Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1949 — Page 16

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It Was Type of Day That Stands Out a Lifetime, Says Bears’ Chief

GEORGE 8. HALAS (Illinois, *18); CHICAGO BEARS, 1921 Synonymous with the name Chicago Bears, is the T-Forma-tion and George Halas, head-man and head-coach of the team that over a period of years has been called ‘the greatest foothall machine of all time, After four years of football and football lore under the famous Boh Zuppke at Illinois, Halas organized a team known as Staley’s of Decatur, Ill, in 1820; moved it to Chicago in 1921; changed its nams to the Bears—and has been clawing them apart ever since. While he never claimed inventing the T-Formation, there sire few who will dispute the fact thal, under his coaching and the expert quarterbacking of such stars as Boyd Brum-

perfected the game's most popular attack.

THE 1940 National League 73-0 champlonshi Chicago Bears over the Washington Redskins at will always stand out in my memory as the most sensational foot-

p. victory of the

& part in, . It is one of those days that happen once in a lifetime in a foot

ball league as tough -as ours, The Bears éxecuted plays almost to Di i over | Ispute. Hanover, IC Statistics

perfection that day. They blocked Peterson's Passes

and tackled with precision force ~-the score talks for the offense Core of Wrangle

And the Redskins played good foathall in spite of the score. ¥ A reporter once asked ChHiriey Malone, & Washington end in that memorable game, what the scory might have been had he not dropped a pass in the end zone’ early in that game _ Last “The score would have been 73 7," replied Malone. It seemed as though the Bears

Saturday's Indiana

ilaved,

to } ’ Although Hanover won,

Central's statistics of the game indicate that the Greyhounds’ de

affected the final score: it certainly was evidence that the Bears were determired to beat the Red-

king Of November 17th; in Washington, the Redskins had beaten us, 7 to 3, in a rough passes,

struggle. On what was virtually the last play of the game, Sid Luckman fired a pass to George McAfee in the end zone. Thaton five and didn't complete any could have been the winning of the sight he got away, touchdown. The Redskins, how- Garland Frazier, Hanover ever swarmed over McAfee, and coach, toddy said Peterson was the pass was never caught. smeared only once and that he

Tried 13 Passes

but the referee thought otherwise {nat {wo other backfield men and that's the way it ended. The Gary Fox and Guy Andrews, also newspapers, however, picked Up gttempted several aerials the dispute and slowly fanned it The Hanoter coach also said into a raging inferno. They quoted thst Peterson was injured while George Marshall, Redskin owner, piocking a would-be tackler in. as saying:"” “The Bears are just

& Arst hurt trying to throw a pass,

Adds Fuel to Fire eep will make next year's Hanover

resting. Last year

statistics, too. who have gained na-

net rushing than

High Echool's

competition, “was scheduled

ing.

sonville Fieldhouse io. what Ehould He a Tull-house of S008,

the dispute

last Wednesday. in a suspension order by the Indiana High School FATtHIetE Association. of USNR uns

half team.” One Thought—Toe Win It didn't take much to k that fire burning among Bears. As game time approached. te they were a grim, defermined group of athletes thought in mind—to win. The Central Redskins were cocky, confident Panthers, of duplicating their earlier triumph. They didn't change their colleg "defense for us. Luckman was Ag8¢ quick to see that. total PThe game was only 08 seconds figures. ‘old when thie parade began. Luck- aes eta -. faked to the right and ‘handed the ball to Bullet Bill Os- g 04aC | manski on a quick-opening play to his left. Osmanski shot through ¢ y . a hole as the Bear line cleared Tell All Toni ht his path. George Wilson took out two remaining secondaries with one ferocious block and Osmanski raced 68 yards unmolested 8 (UP) for the first score. : The avalanche produced three touchdowns in the first period, oné in the second, four in the third and three in the last. What made the Bears' performance all “the more spectacular was the fact that the final score was a combination cof the 7:3 score we had lost by. We made arthodox touchdowns and we made others by interceptions. Nothing lke it. had ever been seen on any grid fron in a game between two top .feama..and Washington was far “from a weak team. The climactic tougly was produced = after our eleventh touchdown when the referee came. over to me >

two basketball players from nearby Silver Creek High School. The Jeff Red Devils were sus

game Saturday The Hoosiers injuries

the Bears 17

reported following

| Lions Pick Hart ccm | From Bonus Hat oer

LAFAYETTE, Nov. 8 UM Purdue's Boilermakers who DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UP). The '00ked impressive in their last Detroit Lions, who ° probably two starts, took &-holiday from peeded it more than any other Organized practice vesterdav. But National Football Leéague team, Coach Stu Holcomb said drills

were fortified - today with Notre would be resumed today in prepaDame End Leon Hart as the ration for the last home tilt with bonus leugue draft choice Marquette But they still must talk Trainer Bill (Pinky) Newell in into signing a contract. dicated that veteran Right Tackle Coach .Bo McMillin picked the John Beletic, who saw but limbonus’ from a hat at the league ited action against Michigan be. meeting in Philadelphia yesterday cause of a leg injury, would be and immediately named the 265- ready for fulltime duty against “pound Irish co-captain, one of. the the Hilltoppers : .

most: sought-after collegiate play- c—————_— 1" ers. Bertola Buried in Italy If the Lions succeed in out CARRARA, Italy. Nov. 8 (UP) bidding the rival All-America oo Bertin Hatlan Ponts Conference for Hart it would re |, 44 wrinr & bout with Lee unite the Notre Dame passing in Buffalo. N. Y.. was. buried i @OERBInAtion with _ex-lrish . star Frank Tripucka, rookie Lio Quarterback, on the tossing end.

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Job Up Formal

By MILTON RICHMAN United Press Sports Weller NEW YORK, Nov. 8 — Havi

jumbo as possible, Branch Rickey was scheduled

alreadys knows Burt

73-0 Walloping Rickey To ° - Of "Skins High yey Contract “tore Point for Halas jg

loudéd the issue with as much/ mystery and meaningless mumbo-| | Brooklyn's |

to!

baugh, Bernie Masterson and Sig Luckman, the Bears have announce today what everybody Shotton

will manage the Dodgers in 1950,

doing the job up formal,

naming of Shotton.

The delay was occasioned when Rickey left for St. Louis to. discuss possible trades or trans-| actions with Cardinal President Fred Saigh Jr. Up to now, how-! ever, ‘neither - Rickey nor Saigh'

No Trades Arranged

Rickey, leaving little to chance, He. : . /has called a press conference at ball contest I have ever witnessed or was fortunate enough to have (he Brooklyn offices after postponing a previsus confab week when the press of business time for the re-

last |

have announced any concrete results from their discussion,

tral-Hanover game is still being manager dropped the recent World Series

21 to 10 the New York Yankees. Rickey

Some doubt was created as

after the

Cen- whether Shotton would return as Dodgers

couldn't do anything wrong. 6, here to remain unbeaten and Ria HO iE whethet Shotton There's a story behind that vie- untied, the battle now is over iit Mo A atlon tory and while I don’t know If it statistics, mittal Tualy 3

Shotton fitst was projected on the Brooklyn managerial scene in

fense and not a shoulder Injury yo47 when Rickey prevailed upos kept Hanover's ace passer, Jifii' pn, {5 manage the Dodgers folPeterson, (rom completing any owing Leo Durocher's one-year

suspension from baseball by Com-

; ers We thought it was interference tried only eight passes. He added (;iantg

missioner A. B. Chandler,

Burt Comes Back When Durocher left the Dod to

in June, 1948,

1C statistics report that Peter- gray-haired ries son tried 13 passes, was smeared won a pennant his first season with Brooklyn, then relinquished the reins to Durocher for 1948;

manage the New York Shotton again was called on to fill the breach. The club-wound up third

that year but won its second pen-

past season

for

Dodger players are more

Bhotton. Some like

nant under bespectacled Burt the

or.

the first quarter and was not jue divided about their feelings him,' ‘others don't and still another facThis all adds fuel to a fire that (jon merely tolerates him.

Shotton, who enjoyed little suc-

the Indiana Central scrap more In- cess while managing the Phila-

delphia Phillies from 1928 to 1933,

there was a dis- wage

with one crepancy in.Hanover - Indiana handling of pitchers in the World The Series with the Yankees.

sharply criticized ‘Yor

his

Casey Stengel, manager of the

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tionwide publicity among small yankees, praised Shotten's series es for their football yard- strategy, however, and said he showed 70 more yards on would have done the same in such IC’8 circumstances,

5 Taylor Sets Ambitious 1

UPLAND. Ind.. Nov. 8 (UP) Coach Don, 6 Odle today announced an ambitious 1949-50

Denton will speak at the Jeffer- , No vid he would give his side of Indiana

- Jettersonville High was accused fiy

due influence” in. the.transfer %( Crulral. Mar. 1 Wheaton

with only minor fren s the [ud 2 Illinois game, will hold extensive fu [workouts daily before entralning 5

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basketball schedule for Tavlo Frojans, including a junket to t

Vv tourney here, Taylor, which will play bask

will play at

The schedule: 2% --Concordia 1 -Manchests; 810 Tourney Indmna e Huntington Central

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.. Nov. West Coat and a three-day holiBasketball Coach Ea 9a Denton. center of a. controversy y

which resulted in Jeffersonville ference for the first time this suspension from reason,

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all in the Hoosier College Con-

Phoenix, to Ariz, and in California between “tell all” tonight at a mass meet- Dec. 20 and Jan. 3

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~~ Marquette University, which never has beaten Purdue on the gridiron, is the Boilermakers’ next opponent Saturday in West Lafayette. Doing the fullback chores for the Hilltoppers will be big Fred Volm, a 200-pounder. Marquette has won four games this season and lost by lopsided scores to Wisconsin and Michigan | State.

Pat Striebeck Rolls Second

dent.

Final Respects to Rex Mays

“Pop” Myers, 75-year-old vice president of the Indianapolis | Speedway, today began a cross-country trip to pay final respects to

| Rex Mays, one of the greatest and most likeable Speedway drivers, “Pop” ever “looked out. for” in his nearly 40 years with the Indianapolis Speedway, Mays was killed ri SN . Sunday in a race at Del Mar, Cal.

| due to arrive in Los Angeles early fe { Thursday morning . . . lthey're going to lay “Rapid Rex” Canadian c lin his final resting place at For- Hamil'on, will tackle Ernie and _ lest Lawn Cemetery. .

It isn’t an easy trip for “Pop

for fame, { Fresh from the “hot” competi{tion of the West Coast, Rex an{nounced he wanted to win the {Indianapolis race so he'd never

uncle's (fornia. Year after year at the drivers’ {meeting prior {Race, Rex heard the same words of caution in “Pop's” annual address to the entire race fraternity

foo!

For the men of iron nerves who live the one of them—are to Pop Myers... ticket sales and Paul Van Sickle {4

In California today, officials of presentation of prizes, ‘the American Automobile Association met behind closed doors io investigate the spectacular acci-

Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. Clarence Kerr at meet tonight at 8:30 in a match Forest Lawn Memorial Park in/that could throw the city three. Los Angeles.

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one of “his boys.” . Penang sek market. costs “Pop” was en route to Los Angeles to attend the funeral of we raise a lot

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t his breath _ The first leg of the trip “Pop” hig | - } [certainly hoped he would never Tey Face Duseks Bir S24 thane have to make was by automobile | By \ {to Chicago early today. At 7:10 Brothers will line up against. y : F vegetabl ; rain frothers in tonight's Armory mat . ‘ers a. r |p. m. he will board a train, and is/ thes 8 : with ar 0 tow

next week. An earthy ' Harve Ristow 1s stage setting the five day green gar deners gather

Mike ané Ben Sharp, combination

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the day ¢ rom

AIR-VEN (Joe Dusek, Omaha, Neb. in an! Te {Australian tag-team bout. The|

It Jan't: Easy »ibout is signed for two falls out ~

“ fof three with a 90-minute time ing. - And ( wor ih bie a “Tn May Tit. : Keith Owen Jr Ta a a tall 21-year-old bov Peter Peterson, Los Angeles, will . spearhead walked into the Speedway office and Joe, Millich, St. Louis, have |, end- (bug cont to “check in” for his first big bid been paired in the special. sup-| gram, rr porting ~mateh. It's for-one fall! And for the °

the Trench are can toss. a sal will send Mar wooden bowl a how to give. let and other gre twist, just enon and vinegar. These vegets vitamin plugge: sunshine and | of the soil to m er, take fewer | hair from turn

=» Little Man’ { WILLIAM H the Indianapo Commerce, is n of little firms bite or two of overseas. The ECA has the small comp share in the F business. They've been wolfing. It loo

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Horseshoe Pitchers Award -Dinner-Nov.— 16 —

An awards dinner for the Indianapolis Horsesloe Pitchers Association will be held Nov. 16 at 6:30 p. m. in the Brookside Park community center: Mrs. Ray Fiscus is in charge of a buffet dinner that will be served by the Indianapolis Ladies’ League. Mrs. Mary Branson, 1134 N. Oxford, has charge of !

fo _go back to work in his orange grove in Cali-

to the 500-Mile

‘be careful, boys.” Pop Meyers’ Boys “charmed lives" -—every

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700 Set of Her Pin Career

By GENE LAWSON *Ladies’ Night.” long a trademark of baseball ‘made its entry into the bowling picture last night as -the men were forced to settle for second best. Not only did women members star last night but one of them accomplished the No. 1 individual achievement of the current season,| Pat Striebeck, for the second time in her ten-pin career, crashed! into the 700 class as she rolled > up consecutive games of 224, 245 and Church loop came in fourth as he 245 to register an amazing set of compiled a set of 681, Dale rolled 714. This feat was accomplished With the Union Congregational in the Thomas Bemis Classic at team and returned counts of 219, Pennsylvania alleys and by far 206 and 256. Trailing him by 20! overshadowed all other activity Pins was Gene Zwiesler who, while! for -the night, the ‘season as well participating’ for Union Title in| for that matter. : the Courthouse at Penn unraveled Last year, Pat connected for 2 series of 661 on games of 223, the seven-century mark in the 213 and 225. - ey Bowes: Seal Fast loop at West' The only other kegler to topple! Side. She along with her team- 650 pins was Earl Bright. A’ mem-| mates led Milano Inn to the high- ber of Walker's Lunch in the Fra-| est total of the evening as they ternal leep at Ilinois alleys! battered over 2893 pins to retain Bright strung games of 208, 231 their commanding lead in the cir- and 214 for a total of 651. Chiefly cuit. "Milano recorded games of through his efforts, the Walker 882, 1008 and 1003. boys grabbed team laurels for the In the same loop, Estelle Nash session among the men by blasts also turned in another banner ing 2828 hunks of maple. | performance by coming up with a Coming back to the women series of 613. She competed for again, we find some more nice Century Tire and had scores of marks registered. "Alberta Rosa 172. 242 and 199 to her credit. of Kool Vent Awning was appar On most any other evening, ently on her way to the “600” totals of 698 and 692 would be class but a cold third game cost more than. énough to win the her the honor. She opened with night's honors but not last night. 234, stayed in the running with a Ed Huck registered games of 244, 190 mark her second time around 210 and 241 in the Rodebeck Mo- but saw her chances go out the tion Picture of the at the Sport window when she dropped to a

Bowl to snarefthe runnerup slot 188 in her finale. Her 592 still was for the evening Kd bowls with sufficient to. get: her: third place: Charlotte Tippine and Esther Glen Maxwell who is one of the Roberts notched the fourth and managers - at the Pennsylvania fifth positions, respectively. The plant, came. through with a nifty former bowled in the Thomas three-game figure of 692. Glenn Bemis Classic with Cenfury Tire rolled with _E. C. Atkins in the and posted a score of 588. while

Capitol -Paper-League-at-Centrat Charlotte -got-a—set—6f—581 for.

and was the third-place Kegler. Lightle's Date Nicely “of the West Side’plant.

League Bowling Scores

Jewelry at the Speedway .

Humitiating Defeat pended until’ Mar. 1; 1950, barring 100 BOWLERS (WOMEN) a mmer. ludpls, Times Hcap . 891 Ethel Maher, ‘Marott Shoe Store x28 | “Greorge. sald tHe referee, the rom the 1950 stat hasket- Pat Biriebeck, Milano lun Dave Newcomer Lumber Co 588 1). Berkopes Hickman Wnirlaway 526 | en re ato m from the | tate basket 500 BOWLERS (MEN) 4 F 588 Frances Findel. Capito} Lumber 528 the Ball we're using now isthe hall teurnev There were eight ro Huck" derrei riwmer Mo 1h AC 18 ro Marker 5281 only one we have left. Would seniors on the 1940-50 basketball Sen Maxwaij ok chim al wahls Club h 9 you mind not Kicking for the squad. Which manv persens Gene Swierier Union Title 8 Service Clut i | Pla Ear right alker Aanch 8] Frank J 1 8 3 extra point? Please throw a for- thought had a .good chance to in Bessenvach, Fi Blak Insulation 641 Philip Edward s. Diamond Chain 8is ward pass instead” capture the -state championship, (0f, Betty; Reformed Church 838 Dave Miller Ralway Express M3 And so mv Bears; like the mice an honor ‘hitherto dented Jeffers wait oeitl, Br a3a-Glaence Rardine. Cent. States. Eny a A LL is gentlemen they are, threw a pass. sonville «+ 45AVe Yaver. Arilijgton Super Mie a3 ne 500 BOWLERS (WOMEN) es Junker. Hickman Whirlaway .. 813 Tt must have been a humil- -— . rn Norbert Putham. U. 8. Rubber men) 614 Eateily ao BOWLERS (WOMEN) 0) Arne Hletrod Century, Toe Bxpiess 3 {A1Ig defeat for George Mar pope in; YR Raa RA RR Raa aT ae Row Kool ene Awnine cata: iain og. Mane Laois dee) Calan Fon wel he Dick ‘Munter, Mechanies Uauhdry 30 gy Roberts. Lichtle's Jewel 381 Whi RY OTC. Ai ahk 8 lurniture sha a ) good “friend " off t joe Piceione,.U § Rubber (men) 25 her ober oi 5 § Jewelry 241 Wilma Athey yest Side Cireh 208 football fleld—and for the Red-, Larry Pavey. Schulmeyer Bakery: 2. 576 Noll Smith, DeWolf News i. © 806 skin plavers, It was the worst Hobart Moore ors Twvern 43 HB Krohne. E &R Church Women 308 | . . wel in, | halo 8 oris Hayman, Falls City Beer ’ beating ever administered in pro . ! Frants Po ks 1 e Cream 38 Re ky Friedman ADewol New 508 APY . ' a . 1 Pearson 4 phon hy ay McCon a tl n 503 history and, on the other hand. FOF WHICTUGAN THU Cie iiimine v S81 RN Mate Consol datea Finance © S04 the greates* victory ever scored. Wal' Nash, Erv's Service Station 568i R Denker hegstern Appliance 503 ) hol ess Smythe, Central States Envelope 538 Mury Ellwar Ca 1 ber 2 The Bears rolled up 372 yards , RE . Art Updike, ¥ Shop 838 Pa: Devore, Schoonover - BLOOMINGTON, N 1 : rushing to Washington's three ! MINGTON, Nov. 8 P) u | a... 33¢ Aas E 4 Milano Inn A ah ptUn . . . Cile eave 54! 8 Cantwell tlody Gardens But, and here's something Bob ~ Indiana. “still winless in the } Viale « . ¢ ie Myris Scoul, Bardens Dairy 500 3 N reste . 1 toh A Ix 3 « 536 ] AGUE LEADERS (WOMEN Ripley . wouldn't believe, the Red Western Conference, should be at | op 15 N nan Ins 53 Wilma Enas Beveridge Paper Co. ME “s skins earned 18 first downs to top strength - for the Michigan ¢ 611 in Cap Der 83) B. Lind. indiana School Teachers “wi

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