Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1941 — Page 6
SPORTS... By Eddie Ash
IF THERE was one person who “broke up the Yankees” last season the nod goes to John Babich, the tall, righthanded pitcher whom Connie Mack snatched "off the Yankee farm at Kansas City a year ago, opines Henry P. Edwards, the head man of the American League
Press Bureau. According to the veteran baseball expert and digger- upper of baseball facts and fancies Babich might well be called “Jack the Yankee Killer,” for despite the fact the Athletics finished 1st in 1940, John defeated New York five times out of starts. . and the Yanks lost the pennant by only two games. John held the Yankees to 36 hits in the six contests In the only game he lost to New York, the Athletics were shut oud with two hits. . He beat the champs in the other five games by scores of 3 to 2 in "10 innings, 6 to 3, 7 to 3, 3 to 0 and 6 to 2, his last victory _ being the one that eliminated New York from the pennant figiit. Winning 14 and losing 13 games for a team that had aj percentage of only .351 at the end of the season was a great feat for Eabich, especially when it is recalled that in 1936 John was believed to be through as a pitcher. "In fact, that was what everyone thought except John hi sel. .» . He had developed an injury to his right elbow when with the Boston Bees and was forced to undergo an operation for the removal of a chipped bone. When he recovered from the operation, he discovered he was less effective than previously. . He went on the voluntary retired list and returned to his home in California. There, John had little to'do but think about his future and when someone told him that George Uhle had been able to stage a ¢omeback by learning how to throw a “slider,” John decided he would try to do likewise. . . . He essayed to pitch for Boston again/ and also for Jersey City without success in 1937 and was sent to the Mission team in California.
Reached Kansas City in Miller Deal
BABICH won 12 and lost ejght with the Missions and lecame encouraged . . . and in 1938 he won 19 and lost 17 for Hollywood. «+ . The Bees recalled him, but when the chance came to get shortstop Eddie Miller from Kansas City, they tossed in Babich. . He really staged a comeback with the Blues, winning 19 and Idsirig only six games. Despite that excellent record, .the Yankees brought*in ‘Bitcher Marvin Breuer in preference to the veteran and this gave | Jonnie Mack the chance to land the courageous Austrian in the draft, about the best bet Mr. Mack ever made in the annual selection. The training season in California was not a week old before the dean of managers knew that he had secured a most dependable . hurler, one who should be a HegWlar starter.
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INSTEAD of losing 13 games as he did, Babich probably would have dropped but three or four pitching for a first division team. « « « He had the misfortune to be on the losing end of four shutout contests, two ef them being 1 to 0 affairs in which Cleveland won. g He was hit for 10 hits or more only five times. . . . On the other hand, he pitched five five-hit, three six-hit and two seven-hifi games. Babich was just 18 when he reported to the San Francisco club for a professional baseball trial. . . . And now at the age of 21, John finds himself really starting. i
McKechnie Still Goes for the Sacrifice
IF YOU FEEL the sacrifice is a forgotten thing in be iseball, just look at the 1940 official National League averages arc you'll find that it is a very much remembered item with the Cincinnati Reds, champions of the world.
Bill McKechnie, manager of the Reds, has been described as a very conservative type of pilot, which is partly correct, but!a more
correct analysis' of McKechnie would reveal him as a 100 per cent opportunist, which accounts for the Reds having used the sacrifice as a means of attack 125 times last year. This is more than double the number of bunts used by the lowest team in the league in this respect, and 38 more than used by the . Second in the sacrifice lists.
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McKECHNIE must be described as an opportunist because though his Cincinnati team was fifth in the league in the batting averages, it was third in the total number of runs scored. . That ‘indicates that the offensive methods he used were very sound and practical, and, in a measure, shows why the Reds were able to win 4 games . by one run. With some ball clubs, the sacrifice is not an effective means of attack. . . . This is particularly true of long, hard-hitting clibs. . But the Reds didn’t have a great deal of power last year. had a splendid defense and a great pitching staff. One and two-run leads were able to hold up with that, kind of a club. . .. So what did McKechnie do? + « «» He played for the single run.
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RAY SCHALK'’S five-man bowling sweepstakes, at his Chicago alleys, drew 100 entries and top prize will be $1100. . . . The complete total prize money for the two-day event will be $5000, which is to be split among 18 teams. Firing will start tonight and Bowes Seal Fast of Inclianapolis, defending champions and winners of two of the four previdus Schalk sweepstakes, will roll on the opening squad:
H. S., College Cage Scores
2 STATE COLLEGES Jdowa, 45; DePauw, 33. OTHER COLLEGES
| New York University, 55; Illinois Wes- . leyan, 39.
John’s Springfiens (Mass.
Villanova, 41; Geneva, 34, Duquesne, 40; Wooster, 33, Duke, 66; Lehigh, 30. gor 35; Washington (St.
LaSalle, 44; Davis Elkins, 43. Wayne University, 38; Dartmouth, 34. Towa Wesleyan, 33; Culver-ftock-ton, 32,
Creighton, 42; Xavier, 39. . Detroit, 36; Scranton, 34. Hope, 47; Grand Rapids University, 42. He College, 43; Ft. Hays (Kas.),
Hardin 38; Mines, 30. North Texas State
New Amsterdam, 42; English, 10. Wilkinson, 32; Eden, 26. Reitz (Evansville). 27; Central (Evansvills), 25 (overtime). Fulton, 31; Kewanna, 6 Flat Rock, 38; Fairland, 30, Francesville, 26: Monterey, Jonesboro, 28; Fairmount, 24. . French Lick, 46: Cambeligburg. 21. Fountain City, 35: Milton, 22. Greentown, 32; y, a Gatvsiten, 3B. 27; Oakland City, 21. 31; Little York 23. 25 Jackson. 26. Kennar $ . Summiy, 28. Culver, 24; Knox, 21. Linden, 27; Wingate, 3. LaGrange, 42; Auzola, 28. Loogootee, 21; Odon, 18.
College (Brooklyn), 64;
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Howard Sarne. 61; Teacher: Texas Win 38; New Mexico Agiges, 386. Texas Mines, 50; New Mexico Uni- ~ versity, 27. : Denver, 55; Colorado Mines, 51. Solorade State, 39; Western State, 30. ate 3% Dl FY, en Wark y aste - inion, Clicge, 30. Montan ge oun og 3 gale ia, Eile WE
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CITY HIGH SCHOOLS Cathedral, 38; Manual, = Richmond, 53; Tee - Martinsville, 39; Stor idge 25. Crispus Attucks, 36: St nesville, 35
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B (South | STATE HIGH SCHOOLS end) Akron, 25; Etna Green, 20. ) Perry ‘Central, 31: Advance, 27. Sh 26; Blo omfield, 17. Bainbridge, 43 Cloverdale B iS 43: reenteld. f1. ;. Boston, 40; Somerset, 31. Koftme: 3 03}, Cliffe ord. 19.
8. Paoli, 32: Mitchell, a {overtime Tipton. Home, 26; Noblesville, 22. eru ortland, 25; Sarat . ( Rochester, 45; tora ak dy A
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*Golitic, 42; Orleans, 14. yest Lafayette, 24: Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, 23
Greenwood, 36; thport,’ Pheibyville, 35: Joh or fe.
1, . Wayne North, 50: Ft. Wayne South,
Hammond Tech, 41; Gary Eme Muncie Burris, 45; Alexan dria, r%0, s Decatur, 27; Auburn, 25. Aurora, 33; MeGuey (Oxford, 0.), 21. t Bateaeimie 1b: Jawrenecbur Bedford, 33; New Alk~ in Artett, oh
and, 31. 32 Conne 2 ae me i Scottsburs 18. 38: Brazil, 29. lord 38: ‘Elkha It 31.
Lebanon, 33; Elw : a Wayne Central, ‘50; Hartford City, Froebel, 42: Whiting, 28. ry Tolleston 45; Hammond Clark, 29. resneastie, 35; Terre Haute Wiley. 34. Teenshurg, 38: Seymour, 34. PL 34.
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Dugger, i St. Berni y on 64; Pleasantville, ‘97; As Lubanon; 22. el pF axmats rsbatrye, 28.
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50; Noy Pa: 36; Wak ope J Bowthin. ot 2 Fiiushewina, ¢ By Lo aiton. 40 ord, Fr . 2. En Jf Beh. efft: 33; CIondike, oh Bick Groot. 22. frford 20: ar "Wai RY. 131. Michigantown, 21: Mulberry, 9. Brouzants AL Reon 'G ike i un FOV Mont, y on morenel, 2 irda, en LJ
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Meets ; Mlinois As Four Teams
Go to Wars
Undefeated lowa A ids ‘DePauw to Its Lis!
By UNITED PRESS Minnesota and Wis onsin
Big Ten basketball can paign against each other Moniay in one of four Conferenc: con-
tests scheduled opening night. Victor !in only two of six gymes to date, Minnesota plays Moniana at
Minneapolis and Wisconsin travels to Nebrzska, ey meet at Minnesota Monday night, while Piirdue is opening the Big Ten season at Illinois and Ohio State at Mich gan. Also scheduled tonight are Princeton at Northwestern and Mrquette at Chicego.
Badgers Dangerous
Wisconsin, ‘led by high “scoring Gene Englund, can be one of the Big Ter’s toughest before he year is out. Coach Bud Foster st ll hasn't settled on his first five, but the Badgers indicated how tough: they can be by cracking Pr nceton’s western; winning streak mn New Year's Eve. | Princéton previously had defeated both Michigan and Ohi) State, neither of which had figurcd to cut a heavy figure in the Ccnference race, but still considered potential winners;
Hawks Win Sixth
Iowa's undefeated Hawkeyes continued their sizzling non-Cinference pace with a 45-35 victory over the DePauw Tigers at Iowa (lity last night. It was the sixth vi:tory for the Hewks and marked them as a darkhorse threat in the Big Ten title race. Capt. Vic Siegel's 13 Joints on five field goals and three fee tosses established him as a tlreat for Conference individual scoiing honors. Iowa jumped out ahea:l of DePauw and racked up a 26- 4 lead at halftime. The Tigers slished the Hawkeye lead to seven po nts early in the final period but Iowa pulled away again on Siegel's flishy play. Max | Biggs and Joe Prewitt sparkec the DePauw off¢énse with nine pdints apiece.
Soose Expl odes
Bronx Torpedo
NEV YORK, Jan. 4 (I. P.).—By virtue lof the dynamite ia his doctored right hand, Billy Soose will get a ititle shot with middleweight champion Ken Overlin ii. February or March. Soos convinced a ho: tile crowd in his| first New York ppearance last night at Madison S{juare Garden tnat he is the ‘uncrowned king” iof the middlewe ghts. He hammered out an easy 1(-round decision jover Tami Mauri:llo of the Bronx, Witly three smashin;, straight rights | in the third rouad, Belting Billy | convinced Prompter Mike Jacobs and the crow:l that he could lift the crown from Bridegrc>o>m Overlin. “Terrible Tami,” the ‘Bronx Torpedo,”y won the first wo rounds against slow-starting Scose. In the seconcl session it seem¢d that the Bronx Italian might knock out Soose, who had register 2d non-title victories over both clairiants, Overlin, who is recoghized oy the New York Commission, and! Tony Zale, the National Boxing ‘Association ruler.’ Care the third round, and Billy landeil a thundering ri; ’ht on Mauriello’s chin. Tami a most keeled over, as he staggered to gain his footing. There was a bit of sparring, | land “bong!” ano her straight landed in the same spot, knocking the [Bronx contende: ‘half way across the ring and ino the ropes. Tami had scarcely re overed from this, when he was nailed with another that buckled hi; knees in a neutral corner. That was the end Hf Mauriello, although he went through the motions of fighting for tl'e rest of the rounds. Those three pinches sapped all the T. N. T. from his fists. \
Giants’ Vand anberg Goes to Cards
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4. (u. P.) ~The St. Louis Cardinals hive purchased Harcld (Hy) Vanden erg, 30-year-old righthanded pitelier, from the New York Giants for cash. Vandenberg divided the last four seasons with the Gial ts and Jersey City and Baltimore o: the International League. He win six and lost eight for Jersey City last season and won one and loit one for the Giants, i
Fists Fly Fre oly . At Duquesne Game
PITTSBURGH, Jai. 4 (U. P)— In 4 bitterly-fought ame, punctuated by near-riot, I uquesne University’s basketball t'am won its fifth: straight contest last Jught, defeating Wooster Colle ze, 40-33. / Karl Kate, Woost )r guard, and Moc Becker, Duques: e forward, engag:d in fisticuffs Bn {the final quarter | when Becker klocked a goal drive, forcing the *Vooster player int¢ the “spectators, Police intervend when other pl iyers joined in the melee,
1 White Sox to Boil
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (U, P.).—The Chirago White Sox announced today they will send three of their “Roly-Polys” to Hot Springs, Ark. lat¢é in January to )oil down their weight before spring training opens. The three are ou fielders
meet their last non-Confer-| ence opponents tonight be"|fore heading into the 1941|’
Ten Title Defense
Comrade X filed his espionage report today with Tony Hinkle who
meet Xavier University of Cincinnati tonight in a basketball game at 8:15 o’clock in the Fieldhouse. The comrade was Chester (Red) Jaggers, a Butler luminary who performed for Hinkle several seasons ago. Hinkle did not even know the Musketeers had a game last night. When he learned so, he had Jaggers, who lives dn Cincinnati, spy upon Xavier who lost to Creighton University, 42'to 39, for its second defeat in seven starts this season. Hinkle has intimated a shake-up in his first team all week and to-
immediately announced a plan of | “| attack for his Butler Bulldogs who
night two sophomores will start
Robert Mulligan is one of the Musketeers that will be on the firing line for Xavier of Cincinnati tonight when the high-scoring Ohioans train their guns
on the Bulldog mm. shown in by Xavier's R.
unit.
TONIGHT’S GAMES Xavier at Butler. Notre Dame vs. Louisville. Millikin at Indiana State. Miami at Hanover.
Kentucky at
their first game. Fred (Red) Hunckler, Jeffersonville, will start at one of the forwards while ‘Bob Fletcher, New Castle, will man a guard. post. Working with Capt. Bob Dietz, forward; Bill Hamilton, center, and Lyle Neat, guard, the new couple are expected to lend a hand in throttling the Musketeers. Until last night Xavier had been averaging 61 points per game. The 39 points made against Creighton
‘brought the average down to 58.
Changes in College Football
Rules Will Aid
CLEMENTON, N, J, Jan. 4 (U. P.).—The National Collegiate Athletic Association has adopted six football rule changes, most of them aids to the offense, it was an-
nounced today. Most important of the revisions permitted substitution of players at will, eliminated the rule against incoming substitutes communicating until after the ball has been put in play and ruled a fourth-down forward pass which is incomplete in the end zone as another incompleted forward pass instead of a Dna. Other changes were: The watch will be stopped as usual when substitutes come in the last two minutes of play in either half but will be started ‘as soon, as the substitution is complete. Heretofore the watch did not start again until the ball was put in play. The change was voted to eliminate timestopping substitutions. The ball may be handed forward at any point behind the line of scrimmage and to any player, including linesmen. Such a pass, provided the ball is handed and not thrown, will be treated just as though it were a backward pass. Standard numbering of players in the various positions. The latter two changes, together with the fourth down forward pass change, had been recommended by the rules committee of the Coaches Association. The coaches’ recommendation that the goal posts be widened and
Hauser Is Next In 0. S. U. Quiz
COLUMBUS, 0, Jan. 4 (U. P.)— Dr. George Hauser, line coach of Minnesota’s Western Conference champions, will come to Columbus
early next week for an interview with L. W. St. John, Ohio State athletic director, about the Buck coaching job. Hauser was reached by long distance telephone in Los Angeles yesterday and agreed to appear here Tuesday or Wednesday according to St. John. : Don Faurot, University of Missouri coach, will be in Columbus
Ohio State athletic officials. Faurot
meetings. Faurot had been interviewed here on his way to New York last week. ; Marty Karow, Texas A. & M. beckfield coach and a former Ohio State star fullback, flew to Columbus
with St. John. Alan Holman of Franklin and Marshall and Paul Brown of Massillon High School are scheduled for further interviews although no definite dates have been set. Both have already had conferences with St. John.
Howard Seeks His Third Pot of Gold
ARCADIA, Cal, Jan. 4 (U. P.) — Charles S. Howard, leading moneywinning owner of 1940, made a bid for his third straight stake at the Santa Anita meeting. today when he sent. his Washingfon Park Fuboty winner, Porter’s Cap,
added San Felipe stakes. - Howard, who won the opening day $15,000 California Breeders’ Cham-
Yankee Dandy, gof & jump on the
fied for the 181 title when his
today for another interview with |!
is returning from the East after at-|g tending the national football coaches|?
yesterday for.a requested interview |}
against other 3-<year-olds in the’ a i
pionship Stakes with his home- bred |
the Offense Aids Keogan
NOTRE DAME, Ind. Jan. 4 U. P.).—Ray J. Meyer, Chicago, former Chicago high school and Notre Dame. University basketball star, today was appointed assistant basketball coach at Notre Dame for the rest of the season. Meyer was captain of Notre Dame cage squads of 1936-37 and 1937-38, despite injuries which kept him benched part of both seasons.
placed back on the goal line was not accepted. Chairman Walter R. Okeson said the general aim of the. committee was to “give the offense greater power.” In adopting standard numbers for players, Okeson said the committee recognized that several years will be necessary to effect the change and certain unnamed colleges will cooperate by testing out the plan. Their reports will define how the numbers will range, such as, all ends might be numbered from 11 to 19, wingbacks from 21 to 29 and so forth. Under the fourth down forward pass rule, Okeson explained, it makes no difference where the ball is in play. Under pro rules when the ball is within the 20-yard line, a fourth down incompleted pass in the end zone is ruled a touchback, but in the college game the ball will be given the defending team at the point where the ball was put in
play.
baskets. The French 75 the background is used Oo. T. C. field artillery
Although tonight’s foes never have met before, Hamilton played high school ball against Xavier's Bill Gates and Bert Robben. This Musketeer duo, which accounted for 160 points in the first six games this year, were members of the 1938 St. Xavier national Catholic champs from Louisville. Xavier's loose defense, a fact Coach Clem Crowe readily admits, may be just the opportunity for Butler's Capt. Dietz. Dietz, Hinkle’s only consistent shooter, has 66 points to his credif, and a head start’ on establishing a new alltime university scoring record for three years play. Absent from the Butler team will be Harold Braden, a Ft. Wayne junior, who has an inflamed tendon sheath in his right foot.
Golf Sluggers Head the Pack
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (U. P.).— The strong-arm men of golf —those with the longest drives and wood shots—held the edge today as a fast field turned into the second 18-hole round in quest of the I.os Angeles open’s $10,000 purse.
A pair of the game’s most powerful hitters and an unknown beilter from Lake Orion, Mich., led the way down the long fairways of the Riviera Country Club and from first round results it appeared the course would favor the slugger.
putts to take an early lead. His 68 headed his closest rivals by two.
second position with 70’s. Lawson Little, defending champion and National Open king,
the back nine with a 72. eted with him were Mac Smith,
and Felix Serafin. A par 71 were George Fazio, Craig Wood and Eduardo Blasi of Buenos Aires. Johnny Dawson of Los Angeles headed the amateurs with a 72, while Ellsworth ‘Vines, former tennis star, came in with a 76 to remain in the running.
players, with the low 64 batiling for the prize Monday.
Want to Make
t stead of goals. # night session began with our Ken
Sumpin' of It?
ON’'T be surprised if the puck becomes just an incidental part of tomorrow evening's hockey game at the Coliseum. The visiting Philadelphia Ramblers and our Capitals went to feudin’ New Year's night at the former’s ice-house, and by all rights both should be in the proper frame of mind to resume the rough stuff. Breaking their losing streak is more important to the Caps right now than breaking sticks or even a few bones, but obviously our boys will have no choice should the
Ramblers come out for blood inThe Wednesday
Kilrea squaring off against Philadelphia’s Capt. Bill Allum and ended in a battle royal involving everybody on the ice but the two officials.
The Capitals got right out of
Philadelphia after this sock-and-swing session and moved into Hershey, where Manager Herbie Lewis has been seeking to bolster the Hoosiers’ defense for two days. The Caps meet the B’ars this evening in the second game of their Pennsylvania invasion. Actually it was the Hoosiers’ inability to be stingy that cost them the Philadelphia game. . They went into a 2-1 lead in the first period, were tied in the second frame and eventually lost in the last 20 minutes, 5-3. Lewis believes his four 'current defense men can plug the 6 gaps once they get aecusionmed
Hal Jackson have had to learn to| ® team in the other combination.
The front-line trios hardly are
Jimmy Thomson ran down long shaved par by three strokes and
Slammin’ Sammy Snead and a newcomer, Emerick Kicsis, tied in
fought off the effects of a recent influenza attack to come banging down Brack-
Byron Nelson, PGA champion; Olin Dutra; Paul Runyan, Al Krueger
Lloyd Mangrum, Fay Coleman,
After today’s 18 holes, the field will be narrowed to the best 90
Franklin Bows
To Shelbyville
By J. E. O'BRIEN
Snow fell in Indiana today and with it more of your favored and previously unbeaten high school basketball teams, The chief casualty was Franklin, which had racked up nine straight victories and boasted a perfect South Central Conference record. The Grizzly Cubs collapsed | before Shelbyville last night in a rough-and-tumble battle, 34 to 21. The officials called 35 personals and ousted five players under the four-misde-meanor rule. It took an overtime for the Reitz hilltop club to overturn ' Mark Wakefield's high-riding and heretofore unbeaten Central Bears at Evansville, but the Panthers did it, 27-25. Maybe Mitchell’s Blue Jackets had too much basketball on New
prise victims of Paoli, 32 to 31, in another extra-length affair.
It’s Hammond Again
Another .rough-house was staged at Hammond, where Hammond Tech continued its winning ways at the expense of Emerson, the Gary city champion. Tech won, 41-24, but that hardly tells the whole story, for the count was knotted, 21-21, at the three-quarter post. But frequent whistle-tooting shad sent two Emerson players to the bench, and their mates eased up on their guarding after Tech went into a 23-22 lead. Favorites had their say in a couple of intracity battles — Pt. Wayne North defeating South, 39-
Riley, 37-28.
Muncie's 30-28 dropped the Bearcats to seventh.
tournament on Wednesday,
spanking Salem, 31-20. | Goshen, still unbeaten by an Indiana team,
its 45-26 walloping of Alexandria. Ben Davis Victor
Coach Herman Hinshaw’s Ben Davis Giants finished half. of a heavy week-end witha close 42-41 decision over Greenfield and
Coach Johnny Wooden's Bend Central club. Decatur Central, another Marion County entry, took scoring honors in the neigh-
4beat Center Grove. . Township, 34 to 30. 27. New Augusta frolicked at Law-
Beech Grove dropped a 36- 24 decision to Whiteland.
In First Defeatiyy Toni oh ;
Year's Day for they were the sur-|
32, and South Bend Central, loser only to Huntingburg, pushing aside Richmond went to third place in the North Central conference by defeating Tech, while loss to Kokomo
Jasper, winner of the Vincennes cli~ maxed a pleasant week-end by
edged Michigan City, 36-34, while Muncie Burris showed strength in
awaited this evening's invasion by South
|Jefferson Foe
Of Shortridge:
Winning Irish Invade Danville’s Lair
Indianapolis’ week-end bas ketball business will be wound up this evening in a pair of games—>Shortridge seeking a victory over Lafayette Jefferson to ease the pain of a defeat by Martinsville and Ca= thedral, conquerer of Manual, hoping to extend its good fortune at Danville. Thanks to a pair of belated hook
scored a 38-32 vi
last night and what for th loss. to Tech earlier in the week. Shortridge was unable to match the Artesians and dropped a 32-25 decision at Martinsville. - Tech completed its three-game marathon at Richmond, and the ending was anything but happy, the Greenclads accepting a 53-31 thumping. "A field goal in the final 30 seconds gave Crispus Attucks #& 36-36 victory at Stinesville. x
Manual Fights Hard
Once Coach Joe Harmon's regie lars were in stride, Manual’s Red= skins never were on top although they did puild a 5-0 advantage aver the shock troops that started for Cathedral. A rebound shot by hefty Ott Hurrle tied the count at 14-14 midway in the second period and his one-hander sent Cathedral into a 16-14 lead. Early in the third period Joe Nahmias and Wendy Garrett led a Manual uprising that brought the Redskins to within a point of the Irish at 22-21. Then in the tourth quarter long Billy Arnold’s field goal and free throw plus a similar three points by Charles Wilson knotted the count at 32-all, Geiman hooked in two in a hurry, and Jim O'Neal slipped away during a freeze-out session to make the Irish victory certain. : Bob Rowland led a vigorous Artesian offensive that never permitted Shortridge a look-in. Martinsville held 9-3, 17-12 and 27-18 leads at
the various stopping points, Register 14 of 16
borhood by amassing 54 points to Greenwood’s Johnson County champions handed Southport, a 36-33 defeat, while Warren Central eased by Franklin
Speedway wasn’t quite speedy enough and lost to Danville, 32 to
rence’s expense, winning, 50-35, and
Rowland’s work was responsible for nine points, while Dave Strack and Bob Paddock each accounted for five Blue Devil points. Martinsville hit nine field goals and made 14 of 16 free throws, and Shortridge connected on seven from the field and added 11 of 17 tosses from the free bar. Uncanny Richmond marksmanship shoved the Red Devils into a 41-18 lead over Tech in the third period,
Strikes to Spare
and the Greenclads didn't get roll ing until five Richmond reserves took the floor in the final frame. Then the Greenclads threw in 10
By FREDDIE FISCHER World All-Events Champion OWLING for single pin spares is largely a matter of control. The kegler should move his position slightly—to the left for spares on the right side "of the alley, and vice versa. For spares in the middle—such as the 2 and
the same as for the strike roll. In rolling for the 7 pin-—often missed because it looks $0 easy— the bowler must remember it is in the rear row, and the ball has more of a chance to hook before it strikes the pin. The 10 pin is the most common leave for bowlers who aim for the 1-3 pocket. Also, it is one of the hardest to topple. No one should try to roll the ball down the right side at the 10 pin; the ball should be sent across the alley and hit the pin full or on the left side. The hook ball bowler will find ‘it most satisfactory to aim for the left side of the pin, as otherwise his ball is likely to go off into the
gutter, : NEXT: Splits, Pennsy Tournament Finals Are Tonight
meeting Corner Cafe at 8 o'clock
an hour later for the crown. In last night's B semi-finals, the Assemblers defeated North East Community Center, 43-41, and Shawnee A. C. edged Drikold Juniors, 30 to 28.
Lou Thomas Wins
In Heavy Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jan. 4— Lou Thomas, Indianapolis; Tony Novak, Kansas City, Kas., and Otis Thomas, Chicago, emerged winners last night in the first of an elimination series to pick an opnonent for Heavyweight Champ Joe Louis for a proposed match here in March. Lou Thomas decisionéd Irish Dan Dowling, St. Louis, 10 rounds; Novak knocked out Eddie Made’, New York, formerly of Indianapolis, second round, and Otis Thomas, Chicago, knocked out Charles Neaves, Kansas City, fourth round.
LICE HOCKEY
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PHILADELPHIA Sunday, 8:30 P. M.
Prices: Me-T30- 1. 20.32.00 00 Reservations, TA lbot 4550
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Final games in the Pennsy’'Gym’s holiday basketball tournament are scheduled this evening, with Drikold
for the Class A title and Shawnee A. C. playing Allison Assemblers, B
points before the Richmond regulars returned to stem the rally, Harry Hagans led the feeble Tech attack with six field goals and four free throws.
Marott Lassies Set Pin Record
A new one-game season’ bowling record for ladies was in the books today, credited to the Marott Shoe lassies of the Kernel Optical League, They hung up a 1030 last night to eclipse the 1025 total recently ree ported by the White Rock Girls. © Murial Adams was the chief pine smasher for the Marott team, turn ing in ‘a 615 series.. High bowler among the men was Bill Hohl, who put together a 700 series in the Washington “League a the Illinois plant,
The better-than-600 pinmen: : Birel Rane i, Funeral. iy os Washin, . Was! fngton seeseses 629
Crewe ssasancen 628
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