Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1933 — Page 11

By Eddie Ash Football Now Has Its Stove League mam Collegiate Sport Resembles Baseball

pOOTBALL, like baseball, has developed a stove league, and A the grid playing season barely ends nowadays before the talk of next year begins. Last Saturday different collegiate conferences in several parts of the country held sessions, plans for 1934 were discussed, schedules were drawn up and coaches were fired and hired. Yale alumni launched a “revolt,” urging a complete shakeup in the Blue football scheme, and at other institutions where the 1933 football results fell below par, rumblings of discontent kept many chief mentors and assistants in hot water. The wide-spread publicity that followed the dAstic upheaval at Notre Dame evidently touched off a spark that led countless “losing” schools to feel they could use some of the same medicii**, and as a result there’s no telling now what may happen over the land before the “firing and hiring” epidemic runs its course. Fact is, the football stove league blazed in such raging fashion Saturday that the president of Southern California made a speech and by inference took a wallop at colleges for changing from old coaches to new following a disastrous season. “Southern Cal” has enjoyed several successful seasons in a row and naturally the president of the institution has not felt the pressure of the wolves of the white lines. m m m mum > AT Notre Dame Elmer Layden, new coach, is facing one of the hardest contracts that football history has produced. Irish schedules for 1934 and 1935 have been completed and there is not a single soft game among the eighteen carded over the two-year stretch. The 1934 game with Navy has been assigned to Cleveland, leaving only four home tilts for Notre Dame next fall, all in October. The Middies were played in Baltimore this year and in Cleveland in 1932. Illinois and Army supplied the feature In Cleveland this year and attendance fell far below the Notre Dame game there in 1932. Take a look at these “shooting pains" confronting coach Layden: 1934 1935 Oct. Sept. 6—Texas, at Notre Dame. 28—Kansas, at Notre Dame. 13—Purdue, at Notre Dame, Oct. 20—Carnegie, at Notre Dame. s— Carnegie, at Pittsburgh. 27—Wisconsin, at Notre Dame. 12—Wisconsin, at Madison. Nov. 19—Pittsburgh, at Notre Dame. 3— Pittsburgh, at Pittsburgh. 26— Navy, at Baltimore. 10—Navy, at Cleveland. Nov. 17—Northwestern, at Evanston. 2—Ohio State, at Columbus. 24—Army, at New York. 9—Northwestern, at Notre Dame. Dec. 16—Army, at New York. B—California, at Los Angeles. 23—S. California, at Notre Dame. m m m mum RED KILLEFER, manager of the Indianapolis baseball club, landed in Chicago today and remained there, instead of coming to Indianapolis as first planned. Owner Norman Perry of the Indians will meet the Tribe chief in the Windy City tomorrow. American Association magnates and pilots are going to mingle with the big leaguers for three days and each A. A. club will be pulling strings endeavoring to land talent. Another reason for the American Association gathering, the third since the 1933 season, is to confer with the league sports writers and attempt to pick up pointers that would make baseball a better gate attraction. Heretofore the scribes have not been consulted on new schemes. m m u mum RUMORS are heard again that Owner Norman A. Perry of the Tribe plans to step out as active president and place Red Killefer in complete charge of the ball club, as chief executive and general manager, leaving the field managerial duties to a player, with Bill Burwell, veteran pitcher, as the main candidate for the coaching line assignment. Owner Perry was interviewed on this reported arrangement last summer and said he was not prepared at the time to announce his 1934 plans. He admitted, however, that the idea was in his mind. Norman stated today: “Killefer has been in complete charge of the club since he joined us. I have cast the club vote at league sessions, and have paid the bills; otherwise I have been inactive. The important item is to land a pennant for Indianapolis next year. Nothing else matters." mum st u a OWNIE BUSH has not been approached with an offer to lead the Indians in the event Killefer steps up to the executive chair. Bush said he has not given up hope of staying in the majors, and that anyway he is under a promise to go back to Minneapolis if he returns to the American Association. Bush and Killefer have been friends for years and Ownie thinks well of the redhead, but the Minneapolis connection naturally comes first with Ownie. He won the pennant there in 1932 and enjoyed one of his best seasons in baseball. Bill Burw’ell served as assistant manager of the Indians last season. He is an Indianapolis resident by adoption and stayed here this winter instead of migrating to Florida. m m m mum OLD sports followers galore, with a mixture of the younger sports-going element, gathered at Tomlinson hall yesterday afternoon to witness the opening of the new league roller polo season. The Indianapolis team was dolled up in new uniforms that glistened, but got away to a slow start against the Richmond skaters and w r ound up on the short end of a fast over-time lid-lifter. The hall was packed and if that kind of interest is maintained the roller sport is assured of a successful revival. There is a drawback elsewhere, however. Bud Taylor has dropped out as backer of the new Terre Haute team and Harry Geisel, league president, is endeavoring to remedy the situation in the “Hut.” Richmond and Indianapolis are fixed for the season and financial troubles have cleared at Ft. Wayne. Polo fans hope Terre Haute will make the grade. It is reported that the fortune accumulated by Bud Taylor in the ring as a fistic champion has been reduced to a point where the former Terre Haute Terrier is on the financial ropes.

Indiana Central Defeats Butler; I. U., Irish Victors

All but three Indiana college basketball teams had opened the 1933-34 season today. Last week-end saw Earlham, only undefeated team in the state last year, win its twenty-fourth consecutive game. The victory was over Findlay tO.) college, 29 to 18, in Earlham’s first game of the season. Butler, 1932-33 Missouri Valley conference champion, was nosed out Roller Teams in Fast Tilt With a capacity crowd on hand, the league roller polo season was opened at Tomlinson hall yesterday afternoon and the fans sat in on a thrilling contest. Richmond nosing out Indianapolis in an overtime struggle. 10 to 9. The Quakers jumped off to an early lead and were out in front, 5 to 1. at the half. Coming back for the second half the Indians found their stride and tied the count at 9 and 9 at the end of regulation time. Fry of Richmond, batted in the winning goal in less than a minute of extra play. Ft. Wayne will invade Indianapolis next Sunday. In an amateur game yesterday Stuck Coal defeated Rolles Printers, 7 to 5. Pro game summary: Richmond 10* Indianapolis >9*. Bricker First Rush Butler. L Quigley ... Second Rush T. Lewis Bulla. Center S Quiglev Frv Half Guver Brunton Goal Pence Substitution —W. Lewis for Butler. Rushes—Bricker Richmond', 16. Butler (Indianapolis l . 8 Stops—Brunton (Richmond'. 57; Pence ' Indianapolis t. 34. Goals Quicgley 3: 'Richmond' Bricker 4, L. Quigley 4. Fry 2. Referee—Frank Gardner.

College Basketball

STATE COLLEGES SATURDAY Indiana Central. 32. Butler. 31. Indiana. 24: De Psuw, 16. Ball State. 33, N. C G U.. 13. Noire Dame. 28; Northwestern. 24. Manchester. 37; Concordia (FT Wavnei. 23. E'arlham, 29: Findlay (0.1 college 18. OTHER COLLEGES Princeton. 29: Lehigh. 17. Pittsburgh. 34 Georgetown. 31. Oho Wesleyan. 34. Onto State, 23. Michigan State. 26: Michigan 25 Detroit Tech. 14 Western Ontario. 10. Missouri. 26 St. Louis 0., 23. Armour Tech. 27: Chicago. 22 Citv College iN Y.i. 41 Baltimore U . 21 Pennsylvania 38; St. Josephs 26. lowa St'tc Tej'-'ter 31: G’.une: 33. Kentucky, 41; Georgetown college. 12. Creighton. 36. South Dakota I f,. 26. Marquette. 41; Lawrence. 10.

in its opener, 32 to 31. Indiana Central was the opponent. Another Indianapolis quintet, N. C. G. A. U., was swamped by Ball State, at Muncie, 33 to 13. Eleven Ball State players saw action. Indiana university won its second victory of the week Saturday night by downing De Pauw. 24 to 16. Indiana was trailing 15 to 10 at halftime. but held the Tigers to only one point in the last period. At South Bend, Notre Dame turned in its thirteenth straight win and its second of the present season by defeating Northwestern, 28 to 24. Northwestern was leading, 11-10, at the half. In the only other college game in the state, Manchester won an easy 37-to-22 victory over Concordia of Ft. Wayne. The Butler Bulldogs appeared to have their game with Indiana Central will in hand until the last five minutes when a rally led by McCuen, Troup and De Jernett overcame the Bulldog lead. Butler had led at the half, 20 to 15. Earlham took an early lead and with all its players participating in the scoring, coasted to an easy victory over Findlay. More than a dozen college teams, including Purdue, play in the state this week. Purdue, Valparaiso and Evansville will be opening their schedules. Billy Love to Oppose Burris Billy Love, veteran lightweight grappler from Lexington Ky., has been signed by promoter Jimmy McLemore to meet Harry Burris of Anderson in th feature bout on the weekly wrestling show at Tomlinson hall next Friday night. Love and Burris met last summer and Burris won the match. Burris has lost only twice in his mat career. Two other bouts will fill out Friday night's program, McLemore said today.

Late College Football

GAMES OF DEC. 9 Southern California. 13: Washington. 7 St. Mart's 18. Southern Method.n. 6. Howard 6; ’rapa. 6 t:i-i. Richmond. ’3: T’f.ory and Henrv 0. Wiley. 13; Tnskasee. 0. Louisiana State, 7; Tennessee 0.

Indianapolis Times Sports

Big Shift of Players Forecast at Powwow

Rumors Indicate Many Trades and Sales During Major Sessions; Two Clubs Due to Name New Managers; Standardized Ball Is Issue. BY FRED BAILEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Baseball magnates shuffled their cards today for a “new deal” at the annual wrinter meeting of the two major leagues beginning tomorrow'. The biggest wholesale shifting of players in many years was forecast by the unprecedented crop of rumors prevailing. Virtually every club in both leagues, possibly excepting the Giants and Senators, was included in trade discussions. Two clubs may name 1934 managers at the three-day meeting. Larry MacPhail, new president of the Cincinnati Reds, may replace Donie Bush. Jim Bottomley, first baseman, or Marty McManus, erstwhile Red

Lou and Andy in Mat Clash

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Lou Plummer

Lou Plummer, former Notre Dame athlete, who is rated well up the line in wrestling circles, will come to town Tuesday night with his chief objective being to halt the winning streak that Andy Rascher, ex-Indi-ana university grid and mat star, has been enjoying in local rings. The young grapplers are expected to supply an unusual amount of thrills when they clash in the top bout of the Hercules A. C. all-star card at the Armory. Both performers are exponents of the flying tackle and it is expected they will provide action. Lou will scale 215 against Andy's 208. The bout has created considerable interest and is expected to attract a large crowd. They will meet in two falls out of three. Hans Kampfer, powerful 222pcund German who is rated one of ihe best of the European heavyweights, clashes with Lush Pat O'Shocker, in the semi-windup, over the thirty-minute time limit route. Kampfer is recognized as the strongest opponent O’Shocker has met in a local ring. Milo Steinborn, German grappler will tackle Dutch (Gorilla) Hefner, in the opener, a thirty-minute time limit match starting at 8:30.

Milwaukee Squad Rolls High 3,097 in Central States Play

B;/ United Press DETROIT. Dec. 11.—The Plankington Arcade team of Milwaukee, led the five-man event of the Central States bowling tournament today with 3,097. Boosted by McKowen’s 633 and Pfeiffer's 629, the Arcades recorded games of 988, 1,101 and 1.008. Four teams had cracked the 3,000 mark as the second series of the tournament was completed last night. Otto Stein Jr., St. Louis, led the singles event with 725. compiled in games of 252, 236 and 237. C. Foerch, Grand Rapids, was in second place with 679. Two Detroit teams led in the doubles competition, B. Young-

Michigan Is Rated at Top \ By United Press CHAMPAIGN, 111., Dec. 11.— Neither Columbia nor Stanford, the teams which meet in the naI tional collegiate football classic in | the Pasadena (Calf.) Rose Bowl ! game New Year’s day, were rated among the first ten teams of the country by Professor Frank G. Dickinson. Professor Dickinson of the University of Illinois, whose system of rating football teams has been na- ! tionally recognized for years, placed the University of Michigan team at the top of his list for the second straight year. The first ten teams as ranked by Dickinson were: Team. Points. Michigan 28.52 Nebraska 24 61 Minnesota 23 87 Pittsburgh 23.01 Ohio State 22 79 Southern California 22.61 Princeton 22 50 Oregon 22.36 Armv 22.16 Purdue 21 88 DE PAUW TANKMEN TO SWIM IN LOCAL POOL De Pauw university swimmers will compete in the Y. M. C. A. pool here Friday night against the Indianapolis “Y” team, coached for the third year by Jim Clark. Twenty boys are on the local tank roster. They are: Russell Mclntire. Howard Krick. Donald Pittman. Albert Rust, George Burgess and John Barkhause of last year s team, and Bill Barkhause. Dick Hunt. Bob Kirk. Jesse Kirk. Aeno Alander. Hinman. Prey, Finley. Done Reid. Alvin Grousecouse, Walter May. Ed Hine. Bill Wylffe and Tom Miller. Famous French Explorer Dies PARIS. Dec. 11.—Pierre Gabriel T ilct, 90. famed Asiatic explorer a id a pioneer in the colonial expansion of France, died today.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1933.

Sox manager, may get the job. The Detroit Tigers may land Mickey Cochrane from the Athletics in exchange for catcher Hayworth and cash, “feed-box" information indicated. Cochrane, the report states, is being sought as manager for the Tigers. The deal is reported “in the bag.” Standardization of the ball, interleague series during the season and the broadcasting of daily games, were other subjects to be discussed. Although manufacturers say the American and National League balls are identical, players insist the one psed in the American is “faster.” A proposal for an annual midseason clash between teams composed of picked players in both leagues already had gathered both support and opposition. Last season an all-star American team chosen by popular vote of fans, defeated a similarly chosen National League team at the World’s fair. The novelty of baseball broadcast has worn off and it has become a lucrative commercial side-line to baseball. Magnates are wondering if they shouldn't have a share of the revenue which accrues from putting their games on the air. A tax on baseball broadcasting may result. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball commissioner, will preside at a joint session of the two leagues J Thursday.

Off the Backboard BY CARLOS LANE

I KNOW now how Mr. Herbert Hoover must have felt when Mr. Franklin Roosevelt walked in, hung his hat on the hall-tree, and said “See you later.” That’s because I’m leaving, too. This is Vern Boxell, broadcasting from the studios of Ole’ Backboard, and introducing to you your new mouthpiece, Mr. Carlos Lane. It’s the ambition of practically every newspaper man to write his own obituary. Now that I’ve started, it isn't such an easy task—and no fun at all.

For four long happy years, your correspondent hammered out theses and thoses about basketball —and liked it! Today marks the beginning of a new deal. You’re going to like Carl —he’s a swell guy, and he knows his basketball. And Carl’s going to like you, too. It’s your turn now, Carl. And, incidentally, be prepared to take it as well as dish it out—some of these boys and girls are first class hecklers. But it’s a lot of fun. Take it, Carl—and good luck. I’ve

blood-A. Dingwell with 1,311, and R. Krakow-P. Scribner with 1,323. Johnny Crimmins, Detroit, led the all-events with 1,921. Cleveland. Chicago, Dayton, Toledo and Flint, Mich., teams are scheduled to bowl in the tournament Dec. 16. The standings: Five-Man Event Plankington Arcade, Milwaukee 3.097 Verifine Ice Cream. Milwaukee. .. . 3,076 Krakow Furniture. Detroit 3.043 Schlitz Pure Beer, Milwaukee 3,031 Wooster Lamberts, St. Louis 2,984 Doub'cs B. Youngblood-A. Ding.veil, Detroit.. 1,331 R. Krakow-P. Schi'oner, Detroit ... 1,323 A. Heiss-E. Striebeck, Indianapolis. 1,278 A. Johnson-R. Allen, Pontiac, Mich. 1,272 L. Carmin-L. Fox, Indianapolis 1,270 Singles O. Stein, Jr.. St. Louis 725 C. Foerch, Grand Rapids 679 R. Overmyer. Detroit 676 R. Milan, Detroit 667 H. Gerloski, Detroit 664 All-Events J. Crimmins, Detroit 1 921 O. Stein Jr., St. Louis 1,918 J. Green, Detroit 1,916 Ned Day. Milwaukee 1,897 P. Scribner, Detroit 1,888 Coach Escapes Crash Injuries By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind„ Dec. 11.— Three Indiana sport officials narrowly escaped injury or death when their automobile skidded off Road 46 near Spencer yesterday and crashed into a house. The three were Everett Dean, Indiana university basketball coach; Charles Jensen, Evansville, basketball referee, and George Gardner, Bloomington sports writer. They were en route to Chicago to attend a Western Conference basketball officials’ meeting. The car, driven by Jensen, crashed part way through the front wall of a frame dwelling, causing the wall to collapse. Dean and Johnson continued on to Chicago by train. Gardner returned to Bloomington. Banquet Held for Trinities Two hundred Holy Trinity football fans paid tribute to the city championship junior and senior teams at the annual banquet lasi night. Members of the two squads, both undefeated during the 1933 campaign, were guests. Among the speakers were A1 Feeney. state safety director; Father Richter. Heze Clark of The Times, George Katzenberger, Anthony Brisnik. president, of the club; Frank McCarty, coach; Clarence Welsh, coach; Carl Stone of the News, and Vern Boxell of The Times. Leo Radkovic was toastmaster.

Slender Lad Is Star on Indiana Quintet

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IF Indiana university cagers are near the top when the Big Ten basketball race ends next spring one of the big contributors probably will have been William Kehrt, above, slender forward, playing his second year with the Deanmen.

got to hurry back to my desk and eat worms. Ladies and gentlemen—Mr. Lane: tt tt tt IN what so far promises to be a dizzy season, Indianapolis high schools are more than holding their own. The Tech and Shortridge boys had to do a lot of hardwood capering this last week-end to keep their records clear, but they managed it with a total of four overtimes. And Tech now is tops in the North Central conference—sharing the berth with Logansport. The two meet Friday night at Logansport. tt tt tt Tim Campbell’s big team had a tough time of it with Muncie in the Bearcats’ den Friday night, finally tripping Pete Jolly’s lads with a field goal in an overtime period. tt tt tt Richmond wasn't so hard for the Techmen to turn back Saturday night. At the end of the game in Muncie Friday night we weren’t so sure Tech would come through against Mortun. Johnny Townsend, Tech forward, crashed headlong into Hutt and gashed an eyebrow so badly his face was covered with blood in a minute, and Johnny scarcely could see. But he was in the game Saturday night—jumping at center. SHORTRIDGE, with a light forward combination and pretty hefty guards, had to go into three extra frames at Greenfield Friday night, finally won, and came back Saturday night to trip over Alexandria. Stephenson flipped the winning field goal for the Blue Devils in the last minute after Alexandria had rallied in the second half to knot the score. tt tt a Washington is having a bad time getting under way. Three losses and not a victory for the Continentals, but McDonald, Cherry and their mates may come through before long. tt tt it Prosperity Note When Martinsville played Shelbyville Friday night, a special tram carried several hundred Artesian rooters to Shelbyville. Glenn Curtis’ boys have been in and outers this year, but the tournaments are still a long way off and the state champs have high hopes of improving before then. tt a tt When Martinsville w’ent to La Porte Curtis made a speech. He said northern Indiana teams don't win from southern Indiana teams because they don't scout them—so to prove something or other, La Porte downed the Artesian youths. tt tt tt IT happened at last. There was a sensation up north when the little town of Young America sent out a handful of crusading basketeers that walloped Delphi and Logansport. Friday night Royal Center turned back Young America, 25 to 13. tt n a Apparently the early season upset over Logansport was another of those instances of a school too small to support a football team having its cage quintet in mid-season shape in November, while the football playing school has to jump into the hardwood season almost unprepared. tt tt tt The football rivalry between Mishawaka and Riley (South Bendt high schools is more spirited because of a large bell—the Pigskin Peaier which is a trophy of the battle. Mishawaka won it a month ago. but after the game the bell had disappeared. It turned up Friday night at the Mishawaka-Rochester tussle. Enthusiastic Riley roosters cracked the bell while ringing it at the football game, and had to have it repaired before it could be presented to Mishawaka. tt tt a Huntington broke a jinx. Last year Huntington started out on a victory spree, but after five games was upset by Warsa-w. Friday night Warsaw succumbed to Huntington’s cagers. tt tt tt The sideline coaching association at Muncie Friday night whispered to us that there’s one really hard outfit in that section of the state. Hartford City was the word. They il bear watching. COX TACKLES HERRARA By Times Special FT WORTH. Tex.. Dec. 11.—Tracy Cox. fndianapolis welterweight boxer, will meet Tony Herrara, of Ft. Worth, in a ten round bout here next Friday night.

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Kehrt was a star at Shelbyville high school before reporting to Everett Dean at the Crimson school. He is tall and slender, fast on the hardwood, and his basket eye is one of the best in basketball.

Duquesne Stars Win for Layden

By Visited Press ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.—Duquesne university gridmen of this and other years, playing their last grid game under Coach Elmer Layden, won a 7 to 0 victory over a picked team of St. Louis football stars in a charity contest here yesterday. Larry Sulivan, who directed the 1931 Duquesne eleven from quarter back, grabbed a long pass and ran thirty-five yards for a touchdown in the final period for the only tally of the game. Donelli place kicked the extra point. Layden signed a two-year contract as head coach of Notre Dame last Saturday. ELWARD WILL STAY LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 11.—Mai Elward, for seven years end coach at Purdue, will remain with the Boilermakers, Purdue officials said today. They denied rumors that Jhe would accompany Elmer Layden on Layden’s new assignment to the Notre Dame coaching job.

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

Two new members have arrived among the bowlers’ clothe-a-child for Christmas drive, the Tuesday Night Ladies League that rolls at the Pritchett alleys and the Block Optical Ladies League that plays on these alleys Friday night reporting collections to care for some poor little girls. The gift from these two loops is appreciated, as the girls have been asked to donate continually this season to raise funds to aid the women’s national tournament that will be rolled in this next spring, and their gift was really a sacrifice. The Barbasol and Jones-Maley quintets rolled totals of 2.876 and 2.863 during the Central States tournament play at Detroit Saturday night. Jess Pritchett was the outstanding performer for the Barbasol quintet in this series with a 6i7 score, while Chuck Klein totalled 603 to lead the Jones-Maley boys. While these marks do not figure to finish in the prize awards, the trip was not a complete iailure as the members of the two .teams gave a good account of themselves in the doubles and singles events Sunday. Eddie Striebeck and Arch Heiss rolling a total of 1.278 in the double. Striebeck scoring 641 and Heiss 637. Larrv Fox and Lee Carmin had 1,270 at Detroit, Fox gathering in 639 and Carmin

Coaches Join Association Coaches and athletic directors of Indiana colleges were organized today in anew association intended to improve collegiate athletics. The Indiana College Coaches’ Association was formed here after the annual meeting of the Indiana intercollegiate conference late Saturday. Roy E. Tillotson, Franklin, was elected president: W. E. Slyker, Evansville, vice-president, and Guy Mackey, Butler, secretary. The next meeting of the new organization will be held March 3, for the drawing of basketball schedules for the J 934-35 season, arrange other spring sports meetings, and consider rule changes. A rules interpretation conference with officials also will be held. Uniform fees for officials will be established. Membership is open to all coaches of Indiana colleges. Voting power of each school will rest with the athletic director. Football schedules for 1934 were nartially filled by the coaches at their first meeting. PRO FOOTBALL YESTERDAY St. Louis • Gunners, 23: Chicago AllStars 7. Chicago Bears. 7; Green Bay Packers. 6. New York Giants. 20; Philadelphia Eagles. 14 Pittsburgh-Portsmouth (postponed snow i. Cincinnati Reds. *3; Brooklyn Dodgers, 0. Oklahoma Grads, 3; Oklahoma City Chiefs, 0.

Fame for Tiny ONE of the surprises of the 1933 grid season was the comeback made by Stanford under its new coach. Tiny Thornhill. It was Tinv s first fall as head coach there. His team will represent the coast in the Rose Bowl classic against Columbia on New Year's.

Dramatic Grid Career Is Ended With Roper’s Death

By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11. Notables in sports, business and politics tomorrow will attend the funeral of William W. (Bill) Roper, former Princeton football coach, insurance executive and political leader, who died yesterday at his home in Germantown. He was 53. Roper won success in business and in politics, but football brought him nation-wide fame, both as player and coach. The last of the “romantic” coaches was closely associated with Princeton university with few interruptions from 1899, when he played end on the Tigers’ championship team, until 1930 when he retired to concentrate on other activities. While the names of other football coaches will be" remembered for their systems of play, the name of Roper will go down in gridiron history as a symbol for the dramatic. He will be rembered for his inspir-

631, as Pritchett and Fehr just crossed the line with 1,203. In the singles Frank Hueber turned in a prize winning total of 638. At the business meeting of the Central States Association, C. D. Willard of Toledo, was elected president and W. J. Mattison retained as secretary and treasurer. The 1934 tournament was awarded to Toledo. The Mic-Lis-McCahill team put on a brilliant finish of 3,290 in its final effort to overtake the Pure Oil team, during the city alley owners’ 1,000 scratch sweepstakes that closed with Sunday's play at the L'ptown and Pritchett Recreation alleys. The early lead gained by the Pure Oil pastimers was too much, however. and they were returned the winners with a grand total of 19,373 pins for the eighteen games rolled. The Mic-Lis team needed these sticks to withstand the rush of the Empire Life Insurance team that closed with a score of 3,340. Teams finishing in the prize list were: 1— Pure Oil 19,373 2 Mic-Lis-McCahill 19.275 3 Empire Life Insurance 19,073 4 Main Office Fletcher Trust 19.035 5 Cooks Goldblume 18,834 6 Old Gold Cigarets 18,816 7 Loose Leafs, Hiller Supply 18,811 8— Broad Ripple Branch. Fletcher Trust 18.752 9S. & S. Service Station 18,712 10— Berkies Lunch 18,683 11— Hoosier Coffee 18,666 To head the list for the special weekly prize award the Heidenreich Florist team crashed the maples for a grand total of 3,380. These boys had a handicap of 195 and crashed the pins for an actual count of 3,185. Other weekly prize winners were: Acme-Monon Coal, 3.258; Valves, Indianapolis Water Company. 3,242, and Hoosier Pete, 3,227. Charlie Gray the Reformed Church League's veteran star, was tapped three times in his second game and only counted 238, but they fell for him in his final effort, a cluster of eight in a row from the second frame giving him a 267 count and a three-game mark of 683 that led the Indianapolis Reformed Church League to an easv win over the Reformed Church bowlers from Louisville. When the eight different battles were figured up, local teams were on top in every contest and their combined margin of victory was 2.172 pins. The Louisville boys promise the locals that things will not be so easy when they travel to Louisville for the return match. The boys from Kentucky went home ; happy, however, as the locals carried out their plans for a real display of hospitality. As one of tha visitors put it. they were feted and defeated. The Antler Alley Five assumed the lead during the first week's play of the Pot of Gold 1.000 scratch Sweepstakes, rolled on the Antler alleys, with a total of 3 081. The veteran Chris Rasmussen led this team to the top of the heap with a score of 633. La Fendrieh Cigar war, second with 3.018 as Garfield Post No. 38 copped the show spot or, 3.013. Plav in this event will be resumed next week-end. Entries will be held open until Thursday night to care for additional teams. The entry fee is $lO per team, bowling included For reservations call Weisman at the Hotel Antlers. IRISH AWARDED MEET Notre Dame and Marquette to Hold Track Events. By Times Special CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—Notre Dame and Marquette universities yesterday were warded the two spring track meets of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The indoor meet, March 9 and 10, will be at Notre Dame. The outdoor meet will be held at ,Marquette, June 1.

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T ech Holds Top Place Campbell’s Boys Conquer Richmond; Blue Devils Win. Tech high school's basketball team tod<jy shared first place in the North Central Conference with Logansport, and Shortridge cagers were undefeated in two games played thus far on their schedule. With Hutt. a former Bedford high school player, scoring thirteen points, Tech swept over Morton high school of Richmond, in the eastsiders’ gym Saturday night, 22 to 17. A lanky forward, Stephenson, dropped a field goal in the final minute of play to give Shortridge a 26 to 24 verdict over Alexandria. Southport handed Washington high school a 22 to 16 defeat in the Washington gym Saturday night, and Broad Ripple lost another to Carmel on the latter’s floor. The score was 18 to 14. Hutt looped six field goals in Tech's battle with the easterners. Tech carried the lead easily until the fourth quarter when the Red Devils staged a rally that netted them their last eight points. Tech Friday night will go to Logansport, where leadership of the conference will be determined. Shortridge led Alexandria into the second half, when the visitors surged up and knotted the score. Stephenson’s basket just before the final gun decided the game. Southport piled up a thirteenpoint lead over Washington in the first half, and then coasted in the rest of the way. Goins and Schaefer led the Cardinals' attack. NOTED SPORTSMAN DEAD By Vnited Press CHICAGO, Dec. 11. George Lytton, 59. Chicago businessman, sportsman and patron of arts, died last night. Mr. Lytton, a former amateur heavyweight boxing champion, was one of the judges in the famous “long count” Dempsey-Tunney championship fight six years ago.

ing dressing room talks between halves—talks that transformed apparently beaten elevens into fighting teams. “Football is 90 per cent fight,” he insisted. He drilled this into his teams; also the axiom: “A team that won’t be beaten, can’t be beaten.” Although there were no rules against running with a fumbled ball in his day, it was the custom for players to fall on a fumbled ball and cling to it for dear life. Roper changed this at Princeton. “Don’t fall on it,” he would shout. “Pick it up and run! run! run!” Born in Philadelphia, of Virginia stock, Roper attended William Penn Charter school here, later attending Princeton. There he was end, played varsity baseball and was basketball captain. Soon after graduation in 1902 illness forced him to go south. He went to Virginia Military Institute, where he coached football with great success. Later he returned to Princeton as end coach, remaining in that capacity until 1909, when he went to the University of Missouri as head coach. He was back at Princeton as head coach in 1910, From 1912 to 1919 his time was so occupied with politics, he gave up coaching. He returned to Princeton as head coach in 1919, and held the post until 1930.

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