Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1934 — Page 21

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N E\V YORK, Dec. 20.—1 tis not altogether astonishing to learn that a pretzel bender in Germany by the name of Hassenfetfer has reached across the Atlantic to steal a desirable prize fight from Madison Square Garden. This has become a habit. Everybody’s doing it now. But it i.' mildly astonishing to learn that the foremost challenger for the heavyweight championship, in this instance Steve Hamas, should prefer to risk his status as such abroad than to campaign on native soil. That i'. it is astonishing until you investigate the circumstances. llamas has been guaranteed $25,000 to meet Max Schmelling in “Hitlerville.” This is just about twice as big a guaranty as he could get in America. What’s the answer? The heavyweight division is picking at the coverlets. In ihi.x connection. I 1 fasten to add. the heavyweight division, and prize fi :hting a a whole, is getting no encouragement from the promoters, especially f:om Mad:-on Square Garden, which up until recently was the main stimulus of the entire beak-busting business. ana a a a NO other bu :ness depends so greatly on promotional enterprise and imagination of a peculiar sort as the prize ring. There have been time-, in the past when material was just as scant and apathy just as marked, but alwa• there was someone around with sufficient zing to start the wheels whirring. Th re i a soobmg need for such an individual today. As matters stand now. the Garden is practically ostracized. The match-maker is distinctly unpopular with the better fighters. This may be due to his limited authe,::';. and .vain it may not. Al any rate, men 'ike McLarnin and R< nfu *• to do bu nv with him, Eaer is threatening to break his contract, and Hamas prefers Europe. In view e>f the scarcity of box office draws, one would think the Garden would make eneraetic efforts to keep the few surviving stars in line; maybe such efforts have been made, but up to now the only result has been to antagonize the headliners. This condition ha- existed long enough to convince innocent bystanders that the blame does not rest entirely on temperamental tendency or unreasonable demands by the fighters. To paraphrase the advertising slogan, “Such unpopularity must be deserved.” a a a a a a ' I "HE indictment against the Garden people is that they haven’t made -I. the best ol a bad situation; on the contrary they have made the worst of it I freely concede that even a Tex Rickard could not restore the heatyw- tht division to gaudy heights under present conditions. But if doubt that he would have allowed it to slip so low. And it may or may not he significant that prize fighting generally be hi to take on a sickly pallor immediately following the death of the great .-how-man. While he was alive he was prize fighting as far as the Garden v a concerned. He made the matches he wanted, and the way he v inf'd them made. He acted and told the stockholders about it later. It hould. in fairness, be noted the present matchmaker of the Garden fr edom. It should also be noted that the stockholder ■ v ri bt . inning to trim Rickard’s authority before he died. Despite the fact tint up to the Tunney-Heeney fight (which showed a deficit of over $300,000) Ri< kard’s exhibits had been more or less uniformly successful. his 100-e business methods horrified the stockholders, none of whom knew anything about promoting fights. tt a o tt a tt npHIS threatened restraint moved Rickard to turn his restless eyes to A Miami, where he hoped to create an American Monte Carlo: he bought a heme there, built a casino by the sea. helped to organize a dog track •' himself a yacht. All the while he was promoting the Sh .t k> y-.S sibling fight This was to be his last fight, then retirement. It tu; ned out to be his last fight, but not the way he had hoped for. It was at thi point that the stockholders, mostly Wall Streeters, took active comm nd of the Garden. Bill Carey, signally successful as a con>r, moved in as the head man. I suspect this move was in the cards even before Rickard died. The amiable, friendly Carev was personally popular with the spor'tng crowd, but he didn't know how many posts there wen- in a rim . : o h. wasn't much help in perpetuating the Rickard formula whdi when nnessity demanded, included maneuvers that were not always strictly honorable. u tt tt tt tt tx IUST ns Carey was beginning to get the feel of things, mastering the sinister angle., wl. ch are part and parcel of prize fighting, lie was j tuv 1, ■i!von a d. and replaced hv John Kilpatrick, whose chief rccom- ! n; nd ti< n for the job was and still is- -that he was one of Yale's great- ! cst footballers. Kilpatrick knows office economics, he can throw a budget in straight 1 and he 1 oks grand in tails but— well, the answer is Ross, McLarnin ■and 11 mas want iv> part of the Garden and Baer says if he e a n break his contract for next summer he’s through, too. Moral: Th re i only one kind of business that applies to the prize fi lit racket and that’s monkiv business.

Armory Mitt Bill Friday Called Off Matchmaker lloyd CARTER of the Hercules A C. reported today that he is postponing the fistic card scheduled for the Armory tomorrow night. Three boxc~s who had accepted mater. on the program find it im t . ble to appear and Mr. Cam s postponing the entire shovv rather than offer a re-arranged card. The next • California style” glove-throwing program will be staged at the Armory on Friday night. Doc. 28. Eight scraps will be offered.

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By Joe Williams a a tt Boxing Misses Tex Rickard a a a Heavy Division Looking Lp a a a Garden Losing Good Fights

Cathedral Cage Five Meets Brazil Tarpey May Not Play for Irish Tonight. Cathedral High School will be host to the Brazil ouintet in a basketball encounter .t the Cathedral gym tonight. The Erazil cagers come to Indianapo is with an impressive record anti hope to break the win string which the Irish netters started last wet with a victory over Elwood. It is probable that John Tarpey, Irish center, will not see action in the fray. Tarpey has not participated in drills this week due to a cold.

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GARDEN SHAKEUP REPORTED UNDER WAY

Hub Promoter Reveals Plans of Directors Ray Cass of Boston Reports He Has Chance to Take Johnston's Post. BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1934. bv United Pressi NEW YORK. Dec. 20— Ray Cass, a long lean man from Boston, accidentally exploded a bombshell in New’ York boxing circles today by announcing that Jimmy Johnston, Madison Square Garden's cocky little boxing promoter, would be fired before New Year's and that Mr. Cass of Boston probably would replace Johnston. Rumors have been current for the past year that Johnston, “boy bandit,” “wise guy,” etc., would be ousted from the somewhat motheaten meeca of American pugilism, but Cass is the first to come out point blank with such an announcement. Confers With Col. Hammond The Bostonian, a bespectacled beanpole of a man who resembles Connie Mack and Prof. August Piccard. is matchmaker at the Boston Garden. According to reports from the Hub, Cass is backed strongly there by a couple of millionaires named Imbree and Lapham. These two gentlemen are understood to have considerable money tied up in the Garden organization. Cass came to New York two days ago to sign up some fighters for the Boston punch emporium. He explained last night that he had two secret conferences with Col. John S. Hammond, chairman of the Garden's board of directors. Unfortunately, at the lime of the conferences, Cass did not know they were secret. So he told newspaper men about them. Financial Terms Agreed on “And now exervbody connected with the Garden is fit to b 6 tied,” he continued. “To be perfectly frank about the matter. Col. Hammond offered me Johnston’s job. I was to come in after the first of the year. Hammond and I agreed on financial terms, but we hadn’t quite agreed on the extent of my authority. I insisted upon i full authority. Lack of full author- ! itv was one of the many reasons 1 for Johnston’s dismal failure.” Hammond refused to discuss the matter with reporters. He referred them to Col. John R. Kilpatrick, the Garden's president, who is supposed to have the boxing department under his supervision. Kilpatrick could not be reached. Despite Hammond's announcement last summer that Johnston would be given another year's trial as boxing head, Cass’ announcement sounded straight from the feed box today, coming as it did just when several New York newspapers have been campaigning intensively against Johnston. Stanford Cagers on Way to Notre Dame Hit t llited Press STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal., Dec. 20. —Stanford University's basketball team headed eastward today on a barnstorming tour during which they will play Rocky Mountain and Midwestern teams. Coach John Bunn took 12 players along on th" three-week trip. Opponents include Notre Dame. Michigan state, lowa and Nebraska. > ' —' ■’ I

TABLE NET STANDINGS

(All leagues plav at Paddle Club. 811 Test Building). INDIAN .POLIS LEAGUE (Monday) W. L. Pet. Jacobs O. 5 81 63 .563 Wildcats 68 53 540 Paddle Club 75 69 .021 New York I tfe 64 62 .508 Wm. H Block 3 67 77 .465 Table Tenns 59 85 .410 Individual Leaders W. L W. L. McClure 20 0 Gibson . 18 9 Mills ... 18 1 Montgomery .18 10 Inman ... 19 5 Craig . .... 18 12 McDowell .. 25 7 Rowe 15 11 Adams 20 8 Searcy 16 13 Ryker 22 9 Manley 13 11 CIRCLE LEAGUE (Tuesday) W. L. Pet. Paddle Club 106 38 .736 Power & Light 105 39 .723 Indiana Bell 72 72 .500 L. S Ayres 51 93 .351 Secure, v Trust 50 94 .347 ! Oak Hill 48 96 .333 Individual Leaders W. L. W L Hemmerling . 30 2 Dausman 17 11 Lafolle'te 29 3 Montford ... 16 11 Edward; 26 5 Crabbs 17 14 Sutton 24 7 Peterson 12 11 Make la 20 8 Coulson 15 16 MONUMENT LEAGUE (Wednesday) W L. Pet. Ajax . 71 37 .657 De Molav 78 48 .619 Paddle Club 51 39 .567 'Vest Company 56 52 .519 Tilly 42 72 .368 Circle M. 1 8 64 .111 Individual Leaders W. L. W. L Stout 18 1 Steere 8 4 Coulson ... 13 2 Madison 8 4 'orris 19 3 Merrick 17 9 IcCarthy ... 17 4 Rosenfield .14 8 otolkm 14 f Brown 17 6 ”ITAL LEAGUE (Thursday) W. L. Pet. i De Molav 161 55 .748 T ndiana Bell 121 77 .612 T-Club 11l 105 .514 Peoples 90 126 .417 Pover & Light 81 135 .374' W n. H. Block s 67 131 .33Individual Leaders W. L St tut 42 2 Willis 30 12 Latollette .. 21 1 Turner 24 10 Leukhardt . 29 7 Rawlings 18 9 Mont. ort 30 8 Hausman ... 29 15 Bonk 19 7 Miller. P 27 15 j HOOSIER LEAGUE (Friday) -W L. Pet I Gibson Cos 169 45 .792 Roosevelts 144 72 .667 Brinks Inc H3 85 .571 Table Tennis 60 120 .333 Dick X-Ttav 65 153 .293 Continentals li 43 .204 Individual Leaders W. L. W. L. Coulson 43 0 Dills . 25 8 Ginserg 33 3 Butze S5 13 Stolkn 23 5 Busche 23 9 Swmford .... 24 7 Lich 24 15 Stump 25 8 York. 6 5

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1934

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HOPES of ranking players for winning the Indiana Open Table Tennis championship in January were brightened today with the announcement by Jimmy McClure, national champion, that he will not participate in the event. McClure at that time will be preparing for a series of exhibition matches in midwestern cities with Viktor Barna of Hungary, the world’s champion. The tour will bring the pair to Indianapolis. The youthful Indianapolis net artist arrived home yesterday at noon from Now York City, where he won the American zone eliminations and a trip to

WELL.” beamed Backboard, “am Ia member of the Pick 'em ’n’ Weep Club now?” Chairman Alley Oop of the board of directors knitted his brow. “How many games did you err on last week?” questioned he. "Five, in sixteen tries,” chortled Backboard. “But I prophesied the Bedford and Franklin and Logansport victories this week.” Alley scowled. “Humph! Nothing j to that. It's easy to pick favorites. | In the estimate of the board, you are not yet eligible to this organization. When you have fretted through Friday's games, we may take more ; consideration of your petition. I have ! spoken—for thirty-five cents explanatory fee.” “Um,” remarked Backboar.d “you’re coming down a little—it was half a dollar last week.” a o a WITH a heavy heart, your commentator prepared for his daily joust with the typewriter. He took one squint at the Friday schedule and nearly decided right there to devote his allotted space to an attack on Huey Long or an essay on the merits of Rose Poly's ■ basketball team—if only Rose Poly had a basketball team. Shortridge at Delphi, Kokomo at Newcastle, Lebanon at Muncie —a flock of pro- : verbial toss-ups. ■ nt the boss might not like that —a. ’ besides, Backboard still has an c. e to making Chairman Alley Oop eat his words. So, the result: tt a a BASED on pure iigures and facts, Washington’s Continentals should down the Ripple Rockets . . . that’s one down. Neither Martinsville nor Bloomington cagers have marched off to i starts as stable this season as in many of the past . . . the Panthers are strong on paper but when they get on the hardwood they crumple a little ... if Glen Curtis is going to find his stride at the Artesian City, he's due to start searching any day now ... so, it looks like the Artesians. It "appeared that E. Case had p filed the Hot Dogs out of the slow-start dungeon at Kokomo last week . v . but here's expecting Abie Masters and his Jeffmen to overtake the Frankfort men at Lafeyette. Franklin over Seymour, says I, Bedford over Mitchell and Shelbyvide over Greensburg. Shortridge to trip Delphi . . . come on. Blue Devils, redeem yourselves for crossing me up last week . . . and Rushville over Tech . . . the Lions are strong this campaign . . . Tech beat Muncie, but do you | know the Bearcats had absorbed three haymakers hand-running before that? a tt a Here's that proverbial toss-up . . . and when Backboard tries toss-ups, he usually is tossed out . . . but after a careful * Model Airplane KITS n gj Real riiers yi (i 10c to $3.50 | pEM-ROE GOODS CO.s 2u9 West Washington Street OVERCOATS Uncalled For Take your pick of these fine garments. 16 weeks to pay. LEON TAILORING CO. kbun 131 E New York st ggjaUL swfes gjgjj&fgNg 11w 14(i b. Washington St. I 259 E. Washington St. storwx 203 W. Washington St. 109-111 S. Illinois St. fry * t-B.aWiui/M j Sew Fall Woolens Sow on L>isp/qt/ Jiljviu

Jimmy McClure

London to participate in the world’s championship event. McClure will leave Indianapolis for London, Jan. 26. he said today, and will sail from New York on the same boat with Barna, who will defend his title in the London matches. Jimmy will remain in Europe several weeks to participate in the English Open paddle tournament and probably play in exhibitions in Paris and other cities. His trip will cover six weeks. Jimmy must win the American Zone trophy three times before it becomes his permanent possession.

study of the profile of Wilbur (Strings) Allen and a palm reading of Kokomo Donnie Hatchett's goal-tossing mitts . . . Backboard sees Newcastle to move up a seat—off that mourner’s bench so ably rigged up by craftsman B — Stra—. a tt a With no eye to reason, and with your guess as good as mine, it appears Lebanon should come through on another Garrison finish against Muncie ... or do you think so? Perhaps you'd figure it an upset, . and perhaps you wouldn’t, but how about New Albany over Columbus? . . .

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Yankees Sell Byrd to Cincinnati Reds | By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Sammy Byrd, the best golfer in the major leagues, will appear in a Cincinnati Reds uniform next season. The famous understudy to Babe Ruth was sold yesterday by the Yankees. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh both were interested in Byrd, but ; the Reds raised the ante. Additional Sports on Pages 22 and 23

Odd Things Happen in Sports Hazcn McEssy, acting grid captain at Marquette, called the turn of the coin in every one of his team’s nine games this year. But still that isn't a* odd as Huey Long hacking Louisiana State when he is an alumnus of Tulane, L. S. U.’s arch rival.

Four College Tilts on State Card Tonight Ball State Five to Invade Franklin: Hanover and De Pauw Hosts. Four games tonight will open the final week-end of basketball for Hoosier College teams before the holidays. In games last night, Valparaiso was overwhelmed by De Paul of Chicago, 35 to 17, at Valparaiso, and Kokomo Junior College routed Danville dll.) Junior College, 70 to 15, at Kokomo. Indiana University will open a three-game tour of the East tonight when it meets the University of Maryland at College Park. The Hoosiers scored a victory over the eastern team last year. Ball State will play at Franklin tonight, The teams split even in last year’s engagement, .Ball 'State wining tlte first and Franklin the second. Hanover will open a three-game week-end schedule tonight against Central Normal at Hanover. Central Normal defeated Hanover twice last season. De Pauw will entertain Earlham at Greencastle tonight, and the Quakers hope to avenge two defeats handed them last season by De Pauw. Earlham returns.to Richmond tomorrow night to play Tennessee in an intersectional game. Indiana University will move on to Washington, D. C., to meet George Washington University. Hanover will play at Evansville. Saturday night’s schedule is featured by the meeting of Purdue and Butler here. The Boilermakers nosed out Butler, 37 to 34, last season. RETAINS MAT TITLE By United Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 20.—Leroy McGuirk, former Oklahoma A. and M. College wrestling ace, successfully defended his lightweight championship here last night by defeating Frank Wolff, Cincinnati, in two falls.

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Ned Shuck, above, Sharpsvilla product, is expected to play floor guard for Ball State Teachers College when Coach Branch McCracken and his Cardinals invade Franklin tonight for an encounter with the Grizzlies. Shuck led the Cards to a 31-20 victory over Earlham last Saturday night. Logansport Beats Lafayette Cagers By United Press LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 20 Logansport, state champion, held first place in the North Central Conference and retained its unblemished record as result of a 32-to-21 victory over Jefferson of Lafayette at Logansport last night. The success was eighth of the season for the champions and ran their string of victoiies to 27. The defeat was the first in six games for Jefferson. The Berries displayed marked accuracy from the field, hitting 14 of 26 attempts. Insley, forward, led the attack with five field goals in six shots. Porter, a teammate, made four of five attempts.