Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 186, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1933 — Page 18

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By Eddie Ash Association Heads Arrange Carnival Days m m m Loop Playing Last Card to Stay in Game

Dec. 14.—The American Association is going tp elaborate next year on special events. Field days will be held frequently and the athletes will be asked to prove how fast they can run straightaway. It will be sideshow stuff previous to single games or at rest time during doubleheaders. Moreover, there will be an “all-star” exhibition. A vote of fans and sports writers will be taken, and the pick of seven clubs will be sent against the leading team as of July 15, in the home city of the leader of that date. Baa bob THE player bonus has been retained, with exceptions. There will be no guarantee above salary, but 2 cents will be deducted from each admission all over the league at every game, and this take-off will be placed in a player pool. At the end of the season the "kitty” profits will be split up among the first five clubs on a basis of 40 per cent, 30 per cent, 20 per cent, 10 per cent and 5 per cent. American Association player profits In the "Little World Series" will be cut in half, 50 per cent to the league player pool, and 50 per cent to the A. A. "Little World Series” team. B B B BUB SPORTS writers of the American Association and the league club owners met in a long session yesterday afternoon, and at night a final roundup was held around the festive board. The banquet lasted far into the night and the Class AA minor leagues won the admiration of the major circuits by the manner in which they went about the celebration. Asa matter of fact, the International League, the eastern Class AA loop, sent a high official to see what it was all about. The International is the “deadly” rival of the American Association. Judge K. M. Landis, high commissioner of baseball, was represented by his secretary, Leslie O'Connor, and several other major prominents also joined in the powwow. It was that good. The American Association, with twenty-five yell leaders known as scribes, made themselves heard even above the din of the two big leagues. B B B B B B IT is apparent the American Association is playing its last card to stay in the game. It is the first time in the history of the league that the writers of the eight cities have been invited to sit in with the club owners and exchange views. Most of the details worked out are of interest only to club owners and writers, although a scheme was adopted that will give the fans more information on the clubs throughout the circuit, in spring training and during the regular season. B B B B B B AS announced previously, the 1934 season will open under anew plan. east meeting east and west meeting west. Indianapolis will open at Toledo, April 17, go on to Columbus and then return home to lift the Indianapolis lid against Toledo. It will be the first time since 1926 that the Indians have not opened at home. The financially embarrassed clubs succeeded in finding “angels,” and it’s a sure thing now that there will be no hitch in .'he lineup of the league, made up of the same eight cities that started when the circuit was launched in 1902. The appointment of two managers yesterday rounded out the league in this department, A1 Sothoron at Milwaukee and Roger Peckinpaugh at Kansas City. All four western teams changed pilots since the last season and the four eastern clubs stood pat. BBS B B B SEVERAL deals involving American Association clubs were completed yesterday. St. Paul traded the veteran pitcher. Slim Harriss, to Kansas City for first baseman Jim Keesey and outfielder Eddie Pick. Kansas City also signed Fred Hofmann, veteran catcher. The Blues also traded outfielder Denver Grigsby to Montreal for infielder Doc Gautreau. Minneapolis bought Pinkie Hargrave, catcher, from the Boston Braves. Indianapolis failed to turn up with any deals yesterday, but Manager Killefer was out to try again today. The big leagues were to meet in joint session today and the American Association also had another meeting carded to iron out a few problems in the 1934 schedule. It is rumored the clubs will make four appearances in each city, instead of three, as in the past. B B B B B B OUTFIELDER HERMAN LAYNE of the Indians has been released outright. Chief Killefer will have on hand for the pasture Johnny Cooney in center, Vernon (George) Washington in right, and Frank Sigafoos. slugging second sacker. will be given a trial in left. Failing to make good there, Frank will be brought back to the infield, at second or third. Harry Rosenberg, recalled from Ft. Worth, also will be available in the garden, as well as a couple of rookies during the early days of the new campaign. B B B B B B A BALL PLAYER bowling match was held in the Windy City yesterday and two Indianapolis Hoosiers were whipped by eighteen pins. Chuck Klein, champion swatter of the National League, and Ownie Bush, new manager at Minneapolis, clashed on the alley with Jimmy Dykes, Chicago White Sox third sacker, and Ray Schalk, manager of the Buffalo Internationals. a B B B B B OWNER NORMAN PERRY of the Indians planned to leave for Indianapolis todav, following the windup session of the American Association. Manager Killefer will stay on hand until Friday and then go to Indianapolis for several days before returning to California.

Off the Backboard

THE basketball season is officially opened. This morning's mail brought to light the first Shortridge booster to regard Ole Backboard witn elegant disdain. It seems Backboard, in writing his daily piece for the paper yesterday mentioned that the north side sailors might be wise to scan the horizon for storm flags, because it looked like blowy weather ahead Saturday night when Marion comes to town.

nan BUT one of the staunch Blue Devils thinks the • Peterman crew can sail through the season without paying attention to any tempest pennants, and that goes for whatever signs Tech hangs out for the north siders. bob Here 'tis: Indianapolis. "Dear Backboard: What you need is a food look at Shortridge. not at Tech. Four blowing oft about storm signals is as goofy a pieee as I’ve seen. Tech has just a lot of hot air when it comes to publicity. Shortridge needs no publicity and we don’t want anv. When tournament time comes around, we’il see just how tough that great Tech team is. I’m betting on Shortridge. .- TBrE B LUE” 808 There's onlv one answer to that. True Blue. Backboard thinks you Blue Devils will come back from Greencastle with a Tiger Cub pelt, but he picks Marion to shear your devllsh horns Saturday evening And, who can tell but he 11 be right out there at Thirty-fourth street to see It done? a b u WHEN Backboard showed this next one to the Secret Operative. says he: "Chief, would you like to have something on that guy" But Backboard silenced the Operative with a gift of anew disguise outfit and went on with his reading to find: Indianapolis. •’Dear Backboard: ■ "Take your Secret Operative and throw him into some available ash can. will you? Asa basketball expert, he's a swell dope. Doesn’t he take into consideration that Indiana Central had live games under its belt. And that it was Butler's first game. I don't blame your • expert’’ for keeping his identity secret. r "T. C. R.’’ n tt u AND there may be something in that. Giant-killers have been known to sharpen their axes before going out to hew down the big fellows. But there are opinions, and opinions. So hark!

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BY CARLO'S LANE

Indianapolis. "Dear Backboard: "Remarkably enough, your Secret Operative. as you call him. hit the nail on the head when he told you that Butler had no business losing Saturday night's game. As far as I'm concerned, vour Secret Operative is nobody's chump. ALFONSE." 00a That cheered the Operative up a bit. Alfonse. Backboard is inclined to agree that Butler shouldn't have lost that game. 000 THERE are some prize hardwood contests on the book for this week. For example, there’s Tech and Logansport. fighting it out in Logansport Friday night for the lead in the North Central Conference, and Backboard will try to be on deck to see whether his prediction that Tech will come through pans out. 000 Kteinfelder. the Muncie center, leads the North Central loop scorers with fourteen Held goels and five free tosses, for a total of thirty-three points. Johnny Townsend, of Tech, is close behind with twelve field buckets and five free throws, for twenty-niße points. Huit is third, with twenty-eight points. 000 Another rare bit of cage entertainment should be provided at Hanford City Saturday night when the Columbia City Eagles appear there. The Eagles will lose, after a tough fight, Backboard thinks. 000 IF Bloomington downs Vincennes on the Alices’ home court Friday night, the Panthers will be established pretty well as the powerhouse of the south. And Backboard thinks the Panthers' claws will be too much for the Alices. 000 Another pick: Shelbyville over Connersville, at Connersville Friday night. And Conneraville over Cathedral when the Spartans come up Saturday evening. 000 Still another Newcastle to beat the Kokomo Kats in Kokomo tomorrow-night.

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Ponzi Has TopJ?lace Philadelphia Cue Expert Leads Billiard Tourney. By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 14. Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia, held undisputed possession of first place in the world's championship billiard tournament today with five victories and no defeats. The tournament closes Dec. 21. Ponzi defeated Charles Seaback, Astoria, N. Y., for his fifth victory, 125 to 19 in twenty-five innings. Seaback has won but one out of seven games and was tied w’ith Bennie Allen, Kansas City, for last place. William Mosconi, 19-year-old Philadelphia boy, knocked James Caras, 22. Wilmington, Del., out of a first place tie by handing him his first deefat. 125 to 95. Erwin Rudolph, Cleveland, former world's champion, remained in the running by defeating Frank Taberski, Schenectady, N. Y.. 125 to 21 in fifteen innings. Rudolph was tied with George Kelly, Philadelphia for second place with four victories and one defeat each.

Ft. Wayne to Face Skaters The same lineup they sent against the Indians last year will appear for the Ft. Wayne roller polo team in Tomlinson hall, where the upstaters and the Indianapolis quintet will clash Snuday afternoon. The colorful “Skating Parson,” Rollan Dewitt, will be at center for the upstate five, and the high-scor-ing Thompson will be at second rush. Minor will be at first rush, Baal at half and O’Metz on the goal. For the Indians, Butler will play first rush, T. Lewis, second rush; Quigley, center; Guyer, half, and Pence, goal. The game will start at 3 p. m. Primo Lands in N. Y. Unnoticed By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Virtually unrecognized by a crowd of 3,000 which met the Conte di Savoia, Primo Camera, Italian holder of the world’s heavyweight boxing champion, arrived today to appear in his bankruptcy proceedings. Camera’s unexpected departure from Genoa last Saturday gave rise to belief that he was coming here to make a deal for a defense of his title. “I did not come about fighting,” he told the United Press. “I shall appear in my bankruptcy matter and return immediately to Italy. Maybe I will talk with the Madison Square Garden people about a bout but I do not know.” CHALLENGE IS ISSUED Strangler Lewis Tosses Dare at Wrestling Promoter. By United Press ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14. —A match between Ed (Strangler) Lewis and Ray Steele seemed assured here today after Lewis strode angrily down the aisle of a crowded courtroom here yesterday and challenged Tom Packs, wrestling promoter who was on the stand, to give him a match with "Pesek or Steel, either, both, any time or anywhere.” Packs, who was on the stand as the defendant in a $25,000 damage suit, replied to the challenge by offering to cancel a scheduled match between steel and John Pesek here Dec. 20 and give the Strangler a shot at Steele. Lewis agreed to post a forfeit check of $1,500 with Athletic Commissioner Taylor today. If he does, Packs said the Steele-Lewis match will headline the show.

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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933

Stanford Brain Trust in Action

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THE Stanford brain trust goes into action in sunny California to prepare for the Tournament of Roses ’game with Columbia at Pasadena on New Year's day. HeVe are shown Coach Tiny Thornhill and Ernie Nevers, his first aid-de-camp, plotting an attack the Indians will use against Lou Little's Lions in the annual Rose Bowl classic.

Hinkle Opens Guard Posts Coach Tony Hinkle today declared the guard positions on the Butler basketball team wide open, and there was a wild scramble of contenders for the two places as the Franklin and Pittsburgh games this week-end drew near. Inability to protect a lead they held in the Indiana Central game last Saturday night, led the veteran Bulldog mentor to say: “The jobs are open to any players who can show the ability to hold the opposition to low scores.” Franklin, which invades the fieldhouse Saturday night, has a win over Huntington college and a onepoint loss to Wabash on the record so far, and Coach Roy Tillotson will have his veteran lineup going top speed for the local fracus. Ochsenhirt, a three-year veteran, and the player who gave Pitt an overtime win over the Bulldogs last year, will lead the veteran Panther team here Monday night. SILENT HOOSIERS TO PLAY The Silent Hoosiers will meet Morristown netters Friday night at the Deaf school court and the reserves of both schools will battle in a curtain raiser. The varsity has a record of four straight wins.

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Baker Appears in Ring Benefit By United Press PERU, Ind„ Dec. 14.—Rosy (Kid) Baker, Indianapolis middleweight, will meet Ralph (Smoky) Maggard, Cincinnati, 0., in the 10-round main event of a fight card here tonight. Gene Lewis, Kokomo, and Tiger Kid Walker. Cincinnati, will fight in the eight round semi-tvindup, while Charles Marks, Peru, and Tony Piccicurro, Indianapolis, have been signed for a six round preliminary. Peru police are sponsoring the fight. They will use the proceeds to buy Christmas gifts for needy families.

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Major Leagues Expected to Adopt Uniform Bail National Loop Barters Anticipated in Final Sessions of Baseball Confab in Chicago: Chuck Klein Signs Contract With Cubs. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO. Dec. 14.—Adoption of a uniform baseball was one of the most important matters under consideration today as major league magnates closed their winter meetings with a joint session at the Palmer House. A compromise w ? as expected between the American League ball, usually referred to as the “lively ball,” and the National League ball, commonly called the “dead ball.”

Trading activities were expected to be resumed with the National League making some last-minute trades after two days of negotiations. In yesterday's transactions the second division of the American League clubs were strengthened further, making the junior circuit more evenly balanced than in many years. Players exchanged in the second day’s transactions follow: Boston Red Sox: Outfielder Carl Reynolds for Pitcher Ivy Andrews and outfielder Smead Jolley. St. Louis Browns; Retained pitcher Andrews and sent outfielder Jolley, shortstop Jim Levey and pitcher Wallace Hebert to the Hollywood Pacific Coast League club for shortstop Allen Strange. Also bought outfielder George Puccinelli from the Rochester International League club. Detroit Tigers: Traded outfielder Jonathan Stone for outfielder Goose Goslin. The only National League development was the signing of Charles (Chuck) Klein, National League batting champion, recently obtained by the Chicago Cubs from the Phillies. Klein is said to have signed a one-vear contract at a salary of $20,000. The inter-league all-star baseball game, first held last season at Comiskey park a§ one of the features of the world’s fair year, was adopted as a permanent attraction. The game will be held next year in New York early in July, and in 1935 in Cleveland. It is the plan to shift the game until each major league city has had one game. A former American League batting champion. Dale Alexander, was shunted back to the minor leagues along with three other players in the new working agreement between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City American Association club. The Red Sox send pitcher Curtis Fullerton and outfielders Harry Stumps and Mel Alameda along with Alexander, 1932 batting king, to the Kansas City club, which has signed Rober Peckingpaugh, former Cleveland manager, as its new leader. CHICAGO. Dec. 14.—Babe Ruth will play with the New York Yan-

Ho Hum YOU'D feel this way. too, if you had pedaled a bicycle for six days. Covering 2,487 miles is just a week's work for William (Torchy) Peden, who has won eighteen out of thirty-three starts, but he needs a nap after the long grind

kees again next season but his salary will be slashed considerably from the $52,000 he received in 1932, Colonel Jacob Rubbert. owner of the Yankees intimated today. Asked directly if Ruth would be with the Yankees next year, Colonel Ruppert said: “Ruth will be with us again next season. He says he still has another year or two of good baseball in him and he may surprise a lot of people who think he's through.” "What will Ruth make next year,” Colonel Ruppert was asked. "I don't know; we'll have to settle that at a meeting in February.” TANK TEAMS CLASH Local “Y” Natators to Swim Against Dr Pauw. Regular intercollegiate events will be used Friday night when Dc Pauw university and the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. tankmen clash in a dual meet in the local “Y” pool. The events will be: 490-yard free style relay, 200-yard breast stroke, 140-yard back stroke, 40-yard free style, 440-yard free style, 100-yard free style, diving (five required and five optional dives), 200-yard free style and 300-yard medley relay.

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HEADLINING the weekly wrestling show at Tomlinson hall Friday night will be Billy Love, Lexington. Ky„ matched against Harry Burris, Anderson grappler. Promoter Jimmy McLemore today said he had signed CharKs Harbo to meet Walter Hickman in the curtain raiser of the exhibit. In a second feature event Tommy Tassel, of Memphis, will face Ray Meyers. The main go and semifinal are two falls out of three, and the prelim will be a single fall match.

College Basketball

Norte Dame. 43 Ball State. 23. Harvard. 32; Boston U., 24. Princeton, 48; Georgetown, 22. Coiumbip. 45; Cathedral, 22. Omaha, 35; Doane. 33. Temple. 34; Johns Hopkins, 17. Gallagher Business college. 25: St. Joseph's, 23. North Central. 32; Armour Tech. 26. Valley City iN. D >. 39; Huron, 21. Hastings iNeb.i. 29: Bethany, 26. Central Wesleyan. 28. Missouri Mines. 39. Kirksville Osteopaths. 34; Culver-Stock-ton, 29

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