Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1939 — Page 6
. Patty in Finals ORMOND BEACH, Fla., Feb. 25 (U. P.). —Patty Berg, national women's golf champion from Minneapolis, meets Laddie Irwin - of Montclair, N. J., today in the final of the South Atlantic Links title.
Anderson's Indians Even Score With Indianapolis by Downing Shortridge, 28 to 24
* Anderson’s John ‘Nevin (in dark suit at the right) is shown going under the basket for a field goal in last night’s game with Shortridge at the Tech gym. Shortridge players in the photo are Fred Krampe (at extreme left), John Allerdice (5), Frank Levinson (12) and Raber (11). Anderson won the contest, 28 to 24.
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' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1939
Shortridge’s Krampe : Tom Ecoff of Anderson (4) and it.
grabs | rebound off the Anderson basket as
erdice (behind Krampe) reach for
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, By Eddie Ash
MISS OUT ON FRED HUTCHINSON
SO BROWNS GRAB HIS CATCHER
RED HANEY'S St. Louis Browns eouldn’t dig up |
enough bankroll to enter the bidding for Pitcher Fred Hutchinson, the young Seattle phenom who went fo the Detroit Tigers for a large cash sum and players . .. so the Mound City Americans did the next best thing. They drafted Hutchinson’s catcher, and Pilot Haney, the old Indianapolis
~ favorite, suspects that his tould have done worse.
new club
Pudge Haney figures that no pitcher as young as Hutchinson could win 25 games in his first year with the Pacific
Coast Raniers or any other
Class AA
team on his own ability and knowledge
alone. : The chances are that
somebady
contributed a lot to the youth’s success
. . ..and Hal Spindel caught every one of
Fred Haney
Hutchinson's engagements and batted .310 for the season. Good catchers are scarce and the Tigers need one badly. . . . Having put out so much to obtain Hutchinson, it might have been wise for the Bengals to have closed
_ the deal before.the draft and
-
brought his catcher along.
HE Browns probably won't go far this year,.but they do look
strongly equipped behind the plate
Spindel turns out.
regardless of how capable
Joe Glenn did an excellent job when called to relieve Rill Dickey with the Yankees last season and was outstanding in the Yanks’ key series in Cleveland. . . . And Billy Sullivan is no slouch.
The Brown's organization 1s pepping up and taking a
look
- around. . . . Haney is a spirited, aggressive worker and is ambitious to make an impressive showing in his first yr as a big league pilot.
-« « . He had a good thing at Toledo in the
erican Association, but
that’s not the majors, and Haney likes to travel the big time even if
it’s at the head of a lowly team.
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S evidence of an awakening in the St. Louis organization, Walter Holke, former Indianapolis first baseman, who scouts for the Browns, pulled one for the book recently. Holke signed Jim Martin, a 17-year-old catcher of Detroit, after watching the youngster throw for no more than 10 minutes at Roger Hornsby’s Hot Springs baseball school. i a Holke and Haney played .on the Indianapolis pennant winners in 1928 and helped bump off the Rochester Internationals in the Little World Series. e ; 2 2 8 8 ” 8 .
IP RUSSELL, Chicago Cubs’ rookie first sacker, had 216 hits las year, tops for the Pacific Coast League, and way out in front of the total hits produced by the Coast League batting. champion, the - veteran Smead Jolley. 2 : Young Russell is a Los Angeles boy, just turned 23. . . . He had 21 homers in the course of the year and ranked third in the league in run-driving with 114. He’s got Phil Cavarretta and Jimmy Collins aheed of him for the Bruin first base job, so his first assignment is making the tearh.
8 ® 2 : > 8 = » RANK M'CORMICK'S .326 batting average with the Cincinnati .* Reds last year was four points better than he hatted against the less baffling International League flinging the previous year. . . . He batted in 31 more runs with the Reds than with Syracuse. The St. Louis Cardinals won't be the same this year, for Pepper
Martin has been asked by Branch Rickey to forget about his musical Mudcats.
By JOE WILLAMS Times Special Writer
the winter book ‘avorite for the
By LEO DAUGHERTY
They were renovating the Butler Fieldhouse today for a revival of first-run bills in the way of athletics, what with Notre Dame coming in Wednesday night, the relays on March 18 and the state high school basketball tournament finals a week later. : If it were-an old-time showhouse; the gallery boys would have had a big night last night. They would have paid their money to see a pitiful basketball performance and would have been entitled to some hooting. It was Butler against Wabash and the Bulldogs copped it, 42 to 16, without taking an extra breath. Everyone expected the Fairviewites to take it, to annex their ninth straight Indiana conference victory in as many starts, but not without effort. 5000 Lured to Contest ; The posters. outside lured the approXimately 5000 customers in with the expectation of seeing something close, for Wabash, on its own floor a few weeks ago, h&d forced the Bulldogs into two overtime periods before the latter got a 39-t0-37 nod. But last night Butler's fast break was fast breaking at its best, there wasn't anything to stop it and the Bulldogs were hitting. On the other hand the Scarlet Little Giants hardly could hit the side of the Fieldhouse. . Three baskets is all they were able to ring all night. That's almost unbelievable on the basis of their past performances, especially that frightening pace against Butler. The Little Giants couldn't get the
Basketba
LOCAL SCHOOLS Anderson, 28; Shortridge, 24. Manual, 25; Beech Grove, 16. Crispus Attucks, 33; Dunbar, O., 21. Warren Central, 37; Broad Ripple, 21.
STATE COLLEGES 42; Wabash, 16. 36; Akron, 31. , 41; Hanover, 25. Shurtleff, 33; Oakland City, 31. STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Kokomo, 32; Wabash, 26. Monticello, 43; Oxford, $8. Auburn, 40; Hartford City, 839. Rushville, 38; Greensburg, 22. Manilla, 20; Raleigh, 19. Charlottesville, 29: Carthage, 21.
Gings, 21; Orange, 4 Martinsville, 21. Gosport Par:
Franklin, 28; 34; agon, Valparaiso, 41; Michigan City, 26. Washington. 31; Bloomineton, 28. bel), 28; ng, 26. (Clark), 40; East Chica | (Roosevelt), 33 oli
New Albany, East Gary (Edison), 22; Merrillville, 18. Morgan Park Military, 22; Gary (Tolleston . 20 (overtime).
+» 36: Connersville, 23. .» 49; Legansport, 22. = i Lafayette (Jefferson), 24; Lebanon, 22 (overtime). Harrisburg, 87; Fairview, 8. Kokomo, 32; Wabash, 26. New Castle, 28; Greenfield, 21. Tipton, 43: Noblesville, 23. 2 Haute (Wiley), 27; Crawfords-
i Terre I ville, 25.
midfloor just grazed the ball filtered through the netting.
sparks Wednesday night, night’s summary:
Butler Five Takes It Easy Against Wabash Ou
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ball and when they did the alert Butler guards batted it away from them. , The Bulldogs toyed with the Montgomery County boys after the scoreboard showed them balloted in unless a miracle happened. Butler did everything to take the heart out of the weakened Little
‘Giants, who didn’t produce their ail-
ing star, Bill Kitzmiller, un in the second half. For instance, no one in congregation was more than Bill Geyer when 4
late
b ised : from hoop and
The Butler substitutes rolled in during the second half like replace-
ments of a Notre Dame football team. And Goldie. Goldsberry of Wabash, seeing that his team was
beyond recuperation, about matched Coach Tony Hinkle in sending in
new blood.
One thing the Butler replenish-
ments_ revealed was that Byron
Gunn of Centersville has something
on the ball.
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By J. E. O'BRIEN JAndianapolis and Anderson high 1 1 fans who ike to combine their study of tournament pairings with a review of season records today found themselves faced with complications. What really put things in a was the Anderson Indians’ 28-24 victory over Shortridge last gent at the Tech Gym. Just last week Tech sent the Indians sprawling, 34 to 29, on the Anderson floor. And Tech, if you recall, was no match for the Blue Devils earlier in the season. Not only has all this made the local sectional more of a puzzle, but it has tangled matters in the Anderson regional at which the local sectional winner is assigned to perform. Last night it was Anderson nearly all the way, in spite of the fact that influenza had forced Coach Archie Chadd to keep two of his firststring men—Fuzzy Davis and Frank Klee—under those gaudy Indian blankets on the bench. | But Archie had capable reserves who hopped out in front mighty quickly and stayed ahead of the Shortridges, save for a brief period in the first quarter when the score was knotted at 5-all and again in the last quarter when big Fred
Blue ahead momentarily, 23 to 22.
feet.
in the second half after holding a
nine other players on the floor gather
Clemens of Anderson takes this rebound off the Shortridge basket in the second half as near the hoop for it. The Anderson
13-10 advantage at the half.
Ducks lowa State AMES, lowa, Feb. 25 (U. P.).—The Uni‘versity of Michigan swimming team shats -| tered Big Ten, Big Six and N. C. A. A. records last niglt to defeat the lowa State College squad, 60-24.
Times Photos. eight of the Indians extended their margin v
Krampe’s rebound shot put the Seats
That fourth quarter, incidentally, | Tarr was the one that got the 1800 | Cash f fans to howling and pounding their
of the state will compete in events
33; Ft. Wayne (North), 26. (Central), 52; Elwood, 22. , 49; Walkerton, 17. t 1a Jarts, 3%; South Bend (Washingon
Elkhart, 34; Kendallville, 28. b £., araiso, .“€ Michiral City, 26.
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South Bend North Liberty,
fully under the basket to stretch the Indians’ lead to 21 to 15. John
Shortridge started in, and three hits in four times at bat were enough to put them in the spot for Krampe’s tally. : After that Anderson moved back into the driver’s seat for the rest of the journey. As for scoring honors, Carl Hoovermale registered. three field goals to pace the winners while John Allerdice and Krampe collected (Continued on Page ht)
|Frankiin Five Ends Season With Victory
Times Special
» ; Del » . ton. 35; Russiaville, 32 (overtime). Bunker Hill, 32; Onward, 30 (overtime), hester, 31. ;
ru, 33: 0c. '» Holton, 49; Versailles, 22. Fiattsvile, 54: Unioniille, 22. ord, > lo Syracuse, 28; Middlebury, 17.
LA .C.Swim Meet Tomorrow
Outstanding swimmers and divers
, Feb. 25—Led by Schafenacker, forward, the Franklin Grizzlies closed their basketball season last night with a 36-31 victory over the Akron Zippers of Akron, O. |
Anderson’s Earl Gibbons al-|J ready had fought his way success-|Bel,
Melancholy Horsemen Tell Williams Technician Appears as Best 3-Year Old
scheduled for the Indianapolis A. C. pool tomorrow afternoon at 3 p. m. : The 1939 national junior 150-yard medley event for men will top the
program. Among entries for the national event which is a combination of 50 yards each of backstroke, breast stroke and free style are
other was they raced themselves into fatigue.
and seven free the visiting team hit for 12.
Schinckr, Reichert,
Ferrell M’Crckn,
MIAMI, Feb. 25.—This is the time of the year when inquisitive reporters.approach owners, trainers and Jockeys and ask, “Who do you like for the Derby this year?” When we bowed to tradition and put the burning question to Hirsch Jacobs at Hialeah yesterday he professed to be extremely melancholy about the Derby and the 3-year-old situation in general. “There aren't any real standout 3-year-olds this year,” said Mr. Jacobs, a former pigeon fancier who in recent years has come to be accepted as one of the great trainers of the turf. = “The best 3-year-old down here is Technician,” he added, “and I have a notion he is the best 3-year- ° old in action right now. They don't seem to have much out West.” °° Mr. Jacobs was referring to the - running of the recent Santa Anita Derby, which was won by Ciencia, a filly, and which saw the defeat of such well thought of colts as Impound and Porter's Mite. Just a few weeks back the boys were saying Porter's Mite would be
Kentucky Derby. But since then the Mite has been eaten fwice, and in the Santa Anita feature he weakened badly in the stretch. This would seem to indicate the Mite isn’t geared for distance racing and, as every stable swipe knows, 1t takes a router to win the Blue
Grass | classic. As for Ciencia, she isn’t likely to be rated highly by form players who firmly subscribe to the axiom that fillies don’t win in the spring. You'll have a better line on Technician as a Derby prospect after the running of the Flamingo today. This race always brings some of the best 3-year-olds together. The race has taken on added significance as an important test since Lawrin, last year's winner, went on to take the Derby. It is an interesting coincidence that Technician is not only from the same stable as Lawrin but is similarly bred. :
Until last year there was a preju- |:
dice against colts that raced at winter tracks. One theory was they represented inferior stock, and the
‘But wifiter racing has developed into big business and the purses ale so tempting owners no longer hesitate to send their best colts to the resort tracks. Thus the possibility of turning out a real chamBion in winter racing is naturally better.
Does Trainer Ben Jones feel he can repeat with Technician? He isn’t so sure. “This colt isn’t as big as Lawrin and (isn’t as good either. At least I don’t think so, though I wouldn't mind being wrong. I hes-
Lawrin has already demonstrated what he can do while Technician is still on trial.” Mr. Jones pleasantly agreed with Mr. Jacobs that Technician is the best of the 3-year-olds down here, but he disputes the statement the current crop of 3-year-olds is inferior. “They say that every year,” said' Mr. Jones. “And along about June they are comparing some colt with Man 0’ War.” This happens to be more or less irue. For: some reason the wise men of the turf are disposed to ex-
‘style for men. Women’s events will be
and 100-yard breast stroke.
itate to try to compare the two.|yard
Al Rust, Indianapolis A. C.; Gerald Rudig and John Dilley, Huntington Y. M. C. A. : : ‘Indiana A. A. U. championships included on Sunday’s program include 10-foot diving; 200-yard relay; 440-yard and 100-yard free-
220-yard freestyle; 150-yard medley relay; 100-yard backstroke
Open events are 50-yard breast stroke and 50-yard freestyle for girls under 12 years of age; 100freestyle and 50-yard backstroke for boys under 16 years.
Park School Five Noses Out Howe
The Park School reserve basketball team nosed out the Howe High School five, 24 to 22 in the Park gym. Howe overcame an early quarter lead to hold a 15-to-11
Schafenacker made four field goals Enders of
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By United Press If the gods are smiling tonight, Indiana’s darkhorse Hoosiers can clinch half the Big Ten basketball title. *
“| An Indiana victory and Ohio State defeat will give the flying
leaders half the pennant and if they get that much of it stuffed away they only one more triumph in the last two games to make it an undisputed. championship. ’ The ‘run into Minnesota tonight and Ohio State plays at Wisconsin in the two title games. the other two, Illinois plays at Northwestern and Michigan invades
mixup | purdue. :
Hopes are high down at Bloomington for - the first time in two weeks. Although its foe is tough Minnesota, which once was a prohibitive title favorite, Indiana is at
Warriors Avenge Former Cage Loss
Times Special DANVILLE, Feb. 25.—The Central Normal basketball team was in a better mood today than it was a few weeks back. The Warriors last night reversed the results of an earlier game with Hanover and beat the Panthers 41-25. : Se weeks ago the Hanover quintet’ swamped the local team 74-26, one of the worst beatings any team representing this school in basketball has ever been given,
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DePauw Tank Team Sinks Bradley Tech
Times Special G! CASTLE, Feb. 25—DePauw University’s swimmers were in possession of a new local pool record and held a victory over Bradley Tech’s paddlers today. Ketcham, DePauw, set a record in the 100-yard breast stroke for the pool as his team sank the visitors, 41-34. The Tiger medley relay team established a new varsity and pool mark. Ketcham’s time was 1:15.7 and the medley team.swam the distance in 1:09.1.-
Girl Teams On Ren-Celtic Card
Something resembling a basketball marathon will be presented Indianapolis fans at the Butler Fieldhouse Monday night. Three tilts have been arranged including the featured New York Celtics-New York Renaissance game. A tilt between two girls’ teams has also been added to the card. Be The Real Silk Girls five will meet a Linton Girls team and Lang's Market quintet plays the Jamestown, Ind, Independents. The girls will play the first half of their game between halves of the curtain raiser which begins at 7:
) Purdue game that night will be announced at intervals. i
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Indiana, Victorious Over Flu, Ready for Gophers
In [Spite the influenza epidemic which
sin, loser to Minnesota the last
| The Boilermakers already have been
full strength. Its last hospital case quit the university infirmary on Tuesday—full of fire and fight.
Both Bob Dro, sophomore for-}|
ward, and Capt. Ernie Andres will be in the starting lineup, both ready for 40 minutes of basketball. Andres, rated by many the best guard in the nation, is the No. 1 scoring threat since Indiana’s sophomores blossomed into full-fledged varsity players in midseason. Since dropping the first game of the season to Ohio State, Indiana has won eight games in a ‘row de-
almost wrecked them the last two
games. : Minnesota, however, has a team of veterans. The pressure is off now,
since the Gophers already have lost}
three games and apparently are out of the running for the title, How to Stop Hull Game by game: : Ohio State at Wisconsin—Wiscontime out, has improvea considerably and tonight should put its best team of the year on the floor. The Bad-, gers’ problem is to stop first Capt. Jim Hull, who has the best scoring average in the conference, and Center John Shick. Ohio State, with seven victories and two defeats, needs this one to stay in the running. ’ ‘ Illinois at Northwestern—Second
here and no matter what happens it should be one of the most: colorful of the year because of heavy Illinois following in the Chicago area. It’s the last Chicago appearance of Lew Dehner, high-scoring center, and Dehner hopes for a big night. With Big Bill Hapac helping out, he should shoot the Illini home in front. Northwestern lacks power. Michigan at Purdue—Purdue is in fifth place and can’t climb higher tonight even by defeating Michigan.
eliminated from the race in their sad title defense, but Michigan has had even poorer success, losing six of its eight games.
Cathedral Makes 1st Tourney Bid
FT. WAYNE, Feb. 25 (U.P.)— Ft. Wayne Central Catholic and St. Mary's of Anderson will tangle this afternoon in what fans call the “championship” game of the state Catholic high school basketball tournament. Anderson is defend-
state crown after the final championship game tomorrow night. St. Mary's of Michigan City bumped off St. Joseph’s of Collegeville in the opening game of the tourney last night, 31 to 30. Evansville Memorial, runnerup the last three years, beat off a stubborn attack by Huntington Catholic to win, 28 to 21, in the second game. Decatur Catholic meets Ham-
afternoon, followed by the Ft. Wayne and Anderson clash. Tonight, Central Catholic of South Bend meets Cathedral of Indianapolis and Michigan City takes on Evansville Memorial.
Sign of Sprin The Empire Life & Accident Insurance baseball team is to be or-
ganized at a meeting at 8 p. m.|}
today at 3854 Spann Ave. PetrolLeroy Bartlett is manager. The Empire Life outfit played last seaas the Auto City Garage team.
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Cage Leaders Come Through
South Side and Frankfort : Show Strength. :
By United Press t With exception of a few strag: gling games to be played tonight, the regular scheduled season ended today for Indiana high school bas< ketball teams and the attention of coach and player was turned toe ward next week's sectional tournaments. — Upsets which have ruled supreme through most of the year were conspicuous by their absence as the “top” quintets mowed down their final opponents and demonstrated their tournament potentialities. The state champion South Side Archers of Ft. Wayne coasted through Gary Horace Mann, 37 to 28, ending their regular , without a defeat. The only two losses against the Archers all season game by close -margins in a holiday tournament. And with a record of this weight, Ft. Wayne was looking forward to a possible repeater in the state tournament ’ rounds. ; Look Out for Frankfort
Another team which has stamped itself as championship class, pare ticularly since midseason, is FrankThe Hot Dogs continued to - up the hardcourt last night y swamping a heretofore tough team, 49 to 22. One of the few teams in the state finish the ‘season undefeated was orth Liberty, a small team in the orthern section. This club won its th straight over Walkerton, 49 to 17, maintaining its average of 50 points a game. Among the smaller schools, Gosport also fiMised with a clean slate, mopping up - gon, 34-23, for victory No. 22,
Franklin Finishes Strong The nearest to an unbeaten rec~
ord turned in by any of the state’s big teams was the contribution of Huntingburg, which won 21 and lost only one. Teams beaten only twice; besides Ft. Wayne South, included South Bend Central and Jeffersonville. Central ended its schedule last
.| night, stopping Elwood, 52-22.
, South Central Conference champions, stamped itself as a tournament threat by closing out over a tough five, 28 to 21. One of the highlights of last night's round of games was the lopsided contest played between Harris« burg and Fairview. Harrisburg won’ the game by the inelegant score, of 87-3—establishing a new state rece ord. Oddly enough, the three points for. Fairview were made by Cox, a substitute forward. The score at the half was 40-2. : : Splinter Johnson of Frarikfort set a, new North Central Conference record by sinking nine points as the Hot Dogs were beating He had a total of 137 points in cone Jones games for the season. The mark was 132, set by LeRoy Ed« wards of Tech.
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