Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1942 — Page 25

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A By Eddie Ash

x SATURDAY’S schedule will just about close the ~ books on the 1942 football season although a few major

. games remain to be played in early December. | .

« How-

ever, national interest will drop off after this week and

‘the sports goers will turn to indoor activities,

Navy entertains Army at" Annapolis Saturday and this depart.

. ment selects the West Point squad to win. ,. . But lopk:

Penn 19,

Army 0.... Navy 7, Penn 0. , .. The Sailors had a rest last week ‘and are reported on keen edge for this annual Hit with the Cadets. Notre Dame had two bruising battles in a row, against Michigan and Northwestern; Southern California, its foe this week in Los

Angeles, had an open date last week. ,.. Moreover, the

Trojans

stress speed and touchdown passes. , .. We have a hunch the Irish will prevail by an eyelash but won't be too surprised if they lose . «That's a long trip to the coast and football teams don't get sugar trains for travel nowadays. : Indiana's Hoosiers tackle Ft. Knox in Louisville and are picked © to win. ... They will be outweighed aplenty, however, and the Sol- . diers have promised to take this one for their popular coach, Joe ‘Bach of Notre Dame, " » The game will be Indiana's 10th and finale, ... Notre Dame has one more, No. 11, after, Saturday, on Dec. § with Great Lakes at Chicago.

. Selects Georgia Tech in Torrid Clash

_. THE BIG GAME in the south pairs Gearsia and Georgia Tech on Georgia's home grounds. . . . This clash rates a tossup as Georgia js fighting mad over what happened to it against Auburn last week.

Jowa Seahawks. ... The pre-flighters are favored by the “form

| take. . .. If Frankie Sinkwich runs wild, it will be good night Tech.

Michigan is selected over Iowa at Ann Arbor . . . although the Wolverines still are low in spirit over that Ohio State defeat. ... llinois is rated over Camp Grant, but how about Ohio State and

_ sheet.” . . . We'll take Ohio State and we hope the Bucks practiced

this week after celebrating their Big Nine championship

On the other hand, in the Cadets’ favor, they have not lost to

| a Western conference team, defeating Northwestern, Minnesota,

Michigan and Indiana.

i Numerous Headaches in This List

: 1F YOU can find more than a couple (unidentified) easy “picks” ~ on Saturday's schedule, go to il. ... Our other selections: Boston "college over Holy Cross, North Carlina Cadets ver Fordham, Auburn . over Clemson, Tennessee Over Vanderbilt, ‘Alabama over Georgia

Cadets and Rice over Baylor. :

; Also Nebraska over Kansas State, Texas Christian over Southern © Methodist (could go the other way), Michigan State over Oregon "State, West Virginia over Miami of Florida, Detroit over Oklahoma Aggies, Temple over Villanova, Washington State over University of Washington and St. Mary's (Cal) navy over Stanford.

_ Durocher Pictured on Way Out

DAN DANIEL, New York World-Telegram: “The Brooklyn baseball picture shows a thorny avenue, which seems to lead to Leo Durocher’s elimination as manager. It shows Branch Rickey taking no chances. It presents Durocher in a difficult position of trying to

| atone for letting the players get out of hand, and permitting the

gambling issue to become so serious as to appear the paramount

| factor in the Dodgers’ collapse.

«While there is no element of scandal in the card-playing history

i of the 1942 Dodgers, the inside story would add tremendously to the interest of this phase of their activity.

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“WHAT PLAYER had to borrow $1500 from another player, and holler to Larry MacPhail for an advance on his 1943 salary because

3 i the lender refused to go home without his dough?

4 “The real lowdown on the Durocher situation has yet to come. * It will be offered when Branch Rickey announces the name of Coach Charlie Dressen’s successor. The new man will not be the choice

of the manager. He will be the next manager of the Dodgers.”

Coast League Club Loses 14 Players

AL HODKEY, Scranton pitcher who formerly twirled for the ‘Louisville Colonels, was caught in a double draft. ... The Phila- ~ delphia Phils landed him in the recent baseball draft but hell do his southpaw pitching for Uncle Sam’s army instead, . . . Selective service called him up and he’s now wearing the khaki, The Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast league has lost 14 ‘players to the armed forces. ... Only infielder left is Del Young, ' second base, who is married and has two children. ‘ Bob Feller has completed his course in naval gunnery and the next step for the former Cleveland mound ace is active duty.

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FROSTY PETERS, American association umpire, is a private in ‘the army air forces. ... Carmen Castle, former Indianapolis out-

| flelder, is soldiering for Uncle Sam. ... He's a Kentuckian,

Lieut. Hank Greenberg visited Mather field, Cal, recently and ~ exchanged baseball quips with former big leaguers Corp. Joe Marty, Pvt. Myral Hoag and Pvt. Tony Freitas. Bob Kahle, former Indianapolis third baseman who was a product of Richmond high school. is stationed at an air base in the northwest. . . . He played for the Hollywood Stars last season.

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Flashes Whip Speedway for Fifth Triumph

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS Broad Ripple, 34; Cathedral, 24. Khortridge, 32; Greenfield, 30. Howe, 30; New Augusta, 22. Beech Grove, 28: Mt. Comfort, 18. Bionsville, 29; Ben Davis, 16. Franklin Twp., 41; Speedway, 19. Elwood, 20: Sonthnort, . Warren Central, 22; Central of Lawrence, 17.

ple each opened its high school basketball season with victories last night while Cathedral fell victim of a 34-to-24 defeat from the Rockets. County games saw the Franklin township Fashes chalking up their

over Speedway, 41 to 19. Beech Grove won at home defeating Mt. Comfort, 26 to 18. Zionsville clipped the Ben Davis Giants, 29 to 16; Southport was edged by Elwood, 30 to 28, at Southport and Central of Lawrence’s sectional and regional champions of last year lost a 22 to 17 decision at Warren Central.

Allen Leads Rockets

A last-minute field goal by Don Rogers gave Shortridge its margin of victory over the Tigers, 32 to 30, at Greenfield. Six members of the Blue Devils squad figured in the scoring and Leroy Casselman was individual high point leader with three field goals and one free throw. Shortridge led, 10 to 4, at the first quarter. Greenfield pulled -up and was behind, 14 to 13, at the half. The score was leveled three times in the final quarter and Rogers sank his winning field goal with 30 seconds of play remaining. Max Allen led Broad Ripple to its victory at home over Cathedral. The Rocket guard scored 14 points, 11 in the second half. Broad Ripple moved ahead for a 12 to 6 lead at the first quarter. Cathedral rallied and the Rockets held only a 16 to 12 lead at the intermission. The two quintets played on even terms the third period as Allen sank a field goal to give the Rockets a 24 to 22 lead at the third quarter. Howe took on New Augusta, a county school, for its first test and conquered the Red Devils, 30 fo 22. New Augusta, paced by Bud Myers who totaled 10 of his team's points, gave the Red Devils an 8 to 5 advantage at the first quarter. Jack Buchanan led a second quarter Howe rally and the Hornets led, 13 to 12, at the half. Buchanan and Jack Pfieffer continued the pace in the final half and Howe finished the game with reserves on the floor.

Week-end Schedule

Tech opens its season tomorrow night at home in a crosstown battle with Washington. It will be the opening contest for Washington, also. Saturday night, Howe will oppose Tech at the East side gymnasium. The game was scheduled -| for Howe but the change was made to accommodate more fans. -Coach Alvin Schumm, promoted this year from freshman mentor, is expected to start Charles Maas and - Robert Mehl, forwards; Bob Evans, center, and Bunny Washon and Frank Stafford, guards. Other Green and White players who have survived practice cuts include Jack Larsen, Robert Andrews, George Blackburn, Richard Hickey, George Lynam, Jess McDermott, Robert Meyer, Robert Patterson, Bert Teal and Wayne Swihart. Broad Ripple is at home again tomorrow night against Plainfield. Last night’s summaries: Shortridge (32). Greenfield (30). FG FT 0|wilson,f... 0|Unverzagt,f 4|McPhersn,c , 4|Lewis,g.... 1l0gg8.8.. ++.» 1|Ferris.f.... 3 Jotuson 8. 1

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Totals ..18 6 11| Totals ..13 6 12 Score at Half—Shortridge, 14; Greenfleld, 13. . Referee—Kelley. 'Umpire—Bender,

High School Results

: OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS . Albion, 47; Jefterson Center, 1%. Marion, 353 derson, 34. Angola, 38; Wolcottville, 36. n, 29; Charlottesville, 19. Avilla, 293 ‘Avon,

Monroe, 47; Decatur Central, 82. Peru, 28; Monticello, 18. Scircleville, 40; Mulberry, 32. Noblesville, 36; Crawfordsville, Ellettsville, 31; Oolitic, 30. Shoals, 48; Orleans, Central Catholic Ossian, 28. Fowler, 25; Oxford, 20. Paragon, 31; Smithville, 30. Williamsport, 20; Pine Village, 15. Plainfield, 27; Mooresville, 25. New Salem, 40; Raleigh, 29. 16. Royal Centre, 48; Fulton, Ji

5 ie Jem, 25. Horance Mann (Gary), (Howard), 40; Clay (Howard),|?6

82. : Richmond, 45; Rushville, 33. ‘Columbia City, 42; Bluffton, 27." A Sandborn, 33; Edwardsport, 20. Martinsville, 30; Columbus, 27 \ Gannctsville,

32.

Waterloo, 25. 88; New Winchester, 29. rd, 28;

n, 22. ngton Catholic, 13.

Greensburg, 47; Seymour, 28.’ by Srssmtsite, 2 oer. | SoA: ft 4 Brownsbur . ILS) oi fran in, 415, 5 Sheridan, 29; Fishers, 26. ~ Brighton, 33; Shipshewana, 27, Spencer, 36; Clay, 19. Stilesville, 27; Eminence

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o San Pierre, 34; Tefft 29; Flat Rock, 25. mont, 25; Pleasant Lake, 24. Galveston, 35; Young America, 34. izelton, 97; Oakland City, 22. tington Catholic, 35; Huntington

11, ightstown, 45; Middletown, 29. omo, 30; Rossville, 25. pon, 39; Lafayette, 26. pro, 47; Lizton, 26. pster, 36; Logansport, 20. g, 24; Lynn, 20. ’

ville, 11. Reitz (Evansville), 18; Vincennes, 17. Walnut Grove, 39; Cicero, 28. French Lick, 40; West Baden, 21, West Middleton, 26; Prairie, 16.

Strong In Number

freshmen football numerals,

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38. (Ft. Wayne), 38;

31. 35; Rensselaer,

23. Stockwell, 68; Jackson (Tippecanoe), 29. e ’ University (Bloomington), 25; Union-

CHAMPAIGN, Nov. 26.—No fewer than 49, the largest number in Illinois history, were recommended for

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Score at Half—Broad Ripple, 16; - thedral, 12. PP 5

Referee—Ted Lentz, Umpire—John Piper. Sport i ports Quiz

Q—What is the record for the largest “daily double” in the United States?

A—For the $2 “daily double” it was $10,772.40, at Washington park, Aug. 14, 1939. The winning horses were Joy Bet and Merry Caroline,

Q—How much did the New York Giants pay to the St. Louis Cardinals for first baseman Johnny Mize? : A—The Cardinals got pitcher Bill Lohrman, catcher Ken O'Dea, first baseman Johnnie McCarthy, and $50,000 in exchange for Mize.

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Suspension

Be Lifted ;

Johnny Denson, local heavyweight

| fighter who was “grounded” by the

In the starting lineup for Washington tomorrow night when they open their basketball schedule at Tech will be (left to right above) Walter O'Brien, Bob Jones, Ed (Bud) Jones, Harry Miller and Waller O'Brien. Walter and Waller are twin brothers. It will be Tech's season's opener. Plainfield at Broad Ripple is the only other game scheduled for the city tomorrow night.

Pete Forecasts

Ohio Defeat

By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Nov. 26—The last roundup of football ‘selections for 1942 just when things were looking

up (last week 25 right, 11 wrong, average .694): Army over Navy—but the Sailors, playing before an exclusive Annapolis crowd, might well take it. Boston college over Holy Cross— this is the game the Crusaders always point for, but pointing won't be enough this time. -. North Carolina Pre-flight over Fordham—an old Ram team and its old coach beats the new Ram team and its new coach. Temple over Villanova-—strictly a toss-up between two sub-par teams. Michigan over Iowa—an 1ll-man team beats a one-man club, Indiana over Ft. Knox—the Soldiers shouldn't leave the drill field for this one.

Down Go the Bucks

Illinois over Camp Grant—ditto. Iowa Cadets over Ohio State— this is one the Seahawks are pointing for. Michigan State over Oregon State—the Spartans are mighty tough in their own backyard. Detroit over Oklahoma A. & M.—. but it could go the other way. Nebraska over Kansas State—the Cornhuskers aren't what they used to be, but still are good enough for this game. Notre Dame over Southern California—the Irish hold the edge but records mean nothing in this one, Georgia. over Georgia Tech--on a hunch that Sinkwich will be out to sink ‘em to keep bowl hopes alive.

Rice Over Baylor

Auburn over Clemson—nothing to worry about, Tennessee over Vanderbilt—the Vols keep their bowl hopes alive. Georgia Pre-flight over Alabama— as about as good a game as there will be Saturday. Rice over Baylor—strictly off .the Owl’s romp over T. C. U. last week. Texas Christian over Southern Methodist—it’s Ft. Worth’s turn to win the inter-city feud. Washington State over Washington—but anything can happen here. St. Mary's Pre-flight over Stanford—a ball game all the way. Also Colorado over Denver, Utah over Idaho, Utah State over Wichita, and West Virginia over Miami.

NCAA Cage Tour May Be Canceled

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (U, P.).—The 37th annual general convention of the National Collegiate Athletic. association will be held Dec. 29-30 at New York, officials announced today. Maj. John W. Griffith of the Big Ten, secretary-treasurer of the N. C. A. A, said the convention would be “streamlined” and confined entirely to business sessions. One of the major matters to be discussed is the annual N. C. A. A. basketball tournament held annually at Kansas City. Because of wartime transportation problems the tournament may be canceled for the duration.

Sailor Champ Times Special ' IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 26.— George Jackson, Elkhart, Ind. has won the 158-pound boxing championship here at the U. 8. navy preflight school. He won his final match with a technical knockout.

Gridiron to Court

ANN ARBOR, Nov. 26.—Six Mich-

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igan players switch from football to basketball b e,

Frankly, Cards

oozed into town from New Orleans. and bewildering him.

first season as player-manager of the New York club, was trying to pave the way for a team that could beat the world champion St. Louis outfit next season and take the National league flag, at least. Ott, sun-bronzed from weeks of hunting in Louisiana, declared frankly that the Cardinals were the team to beat in 1943 because they apparently would survive service demands with a squad almost as strong as that which won the pennant and beat the New York Yankees in the last world series.

Cards Are Still Dangerous Ott said, “The recent Cardinals were the strongest and sharpest National league team I've seen during my 16 years in the circuit. They were. a young club, blessed with speed and punch. And it looks as if they won't lose much strength before the 1943 campaign.” Ott emphasized that most hotstove leaguers expected the Cards to be hard hit by the draft because their players generally were young. But he stressed, “they’re young, alright, but most of them are married and have children. It may be a long time before those boys are called to service. Brooklyn, for example, has an older club, but the Dodgers are almost certain to be harder hit by service necessities.” Manager Mel admitted that Enos

ready have ‘donned uniforms, and

| that Creepy Crespi and Terry Moore

doubtless will go into service soon. But he warned, “the Cards still have a strong, dangerous club.” Ott, who came to New York to confer with Giant officials in preparation for next week’s major league meetings at Chicago, dolefully admitted that the Giants would lose men to the services—just how many he wasn’t sure. Of the 42 squad, outfielders Babe Young and Willard Marshall already have gone. Meanwhile Pitcher Hal Schumacher and flinger Dave Koslo probably will go soon. His Lineup The brown-haired pilot said he was figuring tentatively on the following lineup: Infield—Johnny Mize, Nick Witek, Billy Jurges and Sid Gordon (up from the Jersey City farm club). The outfield would comprise Herb Barna, Jim Maynard and Ott. Harry Danning would be first-string catcher. Ott pointed out, however, that Mize, Witek, Gordon and Danning are married but have no children, and hence may be marched away before the baseball season opens in mid-April. At the current chatting, Ott’s major problem rests at third base. Little Mel believes that Sid Gordon, who played with the Giants for the last week of the 42 season, will kiss off the hot-corner assignment. But Mel knows that if Gordon fails to live up to expectations, the -infield situation will be very drab, indeed. In addition, Manager Mel could use & right-handed pitcher of dependability, and a good-hitting outfielder. Ott denied rumors that he is considering Freddie Fitzsimmons as Giants coach. He explained that Fitz still is the rty of the Dodgers, and that Ott cannot talk over this situation with any National league club until the league has gone into its hud-

Dam Is Honored

BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.—Maryland

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Slaughter and Johnny Beazley al-|

dle at Chicago, starting Tuesday.

Will Be Team

To Beat Again in '43—0ftt

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—With the war and the Cards in his face, little Mel Ott resembled an outfielder playing in quicksand when he He knew what he wanted-to do— where he wanted to go—but the current situation was slogging him

Modest Mel, who lifted the Giants from fifth to third place in his

8 I11.; {| Pred Garlock, Chicago,

DePauw Gives 32 Letters

Times Special GREENCASTLE, Nov. 26—Thir-ty-two football awards for the 1942 season at DePauw university, during which the Tigers scored three

conference victories against a single defeat, were announced today by Coach Raymond (Gaumy)- Neal and Dr. Lloyd Messersmith, director of athletics. Major letter winners are Willard Becker, Oak Park, Ill.; Dick Brown, Anderson; J. E. Campbell, Oak Park, Ill.; Horace Filer, New Hamden, Conn.; Dick Fillbrandt, St. Joseph, Mich.; William Fischer, Park Ridge, Don Galbraith, Huntington; Ill, and Wayne Heiber, Ft. Wayne. Other major award winners are Robert Grisser, Sterling, Ill.; John Jewett, Shelbyville; Jim Little, East Chicago; John Long, Toledo; Harold Phillips, Chicago; Ed Stokes, Calumet City, Ill; Tom Sturm, Dayton, 0.; Guy Walker, Scarsdale, N. Y., and Carl Woessner, Dayton, O. Minor awards were made to Robert Babcock, Sandusky, O.; Albert Eyrich, Cincinnati; Henry X, River Forest, Ill.; Al Hermeling,

# | Wood River, Ill.; John Jenkins, Oak

Ott . . . picks his lineup.

Park, Ill; Marvin Kishler, St. Mary's, O., and John Loop, Belvidere, Ill. Freshman numerals were awarded to Richard Dunham, Columbus, O.; Frank LeBart, West Lafayette; Phil McLeod, Evanston, Ill.; Bill North, Lock Haven, Pa.; Robert Rice, Indianapolis, and Charles Roberts, Marion, O. Football trainers and managers receiving awards included Robert Clark, Arthur Dailey, and Len Huck, major letters; Jack Steele, Robert Heil, and Howard Benson, fresh-

state athletic commission recently for refusing to go through with a scheduled bout here with Leo (Red) Bruce, has applied for reinstatenient and is anxious to get back into the local boxing picture. Denson’s suse pension was also recognized by the Nationl Boxing association, of which the state body is a member, At a recent hearing before Sam Murbarger, state commission head, the tall, blond belter promised to get in top physical condition and meet any opponent selected for him. Murbarger said he may restore the local mauler to the N. B. A. if Denson shows a willingness to keep his word. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter of the Hercules A. C. is planning another

"| boxing card for Friday night, Dec. 4,

and Denson is being considered as & main event principal.

There Will Be Football in ’43

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26 (U. P.), —The National Football Coaches association today pledged itself to carry on intercollegiate football next year with whatever material and means are available under ware time conditions. The members also adopted « policy of encouraging further extension of intra-mural football in all colleges and universities throughout the nation. A statement of policy drawn up by the executive board of the asso ciation, headed by Lieut. Comm. Maddison (Matty) Bell, former coach at Southern Methodist unie versity, said: “It is the desire of this associa« tion to co-operate 100 per cent with the war effort and with those offi« cials in charge of the prosecution of this war. Regular Program “Due to the recognition of the value of football in the training of young men for military service and leadership, as demonstrated in the preliminary training program of our armed forces, we pledge ourselves to encourage further extension of opportunities for training and com= petition in football. .“It shall be our purpose in addi tion to carrying on the regular vare sity program, to extend the proved values of competitive football to all physically qualified male students in the schools and cplleges of the

gram can be provided.” The association has cancelled its annual meeting, in compliance with the government's request that conventions be discontinued for the duration and sectional meetings of members will be held instead, Bell. said.

Local Runner Passes Test

Times Special EAST LANSING, Mich. Nov. 26. —Capt. Ralph Monroe, Indianapolis, has passed one of the requirements for a major letter in cross-country running at Michigan State college. Monroe, former Tech high school performer, placed 20th in the recent N. C. A. A. championships. The requirement is that a Michigan State runner must finish with the

first 20.

Grid Rivals May End Series Today

DENVER, Nov. 26—The final chapter may be written today in a football rivalry which ranks

among the oldest in the West and most heated in the nation —the annual clash between the University of Colorado and the University of Denver, For 49 years teams from Denver have thought any season in which they beat Colorado was a success and teams from U., C. have felt the same way. But the meeting this Thanksgiving day between the ancient rivals may end the series, perhaps for all time. Denver's withdrawal from the Big Seven conference is effective with the final gun in the C. U. game, and in addition a wartime blackout of intercollegiate athletics for the duration is planned in the Rockies. Unless Denver and the Big Seven mend their differences, the series won't be resumed even after the war. Added to the spice of ancient rivalry, the fact that the game will settle the 1942 Big Seven title is expected to draw a record crowd to Denver university's stadium. If Colorado, a heavy favor ite, beats Denver it. will share the conference championship with Utah university. If Denver wins, Utah gets an undisputed title.

Track Awards Nov.

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