawford. -?7, Detroit, drew, t6>.
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Butler Flash Adds to Fame
- -. . : . * *, h' ' Ray Sears UNDEFEATED in a distance race this fall, Ray Sears of Butler university looms as one of the nation’s fastest and most tireless cross-country runners. Conquest of 125 international entrants in the 10,000-meter event at Washington park, Chicago, last Saturday, stamped Sears as almost unbeatable. He covered the six and one-quarter miles in 32 minutes and 51 seconds. Sears’ next performance will be at the Central Intercollegiates, at Michigan State college, East Lansing. Mich., on Nov. 25. He hails from Greencastle and is in the junior class at Butler.
Rascher to Be Sent Against Lever on Tuesday Mat Bill
Andy Rascher, young Hoosier heavyweight, will" clash with Dick Lever, highly-touted Pacific coast star, and Milo Steinborn, German “strong man,” will match his strength against Frank Bronowicz as the double main go on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card Tuesday night, Nov. 7, at the armory. Matchmaker Carter expressed the opinion the “bargain bill” will provide plenty of action for the mat fans. Carter originally signed Lever and Bronowicz as opponents, but changed his bouts today with the thought in mind of providing Rascher with
• Down the Alleys • BY LEFTY LEE
INDIANAPOLIS League games on the Pritchett alleys last night again provided the feature scoring, although no new season marks appeared, a count of 3,034 by Barbasol, on games o' 994, 1,033 and 1,007 topping Mic-Lc McCahill by two pins. Barbasols were playing the Rose Tire team and while they won all three, they were forced to battle all the way, the final game showing the Tire team scoring 1,005 against 1,007. Don Johnson and Lee Carmin again led the Barbasol boys, their totals being 655 and 627. Clements and Ray Fox were best for Rose with counts of 619 and 602. The Mic-Lis-McCahill club had Abbott, Stich and Mounts producing totals of 648, 647 and 611, that gave them an easy win over Robinson Coal, who were far below usual form. The Avalon Country Club lost the first game to Schlitz by a margin of two pins, but won the final two despite the league leading total of 682 by Tarrant and a 627 by Blue. For Avalon, Kemper, Darnaby and Oathout had totals of 630, 617 and 611. JonesMaley pastimers appeared headed for new heights when they opened with a count of 1,129, but were finished for the night after the one game, and lost the ruboer to the Antler Alley Five. Honor counts during this set were Striebeck, 645; Jess Pritchett, 620; B. Johnson. 639, and Cobler, 609. Silver Edge Beer did not have a 600 total on the club, but won two from Fall City Beer, who had Quill and Robinson scoring 655 and 614. Mausners’ odd game win over Gregory & Appel can be credited to Nan Schott and Clarence Mvers who tripped the maples for 625 and 624. The final set in this loop resulted in a triple win for Selmier Towel from Coca Cola. No 600 scores were posted during this set. The North Side Business Men s League that rolled on the Parkwav alleys had some nice counts listed, Boesneckpr heading the field with a total of 644 Hill rolled 635 and, Brenn 612. The Garfield Florists. Prospect Gas and Safety Boosters took the entire set from Sovereign Realty, Dr. Pepper and Ritz Theater, as Eagle Creek Nursery and Zaring Theater lost two to Silvers Delicatessen and Fire Tite Products. Leppert’s 599 was good for the show spot in the Uptown League, Stemm leading this play with a 631 and Kellev reaching the runnerup position with 614. The Dr. Pepper team trounced Scherer Electric three times, as Hoosier Pete. Goldsmith Sales and Harper Bros, won two from Coca Cola, Bader Coffee and Seven Up.
Great Quarter Backing Demands Faith in Men Who Tote the Ball
BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Some days ago we were talking about the greatest quarter back of all time. We didn't get very far. It developed that there were three milllion "greatest quarter backs of all time.” In despair and delight the controversy. so far as this writer was concerned, was declared ended. And then came the provocative question, "What is a quarter back?” To that question I submit the following monograph: '‘Anybody who knows the difference between a first down and an infield fly should know that a quarter back has no relation to the rest of the backs, except that they all work in the same department. The difference between a quarter back, in fact, and the rest of Uie thundering herd is the difference between the gold standard and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It's the difference between Mea West and the game of po6toffice. “I never saw your friend, Walter Eckersall, play, therefore, I am
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1933
Grid Stars WiHMeet Purdue-Tartan Contest to Bring Football Aces Together. By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 2.—Two of the most colorful quarter backs in the country will face each other behind the scrimmage lines of Purdue and Carnegie Tech ip the intersectional football feature here Saturday. The field generalship of Paul Pardonner, playing his third varsity year for the Boilermakers, probably will be matched by that of Angelo Bevevino, who contributed heavily to Carnegie’s defeat of Notre Dame. Both are triple threat men, but each has his specialty. Bevevino first of all is a passer, w r hile Pardonner’s outstanding contribution beyond his signal barking has a toe that has booted twenty-lour dropkicks successfully in twenty-six chances. The contest also will see two allAmerica candidates in action against each other. They are Dutch Fehring, Purdue captain, who holds down the left tackle berth, and B-nny Burzo, a lightweight guard whose play has shone in the Tartan line. Although ticket demand for the battle has been brisk since Cernegie spilled the Irish two weeks ago, there still are plenty of seats available, according to Purdue authorities. The game is Purdue’s first athome in three weeks, and will be marked by a homecoming celebration which will include ceremonies in honor of members of the 1903 Purdue grid squad that figured in a tragic railroad wreck at Indianapolis. HARRIER MEET SET By Times Special MUNCIE. Ind., Nov. 2. —Ball State’s harriers will seek their fifth consecutive triumph Saturday against the Wabash cross country team, at Crawfordsville.
a real treat by matching him with Lever. Lever is recognized as one of the best performers on the Pacific coast and has met such outstanding huskies as Gus Sonnenberg, Joe Savoldi and John Pesek. Andy was willing to take a fling at Lever, despite the latter’s strong record. Milo Steinborn needs no introduction to local wrestling followers. The German, in meeting Bronowicz, is pitted against a highly rated Pole who is said to be of the aggressive'type. A prelim bout is to be arranged.
The girl members of the Real Silk Mixed League, that rolls on the Illinois alleys, again stole the show’ when Rice, Rudbeck and Maschino counted 573, 511 and 518. The score posted by Rice was high for the entire loop, and included a 212 game. Bienz and Thibodeau were best for the men with counts of 564 and 538. The first 600 total of the season in the Federal League, that also performs at the Illinois, was posted by Wilson who had games of 222, 200 and 193, a total of 615. Moehlman had 590, that included the high single game of 235. No big scores were posted during the Block Company play, but the contests were close all the way. the Fourth and Fifth Fioors defeating Third and Dowmstairs two out of three. F. Mueller started off slow in the Ipalgo League, w'ith a score of 150, but he certainly went places and did things from this point, his final two showing counts of 221 and 278. for a total of 649, that gave the Fifth Floor an odd game win over Harding Street. Mill Street No. 1 also took two from Morris Street, as the Fourth Floor played rough with the Line Department and shut them out. The Mercator Club tossed in a count of 2,807 at the Universal Indians, and shut them out during the Interclub nlay at the Pritchett alleys. Exchange Unity also won the entire set from the Universal Yanks, as the Exchange Lame Bulls, Mutual Grain Dealers and Exchange Service went home with an odd game win over the Lions Club, American Business Club and Mutual Lumbermen. Chown anchored his Mobilgrease team of the Lubrite Oil League to a clean sweep over Mobilubrication at the Hotel Antler alleys, as Mobilgas and White Star Fuel Oil won two from Mobiloll and Oilomaticians. Over at the Central alleys the Medical Society League held its weekly session, and as usual the Medics had plenty fun. A Tibia must be something better than a Medulla, at least that team won all three games, while My Operation, Appendix. Adenoid and Radius twice swobbed the Tonsils, Retina and Fundus. Lemen again paced the members of the Van Camp loop with a 585 that included the high single game of 225. Tegeler and Gavin tied for second high game at 224, but Tegeler’s other two were better and he was second over the three-game route with 565. Art Pollard showed on 549. Clean sweeps were In order during the Mutual Milk contests on the Fountain Square drives. Cottage Cheese. Milk, Buttermilk and Chocolate Drink defeating Whipping Cream. Creamed Buttermilk, Cream and Nurserv Milk. B. Wischmeyer spoiled his chance for a big 600 count when he opened with a 134, but his last two games showed 236 and 219 for the league leading score of 589.
a perfectly competent critic and I know he wasn’t a quarter back. He wa£ a half back, a full back, a kicker, a triple threat, a galloping ghost, a Chicago mauler—in short, a keen, slick, agile, tricky ball carrier. But he wasn’t a quarter back. * a a “rvo you know who was a quarter back? Old Steve Creekmore, who played for the University of Arkansas years ago, when Ray Morrison was playing quarter back for Vanderbilt. "Some quarter backs can run and kick and pass. But they don’t have to. Steve Creekmore, playing the long field on defense, would stand relaxed and nonchalant and let a punt crop to wthin six feet of the ground before moving. Then he would take it on the lam. And when he did it would take more bone and gristle than two ends contained to stop him head-on. This was just a bit of showmanship on his part. For the most part he confined himself solely to quarter backing.
Redskins Await Cathedral Rivals
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Francis Angerer blocking Eugene Wahl
RAPID strides forward have been made by the inexperienced Manual high school football team this fall and coach Harry Painter, who lost all of his 1932 varsity by graduation, now has his squad of sophomores and juniors going at top speed. To have a good football offense, efficient blockers must exist in
Paul Lee Is Matched for Feature Go With Mareno
Paul Lee, flashy local 118-pounder, was matched today w'ith Henry Mareno, of Evansville, one of the topnotch boys in bantamweight circles in the Hoosier state. The little glove throwers will battle in the main go at Tomlinson hall Thursday night, November 9. Dale Miller, promoter, announced the feature melee today and said it would be over the ten-round route. Miller now will turn his attention
Records Fall By Times Speciaf NOTRE DAME, Ind., Nov. 2. —ln her ascendancy to gridiron pinnacles Notre Dame established so many traditions that each new defeat this year wrecks one. The record in danger as the Irish meet Navy in Baltimore this week-end 'is the oldest Notre Dame grid boast. Not since the first three games in Notre Dame’s history in 1887 and 1888 have the Irish lost three games in a row. If the Middies sink the Irish that’s the scalp they will get.
Ft. Wayne Team Eyes Grid Title By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 2.—ls it defeats south Side in a tilt scheduled for Nov. 11, Central high school of this city will make a claim for the mythical state interscholastic gridiron crotvn. Central’s team is undefeated and untied in six contests this fall. Officials of the school yesterday said they would be ready to meet any other claimant to the title Nov. 18 or on Thanksgiving. Olympics and Westfield Mix Howdy Purcell, former full back at Technical, will be in the lineup of the Riverside Olympics when they tangle with the Westfield Bears in a night game tonight on the high school field at Noblesvilie. The game will start at 8. Purcell will strengthen the Olympic back field, which includes Fritz Humbert, former Illinois university star; Bill White, quarter, and Marshall Qealing, end and half back, both of Butler. Lefty Monteforte, local independent star, is injured but is expected to play part of the time in the full back position, along with Dick Carlstedt of Washington. Joe Scully, former Indiana star, and Speed Allen, former Butler player, will be in the Westfield lineup. The Olympics, undefeated and with a record of seventy points scored against six by opponents, will open a series of games at Perry stadium, beginning Sunday, Nov. 12. OAKS END CAMPAIGN By Times Special OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Nov. 2. Oakland City cQllege's football eleven will close its season with a home-coming day game here Saturday against Evansville college.
‘‘Quarter backing is not a simple matter of thinking up a play to call. It does not necessarily call for more intelligence of a general sort than a clever half back or a powerful full back needs. It calls for a combination of things: An agile, resourceful mind, a good memory, resolution, nerve, an indomitable will to win, and the force of character and the personality necessary to impose his will on others. (What, no spinach?) “In addition—and perhaps more important than all those other things—a quarter back must have three specific qualities: Faith, a knowledge of men, and decisiveness. He can do respectably enough without some of the other qualities, but he is sunk without the latter three.” a a a A ND now comes, seriously, the drama of this letter, and because the man who tells it is a fine newspaper man, and the authenticity of the situation is as real as *a heart-beat, I think everybody who has bees intimately close to foot-
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the back field and Frank Angerer, full back, u r ho is seen taking out reserve tackle, Gene Wahl, in a scrimmage workout at the south side field Wednesday, bolsters hopes that Manual’s offense will go somewhere when the Redskins and Cathedral clash at Delavan Smith field in a city series scrap Friday. A warm battle Is predicted.
to lining up a strong supporting card. Paul (Tennessee) Lee has given a good account, of himself in local ring battles and the fans are eager to see him perform against a swift opponent. Mareno recently went to a draw with Frankie Jarr, state bantam champ, at Terre Haute. Mareno also defeated Tony Diviano, of St. Louis, on points and knocked out Kid Merritt of the Mound City in a later scrap.
Four Prep Grid Games Draw Interest of Crowds
FEIDAY AFTERNOON Cathedral vs. Manual at Delavan Smith field. Frankfort vs. Technical at Tech field. Sheridan vs. Washington at Washington field. Westfield vs. Broad Ripple at Ripple field. Shortridge vs. Crawfordsville at Crawfordsville. Southport vs. Morton high at Richmond. BY DICK MILLER Four games, one a city series scrap between the Redskins of Manual and the Irish of Cathedral at Delavan Smith field, are on tap for local fans this week. Tech should have little trouble w'ith Frankfort in a breather game for the east siders. Washnigton, “down in the dumps” after a series of setbacks recently, will find Sheridan an inspired eleven w'hen the upstaters invade the west side gridiron. Westfield, always tough for Broad Ripple, caused coach Ed Diederich to drive his proteges at a fast clip this week. Shortridge travels to Crawfordsville, where Carl De Bard has an
Rain Hampers Wolves’ Drill By United Press ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 2.—Carl Savage, guard, who has a cut hand, was back with the Michigan squad today and probably will be able to play against Illinois Saturday. Rain drove the Wolverines indoors yesterday, frustrating Coach Kipke’s plans to give the players a thorough drill against Illinois passes. By United Press CHAMPAIGN, 111., Nov. 2.—Coach Bob Zuppke’s plans to stop Michigan’s running attack may cause him to start two sophomores. Antilla and Galbreath, at tackles for Illinois Saturday, in place of Gragg and Cummings, who have started the previous games. TEACHERS’ NET BILL OPENS WITH DE PAUW By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Nov. 2—Coach Branch McCracken’s Ball State cagers will open their season against De Pauw, at Greencastle, December 5, without the services of either Robert Hesher, center, or Mark Mercer, forward. Mercer is temporarily ineligible, and Hesher is not in school. Melvin Wilson probably w r ill replace Hesher at center, and several good forwards are available.
ball will get the feel of the narrative. It is repeated herewith. “An example: There used to be a little runt playing quarter back for my Alma Mammy down in Virginia, Bagley. Nobody ever heard of him. But he was a great quarter back, one of the greatest. He weighed 140 pounds. He was a poor broken field runner; he couldn’t punt; his passing was mediocre; he couldn’t buck the line or slice off tackle. All he could do was quarter back. “Came the game with Army. Oliphant was playing a half, Vidal the other half and McEwan at center. The game see-sawed up and down. On a play off tackle only five men remembered to hit Oliphant and he got loose. Ran like a goat, or a shot—if you get what I mean. Legs spraddled, feet high. At a distance it looked as if he was squatting on air. Somebody pulled him down on the five-yard line. u a * “/COLONEL, suh, you know how it sounds when a covey of quail gets up out oi the tall grass %
Able Field General COLGATE rates Charley Soleau as one of the nation's finest quarter backs. The Red Raiders look to him for field generalship when they meet the tidal Green wave of Tulane in the Yankee stadium at New York Saturday.
Irish Weak in Primary Tactics in Early Tilts Fundamentals Lost on Field, Notre Dame Is Victim of First Hard Foes: Grid Observers Expect Ramblers to Drop Three More Games.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Nov. 2.—Notre Dame’s plunge from the gridiron heights has the football world groping for an explanation of the whys and wherefores of the sudden softening of the Fighting Irish. The answer to Notre Dame’s collapse is no deep, dark mystery to those who saw the Irish tied by Kansas, struggle to defeat Indiana, and lose to Carnegie Tech and Pittsburgh. Failure to observe the first lessons in football’s primer, and variations
Tigers Work in Darkness By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Nov. 2. The crash of leather toes against pigskin echoed over Blackstock field until long past dark last night as Coach Gaumy Neal worked his De Pauw grid charges for their game with Franklin here Saturday. Neal stressed defensive play as he sent freshmen elevens with Franklin plays against the varsity, and concluded the drill wish signal rehearsals and wind sprints in the moonlight. It was the Old Gold’s hardest scrimmage of the year, intended to renew the zest of the Tiger team to the peak that has carried it undefeated, untied, and unscored on this year. --Against Franklin this week De Pauw probably will use the same lineup that defeated Hanover last Saturday, and Fribley and Bradley are expected to carry off a major portion of the back field glory.
eleven that has been able to maintain a .500 average against topnotch competition this fall. This game and the one against Broad Ripple next week are figured upon by coach Bob Nipper to put his Blue Devils in top condition for the season windup with Tech Nov. 17. Southport is scheduled to wind up its season at Richmond Friday against Morton. Coach Pitcher’s lads suffered a setback last Friday when Columbus halted their winning streak with a 0-0 draw, but the suburbanites are determined to close with a victory. It is possible that Southport will hold its team together for a couple of weeks, as there is talk of a charity game between the county champs and the winner of the city championship, which it now appears will be either Tech or Shortridge. Fans who saw the thrilling TechCathedral battle last week will journey to the Manual field located at Madison avenue and Pleasant Run boulevard to see the Irish-Manual scrap this week. Records indicate the two elevens about even. Coach John Mueller at Tech will take no chances with the Frankfort eleven, fearing an upset, but with full force in the lineup should be able to outdistance the upstaters.. Injuries have the Washington Continentals groggy, but sufficent strength should be available to down the invading Sheridan team that has been piling up a fine record this fall. Sox Lot Altered for Hitter’s Aid By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Comiskey park, for years known as the best “pitcher’s park” in the major leagues, may be a “hitter’s park” after President Lou Com isk e y finishes alterations on the home of ■ the Chicago White Sox. Home plate will be moved fourteen feet nearer left field, ostensably to improve A1 Simmons’ hitting, which dropped off last season in the big White Sox park. The record books list the left field foul line at Comiskey park as 362 feet, but workmen, who are altering the diamond, found that the measurements were only 347 feet from home plate to the left field fence. The new distance will be 334 leet, the same distance as Shibe park, where Simmons’ long wallops were more effective than they were here last season.
at the edge of a cotton patch? Well,! that's how it sounded when Vidal went off tackle and across the goal line—a deep, muffled whirr. Whur- j r-r-r-r. “There it was 7 to 0 against us. And. remember, I am talking about, quarter backing. Pretty soon we had the ball on Army’s 10-yard line. And here is where the runt, Bagley, comes in. On fourth down we still had four yards to go. The runt squatted behind center, screwed his head around and took a look at his back field No huddle, no conference. He was doing his own thinking. “All the chips were in. This was the play that made or broke the team. Three times he had called on his full back. And three times the full back had failed. What now? The runt studied his men calmly. He asked nobody’s advice; | he called no conference; he made his decision alone and took all the responsibility. He sent the full back inside tackle again for the fourth and last try. And the guy made it! j “Yours darkly and pessimistically, [ “JOHN SORRELS.”
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lof these important rudiments is I largely responsible for Notre Dame'3 plight. Notre Dame’s ills may be listed I I bluntly as follows: ! Feeble tackling... .atrocious blockj ing .. poor generalship, misdirected offense lack of a leader. I Notre Dame has gained 897 yards | in four games, and scored only | twelve points, perhaps the greatest ; waste of yardage in recent Notre Dame history. * Five quarter backs | played in the Kansas tie. The Irish have fumbled punts, had kicks blocked, and failed to ; kick on fourth down in midfield. They have passed in their own territory with the score only 7 to 0 against them. They have passed on first down inside the opponent's ten-yard line. They have sent plays into the center of the line ! when the opposition has been outcharging their linemen. These are a few of their many mistakes. Strangely enough, there is a mysterious complexion to this Notre Dame team which has Coach Hunk Anderson and his assistants baffled. In practice, the players carry out their assignments, block hard, tackle viciously, and function like a winner. Wolves on the Trail But once on the field of action they fold up. They showed a spark or two of their practice form against Pittsburgh, but the Panthers fanned it out before it began to blaze. The only explanation for this phase of the Notre Dame problem is that the schedule was too tough while the team still was in the formative stage, and that they lost their balance in the Kansas game and haven’t had a breather in which to recover it. While Notre Dame’s legion of unofficial alumni are yelping for Anderson's scalp, they are studying the situation more calmly at South Bend in an effort to build back up from the bottom. Notre Dame students, Idyal supporters, and even those in an official capacity, have virtually reconciled themselves to a disastrous season. Some South Bend townsmen, and a few Notre Dame alumni, including some ex-football men, are welcoming a relief from the steady run of victories which will give Notre Dame a chance to show that it can lose as well as win. Looks Like Three More “Let ’em have the worst season in history, let ’em break all records for losing, and wipe the record book clean, and then start over fresh next year,” said one former Notre Dame football player. “It will be a good thing for football and Notre Dame.” Notre Dame has Navy, Purdue, Northwestern, Southern California and Army left on its schedule, and will be the underdog in at least three of those games, and no better than an even choice in the other two. There is a strong possibility that the Irish will lose.at least three more games, but they are going to try to salvage one upset victory somewhere along the line to keep from forgetting the old battle hymn: “Though the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will win over a11....” Amateurs to Stage Bouts Twenty-four amateur mitt tossers will mix it up tonight in the Eagles temple arena at 43 West Vermont street, as the second Indiana-Ken-tucky A. A. U. boxing show of the season gets under way at'B:3o. The majority of the twelve bouts on the evening’s bill will involve lightweight and welterweight contestants. A pair of feature bouts will be broadcast from WKBF at 10. The South Side Turners have entered a team for the first time this year. In order to induce women to attend the bouts the association earlier in the week offered two hundred free tickets to feminine fans.
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