Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 228, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1934 — Page 20

By Eddie Ash Tribe Rookie Sets Bat Pace in Valley m m m Cotelle Hits .407 for Davenport Club

JX the Valiev, Yoo, Hoo! Anyway, if Cosmos Cotelle, rookie outfielder purchased by Indianapolis, “yoo hoos” that ball around the Perry stadium premises in the same fashion he clubbed it over Mississippi Valley parks, it will move Hoosier diamond fans to break out in song. Playing with Davenport last season, Cotelle pounded the sphere for the towering average of .407, and led the circuit. Asa matter of fact, the new' Hoosier topped the second high swatter by nineteen point*. Rosenthal of Quincy took runner-up honors with a mark of .388. Cotelle played in ninety-one games, was at bat 378 times, collected 154 hits and stole thirty-one bases. Evidently the boy is fast. Few pastimers in the country' pilfer sacks around those figures. Cosmos also blasted out his share of extra base hits, w'hich included twenty-eight doubles, seven triples and eleven home runs. He batted in eightv-six runs and scored 106 himself. The Cotelle statistics are taken from the official records. aaa 9 9 9 ANOTHER recommendation for Cotelle Is the fielding averages of the Mississippi Valley loop. The figures show him at the top of the flv chairs wuh a percentage of .988 He accepted 161 putouts, made Sht assist* and finished out the 1£33 campaign with only ttwo internes against him. Indianapolis met Davenport in an exhibition game late * season in Davenport and the Tribe tossers brought back glowing reports 3*Ss.£“t3fs: Red Killeter. Indian chieftain.scouted Cotelle and saw the Class D slugger in several games. The rookie is called Tony > the ball players. aaa a a a THE big league home run record is held by Mr. George Herman Ruth and stands at sixty for a championship season. exclave series and exhibition games. Mr. James Emory Foxx. the whale with the Philadelphia Athletics, reached the fifty-eight mark one season an now holds the belief he will surpass the Ruthian achievement this year. Connie Mack Jimmy's boss, gave out fatherly advice to the stalwart this wX anS implored the young giant to keep his weight down. “It may be the year for you to do it" Mack told Foxx. There are important reasons why wise Connie thinks Jimmy will deliver. The Cleveland club has moved back to its old park, where the fences are close in compared with the distant barriers at Municipal stadium. The spacious stadiurn stopped a lot of sluggers, including the mighty Ruth. The Chicago White Sox have shortened the distance to their leftfleld wall to assist their star hitter. A1 Simmons, and Foxx also is expected to thrive on homers when he visits the Windy City. aaa a a m FOXX. a righthanded hitter, has not enjoyed the advantages of short fences like his lefthanded swinging rivals, and due to this fact he may break out with anew spirit in 1934 when he realizes there wiH be two parks favoring him this coming campaign. Babe Ruth. has . expressed the opinion Jimmy will make the peak, although some statements to the contrary have been issued. Moreover the Athletics first sacker told friends recently his ambition is to reach the heights for hi - self and Connie Mack this year. It's a sign of new confidence, and this column will go all of the way and predict Foxx will establish anew record. He has the power. aaa a a a THE old warhorse of the lighter weight wrestlers. Jack Reynolds, is billed to return to Indianapolis tomorrow night to grapple Roy (Tuffv) Meyers at Tomlinson hall in the main go of Jimmy McLemore s mat show. Jack used to be a popular figure hereabouts and largely was instrumental in restoring the popularity of rasslin' in the Circle City after a long period in which the tumbling sport hit the bottom. That was about twelve years ago when wrestling bouts were hooked up with “burlesk” shows, the ballet members and small-time comedians going on first and the grapplers last. The hook-up offered an excellent alibi for the tired business man to forget he w'as tired and to get to the show early. Well, at any rabe, Reynolds, the old w r arhorse, still retains much of his old popularity in Indianapolis. His name has been carried for years on the books of the National Wrestling Association, and opposite it is -official welterweight champion of the world.” A rival named McCann won a disputed decision over Warhorse Jack a year or so ago and although Reynolds won in an “argument playoff,” he agreed to take on McCann again and the controversy war, settled on the mat with Reynolds the winner. Jack's speed has stayed with him dowm through the years, and it’s the “swift ’ that carries him along.

Pritchett’s 701 Score Gives Jones-Maley Bowlers Win

BY PAUL STRIEBECK (Finch Hittin* for Lefty Lee) The Jones-Maley team of the Indianapolis League was on a striking spree in last night's session at Pritchett alleys. Led by Jess Pritchett Sr., with a 701 count on games of 221, 244 , 236, and with the aid of Murphv, with 646, Heiss 643, and Jess Pritchett Jr. 604, these boys were able to secure the league leading total of 3,171. on games of 1,035, 1,149 and 987. This was too much for the Antler alley five, which dropped three to Jones-Maley. Mic-Lis-McCahill continued their good scoring when they had four men over the 600 mark. Hardin had 671, Abbott 623, Fulton 619 and Stich 617 for games of 1.103, 1,001, 1.021 for a three-game total of 3.125. Thomas of Tices Tavern was trying to subdue the Mic-Lis-McCahill boys but could not get any support. This boy fired a 256, 223. 213 for a 692. A split in the tenth

Toppino Set for Sprints By United Prctt NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Emmett Toppino. the New Orleans flyer who won the Millrose sprints for the past two years, started final preparations today at Manhattan college for his race in the Millrose games at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. He arrived yesterday. Meanwhile. Walter Marty from Fresno State college, is taking daily workouts on the high jump at the New York Athletic Club. He told reporters he felt in such good shape that he might boost the indoor world mark of 6 feet 8 1 2 inches higher than his own outdoor world mark of 6 feet 8S inches Marty's chief rival. George Spitz of N. Y U„ holds the indoor record. PETROLLE IS REFEREE Fargo Express Quits Fighting to Become Ring Official. By Timet Special DULUTH. Minn.. Feb. I.—Billy Petrolle. the ' Fargo Express.” gave up his boxing campaign for the lightweight title recently. but couldn't give up the ring, it was revealed today. Petrolle has applied for a referee’s license and has been advertised as referee for the windup bout on a local boxing card Friday night. HIGH SCHOOL MAT MEET Southport high school grapplers, new in the wrestling field, will tackle the Bedford high school tonight at Southport gym. It will be a return meet. The Bedford strong boys defeated the Cardinals early in the winter. Coach Chaney, former Indiana university mat man. has the Cardinal squad in good shape.

H. S. Cage Scores

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frame cost him a place in the local hall of fame. John Blue had 660 and Tarrant with 605 led the Schlitz Beer team to an easy three-game victory over Russett Cafeteria. Barbasol, Fall City Beer, Sclmier Towel and Gregory & Appel took the odd games from Rose Tire Company, Silver Edge Beer, Coca Cola and Mausner Beer. Other 600 totals were: Selmier 669, Schleimer 646. Hunt 640, Bisesi 642, McNew 629, L. Fox 621, C. Schott 627, D. Johnson and Brunot 616, Argus 615, F. Liebtag 614, G. Campbell 276 for 613. Burt, 613, R. Fox 607, Snyder 606 and Roberson 604. The Seven-Up team of the Uptown Recreation League were too hot for the Goldsmith Sates and were easy winners. Seven-Up bunched games of 1,015, 1,031 and 1J)87 for a 3.131 to take all honors of this loop The Hoosier Petes shot a total of 3,056 to swamp Scherer Electric for a count of three. Bader Coffee Company and Coca Cola were good for two over Harper Brothers Garage and Dr. Pepper, The 600 totals were Goodhue, 673; Scnoch, 660; Wheeler and Smith, 632; Stevenson. 631; Baker. 627; Goldsmith, 626; Hanna, <l7; Stemm, 615; Leuty, 607 and Heiny, 603. Mill Street No. 1, and Line Department, found the Fifth Floor and the Mill Street ■Nr>. i tough and as a result lost three. Branson had a nice total of 674 to help put the Fourth Floor team over for a two out of three set from Third Floor Harding street was downed by Morris street by the same route Other high scoring was Kennedy, 652; F. Mueller, 647 and Carter, : 63i. I Fire Tite Products was the only team to | put over a three-game win in the North i Side Business Men's League, at the Parkwav allevs. This was from Prospect Street Oas. Dr Pepper. Freihofer Bakery, and I Ritz Theater came through for a count of i two from Zaring Nook. Rickups and Eagle > Creek Nurserv. Silver Delicatessen had no I opponents. Rov Switzer set the pace for | individual scoring honors with a 681. B. > Kimmel was next with 656 and other good counts were Todd. 633; Vogelsong. 632; Hill, 630; J. Kimmel. 628 ana Neal King. i 604. I Rea with 622 led the singles play of the Fountain Square Recreation League No. 2. I but nis team, the Lvke s. could only render a two-game verdict. Blanks were handed the Jardina Brothers Motor ExChange Service and Kahl's b ythe Circle Citv Rubber Works, Robbfns Market and Pa Ik Milk Cos. Hooper Doopers handed the Alley Oops a three-game setback in the Real Silk Mixed League at the Illinois alleys. Hot Shots were too hot for Three-Point j wo and took a couple and the Hinka Dinka Doers could not handle the Doodle Sockers and lost a pair Davis was king fn individual play with 563. In the Indiana Ladies League at the Indiana ailevs tne East End Greenhouse. Kingan and Company. Kay Jeyelry Company and Smith-Hassler-Sturm teams produced a three to nothing verdict over Hoosier Pete. Prese-O-Lite. Julian Goldman Union Store and Coca Cola, as Herman Schmitt Insurance. Pocahontos Coal Company and Picardy Candy Company were administering a two-game defeat to Old Gold Cigarets, Van Camp and Standard Grocery Company. Daly was high with 623 and other high scores were Crane. 508: Machlno. 500 and Foster, 495. The Macks was the only team unable to annex a three-game win in the Indianapolis Railways and Peoples Motor Cach League at the Delaware allevs They were two-game winners. The Bull Dogs bit the Grease Balls for three, while the Live Wires and the Liberals sent the Tigers and Whiz Bangs down by the same route. Wheeler was high with 543. Maurer with a 625 score was unable to get enough support from his Veri Best and as a result took two lacings from the Simon Pure five, of the Armours League, at the Illinois allevs. Star Sams had Pohrman with 595 and Cloverbloom had Rahn with 590. to help put over a twogame win from Star Bacon and Pure Lard. Two to one was the verdict in the Wm. i H Block League for Downstairs Store over I Third Floor, as the Window Trimmers | trimmed the Fourth Floor for three. Reese I was high with 522. In the Federal League at the Illinois alleys the Collectors failed to collect a game from the Agents, but the Field played part of it and were able to count for one. Collier was first with 556 while Morris ran second with 554. Two to one featured the V. S. Tire League at Pritchett alleys with Peerless and Stalwarts taking the odd game from Trojans and Royals. Olggs had 595 while ShoetUe was close behind with 617.

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Left to Right: Jane Rost. Margaret Thurston, Allie Hinich and Jean Kolinski, memboro of the free style relay team of the Milwaukee Athletic Club.

WITH Jean Kolinski, national junior back stroke champion, swimming anchor, Milwaukee Athletic Club is counting on its relay team for points in the swim meet in the Indianapolis Athletic Club pool, Feb. 10, when they will compete against Lake Shore Athletic Club, Chicago, and I. A. C. Lake Shore won the first of three meets. Nine aquatic events are included on the program here for the second of the series, and include 200-yard relay, fifty-yard and 100yard free style, 100-yard back stroke, 100-yard breast stroke, 150-yard individual medley, 150-yard medley relay and diving. a a a a a a SPECIAL events will be a 75-yard individual relay betweeen Joan Fox, I. A. C., and 13-year-old Ida Mae White, Milwaukee sensation, and a fifty and twenty-five yard free style for girls 11 and 12 years of age. A feature match will be a 220-yard free style race with Jim Kolinski. Milwaukee, and Alex Petrovich, Indianapolis Athletic Club, competing. Emma Shematis is captain of the Chicago team which is made up of championship material from the former Illinois Women’s Club. With the possible exception of Dorothy Schiller, who has been swimming close to world record time in breast stroke events, all Lake Shore swimmers are, or were, national title holders.

Cardinals Set for Two Frays Coach Scott of the Southport high school basket squad, Marion county champs, w'ound up hard practice today and during the week-end his team will mix in tw'o games, playing Mooresville tomorrow' night at Southport court and Broad Ripple Saturday night on the Cardinal floor. Last week-end the Caardinals lost to Reitz of Evansville and defeated Edinburg. The Edinburg tossers w'ere held dowm to two field goals and one free throw marker. The Ripple-Southport game Saturday will be a “booster” event and proceeds will be contributed to the Cardinal high school band fund. MOORE RECOMMENDED Charlie Moore, pilot of the Atlanta Crackers for a portion of the 1933 season, has been recommended as manager of the Charlotte Hornets by Wilbert Robinson, it is reported. •

Umpire, Pianist Will Do Battle Across Table Tennis Fairway

The ha'pennyweight table tennis championship of North Meridian street will be at stake early next week when two old sports rivals take up their paddles in Musicians’ hall. Harry Geisel, American League baseball umpire, and Harry Bason, ivory caresser at WKBF, will slam the feathery white balls at each other in what both profess to be their initial adventure in the sport. Tire battle had its inception far from the realm of serves and volleys, in a bowling match in which Bason and Geisel participated a year ago. Neither ever had bowled. Geisel finally toppled ninety-five

Independent Net Notes

The Union Trust Companv cage auintet wants games. It has a gym on Friday nights between 5 and 7. and will share expenses. All players on the squad are employes of the bank. Phone Mr. Renner, Riley 5341, during the day. The East Tenth street girls' basketbaU team wants a game tomorrow night in the East Tenth street gym. Phone CHerry 5646 and ask for Betty. Company K, Indiana national guard. Martinsville, defeated the Irvington Turn-

Grapplers on lowa Invasion By Timet Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind„ Feb. I. Indiana university's Big Ten and national championship wrestling team left early today for Ames. Ia„ where it will meet the powerful lowa State crew tomorrow’ night. The lowans, coached by Hugo Otopalik, mentor of the United States Olympic mat team, last winter defeated Indiana in a dual meet at Ames, to end a long Crimson winning streak. The Hoosiers had won the meet here, and later nosed out the lowa State squad for the national title. Following is the lineup of Hoosiers on the trip: 118 pounds. Bush; 126 pounds, Cellini: 135 pounds. Devine; 145 pounds, Scott; 155 pounds. Krahulik; 165 pounds, Gillum; 175 pounds, Voliva and heavyweight, Kuss. Both Peters and Linder, ranking stars in the 145-pound division, are injured. Neal, regular 155 pounder, and Walterhouse, 165 pounder. also are out. Beeson, heavyweight, is nursing an injured rib. u

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934

Meyers Will Engage Champ Except for the signing of one preliminary grappler, Friday night’s wrestling program in Tomlinson hall w'as complete today. Jack Reynolds, of Cincinnati, claimant to the world’s welterweight championship, will feature the show, appearing against Ray (Tuffy) Meyers, who last Friday night dow'ned Cecil Pedigo. Meyers has lost but one bout in the local ring this season, bowing to Pedigo in their first match. He downed the Kentucky blacksmith last W'eek to earn a chance to meet Reynolds. The bout will not be a title affair. In the semi-windup, Billy Love is paired with Wild Bill Cantrell, a former dirt track race driver who has turned to wrestling. In the prelim Bill Honeycutt has been signed to meet an opponent who w'ill be named later.

pins, and Was cheered for the feat all through the American baseball circuit last summer. “It got so that every time I called a strike some batter yelped, ‘How about that ninety-five, Harry?’ ” Geisel complained. “So I’ve got to get even with Bason. There ought to be something I can lick him at. I think it’s table tennis. Asa matter of fact, that old pride of Kentucky, Lloyd Jackuier, has challenged the winner of our scrap, and he never even considered Bason.” “But don’t forget,” Bason warned, “I'm going to have my own referee there.”

ers and the Spencer find.) guardsmen They will play the Westfield Cubs of Indianapolis m Martinsville next Wednesday Po‘*L <„ an s . want a more games for Fe J? ruar y and in March. Write fnd^ ean * Har °l“ Freeman, Martinsville, _.77ie East Side Cardinals, claiming a rf i t ,L champion r ship in the 12-14-year-old Z. ant „ games with strong city teams. The Cards will share expenses P p a e d .gjro. Phone CHerry 6237 between 5 and 6 p. m.. and ask for Jack, or write Jack Nealan. 3507 East TwentyTuvertn Woodruff Juniors and Tuxedo Pirates notice. ii T ,!it- W 7i lar , d Ttamblers. playing in the 14-\ear-old class, want games with teams VI, V ,' n L, accesS c to 5 £- vm - p hone Lincoln Bill between 6 and ‘ P- m - and ask for The Beanblossom A. C. will play the Bowes Seal Fast Comets Monday night at 9 The manager of the Midways is requested to phone Garrick between 6:30 and 7 tonight at BElmont 4334. The Bridgeport Cardinals defeated the Danville Indians. 30 to 24. in Bridgeport last night. The cards took an early lead and kept it throughout the contest. Sagers was outstanding for the winners. The Bridgeport Flyers turned back the Clayton team, 31 to 14, in a preliminary game. The Zimmer Paper Products quintet will meet the P. & E. Railway All-Stars in an Industrial League game at 8:30 tonight in Broadway M. E. gym. Phillips 66 will face the Kresge Five and Ten team, and the Fletcher Trust cagers will play the Allison Engineering team. The Springdale Juniors, plaving fn the 14-16-vear old group, want games with teams willing to rhare gym expenses. Phone Riley 0925 and ask for Billy. The Arsenal Bulldogs downed the M E Rams. 26 to 19. but lost to the Crispus Attacks reserves this week. The Bulldogs will play Oak Hill at Brookside tonight, and have a return tilt with the Attucks team tomorrow night. The Bulldogs, playing in the 18-year-old class, want games with teams having access to a gym. Phone Harrison 0591 and ask for Roy. Riverside All-Stars net pastimers plan to enter a tourney and previous to the meet games are wanted with teams playing on the 18-year-old class that have access to a gym. The All-Stars are willing to share expenses. Call Harrison UOF-W between 5 and 6 p. m. and ask lor Charles Brows.

Off D ACKBOARD Th© Carlos Lane

STORM-CLOUDS are gathering on northern Indiana horizons. The boys in that region have broken out with fresh resentment at decisions of the Indiana High. School Athletic Association in the suspension of Wakarusa high school from the Ihsaa, for playing an ineligible player, and its subsequent action in placing Hammond on probation for a similar offense. Backboard wants no part of the battle, other than to try to present the facts about which it revolves so that those in this region who hear of the storm may judge for themselves.

WAKARUSA was suspended from the association until June 1. after Mr. Ihsaa discovered that Walter Weldy, a Wakarusa athlete had been allowed to play baseball last fall after failing in three of his four subjects in high school the preceding semester. Several weeks later Hammond high school authorities informed Mr. Ihsaa they had used a player in three games before they suspected that he was not eligible for competition, submitted the facts in the case to Arthur L. Trester, permanent Ihsaa commissioner, and asked for a decision. Hammond forfeited the games in which the inteligible man participated and was placed on probation for six months. And just two days ago Bedford was placed on probation for a similar period for a similar offense. In both latter cases ineligibility rested on the boy’s having been in high school too long to compete in inter-school athletics. * * * LAST spring Weldy failed in history, English and agriculture.' He could have obtained passing grades by making up work in each of these subjects during the summer. Yet on Oct. 27, after Trester had begun his investigation, Principal C. J. Gerber of Wakarusa high school stated, in a letter to Trester, that Weldy’s record last spring showed: A pasing grade in mathematics, a failure in English because a book report was not completed; a failure in history because a mapbook was not completed; and a failure in agriculture, because a halter class project was not finished. “It is a ruling of the association that a boy may not play on any team unless he has passed in three subjects the preceding semester,” Trester explained. u a IT is more or less a matter of' history that, in cases where a player was ineligible for some reason which might have caused school officials to believe him eligible, or at least which might not have led them to suspect that he was not eligible, and where officials of the school correct the situation themselves, some leniency has been shown, as in the cases of Hammond and Bedford. However, it has been pointed out, the Wakarusa case was one in which the principal and coach should have known that Weldy was ineligible when he was used on the baseball team last fall.

o*o AND speaking of ineligibility, Anderson high school is back in the association after a year’s vacation because the Indians used an ineligible man. Trester yesterday wired Fred W. Stoler, Anderson principal, that re-instatement of the school would be automatic today. Happy days are here for the lads on whom fall the financial worries in the athletics department. Notre Dame’s cagers will play before between 100.000 and 150.000 fans this year, and Marquette reports that 41,000 already have watched the Hilltoppers in action. High schools and colleges everywhere this season are reporting profits on the gate receipts, a rare occurrence a year ago. Purdue has ranked at the top of the Big Ten six times during the past sixteen years, and in that j time has won 124 conference games, I and lost fifty-one. In all the Boiler- j makers have won 196 tilts and j dropped sixty-nine in those years, j So far this season they have won i four Big Ten contests, and lead the 1 loop. 0 0* Dear Carlos At she Tech-Lebanon game Saturdav night, the organist played • Dinner at Eight.” I wonder? TECHITE, ’35. SO does Backboard. How about “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”? And, by the way, will the Ben Davis bard contribute, along with his poem, his name and address. lAckboard would like to

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use the verse, but the rule about anonymous contribs still holds. a a a More bitter w'ith the sweet: Backboard —Your account of the But-ler-Wabash game Saturday night is noticeably incorrect. Bert Davis got six points. The player who was “hot” was Frank Baird. Baird got four field goals and five free throws, making a total of thirteen points. .The Times’ reporting got Davis and Baird mixed up in this respect. Butler is not getting many kind words this season, particularly the seniors on the team, and at times Butler has not looked so hot. Contrary to popular Relief, however, it is the seniors who are (tarrying the load, rather than the sophomores, although the sophomores have done some good work. When a senior docs something he should be mentioned properly in the newspaper accounts. Very truly, GEORGE YOUNG. a a a Backboard did mix up Baird and Davis in transcribing the data from the scorebook, proving you never can tell just what will happen as a result of a Butler-Wabash game. The Tech-Cathedral battle and Rushville and Shortridge should be the big show on Saturday night . . . most fans will be watching the outcome of the two Anderson games, with Newcastle and at Jeffersonville , . . the Indians are the chief threat to the Indianapolis sectional winner in the regional meet.

Fights Last Night

AT NEW YORK, Broadway Arena Freddie Miller, 126, Cincinnati, outpointed Frankie (Kidi Covelli, 129, Brooklyn (101, non-title; Patsy B'ernadella, 145, Norwood, N. J., stopped Joe Barra, 138, Red Hook, N. J., (9). AT FARGO, N. D.—Al Pahl, 140. Sioux City. la., defeated Johnny Datto, 136, Cleveland (6); Harry Greb, 150, Minneapolis, drew with A1 Christie, 138, St. Paul (6).

Wood Shoots 67 to Pace Agua Caliente Golf Field

BY GEORGE H. BEALE United Press Staff Correspondent AGUA CALIENTE. Mexico, Feb. 1. —A sizzling sixty-seven placed Craig Wood out in front of the golf parade today as it entered the second round of the $7,500 Agua Caliente tournament. The big blond professional from Deal, N. J„ blasted his way into the leadership in yesterday’s opening round by carving four strokes from par to set anew course rec-

Pennsy Cage Tilts Listed Play in the Pennsy gym basketball tourney will be resumed Sunday afternoon with the semi-finals being scheduled. The Fletcher Savings and Trust squad will tangle with the Flanner & Buchanan quintet in the first game and the flashy Hilgemeiers Packers will oppose the Woodside A. C. five in the second semi-final tut. As an added attraction, the Hilgemeier Packers also will take on the strong Pabst Blue Ribbons of Lafayette at 3:30 p. m. The Pabst team is made up of former Purdue and Jefferson high school stars. ULTIMATUM DELIVERED “Sign—Or Else,” Dodgers Inform Holdout Hack Wilson. Bij United Prets NEW YORK, Feb. I.—Hack Wilson, slugging outfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, must accept the club's salary offer or seek more money elsewhere, according to business manager Bob Quinn, who returned yesterday from a visit with Wilson at the latter's home in Martinsburg, W. Va. His visit followed Wilson’s announcement that he would quit basebaU before accepting the Dodgers’ 1934 salary offer. |

Pepper Pot Coach HERO of the 1931 world series. John (Pepper Pot) Martin, let down in form in 1932, but came back in 1933. and now he's riding the headlines again. The “Wild Horse of the Osage” is spending the winter keeping in trim as basket coach in Oklahoma City.

Indiana Quintet Downs Wabash in Return Tilt De Pauw Subdues Illinois Five: Notre Dame Raps Valpa- * raiso Cagers in Close Game: Crimson Avenges Early Season Defeat. By Time* Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Feb. I.—lndiana university cagers opened the second half of their season basketball campaign last night with a 32-28 victory over Wabash. The Crimson five, determined to wipe out the sting of a poor showing in the first half of the season which included defeats by Wabash and Purdue, came from behind near the close and a five-point rally put the

game on ice. Kehrt and Weir, with eight and seven points respectively, w T ere best for the Big Ten five, although Huffman scored three baskets at important stages. Near the close of the fray C. Mason and Hollett put on a Wabash rally that put Pete Vaughan's boys in front 28 to 27. but Weir and Walker looped points to give Indiana the edge. Berns with three field baskets was high point man for the Wabash five. Summary: Indiana (32>. Wabash (28>. PG FT PF FG FT PF Kehrt.f... 3 2 3 Rovenstn.f. 12 2 Stout.f 2 0 2 Joyce.f 113 Huffman.c. 3 0 4 3nyder,f... 10 0 Fechtmn.c 1 2 2Hollett,f 2 0 0 Weir.g T 3 2 3erns.c 3 0 3 ?orter.g... 0 1 1C Mason, g. 0 4 4 Walker,g.. 1 0 0 J Mason.g.. 10 1 Davis,g.... 110 Totals ..12 8 14! Totals ...10 8 13 Score at Half—lndiana, 16: Wabash. 12. Referee—Lane (Cincinnati.) Umpire— Miller (Indianapolis).

By Times Special . GREENCASTLE, Ind., Feb. I. After leading by only three points 23-21 at half time, De Pauw's hardwood five found its scoring range in the second half, of a game with Eastern Illinois Normal of Charleston, 111., here last night and crushed the Sucker five, 55-32. Townsend scored seven field goals and four free throws for a game total of eighteen points. Gray with nine points and Ballard with eight were best for the visitors, Ballard’s splendid play keeping the Illinois five out in front during the early stages of the game. Summary: De Pauw (55). East'n Illinois (32). FG FT PF FG FT PF Hickman,f. 3 2 llßallard.f... 4 0 4 fsley.f 3 1 4iftand,f 3 2 4 Townsend,c 7 4 llGray.c 4 1 2 Lee.g 1 2 1 Gilbert.!?... 0 12 Youngbd.g. 1 0 3iTedrickg .. 0 12 Miller.f.... 0 2 l!Austln..f 1 0 0 Bateman.f. 0 0 l Curry,f ... 10 0 Bollingr.c.. 2 0 OBronen.g... 0 10 Kinnally.g 4 2 0 Totals ..21 13 12 Totals 13 6 14 Score at Half—De Pauw, 23: Eastern Illinois, 20. Referee—Bayh. Umpire—Springer. By United Press NOTRE DAME, Ind., Feb. I. Underestimating the ability of Valparaiso university's five, Notre Dame netters were forced to battle to the final gun here last night to win 27 to 25. Coach George Keogan saw his powerful regular five work sluggishly during the opening half and it was a last minute rally of two baskets staged by Johnny Ford, Indianapolis sophmore, that gave his five a 15 to 13 edge at the half. Valpo pushed out in front in the second half and it took baskets by Ford, Peters and O'Kane to give Notre Dame a 21 to 20 margin with ten minutes to go. Again Ford and other shock troop players pulled the game out of fire, and a basket in the final two minutes spelled defeat for the visitors. Bauer with eleven points was high scorer of both teams. Summary: Notre Dame (27). Valparaiso (25). FG FT PF FG FT PF Jordan.f... 1 0 Ojßauer, f... 4 3 0 Poterr.f.. 1 3 OGiessing.f. 0 0 1 Voegele.f.. 0 2 LBarnekoff.c. 12 3 O'Kane, f.. 2 0 2 Sauer,c.... 10 0 Ford.f 3 2 0 Rucinski.g. 0 0 3 Krause,c.. 1 0 1 Kowalski,g. 3 2 3 A11en.g.... 0 0 II Crowe,g... 2 0 2: Ireland.g.. 0 0 3 Totals ..10 7 10 Totals ... 9 7 10 Score at Half—Notre Dame, 15: Valparaiso. 13.

ord, and to better by one stroke the brilliant performance of Bobby Cruikshank, Richmond (Va.) pro. Paul Runyan, defending champion, kept in the running by stroking a 69 to land hi third place. Wood’s showing marked a sharp return to the form that he displayed a year ago when he ranked as the season's greatest money-player and won the Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Francisco tournaments. Previously, he has encountered only nominal success in this season’s play. Cruikshank equaled the performances of Gene Sarazen and Fred Morrison when the two won the tournament in 1930 and 1932, respectively. Another subpar performer in yesterday’s play was Ralph Guldadil of St. Louis, who clipped a 70 to take fourth place. Tied with par 71s in fifth position were: George Von Elm of Los Angeles, Horton Smith of Oak Park, 111.; Leo Diegel, Philadelphia; Densmore Shute, British open champion, Miami Fla.; Mark Fry, San Francisco; Willie Hunter, Los Angeles, and Stan Kertes, Los Angeles. Leading the amateur field was Dr. Cliff Baker, Portland, Ore., who garnered a 72. Equaling that score among the professionals were: Joe Kirkwood of Miami, Abe Espinosa of Chicago, Willie Goggin of San Francisco. Bill Schwartz of St. Louis and Jim Johnson of Tacoma, Wash.

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Sarpolis in Main Bout Flying Scissors King and Jim McMillen Signed by Hercules. Signing of Dr. Karl Sarpolis. exUniversity of Chicago athlete, and Jim McMillen. former all-America grid star at the University of Illinois, for the main go attraction on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card at the Armory next Tuesday night, was announced today by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. They will meet; in a two-out-of-three-fall match. Sarpolis has an unusual 'record. He is rated one of the best exponents of the flying body scissors hold, with which he has finished many of his opponents in quick order. In his first year as a professional wrestler he defeated the veteran Charlie Cutler in straight falls, the first in nineteen seconds and the second in thirty seconds. In a bout with Joe Savoldi, which ended in a draw', Sarpolis pinned the former Notre Dame grid star in forty-six seconds. His fastest piece of W'ork was against Nick Lutze. a powerful west coast heavy, whom he floored in sixteen seconds. Sarpolis made a hit with local fans in his only tw T o appearances at the Armory. Last Tuesday he defeated Marshall Blackstock, Texas heavyweight, while early in the month he won over Joe DeVito, New York. Karl was in school at the same time Dr. Ralph Wilson w'as at Indiana university and defeated Wilson in the only Big Ten conference bout that Ralph lost. McMillen is undefeated in Indianapolis and has met several topnotchers here. He w’ent to a draw' w'ith Joe Stecher at the Armory three weeks ago.

Butler Cagers on Loop l our Butler university’s basketball team forsook the Fairview campus today for a four-day tour through the Missouri Valley loop beginning tomorrow night and ending next Tuesday evening. Tony Hinkle’s netters tomorrow night will engage Grinnell at Grinnell, la., in the third Missouri conference tilt of the season for the Bulldogs. They are the league leaders with two victories and no defeats. Saturday night the Blue cagers will move on to Des Moines to tackle Drake, and Monday night they will meet Creighton at Omaha. Tuesday nighi they will conclude the journey with a return game at Grinnell. The players who made the trip are: Davis, Reissner, Baird, Demmary, Parrish, Armstrong, Batts, Jones, Overman, BrafTord and Everly. HURLERS ~FEAR~WANER By United. Prcts CARTHAGE, Mo., Feb. l.—Carl Hubbell, New York Giants’ pitchi ? ace, rates Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a fellow’ Oklahoman, the greatest National League batter and the hardest for a pitcher to face. Right-hand hitters in the league rated most dangerous are “Hazen” Cuyler of the Cubs. Virgil Davis of the Cardinals and “Pie” Traynor of the Pirates.

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