Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1941 — Page 6

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Reviews "Em

The Gimbel Award Also Went South

By J. E. O'BRIEN It was excusable if th washing done ® Monday. In C have been a dud in a sud south of Road 40—clothes pins, soap chips! and Jblung ld be saved for a drearier

J N

ere was no Washington this

there shouldn't

cou day downstate Indiana held virhe trophies and honors chool basketball Washington's Hatchets

sr hie s

he champions > runners-up and Roy Server, who lat newest Gimbel medalist. It was by far the biggest haul ever made by a southern raiding party at the Fieldhouse. And celebrations have been started n less.

Our All-State

Forwards Leroy Mangin (Washington). Charles Harmon (Washington Norman Hankins (Kokomo). (enters James Riffey (Washington). Bill Lodge (Madison). Guards Grove (Washington), Harmon (Washing-

captained ter, the

Arthur William ton).

Pon Server (Madison),

rhaps the man of the week is Crawley, who brought the sts along so that they reached peak w 1 most teams would Obviously Washington best led by JasAnd late in

il had

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Ut 1ts m New to ell Cubs,

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re really

in Every Way—

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remains the boys And Crawley

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is human Sperry were lightning-fast Att Grove to set Jim Riffey control the boards rawley was afraid

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Madison's Cubs |

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It was a strong backboard game like this that helped carry the Hatchets to the crown. final game, Charley Harmon goes high for a free ball. Art Grove, Bill Harmon and Leroy

Riffey

(behind Charley),

REE

ground is guard Dick Miller,

SO IT'S FUN

Well, come along back to S the half and we're out stretching our legs. Madison girls pass and stick out their tongues. offers

house. It's [wo little

A Washington backer Then we run Jone into two guys

Basketgraph

On the Finals

First Half

WASHINGTON

ns Saturdas ight. The rarver | in break- ! Rill Lodge plunked ‘Madison, and Washingwas wn to

TNE secon d q Ton -to-Mang

1Ssed

Were the Big Riffer t-of pounds wheeled through the isis Was 1 trving Madison baskets put e Hatchanother the Cubs

oven fourth ont behind th Server hung de to put Wavne Montgomery point Again Hatchets

ther the

vou had lost Harm

WAC

on drove under and at 31-31. Norm throw gave Madison a But Mangin missed a and only minutes

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pick the winner,

Madison Is Proud Of Their Cubs

Times Special MADISON, Ind., March

tle 4

94 own was as proud fighting « if he state championship being 1

This today of

Tubs as they had Mmstead mner-up 7000 population staved night to welcome home Red flares lighted the inte town and high school sted the returning team pushed Washington's the way in the basket-

the

aay

he entire team nh Rav Eddy was hoist and paraded Special attention was Don Server, Gimbel

1g ‘Coal ed

fire engine

atop 2 through town accom ded it tie winnex Mem!

be 1

vers of the Madison squad aken to Indianapolis 1esday 1 to see a performance of “It Happens on Ice,” skating revie at the Coliseum. Players will be introduced to the crowd durintermission

Lou Thomas’ Foe in Ring Five Years

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night

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heavyto

T/ovuis been signed

Parks, weight, who meet Tou Thomas, local pride, in the 10-round main event of the Businessmen’s Sports Club professional boxing show at the Armory Friday night, boasts a 10-round with Gus Desneviteh, one of the best of the present crop rating a sh at Joe Louis’ title Parks been fighting sionally about five Years yecords ww him to sich well-known foes Miles, Jimmie Webb, Dougall, Marty O'Toole, son and Fddie Stein Its a busy week for ion Thomas He was in Chicago today where he meets Orlando Trotter, Windy City heavy, ip a 10-rounder tonight.

Joey

draw profes and the beaten Johnny MeJaek-

has ah have as Sandy

Lon

the

Washington see that Leroy Mangin of Washing. ton (3) made eight field goals, and | Bill Lodge of Madison (7) connected |

on seven. The names and numbers: |

MADISON Second Half

WASHINGTON

MADISON

These graphs

Hatchet and

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from the Cubs

hit

your

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Mangin.

E. O'BRIEN

eh?

aturday night at the Field-

us a drag off his cigaret. who know this game of basketball. “Congratulations,” says No. 1. “Youre in. The | Hatchets by 15 points, anyway.” Then up walks No. 2 and slaps in the back with what feels suspiciously like an empty coke bottle. “The Hatchets are through. It's gonna be murder now, and vou can charge Madison with the crime.” So, with mixed feelings, back to Seat 15, Row 3, Section Z. There's less room than ever since that telegraph operator ate his second ice cream bar.

The third quarter is not so baa. We can watch that, although our squirming loses two pencils for the working reporter sitting behind Ws. He gets nasty and jabs us in the neck with the point of his third and last

He Thinks We're Safe THEN THE fourth Madison is getting close. “Watcha :

quarter

think? colleague keeping “Aw, it's safe.” That helps and we look up just in time to see Server put Madison in front

“Oh,

we ask our the box score.

me. Can’t look TELL me about it,” and we bury our head in our hands “I can't tell you about i watch all these shots.” “Okeh, then the telegraph operator will “Sure, but it will have to night press rate collect.” Oh, well, maybe it won't be so painful. We look for ourselves.

Will It Never End?

32% WashingRiffey is limping. So is Mangin Aw gee, Crawley, get somebody in there who ean walk. Who fouled Mangin? Can't look. Did he make the first? He did? And the second? Made that one, too, hh? Three Server, Smith

and

Now it’s Madison, ton, 31.

minutes to go. Watch No, wateh Dodge. There's open Jet that ball, Hatehets. Don’t shoot, Mangin — not frem there. It's in. Pardon me, didn’t know that was your hat. There's Charley Harmon and Mangin loose Don't blow this one. It's in, Charley again. C'mon with Julius. There is. final— 39-33 There's the floor. about? cine h 8) all the time.

100. that . it What {ae Crawley going out on What's he so nervous

Shamrocks Ww in

Bob Conners basket in the last Springs, Va. seconds of play enabled the South Sacred Heart last Thursday finished with 287. where in the first round of the C. Y.

Shamrocks to upset

senior cage tourntment

Shana

Here, in the

Other Hatchets, pictured left to right, are Jim

The Madison player in the backs

Sox Pitching Will Decide

Have Great Sluggers But No Hurlers

(This is the seventh articles analyzing

in the series of major league base-

ball elabs.)

By GEORGE KIRKSEY

Ynited Press Staff Correspondent SARASOTA, Fla, March 24. —The Boston Red Sox will go just as far this season as their pitching carries them. With one of the most lethal attacks in baseball last season,

of the season to e¢limb for fourth place. One pitching ace on the roster last year might have given the Sox the American league pennant instead of the Tigers. The situation

{is almost the same this season. The

Bostons do not have a single topnotch, sure-fire moundsman ager Joe Cronin brought 21 pitchers to camp to try and build an entire new staff after junking most of his veterans during the winter. He does not know yet whether he has a pitching staff or

throwers.

0O.| at Sacred day crowa ever to wateh a P. G. A.

| Grove,

any limit to the Cronin would give could win 20

There is hardly amount of money for a pitcher who games this vear. He might have stich a man on his staff, but it may take the whole 194] season to find him. At this writing Lefty Grove, “OI! Man Mose’ himself, must be rated the club's No. 1 pitcher. He has just turned 41 and will be lucky to pitch once a week. Fooled so often by spring morning glories, Cronin is careful about what he says of young Red Sox pitchers Here's the way Joe rounds up his pitching talent in a few words: once a week; Rich, looks than 1939; Dickman, good Fleming, hard worker; Harpolished; Dobson, good Hash, over his backother worries; Johnson, looks good: Ryba, maybe another Sam Jones; Wagher, should win; Wilson, has the stuff to be a win(x RvR on Page Seven)

better heart; ris, move assortment; ache and

Nelson Takes

P. G. A. Meet

GREENSBORO, N. C., March 24 (U. P).—The winter golfing contingent begins a three-day recess [today before teeing off in the $5000

land of the sky tournament at | Asheville, N. C.. and the pros hoped [the short vacation would cool off slender Byron Nelson of Toledo, O. Nelson, nicknamed “War Admiral” because of his repeatedly strong finishes, lived up to that deseription vesterday when he

par Nelson shot 70-70—140, par to finish two Strokes in front of Vie Ghezzi of Deal, N. a memsber of the 1939 Ryder Rr: ‘team. Greensboro professional Johnny Bulla turned in 280 to tie with Ralph

two under

Those Hatchets were a |(Guldahl for third while Hogan and

National Open Champion Lawson Little shared fifth place with 282s. |Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N. Y., followed with 286. Sam Snead, Hot who won the Northchampionship at Pinehurst

More than 12,000—the largest one

their field goals in the final game Heart High Schoot yesterday after- sponsored tournament—followed the

of the state tow

won, 39-33.

nament,

You

WASHINGTON

3—Yerov Mangin, 5—Jim Rifrey., 6—Charley Harmon, 12<William Harmon, MADISON 5—Don Server, T—Bill Lodge. 8—Andy Taf. 9-—-Dick Miller. 10—Eugene Cheatham, P=Norman Smith,

will

which | noon.

field yesterday.

OPENING DAY

BASEBALL

THURSDAY, APRIL 17 INDIANS VS. MILWAKUEE

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it took the Red Sox until the final day | into a tie!

Man-|

for

came from behind to win the Greensboro open | with an aggregate of 278, six under |

seme. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

o’ All Mentions South

just a gang of |}

To little Don Server of Madison goes the Gimbe]l medal for outstanding SEINE and leadership in the tournament.

Normality Back In Hatchetville |

1941 was

home

March the

WASHINGTON, (U. P.).—The Hoosier basketball ge normal today a hectic

of champions after

tting back to week-end of celebrating. celebration, which started Saturday night after the Washing= ton Hatchets defeated the Madison | 39 to 33, in the Butler field- | in Indianapolis, ended last | night as bonfires died into embers | and fans returned to their homes A feature of vesterday’s welcome | the team was a parade of 350 carloads of cheering fans that met | the squad at Plainville 10 miles | north of the and escorted | them back to Washington. At the city limits the parade was joined by the school band and a throng | of marchers { Police reported that aside from a fire that started in the middle of the main street threatens | ing the uns necessary A civie champions Thursday

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Here are the state champions, the Washington Hatchets with their trophies. In the front row (left to right) are Bill Harmon, Leroy Mangin, Coach Marion Crawley, Art Grove and Garland Raney (hold ing the nets). In back (left to right) are Jim Riffey, Robert Donalds son, Charley Harmon, John DeJernett, Forest Crane, Ivan Winniger and Manager | Carl Boger Ir

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Weeding Out Process Goes On in Hockey Playofis "

National Hockey Teague Plavol?

By UNITED PRESS The New York Rangers, last Stanley Cup Series

American Hockev Teague Playoff By UNITED PRESS Having defeated Springfield, in a three-game series in Class C, American Hockey League playoffs. | evened up their the Pittsburgh Hornets will open al a victors three-game semi-final series at home with the Hershey Bears Class | Petrol B winners, tomorrow night. in the only At the same time, Cleveland, with | a one-game edge over Providence | in a five-game Class A series, will [resume the playoff on its home ice | Cleveland has won two and lost one game of the series so far, The | fifth game will be played at Cleve[land Saturday, if necessary. | The second game of the Hershey- | Pittsburgh semi-final will be played . ; lat Pittsburgh Thursday, with the Babe Pratt scored the first goal | third game scheduled for Saturday, for the Rangers and Alex Shibicky lif the teams are deadlocked. | came through with the next shortly | Pittsburgh clinched the Class © after the second period began. Don |series by defeating Springfield, 2-1, | Grosso made the only Wings’ score, in an overtime game at Springfield | Play resumes tonight when Mone [last Saturday night. Cleveland won | treal goes to Chicago for the decide lits second class game Saturday | ing game of their best of three night, defeating Providence, 4-2, series C,

GEE son's champions, B cup set ab apiece by defeating the

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game

night sehede«

last hockey on

(ule, The third and deciding game will be played in Detroit Tuesday. | The Rangers scored in every pee riod of a bitterly fought contest and held a one-<goal advantage from midway in the second sion until | Mac Cplville clincher [with less than remains

ing in the game

scored the 30 seconds

Here's Our Record

Washington is the third winner Indianapolis Times handicappers have had during the life of the Off the Backboard column, Other front=runners were Frankfort in 1920 and Muncie in 1031, Our complete record:

Win Place 3 3

Those lis ted as “place” final games. “Show horses” nament before falling, and the “also rans fore getting to Indianapolis. “Scratches” when no team was picked,

Show 3

selections were teams who lost in the are those who came to the state tours "are those eliminated bes refer to those four years

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Double Trouble

GENEVA, N. Y.,, March —Roy A. Weber will eaptain next season's basketball squad at Hobart College and also serve as co= captain of the foothall team.

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