Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1941 — Page 26

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Ranking Riggs and Kovacs Called Hypocrisy ou ACK SRT me esr og or

, aol which fori us that yes, Ted tigi ahbwin ic clothes at the end of her routine,

Whatever the reason, the rankings have drawn long and loud on the the American League Soltis title, a de a ——— en, eta ho sfrusion, RO guffaws from Riggs and Kovacs, who obviously con't care now if they phwrsmd ion dg oy 3 Point two Is that not ‘had Kovacs “turnéd professional, but are ranked first, last or not at all. They'll be getting theirs at the newest release sued by tH€ binch of fois ®VE under Nupeneion for in of the rules laid down by the gate starting the day after Christmas when they open at Madison It is contained in the same U, 8. IL: T. A. whick now proudly claims him as its second best Square Garden, and they'll keep on getting it as long as they can draw lows who comprise the United States Lawn Tennis Association. player. As for his: suspension was inevitable. His oase Was the crowds. In effect, it relates that Bobby Riggs ahd Frankie Kovacs, more under investigation and an ouster was accepted as a matter of course. But what of the others? Parker, for instance, has been robbed of generally known as the Rover Boys, have been ranked as America’s When the twouboys signed with Thompson, Kovacs posed for & the one honor towards which he has worked most of his life—the No. | and No. 2 male tennis players, an henot which naturally wilt Dleture which summed up Bis attitude in a single gesture. That official No. 1 post. He has been needlessly humiliated because, fore- : by national syndicates, displayed Kovacs hold hand or not, he is the best amateur left in the United States and a idan: at. the ok the imaginary smell exuding from the cups he must be considered top man no matter how many professionals are capa chicaneries ! :

to assusne that the smell was placed ahead of him. U.S LT. A is limited, of course, and has been for some time. But,

As for the boys down the line, they can fio more be expected to this is not & hormal U. 8. L. T. A. defection. It constitutes one of trust the association than they can be expected to observe the rulings. the most willy-nilly decisions ever passed along.

They have watched from the sidelines while two players openly vioAnd, at a time when tennis is fighting for iis very evistenos, It

I aL ‘Sih ranking nor has been for two weeks. Some 10 days 8 BT. A. vatings were released, these two enterprising . in on whatever box office appeal they possess under the professional banner of Alexis

. L..T. A: insisted on rating , what prompted the assodisappearance of Judge Crater

\ lated the edicts only to win honor for their acts. Now, as far as they 3 rating was given Frankie Parker,

are concerned, the lid is off and the low man on expense apcounts

SPORTS. i By Eddie Ash

UTTER LACK of confidence in foolball material from his school’s own community finally caught up with Jimmy Phelan, University of Washington's ex-coach, according to Charles Johnson, sports editor of the Minne-

apolis StarJournal. In his column, “Lowdown on Sports,” Johnson did a “piece” on Purdue's former coach, in part, as follows: “Phelan has been fired as Washington's football coach. ‘This time it is official. ‘That development takes us back to the night before this vear's Washington-Minnesota game in Seattle when we were discussing among other things the status of Jimmy Phelan with Ray Eckmann, Washington’s graduate manager. “Ray had no thought then that this would be Jim's last year. He felt just as confident as other Washington backers that this was one time when the Huskies would beat the Gophers. Such a victory alone would have carried him through to another contract. “The Huskies lost. Furthermore, they were beaten the following Saturday by Oregon State, a defeat that eventually kept Washington from the Pacific Coast championship. And that second straight setback can be charged directly to the disappointment as well as the physical beating Phelan’s men suffered in the loss to Minnesota. “We believe that Phelan’s greatest mistake at Washington was in the fact that he went out there with an idéa that only Middle Westerners were good football players. He catered to them year after year. Eventually, other schools in his own locality proved to him in actual competition that the home boys ‘werent so bad, after all. . “Jimmy was just coming to that rehlization himself when he was fired. Its a tough break, but it's been in the cards for a long,

jong time.”

Grid Pros Gird for Eskimo Bowl Clash

THE BOYS will kick off at 1:15 p. m. in the cash-and-carry grid World Series in Wrigley Field, Chicago, Sunday. . . . Colliding in the Eskimo Bowl game will be the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, respective National League division champs, The Bears are odds-on favorites and if you want points you can get 10 And the Giants at even mohey. . . . A sellout will bring approximately $154,000 into the professionals’ till. . . . All seats are reserved at these prices: $440, $330 and $220. . . . The “two-twenties” are bleacher seats. . . . The title affair will be broadeast by WGN and the Mutual network. . . . Ticket headquarters, 37 8. Wabash Ave. Chicago.

* = - . s . AFTER ALL taxes and ground rental have been deducted front the pro league championship game, 70 per cent of the remainder goes to the players, distributed as follows: Five per cent to members of each of the clubs finishing second in the western and eastern divisions; the remainder then is divided 60-40 between the winner and loser of the title game. Last year the Bears picked up $873 per man, with the Washington Redskins’ cut being $608 per player. . . . The gate for that contest in Washifigton, D. C., was $102,000.

New Orleans Gets a ‘Double Feature’

THE WAR BAN on West Coast football brought about a “double feature” in post-season football games. . . . Missouri and Fordham in the Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, Jan. 1, the East-West Shrine game in the same bowl on Jan. 8. With all football banned on the Coast, Durham, N. C. is the proper site for the Rose Bowl game between Oregon State and Duke, . There will be plenty of interest there although the war is cere tain to tone down the frenty that it usually attached to New Year's Day fobtball spectacles. Oregon State is sure to receive a rousing welcome from sports goers in the South and Bast, and Duke authorities will do their best to entertain the Beavers from Corvallis in Tournament of Roses style.

Villmer Scares the Champ, Loses

Ray Villmer took a crack at the National Wrestling Association championship belt held by Sandor Szabo, in the main event of the weekly mat bill staged by Lloyd Carter's Hercules A. C. at the Ar. mory last night, and came within ne fall of lifting the $25.000 bauble.

injury, has been sent to Omaha. Manager Lewis thinks Sandy will have a better chance % round into condition there since he can play regularly.

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FT. WORTH, Tex. (U. P).—Observers said today that the Texas Christian University football squad showed mid-season pep and form in blocking and or drill ih preparation - for range Bowl game New Year's Day with Georgia University.

COLLEGE SATION Tex. (U. P.)The Texas A, & M. football squad continued tough serimmages today for its New Year's game in the Cotton Bowl

Make Grid Awards At Park School

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By UNITED PRESS

The Bedford Stonecutters, who have been beaten only by the chame« pion Hatchets, swept to their seventh victory of the hardwood season last night by defeating Seymeur, 30-19 , new entrants in the put the writing on the wall for the other 1¢ conference teams, and for state crown contenders, that it means to stay among the top 15 teams in the battle for state oy. — Cutters have beaten fairly

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ington oH Euniingist, b before Hep Stepping over Seymour last t on the rength of an 18-point ¢ offensive blast by Johnny Blackburn, The Cutters meet the unbeaten Hatchets again on Jan. 9. In the north, Gary's Horace Mann kept its teeth in a hunk of northern superiority, in spite of the fact that Hammond High is shaping up into the biggest and most potent competition in the region. Horace Mann downed Gary Emer Son, ol ne HMtinohd contin winn Valpa« raiso, 41-22. ¥ bia 1. Athenians at Best

Crawfordsville Athenians, with potentially their best team in years, knocked off Greencastle, 4536, to follow up its eat victory over Lebanon

last Frid Gteentsbure day to take the starch out of little North Vernon's onslaught, which has been quite vicious this year against bigge teams. Greensburg won, 32-31. Other tilts last night served only to fill in the background for the school

sing. to its Frankfort dehoot 8 fghting tle: Pera sad.

Franklin at Cathedral

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card. Thursday night, Evansville Central tries the strong Vincennes oute fit to offer the only major contest of the night, but Friday will bring at least 26 important games, with almost every major five “taking a curtain call.

dianapolis Tech game leading the slate.

I. U. Votes Harrier

Awards to Six BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Dec. 17.-—

Tough?

The question before the house tomorrow night at the Coliseum will be: Is Phil Stein, New Haven goalie, tough h to stop the Indianapolis Caps’ goal onslaughis?

Talk 3 Cops on All-Star Team

BY BOB FLEET VO0D

When the All-Stars of the American Hockey League line up for the big game in Cleveland, Feb. 3 it appears that at least three Capitals may be in the lineup. Eastern sports writers and sport casters are especially strong in their praises of Goalie Joe Turner, rookie wing Adam Brown and the defense play of Dick Behling and Doug MecCaig. The speed and all-out offensive hockey of the local team makes them a first class drawing card in the east. Indianapolis fans cannot vote for the men of Herbie Lewis. It was decided at the Monday meeting of the League writers in New York that the preponderance of population in some centers would crowd too many big city boys on the squad. But local supporters will aid in the selection

Val,|of the men from outside the Cap ranks.

The ballots will be cast at one of our home es during the 10day period ning Jan. 15. Probably Washington on Jan. 18 or Buffalo on Jan. 21. Fifteen players from the Eastern division and 15 from the Western half will be chosen. The fans can only name six players. The Amer ican Hockey League Writers and Sportscasters Association will seJect six more, leaving the final choice of three or more men up to the ve coaches. Bill of Cleveland and Bun Cook of Providence, last year's division champions, will be the coaches. Almost 90 per cent of the American loop's players are Canadians. Because of this and since Canada gave the game to the United States it was decided to split the profits between the two nation’s Red Cross Units, Future games will be played for the players benefit unless war conditions force a continuance of this year's set up.

Pilz Beats Cooler

Joe Pilz beat Harry Cooler in a State three-cushion championship match at Cooler’s parlor night, 50 to 42. The match was un-

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was very evidently lacking in their 46<t0-40 defeat Saturday at the hands of Northwestern. Illinois has a strong team, one that “they” were talking about already last year. Made up of sophomores, it lost this season to the Great Lakes Naval Training five, 40 to 38. The same team beat Indiana, 41 fo 36. And Indiana was playing a typically good Hoosier game, too, The Illini won from the Bulldogs 37 to 18 in their last encounter, at Indianapolis on New Year's day, 1940, when Illinois played one of the best games in its history, Coach Doug Mills believes. Butler has four lettermen: Cocaptains Wilbur Schumacher and Elwood Norris, Fred Hunckler and James Deputy. Two sophomores, Glenn Miller, from Libertyville, Ill. and Harold Miller, from Indianapolis, will probably team with Norris, Schumacher and Hunckler in the starting lineup. Illini sophomores are “struggling against each other for regular positions with Capt. Bill ' Hocking and Vie Wukovits, seniors, also batting for recognition. Tall Fellows The probable starting lineup includés Ken Menke, 6 feet 2 inches; Art Mathieson, 6 feet 5; Gene Vance, 6 feet 2%, and Andy Philip, 6 feet 2%. Ed (Ace) Parker will probably get in, in place of Captain Bill Hocking, a reserve of last year. Parker is 6 feet 3. Purdue will be in for a rough evening, even if they don’t lose. The Uclans are big. Co-captain Robert Alshuler, a guard, weighs 200 pounds; John Fryer, center, 38, and Larry Gittler, a guard, is The U.C.L. A. team already has an impressive win over Loyola of Los Angeles to its credit. The team has .three senior veterans.

Franklin Beats Wabash, 49-39

By UNITED PRESS Franklin College and Wabash, two Indiana College Conference basketball teams that frequently play in higher net circled and give the big boys something to think about, clashed last night -in the lead-off contest on the slate. Franklin defeated Wabash, 49-39, spotting a 10-point lead and then rallying strong at the finish. Frazell and Hendrix led the last-min-ute attack after Johnny Duncan had started the comeback But it was Wabash's Ray Greve who stole individual honors by hitting the net for 10 field goals, Purdue earlier stopped Wabash, but couldn't stop Greve, who was highpoint man aghinsgt the Boilermakers. Franklin lost in a good fight against Notre Dame in early-season play. Central Normal last night followed in the wake of Forward Everett Younger's 15-point scoring spree to trim down the Huntington College Hunters, 43-35. It was the second triumph in three starts for Central Normal. In other contests last night, St. Joseph's Pumas rolled to victory over St. Norbert's on the strength of an. early lead, 43-26, in one of the two games which featured out-of-state opponents. St. Norbert held] the height advantage but the Hoosier five kept the supremacy all the

way. Tri-State college received Toledo by handing out a 47-34 defeat to the Ohioans in the only other tilt.

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Butler to Give Illini a Battle: U. CL. A. Plays at Purdue

Butler takes on Big Ten competition tonight Illinois and the University of California

The Uclans are taking their Hoosier basketball in large doses, journeying to Bloomington tomorrow night to test the strength of a fast,

Butler has been drilling like mad, working for the smoothness that

at the University of at Los Angeies meets Purdue

DePauw Back From Big Trip

Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 17— DePauw University’s victorious basketball team returned to the campus today after its highly successful invasion of Pennsylvania. The Tigers made the Easterners highly conscious of Hoosierland basketball by setting down Susquehanna, Gettysburg and Swarthmore by substantial scores. Susquehanna was defeated 42 to 27; Gettysburg 46 to 29, and Swarthmore 38 to 27. Don “Stogie” Jones, DePauw's best bet for All-State attention, continued to pile up points, scoring 43 in the three games for an average of 14 points a game. His total for seven games-is 96 points. He is a junior and won his varsity letter as a sophomore at forward. DePauw will salute the Tigers tomorrow night when they play the University of Louisville here. It will be the final tilt for the 1941 half of the current schedule. DePauw will enter the game with a record of six wins and one loss, the

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Wash.-S. H. S. Grid Game Set

Shortridge High School will ree sume football relations with Washe ington High School next year. The announcement of a grid game with Washington in 1942 was made today by Russell 8. Jule ius, Athletic Director at Shortridge, as he listed the Blue Devils’ football opponents for the coming season. There was no 1941 football game between - Washington and 8horte ridge scheduled because of heated rivalry in J940 that rapidly became overheated. Nine games are scheduled in 1942, four of them with City rivals. Of the total, only three are played away from home. The 1942 squad will be captained by Bruce Hilkene and bolstered by 11 returning lettermen. The schedule: Sept. 18—Crawfordsville at home. * Sept. 2W—at Southport (might). Oct. 2—Withrow (Cincinnati) at home. Oct. 9—At Jefferson (Lafayette, night). Oct. 16—~Washington at home. Oct, 21—Central (Muncie) at home. Oct. 30-—Cathedral at home. Nov. 6—Broad Ripple at shome. Nov, 13-—at Technical.

Cathedral to Play Franklin Tonight

Franklin visits Cathedral High School gym tonight in an attempg to keep the Irish on the losihg side of the leager. Joe Harmon's local boys beat Greenfield Friday to end a six-game winning streak; 39 to 31, but. they lost Saturday to Tech's powerhguse, 27 to 25. The starting line-up for the Cathedral team will probably be Red Kiernan, Al Obergfell, Leo Barn-

lone defeat being a one-point affair at Franklin,

horst, Jim Dilger and Pat Hogan.

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