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Behind Scenes at N. D. of the most important fig- I By Eddie Asln ONEures in the Notre Dame sports Sports picture, although of least Indianapolis the Times one latest orbett Name Is Nom de Plume mentioned, is the Rev. C. L. O'Don- nell. dean of the Hoosier upstate m m m school. He is shown here in one of INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1933 PAGE 8 the few recent pictures made of him. Alvarado Described as Hard Puncher • * * Sport Sidelights Collected at Random Meet Thomas Yawkey, Enthusiastic Young Millionaire Owner of Red Sox 'T'HERE have been three “Young Corbetts” in the boxing BY JOE WILLIAMS “T'M just a fan," Yawkey explains. "There must be millions of others A New York World-Teleeram Sport* Editor profession down through the years, as oldtime fistic A like me. I have always wanted to own a ball club. Fortunately I YORK, March I.—This is a story about the young man who just was in position sporting gesture recall, not a to buy one. I bought it both as a and fans will and the list does include the late James J. NEWbought the Boston Red Sox. a business investment. I am sure in the end it will pay dividends on Corbett, former heavyweight champion of the world. There are at least two reasons why he is an interesting man among both counts.” “Gentleman Jim” used his real name, but the other Corbetts Americans. But why did the gentleman, a New Yorker, buy. of all clubs, the money. Why, reported were nom de plumes. 1. He has Red Sox? for instance, not the Giants, who have been 2. He is spending it. sold and unsold repeatedly for the last fi\e years? The first "Young Corbett" was George Green, w-ho won the welter- third, most of all. he :yowcv. a- "I'm National League ball Mysterious Smith. And to add a 'fantastic is spending it on the an American Leaguer. I wouldn't buy a weight championship from Billy The second "Young world's worst ball club, the Boston Red Box. s. WS& Jgtag. club.” Corbett” was William who all the of the Rothwell, upset of predictions I was in meeting age And in this sentence you have Yawkey. not the business man, not the out Terrible Terry win interested Thomas Austin Yawkey, thirty, New "ejgicrts” of era by knocking McGovern to York business man, multi-millionaire, hitherto unknown in sporting cir- the baseball investor, but the bleacherite—old Gus H. Fan himself. the*featherweight title. cles. Where had he been hiding out? What kind of a guy Well, how did he happen to buy the Red Sox? At time McGovern it was about same was he? the Rothwell flattened the Yawkey had gotten back from Boston. game "They came to me, made me and I was interested. kind of that the just He had a handball a proposition an upset surprised world when Jim Corbett disposed on at the Health roof in the Grand Palace I This was months ago. I would have on the except for of John building. could see him accepted instant the mighty L. Sullivan. between 5 and 6 o'clock. one thing. I wanted to be sure I could get a certain fellow, and that Corbett,” the third, "Young who took the welterweight crown from When I arrived, Yawkey came out of one of the courts certain fellow was Eddie Collins of the Athletics. I knew if I could get the possession of Jackie Fields the other dressed in the day in a red-hot fight in San sub-deb ball Which to say, he very him I wouldn't have anything to worry about.” up room manner. is had little on. He Francisco, owns to the actual name of Rafiaele Giordano. is of medium height, build, Yawkey got Collins, and to use liis own words, "got him without Giordano is stocky has sandy hair and is round faced. a “southpaw” style of puncher and battled for a number "You look a like Hack Wilson.” any trouble.” Which may come as a surprise to Colonel Jake Ruppert. of years he bit before gained the opportunity to mix in a title match. Fact “I wish I could hit like him.” who offered Collins the management of the Yanks after the death of is, he is champion now, but fight scribes in are to Miller California inclined the That was the keynote. It was also the introduction to a young, suc- Huggins. opinion the Fresno glove thrower has seen his best What about the future of baseball? days. cessful business man who believes in the future of was a baseball. This "Well, for one a a tt a interesting and exciting. thing, I think it was a mistake to discourage the bleacher fan. I believe the real, genuine interest in baseball lies the You meet many men today, baseball fans in youth, say, in BODY ATTACK PREDICTION MADE AGAIN their who bleachers. Out there they know players, the records and the game. "Why do you write about baseball? That game is dead.” And here you the TIMES is permitting Sam Slotsky, Pontiac A. C. matchmaker, to I may be mistaken but I think the fan is comes meet a young man with an established business who grandstand a casual—he THEsay that Jimmy Alvarado, Detroit scrapper, do body background says, to the game in much the same manner that the theatergoer goes to a will some punch- "Baseball never had a greater future.” And he backs it up putting ing at Tomlinson hall Thursday night when the Michigander ties up with by popular hit. The social or sporting occasion demands it. Over in Boston his money in a team that nobody thought could be given away in Tracy Cox, the local thumper and pride of Brightwood. In the past, this these we are going to encourage the bleacher fan." same statement often has days. wu,_ been made only to see the opponents of Cox Naturally you want to know why. ®s do a reverse and stay away from his midsection. WW -W t Regular ringsiders here have an idea that Cox doesn't "like them downstairs,” and have been waiting for a long time to see how Tracy Middleweight in reacts that type City to of attack. Matchmaker Slotsky has a letter from Jimmy Brady, manager of Alvarado, in which Brady bears Butler down on the Faces N. D. in Bringing new life and new money—a promise that a quarter of a ability of his boy to sock hard to the midriff. million dollars is available immediately—into the Boston Red Sox is Alvarado fought Billy Wallace of Cleveland on the same card with Cox Thomas Yawkey's aim. The young New York millionaire is shown in Amateur Semi-Finals Joey and Marcus in Detroit recently and lost by a slender margin after the center here, with Bob Quinn, former Red Sox owner, on the left, great according a bout, to Slotsky. Wallace knocked out Eddie iKidi Final Basket Tussle and Eddie Collins, new' vice-president and general manager, on Wolfe in one round, Slotsky reports, and it is said Wolfe is carried higher the right. than Cox in the welterweight ratings. Johnny Chesunas, Ft. Harrison Boxer, Lone Survivor of tt tt tt tt tt tt Irish Seek Revenge for Recent 27-to-25 Loss to Bulldogs; Local Golden Gloves Squad: Nate Goldberg Loses EVIDENTLY BOBBY JONES MEANS “POSITIVELY” Upstate Collegians Boast Seven-Game Winning Boxers Put in Final Hard Bobby Jones, greatest of them all, has said definitely in Second Round Scrap at Chicago. ALTHOUGHthat he is through with competitive golf, reports come up from Streak; Action By Time* Special time Starts at 8:40. to time that he plans to re-enter the links game. CHICAGO. Mar. I.—Johnny Chesunas, rugged Ft. Harrison middle- A few weeks ago, Stuart Cameron of the A five-star attraction is featured on the final Licks for Thursday Bouts United Press received a cage showing at Fair- weight, today was the lone survivor of the eight Indianapolis amateur report from London that Jones intended to view fieldhouse tonight when Notre Dame and Butler compete in the English take the stage boxers entered in the Chicago Tribune's Golden Gloves tournament of open meet at St. Andrews. The report was passed at 8:40 to renew their twenty-five-year-old traditional rivalry. on to Jones, who is The Victory and A. lard Brown in of the Pontiac champions. making anew set of pictures on the west coast. Here’s his Butler's fast-traveling warriors, who their Washington one reply: reached C. gyms busy today tuning up Chesunas captured decisions in his first and second "I have not the remotest intention of entering peak against Creighton last week, will were places as A. C. ten rounders is at the British open, or be forced at principals in Thursday’s fistic Washington round battles Tuesday night, three Hoosier any other golf tournament. through top speed by the Irish, seeking the A. C. and his rival while other I’m with competitive golf. w'ho will be revenge for show at Tomlinson hall -went capital boxers were turned back. of course, would give the 27 to 25 is camped at the Victory headquart- "Nothing, me greater pleasure than a little in- setback handed them earlier in the sea- hard training. Tracy The soldier's left hand proved too much for Nick formal game at my favorite Old St.

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