Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1950 — Page 22

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Sports Have A Lot of Dirty Linen To Wash

By OSCAR FRALEY, United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Dec, 25—It's peace on earth, good will to man today--but not in the sports world. Baseball, football, boxing, racing and just about every branch you can name either has a brawl under way or is washing a lot of dirty linen. : The hottest kettle bubbling at the moment is in baseball where the major leagues are in the process of deciding on a successor to Commissioner A, B. Chandler, and the former Kentucky senator is battling to keep the post.

® . - . ” » NOBODY SEEMS to know just why Chandler got the heave ho. There is much speculation, but no concrete, out-and-out reasons are given by the gents wielding the ax. With so much undercover whittling, I, for one, would like to see Chandler get the job back—and then tell them that he didn't want it.

n ” - ” ~ » DESPITE WHAT you may think, there were a lot of people made unhappy over the outcome of yesterday's pro football playoff. Greasy Neale of the Philadelphia Eagles tipped the hand a few weeks ago when he said that he didn't care who won, as long as the Cleveland Browns didn’t. Tto him, it and 8 lot of others, it was the old National League against the extinct All-America Conference. Meaning that the hatchet still wasn’t buried. Boxing is In bad shape. Last week it chalked up its ninth death of the year, proving that supervision isn't strict enough and that humanity still runs second to profit in the prize ring. Until they decide on examinations which mean something, there will be more and more guys walking around with marbles. in their mouths, if they're that lucky. Co

~ » Ld n » ~ IN RACING, Larry MacPhail, now a Maryland breeder, argued not too long-ago that something would have to be done about the gangster elements which have moved in on the sport of kings. The bookies are clipping the public of $10 billion a year because they aren't legalized, taxed and controlled, and all that available tax revenue goes into the hands of racketeers * because you can go inside a fence and bet legally, but outside tHe same fence it's a crime.

” » = " » » COLLEGE SPORTS aren't clean, either. There "are two distinct factions, ond for subsidization of athletes and the other favoring a so-called sanity or “sanitary” code. The battle is feverish, and produces little except even more secretive payoffs

Yet, it's difficult to understand why a lad who helps pull 90,000 |

fans through the turnstiles on ‘a Saturday afternoon isn't entitled to board, room and tuition. ¢ As for college basketball, it has produced its share of antipathy and bad intersectional feelings. Kansas Coach Phog Allen insists that the eastern coaches, most of them former pro players, teach the “allen foot” and errant elbow. gambling on games has reached a fever pitch, assertedly because the game has left the campus and gone big time.

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» » » » ~ » TIE IT OFF with the fact that Frankie Stranahan was refused nomination for the Sulllvan Award, assertedly because he “has too much money,” and the picture gets even more clear. The Sullivan Award supposedly, is for sportsmanship. The donors should read their own script. But anyhow, it sounds good: Peace on earth, good will to man!

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2Tag-Team Bouts (80-Degree Weather Slows Wolverines

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Followers of Australian tag--—A combination of 80-degree churned across the goal-line. | Right tackles Reinhard. Boules. = of Lake Placid. N. Y.. will defend BIG. TEN team wrestling will have two weather and the spirit of Christ- Again the Browns brought the| Quarterbacks Waterfield Van Brockin. (its world championship at L'albe IRDIANA » L Tut ™ or heavyweight tag-team features to- Mas overcame Coach Bennie ball downfield and Graham fired ft RAK, Dit Lewis D'huez, France, on Jan. 20-21 and Michigan State .... 3 0 1.000 170 133 7 : : Sa : 27-2 J 1 Ti}inois Fosse 5 1 433 409 3 morrow night at the Armory. Oosterbaan today resulting in a a 35-yard touchdown toss to Kalamanie,™ ovine. Pascuntelio Jan. 27-28, the National AAU an- (ine oo }}! on T The lineup for one will pit Lord lay-off for the Michigan football Dante Lavelli, - Cleveland took) SCORE BY PERIODS ; nounced today. ; Northwestern as 3 3 00 2 i f (Tarzan) Pinkerton and Herman team In its preparation for the the lead shortly after the second civeland ge 7 8 7 t9—o/ The remainder of the crew willjoy, CL... ees 3 3 soo M7 33 8 Krauser against Joe (The Mighty) Rose Bow! classic against the half began when Lavelli, who set Los Angeles Basie. M0 aL 0-3 be composed of Jim Atkinson, Pat| PURDUE raekyisns 3 1 43 a io Titan and teammate Pancho Ro- University of California Jan. 1. 2 record by grabbing 11 passes, iuvell 3 Brink. Bumgardner. Points aft. Martin and “red Fortune Jr. Whconam oan 1.8 er 33:

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and The Giant Scot against climate and needed a rest.

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 25 (UP) Point

mero. { sald his charges The other pairs Lone Eagle complained about the change of

Herble Freeman and The Mad pefense Right Guard Dick Me3 x Williams returned to practice yeste are for two falls out ; Both bouts a terday while Oosterbaan ran his noveq the way for Los Angeles’ Rith DOV

Browns Ride Groza's Toe To Down Rams, 30 to 28

Paul Brown, Coach of Pro Grid Champs, Reportedly Weighs Return to College Ranks

CLEVELAND, Dec. 25 (UP)—Paul Brown, all-conquering coach {of the champion Cleveland Browns, today weighed possibilities of | leaving one of the richest football legacies of all time. Still jubilant over yesterday's 30 to 28 triumph over the Los | Angeles Rams, a victory that brought the Browns the 1950 National i Football League championship along with their fifth consecutive title, Brown remained evasively — v——————————

coy about his future. How They Split Although his contract with Pp rs Cleveland has five years to run,| Laid attendance—29,751. Brown reportedly 1s considering al Gross receipts including radio return to Ohio State to fill Wes and oh gb pT dot Fesler's recently vacated head a an rena Bgl, oi coaching post. He also may be a $21 93.38 operating : expenses. --. candidate to head the University aA. = of California's grid staff now that na yecuipts F108 980.23. . Jeff Cravath has resigned. But he! Oia! Payers pool ((U-per cent wasn't talking of net) —$§76,272.18. “I don't have anything to say ning ' about that,” he declared curtly. — yc Pr 3 . J g players pool—327,457.98. 1 out want to get off on that, &. winning players share SUblent AY however. his players Jrisg approximately for 37 8 ' ’ |players. did the talking for him, did it in|” Tach |a way, too, that convinced 29,751 gggg 42 [near frost-bitten fans at Muniei- {pjayers, pal Bag ht a Be elo 10 ettiona]. seeond place {ball machines ever to roll on a io gridiron. for a touchdown, Los Angeles It was grimy, burly Lou (The still led 28 to 27.

players pool—8§41,-

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Toe) Groza, a 235-pound place-' The Browns' one-point deficit kicking specialist, who emerged resulted when Groza, who kicked as the individual hero, his un- three extra points, never had a erring field goal 20 seconds before chance to convert after the sec-

{the end of the game providing the ond touchdown because Tom {margin of victory. James, who held the ball for him, Los Angeles, seemingly assured fumbled the pass from center, lof victory with less than two min-. With the seconds slipping away {utes remaining, helplessy watched and the crowd chanting, “We want

{the Browns charge from their a touchdown.” "Graham's passes own 31-yard line to the Ram nine moved the ball into positich for before Groza systematically Groza to settle matters stepped back and booted the ball In the tumultous Cleveland

between the uprights for his 16th dressing room following the vicfield goal—and unquestionably his tory, Groza happily kissed his most important three-pointer—of shoe while Brown clamored the season. “Maybe it's better to be lucky Sharing laurels with Groza than good. I've got the gamest were Cleveland's incomparable bunch of ball players in the busiOtto Graham and brilliant Bobiness.”

{Waterfield of Los Angeles, who Financially, . the victory

{conducted a spectacular passingjworth approximately $1113.16

ap throughout the contest. Gra- each for the 37 Cleveland play-

were in line for $646.42 apiece. CLEVELAND

and Waterfield one. | The Rams, who led most of the way. started'’in high gear. Left ends_Spesdie. Younz Gillo Waterfield throwing an 82-yard] .Jeit tackies—Qross Palmer oor pass to Glenn Davis on the first Centers Qatski, Herring, Thompson } f 7 \ Ie a ston; Willis iplay from scrimmage. Cleveland| right tackles Rywkus aris Sandusky immediately retaliated with Gra-| Right ends—Lavelll. Martin Ford re x i oY {ham climaxing a drive he, him- a i n penter, oselle iself, engineered with a 31-yard BE Taare Yoris [pay-off pass to Dub Jones. Fullbacks-~Mctely, Adame i < Los Angeles took over on the) i JO8 ANGELES ent next kickoff and Waterfield 0, 1

artérbacks—Graham. (orga!

James, Phelps “ole

Left en Left tackles—Huffman, Lazetich, Cham-

v, " y ’ pane, moved the ball to Cleveland's 18 "i ards Pinlay: Vasicek on three pass plays from which! . Centers—Statuto. Naumets, Paul A ! ight guards—8Stephenson, Thompson

Fullback Dick Hoerner west

- ef touchdown: Waterfield 4. Groza 3. Fleld scored again on a pitch-out from a

the omnipresent Graham, | Oiciat:

mpire—Sam Wilson, Lehigh {~-Lioyd Brasil, Detroit ritory and Hoerner again went re Soa STATISTICS : over. Marion Motley's fumble! L

dage .

‘ ‘ to the most valuable player in| to See : approximately . for. 40 each division will be presented to y Club, Class C; Morris Wray of . _IBllenberger Panthers, Class Bj North- out | Bill. Cook of Hawthorne Com-

was Shoemaker, campaigning at Fairipa gnell of Penn, a good passer as

tossed four touchdown passes/ers while 40 Loos Angeles players |

Left halfbacks—Bumgardner, Lahr, Car-

28. 1. Referee—Ron Gibbs, St. Thom, AS, oA Paced by Waterfield, the Rams fi. coo Charles Berry, Lafevette. Back

pounded deep into Cleveland ter-|judes—Norm Duncan. UCLA. Field judge

Face Pittsburgh in Quest Of 5th Straight Home Victory

By BILL EGGERT : ; The Indianapolis Caps, short on player personnel, tackle the, Pittsburgh Hornets here tonight in the Coliseum in their bid to. overtake St. Louis in the American Hockey League's Western Division. LE . It’s the windup of a week-end series with Pittsburgh. The Caps trimmed the Hornets, 3 to 2, in a sudden death overtime Saturday night in Pittsburgh with Johnny|

¥ - # : Wilson scoring the winning goal. | With Defenseman Bill roux [Fo] ers ana sidelined with a severe charley! horse and Center Larry Wilson!

out also for two weeks because of | Losing Way,

a shoulder separation, the Caps! . ‘can get some consolation ore WW ; B {the return of Left Winger Doug, hip ears {McKay tonight. : Tied With St. Louis | ST, LOUIS, Dec. 25 (UP)— | McKay has been out since last The Christmas spirit cut very {Wednesday because of the flu. little ice with the St. Louis Fly-| His return will allow Player- ers and Hershey Bears of the Coach Ott Heller to shift to a de- American Hockey League. tensive position and team with! St. Louls broke its five-game | ‘Ben Wolit. Heller, in the last/losing streak by beating Hershey, \week, has performed as a wing 2 to 1, yesterday afternoon but! land center. » ithe game was marred by a dis- | The Caps have won six of their pute over a Hershey goal which last seven home games; four of brought a 10-minute argument them in a row and a triumph and finally, 9st swinging. over Pittsburgh would put them| The Flyers were leading. 1to 0, even with the Hornets this sea- late in the. second period when son in six games, Hershey's Jack McIntyre passed: St. Louis’ 2-to-1 victory yester- to a teammate and then skidded lday afternoon over Hershey headlong into the St. Louis goal boosted the Flyers into a last-| . ; place tie with Indianapolis in the As he lay there against Flyer, {Western Division race. ’ |Goalle Ralph Almas, George Be {(Red) Sullivan's shot from the On The Ice lleft side dribbled into the nets | , “tf {for a Hershey goal. AML RIC tern CRE on GUE | The Flyers, who ciaimed the w L Tos 000 goal shouldn't count because Mec-

Cleveland 19 .9 3 Cincinnati 16 “9 5 31 100 84 Intyre was ying in the crease Pittshurgh 4 11 4 32 81 681 ? | INDIANAPOLIS 2 13 3 wa 1 when the puck skidded im, St. Louls gostern Division swarmed around Referee Walton Ww L TPs GOG Russell. Hershey players joined Buffalo cin 18 93 38 14 SL ey ay Hershey ...i...es 13 21 3 14 108 the word battle. e boys finally Springfield il ad de a im whipped off thelr gloves and be-X-New re x 3 XN Withadrawn from league gan swinging bu e fighting

was stopped before anyone got hurt. | Less than three minutes after {play resumed, the Flyers got the (winning goal when Paul Gladu scored at 18:02 of the second 45 period.

RESULTS LAST NIGHT t. is 2, Hershey 1. 2 Touts oly game scheduled) GAMES TONIGHT Pittsburgh at Indianapolis (8:30). Buffalo at Providence. Cleveland at Cincinnati. NATIONAL LEAGUE w 4 T To.

| Betroit 18 6 & 8 9% 05 One of Wingman Gladu's hard { Montreal lo 18 ig 2 36 drives hit Hershey Center Frank Now "York co 8018 TR 5 85 Mario in the face just as the first! | RESULTS LAST NIGHT {period ended. The gash above New York 6. Chicas | {Mario's left eye, required 18

Only Game Scheduled)

stitches. No other AHL games

J : Basehall {were scheduled. 1 Chuck DeVoe, six-foot funior from Indianapolis ou carry a | . 13.7 per game point average, when he starts in the Princeton unior N. Y. Risks Record University basketball lineup Friday when the Tigers take part in the Michigan State basketball classic. DeVoe has scored 55 points

To Honor Chiamps Against Red Wings for the unbeaten Princeton five and has a .449 average from

| NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UP)—| the floor. He leads the team in both departments. The New York Rangers will test of the National

Johnny Riddle ns he IU at Bradley Wednesday

Principal Speaker lagainst the high-scoring Detroit | johnny Riddle, former coach of Red Wings tonight a De roit. 1 T G £ WwW k the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be the The Rangers haven't lost a n op ame (o } ce principal speaker at Junior Base-| Christmas Night game since 1928. nd : Both Quintets Unbeaten; Hoosiers

|ball’s annual banquet for its four Their record for Christmas Night Lead Non-Conference Standings

11950 city championship teams. |games since then stands at 16 vici! ie ‘Walton. of lo station | tories and one tie. Good SEASONS WISH will act as master of cere- or bad, The Rangers haven't lost CHICAGO, Dee. 25 (UP)—Big Ten cage teams, slated to rest monies for the event scheduledion Christmas since the old New over the Christmas holidays, embark Wednesday on a 14-game Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the York Americans handed them &|pn0ram to wind up preparation for the conference chase which Central YMCA. 1 to 0 defeat 22 years ago on little po 040g New Year's Day when Illinois plays at Wisconsin. | The championship teams and Rabbit McVeigh's goal. The schedule could be enlarged, as Minnesota plays in the 'their coaches are the Riverside] New York primed for its game ona) Big Seven tournament at Kansas City and might be obliged Hornets, Steve West, Class C; the with the Red Wings by whipping io go three games to the finish. | : Ellenberger Panthers, Mrs. W. E.|the Chicago Black Hawks, 6 to 1, Three double- headers were On the Braves’ floor. Pennsylvania Buchanan, Class B; the Robinson-|1ast night at Madison Square beaten by Purdue and Illinois last Ragsdale post of the American Garden. It was the only NHL scheduled, two at Michigan State, week to end an undefeated string, Legion, John Hickey, Class Aji contest scheduled for Christmas|and one at Marquette, the latter entertains Michigan Wednesday and the Riverside AA squad, Her- pve. Thursday when Iowa mets Loyola alse. > man Olsen. and Northwestern battles the HillGeorge Lilly Memorial awards toppers. Friday, Ohio State plays Illinois and San Jose State at Princeton and Michigan State Wisconsin. Other Friday contests matches Penn State on the Spar-|are Butler at Illinois and Ihdiana tans’ floor, while Saturday Michi- at Drake, while Pittsburgh -at gan State takes on Princeton and Iowa and Notre Name at NorthOhio State gets Penn State. | western close out the Saturday The stapdout game of the week bill. ; 95 (UP)— Will feature Wednesday's pro-| Conference teams were hittin oA ED et ui the gram, as Indiana, undefeated in/at a .610 mark after 18 ‘William R. Krafft, Tom Grin- Orange Bow! this Christmas Night ol games, Plays likewise Su iast Week of which the Big Ten slade, Art Queisser and Ray Lin- for the rubber game of the third De& en Bradley, with nine wins, 'won 12. : son are in charge of the banquet. annual North-South college all-| : rete ‘stars sponsored - by the Mahi! |Shrine for charity. |

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- Little Joe Has The North, coached by Her-| . man Hickman of Yale, won 20-to-| Edge in Stretch 14 last year alter losing the openin 1948 to e southerners MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 25 (UP)— °F : Jockey Joe Culmone carried an Soa hed by Andy Gustafson ad edge of four victories over Willie . u Shoemaker into the year's final! Bot coaches Will NSe ht week of racing as the “little SVS : " “his own Yale star, Stu Tisdale, giants of the turf” brought their along with Dick Doheny of Ford-| Sxsiiing Jetsons) duel. down to 2 ham as quarterback. Gustafson] P a "who is riding at Will start John (Model-T) Ford of 2 Noa wie Hardin-Simmons, at quarter. Tropical Park, has 371 winners," "nin also will start Reds

Grounds, in New Orleans, has 367.| on 26 a runner, John Miller of ‘Culmone is tentatively scheduled nro pocorn one of the top to ride five mounts today while lor sung gainers in the Big Ten, Shoemaker is listed aboard three. na Jeff Fleischmann, Cornell's Shoemaker, however, will fly to top line plunger and scorer for Mexico next Saturday night 10 ya 1ast three vears. ride in a 12-race program at Aqua “Jarring” John Dottley of Ole Caliente. Culmone has indicated paris and speedy Halfbacks Wade he is against the idea of makingigtinson of Kansas and Tom Lua similar trip but hinted he might ja of Louisville round out the change his mind at the last mo- gouth’s starting backfield. ment if the race between them | The weatherman promised clear tightens. |skies with the temperature in the TE 160’s.

U. S. Bobsled Crew |

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UP)— Non-Conference The U. 8. four-man bobsled team, . headed by driver Stan Benham Basketball Standings

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