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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Five Former COllegianS on
Graphing Card at ArmOry

and tumble style which Plummer
features.
jim McMillen, 222, former I'LL
nois university grid ace, and Sol
Slagel 230, ex-Kansas university
football star, clash in the semi
windup. NTcMillen is rated among
the five best heavyweights in the
game, while Slagel is hailed as the
latest sensation in pro wrestling
circles. He holds a triumph over
Joe Savoldi.
In the opener, tomorrow, Dr. Karl
Sarpolis, 212, will tackle. Andy De-
Vito. 215, New York, Sarpolis at
tended Chicago university at the
same time that DR.. Ralph Wilson
was at Indiana, and Sarapolis was
the only grappler to beat Wilson in
a Big Ten conference bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

couldn't go against him. Sentiment
certainly cost me that one.
I confess also that it took me a
rather long time to get around to
the Giants. In March I picked
them to finish sixth. II was not
until late September that I was
convinced they would be in the
world series. BY this time they had
clinched the National League cham
piopship. On Sept. q I wrote this
fearless statement: Nothing short
of a revolution or another world
war can keep Bill Terrys great team
out of the world series"
TEN days later the Giants, as
Il predicted, were in the process
of beating the Senators and win
ming the series. I do not recall this
singular affinity of fancy and fact
in any staggering spirit, but merely
to emphasize the amazing, mysteri-
Gus power that seemed to control
my prophetic senses all year.
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tell me. They didn't know. All
they could say was that its wrong
for a guy like you to be right" Later
they were compelled to add, so
often
MY friends were no more sur
WI prised than I when Head
Play won the PreakneSs (after be-
ing robbed in the derby, when Nc
Larnin beat Corbett, Baer beat
Schmeling, Ross beat Canzoneri,
Mary Reynolds won the HANDLE
tonian. the Giants won the series,
Harvard beat Yale, Notre Dame beat
Army, and-well, this is getting en-
barrassing.
1t isn't true, of course, that I had
a completely perfect record for the
year. missed out on the Camera
Sharkey thing. But this largely was
due to my great affection for
Sharkey. He had been such a
credit to the ring, such a genial
gladiator and so considerate of the
customers Al all times that Just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
BY JOE WILLIAMS
Times Special Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. About the
L only resolution I plan to make
for the new year is not to be too
good. mean as an expert. I was en-
tirely to good in 1888. They couldn't
get me out. Personally I suspect I
was swinging over my head Or
maybe it was the lively ball.
Now 1 think it is all right for an
expert to be right once in a while,
if only by accident. but there is
such a thing as carrying the prac-
tice to an extreme. The public re-
sponsibilities are too great and there
is always the danger of being be-
trayed into accepting a run of in
sane luck for fixed oracular powers.
I would like some sort of plan by
which I could be right on a big
event, say, the heavyweight cham
pionship one week, and wrong on
another big event, the open golf
championship, gor example, the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
City Teams Prepare for
National Bowling Tourney

alleys The meet will be in charge of
oscar Lefty Behrens. The entry fee
This annual feature -i at these drives al T.
ways has paid the winning team a purse
OF at least $500 and the entry this year
again IS expected to reach a mark that
will award the winners a purse of this
size.
At the present time Jack Hunt is burn
ing up the. alleys MS record TO date De
totals. Hunt rolls four nights each week
ON INHERENT alleys, which makes this rec
ord remarkable feat. Keep going, Jackl
Frank Hueber has been far below his
usual game IN league play this season
hard Tor the BOYS to defeat him in match
games. johnny Murphy and Arcn Heiss
tried to lower mis- colors during friendly
contest last week. but found HIM in stride
with an average of 228 pins per game.
The Berghof team of the Washington
League Is out IN front by a margin of one
game over the Coca Cola quintet on
paper, the Coca Cola team did not figure
TO be in this exalted position when the
season started, but has surprised the most
ardent supporters with some real bowling
Added proof that an outstanding bowler
Is more help than his average would indi-
cate is the fact that the league leading
star. John Blue. is in there all the time
giving the youngsters OF this club the
polse and confidence needed TO make them
nara TO beat.
An outsider listening to Carl Hardin tell
ABOUT MS bowling abluty would think that
ne was spreading it on thick. but this is
one bowler VINO really can 90 out and lust
about fulfill all MS promises His latest
theme song is that he would be willing TO
roll any OF the BOYS a special match game
and to make sure he would have some
keen competition. he picks on John Blue
as starter. Last season. Hardin de-
leated oscar Benens in one OF the best
matches rolled.
That match between Frank Argus and
Leo Ahearn still IS hanging fire Both of
these boys have stated that they were
willing to roll the match. but they do not
seem to be able TO get started. The
tends to fly TO the national meet at
Peoria.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Rain Hurts
Rose Fray
Odds on Stanford Cut by
Muddy Field: Small
Crowd Predicted.

81 nitfd Press
PASADENA, Jan. Stanford.
boasting the Pacific coasts best
team, and Columbia, a gridiron
leader in the east, were to meet on
a sloppy field here today to decide
supremacy in the historic Tourna-
ment of Roses New Years football
game.
Although Stanford has not been
at its best in the mud and rain-it
suffered its only loss of the year
on a wet field-its eleven was a
heavy favorite to defeat the lighter
Columbia squad of coach Lou Little.
1t seemed that unless there was
definite break in the weather, the
worst possible conditions would pre-
vail, for rain fell continuously
throughout Saturday night and all
day Sunday.
Coaches Are Ready
The rain and the threat of hav-
ing to play in a veritable morass
bothered neither Little nor Claude
(Tiny) Thornhiu, coach of Standard.
Both said they preferred a fast, dry
field, but expressed willingness to
decide the issue in any weather and
under any conditions.
Bothered, however, were the ticket
sellers, who looked forward to one
Of the poorest crowds in years, and
Tournament of Roses officials, who
originally designed the annual New
Years game to publicize the sun
shine that Pasadena enjoyed
| through the winter months.
Alfred Masters of Stanford and
Dr. Edward F. Elliott of Columbia
issued a statement that city officials
had assured them the playing field
would be in shape by game time.
Only Loss in Mud
So long as it appeared that IA
vorable weather would prevail,
Stanford was held a 12-point ia
vorite at 7-to-5 money. The heavy
roing. however, reduced these odds
Stanford's intricate offensive ha-
bitually has begged down when the
going was sloppy. Stanford's only
defeat of the year, a 6-to-0 loss to
Washington, came on a heavy grid
iron
On the other hand, Columbia has
become accustomed to begged fields
and this combination of circum-
stances led to a shortening of odds,
although Stanford still was a high
favorite
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
By Eddie Ash
New Billiard Champion to Visit City
Rudolph Passes Up the Violin for Cue

IRWIN RUDOLPH, the new champion of the pocket bill
lizards world will play indianapolis visit tomorrow and
will give exhibition at the Columbia Club for club
bers and their guests. He the title tOurna
ment Chicago dehronng the perennial king Ralph Green
leaf Rudolph halls from Cleveland and to the pocket
he captured matches against only two losses
Ills best 80; best game, innings total points
scored 058 total innings 60 and grand 661
Rudolphs exhibition at the Columbia Club tomorrow
will staged shortly after hoon 1890 He will demon
fancy Shots difficult Shots trick rolls and other inter-
estng angles Of big league pocket billiards. The Columbia
Club has arranged bring other artists to Indianapolis
future dates, including Willie Hoppe, Charles Peterson
Andrew Ponz and James Caras.
The National Billiard Association of America planned
the ou of the champions to stimulate pastme that for
years regnng sport during the winter months. The
cloth endeavorng to restore the old popularity
TT said Rudolph passed up
the billiard chiefs player
the grace OF ddr drawing ms pow Inc cnsnon Will give tn[ee
Board Trade billiard aror Wednesday afternoon and at
will be the public with
ONLY players received
years Ruth
pedestrian started Boston nineteen
ago and became IN turn great pcheF ana o g T g
tne ape 1en o @ r nd i e eeect he sti
includes inc ia |aks ne LOOK s year. ana b b Cbu
creaky legs and the theory that he is all
through have little weight with pitcher suddenly confronted by one
with his hands Even though the Babe
all
first base Ruth has walked little more than thirty miles
FREDDIE HEMACH the veteran souhpaw pitcher six years
L 70 chances 1929 43 in
81 1882 and 1888 He service in
with Brooklyn 1888 and pitched in only parts of the
TIemach Paul
Yankees Toledo Brooklyn He participated 100 games and had
consisting 242 assists and
miSCues!
CPORTING the baseball bible,
-
among the rights player who has
the Many to think that
completed
cy agency
player who both
championship shall
written This that the the
The
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player
riveges
ENFY MLENORE of the United
a perfect you nothing
that al
and the whole thing until somebody
negotiate nothing
in which the mermads
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next. This would sort of even things
up and prove that after all I am
only human, but lovable with it ALL
THE element of suspense is i'm
Il portant to a writer, too. There
is very little excitement in predict
ing that the Giants will whip the
Senator's in the world series if you
are positive when you write the
prediction that it is bound to be
correct. After repeated successes,
you get the feeling Of infallibility. 1t
is not a pleasant feeling.
But as the year rolled along and
one bold statement after another
such as, to be specific, that jim
Jeffries would never fight again
was duly confirmed by factuai de-
velopments, I realized I was in the
grip of a new, strange force. This
was disturbing.
Possibly it was clairvoyance. Or
a divine dispensation granted as a
reward for right living and clean
thinking. My best friends wouldn't
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
ATTACKS MAY ENTER
NATIONAL NET PLAY

Crispus Attacks high meters are
planning on entering the national
Negro basketball tournament at
Roosevelt high in Gary March %,
% and 80, officials at the local
school said today.
Expenses attached to sending a
team to Hampton Va. where the
event has been held the past few
years, kept Attacks from entering.
but with the event scheduled in a
central location, the chances of the
locals to enter have been increased.
Roosevelt won the national title the
past two years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
CHICAGO TABLE NET
TEAM BEATS LOCALS

The Chicago five-man table tennis
team defeated a picked squad of
local players. 14-5, at the Indian
apoliS Table Tennis Club in the
Board of Trade building Saturday
night
Sering and Work starred for the
winners, while Jerry Jacobs and
Bob Rove accounted for the local
points. winning two doubles match
es; Rove two singles events and
Jacobs one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

agreed that Johnny is the best big
man who has pastimed on prep
hardwood in Indiana for many
moons-and that includes some
pretty good ball players.
Until you've seen Townsend han
die that ball, you amt seen nothin
mister He's the picture of poise
and precision.
He's the personal product of our old
friend, Tim CampbsIi. Three years age
at this time Tim had him growing up
hot then.
why don't you move him up to the
varsity team" we asked.
And the answer is one that you'd ex-
pected from a man like Tim Campbell
real coach for any mans son.
Hes too young, only IS, and 1 don't
want to hurt his health. But you'll hear
from him some day."
AT the tail-end of that season, Towns
end had moved up to the varsity and
was going in big league style. Last year,
he POISONED into a real star. and your
correspondent tagged him Indiana S
best" And that still goes.
n
The game? Well it was Townsend this
and Townsend that. you can say nice
things like this about Johnny, because he
can take it"-a rare attribute for high
school athletic starr OF course, Johnny
some more experience, it appears that Tim
Campbells boys will travel far This
year, Tech appears to have some capable
reserves, rarity at the east side school
1t was Shortridge's first setback-and
it's going to take teams playing ball like
Tech did Saturday to beat them. That
isn't diplomacy, it's the truth! Kenny
Peterman also has snappy looking club
which will develop with experience-and
the city and sectional tournament should
provide some Glass A fireworks if Tech
and Shortridge get together again.
But that Johnny ToWnSend-he's
the Babe Ruth of basketball. Ano
does he WOW EN-!
Shortridge. Washington and Cathedral
got belated Christmas presents today
James Birr, elongated center candidate
of the Blue Devils; Johnny OConnor vet
cram guard of the Irish, and Edwin
Howard. one of the citys most versatile
athletes and a veteran forward at Wash
ington, all became eligible today and will
perform with their respective quintets
this week.
They we're caught in the wholesale in
eligible lists at city schools which followed
independent basketball tournaments last
year after the state high school tourney
Their suspensions from the I. H. S. A. A.
terminated today.
You're batting 1000 Carlos!
And that should be enough for
New Years day.
-VERN BOXELL.
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This is occasiOned by the manner in
which Tim Campbells fashy quintet dis
posed of ShOrtridge Saturday night be-
fore a depression crowd of 5000 The
On,y reason there weren't more was the
total absence of sitting and standing
room.
Led by Johnny Townsend, the east
siders subdued the Blue Devils. 90 to %.
y II
And when we say lied by Town
send that's just what we mean.
Not only your pinch-hitter, but
the Secret operative was on deck,
widely separated by thousands of
people. But apparently young Mr.
Townsend looks the same from all
angles, for the unanimous verdict of
this duet stamped the husky boy as
Indiana's best prep basketball
player.
And here's a new tag for the
modest boy who is making basket
ball history for Tech-We have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Two Swimming
Marks Broken
BIZ United Press

By United Press
MIAMI, Jan. 1.-Despite choppy
waters caused by a high wind, Lisa
Lindstrom, New York Womens
Swimming Association, and Anne
Govednik, Chisholm, Mimi, each
contributed new American short
course records in the opening events
of the last day Of competition in the
national Olympic stars aquatic meet
held in the Miami Biltmore pool.
Miss Lindstrom, swimming the
seventy five yard handicap back
stroke race, set a new record Of 506,
compared to the former mark Of
Sic. Miss Govednik set her third
record of the meet in the one hun
dred-meter breaststroke. She COW
cred the course in 1:276, compared
to the old mark Of 1928.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Duquesne Plays
Miami Warriors

By United Press
MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 1.-Duquesne
university. playing its last game un-
der Coach Elmer Layden before he
goes to NOtre Dame as the Irish
mentor. meets the University Of
Miami here today in the annual
Palm Festival New Years football
classic.
Coach Layden, of Four Horsemen
fame, rated his boys three touch
downs better than the Hurricanes.
who are coached by Tommy Nc
Cam. former Illinois star. Coach
Bob Zuppke of Illinois has been aid
ing Mccain in getting the Hurri-
canes into shape for today's game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
LEVINSKY. SCHMELING
AGREE TO RING TILT

BIZ Emitted Press
CHICAGO. Jan. Negotiations
for a heavyweight match here be-
tween Max Schmeling, German eX-
champion. and King LevinSky, Chi
cago contender, were nearing COM
pletion today
Both Schmeling. through his man
ager. Joe Jacobs. and LevinSky have
tentatively agreed to the match for
Feb. l6. at the Chicago Stadium
Schmeling will sail from Germany
fer New York. Jan. II. according q
Jacobs, and arrangements for the
match are expected to be completed
on his arrival in this country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
West Favored in Feature
TuSSle on Muddy Gridiron

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan l.
Threat of rain today dampened the
enthusiasm for the ninth annual
East-West Shrine charity football
game and sent the heavier West
team into action a slight favorite
over a speedy club of college stars
representing the East.
The weather bureau announced
that chances were about even that
the gaudy uniforms of several
thousand parading Shriners will be
drenched and that the two teams
will struggle on a muddy gridiron
The field was covered during inter-
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mittent rains last night and re-
manned under protection until game
time
Coaches Percy Locey and Grin
tBabe) Hollingbery named big Mike
Mikulak of Oregon and Larry
Stevens, stellar U. S. c. guard, as
co-captains of the westerners. Char
ley Ceppi, Princeton an-America
tackle, and Nick LukatS, Notre
Dame half back, were selected by
coaches Dick Hanley and Andy Kerr
% lead the East.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Rosters of Rival Teams
In Rose Bowl Battle

COLUMBIA SUBSTITUTES.
Ends-Chase, Erhardt, Kerrigan and
Furey.
Tackles-E King, Demshar, PaIenchar.
Guards-Migliore, Davis and Maroon.
Centers-Ciampa and Ketchum.
Backs-TOmb. F. King, Linehan,
Schwartz, Chippendale and Maniaci.
STANFORD SUBSTITUTES
Ends-Topping, Carlson, Packard from
pas and Morgan.
Iackles-Brown, Lettunich, Palamoun-
tain, Holwerda and Dunn.
Guards-Rouble, Adams, Back Fowler
and Maino.
Centers-Muller, Blanchard and Bran
din.
Backs-Afflebaugh White. Sim Hillman.
Todd, Van Dell, BronStein and Reisner.
Radio Broadcast-NBC-WEAF network.
WkBF. indianapolis; S:45 p. m, central
standard time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Ring Tourney
Date Changed

Because several contestants re-
quested one more week for training,
Arthur Paetz, chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge of the Marion
county amateur boxing champion
ship, changed the date of the annual
ring tourney, moving the starting
time back to Jan. 20.
The tourney will be held at South
Side Turner hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

In0ldna university ,
and Lou Plummer,
215, eX-Notre Dame
athlete. The en-
counter W h i C h
promises to provide
an unusual amount
Of action.
Andy and Lou
battled to a draw
decision Dec. II,
with both claiming
a victory, and it is
likely that tomor-
rows match will
clear up a dispute
as to who is the
b e t t er grappler.
n@eoLo = ,o44+aL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

ROLES Printers defeated Monroe
Specials, 5 to 4, while Stuck Coal
five romped over the Geckler Fly
erS. to l.
The indianapolis pro five will
travel to Terre Haute today to open
league action there in Shrine
Temple tonight. Red Collins, we'll
known to local fans, will lead the
Terre Haute five, to be known as
the Reds, and several locals fans
were expected to make the trip to
see the rink game revived in the
neighbOr CITY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

Five former college athletes will
strut their stuff on the all-star
heavyweight wrestling program of
the Hercules A. G. tomorrow night
at the Armory where a rival mat
bout is billed for the main attrac-
ton.
Featuring the card will be a re-
turn clash between Andy Rascher,
208, one-time grid and mat star at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Jerry Jacobs
Enters Meet

Jerry Jacobs, popular local player,
who captured the southern ping
pong title in 1888 at Louisville, will
enter the state meet to open here
next Thursday, officials announced
today. The action will be held in
L. S. AyreS' auditorium Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, with Dick
Mills defending his crown against
field of top-notchers at the table
game.
Jacobs, who plays a slashing
game, is regarded as one Of the most
colorful players in the middle west.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Indians Bump Richmond in
Speedy Roller Polo Tussle

With the goalies carrying the
heavy duty assignments. Indianap-
oils roller polo team defeated Rich
mond, 4 to 2, at Tomhnson hall
Sunday Brunton. Richmond goal
tender. made forty stops. while
Pence, local net guard, completed
thirty-eight blocks. Butler, first
rush of the Indians. scored three
of the local points and Lewis the
other, While Quigley did all the
counting for the visitors.
In the two preliminary games
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
TWO FIGHTS AT GAME

By Times Special
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 1.-The
Portsmouth Spartans of the Ma
tional Pro Football League met a
tartar in the Oklahoma City Chiefs,
who tied them in an exhibition
game here Sunday, TT.
Morgan of the locals and BoWdon
of the Spartans traded punches
and were elected from the game
A spectator punched Wager, Spartan
center, during melee on the side
lines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
JONES IN OLD FORM

ATLANTA, Jan. Playing be-
fore a small gallery and in drizz-
ling rain. Bobby Jones, former
king of golfdom. showed fans he
was ready TO enter tournament
competition any time by covering
Atlantas new municipal course in
sub-par 81. four strokes better than
perfect figures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
BY LEFTY LEE

The American Bowling Congress
international tournament for 1884
will be rolled in the Armory at
Peoria, Ill. Entries for this most
important bowling meet Of the sea-
son close Feb. l. Neil King, Local
officer of the A. B. c., has secured
reservations for indianapolis teams
who wish to make this trip and is
giving them out on first-come-
first served basis.
If your team is going to the big
show, our advice is for you to con-
tact Mr.. King at once and secure
one of the choice dates left. That
the tournament will be bigger and
better than ever is the opinion of
all. for the entire state Of Illinois
will be permitted to enter booster
teams this year for the first time.
The booster entries in former years,
we're restricted to teams of the tour
nament city.
This meet is the only meet held
that gives the ordinary bowler an
even chance to reach tt prize list.
Hundreds OF prizes in each division
of play are awarded and as all
entrants are prohibited from bowling
on the tourney drives until the time
for the actual competition, chances
are equal.
If you have never made the trip,
we say enter this year. The bowler
who has shot in one Or more does
not require urging. In fact, just
try and keep him away.
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%Off the Blackboard .
BY CARLOS LANE

XXTHEN your regular correspondent the
w his pnchhng pal recommendation which he
difficult
1t sounds simple, isl like Ensten theory
rolls he hasn't already
0 n
You guessed the first time-Tech.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
FREE is SKEET VICTOR

Breaking forty-seven out Of a
possible fifty targets, c. o. Free
captured the Sunday shoot at the
indianapolis Skeet Club with three
to spare over Pratt and Stump. who
broke A each to tie for second.