Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1936 — Page 41

— Cleveland Has Sure-Fire Box Office Player

Youthful Pitching Star Now Widely Known in Diamond Circles.

~ BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Advertising men will be interested in the

Bob Feller case. For $7500 the]

Cleveland Indians received $500,000 worth of publicity. This is always 8 good trick, and especially when it works. Next to Dizzy Dean, Feller is the best known pitcher in the major leagues today. You may or may not be fa-

miliar with the piquant ' details, Feller is an 18-year-old hard ball pitcher picked off the sand lots by the Indians two years ago in violation of a baseWilliams ball law which insists or did at that time, that no, sand lot player |* could Be taken over directly by a, major league team. He first would | have to play with a minor league team. The purpose of this rule, laudable enough in theory, was that the minors should be given a chance to develop raw material of this character with the ultimate idea of peddling it later to their more prosperous brothers in the upper brackets of the business. The Indians merely went through the formality of doing this. Somebody blew the whistle. An investigation followed. Naturally old Judge Landis, the head man of baseball, had charge of the investigation. With his customary flair for the dramatic, the old Judge strung the investigation out to the limit and delayed his decision to the last possible moment, which arrived at the joint meeting of the two leagues yesterday. The result of the prolonged investigation and deferred decision was to invest the Feller case with nation-wide interest. Equals Strikeout Record

The young pitcher turned in several remarkable exhibitions on thé - mound last year, reaching a glittering climax when he fanned 17 of the Philadelphia Athletics to equal the major league record, so he wasn't precisely an unknown. But Just the same his name was not altogether a household word—whatever a household word is. Today no follower of baseball is without some knowledge of young Mr. Feller. The old judge, in a very strange decision from the point of view of right and wrong as it is generally interpreted by the courts, has ruled that Feller belongs to the Indians. In the same decision he his ruled that the Indians owe’ the Des Moines club $7500. It seems that Feller lives near Des Moines, and that if the officials of this minor league club had been on their toes they might have discovered him before one of the Indians’ scouts did. It must be assumed that the Indians will send the said $7500 to the Des Moines club with. great happis ness. By doing so they retain services of a young man whose potentialities have been estimated at $100,000 by no less an authority on ivory than Col. Jacob Ruppert. Cheap Publicity

So for $7500 added the Indians not only keep their young pitching star, but they find that as a consequence of the endless and exciting speculation on his future they, have one of the most widely publicized ball players in the game, a sure fire box office attraction every time he walks to the hill. As for the decision of the old Judge, it was farcicial in one sense and excellent in another. Based strictly on the letter and spirit of the law as it existed at the time Feller was signed by the Indians the decision is incredible, because there ‘was a definite violation of the law Bnd there were no mitigating cir= cumstances. But taking into consideration the changed conditions in baseball arising out of the wide spread growth of the farm system which sees @& large majority of the minor league§ controlled by the major leagues th decision must be accepted as soun and sensible. To suggest that major league club can not sign a sand lotter either for itself or its ‘farm club borders on the ridiculous. As a matter of fact the baseball

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As winter sports swing into the spotlight at Princeton University, word comes that Jack Appel, former Shortridge High School basketball player, is a member of the Tiger varsity Sgunn. He is shown the above photo.

The other members of the squad are, left to right, Giles Scofield, Rochester, N. Y.; captain, Chicago; John H. Bruwink, Albany, N. Y.; Walter Woodward, Baltimore, Md.; William Fallon, Swampscott, Mass.

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BY TOM BRIGHT United Press Staff Correspondent VAN METER, Ia., Dec. 11.—Presenting Bob (Young) Feller, the Van Meter farm boy who is asking and probably will receive $20,000 to pitch for Ceveland next year, as his neighbors know him: He was 18 Nov. 3. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs 180 pounds. His wrists and arms are unusually powerful. He rides to classes in the school

i|bus with the neighbor children,

ranging from 6 to 19. ; He packs his lunch like the rest of the kids and eats it in the schoolhouse with the others. He keeps in shape by. working out with the high school ‘basketball team. Bob was center and captain on the team when it went to the state tournament in Des Moines last spring. If he has any regrets about his professional baseball career 5

law which the Indians ignored has been outmoded for several years and is no longer workable, Any major league club with minor league affiliations—and what major league hasn't one or several?— could evade the law very. simply. The principle gap agdinst the Indians was that: they didn’t even go to the trouble to evade it. They Just robbed the cradle while the nurse was looking. As it turned out the nurse didn’t mind. Of course the difficulties of the old judge were simplified by the baseball officials, first the minors, then, the majors, in rewriting this e | particular baseball law in such a way as to make future Feller cases impossible. Thus by the time he had made up his mind on the matter he was able to use this fact to Justify his decision. Three weeks ago I ventured in this space that the Feller case would be settled in- just the way it was. At that time I had information the law would be changed and that the old judge would elect to make a retroactive, decision in favor of the Indians. Today I find myself wondering if the whole line of procedure wasn’t worked out in advance. In any event the impression is inescapable that the old judge is no longer the czar of baseball, This particular baseball law was one of his pets because it was supposed to benefit the little fellows. We have now the instance of one major league club brazenly flaunting it followed by the action of ‘all clubs —minors and ma jors—kicking it out the. window for Soud,

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Feller Has One Regret— Can’t Play Basketball!

only. because he-can’t play on the basketball team again this season. : His. favorite school clothes are blue serge pants held up ‘by sus-penders-and blue shirt open at the throat. Earlier in the fall, he wore his Cleveland baseball cap to school, but now he wears a corduroy cap with ear flaps. His favorite extra-tursioulse activity, aside from playing baseball, is getting all the speed possible out of his father’s new sedan. A hometown admirer said: “He won't be pitching for Cleveland long unless he quits speeding.”

Carries Four Subjects He plays “catch” to keep his pitching arm in shape when the weather is warm. One of his favorite receivers is O. E. Lester, high school superintendent.

He is carrying four subjects in English.” Bob is so confident of increase his farming knowledge. (Bill) ‘Feller; his mother half miles ‘south of Van Meter. At the annual gridiron banquet ceived awards for the past season. G. Martin, H., Thurman, K. Reed,

{Star High School

Teams in Action]

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‘Sécutive victory of the season

against Bloomington tonight. In addition to the LogansportFrankfort classic, the North Central Conference will offer Anderson at Lafayette, Marion at Kokomo and Richmond at Muncie tonight. Defend Loop Lead Martinsville, leader in the SouthCentral Conference, will defend its position against Frankfort at ‘Martinsville tonight. Connersville will

play at Shelbyville tonight in the | Beck

only other conference game. Week-end © competition should clarify the situation in the Southern Conference. At present, Vincennes, Bloomington and Central, Bosse and Reitz of Evansville are tied for the lead with one victory each. Vincennes will play at Linton. Reitz (Evansville) will invade Sullivan, and New Albany will entertain Central (Evansville) tonight, and Bicknell will meet Bosse at Evansville tomorrow night. TONIGHT—Paoli at Jeffersonville, Bosse (Evansville) at Brazil,

‘Rushville: at Greensburg, Nappanee

at Riley (South Bend), Lindbloom (Chicago) at Elkhart, Crawfordsville at Newcastle. TOMORROW—New - “Albany at Columbus, Mishawake at Central ..-Washing1 (Gary) oo ‘Goshen, Hammond. Tech at Whiting, Prince-

ton at Oakland City, Central (Fort |Serns + Wayne) ‘at Kendallville, Peru at

North Side (Fort Wayne).

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Others who received awards were

W. Bardwell, O. Booth, A. Oliver, J, Corley, - J. Reynolds, R. Miller, J. Sarver, FP. Goodrich, E. Williams and O. Donahue. Reserves who were given awards for second year work, were V. Ran-

som, D. Anderson, W. Goode, G.’

Miller, J. Coe, H. Owens, D. Russell, A. Parrish, R. Sansbury, and IL. Gilbert. ey

Cards Score {I1. U. Alumni Praise Coach’

McMillin and Grid Warriors

Crimson Supporters Hail Rise of Indiana Football At Annual Loyalty Banquet Here.

Victory Over _ Local Quintet

indiana’ Central Beaten in|

Close Contest With. Ball State, |

Times Hpostol MUNCIE, Ind. Dec. 11.—A long

final gun sounded gave the Card-|

inals a B 38-60-37 win over Indiana Central here last night. - Stout made the shot from far ott on the floor to end a game that had been close all the way. Indiana Central held a two-point advantage at the and the lead

changed _|four times during the rest of the | game.

“The. Cardinals’ - greatest difficulty was stopping Crowe who topped the

| Greyhound scoring with five field

goals and four free tosses. The victory gives Ball State three wins in

‘| four games.

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Grizzlies Drop Season’ Ss Net Inaugural

Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. ir. Nt Franklin lost a rough opening game to Manchester’ here last night, 25 to 20. Thirty-one personal fouls were called on the two teams during the

game. With the count knotted at 20 to 20, in the closing minutes of the game, the Spartans used their height to make the deciding points, Schafenacker was high scorer for

the losers with 10 points. The sum=|

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Wabash Opens With Win Over Taylor

Times Rpecial CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 11.—Wabash College opened its basketball season here last night with a 59-to-28 victory over Taylor University. "The Little Giants held a 23-to-14 lead at the half. Except for Berns, forward, the Wabash team was com=

posed entirely of sophomores,’ The

summary: WABASH (50)

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bashe 345 Testor, 14. HONORS TO MARSHALL : COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 11.—Everett Marshall, claimant of the heavyweight wrestling title, defeatLed Paul Jones of Houston here last night in a one-fall match. Marshall won with a fall Nelson hold in 65

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Head coach Alvin N. (Bo) McMillin and the Indiana University football squad goday telumphanitly Tide ihe Grech Of a Ioeuitndots wave of and approbation extended to them by Crimson alumni last night

arrival of Bo McNutt sounded the keynote of the g dinner when he remarked that “I think that it

that this fellow Bo McMillin have academic tenure. You never leave when you get academic tenure.” Son of Indiana

“Bo McMillin of 1. U. Some of us inherited this

honor, other won the distinction,

but Bo has earned ti, and if he wants to acept it, he’s one of us from now on as long as he wishes to devote himself to the welfare of his university’ . The alumni lauded the team as a whole and then singled out Vernon Huffman, quarterback of the team who was voted ‘most valuable player’ by the squad, Capt. Chris Dal Sasso, and R. L, (Jick) Kenderdine, captain-elect, for . individual acclaim.

Huffman, overcome with emotion,

rose slowly to his feet after the end |

of tumultous applause, and in a voice that could be heard only a few feet away, said “My only regret is

‘fthat I do not have three more years

to play for Indiana +. . just as a fellow learns to play the game as it "| should be played old father time comes along and says ‘that is all for you; you've had three years’ » « « they were a swell bunch of felJows on that football team this season and I'm proud to have been a ‘member of the squad ...” Amidst another burst of applause “Huffie” sat down and cried.

Minton Pays Tribute

Senator Minton, close personal friend of Bo McMillin, paid tribute to the Crimson mentor whom he described as “the greatest football coach in the country” and told many incidents of the days when he and Bo toured a midwest Chautauqua circuit,

Bo. came right back to tell the alumni “that we've been rather fortunate this season and you've said some mighty nice things about me tonight. But you've got to take your hats off to the squad. It’s all right to praise the coach but it is the boys who do the work and it’s work that makes a football team, not the coaches.” Coming even more down to earth after the lavish words of tribute, mo sajd— “This looks like a program to build old Bo up. And it's a good idea; because things. look bad for next year. We lose all these fine

seniors, I'm. afraid the Hog-law will |:

take a few mare of ’em, our sched-

{ule is tough ‘and: there we'll be. . .

you alumni will be coming down to Bloomington, pulling me off to

one side and: saymg- ‘Bo, now this is the way

‘Purdue’ , . » “I hope ‘and I know that you will stand by us in the lean years which are sure to come . ,-, then is when

— we'll need that pat on the back . . .

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do now, because we'll be down but we won't be out. . , we'll be working harder than ever ...” “We're going to be after em next year and doing the best we know how. We'll be working at it to give you a football team you will ke proud of.” Coaches of all Indianapolis high schools and of Peru and Clinton high schools, with members of their

‘squads, were introduced. Leo W,

. Shumaker, president of the Indiana University club which sponsored the dinner, was the first speaker on the program and ip. duced Gov. McNutt.

BASKETBALL —

COLLEGES Wab: 58 ey lor, BB $5 nd “Indiana: Sentral, 37. South ern gas Teachers, 59; Arkansas

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D Kent State, 25. rieton, 3 (18) College, 19; LaCrosse ets, io 8. 33: Cornell Qs.) College, 29 29. acuse, University o cdizeenss Tech, 27; Flint ions ini: e Coll M n Junior, 14. EO. er. 267 Gustavus olphus, 21. 44: McKendree, nner (N. D.) College, 43; Dakota Wislasan 33. ana, 35 35; York, 33.

70 on, 33: 8 SOROOLE 22

Georgetown, 19; Marengo, 12. HENDRICKS COUNTY TOURNEY

At Danville _Biainflola, 3 P}14b010, 18. -'Amo, 321; Clayton, 19. North Salem, Y35: Stilesville, 18. OLSEN DOWNS RUSSIAN WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—CIliff Olsen, Baudette, Minn. defeated Matros Kirilenko, Russia, in the main event of a wrestling show here ‘last night,

Net Tourney Starts Dec. 21

60 Teams Invited to Play in "Independent Meet. i

Holiday basketball tournament is to

and continue through Jan. 3, it was announced today. Invitations have been issued to local and nearby teams to enter the tourney. The play will be limited to 32 independent teams which will

take part in a consolation bracket along with the championship elimie nation. ; Each team will play at least two games, the winners moving up inte the championship bracket and the losers moving back into the consoe lation competition. : Team managers who failed to get an entry blank may do so by cone tacting Harold G. Engelhardt or Robert Stehlin, Dearborn Hotel, who are in charge of the event.

announced that 53 medals and three - trophies would be awarded

withers in both the championship

consolation divisions.

Rascher to Face Texas Grappler

Am Rascher, 221, of Cedar Lake, Ind., who has been absent from local wrestling combat for several months, is to return to the Armory next Tuesday night to face Jack League, 218, aggressive Texas grappler, in one of the supporting tuse sles on the Hercules A. C. program, .Matchmaker Lloyd Carter has Ray Steele, 218, California grappling ace, signed for the top bout, but has not been able to obtain a worthy foe. Carter hopes to land a well known husky to go against the powerful “uncrowned champion.” League, a rugged matman, is exe pected to be a difficult opponent for Rascher. The Hoosier only recently recuperated from a hand ine jury which kept him out of action for several weeks. The former Indiana University star has been

good results several months

age when he entered Eastern ings. )

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school, English literature, American his ability to make good in baseball He is a good student. sas 10-year-old sister, on thet 8 20 Receive Awards held at the Crispus Attucks lunchThe 10. seniors who were given E. Hudson, T, Harding, J. White,

government, physics and “just plain. that he is carrying no subjects to He. lives. with his. father. W, ous 360-acre. farm, three and ‘one~ At Crispus Attucks| 5: room last night, 20 football men retheir last letters, were R. Turner,

tailoring.

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The eighth annual Dearborn

open at the Dearborn gym Dec. 21

Mr. Engelhardt and Mr. Stehlin

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