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Talking
It Over
BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK, Nov. s.—They've
81 ways said that Billy Petrolle
was worth his weight in gold as a
battler.
Well, Friday night, In a fight for
the lightweight championship of the
world agalast Tony Canzoneri, Billy
Petrolle went off the gold standard.
He tried to pull himself down from
145 pounds to 135, and it was no
dice.
Canzoneri won off by himself. He
slowed the man they call the Fargo
Express down to a local In a hard,
bruising, bitter fight that left the
customers gasping at the durability
of the beaten fighter from the mid
west.
There wasn't a dissenting squawk at the
end of the fifteenth round when the Brass
throated lark of Tenth avenue, Joe Hum-
Ehrles, walked over to Canzoneri’* corner,
fted hi* soggv right mitten and bellowed:
“The winnah. and still champion!"
It was an earnest, honest fight between
two littla men who were in there swing
ing from gong to gong. There wasn't
a knockdown in the fight. Once or twice
Petrolle seemed to be going but he always
managed to fight back to even keel.
Canzoneri tried energetically for a knock
out but there was no dynamite In his
flats. ■ ,
The end of the fight left no doubt as
to the clasa of the New Orleans Italian.
It was conceded In advance had
no opposition In the lightweightTllvision,
save Petrolie,
Canzonerl'a convincing victory leaves him
In complete command of the division. He
was three pounds under the class weight,
coming In at 132 He would have been
a star back In the old days when the
beyo had to do 133 ringside.
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W THETHER Petrolle at his best
W could have whipped Canzon
eri Friday night is sheer specula
tion. But I think even Canzoneri’s
warmest enthusiasts tvill admit that
the business of making weight didn’t
help Petrolle.
While It is true he seemed to
make it easily, the ordeal most cer
tainly must have taken something
out of him.
I noticed that as early as the sec
ond round Canzoneri was bathed in
perspiration, an unfailing symptom
of physical perfection r.nd physical
reserve. Though the pressure, physi
cal and nervous, was heavier on Pe
trolle, he never once broke out in
a coating of dew. He had used up
all his surplus fire getting ready
for the test.
The fight goes In my'book as one of the
most stlinng 1 ever saw, in spite of the
fact that there was not a knockdown, and
that after the tenth It was a foregone con
clusion. The sixth round was typical. The
men stood toe to toe and ripped punrn I
after punch—cruel, jolting, whizzing
blows—to head and bodv in a stead'. ;
stream. Had you tried you couldn't have i
counted them.
Whatever chance Petrolle had to win by
a punch faded after his enormous exertion
In the sixth. You were able to tell that
■when he caught Canzoneri with a roaring
right hander to the jaw early In the
seventh, an exact counterpart of the
punch which had sent Jimmy McLarnin
head over heels in the same ring two years
ago.
If Petrolle was to win, here was the
punch that would win for him. But it
didn't even kjiock Canzoneri out of stride.
From that moment on the boys who had
bet on the champion had nothing to worry
about. /
000
PETROLLE worried Canzoneri
most with his body fire.
"Give it to him downstairs"
shouted handlers. “He
can’t take it. Petrolle gave him
plenty downstairs and it soon be
came evident that the champion
didn’t like it in the body—but as
Charley Harvey remarked: “Who
does?"
Petrolle had Canzoneri bending over
double at times to get away from his
raking blasts to the belt line but he
lacked the speed and the power to carry
on a sustained offensive.
Always Canzoneri managed to squirm
loose, settle himself, and come rushing
back with a counter drive.
A capacity crowd saw the fight. Can
zoneri’s next opponent will be McLarnin
here In December.
BY CHRISTY WALSH
Member, All America Board of Football
(Reg. U. S. Pat Office)
NEW YORK, Nov. s.—Paul Moss,
great Purdue end. ■made All-America
Raitngs this week for the second
time this fall and Heller, half back,
of Pittsburgh, also repeated. Roy
Hflrstmann, Purdue full back, also
is mentioned for his fine play
against N. Y. U. last Saturday.
Com petition is becoming keener
and Weekly Ratings at this time
and from now on are important and
doubtless will indicate the warriors
selected will have an excellent
chance to survive the final test.
The ten stars selected for out
standing performances in games of
Oct. 29 by the manager of the All-
America Board follow:
JAMES
Princeton—Here's the one bov Michigan
could not stop. With the help -of great
blocking he showed one of the finest
bucking performances of the year.
Michigan's possession of the ball was
limited to nine plays in the first half,
and James of Princeton, received most
of the credit.
WILDER
Columbia—Lewis Burton, New York
American, rates Wilder the best center at
Columbia in many years. He passes the
ball consistently, backs up the line savage
ly and against Cornell made many tackles
behind the line of scrimmage.
, BERNARD
Michigan—Another great center and
rated this week by Fritz Crisler, Prince
ton coach. He made nearly every tackle
in the line and according *o observers
Princeton would have marched right
down the field but for the powerful
Bernard. Coach Crisler pronounced
Bernard the most valuable player in the
Michigan line-up.
GILBERT
St. Mary’s—Rated by Milt Phinney,
Oakland Tribune, as one of the best tackles
on the Pacific Coast. He played a smash
ing defensive game against Santa Clara
and his tackling’ featured St. Mary's one
point victory.
FRANKOVITCH
University of California (Los Angeles)
Pop Warner, member All America Board
of Football, calls him one of the great for
ward passers of the Pacific coast. Against
Stanford he showed all around ability, no
matter which side Tad the ball.
ROBERTS
Vanderbilt —Coach Alexander. also a
member of the All America Board of Foot
ball. rates Roberts as one of the best all
around players in Dixie and calls him the
hardest running back he has seen this
year. Roberts is a wizard on passes, a
fine kicker, a vicious blocker and a power
on defense.
GILVANE
Brown—ln this upset game It was Bill
Gilvane's magnificent blocking, his great
defensive play and aggressive work on
offense that brought victory to Brown over
Harvard, according to Eddie Casey of the
All America Board.
HELLER
Pittsburgh—Against Notre Dame this
speedy player made the experts forget his
marvelous ball carrying by reason of his
amazing defensive play. His consistent i
tackling behind the line of scrimmage
was the chief factor in wearing down No
tre Dame and eventually in breaking tbe
Irish morale.
* MOSS
Purdue—This flashy player from the
middle west gave the east a stunning ex
hibition of end play. Moss and his team
mate Rov Horstmann. full back, were the
big Berthas against N Y. U. and between
tham seored lour touchdowns.
LASSITER •
Tale—This whirlwind half back from
Dixie earn# into hts own against Dart
mouth. Lassiter played almost the entire
game, was a power on rushing the ball
and a bulwark on defense. When Crowlev
was injured. Lassiter added some great
kicking to his versttile performance.
(Copyright, IS3, by The Christy Walsh
Byndlcsts)
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BRILLIANT CANZONERI TURNS BACK VET PETROLLE
Lightweight Champion
Cops Title Struggle
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Tony Flashes Unbeatable Form to Flag Fargo Express in
Sensational 15-Round Tussle Before 20,000,
Fans; Challenger Whipped to Frazzle.
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BY HENRY M’LEMORE
United Press StafT Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 5-. —lt just wasn’t in the cards for Billy Petrolic
to win a championship.
1 After eleven long years of campaigning, during which time he never
once got a shot at a title, fate handed him a crack at the .lightweight
crown. \
4nd what did Billy draw 7 for an opponent? A Tony Canzoneri squarely
at his peak—a Canzoneri conditioned, so beautifully
attuned that even the at the ringside admitted he was worthy
to stand alongside the lightweight giants of the past.
The nearly 20.000 customers who jammed. Madison Square Garden
for the bout Friday night, went there to see a fight that had been bally
hooed as the best lightweight scrap of the decade. For ten rounds it
was about that. Then Petrolle, the old Fargo Express, reached the end
of the line.
Up until that point he had roared along at top speed, throttle open,
w'histle down. The derailment came in the eleventh wherfs without warn
ing, his speed, his punch, his stamina—in fact everything but his will
to win—left him. From there on out, the old Fargo Express was just a
milk train trying to finish out the run.
Still King
M He
Tony Canzoneri
Still the champion—and from
the form he exhibited in punish
ing Billy Petrolle Friday night, it
will be a long time before any
body topples that lightweight
crown off the wolthy brow of
Tony Canzoneri. He’s a fight
ing champion, and a popular one,
too.
Oaks Capture
First Victory
By Times Special
OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Nov. 5.
Oakland City college's pigskin pas
timers today celebrated their first
football victory of the season.
Brilliant sprints by Conner, re
serve half back, who scored touch
downs in the first and second
quarters, and a forty-yard dash by
Hollen in the final session accounted
for three touchdowns, giving the
Oaks a 19 to 0 decision over the
University of Louisville eleven here
Friday. Richardson, half back, also
starred for the winners, especially
on defense.
Friday Football Scores
COLLEGE SCORES
Oakland City, 19; Louisville. 0.
Northern Illinois Teachers, 7: North
Central, 0.
St. Viator, 26;,Eastern Illinois. 0.
Presbyterian, 7; Newberry, 7 (tie).
Catawba. 13; Erskine, 0.
North Carolina, 18; Florida, 13.
King, 19; Tusculum, 0.
Fairmount iW. Va.i, 14; Bethany, 7).
Johnson City, 6; Bluefield, 6 (tie).
Whitewater. 6; Milwaukee Teachers, 0.
St. Ambrose, 9; lowa Wesleyan, 0.
MacAlester, 24; Augsburg, 0.
Buena'Vista, 20; Penn (la.l, 6.
Phillips, 20; Panhandle Aggies, 0.
Kirksville, 7; Wari'ensburg (Mo.), 0.
Wichita, 19; Southwestern, 0.
Baker, 14; Missouri Volley, 14 Ttie).
Platteville, 22; Milton (Wis.!, 6. ,
Souht Carolina A. and M.. 12; Florida
A. and M., 0.
Tennessee
Haskell, 14; Temple. 14 (tie).
Lenoir Rhyne. 53; Guildford, 0.
Georgia State, 19; Miami (Fla.), 6.
Delta Teachers, 27; Lambuth, 14.
FRIDAY CAGE SCORES
Scottsburg. 39; Franklin. 25.
Masonic Home (Franklin), 21; Beech
Grove, 20.
Plainfield. 33; Mooresville, 27.
Bedford, 18; Mitchell, 15.
Bainbridge. 34; Pittsboro, 18.
Fowler. 20: Earl Park, 17.
Edinburg. 26; Austin. 23.
Windfall. 37; Sharpsville, 12.
Batesville. 22; Sunman, 11.
New Augusta. 34; Whitestown, 18.
Oxford, 30; Pine. 17.
Raleigh, 34; Mays, 23.
Fairmount. 22: Swayzee, 10.
Arcadia. 31; Pendleton. 29.
Russiaville, 25; Burlington. 24.
Ervin, 27; Howard. 25.
West Middleton. 51; Clay, 26.
FortviUe, 39; Lapel. 36.'
Converse. 29; Bunker Hill, 25.
Young America. 19: Carrolton, 14.
* Hardinsburg. 51; Campbellsburg, 18.
Aurora, 20; Versailles,' 13.
Alexandria. 37: Summitville, 24.
Mt. Comfort. 36: Center Grove, 34.
Hartford City, 33; Montpelier, 23.
Rochester. 38; Fulton. 28.
Jamestown, 25; Zionsville. 22.
Greentown. 25: Jackson. 20.
Clay iHowarcl), 33; New London, 26.
Prairi£, 26; Scircleville, 19.
Washington township. 30; Galveston, 20.
Union. 18: Goldsmith. 14.
St. Mary's (Huntingtoh) 60; St. Paul’s
(Marion). 5.
HUsboro, 65; Wallace. 17.
Ladoga, 32: Russellville. 23.
Marshall, 34: Tangier. 23.
Michigantown. 29: Colfax. 15.
Clark's Hill, 26; Battle Ground 25 (over
time.
Bowers. 24; New Ross, 23.
Kingman. 31; Alamo. 20.
Knightstown, 29; Brownsburg, 19.
Griffith. 40; Merrillville. 20.
Waveland. 35; Greene township, 16.
Veedersburg. 24; Cayuga. 18. *
Covington, 36; Wingate, 16
Rockville. 16: Roachdale, 14.
New Richmond. 39: West Lebanon, 22.
Darlington. 32: Linden, 12.
Salem. 38: Orleans. 26.
Osgood. 24; Milan, 18.
Fishers. 40; McCordsville. 25.
North Judson, 35; Chesterton, 25.
St. Mary’s Can’t Lose—Peter (Sanitation Department) Coyle on Hand
By Vnitcd Press
NEW YORK. Nov. s.—St. Mary’s
Galloping Gaels are a good bet to
defeat Fordham today, principally
because Peter Coyle—of the New
Haven Sanitation Department Coy
les—will be on the bench alongside
Obach Slip Madigan.
By the same token, all thg other
Notre Dame-coached elevens
throughout the country are in
danger of losing because Peter Coyle
will not be on hand to grace their
benches and shout words of wisdom
and encouragement.
Coyle is the two-eyed Connolly of
Notre Dame football. He has held
this position for some ten years, or
ever since that day when he, by
some mysterious means, attached
himself to the late Kaute Rockne.
There were times in those last
five rounds when it didn’t seem Billy
could make it. For the champion
was just as strong as Billy was weak.
Tony rated himself perfectly.
Rocks Petrolle in Eleventh
Canzoneri’s handlers must have
sensed Petrolle was about ready to
be flagged. The round was not half
over when two stinging rights all
but drove Petrolle to his haunches.
The champion’s stinging left jabs,
delievered as he moved in and out
like a cat, began to blind Billy in
the twelfth.
Petrolle, his legs rubbery, his eyes
nearly closed, and with blood trick
ling from his nose and mouth, was
little more than a target in the
thirteenth and fourteenth. Time
and again Tony rocked the chal
lenger with whistling lefts and
rights to the head, but J3illy, as
game a battler as ever pulled on the
gloves, took it without a change
of expression.
Whipped to a frazzle, Petrolle
summoned his last bit of strength
at the start of the fifteenth, and for
a few seconds, actually forced Can
zoneri to beat a retreat. This flurry
was a dying gasp, for before a
minute was gone the champion was
once again hammering away at his
man with every shot in his kit.
Weight Loss Hurt
After the fight Petrolle and his
manager, Jack Hurley, made no sort
of alibi. Those who expected to
hear them say the task of making
the 135-pound weight robbed Pe
trolle of his strength, were dis
appointed.
But it’s true that chopping off
those ten excess pounds did draw
Billy too fine. But even if he had
been allowed to come in at his best
fighting weight, it’s doubtful if he
could have whipped the Canzoneri
of last night—a Canzoneri who had
everything it takes and more.
• In his dressing room the cham
pion said he could have set a hotter
pace in the early round had he not
elected to wait until Petrolle soft
ened up a bit before cutting loose.
“And,” Tony said, “if you knew
how that Billy can hit, you’d know
just how wise I was to wait until
some of the juice went out of his
punches.” ,
<4G?t e .° r S e Washin ßt°n, 30; North Dakota
Pacific, 18; Albany, 0.
'oufwa. N 6T n Empo?ia Pa 0 CifiC LUtheran ’ ®’
Central, 7: Rockhurst, 6.
T, k ;*,s' > ¥c‘ch B ’?s i ;* , T, B („SJ. I, S™* <*• *■
Ch . ristian . 27:*Simmons, 0.
o er " < Tex.i. 12; Austin. 0.
Howard Payne, 6; Abilene, 0.
Davis-Elkins, 33; Seton Hall 6
shnrip.local high schools
Shortridge. 6; Broad Ripple, 0.
Tech 46: Logansport. 7.
Manual, 14; Cathedral. 0.
OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS
Southport, 50; Greenfield, 6
Columbus. 19; Noblesville, 9.
Greencastle, 19; Attica, and.
Huntington, 14; Bluffton. 0.
Crawfordsville, 13; Frankfort, 0.
Kokomo. 33; Newcastle. 0.
Vincennes, 18; Dugger ' 14
jsisaffs; g*" I *’- ■
WALKER TOSSES CARR
Capturing the two final falls after
losing the first in fourteen minutes,
Sparkey, Walker, Oregon middle
weight, made his local mat debut
with a victory over Charlie Carr of
Michigan at the armory Friday
night. Carr was disqualified for
fouling in the third fall.
. m^ eo .* Al ! x 2? d ? r ,. pinned Black Panther in
•'traight falls. Speedy O'Neal drew
With David Dooley in fifteen minutes, and
George Balzer went the same distance to
no fall with Ed Baker.
SANDE UNDER KNIFE
By Times Special
NEW YORK. Nov. s.—Earl Sande,
America's most popular jockey, was
recovering today from an emer
gency appendicitis operation per
formed Friday.
The little veteran of the turf, who
recently announced his retirement
from the saddle to devote full time
to training, was stricken suddenly
Friday.
INDIANS TIE TEMPLE
By Times Special
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. s.—Sen
sational runs of seventy-eight and
fifty-one yards by Swift Bird, gave
the Haskell Indians of Lawrence,
Kan., a 14 to 14 tie with the strong
Templ& university eleven here Fri
day night.
Legend has it that Knute, look
ing up and down the bench one day
just before an important game,
spied Coyle.
“Who is that and throw it out
of here,” thundered Knute.
Whereupon. Coyle moved three
paces closer tp Rockne, told him to
"watch those ends” and stayed put.
Notre Dame won, and after that
Coyle was Rockne’s shadow. And
"Rock” would not consider starting
a game until his good luck charm
was safely on the bench, Peter’s
sidelines pass dangling from his
coat.
Rockne even put up with Peter's
coaching, allowing the New Haven
vagabond to advise him what plays
to run, when to take out players,
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Southport Winds Up Successful Season
i V i an* Thu -
a, .
First Row (left to right)—Stull, Meade, Goins,
Thompson, James, Anderson, McQuat, Schaeffer,
Waddell, Branham, Shutters.
Second Row—Daily, Harding, Tabor, Sweeney,
Wegehoft, La Pack, Daugherty, Winchel, Langley,
Swickard, Porter, Tyler.
The Southport Cardinals, shqwn
above, closed their grid season
Friday afternoon by trouncing
Greenfield high school eleven by
tly? big score of 50 to 6. It brought
the record of Coach Pitcher’s Car
dinals to six victories in eight
starts, and the football campaign
at Southport high school was
voted a huge success.
The Cards ran wild against
Greenfield in the closing tjlt on the
Southport field, and the visitors
were outclassed from the start by
the welLconditioned winners.
Coach Pitcher’s team played a
spirited arid aggressive game all
season.
23 Juveniles
in Rich Race
By Times Special
BALTIMORE, Nov. s.—Twenty
three stellar 2-year-olds, the best
in training, were scheduled to par
ticipate in the twelfth renewal of
the $40,000 added Pimlico Futurity
over a mile and sixteenth route here
today.
Should all entries start, the purse
will reach $80,940. Among the fa
vorites were Kerry Patch, winner
of the SIOO,OOO Belmont Futurity,
assigned top weight of 122 pounds;
C. V. Whitney’s The Darb and Ca
terwaul; Repaid, the Quincey sta
ble's distance star, Notebook,
winner of the Selima stakes.
Down the Alleys With Local Pin-Spillers
Barbasol pounded the pins for a three
game total of 3,321 to defeat Welling and
Company three games during the City
League play on the Hotel Antler drives,
their games being 1,063, 1,093 and 1,165.
Jess Pritchett led the team to this total
when he hit for counts of 215, 255 and 277,
a season's record of 747. Johnny Fehr
also found his stride that featured his
play last season, rolling games of 245, 247
and 227 for a total of 719. Hueber had
679, O’Grady, 593, and young Johnny
Murphy 583. The 1,165 game was scored
despite a 169 by O’Grady. Fehr having
227, Murphy, 237; Hueber, 255, and
Pritchett 277 in the final.
Seven Up rollers may as well make up
their minds to get the wood during their
match with Barbasol that opens on the
Uptow'n drives Sunday at 8 p. m. The
Barbasols are at the peak of their game
and every member is a veteran tourna
ment and match game bowler. The Bar
basol total Friday night picks up' the five
pin per game edge that Seven Up had,
both teams now boasting a season's mark
of better than 1,015 pins per game. Tickets
for the match are on sale at the Pritchett
Recreation, and Uptown alleys, and an
early sell-out seems sure, as the seating
capacity at both places is limited. Don
Johnson has been on the sick list recently
and may not appear in the first half of
the match.
.Johnson Chevrolet again won three
gan es, the Rose Tire team being their
latest victim. The Johnson boys totalled
3,057, George Meeker leading the way with
a total of 679. Burnett had 663 and Coble.
629. F. Hare and R. Fox had scores of
693 and 657 for the losers.
Larry Fox was the Marott star, leading
them to an odd game win over Budweiser
Case with a total of 635. B. Kimmel’s 243
saved the second game for Budweiser.
The wind up game that saw Hoosier
Coffee scoring 991 to Hotel Antlers’ 988
featured this set. and gave the Coffee team
an odd game win. Don McNew was just
over the line with a 603 to top this play.
City Candy had Schwegman. Lindamood
and Werner rolling totals of 660, 658 and
623 to give this team a three-game count
of 3,055 on games of 1,020, 1,031 and
1,004 that was good for a triple win over
Wheeler Lunch, who was also getting a
few pins, Wimberly. Miller and Faust
having totals of 651. 632 and 620 for the
losers. This series was rolled in the
Washington League on the Illinois alleys.
Schmitt Insurance also lost all three to
Budweiser, the brew team’s total being
3.003 with Kennedy and Goodhue scoring
635 and 623. Laxen rolled 634 for the
Schmitt team.
Lilly Luggate turned on the team
after losing tie first two’ and scored 1,011
to avoid a shutout. Hoyt and Longworth
rolled honor counts during tWs set, scoring
623 and 626. r
Coca Cola had Blue and Goldsmith
hitting for totals of 695 and 684 to take
the odd game from Indiana Corburetor
and Brake Service. Koester rolled 620 for
Indiana.
Hoosier Optical also won two games
from King's Indiana Billiards. Gauker and
Wooden rolling totals of 615 and 614 to
offset a 643 count by Cross.
For the first time in the recollection of
the earliest settler, the veteran Charlie
Cray failed to roll a 500 count, the Fall
City star stopping at 499 as his team lost
two games to Bennis Barbers during the
Fountain Square Recreation play on the
south side drives.
Oeftering-Litzelman and Prima Beverage
staged a j-eal battle, the Coal team taking
the rubber despite a 704 total by Hunt and
Obergfells’ 613. Pierson and Wuensch had
683 and 603 for Oeftering. i
Lefty Behren's string of 600 totals was
finally roken when a 144 finish stopped
him dt 542.’and his City Candy team lost
two games to Indianapolis Toilet and
Apron Supply.
Stahlhut Jewelers also slipped over a
two-game w’in on Martin Truck, no honor
counts appearing during this set.
Mrs. Lorenz Weisman collected all top
honors during the Block Optical Ladies’
League contests at Pritchetts with a single
game mark of 243 and three-game total of
598. Mayer was next with 550. as
showed on 546. Team play resulted in a
and how to set his defense. And
Peter, believing that Rock was car
rying out his suggestions, was
happy. ,
000 •
WHEN Rockne died, .Coyle
transferred his affections to
the young coaches who were Rockne
products—Madigan, Mehre of Geor
gia, Crowley at Michigan State,
Noble Kizer at Purdue and Hunk
Anderson at Notre Dame.
“It was my absence, and my ab
sence alone, that cost old Hunk that
Pittsburgh game,” Peter told us at
the St. Mary’s dinner Friday. "I
knew all along I oughta get out
there and help Hunk, but the
weather was so cold for hitch
hiking I didn’t make it.”
Peter then asked for advice. It
Third Row —Scott, assistant coach; Hohlt, Hick
man, Davis, Elder, Roberts, Sparks, Ratcliff Jordan,
Schlensker, Vondersaw, Temperly, Coach Pitcher.
Fourth Roy (freshmen)—Vehling, Garrison. Was
son, Gimble, Mertz, Lull, Smelzes, Walker, Webb.
Conover, Haley, James,. Burkhardt, and Managers
Hohlt and Sutton.
Top Elevens Wage Action Against
Strong Opponents on All Fronts
BY JACK CUDDY
• United Pres* Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. s—Two un
beaten football teams were expected
to be blotted out of the eastern
championship picture today as lead
ing teams launched the season's
biggest drive for sectional honors
on all fronts.
Pittsburgh tackled Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia, and only Holy
Cross invaded Brow r n’s stronghold at
Providence, R. I. With these four
unbeaten elevens primed for heroics,
there seemed little chance of tie
scores.
Jock Sutherland’s Pitt Panthers
were favorites to eliminate the
Pennsylvania Quakers because of
the Panthers’ formidable showing in
trouncing Notre Dame. But Penn
sylvania, after-several secret ses
sions, approached the encounter
with confidence.
Brown, conqueror of Harvard,
held the edge over Holy Cross, the
“Mystery team” of the east. Pos
sessing the newest of football’s of
fensives the triple wing-back
system of attack —the Iron Men of
Providence have acquired an en
viable reputation this season, turn
ing back opponents far more for
midable than those which met the
Holy Cross Crusaders. The Cru
triple win for Geisen Products. Geiger
Candy, Bowes Seal Fast and Heidenreich
Florists over Thomas Lunch, Bowlet Com
pany, Schneider and Kribs, and an odd
game win for Indianapolis Baseball Club
and Coca Cola from Hoosier Pete and Mc-
Gaw Insurance. Heidenreich Florists fin
ished with a 951 game, to total 2.64&
662 series by V. Farrell was the reason
General Tire won three games from
Fagen Seed Store, during the St. Joan of
Arc contests on the Uptown alleys. J. J.
Blackwell also took three from Four
Thirty Seven, as Eaton, Pittman-Rice Coal
and Centennial Press copped the rubber
from Missouri Pacific, Duffy Malt and Bar
rett Coal. Berling rolled 626 with a 228
finish to take runner-up honors.
Mike O’Grady hit for a three-game total
of 674 with a 257 game to lead the Penn
Coal team to an odd game win over Pitt
man-Rice in the K. of C. series at the
With Semi-Pros and Amateurs
Girls’ basketball teams interested in
joining a girls’ league, which is being
formed by Ralph Eberhart, for play at the
East Tenth gym, call Cherry 0137. Present
plans call for an eight-team league, w'ith
plky to start in two weeks.
The first basketball tourney of the year
is to be held as a pre-season practice
tournament on the East Tenth court
within the next two weeks, it was an
nounced today. This tourney will allow
teams to become more familiar with the
net# rules and Is not to be confused with
the competitive met to be held at East
Tenth later under the sponsorship of the
Central States Association. All teams now
organized or organizing are invited to
enter. Trophies for first, second and third
place as well as a sportsmanship medal
are offered. Call Cherry 0137, ask for
R. W. Eberhart.
Teams Interested In joining either an
independent or church league for play at
East Tenth on Wednesday or Friday
nights, call Fred Shugert at Clterry
5319-W, or Ralph Everhardt, Cherry 0137.
’Hara Sans held their first workout
Wednesday at Brookside gym. and a large
squad of former high senool and well
known amateur players reported. Sans
will practice again next" Wednesday at 8
p. m., and tryouts are invited.. The club
plans to open the schedule Nov. 16, and
already have booked several strong local
aAd state clubs. Managers of Greensburg
Y. Frankfort Ben Hurs, Plainfield Mer
chants. Crawfordsville Casket Company.
Indianapolis Buddies. Real Silk Nisffit
Hawks and other strong teams are asked
to write or call H. L. Hustedt, 1130 North
Dearborn street, phone Ch. 4252-W, for
games.
Central Business college cagers turned
in a 35 to 12 triumph over Tabernacle
State College Grid Card
GAMES TODAY
Butler vs. Drake at Indianapolis.
Indiana vs. Michigan, at Bloom
ington.
Notre Dame vs. Kansas, at Law
rence, Kan.
De Pauw vs. Denison, at Gran
ville, O.
dentrai Normal vs. Hanover, at
Hanover, Ind. *
Manchester vs. Indiana State! at
Terre Haute. x
Wabash vs. Cincinnati, at Cin
cinnati.
Valparaiso vs. Bali Teachers, at
Muncie, Ind.
Eariham vs. Rose Poly, at Terre
Haute, In£
Franklin vs. Evansville, at Evans
ville, Ind.
seemed he was in a sweat, worrying
about whether to help Mehre and
Georgia today, or Madigan and St.
Mary’s. He finally decided that be
ing as St. Mary's was pretty crippled
up, he’d better start the game any
way, at the Polo Grounds.
000
nnHE first thing Crowley asked
when he arrived with his
Michigan State team several weeks
ago was, “Will Peter be here?”
He was told that Peter would
be present so he went to the game
satisfied.
At the end of the first half Ford
ham was whipping Michigan State
and Coyle hadn’t arrived. Suddenly
Crowley heard a shout from the
grandstand and there was Peter,
I v
saders’ winning scores against De
troit, Rutgers and Cathode uni
versity were not impressive.
Os the other unbeaten eastern
teams, Columbia should keep its
record intact against Navy and Col
gate should have a walk-away with
Mississippi "College.
In the mid-west, Michigan and
Purdue, the only remaining unde
feated Big Ten teams, were staking
their records against robust oppo
nents,* although both were favor
ites. The Wolverines were expect
Two Title Tussles Billed in
City Independent Grid Loops
Two championship struggles are
billed for Sunday in city independ
ent leagues.
Spades, unbeaten and unscored
on, battle Indianapolis Cubs for
title honors in the Em-Roe City
League, with action scheduled for
2:30 at Ellenberger park. Cubs also
have a 1.000 rating, with four vic
tories and a tie.
In the Em-Roe Junior League,
Delaware. Block Optical and Scott Truck
ing also won two from Quinn Grocery and
Hoosier Optical, as Finneran Grocery
trounced J. Blackwell three times O’Con
nell slipped over the line with a 602 count
for his three games.
The Irons recorded the only triple win
during the Avalon contests at Pritchetts
Stymies being the victim. Divots, Traps
and Roughs won the odd games from Cad
dies. Drivers and Putts. Joe Fulton was
alone in the 600 class, a 245 finish giving
him a total of 637. 9
Bartelson was the star during .the State
Highway games on the Central drives,
scoring 571 on counts of 201 and 200 and
170.
Fred Schmitt showed the boys of the
Casualty and Surety League how to get the
wood, rolling games of 182, 233 and 201, a
total of 616. These games were also played
on the Central alleys.
Presbyterian cagers in a Friday night
battle..
Riley Cubs would like to schedule games
for next week. Cubs have East Tenth gym
for Thursday at 8:30 p. m. Black Bats,
Arsenal Bulldogs. Crimson Cubs, notice.
Call Harry Davis. Be. 0117, between 5
and 6 p. m„ for games.
Nine Christamore basketball teams would
like to schedule games. Call Be. 1175.
The teams are: Hawks. 12-14-year-old
class; Triangles, 14-15-year-old class;
Cardinals. 15-16-year-old class; Eagles. 16-
17-year-old class; Pirates, 17-18-year old
class: Flashes and Speedway, 18-year-old
class; Comets. 19-year-old class, and A. C.,
21year-old class.
;—r*-
A large crowd turned out for the recent
discussion and demonstration of the new
1932 basketball rules at Dearborn hotel
gym recently. Stanley Feezle, prominent
referee, and Tony Hinkle, Butler coach,
were in charge. A demonstration game
between East Tenth Triangles and Mayer
Chapel Dixies followed. The final feature
of the program was a regular game, using
the new rules, between Central Business
college quintet and U. S. Tires, formerly
G. and J Tires. Tires, led by Adams. B.
House, Hart, Gross and Maguire, carried
off a 50 to 26 decision.
A business meeting will be held In roam
C at the Y. W. C. A., 300 North Pennsyl
vania street, Wednesday at 7 p. m. for
coaches and managers of all girls’ basket
ball teams playing boys' rules.
Battery A cagers will play their first
game next Wednesday, and would like to
hear from state teams wanting games on
a home and home basis. Write Taylor C.
Smith, Franklin. Ind.
Final meeting before the opening the
Junior Basketball League at Dearborn
Hotel gym, will be held Monday at 7:30
p. m. Only two vacancies remain. A
senior league also is being organized, with
three vacant berths left. For information,
call H. G. Engelhardt, Cherry 7550, or
5554.
Formation of a basketball league com
posed of teams playing in the 14-16-year
old class will be discussed at a meeting
Sunday morning at 11 at Vie Dearborn
hotel, East Michigan and Dearborn streets.
The league will be known as the Marion
County Junior Basketball League and will
play its games on Saturday afternoon. An
invitation is extended to managers of all
teams in Marion county to attend. Play
probably will open Nov. 26.
CARNERA SCORES K. O.
BOSTON. Mass., Nov. s.—Primo
Camero, 260-pound Italian heavy
weight, knocked out Les Kennedy,
210-pound Los Angeles battler, in
the third of a scheduled ten-round
bout here Friday night.
HENRY FIRPO LOSES
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. s.—Benny
Miller, 168, Los Angeles, outpointed
Henry Firpo. 167, Louisville veteran,
in ten rounds here Friday.
tearing down the aisle toward the
field, his face a composite picture
of all the miseries.
“Jimmy, Jimmy,” shouted Peter,
while some half a block away,
“when in Hell are you going to use
old 62?”
Crowley calmed him down and
in the second half. Michigan State
ran wild to come from behind and
win. Peter, with a smile a mile
long, hit the road for New Haven,
his thumb pointing north in the
best hitch-hiking manner.
He was back the iiext week and
helped Kizer and Purdue take New
York university. And today he’ll
be nudged close to “Slipper, Ol’
Kid,” as he calls Madigan, pointing
out Fordham’s weaknesses and beg
ging Slip to use “Old 62.”
A
Manual Bumps Irish,
Blue Shades Ripple
%
Redskins Gain 14-to-O Decision; Shortridge Wins, 6 to 0;
Tech Wallops Logansport and
Trounces Sheridan; Two Games Today.
Thrills galore were packed into high school gridiron tussles involving
Indianapolis elevens Friday. .
Two city rivalry struggles topped the with Manual’s Red
skins avenging a 1931 loss with a 14 to 6 triumph over Cathedral, while
Shortrirfge rallied in the closing minutes of action to nose out Broad
Ripple's battling warriors. 6 to 0:
In other battels Tech’s powerful eleven turned on the and
walked over Logansport in a North Central conference game. 46 to 7. and
Washington’s Continentals matched the performance with a 40 to 0
decision at Sheridan. -
Two games were carded for today. Westfield invading Park school
and Crispus Attucks playing host to Elwood at Manual field.
auu VJiioiJUO miuv.lvo F 4n .’ ‘“C* nu
Harry Painter had his Manual
machine at its peak for the Irish
and the southsiders were rarely in
trouble.
Welton, the classy little open field
runner, was good for big gains every
time he cut back over Cathedral’s
tackles and it was thus he .scored
ed to down Indiana, and the Boiler
makers to trounce Chicago.
In the Big Six conference, Ne
braska and Oklahoma, who lead the
race, although both have been beat
en once, were favored to defeat
lowa and Missouri, respectively.
Southern California, unbeaten
co-leader of the Pacific Coast Con
ference, was favored to humble
California after a hard struggle. The
other undefeated leader, U. C. L.
A., has an open date.
Holy Trinity Juniors, unbeaten but
tied once in five games, defend their
lead in a title tilt with Brightwool
Juniors, who have won three, lost
one and tied one. They clash at
PC'nnsy park at 12:30.
Holy Trinity and St. Pats, rivals
of long standing who played a
scoreless tie recently, tangle in a
rematch at Pennsy park. Both
eleyens will be at full strength.
This originally was a title game, but
St. Pats refused to replay a pro
tested contest with Lee and Jays,
so the Saints were checked with a
defeat and Lee and Jays given a
victory.
Lee and Jays play Holy Trinity
for the Senior League title on Nov.
13.
In other city league games Sun
day, Al’s Service plays Bingo A. C.
at Garfield, Beech Grove meets
Vagabonds at Brookside No. 2 and
Oak Hill Flashes tackle Midways at
Spades, all games starting at 2:30.
Other Junior League games pit
Crimson Cubs against Wizards at
Riverside, Riley Cubs against Fern
dale Juniors at Brookside No. 1 and
Christamores against Boys Club at
Rhodius, all tilts starting at 2:30.
League standings:
SENIOR LEAGUE
T. W. L. Pet.
Holy Trinity 2 3 0 1.000
Lee & Jav 2 3 0 1.000
St. Pats 1 3 1 .750
R. O. C 0 2 3 .400
Olympic 0 1 4 .200
Ferndale 1 0 4 .000
CITY LEAGUE
Spades 0 5 0 1.000
Indianapolis Cubs 1 4 0 1.000
Bingo A. C. # 1 2 2 .500
Oakhill Flashes 2 1 2 .333
A1 Service 1 1 3 .250
Beech Grove 1 1 3 .250
Vagabonds 1 1 3 .250
Midways 1 1 3 .250
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Holy Trinity Jr 1 4 0 1.000
Brightwood Jr 1 3 1 .750
Wizards 1 3 1 .750
Rilev Cubs 0 3 2 .600
Boys Club 1 2 2 .500
Crimson Cubs 0 2 3 400
Ferndale Jr 0 1 4 .200
Christaigore 0 0 5 .000
HAYNES, DIVODI WIN
By Vnitcd Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Le
roy Haynes, 190, Los Angeies, de
cisioned Babe Hunt, 201, Ponca City,
Okla., in ten rounds here Friday.
Andy Divodi, 148, New York, de
cisioned Jimmy Evans, 151, Vallejo,
Cal., in another ten rounder.
♦ Sports of Long Ago ♦
nun ana
INDIANAPOLIS FIRST TOOK UP ROLLER POLO IN ’O2
BY EARL M’KEE
STRANGE as it may seem, 'ln
dianapolis was the last of a
number of Indiana cities to suc
cumb to the roller polo madness
that swept the Hoosier state in the
opening of the jlresent century.
Early in November, 1902, this city
was admitted as a member of the
Western Roller Polo Association, the
other cities in the circuit being
Anderson, Elwood, Muncie, Rich
mond and Racine, Wis.
The local team opened the season
on the road, playing its first contest
at Racine on Nov. 21, and losing by
a score of 10 to 1. In this initial
tilt the locals presented the follow
ing lineup: Hipson, first rush;
Gavitt, second rush; Wray, center;
Cogshall, half back, and Henry,
goal.
The first home game was played
on Nov. 26, at Tomlinson hall, with
2,000 spectators present. Anderson
was beaten by a score ©f 8 to 4, in
DAKOTA DROPS FIRST
By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.—Brilliant
ball-toting by McCarver and Ten
lon, and a daring air attack fea
tured by the same star backs, gave
George Washington U. a 20 to 0
victory over North Dakota State
before 12,000 fans here Friday night.
It wa# the first defeat of the sea
son for the Dakota eleven.-
4e.
GREEN RAPS FOX
A1 Green defeated Joe Fox, 50 to
38, in a ninety-three inning battle
in the Indiana three-cushion bil
liard champioship at Cooler’s parlor
Friday. Each had a high run of
five.
FALCO BEATS DATTO
PITTSBURGH. Nov. s—Tony
Falco, Philadelphia lightweight,
outpointed veteran Johnny Datto
of Pittsurgh in ten rounds here
Friday night.
NOV. 5, 1933
the first marker and Glover place
kicked the extra point.
Kleppe hit the Irish line for big
gains consistently and punted well.
He frequently crossed the Irish up
by running from punt formation, for
big gains.
Kleppe Is Red Star
'Penalties and a run by Rohr took
the oval to the Manual's thirty-yard
line in the second quarter, but that
was the best Cathedral scoring
threat, a pass late in the game,
Welton to Stuart and Weltpn’s dash
of ten yards counted the second
touchdown and Cowden plunged the
extra point. On defense Wahl,
Manual center, was standout.
Ed Diederich’s Broad Ripple
team carried the oval into scoring
range time and again against
Shortridge Friday, but couldn't
score. When they lost the ball,
Burnsides usually got away a great
Pftnt to send them far back out
of the danger zone.
In the third period the Nipper
men threatened, but failed with a
touchdown in sight. They kept try
ing, and m the last quarter, a pass,
Retterer to Schilling, was completed
by interference, and with the oval
on the fifteen-yard line a Bluedevil
drive by Mac Lucas for ten yards
and Merrill for five counted a touch
down.
Score in Every Period
Tech scored in every period to
bury Logansport under seven touch
downs. It was an intercepted pass
by Crane late in the game that
gave the Berries their only score.
Bohne scored twice in the opening
half to give Tech a 13-0 lead, and
in the last half the Tech running
attack enabled Pardue, Masarachia,
Barnes, Sommers and Danner to
score.
Sheridan held the Washington
second string scoreless in the open
ing quarter at Sheridan, but when
Coach Bogue sent in his varsity
reserves, Fidger scored. Then when
the varsity went in late in the first
half, two more scores were counted
by Cherry and Howard in quick
fashion and Dezelan blocked a bunt
for a safety. Fidger lead the re
serves to three more touchdowns
in the second half, scoring all of
them himself from full back post.
Eight Prizes Announced
and Winners Named for
Best Catches by Anglers
Prize winners were announced
today in the fishing contests con
ducted by the Hoffman Sporting
Goods Company cf Inidanapolis,
and eight awards will be made to
the angling fraternity for turning
in big catches. It was disclosed
that the largest catches came in
late, proving that the big ones bite
better during cool weather.
The Hoffman contests closed on
Oct. 31 and all catches were made
with rod in Indiana waters. Win
ners follow:
E G. De Luse. 433 East St. Clair street,
small mouth bass. 4 pounds 12 ounces.
F-M y reeb ei s35 entr,eS ‘ Heddol ‘ No.
Charles Hittle. 1941 East street larae
mouth bass, 6 pounds 6 ounces. Fortv
two entries Prfze. Heddon fly rod. $35
iiv!? ne v^ 0^ iker, 124 East New York street,
silver bass, 1 pound 13 ounces. Eight
en T r Pnze . Shakespeare reel. $6 *
-A 2438 North Delaware street
?od and SS reeh V™*' PriZe *
rJ fl t T as „ Maley ' 4 i 9 North Wallace street,
Prize. h ’steel roTjS*’ E ‘ Kh^n Pntrl "'
V ent ’ 3 2 25 , North Meridian street
crappie. 1 pound 12 ounces. Fifteen en
trfes. Prize, Shakespeare reel $4
hi,T. ol 2i>i Sn ] lth ’ 102 „ Ea st New York street.
Prize, B *flfst C n V50 UnCeS ' N ‘ ne entrles:
Bud Abbott. 1928 Southeastern avenue
sun fish. 8 ounces. Seven entries. Prize’
Shakespeare reel, $1 50.
an exciting contest, and local sports
followers voted the new game one
grand and glorious pastime* Tom
linson hall was used as a playing
floor until Dec. 19, when the Cyclo
rama building on West Market
street was leased.
Eventually the Auditorium on
Virginia avenue became the home
of the local quintet, and for several
years Ipdianapolis was polo crazy.
The Cyclorama building, which
stood on the site of the present
interurban train sheds, was a huge
circular structure originally built to
house an enormous painting of the
Battle of Atlanta. Later it was used
as quarters for the Bostock zoo, with
lions, tigers and the well-remem
bered daredevil animal trainer,
Captain Jack Bonavita. The first
auto show's were held in this
building.
REMEMBER—
When local fans chipped in and bought
gold medals for the Indianapolis baseball
team members after they won the Amer
ican Association pennant in 19027
When, on June 8. 1902, two Indianapolis
men were chosen by COaeh Courtney as
members of the varsity crew—Bert Coffin
and John Frenzel?
When, in the early part of the season
of 1902, Sunday games of the Indianapolis
team .in the American Association were
played at Marlon before crowds of four
and five thousand Indianapolis fans
making the trip •= that city on excursion
trains?
When, on Monday night, June 3, 02.
a boxing match at the Empire theater
between Kid Blackburn and Fred Koerner
waa stopped by the police because the men
were fighting too hard and would not heed
the command of Captain Kruger to alow
down*
When, thirty years ago. the first base
man of the Indianapolis bail tvm In tho
American Association gave umpires less
trouble than any other player hi the loop,
the flrst-saeker being Dummv Klhm. a
dear-mate who coaid play ball like no
body’s business?