Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1950 — Page 12

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Is Refreshing "Not Shocking to Admit Grid Laborer Is Worthy of His Hire

NEW YORK, Jan. 13—It was most embarrassing. At, almost the precise moment the holy rollers of football began to assemble for their annual devotionals, the president of Louisiana State University—the patron saint of which is Kingfish Huey Long—admitted he paid his football players. This was in the form a k upon such an operation as overtime. For playing in the anything but an uncompromising Sugar Bowl game, a post-| {dollar deal, . thoroughly com-

Pays Tributeto Aids, Players

Wilkinson Accepts Award at Dinner;

Hoover Is Speaker

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UP)— Charles (Bud) Wilkinson of the

mercial, completely professional. activity, each player I make the usual exceptions, such as the famous East-West game out of which nobody makes

was paid $250. , Apparently the Marxian principle prevailed. There were no class distinctions. Everybody, star or sub, got the same. Why penalize mediocrity? That] was the Kingfish's philosophy, too. é The president, Dr. Harold Stoke, didn’t say how inuch the overtime amounted to. Probably close to-$10,000. Most educators aren't supposed to be shrewd business men but the doctor's no| square, as we say in Bop City. The university's take was better | than $100,000. Obviously, the

“football players-aren't-taking the

business course, Either that or it’s under capitalistic influence.

. ” » WHEN Dr. Karl Leib of Iowa, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, who functions as the high priest of the holy rollers, heard of the overtime payments, he said: “This is most unusual.” He added it would be looked into. To his credit he did not collapse in & bogus swoon, or even register mock shock or horror. The doctor’s been around.

» . » WHY shouldn't the LSU football players have been paid? The| main, If not the only reason, the| university agreed to the game) was to pick up a fat cheak, I the university would not ve Hei adhe 0 ae Without the SEV

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IONE, WA Hired hands,” practically] common laborers, they had to be paid. There can be only ore intelligent criticlsni of them: They settled for too little. And ‘I'll defy anybody in football to disprove that the players weren't just as amateur in spirit as was dear old alma mater, hasten to state I'm not out LSU as an: isolated in this Sager, As a matof fact, T (Red) Heard, LSU director of Pe, has a solid point. In defense of the

overtime, the t Oklahoma, the opposing team, on for a lush holiday jaunt to Cuba for its players. Presumably by way of compensa-

t, he

contention that any participa wioes 80 principally

treasury and that it cannot) logically expect Hts players to,

University of Oklahome, chosen

a quarter but substantial sums

(with commanding eloquence.

calls attention to}

of enriching its

£0 to the rehabilitation and care of crippled children. Also the {Rose Bowl took on a belated look of character when it entered into a pact with the Big Ten, by the)

{terms of which all member col-|by The Indianapolis Times, New

leges share in the receipts. This breaks down to small change {and small change has never been ithe objective of the professional bowlers. I'm all for keeping college

football as close to the amateur ident of the United States and a dent as is possible in a harsh |IONE-TimMe Sports lover.

orld where the buck speaks) I'm in sympathy with the gentlemen I jestingly refer to as holy rollers in their efforts to bring about a reasonably healthy and prac: tical football program.

THAT there "are some plous frauds among them does not blind me to the fact that, on the other hand, there are many earnest, sincere and well-in- | tentioned men carrying the | torch. Their problems are many and onerous. The bowl situation Is just one and much thoughtful study has been given to it, though It would seem the solution Is t ollar lure. yo» SEs wp RE SC Bip

ONCE 1 agreed tositly with. my)

naugh, outspoken president of

the so-called reformers. type 1 refer to are those. who

accomplish nobody knows what.” A classle description of the) aforementioned frauds. They are still around but their namber is dwindling and I beliéve progress is being made toward the ultimate creation of a football policy that will be nationally accepted as sensible and decent. I like to beleve, too, that most of the

{schools prefer the wholesome ap-|

proach. The sanity code fis equipped with machinery which would separate the sincere from the spurious. Publicize the schools

insist on playing it the evil way and I'll guarantée Dr. Leib and his more honorable friends all [their troubles will be over,

tes in post- —and the presidents thereof —that {

Charles Gets

At Boxing Writers' Party

Neil Trophy

Arch Hindman, first vice president of the National Boxing Association, attended the coach-of-the-year dinner last night in

New York. This is a first-hand

sim Remo pes: he web still were in ‘the blissful

(Pasin. of asd “Managed currency had not .come| us,

good friend the Rev. John Cava-|

Notre Dame, who described as he remembered, that wearisome “the familiar voices of [silver piled upon us until it overThe flowed the floor.

with the question of football had never seen so much money for public consumption, who seem before. Not being satisfied to to say that an indefinable some-|trust anyone thing has to be done in a way sum, we sat up until 3 o'clock in nobody knows how, at a timejthe morning and counted every when nobody knows when and in|dime of it. places nobody knows where, to $25,000.”

as “football coacn of the year,” accepted the award today “on be-, half of a great university, a great coaching staff and Above all, a great football team.”

Wilkinson was selected for the distinction in a poll of the nation's leading coaches conducted

York World-Telegram and Sun and associated Scripps-Howard newspapers. Principal speaker at a dinner honoring Wilkinson last night was Herbert Hoover, former Pres

Mr. Hoover, noting that his sports background dates back 50 years, told of the time he was manager of the Stanford football team. It was the year Stanford, a new university, played California for the first time. Stanford) {had no coach and the team had no uniforms, Mr. Hoover recalled, [but by “pledging our hope of gate |receipts, we were able to persuade] an athletics goods house to let us have some bright new outfits.” Above Expectations The attendance exceeded expectations, Mr. Hoover said, and more than the expected 10,000|{came to the game. “But in those times, we in the

B we eRcd. of [the social vancement from a tax on gate receifts.” ‘So much hard cash came In,

“The Berkeley manager and I with such a gigantic

The sum was over

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Two Schools Put On Probation

High schools at Perry Central and Jackson Twp., both in Boone County, were placed on proba~ tion today by the Indiana High School Athletic Association, : Commissioner .L. VV. Phillips sald the two schools were placed on probation by the IHSAA| board of control until June 1. 1950, because of a fight at . recent basketball game. Principals and coaches of both | schools and three players appeared before the board yesterday to explain. One of the players, Bob Gregory, a Jackson Twp. sophomore who had been suspended since Dec. 17, was reinstated fully, Phillips said. Gregory admitted participating in the fight which started with only four seconds remaining in the game Dec. 9. After order was restored, Jackson Twp. won, 43)

report from Mr, Hindman, whe

also is a member of the Indiana Athletic Commission and a | member of the advertising department of the Perfect Circle Corp.

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NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 13—The 12th annual dinner of the Today boxing writers of New York was held here last night in the starlight ng roof of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It was attended by more than s om Tas, SE cio Ainors.

600, including many prominent persons not only in boxing but in| State Colles

the affairs of the nation. As first vice president of the a member of the State Athletic| Commission, I am gratified to

ing fans of Indiana the compiimentary remarks on the conduct of boxing in Indiana by Abe J. Greene of the NBA. He spoke In highly complimentary terms of the Indiana Charles Honored The chief award, the Edward J. Neil trophy, was

who is now recognized by the NBA as heavyweight champion as successor to Joe Louls, retired champion. Charles made a modest acceptance speech, and said he hoped to

A deserve | the honor bestowed upon

presented o to Ezzard Charles, of Cincinnati

tL) Ruauesne at iy Joe. re Dame at John Carroll vy (Mich) at Concordia. High School

Cathedral at Batesyille Crispus Attucks at Decatur Central. Mahual st Ben Davis

rson at Tech prankiia - Washinston h (rove at Lawrence Cental, Beuthogrs at Franklin Townshi ar Central at Pike Township University of Jicomington at Speedway

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National | Boxing Association and

him by the New York ‘Boxing Writers Association. Both Commissioners Greene and Egan refuted the criticism of| boxing in a recent article in a| national magazine, which con-| demned boxing as a “murderous. hone s"% sl Indianapolis (Butler sport.” Tomor Nat Fleischer, president of the| Sra N. Y. Boxing Writers Asaocia-| oo Cah ter | tion, also refuted the charges,| Indiana Central st anchester and declared that both he and fd Miiescta ol. Eagan, in reply to invita. son A tions from the magazine, offered| Hanover at Cane al State to answer the “irresponsible” charges made in the article, but their offers were not accepted.

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fevrr-=Botny Cook, diminutive

ard ichigan at Other Aw . Tes State at Olen Thien. Mr. Greene received the James| Wabash “ut Ca Roel (J. Walker award for meritorious| Desf School at Evansville Mater Del, 1 m: t we {service to boxing. Bill Corum,| fatiual at Tech ) a _— {who will soon be a neighbor of | Nashinelon ve. Sacred Hears at ours when he assumes his duties Pen Davis Mt oer ¢

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Cook of Sheboygan Tonight 8:15 P. M. ANDERSON vs. TECH

Sets Scoring. Record Play by Play

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. Jan. By SIP COLLINS 1070 ON YOUR DIAL

[year 1949. | James J. Farley, former Post{master General and chairman of {the N. Y. State Athletic Commis- | ston in the 1920's made a short talk,

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Sheboygan forward, set a he (National Basketball Associatitn |scoring record of 44 points as {the Redskins trounced the Denver Nuggets 115 to 92 last night, | Cook's total, on 18 field goals {and eight free throws, topped the {mark set of 43 set by Alex Grosa |of Indianapolis against Rochester ‘on Nov. 22,

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Southport's Cardinals, winners of five of seven dual meets, excluding # forfeit will be host to the second annual Marion County High School Wrestling Tournament tonight and tomorrow. Shown above are (standing, left to right) Allen Morgan, 95; Bill. Parson, 112; Oscar Stanfield, 127; Grummell, 138; Joe Blazek, 154; Stanley Ellis, 175, and Coach Chauncey McDaniel. (Kneeli ng) Ron Baumgart, 103; Larry Gillum, 120; Bob Pence, 133; Ronnie Brown, 145; Bob Henry, 165, and Dick Weddle, heavyweight. wenty-four bouts are slated tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Semifinals begin at | p. m. tomorrow.

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None Will Know Whom He Is fo Face . Until Just Before Time for Bouts ; By JIM HEYROCK Second round of the 1950 Times-Legion Golden Gloves Tournament wil get under way at 8 p. m. tonight In the

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NCAA Head Stresses Need Code of Ethjes hoa neti iin ies

Fo NEW YORK. Jak 18 COPY Presidoht Keri Leib of thé Ne: | tional Collegiate Athletic Association told convention delegates and the nation’s top football coaches today that “chaos worse than anything we ever dreamed of” will follow unless aid to college

Describing tomorrow's final business meeting of the convention

only 30 or 40 will be called Most entries this year are upon to demonstrate their ne featherweight (126), lghtring powers tonight. weight (135) and welterweight The “Simon Pures” were sched- (47) divisions. Proceeds

Charity uled to weigh-in at the Armory the tourna- ; Each boy entered in between 2 and 5:30 p. m. today. ment will be given a prize and

the special

doctors before drawings for the ee made. the winners in each weigh + dhl sm Opponents ° sion of the Novice and Open Plenty of suspense hangs over Classes following the finals

Feb. 3. But the season's fighting will

ters with the close of the BETS ns tournament. The eight winners in that class will form a team to represent the city in the Tournament of Champions jn Chicago next month, Proceeds from the Indianapolis tourney go to The Times Clothe-A-Child fund and charities of the y= - Ragsdale Post of the American Legion. ’

The committee, headed by Paul J. McDuff, expects to present between 15 and 20 bouts. All fights

This is in compliance with AAU rules, which prevail throughout the tournament. McDuff said the first bout will climb through the ropes promptly go at 8 .p. m. Two fighters will be waiting to go on as soon as the|p, preceding one is completed. In order to speed up the bouts

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tering the “Fg.” Fifteen bouts were , presented last week and 15-of the young | 54 sluggers were eliminated. The fans saw nine fights end in decisions, three in knockouts, two in

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year-old, A Tank inne J5 jn oa ba 15-16-

as the most important session in

it will determine what direction he | ‘sanity code,” our colleges and universities are {going to travel “It’s time to stand up and be counted,” he sald. “We cannot exist in a halfway position. Eith-! How many er there will be regulation or we known, shall say the sky is the limit,

Fears Chaotic Result

Southeastern and Southwest.

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ever dreamed of. a few points in command against NCAA. which the others cannot compete. If athletes are obtained on an“no formal open market, I pity the schools ceived from {who cannot hid high.” _Leid b opened his oie with a member,

Basketball Scores

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PE tists 31.

“CITY. 00 ROOLS | Crispus Aguses Ah a Rl Central 30. ar SCHOOLS | Poritanst

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Adams COLLEGES artford Center a eeracn To n T wiship |prankun mn sth Bares outh 47, Adams Central 38 u. | Indiana 8 art Ball State 48. Carrol ty Tourney riikn “co LLEGES Garroliten 8 LE mn Bradlee” Solgols, 81, Sestern Maryland 89. le overtim Central Michigan 55, Michigan Normal A 0 Xa So Xe, mn. Centr Washington 75, St. Mart. Ha

war 3. Er siveston 20. pigee, 7, Wittenberg 68. DeSoto ‘58, 30 : w Yorktown 49 Fhstern M Monta

Delaware 50, Haver! Richlan Florida A & M 64, McGill Field 53,

The tallest man on the West. ern Reserve basketball team, that will visit Butler Fieldhouse tomorrew night, is Tom Cooper, |

49. na 57, Montana Mines “ Leiters oly Cross 69, St.

ul oward 61, University of Mexico 47, Kalamazoo 83, Albion 53.

Lehigh 62, Franklin & Marshall 56. Loyola of Baltimore 81,

Straughn 31. New Lisbon 1% nso County Tourney lark

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| Unfon 45. Greenwood a oscluske County Tourney

te. Beaver Dam 54. Plerceton 52 | New York U. 80. Drak have lost to Western Michigan, | Mentone 38. Leasbure 31 Pl pl | Nort Carolina State 73, William & Mary | ouniy ourney Cincinnati and Ohio University {culver 30. Bremen oS Pacific Lutheran 85, College of Puget] ner

un Richmond 59, Maryland 49. St. Thomas 57, Concordia (Minn.) 40. Sioux Falls 50. Omaha 48. Tampa 80, Florida State 60. Texas 83. Rice a

exas & Trinity 87 PE Foch se, ske ogee Payetteville Re irginia Poly. 5 58, Roanoke

est Texas | Wilmington 54, aly 30" How iizieo 2 48.

while winning from Miami. fonissngss Counts Toarner . Darlington 48, x

Warne howe 47, Alam 3.

| New Richmon: oes ner Southport defeated Howe, 25 to| gtar City 63 Medary iy 22, at Howe yesterday in a fresh-| ski J Ptoprner man high school basketball game. 3 | Art ron Rani on

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are for it isn’t but the southern bloc |teft no doubt about its feelings|

The Citadel, one of the schools “If that happens, we shall have facing expulsion, jumped the gun chaos worse than anything we somewhat last night by announcThere will be ing it has resigned from the!

But an NCAA spokesman sald ation” was reCitadel and so school still was. considered. a

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