Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1920 — Page 10

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ELEVENS ADJUST TACTICS IN ORDER TO BE READY FOR CHANGED PLAYING CONDITIONS

STATE SQUADS PREPARING FOR MUDDY FIELDS Hoosier Coaches Work Men in Styles Best Suited for Slippery Gridirons. IRISH LOSING NO TIME By lIE/E CLARK. College teams this week are starting to derelop a system of play to be used on muddy fields and the forward pass evidently will hare a small part in the style of attack seen on Iloosier gridirons' the coming week-end. It is well known U> football men that the heary team hostile advantage on a muddy field. This is more than true in the defensive part of the game, but not always true on offense. Sometimes, a small player, who uses a short stride and knows the art of keeping his feet, can cause a big team a lot of trouble on a wet. slippery field. The split interference plays and delayed passes are the stuff that will be seen Friday and Saturday on the muddy gridirons of the Hoosier State. While nil college teams of Indiana except Earlbam, will play this week, all may not find the field muddy. For example Notre Dame meets the Army at West Point and the weather may not be in the East what It is in the West. IRISH TO HAVE DIFFERENT STYLES. However, it is safe to say that Coflrh Rockne will hare two styles of offense developed at Notre Dame. The forward pass game is the one that the Catholic athletes have brought to perfection, but it is possible that Kockne has given a few extra split interference plays and delayed passes to his Notre Dame team, Just to fool the Cadets if the field happens to be muddy, and the ball wet and slippery, making forward passing difficult and dangerous. While the followers of college football In Indianapolis have their attention centered on the two games scheduled in tills city Saturday, the Butler-Georgetowu game at Butler field; and the IndianaNorthwestern game at Washington Park, still there is a Friday game that is being watched. That game will be played at Greencastle between DePauw and Valparaiso. . There is no way that the “dopesters" can compare the two teams, for they have not played any of the same teams, and it would be impossible to say which might win. Both De Pauw and Valparaiso seem to have the best team In the history of the two schools. Valparaiso has piled up one-sided scores on all teams except Notre Dame and Harvard, which teams defeated the Valpo aggregation. In both the Harvard and Notre Dame games. Valpo made its best showing in the first half. Valpo held Harvard to a 0 to 0 score in the first half, and Valpo was leading Notre Dame by a 3 to 0 score at the end of the first two periods. The grinding power of the heavy Harvard team defeated Valpo in the last two periods, while Gipp'a forward passing won for Notre Dame against Valparaiso in the last half Saturday. REAL BATTLE PREDICTED FRIDAY. De Pauw won its game from Franklin last Saturday, but Coach Thurber's team fought hard to stop the Tigers. Coach Buss has a powerful aggregation and De Pauw appears to be the type of team which would lose little of its scoring ability because the field was muddy. Valpo is also a heavy team and should go just as fast on a muddy field as on a ary gridiron. Therefore, the game at Greencastle is sure to be one real battle Friday afternoon. Purdue and Wabash play at Lafayette Saturday. Coach Vaughn's team showed unexpected strength last week by ruling up a 35-to-0 count on ltose Poly, a Continued on Page IS.

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The double hundred counts were lew and far between in the Nordyke and Mir Bum loop last night. Glffin and Buckner were the only ones who really did anything worth while, v Hodge worked hard but the gutters were in about a yard too close. Rademaker couldn’t even get up to the century field, hitting in the tens and twenties three times in a row. Moxley of the Brunswick* led the Beam No. 1 loop-shooters with a 225 this trip. Wadley of the Wadley Company and Rice of the Oolitic Stones were next best with a pair of 213 counts. MeCollrm cut in with some double century stuff to bring the Times two wins over the Western Union. Can you imagine a guy getting away wi'h the individual honors by virtue of a 175 score? That was Lindstead of the Hoosiers In the Evangelical loop from foul line to pin boy.

Eastern Grid Gossip

PRINCETON. PRINCETON—Don Lourie, star quarter back, and Garrity and Wittmer got back into the Tiger line-up today after a one-day lay-off. Coach ltoper is already pointing the varsity for the Harvard game a week from next Saturday. NAVY. ANNAPOLIS—CIyde King, star right tackle of the Middies, returned to the main squad today, as did other members of the first eleven, who were granted a day of rest. Hard scrimmage was the order today. ARMY. WEST POlNT—Under the urging of Head Coach Daily and five assistant coaches the Army football squad is getting one of the most strenuous work-outß of the season this week in preparation for Notre Dame. A half hour of hard scrimmage without a rest was ordered by the head coach today. CORNELL. ITHACA—Carey and Hoff are fighting it out this week for the regular quarter back job. Coach Dobip is undecided between the two, though Carev is the morn experienced and probably will guide the 'varsity when Cornell meets Rutgers Saturday. PENNSY. PHILADELPHIA—Head Coach Jdbn Hcisman of the University of Pennsylvania football team made a complete change in the line positions of the team today. Car’ Thomas, the veteran linesman, returned to the team at center. Vic Frank, the regular center, is being

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Football Players Have Their Superstitions, and Crimson Is Full of ’Em

Baseball players believe In a “jinx.' That fact has been known for years. All in all, they are said to be the most superstitious class in existence. Now comes a story from Bloomington that football players have fallen Into th* same rut. Co-eds have asked why Russell Williams, premier half back on the Indiana team, “always wears that dirty old sweater with the big hole in the back.” Indiana coaches have wondered the same. Williams Replies that lie wore It in the Syracuse game and doesn't feel natural without It. There are other evidences of superstitions, however. While the Crimson players were resting at Minneapolis cA the eve of their battle with Minnesota, "Cracker'' Faust, quarter back, and “Cow" Minton, half back of the Indiana team, slipped out to a vaudeville. In one of the acts, a so-called “soothsayer’’ offered to answer any question which might be asked of him. Faust, spoke up and asked who would win the game on the morrow—and by how many points. "Indiana will win by two touchdowns,” answered the soothsayer. "What about Northwestern?” asked Faust. "Two touchdowns." said the soothsayer. “But Mr. Rlsberg will fall to make his point.” Indiana won from Minnesota by the m; rgin that the “soothsayer'' predicted. Minton and Faust didn't belieTe what they heard because they knew there was no “Mr. Rlsberg” In the Indiana line-up. After the game, howeyer, they succeeded In figuring out that "Mr. K'slerg'’ is. In fact. Risley, who kicks the goals after touchdown for the Crimson. Now they are urging Captain Risley to practice his goal-kicking, and say that "bird sure knew what he was talking about.” Coach Ptlelun. meanwhile, is wondering how he Is going to counteract the superstltutlons of his charges and tells his men that the soothsayer must have been thinking about the kind of game that doesn't require a gridiron.

The Scbaaf brothers, shooting with Suckers and Hoosiers, came in for the highest honors of the circuit. No. 2 won two games from No. 1 in the Foxite loop. Mrs. Agnew was "high man" with three good one-game counts, among them a 102. Miami Bites went to the dogs in their closing argument and the Miami Juniors hooked ’em for a neat win. This happened in the Allison loop. Clark of the Liberties shot the big game score of the evening but his teammates let his lost three to the Miami No. 12 combination. Koss beat Blackwell out of the Electrical League lead by two pins. They got '2os and 206, respectively. Rtcbard’son was next in line. (Vonnegut Machines won the "rub" game from the Indianapolis Lights by a one-pin margin. Hot stuff.

groomed for a guard berth. The team went through strenuous work for the Penn State game Saturday. YALE. NEW HAVEN—Dan Kelly, lagt rear’s freshman quarter back, probably will get a chance to run the Yale team against Colgate Saturday, according to the plan of the Yale management to place an entire substitute eleven in the field. HARVARD. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. —Charlie Brieklcv was in the stadium today showing Buell, Ilorween and Faxon how he dropped the ball over the chossbars in 1014. PITTSBURGH. PlTTSßUßGH—Anticipating a possible wet field Saturday, Coach Warner is keeping iiis I’itt men busy at Forbes field, though the mud is an inch or so deep in spots and the field generally soft and slippery. "Getting them used to what they may be up against when they play Lafayette,” was his explanation. Tommy Hclleran will likely bA back at quarter back Saturday. Feeney Drills Cathedral Eleven in Aerial Play The Cathedral High School football squad ran through n light signal drill yesterday afternoon, ail the men appearing in the best of shape anil eager for their stiff fight with the FI. Wayne Catholic High School team of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Monday on Irwin field. Coach A1 Feeney is drilling his youngsters hard in an effort to perfect their aerial attack at this time, as they are going great guns in straight football. Feeney will also introduce several trick plays this week.

• The above picture shows a rapid-fire play pulled bv Centre in the great game with Harvard at Cambridge Saturday. Whitnell of the Colonel eleven is seen dashing through the Harvard defense on A play in which he made ten yards. He is shown on the right carrying the bull and watching his Interference and the Crimson defenders. More than 40.000 people witnessed the struggle and saw Harvard defeat the flashy Kentucky grid warriors, 31 to 14. The Centre team played a fine game and showed much courage, but could not stand up under the weight advantage held by the Easterners. A view of the great crowd can be had from the background of the picture.

Chevrolet and Other Race Stars Tune Up for Beverly Event LOS ANGKI.ES. Oct. 27.—Leading automobile race drivers of the l lilted States, including Ralph De Fnlnia, Tommy .Milton, Jimmy Murphy, Gusto Chevrolet, Roscoe Sarles, Eddie O’Donnell, Joe TUomaa, Eddie Hearn and Benny Hill, are working out dally preparing for the Thanksgiving day race at Beverly Hills, near here. About twenty drivers will start In the race. It Is expected. Promoters of the race say the winner will he named American 1970 champion. In addition to the title about $33,000 has been offered in prlie money. Three Former Tech Boys to Perform Saturday in Wabash-Purdue Game CRAWFORDBVII.LE. Ind., Oct. 27. Three Indianapolis athletes—Karl Wagner, George Seidensticker and Frank Cox —will be In the big football scrap at Lafayette Saturday, where the Purdue grid aggregation take* on the Wabash team. These three capital city players are former Technical High School basket ball stars, having played together on the Tech team In 1017 Wagner Is now playing one of the backfield positions with the Boiler makers, while Ills former buddies are performing with the Little Giants Seldenstleker is in the backfield. with Cox holding down the right end job. Not one of these men got to see action on high school teams, as Indianapolis high schools did not participate In football when they were attending Tech. Cox went out for the Scarlet team this fall and made good. Seldenstleker is a freshman, but has landed a Job on the varsity. This is Wagner’s second year on the Purdue team.

BOXING

CALL FOR INVESTIGATION. MILWAUKEE, >< t. 27.—The Wisconsin State Boxing Commission today began an inquiry into the ten-round bout between Joe* Welling of Chicago and Lew Tendier of Philadelphia before the National Athletic Club last night. The club has been instructed to withhold payment of the fighters until the investigation is completed. Tendier defeated Welling easily. The bout was so slow in the early rounds, however, thnt Chairman Liginger of the boxing commission instructed the referee to warn the boxer*. After that Tendier speeded up and punished Welling effectively. WATSON HEATS DONLEY. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 27—Red Watson of New Orleans won the referee's decision over Joe Donley of Newark, In an eight-round bout at the Southern Athletic Club last night. Watson fought himself out of a clinch in the sixth round and staggered Donley from rope to rope with three terrific lefts to the Jaw, and then put the Jersey battler to the canvas with a left hook behind the ear for the only knockdown of the bout. SHARKEY VS. WILDE. LONDON, Oct. 27. Revived interest is being taken of the invasion by American fighters. Tom Wood, here in charge of Jack Sharkey's affairs, has announced the signing* of articles Whereby Sharkey will meet Jimmy Wilde in January. The two bantams will tight for the largest purse ever offered boys of that weight. MARTIN SCORES K. O. BOSTON, Oct. 27—80 b Martin, A. E. F. heavyweight champion, knocked out Larry Williams of Bridgeport, Conn., in one round here last night. OTHER TUESDAY BOUTS. AT NEW YORK—George Brown knocked out Frankie Rice In the fourth round. Frankie Jerome knocked out, Johnny Wallace in the tlrst round. Frank Edwards was outpointed by Harvey Bright in ten rounds. AT ST. LOUIS —Pal ■ Moore and Jo*. Lynch fought an eight-round draw. Big Ten Cross-Country CHAMPAIGN, 111., Oct. 27—The Big Ten Conference cross country meet, which lias been awarded to Illinois by conference officials, will be staged on Illinois field Nov. 20, during the OhloIllinols football game. Coach Harry Gill is planning a fivemile course on the same lines as the run at Michigan, where the event was held last year. The start and finish will be on Illinois field, so that the spectators will be able to see both the football contest and the meet.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1920.

(Copyright, 1920, Underwood & Underwood.)

Three City Prep Teams to Make Appearance Before I. U. Purple Game

Those who attend the NorthwesternIndlana football game at Washington I'ark Saturday will have an opportunity to see the three Indianapolis public high school elevens in fighting trim. One full team. In moleskins, representing Shortrldge, Manual and Technical High School*, respectively, will run through short signal drills before the varsity teams trot on to the field. The high school teams, with their coaches, will then take their places on tlie sidelines, where they will be the special guests of the Indiana University Alumni Asoeiatlon of Indianapolis, sponsors of the Indiana-North western game. This will be the only opportunity of the season to see nil three teams on the same gridiron at one time. lie teams will appear on the gridiron In the following order, determined at a drawing Tuesday evening at the Indiana Northwestern headquarters, llttj Merchants Bank Building. 2:<<V-Manual Training. 2:o.—Shortrldge. 2 : to—Technical. Although each school will be represented by only one full team lit football togs, the entire squad of each school will he admitted free of charge to the sideline seats.

SEATING PLANS FORSATURDAY ON BIG SCALE Indiana - Northwestern Grid Game Officials Are Ready to Handle Record Attendance. PARADE TO BE FEATURE A berth in the first division of the Big Ten grid race probably will be at stake when Indiana and Northwestern meet at Washington I’ark Saturday. Each team has won one Conference game and lost one. Indications point to a recordbreaking crowd to view the contest and extra bleachers are being placed in Washington Park to accommodate at least Iftooo persons. Conch E. O. Stiehm has shaken up the Indiana University’s football squad to Inject speed in his powerful eleven, and in the shifting Captain IlMiott Itlslev was sent from right tackle to left end. Captain Risley Is at home in an end position and he will tie a strong defensive player for the Cream and Crimson squad in that post. Rermird Ross, a full back candidate, was sent to center and France, a tackle aspirant, went to right tackle. “Low Minton, the star ("ream and Crimson forward passer, who hurled the pigskin fifty-five yards for a completed pass in the recent Minnesota victory, will be in the lineup and if a passing game is needed to win the contest Minton will send the oval through the air in many spectacular pnsses “Cracker” Faust who is fast and full of grit, has been piloting the team and may get into the Northwestern contest. Faust weighs but 135 pounds, but he knows the game and Is speedy. Indiana's backfield candidates have been speeded up. Russell Wtlliarna, who the football critics around the Big Ten conference circutt acclaim as one of the best back field men In the game, has been practicing strenuously with new plays and formations. Fifteen veteran Indiana players will be available for Coach Stiehm in the Northwestern game. , The ton tested line has been speeded up until Coach Stiehm now lias a fast as well as powerful aggregation. Featuring the parade of students and alumni before the game will be the 100 piece university band. More than 1,200 students are preparing to come by special trains from Bloomington on Saturday morning. PURPLE STOPS INDIANA PL A YS CHICAGO, Oct. 27—The second day of the week'* strenuous practice for the Indiana game Saturday at Indianapolis was put in Tuesday by Coach McDevitt's Purt>le grldders, although a drizzling rain hung over the field and soaked the players to the' skin. The freshmen continued on the offensive nil through the scrimmage Tu*s day, but were unable to make the big gain* they collected Monday in their first use of Indiana plays on the varsity. A1 though the field was quite muddy, due to the continued rain, the yearlings got Continued on Face 12.

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Robinson Stays With Dotlgers as Manager NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—Wilbert Rob-i-<son tin* signed to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers for a period of three more years. It was announced at headquarters of the Brooklyn Baseball Club today. This disposes of rumors that the portly manager would take elinrge of tlie Yankees this coming season. No announcement was made ns to the figure at which Robinson signed, but officials declared he practically named tils own salary. A handsome bonus was also given Robinson, club officials declared, for piloting tlie Dodgers to a 1920 pennant victory In the National League. The amount of the bonus was not divulged. '

SAYS RE TOLD OWNER OF PLOT St. Louis Man’s Testimonj’ Makes Comiskey Look Bad. CHICAGO, Oct. 27 —No further indictments will be returned by ,Jhe grand Jury here In connection with' Its investigation of dishonesty In organized baseball, it was considered certain today. The jury is said to have concluded its probe so far as examination of witnesses is concerned, but will meet Friday to make its formal report to the court. Thirteen men have been Indicted by the Jury and these true bills will be formally returned in court. The indictments name Joe Jackson. Eddie Cleorte, <'lands Williams. George Weaver. Oscar Felsch. Charles Rlsberg and Fred MrMullln. active members of the Chicago White Sox during the 1919 season: Arnold Gandll, former first baseman of the Sox; Hal Chase, former first baseman of the New York Americans, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants; Bill Burns, erstwhile pitcher for the White Sox: Abe Attell, former featherweight champion: J. J. Sullivan and Rachel Brown, alleged Boston gamblers. Considerable discussion was aroused here today by the testimony before the jury yesterday of Hurvev Redmond, hotel keeper of East St. Louis. 111., that he had informed Charles Comiskey, owner of the White Sox. that eight members of his team had sold out to the gamblers more than a year ago. it was expected u statement from Comiskey would be forthcoming. Joe Gedeon, second bns.man of the St. Louis Browns, Is believed today to hav* saved himself from indictment by a frank statement to the grand Jury of his knowledge of the 1919 plot to "fix” tho world s scries. It Is thought likely Gedeon "'lll lie allowed to continue in organized baseball. Arnold Rotbsteln, New Yortt gambler, returned to New York today after tejmffylng before the Jury, lie told the tint Attell and Burns had approached ilm with a plan to "buy out" the White Sox players for SIOO,OUO. but that he had tefnsed and hid ordered the men out of his office.

Big Ten Grid News

MICHIGAN. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 27—Threatening weather and a somewhat maimed Bquad made Tuesday’s practice for Coach Yost’s pr iteges rather light. The j coach divided his time between line work and forward pass defense. Wieinan’s j wrenched knee, Steketee's injured leg ' and Wilson's lame shoulder kept these ! ; men in street clothes watching practice, j | Johns, who is taking Wiemnn’s place at j i tackle, received considerable attention. This change has necessitated the shifting of Petro, all-Ohtoian high school lineman, to subbing at center. Coach Pratt, kept him busy passing the ball and running down forward passes. The euI tire afternoon Dunne, Johns, Wachter i and Itowojand were given practice in line blocking and breaking up Ohio State plavs.. Coach Yost seems to be disreI gafdlng the Tulane game Saturday and [is devoting his work toward preparation for the Buckeye contest the fullow- ! ing week. MINNESOTA. j MINNEAPOLIS—The line-up -Minnesota will use oga nst Illinois Saturday Is entirely a matter of conjecture. Coach Williams is shifting his men with every work-out, his latest move being to try out anew set of ends. OHIO STATE. COLUMBUS—Coach Jack Wilce does I not Intend to be without a capable quar- ; ter back in the event anything happens | to Workman, his new star. Henderson is being drilled in that po- ' sitlon und has shown considerable abil- ; ity. URBAN A. ITRBANA—BiII Kopp, captain of last year's eleven, who was held eligible by i a recent ruling of the conference author- i ir'.es, is again wear.ng the mofcskins for Illinois. He will be used as a substitute full back for Jack Crangle. CHICAGO. CHICAGO—New back field combinations are being tried out by Coach Stagg in an effort to Increase the attacking power of the Maroons. Crisler, formerly a star end, apparently has become a fixture at right half. WISCONSIN. MADISON, AVIs., Oct. 27.—The Badgers, who have a two weeks’ rest ahead of them, will watch the Minuesota-Illinois game next Saturday with exceptional interest, for those two elevens are next on the Cardinal's schedule. AA'isponsiu goes to Minneapolis to meet the Gophers on Nov. (i, and on. Nov. 13 Illinois comes to Camp Randall for the homecoming game. The result of Coach AA'llilams' efforts In remodeling his team will therefore be of particular Importance to the Badgers. Slinnesota has always been the hard-st team for Wisconsin to defeat and Dr. AA’llilams Is quite likely to have his famous shift working in pretty good shape by Nov. 0.

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$500,000 HUNG UP FOR TITLE BOXING SCRAP Dempsey’s End $300,000 ants Carpentier’s $200,000 for International Bout. KEARNS ASKS REDRAFT MEETS BRENNAN NO A'. 26. NEAY YORK, Oct. 27 An agrea* meat for a match here between Champion Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier will be signed when the artictes have been redrafted, Alanager Jack Kearns announced for Demosey today. It was believed the agreement would be reached late this afternoon. Kearns objects to t-be artbl's were their provisions for the depositing of forfeits. Other terms were satisfactory. A meeting called for 11:30 a. m. today to complete arrangements for the match failed to materialize, Dempsey going to his training quarters for a work-out and the other principals remaining away. Dempsey’s next fight will be with Bill Brennan at Atadison Square Garden here Nov. 26. The date was made public by Dempsey, who said hi* agreement which called for that fight had not been changed so far as he knew. By JACK VEIOCK. International News Sport Editor. NEAV YORK. Oct. 27.—Changes in the articles, demanded by Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, will be agreed to iiy all parties concerned and the Demp-sey-OarpenMer match will be a reality by tonight, according to indications today. Following the announcement Tuesday that the terms had beeu accepted by Kearns for Dempsey and Descamps for Carpentier, the manager of the world’s champion, "kicked over the traces” and announced that he would not attend today's sehedu!“d meeting at the Hotel Claridge to sign the articles. The demands of the champion's manager, it is said, are reasonable enough and can be readily granted by the promoters. One point on which Kearns insists is that Dempsey’s guarantee be jaid twenty-four hours before the champion goes into the ring.' Another demand Is Continued on Page 12.

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