Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1920 — Page 8

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FEDERAL MEN INVESTIGATING DEMPSEY CASE Government Agents Seek Information on Accusations by Former Wife. BLACKMAIL, SAYS JACK MOVIE STUFF OGDTN, Utah, Jail. 29.—Upon a report that a woman registering as “Miss Malda Rice, Salt Lake City,” had stated to an Ogden hotel manager that she was Mrs. .Tack Dempsey, divorced wife of the heavyweight champion, and that she feared she was being followed by several men ln-'an effort to secure letters in her possession special protection was provided at the hotel last night. The woman was reported To be ill. An officer assigned to the hotel said that Mrs. Dempsey had expressed the belief that letters written by her husband to her regarding draft exemption were being sought. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.—Alleged letters dealing with Champion .lack Dempsey’s war record were the goal of federal officials here today. With definite action taken toward au investigation of the, chnmpion's doings during the war period, officers wanted a look at the letters Dempsey's former wife claims to have. Mrs. Maxine Dempsey, the divorced wife, informally charged the champion with resorting to various ruses to keep from actual war service. She has been in seclusion since making her statements. In telegrams hero, Dempsey and his manager said they welcome a full investigation. W. C. Thomas, former army colonel, will have charge of the affair. He was assigned to the case after E. M. Blnnford, chief of the department of justice here, submitted a report on the chargee made b,v_Mrs. Dempsey. CHAMP SAYS SHE DEMANDED $40,000 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.—The woman whom Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champion, divorced on the uncontested charge of infidelity, has launched a most vicious attack upon him —after Dempsey had "refused absolutely to pay $40,090 blackmail money, which was demanded.” This is the defense and statement today of Jack Dempsey himself, who declares be has proofs to offer not only that the $40,000 ’‘blackmail” money was demanded, but that it was the former Mrs. Dempsey herself—the woman who now-aecuses him of being a draft dodger—who twice prevailed upon him to stay out of the service, once as an army aviator and again in the air branch of the navy. Dempsey says he can give proofs to substantiate this statement. “My former wife is asserting that she has letters in my own handwriting which are proof that 1 was a draflsdodger. She offered to cell me those letters, through a representative, for $40,000. I refused. Now she \0 declaring that in h*>r own good time she will reveal the contents of these letters,” says Dempsey “I can not recall that In any letter which I sent my wife that I made any such statement as she charges against me. “At one time I decided I wanted to be an army aviator,” says Dempsey. "I told my wife about it. She pleaded and begged me not to do it. She pointed out that I was exc-mpt from military service by law and that I was her support “She told me that if I went away from her then she never could prove that -she was going to be a good girl in the future. So I changed my mi^d. “Some time after, during another of her disappearances. I determined to join the airplane squad of the navy. To do this It was necessary for my wife to 'sign release papers. I sent them to her and she signed them before a notary public in Salt Lake, saying she had no objection to my going in the navy. Rut hardly had, she done this when she came to me and, with tears in her eyes, beggrd and pleaded with me not to go. So once more I changed my mind.”

DEMPSEY VOTED IN LEGION POST '.MILWAUKEE. Jan. 29.—Jack Dempsey is an honorary member of the American legion and also an honorary commander in the organization. These honors were voted to Dempsey by Gordon Barber post here, following passage of resolutions vindicating him of charges of being a slacker. The action of the uost was wired to Dempsey at Los Angeles. Amateur Teams Begin Pointing Players for 150-Pound Tourney Here The teams entered in the Indianapolis sectional of Indiana 150-pound Amateur Basketball Ghampionshin tournament, which is carded at the Marion club, Feb. 4 and 5. with the exception of the L Turners, are enjoying plenty of rest and L running through light practice drills |*Ee days. The Turners will be in the ■be boat with the other six after they away with the Physical Eds tonight |23ud the Plainfield Independents Satnr ■ray night. / ■ With the first day of play only one ' week off the amateur bosses are taking no chances on having any of their players sent in for repairs, ‘and they hare postponed all scheduled games between now and Feb. L However, the teams will not be idle during the next six days. They are scheduled for daily practice drills and each outfit will be prepared to put up some real fights to gain the championship of the district and the right to defend the honor of Indianapolis in the state finals, which will be played on the Y. M. C. A. floor Feb. 28 and 29. Fans have noticed the Debonair outfit picking up speed during the last two weeks and they expect the Green and White athletes to make a good showing in the meet. The South Side Turners, "Y" Leaders, and Pair-O-Dlce are also carded to make things interesting, and their chances of taking the championship are about equal. The Boys’ club, Lauter and Joy and Gloom teams are not saying much, but the story of the dog that doesn't park has been out long enough for everybody to know. v- ' Klein Is Em-Roe Star RICHMOND, Ind.. Jan. 29.—Indianapolis Bra-Roes walked off with the long end of a 28-to-24 score with the Earlbam basketball five on the Richmond coliseum floor last night. The game was a nip and tuck affair from the first whistle and the result was in doubt as prac tically all time. The game was featured by the basket shooting of Klein of the Em-Roes and the close guarding of both quintets. The first half was a battle, with the Quakers holding the lead up until the last 30 seconds of play, when Schoeneman looped a long one through ■which put them In 15-to-13. NORTH PARKS HOLD LEAD. North Park Christians held their lead in easy style in the Northwestern Basketball league last night, defeating the Second Baptists, 57 to 11. Olive Brapch won from the St. Paul five. 11 to 8: Grace Presbyterians defeated the Seventh Christians, U to 9, and Zlonsvllle defeated St. Marks, 15 to 9 in the other games of the loop. North Parks have won seven games and lost one. Olive Brunch, in second place, has won six contests and lost two.

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LEAGUE LEADERS LAST IjtIGHT. Elks League—lrish (Eyes) 231 K. of C. League—Ostheimer (LaSalles) Abattoir League—D. Allerdice (8eef)..221 Beam’s No. 3 League—Nichols (Danlels) 20S A few more nights like the last one and the Elks league Tails will be in front no longer. The Hides took them down the line for two wins and the second place* Byes passed out the same medicine to the Shin Bon^s. 1 Miller and Blue got a double century apiece for the Tails, but Bailey got a 210 and a 207 and Eddie Pollard was there twice with 190 and once/with 203 for the Hides. Irish Eyes all they needed to make the Shin Bones look weak. His 231 count was the highest posted in one game. Soltau and Westover also got a few more than 200. The Eyes copped the team total laurels with 998 in thethird round. "Silent Walter" and his Hoofs tramped on the Ears three times. Newlin was the only Hoof that failed to get a double circle. " DeLong, Remmeter, Stick, hourbier and Miller were the Ears that tailed to do It. —- Irish went south with the three-game honors with a CO3 total. Bailey didn t look so worse with 003. It might be said that the Tail3 can shake hands with Mr. Luck for sayins them from a three-game defeat. I hey won the final round by one pin. Qtbeimer and Bob Klrkhoff. both members of the LaSalle quintet, battled hard for the one-game honors or the “Fasev” loop The former won out by one pin when he registered 224 in his third effort. Mr Kirkhoff’s three sons shot with the La Salles and their work was worth three victories over tlie Carson clan, alias tue Calumets. “Confidential Edward” had plenty of pep and a pocketful of alibis, but iu wood he was lacking, Dudley "topped” his night’s work with a 147. Sheridan never will get all the wood that’s coming to him—they haven't got that much around the Capitol alleys. Mike Kelly and his Salvadore? managed to keep lower than the I’lnta outfit every time. “Pint a-whati” asks Capt. Mike. k Eight hundred totals beat the Ninas three times In a row. The Ferdinands had ’em. Mahan got a 210 for the Ferdinands, and Mike Kirkhoff averaged 200 for the three rounds. Now that “Tatts" O’ETonnell Is becoming acquainted with his official self, he is starting to hit the maples like he “used to did.” Eddie Steffen clapped his hands and shouted for joy upon discovery that he almost averaged 150 for the night. Capt. Jack’s Santa Marlas didn’t have nnv 900 stuff in them andtheir’s was the life of the sorrowful. The Marquettes beat them without effort. Beccham and Kramer had a double cen tur.v each and a few other little things that helped the Marquettes along. The Chrlstaphores and Isabellas went into their third scrap with one win each. The Christaphores- came out with the same thing. Smiling Elmer wasn’t worth his weight in mud in the second and third game. Maybe he was lucky to get that 207 opener. The Columbians thumped the Oenoas three times without stopping for air. Mentzer got a double century for the Genoas. but if one bad apple can ruin a barrel of good ones, what can a barrel of bad ones do to one good one? A meeting of the City Bowling association will be held next Sunday afternoon in the Marion club dining room for the

Physical Eds in Form for Comeback Effort in Second Turner Struggle The team that comes out on top in the South Side Turner-Physical Eds battle, carded at the south side gymnasium tonight. 'will have to show more stuff than the Turners uncovered to win the first game of the series at the Athenaeum last, Saturday evening, as ,both quintets have been drilling hard in preparation for the contest and their speed and teamwork has been boosted considerably. The game will start at 8:15 and will be followed by a dance given by the South Side Turner club. Every afternoon this week Coach Toma has sent his gymnasts through their paces and after sending them to the showers yesterday afternoon announces that he is confident, that the teams will be on even terms .when they come out of tonight’s fray. '“Sonny” Schmidt, A1 Seelback and Capt. Brown, the big pointgetters of the Physical Eds outfit, who were held in check last week by the wonderful guarding of Geot, Seidenstlcker and Secrest, have been hitting the basket nicely In the practice drills this week and should show up well on the Turner floor. The Turners tramped around their court for an hour last night. Capt. Rice first ra nhis men through a long passing drill, then iet them shoot at the baskets. The ‘‘all high” lads are in perfect condition for the fray and, with the advantage of playing on their own court, their leader expects them to gallop away from the gymnasts. Saturday night the Turners will journey to Plainfield for a battle with the strong Plainfield Independents. The outcome of this scrap may lend more color to the dope' on the Indianapolis sectional of the Indiana 150-pdund amateur tourney. The “Y” leaders I raveled until they met the Plainfield quintet at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday night. ’The game resulted in a victory for the visltorsfl Therefore, if the Turners can trounce the Plainfield warriors at Plainfield Saturday they should be able to defeat the Leaders in their tournament clash, if the Leaders get past the Dehonairs, and it has long been said that the team beating the Leaders will be alive and kicking after the final game. Butler Boys May Be on Short End of Dope, but They’re Tuned Up Everybody that takes any stock in basketball dope believes that the Butler warriors are going to take a beating when they clash with the DePauw quintet at the Butler college gym Friday night, but, there being two sides to every story, the Butler athletes themselves can't Just see things that way. They are working hard for the game and are determined to fight the Tigers from start to finish. Prof. B. N. Johnson announced yesterday that the rumors floating around the campus that Rosenthal, the lanky center, was ineligible are false and he will be used in the Friday night contest. Short’s absence from the practice drills, due to a slight sickness has taken some of the pep out' of the team, but Coach Head say.- that thA speedy little player will be i.l le to statt the game against DePauw,/ although ha will not be in the best of condition. \ 7 lit locals are anxious to make a gooa *lo\Jlng against DePayw, but a defeat by the Tigers will not Bother them much If tliov- can throw the\ hooks Into the Franklin combination when they meet at Butler next Tuesday Wenlng.

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purpose of selecting delegates to the A. B. C. tournament at Peoria in March. At this meeting, whicn is set for 2:30 o’clock, prizes won in the city tournament will be distributed. \B\TTOIB HAMBURGERS. “Haney’s feet were In his way last night,” so says the honorable Monk. Wickham’s bowling was much hetter. Evidently his travels hither and thither about the state have wised him up to a few things he didn’t know. There were a few fair rooters out last night, and their presence helped. If you don’t believe it, just take a squint at the 22t count Dave Allerdice crashed out in his second effort. It gave him the individual honors for a game. W. H. Allerdice appeared at the drives wearing a sweater for luck. Better wear a dozen next week, Horace. Young Tashey sat over In the corner gabbing with some mysterious-looking -person all night and Big Tashey got himself ail excited up over the fact. Let’s ask Tashey about It. The Porks lost two to the City Sales while the Accounting was taking three from the Purchasing. The Receiving and Beef put on a hot battle. The Receiving won the first garnet they tied the second and the Beef got good-hearted in the third. Brother Mike’Moran will battle for the honor of the Independent Athletic club in the amateur boxing tournament to be held at that place Saturday night, and a lot of the “Abs” figure on sneaking In some way or another. Mike Is a clever kid and his followers are picking him to stack his opponent up In a corner before the first round is over. FOXING. WILDE FAVORITE OVER ERTLE MILWAUKEE. Jan. 29. Jimmy Wilde, British flyweight champion boxer, will enter the ring here tonight against Mike Ertle a 6-to-5 favorite! The fighters will make 115 pounds'at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Supporters of both fighters today were predicting victory for their favorite by the knockout route. Wilde is extremely anxious to redeem himself for his showing against Sharkey in his first American ring appearance here. Ertle, according to his manager, Mike Collins, is in the best shape for the scrap tonight of his career. READY TO AID COCHRANE INTERESTS NEW YORK, .Tan. 29—William A. Brady, New’ York theatrical producer and manager, will look after the interests of Charles B. Cochrane when the London promoter sails for home Saturday. Cochr ran*} has been here more than a month trying to get Jack Dempsey’s signature to u contract to fight Georges Carpon tier in London late in the year. MAStJ* VS. .lIM VTTL SOUTH BEND, Im!., .lan. 29. Frankie Mason, Ft Wayne bantamweight, and j Frankie Jumatti, local boxer, meet tonight in the main bout of A! Swroth’s i boxing show here, it will be the first meeting of the pair. Many close follow ers of the fight game believe Mason is i the logical American to meet Jimmy Wilde, the Englishman, because Mason ! can make the weight demanded by the flyweight champ. TWO KNOCKOUTS SCORED. SPRINGFIELD, 111., .Tan. 29—Jimmy Hanlon of Denver knocked out Neil Allison of Waterloo, la., in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round bout here last ! night. Leo Patterson of Joplin, Mo., knocked out Young Sam Langford in the ; third round of their scheduled ten-round bout. Sammy Wade of Peoria and Dewey Murray of Springfield fought tea rounds ■ to a draw. PLENTY OF KNOCKDOWNS. EAST CHICAGO, Ind.. .Tau. 29. Two knockdowns in the second round won the I verdict here last night for Bud Pur- ; rell, Terre Haute lightweight, over Mau- ! rice Flynn, Chicago. In a preliminary | Artie Ross, after being knocked down three times, landed a kayo punch on A1 Lance’s chlu. KABAKOFT WINS. ' ST. LOUIS, .Tan. 29—Harry Kabakoff, a local boy, shaded Joey Fox, English featherweight, in a fast eight-round bout last night, according to newspaper men who viewed the contest from the ringside. In the semi-windup Eddie Meiers of this city woo the newspaper decision over K. O. Brown of New Orleans by I a slight O'CONNELL BEATS M’CANN. CLEVELAND, Jan. 29—Charley O’Connell, Cleveland lightweight, won decisively from Billy McCann, Akron, In ten j rounds here last night and evend up for ! the defeat the latter handed him in Akrou several weeks ago. Fred Block of CleveI land won on points from Billy Mercer, j Pittsburg, In ten rounds. OPERATION KILLS BOXER. FORT WORTH, Tex.. Jan. 29.—George Dewey of Pueblo, Colo., known in the prize fight ring as Bob York, veteran' i middleweight, Is dead here. His last ; fight was Jan. 10, when he knocked out ; Kid Gleason at a local olub. His death ! followed an operation. / LANGFORD AT TERR*' HA' TE TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 29—Sam | Langford and Jeff Clark, uegro heavyj weights, will box ten rounds before the ! Vigo Boxing club here the night Os Feb. | 16, the bout having been closed here b.v Matchmaker C. E. Johnson. HERRING VS. McMAHON. NASHVILLE, Jan. 29. —Red Herring of j Paducah, Ky., knocked out Larry Avera j of Atlanta in the sixth round here last night before the biggest crowd ever wit- • nessing a bout In Nashville. Herring meets Patsy McMahon here Monday next. MARTINSVILLE WINS. LEBANON, Ind., .Tan. 29 The Martinsville basketball team defeated Lebanon here last night, 37 to 26, in a fast and clean game. South starred for Martinsville. Devol played best for Lebanon, making eighteen of his team’s points.

[©.U.BUSHERi P_ . __J, j Aftegr they see roe in action Babe Kuth’ll be as attractive as a bottle of i hero water. Ruth nocked hi* homers i over a flnce. In| the lege Fve been playin’ I in they ain’t ni finoee.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1920.

13 County Quintets Set for Tournament at the Marion Club Basket Stars Take Rest Before Start of Two-Day Event Here. ROOTERS ARE COMING The thirteen high schools with teams entered in the tournament of the Marion County Basketball association rested their athletes today while the i rookies went through yell rehearsals. Tomorrow morning at 9:30 the struggle will open on the Marion club floor, with the Vaiyy Mills and West Newton warriors carded in the opening scrimmage, and thosi} who enjoy seeing a basketball game played as it should be played will do well to wander around to that neighborhood befo - e 8 o’clock Saturday evening, at which time the final battle is carded. Never before has the rivalry among the Marion county schools—Manuel, Shortridge and Technical excluded—been so keen as it is this yesr i(nd never before have the followers of these teams been worked up to such a pitch of excitement as they are over the county meet. About the only information to bo obtained from the dopesheet is that the thirteen entrants are as evenly matched as any ’group of quintets in the state jMtd that no game in the tourney Is going to be decided without some real thrillers being pulled. Outside of the semi finals and final round battles, the >big attractions of the event probably will be staged when Valley Mills meets West Newton and Cumberland clashes with Fishers. Both of these games will be played on the opening day, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon. PLENTY OF KEEN RIVALRY PROMIUEI). Fishers and Cumberland, strong rivalß for years, have been itching to get at each other and if there Is any fnr around it is sure to fly when they sail into each other tomorrow afternoon. Lawrence and Ben Davis are atsb doped to put on a good exhibition when they meet at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The chances are that Ben Davis will be the quintet set down for action in the second round, but It is a safe bet that Lawrence will make them step some. Broad Ripple, one of the fuvprites to cop top honors in the meet, will meet New Bethel at 10:30 Friday morning. Stanley Feezle will rbferee all games tomorrow and Homer Stonebraker will handle the Saturday scraps. indications are that the tourney will be a wonderful success, due to the efforts of the men connected with the schools within its jurisdiction. The officers of the organization are, A. W. Dicus, Broad Ripple, president, and <\ W. Williams, New Bethel, secretary-treasurer. Seven games will be played Friday and five Saturday. Season tickets and single game tirkets are on sale, the former at the Smlth-Hassler Sturm sports good store and the others at the Marlon club, starting Friday morning.

Baseball Bits — Gather Up Closely, Gents! BOSTON, Jan. 29.—“Bab**’’ Ruth will come hrk to Boston in a week or so and get busy on an engagement to sit in a number of downtown show windows, to give an exhibition of the manufacture of the cigars which bear his name. The home run marvel is a naforally good show-man anil Is held back by no false ideas of modesty. GANZEL LEAVES K. C. BLUES KANSAS CITY, Mo , Jan 27. John Ganzel resigned Wednesday as manager of the Kansas City ball club. The resig nation came *’n a letter written from Buffalo, N. V.. to President George Much lebneh. Ganzel is interested in a largo Texas oil company and is said to have an Interest in a number of Louisiana leases. He has spent much of tils time since last season in tbe Texas oil fields and for the last three weeks has been in the east. Ganz.el has managed the Blues three years, wlninng the war-time pennant of 1918 and finished second last year. President Muchlebach said he has no idea who will take Oanzel’s place. Two weeks ago the Biuo leader and the club president, reached a verbal agreement whereby Ganzel would handle the club another year.

LOCAL PLAYERS ARE MANAGERS CHARLOTTE, N. C., Jan. 29.—The roster of managers for the six clubs of the South Atlantic league was completed when Charlotte announced that it had Rlgned Herbert C. Murphy, last year with Seattle, to lead its team. Murphy halls from Indianapolis, but several years ago he played in the south, in Mississippi and Georgia, later graduating to the Philadelphia Nationals. Ernie Burke of Indianapolis, who managed Charlotte last year, goes to Greenville this year. Every one of the six managers in the Hally league Is an lnfloldcr, GOLDIE RAPP SIGNS. CINCINNATI, Jan. 29-Rhortston Goldie Rapp today signed his Red contract for the coming season. Rapp had a successful experience with the Beaumont (Texas) club last year, hitting well and fielding brilliantly. Manager ; Moran intends to take him south and him every opportunity to cinch a utility job with the champions. Hath, j Rapp, Crane and Sehrelber are the Red I infields who have signed tip. Myers, the young first baseman, who was to have been given a tryoot with the Reds this spring, has been released to the Petersburg club of the Virginia league, under an optional agreement. Apparently Manager Moran intends to depend on Jake Dauibcrt exclusively this j ear for the work at the initial corner. SOX SELT. TWO PLAYERS, CHICAGO, Jan. 29.~Pltcher Frank Shellenbnck has been sold to Oakland (Coast league), and Catcher ' Eddie | Sturopf to Dcs Moines (Western league), i the White Sox announced today. Both | are youngsters. . ’ Regatta Course Cut and Event Is Set for July 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—The action of the board of stewards of the IntercolleIgiate Rowing association, in shortening | the Poughkeepsie regatta to three miles, was received with acclaim in rowing circle stoday. The big rowing classic will Ibe staged on July 1 and it is believed (that the event, will attract the biggest field in * its history. T'he shortening of the race is expected to bring Princeton in for the first time. Following its action in setting the date for the race the hoard of stewards today prepared to send invitations to Annapolis, Syracuse, Princeton, Washington, Wisconsin, Stanford and California. College Adopts Boxing NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Boxing as an intercollegiate sport has been adopted by New York university. VOLLEY LEAGUE OPENS. Play in the Business Men’s Volley Ball league will open tonight at the -Y. M. C. A., with two contests on the sched- | ule. The noon class of the “Y” will meet the afternoon team of the Independent Athletic elub in'the first game. The evening class team of the ”Y” will oppose the first team of the Athenaeum in the second contest. The Initial game will be called at 0:30 p. m. The South Sid® Turner team® have withdrawn from th® league. Two league games will be played next week.

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If they keep on pouring contraband booze into the ocean we’ll have pickled herring that really is pickled. Joe Tinker is after Chick Harley, 'Ohio State’s football star, for his Columbus (ball club. Chick ought to read the biography of Jim Thorpe. A bum steer or plain bull: The Reds have signed Walter Steer, a pitcher, who is said to be* a second Hod Eller. ThTee Jacks aren’t nlways the winning hand. There is Jack Dempsey, Jack Kearns and the “Jack” that makes the flivver go. Dlilhoefer, St. Lonls Cardinal catcher, no doubt can pickle the ball. Heatheote and Bottomley also are Cardinals. A glance at the club roster looks like a reverse English outfit. Maybe the Cards are meant for a cricket team. The hot stove league, prize fights and movie vamps soon will give way to southern training camps. Babe Ruth’s departure caused the Bostonese some pain, but at last reports they ( were digesting beans again. Clark Griffith, the old fox, isn’t going to buy an expensive Easter raiment just because he is a baseball .magnate now. He’s going to wear old uni again. Earl Mack will manage the Moline (111.) baseball club. He thinks father Connie will have enough talent left over for a good Three-I club by the time Moline BittfARDS TOURING CUEISTS PERFORM. George 'Spears. Frank Hoppe and James Thompson, pool and billiard experts, gave Indianapolis cue funs firstclass entertainment yesterday at the Board of Trade parlors. Spears had little difficulty in earning a victory over William Curtis, former state champion in three cushions, in an 18-2 balkline contest for 150 points in the afternoon. Spears also defeated Curtis at lino in a 100 no count frame, running pt) unfinished. Frank. lloppe defeated Spears, 15 to 14, in a three-cushion match duriug the afternoon. Both players had high runs of four. Following the matches, Spears gave an exhibition of fancy shots and a lecture on bow to play billiards. In the evening game Frank Hoppe defeated James Thompson, the boy wouder, 150 to 133, with a high run of thir-ty-six to bis credit. Hoppe and Spears pulled off a clever exhibition of pool and masse shots following the evening match. Hoppe meets Lease at Terri? Haute tonight. STATE THREE-CUSHIONS. William Curtis, former state three.-* cushion billiard champion, had a reversal from his iust week’s form when he defeated Herb Teague last night, 50 to 20. in the stale three cushion tourney at Harry Cooler’s parlor. The defeat pushed Teague out of the lead, he now being tied with Cooler and Vogler for the first, position. Curtis ran out hia contest In sixty-nine Innings and shot consistent billiards all the way. His high run for threeGENE WINS MORE FOLLOWERS. Long runs by Gene Henning In unofficial matches at the Claypool parlors Indicate that lie has found his real stride and local cue fans believe he will be able to bring back the state pocket billiard title to Indianapolis when be meets I.eese, the championship holder. Henning has approached runs of 100 a number of times recently, while he has negotiated runs of lesser distances without effort. He has two special matches tentatively scheduled with Frank Lester and a return match with L. D. Turner, and when these are played lie will be just wbout ready for the try for the state honors. There is no question but that Henning is the best, pocket cue (par in the city and his willingness to meet all corners, often allowing big handicaps to some, has won him an increased following of supporters. He also is giving free lnstructiou in the sport at the Claypool during the morning hours and a number of local players have improved their game under his coaching.

gfrg>Sp^TS HARD DRILLS FOR LOCAL SQUADS Practice is being dished out in large quantities to the three local ldgh school quintets this week by the coaches of the respective institutions as the contests carded for the week-end approach. Manual and Khortridge havo opponents who are rated among the best in the state. Manual and Tech play Bloomington and Richmond, respectively, tomorrow night, while Sbortrtdge will hook up with Ifebauon Saturday at the local Y. M. C. A. Both of the Friday games will be played out of town. In only one of these contests is a local school picked to carry away the honors, Tech being rated a slight favorite over Richmond, although the Green and White will, in all probability, be without the services of Slaughter, their big point-getter who has been on the siek list this week. However, in the event that Slaughter does not get in the game his shoes will bo ably tilled by Van Arsdale. who has been serving as relief man all season. Manual takes on a worthy opponent when it goes to Bloomington, as that quintet is one of the few nggregations in thb'state holding a victory over the strong Martinsville squad. A *l9 to-13 win over Tech is another achievement of Coach Wells’ proteges. Although their season's record lg not by any means the best in the state, they have a habit, of coming through at. (tie most unexpected times to the discomfiture of the opposing teams and the Manual aggregations will have to be on Us foes every minute of the contest if U hopes to take the measure of the *919 state champs. Gloom is prevalent at Shortrldge high with the announcement that Stevens and Vorbees will be unable to participate in the Lebanon contest and prospects of a Sliortridge victory in this game “ain’t.” With the regular Blue arid White lineup in action this game was expected to prove an exceedingly tough proposition for Tatlock’s outfit, hut with these regulars out the outlook at the north side camp is rather blue. Yankee Skate Champ Given Big Welcome on Norway Arrival CHRISTIANIA. Norway, Jan. 29.-, Bobby McLean, the American skater, arrived at Bergen Wednesday on board the steamer Stavangerfpord from New York. McLean was in fine condition, and the press welcomes him, praising his modesty. There is great interest in the coming race between McLean and Oscar Mathiesen for the world’s professional skating championship. Many applications for tickets for the race have been received from all over the country, and the Indications are that the accommodations of the fink, 18,000 spectators, will be overtaxed. McLean’* present weight i 145 pound*, which is seventeen pounds less than that of Mathiesen.

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starts. Connie had a good Tfcree-I club last season. The country’s dry, but there’s some “skee” on the Cleveland team.—Pitchers Coveleskie and Cykowskl. . i Jack Dempsey will need George Bernard Shaw for a press agent before he gets out of the Jungle. Sir Thomas is going to race for the cup again. Well, If he wins it he can take it to a place where it’s some use. They say Babe Ruth learned to hit homeruns in a reform school. Anyhow, Babe has sort of reformed the big league batting style. Taro Miyake, a celebrated jlu jltsu artist, Is over here claiming he can throw ’em all. We recall seeing a match between an Irishman and a Jap in which no holds were barred and the Oriental was thrown into the orchestra pit and broke the bass drum. It’s about time for some pitcher to discover the new winter curve. ’Tis a lot easier to plat it In January than in June; We doubt if the big offers for a Demp-sey-Carpentler 4*out In this country were sincere. It begins to look as if Jack Kearns had done a big job of four-flnsh-ing in an endeavor to rope Cochran, the British promoter. Into offering a huge purse for the bout overseas. But if that was the game, it didn’t work. The Englishman visited In the east a while and read the reports, then went rlgh back home. They 'don't all go south for spring training. Here's one club which is going north —not far—but north Just the same. The Memphis club of the Southern association will do spring training io Dawson Springs, Ky. Two other clubs in the Southern are going away from home to prepare for the coming season— Atlanta and Birmingham. They wdll limber up down around Bay St. Louis, Miss. In Iceland they box with their feet. Putting the kick In their punches, as It were. They call It gllma. Johannes Josefson says he could whip Jack Dempsey that way. One advantage In that sport is that you still have, a kick left even though you’re on your back. Had Willard learned this sport he might have beaten Dempsey. He was on his back most of the time.

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MAT LEADERS END TRAINING FOR TITLE GO Caddock and Stecher Ready for Friday Bout in New York. HUGE CROWD PROMISED NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Earl Caddock and Joe Stecher, who meet at Madison Square garden tomorrow night for the world’s heavyweight wirestllng championship, finished training today. Interest in the match indicates that the wrestlers will be greeted by one -of the biggest crowds that has ever filled the ancient garden. * Caddock boasts a victory over Stecher, gained at Omaha In 1917, when, after each wrestler had secured a fall, Stecher failed to appear for the third fall and the match was awarded to Caddock. This victory, coupled with victories over Strangler Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko, gave Caddock the right to claim the world’s championship, and he has been generally rerognized as the champion ever since, though his claims repeatedly have been disputed by the Nebraskan. STECHER STAGES BIG COMEBACK. Though defeated by Caddock at Omaha, Stecher wrestled his way back to a place of recognition In the sporting spotlight by defeating all comers. His list of victories include* the names of Zbyszko and Lewis, two of the toughest matmen In the business today, and his many followers believe he will defeat Caddock when they meet Friday. Stecher's famous body scissors will be the hold Caddock must avoid if he hopes to retain his title. And. Stecher will be on the offensive as much as possible, trying to clamp on the hold that crushes. Caddock, who is known as the wrestler with a thousand holds, also has a dangerous scissors hold, which he clamps on the heads of his opponents. His repertoire includes everything-glse from a toe bold oji down the line. Kndtmance will be’a big factor in Friday night’s match, and it appears that if there is an edge anywhere it will bo with the best trained man. Caddock and Stecher have trained religiously for this match. They are both in the pink of condition and their struggle promises to make a bit of wrestling history. Wrestling fans from various parts of the country will be at the ringside. Among them will be Joe Coffey of Chicago, who is also a promoter, and who offers the winner $20,000 to meet John Frieberg in Chicago. Soldier Leavitt, who recently won the New York state championship when he defeated Mike Carlson in Brooklyn, will challenge the

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Ban Johnson Comes Out With a Protest Against the Freaks American League Lines Up Against “ Shiner” and Other Jokers. CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Legislation against the use of the spltball, tho shineball, and all other freak deliveries is likely to be made when the major league magnates gather here In joint session Feb. 11. The rules committees of eac£ league will bold a Joint session on Fen. 9 and indications are they will take action to eliminate such things. In an interview yesterday President Johnson of the American league war, quoted as saying tW*t ail freak deliveries would not be tolerated. The rules committees are composed of President Griffith of Washington and Manager Mack of Philadelphia in the American league and President Baker of Philadelphia in the National. It is understood a majority of the club owners of each league is in favor of wiping out the spitter, the shiner, and all the others. wlnuner, and challenges are expected from Lewis and Zbyszko. CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—Martin Plestina. heavyweight wrestling aspirant, defeated the veteran Jess Westergaard here last night in two straight falls. The time was seventeen minutes and six seconds and fourteen minutes, respectively. Canoe Club Offers Prize for Best Track Poster Officials of the Indianapolis Attilette and Canoe club today offered a prize of $lO to the best poster submitted by tbe art departnyents of the three local high schools for the state junior championship track and field meet to in the Coliseum at the fair grounds, March 17, under auspices of the Indiana associativa %f the A. A. U. A committee mads up of the sports editors of the three Indianapolis dailies will select the prize winning poster.

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