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'J'IIE runs-batted-in honors in the American Association last season were bagged by Outfielder Gill of the champion Minneapolis Millers and he is to get a chance to practice the art against big league pitchers next year as a member of the Chicago Cubs—if he sticks. lie can’t take the short Minneapolis fences with him to the majors. Anyway, he blasted in 154 markers for Ownie Bush’s team and is a slugger by profession even in regulation parks. Riggs Stephenson of Indianapolis landed in fifth place in the blasting department when runners were on the sacks. His record was 107. The first seven RBI swatsrmths are outfielders. Norris, Minneapolis shortstop, batted in 105 runs and was high with the exception of the outfield wallopers. Mickey Heath and Fred Bedore of Indianapolis batted in 98 each and Johnny Cooney was next high Hoosier with 92. Opposing pitchers were wary of Heath when men w'ere on ahead and he was issued 127 base*; on balls, which was high over all in free transportation. Second high was Joe Hauser, Minneapolis, who drew 94 passes. The league's official statistics certainly emphasize the esteem in which Heath was held, although his batting average was only .301. A late-season slump cut him down, but even when he was in the slump the enemy hurlcrs took no chances with Mickey. a a a a a a THE club runs-batted-in title was annexed by Minneapolis with 881 and Columbus was second with 823. Indianapolis was fifth with 773, but the Tribe took down the bases on balls club honors with 579. In club strikeouts the Hoosiers “copped the duke” at 513, lowest of the eight clubs. Individual strikeout “leader” was Shiver of St. Paul who fanned 109 times and Cullop of Columbus was next at 104. The runs-batted-in race was close between the Hoosiers’ catchers, Riddle driving in 44 and Sprinz 43.

WHOOP M HITS BrV>J OF LEADING COACHES BY A. F. RUPP University of Kentucky Coach THIS center-tap play requires quick passing, and X-4, the guard, must be a speedy man to get down under the basket in a hurry. The ball is put in play when X-l gets the tap-off, and bats the sphere j ' $ — fe) x-@) X-(S) to forward X-2, who, in turn, taps it to forward X-3. Guard, X-4, in the meantime, has cut to the left and made for the basket. Nearing the foul lane, he takes a pass from X-3 and makes his shot. X-5, the other guard, stays back for defense in case the play doesn’t click. iCopyright. 1935, NEA Service. Inc ).

Junior Is Credit to Old Knute on Football Field Rockne’s 17-Year-old Son Passes, Kicks, Runs and Enjoys Every Minute of It. BY HENRY M LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent MIAMI, Dec. 26.—“0h, he can wheel that pecan, all right, but he’s an ornery little cuss!” Bill Rockne, oldest son of the late Knute Rockne was celebrating his twenty-first birthday by watching his kid brother, Knute Jr., play quarter back for the all-Miami High School team against Lakeland High, Florida

state champs. Young Knute, sturdy-legged, his brown hair showing beneath his headgear, face split into a grin of ■ enjoyment, had just rifled a pass down an open alley to one of his ends. It traveled like a bullet. “That’s a Rockne grin.” I said. “Old Knute could always summon one up when things were the toughest.” "Yeh. he’s got a grin like the old man, all right,” Bill answered, “but that's the only way he looks like him. I'm the only one of the kids that really looks like Old Coach.” Words Show Respect It would be hard to put more respect and affection in any combination of words that Bill Rockne put in those references to the “old man” and the “Old Coach.” A fellow couldn't kill much time wondering what kind of a father the greatest coach of them all had been to this boy, now almost six feet tall and looking for a career in the radio world. He knew. Young Knute was all over the field, spurring on his men, calling defensive plays, moving a lineman here, a back there, beating a clenched fist into his palm, slapping teammates on the back. He’s a thick-chested, firm-muscled youngster, about five feet six inches tall, and weighing a pound or two over the hunred and fifty figure. Doesn’t Equal O'J Knute “He's got old Knute's fight,” I said. Bill shook his head firmly. “Nope.” he said, with unmistakable finality, “nobody ever had that kind of fight but the Old Coach.” Junior—that's Knute Jr.'s name at home —made 10 yards on an off tackle slant. “He’s a pretty good 'un at that,” Bill volunteered. "Kicks well, is a hot passer, and seems to have a pretty good head, still growing, too He's 17 now, and ought to be up round 180 before he stops putting it on. He won't be as tall as I am —l'm five ’leven and a half—but he ought to be as tall as the old man." “Knute was around five eight,” I volunteered. “Five seven and a half,” Bill corrected. “I suppose your dad taught both of you your football,” I said. “No. I wouldn't say that ” Bill answered. “He showed us the fundamentals and then told us to go out and get the rest ourselves. You see, he was plenty busy teaching the fellows he was paid to * teach.” f A secondary came up fast to nail young Knflte. It was a head-pn tackle and the young quarter back was flattened on his back. But he Jumped quickly up. and slapped his tackier on the back. ’ “ge taught us that, all right,” Bill .

By Eddie Ash 154 RUNS BATTED IN BY GILL a a & 127 PASSES ISSUED TO HEATH

a a a JIMMY CARAS, young pocket billiard champ, is a modest star. He entered the “big money” class when he captured the title in the recent world tourney. The lad intends to marry soon, but declines to name the girl, explaining, "I’m still in there trying, and she might be angry if I made it look like a sure thing.” a a a Some of the so-called baseball “schools” are being investigated by big league officials. Shoestring promoters are not living up to all of their promises, it is said. Some racketeering is suspected. ft ft ft JOE GOULD, pilot of Heavyweight champion James J. Braddock. says Jack Dempsey is “premature” in announcing a search for a “white hope” to battle Joe Louis. “Jim is the champion and it’s too bad that Dempsey has overlooked the fact that the Jerseyite has not talked of retiring. When Jack was champ he drew the color line when Harry Wills was mentioned as a challenger.” a a a Braddock's fiery manager says Dempsey got the breaks when he held the crown. “He should have lost to Firpo when he was knocked out of the ring and in his bout with Tommy Gibbons it was a Dempsey hand-picked referee in there.” a a a Manager Gould has revealed that he has agreed to send Braddock against Louis in June in the event Max Schmeling should “forget” to return from Germany to fill an engagement with the Detroit Negro. a a a It will take a lot of courage for Braddock to face the Brown Bomber. Jim is 30 years old and has let himself grow fat since his surprise victory over Max Baer.

said slowly, “and it was the first thing he taught us—to take it as well as hand it out.” How did his mother feel about Junior playing football? “She kind of lets us kids do the things we want to do. She figures that if Junior wants to play he knows what he’s doing. The old man was that way, too. They made a pretty good combination, mom and the Old Coach.” Junior was down in front of the bench, an oval-faced, smiling kid with a fine bloom underneath the tan of his cheeks. "He looks different with his glasses off,” Bill said. “Too made he has to wear 'em, but he got a piece of glass in his eye when he was little and we’re still trying to correct it. Still he plays a pretty good game of football. And ornery! Lawdy, yes.” Stanford to End Drills in Pasadena Bowl Squad Starts on Final Week of Practice. By United Press PASADENA, Cal.. Dec. 26.—Stanford’s football players, determined to avenge defeats in Rose Bowl encounters during the last two years, today were to open their final week of practice for the New Year's Day game against Southern Metnodist. Players, coaches and managers, all declared the team was ready for its greatest effort in three years since they have been with the varsity. Half the squad which listed Southern California as their home territory had been here for two days as Coach Tiny Thornhill allowed them to spend Christmas at home. Northern California players left Palo Alto last night and were to join their teammates on the Brookside turf this afternoon. For the first time in the three years that Stanford has been defending Western gridiron prowess in the Rose Bowl, the Cardinals were not favorites. Locally the Mustangs were quoted 10-to-3 favorites with some enthusiastic Texans giving 3 to 2 and better. Hockey Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago, 2; Detroit, 0. New Y'ork Rangers, 3; Boston, 2. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh, 3; Detroit, 2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas. City,"’; St. Paul, 1. Oklahoi C ,3; Tulsa, 0.

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Turning the Tables! Cellar League Ping Champ Challenges ‘lnnocent Bystander 1 ' With Disastrous Results.

BY PAUL (THE PINGER) BOXELL I AM doing my daily dallying at the Paddle Club when I see a thin, innocent-looking kid standing around with a table tennis bat in his hand. I go up to him and say; “Would you like to play a game or two?” “Sure,” he replies, “I need a little practice.” I have to turn away to hide a laugh. Practice! And me the Cellar League champ of Twenty-second street! I figure he doesn’t know who I am.

“Sure,” I smile with restraint, “we’ll both practice.” I introduce myself and ask what his name might be. “Jimmy McClure,” he says quietly, and starts toward the table. I almost fall through the floor: the room whirls around and ’round, and I see spots before the eyes. What's more, I'm sick. Because, in case you’re not up on your table tennis, you should know that Jimmy McClure is the best player in the United States. He is ranked No. 2, but that is because some fellow beats him in the national finals when he is half asleep. a a a HE is changed quite considerable during a year’s time in which I have not seen him. “Are you ready?” a voice comes dimly from somewhere across the table. I decide to take my medicine and answer “yes.” We start pinging, just warming up, and right away my courage comes back. He doesn't hit ’em so hard and I am getting ’em back pretty regular. “This guy can’t be so tough,” I say to myself. “Guess he just hasn't had my kind of opposition.” Pretty soon I am feeling pretty strong, so I say: “Let's start.” We ping for service, and I win when he sends one off the table. I decide to take him by storm right at the beginning, so I wind up for my super-special cannonball serve and let him have it. Jimmy picks it up on the end of his paddle like is a floating soap bubble and sends it back so fast it is whistling “California Here I Come” as it bounces by. a tt a THAT shakes me considerable and I lose the first five points. Jimmy squares off to serve and flips his bat like he is waving a baton for “Second Hungarian Rhapsody.” The ball comes easing over, lazy like; I am set to make the kill when the pellet hits the table, jumps off like it has touched a red hot stove, smacks into my paddle, and takes off on a non-stop flight into the shuffle-board room. We have to tip the ball boy to get it back. “So that's his game.” I storm to myself. “I'll show him.” I step back three feet from the end of the table so I can catch the ball after it slows down. Jimmy goes through another contortion with his bat and the ball comes across like it is shot out of a gun. I brace myself for a long, low bounce, but I am double-crossed. The thing lands barely over the net and jumps straight up in the air. I make a rush for it and nearly knock down the table.

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A ND so the battle rages, until I am trailing, 11 to 0. I grow desperate. I even uncork my Til-den-Vines deluxe twister serve—to no avail. It always comes back. I get mad, shut my eyes, and swing at one with all I got. I look up just in time to see the ball hop off the edge of the table, and— glory of glories!—Jimmy can’t get to it! Columbus sighting America, Byrd at the pole, and Marv Owen getting a hit never had the sensation of conquest which I experience now. My fighting blood returns. I am back in the running, trailing only 11 to 1. But it is no use; I can see Jimmy deciding to open up. He does. Whew! I realize it has been a waste of time to learn my game from a text-book. The book says: “Always keep your eye on the ball.” That's a laugh. I can’t even see the darn thing. a a a FALLING behind, 16 to l, I drop my pride and pull out my old pit-pat game, remembering that somebody beat Jimmy that way once. It doesn’t work, iam pitting alright, but Jimmy won't pat. He insists on playing pit-pow-swish. with him powing and me swishing. Jimmy is leading, 20 to 1, when I make one last stab at the ball; it stops on top of the net and drops over on his side —20 to 2! “Stop that!” cries Jimmy. Figuring that I got his goat, I vow to do the same thing on the next volley. Everything goes all right until it is time for the ball to drop off the net, then the little whelp two-times me and falls cn my side. I bow my head in defeat, 21 to 2. xx xt xs JIMMY keeps bearing down and wins the next game, 21 to 2. My morale is shattered by this time and the third game is not so hard fought. I lose, 21 to 0. “Like to play another one?” offers Jimmy, giving me a dimple smile. I lay my paddle down quick on the table. “No thank you,” I say, “I got urgent business to attend to right away.” I am not fibbing. I have decided my winter cold will not permit me to play in the city tournament which begins tomorrow, and I am in a hurry to find Dick McDowell, the entry-taker, and tell him so. Grid Results COLLEGES Southern California, 33; Kamehamsha High School Alumni (Hawaii), 7. > Lebanon Valley, 6; Tampa, 0,

Nation’s Leading Pinmen to Attack A. B. C. Marks Largest Gathering of Stars in History of Big Indoor Event May Establish New Records.

BY BERNARD HARMON ''T'HAT Indianapolis will play host to the largest gathering of tenpin spillers in the history of the American Bowling Congress’ annual tournaments is almost a certainty. Entries received to date are far in advance of those of former years, assuring followers of the game that the nation’s best will parade the alleys of the tournament site at the State Fairground Coliseum next March and April. And so, with a record entry practically assured, the general question in bowling circles today is, “Will the promised gathering of the greatest array of talent in tenpin history establish new all-time championship marks?” 1935 Assaults Futile Former highs withstood the assaults of the large army of pin pounders that invaded Syracuse for the 1935 event. No marks were threatened during the six week’s of play, the all-event total of Ora Mayer of San Francisco being the nearest approach in the four divisions. Mayer, a former Indianapolis man, and now a resident of San Francisco, toppled 2022 sticks in his nine games of tourney play, falling 38 pins short of the 2060 all-time record of Gil Zunker, Milwaukee, established in the 1933 event in Columbus, O. The Wolfe Tire Cos. of Tonawanda, N. Y., 1935 five-man champions, were almost 200 pins short of dethroning the Tea Shops of Milwaukee as all-time record holders. The present champs totaled 3029 in their trio of games, while the Milwaukee team in setting up the high mark in the 1927 gathering at Peoria turned in a 3199. Doubles Mark Stands The doubles combination of Harry Souers and Ciyde Summerix of | Akron, 0., garnered a 1348 total in ! the Syracuse event, which was far below the 1415 tossed by Gil Zunker and F. Benkovic in the 1933 affair, Larry Shotwell's all-time singles! record of 774, tacked up in 1930 at ; Cleveland, was also far out of reach of last year’s solo performers. Donald Brokaw of Canton nabbed the 1935 crown with a 733. Beating these all-time marks is the task to be tackled on the Fairground drives next spring, and just as it is in other sporting circles, nothing is certain these days, so when the annual classic draws to a close, a quartet of new records may have been established. a a a THE battles for the top position in the team standings of most of the city’s leading loops have developed into nip-and-tucK affairs. In many circuits the leadership has changed hands several times, occupation of the upper berth being short lived in many instances. Cook's Goldblumes, Jess Pritchett Srs.’ array of star performers nabbed the lead in the fast Indianapolis circuit early in the season and have never been dethroned.

They have a record of 40 victories against 8 losses. Their nearest rivals are Marott Shoes who have won 32 and lost 6 and Acetylene Products Cos., which has 29 victories and 19 losses to its credit. Tied for Leadership The Blumes have also been at the top in the sparkling Fountain Square Recreation loop for some time, but the latest standings find them tied with Falls City Hi-Bru quintet, making a perfect setting for the clash between the two teams, scheduled as tomorrow night’s headliner in the South Side loop. Marott Shoes are in third place, five games behind the co-leaders. The Cookmen and Falls City teams have won 36 and lost 11 while the Shoemen have a record of 31 wins and 17 losses. Individual average races of the two circuits are also closely contested, the leading trio of the Indianapolis being Leo Ahearn with 210 and Carl Hardin and Don Johnson with 208’s. In the Fountain loop, Pritchett is at the top with a 210, while Lee Carmin with 208 and Paul Stemm with 207 are his nearest rivals. Washington Race Close The Washington League leadership changes hands almost every week, with the J. E. Kernel Opticals and Lieber Brewers battling lor the top spot. At present the Kernels, with a record of 37 victories and 11 losses, lead the Brewers, who have won 35 and lost 13. Coca-Cola is in third place with 33 victories and 15 losses. Earl Goodhue leads the individuals with a 197 average, while John Blue and Kirt Lieber are tied for the runner-up position with 1965. A record of 30 victories against 15 defeats gives Hoosier Pete’s a slight edge over Beck's Coal and Coke in the Uptown Recreation rsice. The Beckmen have won 28 and lost 17, while the Kimmel Furniture, in third place, have turned in 25 victories against 20 losses. Millers Lead Parkway In the Parkway Recreation loop, Miller Taverns hold a five-game edge over Pearson, Inc. and Kingan & Cos., who are tied for second place. The leaders’ record is 30 won and 12 lost, while their rivals have won 25 and lost 17. Len Sylvester tops the individual average list with 190, Frank Black is second with 188 i and Stubby Matthews follows with ; 186. The huge Industrial wheel, per- | forming weekly at the Indiana Alleys. is led by the Inland Container team, which has won 37 and lost 8. The battle for the runner-up posi- | tion finds Polar Ice & Fuel and Maccabees deadlocked with records ;of 33 victories and 12 defeats. Clarence Moxley with a 192 is the in- ! dividual leader, Gene Rufli is sec- | ond with 190 and Orville Wells, third, with 185. RACE IN BIG ARENA The largest indoor racing arena in the world is in Chicago where the midget autos perform each week.

Grand Tour by Bruins The Chicago Cubs are to begin 1:936 training in California. After ten days they will shove off for Florida, and aft-'r several exhibitions Charlie Grimm plans to move toward Texas. There is danger of the players becoming tired before the regular season.

Athletic Club Swim Stars Point for National Events Here During Indoor Season Hardy Tank Splashers Don’t Let Weather Interfere; Junior Women's Meet Billed Jan. 25; Hal Benham Is Going After High Honors. BY TOM OCHILTREE City swimming stars, those hardy people, are doing quite a bit of splashing in the refreshing waters of the Indianapolis Athletic Club pool. If you ask them, they will snort and say they are getting in shape for two national swimming events which are to be held here. Then if you mention something about the weather, they probably will reply "What weather?” They are that preoccupied.

On Jan. 25 the national junior women’s 50-vard free style swim will be held in the club pool. Now a junior swim isn't something the kiddies do to show off. It probably should be termed a "novice” event, since any one can compete who hasn’t won at that distance in some national meet. A sizable list of entries is expected from all sections of the country, and while the field here probably won't include any big names in swimming, it should contain some of the coming women Mid-States Events Added Hopes for a local champion rest largely on the shoulders of Misses Betty Clemons, Joan Fox and Jean Benham. These girls have practiced regularly and have shown improved speed in recent weeks. On the same night two MidStates Amateur Athletic Union events will be held. These are the men’s 220-yard free style and the men’s 100-yard breast stroke. Hal Benham, a promising 13-year-old, is expected to take the breast stroke with ease. Although he started his tank career as a diver, he recently decided to do some swimming as a sideline, and already he is a small sensation. He can negotiate 50 yards in 29.1 seconds, which is just .1 of a second slower than the world's record. As yet Coach Dick Papenguth hasn’t worked him out for speed at the longer distance. 150-l*ard Medley Also on the program is the men’s low board diving and the women’s 150-yard individual medley. These are for the Kentucky-Indiana titles. If your diving has advanced beyond the get-water-up-your-nose stage, you would appreciate Benham’s form on the boards. He has had quite a career. When only 9 he journeyed to New York and took third in the men’s national senior high board diving championship. He wasn’t in the low board event because he was such a little fellow then. The only way he could have gotten enough weight to spring the low board would have been to carry an anchor. In the current issue of Swimming Guide, Coach Edward T. Kennedy of Columbia University, named Benham on a mythical all-America interscholastic diving team, and placed him in a class with some of the country’s Olympic hopes. Friend Stars at Michigan A partner of his, Frank Fehsenfeld, now captain of the University of Michigan swimming team, developed as a diver at the same time. At a tender age, these boys were almost sure to take first and second for the Indianapolis Athletic Club in the meets they entered. Fehsenfeld now holds the intercollegiate high and low board titles. Sometime in March the national junior men’s 300-yard individual medley will be held at the club. Arrangements have not yet been completed for this event. Nor does swimming conclude the club’s winter athletic program. The squash team is scheduled to play Purdue here Jan. 18, and then it is to meet the Dayton Raquet Club on Feb. 8. A handball tournament has been in progress since Nov. 18. and H. O. Wright, last year's title holder, has reached the quarter-final round and is favored to repeat. Smith Earns Top Winter Links Pay Horton Pulls Down $2605; Revolta Second. By United Press ORLANDO. Fla., Dec. 28—Horton Smith, tall, blond Oak Park ail.) professional, who won the Miami Biltmore Open, was high money winner in the $21,500 gulf stream golf circuit. To the $2500 first place purse in the Miami Biltmore open, Smith added $lO5 in the Orlando Open, to make his total winnings $2605. Johnny Revolta, P. G. A. champion, won a prize in every tournament to put him in second place with $1949. Paul Runyan, Whitu Plains, N. Y., was the only othei golfer to cash in on every tourney, but his total winnings were S9O?, placing him sixth. Other high money winners: Ky Laffoon, Chicago. $1495; Ted Turner, Pine Valley, N. J., $1125; Leo Mallory, Norton, Conn., $1000; Zell Eaton, Oklahoma City, $533. WALKER IS ON AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT Times Special HATTIESBURG. Miss., Dec. 26. Gerald Walker, Detroit Tiger outfielder who was injured in an automobile accident near his home here last Friday, was released from the hospital yesterday and permitted to celebrate Christmas with his wife and two children. His condition was described as “considerably improved,” and his injuries, physicians said, were not of a permanent nature. ELMIRA HIGH WINS Times Special MIAMI, Fla.. Dec. 26.—Elmira High School of New York defeated Miami High School. 13 to 0, in this city’s seventh annual Christmas Day intersectional football game yesterday. Intercepted passes paved the way for both touchdowns which came in the opening and closing minutes o 1 play.. r

Tigers Resume Practice for Horned Frogs Louisiana Fans Think State Can Match Texas Team’s Passing Barrage. By United Press BATON ROUGE. La., Dec. 26. After a generous stuffing of Christmas turkey, the Louisiana State football squad resumed practice here today for the Sugar Bowl classic on New Year’s Day with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University. Running signals with the team again was Big Jess Fatherree, stellar half back, whose leg injury has threatened to keep him out of the game. Critics say that Full Back Abe Mickal will match the Christians’ famed Sam Baugh, pass for pass. Mickal’s return to form late in the season after a year of injuries and hospital treatment, is hailed as a remarkable show of gameness. Three Others Passers Subtract Baugh and Mickal, the fans say, and the Tigers still would have three passers whose work ought to defeat the Horned Frogs. They point to Bill Crass, Pat Coffee and Jess Fatherree. If Fatherree does get back in shape for the game, he’ll rank also in the receiving business with JefT Barrett, All-America End Gayness Tinsley, and Pinky Rohm. Other able pass-getters are Rock Reed, Ernie Seago and six reserves. Mickal, Crass and Coffee all play the same position and so are never in the game at one time. If the New Year's game goes skyward, Louisianans believe the Texans will be smothered by a pigskin barrage. Even so, odds on the game are even, or three to two, take your pick. College Athletics Leaders Meet to Discuss Problems Betting, Drinking and Goal Post Destruction Among Topics Coming Up. By United Frcss NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Coaches and leaders in college athletics gathered here today for the annual conventions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. National Football Coaches’ Association and other organizations governing college sports. Preliminary meetings will be held today, but the important sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. More than 500 football coaches will attend the convention. Problems involving spectators, brought about by excessive drinking and other violations of collegiate etiquette, will receive serious discussion. The destruction of goal post3 after a football victory is likely to be one of the main topics. Most coaches have indicated that they are in favor of the present rules, and aren’t likely to make more than minor suggestions to the rules committee proper. Subsidizing and recruiting of athletes and the tremendous volume of betting on college games are among the other evils which will be given consideration by the coaches and educators. Purdue Defense Keyed for Bears Boilermakers Expect Hard Scrap With Invaders. Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 26.—California's Golden Bears, with a lineup that averages 6 feet 2 inches in height, will tangle with the Purdue courtmen here tonight. The Boilermakers are expected to have a busy evening, since the Pacific Coast squad handed a strong Temple team, a 40-to-23 thumping Monday night. For the past week. Coach Piggy Lambert has been drilling his squad on defensive tactics which he hopes will stop the rangy invaders. Following this tilt, the Boilermakers will head eastward for their final non-conference battles with N. Y. U. and Temple. Redskins Return to Basketball Practice Basketballers of Manual Training High School resumed practice this morning for two road games to be played at Mooresville and Westfield, Jan. 3 and 4. respectively. After an abbreviated vacation, the boys seemed eager to start back to work. Assistant Coach Harry Thomas, who is directing the squad, drilled his charges on free throw shooting, dribbling and offensive plays... A