Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1941 — Page 10

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The Crowd

Left—Ceniral (Lawrence Township) dedicated their new school last night but Tost to Warren Central,

29 to 26, in the feature basketball game.

Mrs. Mildred Reynolds of

the American Legion Auxiliary of

Lawrence presenied the American flag to the school. On the left of the microphone is J. T. Plummer, Laws

rence Township Trustee.

Center—The Central cheering section gives out as their team’s first goal is scored.

Right—Action under the basket in the first quarter found Central threatening. Pugh (2) and Negley (11) of Central and Perkins (11 in black) of Warren Central are coming in for the rebound. The new school was finished Sept. 1 and takes the place of Oaklandon, Castleton and old Lawrence,

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|Indiana Teams

Clarkson of Sullivan Repeats at End

(Heze Clark, of the In

lig Times staff, has been selecting All-

uate High School Hos since By HEZE CLARK : Fashioned out of thousands of Indiana High School lads” the Indianapolis Times presents its All-State team for 1941.

Hoosier schools produced

|some of the outstanding prep

elevens in the country with North. ern Indiana the stronghold of

“| the power teams.

SPORTS. By Eddie Ash

DIRECTORS of the American Assoication fired up the baseball hot stove league in Columbus, O., today prior to taking ‘off for Jacksonville, Fla., to attend the

minor league convention next week. . .

President

George M. Trautman presided at today’s session in the

Buckeye capital. In addition to discussing the

“Indianapolis situation” that

calls for a savior to keep the Indians in th e league, the 1942 schedule "is to be decided upon and the future of the post-season playoff sys

tem determined.

While there appeared to be strong sentiment for abando

ent

of the playoffs, it was doubtful if the necessary six votes could be

carded, the league season probably

_ tended into late September.

The directors are almost certain

. If it is dis-

will be ex-

to abandon

the four-trip schedule, in effect several . years,

and return to the former three-trip permits four and five-game series campaign.

plan, which during the

Instead of the Western clubs opening in the East it is believed the club owners will change to

East—East and West—West openers. .

. In

. recent years Western clubs have played four 3 series in the East before performing on their George Trautman

_ home grounds.

League leaders also were to discuss important economic measures today . . . because of the seriousness of the war situation. ... , Adoption of the three-trip plan is an economic measure. Eliminating a fourth trip around the circuit means a saving of approximately $4000 in railroad fares and hotel expenses for each

club, according to the owners who ~ rangement.

are. backing the three-trip are

. Indianapolis Franchise Still On Limb

ONE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION official would shelve the plan whereby so-called natural rivals—Indianapolis-Louisville, Columbus _ Toledo, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Kansas City-Milwaukee—met each

other every holiday. . . knock the suggestion in the head.

. The league directors were expected to

Dale Miller, secretary, a member of the schedule committee, rep=-

- resented Indianapolis at today’s powow in Columbus. . .

sentation was “unofficial,” however,

. His rep because the Indianapolis frane

chise still is more ér less out on a limb. Owner-President Norman A. Perry Sr. still is sticking to his determination to get out of baseball and League Prexy Trautman continues on the hunt for a big league player tie-up and a buyer

for the Indians.

Killefer Job-Hunting for 1942 Season

LATEST WORD from Wade Killefer, the Tribe's 1941 manager, is to the effect he will go job-hunting at the Jacksonville convene tion. . . . He also has another reason for traveling from his Cali-

fornia home to Florida .

. + and Mrs. Killefer will accompany

Their son, Tom, Stanford graduate and Harvard law. student, is in the U. 8. Air Corps and is stationed at Jacksonville. Frank McKinney and Owen Bush, prospective Tribe buyers, will attend the minor league convention and go into another huddle

‘with George Trautman. . league chief lands the right major

. They are ready to step in if the

league connection.

President Trautman has not indicated the course he will pursue in the event a Tribe purchaser is not found. . , . Could be that In.

dianapolis will forfeit its franchise?

- Capt. Bruce Smith Wins Heisman Memorial Trophy

By WILLIAM TUCKER: United Press Staff Correspondent * NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Not only are the Minnesota Golden Gophers “the mythical champions of U. 8. college football but they have the year’s outstand individual per“former in | [Captain Bruce Smith, winner of the Heisman Memorial

Trophy, : ded his college career last week by conducting four touchdown marches in the Gophers’ rout of W ,» was named for - the award try-wide poll of sports writers announcers made py the Down Athletic Club of New York. | Although! Smith polled 554 votes to 345 for Angelo Bertelli of Notre “Pame, his nearest rival, the vote was the c osest, in “the seven-year ‘history of the award. Usually such players as Jay E Berwanger of Chi- ; vinner, and Tom Harmon of Michigan, last year’s honoree, have landed an absolute jority of the ve btes but this season Hh were stars in every section. hind Smith

Frank Sinkwich of Georgia (249). Bill Dudley of Virginia (237), Endicott Peabody of Harvard (153), Edgar (Special Delivery) Jones of Pittsburgh ' (151), Bob Westfall of Michigan (147), Steve Lach of Duke (126) and Jack Crain of Texas (102). Peabody, Harvard guard, polled more votes than any lineman thus far in the elections excepting Larry Kelley, Yale end who was voted most outstanding several seasons ago. ’ 8mith, left halfback for the perennial Big 10 leaders, has been a Somsisiant star for a mighty team season. : He led the balloting not only from his own section but from the East as well. He was fourth choice of southern voters, third from the southwest and second from the Pacific Coast. Bertelli, the bullet-passer who won several games for the Irish, earned the second spot by running second to Derace Moser of Texas A. & M. in the pass

-conscious | Southwest and Placing third in the balloting from three other sections

Leahy Elected Coach No.

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Some fellows are born winners. Frank Leahy of Notre Dame, the coach .of the year, is one. Perhaps it is prophetic that he was brought up in a little prairie town out in South Dakota called Winner. Anyway, he’s been a winner all his life. The college coaches of the nation, through the World Telegram, have just voted Leahy the most significant honor that has yet come to him in football. They have decided by confidential vote that he is the top man among them for 1941, the ace of their profession. Every representative coach participated in the balloting. Wheh the final tabulation was in Leahy was Mr. Big. Not since the Coach of the Year plan was inaugurated seven years ago was the voting so close. It was not a landslide for the man who learned his football strategy bedded down in the same hospital room with his first mentor, the great Rockne. Bernie Bierman of Minnesota chased him right to the wire for a thrilling photo finish.

Bierman Second

It was a tough one for the Minnesota genius to lose but the returns spoke for themselves: Leahy polied 58 first choices against Bierman’s 54. If the scoring had been done on a basis of aggregate points, that is, so much for first, so much for second and so much for third, Bierman actually would have won. But it was made plain at all times that only first places counted. It is interesting to note that Bierman was runner-up a year ago, too, but on that occasion the statistical picture was much different. Clark Shaughnessy, of Stanford, was home free with 233 first choices as against 33 for Bierman. It wasn’t a contest, but this year it was nip and tuck all the way down the stretch. Incidentally, Red Blaik of Army with 27, Paul Brown of Ohio State with 18 and Homer Norton of the Texas Aggies with 15 were not, as youll note, without their supporters. As a matter of fact some 35 different coaches drew first choice votes,

Leahy Did Everything Right

The Leahy supporters were persuaded by his sportsmanship, his influence on the squad, his ability to keep a team up week after week and hold its own against rivals that pointed for them; the skillful manner in which he juggled his thin line of regulars, his decision to gamble on a sophomore passer as his key man on attack, the success he had in taking over a new and strange squad and turning in a defeatless season, the feeling he must have at all times that he has a great football tradition to hold up. The comments on Bierman ran to a similar pattern except that here and there voices were raised in protest that Bierman hadn’t won the honor before. One well-known coach wrote. . . “Bierman has been our best coach for years. For one thing he is the greatest stresser of fundamentals in football. I will be shocked if our fellows fall down on him again” . . . other applause for Bierman took this form: The toughest schedule year after year; a gift for making his boys go all-out week after week; the consistency of his performance as illustrated by two defeatless seasons in a row, and. , “it’s all bunk about Bierman having

ten other coaches whose material is just as good. It just happens they can’t coach with him.”

Attitudes Encouraging

is the lively seriousness with which the coaches go about picking their foremost representative. This indicates they do not take their responsibility casually. The faint note of bitterness in Bierman’s failure

ening, or/ should be, rather than anything else, It is hard to get everybody to agree on any one subject. Plainly the coaches are no exception. If they were they'd be robots ‘and not : the individualists they are, We trust they stay that way. Otherwise the coach of the year voting would become routine, As it is now, it gets the mentors all steamed up—even fighting mad. We think that’s great. Because of obvious reasons we always remain firmly neutral in our comment on the final figures, Still, it was no surprise to us.that Leahy won. It would have been no surprise fo us if Bierman had won. Nor, to continue in this vein, would it have been a surprise if ‘Brown of Ohio State, a fi tive from the sch fields,

the best material. I can name you|m

Encouraging to us in the office|r

to ‘be chosen in the past is heart- S

Four Leaders In AHL Battle

By BOB FLEETWOOD

The four leading squads in the American Hockey League get together this week-end in a. series of games — and there may be some changes made.

The powerful Cleveland Barons, whose record this season betters their championship average of last season, are only . one point behind the Indianapolis Capitals in the Western Division standings. § Tonight they tackle Phila delphia. Victory still gives two points, The Caps and the New Haven Eagles are idle tonight but Springfield, tied with the Eagles for the Eastern lead, meet the hapless Pittsburgh Hornets. Tomorrow night the Caps entertain the Indians and the Barons test New Haven. Two victories for Cleveland and Springfield would give them definite leadership in their two divisions.

Caps Lose Thriller

But the Caps and the Eagles will have a lot, to say about any change in the standings. The Caps lost an overtime thriller to Buffalo Thursday night as the law of averages caught up with them after six straight victories. There were two new faces in the lineup then and there will be another tomorrow night. Popular Connie Brown, center iceman, and Doug McCaig, defenseman, reported from Detroit at Buffalo. They came in exchange for Buck Jones and Ken Kilrea. Now Joe Fisher, the Caps’ wandering boy, is back home and willing to play good hockey. Visiting the Caps tomorrow night will be two of the most colorful figures in the ice game, Eddie Shore, ay his rookie counterpart, Bobby

Connie Brown

The famous “Edmunton Express” picks his young star as one of the most promising defensemen he has ever seen.

Turns ‘Hat Trick’

Dill turned the “hat trick”, the scoring of three goals in one game, the other night. He is an American boy, playing his first year in pro ranks. Coach Johnny Mitchell of the Indians calls him another Eddie Shore. Shore has changed his tactics in the past few years. He naw confines most of his antics to making things tough for his opponents without getting ; banished to the penalty box. He's on the injured list right now and may not see service against the Caps. In a recent statement concerning American League Hockey Eddie said, “The American League is faster than it was a year ago. ' It is going to take good hockey to win the championship and everything you get you will earn.”

Bowling Scores

Last night’s leading bowlers: «| Billy Rickey, National 655 Fred Kafa or, National ............... 651 Floyd Jacobs, East End Dairies....... 651 ax Kosof, Washington Hanna, Classic ................ sesenas Ed Krause, U. §. Rubber Glen Yowler, Construction .... Earl Goodhue, Washington Milton Skatts, Bankers .,....,. Ernie McKinnon, Washington. Harry Scheristein, Lisutance, PR Kennington, S. Side Ree. ve renesae” ony McCann, Insurance...,,... secnne Norton, Mare ee Amal, io, W. hi t etor x 0, ashington. Ted eeler, Florsheim Fred Beckensto Carl Zeichart, Feder: George Derse, Walter Chew, ( . Norman, Medical . oe ‘Central Geor

Tech and Howe Meet Tonight

City high school basketball was throughly underway today with three more contests scheduled for tonight. Tech and Howe, both with a vietory to their credit last night, meet at the Green's gym tonight, Broad Ripple tackles Plainfield and Manual goes to Southport. The Greenclads defeated Wash-

|ington, 19 to 17, last night to give

new Coach Glenn A. Johpson a successful debut while Howe's vet-

{erans romped over Broad Ripple,

32 to 22. Shortridge was the fifth straight victim of Greenfield, 39 to 28, in the. Blue Devil opener while Washington Catholic toppled Sacred Heart, 25 to 23.

Foul Line Triumph

from the field but lacked the Green’s accuracy at the foul line. Billy Pease of Tech led his team with four field goals for eight point§. Don King and the O’Brien twins, Waller and Walter, led the Continentals. Don and Waller scored four points and Walter garnered three, The Irvington quintet: took an early lead and held it over the Rockets, Dick Isenhour of Broad Ripple and Jack Jones of the Hornets led their respective offenses with five fielders and a foul apiece. The Blue Devils had plenty of scrap but inexperiencé cost them their first encounter. Shortridge lost. Charles Hunt, tall center, on fouls in the first half and could not stop Tigers as every member of the starting five scored. Bruce Hilkene and Frank Melson led the Satans with six points apiece while John McPherson, tricky Tiger center, scored five field goals and four fouls for a 14 total. : A field goal in the last minute of play gave Washington Catholic a two-point victory over Sacred Heait. The two schools battled on equal terms during the first half and were deadlocked, 12 and 12, at, the half. Wililams with seven points led the Sacred Heart five and Ryo with nine topped the visitors. Greenwald tossed in the deciding goal.

Hawks Win Dope Box

The Dope Box, symbol of Marion County superiority, went back to Decatur Central today. The Hawks won the right to hold the fishing tackle box in their trophy room uptil some county team beats them. Central won the right from Ben Davis last night, 28 to 26. Throughout the state many of the previously undefeated tasted clefeat but the state champions of Washington and the runners-up from Madison kept right on rolling. The Hatchets closed with a rally to topple Jasper, 37 to 29, and | Madison made it five in a row by downing Greenwood, 37 to 24. The Berries’ of Logansport finally fell as Lafayette’s fast break stopped them, 39 to 24. Seymour's Owls upset Shelbyville, 21 to 19 and Marion handed Richmond a defeat, 35 to 32. Frankfort’s winning streak stopped when Kokomo’s Wildcats set them down, 27 to 26, in a thriller. Burris of Muncie kept right on rolling, this time it was Tipton, 33 to 29.

Saveld Captures

us| ‘White Hope’ Test

DETROIT, Nov, 20 (U. P)~Lee Savold, a blond boxer from Des

3| Moines, Towa, today pocketed $3000

prize money for winning the tour-

4 |nament Frank Barbaro hoped would

produce: a challenger to the hea

408 weight title of Brown Bomber

Savold last night clinched the finals of the “White. Hope” boxing tournament by punching out a 10round decision over Jack Marshall of Dallas, Tex., one of the few en-

@01 |trants in Barbaro’s bunch to show

Klinger, Casselman Honored at S. H. S.

Co-captains Jack Klinger and Bernie Casselman of Shortridge were honored with special awards today for their football work this past season. The Herbert T. Wagner trophy, a memorial to the team physician, goes to Casselman. It is awarded to the player showing the greatest improvement in playing. ability over the previous year, The Frank J. Skinner award goes

lo Klinger 2 Je layer ha ‘the a mental attitude “pikying| ot Home,” was

any promise. Savold was given seven of the 10 rounds. Although the “white hope” champion already has been defeated by. Billy Conn, a victim of Champion Louis, Barbaro still held his head in the clouds. He indicated that one: of Savold’s future foes probably - would be Stubby Frark Za~ maris, Orange, N. J., heavyweight, who was forced fo withdraw from the tournament because of a hand] Jo injury. !

Player Directs

NEW YORK, Nov. 20. National £5 League's new baseball

The Continentals outscored Tech ||

FIRST TEAM

. Indpls. Tech woh @ idee * Evans. Cent. Clinton

. : Gary, Wallace . Lafayette Jeff Goshen

nd Cent.

HONORABLE MENTION

ENDS John Neraston (Washington, Indian‘a Bjjoiis); 8 Ki jtchell Hayden fave: 2} Bob eridan); (Morton, ‘Enightstown): ' Ar ri “Bates (Clinton); Walter Sisk (Sullivan); Hybarger rawfordsville); Thomas Keyt arren Central, indianapolis) ry);

dr (Jefferson, Lafayet es

Hebda (Washifigton, East loage): Don Bianchi (Roosevelt, East

n (Reitz Memorial, ): Jo thy Kelich (Elwood) ; Brownell . (Lowell),

GUARDS

Robert

Gor h ty Boonville): (Central Catholic, Brown (Auburn) .

CENTERS

Irvin Southworth (Central, South Ti Jack Suny (Clinton) ; Johnnie E mond Lan mh

Ikhart Ray: vi : He Hann (Tech hi Vi Enoth (Viacehnes): ain East field, Terre Hauie

QUARTERBACKS Waldron Ber Seymour); Bern asselman (8hostri ge: Tindlsnepelin Jivan J Keith Bteckel (& West fayette): on rh ub 1); John Fi Ne a

Hammon ITis Hiley (Reitz, Evansville); * Wesley Williams (Boonville); Snyder (Munc e).

HALF BACKS y Overmire Elunungion)) Stanley

bicki (Washington, Dubie Kovach BO nittag

om! 4 (Aua Leland

oli) Bill urn) ; wkins a enh [aylor iMiario

( Sernard arion) To (Washington, outh Bend): Jim Brown (Jefferson, LafaMes Stine (Frankfort): AE pee rier Ne ometh e): Hedges Crawfordsville); Neme Riley. oy Bend); Wible (Lin yy (Gerstmeyer, Terre Haute); Devers (Munci i BACKS

dy (Elkhart); Glen Barphart Bill Hardy (El 1s oo

George

Mihal Emil Valko (Clark, sha-

a (Riley,

w ( 0 k South Bend): Turpin (Princeton),

Times All-State Elevens :

SECOND TEAM

B.. Gary, Wallace ught w...HB Sullivan Murakowski ..«.F B... E. Chi. Wash.

FOURTH TEAM

Rasde er hillips . Klin, or Par

Boonville G Shortridge C. Hammond, Clark R 3 -5 Bend Cent. R . Central Cath. Whitin

Manual Center

Given Award

The boy who made the most tackles for the Manual High School football team had the Indianapolis Alumni Association award today. The medal is given annually to the outstanding player of the year. It was presented at an assembly meeting at the school. yesterday to "| Joseph Stepanovic. A total of 46 awards were presented as Manual football and cross-country men received recognition. Awards: Blok M SWEATERS cr SAS Wie” lies: 588

Call seniors; fe Bn I

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Derrett Smmy 2 Mb Paul aan gp Walter 1 PT: Juniors, and Joseph RESERVE LerTERS

x : Cohen. Raymond Kelllz, J

Jayard En ig th, Robert swavie, i, George ~ Woessner and

Robert Ki

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Zale Smashes Way to Title

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Never in ring history has any middleweight achieved such a triumph as Tony

Zale, the Indiana thunderbolt, garnered last night in dynamiting out a lopsided 15-round decision. over Georgie Abrams of the Naval Air Corps at Madison Square Garden.

This victory brought to square = shouldered, brownhaired Zale the undisputed middleweight championship of the world, making him the first universally recognized 160- Tony Zale pound king since : Mickey Walker gave up the crown in 1931 to campaign in heavier divisions. He captivated the fans by rising from the floor in the first round and fighting from groggy-land in the eighth to stage one of the finest demonstrations of devastating body punching and’ accurate head barraging the metropolis has witnessed in years.

Matched With Conn

In the third place, Zale was so impressive in his first New York showing since he rose to prominence, that he captured the fancy of Promoter Mike Jacobs, who immediately matched him for an over-the-weight 12-round bout with Billy Conn, former light heavyweight ruler, at the Garden on Feb. 13. » Zale, already recognized as Middleweight Champion by the National Boxing Association, crawled through the ropes an 8-5 underdog against 23-year-old Abrams, whose speed and boxing brilliance had enabled him to beat Billy Soose three times in non-title matches. Soose recently gave up the New York portion of the middleweight throne, permitting the co ' to recognize last night's winner as champion. ; The decision of Referee Billy Cavanaugh and Judges George Le Cron

‘and Charlie Draycott was unani-

mous. The United Press scored 10 rounds for Zale, four for Abrams and one even, In the first round it seemed that the smart-money boys of 49th Street were right in making “Cutie” Abrams a heavy favorite. Although a light puncher, Abrams caught Zale off balance with a straight right to the chin and sent him rolling. Zale claimed later that he hadn’t been hurt.

Stages Comeback

Zale came back in the second and started driving amazingly fast rights hands to Abrams’ heart, meanwhile lifting the barrage enough to bring blood from Georgie’s nose. - After winning the

| thine round. with: = body” attack,

he landed two thundering rights on Abrams’ chin in the Referee Cavanaugh-gave the sixth round on a foul,” when

‘Tony dropped one below the belt.

But “it was a costly round because Abrams “suffered a gashed right eye that bled and half-blinded him for the rest of the brawl, _ In the eighth, Abrams connected with a right to the jaw that had Zale rT g about the ring, but Georgie failed to take advantage of his opportunity.

Long and Short

'|ranoff, best of

fourth session. |

On choosing the linemen for the all-state Indiana team, Frank Kincaid of Central of Evansville is given first team honors at center, Charles Pet- §

the Washington* , oh ent | Heel Indianapolis linemen, ranks a close second. Flanking Kincaid with a pair of guards of the caliber of John Rainey of Tech of Indianapolis, and Mike Rodich, tall Clinton fineman, gives a powerful center trio. The success of their teams is traced largely to these guards, playing. : ‘There was many a good tackle on: Hoosier teams and the final

| selection was difficult. Paul Jackson,

big, powerful, hard-charging West Lafayette lineman, and Erwin

|| Wrzesien, star of Washington of

South Bend, get the nod. It was a close decision over Lyle Button of Emerson of Gary and Earl Harmas, Wiley of Terre Haute.

Clarkson Repeats

William Clarkson, Sullivan’s star wingman, a great pass receiver and defensive player, is a repeat performer on the all-state team. To Harold Wolf of Reitz of Evanse ville goes the other flank posie tion. With the greatest wealth of backfield material in the history of Hoosier football, it was a more difficult task to select the four men for the backfield than it was the lineman. However, four standouts are placed on the first team, but the second squad is practically as strong. At the halfs are Julius Rajkovich of Lew Wallace, Gary, and Emil (Red) Sitko of Central of Ft. ‘Wayne. . All critics seem to agree on Rajkovich as one of the best backs to carry a football for a prep school this year. The speedy Sitko is placed along side to team with the open field antics of the Wallace ace. Proof of Rajkovich’s scoring power lies in that he scored 16 touchdowns against some of the best teams in Indiana and Illinois, His average gain was 7.5 yards. He carried the pigskin 122 times for 909 yards, and ran back two kickoffs,

Sitko Named

8itko, the clever change of pace artist, was one of the best open field runners and all around backfield stars who have played on an Indiana High School team in many years, The quarterback - call goes to George Terlop of Elkhart, a team that lost only one contest. He is a passer, blocker, open fleld runner and hard tackler. In one game- he attempted nine passes and complete ed them all, three for touchdowns, Bernard Ruman, who could play either fullback ér halfback, was the star of Whiting. Weighing 182 pounds, he scored 71 of his team’s points and did the punting. But his greatest asset was blocking. : On the second team backfield William Krall of Lew Wallace was one of the state’s high point men, Teddy Zych of Roosevelt of East Chicago scored 115 points. Stewart Faught of Sullivan was one of the best forward passers in the state and Art Murakowski of Washington of East Chicago was a power on dee fense, a line smasher and good passer. It is difficult to choose hetween the first and second team sets of backfield men, as all are stars equal to any ever selected on an all-state team in the past.

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