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The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
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BattaIino 6-to-5 Choice to
Retain Feather Title
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CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-ChriStopher
(Bat) Battalino of Hartford, Conn,
worlds featherweight champion,
will meet Earl Mastro, Chicago
challenger, in a ten-round title bout
at the Chicago Stadium tonight.
Battalino, making the fourth de-
fense of the title ne won from An
Dire Routis of France in 1929, was
quoted a 6-5 favorite. A crowd Of
$4,000 was expected to pay about
$42,500 to see the bout.
Battalino has successfully defend
ed the 126-pound title against Ig-
nacio Fernandez, Kid Chocolate. Fl
del La Barba and Freddie Miller,
despite the fact that he has lost
nine nontitle bouts since winning
the crown.
During his professional career,
Mastro has lost only three times.
twice on decisions to Fidel La Barba
and Harry DublinSky, and once on
foul to Billy Shaw. He later re-
versed all three defeats. Mastro is
the first 100 per cent Chicago boy
to fight for a title in thirty-seven
years.
Sammy Mandell, former light
weight champion, will meet Harry
Lenny, rugged New Jersey welter-
weight, in the ten-round semi-hnal,
and Louis kid Kaplan, Meridian,
Conn, former featherweight title
holder, will tackle Harry Dublinsky,
Chicago lightweight, in an eight
rounder.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Student Manager Host to 1894 Stanford Football Team Mates

rate banquet in the state dining
room Of the White House Nov. II.
The surviving members of that
all-star team of 1894-bankers, law
yers, doctors, all of them prominent
will gather from London, Homo
lulu, and scattered parts of this
country.
One of the members of the team
is Jackson Reynolds, president of
the First National bank of New
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

Notre Dame, playing three Of the
same teams it met a year ago, has
attracted an aggregate attendance
thus far Of $4,000 in comparison to
$4,000 for its first five games in
1880. Northwestern has played to
221 900 persons in five games this
season as compared to 204,879 for
a similar number in 1890.
Some Of the Big Ten schools have
Slashed the price of tickets behind
the goal posts, a wise move regard
less of other conditions. There has
never been any logic to charging So
for a seat on the 5o-yard line and
the same price for one behind the
goal posts
Purdue has set a new low for Big
Ten football tickets by reducing the
price Of seats behind the goal posts
to so cents for Saturdays game with
Centenary at Lafayette.
Most of the leading Big Ten
games this season have drawn as
well as last year, with the exception
Of games played by Illinois, repre-
sented by one of its weakest teams
in history.
At this time last year two games,
the Michigan-Ohio State and Mich
igan-Illinois games, each had at
tracted crowds of 10000. The Mich
igan-Ohio State game again drew
a 10000 crowd this year, but the
attendance at the Michigan Illinois
game, usually standout in this
region, dwindled away to $4,000.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
n. Y. u. Faces Stiff Task in
Fray With Unbeaten Georgia

ga really good team always is so
per cent stronger after a defeat, -
said Meehan. eff N. Y. U. is as good
as I believe, we'u show Georgia a
lot of football"
Georgia, undefeated to date with
victories over V. P. L, Yale, North
Carolina, Vanderbilt and Florida,
has been established as an to 5
favorite.
Three other teams also will have
an opportunity to strengthen in
creased eastern prestige in Saturday
games, but Navy and Pennsylvania
are conceded little prospect of VIC
tory against Ohio State and Notre
Dame, respectively, while Fordham
is no better than an even-money bet
against Detroit.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Welters Top
Mat Program

Four events have been signed for
Friday nights mat program at the
Armory, promoter Jimmy McLemore
announced today.
Speedy Schaeffer, Toledo welter
will tangle with Coach Billy Thom
popular 1. U. mentor, in the two
out-of three fall feature with two
hour time limit. Both are well
known here.
In the one fall semi-fnal, Buck
Weaver, Terre Haute collegian,
tackles rough Bull Smith. Al Nc
Kee and Carl CLANCY tangle in
another one fall event, with Ralph
Hancock and Charles Bobo, heavy
weights, meeting in the opener.
Thirty minute time limits have been
placed on the one fall bouts.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
High Gear
Rn Enited Press

By United Press
A NNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. A.
IA Bullet Lou" Kirn, Navy
back field ace, has his favorite
headgear again and is ready
for Saturdays game with Ohio
State.
The headgear was the object
of a frantic search earlier in
the week. Kirn had worn it in
every game since entering the
Naval Academy and regarded
it as a lucky omen.
His worries were relieved
Tuesday when the headgear-
so badly worn that a thought
full equipment manager at
West Virginia w Sley an
wrapped it in tissue paper and
marked the package "fragile"-
was returned by mail with the
explanation that it had been
mixed up in the Virginia equip
ment last week and carried
away.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

York. He was the half back who
dashed through the University of
Chicago team to give Stanford a
IL to victory in the first east
west intersectional game.
The captain of the team, Paul
Downing, now is vice-president Of
the Pacific Gas and Electric Com
pany. Abraham Lewis is million
aire banker in Honolulu and Will
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Fight for Nothing
Johnston SpeechlesS


TEW YORK 4-And the fighters beginning talk
IN about fighting for nothngl
Tommy Loughran Pauline Uzcudun startling
proposition Madison Garden Tuesday that
enough all pugc tradition each Of the fighters named
Dempsey oneme ManasSa mauer as first choice for
opponent.
Pauline told boxing director James Johnston that he would
forfeit his the
Loughran punch his out Of celophane
wrapper duplicated offer then offered to meet Dempsey
donate all to the unemployed regardless
the outcome
Johnston peechs unusual situation for James Joyl
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
No Contest Verdict Given in
Fistic Feature at ArmOry

Dutch Batting. Morristown Junior well
ter, outpointed Red Holloway. Indian
apolis in six rounds and Young Leach In
dianapolis bantam. beat Angelo Spanolia,
Panama in four. Vern Morrison knocked
out Benny Glen, local welter rival. in the
second round.
In next Tuesdays top ten, Jack
Redman, state heavyweight cham
pion, who stopped Walter Pickerd
here last week, will take o.. Harold
Mays, veteran eastern heavywe ight.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

liam HaTelson is vice-president of
the Bank of Italy in San Francisco.
Others who played on the team
are: Alfred Spalding, professor Of
medicine at Stanford; Guy Coch-
ran, prominent Los Angeles sur
geon; Will Campbell, superior court
judge in Washington state; Charles
Fickert, who as San Francisco dis
trict attorney in 1916 secured the
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Kizer Predicts Trouble for
Purdue in Centenary Game

through five games with only one
loss this season against outstanding
sectional foes, their lone defeat
coming at the hands of Southern
Methodist in a spectacular battle.
Baylor is listed among the victims
A classy triple threat back field
working behind a powerful and fast
charging line will prove troublesome
for the Boilermakers, Kizer believes.
In Tuesdays drill, Paul Pardon
ner worked at quarter back with
his two back fields, which included
Purvis, Hecker and Yunevich in one
unit, and Moore, Risk and Horst
man in the other.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
INDEFEATED BUT TIED TEAMS
PENNSY REDUCES FARE

The Pennsylvania railroad has
announced a reduced round-trip
fare to South Bend Saturday for the
Notre Dame-Pennsylvania grid bat
tie. Special rates will be good on
train leaving indianapolis at 1885
a. m. Saturday, arriving South Bend
at 1850, leaving South Bend at 5:45
p. m. and arriving in Indianapolis
at $50 p. m.
Tickets will be good in coaches
and parlor cars. Tickets are avail
able at 116 Monument Circle and at
Union station.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

conviction of Thomas Mooney; Joel
Field, Texas rancher; Will Hazard,
Idaho lawyer; Thomas Code, San
Francisco grain broker; Charles
Dole, attorney in Honolulu; julie
Frankenheimer, San Francisco ply
sician; Herbert Kennedy, counsel
for the commerce department in
London; Herbert Hicks, a state
senator in Illinois.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Tigers Build
New Defense
By Times Special

By Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Nov. 4. -
De PauW's undefeated football
paStimers today continued rehearsal
of defensive formations in prepara-
tions for the high-powered Ohio U.
Bobcats, champions of the Buckeye
conference, who play here Satur-
day. Only light scrimmages are
carded this week, as Coach Gaumy
Neal does not intend to risk injuries.
Neal also will polish the Tiger
plays which he hopes will pene-
trate the Ohio line, which has been
big factor in giving the Bobcats
a record of only one defeat in three
campaigns, that a 7-to-6 loss to
Indiana U. this season.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 4.-De-
fensive drills for Centenary's wide
open formations occupied the at
tention Of the Purdue squad Tues
day.
"We will be lucky not to lose by
two touchdowns," said Coach Noble
Kizer, unless our offense can pep
up and match the scoring strength
of Centenary"
The Shreveport Ga.) eleven
boasts one of the most consistent
victory records of any southwestern
eleven.
The Gentlemen, as they are
known in the south, have breezed
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Won PORA RETURNS

bU tWFto NVtttut
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Otto Won
Porat, Norwegian heavyweight who
quit the ring in disgust after one
round knockout by Young Stribling
year ago, is coming back to try
again. He will leave his Oslo Nor
way) home on Nov. IL, he wired his
manager, Ed Stevenson. today.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
q Collegiate Elevens
Undefeated and United

not had touchdown scored against
it this season. Utah, strong Rocky
Mountain unbeaten team, has scored
207 points against Is.
Tennessee, one of the big teams
in the country, holds the distinction
Of having the least points scored
against it in its class-a safety be-
ing the only marker its opposition
has obtained.
Big teams in the country which
have not been defeated follow:
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

Holy Trinity A. 9.
nine and a loyal
follower of other
A. c. teams. The
former secretary
treasurer of the
club was among
the charter mem
bers and helped
organize the west
side athletic body
that has grown
to prominence in
football, baseball
q n d basketball.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
/. i. Works on
Pass Attack
for Michigan
By Times Special

By Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. A.
Satisfied with the defensive strength
shown by his Hoosiers, Coach Billy
Hayes continued to improve the
aerial game which is the chief Of
fensive threat of the I. U. pastimers.
With Sabik definitely out of Sat-
urday's game with Michigan, Gene
Opasik again will be the key man
of the passing game. Vic Dauer.
veteran quarter back, also is tossing
passes and probably will do his
share of the hurting Saturday.
By United Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 4.-The
formidable showing of the Michigan
reserves in practice this week may
cause coach Harry Kipke to employ
them against Indiana Saturday in
an effort to wear down the Hoosiers
before sending in the varsity.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Attendance Falls at
Big Ten Grid Games
Northwestern and NOtre Dame, However, Play Before
Bigger Crowds in 1891 Than Last Year, Records
Show; Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota Hold Even.
By GEORGE KIKKsEY


football
in the patronage $780,
compiled by the United Press revealed today.
On the whole the Big attendance
ing teams Northwestern Michigan, Minnesota
ally proved virtually good drawing cards
Northwestern favorte for the Big Ten title Notre
haps the two strongest teams the midwest
first nan hey q yearag
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
BIZ United Press

D = OUtttU ITCS0
WASHINGTON, Nov. A cham
pionShip Leland Stanford university
football team will gather around the
training table" with it's business
manager of those days here next
week.
The business manager was a
chunky youth named "Bert" Hoo
yer. The repas5 will be an elabo-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Trinity A. C. MournS
Loss of Popular Member

Johnny Powell was buried from
Holy Trinity church today and
members of the Holy Trinity A. c..
gathered to pay final tribute. Pow
ell passed on Sunday, a victim Of
pneumonia.
He was a star catcher with the
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
By United Press

~ OHtteU Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Coach
Chick Meehan and his New York
university Violets face a difficult
task Saturday in their attempt to
uphold eastern football prestige
against the attack of the University
Of Georgia.
Unless N. Y. U. can turn in a vic
tory-and stopping Georgia's march
to the national championship ap-
pears to be task beyond the ca
pabilities of the Violets-the east
will be forced to admit that foot
ball as played in other sections is
superior.
Coach Chick NTeehan still believes
he has one of the best teams in the
country and hopes to prove it
against Georgia.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
BD United Press
Baggerly New
Coast Prexy
By Times Special

DU Z tFIVUo EopbCtUt
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. A.
Hyland Baggerly, former San Fran
cisco sports writer, today prepared
to take up his new duties as presi-
dent of the Pacific Coast baseball
league. He was elected for a three
year term Tuesday as a compromise
candidate after Harry Williams,
president for the last eight years,
withdrew because the presidents
salary was reduced from $4,000 an
nually to $500.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Early Basketball

Swayzee Hy Red. independent basket
pan team, mas organized for the season
with, many veterans of last season back
in the lineup. This strong independent
organization made enviable record last
year. winning the district championship.
aames b6 a 81 freT SoS %sne anS +bs gogd
with the fastest independent teams in the
state, and asks that strong quinetS write
to Swayzee, Hy Red basketball team,
A fast game is expected tonight when
G. & J. Tire quintet meets Edgewood A. c..
at the new Southport high school gym.
G. & j, have established an enviable repu-
tation in local amateur circles during the
past Two years apd 4So are re rated oo as one OF
added several former Southport stars to
their lineup. including FRANKIE. Smlthy and
S1hmfatfeddt Snfst and pTomise to give the Tire
will open the program at 7:45 p. m.
Bakers Tuesday night at liberty hall. 16
game was closely contested, Large root
ing sections cheered the rivals. Moynahan
Apartments desire games with. frst-class
teams. Call Mr.. Zried, Hemlock 1897.
Side Turner's. for several season, will have
charge of the Turner basketball squad
during the coming season, it was an
The team nj IS working out each Thursday
night and Hodges asks that all players
desiring to try out to report for practice.
The squad will be selected soon for the
season opener on Nov. IS.
Vernon Christian Flashes. led by E. Car
roll, defeated Ft. Harrison Medical Corps
cagers Tuesday. 25 to 10.
Danish Luthern basketball team de-
sires games in the 18-19-year-old class,
church fives preferred. Call Drexel 6555
and ask for Mr.. Siersbeck.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
OHIO DRILLS SECRET

By United Press
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 4.-Secret
football practice will be held the
rest Of the week by the Ohio State
squad in preparation for Saturdays
game here with Navy.
All Of the Buckeyes players are in
good physical condition except Lew
Hinchman, half back.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
IOWA BLOCKING BETTER

By United Press
IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. 4.-Coach
Burt Ingwerson is counting on i'm
proved blocking to give Iowa bet
ter offensive against Nebraska Sat-
urday than in other games played
this season.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
By Times SpeciaE

By Times Special
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Twenty- -one
collegiate football teams enter the
second half of the 1881 campaign
next Saturday with unbeaten and
united records.
Ten boast unbeaten records, but
have at least one tie. Davis -Elkins
little eastern school, tops undefeated
teams in points scored, 286, and has
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
KLEIN SHOOT VICTOR

Breaking AT out of so targets,
Klein triumphed in singles at
Crooked Green Gun Club Tuesday.
Dcoley, McIntire and Tony tied in
the handicap with % out of Is each.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
FIELDS FACES CHAMP

By United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Jackie
Fields of Chicago, former welter-
weight champion, will have another
chance at the crown when he meets
Lou Brouilllard of Worcester, pres
ent titleholder. at Boston, Dec. IL,
it was announced today.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
CHESTERS ARE SOUGHT
Manchester College Invited to Join
Northwest Ohio Loop.
By Times Special

Northwest Ohio Loop.
By Times Special
FINDLAY, O., Nov. 4.-Manches-
ter college of North Manchester,
Ind, will be invited to join the
Northwest Ohio Conference next
spring, it was announced today. st.
Johns university of Toledo, Urbana
and Wilmington also will be invit-
ed join the group.
Toledo and Bowling Green, pres
ent members, will sever relations
with the circuit, leaving Defiance,
Bluffton and Findlay as the other
members.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Independent, Amateur
Football Gossip

Mohawks football team will practics
Thursday night at Riverside. All players
report.
Irvington Trojans will meet the strong
st. Patricks eleven next Sunday at Penny
park starting at 2:30 The Troians have
not been scored against this season and
the game with the southsiders is expected
to develop a real battle. The Trojan
warriors will practice Friday at 7:3O
p. m. Manager r. F. GLADDEN. wants all
players to report.
Indianapolis Cubs defeated the Vaqa-
bonds last Sunday, 25 to 0. The Cubs
will practice tonight and Friday night
for their game with Oak Hill Flashes next
Sunday. Players desiring to see action
against the Flashes are requested to re-
port for both practices.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Down the Alleys
BY LEFTY LEE

Norman Hamilton, secretary. of the City
Bowling Association, invites all sanctioned
Of The Association at the the Hotel t 4Atls Antlerss
next Sunday afternoon at 2:30. A new
form of awarding the annual tournament
evolved by Luther Hanna, with the sane
tion Of the American Bowling Congress,
that gives each team rolling In the tour
nament vote as to where the next tour
being the best method ever advanced for
peace and harmony. as in this way the
bowlers themselves are doing the choosing.
League captains can obtain this rule pro-
viding they instruct the officials OF the
meeting next Sunday and cast a favorable
league in which they roll, to attend the
vote. Another feature in favor OF the
above plan is that no one alley can have
the tournament more than once in four
years.
A $50 doubles sweepstakes is scheduled
for the Illinois alleys next Saturday and
Sunday. Nov and 8. The management
Of these drives guarantees tf pri5ee 81 SSS
rolling the high single game, the only re-
striction being that the winning pair can
not participate in the single game prize
Bowlers can roll as often as they like. but
must change partners each series Entry
fee remains at $1.25 for each player per
set.
With Miller, Brammell and Blanford
going over the 600 mark, Beveridge Paper
had an easy time taking three from Co
iumbia Conserve during the Recreation
League play at Pritchett's. Hatfield Elec-
trio also won three from Service Products,
while Coca-Cola and King Billiards copped
hte rubber from Stahlhut Jewellers and
Thomas Lunch. Hausman was the best &
Miller had 636: Kottkamp. 621; Bramell.
e15: Danna. Gil; Resener, 6os, and Blan-
ford. 606.
The Money order team convinced the
Finance Division that they were best. in
their special match game at the Central
alleyS, winning by a margin Of los pins
over the three-game route.
Two-game wins were in order during
the Diamond Chain League play. Hodges,
Katler and Rodger defeating Allie, Good
win and Field.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

Powell was well known throughout
the city in amateur and independ-
ent sport circles.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Zuppke Shifts
Guards, Backs

By United Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Nov. 4.-Coach
Bob zuppke's young sophomore
squad at Illinois was given another
shakeup today, with the chief hunt
on for guards and a ground-gaining
full back. Straw and Wilson, both
former backs, we're tried at guard.
May and Hester, guards, were tried
at full back.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Jones Upsets
Cue Champ
By Times Special

By Times Special
CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Nov. A.
Frank Fleming, Champaign, ma
tional amateur three-cushion cue
champion, was upset here Tuesday
by Neal Jones, Indianapolis, so to
49, 70 innings. 1t was a southern
division tourney match.
Jones had high run of five and
Fleming four. Fleming led most
of the way, losing as Jones rallied
in the late frames.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Gopher Guard
Ball Carrier

By United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. A
Captain Clarence Mum, Mime
sofas 200-pound guard who scored a
touchdown against Wisconsin last
week, will be used to carry the ball
against Northwestern Saturday, Civ
ing the Gophers five ball carriers.
By United Press
EVANSTON, Ill, Nov. 4.-Full
back Reb Russell, half back Pug
Rentner and center Harold Weldin,
Northwestern's three injured play
ers, will play against Minnesota
Saturday. Ollie Olson probably will
start at full back, with Russell re-
lieving him. Rentner will wear a
specially constructed cast to protect
his broken thumb.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04

By United Press
MADISON, Wis, Nov. Avis
consin'S back field for the Illinois
game probably will be made up OF
Linfor, Nelson, Strain and Schel-
Ter. with Goldenberg and Schiller
both not likely to play because of in
iuries.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
RAMSEY TAKES MATCH

hAHSEI TIMES MAICH
By Times Special
ST. LOUIS, Nov. An southern
division amateur three-cushion
tourney matches here Tuesday,
Walter Ramsey, Indianapolis,
downed Edward Heuther, st. Louis,
so to At, 10 innings, and L. M.
Dieckmeyer, st. Louis, defeated
Harold Wills, so to 42, SO innings.
A six by Heuther was best high
run. Ramsey clicked off five.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-11-04
Stove League
by EDDIE ASH

MAGNATES of the American
Iva Association will gather in Chi
cago Nov. II for their annual pow
WOW and the big item this year win
pc the league presidential election.
Inc contract Of Thomas Jefferson
hickey has expired and 1t is ru-
nored the veteran may face some
opposition when he informs the
owners he is pleased with the office
and anxious to accept a new term.
u
Sporting News says the New Orleans
Feiieans expect to arrange for the return
OF Henry Bonura to their club next sea-
son. He was optioned to the Pelloans by
indianapolis this year and served as util-
ity infelder down there. Big Henry was
recalled by The Tribe and performed in
several late season games at Perry sta
dium.
Owner Norman Perry and Jack Hen
pticks estimate they viii have squad Of
bhlrty~hve players TO take south next
spring and that the Hoosier party in
sarasota will 20 over the forty mark. For
this reason there may be a switch in ho-
tels Ior Tribe headquarters In Florida and
both morning and afternoon practice ses-
sions viii be held at Payne field.