Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1939 — Page 16

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By STEVE SNIDER United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Oct. 18 —Shooting the angles on major football games

in the Midwest Saturday:

Ohio State at Minnesota—Here’s one of the top games of the week, involving two exponents of power football. Ohio State is going great with only moderate use of its customary razzle-dazzle, confining the Fancy Dan stuff to scattered laterals and sound forward passing by Don

Scott. This rugged attack and Minnesota’s doubtful physical condition after the tough Purdue game last week make Ohio State a slight favorite. Minnesota, regarded as the most improved team in the Big Ten since its defeat by Nebraska, likely will play conservative foot- _ ball and wait for a break to score on that big red line of the rebounding Bucs. The main Minnesota stress now is on defense. ‘Wisconsin at Northwestern — Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin was optimistic about the Badgers until their defeat by Indiana. Now he has a long, long face as he gets them ready for the Big Ten's enigma—Northwestern. Both teams have star players who aren't operating at full efficiency. The odds favor Northwestern.

Illini Tired

Indiana at Illinois—Bob Zuppke says his Illini are so tired after

paying in that California heat last week they haven’t the strength to play much football for another week. They may be too tired to score (they didn’t against Bradley or Southern California, either) but they’ll make it tough on Indiana’s running attack. Harold Hursh’'s passing gives Indiana the edge. Michigan at Chicago—Before this one is over Chicago’s Maroons will feel like the little man who wasn’t there. It will be Michigan by a mile, or as much as the Wolverines choose. To make it safer, Paul Kromer, injured left halfback who led Michigan in scoring last year, will be available. This is a spot for those much discussed Michigan reserves to pile up some playing time. Michigan State at Purdue—Purdue expects to spring loose Mike Byelene, Lou Brock or Jack Brown on a winning touchdown jaunt in this one. Mike just missed against Notre Dame“and ran 45 yards to tie Minnesota. So far, however, this strong Purdue club is without a victory and is overdue.

Time for Purdue Victory

Notre Dame vs. Navy at Cleveland—The service teams usually ,draw out the best th Notre Dame. The Irish cut loose only once against Southern Methodist and scored in two plays from their own 40. If Navy scores early, Notre Dame may run away with it. If they don’t, the Irish likely will take it easy until a scoring opportunity presents itself and as long as Notre Dame’s luck holds out, these tactics work. The Irish definitely are pointing for some game in the near future—probably Carnegie Tech— but if it’s Navy, look out!

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Illini Out to Ground IL. U.

Practice Aimed at Stopping Hoosiers’ Aerial Circus.

Times Special CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Oct. 18.—Defense against Indiana’s “aerial circus,” led by “Hurling Hal” Hursh, is the order of practice this week as Bob Zupke prepares the Illini for their opening Big Ten game against Indiana here Saturday. Illinois supporters are not downhearted over the loss to powerful Southern California and believe the Illini will rebound in good style against the Hoosiers. An excellent opportunity to repulse Indiana is seen if the Illini are able to break up the Hoosiers’ aerial bombardment. The probability that Bill Lenich, regular center, whose. absence from the lineup at Los Angeles was keenly felt, will be able to. return is an encouragement as he will strengthen the defense against passes. Bob Thomases, regular right tackle, who was crippled and unable to make the trip to the West Coast, practice and may be able to play Saturday. Cliff. Peterson, fulback, whose knee is in a cast as a result of an injury in the Southern California game, is probably out for the season. This leaves George Rettinger as the is breaking in Bcb Falkenstein, 160pound reserve back, and also has am experienced reserve in Ralph Bennett, senior letterman.

2 Players Dropped By Chicago’s Cards

CHICAGO, Oct. 18 (U. P.).—The Chicago Cardinals of the National Professional Football League released end Hal Bradley and guard Regis Monahan today, indicating the start of a general shakeup by Coach Ernie Nevers. Nevers had threatened a shakeup unless the team made a better showing. Additional releases are expected unless the team improves. The Chicago Bears defeated the

Cards, 44 to 7, last Sunday.

High School

Sports

Howe's cross-country team won its second victory of the season yesterday, edging the Indiana Boys’ School, 27-28. Robert Crousore, Boys’ School running star, broke his fifth course record in five times out, finishing first in the record time of 8 minutes 44.7 seconds. Following Crousore to the finish “were Floyd Bicknell (H), Hallowall (B. 8), Jack Whited (H), Farmer (B. S.), Robert Winter (H), Bob Schneider (H), Robert Alexander (H), Ratcliff (B. S.), and Lint (B. S.). The Hornets will journey to Warren Central Friday for a dual meet. : The Shortridge eleven is expected to be at full strength for its game with Washington Friday, Coach Bob Nipper reported today. John E. Smith, first string guard, who has been out of the lineup several weeks with a dislocated wrist, again

Table Tennis—

Table tennis results in the Industrial League at. Jimmy McClure’s Club: Medical fitting, 4. P. R. Mallory, 11: Wessler’'s Market, 7. Kroger Grocery, 10; L. A. Ayres, 8. Lincoln Camera, 10; McQuay-Norris, 8.

Center, 14; Hoosier Out-

Results in the National League at the Paddle Club:

Barbasol, 19; International Printing, 8. Columbia Club, 18; Stokely VanCamp, 4. G. M. A. C., 14; Paddle Club, 4.

is ready for action. Wingman Dick Mercer and center Dick Worley, whose injuries held them to limited action in the last contest, are ready to go. Nipper sent the line through a defensive drill yesterday, while the backfield concentrated on running plays in a signal drill.

Manual’s cross-country team, undefeated in three starts this season, will journey to Terre Haute Friday to engage the Wiley team.

The Shortridge freshman gridders will meet their fourth foe of the season tomorrow when they engage Washington's yearlings at the North Side field. The Shortridge reserve eleven will invade Washington.

Columbus Takes Lead in Pro Loop

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 18 (U. P.).

--The Columbus Bullies, leading the American Professional Football League with four victories and one defeat, will meet the Dayton Bombers here tonight. . Columbus went into first place as the result of the 16-12 victory of the Los Angeles Bulldogs over the Cincinnati Bengals at Cincinnati last night. It was Cincinnati’s first defeat of the season against two victories. . The St. Louis Gunners, only team to defeat Columbus, is in second

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Mr. A. N. McMillin, if you must know, is some-

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‘SPORTS By Eddie Ash

“Control kicking” is football’s newest touchdown trick and the most “revolutionary development in the game since rd pass,” according to Franny Murray, gridiron star, wh) gives the details of coffin-corner in the Saturday Evening Post. Murray, who was a star at the University of Pennsylvania and now is with the Philadelphia Eagles, says

“control kicking” is as easy as any other football job although many coaches believe it is possible only in a standout kicker

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THAT SESSION, he reveals, was with LeRoy Mills, a lawyer who

was neither a career ceach nor a

amateur kicking authority in the country, and a man who gave 20 years of his leisure to studying how to kick a football. In that session, Murray says, Mills corrected his slice, taught him a fast getaway and added distance and precision to the effort. ... .

And in the Cornell game Murray

turning point and averaged 56 yards for the day. “Once coaches stop treating kicking as football’s stepchild, control will be commonplace,” the article says.

Carideo Was Mills’ First Expert

FRANK CARIDEO of Notre Dame fame was one of the first Mills’ product.-. . .

control kickers and the firs

to Army and after Mills had had

kicking was Army ordinance.” Murray says. Presenting some of Mills’ philosophy of the kick, Murray asks what good a 50-yard kick is if it is returned 20 yards, or why battle like wolves for a yard on fourth down and then give away 10 or 12

when a punt is returned.

“Coaches moan dver 7-6 defeats, yet Mills’ training enabled me

to kick 22 out of 25 points after

“Last fall 98 leading games were lost by this one-point margin,

and countless others were decided wake up, 1939 will be no different.

“MILLS HAD no secret formula. Everything he worked out could be discovered by%an alert coach. He had what most of them lack—

real enthusiasm for punting.

“Of course control has always been sought. Stagg, Yost, Percy Haughton of Harvard, all were aware of the impression of kicking.

Mills’ contribution was scientific.

perfected was the return-proof kick. “Many coaches merely pray for clear weather instead of being prepared for rain with a weapon which clicks any day. Rain jeopardizes passes, mud curtails fancy running plays, but kicking rises in effectiveness in bad weather. Teams must Kick twice as often

in bad weather and better kicking

Michigan State and Charlie Bachman

MICHIGAN STATE teams under Coach Charlie Bachman have

won 38 games, lost "11 and tied

Purdue Saturday and the customers are sure to see a spirited gang in action against the Boilermakers. . . . Despite the Spartans’ two defeats in three starts to date they are not going to be pushed

around.

Last year was the first in which State lost as many as three games under Bachman, a Notre Dame product. . .. The Staters have never gone undefeated during the Bachman regime but in three

seasons met defeat only once.

In 1937 the Spartans represented the North in the Orange Bowl at Miami, Fla.,, and lost a hotly contested tilt to Auburn, 6 to 0. ; 7 2 #

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Missouri Valley at Kansas State and in the Southeastern Association at Florida. . . . The Spartans play the typical Notre Dame style of

attack, with variations. . . # They throw the pigskin freely and have pitched 48 passes in three games this year.

And Murray should know because he developed “my own subpar average of 32 yards to 58 yards for Pennsylvania’s traditional closing game with Cornell in 1935,” and adds that this phenomenal 75 per cent increase “stemmed from one three-hour emergency session.”

in the Duke-Pittsburgh game last

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made a 75-yard kick that was a

He gave -his secret a session at West Point “control

touchdown in 1936,” Murray says.

on faulty punting. Unless coaches

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Don’t Be Too Quick to Yell ‘Lucky’ When One of Those ‘Desperate’ Passes Clicks, Layden Suggests

By ELMER LAYDEN Notre Dame Football Coach

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 18.— The forward pass was a notable factor in many of last Saturday’s football games. Pitt beat Duke with scoring: pitches to Cassanio. ¥ Notre Dame scored its first touchdown in two consecutive throws which carried the ball 58 yards. Penn defeated Yale on a long pass maneuver. But most dramatic of all : was Army’s tall Elmer en Columbia. Layaen This play was described in one dispatch as a “ ate” 11th hour heave. The implication was that the ball was cast to the winds and that by chance, as ps as by design, the

receiver intercepted its flight at the right. moment. Sometimes that’s the way it works—that is, the passer lets go of the ball in some general direction and hopes for the best. Chance, however, had a slight role in the Army pass, which, with the run, covered 81 yards. The play has been described to me in detail by an expert observer. : : Three or four times previous] Left End Yeager, a decoy, had cut to his inside. On the touchdown pass he cut in and out, behind the Columbia left half, who had relaxed a split second. Meantime Army’s Halfback Hatch had faked a short run to the right and faded back. He feinted then to a decoy, evaded a blocker his blockers had not taken out and sighted his target going into the clear. With a snappy motion he gave the ball the whip and loft necessary to time it with the sprinting Yeager’s pace. Behind the execution of that pass

was long, intensive training. It | : is

didn’t just happen. Passer Hatch

had had to learn, first of all, to take hold of a football properly—fingers or thumb-on the laces, digits well

spread. He had had to learn to bring it back over the shoulder, with the point up to give it carry and lightnegs, and to propel it with a spiral motion. He knew by précept and practice that this particular pass should be well arched, so that it could not be easily intercepted by the opponent who ran between passer and receiver. : It was no accident that Hatch did not hold the ball too long or dispatch it too soon. He had learned his range by experience. Partly through natural poise, partly throug training, the passer was able to “split his vision” and see the target while at the same time he dodged his rushers. Repeated drill enabled him “to fake that preliminary run, sharp halt and fade-back which deceived the defense tarily. gy

,At the other end was 4 player drilled, with similar thoroughness, in the methods of eluding a pass defender and nailing a thrown ball.

Left End Yeager had long practice in the art of “acting,” so that he looked like a decoy to the pass defender on this play until it was too late. It wasn’t by chance that (he ran swiftly under control, ready to adjust himself to an inaccuracy in the throw. He had drilled day after day in the art of running relaxed, turning only his head to look for the ball. It was practice which kept his arms from coming up prematurely, to tense his muscles and slow his pace. He gathered in the ball with trained hands and fingers, tucked it away automatically—the result of constant repetition —and lit out for pay-dirt, all in one well-trained motion, ‘ When a “desperate” pass clicks —some such story is generally behind its success. There are numer-

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.. .GETS A FELLOW DOWN

“Oh,” he’s saying. "All we can figure out is that somebody dropped the ball. Why, oh, why, wonders Alvin, must a fellow drop it when yourself! You're going to Champaign this Saturday to put the boys

he’s played errorless ball all week in practice.

that’s how things go, you know.

. AND SOMETIMES UP, TOO . . .

“Offside! Why, you egg, that’s not—" Now, now, Alvin, curb

boys are favorites,

Well, Mr. McMillin, against Illinois. Mustn’t get upset. After all, it does look as if the

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You've Got to Be Brave and Brash— So He Picks Tennessee Over ‘Bama!

By JERRY BRONDFIELD ~~ NEA Service Sports Writer NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—Dixie’s biggest display of pigskin pyrotechnics. takes place in Knoxville Saturday, when Tennessee and Ala-

bama, both undefeated, meet in a game that easily may determine the national championship and one half of the Pasadena Rose Bowl show Jan. 1. Picking the winner calls for a session with the ouija board and the crystal globe. There's little to choose between the two. We give Tennessee the edge because of a slightly higher geared offense and a little more depth in reserves. Notre Dame continues along the path to national honors in bumping into a big hurdle in Navy before 80,000 persons in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. : The Middies are outmanned, but

you can’t count ‘em out on that score.

The Irish rate a fair margin,

however. They got their big scare from Southern Methodist last week and should be in full stride. The most spirited Ohio . State team in a decade will endeavor to keep a clean slate in Minneapolis as the party of the second part. The Buckeyes have a backfield second to none in the nation and the line is coming fast. Minnesota may bounce back high and hard after a defeat and tie, but there’s a slight Scarlet tinge to the proceedings. Tulane and North Carolina tangle in New Orleans in another game involving national . championship contenders. It'll be the Tarheels’ aerial circus against a steady, rockribbed Tulane running game. We like the Green Wave by an eyelash. Carnegie Tech is given a slight bulge over a strong New York University team in New York.

The surprising Pittsburgh team! figures to march along at Duquesne’s expense in Pitt Stadium. Army should outmaneuver Yale in New Haven. Manhattan will probably find Auburn a little too much

in New York. Harvard figures to bounce Pennsylvania in Cambridge. Cornell and Penn State tangle in a tough one at Ithaca with the Big Red having a slight edge. Columbia should beat Princeton in New York. : Northwestern finally should get going against Wisconsin in Evanston. Purdue is favored over Michigan State in Lafayette. Michigan will romp against the Maroon in Chicago. Detroit catches a tough one and figures to lose to North Carolina State in the Motor City. But your guess is always as good as ours,

Spartan Trio Out of Hospital

Times Special EAST LANSING, Mich. Oct. 18. —Unless there are last-minute injuries, Michigan State’s football squad will go into the Purdue game at Lafayette Saturday in the best physical condition of the season. Survey of the Spartan hospital list today revealed that at least three players who were unable to appear against Marquette last Saturday will be on deck for the battle with the Boilermakers. This is good news to Coach Charley Bachman. .His team has been besieged by injuries almost since practice opened. - He will welcome the return of Ronald Alling, veteran center, who has been out of action since the opening game, and Eddie Pearce, only experienced back. Howard Pound, a promising sophomore end, is another expected to round into shape. Only casualty appears to be Edward Abdo, who played first string guard in the Michigan and Marquette games. Bachman has indicated that Stan McRae, 221-pound left end, is due for regular duty in approaching games. McRae is a strong defensive player and good pass receiver, as well as being a first-class He has an average in excess of 40 yards. : There are no lineup changes in prospect for next Saturday. Bach man plans to employ sophomores freely in the backfield and has no fault to find with the line. It may be that with Pearce available at right half that he will get starting call over “Wild Willyum” Kennedy. Wy Davis has superseded Buck Crosthwaite as the starting left halfback choice, and Roman Kaman seems to be the best of the fullbacks. The probable starting lineup: for Saturday's game: Left end, Bruce Blackburn: left tackle, Alex Ketzke; left guard, Lyle Rockenbach; cen=ter, Bill Batchelor; right guard, Paul L. Griffeth; right tackle, Leslie Bruckner; right end, Mike nek; quarterback, Don Rossi; left half, Wyman Davis; right half, Ed-

ward’ Pearce; fullback, Roman Ka-

man. 2 The Spartans are to leave at 8g:

a. m. Friday for Chicago, where they are to practice at Stagg Field that afternoon. They will not invade Lafayette until Saturday morning.

Football Scores SIX-MAN HIGH SCHOOL Dale, 64; Boonville, 37. PROFESSIONAL

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URBANA, 111, Oct.. 18—Two scouts from Fordham will travel from New York to inspect Indiana in the Illinois stadium next Saturday. The Hoosiers play the Rams in New York, Nov. 11. Scouts from Northwestern, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Chicago and Purdue also will be present. Ohio State will have two representatives for the Buckeyes play both.the Hoosiers and Illini.

Culver’s Grid Team To Meet Mishawaka

Times Special CULVER, Ind, Oct. 18.—Culver Military Academy’s Flying Squadron, undefeated in two games and tied in the third, will face the Mishawaka High School football team here Saturday. Last week the cadets romped Marmion Military Academy, 31-6. In addition to the football game Saturday the cross-country teams of the two schools will meet. Culver has yet to.score a cross-country victory against the northern Indiana champion:: over the local twomile route.

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Kudo Scores Mat Victory

Kiman Kudo, Japanese wrestler, wound things up in a hurry at the Armory last night, taking six minutes to down Whitey Wahlberg of Minneapolis in the deciding fall of their main bout. The first fall went to Wahlberg, who used a body slam and press. The time was 15 minutes. Kudo was victorious in the second session, taking 35 minutes to floor Whitey with a wristlock. The Japanese wrestler employed a hammer lock for his second victory. Kudo scaled 170, Wahlberg, 178. In the semi-windup Juan Humberto, 225, Mexico, used a reverse leg breaker to down Johnny Marrs,

222, Oregon, in 22 minutes. The opener went to Am Rascher, 235, Cedar Lake, who floored Popeye Swenson, 236, Minneapolis, in 13 minutes-cn a flying tackle and body press. Louis Thesz and Dcrve Roche will meet in a return bout next Tuesday, it was announced.

Challedon Rates Best

Kayak the Twice Likely to “Give Most Opposition.

By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 18—If what the clock says is true (and experie ence has taught me never to dispute anything that has two good hands) then Challedon looks like a mighty good thing in the Pimlico Special at Baltimore the first day of next month.

This big Maryland-bred colt, who outlasted Johnstown to establish himself as the best 3-year-old in the country, - figures to take Kayak II, Cravat, and Isolator in the race that carries a $10,000 purse and the pleasing title, horse of the year. The special will be run over the same distance that Seabiscuit and War Admiral traveled in the first Special a year ago, .a mile and 3-16ths. This route fits Challedon just as perfectly as 100 yards does Jesse Owens, a mile does Glenn Cunningham, and five miles did Nurmi. . Challedon won the Preakness, his biggest individual race, at that distance, and only last week at Keene= land he blazed through a mile and 3-16ths in 1:543-5. And that speed was good enough to lop two-fifths of a second off the old world mark established by Discovery. Challe= don packed 120 pounds at Keepeland, exactly the same weight he will be asked to carry in the Special. : ; Speaking of weights, sometimes the assignment of them to race horses doesn’t seem to make much sense. Take the Special’'s weights, for example. Insofar as anyone knows, Challedon is the best in the field. But because he is a 3-yeare old he will get off with 120 pounds, and the others will have to pick up 126. They're older and therefore are assumed to have stouter legs, bigger lungs, stronger backs, and more willing spirits. The fact that (Continued on Page 17)

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