Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 September 1941 — Page 22

ive Red Grange The Hoosiers, Purdue And The Irish

many for the University of California at Los Angeles in

BY RED GRANGE Major football teams no longer open with breathers. . Intersectional battles, Sept. 27, bring out four of the - toughest college outfits in the country. Boston College

. travels to Tulane, Minnesota to Washington. But first

~ things first. I like Indiana over Detroit. Give me Notre Dame over Arizona and Purdue over Vanderbilt. : Indiana is supposed to be strong and gets a chance to prove just how formidable it is when the Hoosiers tackle Gus Dorais’ always well-drilled Detroit array. You've got to give the vote to Bo MecMillin’s men. : Notre Dame’s starter with Arizona ~~ at Notre Dame Stadium will give Frank Leahy an opportunity to get a definite line of the 1941 Fighting Irish. "Purdue is too well equipped in all depariments for

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Vanderbilt and the same goes for Texas as the Longhorns journey to Colorado. Frank Leahy is no longer at Boston College and the Eagles lost heavily by graduation, still they have plenty left as they demonstrated in romping against little St. Anselm, 78-0. Denny Myers has all the tricks of Leahy running out of Boston College’s lopsided T, and backs like Mike Holovak and Mickey Connolly to carry out assignments. Except that there is no halfback passer and punter like Dean McAdams, Washington has a club just as good

‘as the one that held Minnesota to a 19-14 count a year ago.

Yet my choice is Minnesota, which looks even better than it did last fall when it toppled Ohio State and mighty Michigan to be unbeaten. Missouri is pretty good, but I doubt that the Tigers will spoil Paul Brown’s debut as head coach of Ohio State. Georgetown is another school which lost heavily by graduation after a fine 1940 campaign. Georgetown is anything like a cripple this trip, but I lean

That doesn’t mean -

to Mississippi and its touchdown twins, Junie Hovious and

Merle Hapes, in the engagement in Washington the night

of Sept. 26. Kansas tackles Temple in Philadelphia the same evening, but I am afraid the Jayhawks will not have much success. Louisiana State swamped Holy Cross last fal, and are good enough to win again in Baton Rouge on the night of Sept. 27, but not by any such one-sided margin. Big ones lose no time swinging into action on the Pacific Coast. ~ Oregon should give Stanford something more than a workout, though I look for Clark Shaughnessy’s boys and

~ their T formation to start a new march to the Rose Bowl.

Oregon State is plenty tough, but I rather expect Sam Barry’s bow as Southern California’s head man will not be ruined by the Beavers. I give St. Mary’s a hesitant vote against California. Washington State appears to pack a gun or two too

a nocturnal affair Sept. 26. Buck Shaw will try out a

lot of new Santa Clara stuff

and get away with. it against San Francisco in a Sunday

‘game, Sept. 28.

Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski are gone, still Michigan has sufficient manpower and skill to repel Mich-

igan State. Swede Larson is another line on his men. While Navy

coach who will get an early figures to prevail, it doesn’t

figure to have a picnic with William and Mary.

Duke is the choice over Wake Forest, and North Carolina over South Carolina, though both opponents are

capable of stirring up plenty Mississippi State should

of trouble. successfully hurdle Florida,

but the Alligators, on the upgrade, may make it close.

It’s Texas Christian over

Tulsa and Baylor over Har-

din-Simmons, but far from a walkaway in either case, Always remember what Bob Zuppke pointed out. A football can bounce crazily.

SPORTS.

By Eddie Ash

FOOTBALL moves in on the sports calendar in a big way this week-end and next week it will double up with the World Series . . . Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame lift the grid curtain Saturday and other Hoosier colleges also are slated for action, some in their second games, - others just starting. Two huge intersectional encounters are scheduled, Minnesota vs. University of Washington at Seattle and Boston College vs. Tulane . at New Orleans. And so the grid pot is boiling again on many fronts and now is the time for all experts to climb out on the limb ., . In last week's warm-up selections this writer tackled 21 games and had 16 winners ‘and five losers for a percentage of .762. The field is tougher this week , . . The selections:

STATE COLLEGES

- Xavier over Butler at Cincinnati tomorrow night . . . And on Saturday, Indiana over Detroit, Purdue over Vanderbilt, Notre Dame over Arizona, DéPauw over Franklin, Miami over Wabash, Toledo over St. Joseph. Earlham over Deflance, Valparaiso over Capital, Indiana State over Manchester, Evansville over Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois * over Central Normal.

MIDWEST Michigan over Michigan State, Ohio State over Missouri, Iowa over Drake, Cincinnati over Louisville, Creighton over Centenary, St. Louis over Missouri Mines, Kansas State over Ft. Hayes, Ohio Wesleyan over . Albion, Western Reserve over Western Michigan, Ohio U. over Youngstown. : EAST = Dartmouth over Norwich, Colgate over St. Lawrence, Carnegie Tech over Westminster, Temple over Kansas, Syracuse over Clarkson, Duquesne over Niagara, N. Y. U, over Penn Military, Amherst

over Bates.’

Franklin-Marshall over Providence, Lehigh over Dickinson, . Rhode Island over Maine, Brown over Conn. Wesleyan, Manhattan over St. Bonaventure, Rutgers over Alfred, Colby over C. C. N. Y.

SOUTH

Duke over Wake Forest, Tulane over Boston College, Louisiana * State over Holy Cross, Alabama over Southwest Louisiana Institute, Navy over William-Mary, Auburn over Howard, Clemson over Vire ginia Military, Kentucky over Virginia Poly, Richmond over Randolph Macon. George Washington over St. Wars, Mississippi State ovet Florida, Georgia over Mercer, Georgetown U. over Mississippi U,, North Carolina U. over South Carolina U., Maryland over HampdenSydney, North Carolina State over Davidson.

SOUTHWEST

Southern Methodist over North Texas, Texas A.-M. over Sam Houston, Texas U. over Colorado U., Tulsa over Texas Christian, Arkansas over Central Teachers, Hardin-Simmons over Baylor, ~ ‘Oklahoma U. over Oklahoma A.-M.

FAR WEST : Minnesota over University of Washington, Stanford over Oregon U., Southern California over Oregon State, Utah over Idaho,

California over St. Mary's, Cal, U. C. L. A. over Washington State, Santa Clara over San Francisco.

IF BROOKLYN beats Boston foday and St. Louis loses to Pittsburgh, that will be the pay~ off and the signal for Dodger fans to cut loose . . . the Bums will be “in” with the National League pennant. Brooklyn has three games to play and is a game and a half in front . . . St. Louis also has three to play. : The Brooklyn-St. Louis season’s table:

DODGERS Record

Game Left So Far Opponent Home Away Won Lost

St. Louis ......0 0 11 11 Cincinnati ..... 0 Pittsburgh ..... 0 New York ..... 0 Chicago ....... 0 Boston ........ 0 | Philadelphia ... 3

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Totals .... 28

CARDINALS

Record

Opponent Brooklyn . Cinstmat eevee 0 Pittsburgh ..... 0 New York ....., 0 Chicage ....c... 0 Boston Philadelphia ... 0

Totals ..... oe. 0 Today’s “if” on the National League's two-club race: Brooklyn (.849)—Win, 651 see Lose, 645 , , . St. Louis (.640)— in, 642 . . . Lose, .636.

Home Away Won Lost

‘The Indiana

Triumvirate

viewer for some time. Yet when you recall how difficult it used to be to chisel more than four words out of him at one sitting, you still find yourself somewhat amazed when he picks up at least half the conversation and totes it around with ease and meaning. We maneuvered him into a corner before his workout today and feinted him into a series of conversational knots, which, when unravelled went something like this:

Just Tired

Joe Wants to Join the Army, ‘Winner and Still Champion,’ As a True Champ Should

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y., Sept. 25.—It is comfortingly easy to talk with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion, these days. isn’t exactly gabby and there is small danger any one will ever call him the lip, he no longer talks in grunts, mumbling and reluctant wheezes. We do not present this as a startling discovery because the Bomber has been developing assurance and composure in the presence of inter-

While he

Amateur Notes

‘BASEBALL

The Indianapolis Black Indians will close their season at Martins= ville Sunday.

Glenns Valley wants a game for Sunday. Write Paul McIlvain, 705

Game Left SoFar

‘| Behrens,” Indianapoli

The Indiana triumvirate, or three men in authority on the Hoosier gridiron when they meet Detroit Saturday, are Bill Hillenbrand (left), Capt. Gene White (insert) and Head Coach Bo McMillin. -Both teams will open the season Saturday at Bloomington at 3 p. m. (Central Daylight Time). The Titans may be the test of the ability of the heralded sophomore, Hillenbrand.

Ft. Wayne Pro After P. G. A.

LEESBURG. Ind. Sept. 25 (U. P.).—Bud Williamson, youthful Ft. Wayne professional and 1941 open champion, set his cap for the state PGA title today and a little “grand slam” of Indiana golf. But he had the sharp-shooting of veteran Johnny Watson of South Bend to contend with. The two meet in the final 36 holes of the PGA tournament at Tippecanoe Country Club, with the first 18 set for this morning and the final round for this afternoon. Williamson. advanced to the finals yesterday by defeating Wayne Timberman, Indianapolis, four and three. Williamson was out in even par and one under par when. the match ended on the 15th hole. | Watson dropped Massie Miller, Indianapolis, two and one, to earn his shot at the title. Watson was one in one over .par, and added another one when the match ended at the 17th. ‘The cards: Par out Williamson .. 334 364 543—35 Timberman ..444 464 434—37

Par out ..... Watson ......444 332 455 36 Miller ........454 354 544-38 ; Par in ........543 444 434-35

Watson ......642 454 43 Miller ........644 454 53

Bowling Notes

Every member of the Stanley Jewelry bowling team scattered the

squad set a new season's team high

with 3239 pins. They also rolled a record game of 1130. Members of the squad are Wuensch, Schott, Kosof, Fields and Striebeck. Fields led the city’s bowlers with a 688. Leaders in last Rights bowling:

Wuensch, Indian aus i Tiilie i Johnson Coal Ladies Fred Spencer, America n Legion E. Sargent, K. of C. Ed Lucas, Allison Owls Pavy, Packard Motar ‘English, Indian lis Harlan, Barbaso

pins for over 600 last night.as the

5 | continentals will show off their “T”

ling to build a real victory string on that first triumph over Newport, $%|Ky. Also heading south are the

816 the black column Saturday against

8 ridge field, where the Crispus At-

City Elevens Under Lights

The week-end high school football schedule calls for the spending of considerable candlepower, since six of the seven city teams in action will work under the mazdas. The top after-dark. entertainment for the home folk will be run off at Butler Bowl tomorrow evening, where Cathedral entertains South Side of Ft. Wayne. Just outside the city limits, Shortridge will carry its undefeated record against Southport, which has a record of one victory, one loss and one tie. Coach Joe Harmon and his Irish have had to forget the heat this week as they prepared for the game with South Side—a team, incidentally, that’s supposed to be to Ft. Wayne this year what North Side was a year ago. Injuries still worry Harmon, but he has been particularly encouraged by the showing of his sophomores in the Noblesville game last week. South Side opened last week by breezing through Bluffton, 26 to 0.

H. S. Grid Card

TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Gary Roosevelt vs. Crispus Attucks at Shortridge field. Alexandria at Warren Central. Crawfordsville at Ben Davis,

TOMORROW NIGHT

Ft. Wayne South Side vs. Cathedral at Butler Bowl. Shortridge at Southport. Tech at Lafayette Jefferson. Manual at Columbus. Washington at Shelbyville. Broad Ripple at Seymour.

On the basis of history, Shortridge is the favorite over Southport, since the Blue Devils have won six of seven encounters with the Cardinals. Last year the Satans romped to a 47-0 triumph. Southport still will be without the services of Vernon Blankenship, veteran center who was injured in last week’s game with Tech. Tech will trek to Lafayette to face a Jefferson team moulded around 10 lettermen. In their first start, the Broncos downed Logansport, 26-12, while the Big Green opened with a 13-7;conquest of Southport. Bill Volk or James Stahley are expected to be in the Tech lineup at fullback for Howard Beeson. Coach Henry Bogue’s Washington

under the lights at Shelbyville, hop-

Broad Ripple Rockets, who have a tough customer in Seymour. The Rockets opened with a 19-0 shutout of the Silent Hoosiers last Seek, and the latter will attempt to get in

Morton Memorial at Knightstown. An evenly matched game is promised tomorrow atternoon: at Short-

Who Fights the

By UNITED PRESS Ted Williams’ struggle to finish with a batting average of .400 or better this season, claimed what little of the baseball fans’ attention that wasn’t centered on the National League pennant battle between Brooklyn and St. Louis today. The Boston Red Sox won a dou-ble-header ' from the W: Senators, yesterday, 7-2 and 5-4, but. Williams’ batting average took a drop of four. percentage points when he collected only one hit in seven - times at ‘bat. Starting the day with .405, the lanky slugger went hitless in three trips in the first game and then connected - for only a single In four trips in the nightcap. Chicago ‘got sole possession of

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third place by clipping the Indians, 2-1, as Thornton Lee pitched a twohitter for victory No. 21. Cleveland dropped into fifth place. Detroit lost to the Browns, 3-1, but maintained a slim, half-game hold on fourth place. Joe Di Maggio raised his homer total for the season to 30 by belting two four-baggers and a single as the Yankees downed the A’s, 7-2. In the National League, the Dodgers maintained their 1% -game lead over the Cards by beating the Braves, 4-2, while St. Louis nudged the Pirates, 4-0. . wie Cincinnati blanked the Cubs, 2.0, and clinched third place behind th six-hit pitching of Bucky Walters who won his 19th victory. The Giants trimmed the Pisfllies twice, 4-1 and 2-0.

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A—I didn’t mean to say I was slipping. What I tried to say was that I could tell after this fight with Nova. I was beginning to feel tired| fy and I wanted to see what a rest] § would do for me. Q—Well, you've had your rest, so; B what has it done for you? i AI guess that’s what I needed, I don’t have to wait until after the Nova fight to tell whether I've slipped. I know I ain't. Q—You were making some bad fights even before you met Conn. Fellows like McCoy and Simon and Musto don’t belong in the same ring with you. Yet they gave you a lot of trouble. How do you account for that? A—Simon’s a tough fighter. I don’t know anybody who could have knocked him dead the night I fought him. Them other fellows, I just couldn't get worked up about fighting ’em, and if you can’t get worked ¥ about fighting you ain’t going to be good. You .get careless and you work sloppy. That's what happened against them fellows. Q—Are you going to be worked up for Nova as you were for Schmeling? A—Not the same way. Schmeling made me so mad. Said I hit him low and said I was scared of being hit. He made me mad and I wanted to get even with him so I went out and tried to punch him down right away. That's how I was worked up for him. But this Lou Nova, he’s a nice boy amd he ain't never done nothing to make me mad but I'm going to be worked up for him just the same and I'm going after him like I did Schmeling. ‘The Winnal’

Q—You mean you have a different reason to win quickly this time? A—That’s it. You know I go into Uncle Sam’s Army right atter this fight and I ain’t meaning to go into Uncle Sam's. Army no ex-champion. I aims to go in .there like that| announcer always says, “The winner e and still champion.” This was the significant development of the: interview: It tore the| mask from the Bomber’s. mental

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