Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1937 — Page 6
By Eddie Ash BOB HEARS ‘HOW TO FIGHT JOE’
LEONARD JOINS PASTOR TUTORS
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EW YORK {friends of Bob Pastor, the young heavy-
weight who has dared to
accept a match with Brown
| Bomber Joe Louis, have opened a campaign to build up ' the ex-collegians morale. . . . To hear Bob talk, he will supply his own courage, but home-town supporters are not
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overlooking any angle to increase his confidence. . . .
Benny Leonard, the old lightweight champion, and one of ‘the all-time greats, has leaped aboard the Pastor bandwagon. . . . Says Benny, “Bob is a better boxer than Louis and stands a chance to win if he encourages the Bomber to come to him and box all the way. Joe is strictly a ounter-fighter and lets the other fellows do the forcing
nd whales ’em as they lead.
I wouldn’t advise Pastor to
“try for a knockout. And, of course, he mustn't make any
mistakes.” | That's a large order for
the New Yorker to assimi-
late. . . . He hasn’t faced members of the upper bracket f heavyweights and is short of experience under fire, specially the devastating artillery that Joe Louis is
ble to swing into action. . .
. The Negro is at his peak
gain and looks capable of whipping a half dozen Bob astors on the same night. . . . He hits too hard with
oth hands.
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REDDIE STEELE, American middleweight champion, has broken the jaws of three opponents and says he thinks he knows something about hitting. . . . The Tacoma Terror is a “businessman fighter” and
watching his earnings. . hard way and hopes to retire to a .... His record is studded with
. . The heavy clouter learned the game the
life of ease within three or four knockout victories and he explains
that it is a gift. . . . “Nobody can teach you how to hit,” Freddie says. ou either have the natural speed and timing which make for knockouts or you haven't got it. No amount of teaching will give it to you.”
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OHN VAN DER MEER, strikeout king of the minor leagues last season who will wear the livery of the Cincy Reds this year, got a
peculiar start in league ball. . .. In
1933 John Heydler, then president
of | the National League, asked Dave Driscoll, Brooklyn business man-
ager, to dig up a “typical American
boy” to feature in an educational
movie short showing a youngster in a big league training camp. . . . Driscoll found Van Der Meer, then 18, and a series of shots were taken, at his home, packing up and then in training camp with the Dodgers. . . . e youngster was just excess baggage and the Dodgers passed him . .. Joe Shaute, veteran pitcher, was attracted to the lad and recom-
mended him to the Dayton club. . went on from there.
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| EATURING the Hialeah Park race meeting opening the other day F was the sensational comeback of Hal Price Headley’s Whopper, which set a new track record of 1:094-5 to gain his second straight
conquest in the Inaugural Handicap at Miami. : - nosed out Tintagel, Belmont Futurity winner of 1935. .
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Whopper, was essaying a comeback after a long absence, and he, too,
made a fine impression. .
. . Both horses are candidates for the $50,000
Widefier Challenge Cup Handicap, at’ a mile and a quarter, to be run at Hialeah on March 6. . . . Whopper slashed two-fifths of a second from the former Hialeah six-furlong record, but the world record is 1:09 1-5, posted by Chang at Coney Island, Cincinnati, in 1935.
2 8% dispatches from Los Angeles. . . “hat saddle” is supposed to have an
horse and makes him run faster... .
me lose.
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“HOT SADDLE” ring got away with a lot of easy money for a short
spell at fthe Santa Anita race track in California, according to . If you don’t happen to know, a
electrical appliance that shocks a It is the old come-on. . . . Bunco
grab a victim and induce him to wager on horses that “can’t » The “sucker” bets with their outside man, the horse loses and
they keep the money. . . . It’s surprising how many persons fall for the
tricks of the touts.
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Feller’s Big Contract Sets Vets to Thinking
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(Joe Williams is on vacation)
| By DANIEL Times Special Writer EW YORK, Jan. 16—If a plebiscite were taken in the American eague today, those who conduct the, Cleveland Indians hardly would the silver-plated shaving mug or the hand-painted mustache cup
It! develops most of the other: {front offices hold that by signing Bobb Feller at this time and letting it leak out that the 18-year-old pitching prodigy had achieved a £10,000 contract, the master minds " by the shores of Lake Erie had perpetrated what is known as a John Anderson, or Fred Merkle. Anderson, | you may recollect gained nare fame with his penchant for Stealing second wilh the bases oad, while Merkle acquired even greater popular attention by failing to touch second. . - Even before the Feller divertisement happened along, the club owners feared they had their hands full and | were putting in provisions for a _ long siege. As evidenced by the automobile strike, labor conceivabiy is in a state Wi et laying labor, perhaps, 1s no - De © he lads who wield the old Claymore and flash those spikes argue |it is high time the owners returned to the comparatively lavish salary standards of 1929.
Do Not Agree
The front offices veheme this is impossible. They holler that returns do not yet justify stipends of predepression proportions. And, with a wry face and sour recollections, they add that in 1928 and 1929 they went nutty with the. rest of the easymoney world and rode a wave of financial hysteria set in motion by {wo | factors which may never Tris€ again—the goofiest Wall Street of all time, and the repercussion of Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs in 19217. with all this in mind, with many contracts already returned unsigned by players and the salary situation threatening to become acute, it is small wonder those other front offices looks look upon the Feller contract as heresy, unsound business, findncial mayhem and disrespect for law and order. . Club owners fear the Feller contract will be regarded as the 1937 standard. They point out, not without logic, that the Iowa youngster [presents a case thoroughly sui generis—that he is something of a freak and merits a good salary, mainly on the basis of his expected . turnstile appeal.
“o Doesn’t Deserve It
_ certainly Feller does not deserve $10, for the coming season because he pitched 61 innings of ball "ijn the American League in 1936— not even if those 61 included 17 strikeouts against the Athletics and 15 against the Browns. Feller is bound to be a big attraction and because of that certainly should get his [10 grand. No rookie ever before got that sort of contract out of a major league front office. Joe Di Maggio "set la record last year when he held out | for $8500 from Col. Jacob Ruppert. It wasn’t long before Giuseppe decided he had been guilty of arrant modesty and had sold himself much too cheaply. With Feller getting $10,000 Joe is almost certain to go into another mental huddle
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win or for poet among fellow club officials.
with himself and vote Joseph Paul Di Maggio a most opulent increase.
Ruth Started Change | When the one and only Babe | Ruth was sold by Baltimore to Boston in 1914, he was getting $1300.
In 1915 the Red Sox gave him $1300. When the Bam landed with the, Yankees in 1920, in a widely advertised $100,000 deal, acclaimed the home run sensation of all time, he received $20,000. After Ty Cobb had been with the Tigers for a year and had demonstrated his genius, he earned -for himself a contract for $2200. But that was long before Ruth had done things to baseball—and for ball players.
Rival clubs in the American League do not regard the Feller contract as entirely unreasonable. Their complaint is founded almost entirely on the element of time. They- believe the Feller negotiations might have been drawn out so as to give other teams—and the Indians, too, for that matter—a sufficient interval in which to get their players signed up. When Feller came to the Indians last season, he signed for $60 a month. The jump to 10 grand may irk some .of the club owners, but it certainly dazzles the young idea.
It goes without saying that, in the wake of the contract to Feller, the older players, especially in the American League, are doing some heavy cogitating. If a lad of 18 with only 61 innings of major league service behind him, with no history of tested worth and sustained ability, is worth 10 grand, what price the veteran who has given his best years to the game and still is able to hit .325 and do a noble job day after day.
Vines Is Winner In Fast Pro Play
By United Press PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16. — Ellsworth Vines, professional tennis champion, defeated Fred Perry of England, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, before 7000 persons at ,Duquesne Garden last night. ; It was Vines first victory in four attempts since he and Peiry began a nation-wide tour in which they expect to visit 40 large cities. Perry defeated the American in three previous matches, although Vines was an 8-5 favorite when the series opened in New York. Apparently recovered from an attack of influenza which handicapped his play in earlier matches, Vines ran the Englishman ragged with a fast service that forced Perry to overdrive repeatedly.
ATTUCKS PLAYS QUINCEY The Crispus Attucks team is to meet Quincey tonight at Quincey. Ten members of the Attucks team
are to leave this afternoon for the game, .
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Purdue Has Slight Edge For | Battle
Boilermakers Win 10 Tilts; Indiana’s Only Loss Is to Illinois.
Coaches Everett Dean of Indiana and Ward Lambert of Purdue today put their players in mental readiness for what will probably be the nation’s outstanding basketball game, to be played in Bloomington tonight.
nois’ defeat of Indiana, are a:nong the country’s most impressive. The Purdue five has won 10 consecutive games this season, most of them by more than substantial margins, and leads the Big Ten Conference with victories over Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. The Hoosiers have won eight out of nine games so far having defeated Iowa and Chicago in Big Ten play before bowing to the Illini last Monday. If Indiana wins tonight the conference lead will go to the winner of the Ohio-Minne-sota game at Columbus, O.
Huffman Guards Young
To Co-Capt. Vern Huffman of Indiana goes the difficult assignment of attempting to hold in check the scoring of Jewell Young, brilliant Boilermaker forward, who has scored 51 points in the team’s three Big Ten games. All seats for the contest, 6100 of them, have been sold out for some time, but Indiana officials stated today that standing room patrons may swell the crowd to 7000.
Fans Go by Train
Lafayette fans prepared to come by special train tonight, with more than 200 Purdue rooters signing for tlie trip. The game starts at 7:30 p. m., and two radio stations, WBOW of Terre Haute and WIND of Gary are to broadcast the activities. The latter station, however, will carry only the second half. The probable starting lineups follow: Indiana
Officials—John Getchell (Minneapolis), referee; Robert Nipper (Indianapolis), umpire.
Huntington Tops Earlham, 44-37
Times Special RICHMOND, Ind, Jan, 16.— Huntington College uncovered a smooth passing attack to defeat Earlham last night, 44 to 37. Huntington led at the half, 21-14, and maintained a margin throughout the entire game. Brienkerhoff, Huntington center, scored nine field goals. The Quakers, unable to crash through the
to try shots from the middle of the floor.
Valparaiso Drops Oakland City, 45-42
Times Speciat OAKLAND CITY, Ind. Jan. 16.— Field goals by Carr, Ruehr and Feirke in the iast minutes of play gave Valparaiso University a 4542 victory over Oakland City last night. The Qaks were trailing at the half, 23 to 13, and showed a spurt in the second period to take the lead, 40 to 34. Valparaiso then put on the speed and sank the final inarkers to decide the game.
Danville Protects Victory String
Times Special DANVILLE, Ind. Jan. 16.—Central Normal protected its long list of victories last night by defeating Hanover, 43 to. 35, in a double overtime game. The teams were tied at 29-29 at the end of the regulation game and at 34-34 at the end of the first overtime. Rodebush, Central center, came through with two. field goals in the second overtime spurt while the visitors scored only one point,
Rose Poly Falls Before Anderson
Times Special ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 16.—Anderson College defeated Rose Poly’s basketball team, 38-35, here last night. The local team led by a single point, 17-16, at the half but widened the score by five points shortly after the intermission. The
Engineers were behind the rest of the game.
Taylor Enters Winning Column
Times Special UPLAND, Ind, Jan. 16.—Taylor University ended its nine-game losing streak by defeating Giffin College of Van Wert, O., last night 36 to 17. The victory was the first of the season for Taylor.
Cathedral Wins From Noblesville
Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Jan. 16.—Cathedral flashed ahead after a slow start last night to defeat Noblesville High School, 42 to 24. The score was tied, 7-7, at the end of the first quarter, but the Irish forged ahead to a 16-10 lead at the half, The Irish players made good five out of six shots in the third period and coasted to victory during the remainder of the game, :
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1937
No Stall-ing Here, eh,
Charley?
Because of crowded conditions at
State University, Coach
Charley Bachman plans to take his backfield men and ends into a nearby barn for winter drill.
The records of the two teams, ) harboring but one blot, that of Illi-
visitor’s zone defense, were forced |
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Out-of-town amateur boxers today indicated they are going to be right in the middle of The TimesLegion Golden Gloves competition when the annual event gets under way at the Armory Jan. 22. Nine entries were received from Richmond and seven from Muncie, plus several unattached boys from nearby cities. The South Side Turners of Indianapolis added three more to their list and a re-check of the “field” shows 161 names on the dotted line. Entries close on Jan. 20. The Richmond team, representing the Community Gym, is under the management of Ernie Bonsall, who has had a first-class squad in each of the Indianapolis Golden Gloves classics. Among his entries is Russ Bennett, powerful Negro heavyweight who dropped a close decision to the giant Elza Thompson, last year’s winner here. Bringing “All Fighters” Ray Masters, manager of the Hotel Delaware, at Muncie, says, “I am bringing all fighters; maybe not boxers, but fighters, every one. There will be a large following of Muncie fans in Indianapolis to watch the boys perform.”
112-pounders—the flyweights—always are good for action-producing bouts in The Tims=s-Legion Golden Gloves tournaments. The little fellows are just as eager to win as the boys in the heavier divisions and never overlook an opportunity to improve. Above, left, is Billy Carlisle, a beginner, accepting pointers from Jimmy Williams, last year’s local fly= weight champion in the Open class irr which the ex-
perienced boxers perform. Both lads are pu hard licks for the 1937 tourney which opens Armory Jan. 22. © A. C. in the Novice class and Williams, fight ng unattached, will return to seek more glory in th: Open division. Young Powers is under the tutelage f Tom Leeper and Ed Butle, who expect to enter 40 iattlers in the amateur classic.
Beginner Learns From Champion
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Nine Richmond Boxers Enter Golden Gloves
Jimmy Thornburg is coach of the Muncie team. Mr. Masters is an old-time professional fighter of about 25 years ago. Fred De Borde, tournament manager, reports the ticket sale has jumped off to a flying start. The event will run four weeks, Jan. 22, 29, and Feb. 5, 12, with one ring in use. Tickets are on sale at the Lemcke Service Shop, 108 E. Market St., and Haag's Claypool Hotel Drugstore. Late entries include:
MUNCIE Pound
nds 2—Curley Thornburg, Delaware A. C. 8—Ray Langdon. Delaware A. C. 6—Roy Lewis, Delaware A. C. 35—Gerald Horner, Delaware A. C. 147—Red Rust, Delaware A. C. 160—Lowell Parker, Delaware A. C. Unclassified—Tom Bennington, Delaware
A.C RICHMOND 26—Melvin Tevis, Community Gym. 3 Emil Hartman, Community Gym. 35—Johnny Warthy. Community Gym. WE Bennett, Community Gym. Bel ott, y Gym. 75—Eddie Carpenter, Community Gym. -Heavyweight—Russ Bennett and Bill Burgin, Community Gym.
UNATTACHED 135—Edward Tryon, Trafalgar, Ind. 135—James Emberton, Morgantown, Ind. 175—Joe Duffy, Indianapolis. Unclassified—Powerhouse Anacker, Indianapolis. SOUTH SIDE TURNERS 147—Jap Powell and Wesley Kamp. Heavyweight—Jimmy Waddell.
. Advance, 44; Whitestown, 12. Morton Memorial, 28: Arlington, 21. Madison, 40; Aurora, 23. Orleans, 30: Browntown, 23. Warsaw, 41; Beaver Dam, 22. Brookville, 37; Brownsville, 16. Martinsville, 34; Bloomington, 29. Washington, 22; Bedford, 18. New Albany, 36; Bicknell, 23. North Side (Ft. 35; Catholic, 30. Decatur Central, 59; Bainbridge, 18. Rossville, 20; Cutler, 12. Central (Ft. Wayne), 36; Bluffton, 16. Lawrence, 46; Castleton, 21. Amo, 31; Clayton, 18. Franklin, 35; Connersville, 32. Galveston, 35; Clay, 32. Helmsburg, 29; Christiansburg, 232. Buck Creek, 43; Dayton, 13. Darlington, 33; Coltax. 22. Decatur Catholic, 26; Elmhurst, 17. alexandria, 33: Bi%ood, 20. Union, 17; Ervin, . Plainfield, 35; Garfield (Terre Haute), 23. Hartford City, 32; Kendallville, 29. Gas City, 2 J . 26. Jamestown, ; Zionsville, 26. Jackson Twp., 29; Battleground, 22. (Tri-
le overtime). P Central (Evansville), 30: Jasper, 23. Kirklin, 43; Speedway City. 10. Logansport, 35; Kokomo, Lafontaine, 24; Swayzee. . Ross, 26.
Wayne), Central
Forest, 17: Michigantown, 16. Fairland. 29: Moral Township, 20. Lafayette, 22; Muncie, 17 Cadiz, 53} Midglerown, 24, Milford, > racuse, . New Richmond, 30; Bowers, 25. North Webster. 41; Burket, 18. New London, 32; Burlington, 9. New Augusta, 45: New Bethel, 26. Nineveh, 32; Whiteinng, 33. m, 31; Ra . 25. ony ity 33; New Salem Reserves, 31. Williamsport, 25; New Market, 8. North ny 27; Columbus, 18. Crothersville, 27: , 20. Marenge. 9% Oriole, 24. aoli, ; Salem, . Silent Hoosiers, 33; Pinnell, 30. Peru, 35; Plymouth, 29. Dana, 24: Rockville, 14. Greencastle, 34; Rushville, 25. Vincennes, 41; Reitz, 25. Richmond, 23; Marion, 22, Rochester, 19;. Tipton, 14. ; ‘Wes ; Shoals, 26. F ick, 33; oals, En jee 24:’ Prairie Township, 17.
ontioreh “3 Sweetzer, 2 airmount, 43; .. 28. Greensburg, 35; Shelbyville, 32 ch Side (Ft. Wayne), 30; itv. 23. Huntingburg, 44: Tell City, 22. Be 19; Tipton, 14. Thorttown, 28; Dover, 27. 4 - Tangier, 30; Bloomin dale, 14. Vallonia. 40; Campbe shure. 11. i aynetown, 29.
34: indfall, 24. Delphi, 20; Wes Lafayelie. 1. Jackson Township, r . 24. erstmeyer (Terre Haute), 28; St. Ber1 > 36: Jasonville, 29 sherry, 36; , 29. . State (Terre Haute), 23; Glenn, 21. Sullivan, 24; Wiley (Terre Haute), 23. Ashmore: 35 Pimento. 35. ey, 37; Fontanet, 20. Linton, 34: Switz City. 26.
"Columbia
Clay City, 37: Spencer, 24 Graysville, = Honey Creek, 27. ugger, : Merom, 29. Mount Comfort, 21; Fortville, 18. Maxwell, 32; New Palestine, 22. Osgood, 37; Versailles, 21. Milan, 44; New Marion, 14. Napoleon, 36; Cross Plains, 20. unman, 34; Holton, 13. Bentonville, 37: Harrisburg, 20. Everton, 30; Orange, 26. Covington, 26; Veedersburg, 24.
ICRI UE and Refinancing 20 Months to Pay
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Extnhliched 34 Yenrs Opoosite Statehouse
High School Basketball
Kingman, 26; Attica, 22. Bremen, 22; is
Argos, 30; Tippecanoe, 8. Culver, 41; Lapaz, 14. DeSoto, 21; Gaston, 13. Royerton, 31; Harrison, 24. Daleville, 23; Center, 16.. omney, Silver Creek, 0 (forfeit). Pine Village, 26; Kyger (Frankfort), 9. Alexandria, 13; Burton (Rochester), 11. Jeffersonville, 16; Atlanta, 10 Morocco, 15; Perry Central, 11. Kokomo, 14; Lynn, 2. State Deaf School, 29; Arcadia, 11. West Point, 21; Colfax, 15. Kokomo, 22; Alexandria, 12. State Deaf School, 19; Jeffersonville, 17 (overtime), ; Morocco, 14; Pine Village, 12. West Point, 28; Romney, 14.
COLLEGE SCORES _ STATE COLLEGES
Central Normal, 43; Hanover, 35 (double overtime). Anderson, 38; Rose Poly, 35. Huntington, 44: Earlham, 37. Taylor, 36; Giffin, 17. Valparaiso, 45; Oakland City, 42.
OTHER COLLEGES Yale, 53; Columbia, 33. HY York University, 37; North Caroa, 30. 3 ate Reserve, 39; Baldwin-Wal-e, 38. Wasningion and Jefferson, 49; Mariet-
Toledo, 47; Cincinnati. 34. Southern Methodist, 29; Arkansas, 25. Moreliead, Ky., Teachers, 35; Transyl-
vania, Syracuse, 52: Harvard, 18. Iowa State Teachers, 36; South Dakota Bigie 3 d, 44; Washingt ng Island, 44; Washington , 28. Auburn, 42; Sewanee, ar snd lee 28 Georgia, 31; Florida, 30 Mur . College, i, orl oyola ew Orleans), 51; Mi y 41, Detroit Tech, 24: Toronto, ji 1sans al Drake, 47° Washington (St. Louis), 32. Southern Illinois Teachers, 38; St. Via-
r, 36. Shurtleff, 24; Black . Soe. 8! Ripon. 2 ] burn, 18 estern ino ; Te ur s Teachers, 35; Armour
SCHENCK GOLF LEADER
By United Press PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan. 16— Joseph Schenck III of New York, son of the motion picture producer, held the Lake Worth Golf Championship today by a victory over Drew Johnson, Pittsburgh, in the 36-hole final match, 2 up.
HORSE HAS DOG MASCOT By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 16—Much of the success of Pompoon, great juvenile of 1936, is said to be due to
‘his mascot, a toy bulldog that ac-
companies the thoroughbred whereever he goes.
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Endeavor I May Enter Sea 1lace
Buy United Press PALM - BEACH, Fla. Jag. 16— Endeavor I rather than {ie new yacht, Endeavor II, may I: present England in the Internatio: al Cup Races next summer, Thorias Oc. tave Murdock Sopwith, British yachtsman, said today. Sopwith arrived here las’ night for a brief stay after a Ca ibbean trip. He was certain one of !is Endeavors will be entered against America in the cup races, but he was uncertain whether the second Endeavor is speedier than Ei: cdeavor I, which lost two years ago 0 Harold Stirling Vanderbilt’s R inbow. Sopwith will match the wo in trials off Newport, R. I, to decide which to nominate . for tiie cup races.
Dean Talis!
That’s Not News, but He Says He'll Plc y With Cardinals.
By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—Dizzy Dean, talkative St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, celebrated his 26th birthday on a train speeding toward J :ksonville, Fla. today, leaving beiiind in Chicago these two assertions: 1. That he fully expects ti: be. in a Cardinal uniform next sea: on. 2. That he won't play Ilaseball unless he gets a $50,000 ci iitract. Dean, who said he was going South to play some golf, nsisted this was no “act” between | imself and his Cardinal bosses’ Sam Breadon and Branch Ricke;. “If I don't get the dough this year, I know I won't ever zet it,” he said.
Three Score 80 in Women’s Golf i’lay
‘By United Press
AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 16.—T7 he Nation’s foremost women golfer: hoped for better luck today as they :ntered the second round in the 4-hole medal play titleholders’ tour: iment. Playing on a rain-swept course which delayed the tee-off for several hours yesterday, only. Patti: Berg, Minneapolis girl star, Jane C:thran, Greenville, S. C., and Helen Hicks, New York professional, were :ible to post scores near par in the ¢ ening 18-hole round. All three posted scores of 80, one stroke ovei| women’s par, to share the lead. | The rain had a disastrous) effect on most of the other entrani:. Jean Bauer, Providence, R. I, 19:5 winner of the titleholders’ meet: fared badly with an 89. j Mildred (Babe) Didrikson longand former Olympic sensation, was off, form and carded 43-47 for a 90. |
PITCHER STILL IS AHEAD CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—Ted Lyons. Chicago White Sox pitcher, his won 186 games while losing 178 turing his 14 years with the club.
RACING SEASON TO OPEN NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1€ —Fair Grounds - will inaugurate {3unday horse racing on Feb. 7.
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Washington meets Manual,
BY ALFRED GRECO : e defending champion, and Shortridee plays Tech in the city tournament basketball play this. afternoon. : The winners in these games clash tonight for the city title.
Mat Villain’ Is to Retire
‘Gentle John’ Kilonis Began Rough House Tactics.
By United Press COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 16.—One of wrestling’s highest ballyhooed performers and the original “villain” of , the mat game, “Gentle John” Kilonis, is going to retire. A native of Salonika, Greece,
Kilonis came to the United States in 1907 and two years later began wrestling professionally. He made a careful study of styles and fan reaction and decided he could make more money by being a ‘public enemy” than he could by following the conventional style of matmen. During the 29 years he spent in the game, Kilonis has wrestled in every part of the country, in big towns and little ones. Regardless of where the match, he took pains to perform stunts which would increase his right to the title of “the king of rough house wrestlers.” The shortest match Kilonis ever engaged in was held in Columbus. In it he met Ted Thye, then the light heavyweight champion, in a three-fall bout. The entire match lasted only 6 minutes and 28 seconds. John describes it in this fashion: “Bump — Bump — Bump — Match over. Thye still champ.” . Kilonis always did the unexpected. On one occasion when scheduled to wrestle a Turk who prided himself on his mustache, the Greek secreted a pair of scissors in his trunks and when he had the Turk on the floor pulled the scissors out and clipped the lip adornment. Another time he set fire to the trunks of an opponent. . The Greek matman made his last appearance in Dayton, O., recently and by prearrangement had a guitar at the ringside which he broke over the head of his rival during a mixup. In recent years, Kilonis has deserted the ring in the summer and toured with a carnival he owns. He also owns an amusement park at Manchester, N. H.
Frankie Parker, Grant to Clash
By United Press TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 16.—Bryan Bitsy Grant was to match his bulldog tenacity against the mechanical perfection of Frankie Parker today in the semi-finals of the annual Dixie Tennis Tournament. In the other semi-fin match Donald
Budge, America’s top-ranking net star, was a heavy favorite to elimi-
Beach. | Budge and Parker both reached the semi-final round with straight ' set victories yesterday. Budge rallied after a poor start and blasted Elwood Cooke of Los Angeles, 8-6, 6-1, and Parker defeated Walter Senior of San Francisco, 6-1, 6-3. If Grant and Budge win today they will clash for the second time in two weeks. The Atlanta midget, a continual headache to the Davis Cup Committee, smashed Budge off the court in straight sets in the Miami Biltmore finals last week.
CORRECTION
The identification lines under the photograph of the ~ Froebel High School team in yesterday's Times were incorrect. In proper order, left to right, they should have read: Kamanski, Boles, Mailath, Ousley, Christakis, and Sofiak.
DUSEK 1S DISQUALIFIED By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—Dean Detton, Salt Lake City, retained “world’s wrestling championship”
nate Charles Harris of West Palm |
—® Washington beat Broad Ripple,
33 to 17, last night for the second time this season to advance to toe day's game with Manual. The schedule of today’s play:
Game No. 4—1 P. M.—Washinge ton reserves vs. Manual reserves.
Game No. 5—2 P. M.—Shortridge varsity vs. Tech varsity.
Game No. ‘6—3 P. M.—Manual varsity vs. Washington.
Game No. 7—7:30 P. M.—Shorte ridge reserves vs. wihner game No, 4 (final reserve team game).
Game No. 8—8:30 P. M.—Winner game No. 5 vs. winner game No. 6 (final varsity team game).
A crowd of 3500 students and fans saw last night's games. Washington, led by Bill Miller, jumped to an early 10-0 lead before Carrol Combs registered a field goal and free toss, and Perkins a field goal to bring the count to 10-5 at -the quarter.
Foxworthy Leads Rally
Dick Foxworthy led a rally for the Washington team, but Miller, Leerkamp and Carter connected to put the Continentals ahead 17-13 at the half. ; Washington piled up eight more points in the third period, while the Broad Ripple team was held to a single missed | foul throw. The Rockets showed poor form under the basket, losing the ball frequently on set-up shots. Duncan, guard, sank Broad Ripple’s only field goal in the last period as Washington continueq to widen the score after Carter, Hardin and Pottenger scored on fast plays. Marion Carter was leading scorer for Washington with 12 points, while Foxworthy and Frank Reese, looked outstanding for the Ripple team. Manual Reserves defeated Broad Ripple Reserves, 17 to 15 in a preliminary game and Shortridge Reserves downed Tech seconds, 22-117, in the last game of the evening. _ The Washington-Broad Ripple lineup: Washington (33) Broad Ripple (17) Carter,f... k J. 2 RT 2 Hardin,f.. Miller,c... Pottengr,g Leerkmp,g. Short.g Meyer,f...
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Frankfort Beats Newcastle, 27 to 17
Times Special = - NEWCASTLE, Ind. Jan. Newcastle failed to match Franke fort’s fine work under the basket last night and dropped the |game, 27-17. The Trojans kept up with the Hot Dogs’ scoring during ihe first half, despite the absence of Bob Wildman, regular center, but they were outdistanced by Frankfort's superior offensive in the last half Score at the intermission was 10-10, Gib Huffman and James Downey center, who scored four of Newcas=tle’s field goals, was outstanding for the losers, with Jim Miner, Bill Behr and Merlin Goodnight looking best for Frankfort. :
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