Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1942 — Page 8

SPORTS By Eddie Ash

IN a rousing bout witnessed by a packed house at the armory last night, Red Bruce gained the judges’ nod over Johnny Denson and received official recognition by the state athletic commission as Hoosier professional heavyweight boxing champion. . . « Both fighters are

local products. However, in naming Bruce and Denson as the leading contenders for the state fistic title the state athletic commission overlooked Elza " Thompson, the former Indianapolis Golden Gloves king who has been boxing professionally several years away from his home town. . ... But huge Elza didn’t overlook himself and he climbed into the ring last night before the main go and challenged the winner. , . . He . «outweighs Bruce and Denson by about 40 pounds. Last night's decision was not unanimous and that's how close . the see-saw melee was fought. . . . Two judges voted for Brice and one for Denson, with all margins pointing to a near draw. ... On The. Times’ score sheet Denson was ahead by a couple of whiskers, or pointsgsdue to the fact he annexed the sixth round by a safe margin and the ninth by a wide margin. In the ninth Denson staggered Bruce with a right and left ‘to the jaw and later in the same stanza Bruce was down and up from what appeared to be caused by a stiff body punch. . .. . However, Referee Dick Patton ruled no knockdown and no count, explaining that Bruce fell from a push and after tripping himself.

Bruce the Aggressor, Stronger at Finish

BRUCE WAS the aggressor most of the distance and he was the stronger at the finish . . . and that probably swayed the verdict in his favor... . It was ‘the first time Denson had ever fought 12 rounds and he was tired in the 10th, 11th and final heat. Bruce is rugged and he can take a punch... . He bores in and that’s the kind of action the ringsiders prefer. = . . He was the aggressor last night and that counts in scoring, especially in a _hear-even fistic brawl. , . . It was the second match between the ‘pair and the first was a draw. Bruce was superior at body punching and Denson uncorked the better left hand. . . . Johnny did not throw enough rights while Bruce mixed his/ attack and rallied nicely after weathering a bad storm in the ninth. » 8 ” ON THE other hand, Denson lost his .wind after the ninth and weakened perceptibly in the 10th and 11th and until the finish. . Bruce was in sound physical condition and made the best of it in the closing heats. The bout was a crowd-pleaser from the outset and the 2500 customers got a run for their money. . .. Only visible marks were a cut under Denson’s right eye in-the third and a bruised right eye on Bruce in the ninth,

Willard Reed Flattens Bob West

IN THE semi-windup, scheduled for six rounds, Willard Reed, Indianapolis heavyweight, flattened tubby Bob West of Cincinnati in 1:30 of the second round. ... West substituted for Frank Holmes of Dayton, O., who was unable to appear. West was no match for Willard and was knocked down three times in the first stanza. . . . Then Reed made it curtains with a right to the jaw in the next round. 2 # ” 1 8 » IN THE prelims, all four rounders, Bob. Kane, Indianapolis, middleweight, decisioned Johnny Poore, Indianapolis; Allan Small, Kokomo heavyweight, decisioned Reuben Jones, Indianapolis, and Gene Miller, Indianapolis. featherweight, decisioned Whitey Hewitt, Indianapolis, . , . The Tires scored the Miller-Hewitt. bout in Hewitt’s favor. ° a etint

Cottey Gets Ring Action in Army

BUD COTTEY is doing all right in the army. . . . He's one of the main-go boys at Ft. Bragg, N. C. . . . The former Indianapolis ‘Golden Gloves featherweight champ who turned . pro a couple of years ago and fought as a featherweight, lightweight and junior welterweight, is a member of the 10th battalion at Ft. Bragg. . . . ‘The camp newspaper says, in part, “pvt. Arthur Cottey is a happy man. He is happy because he can fight at Ft. Bragg. As a matter of fact, he can fight all he wants to, as long as he stays around the 10th. The beauty of the setup in the 10th battalion is that men even of Cottey’s caliber can find talent on hand in their own weight divisions that can exténd them to their fullest. “A man of Cottey’s boxing ability should find fio cause to lose his fistic edge. There is plenty of fast company at Ft. Bragg capable of putting the pressure on. “Cottey, who claims the professional welterweight title, says he won 194 out of 200 amateur bouts as an amateur over a period of years as a bantamweight and featherweight and also won 27 out of .

30 bouts after turning pro.”

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Bud Cottey

Bowling Scores

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Dodgers Suill Without Boss

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (U. P.).—The Brooklyn Dodgers still were without a general manager today following Ball a lengthy meeting of officials yesterday at which a successor to

Larry MacPhail was to have been|Ha selected. MacPhail resigned to become a lieutenant colonel in the army. : Branch Rickey, general manager of the Cardinals, apparently had the inside track, but George Weiss, farm manager for the New York Yankees, ‘also was said to be high on the list of favorites,

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18 to 19 Drafi Will Change Big 9 Rules

CHICAGO, Zoct. 17 (U. P)— Solid, conservative—that’s the Western conference. It is a policy that has paid rich dividends and made the Big Nine the nation’s top collegiate athletic unit. In recent years when college football boomed and some conferences adopted- radical measures to permit their mentber schools. to develop into gridiron “powers” so -as to capitalize financiaily on the sport, the Big Nine has made an intense and sincere effort to keep its feet on the ground, Griffith Knows Effects

The conference banned subsidiza-

spring when there was a mad rush to eliminate the generally accepted “freshman rule,” the Big Nine stood

first year men eligible for varsity teams. Administrator. of the Big Nine code is soft-spoken,

eran of the first world war and knows the effects

yet, but it will be before long. Griffith indicated that today when he spoke of matters to be considered by conference officials at a meeting here in December. With the lowering of the draft age to 18 years, naturally many boys who normally would go to college and participate in athletics will step directly from high school into military services. Abolishment of football for the duration, consequently, is a distinct possibility. Grifith admits that, but says: May Play Freshmen

“Under present plans we’ll continue football until the army and navy tell us to abandon it.” A week ago Arnold Eddy, graduate manager of athletics at Southern California, furecast during a visit to Chicago that the Pacific Coast conference would permit freshmen to compete in varsity sports in 1943. The Big Nine may be forced to take a like step, Griffith admitted. But freshmen alone might not solve the question of athletic material and Major Griffith struck a new note as to where Big Nine and other schools might find players enough to permit the continuance of their intercullegiate athletic programs. “It ‘has been suggested in some quarters,” he said, “of allowing army and navy men stationed at a college —such as those in the naval unit at Northwestern—to participate .in the school’s athletics. In this way the armed forces could furnish the athletic manpower which the draft takes away from the college.”

Football League Is Disbanded

The city amateur 120-pound football league for boys has disbanded. Frank Luzar, city recreation director, has announced that the four-team league has quit competitive play because managers could not agree on age requirements. The league teams complied to weight requirements but’ several 14-year-old boys were competing against older boys of more experience. The league was .composed of Southeastern Merchants, Keystone Boys’ Town, Irivington Aces and Wincel A. C.

McCreary Posts 62 At Country Club

Dick McCreary, Meridian Hills player, shot a 62 over the Indian-

» 83 apolis Country club course yester-

day. It was not a course record

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McCreary was teamed with Henry Kowal against George Enos and Ike 5| Cummings. Kowal posted a 67, one

$12{over the course record. Cummings

had a 7 and Enos a 72. McCreary had 10 birdies, six pars and two

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TODAY'S CARD

Indiana State school for the deaf at Plainfield Boys’ school. Park School at Elgin (Il) Military academy.

Tech and Shortridge had a lot to cheer about today. Both schools

|won their first test against city |teams yesterday and both believe .|they will win the city champion«

ship. One of the two teams should carry. home the title, won last year by Tech, and whoever does will

{probably be decided Nov. 13 when

both clubs clash at Tech. Tech began its title defense on

the right track coming from be-

hind to defeat Manual, 13 to 7, at Manual. It was the tenth straight time a Tech eleven had beaten a Manual team.

Broad Ripple Loses, 27 to 18

Shortridge scored its fifth straight victory of ‘the season eliminating Washington from the race, 19 to 0, at the North side field It was

‘| Washington’s second successive city

It took two Shortridge tacklers to ground Norman Carter, Washington quarterback (above with ball) yesterday in the second

quarter at the North side field. Ralph Carter and Joe Borinstein pull and push. Shortridge won, 19 to 0, for its fifth consecutive victory this year. The official is Frank Baird, Broad Ripple basketball coach.

West Lafayette High School Nears State Football Crown

By UNITED PRESS West Lafayette’s battling high school gridders entrenched themselves more firmly as state title contenders as Marion and Elkhart top-

Floods Stall College Teams

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 17 (U. P.). —Heavy floods in Virginia have stalled five football teams en route to games today. Duke university's Blue Devils,

headed for Buffalo, N. Y., for a contest with Colgate, waited several hours here yesterday until it became . apparent train transportation would not be available North. Cars and station wagons were rounded up by Duke alumni. and the squad set out for Washington through the flooded area hoping to get a connection at the capital. Florida's squad, en route to Philadelphia, for a meeting with Villanova, was also halted there. Coach Tom Lieb said the game, scheduled for last night, had been poets poned 24 hours.

Dukes Flood-bound

The Duquesne team, en route to Chapel Hill, N. C, for a game with the University of North Carolina, and the Alabama Polytechnic institute ' (Auburn) squad, bound for Washington and a contest with Georgetown last night, also were reported flood-bound in the northern Virginia flood area. The Duquesne squad, however, was said to have received assurances from railroad officials that the team will be able to get transportation to Chapel Hill from Washington. The University eleven, scheduled to play Virginia Military institute at Lexington, Va., was in Washington, unable to get transportation south. But it was believed arrangements - similar to those for Duquesne would be made for Maryland.

Thom to Wrestle (Cleete Kaufman

Billy Thom will have an opportunity to_ get back in the victory column when he appears in. the semi-windup on the Armory mat bill next Tuesday night. He will grip with Cleet Kaufman in a onefall tussle. Thom had been ‘enjoying a winning streak until he recently fell before Ali Pasha, the Hindu from India. Ali is in the main event on next Tuesday’s program and will “have it out” with Frankie Talaber of Chicago. The speedy Talaber held All to a 30 minute draw a month ago. Also on the card will be Cowboy Luttrell

of Houston.

of Maryland],

| deadlock, while Bloomnigton and

pled in upset defeats last night.

West Lafayette extended its winning streak to six straight, defeating its so-called “acid test,” Frankfort, 20-6, to remain unbeaten this season, Coached by Malcolm Mackey, brother of Guy “Red” Mackey,

Purdue athletic director, the West, Lafayette eleven previously has| overpowered Peru, Logansport, Hoopeston, Ill, Lafayette Jefferson and Monticello, the latter by an avalanche of 72-0.

Giants Fall

Marion's Giants fell before Muncie Central, 28-6, for their initial loss of the year in six games. The defeat virtually knocked the Giants out of che North Central conference chas¢ Muncie had been defeated twice, but is unbeaten in

league play.

Mishawaka dumped Elkhart, 8-6,

on a safety, while South Bend Central sunk Michigan City, 26-7, in another top-notch northern game. Both East Chicago teams triumphed, Washington downing Hammond, 21-6, and Roosevelt sinking Valparaiso, 18-0. : The favored Froebel squad fell before Emerson in an all-Gary contest, 14-12, and LaPorte knocked off Goshen, 12-7, to round out the significant north-state picture.

Shortridge Among Leaders

Indianapolis Shortridge continued to roll along its undefeated path toward state recognition sinking Indianapolis Washington, 19-0, and Kokomo dumped Logansport, 19-0. Anderson tripped New Castle, 18-13, in another central-state battle. In the far south, Evansville’s powerful Reitz outfit shut out Evansville Central, 19-0, and Linton sunk Vincennes, 26-12. Two ties clouded the picture. South Bend Adams and Ft. Wayne North Side fought to a scoreless

Columbus evened at 13-all. Gary Tolleston whipped Brazil, 13-7, in the principal intersectional tilt.

Howe Runners Beat Ben Davis, 26-29

Howe high school beat Davis, 26 to 29, in a cross-counfry meet yesterday at Ben Davis. . Bill Powers and: Dave Hammer placed first and second for the host school. The winner's time for the one and eighth-tenths mile course was 9:20. Howe took the next four places for their margin of victory.

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Passing the Time

Cathollt (South Bend), Rossovels (East

Purdue and L U.

Home Next Week

NEXT WEEK

Jowa at Indiana. Wisconsin at Purdue. Notre Dame at Illinois. Butler at Western thchigan. Lake Forest at Wab Hanover at DePau Ball State at Central Michigan, * Evansville at Central Normal. Earlham at Rose Poly. Franklin at Kalamazoo State at Lowsville, Manchester at 'Valparaiso.

Purdue and Indiana universities will celebrate their annual homecomings next week in the top football games for the state, Wisconsin will provide the opposition for the Boilermakers and Iowa will invade Bloomington to meet the Hoosiers. The Badgers beat Purdue, 13 to 0, last yedr and Indiana was a 13-to~7 victim of the Hawkeyes. Notre Dame will play at Illinois and Butler goes to Western: Michigan.

Grinders Lose

Lukas-Harold Bench Lathe scored a 23 to 21 victqQry over the LukasHarold Grinders last night to eliminate the Grinders in the Warm-Up basketball tournament at Pennsy gym. In @nother tourney game P. R. Mallory defeated Labor Temple, 48 to 28.

Football Results

LOCuL HIGH SCHOOLS Shortridge, 19; Washington, 9 A Tech, 13; Manual, 7 ville, 27; Broad Ripple, 18. .-

OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS Westfield, 15; Ben Davis, 7 . \ Kokomo, 19; A North Side (FY. Wayn ’ 0; John Adams a ne 0. (South Bend), 0 (tie), Central, Ft. Wayne, 26; Aura, 6. Warsaw, pi: 15; Co th,

us: 18 (tie). : Elwood, HL 7 (tie). Reitz ahi 19; Central (Evans-

Anderson 3 New Castle, an *iiy Bend),

1a Porte, 12; Augustine

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Goshen, 7. AEalamasen, Mich.),

18;

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Chicago), Valparaiso, 0. Kirklin, 19; Shorida

L31embia Sy XE : Bucatar, 0.

Marion, (Terre Haute); 3

Bicknell, 7: Washington, 0. . Tolleston 8 gary), 12; Brazil, 7.

nes, 12. Wile ‘(Texte Haute), 18; Paris a, ) 0

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0. y), 14; Froebel (Gary), 12, age), 21; HamRichmond, 14; orton Memoria (Knightstown), 3. " 1

SIX-MAN SC Scones

w August, 38; Dan Giwve, 20; Central of of Lo wrencs, 14,

Beech Gov 3 8 34. Cannelton, ot; Seta City, 18,

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‘St. “Marys

For ‘Big Three’ By UNITED PRESS Rated as “slight underdogs,” Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame today pitted their on-and-off elevens against the most imposing competition this season, seeking to avert another “gloomy Saturday” such as the one two weeks ago when the state’s “Big Three” absorbed dee feats unanimously. Bo McMillin’s Hoosiers _ ‘went to the posts today with best “adds for side-stepping the dreaded tri-kill ing, but even the offensively powerful I. U. team was expected to have tough going against Pittsburgh. Late odds gave Pitt plus seven points against Hillenbrand & Co.

Count on Bertelli

The prospects were dismal for Notre Dame and Purdue, facing the nation’s best in Iowa Pre-flight and Ohio State. But the ‘Boilermakers rated an outside chance of pulling another classic upset, while the Irish counted on Bertelli’s pitching arm to outclass the Seahawk aerials of Dick Fisher. Hoosier chances shaped up as follows: Indiana at Pittsburgh: Hillenbrand's passing and running were in top form, . . . McMillin’ has drilled the Hoosiers hard to supply their needed scoring punch. I. U. tackling is better and Cowan and McKinnis showed terrific offensive power. Iowa Pre-flight at Notre Dame: Head Coach Leahy is hospitalized and four stars—Tom Miller, Dippy Evans, Wally Ziemba and Jim Mello—are sidelined with injuries, but the Irish have found a consistent ground-gainer in Corwin Clatt. Purdue at Ohio State: Boilermakers are primed to stymie a

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contain accurate passing and fleet running.

Delayed Dukes Arrive in Time

BUFFALO, N. Y,, Oct. 17 (U, P.). ~The Duke university football team, delayed by flood waters in Virginia yesterday, arrived here Jo day for its intersectional contes with Colgate after an affomght best} ride from Washington D. The game was BD to get underway at 1 p. m. and it had been feared that the Duke i might not arrive in time. . The stranded players were transported in station wagons and cars from Richmond to the nation’s capitol, where they resumed their journey by train. ,

Rename Field

LAFAYETTE Oct. "17 (U. P). —Meridian field, athletic field for West Lafayette high school, has been renamed “Harry G. Leslie Field” in honor of the late governor of Indiana, former Lafayette resident who captained * “urdue’s 1904 and 1905 football teams.’ Leslie’s Bephew, Bill Leslie, who for-

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series defeat. Broad Ripple which lost, 27 to 18, to Rushville at home for its fourth straight reverse, enters the city series competition Wednesday at Manual, Cathedral, idle yesterday, plays at Tech Wednesday. Manual outplayed Tech in the first half and held a 7 to 0 lead

. Standing w Tech Senne 1 Shortridge .. 1 Manual ..... 1 Washington.. 0 Cathedral .. 0 Broad Ripple 0

at the intermission. Joe Stepanovich, Manual center, recovered a Tech fumble on Tech's 26 to stars Manual’s second period score.

at thé line with Allanson going over from the 4. Smith carried the ball over for the extra point.

95-Yard March

Tech marched 95 yards for its first score in the third quarter. A 30-yard penalty against Manual for unnecessary roughness did not harm the drive any. Johnny Dobe kins smashed over for the score and Billy Volk was short om a plunge for the extra point. Two successive fumbles on punt teturns by Dave Shaw and Bill Hogan of Manual placed Tech in scoring position again in the final period. Starting from the Manual 16, Dobkins and Volk picked up short gains and Volk finally went over from the 6. Dobkins went around left end for the extra point. Manual had eight first downs to Tech's” six but the winners totaled 194 yards from scrimmage to Mane ual’s 177. Shortridge lost no time in show« ing who was boss against Wash ington, The second time they got the ball the Blue Devils began marching 71 yards to score with Jim Allerdice going over. Allerdice flipped a short pass to George Lewis for the second score and Hiram Rogers kicked the extra point.’ Shortridge marched from midfield in the third to score again with Lewis scoring from the 11 on a re verse. Washington threatened in the last period and moved down to the 4-yard stripe where the Shortridge ' captain, Bruce Hilkene, ine tercepted a Washington pass. ‘Broad Ripple outplayed Rushville in the second half but the Lions had built up a comfortable 20 to 6 lead at the half. Bob Greek, Ripple fullback, dashed 42 yards for the Rockets’ first touchdown. Jim Rob« erts and Scott scored Ripple's final scores. The Rockets led in firsg downs, 14 to 13,

Stafford Paces Tech

Cross-Country Team

Cross-country runners from Tech high school defeated Manual, 20 tb 35, yesterday afternoon at Delavan’ Smith Athletic field. : Rank Stafford and Roland Haws kins finished first and second for Tech. Ted Critchfield, Manual, placed third. The next places were ‘|taken by George Lynam, Tech; Paul Stayonovich, Manual; James Warrall, Tech; William Mulford, ‘Tech; Robert Ahearn, Manual;® Mike Oassora, M Manual, and Rich= ard Slinker, Tech.

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of fullback John Polanski of the | Detroit Lions in the marine corps brings to 208 the number of Na-|| tional league players and execu-|| 5% |{ven in the amuied forces, Ci