Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 210, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1934 — Page 18

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By Eddie Ash Some Experts Rate Champ Primo Third i* * ‘ They Still Question His Road to Title

'fHE Collyer’s Eye publication of Chicago keeps close tab on boxers all over the country, and in all classes. The Collyer prize fight “ratings” for January are just off the press and the world’s heavyweight champion, Primo Camera, is listed third, below Max Baer and Max Schmeling. Doubtless the boxing experts with the Eye look with suspicion on some of the Camera victories. Tommy Loughran is placed fourth and Kingfish Levinsky fifth. The writer believes Levinsky is entitled to fourth. Tracy Cox of Indianapolis is named among the first ten welterweights and assigned to the seventh spot. Collyer’s Eye does not “rate” the synthetic divisions such as junior lightweights and junior welterweights. Jimmy McLarnin is king of the welters. Cox is an “in between,” too heavy for the lightweight group and too light for the regular welterweights. Tracy’s golden opportunity passed when he took on tonnage above 135 pounds. He is a little short of stature and reach to mingle with the topnotch welters. a a a a a a THE Levinsky-Schmeling heavyweight scrap scheduled to be held in Chicago next month appears to be crossed off the books temporarily. Joe Jacobs. Schmeling's manager, demanded 35 per cent for the German’s end. The promoters were willing to set aside 60 per cent for the match, but when Jacobs asked 35 per cent, that left only 25 per cent for Levinsky, and the Chicago slugger balked. The King wanted 30 per cent, which would have allowed Max the same amount. Leaping Lena Levy, big sister and manager of Levinsky, made a speech when Jacobs departed without signing the articles of agreement. She said: “Schmeling is afraid to fight Levinsky. We will fight on a 30-30 basis, so there won’t be a match. If King ever hit that German. Hitler would feel it all the way back in Berlin.” With so much bickering taking place, and if the match is made, there won’t be standing room left. It’s possible that Manager Jacobs desires to prolong the issue until the outdoor season to permit the bout to be staged at the spacious Comiskey ball park. a a a a a a THE Indianapolis Gun Club will stage a shoot Saturday, with firing scheduled to start at 1 p. m. The annual meeting of the board of directors and members also will be held. It will be the first shoot of the new year and the club officials are steaming up enthusiasm w r ith the hope that all members will turn out. The club is located at 134 South Lynhurst drive and the secretary is George Alig Jr., of 501 Kentucky avenue. W. S. Hiser is secretary of the All Star Club of Indianapolis and manager of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Gun Club. a a a a a a MR. HISER has mailed out some trapshooting publicity and it is written in a fashion that explains why the average trapshooter is in love w r ith the sport. The article reads: “Every man is a man to the Sport Alluring. It has that touch of nature which makes all red blood kin. It know’s no caste, recognizes no social distinctions, is hedged about with no embarrassing ritual, and neither age nor sex are handicaps to its enjoyment. It is the call to anew hunting -which all enjoy on equal terms, without chance of fatigue, disappointment or tenderhearted regret. Friendships are sealed and differences forgotten in this open-air, openminded pastime, where success and modesty, defeat and a smile always go together. Skill is acquired, records made, trophies won in its enjoyment. Life itself draws anew inspiration. Trapshooting simulates the tang of woods and the w’hir of wings to the hunter; brings relaxation to the business man: tingling vigor to the frail; sociability to the stranger.” n n tt tt tt tt THEY just can’t stow the old uniforms, shin guards and jerseys in the attic and call it the end. We mean the veteran roller polo players, who seem to have sipped at sportdom’s fountain of youth and go on and on, roaring up and down the rink floors and showing much of the fire that made them the idols of the fans over a quarter of a century ago. Only last week came the announcement from the well-know-n “Parson” Roll DeWitt, center for the Ft. Wayne club in the Midwestern League, that he was quitting the game, and Ft. Wayne engaged anew center in Hileman, w’ho played here last Sunday with that team. DeWitt announced he was leaving the sport for business reasons. He does not live in Ft. Wayne, and his work is such that he could not take the time for the long trips weekly to the upstate city. However, the Terre Haute management was able, through negotiations with his employers, to secure a change of working hours that will allow him to play with Terre Haute. And is the “Parson” tickled? a a a a a a DEAR MR. ASH—I rarely write letters to the newspapers, but I am impelled to call to your attention a feat by a Hoosier pro that rivals that noted in your column of Tuesday. You speak of Walter Marsh, a Los Angeles pro, being four under par on the first three holes with not a single putt, referring to his holing out approaches for eagle tw r o birdies. I do not wish to disparage Mr. Marsh's accomplishment, but it nearly was equaled about six years ago. John Sonnenberg. -who then was (and still may be) pro at the Foster Park municipal course in Ft. Wayne, holed out three straight approaches for birdies in a “Bessie and Aggie” match. All of the approaches were from more than tw ? enty-five yards away and the longest was about 100 yards. Os course, he did not score an eagle, but since it was in Indiana, it's worth mentioning, don't you think? The feat was attested by other members of the foursome and received some notice in the national golf publications. Yours respectfully, ELMER ZILCH.

Cathedral Uncorks Scoring Punch and Beats St. Mary’s

By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind.. Jan. 11.—Shifting his offense plans, coach Joe Dienhart worked W. O'Connor under the hoop for six field baskets here last night and he was one of the mainstays in .Cathedral’s 39-29 win over St. Mary's. Dan Rohyans

Flag Is Goal, Walker- Says Bp rn ited Press CHICAGO. Jan. 11.—A pennant and a world’s championship is the goal of the new president of the Chicago Cubs. William M. Walker. He was elected yesterday by the beard of directors to succeed William Veeck. who died last Oct. 5. Walker has been in baseball as an official for twenty years. He was first associated with the Chicago club of the Federal League, which built the present park occupied by the Cubs. He was first vice-presi-dent of the Cubs under Veeck for many years. WIRE TO STONEHOUSE The Indianapolis District Golf Association through its president, Ed Lennox, wired Ralph Stonehouse. Coffin course pro who captured the Miami open this week, heartiest congratulations on his splendid victory.

Joe Recalls How Tex Rickard Visioned a Third Tunney-Dempsey Ring Battle

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer NEW YORK, Jan. 11—Mr. Jack Dempsey, as you may have noted, is on Broadway talking about babies, Just babies. They have been saying for some time now that the fight game will never be what it used to until another Dempsey comes along. Well, Mr. Dempsey promises to do something about that, but he finds that he can't be too specific. That is to say he doesn’t know when the other Dempsey comes along whether it will be a boy or a girl—and i might even be twins. Whenever I see Mr. Dempsey I am reminded that his last stand in the ring, out there on the windswept lake front of Chicago, produced a trinity of smashed ambitions. First, Mr. Dempsey failed to regain his championship— and he had very deeply set on regaining it. Second, Mr. Tunney i

continued to be a leader in the Indianapolis team attack and scored six times from the field and tossed one free throw for high scoring honors, thirteen points. Johnny O’Connor connected three times from the field and twice from the free throw stripe while Olesky and Mulholland. with four field baskets each, were best for the locals. Cathedral started fast and led, 12-8. at half time. Coach Dienhart used ten men in the game, conserving strength for the Manual-Ca-thedral battle in the Irish gym at Indianapolis tomorrow night. Summary: Cathedral <391 St. Mary’s )29> Fa FT PF' FG FT PF Carsons.f . 1 0 1 Olesky.f.. 4 2 1 Rohvans.f 6 1 1 King. I. . 0 2 2 JO'Con or.c 3 2 2 Mulnollnd.c 4 0 2 Shields.? 10 2 Barsha.g .. 0 4 1 W'Con'or.e 6 0 1 Lohr.e 0 0 1 R'Con'or.f 10 3 Zagorski.f.. 10 0 Killinger.f 0 0 0 Broderick.f 10 0 TOCon’r.g 0 0 3 Valentine,?. 0 10 McMahn.g. 0 0 li Shiel.g.... 0 0 li Totals. 18 3 151 Totals ..10 9 ~7 Score at Half—Cathedral. 24: St. Mary's, 15. Referee—Williams. Umpire—Jackson.

H. S. Scores Wednesday

Cathedral (Indianapolis), 39: St. Mary's (Anderson), 29. Rushville. 23 : Shelbyville. 20. Sheridan, 20: Arcadia. 15. Frankfort. 16; Delphi. 14. Reitz (Evansville. 20: Memorial, Evansville). 17. Morgantown. 25: Union Township. 22. Monticello. 27; Chalmers. 13. Clear Springs. 28; Browr.stown. 21.

failed to score a knockout—and that was a blazing ambition with him. Third, the late Tex Rickard had ardent hopes of capitalizing that seventh round knockdown and the deluge of controversy it provoked. 8 8 8 T REMEMBER talking with Rickard a few hours after the fight. The whole town was buzzing about the knockdown —how long had Tunney been on the floor, was he actually knocked out. had Dempsey been deprived of a legitimate triumph? “Wasn’t it great,” chuckled Rickard. "I’m going to match 'em right back. They will draw the biggest gate in the history of boxing. Three million dollars. Maybe four million.” Already the drama of the bruising fight under the white lights, the color of the amazing pageant had disappeared from Rickard's memory. Only one thing interested him, the

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16,000 Cheer Tilden; Veteran Thumps Vines

Largest Tennis Crowd in U. S. History Pays $29,760 to See Oid Master Subdue Former Amateur King in Pro Debut; Big Bill Flawless. BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The eternally youthful “Big Bill” Tilden, hailed the most amazing figure in athletic history after his glorious victory over young Ellsworth Vines, started today upon a 60,000-mile worldwide tennis tour—the longest ever attempted. When he left for his home town, Philadelphia, the 41-year-old world indoor professional champion was accompanied by Vines, 22-year-old Californian, whom he defeated 8-6, 6-3, 6-2, last night in the latter’s professional debut at Madison Square Garden before more than 16,000 cheering spectators.

Leo Diegel Tops Field Philadelphia Pro Favored in National Match Play Event. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.— Dark-haired Leo Diegel, Philadelphia professional, held the position of the favorite in the qualifying round today in the national match play open golf tournament on the Lake Merced course here. Diegel toured the difficult course in 67, five under par, in the interteam matches which preceded the official tournament. The “invaders,” comprising leading professionals, defeated the San Francisco team, 19 to 0, in the curtain-raising event. Play in the qualifying round was started soon after dawn today in order to give the 207 entrants an opportunity to finish their rounds before darkness. Yale Coaching Job Still Open By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The men who are deliberating over the Yale football situation apparently w’ere still deadlocked today over whether to continue the graduate system of coaching or seek outside coaching talent. No ngws leaked out of last night’s secret meeting of the advisory committee. Malcolm Farmer, graduate manager of athletics, met with the committee of seven at a New York club. Farmer and one of the committeemen are understood to be holding out for continuing the traditional graduate system with T. A. D. Jones taking the helm, while the other six committeemen want a non-Yale coach.

Henry Moreno and Paul Lee Are Matched in Local Ten-Rounder

The Washington A. C. stated today that its fistic card, to be staged at Tomlinson hall next Wednesday night, will be topped by Henry Moreno, Evansville Mexican, and Paul (Tennessee) Lee of this city, young bantams who stole Dale Miller’s show at Tomlinson hall early in December. The customers remained away in large numbers that night, but those

Florida Champ' Raps Rainville By United Press MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 11.—Florida’s own tennis star, young Hudson Hamm of Ft. Lauderdale, today was paired against George M. Lott of Chicago in the quarter-finals of the Miami-Biltmore championship. Lott is defending champion. Yesterday Hamm, seeded No. 7 and last year’s state* champion, turned in a major surprise by eliminating Marcel Rainville of Montreal, Canadian Davis Cup ace and No. 1 foreign entry. The score was 5-7, 6-1. 8-6. Hanover Has Easy Victory By United Press HANOVER, Ind., Jan. 11.—Hanover college won an easy victory | over the Georgetown (Ky.) basketball team here last night, 43 to 17. Raney and Menozi were high-point men for the winners. Colger, for- : ward, led Georgetown with seven points. I

great possibilities promised by a return meeting between the master boxer and the great slugger. The chance to ballyhoo the long count into an immense circus appealed to Rickard's showmanship. Tunney wanted to fight Dempsey a third time. It was the one engagement that was certain of success at the box office. Moreover, Tunney figured that in a third bout he surely would be able to land a knockout, and only those who were close to him realized how intensely eager he was to retire known as the man who had flattened the Old Man Mauler. a a a Tunney said to me: “I have hit Dempsey twenty times flush on the jaw with all my might, but he carries his chin so low that it is almost impossible to put him out.” This was true, of course. Dempsey was not a wide open fighter by any means. He gavel his opponents

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This mixed crowd of the swanky and the ordinary, of evening clothes and civvies, was the largest ever to witness a tennis match in America. It paid 529,760 to see the first contest of a long series in which Tilden is staking his indoor title against Vines, former Davis Cup ace who lost the national "outdoor amateur championship last summer. Philadelphia Next Stop At Philadelphia tomorrow night, they will resume the series which will carry them over the courts of the world—a series in which the gaunt Tilden will try to continue the miracle of shrugging off his broad shoulders the burden of years. Despite his straight-set victory last night, the dean of tennis faces a formidable task because the Pasadena youngster showed that he is rapidly regaining the form which in 1932 boosted him to the top of the world’s amateur players. The American portion of the tour, which embraces three sweeps across the continent, will be continued at Washington, Saturday; Boston, Monday; Providence, Tuesday; Cleveland, Thursday; Chicago, Saturday, and so on. Tilden last night played with the same fire on the Garden’s broad stretch of taut, green canvas, as he did during his conquering march from 1920 on. Tilden at His Peak Certainly he never played better tennis, not even while winning his seven national amateur and three world amateur titles. He couldn’t have, for last night in the air, off the floor, at the net, or in the back court, he was perfection. The huge crowd was moved to repeated outbursts of frenzied cheering as this veteran, well past the age for championship competition, cut down his youthful opponent without losing a set. Vines, in defeat, was far from humiliated. With less than a full week of practice on indoor courts and playing his first official match indoors and before his first professional crowd, he put up an excellent fight. In the first set, Tilden’s rapier thrusts punctured Vines’ armor and found a vulnerable spot—his opponent’s deep backhand. He kept hammering at it relentlessly for the rest of the match. Tilden was never out of position but his play for Vines’ backhand often left the latter offbalance and weakened his game.

of the faithful who took a chance, were rewarded by seeing one of the best local shows in years, the Mo-reno-Lee melee being the piece de resistance of the evening of fast milling. For ten rounds the youngsters tore into each other. The final nod going to the Mex on the closest kind of bookkeeping by the officials, the deciding point being based on a knockdown for no count registered by the Evansville lad in the seventh round. Washington A. C. officials state fighters of a similar type will appear in the other bouts on the program, and their names will be announced as soon as contracts are signed. Paul Lee is working out at the McClure gymnasium on West Market street, and Moreno will wind up his training here at the Washington A. C. on South Illinois street. Seats are to go on sale Saturday at the Claypool drug store.

A. A. U. Commissioners Are Named by Bouslog

Announcement of the appointment of four new commissioners of the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. was made today by Ray Bouslog, assistant to the president. Robert W. Hoening. sports editor of the South Bend News Times, will serve in the north central district, which includes La Porte, St. Joseph. Elkhart. Marshall and Koskiusco counties. Norman Werry. sports editor of the Gary Post Tribune, will be in charge of the northeastern district, which comprises Lake Porter, Newton and Jasper counties. Ralph I. Marquis. 216 North La Fontaine street. Kokomo, will be in charge of the central district, which includes Howard. Grant. Wabash. Miami. Cass, Carroll. White, Tippecanoe. Tipton. Clinton. Warren. Fountain. Montgomery, Boone and Hamilton counties. Eli G. Lee of Terre Haute has as his territory Vigo. Clay, Vermillion. Putnam and Owen counties. S. C. Newlin of the General Electric Club. Ft. Wayne, is in charge of the notheastern district which comprises all of the counties of that section of the state.

no inviting targets. His unmarked ears and face offer convincing proof of this. Dempsey was always a gambler in the ring, but he seldom took any unnecessary chances. Just the same Tunney would have got his knockout if the bout hadn’t been limited to ten rounds. He certainly would have got his knockout at Philadelphia. Dempsey was blinded and out on his feet when the final bell sounded. I doubt that he could have gone another round, and it is a cinch he couldn't have gone five more rounds. He was pretty tired when the finish came at Chicago, too. Despite the fact that he came within a few ticks of the clock in retrieving his championship at Chicago, Dempsey was not interested m meeting Tunney again. Rickard tried hard to get him to make one more fight, but he refused to listen to any sort of proposition. “I’ve had enough,” he said, and he meant it.

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‘Kounty Keg’ to Be at Stake in Tourney at Brownsburg

By Times Special BROWNSBURG, Ind., Jan. 11 The “Kounty Keg” that means to Hendricks county high school basketball teams what the Old Oaken Bucket does to Indiana and Purdue, will be at stake here Friday night when two of the leading teams in the county, Plainfield and Brownsburg, clash on the local hardwood court. Brownsburg now holds the Keg. John Symmonds, veteran mentor who has coached here for twenty years, has the locals going at a fast pace after a slow r start. His team lost six of the first nine games played, but snapped out of the slump and won the last five times out. Bill Bugg, former Butler star and

Jack Dempsey Angles for Madison Square Garden Lease

By United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 11.—Jack Dempsey would like to lease the boxing privileges at Madison Square Garden and its outdoor bowl and try to resurrect the dead fight game. Discussing the boxing situation today, the former heavyweight champion said reports from all sides indicated Garden mismanagement

Mat Program Is Completed The wrestling program slated to be staged at Tomlinson hall tomorrow night was completed today. There will be three matches and the show will be promoted by Jimmy McLemore. Cecil Pedigo, the Kentucky Blacksmith, will tackle Cyclone Burns in the main event, and in the semifinal Ray (Tuffy) Meyers will clash with Young Jack Sherry. The opening bout, at 8:30, will bring together Eddie Slaughter and Hugh Webb. Young Sherry was the winner of last week’s semi-final go and impressed the ringsiders Vith his clever tactics.

DEMPSEY’S eyes were beginning to bother him at that time and I think he had fears of being permanently injured if he stayed in the ring. It may be, too, that he had become convinced that the younger and better-drained Tunney was too good for him and that he would lose again if he came back a third time. At any rate, the third bout was never close to being held and the greatest “natural” in the history ot the game was allowed to die, much to the bitter despair of Rickard. Tunney wasn’t very’ happy over it, either. He knew it meant the loss of another million dollar purse, not to mention the chance to get his knockout. Dempsey never has hesitated to give Tunney full credit. "He was much the better fighter at Philadelphia,” Dempsey admits. “And I guess he was better at Chicago.” Even now you can't get Dempsey to talk about that knockdown, beyond commenting that it was “a bad break.” y

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Hard aa nails as the result of a fall spent halfbacking for ' the Manual football team, John Yovan, forward, is proving to be a leader on the fast - stepping south side basketball team. Friday night the Red and White tossers will receive a second big test of the season when they battle Cathedral in the Irish gym, Fourteenth and Meridian streets, and coach Oral Bridgeford is preparing his charges to do the same to the Irish as was given Southport. The victory of the Manual quintet over Southport went by somewhat unnoticed, but since the Cardinals defeated Shortridge the dope begins to describe Manual as the “dark horse” team in the city. Cathedral has been progressing since Joe Dienhart was able to put his full strength on the floor Jan. 1, and the Irish mentor is intent upon “taking” the first of the city foes his team will meet this winter. Shortridge, Technical and Washington appear on the Irish card later.

coach at Plainfield the past five years, has a strong five there this winter and has lost only one game. The Keg was placed in circulation by Pittsboro last year. It is decorated with the colors of the eleven teams in the county. When any of these eleven meet, the winner takes possession. Last year, after the county and sectional tournaments, Pittsboro had the Keg and kept it until this year, although Plainfield and Danville, as well as Brownsburg, all held it for a time. The Hendricks county tournament will be played next week on Thursday, Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night, with the drawing of the schedule to be made next Monday night by principals of the schools.

was responsible largely for the fight depression. He emphasized that he would not give the Garden any guarantee for the boxing privileges but would operate on a percentage basis. This should be agreeable to the Garden, he said, because it is losing plenty in the ring every year. Concerning the heavyweight situation, Dempsey said he would like to have Maxie Baer fight three or four warm-up bouts before meeting champion Primo Camera for his title. “Right now Camera probably would beat Baer,” he explained. “Maxie is out of condition# But with three or four fights under his belt, Maxie wrould have a good chance of knocking Camera out.” Dempsey will leave Saturday to open a refereeing tour at Topeka, Kas., Monday night. CENTRAL BASKETEERS TUNE FOR SPARTANS Coach Harry Good sent his Indiana Central netters through a hard drill Wednesday in preparation for their clash against Manchester in the Spartan stronghold Friday night. Recently, when the Manchester team visited the Central court, Good’s five triumphed. 32-15. Becaused the guards scored most of the points against Central Normal in Monday night's victory, Good stressed offense by his centers and forwards in drill.

College Basket Scores

Butler. 42: Washington (St. Louis), 26 Hanover, 43: Georgetown iKy). 17 St. John's (Brooklyn), 32: George Washington. 30. Georgetown. 40: William and Mary, 29. New York U.. 40; Rutgers. 23. Duke, 27; Armv. 25. Pennsylvania. 28: Swarthmore. 12. Lehigh. 28: Haverford. 13. Oklahoma. 58: Oklahoma Aggies. 33. Dartmouth 37; Providence 25. Franklin. 37; Providence, 25. Franklin and Marshall. 26: Muhlenberg. Colgate. 39: Cornell. 32. Lafayette. 34: Upsala, 32. Wheaton. 41; Juniata. 28 Marshall, 37; Wittenberg. 24. North Dakota State, 31: Concordia (Minn, i, 28. St. Mary’s (Minn ). 38: Winona, 15 Kearney Teachers, 38; Nebraska Wesleyan. 27 Yale. 41; Harvard. 21. Georgia Tech. 28; Auburn. 26 (overtime (. Louisana State. 48: Mississippi State. 23. Vanderbilt. 27; Clemson, 25. Florida. 46: Georgia. 20. Louisana Normal. 51; Millsaps, 33. North Carolina, 26: Viscose <Ya.). 25. Rice. 31; Texas Aggies, 28. Montana Mines. 33; Gonzaga. 29. Centenary, 36; Stetson. SO.

Still Ambitious GENE VENZKE. right, holder of the indoor 1.500-meter record and sophomore track star at the University of Pennsylvania, has started another campaign to bring laurels to the Quakers and to try for new marks on the boards. His coach is Lawson Robertson.

Trophy Is Cage Goal Eleven County Net Teams Start Annual Title Play Tomorrow. With anew cup at stake for the first time, competing teams in the annual Marion County Athletic Association tournament at Southport Friday and Saturday are keying themselves in an effort to get their name first on the new award. The tournament is for the eleven county teams outside of Indianapolis. The trophy that was in circulation for several years was won permanently by Southport last year. It was the Cardinals’ third tournament victory. Incidentally only four of the eleven teams in the association placed their name on the old trophy. Besides Southport. Ben Davis. Warren Central and Beech Grove won the event. Broad Ripple was a member until annexed into Indianapolis and Valley Mills and West Newton consolidated their schools into Decatur Central. Oaklandon, Castleton, New’ Augusta, New Bethel, Decatur Central, Acton and Lawrence never have captured a tournament. Lawrence and others of that group are anxious to come through a dark horse winner this year. Homer A. Higgins of Lawrence is secretary and treasurer of the Marion county association. In fact, several of the teams stack up as “dark horse’’ possibilities and w’ith so many of the quintets evenly matched, the spectators are certain to gaze upon a large number of hard fought battles. The event will open Friday morning, with sessions in the afternoon and night and the same program will be repeated Saturday. As the teams lose in the first round, they w’ill join in a consolation tournament w’hich also will wind up with a final game Saturday night.

THE coaches who do their scouting early will be present in great numbers at Lafayette Friday night, when Tim Campbell's local Tech boys battle Abie Masters’ Jefferson crew, heralded far and wide as fastest team romping the pine strips in Hoosierland. Some of the praise agents have

gone so far as to tag the Bronchos the one and only best. Despite an impressive record, this is carrying the experting a little too far—at least until the Jeffs have disposed of the Techs. Lafayette’s record reveals the little Masters from the college town have amassed 404 points in twelve games, an average of nearly 34 for each tussle, while opponents have plugged along with 267, slightly more than 22 a game. Eleven of the tilts have been marked up in blue for the Broncos, the only mishap being a 32-to-30 dumping by Newcastle—a happening which even the three wise men failed to foresee and still can’t explain. THE reason for Lafayette’s success is shown in the figures for the North Central Conference, which the Broncs are pacing by two games. Scoring totals show Mike Crowe, Jeff forward, in front with 52 points, with two team-mates, Dickinson and Korty, in third and fourth places with 46 and 44 points, respectively. Jefferson's success is based on the fact that all five of the regulars are veterans, and all hit the hoop in better-than-average style. There’s been no better way found to win basketball games than to drop the leather through the iron ring. Jefferson’s record, which is exciting all this comment, follows: 51 Lebanon 81 43 Crawfordsville 13 26 Kokomo 15 30 New Castle 32 32 Frankfort „ 26 32 W. Lafayette 14 28 Loeansport 27 28 Delphi 20 44 Lebanon ' 27 26 Frankfort 23 28 Muncie 19 36 Connersville 30 Despite all this, and anything else you might care to add, your pinch hitter puts his shekels on Tech. 000 And the same goes for Shortridge Saturday night, when Kenny Peterman’s boys are host to Glenn Curtis’ Martinsvillle title defenders. And ditto for Southport in the county tourney starting Friday. That Indiana-Purdue game? Say, what do yoiu want for one day? Hartford city pooh-poohs that Jeff record and “points with pride” to the 357 points scored by the Airedales against the 178 for opponents in nine games. That’s an j average of 40 to 20 in ringing up nine straight triumphs. Hartford ! City opponents haven't been in the same class with Jeffs’ foes, however, i On the other hand, the Airedales; rang up ten points in two minutes ! against Marion the other night, which indicates they’ve got what it takes when its needed. 000 Bill Bugg, who used to do a lot of back guarding for Butler, is making quite a name for himself at j Plainfield, where his high school team has lost only one game this j season and is one of the most feared ; quintets in that district . . . Frank- j fort led the Lambs to slaughter last night, the Hot Dogs subduing Delphi, 16 to 14, after trailing at half time, 7 to 6 . . . Vic Dauer, former Gary and Indiana U. athlete, is being watched by downstate coaches . . . Dauer’s Cannelton quintet has won nine of ten games, and romped over Memorial of Evansville last week, 24 to 18 . . . That RichmondShelbyville - Greenfield - Rushville tourney at Greenfield Saturday packs plenty of dynamite . . . Shelbyville has won the three previous tournaments, but it’s doubtful if they can stretch the string to four . . . Rushville laced the Mackmen last night, 23 to 20 . . . Richmond has been stepping handsomely of late . . . and Tech knows Greenfield is no move-over . . . Bloomfield didn’t like the way Bloomington stopped its nine-game winning streak, and said so by walloping -Linton, 23 to 4 ... Linton didn’t get

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THE all-America cross-country champion in the individual class is Raymond Sears of Butler university. The Indiana college boy will be seen in action this spring defending his National A. A. U. and Central Intercollegiate title. He is pictured above. Sears never has been defeated over the 10,000-meter course. NEW VALPO CAPTAIN By Times Special VALPARAISO. Ind., Jan. 11.— Rudy Smatlak, star full back on the Uhlans grid squad the last two years, will lead the team as captain in 1934, members of the squad voted at an election.

a field goal . . . and the Miners were supposed to be one of the best in the Wabash valley. —VERN BOXELL. Tiger Idols Are Honored By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 11.— Twenty-five members of De Pauw’s undefeated, unscored upon and untied university football team in the 1933 season, were honor guests at a banquet accorded them by president and Mrs. G. Bromley Oxnam, in the Oxnam home last night. The grid warriors were presented with gold football. Those rewarded were: Alvin Volkman, Evansville: Wendell Kav, Watseka. 111.; Beryl Spicer, Sidell, 111.; Harold Hickman. Newcastle, ends; Frank Mothman. Dayton, O.; Robert McCullough. Indianapolis; Jed Pearson. Evansville; John Miller, Indianapolis, and Byron Wise. Middlebury. tackles. Daniel Simpson. Tipton; Donald Hartlinef) Danville. 111.: Wayne Schroeder, Tolono, 111., and William Horst, Crown Point, guards. George Lortz, East Chicago, and Harry Haggarry, Muncie. centers; Homer Bishop. Kenosha, Wis.; Robert Shaffer. South Bend; William Kinnally, Gary, quarter backs. Bruno Ave, Clinton; Robert Bradley, Ft. Wayne; Don Bollinger, Seymour; Norman Frees. Maywood. 111., half backs; Robert Fribley. Newcastle: Earl Pearce. Kenosha, Wis.. end Chester Elson, Indianapolis, full backs. Anderson Leaves for New Post SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 11.— Heartly (Hunk) Anderson, former Notre Dame football coach, was on his way today to Raleigh, N. C., to assume his duties as gridiron coach at North Carolina State. Spring practice will begin Jan. 15. Anderson will return here for the summer and will move his family to Raleigh next August. Anderson was given a farewell party by Dr. B. A. Kamm at a local hotel before his departure last night. SILENT HOOSIERsTn" TILT WITH FRANKLIN Silent Hoosier Junior high school net five will entertain the Franklin Junior high team at the State Deaf school gym tomorrow night with Silent Hoosier reserves meeting the Broad Ripple high reserves in a preliminary. The proceeds of the game will go towards a fund to send the Silent Hoosier Junior five to the state Junior meet at Logansport, Jan. 19 and 20, a championship the Silent Hoosiers won last season and will defend this year. Saturday night the Silent Hoosier varsity will play Carmel at Carmel.

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