Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1916 — Page 9

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.

ATHLETICS

BREEZY BILLIARD GOSSIP, BASKETBALL NEWS AND BOWLING SCORES.

AUTOS

Shortridge Track Captain

Th« dozen soothsayers, prophets and seer* who made out their alMndlanapoits tennis cards were almost unanimous on the first four men. Trask received first on ten lists, and no one placed BastJau, McKay or Hoag below fourth place, except one oracle, who must have <%t on his tripod too long and got an overdose of prophetic spirits causing him to dtvlnate Jack into the ninth lower

strata.

It was a go-as-you-please and catch-as-catch-can affair for the other six places. A man would be ranked fifth on one list and then not be mentioned at all oh Ihe next. A number of prophets who di<* not give places to Frank Techentin, Fred Appel or Sam Sutphen added notes to the effect that these men were undoubtedly capable of playing headline tenuis. but that they had not entered enough tourMimenls to show their teal strength of ptifit years. Porter Seidensticker bobbed in und out of the lists in a way that hboijcil Indianapolis tennis observers consider him a comer. , Anomaly of Ranking. The one big anomaly of the whole situation Is that the national ranking for tho United States, announced last week, puts Bastlan in the seventy to eighty class and Trask in the eighty to ninety. The explanation of this Is that Bastian made & splendid showing against Harold Throckmorton in the Junior championship tournament at Forest Hills in August and captured a set off 'Willis Davis In the tri-state at Cincinnati, while Trask played in only one tournament outside of Indiana Johnny Hennessey made greater strides in one year than any other player. Last year he was not a ranking local player, while this year he runs a oead heat with Br«k Kipp for seventh place, and only one point behind sixth. On one list Johnny was ranked second. Other new laces to appear are Porter bcidenstioker. Myron Kohn, Bob Bastlan and Billy Krwin, who started like a whirlwind at the beginning of the season, nent stale toward the eno and should he a star next year. Ln alphabetical order the authors of the twelve lists are: Harry Chamberlain, president of Haw-

thorji.

Fred Orumme, member city tennis com-

mit /ci-.

Blythe Hendricks, member state tour

nament committee.

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The championship ranking of tennis players la Indianapolis, a ipostte of the lists submitted by twelve followers of the game who have been In a position to closely watch the Individual play at the local tournaments of 1816. Player. Ranking Points. 1. Charles Trask 117 а. Frits Bastlan UK: S. Jack McKay 4. W. Gage Hoag 80 5. Culled Thomas 44 б. Thomas Hendricks 41 T. Brack Kipp 40 Johnny Henneaaey 40 ». Billy Erwin 36 10. Fred Appel . . . .’ 30 11. I’orter Meldenstleker 12 12. Frank Techentin 5 13. Walter Yoscheil 4 14. ham hutphen 3 13. C. S. Humphrey 2 16. Hull Bastlan , 1 Myron Kohn 1 In compiling this composite list, first place on each individual list was scored at id, aeeond place 8, third place 8 and so on down to tenth place, which counted 1. This system was suggested by Harry Chamberlain, president of Hawthorn.

ARE CROWDED FOR TIME

CHICAGO DISPLAY CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT AND LOCAL SHO,W OPENS MONDAY.

The announcement that th6 local automobile show will open February 5, instead of February 13, as originally an- | nouneed, has given local manufacturers {something to think “ and worry about. i Quite naturally all local concerns will ex- } hibit at the big OWu ago display which closes Saturday night, February 3, at 10:.R> o’clockThe problem confronting local manufacturers is that of tearing down their exhibits at Chicago, getting their show jobs loaded and shipped to Indianapolis in time to be ready for the opening here. The Chicago management will absolutely refuse to allow an ex-hibitor to remove his display before 10:30 o’clock Saturday

night.

Express Company Offers.

Railroad and express officials say that express cars can be furnished for loading near the Chicago Coliseum at any hour Saturday night, and that if as many as five express carloads are ready a spei dal train will be run to Indianapolis and

At the first track mass meeting of the : provisions made tor unloading at Tenth

street and the tracks. Tills would permit

the auto men

PAUL. HANCOCK.

year at .Shortridge high school Paul Hancock was elected track captain for the year 1917 over Paul Koehring and Dewey Wilson. Hancock received twehty votes, Wilson, 11, and Koehring, eight. Koehring and Wilson will act as first assistants to the captain. Only members of the

track team voted.

to get within the closest

possible unloading point of the new Steinhart building at Eleventh and Meridian

street.

John Ormnan, one of the show managers, is of the opinion that most of the manufacturers will take advantage of the express companies’ offer to run special train. It should be an easy- matter to load more than five cars with exhibition jobs, as two cars are about all that can be loaded into the auto express cars. Under this arrangement a train of at least ten cars should easily be formed and sent here In time for the opening Monday" night, February 5, at 7:30 o’clock.

REDS AND WHITES TIE IN TECH BASKETBALL LEAGUE

I With a grand total of 633 for three

. ]games, Walter Harahman was high bowler

champion 6 HOa *’ forn,er ‘ nd clty ' »n the regular league games on local al- ‘ g/brecht Kipp, vice-president Indiana-! le >’ s His team, the Democrats,

" . — — made a clean sweep of the series with the

polls Tennia Association, and, with Hoag, city doubles champion. ", ■ Jack McKay, runnerup in city tourna ment and holder of Fisher indoor title.

G’rescents in the Indianapolis League. Harshman's counts were 308, 248 and 177.

Hence Orme, father of Indiana tennis. | Another goorf series in the Indianapolis

tj. Douglas Pierce, Jr tournament committee.

Walter Pray, ylth Trai door doubles champion. 1. Watt Pugh, member

board of directors,

t’harles Trask, city champion. Dr. Herbert Wagner, a founder

Hawthorn.

haUhnan city , Fisher inof Hawthorn

circuit was that between the Deschler Monograms and the Indiang. When the noise of toppling pins had ceased and the acores had been compiled it was discovered .that the Deschlers were on top In all three ggmes. Powers and Kelts did the heavy' artillery work tor the cigar

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H. Humphrey . /I heodore Layman, Her-j 1 ^ f . evening contest of the Llederkranz bert Bacon, city park champion- Dick | a j| e y B was featured by the brilliant work

*I ar of Gottorn, of the Manhattans. After get-

oro©T in w hkn tr,0 lists «tr© . oiit’ nf from Orknlrils below is entirely different from the order i Averagea made by bowlers in the variin which the names of their author^ ap- | OUB c n y i ea g Ues this week will be used pear above. e I by the handicap committee in arranging

i handicaps for entrants in the annual city , bowling tournament, which opens on the Marion Club alleys Saturday. January 6. Secretary Meyer, of the city association, ! requests all league secretaries to send their lists to him or leave them at the

TrasK Away In the Lead.

1. .Trask. ‘. I. F. Bastlan

S. I

cKay,

'I'homHs.

*. 7. 8. 9.

10.

Hendflcka. Krwin.

Kipp.

Henna«ae>. VoachaiL

Enter Sammy Sut.

F. Bastlan.

Trask.

Hendrick*.

Thomas.

Ktpp. APP«1.

Setdenat

Trask. *. Kipp. F. Baattan. 7. Erwin. McKay. 8. Hendrick*. Hoag. 9. Appal. Thomas. 10. Sutphsn. Rah! Rah! Rah! Baetian.

Hoag. o! McKay. 9. Hennessey. 10.

Who "Pooehed” McKay in Cellar?

V. Baetian. Henneaaey.

Trask. Hoag.

Roldan sticker.

Don’t Forget Appei.

Trask. 6. Thomss.

MoKhy." 7. Haas. 8. F. Bastlan. 9. Appel. 10.

For Conaiatency Watch Erwin. Trask. 8. Thomas. McKSy. 7, Appel. Hoag. 8. Erwin. F. Bastlan. V. Sutphen. Kipp. 10. Hendricks. Cully Also Plays Football. Trask 8. Thomas.

F. Bastian. _ T. .’.ifaltttL S' Hoag. 9. Appel. , to.

- 'Atta Boy Humphrey. Trask. 8. Erwin,

F. Bastian T. Hoag. 8. MoKay. > 9. Hendricks. '-10.

Trask Carries Another Precinct

various alleys. All names should be written in full so as to avoid confusion.

Llederkranz League.

icksr.'

Techentin. Hendrick a

Erwin.

McKay!:!

B. Bastian.

Kipp. 1

Hendricks Hennessey.

Erwin.

Hennessey. Hendricks.

Erwin.

Setdensticker.

Apftet,

Kipp

Humphrey.

Kohn.

t. Tra*k.

*, F. Bastian. J. McKay.

4. Hoag. ». Ktpp.

Hoag and McKay Neck and Neck.

8. 7. 8. 9.

10.

Hendricks. Henneaaey. Yoscheil.

Erwin. Thomss.

—Orientals— Kirkoff.... 178 183 Bowsher... 177 182 O. Kirk tiff 179 147 Osthemr... 174 185 Cottom.... 189 231

169 192 157 202 227

Totals... 872 908 947

—Limit—

Meyer..... 175 188 Cook 95 130 Bchlotter.. 146 165 Krets Ml 158

Totals... 557 881 -RacketKercher... 156 154 Paine 38 64 Shelley.... 189 137 James 156 166 Sackett.... 146 123

Totals... *34

—Sna:

Jordan... McOrew McAllen. Stone..... Taffe

644

2&T 182 189 180 144 180 173 1*5 194 162

173 111 182 159 806 150

156 158 136 699 216 191 161 147 188

Totals..’. 902 819 963

—ManhattanSchults 211 194 Boetcher... 203 English 162 Sehobridge. 152 Velker 169

162 204 206 212

Totals ... 897 978 -Night Owl— Moore...’.... 164 170 Kraus* 113 143 B. Klrkhff. 169 157 Foley.. ISl 186

134 135

Totals.... 567 666 687

—gplit-

Swart* J 135 187 129 Taylor 147 18 ) 201 Zim 181 121 178 Rubush 135 154 Corvort 169 162 Totals 737 804 777 ‘ —Bering— Frank...... 139 165 183 Herman Sr 170 173 100 Schaub 182 176 165 Colliers... 211 158 160 Herman Jr. 143 143 162 Totals..,. 845 814 860

Ellwood ..

113

610

157jHaislup ..

J20

183

157

Totals ..

712

735

671

Totals ...

682

762

725

—Thirteen

—Inspection—

Selpei ....

175

173

138

Joyce

144

119

147

Combs —

1<«

110

128

Peterman..

128

130

104

Beckert ..

104

118

154

Udlnkley .

121

Hunt

127

Fahrbach..

100

Elben ....

175

124

141

Thatcher..

135

211

143

Totals ..

6S9

621

653

Totals ...

508

636

594

—Engineer

—Independent—

Goeppprs..

101

113

109: Dwyer

187

132

160

Service ...

101

Day

105

112

100

Murray ...

Irt9

102

Kennedy..

186

132

141

Crowley ..

157

123

116

Miller

116

167

145

Finn

124

138

117

Collier ....

144

106

Totals ..

532

584

533

Totals ...

688

649

667

L a C.

Beimford.. 181 216 Rhulse 107 114 Martin.... 169 169 Overmler. 113 107 Doty 110 112

Four League. —Loss A Damage-

156 1 Hinkler... 176 18/ 133 1531 Toon 181 148 163 167i Pe*sler .... 149’ 189 266

202! Kelleher... 143 15n; Taylor 180

S28t

143 200

125

Totals.. . 82C 849 —Accountant—

Reilly 213 146 Schroer 134 111 Stage 176 162 Alderson... 190 210

163 151

Totals... 680 718

-M. of W.-

Smlth 154 169 138 Coppola... 100 161 189 Dead 125 125 125 Dead 125 125 125

Grlner..... 156 189 188| Andrews...

Total*... 875 754 765: Totals ... 878 685

Fairbanks-Morse League. —Hiawatha-- I -Cherokee-

Early 177 203 136 Werkhoff.. 136 164 Cook 108 109 106! Sllberman. 106 132 Walsh 99 90 103 Perkins.... 117 100 Nicholas.. 122 1 28 1 35! Campbell.. Ill 142 Kelso 124 112 170( Allis 160 146

One field goal is not a great advantage In score as basketball runs, but it was a sufficient margin yesterday to give the Reds a 21 to 19 victory over the Grays, and hold the Reds in a tie for first place in the Technical High School Basketball League. The Reds got away in first place style and led the Grays at the end of the first half, 12-7. due to the splendid work of Daugherty and Sampson. At the opening of the second half the Reds increased their lead until the Grays took a brace and scored enough points to bring them within striking distance of the Reds, when the whistle blew. Meyers and Agger were the principal factors in the Gray

comeback.

A practice affair for the Purples was what the Purple-Brown game developed into, the final score being 40-9, the Browns getting all their points in the second half of the contest. This gives the Purples the high score record for the season. Swanson. of the Purples, set a new field goal

goals In the Kama-

record, making ten Standing of the teams:

Team*. Won. Reds 6 Whit ib 6 Grays i 4 Greens .W 4 Pulplcs 4 Blues ' 3 Blacks 3 Browns ^

Lost. 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 6

Totals'... 660 642 650;

—Mohawk-

Totals 619 686 692

—Red Cloud—

Morrison.. 148 French.... 124 Waskom-.'E 157 Grandstff. Ill Beall 94

138 118 106 no 140 130 118 139 96 103

634 598 600

King.

Pavey Coulaon.... Vaughn. .*.. Dunbar

161 134 104 122 160 112 117 121 180 133

Racing News and Notes Gathered Near and Far

Totals,... 702 622 711

Totals

Wheeler-Sehebler League.

-Experimental—

Strack

Crooke ... Winters .. King Golden ... Herdnrch..

150 146 126 147 143

Indianapolis League.

—Tarunv

D. SpackeHudson ...

Coval .... Nelson ...

K. Spacke.

-Unlversal-

161 181 223 171 198

14* lit 136 Willey .... 171 144 158 140! E. Plel .... 151 165 214 1 69! Cray 177 138 161 173' Farley .... 166 175 147 155 McCbllogh. 167 770 795 782j Total* ... 832 934

—Democrat-

167 169 208 248 165 159 195 1K6 193 162

Total*

—Crescen t—H

Soltau .... 175 188 1461 House ...J D. Haekad ISO 18$ ]46| Harahman Mayer .... 161 185 1S7 Phillip* ■ Sourblei.. 1 231 194 , ' M , *’*

F. Hackrd 152 169

~h S 4. t.

6. Kipp. 7. Erwin.

8. Hennessey 9. Seiden sticker 10. Hendricks

Trask

F. RastUm. MeKay.

Hoag. Appel.

Watch Hsnneaaey In 1917. Trask. 8. Hennessey Me Kay, 7. Erwin. Hoag. ‘8. Hendrick*. F. Bastion. 9. Kipp. Thomas, 10. Seldenstlcker. ' And Thia Enda the Agony. Trask. 8. Hennessey. McKay. 7. Erwin. Hoag *. Kipp. F. Bastlan. 9. Hendrick* Thomas. 10.

Totals .. 889 904

—Indian—

171 160 778

Miller .i.. Ingersoll.. Murr Nswltn ... Randall % ..

183 163 166 178 214

158 nr: 191 148

Wlestnan.. Megowan.,

Totals

Rett*

_l ... Wallace . 118 195 Berbertch. 171 152 Powers ... 170 234!Sourbier .

928 924

Deschler—

187 224

210 209 183 198

181 222 214 148

Totals .. 904 834 901 [ Totals ... 967 9S9 983 Diamond Chain League.

—Sales Office.

Carter Jackson Roberts Johnson

Tardy ..

10t U4 100 0’Relly .. 185 138 112' Longmelr. 119 154 HOjCouse ....

186! Powell ... l40fEhiinuel . | LcLr

“-Master—

213 130

161 172

134 124 200

210 190 139 ...

113 178 138

Totals .. 644 787

—Mechanic—

Burk ..... 142 168 Marts .... 161 154

Jester .... 134 Moore .... 182

6081 Totals ... 699 778

—Efficiency—

143'Wood .... 163 116 --- 104: Foster .... 167 136 103 U1; Kotlowski. 128 187 148 156 Rozzetl ... 104 160

607 712 603

Totals

—Office— Falkner .. 135 121 Marksy .. 103 118 Crawford.. 107 127 Kautsky ..106 96 Vondersur 160 158

Totals

611 610 772

—Tool Room—

Henlnger .. 161 110 Schanke .. 114 121

Lucid 115 Gaalema... 136 Kraft lis

126 159 187 146 177 149

Totals

—Automatic

644 681 657

Cautsky

Adams ..

Rhoades

Miller ...

Koffel ..

114 157 131 114 158 123

100 166 144 156

123 108 143

112 170

Totals ... 633 667 719

Passenger-Traffic League.

-Annual-

Gainer . Bates .. Fryf • •• Lynch .. Duecker Colby ..

143 144 143 170 147

173 146 & 178 162

—Tourist—

177J Nordholt .. 143 171 169 170 Geyer 146 174 179 ,cr Williams .. 134 162 154 Blind ..... 125 125 126 Cash 153 153 153

Total* .. 747 763 762) Total* ..r 701 776 780

—Interline— j — I .oral—

190: Harrold ... 178 160 197 118 Christie ... US 147 133

156 109 148 Blind 125 1 26 125 167 155 191; McCollum. ^7 jgg j3 g 136 170 173; Jay 174 184 233

156 2U3 125 145

Hansen .. Grove — Stevenson. Evans ... McCollum

Totals .. 740 782 820 Totals

777 801 824

Premier League.

—Tool

Eek Bellman

Wahl

Design— 2li 143 104 152 103 117

call I *•*«

Schumkr. Ill 141 Brlney .... 188 169 Totals .. 700 722

-Purchasing—

“ 134

191 131 126 114

152! .Miller 112j Conner 119 Stevens

112 140

Production—

635

lAuphmr Ktrkman..

196 165 149 128 134

Totals

771 741 769

Wickey

Dean Holderman Keller .... Low score.

Totals ..

137 148 123 117 115

147 Burrows 140i Slauter ..

187 Miller .... 114 Klelnjohn.

1121 Shearer

696 650!

Tool Making—

ISO 133 184 145 130 136

Tho Coney Island Jockey Club has filed in the supreme court of Brooklyn suit to foreclose a mortgage of $2,040,000 on the property of the Sheepshead Bay corporation. After Its sale to the speedway corporation, the jockey club property was l...ed up with the speedway. The complainant states that, April 4. 1915, the mortgage was given to the jockey club by -James C. Nichols, who subsequently conveyed the property to the Sheepshead Bay Speedway Corporation. Six months’ interest—$51,000-felJ due October 1, it is alleged, and the defendant corporation failed to pay it. Mrs. Hughie Hughes, wife of the wellknown automobile driver, who was killed at Uniontown, Pa., recently, after he had quit the race on account of an accident, Is organizing a campaign to prevent automobile races. Mrs. Hughes announces that she will at once ask for the support of every woman who has been widowed through this modern sport. F. H. Berger, former chief engineer and designing engineer of the Murrav Motors Company, of Pittsburg, and now chief of the Abbott Motor Corporation, is receiving congratulations on the Murray eight-cylinder racing car’, which made Us appearance at Uniontown last Saturday. The car has developed sev-enty-flve-horse power and promises to be one of the‘features of stock car racing in 191?. —*-— I A. H. Patterson, winner of third place in the Grand Prlx race at Santa Monica Cal., on November 18. driving a Hudson car. established a road race record that will probably stand for some time. Patterson made the entire distance of 403 miles without a stop. This adds 100 miles to the best previous nonstop road race record. Patterson’s car was equipped with Goodyear cord tires, the left front tire having already run 394 miles in the Vanderbilt cup race of November 16. That the Scripps-Booth car is possessed of real speed was proved a few days ago on the Sheepshead Bay speedwav over at New Yqrk. when a stock four-cvlinder car. partially stripped, covered the distance round the track at the rate of sixtvthree miles an hour. The car was driven by William R. M. Very, sales manager of the Isotta Franchini Motor Company of New York

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At a mass meeting in the study hall at Shortridge high school the teams to represent the four classes In the girls' track meet Monday were chosen. All entrants must be certified by Monday noon. The entrants are: Seniors. Charlene Evans, captain; Ruth Beals, Vera S&ngernebo, Margaret Bruner and Elizabeth Wangelin; juniors. Helen Congdon, captain; Maude Burns. Julitta Galley. Esther Sussman, Beulah McKinney and Jane Watson: sophomores, Martha Carr, captain; Leona Koons. Mabel Hennessey, Aimelta Wilson. Ethelwynne Naliy, Martha Barth. Evelyn Cornell, Alice Crosier, Mondonna Pang. Maxine Murphy. Lavenna Fisher and Ruth Bemist freshmen. Mabel Haller, captain, and Lorena Kilburn. A dash around the indoor gymnasium track, shotput and hop-skip-and-jump will be the events. Mrs. Kate Steichman is in charge

of the work.

Members of the boys' track team hela a short practice yesterday. Paul Hancock made good time in the 100-yard, circling the indoor track in 12:01. Isadore Cohen and Hoskins also made good time. Dewey Wilson will pilot the senior team and Paul Hancock will lead the juniors In the annual junior-senior track clash next Friday in the gymnasium. Friday Pony Winners. AT TIA JUANA. Dovie 'McGrmw) 7. 1 Cal Cura (A. Casey) 13. 5 Industry <E. Martin) 7-1 Dorothy Dean (Van Dusen> 7-19 She’ll Do (A. Pickens» «- 1 Zamloch <C. Grosa) 4- 7

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Mack B. Eubank* <J. Howard).. 8M0P Ml** Tipperary <A. Carroll) «90-l«i T*e Lri <M. Garner) 100-UM Borel <J. Howard) 420-100 Waremore <C. Hunt)

It is the plan of David Reid, of the Chicago speedway, to promote at least six

147 H4 112' races on the Chicago speedway next vear 1 143 170 mi.that will be open only to reconstructed i H5 141 146 j stock cars. The entrants will drive cars 1

I hat regularly made by the manufac- I

<30 6S8 724 | turer for sale on the open market. They

: will be allowed to prepare these cars especially for racing by changing gears and ' bodies and by making any changes which the ordinary owner of ajt automobile might make were he inclined to do so

High School Basketball

Get An Even Break. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., December 16.—Terre Haute high schools won and Josf In opening basketball games last night. Wiley high, at Paris, HI., lost, 45 to 10. while Garfield high, at Cayuga, won, 27 to in. Richmond Beats Anderson. ANDERSON. Ind., December 16.—Richmond high school defeated Anderson in bgaketball at Richmond last night, 44 to 26. Wingate a Winner. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. December 16.The Wingate high school basketball team defeated Crawfordsville five here last night by a score of 31 to 11. Thorntown Swamps Frankfort. THORNTOWN. Ind.. December 16.-Thorn-town high school swamped Frankfort high school laet night, 51 to 14. In the second half the second team was used. The locals play Advance high at Advance tonight. Shelbyville on Top. UONNERSV1LLE. Ind., December 16.—The Shelbyville high school basketball team defeated Conner*) tile high school here last night, 30 to IS. The first half of the play was slow. Stielbyviiie making twelve points and Conneraville five. Linker, of the visitor*, starred Muncle Players Injured. MUNCIE. Ind.. December 16,—The Muncle high school basketball team defeated the Marion high school. 26 to 9. Sturgeon and Warren, Muncle guards, received bad injuriee in a col-

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g&rne until last five minute* of play, when the loss of blood compelled both men to leave the floor. Victory for Martinsville. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., December iS.-The Martinsville high school team overwhelmed the previously unbeaten Monrovia five. 52 to 28. The score at the end of the first half was 34 to 12. The Martinsville Independent* scored a cleancut victory over the MooreavdUe Independent quintet, 25 to If.

citing and neither side had much advantage over the other. At the end of the first half the score was 13 to 13. Flw minutes before the second half was over ‘f b * n °? and made six points gaining a ‘ not be overcome. Draper and Poresman dM the star work for Lafayette. Games at Greencastle. ORBKNCAHTLE. Ind.. December 16. ('lainfield defeated Greencastle. 22 to 8. and Bainbridge bested Russellville. 32 to 21, in high school game* here last, night. MANUAL BASKETBALL. The Blacks won from the Blues, 15 to 11. in the Major League game, and the Blues also lest to the Blacks. 10 to 5 in the Minor l^ea^tie game at Manual Training ! high school, yesterday afternoon. I Captain Morse and Rice, of the Blacks :dld sulendid work in bringing their team : to victory over.the hard fighting Blues, who used their teamwork exceptionally well Scanlln and Fechtman were the stars for the losing team In the Minor League game, Captain Jor-

dan, of the Blacks, was the chief point maker, scoring K of the team’s 10 points On the losing team, Goett made 4 of the 5 points scored. MERTZ-CADLE FIRM ARE ENiOYING BIG BUSINESS The Mertz-Oadle Sales Company, composed of E. H. Cadle, president; p. B. Osborne, vice-president, and Fred P. Mertz, secretary and treasurer, are slate distributors for the Crow Elkhart cars With the experience in salesmanship and automobiles they are getting new dealers all over the state, and are anticipating a great year for their product during Two of the advantages are that it is an Indiana made car and 90 per cent, of the buyers in the summer time drive their cars from the factory, thus saving freight. Another great advantage is that the Crow Elkhart cars are coming through in ten different colors and the buyer can have option on any of these ten colors without extra cost. K. H. Cadle says that It is wonderful how people will buy automobiles when the thermometer is hovering around zero, but he attributes the heavy buying now

♦ lot of people tlclnatlng a rise in prices on n makes of cars.

BASKETBALL NOTES

Th* HutherlHud Presbyterian live were greatly handicapped Iasi night by the large ki*e r>( the Riverside skating rink aim were <1*fea’ed by the List Miami quintet. H to 12. A return game will be played later on the Sutherland floor to decide the reel strength of the two teams. Goals. Kepler 5. Yaver 3, Racobs ?. Ricketts. Porter; free throws. Porter 4. Miller, Benson. TUe Leuter Cubs will clash with the Oilvsr A. C. tonight at the leuter gym. .All «'ub players are requested to be at the cluh at 6:3> o’clock. For games with the (Mbs address BHI Power, West Market and Greely street*, or call New phone WX44. On Verge of Profeszionalizm, NEW YORK, December K. -Sidney Hatch, the Chicago distance runner, may he barred from participation in the Mercury Athletic Club'H marathon at Yonkers today. Hatch is charged with being on the verge of becoming a professional It is charged he already lias signed for a race in Philadelphia.

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Our regular patrons have long since forgotten our 5.000-mlle guarantee. Experience has taught them greater expectations. Before using RACINE—The Perfect Tire they have tried out other tires because RACINES are rarely found on new cars. Car manufacturers are accustomed to great concessions in price on account of quantity orders. RACINE prfce,s are not cut, and the demands on the factory are so great that they can not supply quantity orders. The Racine factory would not neglect their customers to do so even if they could make the price to suit. RACINE tires get on a car after some others have worn out. Then they stay on.

Bloomington Takes Game. BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. December 16 —The I Bloomington high school basketball team defeated the Seymour high school five. 38 to 16. tn a fast game here. Lebanon Stops Lafayette. LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Decemb-r M.—Lafayette

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