Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1920 — Page 8

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JERSEY STATE ENTERS FIELD FOR BIG SCRAP With California Hinting Passport Protest, East Steps to Front as Likely Spot. COCHRANE IS WILLING At Jersey City Labor Day, Says Descamps BORDEAUX, Jan. 12.—Georges Carpentier knocked out “Blink” MeCloske.v at tlie beginning of the second round of their tight here Saturday. / At the conclusion of the fight M. Descamps, manager of Carpentler, announced to the croud that ire had cabled to .lack Dempsey's manager rhat the Dempsey-Carpentier fight would take place in New Jersey Sept. 6 (Labor day). By HENRY L. FARRELL. United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The rasping voice of Old Trouble has injected a few notes of discord into the lullaby that has been playing for .Tack Dempsey. It will grate, also, on the ears of the promoters angling for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight. The managers and rite* competing promoters for the world s championship fight have been groping around behind dark glasses. They have kept their eyes busy on columns of figures and have lost sight of the biggest stumbling block in the path—getting a place to hold the fight. Those promoters who want the fight staged in France or England are on Easv street compared to the faction that would like to see the title decided near some American railroad. WANTS TO ROB FANS OF CHANCE. The first voice crying in the wilderness comes from California, where Gov. Stephens is reported to have taken an official wallop at the fight. Rather han allow promoters to beat ! alifornia laws on technicalities by holding the battle Just across the line in Tia .Juana, he will appeal to the federal authorities to refuse passports to the ringsiders. Dike Tex Rickard, who signed up Dempsey and Willard and theu set out on a 1 quest for a place to hold the fight, the promoters arc going ahead Just as hopeful New York or New Jersey seems to be the favorite spots, but noth are h vpothetlcnl hopes. New York has to pass a boxing law and New Jersey must legalize longer bouts than e.gut rounds to meet the bill. This is under way. as the New Jersey fraternity, feeling sure that the Walker boxing bill will pass the legislature, has already put the boxing commission on the Job to get longer bouts to compete with New 1 ork where twelve rounds would be permissible under the proposed law. COCHRANE CAB7.ES DESCAMPS NEWS. Charles B. Cochrane, the Loudon pro moter, who wants the title fought for in London, seems to have been influenced by the trend toward America and he claims to be willing now to have Carpentier fill fill his contract with him In America. He announces that he has received an at tractive offer to stage the fight In New Jersey and has cabled Descamps for an answer. ... William Fox, the $350,000 bidder, has expressed no concern over the problem He claims that he can stage the fight in such a manner that no reasonable objection can be made against it. Kearns so far seems to be playing one promoter against the other in the hope of boasting the price. He has given none of the sev. enteen bidders a aennlte answer and has remained silent on the ultimatum of Fox to act quickly on bis offer. Dentals Prepare for St. Joseph Game After Hard Fray With Earl ham Indiana Dental athletes today started training for their game with the St. Joseph college basketball team, which be P l *?* 1 Saturday night at “•Marion club gymnasium. —Jc®JP enta,s came through their game with Earlham In good physical condi Oon, although they were on (he short omT a S8 to 13 score Saturday night. Tno Dentals are not offering excuses for their defeat. They know that Eariham has a heavyweight team and the spectators saw the big difference in size be tween the two teams as soon as the athletes appeared on the floor of the Independent Athletic club gymnasium. Coach Mow© of Eariham said after the Came that if his Quakers had hit the oal the night before, when thev lost to *se Poly in overtime play at Richmond. Uke they shot baskets against the Dentals that Eariham would have defeated the Engineers by about twentv points. Mowe said hta team had an off night against Rose Poly and ifn on night, against th© Dentals at goal shooting. There is one thing certain and that Is better goal shooting than that done by Hall and Carey -of Eariham against the Dentals id seldom seen. Lawler, who has been the big point, getter for the Quakers in all their games, was so closely covered Saturday night that he got but one field goal and late in the last half was taken out and Goar went in at forward. Goar showed better than Lawler in the few minutes that he played, shooting two field goals and four foul goals. The play of Witter was the big feature of the game from a Dental standpoint. Witter started at center, but was too irtiort to Jump against the tall Carey and was shifted to" his regular position at guard. “Slim” Cofleld went in to the pivot position for the Tooth Pullers and then Witter showed some real basketball. Re showed wonderful speed over the floor and shot three field goals. His play was equal to that of any man on either team. Saturday Basketball COLLEGE. Eariham, 3S; Dentals, 1,1. Indiana, 22: Ohio State, 11. Illinois. .1?; Purdue. 31. Physical Eds, 27; Central Normal. 14. Eastern Illinois. 36; State Normal, 22. Vale, 33; Columbia. 20. Chicago, 37; lowa, 18. Princeton, 21; Dartmouth, 8. Michigan Aggies, 30: Kalamazoo, 21. HIGH SCHOOL. Shortridge, 44; Brazil, 14. Jefferson. 31: Manual, 21 Greencastle. 14: Technical. 13. Anderson, 34; Frankfort. 11. Danville. 30; Plainfield, 28. Castleton. 18; Clayton. 14. A’alpajraiso, 24; Whiting, 14 Valparaiso. 33; Plymouth. 19 Amo. 28: Edinburg. 17. Newcastle, 28: Royeston, T 7, Scottsburg, 22; Smithville, 17. i Culver. 37; South Bend Y\ M. C. A., 16. J \ Cumberland, 39; Lawrence. 20. Vireensburg. 19; Burnlv. 16. English, 16: Ne wAlbany. 15. New Richmond. 29; Wo.vnetown. 27. | Logansport. 28; Y'oung America. 17. INDEPENDENT. Parker Tire. 38: Community A 0., 21. Cnwfordsville, 24; Lafayette. 20. Cathedral Juniors, 30; Eagles. 2. Broad Ripple. 25: Carmel Kelts, 23. New Bethel, 36; Y. P. C.. 21. Ren Dsvir,, 34; New Augusta, 11. Columbia City. 26; Garrett, 14. VELONIS OF “Y" WINNER. Tom Velonis. lightweight, threw George Kaufman, also a lightweight, in two straight falls at the Y, m. C. A. Saturday. Velonis won the t r st fall in eleven tSo ~* W ,Jd^i n flre

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TONIGHT’S BCHEDII.E. FIVE MAN, 7:15 O’CLOC K. Alley. Team and Captain. 9 -Man u-alos. \V. L. Martin. 10— N. M. Laxio. 11— Grubers Five, A1 BtriesecV. 12— Link Belt Cos. No. 4. W. Vawter. IS—ludianapolis News. Ben Espey. 14— Brunswick Pbonogiaph, D. H. Nordbolt. 15 — Kreis Transfer. H. Krais. 16— Federal Patter No. 2. F. Denbig. FIVE-MAN, 9:15 O'CLOCK. Alley. Team and Captain ft—Fra-Hose Cleaners, C. MeNees. 10 — Brunswick Tigers, P. Henry. 11 — Claman Bros., W. Claman. 12— Strauss Says, W. English. 18—Masked Marvels, G. KlrkhofT. 14— Elks' Indians, J. E. Miller. 15— Justice Motors, C. C. Hogue. 16 — Capitol Alley Fives, D. Hackerd. B' I HARLES LOGAN. One look at. tonight's schedule in the city bowling tourney is sufficient to convince the ordcary fan that the pins are due for no small amount of punishment. Some of the crack quintets of the association will swing Into action with the two squads, whch take the drives at 7:15 and ft:ls, and the dope container will not do a brodie if some new "first ten’ counts arc registered. The Man-u-nlos. Graber's Five, Brunswick Phonographs and the Federal Pat. terns are scheduled to shoot the mean sticks In the first squad. These clubs have been sending plenty "f pins to the pits this season and v.-nen they let themselves out tonight the additional powers of the scorekeepers will be given a test. A regular wood shower is carded for the late hours of the evening. Every team in the second squad can be relied upon to deliver a losd of feature, stuff, nut the crowd will expect the most from the Capitol Alley Five Elks' Indians, Staruss Hays and Masked Marvels. Sam Loviek drove bis National Autos to the lead position in the five-man race last night, with a fuel supply of 2,647 pins. This count was twenty-six pins higher than that exhibited by the Deadlier Monograms sfter the first night’s shooting- and the Cigars slipped hack to second place. The Em Roe Sporting Goods CoiApany got a chance to see what the third place climate is like when they unbalanced 2,625 clubs. The National Autos had a regulation tough luck night. Kiug and Patterson went away below their standard in the first round, but Knipple went, them a few better by dropping down to the 154 mark. In the second round Knipple shot a 237 and tbe Nationals registered a 938 total, but they all got'their share of tbe misses and splits in the third round and they posted an 826 total. Their grand total will not be hard to beat; in fact, they can expect to drop back several places after tonight's bombardment. but they would have huhg up something to make the big fellows work hard to pass if they had had a few breaks in their favor. The junior members of the Fox and Llebtag families, shooting with the Fox Grocery team, went very well, considering their ages. Fat's men were much fatter than their scores. The Wege-Stanford quintet didn't get much farther than tbe gatepost Capt. Burke got tbeir only double centary. They can’t, say "it runs in the family” when speaking of the National shooters. The 40s were far from being in a class with the Autos. f*rv got a couple of double centuries for the Midwest T'tljltors, hut they were thrown in with the "worst kind of company. The C. 1. A W. squads would be miles in the lead if their scores ran as high as their ambitions. Hal Lane wasted a perfectly good Sunday evening to register 116, 120. etc. The Saturday night performers didn't do much more than open the tournament. Bolmc of the Lutheran No. 2 outfit took the hieh game laurels of the evening with 213 pins. Knipple of the National Autos slashed out a 237 tor high single game score.

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acquainted with baseball conditions. Along with bis son. IV. < \ Smith. Jr., who D the new vice president of the club, be will attend the American association meeting in Chicago next Thursday, where General Manager Hendricks will introduce the Tribe’s chief executives to the

Tourney Leaders FIVE-MAN EVENT. National Autos 2.617 Desehler Monograms ! 0[63l Em Roe Sporting Goods Cos 24525 Midwest Engine No. 1 2,589 Elks' Teeth 2.567 Hoosier Coffee No. 1 2!.”V14 Lnrherans No. 2 2,564 Fat's Five "Its:! Kestlers 2.462 Triuity Browns 2A55 SINGLE GAME. Knipple (National Autos) 237 Naughton topped the list of threegame rollers with a 601 count. His best effort netted him 219. Tbe Elk Teeth looked good going away on that 946, but they ran into a couple of South West street ruts before they finished and lost their stride. They got fifth place at that. There wasn't such a much thought of the Midwest Engines until they stepped on the gas and crashed Into 2,589 clubs and hooked the fourth place. Starlights are not starlights when they knock ’em off in the style used by the Hoosier Coffees No. I last night. These birds shot for only 775 in their first game. / Gordon brought a little additional honor to tbe house of Ern-Roe with a 230. which was the second best one game count. Indianapolis is goiDg big In bowling right now, but within a short time Louisville, Ky„ is going to ride In tbe same boat, If two live wires can put It. there. Larry Coble and I>orena Weisman have purchased the Home alleys of that, city and they will leave here tomorrow to take charge of their establishment. Weisman has been connected with the Cental alleys, as assistant manager, for some time and be has worked just as hard ns the next one to put the bowling game out in front. He has a host of friends among tbe mineralite shooters of the city and they are not exactly overjoyed at the Thought of him going down with the Colonels, but they wish him the best of luck, just the same. For years the name of Larry Coble has rested in the howling hall of fame, and he also ranks with the major boosters. Larry Is always on hand to lend a helping hand when tourney time rolls around and be is seldom msising when it comes time to collect the prize money. He understands the bowling game about as well as any man in the city and he and his partner will, no doubt, be given tbe glad hand by the I/oulsville maple knights. Weisman ■ came to Indianapolis from Louisville a few years ago. The Elks League No. 2, consisting of eight teams, was organized at the clubrooms fc-es/eerday ajfternoon and tbeir fourteen week schedule will open with matches on the Democratic club alleys Thursday* night. The following officers were elected at the meeting: Ed Lyons, president: Dr. Guedelflnger, vice president, aud F. N. Trotter, secretary-treas-urer. The prize list, and- other matters will be acted upon at a meeting called for 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the Elks headquarters. LOCAL PRINTERS MAKE FAST START CINCINNATI, Jan. 12. —Tbe Indianapolis printers gave the shooters (n the annual printing crafts tri-state tourney food for thought when they took their turn on. the drives here yesterday. The Stafford Engraving quintet went to the top in the five-man. class A race with a 2.655 total, tbe Hollenbeck Press moved to the second step with 2.611 and the Indianapolis Typesetting and News teams stepped into the fourth and fifth positions with 2,412 and 2.274 counts. The Cornelius Printing, Printing Arts and Star quintets occupy second, third and fourth places, respectively, in c'ass B of the five-man event. In class A doubles Cummins find Colvin of Indianapolis are second, Espy and fc&ryst third, and Hornberger and Wilson fourth. The first five places in class B doubles are held by Indianapolis men as follows : McCann and Kuhn. Williams and Bofittp, MeCul lore and Haines. Bjim and MaeWfe, Cooke and Bohme. In the singles E. Hotel’crger leads, in class A and McTlvaln andNßUfon are tied ter fourth. lit elates 11 tHwisl

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I other league magnates. Hvet'vtbing points to the Indians .stepping right out in trout under (he new ownership, as the Smiths l ave advised Hendricks they arc willing j to'go through with any deal be proposes | in order to capture a pennant their first | yeir as magnates.

Cad dock vs. Stecher in Title Wrestling Match on Jan. 30 $40,000 for Big Bout in Gotham Stecher Quit in Previous Meeting. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. Earl Caddock, champion, and Joe Stecher, leading contender for ih- world’s heavyweight wren fling championship, have today been matched to meet in a finish bout. The big grapplers have agreed to wrestle to a finish at Madison Square Garden on or about Jan. 30, for a purse of $40,000. Jaek Curley, th- promoter, announced to day that the purse is to be split $25,000 to the winner and $15,000 to the loser. Caddock and Ste her last met in 1917 at Omaha and after each man liad secured a fall Stecher failed to answer the call of the referee for the third fall and the match was awarded to Caddock,

five petitions are held by Kuhn, Bottin, Maedje Reynolds and Ryan, all of Indianapolis. CENTRALS AT SOUTH BEND. SOUTH BEND. Did., Jan. 12. - The members of the Central alley team of Indianapolis failed so land among the money winners In either of the three classes in the interstate tourney here yesterday. They posted a 2,735 count in the five-man class and fell nearly 100 pins short of the Imperial Leather team’s count, which stands fifth. The Mlneralites of Chicago knocked thBrurks out of first place with a 2.890 count. The Howard Majors, also of Chicago. took the fourth station with 2.836. Steers Hnd Thoma, Chicago, holders of the national doubles championship, had fhelr annual offffday and failed to place among the leaders in their class. CHristamore games. The Cbristainor© teams renewed hostilities last week, after a long rest, and their brand of playing indicated thev had not lost nnv of their former “pop* - during their idleness. The Cubs enjoyed two victories and were beaten in a third contest. Monday night, they defeated the Ex Christamore team, 27 to 19, in an exciting game, which was close from start to finish. On Friday night they won over the Indiana State School for the Deaf, 16 to U. Following this game they met defeat at the hands of the Debonalrs, this being their initial contest In the newly organized league. It was anybody's game until the last few minutes of play, when the “Debs” connected, giving them a 29 to 19 victory. Litz and Stlile, two of the Cubs’ mainstays, have been forced, out of the game on account of illness, and will not be able to return for some time. This handicap, however, probably will be sidestepped in tbe signing of Bowers, Bon nell and Harmon. This week the Cubs meets the First Baptist team on Thursday night, and the Boys Club on Friday. Both games will be played on the home floor. Tbe team will hold a dance following Friday night’s game. SOX AT YVACO. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. The White Sox will train at Waco, Tex., according to announcement 7>y Secretary Grablner today. Thirty-five players are expected to start, south between March 12 and 14, Grablner said.

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Southern Leaguers Placed on Indians ’ Training Schedule Hendricks Arranges for Chattanooga and Atlanta Games in April. CLAUER GOING SOUTH General Manager Hendricks of the Indians got busy today on further plans for the Tribe’s work In the south during the spring training season and as a result four games have been arranged for the squad on its way north from Florida. Atlanta asked for April 3 and 4 exhibition games and though these have not been closed definitely, the dates are practically certain. Chattanooga will be met April 6 and 7, these games having been closed for. Previous to leaving the St. Petersburg training camp the Indians will tangle with the Washington Americans, Cincinnati Reds and probably the New Y'ork Americans. Thus Hendricks is getting exactly what he started out to seek, plenty of exhibition games. Contests with the Detroit Tigers here will wind up the Tribe's pre-seison card. Secretary William Clauer will invade the kouth next week, leaving here next Sunday, it was decided today. The Tribe “sec” will visit St. Petersburg and make all arrangements for the stay of the Hoosiers there. This plan of sending Clauer south early will speed up the training of the club, because with all arrangements made in advance the ball players will !>e able to start work immediately upon their arrival in St. Petersburg early in March. BOXING FULTON VS. MORAN AT NEWARK TONIGHT NEWARK. N. J„ Jan. 12.—Fred Fulton is to make his first appearauee here since his European campaign tonight in an eight-round bout with Frank Moran. Both the heavyweights assert the bout will be the stepping stone to a mill with Jaek Dempsey for the world's championship. Protest against allowing Fulton to fight because of his confession of “faking” with Dempsey and Its subsequent retraction was lodged with the state boxing commission, nut was not allowed. VALGER BEATS DELANEY'. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. Penny Y'alger, the Frenchman, outpointed Cal Delaney of Cleveland in six rounds at the National A A. Saturday night. Delaney packed the harder punch, but his aim was poor and he seldom landed on the shifty Frenchman. I.eo Houck, the veteran Lancaster middleweight, outgamed K. O. Samson in the seim windup and won a popular decision after getting off to a poor start.

FIRST TO MEET EDWARDS. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Bennie Y'alger, French featherweight, who has been campaigning for a title bout against Johnny Kilbatie, the champion, has been selected as the first opponent of I/ew Edwards, Australian champion, who is expected to sail for this city this week. BRITTON VS. CONYVAY. NEW Y'ORK, Jan. 12.- Champion Jack Britton will fight Jack Conway, a we!lerwegibt. of Savannah, Ga., in that city on Jau, 30. The bout will be twelve j rounds at 145 pounds. Jack Shnrkev Is matched to box Jab- z I White of Albany. N. Y'.. at Detroit. Jau. 24. Sharkey fights Johnny Buff/ of Jerwy City next Thursday night in Jersey i City. All arrangements for tbe return battle in Detroit between Battling Levlnsky and Clay Turner, the Indian fighter. ;nve been completed. They will come together in a ten-roud bout, Jsd. 28. Trafton of Notre Dame Declared Ineligible for Playing Pro Football NOTRE DAME, Ind., Jan. 12. Grid j iron prospects at tbe University of j Notre Dame wore given a decided set j back Saturday when it was announced; by tbe athletic authorities that George Trafton, one of tbe centers of the 1919 eleven, has been disqualified from fur tber competition in Gold and Blue athletics. The sport was so alluring to Trafton ! that he was unable to discard the mole- i skins at the prescribed time and as a re j. suit his days as a university athlete hare faded Into thin air. On two o“eaaions during the holiday vacation Trafton entered professional contests uuder an assumed came, but his identity was soon detected. The fact was brought t‘> the attention of the Notre Dame board o-f athletic oootrol and Immediately the matter was given careful investigation. { YY'ben the charges of professionalism were found to be true there was no course open to tbe local officials but to declare his ineligibility. This was promptly j done. „ Trafton nipped a promising athletic career by violating the rules which govern Notre Dame athletics. Playing his first | year of university football, Trafton made a name for himself last fall as center, along with Madlgau, on tbe only undefeated learn in the west, and Coach j Rockne counted upon the husky pivot j man as one of the mainstays of the 1920 j aggregation. He weighs 200 pounds and j is about six feet in height Queer Texas Ruling 1 HOUSTON. Jan. 12.—Club owners of the Texas league Sunday adopted n play lng schedule of 152 games for the 1920 season. The first contests will be played April 16. The magnates also voted against all freak pitching, except the “spit” ball. A committee was appointed to consider an Increase In admission price. ROSS STILL WINNING. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Jan. 12.—Norman Ross of San Francisco unday won the 100-yard and 880-yard championships here. Ross, formerly of the Olympic j club of an Francisco, now wears the , colors of the Illinois Athletic club of : Chicago. He left, the United* States laM fall, made record swims in Honolulu, j then proceeded here.

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yitGuSCMOpL ipS? Sports r — standing of the teams. Won. Lost. Pet. Shortridge 10 5 .666 Broad Ripple ....J. 7 .583 Technical 7 6 .538 Manual 6 7 .461 WEEK-END SCORES. Broad Ripple. 33; Pen Davis, 16. Franklin, 22; Technical, 14. Greencastle. 15: Technical, 14. Jefferson (Lafayette). 31; Manual, 21. Shortridge, 44; Brazil, 14. The week-end basketball games engaged in by the local high school fives did not spill a drop of the dope, as far as games won or lost is concerned. The Tech team as a whole Is entitled to a croix de guerre for its game battle against Greencastle, and its defeat by only one point by the G. C. huskies Indicates nothing when It comes to,.picking the better team. The weight of the Tech outfit gave it a better chance over the Putnam county hoys than Shortridge had. and it was hoped by local fans that the Blue and White win over Greencastle might at lea.it he duplicated. As for Tech's defeat, at the bands of Franklin, it’s no disgrace to lose to a team such as the Franklinites have this year. Broad Ripple didn't have to show any elass to win its game with Ben Davis, •but at the same time there Is plenty of class there in reserve, and local basket fans are gradually awakening to the fact that Broad Ripple deserves watching. The Rippleitcs are at their best right now, despite injuries to two of their “stars.” Manual was conceded an even chance with Jefferson High of Lafayette, and another game between the two schools would he a fifty fifty proposition. for neither showed a marked su perlorlty over the other In any department of the game. As was expected, Shortridge defeated Brazil, but the onesidedness of the score came as a surprise to even the most ardent north side fans. The Brazil boys lacked many things necessarv In the makeup of a successful basket five, but absence of teamwork was the moat noticeable deficiency. This is perhaps explained when it is known that the team lost its star forward two weeks ago, be dying as a result of blood poisoning. The results of the week end games strengthen the position of Shortridge in the local standing, the Blue and M bite leading the field by three games. Broad Ripple crowded Technical out of second place, while Manual occupies the cellar position

LOOKIN’ ’EM OVER. About a week ago Rochester beat Shortridge at Rochester, 22 to 12. The very next night Shortridge trimmed Argos. 30 to 10, at Argos. Last Saturday night Argos defeated Rochester, 15 to 14. at Rochester. Tha s enough to put us off of “comparative ncore dope" for life. Then, here’s another: Shortridge beat Shelbyvllle, Shelby ville beat Manual, Huntington beat Shortridge, Manual boat Huntington. How do they get way? Just one more: Shortridge beat Fortvilie, Hartford City heat Shortridge. theu Fortville beat Hartford City. What’s the use? You eati prove anything if your supply of lead pencils holds out. Tbe three examples above, selected at random, should be enough to shake the average basket fan's faith in “dope.’' Shortridge has lost five games this season and, by the comparative score route, she has it all over four of the teams defeating her. Tbe other, Lizton, was held to her closest score in iter eighteen straight victories* this year. As was asserted lu this column last week the local high school basket season has reached a stage where u game In the hand is worth two in the dope. In other words, a game in the win column is a heap more comforting than a flock of victories gained along the “therefore" route. la*t us hope that, whenever in the fit tore two of the local high schools have games on the same evening the powers that be will arrange to have them played on the same court, thus giving the gen eral public a chance to see more sport. And. besides, the getting together of the student bodies of the local schools is a good t-hiug in more ways than one.

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New Harness Horse Organization Gets Attention in East Leaders Discuss Advisability of Forming Association to Control All Races. CIRCUIT DATES READY SYRACUSE). Jin. 12.-Horsemen gathered here today for the annual meeting of Grand Circuit stewards, awaited action of a committee, composed of A. H. Cosen. New York; Joseph J. Mooney, Toledo; David M. Look, New York; Horace White, Syracuse; Charles W. Leonard. Boston, and Edgar Tipton, I.exington, as to whether anew harness horse racing organization is to be formed to have charge of all harness races in this country. The committee met for more than twelve hours, but reached no decision. The Grand Circuit stewards were to meet this afternoon and allot the dates for the year. Banks in Chess Play N. IV. Banks, champion chess and checker expert of the United States, will make a return trip to Indianapolis, playing here Tuesday night. A special feature of the program arranged for Tuesday night will include a ten-game cross hoard contest between Ranks and Hubert L. Brown, a local player. The program will start at 6 o’clock and will include a blindfolded exhibition by the famous player. Banks Is going to St. Petersburg, Fla., in the near future to meet Alfred Jordon, English champion, in a series of games.

BIItfARDS STATE THREE-erSHTONS. Play in the state three-cushion tourney at Harry Cooler’s parlor during the first week was fast for the initial sessions. Cooler, present champion; Curtis, former champion, and Teague won their games and are at the head of the list in the tourney. Volger played two games, breaking even in the contests. The only one of the eight entrants unable to get in action was Martin of Terre Haute, who was ill last week. However, he is again able to wield his cue and will piny two games this week. Cooler and Teague were tied for the high run. each making a six in their games. For the high run each week Reisner's Shirt Shop is giving a necktie. Five games will be played this week with all contestants having a match. This week’s schedule: Monday Night—Curtis vs. Klein. ' Wednesday Night—Volger vs. Terrel. Thursday Afternoon—Martin vs. Terrel. Thursday Night—Martin vs. Teague. Friday Night—Sullivan vs. Cooler. Entry Blanks Out for Local Amateur Boxing Entry blanks for the amateur boxing carnival to be staged at the Independent Athletic club Saturday, Jan. 31, were sent out yesterday by officials of the meet. The event is sanctioned by the Indiana Association of the A. A. U-. and is open to any registered athlete in the state or any athlete who may become a registered A. A. I . man. The meet is divided into seven classes, bantamweight, featherweight. lightweight, welterweight. middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

Colleges Boost Boxing DENVER, Jan. 12. Boxing aml wrestling were included in the list of major sports by actiou of the faculty athletic council of the Rooky mountain intercollegiate conference, at a meeting here Saturday. The first boxing and wristling meet will be held Jan. 27. probably in Denver.

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ROWLAND OUT AT MILWAUKEE IN CU B S ALE Joe O’Brien and Others Purchase Cream City Franchise for $85,000. MILWAUKEE. Jan. 12—The Milwaukee bnseball elub of the American Association today was sold by Clarence Row land, former manager of the Chicago White Sox, to a company of local men of Joseph O'Brien, secretary of the New Y’ork Giants; Otto Borehert, prominent In sporting circles as a ing promoter: IV. H. Parks, former publisher of the Milwaukee News, and W. F. Ivinsella, a contractor. The consideration was SBO,OOO. Rowland owned 60 per on* of the club's stock, which he purenased from the Timme Interests. Hugh Brennan was associated with Rowland in the ownership of the franchise. BEZDEK DOPED AS CARD MANAGER CHICAGO. Jan. 12.—Hugo Bezdek tomorrow will he appointed manager of the St. Louis National league baseball club. He will relieve Branch Rickey, who in the future will devote his entire time to presiding over the club’s affairß—financial and otherwise. The story that Bezdek is destined to handle the Cards next season has bean going the rounds for a long time, in fact ever since it first was announced that he would not return to the Pittsburg club. There is nc official information that he ts to get the St. Louis berth, but the directors of that club are holding their annual meetlVig tomorrow and “feed box” information says the first thing they will do will be to elect Bezdek field boss of the organization. And Hugo Bezdek will, or should, make good. He more than made good In Pittsburg. He took charge of the Pirates when the club was all shot to pieces and badly demoralized, but brought order out of chaos, weeded out the undesirables and finished In the first division in the past two years. If he can do. that with Puttshurg, he probably can repeat at St. Louis.

COMMISSION RULINGS. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.—The national baseball commission in a finding promulgated Saturday, disallowed the sala.V claim of Player Charles Pick against the Chicago National league elub for s6tio. Pick contended that that sum was due him as additionad salary Last season by reason of a verbal agreement ho stated he had ' made with Manager Mitchell. Player Frank Truesdale was declared a free agent, but his claim for two months' salary for the season of 1913 from the Boston Americans was disallowed. Pitcher YYheeler Fuller was declare'! to be a free agent when he negotiated his services with the Washington Americans during the season of 1919. Secretary Farrell of the National association claimed Fuller was the property of Wa terburg and requested the commission to award him to that club. Turners Down Lauters in City Basket Game The South Side Turner basketball fpani defeated the Lauter quintet. 37 to 11, iu their , first round game in the city amateur loop Saturday night. The was played on the South Side court. Hoffman and Goetz were tbe of the Turner outfit, and their playfirJ featured the game. Several times GoctJ caged seemingly impossible shots froiu| difficult angles, and twice he shot the ball through the ring from tbe center of the floor. The Turners are ready to book games with fast state teams. Address Johnny Rice, in care of Kangan & Cos.