Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 October 1941 — Page 21

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SPORTS. .. By Eddie Ash

READERS of this column will recall that prior to the Joe Louis-Lou Nova match it was pointed out that a young Cleveland Negro was being overlooked in the heavyweight picture. . . . Said mauler is Lem Franklin, a Golden Gloves product, ae At least 10 days ahead of the recent éitle joust, the writer picked Louis to flatten Nova despite the national publicity build-up that the challenger received. . . . And if Nova ever condescends to a clash with Franklin, the Clevélander will be our choice. We saw Franklin do his stuff in Golden Gloves and tabbed him - as a sure-fire comer long before he turned professional. . . . In the amateur ranks Lem popped ‘em over and out in no time at all and now he’s wasting no time doing the same thing in pro circles. Ask Lou Thomas, the Indianapolis heavyweight, who was knocked kicking by Franklin in the first round in a bout at Minneapolis. Franklin Lewis of the Cleveland Press, who watched Lem belt t Abe Simon in five rounds Monday, contributes an interesting int on the new challenger’s possibilities, in part, as follows: “Whither goest this Lemuel Franklin, he of the mighty fists and the dark Possibly on to the pugilistic Green Pastures created by OI' Joe uis. Possibly on to nowheres, because Lemuel, like Joseph, may find himself tucked into an Army uniform one of these’ days. | “But for the moment, Larrupin’ Lemuel looks like the best bet in the country to take up where Ol’ Joe will leave off in another year. That'll be a big year, too, what with OI' Joe shuffiin’ along to one fancy title defense and Lemuel climbin’ the hill of experience. ch: needs that twelvemonth to prepare for the great event. | “Lemuel moved another notch toward the hickory limb by mangling Honest Abe Simon in a little more than five chapters. Thus, for the second time in a month, Lemuel bettered Louis’ record in disposing of common opponents. This act is getting like the swimmers’ dodge of cracking a record every time they go into the tank. The swimmers, not the fighters,

Lem Clips Joe’s Records in Knockouts “LOUIS BOXED Honest Abe in Detroit last March. He knocked .down Honest Abe for a count of one in the first round, for a count of ‘nine in the third round, for two counts of nine each in the 13th and’ | final heat before the referee stopped the affair. “Later on, Louis took his standard performance to St. Louis anc ‘let Tony Musto cling for nine rounds before dusting him off. “Lemuel now has gone ahead of OI’ Joe in their scramble to disable unwary foes. Lemuel clipped eight rounds off Louis’ mark in handling Honest Abe, while he shaved seven chapters off Louis’ total against the bobbing Musto. ' “This would seem to indicate that Lemuel had more on the maul than had Louis against Honest Abe and Tumbling Tony. Yet, guys ‘have been slipping their gears for years trying to make sense out c comparative scores in football. * » » » # # 8 . “IF THE ABE SIMON who groped around Monday night is ti same pachyderm that stabbed Louis in the eye for 13 rounds las March and had OI’ Joe’s left glimmer ready to obey the closing lav, I must concede that Lemuel hits harder and sharper than Ol’ Joe. “But Honest Abe says nay to this argument, and perhaps it woul be wise to lay off several of those rounds in OI’ Joe’s fights with Simon and Musto and charge the excess up to showmanship, ¢ something less dignified. “Lemuel missed Louis’ knockdown total against Simon by onc. But when Honest Abe went down Monday night, he was willing tr take the limit in seconds. Two of the three knockdowrs were as clear as a rookie waiter’s vest. The third occurred when Honest Abe, slappy from crushing blows to the head, reeled backward into the ropes anc . ‘slid to his inverted lap.

Simon Flops as Ranking Heavyweight

“RATED OFF HIS FIGHT with Ol Joe, Simon figured to be quit a chore for Lemuel. He was, instead, the most pathetically inexper: .

: ranking heavyweight I've ever seen. He was fat, slow, defenseles: vf and offenseless. Other than that, he wore two gloves. :

“It is difficult to judge Franklin's performance because of Honest Abe’s ineptness, yet Lemuel did a fancy job With his tools. H: showed tremendous punching power to lift a 255-pound opponent clean off his feet. “Another year should tell the story of Lemuel. Meanwhile, he'll be good enough to ride along with.” . ” EJ 2 8 2 » DEPAUW UNIVERSITY'S football game with Oberlin College which will be played Saturday afternoon at Oberlin, O., was arranged on such short notice—just last Saturday—that neither school had an opportunity to scout the other. By agreement Coach Gaumy Neal of DePauw is sending Coach Lysle Butler of Oberlin diagrams of his basic formations and Coach Butler is sending Coach Neal diagrams of Oberlin formations for study. ; “It’s cheaper than scouting—and far more accurate,” Coach Neal commented when he announced this unusual procedure. “I only hope my boys know their formations well enough that they won't make any mistakes Saturday.” :

Franklin Wants to Fight Conn, Buddy Baer and Nova in Parlay

By HARRY FERGUSON f : United Press Sports Editor ) NEW YORK, Oct. 22.~Any prize fight manager will hurl a challenge in behalf of his gladiator before you can say “33% per cent,” but today a gent came knocking at the door who tossed out something new ~a parlay challenge. It was Mr. Jack Hurley, manager of Lem Franklin, a Negro heavyweight who broke par for the course in Cleveland the other evening by scoring a technical knockout over — . to send Franklin to the wars against

Abe Simon in five rounds. Par for the man-mountain known as Simon Bly Conn, Lou Nova and Buddy “I not only say he will kick them one right after the other,” said Mr. Hurley, “but I also say he will knock them out. All of ’em. If he fails to knock out any| one of them, I will turn over his d purses to the Community 2 Mr. Hurley was in| a profligate

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Golf Courses For Next Year

100 Players at Park Board Meeting

Golfers in Indianapolis are‘ still awaiting the Park Board's decision on season tickets for the municipal golf courses next year. The Board did not indicate how it would act on the question at a meeting with thé golfers at City Hall last night. : Board members promised the golfers, however, that next year the City’s six, ve courses would be maintained better than they were this year when weeks of drought seared the grass on greens and fairways

of the Indianapolis Public Links Association interested in seeing the sale of season tickets which has been halted by the Park Board continued next year, attended the meeting. The group also is interested in revising season ticket prices downward from the usual $17.50 to $15

_ |a single, ‘adult ticket.

Plan More Water

Board members replied that increased traffic on the golf courses might not be desirable. Golfers replied that their theory of municipal golf course operation was to keep expanding the use of municipal facilities through the

.|community. Kenneth Hoy, speaking

for the golfers, asserted that some private courses in the county bear much heavier traffic ' than any municipal course, yet are maintained in better shape. Golfers approved the appointment of Park Horticulturist Andres Miller as superintendent of golf course maintenance. The Board assured them that the watering systems at the South Grove and Pleasant Run courses would be rebuilt to provide

adequate water.

In the consideration of the season ticket policy, Board members must reckon with the 10 per cent Federal tax which goes on golf and swimming popl admissions next year. Board members indicated they would study the fee problem thoroughly before making a decision. Golfers said they would await the Board’s decision with keep interest.

Snavely, Great Center, Is Out

NEW YORK, Oet. 22 (U. P.)— Don Snavely of Massilon, O., one

.|of the greatest centers in Colum-

bia University’s history, was through with football for good today because of a torn cartilage in his left knee. Snavely sufifered the injury in the first three minutes of the Brown game on Oct. 4 and was unable to play in the Princeton and Georgia contests. He was exercising his knee however, in preparation for a return to action, when the cartilage snapped out of place again. After consulting team physician Dr. Frank A. Nobiletti, Coach Lou Little reluctantly told Snavely he

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Expects Hillenbrand to Keep Going ‘as ‘He Did D. Over the Illini in Stride

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Subs Do Not

Slow Game

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (U, P.)—~ The new rule permitting unlimited use of substitutes in college football has not and will not delay games to any appreciable extent. That was definitely established today by a United Press survey of last week-

|end’s 14 top games.

When this latest legislation became public the gridiron solomons predicted that manpower would

|flood the field in such quantities

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Awakens From Summer Sleep

: x By BOB FLEETWOOD A bashful voice on the telephone started it all.

“This is Wesley Russell out at Castleton,” it said.

an item in your amateur column?”

“Could I put

“Sure,” we answered. “What's on your mind?” “Well, we're going to play the Hoosier Aces Monday night and I'd like to say that any team wishing games is asked to call Wesley Russell

at BR-3174 or write RR No. 13.” _

“Oh my,” we thought, “don’t they

know when the softball season is over?”

Then he said it. “This is our opening game. It's basketball, you know?” So here we go again. We should have known it was coming. There is frost in the air and we saw some hoops up on barns along the country roads Sunday. ; This is the golden jubilee of basketball, they say. Just 50 years ago Dr. James A. Naismith started

Michigan.

.|cially pleased with his team’s fine has|showing, Coach Roy Tillotson has

th|tional punting

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the game, but that won't put any more spirit into the Hoosier High School schedules. You can't. It's a sport that’s not a sport to a Hoosier. ' It’s something that. belongs strictly to us. Sure, the other states have their tournaments. But they don’t incldue every man’s son

Fullbacks Lead

Big 10 Gainers of Indianapolis on a free and equal

CHICAGO, Oct. 22 (U. P.).—It|pasis. ’ looks like a great year for fullbacks at £ oaoy don $ have ow: Bistary, in the Big Ten. Three of the four ; i best ground gainers in the confer- It’s a Science ence are fullbacks and one of two J backs who shares honors as the a ene, A ay In mass ; ay leagues top scorerignd sportsmanship. It's a whirlalso plays that|wing that starts with an eddy on - position. Nov. 1 and grows and grows into . Number ones tornado by state tournament time. scorers. are Wis-| How big. is it? consin’s brilliant monument to it out at 49th and sophomore, Pa t|Boulevard Place. Harder, who rang| You have to live here t6 know up two touch-{what it means. Must be full of downs, a field goal legends of Sleet, Dejernet, Stoneand two extra|breaker, Wooden, Murphy ‘and Vanpoints againstidiver. Remember the giants of f Iowa for a season|Case, Curtis, Wells and PFriddle? total of 18 points,| Recall the little boys from Cicero, and Otto Graham| Winamac, Lapel and Beaver Dam? of Northwestern,| They have started practicing in also a sophomore, who scored twice|the water stops where football is against Wisconsin and once against|too expensive. Seven thousand boys : already dream of that Gimbel In rushing, Bill Daley of Minne-{Award and the all-state selections. sota still holds the top spot with 186] Somewhere a coach is shouting, yards in 19 tries for an average of|“Shift on those blocks.” Get inside 9.7 yards. Minnesota's Bruce Smith|that guard. Pass, don’t dribble. is second with 6.8 yards per try,|Then down in the corner he sees a

wads through.

Daley... Rusher

5.7 and Bob Westfall, Michigan full-|scrubs last year flip a ball behind back, has picked up a total of 151|his back, spin it over his arm and yards in 39 attempts for fourth place ride the oval high over his hand.

in the standings. And Offense Changes

Bill DeCorrevont, Northwestern halfback, leads the ground gaining| The mentor just smiles and starts passers with a total of 140 yards, but Yo change the offense all around. Ken Smock of Purdue leads in per=| . m the clay courts of the hamcentage of completions with five|lets to the expensive architecture successful passes in 10 attempts. Some the laments all Hoang of the a) We . Hoosier coaches. ery one has'a Grizzlies Claim loser. To hear him tell. it. A few years ago when Burl Friddle was at Washington, Ind., he sat

‘All-State’ End in a drugstore after a game lament-

FRANKLIN, Ind. Oct. 22—Fresh|ing with another coach. He had from a Conference victory over|just lost another one in a bad Hanover, the Franklin Grizzlies set-| season. tled down to learn several new plays this week and meanwhile polish |piest coaches in the State,” the rival their pass defense in preparation|coach said. “Great ball clubs come for the Rose Poly game at Terre{Once in the lifetime of a coach. Haute Saturday. You got yours early. Dejernet and With an even Conference record | ER: hk of two wins and as many losses, the Grizzlies have outscored opponents| 25-13 in the last three games.

Harmon Through For Season

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (U. P.). — Previous radio commitments will prevent Tommy Harmon, Michigan’s Al-American gridiron star of 1940, from playing any more professional football this year with the New York Americans, it was announced today. .. Harmon, who describes college football games for a cigaret concern, made his pro debut last Sunday when hé performed in the same backfield as John Kimbrough, formerly of Texas A. & M. >

Kingan’s Eliminated By Mayer Squad

The George J. Mayer basketball team eliminated the Kingan Killers from the Pennsy Gym warm-up tourney last night, gaining a 24 to 13 victory. The. schedule for tonight’s competition in the sudden death two-defeats-and-out tournament follows: Bainbridge vs. Wells Co., Monarch Steel vs. Allison Assemblers, R. C. A. vs. Lilly, and East Side Ramblers vs. Cooks Club.

Bowling Notes

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Capitals’ Defense Man Injured

John (Sandy) Ross, defense man for the Indianapolis Capitals hockey team, was knocked out of the line-up today when he suffered a dislocated shoulder during a practice session. The shoulder injury and torn arm muscles came as a result of a collision with Art Herchentatter, a wing. He will be out for at least two weeks. : : The Capitals are practicing for ' the opening game of the season tomorrow night at 8:30 p. m. against the Detroit Red Wings. It will be an exhibition match and Manager Herbie Lewis ine tends to give all the rookies a

Hec Kilrea will take Ross’ place with Hal Jackson on the one defense line. Injuries to Eddie Goodfellow and border trouble with Bob Whitelaw may delay Detroit in sending down any more players to the Caps, Lewis said.

Devised for Franck

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—New plays from punt formation, a drastic change for the. New York Giants, have been devised by Steve Owen. The idea is to utilize the speed and kicking of George Franck.

that fans would not be able to see the game for the substitutions and asserted that contests would become so long drawn out that the rule would be hooted out of existence. Although during Saturday’s games. there were as many as 128 substitu~tions in’ a single game none of the contests suffered as far as pace was concerned. No contest ran longer than two hours and 56 minutes and the average playing time—two hours

than that of gdmes in the past. The results are inconclusive. North Caroling called on 79 players while being beaten, 52-6, by Tulane, but Pitt used only 28 while being trounced, 39-0, by Minnesota. Here are the average figures: In the 14 games surveyed, coaches sent in an average of 88 substitutes, or a grand total of 1239, The winners averaged 48 shifts apiece for a total of 678 while the losers were lower with 40, or a total of 561.

Thom Toe Rough,

Loses Bout

I. U. Mat Coach Billy Thom, 182, with the falls all even, was disqualified for unnecessary roughness after 12 minutes of the third heat in his windup bout with Steve Brody at the Armory last night. Brody, 185, took the first fall with a kangaroo kick and press in eight minutes. Thom evened the match with a grapevine after 13 minutes in the second fall. Carlos Freeman, 194, lost his second professional bout, when Walter Stratton, 190, pinned him in the opener with a cradle hold. Walter Etchison, 195, of Kansas City, went fancy and eliminated Bill Colwell, 186, of Miami, in the semi-windup, with a double toehold and surfbeard in 22 minutes.

Against Nebraska; N.

. By RED GRANGE Times Special Football Writer

Bill Hillenbrand, the old Evansville Express, finally ge up steam at Lincoln. Lo 1 expect him to keep going and that the Hoosiers will continue their success against Wisconsin at Madison Sate

and 23 minutes — was not longer |;

Neither Purdue nor Iowa has had much good fortunat

so far this season, but I'm stringing along with Bill} Green and the Hawkeyes at Lafayette. As for Notre Dame—'nuff

Games between Minnesota Michigan are always terrific & you needn't spare the adjectives thinking ‘about this one. Michigan is better balanced this year than it was even when Tom! Harmon was running and passing and Forest Evashevski was blcok="' ing. Tom Kuzma wears Harmon's * shoes as though oc a they were made for him. Ceithaml fills in nicely for Evo

But Minnesota comes up to the gigantic test in good shape. From my reports, Bruce Smith is okeh; Sweiger was kicked in the back and Odson : has a bad knee, but they'll both be able to play. It's about time in this series for fuck to change. Michigan hasn't beaten Minnesota since President Roosevelt took office. 4 But I'm ‘giving the Gophers 8 shaky vote to make it eight straight. Another fierce war will be waged only a few miles away at Columbus, where I. expect the Wildcats of Northwestern to bounce back the Ohio State Buckeyes following their heartbreaking de« feat by Michigan: Pitt Is Punch-Drunk § Punch-drunk Pittsburgh takes = another whack on the chin as Duke | invades Pitt Stadium. In a night game Friday, Marquette will have = its. hands full with Duquesne, but % I look for Tom Stidham’s lads te : emerge on the long end. Detroit is too polished for Arkansas at De= troit Stadium the same evening. Missouri has a grand team and chance to win the Big Six cham * pionship, and 'I am confident the : Tigers will successfully negotiate © their highest hurdle, Nebraska, at ! Columbia. ‘ ia I'm giving Jowa State the nod over Kansas at Lawrence, f Fordham would be the choice over Texas Christian at Yankee’ Stadium with Kyle Gillespie in the = Horned Frogs’ lineup. wis The Forth Worth array can’t be & given much chance with Gillespie + on the bench, Navy will wear out Harvard's strong, but. thin, line at Came

bridge. Colgate has too fine a team to! (Continued on e 23) :

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