Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1947 — Page 40

_ "THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES FRIDAY. DEC. 12,1947

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SPORTS ROUNDUP

By EDDIE ASH

—————— THEY FEAR NO TEAM . .

« 30 The other “name” teams!

As news of Indiana U's 1948 grid on the Hooslets' slate are Wisconschedule spreads around the na-!sin, at Madison, and Purdue at La«| tion, football observers are giving|fayette and you've doubtless

the glad hand to Bo McMillin and heard that the Bollermakers are his courageous Hoosiers. . . . While looking ahead to a greater team in| some big univer- 1948, after losing that 1947 Old! sities are “soften- Oaken Bucket battle to TU by two ing” their sched- points, The Michigan game will be ules, Indiana 18 played at Ann Arbor stepping out 10] take on a full menu of grid giants . . . nine in a row with no open dates, no| breathers. . . Pitt could be | called a breather,| . but even the Pan-

” " ” FROGS TIED MUSTANGS... Football as played In the Southwest will be on display in Bloomington next fall on Oct. 9 when Texas Christian , (the Horned Frogs) invades Hoosierland meet Bo McMillin's IU warriors «+ This Is the team that knocked Southern Methodist out of a perfect record this year by gaining a 19-19 tle with the famed Mustangs | | «oo And It was SMU that upset | Texas, 14-13, the only sethack on | the Longhorns’ 10-game schedule. |

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thers are expected to be formidable | next year, according to reports from |

the Smoky City sports front. . . On the IU card are the nation’s| two top elevens of 1947, Notre Dame | and Michigan, The ND tilt] " » | is to be played in Bloomington, Nov. | AL, THE SMOOTHIE . . . Well, | 6, which means a mass exodus of | that's one sure way of getting your- | sports goers from Indianapolis on Self a season pass to the ball park! that date. . McMillin arranged | Mavor-Elect Feeney simply apa fancy home presentation, Iowa, {pointed Tribe Vice President Frank Texas Christian, Ohio State .and E. McKinney's dad, Roscoe, as chief the Irish, . . In other words, Of the city's smoke eaters

vade the Gophers’ gridiron on Oct.| Francisco club, receives a salary

. Professional league ice hockey still is in its infancy , . . The National League |

serving its 30th anniversary {Original members were the Mont[real Canadians, Montreal Wander- | ers, Ottawa, Quebec and Toronto + ‘The last-named was the only Jub that had artificial ice . . . The {league admitted its first American

. Pro hockey now is organized all | through Canada and the states , , . and still expanding | " ” rr " LETTERS TO THE EDITOR .. Six feminine fans, loyal supporters {of the Indianapolis Indians. think [that Jimmy Brown got a raw deal {when he was replaced by Al Lopez as Tribe manager . . , They censure

Ownie Bush and Ted Sullivan for not giving Jimmy a better caliber of players and place the blame for landing in sixth place on the front office . They also ride this writer “for criticizing Brown" OP viously they misconstrued a point in the Lopez story, We don't approve of a ball club changing MARARErs every year Jimmy did a good job with the material . . But baseball, like all other professional sports, is business . , . Deposed managers button up and refuse to talk within hearing of newspapermen . . , If the six feminine fans think Brown got a poor deal how's about Bill Burwell? , . . He finished second twice, was in the Playofls twice and hosted the All{Star game once.

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y — wr Photo by John R Bpicklemire, Times Staff Photographer. DOUBLE WHAMMY — Andy Anderson (left), who knocked out Robert Sanders in 1:28 of the first round last night, was one of 23 amateur fighters to advance to tonight's finals i in the City Parks boxing tournament.

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knocked out Eugene Fowlks, North- Saturday night games next season. | western, in 27 seconds and Thomas

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| seconds. Dick Roembke, South Side, outpointed Harry Dunn, Northwestern, | in an open match, and Robert Lee, '|held

"Athletic Directors Consider. Coliseum for Cage Tourneys

: St. Joe to Open Butler City Schools ‘Home Schedule oi A fawlele

{Assured Site | Pumas Defeated Wabash Last Night, 62-54;. |

Four Local Players in Bulldog Lineup

Is Available z= Team to Beat _. Biggest Problem Belen vib o Phils Trade Hughes

St. Joseph College who thumped Wabash, 62 to 54 last night, will open Butler University's home bas-! ketball schedule tomorrow night at, the Fieldhouse. The upstate Pumas, coached by. Art Cosgrove, a Cathedral High

_|8chool and Butler graduate, won day 3 Prica) Nite ane Suture over the Little Giants after losing the last at Butler's Fieldhouse, so, three previous games in a row. | the officials are turning to the city Bie Butler opened its season trounc-' next largest building. an alumni squad and then lost £ & One of the athletic directors, who close decisions last week-end to § asked that his name not be used, Northwestern and Wisconsin. said that he had discussed the pro- Since then Coach Tony Hinkle has posal with Dick Miller, general man- [lengthened practice sessions to| |ager of the Coliseum Corporation, smooth out ragged play. His startland was given assurance that it ing five tomorrow will include four | could be arranged. jlocal players, Ralph O'Brien and “The rental would be just about Jerry Cranny, forwards, and Charles the same that we pay Butler for the Maas and Jim Doyle, guards. John Fieldhouse," the high school official BAITOWcliff of Spencer will be at said, center. Adequate For Meet Included in St. Joe's first five 1s,

1-| Although the Coliseum will not Guard Ralph Jepsen. a former a | accommodate as many fans for bas- sectional player at Cathedral High| [ket

Is Making Schedule By BOB STRANAHAN Indianapolis high school athletic directors seriously are considering! the Coliseum as a site for futurei |city basketball tournaments. The meet to be staged next Thurs-

For Bert Haas NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UP)—As ‘usual the behind-the-scenes machi‘nations of the major league moguls stole the spotlight from the sched'uled program at the three-day | winter meeting of the major leagues |which concluded here yesterday For a general effect on the game, |the majors’ decision not to admit [the Pacific Coast League to big [league status was the most important product of the conclave, ‘but {the baseball men left New York [talking about the trades that had LB | “The Boston Red Sox sm — Ralph | The Boston Red Sox swung the JETLER STARTER — tah | fe, Ps S08 08 min No . 2 00 |Outfielder ‘Stan Spence from the ashington High Schoo P'ay* |washington Senators in return for er, will be in Butler's starting "outfielder Leon Culberson and Inlineup tomorrow night when the !fielder Al Kozar. The rest of Bulldogs open their home sea- [the American League gets the son against St, Joe. He has [shudders at the thought of that scored 23 points in two games.

Amateurs Ring Finals

| power- packed Red Sox outfield—

ball as the Fieldhouse, t he| Scho or Other in oo Stariers! - ee Spence, Dom DiMaggio and ’ Ted / probably will be Paul Bauman an wh | The final round of the City Parks athletic directors believe that it will or Tor rat Dil ao Egypt } Only C ountry williams.

Baseball men were agreed that the deal for Spence, added to the 12. (UP)—Egypt purchase from the Browns last

Charles tournament | center, and Ray Patterson at ‘Not in Olympics

del, at 8 p. m. in the Armory to-| {crowds. About 9000 permanent type il. LONDON, Dec.

| seats and some 2000 chair seats are| (gua.

Sigh bi 23 amateur belters| ou tle at the Coliseum for bas-| After Butler's first two games, will be the only country not com-/month of Vern Stephens, Jack {schaduled to see action.

|O'Brien leads the scoring with 23/peting in the track and field events Kramer, and Ellis Kinder, made [points, 21 of which were scored at the 1948 Olympic games, it was the Red Sox the team to beat in against Wisconsin. Doyle is second | announced today. {the American League this year. |with 18 and Jerry Cranny is third] Of the 33 member nations, only| The final trade at the mgeting {with 15. [the United States, Britain, France, wa. the Philadelphia Phils’ swap Prior ta their triuniph last night, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Italy and/of Pitcher Tommy Hughes last the Pumas dropped games to Chi-|gyitzerland have announced inten-|nighi to the Reds for Infielder Bert \cago Teachers, Indiana Central and tions of entering all 17 events to|Haas and another player to be | Valparaiso |be held at the summer games. ol by April 15.

lketball. 0 of last night's matches lasted, Reason for the move from Butler han a minute when South Side| gas because the University does not | Center's Paul Terry wish to rent the building for any

The committee of athletic direc-|

Johnson, South Side,

In 35 for the finals of the meet is a necessity if it is to be a financial suc-

cess. The tournament formerly was at Tech gym, but with the in-|

Holcomb Answers :

I . Ray Street, KO'd Dossie Sansing, Throttling the shooting of Stan | Jackson gym in 1:11 of the Rag: clusion of Cathedral, Sacred Hear! You ll Look Better . n (Whitey) VonNieda will be one {round in the 118-novice bantam | Crispus Attucks ad ihe Sfient - Buck gs’ Protest of the tasks of the Indianapolis | weight section. Other resuits: [SEW Hh the 04ers Sebi the Tass utslys whan the Tr Cities | ole Harwioe. Doug von by ae ide Em 1 longa: 1s bis ca LEON HAND-TAILORED Kauts ys when the [ri- ities | taut from Ed Taylor, Hill A. C., 112-pound |to take faze of ha ¢ erows. CINCINNATI, Dec. 12 (UP)—Stu| Blackhawks pay a return visit. novice Schedules Must Vibe Holcomb, Purdue University 1oct-| here at the Fieldhouse tonight. | falee foe obers Kash: South Bide, 11 112. Biggeft problem now confronting|ball coach, said today in answer to S i I T S A ND TOPCOATS VonNieda is the visifors' second | pound novice. the schoolmen is to ‘make their|Ohio State complaints that taere highest scorer in league play To OE ay Th epound abvice Schedules of next year and the| Was no big nine rule “against Ohio! this season with 166 points to | bantam | Coliseum hockey card jibe. \boys playing for Ohio coaches in|

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ee! : Harry Wilcox, jassistants were also from Ohio. two Big Nine tilts for the home| 8ny rate, de eta it trom Jim “Bennett South Side, consecutive nights,” it was ex-| “I'm an Ohio State man myseif,” FOR MORE THAN 33 fans and two with non-conference! fire chief lights a fire under the pound aovice pitatherweight. derauy Plained. The official continued that {he said. “My four assistants are, YEARS . . . WE HAVE powerhouses. . . . The IU football| 1948 Indians . . . Fire 'em up, get from Dosis Sansing Jacksons Gym. 136-(a number of schools already have Ohioans who naturally have Ohio BEEN PROUD OF THE ticket manager won't have any|'em hot, chief, and let the base hits pound novice feathenyeight. knocked out|BITanged game dates for next sea- connections and friends. There's no trouble disposing of the pasteboards fall where they ma william Rice. Douglas. in 1.35 of the Son on the assumption that this Big Nine rule against Ohio boys LEON LABEL IN YOUR in advance next year. Min- | RK : Flushed by a triumph over Flint| je round. 13s-pound novice Jsteweight, |vear’s would be the last city tourney.|playing for Ohio coaches in In- CLOTHES nesota also is boasting about it's] IN THE BIG MONEY «+. Lefty and an exhibition victory over An-|out from John Tinsley, Dougl#s. in 35/It will be necessary to shift these diana. 1848 potent power and IU will in-| O'Doul, mariager of the Sap | derson’s Packers, the Indianapolis| novice Hshiwargt on & 135-pound|gemes if the directors go aheadi- His statement was in answer lo]

[Kautskys tangle with the Tri-Cities’

iC | which is larger than is paid te Blackhawks in the Butler Pield-| Ray 135-poued movie liekianene 5°" vear. | potters ath Lome Ohio ath are measured by | & few major league pilots . . . house tonight starting at 8:30 aT ouny Bays, Bo RA She a. atk aint Ler. | ‘The state high school finals were! 05 thé Botle ker freshman squad TAILORS . . . fitThe Seals are a wealthy team |o'glock. sey Clemons, "Ray, "147-po e (held at the Coliseum during theory. 1oct season. ted by TAILORS STRAUSS wikia an idol of sports | The Kautskys woh over the Andres Anderson Dougles won fiom war years and the IHSAA - liked|- and all garments SAYS: nl Sre 'L « Lefty is a Blackhawk snipers in the last Meet- round. 147- rie. Bou Bs, won . [the set-up very much because of : da ac are fashioned in ‘ A e n | champion ul un J ee A ee adi Slayers] fgitut 1 oe hunger vehi North or tne PeFNanen: sui: Toe umes ROSE TIRE 60. A TAILOR -pound novice welterweight: was moved back to Butler on e- SHOP by skilled - STORE HOURS | i Mavis for Greater New York's since that game. The Blackhawks | ycinica) fae, Jacelons Sym, Non» "na|cause of the additional fans timt TAL LORS od SATURDAY — | three clubs, Giants, Yankees and have Howie Rader in their lineup third from Dick Anderson, South Side, (the Fieldhouse will take care of. : P13. the | Dodgers. now and the Kautskys since have!’ Pound novice ght hesvyweight, 4 Both the late A. L. Trester and now their busi9A M. TILLSP. M. RAPID G IROWEH . |acquired the services of Player- Edward Taylor, Hill, 113-pound novice. |present Commissioner L. V. Phillips! ness. If your new »

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The big job for the Kautskys against Nat Hickey’s club will be to! fault curb big Don Otten, seven-foot center; Whitey Von Nieda and Bill Hassett. Otten leads the team in

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{New Year's Day Shrine Far-West and county. Forty-seven teams are (3 h $ NATIONAL LEAGUE game at San Francisco, His assist-|sponsored by the East District § pl New Clot es WL Pct Pls Sr ants will be Lynn Waldorf of Uni-|branch, 49 by Central 'Y; Senate ¢ . chester 185 1095 1 i A 8 Ander: son ils 1 4 150 1082 es4 Versity of California, and March- | Avenue, 18; Southwest District, 11.1 130 K. MERIDIAN ST {REET > Wayne 8.>5 815 160 34 mont Schwartz of Stanford. |and North 12. PRES AT, yr Fac use T & 538 B03 ——— I) 4 10 286 154 808 ptt yry— ——— i " nt 2 12 143 833 94 | Western Division i V , Pct, Pts. OP Minneapolis 8 7 533 M0 8 8 0 471 019 1008 CE 8 9 AT 1040 1081 6 8 429 881 862 INDIANAPOLIS 5 1 418 701 689 ; +0. Bhevovaen 8. BUTLER Fi ELDHOUSE Syracuse 58, Yen 53. y - i EXT GAMES Ww He He TONIGHT—TT1-Clties at INDIANAPOLIS; * kx Xk No Red Tape cee FL. Wayne va..Minneapolis in Chicago. ’ y TOMORROW — Minneapolis at Oshkosh; Sheboygan at Rochester, Flint vs. Syra- No Extra Cost!

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William Maddox, Douglas, won by a| | with the plans for the tourney next!

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