Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 188, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1934 — Page 14

N EW YORK, Dec. 17.—1 tis the custom of most baseball "magnuts” to add their telephone numbers to the purchase price of a player* They will pay out $3.40 in cash, throw in an assorted lot of bench warmers and announce that the transaction involved millions. An exception to this custom is Mr. Tom Yawkey, owner of the Boston Red Sox, who is by way of becoming the Jim Farley, or Santa Claus, of the baseball industry. Mr. Yawkey usually understates the amount of money he pays for talented ivory. For instance, it was widely reported a year ago that the young man had written a check for SIOO,OOO payable to Cornelius McGillicuddy in return for which he received the pitching services of Lefty Grove, who had won 24 games for the Athletics the season before. The fact was, the check

called for $125,000. That was the most spectacular player deal of the period. This year Mr. Yawkey again committed the five-star special deal of the majors. He persuaded Clark Griffith to sell him his manager, shortstop and son-in-law, all rolled into the individual person of Joe Cronin, for— Well it was stated the deal represented an outlay of $250,000. and that it was from the point of view of cost the biggest deal in the history of baseball. Actually, the deal represented $285 000 and obviously it was even gaudier than early reports indicated. a a m YOU may be interested in Just how the deal was completed. Though personally popular. Ducky Harris was not altogether satisfactory as manager of Mr. Yawkey's Boston Red Sox last year, so before the season ended it was decided he would not return. It was in Detroit, during the World Series, that Mr. Yawkey conceived the bold plan of buying Griffith’? new son-in-law. Everybody said it couldn't be done; Cronin not only had established himself as a first-class manager, but he had just married into the boss’ family. To these doubters Mr. Yawkey replied: “He’s the man I want to run my ball club and I’m going to get him. Boston's an Irish town. Crorin will be a tremendous favorite there. I ll make Griffith an offer he can't refuse.” Meanwhile, Mr Yawkey discussed th? matter with Billy Evans, general manager of the Cleveland club. It seems that Mr. Yawkey has a deal of respect for Evans’ Judgment in baseball affairs . . . “What do you think I'd have to pay to get Cronin?” he asked . . . “If you can get him for $125,000 it will be a fine buy for you.” Evans answered. a a a SOME days passed, and the scene shifts to a mid-town skyscraper in Npw York where Mr. Yawkey has his business offices. Griffith is caller. He has come In response to' a long distance call. Eddie Collins,

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A S the smoke of week-end battles clears away we find that . . . Shortridge and Tech broke into the win list on their third games . . . Cliff Wells’ Logan Berries eased into No. 26 in a row by humbling Anderson . . . the game was the thirteenth between the rivals since Cliff has been mentoring at Logansport, and gave the Berries a seven to six edge.

Tipton toppled Windfall Friday night and a victory Saturday eve would have given the Blue Devils the lead in the Central Indiana Conference . . but Wabash thwarted ’em with a 26-to-21 decision . . . and Noblesville still holds the top rung, with two conference triumphs. . . . Central of Ft. Wayne grabbed a pair of victories . . . and now claims seven straight .. . . Columbia City and Garrett were the victims. . . . Central is pacing the Northeastern Conference. . . . South Side of Ft. Wayne knocked Bluffton out of the all-vic-torious aisle, 36 to 23 . . . and North Side of Ft. Wayne set back Peru. 26 to 13. . . . What a city tourney they could have in old Ft. Wayne! . . . eh? . . . Fuzzy Vandivler and his Franklin lads scored number eight over Martinsville . . . and Bedford likewise hit the eight mark, trouncing Columbus. . . . The Bulldogs were submerged on Saturday night by Jeffersonville, 51 to 12. . These Jeffersonville scores look like multiplication tables. . . . You can't overlook it. folks, Hunk Francis has a monster this campaign.. . . Washington's Hatchets can't be so dull this semester. . . . The Hatchets knocked off Sullivan Friday night. 27-24 . . . and Sullivan has been nobody's pushover to date. . . . The Owls boast victories over Vincennes and other famed foes . . . and Saturday night thumped Clinton. 31 to 8. . What's happened to the Circus City five? ... a slump? . . Markieville came to life in Madison County and captured the county tourney Saturday .. . dropped Pendleton, 37 to 23. in the final go. . Lapel was eliminated by Pendleton in the first game. Warsaw, be it known, is afire in the northern sector . . whipped Mentone, 28 to 26. . . . Paoli won again. . . . Cathedral defeated its first out-of-city foe . . . tripped Elwood Friday night . . . and Elwood hasn't won a game. . . . The Panthers have dropped some close ones, though. . . . The Frankfurters pulled an about-face . . . took a choking from Lebanon, then turned around and strangled Kokomo . . .just when the Wildcats were “het up” about that Muncle affair. . . . Central of South Bend still is prominent up north. . . Washington's Continentals suffered -eir first setback. . . . Plainfield did It . . . and there were heaps of otheir upsets . . . run of the mine . . . and spectacular triumphs . . . but. maybe you're getting spots before the eyes, looking at th.se dots. ... I am. a a a Coach Tim Ckmwbell aß* hi Tvrhmvn (BMtrS their firtt War ribbon of the correal she* when they turned Jbark £ ancle at the Cast Side boon coliseem iturda* aicht. The blf Green coalmen set the pare all the wot. And tellWt the pare far the Green footmen was Mr. D. Halt, o reteran of former wars. Dole ranf a* four buckets sod throe chanty throws. The leealo led d-ln-k. at the half-way mark. Hit was coed on taro lone shots to ten the breech to 13-to-d at the three'Oerters port *d It be*., U eh !■ a walk away. But Chech tail • £sm csrs’fe'i hooked ta a fancy sot

By Joe Williams • am Baseball Has Santa Claus a a a It Is ‘Magnut’ Tom Yawkey a a a Joe Cronin Deal Proves It

business manager of the Red Sox, is also in the office. Mr. Yawkey starts the conversation: “Will you sell Cronin?” "It all depends.” “I'll give you $250,000 for him right now.” Mind you, that was twice the sum the capable Evans suggested he was worth. Even so it was not enough for Griffith . . . “The money part is all right, but I can’t give Cronin up without getting another shortstop in return. If you include Lyn Lary, it’s a go.” Mr. Yawkey was not disposed to include Lary . . . “I’m giving you more than Cronin is worth, and I realize it, but I need him. At the same time I don’t feel I should be asked to raise the ante. You can’t have Lary.” Surprisingly, Griffith got up. said he was sorry but they couldn’t do business on any basis that did not include a physical replacement for Cronin in the Washington line-up. It was then that Mr. Yawkey surrendered . . . “All right then, Lary goes too.” Six months previous Lary had cost the young “magnut” $35,000. a a a VEN with Lary tossed in Griffith was not satisfied. Before he put his name to the deed of sale he demanded to know what Mr. Yawkey had in mind for Cronin’s future. “Why, he's going to play shortstop for me and run my ball club.” “Yes, but for how long? Harris only lasted a year with yo^.” I am not familiar with the precise details, but the upshot of this new tack in the deal led Griffith's son-in-law into getting a five-year contract as manager at $30,000 a year, minus the ten-day clause. Which means, in effect, that the Red Sox have obligated themselves to keep Cronin for five years, win, lo.se or draw, or else pay him off in full. So you can see that Griffith not only made a very fine deal for the Washington club, but he engineered a great contract for the young man who married his daughter.

from the foul circle and Hutt stole under the basket for a *ood sneaker shot to reassure the Tech bleacherites. Shaner. after mlssin* a couple of fast tries under the basket, dropped in a foul toss. Meier hit a free throw for Tech as the game ended. a a a A NOTE was dropped at this watch-tower Saturday accusing Backboard of tossing a ’ belittling attitude” at Plainfield. The charge, as stated: Dear sir: Washington is the only Indianapolis team that we can get a game with, so watch Plainfield go. Tech beat us only one point In the regional last year and we were ahead until the last minute. We have no alibis. Townsend was good. We have a good coach at Plainfield In Bill Bugg, former Butler star. With all the materia.’ we have we should be at the regional. As for your belittling attitude in Wednesday’s paper, all I've got to say is, see Pie Infield and get wise. a a a Now, you’ve got Backboard all wrong. He really wasn't hurling flippant sarcasm at you. He said hr printed your letter to forewarn Tech—and still means it. Let's take a look at the Plainfield Aggregation. The Quakers have won nine of 10 games this sevson. They laced Washington's Cont'nentals, 26 to 17, Saturday night. They met their lone defeat in a clos tilt with Pittsboro, 29 to 27. Forest Weber, the Plainfield center, towers upward 6 feet 6 inches. He’s also broad. And Pope and Hayworth, forwards, and Jack Tharp and Babb, guards, are veterans. And they have rolled up 323 points to 172 for the oposition. Who’s to belittle that? a a a AND from BloomingtonDear Backboard: We know that Tech. Shortridge and Manual have swell teams (Editor’s note: ?>, but-why not give some other pastimers a break, such as Bloomington, Jasper and Frankfort. Os course. I’m from Bloomington, and would like to see something in your column about the Panthers. The Bloomington boys haven't started yet, but when they do. just watch ’em go. You have hardly mentioned the Panthers, and I am just giving you some inside dope. B. H. S. a a a Coach Mike Phillips w finJln* it kart; to hit the victory turret at Bloomin*ton this year. The Panthers have sounded the bell once in five starts. The bitterest rapsale for the Panthers ta take was the SI-Si set-back handed them by Vincennes last Friday ni*ht. Vincennes— Bloom in*t on—Wt shin (ton, how they do *lorr in rapoisin* each other! Davis. Worlev. Wahl. Parrish and Borer* are employed ot varsity work by Coach Phillips at prwaeat. a ana Also from Bloomington comes a note from John R. Browne and George Mills at the Sigme Chi Hou e. inviting Backboard down to see the W U. Crimsons In action. Okay, pals... be seein' ya.

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Indianapolis Times All-State H. S. Football Teams - —■ ■—— *AB Selected by Dick Miller*• - " "

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tackle back gcard guard back tackle (1) Bert Miller (2) Emmett Crowe (3) Marty Lentsch (4) James Davidson (5) \mcent Oliver (6) Ralph Huff (Memorial, Evansville) (Jefferson. Lafayette) (South Bend Cent.) (Bicknell) (Whitln*) (Muncie) BACK CENTER BACK END END (7) John M’Mahon (8) Jim Agenbroad (9) Jack Young (10) Frank Bykowski (11) William Thompson (Cathedral, Indianapolis) (Cent. Catholic. Ft. Wayne) (Muncie) (South Bend Cent.) (Clinton) SECOND TEAM END TACKLE GUARD CENTER GUARD TACKLE END BACK BACK BACK Yeager Nabicht Hape Satterfield Conrad- Michna Veza Bouchet Basker Halpin B. Jones (Mar Ton) (South Bend Cent.) (Reitz. Evansville) (Muncie) (Decatur) (Whiting) (Manual. Indianapolis) (Linton) (South Bend Cent.) (Jefferson. Lafayette) (Clinton) THIRD TEAM END TACKLE GUARD CENTER GUARD TACKLE END BACK BACK BACK BACK Lehr Donnelly Roberson P. Kovachi Weedon Mihal Ridgeway Baxter Rice kewis \ < (Noblesville) (Sullivan) (New Albany) (Whiting) (Jefferson. Lafayette) (Emerson, Gary) (Wabash) (Elwood) (South Bend en .> c e ‘ K an FOURTH TEAM END TACKLE GUARD CENTER GUARD TACKLE END BACK BACK BACK BACK Widaman Oppenheimer Petry Page Edwards Palmer Young Holaday E. Yarnelle Kalkanoff Whitman (Warsaw) (Shortridee. Indianapolis) (Gerstmeyer. T. H.) (Linton) s (Westfield) (Riley. South Bend) (Mishawaka) (Muncie) (Wabash) (Wallace, uaryj — HONORABLE MENTION

ENDS YOVANOVICH (Wash. Indpls.) TUTTLE iMuncie) WEILER iMich. City) ROACH (Sullivani CARMICHAEL (Newcastle) BODNEY (Wallace. Gary) HARTLEY (Roosevelt. E. C.) ADAMS (Hammond) FISHBAUGH i Bluffton) PACK iShortridge. Indpis.) GRIFFIN (Cent.. Evans.) HOLLIDAY (AttUCks. Indpls) STEPHENSON (Huntington) WALTHER (Decatur) M'KILLIP (JoonvUle) JESSUP (Goshen) COLDERBANK (Clintor.)

Butter Seeks Third Win in Playing Pitt Panthers Bulldogs Will Be Hosts to Eastern Quintet Here Tonight; Score 37-24 Victory Over Indiana Central. The University of Pittsburgh basketball team will seek revenge here tonight over Coach Tony Hinkle’s Butler Bulldogs, who defeated the Fanthers last year and who Saturday night hung up their second victory of the current season by trouncing Indiana Central, 37 to 24.

Pitt also scored its second win of the season Saturday night by downing lowa, 38 to 26, after losing to Northwestern Friday night, 42 to 28. The Panthers had toppled

Pedigo to Wrestle Burris Here Tonight The mat show at Tomlinson Hall tonight will present three bouts with Cecil (Blacksmith) Pedigo, of Louisville. Ky., meeting Harry Burris, Anderson, in the two-out-of-fchree fall main event. They will have a lime limit of an hour and a half. Coach Billy Thom, Indiana university, national junior middleweight champion, will meet the winner of tonight's main event in a title match as the feature of the next show. The semi-final will match Jack (Speedy) O’Neal, Shelbyville, with Pooch Gross, clever and aggressive Ft. Wayne junior middleweight ace. They are booked for one fall, with 45 minutes time limit. The opening bout also will bring a light heavyweight from Ft. Wayne in Red Smith, who. will tackle Dan Bray, Indianapolis?* They meet for one fall, with 30 minutes time limit.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934

ENDS (Continued) JACKSON (Emerson, Gary) FINLEY (Cath, Indpls.) TACKLES POLLETTO (Clinton) STOOPS (Wabash) PANEPINTO (Emerson. Gary) HACKER (Mich. City) COOK (Gerstmeyer. T. H.) C. RICH (Linton) ELLENWOOD (8. Side. Ft. W.) BARKER (Decatur) STANLEY (Princeton) JOHNSON (Westfield) STALEY (Tech., Indpls.) CUTLICH (Wash.. E. C.) CRANOR (Muncie)

Bucknell, while Butler opened with a victory over Earlham. Like Butler, Pitt has a tall, fast quintet which divides its scoring almost equally between the members of the team. Skippy Hughes and Ted Roderick, forwards, probably are the most outstanding of the first five. Butler, which last year defeated Pittsburgh, 35 to 24, and has lost only once during the two schools’ rivalry', is expected to give the Easterners a hard battle tonight. Judging from the Bulldogs’ showing against Indiana Central. The win Saturday night enabled the Bulldogs to avenge a one-point setback suffered last year at the hands of their local rival. Gene Demmary. Butler center, thereby evened his score with Dave De Jernett, Greyhounds’ big Negro pivot man. Summary: Butler (37). Ind. Central (24). FG FT PF FG FT FF Batts, f . .. 4 1 1 Brers, f...... 10 2 Armstng. t - 4 1 0 Quknbsh. f . 110 Demmry. c. 3 0 2De Jerroett, c 4 1 1 Jones, g ... I 1 OShaefer. g-. f 0 1 Stafford. g. 3 0 1 Spurgeon g.. I 0 2 Barnhst. 0 0 0 Dor?on. f ... 0 0 0 Overman. I . 0 0 CShaui. f..~. 10 0 Brodrek. 0 0. Total* ...17 1 4; T. it ala ...11 a 0 Score at Half— Butler. 22; Indian* Central. . _RcUrsa lifliaia. Uudu*—Aablar.

TACKLES (Continued) MDONALD (Cent., Ft. W.) DIGGS( Attucks. Indpls.) GUARDS WUEST (Cath.. Indpls.) BRODERICK (Cath. Indpls.) MONTGOMERY (Vincennes) VAN HOOSE (Newcastle) BASSO (Clinton) VAN TUYLE (Frankfort) BOULANGER (Mishawaka) HENDERSON (Sullivan) RICH (Broad Ripple. Indpls.) FLACK (Wash., Indpls.) CENTERS DUNCAN (Marion) ESAREY (Cent., South Bend)

Northwestern in Doubt Over Coach Deny Reports Ossie Solem Will Succeed Hanley. By United Prett EVANSTON, 111., Dec. 17.—Football gossip bubbled on the Northwestern University campus with mid-season fever today as undergraduates and alumni picked a half-dozen successors to head Coach Dick Hanley and faculty athletic managers kept their plans a tight secret. Since Hanley resigned Saturday, as portended more than a week ago by refusal of the faculty athletic committee to recommend renewal of his contract, three men have been pushed to the front as his possible successors. Coach Ossie Solem of lowa would win in a walk in a poll of student preferences, but Northwestern officials and Solem himself denied today he had been approached. George Veenker, head coach at lowa State, was second choice, with Gus Dorais. who made a national success of Detroit University squads, mentioned almost as frequently. AWARD TOURNEY SITE By United Pre NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The 1935 Women’s National Golf Championship has been awarded to the Interlachen Country Club of Hopkins, Minn., and will be played during the week beginning Aug. 26, it was announced today by the U. &. O. A. The KUb is near Minneapolis. __

CENTERS (Continued) BARR (Bicknelll HARTMAN (Wabash) OLGY (H. Mann. Gary) HUMPHREY (Garfield, T. H.) HURST (Decatur) M'DERMOTT (La Porte) EDWARDS (Rushville) WILLIS (Huntington) W. CONNOR (Cath.. Indpls.) QUARTER BACKS HOYT (Manual) PHEND (Goshen) FRAZIER (Bicknell) KRIZMANICK (Cent., S. Bend) TOMPKINS (Frankfort) SCHULTZ (Decatur)

Coleman Anxious to Try 4 Kangaroo Kick 9 on Davis

Jewish Grappler Concedes Weight, Height in Tussle With ‘Big Boy" Tomorrow. City wrestling fans are promised a treat at the Armory tomorrow night where the Hercules A. C. will offer three all-heavyweight tussles, each of which is expected to provide more than the usual amount of action. ■" 1 ——

Abe Coleman and Big Boy Davis, the “long and the short” of the professional mat game, come to grips in the top attraction. Coleman, the Jewish star, weighs 205 and is five feet, four inches tall. Davis, the Ohio husky, is six feet, two inches “up” and scales 232. Although Coleman will be outweighed and is much smaller than his opponent, he was anxious for the match and figures his highly touted “kangaroo kick” whl turn „he trick for him. Davis goes in for the rough and tumble style of performance. Their meeting promises to be a lively affair, A special feature on tomorrow night’s bill will be the appearance of Otto Kuss, Indiana University grappler. Kuss has been a mat ace on Coach Billy Thom’s I. U. squad and enters the pro business here tomorrow. He is a 220-pounder. The Bloomington lad will get a tryout against Eddie Wirth, 212, experienced Nashville grappler. In the other tussle, Fred Grobmier, the “lowa Cornstalk.” takes on George Hills, Canada, Grobmier beat Tom Marvin last week. „

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FULL BACKS NEWTON (Jeff. .Lafayette) WILL (Memorial. Evans.) LOGAN (Richmond) WINCHELL (Bouthport) HARTLEY (Roosevelt, K. C.) PARKER (Logansport) JOHNSON (Garrett) WEY (Wiley. T. H.) HALF BACKS DICK YARNELLE (Wabash) WEAVER (Tech., Indpls.) SHUE (Warsaw) JANZUREK (La Porte) WYZOWSKI (La Porte) HAYES (Clinton) FOWLKES (Muncie)

Harris to Manage From Bench Bucky Harris intends to manage the Washington Senators from the bench next season—a plan which reputedly has been approved by Clark Griffith , owner. “I believe a manager is more valuable when he can watch the game as a whole” Harris said.

HALF BACKS (Continued) ROLLINS (Wash., E. C.) , SHEPHERD (Sullivan) OERRARD (Bosae. Evana.) CONNERB iMarion) ALEXANDER (Noblesville) PARRISH (Reitz, Evana.) KECK (Cent., Evans.) DEAN (W. Lafaj itte) POLINTCK (Mishawaka) BRENKUB (Clark, Hammond) HARDING (Attucks, Indpla.) MONIHAN (New Albany) PASAVENTO (Clinton) STUMP (Worthington) ANDRUSYK (Shelburn) H. MILLER (Gerstmeyer. T. H.) MICHAELS (Bluffton)

H. S. Basketball

(Saturday Games) LOCAL Tech, 19; Muncle. IS. Central (Decaturt. 32; Broad Ripple, 21. Plainfield. 28; Washington < Indian spoil*). 17. Pittsboro. 31; Manual. 30. STATE Howard Township. 32; Union Township, 29. Carmel. 27; ZionsvUle. 19. Warsaw. 28; Mentone. 26. Morgantown. 36: Unlonvilie. |, Paoii. 24; Balem. It St. Paul. 31; Plat Rock. 13. St. Paul. 27; Mtlrov. 24 (second game). York town. 38: Alexandria. 29. Trov. 25; Miiltown. 20. BickneU. 21- Bloomfield. 15. Jeffersonville 81; Columnu*. 11. Wabash. 26, Tipton, 21. Frankfort. 33: Kokomo. 14. Oakland Cltv, 30; Petersburg. 18. North Side (F* Wayne >. 26: Peru. 13. Central iFt. ’ aynei. 28. Garrett, 10. Posse (lCvansriUei. 18: Boutnport. 16. Orleans. 34: Campbellsburg. 27. Sullivan. 31; Clinton. 8. linton. S3; Wiley 'Terre Haute). 27. Princeton. 70: Garfield (Terre Haute). 21. Michigan Cltv. 33; Lyon*. 27. Dugger. 30; Hymera. 16. Glenn. ?; Rosedale. 22 Mecca. 13: Green Township, n. Valparaiso. 32. Whiting. 27. Emerson (Gary). 34; Hammond. 30. Clark ‘Hamondi, 36; Hobart. 20. Goshen. 23: Elkhart. 19 idoutl# overtime), AXDKSSOi* TOCBNIT Pendleton. 19; lapel. 18. Summitville. ilv Frank ton. 2T. Greenfield. 25; Middletown. 23^ fctrwwiv!]i* sir £ r isujin , '7 o 'isnn

McMahon of Cathedral Is on All-State Irish Star Named on Times’ First Eleven; Veza, Oppenheimer Honored. BY DICK MILLER The honor roll of Indiana high school football for 1934 is written today as The Times announces its annual all-state selections. Chosen from a field of more than 5000 prep players who performed on Hoosier soil during the season just ended, these 120 boys take a bow because their gridiron achievements have been outstanding. It is only natural to expect that the players, particularly those on the first two all-state elevens were members of eight teams which had outstanding season records and were top contenders for the Indiannapolis Times’ trophy “Triumph,” awarded last week to Muncie Central—a team that hung up a record of nine victories and was undefeated and untied throughout the 1934 season. Center Has Bright Prosp.'ets. Big Jim Agenbroad of Central Catholic, Ft. Wayne, all-city team captain of a city championship team gets the center berth. With it goes the opinion he will gain further honors if he attends college. Satterfield, Muncie; Kovachi. Whiting, and Page, Linton, all were stars. Bykowski, big end of the powerful South Bend Central team and a member of the second all-state team last year moves up a notch. Scotty Thompson, wing ace for Clinton, and standout in every game his team played, is another who climbs a rung higher. They crowd out other star wingmen, including Yeager, Marion; Veza, Manual, Indianapolis; Ridgeway, Wabash, and Lehr, great defensive player from Noblesville. Miller, defensive power of Evansville Memorial, was one of the main reasons hi* team was undefeated. Huff was a similar cog in the Muncie Bearcet forward wall. If there ever was a wealth of good tackles in the state in one year, this was the year. Davidson's Team Unbeaten The same is true of the guards, with such stars as Davidson, who led Bicknell through an undefeated season, and Captain Marty Lentsch, leader of the N. I. H. S. C. champions, Central of South Bend, edgy lng out Hape of Reitz, Evansvillei and Conrad of the undefeated Decatur team, principally because the latter teams did not meet the competition encountered by Bicknell and South Bend. We present with pleasure what, in our opinion, is the smartest back field ever assembled in the history of The Times All-State High School Selections. Emmett Crowe, relative of the famous Crowes of Notre Dame, was the inspirational leader, the clever kicker, the marvelous field general and the all-round player that paced Jefferson through nine victories without defeat. They tied with Muncie for the North Central Conference title and In two seasons won 17 consecutive games. Vincent diver, Whiting, even better than he was last year, when he was a first-team member, retains his place. The third place in the back field goes to John McMahon, Cathedral, Indianapolis, city champion and defeated only once. This young fellow could kick, pass, run and—best of all—block. Those who knew the weaknesses of the Cathedral team must realize just how much of a one-man team McMahon was. Muncie wins the fourth back field position. Jack Young, six-foot and 187 pounds, great blocker, scorer, left-footed kicker and southpaw passer gets the honor. SILENTIibbsiEITGIRLS IN HARDWOOD TRIUMPH The Silent Hoosier girls’ basketball team handed the Brownsburg High School girls’ team a 27-to-21 defeat on the State School for Deaf court here Saturday night. It was Brownsburg s first defeat in thirtytwo games. Eliza oeth Veger was high scorer for the Silents, scoring seven field goals and three free throws. Gertrude Etchison was outstanding guard for the local five.

Goldblumes Out of Tourney Lead Milwaukee Team Displaces Hoosier Bowlers. By Timet Special TOLEDO, 0., Dec. 17.—The Heil Products team of Milwaukee hag displaced the Cook's Goldblums team of Indianapolis for the top position in the annual Central States Bowling Tournament now in progress here. The Milwaukee team posted a 3151 three-game total. The Indianapolis team by virtue of a 3137 senes held the lead during the last weekl Berghoff Beers, also of Indian-* apolis, were forced from third place to fifth place over the week-end. Local Teams ‘ln Money' ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. 17.—Two Indianapolis teams, the Cook's Goldblumes and the Berghoff Beers competed in the annual Mid-West Tournament which was concluded here last night. Both landed in the team events prize money. * The Cooks scored a 3057 series, and the Berghoffs a 2990 total. John Fehr and Jess Pritchett Sr. finished high in the doubles events with 1306. Fehr s brilliant 748 series put them over. Lee Carmm and Larry Fox, with 1254, also landed well up in the standings. Dan Abbott pounded out a 692 series to go into a tie for third position in the Individual events. MAKO TRIPS SHIELDS PALM SPRINGS. Cal., Dec. 17. Gene Mako, Junior tennis champion, yesterday defeated Francis XShields, 6-4, 6-3, in an exhibition match here,