Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 November 1938 — Page 21

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9,

Still Battling That Tiger, Vaughan

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Rounds Out 20th Season at Wabash

Athlete, Soldier and Coach, Pete Holds Respect of Players, Alumni.

By LEO DAUGHERTY Naturally both teams will fight to win, but there won’t be any great .significance to the outcome of Sat-

urday’s’ annual football game between. the Wabash Little Giants and the DePauw Tigers at Greencastle. _ The significant matter as the game “ends will be that Robert Edward (Pete) Vaughan has completed 20 years of service to Wabash as football coach. It’s a record without equal at any other Indiana college and brings up the story of a reserved, quiet man who always wants to have some part in a manly contest whether it be in a service uniform or any kind of athletic regalia. While Pete was in Crawfordsville High School from which he was graduated in 1908, he played both football and basketball. He even helped trim Wabash in basketball. It was in 1907 when his high school five twice beat a Wabash team which otherwise had been .undefeated and had beaten even Illinois and Indiana twice each. Pete went to Notre Dame for two years and then to Princeton for two, receiving all-America mention on the Tiger football team.

Swift Changes In Coaching Jobs

He went to Wabash in 1912 as an assistant coach, but stuck around only three weeks and went up to Purdue as football line and basketball coach, remaining until 1916 when he went to California in a similar capacity with a four-year contract. He stayed there through spring practice,, but on the way back to Crawfordsville, he took a side trip along the Mexican border. It was just about that time that Pancho Villa was acting up and his capers cost California its coach. Pete hustled to El Paso and tried to enlist in the U. S. Army, but the Army wasn’t hiring anyone so he went back to Crawfordsville for a brief visit and then was off again on a trip to Chicago. While he was waiting to change trains at the Lafayette station, a telegrapher friend there told him President Wilson had issued a call mobilizing troops. So he went right back to Crawfordsville and enlisted the next morning.

Made Captain in Overseas Service

He served as second lieutenant of Co. C, Second Indiana Infantry, cn the border until February, 1917, and when the U. S. entered the World War he was transferred to the 38th Division and served overseas as a captain. His discharge in 1919 sent him to Crawfordsville and he has been at Wabash ever since. Pete took over the Wabash helm after it had experienced a ‘golden era in football. The unusual record made by the small college started back in 1903 and 1904, when the team was given the label of Little Giants for its accomplishments. Opponents in those years and for some to come included the big timers like Notre Dame, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan, Nebraska and the others of that caliber. Vaughan’s 1921 and 1922 teams beat Purdue and his 1923 eleven tied the Boilermakers. Up until now, Vaughan's teams have won 92 games, lost 60 and tied 16. This season the Little Giants went without a victory until last week, when they beat the Rose Poly Engineers, 32 to 14.

Holds 10-to-6 Edge Over Tigers

DePauw comes up for Saturday’s game with four victories against three reverses. During Vaughan’s regime, his teams have beaten the Tigers 10 times, tied them three times and bowed to them six times, including last year, 32 to 0. “We run football for the benefit of the boys,” Coach Vaughan says. “We try to teach them to play good ball and play it hard. Sometimes we can teach them and sometimes we can’t, but we usually manage to put a team on the field and we all get some fun out of. it.” Pete’s philosophy of college football evidently is satisfactory to the more recent Wabash alumni because there hasn’t been any loud complaints about this disastrous fall. 2 2 2

The movies of the Purdue-Ohio State game, shown yesterday by Mal Taube, assistant Purdue coach, to the Downtown Quarterbacks, gave those who didn't see the skirmish a swell revue of the proceedings. They clearly depicted the hard running of Lou Brock and Jack Brown, the Shortridge product, and the punting of the latter. ... Mal’s comment was that he believed Brown is the most underrated back in the Big Ten. . . . He had high praise for Southport’s Sophomore Jack Winchell who went to bat at guard when Jack Maloney received a broken arm. . . . Maloney said that his arm got caught between two husky legs as he was reaching for the ball carrier and it snapped like a stick. Mel said Howie’ Weiss of Wisconsin probably could play on any team in the country. . . . The Boilermaker strategy board member said Weiss is a shining example of the new kind of fullback which modern football requires. . . . He explained that a fullback can’t just be a big husky fellow who can plough |... through for a couple yards once in a while, but must be versatile, able to do many other things. Coach Taube said that Purdue was willing to put its backfield against the field and that when Brock gets peeved and decides to get real tough, he’s satisfied to retreat to the bench. He was mum about the outcome of the Nov. 19 game with Indiana. . Said Purdue prepares for each

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Granovich Disqualified After Losing One Fall.

In the main event at the Armory last night, Everett Marshall, the Colorado grappler, tossed John Granovich, New York heavyweight, after 23 minutes with a body press. Part of the large crowd took exception to the decision. Coming back for the second fall, Granovich disdained the warnings by Referee Bob Berry and was disqualified after seven minutes for applying a choke and strangle hold. Marshall’s hand was elevated to denote victory. Marshall is recognized as champion by the National Wrestling Association and his title was at stake last night.

Fast Semiwindup

The semiwindup between Buck Weaver, Terre Haute, and young Ray Schwarz of Newark, N. J., captivated the fans as both wrestlers turned on the heat and employed a full measure of holds, drop kicks and rope swings. Weaver won in 26 minutes when his drop kick hit thg target and he pounced on Schwarz’ back to gain the verdict in 26 minutes. Ray (Eckert of St. Louis tamed Tom (Bulldog) Marvin of Oklahoma in 10 minutes in the opening match. It was a slugfest and Marvin finally went into a daze from a stiff punch and fell a victim to a body press. Marvin surprised and startled the crowd by turning “polite” when he shook hands with Eckert both before and after the bout. His usual custom is to roar into the ring and roar out.

Blue Steps Up Speed for Tech

Practice was stepped up in the Shortridge grid camp yesterday and three teams ran through plays and later engaged the reserves in scrimmage. Two separate backfields worked against the B team and displayed splendid form. In one combination Joe Shedron was at fullback, the berth vacated by Bunce Johnson who received a broken foot in the Washington tilt. In the first string backfield Bob Shade was at quarter, Kenny Smock and Dave Smith at the halves and Shedron at full. Johnson's injury is the only mishap that hinders the Blue Devils in Friday's city championship battle with Technical at Tech field.

game as it nears and plays it- when that day comes. . . Someone, it seems, .is starting rumors about Francis Schmidt at Ohio State. . . . Taube didn’t have anything to say about the status of the Buckeye coach. Coach Bob Nipper of Shortridge favors rules permitting earlier practice in the fall. . . . Says the fact that the kids get only a short time before the opening game to get into condition probably accounts for many injuries. Coach Henry Bogue of Washing-' ton joins the advocates for what he calls “sports doctors,” doctors trained especially to treat the injuries of athletes. : Butler's getting the Fieldhouse ready for the winter basketball: mpaign. . . . The technicians _. the screws and bolts neces-! sary to put the court together by the thousands.

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Table Tennis Meet Awarded to Ohio

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 (U.P) — The 1939 National Table Tennis Championships have been awarded to the Ohio association and the tournament will be held in Toledo early in March, the U. S. T. T. A, announced today.

The National Association an-

nounced that all the ranking U. S.

players and a half-dozen foreign stars would compete. The foreign invasion will be headed by defending champion Lazlo Bellak of Hungary who captured the title for the second time at Philadelphia last year. Emily Fuller of New York will defend her women’s title.

Hoosier Golfer Presses Leader

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va, Nov. 9 (U. P.).—Jules Hout, veteran Quebec player, cut four strokes off par to set the pace in the opening 18-hole round of the $3000 White Sulphur. Springs Open golf championship. Playing brilliantly through flurries of snow and a chilling wind, Hout registered a 66 over the par 70 Old White course. The Canadian was out in 32 and home in 34. The temperature dropped more than 20 degrees and the last of the 93-man field played through a driving snow storm. Hout held a one-stroke lead over Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind. and was two under the home- town favorite, Sam Snead; Chandler Harper, Portsmouth, Va., and Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa. Three others, Ed Oliver, Wilmington, Del.; Billy Burke, Bellair, Fla., id Laffoon, Chicago, were tied at 69.

Continental Captain Returns to Lineup

With the return of Capt. Robert McCalip to the Washington High School lineup, Coach Henry Begue today was more confident of victory over the Manual Redskins Friday at the West Side field. The purple warriors are working on a defense which will aim to stop the flashy Norman Williams of Harry Painter’s squad. Manual has the task of avenging a 45-to-0 defeat handed them last year by the Continentals.

Three Rockets Still Out With Injuries

Coach Ed Diederich put his squad through plays against the Silent Hoosiers’ defense yesterday in preparation for the. game on the Rocket field Friday. Bill Taylor, Vance Wilkinson, Bob Shenck and Howard Scott failed to appear for practice for the second day due to minor injuries. The Rockets will be out for their fourth straight victory over the School for the Deaf.

H. S. BASKETBALL SCORES

Raub, 20; Crescent City (Ill), 8. Reynolds, 17; Rockfield, 11, Brook, 31; Wolcott, 26. _ Cutler, 35; Buck Creek, 22.

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By Heckman

Season’s Record Rolled on Central Drives as 32 Gain Honor Roll,

Walt Heckman set a new high for the season when he spilled the maples yesterday afternoon for a 736 on new runways at the Central Alleys. Rolling for the Allied Printing Trades circuit he blazed a 245 for his initial game, then calmed to a 222, but scattered the pins high and wide for a hshd-

some final roll of 269, the top single} |game for the day or night.

Ed Roth turned in a 668 for the Recreation loop at the Pennsylvania Alleys, putting together games of 189, 256 and 223. Gene Blanford, in the same circuit, hit 212, 252 and 201 for a 665. In the H. A. C. League at the Fox-Hunt drives, Floyd Wimmer amassed a 664 series with his games of 213, 207 and 244. The honor count list: . Walt Heckman, Allied Printing........ 736 Ed Roth, Pennsylvania Gene Blanford, Pennsylvania..... Floyd Wimmer, H. A. C Walt Trennepohl, Pennsylvania.... Forrest Gray, Pennsylvania......... oe Lem Wyatt, City Bill McFeely, H. A. C Ray Thomas, Pritchett..... Earl Goodhue, Commercial....cccvo000e Phil Seyfried, Pennsylvania Myron Tutterow, Commercial... Bob Wilmoth, Pritchett V. Akard, Pritchett. .. .... Johnston, Continental ..... esesssscnas Bill Dugdale, City.......c.0 esssecscnss Ray Fi Dan Hornbeck, ‘Continental Keller, Continental ........ Wiegand, Pritchett .......... eviessees Art Krick, Rotary Horton, Fountain Square Rutch McAllen, Commercial.... Art Reinking, Fountain Square... Norb Wehlage, City Joe Polock, Commercial Henry Holt, Wood, Pritchett Cooper, Continental Goode, Pritchett ... Komlane, Pritchett Cadick, M. & M. In the Marrot Shoe ladies’ circuit M. Allen’s 566 for Allen Drugs was best, while Gropp trailed with a 555 and Bramell rolled a 550.

Basketball

The Smith-Hassler Capitol City League is to open tonight on the Dearborn floor with eight of the city’s leading basketball teams entered in the loop. The Liehr's Tavern game with the Furnas Ice Cream quintet at 8:40 p. m. promises to be the feature contest of the evening. The schedule: Drikol Refrigeration Co. vs. SchwitzerCummins Stokols at 7 p. m. Brehobs Market vs. Fashion Cleaners at 7:50 p. m Liehr’s Tavern vs. Furnas Ice Cream at 8:40 p. m, Mt. Jackson Tire & Battery vs. Lawrence Denzells at 9:30 p. m. The Manufacturers League opened play last night at the Dearborn Gym with the Stokely VanCamp five - defeating the Polk . Milk quintet, 24 to 19." The Beveridge Paper quintet trounced the Harper P. Ransburg squad, 35 to 19, while the East Side Boys Club edged out the Wilkinson Lumber five, 34 to 32, as Bob Hunter tallied 19 points. In the evening's final the Schwitzer-Cummins Buddies toppled the Fashion Cleaner Aces, 22 to 15. Bob Evans led the victors with 8 points while Harlan Weaver was outstanding for the losers.

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The Bush-Feezle Downtown Merchants Basketball League opens its season tonight at 7:30 o’clock with the following schedule:

Texaco vs. L. S. Ayres at 7:30 s % rn Penny vs. William H. Block Co. at

5 2 Pe ‘Wasson vs. Hibben-Hollweg at

The "league is now in its sixth year and the most successful season in league history is anticipated.

The Liehr Tavern basketball team is to play the Furnas Ice Cream team tonight at the Dearborn Gym. Harry Armour, Carl Melloh, Hickey, Wayne Huston, Don Rupke, Kermit Bunnell, Henry and Bill Lynch are asked to report at 8 p. m.

Speedway Basketball Schedule Announced

Speedway High School’s basket-

ball team is to play Beech Grove|

Friday in the Speedway gym. The remaining schedule, as announced today: Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan, Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

H. S. FOOTBALL SCORES

Roosevelt of East Chicago, 13; Emerson of Gary, 33. Froebel of Gary and Washington of East Chicago, postponed indefi-

11—Beech Grove, here. 18—Perry Central, here. 23—New Winchester, there. 2—Lawrence, here. 9—I1. B. S. Plainfield, there. 16—Jamestown, here. 22—Clayton, there. 6—New Palestine, there. 11—Avon, there. 13—Pittsboro, here. 20—County Tourney. 27—Mount Comfort, there. 1—Clayton, here, 3—Avon, here. 10—Carmel, there. 17—New Winchester, here. 24—Whiteland, there.

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Hockey League.

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 9. — Mr. Slip

| Madigan, the coach, was sitting

around with his good friend Joe Millett of San Francisco talking about the first year he brought his St. Mary’s football team from California to New York. “We got an awful panning from 602 | some of the newspaper boys because we made a lot of stopovers. We stopped at all points of interest and showed the kids the sights. Well, 1 didn’t have a great deal to do with that, and looking back on it I'm sorry.” Mr. Madigan then went on to explain the rather celebrated “ballyhoo trip” of his Galloping Gaels. “When we were offered the game with Fordham in New York I went to Brother Leo, the college president. He wasn’t for it. Said it was too long. The kids would lose too much class work. * “Then on reflection he said, “There’s only one basis on which I will agree to such a trip and that is you show the kids something on the way there or the way back —something that will be of interest to them, that will spark their imagination, and sharpen their zest for education’.”

Interested in Geography Himself It developed this was right down Mr. Madigan’s alley. An alert, aggressive, inquisitive Irisher there are

a number of places on the map Mr. ‘Madigan has wanted to see. Coming from a small town in Illinois before he matriculated at Notre Dame to become a remarkable center despite the fact he weighed only 156 pounds, Mr. Madigan had seen little of America. #So I told Brother Leo if he gave us 10 days I would make the trip a sort of educational tour for the kids. I would take them to the places they ought to see, we would stop off here and there and try to pick up some knowledge. “I'm rather ashamed to admit now I didn’t tell him I was going to take them to see the things I wanted to see and had never had a chance to see. For instance, I had never seen Washington, I had never been through the Capitol, I had never seen the Congress or the Senate in action, or the Supreme Court. “Well, to make a long story short we saw all these things, and more, and it was a fine trip and I think it did the kids a lot of good. I know it did me a lot of good. As a matter of fact the ball game with Fordham became almost second-

ary. Adds Showmanship To Grid Journeys

“So you can imagine .how we tert! when we read we had made a ‘ballyhoo trip’ of the assignment. We gave this considerable thought before we arranged the itinerary for the next year’s game and then we made what I think was and is a sound decision. We decided to keep on making the so-called ballyhoo trips.” Mr. Madigan admitted at this point that his curiosity about a

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decision. “But,” the gentleman added gravely, “I can’t see why anybody should criticize us because we combine football with sightseeing.” I have criticized Mr. Madigan’s rather garish manifestations of showmanship, particularly as expressed in gaudy uniforms, but I never saw anything out of the way in his sightseeing trips.

And I agree with him fully that if you are going to make a trip across the continent you ought to see something more than just a packed stadium, screaming “Block that kick!” In this connection, I am glad to report the sightseeing trips still go on. Playing Fordham may still be the main objective but on the way and on the return there are still some exciting places to see-— places the kids, and Mr. Madigan, have read or heard about, and, seeing them, they must become important to them.

Coach Is Curious About the Cave

Of course, you know the old line about the lady who kissed the cow. Everyone to his own taste. Why anybody would want to crawl through the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky I wouldn’t know. Bui on this trip East Mr. Madigan decided such a trip would add to the educational adventures of his kids. It is hardly necessary to add that Mr. Madigan had never seen Mammoth Cave. As it happened his good friend from San Prancisco, Mr. Millett was along. And for some reason, to me a very understandable reason, Mr. Millett elected to take a bottle of strong beverage along with him. The rest of his equipment consisted of a lantern to blaze the way through the dark, cavernous depths of the cave. " There came a point where Mr. Millett who is not exactly slender was forced to wiggle through a part of the cave on his stomach. It became somewhat awkward to carry both the lantern and bottle. Very wisely, or ‘so it seems to me, Mr. Millett threw away the lantern.

Ball State, Valpo Game to Be Nov. 19

VALPARAISO, Nov. 9 (U. P.).— Ball State Teachers College and Valparaiso University will play their ‘postponed football game Nov. 19, it was announced today. The tilt was postponed Oct. 22 in commemora-

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Americans ganged up around the goal with two players off their feed and two others crashing. The sensational indoor sport has attracted’

large crowds at early league tilts.

Bells Tell

If Tigers Win, DePauw Celebrates; Tolling . Means Loss.

Times Special REENCASTLE, Nov. 9.—Last year when DePauw's Tigers swept through Wabash College for a 32-0 football victory, it was necessary to hunt up a quorum of deans and faculty to vote a Monday holiday demanded by the students to celebrate the victory. This year the DePauw faculty is taking precautions and at its regular meeting voted that if DéPauw won the Wabash game Saturday afternoon—there would be no classes on Monday. If the bell tolls for 8 o'clock classes Monday morning—DePauw didn’t win.

Redskins Drill On Pass Attack

Passing and new backfield formations occupied the attention of Coach Harry Painter, Manual Redskins’ football mentor, in a practice yesterday as his squad prepared to battle Washington Friday. Norman Williams, halfback, took the passing assignments and Morris Nahmias, halfback, Eugene Crane and William Fair, ends, were on the the receiving ende The squad also went over Washington's plays in an effort to set up a defense against the Continentals’ spinners, Julius Lockman will be the probable starting fullback, according to Coach Painter. He is to replace Charles Fletcher. Pearly Hickey, quarterback, will also get the starting call Friday because of Russell Burtis’ knee injury.

Illini Stops Ohio Plays in Workout

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Nov. 9 (U. P.). —The Illinois varsity stopped a freshman team using Coach Francis Schmidt's famed Ohio “razzle dazzle” offense yesterday. Coach Bob Zuppke groomed Dave McDonough and John Thistlewood as reserve halfbacks to replace Peterson and Burris Saturday.

* Dwells on Blocking ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. 9 (U. P.).—Improved blocking on the Michigan squad will be the first step in a victory over Northwestern, Coach Fritz Crisler said today. “If we hope to win,” he said, “we must

tion of the death of William Mehl. e | improve both the quality and the

_quantity of our blocking.”

Pro Gridinen Passing Moré

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (U. P) Teams of the National Professiona Football League, with: 15 games stil to be played, already have complet ed 622 passes, 26 more than 1937 record, The New York Giants continued to set the pace with a 53 per cel efficiency mark for 69 caught on of 130 thrown. If their aerial ‘ate tack continues to click, the Giants will better the 46.7 per cent effis ciency record set by Brooklyn 1933. £ Washington’s champion Redski dropped beneath the 50 per ce mark for the first time last. we but retained second place with a per cent average for 81 good out of 169 thrown. The Chica; Cards, who have caught more es than any other team in league, and Green Bay were ‘i for third with 46 per cent. The Cards have 99 successful throws o of 211 and the Packers 75 out of 1 Washington continued to lead ground gaining with a 302 yards average per game.

third with 259. Green Bay's 18 ] points was 60 more than the nears.’ est scoring challenger, the Chicago Bears with 132. Detroit continued to lead defensively, holding © ponents to 49 points, an average: or seven per game. ;

Basketball Clinic Set for New Castli

NEW: CASTLE, Nov. 9 (U.P The annual North Central Confer: ence business meeting and basketha clinic will be held here next Mons day, it was announced today. banquet in the evening will honor Maurice (Grizz) Baker's New Cast High School football team, NO! Central conference champions.

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