Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1937 — Page 34

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Former 5 Olympian Demon- | strates That Power and Strength Aren’t All.

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, April 30.—Jack Torrance who used to toss the shot for the University of Huey Long down in the Louisiana canebrakes came all the way to New York to confirm a rather widespread suspicion that he couldn't fight. Some weeks ago a4 mild scandal exploded about the large and expressive ears of Mr. Torrance. A confirmed tanker took a run out tablet on him. Said his conscience hurt him. This in itself was news. It was bigger news than the tanker's subsequent charge that all the men Mr. Torrance had met quit to him as per evil in- | structions. i Feeding tankers to young heavy- | weights

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tom, like stuffing ballot boxes and | wearing white socks. Practically | cvery heavyweight who ultimately became the champion dined at intervals on choice cuts of tanker liberally. doused in rich larcenous grayies. So if Mr. Torrance's handlers prescribed a tanker diet for him in the beginning they were merely living up to the elemental traditions of the noble business of beak busting. But this is neither here nor in Hoboken. Mr. Torrance, definitely put on his own, showed an appal-

ling impotency against a run of pe one of the biggest week-ends on |

mine opponent in his New York debut. He was knocked down three | times and finally counted out in the second round. Beyond a fair left] hand he has nothing. He couldn't | hit and he couldn't take it. |

Legs Go Rubber

The first time Mr. Torrance was hit—it was a short right to the head —his legs went rubber. That was | the tip-off he couldn't stand punish- | ment. It was a strange sensation to | sit there and watch this giant of a man weighing over 250 pounds sud- | denly come loose at the seams the first time a jarring force caught up with his chin. He looked big and strong enough to endure any sort of | shock, but the moment he was jolt-! ed the iron turned to putty. He still | looked just as big and just as strong, | but the impressive physical outlines | ‘were misleading. There was form | without substance. Most big men—especially big men | who turn to fighting—are physical | contradictions. Off hand it would | seem that the bigger a man is the more formidable he must be—and naturally I'm speaking of trained athletes. There is more to him. Bigger bones, bigger muscles, the simple factors that make for strength, endurance and stamina. But it seldom works out that way. Not in the prize ring, anyway. Bob Fitzsimmons said it all when he said, “The bigger they are the harder they fall.” Or am I thinking of Voltaire? :

Power, Strength Not Vital :

Of course everybody knows that | power and strength are far from the | most vital items in the makeup of a prize fighter. The effective punch 1s not the muscle punch: it is the perfectly timeq punch—the punch that arrives at its parking: place at just the precise moment carrying with it a maximum of speed and snap. This demands co-ordination. I suppose it is harder for the big fellows to co-ordinate than the smaller fellows. Obviously they can't generate the speed the less amply upholstered fellows do. But co-ordination has nothing to do with physical durability. A sock on the whiskers is just that at any time, and its general effect is the same to the midget as to the giant. Why is it that one can take it and the other can't? I have no intention of trying to get profound on this subject and I do have a blurred idea of what pranks whimsical glands can do with and to the human bodv. Whether Mr. Torrance is a glandular victim I wouldn't know. All I know is that this giant of a man can be toppled over very easily.

“What Career?”

I read somewhere yesterdav that Mr. Torrance’s career was ruined by his defeat. This prompts me to ask, “What career?” Personally I think the young man quite lucky. He didn’t have much opposition in front of him and he might conceivably have stumbled through to win. This would have been unfortunate for him. It probably would have lulled him into a sense of false optimism as to his future. His utter helplessness against an ordinary opponent should have convinced him he will get nowhere as a prize fighter. The possibility exists—prize fighting being what it is—that this was the first up and up fight he was ever in. Admitting, for the sake of argument, this was the case, would Mr. Torrance want any further evidence of his unfitness for the ring? I understand the gentleman was a policeman in Baton Rouge before he succumbed to the lure of the fiveounce gloves. He must have looked truly grand in blue and brass. 1f that job's still open down there he's a sucker If he doesn't take it. He’s too amiable and human a fellow to enroll with those scartissued, mumbling gargoyles who make up the ranks of the pathetic might have beens of the prize ring. A policeman’'s pay, a little white cottage just off Main St., a wife and kids—it shouldn't be a difficult choice for even a half-smart man

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JACK TORRANCE LUCKY HE LOST, WILLIAMS SAYS

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Berghofls, shown above, are left to right, Ray Comer, Fuzz Hungate, Zeke Heckman, George Godwin, captain, Otho Enyert and Russ Miller. Godwin was the organizer of the 32 Fire Department teams that rolled

in the A. B. C. tournament in 1936.

Hungate was a star football player

with Butler University several years ago.

Big Week-End Is | Local Baseball Teams

Listed at Purdue 7 it Heavy Schedule

Times Special

LAFAYETTE, April 30.—This is ta

the Purdue spring sports calendar. Almost every branch of athletics is to be represented on

The following is. the schedule of events: Today

3 p. m.—Baseball—Purdue vs. Indiana. 4 p. m.—Tennis—Purdue vs. Michigan.

complete

Tomorrow 10 a. m.—Baseball—Purdue vs. Indiana. - 10 a. m.— Tennis — Michigan vs. Iowa. 12:30 p. m.— Track — Purdue vs. Illinois. 2 p. m.— Cornerstone ceremonies at new Fieldhouse. ; 3 p. m.—Football — Freshmen vs. Varsity. 3 p. m.—Tennis—Purdue vs. Iowa.

Little Giants Win From DePauw, 4-3

Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, April 30.—A rally in the ninth inning enabled the Wabash College baseball team to win from DePauw here yesterday by a 4-3 score. A double by Jones and singles by Hanscom and Alexander supplied the winning margin. It was the fourth victory of the season for the Little Giants.

Technical Nine on

Road to Louisville

The Technical High School baseball ville today to play the Manual team of that city. After sending his men through a long batting drill yesterday afternoon, Coach Dagwell announced that the following men would make the trip today: John Grace, Guy Tate, Held, Paul Willman, Norman Linne, Roy Xulwider, Marvin Hook, Ivan Stoshitch, George Clark, Weaver, Lawrence Atkinson, Kenneth Replay, Raymond Lee and William Price. Clark and Weaver will be the starting battery for Tech.

BROAD RIPPLE LOSES

TO PARK SCHOOL, 3-2

The cold squeeze play told the tale for the Park School baseball team

yesterday afternoon as the Reichel- | men defeated Bread Ripple, 3-2 at

the Park diamond. It was staged in the seventh inning and the bases were loaded. Miner and Todd put up a pitching battle which was only decided by the freak play. The Park team plays Beech Grove today at the former's diamond.

YANKEES OPTION LAROCCA Times Special NEW YORK, April 30.—Jack LaRocca, right-handed pitcher, was released on option to their Newark farm club by the New York Yankees. He came from the Oak-

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| tice games starting at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. The Real Silk squad would | like ‘to schedule a night road game about May 1, besides several Sunday

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| The final meeting of the Habich Sunday School softball league is to be held at 7:30 p. m. next Wednesday at the Gus Habich Co. Managers of all teams entered or which | | expect to enter must be present, as | {forfeit fees are to be posted. Sched- | | ules will be drawn up and officers | elected, For further information call | H. W. McDaniel, at RIley 3973.

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The Dady A. C., member of the | | Indiana-Ohio baseball league, is to | | open its season Sunday against the | | Muncie Citizens at Muncie. The | players who will make up the Dady | {team are Russ Paugh, Lute Allison, | | Smith Davis, Roy Cogan, Mel Mar- | { tin, Mike Daly. Buck Boroughs, { Babe - Drissel, Ed Powers, Chester { Francis, Hersh Brown and C. Dady. The Dady club will meet at Dady's | Market Sunday morning at 10:30 | o'clock.

The Kempler Radio Red Sox are to play the Mallory U. R. W. A. team tomorrow at Garfield diamond No. 3. The Kemplers will play at New Palestine Sunday. The squad has been cut to the following players: Beam, Wilson, Robold, Kimble, Sterrett. Galloway, Anderson, Elliott, McNamara Birge, Thompson. DePreez, Bowman, Swank, O’Haver and Smith,

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The Secos are a strong local independent team and it looks like trouble for the Cops right off the bat. The Police record last year was 14 games: won and four lost and | the Officers are determined to put the handcuffs on just as many victims this year. With this in mind, { Manager Joe Wilson has intro- | duced some new blood and the new- | comers are Frank Mueller, catcher; King and Hines, outfielders: and | McCutcheon and Riley, infielders. i Hod Eller, former big leaguer and | Indianapolis Indian pitcher, is team

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| captain, Eugene O'Sullivan is trainer and third base coach, Nowland | | Hill is first base coach and Ray | Peak, club treasurer. { Eller will be aided in the hurling department by Higgins, Bader and Wuertz. Other players are Hale, | Stephens, Tames, Moxley, Denker {and Smiley, | All league presidents and mem- | bers of the executive committee of | the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball | Association are requested to attend jan important meeting in the as- | sociation office, 20 S. Delaware St. | Monday, May 3, at 8 p. m: The! | session has been called by F. Earl Geider, secretary.

Irvington Dinosauers will hold | their first practice tomorrow at the | old Butler field at 2 p. m. The dia- | mond is located at University and Butler Aves. All players and cana

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The Southeastern A. C. baseball club would like to schedule games on the road. Write to R. W. Byrd, 218 Fifth St.,, Beech Grove.

The Seven-Up baseball squad will open its season Sunday at Bedford. The team has an open date on May 23. Anyone interested may write Billi Rider, 921 E. 19th St.

The Tuxedo Theater baseball team is to hold practice session at Brookside Park diamond No. 2 tomorrow from 3 to 6 p. m. Another practice will be held Sunday morning at Ellenberger Park from 10 to 12 a. m. All players are asked to report.

The Norton Beer team will practice tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at Ellenberger Park. Uniforms are to be issued.

The Twenty-second Street Merchants softball team would like to schedule games for Saturday and Sunday. Teams interested may call Harrison 3772-M.

The. Indianapolis Parochial Softball League is to play its first round tomorrow at 9:30 a. m., 14 schools

competing. The games are to be scheduled to open the season Sun- |

day morning against the Secos on | Riverside diamond No. 2. Action is |

played on the City playground ciamonds and the Little Flower Field.

DeGolyer Printers softball team will meet the Electronic Laboratory Club at Softball Stadium at 2 p. m, tomorrow,

Shortridge Meets Artesians Today

The Shortridge High School golf team is to meet the Martinsville team today at the Speedway links, and will travel to Lafayette tomorrow to play Jefferson High School's team. The local squad will be made up of Raymond Ballweg, Charles Rodgers, Bob Maynard, Bob Phillips, White, John Wolf, Burgess Hurd, Dick Gilliom, Robert Shank, Bob Stone, Paul Hahn, William Barr, and Bill Niven.

CUBS’ LEADER FINED $50

NEW YORK, April 30.—Manager Charley Grimm of the Chicago Cubs was fined $50 today by National League President Ford Frick as a result of an argument during vesterday’s Cubs-Pirates game at Pittsburgh. The fine was the largest of several handed down this season.

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Bill Bugg Resigns ' Post at Southport

| William (Bil) Bugg, one of the state's most popular basketball | coaches, is to resign his post as | head of the hardwood department at | Southport High School, it was an- | nounced last night at a dinner given lin honor of the school's athletes last fight. Mr. Bugg will retire from teaching and coaching completely. He was an outstanding athlete at Butler University prior to his coaching career, starring in football, basketball and track. The athletes presented Mr. Bugg with a traveling bag at the dinner last night. Len Riley, sports commentator,

{ was the main speaker at the affair.

‘Stop Yankees’ Is Cry Of American Leaguers

World Champions Off to Flying Start With Dizzy .833 Average After Five-Game Winning Streak.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY | United Press Staff Correspondent | NEW YORK, April 30.—The familiar cry, “Stop the Yankees,” again reverberates around the American League. The World Champions have | intact a winning streak of 5 games—Ilongest. of the young season—and | are setting a killing pace of .833. i The Yanks’ old extra-base power has been missing in early games, | but they get runs just the same. In six games they have made only one homer (Lazzeri) and one triple (Selkirk). New York beat “Washington yes-¢ ; terday, 4-2, with oniy nine hits. three singles and a double in six

: ; times up. They needed only four hits, however. Their first run resulted from | Pearson's single, Crosetti's double

Cleveland to Second Place

Cleveland moved into second place : 1. | iN the American League by trouncand an infield oul. Then a Walk, |. neprgie "13.3. Whitehill held the a sacrifice, another walk, Rolfe’s Tigers to seven hits. Averill, Lary single and Roy Johnson's double ac- {and Pytlak led the Indians’ attack

. . | with three hits each. counted for the other three. The Chicago White Sox shelled

Monte Pearson let the Senators | out 19 hits to crush the St. Louis down with six hits yesterday fol- | Browns, 12-0. Monty Stratton, straplowing on the heels of Lefty Gomez's | ping White Sox youngster, allowed 5-hit game. only eight hits to score his second | The St. Louis Cardinals kept up| victory. Luke Sewell had a perfect | their sizzling pace in the National|day at bat, with four singles in four League by winning their sixth game | trips. Rosenthal hit two triples and | in seven starts, a 6-1 victory over|a single. the luckless Cincinnati Reds. Lon| The Athletics-Red Sox were rained | Warneke registered his second Car- | out. dinal victory, keeping .the Reds' 8| wr hits scattered. The Cards made only | Yesterday's hero—Burgess White- | five hits but three of them were | head, Giants’ Phi Beta Kappa sec- |

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