Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1942 — Page 26

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SPORTS

By Eddie Ash

ALONG with the 50th anniversary of basketball and the drive for a memorial hall to Dr. James Naismith, originator of the hardwood sport, Butler University will

celebrate its 47th year of participation in the net game. Butler was the first college in Indiana to play basketball. .. . In conjunction with the Naismith Memorial Committee, which has its headquarters at the birthplace of the sport at Springfield. Mass., Butler will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of basketball by having an old-time version of the sport played between halves of the ButlerMarquette game at the Butler Field House tomorrow night. Butler men were playing competitive basketball as early as 1894, just three years after Dr. Naismith began the sport. . . . According to Dr. John M. Cunningham, a member of the first Butler team, the game in Indiana originated at Butler. . . . The game started between school classes. . . . By 1896 the team had acquired a coach, Dr. James Lilly Zink, now dead. Along with the sport generally designed for boys. girls also began playing basketball at Butler in the late Nineties. . . . The players of the “bloomer girls” era played along the same rules as the boys’ regulations. By 1897 Wabash, Indiana and Purdue, had added the sport to their athletic calendar and intercollegiate basketball was off to a good start in the Hoosier State.

Played on Butler Team Seven Years

DR. CUNNINGHAM, who lives at 4290 N. Meridian St., graduated from Butler in 1901. . . . He played seven years for the Hoosier school, since Butler at that time had a preparatory school, and there were no eligibility rules, other than ability. for the varsity squad. He also participated in football, baseball and track. .. . Later he was graduated from Indiana Medical College here. At first Butler played Shortridge High School and also the Y. M. C. A. team, which built up a national reputation by a strong traveling squad. . . . Before the adoption of regulation long trousers and sleeveless jerseys, Butler players wore whatever they chose, supplying their own uniforms and rubber-soled shoes.

» = ” 5 = 2 THE RULES, which varied with the size of the playing floor, were largely the same as those used today, according te Dr. Cunningham , A center jump was used, as well as the present scoring system, The dribble was not allowed until the 1897 season, and the ball had to be passed from man to man, with not more than one step in between. One official. a referee, arbitrated in the early games. . . . Four personal fouls were allowed, but referees allowed a rough style of play. Following a personal foul assessment, any player on the team was allowed to shoot the free throw. . . . Usually the most accurate free-thrower was the one elected for the gift shot, Dr. Cunningham starring for the Butler five.

Bounced the Ball Off the Walls

THE WALLS of the early gvms served as the out-of-bounds line, and playing the ball off the wall was permitted. . . . At the end of the regulation 20-minute playing period, if the score was tied, play was continued until one team scored. Dr. Cunningham plaved his last collegiate basketball game against Wabash College in 1889. . Commenting on the contrast between today’s basketball and that of 48 years ago, Dr. Cunningham said: “The team play has been developed very much, and play is a great deal better. Shifting in order to facilitate the passing necessary was more prominent, and the game was very rough because of the laxity of referees and the limits of the playing floor. Also, the game at its beginning was played hard, and took a lot of endurance.”

5 ® » ® 2 s PART OF THE proceeds of the Butler-Marquette game here tomorrow will be donated to the Naismith Memorial Fund, which will be used to erect a Hall of Fame at Springfield, Mass., honoring Dr. Naismith and basketball greats. . , . The game will be broadcast by station WISH. ;

The ‘Bambino’ Gets $25,000

Check for Gehrig Movie Chore

WRIGLEY FIELD, LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (U. P.).—With a big black cigar in his face and a $25,000 check in his pocket, the mighty Babe Ruth ran onto the diamond today to fight it out for home run

honors with Gary (Lou Gehrig) Cooper.

They and some 40 other baseball players, mostly genuine, were swatting the ball around for Sam Goldwyn, who has in production a movie

called “The Pride of the Yankees” concerning the career of Larrupin’

Lou. land left-handed at that. “And if that Cooper doesn’t get’ Ruth, O’Doul,

in there and play ball like Gehrig, Babe Hermanand §£ I'm going to be in the doghouse Company agreed § for sure,” reported Lefty O'Doul, that Cooper's ef-

manager of the San Francisco Seals, forts as a ball § pitcher in a pre-

{vious picture, “Meet John Doe,” had been a shame and a caution and a blot on the game of baseball, In this one he’s go- ; ing to do better, § lor a lot of ball players associated with Producer

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32 Finalists at Peak for ‘Last Chance’ Fight

Hot Dogs on Spot Tonight

By UNITED PRESS One of Indiana's biggest questionmark teams, the Frankfort Hot Dogs, will be on the spot tonight against Lafayette’s Broncos, when the Dogs seek to level their wavering sights for the impending tournament play. In the only important State contest last night, Horace Mann's Horsemen, currently No. 2 team in State ratings, narrowly missed disaster by eking out a one-point margin victory over Froebel, city rivals, 36 to 35. The win gave Horace Mann a record of 18 victories and one loss. The Hot Dogs of Everett Case, always up when the chips are down, have played through an erratic season. Lacking the height to be a great ball club, Case has relied on every trick in the bag to make his lads improve. Always managing to stay among the 10 leaders, Frankfort has been fading in recent games, losing to Anderson and Richmond. Tonight the Dogs meet an acid test in Abie Masters’ Broncos, potential tourney fodder themselves.

17 Significant Tilts

The Frankfort-Lafayette contest will supply one of the top contests on tonight's card of at least 17 significant games. Ft. Wayne Central meets a stiff battle tonight in the South Side Archers of Ft. Wayne. Central will be seeking its 17th victory in 19 games. Madison, after proving Tuesday night it is not a push-over for any-

{body by sinking the rugged Colum-

bus cagers, comes back for another “tell-tale” game against Greensburg. Madison's Cubs will be after their 20th victory of the season. The Washington Hatchets, back on top in cage ratings after a brief two weeks of subveriance to Evansville Central, also will be after No. 20 tonight, and are favored to get it against Greencastle. Two teams of late-risers in the hardwood race, Jasper and Richmond, go to bat tonight against Martinsville and Muncie Central, respectively. The Jasper outfit of Coach Cabby O'Neil was the downfall of the last unbeaten team to remain in state running, Evansville Central.

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The Golden Glovers are in their last roundup in Butler Field House tonight, 32 finalists’in 16 bouts, both Open and Novice classes. Left to right are Don Schooley, P. A. L. No. 3, 147-pound Open contender; James Stone, Hill Community Center, 175-pound Open; Patrick Kelley, South Side Community Center, Novice 112 pounds; Don Henry, English Avenue Boys' Club, Novice 112 pounds. Kelley and Henry are scheduled to lead off the night's fistic menu at 8 o'clock.

H s o ” » e 1 oe Tonight's Golden Gloves Pairings Open Class Novice Class —112 Pounds— —112 Pounds— Don Gwin, Leeper Boxing School, Patrick Kelley, South Side C. C.,

vs. Gilbert Wainscott, P. A. L. | vs. Don Henry, Boys’ Club. —118 Pounds— -118 Pounds—

Frank Tunstill vs, Raymond Johnny Sherron, Wash. A. C,, vs. Reed, both of Hill Center. Glen Northern, Leeper School.

—126 Pounds— -126 Pounds—

Earl Paul, Leeper Boxing School, Willis McCoy, P. A. L., vs. Fred vs. Robert Beamon, Hill Center. Johnson, Rhodius C. C. -135 Pounds— —135 Pounds—

Bill Miles vs, Leroy Reed, both Buddy Maxwell, Leeper School, of Hill Center. vs. Frank Johnson, Wash. A. C.

—147 Pounds— —147 Pounds—

James Sherron, Washington A. Robert Quillen, Boys’ Club, vs. C., vs. Don Schooley, P. A, L. Clarence Bell, Washington A. C. .=—160 Pounds— 160 Pounds—

James Glenn, Washington A. C., Kirk Skinner, P. A. L., vs. Kenvs. Lee Carter, Fayette C. C. neth Robinson, Hill Center.

-175 Pounds —175 Pounds—

James Stone, Hill Center, vs. John Weatherford vs. Jack GarGerard Watham, Leeper School. | den, both of Fayette Center.

—Heavyweight-— —Heavyweight-— Willard Reed, Northeast C. C, Al McKinney, Rhodius C. C., vs. vs. George Prather, Leeper School. | Hugh Allee, Leeper School.

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TONIGHT

Franklin Twp. at Broad Ripple. Mount Comfort at Central of Lawrence. Howe at Speedway. Decatur Central at Manual. Lapel at Shortridge. Waldron at Beech Grove. Silent Hoosiers at Sacred Heart. Southport at North Vernon. Washington at Ben Davis. Carmel at New Augusta. Warren Central at Greenfield. Wayne (Lockland, O.) at Crispus Attucks,

BIRMINGHAM — Professional football stars George and Wesley McAfee, former Duke University players, will be interviewed next week by Lieut. Comm. Gene Tunney to determine if they will qualify as physical instructors in the Navy.

EVANSTON — Henry Clason, captain and forward on Northwestern’'s basketball team, will be

lost to the squad for the rest of the season. He was declared ineligible yesterday because of fail~ ure to pass a mathematics course.

HIALEAH — Alsab, the rags-to-riches colt of 1941, may make his second start of the year in the Biscayne purse at Hialeah Park Saturday as a final warmup for the $25,000 Flamingo Stakes.

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PITTSBURGH—As a result of the drain of men because of the war, Carnegie Tech today suspended its freshman rule and threw varsity sports open to the plebes.

MIAMI—Ray Lenahan, Providence, R. I., a Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher in 1917, held a commanding eight stroke lead over the field today at the start of the final 18 holes in the annual Baseball players’ golf tournament.

ROCHESTER—Sergt. Joe Muscato, Buffalo heavyweight, outpointed former Middleweight, Champion Teddy Yarosz, of Monaca, Pa. in a dull fight at Columbus Auditorium here last night.

Times Special

NOTRE DAME, Feb. 13. — Six Illinois-Notro Dame indoor track records probably will be broken tomorrow afternoon, when the two schools meet at Champaign, Ill, Each team has won its season's { opener; Notre Dame defeating Mar-| {quette, 71 to 33, and Illinois winning lover Michigan State, 67 to 37. Records most likely to fall are the: quarter-mile, half-mile, mile, high | jump, shot put and broad jump. Notre Dame's Keith O'Rourke, high | jumper; Jim Delaney, shot putter! and Ollie Hunter in the mile event, {appears as chief threats to break three of the records.

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Broad Ripple at Southport. Cathedral at Warren Central Franklin Twp. at Swayzee. Park at Onarga M. A. Silent Hoosiers at Howe, Manual at Beech Grove. Anderson at Tech. Rushville at Washington! Mooresville at Decatur Central.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 1942

It’s the End of Trail to Fistic

Glory for Slambang Boys; Next Stop for 8 of 'Em—Chi

10th Annual Golden Gloves Tourney at Field House Draws to a Close; Final Action. Starts at 8 0’clock

This is the night when

Indianapolis’ best amateur

boxers answer the bell and throw punches that decide The

Times-Legion Golden Gloves annual tournament in the Butl

championships in the tenth er Field House roped arena.

Thirty-two leather tossers seek new honors in the fistie fireworks, the slambang boys at their best, in 16 bouts over

the three-round route, two minutes to the round to a decision of the referee and two judges.

There will be competition in two!When he faces Leeper Boxing School, in the Open

heavyweight finals.

classes — Open and Novice — eight battles in each bracket. The eight weight divisions are 112 filyweight; weight; 126 pounds, featherweight;

welterweight; weight; 175 pounds, light heavyweight, and heavyweight.

defending champion, he is the lead-

er of the Golden Gloves pack in winning crowns. He has won three

and will gun for his fourth tonight

George Prather,

In 1939 Reed won the middle=-

pounds, | weight title, in 1940 he captured the 118 pounds, , bantam-|light heavyweight crown and dee fended 135 pounds, lightweight; 147 pounds, |after which he moved 160 pounds, middle-| heavyweight picture.

it successfully last year,

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Tonight's tournament action is

to start at 8 o'clock and the Novice

This is the fourth and last show fiyweights are scheduled to lead off,

of the 1942 tournament and the 32| wiih finalists have had ample time to Henry. reach the peak of physical con-|sjge

dition for the title clashes. High Reward for Open Champs Tonight's winners

class will represent Indianapolis in|again flyweight to

the Tournament of Golden Gloves Champions in Chicago, Feb. 23, 24,

Pat Kelley meeting Don Kelley hails from South Community Center, Henry

from English Avenue Boys’ Club.

These eight bouts will be followed

in the Open|by the finals in the Open class,

heavyweight, The Reed-Prather heavyweight

bout will conclude : the show and

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On tonight's Times-Legion card take their physical

Open Heavies Conclude Card

The boxers were to weigh in and examinations

in Butler Field House fight after|j, the Field House dressing room

fight figures to he close. But three

1941 Open class champions are onipgon.

beginning at 4 o'clock this after No boxer will be permitted

hand and they are to face formid-|t; enter the ring without a physi-

able opponents. Earl Paul, 126-pound defending champ, Leeper Boxing

munity Center, in the finals, and

close tournament followers predict|sents downstairs

an exciting give-and-take match. Paul is trained by Tommy (Kid) Leeper and Bud Cottey; by George Peck and Leo Floyd. Schooley Battles Sherron

James Sherron, defending 147-| pound champ, takes on the hard- | hitting Don Schooley who won the! Novice welterweight title last year. Sherron represents the Washington Athletic Club, Schooley the Police Associated League No. 3, Pennsy Gym. Last year Schooley fought under the colors of Rhodius Community Center. Sherron’s instructor is Porter Stewart. Schooley is trained by Jimmy Dunz, Marion County Recreation Bureau boxing instructor assigned to Pennsy Gym. Although Willard Reed, North-| east Community Center, is not a|

School, open at 6:30 p. m. meets Robert Beamon, Hill Com-|cerved seats

cal check-up. The Field House box office is to Ringside reare priced at $1.10, General admission prices are 60 bleachers, and

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The Marion County WPA Rec reation Bureau furnished nine Golden Gloves instructors this year. These are Jimmy Dunz, Pennsy Gym; George Peck, Hill Community Center; George Lefferts, Rhodius Center; Bobby Lee, South Side Community Center; A, C. Lee and William Hatcher, Fayette Community Center; Raymond Crady, English Avenue Boys’ Club; Charles Burgin, Northeast Community Center, and William Spoon, Northeast Community Center and English Avenue Boys’ Club. During the course of the tournament Burgin and Spoon Were called to the Army and Crady transferred to defense work.

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