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HE: INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘SUNDAY, DEC. 5, 1948

Cf ph F Lafayette’ s State Champs Face long

“5 Leagues Uphill Climb in Defense of Their Cage Crown

Go in Huddle

Great Future i in Baseball Seen for Hoosier Athlete

Four of First =

Team Graduated |

By JIM SMITH Times Sports Writer LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 4 — This city, gaily decorated with

holiday trimmings, is the home © of Jefferson High Séhook

Around the hardwood courts in

thes state, the boys are: better

known. as “Jeff of Lafayette” or £ And make no

“Bronchos.” these

the mistake, 3 known, for they are the wearers

boys are well

of the . 1947 state basketball + we bad at year, 1 think the|salaries, and the bonus rule. championship crown. 3 boys who have come up from our champ p own. i -“B’ squad will work around Into The meetings officially open

BUT IT has oft heen said: “Un-

easy les the head that wears a

crown.” Marion Crawley, coach,

.and his boys have every right to J 5

Pe uneasy. Four of the cham-

plons’ starting five graduated last : “year, “Gnly Ernte Hall, 6-footi2-o ooo

inch center, is left.

* game,”

guards.

| Crawley Puts

! Faith In Team

“WE WENT into that Lebanon he said, practices under our belts. Nearly all the boys on our basketball team "played football and the change-over from an outdoor to an indoor sport takes a little time.

“We can't «practice too long

because most of the boys have blisters. While it is true that at|.ijub officials began to assemble

present we miss the reserve power

shape. "

THE BOYS he was referring to are Tom Robinson, a guard and brother of Dick Robinson, now at Earlham, Bill Parker, forward, and Bob Ave and Jim Roberts, -He-+is—also-hoping that!

“with. only .en|.

On Bonus Rule

Club Owners Rush

Minneapolis Parley

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 4 (UP)-—Problems . of -prosperity, the aftermath of baseball's most #uccessful year, were high on the agenda of the annual Minor League Convention tonight as to. discuss

inflation, television,

next Monday ‘but many of the {club “owners of 58 different [leagues which will be represented moved in ahead of time to go to work on player . transactions, managerial and coaching assignments, and to discuss problems with major league affiliates.

Gil Hodges (right) “has ‘a reunion with Stanley Feezle of Indianapolis, Dodger scout.

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Baseball's minor league com-|

6'4”, "180-pound

o 4 Dick Cornell, ¢ . Bob Masters, gu ar 3 and center playing his first. ear as missioner, George M. Trautman By BILL EGGERT. Charles Vaughn, orwarda, . 7 a varsity member, will come of Columbus, O., will provide the. Almost unnoticed in the Oakland City College basketball linenow at Indiana “University an Lig |delegates swith a cumbersome

« around. As in years past, the Bronchos’ attack is based on set plays with very little fast breaking. Their defense is strictly man-to-man with very little switching. Their system of play has paid off, for in the past ten years they boast] a record of 213 games won against| 47 losses, not bad for a high

have made the freshman squad there. Dick Robinson, guard, and © = Bill Kiser, forward, are attending Earlham College. They are ° playing varsity ball because Earl: ham doesn’t have a freshman rule.

bundle of amendments to the major-minor league code, most of which deal with how to keep young potential stars happy without establishing salary and bonus practices which would be finan{cially ruinous.

Mindful of War

hitters in baseball.

as a catcher and later as first baseman. job at hoth positions and was

of his long-hitting ability. {of the Stanley Feezle, local sporting game.

=» » u" TO MAKE up for this loss, goods salesman and former bas-|

Crawley has Joe Mottram, speedy

up this season is a young fellow who may become one of the greatest

He's Gil Hodges, 24-year-old native of Petersburg, Ind., who created a mild sensation in Brooklyn last season,. serving the ‘Bums |

switched to the first sack because his strike zone” he’ll become one f greatest hitters in the

Hodges stands 6-feet 2 and

Hicks Nicks” Jats, 66 to 63, On-N. Y. Floor

Hoosiers Battle In Second Half

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UP) ~The New York Knickerbockers edged the Indianapolis Jets, 66° to 63, today in a Basketball Association 6f America afternoon contest wite nessed by 7683 fans in Madison Square Garden, With slender Carl Braun hite “iting “from. all ‘angles, the Knicks pushed to a 36-t0-25 margin at half. time. “Braun whipped in 19 points. in the first half. The Jets made a contest of it in® the second half, cutting the Knicks’ matgin to 46 to 42 at the end of the third period. With four minutes remaining in the |game, the Jets knotted the coynt on_a basket by Ray

| Lumpp. former New York Univers

sity and United -States Olympic star. Two free tosses by Charley Black then put the Jets ahead, 60 to 59. The game was tied again jat 61-all before Braun gave ther

He did a commendable picks the decision with two *

baskets in the. last minute, Braun was the top scorer with |28 points, while Lumpp had 15 and {Player-Coach Bruce Hale got 14 for the Jets.

Mindful of the disastrous war ketball official and semi-pro base-| weighs 200. New York (6) | Indianapolis (6) ro Sa Rare la hool team, ors Ne sur Jao going on in professional foot- ball player who serves as scout! iC Lim Ce pe gt ot! g it pe nin 4 a WERE ia TN Ie RY n paTLE Jang] ER ger t 2 cn. en Duy od DePauw, has been hs at] not 1 eH fii any Why commen- ed Ho or TE as Tr Coanars AE SA imieor. ’ on last year's “Squad. With these ’ Jeff for seven years. His teams| surate to the Sheotacular salariesithe youngster was attending St. ‘By Niagara, ia £3" 1761 Mahifkeife, 3 men, Coach Crawley has a good Coach Marion Crawley who has won three state championships, with. have won the state crown 3 times ayers Are ece ving: the|Joe College. Feezle also landed BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 4 (UP) Galiatinc. 1 3 apumpps starting five. His biggest worry Washin ton in 1941-42 and with Jefferson of Lafayette in 1948, —twice at ‘Washington and last vent 4 parallel A ou © pre- (Carl Erskine, prize pitching pack —Jim Moran, a lanky sophomore Bornes s. ¥ © : 0 2iNagy §. ®o is depth. . . Li year at Jefferson. lage from Anderson. lorward, scored a basker as the Tanmbsms. 0 8 1Broodheids. 3

He faces too many teams that, . While it. is still too early in the| At the same time, however, Oakland Junior have the same squad as last year./season to tell how the boys will|every effort is being ‘made to atOne of these, incidentally, is Tech|fare during the regular season |tract promising young players three games all season. And the ¢ vy, 40nan0lis, one of the three|hardwood campaign, there is one into the professional field, Prin-lygually keeps in physical condi- in Memorial team they last that first game to! {teams that beat the Bronchos thing you can be certain of, Jeft cipally through the complicated tion during the off-season play- 8000 fans. was the same one they had beaten last year, 47-43. of Lafayette will be in the state bonus rule whereby either aling basketball. He's a junior on| starting five fouled out of the|three ' times last year. That's| But despite his worries, Craw-|tournament fighting ‘hard to major 6r minor league club may the Oakland quintet this season. game, and Lebanon went on to where Crawley's worries come to'ley has all the confidence in the maintain their championship Pay unlimited amounts to secure | eke out its victory, * {the front. world in his boys. lerown. I

Norris to Direct ue et Sa Secos Tonight

rule with an amendment whereby | Rens Will Furnish

+any official in any league can pay/m, .¢ any same. year. he ‘Joined -the |a player wp to $6000 for SIgNINg pa rine Corps and was discharged; during closed season from human| 1 Cage Opposition ~ By MARC G, WAGGENER and other predators is a way of Plater ald In excess of pre Wed Nor former Butler, Agreement on major conservation legislation is expected to

Outdoors—. a contract without subjecting him in 1946. He spent the 1946 season cultivating it. University ath- result from a session tomorrow afternoon when representatives of

~~ In their first game of the season against Lebanon Nov. 24, the Bronchos went ‘down to- defeat, 43-40. The reason--lack of adequate replacements. After leading at the half-time, three of the

“THAT WAS a rough start for, the boys who last year lost only

school i

| points, y t ay to plant next Hoosiers to Air Their Views on |suages A Can't Be Farmed News, Va, team {if the Class BI Laws for First Time in Years As the rule is now constituted, | Piedmont League.

playing part time {bonus players for the rest of their catcher. He hit .259 last Hr t iprofessional careers and they| Local amateur baseball

/Conservation Group to Meet Her Fr Favor Split License

the ' State Conservation Advisory Committee and Conservation cannot be farmed down to league 11 Hodges performing for| feature basketball g leti tar, will Endorsement of the proposal gues may reca ges p ming Jetie ot Indian- . {United will meet with Byron Kennedy, assistant director of the del} iri hunting fn of lower classifications for more the P. R. Mallory nine in 1942 tilt card at the De apolis 8ecos | partment, “" aden oe entinte, Who will head the department) onses has been given by the experience. dnd with Schwitzer-Cummins in gym at 3 p. m. today. state administration er nba

against the

{when the famed New York changes.

Also a hot item was the trend- (1041. is

—re i t Township Ofday—and the close check kept by|Indiana County and p television amend-| Wid Matthews, another Brook-| p.m,

th ficers Association. Separation of|0f-the-times Tt “vill be the fitst time In years 'N® COMServation-officers. B |that Hoosier conservationists Can Redeem Guns into two, one for fishing and one tional

League's white-haired/with Indianapolis during the late Shell Oil

20's, says when Hodges “I at

ession ro: prot ‘learns’ Craftsmen

basketball team

| final gun sounded to give Niagara The Brooklyn ball club prob- University a thrilling 58 to 56 up| Totals

Auditorium - - before

Big Eagle Cage Team | He stuck with the Dodgers in Forbes cotings are seta plionen as lou) "To Meet Club LaSalle Amateur Basketball

fans paired with Club LaSalle in the

The complete card:’ Electri¢ . vs. B Cie 2 m., Indianapolis Girls vs. Douglas 14 (B teams); the . present combination license ment” submitted by the Interna- [lyn scout and former outfielder: Alevandris Giri” Em Fekaco- vs: ou ,and 8 p. m,, T & T Market vs Ex- 17,

V'nB.Kolff,g. 0 4 2

25.13 23

Totals ably doesn’t know it but Hodges set victory over Denver tonight | Gaile score: New York 36, Indianape-

2 18 17]

York—Pale thenberg, Indiane

Free throws missed: New McGaha 2, Knorek, . | Tannenbaum, Van Breda Koltf.

Vance (Bullets) Boryla, former |apolis— — a, Black 5, Kostegka, Mahne otre Dame “star and a member] After signing with Brooklyn in of the U. 8. Olympic team, scored the summer of 1943, Hodges re-30 points for the Rocky Moun--10...4...Brooklyn.. baseball, taineers. “But his efforts were nul-

Olean, N. Y., and clout- jifieq by the scrappy performance] ed-the first pitch over the fence. o¢ the Purple Eagles.

Oa pat Kennedy and Sid Borgia,

East-West Tickets .

“SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 (UP) Denver, Four thousand tickets for the an-

playing its first game of.the sea-jnual Shrine East-West game will son; was favored ‘to wins by-10/80-0n: publi¢ sale in Oakland and

{San Francisco Saturday morning, Dec. 11, it was announced today by Bill Coffman, general manager,

The Big Eagle quintet will he con nes Beer will oppose the Jedianandily

Rratory of Mugic today

in the first half of ‘a doubjeheader

Aa {South Side res will clash in ‘the second game at 2

ape of a six-| at the South Side Turners gym.

born Hotel

Results vestorday © in PAL Club leagues? (At. Northwestern—Douglas 25, Northe Riverside western 23 (C teams); Northwestern 28, Northwestern 56, -

X8c0 v8: Douglas 27 (A taem¥).

Rhodius Rhodius 15 (C tgams),; 3 teams),

Park—Lockefleld Dagens Rhodius 67, Lockefleld 18 (B

have sat down vgeeks before the| (wners of guns confiscated fori for hunting and trapping, would President, Frank J. Shaughnessy. {opening of the General Assembly! yi01a isn of the hunting laws are/give county clerks a boost in in-| to formulate proposals for legis-oi on 5 30.day. period in which to come, assuming that their present! lation dealing with natural re- r.jeem them at an appraisal fig- 10-cent-fee-per-license-issued is re- | Sources, lure set by the fish and game divi-' tained. Mr. Kunkle was invited to at- sion. Guns which are not re-| Payment of this fee to the ‘tend. the session and participate: geemed by the owners within the |county clerks has been a sore in the. discussions since he will|30-day period are then offered for spot with some Hoosier conservationists over a period of years

_ Norris newly-organized Indianapolis team which is composed of former Butler, Indiana Central Col-{assume the directorship of the de-gale at the appraised price.

coaca of the

Ky. Kentuekiata,

; Pitchers’ Association

After Trailing; 19-0-

tege and Purdue University play- [partment during the legislative

A preliminary: game will open proceedings at 7:30 p.m.

IAC, Riviera Join

"Swim Conference

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UP) A five-member women's western swimming conference was chartered today to start competition Jan. 15. : Charter members include the Kenosha, Wis.,, Youth Foundation, Chicago Town Club, Indianapolis Riviera Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club and the Louisville, Other mem-

Horseshoe Pitchers - Sponsor Meeting Today

The Indianapolis Horseshoe

‘House. auditorium. Sponsors of 1048 Trndustrial Horseshoe League teams and representatives of teams inter-

‘ested in ‘organized play next year

will attend the meeting.

San Diego State Wins

SAN "DIEGO, Dec. 4 (UP)= After trailing | to 0 in the sec-! ond quarter, inspired San|

: ? Diego State College gridiron squad —steamrollered Utah -State, |

today 28 to 19,. The game was played under clear skies before 4500 fans. lA

= rom: 8t.- Louis; {2 Atlanta, Chicago. a1 . Detroit.

will Sponsor

.48ross. of Washington, are ex-

{period and will be charged with the administration of such laws as may be enacted. He already is familiar with conservation problems, having spent’ nearly eight years as head of the fish and game division and assist-| ant director.

Have Similar Programs Previously announced recom-| mendations for new and revised legislation on conservation’ have indicated ‘that in general there is not much difference between the programs of Conservation United, the- State Advisory, Committee -and-—the- -on-- major. ‘questic

“Both "Con tio “United “and 5 the Advisory Committee favor a merit plan for at least the Conservation ‘Officers; all three are interested in having conservation Chany as a subject to be taught in the schools; they agree on rr ort of the fish and und ‘by the-state for the. red permits sstipd to veterans’ jand they recognize the need for; wider public support and ¢co-op-|eration in dealing with natural

Both Conservation United, headed by Carl Lee Compton of Indianapolis, and the Advisory Committee, headed by Bernard

pected..-to--endorse-- the. ment’s plan: for separate hunting jand fishing licenses.

40 Confiscated Guns ~Forty riftes and shotguns stored away at-the conservation department are mute evidence Hoosier nimrods are not 100 per|

As a rule the owner redeems the gun, especially when it is one of the expensive models and in

good condition. By the end of the!

Junk” or “gas-pipe”|el Any Banded Birds?

In case you brought down any

season the

guns are>usually taken by gun-

smiths to obtain parts for repair.

{Jobs. Funds obtained through the sale of. the confiscated. firearms igo into the fish and game treas-

Trappers ‘Clean Up’ Aided by favorable weather, Hoosier trappers are reported to be cleaning up since the opening of the season on Nov. 15. Heavy

J INroads have been made into the better—huntihg;

muskrat, .. Skunk, ..'possiim: and ‘coon populations ih various parts’ of the state. While the heavy take of pelts. fattens the pocketbook of the trapper, it may lead to a scarcity of furbearing animals in these areas next year. Indiana laws at

present do. not limit the catch of

exception ‘of Faccoon.

‘Quail Season Nears End Quail hunters have 13 days to]

resources... - igo before the end of the 1048 sea-

{son on Dec. 20. This will also mark the close of the open season on Hungarian partridge which is! found fn only a few scattered jareas:: dai

¢ Just a Reminder “When you find only one covey of quail or only a few pheasants; in a likely area don't blame the fish and game department for not| providing more game, just look around and you'll probably find

but no more effective and eco-

nomical system for making {licenses available has: been developed

ducks, geese or other birds which carried a leg band, the state fish and game division and the U.-S8. Fish and Wildlife Service wish that you would send in these bands, Banding of game birds 1s a part of .the study of migration’ |and survival which scientists and co-operating agencies are con|ducting as a means of developing -equitable-—open seasons and similar benefits to

‘the “sportsmen. “It “only takes "af

{minute to drop a band in an envelope and send it in with a note telling where and when you bagged the bird.

Y Swimmers

Beat Richmond

The Indianapolis YMCA junior {swimming team defeated Rich-, {mond’s state junior champions of] 4 1ast year, 43 to 23; in" a dual | swimming meet at jhe local pool} yesterday: Richmond's’ ‘Herschen Jack was’ {high-péint man by winning the, 140- and 100-yard style ev: nis and: (placing - second ‘in the 220 free! style for 13 points. Don. Hedges of Indianapolis was second high with 11.4. Summary: 160-Yard . Free Relay — Indianapolis —

the answer under your feet-<-in|Duggan, O. Bmith Gunyon, Frazier, 1:30.6. cent law-abi - BILL TE hd th the terms of foodless fields, erosion veach ‘1%, Pina eran a SAYS: in some good work on law en-|°F, clean farming. $0-Yarg Free Stileack “®). Veach| SPECIAL forcement. “Any given area will support 2 Turd Pree buplePrazier (I), Jack] oo alishur ) { This Week On All_makes 6f guna in an Kinds! Widlife only in proportion to the|(R. 5 ishury (D, 2:32 (New Junior pool | ’ Ha of condition are represented in Hes of Joog on B," Soutinues Smith 0 Et RY ge Hon a. Sales - Heels the haul which the Conservation arms Co, noted conservationist Mosse it Beoreatis lige (®. 0. t Formerly $2.25 Officers have made in" recent d outdoor writer. lo i J. Miller (R), |

Diy Diving--D. Millikin (I), {

win ). Holding your fire when a covey 09%. Yard Medley

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