Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1940 — Page 12
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John Wilson, Hill Community Center middleweight, goes floorward under \ a ferrific attack from Dutch Kuntz, Beech Grove A. C.
in the first round,
Kuntz won by a knockout
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A. C. directs his dynamite to the head of Georg
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In a toe-to-toe slugfest that kept the crowd in rears, James Parker (right) of the Beech Grove e Hamilton, a come-what-may boxer who fought un-
attached. Both fighters “tasted” the canvas, Parker winning by decision.
‘SPORTS...
By Eadie
Ash
| THE BASEBALL rules Belleair, Fla., on Feb. 12 and
committee is to meet at editors of Sporting News,
the! baseball weekly, are campaigning to influence the
game's high chiefs to include erning body.
newspapermen on the gov-
As the baseball publication points out, the primary
requirements for baseball writers are a knowledge of the game and how to write intelligently for the layman. In view of these requirements it is difficult to understand why scribes are not given an official voice on the committee charged with
amending and rewriting the playing It is said only a few members ball, much less write about it. .
code. of the rules group ever played
. » However, without disparaging the
ability of any of the members of the committee, it would | seem fitting and proper that the scribes and, through them, the fans should be represented in any attempt to amend the code.
Clarity Needed in Rewriting THE PLAYING rules not only
Code
need amendment, despite official
denials to the contrary, but the code should be entirely rewritten for the sake of clarity, intelligibility and modernity. Consideration should be given to the fact that the highly skilled umpires of the majors and higher minors are not the only people who
must interpret and apply the rules. .
tions are many hundreds of others
. . Outside of these organizawho are affected, and the same
code is supposed to, and should, govern them.
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THEREFORE, PLAIN, every-day language, succintly phrased, admitting of no double meanings or apparent contradictions, should be used. . , . Here, it would seem, newspapermen would fill a need, for it is their jobsto write so that even a fifth-grader will know what
they are trying to convey. Legal languages may have its
place in our lives, but the less
of it the better in a playing code that is supposed to be used by boys in the grade schools and high schools and on the sandlots, and to
be applied .by green umpires govern smaller leagues. :
ing equally green recruits in the
National Game Belongs to Everybody UNQUESTIONABLY, the writers could offer some suggestions that
would better the regulations. .
.. They watch the game daily, have °
the fans’ viewpoint and even understand the players’ reaction. ... It seems that such experience should be employed, rather than ignored. After all, the national game belongs to everybody and the voice of everybody—not individually, but through their representatives—
should be heard in any move that affects the sport. .
And the newspapérmen, both as experts and as the medium through which the public expresses itself, should have representation
on the rules committee and their views invited.
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ACE HUDKINS, the “Nebraska Wildcat,” one of the leading boxers of the decade 1921 to 1931, has turned from the roped arena to
training race horses. .
. . Hudkins is at the Fair Grounds, New
Orleans, at present, with Broadway Juel and Plenty Charm, which he
conditions for a Los Angeles owner, During his pugilistic career, Hudkins
Bob Thomson. took on all comers and
was strictly a slugger of the slambang type. . .. He fought in several weight divisions and trounced many of the leading title contenders.
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ACCORDING to the New York World-Telegram the ice hockey
kingdom founded by James Norris Red Wings, Indianapolis, Omaha,
Sr., which includes the Detroit and an amateur team in the
Michigan-Ontario League, may be revamped soon, with Jack Adams,
Detroit, becoming general manager and Ebbie Goodfellow taking ove:
the Red Wing coaching job.
Down the Alleys
Owen Fancher of the Fox-Hunt Classic League wears the crown today with a 732. Five others in the Classic also climbed above the 600 mark last night and among them was Carl Hardin, the perennial leader who took third prize of $1000 in the recent Peterson event at Chicago. Carl got a 653 last night.
Jack Hunt, a veteran in the top|
ranks, got a 704 for second place. Also well up was Jack Withers of the Washington League with a 693.
The 600 ranks: Owen Fancher, Fox-Hunt Classie Jack Hunt, National Wuensch, Const Jack Withers, Washington ... Roberson, Fox-Hunt Class Claude Mick, Hillcrest Murphy, Fox-Hunt Classic.. Hurt Jr., Insurance.... Joe Falta, Automotive .... ardin. Fox-Hunt Classic... Art Johnson. Automotive Tarrant, Fox-Hunt_ Classie Estelle Weathers, ‘Kernel Stemm. Fox-Hunt Classic Rita Johns, Kernel Clyde Hoffa, Washington ... , Automotive S pd ane asie." ounts, Fox-Hun assieo .. Xa Kruwell, Washington Bently, Sargent’s Pearson, Fox-Hun Cecil Bevis, Insurance ..... Kiesel, Fox-Hunt Classic . Gib Smith, Washington schleimer. Fox-Hunt Classi Schoch, Fox-Hunt Classic Dunlap, A i Dorothy Pyle. Kernel Madden, WPA oe Vililams, National er, Fox-Hunt Class shi Fox-Hunt Classic 5 VanBriggle. Insur. Classie
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Kincaid, Fountain Square William Richter, National .. Tom Schmier, Hillcrest Jess Douglas, Washington ... Bob Haagsma, Washington .. Bruder. Fox-Hunt Classie.... Ernie Voltz, National Bud Wright, N. Y. C. ....... Tony McCann, Insurance .. Peck Pierson, Washington ... Caserly, Fox-Hunt Classie.... Art Rowley, Washington : Dan Logan, U. S. Rubb
Tourneys Launched
Bowling enthusiasts, both men and women, shoved off this afternoon on the long grind toward city titles, the feminine competitors opening the fireworks at the Pritch-
04 lett Alleys, the men rolling at Fox2 | Hunt's.
Record-breaking entries have been filed in both events. The prize fund totals $5109, with
... 653184232 for the men and $877 for the : | ladies. 39 | handicap system and the women will 6% use classifications,
: & Del Lamb Paces : | Speed Skaters
The men will roll under the
SCHNECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 3 (U. P.) .—The veteran Del Lamb of Milwaukee held a 30-point lead in the speed skating championships as the second day's
2 program got under way.
Lamb won the 220-yard and mile
5 events on the opening card yester-
day. The former U. 8S, Olympic
"|eye forward post.
Steiner Too 111 For O. S. Tilt
Dietz May See Some Action Against Bucks
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS:
Ohio State Mickelson Schick
What Coach Tony Hinkle would not give for his two “aces in the hole” tonight is not worth mentioning as his sick-bed basketball team meets Ohio State, Big Ten champs, at 8:15 o'clock .in the Fieldhouse.
With the schedule calling for three games against Big Ten competition within the next six days, Hinkle has seen his first five go with the wind due to the illness of Capt. Jerry Steiner and Bob Dietz. Steiner has been declared too ill by the university physician for tonight's battle. ;
Dietz May Play
Dietz may see some part-time action at one of the guard posts where Steiner plays. The position alteration if Dietz, regularly a forward, plays will give room for Byron Gunn, senior forward. Gunn has returned to the team having recovered from a knee injury. Ohio State has been playing hot and cold ball all season. They won their first two tilts this year and then dropped six in a row to Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Cornell; University of California, Michigan and Purdue before regaining any form. Illinois and Northwestern then were dropped defeated by close 37 to 31 and 32 to 31 scores, respectively."
Buckeyes Are Tall
Coach Harold G. Olsen probably will start a combination that averages 6 feet 2. The smallest man will be Jack Dawson, former Shortridge of Indianapolis high school player, who now holds down a BuckAnother Hoosier on the traveling team is William Goss, Anderson sophomore. Butler meets Wisconsin at Madison, Wis.,, Monday night then returns home and will await Northwestern, who will pay a visit Thursday night. Tonight's curtain-raiser game will feature St. Catherine and Little Flower C. Y. O. teams battling for the cadet league leadership.
Victory-Barren Visit of Season
Cleveland’s Barons, who have only a lone tie on the black side of the ledger to show for their battles with our Capitals, will make their farewell appearance of the hockey season at the Coliseum tomorrow night. All other engagements between
Lake Erie Arena have turned out to be benefit parties for the Hoosiers. : Naturally, such a situation Is enough to peeve any Cleveland taxpayer, and you can expect Coach Bill Cook to make that plain to his Barons tussle. Cook is in high spirits, however, with his whole squad in con-. dition. : Ossie Admundson and Charley Mason, two recent twisted knee victims, have returned to the Cleveland lineup, and Center Bud Cook ds back on the ice after an attack of the flu. : . Cook « probably will pivot ' for Wingers Bob Blake and Peg O'Neil against the Capitals, while Earl Bartholome, Paul Runge and Goldie Goldsworthy will make up another Baron forward combination. In the third line will be Bob Grace, Admundson and Mason. The Barons will come to the Coliseum after meeting Syracuse on the Cleveland ice this evening. Meanwhile, our Capitals will be in Hershey battling the Bars. As an added feature at tomorrow night's game, the first in a series of relay races will be staged between the second and third periods. Pour skaters selected from each of the four teams in the In-
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team star won the 220 in 19 secat and turned three
dianapolis Coliseum Amateur Hockey
[Gland Unwinds For Another Mile Run
NEW YORK. Feb. 3 (U. P).— Glenn Cunningham, the greatest mile runner the world has ever known, “unwinds” himself some more tonight in preparation for his retirement at the end of this year.
When they call the field to the. starting mark tonight in the Mill-
rose games at Madison Square Garden, tireless Glenn will still be the man to beat. When the roar of 16,000 persons rings in his ears tonight and the heat of major competition warms his flame-scarrech legs, Glenn is liable to forget that unwinding business and go all out as they near the tape. Cunningham will run in the feature event—the Wanamaker mile. Lined up against Glenn will be the two men who defedted him "© W's two starts this season in n—Venzke and Fenske; forWisconsin star. > 2 field in the two-mile run Ww..« be the fastest ever assembled in an Ameriacn race, including Gregory Rice, former Notre Dame star; Don Lash, the Indiana State policeman, and Joe McCluskey of New York.
5 Culver Teams See Action
Times Special CULVER, Ind., Feb. 3.—Five Culver Military Academy feams will try today to brighten the athletic picture, which turned pretty black last Saturday. The polo, basketball, wrestling and swimming squads all went down to defeat. After losing to Howe Military Academy last week, 35 to 32, the academy cagemen will meet the rejiggered Park ‘School quintet from Indianapolis. Injuries have hit the Indianapolis school recently and Coach Reichel is building the team around Jom Chapman, Gobby Williams and Mike Keene. On the wrestling mat and in the swimming pool Culver will clash with Central of South Bend and the fencing team will meet Notre Dame’ss sophomores. The polo team meets the Salem, O., club.
Barons to Make Last to Coliseum Tomorrow
08 | the two clubs either here or at the §
before tomorrow night's
2 Cage League Leaders Fall
South Side Loses Again; - Elwood Five Stumbles
By UNITED PRESS
Two of Indiana’s major high school basketball conferences were rearranging their standings today as leaders took pastings—not altogether unexpected—in contests last night while in one other league, the Southern Conference, Washington Hatchets virtually had clinched the banner. Most, astounding change was in the Northeastern Conference where Pt. Wayne Sour suffered it second defeat of the season and first in conference play. Ft. Wayne North was the conqueror and 38-32 the score. The second change was made in the Central Conference where Elwood stumbled for the first time this season before Huntington, 38-34. The defeat left the Panthers, first conquerors of Ff. Wayne South, in second - place with a record of five victories and one defeat while Huntington took over first with six triumphs and a single loss. Alices Push Hatchets
Washington’s Hatchets were pressed to the limit to defend their league leadership against the Vincennes Alices. The Hatchets led, 14 to 8, at the half, but Vincennes rallied in the third and fourth periods and tied the count, 24-24, at the end of the regulation playing time. Washington ‘won out, 26-24, in the overtime period. Final game that was expected to affect a league leadership — the Mishawaka-South Bend Central contest—was postponed until Monday to permit it to be played at the Notre Dame fieldhouse.. The two teams are deadlocked for first place in the eastern division, N. I. H.B8.C. Koontz’s Total Now 132
Rushville’s Lions strengthened their hold on first place in the South Central Conference by downing Connersville, only league conquerors of the Lions this season, 19-17, in a tight defensive struggle. New Castle took over undisputed second place in the North Central Conference by downing Muncie Central, 31-24, as Marshal Koontz, high scoring Trojan star, caged eight points to bring his total scor-
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Oakland City
Where to Go—
TONIGHT Basketball—Butler vs. Ohio State, Fieldhouse, 8:15. . Marion vs. Tech, Tech Gym, 8:00. Brownsburg vs. Manual, Manual Gym, 8:00. Shelbyville vs. Washington, Washington, 8:00. Crawfordsville vs. Shortridge, Shortridge Gym, 8:00. Beech Grove vs. Broad Ripple, Ripple Gym, 8:00. TOMORROW Hockey—Cleveland vs. Indianapolis, Coliseum, 8:30. TUESDAY
Wrestling~Leo Numa vs. Jumping Joe Savoldi,-Armory, 8:30.
THURSDAY
Basketball—Butler vs. Northwestern, Fieldhouse, 8:15.
DePaul Waiting I. U. Cagemen
By UNITED PRESS 3
Ball State's Cardinals and Oakland City won Indiana College Conference basketball games last night as the usually high scoring Evansville Aces dropped a 37 to 32 decision to Southern Illinois State. Indiana Tech won the final game against an out-of-state team. Nine games are scheduled tonight, three of them in the conference; but even those clashes are overshaoowed by a game at Chicago which sees Indiana's = marauders against De Paul, one of the conquercrs of Purdue's Big Ten leaders this season. Another high light game brings lllinois, also of the Big
Ten to the Notre Dame stronghold
at South Bena. Other games are Huntington at Concordia, Giffin at Taylor, Aurora at Rose Poly, rndiana State at Indiana Central, Earlham at Wabash, Grand Rapids at Tri-State and Ohio State "at Butler. The Cardinals were paced to victory by a sharpshooting forward, Raymond Ashley, who whooped in 14 field goals and four free throws
for a total of 32 points, and led
the Ball Staters to a 54 to 37 tri-
umph over Franklin.
Oakland City rode over the Hanover quintet,- 37 to 35, with Sprad-
ley dropping 14 points for the vic-
Jull got| nine for Hanover. was ahead, 18 to 14,
tors.
at the half. Evansyille’s scoring leader, Wilfred Doerner, who is pacing the state college loop this year, was
held to a messly—for him—eight points.
Indiana Tech won a 36 to 33 decision from Grand Rapids
Hans Kampfer Is Returning
Hans Kampfer, 230, powerful German grappler, who displayed his skill here last summer, will be in the semi-windup on the Armory mat card next Tuesday night. Hans will tangle with Dorve Roche, 222, the Decatur, Ill, matman, who is a favorite in this territory.- The bout is listed for one fall. ’ Kampfer attracted big crowds at the local outdoor arena and tossed several front-line grapplers. He is said to be one of the most powerful German wrestlers of the past 10 years. : Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is sending Leo Numa after Jumping Joe Savoldi in the feature attraction. Leo comes from Seattle, Wash., and is one of the top-flight heavies around the Pacific Coast. He made an outstanding hit here three seasons ago. Numa scales 225 and Joe weighs 228. .
Greenberger Wins
12d State Cue Tilt
Phil Greenberger boasted ‘his
| second victory in the state three-
cushion billard tournament tdday
after taking.a one-point decision
from Morris Morris at Harry Cooler's parlor. | ‘ The score was 50-49, and the duel went for 86 innings. Each player had a high run of five. :
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SATURDAY, FEB. 3, 1940
10 Knocked Out as Golden Glovers Unleash Third Attack
Times Photos.
Herbert Taylor, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Novice welterweight, dances away after a chilling attack to his midsection by Carl Wells of Carthage, Ind. stocky and aggressive, was the winner by decision.
Wells,
3300 See Furious Show as Harding Wins in Debut
Butler’s Gridiron Gladiat Mixer in Taking Decisio
or Shows He's a Willing n Over Stone.
While Uncle Sam is devising new defense weapons in the air, on the
land and at sea, The Times-Legion ‘old-fashioned type of warfare—a two fall where they may! _. Last night's third chapter of the nament at the Armory stepped up
Golden Glovers are sticking to tha -fisted attack and let the headaches
eighth annual amateur fistic tours in speed and provided the custo=
mary bumper harvest of toe-to-toe battling and a near-capacity crowd of 3300 was entertained by continuous knuckle-dusting for approximately four hours. The blood-letting was not up to last week's flow of crimson, but there was enough of it to convince the onlookers that the boys can take it as well as pitch it out right up to the hilt. The Night's “Box Score”
The boxing “box score” read something like this: Eighteen bouts to a decision, five knockouts, five technical knockouts and three defaults. Total 31. The defaults are counted because they are included in the tourney’s official record and the .winners move up in regular order, . Tom Harding, Butler University’s All-State football warrior, made his Golden Gloves debut in the Novice 175-pound division and won by decision over. James Stone. Flashy Tom boxed under the cqQlors of the West Side A. C. and Stone the Hill Community Center. ‘Harding, a beginner, impressed the ringsiders as a shifty article and a willing mixer. He forced the milling and seldom took a backward step. His punch timing was not sharp but he varied his attack with lefts and rights to indicate he is picking up the important ring pointers. Tom also convinced the fans that he built up the right wind to go the route, but whether the light heavyweight possesses a haymaker remains to be seen in future Golden Gloves action.
. Beech Grover Wins Opener
Tic Davidson, Beech Grove Novice middleweight, and John Graham, Hill Community Center, were first out in the drawings and opened the night's show. It was a slugfest in the first round Graham tired in the second and Davidson also had .the advantage in the third. Just to prove that being - sent sprawling doesn’t mean a thing to a Golden Glover, James Williams, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Open light heavyweight, got up off the floor in ‘his bout against William Northern, Washington A. C. and quickly turned the tide of battle. The adversaries charged out of their corners at the bell and slammed punches home from all angles with both hands. It was a typical “alley fight” at the outset and Northern hammered home two solid blows and dumped Williams in
What Happened To Apostoli?
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (U. P).—~-= Mystery enveloped the light heavye weight division today after Melio Bettina’s amazing victory last night over Pred Apostoli at Madison Square Garden—a victory that sent Apostoli to Polyclinic Hospital. - , Bettina of Beacon, N. Y., former light heavy king, turned the tables with a vengeance on Apostoli of San Francisco, ex-middleweight champ, and won on a technical knockout at the end of the 12th round. An announcement this morning by hospital officials said that Apostoli was suffering from a “mild case of grippe.” It had been feared that he might have suffered a concussion from the terrific battering he took on the head but an examination showed he was not. ; ! ‘A Heart of Gold’ This defeat was so unexpected in the Apostoli camp that Manager Larry White shouted at ringside re= porters, “I'm retiring Apostoli- now, He quit in the ring. He'll neve fight again.” : : Later Manager White explained, “I'm sure I never said that Fred quit in the ring. If I did it was double talk caused by excitement. What I meant to say was that Pred has quit the ring. He never quit anywhere. He's got a heart of gold.” Although there were no knocke downs i e bout, Apostoli sufs fered the worst beating of his career. In the early going it was an excellent | fight, with southpaw Bet= tina's rapid-fire right jab and smashing left hook always beating Fred to the punch. Bells Save Fred In the fifth Bettina staggered Fred with a left hook to the chin and belted him groggy in Apostoli’s own corner, Fortunately, the bell rang. The bell rang again in the 10th when left hooks to the chin and belly had Apostoli reeling about the ring on rubber legs. That actually was the beginning of the end—an end.that saw the Frisco Italian take a terrible battering in the 11th and 12th. Apostoli was bleeding from the left brow, from the nose and mouth. His right eye was swollen almost shut. This victory won for Bettina ane
the resin for the nine count. | other shot at the light heavy crown
Williams found his legs, got up|Which he lost to Champion Billy
and swung from the floor as Northern charged in, The blow was a direct hit and Northern was driven against the ropes and down. He forgot to stay down for a rest and as soon as he bounced to his feet Williams connected again and scored a second knockdown.
Machine-Gun Punching
It was furious glove throwing and Northern dropped for a third trip, down and out for the 10 count before the first round wags over. This spectacular exhibition of machinegun punching caused the customers to go limp in their seats. Another match that caught the fancy of the huge crowd was between Clifford Goodwin, Rhodius. Community Center 112-pounder, and Dick Cummings, Leeper Boxing School, of the same weight. The Novice flyweights lost no time in getting down to business and threw gloves at top speed in every round. However, Goodwin, proved to be
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MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb, -3.— Ward Cuff, former Marquette Unie versity backfield ace now with the New York Giants, is back “home” on the Marquette campus and hopes to receive his degree in June. He will assist in coaching the track team this spring.
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