Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1941 — Page 12

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‘Frank Leahy. . . . In the footsteps of Rockne.

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SPORTS.

By Eddie Ash

ei sleots ie oat ted PAD. aati of Notre Dame

n this week goes e game in more than a decade—Frank

By JACK GUENTHER .

United Press Sta

ew YORK, Nov, 19—He cam a three years ago and already

f Correspondent up from the ranks of the unknowns he has spent two holidays in the

Is, produced two contenders for the mythical national title and

oe only one of 28 regularly ' sents as coach of the week] Notre Dame.

uled games, The United Press preLeahy, the fighting Irishman of.

The football records are filled with success stories—those of Bernie Bierman, Jock Sutherland, the late Howard Jones and many others, but none quite like that of the young Irishman who has picked up oe, mantle left behind by Knute Rockne in. 1930. For the first time |

Rock died, Notre Dame is on He Leahy gets the cheers.

way to an undefeated season, ey

He tore up his contract at Hoston College last year after building

the Eagles into a national power

Bowl and Sugar Bowl in just two seasons.

and carrying them into the Cotton He returned to South

Bend, where he had played under Rock himself on the wizard’s last team, and he took up the poorest Irish material on hand in a'decade.

Meade, Out 4 Years, Leads U. S. Jockeys

By PAUL SCHEFFELS .United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—Although the victory won't be official until

end of the season, pinch-faced lit-

tle Don Meade already has won his

second national jockey championship in three years.

easily win a public poll as the turf’s most unpopular rider but he began one of sport’s greatest comebacks in 1939 when he ended four years. of ~ suspension by driving straight to the crown. There are 38 racing days left on the 1941 calendar but Meade, with his seasonal score up to 202—19 more than the 183 victories totalled by Conn MecCreary—canceled his mounts at Bowie yesterday and announced he would rest until the horses go again in Florida on Dec.

the final takhulation is taken at the

The stubby little veteran might.

Yet: today he has only ae more river to ‘cross—the four times

beaten Trojans of Southern (Jalifornia—for his second straight un-

blemished season: and t} ‘first such

last triumph over U.

Irish squad in 11 years. The one

. C. will ‘stretch his string to 20 games and .

give the Notre Dame Yioys a strong claim to the mythical crown. ; How does Leahy do it? The answer to that one comes easily. He does it by hard work, steady. concentration and remarkable singleness

of purpose. He ‘mixes ‘his coa thing

duties with journalism and sales

work for-a ribber corporation, but in his: life football comes first; It always has, ‘since the very day Be entered high school in Winner,

8. D.

Earl Waiih, now the backfield coach at Fordham tutored l.eahy in high school and remembers him as a stubborn, hot-tempered youth

who was willing to fight anyone and everyone on the field and who

wouldn't give up the struggle n) matter what the odds. It was in that era that Leahy acquired the winning habit—and he never has lost it. Before he left high schcol his team was acclaimed as state champion. He transferred to Central High in Omaha, Neb., and

established a reputation as an All-State lineman there. When he went

began breaking up his career. He bench and helped Rockne coacia.

Battle for Spot in Caps’ Offense

These two rookie ise, Roy Sawyer (left) and Jerry Browr, will be battling it out for a regular

" to Notre Dame he won the freshman football trophy and then infuries

spent his last year-:1930--on the

flashiest in football.

thrillers were scheduled for patie. giving Eve.

ue defense of their State cha ship tonight against the Jcompetition to date, the Stonecutters, Crawley knows the Cutters are not las soft as the Hatchets’ tim, Petersburg, a 46-31 loser.

Leahy spent several weeks in Mayo Clinic with Rockne when both

Leahy’s coaching career for nine

were ailing and they talked football night and day. . Apparently, the young player profited by. these sessions, for a year ago. when Notre Dame cast around for a new coach the bid didn't go to the Carideos,

the Schwartzes, the Elders and Ofer Irish All-Americans, but to the. hoy who rode the bench.

yours was ‘unspectacular.

and assistant at Georgetown, then went with Jim Crowley at State and at Fordham. There he remained until he switched to B. OC. in 1939 and promptly took the Eagles to two bowls, losing only two of 22 games. At Notre Dame he has done even better—defeating Carnegie Tech; Georgia Tech, Indiana, Northwestern, Navy nois and tying Army in the mud. ; Now in his early thirties, Leahy is well on his way to among the greats of his trade. His attack is one of thé clever He favors passing—all types of - he likes his boys fast and smart and willing to gamble. ently Notre Dame likes him. For while his contract hasn’t bh public, Leahy plans to stay right in South Bend for quite a spell, You see, he has bought a home there and that is something he never did in Boston.

Iili-

place .and —and ppare. made

And

[City Basketball Gets First _ Test of 1941-42 Tonight as Manual Plays Franklin id

Manual’'s Redskins take ithe hardwood floor tonight in the to test

of Indianapolis’ 1941-42 basketball, p at Franklin. nty fives g9. into action as the Cardinals tackle Warren Central at Southport’s gym. Sacred Heart, loral parochial school. goes to Pittsboro.

They play Franklin Tow, ‘Two other Marion C

Throughout the state, at least 16

The Washington Hatchets pionhest edford and Coach rion

last vic-

Mitchell faces Jasper tonight,

heat again last night and th

keyed to retain its hot streak started last Friday night against Bloomington when they clicked on. their offensive to win, 31 to 26. Madison, runners-up for the State crown, face North Vernon, little team whose most notable

Greyhounds

Turn on Heat

Indiana Central turned the base ketball five poured points at Oake land City until the final count was 70 to 37.

The score at the intermission was

{37 to 13. The only threat, to the

position in one of the Caps’ three front lines when the local hockey club plays the New Haven Eagles at

the Coliseum at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow. {Ross Out, but

Greyhounds was Cato, Oakland City forward, who got six field goals and 11 free throws for a totalrof 23 points. - Bloomingdale was ouistanding in the scoring column for Indiana

E- THAT will be the 51st meeting “of Gophers and - Badgers Saturday, and Minnesota holds a 2-to-1 margin in the traditional grid series, with 80 victories against 15 defeats and five ties. « o « The series was launched in 1890.

achievement so far has been a vic tory over Jeffersonville last week. North Vernon nosed Jeff out, 28-217, to inject doubt into reports of a Jeff team that was billed to go far this year.

20. If his lead is threatened, he’ll cut short his vacation and return to the saddle. ! The Plankington, S. D.,, rider won’t win the championship on riding ability alone. He’s hustled through more hard work than any

' Wails Bo McMillin;

'Tossup.

Last year the Badgers made the’ Gophers gh. . . . Wisconsin snatched a 13-fo-0 lead and forced the Gophers to make a sensational comeback to win, 23-13. . . . The Gophers had to use every-

other jockey. He has been up on more than 1100 horses since the first day of January, some 200 more than any other jockey, worked almost without a let-up

and has]

Poa Goes on Offensive

|Caps Ride High

Anderson, meets Delphi, and Coach Cliff Wells’ boys are pepped up over possibilities for another great Wells team this season.

. Another Great Wells Team? Logansport, fresh from a win over

Central, collecting eight field goals

and a free throw for 17 markers, In other college games in the state, Huntington also coll 70 points, while holding Concordia of Ft. Wayne to one more point than

SEASON'S STATISTICS

PURDUE —VS.— INDIANA 178 sie.eevvnsescoses. Net Yards Per Game. ..coovecsososse ys "125.8 seeresstecessosrenss. YArds “RUSHING... cerensecsesconcane B23 viiieerssseiissnrveeenaards Passing. . 223 swesssssesssssssses OppPONENtS Yards..ceceseesevsscsasse $184.3 sespsssessesseasss. Opponents RUShing. cevessoosescssssss 38.6 seseessesesnsenses. Opponents Passing..ccceecv0ssssssoees

thing in their book to come from behind and they also had to tighten their defense to prevent the Badgers from scoring more points. Minnesota has won eight straight irom Wisconsin, starting the streak in 1933 . .. by winning, 6-3... . In 1932 the Badgers won, 20-13. ' When battle lines are drawn Saturday Wisconsin is sure to start pitching the pighide. . . . That powerhouse Minnesota line isn’t likely to give up any grovnd, even to Pat Harder, the Badgers’ demon fullback. ; Wisconsin defeated Iowa, 23-0; Minnesota downed the Hawkeyes, 34-13. . . . But Minnesota edged Northwestern, 8-7, and the Wildcats ped the Badgers, 41-14. Capt. Bruce Smith will don a Gopher uniform for the last time Saturday and is certain to try for a gala farewell. . . . As a matter _of fact, 15 Minnesota lettermen will be saying farewell, including two “regular backs, both starting ends and the No. 1 center. . . . Plus some tackles and guards. ~ We wouldn't want to be in the Badgers’ shoes.

The Indianapolis Capitals hockey team is riding high today—Lady Luck notwithstanding. They are up there in first place one point atop the Cleveland Barons in the Western Division of the

American ‘League. Tomorrow night comes a. real test when they skate against the New Haven Eagles, leaders in the Eastern Division. Nevertheless, the breaks. are still: against them. Sandy Ross is now out indefinitely. The young rookie returned to the ice yesterday only to have a pre-season accident ‘reoccur. He dislocated his: shoulder again. Sandy has yet to get into the lineup. On the good side of the ledger is the fine defense work of Goalie Joe Turner and the fillin job Hec Kilrea has been doing in the defense lines. ’ Ken Kilrea is leading the league in scoring and Adam Brown is tied for second place with Hamill of Hershey. . Tomorrow. night's guests of the | hockey team will be the varsity football teams of all local. high schools and Butler University.

-{throughout the year. - Meade’s record sparkles with 202 ay 175 seconds and 152 thirds. All three totals are far below those hung up last year by the late Earl Dew while battling W. L. Taylor for the crown until the last: day of the season, but they may be increased when Don goes back to riding in the inaugural at Tropical Park. McCreary, a 99-pound ‘chunk of dynamite who is generally pegged as ons of the coming greats of the tracks, now holds second place. But his record of 183 winners, 135 -seconds and 11 thirds probably won't hold up because he has already retired for a rest before resuming at the Florida opening while his closest competitor, Johnny Adams, is riding regularly in the West. National .champ in 1937 and a regular contender for the past several seasons, Adams has 180 wins, 143 seconds and 147 thirds. He is “ {the only rider with a chance of ‘|forcing Meade back into action since he can ride at Agua Caliente on Sundays when other tracks are closed. - Eddie Arcaro, who rode only 61 winners before he was suspended for the balance of the year some time ago, will top all riders again in money winnings. Although exact figures are not available, Arcaro has won more than $200,000 in: stakes— $150,000 of it in booting Whirlaway home through the triple crown of Be Debs Preakness and Belmont Stake.

Local All-Stars Play Tomorrow

An all-star City league football team will play the league winners, Holy Cross; at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Christian Park. The all-stars were picked at a meeting last night of the league at {the City Recreation Department. The 21 players who will take part are Ralph Terry, Bud Berry, Bob Bramman and Bob Ehrgot, East Side Merchants; Joe Allen, “Jeep” Jackson, George Millany and George Malan, Spades; Tom Ware, Tom McPheety, Bob Heidenreich and Orville Garl, West Side Merchants.

Other top-notch contests tonight|Oakland City got from Indiana include: Ft. Wayne Central and |Central. The final score we 70 to

New Castle, Columbus and Craw-|38 e Anderson College won its home-

fordsville, Huntingburg and Paoli, ity "and Kendallville, coming game from the Giffin five Harton oy = of VanWert, O,, 87 to 21.

CEE T hat "Wild Bill"

Corydon and Jeffersonville, Flora Swings on Ref

and Kokomo, Lafayette and LebRefusal to break a str Sond :

anon, Lawrenceburg and Aurora, Martinsville and Seymour, Rich{mond and Rushville, and Greencastle and Bloomington. Although the season is only a few weeks old, fans already nave Jon}. aE iTable on Darve Roche and a right to the jaw of Referee Dick Pat disqualified “Wild Bill” Long in the feature bout at the Armory last night. The two grapplers had divided ~ the first two falls and Wild Bill

champion. Most of the big teams, however, haven’t made their debut became angry when to forced him to break his hold. Longson

on the hardwood yet, so the banter has included only those who have won the first fall with a flying body . {scissors and Roche annexed the

been in action: The Hatchets, of course, holding the title at present, are back by some to, come back. Others are riding Logansport. But no one is certain enough of anything to risk a ‘pick’. now. Jetgnd with his favorite “Octopus” 0. Louis Thesz, former heavyweight champion from St. Louis was the winner in. the semi-windup fracas. In a clean bout Thesz pinned Kay. Bell of Portland, Ore., In 17 mnie with an airplane spin. honors went to Al

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 19 (U. P.).—Purdue’s footballers . today planned not only to regain possession of the bucket trophy they lost last year after a five year claim, but also to boost their Conference standing when they travel - to Bloomington this week-end. A victory over their Indiana foe would give the Boilermakers a fifty-fifty rating in their Conference season. Coach Mal Elward stressed the Purdue offensive in yesterday's drill, with the lineup bolstered by the return of half-back Kenny Smock and tackle Barry: Frerch. Both have been taking the cure for the past several weeks. Purdue’s student body held ts last pep rally of the year last night burning

with the traditional of|Skish Postponed

“Miss Indiana” in a campus bonfire. hl = The skish casting games origin-

15 All Americas Bly a Hon a ons planned to ship the horses to Calis J Alls In Net Tourney

pices of the Marion County ¥Fish|fornia where Pictor and Chaledon and Game Association, will be held|are scheduled to start in the $100,Friday nigh instead. 000 Santa Anita Handicap. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. (U. PB). —Four of the finest amateur basketball quintets in the country be-

gin a nationwide six-month celebration of the 50th anniversary of {the sport tonight with the opening round of the Golden Jubilee in Madison Square Garden.

Twentieth Century-Fox, National| A. A. U. champions, plays Roanoke Legionnaires, Southern titlists, in the opening game and Phillips 66, National champion in 1940," meets Ohrbach A. A, Metropiltan titleholder, in the feature game. . Fifteen All-America . players of the last three years, led by H:nk Luisetti, former Stanford University all-time great, and 24 former stars in college ‘and A. A. U. competition in the Garden during the yast years, will be in ‘action. The survivors of the first round tonight .play in the final ‘Monday ‘night for the Dr. James A. Naismith Memorial Fund plaque. :

. BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 19 w. P.).—The Dope Bucket and the Old . Oaken Bucket stood on an even keel in the Bloomington camp today as Indiana’s football squad continued its stiff drills for Saturday’s bucket-battle with Purdue. Indicating that the game could be called nothing but a “toss-up,” Coach Bo McMillin pointed his charges to pounce on any break that might come their way in the annual clash, declaring that “one break and the game may go either way. ” After a week-end lay-off, McMillin sent the squad through its toughest scrimmage of the season yesterday, with ‘Hillenbrand, Jacoby, Doloway and Bob White carrying the ball in an emphasis on ground-gaining plays.

The ‘Little Dutchman’ Will Be Missed © BOB ZUPPKE, the “Little Dutchman,” will bow out of the football coaching ranks at Dyche Stadium, Northwestern, Saturday, after 29 years of continuous service at the University of Illinois. . . . Always a colorful figure in football, and always ready with a snappy quip, ‘he will be missed by the football scriveners. . . , He was always good fgcopy.” ~~ While Coach Zuppke has not fared so well against the Wildcats in recent years he still has the satisfaction’ of having won 10 games from Northwestern while losing nine since he took over at Illinois 4n 1913. : The Tllini’s last victory over the Wildcats was in 1937 by a 6-t0-0 score. , . . Tllinois held a 14-to-13 lead going into the fourth quarter ‘of last year's gameand the Wildcats had to step lively with a GarFison finish to win, 32-14, : ? . And last Saturday the Illini led Ohio State, 7-6, at the half, only to lose 12 to 7. : 8 =» = ‘ 2 8 8 i TOM MEANY, in New York PM: “The real optimist of 1941 is ‘the N. Y. U. player who practices kicking points after touchdown. The Violets haven't scored in 23 periods and by now their safety man feels like the guy with the checkered flag who stands at the finish fine at the Indianapolis Speedway.”

' rooklyn Mentioned in Local Baseball Deal SINCE league President George M. Trautman has promised Indianapolis an improved ball team in 1943, it is evident he feels sure of completing a player agreement with a big league club that has plenty of surplus talent. ~ It is reported Trautman has sounded out Brooklyn, Detroit and | veland. . . , The first two named are well stocked with talent con- | l

Veteran Trainer Dies

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 19 (U. P.).—Frank Walker, veteran trainer for W. L. Brann’s stable, died today. Walker had the Brann string quartered at’ Pimlico and had

Net Scores

/ COLLEGES Indiana Central, 70; Oakland City, 87.

Anderson, 87; Giffin, 21. 1 Huntington, 70; Concordia, 88.

HIGH SCHOOL Goodland 55; Wolcott, 18. Charlottesville, 27; Wilkinson, 283. MeCordsville, 48; New Palestine, 28. Clifford, 25; Hope, 24. Eden, 29; Comfort, 28 (overtime). Greenwood, 43; “Speedway, 82. Dillsboro, 26; Moores Hill ,24 (double overtime). Grass Creek, 38; Lieter's Ford, 18. Fulton, 27; Kewanee, 21. Monon, - 54; Chalmers, 31. Francesville, 31; Monterey, 27. Hartford Twp.| 28; Jackson, 23. Berne. . 30; New Haven, 21. Scott. 41; Orland, 381. Wolcottville, 42; Brighton, 28. Freeland Park, 20; Fowler, 235. Greenfield. 29; Fortville, 19. Maxwell, 25; Westland, 24. Poston. 3; Green 81; Sulphur Joprings, 2L 84; Hagerstown 30. , 32; Harrisburg, 28. Frankfort 85; pion. Selma 37; Park

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