Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1940 — Page 16
SPORTS.
By E tdia Ash
ICE CHIPS: Paul Goodman, goalie, just up from the International-American hockey loep, scored the Chicago
- Blackhawks’ first shutout in
46 games Monday night in
. the 1-to-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings .. . and
. the game marked Goodman's
Windy City debut.
Ken Kilrea, ex-Indianapolis player, and Don Deacon, : who replaced him on the Capitals, saw action in the game
for the Wings.
A Canadian sports scribe is out with the suggestion that hockey teams be limited to 12 players in uniform... .
Writing in The Sport Fan, a hockey sheet published at Montreal, Jean Barrette contends that smaller squads would produce better
" hockey, He says, in part: “As things
are now men with all kinds of
- promise can come along, but the short amount of time they get on
_. the ice during each game owing to
the frequent lineup changes pre-
"vents them from even getting warmed up at times. Their appearance _ are s0 infrequent during the 60 minutes of action that even the public can’t make a genuine appraisal of their worth. “How can a man grow to be a star if he doesn’t get into the game, so to speak, how can he get on the public tongue, isn’t it more than likely that even the brightest of sallies with goals resulting may be put down as a flash in the pan?” : “It's not like that in other sports. The stars see action, enough of it. The rookies await their chance, the result being that almost every organization outside of hockey can boast of a number of stars with real public appeal, the turnstiles benefitting as a direct résuilt,”
Phillies Unfortunate in Hockey Playoffs
THE. International-American Hockey League was organized in 1936 and for three years the Philadelphia Ramblers set a fast pace both in scoring and in colorful play. ... The Phillies led the league through the regular schedule in 1936-37 and 1938-39 but has yet to
annex a championship.
In other words, the Ramblers have folded in the playoffs, or at least have been unfortunate in the post-season warfare on the ice. } . Now. this season Philadelphia is at the bottom of the standings and it’s just one big headache to Herb Gardiner, coach.
Indian race thus far and is getting plenty
apolis’ new whirlwind team has monopolized the 1939-40
of ink in the hockey press. . ..
Maybe it's because Manager Herbie Lewis of the Hoosier Capitals is an expert bridge player and Mac Kilrea is a super shark at rhummy.
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% DETROIT is doing right well in the professional boxing world. . It has the heavyweight champion in Joe Louis, one of the leading light heavyweight contenders in Dave Clark, a highly rated welterweight In Al Nettlow and a leading bantamweight contender in K. O.
- Morgan
It is rumored that the Motor City will get two title fights next
outdoor season. . .
. The first would be between Billy Conn, 175-pound
- champ, and Gus Lesnevich, and the other a heavyweight bout between Joe Louis and the best opponent that can be found,for him. A September date is being considered for the Louis affair and
a night in June for the Conn-Lesnevich match.
Motor City
sports goers really turn out for fistic entertainments, both pro and amateur. . . . It is one of the leaders in. Golden Gloves boxing. .
Long Leap in a Brief Period
ANOTHER CHANCE to make good in the majors will be given Pitcher Kenneth Raffensberger this spring, but as a Chicago Cub instead of a St. Louis Cardinal, following a trade made last week. . . . Ken was given a trial with the Cards last spring, but worked only one inning during the regular season before being sent back to
Rochester.
If Ken makes good with the Cubs, he will have negotiated a long
leap in a comparatively brief period, ized ball until 1937, when he won
for he did not break into organ18 games and lost only six for
Cambridge in the Eastern Shore League.
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= THE RECORD at Cambridge earned Raffensberger a trial with Rochester in the International. . . . The southpaw,won 15 and lost
10 with the Red Wings, while strikin
t 131, only two less than
the league leader, in 1838, and won jazsmany the last season, but
lost 15.
Raffensberger has a slow, deliberate style of pitching and there
is rhythm to his delivery and his speed. . . .
profession calls a “sneaky fast ball.
He possesses what the
For a youngster, he has shown much poise and was considered a smart pitcher in the International. . , . Ken has four younger. brothers, all of them with baseball ambitions.
Kingan A. A.
Amateurs
Eyeing Gloves Crowns
Clyde Capps, Kingan A. A. boxing manager, today announced that the packing-house boys are sharpening up for The Times-Legion Golden Gloves tournament to be held at the National Guard Armory in a series of five shows, Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9 and 16. Kingan’s probably will be short in numbers, but will have first-flight talent, Capps said. The Kingan A. A. is one of the tournament’s regular members and usually bounces up with strong contenders in the amateur fistic competition. Capps is combing the plant for additional candidates for his team and hopes to enter boys in both the Open and Novice classes. Over Five Nights The tournament committee has decided on five nights of competition instead of four and Chairman Frank Collman believes last year’s huge entry will be duplicated. Hope ever, most clubs are holding back their list of contenders until next week to gain a better line on talent. The cold wave interrupted training activities to some extent and the heavy part of the preparations is just now getting under way after hard plugging by the trainers. Three titles in the Golden Gloves Open class are vacant this winter while all 1939 Novice class, cham-
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pions move up and leave eight vacancies in the beginners’ division. Bud Cottey, 1939 Open 126-pound champion, turned pro and is boxing dhstructor at Rhodius Community Center.
Two Turn Professional Eric Stone, 1939 Open heavyweight winner, also turned pro. Willard Reed, 1939 Open 160pound champ, has graduated from that division and will compete this year in the 175-pound class. Boxing clubs operating under the supervision of the Recreation Department, WPA, evidently are pointed for big things in The TimesLegion Golden Gloves event. Hugh McGinnis, WPA boxing supervisor for this area, points to the recent City-County tourney to hazard a prediction that his instructors are going places. . The following lads from: the WPA gyms won City-County titles: OPEN CLASS Willard Reed, gNortheast Community Center, 175 poun 1 gal Haslet, English Avenue Boys’ Club, 2 3 et Sere, English Avenue Boys’ Club, a Dick M Mier. English Avenue Boys’ Club, NOVICE CLASS Darre Jones, Northeast Community Cenries
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® Washington High School’s Continentals face two big basketball dates this week-end, playing at Broad Here's Coach Rowland Jones mapping a play he expects to use for three members of his squad. The players ate (left ‘to right) James Tullis, guard; Bill Gingery, guard, and Martin Dragan, forward.
Purdue Five Is Balanced
Three Players Have Scored More Than 50 Points.
Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind.,, Jan. 4—Balanced scoring has been ‘one of the biggest factors in enabling Coach Ward Lambert's current Purdue basketball squad to wind up the most strenuous pre-conference | © schedule of the year with a record of six victories and two losses against outstanding foes. The scoring power of the Boilermakers will be severely tested this week-end as they launch their bid for Big Ten recognition against Northwestern’s undefeated quintet at Evanston on Saturday and Ohio State’s defending Big Ten champions here on Monday. | No less than five Boilermakers have contributed in the neighborhood of 50 points to Purdue’s total as the Lambertmen have averaged exactly 42 points in eight games, slightly more than a point a minute, while holding the opposition to a little more than 30 points a game. The summary of individual scoring in the eight pre-conference games follows: = 1
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Conn’s Sparmate In Serious Shape
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4 (U. P) —A Pittsburgh fighter was in serious
‘condition in a hospital today from
the effects of a heavy blow to the head delivered by Billy Conn, the light heavyweight champion, during a sparring session here last Dec. 23. Jim Lindsay, a middleweight fighter, was reported suffering from a cerebral contusion subarachould hemorrhage, believed to have resulted when Conn connected with a hard punch to the temple in the Pittsburgh Lyceum. Dr. Floyd H. Bragdon, Lindsay’s physician, said a blood clot may form on Lindsay’s brain. “The boy is in a serious condition,” Dr. Bragdon said. “I am hopeful that he will pull through al right, but we have to watch him very closely. He was hit in the temple by a hard blow which snapped his head back. I understand he suffered from severe headaches affer that, and he entered the hospital last Monday night.
Sines, Andres Pace Kautskys to Victory
Times Special LEBANON, Ind. Jan. 4—Johnny Sines and Ernie Andres paced the
victory here last night over the Hammond Ciesars in a National Basketball League game. Sines scored 13 points, and Andres 12. The Indianapolis five was never threatened and held a 34-13 lead at the half. York, Hammond forward, suffered a torn shoulder ligament during a mixup on the floor and probably will be out for the rest of the campaign. :
140 Are Ready to Go In Los Angeles Open
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 '(U. P.).— A field of 140 players will tee off tomorrow in the first 18-hole round of the $5000. Los Angeles Open. golf tournament. Brilliant 138’s over the damp Sunset Fields course gave John Geert-| sen of Salt Lake City and Dennis Lavender of Dallas the medalist honors in the 36-hole qualifying round yesterday. This. round pruned down the original army of 303 eligibles to 95. Forty-five stars didn’t need to qualify. ;
Grid Winners HAVANA, Jan. 4 (U. P,). — The Riverside Military Academy from
|Basketball Scores
“333 / mer (Gus) Henderson, head coach
- |derson head coach a year ago, it
Indianapolis Kautskys to a 58-28|H
: New Raven
| Sunset Terrace.
‘Gaingville, Ga., defeated the Clubs
STATE : COLLEGES Long Island, 46; Butler, 44. OTHER COLLEGES
Ohio State, 19; fon aa: 45. Miami; 40; Dayton Detroit Tech, JO; Clon: Penn State, 36; Kent ordham, 32; Columbia, 3 : Western ‘State, 49; Joye, iH. N. 53; Syr e, 39. Georgia, "62; Chattanoo 0, 28. - Pennsylvania, 41; Maryland, 34. Marshall, 53; Roanoke, i Grinnell, Mount Union, 36; Cas Nota Carolina, 58; a hian Teachers "Furman, 32; South Carolina, 25. Arkansas State, 43; East Texas, State, 44. Santa Clara, 44; Montana State, 235. Austin Lea, 40; Vanderbilt, 28. Singis State Normal, 35; Chicago Teach-
i ng Marshall, 51; Bergen, 29. Cteizhion, 50; Co lorado State, 36. U., 50; Scranton, 45. Seinel. 33; McPherson, 22. NATIONAL LEAGUE Indianapolis. Kautskys, 58; Hammond, 28. Chicago Bruins, 37; Akron Goodyears, 30. STATE HIGH SCHOOLS [ + Muncie Burris, 43; Southport, 27. Markleville, 20; Summitvi e, 1 Bunker i, Somerset, Converse, 5; Deedsville Anderson St. Mary's, 33; Alexandria, 28. ee 30; Danv le 20. Plainville, 30; Fin no ors, 24, mmond: Cl 30.
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Greene Towns,
Rushville, 29 Smithville, 34; Bloomington, 40; 39. Terre Haute Haute Tech, 3( 36; West i; West Lafayette, 32.
‘Who Is Coach?” ‘Lions’ Fans Ask
DETROIT, Jan. 5G (U. P.)—Followers of the Detroit Lions today were debating “who is the coach and who isn’t the coach” of the re-mote-control football team. : Reports published here that Heartley (Hunk) Anderson, line coach during the past season, had been signed as head coach in 1940 were denied on the West Coast yesterday by absentee owner George A. (Dick) Richards. Richards earlier had denied similar reports that El-
in the past year, had been dismissed. Local Lions officials professed no knowledge of any changes. ‘When Richards appointed Hen-
was believed that Henderson, then
head of the Los Angeles Bulldogs, was given a long-term contract. Re-
ifornia gridders for the Lions for firmed or denied.
Horsemen Re-elect Palin, McNamara
pors that. Anderson had signed Sfsr several University of Southern Cal-|King,ec
the coming season were not con- 8
Butler's Five Scares L. I.U.
Blackbirds Have to ‘Freeze’ Ball to Win in Garden.
NEW YORK, Jan, 4 (U.P.) —Long Island University’s Blackbirds today marked down Butler University’s basketball club as a courage-
ous one and one they would, just as soon not tackle again. Long Island downed the Bulldogs, 46-44, last night before 12,677 fans in Madison Square Garden, but had to “freeze” the ball in the final minutes to gain the victory. Outclassed at the start, Butler fought back from an 11-point disadvantage to within a whisker of victory over L. I. U. in the thrillpacked game. Long Island's superior height, combined with effective “freezing” tactics rung up their 43d win in 44 starts and handed the Midwestern five its third loss in eleven starts. Jerry . Steiner, smallest man on the floor, was the Butler hero. Playing Sol Schwartz, . towering Blackbird forward, Steiner was the
Schwartz led the Blackbirds with 13. Butler, twice winner of national basketball honors, started like a justios college team, but after trailing throughout the first period by 10 points, drew within five points of the Blackbirds at the half. . The Western team completely outplayed the Blackbirds in the second half and with less than two minutes to play, a three-point play by Byron Gunn cut the L. I. U. margin to two points. A lay-up shot by Dolly King sent the Blackbirds four points ahead, but with 15 seconds to go, Bob Dietz sank a long shot to bring the handicap again to two poin The advantage in height turned the tide in the Blackbirds’ favor, as they gained possession of the ball automatically on Dietz’s shot and “froze” - it until the game ended. Summary: Long Island (46) FG FT PP
Butler (44)
3 3
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Totals. 19 8 10 Totals. . 19 6 Bore at Half—Long Island, 23; Bate
© Otficials—will Grieve and Jerry Malloy.
Sep Palin and Leo McNamara of Indianapolis and Andy Adams of Litchfield, Mich., yesterday were reelected as directors from the Second
Bowling—
District of the United States Trotting Association. Adams was named to a threeyear term, McNamara to a twoyear term and Palin to a oneyear term. The meeting was held in the Claypool Hotel in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Indiana Association of County and District Fairs. Frank L. Wiswall of Albany, N. Y., executive vice president, was in charge of the trotting association meeting. ;
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held:
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competition in an effort to increase Indiana's edge
and Illinois Normal plays at Valparaiso.
Milton Bess Victor In Feature Ring Go Milton Bess pounded out a fiveround decision over Jaines Shelton
to win the feature 142-pound bout on last night’s fight program at the
In other bouts Robert Head de-
Athletico de Cuba—national junior ootball champi
floor tonight against out-of-state |
over the “foreign-| ers” as Ball State travels to Akron|
Last night's roll of “better-than-
600” bo
Set Squash Meet LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 4—The Purdue squash team will meet the Indianapolis Athletic Club squad in a contest here Satay afternoon.
game’s highest scorer with 15 points.
i Favor Armstrong
“| ties.
iN. Y. “Gets
Grissom
- Beggs, J With Newark Club, Sent To Cincinnati.
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, ‘Jan. 4.—The first kick-back from the American
| L.eague’s “no-trade’” rule, which was
directed at the Yankees, came today when the world champions evaded
with the Cincinnati Reds under the waiver guise. In an unusual deal which prompted a lot of eye-brow lifting, the Yanks obtained Pitcher Lee Girissom in exchange for Pitcher Joe Beggs from their Newark farm club. ‘Before the Reds could dispose of Cirissom, a big ‘left-hander who looked like a comer in 1937 but never lived up to his promise, they had to National
League. The fact that the Reds
| were able to obtain waivers came
as surprise. Several National League clubs could have done worse,
. Counting on Vandy
Disposal -of Grissom means the Reds are counting heavily on Johnny (No-Hit) Vander Meer to stage a comeback in 1940. If Vander Meer doesn’t come back to his 1938 form the Reds will have to depend entirely on Milburn Shoffner, picked up from the Bees late last season, for their southpaw chores. Grissom spent three full seasons and part of two others with Cincinnati after coming up from Ft. Worth in 1935. He won 25 games and lost 30 during his stay with the Reds. His most active year was 1937 when he won 12 games and lost 17 for a last-place club. Last year with a pennant winner he won 9 and lost 7 and had an earned run average of 4.09. What the Yanks plan to do with Cho: a temperamental fellow definitely on the screw ball side, is problematical. They may look him over. in the spring or he may wind up in Newark or Kansas City. Those ball players who come to the Yanks off another major league club have a way of outdoing them‘selves once they get in the Yankee chain.
Likes fo Work Often
Beggs, a 26-year-old righthander, is likely to stick with the Reds and may even win a regular job. Sinee the Yanks have had him in Newark three years, and have given him two tryouts with the New York varsity, they couldn’t send him ‘out on option any more. He is more than a $7500 pitcher, the price Grissom must be valued at since he became 8 waiver-priced player when no National League club showed any interest in him. Beggs is a rubber-armed pitcher who's stuff breaks sharply like a fork-ball.- He has had outstanding success pitching low, which is the National League way of chunking. He likes to work often. He's a graduate of Gereva College, where he was a star javelin thrower. His best year was 1937 when he won 21 and lost four for Newark. He was with the Yanks part of 1938, winning three and losing two, before going back to Newark, where he won
ts.|Six and lost three, His record last
year was 12 victories and 10 deig with an earned run average of Baseball circles first reactions to the deal was, “what’s the matter with Beggs?” When the Yanks get rid of a player everyone is skeptical of his ability, but Newark club officials said they ' believed Beggs was good enough to make any Biajor league club except. the Yanees.
In Tonight’s Bout
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4 (U, P.).—Henry Armstrong defends his welterweight title tonight in a 15-round bout with the veteran Joe Ghnouly of St. Louis. An almost prohibitive favorite,
ogy | Armstrong said he would try to knock, out Ghnouly as quickly and
a. painlesfly as possible. Ghnouly
4 | was confident .of victory, but prom-
ised to go down fighting if the bout should turn against him. ' Plans for Armstrong to meet Ce-
639 |ferino Garcia next month for the : middleweight
crown have been shelved because of weight difficulArmstrong said Garcia had refused to get down to 150 pounds.
2 Dodgers and Giants
Card Spring Series
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (U. P.).—The Brooklyn Dodgers meet the New
#| York Giants in a training exhibition +» 80% series for the first time in their
history this spring. The Dodgers’ 34-game exhibition schedule, announced yesterday, pits Brooklyn against major league clubs
‘lin all but three contests. Hotel
headquarters will be established at the Bellevue-Biltmore on Clears water Bay. The batterymen will report Feb. 15 and the entire squad will be sssemiled by Feb. 25. :
In Swap
Righthander
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burgh hockey team’s goal. ice at 8:30 o’clock.
This serious gentleman is Mr. Harvey Teno, guardian of the PittsThe Capitals intend to slam plenty of pucks at him this evening when the two teams meet on the Coliseum
Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Jan. 4— Two blazing offenses which have carried their teams through undefeated pre-conference seasons will collide head-on here Saturday night when Indiana meets Illinois to open the heated Big Ten basketball cam-
paign. The game will start at 7:30 p. m.
won seven straight games this season against non-conference foes, compiling better than point-a-min-ute scoring averages.
Their Only Get-Together
Indiana has won from Wabash, Xavier, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Butler, Duquesne and Villanova, while the Illini victory string has been built up with wins over Monmouth, Wabash, Carleton, Princeton, Notre Dame, Drake and Butler. Coach Doug Mills of Illinois has one of the pre-season favorites for the Big Ten championship, ‘while
Indiana also is ranked as one of the leading contenders for the title. The game Saturday night will be the only meeting of the season be-
team is conceded an edge in pregame dope. Coach Branch McCracken of Indiana has an apparently tireless group of varsity men who have raced to their seven victories. In their last three starts, the Hoosiers have won from previously undefeated teams, and the game Saturday will be their fourth start against an unbeaten combination.
Both Indiana and Illinois have
tween the two quintets, and neither:
Indiana and Illini Maich Crack Attacks Satu day
Tllinois’ probable starting lineup will include ‘Capt. Bill Hapac and Walter Evers, forwards; Vic Wukoe vits, center, and John Drish and Bob Richmond, guards, although Mills has enough scoring threats scattered throughout his squad that he may - substitute freely without hampering his offense. Indiana’s probable ‘starters are Herman Schaefer afd Jay Mce Creary or Paul (Curley) Armstrong, forwards; Bill Menke, center, and Capt. Marvin Huffman and Bob (Moose) Dro,guards. From this starting lineup, only, McCreary has failed ‘to be highpoint man in any one ‘gamé this fall, but the slight Frankfort junior has established himself as a balle hawk and fast-break leader.
Hoosiers Take it Easy
Indiana did not hold a single practice session for 10 degs;, ale though three games were played during that period, and Coach Mc=~ - Cracken has been putting the squad through intensive scrimmages this week. The pace will slacken a trifle tomorrow in final Preparation for Saturday's contest. McCracken scouted Illiriols against Butler, watching the Illini romp to a 37 to 18 victory over: the team Indiana had difficulty in edging, 40 to 33, just a week before. “Illinois is one of the finest teams I've seen all year,” McCracken ‘said after the game. “They're better | than anything we've played this year, and I doubt if I'll sleep bee
tween now and Saturday night.”
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