Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1940 — Page 23

Bob Igney of Purdue.

| Purdue, LU. Ready for Big 10 Foes

Purdue and Indiana, both pretty proud of the way they’ve handled their

pre-Conference basketball assignments, at

will start on their main job tomorrow night against Big Ten competition. At Bloomington, Branch McCréacken’s Hoosiers, unbeaten in seven games, play young Doug Mills’ Illini, also un- - beaten in seven games, while at Evanston, Coach Piggy Lambert will send

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his Boilermakers against Northwestern. The game at Bloomington is to begin

7:30 p. m.

Already being hailed as the “team to beat,” the Hoosiers—and Branch McCracken—are none too calm about their opener. the stuff to turn a well-regulated Conference race into a topsy-turvey mess.

Illinois has shown it has

of the Boilermakers,

The Boilermakers, losers only to De-

- Paul and Southern California, ' bump into a Wildcat team that is

posed to be faster and more accurate than last year’s club, which finished

sixth in the league campaign.

Hot shots in the Northwestern attack are a pair of lanky sophomores, center Dick Klein and forward Don Kruger. Klein ‘has scored 60 points in the Pur-

‘will sup-

round out the team.

ple’s five games, and really -hit his stride against Notre Dame, tallying 21 points. Three veterans—Les Harman, Capt. Ad Vance and Bob Shepard—

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Hoosiers’ Tom Motter.

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

MEMBERS OF the Cincinnati Reds’ board of strategy finally have awakened to the fact that their purchase of Outfielder Myron McCormick from Indianapolis may solve the National League champions’ left field problem. At any rate, the Queen City club’s publicity chiefs got down to 1940 business the other day and made a “discovery.” . . . And the following is a part of the “publicity release” sent to all and sundry on the Reds’ mailing list: “McCormick is a magic name in Cincinnati. This is

so because of the heroics of Mr. Frank McCormick, the

best first baseman in the National League, and the idol of a community that houses more rabid baseball partisans than any other in

these United States.

“And, so, it is no wonder the good burghers ask for information every time the much publicized hole in the Reds’ left field is mentioned. They have been informed that the Reds will have a young man by the name of McCormick trying to fill that hole, and, impressed as they are by the magic of that name, there is growing a feeling that perhaps there isn't as great a hole as so many observers

claim.

Learn Ex-Hoosier Is Real Hustler

“This second McCormick (his first name is Myron, shortened to Mike) is in temperament and attitude ‘a double of Frank. He's a hustler in every sense, a real battler, and he loves to play ball. He's 6 feet tall and weighs 190, smaller than Frank, but still plenty hefty

enough.

“Now, if he can only play ball like his namesake, all will be well and the Reds’ left field will have a permanent olis, they say Mike will fill the bill. They say

ccupant. At Indianap2 has the stuff in him

of which big leaguers are made, that he will be as good a player in the majors as he was in Double-A. And, in their calculations, they point to Namesake Frank, whose achievements in Double-A were no more spectacular than his record in the majors.

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«Prank hit .322 the season he spent with Syracuse in the International League, then batted .326 and .332 in his two seasons in the National. It is obvious he is the type of player| that plays as well no matter what classification he is in, and Mike's supporters don’t see any reason why something that holds true for one McCormick doesn’t

hold true for another. °

“At Indianapolis, the new McCormick batted .318, only four points

below the mark of Frank during the Double-A

season preceding his

permanent entrance into a major league lineup. Mike is an accom-

plished fielder, very fast, and has a good arm.

All the Way From Angels’ Camp

“THOUGH FRANK the star and Mike the rookie have the same name, there is no relationship whatsoever. Mike was born in Angels

Camp (maybe that’s a lucky sign) Cal, |and Fr

in the New York

Bronx. The boy is only 22 years old, but has been playing professionally since 1934, when he signed a contract with Monessen, Pa. “Since then he has played with Zanesville, New Orleans and Buffalo, then when his contract was assigned to the Cleveland Ameri-

cans, he was declared a free agent by Co

ioner Landis. He

signed with his friend at Indianapolis, Leo Miller, and now comes up

for his first genuine big league trial.” » ® s

Moran gives Cincinnati a team of Moran and job of substitute first baseman. . .. Joe Mack

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Mack trying for the s been on the roster

ADDITIONAL RED JOLTINGS: The i of Cyril (Butch)

more than a year, serving with Columbus

d Newark on option

last year. . .. Moran played for the Muskogee Reds in 1939, batted .341

and knocked in 146 runs.

Two of the Reds Big Berthas, Frank McCormick and Ernie Lombardi, fanned only 35 times between them last year, McCormick 16 times

and Lombardi 19.

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H. S. Quints At It Again

11 es on City Schedule This Week-End. HIGH SCHOOL CAGE CARD Tonight ~ Washington at Bread Ripple. Manual at Cathedral. Martinsville at Shortridge. Technical at Logansport. Crispus Attucks at Dunbar (Dayton, O.). Tomorrow Night Rushville at Technical. Danville at Cathedral. ; Shortridge at Lafayetiz Jefferson. Lawrence at Sacred Heart. Franklin at Washington. Crispus Attucks at Monrovia.

Fans whose high school basketappetites have been sharpened by the holiday lull ought to find some eek-end menu in the City. There are- three games within easy reach this evening, two matching intracity foes and the third bringing in the Artestians from Martinsville. Manual plays at Cathedral and Washington at Broad Ripple in the strictly local affairs, while Shortridge is throwing the party for Martinsville. Two other city clubs will be on the road, Tech traveling to|Logansport in search of its second victory of the season, and Crispus| Attucks going over to Dayton, O. to risk is unmarred record against Dunar. I Manual Ace May Be Out The Redskins of Manual will be out to extend their current threegame victory streak against the Irish. Both teams have been in action during the holiday recess and should be conditioned for the contest. Bill Kniptash, regular Manual forward, is suffering from a light flu attack and may be replaced by Joe Nahmias. Already “established as the team to beat next week in the city tournament, Washington will be tested in its game with the Rockets. The Continentals have displayed a strong offense against some of the State’s better teams, while Coach Frank Baird’s Broad Ripple team has won four of its six games. Ripple backers have been encouraged by the report from the Rockets’ camp that Dick Minnick, injured guard, may see action against the West Side foe. Tech at Home Tomorrow The Artesians, bringing a record of eight victories and two losses into the Shortridge stronghold, will be favorites over the Blue Devils, who have broken even in six starts. Tonight's visit will be Martinsville’s first here, since 1938 when the downstaters, then coached by Glen Curtis, lost to Shortridge, 29-24. After their Berry Bowl encounter this evening, Tech's cagers will come back to town tomorrow night to face Coach Bob Hinshaw’s Rushville five. The South Central Conference team is a veteran one, headed by Sammy Young, the league’s high scorer last season. + Cathedral will be at home again tomorrow, meeting Danville, while

Lafayette to play Jefferson. Monrovia will do the entertaining for Crispus Attucks.

Armstrong Keeps His Welter Title

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 5 (U. P.).— Henry Armstrong retained his world welterweight title today after a fifth round knockout victory over Joe Ghnouly. The challenger went to the canvas four times before the knockout. Armstrong started fast and floored Ghnouly three times in the first round. Ghnouly rallied in the second and third rounds and landed several ineffective blows. The challenger was saved by the bell in the fourth round after being down for a count of six. | - : The knockout blow, a short right hook to the jaw, was placed just 34 seconds after the start of the fifth round. Ghnouly had been bewildered by. series of windmill rights and efts.:

7 State College Fives

On Goal Hunt Tonight

By UNITED PRESS Indiana’s college basketball fives swing back into widespread action tonight as two conference games are played, two other teams play on out-of-state courte and one Hoosier quintet tangle: with an out-of-state five in Indiana. Wabash -travels to Rose Poly in one conference battle while Indiana Central plays host to Taylor in the second. Butler’s Bulldogs play their second encounter of an eastern road tour against La Salle at Philadelphia, while Earlham plays at Grove City, Pa. The Centenary Gentleman complete the card, meeting Evansville on the Aces’ court. Hoosier teams split with out-of-

state fives last night, with Ball State dropping Akron, 50 to 37, on the Ohioans’ floor, and Valparaiso losing a close one to Illinois State Normal, 28 to 2%, at Valpo.

Valparaiso started out to swamp the Illinois five by taking a 10 to 2 edge at the start but the visitors came back to be behind only 15-13 at the half. After the intermission the out-of-state team spurted into a 25-17 lead but Koepke, Weber and Denig began hitting for Valpo and tied the score at 26-26. Then Koepke connected on a gift toss but Scoot, Illinois forward, dropped a bucket with only one minute to play. Koepke was high szorer for the night with 11 points, while Scott was second with 19. ;

Fighters Tune At WPA Clubs

50 or 60 Are Expected to Enter Gloves Tourney.

The Golden Gloves amateur boxing shows are sponsored by The Indianapolis Times in conjunction with the Bruce P. Robinson Post of the American Legion.

Forty per cent of the net recepits go directly to The Times’ Clothe-A-Child Fund, and receipts up to 60 per cent are used for Legion philanthropies. 2 2 a

Six boxing clubs under the supervision of the Marion County Recreation Department WPA are coming up to The Times-Legion Golden Gloves tournament in splendid fashion, according to Hugh McGinnis, director. He estimates 50 to 60 entries after a casual survey of the gyms. These clubs ~ve open to all boys, instructions are free and there is no fee of any kind for training. Both beginners and experienced lads are accepted and the trainers use their own judgment whether or not a boy is physically sound to compete in the tournament.

Clubs and Trainers

These public gyms and the trainers at each are: Northeast Community Center, 30th and LaSalle Sts. Casey Jones, instructor. Fi, English Avenue Boys’ Club, English Ave. and Laurel St. Young Leach, instructor. Rhodius Communit Center, Belmont Ave. and Wyoming St. Bud Cottey, instructor.

Lauter Boys’ Club, 1300 W. Mark- |

et St, William Spoon, instructor. Meridian M. E. gym, Meridian and St. Clair Sts, William Spoon, instructor. Hill Community Center, Columbia Ave, and 19th St., George Peck, instructor. Includes Douglas Park Boys Town. This gym is for Negro William Spoon divides his boxing coaching duties: between the Lau-

ter and M. E. whase squads are small. SEYmS Wage =

Beech Groove in Field

A new boxing club at Beech Groove, 209 S. Fifth Ave., probably will send five boys to The TimesLegion Golden Gloves event Eddie Simms, formerly of the old Oliver A. C, is manager and trainer at the Beech Grove A. A. and just at present has three Novice lads and two Open contestants training for the tourney. Additional beginners are expected to join the Beech Grove squad. , Kid Edwards, manager and trainer at the Savoy Club, Sunset Terrace, Indiana Ave., is building a Golden Gloves squad around Sam Bible, Open light heavyweight. Edwards has a well equipped gym and estimates a tota tourney entry of 15, including Novices.

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Basketball Scores

STATE COLLEGES Ball State, 50; Akron, 37. Illinois State Normal, 28; Valparaiso, 27.

OTHER COLLEGES Panzer, 50; William and Mary, 44. Lake Forest, 52; Armour Tech, 35. Pi - Green, 39; Michigan Normal,

North Carolina, 29; Catawba, 25. Duke, 51; Davidson, 28. Westminster, 50: Carnegie Tech, 44. Ohio Wesleyan, 66; estern State, 56. Calvin, 52; DeSales, 43. : Hy rait, 29; Iowa Teachers, 28 (overme

Lawrence Tech, 0; Cleary, 14. Murray Teachers, 42; Southeast Missouri Teachers, 40 (overtime). Southwestern (La.) Institute, 31; Southern Illinois Normal 29. t. Marys (Winoma), 47; Adolphus, 41 Santa Clara. 46; Montana State, 31. Milwaukee State Teachers, 49; Carroll,

Ohio University, 67; Baltimore, 44.

Gustavus

oncordia (Moorhead), 44; Augsburg (Minneapolis), 20. ttawa, 40: Beth.

any, 34. West Texas State, 65; McMurr 1 East Central State College ( Oklahoma Baptist, 31. 5

21. day,” 50; Henderson State, Stephen 'F. Austin

. 46. Southeastern (Okla.) State, 28; Northeastern State. 2 New Mexico Aggies, 60; Arizona University, 41. Ricks College, 65: Montana Normal, 25. Sparks Business College, 47; Centenary, 41 (overtime)

Pittsburz (Kas.) Teachers, 46; western, 36

STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Plainfield, 22; New Winchester, 19.

Become Free Agents

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 (U. P.). —Lou Koupal and Bill Shores, veteran righthanded pitchers of the San Francisco Seals, were made free agents today by President Charles H. Graham. ;

Win Pistol Match The Hoosier Rifle and Pistol Club scored a 494-458 victory over the Allison Police team in a center fire pistol match at 20 yards last night at the Hoosier range.

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KENTUCKY STRAIGHT PRE WHISKEY

|Alter Four

Grid Rules

Committee Acts on Passing, Cleats and Huddle Time.

PALM SPRINGS, Cal, Jan. 5 (U. P.).—Four football rule changes affecting forward passing, shoe cleats and “huddle” time went into the books today after a three-day meeting of the rules committee. Forward passing was liberalizeg, shoe cleat ‘specifications were

changed for safety’s sake and the time allowed for putting the ball

into play was cut from 30 to 23

seconds. “In the future,” the committee said, “the penalty when a forward pass touches an ineligible player behind the scrimmage line will be the loss of a down. The change was made to encourage a more liberal point of short forward passes behind the scrimmage line. But, if the passer, after he has faded back and been trapped, intentionally throws the ball to an ineligible man who is on or behind the line of scrimmage, in order to save yardage, the penalty will be the same as for an intentionally grounded pass, namely 15 yards and the loss of a down.” Cleats of conical pattern will be

three-eighths of an inch instead of

one-half inch in diameter, and the point parallel to the base.” Penalty for roughing a passer will be enforced from the place of the previous down. Formerly, when a pass was completed or intercepted the penalty was enforced from the point of the foul, making it profitable for the offended team to refuse the penalty at times. en

Injured Fighter

‘Holding. His Own’

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 5 (U. P.).— Jim Lindsay, Pittsburgh middleweight boxer, who was injured in a sparring session with Billy Conn, world’s light heavyweight champion, today was reported “holding his own” in Mercey Hospital, where he was operated on for removal of a blood clot. Lindsay, known as the “fighting marine,” was operated on last night by Dr. Floyd H. Bragdon, neurosurgeon at the hospital. The operation, which began at 10 p. m., required three hours.

Although still serious, Lindsay’s condition was described as “fairly:

good” following the operation.

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Heavy Sports Schedule

Mapped to Help Finns

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (U. P)—A

hopes the initial open matches will

nation-wide sports canaign has|be staged at Madison Square Gar= been launched for the F/anish relief|den in late February and then con=

President Herbert Hoover.

professionals), the first all-s rookie baseball game, a Tony Galen-to-Maxie Baer prize fight, pan-

virtually all sports. Joe Williams, Indiana

permission from the Int Tennis Federation fog, the o nis tour. Never ha queteers been permitted to play professionals in public. However, per-

mission is expected ‘to be granted

fund, under the direction of former Plans provide for the first open tennis tour (with amateurs playing star’

American track and field olympics, an international amateur boxing tournament, and assisting, events in

tinue for one-night stands in the country’s major cities.

contestt at Miami or St. Petersburg, Fla., in April between the best national and American League freshe men on the 13 clubs training in the South. . : Promoter Mike Jacobs of New York’s 20th Century Cluk, will stage a 15-round brawl between “TwoTon” Tony Galento, the No. 1 heavyweight challenger, | and madcap Maxie Baer at Madison Square Garden, probably March| 22, if the New York commission approves. Jacobs announced that all profits would be contributed to the fund. Dan Ferris, executive secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union, ane

because wars have temporarily sty-|nounced that his organization hoped

mied international tennis competition.

to stage pan-American Olympic Games at New York this summer for the benefit of the fund.

If the tour is permitted, Williams

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