The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 16

NOVEMBER 15, 1945 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR. PAGE 16 Famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sold To Anton Hulman Jr. WF SO Jl WHY? By W. BLAINE PATTON Sports Editor The Star JN' THE late autumn you will find among football Thrill-Pachcd Scene Of Old Will Be Enacted Here Again Next May 30 Cathedral, Wilbur Shaw To Head New 1 1 ev mssjmr nap et iff A l1 Washington Play Saturday fans many who have the iuaiiaiiciiicjit tions for change in rules for the next season. We are no exception not a dras i Cathedral, already assured of the city high school football championship, and Washington will meet at the Tech Field Sat tic change but one based upon logic which would make T.

E. "Pop" Myers Will Keep Post As Vice-President Concluded From Page 1 challenge to the greatest race drivers in the world." IT WAS WITH a bit of regret no difference in many cases but would make a much better game in others. WHAT XVE have reference to I la changa the rule of the tram scored upon having the option of and tears in his eves that Capt. urday afternoon, it was announced, yesterday. The game originally was scheduled for the Continentals' field tomorrow, but was shifted to provide a home-coming attraction for the Washington Alumni Association.

Two tilts remain on tomorrow-! slate, Shortridge and Tech resuming their rivalry at the Green-dads' gridiron and Broad Ripple clashing with Howe at the Hornets' field. This week's contests close the season for all local teams except Cnspus A'turks, which will play Lincoln of Evansville Thanksgiving Day. reviving or kicking oft after the touchdown if it i behind, -t- LETS TAKE example which happened in Indiana in a rivalry tarn thii fall. The. victorious Kicken backer wrote the word "finis" to his long career both at a racer and president of the great plant.

Jfe assured Mr. Hulman that his heart would always be with them, ile said, "It is fitting that Hoosier management and Jfoosier capital should con team was leading 13 to 0 until the last quarter before Its opponent scored. Then the winners elected to receive the subsequent kickoff and the other team never got possession of the hall again as the victors held it for nine jjlajs, after which time expired. IP THR trailing team had the choice of kicking or receiving, it could have elected to receive and given the crowd a few additional thrills by trying for a laot-min-uta touchdown which might have altered the outcome of the game. It would have been much more tinue the most famous venture in mechanical competition.

'Wilbur Shaw is of the track, as I was, and brings to It not only sound ability to carry on the top traditions of racing in America hut the sincere affect ion for auto-moiiile racing that is so necessary for the piopr conduct of this international event. "('ail fisher and Allison, both Hoosiers, built the Speedway in 10i9 and in 1011 bricked it and inaugurated the rare. Allison retired and other Inter- Pfisj Defense Receives Attention Of Indiana Bloomington, Nov. 14 (Spl.) The Indiana University football squad worked hard today on pass defense as it held its final hard drill for its game with Pittsburgh Saturday. The Crimson squad will leave tomorrow afternoon.

Coach Eo McMillin Indicated there will be no change in his starting lineup this week. M- Vi hmU Ai9. mm, in i i. mss 1 1 I iSJIliaWj Interesting than watching a team "freese" the ball te protect it lead. Predict Surress Top' i IjTwo Local Grid Stars VELVO HATS On All-Indiana Teams :N.s mil a UUflLAr vv PALCO HATS TZZZfJ -V'.

N- s--sje 7" Zjtr.m. s. S4s. fjrt $I0 to $12.50 The genial veteran of the Speedway, T. K.

(Top) Mers, who served as general manager and vice-president of the organization under two ownerships, pressed the viewpoint that the famous raring strip would continue to the world's greatest laboratory for the automotive industry. following the sale Myers said: "It is a great thing that the track comes buck lo Indiana under Hoosier ownership. It was built by public-spirited sportsmen and will be operated In the future hy men of the same type, who will carry on the ideals of the MclWillin (iives Version WHEN ASKED for his opinion concerning the re-estalilishnient of a Western Conference rule hairing freshmen from varsity competition, Coach -Bo" McMil-lin made a commendable augge tion yesterday at the Downtown Quarterback Club before show, jng movies of Indiana's Impressive victory over Minnesota. McMillin suggested a modification of the usual rule hnrnng all freshmen. "Any high school graduate who went straight from school into the armed forcps," asserted McMillin, "will he big enough and old enough to hold his own in varsity football THE HATTER TOLLES 144 N.

MERIDIAN Roosevelt; hack, Jim Mil. inn, Indianapolis Cathedral; back. Dirk Flowers, South Bend Central. Second Team Left end, John Kovich, Gary Horace Mann: left tackle, Casmir Witucki, South Bend Washington; left guard, Charles Ogg, Evansville Keitz; renter, Joe Fields, Fort Wayne South Side; right guard, Ray Reason, Muncie Central: right tackle. Bill Cavitt, East Chicago Roosevelt; right end, Charley Schmidt, Evansville Memorial; back, Bud Peterson.

Linton; bark. Bob Hartman, South Bend Riley; back. Bill Itommell, Evansvilie Keitz; back, Pem Cornelius, Indianapolis, Broad Ripple. Jim McLinn, star halfback of the Cathedral eleven, was the lone Indianapolis player chosen yesterday on the I'nited Press' 1915 all-state high school football team. Pem Cornelius, Broad P.ipple back, was honored with a berth on the second mythical team and a third Indianapolis gridman, Mike Carr, Cathedral center, was given honorable mention.

First Team I-cft end, F.d Mar-linczak. South Bond Washington; left tackle, Dick Tilton, Eans-ville Cential; left guard. F.lwood Wegesin, Muncie C'enfral; center, Ray Wietecha. Fast Chicago Roosevelt; right guard, Don Watson, Evansville Central; right tackle, Joe Sewell. Gary Emerson; right end.

Pat MrCaffery, Evansville Reitz; back. Boh Brooks, Gary Lew Wallace; hack, John Polonciak, East Chicago ests In Florida attracted Mr. Fisher ami when the Speedway 101 Thi thrill-packed scene will be enacted aRairt May .10 of next year. The 'id race was assured yesterday when Anton llulman Jr. of Terre Haute and his associates bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from Fddie V.

Itickenhacker. The view is of the start of the 1941 race, last on before the war put a stop to all sports events where such throngs Rather. IJOTTOM This picture shows a crowd at one of the races from the air and looking northward. TIRES BATTERIES ACCESSORIES ETHYL GASOLINE when he enters college following his discharge. "I see no reason why the high school graduates of next June Mould be permitted to play ar-Uly football as freshmen next Jail, hut it will he a mistake to har other members nf the freshman class who are 2.1 or 24 jean old -former servicemen who will be freshmen in name only.

It will Hobby Merger Wins RECAPPING was avatlitlile for sale in I became interested tiecsiise of my eaily associiition with automobile racing ami, fortunately, was able to obtain financing in lielroit which enabled me to take over the operation." 'MNCr Til Capt. Rirkenbncker added. "I was alile to not only keep the Speedway RIMBLE CORNERS Morlstsa N.s Tart Troy, N.Y., Nov. 14 -P Bohhy Berger, 156, Chicago, scored a de- cision over Billy Johnson, lfi.V Wil- I mington. N.C..

in a 10-round bout here last night. MlrkWss st Wat St. Cochran, Shaw Tops In Hoosier Owned Track i j. In a sound financial position hut to plow back earnings Into it to give the city a $IHVHKI golf emu Km and accomplish some be bad for the morale of such men If they are forced to sit on the sidelines when they are physically and mentally able to compete with upperrlassmen nn even terms in all kinds of athletics. "That's only my personal opin Pcnna Is Among Tourney Choices Mobile, Nov.

14 l.fi- Tony Penna of Dayton, a consistent money winner on the PGA's wintertime gulf circuit, established himself today as one of Ihe favorites for top honors among some 140 shot makers entered In Mobile's $10,000 Azalea 5 FAVORITES FOR W1IKN Homer If. Cochran of Cochran Morri.ssoy A Indianapolis, was able to bring Anion Hulman Jr. of Terre Haute and Wilbur Shaw together to talk over the prospects for acquiring the Indiiinnpohs Motor Speedway, Indiana control of the world-known track resulted. The property stretching along West Ifilh Street includes not only the historic brick and asphalt two-and-one-half-mile oxal but also a clnssy golf course which will be kept up in the future for use of cential Indiana spoilsmen. The stories of notable figures, of drivers and the fortunes and trag-i run.

Not so long ago Shaw him- ion, however," added McMillin, "I don't know whether or not it will gain sulflcient support for adoption. 1. 1 KIT. CARI, Anderson, who played sut heck field star on the Army team for three ears, is in the city visiting Carl We) I. lie was in the ft-t game against Notre Dame a year ago and believes the Cadets have the greatest team in America tnilay.

lie predicted a top-heavy score against Pennsylvania nest Saturday. Anderson is en his way to Nebraska where he ill fly a B-! bark lo tiermany. worth of improvements to the track itself." "However, I have always felt that the people of Indiana should have had moie than an observation Interest in ibis great stale institution. The demands of running Eastern Airlines makes it impossible for nie to give the Speedway the attention which II demands and it Is fortunate that I am able to dispose of my interest to Mr. 1 hitman.

"Mr. llulman and Shaw will bring to the track 'linme-town' and 'home-state" ownership which it deserves along with Shaw's knowledge of racing which he learned the hard way -on the track itself. I have no doubt that the new ownership will continue its successful operation." self made some whirls on new synthetics at the oval. Crowd estimates have been any-where from 100,000 lo lfiO.OOt) for the May .10 events, with cars from every state in the union glimpsed in the jammed infield. Such world llgures as the Fords, the Fire-stones, Arthur Brisbane, film personalities, authors and many others have come for the lest of speed and stamina that has placed Indianapolis on the universal map mote than anv other one event.

open starting tomorrow. Penna posted a two-under-par "0 in a practice session. The stocky shot maker turned in his sub par round in Ihe face of a stiff wind that sent scores of most of his fellow pros soaring into the high 70s. Kllsworth Vines, the former tennis champ from Denver, went around in 75 after making a trip from Denver to join the winter circuit. Denny Shute.

top professional in the North and South open at Pinehurst last week, reported an even par 72. Ben Hogan of Her-shey. Pa. another of the favor-ilea, and Vic Ghejzi of Deal, N.J., reported "good rounds' but didn't turn In scores. edies of the Speedway are so numerous it is impossible to crowd them into a column or several columns of type.

They go on and on. Since the track was paved with brick and the first run in 1011, afler a few stone track evenrs in previous enis, the succession of winners rends like racing's list of the great. It.iy Har-t nun, winning that first classic in a Marmon Wasp XJ, went the at 7I.V1 miles nn hour. Through the ears of foreign domination to the Inst running in '41, the speed kept crawling up until it went far over the loO-milo-an-hour chp. St.

BASKETBALL SCOKES Valparaiso Hooks 26 Cajic Con I es Is i sT IlnrseM PIacl Ku.es JE were fanning with Nat Hickey, former New York Celt player, and now the new coach of the Indianapolis Kaut-skys, when a discussion came up concerning the past supergieats of the basketball world. There was difference In opinion and we rated an old-timer, Hacgcrty, out of New-York as about tops in the sport. The "Horse" was about all of that, weighed around 1MH pounds, was about 6 feet 5 inches tall and v--v j.x nr.t,l HV Carl G. Fisher. Allison, Arthur New hy and Pop Myers, the track remained in local control until F.ddie Rlrkenhacker and his associates acnuired it in September of '27.

The World War I nn? tthn once drove in the fSiHl-mile has had direction since that I itne. It is expected that the Speedway will see foreign cars in competition as soon ns they can le pet fectod per linos not Irish To Engage In 22 Net Gaines South Bend. Nov. 14 Twenty-two basketball games, including three at the Chicago Stadium, make up the I'niversity of Valparaiso, Nov. 14 A 1'fi-game schedule for the Valparaiso I'niversity basketball team was announced today by Coach Loren F.llis.

Ten first-string letter winners will be hack, headed hy Bob Dille, twice All-American. Concordia of St. Louis, which will appear here Nov. 1M, will be the tii st opponent. The remainder of the schedule follows: IIK.II IIMI.S Alamo fit), Wintate it.

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r'orest IS. Uusser SB, I'lcnsanttille ST. Dunkirk t. Katun 17. lapel S.

Ibanon Madison 41. North ernon ts. Marco 4. Sandborn 41. New lhannn flat Rock (lll Nnlilcsv ille SI.

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After the immortal I IVPalma failed in his 1P12 it. I KinM Cl'. Ijn Hr'Klnn Notre Dame's 1915-46 basketball schedule as announced today by Hugh Devore. athletic director. The schedule follows: rw Camp Twr.

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at Mtrhsan Sta'a; Kfb. Tr.t. Tvraul st Oiifilt 8l1iuni; 2 Nnrthoestrra; Msrch 2, st Jan lirlo had a pair of hands which were! about th of a catchers e. "We recall tbst very well," said Hickev. "but he vsss the latest ninn I ever ssw on a ha'ketha'l fl'Xir.

His team was scheduled to perform st Fort Vane and the hnd been highly puhlined in the local few spapcr s. They greai'y feared his prowess and insisted that the four-personal foul rule be in- forced instead of five that night end his team ag-ecd. A capacity crowd was in attendance. "Haggerty. with those big lunch hooks, was sent to the sidelines on four personals the first two mm- i utes of the game and a great roar Rosrdale 40.

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Itaytnn II. Thorntown Advance It. Twelve Mile Mesiro (dosi- hle overtime), ionstille 41. Jamestown ST. Plump, Golden-Brown ROAST CHICKENkj goodtear uni-fuse BRAKE RELIHING GOOD OLD of disapproval was raised by the fans.

They wanted to see him play some more. Cardinal Mount. Star "The Fort Wayne management lYom A Till rushed to our bench and agreed to soi i a NO RIVETS try and Dawson ame through with the IndiannpolK-huitt National, (loin in bis French Peugeot won in l.t, and Ilesta in another Peugeot roared ahead of the field in '16. DePa'ma was lo find his victory glory at Ihe end of the '15 race with a Mercedes, while afterward came the long parade of such cats as the Duesenbcrgs and the Millers. Flovd Davis and Mauri Rose were the '41 co-w inners.

Such other notables as Louis Schwiter Charley Merz and Seth Klein hae known the track in official capacities ahout as long as Pop Myers, while Wilbur r-h w. as new president, tasted of bard-luck losses before iiwii through and going on to become a three-time winner. TW1CF. IN THE running of the classic fewer than 10 cars finished the full distance, so tough is the test it puts on mechanism. The first time was in '21 when Tommy Milton won and the second in '38 when a rainstorm broke after fixe lRI MS) I Is SO'-.

Mora Waair to waive the personals to five In Virginia Cons. tiered For Oranpe HoI Came Miami. Nov. 14 tr The I'niversity of Virginia's undefeated football team is among the squads under consideration for the game here Jan. 1.

the Orange Bowl committee said today. Other teams under consideration include Duke I'niversity, Penn State. Holy Cross. Oklahoma A. A M.

and St. Mary's, the committee said. One of the two teams to participate in the New Year's Day attraction will be picked from the Southeastern Conference where the standouts include Alabama. Tennessee. Mississippi State.

Louisiana State Vmversity and Geor- Goedytar Servici Stores It order to appease the spectators "Then it was the 'Horse- who spoke up with. 'No Sir. Rules are rules, and I ain't goin' to break 'em. I'm out of the ALL KINDS OF" Houston. Tex.

Nov. 14 Howard Pol'et. St. l-oui Cardinal left-han ier. returned to his llous-' ton home tonay after two and a ba'f years the Army and one of the first to greet hm was li IH et, new mansjer of the Red ris.

The huiler he could do a "five-inning mound trick right now rer jnH to his first comiart nh the Cai'lina's and la'er managed the southpaw when he rlaved i'1 JUBILEE BEERS JUBILEE Etcapee Heeth III Mother, Surrender A 32-year-old escapee was on his way back to th Indiana Sta'e Prison yesterday after his AND TRUNKS AT BIG SAVINGS ''they had to be good to last so long" Suhilee cars had crossed the line and the! others were flagged down. Rickenbarker, as a driver, finished 10th in the '14 race at 70 83 miles an hour. mother pltaded that he Jlimseif up. Howard wheeier. Pros- Red Rings Will Oppose pcl Street, surrendered to IT-: U'y Sheriff Earl Smith after his Nrfr CirCIt? ff Team SUITCASES mm JO.55 asassj lM Ftotlackir TRUNKS re'apse when he carr.e horre, i pleaded with him to rot.fy authorities that he had escaped i REFRESHING DELICIOUS SATISFYING 1 wir" I Wheeler was servirg a one-to-10-years term for vehicle taking.

Paul Raker Is Leader In Table Tennis Loop Paul Baker headed the individual standing in the Y.M.OA. Table Tennis League after last night's matches with a record of 17 victories nd one loss. J.m Sharpe is sec-cmd with an ll-l recood hile Pon Wilson has 16-2. Don Stuck 13-2 and Rudv Stumpf 13-5. In team competition last night, Dady's Market won from Gibson No.

2. 8 to 2. Two matches endd in 5-5 ties, Gibson No. 1 being deadlocked with Best Coal and Y.M.C.A. finifhanj ail isjuare Lir.k: TU The P.ed P.ings.

tindefeated in the two-defeats-and-out meet, will cppise Silver Circle Ear, which has suffered one setback, in the warmup basketball tournament at 7 orlok at the Sacred Heart gym. Two non-tourney gsrnes a'so will be played, with Kincan P.e-1-abies plavirg All-Stars at R. and MidgeHrome meeting Eli Lil at 9. Louis Meyer, also three-time winner, drove all the way, as did Shaw. When the first race was run trees on the infield were so small that the officials could look over them to watch the cars on the far turns.

Now they have to look under the tree branches if they see the cars. THK Srrr.DH AT has serv ed as a testing grounds for many kinds of new- products, as well as for the races. Some nf the firt Die-sets wer tried out on the track phti Um Airpmw Letv wmn THE BRUCKMANN BREWERIES C.f.i.fri BfII Stop? 3IcDoHeIl Yrvirgs'rwn. Nov. 14 "Tommy Eell.

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