Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 February 1920 — Page 14

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BOWLING

RECOGNITION IS GIVEN ALL YANK CHAMPS America Ruffid Holder of Six Titles by International Boxing Union. LIGHT HEAVY VACANT PARIS. Feb. 6.—America. England and France were apportioned ten votes each here yesterday a; the organization and establishment of the International Boxing T'n'on. Conceding to the objection of Americans that countries in which boxing is only a minor sport should not be allowed equal representation, the union awarded four votes to Belgium, three to Australia, two each to Switzerland and Italy, and one to Holland, Denmark, Norway. Sweden. Argentine and Brazil. Major Drexel Biddle, president of the American boxtng board cabled that the apportionment was satisfactory to the United States. With the exception of The light heavyweight title, which was declared vacant, the holders of all the world’s championships were agreed upon. Tlie selections were: Flyweight—. Timmy Wilde. England. Bantamweight—Pete Herman. America. Featherweight—Johnny Kilbane, America. Lightweight—Benny Leonard, America. Welterweight.—Jack Britton. America. Middleweight—Mike O'Dowd. America. Heavyweight—Jnck Dempsey, America. The featherweight, lightweight and mlddlewe ght titles of Europe were declared vacant. The champions selected were: Flyweight—Jimmy Wilde. England. Bantamweight Charles Ledoux, France. Welterweight—Badoud. France. Light heavyweight and heavyweight— Georges Carpentier, France

LEONARD OFFERED GO WITH O’DOWD NEW YORK, Feb. 0. —Benny Leonard will step out of his class to take on Mike O'Dowd, the middleweight champion, if he knocks out Johnny Dundee in Jersey City next Monday night. Dare Driscoll, promoter of the LeonardDundee bout, today announced that he has offered Leonard the O’Dowd match with the proviso that the lightweight champ must put Dundee away and Benny has agreed to try for it. Driscoll originally intended to match O’Dowd and Jeff Smith, hut Smith has sailed for France with A1 Lippe and a string of boxers. Leonard has long cherished an ambition to meet O’Dowd and since Jack Britton outpointed the middleweight champion Benny is confi dent that he, too, can defeat the boy from St. Paul, Dundee, however, is somewhat of a stumbling block. The Italian boxer has suffered only one knockout in his long career—at the hands of Willie Jackson —and has stood Leonard ofT seven times. JACK NOT TO SHOW IN PERSON % NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-There is small likelihood that Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight champion, will appear personally before the committee of the army, ~havy, and civilian board of boxing control, which on Feb. 11 will hold a hearing on the fitleholder's activities for his countrv during the war. While no official Information was forthcoming today, and in the absence of any direct word from either Dempsey or, his manager. Jack Kearns, the general impression was that the champion will submit his case lu the form of affidavits. HAY TEMTEE WINS. * PI EBLO. Colo., Feb <s.—Ray Temnie bf St Paul was given the decision over Bud Chrlstlano of Buffalo in a fast twelve-round bout la-t night. The men nre lightweights. Nat Leonard of Colorado Springs and Mut f McKee of Oklahome Cltv fought eight fast rounds to a draw Jimmy Casbill of St Paul was given a decision over Kid Paul of Pueblo after eight rounds of hard milling.

BREWAN A WINNER. ' KANSAS CTTY. Feb. fi. Knockout Bill Brennan. Chicago he.ivvweight. ndtboxed and outfought Hugh Walker of Kansas f‘lt r tn a ten-round bout last night. Joe McGowan. Kansas City, scored a tech •nioal knockout over Matt Smith of T*• s Moines in the last round of their ten round bout. BEECHER HITS HARD. DETROIT. Feb. 6.—Willie Beecher of New York unintentionally fouled Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwaukee in the (Inal round of their ten-round bout last night and was disqualified. Mendelsohn had the better of the fighting up to the time of the foul. GUNNER BEATS MEEHAN. OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. fi.—Gunboat Smith won a decision over Willie Meehan in a four-round boxing match here last night. He knocked Meehan down in the second round. LYNCH STOPS SIEGEL. JERSEY CITY. Feb. (V—Joe Lynch knocked out Eddie Siegel in the third round of a scheduled eight round bout here last night. Bastian Joins Butler Butler’s basketball team will start its last lap tonight when it meets tie* t'liyaical Eds at the Butler gym. During tile last two days the squad has shown up remarkably well, considering the backsets the team has suffered during the season. Several new men have been added to the squad and Coach Head is (onfident the team will make a creditable showing in the remaining games of the season. Bob Bastian. former athlete at DePbuw, has reported to the squad and will he seen in the contest tonight nt center in the absence of Capt. Shockley, who is suffering with a badly bruised Teg.

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TIMES

Asa Fugitive, Jack Is Good Press Agent, Say Federal Officials

CHICAGO. Feb, C,.—Federal officials in Chicago admit that as a fugitive from justice Jack John-on is a xvouderful press agent. The dusky battler's w idely heralded letter pleading for a chance to eom j back from his exile In Mexico City and fight charges against him in Uncle Sam's courts reached District Attorney C'lyne yesterday. “It’s a good enough letter,” remarked the prosecutor, “except that it has ail the earmarks of a press agent story. i will not answer the letter. When Johnson steps foot on American soil he will be arrested and sent to jail to serve t ,- e sentence standing against him. There will be no immunity from justice.”

Sectional Amateur Title Captured by Joy and Gloom Five Turners Are Beaten Out in Two Overtime Periods in Local Tourney . WINDUP IS THRILLER The Joy and Glooms hattled through two overtime periods on the Marion club court last night before the .championship of the Indianapolis district of the slate independent amateur basketball championship tournament was decided and the Broad Hippie quintet dually won out, 33 to 29. At the end of the regular playing time the score stood at a 25-to-25 tie. In the first overtime period Hennessey counted once from the floor for the Turners and Hilderbrand tied the count again with a shot from the center of the floor. In the second extra session the Rippleites counted from the floor three times, while the Turners got a lone basket. Those who followed the, play In the tournament were not a gfeat deal sur prised when the south side lads lost the championship fight. They were forced to show all their stuff in the first round Wednesday night in order to defeat Glen Klein’s Boys’ club outfit and had to repeat this performance again yesterday when they triumphed over the "Y” Leaders in the semi-finals. These two hard games took await - a great deal of their strength and they were w r ear.v when . they took the floor In the final round.

JOY AND GLOOMS STAGE COMEBACKS On the other hand the Joy and Glooms had easy sailing through the meet. They drew a bye in (ho first round and had little trouble defeating the Pair-O-Diee in the semi-finals. The Turners started the game with a bit of their |>!d spi*ed and for the first ten minutes of the opening period it looked os though they were going to take the game with ease, but at the end of this time the grind began to tell on them and the Joy and Glooms started a march to the front, and when the rest period arrived the count stood 19 to IS, Turners loading. The locals started strong again in the second half and piled up a five-point lead in less than two minutes. With five minutes to go the .Toy and Giootns tied the count and a few seconds later took the lead for rbe first time. A long shot by Secrest evened the count Just before the regular playing time was up. Both teams were pretty well “corked" in the second half and they missed several good shots. The teams fought hard for the first three minutes of the first overtime period and neither scored during this time. With little more than one minute to go Hilderbrand caged a long shot for the Broad Ripple warriors and It looked like it was all over but the shouting, until Secrest grabbed the ball, threeouarters of the way down the floor, and threw it for a goal. The score at the end of the period was 27 to 27. The Joy and Glooms seemed to gain new strength for the next period and they tore through the Turner defense for three field goals. Hennessey counted for the Turners in this session Now that the Joy and Glooms have copped the bunting. Indianapolis is for that team and the dopesters are busy figuring its chances In the state finals, which are to he played at the Y. M C A. Feb 28 and 29. The Ripple lads have picked up no small amount of speed since they made their Initial appearance on a local court and they pass the ball about as nicely as any amateur team that took part, in the tourney, Further more, they are husky aim every man on the team has a high school record at tacbeil to his name. They look like strong representatives for this district In their semi-final round game yesterday afternoon, the Joy and Glooms had a soft time with the Pair-O-Dire and they were wise enough to save their strength for the Mg show. During the first half they took their time in getting about the floor and did not seem wor-

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BASKET BALL

ALEX THE GREAT AS COACH

Grover Cleveland Alexander and Two of His Pupils.

•CHAMPAIGN, 111.. Feb. 6.—Grover Cleveland Alexander has Joined the faculty of the University of Illinois. Alex the great isn’t teaching Greek. He’s teaching baseball to the students of pitching. He has a sizeable class. George Huff, athletic head, and Potsy Clark, baseball coach, are perfectly satisfied to •let Alex do it, for Alex was the most effective pitcher .In the National league last year and previously, season after season, he ranked as one of the best pitchers who ever toed the slab. He knows it and he pan tell it. That’s why he is here. One of the reasons Grover is here is to help out an old teammate —Potsy

ried when the half closed with them on the bottom side of an 8 to ti count, in the second period they tightened up a bit and put ihelr passing ability on display for the first time. They played their opponents off the boards in this half and were easy 23 to 11 winners. The Turners had’ no such luck in their combat with the fast traveling Leaders. The “Y” quintet was doped to put up a great battle and this was one time during the tourney that the dope ran In the right channel. They kept the Turners, crippled by the loss of their star and captain, Johnny Rice, who Is confined to his bed with an attack of influenza, humping all the time and made Hennessey and Secrest turn out several long shot’s to send their team up for a 21 to 19 victory. The lineup and summary of the Thursday games follow: .Toy-Glooms (23.1 Palr-o-Dlce (11.1 Bridgford Forward Wheat Mtltiken Forward Tomlinson Hilderbrand Center Underwood Todd Guard Heltkam Dawson Guard Shnnse ■Field goals—Bridgford, 5; Todd, 3; Hilderbrand. 2: Mllliken. 1; Tomlinson 2; Underwood, 1; Heitkam. 1: Rahn. 1. Foul goals—Todd, 1: Fnderwood. 1. Substitutions —Grimes for Bridgford. Rahn for Wheat, Barton for Tomlinson. Referee—Head. * Turners |2IL Leaders (19>. Yoirath Forward Beam Grand Forward Courtney Goett Center Barnmn Secrest Guard Naney Seidensticker Guard Raher Field goals—Hennessey, 5; Secrest, 5; Naney, 2: Courtney, 2; Barnum, 3; Beam, 1; Raher. 1. Foul goals - Secrest, 1: Barnum, 2. Referee —Webb. Joy and Glooms (33). Turners <29>. Mill!Win Forward... Hennessey Bridgeford Forward Grund Hildebrand Center Goett Todd Guard Secrest Dawson Guard Seidensticker Substitution Griner for Todd. Field goals Millikin 3. Bridgeford 5. Hildebrand 5, Todd, Dawsou, Hennessey 7. Goett 3, Secrest t. Foul goals—Goett, Bridgeford, Todd 2. Referee—Head. A Ha game intercity series will be played between the Bt. Louts Cards and t lie Brow ns, I>ginning April 3.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920.

SPORT

Clark. Potsy and Grover played together on one of the winning teams of the A. E. F. This is Clark’s first season In Huff’s shoes, the big fellow having retired from active coaching. “Illinois had a championship football team, a basketball team that bids fair to cop and now they want a baseball championship.” said Grover, “and i’ll do my best to help them get it. Incidentally I am getting in shape myself.” The Illinl baseballers have a huge armory to work out In—big enough to practice. A huge net encloses the players. In twenty-four years Illinois has had eleven champion teams and tied once for the honor.

Hennessey Individual Star in Basket Meet

There Is no denying that the Turners had the individual stars of the tournament and that Johnny Hennessey was the brightest of all stare. The rangy forward stacked up thirty-three points for his team In the three games played, getting four field goals against the Boys' club, five against the leaders and seven in the final scrap. He also registered a foul goal In the first round game. To bring more honor to the house of Hennessey Johnny took the long shot honors when he caged the ball on an "allthe way" throw In the Wednesday night contest. Secrest. Turner guard, comes second on the scoring list with a twenty-six-point total for tnree games and second on the long-shot list by virtue of his toss In the first overtime period of last night's game. j Week-End Basketball big TEN’. -Saturday—■ Illinois vs. Purdue at I/afayette.. Indiana m. lowa at lowa City. Chb-ago vs. Minnesota at Minneapolis COLLEGE. —Friday— Wabash vs. Michigan Aggies st East Lansing. Rose Poly vs. Franklin at Franklin. Butler vs. Physical Eds a‘; Butler Gym. -Saturday— Wabash r. Notre Dame at South Bend. HIGH SCHOOL —F riday—shortridge vs Tipton at Tipton Broad Ripple vs. Greensburg at Grcensburg. Saturday— Technical vs. Lebanon at Y. M. C. A Manual vs Martinsville at Martinsville. Roy Sanders, former K. C. Blue pitcher and now a member of the Phillies' hurling staff, will roach the baseball pitchers at Kansas university during spring training.

CHARLES LOGAN

Debonairs Prepare for Second Battle With the Ferndales Contest Will Be Staged at Marion Club Court Tuesday Night. With the city tournament wiped off the boards, Coach Squires will start drilling his Debonair quintet tonight in preparation for the second game of their three-game aeries with the Ferndales, which is to be played at the Marion club next Tuesday night. The Debonairs were carded to wallop the Leaders in ffieir first round game in the tourney, but Mr. Jinx evidently looked up with them before the fight started and they did not show as well as was expected. However, the men are in good condition and their followers are not slow - In voicing their opinion that they will trample over the west end combination in the coming attraction. The Ferndaies and Debonairs met in the first game of their annual series a little more than three weeks ago on the Marioi\ < lub court and the former team came out on top by a one or two point margin. Both teams played hard in this contest, which resulted in one of the best played here tills season. The “Debs” still feel the sting of this defeat. and they will use every trick they know to even up matters in the second game. The Debonairs probably will play a practice game with “ome strong amateur team between now and the night of the big fight. The Debonair club will dance at the Independent Athletic club Feb. 20. The dance is an annual ’lffaiand all members and friends of the organization are invited to attend.

Baseball Bits

MACK DROPS FIVE PITCHERS PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 6.—Five young pitchers who expected to unlimber their arms with Connie Mack In the training camp at Lake Charles. La., have been given the “gate.” They are Jimmie Zlnn, Texas youth, of whom much was expected; Bob Hasty, Ray Roberts and Daniel Boone, who helped Atlanta with the Southern pennant, and Leftv Yorks, a hero of the war. Manager Mack announced that fourteen pitchers will be taken south. The name of .ling Johngon does not appear in the list. It is said he is a holdout SEE FRA7EE. SAYS HUSTON. NEW YORK. Feb (V The fact tbs* Babe Ruth is on his way east from California to ask for part of the purchase price paid to Boston by the Yankees for his release does not concern the New York owners. “Ruth will have to dicker with Harry Fra zee if he wants any of the purchase money.” said Col. T.* L. Huston today. “It’s no concern of ours.” SOX DROP JENKINS. CHICAGO. Feb. rt. .Toe Jenkins, utility catcher of the f’hieago American league team, was released Thursday to the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast league. State Rifle Competition Is Set for March 10-11 A state rifle match will be staged In Indianapolis on March 10 and 11. it was announced yesterday following a meeting of the board of directors or the State Rifle association In the offices of Harry B. Smith, adjutant general. The eighteen rifle clubs of the state will participate. Regulations governing the match will llmtt each club to a team of four men. In the competition each member will be allowed twenty five shots, making a total of 100 rounds fired by each team. Any type of sights except glass will be allowed. Distance from target will be seventy-five feet. It is expected that the matches will be held on the new rifle range now being constructed at the state armory at Sixteenth street and Senate avenue. Indiana Beats Huskers LINCOLN, Neb.. Feh. The Nebraska basketball five received their first reverse of the home season when they lost to the Indiana Hoosiers last night. 24 to 30. The Indiana team, tutored by "Jumbo” Sttcbm. former Nebraska coach, bad the edge on the Huskers in goal shooting and foul throwing, and the victory went to the Hoosiers on merit after a thrilling contest. Russel! of Nebraska with five goals and Phillips of Indiana with four led In throwing from the floor, but the Indiana triumph resulted largely from Dean's superior throwing of foul goals. Dean sent six hits through the ring. On the other hand, Nebraska was weak where Dean was proficient, as Bokins accounted for only- four foul goals in eleven attempts.

CUE GOSSIP

Mr. Fawcett is the new publisher of the American Golfer, which is Just another proof that the nineteenth hole isn’t the same old place. They had a “Smile Day” down in St. Louis the other day. Rogers Hornsby walked right in the front door of the main office of Sam Breadon, lashed out a fountain pen, gave a certain document the “east and west” and finding certain numerical figures to his liking thereunto affixed his name. There was a time when the report that Jack Johnson was coming back to the United States would have sent a “black” chill up and down some of the heavy boys’ backs—but now now—no sail! Pal Moore recently returned from England after deciding to see “America first.” They soy he was “Wilde” to get back. Among the visitors at the Tt Juana racetrack on opening day were Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Frank Chance and Barney Oldfield. Wilde sure is a wonderful laddie. Ad Thaeher of Toledo went to Milwaukee to see the Briton sprawl Mike Ertie on the carpet with the intention of offering Jimmy $7,500 for a match with Frankie Mason. After the show Wilde raised the ante to SIO,OOO. Joimes is a wonderful laddie. , Greasy Neale played hcaropsonsbip ball on the world’s championship team, luroed out a erackerjack at football at Marietta college and is now going after basket ball honors. His team sprung a surprise by flopping the West Virginians 34 to 24. Greasy is a winner. Seattle employers of Tad Jones have done their bit toward making the gridiron safe for the Yale Bulldog next fall they've donated the services of Tad to coach the footballers and his salary goes on just the same. They’re old Yale

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NEWS

men and it's n present to the alma mater. There are almost as many candidates for the chairmanship of the national haseball commission ns there are foi the presidency of the United States oi America, and some of the names may be found in both lists before the counting of noses is complete. The baseballers started with the name of Judge Landis, who became acquainted with the fans during the agitation between or ganized baseball and the Federal league. Then came “Big Bill” Edwards of New York. Judge Klllilea. a retired baseball magnate; Senator Walker, who pu* the Sunday baseball law through In New York: MaJ. Robert H. Young of Washington, and such well-known gents as Bill Taft, Bill Bryan and Bill Sunday. The latter three were mentioned probably through more or less of a desire for publclty to the commission. We doubt if Taft, Bryan or Sunday would seriously consider such a job, and. on the other hand, we think there are others in the list far more capable of filling the office suitably. Sam Crane, former Indianapolis short■top, is torn with eagerness and anxiety. W. Lorenz Kopf, shortstop of the Reds, to whom Crane has been traded, says he has such an alluring business offer from New Britain, Conn., that he may have to take it up, irrespective of baseball. If this should happen Sam would inherit the job with the Reds. Just to show how well he likes Mr. Kopf, Sam says be hopes that Larry’s new position will net him $50,000 a year and make him forget all about baseball. Charley Graham, manager of the San Francisco Seals, picked this one of his mall the other day: “I am a swell football player and I think I would make a good baseball player. I am of a quiet, retiring nature and I don’t care to have my name in print.” The Seal pilot answered him to the effect that a good hooter doesn’t take well with the diamond fans In ’Frisco.

BOXING

Indiana Is Named on Rutgers Gridiron Schedule for 1920 NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J„ Feb. 6. Rutgers will meet the University of California in *an interseCional baseball game here June 14. The game will be the feature of alumni day exercises. Rutgers probably will play a return game next year in California. Graduate Manager Heittkamp also has announced three Intersectional football games: Nebraska in New Y’ork, Indiana here, and Detroit In the west. Here’s Chance for the Waltzers; State Prize j Event Carded Feb. 27 A state prize waltz has been scheduled to add spice to the Indianapolis indoor sport calendar, and at the rate the dancing craze has been booming In this city this winter the affair is expected to prove the biggest event of its bind ever held here. It will occur at the Athenaeum. Michigan and New Jersey streets, Friday night, Feb. 27. The entry fee will be the price of admission and accommodations for enthusiast? who do not care to compete will be provided. A prize of SSO will be awarded the winning couple, the winners to be chosen by a contest committee, the members of which will be announced inter. Competitive dancing will start 3t 9 p. iu. and continue until 1 a. m.. If that much time is necessary to decide the winner. Among those expected to enter are Paul Gipson and Ida Abbott, who have won prizes before in competitive waltzing and also John McGinley and partner and other well known local waltzerg. The event will be open to all and out-of-town dancers are especially invited. Notice* of entry will be received at Room 405 Circle building. Tilson Leads Purdue. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 6.—Donald H. Tilson, for the past three years a member of the Purdue basket team, was elected captain yesterday afternoon, following the resignation of F. L. Coding from that position. Tilson came to Purdue from Jefferson high school, where he made a great record, being a member of the state championship team of 1916. The newly elected captain is a senior in the school of chemical engineering.