Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1942 — Page 19
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»Squirm on Bench?
CLEVELAND'S hockey team, usually a strong out-
fit, is on the skids this season the American league’s over-all
Haven thumped the Barons Sunday night. In their last 14 games the Barons have won two, dropped 10
and tied two... . That sums up to
Kenzie has relinquished the captaincy of the Barons in tHe hope that freedom from the extra duty will improve his effectiveness as
& defense man.
At New Haven Sunday, Coach Bill Cook supplanted Goalie Bill Beveridge with Lloyd Storie, 23-year-old rookie just out of the amateur ranks. ... New Haven saw the point and rammed nine goals
pagt the youngster. It’s tough on the league to have
season. , . . The Barons usually lead the circuit in home attendance and in the past have been Indianapolis’ closest rival. ... Player trades or purchases are in the offing at Cleveland. Hershey's hockey team is on fire and is 10 points ahead of the
fleld. . . . The Bars are to oppose
eoliseum rink next Sunday night. . . . The B’ars have won 11 and
tied four since losing to Buffalo on Nov. 8. . and Buffalo are the only clubs which have defeated them this season.
Caps to Be Ready for Bars
THE Indianapolis Caps have given the powerful Hershey team « « On Nov, 14, at Hershey, the B’ars and Caps { staged a thriller, the Bars winning, 2 to 1. . . . On the next night, in Indianapolis, the teams fought out an overtime tie, 1 and 1. The Caps have a full week to prepare for the B’ars this time. e o. Herbie Lewis’ club is idle until the Sunday match comes off. es « On the other hand, the B’ars are scheduled in Pittsburgh Satturday night ...and the Hornets have been tough for them to
two torrid games. .
handle.
‘Therefore, the ice match here Sunday stacks up as one of the
leading attractions of the season.
It’s Pro Hockey’s 25th Anniversary
THIS IS the 25th anniversary of professional hockey, but due to the war no special ceremonies are planned to celebrate the birthday of the game. . . , Rather, hockey club owners are concentrating on a continuation of the game, in keeping with government wishes. « » « They believe that will be celebration enough for the time being. The pro game has advanced considerably since its birth back during the last world war days. . . . The first professional league was started in Canada, with only four teams. Actually the American league isn’t 25 years old, but its history dates back 15 years to the formation of the old Canadian-American league. . . . Subsequently it became the International-American league, and now the American, with all of the teams representing
eities “south of the border.”
Tennessee.
With a bunch of sharpshooters like that on hand Coach Hinkle is unlikely to squirm on the bench in his old Butler style. . .. No Great Lakes player to date has averaged more than 20 minutes playing time per game...e. That is a tipoff on Wis PoWerladen ;
eage squad.
Not Hinkle Nowadays |
LIEUT. TONY HINKLE is directing a super colossal basketball squad at Great Lakes. ... The big gate attraction is Bob Davies, forward, former Seton Hall star, . +. Mates call him the “man on the flying trapeze”. ... He is a sleight-of-hand passer and also a kangaroo when it comes to leaping up and down the floor, Hinkle’s other standouts are Dick Klein, Northwestern; Eddie + Riska, George Sobek and John Hiller, Notre Dame; Forrest Sprowl, Purdue: Wilbur Schumacher and Bob Dietz, Butler; Forrest Anderson, Stanford; George Glamack, North Carolina university; George Hamburg, Colorado; Rudy Soderquist, Iowa, and Gilbert Huffman,
and is running seventh in standing. . . . Weak New
a real headache. . . . Bill Mac-
Cleveland hampered by a losing
the Hoosier Caps at the local
. . Pittsburgh (twice)
Believe Pro
Football Out
For Duration
By LEO PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Professional sports are marking time until the manpower situation becomes more definite. Right now the men behind major ieague baseball, professional football and other sports haven't the
slightest idea of what 1943 holds in
store for them. They are hoping for the best, but looking for the worst, Perhaps the best indication of what sports is up against came yesterday when the National Football league voted to postpone until next
. {April a definite decision on whether
to try to operate next season. The announcement which came out of the meeting of club owners did not say that, but that is what the action amounted to.’ The owners voted unanimously to try to continue in 1943 but that was merely for the record. What they actually did was to decide not to make future plans until the April meeting, when, if the. manpower situation warrants, they will try to keep going. Against Older Men But the owners, Commissioner Elmer Layden’s optimism to the contrary, seemed to feel that pro football is out for the duration. They pointed out that some 350 of their players already have been drafted, that they had to call on 155 first-year men to operate this season. And with the bulk of the college players due for the armed services they wonder where the necessary playing talent is coming from. They definitely are against playing men too old or too young for that would mean a decline in the caliber of play which has brought the game to the popularity it now enjoys. Layden said he thought the game was a morale builder and should be continued if possible. But, as many observers pointed out, if the owners hoped to play next year, they would be laying their plans now, as -is major league baseball, rather than to go on record as.favoring continuation of the sport and then neglecting to take steps which might provide the necessary players.
Decide in April For they voted, nine to one, with Cleveland casting the negative ballot, to postpone the draft until Layden calls them together again the first week in April in some city in the western division. The decision on whether to continue operations will be made then. One of the problems in the manpower picture is the question of whether athletes who have gone into defense industry will be able to drop their war work and return to sports. At present, indications are that they won't be permitted to leave their defense posts. In that case, major league baseball might be wrecked for a lot of players who still would be safe from the draft
next season. \
Tippy Larkin and Beau Jack Will Meet For Lightweight Title Friday Night
By HARRY GRAYSON Times Special Writer
- NEW YORK, Dec. 15 —Sidney Walker, who was brought to New
York on a lark, and Anthony Pil-
Jeteri, who was twice belted out
three years ago, fight 15 rounds for|&
the world lightweight championship
at Madison Square Garden on Fri-|@
day night, Walker answered to the call “Hey, Boy!” at the Augusta National Golf club, where he caddied and shined _ghoes. Chick Wergeles, his mana-
r, made it Beau and added the
Kk, Everybody around the Augusta
National club liked Beau Jack, the:
pleasant young Negro, so a group
of golfers chipped in $25 apiece and 3
brought him to Manhattan. Seeks 24th Straight
: "Tony Pilleteri’s brother boxed un-
der the name of Larkin and the kids called this one Tippy
Few would have given a dime for |;
this Garfield, N. J., Italian’s chances
when those delightful little charac-
ters, Bummy Davis and Lew Jenkins, placed lilies in his hand three yeays ago. t developed that Larkin was sufering from an ailment of some sort at the time, and there is considerable evidence that something was wrong. He hasn't been beaten sirice,
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Beau Jack
seeks his 24th consecutive triumph. Jack became the country’s outstanding 135-pounder when he cut up and stopped Allie Stolz of Newark at odds of 1-to-5 the night Sammy Angott vacated the throne.
Beau Jack Favored
Jack guaranteed Stolz $10,000 for the privilege, took a percentage and did well financially, Stolz appeared to be the heir apparent in dropping a debatable decision to Angott. The New York and New Jersey commissions will recognize the JackLarkin winner as the titleholder. That will save one of those elimination tournaments which never fail to wind up with all hands eliminating themselves, although the National Boxing association seems bent on staging one. Tippy Larkin, 25, is more expe-
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Bell Ordered To the Army NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (U, P.)— Rookie Joe Bell, 19-year-old forward of the New York Rangers hockey team, has been ordered to report for duty with the Canadian army, it was announced today. Bell is the 14th player the Rangers have lost to the services,
Mulleavy Will Pilot Buffalo
—Former Buffalo Shortstop Greg Mulleavy, manager of the pennantwinning Jamestown Falcons in the class “D” Pony league, will pilot the Buffalo International league baseball team in 1943, John C. Stiglmeier, Bison's general manager, announced today.
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Dongies Blood at Hockey Tilt
Leslie Blake Bittenbender, Boston society girl, smiles as she donates blood to the Red Cross blood bank from a stretcher on the center of the ice at a hockey game in the Boston Garden. Dit Clay, left, and
i Bill Cowley of the Bruins look on as Dr. Carl Walker performs his task.
14 Teams Slated to Divide
The spoils of Indiana’s 1942-43
Th 14 quintets are:
Revival of Ring Feud Scheduled
The Whitey Hewitt-Earl Paul ring feud will be revived on Friday night’s Armory boxing card when the pair will clash in a six round rematch as one of the preliminaries on the five-tilt program. Paul and Hewitt, Indianapolis lightweights, staged a rousing six rounder recently on the second Bruce-Reed card and the former was given the nod on a shade decision. The bout had the customers in an uproar from start to finish as both boys waded in and threw punches from all angles. Based on his showing recently against Harold (Dutch) Ullmer, Johnny Denson, reformed local heavyweight, will have a good chance to upset the dope when he tangles with Irish Mickey Hayes, Milwaukee slugger, in the 10 round main event. Denson looked impressive in winning a split decision over Ullmer at the Armory two weeks ago and appeared to be in the best physical condition of his ring career. The Indianapolis heavy is in training at the Leeper A. C., while Hayes is conditioning at Eddie Metrie’s gym in the beer city. Bobby Millsapp, recognized as world’s Negro middleweight champ, will take on Al Sheridan of Indianapolis, in the semi-windup battle on the bill. Sheridan has been doing his punching in the light-heavy division and will have an advantage of around six pounds in the weights over the visitor.
Mat Crown Is at Stake
Young Bobby Managoff, the 24-year-old Chicago matman who has been reigning as heavyweight champion but a few short weeks, will risk his new crown at the armory tonight where he encounters Roland Kirchmeyer, the Tulsa “giant.” The match is for two falls out of three, with Bobby weighing 230 and Kirchmeyer scaling 260, Managoff is six feet tall, while Roland is six feet nine inches, an advantage which he hopes will pay dividends against the champ. The heavyweight title has changed hands often in recent years and Kirchmeyer is anxious to come through with an upset, He has
«
annexed the belt. Opening action at 8:30 is between Angelo Cistoldi of Boston and Al Massey of Atlanta, with semi-wind-up opponents being Rene La Bell of Quebec and Walter Roxy of Detroit. Seats are general admission, 50 cents; reserved, 75 cents, and ringside, $1. 2
Bowling Scores
Last night’s leading bowlers were:
W. Behrens, Ev
Von
ed Church tas Sherman Gatchell, St. Phils No, 1.. 648 Marvin Jones, Indus trial N 642
beaten some of the best, including] Yvon Robert from whom Managoff |
Laurels in Basketball War
By UNITED PRESS high school basketball war will be divided by 14 teams in the eight major conferences, unless the upset demon gpills the dope of veteran conference observers. Martinsville, Columbus, Marion, Richmond, East Chicago Roosevelt, Bluffton, Auburn, South Bend Central, South Bend Riley, Elkhart, Goshen, Madison, Muncie Burris and Bloomington.
These were teams named as tops in their own conferences by leading sports experts in a United Press survey, and to date the predictions have run fairly true to form. However, there are several non-confer-ence teams due to come in for a share of state-wide recognition. Ft. Wayne Central, Jeffersonville, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Guilford, French Lick, Indianapolis Shortridge and probably Mitchell and Wingate.
Martinsville Paces Loop
Bearing out ‘the accuracy of the early-season predictions is the South Central conference, where the Martinsville Artesians and the Columbus Bulldogs were picked one-two, with Shelbyville the dark horse. The Artesians, masterminded by Pat Malaska, former Purdue star, not only pace the S.C.C. loop, but the entire state with eight victories. Columbus is hot on the trail with six victories and only one defeat—to Martinsville. Marion’s Giants remain unbeaten with six consecutive triumphs to pace the North Central conference, while Richmond met its first defeat to Muncie Central last week. Marion and Richmond were picked to cop the N.C.C. because of height advantage, but Indianapolis Tech was rated a strong contender.
Roosevelt Impressiv-
In the Far North, East icago Roosevelt was tabbed to co...er the market in the western ‘division, with chief opposition coming from Hammond Clark. Both have stepped out in fine style so far, Roosevelt appearing impressive in downing Whiting and Clark sinking East Chicago Washington. In the eastern loop of the northern league, a wide open race ensues with at least four teams battling for the crown. South Bend Riley and South Bend Central both have shown up well, with Elkhart appearing especially strong after sinking Riley, 37-34. Goshen also remains a threat. The northeastern and southeastern loops both have weaker competition compared to other leagues, but the heat is intense with the conferences themselves. Bluffton and Auburn are rolling in the N. E. I. C. and the Madison Cubs are continuing last year's pace in the S. E. I. C, although when Salem. pasted Madison, 34-28, last week, it may have opened a chance for Lawrenceburg to come through.
Burris Wing Six
# Scott Fisher's Muncie Burris five (have six straight wins in the Central conference, but the rampaging Rochester Zebras copped .two vice tories this week-end to stretch their string to eight straight, However, C. IL C. fans expect to see Burris back in the state tourney this season. In the rugged 14-team Southern conference, Bloomington was tabbed as favorite, but there are many dark horses, and Evansville Central; Huntingburg, or even underrated — could come through here.
Alumni Will Fete I. U's Grid Team
A “victory” celebration of L U's football team will be held at the Claypool hotel Friday night, sponsored by the Indiana university alumni club. Motion pictures of the Indiana games
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Practice Begins For Bears’ Tilt
The Caps started work today to add another deficit to that “lost” column of the Hershey Bears. Practice sessions have been ordered for the next four days for the Indianapolis club, now only two points behind league-leading Buffalo, to sharpen them up for the scrap with the Bears Sunday night at the Coliseum. The Caps have a couple of matters to attend to in Sunday night's battle. ‘First of all, they haven't beaten Hershey this year, dropping a 2-1 decision on the Bears’ ice and winding up a torrid contest 1-1 here last month. Also, a win over the Bears here will give the Caps the distinction of holding a victory over every club in the league, something whick first-place Buffalo already has accomplished.
Leads Eastern Circuit
So far, Hershey is leading the eastern circuit of the league and can boast of the best won-and-lost record in the league. If scores mean anything, however, things looks good for the up-and-coming Caps, as Pittsburgh, which they swamped here Sunday night, has clipped the Bears twice this year. The Bears will play Pittsburgh again Saturday night before coming here the following evening. This will give the Caps an edge as far as rest is concerned. The Caps will have one more home game after the Hershey tilt before hitting the road again. That will be with Buffalo here Christ mas night and then the local club will go to Cleveland the following
night.
Illinois Captures 3d Straight Win
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 15 (U.P.). —The University of Illinois basketball team defeated Missouri, 51-30, last night for its third straight victory before a crowd of 4465, Missouri proved a stubborn foe for 15 minutes, playing the Big Ten champions on even terms and gain-
Mathisen’s free throw brought the Illini even and a succession of field goals by Andy Phillip and ene Vance gave them a 23-14 edge at half time.
ing a 14-13 lead. However, Art|ten
Ft. Knox, respectively while Purdue From the standpoint of thrilling
ing overtime battle to hand the Badgers their first defeat of the season, 61-59, thanks to Bob Rensberger’s fielder in the final five seconds. Indiana used 16 players to swamp the Armoraiders, 64-19, for the Hoosiers, third consecutive triumph of the season. Wabash fell short by one point after turning on a sizzling rally in the waning moments of the game and Huntington staged a sec-ond-half uprising to turn back Anderson. Break Scoring Records
. All scoring records for Notre Dame and Wisconsin were broken for their series in the tilt at South Bend. It was the Irish’s fourth straight victory this year. Both teams received a big lift from their high scoring sharpshooters, with Johnny Kotz, the Big Ten’s individual scoring leader last year, getting 21 points and Bob Faught, Notre Dame’s junior center, connecting for 18. : It was a see-saw battle all the way with the score tied at the half, 27-all. Rensberger and Faught ran the Irish into a 40-31 lead at the start of the second half but with seven minutes left, the Badgers were leading, 47-46. Back and forth the lead wen
and with three minutes to go it was 51-all. Both teams countered twice from the field to make it 55-all at the end of the regulation playing time. . Badgers Take Lead
In the overtime, the Badgers went | ahead when Bob Sullivan countered twice on charity tosses. Ray Kuka | and Tom Brennan went to work to| put the Irish in the lead, 59-57, but | Walter Lautenbach tied it with *10 seconds to go. Then, Rensberger dropped in his winning basket. The Butler Bulldogs led the Boilermakers, 23-18, at the half in last night’s battle, but the Purdue five, sparked by little Mrywin Anderson, junior forward, put the Boilers in front for the first time since the | early ‘moments of the game. Anderson connected for five fielders in the second half and racked up a total of" six for the evening. With Purdue leading, 32-30, the Boilermakers chalked up 11 more points to none for Butler. Two lastminute baskets by Butler and a free throw by the Boilermakers wound up the contest.
Denton Leads I. U.
Ed Denton led Indiana to its one-sided verdict, the Hoosiers leading 35-12 at halftime. Branch McCracken used his reserves in the second half and they continued to score at will. Ft. Knox hit for only six field goals during the entire contest, Rex Anderson, high - scoring Earlham forward, led the Quakers to its one-point victory over the Little Giants with 16 points. Joe Blume countered for the same total for Wabash. The Quakers led, 21-16, at halftime and with only two minutes to go were out in front, 40-32, before the spirited Wabash rally fell short. Hanauer and Klopfenstein banged in eight fielders apiece to lead Huntington to its victory. Genske and Whalen paced the losers with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Newark, N. J -lapy Lane, 190, TrenN. J., outpointed Earl Lowman, 201%, Na York (10); Larry Scallone, 177, Newark, won by "disqualification over John Shedle:, 190, Paterson, N. J. (3). |
Holyoke, Mass.—Jose Basora, 153, ugite Rico, knocked out Ermie Robinso Holyoke (8); Joe Gillis, 135, 8 ringfield, Mass., kn feed out Tom Collins, 132,
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Notre Dame Wins High-Scoring Overtime Battle From Badgers; Purdue and I. U. Also Triumph
Notre Dame’s Irish and Branch McCracken’s Hoosiers kept their 1942-43 basketball slates clean last night by turning back Wisconsin and
was trimming Butler, 44-35. Earl.
ham nosed Wabash, 40-39, and Huntington clipped Anderson, 57-44.
play, the Irish-Badger game stood :
out on the evening's card. Notre Dame came from behind in a high scor-
Bob Rensberger . . : clinches : it for the Irish.
Charity Games Replace P.G.A.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (U. P.).—A widespread program of matches between all available professional golfers, with all proceeds going to chars ity, will replace the 1934 P. G. A. title tournament, Fred Corcoran, tournament manager for the Professional Golfers association, said today. Corcoran, currently awaiting a call to go overseas for the Red Cross, said he conferred with Presi dent Ed Dudley of the P. G. A. sev=' eral days ago and they decided to abandon next year’s P. G. A. tour= ney, chiefly because over 200 meme bers of the association are in service. The program of charity matches,
wo.
‘Corcoran said, will be staged along
the lines of the matches held during world war I and added that most of the stops which would have been on the winter tour of the pros— cancelled some time ago—were anxious to have golf of some sort. “However, the P, G. A. will sponsor the program this time,” Corcoran said. During 1917-18 golf raised over a million dollars with a program of relief matches. It would be difficult to stage any titular matches since players like Sammy Snead, Jim esa, Ed’ Oliver, Vic Ghezzi and Jimmy Thompson would be unavailable for competition since they are in unie form. However, most of those players, in addition to Dudley, Craig Wood, Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen, will take part in the charity matches, if they can get leave from their duties. ; Philagelphis--g3y Robinson, 144%, New Yor! red technical knockout over Al py 147, Detroit and Jacksonville naval base, (3); Al Tribuani, 147, Wilminge
ton, Del. sutgoited Mayon Radiow, 1 1 Philadelp) (8); Freddie on,
N York, tpointed Jim Elliott, ise: 146, | New Yor! n atnoin m 96%, “
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Baltimore (6); Bobb: chard Cremar, 130%,
timore, outpointed New York (6).
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