Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 227, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1920 — Page 14

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VALLEY MILLS AND RIPPLE IN OPENING WINS County High School Tourney Draws Packed Gallery at Marion Club. IS TWO-DAY EVENT County Schedule j FRIDAY. 9:30 a. m.—Valley Mills <H) vs. West Newton (9). 10:30 a. m.—New Bethel (8) vs. Broad Ripple (24). 1 p. m.—Lawrence vs. Ben Davis. 2 p. m.—Cumberland vs. Fishers. 3 p. m.—Oaklandon vs. Acton. It 1 p. m.—Oastleton vs. Beech Grove. 8 p. m.—Southport vs. Valley Mills. SATURDAY. 9:30 a. m.—Broad Ripple vs. winner 1 p. m. Friday. 10:30 a. m. — Winner 2 p. m. Friday vs. winner 3 p. m. Friday. 2 p. m.—Winner 7 p. tn. Friday vs. winner 8 p. nv. Friday. 3 p. m.—Winner 9:30 a. m. Saturday vs. winner 10:30 a. m. Saturday. 8 p. m. (finals) —Winner 2 p. m. Saturday vs. winner 3 p. m. Saturday. With the Marion club jammed to capacity with basketball faus. the annual tournament of the Marion County Hijrh School Basketball association, which includes all county teams outside of the three Indianapolis schools, opened today amid a terrific din of rooting by the followers of the first quintets to swing into action. The rooters came to Indianapolis with voices tuned and colors flying, and the excitement was started right off the bat when the Valley Mills boys eliminated the West Newton aggregation. 14 to 9. The Valley Mills team is made up of youngsters of small size, but they displayed a passing game and an accuracy at distance shooting that AVest Newton couldn’t stop. The defeated team fought hard, and, though it had the larger players, it was unable to cope with the speed of the Mills boys. Referee Dale Miller was In charge and gave excellent sen ice. The half found the Valley Mills squad leading. $ to 3. and, despite the strong support given the West Newton five, by its rooters, it couldn't make much headway. M’MULLEN scores MAJORITY POINTS. Thornberry went big for A alley Milts and gave tbe West Newton forwards plenty to do. McMullen, A'alley Mills center, broke Into the spotlight by regie tering ten points during the contest. He i scored on long ones and brought roars of approval from his rooting section. ’ Park offered a hard battle for West Newton, though he had three personal fouls called on him. AVest Newton missed many shots and its followers were a disappointed iot over the failure of their ntbletes to find the net. Asa result of winning the opener Valiev Mills will meet Southport tonight at 8 o’clock. Broad Ripple annexed the second contest of the dav by trimming New Bethel, j 24 to 6. the Ripple lads having it easy all the way. The winners had too much class ahd as a result the Ripple team made itself an early favorite to appear in the finals'Saturday night. Morris was *-tfra r big point winner for Ripple, but was; closely pressed by Garrett. The latter, however, was ruled out on personal fouls In the second half. Broad Ripple will make its seeond appearance Saturday morning at 9:30, when it faces the win ner of today’s 1 o'clock game. Minger, the New Bethel mainstay, had to retire in the first half today when he became ill. 18 FIVES START IN TOURNEY. Thirteen teams are competing in the tournament, which is -an elimination affair, a team dropping out on defeat. Other scrappy games on today’s card were expected to be the Fishers-Oum-b"rland fray, both teams being from AVarren township. The lineup and summary of the morning games today follow: Valley Mills (14). West Newton (9). Stewart Forward Stivers T.ugar Forward Leach McMullen Center Davir, Thornberry Guard Park Saplinger Guard Routon Field Goals McMullen 4, Stewart 1. Lugar 1. Stivers 2. Leach 1. Davis 1. Foul goals—McMullen 2, missed 1; Stewart, missed 1; Stivers, missed 6. RefereeMiller. Broad Ripple (24). New Bethel (6). Morris Forward Brown' Smith Forward AVesley Garrett Ceufpr Osthemeier Robertson Guard Wheatley' Howe Guard Minger Field Goals—Garrett. 4: Morris, s;j Smith. 1; RobertsoD, 2; Brown, 1; Os-: themeler, 1. Foul Goals—Osthemeier, 1; AVesley, 1. Substitutions —Whitinger for Garrett; Mann for Minger. Referee—Ray Mows.

Hornsby Fattening Up and Looking After Oil Interests This Winter Rogers Hornsby, famous lnflelder and slugger of the Cardinals, is spending the ■winter at his mother’s home in Fort Worth, Tex., his chief aim in this offseason being to add about fifteen pounds of weight. “I would be mighty tickled if I could report fifteen pounds heavier than T was at the close of the 1010 seisoti.” Rogers is quoted as saying. "If I can take on that poundage the old bat will feel like a toothpick next season nnd that means a lot more hits than I got in 1919." And while Rogers is fattening up, he is looking after his mother’s oil interests about Fort Worth. She owns several hundred acres of promising land in the heart of the big oil field, and it may be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars ere long. Hornsby seldom hits in the spring. Since his entrance Into the big show he has always come with n rush at the windnn The season of 1919 was no exception, as he hit close to an average of ,4fiO during the last six weeks of the campaign. "If I could start training about New Year’s day I would be in tiptop form when the season opened in April.” commented Hornsby. "For some unknown reason I hit like a bush leaguer In the spring, but have always been fortunate In getting a lot of blows after the halfway mark has been reached." Duke Reilley Says He’ll Perform With Oil City Duke Reilley has reported by correspondence from Buffalo and announces that he has signed with the Oil City club In the Two-games-a-week league, where Pitcher Bob Steele, former Indian played the last half of the 1919 season. The Dnke 6ays he has decided to keep his job In Buffalo and play the independent game, but whether or not h? can stand to remain Indoors during the warm days Is questionable. The season there opens May 1 and closes Oct. 1, he says. Oil City is about 100 miles from Buffalo, and, according to the Duke, Catcher Mickey LaLonge of the Kansas City Blues who resides in Buffalo, is going to join Oil City also. Reilley says be returned his contract unsigned to Salt Lake City, where he was sold bv the Indianapolis club, although he bay no kick to register over the terms offered by the Coast league team. Word from Oklahoma has It that an Independent league in the oil regions of that state has plenty of backing and will make a bid for the services of several iq&aor league stars.

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Tbe boxing game is on tbe up. At a benefit boxing show for wounded soldiers of the Fox Hill hospital, Staten Island, two society women and Sergt. Ray Smith, soldier heavyweight, refereed the bouts and handed down the decisions.

Sclialk Denies He Intimated Scandal in World's Series Catcher Asserts Someone Has Wrong Dope in Mentioning His Name . CHICAGO. Jan. 30.—A certain sporting publication here in Chicago has attempted to involve one of the squares 1 and hardest working bail players who ever wore a spike shoe—Ray Scbalk—in the world's series gambliug story by stating that he has given out the information that seven players noVv on the roster of the Chicago White Sox would not be with that club nest season—intimating that they are to be released in some way for their connection with the alleged gambling report that has been in circulation since the Cincinnati Reds became world's champions. When the yarn first came out Sclialk refrained from making a statement <n any kind, because he considered tbe source from which it came. He was literally pulling at the leash to reply but on the advice of friends and baseball men did not do so, ns it was believed he would be suspecting the integrity of his mates if,he did condescend to take heed of unreliable news of that kind. This he had no desire to do. as he has aud always has had implicit confidence in the men with whom he associated Besides, there was detcerminatlon on his part not to become involved in a controversy or malicious report which he knew had no foundation and came only from men who possibly bet their last dollar on the AA'hlte Fox. lost and were not sportsmen enough to take it like gen tlemen. UNAWARE OF NEW RUMOR STARTED. Ray also ignored the Chicago publication because he realized that It was read by only a few, but when a baseball institution such ns the Sporting News is, because of its wonderful resources and the ground it covers, tike- him to task because of the story credited to him It hurts him. He realizes it will be read by nearly every baseball player and fan in (he eountrv and that he will be called a scamp for having said such a thing and that the members of bis own team will look upon him with scorn and contempt. It hurt him because he Is not guilty, has no conception of how the yarn started or why he was picked out as having originated it. “I presume,’’ said Schalk, “they picked on me because I am tbe only member of the AVhite Sox wintering in Chicago. If I were elsewhere I probably would never have been mentioned in any way. The first yarn that came out attempting to Involve me in the gambling scandal I ignored, because 1 did not consider it worth while. I played in that world’s series and played to the best of my ability. I feel that every man on our club did the same, and there was not a single moment of all the games in which we all did not try. How any one can say differently, If he saw the series, is a mystery to me. “Laying the story on me that seven members of the White Sox team would not be present when the 1920 season opens is a crime. A certain well known baseball writer first used the story in a morning paper. Later I was charged with having fathered the idea. That is ail wrong. AT hat I have to say is that it Is not true that I said seven members of the AVhite Sox team will be found missing when the 1920 season opens. Nor did I say that any member of the AVhite Sox team will be found missing at that time. I agree with the Sporting News that if I had said seven members of the Sox team would be found missing it certauily would have been up to me to give their names." Schalk caught every .game of the world’s series and he never worked harder in his life in an effort to put the White Sox over. If there had been anything wrong going on. it is a certainty he would have detected it, as he is too smart a catcher to let any crookedness escape him. NO FIGHT IN THE CLUBHOUSE. Besides, Eddie Collins, also one of the brightest and cleverest’ players in the American league, was on a line with the plate and could easily see if anything out of the ordinary was taking place. He saw nothing and said nothing despite the fact it has been reported there was a fight in the clubhouse after the game, Jn which Schalk. Collins, AA'illiams and Frisch were said to have mixed. This, also, has been emphatically denied, showing that all the rumors circulated were turned out by men who lost on the AVhite Sox and who have been doing everything within their power to disgrace the American league champions. President Comlskey is of It all. He has spent considerable /money to date investigating the alleged gambling scandal and has not found a thing that gives him even a thought that a single member of his club was dishonest. Recently he had two men come from St. Louis to tel] him what they knew and what they heard. According to Comlskey, they knew absolutely nothing upon which a case could he based, and told him nothing he had not already heard. If there was any crookedness connected with the world’s series the owner of the AVhite Sox would like to know It first of all. as he Is determined to keep the game clean and honest. Gopher Stadium Planned MINNEAPOLIS, .Tan. 30.—Prof. .Tames Page, representative of the University of Minnesota faculty in the Big Ten conference. announced today that an athletic stadium will be constructed at the university with a seating capacity for about 30.000 persons. Mr. Page stated, however, that the stadium will not be built for five years, during which time a constant effort will be made to increase athletic revenues, to provide the building fund. The National commission has voted a pension of SIOO a month to Joseph Planner, wh^ was secretary to Chairman many years. Mr. Planner is now ■BSiihaavsvme. S. D., and in poor

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The woman on the left is Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Pell and on the right Mrs. Edward McVickar. Sergt. Smith is the other figure in tbe picture. The women are members of the National League for AA'omen’s Service for AVounded Soldiers.

State Basket Fans Watch Purdue Game With Wabash Squad Winner Tonight Expected to Be the Eventual Indiana Champion. CRAAA’FORDSVILLE, lnd„ Jan. 30. Many basketball fans from over the state drifted into Crawfordsville today to be on hand for the Purdue-AVabash game tonight. The seating capacity at the AVabash gym was increased by 1,000. and it is expected that many fans will be standing when the opening gun is fired. The contest is expected to decide the state championship, and, although AVabash won on a previous meeting with the Boilermakers, the team from Lafayette is a slight favorite in tonight’s game, due to its recent comeback against Indiana and Do Pa it w. If AVabash wins tonight, state critics, no doubt, will be ready to hand the Scarlet the championshin plum *>”* case Purdue wins, then they are expected to lean toward Purdue, because, i.espite the Lafayette team's previous loss to Wabash, it has beaten Indiana and DePamv. Wabash does not meet Indiana, and has yet to stack up against the Greeneastle aggregation. SCARLET FANS ARE CONFIDENT. Interest is running at a high pitch In the contest, and developments at both schools indicate that Coaches Lambert and Townsend have marshaled their strongest attack for tonight's battle. Squad drill during the last week has shown a considerable improvement over early-season sessions, and the Wabash team is in prime shape to defend Its honors. Although Scarlet fans are not making any idle boasts about the prowess of their prize quintet, they are hoping and confident that the local squad can by some means or other manage to nose ont the Boilermaker machine before the final gun is shot. A noticeable reversal of form In several of the men has been shown during the week, and AA’abash will be able to offer a much stronger offense than they did in the game played recently at La fa.vette. Many local dope molders contend that the contest, hinges on the ability of the Scarlet aggregation to successfully take care of the dazzling passing game of the Purdue offense. If the local squad is able to compete on even terms in this department, it is thought that the improved offense of the Little Giant quintet will he able to acquit itself in a creditable manner. Baseball Bitsl MACK BOOSTS SALARIES. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Connie Mack, leader of the Athletics, believes that a general increase in players’ salaries this year is necessary. “I think,” said Mack, “a majority of the major league players should he given more money than last season, but I do not believe In paying out in salaries more than can be taken in at the gate. I have signed several met: so far and have increased the salary of most of m.v players. I will not make known the names of those who have signed until a later date. I think the Athletics this season will surprise a great many rival clubs.” RA HI DEN AGREES TO PLAY. BEDFORD, Ind., Jan. 30.—William A. Hadden has signed with the Cincinnati Reds for the season of 1920. Bill was one of the catching mainstays of t v e Cincinnati team last season and contributed largely to their sueeci,; over Chicago in the world series. '’Bill" waa in this city yesterday from bis farm south of Bedford, where he has been working all winter, and stated that lie had signed the contract AVednesday for ills old berth with the Reds. FULTZ PICKS UMPIRES. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—President D. L. Fultz of the International league has announced that he has appointed the following umpires for the 1920 season: Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Corcoran, AVilliam B. Carpenter, M. J. Stockdale, J. J. AA’arner, William A. McGowan, Augie Moran, and Doll Derr. lIORNSBY SIGNS. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.—Rogers Hornsby, a leading National leagne batter, has signed a contract with the Cardinals here, it was announced today. [removal NOTICE We have sold the lease at 24 N. Penn. St., and will welcome our customers of that store at 22 E. Wash. St. and 159 N. HI. St. W. W. Carter Cos. j

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920.

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FOWLING m mm mmm m mmtmmmmmmmmm Capitol No. 1 League—Faust Jr. (Federal Patterns) 234 Elks No. 2 League—Sargent (Muscles) 222 Beam’s No. 2 League—Case (Prospect Gas) ~.210 Brookside League—Held (Fra-Rose Cleaners) 210 Central Ladies’ League Moore (Brownies) 188 Printing Crafts League—Douglass (Indianapolis Typos) 226 When speaking of those who maltreat the wood, bring Faust of the Federal Patterns up to the front and glue him there. Last night he opened up with 225, got 234 In his middle effort and closed the book with a 190. His threegame total of 649 easily led the league and the 234 he displayed after the second game won the one-round honors in a walk. AValton and Hamilton also did their bit well for the Federals and they pushed the Deadlier Monograms out of the way twice. Dellinger heaved a wicked pill for the Monograms, but he didn't'get any help until the third game. In this round he l crashed out a 228. Powers got his sec- j ond 193 and McNeeley was there with ; a Uke score. The cigar men got 009 In j this game and won. Taggart Bakers couldn’t find themselves and Beecham and Gantner took the Block Opticians over the top for two victories. The Em-Roes got away fast and took two from Ferner's Tigers before they ■ could pull themselves together for the 'Mg Jump. AA'hen the Tigers did Jump, j they lit on the sporting goods men and 1 knocked ’em a curve. Malott and English got scores that gave the Strauss Says five a 947 total in their third game, but it was a little too late to be sorry—the O'Donnell Transfers had already taken two. The Capitol Alley quintet had to bnt--1 tie with all their stuff when they stacked up against the Graber five. They won the first game, lost the second, and hau a lot of luck In the third. The Clamans beat the Schoen Bros, by one pin in the game that meant everything. Claman and Hacker hit for 219 and 210, respectively, In this round. The scores in the Elks league No. 2 were more bad than good. If it wasn’t for Sargent they would be clothed in the shadows of disgust today. He cracked the wood for a 222 count in the second round. The Lungs didn't have any more manners than a pig, and wbat did they do hut climb the Muscles, Sargent’s team, for two wins. The Brains out-smnrted the Hearts. Speaker and a few other Phyrokls roj fused to get more than a Jitney's wortn • of wood and they lost three straights j to tbe Livers. AVe know of one set of tongues that can't say very much today. The Adrenlens boat those we speak of three times without even getting any excitement out of the match. In the Printing Crafts league last night a number of tall scores were posted, Jlougiass tof the Indianapolis Type team being high with 226. Tbe News Composing outfit trimmed The Times boys two out of three anil the Stafford Engraving No. 2 team took three straights from the Indianapolis En-

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O.U. BUSKER See where the big lege pitchurs are ' havin’ there teeth pulled to help there pltchin’ arms. I gotta bad tooth, but I ain’t got nothin’ mattur with my arm, so I'll put off the tooth pulling for a yere anyh >w. graving five. Bailey was Ringle game high for the Staffords with a 222. The Stafford No. 1 quint annexed two ! out of three from the Cornelius team. Palue of the losers posted a 205. The Mutuals grabbed straights from the News Press hoys. High men were Alexander with a 208 and Pattman with a similar count. The Hollenbeck Press five copped the odd game from the Indianapolis Typesetting knights. High scores were Colvin 208 and Hlnchmnn 210 for the winners, and Douglass 226 and Horuberger 201 for the defeated five. The Indianapolis Prints captured two out of three in the oilier uialch of the night. Officials of tho Indianapolis Rotary club announced yesterday that every effort would be made to take the bonders of the club to Ft. Wayne for the district Rotary conference to be held Fob. 11 and 12. During the last city tournament th“ Rotary club's ream stood well up in tbe list of percentages, and it is exported that teams will be entered in the Indiana state bowling route t that will be “tagged in Fr Avayne the first evening of the conference. GKNGLER IN MATCH. CHICAGO, Jan. 30—Phil Wolf, the Coney Island Dutchman, and Count John Gengier have been matched for a fortygame bowling series. It is to be rolled in blocks of ten games each, starting Sunday at the Randolph alleys. The second block will be rolled at Nick | Brtiok's drives Feb. 4. On the following Sunday the third series of ten games will be rolled at the Randolph and the final ten ar Rruck's. The match is for a side i bet of SSOO. RACQUET PROGRAM. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.—Play in the national racquet doubles championship at the Racquet club reached the semi-final round here today. AV Ith the Chicago teams eliminated through defeat, and default, two New York and two Philadelphia teams remained in tbe run nlng Today’s matches: J. W. Wear and Jay Gould, Philadelphia, vs. C. S. Roberts aud C. I*. Bromley, Philadelphia. F. F. Krelinghuysen and R. F. Gutting. New York, vs. C. G. Pell and S. Mortimer, New York.

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BOXING WILDE SHOWS SUPERB CLASS MILAVAUKEE, Jan. Wilde today boasted his first American knockout. Mike Ertle was his victim, going down In the third round last night for the count. Asa result of his victory last night AVilde now has two wins to his credit on his ‘American expedition to one defeat. The knockout was of the clean variety, AVilde's right meet- j ing Ertie's chin squarely. Betting was AA'ilde, 10 to 7, when he entered the ring. It was Ertie's first experience in sleepland. AVbile the quick end of the a/ it came as a surprise there was never any ' doubt of tho superiority of AVilde. lie went strong from the start and all three rounds were his. Ertle went into the bout with a cut on the nose and Wilde quickly opened that up. From then on Ertle was smeared with gore. AA'tlde’s attack was by far the best he has shown so far and Etrle was clearly overmatched. AVilde appeared in superb condition and declared after the knockout that he was only “getting warmed up." Ertle just made the required 115 pounds at 3 o'clock, while AA'ilde entered the ring at 10S 1 /, pounds. DENVER POST SENDS PROTEST DENA'ER. Jnn. 30. —Declaring the action of Gordon Barber post of Milwaukee, in electing Jack Dempsey to honorary membership in the American Legion, is illegal, Lee Leyden post of this city, where the agitation against Dempsey originated, today forwarded resolutions to the Milwaukee post, saying a grave injustice had been done all American legion posts by the Milwaukee local in placing the stamp of approval upon the champion heavyweight pugilist. The national constitution of the legion bars from membership those who have not served in some military capacity, according to the resolution. DEMPSEY ACCEPTS LEGION HONOR MILWAUKEE, Jan. 30.—“ Comrade" Jack Dempsey. The world’s leading heavyweight pugilist became an honorary member of the American legion today when be accepted the membership tendered him by Gordon Barber post here. Jack's telegram of acceptance read: "Received telegram from post exonerating me from charges of being called a slacker and draft dodger. Will prove

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Comparative Figures on Rivals in Mat Struggle Stecher. Caddock. 25 years Age 28 years 6 ft. 1% Inches...Height..s ft. inches 208 pounds. AA r eigbt 186 pounds 79(4 inches Reach ToV4 inches 17 Inches Neck 17 inches 43 inches Chest (normal) 40 inches 4~y 3 inches. Chest (expanded).. .44 inches 35 inches AA'nist 33 inches 25 inches Thigh 24 inches 16% inches Calf.. 16 inches 11 inches Ankle 11 inches 13 inches Upper Arm 13 inches 12% inches Forearm 13 inches 7% Inches AA'rist 7Yj inches to the world my innocence. Accept with great pleasure the honor conferred upon me by electing me honorary commandership of Gordon Barber post." ASTEY KNOCKED OUT. PASSAIC, N. J., Jan. 30.—Frankie Burns knocked out Dave Astey in the third round of a scheduled eight-round bout. LEWIS TOSSES DRAAK. BOSTON, Jan. 30.—Ed Strangler) Lewis today holds a decisive victory over Tom Draak. whom he threw in straight falls in a wrestling match here. MASON STOPS .JUMMATI. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 30.—Frankie Mason, South Bend, chalked another easy win on his record sheet today. He put Frankie Jummati, Chicago, out of the running in ten rounds. In the ninth round Jummati was floored twice for counts of nine. M OULD BRING WELSH BACK. JERSEY CITY. Jan. 30. —Dave Driscoll, matehmuker of the Arena Athletic club, today offered to stage a match between ' Benny Leonard and Freddie Welsh. The only condition is that Leonard must defeat Johnny Dundee in their eight-round bout before the local club Feb. 9. NE\V YORK, Jan. 30.—Five amateur I boxers have been selected to represent New Yoik in the inter-city contests at Pittsburg Feb. 7. They are Sol Seeinan, Brooklyn A. 115-pound class; Sam Mosberg. Pastime A. C\, 135-pound class; Nick Florio, Paullst A. C., 145-pound class; Eddie o'llare, feniou Settlement, 155-pound class, and Gordon Munce, unattached, heavyweight. ROPER TAKES BEATING. PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 30.—80 y McCormick. light heavyweight champion of Great Britain, won a ten-round decision over Cant. Bob Roper of Chicago last night. It was McCormick's fight all the way. and his terrific body punches and right crosses to Roper's chin had the soldier groggy several times.

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TITLE MATMEN SET FOR TEST IN NEW YORK Huge Throng Awaits Clash of Caddock and Stecher for Wrestling Honors. ODDS FAVOR STECHER By JACK YEIOCK, International News Sports Edlto*. NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Earl Caddock and Joe Stecher will match brawn anl skill in a gigantic struggle for the world's heavyweight catch-as-catch-can wrestling title here tonight, with more than 10,000 fans looking on. The contest should be a record-breaker In several ways. It will be the first time a match in this country is to be decided by oar fall, and indications are that new figures for attendance and receipts at a,n Indoor match will be established. Promoter Curley expects a tleast a $90,000 house. George Bothner. veteran wrestling and buying trainer, will be the referee. While Caddock is probably the most popular of the two wrestlers, Stecher has been made a favorite in the betting. Broadway odds are (5 to 5. That the struggle will be a supreme test of endurance, not to mention skill, is practically certain. Both Caddock and Stecher claim to be in prime condition. There will be no alibis on this score. Confidence is pretty evenly divided between the rivals. Caddock already has declared that he expects to win with tbe “head scissors." Stecher is equally sure of victory. "I hope to he the undisputed world’s champion after tonight's match.” said Stecher today. "Why. I haven't even considered losing. Gaddoek is a wonderful wrestler, but I think 1 can beat him. I expect the body scissors to win for me —that and greater endurance. It is true that Gaddoek got our of that hold at Omaha, but getting out of it greatly weakens a man." Stecher will have an advantage over Caddock in weight. NOTRE DAME LOSES. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 30.—The local Y. M. C. A. basketball quintet continued its winring streak last night, trimming the Notre Dame five, 30 to 25. Kenzler of the locals was star of the game getting 16 points. Mehre. Irish forward, made 14 points. Capt. Brandy of Notre Dame played for the first time j this season and showed up in great form.