Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1936 — Page 20

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| Scouts, Scribes ‘to Arena? U. S. Big Boy Pitiful, Too.

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

ERLIN, Aug. 13~The big stir-

nything he couldn't do

with a pair of|

boxing gloves. # Mr. Robbe made his debut yesterday afternoon be- | fore a packed | house in the I Deutschland Halle. There were ‘almost as many

newspaper men in

the’ press box as customarily attend one of our frequent battles of the century back home. Mr. Jeff -* Dickson, the Paris and London promoter, had a scout at the ringside, and it would be no surprise to learn that Mr. Jimmy Johnston responded 1n a siniilar capacity. { . The amateurs of some 40 different nations had been throwing Jeather in two different rings all rnoon and the place was a noisy ‘babel of confused tongues. It was somewhat remindful of - Dyckman oval in New York where the Latin races gather on a summer evening to watch favorites snort and sweat. To American ears the endless tumult carried no’more meaning in words than the roar of the subway. In the long parade of fights of all .sizes, shapes and shades, an Amer- ~ lcan heavyweight gentleman of color ‘named Oliver, from Chicago, had failed to add anything to the prestige of the United States. To come right t and say as much, Mr. Oliver was what the boys around Lindy’s “would call a stinkeroo. A large, _ earnest, flat-faced Swede punched “him full of air-conditioned holes ‘much to the delight of the crowd. » 8 ” ST as it was possible to sense ’ the sentiment of the people with respect to the various countries in the parade of nations on the open-

ing day of the Olympics, so was it possible to discover just how this country feels about that country in the fights. All countries bound together by natural or political alces cheered warnily, win, lose or draw. For opposing countries there is a sibilant hiss or a resonant “ bird no matter whether the boxers _ perform creditably or otherwise. - The attitude is, no matter how good the boxers are they want no part of them. - As a result the officials were subjected to boisterous abuse which "up to now has been confined to vocal blasts, but which may well at any moment take on a more violent form of expression. ficials are patently incompetent, being kibitzers who hitch hiked to the Olympics on political prefer- . ence, but the majority at least know, how to count up to 10. Lieut. Russel Emery of the Amer.fcan Army, with an established Reputation as a referee in the amateur boxing game, came close to being mobbed when he disqualified : Uruguyan welter- . weight, in a Bot with Fritz, his . French opponent. He was sur- _ rounded at the ringside and sprayed with angry Biturats, ; ® T= Americans are not alto3 gether blameless either. Mr. * Roy Davis, manager of Uncle Sam- . uel’'s boxers, indorsed the general madness surrounding the Olympic boxing by threatening to withdraw the team following

welterweight, in the first round, and had won the other two

thdrawn for more than an hour when Mr. Davis either experienced 8 sudden rush of sanity or was to continue and thus

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lish-av, tomorrow night.

Knights of Columbus Night is scheduled at the Industrial Softball Stadium, LaSalle-st and EngThe. undefeated Knights of Columbus squad of Richmond, Ind. (pictured

above) is to tangle with the local All-Stars, a team composed of outstanding players from the 16 clubs in the city K. of ©. softball league. locals will be seeking to atone for a 1-to-0 setback handed them by the Richmond Knights last Sun-

The

day at Richmond. A curtain-raiser, pitting St. Johns against Holy Cross is to start at 7:30. Holy Cross is leading the local league and St. Johns is in second place. 8:30. Players on the Richmond squad®are: row, left to right—William Engelbert, Paul Cook, manager; Bill Cook, L. Swegman and John Karns. Front Row—Thomas Jones, Paul Murphy, Frank Huan, Tony Derago, Frank McNamara ad Joseph

The main game is to begin at - Rear

TEE TIME +

BY PAUL BOXELL

[ioonak as the size of the entry list is concerned, Indianapolis’ first qualifying tournament for the National Amateur has gone over the top with a pleasant bang. The U. S. G. A. fathers, in naming’ Indianapolis a trial center for the first time in history, warily asked the local District Association to guarantee 12 entries. Thus, it was no painful task for Mr. Cliff Wagoner, association secretary, to report today that approximately 40 contestants will take part in the 36-hole meet at Highland Tuesday, Aug.25. “I had been notified of 34 entries when the deadline fell last night,” Mr. Wagoner said, “and there are at least six more in the city and around the state of which I was not informed. Of -course, we are quite pleased with the result.” All entries have been submitted to the U. 8S. G. A., and the parent association is expected to release pairings and starting periods some time after next Wednesday.

campaign ring up & banner

entry list, it EISG- Wetter sinew

member clubs for the United States Golf - Association—-namely, Speedway Golf Club, Coffin Golf Club, Country Club of Indianapolis, Hillcrest Country Club and Martinsville Country Club. Which probably will please the’ U. 8. G. A. union even more than the entry boom. . You can bet the boys at the helm will present the qualifying center to Indianapolis on a wreath of roses next year.

MONG those whose entries are a certainty you may find Jack Tuitt, Bud Pettigrew, Dick McCreary, Bill Reed Jr., Max Buell, Bob Hamilton, Freeman P. Davis, W. A. Kennedy, Bert Kingan Jr., Sam Simpson, Paul Carr, Jack Thi Phil Renforth and many an crack shot. The entry list. is overwhelmingly home-townish,” but Terre Haute, French Lick and Louisville are expected to send representatives. Hamilton, Evansville’s ex-high. school champ, has entered himself out of the French Lick Country Club. Phil Talbot is reported all set to make an invasion in behalf of Bloomington’s Country Club. - If so, he will play under the banner of Hillevesh: where he js a guest mem-

4 2 Just how many players from this

center will be eligible for the big

show in Garden City, N. Y,, Sept, 14-19, is not to be revealed until the pairings are announced next

* 2 ® 8 ARVIN HECKMAN faces a L tough assignment. Mr. Heckman wants to hold on to his South Grove club championship, and to do that he must outclass, 31 sharpshooting clubmates, including Clayton Nichols, who are poised to begin match play eliminations this weekend. _ It took a pair of 84s or less to

TOT only did: the district group’s:

Roy Butler. Erval Hilligoss, who twice has won the title and qualified this year with 154, faces Bud Cook in his first match.

8 = HE next pro-amateur, excluding - the 3-and-1 prologue to the

state amateur this Sunday, is slated | for the Anderson Country Club a |

week from Monday. The style of play at Anderson will be select partner, with handicap; the distance, 18 holes; the enfry fee, $2.50. For information, communicate

with’ J. D, Scott, 2634 Washington-

1{ blvd, Indianapolis.

Ca N the shindig preceding the amateur at Terre Haute Sunday, one

pro will draw three amateur part-}

ners and the best ball for each hole will be counted on the team card. Amateurs’ handicaps will be suspended. 8

ee = THE city postoifice : tournament "is to begin Sunday, Aug. 23, with an 18-hole qualifying round at Riverside. Sixty entrants will be |

out. to place among the 16 low scor-

to be paired for match piay in championship flight, where the Postinaster’s Trophy is at stake. 'Eighteen-hole rounds are to continue at Riverside through the following two: Sundays, culminating in the titular encounter, over 36 holes, on the third Sabbath. ‘Endurance should be a dominating feature of this tournament. An 18-hole march. over turf must be a mere, hop, skip and jump for the many carriers entered who daily put in long periods on the hard pavement toting Unele Sains mail, ;

12ZY DEAN’ trying to outpitch rd a can p! ehouse trying to outgolf Brother Russ. Ralph and Russ met in a second

act the likes of which the Gary course or few other courses never have seen. Russell was no less than three under par for the 17 holes over which the match was played. But

the old friendly family rivalry was

too much for Ralph, the elder. He broke down and smashed around the full 18 holes in 66, six under

: aa Ralph, pro at Forest Park in Noblesville, a favorite to

triumph in the semi-finals and fin-

als today and emerge with the title.

Williamson (Fort. Wayne) contest in the finals

this afternoon,

Raines, Laditzi on

Allison, F ord

in Main Bout

Lightweights Top Amateur Card at lllinois-st¢ Arena Tonight.

Floyd Ford, shifty Negro. lightweight from the Boyce ‘A. C. has been matched with Marshall Allison of Shelbyville for the fourround top bout on Roy Wallace's weekly amateur fight card at the Tllinois-st arena tonight. : Ford fought his way to the championship of the novice division of the Golden Gloves tournament this year, Allison, winner of the 1935 open championship, has ‘registered several victories in the local ring. His last triumph was a hair-line decision over Butch Powers last week. A slugfest is promised the three-round semi-windup. | Don Staley, ex-Tech High School gridder, is slated to make his second ring appearance against Jonnny Ressler of ‘Tipton. Six ‘supporting - bouts: ot’ “three rounds each will complete the card. The rest of the program follows: John Ressler, Tipion, vs. Don Staley; Washington A. C., heavyweights. Jimmy Gustafson, Oliver A. C., VS. Jack Sheridan, Boyce A. C., middleweights. Walter Johnson, Oliver A. C., Vs. Leroy Dycus, Bess A. C., bantamweights, Tommy Davidson, Chevrolet Commercial Body, vs. Herbert Brown, Bess A. C; featherweights. Harold McDermid, unattached, vs. Emmett Longstaff, Oliver- A. C,

Bill Brownlee, Washington A. C., vs. Buster Sheridan, Buyee A. C, welterweights, ’

featherweights.

| American Quintet

' Goes Inte Finals

By United Press BERLIN, Aug. 13.—The United States basketball team today entered the Olympic finals by defeating Mexico, 25-10, in the semi-finals. At half-time the Americans led, 13-2. The United States “Blue” team of giants capitalized on their height in the first half and kept control of the ball. They also were more accurate in their shooting ‘than the Mexicans, who were using a delayed offense and were powerless to break tarough the U. S. man-for-man defense. The only Mexican points in the first half were scored on fouls. Frank Lubin of Hollywood, Cal., led Uncle Sam’s scorers with five pain ts.

Medal Score

By United Press

‘BERLIN, Aug.

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13.—Americans owed : have won 38 medals in the Olympics, the Germans. :

Mrs. Hil, Velma Dunn Take

First Two Places in Olympic Event. BY STUART CAMERON United Press Sports Editor

OLYMPIC POOL, Berlin, Aug. 13. ~—Mrs. Dorothy Poynton Hill

points to defeat

her team mate, Velma Dunn of

Monrovia, Cal, by 3 of a point. 3mericns other

placed Sixth went to " another Japanese, Fusako Kono,

With the completion of the

| fourth event on the Olympic pro-

gram of seven, erica’s women had 37 points, topping Germany, second with 20% Holland, favored to wrest the swiming title from the United States, was third with 17%, and Japan fourth with 15. Two American girls also moved into the semi-finals of the 400-

meter free style race. They were

Mrs. Lenore Kight Wingard ' of Homestead, Pa., and Mary Lou Petty of Seattle. A third American entrant, Dorothea Dickinson of New York, withdrew from the second heat becatSe of a sprained

shoulder. Breaks 400-Meter Record

The 400-meter trials were featured by a record-breaking race by

Ragnhild Hveger of Denmark. She won the first heat in 5:28 which shaved a half second. from the Olympic record set in 1932 by| Helene Madison of the United States. ‘Mrs. Wingard placed second to Miss Hveger while Miss Petty was third in - the fourth heat. The Seattle girl did not extend herself because there were only three swimmers in her heat and all automatically qualified. Mrs. Hill was superior to every diver in the field of 22 on three of four dives. On her fourth dive—a

received a oS of en from the judges, ranging from 4 to 8%.

~ Medica in Dead ‘Heat ;

The second heat of the 400-meter free-style trials, had only two competitors, won by Cathar Wilhelmina Wagner of Holland. American was'in the third heat. Hendrika Wilhelmina Mastenbroek of Holland, champion, took ‘the fourth heat in 5:38.6. Jack Medica of the United States, winner of the 400-meter free-style title yesterday, advanced into the semi-finals of the 1500-meter freestyle. He finished even with Noboru Terada of Japan in the second heat.

Both covered the course in 19 min- |

utes 55.5 seconds. Adolf Kiefer: and: al Van De Weghe of the United States finished one-two in the first semi-final heat of the men’s Olympic 100meter backstroke competition today. Taylor Drysdale of the United States captured the second heat. Kiefer swam the first heat in 1:06.8, which shaved a tenth of a second from the new Olympic record he set yesterday. Van De Weghe was clocked in 1:06.68. Two Japanese finished behind Drysdale who was clocked in .1:08.6. Masoji Kiyokawa, the defending

champion, was second and Yasuhiko third.

Kojima was ; Three Americans Qualify In the first of five. heats to determine tomorrow's semi-finalists in the 200-meter breaststroke, Tetsuo Hamuro of Japan shattered the

100-meter free-style

{ Nazis i in Fog “at Ball Game

Baseball Show Leaves German Spectators

BY HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

the ts of

Los | 100,000 Germans could be read today, Abner Doubleday probably could enter a libel suit which would dwarf the war debt. For nearly three hours the crowd, by many thousands the largest ever assembled for baseball, sat in utter bewilderment as two American teams put on an Olympic exhibition, The game drew only two rousing and sincere cheers. The first came when it was announced that the game was half completed, the second when it was all over and the teams left the field.

il even before the game started. The first came when three announcers, a German, a Frenchman and an Englishman, were brought before the microphone to explain the game. The German, who, judging by his remarks, had gained his knowledge of the American pastime by reading | see the rules of water polo, gave an in-

terprstation that even the Brook-

Dodgers wouldn't have understood. The Frenchman picked’ up where he left.off and concluded with a warning that the only thing it was

er tossing the sphere against the baton of the striker.” The Englishman spoke with an Oxford accent and the tipoff on how much he knew came when he said baseball was a unique. mixture of lacrosse and cricket, and referred to the bases as “four places of refuge.” ® ‘a = HE second strike on ‘the crowd’s chances of gleaning a fragment of understanding of what was going on was the poor lighting.. The lights were so dim it was impossible to see the ball from the stands.

floodligh _Reichsportfiel 4 Laos | 18st night, and if the minds of the who watched it]

The crowd had two strikes on|sters

necessary to watch was the “throw- |

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ERLIN, Aug. 13.—~Baseball made | t its international debut andes

pire who worked behind the Tiny ‘called balls and strikes a foghorn voice and after his first few bellows the crowd roared balls and strikes with him. “Balllllllll!” Tiny would roar. “Ballllllilll!” the spectators would mock. Armed with an interpreter, I walked out into the crowd and took a seat among half a dozen youngdressed in the white linen suits of the Hitler youth movement. They were in a complete oe and after a while e wish that the baseball boys the i be chased off the field and some soccer players brought on. The uniform bothered them, too. They couldn't any sense in so much covering for players who didn’t bang around.

O baseball teams were ever provided with such a dramatic entrance as were the Americans last night. A second béfore they came on the field the stadium was totally darkened and the band played. Then the giant spotlights picked out the rival teams in the darkness and played on them as they trotted to the center of the field and lined up beside two American flags. Then in a flash the stadium was flooded with light. The only authentic feature of the game was the hot dogs sold throughout the stands by venders. They were just as tough, the rolls just as stale, and the mustard just as weak and watery as that served in our own ball parks.

City Railrbaders Turn Back

Shelby Team Before Record Crowd.

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That softball is proving a popular pastime in Indianapolis was indi. cated last night when approximately 1000 spectators turned out for the Big Four: Car-

Kennedy | liner game at Softball Stadium. It

crowd ever to wit-

game in this city. Ts evened their

a 9-10-86 verdict in a | OY linens affair. Although Carl . Martin ace twirler of the locals, was touched for 11 hits, he kept them well sca of one blows acco The

from the ine in the sixth, as-five of the six hits went for extra bases, MeClimon ahd Carver, with home runs, and Williams, with a pair of doubles, led aus winners’ attack, The latter drove ‘in four runs. The Railroaders mnreet Victory Cleaners Saturday night ne Juis second-round county game and are carded to face New castle “Phone 766” next Wednesday night, both games to be played at the stadium.

JACOBS WINS TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT,

Jerry Jacobs annexed the singles title in the summer table tennis tournament at the Paddle Club by defeating Earl Coulters in the final round last night. The score was 16-21, 21-15, 21-19. Coulson and Robert Craig won the doubles title by defeating Ray Seidensticker and Lester Cox, 19-21, 22-20,. 21-18. In the semi-final round of the singles, Jacobs had

‘eliminated Frank Morgan, 21-23, 21.

16, 21-19. Coulter advanced. by Neating Josh Inman, 21-19, 16-21, 2.

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