Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1943 — Page 16

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CALLED “the most aggressive little boxer in Panaa,” Pfe. Elmo Latta, a U. S. has scored six knockouts in the dozen bouts he has fought

thus far in his military area.

Latta, whose parents live at 56 S. Holmes ave., is stationed at the marine barracks, Balboa, Canal Zone. . . . The Hoosier fistic artist, a former Indianapolis Golden Glover, now is in training for

a bout with the Isthmus junior li weight champion. . . . Young Latta holds the Pacific side title. . , . The diana Devil Dog has lost only eight

cisions in the 100 bouts he has fought

since he was 14 years old. . . . He

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... Elmo enlisted in the marines in December 1941, shortly after Pearl Har-

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marines, army and navy. Elmo last fought with the ama

Golden Glovers in the tournament of champions at Chicago in Feb. 1941, after winning the flyweight title (112 pounds) in the Indianapolis tourney. . . He lost a close decision at Chicago to a veteran Cleveland fly- . It was an exciting two-fisted melee and Latta made an impressive showing against his more experienced adversary. Latta “was still growing” and but for the war, probably would have returned in 1942 to gain higher honors. . . .

weight. .

of the local Golden Glovers, Elmo

matter of fact, the Golden Gloves ranks here were depleted by enlistments and the draft, and for that reason, and also because the navy took over the Butler fieldhouse, the Golden Glovers “Madison Square garden,” the 1943 tournament became a war casualty.

Curtailed Training and Vitamin Pills

LAST SPRING the Cincinnati Reds were in training eight weeks . This spring they will train five

and played 32 exhibition games. .

weeks and play only 14 exhibitions.

use vitamin pills and players’ wives . . Players’ meals will be ordered

the set-up planned at the Reds’ Bloomington, Ind., camp.

ANENT the vitamin-pill treatment introduced to baseball by the St. Louis Cardinals, Frank Y. Grayson, writing in the Cincinnati “The Red management made a similar essay in Tampa a couple of years ago, but it was on a timid scale,

Times-Star, said, in part:

because it was learned that some of

pills into their coffee in the belief it was a new type of sugar.

“This time the management is

~ sector and the brass hats do say that when they get through shooting the pills into the athletes the latter will be able to tear a Cincinnati telephone directory in twain with their bare hands.” Tiger Skipper Picks His Pitchers STEVE O'NEILL, new pilot of the Detrpit Tigers, has named six

of his pitchers as a basis for the

Gorsica, Hal Newhouser, Tommy Bridges, Virgil Trucks, Dizzy Trout, Hal White, all righthanders except Newhouser. Tn addition to a squad of newcomers, O'Neill will have a pair of veteran holdovers in Roy Henshaw and Hal Manders. . . . The Tigers lost a veteran hurler when Jack Wilson, long with the Boston Red Sox, advised that he is staying out of baseball to continue at war

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Yale University Gives Up All Intercollegiate:

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Because of wartime demand on classroom time and in line with the Big Three's policy of athletic curtailment, Yale university today gave up all intercollegiate competition in track, rowing, golf and tennis.

Harvard, Yale and Princeton last week ruled that their inter-colle-giate sports schedules would be “drastically modified” and sports would be put on a “restricted and informal hasis.” The executive committee of the

board of control of the Yale Ath-

letic association said that ‘ only inter-collegiate events one Jays

Delay Entry of

Two Teams

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23 (U. P.). — Admission of the Reading and York baseball teams into the Interstate league was postponed until later this week, League President Arthur H. Ehlers said today following a loop meeting in Philadelphia. Don Stuart, who operated Tulsa in the Texas league last year, represented the Reading organiza- . tion at today’s meeting and will attend the later session to present ‘proof that the club will be able to use the Reading park and settle . other details’ pertaining to league admission. The Reading club was sponsored by the Chicago Cubs who lost their Madison, Wis, farm when the " Three-I league closed down. Ehlers said the question of admitting York would probably be settled tomorrow when club representatives will have data on their ability to operate. Representatives of the six teams already in the league attended the meeting and posted bond to insure their operation when the season opens May 11. Honor Cager COLUMBIA,

Mo.—Missouri has the fourth Phi Beta Kappa letter-

rn og Competition travel time away would be participated in. The university’s stalement said all inter-collegiate sports competition would cease by May 5 and ruled that Yale would definitely not be able to compete in the Eastern

inter-collegiate swimming meet at Cambridge, Mass.; the N. C. A. A.

the inter-collegiate wrestling meet at Philadelphia and the inter-colle-giate fencing tournament at New York. Cancellation of the spring recess —originally scheduled from March 5 to April 5—was given as the réason for the curtailment. The board said that intra-mural

swimming meet at Columbus, O.;|Iow

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Hoosiers Take 11th Big 10

Win of Season

By TOMMY DEVINE United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Branch McCracken, burly Indiana university basketball coach, was convinced today that he picked the wrong year to develop a “once in a life time” quintet. The Hoosiers won their 11th Big

| Ten game in 12 starts last night

when they trimmed Minnesota, 40-28. But the triumph served only to tighten their hold on second place and focus attention on Indiana’s runner-up complex and Illinois’ undefeated record. In - other games Northwestern edged Wisconsin, 56-54, in an overtime, Ohio State bested Michigan, 53-38, and Iowa trounced Chicago, 62-34. Illinois and Purdue were idle. Although its high scoring forward, Ralph Hamilton, was held without a field goal, Indiana possessed the speed and balance to handle Minnesota with comparative ease. Logan Takes Honors

The Gophers managed to remain close through most of the first half and Indiana needed two field goals by Irv Swanson in the final minute of the period to give it a 20-14 lead at half-time. In the final half, however, the Hoosiers had things all their own way. Johnny Logan, overshadowed all season by Hamilton’s scoring performance, took individual pointmaking honors with six field goals and a pair of free throws. Indiana closes its conference season next Monday night against Purdue, but even a victory in that contest won’t help the Hoosier cause unless McCracken’s men can receive help from Northwestern. The Wildcats face the pace-setting Illinois team Saturday at Chicago.

Irony of It

If Indiana finishes second it will marks the fifth consecutive time since McCracken took over the Hoosier coaching job that his proteges have been in the ‘runner-up spot. The irony of Indiana’s situation is attested by the fact that 14 times in past 20 seasons the Big Ten cage champions has finished with two or more defeats on its record. Northwestern avenged an early season setback at the hands of Wisconsin and cemented its grip on third place in the standing by edging the Badgers in an overtime thriller. The lead see-sawed throughout the first half. In the second period play remained close and the score was tied on six occasions. With only 22 seconds to play Wisconsin led, 48-46, but Bobby Jake, Northwestern forward, dropped in a field goal to knot the count and send the game into the extra period. Kotz Gets 18 Ray Patterson, brilliant Wisconsin center, netted three field goals in the overtime, but baskets by Bud Hasse, Otto Graham, Russ Wendland and Jake overcame his great individual effort. Johnny Kotz, Wisconsin forward, led the scorers with 18 points. Graham was high for Northwestern with 14. : Jowa toyed with Chicago to hand the Maroons their 38th consecutive Big Ten loss. Chicago hasn't won a league contest since 1940. Ohio State staged a great secondhalf splurge to thump Michigan. After the score was tied, 17-17, at half-time, the Bucks cut loose to gain the decisive triumph. The Big Ten basketball standings:

Illinois Indiana

Ohio State Minnesota

Michigan sss averre Chicago .

Three Casualties

FT. WORTH — Clifton Patton, sophomore guard of 1942, and Tom Bishop, back, and Mike Wright, center, from the freshman squad, are scholastic casualties at Texas

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Applaud Coach

EAST LANSING, Mich, (U. P.)— When the Michigan State boxing team goes into the ring, the man who works hardest is its coach, Al Kawal. The Spartan mentor can’t sit still when his boys are in the ring. He shadow boxing the minute the bell rings and gets as much attention, and applause, as

Christian.

Wild Bill Longson Will Strut His Wares at Armory Tonight

“Wild Bill” Longson will strut his wares in the armory wrestling ring tonight when he returns to local action wearing the heavyweight crown which he recaptured last Friday night in St. Louis by whipping Bobby Managoff. Going against the Salt Lake City “meanie” will be Warren (Bob Cat) Bockwinkle of St. Louis. The Missouri *matman is recognized as a top-notcher and won 10 consecutive matches here two seasons ago. Longson has gone unbeaten in 17 Indianapolis appearances, stepping rough shod over the majority of his opponents. Since dropping his claim to the championship six months ago, he has continually boasted that he would be back on top again and he made good last

Friday when he polished off Managoff, who was recognized as champ by the National Wrestling association. Other matches tonight pit Cherry Vallina of New Orleans against Emeer Badui of Arabia, Maurice Chappelle of Newark against Al Pasha of Calcutta, India, and Walter Roxey of Detroit against Balk Estes of Elk City, Okla. Announce-

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Earl Paul Is Signed Again

Earl Paul, Indianapolis lightweight, and Herman Mills, a newcomer to local boxing from Chicago,

will tangle in a four-rounder on the pro mitt bill to be staged at the armory Friday night by the Hercules Athletic club. Paul has dropped only one decision in this city since leaving the ranks of Times-Legion Golden Glovers. : Two main event bouts will top the five-scrap program with heavyweights Johnny Denson, Indianapolis, and Bob Garner, Louisville, meeting in one of the pair of eightround mills. Denson has turned in victories over Harold (Dutch) Ullmer, Irish Mickey Hayes, by a knockout, and Leo (Red) Bruce in his last three starts here, while Garner, a potent puncher with either mitt, has won four straight before local fans, three of these wins coming by knockouts.

Shinn Is Back

The other top attraction will be a lightweight shindig between Sammy Scully, well-known Chicago lightweight, and Pfc. Richie Shinn, Ft. Harrison soldier-boxer who is

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branch. In two appearances here, Shinn, an American-born Korean belter, knocked out Eddie Brownell,

2g | Veteran Ohio scrapper, and Alonzo

(Tiger) Wills, another Buckeye

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The six-round semi-final battle will be a return fracas between Robert Simmons, local welterweight, and Bill Parsons, the Danville, Ill, slugger who stopped Simmons by a first-round knockout here last December to halt a 17-bout winning streak by the Indianapolis product. One other match is to be arranged.

Cowley Keeps Hockey Lead

MONTREAL, Feb. 23 (U. P.)— Boston’s Bill Cowley maintained a five-point lead in the National Hockey league’s individual scoring | "™ = —— race today after scoring two goals in two games during the last week of play. The Bentley brothers of the Chicago Black Hawks surged past

Leafs for second and third spots. Doug Bentley held down second place with a total of 57 points, one ahead of brother Max. Carr dropped to fourth with a total of 54 points, while Buzz Boll of Bostan was fifth with 52. The 10 leaders:

Cowley, Boston D. Bentley, Chicago ... M. Bentley, Chicago ... Carr, Toronto .....

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Softball Note

The Ringgold Juniors, last year’s south side park softball champions, will meet at 7:30 p. m. at 1879 Barth ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 31. The following players are asked to at~ tend: H. Pate, B, Pate, J. McLinn,

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light heavyweight and second listed heavyweight outside the service, will be making his first start over the 15-round route. His recent decisive victory over Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati, O., made him the favorite.

Decisioned Bolden

Christoforidis gets his chance for recognition by the N. B. A. as interim titleholder through a decision over Nate Bolden, Chicago Negro. Gus’ Lesnevich, official titleholder, is in the coast guard and, if and when he returns to the ring, will have to meet the winner to retain his crown, according to the N.B. A. A crowd of 11,500 fans is expected to pack the Cleveland arena—one of its biggest gatherings in many years. Matchmaker Larry Adkins Predicted a gate approximating $40,000

Each Holds Win

Each fighter holds a 10-round decision over the other but Bivins has compiled the more impressive record recently. The former 1939 light heavyweight Golden Gloves champion has defeated such stalwarts as Tami Mauriello, Bob Pastor and Billy Soose. Christoforidis, who started his career in an Athens beer parlor when he was 15 years old for a. 50-cent purse and then fought in almost every capital of Europe, had not moved further than the” mediocre class in recent months until his win over Bolden, ~~~.

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Long Island University, 48; Canisius, 44, Army, 72; Harvard, Duke, 64; George Washington, 61 (over-

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15-Round Rubber Match Will Decide Light Heavy Champ

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Recognition by the National Boxing association as light heavyweight champion “for the duration” will go to the winner of tonight's 15-round rubber match between Jimmy Bivins

The former Cleveland jewelry store porter ruled a 2-1 favorite to take his Greek opponent into camp. Bivins, the nation’s top-ranking

Studebakers Top Pistons

By UNITED PRESS Chicago's Studebakers tied their National professional basketball playoff series with the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons at Chicago last

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Curran Is Shifted To Starting Post

SOUTH BEND, Feb. 23 (U. P.). —Ed Krause, acting Notre Dame basketball coach, announced today that Frank Curran, junior forward from Sterling, Ill.,, would be at a starting post tonight when the Irish host Butler university. Krause said Curran would take John Niemiera’s post: and Niemiera. would be shifted to Bill Davis’ guard spot. In pre-game ceremonies . tonight, the Notre Dame student body will pay tribute to George

Keogan, head basketball coach,

who died ‘last Wednesday.

night, downing the invaders, 45-32,

and the deciding game of the two- | out-of-three set will be played at Ft. Wayne tomorrow night. Chicago dropped the first game of the preliminary series at Ft. Wayne Saturday night, 49-37, and it seemed certain that the Pistons would take the second game. But the Piston five were not up to par last night and unless they snap out of the proverbial rut they stand a good chance of being eliminated from the professional tourney. Winner of tomorrow’s game meets the Sheboygan Redskins if the championship elimination, March 1. Sheboygan won two straight from the Oshkosh all-stars, last year’s champs, to gain a berth in the final bracket.

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Ft. Wayne Has Best Won-Lost Prep Record

By UNITED PRESS

Pt. Wayne Central's aggressive cagers today held the best won-and-lost record among Indiana’s major prep teams, as Hoosierland began to forget past performances and concentrate upon the approaching sectional tournaments. Murray Mendenhall’s Central five captured top rating over South Bend Central and Rochester in the final United Press poll of the current season. Central turned back Mar= ion by an impressive 10-point margin last week to extend its string to 17 victories in 18 games. Meanwhile, Rochester stumbled on Peru, 48-34, to slip from its tie . with Ft. Wayne for top position in the win column. The standings:

Ft. Wa, Central ..........0 South Bend Central .......... . Rochester

Columbus oe Jasper ..... iil iiivees ee. 15 East Chisago Roosevelt. . Richm Leban Indianapolis: Teel, .........'.e 13

Johnny Wooden’s South Bend Central team gave its prestige a / last-minute boost Saturday night by going into a 20-minute rally to sink Hammond Tech, 1940 state champion. Burris extended its string to 15 by turning back the strong Elwood five, 38-28, and Columbus brushed off Greencastle, 47-32, Jasper also wound up its season with a 52-35 triumph over Petersburg to remain at the top of the second-division schools. However, - the lower brackets were juggled slightly when Indianapolis Tech met a surprise defeat at the hands of Shelbyville to slip to last plaf® with 13 wins and five defeats.

Roosevelt Is Threat

East Chicago Roosevelt remained the principal threat in the Calumet area by sinking Gary Froebel, 54-44, for a 13-and-4 record. Tying the Roosevelt record were Richmond and Lebanon. Richmond nosed out Connersville, 56-52, and Lebanon walked away with Mooresville, 47-16, Every one of the state’s top 10 teams is favored to triumph in sectional tourneys this week-end, but at least four of them are slated to clash in the regionals. These are South Bend Central vs. Rochester and Burris vs, Richmond, providing they survive their sectional rounds,

Notre Dame Sets 1st Grid Practice

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Notre Dame’s first spring football practice today was set for March 8, and Coach Frank Leahy invited all students, regardless of military status, to report for the squad. “I don’t know how many of our varsity players will be back in the fall,” Leahy said, “and anyway, we can do our bit in spring practice by getting all the men in prime physical condition.” Leahy said that Angelo Bertelli, ace passer of the team and one of the best in the nation, would not be out for spring practice, but instead would devote his time to baseball. Bertelli is a heavy hitter and a valuable addition to the irish nine.

Schedule Tilts

MILWAUKEE, (U. P.).—Athletic Director Conrad M. Jennings of Marquette university, still hopeful that college fooball will continue next fall, has scheduled five games for the 1943 season. Scheduled ope ponents are Wisconsin, Georgetown, Michigan State,” Detroit and Dene ver. He hopes to fill out the schede ule with service teams.

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