Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1937 — Page 29

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LOU MEYER JOINS BOYLE TEAM

WITH CUMMINGS, CHET MILLER

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- A CCORDING to the drift of chatter in the local auto racing hot stove league, Louis Meyer, the California ‘Comet, only three-time winner of the International 500-

mile Sweepstakes, has joined Wild Bill Cummings of | Indianapolis and Chet Miller of Detroit on the Boyle Motor | Products team to seek honors and prizes in all big speed classics this year. ... It is said Meyer has replaced Al

Miller who cracked ‘up in the . » » Lou finished first here in

local five-century last May. | 1928, 1933 and last season, |

‘when he piloted a Ring-Free Special. . . . Cummings pre- | vailed in 1934 and Chet Miller finished fourth in 1936. ces | Last year the Boyle Products team consisted of Cummings, |

Chet Miller and Al Miller. . .

post due to a faulty clutch. . . . He was third in 1935. Al Miller was eliminated by an accident in 1936 after com-

pleting 118 laps.

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A LINEUP of Lou Meyer, Cummings and Chet Miller stacks up as a three-star aggregation of speed experts, all drivers of many years’ of experience on tracks in all ‘sections of the country. They are sure to form a sparkling “trio when they roll out their mounts for the time trials of ‘the silver anniversary of the 500-mile race. *

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OMMY THEVENOW, the Madison, Ind. gift to the big leagues, shifts from the Cincy Reds to the New York Giants for the 1937 . In other years he played with the Cardinals, Phillies and ittsbureh. . . . They get this Hoosier down, but never out. ." He Es Res in 1927, narrowly escaped death in an auto accident in 1929, fractured an ankle in 1931 and cracked a thumb in 1932 . . . He was a hero in the 1926 World Series when he 417 and played a marvelous game at shortstop to help the Cardipatted 4 pay .» «» His record in seven games was 0 hits in 24 times at bat. ... Thevenow has been playing league ball ne 1923 . . . He succeeds Mark Koenig as utility infielder with the The .other Hoosier product with the National League champions 1s Fred Fitzsimmons, the veteran knuckle ball artist.

season. . .

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Professional hockey teams in some cities are reporting a decrease in attendance. .. . And may copy baseball and try ladies’ night promotion. . . . The bout between John Henry Lewis, light heavyweight fistic champion, and Harry Thomas, Minnesota, in Chicago Jan. 15, will be . . Thomas weighs 200 pounds. . new name for Indiana University athletic teams—INDIANS,

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ITCHER JOHNNY CHAMBERS lost more games than he won with Sacramento last year, but gains a promotion anyway... . He has been moved up to the Cardinals, the parent club. . ". . 17 and lost 19 with the Sacs, who finished a bad last in the Coast . . Louisiana State University is building a huge, egg-shaped. structure in which its football team will practice when rain drives the . Santa Clara made business good for the building . Australia has another wonder horse, Wotan, winner of .the Melbourne cup. . . . Which may be shipped to America to rub noses with Uncle Sam's equine aristocrats in the $100,000 Santa Anita

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Bowlers Turn Attention To Annual A. B. C. Meet

Bowlers of the city are to renew their efforts toward holding an “Indianapolis night” at the 1937 American Bowling Congrass tournament in New York. = Herman Deupree, new. .president of the Indianapolis Bowling Association, has appointed a committee to promote entries for the classic. The committee, composed of Norman Hamilton, chairntan; Morris Fex, Francis Raftery, Frank Hus? Red. Catterlin, Elmer Lueke, Les Koelling, and the writer, is to meet at the Severin Hotel, Sunday afternoon at 2. March 19 has been assigned to the Indianapolis contingent by A. B. C. officigls and the various teams have til Jan. 15 to make entry. The Pennsylvania Railroad is said to have 20 teams in line for the entry, the Big Four Railroad contemplates having five or more quintets and the Hoosier Athletic Club is arranging to enter. eight. Several other aggregations -have signified eir intentions of participating in the “Indianapolis Night” program. An effort is to be made to carry the local pinmen to the tourney on a special train. Fehr High Scorer The various city loops rolling their weekly schedules -on Thursdays resumed action last night after a two-week layoff because of the holiday season. With few exceptions, individuals participating in the activities showed the effects of their vacations in the form of low scoring. John Fehr turned in the top count of the evening, totaling 685 in his Printcraft League appearance at the Pritchett Alleys. His hig series resulted from games of 246, 224 and 215, which combined with “Norval Ward's 644, boosted Cornelius Printing to a 2888 total and an odd-game decision over the opposing Clayborn Corporation. Chuck Markey was best for the losers with a 646. Advance Electrotype, paced. by Roy Mawson's 641 turned in the

lone shutout of the circuit, Rapid.

Rollers taking the shellacking. In the Rolles Printing Co.-Quality Flowers match, won by the former, 2-to-1, Harold Deal of the losers turned in a 601 for solo honors. Johnson Totals 651 Bruce Johnson tacked up a 651 to take Universal League individual honors, while the S. & S. Service Station outscored teams in action with a 2934. Johnson’s series, coupled with Orville Berry's 630, proved helpful to Blue Point Service Sta-

596 in the E. C. Atkins session at

tion in- its double victory. over Pavy Auto Top Shop. Louis Fouts threatened Johnson's supremacy, but halted - one pin light at 650. His Heidenreich Florist quintet took two. .games from Tip Top . Cafe, which had Earl Fagin’s 608 as its top series. With Joe Danna at 626 and Bill Wolf at 609, the S. & S. five turned in games of 900, 1036 and 978, good for a sweep over the Polk Sanitary Milk Co. Other team clashes resulted in shutout victories for Capitol Ice and Guarantee Tire & Rubher over Bemis Bags and Russet Cafeteria and an odd-game decision for Dutch Master Cigars over Louie's’ Tavern. Bud Howe's 622 for the Icemen was the best. solo effort of the clashes. Others Pass 500

Three pastimers of the Parkway Recreation League passed the 600 mark in last night's gathering at the North - Side alleys. Harvey, through a 265 finish outdistanced rivals with a 645, Kollinger had 613 and Lyke 611. Al Menges added a little percentage to his {op position in the individual standings of the Industrial League through a 609 in last night's session at the Indiana Alleys. It was the lone 600 of the evening, in which Bemis Bags, Ballard Ice Cream and City Market turned in shutout victories. Houston Leads Elks

Houston topped the 600 mark by one pin to lead the scoring of the Elks League at the Antlers Alleys. The top series paced Business Furniture in its triple victory over Junior Social Club, the lone shutout of the session. In the Link Belt League at the Pennsylvania = Alleys, Henderson turned in a consistent series of 199, 202 and 200 for a 601, that was good for scoring honors. A trio of pinmen tossed near600 counts to lead their respective leagues, Jim Haley amassing a

the Pennsylvania; Manuel Schonecker a 593 in the Optical at the Illinois and Bob Ellis a 592 in the St. Philip No. 2 at the St. Philip Alleys.

ERNIE NEVERS KEEPS POST EASTON, Pa. Jan. 8.—Ernie Nevers, former Stanford University All-American, will coach football at Lafayette College for another year, Henry W. Clark director of athletics, announced today.

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Seven Tilts On Schedule

For Tomorrow

Cathedral, Broad Ripple Play Here; Logansport “To Meet Tech.

Basketball fans are to be treated to the heaviest program thus far this season, with 13 high school games scheduled for the week-end. Six of the games are to be played tonight, the .other seven tomorrow night. The schedule: TONIGHT Manual at Cathedral. Tech at Rushville. Shortridge at Martinsville, Washington at Alexandria, . Elwood vs. Broad Ripple at Shortridge. Crispus Attucks at Argos. TOMORROW NIGHT Logansport at Tech. Franklin at Shortridge. - Greenfield. at Washington. Manual at Southport. Cathedral at Danville, Broad Ripple at Brownsburg. Crispus Attucks at Eminence. Manuals team, with a shift in lineup due to a knee injury received by Capt. Robert Loeper, forward, is out to avenge last year’s 30-to-23

defeat inflicted by the Irish. The

Redskins are seeking, also; to break a four-game losing streak.

Replaced by Wyant

Marvin Wyant, Manual guard, is to replace Loeper in the lineup, with Roy Hibner, the other fo Zick, center, and Wilfred and Vestal Smith, guards, ing the lineup. : \ Francis Quinn, teamed with Bill Hurrle at guard, Bernie Broderick and Bob Fitzgerald, forwards, and Joe Gillespie, center, is expected to be Cathedral’s starting lineup. Tech’s team, weakened by illness, is to be without the services of three regular players—Jack Richards and Bill McDonald, forwards, and John Hickey, center. The revamped lineup is expected to include Ray Holland and Millard Dobbs, forwards; Bill Stonex, center, and Carl Bohn and Louis Held, guards.

Meet Same Foes

Shortridge, seeking to hit a winning stride again, faces four of the players at Martinsville tonight that helped defeat Shortridge, 30 to 14 last season. The Blue Devils are expected to take the court with Clayton and Fobes at forward, Alley at center, and Klein and Dawson at guard. David Myers, guard, who has been out with a foot injury, is expected to return to Washington's lineup tonight. 5 Crispus Attucks is to leave at 1 p. m. today for the game at Argos.

‘Victory’ Teams In State Games

By United Press Challenges of impressive “consecutive victory” records of four outstanding title contenders will highlight competition among Indiana's 800 high school ° basketball teams this week-end. Frankfort’s rampaging Hot Dogs, leading the pack, will be gunning for their 39th consecutive game without: a defeat tonight at Lafayette in a nonconference tilt. : Hostilities in the southern part of the state tonight center around the records of Vincennes and Bedford. The Alices, undefeated since losing their first two games this season, will try to make it nine in a row at Sullivan. Bedford, with a list of 10 consecutive victories, invades New Albany. Connersville renews hostilities in the South Central Conference by entertaining the Columbus Bulldogs tomorrow night. Shelbyville plays o Franklin in another conference tilt. North Central Conference competition features Richmond at Anderson tonight. : The unblemished Northern Indiana Conference record of Central of Ft. Wayne faces a stiff test at Hartford City tonight, while Auburn plays Decatur and Columbia City tackles Kendallville.

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Times-Legion Golden Gloves interest was stimulated today when the Washington A. C. named part of its team, including Elza Thompson, Negro heavyweight. You see him above, flanked on his right by Bill Brownlee, lightweight, and on

Lou Spivey Wins Third Cue Match

Lou Spivey turned in his third consecutive victory in the state three-cushion billiard tournament last night by defeating Tom Brooks, 50 to 32 in 113 innings. Each had a high run of five. The match was played at Harry Cooler’s parlor. Two matches are scheduled for today. Joe Murphy is to meet Al Roche at 2 p. m. and Cleve Kepner is to oppose Larry Shapiro, defending champion, at 8 p. m.

BASKETBALL SCORES

Imagine his surprise when he dis

covered he was picked on the AllJewish team.

his left by [Earl featherweight. Big Elza is the local defending champion and is said to be improved .since last year, his first in the ring. He stands 6 feet 212 inches and weighs 230 pounds. That's enough for a 20-year-old and Trainer Porter Stewart of the W. A. C. hopes to keep the stalwart mauler around that figure. Brownlee is going to fight in the Open lightweight class and McCullough, a youngster at the game, has entered the Novice class as a featherweight. ; : s Another 1938 champion entered today when the WPA Oliver A. C. attached the name of Johnny Denson to, the official list. He captured the middleweight crown last winter after a series of hard fights. The Negro Y. M. C. A. entered a team of eight battlers, several unattached boys signed up, South Side Turners entered one and the WPA Oliver A. C. added seven to its growing list. — Fred De Borde, Golden Gloves tourney manager, is receiving entries

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| Entries received today include the fc lowing: | OPEN CLASS Po inds

35—James Jones, Negro Y. M. C. A 35—Bill Brownlee, Washington A. C. §0—Johnny Denson, WPA Oliver A. C. jieavyweichi—Fiza Thompson, Washing-

ieavyweight—Richard Disborough, unt ached.

i NOVICE CLASS ands

i2—Arthur Miller, WPA Oliver A. C. i 12—George Schopp, unattached. 26—Earl McCullough, Washington A. C. .35—Charles Smith, Negro Y. M. C. A, 35—Lou Crider, unattached. | 35—Jim Miller, unattached. : #7—Bob Westmoreland, South Side Tur-

¥ 1S, 1 47—Wilton Allison, Negro Y. M. C. A. 47—Roy Smith, Negro Y. C. A. | 80—James Young, Negro Y. M. C. A. 60—Jesse Depp, Negro Y. M..C. A. 1 50—Robert_ Baldwin, WPA Oliver A. C. | f0—Leslie Lewis, WPA Oliver A. C. il 80—Julius quadted, WPA Oliver A. C. |[75—Haskell Stone, Negro Y. M. C. A. |. i5—Henry Freeman, Negro Y. M. C., A. 75—Albert McKinney. unattached. 75—Robert Lynn, WPA Oliver A. C. Unclassified itoger Hoffa, WPA Oliver A. C. 13avid Young, unattached.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Crothersville, 23; Speeds, 18. Osgood, 22; Versailles, 12. COLLEGES

Hanover, 48; Franklin, 37. West Virginia, 41; Georgetown, 32. Duke, 52; South Carolina, 24. Millsaps, 46; Loyola (New Orleans), 45. Bridgewater, 31; American U., 19. Concord, 61; Morris Harvey, 30g Eastern Kentucky Teachers, 31: Kentucky Wesleyan, 30 (overtime). lepishead, 34; Georgétown (Ky.) Colege, 25. North Dakota. 25: Iowa Teachers, 23. George Washington, 51; Mt. St. Mary's,

Illinois College, 30; Millikin, 27. Sparks, 41; Mississippi College, 34. Louisiana State, 47; Alabama, 27.

CONSIDER LEGAL BETTING SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8 (NEA).— California’s Legislature is to consider a bill to legalize bookmaking on horse racing shortly. The bill proposes a fee of $2000 for each bockie, and specifies that there be not more than one establishment for every £0,000 population. =

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Report Officials Set to Sign Ex-Mentor.

By United Press IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 8—The University of Iowa Athletic Council today was expected to hire Howard Jones of Southern California as head football coach. It was understood only the formality of coming to terms is hold-

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nouncement for the press Friday.” Jones would replace Ossie Solem, who resigned a week ago to coach Syracuse University. ; The Southern California mentor directed Iowa's football from 1916 to 1923, inclusive. His 1821 and 1922 teams won the Big Ten footbail championship, the only conference titles Iowa has won since 1900.

SHORTRIDGE FROSH BEAT WASHINGTON

Shortridge’s freshman basketball team won its first victory in intracity competition yesterday afternoon when it downed Washington freshmen, 18-11, in the North Side gym. Dick Mercer paced tie Shortridge attack with six points, while Negley was outstanding for Washe ington with four points. The Blue and White squad has won the city title for the last three years.

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