Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1943 — Page 19

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By Eddie Ash

- PURDUE, Michigan and Northwestern were the Western conference's tough teams in 1943 football. . . . They had the most navy help and they dominated the grid race. . .'. The same three, with the addition of the University of Illinois, now loom as the leaders in Big Ten basketball. = ug Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Jowa and Minnesota, with lesser navy help, with chief reliance on civilians at some schools, are bracketed in the second flight , . . the University of Chicago remains in a flight by itself . .. on the bottom. « «'» The Maroons are hapless and helpless. : If the navy doesn't change the picture by transfers one of the teams power-laden with tiainees looks like a cinch to win the Big Ten crown. . .. Thé navy can, through the simple transfer of men, make or break any of the trainee teams. : . The new hardwood race is filled with uncertainties, so many things can happen and probably will. . . . It will be dificult to recognize some of the new lineups. . . Some schools lost all of last sea. son’s lettermen. ; The all-civilian teams are Indiana, Ohio State, Towa and Chi€ago. . . . If the race in a season like this is to have a darkhorse, Ohio State and Indiana probably will come closest to the role. . . . Wisconsin also is a darkhorse possibility . , . in the event the Badgers get some help in transfers by the navy.

Reserve Goal Tender Has it Soft

NORMIE SMITH, reserve goal tender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey league, has an easy job. . . , For more than five seasons he hasn't even put on a pair of skates, except for a single occasion in the spring of 1941. Smith rates as one of the outstanding goalies in Detroit's hockey history. . . . He was a consistent and durable player and in the 193637 season won the goalie-of-the-year honors in the National league, ¢ « « Smith entered the professional ranks in 1930 and retired as a regular in the middle of the 1937-38 season because of a shoulder

injury. Grimm Is Manager and Vice President

CHARLEY GRIMM, manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, has his own money invested in the club and he is its vice president. . . . He was elected to the latter position recently. ... Don Stewart, president of the disbanded Tulsa (Texas league) club, is a recent addition to the Brewer office personnel. , . , He joins the club in an advisory capacity, R. M. Schaffer, general manager, announced. Stewart has been associated with the Tulsa club since 1926 and became part owner and president in 1938. ., . Bill Veeck, Brewer president, is in the marines.

Player Shortage Hits Pro Basketball THE Harlem Globe Trotters will be the only pro basketball team

fessional cage units, because of the manpower shortage, will confine their play to week-ends. Abe Saperstein, boss of the barnstorming Negroes, figures 70 per. cent of the barnstorming opposition this season will come from service teams, colleges about 20 per cent and pros the other 10 per . ” - . » I J ANSWER to query: Three current big league managers once played on Indianapolis teams, Bill McKechnie of the Reds, -Fred

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swept down from the galleries; and

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ing their first victory in 16 starts —their first triumph of the Na-

{ Trick’ Wins for Our

5-3 Edge Over Hornets Helps Club Tigh

In rugged young defenseman, Vie Lynn, turned the “hat trick” at the coliseum last night to give the Caps a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Hornets in a rough game. before 5300 persons. : Lynn, who turned in a beautiful defensive game in teaming with Moose Sherritt, didn’t cause such commotion in the crowd when he poured the puck past Galie Roger Bessette midway in the second period even ss = = though the goal gave Indianapolis iw a 3-2 edge. But when he fired twice within 16 seconds in the first six minutes of the final heat and connected on both shots, the fans went wild. Indianapolis had the game sewed up and the Caps tightened their grip! on second place in the American Hockey league's western division. The Caps beat the Hornets to the opening punch at 2:17 of the initial period when Nakina Smith outfaked Bessette after taking assists from Billy Thomson and Johnny| Sorrell. Bill Gauf tied the couat at 7:28 with the help of Bob Gracie and Chuck Shannon and Squee Allen put the Hornets ahead when he took assists from Ros Knipfel and Jimmy Jamieson at 14:46,

Olinski Evens Score

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19:42 when two of the Caps’ “Dia- |

Vic Lynn . . . he does the hat trick.

The Rangers

rink and set up the play for him. Three penalties were meted out

Lynn one for interference. Sherritt,

. : Kha 6.4 : . Italian prisoners of war play soccer on the snow-blanketed field at Pine Camp, Watertown, N. Y,

Jerry Olinski evened the score at| Washington and Giants Prep

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (U. P.) ~The New York Giants and the during the first period, Lorin Mer-| Washington Redskins, deadlocked in their quest for the Eastern divisional cer of the Hornets drawing one for|title of the National Professional Football league, today laid practice tripping and Moose Sherritt get-|plans for the third and last meeting of the two clubs this season—schedting one for cross-checking and Vic|uled for next Sunday at the Polo Grounds in New York. The site for next week's contest—almost certain to be a sell-out

Central ‘won from two challen Catholic its first defeat in five. ga

Jefferson Bronchos Saturday night | by a 31-10-28 score. Central now | has won three games without loss. | However, the navy may take the | teeth from the Tiger. a Three Central regulars — Bob Armstrong and Murray Menden- | hall Jr, of last year's championship | team, and Max Ramsey, a first-line | reserve then—have enrolled in the naval air cadet corps. Officials told them they may not be called for | V-5 training until March, but that | the call could come sooner. East Chicago Washington stepped | forward as a Calumet power over] the week-end, chalking up two tri-umphs-—over Valparaiso and Hammond Catholie Central-—to make its record four victories and no losses. Included in the list of Washing- | ton victims is La Porte, leader of | the eastern division of the Northern | Indiana conference, {

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NIC, took a 54-39 trimming from Calumet City's Thornton. New Castle, the team which looks to be the best in Indiana on paper, added to its laurels in action with a 35-25 conquest of Muncie Burris, Indiana's tallest team, New Castle

e * Finall Win in addition, had a 10 minuthe misconduct penalty added on to his NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (U. P.).—A | Ace Lee. blizzard of improvised confetti| Lynn scored his first goal on a

that accorded the Rangers when the raucous horn sounded, signaliz-

die Robertson took the assist and Turns ‘Hat Trick’

They had won at last, beating Cliff Barton received two minutes

Boston's golden Bruins 6-4, in a fast, rough contest. gh o sentence for tripping Red Kane. A Record Crown That was when Lynn came out of

The ovation was as genuine as it | his defensive position to turn the “hat trick” for the first time the

| Saturday night, but a Knipfel beat Lumley in his one-| oo 1®

Fj Jag she Suan Lome | maa rush after the Indianapolis showed that the , goalle had hit the ice to save. Fred-| conference race will be & close one. score that the Giants will undoubt- - Doug Mills of Illinois gave notice ediy— he favored to represent the the time was 59 seconds of the per- | that his green youngsters will make gagt against the Western champion [sonville bounced back from & Thursod. | a strong bid to defend the title won| Chicago Bears in Chicago, Dec. 26.

| last year by the famous “whiz kids.” Novul Hockey JAE: Sea, |The Illini lost to a mighty Great|.

® ® sentence for arguing with Referee Hoosier Pair o h through the Pitts- . : 10 man uo sir envi oe Stars in Big 10

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (U. P.).—8ix|offensive dropped a game to the schools. Big Ten teams met defeat at the phil.pitt Steagles, lost last week ridge football team for the only blot hands of non-conference opponents io the Giants 14-10 in a game that /on the Blue Devils’ grid record, and “barometer” started rumors of gambling in pro Saturday Southport handed Shortcard|football, and then dropped yesterimpending Western day's contest by such a lopsided [five games, 25-23.

the week-end

Hoosier Pair Stars Herman Schaefer and

Paul to Joe Aguirre in the end zone,-

was determined prior to yesterday's

gan which the Glants won 31-7, when Elmer Layden, high commis- [Oly 8 one-point decision to Muncie

sioner of pro football, flipped a Central. Central boasts the same coin and Tim Mara, president of |record, having been upset by Frank|the Giants, won the toss. fort. Needing only a tie three weeks| Southport continued to be a |ago to clinch the eastern champion- [stumbling - block for Indianapolts the crumbling Washington |8hortridge, one of the state's largest Southport tied the Short-

now has won six of seven, losing

!ship,

ridge Its first basketball defeat in

Jeft. Comes Back In southern Indiana play, Jeffer-

Marion Crawley's tough Lafayette;

Hammond Clark Loses t

per” line, Jackie O'Hara ahd Roy| [2 © tf E d D dl k Hammond Clark, rated the favor- | Glover, carried the puck down the or ame Oo n eq oC ite in the western section of the

Ft. Wayne Central Rides Hig In Scholastic Goal-Getting; Southport Irks Shortridge

Ft. Wayne Central made it quite clear over the week-end that the man who came to dinner would have nothing on them as far as staying qualities are concerned, and getting-the Tigers out of the throne-room of Hoosier high school basketball apparently is going to be an arduous task.

gers, handing Ft. Wayne Central mes Friday and then edging past

———————— Heavies Signed For Semi-Final or Semi-Final Pvt. Gene Mickens, undefeated Baer Fields heavyweight fighter, and Collon Chaney, young Indianapoifs Negro prospect, have been signed for six-round semi-windup action on the five-scrap professional mith card to be staged Thursday nigh at the armory by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter's Hercules = Athletis club, } Mickens added to his local laurels by pounding out a lop-sided sixe round decision over Buddy Paul, of

Philadelphia, on last Friday night's Program, §

Nationally Important »

A heavyweight fracas of national importance will headline the bili when Jack (Buddy) Walker, of Cos lumbus, O., faces Jack Marshall, of Dallas, Tex, in the 10-round main event. Walker rates sixth among the nation's heavyweights and has mpressed Indianapolis ringsiders with two triumphs here over Johnny Denson, Indiana's kingpin in the heavy division, and Buddy Paul, of Philadelphia, Pa. Marshall also holds a decision over Denson after 12 rounds of slam-bang milling recently at the armory. The Longhorn ringster floored the Hoosier three times in winning and has been made 8 favorite here by local fight follows 3 ers,

Invites Al Simmons To Rejoin A's

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13 (U. P.), —Al Simmons, former outfielding

day night licking by Washington to trounce Madison, 49-32. The vic-

First Period Scoreless tory ran Jefl's record to five wins

tor tripping shortly afterward and| Lakes team but proved in defeat! The two teams battled through &|against one defeat and kept them then Knipfel was given the same that youth will be no drawback t0/seoreless first period yesterday be-|abreast of Bedford, Jasper and New college basketball in, the 1943-44 fore the Redskins drew first blood Albany as downstate leaders. > SEASON

lon a 31-yard pass from Sammy| One minor upset marked play | Baugh to Bob Seymour and another Saturday night. In a city battle at South Bend, Riley decisively dumped

[great with the Philadelphia Aths {letics, may rejoin the team “any time he wants to," Manager Connié {Mack said today, i

Simmons, released recently by the

| Boston Red Sox, has 20 years of

major league ball to his credit and

| has played with seven big-league

teams.

Fitzsimmons of the Phillies and Joe McCarthy of the Yankees. . .. Fitzsimmons is the only ex-pitcher now managing a major league

“ball club.

| bowl ota, despile Ris Jali bow local fans have seen it this year.| (Curly) Armstrong scored 17 points| The Giant offense started rolling|Central, 38-26. Central was thought] Mack said he had offered the 0s e ? whi He bea! Bessette at 6:32 on assists each to spark the Great Lakes midway through the second period.ito be the best in South Bend and year-old athlete a job as players was the fact that 15365 fans—a| from Thomson and Smith and did rally that defeated Illinois 52-44 Frank Cope blocked a Baugh punt|had been ranked as a favorite for coach and that it was “up to him near capacity hockey crowd—was|it again at 6.48 with the help of | after Mills’ spirited kids had racked and Steve Pritko fell on the ball in|eastern NIC honors. now.” . 2 1 on hand to cheer an outfit that had | Sherritt and Smith. up a 28-23 half-time margin, . {the end zone for the first New York a . pes ’

Case Maps New Strategy

For Conference Encounters

By UNITED PRESS Lt. Everett Case, coach of the DePauw naval pre-flight basketball team, today sought a strategy which would get his quintet safely past the last minute of games against Big Ten competition. His V-5'ers have ‘lost only two games in eight played, and both to

sports public—strings with the winner.

league's last place, have proved a greater gate attraction than any of | 5cOring occurred. the other five clubs in the circuit. They are Montreal, Chicago, Toron-

lost 14 times and tied once. Lumley made the “choice” save

f - ®t is al ¢ jomatic that the of the night with geven minutes re

} maining when he hit the ice twice American public—particularly the on a four-man rush by the Hornets

and wound up with the puck in his hand. Sherritt drew another penalty—this time for holding the puck against the bhoards—but no further

This precept has been blasted to atoms by the Rangers of 1043, who, though mired deeply in the

The Caps have three games ahead of them this week, two on

Wayne, Ind, high school, Indiana 25-yard field goal and six points on university and for the Ft. Wayne a 20-yard touchdown gallop, Zollier pro team, displayed the! The Giants had every reason to swift passing teamwork that made be pleased with the work of Emery them famous on Branch McCrack- Nix; rookie back, who threw two en's Hoosier squads three and four touchdown passes against a team years ago. {whose main offense all season has Northwestern, one of the top! been Baugh's passing arm. threats for the Big Ten title this|

The two sailor forwards, who have tally. Ward ust kicked all four of : . x : been teammates through 15 years the Giants’ placement attempts as 6 N T Cl b t A of basketball in grade school, Ft. well as adding three points on a ew eanms ] mm 0 ong

Ist 10 in Bowling Tourney

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Bix of the 61 quintets In action over the week-end in the 17th

annual “Pot of Gold” tournament at the Hotel Antlers alleys placed among the 10 leaders. The event opened Dec. 4 and will be concluded next Sunday night.

Ten teams—Wisconsin and Purdue—in the waning seconds of the Detroit. the road and one at the coliseum . 30 Passes—18 Complete Big : loss to Purdue on Saturday night in a doiible overtime by al. Boston and TO h next Sunday night. They play at season, fell victim to a Western Engineers of the Diamond Chain league took over the No, 1 spot game. The For seven home games, the Blue- Buffalo Thursd Ang. to. Pi Michigan team, 47-45. Baugh and George Oafego, former | gatyrday night with the ald of a healthy handicap of 648 pins. Paced 46-41 score was the thriller of an shirts have averaged more than|®Uu ig WN Re Yas Purdue captured a thriller in|Tennessee and Brooklyn Dodger by Herbert Russell's 548, the quin- ~ eight-game card involving Indiana Basketball Scores 14,000 fans a contest. This may be Surah) Sa y Th i then face double overtime, defeating DePauw | back, threw a total of 30 passes and tet turned in an actual total of|be good for the $35 War Bo od colleges which saw outstate teams - a league record. Ranger officials Ye Pre-flight, 46-41, on buckets by Paul completed 18 for a gain of 207 yards [2553 which combined with the orize, awarded by the Indianapolis

whip Hoosier fives in four of six were not sure of this last night. Hoffman and Jim Gustafson, through the air—the only depart-| 0. itv wood, netted them |3201.| Bowling Proprietor’s association Week-end

STATE COLLEGES Moreover, the club is drawing on A skyscraping Ohlo State team ment in which they excelled. Five|ny.. © v peer team of the Auto-| Pred Estle had one of his big days

46; Depauw Pre-Flight, 41|the road. rtime).

What is the answer to this para-

a talent-laden Denison team, 60-49,/the Giants to break up Washing-

| into a hot University of Kentucky

| quintet at Louisville and fell, 66-41. ' Kentucky hit almost 40 per cent of

Fee and Pete Bryant.

, 66; Indiana, 41. 851 Concordia (Ft. Wayne),

a. Western Sn State Teachers, 37;

Evansville,

; Sacred Heart, 23. ts Franti Tovnaaln, 45 Bent Hovirs e ranklin Tow , 45; n their field goal attemp =, . OTHER COLLEGES Glenview (IIL) Air Base, 52; Chicago,

DePaul (Chicago), 55; Nebraska, 15. 3 -8; 25.

trainee, was transferred to Great while Bryant was declared

Valpe Comes-Through = . Undefeated Valparaiso did its best

Grosse Mich.) Naval Training Ststion, 42; Toledo university, 31. University of Cincinnati, 40; Wilmingn, 5 Geneva, 33; Carnegie Tech, 37. Michigan, bs Fort Custer, (TRE Pennsylvan 3 . 33; Columbia, 31. — STATE HIGH SCHOOLS New 35; Burris (Muncie), 25. 0) Fy 49; Madison, 32. Rochester, 25; Mishawaka, 26. Jackson Central (Hamilton), 24; Carmel,

7 {South Bend), 38; Central (South Washington (South Bead), 351 New Carliste, 24.

Boonville, 33; Reitz (Evansville), 28. Emerson (Gary), 36; Tolleston (Gary),

Tress (Gary), 35; Lew Wallace (Gary), Washington (East Chicage), 39; Hammond 3, Thernion (Calumet City), 54; Hammond | Central (Ft. Wayne), 31; Lafayeite, 28,

"Lester Patrick, silver-maned man- |} d i

‘|this, and bear with us. Although.

dox? Why do the Rangers, apparently one of the worst teams in the

and Michigan edged Ft. Custér;{ton’s offensive threats, 46-44.

spot in their fling at the maples yesterday afternoon, The Beermen, Bill Paschal, rookie New York led by Harry Mulinix'’s 578, had

® - Summaries league's quarter-century of history, ; stand as one of the game's greates drawing cards? >

The Spirit Shows

Pittsburgh (3). Indianapolis (5).

+ Left Defense Center ager of the Rangers, answered this Quackenbush.. Left Wing as follows: ; Pittsburgh Bpares — Shannon, Knipfel, : “Our squad is far below normal Stacle, Sam th, Mercer, Jones, Barton, in talent, because of the war; but| Indianapolis Spares — Olinski, O'Hara, the team has great spirit, The boys|puic, >" lover Kane. Ritson, Ruelle, keep plugging—doing the best they| 'Referee—Ace Lee, Linesman—Pat Wills. can. They never give up; never get Sndiana Fu disheartened. The fans appreciate mitsbureh ; « 3-3 First Period Scoring—1, Maisnagpol Smith ‘ (Thomson; Sorrell), 2:17. 2, urgh, Gaul (Gracie, 5 Pittsburgh, Allen (Kni 4, Indianapolis Olin

2-5 1-3

is, N. Pitts

+0" 15:42. It. Mercer (tripping), Sher. ritt (cross checking), Sherritt (10-minute; misconduct), Lynn® (interference).

Second Period Scoring—5, Indianapolis, Lynn (Sherritt, 10:01. Penalties Oa :

( ). Thi a ) Scoring—86, Pittsbu: Kniptel (Robertson), :50, 7, Ind an n 4 6:48. alter Ba fel (tripping), Sherritt ( {against the rds). ;

Hershey Bears (1).

Rules Pin World

CHICAGO, Dee. 13 (U. P).— Ned Day of West Allis, Wis, and Santa Monica, Cal, the crown and Jost

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back who gained 188 yards against : Washington a week ago, was held to ws. heh. Som Bines With 335 gint 92 yards yesterday but still was as- . sured of the league's ground gain-| Last weeks leaders, Clifton Inn, ing title. He now has a total of 572|4ropped to third place with its yards gained—one more than the 3118. Horning's Quality Market of number amassed by the Steagles’ the Moon-Lite Major league, took Jack Hinkle. over fourth on a 3113, gained : . through a 2638 and 474 pins handiap. Paul Orphey, with 574, was the Market's star performer, A 3110, garnered through an actual 2721 and 389 gift pins, gave Central Union Truck Terminal] of the Capital Paper league fifth place,

| Toughy Angelo Meets La Cross

Martino Angelo, the undefeated Indiana Gear Drops “rough-and-tough” grappler from|— One pin behind the Truckers was Akron, will be taking on an ex-/the Hartman Purniture five of the rienced and matman when | Elks league. The furniture boys had . meets Gil a of Boston to-|® PulEing 738 handicap to help them along, their actual total being 2373. morrow night in the Armory wrest- Kingan A. A. last week's runnerup ling ring. five, found its 3108 good for seventh La Cross has turned in several place. Spur Gears of the Dezelan creditable matches at the expense |Industrial loop were in eighth with {of front-line opposition and he|3100, reaching the total through 2515 would enjoy being ihe first to up- and a 585 handicap. Ninth and set Angelo. The bout is for two|tenth places were taken over. by falls out of three. teams who stood well up among the Angelo is far from popular with|leaders after the Initial week-end Armory patrons, but most of them| Bulb Snatchers found their third respect him because he can “take|place 3081 of last week was enough it” as well as “dish it out” against{for ninth this week, while Indiana his cpponents. He won over Coach {Gear No. 3 dropped from fourth Billy Thom last Tuesday. The opener at 8:30 is between|Their total was 3061. Jackie Nichols of Nova Scotia and| None of the individuals in action Lefty Pacer of Chicago. Rene La|Were able to better Victor Konov-

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also blew up its prestige by downing of the passes were intercepted by |p stive Jeague nabbed the runnerup yesterday, when he took a turn fh

the weekly doubles tournament sponsored by the Bowling Propris« tors, The events were held at the West Side Bowling center, : Estle turned in games of 179, 234 and 267 for a 680 which, combined with Melvin. Miller's 619, gave the pair an actual total of 1209, They added a 90-pin handicap and easily won the men's event. Chuck Gare ringer and his wife, Bdna, topped entrants in the mixed doubles, Chuck was outscored by his wife, who had 616 to his 503. Their 1200, ajded by a 110 handicap, was good for 11319, : fi In the Vimen's doubles, Bet and Patty Strie emerged the winners. The fi : had 587, while Miss Striebeck had 502. A 189-handicap proved a big help to the pair in ‘giining 1278 and top money, 2 g

12 Teams to Play i In ‘Y’ League Games

Twelve basketball teams in league competition at the tral Y. M. C. A. will complete frst round of play this week a ing to the schedule announced by John Piper, director of boys’ letic activities. The complete

place last week to tenth this week.| Piackeiiie

Belle, the popular Toronto wrestler |sek's 255 game, that is the best of

Packard Five Wins