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HPIIE ninth running of the $20,000 Florida Derby, the “Sunshine Classic,’’ is coming up Saturday at the Hialeah track at Miami. The feature will bring to an end Hialeah’s most brilliant meeting. And, of course, the greatest throng of the tourist season is expected to attend. Only eight or ten starters may accept the issue in spite of the fact the event drew 93 nominations. Brevity, owned by Joe E. Widener, is tabbed to make it brief by galloping home the winner. At any rate he’s an odds-on choice. Bright Plumage, Mont Blanc and Maeriel are other standouts. Other starters tand perhaps surprise finishers, too) are Faust, Higher Cloud. Grog. Jamboree and maybe Black Cloud and Bootless. It is a test of a mile and a furlong for 3-year-olds. Brevity w 7 as backed down to even money in the future betting, but when the “Sun Derby” entries were first published he was held at 6 to 1. The withdrawal of Tintagel due to a recent training mishap swung a lot of support to the Wioener colt. Bright Plumage is second choice, Mont Blanc third and Maeriel fourth. Bright Plumage turned in a neat performance at Hialeah last Saturday over the mile route.

tt tt tt I ■'RANK OABLER, Giants’ secondyear piteher, lives up to his reputation of being a gabby ball player by talking in his sleep. Coach Frank Snyder, Gabler’s roomie, says the youngster carries on a full-course conversation with himself when he slumbers. Perhaps he is trying to talk himself into condition. He is 20 pounds heavier than in 1935. a an The Chicago Cubs are going to widen their grandstand seats at Wrigley field from 14 to 18 inches. Just another prosperity sign. Any lime a fat person gets a break it's the height of something or other. Athletics director meanwell, Coach Spears and Trainer Fallon of Wisconsin were dismissed after being involved in a fire of charges and denials as to who ordered strong liquor given to football players. Now Glen Thistlethwaite has applied for the athletic directorship. He is a former Badger head coach and is a dry. Asa matter of fact he itsed to make temperance lectures. tt a a Nine years ago Ben Cantwell and Al Lopez, playing with Jacksonville, formed the star battery in the Southeastern League. They are back together this year with the Boston Nationals. tt tt ti THE New York Yankees had Bud Hassett's broken leg examined four times this winter and . each time the medico pronounced it firm. But Bud was sold to the Dodgers. Lou Gehrig's piano legs are insurance enough for the Yanks at first base. Hassett fractured his leg while playing with Columbus last season. tt tt tt Wild game in the Rocky Mountain territory actually is “on relief,’’ as are so many tame citizens. Recent blizzards forced the distribution of food to the birds and animals by airplanes. a a a IF YOU are boat-minded there’s an interesting evening in store at Caleb Mills hall, Shortridge, tonight. Irving Johnson, who circled the globe in a sailboat, is going to give a motion picture lecture. Skipper Johnson, at 30, actually is an - “old salt.” The trip covered 33,000 miles and required a year and a half. His boat, The Yankee, was manned by volunteers. And Johnson knows all about the big yacht races for the America Cup. It's a chance for local Lake Maxinkuckee yachtmen to pick up some big league pointers.

‘High Altitudes' Weaken Numa in Wrestling Fray Handsome Leo Gets Caught in o'Shockcr's Airplane Spins and Makes Forced Landings Here. High altitudes make Leo Numa dizzy, it seems. And especially when he goes 'round and 'round, and comes down here. The Seattle wrestler got caught twice in Irish Pat O'Shocker’s airplane spin last night at the Armory and wound up on the short end of

a 2-to-l decision. Asa result of his victory, redthatched Pat is to get a shot next Tuesday night at George (Cry Baby) Zah. -'ns. moaning meanie who's a c rough as they come. Leo won the first fall last night ! in 18 minutes with a step-over toe hold that caused Pat to blurt “quit" in quick order. Most of the time, Leo. the Handsome, had been sprawled on the mat trying to get j out of,Pat’s pet haminerloek, and' the sudden change in the course of! events came so quickly the customers were caught off guard. Pat Catches Up O'Shocker wasn’t long in catching I up, however. Seven minutes after the second fall had started, he j grabbed himself two armsful of Numa, whirled him over his head, and dumped hint on the canvas for the down. The final fall was just the same, except that it took Pat just four minutes for the repeat. Otto Kuss. the ex-Indiana U. star, and tough Tommy Marvin almost stole the show from the maingo boys in their semi-final tussle, which ended in 28 minutes with Otto on top. Tom Takes Chin Liberties It was a wild and woolly affair, and if Otto has a sore chin today it isn't, surprising, considering the liberties tough Tommy took with it. In addition to a few healthy pokes, ; Marvin also clamped on his wellknown ‘ uncle” hold, the chinlock, only to have Kuss scoot under the ropes. After tearing the habitual tape off Marvin’s left hand, Otto popped him on the chin three times, hit him twice with flying j tackles, flopped him four times in healthy slams and then leaped on him for the decision. Ernie Zeller, Terre Haute husky, called on his football experience gained at Indiana State College to spill Babe Zaharias, brother of CryBaby George, In a special one-fail tilt. Zeiler shook the Babe with a hard flying tackle, followed through with a kick on the chin and clinched the decision with a body slam.

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Drawings Are Arranged For Olympic Play Eight College Teams Accept Bids to Compete in Subdistrict Meet. BY HARRISON MILLER College teams entered in the fifth district trials of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s basketball Olympic tournament had dwindled to a "convenient” number today when pairings were made at the Statehouse. An even octet of teams will engage in eliminations at the Butler | University fieldhou.se Saturday I night,, each squad playing one game. The four survivors will augment the four seeded teams—lndiana. Ohio State, Northwestern and DePaul of | Chicago—in the district meet March 12, 13, 14. Governor “Draws” Teams Governor Paul V. McNutt made the drawings from the teams presented by W. F. Fox Jr., chairman of the district committee. The pairings are as follows: Indiana State vs. Miami University. Central Normal vs. Cincinnati. Butler vs. Western Illinois Teachers. Wayne University vs. Ball State. Mr. Fox announced that the j games probably will be placed in that order on the program Satur- ! day night. Concerning Ticket Prices Admission prices for the four games Saturday night have been set at sl.lO for the reserved section on the main floor and 55 cents for general admission seats. The games are to be played at 7,8, 9 and 10 p. m. Next week, the district contenders will swing into action at the fieldhouse with four games carded on Thursday night, the semi-final tilts being staged on Friday night, and the championship being decided Saturday night. Season reserve seats for the sev-en-game meet will sell for $3.30. (Turn to Page Fifteen)

Anderson Catholic Five Receives Bid Invited to National Meet; Coach in Hospital. Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., March 4.—The St. Mary's High School has been invited to enter its Indiana state Catholic championship basketball team in the national Catholic interscholastic tournament at Loyola Academy in Chicago March 18-22. The local parochial team annexed the state title in the tournament at Fort Wayne last week. The enthusiasm of the team and its followers was dimmed today by the critical illness of Dick Shaw, coach of St. Mary's. Shaw was taken to the hospital yesterday with an attack of pneumonia. Continental Cayers Drill Early in Day Because Washington is slated to play its first sectional tourney game Friday morning. Coach Rowland Jones sent the Continental basketeers through an extens’ive scrimmage session this morning before school opened. Yesterday, the West Siders were drilled on offensive and defensive plays. The following players have been entered: Herschel Sartor, Riley Lasley, Edward Kasnak. James Hardin. Phillip Shoemaker, Richard Pottenger, James Lentz. Marion Carter, Louis Leerkamp. William Miller, Harry Short, and David Meyers. Two must be scratched before the start of the Acton tilt.

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John Townsend, Indianapolis Product, Is Named Center on All-Conference Basket Team Big Ten Coaches Honor Former Tech Star in His First Year on Michigan Varsity; Kessler of Purdue and Hoffman of Indiana Also Selected.

All-Conference (Copyright. 1936, by United Press) CHICAGO, March 4.—The All-Conference basketball teams chosen for the United Press by the Big Ten coaches follow: First Team Second Team Bob Kessler, Purdue F Kenneth Gunning, Indiana Bill Haarlow, Chicago F Warren Whitlinger, io State John Townsend, Michigan C Earl Thomas, it o State Harry Combes, Illinois G Paul Malaska, Purdue Vernon Huffman, Indiana G William Dye, Ohio State

'Editor's Note—The United Press asked Bie Ten basketball coaches to select a mythical all-confcrcnce team based on performances of the present season which ends this week. Their selections honorinsr some of the most capable offensive stars of recent rears, make up a team of unusually bifh scoring caliber.) BY WINTHROP LYMAN United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO March L—The four top teams and the tail-ender were represented today on the All-Conference mythical basketball team selected for the United Press by the Big Ten coaches.

Bob Kessler of Purdue and Bill Haarlow of Chicago, two of the most consistent scorers in conference history, were selected as the first-string forwards for the second straight year. John Townsend, Michigan’s sophomore star, was chosen for center although he was listed in the starting lineup as a forward. Townsend is a product of Technical High School, Indianapolis. This was his first eligible year at Michigan where he has teamed at forward with his brother Earl. Vernon Huffman of Indiana and Harry Combes of Illinois were voted the two best guards. Two Top Scorers Haarlow won the individual scoring championship last season with 156 points and Kessler was runnerup with 150. This season Kessler is leading with 146 and Haarlow is second with 138. Each has one more game to play. Haarlow is just three points short of equaling the Big Ten record of 406 points for three seasons, set by Charles (Stretch) Murphy of Purdue. The other three members of the first honor team are unusually high scorers. Townsend has made 100 points in 11 games, Combes has! made 96 in 12, and Huffman has made 72 in 12. Between them the five first-team men have scored 552 points. 20 Votes for Kessler Kessler was the only player to receive the unanimous vote of the coaches, getting 20 out of a possible 20 votes. Haarlow received 19 because one coach put him on the second team. Huffman received 18 votes. Nine coaches named him for the first team, but the other failed to mention him for either the first or second teams. Combes, with eight votes, barely nosed out William (Tippy) Dye of Ohio state for the other guard position. Dye received seven votes. Unfortunately, Ken Gunning, Indiana’s brilliant forward, had to be left off the first team because cf Haarlow and Kessler. Gunning, third high scorer in the league with 122 points, received 11 votes. Two coaches named him on the first team and seven on the second. He was selected as a guard on last year’s second team. Whitlinger Selected Warren Whitlinger of Ohio State, another top-notch basket shooter, earner the other forward position with five votes. Bob Riegel of Illinois and Earl Thomas of Ohio State received nine votes each for center. The second string position was given to Thomas, however, because of his superior scoring ability. He made 96 points and Riegel 70. The vote for center was scattered and Townsend won with 10 points. Paul Malaska, Purdue sophomore, was teamed with Dye at guard on the second team. Five of the 10 players selected on the two honor teams learned their basketball in Indiana high schools. Kessler is from Anderson, Townsend from Indianapolis, Huffman from Newcastle, Gunning from Shelbyville and Malaska from Crawfordsville. Others who received votes for the honor teams were: Forwards McMichaels, Northwest orn, 2; Young. Purdue, 1. C.nters —Fechtman, Indiana, 1; Stege, Wisconsin, 1. Guards Downey, Purdue, 1; Walker, Indiana, 4; Henry. Illinois. 3: Rudness. Michigan, 3; Lambert, Purdue, 2: Vance, Northwestern, 4; Sebach. Minnesota. 1. WILLIAMS IS OUT OF SACRED HEART PLAY Paul Williams, captain and leading scorer of the Sacred Heart High School team, will not be in the lineup Friday night when the team plays Park School at Cathedral gym. Injuries will prevent his playing. The team held a light practice yesterday afternoon. Bargain Week-End Trips Each Week-End CHICAGO $5.50 Leave on any train 10:20 a. ra. Friday to 1:53 a. ni. Monday. Return limit Monday. Reduced round trip Pullman lares. Next Saturday CLEVELAND $4.50 Leave 10:00 p. in. Return on any train until 2:50 a. m. Monday. Coach service. DETROIT $4.50 TOLEDO 4.00 SANDUSKY 4.00 Leave 10:00 p. m. . Returning reach Indianapolis not later than Monday morning following. Coach service. BIG FOUR, ROUTE

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Big Ten Schools Enjoy Successful Season at Basketball Box Offices

By United Press ✓"CHICAGO, March 4.—Basketball proved a huge success financially in the Big Ten Conference this year. A United Press survey showed that more than 400.000 per. sons paid nearly $300,000 to watch the teams. The average attendance was 4000. including both conference and nonconference games. Average admission price was estimated at 75 cents. Anew high mark for paid admissions was set at Wisconsin, where 101,313 seats were sold for 12 home games. Badger authorities sold 7634 season coupon books to students and faculty members while 1000 additional seats for each home contest were gobbled up by the public. The largest crowd to see a single game was 9554, when Purdue played Ohio State at Columbus Jan. 6. It was the largest crowd to attend a game there since 1924, when the Buckeyes won their only undisputed Big Ten title. A season record also was established at Ohio State with 57,944. The best previous mark was 47,944, set in 1933. Purdue sold out in advance for three of its conference games and played to a capacity crowd each time at home. Northwestern, usually one of the poorest drawing cards at home, was sold out twice, against Purdue and Notre Dame. The only school which had a serious slump was lowa, which drew 43.500 in 10 games. The unofficial home attendance at the various schools: Wisconsin, 8442 (12 games); Ohio State, 57,944 (10 games); Minnesota, 53,700 (11 games); Illinois, 47,368 (10 games); Michigan, 33,600 (seven games); lowa, 43,500 (10 games); Purdue. 40,000 (10 games); Indiana', 33.500 (nine games); Northwestern, 38.278 (12 games); Chicago, 14,400 (12 games). CARDS TO CUBA BRADENTON. Fla., March 4. Manager Frankie Frisch led his St. Louis Cardinals out of here today for Havana, Cuba, and a four-day, four-game series with the Cuban all-stars, which opens tomorrow 7. Frisch said his squad was in best of shape.

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Epidemic Forces Team Out of Sectional Play

Times Special MILROY, Ind., March 4.—Milroy High School, regarded as a strong contender in the sectional tournament at Rushville this week, has withdrawn from the tourney because of the rapid spread of scarlet fever in this section. Grade schools and high schools nave been closed following the deaths of two children. NEGRO NET TOURNEY TO OPEN TOMORROW Two games will open the city Negro independent tournament at the Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. tomorrow night. Jones Tabernacle five will oppose the Old Reserves and Second Christian will meet the Martin Coal squad. Games also are billed for Friday and Saturday night. The four semi-finalists are to represent this city in the state meet.

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Johnny Townsend. Indianapoils youth attending Michigan University, today was awarded an outstanding honor hv basketball coaches of the Big Ten Conference. Though only a sophomore. Johnny was named on the all-Confercnoe first team selected by the coaches for the United Press. Townsend is a star forward on the Wolverine quintet, which is battling for third place in the league, hut he was placed at center on the mythical squad. He was an allstate center while attending the local Tech High School, and is pictured here as he appeared when he participated in the losing M 4 state tourney final game against Logansport. Johnny stands 6-fcet-5. His performances have been so brilliant this season that the coaches “shifted him to center because they could not deny Bob Kessler and Bill Haarlow, scoring leaders, the forward positions. Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Townsend, parents of John and Earl Jr., who also is a varsity man at Michigan, reside at 6120 E. Washington-st.

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They Call Him “Seacat” In the mat trade the new heavy champ, Dick Shikat, crowned the other night in New York, is known as “Seacat.” He is a German and is a well-rounded grappler. He lost to O'Mahoney in a previous clash.

Local Sectional Winner Has Fighting Chance to Reach State Final Basket Tourney Regional and Semi-Final Meets to Offer Difficult but Surmountable Barriers for Marion County Survivor: Anderson Probably First Foe. BY PAUL BOXELL WHAT chance has the Indianapolis sectional winner of reaching the state high school basketball finals? You may be surprised and even skeptical at the sudden flood of optimism, but from this watch-tower

the outlook is exceedingly bright. If you will study the complete tourney schedule closely, you may logically come to the conclusion that Anderson is the only real obstacle in the path of the Marion County champion to the fieldhouse windup. The course of the local survivor through the regional and semi-final straits probably holds less threat than those to e sailed by teams in any other division of the state. Regional at Anderson Granting that Anderson wins Its own sectional, Indianapolis takes on the defending state champion in the first regional contest in Indian city. It should be remembered that .“defending champs” applies to last year’s Anderson quintet, and not to the current edition The Indians this year have turned out a record of 11 victories and nine defeats. That's enough, considering the Big Ten crowd they ran around with, but it’s not, so impressive, or shouldn’t be. that Indianapolis need go into the fracas with in inferiority complex. That Anderson holds no particular hex over local schools was proven when Shortridge whipped the Chaddmen in a season curtaincloser. Danville and Greenfield sectionalists clash in the second tilt at Anderson, and Indianapolis, pre-sup-posing a victory over the Indians, would meet the winner. Said winner most likely will be Greenfield,

which holds season decisions over Shortridge and Washington. The Greenfield triumph over Shortridge was scored early in the season, however, when Blue Devil machines invariably are rusty and slow. Greenfield did not get a taste of Ben Davis’ Giants during the season. With Indianapolis safely through the regional (still with us?<), the semi-final at Tech presents equal difficulty. The first barrier, it appears, will be Connersville out of the Rushville regional It is doubtful that Rushville will offer the Spartans much competition. The Lions lost 13 games in'a row this season. The Spartans have completed a good, but not exceptional, campaign. Despite journalistic fanfare to the contrary in that section, the Spartans should not prove too tough for any team that is able to conquer Anderson's Indians. In honest fact, Indianapolis’ most dangerous hurdle into the finals most likely will be the last—the championship came of the semi(Turn to Page Fifteen)

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