Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1940 — Page 10
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By Eddie Ash
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THIRD TEAM : +voo Jim Worman (South Side, Ft. Wayne) .....Ralph Cole (Besse, -Evansville) .«.Bert Turner (Technical, Indianapolis) Jack Fisher (Sullivan) «+. George Kraeger (Shortridge, Indisnapolis)..Jack Lebnhard (Besse, Evansville) Roy" Watkins (Gerstmeyer. Terre Haufe)...Bob Maehling (Garfield. Terre Haute)
..Robert Cash (Emerson, Gary) ........... .. Kenneth Ramsey (Peru) William Keers (Washington, iii] .Bronece Tariale (Emerson, Gary)
POSITION
Lelt End ..... Left Tackle . Left Guard Center Right Guard . Right Tackle ......
SECOND TEAM Ciarksen (Sullivan) ............ Cornelius Ervin (North Side, Ft. Wayne) uszak (Central, South Bend) ....Dmitri Tadich (W. . BE. Chicago) Left Guard .......Bud Dayid (Hammond High) ...... +sese.Joe Diehl (Memorial, Evansville) Center ........s ..Jos Ko (Washington, South Bend) ....Beob King (West Lafayette)
ht Guard ...,Eugene Hall (Lew Wallace, Gary) .........Bill Kendall (Clinton) Rint +++ Eugene Kightly (Central, Evansville)
POSITION FIRST TEAM
Left End Left Tackle ......
Wealth of Good Material Makes
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GOLDEN GLOVES time is Just around the bend and The Times and Bruce Robison Post American Legion
again will sponsor and direct
the leather-tossing tourna-
‘ment at the National Guard Armory. .. . The dates for
the eighth annual are Jan. 17,
24, 31 and Feb. 7, 14.
The competition looks to be of the “super” type this winter and amateur boxers are advised to start training at once. As a matter of fact, many did not wait to be told and will be all sét for the punchfest when the official bell sounds the call to the ring. Tourney officials expect a record entry list and for that reason
played on the safe side and picked
five dates. . . . As in the past,
the tourney will be fought in two .divisions. Open and Novice, the latter for beginners. . . . However, some thought is -being given to including a Sub-Novice class for boys who are short of any kind
of competitive experience. » » o
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AFTER eight champions are crowned in the Open division of The Times-Legion fistic meet, the next move for them will be a trip to Chicago to compete in the Tournament of Champions under the auspices of the Tribune Charities, Inc., the last week in Feb-
ruary.
Golden Gloves shows not only offer low cost but go to help &harity and Amer
antity entertainment at n Legion philanthropies.
. The Times’ share of last winter's tourney was donated to the
curtent Times Clothe-A-Child fund needy children of Indianapolis.
Golden Gloves ticket sale details will be announced later. . .
and the amount outfitted 142
Prices will be $1 reserved, 50 cents general admission straight
through.
Indians Have Five New Players
INDIANAPOLIS’ INDIANS have completed the first leg of the buildup planned for the 1641 team and will resume firing next week
at the major league meeting in Chicago. .
.. The minor league con-
vention, held in Atlanta, adjourned last night and the Hoosier Tribe
ca infielder.
Latest additions are John Deets,
out of it with five new players, including four pitchers and an
right-handed pitcher, and
Joe Bestudik, infielder, both purchased from Durham of the Pied-
nt League, Class B.
. The Cincinnati Reds had Durham in
their farm system last season but pulled out recently and the Bulls
unloaded, sending three players to Hoosiers. Deets won nine games and lost
Birmingham and two to the
the same number in 1940. . . .
He stands 6 feet 2 inches and tips the scales at about 180 pounds. . Rookie Bestudik played third base this year and turned in a
batting average of .337 in 136 games. rw
is 24 years old.
He is a switch hitter and
The infielder demonstrated good power at the plate by col-
lecting 21 doubles, 14 triples and 11 home runs. . .
Bestudik batted in 93 runs and stole
. On top of that, 17 bases.
It’s a tall jump from Class B to AA but you never can tell about
rookies and it's nice to have them hustle. . . . For instance, Bennie
around to make the veterans Zientara, Tribe second-sacker,
jumped from Class D to AA last spring, made the grade and stayed
on the full season. Other players bought while the
Indian chiefs sojourned in the
South are George Gill, Jake Wade and Ray Starr, all veteran
hurlers. . . have a long road to travel before division material.
.. The first named looks the best of the lot but the Indians
the squad can be rated first-
Likes Reds and Cleveland for 1941
JACK DOYLE, the Broadway betting commissioner, says that if he were making the 1941 major league odds today he'd still pick the Reds to win even though Brooklyn is strengthened in a big way by the acquisition of Kirby Higke and Mickey Owen. “I hear some criticism of the Reds because they won 40 games by one run the past season,” says Dolye, “but in my book that is the mark of a fine team. It happened too often to be plain luck.” Doyle is not ready to discuss the 1941 American League race but probably will make Cleveland the favorite in his “future book”
when the time comes. . .
. Last winter his American League favorites
were the Yankees, Red Sox, Cleveland and Detroit in that order. Doyle’s opening price on the 1940 Tigers, who upset calculations by grabbing the pennant, was 15 to 1.
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WALLY SCHANG, one of the top catchers of the old days, has been hired as coach by the St. Paul Saints to give Red Kress, the
new manager, a lift. .. .
Schang caught for Connie Mack when the Athletics were the real stuff about 30 years ago.
. « « Later he con-
tributed his talents to the Boston Red Sox and was a power there. "Toledo's Mud Hens and St. Louis Browns have renewed their working agreement on players for the 1941 season and Zach Taylor
.is to stay on as Hen pilot. , , . He the 1940 campaign.
came to Toledo at the start of
“Now that I am acquainted with the strength of the American Association I am in position to know the caliber of the players we will need to make us a contender next season,” 3aid Taylor. “At that,
we would have finished much higher
this year if we had had a hard-
hitting first baseman and a competent third sacker. Harry Taylor was superb on defense but didn’t drive in many runs for a first
baseman.”
State High Sch
ool Baskets
Sizzle as Pace Gets Hot
By UNITED PRESS With but little letup from last night's heavy play, state high school basketball teams go to work again tonight with at least three good games carded. Goshen will be protecting a fivegame winning streak when it meets South Bend John Adams. Goshen is shaping up as a powerhouse in the eastern NIHSC, and a win tonight would strengthen its claims to equality with the vaunted South Bend Central Bears. Ft. Wayne South Side meets in-and-out Crawfordsville. The Archers presented their 1940 hardwood team backed by strong favor from the experts. But last night they dropped a close overtime game to B!"" ton, 32 to 28. They should be rc. jy for a killing.
Redskins Favorites
Another Ft. Wayne team, North Side, entertains South Bend Riley in an inter-sectional clash. The Redskins have received even stronger favor from the experts. They should roll on, and on. In Conference play Bicknell plays at - Evansville Central- and New Albany at‘Evansville Reitz in the Southern League. In. the North Central, Kokomo’ plays at Indian- - apolis Technical and New Castle at Lafayette. Other games tonight: East Chicago. Roosevelt at Gary ' Horace Mann, Greencastle at Indianapolis Shortridge, Rensselaer at La Porte, Marion- at Tipton and Portland at Ft. Wayne Central Catholic. Indications of brute power, a few surprises and at least one laugh developed from heavy firing on all fronts in Hoosier high school basketball last night.
Hatchets Defeated
The Vincennes Alices swept on to four straight wins, continued leadership in the Southern Indiana Conand increased respect among fans with a 24-to-15 victory over their bitter rivals, Washington. The highly touted Haftchets were able to make a nip-and-tuck game of it in the first half, which ended in a deadlock, 10-10. But the Alices finished strong and going away to settle the issue, at least for the moment, of which team will dominate the S.1.A.C. : In the eastern N.I.H. S.C. South Bend Central defeated Mishawaka, 36 to 29, to give weight to the claims . of some chservers that the Bears are unbeatable. Barring unforeseen competition from Michigan City or Goshen, it looks like a Bear year up- ~ state. Goshen won its fifth straight with a 29-to-24 victory over Wakarusa, but it hasn’t hit any major
downed Rensselaer, 34 to 30, to qualify as a darkhorse. Franklin “got a bad scare but swooped down the stretch to win its 6th straight with a 22-to-18 decision over Martinsville. The Artesians trailed at the half, 10 to 7, but jumped ahead going into the last quarter, 16 to 14. But the Grizzly Cubs called on the drive they've displayed all season and pulled away. The North Central conference, which boasts a flock of tough clubs,’ | had a powerful contender for leadership in Richmond. The Red Devils |
downed Lafayette, 33 to 24, in a bid | for state-wide recognition. In other
league games Anderson defeated New Castle, 38 to 31; Logansport continued its decline, losing to Marion, 30 to 29, and Muncie Central downed Frankfort, 39 to 32, A little eyebrow lifting was occasioned by the defeat of Ft. Wayne Southside by Bluffton, 32 to 28, in an overtime contest. The Archers opened up 'their season with very favorable press notices. Bluffton
death but apparently wasn’t, And there was excitement aplenty and a laugh in the Sullivan-Carlisle tilt. It took a triple overtime for
geme that saw Bill Clarkson score 18 points for his own team, Sullivan, and 2 for the opposition. Yes, in ‘the excitement, Bill looped in a bucket for the other team.
Storck Raps Pro League Draft Plan
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (U. P.).— Professional football's draft system was denounced as “dictatorial” to day by National League President Carl Storck, who expects to have a substitute plan ready for the club owners’ meeting here Tuesday. “The gravest problem facing this meeting,” Storck said, “is the ques-
tion of the player draft system |
Under the present rule, the last place club gets the best collegiate player in the nation with no regard as to the player's willingness to play with a last place club, It is unfair and dictatorial.”
EEE EE nis— Illini Beat Georgia
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Dec. 7 (IJ. P). —Illinois, regarded as one of the stronger Big Ten contenders, opened its basketball season last night by defeating Georgia, 38 to 34, Georgia meets Indiana ab Bloomington tonight. Walter (Hoot)
opponents thus far. Michigan City
sos led the Illini with seven field
should have been frightened to} [divisional championship since 1937
‘by winning nine of its eleven games,
Right Tackle .... Right End ... Quarterback Left Halfback . Right Halfback Fullback ......
ENDS—Bob Kimble (Sheridan): (Cathedral, Indianapolis;
= Ross (Crawfordsville),
son (West Lafayette): Charles Rupchock (Mishawaka): (Whiting): Ralph Vetter (South Side, Ft. Byron Popp (North Side, Ft. Wayne); Gooch (Reitz, Evansville): .Barl Harmas (Wiley, Terre Haute): (Garfield, Terre Haute): ingtor).
Arthur Deix (Reitz. Evansville) ... John Stribiak (Whiting) . Robert Caesar (New Albany) os ..Ray Overmire (Huntington) .......... eeeess Ed McGovern (Wiley, Terre Haule) ..Robert Cowan (North Side, Fi. Wayne) ..Stewart Faught (Sullivan)
...George Gulyanios (Mishawaka) o.....:....Duke Hatfield (Muncie)
Tom Broden Dale Jackson meyer, Terre Haute): George McLennan (Emerson, Gary): Joe Dowell (Garfield. Terre Haute): Forsyth (Bloomington); Dave Strack (Shortridge, Indianapolis); Stuart Scheer (Jefferson, Lajayese);
b TACKLES—Louis Anderson (Brazil): Paul JackEldon Stoops (Wabash); Charles Sanders
Pete Cataldo (Elkhart): Frank Woelfle Lloyd . Wagnon (Bloom-
essence
‘(West Lafayette): ence Houghton
(Garst-
Russell
(Clinton):
Warner (New Albany): Frank
Wayne); (Emerson, Gary): Raymond
Cleveland (Hammond High):
Evansville) ; Nolan (Shortridge,
«s+ Kenneth Geiman (Cathedral, Indpls.) «+s. Bob Dean (Bloomington)
GUARDS—Bob Fortney (Rushville): John Guthrie, John Myers (Sheridan): (Mishawaka): (Central, South Bend): Marlin Adams (Hammond High): Bob Birkenbeul (South Side, Ft. Wayne); Pat Barley (North Side, Ft. Wayne): Jock Doudna (Huntington): Win Weldy (Elkhart): Marion Turchi Robert Lang (New Albany):
East Chicago): Dick Wolf (Marion). CENTERS—Bob Boulden (Sheridan): Pat Cassidy John Hedges - (Crawfordsville): Lawrence Herndon (Horace Mann, Gary): Vin Burosh (Clark, Hammond): Pred Sisk (Warsaw): Bill Miller (Reitz, Joe Black (Lew Wallace, Gary): Indianapolis) :
Right End ....... Quarterback ...... Left Halfback ... Right Halfback .. Fullback ..
HONORABLE MENTION
(Washington, Clar- | (Muncie). Brnest Vanslager
Dilger (Qathedral,
Krall (Lew Wallace,
Stanley | gon, Lafayette).
Saksa (Washington, ‘ ey (Rushville); Bill (Sheridan): Charles anapolis); Lawrence Henry gioli (Mishawaka): Steve Baker (Marion): Bob Young (North
Alan Harry Brown
aa
Baugh (left) of the Redskins ahd of the . ..
WASHINGTON Bob Masterson ...
Sean
CHICAGO BEARS . Dick Plasman
br
James Barber ...R. Charles Mdlone ..R. Ml Q
... George McA
James Johnston ..F. . Bill “Osmanski
Times Special WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. T— Chicago's Bears, football's mightiest running machine, and Washington’s Redskins, record-holders in passing and scoring, will meet here tomorfow in Griffith Stadium in the eighth annual playoff for the National Football League championship. A sellout guttering of 35,752 customers will pay approximately $90,000, a record for playoffs, to see these rivals meet for the second time in a championship contest. Sixty per cent of the receipts will be split among the players of the contesting teams and those on the second place clubs in the two divisions of the league. In addition to the winners’ share of the purse, the stakes will include the Ed Thorpe Memorial Trophy, symbolic of the world’s championship, and the right to represent the league in two all-star games, one against a team of professional stars in Los Angeles on Dec. 29 and the other against the graduated College All-Stars in the annual pre-season classic in Chicago next August.
Old Story for Bears
The Bears qualified for the playoff by winning eight of their eleven
games, losing only to Detroit, Wash-
ington and their ancient civic rival, the Chicago Cardinals. It is the
[fourth time since the playoff sys‘tem was adopted in 1933 that the
Bears have won the Western Division championship, dethroning the
‘Green Bay Packers, divisional and
league champions last year, Washington came up to its first
overthrowing the New York Giants, who won the Eastern division title
Sullivan to win out, 42 to 39, in a| whipped the Bears—whom they als | 2
in' 1938 and 1939. The Redskins
beat, 28 to 21, the last time these two teams appeared in a playoff—. and they also lost regular season games to New York and Brooklyn.
y HENRY SUPER Vitel os Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—The 1940 football season closes officially today and the outcome of one
{| game—Rice-Southern Methodist at
Houston, Tex.—will decide who fills the last vacancy in the New Year's Day bowl lineup. Eleven games will be played from coast to coast but only six are of major league variety—Rice-S. M. U.; Southern California~Notre Dame at Los Angeles; Citadel-South Carolina at Charleston, 8, C.; FloridaTexas, Gainesville, Ma.; Auburn-
{ | Villanova, Montgomery, Ga. and
San
The game at Houston will decide who'll face Fordham in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas and also determine whether the Texas Aggies are going to break precedent and become the first team in history to win the Southwest Conference title two years ‘in succession. Agpies already have com-
San Francisco-Texas Tech,
!{ Francisco. -
| pleted ter
deason and: have. wor;
Aim Oval at Pot of Gold
The pass-masters of tomorrow’s Cash Bowl tle game are Sammy
Sid Luckman, the heave-ho artist
Turner Boxing
i Kings Chosen
The 20th annual South Side Turners City and County championships tournament came to an end last night at Turners Hall with champions being crowned in all weight classes in the open and novice divisions. There were several knockout. victories. The Judge Henry O. Goett sports manship award was won by Glenn Stidd, English Avenue Boys Club 112-pound novice, who was defeated in the final round by Raymond Reed, Leeper A. C. scrapper. Results of the semi-final and final fights follow:
112-pound (Novice): Final, Raymond Reed, Leeper A. + decisioned i Glenn Stidd, English Avenue gd
Leepe ., Won English Avenue B. C. 126-pound (Novice): Final,’ Melvin Huston, Fayette Center, knocked out Elmer Wesley, Leeper A. C. in the second round.
rom
35-pound (Novice): Final, Paul Amick, RBoding, lost, by, forfeit to Robert Wood-
son, Leeper 147-pound (Novice): Final, Ed Dirk, South Side Turners, defeated Norman Eilert, Northeast C. C. Heavywelzht, (Novice): Fins Robert Donnell, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. decisioned Ed Hicks, Leeper A. o 175-pound (Novice): Final, James Stone, Hill C. C. knocked out Gordon Smock, South Side Turners, in 15 seconds of the first round. 160-pound {Novies): Semi-final Robert Alford, Leeper A. C.. decisioned Ern Brock, Nort of C. C.; Center, defeated John Paxton, Englis Avenue B. C. 160-pound (Novice): Final, Lee Carter Fayeite Center, knocked out Robert Alford, Leeper A. C., in the third session. J33-pound , (Open): Final, Robert Simmons, Hill C. C., decisioned Bu dy Jones; e the «final r then rarielicd to htweig xht Steele was representing the Sout! Side Turners. A15-poiind coven): Final, William Reed Leeper A. as winner by 3 forfeit from Cliffors. ‘Goodwin, Rhodiu . C. 147-pound (Open): vam oy Johnson, Leeper A. C. won on a technical knockout from Roy Carnes, Lauter B. C,, the third round; Arnold Deer, South lao “Furnes, decisioned Clinton Brooks, 147-pound (Open): Final, Jesse Johnson, Looper A. A. Cc. defeated Arnold Deer, South e. Turn
160- oy (OF en): Final, ‘Jack Durham, mn, aC Ce won from Tony Vogt, Leeper
Los ound (0 as Raymind C., in the ser nal round as drew a advance to the fi
mn): A. C. Lee, Hill C. ‘Glenn, Washin
then Sars ioned" Lee to win the title. winner was representing the Leeper A.
Cotton Bowl Fate of Texas Aggies Hangs In Balance as Rice and the Mustangs Battle
five ‘and lost one in conference
|competition. Rice and S. M. U. are
bracketed next with four and one. Should these teams play to a tle today, then the Aggies get the title. Should the game go to a decision, then the winner ties for the title. : If the Aggies win the champion= ship outright, they will get the Cotton Bowl bid. If the race ends in a tie, then the Bowl bid will be decided by conference votes. If it is the Aggies, then the East, according to an early line Isgued joday by one of the section's Ie ing gridiron betting commissioners, probably will be on the short end of the Bowl betting. The commissioner said. ‘that the Aggies probably would be established as early favorites at odds of around Tor8tob. IfitsS M. U. or Rice, then the opening price proba , will be 6 to 5, take your choice. The commissioner quoted no price. on the Sun Bowl game between
serve. becauss no one had yet
lin an overtime, and Huntington
HS pound (Novice): Final, Everett Gluff, | A. 1 ydney Pavey, | Kram
«t| Intramural Games
Lee Carter, Fayette
Leo [develop stronger youths by spread-
Purdue Wins;
I. U. in Debut
TONIGHT Georgia at Indiana. Western Illinois Teachers at Purdue, Illinois Wesleyan at Notre Dame, James Millikin at DePauw. Ball State at Indiana Central. Rose Poly at Earlham, Concordia at Giffin. - Manchester at Franklin,
By UNITED PRESS Indiana University’s opener with Georgia, an intersectional foe, at Bloomington highlights college basketball play this evening in the state. Purdue meets Western Illinois Teachers, its second opponent in as many nights, while Notre Dame entertains Illinois Wesleyan. Coach Branch McCracken has available virtually the entire team that led the Hoosiers te the national title last year. With Capt. Marvin. Huffman the only major loss by graduation, McCracken can send into action the veterans Curly Armstrong and Jay McCreary at forwards, Bill Menke at center and Bob Dro at one of the guard posts.
Record at Stake
straight victories over non-confer-
will be protecting a record of never having lost a home game under the two-year tutelage of McCracken. In two games in the Middle West, Georgia is credited with a victory over Chicago and charged with a loss to Illinois. Purdue won its opener last night from St. Joseph’s 42-35, while Oakland City downed Wabash, 48-45,
lost to Taylor, 60-34. In an intersectional clash, Valparaiso won from Concordia, 1. 35-31.
Pumas Press Purdue , The Boilermakers, last year's Westetn Conference champions, had anything but a tuneup game with St. Joe. The Pumas dominated play in the first half to lead, 13-12, at the intermission. ; Coach Ward Lambert substituted freely, sending 13 men in all to the floor, in an effort to find a clicking combination. He succeeded in the second half when Purdue pulled away. Mickey Tierney was best for Purdue on defense, while Don Blanken and Forrest Sprowl sparked the Boilermaker attack with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Neil Moss, with 11 points, led the St. Joe assault. Purdue-St. Joseph's summary:
Purdue (42). Bt. Joseph's (35). FT PP » P
ooo os! DDD.
Blanken, g. Caress.g Tierney.g..
Totals . Totals ..14 i 1 Sears wy Half-8t. Joseph's, 13; Pur-
Free Throws Missed —Honrad KIampe Tierney. Mosser Hoffman 2, Pfeffe
Boedeker. Referes—MecLain (In tianapolisr. Umpire
—Chandler (Warsaw).
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Big Six Stresses
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 7 (U. P.) —Athletic directors of the Big Six Conference today voted to stress intramural athletics in a move to
ing athletic ‘development to everyone on the campus. The indoor track meet will be held in the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium March 1, with Gwinn Henry, Kansas athletic director, in charge,
Grove Plays Stars: -Beech Grove, unbeaten this season in the City Recreation Department’s senior football ‘league, will ,/meet a team of all-stars selected from the other league teams tomorrow afternoon at Christian Park,
¢.|The game is scheduled for 2 p. m.
Tempe Teachers and Western Re-|5 if y
for a bet and he said that the East
probably will be favored over thel-
West in the all-star game at San Francisco but was not quoting any price until the personnel of the reéspective teams is completed. The longest opening odds were quoted on the Rose Bowl, If you want to bet Nebraska, you can get 2 to 1 but if you want to play Stanford you -must lay 12 to 6. That's so the commissioners can Soe out ahead no matter ‘Who ns In the Orange Bowl, Mississippi State is a 17-10 favorite if you want to play Georgetown. If you bo other way, you must lay In the Sugar Bowl, pairing unbeaten and untied Tennessee and Boston College in the only New Year's game feat perfect record elevens, the Sou oy squad is favored. The Volunteers are 9 to 5 if you want to risk a few bucks
Indianapolis); QUARTERBACKS—Junior Gaither (Linton):
(Crawfordsville); Walter Michniewicz (Clark, Hammond): George Galbraith (Huntington):
HALFBACKS—Paul Ash (Shelbyville): Max Pears-
Talboom (Washington, South Bend):
(West Lafayette): Chick Shimer (South Side, Pt. Wayne):
In meeting Georgia, the Crimson Sohn will have at stake a string of 24|Davis
ence opponents. In addition, they Banta
.Hareld ‘Wolf (Reitz, Evansville) ....iv...0. Bill Hardy (Blkhart) ......c...000evvenens , ..George Ellspermann (Memorial, Evans.).. .Henry Stram (Lew Wallace, Gary) ‘......
. Jack -Ysenharger Thresher Bill
Indianapolis); Joe : Hedges
William | Chicago): Gary): Robert Agnew (Jeffer-
Redmon (Peru); John Pearson Benjamin (Shortridge, IndiMansfleld (La Porte): Eddie Achille MagFred Rovai (Hammond High); Joe Hawkins
Phillips
ener
Side, Ft. Wayne): (Horace
8
Herman
Kenneth Gieman , . . on second team. ;
Irish Favorites Over Trojans
Beopies
By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Dec. T.—The
Trojans of Southern California and Irish of Notre Dame met in Memorial Coliseum today in the 15th renewal of a thrill-packed intersectional football series, with Notre Dame slightly favored over the flu-riddled men of Troy. Approximately even after Southern California’s decisive victory over University of California at Los Angeles, a week ago, the odds rose to about 2 to 3 during the week as Trojan after Trojan checked out at
mission at several hospitals.
estimated at 90,000 was expected to file into the huge stadium. Skies were clear and the day warm.
Layden Is Cautious :
Coach Elmer Layden, apparently taking no chances on submitting the Irish to. California’s mild flu epidemic, brought the Notre Dame squad into Los Angeles a few] hours before game time after an overnight ston outside the city. He held a final practice session at Tucson, Ariz, departing from the; usual custom of coming directly to Los Angeles for the last workout. Trojan staff physicians, two of whom were ailing themselves, said all but possibly three of the 16 bedridden players would be in suits.’ Only first team member. whose condition was doubtful was Billy Bundy, rugged, hard-hitting blocking halfback. . Bobby Robertson, a made-over : quarterback who played blocking half last year and most of this season, was sparking U.S.C. for the third time. Last week, when Troy beat the Bruins, 28 to 12, he accounted for more than 100 yards himself in. slashing off tackle drives. He was considered in good condition, Banta Is Ship-Shape ;
The two other first-string backs also were pronounced ready. Jack Banta, running and punting right | halfback, was released from the in-
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of influenza. Coach Jones was expected to rely almost entirely on power formations, with Robertson knifing through tackle, Banta speeding wide around end on Jones’ great reverse formation and [Peoples battering what most of the experts regard as a not-too strong Notre Dame line. In the air, the Trojans won't even be in the ball game, all agree, Literally every passing attempt U.S.C. made this season ended in disaster. Notre Dame brought a great backfield to Memorial Coliseum, and a clicking passing offensive, with Bob Saggau and Steve Juzwik, halfbacks, throwing. The Irish also had a powerful running combination in their juggernaut fullback, Milt Piepul, and Juzwik, two of the fanciest | ground gainers since the days of the Horsemen.
Big Ten to Rule On Bowl Games Today
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (U. P).—The question of Western Conference football teams playing post season gains is expected to be settled today by faculty representatives attending the Big Ten meeting. Only Iowa has professed to favor post-season football games, while Minnesota, Michigan and - Purdue are opposed. Northwestern and
Illinois, early opponents of a Bowl tieup with Toe iit ot
Bovard Field and applied for ad- :
Despite the doubtful condition of Coach Howard Jones’ team, a crowd
| poured through long ots
firmary yesterday, and Bobby Peo-|| ples, at full, managed to stay clear]
Julius Siegle (Washington, East Chicago) .Don Savage (F.: J. Reitz. Evansville) Red Bitko (Central, Ft. Wayne) .John Frees (Crawfordsville)
veseees Bob Burns (Warsaw) ..oveees wert sveivesy Clvde Rusk (Central, South Bend)
(Muncie): Kenneth Byers (Central, Evanc.
ville): Kenny Werdine (Michigan City): John Marietta (Clinton): Robert Ulm (Jefferson, Lafayette): Bob Livingstone (Broad Ripple, Indianapolis); Zych (Roosevelt, East
(Hammond High): Bill Steck
Bob Brown (Wiley, Terre Haus); Mate
thew Kozar (Emerson. Gary). FULLBACKS-—Rex Grossman (Huntington): ‘ott Hurrle (Cathedral, {Rushville):
Indianapolis); Melvin Sharpe Kenny Luth (Michigan City): Charles (Princeton); Frank LeBart (West Lafa-
vette): Chuck Close (South Side. Ft. Wayne): Robert Ritter (Reitz, Evansville): Terre Haute): Clark Deal (Bloomington): Joe Gonzales (Washington, Bast Chicago): (Jefferson.
Bob Voges (Wiley,
Gene LecklitLafayette): Charles Dethloif
Mann, Gary).
Locals Seek
Lost Laurels
TONIGHT
Kokomo at Tech, Southport at Washington, Manual at Ben Davis, Greencastle at Shortridge. St. Paul of Marion at Sacred Heart, Thorntown at Howe, Harrisburg at Park. Morton Memorial of Richmond at Silent Hoosiers,
An eight-game schedule this evening gives Indianapolis high school basketball teams a chance to recover from something of a disastrous Friday night. ‘Tech and Shortridge, whose gyms were dark last night, meet a pair of dangerous rivals, the Greenclads playing Kokomo in a North Central Conference game and the North Siders engaging Greencastle. After handing Broad Ripple a 278 defeat, Manual takes a short westward jaunt to Ben Davis in an attempt to break the Giants’ homefloor jinx. Howe, 30-21 victim of Warren Central, entertains Thorn~ town in its shiny new gym. Washington hopes to make Southport
Dove | suffer for that 57-16 spanking the y | Continentals took from he Colum-
1 bus Bulldogs. Silents Try Again
The Silent Hoosiers, who dropped a 33-28 decision to Union Township,
" |plays Morton Memorial of Rich-
mond, while Park opens against Harrisburg and Sacred Heart renews activity against St. Paul of Marion. Crispus Attucks, fresh from a 39-10 victory over Sjpaia, O., will be idle this evening. Manual coupled its height with some deadly sharpshooting to tame
{Broad Ripple’s Rockets. Off to a
fast start, the Redskins led, 10-2, at the quarter, and 21-10 at the half, After that the South Siders went into cautious defense formations and coasted in easy victors. . Big Bill Arnold of Manual was
he and a free is, Redskin for-
nentals. George “Be > take a 7-0 lead, after which Gene Coleman hit four straight under-the-| J basket shots. With a ‘‘souped-up” offense, Columbus buili a 34-8 lead at the half, after which the Bull-
|dog second-stringers were turned
loose. Bulldogs Run Wild
Still the Continentals couldn't get started, and the third period ended with Columbus on top, 44-10. The Columbus varsity returned in the final period for another barrage of setup shots around the foul circle. Colenien led the Bulldog attack with 17 points, while Harry Miller's six points highlighted the Continentals’ feeble attack. Millard Applegate meshed six field goals and a free throw to pace Warren Central over Howe. The Warriors were in command all the way, holding a 19-10 lead at the half. Kenny Burns’ seven points were best for the Hornets. The Silent Hoosiers can blame a late letdown for their defeat by Union Township. The Silents were on top, 20-10, at the half and maintained a lead until the final two minutes when Union took over. Crispus Attucks reserves were used freely, as the Tigers coasted to victory over Xenia. - William Graves scored 11 points to grab high-point honors.
Caps Wind Up Tour Tonight
The hockey Capitals, who believe they're definitely off Lady Luck's list, come home tomorrow night for their third meeting of the season with Eddie Shore's Springfield ne dians. Tonight at Hershey the Caps conclude an Eastern swing which is turning into a fight to stay out of the American League's western division cellar.. As of now, the Laps are only three points above 'S cellar-dwellers, and a couple more nights of Hoosier misfortunes may end the: Bisons’ lease on the base- | ment. - There's no telling what lineups
the ice tomorrow evening in an attempt to shake his Capitals out of their slump. When they lost, 3-0, to New Haven, Wednesday night, Lewis benched the rookies Herchenratter and Jennings, using Hec Kilrea and Billy Thomson in forward
ts. ow on Thursday night, when the Hoosiers dropped a 4-1 decision to Providence, the three lines were remolded, with Brown, Dillon and
erchenratter-Jennings line. Also|. on that evening Kilrea took over for}
So on als You Tak Ja 1 i 1
Manager Herbie Lewis may send to|8€
McAtee in one, Liscombe, Fisher | 1 and Thomson in another, and Lewis ; to fill out thei;
Choice a Task
Geiman of Cathedral Gets Place on 2d Squad
By HEZE CLARK Times Staff Writer.
Another glorious Indiana
|hgh school football season has
gone down in the record books—and-a fine one it was, too. And now comes the time to name The Times’ annual All-State team. It is a diffi« cult task, with 101 :schools represented on the gridiron during the campaign. The total number of boys who formed the squads has been
announced officially as T7176.
In making the annual selection of the best football talent in the state, 11 schools are represented on the All-State Indiana High School first team. This selection was made with the assistance of coaches, sport ‘writers, football officials and follow= ers of the gridiron sport who have 'seen the teams in action,
North Side Shines
North Side of Ft. Wayne was the only undefeated and untied major team in the state. It was a well. balanced, splendidly coached team. Reitz of Evansville was tied by Cen=tral of that city, but had probably the best team in that school’s his tory. Central of South Bend in its two-touchdown victory over previously undefeated Lew Wallace of Gary won the rank of Northweste ern Indiana champion. However, Central had been beaten by Washington of South Bend and Memorial of Evansville. Memorial went fine until the middle of [the season when it found the going tough.
Muncie apparently was headed for an undefeated record until stopped by Bloomington. The Bloomingtom team had been defeated by Sullivan, Wabash Valley champion which team lost to Reitz of Evansville. While the writer does not attempt to select a state champion team, at is to name on the first All-State the 11 best players of the Indiana high scheol football season. Kodba at Center
There were many outstanding linemen in the state, Joe Kodba of Washington (South Bend) is given the first team center post. Bob King, West Lafayette, a hard fighter, was given second team honor over a host of other good pivol men. Eugene Hall of Lew Wallace (Gary) 192 pounds, 6 feet tall, an aggressive, fast player, deadly tgckler, was the type of guard who pulled out of the line and led interference. The other guard position is given to Bud David of Hammond High, who in most games played tackle, but who would fit in on any team as a first class guard. oo Diehl -mention must be made of Memorial, (Evansville); Dah Clinton’s 220-pound a “Robert Cash, star lineman on erson (Gary) and George Kraeger, the outstanding Shortridge (Indianapolis) lineman. Never in the history of Indiana high school football have there been two more outstanding tackles than Arthur Deig, Reitz (Evansville) and Tom Manuszak, the outstanding lineman of Central (South Bend). Big, fast, hard-charging tackles are the key to successful line play. And 1t would be difficult to equal this pair in any part of the country.
State Line Is Tops”
Flank these boys with two rangy ends, strong on defense, fast on offense and perfect pass | handlers such as William Clarkson of Sullivon and John Stribiak of Whiting, and the All-State team of 1940 has an almost perfect line. ‘Phe big problem was to choose the best backfield. There were sO many first-class backs. In fact seve eral athletes given honorable mention in this selection are as good as some who have made first AllState in past years. George Gulyanics, a quick starter, hard plunger and terrific. tackler, is placed at fullback. This Mishawaka star often punted 65 and 70 yards, and was a remarkable forward passer. Robert Cowan, North Side (Ft. Wayne), a great ball carrier with a splendid change of pace, fits in well at halfback on the All-State, ably will be heard from in ‘10 tome in big-time college
Scores 150 Points
Ray Overmire, 170-pound half< back from ‘Huntington, scored 150 points during the season and deserves the other halfback position. Much credit, however, for his success goes to his teammate, Rex Grossman, a good blocking back who also did a lot of scoring. Robert Caesar, the New Albany flash, was the outstanding backfleld star in southern Indiana, While he played halfback in most games, he is named All-State quarter and would be an excellent field
the calibre of the illo splendid backs who are given second AllState honors. Bob Dean of BloomEd McGovern, uey (Terre Haute), Stewart Faught, of : van, and Duke Hatfield of Muncie make a well-rounded combination of backfield stars. Fought is prob.