Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 March 1943 — Page 16
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~ DICK WAKEFIELD, the former University of Michigan outfielder whose (jump into professional uni-
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somewhat by an item of
“ome $50,000 bonus, will be one of the first arrivals at the
~ Detroit Tigers’ “duration” training camp at Evansville,
nd.
The Tigers, have been instructed to report by March 15 but "Nakefield is planning to arrive a day or two ahead of time. ... He as enrolled in the university at Ann Arbor during the past semester nd will rémain there until leaving for the ‘raining site. . . . Wakefield, who led Texas league “itters with his .345 at Beaumont last year and .7as voted the league’s most valuable player, is “etting in some early workouts with Coach Ray . Jisher's Michigan club in Yost fieldhouse. . . . The “l-year-old Chicagoan takes in stride the predicion by Tiger Manager Steve O'Neill, who di‘scted Beaumont in 1942, that he will be among he American league's 10 best hitters this season, ut knows. that such success will not come with-
sut plenty of work.
Wakefield, who has two brothers in the ~rmed forces, has been granted deferment by his
lective service board so far hecause he is sup-
sorting his ‘mother and a younger
Steve O’Neill brother.
Among other things due for a comeback in baseball this year is ‘he ball player carrying his own uniform. . . . With the contracts of . he Buffalo club of the International league goes a note to each ¥_ slayer, advising him that he will be obliged to carry his own in 1943. ~ % The uniforms will be handed out at spring training camp and ‘he players will be responsible for them thereafter. . . . They will - ave to roll up their own and carry them on all trips.
rates Land Two 20-Game Winners TWO PITCHERS of the 20-game class will be among the players
‘sho teport to Manager Frankie Frisch when the Pirates
gather for
pring training at Muncie, Ind. . . . They are Wally Hebert; veteran . outhpaw, and Xavier Rescigno, former Manhattan college rig
. sander who comes up from Albany, N. Y.; Eastern league. : Hebert, who has had his fling at the major league, compiled a Srilliant 2.37 earned run average for San Diego in the Pacific Coast i" zague last year as he won 22 and lost 15. Rescigno, a New York product, did even better. .’. . He won 23 *=ames for Albany and had six losses, but even more impressive was
is earned run mark of 1.76.
Major league ball players, draped in long underwear instead of. “horts, will invade the Hoosier dtate come mid-March. . « + That
“alls for a verse on the Pirates and
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“NVhen Boxers Fought ‘to a Finish’ : GEORGE BARTON of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune reently searched old newspaper files and ¢ame up with the facts on he longest boxing bout. éver held in the northwest . . . in the days hen a $1500 purse was big money. ... . The long melee was held "1 Minneapolis on Feb. 16, 1891, between Tommy Ryan, welterweight
hampion, and Danny Needham, challenger. The bout was scheduled to go to a finis
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Ryan won by a knockout in 76 rounds. . .. The men fought
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rest between, but they wore two-ounce gloves instead
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NORTHWESTERN did all right when it racked up 44 points gainst the Illinois basketball Whiz Kids, Saturday, but who ever gured Illinois, as great as it is, would come only two points from
Joubling that score at 86? , . . a total of 130 points in a rivalry match played on a neutral floor.
"And, pity the scorekeepers at
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the Illinois-Chicago game last
night, 92°to 25. . . . The hapless Maroons were there but their presence was hardly noticeable as the Illini blasted all-time Big Ten records.
Menu of Strange Names Dots 16 H. S. Regional Tournaments
. g By UNITED PRESS Mehus for the 16 regional cage tournaments today presented a raft of strange names to the eye of the average fan, after a machine gun arocession of amazing upsets Saturday clipped many favorites from the
survivors’ list.
For example, the Anderson regional this week, which according
“0 presectional dope should have Jerson, Danville and Greenfleld, ctually will pit Lawrence Central, sapel, Plairifleld and Greenfield. Tech lost to Howe, 32-31, in one of he state’s most startling upsets, »nd Lawrence defeated Howe in the jnal game to sweep the sectional ‘or the second consecutive year. Anderson, after clipping Elwood Thursday night, lost to Markleville an upset, and Lapel defeated Markleville in the title tilt. Plaineld eliminated Danville in the first ound and went on to’win.
“A Brand New Comer
In the Hammond tourney, where}
expected to see East Chicago jooosevelt, Gary Emerson, Renssejaer and Michigan City, the conders will be: Hammond Clark, ‘brash newcomer to sectional titles, ho eliminated Roosevelt and Hamnond Tech; Gary Walluce’s Horwho sank favored Emerson,
i Remington, victor-ever Rennse-
a bbably the hottest reglonal on is the tough Muncie playoff
-average Winchester i Favorites here are Muncie s and Richmond, but Burris’ runners-up to the state title 1942, will undergo a severe work-
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contained Indianapolis Tech, An-
ing. over in the afternoon game against New Castle, a team that averaged 58 points in three sectional contests.’ Richmond and Burris are doped to clash at night. ; Ft. . Wayne Central's aggressive cagers of Murray Mendenhall are rated an easy path over Auburn, but may have trouble with Warsaw at. night. Brazil, the 1943 Wabash Valley champion, meets Linton, with the victor slated against the Mar-tinsville-Terre Haute Wiley winner for the crown. Martinsville held a slight edge in this toss-up tourney. A possible title playoff between Bedford and: Jeffersonville was im store for southern fans if Jeff gets by French Lick and if Bedford can lick Seymour. Greensburg and Madi-
son hold the edge in the Shelby-
ville tourney since favored Columbus and host Shelbyville were killed off in sectional upsets.
Central vs. Rochester?
South Bend Central, United Press|
choice as state champ, gets the brunt of the regional pairings by facing high-scoring - Elkhart, while Rochester draws Bourbon in the afternoon, but the Central Bears and Rochester’s Zebras were picked to meet gt night in a hard-fought battle for the title. Central defeated Reester by one point in season play. : : Other playoffs are toss-ups, but generally favored are: Clinton,
Princeton, Andrews, Lebanon, Mar3{ion, Peru, Kitchel and Jasper, :
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Fist Fights Break Out in I. Us Defeat
LAFAYETTE, March 2 (U. P.).— Midst fisticuffs that typify their bitter rivalry, Purdue’s hapless basketball team clamped a surprise defeat on Indiana’s runner-up quintet last night, 41-38, before 7500 bloodthirsty fans.
Johnny Logan of Indiana and
{Max Biggs of Purdue began throw-
ing punches midway in the first half. The scrap touched off the spark of belligerency that marks every Indiana-Purdue contest, ‘and soon many players and spectators tried out their left hooks. Ten minutes elapsed before officials could restore order. Biggs and Logan spent the remainder of the game on the bench. It was the last game for Logan, a senior, as well as Indiana's Irv Swanson and Ed Denton and Purdue’s Al Menke.
‘Hold Halftime Edge
Purdue held a 20-18 halftime margin after taking the lead 12-11 after eight minutes of play. A second period spurt gave the Boilermakers a 40-30 lead. A concerted final rally by Branch McCracken’s boys fell short of its mark. Ward Williams of Indiana and Tom Brower of Purdue shared scoring honors with 11 points each. The defeat was Indiana’s second in 13 starts, while the erratic Pur-| due team ended up with its worst season in years, winning six and losing six in Big Ten play. ‘The Boilermakers met defeat to I. U. on the Bloomington floor in their earlier meeting, 53-35. Summary: PURDUE /41) INDIANA (38) FG FT PP FG FT PF Biggs, f... 3 1| Hamilton,f 3 2| Logan,t.... 0
4| Lewis, f. ... 4| Denton f-g 1 3| McGinnis,f 1 1{ Williams,c. 3 . 0| Wtnbrakr,g. 1 Ehlers,g... 2| Swanson,g. 3
Totals.. 18 5 17| Totals... 13 12 14 Score at Half: Purdue, 20; Indians, 18. Free Throws Missed: Kennedy 3, Menke 2, Morris, Ehlers 2, McGinnis, William 32, Wittenbraker, Swanson 3
Referee: R. J. Gibbs (St. Thomas). Umpire: E. C. Krieger (Ohio university). . —————————————————————— }
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‘Big Timers’ on Armory Card
Several grapplers of the “big time” order will be seen in action on the four-bout mat card at the armory tonight, where a pair of former heavyweight champs meet in the main event. Yvon Robert, the Montreal performer who stopped “Wild Bill” ‘Longson six months ago, is to go against Bobby Managoff of - Chicago in the feature. It is for two falls out of three. Both Managoft and Robert are ex-champs. _ Steve Nenoff, a “villain” style of wrestler out of Cleveland, engages Farmer Jones of Montgomery county, Ark. in the one-fall semiwindup. They are junior heavies. Jones has won his first two armory matches. Ali Pasha, bearded Hindu and a matman of the tricky and aggressive type, will take on Sailor Olson of Chicago in the top prelim. They are junior heavies and meet "for one fall, The opener at 8:30 pits Ralph Garibaldi, an Italian from St. Louis, - against Larry Robert, a younger brother of Yvon. They are heavyweights and are billed for one. fall.
Warwick Cleared As FBI Suspect
NEW YORK, March 2 (U.P.).— Grant Warwick, New York Ranger wing, had a clean bill of health from the FBI today after being picked up for failure to produce a selective service registration or classification card. : He was released yesterday afte establishing his identity and proof that he had enlisted in the Canadian navy, but released because of faulty hearing.
Appointed Coach "NEW YORK, March 2 (U. P.)— The Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday announced that - Clyde Sukeforth, former major league catcher, had been appointed as coach for 1943. Sukeforth managed the Montreal Royals, - the Dodgers International league farm club, last year.
~ Joins Cards
SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 2
(U. P.).~President Phll Barielme
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Boston's Bill Cowley Is the Don Hutson of Hockey
By JOE KING Times Special Writer NEW YORK, March 2. — Bill Cowley is the Don Hutson of hockey—he does the difficult things so smoothly that he makes them seem ridiculously easy. The Boston center, though, only this season earns recognition as one of the great play-makers of all time—in a class with Frankie Boucher, Joe Primeau, Cooney Weiland, Marty Barry, Cowley may duplicate his league leading scoring feat of two years ago, and he has now demonstrated the consistent brilliance over a stretch of years which entities him to top billing.
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No one today equals the Bruin pivot at his combination of change-of-pace skating; shrewd and deft stick handling and precise control of the puck. These qualities make him tricky, unpredictable and enable him to toss a flip - pass which will fool anyone. Cowley, who is 30 and on the light side at 170 pounds, appears unhurried, relaxed in action ‘as does Hutson. But like the Packer football star, he is the man who delivers in the showdown. The ultimate art of the center is to pass to his man so that the latter has no one but the goalie to beat. Cowley has that delicate touch which lays up the puck like a ” u 2 *
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clay pigeon in the goal mouth. He gives dignity to the assist, which can be very chesp in today’s generous distribution of scoring points. When Cowley assists, the act generally is more important in the scoring play than the swipe of the stick which nets the puck. ; The proof of this is Cowley’s uniform success with & variety of wings since he joined Boston in ’36. Almost all his wings have scored more goals when they have at any other time in their careers. His present partnsrs, Buzz Boll and Art Jackson, never approached the bonanza they have ® » 2
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Hoosier Faces
Henry Tonight
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (U. P.). —Making the 16th fight of a comeback, former triple-crown champion Henry Armstrong was a 3-1 favorite to defeat rugged Willie Joyce, Gary, Ind. Negro, in a 10round bout at Olympic auditorium tonight. Admittedly slower than in former years, “Hammering Henry” said after his final workout that he was punching harder than ever before in his long ring career. Armstrong in his comeback has polished off 14 opponents and lost but one decision. Joyce, rated No. 2 lightweight behind Beau Jack by the National
"| Boxing association, claims never to
have been knocked out in eight years of amateur and professional fighting. His manager, George Trafton, agreed with the 3-1 odds.
“Those odds have set the stage!
for an upset that will send them home tearing their hair,” he said.
Bentley Takes Scoring Lead
MONTREAL, March 2 (U. P.)—
Doug Bentley of the Chicago Black|
Hawks was out in front today in the National Hockey league individual scoring race with a total of 65 points—30 of them goals. Doug took over the top spot from Bill Cowley of the Boston Bruins this week by tallying three goals and making five assists. Bentley’s brother, Max, meanwhile
moved into a second place tie with|
Cowley at 64 points. Jimmy Orlando, ‘Detroit Red Wing defenseman, meanwhile picked up six minutes in penalties during the week to retain the du= buious honor of being the most
| penalized player. His tofal stands|
at 69 minutes.
Succeeds Brumbelow |
ATHENS, Ga., March 2 (U. P)— Lieut. Wilbur C. Riley, former ath-
letic director at Ft. Hays, Kas., state
college and the Hill school, Potts succeeded
PHILADELPHIA, March 2 (U.P.). —Charley Johnston, manager of Charley (Lulu) Costantino, was fined $200 yesterday by the Pennsylvania State Athletic commission for defying the authority of the commission and coercing Chairman Leon Rains to make a change in judges for the Costantino-Bob Montgomery fight last Monday.
Boxer’s Manager Is Ordered to Pay
At his appearance before the commission, Johnston said he had taken the “wrong attitude” in demanding a change in officials. He
said he was “ready to take whatever the commission thinks I have
coming to ” and ppbinted to the fact that aginst been in
trouble in Pennsylvania before.
- season, but he is prouder of his
[Pony Loop Nine
BRADFORD, Pa., March 2 (U.|!
struck with their brilliant cente this season. : : Eddie Wiseman slumped before and after his total of 16 with Cowley two years ago, Roy Conacher’s maximum output of 26 was racked with No. 10's assistance four seasons ago. Outstanding in the record are Charley Sands and Ray Getliffe, who scored 18 and 16, respectively, with Cowley in ’36‘37. Neither has netted that many since.
The center may surpass his league record of 45 assists this
first venture into the 20-goal class. With Boll and Jackson he forms the year’s only 20-goal line.
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P.).—The Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers of the Americen baseball league have notified Mayor Hugh Ryan that they will be unable to sponsor the Bradford entry in the Pony. league because of player shortages. The team had been sponsored by the Boston Braves, who have notifled the league they will be unable to continue the Bradford club becaiise of wartime handicaps. Ryan’s group repofted that the major obstacle in the way of spon-
sorship- for the 1943 scason was a frenchise held by the Braves requiring the Braves’ permission before any other team may back Bradford
By TOMMY DEVINE United Press Staff Correspondent
. CHICAGO, March 2—It will take the crisp pages of a new Big Ten record book to attest to the brils liance of the University of Illinois’ undefeated basketball team, GigE The irrepressible Illini rewrote the tattered pages of the old book last night, polishing off their conference schedule with a smashing 92-25 victory over hapless Chicago. The victory enabled Illinois to: : 1. Become ‘the first Big Ten team since 1914 to win two straight undisputed conference championships. Wisconsin was the last to accom plish the difficult task. ! 2. Become the first conference team since 1915 to sweep through a 12-game league season undefeated. Minnesota in 1919 and Purdue in 1930 finished with petfect records over a 10-game schedule. 3. Set a new all-time scoring record for a single game. The old
mark had been set only Saturday lass _ [night by Illinois as it” trounced
Northwestern, 86-44. All-Time Mark
4. Set a new all-time scoring mark for a season with 755 points. The former record was 721 points, established a year ago by Iowa in 15 games. a 5. Set a new record for field goals in-& season with 325. The former. record was 288 by Indiana in 1942.
‘Augmented by five individual marks which Andy Phillip, the sharpshooting Illini forward, established. Phillip assured himself a place among the all-time greats by: 1. Scoring 40 points against the hapless Maroons for the highest single game total in history.. The old mark was 34 points by Bill’ Hapac of Illinois in 1940 against Minnesota. i
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2. Sinking 16 field goals for the best single game total.
Bn former {record was 13, held jointly by six
players. 3. Boosting his scoring total for the conference season to 255 points. The old record. was 242 points, set a year ago by Johnny Kotz of Wisconsin in 15 games. : 4 4. Pushing his field goal- aggre-. gate for the campaign to 111. The’ previous high was Kotz’s 95 in 1942, 5. Topping the all-time Illinois scoring record for conference play, with a two-year total of 414. The old record was 396 points by Chuck Carney, who compiled the aggregate over a stretch of three season, 1920-21-22. : os Summary: CHICAGO (25) FG FT PF
Zimrman,f 1 2| Phillip,f. . Nelson,f.. 0| Menke,f.. Fogel f.... Crosbie,c..
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Totatd. 11 3 9] Totals... 41 10 Score at Half: Illinois, 45; Chicago, 17. Officials: Glen Adams and Jobn. Wilson.
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Toronto to Train At Lancaster 2 LANCASTER, Pa, March 2 (U. P.).—The Toronto Maple: Leafs ‘of the International league will here this spring, it was announced last night. : : The Leafs will open training on March 28 and remain here “thre weeks. Outdoor ‘drills will be ‘held at Stumpf’s field, home of the Lancaster Roses of the Interstate jeague. A gymnasium is to be se-
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