Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1940 — Page 19

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PROFESSIONAL basketball has advanced even farther in 10 years than professional football, according to | George Halas, owner of the Chicago Bruins in the Na- | tiional Basketball League. . . . Halas also owns and coaches

circuit. “Ten years ago when I had the Chicago franchise in the old pro cage league,” Halas declared, “a college player was a rare thing. Now the teams are made up of

the outstanding performers from college ranks and they play a game that is as superior to the collegiate cage competition as our pro football is to the varsity game. The added experience and the fact that we can pick the best from college ranks is responsible. x, : “The old push-and-pull type of pro basketball has been banished from our league, too,” the Bear owner continued. “That was one of the things that hurt pro basketball 10 years ago when I tried to " make a go of it here in Chicago. >

Don’t Push Opponents Off Floor :

“NOW THE boys play under the same rules and stress team-work and action more than they do pushing opponents off the floor. The way the fans are respending shows that they like it, too. “So far as ability is concerned, I don’t think there's a college team in the country that can win from any of .our teams. Sounds strong, but don’t forget that we have a bigger proportion of lallAmerica basketball players of the last two years in our lineups than our teams have in the football league.”

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PERHAPS ONE of the most remarkable baseball come-backs of 1939 was the one staged by Outfielder Woodley Abernathy, a new member of the St. Paul Saints who comes from Knoxville of the Southern League. . . . His feat may have been buried in the avalanche of other accomplishments during baseball's Centennial year, but it stands out, nevertheless, as a show in courage and determination.

Early in August of 1938, while playing with Buffalo of the Inter-

national loop, Abernathy failed to get out of the way of a fast shoot

from the arm of Johnny Gee, gigantic Syracuse pitcher who has

gone up to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Beats One Chance in Thousand ABERNATHY WAS cracked just above the temple and went down with a thud, his skull badly fractured. . . . For days he lay in a hospital hovering between life and death, with. attending * physicians giving him one chance in a thousand.-. . . He fought for* weeks and made the most of that chance. The Buffalo club, assuming his baseball days were over, gave him his release. . . . But Abernathy never entertained the thought of quitting. ... He hunted and played golf over the winter, regaining his health and strength, and then set out to land a job in the International loop. . . . But all the clubs knew of his close call and none thought he would recover from it. It was tough going for the veteran, but finally President Bob Allen of Knoxville decided to give him a chance. : a 8 2 5 ABERNATHY HAD one of the best seasons of his career. ... At several stages of the race he was leading the Southern League in batting and wound up with a very impressive .332 average. . . . He stood second in runs batted in, with 103. .. . A swell job by a fellow who, by all rights, should have been too plate-shy for much effective

hit . IR think about that injury unless someone mentions it,” says tue game outfielder who joins the ranks of the Saints. “I hit better last year than I ever did and I know I have five or six seasons of good baseball left.” : A home run hitter who cracked out 48 circuit drives for Baltimore in 1936, Abernathy quit swinging for the fences in the larger Southern

park.

Powers Essays Comeback With Brewers

DURING THE starring years of Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankees developed a surprising number of first basemen, but had little use for them with Iron Man ‘Lou on the job. . . . That's why there are today, quite a few of the Yankee-developed first sackers playing with other clubs. There’s George McQuinn, Buddy Hassett, Johnny McCarthy, Ed Levy and others. . . . Still another is Les Powers, recently signed by the Milwaukee Brewers for the coming season. . . . Les was brought up in the Yankee school, but had to move out for the same reason as the others—too much Lou Gehrig. Powers was a neat first sacker, but he quit last year because of an attack of illness and the Philadelphia Phillies granted him a release. Recovered after a good rest, he’s ready to start out anew. ... Les is a graduate of ‘Santa Clara University where he starred on

both diamond and gridiron.

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\ Elects Cocaptains

Jim Fitzgerald and Kenny Geii/man will captain Cathedral High School’s basketball team during the remainder of the season, it was an-

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mon. They were elected at a meeting of the team yesterday. Fitzgerald center and Geiman is a for-

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Taller Tech Club Downs Rocket Five

Manual, Shortridge Reserve Teams Are Victorious in Opening Session.

By TOM OCHILTREE : The fortunes of the Shortridge and Howe varsity basketball teams are to be tested in a City tournament game at 8 o'clock tonight on the same East Side court where a revived Tech squad handed the gallants of Broad Ripple the hemlock cup of defeat. In scoring its 29-22 victory over Broad Ripple last night before some 2000 spectators with unusual vocal powers, the Tech squad capitalized on its size. Only in the last quarter were the Rockets able to gain possession of the ball as often as’

then the dykes had broken. A gallant little Rocket guard named Dick Minnick had done his best to plug up the ‘holes in the first three periods, but Tech’s drives couldn’t be denied. This was the opening varsity tilt in this tournament which is to run through tomorrow afternoon and evening.

. Two Reserve Tilts On

Two games in the reserve team division are scheduled this evening in addition to the varsity clash. At 7 p. m. the Broad Ripple reserves hope to gain some measure of revenge when they meet the Tech “B” squad. The two “B” net combinations that were victorious last night, Manual and Shortridge, are to clash at 9 p. m/ Manual’s strong reserve team advanced by edging Washington's second-stringers, 18-14, and the Shortridge “B” combination easily bested Howe’s seconds, 18-8. Although the crowd occasionally took .a snide and churlish attitude toward the officials, G. P. Silver and T. R. Smith, in last night's three games, much of this can be laid to partisanship. The records showed that in the varsity tilt Tech made nine of 14 free throws while Broad Ripple counted six times from the charity line in 14 attempts. Tech had the edge in field goals, counting 10 to the Rockets’ eight.

Powell’s Chance Gone

Hugh Powell, star Rocket guard, apparently bowed himself out, temporarily®at least, in the race for individual scoring honors. At the start of the tournament he and Harold Negley, Washington, were tied for the lead with 51 points apiece, while Billy Howard, also of Washington, was next with 50. The Washington varsity doesn’t make its first start until it goes against Manual’s title defending Redskins at 2 p. m. tomorrow, but it is believed that one or the other of the hot-shot Continental leaders will post better than four points which was Powell’s total. On the basis of last night's play, no one hero can be singled out of the Tech lineup. All members of the starting five were about equally effective. Frank Buddenbaum, a pudgy forward with the grace of a runaway bus and the spirited determination of a tiger, was the game’s high point man with two field goals and six free throws. ot He played an excellent game as did his mates, Jack Bradford, Bob Gray, Bob Jordan and Houston Meyer. Broad Ripple drew first blood when Powell sank a free throw after being fouled by Bradford. Jordan broke the ice with a field goal for Tech, and then the score was tied when Taylor, Rocket forward, made one of two charity tosses.

Get ‘A’ for Effort

Meyer wheeled under for a nice one-handed two-pointer, and Gray got another seconds later, making it 6-2 in favor of Tech. At the end of the first quarter the score was Tech, 10; Broad Ripple, 3. Minnick opened the second period with two baskets to put the Rockets back in the game, but Gray and Buddenbaum then organized the counter-attack so that the East Side boys remained ahead, 16-10, at the half. The third quarter was a dull affair aside from the rallies of Minnick. At the end of the third quarter Tech was in front, 24 to 14, and seemed to have the game safel on ice. : - But you have to give the Rockets all the praise in the books for effort. Baskets by Howard Scott and Alex Christ, both of the sensational kind, and Sophomore Bill Melick’s (Continued on Page 20)

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ming team, which has been victori-

ous in all five of its dual meets this season, will be feted at a dinner at the club tomorrow night, according to Mrs. Flora Kinder, head swimming coach. " Members of the team who will be

Barkhaus, Buddy Ratcliffe, Sidney Ratcliffe, Warren Bogard, Clifford Mathews, Paul Beaver, Rosamound Huck, Joe Swallow, Bob Allen, Thelma Pherigo, Howard Smothers, Mary Underwood, Bob Brogan, Patricia McGuire, Louise O'Hara, Rosemary ‘Bergman, Rosalyn Bergman, Alex Petrovich, Charles Muth,

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His Job Is to Throttle Butler

DePauw looks to Bill Lynch to have a major hand in stepping the Butler basketball team’s high-scoring attack tonight when the two Indiana College Conference foes battle at Greencastle. Lynch, a-sopho-more guard from Bloomfield, not only has held his opponents to low scores this season but has done his share of point-gathering. .

Cage Leaders Risk Records

Hanover, Unbeaten in State League, Plays Taylor.-

By UNITED PRESS Two of the state college basketball conference -leaders risk undefeated records in league play tonight as Butler's defending titleholders travel to Greencastle to meet DePauw and | Hanover’s sprightly Panthers go to Taylor. Neither was supposed to run any great risk as DePauw has broken even in six games this year, while Taylor has won three out of nine

contests. In games last night Indiana State’s powerful quintet swamped Valparaiso’s valiant but ineffective five, 55 to 39; Central Normal took a 47-33 decision from N. C. A. G. U,, and Wabash, which has won only one of 11 games this season, took another pasting from Illinois Wesleyan, 48 to 30. A third conference game tonight carries Indiana State to Manchester where the Teachers may put another knot into Manchester’s hopes for a league title. The Spartans dropped their first game of the season Wednesday to Ball State. Final game. tonight brings Tiffin to Indiana Tech at Ft. Wayne. Indiana State wasted no time against Valparaiso, running to a 26-17 lead at the half. Pearcey, forward from Martinsville, paced the State attack with 17 points while Weber, another forward, dropped 12 for the Uhlans. Central Normal rolled all the way against N. C. A. G. U,, taking a 14-2 lead in the first five minutes and holding a 22-14 advantage at the half. Farr, a forward, dropped nine points . for. Central Normal while Schlapki, another forward, was the Gymnasts’ leader with four field goals.

Basketball Scores

CITY TOURNAMENT Tech, 29; Broad Ripple, 22. Manual “B,” 18; Washington “B,” 14. Shortridge “B,” ‘18; Howe “B.,” 8.

' STATE COLLEGES Central Normal, 47; N.C. A. G. U., 33. Illinois Wesleyan. 48; Wabash, 30. Indiana State, 55; Valparaiso, 39.

~ OTHER COLLEGES

Muskingum, 64; Heidelberg, 54. Morehead (Kv.) Teachers, 53; Center, 21. Omaha, 41; Loyola, 39. Eastern Illinois Teachers, 34; Northern Illinois Teachers, 31. Findlay, 35; Bluffton, 20. Ohio Northern, 2 Denison, 28.

3 V..P. L, 25. on, : North Caroli tate, : Rhode Island tate, 55 Maine, 3 8 West Texas State, 49; Abilene Christian,

35. 2 Henderson, 44: Texarkana, 24. Waynesburg, 56; Salem 3s. Wher fl Guhearh, 3 oy . 32; an Norma . Ripon, 32; Lawrence, 30, ? PROFESSIONAL National’ League

Sheboygan, 41; Detroit, 33. STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Gary Froebel, 21; Gary L llace, 19. Whiting, 37; Hammond, 30, Wallace, 19 Hammond Clark, 33; East Chicago Washington, 30. 7 . Hazelton, 15; Patoka, 12. ‘Jamestown, 33; New Winchester, 30. COUNTY TOURNAMENT

At Mil Holton, 44; Sunman, 28. Cross Plains, 31; New Marion, 23.

At Frankli Union, 43; Nineveh, 23. a Masonic Home, 24; Edinburg, 18. At Lagrange Lagrange, 65; Lima, 25. Wolcottville, | Mon a 11, Attica Veedersburg, 26; Wallace, 1 . Covington, 43; Mellott, %o. o At Peru onverse, 49: Deedsvill Amboy, 33: Hay re 31 Butler, 35; Macy, 21. At Greenfield

Westland, 28; N ) of 5 - Charlottesville, 26: Wilk perme! 150 Mt. Comfort, 23; Eden, 21.

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Pros Find Wet Course a Snap

19 Fire Par Golf or Better in Oakland Open.

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 12 (U. P). —Despite 12 consecutive days of rain, the soggy Sequoyah Country Club links proved a snap for the play-for-play golfers today. The 19 who shot par or better in the opening round were already counting their share of the $5000 purse to be distributed at the end of the 72-hole Oakland Open championship Sunday. Craig Wood, the veteran pro of Mamaroneck, N. Y. who lost to Byron Nelson after two playoffs in the National Open last summer, and Wilford Wehrle, Chicago amateur, set the pace over the first 18 with three under par 67's. Only a stroke behind them were two potent threats, Jinmy Demaret of Houston, Tex., and Clayton Heafner, Linville, N. C., with 68's.

Sacred Heart Plays Lawrence Tonight

Sacred Heart High School’s basketball team will meet the Lawrence Lions in a game at 8 o'clock tonight on the Sacred Heart floor. Likely starters for the locals are Thomas Williams and John Mullens, forwards; Charles Blagburn, eenter, and Anthony Wernsing and William Kaiser, guards.

Behnke Tops Casters

William Behnke led members of the Indianapolis Casting Club in their tournament last night a* Tomlinson Hall. He had scores of 98

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Froebel Is All Alone Atop Loop

Gary Quint Wins 10th Game; North Central Standing In a Scramble.

By UNITED PRESS Gary Froebel stood alone in first place in the western division of the Northern Indiana High School Basketball Conference today with

through the rest of the season undefeated to. win the league title. The Froebel five beat off the challenge of its only close rival, Gary Lew Wallace, last night to win, 21 to 19, and hand the Hornets their first conference defeat. The victory was Froebel’s 10th in 11 games, and its only loss has been in overtime against Ft. Wayne South, Indiana’s only undefeated prep club. Froebel now has beaten all conference rivals except Hammond Tech and Gary Horace Mann, and neither of these boast great

Ft. Wayne South is tied for the lead in the Northeastern Conference with Auburn and Ft. Wayne North. All are undefeated in the conference although Auburn has ‘won three, South two and North only one game. South gets a chance to move ahead this weekend, however, meeting Hartford City and Auburn Friday and Saturday. The game will not count in conference standings for Auburn. The North Central League boasts the state’s most jumbled standings as Marion, with six victories and two defeats, have a half-game edge on Muncie Central and New Castle, each with five and two. Behind them are Lafayette, three and two, and Kokomo, four and three. Mishawaka, with three victories, South Bend Washington, with two, and La Porte, with one triumph, are pacing the eastern division of the N. I. H. 8. C.,, but the standings may change over the weekend as the Slicers tangle with a tough Goshen club while Washington runs into South Bend Riley in conference battles. Three leagues have single leaders with Elwood head and shoulders above the rest of the Central Conference with three straight against no defeats, Salem, with six victories and no defeats, ahead of Paoli, with three and one in the Southeastern, and Seymour one game up on Rushville in the South Central with five victories and no losses. In the Southern Conference Washington’s Hatchets have three straight triumphs and Bloomington two to hold first place.

Park to Oppose Whitestown Five

Coach Lou Reichel’s Park School basketball team, still unbeaten this season, will oppose Whitestown High. School this evening on the Park floor The starting five for Park is still in doubt, but will include Capt. Alder Breiner at forward and Gobby Williams and Harold Miller at the

title holder.

In Gloves

The Golden Gloves amateur boxing shows are sponsored by The Indianapolis Times in conjunction with the Bruce P. Robison Post of the American Legion, Forty per cent of the net receipts go directly to The Times’ Cloth-A-Child Fund. Receipts up to 60 per cent are used for Legion philanthropies, mainly charity and amateur sports.

Lee (One Round) Bess, today announced that he is coming back to the Golden Gloves wars with an estimated entry of 20 lads, including hoth Novice and Open. boxers. This year, however, his team will fly the banners of the Fayette Community Center, Fayette and Ninth Sts. The old Bess A. C. has Closed shop and the veteran One Round has become fistic instructor at the Fayette gym which is connected with the Flanner House. Bess-coached boys have been highly successful in The Times-Le-gion Gloves tournaments and he hopes to continue the good work.

2 Couple of Champs Tupe Up

Dick Miller (left) English Avenue Boys’ Club and Clifford Goodwin, Rhodius Community Center, are doing some snappy training for The Times-Legion Golden Gloves tourney. Open flyweight champ and the latter is City-County Novice flyweight They won the honors in last month’s meet at South Side Turner Hall. Golden Gloves dates are Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, ‘16.

Bess to En ter 20 Lads

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His Open winners last year werg William Reed, 118 pounds, and Mile ton Bess, his son, 135. | Lee Bess says his leading Open contenders at this time are Rober Pope, 112 pounds; William Reed, 118, and John Hawkins, 135. Milton Bess is a welterweight now but may train down to his former poundage. !

Times-Legion Golden Gloves dat are Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2,9, 16. The series of five shows will be held at the National Guard Armory. Reserved seat tickets are on sale at Haag’s Claypool Hotel drugstore and the prices for the first two shows are T5 cents for ringside chairs and the first row in the balcony. The reserved seat price for the last three shows will be $1. A season. ticket for the five nights is priced at $4.50, payable in ade vance. - General admission tickets will. be sold only on the nights of the shows, 40 cents for the first. two, 50 cents for the last three.

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and center will come ouf, of the trio including Arnold Sanders, Chapman and Mike Keene, Jim Cunningham, who recently transferred to Park from Todd School in Illinois, is scheduled to see plenty of action. Park will be

trying for its 20th straight victory.

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