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VOL. 140, NO. 3. 93rd Year. MADISON, SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1932 1 fT3 Tru n7 1 (0 db.

did They Once Called "Doc ifr HENRY Me CORMICK This is an example of the finds himself after the experiences THEY finally picked a coach and I hope that ends all this matter of everybody asking about the "situation" it doesn't Here's some expert wants to discuss the thing. He asks me what I think of Dr. Spears. What the hell does he care, all he wants is a chance to tell me what he thinks of him. God how I wish I could shake this pest he's driving me nuts Well I pot rid of him but here's another wisey wants to know if I don't think Spears' teams play dumb football What I'd like to tell him would make his ears burn and would make him my enemy for life Sure mister, his teams played such dumb football that they won about three quarters of ail their games A championship here this fall? The man must still hang up his stocking at Christmas.

Now it's a new pest. He wants to talk about the state high school basketball tournament, and just when I'm having a glass of near beer bz-z-z-z Oh, yes; he wants to know if that wasn't some game between Superior Central and Kenosha What the hell does he think it was when it went overtime and almost had the audience in a frenzy Sure Borak's a great ball player I'm going to speak to the bartender and make him keep the pests at the other end of the bar Now here's a good jiuy that I would like to talk things over with but the other pests keep butting in There's another pest, that Paul Neverman always estimating the size of the Madison teams wm so the gate receipts will be bigger He likes Si himself and I wonder why Then there's that high school coach who made an ass of himself before the whole crowd one of his players came off the floor with his fourth personal foul and the big character builder whose team was taking a beating tried to make himself look good by shouting that he might just as well have brought a tramp here Sure, instead of himself. George Little comes in full of enthusiasm and good nature How does the. man do it he's my idea of ao right guy but too big-hearted for his own good. Here's Glenn Thistlethwaite I've always liked him and never could understand why some people disliked him per-sonally A fine character and I hope the future holds some- thing bright for him He never tried to pull anything over on me and he reposed confidences in me that nothing could make me reveal.

The mood is getting better and it must be the company. Here comes Fred Swan, a great fellow He's a hundred per center with a sense of humor that works both ways. Get that Neverman away before I get another bad taste in my mouth; he's still estimating the house Dr. Meanwell is looking the boys" over and he's still wearing THAT hat. Cub Buck, the old Wisconsin all-Ameriean tackle is with him Buck was one of the greatest linemen of all time and lie still looks capable of taking care of himself By eavesdropping I learn they both are happy over Dr.

Spears coming That gives Wisconsin the Big Doctor and the Little Doctor. Guy Sundt, the man who does all the work for the state tournament. The squarest shooter you ever saw Knows how and when to keep his mouth shut and still be a good fel mood in which a sports editor of the past winter. house and audibly hoping the ally acoss the court bisecting the center circle. 2.

When a team obtains posses- sion of the ball in its own back court that team must advance over the center line within a period of 10 seconds' unless the ball has been touched by an opponent. In this case a new play results and timing begins again when possession and control is regained in back court. 3. When the ball has been advanced over the center line it must not be returned back over the center line until a try for goal has been made or possession of the ball has been lost When the offensive team-obtains possession and control of the ball in its offensive half of the court or if the offensive team shoots for the basket and recovers the ball, it may pass the ball back over the center line only once. 4.

Failure to comply with sections 2 and 3 will be penalized by loss of the ball to the opponents out of bonnds at the nearest sidelines. 5. Rulings on touching the center line shall be in accordance with the present practice in regard to out of bounds. Touching the center line shall be construed as "over." "Blocking" and "screening" were defined by the coaches for the first time, as follows: Define Screening, Blocking "Blocking is personal contact which interferes with the progress of an opponent who has not the ball. Blocking is a foul." "Screening is shutting off an opponents approach without personal contact Screening is legal.

How- I i I. 1 I Y. Virginia and at a salary of a year. Among his proudest con quests was a victory over Pop Warner's Pittsburgh Panthers, 9-6. In 1925, Spears went to the Uni versity of Minnesota and in 1930 took over the University of Oregon coaching job which he is now relinquishing for the Wisconsin po sition.

Back in the middle west. Kewanee residents are already thinking in terms of football tickets next fall and an opportunity to see teams in action coached by a home towner, "Sarah" Spears. City to Sponsor Boys' Mil Tourney Because of the great success of a boxing tournament for boy members of the the city Y. M. C.

A. is planning to conduct an open boxing tournament to determine the boy fistic champions of Madison. Entries will close Saturday, April 9, at 9:00 p. m. The tournament will begin on Saturday, April 1J.

The entrants will be placed in five classes according to their ages, heights, and weights. This tournament will be open to all Madison boys who have reached their eleventh birthday and have not yet Teached their eighteenth. Madison boys within these age qualifications are eligible, regardless of whether or not they are members of the Y. M. C.

A. All boys desiring to enter this tournament should do so at once at the boys' desk at the Toronto Maple Leafs Defeat Montreal, 3-2 TORONTO, Can. (U.R) The Toronto Maple Leafs qualified for the finals of the Stanley cup hockey playoff3 Saturday night by defeating the Montreal Maroons 3 to 2 in a bitterly contested overtime game. The Leafs will meet the New York Rangers in New York Tuesday night in the first of a best three out of five game series for the cup and the worlds championship. Ruth, Crosetti Bang Out Homers But Yanks MEMPHIS, Tenn.

(U.R) Although home runs by Babe Ruth and Frank Crosetti served tn eet tha Yankees out of the scorine dold rums, these blows weren't enough to prevent the New Yorkers from losing to Memphis by a 7 to 6 score here Saturday. Manager McCarthy was pleased wnn Kutn hitting. The big fellow drove home five runs. Neither Ruf fing nor Brown tiitched consistent ly. The latter hampered his work with a wild throw which sent in the Championship is First Ever Won by Line City Five Madison East Loses 23-19 Decision to Neenah in Finals of Consolation Play By henry j.

Mccormick State Journal Sports Editor BELOIT high school defeated Kenosha 13 to 11 Saturday night at the University of Wisconsin field house to win the 1932 state basketball champion ship it marked Beloit's first state championship and also one of the few times that an outstanding pre-tournament favorite has ever come through. Consolation honors went to Neenah which vanquished Madison East, 23 to 19. Neenah took an early lead but Madison chopped at it and all but over-took the Fox River valley entry late in the game when Capt. Joe Harrington began to find the net with disturbing accuracy. The championship game was peculiar in that Kenosha scored eight of its 11 points in the first 10 minutes and was held to three points in the remaining 22 minutes.

Johnny Watts, ebony-hued Beloit forward, played a brilliant floor game for the winners and also scored a pair of field goals when they did the most good. Kenosha Opens Fast Outstanding performers were lacking on both teams, not because the play was not good but because both performed with such perfect team play that individual brilliance was impossible. Kenosha's followers began to visualize a state championship when the rangy Red Devils ran into an 8 to 2 lead shortly after the second quarter had started. Beloit hacked at this and was trailing only 8 to 7 at half time. The winners scored their remaining six points at the start of the third quarter before Kenosha tallied.

Hammond's field goal in the third quarter and Rus-so's free throw la the fourth quarter ended Kenosha's scoring. Neenah Jumped into a 5 to 0 lead on East at the start but the Purple and Gold entry came back strong and led 6 to 5 at the quarter. Neenah was ahead at the half 10 to 9 and had increased this to 14 to 11 at the end of the third quarter. Neenah was leading 20 to 13 when Madison East slashed this to 20 to 17 but Neenah spurted again and won with room to spare. Capt.

Joe Harrington led both teams with 10 points Dut ne was forced to share honors with Bell, Neenah center, whose de fensive play prevented enough short goals to bring victory. Lonnors to Rescue Hammond opened the scorine in the championship game by converting a free throw on Watts' foul. Bokmueller added a field goal to give Kenosha three points but Logan Swlnehart's free throw on Borak's foul gave Beloit a dent in the scoring. Bokmueller made a free throw on Watts' second foul and Jorgenson retaliated with a "charity point on Nelson's miscue. Leading 4 to 2 Kenosha increased its margin four more points on free throws by Monteen and Borak and a field goal by Borak, The 8 to 2 lead looked impressive with Kenosha contralline the tinoff and playing a slashing, driving floor game.

Bokmueller fouled Watt's in the act of shooting but the latter missed botlu. Here Coach "Lightnin' Bill" Jones pulled out Schlagenhauf and inserted Paul Connors, Beloit's ace pinch hitter. Connors virtually won the Neenah game for Beloit and he came through promptly a second time by spearing Beloit's first field goal from a spot near the sidelines. Jorgenson added a free throw on Nelson's second foul and Logan Swinehart slammed the ball through the net for a close-in goal, as the half ended, Kenosha's margin having been cut to 8 to 7. Watts Breaks Loose As the second half opened, Johnny Watts suddenly broke out in a scoring rash and dropped in two field goals inside of that many minutes from a spot near the sidelines.

Beloit took the lead for the first time during the game and never relinquished it thereafter. Ossie Swinehart, Beloifa handsome floor guard, missed a long shot but followed it in and sunk the rebound to give his team a 13 to 8 advantage. That ended Beloit's scoring and Hammond's field goal in the. third quarter and Russo's free throw in the last quarter ended Kenosha's scoring. In the fourth quarter both teama missed repeatedly on short shots.

Each played a deliberate game even when the time was almost up and each put up such a sturdy defense that a few points were certain to Company Wins AnnualStateY Basketball Title Defeat Milwaukee Red Triangles, 21-20, for Championship in Last Minute Drive GREEN Madison Company basketball team rallied in the closing minutes of its game against the Milwaukee Red Triangles here Saturday night to win the state Y. M. C. A. basketball title, 21 to 20.

Milwaukee established a 20 to IS lead with only a minute to play. Younger, Madison guard, was fouled and converted one point from the free throw line. He broke a few seconds later to score the winning field goal. Younger also won the semi-final game for Madison, when he was fouled as the game ended, and converted on his free throw to break a 23-all tie with the Onalaska five. Milwaukee reached the finals by a double overtime thriller against Beloit The score stool 19-all until the winning goal was tossed in during the second overtime period, giving the Reds a 21 to 19 victory.

Beloit had little trouble winning third place, swamping the Onalaska quintet 42 to 26. The box scores: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Madison 21 Milwaukee 2ft tm ft pf tm ft pt Sock (11 li Hfepe 3 14 2 Holman 10 1 2 1 Hanaon A Evana 3 3 2 Brafh 3 1 Pike 1 Skinner 1 3 3 Younger 3 2 Kaaton 0 0 6 Gaaanlke tc Helper Johnson 0 0 3 Boeaeh OS Douglas 9 Totals SEMI Madiaon 24 tm Stock: 1 Hanson 4 Kvaita 3 Tenser Ptke Younger ar 2 7 ll Totals 11 -Fl-VAL, CiAME Oaalaska 33 ftpf fnftpf 1 Davidson 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 41 Rick 4 3 3 Stickler 3 llHIIea a 01 2 2lMarkna Totala 10 4 10 Totals 5 Mimn Sets Record at Gopher Relays Tosses Shot 48 Feet, 10 7-8 Inches; Murphy First in High Jump MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (U.R) Clarence Munn, ail-American football star and track man, set a new meet record of 48 feet 10 7-8 inches for the shot put at the University of Minnesota annual relays Saturday night. The old record was held by Behr of Wisconsin. Dillner, Minesota.

was second In the shot put and Moore, Iowa, third. Harold Thompson, Minnesota, tied the meet record when he won the 60 yard dash in 6.3. The record i3 held by John Haas, Minnesota. Adamson. Iowa, was second and Nugnis, Iowa, third.

Hess of Minnesota tied the pole vault record of 13 feet held by Otterness, Minnesota, Canby, Iowa, and Warne, Northwestern. Lov-shin, Wisconsin, was second and Mithun, Minnesota, and Snyder, MacAlester, tied for third. In the high jump, Murphy, Wisconsin, was first at 6 feet 2 Inches. The Iowa team of Lagerquist, Hoskinson, Nugis and Dean bettered the meet record of 3:25 4-10 in the university one mile relay. The record was made by an Iowa team in 1929.

Wisconsin's relay team wag second while Grinnell, which beat Iowa last month, was third. New York Swimmers Crack A.A.U. Records NEW HAVEN, Conn. U.PJ The world's record for the 300-yard medley relay was twice broken Saturday by the crack No. 1 team of New York Athletic club in the finals of the National A.

A. U. senior Indoor swimming champ ionshipg. The record breaking team George Kojac, Leonard Spence, and Walter Spence first broke the mark with a 3:02.2 dash in the qualifying heat. They returned to the pool In the final to clip one second from this time.

It was the sixth world's mark shattered by N. Y. A. C. swimmers in the three-day meet.

Buffalo Bisons Win Over Windsor Bulldogs, 3 to 1 FORT ERIE, Ont (U.R) The Buffalo Bisons moved into first place in the international hockey league playoffs here Saturday night with a 3 to 1 victory over the Windsor Bulldogs. But That Was Back in His Days at Kewanee High School By C. 0. SCHLAVER 1 9 peels I to the Journal KEWANEE, 111. Residents of this city felt a pardonable pride in the news that Dr.

Clarence Wiley Spears, their "home town hoy who made good," had been chosen football coach of the University of Wisconsin and is coming back to the middle west. Kewaneeans, who have a distinct recollection bf the rotund doctor as a boy who weighed 228 pounds when 16 years of age and possessed the nickname of "Sarah," believe that "Doc" Spears "belongs to the middle west." The new Wisconsin coach's mother, who lives at Kewanee, is also pleased at the change. The stories of Clarence Wiley Spears' prowess as a high school athlete are legion at Kewanee. His muscles hardened by work in the steel mills of this city, Spears was a behemoth in his day of prep school football. The first year he played as a guard and the second Coach Ruby Hamilton used him as a fullback.

Opposing lines feared this human battering ram and it is interesting to note that one of the youths whom he played against was none other than Edward Patrick "Slip" Madigan of LaSalle, 111., high school. Was Star In Track Spears was born near the little town of DeWitt, on July 24, 1894, and his farmer father, Samuel Alexander Spears, died three weeks later. The Spears family moved to Kewanee shortly afterwards. Besides football, -Spears also excelled in field events at the high school track meets and the records disclose that he threw the discus 138 feet and the shot 53 feet and 10 inches. Because Clarence Wiley Spears wanted to be a great doctor, it is probably true that he became a great football coach.

He entered Knox college at Galesburg, 111., in the fall of 1912 in order to make up some language requirement sneed-ed in order to pursue the study of medicine, his burning ambition. Serving as janitor at the Knox chapel, Spears was able to eke out his frugal resources available for college finances. Was AU-American Entering Dartmouth in 1913, Spears attracted the eye of Major Cavanaugh, head football coach, and he became one of Dartmouth's football immortals. For punting and passing, Spears was pulled Poser's Loss Felt Keenly by Badger 9 WHEN John F. (Bobby) Poser was declared Ineligible, it wrecked what might have been a Western Conference championship baseball team at the University of Wisconsin.

Poser was a pitcher of exceptional ability and the most consistent hitter in the Big Ten. Without Poser and with most of the season's schedule consisting of double headers, Coach Guy Low-man is without necessary pitching strength. Arthur (Jake) Sommer-field, co-captain of this year's nine, is the only pitcher of proven ability back, ineligibility also having claimed Joe Linfor, Walter Mc-Guire and Carl Vaicek, the latter a promising sophomore. All Big Ten teams have abandoned their Southern training trips this year but many of the others have been more fortunate than Wisconsin In obtaining early competition. Coach Lowman will take a squad of 15 men to Peoria, 111., this week and play Bradley on Wednesday and Thursday.

This will be all the competition the Badgers will have until they open the regular season April 15 against Notre Dame at South Bend. Same Infield Back Wisconsin will have the same infield as a year a satisfactory defensive quartet though lacking In offensive punch. Harvey Schneider, a hard but erratic hitter, will cover first base with Art Cuisinier at third, James Plankey at second, and Herman Schendel at short Coach Lowman has two reliable catchers in Harry Griswold, co-captain of the team, and Jimmy Sinilgoff; the latter will be used In the outfield to bolster the hitting. Myron Ross, Norman Fries, Harry Pike and Ray Wichman will provide the remaining talent for the outer garden. In an effort to bolster his mound staff.

Coach Lowman has converted Nello Pacetti, husky football player, into a pitcher. He has (Continued on next page) "if- It out of the line and he divided his time between the backfleld and the first line of defense. In 1915, the late Walter Camp selected the rotund youth as an Ail-American. He was prevented from playing his senior year at the Eastern Institution because of the year's competition at Knox. As a youth of 23, Spears was selected head football coach at Dartmouth and that same fall of 1917 he was married to Cornelia Mc-Connell of Oak Park, 111.

While coaching he was still studying medicine and in 1920 received his City Amate ur CageTourney Enters Finals THE city amateur basketball tournament will write finis to the season in Madison Monday and Tuesday nights, when the consolation and the championship finals will be played at East Side high school. The consolation championship games will be played at 7, 8 and 9 o'clock Monday night with the Juniors opening and followed by the Intermediates and the Older Boys in order. The championship finals in all divisions will be played Tuesday night the Juniors opening at 7 o'clock and the Intermediates and the Older Boys following in order. Following is the schedule for the games JVMOR9 MosdiT ftlat -Consolation Finals Consro 3 vs. Tower Store at TtOO INTERMEDIATES Italian Methodists vs.

Helena Grocery at 80O OLDER BOYS rtineo vs. Srboeps at Tuesday MrM Championship Finals Congro 2 vs. I.a Crosse at 7 lOO INTERMEDIATES Fonr Lake I'aints vs. St. Georges at 8tOO OLDER BOYS Trojans vs.

KleJnbelnz's Drnajs at SiVO Italian Methodists Win Over Linberg Five, 22-12 The Italian Methodist basketball team won its way into the consolation finals of the intermediate division of the city amateur tournaments by trimming the Linberg five, Saturday morning at the West high school gym, 22 to 12. Vito Cuccia led the scoring for the Italian Methodists with four baskets and a brace of gift shots while Santo Varavello topped the losers with three field goals. Box score: It. Methodises 22 Llnbers; Five 12 iS ft pf ft pt J. Cacela 1 2j Gervaul Oil T.

Carols Dl Salvo I I Scbirn 3 1 Sit arovello 3 3 V. Cneria 4 2 1 Corona 1 3 Brasht 0 anla sx 2 1 Salerno 1 Brunt 1 Totals TTial Totala 44 a. liiilB 4 DR. CLARESCE WILEY SPEARS degree as doctor of medicine. Only two defeats by Tufts and Brown marred Spears' record in 1917 and the next year he lost only one game, 7-6, to Brown.

Dartmouth travelled west and dedicated Washington's new stadium with a decisive 28-7 victory. Exactly 11 years afterwards, Spears travelled west again, but this time to become head coach of the University of Oregon. Defeated Pittsburgh When 27 years of age, Spears left Dartmouth to become head coach of the University of West Beloit Places Two Men on Honor Team Wausau, Kenosha and Superior Also Win Berths ELOIT placed two men and Wausau, Superior and Kenosha each placed one on the first all-State team selected by The State Journal. Beloit and Kenosha each had two places on the second team and Wausau had one. There was no one player who dominated the tournament this year as has often happened in the past; there were a half dozen good centers, a number of good guards but few good forwards.

The selections follow: First Team Borak, Kenosha, forward? Watts, Beloit, forward: Jorgenson, Beloit, center; Goetsch, Wausau, guard; Barkell, Superior, guard. Second Team L. Swinehart, Beloit, -forward; Hammond, Kenosha, forward; Slmz, Wausan; 0. Swinehart, Beloit, sruard; Bokmueller, Kenosha, guard. Brooklyn Robins Defeat Cleveland Indians, 7 to 5 NEW ORLEANS, La.

The Brooklyn Robins opened a two gam series with the Cleveland Indians here Saturday by winning the first contest, 7 to 5. The National Leaguers made 11 hits, nine of which, were gathered oft George. Connally, who pitched the first five Clint Brown finished for the Indians and allowed only one run to be made. off his delivery and that was the result of the last of three er- Van Mungo and Jack Quinn did the pitching for the Dodgers. In the first inning Mungo was wild and gave three passes.

Coupled with two hits they accounted for the tallies. Over his next five innings Mungo allowed only two hits. low He didn't get the best deal in the world out of this football thing but you'll never hear him say it Wouldn't be surprised if he might leave here though At least two schools dickering with him. The big boy is Roy Whitaker Was an all-Eastern center at Dartmouth and knows lots of interesting dope on "Doc" Spears Helped coach here the last year I was in school And speaking of that coaching staff I wonder where "Chuck" Carney the irrepressible is these days That 1925 squad had more fun than any team I've seen at Wisconsin before or since Well coach I'll shake for just one more with the house in and then I've got to go home. Foolin', I really mean it this time I Drastic Change Proposed in New Basketball Rules Would Give Team 10 Sec-onds to Advance Ball Past Center By GEORGE KIRKSEY 1'nited Press Staff Correspondent A iHTCAGO, 111.

A drastic fl 'fiange in tne DasitetDau Tf 'rules was recommended to the rules committee Saturday by the national association' of basketball coaches. The coaches, from both col-leges and high schools in all sections of the country, voted unanimously to have all basketball courts marked with a center line and allow a team which gains possession of the ball in Its back court only 10 seconds to advance the ball past the center line mto the offensive court. The penalty for violation would be loss of Hip hall. This recommendation will be presented to the rules committee meet ins; at New York next Friday anri Saturday. L.

John, Ohio State, who is chairman of the joint basketball rules committee, said he was confident the recommendation would receive very serious consideration. The new rule, designed to prevent stalling and speed up tVia tvlma A.1Ini1 1 same, lancu ujr some as the most revolutionary ijasure enacted in 10 years. IT 1 WHl Jiiimmate Stalling ne complete tioiiows: I 1. A 2-lnch line, known as the I Center UnP shall ha r1r-n. li i.

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