Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1940 — Page 7

TUESDAY, ocr. 29, 3 Michigan Has ‘Hardest Road

To Big 10 Title

Round - Robin Affair Opens Saturday

By STEVE SNIDER « + United Press Staff Correspondent " CHICAGO, Oct. 29 (U.P)—A curious “round robin?’ football tournament for the Big Ten championship developed today between MinResota, Northwestern, and Michigan. Either Minnesota, or Northwestern &in drop a game to one of its two foremost rivals and| still win the title now forfeited by Ohio State. But Michigan, because of its coast to coast frolicking, has time for only four conference games and in this Playoff must lick both Northwestern

and Minnesota to be assured: of the championship.

It's a tremendeus order, even for ichigan.

The tournament opens Saturday

ketween Minnesota’ s rapidly im-|

proving powerhouse and Northwestern, The following week it shifts to Minneapolis where Michigan battles, Minnesota for something more important than the Little Brown Jug. In another week, N@rthwestern moves on to Michigan Tor the Playoff finals.

‘Gophers Gain Momentum

~~ There are other bumps along the way for all three undefeated leaders. Each of these other games, however, the Big Three are favored fo wins Minnesota is coming along faster than any other Gopher team Bernie Bierman has coached and where this improvement will end is difficult to forecast. The Gophers, on the basis of manpower, rate a favorite over Northwestern, now getting by on alertness and shrewd generalship, -Minnesota showed signs of greatress in downing Ohio State and blossomed in full as they trounced - Jowa, 34 to 6. In George Franck, Bruce Smith afd Bill Daley, Minniesota has backs equal to Northwestern’s Bill De Correvont, Ollie Hahnenstein and Don Clawson. ‘Although Northwestern has developed its best line blocking since 1936, Minnesota's huge ‘forwards will have an’ edge. |In defeating Indiana, 20 to 7, last |week, Northwestern gave up 15] first downs while making only five and a yardage yield like that to Minnesota would be fatal. The Gophers have a knack of wasting few opportunities.

Piepul May Miss Army-Irish Game

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 29. (U. P.).—Milt Piepul, Notre Dame fullback and football captain, was relieved from practice sessions this week because of a hip injury which may keep him out of the game against ‘Army at New [Fors Saturday. ~ Piepul suffered bruises and pos-

Headliners in major college games Saturday are, left to right: of Minnesota, who matches swift strides with Northwestern’s Bill deCorrevont in Evanston; Hugh Gallarneau, who lugs leather for Stanford against U. C. L. A, in the

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Los Ahueles Coliseum; Bob Saggau, who kicks and does other things for Noire Dame against Army in New York; Harry Hopp of Nebraska, who stirs up trouble for Oklahoma at Norman, and Dutch Doss, who goes for Texas against 8. M. U. at Austin.

Pros’ Passi 42% oe eo o Efficient NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (U. P.)—A 3 per cent rise in forward passing efficiency last Sunday brought the National Football League's aerial average up to 42 per cent for the season, statistics for seven weeks of play revealed today. The average equals last season’s record-breaking pace and has helped increase scoring figures to 31 points per game, also a record. The undefeated Washington Redskins led in forward passing, scoring and ground-gaining for the second straight week. The Redskins’ |79 completions in 132 tosses gave them an efficiency average of 5% per cent, 17 points above the league average. Philadelphia was second with 90 completions out of 218 passes for 41 per cent. Washington is high scorer with 167 points and leads the groundgainers with 1968 yards. Green Bay and the Chicago Bears follow in these departments with 137 points and 1926 yards, and 129 points and 1664 yards respectively. Detroit has held its opponents to 65 points while the New York Giants have given up only 1074 yards. The Chicago Cardinals have the most efficient pass fense, Having held their oppon i to 35 per cent of their passes.

sible torn muscles in Notre Dame’s 26-to-0 victory over Illinois at Champaign last week-end. He was turned over to trainer Eugene Young in the hope that treatments will put him in condition for the Army game. “I'm going to try to use him if I can,” Coach Elmer Layden said. “His folks and a lot of New Englanders will be there to see him play.” Piepul’'s home is at Thompson,ville, Conn.

Mac's Sorry He's Late With Analysis of "41 Tigers— Anyway, They'll Be Terrible

By HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent DETROIT, Oct. 29.—With the opening of the next baseball season only a little more than five months away I'm sorry te be so late with this analysis ‘of Detroit's chances of sugcessfully defending its American League championship in 1941. |’ It’s a simple analysis, too, because boiled down to its essential oils it is nothing more than this: The Tigers have just about as much chance of repeating as Hitler has of winning the_ Nobel Peace Prize. All they lack in the way of equipment is three-fourths of an infield, one-third of an outfield, and a pitching staff strong enough to give Bobo Newsom time enough off to get a shave, shine and haircut once a month. No team ever won an American League championship with as bad a second-base combination as the Tigers did this year. All Bartell could do toward the close of the season was to holler, and Gehringer was too tired and too full of aches to do even that. Nevertheless, the Tiger combination of | 1941 figures to be even worse, what with Croucher replacing Bartell. and Meyer taking over Gehringer’s old stand. Croucher has talent enough to be a whale of a shortstop but he is scared to death of a major league uniform. Throw him against minor leaguers in spring exhibitions and he is sensational. But he gets buck fever when working against major leaguers. As for Meyer, he is a victim of the football he played in college. He shoulders and chest and can’t throw. The Detroit club has en=gaged an osteopath to work on

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Meyer each day until he reports for spring training in the hope of loosening him up. If this does not work the Tigers may have to bring up the osteopath and ‘play him, infielders being as scarce as they are these days. ' The big Indian, York, is the only man really set in the Tiger infield. Higgins had a great year at third but he is getting no younger, as who is? The Tiger outfield is fine as long as you don’t look toward right field. Greenberg will be in left and the best young outfielder in baseball, McCosky, in center. The Tigers used four right fielders this year—Averill, Campbell, Fox and Stainback. Next year they'll probably have to use five. The catching will be all right. Better than all right, as a matter of fact, because in Sullivan and Tebbetts the Tigers have the best pair of catchers in the league. The pitching staff has lots ef names but little stuff. Newsom, of course, is terrific. He'll probably be better next year than he

was this season, now that he has finally learned to do more than just rear back and chunk the ball past the hitters. Rowe's World Series collapse indicated that he may be through for good. Trout’s collapse indicated that he never did have much and that only the patience of Manager Baker has kept him around this long. Bridges was a once-a-week worker this year and probably will need a fortnight of rest next summer. The pitching white hope is Giebell, the youngster who whipped Cleveland in the game that clinched the pennant for the Tigers. No one around here feels that Hutchinson, for whom the Tigers gave $30,000 and five players, ever will be a ball of fire. The only way the Tigers could repeat would be for the Yankees and Cleveland to refuse to improve themselves over the winter. That is, to stay just as inept as they were this year. Tne Yanks are cinch to refuse to be this inconsiderate, and Cleveland, given. 2a new manager to fight with, probably will be tougher.

Sever Shortridg&-Washington Athletic Relations

Shortridge and Washington: ‘High = Schools today severed all athletic relations for an indefinite” period, halting one .of the most’ spirited school rivalries in the State.

George Buck, Shortridge principal, yesterday told the senior: class the decision was reached -after a conference with Walter G. Gingery, Washington principal. The decision was made, he said, “to safeguard friendly interscholas-| | tic relations of the two schools | | placed in jeopardy by unidentified vandals.” The break in relations between the schools followed an overflow of partisan feeling by unidentified vandals who "hoisted a Washington pennant to the top of the Short-| ridge flagpole last Wednesday and severed the guide rope. : Later on the same day, tempers flared after Shortridge won a football game on the West Side field. 6 to 0, and several students traded blows. Last week-end, in retaliation for | the flagpole episode, Shortridge's school color, was smeared on the sidewalks at Washington,

Greenkeepers

An equipment and material show at the Speedway -golf course today was to conclude the National Greenkeeping Association’s annual convention here. The winners in the association’s golf tournament Sunday received | prizes at a dinner at the Claypool | Hotel last night. The principal speaker: was Robert Pollock of Upper Darby, Pa., who discussed clubfinance and course maintenance. Pollock explained the methods he

costs. Earlier in the day the greenkeepers toured the Meridian Hills, Broadmoor and Highland layouts and attended a business session in the afternoon.

Bowling

Last night's roll of “600” bowlers: Edward Lind, Frans ortation Gilbert Durnell, N, Side Businessmen’s 0 Dan Logan, South Side Businessmen’s. 672 Burrelo, S. Side Businessmen’s. Fraternal

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_For the’ Gast several years the ‘sthool rivaiiy has resulted in damhge to school property and to automobiles of visiting fans and students. Last week’s flare-up was a climax. The decision to abandon the series appeared to be the only sure way to avert trouble of a more serious. nature, Mr. Buck said, but he explained that officials of both schools were hoping to resume relations when there can be a guarantee of an end to property damage and personal injury. Football relations 30 years ago were cut off between Shortridge and Manual Training High School when those were the only two schools in the city after a similar series of epi-

Cross-Country

Meet Planned

Times Special PLAINFIELD, Ind. Oct. 29.—The] Indiana Boys School will be host| to the first annual Midstates Open| Cross Country Charhpionships, to] be held here Sunday, Dec. 1. The meet, sanctioned by the Indiana A. A. U, will be held in conjunction with the Indiana State A. A. U. championships. Kenneth Sandback, Boys School coach, will be in charge of the affair and will send his crack runner, Robert Crousore, defending state A. A. U. junior champ, into competition. Competition will be in two divisions in the Midstates meet—the four-mile senior race for runners 19 years and over and the 21/,-mile junior race for harriers 18 years and under. Trophies and individual medals will be. awarded in each. More than 300 invitations have been issued and the nieet is open to any registered athlete in the country. FOOTBALL Spades A. C. will meet at the home of Maurice Hill, 1634 N. Tacoma Ave. at 7 p. m. tomorrow.

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Vitt Sends New Pilot Sympathy

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. 20 (U. P.). __Oscar Vitt, who lost his job as manager of the Cleveland Indians, said today he figured he was entitled to a rest after 31 years in baseball, and if nothing to his liking turned up, he'd “just retire.” Vitt aimed some pointed barbs at the Cleveland club and his band of “cry-babies,” although he said he had “no hard feeling” against President Alva Bradley. “I gave them all I had,” said Vitt. “My conscience is clear. I figured I was still an employee of the club until advised differently. So .I did not go scouting around for new connections, From what I read in the newspapers, however, my bosses were shopping around while I was still an employ “Whoever gets the job has my best wishes—also my sympathy.” Vitt, who led Cleveland to two

third-place finishes and this year’s |,

second place windup, said he was not interested in a minor league berth “unless financial terms are suitable.” “Just. let the boys back there know I don’t intend to apply for unemployment compensation,” was his parting shot.

Captained Both

BOSTON, | Oct. 2u.—~Walter J. Mullen of Springfield, Mass., will be torn between two loyalties when Boston College plays Holy Cross football, Nov. 30. He is the only player ever .to be elected captain of both teams.

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