Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1940 — Page 10
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Carl Wells 14-pound novice, bangs Eugene Goin into the ropes.
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SPORTS...
By Eddie Ash
WHERE DO league ice hockey players come from? « « « The International-American League Press Bureau at New Haven supplies the answer. : ; Of course you'd be right in saying that most of them in ‘the International-American and the National Hockey Leagues come from Canada, but it’s not true that all of them come from over the border. . .. A recent survey showed one each from Wales and Scotland, two from
Ireland, two from England—and even one from Russia!
while most people look upon the Province of Quebec as the winter sports center of the Dominion, a recent survey
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Harry Firestone, 147, novice, swings wide at John Sohintzius, Harry
got a little closer an instant later
_ Heze Clark.
Detroit Foe
Of Bulldogs
‘Stop Calihan’ Is Butler
Cagers’ Watchword.
Butler's Bulldogs, struggling to
keep their percentage above the .500 level, will give their eighth home showing tonight, meeting the University of Detroit at 8:15 o'clock. The locals who were only too glad to leave South Bend Tuesday night for a “long” trip home after losing 55 to 39 to Notre Dame, must now throttle the scoring of one Irishman.
He is Bob (Dusty) Calihan, De-
troit center and all-America last
and won by a K. O. The referee is
It's up to New Augusta, Decatur Central, Warren Central and Southport. Between them they were to decide out at the Ben Davis gym today who's to wear the county basketball crown for 1940.
virtue of the following results yesterday: New Augusta beat Beech Grove in the first of the quarterfinals last night, 24 to 19; Decatur Central sped over Speedway, 23 to 17 arren Central halted Castleton, 44 to 20, and Southport defended its crown against Franklin Township, 29 to 24. . - Southport never was behind at any quarter—bu’ they still had to battle hard. Ed Schienbein led his Southport mates to a 19 to 12 lead at the end of the third quarter and the Cardinals went ahead to
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Three KO’s and 7 Technicals Are Scored; 2d Program Scheduled Friday.
By EDDIE ASH Before approximately 2000 fans who braved the cold weather to sit in on their favorite fistic entertainment, The Times-Legion Golden
Glovers lifted the lid on the eighth |
annual tournament at the Armory last night and produced a lively session of punch throwing. Three knockouts and seven technical knockouts high-lighted the slambang menu as 24 lads survived the first series of eliminations. The second carnival of flying gloves is to be held in the same ring next Friday, the third on Feb. 2, the fourth on Feb. 9 and the finals on Feb. 16. The Armory “punch bowl” was no place for a faint-hearted individual at the opening show, as the leather pushers stepped into high gear at the outset, ; Harry Firestone, Northeast Community Center 147-pound Novice,
goes under cover to escape a terrific barrage and John Schintzius, Beech Grove
of blows from Nathanial Shirley. Shirley kept up the pounding and A. A, had the honor of setting off
won by a decision in three rounds.
Tops on County Courts? 4 Teams Decide Today
Today’s Schedule
1 P. M.—New Augusta vs. Decatur : Central.
2 P. M—Warren Central vs. Southport.
8 P. M.—Final—Winner at 1 p. m. vs. winner at 2 p. m.
Where to Go
TONIGHT
Basketball—Detroit vs. Butler, Butler Fieldhouse, 8:15. Manchester vs. Indiana Central, University ‘Heights, 8:00. County high school tournament finals, Ben Davis,
Redskins Still Hot
Manual Bests Washington; Shortridge Thumps Irish.
TONIGHT'’S : SCHEDULE Cathedral at Broad Ripple. Manual at Center Grove. Crispus Attucks at Smithville.
Manual’s Redskins offered their victory over Washington today as further proof that their triumph in last week’s city tournament was no fluke, The Redskins downed the Continentals, 24-22, in the feature game on last night's city high school basketball program, although the victors had to fight off a late Wash-
the fireworks in the first bout. ! Knockout Opens Show
The match was about even in the initial stanza, but in the second canto Firestone let fly with three hard rights and Schintzius hit the deck and was counted out. In the third battle Stanley McDonald, Kingan A. A, Novice welterweight, scored a direct hit on Gene Lucas’ chin in the second round and while the bell saved the prone Lucas, he was badly used up and Referee Heze Clark halted hostilities and awarded the honors to the Kingan lad. In an early sparring match of skill, Clarence Robinson, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Novice welterweight, tall and lithe, outpointed Edward Evans, Boyce A. C. over the three-round route. It was a snappy exhibition of boxing throughout with Robinson outjabbing his foe to gain the nod.
Carthage Over Noblesville
The drawings paired a couple of out-of-town boys in the sixth bout and it was hot stuff while it lasted. Carl Welis of Carthage, Novice 147-
three defaults. Total, 24. Eighteen bouts were between Novices, six between the experienced hoxers. Complete results: NOVICE CLASS —147 Pounds—
Harry Firestone, Northeast Community o Center, knocked out John Schintzius, Beech Grove A. A. Second round. Harold Guyton, unattached, decisioned Carlisle Foster, Washington' A. C. Three s. Stanley McDonald, Kingan A. A. by technical knockout over Gene unattached. Lucas saved by bell in sece ond round and referee called it a night. Clarence Robinson, Senate Avenue Y, + C. A., decisioned Edward Evans, Boyce A. C. Three rounds. Arnold Deer, South Side Turners, decie
‘won ! Lucas, ¢ ;
sioned Robert Gore, Leeper Boxing School, ®
Three rounds. Carl Ind, A. C, Eugene Goin, Noblesville, boxing under Leeper Boxing School colors. Second Found. . ober aines, Kingan A. A., decisioned Donald = Schooley, Rhodius Community * Center. Three rounds.
—126 Pounds—
Ted Velonis, West Side A. C., kn out Xerman Adams, unattached. Rrocked
Howard Payne, Olympic A. C., won hy? default, Jrom Milton Bluett, Leeper Bon ol.
ing Sc Medsker, unattached, defeat George Clasby, Hill Community Center. 2 technical knockout. Third round. Stopped ” y
pe " athaniel | Shirley, Fayette Communit Center, decisioned| Lewis McCoy, South Three rounds.
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Sie Somers, am Bennett, Leeper Boxing S A oon Py chaieal knockout over eddy i by. referee.” A . ‘Second round. Stopped . arles Techenbrock, English Avenues Boys’ Club, won by. technical over Elmer Wasley, : on
,, decile sioned Redford Blackb ] sehoel, Thre Jounds, use, Losper Boxingy ariie Bodell, Stark and Wetzell A. C., ~ won by technical knockout over Rex Shei: ton, Leeper Boxing School. anid round, X aulte oing to cor S(eppin Sut of ring. * : er snd Oy Troutman, Leeper Boxing Sch won by technical on ns D oi Brammer, unattached. First round. Brammer’s left eye cut. Bout stopped by refee
ee. |. Mathew Hicks, Northeast Community Center, won by default over Rober - let, Fayette Community Center. t Rwy | —135 Pounds— Shelby, Beech Gro . Bay William Cain, rn Three rounds. OPEN CLASS —135 Pounds— Joe- Sgro, English Avenue Boys’ CI ¢isioned Archie Thomas, ror A. Cle Sam ‘Haslet, English Avenue Boys’ Club, won by default from Otis Barnett, nat
tached. John Hawkins, Bess A. C., decisi Lee Steele, Kingan A. A. Three ation Pounds—
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Buddy Noel, Leeper Boxing School, wo by technical knockout over Louis Johnson ¢ Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Third sound. Stopped by referee. Floyd Ford, Boyce A. C., James Shelton, West Side A. "ack D h Hill ac urham., Hill Community Center decisioned Charles Spurling, Fayette Come® munity Center. Three nas, y
decisioned C. Thres
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among 183 players shows that this particular territory ranks fourth in |year, Calihan, & junior, has been 8:00 pounder, and Eugene Goin, Nobies-
supplying the disg-chasing .talent. ;
Ontario completely dominates the picture with a total of 67 men from its various cities, towns and villages—and probably the most picturesque name of all is that of South Porcupine where Bazel Herbert (Bomber) Doran claims his birthplace.
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MANITOBA is a poor second to Ontario with 26 of the men on the list of 183; Saskatchewan comes next with 24, and Quebec can claim only 19. . .. Alberta is close to Quebec with 15. Of the other scattered number, 15 are from the United States side of the border—seven from Minnesota, two each from New York and Michigan, and singles from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio
and Wisconsin. Five hail fro
blazing about the floor thus far, averaging 16 points per game. The lefthanded hook artist garnered 267 last year to set a new Detroit record.
British Columbia, two from Nova Scotia. '
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other above the Butler squad. Calihan is 6 feet 31: inches. The other four starters including Capt. Jack Piana are above the 6-foot mark.
His current pace is indicative of another new mark.
Titans Are Towering
As usual the Titans will be anlanky opponent, towering
The Bulldogs, who have fared bet-
Kilby MacDonald Is Standout Rookie
WHEN IT col League, the International-American There are other players go into but the International-American is the brilliants who
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MAC DONALD is 26. . . . He says: “Up here or back in the minors scoring is pretty {much the same in the last few feet. If you can
mes to producing the stars for the National Hockey loop is in a class by itself. . , .
ter on their home court so far, will be seeking their eighth victory in 12 starts. They have won five of seven home tilts, bowing only to Indiana
leagues in this country, and some of the National directly from Canadian ‘competition,
wear the skates in the majors. , Once again this season the “Intam” League is in line to be the loop supplying the “outstanding rookie” of the year in the National , . none other than Kilby MacDonald, the brilliant forward who paced the Philadelphia Ramblers in the last campaign,
is the man now lined up fop the honor. . ie a change before the schedule is completed, but
unless a serious illness or injury overtakes this young Ranger there
he big-time
the real developing ground for
is all yours. I just try to hold the
and Illinois.
There will be a general shake-up
in the Bulldog starting lineup as replacements must be found for Byron senior, who has been benched hy the university physician because of an injured knee. Gunn is likely to miss next week’s Wabash tilt, also. Replacing him probably will be James McCray, Bluffton junior, a consistent reserve player all season.
(Ben) Gunn, Centerville
3d on Sick List
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spike a Gene Nolting rally to win.
Castleton’s big trouhle was Morris Milburn, the county’s leading goalgetter. Morris grabbed 23 points personally, 14 of them in the first half, and Warren Central led at the
mostly a coast for Warren Central. Glen Seymour, Castleton forward, paced his mates with 14 points.
Although they didn’t start so fast, the Decatur Centrals had pretty smooth sailing over Speedway. Vernon Miller, center, starred as the Hawks took a 14-to-7 half-time lead, and the Hawks led, 25 to 10, at the end of the third period, due in part to Speedway’s fouling.
Starting the night's show was the tightly-played New Augusta-Beech Grove game. The Augustas took a first-quarter lead of 8 to 4, Ted Pierson scoring all the points for the Beech Grove delegation. New Augusta held the pace and outscored the losers by a point in the final quarter. The summaries: Southport (29). Franklin Twp. (24). i...
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half, 21 to 9. From there on it was|:
TOMORROW
Hockey—Pittsburgh vs. olis, Coliseum, 8:30. Badminton—Tri-State Championship, Athenaeum Turners, 2:30.
TUESDAY |
Wrestling—The Great Mephisto vs. Sneeze Achiu, Armory, 8:30.
Jobless Pro Meets N elson
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 (U.P). —Willie Goggin, an unemployed professional from San Bruno, Cal., today led seven other top ranking competitors into the quarter-final round of the $5000 San Francisco match play Open golf tournament. He meets Byron Nelson, National Open champion, today. The NelsonGoggin match shares the quarterfinal card with these pairings: Dick Metz, defending champion, and Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill; Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N. Y., and Ed Oliver, New York, and Jimmy Hines, Long Island, and
Indianap-
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ington outburst. Shortridge rode to a 51-23 triumph over Cathedral in another city game, while Tech’s cagers dropped a North Central Conference decision to Lafayette Jefferson, 38-30. Roosevelt of Gary snapped the 10-game victory streak of Crispus Attucks with an air-tight defense. The final score: Roosevelt, 18; AtIn the other game involving a city team Sacred Heart registered a 37-35 victory over McCordsville,
Manual Spurts in
Second Quarter .
Manual had to stave off a late Washington drive that netted 11 points to score a 24-22 victory over the host Continentals last night. Led by Capt. Bill Kniptash, the South Side club staged a secondperiod drive that gave them a 12-7 edge at the half. Harold ‘Negley sparked Yashington’s late outburst after the Continentals had trailed, 20-11, at the three-quarter turn. Negley, incidentally, scored eight points to pace the West Siders, while lanky Ed Dersch showed the way for Manual with an equal number of points. Summary:
ville, tangled and in the second canto during a toe-to-toe melee Wells got the upper hand and sent Goin spinning on his back for a knockout. : ~ Customers who remained late saw a bristling battle between Joe Sgro, City-County Open lightweight champ, and Archie Thomas of the Boyce A. C. A wild exchange of blows occurred in the first round
Thomas in the second. He was flattened at bell time but gamely trotted out for the third and last trial. Sgro cut loose with both hands and sent Thomas sprawling for the eight count. The Boyce A. C. boxer “gave his all” but it wasn’t enough and Joe had him groggy at the finish. Sgro is a member of the English Avenue Boys’ Club team “and installed himself as a strong contender for the Golden Gloves 135pound title.
Shirley Takes Thriller
Nathanial Shirley, Fayette Community Center Novice featherweight, decisioned Lewis McCoy, South Side Turners, in a whirlwind affair that lived right up to. the Golden Gloves theme song, “A Fling at Swing.” There was no lost
and the pace collected its toll on
Haak to Face - Scissors Ace.
One of the tallest performers in the mat game, Roland Kirschmeyer, a former Oklahoma A. and M. ath-'!
lete, will test Bob Haak, 230, of $
Hammond, Ind. in the semi-wind- ¥
up on the Armory wrestling cardy next Tuesday night. Kirschmeyer is 6 feet 6 inches “up” and scales 250. He is a scissors hold specialist and only re-# cently returned from a tour of rings in Australia and New Zealand. Haak, a former Indiana Univere sity grappling and grid performer, has been in pro wrestling ranks for a year and has scored against seve eral top notchers. He is a former National A. A. U. heavyweight mat 4
champ. : Main go action pits Walter
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tler from Dayton, O., against the Great Mephisto, "182, of Buffalo, ? Mephisto won from Coach Billy Thom here a year ago, being the first to score over Thom at the
George Knobel has scarlet fever and | Melvin Vandermeer has suffered the recurrence of a foot injury. Hinkle’s probable first five tonight will include McCray and Bob Dietz, forwards; Loren Joseph, center, and Capt. Jerry Steiner ahd Lyle Neat, guards.
motion in this encounter in any of] the rounds and the crowd was thrilled by the efforts of the adversaries to stack up points. Every round was a sizzler and Shirley took down the verdict by closing fast as McCoy’s nose showed
Jimmy Demaret of Houston, Tex. Armory. 8.
winner of last week's Oakland Open. Nelson entered. the quarter-finals with a 3-and-2 victory over Charles|ghniptash, g Klein of Dallas, Tex.; Metz beat Felix Serafin of Scranton, Pa., 3
Manual (24) Washington (22)
FG FT PF
make the goalie more first the bulge If
biscuit long enough to say the first verse of the Lord's Prayer. the goalie hasn't moved by then even the prayer doesn’t help.” Last season Frankie Brimsek, up from the Providence Reds, not only won honors, as the best rookie but he also gathered in the Georges Vezina trophy awarded annually to the goaltender having the lowest “goals against” record.
Totals ..13 3 7 FG FT PF Totals ...10 4 6
Score at Half—Southport, 12; Franklin Township, 8.
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zn IN PREVIOUS years the “outstanding rookie” winners were Carl Voss of Detroit in 1932-33; Russ Blinco who went up from the Philadelphtia club to the Maroons in 1933-34; Dave Schriner of the AmeriMike Karakas of Chicago who went to the Hawks from the Tulsa Oilers in 1935-36; Syl Apps of Toronto in 1936-37, and Carl Dahlstrom who graduated from the Minneapolis Millers
cans in 1934-35;
to the Hawks in (1937-38.
Barrow’s Suggestion Out of Line ED BARROW, president of the New York Yankees, has suggested that the baseball rules be amended to permit the intentional passing
. . : Under the rule drawn up by Barrow, all the pitcher would have
Detroit's lineup will see Capt.
Jack Piana and John Gedda, forwards; Calihan, center, and Frank Vv O'Donnell and Charles Buchholz, guards. ; {
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9 Battles on College Cage Card Today
By UNITED PRESS Indiana’s colleges play in nine
hardwood battles tonight with In-
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and 1; Smith eliminated Jug McSpaden of Winchester, Mass. 2
New York, 3 and 2; Oliver blasted Jimmy Thomson of Chicopee, Mass,. 3 and 2; Hines defeated Tony Lo Presti of Sacramento, 5 and 4, and Demaret won over Earl Fry of Alameda, Cal., 2 and 1.
Contracts Mailed
t and 1; Wood beat Rod Munday of ORet
Total.... 8 3 Score at Half—Manual, 12;
ntry (Crawfordsville).
eferee—Ge pire—Bailey (Southport).
Paddock Sparks Shortfidge Five
Bob Paddock, substitute guard, connected on 10 of 19 field goal attempts to spark Shortridge’s basketball team to its 51-23 victory over Cathedral at the Shortridge gyn
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the effect. of stopping several stinging blows. | Roy Troutman of the Leeper Boxing School, a Novice featherweight, put over the night's “quickie” by winning over Donald Brammer, unattached, in 1:36 of the first round. He belted Donald over the left eye with a solid right hand and committed so much damage that Referee Jimmy Cooley wisely decided that “enough was enough” between kids and ruled Troutman the! winner by technical knockout.
2 Miler Tonight’
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (U. P.). —~ & Glenn Cunningham, world indoor mile record holder, shoots for his first victory of the season at the
eight furlong distance when he toes , ul
the mark against nine others tonight in the Grover ClevelandOsceola Club games -at the Seventh Regiment Armory. : It will be a handicap race and Cunningham will be the only scratch starter. Opponents will be given | distance allowances ranging from
of a batter he Ti the necessity of pitching four wide ones to him.
to do would be inform the umpire at the plate that he wished |4iana and Purdue idle due to se- last night. : . ’
to pass the batter.
It is hoped the rules committee will kill this suggestion. . . . It is . . Just so long as the pitcher is forced to throw those four balls there is a chance of a wild delivery,
contrary to the spirit of baseball.
a balk, or even a hit.
‘Miller Victorious In Eastern Shoot
READING, Pa. Jan. 20 (U. P.).— “Phil R. Miller of French Lick Springs, Ind., today held the symbolic amateur Jing shooting championship of the East after winning the 24th renewal of the Great Eastern Handicap. . Miller, holder of the 1939 national all-around target titular crown, scored 25 straight) white fliers from a 32-yard rise here yesterday. ——————————— tte
Parker Hall Voted Most Valuable Pro
NEW YORK, PB. Parker Hall, Cleveland Rams’ triplethreat rookie, today was named the 1 League's most valuable player for 1939 by the Professional oll Writers Association of America. Hall will receive the second annual Joe F. Carr Memorial Award, placed in competition last year by the league to perpetuate the memory of its founder and late president. Mel Hein, New York Giants’ center, won the first award.
Tank Meet Off
The swimming meet between the Indianapolis and [Vincennes Y. M. C. A. teams, originally scheduled for this afternoon, was called off because of cold weather,
Bancroft Loses Job As Coach at Howard
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 20 (U. P.) —President Harwell G. Davis of Howard College announced yesterday that Billy Bancroft's contract as head coach would not be re-
newed.
Davis said Bancroft’s successor
mester examinations. But four conference’ scraps should fully equal the Big Ten clashes for state attention. Headlining the parade is the melee between Evansville and Frank-
to gain revenge for a surprise onepoint victory on the southern floor last week which put them out of the conference lead. Other conference games are Anderson at Huntington, St. Joseph’s at Concordia and Manchester at Indiana Central.
Rose Poly, Oaks Win
Rose Poly . and the improving Oakland City five won conference clashes last night with the Engineers triumphing over Taylor, 45 to 41, as the Oaks romped over Valparaiso 50 to 44. In the third game
lin at Franklin as the Aces attempt G
sional ‘ baseball and managed the
had not been selected and it would
be several days before a coach would be chosen. Bancroft, who finished at Howard in 1928, became head coach in 1935. His teams have won 21, lost 18 znd tied five. He also played profes-
Selma Club of the Southeastern League last summer,
Honor Barrow
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (U. P.).— Ed Barrow, New York Yankees president, will receive the annual plaque for meritorious services to baseball over a long period of years at the 17th annual dinner of the New York Baseball Writers, Feb. 4, President John Drebinger announced today.
Ramsey Cue Wins
Taking high run laurels with six points in a row, Walter Ramsey defeated Morris Morris, 50 to 25, in 79 innings ‘in a state three-cushion billiard tourney last night at Harry Cooler’s,
Indiana State chalked ‘up a 49-35 victory over Loyola of Chicago.
Valparaiso took an early lead
over Oakland City and was ahead 33 to 29 at the half, but led by Spradley, who dropped through 21 counters, the Oaks surged back in the second period to pull through. Weber, a forward, scored 18 points for Valpo.
Neurer Gets 15 At Upland Rose Poly trailed, 23
to 20, at the half but pulled ga rally | in the second session to come out in front. the Engineers while Scott netted seven for Taylor.
Neurer sank 15 points for
Indiana State's five had little
trouble with Loyola .and inflicted the Chicago squad’s ninth straight oss. at the half. counters Cahill got 10 for Loyola.
State was ‘ahead, 29 to 15, Johnson scored 13 for the Hoosiers while
Non-conference battles tonight
include Indiana State at Chicago Teachers, Hanover at Cincinnati, Detroit at Butler, ‘Notre Dame at Pennsylvania, Tiffin,
and Tri-State at
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Totals ..11 Totals... 7 5 9 Score at Half—New Augusta, 11; Beech rove, 8.
Reps Play Tonight The Y. M. C. A. Reps basketball squad will be hosts to the Caterpillar Tractor Company cagers of
Peoria, Ill, at 8:15 p. m. today at the Central Y court. Coach
| Homer Fulton has indicated that
the Reps lineup probably will include Byron Arnold, James Wilson, Hugh Compton and Gil Hunter. He also expects to use George Butler, Paul Wentz, Rube Reiswerg, Har Dible and Pat Hickam. :
By UNITFD PRESS Titles in two of Indiana’s major high school basketball conferences seemed virtually decided today as a result of last night's games in which Marion pulled out in front in the North Central with a game and a half margin, while Elwood downed Muncie Burris to remain the only Central conference five undefeated in conference playf The Giants put on a blazing attack in the first minute and a half of the final quarter to pull ahead of New Castle, 30 to 15, and cinch the contest. The final score was 35 to 24. Elwood ran its conference string to five victories and no defeats by whipping Burris, 28 to 24, on the Elwood court. Huntington, who has lost only one confer-
To 31 Yankees
NEW. YORK, Jan. 20 (U. P.).—
“5 T9|Thirty-one New York Yankee con-
tracts, calling for more than $300,000 in salaries in 1940, were in the mail en route to players today. President Ed Barrow admitted only one Yank got a salary cut. He wouldn't name the player, but two and two add up to Lefty Gomez, who had a mediocre season with only 12 wins and 8 losses last year. Joe DiMaggio was believed to have gotten a $5000 boost to $30,000, and others who undoubtedly received substantial raises included Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon, Atley Donald, Marius Russo and Babe Dahlgren. ;
Marion and Elwood Still Ride High; Anderson Wins—Hot Dogs ‘Cooled’
lenger to Elwood’s supremacy. The two teams meet Feb. 2 when the title apparently shall be decided. J Anderson's improving Indians sank Muncie Central in a North Central game to aid Marion in pulling ahead. The Indians took a 13-8 lead at the half and held the Bearcats down in the second period to win, 28 to 25. In other. North Central battles ' Kokomo defeated Frankfort, 41 to 33, although the Hot Dogs led until only two minutes of play remained; Lafayette stopped Indianapolis Tech, 38 to .30, and Logansport trimmed Richmond, 30 to 23. Rushville stepped into first place in the South Central Conference by inflicting Seymour’s first league defeat, 37 to 35, in an overtime en-
ence game, remains the only chal-
counter. In other conference scraps
The Irish were as cool as the Blue Devils were hot, registering on only seven of 56 field tries for a percentage of .124, while the home team banged in 22 of 60 shots for a .366 average. ¢ Walt Freihofer, Bryan West and Dick Gage poured on the heat in the first period to give Shortridge a 14-2 lead at the first quarter. The Blue Devils upped their margin to 26-10 at the intermission. After (Continued on Page 11)
Wolverines Win NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan. 20.— (U. P.).—The University of Michigan swimming team defeated Yale last night, winning seven of ‘the nine events for a 46-t0-29 decision.
Connersville overcame Greensburg, 43 to 25 and Franklin edged Columbus, 37 to 36. Elkhart knocked Mishawaka out
of a tie for the lead in the eastern|
division, N. I. H. S. C., 20 to 18, leaving La Porte’s Slicers alone in first place. Grouped behind La Porte were Mishawaka, South Bend Central and South. Bend Washington, each with three triumphs and one defeat. Washington's powerful Hatchets were pressed to the limit to take care of Evansville Reitz, winning 24 to 22, in an extra-length battle. Vincennes defeated Evansville Central, 29 to 21, in another conference scrap as Bloomington, technically
"Beech Grover Wins
The Beech Grove A. A, a new club in the amateur boxing field, put over a winner in the 21st bout when Pete Shelby, 135-pound Novice, decisioned William Cain, Leeper Boxing School, in three rounds. Merchants .of Beech Grove pur-
and the Grovers were proud of Shelby as he stayed in there and
pitched and forced the fighting.
In the 18th bout Buddy Noel, Leeper Boxing School Open welterweight and Louis Johnson, Senate Avenue Y, M. C. A, waged a punchfest, but the former tallied the sharper punches ‘and Johnson started holding in the second round. Noel tried for a knockout in the third but couldn’t hit the button and when Johnson continued to hold, Referee Happy Atherton stopped it and declared Buddy the winner by technical knockout. The timers said Johnson came within two seconds of lasting the threeround distance. Lee (One-Round) Bess scored a winner in the night's farewell bout when John Hawkins, Bess A. C. Open 135-pounder, decisioned Lee Steele, Kingan A. A. It was an interesting bout for a finale and both boys carried bruises out of the ring. Sum total of the night's bouts: Three direct knockouts, seven technical knockouts, 11 to a decision and
tied with Washington for the lead, bowed to Bedford, 36 to 34. J
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