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A SEAT re

By Eddie Ash

CLEANS UP IN a as 8

RAR, INDIANS, LANDS THIRD

WILLIAMS

FFICIAL American Association averages released today

| support the unofficial averages of last September and

reveal that Ted Williams, Minneapolis flychaser, harvested the greatest number of batting titles in 1 the league during the 1938 campaign. ~The lanky, lefthanded swinging youngster captured

the A. A. batting cham-

pionship with a mark of 366. . « « He hit the most “home runs, 43; tallied the greatest number of runs, 130, and had the most total bases, 370. Tall Ted went to bat . 528 times and cracked out 193 hits. . . . In addition to the 43 homers, the Miller slugger collected 30 doubles, nine triples and 101 singles. Williams goes up to the Boston Red Sox this year where he’ll team with Jimmy Foxx, American League batting king. Outfielder Joe Gallagher of Kansas City, who advances to the New York

Yankees, was runnerup to -

Williams for the A. A. batting crown with a .343 average. . . . Joe had the distinction of leading the league in number of hits with an even 200.... And he finished second to Williams in total bases at 315. Playing in a more spacious home park than WilTed Willams liams, Gallagher delivered 24 home runs, 35 doubles and four triples in the extrabase department. . . . Fausett, Indians, was third high. Other leaders: Malin McCulloch, St. Paul, 41 doubles. . ..

" Bennie McCoy, Toledo, 16 triples. . . . John Sturm, Louis-

ville, 17 sacrifice hits. . .. Lynn King, Columbus, 30 stolen

bases. ” ” 2 » ” E OLEDO’S Mud Hens annexed team batting honors in a big way for a fifth-place club. . . . They had a .288 batting average and led the A. A. in number of runs, 893; hits, 1544; doubles, 264; triples, 85. . . . But here’s the rub—the Hens also “led” in men left on bases, 1235. 3 Minneapolis, runnerup to Toledo with a “ba Tting average of .285, led in total bases with 2311... . Milwaukee was third in batting with a .282 average, but led in number of home runs, 163. ; Kansas City was fourth in batting with a .277 average, Indianapolis fifth, 275; St. Paul sixth, 273; Columbus seventh, 272, and Louisville last, .271. : % 2 ” ” 2” 8

NDIANAPOLIS played the most games, 157, three more than the schedule called for, because the Redskins had to play off three tie tilts. - The Indians led the league in sacrifice hits, 106, and. were well up in stolen bases with 102 for third honors in the theft department. Buck Fausett, since sold to Minneapolis, captured the Tribe batting crown with a mark of .339 and pilfered 28 bases. . . . The Indians were next to last in total bases, which means slugging. . . . The dope in figures on the Tride regulars and utility men: AB R H TB SB HR SH eesiesienseasne 502. 89. 170 278 1 enitssessesaneess 412. 63 137 183 9 vesssavasrssnes 44k 79 146 233 i cesssesessess 568 83 135 285 BAKEF -ccevccavessaase 280 40 86 131 Galatzer ecocesscescscces 333 60 100 132 Lewis ..... cracesesssss 255 31 "n 92 Sherlock eeeeseescseses 527 714 146 195 Latshaw ... 482 65 131 214 Pilney ....... 265 35 69 83 McCormick oceseecsces 344 49 86 105 Pofahl ...... sesserenes 299 43 8 106 Jorgenson ...... etesaee 99 10 20 35

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other: If Porter’s Mite can go on he’ll be one of the winter book favorites to win the Kentucky Derby. . . .

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That was a good spring race he ran over a slow track in .

winning the Santa Maria stakes the other day. ... And you may recall he set a world’s record when he took the Bel-

mont Futurity. There used to be a prejudice against winter track horses as Derby horses but that doesn’t exist any more, principally because better horses are being sent to the winter iracks. . .. Larwin did much to destroy this prejudice when he captured the Derby last spring after a busy campaign in Florida. . . . And the year before Brevity, another winter track horse, would have won the Derby if he hadn’t been knocked to his knees at the start. .., : 2 2 8 8 8 =» HE Yankee scouts took a look at Eric Tipton, Duke’s remarkable punter, but passed him up. ... And now the dope is that the collegian is headed for the Athletics. . . , He pitches and plays the outfield. . . . Old Jack Johnson still insists Joe Louis is a sucker for a right hand but predicts he will flatten John Henry Lewis when they meet Jan. 25. Says Lewis hasn't the punch with which to keep the champion off balance and if you can’t keep him off balance you can’t beat him. Sammy Snead has been presented with what is called the Harry Vardon trophy as the Jeading American professional golfer for 1930. . . . Vardon, as everybody knows, was the distinguished British stylist. . . . If the American pros are to have such a trophy, what we can’t understand is why it isn’t dedicated to an American golfer. . We have turned out some pretty fair ones, haven't we? 8 = = ~HE impish Jimmy Johnston has put Mr. Mike Jacobs on the spot by offering to match Bob elon with Tony. Galento and give half the purse to the

: President’s fund for the abate-

ment of infantile paralysis. . . . If Mr. Jacobs says no to that one he puts himself in the position of saying no to the President. . . . Anyway, it looks as if Mr. Johnston has started something am bed 2 he pe, who i very misera when he isn’ ; : yr ine something. - . . - Sammy Snead We think the football rules committee should be applauded for its firm refusal to tamper further with the sport but we were disappointed when the gentlemen didn’t insist on radical changes in the playing equipment. . . . Particularly the iron-like helmets, which when driven into a youngster’s middle or teeth carry sufficient power to produce | complete insensibility. . . . 7? 2 a 2 8 =

) UMORS of a rift between Branch Rickey and Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals have reached this department. . . . This e know to be certain, Breadon is affecting a reorganization of the celebrated chain gang, tightening up here and there, and we hear one of the dismissals was Rickey’s .own sof. . . . For the prize laugh of the week the leather medal should be inned on the manly bosom of Wesley Ferrell. . . . The young man rave out an interview in which he said he was very irked at Clark i bh of the Washingtons for casting him adrift. . . . And as a con2 Mr. Ferrell wound up with the Yank

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- 10 GNDERDOGS GET CHA

Leading Prep Quints in for

Four Major Unbeaten Outfits Reckon With Difficult Foes."

By United Pess There are enough tough games on schedule for state high school basketball teams this week to jar Indiana off its foundatior.

As the basketball season passes the half-way post, there are only

| four major undefeated. teams in the| But there gre six clubs]

state. which have lost only one game and five which have been defeated only twice. Huntingburg, Jeffersonville, South Bend Central and Bloomfield still have clean slates. Eut they must reckon with difficult foes this week. Huntingburg faces Tell City Friday night and Evansville Bosse on Saturday. Jeffersonville faces a long trip and two tough games, meeting Muncie at Muncie Wednesday and Vincennes at home Saturday. South Bend Central will get a run for its money ‘against Nappanee Saturday. Six Teams Beaten Once

‘The six major teams only beaten once include Ft. Wayae North, Kokomo, Franklin, Anderson, Gary Emerson and Evansville Reitz. Ft. Wayne North faces city team, Central Catholic, Saturday. Kokomo will have a tough battle, facing Logansport Saturday. Franklin bumps against two difficult teams in" Connersville Friday and the state champion Ft. Wayne South team Saturday. Anderson faces Connersville tomorrow and Crawfordsville Friday. The weekend foes for Gary Emerson are Lew Wallace of Gary Wednesday and Wabash Saturday. Evansville Reitz faces two big hurdles in Vincennes Friday and Jasper Sa urday.

Champs to Play Two

The Ft. Wayne champions meet Hartford City Friday. On Saturday the champs face an 2asy opponent in Franklin. Indianapolis Shortridge will be participating in the annual city championship tournament as the favorite. Other teams that will bear watching this week and during the remainder of the season—all of them are - potential dynamite — include Evansville Central, Logansport, New Castle, Frankfort, Crawfordsville and Elkhart. They will be tested in hard games. this week. Evansville Central takes on ts city rival, Bosse, Friday. Logansport and Kokomo, two evenly matched teams, also clash Friday. Frankfort squares off against two difficult foes in Marion tomorrow and New Castle Friday. New Castle in addition to this game, will play Rushville Saturday. A hard game is on tap for Crawfordsville in its contest with Anderson on Friday. Elkhart, beaten earlier by Michigan City, 32-30, in a city tournament, will be out for revenge Friday night.

Ren Cagers Face Kautskys Tonight

Led by the tricky Fdts Jenkins, the New York Renaissance professional basketeers, are scheduled to- battle the Indianapolis Kautsky’s of the Natioral League at Butler Fieldhouse tonight. Supporting Jenkins will be the veterans Tarzan Cooper, Willie Smith, Bruiser Saitch and Johnny Isaacs. New players with the world Negro champs this season are Pop Gaies, Zack Clayton and Puggy ell.

The Rens four tke nation annually and they are experts at dribbling, passing anc basket shoot-

1ing. Their record over a 15-year

span, according to Manager Bob Douglas, reads 1464 games won and 232 contests lost. The Kautskys will be at near top strength for the tussle, Manager Frank Kautsky said today. Johnny Wooden, who was sidelined by a charley horse recently, is expected to play at least part of the game. In a preliminary contest at 7:30 Lang’s Market five will tackle the Hoosier A. C. team. The main attraction is slated to’ start at 8:30. Probable lineups: Kautskys.

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Renaissance.

|Fish, Game Head

To Be Installed

Raymond Wise is to be installed as president of the Marion County Fish and Game Association at the January meeting of the organization tonight at the kloosier Athletic Club, 8 o’clock. Under Dr. Kylé B. Mayhall, the retiring president, the association passed the 200 mark in membership and Mr. Wise hopes to -double the total. Other officers for the coming year: © . Walter Jones, vice president; E. V.. Rutherford, treasurer; Carll White, secretary. Association directors are: Dr. Mayhall, Earl Deluse, C. W. Stewart, William Reinert, Snappy Ford, Ray Kuhn, Frank Starkey, Cecil Swaim, Walter Spar genberger, Joe Yollmer, Claude Westenhofer, Ollie aus.

Indianapolis Hunti 1g and Fishing Club is to hold its monthly meeting at the Washington Hotel tomorrow at 8 p. m. El Yoder, secretary, announced that H. ¥. Mosbaugh of the State Conservation Delarment

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Tough Week

MONDAY, JANUARY 9 9, 1939

h: No. 5 for Ti igers in Con

Ed Atkinson (14) of Franklin College, above, reaches high for the ball after a long shot by a teammate misses the basket in the game which gave DePauw five victories in as many starts in Indiana College Conference comspetition. The score was 33-28. Others in the picture are Anderson (8), Franklin; Steele (20), DePauw; Kixmiller 24), DePauw, and Shafenacker (18), Franklin, At right a pyramid of arms reaches for the ball in the TigerGrizzlie battle which brought Franklin its first defeat. Pictured are Lindsay (17), DePauw; McCracken (21), Franklin; Hamilton (6), Franklin; Landeck (23), DePauw; Shafenacker; (18), Franklin; Kixmiller (24), DePauw.

Mat Program at Armory Is Filled

Tomorrow night's Armory mat card was completed today with the signing of Jim Coffield, 219, rough Kansas City =grappler, to test Roy Dunn, 217, former U. S. amateur heavyweight champ. It is for one fall. Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 222, former Illinois coal miner, and Bob Bruns, 220, former Northwestern University athlete who drew in a short encounter three weeks ago, clash in the main go calling for two falls out of three. Billy Thom, Indiana University wrestling coach, tangles with Walter Stratton, Detroit, in the semi-wind-

ton is a former weight lifting champ,

up. They are light heavies. Strat- |

ference

By LEO DAUGHERTY

Reliable words are all of these for they are spoken by Cliff Wells, the little fellow with the big noodle full of basketball who coaches the Logansport Berries. Wtihout pouring salt on Tech's wound it must necessarily be re= peated that Cliff's hustlers staved off a late rush to edge the Greenclads, 28 to 27, at the East Side campus Saturday night. Cliff had worked himself up to summer perspiration just sitting on the bench and watching, for Bayne Freeman's young men had erased a 12-point deficit to come within an aee of winning. “What I have seen here will not happen once in 10 times,” Mr. Wells commented. “Tech hit that hoop four times in four attempts just before the game ended. That Chuck Howard, who incidentally: is one fine defensive player, too, won a cigar, as it were, in three attempts and - Bob Engleking hit once in one try. That's what I call batting. It’s a perfect average unless I'm*wrong.”

Tries Rating State's Leading Quintets

argument for Mr. Wells has new troubles ahead, Kokomo at Berry

Bowl Friday night. He paused to remark that a beaten team which: finds itself in the last few minutes of play immediately becomes the toughest customer and in the majority of cases makes the superior team look like a duffer. The state situation. “It's. probably the most wide open race I or any one else has ever seen in the state,” he said. ‘Then he unconsciously crawled ‘out on a long limb. “Best in the state? Ei “Kokomo is a tough one. They to 7 feet tall. “Hammond High, beaten in the finals of the state tourney last year, might come next. They-ve

ELINED EPAIRED EFITTED .

Men's

And Women’s _ Clothes

So much for the Tech-Berries|

have that Gabriel who is close on (k

got a center, name of Scott, who

stands 6 feet '9. He’s been their big spark plug lately. “About third in my opinion is Ft. Wayne's’ South Side. They've got a fellow by the name of Glass whose "house stands 6 feet 9 inches. : “Frankfort will be in there. Everett Case has a front rank, two forwards and a center, Cook, Johnson and Laughner, all of whom stand ‘more than 6 feet. “And: don’t forget Anderson and Froebel of Gary.

“And: there's Central of ' South {29

Bend—Johnny = Wooden's team. They've got to be reckoned. with. They're Johnny all over—small, but very, yea, very fast.”

Sounds Warning On Jeffersonville

. In. the South? “Jeffersonville looks like the trouble maker,” Coach Cliff warned. “They may be good or even better than their record, but I think the North is superior. Where there is one team down there that is Sood there are five or six in the No :

We do hope that bit of conversation begins an argument. We love a fight better than a parade. #2 8 8 BE MASTERS of the Lafayette Broncos didn’t rest so well over the week-end. The excitable little man saw his team go overtime to lose at Shortridge, 39 to 37. . . . The Broncs were ahead near the finish line, but the Blue Devils got torrid and then went away. ... . And their performance hears.out the opinion, of

{Mr. Wells.

Abe, incidentally, has the state race doped this way: Hammond High, Frankfort and Ft. Wayne South Side, with one eye on Froe-

Logansport’s Mr. Wells Takes a Look At State Net Race, Calls It Wide Open| §

O guilty conscience do we have

over Indiana's upset at Ohio|%

State, but about Franklin, Under postmark of Jan. 4, Coach Tilly Tillotson wrote: “The boys got a great kick out of the writeup. ... I hope it doesn’t go to their heads. Saturday night's score: DePauw, 33; Franklin, 28. And Saturday’s paper had a little slap on the back for Broad Ripple. . . What do they co. that same evening? Score 12, just 12, points while Brownsburg was rolling up

All those teams which do not want a mention here please wire, write or call. . ” 2 . Martinsville and Evansville Central basketball teams have never met, either in scheduled game or tournament play. . . . That Trafal- |™ gar bunch has won 10 straight now. . « « Notice Trafalgar: Prairie Township in Tipton County has also won 10 in a row and has averaged 35 points to the game. . . . For 10 years the team has always had a Shuck, all grandsons of Grandpa Shuck, who claims the state free throw championship. Let’s all join in worrying about Butler!

DePauw Prepures

1 For Earlham Tilt

Times Special... GREENCASTLE, Jan. 9. — De-| Pauw’s Tgers, Indiana Conference leaders, were to go through a light workout today in preparation for the invasion of Earlham tomorrow night. : : The Tigers came through the Franklin game Saturday night in fine condition, and the same lineup

which has started all games to date| open against the

is expected to Quakers. This: rey Landeck and Kixmiller, forwards;

Franke, center, and Lindsay and Smith, guards. on Everything!

Diamonds, Watches, Autos, Cameras, ‘Clothing, Shotguns, Ete. i

DePauw Outfit Here - On Saturday.

“Three Big Ten ‘engagements and

| number of Indiana College Con{ferénce games top the 25-game _|schedule of state college basketball | |teams this week.

‘Indiana takes on: two Big Ten

‘The game with Wiscon-

also. has a Big Ten engagement

|Saturday, tackling the Iowa five at ‘| Iowa City.

Butler and Indiana Central both

will: be in action at home Saturday night.

The Bulldogs will be up against the strong DePauw team,

' |one of four undefeated teams in [the state conference,

while the Greyhounds will face Hanover.

33 The complete schedule:

TONIGHT Indiana at Illinois. Valparaiso at Indiana State.

Oakland City at Hanover.

TOMORROW Franklin at Wabash. Earlham at DePauw.

Manchester at Ball State.

Bawing Green at Evansville.

THURSDAY Indiana State at Eastern HNlinois. Huntington at Central Normal. . FRIDAY Wabash at Earlham, Anderson at Oakland City. Evansville at Hanover, Western State at Valparaiso. - Tri-State at Concordia.

SATURDAY Wisconsin at Indiana. Purdue at Iowa. DePauw at Butler, Notre Dame vs. Kentucky at Louisville, Western State at Ball State, Franklin at Indiana State, Hanover at Indiana Central. Concordia at Tiffin, O. Taylor at Manchester. Rose Poly at-N. C. A. G. U. Tri-State at Bluffton, O.

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LOCAL mica SCHOOLS

8; Tech, 27. ure, 26; B Broad Ripple, 12. 0

. Ma 5: Lafayette, 87 (overtime). j Cnthed eal, Iitucks 29. M via s Crispus 3 Trafalgar, Boi Sacre Heart, 20.

, 30; St. Joseph's, "930" Bac 57; Tri-State, 20. Giffin, 45; Concordia, 30.

STATE HIGH SCHOOLS 33 n Davis, 19. 32 LT

Kokomo, is: Sheridan, 37: Elkhart, 52; Warsaw

Morton Memorial, 5” Mason Home, 31 (overt

e.) s North Manchester, 24. x Arment ary ville, 20. Albany, 3 3; M artin sville, 2% 3

Rochester; 32; Blwoot wonick, 10 (over-

tg yA Evansville, 21; Memorial, Evans-

Vil uth side, Ft. Wayne, 82%; Froebel, Gary,

: Green Townshi owas Terre Haute, 37; Rblons, ML > : \ ’ OTHER R COLLEGES

iit EE 59; - ShipGye, 28. ‘state, bebin State 41; Cornet, 3.

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5: 38; om. isha Ul University, 88. 'S tate enchers, 39;

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oles Bes Catholle University, 35 St. Lawrence KC » 39. Tuits, 44; Hirva vard, 2. DRE 300 Losliams supe, 0. i S ern e S 9 Southern Methodist: William Jewell, 13.

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THE MODERN CREDIT STORE

1 TAMPA, Fla., Tan. 9 U. P.) et Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles yester- ‘| - day won the single championship of ‘the 15th annual Dixie Tennis Tournament by defeating. Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta.

NCE TONIGHT, . Hoosiers Face Illinois Five

| As Boilermakers ‘Are Idle; 25 Games Are on State Card

| Butler Quint Tackles Strong

lowa at Minnesota; Chicago * Meets Badgers; Michigan Tackles Wildcats.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 (U. P).—Uncrack down on the upper-crust in the second lap of the Big Ten. basketball race.

cept Ohio State and defending champion Purdue, both of whom

of games Saturday when Indiana, one of the favorites, was defeated. Tonight's schedule finds Indiana invading Illinois, Towa stopping off at Minnesota, Northwestern playing host to Michigan and Chicago traveling to Wisconsin. The Illini, Minnesota. and Wisconsin, along

opening Conference games. Indiana, rated with Minnesota as the strongest contenders in the 1939 campaign, finds itself in the

The Hoosiers, largely a' sophomore outfit, ran up against a tricky Ohio State team and were mowed down, 45-38, before they had a chance to get their bearings. Illinois, on the | other hand, exceeded expectations in Whipping a good Michigan team,

nesota defeated a stubborn and vastly improved Chicago five, 38-28, and is favored to make it two straight at its meeting with Iowa. Northwestern fell before Purdue, 35-24, and figured to suffer a simi- | lar fate against Michigan, while

a close struggle.

Keeping Busy

ST. PAUL, Jan. 9—Dick Siebert,

basketball team.

Lost

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The standing today in the Indiana College Conference:

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Basketball Scores

Blue Ridge, 29; Wilson Teachers, 21. Jowa State, 47; Kansas State, 86. Simpson, 45; Parsovs, 24. Washington and Jefferson, 41; Youngs

Carnegie Tech, 49; West Virginia, 48. Waynesburg, 53; Salem, 46. Penn, Iowa, 43; Dubuque, 35. ‘Monmouth, 59; Cernell, Iowa,

36. 1 Oklahoma Aggies, 33; Grinnell College, Western, Ky., Teachers, 48; Transylvan~ 3

Georgetown, Ky., 39; Berea, 25.

Centre College, 49;

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were victorious in the opening set

with Purdue and Ohio, all won their

paradoxical position of underdog i in the game against Illinois, This is explained by Saturday’s results,

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