Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1949 — Page 42

Gp Bears, Cardinals included an Other Franchises Lose Money

By ED SAINSBURY, United Press Sports Writer While the Bear home “ate CHICAGO, Dec, 15--8ix pro football teams, five in the old Na-tendance was close to the top nal League, made a profit in 19049, a United Press checkup for both leagues numerous other wed today. clubs outdrew-the Cardinals. For The clubs who wrote their final balance sheet in black ink were Instance the Los Angeles Rams’ e Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, average attendance was the high-

icago Bears and Chicago Cardinals of the old NFL, and the San est in either loop, over 45,000.)

neisco. Forty-Niners of the

But the average ticket price for w defunct All-America -confer-|

Attendance at the home games the Rams was about $2.00 before

nee. lof the "clubs meant little in fig- taxes: _% The other 11 clubs all lost uring profit or loss, The secret Thus the Rams were listed fnoney, some in high figures rang- of make or lose was buried deep among the losers. It was estl‘up to a reported $350-400,000 In the average ticket price, mated the backers dropped around ‘the Los Angeles Dons, $340,000 Ducats Average $3.40 |$100,000, the New York Yankees, and. The Chicago Bears, for In| Rams Among Losers

$300,000 for the New York Bull« stance, had the greatest year dogs and Chicago Hornets, |tinaneially in history. Ahd the/of the Cardinals, and Owner pre- =n average price of a ticket for a Coach Halas of the Bears agreed SEAT COVERS Bear home game was about $3.40, they would rather play each other 95 oe _—i HY

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'who made a minor sum, esti-/dlences mated around $10,000. for the| The figures on their games here season, The average price of a'and their games in Los Angeles Cardinal ticket was $3.18. showed why. At Comiskey Park et anette p—— the Bears-Cards drew approxi. mately 52,000 fans, with a net

the Bears received 40 per cent, or about $53,733. At Wrigley Field the game drew 51.000 fans with ta net game of §141.952, of which ithe Cards’ share was about $58, . 781 Trip Cost $15,000 At Los Angeles, after a trip estimated. to cost $15,000, the Bears drew 86,000 fans for a net of $149,783, and the Cardinals 75,000 for a net of $131,797. The Bears’ 40 per cent was $59,913 and the Cardinals $52,718. There was no comparison between the cost of a bus ride from the north to the south side of Chicago and the three-day -allexpense trip for a party of 50 from Chicago to Los Angeles and return. Other sample ticket prices around the Jeagues were $3.00 for, ithe three New -Y.opk- teams Bui dogs, Yankees and Giants, $2.95 for the Eagles, $2.40 for the Chicago Hornets, $1.80 for the Lo: Angeles Dons, and $1.79 for Ban Francisco, Bimilar figures for other clubs indicate {losses were around $200,000 for | (Baltimore, between $150,000 and

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(formation magic for the Eagles, —™ Greasy Neale, the sport's top de{tensive mentor, prepared strategy ito. stop the high-powered Ram ipassing game. :

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{to 24 standstill in an exhibition game.

Blames Himself Shaughnessy, however, blames

loss. “We weren't ready for that igame,” he explains. “A rough, {mid-week overnight plane trip

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3:inch Wabash letterman, will be at the center spot when the Little Giants meet Butler in one of | the oldest basketball rivalries in the state Saturday night at the Fieldhouse. - The Bulldogs have won 42 of 67 games since 1898. Riggle hails from Bedford.

Walt Riggle, 6-foot,

Beech Grove Tops” Ben Davis, 29-22

Beech Grove's H ts st game fees will remain at 65 cents. Footbails and peotech Groves Hotnels stung Spy. Park Department sug: VELOCIPEDES .. ~Basketbatis~| ~~ HOLDERS. omnne (BIth stralght.decisien last might: gested ARAL «83508. LOKALS MOU (ucsos mana cx eas =r lL make suitable Christmas presents vies and

Center Ralph Cingo contributed 12 points to steer his feam into the lead at every quarter mark. ‘The Hornet's had margins of 8 to 4, 14 to 11 and 20 to 17 at each!

st Franklin Township fell before

why other estimated Morristown, 51 to 50, in the last ketball games.

10 seconds last night, Behind 31 to 24 at intermission,

$200,000 for Buffalo, and between Morristown soarec to a 47-all tie played in the Washington High $75,000 and $100 for the Giants, with three minutes to go, dead- School gym. Green Bay, and locked the count gt 49 to 49, then played on the Attucks’ floor.

won with sec onda remaining.

last month in Philadelphia when | (his club won 38 to 14. Earlier and deep—which has made the {the two .teams battled to a 24 Eagles one of the great teams

| Waterfield’s throwing.

Can Eagles’ Rugged Line Solve Rams’ Offensive 'T'?

Los Angeles Rams’ Coach Clark)’

Bhaughnessy, football's most renowned offensive genius, dug deep) aie into his apparently bottomless bag of tricks today for the Rams’ 3 ‘"* © National Leagus championship game. here Sunday with the Phila- Japuary 23.

And while Shaughriessy whipped ped up some special form of T-|

Others think the Eagles

immovable line had more to do Shia {with the loss than an upsetting Board of Rghogl Co Commissioners uni

{plane ride,

feat,

It is that line— big. experfenced:

in NFL annals. Brilliantly coached by Neale oto an unusual nine-man defensive line, the,

Eagles were the NFL's_best .de- |

himself for the humiliating Eagle fensive team and at the same {time had a fearsome running at-

{tack led by sturdy Steve Van Buren.

Shaughnessy,

upset us physically and mentally legiates off on the T-formation {and we didn't get enough work for the Eagles.”

craze at Stanford in 1940,

to modern T play,

with the great teams of the late 30s held a similar job with the Washington Redskins.

Chicago

Dazzling Offensive

Few coaches, if any. intricacies And offensive potentials of the T as does Shaughnes-

countless intricate pass patterns revolves around all-league

must rely Brocklin,

off, Shaughnessy young NormaVan Waterfield's class. as the equal of any including Philadelphia's. not have the depth presented by the Eagles, but consistently performed in top-drawer fashion dur Ing the season.

that forward wall. and center Fred Naumetz. good offense. He has both.

Shaughnessy would like think the. game of his club.

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who set the col-

for years generally has been eonsidgy ered football's foremost tactician. iHven before turning the colleges the taciturn Ram boss was an advisory coach Bear and later

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Bob If Bob is on a promising rookie but still not in _

Shaughnessy noints to his line

It admittedly does avr}

Three all-league selections lead They are end Tom Fears, tackle Dick Huffman

Neale doesn’t have to worry about a good defense being a

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Asks Boxing Exhibition Ban After Louis’ Poor Showing

‘Public Deserves Fair Break,’ Declares Michigan Official; Joe Booed by Fans

DETROIT, Dec. 15 (UP) ~Angered by Joe Lotus’ slow-motion| exhibition in his own home town, Michigan Boxing Commissioner, Floyd Stevens sald today he would seek a nation-wide ban on alll exhibitions. I “The boxing public deserves a fair break and they certainly | aren't getting one when they pay hard-earned d money to see today's| exhibitions,” Stevens said. 1 The commissioner said he def- [mow boo him instead of cheer him | initely was banning alt “no de-| when he leaves the ring,” Stevens cision” bouts in Michigan and sald. | would request all National Boxing oi ming an

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