Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1937 — Page 15

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By Eddie Ash

THIRTY-SIXTH SEASON FOR A. A.

KILLEFER TO ARRIVE ON FEB. 25

Indianapolis Times Sports

WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 3, 1937

PAGE 15

Passing the Buck Last season Casey Stengel gave Van Lingle Mungo $100 cash every time Mungo won what Casey considered an important game. The money came from Stengel's pocket.

JNDIAN APOLIS and Louisville in the eastern half, and Milwaukee and Kansas City in the western, will act as host cities when the American Association inaugurates its 36th campaign on Friday, April 16. . . . The official schedule, announced today, shows the Indians entertaining Columbus, the Colonels doing the honors for Toledo, the champion Brewers acting as hosts to St. Paul and the Blues the home club against Minneapolis. . . . Each of these hosts will be at home for two series before taking the road for the second set of openers on Thursday, April 22... . In this set Indianapolis will oppose Toledo at Swayne Field, Louisville will appear in Columbus, Milwaukee will invade St. Paul and Kansas City will trek to Minneapolis. Following five sectional series, the eastern A. A. clubs will move west, opening May 3 when Louisville shows at Milwaukee. . . . The following day Indianapolis will be at Kansas City, Toledo appears at Minneapolis and Columbus performs at St. Paul. . . . The West’s first invasion of the East comes on May 15 when Milwaukee moves into Perry Stadium here, St. Paul shows at Columbus, Kansas City is at Louisville and Minneapolis at Toledo. . . . Since May 30 and July 4 both come on Sunday, the Memorial Day twin bills will be staged Monday, May 31, and the double-headers slated for Independence Day will come on Monday, July 5.

= = " » LL natural rivals in the American Association will meet on holidays, as usual. . . . Indianapolis will be at Louisville and Columbus at Toledo for the May 31 bargain attraction, while the July 5 and Labor Day dates find the Colonels at Indianapolis and the Mud Hens at Red Bird Stadium. . . . Kansas City shows at Milwaukee on Memorial Day and Labor Day, with the Brewers returning the call on Independence Day. . .. St. Paul plays at Minneapolis on the afternoons of May 31 and Sept. 6 and on the morning of July 5, with the Millers showing at Lexington Park on the mornings of May 31 and Sept. 6 and on the afternoon of July 5. . . . The season will close on Sunday, Sept. 12, with the same teams playing as in the opening games... .. Minneapolis will again be at Kansas City and St. Paul at Milwaukee, but the sites of the finales in the East will be reversed, Indianapolis showing at Columbus and Louisville at Toledo,

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ANAGER WADE KILLEFER of the Indians is due here on Feb. 25 to complete arrangements for the Tribe's spring training trip to

Bowling Green, Ky. .

.. The first squad, consisting of pitchers, catchers

PURDUE, IRISH IN SELLOUT GAME TONIGHT

Rejuvenated ~ Keogan Five Is Hopeful

Notre Dame Coach Changes Lineup to Cope With Purdue Height.

Times Special NOTRE DAME, Feb. 3.—A last- | minute change in the Notre Dame | lineup to cope with Purdue's height | at center has been made by Coach George Keogan. | Paul Nowak, 6-6 Irish forward | who played center early in the season has been shifted to the pivot | post for tonight's game. He'll be facing Jim Seward, lanky Boilermaker pivotman. Johnny Moir, Irish spark plug in scoring, will be back at forward, | with Ray Meyer holding down the other forward. Earl Brown, sopho‘more, and Tommy Wukovitz will be at guard. | Tonight's game is expected to be |a scoring battle between Moir and | Jewell Young, Purdue forward and | scoring ace. Both have seen action lin 12 games, with Moir chalking up 141 points and Young, 138. Johnny Sines or Gene Anderson [oH be at the other forward post { for Purdue, and Glen Downey and | Pat Malaska, guards. | The game has been a sellout for [10 days, officials announced. A {crowd of 5500 is expected. Because of the illness of Coach

and several rookies, is scheduled to depart for camp on March 14, and the infielders and outfielders will follow on March 21. . . . Dale Miller, Tribe business manager, will go to Bowling Green shortly to inspect the general setup and ball park... . BY “shortly” is meant when the flood in Kentucky subsides. . . . Parkway Field, home of the Colonels at Louisville, was caught by high water, but reports to league headquarters at Columbus indicate the damage will be repaired in time for baseball. . . . However, the Colonels are short of finances and may require some help to carry on until the city of Louisville is back on its

feet.

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*MES KELLY, who moves from

cago to Minnesota as track coach, basketball team in the Windy City. . .

= 2 multiple duties at De Paul of Chi-

posted a fine record with his . He directed the hardwood

squad eight years, during which time De Paul quintets' won 120 games and lost 26 for one of the outstanding achievements in the country.

. . « His team beat Illinois this year. . ! | is said Kelly will assist in other sports, par-

Gophers’ track squad it ticularly football and season at De Paul. . Dakota, class of 1920.

baseball. . . . ¢ .. Kelly is a graduate of the University of South

. . In addition to handling the

He will finish out the basketball

Neil King Totals 701 to

Set Pace in Bowling Loops :

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By BERNARD HARMON The Patrick Henry Beer League which is fast forging to the front

in bowling circles,

today had added another outstanding individual

performance to its season's accomplishments, Neil King having posted a 701 in last night's session at the Pritchett Alleys.

King, fourth vice president of the American Bowling Congress, used games of 201, 254 and 246 for his bulging series, his first 700 of the season. Arnold Pfeiffer and Ted Seiner, teammates Salesmen tet, joined him with counts of 623 and 616, boosting the aggrezation to a 2089 total and a shutout victory over the opposing Bottles. The winners posted games of 968, 1067 and 954. Five other loop members passed the 600 mark Mose Collins getting 639, Jack Hunt, 609; Perk Holtman, 609; Harold Rohr, 606. and Eddie Stark, 605. In the remaining team matches Warehouse blanked Kegs, as Office and Beer nabbed odd-game decisions over Half & Half and Ales. Johnson, Fox High in H. A. C. Don Johnson and Larry Fox, rolling opposite each other in the

King

Hoosier Athletic Club League at the !

Pritchett Alleys, furnished the feature scoring of that loop. Jchnson tossed games of 203, 226 and 256 for a 685. while Fox totaled 660 through 924. 217 and 219. Johnson's Indian-

apolis Office Supply posted games of ¢14. 1021 and 1057 that were good for two victories over Fox's Bowes |

Seal Fast. The circuit's remaining 600 series came from Leo Gauss, who passed the mark with one pin to spare while in action with Hatfield Electric, which dropped two games to John Hancock Insurance. Dr. Kernel Optical shut out Leo Gauss Agency in the loops other team match. Goldsmith Posts 663

Harold Goldsmith gained momentum in each of his Community League games, totaling 663 to top the scoring. He used games of 191, 216 and 256 for the top series. William Stech Plumbing Co. and Advance Paint Co. were the lone three-time winners of the team contests of the loop, which rolled its games at the Uptown Alleys. A quartet of Pennsylvania Recreation League pastimers passed the * 600 mark in the circuit's gathering at the Pennsylvania Alleys. Games of 256, 183 and 221 netted Guy Dillman a 660 and scoring honors. Neil Young had a 620, Red Haugh 611 and Leon Galbreath 610. Three of the six team clashes resulted in triple victories for the winners. Old Gold Cigarets, Charley's Restaurant and Comptometer were the teams scoring shutouts. The usual abundance of scorers emerged from the St. Philip No. 1 session at the St. Philip Alleys. Paul! Gastineau nabbed honors on

a 637 while in action with Rolles !

Printing, which, with the aid of Chuck Markey’s 624 and Lou Ostheimer's 602 nabbed three games over Beck's Coal & Coke, The win-

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ARGUS & YAVER

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on the | quin- |

600 |

[ners missed the 3000 mark by two | pins when they tossed games of 1033, |954 and 1011.

| Stars in Postponed Series

The remaining 600 shooters gained their laurels in the Cook's

McAfee'’s 634, Weber's 607 and Love- |

| joy’s 606 were leading individual | contributions. Bernard Burch was the lone 600 shooter of the U. S. Tire League at the Pennsylvania Alleys, He had {a 624. Clinchers and Big Six were the only triple winners of the six | team matches.

Bisesi Is Best

In the South Side Recreation | League at the Fountain Square Al|leys, Bisesi nabbed solo honors with {a 608. The lone shutout was scored by Holcomb-Hoke. the top individual series of the Auto | Transportation League at the Central, Bender closing with a pair of double centuries to reach that total. Young used a 249 middle game to | hit the 600 mark on the nose and | lead the scoring in the Related | Foods circuit at the Illinois, while Clarence Hill fell 10 pins short in his leading series in the Rotary Club matches at the Indiana. Some nifty scoring emerged from the Gray, Gribben & Gray Ladies League at the Antlers Alleys. Damsel Baxter set the pace among the soloists with a 589. Maizie Lathrop had a 574, Eva Dawson 571 and Iris Ronk 560. Falls City HiBru topped the team scoring with a 2543 in winning three games over Knit Shop, which totaled 2501. Hartman was high scorer of the

Pritchetts with a 557; Urbancic’s 539 was good for honors of the Tuesday night Ladies I.eague at Pritchett’s and Elder outdistanced rivals of the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. at the Fountain Square with a 558.

Additional Sports on Page 16

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| BASKETBALL SCORES A 608 was also |

Indianapolis Water Co. circuit at |n

| Ward Lambert, Purdue's team will {come here in charge of Assistant {Coach Mel Taube and Freshman | Coach Dutch Fehring. Lambert is

recovering from an attack of in- |

| fluenza.

Butler Sweeps ‘Over Wabash, 26-13

Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Feb. 3. —Butler University’s basketball team hit its winning stride in the last six minutes of play last night to de- | feat Wabash, 26 to 13. | Wabash held a one-point margin ‘at the half, 12-11, but weakened in the second half and scored only one { point after intermission. Earl Gerkensmeyer and Bill Merrill led the Bulldogs scoring with eight and six points, respectively.

| Berns topped the Little Giants scoring with seven points. The summary:

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‘Manchester Keeps

‘Winning Streak

Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind, Feb. 3.— The undefeated Manchester College basketball team added its tenth straight victory last night by defeating Valparaiso, 41 to 32. Manchester held a 19-to-18 lead at the half. Strecker’s three baskets early in the final period started Manchester’'s winning spurt. Beck and Dubois, with 15 and 9 points, respectively, led the Spartans. Roedel and Fritz were outstanding for the losers, The summary: Manchester (41) Valparaiso (32)

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Totals ....19 3 91 Totals..: 13 6 | Score at Half—Manchester, 19; Valpa- | raisu. 18. | Referee Fink (Illinois): umpire, Pertrie Miami),

Greyhounds Win ‘Second From State

Times Special

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Feb. 3.—In-

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| Oliver WPA Club last Friday.

These Boys Are Looking for New Worlds to Conquer

Left to right: Jimmy Lloyd, Earl Christianson, Willard Troutman, Al Long, Red Donnelly, George Woods.

Kingan

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Golden Gloves Seriously

The Kingan A. A. amateur boxing team is doing fair enough in its |

Take Their

first year of Golden Gloves competition and the packing house boys are

losing no time between fight nights to keep on edge for the next series of | Lou Thomas, trainer, and Clyde Capps, manager,

scraps.

direct the

training at a gym at the Kingan and Co. packing plant.

The improvised gvm is equipped with a ring, punching bags, barbells, pulleys and other muscle-building apparatus. In picture at top six of

the Kingan punch throwers are seen “smiling through” the ropes after a short workout. Earl Christianson, Novice featherweight, is the only

member of the group on the tourna- | ment sidelines, having lost a close | the |

decision to Claude Little of He is staying in training, however. helping his mates polish up for their battles to come. Jimmy Lloyd is a Novice featherweight, Willard Troutman fights in the 147-pound Open division, Al Long in the 135-pound

Open, John (Red) Donnelly in the |

147-pound Open and Geoige Woods is a 175-pound Novice. Kingan A. A. eligibles not in picture are Bob Black, 135-pound Open battler; Aleck Black, Novice heavyweight, and Jimmy Meyers, Open welterweight. Seven Open and four Novice divisions have been drawn to supply the bouts on Friday night's TimesLegion Golden Gloves tournament

Forty per cent of the net receipts of the Golden Gloves Tourney goes to The Indianapolis Times Clothe-A-Child fund, 60 per cent to the Bruce P. Robison Post for Legion philanthropies and amateur sports.

lare to be held with action getting under way at 7:45. Fighting will be

| best for the losers.

Frankforters Flash Class To Win, 37-22

Hot Dogs Run Smoothly to Remove Blot of Jeff's Earlier Victory.

Times Special FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb, 3. Frankfort flashed its championship colors last night by defeating Jeffer= son of Lafayette, 37 to 22, thus avenging an earlier defeat. The state champions made up for the only defeat suffered this season, and showed superior floorwork dure ing last night's contest. They

worked the ball under Jefferson's basket for most of the scoring shots. Frankfort held a 21-to-10 margin at the half.

Show Speed

In the third period, the Hot Dogs outscored Jeff, 10 to 5, but the Lafayette team came back in the fourth period to outscore Franke fort by a single point. Witsman and Slaven paced the Hot Dogs scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Young looked The summary:

Frankfort (3%) Lafayette (22)

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"LINEUP ANNOUNCED | FOR EARLHAM TILT

Times Special RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 3.—J. Howard Walker, center; Owen Huntsman, Earlham College Hardin and Floyd Peters, guards.

| with Ball State at Muncie:

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continuous until ahout 11:30. Divi« | sions drawn for the third night of

the tourney are:

Open Class—112-pound, 118, 126, |

(135, 147, 160 and 175. Novice Class—126-pound, 135, 147, 160.

All boxers included in these divi-

sions should report at the Armory at 2:30 p. m. Friday for weigh-in and physical examinations. Deadline on examinations this week is 5 p. m. Boys whose divisions have not been called this week, and boys who have been eliminated, must

at the Armory and 25 to 30 scraps

call for their tourney tickets at the Armory Friday afternoon before 5.

Independent Basketball Notes

Eight South Side independent bas- | ketball teams have entered the |

in Dearborn Gym. All eight players in the Buddie lineup scored,

South Side sectional of the Dear- |Vih Jack Biggs leading with 20

born Gym Sunday tournament. Teams scheduled to see action Sunday are E. C. Atkins, Beech Grove Merchants, Sinclair Oilers, Inland Containers, Brehob Market, English Avenue Boys’ Club, Hoosier Optical and Rockwood Buddies. The E. C. Atkins are defending champions and have another strong team this year. The West Side sectional is scheduled for Feb. 14, North Side on Feb.

{21 and finals for Feb. 28.

The first annual Marion County A. A. U. basketball tournament scheduled for Feb. 15-26 in Pennsy |

' Gym has been announced by A. |

| diana Central scored a second de- |

HIGH SCHOOLS North Vernon, 28: Greensburg, 17. Decatur. 30: Hartford City. 22. STATE COLLEGES. utler, 26. Wabash, i3. ndiana Central, 43. Indiana State, 34. anchester, 41; Valparaiso, 32. OTHER COLLEGES

Columbia, 45: Pratt Institute, 33, Louisiana State, 54, Auburn. 34, Erskine, 24: Citadel, 23. Florida, 29; Tampa, 14, Virginia, 30: Virginia Military, 27. Western (Kentucky) Teachers, 35: Vanderbilt, 15. Carson, 58; East Tennessee Teachers, 32. Centenary. 39: Louisiana Tech, 25, Salem, 63; Morris Harvey, 22,

> Miami, 1 Cedarville, ‘al, 44 nr North 35 . i 0 Northern, ’ Mt. Union, 30; John Carroll, 14. Central State Teachers, 34; Ferris Institute, 28. Wrarn Sah Fale ib ou r ate Teachers, 52; vr. aptern, Stat exico City

‘Upper Iowa, 41; Central, 36. Monmouth, 39; Pittsburgh Xenia Semi-

ary, 16. Luther, 25; Nebraska “B,” 24. Sollee of Bmporia, 34; Kansas Wes-

lexan, . rury, 28; Westminster, 23. Emporia Teachers, 39: Southwestern, 20. Washington U., 26: Missouri, 23. Kansas, 27: Nebraska, 22 Milligan, 44; Tusculum, 36. Sparks, 42; Shurtleff. 37 (overtime). Dakota Weslevan, 42; Sioux Falls, 40, Parsons. 49: Penn (fowa), 28. Midland, 45: Dana, 42.

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Goldsmith, coach of the Salvage | Equipment team, Indianapolis A. A. U. champions in 1935-36. The winner of the Indianapolis district is to compete at South Bend Feb. 27 and 28, and the South Bend winner will compete in the National A. A. U. tourney at Denver, Colo., on March 14. Winner and runnerup of the local tourney are to receive basketball trophies. Eight men on the winning team will be awarded miniature trophies. A high-scoring trophy and a trophy for sportsmanship also are to be awarded. The winning team will be awarded $50 to defray ex- | penses to South Bend. Teams interested in entering the tourney are asked to get in touch with A. Goldsmith, 703 W. New York St. or write Howard Thompson tournament manager, Lawrence. Ind, for entry and registration

blanks, which must i N Blanks wif be in before or The Silent Hoosiers y games this week. The A iv at Lawrence Friday and on Saturday meets Carmel at the School for the Deaf. The Hoosiers have won seven of their last nine games,

Irvington Eagles defeat North Side Lions, 57 to Fo = night in Dearborn gym. Broekling,

Vollrath and Hasbrook tr a TK starred for

Rockwood Buddies defeate Davis All Stars, 74 to 25, ied er —

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| points. Schottlin was high scorer for Ben Davis with six points. The Buddies defeated the Englewood Christian Church team, 31-18, but lost to the Kirshbaum Netters, { 29-25, Sunday at the Kirshbaum Gym. The Rockwood team has won the Commercial League championship | and has a record of 29 victories and | seven defeats. The team is seeking { games with city and state fives hav{ing access to gyms. Managers interested are asked to write Leo | Ostermeyer, 1625 English Ave.

The Em-Roe City League schedule at the Pennsy Gym tomorrow night follows: 17:30, J. J. Canning vs.

| Pennsoil: 8:30, I. T. A.D. vs. H. E. | DeGolyer; 9:30, George J. Mayer vs.

P. R. Mallory. The schedule for Thursday night, Feb. 11, follows: 7:30, George J. Mayer vs. Pennsoil; 8:30, H. E, DeGolyer vs. P. R. Mallory; 9:30, J, J. Canning vs, I. T. A. D,

The Lauter Boys’ Club basketball teams would like to schedule games for Friday night of this week. The Midgets (11-13 years old), Juniors (14-16 years old), and Seniors (1822 years old), are the teams interested. Anyone with a proposition may contact E. B. Kelley at the club at 1309 IE. Market St. The schedule for the Em-Roe Factory League, Eastern Division, at Pennsy Gym next Tuesday night follows: 7:30—U. S. Tires vs. lory. 8:30—E. C. Atkins Products. 9:30—Chevrolet Commercial Body vs. Inland Container.

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