Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1949 — Page 39

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SUNDAY. MAY 1, 1949

| Dick Seimes

Biter Offical Says Offer Not Yet Made

NBL Announces Franchise Granted For Local Team By JIM HEYROCK There has been no formal offer

to use the Butler University Fieldhouse for professional basketball!

next season. {

This was the statement made last night by Richard T. James, Butler University vice president » when asked whethpo the institution’s directors had been approached by professional!

basketball ambassadors regard-| ing a deal for the Fieldhouse. |

“We couldn’t make a deal with anybody,” said Mr, James, “because there is no team with which to sign a contract.” The Indianapolis Jets, Who used | the city’s largest cage emporium! last season, are in receivership and in no position to deal. Announce ‘Franchise The National Basketball League has announced Indianapolis will have a pro team in their league next season. But backers were not disclosed. Neither was any assurance given that a new team is being formed. James last night said the university would have to know that 8 team exists before any deals can be contemplated. He said a few, conversations had been held regarding rental of the Fieldhouse. “But we can’t regard telephone conversations as offers,” he pointed out. Drafting Seniors Meanwhile, the leaders of the National Basketball League, in Indianapolis are attempting to draft the leading college seniors

.. for their league.

However, everything is secret. The meeting yesterday in the

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INew Orleans welter who battled

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

Denies Pro Cagers Have Deal

A look of "did the others have better luck" across the fobs: of f Rowdy Revdlers George L. Denny (seated in boat) and W. Hathaway Simmons as they dock before the cottage of Eli Lilly on Lake Wawgses. Met by Garvin Brown, they look out on the water for other members of the yearly fish ing pa .

Staff Reports

Wants Second Chance

Joe Sgro, Indiana welterweight | champion, and his handlers want another chance at Joe Brown, the

to a split decision over Sgro in Chicago last week. Although he had no complaints and wasn’t making excuses, Tom Benedict, 8gro’s manager, said the curly-haired Hoosier put up a better scrap than was indicated by the wire service accounts. The-television announcer—Joe's fight was the mgjn event in Marigold Garden — said he believed Sgro was the winner before the decision was announced. But when the results of the j judges and referee were tabulated, the third man in the ring made’ it a draw and the judges scored it

sessions, some of the names men- close in favor of Brown. » 8 |B tioned were: But Benedict was pleased with {i Groza Mentioned Sgro’s performance. - Joe has §

Lou Groza, Kentucky's great Ed Macauley, St. Louis’ towering center, and Tony Lavelli, Yale's court wizard. The chief target during the meeting was Macauley, who was in Indianapolis as guest of Ike Duffy, the league's prexy. %asy Ed became a difficult man to find as soon as he arrived in Indianapolis. The league moguls steered him away from newspapernmen and others who might be curious as to why the big center was in town for the meeting. A spokesman for the league said the backers of the new Indianapolis team were financially stable. The. leagiie announced it had granted the franchise to Indianapolis following the ‘morning session yesterday. The National League found itself being. pulled apart at the seams during the last season.

Game attendance was pitifully Howard Dick of Indianapolis was Eli Lilly & Co. small. When the BAA was one of 11 Northwestern University| formed, it took the best of theivarsity wrestlers to receive block! pro players and four of the NBL letters recently. clubs. Now it looks like the NBL

is out to recoup its losses.

stopped dashing in and clinching | and is now standing off punching. | There is a possibility Indian- | apolis will see Sgro and Brown in their next meeting.

Butler's basketball team of| ©. Appel, Garvin Brown and Robert Parrott. 1949-1950 had better start prac-| Roger G: Wolcott, Robert F. Scott, Mrs. J.

the schedule which is still in the rough. The game list is still in the making but if things work out, the home games probably will include Indiana, Purdue and Notre Dame, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Michigan. That's in addition to the

(For a week each. spring. office z i Mis Amenan> and other Indianal, i.e of some of Indianapolis’/come in from a four-hour stint|

{leading business executives arelon the lake. They sat down for| ke Yee 2 good yéar peor empty. a lunch that was a full sized | : For 34 years, the last week in|dinner. . April, these men have disappeared]! The average age of the Rowdy | Wins N. u. Letter- from the business world to re- Revelers is kept secret. They Times Special appear at Lake Wawasee asihaven't thanged ages on their] EVANSTON, Ill, Apr. 30 —igyuests of Eli Lilly, president of |flshing licenses for four years, | » = “

George L. Denny.

Business Leaders Take a ‘Breather’ By VICTOR PETERSON

Times Staff Writer LAKE WAWASEE, Apr, 30—| But the

played all our practical jokes,” | Mr. Lilly said. “Right,” Mr. Brown said. | ‘““Bhere’s too much heart trouble and high blood pressure.” group

SN in fishing ear = a distinct character. Mr. Lilly Is| ithe ~faller: " Dick wrestled in the 145-pound|fish for bass; play sniff, ge chet Iake-ty I nner boot]

division this winter. and bridge, rib one another, and ,4mite it. The most persistent,

Pp. m. contests,

The association lid ‘was lifted yesterday when the first league, | MI8. the Maiutastuipes Loop, opened with four games. Leagues to begin| dent Votinegut Moulder Corp.; on are Municipal, City and Big Six.

play this afte Riding at the top of the cur-tain-raising league are the Capitol Oil, E. C. Atkins, Naval Ordnance and P. R. Mallory,

Ollers Win, 15-8

The Capitol Oilers, newcomers to the association, trounced the Boughton Excavators 15 to 3. E. C. Atkins edged out DeWolfe| Moore P News 5 to 3, P. R. Mallory shut| 8 rit out Stout Field 17 to 0 and Alli-| Farmer ih

son Jets ripped Naval Ordnance gs a of 13 to 3. In the Municipal this| rotals

afternoon, the Eagles, back in Capitol Oil ......... 212 000 03715 competition after being out of the 200— 3 league for a season, will meet Alford 2, ‘Reed. Kirshbaum Center, a new team in |r: m, Sol lar, (Earl fai gl fof great exploits with rod and) Ger:

the association. Today's schedule:|

relive tales of early days. « |fisherman, he flushes red with

; 3 More Amateur Baseball MAKING ph yall) oy story of how he got excited | Loops to Open Play Today

The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will have its Johnson, “second opener” this afternoon as three leagues square off in 2:30

with a strike, threw rod and reel| age, other than Mr. Lilly, arelto the boat bottom and pulled | Garvin M. Brown, president Indi-jpn the fish hand-over-hand. anapolis Stove Co.; Sylvester] (Collapsible chairs with - president Dean Hillipiogive charges have been com-|

ident-treasurer Indiana MIrrorinis head when mention is made! Co.; Anton Vonnegut, presi-/ op the “great blast.” One night a charge of dyna-

George Li Denny, attorney and mite was set off near the cottage. | eT Ste so {former mayor; Fred G. Appel|The lights Alr Command vs. Eagle Lodge at R. [chai f the board G 8 [side No. 5; Ferris Pood Market vs. Radi. | chairman of the boar regory|igtafford’s first thoughts were of |

ans LE Farm at tnamville, : | & Appel, Inc.; Nicholas H- Noyes, | {the automobiles. Fr Soy Mine it vice president Ell Lilly & Co.i| ‘The cars. They've bown up,” Cars vs. Pall Creek Athistics at Rhodiu us | Robert Parrott, general manager pe cried, Mr. Stafford carried the No di Star Lunch vs. Simpson Studios at| (Service Products Corp.; William automobile insurance. . |H. Stafford, president Stone, Staf-| 2 aw

Capitol Oil * Boughton {ford & Stone; G. Barret Moxley, ME. APPEL is credited with | |wittams a? ¥ 9 Awrigntirp*2 § § §{president Kiefer-Stewart Co. RoD-|peing the most expert fisherman, | fettich.ab 4 1 4 0 Wagle 3b, b328 3 ert F. Scott Jr. vice president | og the group. He also Is the 080 Bush lis EEE Hiri thes Trust Co. Roger G.loangid cameraman and has) $11 3 Fieri § 1 § g Wolcott, Indianapolis VE snapped many in unguarded! 9 0 1iBrunset 1 0 1 1 Hemphill Noyes & Co.; W. Hath-| t Th th k { 421 0Axndrab 3 1 6 0f {moments. € others keep a | Lolla rb 5 1 9 0 Haves,3b 0 0 0 o away Simmons, vice president R.| lsharp eye on him. 4 21 JReedssp 4 0 0 23 Foster Lumber Co., and Jansen | lack,p 100 0f Not all the jokes are on each! eer BEARRRlL 2.0 D5) Notes, president Hemphill Noyes otner, however. They feel their|io inches. RI Totals, 38 23 jo,4 Co New ore: dv Revelers STéatest achievement was in 1917] 2 Boughton, .......... 001 000 3 3 ese are the Rowdy Revelers.m,,; y,, tne year they hood-|

« frenzied fishermen and per-|.;, oq everyone on the lake with

Errors—Yeftich, Williams * 2, Wag R | sistent practical jokers who talk {the

a V Jliams 2° "Yel:

oore_3, Wyss 2, Par catch of a four-foot, 35-pound

man carp.

agle, Bou un Hams 2 2. Felten leh "Mooi ro Wyss

Bt {reel and play a stiff game of! Municipal (all games sfart at 2:30) moller 4. Buirum 3, Wagle, Aiford 2. “Fwe- | sniff. {bought at -an Indianapolis fish] Indian : matory & Jr 3 Javern base 5 il fiams, Ed" Slexemoler. But- | sna imarket, hauled to Lake Wawasee 2 Brookside’ No 1: Boutn Side Saints va, lolen, bases -Yettig bh Moore. Wyss. Al AL) MANY WENT through kinder- land thrown in with a hook al-! Boushten Excavating a Garflel on buses. Capitol Of 13. 8 {ready in its mouth.

iverside No. 6. Rifsrude ( games start at 2:30)—Moo Mortjeries vs. Marine re N ; Meatcutters Local vs.

0. 2: Printers at . Riverside Nec. 3; Continental

odge vs. Edgewood Merchants at Reventon 51 9 Base on ba BH

~By in + 1; right, at Moore | GH emolier, fe. Hits oor: Black, 3 in

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only times card games and

Peggy: Kirk Wins Women's Golf Title

PINEHURST, N. C, Apr. 30/5icitfes (UP)—The North and South am- Kalser

ateur. women’s ‘golf championship today belonged to Peggy Kirk, a

game young lady from Findlay,

0., who defeated national cham-| pion Grace Lenczyk of Newington, Conn, Miss Kirk pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the current season by posting a decisive 5-and-4 @ victory over Miss Lenczyk in yes-| terday's final round.

Errors Are Costly Times St NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. Apr. 30—Canterbury College defeatéd Manchester, 13 to 7, in a baseball game here his afternoon. |

R-R-R-O-U-GH : Here are the Rowdy. Revelers. Front row (left to right Robert egond ow (left fo Tish wv. argent, housemo Eli Lilly and William H. Staf. ticing now, according to a look at| fg, 4 Rear (left to right) Anton Vonnegut, G. Barret Moxley, Jansen Nove : o

Since 1916, the same group has| TO HIS fishing friends, each 1s]

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B. Failey, Seats Johnson, Fred

Rowdy Revel players and kibitzers engage in a game o sniff. Clockwise, baginsing with phan back to camera, they ‘are Mr. Brown, Robert B. Failey, Robert Scott, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Lilly, Fred G. Appel and Anton Vonnegut. Rainy days and nights are spent in the recreation room of the old 7

At Jamaica

Calumet ‘Colt Extends String To 7 Straight

NEW YORK, Apr. 30 (UP)—

{Calumet ‘Farm's Coaltown ran

Gallant Fox handicap by four lengths in a gallop. Surprisingly, Three Rings went to the front at the start of the mile and three-sixteenth stake but Jockey Steve Brooks never was far back with Coaltown, At the mile Brooks hustled Coaltown to the front and the race was all over.

Closes Fast

Vulcan's Forge, victor over Coaltown in the Withers last year, closed fast to take second from the tiring Three Coaltown pulled steadily away in the stretch and finished in 1:56 1-5, a full second faster than the distance was run at Jamaica last year but a full second slower than Lucky Draw's track record

The Boilefmakers will play the] Nittany Lions, long a power in eastern gridiron circles, for the first-time in history here on Nov. 3, 1951, and then play a return game at Penn State on Sept. 27, 1952. \ The third game in the series a with the Miami Hurricanes, which will be launched this fall, will be!

Valparaiso u’ splits

Times State Service

faraise University and Concordia, No split a double-header here this]

|afternoon, Valp taking the first| [tater dei. game, 2 to 1, and Concordia in 8

ning the second, 8 to 6. Line| atta: scores:

Hathaway Simmons,

N. H. Noyes and

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Football Card at Purdue Lists Penn State First Time

Boilermakers Play Home Game in '51 And Then Go East Following Year

LAFAYETTE, Apr, 30--Purdues football schedules for the|completed for the Armory ring next four years were completely filled today with the announcement| Tuesday night when Tommy Mar. from Guy (Red) Mackey, athletic director, that arrangements have|tindale of Milwaukee and Tom been completed for a home and home series with Penn State in|Bradley of Detroit were added to 1951 and 1052 and a third game in the series with University of|/the lineup yesterday afternoon, Miami to be played in Florida in 1851.

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YANKS FARM HURLER

NEW YORK, Apr. 30 (UP)— } SE he ; Repbring and Behnken; Frits and The New York Yankees today RR Stews a Ra on. er : sent Pitcher Wally Hood to the tows, J : i Newark Bears, Scheu and tional farm club.

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{The crowd of 42,904 backed him down to $2.50 straight and $2.20 to place. Vulcan's Forge $2.90. There was no show betting.

Three Mat Tilts On Tuesday: Card

A three-tiit pro mat bill was

“Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, of Camden, N. J,, and Ali Pasha, of

Bowl at Miami, Fla, on Oct. 12,| Columbus, O., will collide in the

main event, Billy Darnell, Phila-

schedules|delphia heavyweight, and Cherry

Valina, of: San Diego, Cal, will meet in the semi-windup.

Sul "Th| is— Ea dt Park School Loses .

Times State CULVER, Ind. Apr. Apr. 80—Park School of Indianapolis dros dropped its

at a pee “t.Ifirst game in three starts today, orifiwesterh losing to Culver Military Acad-

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(some fancy dealing., More than!

once the cards have been stacked.

Mr, Lilly has manipulated the {deck so that four royal flushes | laughed a would show, Many is the time! { healthy laugh. They just had [five aces, have dropped to the \

itable during poker.

Through it all there has been! } A sort of a

one guiding hand. super housemother, Mrs. J. M. |Sargent, owner of -the Sargent! Hotel, has kept an eye on the (party. Hers is the only feminine influence, During 'the’ Rowdy Revelers’ { junkets, wives of members usually take trips of their own. “Quite possibly they enjoy the rest,” Mr. Lilly said.

‘Ball State Cinder Team Wins, 75-56

Times Siate Service

GREENCASTLE, Apr. 30—The Pump Co.; Robert B. Falley, pres-imon. But Mr. Stafford still turns/Baj] State Cardinals defeated De-|

{Pauw’'s trackmen, 75 to 56, here

this afternoon in a dual meet,

The visitors made a clean sweep flickered out. Mr. of the mile and two-mile runs.

100-Yard = Dush--Hiilcn (BS); White {Dy Everhardt (D); ? f 220-Yar Dash—Hilton (BS); White | {D); Brisick (D); 22:4 ! (BS); West |

440-Yard Dash—Randall (Dy: Aligelt (D); 51:3 Brown (BS); Stares (BS);

(Dy): 2.4 Mile—8winford (BS):

Stares (BS) eene (D); 2:4. i Mile—swinford (BS). Brown (BS); iStares (BS):

4: | Two-Mile—8winford (BS); Snyder (D);

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“walker | Bartlett (D); Wright (B) Kehoe!

{Hughes (BS); 10:1 High Hurdles—Bresick (D); Powell (BS) Cotbaunn (D); 16:03, Low Hurdles White D); Bdwaras (8); Wagner (D); 26:6 High Jump—Kennedy (BS):

(I; | (BS); (three way tle fon third) 5 feet, |

oad Jump--Barilett (Dj; or Allen (BS); 21 feet Y4 inc

{Price (BS); Kehoe (BS); {for second and third) 11 feet, 7 inches.

Shotput--Swackhamme: (BS); King!

T BS); Bhepard (BS): 32 feet 10 Inches, Javelin--Ralns (BS): Houston (BS):

Crain iD); 184 feet, 7% inches. ous—8hepard (D); Morrison (Di; King (B); eet 7 inch

es Mile Reins “Bal State, 3.21.1. ‘

Rainy days and nights are not, Purdue Beats lowa 30-- Pur-

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