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Open Tourney

By FRANK WIDNER Tonight’s the night the kids get to stay up late. It’s a night that mother will receive some help with the dishes and father won't be able to relax in his favorite chair. The “A” cards will get a good workout and the street cars and busses -are sure to be full. oe; it’s sectional time! And i know what that means to the oily of Indianapolis and the state Indiana. The scene will be the same all over Hoosierdom. Dad and Mom, Junior and little sister will all be flocking to one central point—the nearest sectional center. Inside youll hear the thump of a

‘|| basketball against a hardwood floor

and the yelling of the frenzied fans pepping up their favorite team. - There'll be the added color of the cheer leaders and the occasional good-natured arguments of rival fans over the merits of their respective teams. ‘Escape’ Entertainment

You'll get a glimpse of typical

| American sportsmanship as two

teams battle each other with a grim determination to win and then re-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

The Kids Can Stay Up Late Tonight! It’s Sectional Time

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lax to pat the winner on the back |after the heat of battle is over. It’s an “escape” type of entertainment

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SIDNEY GLICK, former

Indianapolis amateur and

professional boxer who was recognized as Indiana’s pro

lightweight champion in 1925, e « « This time it is for Uncle

is back throwing leather. Sam in the role of boxing

instructor of F. Co. 414th infantry. Pvt. Glick joined the army through selective service in Indianapolis and was assigned to Camp Adair, Corvallis, Ore. . . . For the last three months he has been teaching the fistic art to his buddies

. to become active

2x in the infantry, . .. Glick retired from the roped I arena years ago but said it didn’t take him long

again as a “professor” after the

army routine put him in shape. In the heyday of his ring career Glick and his adversaries used to pack ’em in at old Tomlin-

son hall shows and he also fought in other cities in many of the country’s leading boxing centers. § ... Promoters had no trouble lining up attrac- ~ tive cards in Glick’s days. . « . The woods were packed with boxers of grade-A caliber and match-

Pvt. Glick

makers had their choice of “name” boys in the busted-beak profession.

In a letter to this department, he said, “Hope to see you ‘soon, I hope. . . . His address is Pvt. Sidney Glick 35569701; FF Co., 414th infantry, A, P. O. 104, Camp Adair, Ore.

Hank Schreiber Is Commissioned Captain SALUTE Capt. Henry W. Schreiber of the U. S. army. ... “Hank”,

who used to do a lot of shortstopping for the Indianapolis Indians, was commissioned yesterday and expects to be assigned to camp in

. experience gained in the first world

,& couple of weeks. . . . Schreiber is a member of the Indianapolis ¢ Salvage corps, has been for years, and he also served overseas with * the 83d division in world war I Married and a family man, Capt. Schreiber said he believes the

war will stand in good stead in

the current global all-out conflict. . . . The Schreibers live at 6504

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: WITHOUT PUSHING the sale, Al Schlensker, Indianapolis ball club secretary, announced that the advance sale for Victory field «opening day ducats is approximately 5000. . , , The Indians’ home

opener, against Toledo, is set for May 5, at night.

Record Bat Thrower Back in A. A.

BONNEAU PETERS, president of the Shreveport baseball club of the Texas league that threw in the towel yesterday for the duration, says Outfielder Vernon George Washington has reduced his bat throwing to about three times a year. ... ‘But he does a good * Job those three times,” Mr. Peters says. : When Washington played for. Indianapolis and later St. Paul, "he won the all-time bat throwing honors in the American association. » « « Fans and players were always on the alert when Big George was up there swinging. . . . He'll be back in the A. A. with St. Paul this season. . .. Up from Shreveport.

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BASEBALL pass holders entering Ebbets field, Brooklyn, the ..coming season will continue to pay 50 cents, but 26 cents of that fee will bring them a war savings stamp, thus making the actual cost

25 cents. . . service charge.

. Ten cents represents the government tax and 15 is a

Keltner Names the Top Bunters . KEN KELTNER, veteran third baseman of the Cleveland Ameri-

scans; rates Phil Rizzuto of the Yankees and George Case of the

Senators, as the top bunters in the American league. . . . Rizzuto ‘never gives any warning moves on his bunts; according to Keltner. ts o + As for Case, he is just too fast legging it to the initial sack.

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SPORTS OBSERVERS predict a crowd of 50,000 at this year’s

streetcar” Kentucky Derby. . .

. Last year the trolleys carried ap-

“proximately 30,000 to Churchill ‘Downs. « + « It is said that if the “horse fans start for the track early in the morning, the trolley line

1can handle at least 50,000. : fe, 2 x =

INFLATION has come to boxing. . . . They are asking $10 a copy for choice seats—and getting it—to the return bout in Detroit tomorrow between Robinson and LaMotta. .

Bucky Harris Faces Dubious Honor of Managing Phillies

+. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25 (U. P.).—Stanley (Bucky) Harris, second “oldest manager in point of service in the major leagues, today faced the , dubious honor of managing the Philadelphia Phils during 1943. .-+ William D. Cox, New York sportsman who heads the syndicate which ‘recently purchased the Phils, announced yesterday that Harris had been igre to a “long” contract. He replaces John (Hans) Lobert.

Lobert said last night .he had Fae A Le a ae ‘cinnati Reds, following a long-dis-tance telephone call with Warren “Giles, Reds’ general manager, and Manager Bill McKechnie,

‘After breaking into the majors

there for five years.

ager. Harris added: “I would not have come if it hadn't been an attractive offer. It's a long/ one though.” : The new manager’s plans were indefinite but he said that Chuck Klein would be retained as a coach. Harris, 47, has been an American league manager since 1924. He was

Ward Williams

CHICAGO, Feb. 25 (U, P.) —Two Indiana university basketball players, Ward Williams and Ralph Hamilton, today topped the conference “accuracy rating.” Williams, brilliant sophomore center, is in first place with a .390 average on 53 field goals out of 136 shots. Hamilton is the run-ner-up with 59 baskets out of 162 shots for a .364 mark. Andy Phillip of Illinois, far in front in the individual scoring race, ranks third with .359 on 88 baskets out of 245 attempts. Fred Rehm of Wisconsin is fourth with a 339 average and Hank Ellman of cellar-dwelling Chicago fifth

|with a .329 mark.

Indiana leads in the team ratings with a .309 average. Illinois is second with .288, Northwestern third with 287, Wisconsin fourth with 279 and Purdue fifth with .244.

Set Dates for

|Basket Tourney

FT. WAYNE, Feb. 25 (U. P.).— The Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons and Sheboygan’s Redskins will slug it out March 1, 2 and 4 in the final loop playoff set.-to- determine the champion of the National Professional Basketball league. Leo Fischer, league president, in a statement today,-said the first game would be played here Monday night. Sheboygan will host for the second encounter Tuesday night, and the third and decisive tilt, if needed, would be played in Ft. Wayne on: , Thursday night. Fischer “pointed out that Ft. Wayne earned the right for the extra game by virtue of the Piston’s first-place standing at the end of the regular season. Both teams have their eyes set on the Naismith Memorial Trophy, award presented to the championship club.

Return Match PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25 (U. P). —Lightweights Maxie Shapiro of New York, and Johnny Hutchinson,

star Second, hasemani whey niained ‘Washington Senators, |

Philadelphia, who fought to a draw weeks will

that is so sorely needed by the residents of the war-torn world in which we now live. The time is 7 p. m. and the place is the Tech high school gym. Warren Central and Lawrence Central will start play in the 32d annual tournament and the initial round of the four-week fracas will not be over until Saturday night. Throughout the state, more than 100,000 fans will observe their favorites play in the sectionals and by the time the finals are here, more than $250,000 from ticket*returns is expected to click through the turnstiles. The “sudden death” sectionals will spell doom for 158 of the 316 teams that will take to the floor tenight. After a whole year of careful planning, hard practice and training, these squads will be eliminated in the slashing play with nothing but next year to look forward to. No fear is held that wartime transportation difficulties will hold back the crowd at this year’s tournament.- Local tourneys are usually oversold and tickets are at a premium. The Scribes’ Selections

Most sports writers, as usual, disagree as to the ultimate winner of the big show and their selections offer a peek into the tourney “future book” as the quintets await the starting ®€un. A survey conducted by the United Press finds the scribes broken up into different camps over the outcome. The three wire services in the state all disagreed, the U. P. picking South Bend Central, Associated Press siding with Tech and International News Service backing Columbus. The Ft. Wayne News-Sentinal blew the dust off the crystal ball and came up with Muncie Burris despite the fact that Central high school of Ft. Wayne is ranked high among the top 10 teams in the state. Backing Richmond is the Evansville Press while here in Indianapolis, The Times is hanging along with Tech. At least 14 top games involving contending teams stud tonights docket. A double dish of fireworks is in the offing in the East Chicago tour(Continued on Page 23)

Mitt Card Completed

The five-event professional mitt card to be staged at the armory tomorrow night by the Hercules Athletic club was completed yesterday afternoon with the signing of welterweights Clinton Brooks of Indianapolis and Marshall Allison of Shelbyville, Ind., for the fourround opening clash. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is offering the second double windup bill of the season here, with an eightround heavyweight tilt and a lightweight duel, also slated for eight sessions, sharing the top billing. Johnny Denson, Indianapolis 185pounder, will face hard-punching Bob Garner of Louisville, Ky., in a heavyweight fight which is causing plenty of pro and con comment from Indianapolis fans. supporters figure the Kentuckian will pack enough punching power to stop the local battler, while Denson supporters believe Johnny can handle the Louisville slugger without too much trouble. The other featured battle will pit Pfc. Richie Shinn of the special service branch at Ft. Harrison against Sammy Scully, Chicago veteran. Shinn has made two starts here and ‘won both scraps by early knockouts. Other scraps on the program will pit welterweights Roberts Simmons

of Indiana; against Bill Parsons of Danville, Ill, and Earl Paul, lo-

cal lightweight, against Herman Mills, another Windy City belter.

Many Garner.

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Cowan Lost. To Hoosiers

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 25 (U. P.).—Branch McCracken, I. U. basketball coach, announced today that Bob Cowan, reserve guard, would be lost for the important In-diana-Purdue game Monday, March

1, because he has been ordered to

report to the army air corps in Texas Tuesday. Bullet Bob was the fastest man on the floor, and, although he was not a starter, McCracken leaned on him heavily as a reserve who could capably displace any regular on the floor. Cowan also was a mainstay in the brilliant football backfield of Coach Bo McMillin last fall, team= ing with all-America ‘Billy Hillenbrand. Cowan was a halfback and described as a brilliant runner and passer. At Ft. Wayne North Side high school he was an all-round athlete, setting many great marks in track meets. He is co-holder of the high 220yard dash record with :21.6. At I. U. he was a prospect for Coach Billy Hayes’ track team.

Warmerdam Gefs Sullivan Award

PIEDMONT, Cal, Feb. 25 (U. P.) —Gravity’s long-time enemy, Cornelius (Dutch) Warmerdam, left by plane today to compete in the National A. A. U. indoor meet at New York Saturday. The “Flying Dutchman's” trip has a two-fold objective for not only will he seek a new A. A. U. indoor vault record but he is scheduled to receive the James E. Sullivan memorial trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1942, “Prankly, I was rather surprised when Iwas notified that I had ‘been named to receive the Sullivan award,” Warmerdam said. It’s a great honor and I appreciate it very much.”

Leading Scorers Go

ary service calls have cost the University of Iowa its leading scorers in basketball, swimming and track. Tom Chapman, basketball, and Vito® Lopin, sprint swimmer, entered the army air forces and Lee

the army.

Railnoadmen’ Presents

BASKET-

BALL SECTIONAL

Results All Over State

WISH

1310 on Every Dial

SECTIONAL Reports Schedule TONIGHT—10:30

Saturday—

12:30—5:45—10:30

IOWA CITY, Ia. (U. P.).—Febru- |

Farmer, track, was inducted into

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