Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1936 — Page 25

FEB. 21, 1036

WILLIAMS GOSSIPS WITH BUD TAYLOR

Former Local Fighter, Now on Coast, Tells Yarn About Ex-Manager Who ‘Reformed’ Retired Hoosier Mittman Runs Into Surprise When He Invites One-Time Pilot to His Night Club; Col. Joe Meets Other. Familiar Sportsmen. BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—You see more familiar sports characters around the Santa Anita race track than you can shake a stick at. Not that shaking a stick at some of them with great earnestness wouldn’t be a bad idea. Mr. Barney Oldfield, first man to drive a motor car a mile a minute, leaned back in his box, flicked the ashes from his inevitable cigar and smiled: “You know this is one track where it is a pleasure to lose your money. It is so beautiful.’’

With a sweep of his arm Mr Oldfield pointed to the sprawling Sierra Madre Mountains in the background, the flower blanketed in-

field, the fashionables in the crowd, the luxurious accessories of the place. The fourth race had started. The horses had turned into the stretch. Odd Blue and Evangelist were fighting nose and nose. With one last convulsive lunge Evangelist swirled over the

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line, winner by a whisker. Mr. Oldfield tore up a handful of tickets. Ke was furious. “What happened to that Jensson!” he roared. "They told me the goat couldn't possibly lose.” Santa Anita is lovely on the eyes but like all other tracks it offers no effective consolation for a bum steer. a u THE little round fellow in the brown ensemble with his nose in the dope sheet is Mr. Jimmy Dykes, manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is here ahead of his club which trains in neighboring Pasadena. He sold Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000. “If Simmons gets off good he will help the Tigers a great deal,” said Mr. Dykes. "Otherwise he’s liable to have another ordinary year.” Simmons batted only .267 last year, yet the Tigers thought so much of him that they paid a top price for him. “There’s nothing wrong physically with Simmons,” explained Mr. Dykes, “and for that reason he’s a good gamble for a club like the Tigers. The trouble with Simmons is that he worries when the breaks go against him. The more he worries the worse he gets.” Somebody cracked that Mr. Dykes ought to send at least $25,000 of the money he got for Simmons to Tom Yawkey, multi-millionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox whose fancy prices for ivory have sent values soaring all along the line. Mr. Dykes’ laconic, if not completely inspired comment, was: “You’re telling me.” But it develops that the situation works both ways. Mr. Dykes tried to buy Sam West from the St. Louis Browns. “Do you know what that Rogers Hornsby demanded? Fifty thousand smackers—fifty thousand for an old player with a silver plate in his head and one who can’t throw to second base.” Mr. Dykes paused to look at the results on the board. The figuies confirmed the melancholy scene he bad just witnessed. He tore up his tickets. “This racket is harder than hittir.g against Lefty Grove,” he moaned. a it a THE moon-faced gent with the slightly dented beezer looked very familiar. On closer inspection he turned out to be Bud Taylor, former Terre Haute fighter, and in his day one of the great bantamweights. He is here operating a razzle-dazzle night club. By a coincidence, his old manager, Eddie Long, is in town with a heavyweight named Art Sykes. In earlier days Mr. Long was a ball of fire. He was strictly a hi-de-hi-de-hi gent. He never went to bed. Just the opposite was true of his fighter. Taylor lived the simple life. The only time he stayed up late was when he had a fight, and he did all his drinking between rounds. Years rolled on. Taylor came here and opened a hot spot. And this week his old manager brought his heavyweight here to battle one Jack Roper before the motion picture prize fight fans. “This will slay you.” said Taylor. “I made arrangements for a big night for Mr. Long at my place I remembered how he used to throw dough away when he was taking all that punishment

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for me in the comer. I said to myself, ‘this will be a gala event in the history of the Taylor Cafe.’ But what do you suppose happens? Mr. Long informs me that he never stays out after 10 o'clock any more and that he quit drinking three years ago. How’s that for a break?”

Purdue’s Boys Individual Stars Work in Harmony to Annex Big Ten Lead.

(Continued From Page Twenty-Four) ner suggestive of a pitcher winding up for a straight, fast one. He goes | in for lang-range sniping. Another sophomore is Paul Malaska who prefers to be called Pat. He is the midget of the team, but holds a definite niche in the start- ; ing lineup. They say his dribbling is reminiscent of Johnny Wooden. Pat guards keenly despite his stature limitation to 5-feet-8. He scores off and on, too. For instance, there’s that basket he sank I in the last 15 seconds to edge out lowa by a single point. a a a IF it’s defense you want, Austin Lambert is your man. Just call him Red for short. He likes it better, any way. After understudying Ed Shaver for two years, Red stepped out this season as one of the cleverest defensive men in the league. Evidence: Bill Haarlow\ the Chicago scoring leader, managed to get just one field goal in each of the Maroons’ games with Purdue. Red “leeched” him. A senior, Lambert is not a close relative of the coach. Jim Seward needs no introduction to Indianapolis fans. He’s remembered as the Shortridger pivoter who captured the state tourney Gimbel Aw'ard a few years ago. Jim is a junior, and the tallest man on the squad at 6-6. Although he has yielded the starting center P‘?st to Elliott, he’s still getting in his share of action. Next reserves in line are Carrol Mangas, sophomore center, and Bob Smith, junior guard. Mangas, though only 5-11, is a knee-action jumper and forces the tall boys to stretch high in the tip-off circle. He’s a regular end in football. Coming from Anderson, Smith knew plenty of basketball before he hit Purdue. Serving this year as Malaska’s consistent backer-upper. a a a MEET the boys! When you see the quality in that lineup you don’t wonder that the Boilermakers are certain to finish high in the Big Ten and possibly capture a third successive title share for old Purdue. 3 Conference Games on State Net Bill Three Indiana Conference contests are included on the five-game state college basketball schedule tonight. De Fauw plays at Franklin, Oakland City entertains Valparaiso and Wabash meets Earlham at Richmond in Conference games. Non-Conference contests are St. Joseph vs. Joliet Junior College at Joliet, 111., and Western State, Kalamazoo, at Manchester. SKATES HOLLOW o r GROUND LDC Em-Roe Sporting Goods Cos. 209 W. Washington St.

Change Made in Bill for Fistic Show at Armory Netterman and Merritt to Clash in Semi-Windup Tonight; Tracy Cox Faces Italian in Main Go. The first of a weekly series of boxir>~ shows is to be yresented by the Hercules A. C. at the National Guard A_mory tonight, w th the first bout starting at 8:30. Tracy Cox, hard-hitting local welterweight, and Laddie Tonielli, Chicago Italian, are to clash in the ten-round main go. The rivals worked out yesterday at the Colonial A. C. and gym observers pronounced both

on keen edge for the fray. Tonielli holds a decision over Billy Celebron, who this week knocked out Harry Dublinsky in Chicago. Matchmaker Arol Atherton reports a change in the eight-round

Scholastic Ax Hits Hard at Michigan Nine Wolverine Athletes Are Ruled Out. Fty United i’res * ANN ARBOR. Mich., Feb. 21 Nine University of Michigan athletes have been declared ineligible for compet,tion because of their scholastic ratings. Those who fell below the standards of scholarship set by the university were announced last night after a meeting of the Board of Control of Physical Education. They were: Dave Hunn, veteran trackman; four sophomores, Ray Stannftrd, half miler; Jim Kingsley, pole vaulter, and Howard Bratt and Leon Moore, high jumpers; Earl Meyers, veteran basketball player; Dick Berryman and Dick Griggs, wingmen on the hockey squad, and Robert Brumby, wrestler. PACKERS PREPAReToR RENAISSANCE TUSSLE With two appearances carded against the New York Renaissance Negro team, the Hilgemeier Packers have organized for the remainder of the current pro basketball season. The Packers will oppose Renaissance at Rushville, Feb. 29, and again at Greenfield, March 2, it was made known by Charles J. Dorn, manager of the team. HOOSIERS FAVORED iN HOME AQUATIC MEET Timm Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 21. Making its fourth Big Ten start and second home appearance of the season, the Indiana University swimming team is to meet Wisconsin natators here tonight. Although Indiana has dropped decisions to the championship Michigan outfit and to Ohio State, the Hoosiers are the favorites. The Badgers are to bring a team of 17 men.

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