Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1944 — Page 26

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By JOE WILLIAMS Soripps-Howard Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Our Joe King was saying the other day® “1 was going to give my youngster a football

At that, if Mr. King gave his youngster a football it would probably represent more legitimate playing equipment than any of the {f-when-and-maybe professional leagues which have mushroomed up in recent months can boast. Weeks ago I gave up trying’to get anything like a: definite line on the herd of promoters who are furiously organizing leagues all ; over the country, for the simple reason that all I ran into were - dreamy plans, vaglue programs and double talk with helmets, : One exception seems to be what is called the Trans-America teague-and is headed by Jofin (Chick) Meehan, the fellow who used to build those powerful teams at New York university in the mid-20's. Meehan at least has a couple of parks to play in and unless these new leagues are to feature ghost football, parks to play in must be their first prerequisite, s 8» . x 8 He’s Set in Only Two Cities MEEHAN'S PROPOSED league calls for franchises in six or i. eight cities. As of today he is definitely set in only two, Baltimore and Dallas, but he says his negotiations for parks in the other prospective cities are making progress Philadelphia is an example “Our outlook over there is favorable,” Meehan said, “but 1 won't say we are in uncl we actually are.” : That's one thing about Meehan that gives you the feeling he is making greater headway than the other promoters He doesn’t claim anything until it's in his mitt. Seemingly, the only other on-paper league he has to worry about is a thing called the AllAmerican which was formed by Arch Ward, the Chicago colunistpromoter—which is a very lurid combination for journalism, by the way. Meehan has been letting Ward do all the claiming For instance. Ward claimed Baltimore and “had Cmdr. Gene Tunndy in there running the club. That one backfired on him when the locals, for some reason, declined to go along with Tunney. (Dempsey men, no doubt.) Anyway, Meehan waited until Ward had showed his hand, called it and picked up the chips. And Baltimore, a booming sports town, represents an enviable franchise. This was Meehan's most important triumph to date, » s 5 ~ o .

Bertelli Signed for Future

a IT COULD be he will have others. Los Angeles, which has been ET ¢laiming to be big league for years is one stake. Ward claims #t 5 and Christy Walsh, his man out there, has just announced the signing of Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame's great passer. for future deliv-

$5 ery. Bertelli is in the South Pacific at the moment. Typically, Ny Meehan is saying. nothing but it may be significant he is leaving > for Los Angeles tomorrowe-and he has a diagram of the coliseum,

where the '32 Olympics were played, in his pocket. On his way ; he will stop over in Denver. It seems Denver has applied for a franchise. (Note to Red Nelson: Contact Joe and Eddie Dyer out i there.) : Even Mrs. Lou Gehrig was in Ward's scrambled picture as a New York club owner but that's hazy now.

% As to his prospects of getting into New York, all Meehan will say 3 18 “I am in contact with the two biggest baseball men ‘in the city. 3 They have given me no reason to be encouraged, nor have they disy couraged me too greatly.” : » » ” ” . »

Ed Barrow Figures in There

TWO OF THE biggest baseball men. One has to be Ed Barrow of the Yankees. Could the other bé Brother Branch Rickey of th Brooklyns? I skip Horace Stoneham of the Polo Grounds beca that’s where the football giants operate. It could be the brothér, at that, because I understand Cpt. Dan Topping who owns fhe Brooklyn Dodgers (or Tigers as they are senselessly called now) has

© no contract for Ebbets fleld and that the brother, if he so desired. # could'go into the football business over night. & Meanwhile, the Ward league’ is claiming Chicago, Cleveland, ks Buffalo, New York (all set) Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Bal- ©. time (stil). But until I see some on-the-line signatures I'll con5% tinue to believe the Meehan league is far out in front, . OUT-OF-PAWN 4 9 | Men's SUITS & TOPCOATS 5 SAVE—BUY BONDS \ Hundreds to Choose From QO 5 Look Den sig - see fn . . Jourself - each gatrmen Other Extra cleaned, steoritined; can fine Garments hard! De 34 fom uw, Up to $24.50

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Manual and Wins Again, 32-27; Ben Davis Beats Washington

ww Bomeone once said that “every guy has the finger on some other guy.” ‘ . It certainly looks like Manual is Howe's “guy.” The Hornets beat the Redskins, 32 to 27, at the East side gym

since entering city high school competition in 1940. It was fairly easy for the Hornets. They were 11-6 bosses at the end of

TONIGHT

the first period and in front, 20-16 a at the half. Manual rallied for a] Manual at Broad Ripple. 26-24 edge at the end of three quarters, then Howe pulled away. TOMORROW Gets Five Goals Shortridge at Tech. Bob Bennett led the winners’ at-| Danville at Speedway. Warren Central at Decatur

tack with five goals and two free| throws. Ed Locklear of Howe got| Central tour goals.. Gallagher and Nordholt |, .Greenwood at Southport. got three goals each for Mahual. Sacred Heart at Carmel. Ben Davis éprung a surprise on} - the Washington floor when they | Ben Davis at Mooresville. slammed the Continentals 31 to 21. |—— -- - The Giants got off to an 8-5 lead at the end of the firs. quarter, In- yrooregyville until the last two mincreased it to 16-10 at the half and tac of play. ahead 23 to 14 going into the final During that short spell Russ Dake period. of the Pioneers dumped in two Cooper of Ben Davis was the eve- goals to give Mooresville a 34 to 30) ning’s star. He hit the hoop siX decision. | times from the floor. Paced by Paul Murray and Jimmy Sacred Heart Wins Doyle, ,the Irish were in front by 15 to 12 at the half, but they Sacred Heart won its third game couldn't stand that late counter-! |

in seven starts on their home court, offensive of Mooresville. edging Pike township 22 to 20 Murray had five goals and two The Spartans had a bad first free throws, Doyle four goals. qudrter and trailed the county team | [t was the fourth setback for Cab Yo 4, but they jumped into the thedral in five starts lead by intermission time, 11-8 In games involving county teams, Bill Kelsey was the sparkler of [Lawrence Centra] whipped Frankthe winners with five goals.

baskets and one free throw each. ito 27.

Indianapolis League Pinmen Emerge From Scoring Slump

ing slump of late, came to life long Co. in the Ernest Johnson Coal enough to furnish some of asi league at Fox-Hunt. night's ‘top performances

and a pair of 3000 totals were post-|2609 and team honors. | ed by five-men aggregations. Fred | Five additional Johnson leaguers|

retary, gave his best exhibition of 581, Pug Wagner 571, Bernis Robling

689 pins. He had 269, 205. 215, good | Beyer 556. Helen Hickman was in for city-wide honors, |the select class with a 559 in the When Clarence Scott, a Falls Eli Lilly Co. league, rolling at City Beer teammate, came through Pritchett’s, y ’ " - | 4 with the evening's runner-up series, Match Winners Rewarded

224, 238, 210-672, it gave the | ns Beermen 1083, 990, 1004-3077 and| Winners and runnersup of the In-

team honors. |dianapolis Match tournament, which Larry Fox with 201, 222. 245—668 ended Sunday night were $25 richer for Bowes Sealfast and Bill Tarrant today. John Beam, operator of the with 216, 246, 194—656 for Herfl-| pennsylvania, Illinois and Central Jones were other leading individuals, alleys, presented extra aawrds to while Marott Shoes with 1049, 1006, Sgt. Chuck O'Donnell, winner, and 962—3017 was the second outstand- | A] Striebeck, runnerup, in the men’s ing team. |division and Judy Hindel, winner,|

West Siders Go Big ’ and Bertha Urbancic, runnerup, in| The West Side Center, scene of the women's finals.

The awards!

{ree of Tuesday night, was again| Were not part of the tournament |in the limelight, as a pair of West Prize fund. | 8ide Merchants leaguers finished above the 650-mark. Al Hussong

600 BOWLERS (MEN)

of Wayne Park Garage, had 255, 198, Pied Schiimer, Indianarols SEITE gas ndianapolis .. ...... | 216—669 and Bill Caton of Grande Al Hussong, West Side Merchants ..... 669 & Sons, Florists, had 189, 235, 234— Larry Fox, Indianapolis = ..... 668 | Bill Caton, West Side Merchants .... 658 858. [Bl Taran, jodianapolls trirriienene 656 | | earn, Indianapolis 647 { Patty Striebeck set the pace In|, 1h 0 A aide Merchants 43

| feminine ranks, getting her sixth! Robt. Rankin, West Side Merchants... 642

_ , Bob Walker, Rost Jewelry Co co... 641 | 800-series of the season. Patty, 8 Benny Weimer, Knights of Columbus . 640

| Eugene Wade, West Side Merohants 629 Harry Wheeler, Indianapolis .. 638 Cecil Trowbridge, Curtiss-W Office .. 636 | A Searsted, American Legion . 635 | Henry Johnson, Indianapolis cooee. B34 { Nolan Raney, Indianapolis reas . 633 | Al Striebeck, Indianapolis Loo... 828 {John Conkle, West Side Merchants 624 Capt. Val Werner, Indianapolis .. 623 George Johnson, Eli Lilly Co . 821

Joe Malarkey, Curtiss-Wright Office . 62 | Wyatt May, Independent War Workers 619 | Harley Price, Independent War Work. 614 Pete Shllagher, West Side Merchants . 606 | Earl Goodhue, Indianapolis 60 . {Ed Burkert, Curtiss-Wright Office 603 = ‘Abe Bafley, Solataire Mixed 2

OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS (MEN)

Bill Earl, Inter-Club 872 Bob Plummer, Curtiss-Wrt.. Night Wkr. 569 Schone, Schwitzer-Cummings y

Leon Ligonm, Standard Life Ins. Mxd. 384

500 BOWLER (WOMAN) : | Patty Striebeck, Johnson Coal 604

300 BOWLERS (WOMEN)

Tillie Jardina, Johnson Coal ees 581 Pug Wagner, Johnson Coa

Helen Heckman, Eli Lilly Co Phyllis Beyer, Johnson Bertha Urbante, Johnson . Margaret Skelton, Johnson ... Lucey Court, Johnson versarnaas § Martha Jackson, Eli Lilly . Eileen Girtton. Kay Jewelry Helena Madden, Johnson Gene Cherry, Elf Lilly Hazel Wagner, Johnson Hilda Geldmeier, Eli Lilly Dorothy Erler, Johnson . Armetta Ray, Johnson 500

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McGuire, Our Lady of Lourdes . 507 Alma Merrick, Elf Lilly .- : 50 Maxime Weaver Pathway rabnbnd 504 & Mae Vickery, Johnson ... Heavy traf- ! ‘0 -

& OTHER LEAGUE LEADERS (WOMEN)

Velma Woods, Int. Detrola Mixed .... 402 Mary Burkhardt, Solataire Mixed .. . 492 Virginia McIlvaine, North Side . 480 Velma Kronmeyer, P. R. Mallory Mixed 483 Louise Cook, P. R. Mallory Office . 483 Mulry, Ft. Square Squeeze ........... 439 Pauline Stewart, Allison C. 1. O. ..... a1 Virginia Smith, Friends Mixed .. .. 421 Nelle Williams, Stand. Life Ins. Mixed 287

. — THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES __ Howe Maintains Jinx Over

last night..- It was Howe's eighth consecutive triumph over Manual i

Cathedral's Irish did all right at |

Vols Arrive for ‘Rose Bowl Game .

Gar- lin township 25 to 21 and Clark| riott and Good of Pike caged three township thumped Beech Grove 62) Volunteers knuckled down to work|three free throws, and in the re-| under warm skies today preparing|maining two minutes the Bulldogs for their Jan. 1 Rose Bowl meeting lost the .game to an inspired. Ft.| with the California.

ers, Louise Rutte, queen of the tour-|time, and the Bulldogs left the nament of Roses, and getting ac-|floor beaten, 47-42. commodations at hotel, the Vols finally were ready Indianapclis league bowlers, who Howe hight school student, had 173, to tie have been in somewhat of a scor- | 225, 206—604 for Hoosier Coal Oil Coach John Barnhill said.

Her big series, | experimenting with plays and a new | [the 11th 600s of the season in the halfback, Blake Headley, who has| Four soloists passed the 650-mark Johnson loop, gave the Hoosiers a!been in a suit less than two weeks,!| ment will be held at the Central | Coach Jeff Cravath said.

Schieimer, the loops hustling sec-| passed 550, Tillie Jardina having WMC Watches

the season when he mowed down 569, Mary Bresock 561 and Phyllis Hiring at Santa Anita

, authority of the WMC,

John Thom, R. C. A. (Fox-Hunt) , 507 H. Armstrong, North Side Recn. 597 Bill Noll, Dezelan Industrial No. 1 594 | F. Johannes, Allison Mfg. & Insp. 588 Bob Bennis, U. 8 Rubber . 585 Louie Sweeney, Lukas-Harold Classic.. 584 Rosemeyer. International Detrols .... 584 Lou Stumpf, St. John Evangelical .... 582 | Bill Dixon, Delaware Recn. .. . 87% Bill Fulton Sr, Inter-Club ° 572

Ray Nitchman, Howe 400 Club . .. 549 E Joliff, Uptown Recn co... B44 John Yandell, Priends Mixed 535 Carl Broadstreet, P. Mallory Mixed 527 Carl Payne, St. Philip Men's Club 498

Ft. Harrison | Five Defeats Butler, 47:42

Coach Frank (Pop) Hedden's Butler Bulldogs suffered their second defeat of the present season, 447-42, at Pt. Harrison last night. { [The game was close until the last i |two minutes, when the soldiers reg- | | istered six points. . | The lead changed hands 15 times, i land the score; was tied nine times before the soldiers finally broke up Butler's defense. Roy Rodet [beck was high scorer for the Bulldogs with five field goals and three free throws, and Lloyd Miller starred for Ft. Harrison with five field goals and three free throws.

Soldiers Lead at Half

After 20 minutes of race-horse playing, the score was 21-19 in fator of the hosts. Applying the “Hinkle system,” ‘Coach ' Hedden sent in a new team to start the Second half. When the scoreboard favored the soldiers, 22-19, in the Arst three minttes of the second period, Coach Hedden returned his starting lineup. With eight minutes remaining, Art Groves left Ft. Harrison's lineup on personal fouls, and was revlaced by John Laughridge. In the next play Laughridge received a nose injury, and- Coach Milt Touchman replaced him. W.th three minutes remaining in ‘he game, Butler led, 42-40. Ray Bottema fouled Ft. Harrison's forward, Miller, and in an argument | PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 21 (U. P.). which followed, the officials levied | |two technical fouls against Bot- | The tema. Miller scored on one of the |

Mighty Ajax

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Specialist 1-¢ guard of the Great Lakes quintet, also specializes in letters, winning three in basketball at Minnesota. The Bluejacket, 6 feet 314 inches, 198 pounds, dribbles. and shoots with either hand.

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Holiday Tourney In Los Angeles the Trojans were, Scheduled at Y'

into some stiff workouts,

A holiday basketball tournaY. M. C. A, starting Tuesday, Dec. 26, and continuing through the holiday week. Individual and team trophies will be awarded the winners, “1 The deadline for entries is LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (U. P.).—| Saturday noon. : Interested teams Declaring that moral arguments for| write G. L. Smith, Link-Belt Co., | and against horse racing had no, 220 8. Belmont, or call] BE-4206-J. bearing on its decision to grant an! ————————————————— employment. ceiling to Santa Anita’

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Mr. Eddie (High Tide) Shore brings his Buffalo Bisons to the Coliseum tonight for the 13th game of the Indianapolis Capitals’ home season.

manner, pounds the side of ‘the bench with a stick, the Capg stil will be striving to keep their "home slate immaculate.

dicts know, they have won nine here and tied three times: It should be a red hot encounter on the chilly arena. Reasons: e Caps lead the western division of the American Hockey league with 32 points; the Shoremen lead the eastern division with 31; the Bisons lost the opening game here 2-1; they tied the Caps 3-3 here later and the best they could do against our boys on their home rink was a 1-1 tie. Cap Coach Johnny Sorrell faces problems tonight, however, and said he won't know exactly who will form the starting lineup until faceoff time. # Butch McDonald, his sterling winger, has been recalled by the parent Detroit Redwings to replace injured Jud McAtee. Tony Buko-

While Mr. Shore, in his usual

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__ THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 1044 Caps to Go After 10th Home Win Against Buffalo Bisons

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Western Division . T L GF GA Pts Indianapolis .... 18 6. 7 80 54 33 Pittsburgh ... . 12 "2 12 92 101 36 Jleveland ....... Inn 3 7 WB 61

St. Louis ....... 5 3 8 3 13 Eastern Division i : ‘W T L GF GA Pus Buffalo ..... ... 14 3 8 8 70 31 Hershey ........ 11 3 10 8 6 Providence ...... 7 2 15 83 104 16

| RESULT LAST NIGHT Hershey &, Pittsburgh 38. NEXT GAMES,

Tonight—Buffalo at Indianapolis; Cleveand at Providence.

vich 1s nursing a sore throat and Connie Poitras is handicapped by an. injury. . It looks like Johnny, in one line, will have Billy Thomson at center, Ted Garvin at one wing and himself at the other, - He can form another line with Pete Leswick, Dick Kowcinak and rookie Eddie Reigle. Reigle is a defenseman, but has been working out here as a forward. After tonight, the Caps rest until 2:30 Sunday afternoon when they {meet the Cleveland Barons in the | frst, afternoon game ever held here,

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ployment of persons capable of aid-| ing the war effort. | |

“Federal agencies are - without | Tennis association for another year. jurisdiction in such matters,” offi-| He and all other officers were recials said. elected at the association's annual

“Workers applying for employ-| meeting yesterday. The other offi- |

ment at Hollywood park were care- cers are Cmdr. R. H. G. Matthews, fully checked by the WMC, and 398 vice pfesident; Mrs. Louise Murphy,

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