Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1938 — Page 31

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~ FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1938

RING

Battle Scarred

WISE FARR

Welshman

Is on Spot as He Takes

‘On Hard Hitting American

Heavyweights Carded Over 15-Round Route; California

Youth Has Been Coming Fast in Ring Sport, Fighting Eight Times Since January.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16

(U. P)) —Fight astronomers will lug their in-

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struments into Madison Square} Garden tonight to record the possible

discovery of a great new heavyweight star, as handsome young Lou Nova |.

tries to knock out Tommy Farr, the Welsh “mule man.”

If Nova can knock out Farr or beat him impressively, the crowd :

will roar its acclaim for the Alameda Adonis of California. = Larruping Lou will be hailed as the new “white hope,” the million-dollar baby, th

man of destiny—who may ultimatel

Unfortunately Nova is rated the 7-5 underdog in the betting because of his lack of professional experience as compared to the 150 commercial fights in which Farr has engaged. :Nova, in two’years of scrapping, has weathered '26 professional Sus with only one defeat. Slapsie Maxie . , Rosenbloom won a questionable de- ¥ “cision over him. 1 Farr lost three straight bouts on American soil—to Louis, Jim Braddoek and Maxie Baer. But He lasted the distance in each. The Welsh coal miner shook off the explosive blows of the Brown Bomber, the “Cinderella Man and the Livermore Lothario. And fhe betting men figure that Farr will be undamage by. Nova’s sophisticated left jah an hammering short right. i ~ However, the Nova admirers emphasize that Lou won more than half of his 26 bouts by the knogkout route while Farr is a powderpuft ‘puncher. They recall that Farr cuts fairly easily as did Gunnar Barlund of Finland who lost on a technical knockout in Nova's last trip through ‘the ropes. od ~ This/should be a grand brawl in which Nova, determined to become the heavyweight challenger, inspired ‘by his society bride, faces the desperate Farr, who knows that (if he suffers a fourth straight defeat on American soil, he can pack his bags and go back to the coal mines in Wales. Farr is definitely on that big “X” which marks the spot. He'll be in there whanging, although he hasn't fought since last March when ‘Maxie Baer took the decision over -him. “ i : $35,000 Gate Expected | The Nova admirers make mich of ‘Farr’s absence from the ring, They <nsist that while tough Tommy may :have lasted the distance against Louis, Braddock and Baer, he faded a much greater distance backwards during his absence from the ring.

“They make much of the fact that]

Nova has been campaigning busily , with eight fights under his belt since last January. | On the surface, age and poundage should make little difference in this first 15-round bout that Noya ever essaved. Nova is 23 and Farr is ‘only a year older. But Farr has ‘been fighting for money since he ‘Was 14, and too many trips through the ropes may have burned him out. This fate has happened to any number of apparently promising “British scrappers. A Two . former heavyweight | champions, Jack Dempsey and Gene Tun‘ney, have counseled that Nova is . not ready yet for the experienced A Farr. They contend that Manager ‘Ray Carlén brought him along too fast | Farr is called the “mule man” because he is so tough. No gne ever knocked him out. But no gone ever knocked out Nova, either. Hence the ~ bout probably will go the distance. . However, - Promoter ‘Mike’ Jacobs, who expects a crowd of about 9000 and a gate of about $35,000, hopes that Nova will win. ‘He hopes that he will win impressively and become the new “white hope” who can be r ‘matched with Maxie Baer and ultimately with Louis in the “dream fight” for a million-dollar gate.

Penn Basket Squad Opens Season Jan. 4

Times Bpecial .. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.—For the second successive year University of Pennsylvania “basketball squad members will -curtail their ‘Christmas vacation to practice for ‘the season’s opening game on Jan. 4 with Maryland. S Aft the conclusion of practice next ‘Wednesday the squad will be dis‘missed by Coach Lon Jourdet with .orders to report in the Palestra on Dec. 27. . Sixteen players are expected to be retained on the squad that returns a week before college reopens. Of ‘this number 10 will be selected by -Jourdet after the first game to form the varsity squad.

".Gridmen Strengthen : Wildcat Mat Team

Timex Special EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. 16.— Strengthened by the presence of three football linemen, Northwestern University’s wrestling team Visions its most successful season in recent years, The three football players who have reported to Coach Wes Brown are Nick Cutlich and Joe Vavrus, tackles, and Joe Lokanc, guard.

Girls Play 10 Games NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (NEA) .—The New York University women's ‘basketball team will engage in '10 games this season, finishing in the Hunter College gymnasium, March 8. i

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° * ° * Wins British Title LONDON, Dec, 16 (U. P.).—Eric ‘Boon, a virtually unknown 18-year-‘old English boxer, today held the - British: lightweight championship. He won it last night with a knockout victory over Champion Dave Crowley, 133. The winning blow * came in the 13th. :

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Kautskys Depart For Road Games

Kautsky’s All-Americans leave on a road trip tomorrow to be away until Monday night, Dec. 26, when they return to Butler Fieldhouse to tackle the Hammond Ciesars of the National Pro Basketball League. The Kautskys have won two and lost three in ye starts and Coach Bob Nipper now will direct his efforts toward strengthening the defense and passing. The three games lost have been by narrow margins despite the fact the locals have tallied their share of points. Merle Alexander and Bill McNaughton will make the trip with

% ' |the team and increase the team’s

Lou Nova

Max Seeking 3d Louis Bout

Traces His Licking to Being Unprepared for Rush.

By HARRY GRAYSON : NEA Service Sports Writer William Leo McCarney writes from Berlin to inform us that Herr Max Schmeling will fight again, and that he is confident of winning from Joe Louis in a third match. According to Biliy McCarney, Schmeling traces the disaster of last June to his being totally.unprepared for Louis’ terrific onslaught in the first round. He figured that the Negro would come out slowly. Lo®is might have played the gamé Schmeling’s way at that had he not seen Henry Armstrong wade into and annihilate Barney ROSS,

ager of Little Dust : Cloud, been hanging around his training camp.

Be Meade Gave Advice

Meade watched Jack Blackburn putter with Louis until he could stand it no longer. “It’s none of my business,” he told Blackburn and John Roxborough, “but why in the world are you wasting a great hitter’'s time on defense, especially when he is going to fight an old man? Let him walk right in and belt Schmeling out.” , Roxborough thought that was a grand idea, and Meade wound up in the champion’s corner.

Still Under Doctor's Care

“Schmeling will have two fights in Germany, and if satisfied: with himself will make another trip to America and seek another crack at Louis,” writes Prof. McCarney. “He certainly looks good, weighing hardly three pounds more than when he tackled Louis, although he has done nothing in the way of training since he quit the New York hospital.” If .Schmeling wasn’t hurt in the Louis bout, he is putting up a splendid and protracted stall, for Prof. MecCarney reports that he spent an entire day. with the Ferocious Prankfurter and found him still under a doctor's care. He adds that the Teuton’s back trouble has disappeared, however.

Marquette Renews Feud With Badgers

Times fperial MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16—With more than 6200 expected to watch the proceedings, Marquette University and University of Wisconsin basketball teams meet at Milwaukee Auditorium tomorrow night. The annual state classic here. is attracting more than the usual interest this year because of the Badgers’ recent narrow 27-26 victory over the Hilltoppers at Madison, and because of Wisconsin's . subsequent 45-39 victory over Notre Dame and Marquette’s later 43-23 triumph over the University of Chicago.

Northwestern Team On Eastern. Trip

T<mieg Special “EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. 16.—Northwestern University’s basketball team makes its first eastern invasion for games with St. John’s in Madison Square Garden, New York, tomorrow and Temple at Philadelphia Monday. ©oach Dutch Lonborg, who started his 12th season at Northwestern with a smashing 45 to 23 victory over a previously undefeated Carleton team last Wednesday, has nominated a squad of 12 players for the eastern invasion.

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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16 (U, P.).— Coach Bill Kern of Carnegie Tech announced today his football players will hold two drills daily when they reach Bay St, Louis, Miss., where they will train for their Sugar Bowl game at New Orleans against Texas Christian. Plans were completed today for the trip. The team will entrain tomorrow night and pause Sunday to attend church at Cincinnati. . It will stop at Nashville and at Birmingham for exercise and arrive at Bay St. Louis Monday morning. It will stay there until the morning of Jan. 2, when it will leave for the game at New Orleans.

Three Special Trains Chartered

FT. WORTH, Tex., Dec. 16 (U. P.) —Texas Christian, getting ready for its Sugar Bowl game against Carnegie Tech, was expected to go through a light blocking drill today and start scrimmaging on: Monday. The Christians resumed practice

John Granovich In Mat Feature

George (Cry Baby) Zaharias returns to the Armory next Tuesday night where he will face John (Wild Bull) Granovich, New York heavyweight. Zaharias won over Gentler man Joe Cox last Tuesday. _Granovich scales 240, just five pounds less than George. He has turned in outstanding performances here. He holds draws with Everett Marshall, Ed (Srangler) Lewis and Steve (Crusher) Casey. He drew with Casey in an Armory bout, it being the only time Casey has been held to a 90-minute draw. _Granovich Was disqualified for

Marshall earlier in the season. In their second meeting, Granovich gained the first fall. Then Everett came back to use a pile driving hold and John was injured.

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Fast Defensemen On Ice Preferred

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (NEA).— Bulky, strong -armed defensemen who can’t maneuver once across center ice, must go—that is the opinion of Lester Patrick. “Hockey is changing,’ says New vork’s chief Ranger. “It sofn will have no use for deferisemen who can’t help on offense . .. take the puck down and in with the best of the forwards.” Patrick’s idea of the perfect defensemen is his son Lynn, or Neil Colville, both of whom weigh close to 200 pounds, are vi:ious checkers, yet handle a stict and skate like larger editions of Karl Schaefer.

Proposed Harness Merger Is Pushed

COLUMBUS, O., Dec, 16 (U. P.).— Representatives of three bodies governing American harness racing renewed their parleys today to merge harness racing ' organizations into one ruling body. . Their plans ran into a snag when the American Trotting Association, headed by C. F. Cameron, Alta, Iowa, failed to send a delegate to the meeting Thursday. The attending

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Duke Looks Good in Drill

Bowl, probably will be given their stiffest workout tomorrow. The backs worke dperfectly on de-

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (U. P.) — Weather permitting, Southern Cali-

its Rose Bowl football game with Duke.

drill might be called off.

Sooners Plan New Strategy

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team’s Orange Bowl game in Miami against unbeaten Tennessee. :

few players hel da brief, impromptu workout yesterday.

Tennessee in New Uniforms P.)—Tennessee’s unbeaten eleven will sport new uniforms when they enter the Orange Bowl Jan. 2 against Oklahoma. The suits will

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NORMAN, Okla. Dec. 16 (U. P). |= —Coach Tom Stidham of undefeat- |S ed Oklahoma today was reported |S working eut new strategy for his|®

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3 Big Ten Grid Foes . Booked by Maroons

CHICAGO, Dec. 16 (U. P.).—The University of Chicago, whose president recently urged “10-cent football,” will play only three Big Ten rivals next season, the complete 1939 schedule showed today. Besides conference games with Michigan, Ohio State and Illinois, the Maroons will meet only one other major foe—Harvard, which will make its Chicago gridiron debut Oct. 14. Making its first appearance on a Chicago schedule will be the University of Virginia with ‘whom a home-and-home series has been arranged. Oberlin returns after a 40year lapse.

strong A. A U. quintet, and the lat-

Raffensherger Is Taken by Cards

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16 (U. P,).—The | _

St. Louis Cardinals’ office announced today that Roy Henshaw, veteran southpaw pitcher, had been sent to the Rochester club of the Interna-

. | tional League in exchange for Ken-

neth Raffensberger, 21, also a lefthander. Rochester is’ a Cardinal farm. ; Raffensberger won 15 and lost 10 for Rochester last year. Henshaw, used by the Cardinals chiefly as a relief pitcher, won five and lost 11. He was obtained from Brooklyn last

year. ‘The Cardinals said the deal an-

nounced today involved no cash. Raffensberger, whose home is in York, Pa., will join the Cardinals at - their training camp in St. Peters burg, Fla., in February.

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