Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 208, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1920 — Page 10

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SAMMY CRANE GOES TO REDS IN TRIBE DEAL Flashy Shortstop Transferred to World’s Champions in Player Trade. EXCHANGE AIDS BOTH Cincinnati Must Send Capable Men Here—More Spring Games Arranged. Shortstop Sammy Crane today was officially transferred to the Cincinnati Reds, world’s champions, in ft deal which probably will bring three capable athletes to the Indians. Announcement of the deal was made by Generul Manager Jack Hendricks over the long distance 'phone from Cincinnati, where he is mix Ing with other baseba ? l promlnents on f the outskirts of the national commission meeting. Outfielders and pitchers are to come here In the deal, It Is said, and Cincinnati has agreed to send capable men. In fact, the deal was made conditional on the ability of the Reds to produce the proper talent In exchange because Hendricks staled before departing for Cincinnati Wednesday that he was after players and would not let the flashy shortstop go for cash only. Hendricks also announced today that he had conferred with Manager Pat Moran of the Reds regarding spring exhibition games In Florida and that it has been tentatively arranged for contests between the Reds and Indians both at Miami and St. Petersburg. He said two games have been planned at each camp, the Reds being scheduled to work out at Miami and the Hooslers at St Petersburg. MORAN TO I'SE . HIM AS UTILITY. Crane was obtained from the Southern association in 1918, finished the short Season here and then played regularly during the whole of the 1919 schedule. He Is a wizard at fielding, a better than ordinary base-runner, but light with the bat, though this weakness is not too severe to prevent him making good in the big leagues, it is not thought. He has ban two or more major league trials, it is true, but there was a noticeable allround Improvement in his work list season, and for this reason the Reds decided to start a deal for him. It Is understood Pat Moran plans to use Crane as utility inflelder, because he can play either short or third base with equal cunning. In place of Crane, If the Reds do not send a shortstop among the players coining hefe in the trade, Herman Bronkie more than likely will be resigned, which will permit the shifting of Ollie O'Marn to Crane’s old position. Two players who have been mentioned as likely to come here in the Crane transfer are .Shortstop Smith and Outfielder-Pitcher Bressler. John McGraw grabbed Smith by the waiver route some time ago, but since then Pat Moran has been endeavoring to pet McGraw's consent to permit the Inflelder to be" used in the Indianapolis deal, and he may have succeeded. At any rate. Hendricks believes the Indians will profit by the deal, and the fans will be satisfied if he can increase the hitting and pitching strength of the Indians thereby. COLONELS TRADE DAVIS FOR TWO LOUISVILLE, Jan. B.—Pitcher Frank (Dixie) Davis has been traded to the St. Louis Browns for Pitchers Ernie Koob and Wayne B. Wright, it was announced here Wednesday. Davis won twenty-two games last year. Koob Is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Wright is an Ohio university man. Wright now- is taking a medical course at Ohio. Wright was a sensation with the Browns In 1918. lie did not report until June, but was nt the top of his stride when he went to work, winning eight out of ten games. Koob has been with the Browns since 19V5. He was considered an exceptionally good prospect. He was !n the aviation corps In 191.8. Koob is 25 and Wright 23 years old. THORPE THREATENS TO QUIT GAikE NEW YORK. .Tan. 8. —.Tim Thorpe will play major league baseball next season or he will not wear a uniform. This word was brought,, by newspaper men from Canton, where the noted Indian became well known during the football season. Thorpe is said to have served notice that, rather than play with Akron in the International league he Will devote his entire attention to automobile interests he has recently acquired. RISBERG SAYS HE’S THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO, .T.m, .B.—Swede Rls(berg, shortstop of the Chicago White Sox. today announced bis retirement •from the big leagues. Blsberg lias gone Into the restaurant business here, which he says, with the money he can pick up playing in the Const league, i* uunv than he can make playing In the big leagues. HENS BUY TWO DODGER PL A YERS TOLEDO. Jan. B.—lnfielder Malone and Outfielder Hickman of the Brooklyn club have been purchased by the Toledo American Association team, according to an 'announcement by President Roger Bres nahan. TWO AT JACKSONVILLE. NEW YORK, Jan. S.—President Jacob Buppert of the New York Yankees last -night received word from Harry Sparrow, business manager of the club, two Is in Jacksonville, Fla., that an agreement hud been signed with the Jacksonville chamber of commerce whereby the Yankees and Brooklyn Robins will train at Jacksonville next spring. HEINIE WAGNER DROrPEI). BOSTON, Jail. 8. —President Fra zee of the Red Sox has announced that Helnle Wagner, former shortstop of me hnd been released. Wagner was assistant to Manager Barrow during the latter part of the 1919 season. K. F. M.’s Hold Session and Decide to Enter Sports on Big Scale That a bright athletic future is In store for the K. F. M.’s Is a decided fact in the minds of the members and friqmds of the organization who attended the banquet and pep session held at their clubrooms in Cosmos hall last night. A1 Keener, former Notre Uame athlete, was carded to fulfill the duties of toastmaster, but he was called to Chicago on business and the Job fell luto the hands of Elmer Beckert, who put things over with plenty of punch. Mr. Beckert stated that he believes this Is the time for the Knights to “step out” and make a name for themselves on the athletic field and he Intends to be one of their big boosters. Any number of "old timers” reported before the whistle blew and they declared themselves ready to support the Knights of today in any undertaking that tends to better the club. Many of these men are prominent in Indianapolis' business and professional world and they assured the members of the athletic committee that financial difficulties will not hinder the moves that are planned for this year. Dr. Cuodel. who a few years ago was one of the biggest amateur athletic boosters in the citv, praised the Knights for their work In athletic events in former years and told them he was ready to do his part to put the organization in the sport spotlight during 1920. P. J. Sullivan, J. J. Canning, L. J. Logan and H. F. Toner have been appointed members of the athletic commlttop fnf this year.

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Herrmann Willing to Step Down , but He Advises Delay Commission Chairman Puts It Up to the Big League Presidents. HIS REASONS LOGICAL CINCINNATI, Jan. B.—Garry Herrmann today put It up to John Heydler, president of the National league, and Ban Johnson, president of the American league, to say whether he should Immediately resign as chairman of the national commission. Herrmann asked them to make the decision when he made his annual report as chairman at the annual meeting of the commission here today. Herrmann’s report recommended that the commission should not elect officers at this time, and then said: ‘‘ln the meantime, if my colleagues are of the opinion that the commission should operate temporarily without a chairman, I will be glad to tender my resignation, Immediately." In his report Herrmann said In part: SETTLE DIFFERENCES FIRST, HE URGES. "Inasmuch as there is a divergence of views between the two parties of the first part to the national agreement as to the continuation of the commission as constituted, and the qualifications of its chairman, or the substitution therefor of a one-iuan tribunal, 1 strongly recommend that the election of officers be deferred until an agreement . has been reached on these points. “Having recommended a yea* ago tnat the election of officers be deferred for the reasons above, and understanding that no definite conclusions with respect to this matter have been reached either by the two leagues <w the committees representing them, it must be apparent that there should not be any election of officers at this time. NOT TRYING TO OT.-FICE. “In making this statement I want it understood that it is not done with a view on my part to hold on to the office which I now occupy as your chairman, but, on the contrary, believe that the question In controversy should be taken up by the committees already appointed for this purpose, the two leagues, as well as yourselves, for adjustment at the earliest possible period; and having in mind that there probably will be a joint conference between the members of the two major leagues within a very few weeks, that the matter should be definitely determined either previous thereto or at that time. “During the past year the national agreement Insofar as it pertains to the national association, has been abrogated. It seems to me the first thing to be determined is the question whether anew agreement should be entered into at this time with the minors. Personally. I am not keen for anew agreement until the Baltimore Federal league case that was t r b*d in Washington and has now been taken up on appeal, has been finally deposed of. because, as matters now stand if I am correct in my contention, the national agreement as well as the commission itself Is illegal.” The question of awarding third place monev Iri the American league championship race in 1919 was expected to be another subject before the commission today. New York finished third In the race with Carl Mays, ordered suspended by Johnson, but retained on the pitching staff by virtue of a court Injunction. With games won by Mays thrown out, Detroit would have been in third position at the close of the season.

I%gii School jpipgS PORTS WEEK END GAMES. Friday Evening—Broad Ripple vs. Ben Davis at Broad Ripple; Technical vs., Franklin at Franklin. Saturday Evening—Technical vs. Green- | castle at Greencastle; Manual vs. Jefrerson high of Lafayette at the local Y. M. \ C. A., with Manual and Shortrldge sec ond teams in curtain raiser; Shortrldge vs. Brazil at the Shortrldge gym. A busy week end for local high school basketball teams is indicated by the above schedule. IVroad Ripple apparently has the easiest task cut out, as it already has a win over Ben Davis this season. Ben Davis, however, has been p Hying good basketball, having wins over Plainfield (27 to 111), West Newton (32 to 26), Castleton (17 to 12), and a number of other good teams. Russell Morris, Ripple forward, will be out of the game as a result of an operation in which he had his tonsils removed, and his absence leaves quite a gap to be filled. .... On the other hand, Technical in facing Franklin and Greencastle is in anything but a soft spot. The Franklinites hold a win over Shelbyville to- the tune of 36 to 14, and, it will be remembered that Shelbyville defeated both Manual and Tech."her only defeat in this neck of the woods being at the hands of Shortrldge. Franklin has been in the habit this season of piling up big scores on her opponents, as witness her defeat of Rushville, 43 to 7; Hopewell, 03 to i), and Lebanon, 33 to 13. And the very next night the Teohites engage the Greencastle quintet, which has been starring in the heavyweight class, leaving a trail of blasted hopes and crippled basket shooters in its Jefferson high of Lafayette, which takes on Manunl at the “Y” Saturday night, is going big, having been defeated but once this season (by Lebanon). There is not much dope on the performances of the Brazil quint which performs at the Shortrldge gym Saturday night. Brazil has heretofore been represented by very good teams, and it is supposed this year’s five is up to standard. The loss of their star forward, who died from blood poisoning last week, will no doubt weaken them to a great extent. Basketball Results HIGH SCHOOL. Newcastle, 26; Muncie, 13. Jefferson (Lafayette), 25; West Lafayette, 24. INDEPENDENT. Mooresville Elks, 29: Ferndales, 7. Crawfordsville, 22; Clinton, 21. Y. W. C. A., 20; Brownsburg Girls, 16. O. U.BUSH^R The editur net he thinks I had of bettur learned a fittu! spellin’ bfore thinkln’ erbout tapin' up law. Well, I ain’t got a fine eddicatien or anythin’ Ilk that, but you ought to se me wall up tha (lf appal. T A

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LEAGUE LEADERS LAST NIGRT. Elks League, Welsman (Tails) 267 K. of C. League, Steffen (Ninas) 243 Abattoir League, Stewart (Jobbing). 244 Beam’s No. 3 League, Collins (Independents) 21 1 It looked like old times around the Capitol and Central alleys last night. The K. of C. and Elk leaguers were back In a bunch, after a two weeks lay off and they came through with all the usual stuff. * Would you believe It? Mike Kelly and his Salvadores celebrated “home coming" night by giving the Ninas the boots in the second and third games. Congratulations being in order, let’s slip Cheney lots of ’em. He’s the boy that rolled the scores that beat the team that Schmidt leads. If the "Sallies" had not had their hopes nailed to the mast they would have scattered hither and thither along the highways and byways when Steffen ki oeked off that 243 for the Ninas in the opening game. The beating the LaSalle’s handed the Pintas was one that might well lie called terrible. When they reached the third round it looked like what the battle between David and Goliath would have been, if David had lost his sling. Alley Canning was there with the l’intas. but the score sheet didn't look that way. 'Twas well for the Santa Marias that Gavin got his 102 when he did. It came Just In time to hold off a three-time trouncing by the Chrlstiaphorea. After the battles were fought, won and lost Jesse galloped down to the K. F. M. banquet and put away about several pounds of rabbit, not saying a thing about a few pumpkin pies and a couple of trays of hot biscuits. Ed Quinn took one grand slam at the clubs In the Initial frame, then went back to the simple. The Ferdinands tried to get by by being real dignified for once in their lives. They got by all right, with a double order of trimmings. The Columbians slipped it to them, FOXING BANTAM CHAMP K. O.’S RITCHIE NEW ORLEANS, Jan. B.—Pete Herman, bantamweight champion of the world, made a punching bag of Johnny Ritchie of Chicago for seven rounds here last night, then following a stiff right to the Jaw with a left hook, put Ritchie down for the count in the early part of the eight round. ASHER VS. WILDE TONIGHT. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8. —Though Jimmy Wilde Is conceded to be the hardest bitting flyweight In the world, St. Louis fans feel confident that “The Mighty Atom" will not slip one of his sleepproducing wallops over on “Babe” Asher in the ring here tonight. Many of those who saw As'her decisively outpoint Bobby Hughes and the “/min Kid” and fight a draw with the crafty Frankie Mason, believe the A. K. F. champion’s tactics will enable bin. to defeat the Englishman on points over the eight-round route Local sportsmen who saw Wilde box Sharkey at Mllwau kee say that Asher far outclasses the Briton In speed Official boxing decisions are not rendered in St. Louis, so if Jimmy Wilde is on hi feet at t o end of the eighth round tonight he can not lose his title even should Asher do olslvely defeat him.

MASON IN BENDER BOLT. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. S.—Johnny Ritchie of Chicago and Frankie Mason of South Bend will" fight a ton-round match in South Bend Jan. 29. The fight will be the windup of a four-mill nffnlr | arranged by the Twin City,Athletic club. i Mason, since disposing of Marine at Mil- ! waukee. has laid claim to the American flyweight championship, and is confident that he will be able to dispose of Ritchie 1 Inside the allotted ten rounds. Mason [ will meet Jlncpny Wilde, the world’s fly- | weight champion, in Minneapolis before ! taking on Ritchie, it is -=ald. Preliminaries for the South Bend show include bouts between Jimmy Duffy and I-ld Kelly of Chicago, Whitey Clements ! and FTeildie Slack of South Bend. Sam j Forbes of Chicago and Young Ellingwood of Ft. Wayne, HALSTEAD LEAVES SOON. Battling Halstead, local light heavy- | weight boxer, expects to leave here this week for Havana, where he is scheduled in a twenty-round bout with Soldier Bartfield (Brooklyn) to be staged the latter part of this month. The local boy’s passport is due here Saturday and he will leave immediately for Key West, : Fla., to go over on a boat leaving there the first part of next week. Bartfield i Is recognized as an aggressive boxer, bur I the local scrapper has been training hard) for the match and he is confident of a | victory. \ PATSY KLINE FLOORED. DETROIT, Jan. S.—Eddie Fitzsimmons i of New York scored a technical knockout over Patsy Cline of Newark in the sixth round of their scheduled ten-round bout here last night. Cline was badly beaten in the first round, was down in the third and had taken a count of six in the final ! round, when his seconds threw in the towel. Joe Chip of Pittsburg won the newspaper decision over Knockout Brown of Chicago in ten fast rounds. OTHER WEDNESDAY BOUTS. At Providence—Brooklyn Battling Nelson won a decision over Johnny Mc- ' Longhlin of Philadelphia In two rounds. At Savannah—Joe Tlplitz of New York won a technical knockout decision over Eddie Morgan of London in six rounds. At Lewiston. Me.—Jeff Smith of Bayonne, N. ,T„ outpointed Young Jack Johnson of Boston in twelve rounds. HE GETS DOUBLE BEATING. LEWISTON, Mass., Jan. B.—Jeff Smith of Bayonne, N. J., gave Young Jack Johnston of Boston a flaying when they met in a double six-round bout here last night. BRENNAN BEATS MADDEN. KENOSHA, Wis., Jan. B.—Bill Brennan outpointed Bartley Madden t in a tenround bout here last night. Arennan had a lead in six of the rounds, while Madden won only one. FAST, FAST DRAW’. PORTSMOUTH, N. H„ Jan. B.—Art Williams of Boston and Young Jimmv Gardner of Philadelphia fought ten fast rounds to a draw here last night. Ruth Sale Political to Save Frazee From Scheme of Johnsonites NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees was another strike in the political battle against Ban Johngon. president of the league, according to rumors here. Harry Frazee’s bold on the Red Sox was being threatened by large notes j wnich were coming due and which, so ; the story runs, the Johnson faction was trying to secure to foirce the Hub team into other hands. . The immense rfum of money which was involved in the Ruth deal will give Frazee a firm hold on the club stock and foil the efforts of the “faithful five.’’ his friends sav.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8,1920.

Which brings to light the fact that Kernel kicked off 206 for a starter. Leo Foley didn’t do anything so wonderful In his first game, but the way lie had those pins flying in the second round was a sight. He had no trouble at all In flying high over the 200 lind. It Is only right and proper to say that Spotts’ 222 was a big help to the Christapbores In winning the second game of their three-time victory from the Qenoas, but between "meuns," “youns” and the pin boys, the Genoas were pretty much like a five-year-old egg. Chat-lie Carson drove his Oalumetfe up for two wins over the Isabellas. The “Issies” were going down for three in a row, but Schneider threw them a 236 for a life line in the final chapter. The big show of the Elks league was put on when the Tails and Teeth clashed. The Teeth started out by pounding out the high team total and "took on the appearance of easy winners, but they fell. Lorenz Welsman, Central States single champ, thank you, was the cause of all the commotion, tie registered double centuries all the way. but It was In the second anil third games, when the Teeth slowed rip a bit, that he crashed them (Continued on Page Eleven.)

A Suit Sale of Interest to Men ho Like to Save! Scores of suits that are right in style and quality offered in this sale at attractive savings ' ' \ . • This sale is for men like yourself—regardless of age or position—who know the value of a dollar—and who are willing to save part of your clothes money when you can do it without sacrificing quality. —No need for superlatives. . This ad states plain facts. It's up to you whether you buy now and save or wait and pay more. s $60.00 and $55.00 grades, now $49.90 Small Boys $50.00 and $45.00 grades, now $39.90 $40.00 and $37.50 grades, now $34.90 j $12.50 Values now $9.75 •,/ now $13.75 Have You Seen Our Fine Overcoats s2 ° an n L%Y 6 y alues Offered in This Sale at Overcoats and now $13.75 ValUeS I —ls not, don’t pass up the matter, but come at once and ask to see the * 2O . and f)0 v , splendid overcoats in $40.00 aud $37.50 values offered in this sale at $34.90 * a now $16.75 Other Overcoat Values $27.50 and S3O values SSO and $45 grades, now $39.90 S6O and $55 grades, now $49.90 " 1 * >\ * v • Sale of Neckwear, Underwear, Hats, Shirts and Sweaters

CHARLES LOGAN

SPORT

City Pinmen Swing Into Tourney Action With 88 Teams Set Opening Charge on Maples Carded fox Central Alleys Saturday Night. RECORD ENTRY LIST The big guns that are to be used for bombarding the wooden soldiers In the city bowling tournament are being rolled up to the front and the opening shot will be fired at the Central alleys Saturday night when the first sixteen of the eighty-eight teams that are going after the honors take the drives. The strongest quintets in the City Bowling association filed entry for the big event before the list closed last night. The entry list is the largest, and the'tourney is doped to be the best affair of Indianapolis bowling. Secretary Klingman has arranged the schedule so that the leam play will be wiped off the card in six days from Saturday to Thursday, inclusive, ?,nd immediately after this the individuals and two-man combinations will go after the wood. There are 223 two-man teams and 427 Individuals registered for competition. Whether or not Mayor Charles W. Jewett still packs the stuff necessary to ‘•hoot ft wicked stick will be decided next Tuesday night when lie sallies forth at the head of li is City Hall No. 2 outtlt. The major trots his squad ovei to the alleys for practice every time he

CUE GOSSIP

Bleacher Seats 40 Cents SAN FRANCISCO Jan. K—Admission prices to Pacific Coast league games this year will follow the cost of living In an upward march, It became known today. The directors In meeting here decided to make the charges 70 cents for grand stand and 40 cents for bleachers, war tax Included.

gets a chance and the boys who have been watching say that the club Isn’t bad. There will be no "all-star” night In this year’s tourney. The teams are scattered so that there will bo crack outfits on the drives every evening. However, next Thursday night may turn out to be a big affair, as the nine teams entered by the Elks are carded or that evening. The captains of all teams entered In the tourney must report at the Central alleys Friday to draw for their alleys. Captains who do not draw at the proper time may find themselves out of luck. The following, teams will start the fireworks: L. E. &W. No. 1, R. G. Thomas, captain; L. E. A- W. No. 2. G A Wallis, captain; Blind Robins, F W. Beck, captain; First Evangelical R. B. Tucker, captain; New Style Lager, Leo Faust, captain; Link Belt No. 2, R. Swartz, captain; Link Belt No. 3. C. Menefee, captain; Link Belt No. 4. W. Vawter, captain; Imperial Drop Forge, H. Noffke, captain- Kennedy Browns, P. Berg, captain; Reamers, F. Kroeckel, captain; Evangelical Brotherhood, H. Schmidt, captain; Perfection Pins, E. Frlcker, ■aptain; Wege Stanford No. 1, F. Smith, captain; Lutheran No. 1, J. Westmeler, captain; Lutheran No. 2, E. Sudbrock, captain.

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Leonard-Dundee Go 18 Interfered With by New Haven Chief Head Listens to Knockers and Orders Lightweight Bout Canceled. WAS A TITLE AFFAIR NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. B.—Chief of Police Philip Smith today revoked the permit for the twenty-round bout between Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee, which was to have been held in this city Jan. 16. The chief stated that when the bout permit was issued It was rep-* resented to him that It was to be a boxing exhibition. He said evidence that It was to he a prize fight for a championship title having been presented to him and the fact that It has been extensively advertised as such led him to revoke the permit. I Floored Six Times, but Stays Full Ten Rounds DETROIT, Jan. B.—Lew Goldie. Detroit, and Tony Zill, Youngstown, 0., put up an Interesting scrap here last night, with the lad from the Buckeye st.Tte gaining the verdict, lie sent his opponent down six times in the first two rounds, although the match went the limit of ten rounds.

BOXING

COFFROTH HAS LEAD IN RACE FOR BIG SCRAP Other Promoters Stirred by Coast Promoter’s Gain and One Tops Offer. PARIS WORD AWAITED Indications Point, However, to Tia Juana Getting Carpen-tier-Dempsey Bout. NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Although James W. Coffroth today appears to have the inside track in the race between promoters for the Dempsey-Carpentier match, the fact remains that neither of the fighters has been signed. And until the signatures of both boxers are secured by one promoter the proposed match will remain in the “will-o’-wisp” class. Jack Kearns, manager of the world’* champ, is luring the promoters on with a show of keen ousiness Judgmeat. Kearns Is playing a waiting game and It is the consensus of opinion in boxing (Continued on Pare Eleven.) Additional Sports, Page 11 I

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