Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1939 — Page 18

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1939

| Chicago Grid Action Seen as Ist Step Toward Leaving Big 10 |

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y By Eddie Ash

THE rah, rah boys are drifting in for the holidays from many colleges over the land and their presence in town will swell the crowd at the Fieldhouse tomorrow night when Butler and Indiana clash in the “big” game of the early basketball season. Since both clubs intend to shoot the works, any hardwood fan hardly can afford to pass up the attraction and the build-up given the game has stepped up interest in it all over Hoosierdom. Coaches of teams that are on the Indiana and Butler schedules are convinced that the Crimson and Bulldogs will try everything in the basketball book to roll up points, and the place probably will be packed with scouts looking for information. There is more rivalry between the adversaries than appears on the surface and it’s a safe bet that race-horse basketball will be played from beginning to end... . At any rate, the game has brought out some of that old-fashioned Hoosier frenzy and if you like the Roar of the Crowd you'll probably get it in large doses tomorrow night. Big league basketball played in a big way under a big top aptly

describes the situation. . . . Hold your own ticket and hold on to your hat.

Giants’ Boss Picks Cards in 1940

A PREDICTION that the St. Louis Cardinals will win the pennant in the National League in 1940 was credited to President Horace Stoneham of the New York Giants in an interview last week, “The Cardinals are going out to win next season and probably will,” Stoneham was quoted as saving. “For one thing, it seems quite evident by this time that they are going to hold on to Joe Medwick, If he is sold or traded before next season, it will be a big surprise, and I ought to know, “I don’t see how the Cardinals can miss taking the pennant, unless some of us can add considerable strength. That's what we would like to do, knowing that the Cards have us stopped as we are--but what can we do?” » = » BILL KLEM, dean of the major league umpires, finally called one wrong. . . . He agreed to play Santa Claus for the children in Coral Gables, Fla, the other day. ... But he had a wild experience. Bill went up in a blimp and because of the strong winds it was three hours late in landing, during which time Santa Claus Klem turned green. . .. “That's what I get for trying to go modem instead of sticking to reindeers and a sled,” Kiem moaned after being tossed around by the blustery breeze,

Cornell's Hoosier Coach Is Pessimistic

EVERYONE THINKS a great deal of the Cornell U. basketball team this season but Coach Blair Gullion, whose pessimism is infiuenced by the loss of Ray Jenkins, lanky forward who broke his arm playing against the Columbia football team, and the continued absence of George Polzer, playmaker of last season. Polzer, who is captain-elect of the Big Red baseball team, is carryving such a heavy academic program that he has been unable to go out for basketball. . . , Gullion, a former Purdue star, coached at Earlham and Tennessee before moving to Ithaca. Tom Harmon's absence from the Michigan squad is due to studies, too. . . . Tom lost some academic yardage while doit noble deeds for the Wolverine grid team and now must catch up in his homework. . . . Coach Benny Oosterbaan says: Harmon is a Grade A basketball player who would probably be on the No. Michigan five.

KEN KELTNER, Cleveland's infielder who got himself some offseason publicity by applying for a berth in the workmen's compensa« tion league, had another big season on the diamond. He batted .325, collected 13 home runs, 11 triples and 35 doubles « «+ . and played in all games, which proves he was nourished properly and lost no strength for lack of victuals. . . . In addition he led the American League third basemen in fielding. The Toronto icers, left without a minor league farm, develops new players by rotating youngsters used in each game. . And much to the surprise of the experts, the Leafs are battling for the

guard.

Here's some Butler strategy in the making. Jerry Steiner (left) and Bob Dietz, and you can bet they're not talking about Christmas presents. Dietz will start at forward against Indiana's basketball team tomorrow night, with Steiner at

Coach Tony Hinkle

(center) confers with Capt.

the viet

getters in tomorrow night's battle at the Fieldhouse.

Four Principals in Tomorrow Night's Big Cage Show at Butler

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Center Bill Menke is expected to be one of the chief Crimson pointBill, who came to Hoosiers from Huntingburg, has played a large part in Indiana's four ories this season.

Ring Amateurs Get ‘Go’ Sign

Washington A. C. Lads Tune For Gloves Tourney.

The Golden Gloves amateur hoxing shows are sponsored by The Indianapolis Times in conjson Post of the American Legion, Forty per cent of the net receipts go directly to The Times’ Clothe-A-Child Fund. Sixty per cent is used for Legion philanthropies.

The Washington A. C. is the first of the local amateur boxing clubs to assure The Times-Legion Golden

junction with the Bruce P. Rob- |

Milroy’s Cage String Snapped | ———

| By UNITED PRESS | TODAY IT'S a little team that's down, but one with as long a vietory string as any other high school basketball club in Indiana. Milroy, which bowled over all Rush County opposition and took nine straight hardwood victories, | went out of its class a trifle and fell, 24 to 14, before Batesville of | the Southeastern Conference last night. Batesville led all the way and was in front, 16 to 8, at the half.

Winning Plays i

Gloves committee of 100 per cent co-operation in the renewal of the popular fistic classic. Porter Stewart, club manager and | trainer, stepped up activity at his gym last night and announced that he would enter boys in both the

6 Prep Fives Play Tonight

‘Washington Visits Seymour; Tech at Franklin.

HIGH SCHOOL CAGE CARD

Tonight Tech at Franklin. Manual at Plainfield. Washington at Sevmour, Brownsburg at Broad Ripple, Oaklandon at Sacred Heart. Crispus Attucks at Gary Roosevelt. Tomorrow

Lebanon at Cathedral. Seven of the city’s more Christ-mas-minded high schools will do a bit of late shopping this week-end for presents in the form of basketball victories. Six of them are in action tonight, with Cathedral entertaining Lebanon in the lone encounter tomorTow evening.

Irish Get Their Chance at

By UNITED PRESS | Wright, All but two of Indiana's college eight apiece for Earlham. basketball fives rest tonight as| The St. Joseph's-Xavier

bash entertains Illinois College. Meanwhile Purdue's improving |

but the intermission.

Purdue (38) Wash, State

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Jierhey first defeat, 33 to 23. Vernon,g.. Joseph's, 46; Xavier, 40. Ball State, state, 14.

Trojan Five This Evening

Freeman and Keyser got consin by one point, have scrap | Notre Dame takes on the invading | was a struggle throughout. At one| Southern California team and Wa=- | point Xavier held a one-point edge| mes the teams were tied 16-16 at ® ig Then the Pumas Boilermaker’s continued practice for went out in front by 10 points but their third intersectional combat in| a Xavier counter rally pulled within

of the Purdue-Wash-

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SWORN

Collegiate Football Out On Midway

Conference Members Likely To Ask Maroons to Drop All Sports.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (U., P.).—-The University of Chicago, one of the original sponsors of the powerful Big Ten athletic conference, bowed out of intercollegiate foote ball today after the most futile sea= son in its 47 years of competition. Extreme academic demands of the famed institution caused a sharp decline in football material 15 years ago and not once in that span could the underpowered Maroons achieve anything like their former greatness which began in the gay Nineties under the grand old man—Amos Alonzo Stagg. Withdrawal from intercollegiate football may be Chicago's first move toward abandoning its membership in the conference. Sound Out Other Members A statement accompanying the fcotball announcement by the uni= versity board of trustees said: “The university trusts that its withdrawal from intercollegiate football will not require termination of its long and satisfactory relationships with the other members of the intercollegiate conference, known as the Big Ten.” It was known, however, that university officials have sounded out other conference representatives on what Chicago's status in the Big Ten would be in the event it dropped football. The reaction was said to be that if the Maroons dropped a sport as important as football, they should drop them all as far as the conference was con= cerned. Pressure On in 1928 As early as 1928, pressure was hrought to bear on Chicago because of its poor teams. Not since 1936, when the Maroons defeated Wis= they

|scored a conference victory. On an eight-game schedule this |season, they defeatea only Oberlin | College and Wabash. In Conference they lost to Michigan, 85 to 0, to Ohio State, 61 to 0, and to | Illinois, 47 to 0. | What effect (drawal will have on next season's | conference championship is not known. Chicago had scheduled games with Michigan, Purdue, Ohio | State and Indiana. Absence of the {Maroons will leave all but Ohio State with only four Big Ten games, Although there is no limit [to the number of contests a Cone ference football team must play, five is the customary number and

the foothall withe

Totals ‘we 8 Washington |

llany undefeated team with the |largest number of victories, or the | team with the best percentage, is |declared champion. No Comment From Griffith

Igney.f.... | : {Fisher.c... |lege conference race, handing An- Berettag.. derson, previously in the lead, it's lemneys. caress.g... Spri i inal Period — -— Sorint in Riva aie | Totals...15 8 10] Other state results were: St.| gis at Halt—Purdue, 14 {48; Earlham 32. Evansville, 52; | Southeast Missouri Teachers, 43. |

Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, was ccenfined to his home by a serious illness and

Purdue, holding a 15-to-14 edge

National Hockey League lead. ‘at the half, came together with a|

Novice and Open classes. | { Two of the top battles are WashHis leading candidate at this ington's encounter at Seymour and : % : time is Bill Northern, light heavy- ‘Tech's invasion of Franklin. The bang in fe fold. goals and 3 weight who will compete in the] | Continentals, long on the speedy | Popped in hve goa's Open class this winter after winning | |side, will attempt to stretch their)

1e Novi 175-poun title last winning streak against a team that] ‘ o vice pov | { g g Purdue as a team counted |gari Taylor, Indianapolis Railways.... 666

Iowa Needing Anoth winter, | many observers rate among Indi-|83ame. oe - ei art Taylor, Judiahapens JB, ' the announcement came so suddenly . > * | Young Northern is eager to earn ana’s first 10. eleven fielders during that period gif? \Uiimotive |... 3% he does not know where Shaughinnick In Basketball la trip to Chicago for the Tourna-

Only two games are scheduled in while holding Washington State to Jim Beaver, Intermediate........ 3 nessy will fit in the new athletio ment of Champions and is putting O Offense ==> Path of Ball

, " . F. Shaw, Parkwav R Sven the city this evening, Broad Ripple four. Capt. Fred Beretta netted | Fitzpatrick, Intermediate ih 52 | setup. |in some hard licks under Stewarts | 0 Defense OR Option |coaching. The lad’s hobby is box-|| wp Path of Player

was not available for comment. When Stagg retired in 1933 at the free throw during the last 20 min-/;o ens Weisman, Elks af » 1.

: : . / yas named athletic r the Red Stuart, Parkway Rec .. vers »| Metcalfe, who wa h utes to score 12 points fo John Kleinhenz, Indianapolis Water... director when Stagg retired, said

entertaining Brownsburg and Sac- eight points to finish second in the Gartner, Universal ‘

: : ; Gaston, Automotive t30| The joint announcement signed . 4 red Heart playing host to Oaklan- | Scoring roll, while Lindeman end ie Printeraft .. 1 by President Robert Maynard Huteh= (Fourth of a Series) .

By STEVE SNIDER United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Dec. 22.--iowa’s early season basketball situation is exactly the same as it was in football last fall until Nile Kinnick began to pitch em from behind, It looks as if they'll wind up deep

the weak spot. but rapid development of sophomore Bill Hein indicates that last season's in and out-

| ers——Dick Evans, Hoard Bastian and

Charley Plett—will time breaking in. The Hawks play two games each with Northwestern, Minnesota and Indiana, single games against Michigan, Chicago, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue and Illinois.

have a hard

ing and he is a slambang glove

thrower when the heat is on in the roped arena. Pick Squad Next Week | Trainer Stewart has not decided lon his entire Golden Gloves squad but hopes to have it selected shortly alter Christmas. Many of the boys are working extra hours on their Jobs during the holiday business {rush and are short of time for

(First of a series)

University of Colorado,

screen formation:

No. 5.

in the Big Ten's second division. | Up to Sophomores

| training. Jim Hiner, heavyweight who

Possibility that Iowa's victory) fever will carry over into basket-! ball already has other conference coaches warning their charges not to take the Hawkeyes lightly. The Hawks haven't much manpower, but the spirit is there, Along with Minnesota, Towa appears to be esecond-division material. Both teams lost valuable as-' sets by graduation. Iowa lost Benny Stephens, who set an all-time scoring record for Hawkeye players and in his senior year was unanimous choice for all-Conference honors. Minnesota lost four of the five regulars who placed the Gophers in the fourth spot in last year's standings.

Deadeyves Are Scarce

Loss of Stephens leaves Towa without a game breaking sharpshooter. Tom Lind, Angelo Anapol and Fred Hohenhorst all are veteran forwards and the guard department is led by Erwin Prasse, a! brilliant defensive player, who cap-| tained the football team last fall. | Other guards are Howard Irvine, a junior, and three promising sophomores—Rudy Soderquist, Vincent Harsha and Paul Siglin, Center is

ENTRY

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Boxing Meet

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in Minnesota's ultimate standing. John Dick and Willie Warhol, two

lettermen guards, are the only ex- |

perienced men among the starters. Sophomores Don Smith and Stuart

McDonald, forwards; Jack Pearson |!

and Don Roth, alternating centers, figure in the first line. Harold Van Every, senior forward, and Fred Anderson, junior guard, also will see considerable action. more Dan Carlson becomes eligible in January, the Gophers may find the spark they lost through graduation of veterans John Kundla. Gordon Spear, Gordon Addington and Paul Maki who lifted them into fourth place last year. Minnesota plays home and home games with Wisconsin, Chicago and Iowa, single games with Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State and Michigan.

Warren Frosh Win

Center Bob Jones tossed in 14 points to pace Waren Central's basketball freshmen to a 31-21 victory over Washington's first-year team yesterday at the Continental gym.

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145-Pound Class 160-Pound Class 175-Pound Class Heavyweight

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215 pounds, is working out at the Washington quarters and plans to battle for the championship in the top class. He is Joe Canning's protege and is employed at Kingan's. Some of the boys say the huge Hiner has it in him to go far in the ready to him the Porkhouse Paralizer when and if he gets up full steam. Heavyweight From Zionsville Stewart also hcpes to line up a promising Novice heavyweight in Harry Tischer of Zionsville, who worked out at Washington A. C. several times. Tischer, a basketball player, stands 6 feet 6 inches. He] Is without previous boxing ex-| perience and will be dropped into the beginners’ class if he decides to continue the fistic sport. The Times-Legion tourney dates at the Armory are Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9 and it will be necessary for all training at once. Hugh McGinnis, WPA boxing supervisor for this area, reports that his trainers are enthusiastic over the talent under their care and predict big things in both classes, The WPA representatives cleaned up in the recent City-County amateur meet at South Side Turner Hall and have continued training for the Golden Gloves event, Other clubs on the active list but whose managers are not quite ready to estimate the number of boys who will compete are South Side Turner's, Leeper Boxing School, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A, Bess A. C. Boyce A. C., West Side A. C, and] several new organizations. Northside Community Center, English Avenue Boys’ Club. Rhodius Community Center and Hill Community Center are supervised in boxing by the Marion County Recreation Bureau WPA. To refresh the Golden Gloves fans’ memories last winter's champions are listed as follows: | OPEN

112 Pounds—Bill Cummings, Leeper Boxng School. 18 Pounds—William Reed, Bess A. C. 126 Pounds—Bud Cottey, Northeast Community Center. . 135 unds—Milton Bess, Bess A, C, 147 Pounds—Jack Durham, Boyce A. C. | 160 Pounds — Willard Reed, Northeast Community Center MeNight

135 Pounds—Charles ‘Heavyweight—Eric Stone, Leeper Boxing School. NOVICE

112 Pounds—Rohert Poge; IR Pounds—William o

126 Pounds—Joe Bovs’' Club. 135 Pounds—Earl Paul, munity Center. 47 Pounds—Jesse Johnson, Senate Ave-! nee Y. M. C. A |

Duncan,

Besx A, C. hinson, Bovee Sgro, English Avenue

Northeast Com- |

160 Pennds—Thad Howard, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. | 135 Pounds—William Nerthern, \Vashing- |

ton . . | Heavyweight-William Clark, Boyce A. C.

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3 breaks toward basket with No. 2 screening off his guard.

There are four options on this|

formation. The first opens when No. 4 cuts. The second is open if the screen is successful. The third is

cpened if the defensive men switch. |

If none of the cutting rten shake loose, Player No. 5 takes the fourth option which is a pass out to No. 1, who moves over for the emergency. - NEXT—The Butler offense.

Bruins Go Ahead

In Hockey Chase

By UNITED PRESS Boston's Bruins took over first place in the National Hockey League after shading the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2. Dit Clapper was the hero of the victory. He made two goals. The Chicago Black Hawks scored twice in less than a minute in the first period and then went on to trip the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1. The loss dropped the Leafs into second place. The New York Americans blanked the Detroit Red Wings, 3-0, to move into a last-place tie with the Wings The Americans went out in front to stay with goals by Eddie Wiseman and Chuck Conacher, while the Wings were a man short.

New Augusta Five Edges Silent Crew

After holding a 13-11 halftime

‘edge, New Augusta's basketball team

stretched its lead in the third and fourth quarters to score a 39-34 victory over the Silent Hoosiers last night at the School for the Deaf gym,

Casting Results

Scoring 99 points apiece, Carl Green and D. A. Brafford shared honors in the Indianapolis Casting Club's weekly meet last night at Tomlinson Hall. Other results:

First Cast—Harry Bee, 97: Bob Jones, 96. Second cast—Al Hoffman. 94: Parkhurst, 94; W. Schenke, 93. Third cast— . ley, 97; Ralph Carr, 97. Fourth cast— A. Hoffman, 97; William Behnke, 96: Herb 96. Women's cast—-Mrs. H. Bee, 90: Mrs. E. Culver, 90; Mrs. D. Carlisle, 80: Mrs. PF. Litz, 67.

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don. Sacred Heart got rolling | Thursday night against Castleton and expects to stay on the victory

coached trail. . bv Forest (Frosty) Cox, uses this| Broad Ripple will be out to ex- chester.

{tend its string of three victories.

T | Sochalski, The maneuver starts with Player Probable Rocket starters are Alex speedily in the second half although gelaer Automotive No. 2 who shoots bounce pass into Christ and Bill Taylor, forwards; losing four first-string players on ei Cnurieks, Universal

Joe Dawson, center, and Hubert

As No. 5 receives ball, No. 4 crosses | Powell and Howard Scott, guards. in front of basket as indicated. No.|

Manual will journey to Plainfield, while Crispus Attucks takes a long | jaunt to Gary to meet Roosevelt. The Redskins are meeting Plainfield Quakers after a two-year lapse. The last two times the squads met, Plainfield downed the Southside team, 23-19 and 26-23.

'Sandquist had five cach for the Wayne Secrest, Intermediate... | John Landus, Industrial Cougars. t | Lie Laux, Industrial { ras pistensen, EIkS ........c.ccoueves. | The Anderson defeat wa he C1 Riester, St, Catherine's............. fourth conference triumph for Man-|grier, Parkway Re The Spartans, leading 16 Harold Goldsmith,

Ch . s 13 at the half, pulled away Bill Hanley, Intermediate

Parkway Rec

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man, Printeraft Bill Dugdale, Industrial J. Barrett, St. Philip's Printeraft , Universal s, Printeraft

personal fouls. Cardinals Are Convincing

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superiority over Earlham. The (Rinse ates na | Cardinals rolled to a 7-to-0 lead|Q: tum, Universal : lin the first quarter and staved off Wencke, Alpha an Earlham rally to lead, 21 to 18,|jione Automotive. 'at the half. Bill Clason

led the Weaver, Printeraft | Ball State five with 14 points while! pefeier, Universal

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ins and Harold H. Swift, chairman

6 of the board of trustees, concluded:

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of the students. The university will to promote intramural

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