Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 August 1942 — Page 16
SPORTS... | 0 By Eddie Ash
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INDIANA'S 1942 football machine may turn out to a 12-cylinder job . ., with a shaky chassis... . In rt, there appears to be an abundance of backfield material, but apparently Bo McMillin’s linemen have been
subject to some kind of rationing. Bob Cook, Indiana university’s athletic publicity director, sizes ‘the Hoosiers’ general prospects in that fashion. , . . The Hoolost eight letter men by graduation. . . . Only one of this number, Eddie Herbert, was a backfield performer. . . . The other seven, tackle James Trimble, guards Gene White, Charles Steele and Al [Bragalone, centers Walter Jurkiewicz and Kenneth Moeller and end nny Smith, were linemen. These three guards monopolized the two positions, White conng his service to place kicking after being injured in the Texas Christian game, third on the Indiana schedule. . . . Steele played 394 of 480 minutes, Bragalone was in action 386 minutes and White ed 134 minutes. Trimble was the number one man at right tackle, Smith played 800 minutes at right end and Moeller and Jurkiewicz, who had been ves for two years, shared the pivot position fe sophomore John Tavener was lost for the son in the Wisconsin game, the contest which inaugurated Indian®s four-tilt Big Nine schedule. . . « Herbert was a 50-50 alternate with sophomore Lou Saban at the quarterback (blocking back) position. Fourteen lettermen return, unless called into ‘the nation’s armed forces between now and the opener at Bloomington Sept. 26 with Butler's ogs. . . « Seven of them—Capt. Bob White and Earl Dolaway, Billy Hillenbrand, Charles acoby, Dale Swihart and Russell Harrell, along with Saban, are backs. The other seven—Bob Zimny, Ed Bell, Fred , Ted Hasapes, Russell Deal, Jack Nash and Tavener—are linei men. + + . Since the 1942 rules still call for four backs and seven linemen, it appears that in the matter of experienced players, Indiana
does not possess good balance.
Bo McMillin
Hillenbrand ‘to Have an Understudy
THIS SITUATION remains unremedied by thé addition of sophomore prospects to the list of available players. . . . Ranking contenders among the sophomores are backfield aspirants. . . . This p includes James Dewar of Oak Park, Ill, a triple-threat tail‘back capable of relieving Hillenbrand—a “60-minute” player last fall; Bob Cowan of Ft. Wayne, and Lou Gambino of Chicago, wingbacks, and Bob Dean of Bloomington, and Hugh (Nockey) McKinnis of Farrell, Pa., fullbacks. : Cowan, Gambino and senior Dale Swihart, injured most of last season, will fight it out as a replacement for Jacoby, who played 887 minutes last fall as a sophomore and tallied five of Indiana's touchdowns, as the No. 1 target of Hoosier passers. "Dean and McKinnis both are promising fullbacks, but have in t of them the veterans Bob White, 1942 captain, who averaged ve yards a trip in Big Nine rushing, and Earl Dolaway, one of the ffeonterence’s best punters. o ® 8 8 8 2 | RUSSELL HARRELL, a reserve from last year; Mike Saban, a sophomore, and George Galbraith of Huntington, will give Lou ‘Saban relief at the blocking back post. . . . Young Saban is Lou's brother. . . . Harrell saw 37 minutes of playing time last fall. _ Tavener, now fully recovered from the head injury that kept him on the bench the last half of the season, will get help from a pair of sophomore pivot men—Richard Tackett of Ft. Wayne Central, and Joe Black of Gary. ... Paul Walker of Wichita, Kas., a dependable pass-catcher, may give Hasapes some competition for the left end position, and the veteran Jack Nash has a fight on his hands to replace sophomore Pete Pihos, a 200-pounder.
: Zimny and Huff Back for Action
Bob Zimny and Fred Huff, who shared the left tackle post last fall, return with Zimny’s ailing shoulder having undergone a correc- \ tive operation. . , . Ed Bell, who relieved Trimble at the other tackle, is back, along with sophomore prospects Joe Gall of Mishawaka, and Carl Faller of Granville, O. . .. Joe Sclipcea of Indianapolis may break in at one of the tackle spots. ~ Indiana’s personnel is most uncertain at the guards. . .. Russell Deal, a letter man, who played 47 minutes last fall, and sophomores Joe Zuzga of Campbell, O., and Francis Linonis of Farrell, Pa., will fight it out for one position, and the other likely will go tp either John Bochnicka of North Judson or Howard Brown, who has moved from: a fullback job—where his 1941 cantribution consisted of a couple of line plunges.
* t 4 #® o # » OFFENSIVELY, Indiana should be rated slightly stronger than at this time a year ago. . . . Hillenbrand and Dolaway, who shared the passing last fall, will get help from Dewar, a long and short tosser. . . . The presence of Hasapes, who should be greatly improved a receiver, and Pihos at the wing posts will strengthen Indiana’s aerial game. Defensively, the Hoosiers should be stronger in the secondary, ally against passes, but this improvement may be more than Eset by weaknesses in the front line,
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football’s fabulous figures, Bob Zuppke, comes out of retirement
‘| tonight to send the college all-
stars against the world professional champion Chicago Bears at Soldier's field. The game, ninth in a series between an all-star team selected in
a nation-wide vote of grid fans :
and the titlist of the National football league, will ‘draw a sellout crowd of 101,200 fans. Proceeds from the game, expected to total approximately $160,000, go to army and navy emergency relief funds. Because of their brilliant record during the past two years in the pro league and their achievements in previous all-star contests, the Bears were rated the favorite team.
Unbeaten Bears Tonight's contest was the fifth
for the Bears against these “dream” | |teams of collegians. They have yet
to be beaten in the series. The Bruins and the all-stars played to a scoreless tie in the 1934 contest and then George Halas’ paid-to-play outfit rang up two straight triumphs, taking the 1935 game, 5 to 0, and last year’s contest, 37 to 13. The all-stars haven't triumphed since 1938 when “Bo” McMillin of Indiana univesity directed them to a 28 .to 16 victory over the Washington Redskins. Optimism prevailed in some quarters over the collegians’ chances because of the presence of the wily Zuppke at their helm. The little “Dutch Master” who coached at Illinois for 30 years has few equals in “pointing” a team for one big encounter.
Crimmins to Captain
Zuppke has taken the widely varying material at his disposal on the 64-man squad and planned a diversified attack to fit the talents of his top men. In pre-game drills he; appears to have developed a smooth-functioning, effective offense. The team Zuppke must start was composed of players who received the largest number of votes at their respective positions. However, in many -cases these “fans choices” haven't been the most impressive players and consequently the AllStar lineup will be revised drastically early in the game. The only starfers likely to remain on the field when “Zup’ substitutes to form his strongest combination were Bernie Crimmins of Notre Dame who will captain the
‘team from a guard position: Al
Blozis of Georgetown at a tackle: Dick Erdlitz of Northwestern at quarterback and Bruce Smith, Minnesota's’ “player of the year” at left half. While service calls have taken headline players like George McAfee, Norm Standlee, Dick. Plasman and Ken Kavanaugh, the Bears remain the game's’ greatest scoring machine. Their attack is built again around Sid Luekman, the master director of the intricate “T formation.
|Roche and Koverly
Sign for Mat Tiff
Two near-champions and a former champ will be among the ac-tion-producers on the Sports arena mat card next Tuesday night. Main go contestants are Dorve Roche from Decatur, Ill, and George (K. O.) Koverly of California, in a return tussle. Ray Steele, also out of California and a former heavyweight king, will be in the semi-windup. : Roche was injured in a match against Koverly two weeks ago and it cost Dorve the verdict. Bach had gained a fall when the accident occurred.
Prices Reduced
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (U. P) —Retail prices on leading items of sport equipment will be “substantially” “ reduced by agreements worked out between the office of price administration and four leading sporting goods manufacturers, Administrator Leon Henderson announced today. The OPA estimated the reduction would save consumers about $150,000, or 10 per cent of present retail prices. The agreements became effective July 8, and do not cover] articles already sold or delivered.
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The Indians’ chances of winning a post-season playoff position dwindled again last night when the Columbus Red Birds beat them in a rousing 15-inning fracas, 4 to 1, before 10,509 fans at Victory field. The “family night” game at which grandstand admission was reduced to 25 cents, dropped the curtain on the Redskins’ home .schedule and they departed for Toledo early today to open a four-game series with the Mud Hens at Swayne field tonight. ' This last roundup calls for 13 games, four in Toledo, five in Columbus and four in Louisville. And the Indians now are four games behind fourth-place Louisville, last position included in the playoff. The
Landis Evolves Series Plan
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (U. P.). — Baseball’s outstanding sports fixture — the woritl series— will: be played this season primarily for the benefit of the American Red Cross and the united service organizations, Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis announced : today. : The decision to give the bulk of the profits from this year’s series to the war relief groups was voted yesterday by the major league advisory council
Last Get-Together. Before School
American association regular season closes Sept. 7. Last night's huge throng at Victory field saw a lot of fancy baseball and some brilliant pitching by Harry Brecheen, Columbus southpaw who worked the full distance of 15 innings, held the Tribesters to 10 hits and struck out 12. He issued three walks. The clever lefthander pitched his team into first place in the league's sizzling race, one-half game ahead of Milwaukee who lost to St. Paul
is only one game behind the Red Birds. It was Brecheen’s 18th victory of the season against eight defeats. The Indians got their lone marker off Brecheen in the first stanza on a walk to Blackburn, McDowell's single, Seeds’ sacrifice and McCarthy’s double. McDowell got lost on the paths on McCarthy's double, otherwise the Indians would have won, 2 to 1, in regulation time. " When McCarthy connected Blackburn scored from third, and McDowell, who was on second, decided the ball would be caught and rushed back to the bag to touch up. But the drive sailed over the Columbus fielder and smacked the right field wall. McCarthy easily made second but McDowéll got no farther than third. Bestudik then lined into a double-play, pitcher to third.
Gleeson Makes Circus Catch
Bestudik had a bad night at the plate. He was held hitless in six trips to the dish, striking out twice. On five of his trips, runners were on
ahehd, but Joe couldn’t get one safe. In the eighth inning, with McDowell on third and two down, Jim Gleeson
composed of Lan- i 1 dis, National League President Ford Frick and American League President William Harridge. How large the contribution to the two charities will be was dependent on the length of the series. If the series goes the minimum of four games it was estimated the Red Cross and the U. 8S. O. would profit by approximately $357,544, and if it goes the full seven contests they will receive approximately $679,006. The estimated figures were based on receipts from last year’s series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees and a supposition that those two teams, now leading their respective leagues, will clash again
Outright Gift
The charity fund starts with the L outright gift of $100,000 received from the Mutual Broadcasting system for the exclusive series’ radio rights. In the past this money has been divided among the players’ pool, the competing clubs, the two jeagues and the commissioners’ ofce Proceeds frem the EN two games will not benefit the war agencies, but all admission receipts from the
| third, fourth, sixth and seventh
games, less the players’ shares of the third and fourth contests, will go into the charity fund. Since the probable donation was worked out on the basis of games at Ebbetts field and Yankee sta dium both, it was assumed that the league officials currently were not in favor of the plan that would have all games played in the American league park.
Shapiro Favored
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (U. P)— Maxie Shapiro of New York was a| 7-5 favorite to beat Cleo Shans, Los Angeles Negro lightweight con-| tender, tonight at Madison Square
‘disputed decision over the New
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in center made a diving one-hand catch on Bestudik’s liner and, of course, that circus catch knocked the Indians out of a run. In the fourth stanza a home run by Gleeson tied the game at oneall. The drive was barely fair as it cleared the left field wall. The teams then settled down to 10 innings of shutout ball. Gabby Hartnett batted for Bob Logan in the seventh and struck out with runners on third and first. Blackburn; next up, also fanned, retiring the side. Gil English led off that canto with a double, advanced to third on Skelley’s sacrifice and Schlueter walked.
Reid Finally Cracks
Earl Reid took over the Tribe pitching in the eighth and turned ina great job until the 15th. Tom Heath, Columhus catcher, was first up in the 15th and Reid lost control and struck him with ga pitched ball In fielding Brecheen's sacrifice, Reid slipped in the wet grass and both runners were safe. Floyd Young bunted and Reid made a wild throw to third, filling the bases. George Myatt rammed a single to center, scoring Heath and Young reached third. Myatt stole second as Gleeson fanned and
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The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce honored six Riviera club swimmer. Inst night at the club. in recognition of their winning the national senior women’s A. A. U.. swimming championships for the sec-ond-time and the Shakamak open swim this month. Pictured above (from left to right) with their trophies are the Misses Mary Ann Walts, June Fogle, Joan Fogle, Patiy Aspinall, Betty Bemis and Ann Hardin.
10,509 'Family Nighters' See Tribe's Chances For Playoffs Dwindle in Final Home Tilt
Young scored after the éatch on Augie Bergamo’s fly to English in left. Antonelli walked and Blackburn went deep for Harry Davis’ fly to retire the side. In the Tribe's 15th, Blackburn
rolled out, McDowell singled for his
fourth of the game, Seeds fouled to Heath and McCarthy popped out. Game time was 3:25, just five minutes short of midnight. The early innings were featured by five double plays, four by the Indians in the first four rounds. Johnny Antonelli collected four of the Red Birds’ 13 hits. He obtained 10 hits in the series of four games. And the Birds won three out. of four. Paid attendance for the season at Victory field for 77 games closed at 192,455, a record at the stadium. {(E. A). :
It’s True About Ray Robinson
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (U. P).—It’s true what they say about Ray (Sugar) Robinson. Midwestern fans were willing today to join the eastern fight crowd in acclaiming the 21-year-old Harlem boy as one of the smooothest welterweight ringmen in history after his sensational one-round knockout victory over Tony Motisi, rugged Chicago mitter, at Comiskey park last night. A crowd of 7889 paid $17,738.69 to see the program, the only major outdoor attraction of the summer in Chicago. Included in the crowd was heavyweight champion Joe Louis and the performance that the dusky Robinson gave out must have been thoroughly satisfying to the “Brown Bomber” because Sugar put Motisi
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punching power that carried Louis to his throne.
Sudden Ending
Robinson needed only two minutes and 41 seconds of the opening round to dispose of Motisi. Everybody in the crowd expected Sugar to triumph, but few were
prepared for such a sudden ending.|
After Robinson and Motisi had fought on relatively even terms for the first two minutes of the round the Harlem Hammerer hegan to step up the pace of his attack. Robinson set up his target for the kill in workmanlike fashion. drove Motisi against the ropes in the Chicagoan’s corner with a right hand. Then as Tony attempted to move out of danger, Sugar caught him coming off the ropes with a perfectly timed left hook to the jaw. The blow spun Motisi half way around ang he slowly sank to the
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stars at 8:30 o’clock. Preceding the game at 2:36 p. m. a free basketball clinic was scheduled. - for tonight's contest and have not suffered any injuries during the daily practice sessions. They held their first workout on the Butler university floor in the coliseum
both teams adjusted themselves to the large playing space after practicing at the downtown “Y” and IL AC Because the army is using most
biles tonight must use the Woodland ave. entrance, between 38th st. and Fall Creek blvd. After the game the winning team captain will be presented with the game ball, each contestant will receive a gold tie clasp ‘and the “star of stars” award, a gold Bulova wrist watch, will be presented to the outstanding player of the evening. Sports writers will make the decisions. |
Lettermen Serve
CHAMPAIGN, Aug. 28.—At least 350 men who won varsity letters in some sport at Illinois are in the armed forces.
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John Schorn (above) was one of the' 175 boys to tee off this morning in the Marion county juvenile court golf tournament at South Grove. Judge Wilfred Bradshaw will award the ‘prizes at the club house at 4:30 p. m.
Duke Loses Tackles
DURHAM, Aug. 28.—Clyde Rede ding and Paul Thompson, tackles, will not enter Duke this term. Rede ding joined the marines. Thomps son was called by the army medical
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