Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1934 — Page 14

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By Eddie Ash Superstitions in Baseball Are Countless a a a Hubbell Describes His Jinx Chasers

abounds with superstitious players, but few will admit to the little schemes they follow to win the heart of Lady Luck. Each player has his own whims, and if he is a pitcher, and is going good, he will go through rituals that go unnoticed to the average fan but which are mighty important to him, he thinks. It is the same with the pastimers in the other positions and each player respects the other’s individual practices “to drive away the jinx.” However, a slump changes everything. New stunts are tried until the jinx is chased and then the new schemes are followed religiously until another slump comes. Carl Hubbell, ace of the New York Giants’ mound staff, has an assortment of “jinx killers” and he is one of a few who will confess to being under the spell of superstition. He knows his “precautions” the same as he knows the alphabet and never varies from “following through,” one by one, each little trick to keep luck on his side. The Newspaper Enterprise Association of Cleveland obtained an interesting story from Hubbell dealing with his superstitions and the screwball king also described Hughie Critz as a firm believer in the side of baseball that the crowd seldom discerns. Critz is a team mate. „ a a a a a a IF Hubbell starts a game and is going good he always tosses his glove to a certain spot near the third base line, with its face up, and face up it stays as long as the opponents are not getting hits. When the opposing team begins banging the ball around, Carl turns the glove over or moves it a few feet. At the start of a game Carl always takes a certain place on the player bench and sits there until something goes wrong. If things aren't too serious, he moves just a foot or two. If the opponents launch a rally and put the Giants in a hole. Hubbell tries the other end of the bench. Sometimes he spends his time off the mound sliding up and down the bench searching for a “lucky” spot, hoping the change somehow will cast a mystic spell over the opposition. a a a a a a WHEN Hubbell pitches a winning game he hangs his sweatshirt in his locker and uses it for games as long as he is winning. When he drops a game, that sweatshirt is out. Its luck has gone, in his estimation. When Carl is working on the mound none of his mates speak to him when the Giants are off the field. Neither do they say anything on the field that might call his attention to the fact that he is going along nicely. It’s a baseball blunder to praise a pitcher in mid-game when he's out in front. In Hubbell’s case, the umpire and his catcher are the only persons with whom he will exchange words during the course of a game, if he is winning. a a a ana HUBBELL changes his “superstitions" every year and sometimes he will have several “sets ’ in one month, all depending how the Giants as a team are going. Let Carl tell you about the Giants’ veteran second sacker, Hughie Critz. He says: “I know one ball player w'ho has the first superstition he ever exercised in addition to all he has accumulated since. I mean Critz. Hughie’s a specialist on picking up things around the diamond. He literally scours the territory around second base. He picks up bits of paper, burnt matches, shreds of grass, clods and pebbles by the gross. All of them he puts into his left hip pocket. Then he has the player's bench to worry about, too. That must be kept entirely clean. If a teammate lays a glove on it, Hughie pounces on it like a terrier. He picks up chewing tobacco and gum wrappings, cigar stubs, or anything else that falls around. Each day, it is the caretaker’s job to empty Hughie's hip pocket. It wouldn't hold much more than one day’s collection.” a a a a a a lOCAL roller polo fans are to have an opportunity of seeing an all- • star club from the New England League in action here early next month, if the plans of Ollie May, Midwestern League secretary, succeed. May is in correspondence with Robert L. Morrison of Pawtucket, L. 1., a center on the New Britain (Conn.) club, and Morrison is undertaking to select a team of the best players down east to invade the Hoosier state. The eastern team, according to Morrison, would consist of A1 Davies and J. Peregrin, rushes of the first-place Lowell (Mass.) team; Lee Lunderville, center; Morrison, half back, and Bill Jette, goalie, the last three named being members of the second-place New Britain club. The easterners plan to carry one sub in the person of Steve Pierce of Providence. Ted Lewis, local rush, who is in touch with roller polo in the New England states, says the players mentioned are probably the pick of the eastern league. Tentative plans are for the easterners to play twelve £imes in Indiana, with three games in Indianapolis, three in Richmond, Soiree in Terre Haute and three in Ft. Wayne. May expects the deal to bring the all-star team to Indiana to be closed in a few days. A similar invasion of the west oy the east was planned last year, but was given up when the eastern stars demanded heavy guarantees. a a a ‘ a a a John Dillinger will be mortified and otherwise shocked to learn that news of his escape last Saturday was played down below basketball in one Hoosier city daily. What's the use of breaking jail if you can’t get that No. 1 headline? a a a a a a Martin Plaa, the French tennis player, uses two “a's" in his name for the same reason that Jimmy Foxx uses ‘‘double x.” We don't know the reason. a a a a a a Crimson Seek Revenge From Purdue Team. It was a headline in a Saturday paper. Score that night: Purdue. 55; Indiana, 28. Well, the Crimson scored, anyway. In two games with their state Big Ten rivals this season the Boilermakers tallied 102 points. The first count was 47 to 13. Total: Purdue, 102; Indiana, 41.

Hennessey Can’t Officiate at Tennis Matches Here

Efforts of the Associated Tennis Clubs of Indiana to obtain Johnny Hennessey, former Davis Cup star and Indiana's foremost contribution to the tennis world, as one of the umpires at the professional net matches at the state fairgrounds. Sunday and Monday, have fallen through. Hennessey is unable to leave business affairs in Minneapolis to attend the matches here, he advised Fritz Hunt, president of the local tennis body, in a telegram yesterday. After several years of brilliant -grTrat'iur competition. Hennessey almost beta me a pro some time ago. Big Bill Tilden offered him $25,000 to desert the amateur ranks, but Hennessey declined. Tilden and Ellsworth Vines, pro tennis monarchs of the United States, will meet Henri Ccchet and Martin Plaa. French aces, in the matches here. All matches will be GOMEZ. DICKEY ARE BARRED FROM CAMP B United Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.. March 6. Lefty Gomez. Danny McFayden and Bill Dickey, unsigned oatterymen of the New York Yankees, were barred from taking part in yesterday's training Manager Joe McCarthy said he was certain early agreements would be reached with Gomez and Macfayden. but would express no opinion about Dickey. Secretary Ed Barrow wired from New York that Charles Devens. former Harvard pitching star, had signed a contract. ROOT. MALONE MAY GO Cub Ifurlers May Be Shunted to Pacific Coast League. By Cuffed Press AVALON. Catalina Island. Cal., March 6.—8i1l Herman. Charley Hoot and Pat Malone were mentioned today as possible transfers from the Chicago Cubs to Oakland and Lot Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. The Cubs owe both coast outfits a player as compensation for past swaps. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the old National League veteran, has been signed by the Cubs for the duration of the trainLtcs season for mound duty.

along Davis cup lines, with singles sets followed by doubles matches In which the Americans will team against the Frenchmen. Each match is for three out of five sets. Action starts at 8 o’clock each night in the Manufacturers' building at the fairgrounds, in which five thousand bleacher seats are being constructed. 7 Tiger Cagers Receive Awards By Times Special GREENCASTLE. March 6.—Seven De Pauw varsity basketball players will receive varsity sweaters, Coach Donovan (Tubby) Moffett announced yesterday. They are: Earl Townsend. Indianapolis; Charles Isley. Edinburg; Harold Hickman. Newcastle; Robert Lee, South Bend: Willard Youngblood. Peru; William Kinally, Gary, and George Balsbaugh. North Manchester. Freshmen earning basketball numerals were: George Guckenberger. Harold Keehn, Robert Lamm. David Osborne, George Strcckman. Conrad Thiel and William Thompson.

Dazzy Vance Nominated as One of All-Time Great Hurlers

BY DANIEL (Batting for Jof Williams) Times Special Sports Writer MIAMI BEACH. March 6.—Mr. Hank Deberry, for many years a noble paladin among the baseball crusaders known as the Dodgers, and now a scout and training assistant with the world champion Giants, opened the conversation, sadly. “Not so long back you had a story about the greatest batteries, and nary a line about the famous firm of Dazzy Vance and Hank Deberry, which made history for ten years." emitted the leading citizen of Savannah. Tenn. “Don't get me wrong.” continued Mr. Deberry, in lugubrious measures. “Art is long and fame is fleeting.” Incidentally. Mr. Deberry is one of the most voracious, serious readers extant in baseball and tears Into

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r T”'HE big time tennis aces are coming to Indianapolis again and on this second trip the squad will be made up of tw r o American stars and two French pastimers of the top flight in court circles. Martin Plaa of France will team with his countryman. Henri Cochet, against Bill Tilden and Ellsworth Vines. The professional barnstormers will stage their local program in the Manufacturers’ building, state fairground, next Sunday night and Monday night. Two singles and one doubles match will be

Member of First Davis Cup Team Leads 1934 Committee

By United Press NEW YORK. March 6.—The complete personnel of the 1934 Davis Cup committee, out of which later will be chosen the cup selection committee, was announced today by Walter Merrill Hall, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. Holcombe Ward, a member of the first Davis Cup team, is chairman of this committee, which includes twenty-seven persons in its mem-

Meet Enters Semi-Finals By United Prets MIAMI, Fla.. March 6.—Paul Runyan of White Plains, N. Y., and Horton Smith of Chicago, defending champions, were matched today against Walter Hagen of Detroit and Tom Creavy of Albany, N. Y., in the semi-finals of the international four-ball golf championship. Runyan and Smith advanced to the semi-finals yesterday by eliminating A1 Watrous and Mortie Dutra of Detroit, 6 and 5. Denny Shute of Philadelphia, British open champion, and A1 Espinosa of Akron. 0., ousted Willie MacFarlane, Tuckahoe, N. Y., and Johnny Revolta. Milwaukee, 4 and 3. Today Shute and Espinosa tackled Bill Melhorn and Wiffy Cox of Brooklyn. Hagen and Creavy yesterday eliminated Ralph Stonehouse of Indianapolis, and Phil Perkins of Cleveland In a thirty-six hole battle, 2 up. HOOSIER PUG WINS By limes Special MIAMI. Fla., March 6.—Frankie Hughes, Clinton. Ind., socked out a ten-round decision over Sylvan Bass of Baltimore, here last night. They are middleweights. Johnny Lucas, Camden (N. J.) welterweight, decisioned Chini Alvarez of Savannah, in another ten-rounder.

Schopenhauer even as one of the local night clubs tears into a double sawbuck. “I make no plea for myself, but Vance, in his prime with the Dodgers, was about as great a pitcher as time will unveil. Had he been as serious minded as. let me say, Carl Hubbell or Hal Schumacher, the records would be daubed with the rosy story of the Dazz's astonishing deeds. As it is, Vance has won 193 games in the National League, all but six of them for P ~'>':lyn.” mum A CHECK-UP revealed that Deberry's arithmetic on the Dazz was correct. And to make it all the more interesting, Vance has collected $193,000 in salary, or at the rate of a grand for every victory.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1934

Martin Plaa

played each evening, America vs. France in each contest. The visit of the widely-know'n pros is being sponsored by the Associated Tennis Clubs of Indianapolis with Frederick Hunt in charge of arrangements. Martin Plaa, show'n above, is France’s most “colorful” player and is especially good as a crow’d pleaser. He casts off the mannerisms of the average net performer and usually “wins” the spectators in short order. Plaa injects a little humor into the business of smashing the ball back and forth and finds it just as easy to win that way.

bership. Among the members are six former Davis Cup players. They are: Dwight F. Davis, donor of the trophy: Holcombe Ward, Charles S. Garland of Chicago. John Hope Doeg, Watson Washburn and R. Norris Williams. The latter has been mentioned prominently as probable choice for team captain. Bernon S. Prentice, captain and committee chairman last year, is on the committee, along with former captains and chairmen; Joseph Wear, Fitz Eugene Dizon, Sam Hardy and Julian S. Myrick. Other members are Louis J. Car--ruthers, Russell B. Kingham. Cedric Major and Dean Mathey of the metropolitan district; Paul W. Gibbons, Philadelphia; Lawrence A. Baker, Washington; J. H. Bishop and J. C. Stewart, Chicago; Joseph VV. Ivy, Kansas City; Perry T. Jones, Los Angeles; Joseph W. Thurston. Hartford, Conn.; A. K. Tigrett, Memphis, and Henry Guild, Boston.

College Cage Results

Michigan. 35; Indiana, 32. Illinois. 27; Purdue, 26. Wisconsin. 34: Minnesota. 23. Dartmouth, 24; Columbia, 22. Dakota Wesleyan. 39; Sioux Falls. 37. Beloit, 38; Ripon, 23. St. Ambrose. 27; Central. 21. St. Thomas, 35; Augsburg. 27. Kentucky Western, 32; Mississippi College. 25. Berea. 54; Mississippi Teachers. 37. Davis-Elkins. 30: Potomac State. 8. ULTIMATUM DELIVERED Bolton and Bu-ke "lust Sign With Senators Today or Never. By Times Special BILOXI. Miss., March 6.—Two holdouts from the Washington American League baseball team must sign today—or they’re out. President Clark Griffith, of the Senators, yesterday sent catcher Cliff Bolton, leading pinch hitter of the league, and pitcher Bob Burke, ultimatums to the effect that if they had not signed today they could consider their contracts cancelled.

It is doubtful if any other victory in the history of the major leagues ever managed to do better by himself financially. Vance, you will recollect, set the high mark for his circuit, equalled in the American League by Lefty Grove, when he got $25,000 in 1929. Gone are the days. “After the Dp.zz had reached the peak he was cut to 523.000 and the world famous battery of Vance and Deberry got $26,000.” Hank continued. “This was a noble achievement for the two of us. The following year the Brooklyn directors held a long meeting and decided to take another crack at the amazing battery, and reduced us by $5,000. But that time I got the big break. I stood right where I was—at $3,000. Yes, sir, I always was a lucky bird.” Having been associated proses-

Russian and Texan Meet Kirilenko and Raines, Huge Grapplers, Top Tonight’s Army Bill.

the complete card

MAIN EVENT Dick Raines, 230. Texas, v. Matros Kirilenko, 225. Russia. SEMI-FINAL Lou Plummer. 230. ex-Notrc Dame athlete. vs. Sol Slagel, 230, former Kansas University grid star. PRELIM Frank Speer, former a'.l-America football player at Georgia Tech. vs. Roland Kirchmever, former all-round athlete at Oklahoma A. and M. Ail heavyweight card. First bout at 8:30. Referee—Here Clark. A match between two nationallyknown mat stars, Matros Kirilenko, Russia, and Dick (Thunder) Raines, “Texas Tornado,” w’ill feature the all-heavyweight wrestling show at the Hercules A. C. tonight at the armory. Neither grappler has lest a local bout and their engagement tonight promises to provide action. Both huskies are of the aggressive type, with Raines scaling 230 and Kirilenko, 225. The tussle will be for two falls out of three, with a time limit of one and one-half hours. One of the roughest bouts of the indoor season was staged by the same pair here two weekfe ago, the match being for thirty minutes and resulting in a draw. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter has arranged an all-star supporting card of two bouts in which former college athletes will provide the action. The semi-windup brings together Sol Slagel, 230, former Kansas university football ace, and Lou Plummer, 230, ex-Notre Dame athlete of Baltimore. Slagel has gone undefeated here in four starts, while Plummer will be trying for a comeback after losing a week ago to Abe Coleman. In the opening tilt at 8:30, Frank Speer, 232, former all-America football idol at Georgia Tech, will pit his strength against the tall Roland Kirchmeyer, 228, all-round athlete two years ago at Oklahoma A. and M. Kirchmeyer is one of the tallest grapplers in the game, standing six feet seven inches. Logan, Tising in Tribe Fold Three members of the 1933 Indians and one new veteran, all pitchers, have signed contracts for the 1934 A. A. campaign. Bob Logan, southpaw s , and Jack Tising, right-hander, accepted terms yesterday, Manager Wade Killefer announced. Bill Thomas was the first to enter the 1934 fold and John Miljus, veteran right-hander picked up as a free agent, also is under contract. Logan resides in Lawrence, Kan., and Tising in Denver, Colo. They advised the Tribe chief they would be in good physical condition on reporting day at Evansville. Southpaw Stewart Bolen and catcher Johnny Riddle are in the city and are taking light workouts indoors. They have not placed their names on contracts, but apparently will go through the formality within a few days.

Independent Net Notes

The Ft. Harrison Independents defeated the Indianapolis Cubs, 47 to 30, in Rhodius gvm last night, and Sunday won from Mooresville, 40 to 27. They want games with teams in the Hoosier and Capitol City Leagues, and want a game for Friday night. Phone Cherry 7860. Exchange 164. between 4 and 6 p. m. The Crimson Cubs won from the East Tenth Street Buddies, 36 to 17, and from the Tabernacle lronmen, 39 to 36. Tomorrow night the Cubs will play the Brightwood Boys Club at the Brookside Community house. For games with the Cubs phone Talbot 5504 between 5 and 5:30 p. m. and ask for Bob. Teams that will participate in a 15-17-year-old division basketball tournament in Grand National Prices Listed By United Press LONDON. March 6.—Delaneige and Golden Miller share the favorite position at odds of 100 to 7 for the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree, March 23. They are jumpers of experience. Odds against some of the other prominent entries are: Ready Cash, 20 to 1; Southern Hero, 20 to 1, and Trocadero, 40 to 1.

SEVENTY SEEK EiERTHS ON WASHINGTON SQUAD

Seventy candidates for the Washington high school track squad yesterday were issued uniforms by Coaches Davies and Bogue. following their initial summons of thinlyclads for training. It is the largest track squad in the school's history. Nine lettermen are back. Harry Cherry, captain, a pole vaulter, tops the list. Other are: Burns and Pearson. dashes; Cassell, Kasnak, Mears, Coffman and Kiel, middle distances, and Smith, miler.

sionally with Vance for so long a time, what did Mr. Deberry know about the Dazz, about his real self? a a a “W FELL. for a great pitcher, W Vance has held a strange position, as he really has had no enemies,” Deberry proceeded. “Very often a hurler with great speed will develop the idea that he is throwing at folks’ heads. But the whole National League knew' that the Dazz never wilfully dusted off a batter.” Hank caught himself. “No, I’m WTong. There was one bird Vance did throw at, and he was Babe Pinelli of the Reds. Here’s a funny thing about Pinelli. which perhaps no other major league player ever has experienced. In all the years that Pinelli faced the Dazz, he never got even so much as a single off him. Finally. Pinelli stopped swing-

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Brown Eyes Army Crown

Roy (Kayo) Brown HOLDER of the Fifth and Sixth corps area United States army heavyweight boxing titles, Roy (Kayo) Brown, Battery A. Third field artillery. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, is gunning for larger professional game. He is seeking a match with Corn Griffith, of Ft. Benning, Ga„ present heavyweight champ of the United States army. Griffith promised the Ft. Harrison mitttosser a chance at the title this winter, but thus far no match has been arranged. However, Brown says he is hopeful that the champ will give him a battle in the near future, and contends that he will keep after Griffith until the fight is arranged. Brown works out at the Washington A. C. downtown.

Gainer Beaten by Brouillard By United Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 6. Lou Brouillard of Boston, former welter and middleweight champion, rose from the floor last night and pounded out an easy ten-round decision over A1 Gainer, New Haven light heavyweight. Gainer floored Brouillard for no count in the second round with a hard right jolt to the chin. The Bostonian came back to give the New Haven Negro such a beating that he was almost out on his feet in the ninth and tenth rounds. Brcuillard’s body punching was particularly effective. He won seven rounds, two were even and Gainer took the second. Brouillard weighed 166 pounds, Gainer 172. T SWIMMERS TO BATTLE TWO SQUADS The Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. swimming team will meet the Ft. Wayne Y. M. C. A. and the Dayton (O.) Y. M. C. A. Friday and Saturday nights in the local pool. Both of these teams defeated Indianapolis in previous meets in their home pools. Ft. Wayne is the state “Y” champion and is state champion in four of the eight events. The Dayton team has lost but one meet this year, that to Huntington, Ind., by a close margin. Danny Zehr, national back stroke champion, will lead the Ft. Wayne natators.

the First Presbyterian church gym, March 19 to 23, will meet in the F. P. C. gym at Sixteenth and Delaware streets at 8 tomorrow night. A fourteen-game winning streak of the O’Hara Sans was snapped when the Kirschbaum All-Stars defeated them 40 to 30 Sunday. Anv local team desiring a game with the Sans for tomorrow, sharing expenses, call Dwight at Cherry 1523-W. The Arsenal Bulldogs won from the Hilgemeier Cubs, 26 to 15, at old Butler gym. Joe Hunt starred for the Bulldogs. Friday night the Bulldogs will meet tne Woodruff Place Baptists at the Woodruff gvm. and Sunday they will play the Chi Sigma Chi team at the Dearborn gym. The Bulldogs want games on Sunday afternoons with teams having access to a floor. Phone Harrison 0591, and ask for Roy. The East Side Midgets defeated the Irvington flyers, 24 to 22. Dwyer and Foley were outstanding for the Midgets, and Stites and Reeves starred for the losers. The Midgets want a game tonight. Phone Cherry 6058-W and ask for Eddie. The Fountain Square Ramblers desire games with teams having access to gyms. Strong competition is desired in the 18-20year-oid class. Call Drexel 3643-R and ask for Hugh. The Big Johns, playing in the 13-15-year-old class, desire games with teams having access to a gym. Call Harrison 2598-M and ask for Bob. An elimination basketball tournament will be staged at Meridian Heights church March 12, 13 and 14 Tne tournament will be for teams playing in the 18-year-old class and under. Call Hu. 4352 for information on entries. KLINE WILL COACH IRISH DIAMOND NINE By Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind., March 6. CLarence (Jake) Kline, freshman baseball and football coach for the last two years, will coach the varsity nine this season, according to Elmer Layden, athletics director. Kline succeeds George E. Keogan, basketball mentor, who asked to be relieved of his baseball coaching duties. Kline played here in 1915-17, and was baseball captain in 1917.

ing and concentrated on bunting—and still he couldn’t hit. “I guess Vance didn't like Pinelli. One day he tossed one at the infielder and you can take my word for it that he turned his cap around. The Dazz was that fast. However, time and tide wait for no man,” opined the erudite Mr. Deberry. “Gone are the speed kings of yesteryear.” “It is difficult to get Vance sore,” Mr. Deberry resumed after a period of deep cogitation. “But there is one sure way to rouse his dander. Just call him ‘Airedale.’ You now how John McGraw hated to be called Muggsy. Well, the Dazz dislikes that name ‘Airedale’ just as enthusiastically. How did he get it? Gosh, you just have to look at the big Airedale—l mean, at the Dazz—to solve that one.”

On the Side 808 O'FARRELL, new manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has been in baseball long enough to know f it’s best not to make it all work and no play during spring training. He goes in for a little golf on the side to break the monotony of the training routine.

Manhattan Sweeps to A. A. A. A. Track Victory Bill Bonthron Stages Another Whirlwind Finish to Best Gene Venzke at Tape in 1.500-Meter Event: 16,000 Watch Carnival. BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent _ NEW YORK. March C—Manhattan college atliletes today were crowned new monarchs of the track. They climaxed a four-year drive to national prominence last night by smashing through to the team championship in the thirteenth annual intercollegiate A. A. A. A. indoor championships at Madison Square Garden. Nearly 16,090 fans saw the green-jerseyed Manhattanites provide an upset in a meet that was featured by Bill Bonthron's thrilling 1,500-meter victory over Gene Venzke, and by the establishment of four indoor intelcollegiate records in the field events. In addition, six records were written automatically into the tcoks in the running events, which were contested over metric distances for the first time.

Coach, Pete Waters’ well-trained Manhattan youngsters rolled up 28 ‘ 2 points to nose out New York university, the 1932 champion, by four points, and Yale, the defending champion, by eight and a half. Cornell, dark horse of the meet, finished fourth with 14. while Columbia came fifth with 11. Manhattan, which last year finished third in this meet, won only one first place last night, but distributed its strength through the foot races and rolled up enough point positions to win out. Frank McKenna gave the Jaspars their first place in the 3,000-meter run. Princeton's Bill Bonthron nosed

Klick, Ross Go to Draw By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, March 6. Frankie Klick’s aggressiveness earned the San Francisco fighter, junior lightweight titlist, a draw in his ten-round battle last night with Barney Ross, lightweight and junior welterweight champion, before 10,000 fans here. The draw verdict was popular, as Klick's willingness to mix balanced Ross’ superior boxing ability. The United Press score sheet gave each man five rounds of a fight in which there were no knockdowns. Klick’s most effective blow was a right cross, while Ross countered constantly with a right uppercut which sometimes staggered the west coast fighter. Early in the milling a punch opened a cut over Ross’ eye. The fight dragged at times until the closing rounds, when Klick made a determined but futile bid for a knockout. Ross’ junior welterweight title was at stake. Klick came in at 138 pounds, and the Chicagoan at half a pound less. The draw verdict left their respective title holdings unchanged. Wade Killefer Down for Talk Wade Killefer, manager of the Indianapolis baseball club, will be one of the principal speakers at the meeting of the Indianapolis amateur baseball meeting tomorrow night. The session will be held in the council chamber of the city hall. Three promising players w r ho performed on local amateur association teams last year will be taken to training camp at Evansville by Killefcr and his Indians. Other speakers at the amateur meeting tomorrow will include Mayor Reginald Sullivan. A. C. Sallee, superintendent of city parks, and John Dugan, president of the Union Printers International Baseball Association and president of the Greater Cincinnati Baseball Federation. All local league officials, team managers, captains and players are invited to ‘attend.

Sears to Face Fast Field in Notre Dame Track Meet

By Times Speriai NOTRE DAME, Ind., March 6. With a formidable list of contestants entered, the two-mile event in the 1934 Central Intercollegiate Conference indoor track carnival here Saturday loomed today as a feature of the annual meet. In it Butler’s sensational distance

Fights Last Night

AT SAN FRANCISCO—Barney Ross, 137. Chicago, lightweight and junior welterweight champion, and Frankie Klick, 138. San Francisco, junior lightweight champion. drew. 1 10); Dave Day. 142. Chicago, decisioned Patsy Burke. 141. Los Angeles. <6i: Johnny Fasano. 136. San Francisco, decisoned Andy Kelleher, 135. San Francisco, 1 4); Jimmy Brennan. 126. San Francisco, decisioned Tony F3rr, 125, San Francisco. (4 1 : Johnny O'Keefe, 154, knocked out Tony Gerrard. 153, (1); Solly Todaro. 136. Oakland, decisioned Jimmy Compton. 137. San Jose. (4). AT LEICESTER England—Larry Gains, Negro heavyweight of Toronto, Canada, knocked out Ernest Guhring, Germany, in the seventh round. It was scheduled for fifteen rounds. At LOUISVILLE—Pete Leno. Cincinnati lightweight, lost on points to Wishy Jones. Louisville, ten rounds; Henry Hood, Indianapolis junior welter, outpointed Jimmy Buckler. Louisville. AT NEW ORLEANS— Harry Dublmsky, Chicago welter, outpointed Billy Hogan, New York, ten rounds. AT CHICAGO—Johnny Stroppa, Canadian junior welter, and Gene Higgins. Chicago, drew in eight rounds. AT HOT SPRINGS. Ark.—Young Stuhley. Chicago, knocked out Fred Eiler. Indianapolis. five rounds. FABER TAKES GRID JOB By Timex Special COLLEGE PARK. Md„ March 6. —John E. (Jack) Faber today was the new football coach at the University of Maryland, handling thirty candidates \£ho reported for spring training yesterday. Faber, a Maryland alumnus, succeeded H. C. (Curley) Byrd. TO HOLD SHOOT The Crooked Creek Gun Club will stage a 100-target shoot this afternoon, with prizes for winners in various divisions.

Indoor Champs

60-Metor Dash—Sam Maniaci. Columbia. 0:06 8 1.500-Meter Run—William R. Bonthron. Princeton. 3:57.4. 3.000-Meter Run—Francis A. McKenna. Manhattan. 8:54,8. 50-Meter High Hurdles—Walter Merwin. CorneU. 0:07. 1.600-Meter Relay—N Y. U. 3:22.2. 3:200-Meter Relay—Columbia 7:46.1. ixißunning High Jump— George B. Spitz. N. Y. U. 6 ft. 5-'s in Running Broad Jump—Henrv M. Little. W'. & M. 23 ft. 96 in. (x)Pole Vault—Keith Brown. Yale. 14 ft. 7 s in. 35-Pound Weight Throw—Henrv Drver, R. I. State. 55 ft. 2> 2 in. 16-Pound Shotput—W'tlllam H. Niblock, Bowdoin. 49 ft. 10 in. Freshman Medley Relay—Boston College, 7:39.4 (2.900 meters I. Team Manhattan 28'a points. (x)Retained title. out Pennsylvania’s Gene Venzke with another of his characteristic w'hirldwind finishes in the 1,500 meters, as was expected. For the third time in three meetings w'ith Venzke, the Princton runner blazed through to a one-step victory. Venzke also entered the 3,000meter run, but fell on the first turn and dropped out after six laps. Indoor intercollegiate records were shattered by George Spitz of New York university, who established a now: mark of 6 feet s'h inches in the high jump; Keith Brown, Yale, who registered anew 14 feet 3s inches in the pole vault; William H. Niblock, Bow'doin, who heaved the sixteen-pound shot to anew 49 feet 10 inches; and Henry Dryer, Rhode Island State, who hurled the thirty-five-pound weight to anew 55 feet 234 inches. The only field event in w'hich the record w’as not bettered was the running broad jump, w'on by Henry M. Little of William and Mary, with a leap of 23 feet 93s inches. The meet w'as held for the first time in Madison Square Garden, and running events were contested over a brand new track of double width to prevent crow'ding at the starts. N. Y. U. Balks at Irish Tilt By Times Special NEW YORK, March 6.—New York university's board of athletic control clung to its de-emphasis policy tenaciously today, refusing permission to he Violet basketball team to meet Notre Dame in a postseason tilt. The decision was made over a petition of the undefeated Violet squad for sanction for the tilt. Efforts have been made to match the sensational Irish cagers with N. Y. U. since C. C. N. Y. turned down a similar proposition, and particularly since the Violets closed their sixteen-game campaign with a victory over the C. C. N. Y. five. A1 Nixon, graduate manager, said the control board decided the team had played a long, strenuous schedule and that any offer for a postseason battle between the Violets and the mid-westerners would be turned down.

runner, Ray Sears, will face the toughest competition of the season in Tom Ottey of Michigan State, Billy Zepp of Michigan Normal college, Hutton of Illinois Normal, and Leo McFarlane of Notre Dame, who ran the distance in 9:33.4 last Saturday. The Notre Dame gymnasium, and the Central record for two miles is 9:24.4, set by Chamberlain of Michigan State in 1931, and tied by Pilbrow of Grinnell in 1932. Among teams expected to compete in the C. I. C. meet Saturday are Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Marquette, Michigan State. Michigan Normal, Butler, Western State, City College of Detroit. Armour Tech, Hillsdale, Loyola cf Chicago, and Drake. The greatest individual star to appear in the thinly-clads’ festival will be Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette's great Negro sprinter, who last year set a C. I. C. mark of 6.1 in the 60-yard dash. Besides Sears, Butler probably will depend upon Billy Davis in the pole vault and Ralph Mecum in the shot put to gain points for the Bulldogs. Many of the stars who will perform here Saturday will compete in the Butler relays at Indianapolis, March 24.

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