Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1941 — Page 8
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SPORTS
By Eddie Ash
ALTHOUGH Indiana will not be meeting a Western Conference foe Saturday, its game with Nebraska at Lin-
_coln rates as one of the standouts on the week’s major
college menu. Coach Biff Jones’ Cornhuskers won. eight of nine regular season games last year and lost to Stanford in
! the Rose Bowl.
Indiana University Sports News Service contributes some inter esting facts and highlights on past clashes between the Huskers and ‘Hoosiers and points out that the series will extend at least through 1947. The I. U.-Nebraska series began in 1936, and, °
despite the Hoosiers’ inability to win a single clean-
sut decision, the five preceding games have been J packed with football thrills, : The first meeting of the Hoosiers and Huskers really was two games in one, . , « Indiana, sparked by the Vernon Huffman, whom the Nebraska fans consider one of the greatest players to appear in their backyard, scored nine points in the first half. . . « Indiana made 12 first downs and 226 yards as corrpared with ‘wo first downs and 51 by Nebraska. In the second half, the Huskers led 178-617 in yardage and 14-3 in first downs. ... Sparky Miller's Hitt Somes Huffman pass spotted Indiana a half-time lead. . . . Johnny Howell ‘passed to Les McDonald and Ron Douglas for Nebraska touchdowns
. the second half.
In 1937, Jack Dodd took a pass from behind the line of scrim-
i mage and ran 65 yards in the first 16 seconds to beat Indiana, 7-0. "+ « + The largest crowd (40,000) in Nebraska history saw the game.
The 1938 game ended in a scoreless tie, although the Hoosiers
were far superior in game statistics, and the 1939 tussle, the first at : Bloomington, ended 7-7, , . . Joe Tofil plunged over for Indiana, and
Luther knotted the count in the last two minutes for the Huskers.
J Last Year’s Game Close All the Way
THE 1940 game came near to being a duplication of the first
. contest in 1936, but the Hoosiers couldn’t quite produce the story-
book finish. . . . Nebraska dominated the first half. Herman Rohrig passed to Ray Prochaska for the first touchdown,
and Harry Hopp, hurling just as brilliantly as Rohrlg, tossed one into "the fingers of Allen Zikmund.
; Indiana was the 'boss in the second half. . . . Harold Hursh passed to Red Zimmer for the first score and Gene White added the extra point. . , . Zimmer had what looked like another touchdown toss on the Hp of his fingers in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t
® 8 8 8 8 8 ALTHOUGH INDIANA'S 1941 team was billed in pre-season fore-
‘casts as a running team, without a first-rate passer, three of the
Hoosiers’ four touchdowns have been scored on aerials, two thrown by Doloway and one by Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand, who has performed above expectations, despite his terrific “build-up,” has caught every pass intended for him, having
Bowling Entry Record in Making ; i
| AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS Headquarters in Milwaukee reports. that 202 teams made reservations last week for the 1942 A. B. O. tournament to be staged at Columbus, O., March 3 to May 2.
1t was one of the largest weeks ever recorded by the reservation : iment of ‘the Congress and brought the season's total to 3780
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This figure is 877 teams ahead of last year's total at this date and ll for the record of 6073 teams, set in 1940 at the A. B. O. in Detroit. ; Reservations are coming in at the average rate of 90 teams a All reservations must be “made good” by paid entries on
DUrne
ena
before. Jan. 6. . . . The host city of Columbus expects to add about
which are zct included in the above totais.
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called most improved Hoosier lineman.
Caps fo Hold
Public Practice
The Caps, Indianapolis’ own hockey oe ng will hold a public workout at 5:30 p. m. Sunday at the Coliseum. The 90-minute session will be sandwiched between the afternoon and evening skating sessions at the Coliseum and will be free-of charge. All of the 16 players who have been practicing in preparation for the Caps’ exhibition game with the Detroit Red Wings next week will see action. The game next week will be held Oct. 23 and is sponsored by the Indianapolis Press Club. Sunday’s teams will include Bill Jennings and Jud and Norm MecAtee in one forward line; Hec and Ken Kilrea and Art Herchenratter in another line, and Joe Carveth, Jack Keating and Les Douglas in a third. Defense units will be Hal Jackson and Buck Jones: and Dick Behling and Sandy Ross. Goalies will be Joe Turner and Denny McManus and Billy Thomson will relieve at forward.
Tech Prepares For Manual Tilt
Rain limited Tech practice for their grid tilt F‘iday with Manual to skull practice and a light
| workout yesterday as the Big Green
prepared for its first City foe. Tech will be striving to keep its record clean, protecting three victories and a tie. Two of the victories and the stalemate have been in North Central Conference competition. The only injury in the Tech camp is: John Graham, right end, who has a swollen jaw as a result of a practice smashup Monday. He is
expected to play Friday. Three Manual stalwarts remained
the Redskins prepared the Tech game. : Halfback Bill Allanson and two linemen—Joe Lex and Everett Montgomery were on the sidelines with injuries. Don Smith and Bill Hogan alternated at half and Bill Sebree, Walter Hillman, Ray Ball, Vernon Derrett and Walter Hein were in the forward wall,
Werber, Thompson
For Harry Danning?
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—Report has it that the New York Giants will trade Catcher Harry Danning to Cincinnati for Third Baseman id Werber and Pitcher Gene mpson
his usefulness in Polo Grounds livery. He is tired of hearing and reading that Bill Terry does not
perament to be catcher. The Reds have just about quit on Ernie and are dissatisfied with youngsters behind the big fel-
BASKETBALL -
A call was issued today for ‘a strong industrial team to compete Thursday and Sunday afternoon in the Industrial League. Interested persons ate asked to SONtac: Ewerst Babb at the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Store, or phone LL. 3446,
The Castleton Eagles open their season Monday at 7:30 p, m. at Oastetan. with the" Hoosier Aces. ' Any team wishing games are asked to call, Wosley, Russel ay BR. 3173. ;
But Watch Them Go fogs = Pi icks Ohio State, N otre Dane
Carnegie Tech Has No Business in Same Stadiun With Irish, Says Original Man-in-Motion.
' By RED GRANGE Times Special Football Writer
Indiana has had a disappointing start, but watch them yainst Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have a good football éiub; but I have 2 hunch Indiana should get going against them at Lincoln Saturday. On the other hand, Notre Dame won't even be: tested at Pittsburgh when they meet Carnegie Tech. The Engineers don’t have any business in the same stadium with the Irish. Ohio State is a little bit too well supplied with everything for Purdue in Columbus. ; Though many good judges believe Michigan is even better than it was with Tom Harmon and Forest Evashevski in the backfield, my offside prediction is that the
out of the line-up with injuries as|
ins appears to have outlived}
consider that he has the right tem-| 8 resourceful |,
Northwestern steamroller will prevail in Evanston. But it will be a titanic struggle. : Iowa gives Wisconsin another headache in Madison. Minnesota has a comparative breather in Pittsburgh in
Minneapolis.
A high class Missouri array takes Iowa State pretty
much in stride at Ames.
AFTER SINKING William and Mary, West Virginia and Lafayette without a trace, Navy gets its first real test when it tackles well-drilled Cornell in Baltimore,
Saturday. Navy is the choice,
The Midshipmen easily may
have the finest team in the country.
Cornell lacks the offense it has boasted the past several caipaigns, but it will be in to see what the four-ocean fleet does against a tight defense, Army is vastly improved under
Red Blaik, but in the battle in’
the Bowl I lean to the Yale club which spotted Virginia 19 points and came on to win in the second half and which twice scored on a very formidable Pennsylvania outfit in the second half. Against Harvard and Yale, Penn demonstrated that it has too much power for Princeton at Palmer Stadium. ‘Georgia permitted Mississippi to obtain a 14-point lead in the third period, and yet was good enough to earn a tie. The Bulldogs had better not give Columbia any such bulge at Baker Field, New York, but the must go to Athens numbers. In other New York games, Fordham figures to really get rolling against West V and New York University is in for another rough afternoon at the hands of Syracuse.
FR J I'M GIVING Andy Tomasic and Temple a shaky vote against Penn State in Philadelphia. Any club capable of
back Colgate must be given a
margin over Harvard, so the
Dartmouth - Indians should scalp
the Johnnies on their home lot.
Georgetown in a game it should have captured, seems a bit too well balanced for Holy Cross in
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MICHIGAN STATE . surprised in repelling Marquette, but the Spartans are unlikely to meet with ‘such good fortune _against Santa Clara in San Francisco. Marquette should get even at: the expense of Kansas in Milwaukee. Rice. which surprisingly shaded Tulane, 10-9, must be rated ahead of Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Southern Methodist shouldn’t have much trouble with Auburn in Birmingham. Oklahoma should outstagger Kansas State at Manhattan. In Southwestern’ Conference engagements, Texas A. and M. is favored over Texas Christian in a Srila in Fort Worth. Texas again romps syningl Arkansas in Austin. s » =» ALABAMA FIGURES to successfully hurdle Tennessee in Knoxville. Tulane should bounce back against North Carolina in New Orleans. An electrifying Vanderbilt aggregation appears -to have a bit too much juice for: ‘Georgia Tech in Nashville. Virginia should outcharge Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. Southern California hardly will be bounced around for the re-
Tulane and Clemson took much mainder of the campaign, so I
steam out of Boston College, but the Ezgles are too big and swift for Machattan al Fenway Park. Georgetown appears too large for George Washington, but this
rather expect the Trojans to deal Washington State another reverse in ‘the Los Aedes Coliseum. Oregon matches California’s
one is always a dog fight, and so power and has too much finesse
it will be at Griffith Stadium the night of Oct. 17. Colgate isn’t going to continue to fumble as it did against Dart-
Raiders will get over the juggernaut Wallace Wade has created at Duke, It's ‘Jack Wilson and . Baylor over. tricky Villanova in Philadel phia the night of Oct. 17. Mississippi, back on the right track after being edged
Kimbrough Gets New Film Job
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 15 (U. P). --John Kimbrough, former AllAmerican fullback, has signed a Bve-year movie contract with
ing any more that. fate. oR { mbrough ‘already has
‘ completed one : picture for’ and beca of
decided to sign him. He will re- [Wi ceive “a substantial sum” to start, |
The studio plans to. continue |
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for the Bears in Portland. Washington towers over U. Cem L. A. in Seattle.
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under-rate a pointed Purdue.
his boys need hard work but can’t afford it. Faced with a plague of backfield injuries he can't afford to gamble. But the team is pointing for the Buckeyes. The line is intact and improving under the leadership of CoCaptain Tom Melton who was great against Pittsburgh. Bob Johnsen, a sophomore center, is still holding out against the veterans, Behind the line lies trouble. John Galvin, left-footed kicker, is out for three weeks, A fractured facial muscle, Marion (Red) Carter and John Petty can only trot around the field. They haven't practiced’ since Pittsburgh.
are the sophomores. Kenny Smock, Francis Meakin and Bobby Hajzyk are looking great, says Elward. Co-Captain Jim Miller, - guard, and. Rocky Snyder, fullback, have a special mission. at Columbus. They are Massillon High School boys. Coach Paul Brown may find a few of his tricks We are not classing Bo’s I. U. boys in a -totch league with Notre Dame and Minnesota, but the Hoosiers are a good ball club.
Stanford doctors up its first t Don’t just take our word for it. mouth, but I doubt that the Red wounds in two seasons at the ex-
Denise of San Francisco at Palo In the Rocky Mountains! Big Seven, Utah should. roll. on against Brigham Young. But after what happened to Tulane and Stanford, don’t sue
by me if I'm wrong here and there.
Thom, Wykoff Win at Armory
Billy Thom, Indiana mat coach;
Ty. He took the first fall in 13 minutes with a flying stepover toehold and the second in 16 minutes with a reverse wristlock. ; Lee Wykoff,” 225, of Joplin, Mo., defeated, Orville Brown, 235, Kansas
Rim) in cowboy | casting Kimbrough cowboy
parts until he becomes more
polished. Kimbrough now is in.
New York playing football for the
Wplessional New York Ameri-
“Look who beat them and check their; improvement with each game. They are going to be good.” That’s the opinion of Adolph J Lewandowski who was a great football player. At present he is: assistant football coach and chief war scout of the Cornhuskers. Because last. year’s Rose Bowlers
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Don’t Look Down Your N ose At Indiana Football, Boys
By BOB FLEETWOOD Don’t look down your nose at Indiana University football and never
On the good side of the ledger
Purdue Co-captain Jim Miller ... a former Massillon boy,
That's the gridiron message from the Hooslerland huddles today. Indiana is ready to strike back against Nebraska and the injured Boilermakers are steeled for Ohio State. : There is no optimism or pessimism at Lafayette. Mal Elward says
are tackling the Hoosiers Saturday, he has been getting his share of press box hot dogs at South Bend and Bloomington. After the Irish romped over Indiana he had to come down fo the Hoosier home “because you couldn't check Hillenbrand. against what is probably the best line in the coun-
try. About the Cornhuskers he said, “We don’t know how good they are. They haven't been tested. But good or bad we have a great respect for the improvement Indiana has shown. “They always seem to reach their peak against us.” Indiana has played some good ball clubs: There is no doubt about that: The T. C. U. line needed only replacements to equal the Irish forward wall. The Hoosiers scored twice and ‘threatened twice. Gillespie, the passing plague
from Texas, had trouble velipsing |
the “Evansyille The big weakness at ends still exist but Capt. Gene White, John Tavener and Al Bragalone left little to be desired as’ a center ‘trio Saturday. Fred Huff, a sophomore tackle, has improved by leaps and bounds. Jacoby and Doloway look Detter each Saturday in ‘the backd Four Indiana passers hit their
targets 10 times in 14 attempts|
against a veteran pass defense from Texas while only six” out of 25 completions agginst Notre Dame. - But remember: Nebraska earned the Rose’ Bowl and is undefeated. And, oh! What a beating the
Trojans took.
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|Higher Fines Needed—Feller
CLEVELAND, Oct. 15 (U. P.).' Fines of $1000 each against some of | the players who cone tributed to the Cleveland Indians’ disappointing k showing last i season might t have been just : what the club needed, Pitcher Bobby Feller said today, The Indians were out of the American
League pennant race by
Feller
ty bad,” Feller said. “Some of those guys should have been fined
$1000 for some of the mistakes
they made. I guess I made a
few myself.
“But on second thought, maybe
‘the fines should have been rated according 'to salaries. ‘I should
' have paid the thousand bucks for my bad pitches and they should ,
have paid according to their
‘salaries for all the things they
did wrong.” Feller avoided discussion of his military future but believes the Indians will finish in the first division next year, with or withe out him. He said his draft board
isn’t giving him much informae 1 =
tion. wouldn’t surptise me,” he said.
Skin Trouble A
LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct. 18.—Ale
Petrity, has developed skin trouble,
and may be out for the remaindesp
of the season
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