Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 220, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1920 — Page 8

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ENGLISH TRAIL IN MATCH FOR SPORT HONORS Beaten in Boxing and Tennis John Bull’s Athletic Slock Slips. ; OLYMPIC HOPES DROP XEW YORK. Jan. 22. li's been a bully bad athletic year for the English. Last on the list of sidetracked liopfs Is the decisive defeat the British tennis team suffered in the challenge games with the Australians for the Davis cup. Messrs. Patterson, Brookes and company won four out of five nit matches, and it is said that the Australians sent the youthful Anderson against Kings- j cote "in the second match for the expressed purpose of giving the EnglDh a good chance to go back home with their heads at. a slight angle upward. GYPSY JOE FAKES BY THE WAYSIDE. Joe Beckett, the bulky gypsy heavyweight, started the heartaches. He was groomed as the hope of the nation to jar the heavyweight crown off the head of Jack Dempsey and bring it back to England after its long vacation from the island. The balloon on which they tied their hopes was punctured and fluttered to the ground when Georges t'arpentier ruined Beckett and all English chances in the first round. Then there is the case of Jimmy W ilde. the flyweight champion. lie invaded America and in a few short weeks dropned from streamer headlines on the sport pages to buried propaganda. Jack Sharker, rated as knowing very little about fistic affairs, outpointed Wilde in his first fight here. Then Babe Asher weathered the little British cyclone in St. Louis and Jimmy has almost dropped out of sight. Os course, the English press wailed loudly of a raw deal and cheap methods of avenging Joe Lynch and Pal Moore. The sport writers even went so far to press their point, of inferiority of Americans iu the ring that they declared Ted Lewis and Pal Moore to be losers in recent bouts iu I/ondon, although both of the boys won by knockouts. ALMOST ABANDON ATIILKTIC HOPE. With such a run of luck it s no wonder the Britishers are not jubilating over the Olympic games and the Invasion of Yankee athletes this coining summer. Memory of lost prestige at the Stockholm games still lingers aud the English have almost abnudoned hope of regaining lost laurels at Antwerp. Charles B. Cochrane, London tight promoter. now iu New York, was one of three authorities quoted recently in Lopdon as believing that England has a poor chance to wrest the athletic supremacy of the world from America. The proposed dual meet between a YaiePrinceton and a Cunihridgc-Oxford track team: the invasion of the American tennis and golf stars and even the proposed challenge for the international polo cup In 1921 has caused the British authorities to sound an urgent call for anew system of training and anew method of organization.

To Insure Grapplers NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Promoter Curley lids made arrangements to insure- both Eifrl Caddock and Joe Stecher against accident which might cause cancellation of the coming wrestling title match here. The promoter plans to take out $25,000 policies on both grapplers.

Baseball Bits - J RICKEY PROTESTS CLEVELAND DEAL CLEVELAND, Jan. 22.- Branc h Rickey. manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, was here today in the hope of proving he had a prior claim to George Cykowski, sandlot pitcher, who was signed by Cleveland a few days ago. Rickey said he probably would carry the case to the National commission. Just before the Cleveland management announced it had signed Cykowski a representative of the Cardinals who dickered with Cykowski said he agreed to plav with Su Louis. TEARNEY' CALLS MEETINGS. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. —President Tearney of the Western and Three-1 leagues last night issued calls for meetings to be held in Chicago during the second week In February when the American and National leagues, American association and rational baseball commission will be In session here. Club owners of the Western league will meet Feb. 10 to adopt a schedule and Tearney said that sentiment favors the adoption of a 154game program. The meeting of the Tbree-I league was set for Feb. 0. The eircult will be expanded from six to eight clubs with indications pointing to Quincy, 111., and Hannibal, Mo., as the new cities of the league. DOYLE WINS VERDICT. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.—William T. Doyle, former baseball scout, won an SB3O verdict against i tie Philadelphia Nationals in common pleas court Wednesday. Doyle sued for back salary and interest, alleged to be due him on a contract which was cancelled by the dub when the “work or tight’’ order went into effect 111 August, 1918. The defense of the club was that the season closed about Sept. 2, and it was prohibited from employing any one subject to the order. TANKS AFTER BROWNS. NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Outfielder Johnny Tobin of the Browns and several Yankee pitchers may figure in a deal between the St. Louts and New York American league clubs, it was said'here today. Shore and Vick may figure in the deal. EGAN GETS NEW BREWERS. MILWAUKEE. Jan. 22.—Jack Egan, new manager of the Milwaukee club of the American asssociat ion. Wednesday notified the officials that he had obtained four players of the Providence R. I.) 1919 club for his 1920 Milwaukee team. The new athletes are Gaston, a catcher; Forsythe, an infielder; Zip Hauser and Reinhart, outfielders. Chief Bender has gone up the managerial ladder one rung. The chief, a winning manager and pitcher in the Virginia league last season, will pilot the New Haven club in the Eastern league the coming warm spell. And the chief, though a bit aged, will again pitch. Last year he won 23 out of 25 games. Billy McKechnle is threatening a come back stunt with the Pirates. Bill retired in 1918, hut kept in playing trim around Toronto. 0.. his home town. Bill is a veteran, but there are older men still going good and he may successfully come back. Hughey Jennings will have two lieutenants for the 1929 season in Jack Coombs, coach, and 'ton Daly, trainer. Harry’ Tuthill has quit his job as trainer, after twelve years' service. Tuthill was the best-known trainer In the American leagu* and was almost as well known in sporting circles ns the stars who kept the Tigers In the race year after year. Tuthill also is well known in fistic circles. too, be trained Jtin Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons.. Young Corbett and lesser lights at various times. GRIFFITH STOPS GLOVFK. PARIS, Jnn. 22. -Johnny Griffith, welterweight, whose home is Akron, 0.. Ins!. night knocked out '‘Bill" Glover of I,ondon In the third round of a bout held here.

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By HAROLD E. BECHTOL. Special Correspondent of The Times. PARIS, Jan. 22.—C010r is lent the stories about "psychic" boxing tactics of Carpeotier and Descamps by the unusual secrecy which is .throwu about the Carpentier camp when he Is in training. It is not beyond doubt that the shrewd Deseanips considers this "mystery" the best form of drumming up interest in his pupil. At any rate Carpentier trains in pure darkuess, compared to American pugilists’ methods. True, people are not barred from the camp, when they go there to inspect the training. But whereas Dempsey, for instance, was followed by a crowd in motor cars when he went for a run, by other boats when he went for a row, and was generally in the spotlight for months, the visitor to Carpentier’s camp is suspiciously regarded. Things sort of slow up at once. Descamps tries to shield his ward frmpi all eyes save those of his own camp. He aloue knows the reason, but perhaps it is because he does not want attaches of rival camps snooping around. Just before the Beckett, fight Descamps, following his custom, took Carpentier down to the Holborn stadium for a tryout in the actual ring in which the fight was to be held. Carpentier was iu the ring aud proceedings had started w hen an interloper appeared. Everything

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One Indianapolis bowler says he planned to enter the city tournament but was prevented when bis wife hid ids silk shirt. A south aider who can’t adjust him self to the many changes of the present era even deplores the fact that reform has even taken the’ hump out of Virginia avenue. The annual march of castoff Washington Americans to the Minneapolis teem has begun. It looks like Dempsey cared as much about toting a gun ns a number ,of movie heroes. Now that Jack has offered an alibi let's hear from tbe huky blondes and the brunettes of the screen. Babe Ruth doesn't want to pitch any more. “Let someone else pitch; I'll hit,” he says. It’s a one-tided argument and he wins it. Missouri valley conference colleges will hold boxing bouts between halves the next football season. Thus making it one continuous fight. Apple Jack Is a stake horse at Ha vana. It was not long ago when High Rail was a favorite in this country. The income tax man is following the Babe Ruth case closely. Tbe underpaid clerk who reads the Ruth dope probably spends his days and most of ids nights wondering where he can get some ego. It. used to be customary to joke about, the night watchmen, but they are not kidding tbe night watchmen at the liquor warehouses these days a-tail Baseball shoes now eost. sls, whereas they used to set a player bsek only seven washers. It pays to exercise, but it's costly. Frank Moran failed, but there is none who can say ill against him. Fulton couldn’t knock him out in eight rounds, BIItIARDS HENNING MATCH ON AT CL AY WOOL Gene Henning and Frank Lester were to open their special 300-point pocket billiard match at the Claypool parlors at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon and a big gallery was expected to be present. Much-interest has been worked up in the match, as Lester has won a number of followers since he came up from Tennessee to reside here. He is playing llAnning even and some wonder shots are due to be pulled in the event. The second and last block of 150 points will lie played Friday night, starting at 8:30. L. D. Turner's challenge for a second chance with Henning has been accepted by the former state champion, and the event probably will be staged next week at a .parlor other than the Claypool at the request of Turner. By playing these special matches and giving free instruction in pocket billiards at the Claypool during the morning hours Henning is rapidly tuning up for his effort to regain the state pocket cue honors from Leeso of Terre Haute, tbe match to be played iater in tbe seasou. No admission is charged to the special match games at the Claypool. STATE THREE-CL’SHIONS. Tn a state tournament three-cushion billiard match at Harry Cooler’s parlor last night. Yogler defeated Terriil of Franklin, 50 to 45, in 110 innings. Yogler had a high run of four, while Terrill’s best count was three. Em-Roes at Ft. Wayne The Em-Roe basketball squad will go to Ft. Wayne tonight to meet the fast going K. of C. quintet of that city Oapt. Feoney reports his squad in fine shape for the big independent contest of the season for the locals and says he expects the Green and White five to con the battle. 1 Basketball Results HIGH SCHOOL. Technical. 29; Plainfield. 8. Franklin. 41; Shortridge, 13. Kuslivilie, 30; Newcastle* 23.

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stopped. Members of the camp rushed over to interrogate him. When it was learned that he was an invited guest of Carpentier himself, the tryout went on. Carpentier says: "During what 1 call my actual training. I allow myself three eigarets a day. They quiet me. "The last few days I spend trying to entertain myself and distract my mind. It is a hard thing to do. Waiting those last few days is always the worst trial I have. When the fight is at hand, howerer, I always get my full eonfideuce and I enter the ring frozen up like a block of Ice. "In the ring T see nothing, hear nothing. 1 give full play to my passion for fighting. “It is a hard and fast rule in my camp that all discussions about fighting are forbidden. •When the work in the gymnasium is over. I go out to walk. 1 stretch my limbs gently. For hours I piny solitaire, I do enough to keep my appetite sharp and keen. Sometimes we play with dice. ! Descamps strums merry tunes and all j of us think up ways to kill time so the j hours will pass pleasantly and leave j us ready for a good, long sleep.'’ But of actual training methods. Car- | pen tier is as reticent as the lost of his camp.

THERE’S A DIFFERENCE. Bill Spivens was a baseball star— In summer time, that Is: The winter he devoted to llis billiard parlor hl.. Last week our Bill became enmeshed In Cupid’s dit.lv spell. And one cool night he sallied forth To see his cookie, Nell. lie grabbed her by one dainty mitt And bellowed: “Marry me! My heart is beating for you, Nell, Alton* .333.” “Perhaps you {lit .300 in Ban flohnsonts league,” she said, “But in Dan Cupid’s circuit you Are just a leatlierhead. “Ye*. Spalding's Guide may have your name As one who slams the ball. But as a parlor Don -Juan you Make no lilt at all.” IRED TURBEYVILLE. though he did punish him considerably. Moran's ring career has been an honorable one and if he quits now he makes ids exit with the admiration of the sport world centered on him Back Herzog and family have been win--1 tering at St. Petersburg, Fla. John Lo<J- , wick, former sport, writer, Is one of Buck’s neighbors down there and Buck has passed our the Information that he is going to quit the game. Isn't it funny how they all talk that wiy in the winter time and h*>w readily they don the old links in the spring’/ Anyhow, Buck is working out with t lie high schoolers almost every afternoon. Lodwiek says, and that wouldn't Indicate that he is through with baseball. Ilis youngsters are going to the tourist school and when Buck Isn't playing pass with the school boys he gen- ! erally Is fishing. Bay State Is Asked to Legalize Boxing Bouts BOSTON, Jan. 22.—Friends of boxing i in Massachusetts are making a deter-' mined fight to induce the legislature now in session to adopt a bill which lias been introduced Dy Attorney Medley T. Iloldsworth of Lynn. The bill provides for a state athletic committee of three members which would control all bouts not given under the auspices of the A. A. U of the Y. M. C. A. This committee would be appointed by a governor and would have authority to name a secretary, the members receiving SSOO per year and the secretary $1,500. flubs desiring lb-eases would be forced to file bonds for SIO,OOO and any club participating in a “fake” bout would permanently forfeit its license and be subject to a fine of SSOO. Fighters indulging in “fake" contests would be barred for six months tor the first offense and permanently barred for the ; second. P'lve per ceDt of the gross rej celpts of every show would go to the state as a tax. No betting would be ulj lowed. Debs Win from Y. M. H. A. in Amateur League Game Right now it would take a derrick and a couple of big mules to pull the i Idea that the Debonairs are going to I come out on top in the local district ; of the Indiana 150-pound amateur championship tourney out of the minds of their followers. The big idea has been growing in the minds of said followers since Coach Squires opened bis stiff practice program a week ago, and last night it shot up a few more notches when the Black and White warriors trimmed t/ie V. M. H. A. 33 to 21 In their third round game of the city amateur loop on the ’South Side Turner court. The Debs opened with everything they had and before the first half was over they were out in front by a big margin. Squires jerked out three of his regulars and soqt second string men in to filf their places In tbe second half, but it seemeed as though everybody had the storing habit and the communal boys | couldn’t stop them. The losers scored most of their points during tbe last ten minutes of plav. when the “Debs” slowed ! down to a walk in order to make things I interesting for the crowd of rooters that ! turned out for the fray. Southport’s Two Games j SOUTHPORT, lnd„ Jan. 22.—The [ Southport High school basketball team •\vill play two games Friday night, meet--li>g the Technical seconds and Cumberland local gym. The games are expected to attract a 1)1 g crowd as the | local Vouintet has been showing good form recently. The following athletes 1 have named to stack up against the Tech aggregation: Wright and Adkins, forwards; jfclrkhoff, center; Ward and Morgan, gul|ds.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1920.

Amateur Schedule Throws Star Squads in Early Contests Fans Promised Keen Action in First Round of 150-Pound Tourney Here. DR A WINGS A NNOUNCED The schedule for the Indianapolis sectional of the Indiana 150-pound amateur basketball ehampionship tournament, to be played on the Marion club court Feb. 1 and 5, was announced by Wayne Etnmelman, manager of the event, last night and indications are that three of the classiest amateur contests ever offered local fans will be staged in the first round of play. Things will start moving in the local district when the Lauter and Pair-O-Diee quintets take the floor next Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. At S o'clock the "Y” Leaders and Debonairs arc scheduled and the South Side Turners will meet the Boys' club in the final round game, one hour later. The Joy and (Dooms drew a bye. TRRK.K UNBEATEN TEAMS IN ACTION. There is absolutely no chance to pick the winners of the first round contest unless one is bestowed with an abundance of tuck. Three of the teams, the Pitir-O-Dlce, Turners and Leaders have yet to be defeated. “Gliek" Klein has been drilling his Lauter team for action in the district, meet for several weeks and is confident that they will show too much stuff for the "Dice" in their opening game. The Leaders, by virtue of their early season victory over the “Debs" are’ picked to win their first round game, but Coach Squires feels different about it. Tits squad is drilled for a fast contest and they may spring a big surprise. The Turner-Boys' club game will be the big first-day attraction. Mike and Joe Rosenthal will work at the forward stations on Caldwell's team, and it is believed that they will make Ulcc and Hennessey show more than tUe usual amount of stuff to out-score them. The Turners have the advantage of four years of high school play, but the Roys** club combination lias been together since 1917. when they were runners-up in the city amateur tournament mul fans feel that their teamwork ts just a little better thau that of Johnny liice’s fl\c. FINAL BATTLE ON THURSDAY. Tim semi final round games will be played Thursday afternoon and the final battle will be fought Thursday night. The Joy and (Booms, a squad of former Broad Ripple high school stars, will see action In the tourney for the first time when they clash with the winners of the Lauter-Palr-O-Dlcc game in the semi finals. Season tickets for the sectional games arc on sale at 12 South Capitol avenue. The official schedule follows: WEDNESDAY, FEB. t. T.no P M. — Lauter vs. Patr-O-Dice 8:00 I'. M. "V Leaders vs. Debonair club. Joy and Glooms, bye. THURSDAY. FEB. 5. 2:30 I\ M. Joy and Gloom vs. winners of first game Wednesday. •'!:TO P. M. -Winners of second game Wednesday vs. winners of third game Wednesday .8:15 I'. M. Winnert of first afternoon game vs. winners of second afternoon game.

Kentucky Derby Value Placed at $50,000 as Result of New Program LOUISVILLE, Jim. 22. The greatest collection of stake events ever offered by any jockey club In America is that announced by the Kentucky Jockey club for the spring and summer season. Nothing like the amount of added money for the fixtures at. Lexington, Louisville and Latnnin over has been hung up In the history of racing in this country nnd it is doubtful whether courses abroad have equaled the figures. Announcement of the forthcoming stakes was made by Col. Matt J. IVlnn. vice president nnd general manager of the Kentucky Jockey elub. Chief among the events of tbe spring season is the Kentucky Derby, which this year will carry $30,000 in added money, making its probable total value in excess of $50,000. The historic race now becomes not only America's leading fixture from it sentimental standpoint, but the most valuable event in added money ever contested on this continent. The I’reakness. with its $25,000 added, heretofore lias held this distinction. The total that will be given away in stakes next spring and summer by the Kentucky Jockey elub is $172,500. This, of course, does not Include the daily purses and overnight handicaps. The full list of stakes for the spring and summer meeting follows: LEXINGTON. Hlnata Stakes, “ year olds; four furlongs, $3,000 added. Idle Hour Stakes, 2-year olds; four furlongs: $3,000 added. Ashland Oaks. 3-year-old fillies; one mile; $3,000 added. Bluegrass Stakes, 3-year olds; one mile and a furlong: $3,000 added. Ben All Handicap. 3 year-olds and tipward; one mile aud a sixteenth; $3,000 added. Camden Handicap, 3-year-olds and up ward; one mile and n quarter; $5,000 added. CHURCHILL DOWNS. Debutante Stakes; 2-year-old fillies; four furlongs; $5,000 added. Bnshford Manor Stakes; 2-year-old colts and geldings: four and one half furlongs: $5,000 added. Spring Trial Stakes: 2 year-olds; four and one half furlongs: $5,000 added. Kentucky Derby; 3-year-olds; one mile and a quarter; $30,000 added. Kentucky Oaks; 3-year-old fillies; one mile and a furlong: $5,000 added. Proctor Knott Handicap: 3 year-olds; one mile and a quarter; $5,000 added. Kentucky Handicap; 3-.vear-olds and upward; one mile and a quarter; SIO,OOO added. Clark Handicap; 3-year-olds and upward; one mile and a sixteenth; $7,500 added. LATONIA. CHpsetta Stakes: 2-year-old fillies; five furlongs; $5,000 added. Harold. Stakes: 2-year old colts and geldings; five furlongs; $5,000 added, Cincinnati Trophy; 2-yenr-olds; six furlongs; $5,000 added. Latonla Derby; 3-year-olds; one mile and a half; $15,000 added. Latonia Oaks; 3-year-old fillies; one mile and a quarter; $5,000 added. Ten Broeek Handicap; 3-year-olds; one mile and a quarter ; $5,000 added. Independence Handicap; 3-year-olds and' upward; one and three sixteenth miles; $15,000 added. Daniel Boone Handicap; 3-year-olds nnd upward; one mile and a half; SIO,OOO added. Enquirer Handicap; 3-year-olds and upward; one mile and a sixteenth; $5,000 added. Quickston Handicap: 3 year-olds and upward: six furlongs; $5,000 added. Inaugural Handicap: 3-year-olds and upward; one mile and a sixteenth; $5,000 added. Pro Golfers to Stage 1920 Meet in Chicago NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—Chicago has been awarded tbe championship tournament of the professional golf association, according to the announcement of Alex Ptrie, secretary of the association. The tournament, scheduled originally for New York, was changed owing to the fact that the national open tournament is to he held in Toledo. The dates of both have not been set. The open tournament depends upon tbe date of the English matches and the professional games are to be held following the open matches, in both of which the English winners are expected to compete.

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Take Back Your Whist; We want Our Baseball! CHICAGO, Jan. 22.— r Students at Northwestern university have not given up hopes of having a baseball team. Spurred by the taunts which have .been made against a school that will permit a whist team, but not allow- the students to play baseball, J. M. King, prominent university athlete, yesterday started a petition to llie faculty among the students, men and women, urging that the great American game be once more allowed on the campus. Baseball was abandoned shortly before the war. Efforts to have it re-established have been rebuffed by the faculty. MijciiSc wool Q^^;Spoms WEEK-END GAMES. Friday Evening—Broad Ripple vs. New Augusta at Broad Kipple. Saturday Evening—Manual vs. Rochester at the loeal V. M. C. A. gym; Shortridge vs. New Richmond, at New Richmond. Saturday afternoon and evening Technical participates In tourns. ment at Brownsburg, with Brownsburg, Thorntown and Ben Davis. The local high school basket fives will again be busy this week-end. The midweek games resulted 1n at. even break for the Indianapolis baskete?rs, Technical defeating Plainfield, 29 to 8, while Hbortridge was overwhelmed by Franklin to the tune of 41 to 13. It was in the cards that Tech should win and Shortridge lose, but the well-known dope bucket received no mean wallop in the latter contest. Technical was neaten bv Franklin recently, 22 to 14, and when it Is taken into consideration that Shortridge has beaten three teams which defeated Tech —Shelby ville, Greeneastle and Mooresvtlle—it was all doped out by the Blue and White followers that they would at least hold Franklin to a close score. But the dope Just won’t behave this season. Friday evening Broad Ripple meets New Augusta on the Ripple court. The Broad Ripple quintet has clashed with New Augusti once before this season, winning by a score of 33 to 18 The New Augusta followers, however, claim their team lias improved greatly and point to their score of 50 to 3 over Ben Davis. Osborn will be out of the Ripple lineup on account of a “busted" thumb. Garrett. It is hoped, will be sufficiently recovered from Ills encounter with a brick wall in the Danville gym to fill his regular place at center. Saturday night at the local “Y" Manual and Rochester mix. Rochester has been beaten but twice this season by Kokomo (12 to 6) and Argos ils to 14. She has beaten Shortridge (22 to 12), Tipton 1 14 to 13 and 20 to 4i, Warsaw (CO to 10), Plymouth 185 to 9), Bloomington (36 to 10) and Elkhart (29 to 4). It looks bad for Manual. Saturday afternoon and night Tech will participate In a tourney at Brownsburg. Tech should carry off the honors of the meet. Brownsburg might upset some dope, but It’s not likely. Brownsburg has won this season over Manual (30 to 17). Brazil <37 to 3( and Ben Davis (37 to 17). She has lost to Shortridge (28 to 22), Morristown (24 to 23), Bloomington (37 to 13*. Lebanon (33 to 18), Craw fordsville (41 to 16). Dauvllle (28 to S) and Llzton <29 to 11). Shortrtdge's week-end game comes ou Saturday night at New Richmond, that team's greatest claim to local notice lying in the fact that she defeated Jefferson High of Lafayette (21 to 14, which team won over Manual recently. Few scores have been reported from New Richmond. She beat Waynetown (29 to 19i and lost to Ladoga (2V to 22). The Blue and White should win >

S. H. S. FALTERS BEFORE FRANKLIN The Franklin High school basket men were not forced to show any exceptional I speed to defeat Shortrldge, 41 to 13, on ; rhe north side court last night. Tbe first ! half of the contest was hard fought, but the Sbortrldge lads were outclassed on nil sides and were trailing, 12 to 6, when the whistle blew. lu the second period the Blua and White machine flew to pieces and the visitors found scoring as easy as falling off a log. The passing of the Franklin i quintet was a little above tbe high school average and they started only a few marches down the floor that were stopped before they made a basket. White and Vandivnr played the best game for the winners nnd Caldwell and Miehencr starred for Shortrtdge. Stevens worked hard for the Blue and White school, but bis broken finger kept him from making several points. The Shortridge men are not lacking in j fighting ability. They work bnrd from whistle to whistle, but their teamwork was poor. _______ TECH TAKES IT EASY. The Plainfield high school team was : easily defeated yesterday by tbe Tech* i nioal five on the east side school's floor, j losing out by a 29-to-8 score. The con- | test was featured by the basket shooting and floor work of Nipper and VanArs- ! dale of the winners and the plucky playing of Stevens nnd Reese for the vlsi Itors. Reese chalked tip the only two field goals that Plainfield was able to put over throughout the entire contest. Plainfield did not score a field marker I In the first session, getting their only scores -on two free throws. The gun I ended the half with Tech on top of a ! 15-to-2 count. Dynes, playing his secj ond contest on the Tech state squad. I put up n good game at back guard I during this period. Nipper started the second session off with a field goal and then VanArsdale started to work, caging four fieid goals before the end of the game. Black was sent in for Dynes and contributed two more points toward tbe Tech score. Drayer then caged a two-count and Slaughter disturbed the net for the last score of the contest just as the final guu sounded. BASEBALL DANCE FRIDAY. The first of a series of dances to be given by the Panhandle baseball club I will be held Friday night at King's hall | and not Moose hall as previously anj noUnced. Connie's jazz band will proj vide the mußic and the opening affair i is expected to draw a big attendance. | The dances are being given to collect a fund for the purchase of equipment for j the Panhandle basebaU team the coming j season, which will be out after state ' laurels In tbe Independent riinkn. ©. U. BUSHER. _____ " Me and my gal seen a pitcher of this guy Babe Rnth in the movin’ pletnre show tother night. She said he didn't look near as good as me.

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Keen Interest Shown in Turners ’ Battle With Physical Eds Followers of Teams Ready to Turn Out in Big Numbers Saturday. Basketball fans of the city are taking keen Interest In the Saturday clash between the South Side Turners and the Physical Eds, to be staged at the Athenaeum. Both teams have been coming to the froDt rapidly recently and the form displayed by the Gymnasts in their contest with the Em-Hoes leads many followers of the court game to believe the lids are threatening to develop a team something on the order of the big winner they put out a few seasons back. Seelbach, who played guard on the previous victorious five, is still with the team and the other members are developing rapidly. On the other hand the South Side Turners have undergone a reorganization until they stack up prominently in state bosket circles. The south side aggregation is made up of some of the younger independent stars who have graduated from tlie high school rankß and they are forming Into a crack machine with plenty of "cork” to meet the fastest pace. Both the Gymnasts and Turners hare a large following and a big crowd will attend Saturday's game. A dance will follow the basketball event and this added feature no doubt will prove popular. GOPHERS KEEP WILLIAMS. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 22.—Dr. H. L. Williams, football coach of the University of Minnesota for many seasons, was placed under contract, for three more years today.

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TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE. Doubles and 81ngles. —7:15 p. m.— E. Powers and H. Hanigan. C. Field and W. Rettzell. C. Smith and C. McElwaine, G. Gels and 11. T. Wagner. H. Little and E. Showalter. IV. Berner and L. Quilt. W. Byers and O. Clements. C. E. Byers and Edward Powers. (L. Byers and Smallwood, singles). — !).!5 p. m. — It. Gutbrle and B. Kirby. D. Allerdlee and 11, Gribben. M. Stewart and C. Beck. M. Werner and W. Werner. O. Hamilton and F. Gloekier. F. Wiskham and J. Ferris. S. Delong and L. Item met ter. T. Tedrowe and J. M. Heller. By CHARLES LOGAN. Now that the old ‘.‘bard luck” alibi Is tuckered out and the doubles combinations don't seem to be able to find anything else to give as good and sufficient proof that the wood ts not falling because they are not hitting It. we can get all prepared to see some real stuff pulled. Some regular starlight wallopers will do what they can tonight. The singles bowlers got some rather attractive looking scores last night. Sourbier led the attack of the one-man army nnd when tbe battle was over and tbe birds began to sing he was on top looking down. He hit the pins for good scores every frame and registered a total of 63(5, to pass Taffe, previous leader, and his 624. Sourbier wasn't the only one that got 'em like a true knight should. Hamilton stuck close to big heels most of the night and before things were over he had sent 616 of the wooden babies flying helter skelter This was enough to bring him third place. Walter Harsbman was ashamed to credit the blame for his 174 count to bard luck, but he didn't hesitate to about from tbe housetops and tree limbs about the way Dame Fortune flopped him. Walt started out with a 236, ruined It with a 174 and did ns much redeeming as he could with a 199. He’s No. 6 In the ”big ten’’ list. Sam Lovick dropped in, two stations behind Harsh. Bob Bryson, the son-of-a gutt who was supposed to be in the “he was a good man in his day” class, made a lot of youngsters applaud and look foolish when he and Comstock stacked ’em hUh and took third place in the doubler. This was tbe biggest advance made in the two man class last night. And Bob v. vsn't the dead freight of the company, either. He finished the three games with a 257 total and had a high game of 217. Sbine and Blttnicr got fair scores, but not enough to let them in the select district. Who had Patterson figured for a 145 came? The guys that say they did are just trying to fool the public. “Pat” has been shooting a mean stick this year, and he and Lovick were checked up for a whopper count, but they couldn't put it over. Simon got desperate once and tcok a bust at 101 clubs. Schaff's name will uot live forever as a result of his work In the doubles, but just the same he was there with a 224 In the second round. There were oodles of big scores scattered here and there in the singles class, but for some reason or another they couldn’t bunph them. Spencer and Brenner got away great, but all the king’s horses and all the king's mules couldn’t make their second and third games look even half way decent. Keiser had two rotten games, but made them look fair when he gave them 209 company. Toner opened his singles work with 205, but outside of that he was pretty punk. Simon and Katterbury ran a race for the low singles total, pnd Katterbury won by one-half of 1 per cent. LEAGUE LEADERS LAST NIGHT. K. of C. league. Mesker (Genoasl.... 248 Elks league, Pollard (Hides)..... 240 Beam’s No. 3 league, Collins (Independents) 224 Mesker of the Genoa club In the Knights of Columbus loop got the big one game score last night, a 248, in the third round of the hot Geuoa-Salvador battle. \ The big count sent the “Jennies” to the front for two wins. Corrigan tries to get big counts “once in a while, but he is in tbe same class with the educated guy who tries to make as much Jack as the laborer. Louie Dugan and Ed Quinn couldn't shoot like they did in the doubles of the city meet and the Christaphores took an awful beating at the hands of the Ferdinands. However, Ed and Louie were not the only ones responsible for the defeat. Koester threw 241 in his last game for the Ferdinands. The Isabellas didn’t get a thing that looked classy but they knocked the socks off the Ninas.

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NEWS

Local Heavyweight After Bouts Over the State w bL r ateagßS *■** EgpaßafeA x> : >- / V/ JACK DAILY. Graduating from the middleweight ranks, Jack Daily of this city is In the field after bouts with other Indiana big boys of the squared circle. He still packs his old k. o. wallop and now that the game is picking up in Indiana cities other than Indianapolis Daily seeks to get In action. There has been some talk of a meeting between Dally and Jack Leslie, colored heavyweight of this city, and it is probable that these big fellows will get together In the near future before a Hoosier club.

Siebold and Wagner outsmarted tbe Marquettes sos the benefit of the Columbians. Beecham got 210 and 190 for the Marquettes and Farmer threw in another pair of good counts, but Kramer and Dcublg were ‘way off. With O'Brien hitting 'em in the 223 class and Manion knocking out even two hundreds without batting an eye, there was hardly anything for the Galumets to do but lose three to the Piutas. Asa rule Caugany travels with tbe big fellows. Last night he broke the rule in a thousand places. Mike Kelly wasn't there to put the old fighting' stuff in the LaSalles and they surrendered to the Santa Marias. Pollard topped the list of one-game honor seekers in the Elks circuit, with a 240 in the third frame. The Hides should have taken the hint and scored their second win over the Eyes in this game, but they didn’t. Soltau got a 225 for the Eyes the first pop out of the box and managed to keep going fast in tbe two following rounds. The Ears were absolutely without luck and the Tails took advantage of tbe fact, putting over three victories. The Tails went best in their second game, when they registered 935 for the high team total honors. Blue led them with 222. Tbe Shin Bones started fast and won two games before the Teeth knew what j they were doing. Ownie Bush tried to make it three I straights by hitting 210 in big final effort. By this time Harkenrider and i King were going right and they ruined Ownie’s chance. Collins took the big individual honors In Beam's No. 3 loop and his work brought the Independents the bacon In j their match with Julien and bis Buicks. After dropping (he first game to the Justice Motors without putting up any ! Teal battle, the Hoosler Oils came back | and slipped over two wins. I • Jones of the Justice Motor outfit swears and declares that he averages 140. He must mean he’ll be able to get 140 pins a few years from now. Healey hasn't any laugh coming until I he learns how they get more than 120 and 130. The Daniels played In the 600 class and lost two games to the Easterns. BEAM’S KICK-BACKS. By HANK. Ilonor Roll—Sands. Iloosier Oils. 243; jßroueher, Man-u-alos. 226; T. Wuelflng, Brookstdes. 224; Ileury, Brunswick 1 Phonos, 222; Whetstinc, Twines, 221; ' Beam, Hoosler Oils, 220; Woodard. Prui dentials, 215. After listening to a couple of jaza records played by the Brunswick Phonographs, the lowly Brooksides seemed displeased and opened up a barrage of strikes that carried away the last game, wheu J. Wuelflng 6hot 224. j The Aetna Trusts took two out of I three from the Irviu Robbins when i Dorsett could only count 96 in his first I attempt. i The Prudentials, led by Schott and | Woodard, who shot consistently ail the ! way, were enabled to carry away all 1 three, thereby leaving the O’Conner team , out in the cold. j The Pleasant Drives were out of form ! and the Man-u-alos were easy winners in all three attetptits. The Hoosler Oils were forced to the j limit when they carried away the odd game from the Kreis but : Sands and Beam were equal to the bmerI gency. In the Bcmls league the Cottons took the odd game from the Burlap, and the j Twines, led by Whets tine, added three to ! their win column in their clash with the i Pipers. Our old friend Bill Muench writes us from Torrance, Cal., that he is carrying an 189 average for thirty-nine games. Maybe the heat of the “golden west” has affected Bill’s imagination. i Capt. Grandstaff of the Kresge team issues a challenge through this column ; to both the Goldstein Bros, and News i Pressroom teams and would like to bear ! from them both in regards to special matches. | Tompkins states that on Tuesday evej ning the newsboys were selling extras ; telling “all about Bill Beam shooting j 627," and Bill has already used up two | bunches of score pads and a couple of ! boxes of pencils trying to figure it out. ! There is a persistent rumor that Bailer and Keyser have matched Hamer against Jess Pritchett, said match to be rolled as soon as possible, if Jess can be pre- j vailed upon to tackle Bailer’s protege. Jone 9 and Hamilton are still tied in that battle for the “corduroy collar J buttons,” eaeh having 94. | Sammy Sands was there In that last ! game. A 248 is some count and every i pin was needed. Is 13 a jinx alley? Ask Scheimer. he knows. Five splits in one game—and the~7-9 on a pocket hit. If there is any one we have overlooked it is purely unintentional, and our little puns are not intended to hurt Rnv one's feelings, as this is only done In' a spirit of fun and ask that all •n,|oy it as such.

BOXING

Davis Named Referee of Wrestling Bouts at the Canoe Club Local Gray piers and Indiana Huskies Set for Big Contests Tonight. Ed Davis, wrestling and football star, has been chosen to referee the si* matches of the big mat meet between the Indianapolis Athletic aud Canoe club and Indiana university to be held at the Canoe club at 8 o’clock tonight. It will be the first meet of the season for the two wrestliDg teams and the locals will appear for the first time in their new togs. . Coach Ratbbun of the Indiana teamhas not announced his lineup, but It Is known that the following wrestlers will probably take the mat for the college team; Wise or Stanley (125). Smith. AVooton or Trorner (135), Jerry Moore or Keith Galloway (145). Cnpt. Mumby Burton (15S). P. Moore (175), C. AA'ylie (heavyweight). Rislcy is out of it with a badlv infected arm. BOXING BLACKBURN WANTS ONE MORE CHANCE Jack Blackburn, the veteran negro boxer, formerly of this city, is preparing for another comeback to the rjng. AVhen Blackburn was in his prime he was one of the most remarkable righting men of hts day. Although lie could scale at the lightweight limit, tt was only at rare intervals that he could induce a man of his own weight to enter the ring with him. Blackburn's opponents ranged all the way from lightweights to heavyweights. Id one week he made the lightweight limit for one opponent and then met a middleweight and a heavyweight, winning aJI three battles. Blackburn got mixed up in a shooting affair when at the height of his career and was sen touced to serve five years. When he got out he returned to the riug. but most of bis wonderful skill aud hitting ability had departed. HERES CHANCE FOR MARTIN NEW YORK, Jan 22.—Denver promoters have offered SIO,OOO for a twelveround bout between Bob Martin, heavyweight champion of the A. E. F., and Gene Tunney, light heavyweight champion of the army, according to Billy Roche. Tunney's manager. The purse, hung up for a right on Feb. 21. would be split tSO per cent to the winner and *0 per cent to the loser, on a referee's decision. _________ FULTON SENDS COWLER DOWN

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22—Tom Cowler. English heavyweight, was so badly beaten in the first three rounds of a scheduled eix-rcund bout with Fred Fulton here last night that the Teferee stopped the fight. Fulton knocked Cowler down four times in the three rounds. CURLEY GOING GOOD. TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 22.—Don Curley, former aviation sergeant and boxing instructor at Speedway field, Indianapolis, has been doing weli since he became- a resident of Toledo Curley defeated Maurice Flynn at South Bend. Ind.; Lew Goldler at Lansing, Mich., and Johnny Lewis here. He is now matched with Mike O’Leary iu tbe main event of twelve rounds at tbe Dayton Gymnastic elub. Feb. 2, nnd meets Tony Dili at tbe Febi ruary show of the Detroit Boxing club. LEWIS TOSSES KARNLOFF. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.—Strangler Lewis, with his vaunted beadloek, iaat i night defeated Ivan Karnloff in a wrest- I [ ling match In two straight falls. Lewis I I obtained the first fall in 56 minutes 29J I seconds and the second In 16 minutes 1( seconds. 9 SHARKEY BEATS WHITE. I DETROIT. Jan. 22.—Jack Sharkey outfl pointed Jabez White of Albany In teJ rounds here last night. White put UjW a game battle, but was unable to beat® tbe New York Italian. t DOUBLE SIX ROUNDS. PORTLAND. Me.. Jan. 22.—JohnnJ Downs of Cleveland and Whitey Fitzfl gerald, fought a double six round boulfl to a draw here last night. S EASY' FOR REICH. | PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 22.—A1 ReTehß New York, easily defeated Dan of Boston In six rounds here last night. | EASTERN' RING GOSSIP. NEW Y'ORJC, Jan. 22.—Clay Turner. Ibe Indian light-heavyweight, and Larry Williams, Bridgeport heavyweight, will 1 come together in a twelve-round bout to a decision at Bridgeport, Jan. 26. Frankie Fleming of Canada has been matched to meet Young Saeco. tbe Boston fighter, for six rounds at Philadelphia, Jan. 26. The following bouts are carded to be held In Jersey (Tty, Jan. 26: Willie Jackson vs. Mickey Bonley of Newark; Young Boz Fitzsimmons, son of the late Bob Fitzsimmons, vs. Eddie West of New York: Gene Tuney, light-heavy-weight champion of the A. E. F. vs. Jim Monahan, Irish light-heavy weight, and Jack Sbnrkey vs. Johnny Buff. WHITELAND VS. CHRISTAMORES. The Christamore Cubs will meet, the fast Whlteland team at the Chrlstmore gym this evening. The Whlteland boys won from the Cubs at Whlteland Tuesday night In a hard-fought game. The Cubs showed up well and with the breaks on their home floor they should be able to get revenge from tbe Wbiteiand squad. The Cubs play the South Side Turners in their regular league game on Friday night. Huntington, who was playing such a sensational game at forward, has left the city, but his shoes are being filled by Litz, who has returned after a long Illness. The Seconds will play in a curtain raiser that promises to be a fast game. The Christamore club will bold its* - regular meeting on Friday night at 7 o'clock. This meeting was postponed from Tuesday and matters of importance will be taken up, so all members are re quested to be on hand. NORTHWESTERN RESULTS. North Park lost Its first gamo in the Northwestern league last night when Zionsvllle downed the team, 14 to 12. Three other games were played. St. Paul defeated Seventh Christians, 20 to 10: S. Mark's downed Second Baptist, 36 to 1. while Grace Presbyterians walked over Olive Branch, 14 to S. Tourney Leaders Doubles. Rasraussen-Tucker 1.221 Quinn-Dugan .....1,17** Comstock-Bryson - 1.16* Fox-Schmidt 1,165 McElwalne-Ussetman 1.180 Fox-Peters 1.119 Walton-Batchelor t.ll* Grimes-Ake I,ll* Kernel- Wagner I,ll* Rule-Canning 1.113 Single*. Sourbier 884 M Taffe *4 Hamilton 61* Martin - *1 * Trotter fi l? Harthman *OO McElwaine 597 Lovick - 50* Pollard 596 Wmssli >o*o*aiooaovv