Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1942 — Page 18

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THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1942

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George Halas, owner and coach of the Chicago Bears, tells Lieut. Comm. John T. Tuthill Jr, U. S. N. R,, that the best football next fall will be played by service teams. Sid Luckman, the Bears’ great ball-handler,

smiles his approval.

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

EARLY SEASON Big Ten basketball games are tough to prognosticate, unless Chicago is playing. « « + This department had five hits and four misses on the first nine championship tilts . . . but it's a safe guess we weren't alone in the miss ‘em league. Who's going to check Northwestern and Otto Graham? , . . He has scored 36 points in two games, playing full time, the non-stop kid. . The Wildeat firecracker, hot off the gridiron, scored 70 points in four pre-Conference games, then in two Big Ten games raised his total to 106, an average of 17% points per game. . And teammate Russ Wendland scored 27 points in two title games and Hank Clason registered 27... . That's a blistering pace by three mates. ... The Wildcats have a good chance of remaining undefeated in the week-end coming up, playing Chicago Saturday and Michigan Monday. Purdue has two men in the league's First Ten, Don Blanken and Frosty Sprowl, 22 points apiece. . . . Minnesota's Don Smith has 27 ints, . « . The Gophers usually have a Smith around to star for . «+ + It was Bruce in football.

® - ® = = » INDIANA'S ZIMMER is 11th in the Conference scoring list with 15 points. . . . In two Conference games Coach Lonberg of Northwestern has used only two substitutes to supplement the work of his starting five, Purdue and Towa kept pace with the Wildcats on the winning side in the first week-end's competition but face rougher sledding in the next go-around. . . . The Boilermakers meet Ohio Stale and Indiana, the Hawkeyes play Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Play Just to Get a Sweat Up

GORDON GRAHAM, Lafayette Journal and Courier: “When one coach asks another if it is all right to put his regulars back in for the final few minutes, Big Ten competition has plunged to a new depth | . . with only one school to blame, Chicago. “Coach Lambert of Purdue actually did that last Saturday night « « . his regulars had perched on the bench for 21 straight minutes of playing time . . . they had warmed up once during the fore part of the game against the Maroons and Lambert wanted them to get another sweat up before going to the dressing room. “This he explained to Coach Nels Norgren before sending Purdue’s topnotchers back into the tilt. “Poor Nels! His team is almost sure to set a new record. Chicago has managed to chalk up ‘perfect’ seasons in the past by losing all 12 games . . . but this season's card calls for 15 contests!”

Veteran Pitchers May Get Extra Lift

BILL McKECHNIE still wants more hitting for his 1942 Cincinnati Reds, but, at the same time, he is more mindful than ever of the necessity of defense. . .. A new situation has been created by our national emergency that might cause other managers to attempt to adopt some of McKechnie's policies, which are sound enough at any time. Because of the conditions, it is very likely that the ball clubs will not be as free with their baseballs as heretofore, because of the replacement angle. . . . This being the case, it is quite possible that umpires will allow more service per baseball, which means that experienced pitchers who know how to take advantage of a slight scratch will have their efficiency increased. And, if this is the case, it also means there will be less batting, which will be right down the Reds’ alley. as they are a defensive club now. = = = ® » = A GOOD HITTER, of course, will do better under any condition than a poor hitter, which is the reason why McKechnie still seeks more power. . . , However, if the averages shrink generally, there will be less of a range between the good and bad hitting clubs. A pitching staff whose first line strength is composed of Elmer Riddle, Bucky Walters, Johnny Vander Meer and Paul Derringer doesn’t need much power behind it, and, if these men are given any slight advantage on which to work, there is nc telling to what heights they might scale.

Centers to Box

Some 75 Boys

An early survey indicates the Indianapolis Community Center gyms will furnish approximately 75 entries in the 10th annual TimesLegion Golden Gloves tournament. Hugh McGinnis,” Marion County WPA Recreation Bureau boxing supervisor, said all trainers have made encouraging reports about the number of lads turning out for| fistic instructions. In the City-County amateur boxing meet held in early December the center clubs scored a grand slam in the Novice class by winning eight titles, and three in the Open class. The WPA boys also won the Judge Henry O. Goett sportsmanship trophy for the third consecu-| tive year in the gloves competition

‘at South Side Turner Hall. |

The Trophy Winners | Trophy winners were Earl Paul,| Northeast Community Center, 1939;! Glenn Still, English Avenue Boys'| Club, 1940; Don Gwinn, Northeast Community Center, 1941. Wiilard Reed, Northeast Com-| munity Center, will compete as a| heavyweight in Golden Gloves this year. In 1940 he won the middle-! weight crown in the Open class and last year won the light heavyweight title, The and | trainers: | Northeast, Charlie Bergen; South! Side, Bobby Lee; Police Athletic! League No. 3, Pennsy Gym, Jimmy Dunz; Rhodius and Municipal, George Lefferts; English Avenue! Boys’ Club, Raymond Crady; Hill, for Negro boxers, George Peck and! Leo Floyd, Fayette, Negro boxers, A. C. Lee. Predicts Successful Tourney McGinnis, a former professional fighter of the old school, predicts this year's Golden Gloves tournament will be the best in years, particularly in the Novice competition. All over town the youngsters are taking to the sport and training with a keen determination to improve their physical condition and learn the art of defending themselves. Golden Gloves dates at Butler Field House are Jan. 18, 23, Feb. 5. Reserved seat tickets ($1.10) are on sale in advance at the Sportsman's Store, 126 N. Pennsylvania St, and at the Bush-Feezle Sporting Goods Co., 136 E. Washington St. General admission tickets (60 cents and 30 cents) will be available only on tournament nights at the Field House box office.

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By HARRY GRAYSON

NEA Service Sports NEW YORK, Jan. 8—George

the professional game, says the best football next fall will

be played in military camps. The pros, he points out, will

along with older men. Colleges will have only skeleton

Halas insists that time devoted to football by the military will not be wasted. Football formations come

closer to military tactics than

Football training is the kind the soldier and sailor requires. Ex-Ensign Halas recalls unbeaten Great Lakes Naval

Training Station team of 1918 for of end. Paddy Driscoll, the old

and Marquette coach now drilling the Chicago Bears’ backs, was the left halfback. Jimmy Conzelman, coach of the Chicago Cardinals, was a quarterback. Bachman, the Michigan State coach, was the center. That remarkable aggregation was tied only by Purdue,

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8-3, and by Notre Dame, 7-7. game in which a midshipman dashed from the bench and tackled Halfback Eielson as he was sprinting to a touche It trimmed the Mare Island Marines, 17-0, in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses game, Jan. 1, 1018, “That Great Lakes team tied Knute Rockne's first Notre Dame team,” Halas recollects, proudly. Irish that autumn was the immortal George Gipp. Curly Lambeau of the Green Bay Packers was the fullback. Little Joe Brandy was the quarterback. Hunk Anderson was at one guard.” Halas, owner-coach of the amazing Bears, declares that every club in the National League will welcome engagements with camp teams in 1942, but believes the service outfits will stick to the colleges. Asa Bushnell's office tells me that there is no rule prohibiting Eastern Intercollegiate schools from playing service teams,

It beat Navy,

Such games no doubt will be colleges.

The Big Six is expected to w prohibiting members from playing teams other than those representing colleges.

7-6, in the this past fall, legiate star, coached

players. “With the

back as Paul Kromer,

Camp Shelby, Miss, had a pretty fair football team Ray Novotny of Elyria, O., a former col-

the 37th Division club, which was

made up principally of ex-Ohio collegiate and high school

Fort Monmouth, N. J, was rolling along at the end . of the season. The Coast Guard has a fine outfit. Naval air station ‘at Pensacola had such an outstanding

The

formerly of Michigan, and a better

than average array, There were a couple of good teams

fine teams. Dame and Indiana.

encouraged aive a rule

them out of the play!”

in California, one representating Moffet Field. In basketball, Great Lakes and Fort Monmouth have Great Lakes has already repulsed Notre

Ten of the Bears are entering the service immediately, and others expect to be in the thick of things before the last shot has been fired. “How I would like,” the Bears in one big package and let the Japs try tc take

says ex-Ensign Halas, “to wrap up

Bulldogs Rally For Their 25th I. CG. C. Victory

Defeat Wabash, 34-29,

On a Cold Night

By BOB FLEETWOOD While you're reminiscing over the Butler's basketball greats on these fireside nights—Griggs, Batts, Deitz and the rest—ada Wilbur Schumacher to your list. Consistently one of the outstanding floor men in the Bulldogs’ 1041-42 season, he has paced men of Hinkle men to a six won and four lost standing. Last night it was again Co-captain Wib, who bounced and batted Butler to its 25th straight Indiana Conference victory. Ray Greve of Wabash and Glenn Miller of Butler outscored him but as usual no one out-floored him. He was up and down the court all evening, passing and netting the Bulldogs to a 34-10-29 victory over the Little Giants.

Score, Crowd Are Low

The score was low with the crowd |

and temperature right in tune. Wabash threw a zone defense into the Bulldogs’ fast break with ambitions along the Purdue lines but it didn’t have the floating power of the Boilermaker. The Bulldogs gained the lead in the first five minutes of the second half and| rolled away. Courageous Wabash, the last conference foe to top Butler, fought all the way and led at the hai, 17 to 13. Greve and Ingram especially turned in “big” performances. The former hit for 11 points and Ingram connected for seven. Glenn Miller's 10 points topped the Fair-' view Five scoring. Butler jumped into the lead at the start as Co-captain Woody Norris looped in Long's foul and Miller tipped one in. But Keliey's pivot and Hesler breaking around him gave the Cavemen the lead.

Hard te Stop Fred Hunckler was guarding the shifty Greve, but the really good boys are hard to stop. Starting the second half the Bulldogs were shooting quick, short passes into the “danger zone” and playing two men in one zone. The

dogs, eh, Mr. Hinkle? Norris started the “steal” and broke Greve tipped one in but

half with a under alone. Wib hit

long up and into the basket. Ingram out-dribbled both schools on| speed alone for a pretty basket but Miller tipped in another. With the lead in Bulldog hands the two squads matched baskets until the miaaie of the period. Butler's fast break started to click and Hunckler and Schumacher were on the scoring ends. Then it was stall, stall, stail while Hinkle perspired, perspired an perspired. Statisticaily it was a.great game. The Wabash hit 12 out of 60 and the Butlers netted 15 out of 60. The foul shooting, for which it may have been too cold, was terrible. Butler hit four out of 12 and Wabash got five out of 13. BUTLER (34) FG FT PF Schmehr, 1 0 Greve, £f ... Norris, f ... 0 | Hester, £ ...

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Score at Half—Wabash, 17; Butler, 13. Referee—Gale Robinson (Connersville). Umpire—Winston Ashley (Indianapolis).

Willie Hoppe Goes After 3rd Title CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (U. P)— Willie Hoppe, white-haired master billiardist, goes after his third straight world's three - cushion championship tomorrow night against a field of nine top-flight contenders. The 54-year-old New York titleholder who won 36 of 37 matches in his last two tournaments meets Earl Lookabaugh, Chicago, in the tournament opener.

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Ex-Teammates Meet

Two former Cap teammates on defense, Eddie Bush (left), who

the American League this season, and

Bob Whitelaw, meet on opposite sides of the center ice tonight as the Caps meet Providence at the Coliseum. joined the local hockey club from the Detroit Red Wings. are in third place, three points behind the Cleveland Barons, whose win last night over Providence more firmly entrenched them in second place, four points behind the league-leading Hershey B'ars.

City Bowlers Bounce Head Pins Silly in Big Night

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Bowling pins in the Indianapolis and Inter Club Leagues took an

awful beating last night from city bowlers off on a hitting spree.

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Johnson Coal circuit scattered the pins for some big 600 games.

Bob Wuensch in the Indianapolis) loop hit a 738 total and Bill Tarrant totaled a 701 in the same league. Howard Betts was the man of the moment in the Inter Club with his|y, 702. Joe Fulton rolled the 296. Tillie Kagel while Bertha Urbancic hit a 636.

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‘I Am to Knock Him

Brown-skinned Joe Louis, first nothing, predicted at Greenwood La Buddy Baer “much more quickly” than in their initial encounter at Washington, D. C., last May when Buddy was disqualified at the opening of the seventh round. Louis said, “I am to knock him out in a hurry.” Showing similar confidence, challenger Baer declared at Lakewood, N. J, “I'll knock Louis out in less than five rounds this time. I almost put him away in the first round at Washington with a left hook. My right hand was injured before that fight, you know. It's in

| perfect shape now, and when he gets

that right fist in the kisser, he'll be an ex-champ.”

Bo‘h Are ‘Heavy’

Weights taken after both wh | pleted training yesterday bore out these bellicose statements. Louis| scaled 206 pounds and expects to] fight at 205, the heaviest since win- | ning the title in 1935. Buddy showed | 24512 pounds on his 6-foot-6l4-inch frame, just a half-pound more than his expected fighting weight. He| Washington. Since both champion | and challenger are fairly easy tar-|

5 gets, the strategy in both camps has ¥|been to bring in the principals

packing as much meat as athleti-

s00 | cally possible to insure the ulti- |

mate in dynamite when a fist lands.

Training for this bout, 27-year-old | Louis seemed at the peak of his| physical prowess. Already his 47| knockouts in 55 professional fights| have designated him the most destructive puncher in heavyweight | history. But never before have his | blows in training packed the lethal explosiveness of the leather he | tossed in preparation for this 20th | crown defense, Although coasting | in yesterday's final sparring sess!on, a right uppercut gashed Dee Anos’ lower lip so badly that he required first aid.

Want to Infight Meanwhile Big Buddy, hoping to|

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capture the crown once worn by| Brother Maxie, has been sharpening | his wagon-tongue right on fast- | moving sparmates during the month at Lakewood. He has been concentrating on fighting at close quarters | where he can take advantage of his great weight and height and brute strength. He promised last night to|

Baer Gives Out With ‘Dying Words’ of All Who Face Lous, | He'll Be an Ex-Champ,’ Maybe!

Out in a Hurry,’ the

Champion Says; Odds 5 to 1 for Joe

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Final statements and last-minute weights from the rival camps bolster the belief that tomorrow night's Louis-Baer battle for the world heavyweight championship will be a “sudden-death” brawl in which victory goes to the guy who connects first.

heavy king to defend his title for ke, N. Y., that he would finish giant

“press Louis from gong to gong, because he's not so hot a infighting.” Despite Buddy's confidence, bet ting around Toots Short’s Tavern {favors Louis at 5-1, with wagering at 2% to 1 that Louis registers a kayo and at even money that Baer doesn’t come out for the fifth round. Promoter Mike Jacobs still hopes (the gross gate will exceed the indoor record gate of $201,613 established by the Jim Maloney-Jack Delaney bout in 1927. Regardless of the gate, [Louis is fighting for nothing. His purse and all profits go to the U. S. Navy Relief Society. Buddy, not as wealthy as Louis or Promoter Jacobs, gets 1212 per cent of the net gate.

A Man-Sized Job

McALLEN, Tex., Jan. 8 (U. P.).— Whipping Joe Louis is a man-sized job but giant-sized Buddy Baer may do it tomorrow nignt, Fred Fulton, one-time knockout king of the heavyweights but now a middleaged owner of a summer resort, said today.

South American Way

AKRON, O., Jan. 8 (U. P).—A touring troupe of South American swimming champions, led by Miss Maria Lenk of Brazil, who has already bettered five American records in a cross-country jaunt, arrived here for a swimming exe hibition tonight.

HOCKEY

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NEWARK, N. J, Jan. 8 (U. P). —Plans for an international heavyweight bout in this country between Freddy Mills of England and a prominent American, probably Billy Conn of Pittsburgh, were under way today with Babe Culnan, Newark boxing promoter, negotiating for Mills. Culnan was appointed by Ted Broadribb, Mills’ manager and former pilot of Tommy Farr of Wales. Culnan planned te confer with Mike Jacobs about staging the bout in Madison Square Garden for

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Mills, a member of the Royal Air! Force, was described in Broadribb's | letter as “a chap who looks like the late Young Stribling and who fights like Mickey Walker.” He weighs 180 and recently spotted Jack Lon-

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