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Notre Dame ‘at Butler, Jan. 31 nesota scoreless Fred Soa Me aro 2 Tames Wildcats [scope ire = s enough ts to Sate Tree vic put Lilinols ahead, 28 to 27. Me dre i avheh Riveters Win, 60-54, | Minnesota's Whitey Skoog with two minutes left to play on owed his mother. He had crashed| . In Secoird Half Rush bucketed a. shal 10 But, the Gop: a free throw by Paul Schnacken- the big time as a star shortstop ih minutes. But with berg. Evans went out on: fouls with the Detroit. Tigers if the Picture on Page 38 Frog Burdette with {his one. American League. His first “big” 30 Iitunas 187} 10 PIRY. Sindetie , Keops Loap Lead ae a Semone ™ ue oly pula 5 Bg ie] 38 130 or the Tl. ouse. ue hough the Hulitogs locked 8. basketball game out of the fire| Sunderlage and Marks hitting sluggish after the ‘trip to Ohlo OWNIE WASN'T hardly out of tonight with a terrific second half| early every time they threw at University yesterday, they diapers before the kids straggled pace as they defeated Northwest- the basket, kept Illinois In Hunt showed enough power to remain along outside his house, yelling:|ern 60-54, in the first part of a| until there were less than undefeated in the Mid-American “Hey, Ownle, come on out and|double-header at the Chicago) misiges 10 pik : Conference. Their record is now play ball. C'mon Ownie.” They Stadium. ys, a one - four won, none lost. would hustle out to what was| Purdue trajled Northwestern 16] WAKY SeRO0 U0 2 (O08 SAC In the first eight minutes the known as old State Field, an area to 27 at the end of the first half, point, 42 to 41. But Marks score was tied four times then roughly bounded by Randolph, but came out fighting as the sec-|; freq throws and dropped (Continued on Page 40, Col. 1 Hamilton, Washington and: New N fielder to put the game away. ) Yo Sn Northwestern: at Sisnessts, Jan. 81. Whitey koog was the star of always Ownle. And game, * K Pastes tstop De Luxe hd sh He was pint-sized, but boy, Sarl 0d Hey ered 10 Melatyres 15, But ; DEP ad he coud 10-point lead with five Skoog was the playmaker and "Yea, Ownie," screamed the ragged urchins of old Irish State Field and anpered sl minutes loft In the game, PE ND er 62-38 "Hill when the little shortstop picked up a hot grounder and tossed ground than the rest. That Northwestern's captain, Bil 4) 8. ; his man cut at first. kid was fast. He could scoop Stickien, was high scorer for. the balance wheel on Minnesota's . : . ge . in his bare with 20 points. He dropped:siow, perfectly timed offense. Since those days back in the Gay Nineties when Ownie Bush up in hands and Re OW: Groza Shows W : + " : an accurate throwing arm. through the hoop in He directed the Gophers to a ay was just a lithe mite, the cry of "Yea, Ownie" has echoed and first half but couldn't the ; : h : wasn't such a hot hitter regain the lead all through the first period With 22 Markers in the major league ball parks of the nation. The ery aid 10' got “on base the second period. |and at one time the visitors’ ad UISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 29] “a8 to rise to thu erous ovations as Ownie brought thousands score a lot of runs. Boilermakers scored first| vantage was 20 to 7. (UP) —Kentucky's ts, out| of baseball fans to their feet, dazzled by his exploits. LS. lost their initial lead when Defense Cracks to revenge one of their few bas- There were to be thousands of baseball stories repeated over : TY OWNIE WORKED at odd Hughes and James Barr Byt Illinois fought back, The ketball defeats in recent seasons, and over: "Ownie Bush is the man of the hour . . . Bush's playing - Sor an¥body No Nuuld hire Sulck Daskets for Norun-ltast break tactics whith have raced past Notre Dame béfore won the pennant . . . The ster of the game was Ownie Bush.’ her. In life he idolized her; in| Neighborhoods long lived mand he played Hi loved Berberian Hits 18 ing ark Jb mi 2000 tans here tonights 8 1 ou I'l warn you. I'm not much copy,” said the modest Ownie |death, he enshrined her in his|become dear to the heart. People| withers west anything else Berberian led Purdue per game this year broke i SR amt, | do to ove, Tr To cog lr VET py ve hl 4 Sl DT SIGE nin 101 ni Th Sol Sore ho saved. You're e to m on you J : tion Mk NEXT OPPONENT " greatest influence in the life of| At 207 N. Walcott, the smell of|*°T** Ragel defensive down Noire Dame at Buti; Jan 8h come up with much of a story. . « |the little East Sider, who was t0/o}q Irish Hill-Washington to/D&V® NOW. J were the a Ray ry of Marks Ve AIR el. _— a do: looks better than it did in "Well, let's see them, e, let's see what we can di out. become the idol of millions of | English, Noble to Leota—is still] When kids were out on the The story of the was that at half of tonight's game So this is the story that the clippings told—the story of Owen [baseball fans and later co-owner fresh to Ownie's notrils. The old|and baseball was' the onl A Sammy Ny Rover to > under 3 She haath ur Invups, as big Alex Groza showed the| Joseph Bush—a great major leaguer—in baseball and in life. [of the American Association's gang still lives. So does the spirit/We Knew.” said Ownle. by ar apparently out- other Hlinols star although Skoog way. — —— v ~~ Indianapolis Indians. of Ellen, who died Dec. 1, 1934. Ownie crashed into “Iéligue” Purdue. Northwestern rambled all over him in the first - ; : - o 4 . = = In every room hangs a picture of [baseball in 1903 when he was 15 played the gam § — rut Dall enacd with Ken ‘ri Show Em,’ Said Ownie in 1908, SURE, Ownie was pugnacious. his mother. In Ownie’s traveling|/years old. He played with the|they wanted i. Jit ean Sod, He half the Gaphit age ta At that timé Groza’s point total CH So were the rest of the lads on bag, tossed into a corner of a Allison Coupon team out on the stanza, and seemied bewildered by! rion. w exactly matched that of the en- And He Did—As Star Shortstop og Tish um. LAL fe | turn ot ne Sioaet, is a picture of Mother East Side. He Played, al at the changed team that faced! It was Illinols’ 13th win in 14 ; year an nex tithem after the In H Vhethes winging off the pivot (First of a Series) tough, handy with their fists, » . ow " |know it, but he was a “natural”| Before they a: thetr{ Nine mark Te sign for & hook shot or snagging By EDWIN C. HEINKE fons Of poor, but proud Irish THE BUSH family first lived) # ow poise, the advantage had gone to Combs Y je at Concord 3 4 THERE HAVE been a lot of the Boilermakers who losses, the Harry five beNowe Das. Juss court AL ROAR went up from the fans when Ownie Bush trotted They had to fight to survive. MCOMdia and Meek, BOW. ers of Ownie Bush, Dutite. stall duriny ihe oe pted|came a certain threat for the Big Ferry, was ‘All-Anierican tonight. out on the diamond in the Indianapolis ball park as Ownie Bush learned that lesson| his emi © There wire thy thi [one Who will come as close to(minutes. Rina. oxetes : Second Half the American Association season started in 1908. early in lifa—a lesson that later, “oot “ane Jr. who was DSINE first as’ any other was| Nerthweiers Pardee on Lo : He sat out a major portion of saved his life when he lay “hope-| e UKE olor AS | adie Stewart, an umpire in the ¢ Ug te th pf again. po Who said that little guy could play baseball? They scratched lessly {lI in Barnes Hospital at killed in an automobile accident City League Siickien, : 3 4 4 the second half but still wound i .ir heads in wonder, This kid didn’t weigh over 125 pounds. And ge toute ; © ®lin 1929, Marie, or May as , . : ONE 4 0 §fcrowd of up with 22 points to lead the py was practically a midget—a little over five feet. And he was| “oo. lige esnecially the one|Chll ber, and Elizabeth, now Mrs. “Why don't you play a Hihle[initatiens; d 2 : 3 i Hiei #909 scoring. . built like a jug, too, they snickered, they called Ownie—Iloved baseball,| Robert Fessler, known to her semi-pro. ball, Ownler” asked 30 11 Bediaman 1 The summary: These fans were used to glants roaming the infield and outfield, | Jat "si poy “tues loved Irigh|tamily as “Did” Ownie, May, Eddie. giriee $e $3 : ogo ie Retaeny &) of ay bt not to little squirts like this new guy Detroit had sent down fOf| gy * sway were part of it.” Some Di and her bushand live under wart ai wile ee Barr 10 Sree ¢ f season . same roof on . alco! Iby ville, N — —— % pariar.s 33 SEMEmai 1441" “TU show 'em” said Ownie as he gritted his teeth, “Tl show| or tH tke Ownle Bush, BeVEr| “oy ‘way just a little fellow| Ownie's career was launched. | JU. JL! Dun Thur ¢ Swmess (19 8. Push 0:08 ‘em.” * = = when his father Michael died. dans Dlayed Wednndays. Thurs “ores throws missed: 3, Bis-| Totals » 2 " » » y ther’, |! N : he X «13 ime. 393 A FEW innings later the fans(Side kid from Indianapolis, had| SOME PEOPLE might wonder Ag Rigor Bie ers got. Says an, anys tn Rar Wham ma Hmehe © 4 1 Nomaicrang 3 ¢ 3|watched , open- , Now|to come out fighting at the bell. |WRY 3 Sandia 8 ht live in the|!8 the brood. . If "Mother Ellen were alive)” omicias: Johnson, Tiinels, and 3 8 1 0 1|OConnor,e © o ofthey scratched their heads inig, nag been fighting ever since. ow a } Bush that money could| ‘Mother raised us on her wilsh- Youay. wi; woul tell you proudly Don Elser, Notre Jim Currie, Northwestern, Towns 35H town 5360 errific, a. Fehon Ve The story of Bush the im-|byy. board," said Ownie quietty. Bt ae ne a ‘said, : Halt fime score: Kentucky 33, Notre » : ***° |mortal, one of the greatest short-| “This is home,” said Ownie as| The family moved to 1029 E.|« ere. Mom.” Michigan Goes a Notch Pres throws mised: Jones 3, Gross 3, ARd Ownle Bush has been stops baseball has: ever known, he sat in the livin room of the Market St. thence to N. Wal-| “They paid us off in bills at Bestd, Hirsch th. andi dumm gritting eeth ever since. is the story of a boy who loved old homestead, 207 N. Walcott St. |cott. In 1011, Ownie paid the —— . right. ' : \ Owen Joseph Bush—an Eastihis mother, religiously obeyedioff 1800 E. Washington St. first installment of the debt he (Continued on Page 30 Col. 8) By Beating Ohio State, 54-48 ° o » : ’ : ° » ® : Monroe City Thunders By [Tech Beats Irish |Indianapolis Gets Pirate Catcher | Serinovic Finally Finds Eve AHi § Wabash Ci : : Tw WAT NWETWR | Pouring in 19 Points for Wolverines ca Tor anas rown In Overtime 60-56 Clyde Kluttz Released to Indians Ce Says Tribe JANN ARBOR. Mich, Jan. 29 (UP)—-A favored University of y After Eight Years in Major Leagues Thine geet be a cata up the Big Mine laddte

‘Rapid Blue Jeans Defeat Ramblers, 52-43, School Wins Tournament for First Time

TERRA HAUTE, Ind. Jan,

threw its fast-break at Attica tonight for a convincing 52 to 43 victory to win the 34th annual Wabash Valley high school basketball

championship,

It was the second straight year that Attica had to be satisfied

with runnerup honors. The Blue Jeans, totally ignored

, never left any doubt as to enjoyed a ‘comfortable 37-20 halfwho would I igri to time Jead and was never threatFete Haute ) . ened. was a high gear and a cuss u fp Aiea, ot y 1 from start 10 finish, Center Bill Tovertaoen, 1 $ Neloon. : ¥ Sutton guard Larry Tever-| sutecs 4 Ne Daraond 08 38 Ba Te Bevin att | | Bs, | | § was the game's top scorer with 20 13 131 Totals 113 18 points, " nih score; Monroe City 71, At Hold Their Lead Pree throws missed: Attica 3, Monroe The Knox county boys took a

29 (UP)-—Darkhorse Monroe City

Monroe City’s show as the lanky center dropped. in 15 points to lead ithe Jeans over Gosport. Monroe

ity 8, Otticials: C. P. Hubbell and Cyril Birge.

Basketball Results orry, CouNTY

Pollom’s 21 Points Paces Big Green

Tech High ‘School's Big Green scored its second impressive tri-|

Cathedral's Irish, 60 to 56, in an| overtime contest at the East Side gym last night. | Big Tom Pollom again paced] the Green to its victory by “pump ing in 21 points during the ball game, five of them coming in the overtime period. After. Cathedral gave up a 2 to 0 lead, Tech led 11'to 5 in the first \session, then 25 to 17 at the intermission. In the third canto, the hosts increased the gap to 39 to 27, but Cathedral's Don Roeder and Mike Radkovic brought Cathedral back into the ball game, 48 to 42, with three minutes to go. Roeder made 10 points in the fourth quarter and 20.all game, but missed eight of 12 free throws. The Irish knotted the count in the last second of play as Rad-

Township kovic made it 51-all at the final

gun. The triumph was Tech's eighth in a dozen games and gave Cathedral a season mark of 10 and five. Bummary: 4

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Indians.

It’s an outright release and the veteran Kluttz after eight years! of the ng

ture.

The Indians now have

Decision by Meyer With Clyde McCullough, Eddie | FitzGerald and Turner availabld | Pirate Manager Bill Meyer de- |

for Kluttz in Pittsburgh this year. Some close baseball observers here, however, believe there still is some likelihood that Turne

nois Upsets Minnesota is 00 — BN. Gophers Nipped, 45-44, As Fast Break Cracks

Rally by Purdue

Defense Wide Open

Marks and Sunderlage, Substitutes, Carry Fighting Illini to Victory Ploture on Page 38 CHAMPAIGN, IIL, Jan. 20 (UP)-—Illinois’ fast flying basketball team staged ‘a terrific rally tonight to defeat Minnesota, 45 to 44, and take undisputed possession of first place in the Big Nine cage race. The Illini, at one time in the first half 13 points behind, came out like champions in the second to run the Gophers into the court and hand Minnesota its first defeat this sea~ son, breaking a 13-game winning streak which included five Big Nine wins. . . It was two substitutes, Jim Marks and Don Sunderlage, ‘who really carried Illinois to victory. Trailing 27 to 20 at the half, the Illini held Min.

By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor i

umph in two nights by nicking|in the majors, is expected to do the bulk of the Tribe's backstopp d to be understudied by Bob 'Ganss, who was with the Ameri|can Association champs last year, The Pittsburgh club last fall _|brought up Earl Turner from the Indians and it is figured by Tribe Manager Al Lopez that Kilutts acceptably will fill the place left vacant by young Turner's depar-

five

catchers on their roster, including three rookies, Lamar Dorton, who

pt/Patted 309 for Uniontown; Rol¥lond Leveille, up from Albany, | 3 Where he hit 207, and Clyde Me-| 3 Allister, up from Anderson, Tri-| 'State League 948,

, Where he hit 275

The Indianapolis ball club's outlook for another pennant re-| celved a tremendous lift last night with announcement that the Pittsburgh Pirates had released Catcher Clyde Kluttz to the Hoosfer|

ws Klutz . , . released outright by Pirates to Indianapolis. ney to the effect that the Indianapolis club need not worry about its. 1049 stature, once the new

season starts rolling. As a matter of fact, the Indians

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® school in Bartow, Fla. He stands 6 feet and weighs 190,

I lege in Salisbury two years, Kluttz

Also Gets Ballinger tonight with a narrow but convitielng 34-10-48 victory over Ohio

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 29 (UP)~Del Ballinger, veteran Portiond Beaver backstop, will | report to the Indianapolis club | American Association

| L Pet. TP OP | after a Sul between Rartitnd Action was spirited, with Michi- Nimes 130 ms 1% Manager Bill Mulligan and Roy |gan finally breaking out in front MIMO. ..0s00s } 3am Hamey, gene manager Of after the first 10 minutesto take Ohio State . 3 500 3 the Pittsburgh Pirates, the |. 1.04 it never relinquished. Michigan 2 8 14 In Hoosier Indians’ parent club. | The Hotverines, stealing 8 leaf Northwestern i 1 ‘3 fo m in erties ee | league- | Wisconsin. ,..oiee 1 0 § 19 24 seasons in the majors on five dif- : - leading” Minne. on abel 4 el 2

ferent clubs, Kluttz is 30 years old and was born in Salisbury, N. C. He began training several weeks ago, serving as an assistant to Rip Sewell in the operation of a baseball

After attending Catawba Col-

started pro baseball in 1938 in Johnson City, Tenn. In the Ap-

Boston. Braves 1941 and after th Beantown he was New York Giants on June 14,

1045 for Outfielder Ducky Med-

State in Yost field house. eo Mack Suprunowics, Michigan's top scorer last year, finally found his basket eye and poyred in 19 points to help the Wolverines to their second coaference eg Re En o—

victory . in four games. Ohio State now Big Nine Standi has a 3-3 Big Nine record. 9 w

TT NEXT OPPONENTS Mianoote st "Oute Stae "pon. or Reed, Roberts sota Gophers, deserted their fast ®' A . " break for a control type offense| at times. ’ ; Both Aggrossive |

Superunowics notched 15 of the Wolverines 29 points in the first half and Guard Bob Harrison took over In the second to pour

in 13 and ice the game for Michi

gan. i ’ Indianapolis, f to a draw Both teams played aggressively last night before and frequent skirmishes spilled polio benefit boxing match

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(wick and Pitcher Ewald Pyle, On May 1, 1946 the Giants traded Kluttz to the Phils for

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