Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1943 — Page 14
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"WOMEN and the war effort. . . . The bowling fraty of America is very proud of its many contributo war funds and Chicago bowlers are especially d of the patriotic achievements of Mrs. Gertrude k, a veteran of the tenpin sport.
_ Mrs. Resk is a member of the.
“Founders’ club” of the Chicago
nen’s Bowling association; which helped to organize the associa25 years ago. . . » The Woman Bowler magazine, February issue, es an interesting article on Mrs. Resk in war relief. Herapedigreed silver collie, “Lucy”, was “drafted” by the governnt last September for the duration and is now serving “some2 with the armed forces.” ... The temporary absence of her means a great deal but, like many other stout-hearted women today, she finds solace m the fact that “Lucy” is serving Uncle
, helping defeat the axis.
But sacrificing her pet of many years was not enough for Mrs. the powling enthusiast. . . . Prior to the entry of the United
es into the war, she knitted 105 waterproof yarn), seven navy
pairs of seaboot stockings (made sweaters, six army sweaters and
2 neck muffs, all of which were turned over to the British War
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agency.
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| SINCE LAST April Mrs. Resk has turned over to the American Cross, ‘three windbreakers, three pairs of pajamas, five surgeon’s operating coats, four baby sheets and ten baby gowns, besides iting. six army sweaters, ane pair army socks, two scarf caps, 16 y scarfs and six pairs of navy socks. Occasionally, Mrs. Resk receives letters of acknowledgment and
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ation from boys “out there” who have received and- are
ng the garments she donated to the two service branches.
orld Series in One Park—Could Be THERE IS a possibility of a “streetcar world series” this year, 3 October . . . and we don’t mean in New York, Chicago, Boston Philadelphia. . . . We have St. Louis in mind . . . a world series
e Cardinals and Browns.
on one and the same diamond, Sportsman’s park, home of
It’s an opportune time for the Browns to win their first modern pennant and the Cardinals, the defending champion, think they are
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ed for another National league flag. The improving Browns, third in the American league last season, a lot of strength again with a roster made up mainly of players
in the draft. . . . They have not lost key players to the service, the Yankees and Red Sox, who finished ahead of them in 1942.
pusing Sports Boom Under Way AMERICA is in the midst of one of the greatest sports booms
all time. ... Leading figures in many sports branches are in
iform but the fans are supporting in a big way what is left in
the entertainment fiel jendance is soaring in
. . . Boxing is packing ’em in, hockey athe cities where rinks are centrally located,
ng crowds are up, and college and high school basketball are
Ss popular as ever.
Old John Public on the home front feels he needs competitive tertainment as an outlet for his emotions and will pay to see
where the action is lively. 2 J s
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CcouLD BE that the ban on horse racing in many sections of country was aimed at large scale gambling as well as removing temptation to pleasure driving and the strain on rail and bus
ation. Uncle Sam needs that wagering war relief funds. ... Another
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cash for war bonds, income tax angle cropped up yesterday in
yland where state authorities asked all tracks be closed to hold
n absenteeism in war plants. .
. They may have something
psi ers Wary of the Potent Badgers
: INDIANA'S undefeated basketball team has a tough assign=t coming up. ... The Hoosiers are to invade Madison, Wis, ‘week-end for games with the potent Badgers on Saturday and day. . . . Undefeated Illinois also will be on the road for two
at Minnesota . . . but this ult as Indiana’s. . . . Any way
there will be plenty of basketball fireworks on tap at both
assignment does not figure as you look at it, it’s a safe guess
Johnny Kotz of deads for '400
Wisconsin
Club’ Lead
By TOMMY DEVINE United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—The exclusive “four hundred club” of Big Ten etball point-makers appeared destined today for a new leader—
nny Kotz of Wisconsin. The “four hundred club” is a
select group composed of ‘the only
players in the Big Ten’s 38-year history who have scored 400 or points in conference competition.
h” Murphy, the gangling of Purdue’s teams in 1928was the first cager ever to
ago was the next performer to ‘the charmed circle with 416 s during the 1934-35-36 cam- . Then came another pair of 2 players. Jewell Young in 1936gnd Forrest Sprowl in 1940Young aggregated 465 points become the all-time individual
otz gained entrance to the “club” season and now has a total of points in conference play. With league games yet to play the big r star appears certain to disYoung as the top man in the
omore in conference play and then set a new all-time point - making mark with 242 points in his junior year. The Wisconsin forward was in a slump at the start of the present league season, but has displayed his ¢| old-time form in his last two starts. Kotz scored 25° points Monday night against Chicago for his best effort of the season. The spree enabled him to climb into a tie for fifth place in the individual pointmaking race with 84 points. Kotz still is far behind the leaders, but while he's stepped up his scoring record in recent contests the top men have slumped. This combination of facts means the burly Badger still can Heute prominently in
; soared 114 points as a soph-
“By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—The for-
the lowest possible ebb for the past dozen years, were on the upward swing today with the National league controlling the majority of stock in an effort to re-sell the club to a new syndicate.
ord of any club-owner in the history of the senior league, was out in the cold after turning over all but 315 shares to the circuit. Manager Hans Lobert’s status was undetermined. President Ford Frick, who presid-
National league's board of directors yesterday, said he expected to announce the name of the new owner “in four or five days.” Although the names of Bill Terry, former general manager of the New York Giants, and Jack Kelly, Philadelphia sportsman, have been mentioned in connection with the new regime, indications were that the buyer would be a syndicate of sportsmen.
Bought 4685 Shares
cuit bought 4685 shares of the 5000 shares of Phils’ stock and thus moved into the position of broker in the change Qf owners. although in Bo poL at the time of the meeting, barred reporters from
anyone. Net cost of the stock to the league was not disclosed, but it was gen-
-lerally believed to be equal to Nu-
gent’s net total indebtedness— amounting to $252,000. He owed a total of $292,000, of which $22,000 was a last payment to the estate of Charles Murphy on a five-year quit-claim against the 99-year lease of Baker Bowl, where the Phils
. | formerly played.
Connie Mack, president of the Philadelphia Athletics, held a tab for $35,000 for back rent on Shibe park, where the Phils moved to from Baker Bowl. Nugent had outside debts totaling $103,000, including payments to hotels, railroads and various other expenses. He also owed the league $132,000. His only cash on hand was $40,000 from selling First Baseman Nick Eetten to the New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Mat Champ Keeps Title
With approximately 3000 fans looking on at the armory last night young Bobby Managoff, recognized by the National Wrestling association as world’s heavyweight wrestling champion, successfully dis-
posed of the challerige of George
(K. 0.) Koverly, rugged Los Angeles grappler, in’ the main event of the weekly tusling show staged by the Hercules A. C. With his title on the block, Managoff worked carefully with the powerful ' Californian but was
| caught off guard and lost the sec-
ond fall after winning the opener in 19 minutes with a headlock. Koverly upset the titleholder to win the second in six minutes with a chinlock but the champ proved to be just that by moving in for a quick kill in two minutes of the third session. A series of body slams and a press spelled curtains for Koverly. Other winners on the four-bout card follow: Rene LaBelle, Montreal, Canada, toppled , Soldier , Detroit; Rudy Strongberg, Milwaukee, won over Don Lee, San Diego, Cal, and Walter Roxey, Detroit, pinned Sailor Olson ‘of Chicago, Ill.
Boxers Respond To Benefit Plan
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (U. P.).— Boxing Promoter Mike Jacobs left for Miami, Fla., today but his plan to stage benefit shows to provide ring equipment for service men gathered momentum by the hour. “The response has been overwhelming,” Jacobs said.’ “It is very encouraging to find boxing men so willing to submerge their petty differences for such a worthy cause.”
and Pitcher Rube Melton to the t
tunes of the Philadelphia Phils, at|:
President Gerry Nugent, who com-|} - piled perhaps the most c¢ismal rec-|&
ed at the day-long meeting of the|
In order to oust Nugent, the cir-|&.
Nugent, |
his room and- refused to speak to ge
It takes plenty of back, shoulder and arm muscles fo scale “over high walls like this one. The officer in the background, in-
structing these cadets at the U. Lieut. Myron H. Palm, ex-backfiel football team.
S. naval air station, Peru, Ind., is d coach, of the New York Giants
Running the Obstacle Course
Proves Best Co
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PERU, Feb. 10.—Obstacle course running, which all naval aviation cadets must undergo to toughen themselves for the strenuous-demands of wartime aviation, has proven to be one of the best physical and
mental conditioners yet found.
In many respects this sport is a carry-over from boyhood days and
is reminiscent of foot races, jumpi hurdling fences and crawling oh hands and knees through narrow unnels. : ; With thousands of young men toughening up by this sport, which is rapidly gaining nation-wide popularity, it is expected that high schools and colleges will soon adopt it as a part of their athletic curriculum. Among navy traitiing centers that have found the obstacle course to be g true proving ground of physical fitness is the U. S. naval air station here at Peru, Ind., which reportedly has one of the toughest courses in the country.
Lieut. Myron H. Palm, ex-back-field: coach of the New York Giants professional football team, now athletic director of the station, contends that obstacle course running outshines all other sports as an allround builder of tough physiques,
Body, Mind Co-ordination
The running calls for co-ordina-tion of body and mind, exercises every muscle and keeps the body in trim physical condition. On the course a runner must keep alert and spry or else be dunked in a muddy ditch, bounced off a hurdle .or stymied by high board walls. The 650-yard course, planned by Lieut. Palm, was built entirely by the enlisted personnel of the station from scrap material left behind by construction companies at a cost of only $15 to the taxpayers. Robert Wayne Allen of Inhdianapolis, one of the latest cadets to report for primary flight training, hasn't yet had the chance to prove his ability on the course, but taking his first glimpse of the course the other day, he said: “I can see, now, plenty of reasons why this course has such a wide reputation for toughness, and why only one out of of tone are able to mak it on their first try.” Cadets Eugene Allender and Wil-| liam Lee Cromley, also of Indianapolis, who share the same opinion as their fellow cadet, said: “It won't be so tough to run the first part of the course, containing hurdles, water jumps and minor obstacles, but scaling the high board walls, particularly after just emerging from crawling on hands and
ing across streams, climbing trees,
21 Games on
H. S. Net Card
Here is the schedule for city -and county high school basketball teams which will play 21 ‘1 games this week, beginning tonight: SONIGHT | Cathedral at Greenwoo Decatur Central at IO0d ence Central} Shortridge at Martinsville, Washington at Rushville, FRIDAY
Manual at Decatur Central. Lebanon Bt Shortridge. Washington at Shelpyvitle. Speedway at How: Broad Ripple at Franklin Township. ville at Lawrence Central. Elgin Academy at Park School. Swayzee at Crispus Attucks. Greenfield at Warren Central. Sacred Heart at Silent Hoosiers. Waldron at Beech Grove. SATURDAY
Technical at Anderson, * Southport at Broad R.pple. Cathedral at South Side Fi. Wayne. Beech Grove at Manual. Swayzeée at Franklin Township. silent Hoosiers at Morton Enights-} own
Loop for Gi p for Girls NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (U. P.)— General Manager James Gallagher of the Chicago Cubs said yesterday he would outline to major league officials a plan for the formation of a professional girls’ softball league. The Cubs, he said, have been working on the plan for six months and expect to have a league in operation this coming season with teams from South Bend, Michigan
City, Peoria and other nearby cities. The teams would play in Wrigley
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trips. “It would help to keep up baseball entertainment and also the overhead of running major league ball parks,” Gallagher said. He said he would outline the proposal the Cubs have been working on so that the other clubs could adopt. simildr plans if ¥ they the idea worth while
knees through barely passable tunnels, will call for every ounce of strength.”
Cadets Are Optimistic
These three cadets, however, are optimistic about being first-timers. At the present they are | indoor workouts and instruction in boxing, wrestling, hand-to-hand fighting and participating in major sports, but in a short time, like all other cadets, they will face the test of running the obstacle ' course at least once a week in addition to their other athletic activity. In describing the reason for failures of many first. timers, Lieut.
Hoosier ‘Boxer Snaps String
10S ANGELES, Feb. 10 (U. PJ). —~Matchmaker Babe McCoy ‘said today he would seek fo bring Willie Joyce, the nation’s second
decision last night. Joyce, Gary, Ind. Negro, scored
12-round bout to snap Thomas’ pro-
fessional winning streak at 30 fights. A three-to-one underdog in the bet-
pace throughout,
field while the Cubs are on road|
lightweight, back to Olympic auditorium for another fight with John Thomas, from whom he won a split
heavily in the final rounds of their
ting, Joyse mainiained. 5 Slashing
Such training as this gives the“ cadet a sense of split second timing. The runner mush! be kept alert and spry or else be dumped in a muddy ditch such as this one, bounced off a hurdle or stymied
by high board walls. Obstacle course running is expected to
adopted soon by high schools and
colleges as a regular part of the athletic curriculum. Lieut. Palm says it outshines all sports as a
builder of tough physiques.
Burris Marks 13th Vietory
Coach Scott Fisher's Muncie Burris ‘Owls, runners-up in the 1942 state tourne y, captured their 13th victory in 14 starts last night by sinking hapless Marion, 43-40, It appeared to be the bottom of a steady fall for Orville Hooker's Marion Giants, who once led the state-wide rankings with 10 straight victories. ‘Since then, Marion has lost to Muncie Central, New. 1 Lafayette, Indianapolis Burris. However,
- always are tournament threats.
Burris has lost only to New Castle this season. The Owls’ victory
jtightened the five-way race for state
honors between ~~ Rochester, Ff.
“| Wayne Central, South Bend Central, 1 |Burris. and Columbus.
Crawfordsville ‘Swamped Lebanon, eighth-place- team in
|last’ week’s United Press poll,
swamped Crawfordsville, 53-19, last night to hike its record to 12 wins and three defeats. The 34-point victory margin completely snowed under the Crawfordsville team that gained the state tourney last year. Last week, Lebanon defeated Brazil, newly crowned Wabash valley champion. Gary Lew Wallace, another top contender, copped its 10th victory by sinking city-rival Horace Mann, 55-42, and Terre Haute Wiley, last year’s Wabash valley titlist, gained revenge for its tourney loss this year
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Abramovic Sets New Scoring Mark
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb. 10 (U. P.)~Johnny (Brooms) Abramovic, southpaw hasketball player of little Salem college, possessed “a new national collegiate ‘scoring record today. Abramovic, ‘who was turned ‘down when he applied to: Duquesne university, shattered the old record of 1941 points set two years ago by Kenny Griffith of Alderson-Broaddus, and still has sevén more games to go. . “Now I need only 29 points to make an even 2000,” he said, “and I'm going to try and make it in my next game for Salem.”
| bash at Marion,
by turning back Terre Haute State,
Ft. Wayne Central Gets 2d Chance for Tie With Zebras
By UNITED PRESS Ft. Wayne Central gets its second opportunity of the season to shoot into a victory-column tie with Rochester this week when the aggressive Tigers seek triumphs No. 15 and 16. Rochester eyes its 16th win against Plymouth in one of the’ most
significant games ‘on a state-wide Plymouth and Peru stand between
beaten record. South Bend Cen-|-
tral is the only quintet to defeat Rochester. Ft. Wayne ‘Central finds itself in a familiar spot, with South Side again looming as a possible stumbling block. It was South Side that handed Central’s Tigers their sole defeat Jan. 20, 26-22, when Central had a previous chance to tie Rochester. Central plays Kendallville Saturday. At least 30 top-notch contests stud the slate Friday night, as teams make last-minute drives for conference recognition before preparing for the sectional tourneys Feb. 25. Top engagements include Lebanon at Indianapolis Shortridge; Muncie Burris’ try for its 13th win in 14 starts when the Owls meet Peru; Wabash at Marion; Muncie Central at Richmond, and Columbus seeks its 15th triumph with Seymour as the test. Gary Lew Wallace plays Hammond Friday and Horace Mann Saturday.
The week-end card:
TOMORROW—Gary Horace Mann at Gary Froebel. FRIDAY — Lebanon +2 Lodians olis Shortridge, Plymou a chester, a- % Y Muncie Central at Richmond, Hammond at Gary Lew Wallace, Peru at Muncie Burris, Petersburg at Huntingburg, Winamac at West Lafayette North Manchester at Warsaw, Goshen a Elkhart, Anderson at New Castle, LogansLafayette ‘at Frankfort,
ort at Kokomo, h at East Chicago Roose-
Hammond Clark velt, East Chicago Washington at Tolleston, Gary Emerson at Whiting, Columbia City at Auburn, Kendallville at Decatur, Garrett at Hartfor ity, Batesville at Connersville, Rushville at Franklin, Seymour at Columpus, Washington at Greencastle, Greensburg at Madison, Indianapolis Washington at Shel sonville at Bedford, Bloomi Hew cennes, Orleans at Mitche! Central at Ft. Wayne South Side,
SATURDAY—Gary Lew Wallace at Gary Horace Mann Wi Central Kendallville, Pt. Wayne North Side at South Bend Washington, Sidney.at Warsaw, Indianapolis Tech Anderson,
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Roosevelt, Whit: Hammond Clark, Hammond Tech pd Yalparaigo, Bloomington at Bicknell, Por t Gary Emerson, Gary Froebel at Elwoo -
Bobo to Marry PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10 (U. P.).— Harry Bobo, ranking Pittsburgh Negro heavyweight, will marry 18-year-old Adelaide Williams of Pittsburgh today and will leave to join the army on Saturday.
card of almost 50 contests. Only the Rochester Zebras and a once=
Pistons Whip Oshkosh Five
FT. WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 10 (U. P.).—The Pt. Wayne Zollner Pis-
|tons, in & more or less walk away game, last night defeated the ‘Oshkosh All-Stars, 47-44, and definitely installed themselves as champs of the regular National Professional Basketball league schedule. : With a 13-point advantage at half-time, 30-17, Ft. Wayne slacks ened during the final half, allowing: Oshkosh to pull within 3 points before the game’s end. Jerry Bush paced the Pistonites, scoring 16 points. Ralph- Vaughn, Oshkosh forward, followed in second place with 15. Bob McDermott, league scoring star, played only seven minutes and during that time failed to connect. He was injured in the Sheboygan battle last week, Oshkosh’s defeat eliminated all “ifs” In the 1943 championship race. The northern quintet held top honors for the last two seasons. The - Piston win assured at least one and passibly two play-off games here, Scarting: Feb. 20.
Hockey Playoffs.
ran Begin March 16
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (U. Pym Only the club that finishes last in the seven-team . American Ice Hockey league will be eliminated from the playoffs—scheduled to begin on March 16—it was disclosed today. The first and second teams will meet in a four-out-of-seven series with the winner going into. the finals. The teams finishing third and fourth, and fifth and sixth, will compete in a two-out-of-three set to determine the other finalist.
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