Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1942 — Page 16

SPORTS...

By Eddie Ash

"WHEN Alan Pick, Northwestern's reserve guard, hed from the bench and kicked a 22-yard field goal defeat Temas on Oct. 8, he realized his greatest amtion in sports competition. In filling out a publicity questionnaire last spring, the Wast Bend, senior wrote that his greatest ambition was to “play football, least get in a game at Northwestern.” For two years, the popular lineman has been plugging away with y reserves, first as a center and then at guard. . . . His best stock trade was his place-kicking, but with such a talented kicker 2d as Dick Erdlitz he seldom got a chance to break into the up until this fall. Once last year be essayed a field goal, but the ball missed the

ark, ‘and Pick returned to his familiar spot on the bench and never t back into action except for a few fleeting moments at the end

a game when a flood of substitutes are rushed in, “just in time :

‘get shot in the back by the timer’s gun,” as Pick states it. “Incidentally, Pick got into the Northwestern-Purdue game last \turday as a substitute and missed the point after touchdown that vented a tie and brought about the Boilermakers’ 7-6 upset victory.

ty-Minute Men Help Illinois IN UPSETTING Minnesota, five hu linemen played the full minutes against the rugged Gophers. .’. . These were John Genis, Alex Agase, Joe Pawlowski, Mac Wenskunas and Elmer Engel. , . . New’ Coach: Ray Eliot is the toast of the Illini campus, which Is as it should be. The victory was the first which Illinois has scored over a Western conference foe since 1939 and it was Minnesota’s first conference setback since losing to Iowa in 1939. . . . The Gophers won 12 straight Big Nine games before the Illini wrapped up last Saturday’s struggle. The rest of the Illini schedule calls for tilts with Iowa, Notre Dame, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Great Lakes and Camp

MAJ. AMOS HOOPLE'S weekly football letter is at hand and the “grid expert” of the Our Boarding House comic is boasting, as usual. . . . In part, he writes: “Would that I could disclose to one © and all the uncanny football system I employ! But this is war! Alas, we all must have secrets, military and civilian alike. “Suffice it for me to say here that my system whereby I have given you such form reversals as Pittsburgh over Southern Methodist and Illinois over Minnesota, is built upon a solid foundation of deception! ‘ : “My system is a bit different from the Statue of Liberty play, but nonetheless it works. Try it some time when you come home in the wee small hours and find yourself confronted. with sneaking past the little woman!” » 8 » » # »

THIS WEEK'S Maj. Hoople’s specials are four predictions by ~ {dentical scores, 12 to 7—Harvard over Dartmouth, Notre Dame over " Jowa Cadets, Illinois over Iowa and Northwestern over Michigan. . The Hoople prognostications:

Notre Dame, 12; Iowa Naval, 7. Ohio State, 21; Purdue, 6. Indiana, 13; Pittsburgh, 13 (tie). Northwestern, 12; Michigan, 7. Illinois, 12; Iowa, 7. Wisconsin, 13; Great Lakes, 10. Minnesota, 21; Nebraska, 0. Harvard, 12; Dartmouth, 7. _ Penn. U,, 27; Princeton, 6. Navy, 0; Yale, 0 (tie). Miss. State, 21; Vanderbilt, 20,

Tennessee, 9; Alabama, 6. Army, 13; Columbia, 0. Duke, 13; Colgate, 12. Texas, 12; Arkansas, 7. Texas A.-M. 21; T. C. U,, 13. Santa Clara, 13; Oregon State, 7. South Calif., 13; Wash. State, 7. Cornell, 14; Penn. State, 6. Tulane, 14; Georgia, 13. U. C. L. A, 12; California, 7. Auburn, 13; Georgetown, 6.

‘Louis’ 5-Year Record

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (U. P.).—Sergt. Joe Louis won the world heavyweight boxing championship from Jimmy Braddock on an eight-round knockout at Chicago, June 22, 1937. If it is “official” that Louis has retired from the ring he will leave a record of risking his crown successfully 21 times, as follows:

1—Aug. 30,1937 Tommy Farr Yankee Stadium 2—Feb. 23,1938 Nathan Mann Mad. Sq. Garden 3—April 1,1938 Harry Thomas’ . Chicago 4—June 22,1938 Max Schmeling Yankee Stadium 5-Jan. 23,1939 John Henry Lewis Mad. Sq. Garden 6—April 17,1939 Jack Roper Los Angeles 7—June 28,1939 Tony Galento Yankee Stadium 8—Sept. 20,1939 Bob Pastor Detroit 9—Feb. 9,1940 Arturo Godoy Mad. Sq. Garden 10—Mch. 29,1940 ‘Johnny Paychek Mad. Sq. Garden 11—June 20,1940 Arturo Gedoy Yankee Stadium 12—Dec, 16,1940 Al McCoy Boston 13—Jan., 31,1941 Red Burman Mad. Sq. Garden 14—Feb. 17,1941 Gus Dorazio . Philadelphia 15—Mch. 21,1941 Abe Simon Detroit -16—April 8,1941 Tony Musto St. Louis : 17—Masay 23,1941 Buddy Baer Washington, D. C. 18—June 18,1941 Billy Conn Polo Grounds 19—Sept. 29,1941 Lou Nova Polo Grounds 20—Jan. 9,1942 Buddy Baer Mad. Sq. Garden 21—Mch. 27,1942 Abe Simon Mad. Sq. Garden

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Times Special DETROIT, Oct. 13.—Five of the players who finished out the season

dianapolis Capitals this year to defend their championship in the American Hockey league. . Jack Adams, manager of the parent Detroit Red Wings, selected a 16-man team for the Caps today.

tive and ‘subject to immediate change. The Caps will open their pre-season exhibition series tomorrow night in Windsor, Ont., against the Cleveland Barons. Six Amateurs In addition to the five veterans, two players who played part of the season last year with the Caps will return. They are Adam Brown, left wing, and Jamie Jamieson, right wing. The returning veterans include Connie Brown and Les Douglas,

_{centers; Harold Jackson, defense;

Bill Jennings and Joe Fisher, right wings. : Others. are Jimmy Franks and Floyd (Fat$) Perras, goalies; Gordon Sherritt, Cully Simon and Bill Quackenbush, defense; ‘Leo Richard, center; Clff Simpson, right wipg, and Frank Weaver and Jack

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Franks and Simon played with Omaha until the American association disbanded recently. Perras was with Philadelphia on “loan. Philadelphia has withdrawn from the league. Sherritt, Quackenbush, Richard, Weaver, O'Hara and Simpson are amateurs, The Red Wings and the Caps will play an exhibition game here at the Coliseum, Oct. 25. The Caps will open their regular season Oct. 27 at Buffalo and will play their first home game Nov. 1 against Washington.

Grid-Irony

By LIEUT. RAY WOLF

Head Coach, Georgia Pre-Flight school. Our tailback was a great runner inside tackle. We figured that if we could work the inside tackle play at an opportune time, he would act as though he was injured after being tackled. One or two team mates were to sympathize with him. As our opponents became concerned about his hard luck, our team would be lined up in a widely scattered single wingback to the

“Sho 'nuf, Ahm really hurt.”

wide side of the fleld. One of our players was to go over to see about, his injury. When he got to the supposedly injured player he was to pass the ball back and we were fo run a surprise wide sweep to the wide side of the field. When the man got to the injured player, and was about ready to flip the ball back to cur safety man, the injured player reached over, put his hand on the ball and said, in a southern drawl: “Sho. nuf, Ahm really hurt. This, of course, nullified the play and wasted all of our practice.

Turf Greats Race For $10,000 Nov. 11

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (U. P.)— The Victory sweepstakes, $10,000 winner-take-all event, will be run Nov. 11 as the highlight of a charity week of racing at Belmont Park in November, the Turf Committee of America announced today. At weight for age over a mile and one-quarter route, it is hoped that all the current turf greats, includ-

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away, will appear. It was indicated that an entrance fee of $1000 plus

181000 for each starter would make

any horse eligible.

High School Coach

NEW YORK, Oct. 13—Cardinal Hayes high school of New York engaged as football coach, Ward Cuff, New York Giants’ backfield star. Cuff succeeds Bernie Crimmins of Noire Dame, who was called by

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Jimmy Franks (above), who started last season with the Indianapolis Capitals’ hockey team then finished the season at Omaha, was named yesterday as one of the goalies for this year's squad. Franks and Floyd Perras, another goalie, will replace Joe (No! Nol) Turner who has joined the army. The Caps are working out in Detroit with the Red Wings, the parent club.

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Inter-city high school basketball games probably will not be played for the duration. The outlook for such future contests between the 819 members of the Indiana High School Athletic, association grows even darker with the prospect of cancellation of games

a back seat.” Yesterday in his monthly bulletin he announced that his September statements continue “to be pertinent to the situation.” Many high school principals have not completed schedules and they have been asked to plan their ath-

f |letic competition on a day-to-day

Seahawks Play Irish Saturday

. By UNITED PRESS The most terrifying trio of gridiron opponents so far this season today stared into the face of Indiana’s Big Three elevens, who crammed on football lore in an effort to extend a winning rally that began with a clean sweep of victories last Saturday. : Emerging from the doldrums of a three-pronged defeat on the previous week, Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame confidently turned toward Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Iowa Pre-Flight. By sinking Stanford decisively, the Irish proved that (1) Coach Frank Leahy’s undimming faith in his T formation was justified, and (2) accurate Angelo Bertelli, without weighty leadership responsibilities, once again is the boy wonder. However, these truths may not appear so self-evident when the Irish stack up against the future pilots of Bernie Bierman, who are not at all shy about clipping the wings of the most highly touted teams in the nation.

New Sophomore Find

The triumph over Stanford unveiled another in Notre Dame’s perennial string of sophomore sensations. This time it’s Corny Clatt, who blushed unseen for two weeks before getting his big chance. He bucked the Stanford line like a mad billy-goat for two-four-six yards a try, and he may be the Irish ace-in-the-hole 4gainst the Iowa cadets. Purdue no longer must bow its

head as the lowly underdog. The

Boilermakers’ victory over Northwestern hiked odds on their chances against Paul Brown’s Ohio State Buckeyes, rapidly rising to the pinnacle of national football esteem. Down at the I. U. camp, Bo McMillin’s Hoosiers searched for the scoring punch they lacked at Nebraska, even though they licked the Huskers, 12-0. Pitt, barely shaded by Great Lakes, 7-6, ‘may prove the second stumbling block of the season for Indiana unless Hillenbrand and company find the socko needed to put the ball across the goal line.

fact remained clear today: Sergt.

ruled the boxing world as heavyweight champion and would continue

to do so for a long time.

Jacobs last night. The fabulous colored lad, bewildered at the furore his reported retirement had aroused, denied through Jacobs that he had relinquished the crown he won from Jimmy Braddock in 1937, Misquoted As reported by Jacobs! the champion said he was misquoted and had no. intension of quitting the ring. “Sure, I told that fellow that I wouldn't do any more boxing but, naturally, I only meant while I was in the army,” Louis said. “I'm here to take orders and I can’t fight until the army lets me or until I'm out of the army altogether.” The champion said that when he returned to Ft. Riley and discovered all the excitement in regard to his “retirement” he was shocked. “I had no such idea in mind,” Louis told Jacobs. “I told that reporter I might be too old to fight when this is all over, but I was just as surprised as everybody else at the report that I was giving up the title. Certainly, I want to fight again.” Quick Questioning Earlier, Co-manager John W. Roxborough had told the United Press in Detroit that he had confirmed that the ~champion was misquoted. “I talked to Joe on long distance,” Roxborough said, “and he said he had told a reporter he is through with boxing only while he is in the army. He said the reporter questioned him while he was hurrying away from a football game in Omaha.” Roxborough reiterated that the champion “may retire” when the war is over, but that he “hopes

he will not be too old to get back

NEW YORK, Oct, 13.—Wartime

Col. Lawrence (Biff) Jones, graduate manager of athletics at West Point, told New York football writers: “In spite of what has been said in the papers, we are still hopeful the t the game will be played.”

‘No Oficial Ruling

The newspaper reports to which Jones referred came out of Washington more than a month ago. Those reports stressed the uncer-

dies game and emphasized that Undersecretary of War Robert P.

Since then several college games

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Army-Navy Football Classic May Be Shifted to New York

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

transportation difficulties may cause

the colorful Army-Navy football classic on Nov. 28 to be shifted from Philadelphia's huge Municipal stadium to the smaller New York Polo Grounds—if the pigskin pageant is staged at all. There , is no certainty that the service extravaganza will be held. Final decision rests with the war and navy departments. However, Lieut.

have been transferred to new sites requiring less use of railroads and automobiles. Special trains to race tracks in the New York area have been discontinued. But no official ruling has been made regarding the Army-Navy game, which attracts more than 100,000 spectators and last year required a total of 56 special trains for transporting spectators and regiments of cadets and midshipmen. “Even if the games does not take place in Philadelphia, we want it held somewhere,” Jones said. Asked if he had any alternative, he re-

tion here is less complicated, and with the subways there is no transportation problem of getting to the field.” He added that it was unlikely either the midshipmen or

cadets could take time off from their| “pbut|

duties to attend the classic, they want it played.” Meanwhile athletic officials of both academies are arranging for

disposal out-of-the-way Municipal| stadium, which seats 102,000 persons. |

'| Got No Comment,’ Joe Says After Being Misquoted

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Out of a mass of conflicting reports, one

Louis came out of a 24-hour “retirement”—quickest title vacation in ring history—in a telephone conversation with Promoter Mike

plied: “One I can offer now is New York City. Perhaps the the dv |

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into the ring after he leaves the army.” A United Press correspondent located Louis in the Ft. Riley recreation hall last night and told hing of Jacobs’ and Roxborough’s statements. “I ain't got no comment,” Joe said. In Cleveland Jimmy Johnston, manager of Bob Pastor, wasted no time in claiming the title. “There’s no question about it,” Johnston said. “Pastor has beaten every other top-notch contender in the heavyweight ranks.” The Nation Boxing association, through its president, Abe. J. Greene, announced that Tami Mauriello, Lee Savold and Pastor would be ranked as the three topmen in the event - Louis had stepped down. Apparently Roxborough Joe’s quotes best. He said: “The last time I talked to Joe a couple of weeks ago, he agreed that he might retire after the war was over if he was too old to ‘continue fighting. That's what 'I think he meant.”

FIGHT RESULTS

NEWARK, N. J.-—Johnny Colan, 181, Newark, scored a technical knockout over Herbert Marshall, 172%, New York (8).

NEW YORK—Beau Jack, 136%, Augusta, Ga., outhamied Terry Young, 137%, New

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Reed to Box Dayton Heavy:

Frank Holmes, young Dayton, O., heavyweight, has been signed to battle Willard Reed, local 187-pounder, in the six-round semi-windup of the pro boxing bill being arranged for Friday night at the Armory. Holmes, 21 years old, has a boxing background which includes two years of Golden Gloves competition and five scraps as a professional. He has hot been defeated since turning

against professional competition and won each outing, Featured on the card will be a 12round battle for the state heavyweight championship between Leo (Red) Bruce and Johnny Denson, Indianapolis products. The state athletic commission has sanctioned the bout and will officially recognize the winner as state kingpin in the heavy division. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is lining up a strong supporting cast to precede the title go and expects to use Bob Garner, Louisville light-heavy-weight in a six-round scrap.

Three Teams Win In Net Tourney °

Last night's results in the warmup basketball tournament at Pennsy gym were:

Central Motor Parts, 43; Lukas-

Harold Griders, 24. Englewood Christian, Circle Bar, 21. Eli Lilly, 52; Libby Lathe, 29. Tonight’s schedule is MarmonHerrington vs. Labor Temple at 7 o'clock; Kingan Knights vs. Gormann’s Market at 8 o'clock and

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basis subject to cancelation. No Encouragement “With tire rationing already in

effect, and anticipated gasoline ra-

tioning, and unavailability of chartered transportation facilities,” Tres ter said, “the outlook for Interschool athletic activities far the duration extends no encouragement.” . Principals have been referred to their local rationing boards and to the state office of Brice administra. tion for answers to special questions. Here in the’ clty it may be possible for high schools to play a limited basketball schedule although the emphasis will’ be placed on intermural activities. Pefinite announcements for ‘the future probably will be made next week when the state teachers association meets here. An athletic

council meeting is scheduled for Oct. 21.

Local Wrestler Meets Garibaldi

Carlos Freeman, the popular local wrestler, will step out as a heavyweight on the mat card tonight at the Armory where he will engage Ralph Garibaldi, Italian performer out of St. Louis. Freeman has shown unusual improvement in recent . tussles as a Junior heavy, scoring against Tuffy Cleete and Babe Zaharias his last times out. “Wild Bill” Longson, heavyweight

- (title holder from Salt Lake City,

risks his crown against Dorve (Iron Man) Roche of Decatur, Ill, in the feature. Roche gained the right to meet Longson when he upset Danno O'Mahoney two weeks ago. Ray Steele of Glendale, Cal., and Irish Jack Kennedy of Dallas are in the semi-windup of the all-heavyweight program.

Brooklyn Spirit NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Mike Getto says that in 14 years of coaching he has never seen a football team with better spirit than that of his

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