Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1943 — Page 8

By Eddie Ash

THE ringsider who likes his k. o. dish unrationed ‘got his fill at the armory last night when five of the six ‘bouts ended before regulation time. . . . Three direct knockouts were registered, two melees ended in tech-

nical k. o.’s and one eight-rounder was decided by decision. Approximately 2300 customers sat in on the glove fest and were entertained by an assorted program of punch throwing. . . . ~ In the top half of the double windup, Bob Garner of Louisville lived up to his k, o. reputation by flattening Red Bruce of Indianapolis in 2:38 of the fourth round. Bruce made a game effort to stay in there and pitch and was doing a fair job of holding’ his own until Garner stepped up the pace in the fourth and swarmed over the Indianapolis heavyweight. «'s« . He cut Bruce's left eye and the biood-letting Started the local boxer on his way. The Louisville heavy waded in with lefts and rights and two right-handed uppercuts/dressed up Bruce for a k. 0. . . . Then a potent right-handed uppercut to the chin put Red on the floor and he was counted out by Referee Dick Patton. Young Garner carries a haymaker in both hands, and although Bruce made him miss a lot of swings, it was evident in the third round that the Louisville boy intended to settle the brawl in decisive fashion. Bruce’s punches did not hurt Garner and the visitor was able to take the long gamble and put on a “batting rally” in the fourth canto without being damaged in the exchange of blows.

Soldier Shinn Beats Spence After Tussle

RICHIE SHINN, a first class private at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, delighted his soldier buddies by decisioning Gene Spencer, Chicago ‘junior lightweight, over the eight-round route in the first half of the double windup. . . . It wasn’t a cake walk for Shinn, however. Spencer refused to give ground and although outpointed, he forced the soldier to step lively to win. . It was rapid action all the way and Shinn won because he landed the more blows, particu-

larly lefts. . . . Spencer uncorked a good defense ‘and caught many of Richie's blows with his gloves and arms . . . and he has a flashy left himself. Had Spence ‘more power in his punches it would ‘have been a Tough evening for Shinn. ... But the soldier deserved the verdict. Earl Paul Prevails Over Chicago Lad kate tei,

t THERE WERE no knockdowns in the Shinn-Spencer fracas . maybe the soldier’s punching ability is overrated. . . . He did out the Chicago lad’s right eye in the fifth, however, and ent pecking at it the remainder of the bout. ; In the semi-windup, scheduled for six rounds, Earl Paul, Indianapolis junior lightweight, won by technical k. o. in 2:15 of the third round, defeating Berlin Hednott of Chicago. . . Hednott substituted for Herman Mills, Chicago, who was inducted nto the army Thursday, it was announced at ringside. ” 5 ” ” » = HEDNOTT got off to a good start in the’ first heat before Paul warmed up. . . . In the second Paul stepped on it and then really went to town in the third. . . . The local boxer used right uppercuts and had Hednott down for counts of nine, nine again, eight and on a fourth trip to the canvas Referee Hap Atherton called it a night and awarded the verdict to Paul. ... Hednott was exhausted and defenseless.

Gust Scores. K; 9. in 33 seconds 3 i

IN THE: first prelim, scheduled for ‘four rounds, Buddy Maxwell outclassed Bill Henry and won by technical k. o. in 1:40 of the second round. . ., . They are lightweights fresh out of the Indianapolis amateur ranks, x . After Henry was floored for the third time, Referee Atherton stopped the bout. In the second prelim, Jimmy Gust, Indianapolis middleweight, scored a quickie k. 0. on Charles Walker of md, Ind. . . . It was all over in 33 seconds of the first round. 5— Gust landed a powerful punch to Walker's bread basket and the Richmond boy “had enough. . . . He was frightened at the bell and didn’t figure

to survive.

B *® 8 * » ® » » DUE TO THE fact the first three bouts ended in early k. 0s, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter put on an “emergency” bout to give the fans a run for their money. . . . But this, too, ended by k. 0. when Joe Poindexter, Indianapolis junior lightweight flattened Al Evans, Indianapolis, in the second heat with a stiff rent to the wind.

Jimmy Bivins Gets Decision _ Over Young Tami Mauriello

By JACK CUDDY ent

¢ factual reporting but the t Jimmy Bivins, long-armed -round decision over New York’s n Square Garden last night. completely inadequate, because more nably witnessed the most remarkable prefight tableau in the history of leath-er-tossing. Their appreciating, and at times tear-dimmed, eyes say global warfare clasp hands heartily with the sport of boxing as four representatives of American freedom commanded the roped and canvassed {stage in electrifying fashion—Corp. Barney Ross, former Mayor Jimmy Walker, Italian Tami Mauriello and Negro Jimmy Bivins. Mauriello, awkward, dark-haired Bronx Italian, lost a close decision to Bivins, just as he did in their first meeting last September at Cleveland. But in Mauriello’s last

: NEW YORK, March 13—It would height of understatement to say merel Cleveland Negro, won another close Tami Mauriello at jam-packed

fight before entering the army he

came closer to being knocked. out in the sixth and seventh rounds than at any time in his career. However, he remained afoot and kept on fighting as did Barney Ross pp . : in his last New York appearance, ie SHR : . when he lost the welterweight crown Play With Pirates “PITTSBURGH, March 13 (U. PJ). ~—Rejected by the army because of Johnny Lanning

Mauriello, enjoying a weight advantage of nearly 10 pounds at 187 to 177%, was slightly ahead until the | Ra fifth round when Bivins rocked him with shots to the head. In the sixth session Tami was out on his feet from a head barrage of hooks and uppercuts. Mauriello won the seventh on a low blow, but suffered a ed left brow and as | Verge of navetsnover 1

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Sixteen Hoosier high school bas-|

ketball teams, survivors from a starting field of 775, squared off in four cities today to fight for advancement to the final round of the state-wide tournament at Indianapolis March 20. More than 23,000 fans were expected to see the semi-final round playoffs at the four centers—Hammond, Indianapolis, Muncie and Vincennes. Jasper, Ft. Wayne« Central, Ro-

‘Ichester and Madison held on as

favorites, but in all four centers the| .

favorites could be marked for upsets. May Spill Jasper Either Martinsville or Bedford

| was considered capable of spilling

Jasper. Lebanon. or Gary Wal-

{lace might end Rochester’s. cam-

paign, Greenfield was an even bet to whip Madison, and Ft. Wayne Central expected plenty of trouble from Richmond or Marion. Outstanding highlights of the playoffs were the individual stars who dot the rosters of the “sweet 16” survivors. A survey of the competitive -situation in each of the four tourney centers revealed that odds shifted when underdogs gathered more and more prestige: J AT HAMMOND — Clyde Lyle’s Rochester quintet, an early favorite in the race, appeared to be threatened seriously by both Lebanon and Gary Lew Wallace. If Rochester’s | well-balanced machine eliminates Pete Mount & Co. of Lebanon, the high-scoring Wallace quintet. would hold even money to upset the Zebras for the title. Rochester was paced by Center Dick King, while John Sikora ‘leads Wallace's Hor-. nets, who have averaged -52 points in playoff competition. Hoffman vs. Payton

AT VINCENNES—In one of the best matched of the four meets, Jasper was booked to squeeze through, but Martinsville, coached by former Purdue star Pat Malaska, was slated to make serious trouble for Coach Cabby O’Neill’s Wildcats. The game will pit Jasper’s Paul Hoffman against Martinsville’s Mel Payton. With Bedford favored to sink Evansville Central, the title contest should be one of the hottest games in the state, especially if Bedford's John Breenan is clicking. A Hoff-man-Brennan dog fight for scoring honors was anticipated.

AT MUNCIE—In the “hotbed” of potential champions, Ft. Wayne Central was favored to romp through an easy first game over Monroe, the idarkest darkhorse “of the 16 contenders. However, the acid test of the playoff comes when ‘Central faces the Richmond-Marion winner. The toss-up contest was viewed as one of the best in the ‘state, with Richmond favored because of a lateseason rally that offset its two season defeats to Orville Hooker’s Marion giants.

Clinton No Setup

AT INDIANAPOLIS—Fans termed it a “blessing” that teams were so evenly matched in the tourney where comparative caliber of the quintets was the ‘lowest in the state. Because of the balance of power, the Indianapolis tourney might prove to be one of the most hard-fought playoffs. Madison holds odds, but Greenfield’s greatest team in years gained much late support. Clinton, however, is no setup for Greenfield in the early contest. :

Warmerdam Fails To Hit 16 Feet

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (U. P.). — Lanky Cornelius (Dutch) Warmedam left for the naval pre-

flight officers’ training school at Chapel Hill, N. C. today with his dream of clearing 16 feet in the pole vault still just a dream. ' The Piedmont, Cal., high school teacher climbed to 15 feet 1% inches in the Olympic club’s annual indoor meet t night, then missed three attempts at 15 feet 9% inches. It marked the 30th time he had exceeded 15 feet, however, and also established new meet and civic auditorium records.

BOWLING

Last night’s leading bowlers were:

Floyd Jones, Public Service Ahearn, Fox-Hunt Classic . " Rafterty, Fox-Hunt Classic ...... sesss 666 Hale, Fox-Hunt Classic August Edwards, Industrial .... R. Fredenberg, Construction one Carl Roeder, National , ess Ollie Hardy, Bankers ........:.. seven Russ Oberlies, Bankers see Wally Blume, Allison Interceptors .... Sam Lovick, Chevrolet Body Gilberti, Fox-Hunt Classic .. ; Bill Waltemire, Insurance As S. Hal Sehotte, Coca-Cola Night Workers. Jerry Shine, Snap-On-Tools ...:... snnie Bisesi, Fox-Hunt Classic ...... cevrenae 618 Wilson, Fox-Hunt Classic ..... vessasies Hurt Jr., Fox-Hunt Classic .. Dale Littrall, Link-Belt No. 1. Frank Krause, National ........ Dugdale, Fox-Hunt Classic .. Ralph Berron, Lukas-Harold E. Striebeck, Fox-Hunt Classi Fonnie Snyder, Real Estate Roy Crumley, Allison A. Civ ionesnrs L801

LADIES

Rita Sheehan, Kernel Optical :..cc... 605 Betty Detten, Seven-up ......pccevess Helen Diets, Prest-0-Lite ...ocou0. Rosemary Kruger, Cent,

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K. of C. Track Meet Tonight

NEW YORK, March 13 (U. P.)— The 1943 local indoor track and field season comes to a close in Madison Square Garden tonight with the 24th annual Knights of Columbus carnival which is expected to provide a new mile king as a fitting finale. A field of five top- -notchers will answer the gun in the Columbian mile—feature of the meet—but New York university’s talented freshman, Frank Dixon, is picked to register his third indoor mile success of the season and succeed to the crown vacated by Leslie MacMitchell. Winner of the Boston A. A. and National A. A. U. fixtures, Dixon will face a hand-picked field in Indiana’s Earl Mitchell, Millrose titlist; Gil Dodds, the unpredictable

theological student who triumphed}

in the N. Y. A. C. mile; IC4-A victor Don Burnham of Dartmouth and Jim Rafferty, Metropolitan A. A. U. champion.

Notre Dame Ends Season

SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 13 (U. P.)—Notre Dame university’s basketball squad relaxed today after completing one of the school’s best seasons with a final victory over Detroit, 52-43. ! The triumph over Detroit here last night was No. 18 of a 20-game schedule, and it set a new high scoring record for Notre Dame with a total of 1071 poiuts, nine better than the 1941 team gathered in 22

contests.

Notre Dame’s scoring ace for the last game was Capt. Charles Butler, senior forward, who made 18

| points. Detroit’s star was Knorek,

center, who tossed in six field goals and two free throws.

Decide Senior Links

Golf Tournament

SEBRING, Fla., March 13 (U. P)). —Newton A. Burgess of New York meets J. W. Dodge of Syossett, N. Y. for ,the championship of the national amateur tournament of} senior golfers today. . Burgess advanced to the final yesterday by turning in a 5 and 4 win over Frank W. Sampson of Atlanta, Ga. while Dodge beat Fred L. Riggin of Port Huron, Mich, 1 up on the 20th green.

Bill Baker In

PITTSBURGH, March 13 (U.P). —Catcher Bill Baker has signed ‘his ‘1943 contract, President Bill Benswanger of the Pittsburgh Pirates announced today.

How Caps Fored o on the ce

HERSHEY

(At Hershey)

vr 14—Hershey, Le care. 1 : 7 , 3. dL ey. Caps, 2. Feb. 20—-Caps, 4; Go 2

(At ‘Indianapolis) Jsshey,. 1 (tie).

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New Haven,

Tomorrow's the night and the time is 8:30 p. m. The place? The coliseum and the occasion is the Indianapolis-Hershey hockey game, the final of the season for the Caps before the start of the playoffs. Some of the members of the local club you will see are (1) Floyd (Fats) Perras, goalie, who has been turning in a fine job at the net of-late. Then there are (2) veteran Hec Kilrea, left, and, of course, Manager Herbie Lewis. The defense (3) that will attempt to keep the B'ars away from the Indianapolis net is composed of, left to right, Hal Jackson, Sandy Ross, Bill Quackenbush and Moose Sherritt.

The boys that go out and get the goth. are shown in two of the Caps three forward lines (4) and (5). In the first are, left to right, ‘Bill Cunningham, Bill Thomson and Freddie Weaver. The second, in that order, is made up of Bill Jennings, Gyorge: Patterson and Jud McAtee. Pan In (6) you have two members of the Caps’ other forward line, Connie Brown, left, and Joe Fisher. Adam Brown is the other

member &f the line. »

This Season

Wins—Caps, §; denge,’ 3 To Points—Caps, 41; dence, 3

“Average Per Game. ~Caps, 5.1; Provi=

dence, J WASHINGTON (At Washington). 1 How. EET 4; Cal De

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Wins—Caps, | New Provi-

Total Polms—Caps, 103 ‘2.5; New Ea-

Reca itulation: Recapi ftulation: p on

Haven, 1; ties, 1.

Avelage, Per Game-—~Caps, Ve bishanded sin January. PITTSBURGH : (At Pittsburgh) 4 ot og 3; Pittsburgh, 1.

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Training Opens Next Week for * 11Major Teams

: By UNITED PRESS NEW YORK, March 13—En-x veloped in uncertainty and long underwear, the 1943 major league training season—strangest conditioning pageant in the history of modern baseball—will be opened formally and perhaps frigidly next week by 11 of the 16 clubs. or A week later, the other five out- . fits will begin grooming—also north

lof the “Eastman-Landis” line.

Stewart Named

Rookie of Year

. TORONTO, March 13 (U. P.).— Honors as the National Hockey league’s rookie of the year belonged to Gaye Stewart of the. Toronto Maple Leafs today. The annual poll of hockey writers sponsored by the Canadian press found 21 of 27 scribes voting Stewart, first place. Four others rated him second and only two failed to mention him, Glen Harmon of the Montreal Canadiens finished second with three first-place ballots and Don Gallinger of the Boston Bruins was

tthird with two votes for the top

spot. Currently awaiting a call from the Royal Canadian navy, Stewart has been ‘an outstanding performer all season. He set the scoring pace early in the season, slumped at the mid-way mark but picked up recently to compile a total of 44 points on 23 goals and 21 assists.

Etchinson Signs

For Mat Melee

Ronald Etchinson of Kansas City, Mo., has been paired with Roland (Long Boy) °‘ Kirchmeyer, Tulsa

grappling card next Tuesday night at the armory. It will be for one fall, or 30 minutes. Kirchmeyer overpowered Emeer; Badui, Arabian matman, here last Tuesday. Rene LaBelle of Toronto also is to be on the program and

{Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is seek-

ing a formidable opponent for him. Farmer Jones, the Arkansas “hill billy,” - who = has = annexed four matches in Jour local a ances, hopes to repeat «gainst Ali Pasha of India in the headliner: a is billed for two falls. out. of ‘three,

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“giant,” for the semi-windup. on the}

This ersatz extravaganza of athletic preparation is a wartime refugee from the warmth of the South-; land and California. Not only are the substitute sites (far removed: from Florida and Southern “Cal”: but the casts for the pageant have, undergone so many changes since © last season, and still are subject to such changes, that the number and identities of the spear carriers still are uncertain. . For the players themselves, this, trip to the camps will be a journey . into. uncertainty. Many of them ; are wondering about their draft

‘| classifications as they. travel—prob-

ably in day coaches and packing 4d their own luggage. Overcoats and) ° long underwear feature their wardrobes instead of the ‘usual palm beach suits and summery sports outfits. . . New Angles for Writers

Anyway, the training season opens next week, and even though J the early workouts are greeted with icy winds and sleet, the innovations should provide green pastures for the baseball writers — determined “fellers” who always are seeking new angles. For anyone who has forgotten the opening dates and sites: Monday—Brooklyn, Bear Mountain, N. Y.; Cleveland, at Purdue, U., West Lafayette, Ind.; Cincinnati, at Indiana U., Bloomington, 'Ind.; Detroit, Evansville, Ind.; New York Giants, Lakewood, N.J.; Phillies, Hershey, Pa.; St. Louis Browns, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; St. Louis Cardinals, Cairo, Ill.; Washington, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Fe Thursday—Chicago White Sox, West Baden, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Muncie, Ind. March 21—Chicago Cubs, French Lick, Ind:; New York Yankees, Asbury Park, N. J. r ¥ March 22—Boston Braves, Choats school, Wallingford, Conn,; Bostor Red Sox, Tufts college, Medford, Mass. 3 March 24—Philadelphia’ Athletig Wilmington, Del. eA %

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T Formation Is War Casualty

SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 13 (U. P).—A wartime manpower shortage at Notre Dame ower. J sity ‘probably will force the Irish football team to abandon last fall's “TT” formation, Athletic Director Frank Leahy said today. The Notre Dame’ coach said’ that the “TIT” requires a smoothworking, quick-thinking football = sit, and he has lost too many players to the armed forces. Leahy said he may substitute the double~ = wingback formation for the dure 2

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Berres Sens : NEW YORK, March 13 (U. P)— Catcher Ray Berres became the player to sign for 1943, the New York Giants announced today; as Man