Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1937 — Page 15

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By Eddie Ash

VANDER MEER RIVAL OF FELLER

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REDS HAVE STRIKE-OUT WIZARD

THE Cincinnati Reds have come forward with a rookie pitcher whose strikeout wizardry may match the deeds of Bob Feller, the Cleveland youngster. . . . The heralded --Redleg phenom is John Vander Meer, last year with Durham in the Class B Piedmont League. . . . This southpaw is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 190 pounds and possesses the physical requisites for speed and stamina. ... It was his blinding fast ball that enabled him to lead every league in strikeouts with 295 and win 19 games while losing six. Vander Meer chalked up another mark by fanning 19 -- batters in a single game. ... He is 22 and has been in pro- *~ fessional ball since 1933. . .. Vandy's earned run record of 2.65 per nine innings gave him league leadership in effectiveness, but there is a dubious distinction €onnected with his achievement which may prove a tough obstacle to overcome in the majors. . .. He issued 116 walks in 214 innings. . . . However, young southpaws are inclined to be

“wild and require a longer period of training than the --average righthander.

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7 HERE never was a wilder man than Lefty Grove when

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. letics, and Lefty, too, was a strikeout king in the minors. « « « Durham is a Cincinnati farm, but it still took a large » sum of the Powel Crosley’s cash lo place Vander Meer on the reserve list of the Reds... . He was at Durham on option from Nashville and the Vols jacked up the-price when the hurler’s record on strikes was stressed in the official averages. ” » » ” ” J OU GEHRIG'S twe-year contract with the /Yankees has expired. : . . And he was paid $31,000 per annum. . . . Larrupin’ Lou is “sure to get a boost, and, although he may kick for more than offered, he hag been one of the easiest of the topnotehers to sign. . . . Trouble in. the ranks of the world champions may come from veterans like Tony Lazzeri and Bill Dickey who accepted cuts last year. . .. The Boston Red Sox are going to conduct a try-out camp at Little Rock early in March and about sixty hopefuls are expected to attend the session. . . . The Little Rock Travelers also will stage their spring workouts in the same camp. . . . There is a working agreement between the Red Sox and Travelers. ”

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HE clan of Moore has eight representatives in the National League, as follows: Dee and Lloyd, with the Cincy Reds: Terry and Herb with the Cardinals: Gene. with the Bees: Joe, with the Giants; John, with the Phillies, and Randy, with the Dodgers. . . . The Tribe leans heavily to outfielders. . . . Terry, Joe, John, Randy and Gene patrol the pastures, Herb and Lloyd are pitchers and Dee is a versatile chap who probably will settle down to mound duty, :

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Marietta College defeated Holbrook, 53-52, in a recent basketball - tussle and the fans sat in on an unusual game. . . . Holbrook took

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, the floor with five players, but there were no reserves on the bench.

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tention of teams with low averages,

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. . The rest of the team. riding a bus, had been halted by motor trouble. . . . After five minutes of action a Holbrook player was forced out by injury. ... To even matters, Marietta benched one of its players and the game went on with each team using only four men.

91 Teams Registered in Fountain Tenpin Tourney

By BERNARD HARMON With an entry of 91. teams enlisted

Cross League gathering at the Cen- | tral Alleys. He had 222, 197 and 1223. It was the only honor series | of the session, in which Mooreman's shut out Cook's and A. & J., Fox's Jail and Oriental Taver defeated Barty Griffin's, Strand Theater and F. J. Curran’'s two to one. In the Indiana Bell Telephone League at the Indiana, Frank Lieb-

turnout in the sixth annual Fountain Square five-man scratch tournament is practicaily assured. The popularity of the 1020 scratch handicap is again attracting the atalthough most of the city's topa 625 and scoring: honors of the evening. Every team loop was decided ov one route,

their wares on the South Side drives. Eighty per cent of the difference between the team’s league average and 1020 is to be allowed as a handicap. Oscar Behrens, manager ot -the event, yesterday added two addi-

the two-to-

2 gaining the edges. Courthouse Team Posts 1070

tag closed with a 238 that gave him mitch of the

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Flat-Foots Are Brainy Dr. Jerome Schattner, after an exhaustive study in the health-shoe field, reveals that there are plenty of flat-

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937

footed athletes, a majority of whom are the brains behind their teams.

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PURD

Defeat Puts

Hoosiers in T hird Place

Bloomington Five Whipped, | 40 to 31, in First Major Upset.

By STEVE SNIDER - United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Purdue's Boilermakers commanded an undisputed lead in the Big Ten basketball race today with Indiana plunged into third place by a dangerous new challenger. Illinois, once defeated but growing stronger with every game, whipped the Hoosiers soundly last night in the first major upset of the season, 40 to 31. While the improved Illini scored the victory that may cost Indiana its second straight title, the Boilermakers virtually eliminated Iowa with its second defeat, 35 to 31.

Reigel Leads Way

The Illinois victory was a decided upset as Indiana, riding on eight straight victories, was the outstand- | ing favorite to win. : The brilliant performance of Reigel, lanky Tllinois center, was a big factor in Illinois’ victory. Time and again he took the tipoff from Fred Fechtman, lanky pivot man for tne Hoosiers. Coupled with a fast passing attack, this gave Illinois possession of the ball during the greater part of the game. The Illinois five took an early lead and was never outdistanced. They were ahead 18-7 at the intermission. At one time in the second half Illinois piled up a lead of 34 to 15 and only a brief rally by the Hoosiers kept the game from being a complete route. Indiana's defeat came from an unexpected quarter—a flawless defense by the once lax Illini. Despite the best efforts of Co-captains Ken Gunning and Vernon Huffman, the Hoosiers dumped in only two field goals the entire first half while Illinois raced away to an 18 to 7 last Illinois uw : Indiane 33 Pr Boudreu.f..

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The same tight defense that defeated Northwestern last week | helped Jowa slow Purdue's scoring leader. Jewell Young, to 10 points, least ‘he has scored in three games. Ohio State opened its conference season by trimming Wisconsin, 28 to 22. - Michigan reached a .500 rating with its first triumph over Northwestern, 34 to 31. Minnesota, also playing its first inthe conference, beat Chicago with little difficulty, 30 to 23. Neither Ohio State nor Minnesota made impressive debuts. although both pulled out victories under wraps. The standings:

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UE BIG TEN LEADER AS I. U. LOSES

Two Gentlemen, Not From: Indiana, Who Helped Drop Hoosiers

Diz Dean Sells ~ Slot Machines

By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Now it's Jerome Dizzy Dean, super slot-ma-chine salesman, and the. St. Louis Cardinals can't have “the greatest pitcher in the world for less than $50,000.” The tall, leather-armed star cocked his robot baseball machine today, squinted down the sights and poled a long home run. “See that? I'm better than ever. But I'll settle for $50,000,” he said. “Least they can do is pay $50,000 for the National League pennant. If I don't get it I'm liable to retire.” Dean is the chief attraction in David C. Rockola’s corner at the Coin Machine Manufacturers’ Exposition. He said he would stay until the convention ended Friday, then move back to his home at Bradenton, Fla. : “I haven't heard from the Cardinals since the season ended,” Dean

Bantams Paired on Thursday Ring Bill

Matchmaker Kelse McClure of the Midwest Boxing Club today signed two young bantamweights for the professional fight show Thursday night at Tomlinson Hall fo open the milling in a 4-rounder. They are Orville Willoughby of Marshall, Ind.. and Bud Chapman of Terre Haute. In the two 10-round clashes for the double windup, Frankie Hughes of Clinton takes on Jess McMurtry, Cincinnati welterweight, while Frankie Jarr of Ft. Wayne, Hoosier bantamweight champion, fights George Scheyer of Cincinnati, claimant of the Ohio -title. Two other houts, one of five rounds and another of six rounds, will complete the card.

JO INSON NAMED |

NEGRO CLUB HEAD

Jseph Johnson is new president of the Indianapolis Athletics, Het

bers of the American Negro Baseball! League. He was elected Sunday as plans for the 1937 season | were: discussed at a meeting here. | H rshall Ballard was elected vice | pre: dent and George Chester Wat- | kins! secretary-treasurer. Sam Craw- | forc is to be manager of the team. | Ear. Smith business manager and |

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I , As -Coach Everett Dean's Big Ten Co-Clampions from Indiana went down in their first defeat of the season before Coach Doug Mills’ smart Illinois five last night, the talents of |Louie Boudreau, (left) flashy sophomore forward, were evidenced in the fact that he garnered 11 points. ; 21 A hig parf of the almost flawless defense which the Illini threw up against the high-scoring Hoosiers, was in Wibr Henry, (above) senior guard on the Illinois team,

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tional squads to take care of the late entrants. The event is toopen I. at 10 Saturday morning and con- * tinue until its completion late Sun- ““ day night. The entry fee, including bowling charges, is $10, and reservations may be made by calling "Behrens or Paul Crosier at the +» Fountain Alleys, Drexel 2150. Ent-es i vlose at midnight Friday. =. Several outstanding individual ..o performances emerged from yester- ._ day's’ various league sessions, Lee , Carmin’s 686 in the Indianapolis _ Star's matinee session af the + Pritchett Alleys topping the field. -..Carmin's leading series was made -possible through games of 235, 237 ‘and 214. >

Set Two Season Records

Joe Bisesi and the Treasurers [ea- | Indiana tured the weekly matches of the unos i Courthouse League at the Pennsyl- wa vitor vania Alleys. Bisesi topped rivals Chicas SP with a 617 series, while the Treas- | Wisconsin urer team, with every member over 260, hung up a season record in its final game, when every member passed 200 for a 1070. The team also nabbed the lone shutout of the session, downing Prosecutors three times. ; Pastimers of the Kiwanis League, rolling at the Indiana, looked up to the veteran Bob Heuslin in last night's matches. He topped soloists with a 617 series, that gave’ his No. 1 team cone of the three shutouts registered. Teams No. 6 and 7 were also undefeated. Members of-the Reformed Chureh League failed to collect their usual pig totals, only two 600s being registered in its session at the Prichett Alleys. Simmons had a 613° anes Charley Cray a 600. Second Reformed No. 1 turned in the lone three game victory of the evening. Ernie Comer topped the 600 mark by eight pins to take solo honors of the Fraternal League at the Illinois. The team clashes were closely contested, every match being decided through odd-game decisions. Others Top 600 Mark In the North Side Business Men's and Service Club sessions, both held at the Parkway Alleys, Kollinger nabbed honors of the former circuit, while Cady outscored Service rivals with a 625. Haught missed the 600 mark by three pins, but the 597 was good for honors of the Indianapolis Automotive League at the Antlers Alleys." : ~ Leaders of other league’s sessions were: State Highway (Pritchett’s) Smythe, 587; Indianapolis’ Church (Fountain Square) Stanton, 582; Wheeler's Lunch (Central) Marshall, "582; Kroger Grocery (Pennsylvania) Hastings, 582; Lions Club (Antlers) Coval, 577; Gibson Co. (Illinois), Hisner, 571, and Federal (Illinois) Hubert, 555.

SCOTT GETS BERTH ON RIPPLE VARSITY

Coach Frank Baird of Broad Rip-

d me dow ple has added Wally Scott, junior i guard, to the varsity squad in an Alteration Specialist

sen 5 give the team more reserve 4 i BARTH EL The Rockets yesterday drilled on Nid TAILOR

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Purdue Downs lowa, 35 to 31

Times Special IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 12.—Accuracy at the foul line enabled Pur- | due to keep its finger in the Big Ten race today after defeating a battling Iowa team, 35 to 31, last night. A close-guarding Hawkey= team held the Boilermakers to two haskets in the last half. The tilt was a body-checking affair with 19 personal fouls called on Iowa and 15 on Purdue. The score at the half was Purdue, 20; Iowa, 14. Both teams showed remarkable accuracy at the foul line, the Boiler- | makers sinking 17 out of 24, while Marsh . Iowa made good 15 out ot 20. The uskingum, 31; Kenyon. 25. summary. DeBaa tpSollege, 29: Wa Purdue (35) Iowa (31) : FG FT PF | h

BASKETBALL SCORES

on STATE COLLEGES Louisville. 33: Hanover, 24. Illinois, 40: Indiana, 31. Purdue, 35: Iowa, 31.

: OTHER COLLEGES Minnesota. 30: Chicago, 23. Ohio State. ‘28: Wisconsin, 22. Michigan, 34; Northwestern. 31. Long Island. 34: LaSalle. 30. Mississippi Suate, 20t Duke. 29.

Noah Saolinn, Bg. V. ll, 20. irginia ech, 36: Willi - y Navy, 36: Baltimore. Yanan Maly, 20, Duauesne, 53: Catholic. 33. nosouipenst Missouri, 27; Southern Illi-

George Washington, 55: E 2 Marshall, 56; Union Ev on; Bt.

- Runnerup honors of the day were ihr taken by Chris Peaper, who in toss«ing the Evangelical League's highest +<.single game of the season, a 277, fotaled 676. He flanked the record game With counts of 202 and 197. -Another season record was estabJished, when his strike spree in the * “middle game netted his Brown +“ quintet a 1037. The team took two = games from the opposing Indians, '. who had Bill Behrens’ 604 as its .“z best series. "+. Despite Louie Koehler’'s 633 and “Ralph Haverkamp’'s 618, Cardinals ‘> “took a two-time beating from Reds, which had Paul Striebeck’s 620 as ~. its pacemaker. Paul Taylor Jr.'s 614 w=. for. the Cubs, who won twice over h“Giants was the only other 600 of the ¥ #evening. The lone shutout of the > ~ session, held at Pritchett’s, went to 2 .""Athletics over Tigers. Other matches *. were won by Dodgers and White Sox over Yankees and Pirates, two to one, Pastimers of the Fountain Square Merchants circuit produced a quartet of 600s in last night's session at the Fountain Alleys. Pete Miller used games of 218. 221 and 223 for a 662 to outscore rivals. Leo Miles closed with a 257 that gained him a632, Gib Smith had 606 and Stanton 602. In the team clashes, Perrin's D-X won three times over England Market, as Stahlhut Jewelers'and Robbins Market took oddgame decisions over Jack's Restaurant and Merther Coal. ‘Dwyer High in Optimist

Although Jess Pritchett Sr. strengthened his Optimist League .average in last night's session at the Pritchett Alleys, Dwyer took the - scoring honors. He nosed out the <4. veteran 652 to 650. Charlie McCahill “ continued his 600 shooting with a .# 604, the only other honor count of the session. Francis Kennedy toppled 642 pins to take scoring honors of the Holy

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