Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1934 — Page 16

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By Eddie Ash Slam Banff Punchers Ready for Friday m m a Record Throng Is Expected at Armory

to diversion seekers—the Golden Gloves amateur boxing finals at the National Guard Armory here tomorrow night. The warfare will begin at 8:30, and if you are a wise hombre you will arrive on the scene early. There was a big crowd on hand the first night of The TimesLegion fisticuffs Feb. 2; there was a bigger crowd on the second night, Feb. 9, and now the Pruce Robison Legion post boxing officials will bet you their old gas masks, doughboy underwear and army boots that the fans will be hanging from the rafters tomorrow. In the first place, these amateur lads don’t get paid for fighting. It's glory with them and they put in more training licks than the professionals in order to be at the peak of form when they enter the arena. Their sole aim is victory* and a free trip to Chicago, and perhaps other trips if they win in the Tournament of Champions in the Windy City the last week of February. Thirty-four boys remain in the Indianapolisrftournament. Only the champions will be left after the carnival tomorrow. Each bout is scheduled for three two-minute rounds. No draws. Somebody must win. The bell! Shake hands! Box! Wham! It’s the mam topic in sports circles all over town. Get going if you want to sit in on some sure-fire action. a m a b o b STEVE HAMAS, the former Penn State college football star who scored a surprise victory over Max Schnr.elmg in the fistic ring at Philadelphia Tuesday night, is unlikely to go far as a heavyweight contender. He is handicapped by bad legs, especially one knee that makes a practice of ‘going out from under." He wore leg bandages in his furious battle with the Geiman and was having a difficult time in the last few rounds on account of his weakening props. However, the young mauler is entitled to credit. He won the fight despite the fact he has been in professional circles only since 1930. Hamas is described as an Austria nAmerican. He was born in 1909, weighs 190 to 195 pounds and stands 6 feet I*4 inches. B B B B B B THERE was an interesting angle in the articles of agreement for the Hamas-Schmeling go. Charles Harvey. Hamas’ manager, was willing to accept the bout lor expenses only just for the chance of upsetting the German. Harvey was that confident of his protege. As it turned out, the promoters, without bring urged, agreed to give Hamas 17Vi per cent of the gate, and Schmelmg s manager, thinking the scrap somewhat of a set-up. made no complaint. It was a real gold strike for the young heavyweight He beat a title contender, boosted himself into the limelight and got well-paid for the night’s work. Hamas’ best year was 1932. He knocked out Tommy Loughran in two rounds, outpointed Tommy again in ten rounds and lost to him on points in ten rounds in a third match. The same year Steve flattened Armand Emanuel in two rounds, outpointed Lee Ramage in ten rounds and lost to the same opponent in ten rounds in a second meeting. His 1933 record was just fair. He mixed in only four scraps, winning two and fighting two draws against lesser lights of the heavy division. "Football legs" kept him out of the ring for six months before he met Sehmeling. B B B B B tt AL FEENEY, state boxing commissioner, refused Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion, permission to referee a fight in Ft. Wayne. Big Jess does not hold a license to referee in Indiana. Anyway, Mr. Feeney also is state safety director, and if the giant Willard happied to fall down there would be danger of a building collapse. Old Jess used to be a cowboy, but gave it up because nobody was able to find a horse strong enough to carry his weight and high enough to keep his legs from dragging the round. BBS B B B ALLAN SOTHORON has been given a five-year contract to manage the Milwaukee Brewers by Rudolf Hokanson. new Brewer prexy. It is the longest term agreement ever held by an American Association pilot. The guess is that Sothoron has invested his own money in the new baseball setup in the Cream City, some say SIO,OOO. On the other hand, it’s possible the home-ownersfiip syndicate in Milwaukee has put chased the franchise “on the cuff” and has been given five years to ‘‘pay off’’ by the St. Louis Browns, who installed Sothoron in Milwaukee last December. B B B B B B THE TIMES sports editor is glad to know the amateur and independent basketball teams of the city and state appreciate the free service offered them in the Amateur-Independent column. The cage sport is not limited to high school and college games in this state and there always will be a place in The Times for the amateurs and independents. From Austin. Ind., the following message was received: "The Austin Warriors thank you very much for putting our games in each week Every one around here watches The Times for our games. It helps us advertise and we have been drawing good crowds. We have won seventeen out of eighteen games.” Another note, from the Indianapolis East Tenth Street Pirates, says: "We certainly received results from our other games-wanted notice in The Times.” Okey, boys.

Next Hercules Mat Program to Feature Beef ‘Specials’

With one-half of a double main go signed up, Lloyd Carter, Hercules A C wrestling matchmaker, today was in search of a suitable opponent to send against Dick (Thunder> Raines. 230-pound Texan. Carter aims to land a giant of near Raines’ size because the big fellow from the Lone Star state is hard to handle when in action and likes to demonstrate the strength he built up while grappling with steers on the Texas plains. Tire other top attractions scheduled for the Armory next Tuesday night will cause much speculation among local mat fans. Karl tDcc> Sarpolis. the flying scissors expert who won and lost in bouts with Jim McMillen here recently, will be brought back to meet Roland Kirchmeyer. 228. the former Oklahoma collegian who stands 6 feet 7 inches. Kirehmever made his first ap-

College Net Results

Wabash. 22 Evansville 17. Navy. 31. Virginia Military Institute. *Armv. 33; Lehigh. 26 ’ . West Virginia. 44. Washington and Jefferson. 19 Michigan State. 27; Detroit. 20 Tuffts. 49; Harvard. 31. Washington and Lee. 43; North Carolina St Texas S Tech. 42; Simmons 38 Washington tSt. Louis*. 31; OLsnoini MjlUsaps 51: Birmingham Southern. 39. Vanderbiit. 40; Seaanee. 27 Illinois Weslevar. 40; Bradlev. 29. Wofford. 54: Charleston. 25 Manhattan. 16. Fordham. 14 Center. 37 Transylvania. 34. Catawba 37: Newberry 3? Murrav Teachers 41: Howard. -6. Ohio Wes.evaa. 2S. Ohio Lniversitv. 1. Cincinnati. 38 Wittenberg 34 PHILLIES SEUL LISKA PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 15.—Pitcher Adolph Liska has been released by the Phillies National League baseball team to the Rochester International League club in a cash transaction, heads of the Phillies said today.

Chasing Fights to Hinterland Chief Joy of Current Ring Offerings

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—Perhaps after all Madison Square Garden is doing a very nice thing in outlawing prize fights. I mean from the social point of view. There is little excitement in catching a subway car or rolling across town in a taxicab to see a fight in the world's best arena In a short time this becomes routine. You know precisely what to expect. There is small chance to be surprised It is quite a bit different whengranted you are a fight filbert— you are forced to go out into what are known as the highways and byways for your pleasure. You become then a very personal part of the adventure. Even if the fight turns

pearance in Indianapolis last Tuesday and surprised the Armory customers by holding Sol Slagel to a draw. "Rubber Ball’’ Slagel made a gallant effort to flatten the “leaning tower,” but Kirchmeyer proved too smart. Roland relies on skill and speed and it will be interesting to see how he progresses against the clever and more experienced Sarpolis. One more match will be added to the Tuesday program and the principals will be heavyweights, making it an “all beef” show. ENTRIES FOR TABLE TENNIS PLAY CLOSE Entries for the first state open table tennis tournament in the Indianapolis Athletic Club Saturday and Sunday will not be accepted after 8 tonight, officials of the Indiana Table Tennis Association said today. More than one hundred players are expected to battle for honors in the tourney. Events are: Men's and women's singles and men’s doubles. The matches start at 1 Saturday afternoon, with the finals Sunday night. GENARO STOPS DADO SAN JOSE. Cal.. Feb. 15.—Frankie Genaro. former flyweight champion. took a technical knockout in four rounds over Speedy Dado. Los Angeles, here last night. Dado refused to answer the bell in the fifth frame, claiming heart trouble. The bout was a scheduled six-round main event. BEARS TAKE EASY WIN PHOENIX. Ariz.. Feb. 15—The Chicago Bears, national professional i football champions, defeated the Arizona All-Stars in a pro grid game here yesterday. 55 to 0.

out to be a disappointment you are likely to have a pleasant experience. a a a NOW I didn’t care much for the fight between young Steve Hamas and Herr Max Schmeling the other night, and I am pretty sure I would have cared less about it had it been in the Garden. What I liked about it most was the thrill in chasing it down, finding out where it was. and sitting in on it. To begin t cr ~h a train. You are a member of a party—say four or five. You get a drawing room. You ring for the porter. Highballs all around. “Now bring us a table.” Poker. Yarns. “Did you hear the one Walter Kelly told at the baseball writers’ dinner?” Laughs. Presently Ayou are in the town where the n*ht is to be held. Two

Indianapolis Times Sports

Mile Run Draws Throng to New York A. C. Games Cunningham, Bonthron and Venzke Will Battle for New • Indoor Mark at Annual Track Carnival Saturday Night. BY HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Corresjjondent „ NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—The New’ York customers, it seems, will pack Madison Square Garden for anything, just so it isn't boxing. They sell standing room for dog shows, electrical expositions, bicycle races and hockev games. So it isn’t unusual that on Saturday night the arena that Tex Rickard threw up as a shrine for la boxe, will be jammed to the rafters by a mob of track fans. Hoping to see a mile race that will be a throwback to the days when Joie Ray and Paavo Nurmi were battling for supremacy, some 16,500 addicts have already signified their intention of attending the annual New York Athletic Club games by snatching up all the available pasteboards.

Named Prexy of Oid Team 111 / Timet Special SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15. —Earl McNeely, former big league outfielder and manager of the Sacramento club of the Pacific Coast League since 1932, today blossomed out as owner of the team and the “savior” of the franchise. He completed a deal with the banks that had confiscated the ball club because of the failure of Lewis Morelng, former president, to meet financial obligations.^ McNeely will be president and manager. He is 35 and played eight years in the American League. Earl entered professional ball in 1922 and started w’ith Sacramento, the club which he w’ill direct from the front office and bench in ‘34. “It’s an opportunity of a lifetime,” McNeely said. Former Prexy Moreing held different ideas on the subject.

Hockey Benefit Brings $20,000 By United Press TORONTO, Feb. 5 —The Toronto Maple Leafs have proved that a well-organized hockey team can beat the greatest collection of stars ever assembled. Playing against the N. H. L. allstar team last night in a benefit given for Irvin (Ace) Bailey, the Leafs took a 7-3 victory. A crowd of 14,074 paid $20,909.04, all of which will go to Bailey, who probably is through as an active player as a result of injuries received while playing for the Leafs in a game last Dec. 12 in Boston. TONY ACCEPTS TERMS BROOKLYN. Feb. 15.—Tony Cuccinello, regular second baseman, sent in his signed contract for 1934 season to the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday.

Richmond Has All-Star Roller Squad Groomed for Game Here

When the Richmond roller polo team comes to Tomlinson hall Sunday afternoon for a league game with the Indians, the fans will see three of the most brilliant performers in the game included in the visiting lineup. These stars are Bricker, at first rush; Bulla, at center, and Brunton, at goal. John Bricker holds the Indiana one-mile roller speed championship, with a mark of 2 minutes 58 seconds. His speed in the rushes has

Fights Last Night

AT NEW YORK (Broadway Arena) M.dset Wolgast. 118; Philadelphia, outpointed Lou Salica. 119. New York iß>: Henrv Wolfe. 129. New Orleans, drew with Dominick Nicco. 125. Brooklyn Mi; Johnny Ladao. 120. Philippines, outpointed Fred Lattanzio. 117, New York (6): Carmine Mussachio, 141. New York, knocked out Benny Krakofskv. 141, New York (4); Dannv Levine. 143, New York, drew with Sam White. 146. Brooklyn (6); Skippy Allen, 122. Brooklyn, decisioned Mickey Phillips 129. Brooklyn (6|. AT FT. LAUDERDALE. FLA.—Meyer Oraco. Los Ar.eeles welterweight, was awarded the decision over Wilbur Siokes, Lakeland. Fla., ten rounds. Grace weighed 147 and Stokes 155. BUTLER RESTS UNTIL NOTRE DAME CONTEST When Butler university's basketball team meets Notre Dame in the fieldliouse here a week from Saturday night, the Hinklemen will have the advantage of two weeks’ rest and practice for the powerful Irish quintet. The Blue cagers are idle from last Monday night, when they defeated the Oklahoma Aggies, until Feb. 24. In their first game of the season the Notre Dame hardwood snipers handed Butler a 37 to 17 defeat. RACE DRIVER SUCCUMBS By l imes Special LOS ANGELES. Feb. 15.—Injuries he suffered in qualifying tests for a 250-mile stock car race to be run here Sunday proved fatal yesterday too Kenny Wellons, youthful race driver. His car overturned on the west turn at Inglewood speedway.

or three hours to waste. A hotel suite. “Let’s call somebody up.” In no time the room is crowded. Old fighters, baseball players, football coaches—the house detective who knows all the dirt, and after the third drink is not hesitant about spilling it. 8 8 8 men. Men who write on the opposition sheets you never see for months. “Hello, Dick, hey there, Eddie, howze trix. Hype: where’ve you been all my life. Sid? And so on. And inevitably one of the newspaper men starts to talk about Tunney. “Well, what is there about Tunney you don’t like?” This is always the signal for a free-for-all. It develops that Tunney is too much like’ Charles Lindbergh and Admiral Byrd. J L ■ - £. ’ •: ■tr \ - £ ■

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1934

The general admission section—usually not offered for sale until the day qf the meet—was put on the market Tuesday and today tickets are as scarce as house flies in Little America. Three of the greatest milers this ! country has ever seen at one time —Glenn Cunningham of Kansas university, Gene Venzke of Penn and Bill Bonthron of Princeton—are the reason why track meets will be added to the other sports that have smashed attendance marks in the place that is becoming know’n as the sightless-sight-club. Record is 4:10 The race is a natural, and would jam an arena twice, yes, three times the size of the Garden. Venzke holds the indoor record of 4:10 set exactly two years ago in these same games. Cunningham came out of the west last year and ran Gene ragged in most of their races. Bonthron is the lad w’ho paced Jack Lovelock at Princeton in the latter’s 4:07.6 mile outdoors, and who, incidentally, ran the second fastest mile in history as he trailed the New Zealander in 4:08.7. , As the experts who know about such things figure it, Saturday’s race will develop into a two-man duel between Cunningham and Bonthron, neither of whom have faced each other indoors. Venzke, trimmed by almost twenty yards by Cunningham two weeks ago in the Millrase games, is rated to act as nothing more than another entry; a pacesetter. Coach Tells Plan Between Cunningham and Bonthron there is little to choose. The Kansan has run under 4:14 consistently, without much competition. Bonthron has the ability to do bet-ter-outdoors. Indoors, at the mile, he has yet to show his stuff. With such a pair matching strides, predictions are being made freely that Venzke’s record will be shattered. Lawson Robertson, the Pennsylvanian’s coach, has other ideas. "Cunningham and Bonthron expect Venzke to set the early pace,” he says, “But Gene isn’t going to run that kind of a race. Consequently, they’ll be running against each other, not against time.” Maybe so. Anyway, it’s a race worth seeing and this dyed-in-the-wool volley ball proponent will desert his back-yard court long enough Saturday night to attend.

been giving Richmond a big advantage all season. Joe Bulla, at center for Richmond, is one of the hardest men to guard in the game today. Bulla hits the ball from either side, using a short stroke that has lots of power and accuracy. Brunton,. at goal for the visitors, has been a sensation in recent games, hanging up the remarkable record of eighty-six stops in a game with Terre Haute two weeks ago. At second rush Richmond will have Charlie Hawkins and at half back will be Red Null, both seasoned players. The Indians lead the league race, with a percentage of .777, having won seven games and lost two. Richmond, with three victories and two defeats, rates a percentage of .600 for second place, and, by reason of the Terre Haute win over Ft. Wayne last Tuesday night, these two clubs are tied for third position, each having won four games and lost six, for a percentage of .400.

City High School Quintets Drill for Week-End Foes

The thump of basketballs off backboards rang out in city high school gymnasiums today as local teams prepared for week-end tilts. Coach Joe Dienhart sent his Cathedral cagers through a hard drill yesterday, and intended to repeat with a lengthy scrimmage today to shape the Irish for a twin bill which calls for Washington’s Continentals to appear in the north side arena tomorrow night, and for Cathedral to play at Peru Saturday night. Shields and Killinger were outstanding on the Irish squad yesterday as Dienhart scrimmaged the team after offensive and defensive drills and practice in free throw tossing.

Sitting back sipping your drink, you puzzle over that. Maybe that's a nice compliment to Tunney. Back on the editorial pages you read that Lindbergh and Byrd are the idols of the young Americans. You decide to get in your 10 cents worth. “Well, you gotta give the guy credit. He came up from nothing, he whipped the greatest fighter the ring ever saw and he seems to be doing all right.” 8 8 8 "VTO sooner do you say this than you realize you have made a social error. Indeed, you nave practically spoiled the party. “Give him credit for what—for what, I want too know! Why, the big phoney, going around talking like an English actor—” By now it is getting close to fighttime, and appetites are in a rebel-,

Times-Legion Amateurs Await Bell

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The Carnival of Flying Gloves will be staged tomorrow night at the Armory and the actors will be ambitious amateur boxers groomed to battle for top honors in the different weight clases. There will be action galore, from 8:30 p. m. until well into the night, or until every title has been determined and each champion crowned. The occasion will mark the last night of The Times-Legion Golden Gloves tournament, with semifinals and finals scheduled in both novice and open divisions. Winners of the title in each of the eight open divisions will be taken to Chicago, with expenses paid, to battle in the Tournament of Golden Glove Champions under the auspices of the Chicago Tribune on Feb. 26, 27, 28.

Soldier Coach Selects Staff By United Press WEST POINT. N. Y., Feb. 15.—T0 assure the Army football team of having properly trained replacements this fall, Lieutenant Gar Davidson, head coach, has created the new position or first assistant varsity coach. This post will be filled by Lieutenant Blackshear M. (Babe) Bryan, varsity tackle in ’2O and ’2l. Bryan is a former plebe and varsity line coach. The Cadets will need replacements more than ever this year because they lose nearly the whole 1933 team by graduation. Lieutenant Davidson announced the rest of his staff as follows: Lieutenant Maurice F. Daly, former center coach, will be head line coach and in charge of centers; Laverne Saunders, last year’s head plebe pilot, to handle guards and tackles: Lieutenant W. H. Wood, backfield coach, assisted by Lieutenant Russell Reeder, and Lieutenant Eddie Doyle, end coach. SPIVEY CUE VICTOR Lou Spivey, formerly a state titlist, copped his first match in the state three-cushion billiard tournament at Cooler’s parlors last night, defeating Joe Miller, 50 to 32, in 102 innings. Spivey’s best run was five, and Miller’s three. Harry Cooler and Neal Jones will play tonight.

The Shortridge Blue Devils scrimmaged more than an hour yesterday against the second team, preparing for an invasion by the Bloomington Panthers Saturday night. Tech’s Green and White basketeers are getting ready to meet Sheibyville here Saturday night. Manual's hardwood artists took things rather easy yesterday, and Coach Oral Bridgeford dismissed the squad after a workout of about fortyfive minutes. The Redskins play Greenfield in the Manual gym tomorrow night. • Crispus Attucks has two games carded for the week-end, playing at Smithville tomorrow night and entertaining the Ellettsville quintet here Saturday night.

lious mood. ‘‘Say, where’ll we eat?” Someone happens to recall that an old prize fighter is running a joint. “Let's go down and give Lew Tendler a play.” Down the elevator you go an J into a cab. Over the hubbub of voices you hear: "111 grant you all that, but if Tunney wasn’t knocked out at Chicago I’ll eat your hat.” To yourself you say just once would you like to see somebody eat somebody’s hat. With or without horseradish. And now you are at Tendler’s joint. Everybody seems to know the old fighter—who is in reality still a fairly young man. He has taken on a lot of bulk since the days he fought Benny Leonard and was known as the greatest southpaw fighter in the game. And he has a studied affability characteristic of the Sinclair Lewis Boniface, <

William Sparks, left, and Johnny Krukemeier

William Sparks will battle James Nielson, unattached, for the crown in the novice flyweight class. Sparks hails from South Side Turners. He is pictured above sparring with Johnny Krukemeier, Turner bantamweight. Kruckemeier will clash with Kelly Burgess, of the Washington Athletic Club, for the championship of the open bantamweight division in the Armory battles. Thirty-four boxers will participate in the final night’s Golden Glove features tomorrow. The prices are $1 ringside, 50 cents back of seventh row of chairs, in the main floor bleachers, and first row of balcony, and 25 cents in other sections of balcony.

(ffS the D----A2A 1 !? L/By CARLOS LANE

IN a little more than a week we’ll know all we can know about the sectional, regional and state basketball tournaments until they are played ofl A week from tomorrow, with newspaper men looking on although not in on the big secret, A. L. Trester, I. H. S. A. A. commissioner, will reach in the hat and pair off about eight hundred high school basketball teams for the start of the 1934 hardwood playoff.

e n tt ON the next day. Saturday, Feb. 24, he will release the pairings to the press. And let’s hope, merely for the sake of the show, that Tech and Shortridge aren’t matched again in the first game of the tournament as they were in the city series. Wouldn’t it be a great break if we could have a drawing that would bring Tech, Shortridge, Southport, and either Ben Davis, Manual or Washington together in the semi-finals? How about it, Lady Luck? 8 8 8 UNLESS Cliff Wells’ Logansport quintet falls before Frankfort and Kokomo, and it’s improbable that either the Hot Dogs or the Kats will trip up the Berries, the upstaters look certain to cop the North Central conference title this year. Newcastle’s victories over Anderson and Tech last week set them back from serious competition for the loop crown. The standings today are: W. L. Pts. Opp. Pet. Logansport 8 1 241 155 .883 Anderson 3 1 75 77 .750 Technical 5 2 182 163 .714 I Muncie 6 4 226 213 .600 Jefferson 7 5 335 281 .583 Frankfort 6 6 288 293 .500 Newcastle 5 6 272 246 .454 Richmond 3 5 162 197 .375 Lebanon 1 8 196 298 -111 Kokomo 0 8 136 200 .000 This week’s conference tilts are Muncie at Newcastle and Kokomo at Logansport tomorrow night. ALTHOUGH their* quintet is in the middle of the bracket, two snipers from Jeff of Lafayette lead the North Central Conference scoring. Dickinson has rung up ninety points in twelve games, and Mike Crowe has registered eighty-five points in the same number of tilts. Johnny Townsend of Tech is in tenth place, with fifty-eight points in six contests. 8 8 8 MAYBE it was the springlike weather yesterday that did it. In the spring a young man's fancies now and then stray to rhyme schemes and metric feet. THE STATE Sixteen teams come to the state. Sixteen teams that know not their fate; Ail of these teams will fight to win, For all of them won’t come back again. Once on the floor thev greet the roar. Then in action they'll try to score. They'll fight their best for the dear, old school, The hardwood floor they wish to rule. Then the finals, two teams survive. For the championship they’ll surely strive. When the gun ends this two-day stand, One team emerges, cup in hand. And now all hail to the champs of the state, Who know not this to be their fate— So give them a cheer as they pass by. The hardwood kings are riding nigh. —Francis Keating. The only thing you missed out on there, Francis, was telling us who we should cheer. Have any idea on that subject? 8 8 8 WHEN Floyd Baker, markets editor of The Times, boosted Ben Davis to Backboard several weeks ago, he started something. There have been a lot of fans talking for the west siders recently. Along these lines: * Dear Backboard—For several yean I have been aa ardent basketball tea, uiag te Axat ar ganw and ihen an-

An Early Bird SOON the spring training programs Rill recall major and minor league basebailers from winter recreations to get ready for the 1934 campaign. One of the early birds in the southland for pre-sea-son workouts is Jimmy Foxx, the home-run king.

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other, where I thought there was a chance of seeing a good game. Early in the season I had an opportunity of seeing a team from out west of the city play one of our city schools. This team’s possibilities impressed me so that I have watched them quite closely and have attended a majority of their games. The team I have in mind is Ben Davis. This team has, I believe, the host material in this section, including Tech or Shortridge. But something is lacking. Just what it is I don’t know, but its possibilities would make any coach proud. I saw the final game of the country tournament. Just what was wrong it is hard to figure out, perhaps just an off night as any team will have, but I am thoroughly convinced the better team did not win the tournament. I saw them play French Lick, and win 32 to 28. French Lick, by the way, is no small team, as it holds victories over some of the larger teams in the state. TVatch them ir. the sectional, and unless I am badly off judgment, or they get stage fright, which I understand is one of their weaknesses, they will make any team sit up and take notice. BASKETBALL DICK. 8 8 8 AFTER all the warnings that have been posted, Ben Davis should come to the sectionals with the healthiest respect of all the other clubs competing. One of Backboard’s most faithful contributor manufacturers is back with us today? Remember her? . Dear Backboard —Well, here is old faithful taking up her pen again after many moons. I had thought my literary career was about ended; but I guess I'll always have a warm spot in my heart for m.v dear oid alma mater. Instead of taking up the cause of t|>e Butler Bulldogs. I find I want to shout the praise of the ever-good Techmen again this season. Let Shortridge shout about the law of averages and that old story of beating a good team three times—with a team such as Tech has this year they’ll beat any school just as many times as Tim wishes it— and that includes Shortridge. I don’t believe Tech has the support this year that thev should have. What's the matter with you mugs—have you writer’s champs? Well, that’s about all for this time, but take my word for it. when the big sixteen come out to the fieldhouse, the Campbell men will be one of the biggest contenders. ELEANOR (FORMERLY) OF TECH. 8 8 8 SC it looks like Eleanor is in Butler now, but still loyal as ever to the Green and White. About that writer’s cramp business—you not only can’t please every one: it’s almost impossible to please any one in this racket. All season Backboard has been deluged with accusations that he favored Tech all the waynow, Eleanor, you kick through with the idea that we’ve passed ’em up. Tsk, tsk. 8 8 8 WHILE he is fifth in total points in Big Ten individual scoring records. Norman Cottom, Purdue star forward, still ranks the other conference scorers in game werages. Cottom has scored 63 points in six games, while Lyle Fisher of Northwestern and Gordon Norman of Minnesota, tied for the scoring lead with 81 points each, .have averaged only nine a game.

Giants Rap Aces, 22-17 Three Wab?.sh Cagers Score All Points for Victors. By Times Special C RAWFORDSVILLE. Ir.d., Feb. 15.—With Rovenstine, C. Mason and Berns collecting all the Wabash counters between them, the Little Giants last night turned back the Evansville college cagers, 22 to 17. In the first minute of play Berns sank a bucket from the floor, and the Giant scoring trio ran their advantage to 13 to 3 before the Purple Aces came back with 3 points before half time. With McCutchan. who hit four field goals for the Aces, pacing them the Evansville hardwood warriors boosted their count to tie the score at 15-all in the second period, but the Cavemen tucked the game in the refrigerator in the final minute of play. Wabash <221 Evansville (17* FG FT PF! FG FT PF Roynstn.f. 4 10 Riggs.f ... 2 2 2 Jovce.f .. 0 0 2 Thuerbch.f 1 0 0 Snvder.f .00 1 BttrwrtU.c. 0 1 0 EMason.f 0 0 0 Sadler.g ..0 0 2 Berns.c ..3 0 1 Hartke.g .0 0 2 Crisler.g .0 0 1 M'Ctchn.g. 4 0 1 Davis.g ..0 0 1 Pollard,g .0 0 0 CMason.g 3 1 1 M'Glthln.g 0 0 1 Totals .10 2 7| Totals... 7 3 8 Score at Half—Wabash, 13; Evansville, 6. Referee—Russell. Umpire—Molony.

Vines Takes Tennis Lead By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 15. Ellsworth Vines took the lead in the national professional tennis series here last night, winning his singles match from Big Bill Tilden, 9-7, 6-1 and 6-1, before 3,00 C fans. Vincent Richards won from Bruce Barnes, 6-2, 6-4, and Tilden and Barnes defeated Vines and Richards in one doubles set, 8-6.

Shires Loser in Suit for $2,500 By Times Special LOUISVILLE. Feb. 15.—Judgment for $2,500 was awarded Herman H. Deacon for a broken leg, suffered in a rough and tumble battle with Art Shires, pugnacious baseball player, last May, by a jury here today. Deacon asked for $50,000. Shires, now' owned by the Toledo American Association team, telegraphed that he couldn’t even raise car fare to come to Louisville to defend himself in the local court. If Shires should come to Louisville and be unable to satisfy the judgment he would be required to spend ten days in jail before taking a pauper’s oath to obtain his release. YANKEES SIGN FIVE NEW YORK, Feb. 15.— Five v a nkee players, four of them pitchers, returned their 1934 signed contracts to the business office yesterday. They were Vito Tamulis, Marvin Duke, Johnny Broaca, Jimmy Deshong and Sam Byrd. Byrd is an outfielder.

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