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By Eddie Ash GERAGHTY IS BROOKLYN ‘FIND’ m m m GOES FROM CAMPUS TO MAJORS

J7RANKIE FRISCH, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, never has played minor league ball. He stepped direct from the campus at Fordham, won a regular berth with the New York Giants and has been in the majors since closing his college career. Ben Geraghty, young shortstop with Brooklyn, threatens to emulate Frisch. Ben is a shortstop just out of Villar.ova College of Pennsylvania, where Harry Stuhldreher, the old Notre Dame quarter back, teaches football. Little attention w'as given Geraghty when he reported for spring training and his name was not carried on the club roster. It is said the collegian has convinced Manager Stengel that his defensive play is of major league requirements, his arm is strong and he knows how to run bases. Naturally, the big question with Geraghty is his batting, but at this writing the youngster is slated to hold down the short field on opening day of the National League, Another thing in the Irish lads favor is his sense of humor, with which Boss Stengel has more than one man'? share. One day Geraghty was told by Stengel that his timing at bat was not so good. The next day Geraghty showed up wearing a wrist watch.

SIXTEEN finalists in the Indiana semi-pro baseball tournament will be determined at 10 district meets between June 10 and July 1, Vern McMillan, satte commissioner of Terre Haute announced today. The finals, which will determine Indiana’s representative in the national tournament at Wichita, Kas., In August, will start in Terre Haute July 5. Competition will be resumed July 10 and will be continued daily until the champion is determined. District tourney sites are Terre Haute, Evansville, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Bedford, North Vernon, Gary; Richmond, Indianapolis and Lafayette. Tournament managers include Gunnar Elliott, Fort Wayne; W. B. Retz, Muncie; Ross Smith, Indianapolis, and Gordon Graham, Lafayette. JOHNNY HODAPP, former major league baseball star who as a young third baseman was sold by Indianapolis to Cleveland for a large sum of cash and several players, is throwing at the head pin out at the A. B. C. He shot his team event last night and is to fire doubles and singles today. Everett Scott of Fort Wayne, another exbig leaguer, crashes the maples tonight on the late shift on alley No. 26. Scott once held the big league endurance record for number of consecutive games played in. He was a top flight shortstop. a u a Hodapp, who married an Indianapolis girl, rolled with the Ansted Insurance team. Scott is captain of the Grace Construction Cos. squad of Fort Wayne, and is rated one of the crack pin destroyers of the state. George Selkirk, baiiyhooed last spring as the “Babe Ruth successor,” is having a battle with Roy Johnson for the right field job with the New York Yankees/ Selkirk thinks a mistake was made in giving him so much publicity last year. The right field bleacherites at Yankee Stadium were not fooled and George had to stand for a lot of punishment. n n tt SAM LESLIE, relief man for Manager Terry at first base for the Giants, is gunning for a lot of small-town box-score keepers. His batting average through the South was made to look sick. In one town, three of his hits were credited to Terry, and in another, his double, which won the game, also was marked down for the manager. n n n Dan Boone Savage, the bewhiskered Kentucky rassler, still wants to tackle Man Mountain Dean, the Georgia Cracker, who also wears a crop of hay. It has been suggested they meet in the Hill Billy Sweepstakes with an engraved currycomb going to the winner. ART SHIRES, the jack of all colleges and the master of none, says he remembers playing football at "six, before they caught up with him and ended his campus tour. “It was amusing to have anew gang of rooters cheering you every fall,” he said.

Frankfort to Fete Its Net Champions Tuesday Frtiz Crisler of Princeton, Coaches of Conference Teams to Attend Tribute to Hot Dogs. By United Prrss FRANKFORT, Ind„ April 2.—A banquet in honor of Frankfort’s state high school championship basketball'team will be held next Tuesday eve-

ning, it was announced today. Archie Chadd, Anderson; Murray Mendenhall. Central of Fort Wayne; Mark Wakefield. Central of Evansville, and representatives of all North Central Conference and Clinton County schools are to attend the banquet and reception planned by local civic and luncheon clubs. Other guests include Steve Sitko. Central of Fort Wayne, winner of the Gimbel award; Arthur L. Trester, commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association; Ira Turley, Oak Park, 111., Frankfort's first basketball coach, and Fritz Crisler, Princeton University football coach. Trophies emblematic of the North Central Conference championship will be presented to the Hot Dogs at the public reception following the banquet. State championship awards were made immediately after Frankfort defeated Central of Fort Wayne last Saturday to win the title. JOINS PREP CONFERENCE By United Prea MICHIGAN CITY. Ind., April 2. —Washington of South Bend was admitted to the eastern division of the Northern Indiana High School Conference at a meeting here last night. Competition of Washington with i- ■ GODFREY TO REMAIN WITH BUCKEYE STAFF By United Prr* COLUMBUS, 0., April 2.—Ernest R. Godfrey, Ohio State line coach, announced today he had definitely declined the repeated offers of the Uiiiversity of North Carolina to become head football coach. Godfrey talked with Athletic Director Ft. A. Fetzer of North Carolina by long distance telephone last night. After the conversation he said the matter was closed and .that he had Informed Fetzer he

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A FEW months ago Clarence (Red) Burman, above, wag a clown in the ring in Baltimore. Today, after being taken in tow by Jack Dempsey, Burman definitely is a leading white hope. His next test will be with John Henry Lewis, light-heavyweight champion. , Burman weighs only 177, but is expected to put on weight enough to earn him a shot at Joe Louis next winter.

Mills Appointed Illinois Mentor Takes Craig Ruby’s Place as Hardwood Coach. By United Press CHAMPAIGN, HI., April 2.—Douglas Mills, Joliet, will succeed Craig Ruby as University of Illinois basketball coach at the end of* the present term. Mills, appointed today, coached at Joliet High School and is a former Illinois football and basketball player. .Mills at present is mini assistant basketball coach and head freshman football mentor. He was appointed by George Huff, director of athletics to replace Ruby who resigned near the close of the season to enter private business.

other conference schools will not be recorded in the league standings, however, until the South Bend school has been able to arrange a complete schedule. Conference competition for the next year already has been scheduled and it will be at least 1938 before Washington enters the race.

Joe Benna in Main Bout of Boxing Show Tonight Four Terre Haute Scrappers Slated to See Action on Wallace Card at Tomlinson Hall. Joe Benna, tough Terre Haute welterweight who lost a close decision to Harry Brown here a few weeks ago, is to return to Tomlinson Hall tonight against Donald Deane, rugged Rosedale (Ind.) mauler in the four-round windup of Roy Wallace's amateur fight program.

Terre Haute, which has brought amateur boxing to the fore and made an impressive showing at the Golden Gloves finals in Chicago, is to be represented on the card by four battlers. In another four-round match, Johnny Benna will encounter Jimmie Krukemeier, South Side Turners lightweight. Johnny scrapped his way to the championship in the Terre Haute Golden Gloves tournament, while Krukemeier has been a headliner in local fistic tourneys. Soldier on Card Lloyd Dodd, light-heavyweight from Fort Harrison, has been selected to oppose Ivan Hunt of Terre Haute in one of the three-round bouts. Tommy Davidson, unattached featherweight, will mix things with the other Vigo County fighter. Chuck Miller. Five other three-round matches are arranged as follows: Basil Baer, Brightwood A. C. vs. George Watson. bwtoweWito; Bay McCloud

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Ben Chapman Refuses Yank Offer Again Threatens -to Retire From Baseball if Salary Is Lessened. By United Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 2. Ben Chapman, who had been expected to come into the New York Yankees’ fold without much trouble when they arrived here, moved today into the status of .one of the club's most stubborn holdouts in history. Chapman, refusing to accept a S2OOO wage cut, threatens to retire from baseball unless he is given the $12,000 he received last year. STRIPP STILL OUT CLEARWATER, Fla., April 2. The Brooklyn Dodgers have reduced their ranks to 26 players, including holdout Joe Stripp. That number includes ten pitchers, eight infielders and two catchers. Manager Casey Stengel will have to pare off only two players May 15 if Stripp does not sign. . TRIBE BEATS GIANTS GREENWOOD, Miss., April 2. The Cleveland Indians enjoyed a margin of five games to three over the New York Giants as those two clubs met in the ninth game cf the exhibition series here today. The Indians won yesterdayV game, 3-2, when Hank Leiber misjudged a.fly ball which allowed two runs to score. NATS BLANK REDS CORDELE, Ga., April 2.—lt was April 1, but the Washington Nationals weren’t fooling when they tackled the Cincinnati Reds on the first of a series of road exhibition games. The Nats pounded out 15 solid hits while Whitehill and Russel pitched shutout ball to win 8 to 0. Whitehill’s pitching was regarded as the answer to reports he has a sore arm. PIRATES EDGE CHISOX LONGVIEW, Tex., April 2.—8i1l Swift and Waite Hoyt of the Pittsburgh Pirates held a decision over Ted Lyons and Vernon Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox today. The Pirates took their fourth game with the American League club, 9 to 7, yesterday afternoon. The Pirates got a run in the second and scored four times in both the fourth and seventh innings. GROVE TcTfACE CUBS SARASOTA, Fla., April 2.—Lefty Grove was expected to face the Chicago Cubs in the final “grapefruit league” game of the Boston Red Sox today. After the contest they will start the trip north via Tennessee and Alabama. Manager Joe Cronin continued to worry over Bill Werber’s foot, which has not responded to treatment as well as expected. McNair was used at third base and Melillo at second in the Red Sox 5-3 victory over Newark yesterday, and this combination is likely to open the season. HITS LONG HOMER JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 2. The Boston Bees girded themselves for another tussle with the Jacksonville Tars today after their mediocre showing in barely winning yesterday’s contest 10-9. Ed Moriarty’s pinch home run that cleared the fence 450 feet from the plate was the only bright spot of the game. Ben Cantwell, Bees’ ace hurler who started against his former club, lasted but two innings, being nicked for eight runs and six hits. MACK OPTIMISTIC By United Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 2. Optimism is accompanying Connie Mack and his Athletics on their trip north from Florida training grounds. It’s because of the exceptional hitting of Bob Johnson, Pinky Higgins and George Puccinelli. The trio have proved to Manager Mack’s satisfaction that they are in fine fettle for a good season. PHILLIES WIN By United Press WINTER HAVEN, Fla.. April 2 The superb hurling of Syl Johnson and Hal Kefieher was the talk of the Phillies camp today. Manager Jimmy Wilson also was pleased with Johnson's single in yesterday's game with the Cubs, which gave the Phils a 3-1 victory. Kelleher, who pitched five innings, gave only two hits, and Johnson was touched for three during the remainder of 1 the game.

vs. Don O’Day, lightweights; Wally Ricks. Indianapolis Star, vs. Johnny Parrish, lightweights; Dave Capehart vs. Charley Eruck, Brightwood, featherweights: Merle Roberts vs. opponent to be named, welterweights. Happy Atherton will referee the bouts. The opening match will start at 8:30. MOVE UP FEATHER GO WASHINGTON, April 2. The championship featherweight bout between Petey Sarron and titleholder Freddie Miller, originally scheduled to take place here May 18, has been moved up to May 11. THE ITCH Prevalent in Indianapolis Go to Hook’s or Haag's or B.ny good drug store and get a bottle of Gates Sanative Lotion. Guaranteed to stop the embarrassment and discomfort of itch. 60c large bottle.—

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Te ladder' of diving and swimming is not new to Major Willis, pictur ed here, who is in Chicago with the Indiana p oli s Athletic Club tankmen. He is the one boy chosen for an exhibition at the international A. A. U. championships. Major was mascot for the United States diving team at the 1932 Olympics. Only 10 years old, swimming is his heritage. His father , Mr. Randall Willis, used to be captain of the Indiana University natators. His mother is remembered as Thelma Darby, who in 1915 brought 1 ndx anapolis one of its first national titles.

Hens Bolstered , but Far from A . A. Loop Contender Toledo Improved Over 1935, But Needs Three Strong Replacements to Be Serious Threat. By United Press TOLEDO, April 2. —The Toledo Mud Hens, 50 per cent stronger than last year, still must fill three gaps before they can be reckoned dangerous contenders for the American Association pennant in 1936. The team which finished seventh last season has been considerably revamped. Given a starting pitcher, a third baseman and a slugging outfielder who hits left handed, the Hens could make trouble.

Manager Fred Haney, the Association’s best third baseman last year, will be kept on the bench when the season opens, by an operation which he underwent in January. His return to the line-up is so problematical that lines already have been put out for a successor. As the team shapes up in spring training, the pitching staff and the infield promise to be the backbone. Outfield to Mound Three starting pitchers from last year are back—Danny Boone, Paul Sullivan and Irvin Stein. Ray Fritz from Montreal and Lou Garland, who won 19 games for Los Angeles, last year, fortify the staff. In addition, Southpaw Alta Cohen has been moved from left field to the mound. The close of last season saw him winning four and losing two. Oliver Thomas, a rookie with a curve ball, has impressed Haney in early workouts. Haney said he would be disappointed if Boone didn’t turn in from 15 to 20 victories this year. Haney’s absence is a blow to a potentially first-class infield. H=hopes to get a replacement from Detroit which also owes him a pitcher from the deal that sent Roxie Lawson to the world champions. Utility Man Jack Calvey probably will cover the hot corner until replacements come. Parker at Short "Salty” Parker, who hit .286 last year, probably will be back at shortstop. To round out the doubleplay combination, the Hens have A1 Vincent from Beaumont in the Texas League. Vincent hit .303 last season. Harry Davis, who played first base for Toledo in 1934, before heading for Portland via Detroit, is back again. Davis is a smooth fielder and hit .312 for Portland last year. His acquisition plugs up a bad hole. The outfield still is a question mark. Mike Powers, who hit .339 last year, but whose legs are slowing up, is the only sure starter. Powers is helping Hany run the team. Hubert Shelly, sent to Toledo from Beaumont by Detroit, is leading the spring training race for center field. Fest field is the problem for which a left-handed slugger would be the solution. Rookies Sam Hancock, Tom Leonard and Clarence Young are fighting for the place. Behind the bat, Claude Linton, from the Texas League, is being counted on for first-line duty. His aids will be rookies, of whom Mike Tresh, a .352 hitter from the Three-I League, and Manuel Onis from the Middle Atlantic League, have showed the best form in training. Less than tw r o weeks before the season opens, the Mud Hens look no better than a. .500 ball club. If they succeed in landing a hitting outfielder, a starting pitcher and a fill-in third baseman for Haney, they should become pennant contenders.

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Kuss to Perform in Armory Arena Otto and ‘Black Secret’ tO’ Match Grips. Otto Kuss, a 228-pounder, will tackle the “Black Secret,” and George (Cry Baby) Zaharias, more boastful and confident than ever, will meet a foe yet to be named in the feature encounters on the allheavyweight wrestling program at the Armory next Tuesday night, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter of the Hercules A. C. announced today. Zaharias, following his victory over Art Shires in a “mixed” bout last Tuesday at the Armory, has agreed to tussle with any mat foe chosen by Carter. The “Black Secret,” who wears a mask, has won four matches here. He scales 220. Kuss, his opponent, is the former Indiana University grappler.

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Fausett Best With Bat as Indians Lose New Third-Sacker Collects Four Hits; Take On Brewers Today. Times Special WAUCHULA, Fla., April 2.—The Indians are not doing any too well in the grapefruit league, but they are getting valuable practice under fire and Manager Killefer believes the squad will be ready to jump off in full stride on April 12 when the American Association season opens. The Tribesters were at Lake Wales today to tackle the Milwaukee Brewers, and tomorrow the Cream City aggregation will play a return exhibition here. Chief Killefer employed three hurlers yesterday in the tilt staged here with the Toronto Internationals and the visitors pounded out a 7-to-4 victory at the expense of rookie “Ox” Hartley of Evansville in the sixth and seventh innings. Logan Holds Leafs Lefty Bob Logan worked for the Hoosiers the first five stanzas and left the mound with his team in front, 2 to 1. Rookie Stith hurled the final two innings. Bob Fausett, the Tribe new third sacks-r, combed the leather for two singles, a double and triple. Home runs were poled by Heath of the Indians and Oliver of Toronto. Hit totals were 11 for Indianapolis and 13 for the Leafs. Second Baseman Vincent Sherlock is due to rejoin his mates after several weeks of training with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was turned back to the Indians and it will be necessary to sign him to anew contract. New Infielder in Camp The Hoosiers have taken on another rookie in Johnny Williams, third sacker, who has been working out with Brooklyn. He is out of the Bi-State League, where he batted .337 last year and hit 18 homers. He is a six-footer and is fast. Killefer agreed to look over Williams at the request of Manager Stengel of the Dodgers. It has no part in the Johnny Cooney deal with Brooklyn. Including today’s game at Lake Wales, the Indians are to play four more exhibitions in Florida before breaking camp on April 4. Score yesterday: Toronto 001 003 300— 7 13 0 Oflt 100 200— 4 11 1 Mooty, Murray and T. Heath, Crouch; Logan, Hartley. Stith and Riddle; Egerer. POLISH MEET STARTS SALEM, Mass., April 2.—The St. Joseph’s club of Kansas City, Kas., defending champions, will meet the St. Stanislaus club of Adams, Mass., in the opening round of the National Polish Roman Catholic Union basketball tournament tonight.

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Bejma Stays With Browns The former Indianapolis in fielder, Ollie Bejma, who hails from the northern part of Hoosierland, apparently has cinched a job as utility infielder with the St. Louis American League club .

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By United Press COLUMBUS, Ga.. April 2.—Condition of Branch Rickey, vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals, today was described as “serious, but not critical” by local hospital attaches, Rickey suffered lacerations about the head and injuries to his legs late yesterday when the car in which he was riding with William De Witt, Cardinals’ treasurer, and Mrs. De Witt, struck a truck driven by a Negro. De Witt was driving the car. De Witt received only minor injuries. His wife was unhurt. UMPIRE IN HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, Ga., April 2. George Parker, National League baseball umpire, was in serious condition in a local hospital today from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Hardeeville, Ga., late yesterday. Parker was found to be suffering from a broken left leg and a fractured collarbone. Detroit Releases Three to Brewers By United Press LAKELAND, Fla., April 2.—The Detroit Tigers today released Infielders Chester Laabs and Rudy York and Outfielder Chester Morgan to Milwaukee in the American Association. Hubert Bates, outfielder, and Pitcher Donald French were sent to Montreal in the International League. Laabs, York and Bates went under 24-hour optional agreements.

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McClure Tops Seedings for U. S. Tourney Table Tennis Matches Open Today With Foreign Stars Entered. By United Press PHILADELPHIA. April 2.—The United States Table Tennis championship tournament begins today with foreign stars competing for the first time. The entry list includes more than 300 players representing the United States. Hungary, England and Canada. The tournament will continue for three days. Viktor Barna, Hungary, five times world champion, heads the list of foreigners. American seedings were topped by Jimmy McClure of Indianapolis, and Robert Blattner of St. Louis, holders of the world doubles title. Ruth Hughes Aarons, New York girl who won the world championship at Prague, is favored to take the women’s singles title for the third straight year. She is followed in the seeding by Jay Purves of Chicago, who won the national crown in 1933. Arthur Hayden, British southpaw is second in the foreign seedings, followed by Sando Glancz, Hugarian, and Jimmy Travers, provincial champion of Quebec. George Dunlap Nears Another Links Title By United rress PINEHURST, N. C.. April 2. George Dunlap, New York internationalist and former amateur champion, moved toward his fifth North and South title today as the Pinehurst tournament entered the quar-ter-final' round. The New Yorker meets R. S. Tufts of Pinehurst. Tuffs drove the tournament’s only foreign entrant; from the lists yesterday, defeating Andrew McNair of London, 2-up. Jack Ryerson of Cooperstown, N. Y„ meets W. E. Stockhausen of New Haven, Conn.; Art Lynch of Mammaroneck. N. Y„ meets C. O. Clare of New Haven, and Pat Mucci of Newark, N. J... faces A. C. Giles of New York in other matches today. Dunlap yesterday won from Torq Pierce of Rutland, N. Y., 6 and 5. I NEURITIS g Rheumatism or Muscular Lumbago H are quickly relieved with i Keene’s Wintergreen Tablets §f Absolute money-back guarantee. = Bee your druggist or write direct m THE KEENE DRUG CO., INDPLS.