Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1940 — Page 24
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SPORTS... ‘By Eddie Ash
. FOR THE GUIDANCE of amateur leather tossers who are looking forward to The Times-Golden Gloves tournament it is pointed out that now is the time to get down to regular training, ~The opening show is just one month away and there will be competition over five weeks, according to present plans. ' :
Directing the tourney will be a committee named by the Bruce Robison Post of the American Legion whose members will co-operate with .The Times. . . . Legion committee members are Vernoh Scott, Post commander; Frank Collman, chairman; Homer Asher, Fred Hasselbring, Leland Reese and Paul McDuff. Ns Times-Lékion tournaments of the past have been successful and Indianapolis always has made a good showing against other teams in Chicago. The eighth Open Class champions named here will compete in the Tournament of Golden Gloves Champions at Chicago Feb. 24, 25, 26. . . . Tne weight divisions there, as. here, will be 112 pounds, 118, 126, 135, 147, 160, 175. and heavyweight. 1 One pound allowance will be permitted upon weighing in. .. . . Big a flyweight, 112 pounds, may compete if he weighs 113 8. \ Each boxer must compete in the center nearest his home. , . . If defeated there he cannot compete in any other tournament. . , . An amateur boxer has only one chance to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. oo Al bouts, here and at Chicago, will consist of three two-minute un le
Competition Limited to Five Years
NO BOY will be permitted to box more than twice in one evening in Golden Gloves competition and ho boy under 16 years of age is permitted to compete under the Amateur Athletic Union rules. Competition in the Open division of ary tournament associated with the Tournament of Champions is limited to five years for any entrant. , . . After a participant has won a championship and has successfully defended his title once he is ineligible for further competition in that weight division. ; ~~ However, if he fails to retain his title in this weight division he may box the following year at this same weight and continue for the five-year period unless he takes this sate weight title a second e. » ® » » » »
WHEN a Golden Gloves participant has won two titles in the same weight he may continue in a higher class to complete the five-" year span of competition. Placing a five-year limit on Golden Gloves competition is in ace cord with the majority vote of the tournament managers taken by ai) by the Chicago Tribune after the 1940 Tournament of Champions. : : As usual, The Times-Legion 1941 tourney will be conducted on a charity basis, 40 per cenf of the net receipts going to The Times’ ° Clothe-A-Child fund, 60 per cent for Legion philanthiropies.
McDonald Leads Local Hockey Scorers
THE REJUVENATED Indianapolis Caps hockey teant returns to action on the home ice against Buffalo tonight and believes it has the stuff to continue its winning streak. . . . Although still running fourth in the Western Division, Herbie Lewis’ boys have picked up in points. .. . Butch McDonald is the locals’ leading scorer with 17 points consisting of six goals and 11 assists. . , . Bill Jennings is out in front on goals with seven. , . . Indianapolis scoring, including players no longer here: G.
G. MeDonald ....... 6 2 Fisher ........... 5 1 Jennings ........ 7 ; Brown ssrssascscid Keating ......... 8 McAtee .......... 5
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Whitelaw ........ 1
*Liscombe ....... 4 *Dillen \.......... 1
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THE American Hockey League's leading scorers are Thurier and Hunt, both formerly of Springfield, with 33 and 29 points respectively. . » « Others are Brydson, Springfield, 23; Roubell, Pittsburgh, 22; Kirk, Hershey, 19; W. Kilrea, Hershey, 19; Patterson, New Haven, 18; Cunningham, Cleveland, 18; Mackie, Hershey, 17; Desilets, Cleveland, 17; Bruce, Hershey, 16; Smith, Philadelphia, 16; Polich, Philadelphia, 16; Thibault, Springfield, 15. Indianapolis has played more games than any rival in the Western Division, which means the Hoosiers will have to step on it
to gain a high position in the final
ent, Buffalo, has played 17, four less than the Caps.
WINTER HORSE RACING in Florida opens up on Friday at Tropical Park, for the first half of a split meeting that will operate 16 days, to Jan. 7... . Hialeah picks up on Jan. 8 for a 46-day ses-
sion that will last until March 1.
The second half of the Tropical Park meet takes up again on March 4 and will finish out the last 34 days to April 10. ; Florida's racing season, due to the war, probably will be the richest in history. . . . The pre-holiday trek to the Sunshine State is already under way and boom conditions will hit the peak along about
mid-January.
*Bush 2 *Now with other clubs.
standings. . . . Tonight’s oppon-
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Strikes to Spare
By FREDDIE FISCHER A. B. C. All-Events Champion
THE IMPORTANCE of the ball cannot be stressed too strongly. The grip is the first principle of correct bowling. If at all possible, the bowler should possess a ball bored to his particular needs.
If he feels he cannot own his own ball, he should at least make
use one which fits his hand and grip. Perhaps the most important thing is not to select a ball yourself. Men who have had long experience will be able to fit your needs much better than you. can hope to. . Some have Mr. Fischer _ Slender hands end long fingers. Others have broad hands and stubby fingers. 2 2 2 ; FOR MANY years I used a two= hole ball, until my middle finger began to show the strain. I switched to a three-hole ball without difficulty. ! There are no hard and fast rules to follow, but if your middle finger is not sufficiently strong, I would advise the use-of the threehole ball. ~ There are three considerations which are important in selection —the span, size of holes and pitch. : of Span must be correct to fit your hand, or it will be impossible to hold and deliver the ball easily. The holes must be of just the right size to allow the thumb and fingers fo slip out freely at the moment of release without being too. loose. 2 =» = PITCH ASSUMES importance . at the moment of release. If the pitch is not sharp enough, * bowler may have a tendency to grip the ball too tightly, holding on to it too long at the delivery. I use a ball with a 1/16 “in” pitch on the finger holes and a 1/16 “out” pitch on the thumb hole. © Most bowlers will probably find that an “in” pitch on the thumb hole will be more, satisfactory unless they have very strong thumbs. . The best course is to consult a man who understands drilling. He will be able to fit your hand
perfectly. T—Stance and approach.
an effort to .
The ball should fit the hand.
Silents to Play Two
The Silent Hoosiers will wind uff their basketball activity until after the first of the year when they face two opponents this week. Tonight they meet Carmel on the local court and tomorrow they will play at New
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Butch McDonald . . . 6 goals, 11 assists.
Joe Fisher . . . 5 goals, 10 assists.
Connie Brown . , . 4 goals, 8 assists.
Coming Along By UNITED PRESS. >
A spurt of action on the high school hardwood last night saw Greencastle collect its fifth straight victory in nosing out Crawfordsville, 40 to 39. : The Tiger Cubs, who started slow with three straight losses, have been
weeks with last night’s non-canfer-ence win, indicating they're set to make things tough in the South Central loop. : The Plymouth Pilgrims, undefeated in six starts until a setback by Peru last week, continued-a decline in losing to Culver, 26 to 23. A North Central Conference team, vaded the Western NIHSC to down Gary Horgce Mann, 51 to 45. \
Quits Hospital
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (U. P.)— Billy Jurges, New York Giant shortstop hospitalized. since Dec. 7 for treatment of a head injury suffered when he was hit by one of Bucky Walters’ pitches last June, was allowed to go home. today but whether he will be able to play baseball next year. is still a ques-
Augusta.
By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 18—On the way back from the World Series we stopped off at Columbus to get a line on the football team. Ohio State was getting ready to invade the East for the Cornell game and this promised to be one of the vital intersectionals of the season. . Francis Schmidt was bugy on th fleld with the squad at the time, so we sat around swapping the suet with Old Saint. That would be L, W. St. John, who has been director of athletics out there ‘almost from the days the pioneers chased the Indians into the back lands. Some how or other we got to talking about the downtown quarterbacks, a bunch of old grads and town boosters whose influence in football matters is supposedly tre-
and hire the coaches, virtually run the setup. “Their bark is worse than their bite,” smiled Qld Saint, sucking away at an evilly aromatic pipe. “They don’t have any more to do with running football out here than you do.” Old Saint paused to adjust an outside aerial attached to his ear to improve his acoustics. “Did you ever stop to consider that we have had only three coaches in
mendous. Legend is that they firef
Caps Out to Settle Score With Buffalo Bisons on |Coliseum Ice-Cake Tonight
! |pected to be on duty and Ken Kilrea
Jackson, Ken Kilrea Due To Make Debut
The hockey Capitals have a score to settle with the lowly Buffalo upstarts and they expect to do it this evening at the Coliseum. Things begin at 8:30. It’s not an old score—but one of just a week or two ago and dates back to the Capitals’ last eastern invasion. On that trip the Capitals bowled over Springfield and Cleveland, currently regarded as two of the American League's toughies. But between these two victories the Hoosiers paid a call at Buffalo and were given a 5-2 thrashing by the Bisons, who might be called the St. Louis Browns of the circuit.
Anyway, the Caps are of a mind they can get that one back this
took care of Hershey Sunday night. There will be some new talent in Cap livery, too. Harold Jackson, Providence defenseman acquired in a deal completed Monday, is ex-
also is due here to fill out the line of Bill, Thomson and Jack Keating. Thomson, incidentally, will have shatter-proof glasses within a few days to help him in his ice work. The Capitals hope they still have their batting eyes that they sudony reacquired last week-end,
recent work of the ‘Fisher-Brown-McDonald line, which to date has
. Back here this season after a turn with Detroit, this trio got away to a slow start but has shown steady improvement. Last Sunday night they were responsible for three of the five Indianapolis scores,
Irish to Play 1st Road Game
Cathedral High School’s basketball team makes it first start away from home this evening, journeying to Franklin to face the Grizzly Cubs. The game starts at 8 o'clock.
Probable Irish starters will be: Capt. Kenny Geiman and Al Obergfell, forwards; Ott Hurrle, center, and Leo Barnhorst and Jim O'Neal or Jim Dilger, guards. Sacred Heart's Sharpshooters won their fifth victory last night, rallying in the second half to defeat Castleton, 33-23. After trailing 14-10 at the half, the Sharpshooters ran the score to 23-all, then proceeded to make 10 more points while holding the opposition scoreless. Charles Blagburn and Tom Williams, Sacred Heart forwards, led the attack, the former scoring seven field goals and the latter five.
5000 Bucks Up
HAVANA, Dec. 18 (U. PJ). —Thorwald Sanchez, wealthy Cuban sportsman and champion tuna fisherman, has bet $5000 that Rufino Gonzalez, golf professional at the Havana Country Club, could beat Sam Snead over his home course here, it was learned today. Sanchez made the wager with Thomas Shevlin, wealthy New Yorker. Sanchez offered to let Shevlin pick any golfer he wanted. Shevlin chose Snead and Slammin’ Sam arrived . yesterday to battle for his backer’s $5000. The bet will be settled by a 36-hole round of medal play Sunday. Bad news for Senor Sanchez: Y Snead shot five under par 67 the first time he ever saw the course in a practice round yesterday.
A Simon-Pure Again
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (U.P.). —Hank Luisetti, former Stanford University basketball star just returned to amateur standing by the A. A. U,, scored 20 points for the Olympic Club last night but his team went down to a 52-t0-48 de-
evening, considering the way they|
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A Tiger ie : : Frank Roberts of DePauw (4) gets by his guard, Grefe of Franklin (30) for a field goal in last night's DePauw-Franklin basketball game at Greencastle. Others pictured are Reichert of Franklin (24), Buggs of DePauw (7).- Another basket .by Roberts with seconds to play gave the Tigers a 31-29: victory. i
A Lodee— Result Is a Field Goal. a u
Little Giants Know I's True—
Things They Say About Purdue
Wabash College basketballers have a very definite idea today about the speed, power and scoring ability of Purdue’s defending Big Ten champions. The Little Giants went down last night as the fourth straight victims of Coach Piggy Lambert’s club in a free-scoring affair (for Purdue) that nearly turned into a rout. Lambert kept a steady stream of substitutes pouring into the game, and the substitutes kept a steady stream
of shots pouring into the goal.
Andres Sets Pace As Kautskys Win
RICHMOND, Ind. Dec. 18.—With Ernie Andres, former Indiana University star, setting the scoring pace with 14 points, Indianapolis Kautskys defeated New York Renaissance in a professional basketball game here last night, 44-42, It was a nip-and-tuck battle, with the lead changing hands several times, Mark Ertel, former Notre Dame University luminary, was the defensive star of the winners, holding Willie Smith to a single field goal. Gates totaled 16 points to lead the scoring for the Rens. The Kautskys will attempt to make it three straight victories for the week when they meet the Akron Firestone Non-Skids, National Pro League champions, at the Noblesville High School gym tomorrow night.
Bruins Advance In the National
The Boston Bruins took sole pos‘session of third place in National Hockey League standings today after cracking Toronto’s eight-game winning streak. : ~ Emerging nicely trom their slow start this season, the Bruins were in command all the way last night and gave 14,000 home-town fans a 4-5 victory over the pace-setting Maple Leafs. Bill Cowley paced the Boston attack with two goals and an assist. The New York Americans snapped out of their lethargy with a 3-2
troit Red Wings. Tommy Anderson counter coming in the overture
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strange reason Ohio State 1s indicated as the grdveyard of coaches.” Old Saint was right about his facts, as he always seems to be. Jack Wilce coached from 1913 to 1928. (This was in the Chic Harley, Pete Stinchcomb period) Sam Willaman took over in 1929 and lasted through 1933. Then came razzledazzle Schmidt up from the South~| western plains. Not many colleges had made ‘féwer coaching changes. At the time of our visit Onio State had just squeezed through with -a win over what was fhought to be an ordinary Purdue team-— and, as it turned out later, it was an illegal win because Maag, who kicked the winning points in the closing minutes of play, wasn’t eligible. Anyway, the downtown quarterbacks were already beginning to grumble.. 3 “How do you like Schmidt?” we asked pointedly. . “All right,” answered Old Saint. “I picked him and he does a good job and the players go for him. Last year he won the conference championship for us. Of course he didn't beat Michigan.” . . . It should be noted here thig is the one game the
locals insist, on wir , into the middle
Old Saint reached drawer of his desk and pulled out a sheet of paper with s
the last 27 years? Well, that happens to be a fact, and yet for some
“You know we operate on a budget
feat before the Stanford squad.
finances. Every year Schmidt has been here with one exception we have played to increasingly bigger crowds, as you'll note here by the gate receipts. This indicates that, the wide open game he sponsors is popular with the people. It’s the kind of football they like to see win, lose or draw.” : -Old Saint fiddled around with his outside aerial again and ‘down. anothef. suffocating smokescreen from his pipe. . . . “You know they are trying to get started with professional football around here but they aren’t making much success and I think Schmidt is the reason. The pros can’t put on as good a show as he does so the people don’t go out, for the games.” ’ Well, we suppose you read, the papers yesterday. Schmidt resigned. It was either a question of resigning or getting fired. A committee had been called to consider his “resignation or dismissal” -- Schmidt had had his first bad year . . . and had been murdered by Michigan. Unless Old Saint has changed sharply since the afternoon we talked with him, he underestimated the bite of the downtown quarterbacks. And it may be that the facts, which show Ohio State has had only three coaches in 27 years, are mislcading. For some reason we still ‘have a letter which Sam Willaman
break a 2-2 deadlock. :
Ohio State's Downtown Quarterbacks Just Bark, "Twas Said, | But It Seems They: Also Bite—Ask Mr. Schmidt ~~
years but was having a bad one and the head hunters were sharpening their cutlery. , . . “We have lost only three conference games in - three years,” wi'ote Willaman. “We have given Michigan its only two defeats since 1929; over a six years’ stretch we are either even or ahead of every conference team we have met. And yet this doesn’t seem to be enough.
wonder (if. there’s another place in
don’t win; and if you lose . . . Oh, boy, how you lose!”
that ‘Columbus is relatively small and the football team is the sole outlet for pent-up emotions. Anybody who has ever been in the town the night before or the night after a big game knows how hysterical the comm becomes. This makes it easier to understand the situation but even so it’s scarcely a
victory over the ‘second-place De- |lgney.f scored twjce for the Amerks, his last | pf
the country where if you win, you|
Part of the answer of course isthe
boost for those two all-America ends}
of rhetoric, meaning rhyme and reason. .
When it was over Wabash had been
beaten, 67 to 28. ; Two other games involving Indiana college teams were played last night. "A last-minute field goal by guard Frank Roberts gave DePauw a 31-29 Indiana Conference victory over Franklin, and Miamj spurted to edge Hanover College, 40 to 36.
No Stopping Em
The Boilermakers started out in a business-like manner and ran the scored to 38-13 at the half. Don Blanken was the main cog in the scoring machine as Purdue meshed 17 field goals in 40 attempts during this playing period. Wabash called frequent time-outs, but this only seemed to give Purdue more
zip. The Purdue scoring continued to mount in the second half as Lambert used virtually everyone on the bench. Blanken was chief scorer, connecting for six field goals and one free throw. After trailing, 20-15, at the. half, Franklin found its eye and went into a 24-23 lead over DePauw. Then the Tigers grabbed a 27-24 lead, only to have the Grizzles knot the count. Roberts made the winning basket after a two Franklin free throws and a DePauw basket.
Hanover Falters Twice
Hanover was ahead of Miami in both halves but saw the Ohioans come from behind each time. Miami led, 23-14, at the half after Hanover had gone into a 5-0 lead. It was the same story in the second half, Hanover losing the lead with six minutes to play. The Butler-Northwestern game at the Fieldhouse heads tonight’s college schedule. / In other games Marietta is at Wabash, Evansville at Louisville, Hanover at Cincinnati and Albion at Tri-State. Summary of the Purdue game: Purdue (67) FG FT
Wabash (28)
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Out-of-Ring Toss Injures Villmer
Ray Villmer, 222-pound St. Louis wrestler, was nursing an arm injury today, the result of some out-of-the-ring treatment by Ray Steele, 218, Glendale, Cal., who is generally conceded to be the world’s heavyweight champion. Steele tossed Villmer out of the enclosure after 26 minutes of last night's wrestling feature at the Armory, and the latter was unable to get back within the allotted 20 counts. Further examination revealed he was unable to continue the bout. In the semi-windup Louis Thesz put an airplane spin and press to Pat Fraley and won in 20 minutes. Thesz weighed 235 pounds, Fraley, 225. The opener went to Warren Bockwinkle, 224, New York, who defeated Dan O'Connor, 228, Boston, with a press in 26 minutes.
Basketball a
Tomorrow night's schedule in the Hawthorne Industrial League: = D. Adams vs. Link Bel
7:00—J. te 8:00—Malleable vs, Mt. Jackson Tires, 9:00—~Kingan vs. Farm Bureau.
Tonight's pairings at the Pennsy Gym: : :30—Liehr's Tavern vs. Trble oil.
7 8:30—Weidemann Beer vs. 9:30—DeGolyer Printers vs. Drikeld.
Last night's results at Pennsyd narch Steel, 40; J. D. Adams, 21. Eli Lilly, 21.
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Northwestern will take the
‘|high road, Butler the low {road and between the two, | spectators will get a fire drill
exhibition tonight when the two basketball teams meet in
Butler, unsuccessful against Ine diana and victorious over Ohio State in previou: games, will be short on height but will keep the Wildcats and the officials on the
{run with a fast-breaking offense.
PROBABLE LINEUPS NORTHWESTERN
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Place—Butler Fieldhouse. LGlenn Adams,
has nted its football backfield into basketball uniforms this season with Don Clawson and Benson, fullbacks, and Capt. Al Betherus, end, still capable of slipping a body check or block here and there. : Same First Line | The first line of defense for Butler, according to Coach Tony Hinkle, will be that same offensive combination of Capt. Dietz and Wilbur Schumacher, forwards; Bill Hamflton, center, and Lyle Neat and James McCray, guards. Dietz, who has yet to be substituted this season, probably will be
| assigned. to flunk Clawson’s goal-
shooting marksmanship. But this set-up works either way. Northwestern scouted the Bulldogs when they lost to Indiana, 39 to 36, observed the all-roumd play of Dietz and know eg She in 2 ints against the Buckeyes. e Rt but to score 143 points during the remainder of the 20 games to establish a new all-time university record for Butler. Hamilton and Schumacher, the Louisville “Wills,” are Hinkle's ways and means committee in charge of
ton, who used to score more persona] fouls than points, has dropped in 21 points in two games while Schumacher is close behind with 18.
Wildcats Are Long | Coach Dutch Lonborg has five lettermen only for his 1940-41 team, but can boast of a first five that will average much better than six feet and will an average weight of 195 pounds. Clawson, center, moves his 220 pounds about with ease. He personally led a last=-half rally to give Northwestern a 35-t0-32 victory over Wabash this year in its only encounter played to date. Dietz, his guard tonight, weighs 157. “Two Wildcats who learned their prep ball the I H. S. A. A. way
ern. They are Benson, Hammond, and John Welsh, a six-footer from Anderson. Seven other former In/diana high school players will be included in the squad that made the trip.
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- |nospital today with head injuries
Mo: G. J. Mayer, 30: P. BR. Mallory, 41; Beveriize Paper, 36.
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| 'Totals...29 Totals...11 6 13 t Hall—Purdue, 38; Wabash, 13, Be Bere ints).
Referee—R. Umpire~D. Chandler (Warsaw).
His Answer Still ‘No,’ Says Harmon
—Tom Harmon, Michigan's all American halfback, was determined
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