Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1939 — Page 8

By Eddie Ash

BILLY CONN, 21, AND HANDSOME -

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Ag x es He i 4 4 5 ia ; i a 8 Bie 7 Malo, Tidball Win 1) PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 14 (U. P)— Gene Mako and Jack Tidball, of Los Angeles, won the Everglades Club invitation doubles tennis title by defeating Gardnar Mulloy and

Charles Mattman, of Miami. Lo

FIVES' GOAL DUST

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BIG 10 FOES EAT STATE

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HE'S HEADING FOR HOLLYWOOD!

ILLY CONN is mighty handsome as leather throwers ‘go, and he’s Irish and 21. . .. His manager promised *

him a long vacation in Hollywood if he defeated {Fred Apostoli a second time, and Billy came through, but

* only after absorbing a load

& A few more . like that one and = young Conn won't look the same to the. home folks. . . . He had a cut under his right - eye, another over his left eye, his lips were bruised and swollen and his left side was flaming red from body blows. Well, at any rate, lrish Billy | is going to Holly"wood and maybe ‘Robert Taylor will Ade shoved back into the rumble seat when the movie queens turn their lamps

of punishment.

Billy Conn

on.the newest sensation of the prize ring. Conn’s vacation prebably will last two months,

according to his manager, Johnny Ray, who thinks the lad needs that length of rest before resuming action in the bruised-ear

profession. The Pitisburgh boxer is going

to step up to the light heavy

ranks. . . . He is growing and finds it hard making weight below

172 pounds. Billy's handicap is the lack of

dynamite in his gloves, that old

k. 0. which is necessary to gain the heights and challenge for the heavyweight crown. . ... Maybe he can develop a deadly punch in

time, although in fistiana the k. o.

*' when they start.

Acquiring a punch in the gym the historians of the sport. » un ” ”

PecausE of recent feuding betwe

artists usually show it’s in them isn’t often achieved, according to

” 2 ” en Bill Terry and Larry MacPhail,

Ford Frick, president of the National League, recently sent out

to all club presidents in his circuit

copies of a new interpretation of

the rule which forbids tampering with players of a rival team. . ..

The penalty is $1000. The Brooklyn club charged that

Terry had started the trouble by

announcing he would like to acquire Van Lingle Mungo, Dodger hold-

out and perpetual headache. .

. . When MacPhail countered with the

statement that he would trade Mungo for Harry Danning, and pay the catcher twice what the New York club was offering, the Giants got a

tremendous peeve. ” ” ”

Xow the-old interpretation of the Terry and MacPhail acts

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the rule concerning “tampering,” could not be construed as legal

| violations. . . . But from now on public eonversation by any club offi-

_ cial concerning a player on another club is taboo. The rule prohibiting “tampering” is Section 3, Article 2, of the laws of baseball as issued by Judge Kenesaw M. Landis. . . . It reads: “To preserve discipline and prevent the weakening of competition

through enticement of players, no

club shall, directly or indirectly,

negotiate with or employ a player who is under contract, or has accepted terms with another club; or who has broken his contract or acceptance of terms with another club; or with whom another club

has reserved the right of renewal; tired or ineligible list of any club.”

or who is on the voluntarily re-

Kokomo Wai

For North

ts 12 Years Central Title

By LEO DAUGHERTY IRING facts. . . + When Carmel beat Speedway the other night, the Greyhounds registered their 175th victory for Edgar Cotton during his 12 years of coaching there. . . « Their achievements under Cotton also include four Hamilton County championships. Unless Splinter Johnson, Frankfort captain, stumbles on Feb. 24 when the Hot Dogs meet the Logansport Berries, he has a chance to surpass the North Central Conference scoring record set in 1933 by Leroy Edwards when the Oshkosh star was at Tech. Leroy set a record mark of 132 points in nine Conference games for an average of 14.67... . In 11 Conference. games Splinter has roped 128 for an 11.64 average. .. . His total for 20 games is 244 of the Hot Dogs’ 688. 2 8 HE Vincennes Alices are at Frankfort tomorrow night. . .. Johnny Adams’ team is the only one besides Frankfort to trip the Champion Archers of Ft. Wayne South Side. ° Frankfort’'s banishing of Jeffersonville and South Side’s thumping of New Albany convince most of the boys who play their basketball with typewriters that the championship team will come from north of the old National Road. : Coach Alva Staggs of Monticello’s Indians collects arrow heads when he’s not coaching. . . . Harry Riser, general secretary of the Vincennes Y. M. C. A, hasn’t missed an Alice home game since 1916. . . . Bill Purcell, who piloted Decker into the Wabash Valley championship, confesses that he has had some nibbles from bigger schools. :

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HE North Central Conference title which now belongs to Kokomo is the first crown the Kats have annexed in the 12-year history of the league. Gurnak, keen-eyed forward, recently transferred from Hammond Tech to. Hammond High and immediately won himself a starting berth. Big Ed Denton of Jeffersonville has counted 42 times in 74 attempts from the foul line. . . . Last Friday night was the first time this season that his teammate, Ernie Ged- - ling, didn’t collect a field goal. . Wilbur Allen’s New Castle Tro_jans clicked 10 times in 11 fries from the foul line in knocking Anderson out of the N. C. C. title,

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RAWINGS for the annual state

Catholic high school tourna-

the game, which had been contracted for by Glen Curtis, before he quit principaling and coaching, had been canceled. . . . The Spartans want Commissioner Arthur Trester to decide whether they should get expenses for the trip. 3

J ” INE of 10 high school teams in Gibson County are coached by mentors who learned their stuff at Oakland City College. . . . Earl Downey of Princeton is the lone exception. . . . Half the 10 coaches in Warrick County hail from the same prolific coach-producing college. . . . In all, 30 Oak-trained men are coaching in Indiana or Illinois. Bob (Moose) Dro, Indiana’s sophomore forward, rode on a train for the first time! in his life when the Hoosiers went to Columbus early in the season to meet Ohio State. . . . S. B. (Sarge) Gibson, Bloomington restaurant owner, is serving his 18th season as official timekeeper for the Crimson’s home games. The Hoosiers have three double combinations. . . . Capt. Ernie Andres and Bill Johnson played together at Jeffersonville. . . . Bill and Bob Menke played together at Huntingburg. . . . Curly Armstrong and Tom Motter were teammates at Ft. Wayne Central... . The | Hoosiers consume fruit salad and ice cream for their after-games repasts. 2 o 2

‘OHN LYNCH, Frankfort product, is the lone remaining eligible of six Indiana high school products who started this season as candidates for the Wisconsin quint. . . Injuries knocked out one, another left school and three others got caught in the Badger scholastic purge.

Net Scores

STATE COLLEGES Indiana, 46: Chicago. 33. Purdue, 30: Minnesota, 20. Notre Dame, 35; Syracuse, 34 (overtime). : Valparaiso, 47; Huntington, 42.

OTHER COLLEGES Illinois, 85; Michigan, 28. Northwestern. 37: Wisconsin, 27. Pittsburgh, 43; Georgetown. 41. ..St. Ambrose (Davenport), 47: Wesleyan, 25. Tulsa University, 35; versity, 26. Michigan State, 35; Marquette, 29. Kalamazoo, 42; Hove. 34. Central, 47; Penn, 40. Drake, 32; Washburn. 30. Kentucky, 39: Mississippi State, 28. Pennsylvania. 40; Columbia, 35. Loyola, 44; George Washington U., 33. Creighton. 44: Grinnell, 38. Georgetown (Kyv.). 837: Union (Ky.). 27. ahoma A. and M.. 42; Washington University (St. Louis). 23. yDjenville Teachers, 62; West Liberty (W.

St. Louis Unl-

Edwards Paces Wisconsin Outfit to Triumph Over Kautskys.

the ‘National Basketball League, after their romping 45-10-27 triumph last night over Kautsky

All-Americans at the Fieldhouse. Last night’s defeat relegated the locals to second position in Western play while the Wisconsin five moved up into the first spot. Oshkosh has won 10 and lost eight with 10 games yet to play. Kautskys now have won 10 of their 21 starts and have seven games to play. . It took a local boy to pace the Oshkosh offense and that role fitted big Leroy Edwards, former Tech High School star and later AllAmerica from Kentucky.

Oshkosh Has No Trouble

- Leroy and his boys commanded a 9-t0-7 lead at the first quarter. Edwards contributed to the cause in the second quarter with five points, shooting Oshkosh into a 24 to 11 lead at the half. In the third period, the AllAmericans’ defense withered and Scott Armstrong, former Butler star, assumed the leading role. By this time, Oshkosh was scoring at ease. And in the final period, Edwards embarrassed his opponents by tallying 10 of the 12 points scored by his team. Edwards was by far the leading scorer of the evening ringing the nets for 19 points. Once again Jewell Young, Kautsky forward, failed to register a field goal and relinquished his Western scoring leadership to Edwards. Ed Mullen, Oshkosh guard, held Young to three free throws.

KAUTSKY (25) OSHKOSH (47)

Fg.Ft.Pf.| Fg.Ft.Pf. Young, f 0 3 1|Preboski, £..5 0 0 Sines, f .... 1 1 2|Armstrong. £. 6 2 1 Schuessler, ¢ 2 0 1llEdwards,c.. 9 1 3 Downey, g .. 1 1 0{Witasek, g .. 1 0 4 Birr, g-¢ ... 4 1 3{Mullen, g ...1 0 3 Baird. 'g .....1 0 1 Williams. g . 0 0 2 Swank, g ...0 1 0 . Totals .... 9 7 10/ Totals ....22 311 Officials—Referee—Matt Messenger, New York: Umpire—Frank Simpson,

apolis. - Score at Half—Oshkosh, 24; Kautsky, 11.

Champ Henry To Go Abroad

Busy Campaign Mapped Out For Armstrong.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (U. P.).— Eddie Mead, paunchy pilot of Henry Armstrong, today mapped out a busy summer campaign in which the

little Negro warrior from Los Angeles will risk his welter and lightweight championships several times. With twe defenses of the 147pound crown already lined up for March, Mead plans to take Henry to England, where three promoters are trying to outbid each other for the champion’s services during derby week, May 22-27, Then Armstrong will come home and give Lou Ambers a shot at the 135-pound iightweight tiara he took from Lou last year. Mead is playing both ends against the middle in dickering with the English promoters, and it looks like he and Henry will come out the big winners. 4 All three want Armstrong to fight the winner of the March 15 bout between Jake Kilrain, European welter champion, and Ernie Roderick of England.

Blue Devils Lose Stellar Forward

The Shortridge Blue Devils underwent an extensive ballhandling drill yesterday at the North Side gym, preparing for their tilt with the Kokomo Kats Friday night at

«| Kokomo.

Ralph Hesler, stellar forward with the Satans, is out due to illness. Meanwhile, another forward, Jim Stiver, is expected to return after being confined for over a week with the flu, Coach Peterman worked the team mostly under the hasket, after holding a long blackboard drill. ‘Kokomo, the North Central Conference champions, is .given the edge over the local <rmad. Last year, however, the Kats were defeated by the Blue Devils, 39-31.

Seven Redskins Given Holiday

Only five Manual varsity basketballeplayers attended the practice held in the:Manual rym yesterday. Those present for the short drill on fundamentals were Elmer Parks, Robert Timmons, Pearly Hickey, James Chapman and’Royce Stevens. According to Coach Oral Bridgford, the seven absent first stringers were dismissed from drill to receive an extra day of rest. Friday night Manual again tackles

It Looks Like Oshkosh Team Has Pro Title

The Oshkosh, Wis., All-Stars to- | &8 day virtually were assured of the Western Division championship of |;

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Times Special RENSSELAER, Feb. 14. — Although the St. Joseph College basketball team is fresh from four straight victories in one week, Coach Joe Dienhart still is putting the Cardinals through intensive

workouts for their game with Butler Thursday night at Indianapolis. “The boys are determined to look good on their first appearance in Indianapolis,” Dienhart said today. “Bill Melloh, our first string guard, used to go to Indianapolis Tech, so naturally he. wants to make a good showing.” Dienhart himself forwerly coached at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. 2 The - Cardinal attack is built around Barney Badke, captain and center, who has scored 56 points in the last three games. Other first string men on the Cardinal five are Maurice Gutgsell, Jasper High School star of last year who recently recovered from a

9 Big Names Still

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (U. P)— Nine of the most important names were missing today from the list of New York Yankees who have signed and returned their 1939 contracts. Headed by centerfielder Joe DiMaggio, who is reported asking a $10,000 increase to his $25,000 salary iast year, the unsigned players include Catcher Bill Dickey, reported asking $20,000; Shortstop Crosetti; Third Baseman Rolfe; Second Baseman Joe Gordon; .Outfielder Tommy Henrich, and Pitchers Red Ruffing, Monte Pearson and Spud Chandler. The signed members of the club increased to 20 yesterday with receipt of contracts from: three rookies—Outfielders Charlie Keller and Walter Judnich, and Pitcher Marvin Breuer. 8

High-class in every way. Many

The pace-setting Indiana University basketball team added another to its string of Big Ten victories last night by trouncing Chicago’s Maroons, 46-33, at Chicago. Indiana (32) is making an unsuccessful toss as Stampf of Chicago

St. Joe Anxious to Show Stuff in Appearance Here

Off Yankee List

Conference

Battle Betwe

CHICAGO, Feb. 14 (U.P.).—An old familiar story in Big Ten basketball appeared today as Indiana and Purdue came roaring down the backstretch with the hottest teams in the Conference.

They've been doing it for years.

Indiana already has established a} commanding Conference lead and|Io

now comes Purdue, apparently doomed to the second division, with consecutive victories over Illinois and Minnesota. The Boilermakers, defending champions in the jig-saw ' race, handcuffed Minnesota handily last night, 30 to 20, for their fourth victory in six games. It was Minnesota’s third defeat of the year and virtually removed the preseason favorites from title consideration. Indiana’s 46-to-33 victory over

‘Chicago was routine business, al-

though it took a barrage. of second

Here Curly Armstrong of

leg injury; Newell Dougherty of Decatur, Ill, and Ray Michalewicz, former star at Hammond Catholic Central,

Butler Expects to Be At Full Strength

For the first time in two weeks, Butler will be at full strangth when it defends its College - Conference

St. Joseph College at the Fieldhouse. Jerry Steiner, regular, and Harold (Red) Braden, reserve, both reported for yesterday's practice. Steiner is: recovering from a sprained ankle. Braden was slowed up last week by illness. - Coach Tony Hinkle initiated the week's practice yesterday by dismissing his regulars early and then centering attention upon the reserve power. Steiner worked out with the first five, while Braden was whipped through a conditioning drill in a reserve team scrimmage.

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half long shots to give the pacemaking. Hoosiers their sixth straight conquest in seven games.

leadership, Thursday night against |-

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‘BIG TEN STANDING

In two other Conference games last night, Illinois climbed into third place by defeating Michigan, 35 to 28, on Pick DNehner’s 16 points and Northwestern defeated Wisconsin, 37 to 27. Ohio State, in second place, and Iowa both were idle. Indiana, 46: Chicago, 33—Chicago’s zone defense kept the Hoosiers in hand until midway through the

.| who scored 12 points, pick®d up six

Irish Capture 10th Straight In Overtime

Sophomore Reserve Flips In Needed Free Throw; Valpo Wins.

and Purdue

straight field goals before Chicago scored again. Most of Indiana’s second half field goals were shot over the Chicago zone. =

Purdue 30; Minnesota, 20—Ward (Piggy) Lambert's excellent scouting of the Gophers received credit for this victory. His improving Boilermakers repeatedly broke up|. Minnesota's short passing game and held the Gophers to eight field goals. Illinois; 35; Michigan, 28—Michigan made it tough until cénter Jim Rae went out on. fouls. Tom Harman scored three straight field goals near the end of the game, but missed two free throws that would have tied the score. Northwestern, 37; Wisconsin, 27 —Chuck Melchoir’s 14 points gave Northwestern its fourth straight

TONIGHT'S GAMES Wabash at Franklin. Indiana Central at Indiana State, Rose Poly at Milton, Wis. N. C. A. G. U. at Oakland City.

Times Special. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 14 —Notre Dame’s basketball winning stréak’ stood at 10 games today as the ree

second period. With the score at

Armstrong).

Hialeah Race Track Inspector Dismissed

MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 14 (U. P.)— George Cotsonis, assistant state inspector at Hialeah race frack, has been dismissed “for the best interests of racing,” Secretary Parks Glover of the Florida Racing Commission said today. Glover announced the commission’s action was taken after Jockey

(3) tries some fancy blocking. Other players are Capt. Murphy of Chicago (6), Bill Menke of Indiana (23), W. Murphy of Chicago (18) and Capt. Ernie ‘Andres of the Hoosier outfit (between Menke and

sult of a 35-34 victory by the Irish lover Syracuse here last night. But it took Notre Dame an extra period to win and shatter Syracuse’s nine game winning streak. Syracuse was ahead, 32-28, late in the second half when Riska and Sadowski connected with two long shots to tie the score. Ziegenhorn, sophomore reserve, jerked the game from the fire with a free throw after both teams had scored two points in the overtime. :

Accurate Shooting _ Gives Valpo Victory

HUNTINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P.).~= Almost every time a Valparaiso Unie versity player got his hands on the ball he made a basket with the ree sult that Valpo licked Huntington

College, 47 to 42, in 4 game here last night. : Valpo rolled up an 8-to-0 lead at the start and kept on rolling to a - 26-23 margin at half time. Valpomen’s sharp eyes in the last half allowed them to pace throughout. Kenny and Ruehr topped Valpo scorers with 15 and 14 points, “gee spectively, while Kreiger of Hunte ington led them all with 18.

i Eastern Basketball b| Conference Folds Up

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14 (U. PJ), —Disbanding of the Eastern Intere collegiate Basketball Conference ab the end of the current season was attributed today to schedule probe lems and geographical differences. Temple University officials ane nounced the decision last night and said that the agreement was made last Sunday at a closed meeting in Pittsburgh. Conference members are Pittsburgh, Temple, Penn State, . West Virginia, Georgetown and Carnegie Tech,

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