Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1942 — Page 14

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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

GEORGE KEOGAN, coach of the Notre Dame basketball team, has built his .771 winning percentage the hard way over an 18-year course, according to statistics issued by the Irish press bureau. It is pointed out that the Irish hardwood boys have almost invariably started slowly, and several times they have slumped at the end of the season... ., Since it takes three victories to offset one defeat in maintaining a .750 mark, Notre Dame has had to play a high grade of basketball in January and February to rise above a three-out-of-four status. Under Keogan, Notre Dame has won .726 of its November-December games, 804 in January, .800 in §} February, and .729 in March. , . . The Irish have ES dropped only 22 January games and 23 et starts in 18 vears. . . . They have reached Jan. 1 un- z ; defeated only three times, never in the past seven 3 seasons. They have gone through January six times, including the last three years, and February seven times: without defeat. . . . They have escaped defeat 3 nine times in March, but have played less than half : as many games in March as in any other month. George Keogan Future opponents may be interested in this excursion into the record books: The 18-year won and mark by months for November-December is 82-31, for January, 90-22; for February, 92-23, and for March, 25-13. Keogan's total is 299 victories and 89 defeats up to this campaign. The Irish won four out of six coliegiate starts in December of

lost

this season, also dropping a game to the post-graduate all-star Great the new year, however, with a 39-to-meet Washington U. tonight, Syra21, Michigan State

home except But

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Lakes unit 31 victory over Harvard cuse Jan. 12, Butler Jan. 24, and Marquette Jan The Irish took a 40-to-36 deci

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Eve the two teams have br en in each of the past thr

seasons,

Louis Drops One in 55 Starts

FIGHTING AS A professional, Joe Louis has won 54 out bouts. . , . The first and oniy knockcut against the Brown Bomber came after he had won 27 consecutive fights and now Joe has built another string of 27 victories since Max Schmeling beat him. . And you know what happened to Schmeling in their second meeting. . . . Louis wasn't the champ when he had his first clash with the German. Joe defends his title again Friday night in New York and the challenger is Buddy Baer . The champ is risking his title for nothing on this occasion and can’t afford to be charitable to his . . . The Navy Relief Society will receive the Bomber's end

of 55

opponent of the purse. Young Baer has had 54 fights in pro competition. . . . He has knocked out 43 opponents and Louis 47. . . . Buddy made a courageous showing against the champ in Washington, D. C, last May but failed to last the distance ... and absorbed heavy punishment.

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2 2 a AND FRIDAY, Baer probabiy will remember some of those jolting wallops he stopped. . . . It is the exceptional boxer who can come back against the same adversary with the memory of a former . « and stand up and take it the second time. , But He is huge and can hit,

thumping . "a young Baer may be the exception. . . . although 2a slow mover. This department picks the champ to flatten the giant challenger in the fifth round... . And Joe may end it earlier if he goes in there

with the idea of turning out the lights as quickly as possible,

{ Lesnevich. ! Shufflin’ Joe wants to stage one | benefit fight for the Army before

Now Lou

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is Wants to Hit One for the Army

WITH THE WAR CURTAILING GOLF PALLS s WILL BE TOUGHER} AND TOUGHER .{ TO GET+-- « AND THOSENOU | DO GET WTLL HAVE TO BE TOUGHER. AND TOUGHER TO LAST”

Desires Punch At Lou Nova

Or Lesnevich

But He'll Have to Paste Baer First

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y,, Jan. [7—If ene didn’t know that Joe Louis is ultra-patriotic, he might be considered slap-happy because of hie desire to defend the heavyweight championship again—for nothing—

6 PUT [CUT TWO Z{ PAWS AD LOST ANOTHER #7

if he licks big Buddy Baer at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Jolting Joe, who wound up training for Baer today, wishes to make another defense within 60 days, but this time for the benefit of Army relief organizations, instead of the Navy Relief Society which gets the bout profits and Joe's purse, totaling about $150,000, Friday night.

Friends Criticize

Louis hopes that Promoter Mike Jacobs will match him with the winner of the Feb. 8 Gus LesnevichLou Nova 12-round bout at the Garden. Louis knocked out Nova in the Bomber’s last ring appearance September, but he has never [fought light heavyweight champion

entering the service which now has him classed as a 1-A potential

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draftee. Louis has been severely criticized by his Negro friends and by Negro newspapers for Friday night's bout in behalf of the Navy society, It seems that the Army is far more popular in Negro circles and Joe wants to demonstrate that he is showing no preference in his title defenses. Co-manager Julian Black admitted, “Yes, we are considering an Army relief fight after the Baer bout, if it's all right with Uncle Sam. But nothing definite can be done until after Friday night. Louis, in yesterday's next-to-last workout against four sparmates, revealed that he will forget his usual shuffling stance against Baer and concentrate on bobbing and weaving, hoping to make it another Dempsey-Willard affair. Joe scaled 207, and expects to weigh in at 205, his heaviest since he won the title.

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Horsemen Honor

Leo C. McNamara

Horsemen from Indiana and Michigan yesterday honored Leo C. McNamara, Indianapolis, third largest breeder of harness horses,

A. A. Desires Night Games

CHICAGO, 7: (U. P.)w— |George Trautman, Columbus, O.,

Jan,

The Big Guns Keep Right On Rolling in I. H. S. A. A.

he American Associa-

by unanimously electing him to a | president of t today that the

three-year term as one of three di-|/tion, announced rectors of District 2 of the United jeague’'s directors States Trotting Association. {had rejected a The “speed” meeting was held in proposal to limit conjunction with the annual In-injght baseball diana Fair Managers two-day con-{games to three a vention which concludes tonight week for the dur-§ with a banquet at the Lincolnigtion of the war. Hotel. “We discussed

Ry UNITED PRESS Shelbyville. Horace Mann, Marion, and Madison protected their stakes in the state basketball marathon last night, with Horace Mann | lengthening its unbeaten record to 11 victories. | Gary Horace Mann, i fordsville, 17. The Horsemen from the Steel! City climbed to fourth ranking] {among Indiana high schools last | week, further established their su|periority in the North by downing {the Crawfordsville Athenians, who {offered Mann its acid test of the season in pre-game dope, a test that 3./turned out to be only mildly

36; Craw-

Net Scores

STATE COLLEGE

56; Oakland City. 28

Rose Poly,

COLLEGES

Nebraska, 84; Kansas State, 38% Western Michigan College, 47: Hope, Michigan State, 33; Great Lakes (I aval Station, 31, > astringent. ake Forest, 41: II s Tech, 35 | vi a Kansas, TI OMNahons. 39 | The Gary team has beaten Rensethel, 28: Ottawa, 24. { +L i . y Ame 3 Eau an |selaer, East Chicago Roosevelt, Gary Georgia, 39: Clemson. 1 { Tolleston, Gary Emerson, Valparaissouri, 39; St. uis, 24. : . » : : Toledo, 50: DePaul (Chicago). 35. | 180, Ft. Wayne South Side, Whiting, | Froebel ang Crawfordsville in recu-{lar-season play, and downed Lew

Ohie University, 40; Findlay, 37 Wallace and Froebel in the Gary

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Fordham, 54; Columbia, 43. Grinnell, 47; Jowa State Teachers, 89. Loras, 34; St. Thomas (St, Paul), 32

{the Indiana State Fair Board was

The board of review for the dis- the matter intrict composed of the three directors formally at a spefined the Ionia, Mich., Fair $500 for cia] meeting yesfailure to comply with the rules of terday,” Traut - the USTA and suspended Mrs. man said. “but deEugene R. Flagg, Oshkosh, Wis. icijeq to continue until entrance amounting to $75 due the present arrangement of permitting each club to make its own decisions on night games until we hear from the Government.” He said that most American Association teams played five night] games a week last year and that the league had “every hope” of playing its full schedule through the war years. “We believe baseball is an important part of the recreational picture,” he said, “but our plans will rest entirely on what the Government deems best.” Club presidents attending the

Trautman

paid. At the meeting of horsemen and fairmen, the main topic of discussion was photo finish equipment for fairs in Indiana. L. V. Hauk, Morristown, Ind., said Connersville will have a photo finish set-up for 1042 and others indicated they were considering the idea. The State Fair at Springfield, Ill, will install a photo finish set-up, it was reported. Roger Duncan, executive vice president of the USTA and active

Springfield (Mo.) Teachers, 37; Tulsa, 21.

Emporia State, 43; Wichita University, holiday tournev.

head of the governing body, was ‘here from Hartford, Conn. for the

meeting were Roy Hamey, Kansas City, William Veeck, Milwaukee:

Mayville ~ D.) Teachers, 46; Moorhead| Shelbyville, 52; Rushville, 24, Q . eachers, 33. oo Bradley, 32; West Texas State, 49. | The Shelbyville Golden Bears Texas Tech, 51: Arizona State (Flag-' staff), 50 : a Mary's, 38; University oi California, |

them in scheduled play, by riding over the weak Rushville quintet. Shelbyville still has only two losses to Seymour blotting an otherwise perfect season.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Madison, 2%; North Vernon, 14. sd Horace Mann, 36; Crawfordsville,

New Castle, 43; Muncie, 30. ; Rushville, 24. 83; Marion, 32, Greencastle, 32; Brazil, 30 (overtime), Attica, 386; phi, 24. Washington Catholic, 41; Elnora, 13, Gosport, 34; Emmence, 28. Reynolds, 19; Morocco, 17. Brookston, 31; Freeland Park, 22 Kennard, 41; Lewisville, 27, Clinton, 41; Cayuga, 21. Linton, 36; Plainville, 27. Bluffton, 37; Liberty Center, 31 Ashley, 31; Pleasant Lake, 29. State of Terre Haute, 28; Garfield of Terre Haute, 26. | Lyons, 26; Ricknell, 19. | Fontanet, Staunton, 20 Daleville, 28; Harrison, 26 Albany, 38; Cowan, 34,

Frankfort, reeling from the blow dished out by Muncie Central's] comeback in the Muncie New Year|

Frankfort,

leading quintets, raising its record! to eight wins and one defeat in scheduled contests. Frankfort faces | Lafayette’s powerful Broncos Friday |

ad Vg lost only to Kokomo in an upset on Dee. 22, and with its second dose lof the bitter “upset” medicine defmitely slipped in its fight to remain with the top teams of the state. ! ‘Marion has now won eight and lost! two. | Madison, 27; North Vernon, 14

{second in the state finals last year, i refuse to be counted out of the picture this season. { | The Cubs annexed their 11th win| last night, two of them gained in| tourney play. It was a victory with/| an added invective for the Madison | | boys, who found this game a chance] {to partially rectify an earlier mis-| |take, their sole loss to Jeffersonville. North Vernon had beaten {Jeff at the season’s opening. | Jeffersonville battles Jasper and {Hammond High faces Gary Froebel {in the leading games on tonight's! card.

‘Manual Freshmen Lose to Southport

The Manual freshman basketball | team lost its second game to the! | Southport Rhinies yesterday, 17 to

|16. Russ Dillow led the Cardinal P 3 11 3 ow with seven points.

In the preliminary game Roines’:

boys lost to a faculty squad, 25 to 5.

{meeting and the review board ses-

made it 12 victories last night, 11 of,

Frankfort, 33; Marion, 32. Sports Events

tourney, re-established itself among]

[23, according to the indoor athletic

night. City Recreation Department. The Marion Giants previously had! 'ketbali free throw titles will be at

The Madison Cubs, who finished “"j..

Walter Seeger, St. Paul; Al Banister, Columbus; Bruce Dudley, Louisville; Bill Dewitt, Toledo: Frank McKinney, Indianapolis, and Mike Kelly, Minneapolis.

son.

Map City-Wide Ramsey Turns In ‘Best 3-Cushion Game

Junior and senior boys representing local community centers willl The fastest game in the state engagé in a series of city-wide three-cushion billiard tournament at championship events, starting Jan. Harry Cooler’s parior was turned in last night when Walt Ramsey defeated Cooler, 50 to 26, in 56 innings. The former best game was 62 innings. Lou Spivey was the record holder. Phil Greenberger and Glenn Guilet will clash in tonight's tournament match.

Bests Patty’s Mark

DETROIT, Jan, (U. P), — A touring good-will group of South tball—Feb. 9, at Brookside | Am i S i A d Northvestem: in 11, al Shuserpal WE swimmers last night yardens an orthwestern; en. 9 a v3 ” . ”, Rhodius and Northwestern; Feb. 18, Se] va ed off with five out Of Seven Municipal Gardens and nolorthwestern. {events at an exhibition with Wayne Fad , 8 rookside an orthwester : 3 3 d Free Throws—March 6, at Rhodius and University’s crack swimming team. Northwestern. Miss Maria Lenk, Brazilian and Track—April 25, at Willard and Northwestern, Both meets will be limited to world record holder at breaststroke dashes, jumps and relay races. distances, broke an American recBasketball teams from centers ord in the 440-yard breaststroke. Her without playing floors will be as-|time, 6:35.8, was 16.4 seconds better signed definite practice periods at|ihan the mark set by Patty Aspinthe larger centers, where league all of Indianapolis in February, 1940, Play has been under way for several | ps

weeks. | CIGARETTE |

program announced today by James D. Reed and Herman Holiday of the

Table tennis, basketball and bas-

stake during the next 10 weeks and track teams from each center also will irain indoors for meets at Northwestern and Willard Parks late in April. The complete procram follows:

TABLE TENNIS—Jan. 23. 7. Hill centers

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HOCKEY SCORES

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston, 3; Chicago, 2. New York, 3; Detroit, 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Springfield, 8: Philadelphia, 2.

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Our Ice Capitals Are Haunted By Bugaboos—Injury, Detroit

By BOB FLEETWOOD The Indianapolis Capitals are swinging into the second half of their ice schedule, still haunted by those two bugaboos—injury and Detroit. Tomorrow night the high-scoring Providence Reds, replete with rocket wings and Bad Man Eddie Bush, come to the Coliseum. Caps have any designs on a play-off position or the Western Division flag they must start to move upward.

But the injury jinx has struck again. No! No! Joe Turner, goal guardian deluxe, may be out of the Reds’ riot. The freshman tender went through the Hershey battle with an infected hand. It has grown worse since Sunday night and Manager Herbie Lewis has sent out the call for Lloyd Parras again. Parras watched the nets when Turner was injured in the East on the ill-fated tour in which they lost five straight.

Fisher, Sandy Are Ready

But Herbie reports that Joe Fisher will be ready for Providence and Sandy Ross, has his shoulder well saddled again.

The chained defensemen will be ready only in case of necessity. The last call from Jack Adams of Father Detroit broke up the two top front lines. Herbie has reorganized them now and with his fingers crossed announces that Fisher will work with Jack Keating and Les Douglas, Rill Jennings will team with Jud McAtee and Connie Brown while Roy Sawyer, Jerry Brown and Hec Kilrea will form the third. The Caps have played 30 games, one more than leading Hershey, and four more than Cleveland, the second spot holders. They are seven points out of first and one out of second so losses must be rare from now on until the playoffs. The Providence visit to Cleveland tonight may aid the situation. The board-checking affair with the Reds will serve as Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce night. They are sponsoring the affair and have completed plans for their side shows.

Side Shows by Jaycees

The Jaycees are adding color to the game with a series of events. Army and Navy men will march in behind a Marine color guard to start the evening and Miss Phyliss Wilcox, the I. U. coed from the Hour of Charm, will sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Between the first and second periods some fancy and trick skaters

ing between the second and third frames. Two teams, made up of soldiers and sailors will play a

If the

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mat game collided

Bill's Hold Kayoes K. O.

Two of the top roughnecks of the the main event of the wrestling card last night and “Wild Bill” Longson won, The Buffalo heavyweight, who had racked up three victories in four local starts, stopped George (K. 0.) Koverly of Los Angeles after 19 minutes of the first fall. Koverly had traded foul for foul with his big opponent until Longson clamped a leg-breaker hold. Referee Harry Burris had to pry Longson loose and Koverly was carried from the ring unable to return for the second fall. In a special semi-windup Louis Thesz of St. Louis and Andy Rascher of Cedar Lake, Ind, drew after 30 minutes. Ali Pasha used his “Cobra hold” to subdue Tony Ross of Little Rock, Ark, in the opener.

Irish Netters Race Bears

Times Special

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jan. 7.—The Irish of Notre Dame will be seeking

their third straight victory and

“broom game,” using the straw car- [their fifth in seven starts when they

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7, 1942

Porter Stewart Is Readying > Open Boxers

Trainer Has Around 10 Novices Fighting

Trainer Porter Stewart at the Washington A. C. is readying five Open class boxers for the tenth annual Times-Legion Golden Gloves tournament at Butler Field House,

Jan. 16, 23, Feb. 5. He also will have eight to 10 Novice class boys and perhaps two additional Open entries. He has yet to complete his Novice list. Certain to go in the Open class are James Sherron, last year's 147pound champion; Johnny Poore, 147 pounds; Jimmy Glenn, 160, and Raymond Glenn, 126, brothers; and Clarence Bell, 126. Weights listed are approximate at this time and a couple of the lads may change to other divisions after they get more training under their belts. The Washington A. C. is one of the steadfast supporters of Golden Gloves as the directors are enthusiastic over the amateur fistic sport and no fee is charged for training. Professionals also work out at the independent club and they take keen delight in offering their services as instructors. Classes are held at night only.

Forms Own Rooting Section

The club will have a rooting section at the tournament to give va-~ cal support to its boxers and made sure of it by purchasing 20 ringside reserved tickets for each show night, or 60 ducats in all. This is the largest order to date for the $1.10 seats, the ringside chairs. Golden Gloves houts are fashioned after the Amateur Athletie Union policy and the matches are fought over three rounds, two minutes to the round, to a decision of the referee and two judges. One defeat eliminates and there are no “return matches.” For this reason every lad answers the bell to win and accounts for the preponderance of toe-to-toe battling in every heat.

Champs Compete in Chicago

The eight Open class champs form a team to represent Indianapolis in the Tournament or Golden Gloves Champions at Chicago under the auspices of the Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc. The Windy City glove carnival is fought over three nights. In the Indianapolis tournament The Times and Bruce P. Robison Post of the American Legion distribute prizes to the Open champs and runners-up, and Novice champs and runners-up. Also a consolation prize to every boxer who performs in at least one bout, win or lose. Tournament reserved seat tickets ($1.10) are on sale downtown at the Bush-Feezle Sporting Goods Co. 136 E. Washington St. and at the Sportsman’s Store, 126 N. Pennsylvania St. General admission prices this year will be 60 cents and 30 cents. The Times Clothe-A-Child Fund receives 40 per cent of the net receipts, the Bruce Robison Legion Post 60 per cent.

BASKETBALL

Scores in the Em-Roe Independent League at South Side Turners Doty night Raab Tailoring Co., 25; Central Motor Parts, 22. ag outn Side Turners, 47, Baker Shoe Co.,

«0. Allison Assemblers, 2;

Hoosier e 0 itn’ sier Veneer,

Schedule for the Bush-Feezle Downtown ants League at the Hoosier A, C. tonight: 7:30—J. D. Adams Mfg. vs. Eli Lilly Co. 8:30—Vonnegut Hardware vs, Indiana Farm Bureau, 9:3 L. 8S. Ayres Co. vs, Texaco.

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will exhibit with the big show com- |g

riefs for sticks and a football for the puck. Tickets purchased before 6 o'clock tomorrow evening entitle you to free skating after the game, the Junior Chamber men say.

Bruins Regain First In National League

By UNITED PRESS Scoring three goals in the opening period last night at Boséon, the Bruins nosed out the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2, before a crowd of 1,800 and regained the National Hockey League leadership. It was Boston's first triumph over Chicago in four starts and the Blackhawks’ sixth straight loss. Boston's scores were made by Woody Dumart, Roy Conacher and Eddie Wiseman, all on three-man rushes. The New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, before 11,000 at Madison Square Garden in

M. 38 to 29 for their last victory and boast triumphs over McKendree, City U. and Loyola of Chicago. They are the cnly team to defeat Loyola.

leading ground and air gainer in football, paces the visitors,

Butler Will Hold The Relays Again

for March 19 this year, according to Paul D. Hinkle, Butler University] athletic director.

cancelled but Coach Hinkle reports) that the contracts for the trophies were signed during the Christmas) vacation and that the races are| still scheduled to run.

tangle with Washington of St. Louis here tonight. The Bears defeated Texas A. &

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