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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10

lessons from Newcastle ara Muncie, and
ShOrtridge and Cathedral on how 10 con-
duct heated yet friendly athletic rivaIries.
Il
Mr.. Robert Woodwork. Purdues demon
statiStician. has been punching on his
interesting statistics on Mr.. Piggy Lam
bert's Big Ten championship hardwooderS.
Incidentally, the Boilermakers are yelling
in eighteen starts is the Purdue record,
and there aren't any big-time clubs who
can show anything better. But Mr.. Wood
worths statistics:
l. Purdue scored 71S points in eighteen
games for an average score of 1913 points.
2. Held opponents to 443 points in all
games, an average of only 24.6 points.
3. Average victory margin for season,
1872 points.
4. Averaged 1877 points in twelve Big
Ten games, scoring 465 points.
5. Held Big Ten opponents to S03
points, an average of only 25.2 points per
game.
6. Average victory margin for Big Ten
games, 1875 points.
7. Johnny Wooden; co-captain and floor
guard set a new all-time individual high
cSoring record for the Big Ten with 154
points in twelve games.
8. In spite of the tight defense displayed
all season. the team averaged less than
10. Brought second undisputed title in
three years to Purdue
IL. Marked end of three-year era in
which BoilermakerS have lost only flVe
Big Ten games in thirty-four starts.
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The rumOr factory is busy all ready 80.
Johnny Wooden, that well-knOwn young
man from Purdue, is going to take over
Mr.. Glenn Curtis job as head coach at
Martinsville. his old home town. next
year, the gossips gossip. Mr.. Curtis also
is principal at Martinsville Northern
scribes are satisfied with Emerson of Gary.
and most of 'em are picking the Morse
men to come out of the LaPOrte regional
e.. They'll meet their toughest competition
in Valparaiso. a team which should be the
favorite. since they defeated Coach
Braesemele's Emerson boys less than, a
month ago, 26 TO 16. =. But Emerson, the
northern scribeS saw, is a much better
defensive team than month ago. and
Web Anderson, Emerson sharpshooter. is
about the best forward in this district.
Ruge and Gray are VaIpO's leaders.
Two more free-fOr-alIs were reported in
sectional play last Saturday Fists and
blackiacks were used in a battle up at
Marion, while Frankfort officials were
AOioeu 70 can upon police and hremen to
end young riot at Frankfort. Vincennes
alSo was reported as having trouble, and
police again got into action. spiriting the
whistle-tooters away from a menacing
crowd Mr.. Al Feeney. the radio man, is
picking Muncie to win the state He'll
have a rough ride Saturday before his
favorites get around Newcastle. .FGB.
Washington's balIyhooer. is repeating Win
cennes, you are next. WHY doesn't he
hnlsh it,. next to knock off Washing
ton"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10

Bill Thomas, rookie right-hander.
was to have started on the firing
line against the Cardinals in to-
days exhibition fray, the first on
the HOLSTERS card. Lefty Logan and
John Paul Jones were other rookie
slabmen who were assigned to
action today.
Pilot Mccain had planned to hold
back John Berry for Fridays game
with the Athletics. After postpone
ment Of today's contest by the
Cards, Mccain did not announce
his pitching plans for Friday. He
may use the three Oklahoma City
youngsters or call upon the expert
enced Berry. who performed with
the New York Giants last year. and
the two veteran southpaws, Ernie
Wingard and Johnny Cooney.
1t is probable, however, that he
vii stick to his original plans and
sent out Berry to face Connie Mack's
star brigade, holding the rockies
back for a later test.
Rainy weather kept the Indians
off their diamond Wednesday, but
near noon they went out and
dressed and engaged in a long
workout, consisting of throwing
running, basketball and voIley
ball. They found enough dry spots
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Indians Open Action
Against Macks Friday
March Is; Second Battle With Athletics on Bill
for Sunday; Mccain Orders Drill.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times sports Editor

SARASOTA exhibit on game scheduled here
today between Indianapolis postponed on
account Of cold weather March
49, $500 ~
The Hoosiers willing through
spite low temperature penetrating the big
agers decided at that the weather
a ~
Manager Emmett Mccain sent his Tribe anyway for
WORKOUT this afternoon The Indians
al r. Myers Friday and will leave early Friday morning
connie Macks American League champions play return tilt
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|. u. Choice in
Big Ten Meet
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, March 10-Athletic
directors and track coaches of the
western conference will hold their
annual sessions here Friday and
Saturday in connection with the
Big Ten indoor track champion
ships at Chicago university.
The coaches will draw Friday for
pairingS in the meet which Indiana
is favored to win for the first time
in Hoosier track history. The ath-
letic directors convene Saturday to
consider several important prob
lens
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800 Midwestern Thinlies in
Title Meet at NOtre Dame

By Times Special
NOTRE DAME, Ind, March 10,
Three hundred midwestern track
and field stars, many of them out
standing Olympic prospects, will
compete in the sixth annual CEN
trail intercollegiate conference in
door carnival here Friday and Sat-
urday.
Big Ten athletes are not included
in the meet, and the event has at
tracted wide attention due to
elimination of the annual Illinois
relays, leaving the central meet as
the only guage for the abilities of
collegiate track performers not in
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Spring Training Chatter

to 1, in nine-inning game at the Chi
tago Cubs camp here Wednesday.
Root and Bush pitched for the regu-
lars and Grimes and Malone for the sec
onds, Grimes allowed but one hit in
four innings A light practice today
wound I'M the stay of the Bruins on
Catalina Island and they will depart for
the mainland Friday.
PASCO ROBLES-Lloyd waner is show
ing MS best form since arriving in the
Pittsburgh Pirate camp. He got three hits
which the regulars won. to 8, from the
YanniganS.
Los ANGELES-The New York Giants
will complete workouts today for their
series with the Chicago Cubs. which
starts Friday afternoon at WrigIey field.
Despite the fact that they had their
lineup intact Wednesday for the first
time this season, the Giants lost six
inning practice game to the reserves.
BIZ United Press
DILOXI, Miss.-Moe Berg, for
- mer Chicago and Cleveland
player. has been signed by the
Washington Senators. Berg played
with Cleveland last season, but was
released during the winter. He
signed with the Senators as a free
agent. He probably will be used
as a reserve catcher.
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NEW ORLEANS-The second exhibition
game between the Cleveland Indians and
the New Orleans Pclicans will be played
today if weather permits.
q
SAVANNAH, Calf cold weather con-
tinues today. Manager Shane Collins of
the Boston Red Sex was prepared to lead
his squad on a ten-mile hike. Forced
indoors by the cold Wednesday. the Bean
town bows engaged in a basketball game
on the Y. NJ. c. A court.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-BoSton Braves
we're earded for a nine-inning game to-
day. regulars vs.. yannigans. il weather
permitted. Walter Berger's long home
run. the first made at Water Front park
this year. was the feature of wednes-
days game which ended in a Pc dead
lock.
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Hughes, Ross
Legion Rivals

Next Tuesday nights legion mitt
card at the Armory will be head
lined by a ten-round match be-
tween the well-known Barney Ross
of Chicago and frankie Hughes of
Clinton, it was announced today by
Matchmaker Gerald Ely.
Ross is one of the most popular
performers around the Windy City
and boasts a fine record. He is a
heavy lightweight, and the match
here was made at 137 pounds, a
weight which Hughes easily can
make. Hughes is the only Hoosier
fighter holding two championships,
the welter and junior welter. The
Clinton pug won the 147-pound
title and commission belt from
Jackie Purvis, and took the 40
pound honors from Moan Baum
gartner of Ft. Wayne.
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reason there is no telling how he
will stack up this season.
The little hot corner guardian al
ways has been a three hundred
hitter and will have the advantage
of experience On his side in COM
petition with Kroner.
Pitchers Burwell and Heving still
were on the positive holdout list to-
day, and no information on their
status was announced. The former
is in Sarasota and it is said he
has been in touch with several
clubs trying to make deal for
himself either by purchase or trade.
On the other hand, it is rumored
Burwell and the Tribe officials are
approaching an armistice despite
the fact waivers we're asked on
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
KruSkanp and
Arnold Clash

A pair of heavyweight events and
two middleweight prelims complete
the weekly wrestling show at the
Armory Friday night, action get.
ting under way at $3.50 p. m. Hardy
Kruskamp, favorite from Ohio
State, and Sailor Jack Arnold,
Navy heavyweight, tangle in the
two-out- of -three-fallS event. Both
are big and speedy and Kruskamp
has lost only to Joe Savoldi in
twelve starts here.
Tony Zikoff, veteran Austrian
heavyweight, meets Ad Herman,
New York, in one-fall final,
while Black Panther Mitchell takes
on Young Brice, local middleweight.
Dutch Eddy, a newcomer, meets
Jack Scott in the opener.
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Cage Rivals TangIe

Eli Lilly will battle Indiana Bell
Telephone quintet tonight at East
Tenth gym in the championship
contest of the Indianapolis Indus
trial basketball tournament. They
are bitter rivals, having finished
their Cooperative League play in
deadlock for first place and to-
nights battle will be their first
chance at a play-off.
Indiana Bell staged a late rally
to beat the Lilly five in their last
meeting. Reserve Loan Life faces
Moynahan Apartments in a tilt for
third place at 8 p. m. tonight.
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cluded in the western conference
event.
Notre Dame is the defending
champion, but lack of team
strength has caused the Irish to fall
second choice to Michigan State
Normal, with Marquette also
ranked as strong contender.
Feature races are expected in the
sprints, quarter, half, mile, two
mile and hurdle events, with many
acknowledgements performers listed
for action. PreliminarieS are carded
for Friday with finals in all events
Saturday.
Butler and De Paw are other
Hoosier entries in addition to
NOtre Dame.
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Five Champions Defend Mat
Laurels in Big Ten Meet

Competition in this years Big
Ten individual wrestling tourna-
ment to be held at Indiana uni
versity Friday and Saturday is ex-
pected to be fierce with five 1881
title holders out to defend their
crowns.
All five champions are regarded
as outstanding candidates for the
United States Olympic mat team,
but must come through this meet to
qualify for the national inter-
collegiate or A. A. U. meets which
are serving as semi-finals for the
Olympics this year.
Aldridge, Indiana, 118 pounds;
EmomnS, Illinois, 126 pounds;
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
Lions Club to Banquet
Champ Purdue CagerS

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 10
The annual Lions Club banquet for
Purdue university hardwood war
riors will be held tonight. A gala
time is planned for the Boiler
makers, who captured the 1882 Big
Ten conference championship.
Ward Lambert, coach, will make
the letter awards for the season.
Special tribute will be paid Johnny
Wooden and Harry Kellar, brilliant
co-captains, who led the Purdue
team through the recent successful
campaign.
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Dougovito, Michigan, 165 pounds;
Brown, Northwestern, 175-pound
division, and Jack Riley, Wildcat
heavyweight, are the defending
champions. All title holders have
strong contenders.
The meet opens Friday afternoon
with the preliminaries which con-
tinue through the evening. Semi
finals are Saturday afternoon with
the finals that night.
Seventy-five crack conference
matmen are entered and since the
first two places only in each event
will be able to go to the national
intercollegiate, the competition is
expected to be close.
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Armour and
Golden Win
BIZ United Press

By United Press
MIAMI. Fla, March 10-Rain
clouds have poured their silver
lining of $500 into the pockets of
Tommy Armour and Ed Dudley,
those two excellent mud golfers
who waded through a series of
showers on the Miami Country Club
course Wednesday to win first
honors in the $4,000 international
four-ball golf championship
Armour, British open champion,
and Dudley, western open title
holder, were $3.50 each richer today
for their decisive and 2 victory
over Billy Burke, national open
champion, and Johnny Golden.
Burke and Golden received $3.50
each as runners-up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
Yank Owner Hopes to Sign
Ruth for Year at $4,000

gray -mustached, rosy-cheeked mil
lionaire said Wednesday night.
We're not far apart now on the
matter of salary" he continued
crisply, settling his stocky, gray
suited shoulders back into a huge,
brown-leathered easy chair. I'm
confident we'll come to an immedi-
ate agreement. Mono, the Babe
and I will have no trouble at ALL"
Colonel Rupert emphasized that
Ruth would receive a one-year con-
tract, instead of one calling for two
years, as the latter desires. The
colonel's conversation indicated the
salary might be about $4,000.
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Early Golf
Play Planned
81 Times SpecioL

81 Times Special
FRENCH LICK, Ind, March 10
Hoosier amateur golfers will get an
early opportunity to tune up their
tournament games in the first an
nual midwest golf meet, to be held
ut the Hills course here April 8, 9
and 10. Tom Heneage of the Chi
cago Athletic Club, who is in charge
of entries, said the event would
be medal score by classes with the
entrants using their Western Golf
Association and home club handi-
caps to place them into their
proper class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
PHILLIPS NAMES TEAM

Coach Herman Phillips, Butler
track mentor, selected his team to-
day to compete in the Central in
tercollegiate meet at Notre Dame
feldhouse Friday and Saturday.
Burns will run in the 6O-yard dash
and quarter-mile event; Boaz two
mile run; Nelson, high jump; Tauer,
high hurdles, and Bailey, shot put
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Youngsters?
BIZ United Press

81 OHtJeU Press
DETROIT, March 10.-One
II team to appear in the an
nual tournament of the Amer
can Bowling Congress tonight
has a total age of BAT years,
the oldest aggregation ever to
perform in the international
worlds championship classic.
The "old boys" outfit is q
booster team sailing under COL
ors of st. Alphonsus Holy
Name Pioneers and is one of
sixty-four quintets rolling as
Michigan Catholic boosters.
The oldest man on the team,
Young Bill'' Korte, is z years
of age. The "kid" is Joe THE
sen, who has seen 66 summers.
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BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 10-ColoneI
Jacob Rupert, owner of the New
York Yankees, will entrain for ST..
Petersburg, Fla, Friday night to
sign Babe Ruth to one-year con-
tract at a compromise salary of
less than $4,000.
Ruth and I will have confer
ence Sunday at st. Petersburg i'm
mediately after my ARRIVAL the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
Kroner Quits Holdout Army

Another pastimer gave up mem
bership in the Tribe holdout club
today when Johnny Kroner, third
baseman, accepted terms by wire
from st. Louis.
He finished the 1891 campaign
with the Indians and impressed
the club officials bY alert work in
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By United Press
"H ~ NW~aAW

Nv united IrcSS
WINTER HAVEN, Fla.-Dick
w Bartell and Barney Friberg,
last of the holdouts, were in the
PhillieS camp today, the former the
proud posseSsor of a document of
three years duration, and the latter
signed for one season.
A steady rain that started early
in the morning forced Burt Shot
ton to call off work Wednesday.
However, four of the young pitch
ers were taken out to the park in
the afternoon and warmed up in
preparations for the first exhibition
game Friday. The quartet we're
Bob Adams, Homer Dudley, Roy
Hansen and Reg Grabowski.
SAN FRANCISCo-The Detroit Tigers
are getting back at the San Francisco
Seals for the trimming they took last
year in exhibition series. Bucky
Harris men made IL two in a row by
their 5-to-S victory Wednesday.
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex - Chicago White
SoX regulars beat the Goofs in the first
practice game OF the season Wednesday.
the Goofs' slab and Bartulis and Bowler
hurled for the regulars. Smead Jolley
erstwhile .fychaser, worked behind the
plate for the regulars.
CLEARWATER, Fla. Manager Max
Carey of the Brooklyn Dodgers today
planned to put his two teams through a
nins-inning game. in preparation for
their exhibition tilt Saturday with the
Cincinnati Reds.
DRADFNTON, Fla.-St. Louis
O Cardinals played their fifth
came of the spring training series
today, opposing the indianapolis
HooSiers at Sarasota after defeat
Wednesday by the Cincinnati Reds,
z to 0. The Red Birds got only
four hits against ST johnson, Car
roll and Eckert.
Cincinnati'S Reds, back home at
Tampa, were highly pleased with
their initial big time exhibition
game of the year Andy high WELD
ed an effective bat for the Reds
Pepper Martin of st. Louis got two
hits. Dizzy Dean, Kaufman and
Stout Of the Cards we're raped for
nine hits.
AVALON. Catalina Island-Woodv Eng
lxh slammed out home run 20 tie
the score and then singled in the eighth
Il drive in the winning run when
Hdfnsby's Cubs defeated the rockies. :
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
DEENHART WORKS IRISH
Cathedral Cagers Hope to Annex
National Catholic Crown.

With hopes of winning the ma
tional Catholic championship, Ca
thedral hardwood FASTENERS con-
tinue daily workouts in preparation
for the title play at Loyola u,
Chicago, March 1920.
Coach Joe Dienhart is awaiting
the schedule draw Sunday before
resuming hard work. Eddie O'Con-
no, stellar forward, is recovering
from an eye injury received when
the Irish won the state crown.
Other players are reported in top
shape. Many local fans plan to
accompany the north siders to Chi
capn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
TALKING
ITOvER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, March 1o.-w.
IN BARRY WOOD Jr., the Frank
Mcrriwell of Harvard, played his
last hockey game against Yale
Wednesday night.
Ever since he draped his first
major H" across his none too i'm
posing chest, Wood has served as
an individual headache for Yale
OF course, he hasn't exactly quail
fed as a boon to other undergradu-
ate foemen. For the past three
years, beating Harvard has meant
beating Barry Wood, and that's one
OF those delicate problems that
might easily stump Seabury or the
Wickersham committee.
the peaks in football tennis and base
BALL But his hockey fests are none the
less remarkable. Unauestionaby he is the
outstanding center in college stick-handlna
oven and the late Hobey Baker, >.
THOSE VINO saw him generally regard
Baker as the greatest college hockey war
rior Of ali time. He gave his life in the
World war; but his memory as a super,
hockey master lives on owen capitalized
his college reputation and Joined the pro-
fessional Boston Bruins. A defense man.
fsvorablv with anv OF his Canadian con-
temporaTies who learned 70 walk on skates.
just BY way OF information. It's inter
esting 70 know that owen is Canadian
bv birth. But he's strictly Americanized
now. STAYS in Boston sometimes when the
Bruins 20 travelling so he can sell bonds
6ees and s " 30 bon the When he
concludes his Harvard athletic career this
spring as a member Of the baseball team
he Will turn TO the study OF medicine.
n
NTIsE men Of hockey call Wood
w 25 per cent improved this
season. They credit the switch to
professional rules as the potential
reason. Pro rules demand smarter
performance and Woods in
telligence again made him a stand
out.
n an ali-America hockey team were to
~ picked today they could no more leave
DEMPSEY in obscurity
Wood always is coming through with the
trimming or tying goal touchdown. home
studded with solo conquests that stretch
Aoe imaginatioH
II was Wood who plunked home goal
last December. with the score % in TIE
Princeton Rame-thanks to Woods two
passes-he paved the Crimson path to VIC
tory by smacking in the counter that made
goals in the 81 licking at Queens.
When Harvard topped Toronto to !.
Wood Melted the second point He scored
All three Crimson goals against the Bos-
ton Hockey Club. Against Dartmouth
with the Green leading 20, he tailed on
2 pass from Baldwin and then passed to
they repeated the performance. with the
Sreen wondering what was happening.
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PACKERS SIGN ROOKIE

The Omaha Packers of the West
ern League recently signed Frank
R. Brinkle, semipro catcher
standing six feet one inch and
weighing 100 pounds. Brinke has
been playing with senipro teams
around Chicago.
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LIGHT HEAvIES DRILL

CHICAGO, March 10.-George
Nichols, Buffalo boxer. and Dave
Maier. Milwaukee light heavyweight,
completed their training today for
the final N. B. A. title tournament
match in the l75-pound division, at
Chicago stadium, March Is.
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PURDUE GETS TROPHY

~ CHtttU ETcSS
CHICAGO, March ION. A.
Kellogg, Purdue's athletic director
will accept the Big Ten inter
collegiate basketball trophy which
the BoilermakerS won this season
Northwestern, former champion.
Purdue and Michigan each held it
the trophy one year previously.
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the field. How
ever, they have
so m e dou b t S
about his ability
10 swat the horse
hide and are not
ready to pass Off
cial opinion on
his chances.
Elm er Voter,
the other third
sacker, communi-
Gated with the
Tribe boss e S
Wednesday a n d
the salary con-
troverSy with him
has b e e n re-
ODened From the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
PARK VARSITY WINS

The "profs" took bow to the
Park School varsity basket team
Wednesday afternoon in their
annual game, % to 81. Lou Reichel,
Park coach, tossed the five field
baskets and five free throws for the
faculty. Rubbish with eight points
was best for the regulars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-10
sANDE TRIES COMEBACK

MIAMI, Fla, March 10.-Earl
Sande, famous jockey, intends re-
turning to the saddle during the
current meeting of the Gables
Racing Association at Tropical
Park.
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Broadway Epworth League shaded
Castleton. % to %. after holding an 49,
to-13 lead at the half l.. Monroe scored
the winning points with two free throws
IN the last minute Schwartz and, Beaver
were nigh scorers for Castleton. while the
au-round work of Coy and r. and e.
Eppen featured for the winners.
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Tone Of his wire, it is thought that
he is on the verge of signing.
Voter had the misfortune to break
a leg shortly after becoming an
Indian last year, and for that