Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1948 — Page 8

SER

‘By EDDIE ASH

AGAINST ONE. . . . The

was opened some 20° years ago. . "Yankees have three can-| One man asked that his seats be] Instructs Pal who will try to oust George moved because they were too lose. For Friday’ s Show from first base this spring. to his otier=in- law . ART WRIGHT" + » « McQuinn, who will be 39 in! By

| May, enjoyed a new lease on dia- GET READY, McMILLIN . . | THE LITTLE GUY didn't throw g mond life last ogee Texas Chistian Sniersity | : going a single punch, but he “stole the ob year and is sure to invade the Hoosier: s next! ow” for three rounds at last Pri-| og i to make a fight fall to play the Indiana U, gridders. show Times-Legion. Golden : Gloves 4 to stay om. ... . + +» And the Texans are coming| =. ; E - his . . ‘Almost every member ; Seeking Job oF the Morel Progs' 1941 team And he expects to be back in| 5 are Bobby Brown, there in the same role next Priday |

will be available for the 1948 grid]

It's’ sure to be & night during ‘the third session at

{the N. Pennsylvania 8t. Armory.

lps, . .. McQuinn. Standout pi etsecHonal attraction | It was a bit of “Our Gang" at-! snd Brown bat : na ‘mosphere when 13-year-old Steve left. , . . Souchock Reckley, 042 Sanders St. won the!

|| MONEY TALKS ... Major pro | football scouls, agents and coaches T-awarmed tothe various New , 11 triples and 11] Year's bowl games looking for lected >. Soules ay was 207.) rugged young grid gladiators who | . Brown is only 23 and cost the, will graduate from the campus Yankees a $35000 bonus when in June. . . . The play-for-pay they signed him just prior to the agents carried meaty bankrolls 1046 season. He broke in as to. back up their tall talk and shortstop with the Newark Inter-| peeled off many a cenfury note Lo nationals, Yankee farm, in 1046 bug the eyes of the collegians.

oun Brown, | we | into Ruffin’s corner, aug Bataed onl Sou at Tu-| NEW TOSSER . . . Alabama only 75 pounds and not as tall as

alumni ‘in the Hoosier state will the ring posts--started recondition Jone Friar. Stands 8 v _ xd be happy to know that their alma ing. Ruffin for the second go. used in the utility role by the mater has a star pass pitcher com- {little guy forgot there was a crowd | . wanké last season, at third base ling up next fall to replace the | there —~ probably didn't ‘even hear | and in the outfield. . . . Tn the teat Harry Gilmer, who gradu-{the.tittering of those watching. He! World Series, as a pinche -hitter,| ates. . . . The newcomer Is Ed gave instructions, demonstrated the Brown was called upon four times, Salem, who broke into some of |what-to-do and otherwise was busy: and set some sort of record by get-| Bama’'s 1947 games. . . . He throws Alling the important job of a secting a base on Bails, a single and @ long ball and it was "his first year | ond. two doubles, . . . First base is the Of collegiate grid competition, That round Ruffin did a little --only doubtful "position on Bucky . better—seemed to have more of the Harris’ infield. . . . The outfield also, SPRING HEAT. +. v The stove know-how. Back to the corner is filled with seasoned pastimers. | league controversy between the Ruffin went at the bell, and again . . oven hai Sox and rn Naw by little guy jumped in and started or ankees in whic e [to work. Again Ruffin came out, oi ERT Ee, Yanks “protested” (hat the Sox looking a little bit better—apparentpicture of base. “buying the -1948 -pennant;”sohey and. NIE 2it SE ast Ty Sher emi {of The ttle guy: tling

attention of the record crowd that | Hammed the arena. ” ” STEVE WASN'T even slated to get into-the ring. He's too young for Golden Gloves competition, But | {at the end of the first round, when |

when. the rivals meet. in five -ex- | hibitions tilts during the training | season. . ..'. Joe McCarthy vs. Bucky Harris and Ted Williams vs. Joe DiMaggio.

> 1 WAS - ot battle Ruffin {fought against a, more confident William Hall, of ‘the Senate Ave. YMCA—but Ruffin won the decision at the end of the third. Downstairs Ruffin was proud of the little guy: “The fellows in my neighborhood I brought down with me don’t know much about this stuff,” Ruffin said. “But Steve here does and so he was the boss man tonight.” - How -did Ruffin get into Golden Gloves? “Oh, I just read about’ it in The Times and I thought I'd try-it.” Little Steve wasn't’ as modest about the business; of trading punches as his 18-year-old “protege.”

= Tied for Second

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (UP)=Carl|Liscombe of the Providence Reds registered three points during the _| past week to open up a command"ling lead at the top of the American Hockey League individual scoring list.

SPORE ROUNDUP [Little Guy Fails to Throw a Single Punch But Steals Hearts of Golden Gloves Fans

The

Liy-“strengthened” by the- gossuing

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

"LITTLE GUY" TAKES OVER— Shoulder. high Steve Reckley (right) who won a place in the hearts of last Friday's Golden Gloves fans gazes admiringly at his * protege,” Francis Ruffin, while getting ready for next Friday's third session.

go to St. Patrick's . and be sure| vance at Bush-Callahan's, 136 E.|years and under—will be available

igers Outlast Purdue To Keep Bi 379 Hardwood

To Conference Cellar ; ‘With Last-Second Goal -

| fast | handed second-place Iowa its poe!

|Badgers held a 23-17 halftime lead, bu. the Boilermakers bounced ba: |G early in the second half to go ancad. |

lieague pacemaker last year, was held ito 10.

land Murray Wier, who are running one-two in the individual scoring race this year| had a personal battle before the Gophers won, individual honors too, looping 36

llinois Shoves Shoves IU

Boilermakers Go Down, 49-44; Minnesota Center Jim Mcintyre ‘Scores 36 Points

CHICAGO. Jan. 30 (UP)—Defending chamion Wisconsin, although Oscar Bel | beaten once in the Big Nine basketball race, still held a game and a Already J | half lead on its nearest contender today after a night of firing which Bent te | leveled the league standings for nearly all other teams. os oe ant of | The Badgers outlasted Purdue for a 49-44 victory, giving the Boiler- Bight. a. | makers their second defeat in four league games. Minnesota, coming 0 he :

as the season progressed, Side Businessmen's

games of 202, 257 a

Big Nine Sanding

{ond loss in five games, 72 to 56, esconsin Pet. I 11... van a Te at CE Lk the Hawkeyes N10 2 IE TOT MIGRIRAR sr.sase res sennn . " % Earl "Stumpf of r of nck the Hawkeyes into a tie hed Michigan i | wn Le SD | of - Illinois came from behind with a| PURDUE .r 1 3 "500 opening high game {rush anda sub giard, Van Ander- | Northwestern 200 Jowed with games rp ; oe wester 4 4 3 —f1or 668 total —Th ! [son, popped in the winning aie: ry A iia tna 1 a gi “with only five seconds to go to give 'the Tilini a 46-45 decision over in- Leading Scorers acy Had in ha § diana which nearly eliminated the|. = = wo. ‘Towa ... 2 rs oN 14 oh oar. saute | Hoosiers from league contention. In Sim Mcintyre, Minn ah 4 3 1 108 0! hr hit |the firial scrap of the night North-|Bob n Repieldt, Wisconsin ¢ Bo h 8 Col x owa western swamped Marquette in a) Leonard Metcaite, low 3% 8 & Be fou i Viacing he non-conference go, 68 0 38. ‘Dwight Eddleman, Tl. © 8 38 9 5 a , Back | Bill Sticklen, N'western. 4 20 18 5 arm Purdue ilounces | Dick Schnittker, Ohio 8. 4 28 11 games were 179, 2331 » Even though Michigan, one of the Dick Axness, Purdue... 3 4 Other honor L |pre-season favorites for the srowa; Hlinels (46 “ie 2 pi nn by Ralph lhting y {was idle, the Monday night pia, gadieman, { ‘4 ¢ 3 Louiar, ¢ 0 2 2 for the 20th Centur {advanced the Wolverines into sec- Relekson, dT 3d Ra tr 11 3 in the © way lond place behind Wisconsin wiih a | Doster, { : i 4 . Arman o 1 ' : 1 Bright, gy {record ..of two vicki. nm Rg Anderson, . ’ 3 3 ackiwar . : : 3 Eastman in the’ Fr (games. The Badgers, though were Green, c | Herrmann, 2 ! at the Ili arin |three games ahead in the winning Birmasies 8 4 3 3 Sutaville.s Jil: linge [solumn. Pg § 8 Last Night Purdue kept Wisconsin on edge; To ad ee I for only 10 minutes last night. The| Tole a Daiman 3 oe} wu peso South korn §, Fronczak er,

ehical Green; Thurlby, Meyer 3 Herrmann 3; Stuteville 3, Watson

Officials—Gale Dickerson, Wabash; Bill

low, Chica J Doug Rogers sparked Wisconsin | Bogor G0 an wiz an Jal Meer, Coun House into the lead again and ‘he Badgers| L Sivik ' g! “Pn ate. gu Ted Kolbus, Lite Flowe H romped to-a 40-32 margin twin ails, i 1 1 1 Gadel, ' 4 ’ 1 Pete House U; & Rubbe going away: Renieia “51°38 Berberian, § 233 Sor Nolan, Fraternal at 1 Don ‘Rehteldt. Badger center; and [N Moore. § 3 3 Win, Bobo J Miller “Enna. Pras " el Howard Williams, Boilermaker .for=| BA800% 3 O Banks; 404-4 J 80 x: Lakeshore ward, each sank 14 points for scor- | Madey 1 ° 3 } Morris Tutterow, Sout x ing ‘honors as Bobby Cook, the|Zom. g 000 us

dom Stringer, Refo

-—} Tot: ‘otals rmed als is i Ast, Markey, Thdians Bel! ard, Court

16.12 18 Score at Hali_Wistonatn 2, Burd 1 17. Free TOWS rsonal Scoring Battle dell ‘2, Butchko, Williams 3. Pe $ | a cur] Johnson, Illinols,

Jim McIntyre, Minnesota center, | Stra als Corl Seine

lowa forward, | e————————— Pep Ready to Sign For Title Match

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 20 (UP) —Willie Pep was due’ to sign ih ticles here today for a Feb, defense of his world's a

m How Fea "Ho American Soy io son, We Barun "orale. American | Kk, Optimists Gut Hendy Fah ohn Ed Huck Jr. th side HM stegemoler, Don Ro Rofo

and

James Gilbert od % 4 in. Bo Wilfred Brehob, hs John Bate S Phillp: Gomer All th

\ Len Faust,

McIntyre took the

{points for the third highest total

lever registered in Big Nine play uth Side B

teins lli—— ————————— iby one man. Wier, however, championship: against Humberto counted 30 points for Iowa. Sierra of Havana, Cuba, at Miami Do YOU ¥ Indiana and 1llinois. battled | Beach.

evenly for the first half, and the| Pep, unanimously deeisioned Joey | What Quality o

. TWENTY-YEAR FANS. Northwestern University's sports ticket |

sent

Miami and Key West,

RRA a

and other

Lincoln Memorial, celebrated landmarks

ships, fashion and finance, theaters and night clubs,

signineing, U8. Tox Inctuded:

shown include a nr Greys

Liscombe occupied the top spot Xan] I been fightin’” Steve _ with 67 total points, accumulated told by hitting for 33 goals and 34 as-| Won most 0” my fights at the South sists. He also ranked as the loop's Side Commmanity, Centay.” top goal-getter. Cliff Simpson of Indianapolis and| {Harvey Fraser of Providence were guy Where he/ went to school,

| “Big Five”

Basketball Scores

manager, Ernie ~ Nordstrom, said, tied for the runner- iti that about 12,000 persons up. position, season football tickets every Ju. an most interesting item is

each having 60 points. Paul Gladu, of St” Louis, a newcomer to the moved up to fourth, with 56 points, and Ran LuPlunie, of Providence tied Don G jof St. Louis, for fifth, each red 55 points. Baz Bastien of Pittsburgh still | South/ its first big-time team in history. {reigned as the top goalie. lowed only four goals in three MANY & year now, but in the very deep South it has been a different! games last week, cutting his aver-| Stor¥: age to 245 per game.

The leading scorers:

TATE COLLEGES a

Mineis 46, Todt lan

Wisconsin 19, i an Hanover 64, Canterbur

Miinos Wesleyan 18,

He al-|

x pp, / Wells may be the man to succeed Martinsville.

to get that in the paper.” -A-record-crowd-expected next Pri- man’s Store, 126 N.day — 3075 “attended last Friday — St. Prices are: Rifigside and frst | will see Steve in action in a corner row balcony, $2; downstairs re-|

the gathering erowd. “And I~

‘as . A REPORTER asked the little fast-moving, rugged amateurs. "l

Cliff Wells Uses Hoosiers (Spark Plugs Lead To Build Tulane Empire Cage Standing

| i

NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 20 (UP)—CILiff Wells today was building him{self a basketball empire at Tulane—and his efforts may give “the deep

Kentucky's long-famed Wildcats have been basketball powers for: It isi't easy to recall when Tulane, , Louisiana State, Mississippl,| {10 games this season.

Algban.a, Georgia or Florida set the | {cotirt world afire.

Washington St. or at The Sports- | |at the Armory box office on fight | nights.

| — without gloves—and a host of served, $1.50. Prices include tax. the tournament—next Friday, then | General admission tickets—$1 for| the semi-finals Jan. 30 and thePoints in the. final seven :ninutes

Tickets may be purchased in ad-'adults and 50 unis for « children’ 12 finals, Feb. 6.

3 Wrestling Bouts On Tonight's Program ipoints while Jack Burmaster counted |

to ‘break -a jinx at the Armory tonight when the 200-pound Pitts

| Coach Charles Nay's SpeedWay of Los Angeles, Cal. Spark Plugs is the first city-county skirmish of a three-bout mat bill. |high school basketball team to Win| “The semi-windup will pit Tommy the outstanding young contenders { Martindale, Speedway's county championship against Herb Parks, of Vancouver, been signed for a return 10-round starting lineup is Melvin Payton of play that included three triumphs British Columbia, while Bill Mur- bout at Madison Square Garden, And Wells says Pay-ialso has placed the quintet atop ray, of Ontario, Canada. will collide Feb, 13. The winner will be in line.

The Spark Plugs have, Ore, in the opener.

{Hoosiers held an 18-16 margin at the half. _They increased the lead! ee {0-41 t0-30 in the first 13. minutes There are three more sessions of ‘of the final period, but Illinois broke loose then and counted. 16

ton lastnight.

(while holding the Hoosiers to two —— (field goals. Still it took Ander- | | son's last-minute shot to win. Don [Ritter paced the Hoosiers with 14

New Surtaoe Every Session

GE SKATING

ay 2:30 3 § . 8 te 10130 Neo Skating Monday Nights

NOW AVAILABLE

Reconditioned Used $5 and ICE SKATES vw»

COLISEUM ] TA. 4555

Fairgrounds

Cowboy Len Hughes will attempt 10 for Illinois.

Bout Set for eb. 1 13 NEW YORK, Jan, 20 (UP).—Berin the main nard Docusen of New Orleans -and Gene Burton of New York, two of

i 7

burgher faces Young Bull Montana, |

of Milwaukee, Wis. in the welterweight division have

son's world welterweight title. |

= oF © Liscombe, Providence 44 33 34 ¢71 where others have failed. A 100 {ton has the stuff to make Tulane the city-county standing with a .714 with Jack Pappenheim, of Portland, for a shot at: Ray (Sugar). Robinr mr Sls a » 3 & per cent Hoosier, followers remember him as an all- \average. y @ as Wells coached time great. {never had a winning streak longer ANH high school” bas- | Wells is a great beliver in teamithan. three games and their 569 3 x 3 ketball for 29 play. Many's the time he has eyed | loffensive point total is just a 2.7 3s 18 38 years in Indiana, {potentially gredt individual stars! 'average better than their defensive HM and there isn't and adopted a hands-off policy. average.

much he can't “I need five men foruny teams,” he teach his. Tulane SaVs, “not one sensation.”

City-County Standing

: « g squad. Southern It looks as though Wells will keep’ , Won... Lent. Rt ; . Moredcai ; Brown. ye _ coaches are find- Betting his five good ones—that is, Se i a 700 T ~Your-complete-H--With-- Diabetes ing. that out—but. if. Indiana doesn’t. fun, out. of bas-_ ross Ripple ge la 2. . veer XOtDE t Lt ced ae : 567 vacation all ~~ sTERRE HAUTE, tnd. sn Bo Eh EE Bateral. : Fron —. i 3 a (UPT—Mrs. Mordecal Brown said 1 Ils ’ ; Cn : : 3 “wrapped UP today that her husband, the famous | i. " . ne 2 ih _ suis) Troutman Outlaws Rr LOA : 3 on x. three-fingered pitching Giant of [¢08ch in Indiana, We is av " “67 3 and ready the old days, La ng a from teams. at Bloomington, Columbus Bonus Contracts a Central 5 : 4% ££ {0 €njoy. diabetes but, had not been hurt in|and Logansport to 617 victories out; COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 20 (UP) [leech Grove is: 38 A an accident as had been reported in Of 867 games for a 711 perenage [Club and league executives of the |heeved ‘Heart .. Td EH £ [New York. : The + jump from igh-schoo! 156 minor baseball leagues went into 5 [| Stient Hoosters es 3 ] ae She said Brown had not “been coaching to. the college game 18 a, = ooo ike IL a out of the house stfice last October” |10ng one. Some of Wells’ Indiana AY. of thelr conference, ——T mT 8 becaise of his illness, {friends shook their heads and said today after * minor league czar Boo Ferriss Signi F Brown, Ti, retired several years Cif was making a wrong move, George M: Trautman said he will BOSTON. Jan. 20° (UP) ~-Right- | ¥ aga from his business as proprietor But they were wrong approve no further bonus contracts. hander Dave (Bdd) Ferriss. who ¥ of a string of /service stations. Wells’ team lost to New York Uni- Trautman, president of the Na- won 12 and lost il for. the Bost i | fe r— versity in an early-season game at + § en. of the Na. ! 42.301. Whe BOSON j x ‘New-York this year. and then went. tional Association of Professional Red Sox last’ season, last night re-;

on to win the next 11; and 13 out of Baseball Leagues, told the opening turned his signed 1948 contract to" {the next 14. session of the conference yesterday'the American Leagué club. One of Wells’ ambitions -is to get that contracts promising bonuses [a crack ‘at Adolph Rupp's “pon ‘0 players for outstanding perform. | Amateur Basketball

a p————

i A : { . : , 3. Joseph's i8_llinoks. hittde boys from Kentucky.” ~CHLff ances were “dangerous to baseball. nodule for the YMCA 3 Minnesota or Laas |gets his chance in the annual “Such contracts donit belong in Liague be as follows 730, Peetion Pou Po HN CALIFORNIA Northwestern #8, Bo untie 38 | Southeastern Conference Tourna- baseball,” said Trautman in his ary ry v8. Indianapolis Pye aan mie fN $89.50 oma Ohle Jean Ny {ment at Louisville in March. Last Speech to 250 delegates. “When a v_ Samaritan Lodge. o k th Side Tv d d Squirt $3 4 Days LE “ Kansas State 81 an "Normal 48. year Tulane played the Wildcats in Player Sew a contragt, he. syns “o Inst Right In 8 A ra { Adventure into California, spec- Jima 48, Hiiitda eA orbert - ithe tournament finals and lost, '< s best, and that's what he fale played in the South Bide Turners : tacular home of movies, moun- | Catholic 50, Ml. St. Mary's 46, 53 to 39, should deliver without the guar-|® A a > tains, Missions. . ..Golden Gate | MiSs "kes 20 Morehead 80. | The anéwer to Wells’ success at antee of added pay. Such con4 and golden sunshine! ° | [outsvitte, “a Kentucky Wesleyan 58. [Tulane is fairly simple. He knows tracts are dangerous to “aseball.” CORRECTLY FITTED { i: i it, (La ly Louisiani ae 2 from experience that Jaidius pro. K Waa on \ y EN 3 fNertiain 1ine's heaton (over-| duces more good basketball players Kramer s ries SMARTLY STYLED K. : : LY § § Ye. FLORIDA sn PROFESSIONAL |per acre than any other state. Tied ' Ei i953 2 B { soc m 3 ¢ 10 Days ...... $118.50 | Phingeionl 6, New York 81. Handful of Hoosiers ! at Eight Each 3 A { CHff wastes no time going ‘out RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 20 (UP) : 8 = - hing under the sun” | | -— i Bee i Lr hg Marineland, | ICE SKATES MOUNTED and getting himself a handful of Jack Kramer and Bobby Riggs, | Silver Springs ' Bok Tower, ° {Hoosiers every chance he has.” Ten their professional tennis series ued }-

ON SHOES

Men's Hard Toe

id S NGT N | HOCKEY SKATES rt d WA Hi 0 - $296 stole one of the other “foreigners” : ra q | . Pr, |=. M. Gipe—from Owensboro, Ky., 4 Days : $39.08 Ladies’ Lined sight out from under Rupp's nose. History springs to life on this |] WWRINeS visit to the Nation's Capitol, | Indiana. * The center and rebound

AUTO

{of the 17 players on the present Tu-|at eight victories each, meet toriight/ [lane squad hail from Indiana, and at the University of North Carolina) | Well grins when he recalls how he in Chapel Hill, N, ©. Kramer evened up the Cross-| |country tour last night by beating Riggs, the defending pro champlon, |

Whi

MILLER JEWELRY CO. Dr. M. Des, Optometrist 29 ON THE CIRCLE 24 Door From Power and Light Oa

Three “of his starters are from 6-3, 8-2, 2-8, 6-2, at Blues Armory.

| artist, big Jim Riffey, comes from Then there 1s

* | | Washington, Ind. : BLUE POINT | Virgil Risner, the pride of warsaw, | X MAJOR X 3 { SUPPLY Y * iy . NEW YORK | Delaware. Madison and Ray Sts. {with a flat shot that barely clears 4 LEAGUE s } : 'the rim. The fifth member of the 4 HDI i ou ; i BASKETBALL pt Learn the. thrilling story of x Manhattan's skyscrapers and

ARBAROSSA Zhe Ausion BEER. rom CINCINNATI

Butler Fieldhouse Tonight Indianapolis vs. Rochester

KAUTSKYS ROYALS

MUSICAL MAJORETTES FROM CLEVELAND rst d

ox kak hk kkk hk ke

ROLLIN STEWART Says:

"For Those Who Demand the Finest I's “The Frazer Manhattan! ! ry

’

There are three very good reasons why the Frazer Manhattan has - become America's largest-selling fine car:

I. BEAUTY: Fashion authorities say that the new Frazer Manhattan is the style leader because’ of inferior dlegance- and exterior lings ond colors.

Il. ADVANCE ENGINEERING: No other ia of automobiles has the Frazer Manhattan's new weight distribution, stability, chassis. This means complete safety in absolute comfort—a front. seat. ride in. both seats... And a new power-to-weight ratio gives amazing pirformance with unbelievable gasoline economy for a big car.

lil. VALUE: "Quality production in economical value," is the Kaiser: Frazer motto. And the Frazer Manhattan is. built in more efficient, yet larger, volume than any other fine car in the world. The Frazer Manhattan is priced right!

SEE IT! DRIVE IT! COMPARE THE RIDE! Take it out on the road! Compare its performance and ride with any you have experienced in any car—at an price, You will want to own a new and deluxe : FRAZER MANHATTAN!

Come In and Get Your Entry Blanks for the ¢ 513500 Contest Now in Progress! 1]

TIOKET OFFICE CLAYPOOL pRUG i

STEWART MOTOR SALES, Ine.

: 3209-11 E. Washingion 8 St.

Angelo of Providence, R. I, in 3 Morand uustiile, Malih pik:

It's Safe—It’s Warm

Is Used to R Fine Furniture

WED HELBY *™

3501 Mass. Ave. om S———

, RITE’

(Wrigh

Guaran

| Wate Repai

Nationally Ady | * Watches #

* Silverw. Exper Watch and Jew

NELSON'S Jaws N. Penn, Opp

DIAMONDS. W SPORTING GOODS-

Clots

SAVE:

wISHoP KAYE

Flior «= 7-N,

Crutches, Invalid and Posture

Can Be Rente

HAA

North Capit

3 -” WHILE THEY Piece sot ot [)

Open J $2. Mota " Furni

——