Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1939 — Page 16

‘The Heavies’ Woes «Trouble with the heavyweight situation seems to be that prospective . opponents of Joe Louis need building

up both before and after most of their matches.

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. » Capt. Rupert Ferrell of the Franklin College Grizzlies is the team’s i second highest scorer with 45 points.

By Eddie Ash

NOVA

City Tourney Drawing Made

Shortridge and Washington Clash in Opener.

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LOU HAS LONG WAY TO .TRAVEL

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OU NOVA unquestionably is the finest young prospect among the heavyweight boxers today, but he’s still only a prospect and shouldn’t be handicapped by a title challenger’s rating until he has proved he deserves it. .,. That victory over Tommy Farr isn’t sufficient proof. A lot of other fighters have started out with as much promise only to see their hopes burst. . . « Nova did well enough against Farr who lasted 15 rounds with Joe Louis, but the Brown Bomber was off form that night and turned in a poor bout. California Lou needs more tots: against opponents : who can punch. .. , Farr isn’t the proper type of trial - horse because his gloves lack dynamite. Nova also must improve his defense. He got hit too often in the Farr joust to suit many ring critics. : f ” ” s ” 8. : OUIS may take things easy and become vulnerable to one of the younger challengers. . . . He became contented after knocking out Max Schmeling and there is no ~ opponent in sight to spur his incentive. . . . There i$ no heavyweight around with a victory over him and the champ is apt to take things too lightly. | However, Joe’s managers are not going to permit him to loaf if they can prevent it. . . . Louis is a gold mine for Promoter Mike Jacobs and his board of pilots, and as much as the big fellow apparently would like ee No Game 5 p.m. winner Gare 6

to hang up the gloves, he'll probably be compelled to stay in there and vs. winner Game 7. pitch for at least two more years,

The Bomber is too valuable at the box office to put out in pas- - ture. , . . And from the looks of things, Joe has to a orders. ’ ; | ” ”n t-4 ” u 8 FTER the Bowl football gladiators recover from their bruises it will be time to report for spring practice. . . . Excepting for seniors who will soon fade away into the forgotten heroes cla. - noticed about the campus. Saiwikwm Northwestern Coach Lynn Waldorf’s biggest problem next fall will be at left halfback. . . . Four lettermen and three sophomores will bid for the position, making it seven deep. .. . Lynn will have to use an

extra man on the bench to keep a substitution one berth, P assignment book on the

Shortridge’s Blue Devils, winners in five of seven starts this season, will face Washington's basketball team in the first game of the annual city tournament at the Tech gym

next week. The drawing for the tourney was announced yestercay by high school officials. Tech’s team, still seeking its first victory, is to play the winner of the Washington-Shortridge encoun‘er, with the survivor going against the victor of the Broad Ripple-Manual contest. Washington is defending champion. The new Howe High School will participate in the reserve team tour=nament which will be held in conjunction with the varsity com;e= tition. : The schedule: FRIDAY, JAN. 13

Game No. 1—7 p. m., Manual B vs. Howe Game No. Washington. we Ns No. 3~9 p. m., Broad ‘Rippl2 B ec

SATURDAY, JAN 14

Game No. 4—12:30 p, m., Washington B vs. Shortridge B. Game No. 5—1:30 p. m., Winner Game 1 vs. ie Game Game No. 6—2: 30 p. m., Broad Ripple vs. Manual. Game No. 7—3:30 p. m., Tech vs, winner Game 2. Game No. 8—7: i p. m., winner Gane 4

2—8 p. m., Shoriridge vs.

Shortridge Given New Formations

New offensive formations occupied the Blue Devils’ practice period yesterday afternoon as they prepared for their third hardwood clash with the Jefferson quintet of lafayette. Coach Kenneth Peterman instructed the members in new, plays which he expects to use against the Broncos Saturday nizht. The game, to be played at Shortridge, will start at 7:45 p. m. The Shortridge and Jefferson teams have only clashed twice before on the hardwood. In 1931 the Blue Devils were beaten 45-16. In ’32, however, Shortridge defe:ted the Jeff quintet 35-20. ‘This year the Lafayette team has shown up well against its opponents and is expected to give the Shortriclge cazers a stiff game. : In preparation for the up-state team, the Blues climaxec practice yesterday with a lengthy scrimmage against the B team.

Hubbell Returns Signed Contract

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (U. F.)— Four players were in the New York Giants’ ‘agreed to terms” class today after Carl Hubbell’s signed contract was received yesterday. Hubbell, No. 1 pitcher of the Giants, became the first player to send his signed contract to the club offices. . Although no terms were announced, his salary was reorted to be the same ag: last year, about $22,500. Other Giants who have agreed to terms but have ‘not yef returned |their contracts, are Zeke -Boaura, | Met - Ott, and Bill Lohrman.

Bill Hewitt Sued-by Michigan University

” 8 2 ” ® 8 HICAGO’S Maroons may spring a surprise or two in the Big Ten Carine Competition. - % . They won five of their eight. preconm oe mpi, 6 foot 4 inch soph the part of a basket hawk. prosore Senter, looks Blair Gullion, the Hoosier coach of Cornell University. ia - minded of his own basketball days in the Middle West the He at Rn Notre Dane Syamped his Ithacans, 48 to 18... . Blair used to i ‘em in for Purdue in the same fa Bitch em ns fashion. the Irish clicked against Give Gullion time and he’ll have Cornell going places. . . . The

Hoosier is just up from Tennessee Where hi hon T is Vols won 47 and lost

” ” # » ” 2 N° sign of nerves on that Minnesota five. .. . In their game with

Temple they had eight chanc turned in a grand slam. : es at the free throw line and

. Maybe that Pick Dehner of Illinoi but he'll satisfy Illini fans until A better | a. i e fire-the-manager epidemic has spread to th e ice h 2 te ho Sh Stewart, a hero last winter, got the re i 5s sho g worry. . . . His big league baseball umpire job pays well, 3 * = ” u 8

NOWN through the years in the Big Ten, the winner,

of its power, has lost at least exceptions, of course. two games.

't another Jewell Youn some other team cones up with :

regardless

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Baseball is to celebrate its centennial next year and ncbody has

yet figured out the why of a batt 1 and affects all hitters Ti times. ig Sump Wiich plays-iia favorties

Patty Berg Golfs Buse Score: For 18 Holes Here |. #*%

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uw, 3 oausville, 32, COLL Patty Berg, redheaded golfer of| mn orth Caroline, 20. inneapolis, who holds the women's| Jilin nots, 35; Cordell, 34. 1 tional title, stopped in Indian- gle Seren, 15: Marietin: 45; nts or es no SpE ay through 18 holes at the High. |Hepe 3’ (grertime):"" =" Michigan, 46; land course. em anse 52: } Woyie Twn, 3; Miss Berg, en route to Albany,| ‘Georsia, 39: South Carolina Be” 2+: , played in a foursome composed |store \ayus-Adolphus, 42; South Deiota of Harriett Randall, Indianapolis “Okie te ahs ramols Normal 22. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 (U, ).— women's champion golfer; -Bert|ton, + 2 i S, 80; Oreigh-ppe University of Michigan today nce and Steve Radford. Miss|C va ohne. Collegeville, Minn, 49: St./sued William E. (Bil) Hewitt. deBerg shot an 88. Elkins

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939

Bill Schafenacker, Ft. Wayne, North Side, is a starting forward and has mastered passing just like he’s doing here,

Sam Atkinson, center, is a crafty passer. When he gets) ‘the: 8: ball opponents wonder where it's going, :-

Let’s Forget It

Sportsmanship plus!

Although

Boston College gridders beat Florida, Josh Cody, ’Gator coach, sent John

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hetiday c orute of oranges.

Times Photos.

Homer McCracken, from Washington, Ind, is one of Coach Tillot-

8 son’s best boys. His forte is dribbling this way. -

| Purdue and DePauw Win: Bulldogs Point for Irish

Don Reichert, a x product of Ft. Wayne, South Side, is one of the. regular Franklin guards. Here he is showing how he does i when the chips are Saws,

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Grizzlies’ Uncanny Scoring Power Puts Them Out in Front of Conference Pack

By LEO DAUGHERTY ‘ Times Staff Writer : FRANKLIN, Jan. 4. — They're talking about another Five” here at Franklin College with: Coach Roy .E. (Tilly) Tillotson’s Grizzlies leading the Indiana Col-: legiate Conference with five: victories in as many starts. - The veteran quint has banished Taylor of Upland, Oakland City, Evansville, Indiana Central and Indiana State, and was pressed only by the Purple Aces. The Grizzlies, Coach Tillotson explained, were flat-footed that night and had to turn on the high pressure to win, 32 to 31. Franklin’s next opponent is DePauw at Greencastle Saturday night. “And if we can get over that hurdle, maybe we'll get some place,” Coach Tillotson said as he watched his youngster$ go through their paces. ° Franklin asks no quarter in’ this state race. toughest schedules of any team in the league. Of its 17 games, 16 are with Conference rivals. “foreigner” to be met is Akron, O., University.

Look Before They Shoot

The Grizzlies’ scoring power is almost ‘uncanny. games, piled up. 216 points to a mere 155 for their rivals. They don’t shoot wildly. (And as a result their average at the hoop is a little better than 333. : ‘Bill © Schafenacker, from Ft. Wayne, North Side, tops the: Grizaly| point getters. Bill has ‘tried from the floor only 34 times and has registered 20 times for the unbelievable mark of .580. He has scored from the foul line 12 times in 18 attempts, which kind shooting is the envy of the Conference.

Homer McCracken : from Wash-

“Wonder

It plays one of the

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Of the other five regulars, Center Sam’ Atkinson: from. Sullivan, has scored 49 points, 20 of them on 10

field goals in 49 tries; Capt. Rupert

Ferrell, guard, has tallied: 45 points while his running mate, Don Reichert from Ft. Wayne's ‘South Side, has marked up 25. a

Yes, They Have An Anderson

The understudies for these first five are Bill Wilson from Zionsville and Dale Hamilton from Ft. Wayne, South Side, forwards; “Brother” Bob Anderson of Purdue's. Gene from ; Franklin, center; « Myron Knauff and Robert Fell from Muncie, guards. . - Tilly Tillotson has a tough row to hoe here because Franklin in the past has had great teams and ‘to build . machines which equal those of the greatness of the late Griz ‘Wagner is no easy task. “We don’t have a large school and consequently we do not have large basketball squads,” Tilly - explained. “1 ‘believe that the secret of our success is that we play together

every afternoon.

“Look here, while school was in

{ recess during the holidays all the

] stayed at the same “fraternit; [boys stayed ay get that bell to

house and I ate with them, too That gave us a chance to talk things over constantly. ; “We don’t play what you would call mimeographed . basketball. I believe in well-grounded fundamentals. We train on: conditions which we believe may arise in-a {game and ‘then when they do we | are prepared to ‘meet them, i

Their Own in Game

_ “1 try to follow the philosophy’ of Griz Wagner. is any better and he proved it. He

dns and I don’t believe that|

should be Sut .and dries for the b

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does not use set plays. The Grizzlies use what Coach Tilly calls the “buddy” system, two boys working with the ball at all times.

“We play chiefly a free lance kind

of a game,” the mentor explained.|. “There is no dictation on the part of the coach. Of course, our game

‘lis adapted to certain formations,

“I want the man to meet the pass and I want the passer to shoot that |r oval to a man who is’ in the open, and then the passer should wiggle himself around into an open spot so that the sphere can be twirled to him.” Franklin uses the fast break when that speedy brand of breakaway is possible. The team uses the famed three-man Hoosier rush with a trailer following. Incidentally, Tilly credits Wagner with developing that brand of down the floor gangway to perfection.

Keep the Home Floor Burning :

“Perhaps I shouldn’t say so because our opponents want to know things like this,” Coach Tillotson ef “But what we really try to do Ferrell and he goes down: the middle. He can hit from both the floor and from* the foul line.” : . Franklin has’ not lost. game—its gym is one of the Sha est yet the first college gymnasium built in Indiana—since December of 1936. : {

“Tilly. whispered that Franklin;

~~ }where basketball is king and where {its teams have been India

has fond he f Ha os opes of a grand new fieldhouse within the ‘next five

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Hinkle Sends Butler Squad Through Long Drill.

Coach Tony Hinkle sent his Butler charges through a lengthy rehearsal yesterday afternoon and formulated plans for Saturday night's battle with Notre Dame at South Bend. The Bulldog-Irish contest will be the first of an annual two-game series. - Notre Dame will conclude the locals’ schedule, March 1, at the Fieldhouse. Having met defeat in the last three starts, one each to Indiana, Michigan and Marquette, Hinkle has begun strengthening the reserves. The regulars were dismissed from practice early yesterday after a short limbering-up drill. and {free

|throw practice.

Last year the up-state five defeated the Bulldogs twice by 39 to 28 and 45 to 22 scores. This year, however, Coach Hinkle is hoping for a different outcome. The Irish this season have won over Kalamazoo, Ball State, Northwestern and Cornell, They lost, however, to Michigan, Northwestern in' a return engagement and Wis-

consin whom Butler defeated re-

cently.

Manual to Have Heavy Week-End

Manual will meet two basketball opponents this week-end after a vacation of two weeks. Friday night the Redskins will play the Irish of Cathedral there and Saturday will\travel to Southport to meet the ‘Cardinals. With only one player, Pearl Hickey, on .he sick list Coach Bridgford centered the varsity’s work yesterday on offensive dribbling and defensive work against dribbling. ‘Ray Koch, 6-foot guard, and William Kniptash, another 6-footer, looked good in scrimmage.

Table Tennis League Will Be Organized

‘The Indienapolis Church Table Tennis League is to be organized at a meeting tonight at the Paddle Club on the second floor of the Meridian Life. Building, 307 N. Pennsylvania St. The league, composed of six teams, will play each Wednesday night. The 15-week schedule is expected to begin next week. Teams entered and those seeking to join are requested to have a representative at the meeting.

Drill for ‘Pro’ Bowl

. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (U. P).—

The New York Giants settled down to hard practice today for the “pro” bow! football game against the allAmerican all-stars at Wrigley Field, Jan. 15. Gus Henderson and Ray Flaherty, coaches of the All-Star squad, @rilled 14 of their players, with the other members scheduled to arrive today or tomorrow.

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Boilermaker. Quint Thumps Illinois Teachers.

LAFAYETTE, Jan. 4 (U. P)— Purdue's Boilermakers sharpened themselves for their Big Ten Cone ference opener Saturday against Northwestern by defeating Western Illinois State Teachers last night, 52-30. Tom Dickinson, veteran Purdue guard, played only a few minutes but led scorers with four field goals and-three free tosses for 11 points. Hughes and Stearns sparked the ine vaders, Western trailed, 28-12, at the half but rallied to pull the score to 30-21 before the Boilermakers spuried away. :

DePauw Tigers Edge Evansville Five

EVANSVILLE, Jan. 4 (U. P).— The DePauw Tigers cage quintet won its fourth consecutive Indiana College Conference game last night ’ by defeating Evansville, 39-32. Smith and Kixmiller, forwards, scored 31 of the winners’ points.

Illinois Spurts to Down Cornell Cagers

CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (U. P.) —Big Ten basketball teams, their “warms= up” schedules completed, marked time today for the opening of the 1939, Conference campaign Satur= day when all 10 of them swing into action, The undefeated riini hed a narrow squeak last night, pulling out a 35-34 victory over Cornell University in the final 75 seconds of play on Bill Hapac’s free throw after Pick Dehner had tied the score for Illinois with a rebound shot.

Sitko ‘Improving’

SOUTH BEND, Jan. 4 (U. P.)—

Steve Sitko, quarterback of the 1938

Notre Dame football team, was “get= ting along operation for removal of his tonsils, He came here from his Ft. Wayne ‘home for the operation yesterday.

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