Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1937 — Page 35

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HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF BIRDS

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MANY NEW FACES AT COLUMBUS

It is not at all unusual for the Columbus Red Birds to present a vast array of new talent in the spring, and 1937 is no exception to the general rule. . .. In fact, of the on the “latest” playing roster of the Cardinals’ farm club, only four were actually with the team on the closing day of the 1936 campaign, while three others were In Columbus previously. . .. The Red Birds are scheduled to help the Indianapolis Indians lift the curtain on the new American Association season at Perry Stadium Saturday, April 17. The holdover pitchers at Columbus are Max Macon and Burt Humphries. . .. However, Nelson Potter was with the club during most of the 1936 season, going to Toronto late In the year, and Ed leusser was a member of the championship team of 1934. . I'he rest of the chuekers of Walter i. Brown, Joe V. Davis, Henry FF. Gornicki, Frank Melton, Garland Mitchell and Charles D. Ripple. . . . The catching trio 18 entirely new, including Joe Cusick, Louis kahn and Ralph White. 10

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the inel Ie 1 1 others mciuae Jimm

Gruzdis

a0 players

are new and consist

in rent Red Bird roster the diminuAs they sav in college. from Brookivn, Robert M. Davis, Richards. Juston Stein, Henry . The voung Don Padgett

fielders listed on the cu

the only veteran, Jordan Gnik Robert James Webb and William Prout outfield dutv unless the Cardinals decide to Keep him, while Chick Fullis, who started the 1936 season with the A. A. back {rom the Cards. ... New {ly chasers arc Lynn King from i ] Pelton, William Shewey, Enos Slaughter and . Many of these new pastimers undoubtedly will replaced by other Cardinal farm hands by the time the but among those who seem to have the best chance to addition, of course, to Heusser and Fullis and others whose well Known, are Jordan, Kahn, King, Slaughter and Webb.

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NS TREMARK, new Louisville outfielder, batted 379 in y 1 York-Pennsvlvania League last season.

. His Brooklyn makes him eligible tor the draft next

the New shipment by fall. Dom Deilaser with the Boston Red Sox, 1s the shortest player 5 feet 4 inches, . . . Looks like the bat already is showing improvement

Hs during spring

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orzanized Indianapolis Negro league team has made nts to play its games at Perry Stadium when the Indians are on the road... . The first half of the Negro National League schedule has been charted and nine tilts are booked for Indianapolis. . . . The 1 AS A'S . Nearo league baseball used to in the prosperous years drew as high as 7500 in attend-double-neaders Several plavers developed by the B. Cs are now managing Negro league teams in the East

ara turning out fast aggregations

THE ar-

local is 10 be known the x0 big here and ance at Sunday

old Taylor A

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)azy TROUT, t{ w INNings against drookivn in fi

~ innines . He issued four walks, hit one batsman Brooklvn won. 8 to 3. by Vie Sorrell. Indianapolis graduate. . , . Rudy York. ex-Milwaukee first baseman, third for Detroit booted two of four chances. ... He triple, however The Toledo Mud Hens are loading ith Tiger farmhands or ca including Joe Hare. Buddy Bates, Ross. Frank Reiber, Jack Burns, Chet Morzan, Roy Cullenbine Bennie McCoy The Hens also have asked for Mike Tresh,

he Hilarious Hoosier with the Tigers, pitched five allowing five hits and one rn and struck out

who relieved

vesterday three walloping the qed out at and slapped out a un Ww tofls Don

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meet Princeton on the conclusion of a

and Frank Croucher, second baseman.

n n n the {ootball field 1938 10-game series in 1908.

is said Hialah Park netted 3500.000 during its winter race meeting.

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het cen Dallas and Ft. Worth, is to open Tuesday.

Local Teams Scheduled

In Sta te Bo

wling Meet

By BERNARD HARMON The second week of competition in the 28th annual tournament of

the Indiana

State Bowling Association,

scheduled tomorrow and Sun-

dav on the La Salle Recreation Alleys in South Bend, will find several

local aggregations 1m action. A quartet of teams will be competing in the regular division, while <ix others will attempt to collect 2 share of the prize fund set aside for booster teams. The most out<tanding quintets facing the maples Raymond Fox's Sterling Reer and rank Fox's Old Club Whiskev. Ravmond's team, which rolls regularly in the Indianapolis League, is composed of himself, Rert Bruder, Eddie Hornberger, Don McNew and Roy Haislup. The clder Fox, who after 35 years of action in local loops retired to the sidelines during the current <pason. heard the call of tenpin and is captaining a team of veterans that includes Hank Shriver, Milt Wimberly, Chris Rassmussen and Lorenz Wiesman. Harry Schorn<tein’s New Amsterdam from the Insurance League and Harold Rosemeyer's Rockwood Manufactur ing Co. aggregation are other entrants in the regular division.

will be

five

Columbus Team Leads Rooster teams representing Indianapclis on the week-end squads includes Mayfair Tavern, Junior Social Club, Federal Mogul Bear - ings, Hotel Washington, Indiana Law School and General Commercials of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. All local entrants, except the Telephone Co. are to compete tomorrow night. The Commercial roll Sunday evening. Frank Huber, former ! paced his Barnaby's Lun-h to a 2872 during last week's competition and the total is good for first place n the present team standings VN. Place and A. williams, a Hartford City duo, top the doubles division with 1215, and G. Wilson of CoJumbus holds the lead in the singles with a 616. Bob Hughes Posts 700

local star

individual totals emerged from last night's local league SESSIONS, Bob Hughes of the Universal topping the field with a 700, garnered through games of 202, 244 and 254. The classy serigs paced his Russet Cafeteria to a shutout victory over Heidenreich Flowers and a 2086 total that was good for team honors of the evening. The Russetts had games of 966, 1009 and

1011. Phil Bisesi, rolling with Blue Point Service of the same loop, took city-wide runnerup honors on a 635. He had 225, 215 and 245, but despite the big series his team dropped two games to S & S Service. which featured an 1110 finish. The Blue Points nabbed their lone victory on a 1027. Joe Danna's 606 was the top solo series of the winners. Prior

Several classy

Smith's 621 and Stewart amith's 618 beosted Polk Sanitary Milk Co. to an odd-game decision over Dutch Masters Cigars, who had Pete Ernst’'s 632 as their feature count. Grav, Gribben & Gray hlanked Louie's Tavern and Tip Top Cafe nabbed two victories from Guarantee Tire & Rubber in other clashes. Ed Weigel's 614 for the

Tire team was the lone 600 of the |

matches.

Jack Hunt continued his heavy bombardment, posting his fourth big series of the week, a 671, to lead rivals of the Printcraft League, In session at Pritchett’'s. He had games of 182, 266 and 223. Combined with Butch 2Zix's 623. the classy total swept Rolles Printing Co. into a shutout over Rapid Rollers. John Fehr cracked out 2538 nightcap game that boosted him to 657 ind won the edge for Cornelius Printing in its two-game victor Indianapolis Star. In the Bingham Roller-Quality Flower match, won bv the former, two to one, Jack Colvin paced the winners with 607, while Harold Deal topped the soloists of the losers with 608. Advance Electrotvpe won twice over Clavborns, Hinchman of the losers featuring with 600. Clarence Tutterow tossed his season's best in topping rivals of the E. C. Atkins loop at the Pennsylvania Allevs. He had a 670 through games of 246, 220 and 204. Harold Rohr’ and Collins’ 609 were yther honor counts of the session, in which Big Band and Atkins Saw turned in shutout victories, In the Industrial League at the Indiana Allevs, Al Menges outdistanced rivals with a 639 series, made ible through games of 2538, 227 17 His father, Ed, also passed tl 600 mark, getting a 613. Gene Rufli's 609 completed the loop's 600 hooters Shutout victories in the team clashes went to East Side Dairies, Indianapolis Screw Products and Bixby Shoe Polish. Champ featured a middle :ame In topping the soloists of the Elks circuit a 633. The loop Was 1 action at the Antlers Alleys. Maher with 617 and Love with 605 were the loop's only other 600 shooters Young outdistanced rivals of {he Optical League at the Illinois with a 631. Walt Henderson with 625. Kruwell with 616 and Shortridge with 610 were feature soloists of the Link Belt session at the same alleys. Featheringill was top scorer of the P. R. Mallory session at the Central with 602, and J. Friehage von honors of the Fletcher Trust loop at the Pennsylvania with a 601. Leaders of other league sessions were: L. S. Ayres & Co (Pritchett's). M Price, 597; East Side Social (Central), Raftery, 597; Public Servyice Co. of Indiana (Central), Shoemaker, 592; P. R. Mallory (Illinois), Sodt, 573; Alpha (Fountain Square), Riggin, 570, and Hornaday Milk (Illinois), Bozic, 558.

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LOSE FOUR MEN The Crispus Attacks basketball team will lose four lettermen next season by graduation. They are J. Hawkins, H. Thurman, E. Thomas and T. Harden.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1937

bloomers and hare

Men Versus Women Bates College coeds played the men basketball quired the males to wear hip boots,

game recently, but re-

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Indians, Tigers Bea

Coach Murray Mendenhall and re shown above, This team will

his Central Tigers from Ft. Wayne be plaving in the finals tomorrow

under the burden of naving been picked to win the state tourney by

the majority of sport writers

far their burden nas seemed light

and

in Indiana. But enough for they have displayed a

“experts” SO

It's safe to say that everybody fears Anderson in the state tourney

this vear.

The boys that Archie Chadd puts out on the basketball floor

will furnish top notch opposition for any five in Indiana and the other three teams in this year's finals know that. Left to right, front row,

28 Net Teams to Play In State Amateur Meet

Twenty-eight quintets will open their battle for the Indiana Amateur Railroad hardwood court. when

opens on basketball

the Pennsylvania championship Monday

Morning, after-

the 20th annual tournament

noon and night sessions are to be held for three days and the titular contest is carded for 8.15 p. m. Wednesday.

Teams competing in the annual® state championship have earned their way to the finals by winning | sectional tournament in their districts of the state. This season 513 teams participated in the sectionals. Three southern sectional tournaments were not held because of the floods in January. The schedule for the championship tournament will be drawn bv Wayne Emmelmann at midnight tonight. Thirteen of the sectional tournaments have their final games scheduled for tonight. To Defend Title Crown Point, last year's winner. to be here to defend its crown. Sixtyv-three local teams participated in the sectional tournaments held at Indianapolis and towns. Thirty-two played in the Indianapolis sectional meet held last month on the Dearborn floor and 31 ciubs played in tournaments at Lawrence, Whiteland and nearby towns. The Indiana Amateur Independent Basketball Association was organized by Wayne Emmelmann in 1917. Fourteen teams participated In the first tournament held on the Indianapolis Marion Club floor. The first state title went to the Anderson Y M.C. A. The directors of the Indiana association are George Russell of Gary, Von Crow of Markle, Wayne

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Ducote, Loyola

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Shown kneeling in front of the team are F. H. Croninger, principal; Dr. E. A. King, trainer; Coach Mendenhall, and Bob Dornte, assistant

coach. The members of the team are, left to right, Tony Stanski, Paul

Armstrong,

Joe Celarek, Frank Celarek, Herman Schaefer, Tom

Motter, Lloyd Alterkruse, Harold Braden, Jack Paul and Virgil Riddle.

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| College at Mobile, Ala. where he was coach. Prior to that he been coach at Loyola. He was known as football team,” being a triple-threat man in kicking, passing and running. He was a popular official at football games and in 1935 worked the Rose Bowl game.

Coach, Is Dead

NEW ORLEANS, March 26.— ctor of Loyola University and for er Auburn and Springhill footbal today at his illness of sev-

HOOSIER TO BE CAPTAIN © CHAMPAIGN, Ill., March 25. — John Ginay, East Chicago, Ind., has | been named captain of next year's University of Illinois wrestling team. He is Big Ten 165-pound wrestling champion. Jerry Rudig, Huntington, Ind, has been named honorary captain of the Illinois freshman swimming team for the season just ended.

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FT. WAYNE FIVE SURE OF ITS STRENGTH

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On Defense as Well as Basket-Sniping Ability

' Coach Murray Mendenhall Kept His Players From Overcon-

fidence by Showing Them Piggy Lambert's Fastbreaking Offense; That Quieted Them.

By GENE DAILEY

United Press Staff Correspondent

The Tigers of Central Hizh (Ft teams in state hardwood circles, Fieldhouse as the overwhelming fav net. tournament, !{ They will meet | Happy Hunters, { choice,” in the first the titular series, | Ranking of favorite { pinned on the Tigers | reasons. The boys who Hoosier basketball scene | that:

{ 1. Central has “blinding speed” to | employ in its fast-break style of | play. 2. The Tigers’ offense is something to marvel at. 3. Coach Murray | players are seasoned veterans. All | of the 1936 team, which was runner- | up to Frankfort in the state tourney, | except Steve Sitko, Gimbel award | winner, were back this season. | 4. The Tigers have height, plenty | of it. Mendenhail can put a team l on the floor averaging over 6 feet.

Central Confident

Huntingburg's the ‘people's engagement, of

has been for several study the point out

With these assets, Central is confident and the Ft. Wayne fans fore- | see the first championship in history | for their city as the Tigers invade ( the finals field for the sixth time in 11 years. Coach Mendenhall has piloted the team to 27 victories in 29 games this season, losing only to North Side | (Ft, Wayne) and Horace Mann ' (Gary) during a holiday tournament. Since then the Tigers have won 21 consecutive games, Tigers’ offense makes team outstanding. Thev have the scoring pace throughout tional, regional and semifinal

the set sectour-

| nament competition and during the

season piled up 1210 game average of 41.7. averaged 22.7. Tiger fans tell this story fast-breaking

for a foes

points Their

about style of play: After the Bluffton game in early the players themselves pretty fast. To dispel the overconfident attitude, Menden-

| hall took his team to watch Piggy | Lambert's Purdue outfit toss in 60

points during an intercollegiate

| affair.

It apparently worked. During their next six games, the Tigers de-

tomorrow

Mendenhall's |

considered |

. Wayne), one of the most powerful will Butler University orite to win the 26th annual THSAA

enter

| proceeded points each game The Tigers Chieftain has a balanced 10-man tournament squar and can shift, his lineup any moment. A probable combination includes: Paul Armstrong and Jack | Paul, forwards; Virgil Riddle, 6 foot 3 inch Negro pivot man, at center; Herman Schaefer and Tom. | Motter, guards. | Harold Braden, I.lovd Altekruse, Tony Stansku, Frank and Jos | Celarek round out the squad. Probably one of the best compliments handed the Tigers is the {fact that they often have been compared to the mighty Franke fort quintet which won the chante pionship last year, The 1936 edition of the Hot Doos was hailed as one of the oreat tournament teams in history. Ig scored 50 points against Central, the first time in a quarter-century that a team made 50 points in tha championship game of the annual Hoosier classic.

to score from to 53

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Fans, Coaches Arrive for Meet

The

basketball

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fans converged on thia

city today for the finals of the 96th annual I. H. S. A. A. tournament to-

morrow at Butler University Fieldhouse, The colorful event, plaved annie ally before a packed house, will elimax the 1937 state hizh season, Pairings ship series foilow: 2 P.M.—Central Huntingburg 3 P. M.—Rochester vs. Anderson. 8 P. M.—The championship game Officials for the finals were named vesterday by Arthur L. Trester. commissioner of the I. H. S. A. A. They are Nate Kaufman, Shelbyville, and Carl Burt, North Manchester. Listed among early arrivals today were several hundred high school coaches who will attend the annual banquet of their organization tonight.

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