Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1942 — Page 14

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1By Eddie Ash

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LOUIE SCHNEIDER, home-town product of the ; ring road who died here yesterday after a long illness,

3 8 a epstakes. ‘He was 29 years old

500-mile race veteran and he achieved his boyhood - in 1931 by finishing rst: in the international motor

hen the thrilled Indianapolis sportsgoers

“by capturing the top prize {in the world's greatest motor race in his-

Sars year of Sopetition after Hoosier dirt tracks.

serving his apprenticeship on /

Louie was a spectacular! driver of the date devil type and veteran ‘speedway fans will recall tie tremendous roar of acclaim that arose © from the stands when he breezed down the home stretch with hand ‘aloft signalizing he had received the checkered flag of victory. -

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Schneider won the race in a Bowes Seal Fast special after a

‘sizzling duel with Fred Frame in a Dusenberg special. . . . Frame “was on Schneider's heels in the closing miles and the Indianapolis ‘pilot only reached the wire approximately one minute ahead of

‘the runner-up.

! Schneider’s official Hite was 5:10:27.93 for an average of 96.629 ‘miles an hour. . . . Framefs time was 5:11:11.12 for an average of

Stevens, Russell Snowberger, Jimmy: Stubblefield, Cliff Bergere and Chet

Gleason, Ernie Triplett, Stubby Miller.

_'Speed Was Schneider's Hobby and Career | SCHNEIDER finished third in a Bowes Seal Fast special the

i {previous year (1930) in the five-century. . .

. That event was won by

Billy Arnold and Shorty Cfantlon was second.

Speed was. Louie’s hobby from

boyhood and when he wasn't

‘behind the wheel of a fast auto he was whizzing around tracks on a

* “motorcycle. . . . © 719 and entered A. A. A, competition

He began 'dirt track racing in 1920 at the age of

in 1926.

In 1927 Schneider made his debut in the 500-mile classic in a

mh ‘Mille? special, his own car, and Was

forced out after completing 135

Slaps, or 337 miles. . « . In 1928 he piloted an Armacost special here ; Jena finished 11th. . . . He did not compete in the 1929 race:

: Louie's Last ‘500’ Try Was in 1933

wR AFTER WINNING the 1931 Speedway event he went back for : pmare. glory in 1932’ but was eliminated after 125 laps in a Bowes 2 Seal Fast. ...In 1933 he competed in the “500” for the last time and : $had no luck as his Edelwelss special was eliminated after completing

, gone lap.

{car racing until sn jury received

Schneider then vetimed to dirt track competition and midget

in a race crash in California

i ¢ about four years ago halted his speed career.

Cardinals Lead Yanks in Percentages “ i THE CARDINALS are out in front of dhe Yankees! . . . Take a 1 look at the record . . . the big league standings. . . . Cardinals have % won 102, lost 48; Yankees’ ‘heave won 102, lost 50. . . . Yeah, they are in different leagues ,.« . bull the similarity in pace over the season’s stretch furnishes an intersting angle for. the dopesters. ' The Cards are playing’ like hungry boxers fight and Brooklyn ¥ § bridge is falling down as time runs out on the Dodgers. . . . Sacra- % mento won the Pacific coast league pennant. . . , It’s a Cardinal farm.

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Will Be Buried

Funeral services will be held at ! p. m, tomorrow for Louis (Louie) . Ichneider, who won the .500-mile * .ipeedway Tace in 1931. | . He died yesterday aftemnoon in the Flower Mission hospital followng a two-year illness which was the yutgrowth of an injury he: received ‘vhile racing in California.

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. In that accident his left arm was|

. rushed. His last race heye was in 233, although he con in ditt rack and midget racing.

Attended Shortridge

He was born in Indianapolis Dec. "J, 1901. He was graduaied from school 49 and later attended Shortidge high school, the Military astitute and Culver Militegy acadHrs ny. . ‘He was a motorcycle policeman 1924 and 1925 and was 'a mem»2r of the Zion Evangelical church. ‘e is survived by a daug , Miss Tary Ellen Schneider of! Indianpolis; a son, William G. Schnei-

ler of Detroit, Mich., and tao broth-

Schneider, Former Speed King,

Tomorrow

Louie Schneider”

ers, Paul and F. A. Schneider, both of Indianapolis. The services will be at the Kirby mortuary and cremation will fol‘low.

Baseball at a Glance

GAMES TODAY! ©, AMERICAN LEAGUE Ly t New York. Washington a oN i NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at

Brooklyn. t St. Louis ( t). Cinciunat at St nigh

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Lee and Gillespie.

(Second Game)

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Chicago Vander "Meer ‘and I i Fleming and Fox, Felderman

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Cuddy Picks

Over Purdue

But He Strings Along With Irish and I. U.

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

the football winners—we hope! MIDWEST

Fordham over Purdue—the Rams’ dream backfield tramples the Boilermakers with comparative ease. Iowa Naval Cadets over North-

who crushed Kansas, 6-10, pack toa much punch. Minnesota over Pittsburgh —a Midwestern ditan wallops a de-ems: phasized eastern outfit. Great Lakes over Michigan—One of the week’s best games, with the sailors probably having superior reserves and experience. Notre Dame over Wisconsin—the highly-touted Irish launch what may be a perfect season, although the Badgers are improved.’ Ohio State over Ft. Knox—the soldiers’ teamwork hasn’t had time to jell. ‘Iowa over Nebraska—a hard game in which the Hawkeyes should prevail by virtue of slightly superior power and passing. Marquette over Kansas—the Jayhawks still will be jittery after last week’s battering by the Iowa Cadets. : Also, Indiana over Butler, and Illinois over South Dakota, EAST William and Mary over Navy— the big, tough Indians and an uncertain Middy eleven send us out on the limb. Temple over Georgetown — su-

an apparently mediocre band.

Harvard—Although neither® coach has had time to fashion a formidable machine, Sleepy Jim Crowley's Cadets should have superior material.

Holy Cross over Dartmouth—Although the Crusaders are absorbing a new system under a new coach, they seem stronger than’ Dartmouth’s make-shift eleven. Also: Columbia over Ft. Monmouth, Princeton over Lakehurst naval air station, Cornell over lLafayette, Maryland over Connecticut, Colgate over St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania , over the Georgia naval cadets. :

SOUTH

Jacksonville Navy Fliers over Georgia——After a hard fight. Georgia Tech over Auburn—Better backfield. Texas A. and M. over Louisiana State—Champions from Southwest pack too much land power and air strength. North Carolina over Wake Forest ~Neither club is very impressive. Also: Tennessee over South Carolina, Clemson ovér Virginia military, Alabama over Southwest Louisiana, Duke over Davidson, North Carolina State over Richmond, Virginia over HampdenSydney, Washington and «108 over West Virginia.

FAR ‘WEST Texas Christian over U. C. L. A. —Superior passing. Tulane over Sofithern California —Apparently superior power. Washington State over Stanford —Seasoned performers against a new set-up. Also: Oregon State over Idaho, California over St. Mary's, Oregon over the California Cadets, Washington over College of the Pacific, Iowa State over Denver.

SOUTHWEST Rice over Corpus Christi Air Cadets—By one touchdown. Also: Texas over Kansas State, Baylor over Hardin-Simmons, Arkansas over Wichita U, Southern Methodist over North Texas Teachers, Texas Tech over' West Texas Teachers.

Fordham Rims

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Picking

perior power and passing ‘against

North Carolina Air Cadets over|™

western—Bernie Bierman’s Cadets,| &

Longson Keeps Mat Crown

A capacity crowd jammed the armory last night to see “Wild Bill”

| Longson, recognized by the National

Wrestling - association as world’s heavyweight mat chafpion, defeat Danno O'Mahoney, a former titleholder, in the main event of a

three-bout wrestling card staged at the armory last night by the Hercules Athletic club. : O'Mahoney gave the champ a real tussle while it lasted but the Salt Lake City star finally subdued the Irishman with a pile driver at the 32-minute mark. O'Mahoney was thumped to the canvas so hard that the ex-champ was unable to return for further action, as Dr."Claude E. Hadden, state athletic commission physician, refused to let him continue. Dorv Roche, the rugged Decatur, Ill, coalminer, upset Ray Steele, another former champion, in the semi-windup. Roche conquered his rival in 13 minutes with an octupus hold. In the opener Coach Billy Thom, Bloomington, junior heavy, took the measure of Swede Anderson, Cleveland, in 11 minutes with a step-over toe hold.

Amateur Football

Leagues Formed

The Indianapolis Amateur Football association will meet tonight at City Hall at 7:30 o'clock to discuss plans for forming a new amateur league for 120-pound teams. Six teams already have entered the 150-pound league and four teams have signed for the unlimited weight class loop. They are Ray Street Center, West Side A. C., Holy Cross, Rams, Keystone Boys’ Town and Spade A. C. / Gold Medal Beer, Broad Ripple,

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By HARRY GRAYSON Times Special Writer

Pvt. Billy Conn punches the bag at training camp on Mike Jacob’s estate in Rumson, N. J., where he has begun training for his fight with Champion Joe Louis, heavyweight, Oct. 12, at Yankee stadium. Billy is wearing the dark glasses to protect his eyes from steel particles that break off the swivel.

War Department Learns What The Bite' Means to Boxers

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—When it was announced that Sergt. Joe

term “the bite” means in the fight racket.

Louis and Pvt. Billy Conn would box at Yankee stadium, Oct. 12, with the entire receipts above actual expenses going to army emergency relief, the war department had not the slightest conception of what

But after several days with Mike Jacobs and the managers of

Sergt. Louis and Pvt. Conn, army officers acting in the interest of the fund can now give you a clear definition of the beak-bugters expres-

sion “the bite.”

For after gnticipating a 100 per cent fund show, War Boxing, Inc.,

the sports writers’ board named to promote the show, finds that it has to pay $59,805.50, which Louis claims he owes Promoter Jacobs, and an additional $41,146.03, to which extent the champion says he. is in debt to one of his managers, John Roxborough. Taal a total of $100,951.53.

In addition to that, War Boxing, Inc. has to pay Jacobs $34,500,

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which he asserts is owed him by Conn, B08 ich she Salient obtained as recéntly as Sept. 9. That swells the “purses” of a su posedly 100 per cent benefit to $135,451.53.

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THERE WERE OCCASIONS when it appeared as though the

ething | At one

again,

No, army officers and the sports writers did not

whole thing would be called off. Louis said he would-be foolish to risk the championship, his lone asset, for nothing. There was no such talk when he took on Buddy Baer and Abe Simon, but obviously Conn is

, Louis offered to meet Conn in a non-title bout free, gratis and for nothing, but no one made the slightest attempt to figure out how that would be possible. Perhaps the distinguished noncommissioned officer would have Conn come in above the weight.

give in without an

argument, but finally ‘were broken down by an imposing array of vouchers and checks presented by the creditors. It was pointed out to Louis that the tax on $100,951.53 would be 72" per cent, but Jacobs and Roxborough took the position that this would not have to be paid for some time. Louis already has been given a moratorium to the extent of =m until after the war on his 1941 income tax.

ARMY OFFICERS WERE GIVEN an additional lesson in the

meaning of “the bite” when Jacobs estimated that the cost of three weeks’ training. by'the two gladiators and. thelr aids. would approxi. mate $75,000.

The fight will gross plenty, of course. There will be a rich contri

cut out to be a 100 per cent war fund show.

bution to army emergency relief, but there 'is bound to be criticism of Jacobs and Roxborough sharing $135,451.53 of the proceeds of what

It was originally announced that Sergt. Louis and Pvt. Conn were

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ST. LOUIS

runner-up Brooklyn Dodg Phils. But regardless of

for Flatbush. It is necessary, of course, for Braves twice and the Phils again In

unless either the Reds or Chicago Cubs come through to trim the

will go out of the running. The Cardinals matched the Dodger's 9-8 success over the Giants at Ebbets field yesterday with a 9-3 triumph over the Pirates at Sportsman’s park to maintain their lead of 2% games. The victory for both teams reduced the Cards’ penantclinching figure to “3.” Any combination of St. Louis victories or Brooklyn defeats adding to that digit will bring the flag home for the Red Birds.

Bucky Draws Assignment \Veteran Bucky Walters, who has registered 15 wins for the Reds will pitch against the Cards’ first-year sensation; Johnny Beazley, who has 19 victories against only six defeats. Rip Sewell blanked the Cards for

four innings yesterday while the Pirates pounded Howie Pollet from

in the third. However, the Red Birds rallied for six runs in the fifth—an assault featured by Rookie Musial’s homer with three on. The Cards clinched it with three more in the sixth off Bob Klinger. The Pirates garnered 11 hits to the Cards’ 10 but committed five errors. Ten pitchers, including French, saw. duty in the Giant-Dodgers 12inning endurance contest which was climaxed by Dolph Camilli’s gamewinning homer, his 25th of the year with none on in the 12th. Giants held a 4-0 lead going Into fourth, but the Brooks knocked out

four runs. Bad fielding kept the Dodgers in constant hot water, 13 Giant blows being supplemented by four Brooklyn errors. Camilli’s wallop was the 12th Dodger hit.

Reds Beat Bruins Twice

The Dodgers. had to come from behind for the third time to score the tying run in their half of the ninth. Pinch-hitter Billy Sullivan waiked, advanced on & sacrifice and scored on pinch-hitter Lew Riggs’ single. Cincinnati walloped .Chicago in both ends of a double bill by the same score, 4-1, Paul Derringer held the Bruins to five hits in the opeher while homers by Gee Walker and Eddie Joost paced¥an eight-hit Reds’ attack. Johnny Vander Meer allowad the Cubs only three blows in the nightcap as the Reds rapped out 14 hits, including Hal Kelleher’s homer, In the only two American league games played. the Yankees beat Washington, 3-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Atley Donald and the Tigers clipped the White Sox, 9-2, at Detroit as Paul Trout gave up only

six blows.

their two-game season windup. But iiss

the mound with a three-run surge|:

Tom Sunkel and tied the score with’

|Flatbush Has Flicker of Hope In Cincinnati-Cardinal Game {If Bums Beat the Lowly Phils “

Rookie Stan, Musial’s Four-Run Homer Against

Louis’ 21/,-Game Lead

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT RACE AT A GLANCE:

Ww. L. 48

G.B. To Play :

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GAMES REMAINING:

BROOKLYN Sept. : 23—Philadelphia 24-—Boston 25—Boston 26--At Philadelphia 27—At Philadelphia

(Cincinnati at St. Louis, Sept. 23—Night Game)

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Living strictly .on “borrowed time,” the s take the field today against the Philadelphia outcome, it's the Cincinnati Reds-Cardinal game at St. Louis tonight that's keeping a faint flicker of hope alive

the ‘Dodgers to beat the Phils, the o o »

Red Birds, Brooklyn automatically| .. .

Walters .

Bulldogs Prep

For Hoosiers

Hoping to be able to dish out a little: more-than “Bo” McMillin an

his “Fighting Hoosiers” expect Sat urday, the Butler Bulldogs played an intra-squad game yesterday afte elernoon in the bowl. The score was 13 to 6. : Tom Sleet, Negro fullback, plunged across for the first score followed by Norm “Gobby” Williams’ 'beautiful 63yard gallop which leveled the count? at 6-all. Just before quitting time Steve “Stoyko: drove over for the third six pointer, and Gordon Tanner, & freshman whose two attempts at converting against Xavier Sate urday split the uprights, - placekicked for the extra point. Coach . Frank “Pop” Hedden seemed pleased by the play of two first-year men, Jesse McHugh and Mike Dillon, who hail from Male high of Louisville. This being their first opportunity to get into action.

. can be stop Cards?

ADAM HATS 9 N. MERIDIAN ST.

THRE TEUREE

Pendleton and Rushville are signed for the unlimited weight class league.

RESULTS ” ¥ just a couple of good soldiers carrying out the orders of the war department, but then the army had no idea of how loosely money is tossed around in the fight dodge, in which the boys are old and expert

hdnds at putting on “the bite.”

Anderson Named Acting Director

Times Special J. Kyle Anderson, Maroon baseCHICAGO, Sept. 23~—T. Nelson ball coach and former Terre Haute Metcalf, director of athletics at the high school athletic star and ChiUniversity of Chicago, resigned that cago athlete, will be acting athletic position and has reported for duty|director.. He also will.serve as bas-120-20 athistie Mministrgiivs Tost kithell coach sis year, Seplacis at Great Lakes naval training sta-|Nelson H. Nougren, Who Jesves thls

lke Pearson Joins

'First Place Club’

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