Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1940 — Page 7

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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

For the fourth straight year there has been a substantial decline in the number of fatalities on the gridirons of the nation, according to the 10th annual survey prepared by Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of the Purdue University division of education for men. = Results of the survey were presented before the Committee on Injuries and Fatalities of the American

Football Coaches’ Association in New York today. 3 Clearly revealing the marked progress that has been made in safeguarding the gridiron player in the last decade, the significant yeport, which was also submitted to the football rules committee of the N. C. A. A, listed a total of eight deaths duectly due to football on the college, high school, athletic club and sandlot play= ing fields during the last season, as compared with 12 last year and 33 in the peak year-of 1931 when the survey was first instituted. 7 .Of the eight deaths, only one occurred inthe colleges, five in high schols, one at an atnletic club, and one on the suynalous, ail classifications showing a marked decrease. “** Dr. Eastwood pointed out that sandlot fatalities have decreased 80 per cent since 1931; athletic club fatalities 66.6 per cent; high school fatalities 58.3 per cent and college fatalities 87.5 per cent. In addition to the eight deaths directly due to football during last fall, four additional deaths were indirectly ascribed to the game, &s compared with six last year and 18 in the peak year of 1935. "The indirect deaths were due to infection following injury and heart involvements. . . . Fatalities ascribed directly: to the game were due to cerebral hemmorrhages, spinal cord lacerations, or in- . ternal complications.

Suggestions for Furthering Progress

IN COMMENTING on the results brought out by 10 years of study of the detailed future progress in cutting down fatal injuries, gonsideration be given the following points: .. 1. Continued emphasis on warm-up periods before the start of practice, scrimmage, or game, as well as beiore - tne siart of the second half. 2. Adequate pre-season practice of at least three weeks. 3. Liberal repiacement during tne latuer part of the game. 4. Exacting care of minor cuts and bruises to minimize the possibility of complications. 5. Careful training in fundamentals of blocking and tackling gs well as in “being tackled” and “being blocked.” 6. Better equipment protection for the spine and internal organs. 7. A more thorough medical examination to include heart examination and blood pressure readings both before and after exer=cises; siwanaard tupercuun test, with X-ray ior those liuicaung need for further examination; thorough examination for hernia and varicose veins, and a caretul checkup of injured players by a physician before they are allowed to return to active participation, 8. A more definite emphasis on the “fast whistle” and closer

calling of penalties for “piling-up.” Hack Deserving of Piece of Crown

THE OFFICIAL National League averages show that Stanley Hack of the Chicago Cubs was NO'L~the loops champion batter, . . » But there is.a feeung throughout the baseball world that the Cubs’ third sacker is deserving of the honor. * Debs Garms, Pirates, the official champion, while he played in . 103 games, was a part-time performer and made only 358 official " trips to the plate. . . . In the American League the rule is that a baiting champ must be at least 4u0 times at bat. Under such a rule Hack, with 608 times up in 149 games and an average of .317 to Garms’ .355, would be the champ. . . A similar situation came up in 1926 when Bubbles Hargrave, with only 326 times at bat, was crowned champion while Paul Waner was highest among those with 400 times at the dish.

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WHEN MEMBERS of the American Association's Chapter of Baseball Writers vote next season on the selection of All-Star game

Pro Football Hits All-Time High i in 1940

1 345, 000 View League Games and Playoff

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, - Dec. 30.— Professional football sky-

1940. cially, it was the greatest year the ‘National Football League has enjoyed since its

formation in 1921. For the fifth consecutive year| attendance figures were 1,345,061 persons viewing the 55 league championship games and the league play-off. The combined total represents a gain of 2.5 per cent over 1939. More than 250,000 attended the league all-star and] exhibition games. The Chicago Bears won the world’s professional title, stunning the gridiron world with an unbelievable 73-0 triumph over the Washington Redskins in the playoff game at Griffith Stadium in Washington on Dec. 8. A capacity crowd of 36,03¢ saw the game with; another 25,000 turned away. Halas Scores a Hit

The Bears-Redskins’ battle set the grid world aflame with talk of Coach George Halas’ “T-formation, man-in-motion” offense. Modernizing one of the oldest formations in football with a man in‘ motion, Halas threw a monkey wrench at the theories of - those football coaches who have maintained that Notre Dame's box and -Warner’s single wingback were the two fore=most attacking forces in the game.

evidenced in the playoff game by the fact that 10 different men scored the first 10 touchdowns. It wasn't until the 11th touchdown that the Bears had a repeater.

Circuit Stands Pat

‘The 10-club circuit will remain intact with the same lineup for 1941 but there's been a change in owner-

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know today.

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Play Kentucky After a Rough

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Practice Canceled Due To Air-Sickness

By UNITED PRESS

Tonight's Sugar Bowl Clas-

‘Isic between Indiana Univer-|

sity and Kentucky University

lat New Orleans heads this

week's 12-game bill for Hoosier college, basketball teams.

The Indiana team was recovering from “air-sickness” today after flying through “rough weather” from Los Angeles. Coach Branch Mc-

seriously affected and that a scheduled practice session had been canceled. He added that it would be hard to say what they could do against Kentucky tonight. The: Hoosiers lost their first game in seven starts Saturday night when they dropped a 41 to 39 decision to the Southern California Trojans, giving them a .750 average against Pacific Coast/ teams. They previously had won over Stanford, Cali-

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The wedding plans of two well-known sports figures were made Jack Elder, the former Noire Dame football star, and Miss Kathryn Ann Schevers (above) point to the date of their nuptials in Chicago. They will be married by the. Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, head: of the C. Y. O. Below, John Rigney, White Sox pitcher, is shown with Miss Dorothy Comiskey, treasurer of the White Sox Club. They will wed at the close of the 1941 baseball season.

ship at Pittsburgh. Alexis Thompson, young socialite and Yale graduate who inherited $6,000,000 at the age of 16, bought the Pittsburgh franchise from Art Rooney and installed Earle (Greasy) Neale, Yale's assistant coach, as head mentor of the

Holiday Tourneys Provide

Irish Play Kentucky Kentucky will play its second game of the week against an Indiana five when it entertains ‘the Notre Dame Irish next Saturday. Notre Dame invades Northwestern tomorrow night-in an effort to erase last week’s 39-41 defeat at the hands of Illinois, another Big Ten foe. Butler seeks to end a holiday losing streak when it plays Xavier of Cincinnati Saturday. During the past week the Bulldogs lost a 40-41 decision to Pittsburgh and another to DePaul of Chicago, 53 to 32. Purdue meets Indiana State Thursday night in the only game of the week matching Hoosier teams, Ohio U. Invades

Ohio University invades Hoosierdom in an attempt to trump the high-scoring Evansville Aces. Evansville has scored 257 points in its four games this season. Their last victory was an 80 to 50 win over Centenary last Saturday. The complete schedule: ‘Monday Indiana vs. Kentucky at New Orleans. Centenary at Indiana State, ¥ Tuesday Notre Dame at Northwestern. Centenary at Wabash. : Wednesday Ohio University at Evansville,

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LU. Fireballers Hold Limelight i in Sugar Bowl

By J. E. O'BRIEN - nr . ad INDIANAPOLIS’ scanty year-end high school schedule willbe completed this evening with Cathedral’s invasion of the Tech ballroom. It’s a pretty important date for the

Irish, non-competitiors in the city and sectional tournaments, and. the first in their series against all other city

teams.

It’s no secret among Cathedral fans that they would get more enjoyment out of & clean sweep over local opposition than bringing home a state or ¢ven a national Catholic title. 2 An Irish victory over the Greenclads, however, is easier said than done. Tech's three-point defeat by Shortridge did nothing to improve the Greenclads’ humor, and they're out for blood. Anyway you look at it, the contest looks mighty close. The Irish concluded a measly city week-end schedule Saturday evening with a 24-21 victory over Wiley of Terre Haute. With only three games scheduled, few changes were made in the city standings. Here's the rundowh: Av. Pts. Op. Pts

LTP OP per Same Per Game Av. Dif. Pct. 198 168 - 28 5 833 126 88 x 5 22 9.5 50, 163. 155 27.17 25.83 1.34 667 150 139 25 23.17 1.83 667 250 227 31.25 28.38 2.87 625 149 168 24.83 28 -3.17 500 127 139 25.4 21.8 -—2.4 400 174 190 29 31.67 -—2.67 J67 +133 211 13.85 35.17 16.34 L000

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Cincinnati Reds Buy Pearson

Evansville. They may have a

southern accent, but it’s certainly not on defense. It’s perfectly all right for these Gentlemen to be courteous on the hardwood, but that doesn’t mean the guards have to step back, bow and point out the way to the goal every time some forward comes down the floor. ” #| 2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - is enjoying itself this season messing up its opponents’ records. On a recent Southwestern tour the Trojans handed Oklajioma A. and M. its first defeat in 48 games on the Stillwater, Okla., fipor. Then Saturday night the U. S. C. boys put an end to our Hgosiers’ 29-game winning streak &gainst non-Big Ten foes. | Indiana, however, should actually benefit from the defeat. Toting a record like that around usually gives a coacii nervous indi-

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (U: P.).— The New York Yankees today sold Monte Pearson, veteran right-hand-ed pitcher, to the Cincinnati Reds in a straight cash deal. The price was not announced, Pearson, a rather brittle player who has been injured through most of his career, participated in 16 games last season, winning 10 and losing six. The Yankees obtained him from the Cleveland Indians in 1935 in return for pitchers Johnny Allen and Steve Sundra. Pearson has been particularly effective in World Series. games. In the 1939 series he pitched a twohitter against the Reds, the first hit off him being made by Ernie Lombardi in the eighth inning. On Aug. 27, 1938, he pitched a nohi game against the Cleveland Inans,

the annual Big Four tourney at the Berry Bowl, four bands will

players they will be requested to ballot also for four umpires whose P g C ' Thursday gestion and puts the boys under | po on hand. ... It looks like the

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work has impressed them.

The four guessers leading the vote then will be hanored with

the assignment te handle the All-Star game... .

dent George ‘M. Trautman of the for the mid-summer classic.

In the past PresiA. A, has named the umpires

As far as is known the Association is the first league in organized baseball to-choose its ‘All-Star game umpires by this method.

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Cowboy Boots

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Rough on Fordham's Rams

By HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent DALLAS, Tex.,. Dec. 30.—Fordham is likely to have a tough time finding 11 players able to face the Texas Aggies in the Cotton

Texas hospitality is slowly overtaking the Rams. The major victim was Claude Pieculewicz, - second string quarterback, who was in a hospital today under observation. And he wasn't hurt on a football field—he fell off & horse and bruised a couple of ribs. Pieculewicz probably won't play against A. & M. Wednesday and will be replaced by Jim Hearn, a sophomore and a third string quarterback. After the horse incident, Captain Lou Defilippo decided it was about time the boys quieted down. He called them together last night and

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horses, wearing those cowboy boots and stick to football.” The cowboy boots threatened to do more damage to the Rams than a train-load of Kimbroughs, Conatsers and Pughs. Defilippo, for example, was given a pair of size C boots when he arrived last week. Lou wears size 12 shoes, but, riding out to the hotel, the burly center squeezed into the smal} boots and said: “They'll fit eventidlly. n And it was a miracle that no one was hurt before the “no boots” sign was hung up. Unfamiliar with such apparel, the players frequently found themselves taking: flops. . Another development was favorable to the Fordham cause. The big pre-game discussions down here have been about what terrific “mouse-trappers” the Aggies are. So yesterday, Johnny Kuzman, big tackle, was handed a package. In it was & small mousetrap and a note which said: 2 “This is for you, John.” Kuzman was furious, and if you ‘think he won't do some damage to that Aggie line, then listen to a story about him.

Has Poriott Score In Skeet Shoot

IL. Booker shattered 50 .consecutive targets to win the Capitol City Gun Club skeet shoot yesterday while Shoftner and Solomon tied for the honors in the Indianapolis Trap and Skeet Club shoot with 48 .apiece.

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at Pennsy Gym is the local basketball highlight for New Year’s Day. The tourney gets under way at

semi-finals will be played next Sunday afternoon and night and the finals are scheduled for Jan. 12 at 3 p. m. The New Year's Day schedule: 1:00-—Shadeland vs. Eastern Coal. 2:00-—Arlington vs. 5: 00--Crawfordsville vs. Fure 4:00--Mays vs. Kay Jewelers. 5:00-—~Greenwood vs. Armour Packing. 6:00-~Westfieid vs. Drikold. 7:00--Yorktown vs. Liehrs Tavern. 8:00--Brownshurg vs. Kingan Indiana. Class A games tournament at Pennsy tonight pit Trimble : Oil vs.

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It's tourney time in Indiana this holiday week, with at least six fourway high school basketball meets scheduled and all of them calcu-

lated to produce fireworks. While most persons concentrate

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20 teams will be ready to scrap it out in five tournaments highlighted by the Big Four tangle at Logansport. The venerable Big Four deserves its high ranking at least by seniorority, since Anderson, New Castle, Muncie and Logansport have held their annual fracas some 15 years. And this year it ‘would be hard to find four tougher aggregations than these North Central Conference cagers, especially Anderson and New Castle. The Indians decidedly are rolling toward a big year. In addition to winning its last nine games, Anderson is scarcely challenged for leadership of the North Central league. Coach Archie Chadds lads have beaten both New Castle and Muncie, but dropped an overtime contest to Logansport early in the season when they hadn’t hit their stride and when the Berries were somewhat warmer than they’ve been

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for the sparks that will fly if Anderson and New Castle tangle. The Trojans, none too stable at the start, quietly have been going about knocking off five straight wins since losing to Anderson. . But the Big Four will have to share the limelight with other tourneys whose possibilities for thrills and action can’t be ignored.

Old Rivalries Rehired

An invitational at Vincennes pits some old rivals in the Alices and Washington, and Jasper and Huntngburg. Washington began its season by disappointing backers who thought it had everything to pace the Southern Conference. But since the Hatchets have rounded into great shape, counting impressive victories over Jasper and LaPorte in the last two weeks. As for the Alices, well, they're hit the skids against Evansville Central and Martinsville. But their early season record of five straight against tough competition, including a win over Washington, indicates they are not ready for the discard heap yet. Both Jasper and Huntingburg have| good clubs, and the indomitable Happy Hunters especially are lia-

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o’clack and Pure Oil vs. Drikold at 8. Allison - Assemblers will meet the Geo, J. Mayer quintet in a Class B game at 9. Results of Sunday games,

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This tourney is worth watching . : brand-new. invitational at Shelby-

Oz Wizards. vi Local Motions. 22, R. | C.

Omar Baker Nations] Maileable, 35; Beveridge Pa24

er, 24. p Drikold, 25; Allison Assemblers, Stewart Warner Rangers, 28; Labor

(overtime). Telple k's Milk, 51; West Side Merchants, 43. Drikold Jrs., 33; Sterling Beer, 32. Crusaders, 44; Gilbert Hotel, 2, 2 la Results in the Walther League

Ennaus Jrs.,, 18; Podesmer 2 13. Zion Srs., 25; St. Paul Srs., 22. Sit. John Srs., Emmaus

1: Srs., Sportsman ‘Store Te 2 ague schedule for tonight at the Brookside U. B. Church gym: : 1 30-iCapjtol Motors vs. Bruce Robinson 8: :30—Van Camp Harqware vs. State Deaf

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Cage Scores

STATE COLLEGES Southern California, 41; Indiana, . Evansville,” 80; Centenary, 50. "OTHER COLLEGES

Michjzan, 46; Pittsburgh, 40 (overtime.) k Sop eph’s (Philadelphia), 49; Colo-

Ta rdham, 53; Kans 42, George VN aBnie oth Kansas State, 25. Princeton, 40; Ohio State, 31. Toledo, 34; Cornell, 33. Temple, 42: Iilinois a1, New York Minnesota, 51. Pittsburg, as. 3 Teachers, 24; Oklahoma Aggies, 20. Texas, 43; West Texas, 40. Geneva, 52; John Marshall, 38.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Cathedral (Indianapolis), ‘24; Wiley

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37; 2 onnersville, 29. ek, 34; Mount Olympu

ville ‘matching the Golden Bears, \ : Marion, Frankfort and Columbus. Kane Is Star Both the invaders from the North NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30 (U. P.)—Two new Sugar Bowl track records belonged to Eugene Littler of Nebraska and Campbell Kane of Indiana to= day. : A crowd of 300 watched Lit-. tle: and Kane post the new standards to highlight this division of the annual week-long athletic carnival. Littler raced to a new mark of 48.2. seconds in the quarter mile, * just beating Grover to eclipse the old mark of 48.4

unimpressive thus far, but Frankfort is never to be counted out. Shelbyville has shown form in spots, especially in beating Columbus, definitely the class of this meet. The Bulldogs are as tough as their name.

A Neighborhood Affair

A tourney at Mitchell, not a blind affair, matches the Bluejackets and Bloomington, and Bedford and Marinsville in afternoon sessions. Mitchell has been moving right along, and in the other three clubs exists a neighborhood rivalry that approaches fever heat anytime they

get within arm’s length. Four teams of the Southeastern conference, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Madison and North Vernon, tangle at Lawrenceburg. These are good clubs, all with Madison especially strong. A blind tourney at Rochester on Tuesday matches Peru, Nappanee, Rochester and Wabash.

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hattan. Kane posted a new half-mile, time of 1:53.5, eight= tenths of a second better than: his own record. * Greg ‘Rice of Notre Dame won’ the three-mile, a new event here, in 14:16.4. Ralph Schwarzkopf of Michigan was second and Lou Gregory, Mill. rose A. A, New York, third. Fred Wolcott, Rice, national hurdies champion, won the 120-yard high hurdles in 14.4, with Boyce Gatewood of Texas second. John Munski of Missouri won the mile in 4:15.2, beating Walter Mehl and Charles Fenske, both of Wisconsin,

BLU E PUIN DELAWARE

.. Whiting, 40; Roosevelt, 23. Hammond, 13; Washin ton,

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Dyer, 30; Crown Point Edison (Ease Gary), a1: Edison, 23; Dyer, 18 (fin Morristown Invi New Palestine 25; Waldre Morristown, 2b: Moral, orristown, 38; New % palestine, (final.)

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Bowling

Harold Rivers of the McPhearson Coal Co. League holds first place in the St, Philip's 200 scratch classic today as a result of his 931 for four gaines yesterday. He had games of 204, 263, 195 and 201, with his 128pin handicap. Jim Smoyer is run-ner-up with 819 actual pins and a 99 handicap for a 931 total. The meet will end Wednesday.

The White Rock girls won Bob Sturm'’s 900 scratch classic last night with an actual score of 2715. Twen-ty-one teams were entered.

Marie Millikan and William Bane captured first place in the Wm. H. Block mixed doubles tournament at Central alleys. The winners collected 1236 pins with a 314 handicap.

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worse pressure than a sand hog. Obviously the Fireball Five wasn’t outclassed by Southern Cal—there “never was more than four points difference in the score once the game had a little age. It's apparent, too, that tiie Trojans benspying while’ Indiana was beating Stanford. California and U. C. I. A. Indiana State against Purdue— That’s Lambert versus Curtis Here's the game you ought to view To learn what an expert is, 8 8 =» SHORT SHOTS ... . Bloomington has lost three games this season in the second half .... .to Martinsville, Eloomington and Mitchell—the same¢ teams that will join the Panthers New Year's day .in the Mitchell tournament . . Ed Ogburne of the New Castle Courier-Times proposes that New Castle and Muncie Central put up some sort of trophy to play for... and suggests it be a well-chewed cigar butt . . . . When Anderson, Muncie, New Castle and Logansport get together Wednesday in

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