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;ames On City And County High School C

Howe Snipers In Hard Tests

‘Blue Devils Meet Shelbyville Five

By BOB STRANAHAN Marion county and Indianapolis high school basketball shooters go, at it again this week-end in a big way with no fewer than 16 games on the Friday and Saturday docket, Probably the two outstanding engagements bring a pair of outstanding South Central conference clubs into the city against unbeaten Indianapolis standard bearers. Jerry Steiner's Shortridge Blue Devils, handy winners over Greenfield and Noblesville, get the toughest test of all when they play host to Shelbyville. The Golden Bears of Frank Barnes rank well up the list of the best teams in the state and boast one of the best pivotmen in the business in Bill Garrett, He is one of the scoring leaders in the South | Central,

PANTHER STAR — Orland (Dodo) Canternia,

ward and leading scorer for

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Expects Trouble 3 Cagy Tia Cr of Frankiin| the Pitt Panthers last season hasn't been so successful with the| with 158 points, is slated to

Grizzly Cubs, but Howe expects trouble if the Hornets are to extend their victory streak to four in & row. Coach Woody Yeager's Irvington tossers then travel across town to meet Ben Davis on Saturday night. Tech goes to Frankfort in quest of the Greenclad’s second North Central conference triumph. Crispus Attucks, Washington, Manual, Ben Davis and Southport all are carded for double duty in the heavy firing. The Tigers play at Windfall tomorrow night and then at Pine Village on Saturday. The Southside Redskins tackle twice-beaten Warren Central on Friday, then go against the Cards

start in the Pitt-Butler game tomorrow night at 8:15 p.m. at the Butler fieldhouse. High scoring Canternia also holds the Pittsburgh record for the most points in. one game. He scored 39 against Westminister last season. Pitt opened the season by losing a 39-33 tilt to Ohio State, '

port's sole setback in five games thus far was at the hands of Franklin in the season opener. Southport tackles the Irish at Cathedral tomorrow night in some more of the city-county strife.

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a four-victory skein after dropping wil pe whirling through its “figure fue Giants’ initial game, enter lains | giant» offensive, which bears a close Brownsburg tomorrow night before .asemplance to an experienced ice playing a& Saturday host to HOWE. |skater or well-behaved electric train. . The highlight on the Saturday| Op the bench will be Dr. H. C. schedule, however, is a city series carlson, who often takes the play engagement pitting the Washington away from his team with his votinentals against the Rockets at |ciferous pleadings to officials, scorepa Ripple. It will be the tecond| keepers and even fans. game of the week for the Continentals since they entertain Law- 12h | Series rence Central tomorrow night. y 8. Broad Ripple won easily from Be Westfield and Cathedral dropping a 10-point decision to Howe.

H. S. Cage Card

TOMORROW

Beech Grove at Silent Hoosiers. Pike Twp. at Sacred Heart. Shelbyville at Shortridge. Speedway at Mooresville. Tech at Frankfort. Manual at Warren Central Brownsburg at Ben Davis. Southport at Cathedral. Crispus Attucks at Windfall Decatur Central at Franklin Twp. Franklin at Howe. Lawrence Central at Washington,

Butler holding a results. It will | be the second game of the season for both clubs, with each hoping to offset an opening defeat. Pitt yielded to Ohio State, 39-33, while Butler lost to Wisconsin, 60-52. From Pittsburgh comes word that Dr. Carlson, although disappointed with the Panthers’ showing against the Buckeyes, contemplates no lineup changes and will start the same combination of Sammy David and Dodo Canterna at forward, Jack Boose at center and Captain Nate Apple and Frank Morris at guard. Pitt will lack height but will depend on fast ball-handling and speedy didoes to offset this disad-|

. SATURDAY vantage. Howe at Ben Davis. Searching for a working comWashington at Broad Ripple. bination to throw against the

Crispus Attucks at Pine Village. Manual at Southport.

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Panthers, Coach Tony Hinkle tried | several new Butler Units during last

Smog, Bulldogs Await Pitt In First Midwest Junket

When Pittsburgh's basketball Panthers make their first stop of chs Shaw, Indianapolis a three-game Midwestern junket tomorrow night at the Butler field- | Wm, Stutesman, Federal Employees.. Eo they should feel right at home in the Indianapolis smog, smoke | pon

Be that as it may, the Panthers promise to produce a good basket- | Robt. Bertram, West Blas Merchants. Ben Davis, which has fashioned] ball show against the Butler Bulldogs.

On the floor the Pitt Bre}

College Cage Card TONIGHT

Eastern Illinois at Evansville. St. Joseph's at Indiana State. Pepperdine at Valparaiso. TOMORROW Pitsburgh at Butler. Concordia at Anderson. Oakland City at Ft. Harrison. SATURDAY

Indiana at Louisville. Indiana State at Purdue. Notre Dame at Wisconsin. Manchester at Indiana Central. DePauw at Ball State. Defiance (0.) at Canterbury. Earlham at Franklin, Taylor at Huntington. Tri-State at Lawrence Tech. Wabash at Illinois Wesleyan.

night's practice session. Special emphasis was placed on finding a

suffering a sprained ankle. Outstanding at the forward position in practice have been Paul Weaver, senior and letterman from the 1942 team; Car] Braden, anothjer 1942 letterman; Sophomore

Courtney Gerrish, former Washing- |

ton high school star; John Hum-| bert, sophomore letterman from the 1945 team, and Leroy Mangin, who | won fame leading the Washington Hatchets, | Hinkle's biggest problem has been to balance the height of his for- | wards and centers against thel guards, Herod Toon, Marion Fine! and Ralph O'Brien, the smallest men on the squad

Coach Is Out BERKELEY, Cal, Dee. 12 (U. P) —Frank Wickhorst was out of a job

—at least temporarily—today. fired as football coach at the University of California by a student ‘commit|tee whose action was sustained by

ai a [the president’ s office ‘with regrets.”

‘Bout Postponed

HARTFORD, Conn. Dec. 12 (U P.) .—Featherweight champion Willle |Pep’s scheduled non-title bout against Miguel Acavedo in Havana | Dec. 21, has been postponed because lof an ankle injury to Pep, manager

| Lou Viscusi said today.

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Indianapolis League Bowlers Capture Honor Count Spots

Mark Pierson Is City’s Top Pinman With 688 Score; Pot of Gold Deadline Near

#¥ By BERNARD HARMON Most of last night's top tenpin scores were rolled in the weekly ses« sion of the Indianapolis league at the Pritchett alleys. Despite the absence of three teams, who postponed their games, four of the five city totals over 650 were presented by Indianapolis leaguers. Mark (Peck) Pierson again bombarded the maples to take city-wide honors. Rolling his second bulging series in two weeks, he had 212, 247, 2290688 for L. V. L, L. 8. Pratt. A fellow team member, Bob Kelly, also was over the 650-mark getting 191, 234, 230-655. Other Indianapolis leaguers in the upper class were John Eder, who came to life with one of his best totals in recent years for Stokely-Van Camp. He had 222, 225, 222-660. John Mencin with 218, 233, 203— 654 for Marott Shoes was the fourth Indianapolis leaguer over 650. Marion Swinford of the West Side Merchants was the only “outsider” in the top five. Rolling, \ with Gold-

stein Department Store at the West Side Center, he had 190, 266, 204— 660. Lorenz Wiesman, Antler alley operator, announced today that the entry in his annual “Pot of Gold” team tournament, scheduled at his alleys for three week-ends starting Saturday, has exceeded the 125 mark, assuring a first place prize of $300

With the deadline for entering set at tomorrow midnight, Wiesman urges teams to make thelr reservations as soon as possible, Call Wiesman at LI. 2351 or tournament secretary Ed Erler at TA. 2060.

Results in City Bowling Leagues

600 BOWLERS (MEN) OTHER LEADERS (MEN)

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Dale Gettings, Moon -L! 0 Classic. a P. R. Mall

Paul Stevens ory Richard Meyer, Farm Bureau ot

Geo. Freeman, Junior C. of

Carl Hague, "Allison Executive. .

Bob Drexler, Indianapolis............ Ed Abell, St. John veces: . 568 Wilbur Green, Eli Lilly.. 635 | Art Thelan, Fire Dept. ...... . 563 Homer Russell, W. Side, ‘Merchants... 635 Dr. J, ilkens, Medicai ..... « 557 John Hartman, Inter-C 632 | Chas. Thomas, Power & Ligh . 556 John Kieinhent, Vier Co..... Ed McPeek, Link-Belt No. 7........... 550 alp! ope, . Howard Sinclair, fI-Jon. 8, Wills, 8t. Phil ib Men's Club. . 620 | Norman Cobb, Li nk Belt J Mets ' 548 Everett Tames, Water Co 625 | Walt Schwab, Continental Opticai Mmf¥. 538 Dennis Lauer, Les Frank's 66 Service. . . 625 L. Pledler, Farm Sec. Mixed .......... 507 Robt. Dryer, Water Co. . » 824 | Jack Jones, Fidelity Trust Mixed. . 506 Glarance Baker. Indianapolis... Sa Robt. Gossett, Indiana Gear Mixed... 500 Bob Carnagua, Indiana olis.. cies ins 620 ‘500 BOWLERS (WOMEN) Paul Moore, ikdianapolis. 619 | Marie Christian, Mallory Office. . - 38 Bob Kays, Indianapolis. . . 618 | Louanna Early, E. Johnson Coal Co... 551 Prank Komlance, Knights of Columbus 818 | Eva Williamson, Johnson 542 Don McNew, Indianapolis 615 | Luey Court, Johnson .. 533 Chas. Bilyeu, North Side Recn Iva Dininger, Johnson . Fonnie Snyder, Inter-Club....... Virginia Strough, Kay Jewelry .. 53

Ed Gaalema, Indianapolis Ernie Voelz, indianapolis casein Frank Argus, Indianapolis.. Joe Newman, Fun Bowl Classic

. Dorothy Farley, R. C, Frances Snyder, Johnson’ Dorothy Maschek, R.

. 520 {Oscar Buses, Indianapolis Helen Miller, Our of Lo Bill Trueblood, International Harvester Pat Thrasher, Wi Se of Loufdes: ja Ed Horton, International Harvester. 609 : 39 John Garrison, R. C. A. Vietor.......s 608 i Hobart Moore, Rost Jewelry ....eceeee Ss

Tony Burrello, Mutual Milk ... Carl Hardin, Indianapolis Frank Btumpf, Indianapolis .. Non Johnson, Indianapolis , as. Lloyd, Pederal Employees

Thelma Hollings Lois Lawless, 603 | Beulah Maners, I 604 | Nell Bchmidt, Johnson 604 | Eleanor Kramer, R. C. A

50s OTHER LEADERS (WOMEN)

gos Harrlett Miller, Water Co, {June Lawler, Indiana Bell .

rry Wilson, Allison Executive nie Snyder, Indianapolis a Gooch, Fun Bowl Sassie

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m Jay, Priends Mixed .............. 801 Betty Murray, Stewart-Warner ....... 488 801 | Millie Spears, Solataire Matinee ..... 47 {Al Briggs, Water C Water £0, ssisurrvsnres ETRY L. Cederwell, Farm Sepyriy. Mlxed. . 464 Ia Benjamin, Farm Bu . 448 Evelyn Hannon, Fidelity “Trust Jixed. 445 Alberta Lemen, L. G. Mixed. ..... 443 11. Chaman, BINEAN ........c....erans 431 {Ada Pitzgerald, TR ear Mixed., 420 Midge Weaver, Cntl. ical Mixed. . . 426 + Pat Bmith, Herfl-Jones i ed « 415

Nears 2 Billion

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (U. P.).— Racing's.river of gold flowed in record proportions during 1946, a na-tion-wide survey showed today with the total mutuel handle throughout the country approaching the two-billion-dollar mark for the first time. A total of $1766,478,950 already has been wagered on the horses in 19 states—approximately $356,000,000 more than last year—as every area reported increases with the exception of New York. Current meetings at Tropical Park in Florida, {Bay Meadows in California, Fair Grounds in New Orleans and Charles Town in West Virginia, were {not included. | New York, the perennial bellwether, again led the parade, but

Army Prepares Olympic Plans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (U. P). —Brig. Gen. Russell B. Reynolds, army Olympic control committee chairman, today called a meeting of army field representatives today and tomorrow to prepare plans for the army’s participation in the 1948 Olympic games. Delegates from the six army areas, eight army air force commands, and the U. S. military will attend. They will decide what sports the army will stress in preparation for the olympics. They also will work out a system of eliminations to pick the ‘army’s olympic competitors.

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steadily for the past decade, may have reached its crest. | Despite the longest season in New| {York history—192 days—the total] | wagers dropped from the $450,663,190 \which was bet in 154 days in 1945, | to $407,105,748, a decrease of} $43,557,442. An additional county pari-mutuel tax of 5 per cent was| blamed for the loss of play since more New Yorkers than ever be-| fore—4,901 616—jammed the state's race tracks. :

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They Even Scout

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Scouting the opposition via movie,

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Mark Pierson, Indianapolis........... 8a Robt, Reid, Diamond Chain .... 583 actual game of football. Hummel John Eder, Indianapolis rears 9 | H. Shields, Broad Ripple Legion. rashes 580 i i ’ Marion Swinford, W. Side Merch. 860 | Bill Larrison, Central Recn . 579 Fishburh, in charge of Penn State's Bob Kelly, Indianapolis ............. 655 | R. Robbins, Howe Men's 400.. famous Blue Band, uses the movie John Mencin, Indiana 654 Wm. Culver, L. G. 8. Mixed

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marching units. Fishburn takes a couple of hundred feet at an important game, runs it back in front of his boys to show théln where they do right and wrong. He says the movies furnish an excellent medium

Goes to Omaha

The Indianapolis Capitals announced late yesterday that Max McNab, center ice man, has been sent to Omaha of the United States league. McNab had appeared only briefly with the Caps.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 146

South Bend and Terre Haute Quintets Are Eye Catching

Central's Bears Conquer Rochester While Garfield Toys With Clinton Team, 41-31

By UNITED PRESS South Bend Central's fast-breaking Bears assumed new stature and Terre Haute Garfield's touted Purple Eagles were off to a flying start

+today in Indiand high school basketball,

Central, beaten only by Hammond high, and then in the last four seconds, poured it on Rochester last night at South Bend to win going

away, 58-44, It was the second straight 108s for| Tm ——————————————— Dates Are Sef

the classy Zebras, who opened with For Big Line

five consecutive triumphs. They Races in 1947

bowed at Huntington last week-end, 38-32. Garfield, last of the pre-season ——————————— NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (U, P.).~ Newly-elected President Octave

favorites to get under way, toyed with previously undefeated Clinton, Blake of South Plainfield, N. J., took over his duties as head of Grand

41-31. Both Central and Garfield play again Saturday, by-passing “Friday the 13th" games tomorrow. Ft. Wayne North Side is expected to be the Bears’ fifth victim, while Sullivan figured in the same com Circuit, Inc., today and prepared for the 1947 season of 15 harness race meetings, Blake, owner of the Newport stock farm, unanimously was elected yes terday at the T4th annual meeting of the Grand Circuit, Ine. He suce

petition class for Garfield. Marion's promising Giants continued to improve with an easy 58-38 conquest of Peru. Marion goes to Anderson tomorrow night. In other games last night, Logansport drubbed in-and-out Delphi, 60-35; Lyons upset Linton’s ceeds Charles W, Phellis of Gren~ up-and-coming Miners, 32-28: El-|Wich, Conn, who retired after 10 wood turned back Alexandria, 52-41, | Years of service. and Vincennes nosed out Bicknell,| Dates for the race meetings, beginning next April 20 and ending Tonight's card will feature .a|Oct. 18, also were sanctioned by the match between Hammond /high’s|delegates. The dates follow: powerful Wildcats an a Hammond |, Fol wood, Cal Clark quintet that has been im- am! ho Hume 18 proving by leaps and bounds. The Goshen. Nay oly es other major game finds Hunting-

26-24. velt Raceway, Westbu

: Aug. 2; mile track, Goshen, N. Y.—Ai burg attempting a rebound at Tell i-Aug. 10: Springfield, A. —Aug. 11-A ’ 5; waukee s.—Aug. - s City’s expense. Duquoin, Ill.—Aug. Po Aug, 30; In anape r glis~Sept, 1-Sept. 5; Reading, Pa. = . aware, C._Be. 134 -Sep Fordham Foreman 0; Taxinglon, Ky Sept. 34st. 4, 85d

Purse vanes - “2 stake races were decided upon, including the 1947 Hambletonian at Goshen which will be worth $51,845.57,

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Guard George Reiss of West Belmar, N. J, was elected captain of Fordham'’s 1947 football team.

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