Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1938 — Page 21

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By Eddie Ash

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HE Southern California-Purdue hardwood intersec- : tional at West Lafayette tomorrow night is to get under way at 7 430. ... Southern Cal's strength is supplied by Hoosier lads and it will be in the nature of home-coming for them. | = : It’s one of the high spots on Purdue’s schedule and has attracted state-wide interest, but plenty of seats are likely to be available, according to Bob Woodworth, Boilermaker athletics director. : The reason for the probable “accommodations for all” at this headliner is the fact the Purdue student body is on vacation and the rah rah boys are away from the campus. Many Indianapolis fans have made: reservations and will be there when the whistle blows. ° . ” ” 2 { 8 ” ” THE Trojans left Los Angeles Monday night and after | meeting Purdue tomorrow will continue East, take on

Temple at Philadelphia’ Monday and Long Island U.. in

New York on Dec. 29. | | On their way home the Southern Californians will tackle Northwestern on Jan 2. ... The Trojans’ party is ‘composed of the following: Coach Dave Barry and Student ‘Manager Dick Elliott; forwards, Ralph Vaughn, Clem ‘Ruh, Keith Lambert, all Hoosiers, and Jack Morrison; centers, Dale Sears, Jack Barron and Al Bukvich; guards, Capt. Gail Goodrich, Tom McGarvin, Dennis Noor, Jack Lippert and Dean Olson.

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| Pacific Coast Conference Southern Division scoring to Stan- | ford’s famous Hank Luisetti. . . . He tallied 174 points| in 12 games on | 73 field goals and 28 free throws. . . . And on defense he committed | only six fouls during the Conference schedule. : Centenary College's | Gentlemen basketeers are to play Wabash ‘ at Crawfordsville Friday night. . . . The lads from Shreveport last year compiled a record of 20 victories in 27 starts and are. bringing a veteran crew into Hoosierland. . . . Bo McMillin, grid professor at Indiana U., used to direct the Centenary elevens. Wabash will perform in a second intersectional clash on Dec. . 31 when the University of Wyoming Cowboys from Laramie invade the Athens of Indiana.

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Northwestern and | Notre Dame meet at N. D.’s gym in the 23d « « The Irish only lost year took the lead at 12 to 10 by winning both games, 30-27 and 40229. As an example of how closely fought the series has been, the records show that only 12 points separate the two teams over an 11year period, Notre Dame leading with 587 points against 575 for Northwestern. And in six years the teams have broken even in the two annual games. . . | The Wildcats managed to win a pair twice, in 1928 and 1930, and Notre Dame copped two in 1931, 1933 and last season. ” » o ” n ” Vj cuca and Minnesota football followers hereabouts are hereby given one year’s advance notice about that BIG game ‘at Ann Arbor next-fall. , . . Wolverines vs. Gophers on Nov, 11. . .. The scare at Minneapolis this year was 7 to 6, Minnesota. . . . If the Yeaihet is right the Michigan Stadium won’t hold ‘em for the 1939 clash. Michigan swimmers take a holiday vacation in Florida “on their own.” .'. . Coach Matt Mann, with a band of Wolverine paddlers and friends (all paying their own fare) have headed South for Ft. Lauderdale and atteridance at the nationally famous Aquatic Forum. ” ” ”n " ” 2 SS” PAUL purchased Outfielder Pete Fleming from Shreveport for - $7500 several weeks ago and at the recent major league meetings Montreal offered $10,000 for the player. . . . The Saints passed up the chance to clear a $2500 profit because Fleming hits a long ball to left field, and St. Paul's left barrier is short. Toledo is burned up at Detroit for including the Mud Hens’ valuablé first sacker, George Archie, as payment to Seattle for Fred Hutchinson, the boy wonder pitcher. | The Chicago Cubs are expected to come up with Pitchier Hugh Mulcahy of the Phils and Outfielder Enos Slaughter or First Sacker

Johnny Mize from the ‘Cardinals before the start of the 1939 campaign.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Short, brisk, cocky Walter Pate wants to quit as captain of America’s Davis Cup tearn. He has formally asked Holcombe Ward, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, to be reSays they bite too deeply into his business affairs, It is to .be hoped in the interest of tennis in general and the cup in particular that Pate will be persuaded to

reconsider. Everybody who knows anything about tennis

will tell you the muscular little Cornell gentleman who was never good enough as a player to be ranked among the “first 10 was, even as a noncombatant, largely instrumental in bringing the cup back after 10 years of foreign domination. : % He took the captaincy as a job, something to work hard at, and

nat as a badge of honor, which was the mistake so many of his pred= -

ecessors had made. He took the job only on the condition that he would be the boss. I remember at the time he insisted that Gene Mako should be on the doubles team. A fight developed on this point. One of the disputants said Mako would never make a doubles player. “Give me the proper odds and I'll bet you he’s a champion ir, two years,” snapped Pate. My recollection is that the disputant

wanted tc bet 20, or maybe it was 30 to 1 against the proposition. -

Pate said he would take a modest 5 to 3; he said that was the proper price. The bet was made and in two years Mako was a member of the triumphant cup team. 2 u ” ” ” 2

] ATE had tried out for everything in the way of athletics at Cornell, | including rowing. For four years he sat at the feet of old Pop Courtney at Ithaca. From the old man he learned the value of organization, team spirit and proper diet. It was his notion that these principles should and could be applied to any. athletic squad. The team that brought the cup back a year ago was composed of Donald Budge, Bitsy Grant, Wayne Sabin, Frankie Parker and Mako. [ recall Pate called the fellows together and said, “I've been offered this job and if you want me to take it I will. It’s up to you.” It seemed they did. “Well, there's one thing I want you all to understand,” he added. “We ‘are going to England to do a job, not to fool around. If any problems come up I want all of you to sit around and

decide them by majority vote. I want this to be a team team and

not a bunch of individuals.” They thought that was all right, too. This was the start of one of tne finest preparation campaigns in the history of any sport. Somehow Pate managed to imbue the fellows with a feeling that this was not just another tennis frolic biit a real serious mission and for two full months the whole team, including . Pate, lived the life of hermits.

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Bock was telling me about it a year agd. He explained how they took an apartment, how they went to bed every night at 10:30 o'clock, how they got up invariably at 7 the next morning, how the meals were planned, how every invitation to a social gathering was firmly spurned, and how gradually every fellow on the team developed the sure instinct that “this was the year.” 2 t 4 8 os ” 8

Hes an illuminating example of how that team functioned. After the win at Wimbledon there was a two weeks’ lapse before the cup matches and Grant suggested a lay off. “Let’s go to Paris and see the exposition,” he said. Mako was for that. They put it up to Pate, and he thought it was inadvisable. “You fellows are on your, game now,” said Pate. “If you lay off for three or four days you may go stale. But if all of you want to it’s all right with me. Remember before we left we agreed these decisions would beymade on a majority vote.” They remembered.- A vote was taken. Budge, Parker and Sabin voted against going to Paris. Nobody went. There was no London life, no social gdidoes for anybody on the team, including Pate, until the cup was won, Then the sky was the limit. At all times Pate’s influence was tremendous, and that’s why I say it will be a blow to the cup team if he quits, _ :

Casting Club Party

The Indianapolis Casting Club will hold a Christmas party following the regular weekly cast tomorrow night. Gifts will be exchanged by members and President J. W. Knowels will preside. :

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BUTLER AND I. U. DEPENDING ON SOPHS

New Deal for | Veteran Trojans to Face Boilermakers Tomorrow

‘Michigan and Indiana Fives McCracken and Oosterbaan Have Problem of Getting Into First Division. (Second of a Series) By ERNEST BARCELLA

Un..cd Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—~They're giving Indiana and Michigan a new deal in basketball. : When the two teams open their Big Ten campaign Jan. 7, they will be operating under new coaches who once starred as players at these same schools. Branch McCracken has taken over at Indiana. The former Hoosier ace returns as successor to the man under whom he learned his basketball—Everett Dean, who resigned to become head basketball coach at Stanford. ; Benny Oosterbaan, who won AllAmerica glory in basketball and football at Michigan, is the n:w Wolverine basketball toss. He replaces Franklin Cappon who went to Princeton in the shakeup that brought Fritz Crisler to Michigan as head football coach. Both Look Good So Far The new deal Seems ‘to have worked. satisfactorily for both teams so far in their preconferénce campaign. Both are undefeated. McCracken and Oosterbaan have one problem. in common—that of pulling their teams out of the Big Ten second division. But there the parallel ends. While Oosterbaan builds around an all-letterman first string, MeCracken depends largely on a squad generously studded with sophomores. Of the 22 men on the Indiana squad, 15 are sophomores. Captain and All-Conterence Guard Ernie Andres is the only veteran who is being classified as a regular. Other veterans include Forwards Bill Johnson and Ralph Dorsey and Guards Marvin Huffman and Clarence Ooley, but each of these faces rigid competition from such promising sophomores as Forwards Bob Dro, Curley Armstrong and Tom Motter, Centers Bill and Bob Menke, brochers, and Guard Herman Schaeffer. Hoosiers Show Speed Indiana thus far has shown new speed and new scoring power in its fast-break type of offense. : At Michigan, Oosterbaan’s chief problem is replacing John Townsend, all-conference center for three years during which he was the playmaker. His role is being filled by lanky Jim Rae, whose first teammates include Forwards Danny Smick and Charley Pink and Guards Leo Beebe, Captain, and Ed Thomas. These five carry out one phase of Oosterbaan’s twin offense—the fast break. The other phase--based on midcourt markmanship-—features a second team comprised of long-shot artists—Russ Dosbon, Herb Brogan, Mike Sofiak, Milo Sukup and John Nicholson. :

Tomorrow — Northwestern and Ohio State.)

Howe's Hornets Win First Game

Southport’s freshman basketball team deféated the Howe frosh 22 to 7 but the Hornets’ sophomore squad won from the Cardinals’ sophs, 32 to 18, yesterday. The sophomore victory was Howe's first. In the treshman game Southport displayed a good offense in which McFarland connected with four field goals to lead the scorers. In the sophomore encounter the Hornets used a smooth-passing offense, with the combination of Joe Brunow and Wayne Foster oltstanding in the scoring.

Manual Cards Five - Vacation Practices With three straight victories to

their credit, the Manual Redskins

will have a three-week layoff before their next game. On Jan. 6 they play at Cathedral and on the following night they go to Southport. - Coach Oral Bridgford plans five practices during : the vacation, on Dec. 23, 27. 28, 30. and Jan. 2. The Redskins’ stress defense during these prac-

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' Kansas, 52; 8S. M. U., 45.

Wis., Teachers, 21. . Superior, Wis., Teachers, 49; North Dakota State, 45.

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Southern Califorfia’s Trojans will be in Lafayette tomorrow to oppose Piggy Lambert's Purdue five. Dale Sears of Los Angeles plays center for the California team. He is regarded as a dangerous under-

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Horsemen Best Frankfort; _ Greensburg Wins.

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Basketball Scores

STATE ‘COLLEGES Central Normal, 40; Manchester, 34. Wabash; 46; Ta‘tkio, 29. Franklin, 43; Indiana State, 36. Southeast Missouri Teachers, 49; Oak-

St. Joseph’s, 40; St. Mary’s, Minn., 39.

OTHER COLLEGES Oregon, 74; Miami, Ohio, 38. | Panzer, 43; N. Y. U,, 29. Wyoming, 42; Missouri, 38. Arkansas, 39; Oklahoma, 31. Harvard, 40; Wesleyan, 35. . Johns Hopkins, 52; Towson, Md., Teach-

By United Press Horace Mann of Gary, which has been making rapid strides toward the head of the high school hardwood parade after a poor start,

Carroll, 56; Milwaukee Teachers, 26.

Western Reserve, 51; Dartmouth, 43, Emporia Teachers, 41; Kansas State, 37. Wisconsin, 2%; Xavier, 26. Penn, Iowa, 27; Friends U., 23. Seton Hall, 50; American U., 33. Wittenberg, 46; Loyola, Baltimore, 43. Cornell, Iowa, 25; Colorado College, 18. 1llinois State Normal, 33; Esau Claire,

last night by defeating the Frankfort Hog Dogs, 33 to 30. * With less than a minute to play on the Gary floor, Bobby Maier tossed a free throw to break a 30-t0-20 tie and a few seconds later Gordon Uzelac broke under the basket to score as Frankfort tried tc take the ball. ; : In Ft. Wayne, a hard-fighting Central failed to stop Anderson's Indians who chalked up a 31-t0-26 victory. Kulesza of Central took high-scoring honors with 14 points. Greensburg: edged Columbus, 31 to 30, in a South Central Conference encounter despite the scoring efforts of Clark Townsend, Bulldog ace who dumped in 13 points. Johnny Sines’ North Vernon Panthers took undisputed second place in the Southeastern Conference by whipping Lawrenceburg, 39 to 32.

South ‘Dakota, 54; Carleton College, 35. Stanford, 33; Idaho, 28. Northern Illinois Teachers, 41; Centen-

New Mexico State, 63; Tulane, 43. California, 45; St. Mary’s, 33. ; STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Horace Mann, Gary, 33; Frankforf, 30. Greensburg, 31; Columbus, 30. North Vernon, 39; Lawrenceburg, 32. St. Joseph’s, 25; Decatur Central, 21. Anderson, 31; Ft. Wayne Central, 26. Seymour, 20; Brownstown, 19, Plymouth, 39; Culver, 30. Veedersburg, 43; Attica, 30. Foriville, 39; Warren Central, 28. Ladgga, 31; Linden, 26. z Lowell, 40; Crown Point, 26.

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‘Tom McGarvin is expected fo start at one of the guard positions for U. 5. C. He = a junior and letterman. Two Hoosiers, Ralph Vaughn of Frankfort and Clem Ruh of Anderson, are likely forward starters: for the invaders. : :

and California Boxing Commissions, : . today held a victory over Al Cocozza Apostoli in Fourth ot New york. am | Apostoli, 1611, stopped the New NEW. HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 21, Yorker, who weighed 165, after 35

(U.: P.).—Freddie: Apostoli of San !'seconds of fighting in the fourth Francisco, : recognized as middle- ' weight champion by the New York

| round of a scheduled 10-rounder last night at the New Haven arena.

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i Berne, B Menke; brother Bill, and Tom Motter of Ft. Wayn The Bulldogs, who /have trimme Valparaiso, Iowa and Wisconsi have played ap more stubborn style of ball, averaging only 33 points & game. Coach Tony Hinkle’s shine ing second-year men are Bob Dietz of Indianapolis, /Charles Richards son of Anderson and Lyle Neat of

S| I"t. Wayne.

| Grizzlies Push Toward | Conference Title

TONIGHT St. Joseph’s at Ball State : ‘By United Press =F The Franklin CriZEstes, apparents ly headed toward the Indiana cols lege cage title, defeated In ana’ State, 43 to| 36, last night for their fifth victory. [iid The Grizzlies led the Glenn Curs tis-coached| five, 27 to 11, atl the half, then lost the margin as State rallied in the second period to bring the score 41 to 36. Schafenack er, Franklin forward, and Julian, Sycamore, |center, tied for scorin honors with 13 points each. ° Wabash Trips Tarkio | Central Normal walloped Mans chester, 40| to 34, at Danville afte sinking a barrage of long shols te 20-t0-10 half-time lea partan forward, swished

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The Wabash Little Giants sent Tarkio home to Missouri last night with its only defeat in a six-game ins and’ | X h while H. Lewis, Tarkio pivot man, pushed in 10. | wy

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Girardea , Mo., defeated Oakla City, 49 [to 17, and St. J eph scraped past St. Mary’s (Minn. 40 to 39. |

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