Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 261, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1920 — Page 8

8

BOWLING I

Indians Well on Way to Camp in Dixieland

Tribe Athletes in Good Spirits as Special Penetrates Southern Landscape. ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT By EDDW ASH. Times Sports- Editor. CfNCT'NNATI, March 10 (On board the Indian baseball special)—Members of the Indlanapo’fls baseball squad looked out upon Cincinnati this mornirfg, the first stop on the way south to the Tribe training camp at St. Petersburg. Fla. The Hoosier diamond athletes occupy one coach of a through train and when they pulled out of here at 8 o’clock they started to put Che first big dent in Owner Smith’s wallet by breakfasting sumptuously in the diner in true spring training trip style, the eating all being at the expense of the “other fellow,’’ meaning President Smith. On board are President Smith. Manager Hendricks, Catchers Gossett and Ilenllne, Pitchers Crqm and Ferrell. In.flelders Schrelber, Wolf and Long, Outfielder /.willing and newspaper men. The rattler pulled out of Indianapolis at -1:55 this morning and the squad is to land In St. Petersburg Thursday evening about 8 oYdock. Pitcher Cavet, Firstbaseman Covington and Outfielder Knhg notified Manager Hendricks they would go to the camp directly from their homes. Ollie O’Mara has been placed in the holdout class officially, while Shortstop Jimmy Bmith is still somewhere in Pittsburg, and Just what bis status is has not been determined. He was sent a contract and it has not been returned, so It is evident that he Intends to Jolfi up with the Hoosiers later. Practice will be started Friday morning in St. Petersburg, in order to put the Indians in shape as rabidly as possible for the string of exhibition games to be staged on Tarious dates in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Miami. Trainer Morgan is already on the Job at the camp, and according to his Jaat message to Manager Hendricks, theNistlves of the “Sunshine City” have prepared a big welcome for the Indians when they pull in there tomorrow night. Stove league sessions, card playing (sh-h) and “that reminds me” gatherings were in order today as the ehoo choo penetrated the southern landscape. Owner Smith is a genial host and entertainer and his stories of the pony tracks kept the players in high spirits throughout the day. The usual spring training trip joke about the Mason and Dixon lino wao sprung and one of the rookies spent an hour gazing out the window in the hopes of seeing ft. Eddie /.willing and Dick Gossett are still sporting silk shirt* won by hitting triples last reason, and the rookies eyes bulged when Zwllllng dropped r remark to the effect that he hadn't worn anything but silk all winter.

BOXING WIGGINS MAY MEET-C A RPENT.IER TOLEDO, March 10.—Prospects for a bout here between Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, and Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis lightheavy. who recently returned from Australia with the heavyweight title of that place hanging from his belt, are bright, according to announcements made today by George Pulford, manager of Wiggins, and Ad Thatcher, president of the Toledo Athletic club. Thatcher stated yesterday that he Is confident of getting the French battler to sign his name to a contract while he is here under the management of Jack Curley. If so, Wiggins will be given the first opportunity to meet him. Pulford has already stated his terms and there Is no doubt but that it will go over if Carpentier is willing to take the chance. GREB-DEMPSEY BOUT RUMORED AKRON. 0., March 10.—Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the world, has agreed to terms for a ten-round bout with Harry Greb, Plttburg light heavyweight, to be staged at Buffalo. N. Y., Memorial day. acceording to an announcement made here today by the Pittsbnrger. No other information on the bout was a^iilable. Greb shaded tlay Turner, St. Paul, here in twelve rounds last night. k ARMY BOXING TOCRS’EY. \ XEW YORK, if arch 10. —Champion tlpxers of thirty-five army camps and posts will compete for the championship on the eastern department of the United States army at the I Sixty-ninth regimental armory here March 30 and 31. The winners of the different classes will be pitted later against title-holders of other departments for the army championship. Elimination tournaments for the eastern men will begin March 15 at Camp Mead, Md., and Ft. Totten, Ontario. SENATE FAVORS LONG SCRAPS. ALBANY, N. Y., March 10. —The senate Judiciary committee yesterday reported favorably the bill of Minority Leader James J. Walker of the senate,'which is designed to legalize fifteen-round, boxing bouts. The vote was 9 to 3. K. O. FOR MULLEN. DAYTON. 6., March 10.—Hope Mullen gave .Tack Fink of Newcastle, Pa., a terrific lacing for ten rounds. Kink’s seconds tossing the sponge near the end of the last round. This makes Mullen’s fourteenth K. O. BURNS EASY WINNER. FT. WORTH, Tex., March 10.-Solly Burns of Minneapolis decisively defeated Bobby Waugh of Ft. Worth in nine af twelve rounds here last night. Two rounds were even. TOO FAST FOR BARNEY. MILWAUKEE, March 10.— Pinkey Mitchell, Milwaukee lightweight, Monday night outboxed Barney Adair, New York, in a ten-round bout, sport writers unanimously agreed. ■ ■ CHRISTIANA BEATS EXCK. AURORA, ill., March 10. —Bud Christiana of Buffalo won over Freddie Enck of Aurora by a shade here last night. Preparations Under Way for Meet at Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 10.—. Indiana university will “shut down" at noon tomorrow and there will be no more classes until Monday morning, sc cording to an announcement made today by President William Lowe Bryan. The action was taken so that the students may turn out for the final games in the state high school basketball championship tournament. Season tickets for the tournament were placed on sale by tbe Chamber of Commerce yesterday and it was announced today that more than half of the allotment had been sold. The seating ca pack} of the university gymnasium, where the tourney is to be staged, has beep Increased by the addition of 4,000 seats. In order to accommodate the host of visitor* expected here, 1,500 army cats have been secured from Ft. BeaWffi.„ Harrises, to be placed in the Student building.

ec d:e ash

TIMES

gQWUNfi The Brunswick Phonos aad tbe Baldwin Manualos locked horns in Beam's No. 1. league on Beam's alleys anil the Bmnswicks put away three straight. Tegeler rolled consistently for the Brunswicks, and Martin was tbe shining light for the Baldwins. The Kreis Transfers stepped all over the Brooksldes for three straights. Hinobman stepped out in his first game with a ”00 for the Krefs crew, and Kaiser of the same aggregation turned in ‘237 for his third effort. * i The Highway Vulcanizing quintet and the M. O’Connor representatives bowled three.close games with the grocers taking only one of the three. Hart of the M. O’Connor team spilled 203 pins in bis third game. No High way roller got near the coveted 200 mark. The Aetna Trust Company took two games from t<ie Prudential Life five. The Prudentials, with the true instinct of insurance salesmen, stuck with it and copped the third scrap by a twenty-nlne-piu margin. , Schott for the Insurance five bowled three ISO games, but . his efforts, were discounted by the low scores 6f his teammates. The Hoosier Oils used the Irvin-Rob-bins rough in their first two games, bnt in the third bout the auto body boys came back strong and copped. The Hamiltons of Capitol Nix 2 league dropped two games to the Feeney Furniture five on the Capitol alleys. The furniture fellers nosed out Jji the first game by an eighteen-pin, lead. E. Striebeck got 209 and 200 for the Feeneys In his second and third games. Lindley upset 202 for the Hamiltons in Ills first game, but couldn’t connect in tits other two games. The Thornton Coffee Shop knights were gassed three in a row by the Cap ltol Specials. The second aad third games were close. Krauss Bros, and the Femdales mixed It, and when it was all over the Krauss crew had two out of three. r DeuWg rocked over 205 for the Fern dale gang in his third game. Elmore took 205 and Strut 215. The Lucky Strikes and the Stegcmeirs came together and the Stegs got, the better of the argument by a tw-io-thr*e count. The Lucky Strikes had their luck with them in the second scrimmage. The New Style I/sgers dropped the first two games to tbe Hoosier Coffees, but grabbed the third one. Faust Jr. of the Lalprs got 203 in his third game and Suttos. his team mate, turned In 219 in his first attempt.

WITH THE BIG LEAGUERS

BROWNS. TAYLOR, March 10.—With Gallia and Carl Weilman missing, and a lot of doubt as to whether they will be in condition for the opening series on April 14. all indications are that Jimmy Burke is grooming Allen Sot boron, Urban Shocker and Frank Davis for th three most prominent Browns’ mouudsmen this sea son. Sothoron, Shocker and Davis are working a regular schedule of thirty minute periods each, dishing them up to (he swatsmen. TIGERS. MACON, Ga., March 10.—After vC&tchlng his band of twenty-three Tigers in action yesterday. Manager Jennings today told them all to cut loose. Coombs also told his pitchers to go to curves now. Ralph Pinllll, Italian third baseman, is making a fine impression with his work in training. NATIONALS. TAMPA, March 10.—Bobbie Roth joined tbe Nationals today. Clark Griffith has turned back pitcher Davenport to St. Louis, following a disagreement over salary and the national commission may be asked to take up the case of Eddie Gharrity, the last holdout. PHILLIES. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 10;—The crying need in the Phillies’ camp Is pitching material. There are only three pitchers who can be classed as regulars —Meadows, Smith and Rixey. Heilman and Taunehill are the latest arrivals. , RED SOX. HOT SPRINGS. March 10.—The Rel Sox have unearthed one of those baseball Jewels —a southpaw with control. Ho Is Jimmy LyncJj of Roslyndale. ATHLETICS. LAKE CHARLES, March 10— Bad weather continues''to hinder the work of Connie Mack and his Athletics. Rain yesterday caused the postponement ot the “family game.” SPOKES. NEW ORLEANS, March 10— Rain again postponed practice in the Spoke camp. . y

Pennsy Officials Favor Basket Series • PHILADELPHIA, March 10—The athletic council of the University of Pennsylvania today approved the proposed series of basketball games between Pennsylvania, winners of the Intercollegiate league title, and the University of Chicago, champion of the western conference. Should the Chicago faculty also grant permission for the games, the first contest will be held In Chicago, the second in Philadelphia, and, in case of a tie, the third in a neutral city. The date for the first game has not been definitely decided. It will be either on March 18, 19 or 20. The second contest will be held on March 2-4 and the third. If one Is necessary, on March 27. Cathedral High Quintet Wins Series From Y. P. C. The Cathedral High school basket tossers closed their season last night with a ’2-to-ll win over tbe Y. P. C. quintet on the Marlon club floor. The first half closed with the “Ylpds’’ leading, 7 to 5, and Kelly, their star forward, increased the margin two points with a clever shot from the floor a few minutes after the second period opened. With only a short time to go, the Cathedral boys rallied and Grannan put them in front with a shot from under the ring. Ruckelsbaus 'and Harmon were the big factors in the Cathedral defense. Last night’s game closed the scheduled two-best-ont-of-three series between the two teams. The high school lads won the first game by a 87-to-0 score. CUB VETERAN DIES. CHICAGO, March 10—Joe O’Neill, traveling secretary of the Chicago White Sox, died It his home here yesterday of pneumonia. O’Neill, who was 35 years old, haa been with the Chicago club for nine year*. %

BASKET BALL

/. A. C. Picks Strong Outfit for Junior Indoor Track Meet Lip ps Going After Honors With Eight Men—Mott Has Big Task. Athletic Director George Lipps of the Independent Athletic club has announced the names of the eight men who will represent his organization in the Junior indoor I. A. A. U. track and field championships at tbe state fair grounds coliseum March 17, and on .paper, the team ’’listens” good enough to go south with a few first place medals. After a month of hard work with the host of former high school and college men ltt the club s ranks, Lipps separated his eight best men from the rest and the next week will be spent in grooming them for tbe fray. Crawford Mott will probably turn in tbe big number of points for the Independent team. This speedy youngster is entered in three events, the 220 and 440-yard dashes and the 880-yard run. and he Is expected to finish well near the front / ln each of them. Harold Uebtag is another member of the team who has a heavy burden to carry. He will compete In tile 50 and 440-Card dashes and NSO-vard run. Llebtag’s favorite distance is tlie 880 jaunt. His time for this distance In practice has been exceptionally low and he is doped to finish first in the event. The men picked to fill the positions on the Independent team and the events in which they will compete, follow: Justin Harvey, one-mile run; Albert Mcllvaln, fifty-yard low hurdles; Charles Mcllvaln, pole vault: Harold Bash, fifty and 220yard dashes; Edgar Houser, high and broad Jump: Byron Woods, 440-yard dnsh and 890-yard run; Harold Day, fifty and 220-yard dashes; Crawford Mott, 220 and 440 yard dashes and SJw>yard run; Harold Liobtag, fifty and 440yard dashes and 880 yard run. Wabash Relay Men Are Well Rewarded CRA WFORDSVILTJ3. Ind.. March 10. - Members of the Wabash college relay team which won tbe mile Intercollegiate relay at, the Illinois carnival Sat urday were formally presented with handsome gold watches at chapel yea terda.v. Tue> were presented by the carnival , committee, and. ure engraved with the’ time and plHi*e of the event. Athletic Director J. R. Towsend la contemplating sending several men to the Junior A. A. U. track meet at Indianapolis. under the auspices of the Indianapolis Athletic and Canoe club, on March 17. Mr Townsend has not ns yet named tbe men who will participate, but tils' selection is expected with in the next few days. SULLIVAN BEATS TEAGUE. Sullivan defeated Teague, 50 to 39. in the playoff of the triple tie for the state championship in three cushion billiards last night at Harry Cooler's billiard parlor Sullivan had a high run "f sit while Teague's best was five In the eighty live innings of play. Curtis and Teague will meet in the final game of the playoff tonight at 8 o'clock. Should Curtis defeat Teague, he will tie state champion. having defeated Sullivan. Should Teague win, the trio will t>e thrown into a tio again.

CUBS. PASADENA. Maron 10. Manager Mitchell vein greatly pleased with his rookies today. They defeated the Cub regulars, 4 t<> 2. in a six inning game yesterday. Clarenee Twotnbly, one of the must promising recruits, copped two home tuns from Joel Newkirk, his tirat two times up. The Cubs will get another stiff workout today. REDS. MIAMI. March 10.—Two practice sos sions e day is the program Rt present for the world champion Reds With Groh signed up at the club's figure of slo.two and Rousch and'ElU-r due In cninn this morning, Manager Moran expressed himself as having a great load off bis miitd and as being entirely satisfied with what the men have shown so far. Groh is expected here about Friday. PIRATES. HOT SPRINGS, March 10.—Billy Southworth, outfielder, and Buster Caton, In fielder, two of the Pirates’ holdouts, were expected to-reach camp today. The squad was given a little stiffer workout by Manager Gibson today, . YANKEES. JACKSONVILLE. March 10- Carl Mays will be ready whoa the season opens. The Yankee underhfindr is really using a cure ball. Manager Hoggins is playing Fewster regulariy at third base. DODGERS. JACKSONVILLE, March 10.—The youngsters in the Dodger squad are pressing the veterans for regular Jobs. The hitting of Bernle Netss, the new outfielder, Is particularly brilliant. CARDS. BROWNSVII T,E, March JO.—Ube St. Loujs Cardinals' big squad will lie spilt Into four squads Saturday, two putting on an exhibition game at San Benito and two playing here. GIANTS, SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 10,-Mike Gonzales, the Cuban catcher, got Into a uniform today to do his share in helping to whip seventeen Giant pitchers Into shape.

Leaders in Bike Race Going Strong NEW YORK, March 10,—The Broc-co-Deßuyter team wus setting the pace for riders In the six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden nl the dose of the fifty-sixth {mur at 8 o'clock I his morning. The leaders had covered 1,081 miles 5 laps, and had scored 165 points The record for fifty six hours is 1,159 miles ,set by Anderson and Dupuy In 1915. Motor League Progress A meeting of representatives of the teams In the Motor leaguo of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association was held at the Smlth-Hassler Sturm store last night. The teams represented were the Premier Motor Company, Nordyke it- Marmon, Stutz Motor Company, Martin-Parry Corporation, Mid-West Engine Company, Schebler Carburetor Company, National Malleable Castings Company and the G. <fc ,1. Tire Company. Election of officers were deferred until next Tuesday night, when the next meeting of the association will be held. The constitution and by-laws were drafted last night. Several representatives stated that arrangeemnts were being completed at their factories to lay ont their own private diamond, an indication of tbk tremendous Interest In the sport. English Golf Trophy NEW YORK, March 10.—The Professional Golfers’ association of Great Britain, through its secretary, Roland Perrins, has offered ' a gold challenge, medal to be competed for In a tourna-' ment to be held in the United States under the auspices of tbe American association, the offer being made in appreciation for the benevolent acts of the American Professional association during the war. It is proposed to have the medal in competition until won twice consecutively or three times in nil, when It wouM become the personal property of the vWncer.

( '• INDIANA DAILY TIMES-, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.

TEAMS READY FOR ACTION IN BIG NET EVENT Student Interest at High Pitch as Opening Day Draws Near. TECH HAS EASY CARD By HEZE CLARK. Eighteen of the twenty-six high school basketball teams that won first honors in the sectional tournaments last we<|k will inset tomorrow in the opening round of the state championship games at Bloomington. Ind. The other eight teams will all have appeared on the floor of the big Indiana gymnasium by. 2 o’clock Friday. Then there will remain just half as many would-be champions as there are today. SOME SQUADS SHOW WEAKNESS. Os course, some sections are sending teams to tha big meet that are far weaker than those that represent othor sections. There will be some one-sided games at Bloomington Just as there were in the various sectional tourneys. Jefferson High school of Lafayette meets Bloomington High school in the first, game at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Last year Bloomington won the ohaui pionship but it would be hard to find a basketball fan who believes that Bloom ingtou will win the championship this year, while there are many who say that Bloomington will logo to Jefferson High school. The Indianapolis follow ers of the indoor sport can not forget tbe way Jefferson played circles around Technical High school at the Y. M. C. A. gym about two weeks ago. Some

CHARLES LOGAN

SPORT

there are who think Jefferson will cop first honors at Bloomington. GREEN AND WHITE HAS MANY BACKERS. Indianapolis fans are strong for the green and white athletes of Technical High school. Coach Black has a plucky, husky, speed squad of men who are capable of staging a hard battle. While Technical may not win a championship, the drawings indicate that the team has a chance to land in the semi finals. Should Tech defeat Kendallvtlle Friday, then Tech will meet, in its second game, either etfefferson High school, Bloomington, Columbus or Kokomo, It all depends on what teams win the first two games and how the winners of those first two games come out in their second round against each other. In other words. Tech drew the bye on tbe second round of the tourney and will meet some team that has played two games, while local athletes will have played but one. , at the re-ords for the entire season there are three high school quintets that loom up as possible ehJtnpious. These are Martinsville, Anderson and Franklin. True to the predictions of the followers of the game these teams won their sectional honors, although Anderson was forced to go overtime In Its sent final game to win. Martinsville has been the district winner for years, but never has won a state ch tmplonshlp. However, this season Martinsville appears to be far stronger than any previous year, and the followers of that team believe that Martinsville is a sure champion. Martinsville meets Greencastle in the opening round at 1 o'clck Thursday afternoon. Anderson pl-iys Rochester at 4 o'clock Thursday in the first round of the tour ncy. Rochester is one of the best teams from tlie far nor'.h end of the state, but is not believed to have a chance with Anderson. FRANKLIN LOOKS LIKE BEST BET. After all, what the fans want to know is what has Frankklln High school this year? Every person who has seen tha. team in action says Franklin is strong. Frankiln won nineteen out of twenty games played before the sectional tour-

CUE GOSSIP

ney, and in the tourney easily outclassed I the field. First, it must be said that Frankiln is a well coached team, both on offense and defense. Franklin has a peculiar style of offense, which is changed at different times during the game and which will baffle almost any pair of guards In the state. Franklin plays a wonderful passing game, going on the theory that a “strong offense is the best defense.” and it seems to work well for that team. The writer can not remember when any high school team la the state had a pair of forwards equrl to White and Vandiver as goal getters. There have been forwards on some teams, or rather one forward now and then who equaled these men, but 'not two on the same team. They form a scoring machine, when combined with the speedy Keeling, a guard, that la almost impossible to stop. Frlddle, center, is a clever player, but his strength Is in defense rather than offense. However, it is bad luck for any team to let him have an open shot, for he can hit a goal. Comer also Is strong on defense. This Is Franklln’r best combination and the writer would not be surprised if Franklin won the championship or at least reached the finals One strong point In Franklin’s favor is that It has substitutes who are about equal to the regulars Hicks, center, ana Brodet, forward, would be used as regulars on almost any other team In the state. This will help in the tourney where many games are p!kyed. Senators Get Busy ALBANY. On., March 10—Aided by ideal weather. Bill Clymer’s Senators took only a single workout yesterday, but the session was a protracted one. lasting from 1 :30 till alm.ost 4 o’clock. Six pitchers were used in dishing up balls in batting practice, which lasted an hour and a half. After this there was a long fielding session, in the latter Sherwood Magee and Henry alternated at first base. Terry Turner was at second. Pechous at short and Lewis, a Columbus semi pro, at third. The outfield was unsettled, an Taggart has not started to work. Besclier hasn't reported as yet, but la expected almost dally.

HEZE CLARK

NEWS'

State Rifle Shoot Opens at Armory The state Indoor rifle matches opened this morning at 10 o'clock on the Indoor" range at the state armory. Senate avenue nnd„Sixteenth street. The matches will be for state honors and are in preparation for the annual outdoor matches when the estate rifle team la selected. Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, announced today. Teams of four men from the following places will compete In the matches: Princeton. Bedford, Terre Haute. Ft. IVayne, Culver, Goldsmith, Greentown. NoblesvHle, Cromwell and three teams from Indianapolis. Teams from Technical. Shortridge and Manual Training High schools will also fake part In the matches. Capt. Mnnford G. Henley, formerly of the 113th Machine Gun battalion, is chief executive officer. Capt. Lewis J. Morgan has been appointed chief statistical officer. The matches will continue tomorrow. Wants to Save ’Em HAVANA, March 10.—When Charles A. Stoneham purchased the New York National league baseball team. It was done primarily for the - purpose of banding down the club as a legacy to his son. Mr. Stoneharu made this statement last night to set at rest rumors which be said were current in the United States and Cuba that the “Giants” were for sale. “I would not part with the Giants for several million dollars,” said Mr. Stonebum, who added that be loped New York would l>e given a championship team this year or in the near future. Tourney Results at Em-Roes The results of the games played In tlie finals of the state nigh rcbool basketball championship tournament at Bloomington Thursday. Friday and Saturday will be received at the Em-Roe sporting goods store every hour. Persons desiring Information on the contest may call Main 3857 or Automatic 26-738.

BOXING

American Soldiers to Participate in Big Belgium Event War Department Will Select Best Athletes to Send Abroad. NEW YORK, March 10.—Several perplexing problems faced by the American Olympic committee have been set aside by the decision of the war department to open the ranks of the army for team candidates. The announcement of secretary of war that the war department would not only permit American soldiers to go to Belgium next summer, but would select the best athletes by a series of elimination events all through the service, brought words of commendation from the committee. The equestrian games, the rifle and pistol shooting events and the fencing bouts were causing the Americans some concern, as the athletes of this country have given very little attention to spori of this kind. Horsemanship and shoofc ing are distinctive army sports. With tbe pick of the service to send In undei the American colors, the team officials will not be facing the problem of developing athletes for these events. Five entries are permitted in the rifle and pistol shooting classes, two of which are to be contested with army weapons and one with a choice of arms. Big Athletic Carnival AKRON, 0., March 10.—Stx hundred athletes, representing large industrial concerns throughout the country, will meet here Thursday, Friday and Saturday to contest for the national championships. The meeting is under the auspices of the American Industrial Athletic association. Twenty-five basketball, fifty bowling and ten track teams are entered.