Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1917 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS,-SATUEDAY, MARCH 31,1917.

SPORTS

DOWN IN ALBANY, GA. THERE IS A LONGING TO BE BACK UP NOTH

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE DOPE GOES AWRY IN SPRING EXHIBITION CONTESTS

BOXING

LEADERS SET FAST PACE IN INTERSTATE BILLIARD LEAGUE

SPORTS

Indians^^ in Top Form After Three Weeks at Albany— Break Camp Wednesday.

TOPPLE BEFORE ATHLETICS

noor 0«eltien by Umpire Hetpful to Mack’s Crelw if! Exhl* billon Corttcit—Score, 3 to 1.

[Br B. C. T1iMea*on, gp«rllae Kdit«p at TIm liMtiSMiioUt ALBANY, Ga . March 31 -Th« Indiana Snfidiod thr«« waekft of training here to day. and have only three more days of before hitting the trail for home ‘Bu playera are looking forward to WMneodar night, when the team leaves Atianta for iptmea on Thursday and Frldajr. to be followed by game* on Saty^y aiki Sunday in Mempbia The day, Monday. April V. the Indiana yeacB Indfanapolta in time for an ciWUion i^me with the Qtanta. ^Then, after a reat of one day. the American Aaaociation aeaaon will start, with ToiedJ playing in Indianapolis. Tbo Indians are ready for It now. In thiao weeks the tribe has not missed a day la practice, although it rained much Of tbs time during the second week here. WHb the exception of three or four aero amw and the lame back of CallabsS, *bo is being given «, tryout at ssoand bass, the tribesmen are in tip* Mimm. with a pitching staff that by far the best in the awo> Buets Is stm the second base Manager Hendricks’s bttt it is not a senous one Coxy ftas been holding down that job sxhibttton games here and in CoI. Oa. add he is playing better ball hitting harder than he did last s«aThers is no miestiotr about Dolan ^a K>!endid onensivs player, good jsr and extra base clouter. New Second Sacker. 1!1is recruit. Callahan, was unable to / tst Of the exhibition games, and ^sadiiclwdi dteappointed as the rstfult. fksrs is this much about it, the Indians: "II I '« — I” -

DARCY BARRED AGAIN. CLEVELAND, March 31 -Possibility of a match ih Ohio with Les Darcy as a principal vanished today. Matt Hinkle, promoter, yielded to pieas of patriotic orgatilxations «f Cleveland, he said, and abandc.ied bis efforts to arrange a bout between Darcy and George Chip af Cedar Point, O, The fight was to have been staged early next month Darcy planned to leave here late todav 4>r tomorrow for New Orleans to prepare for his battle with Jeff Smith, which will be staged April 33. The date for the Darcy-Smlth fight was changed late yesterday from May ♦. The objection to Dare/ was based on the fact that he left. Australia, avoiding military duty,, to come here to fight for profit The same objection caused Governor Whitman to bar him from New York.

LEADERS HOLD PLACES

RACE FOR PREMIER HONORS ONE OF CLOSEST IN HISTORY OF LEAGUE.

STANDING OF PLAYERS

HOOSIERS FAIL TO HIT. MACON, Ga , March 31 -The Indiana •anlverstty baseball team has not yjt hit Its stride, and dropped thd third game on Us southern trip yesterday to Mercer unlveiaity. » to 0. Swayne. at third base, was the individual star of the Hoosieni,. making ^several spectacular stops during the afternoon. The delivery of Curtis, for the southerners, was too clever for Indiana, and the local pitchers struck out ten of the visitors, and kept all four hits ma<|e off him scattered throughout the nine innings Indiana plays Georgia State today at Athens. _ FOWNES-HAGEN PAIR WIN..

PINEHURST, N C., March 31-Wil-Ham C. Pownes, Jr., of Pittsburg, and Walter Hagen, professional, of the Rochester Country Club, carried off the first honors In the annual amateur professional golf match at Pinehurst today, defeating W. M. Paul, of Charlotte, the champion of the Carollnas. and Tom

, the Siwanoy professional, 2 ™ „ ttOrlitV flbilU up In Iforty-flve holes. Tom McNamara twenty games

and Parker were third.

fOrtlcfal standing of the piar«r», including Thuriday'a game*)

W. D Pet

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I IS .383 ^

•Moore 7 ««

* 6 23 2H

Cooler 5 24 4x2

Week’s Schedule.

April 2—Jone*, Philadelphia, va Jackson

Detroit, at Detroit.

April &—Jone*. Philadelphia, v*. Cannafax

waukee, at Milwaukee

April S Jones Phlladaiphia, \* Cooler. Indlanapolla at Indiantpoiil «-ooier. in April 2-Callon. Buffalo, va Maupome,

Clevaiand. at Cleveland

Buffalo, v» Heal, Toledo.

«l TOi€aO

Buffalo, v* MaJey, Detroit. at Detroit. April 6—Cullen. Buffalo, va. Haacall, Milwaukee. at Milwaukee

Kiockhefer,

Rockford, at Rockford.

April jr^ulian, Buffalo, va.< Moore, Chi-

cago, at Chicago.

Leaders in the Interstate Thres-Cush-lon Blfhard League pennant race continued to hold their places during the twenty-first week of the season. Maupome, the leader, and Kleckhefer. who

WILLIE HOPPE ATHLETE DE LUXE

Willie Hoppe, world’s champion bai kilns player, who, with Charles C. Peterson, the fancy shot wonder; Chick Wright, the Pacific coast champion, and young Jake Schaeffer, will appear in Harry Cooler’s billiard emporium next Monday, Tueeday and Wednesday, in afternoon and evening exhibitions, is probably the most highly developed and mose nearly perfect champion that ever lived There have besn champions for many years, but not one has stood as pre-eminenty in his particular profession or sport as Hoppe does in hla Some there are who think Hoppe abnormal Nothing is further from the truth Away from the billiard table the champion is no different than any other twenty-nine-year-old young man. A dozen years ago there was a flock of billiard marvels Every year almost the title changed hands and the game had a new champion. Then came Hoppe. And Hoppe was so good that nobody. from the time he defeated Maurice Vlgneaux, in 190®, has ever disputed his championship.

AMOi AUTO ENGINEERS

UNITED ACTION ON PART OF INDIANA SECTION ASKED BY F. E. MOSKOVICS.

■M

•MILLERS GET COMEDIAN SAWYER

jKlNMEAPOLlB, March II.—Joe Cantllldn, of the Minneapolis American Aitoactetion testn,^ expects to obtain Car! Sawyer, second baseman, and Molly Qrah, pitcher, from the Washington Ameilcana Waivers already have been '-dttained on Horace .Milan, outfielder, with Washington, who will wear a Mll- ; tek uniform this season, and, according to Cantlllon, Manager Griffith, of the ' Waghhngton team, has aelGid the other clubs In the American League to allew SBfi^er, CraiL and Charles Humphrey, a pitcher, to come to MlnneooQa Sawyer is a real diamond comedian. He is al^ a movie actor in the

l^MEir-eeaaon.

new ifecoRd sacker if a ean be found, but he must . man( than Dolan, and this rill have to step some. 4 kaa strong hopes that outPonnolly, bought from the eHIt idiow up at Indianapolis nt a word has bean received from omtoltir. The Braves were here this sek and George Btalltngs said he was m thag Connolly would play with the 'dlRM. tf he quits the game, Stallings kid the Indians will get another good fr^ ths Braves. AthMitles Look Good. If Connie Mack hasn't a winner, at east he haa a ciub that is in the lalcfnf and it Is ene Uiat will play the ame when Coonie Je directing from the

.MSch

Bos fourteen pitohers on his .aft WBd sirverai of them are of the igb-aiaBS variety, with Strunk, Mclnis, WitL Schang and a couple of the id tuard, Maclt. baa pi number of good OVtttSten, glthbugh he said he was at aatiaaed wtth what he- had. The outer, Ping B^ie, just added, is as 4t as a corn-fed hstfer, but he Is still 4WW with the bat. Roy Grover, for ,.11018 the Indians havs been dickering, <Sk8 good at second base and it It like-

y Re Will stick there.

Minus Pineh Hit

The Indians had a good chance to win }*esterday’s tup-inntng affair, but felt down In pinch-hitting, and the contest dnded t to i in favor of the Athletlca I'to Tribe's only run came in the first, wM Delan's hotons was mussed up by mtt thdan stole and raced home cm

Leary's double.

in the fourth Inning ted off MTtth m clean trtple, only to ^fon third for waat.iOf something betuitiian an eaay lagdld out and two popupa that tolMwed.^ A oouj^e of doubts plays

headed ott ehatieee.

Mbee llMrs swung at one of Fal- ^ Offerings wntoh was twp feat

l,,tikjthe third inning, and away over the fence for

th# score.

Mrs Against ’Em., mad Dale held them tight Bitei lanlBg. when a glartng deetelon by lunplre Augle thg fane to the Athletics aad tBo ea, Moran would grass ut at eeoond on walid the bases were flUed. A .swed, scoring one, and scoring another, good time riding the mn, and the bum dewhen Dolan receteed the lid fuUy alx foet ahead of

Karrtgan. the Siwanoy professional, 2 Played one game and .... I- _«ve h'Oies. Tom McNamara i has won twenty games A^hittemore, of Brookline, * lost iour, while Kieckhefer has

won nineteen and lost four. Ellis still 18 la third place, with the same standIng as last week, as he did not play. The official standing or the Teague shows Jackson to be In fourth place.

games won and six lost

while there are four hiore we^s of Mm two men preceding him must drop much of their present foim to place him frell in the running. Heal is in fifth place, a hall game behind Jackson, and Reiselt follows with eighteen games won and eight lost Jones and Cullen will be on the road

appearing at

Rfi St. Louis and Indlanaiwlis. His opponents will be Jackson, Ellis, Capron. Cannafax and Cooler Cullen will be in Cleveland. Toledo. Detroit. Milwaukee. Rockford and CvMaunome, Heal. Ma-

Kleckhefer and Moore

While neither Cullen nor Jones is In the running for the champlon.ship, each is a good player and liable to defeat

the leaders at any time

The race for premier honors is one of the closest ever in the interstate loop \ and cue fans all over the clroult are watching the outcome of each game

with great interest

More than 900 attended the meeting of the Indiana section of thd Society of Automobile Engineers at ths Claypool hotel last night. In making the opening address, P, E. Moskovlcs, of the Nordyke-Marmon Company, said that the question no longer stands, "Are we pro-allies, or pro-Germans, but are we pro-Americans?" Moskovics made a stirring plea for the support .3. all engineers for the country, saying. ‘’Gentlemen, our country looks to us for a iiemendous work" Moskovlcs’s plea was tor engineers to join the society so that the combined efforts of ail could be used for the United States He also said that word had been received from the preparedness board at Washington that all members of the society will be neeued in the event of war with Gerraary. Ferdinand Jehle, of the Aluminum Castings Company,, Cleveland, In an iilustrated talk displayed fifty slides of all types of aluminum engines, including aero-plane, and pleasure and racing automobiles. He also explained in detail the construction of foundry castings. Mr Jehle also gave an interesting talk on the subject of steel and iron cylinder liner construction for alumifium. F. A. Cornell, the Cole Company, and A L. Nelson, of the Premier Company, also delivered addressea .

Hereby the Boys Are Foxed

BOSTON, March 31.—Announcement was made last night of an agreement reached by the athletic authorities of Georgetown university. Holy Cross college. Fordham university and Boston college, whereby no athlete will be permitted to participate In any majoi* sport during the first year of his transfer from one of these institutions to another, This rule was adopted, it was explained, to prevent indiscriminate shifting of athletes from one college to another, which has become a somewhat common practice in recent years. HOOSIER “Y” ATHLETES GAIN NATIONAL STANDING

OMAR. JUNIOR

Think, how thl* batter'd Caravanserai That w« cal! Honua, haa, day after dgy.

Tear after year, been out there in the lun While other Heroea ohme, and went away. If vrohibitton keep* on apreading, fishing

wiil ioon be a mighty dry aport,

Tom Cowltr la a bis fellow, but even a giant doesn’t loom very high when he la in

a reclining posture

The war can’t last forever. In which respect It differ* from the controverey ov*r

the deflnlUon tg tn amateur.

A certain captain of industry haa three pecullarltle*~he la imuaually amall of stature, haa but one working #ya, and la a "bug"

on golf

One day one of bla aasoclatea wanted to aee him on Important bualnea*. and, aa a matter of course, went to the link* "I'm looking fOr a amall man," he told a Caddie, "a very little man, with one eye." "Well,” replied the freah youth, "if he's such a little feller, w’y doncher look fer

him with both ejaa?"

Speaking of conaervatlam, ws obaerv# that the baaetiali guldas attil refer to it as baseball, in splta of the high cMt of white

psper.

"Stand Back of the Prealdent” la an appaeiing alogan, but tha Washington hall club wni probably giv# him second division ball,

aa usual.

THE CYNIC, Once there wa* a sailor, . Hta nama was Jack, ^ And he sailed far away* And ne'er came back. Oh, a U-boat got him, ’ Or so they say, H And hia Jane mourned for him I A whole darned day. Latest move of the magnates to roduca expenae* Is to dock pitchers for the time they are up in the air.

Grouchy Gtu aaya.’ "It Is all right to eelebrate All Eoolg day on the ist of April, but why make it perpetual r*

wm Old-Timt Pitchtr fvtt Storm InjuriM

IM. MgPch 81.the funeua old-time rthArNewTork Natjonaie, tvho, iNron the TNimple cup M HcoveUnf from a broken when the eyclono r«Nsw Albany. Qdick »b«bU' saved Meekln'e life. I Mayer, now a member of Albany fire department. . under a Are traejc when he the roar of the wlnA Hie right pr^rtided from the aheiter, howgad a hufige rafter feh oa his te.

Qoeanaberry rules make it illegal fer a boxer te bit a/ tallow below the belt, yet moat of tho prometars and ten* carry their

kale In their trouaera pocketa.

People who find it dlfliouU te pick up a

*ni

teratgn languag*

loom golf.

Routd attempt to

CARDINALS AND BROWNS TILT LID AT ST. LOUIS

Wt U>ms, Mo,. Mardh IL-The St. Louie teams of the National and. Aroarican Lae«tias, ware ready to play the flret lame of tha olty aerit» at Robinson i^ this afternoon. Neither Manatar Jfttler Hu^ne. of tho Nationelg nor MmMdPar bolder Jonea, of tho Amsfkans. wouM mako a prodlction as to M probable outcome of the first

vhiih- *

bM esmeotod to eead oithor Bob a lefthandor. to the pttcheria <i«r i^ton tVaiioa, a rtghtniydw WM hie choice for Jejnee^pyehahiy wm Bob _ a righthander, as pitcher and, L Avaertn^t from the Rocnester team I

One difference between the spring and the autumn la that only two major league pennants are won in the autumn. If it should ever be necessary for Uncia gam to call ball piayara to the colors, all ho'd have to do would be to ring a dinner

bell.

War had been decland. and tho ball j^jftra wore being put through the mtliury machine for turning out soldiers. An army officer was giving oao of tho athletca a

vtatoaal teat.

"Tell me," he said, pointing to a distant aquad of men engaged in digging a trench, "how many men are over there?’^ "Nineteen." came the prompt reply, ‘^nd one of ’em is a southpaw pitcher ” "Righto.” admitted the officer, "but how do you know at this dtotanco that one la a

southpaw pitcher f"

’•That’s easy,” cams the reply. "He'a the

only guy thaf ain’t workin'."

Only dlfferenc* between aoml-profeaaionats and some amatourn Is that the mtt«r tergtt

to put "aomi" In front of their title.

in the old days tho boxing tena were disappointed whan a fight wasn’t puilcd off, but now they aro usually disappointed when

it la.

Dodger and Red Sox twirlora riiould have learned a lot in Arkanaaa Tha railroads there have lota of curve#, and the trains are

slow ones.

AH of tho leagues have now announced their aehedulea with tho exception of the

San Langford league

If ball playera go to war for Undo Sara thoy*!! bo in tha fedieral aorvice. but tboy won’t get Fed Loaguo aatarlea.

THE RicRUlT.

Say, ain't it kinds fuuny that Vm way up lMHr#Y ^ Why. I was injt Class D league oaly laat

vear.

Now rm la the major*, and they tell me

ru atick—

I gueaa that’s travelin' upward p. d. quick! It sure does make me glad-thla chance to

win reneen.

big

J. M’CASLIN SETS SEASON BOWLING RECORD WITH 702

The feature of local bowling last night was the performance of' J. McCaslin, a member of the Limits team, rolling In the Llederkrana League, when he eent a total of m pins into the pits in three games, setting a new season’s record. McCaslln started off with 267, followed this with a 235 effort, and wound up with an even 200. In spite of his highclass work McCaslIn’s team was defeated by the Night Owls, who took two out of three games B Klrkhoff. with counts of 199, 243 and 181, was easily the star for the winners In the Indianapolis League Frank Hackerd, rolling for the Marlons, was in good form,-getting a total of 681. His counts were 190, 246 and 246. The Marions won two from the Tarums. Fox, also of the Marions, rolled well, scoring 216, 182 and 197. For the losers Coval was best, scoring 222, 147 and 222. Wabash Ciub In Confisrt The Wabash College Glee Club gave the first concert of its annual spring tour last night at the Propylasum. Several specialty numbers ^,were features of tho program. J. E. Alexander Is man aging the club and J. K. Nicholson is student director.

DERBY CANDIDATE MAKES GOOD SHOWING IN TRIAL LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 31.-In preparation for his engagement tn the Kentucky Derby, to be decided May 12, Harry Kelly, J. W. Schorr’s most promising aspirant for the rich stake, was given his first really ambitious trial since the spring training season commenced, yesterday at Douglas park. The colt was sent seven-eights, the longest distance any of the locally trained eliglbles have been asked to go, and that he acquitted himself to the satisfaction of trainer George Land and others who witnessed the trial, goes with-

out saying.

With a stable companion as a pacemaker he stepped the distance in 1 35 3-5. reeling off the quarter in 0 28 4-5, the half in 0 54 1-6, and the three-quar-ters In 1-20 3-5. He was fighting for his head all the way and was running just as strongly in the last furlong as In the first part of the trip.

Drills Displace Athletics

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 81.— All athletics at the University of Chattanooga have been discontinued pending settlement of the International,situation, and students are drilling daily under array officers’ Instruction ST. LOUIS TO RAISE $60,000 TO^BUY CARDINAL PLAYERS

Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. athletes finished In sixth place in the international hexathlon contest that took place this last month in the gymnasiums of seventy-five various associations Brooklyn Central was first with 6 210 points, Toronto, second; Chicago, third, Louisville, fourth: Toronto Central, fifth, and Indianapolis, sixth, with 3,884 points This is the best showing that the local association has ever made in a national contest More than 3,000 men took part In the different events Of the local association fifty-one men competed, and twenty-four men qualified Henry Jones Smidl finished in fourth place in the individual score, with 506 points The flr.st highest individual .point winner was Paul J, McCary, of Chicago, Central association, who made 568 points The next best man was Russell W. Sayre, who put the twelve-pound shot forty-nine feet and eleven Inches. He now holds the international record for the tw'elve-pound shot Physical Director Graf announced that the national life saving Penthalon contest woufil start with two events next Wednesday night Next Tuesday the organization of the Y, M. C. A. Indoor Baseball League will take place This Is open to all the members of the physical department HANOVER BALL CARD.

FOe INDIANA FAIR WEK

THIRTY-THOUSAND DOLLAR STAKES WILL BE RACED FOR IN SEPTEMBER.

More than $33,000 will be raced for during the Indiana state fair week,”according to the speed program announced yesterday by Secretary Charles F Kennedy’ In addition to the two divisions of the Western Horsen»n stake there will be four $2,000 early events Many of the Grand circuit stables are sure to be seen here state fair week. It costs $80 to enter in any one of the events. The program for the week follows: Monday, September 3. Pure*. 2 28 pace—Tho Alonxo McDonald (early cloaing) |2,0W 3 10 trot 1 900 2 04 pac# 1 800 3 a trot 1,00# Tuesday, September 4. 2*12 trot—The S’ate Fair Special (early closing) .82.088 2*17 pace 1,000 3 20 trot (three-year-olda and under! ... 700 Three-year-old pace—The Western Horaeman Futurity^ (eatimated) 8,S00 Wednesday, September S. 2-11 pace—The Indiana (early cloilng)..38,000 2 07 trot 1.008 Free-for-all pace 1,800 Thre*-year-otd trot—The Western Horseman Futurity {estimated) 8,808 Thursday, September 6. 2 25 trot—The Peter the Great (early cloring) ,....|3,00e 2.20 pace 1,000 2.15 trot 1,080 2.01 pace 1,000 Friday, September 7. t'l* trot $1,000 2"1S pace 1,000 3'18 trot 1,800 2.15 pace (three-year-olds and under).. 700

SPEEDWAY OATES STAND.

CHICAGO. March 3L—On the advice of government officials there will be no motg speedway race here on Memorial day. and for the present the original date of June 9 wilt stand, it was announced today by the speedway association. Both Chicago and Cincinnati applied for the Memorial day date after Indianapolis, to which it had been awarded, had called off its race because of the war cloud*. It was said that racing on that date would be "the worst of Improprieties."

JACK DILLON A WINNER.

(Special to The Indianapolts NewaJ HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 81 -Jack Dillon, of Indianapolis, made short work of a boxer, said to be* Jim Bsjry, a Chicago heavyweight, In their bout here last night DlUon could have ended the bout la the first round, but sJlowed the affair to drag along until the third, when his opponent’s seconds threw a towel into the rlfig

New Mark for Riflemen

MORGANTOWN, W. Va.. March 81.— The rifle team of West Virginia university yesterday made what is believed to be a national record for collegiate rifle shooting when six members of the tenman team registered perfect scores of 200 in the final match of the teams in Division A of the National Rifle Association of America. As tho five highest scores out of the ten compose the team score for the match. West Vlralnia'B score for the final match is l,0w.

(Special to The Indianapolts News] < MADISON, Ind., March 31.-Coach Rider and his baseball men are rounding into condition and are eagerly waiting for the coming trip into Kentucky, which will open Hanover’s season. Manager McNulty hai^ scheduled the following games for the Red and White team: April 12—St. Xaviers at Louisville -AprU 13—St, Mary's at SL Mary'a Kentucky. _ . April 14—Lfndaey Wilson at Columbia, Ky. April 21—St. Xaviers (Louisville) at Madison. May 1—St, Xaviers (Cincinnati) at Madison. May U—Franklin at Franklin. May 14—Butler at Indianapolis. May 17—Franklin at Madison. May 25—Butler at Madison Mayq 80—St Xaviers at Cincinnati. WILLIAMS WINS AGAIN.

AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Indlanapollrf Merits will pracUcs Sun-

day at Garfield bark.

The Riverside baasball team wUl hold a meatin* in the church baramant tontarht and ■will practica tomarrew afternoon at Rlvar-

■ide park.

Tha Christamore oluh will bold aa important maettn* tomorrow afternoon at Twentyseventh street and the Monon railroad The New York Specials will play the Maroon* tomorrow afternoon at Riveralde. A good Bhortstop !a wanted. Call Woodruff 1939

and ask for Joe.

If the weather permit* the LI T. M. A. will hold practice tomorrow morning at Garfield park. Player* wishing tryeait* be at tb« park

at 9 SO a m.

Any fourteen or fifteen-year-eld team* wanting gamas with the Willard Reserves

call Prospect 7M and ark for Max

The Central Tiger* will hold an Important meeting tonight at Twelfth street and Central avenue In the basement of tho church. The Admirals will hold practice at Riveraide park tomorrow and players are requested

to be present not later than g p. m.

The 88 Maccabees will hold practice at Rlveratde partt Sunday afternoon at 1*80 o’clock. A good first baseman deetring a tryout attend a meeting Sunday afternoon at Riveraide. when the Indianapolis Pirates will play the Southern Grays at diamond No 4. The Southern Grays will alao hold practice at RhodSu* partt For games call Belmont 1*22

and aak for Walter Cox.

The Dixie Highways will wactice at Oarfield park tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Mack is

afked to attend.

The T. T.’a will arork out at Brookslde park Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All of tsat arason’a players as well aa many new aines wiahing tryouta are requested to be on

(hand.

The Meldon Club haa entered the Municipal League and will practice on the Stnwood diamond Sunday afternoon B Murphy is requested to call Prospect 38o<.

I iRpffirmtionsl League, behind tbe{But-H’s sur. all-fired loneeome In #

I league town.

ST. LOUIS. March 31.—The Cardinal Idea Is a success. With the first payment of $175,000 the club oversubscribed by about ILOOO, the purchasing syndicate today began its work to Immediately raise $50,000 to give the club a fund with which to buy players and make Improvements. The first payment on the club will be handed Mrs. Helene Britton some time today and the property formally turned over to James C. Jones, trustee of tho new community baseball club. The remaining $176,000 can be paid within two years, but It was announced today It would be raised In less than six months. This stock will be disposed of In blocks as high as $50,000 Instead of the 15,000 limit placed on the first batch. OLD CANOE CLUB REOPENED Since the park board has taken over the property* of the Riverside Canoe Club Interest U running high. IVopk hss already been started on the grouhds. Car! C. Callahan, manager of the club, has started a campaign for new mem bers and has set the number at 850 members. There are abqut 200 canoe owners at Riverside now and all wUl come into the club. There will be a meeting at the clubhouse Sunday afternoon at 8 o’clock when plans for tho club will be discussed. The change In management makes It necessary for every private canoe owner to attend this meeting and make arrangements for racks for the coming season. ^ 8. H- 8. Nines Practice. The Red baseball team of Shortrldge high school held the first practice of the season at Palrvlew park this morning at 9 o'clock. The squad was under Captain Chew Barrett. The Gray and Blue teams will practice Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at Falrvlew. under Cal Roberts and Bird Weir. The Wbltes will use the Falrvlew dtemond T^e^ay morning. The Girls* All-Star basketball team will play the Alumni In the school gymnaelum April 10. The all-ster lineup Is: Forwards. Alleen Riley, Doris Holmes; center, Helen Congdon (^ptain): Kuards, Charlene Evans and Margaret Williams

BOSTON, March 31.—Out-of-to'wn players were eliminated in the second round of singles In the Invitation tennis tournament on the covered courts of the Longwood Chicket Club yesterday. R Norris WUliams II, the national singles champion, easily disposed of Josiah Wheelwright, of Boston, in straight sets. Three single matches were played and one went by default. The summaries; N. W. Nile* defeated H. *0. Johnson, both of Boston 6—4. 6—4 Ed'win Sheafe, Boston, defeated C. M. Bull, Jr, New York, 6—8, 6—4 R. N. ■Williams II defeated Josiah Wheelright, Jr, both of Boston. 6—0, 6—J H. O M Kiniher, Boeton. defeated J.'D. E Jones, Providence, R. I., by default.

Canned Fiahworms

BRAZIL,. Ind., March 8L—Canned fishworms are the latest fi^d of Brazil Izaak Waltons. While spading their gardens fishermen pick up the worms, which are close to thp surface now, and drop them into lard cans filled with soft dirt and moss. In the summer, when the worms are hard to find and it is hot and disagreeable digt^ng for them, the anglers go to the cans for their supplies The worms are fed with water and sour milk

NO ACTION AT MICHIGAN ON CONFERENCE QUESTION

ANN ARBOR, Mich , March 3t—Nc^hliig was done by the board of regents of the University of Michigan yesterday relative to the proposal that Michlgsui make applies tion for readmission to the Western Intercollegiate Conference. Much time was taken up at the meeting of the regents in the discussion of military training for the university and other questions which the board regarded as more important. "The conference was the least important of many m^ktlers dealt with," said Regent Victor M. Gkjre, of Benton Harbor. Resolutions favewing the return of the University of Michigan to the Western Intercollegate Conference were adopted February 27 by the board of control in athletics and submitted to the regents, whose approval is necessary before the required changes in athletic rules to make Michigan eligible to tho conference can be made.

I. U. to Cancel Baseball if War Declaration Comes

i Want Indianapolis Meets.

Tho Modern Woodmen team will hoM prac- T»virrT t n* si —Fiva c* at Garfield Bynday at 2 o’clock Playera ! SHELBTVILLE, Ind., March 31. Five

BICYjCLE ACCESSORIES Everything Imaginable for your convenience in riding—Pumps, Bells, Lights, Wrenches, Tire Repair Kta, et^ Whatever it hi you want it is here. Come in and get it. GUS HABICH 142 E. Vt ash^gton St. l>e Oldswt. LM'fpst awl .Meet Complete %erttiif Cteed* fkore la

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oall Prospect S4T7 Sunday morning. Anv team desiring games with a thIrteOn

and fourts«n-year-«ld team call Prospect 5805

Ths Indianapolis Reserves will practice

Sunday at B Tenth and Riley avenue at t p. m. For games with tho Reraervss oait

Irvtngum ISO*.

The Boys' Club Juniera held * meeting laat night at tha clUbrooma Sunday aflerDoon they meet the •Hivathlane at Garfield parit diamond No. X, at 3 38 o'clock. Last Sunday the leant had a etiff practice under ths direction of Mattager Sattin. Games are a anted mith all teams claiming the sixteen-year-old championship of the state For gamat addrem Bob Sattla. 18 West Washington street, or cat! Main HSS and ask fw

Cauldweli

The National Forties are ready to book :

game*. Manager Clark will have two strong ^ A, t* club* in the field this eeason, the .Vatlwisi ion bUlianrf g»nie at ths Board of Trails Forties and Premier nine A practice game room*. Tho match WM a long drawn ill bo playod at Brookslde park Sunday ! out affair that went 113 lanlr^a Neither

{Special to The Indianapolis News] BLOOMINGTQN, Ind., March 8L-In diana’s complete baseball schedule may be canceled if the United States declares war, according to a report here following a conference of Resident Bryan with the athletic committee President Bryan recommended that the entire schedule be canceled, and wired ^e other schools In the Big Nine conference to learn their attitude on the auesilon. It is understood that a number of the schools favored toe proposal. Action on the matter will be taken the first of next week. If the Crimson schedule is not played, the'southern trip which the team is taking at the present time will be the only baseball which the Indiana team will play this season. Verdict Against Norton. ST, PAUL, March 3L-John W. Norton. president of the St. Paul Baseball Corporation, was ordered to pay $15,167 ti\ the corporation which formerly owned the local American Association franchise here. In a decision filed in district court yesterday. The order dlsposee of an accounting suit which was a sequel to injunction proceedings brought by Mrs. Minnie P. Lennon, wife of George E. Lennon, former owner, to wrest control of the club from Norton.

Beck to Captain Brewers. MILWAUKEE, March 31.~Zlnn Beck, purchfsed from tho 8t Louis Nationals by the Milwaukee ciub of the American Association, will captain the Brewers this season. Beck is an aggressive player and popular with the athlotea

too Much Johnson

meets have been arranged, in which the Shelbyville high school track team will compete this spring On April 28 a meet will be held with the t^Jn repreeontlng the Technical high school of Indianapolis. An effort is also being myle to arrange a meeting with the Manual Trateinf high school Uwn. of Indlanapolli. A meet with the Rushvttle and Greensbt^ high school teams will be xotai*

held here on May la Hurley Beats Thomas.

With both players attempting air-tight safety thfyughout the entire match. Wilbur Hurley laat night downed Edward

INDIANAPOLIS. AB. B6. SH. R H

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alteraoea at 2» o'clock, and all pteyera wisiUng tryouts ara requostod te be present Whaley and Rubush call Woodruff 888 and

ask for Clark.

The Ltnwood baseball club wgl be organized for ths coming oaaaon. and will play as an indspondent cdub Address all oomntuRioaihHM *# tha Unwomi club, 4«5 East Tenth street, or phefie Irvington m

Basketball.

The Butler A. C'» defeatod the Troup f Fox#*. W to la The Foxes led the first hall, but ths A C came hack in tb* seeond half, and were dtrriared the champions. The Butier S^« would itko to hear from

player Attempted to go after difficult shots and as a result the game was uninteresting. Hurley completed a high run of four, while Thomaa put together a count of threa Harry C. Qeiael ref-

ereed, _ Cannefax In Form.

CHICAGO, March SL—-Robert C^annefax, representing St Louis te an InterBiste Three-Cushion Billiard League contest, last mght defeated John Moore, of v'blcago. 50 to 3S, in a game that went sc^enty-six inninga Caanefax’s

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PHILADELPHIA AB. BB. SH. R H.

RED SDX MAKE TRADE. BOSTON, March 31.—A trade haa been arranged between the Boston Americans and the Buffalo club, of the International League, by which Albert Bader, a pitcher, will join the Boston team, and Vean Gregg, a pitcher, and one other player will be turned over to Buffalo. according to advices from Oklahoma City, Okla», where the world champions played an exhibition game yesterday. Gregg has not reported as yet, and the deal is contingent cm his consent. It was said that Manager Barry had asked waivers on seven, play-

ers now with the locals

JUNIOR SWIM TO SEEGAR. CINCINNATI, March 8L-G. A. Seegar, of the Hamilton Club, of Chicago, had no trouble in winning the.»500-yard Central A. A U. Junior championship swim here last night, his time for the distance being 6:42, or about ten seconds Blower than the record. John Bennett, of the Cincinnati gymnasium, finished second, and Paul Strieker, also of the Cincinnati gymnasium, the only other starter, third. Colonels Beat Southerners. BIRMINGHAM, Alt, March 31.-The Blrmlngttem Southern Association team was defeated by the Loqjsifille team, champions of the American Association, here. 4 to 1. yesterday. Although the Southern Leaguers outhit the northern team, the locals made errors at critical times which gave the visitors the contest.

Craig Goes to Arkansas. . FAYETTEVILLE. Ark, March SLJlmmy Craig, former University of Michigan football star, will succeed T. T McConnell as director of athletics at the University of Arkansas, it was announced by President J. C. Futrell, yesterday. Mr. McConnell resigned recently to engage in business. Craig starred on the Michigan elevens of 1911, 1912 and 1913.

Even Giants, Acknowledged Pennant Winners, Go Down Before Tigers.

SPRING SERIES GIVE LINE

Intsrfeague Contests FumitlH Idea of Play That Way Be Expected In Regular Beaton.

NEW YORK. Marclv M-The American League and the National League have kicked Just exwjtly backward, compared with winter league dope, and if preseason games continue sending home the same result* they have for the last few day* the folk* are tolerably apt to be reading from an Inverted posture. fisurfid as the best bet for John K, Toner’s flag and congratulations next fall, merely aided in the gumming procs** by losing to the Tiger*, while the Braves ran true to form by defbating the Yankees whon tliey were least expected to. The only bright spot for the dopeeten was the performance of the Itodfers, who gracefully lost to the Red Sox. Losing yesterday merely Indicated a return to proper form. Series Bheutd Help. The interleague series that are being ptfiled off in advance of the major league openings are able to give more of a line this year on what may be expected than ever before because the teams have been favored with almost Ideal weather conditions te their training. There has been a spirit of keen rivalry te Che tr^ning camps The Giants fielded miserably in 'their flrst.appearance against a major league team this season. The Yankee pitchers fell down against the Braves, white Brooklyn simply stood still, fought ine Oklahoma wind, and subiflltted to a gentle massacre at the hands of the Red Sox.

FAMOUS ATHLETES JOIN COLORS

CHICAGO, March 81.—Among the recruits of Battery C. First Illinois field artillery, are numbers of college athletes who Jn former years were nationally known. On the ^battery muster rolls today are the names of Bruce D Smith, a former Harvard end; Roy E. Bard, a Princeton football star; Andy Ortmeyer, Gerald Butler, Albert Sercomb, Jimmie Marahall. Jim Ljnn. George Richardson, all formerly connected with Yale athletics. Others are t’Earl Bliss, once a Brown imlverslty baseball player, and Frazer Hale widely Known as a golfer. *

Football Nets $79,484

CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 3t-Ath letics at Hitevard university were conducted at a net loss of $378 for the year ending July 31, 1916 The report of Fred W. Moore, graduate treasurer of the committee on the regulation of athletic sports, issued last night, shows total expen.«ses of $204,682 and receipts of $204,154. Football and baseball were the only major sports to return a profit. The varsity football team in 1915 made a profit of $79,434, and the baseball team in the spring of 1918 made a net income of $3,910 The net loss In rowing was $18,396; track team. $7,448; hockey teams,

$1,994.

EVAS TO REPORT SOON.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March $1.-With ,*^the date-for the advance guard of th* Evansvills Central League baseball team to report les* than two week* off, transportation is being sent to the players by. President Harry Stahlhefer. The battery men and most of th* veterans of last year have been ordered to report at Boss* field next Thursday to prepare for the exhibition game with the Pittsburg National League team on April 10, Tuck Turner, regarded as on* of th* best pitchers in th* Central Leagua and

FRANKLIN IN REMARKABLE 100-MILE LOW GEAR RUN

Bert NIehoff in Line. DENVER, March 8L — Bert NIehoff. second baseman and one of the holdouts of the Philadelphia National League baseball club, left here last night for St. Petersburg, Fla., where the team is training. It is said that he accepted the terms offered by Manager Pat Moran.

Elis Win Tank Title. PRINCETON. N. J., March 31,-Tale won the intercollegiate swimming championship by defeating Columbia university in the swim-off of the tie h>re last night. The score was. Yale. 35, Columbia, 18.

Capron Loses Another. HOCJHESTER, N. Y-, March 31.-Je-rome Keogh, of this city, defeated Joseph Capron, of Chicago, 60 to 47, in an Interstate Three-Cushion Billiard League match that went eighty-six innings Both contestant* completed high runs of four.

EXHfBITION GAMES

8 U 9 0 0 9 0 8 Bodi*.

Home nm—Myera Loft eaa baoe#— Athletics, 1. Double plays—Dolan

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IndianajpoUs i PhUedriphia 0 Two-bMO bit*—Leary,

hit—Dolan Indtens 4

to LasuT, W. acheng to Mclnnla, Bodie to W. Sekang to Witt Hit* *»d earned runs—Off FaikeBberg, 4 hits, 1 nua tn six inninix, off Dale. 6 bits, 3 runs tn 4 inntnfs; off Myera, 3 hits, no nnse !« 3 linings, off E Johnson, 1 hit. no rue* In 3 Irntng*; eff R Jobsoon, t bit*, no run* In 4 Inning* Stolwi base—Dolan Struck out—By FaUteaberg, 3. by J^er*. 1.

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At Pin* Bluff. Ark.- R H E. Columbus 793 Uttle Bock 7 13 S Battortss—Lingrsl, Scb«)bM and Lalong, Murphy, Hardgrove, Knight, lYout and ChapAt Oklahoma City— H H.11 Boston 13 i Brooklyn 4 5 3 Batteriee—Shore, Maya, Tyson and Cady. Thomas. Agnsw, Pfeffer, Malls, ApplSlon and Meyers, Miller. Snyder. At LouIsvlU*— R H E. Cincinnati 694 Washington 4 14 Bmitertee—Toney, Eller and Wlngo, Johnson. Craft. Thomas and AinemUh, HeniT|. At Ft Worth, Tex- B H E. New York ,— 19* Detroit 4 7 1 Batteries—Andoteon, McCarthy and Rartdan; Boland, Curningham and Etanage, Spencer. At Mottrea Ga.— RH E. New York 15 3 Boaton 819 Battertea-Mogridge. SQiocker and Nunanoaker; Waltora. Allan, Crum and Gowdy. At New Onoans— B H.11. (fieveiand I 15 8 New Orleans ..351 Batteries—Morton, Smith and O’Neil; Petty, DiUlnger. Caldwell and Hiraina At Pire Bluff— R H E. Little Rock Ui ^ Columbus .. ........... ...... ..ill Batterioa—HardgroTfi, Knight, Trout and Chapman; XiasttaL fiDlweabors and La* Xnaste Idurphy.

Icy roads proved no handicap to the first 100-mile, low-gear run ever attempted In lotta, when, on February 16, a Franklin touring car left !>«*«. Mplnra on a trip to test the cooling ability of the air-cooled engine. In spite of the slipping and skidding, the car averaged 18(4 mues an hour, and just for good measure, ran 185^4 miles on tew gear without stopping the engine. Better than thirteen miles an hour on low gear for ten hours without * »top is a real test of an engine’s cooling abtlltY. It is the equivalent of forty-two miles an hour on high gear for ten consecutive hours A careful examlnatio* at the conclusion of the trip showed not the slightest sign of overheating or any other trouble. _ , This run recalls do mind the low-gear tests made by thf Franklin September 23, 1914. At that time 116 cam participated, each going 100 miles in low without stopping the engine. These cars were in the hands of Franklin dealers all over the country and were under the observation of automobile club and press representatives, J, W. McCormmach, of Pendleton, Ore, took part In this run and afterward decided to put the Franklin to an even more severe test. So he removed the high and Intermediate gears and sealed the transmission. Then, on August 1. 1916, he started with two companions for San Francisco from Walla walla. Wash. The route led through Pendleton, Ore, across the 160 miles of the Harney desert, through the Siskiyou mountains and Burney pass and down the Sacramento valley, 860 miles on low gear without stopping the engine It took 83 hours and 40 minutes to make the nonstop run. * Mason and Coulon Draw. FT. WAYKB, Ind., March «1.-Frankie Mason and Johnny Coulon, former bantamweight champion, fought a tenround draw here laat night Coulon had the best of th# first half of the engagement, but Mason evened things up in the latter portion. Maalbetach to Coach Endi. ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 81.-John Maalbetsch. captain of th* Unlveralty of Michigan football team last year, yesterday signed his contract „wlth Phillips university, at Enid, Okla., where he is to act aa coach and director of atbiettes Rouah Joins Rede. LOUISVILLE, March 31—Edward Roush, an outfielder, who ha* been a holdout because of a salary dispute, reached an agreement here yesteroey with Manager Mathewson, of th* Cincinnati National League club. It la understood Roush’s demands were com-

plied with.

Reds Reach Home Lot CINCINNATI, March 81 —Baseball weather greeted the Reds and Washingtons here today when they arrived from Louisville to continue their spring seriM. By winning yesterday, 6 to 4, the Red* took the lead te the series, two games to one, Walter Johnson wa* driven out : to the second round by Matty’a slugger*. Blues Turn Louden Back. ARKADELPHIA, Ark. March 31.— Manager Oanzel, of the Kansas City club of the American Association, announced that he had returned Inflelder Louden to the Cincinnati ciub, of the National League He said that a aore arm. made Louden useies* McCarthy Shade* Moha. MILWAUKEE. March »-Johnny McCarthy, welterweight, of Califorma, had a alight shade on points over Eddls Moha. of Milwaukee. In a ten-round, no-deciaton ix>at last night, according to a majority of critics at the ringside. College Baseball. At Ctearlottssrille, V*.-Amber*t colls**. 1; University of Virginia. 8 . « _ , At Atbsn# G*,-Unlver*lty of Ooorgia, f; West V'lralnia Wesleyan, 8. At Macon, Oa.-Infiian*. 9; M#'«r. i. Patsy Kline Winner. NEW YORK. March 3i.-Irish Patsy Kline defeated Leo Johasoib negro I^L wsighLin ten i^diT hers ta^fO^

Frank Wlnchell, the speedy right-hander of no hit fame, are the only memb*« of

last year's pitching staff

SWIMMER CANN ENTERED. DETROIT. March M-Two nations! A A. U. championships will be decided at the Detroit Athletic Ciub tonlghL Stars of national fame are entered In these contests and in special events. : and it is #xi>ected on# or more world’s records will be broken. Two national championships of th* Amateur Athletic Union are the junior 100-yard breast stroke and the senior 600-yard swim. Norman Ross, of San Francisco, and Ted Cann, of New York, sure among the swimmers entered tn th* lattsr event Trick Record Broken. -mA JUANA, Mexico, Mar'^h Sl.-*Diacll broke th# track record for one mile and seventy yards in winning the fourth race here yesterday, running rhi* distance in 1:44 3-5. He ran a good i.ue and just lasted to qutstay Checks in a driving finish. Little Arthur Johni'on rode Letltla and Gordon Roberta to victory. Another Training Park. WHEELING, W. Va., March 31I.,eague park, at Martins Ferry, O., used last year by the Wheeling club of the Central League for the club’s home games, has been offered to the state of Ohio for th# use of troops Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, has been notified that the park Is at his disposal in event It is neea<^^ Saints Beat Qalvsaton. GALVESTON, Tex, March 81-Th# St. Paul club of tha American Association defeated the Galveston Texas League teem yesterday te a free hitting contest, 6 to 5,

Real class!

You ean tell a Caplin suit the minute you see It. It isn't extreme It's in good taste,' It fit*. Its materials are attractlv*. A Caplin suit is a suit of real clasa f25 to f65

tmkmmgrnmtm BILLIARDS TTte Came to Quiet Bminen Nerpe$ Drop in and play a game of billiards—forget your ousineM for an hour, and you can go back to work with a clear, rested mind and he more efficient for the rest of the day The ^ handy location—basement Oecidental building, corner Illinois and Washington streets.