Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1920 — Page 8
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K. OF C. PLAN SPORTS BOOM WITH BIG GYM New Athletic Hall, Costing $200,000, Will Have Seating Capacity of 2,000. BOWLING ALLEYS ALSO One of the largest and most modern gymnasiums In the country will be built In Indianapolis the coming summer by the local council of the Knights of Color thus on the ground in the rear of their new home, which is located at Thirteenth and Delaware streets, nc‘cording to an announcement made today by Grand Knight Frank A. O’Donnell. Flans for the building have been submitted by Koppf & Woolen, local architects, and the cost of erection alone 's estimated at $200,000. The Knights of Columbus now occupy the old McGowan home, which fronts on Delaware street, and the gymnasium will be built in the rear of this building and will front on Thirteenth street. Ground will be broken as soon as weather permits. The gymnasium will, in every respect, equal anything of the kind in this section of the country and it is believed that the cost of equipment will equa, the eost of the building itself. ATHLETIC STARS AMONG MEMBERS. More than 500 members were brougth into the organization last spring In a huge membership dr ! ve. Tnis boosted the number to 1,500 and when the officers saw that many athletic stars of the city were included in their ranks they decided to enter the sports world on a large scale, hence the purchase of the new home with a plot of ground large enough for the erection of a gyrunamum. The new building will also include an auditorium, meeting hall and classrooms for the educational school which Is now being conducted by the council. The need of a spacious, modern gymnasium has been felt In this city for several years and the athletic fans of the city have missed out on several bl* Indoor" athletic contests for this reason, but all such handicaps will be_ cast, aside when the new K. of C. building is finished. The floor of the gymnasium will be large enough for any game on the athletic card today, and It will take a crowd of 2,000 people to tax the seating capacity of the first floor. A running track will be built on the balcony, in addition to several hundred seats. TO STAGE BASKET AND OTHER GAMES. As soon as the gymnasium is completed the officers of the local council will request the colleges of the state. W> stage several of their big indoor athletic contests here. 1 bey will go after the big college, high school and independent basketball games in particular, as they -believe that several big games would have been plat ejl here this sea--on If the city had a gymnasium large enough to accommodate big crowds. The game that is to receive a big boost by the “Caseys” is amateur, bo? - iug. A boxing instructor will be appointed by the council and local glove fans will be treked to frequent fight cards. There are several youths in tlie local council who entered the boxing giime while they were in the army and are anxious to continue their activities In the amateur ring. SWIMMING POOE AND BOWLING ALLEYS. The “water dogs" of the, local council will also get plenty of action. A large pool is included in the plans for the gym and a swimming instructor will be appointed to turn out teams to compete for honors in every water event staged in this vicinity. Something that will make a big hit with the bowlers of the city is the announcement that the new building is to include eight bowling alleys. The bowling game witnessed such a great boom in Indianapolis this season that the alley owners have found it impossible to accommodate all the newcomers. Several leagues organized at the beginning of the season had to disband because of the shortage of drives. If the game goes 9s big next year ns it has this season it will take at least three new establishments to handle all the inapie knockers. This year will see the tennis courts of the city crowded with stars sailing under the K. of C. colors. Four courts will be marked out on the south side of the present building and a team of “Casey” racquet wielders will compete in every net tourney staged in the state this summer. The building committee in charge of the erection of the new gym is composed of .Toe Kepler, chairman; Dave Coulter, T. W. Kenneddy and K. ,T. Spink.
DePauw and Purdue in Second Clash Tonight LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 3. —DePauw Mild Purdue will clash on the court at Memorial gymnasium here tonight and one of the greatest college games of the season is expected to result. DePauw will come here smarting under the sting of a one-point defeat by Purdue recently and this will he its last chance -for revengq. Coach Lambert announced yesterday that he was not enthused at the showing the team made in the practice drills this week. In addition, the loss of White is a severe setback. The star forward is suffering from the effects of an injury to his aukie several weeks ago and his chances of getting in the contest are slim. Smith, who has been out of the game for two weeks due to sickness, but who is evidently in the best of shape now, will probably till the vacancy. Ail is joy in the camp of the DePauw warriors. The team ran through a snappy drill at Greeneastle yesterday afternoon and as far as the eye can see, is ready for a real struggle. The squad is ready to get started against the Purdue athletes and every man in school is confident that Piggy Lambert’s men are doomed to fall. Debonair Dance Planned Athletes who have fought under the colors of the Debonair club during 1919 will be the honored guests at a leap year dance to be given by the organization at tile independent Athletic club, Friday. Feb. 'JO. The daiyjp is an annual affair and all members and friends of the club are requested to attend and get in on the good time. The Debonaires went big in athletics last year and the speed that the basket ouintet is showing at this time indicates that this year is going to he a banner one for them in the sport world. Baseball. football, track, tenuis and swimming teams will lie organized among the members. / V Close One to Eni-Roes DARLINGTON, Ind., Feb. 3. —The EmUoe basketball team of Indianapolis won h close Victory from the Darlington Bear .Cats hefe Monday, 2ft to 25. The visitors took an early lead and maintained their advantage throughout the contest. The accurate shooting of Sehoenaman of the Em-Rocs featured the game. The speedy forward gave the Em-Roes a 14 to 9 lead in the first half. This lead was cut down one point by the local in the last period, but the Bear Cats' offensive never seriously threatened the lead of the EmRoes. Cox scored six field goals for the locals. Physical Eds Win Physical Edg were the winners in Ne basket game at Danville Saturday fx® not the Normal team as first an- ■ ®kced. , The mistake occurred in re■oitnig the game and was unintentional, ■'he score was 28,t0 26 and the Physical ■fds were given a terrific struggle by Hite improved Normalites. HPal Moore's sudden return home from Higland indicates he desires a return ■ round engagement with Jimmy Wilde the "fly” Briton is pilgrimaging U. S. borders.
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New York Yankees Start More Action Against Johnson Rebel Owners Now Have Three Complaints, Asking $500,000 Damages. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—The legal battle between Cols. Ruppert and Houston, owners of the Yanks, and Ban Johnson, president of the American Ifeague, has been reopened by the New York owners, who have instigated anew action against the league head. The Yankee suits now pending in local courts ask for damages to the extent of $500,000. Ruppert and Huston have three specific complaints. They charge that Johnson attempted to influence the New York Nationals to refuse them permission to play on the Polo grounds and that he has conspired with five other clubs to drive them from baseball. In a third suit the Yanks seek to restrain Johnson from paying himself salary from the league’s treasury for compensation as president, secretary and treasurer. Pennsy Makes Sweeping Changes in Grid Staff; Heisman Is Head Coach PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—John W. Heisman, for many years football coach at the Georgia School of Technology, will be head coach at the University of Pennsylvania for the next three years. The athletic council of the university at a special meeting Monday ratified the choice of the football committee. In addition, the council announced that Charles A. Keinath, Harold Gaston and John J. Keogh, former Pennsylvania football players, will be Heisman’s principal assistants. Ernest Oozzens, captain of the 1010 team; Louis A. Young, also a former captain, and Dr. Hunter W. Scarlet, another former Pennsylvania player will constitute the advisory board and will also give assistance in coaching. DtArthur Light succeeds Dr. Thomas Hancock as physician to the squad. The action of the football committee, ratified bv the council, makes a clean sweep of football men who have coached the Pennsylvania squad in the last few years. Robert C. Folwell, head coach was a candidate for reappointment and had the backing of all the members of last year’s team, who signed a petition that *he be retained. Students, it was learned list night, also asked that Charles Wharton, who had been line coach for a number of years, be retained in that p sltion. This request was held under consideration.
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The Hot Stove league fire didn't have its accustomed cheer until Steve Yerkes gave his annual retirement notice. Add surprising news of the winter: Miller Huggins says Babe Ruth will bat in the clean-up position. .Tack Dempsey is beginning to wonder if his movie play will be a success. He was sure it would until a few weeks ago. Jimmy WRde finally has convinced the American fistic fans that he Is the goods. Mike Ertle of St. Paul was the victim. That goes hard with Mike. By the way, .Mike Collins, Ertle’s manager, isn't haring any great run of luck of late. Johnny Xoye, who went east expecting to knock a few lightweights stiff, was beaten by Cal Delaney and kayoed by Lew Tendler. Johnny was all set for a killing inasmuch as he had just given Tendler a drubbing in Denver. And no v Ertle, who was being groomed to replace Ids brother “Kewpie" among the bantams, has taken his dose of medicine. In the meantime Fred Fulton, Mike's former j heavy, is raking In the dollars in the east. Just a few more weeks now and the teams will be starting south with hopes Another Local Umpire on Way Up; McGrew Is Made Coast Official jPP* 1 M \ sing THI> H'GBEW. Another Indianapolis umpire is on his way up in the “guessing” professslon. He is Ted McGrew, former player and manager, and he will step up into Class AA company the coming season ns an umpire on the staff of the Pacific Coast league. McGrew was developed on the east side lots as a player, and was one of the flashiest inflelders this city ever turned out. He was Indianapolis bat boy at one time and entered league basebail early. In his career as a leaguer he was a star in the Central league when that organization was at its best, and later performed with Louisville in the American asssociation and Birmingham in the Southern league. Later he was player-manager at Colum! bia In the South Atlantic league, and eventually entered- the umpiri/ig ranks. Last season he officiated in the Virginia -league and was one of only two umpires who started and finished the year in that circuit, which developed a reputation of being a tough organization for umpires. The attention of President McCarthy of the Pacific Coast league was drawn to McGrew's record and inquiries brought for the 'lndianapolis man, and he soon sent McGrew a contract. McGrew has a wide acquaintance in baseball and is thoroughly familiar with the ways of the leaguers. Ollie Chill of this city is a veteran member of the American league umpiring staff, and acquaintances of McGrew believe that he possesses the ability to follow Ollie Chill up to the “big show.” The Coast leaguie plays a long season and McGrew will de-' part for the west early in March.
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mighty high for an even greater bssoball year than was enjoyed in 1019and that was some year. The races look tight, from here, and the fans more numerous. The only fly In the ointment is the almost certainty of hosted prices. Baseball has held off a long time on raising admissions, but the players keep right on demanding more salaries and perhaps the magnates are justified in the boosts. The fans are making more money, of course, and likely will be in their accustomed seats despite the higher admission prices. Seats Go on Sale for the 1920 Classic at Local Speedway Race Fans on Job Early Gettiny Reservations—Record Entry List Promised. Reserved seats for the 1920 auto race classic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, May 31. werrf on sale 1 today at the speedway office, 414 North Capitol avenue, and a number of speed enthusiasts were on the job early getting reservations. The fact that the speedway officials have started in early this year lining up cars and drivers has attracted earlier interest to the race and the usual big cfowd no doubt will swarm out to the big race course when the classic is run in May. Cliff Durant Is the only driver entered officially nt this early date, but three Monroe cars also are listed to compete, though the pilots have not been named. Theodore Mvers, general manager of the speedway, stated today that he expects the 1920 entry list to establish a record. Wilcox. Rcsta, DePaltna, Th6mas and Goux. former prominent winners, all are expected to face the flag again, though none has entered officially. These drivers indicated some time ago that they would strive for the 1920 prize and all are working on ears now that will meet the requirements of the next classic. Not only these stars' will compete but nearly every really prominent driver in tne speed game hopes to get into the running of the world's greatest auto race. Tribe Secretary Leaves for East in Effort to Induce Hill to Return Secretary Ciauer of the Indians departed today for Pittsburg, where he will confer with Pitchers Hill and Steele in regard to their plans for the 1920 season. Hill announced recently that he was thinking of remaining out pf baseball, and it is Clauer’s mission to influence him that he still has plenty of winning fames left in his pitching arm that the ndians can use next summer. Bob Steele has been sold to the San Francisco club and CUmer* hopes to learn whether or not the southpaw intends to go to the coast league. Steele Jumped the Indianapo!is club last season and went to Oil City, where he played the season out. Vice President Smith planned to confer with Steve Yerkes in Reading, Pa., today and is due to reach this city late tomorrow. Smith has been ill for a week and his conference with Yerkes had to be postponed. Yerkes is threatening to remain at home the coming season and play independent ball, but. Smith hopes to induce him to stay in the league game one more season. Yerkes batted well up last season and the fans will hate Po see him out of action. President William C. Smith. Sr., wired Manager Hendricks today that he will arrive in Chicago next Monday all set for the association schedule meeting. Manager Hendricks will attend the Chicago session and put a few strings out. for talent. The Tribe boss exnects a big month in player deals and he will be ready to step out after any material of known Class AA ability. GETS WHAT WAS SHOT. Nimrod No. I—Jones1 —Jones says his dog is the best retriever in the country. Nimrod No. 2 —His is pretty good. Every time Jones fires his gun the dog brings in either a twig or a bunch of grass. Basketball Results HIGH SCHOOL,. Washington, 25: Bedford, 18. Sandusky, 58; Burney. 21. Oolitic, 42; Mitchell, 21. Oolitic, 26; Bloomfield, 7. INDEPENDENT, \ Em-Roes, 29; Darlington, 25.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1920.
Former Managers and Present Sox Boss Meet CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Two former managers and the present manager of the White Sox baseball club held a session yesterday at which manv tilings except baseball were discussed, it so, happened that "Kid” Gleason, firesent boss, went to his downtown iotel in mid afternoon and found a caller in the person of Clarence Row land, who bossed the south aiders from 1915 to 1918. They went to Gleason's room, and soon came James J. Callahan, leader of the Sox prtoi to Rowland. At the present time Gleason is striving to get the White Sox lined on for the start of another pennant fight. Rowland Is seektng a place to live in Chicago and also on the lookout for a big baseball berth, and Callahan is grabbing contracts in Chicago and suburbs for improvements 4n public utilities. It looks like Callahan is sure of a good year and the other two are taking chances.
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LEAGI'E LEADERS LAST NIGHT. Commercial league, Mounce (Crescent Papers- 237 Manufacturers’ league, Hellmer (Imperials) 231 Star league, Devetiing (Pressmen)... 215 Rotary league. Churchman (Bee-Vec-Dees) 215 Rotary league, * MeElwaine (Pork Chops) .*...238 B.v CHARLES LOGAN. The unexpected happened last night in the Manufacturers’ league when the National Autos, leaders in the loop, dropped three straights to the Imperials. Never before, or since, have the Nationals been trimmed three times In the same place, and the “Imps” deserve credit in abundance. After said “Imps” had made the Na tionals look like so many punks they went out in search of more fame and even had ideas of getting a fortune. They worked together in the final round and knocked off 922, the top team score of the evening. The Marmoriß got the laugh on the Nationals. They were sent against the Wheeler-Sehebler crew and they came through like a man shooting craps for the first time, plenty lucky. Pauley is getting to be some gallant little leader. He busted a 212 on the beak last night and had 'em ducking the other two games, but they wouldn't go down. The Western Union crew had ah “off" night. They will bowl against the National Forty scores inter. The Nationals didn’t get much. About a .jitney's worth. Let's go back and recall to mind the, fact that the Imperials had a large bit of help from Duncan. Hellmer and Nofke. They all got lots more than a double century at one time or another. Kingan's slaughtering combination got tough with the Langsenkaraps and long before the night was out they found them selves facing the death of a stuck pig. It was only three straights. Bentley and Schuler-got all the double centuries the Langsenkamps needed. Batt and a few others got as many as 114 for the “big house” outfit. The Star shooters fooled the world and nil in it, including themselves, when they got all of those four double centuries. Devenlng put over the big trick when he crashed out a 215 count, copping the individual honors for a game. Mike Kelly and lender had their 200 eyes along and the Operators enjoyed the fruits of a two-game win over the Makeups. , The Admen went to sleep at the switch and the Newsies' No. 1 gave ’em a terrible jolt. Five and six hundred totals are O. K. in the fair sex loop, but the Stereotvpers tried to use like totals agaiuat the Pressmen and they got bumped off. Mounce’s 237 was the most exciting thing that happened in the Commercial circuit The Brunswiekg got sore when they dropped the second game by three pins and they just naturally gave the third one to the Link Belts. The Crescent Tapers had to hustle to take the odd,affair from the Midwest No. 1 combination. - They vypve two pins to the good in the second game. Magel’g brace of double ceuturles did their work well.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3. —Quite a bunch of mall has reached us In the past few' days panning certain New Jersey “promoters'' who were thinking of barring Jack Dempsey from the ring there From the tone of the majority of letters It seems that Jack Dempsey is a much more popular man than the fight promoters who are trying to belittle him. He is quite strong with the army, too. ns the following extracts from the letter written by “IC. J. D.,” n soldier, will show. He writes: "I hope, Tad, that you will give some other people a chance to show tn your column how they feel about this Dempsey matter. I myself am confident that if Dempsey’s number had been called he would have been there like a duck. Because he was fortunate enough (If you look at it that way) to be left out, is
Louie laino and his Midwest Engines stalled around long enough to lose two to the Prospect Gas. The Midwests didn’t get a count worth more than thirteen cent*. Sargent and Snyder wgnt big for the Citizens Gas, but the Mar men boosters happened to be hitting all tncy had and they put over two easy wins after losing tne opener. The Premier Motors had entirely too much stuff for the Standard Oils. The Bel! Hop-Deuces Wild match in the Rotary loop was one grand funeral march for the Deuces. They couldn't produce anything to compete with the double centuries of Shelley and Field. Churchman of/the Bee-Vee-Dees. came in with a 214 after his first game and was awarded the second high one-game honors. Murr got on almost ns big as Churchman's and his .teammates worked with him for two wins over the underclothes. For many long days Old Man Keitzell has stayed back with the "also bowled'' fellows, but last night he came out ahd got a carload. He got double centuries in the first two games and a future double century in the third. What else was there for the Shoe Strings to do but take two from the Pork Chops? MeElwaine go i a 238 for the Pork Chops, and it brought him high onegame honors, hut didn’t do his buddies much tfo;,d. They were too far gone. G ENGLE R- WOLF MATCH. CHICAGO, Feb. 3. Count John Geng ler took a lead of sixty pins in the first block of ten in a forty-game match with Phil Wolf at the Randolph alleys. He beat the south side expert six of the ten games. He also had the high count of the series, getting 213 for his final attack on the pins. He totaled 2,083, against 2,023 for Wolf. The second ten games will be rolled at Bruck'A alleys. Scores: Gengler—2l9, 202, 190, 203, 173. 242, 223, 193, 195, 243—2.083. Wolf—2ol, 221, 211, 239, 185, 186, 194, ISC, 192, 198—2,023. Bruce Robison Region Post Here Takes Stand Against Boxing Champ The American legion post in Milwaukee, which elected Jack Dempsey to membership, overstepped its rights, declares a resolution adopted by Bruce P. Robison Post No. 133, which adopted the resolution last night. The local post, which met in the Central Christian church, held that the champion pugilist should have entered the service during the war. The post also voiced condemnation of the employment by a Chicago harvester company of Robert Beyer, German chemist, who is said to admit being oue of the originators of German pi son gas. The post, which vas named for Lieut Bruce P. Robison, son of Mi. and Mrs. E. J. Robison, who died in the servfke, will be presented with a stand of colors at an open meeting on Feb. 16 by Mr. and Mrs. Robison. Herbert H. Eickhoff has been elected commander of Mclllvaine-Kothe Post No. 153, which meets regularly at the Athenaeum. Others officers chosen were: Ford V. Woods, vice commander; Robert G. Winslow, adjutant; -R. C. Vounegut, flnanee officer, and Louis J. Koster, Jr., insurance officer.
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Three Games Carded Opening Night in Amateur Net Play City Fans Keenly Interested in Sectional Event Starting Tomorrow. SEVEN TEAMS ENTERED Tomorrow wilt go down in the amateur basketball book of Indlaqa as the day of days. The seven teams entered in the fight for the championship of the Indianapolis district of the state 150pound amateur tourney will swing into action tomorrow night on the Marion club court and every fan expects three great battles to be fought before the first round of play is over. At 7 o’clock tomorrow evening the Lauters will elabh with the undefeated Pair-O-Dlce. The only thing that gives the “bones” a better standing than the Lauters in the dope column is the fact that they have yet to lose a game. The west side lads are strong and as they hare been out of action for some time they will be ready to go full speed in orddr to win the initial game. DEBS AND “V” LEADERS CLASH. The Debonalrs and “Y" leaders will clash In the second game at 8 o’clock. This will be another battle. The Leaders trimmed the “Debs’* in two early season games, but Coach Squires’ outfit has been strengthened since that, time, while the Leaders are the same old Leaders, and many of the fans believe that the Debonairs are going to get revenge. The third, last and probably the best game of the first round will be played when Capt. Johnny Rice hurls hig South Side Turners at Joe Rosenthal and his Bofs’ Club followers. It would be a hard job to build Up a team of lads who have done all their work in the amateur ranks and make them look better than the Boys’ Club, but the Turners are youths who have gained reputations through four vears of high school play and they are favored to trim the Meridian street athletes. Both teams play a wonderful guarding game, but where the Boys’ Club has Joe Rosenthal to cage the ball from the center of the floor, the Turners have Rice, Hennessey, Secrest and Seidenstleker, one as good as the other, to do such work, and it ts believed that they will get nior chances than their opponents. However. it is a safe bet that the score will be one of the smallest posted here in several seasons. 11, LI NI STAB RECOVERS. URBANA, 111., Feb. 3.—John Felmley, Illinois star forward, who was taken sick with influenza last week, is able to be np. but is yet too weak to venture out of hts home.
that any reason why he should be run down ? “All the brave men were not at the front. Tad. Many a good fellow was left here. Dempsey didn't try to work a pull to get him a nonshootable uniform and a nice easy berth, did he? “Some of my pals who were wounded In France do not think Dempsey a slacker. “I wish, that you would writp a strong article defending Dempsey. He is the greatest tighter tn the world an American. That is inv opinion and the opinion of thousands of others, and let me tell vou that any time any foreigner thinks iie can lick Jack every cent of mine goes to back him.” When you remember that Mike O'Dowd was the only American champion fighter who got to France, it looks as though certain persons are going a long way to pick ou Jack Dempsey. Dempsey wag in the draft along with millions of other Americans. He didn't happen to bo called, but was classified by his board. English iboxing writers give American boxers the rnz because they do not box in tho old Mace style—the standup pose. Yes. righto. The stand up and sit down. Prohibition did one thing, anyway. It made many a good man about the house. Think of all the guys that are in the cellar fixing the furnace these nights who never saw one before. What’s become of all those sick friends who needed a fellow to sit up with them half the night? ANSWER TO QI ERY. A. Alexander, Plainfield.—No, Jeffries was not a rich man prior to the fight with Jack Johnson. lie had plenty of Jack after the bout, however. You will •ember that a year before the fight he toured the country with Sam Berger in vaudeville and stacked up quite a roll. Marion County Sportsmen Name Batchelor Leader George H. Batchelor was elected as president of (he Marion County Fish and Game Protective association at. the regular monthly meeting of the association last evening. Other officers chosen by the association* Include Thomas Carter, vice president; Clint C. Darby, secretary, and R. B. Tuttle, treasurer William Bordenkecker, association enlturlst, reported 109,790 fish batched during the last season. The totals follow: Small mouth bass, 58.640: large mouth bass, 33,250; croppie. 8.000; yellow catfish, 12,000. Five directors for the orgnnzatlon to act during the next year were chose nas follows: Oliver Baus, Hirrry C. Himrlcksen, Edward Phipps. Gustave J. T. Meyer and William Bor denkeeher. The members of the Marion county organization were invited last evening to attend the meeting of the Hamilton county association at Noblesville, Feb. 6. H. A. Little and C. C. Golden are new members taken into the organization. FQIJASH PLAYERS READY. NEW YORK. Fell. 3.—Thirty-two of the country's Dost squash tennis players w r as named today in the draw from the annual national championship tournament which opens Saturday at the Columbia club. Jav Gould, J. W. Appell, Eric S. Wlnton, il. It. Mlxsell, Royal Riggs, G. W. Mushmore and Anderson Dana are among the entrants. „ O. U. BUSHER I won’t bothnr the outfeeldera much this summer 'cause I’ll bun the old appul ovnx the gardun wall.
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i Woman Golfer Plunges Into Pond After Ball PINEHURST, N. C„ Feb. 3.—Two highly unusual golf recoveries were made at Plnehurst Monday. A woman player, who prefers to remain anonymous, drove a floater ball into the pond at the tenth hole of the championship course. The ball came up near the’bank and recovery shot ' left nothing to be desired. The player' however, plunged head first Into the water as the ball winged itself toward the gTeen. KOXING FOX’S OFFER GETS ATTENTION PARIS, Feb. 3.—Francois Descamps, manager of Georges Carpentler, yesterday held a conference with Abraham Carlos, representative of William Fox regarding the American movie promoter's bid for the proposed championship fight between Carpentler and Jack Dempser. Fox offered Oarpentier $250,000 to right in America, but this hid Includes a vaudeville tour In the United States by the French fighter. Carpentier Is going to London as soon as Cochran, the English promoter, returns from America. Cochran has had an option on Carpeufier's services, but this expires this week and the Frenchman y* anxious to see whether or not ' Cochran will raise his original bid of 40 000 pounds sterling. Unless Cochran, who was unable to obtain Dempsey’s signature to an agreement, has something new to offer Carpentler will do business with Fox. Manager Descamps wants a fight of eight, ten or twelve rounds, but says the contest will end inside of eight with Carpentier the winner. The Frenchman Is willing to fight In the states, recognizing that Dempsey, as the champion, has a right to demand this. WIGGINS RETURNS TOTING TITLE SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3.—Tom An--1 drews, Milwaukee fight promoter, accompanied by Lew Edwards, lightweight 1 champion of Australia, and Chuck Wig- . gins of America, now the Australian heavyweight champion, arrived here on Monday from the antipodes. According to Andrews, Edwards has bouts scheduled with Johnny Dundee, Ritchie Mitchell and Johnnie Noye in Milwaukee and will go to London in March to fight before the National Sporting club. Wiggins also will be busy and will appear In Milwaukee and Toledo rings. FRENCH CHAMP DUE IN MARCH PARIS, Feb. 3.—Georges Carpentier. European heavyweight, champion and challenger for the world's title, Is to sail for America March 10, it was anounced today by M. Desohamps. Ills manager. Carpentler will go to Los Angeles from New York, arriving there about March ,25 to fill some movie contracts. After that he will tour America in a vaudej viile act.
NEWARK AND PHILLY BOUTS. At Newark—Gene Tunney knocked out jAI Roberts in the eighth round. Charlie Beecher shaded Battling Reddy. Eddie Fitzsimmons outpointed Jimmy Duffy, j Benny Valger gave Joie Fox a, boxing , lesson. At Philadelphia—Dan O'Dowd, Boston heavyweight, defeated Paul Simpson of , New York fyi six rounds. Joe Tiplltz and | Jack Russo fought six rounds to a draw. M’MAHON BY SHADE. NASHVILLE. Feb. Z.— Patsy McMa- ; hon shaded Red Herring in eight rounds here last night, although the Indianapolis I boy clearly showed that his long servI Ice in the army had somewhat dimmed I his Judgment of distance. At long range . McMahon was superior t 6 Red, landing ! the greater number of blows, but Herring had a shade on the infighting. JEFF O’CONNELL DEAD. | OTTAWA, 111., Feb. 3.—Jeff O'Connell, one- time a contender for the English j lightweight championship, died at his i home Monday of pneumonia. O’Oon- ; nell's last ring appearance was five years j ago. He was 30 years old. EASY FOR T. GIBBONS. PEORIA. 111.. Feb. 3.—Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul scored an easy win over George (Knockout) Brown of Chicago here last, night In ten rounds. Brown's face and body were badly cut by Gibbons' slash'rig blows, while the St. Paul boxer escaped without a mark. MASON AT SOL'Tn BEND. SOUTH BEND. Inf... Feb. 3.—Frankie Mason will begin training for bis proposed bou with Jimmie Wilde at once, arrangements for training quarters having been made at the I'. M. C. A. Details Announced for Opening Circuit Meet CLEVELAND, Feb. 3.—Announcement of the events of the first local Grand Circuit meeting to be staged at North Randall track July 5 to 10. was made Monday by officials of the Forest City Livestock and Fair Company. Four big stakes are on the card for the first event and all are early-closing events. The Ohio, the Tavern “Steak." the Edwards and the Fasig are the events which are expected to attract the class of the circuit again this season. Entries for the' events wijl close Feb. 23. The first three named events will race on the three heat plan, 10 per cent of the gross amount to be awarded the winner, it was announced. The balance will be divided In three equal parts and be raced for each heat. In case of a tie in the summary, or there being three heat winners, those tied or the three heat dinners shall race a fourth heat to determine the winner of the event. A distanced horse shall be out of the race but shall retain any money won. The Fasig will be a two-in-three-plan affair. Officials announced that the events will be raced under the rules of the Grand Circuit and the American Trotting association, eligibility to he governed by the time allowance rules in effect in 1919. Sunny South Shoot HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 3.—Otis Dorchester of Dallas, with a handicap of seventeen yards, won the Sunny South handicap. defeating A. E. Daniels of Wyoming, with whom he was tied in the second twenty-five targets of the shoot-off. Daniels, eighteen yards, tied with Dorchester in the finals of the shoot with a score of ninety-five. Mark Arie, Thomasboro, 111., and Frank Troeh of Vancouver. Wash., both with handicaps of twentytwo yards, were eompletelv out of the money. Arie bad a score of eighty-nine, while Troeh made an eighty-six. WIN RACQUET DOUBLES. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—Jay Gould and J. W. Wear of the Philadelphia Raquet club won the national amateur racquet doubles championship when thev defeated Clarence C. Pell and Stanley Mortimer of New York here Saturday bv the scores of 15-9, 15-11, 9-15, 15-10, 16-IS, 6-15, 15-7. federated league. The Joy and Glooms won their sixth straight game in the Federated Basketball league last evening, defeating the Woodruff A. C.’s, 16 to 5. The Den Zares downed the Phi Delta, 9 to 7, in the other league game played last night.
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CITY SCHOOLS TO HAVE BIG BALL LEAGUE Eight Districts to Be Represented in Playgrounds Circuit Planned. APRIL AND MAY GAMES Plans for a baseball league, made up of pupils in the elemenary grade schools, have been completed by Dr. W. A. Ocker, director of physical education in the cityt schools. Teams competing in the league will be made up of pupils from the seventh and eighth grades, It was announced today. There are about forty-eight schools in the city eligible to enter teams and all will be invited to participate in a big championship race. SIX TEAMS IN EACH DISTRICT. The schools will be divided Into eight districts, according to Dr. Ocker, making six teams in each group. A schedule of games will be played and champion* of the various groups will play for the championship of the entire city. According to present plans members of the city championship team will be given gold medals, while those playing on district championship teams will b given bronze medals. FRIDAY AND SAT CROAT GAMES. The schedule is to start In the east? part of April and close in the latter part of May. All games will be played In the city parks on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings so that there will be r.o interference with school work. James H. Lowry, park superintendent, has authorized school officials to use the park playgrounds for league game*. Games will be played with the regulation playground baseball and will be under the supervision of school authorities The league will be the first of Ita kind established in Indianapolis. 1 * Baseball Bits —, / LOOK AT ROGER GRAB PLAYERS! BOSTON, Feb. 3.—The Boston Amer- | leans announced the sale of three players to the Toledo club of the American fWh’ 8t C. U v-^ onday ' Etcher Dumont. McNeil and Outfielder Wilbolt an T. oledo for a cash consideration and ’ team PUOD ° n a member of the Toledo NEW CENTRAL LEAGUE. | GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Feb. 3.—Eight Michigan cities and Ft. Wayne, Ind r f pre9Pnt S d at a meeting here at ! whir-h ts was decided to reorganize the StLlT 8 baseball league. The Michigan i ities applying for franchises were Mus- ” ■ Ludington. Kalamazoo. Benton *l a . rb “ r ' Lansing, Grand Rapids, Jackson and Manistee Applications for clubs In Richmond and Muncie, Ind.. and Racina denied. E - W. Dickerson of Grand Rapids, former president of the cironi7 n ws gUe - V U head the reorganized circuit. The next meeting will be held in Kalamazoo and at that time one Michigan city will be dropped so as to make an eight-club circuit. The salary limit was placed at $”,300, and a schedule of 140 games was agreed upon.
BIG BABE’S BIRTHDAY. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—George (Babe) Ruth, world’s greatest slugger and the highest priced ball player of all time. w*H ceiebrate his twenty-sixth birthday next Saturday. The Yankees’ latest aci jjuisition first saw the light of day Feb. *> 1894, at Baltimore. Md. Six vears made a great difference in the life of Ruth. In 1914 he was In a reformatory at Baltimore, to which he had been sent because of his failure to attend school regularly. It was while in the reforma- ; tory that Ruth began his career as a ball player. ROWLAND AFTER BIG JOB. CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Clarence Rowland, who won a pennant for the White Bog in 1917, also a world’s championship, was around the baseball rlalto yesterday. Clarence refuses to say where he will go or what he will do this season. But Clarence threatens to land something big, so don’t be surprised to hear that Rowland is back with us in the major leagues. Last season lie was a magnate and manager at Milwaukee, selling hi* A. A. interests only recently. GLEASON OPTIMISTIC. CHICAGO, Feb. B.—Manager Gleason of the Chicago Americans Monday began the task of lining up the players preliminary to the departure for the spring training camp at Waco, Tex. Gleason anticipated no trouble Ln signing all the regulars, despite the declarations of Shortstop Risberg and First Baseman Gandil that they have retired. Contracts have been sent to both, Gleason said. He expects to start the season with the 1919 team intact. YAWKEY ESTATE BIG. NEW YORK. Feb. 3.—Total assets of Thomas H. Yawkey, one of the owners of the Detroit American league baseball club, who died in Augusta, Ga., on March 5, 1919. yesterday were appraised at 59.427.460. His widow. Mrs. Margaret A, Yawkey, is the principal beneficiary. His holdings in the Detroit clnb were valued at $128.138. SOUTH ATLANTIC CARD. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Feb. 3—The playing schedule for the 1920 season of tne South Atlantic Baseball association adopted here Monday, calls for 130 games, with the season opening on April 22 and closing on Sept. 6. Former Maroon Star Is Victim of Pneumonia CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—Arthur C. Hoffman, former University of Chicago athlete, Is dead at his home here after an attack of pneumonia. He was married and was in the employ of the Goodrich Rubber Company. Hoffman won Ms first letter on the football team in 1907, playing guard and tackle, and in 1908 and 'O9 was a member of the Maroon gridiron eleven. He played on the Chicago basketball team in 1908, ’C9, ’lO, and was captain of the qnintet his senior year. He played on five conference championship teams ajid was a member of the Maroon basketball team which defeated Pennsylvania for the national Inter-collegiate championship ln 1908. For several years Hoffman has been a prominent football and basketball official in the Big Ten. Butler vs. Franklin If fighting ever got a team, any place on the basketball floor the Butler warriors are going all the way there and back tonight, when they clash with Franklin on the Irvington court. Franklin is favored to win the contest by a great many fans, but when taken from one angle the dope looks fairly even. Franklin and Butler have both met the Central Normal quintet and their victories have been easily gained. But whether the Blue and White athletes come out on top or bottom tonight they are going to fight hard. They have worked hard for the contest and are determined to give the dope bucket at least one good flip-flop before the curtain goes aown on the season.