Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1945 — Page 8

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CONKED, My Kokomo! Our fearful trip

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Our. ship is sunk, but who'd have thunk: It would be Huntington?

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Commissioner 'L. V. Phillips of the 1. H. 8. A. A. would be willing

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for the telephone tolls being spent in trying to run down tickets for the finals next Saturday The weary staff in tower has said “no” so many times over the phone the girls are afraid » » ~ Another thing they forget is the tournament lore—the winners in days gone by. Here are the former |

winners and scores of the title games: 1944— 154 3] 1942—Washington 24, Muncie Burris 18. 1941—Washington 38, Madison 33. 1940—Hammond Tech, 33, “1938—Frankfort 36, Franklin 19385-Ft, Wayne South Side 34, Hammond 32. 1937—Anderson 33, Huntingburg 1986—Frankfort 50, Fi. Wayne tral 24. *1035—Anderson 23, Jeffersonville 17 oT i=Loramyport 26;

Cyansville Bosse 39, Kokomo 35

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933 Martinsville 27, Greencastle 24, 1932—=New C Winamae 11. 1931—Muncie Central 31, Greencastle 23.

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. Wayne Central 45, Lebanon 40. |

Mitchell 21.

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Rockets! —~Bob Stranahan. 3 aN CKETS they may have given the wrong answer to a dinner invitation.

useless to call his office since all tickets are handled through the high school principals on an ‘enrollment percentage basis. This has all been explained before, of course, but the customers seem to forget from year to year,

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1930—Washington, 32, Muncie Central 21 1929—Frankfort 29, Indianapolis Tech 23 **1928—Muncie Central 13, Martinsville | | 12, 1927—~Martingville 26, Muncie Central 23. 1926~Marion 30, Martinsville 23. 1925-~Frankfort 34, Kokome 20 1924—Martinsville 36, Frankfort 30 1923—Vincennes 27, Muneie Central IR, 1922—Franklin 26, Terre Haute Garfield 15 #++1921—Franklin 35, Anderson 22, 1920—Franklin 31, Lafayette 13 | 1919—~Bloomington 18, Lafayette. 15. | 1918—Lebanon 24, Anderson 20 | 1917—Lebanon 34, Gary Emerson 26 1916—Lafayette 27, Crawfordsville 26 | . 1915~Thorntown, 23; Montmorenci, 1914—Wingate 36, Anderson 8. 1913—~Wingate 15, South Bend 14. 1912—Lebanon 51, Franklin 11. 1911—Crawfordsville 24, Lebanon 17 *—Last l6-team tourney. **—First tourney at Butler field house. *¥¥__First tourney in Indiaanpelis.

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Ex-Marine Shines on First

Night of College Net Meet

KANSAS CITY, Mo,

March 13 (U. Mo., Southern Illinois college and Eastern Kentucky college were eligible |

P.).—Central college, Fayette,

for the -quarter-finals today after disposing of first-round opponents in last night's opening of the national intercollegiate basketball tournament. The starting field consisted of 16 teams An ex-marine, Fred Lewis, dumped in 11 field goals and four charity

Thom Grapples Fenton Tonight

Billy Thom, mat mentor at Indiana university and a veteran in

the pro ranks, takes on Rod Fen-|

ton of Birmingham Ala., to head-! line tonight's wrestling show at the Armory. They are junior heavies and meet for two falls out of three. { Fenton has turned in several impressive wins in Armory action, his latest being against Angelo Martinelli last week. Heavyweight grapplers will be here for the first time this season when Al Massey of Memphis, Tenn., encounters Cowboy Luttrell of Austin, Tex. in the one fall semiwindup bout which will follow the main event. The opener..is between Don Eagle, “young Indian from Quebec, and Nick Billins of Birmingham, Ala. They are junior heavies meeting for one fall.

Shortridge Issues Football Dates

With one open date still ‘to be filled, the Shortridge 1945 football schedule was announced today by Russell Julius, athletic director. The card: Sept. 21, at Crawfordsville; Sept 28, at Southport (night): Oct. 5 Anderson; Oct. 12, Washington: Oct 19, open; Oct. 24 at New Castle: Nov. 2, at Manual; Nov. 8, Broad Ripple; Nov. 16, at Tech.

Giant to Withdraw

COLUMBUS, O., March - P).— George Bollas, wrestler, will withdraw from Ohio State at the end of the winter quarter and will not be eligible for the National A. A. U. meet March 23-24 ‘at Dallas, Tex., it was disclosed today.

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| formance of the evening. Earlier, Central collége defeated an Eau Claire (Wis.) teachers quin{tet, 54 to 36, and Southern Illinois trounced navy-staffed Washburn, 64) to 49. Coach Rome Rankin’s Eastern Kentucky team put on the best show | of the evening and gained prestige over their next opponent in the week-long event. The Kentuckians led, 32-17, at the half and retained a substantial lead throughout the game. In tonight's rounds, West Texas

college, Canyon, Tex. plays Wichita |

{Kas.) university; Doane college, Crete, Neb., meets Eastern Washingtoh college, Cheney, Wash, and Pepperdine college, Los Angeles, matched against Peru (Neb.) Teach-~ ers college.

Butler Launches

Baseball Drills’

Fifteen Butler baseball candidates answered Coach Frank Hedden’s .first call for spring training] The group will be bolstered in a few days with the addition of other horsehide aspirants the Butler mentor indicated. This year’s team will play tative schedule of cluding several: headers Hedden will be a by Walt Floyd and student manager Howard Scharffin

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NEW YORK, March 13 (U. P Willie Hoppe, who relinquished his world three-cushion. billiard title to Welker Cochran earlier this winter, got off to a narrow two-point lead today in his challenge match to regain the championship The billiardists «split even day In- close matches, but in front, 116 to 114, on points took the afternoon block In 43 innings, with a high of nine to six for Cochran Cochran retaliated last night, win-

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Huntington Is {Coming With (Giant Squad

By JAMES E! WALTERS United Press Staff Correspondent Huntington high school's basketball Vikings may pull an “Evansville Bosse” on the .three other a-| nalists in the 35th annual Indiana state tourmament next Saturday. f A year ‘agg, the Bosse Bulldogs, | hampered by injuries and illness] during the regular season, ame out. of nowhere to capture the state | title. | "The veteran-loaded titleholders| are in the finals again, but carry- | {ing the label of the “team to beat.” | Meanwhile, Huntington's Vikings, | who are big enough to pass for the | original Norsemen, find themselves | in the same position Bosse was in’ | last March | Coach Bill Williams figured he |would- have a strang club this sea. son. He +had six lettermen back | | from a.good 1943-44 squad and] {only one of the veterans was under | {six feet tall.

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Dave Nichols, Illinois star hurler, shows cham pionship form in this photo made on one negative by a high ‘speed camera stopping action at 5/1 000ths of a second, as he competed in the high hurdle event at the Western conference indoor track and field meet at Chicago university.

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| won second place in the meet, Michigan beating the Illini by one point.

Bostel Misses Games Then, rangy Bill Bostel, the nigh | |seoring 6-foot-3-inch .center was| {hurt in football. ‘He Jpissed mos fot the ‘early games. "Bob Tien | ricks, another giant; who notched {20 poi nts against Muncie Central | Saturday, received a sprained ankle. Next he was down with the { flu

Ed Wasmuth, regular center last

{last Approximately 1050-scratch tournament scheduled With four days t6 go until the line is reached, Secretary Al Striebe {season, was ‘sidelined until early | gre scheduled at 3:30, 6 and 8:30 p. {January by illness. And 6- foot-15 and "7:30 p. m. Sunday. | |3-inch Bob Hullinger came down] Entry fee is $12.50 per team and | {with the mumps. openings exist on ail squads. Ome Early in January, Williams found prize will be paid for every seven (all his “cripples” in condition and entries and a special “war bond | the Vikings ripped off six straight [prize will be awarded the individual] victories. About that time, ‘Guard |yith the high single game.

3% Cozard, husky 6-footer, and | Entries may be made through Forward Clete Oltinger enlisted in | |Striebeck at CH. 7061. the navy. Some heavy scoring resulted from “In the middle of January, I... night's local league sessions, | finally hit on a combination that |with Ralph Haverkamp of the Evan- | was---injury and draft = proof,” |gelical Church league at Pritchett’s | {laughed Williams, taking honors on 212. 246, 238-696.

getting tough.” A fellow leaguer, Frank Stumpf] Just how tough was shown last was runner-up with:224, 238, 211— |

Saturday. in the Muncie semi-final. c, 3 while a third member of the Huntington upset the highly-fat= 100p also 1 ianded in the select class. | ored Kokomo Wildcats, 29-28, and took the title from Muncie Central, 42-37 |

Opposes Riley In Meet

“and we started

of hefty totals emerged Ravenswood Merchants session at Broad Ripple, Dr. Frank Walker getting 234, 173, 259—6686, | while Herb Major connected for! 175, 204, 279—658. © Major's - final

[from the Huntington, which plays South Bend Riley in the second game next | Saturday, has a giant squad. Bosleat, st gx-tiver, © fin Geliost of he regulars, but Hendricks is only 2 2 =» inch shorter. Wasmuth, who 600 BOWLERS (MEN) ;

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team roster x, American Can . West Side Church . DavesKlinger, North Side B. M. Gil Mize, Service Club :... ....c.00ee Bill Nash, Moc Don Keever, Allison Executive ? Bob. Meeks,” Lukas-Harold Mixed Ray“Hinshaw J.” D Adams CO... ...

Bob Hendricks, f Gene Musselman, f Bill’ Bostel, ¢ Don Williams, g Joe Burkhart, g Ed Wasmuth, ¢ Bob Hullinger, .f Ivan Wilhelm, ¢ Don Carnes, f John Glasson, g

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[has become a “sixth regular,” stands | raph Haverkamp, Evangelical Church 696 6 feet 2. | Frank St umpf, Evangelical 73 Dr. Frank Walker, Ravenswood Merch. 666 | Don Williams and Joe Burkhart, | Bob Uo Bgl an "663 the burley guards, are 5 feet 10.|Herb Major, Ravenswood Merchants. | 4 ennis- Lauer, Fraternal .. 858] Gene Musselman, smallest of the gob Earl South Side Business Men .. 65 starters, 5 feet 8. However. he is | Kenneth Millican, Brightwood Merch.. : Chas. ‘Miller, Holy Cross Crohn the end man on the fast break and|suq Zeigler, Court House ... ne of the best scorers | Bronson. Reformed Church 9 f : St 0 er : Gib Smith. South Side B. M Huntington's big advantage, of] [SN Sn Milam, Allison Gagers course, is ‘its height. | Capt. Mike Krupa, South Side B MM. “ Le ” | Walt" Roberts, Optimists | Our best dish,” Williams ag- |B: Winkeimeier Evangeli tted ‘4 1 1 tr + ‘Ralph Richman, Praterns! mitted, “is our rebound strength. a South Side B. M. _... But I ‘think our well-balanced! pick Hilt oink scoring ability is a close second.” [Lou Williams disclaims any set stvle|Hsnrv st of offense. He said he teaches the Bi 2] {boys the fundamentals and lets Maj. Jin Hume Marmon-Herr the ‘ ” Clyde 1 Auto Transportation hem “do their own thinking Bare ie Transport It's a successful system, as the ‘Dick Stull, Fraternal : Viking's eight tourney victims will | OTHE LESTE EEADERS (SEN ” ” ; attest. In those pight games, Hunt- sifie} Sa Capital Paper ington averaged 43 points to the|Dpick Noi I-Sco ve fopposition’s 29. ’ {Lee Be Geo Here's the (usual | Lorenz Wie starters first): . . | Bill Rifkey cha | Herman Matte : Wt. Class | Geo Muncie 170 SR J 130 SR | 175 SR 165 JR 132 JR 165 160 145 145 mR Pro Grid Leaguers 3 Mi To Work and Play Dodds’ Mile Mark } . | CLEVELAND, March 13 (U.P May Be Disallow ed l—There will be professional footindoor mile record of ball this fall as usual “unless a Gil Dodds of Boston |definit e change for the worse oclast year will not stand if A. A. U. {curs in the war situation,” Charles general manager of the vantage by running on a track lack- {Cleveland Rams, predicted today. Ing a curbing, Chairman Paul R.| Walsh, back from a visit to CaliJordan. of the National A. A. U. fornia, said pro football would oprules committee said here today, erate in 1945 “as things stand now, AAU, Secretary Dan Perris, since we play New York, previously had stated it is possible that although the record had been !work a full approved, it probably would be ruled out because of the technicality.

for our players to schedule in war plants.”

‘Bout Arranged

{ -PHILADELPHIA, March 13 (U. P).—Plans were completed today for a 10-round bout March 26 between Ike Williams, Trenton, (N J). lightweight, and Dorsey Lay, Philadelphia The bout was announced by Matchmaker Pete Moran,

— ATTENTION—

ICE SKATERS

No Skating This Week

Because of basketball tournament. Skating sessions will be resumed twice daily on Monday, March 19, and daily

Ramsey Runs Seven In Cae Match

High runs featured night's state three-cushion billiards tourney match between Walter Ramsey and Art Phelan. Playing at the Harry or, Ramsey wor, 50 to 47, in 99 innings and posted a high run of seven. Phelan’'s best was six The victory placed Ramsey in a tle with Lou Spivey for the tourney lead with identical records of eight triumphs in nine starts.

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CHICAGO, March 13.—Billy Sparks, Indianapolis featherweight, stopped Nick Kachardus, Chicago, in the fourth round on the Marigold thereafter at the Garden fistic program last night. On the same card, Eddie Lander, Chicago lightweight, stopped A. C. Lee,

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Saturday and Sunday. Friday midnight registration deadck predicts an entry of 100. Squads m. Saturday and at 12 noon,“2:30, ” » ” CAN YOU. DO IT? Joe Surber, bowling in the South Side Business Men's league at Sport Bowl last night, knocked down the six and nine pins on his initial delivery of his final frame. The question—Where did the ball go?

game was a Season record for the! league, Dennis Lauer and Bob Earl also {had 658's. Lauer connected for 244, 228, 186 in the Fraternal matches at the 1llinois, while Earl connected’ for: 216, 207, 235 in the South Side Businessmen's -session at Sport ' Bowl Kenneth Millican, a 17-vear-old high "school student, solved the! Moon-Lite alleys for 181, 238, 232— 651 in the Brightwood Merchants league and Charley Miller con-| nected for 217, 256, 177—650 in the Holy Cross loop at Fox-Hunt.

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BLOOMINGTON 13.—Indiana Baseball (Pooch) Harrell today a 27-game 1945 Hoosier diamond squad, opening with. an April 2 game against {Central Normal at Danville. The Indiana home schedule, consisting of 14 games, will open with a weekend bill’ against Michigan State on April 6 and 7.

Ind, March Coach Paul announced

{12 games. Illinois, and Ohio State will appear on | Blodmington's Jordan field.

The 1945 schedule:

April 2, at Central Normal; April 6 and 7. Michigan State at home; Ap 10, But~ ler at home; April 14, at Notre Dame (2); April 24, at DePauw; 28, Illinois at home. May. 1, Stout field at home at Purdue; Wakeman General hospita 12, DePauw .at home, Normal at home May 15. Wakeman General hospital at Camp Atterbury, May 18 and 19, at Michigan‘ May 22 Camp Atterbury at home; May 25 and 26, Northwestern at home; {May 29. at Camp Atterbury, {| June 1 and 2, Ohio State at home, {June 8 and 9, at Minnesota

Played Year Without ‘Attending Classes

{| NEW YORK, March 13 (U. P) — {Dean Frederick Maroney of Brooklyn college was called before the {open hearing into “the basketball gambling situation - today to ex{plain how Larry {able to play with the college team {for more than a year without being enrolled as a student. | Pearlstein, was one of five players suspended for accepting-a bribe to the outcome of a game with AKron university,

+ April 27 ahd May 4 and §

1 at home; May | May : 14, Central |

{ly large turnout of 17 players who

schedule for his| | pepper drill,

Boudreau, postponed workouts ye showed up.

FRENCH LICK, Ind., March wl

pléased over the condition of the | team's .regular training diamond, which dried out in_a hurry after being. submerged by flood waters. A regular workout was conducted yesterday for the first time.

PITTSBURGH, March 13.—The Pittsburgh Pirates lined up ‘more than 20 players today to be on hand for the opening of spring training at their camp in Muncie, Ind., Thursday. Manager Frankie Frisch, recovering from a knee operation, will be late in reporting and Catchers Virgil Davis and Al Lopez will supervise the/squad until he gets there.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 13.— The Chicago White Sox expected enough additignal players today to begin regular infield and battery workouts, Manager Jimmy Dykes éxpressing elation over the surprising-

arrived for the opening day. Most of the early arrivals were rookies and Dykes put them to work in a

COLLEGE PARK, Md. March 13. —Manager Ossie Bluege of the Washington Senators indicated today that the time had come to take

Harrell's 1945 ‘Hoosier nine will|}ittle consideration meet six Big Nine opponents in regular, but after

Northwestern | yorking out with the club, Bluege

{Manager Mel Ott of the New York Ivan Lingle Mungo,

May 8, at Stout field, May 11, | might be the solution to his: search

{ready to help us.” and |

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{Cuban Outfielder Jose Redondo se= Iriously. Redondo has been given as a possible three days of

| believes he may have a spot for him. |

LAKEWOOD, “N. J J., March 13.— Giants said today that the veteran, returning to {the team after a year in the army,

(for another good starting pitcher. “Mungo’s. in good shape,” Ott {said. “He did a ‘lot of playing in the army and I believe he'll be!

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, March ready today to begin full scale spring training activities with 11 players in camp and more expected momentarily. Manager Joe McCarthy was scheduled to arrive from his upstate home at Amherst, y Y., and begin the annual process “looking ‘em over.”

Reds Sign Bush

CINCINNATI, March 13. — Guy Bush, 42, veteran major and minor was signed by the

—Manager Charley Grimm of the | ‘Chicago Cubs said today he was |

SDAY, MARCH 13 1941

| Only Seven Players Show Up | First Day in Cleveland Camp; {Cubs Get in Regular Workout

_ By UNITED PRESS i LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 13.—CoacH Oscar Mellilo of the Clevela - Indians hoped today that there would be new arrivals at training car in time for the first scheduled workout this afternoon. Mellilo, in charge of the team in the absence of Manager L

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Skips Dodger For Wedding

NEW YORK, March 13 (U. P. 'As if the Brooklyn Dodgers di have enough other troubles gett players ready for the start of spr training at Bear Mountain, N. Thursday, they learned today t. Howie Schultz, their rangy baseman, is on a wedding ip. Just when Honeymooning Ho! expects to report he didn't clear in his communique to Dod: officials, but he indicated that wasn't due to go into the a yet. It was reported last week that H 6-foot, 7-inch first baseman kL been called up for another physical examination, after hav, been in 4-F previously because his height.

March 23 New Date of Fight

A shot at Jack (Buddy) Wall the nation’s eighth ranking hea! 3 weight mauler, means a big 3 forward for Colion Chaney, ie Negro comer, if the Indianap’ puncher can pin a defeat on Columbus, O., belter, and Chs has asked for additional time} get in top shape for the Buck ringster. 3 The match originally was nounced for next Friday night will be staged a week from Frid on March 23, with the distance | at ten rounds... There will be | boxing at the Armory this week.

Kramer Returns

Unsigned Contract |

NEW ORLEANS, March 13 P).—Jack Kramer, one of the of the St Louis Browns pite staff, is a holdout, having ret unsigned the three contracts offeg him thus far for 1945, it was 1 today.

Pistons Two Down In Pro Playoff

SHEBOYGAN, Wis., March 130 P.).—Losing their second strai game of .the National basket league playoff series to Sheboyg 50-47, last night, the Ft. Wa

Cincinnati Reds last night. The former Cub .veteran hurled for

Zollner Pistons today faced the t of winning three contests in a 1 to retain their championship.

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