Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1936 — Page 26
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erybody May Play Basketball in Muncie rs of the Town Bogrd—and hey’re Sure to Look On!
PONT I tell ou this basketball thing v was an industiy?
Why up at Muncie they're even planning to inaugurate a sort of “farming” system to produce more recruits for the
high school team.
Muncie isn’t the only Indiana city capable of instituting | such a system,-of course, but I was drawn to Muncie’s intrjcate organization. Say, it’s as complicated as one of Everett Case’s formations, The last thing I heard they were waiting oly for the city athletic board's O. K., which is expected Dec. 3. The idea came from the collective ingenuity of such -
- well-known gentlemen as Ray-
mond (Pete) Jolly, Central High School basketball coach; Walter Fisher, Central's phys-
ical education supervisor; , Superintendent of Schools H.
B. Allman, and Central’s principal, Paul Addison. They met to devise means of bringing athletics, and especially basketball, into the educational routine of more - Muncie schoolboys. And from that meeting came the formula which is to bring the athletics of the entire school city under one authority. The Muncie plan envelops all who like to play basketball. From the plebes to the captains, it will bring Yn past He Should Be Jolly the coach’s eye like horses on a merry-go-round. And right now Mr. Jolly is supervisor of all basketball in Muncie, be-
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HERES the way the thing | is built: » At the top of the groups is the Muncie High School varsity, the Bearcats. In addition there are the Bearkittens, a reserve squad. Now there is to be started a new “C” team which will pick its players from the outstanding teams in intramural competition. And everybody plays intramural ball. ~ Get it? : Actually, it gives. every boy a chance to win the suit right off a varsity player's back. And that kind of stiff competition is going to keep the varsity humping. In the Muncie junior high schools a similar group of teams is being organized. In each case the intramuralists will be given an opportunity of making the varsity. And when a junior high school pupil goes’into senior high school, a complete set of records, showing his mental attitude, scholastic average, height and weight statistics, and athletic attainment, will go right along with him. (Note: That
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The co-operation of the grade schools in the plan is to be left entirely up to the grade school principals, but they are expected to fit in easily. The athletic board is expected to urge the grade schools’ co-operation and to allow them the use of the Central High School gym. What a workout that place is going to get! Perhaps the most important point of the entire system is that there will be approximately 200 boys continually competing for a place on Mr. Jolly’s varsity. It’s a great plan. There’s no doubt about it. The kids won’t be able to say: : “Shucks, I could have played better than that guy.” If he could hep he would and that’s all There will be to it.
IT MAY work a “hardship on the Muncie mothers though. For, what with practicing and playing games, when are the boys going to have a chance to carry out the ashes, chop the kindling and practice their piano lessons? And if the system develops we may expect to see placards advertising:
“Battle of the Century. Tomorrow Night. Kindergarten Red Hots versus the 1-A Tigers.”
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Football Predictions
For Nov. 28 Games
BY P. B. WILLIAMSON
T= last Saturday in November is short of games but ‘long on talent. The big spot is Army and Navy at Philadelphia in the annual Service struggle. The Williamson System shades to the Soldiers on this one, but with a possible tie, or any rate a close outcome. ' Louisiana State, feeling the Rose Bowl urge, looks good to crush Tulane and Georgia Tech is picked to beat Georgia in spite of the latter's comeback against Fordham. In the East, Stanford over Columbia, and in the Southwest, Baylor over Rice and Texas Christian over Southern thodist, |
below with each team’s rating according to System. ere no rating is given, the schedule is is nsutficient for calculating one clearly. EXPLANATION: Figure after cach team is ils ating acoording 1 t Williamson Football Rating Table. In “Predict” column: a a ay 2, means win for No. 2 team; T, means © tie game or close outcome; R, Mans reversed against
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ARMY AND } NAVY
Cadets H: Have Margin Over Sailor Teams
Midshipmen-Won First Grid Tilt, Which Was Played "in 1890.
BY HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 26—It's the Army against the Navy day at Philadelphia—the thirtyseventh | meeting between these rivals of the . They've played 36 games with the Army holding the edge, 20 victories to 13. Three were ‘ties. Relations were broken after the 1927 game because of scholastic differences between the ‘schools. In 1930 and 1931 they met at New York for charity and in 1932 relations once again were resumed officially. Here's the story of these thrilling victories and glorious defeats. 1890; Navy, 24; Army, SH Emerich was Navy’s chief groundgainer. Miche and Prince were best Army players. The first of the many Timberlakes of the Army played in this game. 1891: Army, 32; Navy, 10 Clarke, Army guard, scored three touchdowns on short smashes. Timperlake of Army scored one after a rush of 25 yards. 1892: Navy, 12; Army, 4 The feature of this game was Navy's. 25-yard drive for a touchdown, Izzard scoring. 1893: Navy, 6; Army, 4
Afer a scoreless first half. Navy
converted an Army fumble into a touchdown, Kimball scoring. Bagley kicked a difficult goal. 1894 to 1898, inclusive, no games.
1899: Army, 17; Navy, 5
Rockwell was the big star for the |.
Cadets, scoring two of the Army touchdowns. Gannon tallied for
Navy. 1900: Navy, 11; Army, 7 A battle of field: .goals, with Clarke scoring first for Army. Long of Navy tied the score with a field goal after six tries had been blocked. Navy swept ahead on Long’s touch- | down and Landis’ safety. 1901: Army 11; Navy § Daly of Army returned the opening kick-off in the second half 100 yards for a touchdown in the outstanding run of the game. 1902: Army 22; Navy 8 A smashing Cadet attack produced touchdowns by Hackett, Bunker and Torney, Strassburger of Navy raced 60 yards for a touch
down, 1903: Army 40; ‘Navy 5
Navy’s early lead was wiped oud by Army touchdowns" by Prince (3), Davis (2). 1904: Army 11; Navy 0 Minus the services of its cap(Turn to Page 26)
Heavies Clash on Ring Card
Lem Ludlow of Lafayette Matched With Perry at Armory.
A strong four-man boxing team from Lafayette, Ind, will be seen in action on the weekly boxing card at the Armory tomorrow night. Lem Ludlow, one of the visitors, is scheduled to trade blows with Frank Perry, fast-stepping Indianapolis heavyweight, in one of the two four-round feature bouts.
Matchmaker Roy Wallace is selecting formidable opposition to be furnished by local talent for the
| other three events.
Hard-hitting Harry Brown, Beedh Grove boilermaker, has been signed
|to scrap with Arthur Simmons,
rugged Boyce A. C. middleweight, in the other main go. Walter Prettyman, fast Bess A. C. slugger, ‘and Duké Cunningham, clever Oliver A. C. flyweight, are to fight in one of the preliminary bouts, four of which: are yet to be signed. Most of the local boys on | the card will participate in the Times - Legion = Golden Gloves tourney which will start in December and Suntinie for four weeks,
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Shortridge Is Net Victor; Cathedral and Park Lose
Blue Devils Take Opener From Southport While Irish Bow to Lebanon in Close Fray.
Opening -games for Cathedral and Shortridge and second-round action for Park School marked firing on the local scholastic hardwood front last night. .-v- - The Irish of Cathedral journeyed to Lebanon for their tilt, but were Hoged out, 25 to 23; Shortridge ed up one on the right side of the ledger by downing Southport, 22 to 12, while Park School lost to Kirklin, 45 to 28. Other local high schools, Tech= nical, Broad Ripple, Manual and Washington do not swing into competition until the first week-end in December. ;
Blue Devils Launch Campaign With Win
In a game marked by stellar defensive work by both squads, Short ridge High School opened ‘its 193738 basketball campaign last night at Southport, defeating the. Cardinals, 22 to 12. A capacity crowd filled the Southport gym and watched the Blue Devils of Coach Bob Nipper sweep into an early lead of 8 to 2 at the half and add 14 points in the final two periods to gain victory. Jack Clayton scored 10 points. a Shortridge to lead the victors m their offensive. In the first quarter, Jack Dawson, guard, was the only scorer, but Clayton came through in the second period to count three times from afield. Southport came back strong in the third frame, limiting the visitors to one basket while scoring three. Early in the final quarter, Sam Hendershott, Cardinal guard; went under the hoop to score and the Southport five took a slight lead on the next play when Henderschott tossed in a free throw. Fred Fobes; Paul Alley and Clayton, then secured three field goals to put Shortridge once more: in where they remained und! the final gun.
Irish Bow in Season’s Opener
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back to score enough baskets for a
two-point win,
-Carr, Williams and Havens shared honors for the victors with Fox, Broderick and Hurrle, leading the attack for Cathedral.
Park Five Beaten by Kirklin, 45 to 28
Led by McClain, center, who tallied 17 points, a fast Kirklin quintet drubbed Park School,: 45 to 28, last night at the latter's gym. Kirklin held a 20-to-10 lead at the intermission but Park rallied to come within three points of their opponents during the last quarter. The visitors pulled away again
without. difficulty, however.
Hackleman, forward, and Cusack, forward, we high scorers for Park School. Mahitt and "Haynes, forwards, were other. leaders in the
. Kirklin offensive.
Dickinson Dropped -From Two Schedules
Times Special PHILADELPHTA, No. 26. — Swarthmore and Haverford College have dropped Dickinson College from heir 1937 football program. Both A. B. MacIntosh, graduate manager at Haverford, and 8S. C. er, graduate manager at Swarthmore, denied rumors that Dickinson had been dropped because of “unnecessary roughness.” “Our two-year contract with Dickinson expired this year,” MacIntosh said. “We did not care to renew it.” Dickinson beat Haverford, 31 to 0, this year, and 45 to 0 in 1935. “It is not our policy to play the same school year affter year,” Palmer explained. Dickinson BS attes) 0 WE yal and 14 to 7 in 1935.
WIN OVERTIME FRAY
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Horace Mann Wins Playoff
Gary Eleven Turns Back Michigan City for N.I. H.S.C. Title.
Times Special GARY, Ind, Nov. 26.—Tom Harmon, - Horace Mann’ halfback, smashed over four $ouchdowns to lead his team to a 40-to-0 victory over Michigan City last night and the football championship of the
Northern Indiana High School Conference, i A flurry of four touchdowns in the final quarter completed the rout of the Michigan City eleven, which suffered the worst defeat of any loser
in a playoff game between the east-.
ern and western division leaders of the circuit. Harmon's more brilliant performances came in the second period when he ran back a punt 85 yards to score and intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and trotted 70 yards to cross the goal line. Michigan City’s only threats came
‘| on the opening kickoff when the Red
Devils drove 76 yards to the twoyard stripe, where they lost the ball on a fumble, and on the succeeding kick when they smashed back to the five-yard line only to lose the ball = a fourth-down pass over the goal e. : The victory gave Horace Mann its first conference title in three appearances’'in the playoff game,
Simmons Boys Take Up Pro Grid Sport Times Special { CHICAGO, Nov. 26—0ze Simmons, University of Iowa backfield ace, was scheduled to make his first professional BDpearante here today as a member of American Giants eleven in a _— with Fred Calumet All-Stars. The Negro star and his brother Don, an end on the Iowa team who also will play for the Giants, ran
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|Gridmen Seek
an Invitation to Rose Bowl
Western Defender fo Come From Cougars’ Tilt ‘With Huskies.
BY LESLIE A Y United Press Staff Cor: ndent
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—At least
: one and maybe both Rose Bowl con-
testants will be decided by the outThanksgiving football p:
rogram, The Western defender will erge from the University of W 'vs. Washington State tilt at Seattle, and the Eastern invader may come out of the Alabama-Vanderbilt tussle. Washington's Huskies, leaders of the Pacific Coast Conference, will win their sectional title and the
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By NEA Service
Slavs to Play Soldier Tean
Post-Season Charity Carded at Butler Bowl Today.
onors to defend the West's grid | Bnser or at Pasadena, Jan. 1, if they | Haus
down State, but if the
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win, the two teams will tie for the Sasek Zane
_{ conference championship and the Tournament of Roses invitation al- |;
most certainly will go to the Pullman (Wash) team. Tide Is Choice Alabama's Crimson Tide, said to
be the choice opponent of the Hus--
kies if they get the Bowl assign: ment, will not clinch the invitation to the Hast with a win over the Commodores, however. There is still Louisiana State with a much more impressive record than Alabama to be considered. Both have one tie against their records, and L. 8S. U,, still has to get by a traditionally "hard fighting Tulane Green
| Wave next Saturday.
Fordham, an Eastern favorite until tied for the second time of jhe season last week by Georgia, has slight hope- of being named unless both Alabama and. Lo State
‘1 get knocked over in their final
games. However, the Rams will be out to smother N. Y. U.’s Violets to make a good showing—just in case. . Duke After Title
Seven Southern Conference af-|
fairs are on .the “Turkey Day
menu,” with leading Duke .a heavy
favorite to win the title by. beating North Carolina State. © V. M., tackles V. P. I., and North Carolina engages Virginia, Should Duke lose with V. M. I. and-N. C. turning in
victories, the conference would end |:
in a three-way tie for first place. Other circuit games are: MarylandW. and L., Furman-Clemson, Wake Forest-Davidson and RichmondWilliam and Mary. In the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee and Kentucky tangle. Other good Dixie games include Loyola-Texas Tech, Centenary-Okla-homa ‘A. and M. and George Wash-ington-West Virginia. Outstanding engagements on the Eastern card pit Brown vs. Colgate; Pennsylvania-Cornell, PittsburghCarnegie Tech and Temple-Buck-nell. Detroit-Creighton and MissouriKansas are the best: games in the Middle West since the Big Ten season has ended. 3 On the Southwestern program are Texas-Texas A. and M,, and Arkansas<Tulsa with the far Western schedule being featured by Southern California-U. C. L. A., DenverColorado, Utah - Colorado State,
Utah State-Idaho and Montana-
North Dakota.
SCHEDULE ARRANGED FOR RIPPLE FROSH
Broad Ripple High School freshman basketeers are to play 10 games this season. Players striving for regular berths on the team are Bill Taylor, Dave Hyde, Dick Merrick, Joe Dawson, George Cornelius, Rob-
ert Golf, Keith Meyers, Bob Hunter,’
Kenneth Harvey, Ray Hoy, Gus Pretzel, Kenneth Tressor and Alex Christ. The schedule follows: Jan. 9, at Tech; 14, Cathedral; 21, t Manual
; 9, Tech;
A post-season game between unbeaten and unscored upon Jug slavs, - champions of the Smit Hassler-Sturm Capital City Le and the Fort Harrison eleven scheduled at Butler Bowl this aft noon. ' The game was to be pla benefit performance payed oll pension fund. Kickoff was set f 2 o'clock. During the halves of the encoun ter, Ross Smith of .8mith-Hassl Sturm was to present a gold foc ball to the “championship Jug
The Soldiers were to go into ti combat eager to avenge a 7-to loss to the West Siders in an e season game,
Mississippi Staters in Cotton ton Bowl Til
By United Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. 26. intercollegiate football committee
1. | the Memphis Chamber of
merce decided last night to hold Cotton Bowl post-season foo game here Jan. 1 and ¢
‘The committee annoupeed it invited the University of Arkan : to oppose the Maroons, but officials of that: school asked for more to consider the offer.
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