Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 October 1943 — Page 8

Eddie Ash

ACCORDING to Branch Rickey's personal opinion the military draft of fathers is likely to eliminate minor league baseball next year. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers’ * chieftain didn’t explain how the major leagues are going

‘boards take ‘em as their numbers come up, major or

players. . , . Clark Griffith, president of the Washingbelieves the majors will get along in 1944 with players

military age, 4-F's and ooys under 18 . .

and with the likeli-

of player rolls being reduced to 20. 3 the players’ world, series money was paid in players who go into war plant work this will be permitted to return to the diamond next spring. the ruling on professional hockey and football players. draft status will remain as is, however. . . . They

world series was a soft touch for Umpires John Conlon of league and George Pipgras of the American. ,.. As

alternates, they received full compensation for watching the five

games from choice seats, and with all expenses paid.

‘Don’t Make Me Chase You!

PRO FOOTBALL this second wartime year: Bronko Nagurski, crowding 35, in his second game with the Chicago Bears after an absence of four years from the gridiron, faced the Detroit Lions with

Frankie Sinkwich, all-America halfback from the University of

‘Georgia in 1042, in the Lions" backfield. After the game, a Chicago sports writer asked Sinkwich his

opinion of Nagurski,-. “I'm glad I never played Sinkwich.

against him in his prime,” replied “I was running to and fro in the backfield trying to

break loose when a huge hand grabbed me by the jersey and slammed me down. Looking up I saw Nagurski's grinning face. “ “Listen, son,'” Bronko said, “ ‘I'm an old man- and can't runany more, so don't make me chase you! "

Wildcats Show Steady Improvement

DUE TO A heavy navy schedule, Northwestern grid practices are limited to one hour daily. . . . The Wildcats are showing steady

improvement, . . . They looked good

against Great Lakes last Satur-

day. .. The Cats started slowly this fall and barely defeated Indiana before bowing to Michigan. . . . Coach Lynn Waldorf is blessed with 8 lot of material and his team is going to be hard to handle the

second half of the season. Ld - ” ; FOOTBALL attendance in the — than expected despite the fact some gridiron with their opponents. . .

. . ¥ Midwest is holding up better teams don’t belong on the same . The civilian teams manned

mainly by freshmen are showing a lot of courage going up against squads which are power-laden 'with' veterans,

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Midwest “picks” this week: Purdue over Iowa, Indiana over : ame over Illinois, Michigan over Minnesota,

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Stagg Isn't Dreaming About Being Invited to Rose Bow!

STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 19 (U. P). Amos Alonzo Stagg is not daydreaming about the chances of his unbeaten College of Pacific Tigers being invited to represent the west _ in the Pasadena Rose Bowl New Year's day. “Don’t forget that we have to play Southern California at Los Angeles Saturday—and they're undefeated, too,” the 81-year-old Pacific coach said today, “The Trojans . should be given the edge over us . because they have more reesrves and tremendous backfield speed. ~~ “Anyway,” he continued, “I understand the Pacific Coast conference votes for the western representative in the Rose Bowl, so our chances are remote; even though we might go through without losing a game.* g

Stagg is intensely proud of his 32man squad which pulled the great est upset of the season by whipping the all-Americans from Del Monte

Navy Pre-Flight, 16-7, here last Saturday. : Most of the players, including Johnny Podesto from Modesto, the rifle-arm passer, are marine trainees, Others are in the havy V-12 program and a few still wear civilian garb. “These. boys compare favorably with any of the outstanding squads I had at the University of Chicago before the last war,” Stagg asserted. “They just keep fighting. They don't expect to be beaten and don't intend to. The fact .that they've won four out of their five victories in the fourth quarter demonstrates this.” ¥

Kicker Unprotected

Stagg laughed when 1 asked him about his “radical” setup on punt formation, when almost the entire Pacific team races down the field, leaving the kicker unprotected. “That's nothing new,” he chuckled. “I started using that at Chicago in 1918 when I didn't have capable ends or tackles. I taught the kicker tp get the ball off almost a second faster than usual by taking only one step instead of two.” The Tigers demonstrated the. success of this method when they held Ensign Len Eshmont of Del Monte, by way of Fordham, to exactly zero

Stagg admitted his “fan mail”| {was getting heavier after every triumph.

Writes to Prisoners

“I get many letters from my old; players at Chicago,” he said. “They | say they are glad I've got a good He also corresponds with two of his former Pacific stars who now! are in Nazi prison camps. They are Lts. Bob Adamina and Martin| Plocher, both flyers Adamina brougnt Stagg his first western! recognition when he threw a touch- | down pass which brought “little” Pacific an upset win over California | in 1939. |

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yards on punt runbacks. {ball schedule yesterday. Those who answered his call are]

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city games. They include Manual at Broad Ripple and Cathedral at Tech. The other scraps scheduled

High School Schedule

TOMORROW

Cathedral ‘at Tech. Manual at Broad Ripple, Marion at Shortridge. Kirklin at Warren Central, Washington at Southport (night). Noblesville at Ben Davis,

are Kirklin at Warren Central, Marjon at Shortridge and Washington at Southport (night). The Rockets and the Redskins, currently holding down second and third places, respectively, behind

and lost columns so far this season, will clash at the North side fleld with the Rockets out for revenge for a 25-0 plastering they took at the hands of Manual last year.

Seeks Fifth Victory

Broad Ripple will be gunning for its fifth victory of the season against the once-beaten Manual eleven. It will be the third city series tilt for the Redskins who lost to Tech, tied Washington and Southport and whipped Celumbus and the Silent Hoosiers. The Rockets have met but one city foe ~~Cathedral—and they took the Irish into camp, 6-0. They hold victories over Richmond, Sheridan and the Silent Hoosiers and dropped one contest, a 19-0 loss to Seymour, Cathedral has yet to win a game this season but when the Irish and Big Gfeen get together there's bound to be a dogged battle. The Irish have lost to Noblesville and Broad Ripple and surprised Southport with a 6-6 tie, Tech defeated Southport and Manual while dropping decisions to Lafayette and Muncie and tieing Anderson.

“Stidrtridge will be out not only to

present season but also to keep its goal line from being crossed, something which five teams have been unable to do thus far. The Blue Devils walloped Crawfordsville, 570, Cincinnati Withrow, 6-0, Warren Central, 26-0, and Washington, 27-0. Southport held Shortridge to a scoreless tie on a muddy field, Southport and Washington both have had mediocre seasons with the scoreless tie with Shortridge the brightest spot on the Cardinal schedule. The Cards have won but one game, a 19-0 victory over Westville, Ill, while losing to Tech and tieing ' Cathedral apd Manual. Washington, likewise, boasts of but one win, an 18-0 decision over Warren Central. The Continentals lost to West Lafayette and Shortridge and played a 6-6 tie with Manual,

Manual Holds

Net Practice

Coach Oral Bridgford, “Manual hardwood mentor, held his * initial basketball practice yesterday for the six netters who answered his

| first basketball call. Bridgford ex-|'

{pects a much larger turnout for | nis second call which he will have {at the close of the football season.

{ Athletic Director Clarence Bruness also released the 16-game basket

Ardwood Courtney, George Young, {Meyer Nahmias, Mike - Cassorle, Smith. Only two games are carded for the South Siders’ gym, Mooresville, Nov. 11, and Ben Davis, Feb. 5. The other games on the Red and White schedule are Broad Ripple, Nov. 26; Lawrence Central, Dec, 3; Franklin Township, Dec. 4; Speedway, Dec. 10; Southport, Dec, 17; Warren Central, Dec. 18; Washington, Jan. 7; Cathedral, Jan. 8; Tech, Jan. 22; Deaf School, Jan. 29; Shortridge,

Cornell, 42-1...

preserve an unbeaten record for the

Especially adept on ‘a reverse, stocky Joe" Kane chands out in high-rolling Pennsylvania backfield.

By JACK CUDDY 3 United Press Stall Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-~Navy, current question mark of the gridiron, plays its tip-off game against Georgia Tech under the arc lights at Baltimore’s municipal stadium Saturday night. This is one of the most significant contests of the season. It should reveal Navy's comparative big-time strength and indicate how the heavily-manned Middies will fare later against Notre Dame, Pennsylvania and Army, Capt. Billick Whelchel’s Navy squad is a questiori mark because of its contrasting performances thus far. The Annapolis” machine, five deep at every position and apparently possessed of great air and land power, looked like a strong candidate for the mythical national title in its first two tests. It sank North Carolina Naval, 31-0, and then torpedoed apparently strong

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But it was a different story in the next two contests. - The Sailors won by a single point over Duke, 14-13, by virtue of Bob Gantt's mised kick after Duke's second touchdown in the closing minutes of play. Last Saturday, Navy had great difficulty in coming up with a 14-6 win over Penn State, which already had been beaten, 19-0, by North Carolina and held to a scoreless tie by Colgate. Meanwhile Bill Alexander's Engineers from Georgia Tech have suffered only one blot against their

Navy Faces Tip-Off Game Against Tech Saturday

mighty stiff assignment in Georgia

record; but it is a big.one. They were crushed 55-13 by Notre Dame, Despite this unprecedented trouncing by the Irish, Georgia Tech still must be regarded as a menace, if the Middies let down. . Although comparative scores are.not neces-

sarily important, the Middies should |

remember that Georgia Tech beat North Carolina, 20-7; whereas Duke won only 14-7 over North Carolina.

Offensive Ineffective

Last Saturday, in the rain at Annapolis, Navy was not impressive against Penn State. The Middies registered a- touchdown and conversion in the first period; but then they became so ineffective offensively that in the other three periods Navy made only six first downs and got into Penn State territory only three times, including Bill Barron's 43-yard touchdown run in the last session. They were playing against a team on which several men received no rest.

can be emphasized and slippery. ball interfered with their back-of-the-line speed and hocus-pocus. Also that they were playing without six men who were injured in the Duke game, including backs Bob Jenkins and Bruce Smith, All are expected to be present Saturday night. ; Capt. Whelchel’'s lads face a

Tech, Notre, Dame and Pennsylvania on consecutive Saturdays; and Army's rolling caissons later, after a “breather” against Columbia.

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Receive Injuries LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 19 (U. P)~The Purdue football team, battered worse than at any time

Bill’ Stuart all suffered injuries which may hamper them for some time, ‘and Boris Dimancheff had some trouble with an old knee injury. Statistics fans yesterday, as it was

occupied Boilermaker vealed averaging more than five yards on every attempt, with the 537 yards gained by Fullback Tony Butkovich in 95 tries as tops in that department,

Ex-Grid Star Dead at 69

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (U. P).— Funeral services for Thomas G. Trenchard, 69, all-American end on the unbeaten, united Princeton foot-

‘Trenchard’s death in Baldwin, N, J, ‘following a heart attack Saturday, was announced last night. He retired three years ago after years as physical director for the Standard Oil Co. of New York. Trenchard was credited with first using the spiral forward pass in 18906 when he was coach at the University of North Carolina. i After the 1807 season when he coached the University of West Virginia team, Trenchard played professional football with ithe Latrobe, Pa. team, and in 1808 coached at the University of Western Pennsylvania, now the University of Pittsburgh. : “In 1800 and 1900 he coached at Washington and Lee and in 1913-14-15 coached University of North Carolina teams after several years in the lumber business.

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Musial Si Musial Signs For 3 Years DONORA, Pa. Oct. 19 (U. P).— Stan Musial, the major league batting champion, said today he was “pleased and thoroughly satisfied” with the new three-year contract he has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, :

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Coach Drafted: Team Disbands

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa, Oct. 19. (U. P.)—Because its coach, Pete Stevens, was accepted for army induction, Ursinus college will - disband its football team for the season, Usinus, with three defeats and a victory, will put a team on the fleld next year if conditions permith, Dr. Norman McClure, president of the school said last night. The school canceled its one re-

|. maining game with Swarthmore.

Scores KO:

OCEAN PARK, Cal, Oct. 19 (U. P.).— Elmer Ray, Philadelphia, kayoed Jimmy Grimmage, Philadelinthe: third round of their scheduled 10-rounder last night at Ocean Park arena.

Butkovich Powe Toward a Perfe

By TOMMY DEVINE . United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—A squatty,

tory No. 7. Besides New Castle and Elwood, Muncie has defeated Ft, Wayne Central, Anderson, Indishe apolis Tech and Marion, AL

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carried the ball 37 times of the rushing plays Purdue employed. - In the five games Butkovich care

190-pound fullback who has found |ried the ball 96 times for an aggre« |

the “IT” formation ideally suited for his gridiron talents, ‘is powering Purdue along toward its first per-fect-record season since 1929. The Purdue sparkplug is Tony Butkovich, a 22-year-old marine trainee who was transferred to the Boilermarkers from Illinois, where he had two seasons of varsity competition, bn Butkovich was a steady, dependable performer during his term at Illinois but he never approached stardom. Operating from the “T” however, he has developed into one

{of the Mid-West's outstanding ball

carriers and is in a position to challenge Michigan's Bill Daley for the fullback spot on the all-Big Ten team.

Butkovich is the conference's leading scorer with seven touch-

gate gain ot 562 yards, an average of 58 yards for attempt." The efficiency of the Purdue attributable to his speed. That ability by the “T” where success is on the ball carrier's getting to hole the split second it opens.

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