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star today for the sportsmanship of Coach Benedict's Lawrenceburg Tigers. They're a credit to the spirit of basketball, Playing at Batesville Friday, the Lawrenceburg boys opened up with a terrific fire on the basket. Perhaps a line of tank traps could have slowed their attack somewhat. That is still debatable. But at any rate, Batesville’s Bulldogs weren't up to the task, although they made a gallant effort. As always happens when a team begins to press on defense, Batesville players began to foul and to be forced out of the game via this route. Finally, Coach Ansen didn't have anyone to send in but Gutswiller, who was unable to walk because of an injury. The Bulldog side had to be kept up to five men though, and Gutzwiller hobbled onto the floor with four minutes left in the game. Then the Tigers showed they knew what the word “sportsmanship” means. Following instructions, Ware, Lawrenceburg center, walked over and stood in the corner of the tloor with Gutzwiller. The game finished with four plavers on a side, and Lawrenceburg won, 39 to 21. » N » FOLLOWING IS No. 1: Dear Rackboard: Greetings. I pray and trust, Mr. O., that yeu will be one of our fairer and more objective critics of this budding basketball season. My plea is that you pay less attention to the rantings of Indiana University fans and more attention to the record. The football season (eed I remind you) was marked by a lot of I. U, talk If you need something good to write about, may I, in all humility, suggest Purdue, A BOILERMAKER. That sounds like the shot at Sarajevo to me, boys, Hold your nats, here we go again, | » » WHEN NASHVILLE was playing at Nineveh recently, a small child ran out on the floor during the time out, stuck his head into the huddle, listened a minute and then went back to his seat. There isn't a fan who hasn't had an impulse to do just that,
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» The death of Bill Townsend, Lafayette restaurant owner, last week has deprived Jefferson High School and Purdue of one of their most loval rooters Most of the bovs called him “Townie,” and he hadn't missed a state tournament since the show was originated back in 1911 But while he loved victory he always was loval to his two favorite schools in defeat. Up at Lafayette, vears had carried “Basketball Fan No. 1 x
The Cincinati Enquire reports a border disturbance. In a game the other night between the high school net teams of Greenville, O, and Union City, a near general fight developed. The contest was called with two minutes left to play and the score 39 to 21 in favor of Union City. = » »
THUS FAR COLLEGE basketball has been spread thinner than a banshee’s cry, but the players for this State’s institutions of higher learning are really going to skedaddle this week. In all, 20 games are to be played, with at least one contest scheduled for every night. Notre Dame is to play at Valparaiso and St. Joseph's at Xavier tonight. Rose Poly goes to Greencastle for a game with DePauw tomorrow night, The rest of the week's program: Wednesdav—Cincinnati at Notre Dame, Wabash at Illinois, Oakland City at Indiana Central and Huntington at Franklin Thursday—Westery Illinois State Teachers at Purdue, Cornell College at Evansville and Oakland City at Franklin. Friday—Cornell Pauw. Saturday—Ball State at Butler, Wabash at Indiana, Rose Poly at Earlham, Indiana Central at Taylor, Valparaiso at Illinois State Normal, Huntington at Manchetser. Concordia at St. Joseph's, Oakland City at N. C. A. G. U. and Grand Rapids at Anderson,
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20 Tilts on ~ Exhibition
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
MONDAY, DEC. 4, 1939
Solve Their Own
Schedule
Indians Seek to Fill Gap Behind Plate.
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| By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor i CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 4-—-With! the completion of the 20-game exhi- | bition schedule of the Indianapolis Indians today, the Tribe turned to the problem of building a team for| | 1940. | | Strength behind the plate, at third | (base and in the outfield is causing [the most concern. These positions are wide open and it seems the Cincinnati Reds are not in position right now to supply the answer. In other words, the Capital City fans| must wait until the middle of the| training season for a clear picture] of next year’s lineup. | The Reds are naturally concerned | chiefly with their own problems and they appear multiple when one considers the World Series results. |
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Seek to Convince Reds
Indianapolis officials are trying to convince the Reds that Myron MecCormick is the answer to the out-| field problem but there are doubts in other quarters that the Tribe hall hawk, of 1939 will be able to deliver the goods in the majors. They doubt that a pull hitter can make the top bracket. If McCormick fails, it appears] that Cincinnati will have to look] elsewhere for outfield strength in the coming campaign. Indianapolis has no other figured talent capable of helping the Reds to another pennant in 1940. Chief Redskin Leo T. Miller an- | nounced today that he had restored | Infielder ¥red Vaughn to the eligible list. The big chief believes he is the solution to the thirdbase problem. He was doing a bang-up job at the Keystone before illness cut him down last summer. Since then Miller has been informed from reliable sources that Vaughn was a better performer at the hot corner than at second base,
Baker and Moore Gone
As vou know, Don Lang, this
Vaughn Likely to Play Third;
Pass That Saved the Trojans
Times-Acme Photo.
A touchdown pass from quarterback Grenville Lansdell to right end John Stonebraker with only one minute and 15 seconds remaining to be played gave the University of Southern California a 9-7 victory over a fighting University of Washington football team which came within an ace of marring the Trojans’ undefeated record. Here is Stonebraker catching the winning pass with a team-mate (left) on hand
to make sure he holds it, attempt to block the pass.
Army Back Boots From Behind Goal
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vear's star third baseman, was re-|
called by the Reds. The Indianapolis club, of course, | prefers the switch of Vaughn to] third because he is the Indians’ property. Catching looms as the big weakness of the Tribe next vear, Bill Baker, dependable receiver and timely hitter of last summer, now belongs to the Reds and Dee Moore, second string backstop, was recalled by the same club Miller is overlooking tunities to fortify the club back of the plate. He has irons in the fire with every possible club for backstops, but they do not grow on bushes, Cincinnati can offer little optimism in this department. They are facing a similar problem.
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Opens Against Toronte
The Indians open their lengthy exhibition schedule, Friday, March 25, With Toronto at Bartow, Fla. just one week after the main squad reports. Batterymen report to the Bartow training camp March 15. Manager Wes Griffin will pit his {squad against one major opponent, the Detroit Tigers, at Lakeland. Fla, April 1 before kicking off the lid against St. Paul in the Association April 18. The exhibition schedule: March 25—=Toronte at Bartow 26—Bufrale at Plant City 29—=0Open. 28—Montreal at Lake Wales, 29—Newark at Bartow, Fla. 30—Buffalo at Bartow, Fla.
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April I—Detroit at Lakeland, ¥la. 2—Jersey City at Bartow, Fla. d—Jersey City at Winter Haven. f—Newark at Sebring, Fla. S5—Lonisville at Bartow, ¥la Toronto at Avon Park. Fla. “Louisville at Arcadia, ¥la R-~Open 9~Buffale at Bartow, Fla 10—Montreal at Bartow, Fla 1M—Kansas City at Bartow, ¥ia 12—Break eamp 13—Montgomery 11—Moniyomervy 15-~Gadsden at 16—Gadsden at 17—=Travel, 18—Opening day, St. Paul at Indianapolis When this town went wild over (the World Series, fans jammed the {lobby of the Netherland Plaza Hotel to get glimpses of those Yankees. | but the picture is different today. It’s the men making baseball their (business cramming the lobby now. They are here from everywhere, the (big and little of the biggest sport {business in the world. Millionaire
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THEY ARE SAVING Prof. Nor- owners of major league clubs and man Harrar of Franklin College for big oil men from the Southwest rub
that time when Franklin School really needs him, Prof. Harrar has seen a lot
gly Cubs lose. good luck. If his streak holds out he may be a big help at tournament time, » » » TIP INS: Jack VanDyke has started out again this time as Anderson College's best goal getter, . . . Piggy Lambert's men will perform away from home only six times this season, a new record for Purdue pasketball teams, , . . Huntington County high school teams will hold |
High elbows and swap yarns with the boys Although from
the leagues who are still
of trying to find out how to make ends games, he never has seen the Griz- meet By now he has de- everyone enjoys it veloped into a first class omen of tall
It's a huge melting pot but the smoke, the varns and the fellowship.
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GOLDEN, Colo “Gosh!” That's all Lloyd Madden,
their annual tournament at Hunt. Colorado School of Mines fullback, fngton Township, Thursday through had to say today about his feat of
Saturday. They say that Harold Summers,| former Jeffersonville High School] star, is a sure thing to gain a start- |
|outscoring all other collegiate play-
ers this season. It’s what oposing players had been
fng berth with the University of saying all fall as the 185-pound back
Louisville net squad this season. . , .
Add picturesque team names: They jane to hit
call the Cambridge City outfit the Wampus Cats. . . . Bill Wooden is| the last player with that family
charged over Rocky Mountain gridpay dirt time and time again and establish a scoring record with 141 points.
Madden, 21, a handsome, dark-
name to perform for Martinsville. haired youth who came to the Colo-
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Washington fullback John Stackpool (168 at right)
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Brown (16) of the Army punts from behind his own goal line in the third period, as the Cadets bowed to Navy, 10-0, in the annual game at
Big Ten Clubs To Get Rolling
All Conference Quintets in
Action This Week.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (U. Big Ten basketball teams will be in action this week in preliminary skirmishes before the Jong campaign in which they hope to take the conference championship from Ohio State Towa and Minnesota made their debut with victories Saturday night. Minnesota rolled over North Dakota State, 47 to 38, and Iowa, rebuilding with several sophomores, defeated Carleton College, 24 to 21. Carleton plavs at Wisconsin tonight and at Northwestern tomorrow night. Illinois, again considered a title threat opens with Wabash Wednesday night while Chicago's Maroons are meeting Chicago Teachers College. Western State Teachers College of Michigan travels travels to Purdue and Otterbein plays at Ohjo State on Thursday night, Millikin plays at
Towa on Friday and five more nons |
conference games are coming up Saturday. Wabash winds up the week at Indiana, Michigan State plays at
| Michigan, Marquette plays at Wis-
consin, South Dakota State plays at Minnesota and North Central of Naperville, Ill, meet Chicago here.
A Real Native
WEST POINT, N. Y., Dec. ¢ (NEA) —John Hatch, Army halfback, is the second football star to be born at West Point, Monk Mever was the first.
Dec. 4 (U. P).— the football field when he got hold hips
of the ball. Statistically, here's his record:
He carried the ball 92 times—in-|
cluding charging, pass interceptions and run-back of kickoffs—and he made a total of 1316 yards. This
{averages 14 3 vards for every time he
got hold of the pigskin. These facts tell clearly why Colorado Mines, winner of the Rocky Mountain Little Five Conference race, went through the season undefeated, scoring 268 points to its opponents’ 44, Madden's biggest asset was his
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This Tackle Was a Deer
LEOMINSTER, Mass, Dec. 4 t a. Po: | school gridiorn player, was the town’s post-season football hero today.
A deer pursued by 100 persons | in the residential district sought
to escape over a fence but Roger nailed the animal with a flying tackle,
Grid Standings
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at’s All Young Mr. Madden,
Unlike most sprinters who try ito play football, Madden learned to {change pace and sidestep, not run in a straight line like he was running a race.” Most of his ground gaining came in the Miners’ reverse play around left end, the simplest of offensives. With a good brace of blockers out front, this reverse carried him past the line of scrimmage scores of times and he became a ghost to secondary defense men. An excellent student, he is working his way through school.
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FOOTBALL RESULTS
STATE COLLEGES Rose Poly, 13; Holbrook, 0.
OTHER COLLEGES
Baylor, 10; Rice, 7 Boston College, 11; Holy Cross, 0, Colorado Mines, 38: Regis, 6. Dayton, 19: Ohio Wesleyan, 7. Duquesne, 10; Detroit, 10 (tie). Fordham, 18; New York University, 7. Georgia Tech, 13: Georgia, 0, George Washington, 12; West Virginia, 0, Muhlenberg, 3: Albright, 0, Navy, 10; Army, 0 Nevada, R; College of the Pacifie, 8. Occidental, 33; Colorade College, &
Southwestern, an West Tennessee | Teachers, 0.
| Standford, 11: Dartmouth, 2.
ta uthern Methodist, 14; Texas | tian, 7.
Southern California, 9; Tulane, 33: Louisiana State, 20, Washington U., 21: St. Louis, 17. Youngstown, 3: Davis and Elkins, # Fresna State, 38: University of Hawaii, 2. San Francisco, 268: Creighton, 14, St. Mary's 10: Lovola, 5.
PROFESRIONAL
National Leagus 12: Detrait, 3.
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Washington, 17.
Green Bay,
Basketball Scores
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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS Broad Ripple, 24: Howe, 15. Jamestown, 37; Sacred Heart, 38. Southport, 3%; Manual, 20.
OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS Edinburg, 25; Center Grove, 24, Ben Davis, 33; Cannelton, 17. Smithville, 24; I. U. Laboratory, 7. Howe M. A, 31; West Lafayette, 27. Vincennes, 19; Evansville Reitz, 18, Muncie, 39; Kokomo, 30. Hazelton, 39; New Harmony, 20. MILAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Versailles, 21; Milan, 20 (consolation), Sanman, 35; Moore's Hilt (Anal), STATE COLLEGES Oakland City, 37; Wabash, 34. inals Weelevan, 35; St. Joseph's, 29, N.C A GU, 30; Kokoms, 21, Highland Park, 36; Tri-State, 98. Taylor, 28; Griffin, 18, OTHER COLLEGER | Minnesota, 43; North Dakata State, 8,
| Washington and Jebferson, 25; Penn State, 26.
Concordia Teachers, 36
St. Olaf, 38: River Falls (Wis), 2, {| Baltimore, 40; Georgetown, 34. Marquette, 35: Ripon, 26. | Beloit, 49; Armour Tech, 23. | University of Baltimore, 40; George: town, 34.
(Monrehead), 51: Valler City
Towa, 24; Carleton, 21, PROFESSIONAL National League
Sheboygan, Wis, 41; Hammond, 28,
Jack Moves West
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (U. P) —Foryaer heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was scheduled to arrive in Salt Lake City at 11:25 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) today on the seeond leg of his 10-909-mile airplane
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Washington, 7. Philadelphia,
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Cincinnati, 20; St. Louis, 0,
| o Ji0% Angeles Bulldogs, 19; Columbus Bullies, 17. { | Kenosha Cardinale, 41: Marquette All| | Stars, 18 (exhibition).
There's Ominous Lull At Baseball Show as
Magnates Wait Landis
‘The Judge’ May Explode Bombshell When He Arrives; Detroit Club Fears It May Be Next on Carpet; No Activity in Trading Mart,
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Presa Staff Correspondent
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4 (U, P) ~The big winter baseball show opened today on a negative note, Commissioner K. M. Landis wasn't here and that was an ominous note to many major leaguers, The trading mart was so quiet there wasn't even a good Joe Medwick or Hank Greenberg rumor to run down, With about 1400 baseball magnates and officials here for the weeks long conclave, activity was expected to pick up considerably, especially when Landis arrives in mid-week, His recent conferences in Chicago indicated he may explode a bombs shell when he arrives, ‘The club most worried about his next decision was Detroit, which has been up on the carpet more than once this winter for its activities in connection with the Ft, Worth and Beaumont Texas League clubs, the Lake Charles and Alexandria Evangeline League clubs and the Toledo American Association club, It's possible Landis may - a a declare anywhere from 20 to 50 ball« | players free agents in a decision as [broad as the one he made against [the St, Louis Cardinals in March, 1938 The first session of the 38th ans nual national association convens tion of minor leagues opened today with Judge W. G. Bramham pres siding On advice from Landis, Bramham vesterday rescinded an (order, issued shortly after the World [seriex, preventing clubs from making [new working agreements or renews ing old ones, That one had to be
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Dec, 4 ‘The called off or all baseball machinery Indianapolis Oapitals of the Inter. Would have heen frozen. But “the national-American Hockey League Judge” has bigger fish to fry if res were a bit blue today as they Ports breezing around are well marked time awaiting the third founded, game of their eastern invasion] Vitt Ready to Swap p ; # { ea Bil AL Hersner. a The minor league sessions will lax first victory of the trip. Saturday through Wednesday and then the night they battled the Springfield major leaguers, with already a full Indians to a 3-3 tie and last night Quota here, will hold the stage the they went down here before the any three duvs-ol He week. Providence Reds. 3-1. I'he World Series trading has To add to the Hoosiers’ woes Deen at its lowest ebb in many wins
Ronnie Hudson suffered a charley. ers. indicating to some that there'll horse in last night's encounter and |e plenty of action here. But Oscar may not see action Wednesday. Vitt, Cleveland pilot, and Bob That leaves Manager Herbie Lewis, Quinn, Boston Bees' president, don's himself injured, with only 11 avail ‘hink so. able players, | “I'd be willing to trade one of my The Reds piled up theilr margin first string catchers, Hemsley or in the first period last night and Pytlak,” Vitt said, "but all T can get then fought off the Hoosiers’ late|in the way of an offer is an old thrusts. Alex Motter took a pass|Proken bat. The way these fellows from Joe Fisher in the third period are talicing Ta aoe look like to score the Caps’ only goal, there e any trac ng. Art Giroux drilled the puck into Vitt said the story from Cleveland the cage for Providence's first goal that he plans to shift First Bases on a pass from Wilf Starr early in/man Hal Trosky to the outfield, the game, ‘Three minutes later| WAS Just a joke. Normie Mann scored with help from No Bench Warmers Bud Jarvis and Ambois, With less| . than five minutes to play in the pe-| "Everybody wants Max West, Ed« riod Bob Oarse passed to Johnny dle Miller and Al Lopez from the Chad for the Red's third marker, |Bees” Quinn said, "but they want Despite the tie and defeat the to give us a bunch of ball players Capitals still hold a comfortable that are sitting on the bench, We'll margin over their Western Division trade but not at the ridiculous [ foes, | terms of some of the other clubs expect us to” Bill McKechnie, Reds’ manager, froze trading activities still further by saying Whitey Moore, who got lin bad last season and supposedly was headed elsewhere wasn't on the market, “Where can I get a better pitcher [than Moore?” McKechnie asked,
Capitals Find Going Rough
Victory Eludes Hoosier Six On Eastern Jaunt.
Timer Special
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