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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-27
Basket Coaches ClamOr for
New Sectional Center Plan

cradle time was given over to dis
cussion of proposals and suggestions
for the operation of the 1884 state
tournament play.
1t is almost assured the event next
year will be operated on the same
playing basis as before, sectional
regional and final center action, but
it remains that coaches in the cen
tiers where sixteen teams compete,
such as Indianapolis, Gary and FIT.
Wayne, are clamoring for differ
ent system of allotting the teams to
centers than the present plan,
which almost amounts to Sec
tional tournament in every county.
Fast Elves Eliminated
The coaches argue that in these
centers the city schools are usually
on a par in strength. In Indian
apolis almost any season finds at
least three of the five schools about
even on the hardwood court and
with such large schools in the coun-
ty as Southport, Warren Central,
Ben Davis and Decatur Central,
which likewise produce big and
powerful quintets, the going is I'M
usually tough.
Still only one can survive the sec
tional play, and while it is con-
tended that several of these teams,
or their reserve squads, can defeat
half the other sixty-four state sec
tional winners, they never get a
chance to get out of their own Sec
tional center. Many times the bet
ter teams are the victims of the
draw that brings all the good teams
together in one part of the bracket.
Thus, when these teams reach
the regional and final tournament
competition, they are fatigued and
handicapped. The proposed plan
would divide Indianapolis and these
other big centers into four OF at
least two sections.
Gary Plan Studied
Last year, at Gary, where sixteen
teams competed, the three-day sec
tional play plan was given a trial,
with the opening games on Thurs
day night instead of Friday. Ath-
letic men who studied the arrange
ment failed to note any particular
relief, particularly for the teams in
the lower half of the schedule
bracket, and declare that if the luck
of the draw that arranges the
schedule happens to place all the
strong teams together, no benefit
can result.
Just how the dividing line would
be drawn to separate the Indianap-
oils schools, Tech, Manual. Wash
ington, Shortridge and Broad Rip
pie, is not known, but local school
officials say to divide it into half
and allot half to Hancock county
and half to Hendricks county would
aid materially.
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Canada, for the title. Deglane, you
remember, won on a foul when he
exhibited marks on his legs and
claimed they were put there by the
old Strangers old teeth, or vice
versa.
After several days of sleuthing,
during which time they are reported
to have compared the scars on a
bowl of soup bitten into by the
Stranger with the marks on De-
glane's leg, the judges awarded the
Canadian the title. So, if the title
passes every time a champion bites
an opponent or a man bitten by a
champion bites his opponent, there
must be fully 6,781 champions at
large.
In fact, one wrestler I asked con-
corning the matter told me that if
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touching. For they don't end
matches that way any more.
Matches end now only when one Cor
BOTH grunters wear themselves out
acting, or the soft chimes of the
curfew send them to the pastures
for few hours of quiet grazing.
Another puzzler to be solved is
how on earth We are ever going to
get rid of Jim Londos as a cham
pion. 1t can't be by getting him
thrown for unless my memory is up
to some tomfoolery James was
thrown by Joe Savoldi. only to get
himself some new stationery with
the letterhead Jim Londos, Cham
pion of the World in eight-inch
type instead of the usual and mod
est seyen-inch.
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Bird HurlerS
Lead League
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Two Colum-
bus Red Bird pitchers, Paul Dean
and Clarence HeiSe, carried off most
of the pitching laurels in the Ameri-
can Association last sason, the Off
cial averages show
Dean had the lowest earned run
average, 3.15 for the 254 innings. He
worked in forty-three games. Heise
had the highest percentage in games
won and lost. Heise won seventeen
games and lost five for an average
of .773, with Dean second with
twenty-five games won and seven
lost for an average of .759.
Other leaders who participated in
twenty or more games follow:
Most StrikeOuts-Dean, 222.
FeWest Base on BaIls-Jess Petty, Min
neapols, 80
Paul, 2S4. '''
Most Games-H. A. HiIIin, Milwaukee, so.
The five leading pitchers who par
ticipated in twenty or more games
on the basis of earned runs allowed
follow.
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Sol Slagel, Kansas Giant,
to Grapple Jim McMillen

Sol Slagel, nationally prominent
wrestler, heralded as the "Houdini
of the mat" has been signed for the
semi-windup bout on the Hercules
A. C. graphing card Tuesday night,
Jan 2. at the armory. He will
match his $50 pounds against Jim
McNIillen top-notch husky of 222.
who is rated among the first five
best heavyweight performers in the
country.
Slagel, who halls from Topeka,
was a grid ace at Kansas university
for three years ending in 1881. He
played guard The big fellow boasts
of strong record which includes
victory over Joe Savoldi According
to press reports, the Savoldi-Slagel
bout, which took place several
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months ago in New York, saw the
former Notre Dame athlete re, re"
after thirty-tWo minutes of tough
going. Savoldis rough ring tactics,
including his widely heralded drop
kick" did not phase the Kansan.
The Kansas giant is publicized as
"Houdini" because of his ability to
break loose from difficult holds.
Matchmaker Lloyd Carter figures
Slagel will prove his ability against
McMillen, the former University of
Illinois grid star who holds two
triumphS over Savoldi.
Carter has signed Andy Rascher,
young Hoosier heavy, for the main
go Tuesday night, and hopes to OBJ
tain an outstanding opponent for
him Thursday.
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Noble Kizer, Purdue, feels that
adoption of this rule by the national
rules committee, which meets in
February, would give the offense the
edge over the defense.
Would Encourage Pilots
Most teams have more troubls
from inside the 2O-yard line than
from outside that zone" said Kizer.
IF a quarter back knew he would
not lose possession Of the ball if a
pass failed IN the end zone, he
would open up with more passes
and consequently more scoring
would develop"
Most of the coaches feel that
there is little chance that the rules
committee will make any drastic
changes this year.
L believe that with the proper
publicity" said Kipke, 1.-The football
public can be educated to such an
extent that they will get a thrill out
of tricky defensive maneuvers just
as they do out of fine offensive
play"
Major John L. Griffith, Big Ten
commissioner of athletics, doubts if
there'l be more than one change
in the rules, if any.
Comparison Made
"Basically the game is all right
as it is" said Major John. Some
OF the criticism of the lack of scor-
ing in college games is all wrong.
The professional teams, 1 under
stand, averaged seventeen points a
game. I collected statistics on the
Western Conference and the ten
leading teams on the west coast, and
found that they averaged only
little more than a point less per,
game than the professionals"
The coaches meeting will close to-
night with the annual banquet, at
which Harry Kipke will be toast
master. Dana x. Bible, Nebraska,
will succeed Dan McGugin, Wander
bilt, as president of the coaches
association, with Bernie Bierman,
Minnesota, stepping up to first vice.
president.
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Five Bouts
on Tonight

The five Indianapolis fighters who
are scheduled to meet invading pugs
on tonights mitt carnival to be
staged at TomlinSon hall are re-
ported as in prime condition for
thirty-SiX rounds of milling.
The holiday boxing entertainment,
the grand finale for the 1888 local
campaign. has attracted unusual at
tention, and indications are that
one of the old-time crowds will be
in attendance.
Prices of $3.50 ringside and rs
cents general admission Gncluding
tax are to be charged, lower than
for any double windup feature
staged here since the return of the
f1Stic sport several years ago.
Scotty Scotch, hard-hitting local
youngster, is getting a chance at
Young Geno, Illinois featherweignt
champ, in one of the top ten-round
affairs, while Meyer Grace, rugged
Philadelphia welterweight, meets
Jackie Purvis in the other top bout.
The fighters were to weigh in at
the Washington A c. gymnasium
on South Illinois street, at 8 o'clock
this afternoon. Tonight's card is
scheduled to start promptly at $50.
Ringside seats are selling at the
Claypool drug store. The complete
card:
Double Windup
10 Rounds-Young Como, chic @ o
illinois featherweight champion) VS.
Scotty Scotch, Indianapolis at 1870
pounds.
10 Rounds-Meyer Grace. PHILADELPHIA.
VS.. Jackie Purvis. Indianapolis at 15C
Prelimnaries
Rounds-Honey Boy Brown. Louisville.
VS.. Nate Goldberg, indianapolis; at 147
pounds.
Six Rounds-Cowboy Blackwood. Tulsa.
VS.. Kid Carson. Indianapolis: at las
Rounds-Pat Lopez, Philippine Islands
VS.. Eddie Richardson. Indiana polls; at 126
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-27
BY HENRY MLEMORE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-ThoSe per-
L ' sons who are good at sitting
down before a roaring fire, pipe in
mouth, sheep dog at feet, and spec
ulating, would do their nation a
great service by specializing on
where the noble and rough game of
wrestling is going and what it's try
ing to arrive at.
One has only to review the wres-
Ting situation to realize that the
sport is in a bad way in some sec
tons of the country, and that un-
less something is done quickly
sport which has endured down
through the ages. is likely to be put
TO an end.
One of the first things that must
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Wrestling Game Needs Official Champs Henry Sports

be done if wrestling is to be saved
is for some one to sit down and de-
termine who's champion. For this
country. fine and understanding as
1t is, can not be expected to bear
up under so many champions much
longer. I would gladly assume this
onerous task myself were it not fol
the fact that I have already been
working on it six months without
success. In fact, my research. in
stead of narrowing the field of
champions. increased it. According
to my wrestling family tree there
are 6,781 legitimate claimants to the
title.
THE championship confusion
Il really started when Stranger
Lewis wrestled Henry Deglane of
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THE of nine indianapolis pitchers the
Bill Burwel
lost five of
1926
regular
Jim Turner of the Indians
the
him
cdabe earned considering
tered He was in tits twelve and lost thirteen pitched
fourteen and lost nine Using eleven and thirteen
blasted
pitched working
lost
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-27

INDIANAPOLIS billiards fans will
l. have an opportunity to watch
the new pocket billiards king in
action at the Columbia Club soon
after New Years, j. NJ. Miner,
chairman of the clubs billiard COM
mittee said today.
The cue wizard is Erwin Rudolph,
Of Cleveland, O., who defeated An
drew Ponzi in the final match of
the worlds championship tourney in
Chicago last week.
Rudolph will appear here first at
1890 p. m, Jan. 2, at the Columbia
Club, again JAN at p. M, and
a third time that night in Dough-
erty'S, at 13412 North Pennsylvania
street, meeting all corners and CIV
ing instruction and trick shots.
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Indiana CagerS
Make Trip East

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Dec. a.
Ten Indiana university basketeers
today were en- route east via bus to
meet three eastern cage teams with
in the next week.
Tomorrow night they will play
Marshall college, at Huntington,
w. Va, and Saturday night will
meet Maryland at College Park, Md.
After a tour of Washington, D. c.
the Hoosiers will play Temple uni
versity in Philadelphia Monday
night. ending the invasion.
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BY DICK MILLER

Although the Indiana High School
Athletic Association board of con-
troll met here Tuesday ostensibly to
consider eligibility cases and clean
up unfinished business before the
personnel of the board changes Jan.
l, it was reliably reported consid-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-27
TIGER MOORE SIGNED
FOR GO WITH WEIGH

Two lightweight grapplers who
have appeared in the city before
will face each other in the semi
final of the Friday night wrestling
show in Tomlinson hall.
They are Tiger Joe Moore and
Roy WEIGH. McLemore is looking
for an opponent for Speedy O'Neal
to open the show
In the main event Blacksmith
Pedigo of Kentucky will oppose Ray
(Tuffy) Meyers of Louisville The
tough little blacksmith will be try
ing for his forty-third win since his
return to the mat after long siege
in hospital with spine injury.
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PRO TEAMS MAKE TRADE
By United Press

By United Press
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 27.-The
Cincinnati Reds of the National
Football League today completed a
trade which sends lineman Lloyd
Burdick to the Portsmouth Spart-
ans in exchange for four players.
Cincinnati obtained from Ports
mouth backs John Cavosie, Mule
Wilson and Gene Afford and line
man Earl Elser. Cavosie and Elser
played college football at Butler.
Wilson and Afford are veterans of
the professional game.
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Independent Net Notes

Holy Cross Flashes defeated the Irving
ton Bears yesterday in the Irvington gym:
"a 10 90 They also beat the Woodruff
Baptists earlier in the season 80 to 3.
They want games with IA to l6-year-old
teams having access to a gym. Phone
lincoln 1902 and ask for Jerry.
O'Hara Sans will meet the Lebanon IN
dependents at BrookSide Community house
at Wednesday night On the Le6anon
Williams. Whitley and Stuart. On the
Sans lineup will be: Scott, Mckenzie.
Jones. Cullivan. Lynch. Cullin and Patter-
son Sans want games away now, ana
will give return games later in the season.
Managers of the olympics Christslm1, me a,:
159s-W. or write 1880 North Dearborn
street.
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Les Miller, the individual leader
of the Pritchett Recreation League,
added to his average during last
nights play of this loop by rolling a
league leading score of 648. c..
Smith had a 619, with the high
game of 237, while Horn showed on
SOB.
In team play the Raab Tailors,
Berkie Lunch and Sunshine Clean
ers defeated Friehofer Baking,
Thomas Restaurant and Business
Furniture three times. Other con-
tests were decided two to one, Provi-
dent Mutual Life Insurance and
Budweiser defeating Coca-Cola and
Dickens Cleaners.
The greatest surprise of the season was
the word received Tuesday evening that
B Moran ppi had severed eOnnectIons with
has made host of friends among local
move move . calls to the St. Philip parish
house early today confirmed the report that
Moran had left, but no one seemed to
The third annual Fountain Square 1000
scratch classic will be rolled on the Foun-
Jan. and 7. This tournament was
scheduled for the week END of Jan. Is and
IA, but owing to an A. B. c. ruling per
be moved up to avoid conflict in dates. A
handicap allowance. of two-thirds. between
the team average gee OF Dec: 2s a nd LOCO I WI
each ca team viii I4 be S and so:cent eRaTse
manager of these drives. promises an entry
of forty-f1ve teams from this house. which
should insure the success of the tourna-
the choice of the time you wish to play.
Led by Martin. who tossed in a, total of
613 the Sterling Beer team of the Della
ware League. defeated the Brehob Service
squad three times during this loops play
on the Delaware alleys Steele'S Shoe Shop
while Akron Surgical, Keene Drugs and
OLD Gold Cigaret lost two to Coca Cola,
Jess Montague found the range for the
high single game of 235, but R. Cadick was was
best oyer the otI so1g 59UEte with 624
The Tuesday Night Ladies League play
at the Pritchett alleys again found Nc
ing ing total Of 563 including the high single
game of 204.. Brewer was next with $50.
Kribs had sos, Hemmerline 495; Longs
worth, $50: Riddle, 497; Kelly. 442; Flick,
400; Hartman 40, and Stuart, 487. Team
play again produced some evenly matched
battles, the contests being decided two to
one.
Builders League. that rolled on the Illinois
drives were below their usual form. no
500 totals appearing The results showed
odd game wins. A and E defeating C
and F.
Just a few weeks practice to regain that
old time form. all that Meier the
anchor for the Meier packing team. that
rolled in the Packers League on the
Illinois alleys, needed. This team won all
three games from Armour and Company
when Meier showed the boys a 633 total
with games of 201. 242 and 100 The
other contest resulted in an odd game win
for Hilgemeier Brothers from Indiana
Provision. whose bowlers make. good fisher
men.
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JAPS INVITE YANKS
BIZ Omitted Press

BIZ United Press
OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 27.-The
Japanese athletic federation decided
today to invite fifteen American
track and field athletes 70 come
here next fall.
Tentative plans have been made
to hold dual japanese American
meets ut Toxic. Osaka and Hsin-
king. The invitation for the visit
was cabled to the Amateur Athletic
Union.
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BIZ United Press

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 81
Weight worries furroWed the brow
Of Coach Tiny Thornhill today.
The Stanford coach fretted over
the surplus poundage several mem
bers Of his squad acquired during
the weeks intervening since the close
of the regular season. Then a husky
squad, the Cardinals now strike the
appearance of Behemoths at several
spots in the lineup.
Bobby GraySon, half back lumi-
nary, was one Of the chief offenders.
His weight has spurted from 1875 to
2O5, but Thornhill hoped to pare it
down before the Cardinals face Co.
lumbia in the Tournament of Roses
game here next Monday.
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Coaches Argue Changes
in 1884 GridirOn Rules
Only Probable Suggestion for Revision Would Give End
Zone Pass Back to Offensive Eleven on First
Three Downs; Session Ends Tonight.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press STAFF Corresnondent

CHICAGO ga of the outstanding foot
thirteenth convention revealed today
the made in the
Harry Michigan the forward the end
Kke chairman the coaches committee rules changes outlined
possible his
OF the
third
be ruled o. a
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Arsenal Bulldogs lost a one-point game
to Sacred Heart SUNDAY afternoon in a
double overtime. The score was 20 to 10
The Bulldogs. playing in the l7-18-year-
old group want games in January with
teams having access to a gym. on a home
and-home basis. The Bulldogs will share
gym expenses. Phone Harrison 0591 and
ask for Roy.
Williams led the Decatur r. C. in a last
half rally to defeat the Plainfeld Mer-
chants, 20 to 25. Decatur wants games
with teams having. access to a gym Jan.
Is. % and 80. preferred. Will give return
dates later. Write Bud Coppock, West
Newton.
Tabernacle Foxes defeated the Spartans
10 70 IA. and the Meridian A. c. five. %
to %. The Foxes expect to play the ex-
Flashes and the South Side Buddies in the
near future.
Christamore community house is spon-
Soring three leagues; in the senior di-
vision ChriStamore A. c.. B. & o. and the
BeaconS are tied for the lead with two
wins and no losses while Diamonds. Link
Belt and Speedway five each have lost two
and won none. The Cardinals lead the
junior league with three wins and no
losses, and the Eagles have two wins and
no losses. Rex Tavern has won two and
lost one. and Rhodius and Pirates have
won one and lost two, Fairfax has lost
three without a win. In the Midget league
the Flashes Triangles and Bulldogs each
have two wins and a single loss while the
Eighth Christians have dropped three and
won none.
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Off the Blackboard .
BY CARLOS LANE

daily huter like jackrabbit
blame the filters
ike szeabe
by two-by -fours masonry, glass.
Does Blackboard
struent suspended his
He does After worry about while
Blackboard
noggin by merely a whm.
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PAULINE TO SAIL

By United Press
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Dec. 81.
Pauline Uzcudun, Basque pugilist,
will sail soon for Central America
to engage in a number of fights, it
was announced today.
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Lou Orders
Hard Drill
Stanford Coach Worried as
Team Gains Weight
in Leisure.
By United Press

By United Press
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 27.-All work
and no play may make Jack a dull
boy, but Lou Little ignored that old
bromide today in sending his Co.
lumbia footballers through their
PAGES in preparation for the Rose
Bowl imbroglio with Stanford New
Years day.
1t was hitting squad that
took the field to resume the practice
that yesterday reached the proper
tons of bruising hard work.
For more than three hours, Little
drove his players. Starting an hour
later than usual to escape the late
afternoon heat, the session was
finally ended under the glare of the
arc lights of the University of
Arizona stadium. 1t was the hardest
workout since the squad left New
York week ago.
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Rock of Cages

THE Rockne of basketball-and
i strangely he's at Notre Dame,
too-is George Doc) Keogan, one
of the leaders of the country's
cage mentors. IN ten years Keogan's
teams have won 157 games and lost
forty-nine, for a .761 percentage.
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II
strong dark-horse possibility is the
yorktown team. a quintet that is giving
Muncie and Newcastle something to worry
about The yorktown lads are indicated.
and are conquerors of Marklevllle which
won from Lapel. the team that in turn
doWned Lebanon and Greenfeld-and
Greenfield won from Connersville which
beat Muncie. If that means anything.
ONLY room for one contrib today,
~ but Blackboard will try to take
care of several others on hand in
tomorrow's column. Here's today's:
Dear Blackboard:
First / want to congratulate you on
your column, OF the Blackboard I en-
JOY it very much-but perhaps won't
think so much of you after Thursday. No,
Carl, whether you pick Tech or Shortridge
to win. I'm still your friend.
Now to the main tOpic-as you could
guess, Tech VS.. Sbortridge So YOU are
picking the winner Thursday, huh? Well,
i am leaving it to you; it's too much for
me. Although / think we CTech.) are four
points better than the Blue Devils no one
can tell until about $3.50 Saturday night.
am giving all my respects to the Short
rIoge team because they have a good one,
and we shall be looking out for them at
sectionaI time, but I'm putting all hope
and faith (no.mOncy) on Townsend, HUT.
Fais and Company.
"Your pal,
"A LOYAL TECHfTE."
VEP, Thursdays the day, Loyal
Il Techite. But Blackboard isn't
putting any money on it, either.
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H. S. Basketball
GAMES LAST NIGHT

Shelbyville, "a; Greencastle, 81.
Huntington, 80; Bridgeport 90. 80
Eliot Newark, N. j., AZ; Gibault
Vincennes), 80 (overtime).
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ROSS TAKES WIFE

Harley Ross, first baseman of the
Cleveland Indians, was married to
Miss Ruby May Stidman of Nash
vile, Tenn, in that city, Dec. Is.