Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1936 — Page 17

COACH LEITZMAN has been here six years.

Central Normal Coach Proud of His Boys; They Tackle

Earlham’s Gridders in Home-Coming Tilt at Danville Saturday.

ANVILLE, Ind. Oct. 13 boys in the world!” And the look on Coach S. H. Leitzman’s face as he gazed ‘out over tHe picturesque Central Normal football field here yesterday while his boys booted, passed and ran the ball from! one end of the pasture to the other, compelled us to believe, he meant what he said, without sentiment or boastfulness. The place where the Central Normal boys practice is an ideal spot situated in the city park between a row of maples and a row of weeping willows. On either side, smooth parkways wend through clumps of evergreen shrubbery. It seems like sort of a shame to scratch up the turf with mud cleats and rolling boys.

~"“They’re the finest bunch of

He played halfback on Central's team and graduated in 1929. He

got his Master's Degree at Indiana University in 1932. Be-

fore he graduated from Central he coached four years at

“Auburn high school and seven years at LaPorte high school.

F J ” » sn ” There is a dearth of material for the Central Normal football team. There are more girls than boys in school and there are only about 400 altogether. But Mr. Leitzman has managed to interest 32 boys in the game. He doesn’t have any shining lights, triple-threat men and the like, but he does have a batch of what he terms “good football players.” When Coach Leitzman came to Central he found the football team overrun by a group of boys whose character, he says, was not that which makes for either good teams or good boys. Their table manners would have made Emily Post fit for a straight jacket. # ” » 8 » ” go he made character the first requisite for football men and although the team suffered temporarily, it has paid in the long run. The coach says that they never make a trip anywhere but what the restaurant men comment on what a well-behaved group he has. And that’s something— take it from one who has been on such trips. ® ”

# 8 ” » Mr. Leitzman doesn’t expect to have an outstanding team every year. Once every three years, he explained yes-

terday, he should have a pretty fair team. That's because

‘he has to teach new boys the game and it takes them three

years to really learn what it’s all about. Five of this year’s eleven never played football until they came to Central. » s ” = ” ” HIS year’s team is lighter than last year’s, but faster. They are not as good at straight football, but they are the best passing aggregation Normal has had in years. Last week they defeated Valparaiso 14 to 0, although they were badly outweighed. They previously lost to Manchester, 33 to 0, and defeated Ball State 25 to 6 and hope to give Earlham a tussle Saturday in Central's home-coming game, Last year’s team made the best Indiana Conference showing that the school had ever achieved. They won three, lost one and tied three, finished in fifth place. That's the

* position they occupy now.

fellows.

If the football men didn’t gain anything else from their experience they would have the pleasure of meeting new For in the list of 32 players, not one of them is from Danville and the home town list shows that they come

- from 25 different cities.

N the squad last year were all four of the school’s class]

presidents. Although that record has not beén main-

tained this year thére are three straight-A students on the

team—Charles Martin, a tackle from Lafayette; Calvin Gullion, a halfback from Lebanon, and Joseph Pike, a center from Plainfield. Mr. Pike's is a strange story. He has slept in a house but once in 15 years. His 215 pounds and ruddy complexion show it hasn't hurt him. He said yesterday that 15 years ago he and his five brothers were spending the summer in tents. When the weather began to change and blankets were necessary a challenge was thrown out, daring the boys to sleep outdoors all winter. Two of the Pikes have continued the practice for the last decade and a half. One night a high windstorm blew down the tents, forced

the boys to the house. And Joe said he caught the worst cold he’s ever had. :

Carlisle, Hobbs Win Links Event

Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. 13.—Posting a net score of 64, Malcolm Carlisle and Bob Hobbs, Indianapolis Country Club amateurs, won the weekly pro-amateur golf tournament held at the Hillview Country Club course here yesterday. The victorious duo carded a 70 and subtracted a handicap of 6 to top the field. The event was under auspices of the Indiana Professional Golfers’ Association. ' L. Ert Slack, former Mayor of Indianapolis, entertained the goifers with a dinner at the clubhouse Jollowing the tourney. J. D. Scott,

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Bess A. C. to Stage Amateur Ring Show

A five-bout amateur boxing program has been scheduled for Thursday night at reopening of the Bess A. C. The show will start at 8:30. Young Bess will meet Charles Wilburn, Richmond, in the fourround main event. The three-round semi-final match will pit Al Osborne, Bess A. C. flyweight, against Forest Tevis, Richmond. Other bouts include Leroy Dycas, Bess A. C., against Lee Freeman, featherweight; and Lee Prettyman against an ‘opponent yet to be seof | lected by Promoter Bess.

FOOTBALL RESULTS

(Games of Yesterday) , tourney Colleges Fou be held Sunday at Nobles-| Temple, 14; Boston College, 0. e n—— v Neal McIntyre, professional at the Highland Golf and Country Club. Indianapolis, and Steve Davis, ama“teur, placed second in yesterday's Ou with T70-4—66; Massie

High Schools Emerson (Gary), 13; Washington

‘(East Chciago), - Mooseheart ‘ai Academy, 31; Roosevelt (East Chicago), 6. Lafayette, 26; 0. - Columbus, 12; Seymour, 12 (tie).

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936

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mn action.

Likes Huskers Over In Indiana

Says Chicago oan. «Should Be an Easy Opponent for Purdue.

BY JOCK SUTHERLAND Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 13.—Driving toward the middle of the season, games will be played on Oct. 17 that will go far toward deciding sectional championships. More than one may well have a bearing on the mythical national title. Ohio State and Northwestern open their Western Conference Sampaisns in Evanston in the middlewest’s feature. Lynn Waldorf got the Wildcats off the mark much faster this fall. They proved their worth by beating a good Iowa team, 18-7. But even in the face of the Purple tuning up on North Dakota State while Ohio State was having its bruising battle with Pittsburgh last Saturday, Hie : choice has to Sutherland the Buckeyes, Nebraska meets its second Big Ten foe in a row in Indiana. The Huskers will have to watch for tricks from the Hoosiers, but. the latter will have to watch for Cardwell and Francis. It looks like Nebraska. Michigan has done nothing to indicate that it can halt the Minnesota powerhouse in the latter's Big Ten opener. The Gophers meet the Wolverines after a titanic battle with Nebraska. Wisconsin should give Notre Dame a bit more trouble than it has in recent seasons, but there is little doubt that the Irish will prevail. Iowa and Ozzie Simmons should repel Illinois in a thriller. The Hawkeyes had a week’s letup following their defeat by Northwestern. The Illini will be getting over the Southern California game.

much as it pleases in the Maroon's initial Western Conference effort of 1936. Its passing attack being far superior, Marquette is likely to repulse Kansas State by air. Michigan State figures to find Missouri much easier than Carnegie Tech, and should win.

Navy Meets Yale

Navy is going to find the going much rougher when Yale moves into Venable Stadium, Baltimore. The Middies have come along rapidly, however. I suspect that the running and passing of Schmidt will offset any edge the Elis might have in material. I pick Navy in a close game. Princeton receives its first major test in tackling Pennsylvania at lin Field. The Tiger will have hands full, but should win. Army and Harvard collide in another traditional scrap. Dick Harlow has done a fine job at Cambridge, but the Crimson is paired with too able a team. An injury has put Dobson, who looked so well at fullback, out of Army’s lineup for the season, but the Cadets still have Monk Meyer and others. Temple and Carnegie Tech meet in Philadelphia Friday night in the initial major sectional test for each. Tech has been through two wearing games—against Notre Dame and Michigan State. The Skibos will be playing at night on a foreign field. Temple is accustomed to night ball and is better prepared . physically. The edge, if any, goes to Temple. Pitt and Duquesne Pittsburgh has to come back after a gruelling battle with Ohio State and bump into a local rival, Duquesne. The Dukes had an easy game last week—just the right sort for a tune-up. They will be shooting for this one. If is the game in capital letters on their schedule. Cornell will have had two weeks’ preparation for Syracuse. I expect that the Orange club’s greater experience will prevail, however. As usual there are plenty of interesting intersectional battles. Colgate and Tulane renew relations, and the edge in this one must go to Tulane on the basis of this year’s performances. Auburn meets Detroit, but the Titans are not strong enough this year to cause the Plainsmen any trouble. Ray Morrison returns to his old stamping grounds at Dallas when he takes his Vanderbilt team to

Pitt Mentor |

Purdue figures to turn back Chicago |

OHIO STATE IS GHOIC OF SUT HERLAND

Among Standout Fi igures With Bulldogs

These three Butler University

halfbacks are mainstays in Tony

Hinkle’s sophomore crew which has been. showing up well in this

_season’s games. Left to right they

are Silvio Constantino, one of the

fleet of Bulldog sophomores; Bernie Breen, ex-Cathedral ace, also a

sophomore halfback, and Frank Welton, ex-Manual sar, who started the Bulldog drive for a touchdown against Chicago. The local warriors have won one game and tied two, the deadlocks coming in hard-fought contests. The next tussle will be with Manchester College at the local

gridiron Saturday.

Tigers Seek

‘Pass Defense meme |

Prove

Aerial Maneuvers Costly to De Pauw Grid Team.

Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind, Oct. 13.— Coach Gaumy Neal today looked for some De Pauw backfield men who can knock down passes and block, and who aren't crippled.

There is the story of the Tiger football season so far.

Injuries have handicapped the squad since the opener at Miami, O. Two of the best running backs— Kendall and Villapiano—are out indefinitely with leg injuries received in that game. Other backs and two veteran ends can not see full-time service because of injuries. Passes Have spelled defeat for the Tigers. In the Miami game, which De Pauw lost, 14 to 6, the way was paved for the first Miami touchdown by a pass, and the second was scored on a pass. The Tigers lost to Franklin last Saturday when the Grizzlies took to the air. The rest of Saturday’s story, ac-

‘cording to Coach Neal, is blocking.

The running attack was weakened by ineffective blocking. The defense folded up when the Grizzlies launched their aerial attack in the last quarter and, despite mud and rain, pushed over the touchdown that brought a heart-breaking 6-t-2 loss to the Old Gold gridders. It was the first game De Pauw has lost on its home field since ti 7-6 Wabash win two years ago that snapped a two-season winning streak.

Amateur Football

The following players of the Spades football team are urged to report at ‘the DeMolay chapter

‘house tonight at 8 o'clock: Grey,

Wills, Conner, Reed, L. Reed, Dye, L. Small, M. Small, D. Small, Metcalf, Kemp, Fletcher, Blankenship, Allen, Patterson, Tarzan and Mullendore. The team needs a couple of backfield men.

The So-Athi¢c football team holds a field permit for Sunday at Christian Park and would like to sche:lule a team in the 150-pound class. Write Norman Bartlett, 3854 Spann-av, or call Irvington 0088.

An important t meeting of teams in fhe Smith-Hassler-Sturm Senior League will be held tonight at 7:30 at the store. All members are urged to be present. Schedules will be arranged and officials selected.

The Fashion Cleaners will practice Wednesday and Friday evening and also Saturday afternoon at Olney-st and Roosevelt-av. All players are requested to attend practice.

The Yugo-Slav Slav Juniors of the Big Eight League were victorious in their second game when they defeated - the Rhodius eleven at Rhodius Park, 20 to 0. The out‘yp | Sianding players weie Mauser and Duh in backfield, Cendon and Mivich in the line..

St. Roch’s team will practice Thursday and Friday nights at 7:30. All players are requested to attend. FIGHT TO DRAW Dy United Press

LEN ORE. OF sie ihes Waterbury, Conn., fought to a dra

| in their eight-round boxing bout

here last night.

LAKELAND, -Rnight, Cairo, Ga., was

Pl an Coast Pro League

Loop Will Compete With Pacific Colleges for Grid Patronage.

By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. — A professional football league which will compete directly with Pacific Coast Conference colleges for pub-

lic favor is being organized, it was

learned today. Teams will be organized in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Bakersfield, Salinas and another city not yet named, according to present - tentative plans. Games will be scheduled this season, it was learned. Jim McNamarra, formerly connected with the New York Giants professional team, will supervise organization of the San Francisco team. The league promoters hope to have the league functioning on a large-scale paying basis by 1939 when they plan to stage a professional “world series” in conjunction with the opening of the Golden Gate International Exposition at San Francisco. Dr. Harold P. (Brick) Muller, onetime All-America player of the University of California “wonder teams” of the early twenties, will direct the Oakland team.

Ring Show Ready for Jim Braddock

Signing of LeRoy Ward, 132pound boxer, to meet an unnamed opponent in the first of three fourround boxing bouts on the James J. Braddock amateur boxing and wrestling show at Tomlinson Hall tomorrow night, was announced today by Matchmaker Keaton. The evenings’ program will consist ‘of three boxing bouts and four mat events, all to be refereed by Braddock, world heavyweight boxing champion. Marshall Allison, Shelbyville youth, will bring back ‘memories of his own early days to Braddock, who also came up from the amateur ranks. Allison will meet Johnny Martin in the top four-round glove event. . Koke Haslett has been matched with Russell Schulz in the semifinal of the three bo: events. Bud Templin, Beech Grove A. C,, middleweight grappler, has been th Deb Dennis of the Big Four i in one of the four mat bouts. Buster Keaton, former Big Ten title holder from Indiana U. will meet Myron Brant, Chicago, Ua the grappling semi-final. Brant is rated as one of the best amateurs in the

Windy City.

DUNDEE BEATS KNIGHT Fla., Oct. 23 doe by Texas Joe Dundee in a close 10-

round tussle here last night. They vyweights.

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|Five-Round Scrap

to Top Program

Three of the seven bouts sched-

| uled for Friday night’s amateur box-

ing show to be held in the National Guard Armory will bring together six punchers weighing more than 200 pounds. Big Elza Thompson, Washington A, C. Negro, will meet Russ Bennett, Richmond Negro heavyweight, in the five-round main event. They

met here last January with Elza winning a closé decision. Tommy . Thompson, East Side heavyweight, who won his first come-back ‘bout on last week’s program, will meet James Pluto of the Bess A. C. in the top three-round supporting bout. Another heavyweight, Frank Perry, unattached Negro, will meet an opponent yet to be named in three rounds. Four other three-round scraps will complete the program.

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Mrs. Moody in Mixed Triumph Over Rival

By United Press BERKELEY, Cal, Oct. 13.—Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, 1935 Wimbledon champion, triumphed yesterday in her first clash in two years with her bitterest Rival, Helen Hull Jacobs of Berkeley. Mrs. Moody and her partner, Donald Budge of the United States Davis Cup team, climbed into the Pacific Coast mixed doubles championship at the expense of. Miss Jacobs and Henry Culley of Santa Barbara in a one-set meeting completing the match started Sunday and ended by darkness. The score of yesterday’ s third and deciding set was 6-4. On Sunday the Moody-Budge combination won oneeset, 10-8, and the Jacobs-Culley team another, 7-5.

YOURIST PINS TEXAN NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Abe Yourist, Toledo, pinned Andy Meixner, Dallas, Tex., in the main event of a wrestling show here last night.

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Nation’s List of Major Unbeaten Elevens Now af 27.

BY HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. 153.—The nae tion’s list of major undefeated, une tied football teams — now at 27 «= gets some severe jolting this week. Six games—four in the East, one on the Pacific Coast and another down in Dixie — pair elevens with

i | clean slates. They will reduce the

group of “perfect teams” to at least 21 by nightfall Saturday. Should any of those games end in ties or should any of the remaining 15 elevens with perfect records ens counter trouble from their ope ponents the list will be even smaller, The battles involving top undee feated, untied schools are Dukee Georgia Tech, Southern California=

. | Washington State, Army-Harvard,

Duquesne - Pittsburgh, Manhattane. Holy Cross, and Navy-Yale,

East Has Margin

With the 1236 campaign only a month old, the East holds sway over the clan slate ranks. All other sece tions but the Southwest, which turned out some of the best teams in the country last year, boast pers fect teams. The East has twelve—Army, Hare vard, Duquesne, Pittsburgh, Forde ham, Villanova, Manhattan, Holy Cross, Navy, Princeton, Temple and Yale. The Midwest boasts seven — Indiana, Purdue, Marquette, Miche igan State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Notre Dame. In the South there are Alabama, North - Carolina, Georgia Tech and Duke, while on the coast, Southern California, Washington State, Santa Clara and St. Mary's head the parade. The Southwest has shown the most amazing loss of form of any section this year. Last year, Southe ern Methodist and Texas Christian were two of the nation’s premier outfits. S. M. U. went undefeated (Turn to Page 18)

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