Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1949 — Page 41

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EXHIBIT A — It's the

‘But it’s too late now.’ You igure it out.

Attucks

football game won by Sharteidge 32 t 8. “It's the second

quarter. Attucks is back to punt;

Shortridge's Dick Christy

_ blocked the punt on the Tiger 25-yard line. Shortridge's.

Big Bill Ralph, an alert, heads-up-ball player, scoops up the ball because it’s free, and runs across for a touchdown. Everything's legitimate. That's the rules. If Attucks would have recovered, Shortridge would have taken over the ball anyway because it was fourth down.

Okay.' EXHIBIT B--It's the Decatur Centril-Danville game for the Mid-State Conference champlonship this year. It was won by Decatur Central 14 to 7. It's the second quarter. Deeatur is back to punt on its own 80. Gowin of Danville, like Dick Christy, blocks the punt. It's legitimate. Manning of Danville, like Bill Ralph, scoops up the blocked kick made on fourth down. He runs across the goal line to score. It's legal.

Referee Chris Moritz rules the play a touchdown. Why

shouldn't he. But wait. Umpire |

Powell Morehead says no, ruling Danville was on the defensive and couldn't advance the ball. Danville Coach Francis Moriarity protested to officials at the time. it remained, Decatur Central 14, Danville 7. Later the officials admitted booting one. The IHSAA got a

game protesting the decision. The prep scheol big-wigs say it was too late to rule on the pro-

test. It's too bad.

Butler Alumni Should Do More Than Just Crificize

COLLEGES ARE shopping ear- a junior, Falender showed little clubs, they saw their misgivings ly for high school football players|talent. He never even got an in- fade on this chilly November Satfor next season. Butler will be vitation to try making the team

thin in numbers again if critical/this year.

alumni do not do their part in

He came out anyway, got a/in the world as it marched over attracting boys to the Fairview suit and took Ooach George Gale’s|and around a gallant crew of {fancy with his spirit. He was one/ Middies, ‘who were out-manned,

Some of Butler's most fault-\of the scrappiest linemen in town.

finding. alumni this season have |Last week Coach Gale hailed him|Dhever out-fought. been stopped cold by this ques-\u5 “one of the scrappiest little

tion, “What have you done to help; guys in the country.”

the football team?” Their answer has been blushing embarrassment.) The alumni isn't alone in sharing the responsibility for better Butler football. The coaching staff will have to be more active in the| field, the student body needs priming for better spirit and maybe night football will lend a hand to he situation, Butler drew approximately 24,000 fans for five home games this season. That left 156,000 seats empty in a stadium that can seat 36,000, We've heard these night football rumors ‘in conjunction with another that Shortridge High School would play in the Bowl on Friday n Butlér's athletic department al-| ready has startedjon its 1950 job. ‘Coach Pop Hedden as usual will do = job of school boys.

session this winter with city and county high school athletic directors with the idea of making this community more “footballminded.” But Hinkle and Hedden can't do it alone. The alumni has to lend a hand. : We offer a suggestion that Hinkle conduct & bi-monthly dinnersession with local high school players and coaches explaining football systems and showing films of Butler games. =” - »

IF YOU ARE a round-ball fan and are planning to run up to Anderson some night to see the Indians In action, better be sure you have your ticket. You won't be able to buy ome there. This is the seventh consecutive season that all available seats, 4629 of them, have beén sold as season tickets prior to the opening game, A block of 150 seats are saved for the fans of Anderson high schools’ opponents. » - x CHUNKY LITTLE Dick Falender, Shortridge guard, was an-| other reason why the Blue Devils had city championship spirit. As|

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THE PREP CRACK OF LAST WEEK--It was in the Tech - Shortridge game. Tech was stopped six inches short of a TD on four straight plum Across - the - line chatter me plentiful. One Greenclad end remarked something about the Blue Devils’

inability to keep preventing a touchdown _by Tech. To which the erstwhile Shortridge end Fopiiod: “You oui

keep until Monday and you across this line.” The Tech end had no sudible comment, v 7 -” »r .

THERE'LL BE no No. 6 on A.race car at Dext years 500. Mile,

Race. That is the number Rex

his sixth ‘position in AAA point

Army Cadets Roll

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To 9th Win Behind Gaiffa

President Truman

Among 102,433 At Annual Classic

~-Army’s precise and poised Cadets powered their way to an easy 38-to-0 victory over, Navy today before 102.433} fans including President Tru-

Arnold Galiffa and the running of Fullback Gil Stephenson, Army rolled on to its ninth triumph for its eighth all-victorious season. If there were any gridiron fans in Municipal Stadium who doubt-

one of the season's best football

urday. For Army showed all the power

out-played, out-maneuvered, but

Except for some last ditch goal line stands, Navy would have suffered its worst defeat in this 50th rénewal of the service classic. As it was, this was the worst drubbing the Middies have taken from Army since 1903 when the Cadets won 40 to 5. And if Coach Earl Blaik of Army had not cleared his bench in the second half the Cadets might have hung up a record score. Army in Command It was a close ball game so far as the score was concerned in the first half, but actually Army was in command all the way. The scored only twol,. o touchdowns and one extra point, the at the mid-way for a 13-0 lead. But once the second half opened,

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ed Army's right to ranking as|

Martin (44), Southern Cal, stopped him.

Notre Dame won, 32 to 0.

Frank Spaniel (28), Notre Dame » uch; gains four yards through tackle in the first period of yesterday! s game. Bill Wh > (80) and ond il

Olymps Trounce Sheboygan, 85-5)

Toke Lead Early And Never Yield It

By JIM HEYROCK Completely outrunning the She- 37 Redskins and holding a tight defense throughout, the Indiandpolis Olympians defeated division-leading ’skins, 85 toino 59 last night in Butler Fieldhouse. The locals took the lead with three minutes left in the first per-

they started going away with

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: Coach Fomty Hinde 1 planning a MAYS was entitled to because of |All-America Scrub

standings prior to his recent fatal Gets Into Last 2

crash. . " r IT MAY sound far fetched, but Butler University is tickled to death Ohio State is going to the Rose Bowl When the Buckeyes travel westward they'll be taking their rangy end Dick Schnittker with them. And that means Butler won't be troubled with him when the basketball Bulldogs meet the Buckeyes at the Fieldhouse Dec. 10. Schnittker is the center who gave the Bulldogs a rough time last year. » . Ro

INDIANA CENTRAL'S

the University Heights Tuesday night at 7:30. . » = A WRESTLING fan reports Tuesday nights’ Armory crowd is a better show than the grappling ‘acts but that the fans will be reading about themselves in Wednesday's papers if their rabble-rousing doesn’t subside. Referee Dick Patton, target of most boos, has been jeered out of his job.

Seconds of Game

NORMAN, Okla., Nov. 26 (UP) ~0Oklahoma’'s

Scrub, Centér Boyd McGugan, sat on the-bench for 59 minutes and 58 seconds of today's game ta_cap his bench-warming’ career. _But 0. U. Coach Bud Wilkinson finally sent McGugan into the

let- | termen’s association will sponsor| a boxing and wrestling show in|

lineup against Oklahoma A & M {when only two seconds remained in the Sooners final regular game {of the season. It was a satisfactory climax for the 152-pound |fifth-stringer.

~ ~ » THE 28-YEAR-OLD player {from Holdenville, Okla., gained | fame last season when Oklahoma |

BYM, | rans honored him by organizing

the “McGugan Chowder and

{Marching Club.” McGugan, the Bob Brannum and another by| {Cline ‘and Dick Wills scoring | fans decided, typified the hard-| Jorgensen. The Olympians had/twicé from the field.

{out the rockin’ {sessions before empty stadiums| dur the week but never saw {activity in a regular game:

| McGugan graduates in January.| The Redskins led until the final | during the

ture for star substitutes, he plans {to be a geologist.

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and 7 losses.

of early season class in

Tech surge of power that bodes ‘Army good for future Green Wave Dave Fahrback who hit three-| [Nusy anion, Tech, held to a 6-all deadlock] Howe got six fielders in 13{Bos asishots in the final eight minutes aged four of 15, | star, Tom Pollom: would be felt Tech ended wi A any 235\N

in the first quarter, looked as

fod and never yielded as some 5500 fans looked on. or hk: turned on their AVAL Lc oonive The Green W. of speed inthe final od |gdjust, Its sights, hi

tting'® gor {Howe managed 13 of 43 feid goa}

{though absence of last year's fine| while Tech

5000 See Tech Pour 51-37 Defeat on Scrappy Howe

Held Even for 8 Minutes, Green Opens Attack

That Bodes No Good for Future Foes

By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS

A veteran Tech High School basketball team exhibited flashes Southern Til U, .. 7 18 14 T—4l a scrappy Howe combination a 51 to| Indiana State ... 0 7 7 0-14

37 spanking in the packed East Side gym last night.

A sellout crowd of more than 5000 watched the Hornets battle | Catteni the Greenclads on even terms for eight minutes then wilt before al

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Notre Dame ....18 6 6 {Southern Cal ... 0 0 0 0-0

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offense and defense.

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offeyville JC 13, Hutchinson JO 18.

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to baffle the Visitors. The vittory|from the field while Howe got 2/attempts for 281. vo 0 jvenel the count for the Olymp-ifor 8 in the initial period. . Nell and Fahrback paced their, "Virginia sesnasas 00 717 i t 4-4 n the National Basketball 1. the second session, Tech aps Ue seco jrespective teams with 13 points Georgia Tech ... 0.7 C= q ; g Association standings at 7 wins) = 4.4 the death knell. Fancy- apiece. | Georgia csiors 6 0 Ti at H ersh Tech (51) Howe (37) e ey Thee Outstanding Photos Page #3 | Cline. "4 oy McKensted 1 ne Florida AR 3 : 6-35. HERSHEY, Pa, Nov. 26 (UP) Big Alex Groza, Ralph Beard |Griiiing Toes Nell hit 8 for 7 to] ft $ 3iPahrbacks : 3 i 3 ssa) The Hershey Bears and the Innd Bruce Hale turned In out-llead a 22 to 13 halftime Assault Roswkes i 3 3eoneet 3 i Caroling ..... 6 1 0 14-27 battled to a 4 to Oizmplans on the offense. While|s ,uerY Ts jam hitting 8-tor-16, T fies if IER. hi rr a . Tih Hockey: Loaue game tonight’ bee points, the team hit or-16 . ¢ 0 0 om ALY seve } ey Wah Wah Jones turned in a bril-|geld Niorlaricr.e } ¢ §Weas™™ 11 IN. Carolina St. ..0 0 7 0— 7|fore 6752 fans. lant performance on both the : : Dobbs. 00 i ; oS pave pi BE 114 a ie Bias Jones clicked for 11 points, five| more minutes in the third period 3 11 1p! Totals T3714) Laid 2|0f the first period when he blasted field goals and a free throw, before. Joe Sexson, a ay Halftime Sie Tash 23. Howe 13 (TUIANG ....00000 0 06 0 0— 0° ig [ ’ rows Missed—Tech: Moriarty 2. |y qyy 70.7 1-21 in a 45 footer with the Caps short Beard hit for a total of 20 points|sodhomore ‘center, replaced Bob|Wils. ke 3, Nell 3. Howe: Fahrback 2. | Sssssssasses a man. ; and Groza also hit 20. Hale had|Chatlie Englerth, who may make! Referce—Fronk Baird, = (Tennessee ......19 0 7 0-28 : y Umpire—PFrank Lusar. 020 The second period was a free Six-foot, nine-nch; Noble Jor| +. orset about. Pallom. 1 Yani ht 30.9 Bo. ing one. The Caps kiotisd the ho ors . ub gensen led the scoring for the Emglerth Rebounds Well |Reackathall Scores (Mian a out ar he Jog os! Redskins with 13 but was hand-| Englerth got half the rebounds sennne : cuffed in the final period. in the first half but sat out most]. Tk mmsirs Een ite ON re tie rebound shot that bounced gver Sheboygan jumped off to a six-|of the second half, spelled ably| — @ oTHER RESULTS Wettord 46, Newberry 0. |Goalie Red Henry's stick. Joe point lead in the first period on/by Sexson, Tech poured it ON/Albams State 43, Taliadess 37. I= soutAwEsST Lund put Indianapolis ahead at by Jorgensea, in the third period with Ernie Breekiva Poly 5. ruirfieid un ~~ 1:27 with a sizzling 12-footer but Camp Ledune. 61, Eastern Carolina Teach Rice "T7700 14 7 021) Frank Porteous took a pass out Cline, all Canisus’® 60. Western Ontario MN. { Baylor tne snie «7 0 0 0-13 from behind the cage and scored | working substitute who sweated! trouble finding the basket and it/clever driver, and Wills, hitting | Hovala "(BIC) % Vieelnia Tech 88. TOU &ovvvvveeeas® 1 7 9—2i/for Hershey on a 15-footer that sockin' practice|was two and one-half minutes (TOM Outside, paced the Green Kermaseis i. ‘Cassi SMU vovsnnesess 7 0 6 O—13/888In tied up the score. before Groza made good on two Rttack to a 38 to 22 margin at the Rhade. ta nob p66 Roan a Ro | Texas Took 18 7 0 3—23 Lundy got his second goal when free throws when he was hacked third pause. Lor Bar nn) Tow” Rt a", | Hard. Simmons ..0 1 0 613 the Hershey defense was caught oing in by Jorgensen. | Insertion of Tech substitutes lg ty -h R apping. He took a lead and going y Be 0 713 20-40 Joss fourth quarter helped Bens 35. San German - Puerto Rico 22. Arkansas ....... y| Walked right in on Henry to net Since there's no professional fu-/three minutes of the first period Howe narrow the margin in the, Washinein "2" elrerson Sb Bufiste @. |TUlSS ..vvevesea 7 0 0 0— a short one at 11:24. The Caps final session, aided largely by the| irk 5. Alun} H, (Continued on Page 45, Col. 8) |sharp- shooting of be - spectacled! cnjeagesns 58, All-American Redheads 51.! (Continued on n Page 42, Col. 4) | (Continued on n Page 45, Col. 6)

Ralph, Shortridge, Named On Times’ State All-Star Prep Team

Bill Ralph

1949 Season : Position Name School Left End Bill Ralph Shortridge, Indpls. Left Tackle Ossie Montague Muncie Cen. Muncie Left Guard Bill Blakemore Brasil «Center Len Smorin Riley, South Bend Right Guard Jack Griffith Wiley, Terre Haute. Right Tackle Don Meyer West Lafayette Right End Dan Love Roosevelt, E. Chicago

E. (Pete) Fisher Reitz, Evansville

Ossie Mostegue

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Dan Love

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Roosevelt, E. Chi. Places 3 Men