Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 234, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1921 — Page 6

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Basket-Ball, Winter Baseball, Boxing and Other Sports

GLEASON SEES HARDEST TASK WITH HURLERS Sox New Infield Looks Fair, Outfield Good, but Pitching Staff Doubtful. MANY ROOKIES SIGNED CHICAGO, Feb. B.—What about the once powerful White Sox ball club—will It have a dance In 1921? Followers of the national game ererywbere are asking this question as the opening of the season draws nearer. Can a club that has lost such players as Jackson, Felsch, Weaver, Clcotte and Williams among others who were suspended and Indicted, be built up on one spring training trip so that it can be a pennant contender?" When the new White Sox team trots out for the first time this season. It will be regarded with the greatest curiosity by the fans for It will be these players who will answer the question uppermost In the minds of fans who have always followed the flag of Comiskey. A good guess now as to the opening line-up would be as follows: Sch&lk. catcher: Kerr, pitcher; Sheely, lb; E. Collins, 2b; Ernie Johnson, gs; Mulligan, 3b; J. Collins, If; Strunk, cl; Liebold, rs. It will be seen that the new White Sox as they now look on paper will not be an entirely new team. It will depend to a very large extent upon the new members In the Infield whether the Sox are to be In the running or not. The three new men on the Infield played with the Salt Lake club last year and made excellent showings. Seely hit .574 last season; Johnson, .337, and Mulligan, .299. Manager Gleason will go South with a horde of ball players, most of them unknown recruits. The White Sox management has been unable to make trades with major league clubs during the winter and have had to depend upon the minors. Gleason anticipates more difficulty In bolstering up the pitching staff than any other department. SUB CCRLET IN DRAW. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb B.—Don Curley, Indianapolis lightweight, and Orb Jolley, St. Louis, boxed ten rounds to a draw here last night. Bud Greaser of Terre Haute last to Kid Erler of Terre Haute on a foul in the second round. Kid Kriss of Areola, outclassed by the Cecco Kid of Terra Haute, gave up the battle early. Bill Long of Terre Haute j gave Toung Scotty of Clinton a bad beating. WILSON BOCT THCRSDAY. KENOSHA, Wls., Feb. B.—The boct scheduled to be held here Wednesday night between Johnny Wilson, middle- i weight champion, and "Navy” Rostan. I has been postponed until Thursday. A rule of the Wisconsin Boxing Commission : ■pedfles that contestants must be on i hand three days before the match takes ; place, and Wilson could not arrive on time. TfOTHER TITLE MATCH. NEW YORK, Feb. B—A lightweight championship bout will replace the Dempsey-Willard bout as a 9t. Patrick's day attraction. Tex Rickard announced today that Benny Leonard, the champion, had agreed to meet the winner of the Willie Jackson-Johnny Dundee affair. Which 1b to be staged Feb. 25. IJ,OOO FANS FRESEXT. NEW YORK, Feb. B.—More than 12,000 spect'tors saw Jack Britton defeat Ted Levis last night in Madison Square Garti n. The gross receipts from paid ad l:ns were $00,231. Britton received , the largest purse of his career, a.u Lewis got $11,443. CHAN'OS TOSSES JAP. MUXCIE, Ind., Feb. B.—Matsuda, Jap wrestler, wag defeated In his match here Monday nlabt with Jimmy Chanos, local Greek. Matsuda was knocked unconscious and had to be carried from the mat. He was unable to continue the bout. OTHER MONDAY BOUTS. AT NEW YORK—Pete Hartley won a decision over Ned Fitzgerald in twelve rounds. Midget Smith knocked out Dick Atkins in the second round. Farmer Sullivan outpointed Eddie Nugen in six rounds. Bert Spencer won a referes’s decision over Larry Hansen in fifteen rounds. Joe Sheridan knocked out Soldier Martin in one round. AT DETROIT—PaI Moore; Memphis, won a newspaper decision over Carl Tremaine, Cleveland, in ten rounds. AT PHILADEDPHIA—George Chaney, Baltimore, knocked out Babe Peeato, Newcastle, Pa., In the second round of a scheduled eight-round go. I FIELD AND STREAM • By OLIVER BACS. A real pep meeting was held at the Denison Hotel last night by the Marion County Fish and Game Protective Association. The large and enthusiastic attendance hotly contested the election of officers. B. A. Sunderland won the honor of president and C. C. Darby, vice president. Waiter Beeder won from Oliver Baus for secretary, after a wild and exciting race. There was no chance for R. B. Tuttle to lose his ob as treasurer, as he was nominted to run on both tickets. After a tie count on the first ballot for board of directors the appointees chosen were Gustave J. T. Meyer, A. E. Nelson, Ed Phipps, Thomas J. Carter and C. Lewis. President-elect B. A. Sunderland made an urgent appeal for the support of a drive for 1,000 members In the coming year. The club pledged Its hearty cooperation and os a starter turned in twenty-nix new members. Those elected to memDership last night were Dr. A. C. Harvey, Conrad Rust, William E. Haywood. Joe Frohliger, T. V. Kendrick, W. B. Denison, William Martin, Mark Moore, L. B. Sebastiar, Ross Ziegler, Richard C. Scholl, H. A. Scholl, O. S. Trick, A. E. Bodine. Charles E. Bacon, W. O. Thiele, Bert R. Ivey. H. E. Heine, K. A. Fawcett, Charles P. Emmelman. J. Fred Masters, Lonis C. Yager, T. B. Buskirk, Ed A. Miller, Hans Karstadt and Carl Brandlein. The association directed the support of the movement of a bill introduced *t Washington, D. C., to establish a Federal department of conservation, and will urge the Congressmen and United States Senators from Indiana to support the bill. Treasurer R. stirred up quite a rumpus In regards to the individual •fforti of members in the past year. His “life was spared" when ho stated that he was merely Joking. He read an account ? liven him by Billy Bordenkecker, superntendent of the Riverside hatchery, of bass donated by members. A total of 106 bass was donated. Thomas J. Carter has offered six of his "best ever” baits and Petty one of his "fish ea" minnow buckets as special prizes. Sportsmen should see these on exhibit at the next regular meeting at the Denison Hotel. March 7. Senator James was a most welcome visitor at ths sanctum and gave a very interesting talk, stating that he would back the bills offered by the State league. The usual scrapping talkfest was enraged in by Messrs. George Mannfeld. Ed Isgrigg and B. B. Tuttle, with J. Gustave Meyer as referee. Talas by Smock, Mannfeld, Koebne, Isgrigg, Bodine and Rosenberg completed ene of the liveliest meetings in the association's history, but President SunStorLssd states that following wasting* WtiX Us* gratia* ftttftwttoift.

BRITTON DOES A MONOLOG WHILE TRIMMING CHALLENGER

BY HENRY FARRELL, United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK. Feb. B.—Besides being the world’s welterweight king, Old Man Jack Britton is a monologue champion. Perhaps a running line of taunting talk from the first to the last gong had as much to do with his victory over Ted Lewis In Madison Square Garden last night as the tantalizing left which he kept in the Englishman's face. It was a great exhibition of what Lewis doesn't know about bqxing when stacked up against a clever American. Britton gave a marvelous exhibition of blocking and defensive tactics. Lewis missed enough blows to pound all the nails in a bungalow. In the fifteen rounds he didn't hit the champion solidly a half dozen times. Good work by the Englishman showed only in the sixth and tenth rounds. The champion was a bundle of care and he let his feelings out by his tongue. Lewis hit Jack low In the fourth round and the champion hissed through his teeth: "That's your game, eh, kiddo? Trying to sneak out on a foul?” In a clinch during the fifth round, Britton, close to the Englishman’s ear,

YERKES STAYS UNDER THE BAN Steve, Hill and Callahan Remain Suspended, Hendricks Is Informed. Cold water has been thrown on the efforts of the Indianapolis ball club to obtain the reinstatement of ’nflelder Yerkes. Pitcher Hill aud Outfielder Callahan, players who did not report last season but who performed In Eastern outlaw leagues. Manager Hendricks sought to regain the services of these players, when it was brought to his attention that other clubs were going after men who had deserted under similar circumstances. The three Hoosier players in question did not jump contracts, but failed to report, and Hendricks believed there was a chance to have them reinstated. However, he was Informed by the National Association today that th<J athletes still stand suspended from organized baseball. In this event, Hendricks said, he will demand that the Indianapolis club be made to suffer no harder than other teams, aud he may have a few protests to make before the season opens. Ollie O'Mara, contract Jumper last spring, was In the city last night for a conference with Hendricks. Ollie wants to get back in organized baseball and came to ask if there was any chance Th, Tribe manager informed Ollie that he certainly could find use for his heavy hitting bat, but that he was not possessed with power to do him any good. Jack did advise Ollie to take up his case with Judge Landis, however. Hendricks will depart for Detroit tonight to confer with Owner Navin of the Detroit Tigers. In addition to being in search for pitching talent, Hendricks wiil try to arrange a deal for Clint Rogge, who is desirous of getting a chance with Ty Cobb’s club. Vice President Smith hit the trail for New York last night, where ha will put out lines for more talent for the 1921 Indians. Two more twirlers of quality, a catcher and a heavy-hitting fly-chaser are still being sought by the Tribe officials. Chess Champ Permitted to Make a Stop-over NEW YORK Feb. B.—Emmanuel Lasker. Berlin, world's champion chess player, who was denied admission to America in a recent ruling of the State Department, will be allowed to stop here on his way to Havana, the Manhattan Chess Club has been notified by the State Department. Lasker probably will play here before he goea to Havana to play Jose Casablanca. *

O’Brien of the Gibson Autos staged a real performance in the Commercial League last night, taking the game laurels with a 243 count ana the three-game honors with 616. King of the Yonnegut Machines had a total of 612 pins for his three efforts. The Vonneguts took two games from the Gibsons. The Taggart Bakers and Bell Telephones put up a mean scrap, the Bells taking two games and the third going In a tie. The Bells won their second game by three pics. Sourbier of the Citizens Gas club was slow to start, but he Just about redeemed himself with a 233 parting shot. The Marmons and National Autos, rivals in baseball and bowling, put on the feature scrap in the Manufacturers’ League, with the Nationals winning three times. Rasmussen, Fisher and Tatterson kicked out the big National scores. Hickman started the Midwest Engine* winning Lom the Wheeler-Scheblera with a 203 and they kept it up all night. BASKET-BALL Local basket fans will turn their attention to the Turner-Joy Gloom contest on the Turner floor tomorrow night if they are looking for a real attraction. The Turners and Glooms staged two hot scraps last season, the Ripple clan beating the Turners in the amateur tourney finals, and the South Slders evening the count later by walloping the Glooms on the Y. M. C. A. floor. This leaves the game count between them standing even, but the contest tomorrow night will be the first of a series of three games to decide which of them is best this year. The results of the games played In the Mooresvllle sectional of the State amateur basket-ball tournament follow*: Martinsville Tigers, 37; Paragon Independents, 9. Mooresville Shamrocks, -9; Plainfield Alumni, 18. Btlnosvllle Independents, 32; Franklin A. C„ 12. Amo, 28- Martinsville Tigers, 18; Mooresvllle Shamrocks, 17; Stinesville. 15. Trafalgar, 20; Mooresvllle Elks, 16. Amo, 28; Mooresville Shamrocks, 11. Final game# Trafalgar, 42; Amo, 28. The results in the Darlington tourney were: New Ross 12; Tierce, 11. Darlington, 20: Attica, 8. Burlington, 2, Rockfield, 0. Dayton, 39: Stidham, C. Darlington, 28: New Ross, 8. Burlington, 19; Dayton, 13. Final game: Darlington, 66; Burlington, 10. The all-sectional team picked by officials of the Darlington tournament is composed of Kashner, Darlington, Bausman, Dayton, forwards; Etter, Darlington, center; Overholser, Burlington, Stephenson, Darlington, guards. The Riverside Triangles handed the Home Presbyterians a 21-to-15 defeat last night in a fast contest on the Riverside floor. Johnson aud Bradford were the stars of the winning team. Two good games will be offered on the Riverside floor tomorrow night when the Riverside A. C.s meet the Salt Lake five and the Triangles tangle with the Theta Phi Kappa team. The Phi Delta Kappa five will stack up against the House of Crane team Friday evening on the latter club’s court. The Kappas have bolstered their llue-up for this scrap and are confident of putting over a victory. The Second Christians and the Seventh Presbyterians were to tangle on the Hou*e fl‘>or at 4-30 CCUXU ■^fteriioo*.

barked: "Hear ’em out there, Teddy. They’re razzln’ and laughin' at you.” In tha seventh round Britton gave him this verbal punch: “You’d make a good sparring partner. Want a Job?” In the ninth the referee warned: ‘‘Don’t wrestle, boys,” and the champion- Interrupted: “I’ll do anything he want* to." Again In the tenth the referee warned: “Watch your elbows, Lewis,” and Britton shot back: “Give 'im a ball bat If he wants It.” In the final round, Lewis was holding with both arms around his waist and Britton said: “Hold tight, Teddy, or I’ll push you out of bed in a minute.” Britton's sentences were punctuated always with nasty lefts aud wicked right hooka. Lewis didn't answer to either. He had a rubber guard in his mouth and couldn't talk, and as far as being able to hit the Ikink, his hands might as well have been tied. EASY FOR ILIJNL URBANA, 111., Feb. 8. swamped Ohio State at basket-ball here last night, 46 to 11. Despite an Injured leg Carney of Illinois played through half the game and made eight baskets.

Crimson Baseballers Turn Out for Early Warming-up Drills Seven Members of 1920 Squad Form Solid Foundation for Spring Nine. BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Feb. B.—With seven of last year's Indiana varsity ball men on deck as a nucleus around which to build a winning Conference nine. Coach Levis has issued the first call for baseball recruits. Tentative plans for early spring training include a two weeks’ Southern trip with about ten games to be played en route. Efforts will be made to arrange games with Southern schools that games may be played dally during the trip, necessitating short jumps. Capt. “Dutch’’ Schuler, Everett Dean, Johnny Hendricks, Frank Faust, Charlie Mattice. Lloyd Rust and .Tame* Walkor are members of last season's varsity combination, while Ruckelshaus, Wooten and Ferguson,' who were last year's reserve men, expect to get into action early. Among the most promising of the new recruits are Minton, Donovan and Lang. Johnny Kyle, football captain-elect, has announced his intention of signing up for a position on the nine Newton, Thomas, McCarty and Raymond are a few veterans of the freshmen team who are expected to give stiff opposition In the fight for varsity positions. Offers from Georgia University, at Athens Ga.; Mereier College, at Macon, Ga.; Georgia Tech, at Atlanta; Tuiane I niversity, at New Orleans, and Vander- ' hilt University, at Nashville, Tenn., are being considered by Coach Levis for the Southern trip, which is planned to take place during spring vacation the last of .March. Other schools negotiating with Coach Levis for games are Kentucky State. University of Mississippi and Mississippi A. and M. COACH LEVIS TALKS. Indianapolis alumni of Indiana University Monday heard an interesting talk by George Levis, coach of the Crimson basket-ball and baseball teams. Levis came up from Bloomington to be the honor guest at the weekly luncheon of local I U. followers and In the course of his talk he said thut a trip to Japan by the Crimson ball team lu 1922 is not beyond expectations. In speaking of the basket-ball situation Coach Levis stated that the I. U. squad is still crippled and that the return of Marxson and Dehorify for the Wednesday game with I>e Pauw is not likely. The Ohto State game later probably will see the two stars back in action, he stated.

The Prest-O-Lltes registered the night's big total in their third game when Nepple, Van Burn and Anucker each registered heavy. The game score was 1,013. The Prest-O team had an easy time taking three from the Robbins Bodies. Jacoby crowded the Zenlte Metal wore card with double centuries and the Langsenkamps lost three without a whimper. Collins’ 237 was the best single effort thing In the league. He had two other good counts for the Klngans. who won two from the National Refiners. The Grafters copped three from the Crooks with a combination of good scores. The Politicians won the first and third games in their match with the Ward Heelers. Huse went best for the winners. The Gibson Autos won one of the best matches that have been played on the local drives this season when they nosed out the General Tools, 2,403 to 2,400. The Generals won two of the three games, but lost out because of a poor start The Gibsons are ready to book match games with any clubs in tho qjty, preferably those representing automobile concerns. Call Main 232. Merriman and Alexander led ths Indianapolis shooters In Class A doubles com-

NOW WE HAVE A VANITY FIVE!

Oh, you lingerie and furbelows 1 Really, aro we destined to see some of our basket-ball players of the future trot out on tho floor all decked out In ribbons, lace Rnd other vanity toggery? Emphatically no I But it would seem that some of our dear boys no doubt would try to play In lingerie if they thought they could get away with it. At all events the preceding chatter leads up to a volume of gossip regarding a certain Hoosier high school basket teem that has been ruined by too much of the love stuff. State courts have been graced by teams sailing under th% names of Wonder Fives, Victory Fives, Speed Fives and Mystery Fives, but it remained for one of this season's high school quintettes to gain itself a monicker that knocks ’em all out. It seems the members of the team in question are of the romantic type of voung men. In fact. It is said they are iove-dazed even when they are out on the playing floor, and that they find Ode to the Vanity Five He wasn't much on long shots and he couldn’t lob them in. On offensive he was rotten, his defense was a sin. His dribbling was a spasm and his passing quite a scream. But when his lady love looked on no raults disturbed hi# dream. In Ms suit of flashy colors, with hair maricfled so cute. He would cast her love-sick glances while the gang hollered, “Shoot!” Then he’d lightly pose his dearest, and with Apollo's grace The ball wonld be delivered as he sought his sweetie's fare. Oh, somewhere in this basket land the lights are shining clear, Somewhere the bands are playing, and somewhere the rooters cheer; Somewhere the fan* are happy a* their heroes brave they greet. Bog all Is sad for Dimple Knees-'he mljuMNi hv fGurta&a,

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Franklin to Stack Into Butler Squad on Irvington Court Pagtmen Are Ready, However, io Put Skids Under Baptists Tonight. Klngsollver and Graham will be back In Franklin harness tonight when the Baptists come here in an attempt to check the victory drive of the Butler College five on the Irvington floor. These two Baptists stars have been out of action with minor injuries for several days, but tonight will find them teaming together at the forward stations and they should give the Butler guards plenty to worry about. The other Franklin starters against Butler probably will be Pike, center, and Campbell or Strohl and Woods, guards. Against this combination, Pat Pago will send his speedy outfit, composed of Hooker and Leslie, forwards’, Brown, center, and Jones and Diederich, guards. Butler now holds what appears to be a sure berth at the head of the I. C. A. L. bas-ket-ball column, but the Franklin squad that will face the locals tonight will have speed to throw away, and Page has drilled his athletes hard for the contest, not caring to take chances on a defeat.

PURDUE AFTER WABASH SCALP ’Nother Feature State Contest Billed for Crawfordsville Court Tonight. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Feb. B. Wabash and Purdue go to the mat "here tonight in a basket contest that has pregame talkers from one end of the State to the other guessing in seven different languages. The Little Giants, looked upon a few short days ago as the most formidable contender for the basket championship of Indiana, tonight will undergo another severe test and the outlook for them is not as favorable as it should be, considering the fact that they almost doubled the count against Purdue iu scoring a 42 to 22 victory on the Lafayette court in a previous contest. The idea for the big doubt on the part of Wabash backers Is that the Scarlet machine has as yet failed to hit on all cylinders in traveling the home floor, and that the team, for some unknown reason, has not shown its proper form in recent games, especially the State Normal and Knox contests Therefore, a repetition of last year's record, when Purdue bea Wabash at Crawfordsville after Wabash beat Purdue at Lafayette, is feared by Scarlet followers tonight. The Boilermaker machine, however, seems to be in the same boat with Wa bash, as the Gold and Blue banner has been lowered somewhat by successive defeats at the hands of Michigan and Illinois in the conference battle. Coach Lambert, like Vaughan, has shaken up his line-up several timps In drills for tonight's encounter, and today it was next to impossible to say Just which mou would b* on the floor when the game starts. But no matter what the Purdue and Wabash teams have been doing in recent fames and no matter what form they ave been showing, it is n safe bet that they will both be down to brass tacks when the starting whistle sounds tonight and that their contest will be one of the most Interesting ones of the season. Comparing the dope from ail angles, Wabash enters tonight's game a alight favorite. DE PAUW GRABS SPEEDY GAME EAST LANSING, Mich Feb. 8 -The ability of De Pauw University’ basket athletes to get out from under a handicap and carry tho long end of the score in tha long run was shown here lasj night when thev defeated tha Michigan Aggie* 26 to 23 In the fastest game played on the Aggie floor this season. At the start of the game the Aggies broke away with some clever passing and ran up a six point lead, which they held until near the end of the first period, when Do Pauw spurted and tied the cout 13 all for the rest period. Tha Tigers took the lead early in the second half and stayed in frout throughout the period, although the locals fought them hard and threatened several times to shove them down to the bottom of the count. Cannon scored etghten of De Pauw's twenty six points, Gipson and White finishing the Tiger scoring with two field goals each. petition in the Tri-State Printing Crafts tourney at Springfield, Ohio, yesterday with a total of 1,004 pins. Maedjl and Bllnn were second In the Indianapolis race with 1,012 pint. Huesleln and Colvin came third with 99C maples. Cooke and Spurgeon led the Class B doubles shooters with 049 plus. In the Class A singles, Colvin was high man with a count of 572. Merriman got 539 und Uueslein lilt for 534. The Class B singles honors went to Hubbard, who shot a 458 total. Boegeinan had 418. The Allies of Springfield dethroned the Cincinnati Enquirer No. 1 team as leaders In the Class A five-men event of the tourney. The Allies turned in a total score of 2,867. Dayton Typos No. 2 took the lead in Class B five-men even with a score of 2,402. 11. Ellerman of Dayton became leader In the Class B singles with 487. Visiting bowlers were guests at n banquet given in their honor last night. The tournament was to close today with Springfield teams performing. President Edward A. Sauer of Cincinnati was unanimously re elected president of the association. J. Harrow of Louisville was named vice president.

great difficulty in following the ball when their sweeties uro seated in the bleachers. Exchanging glances with sweetie and trying to loop the ball in the basket Is an impossible combination, but these youthful Lochlnvars just will try It and as a result their team work is usually below par. So love-dazed are these young men, ’tls said, that they use gobs of sacs powder, brilliaotlne for both hair and ©yes and other beautifying preparations before each game and between halves. They must look their best, you know, when sweetie Is present When these young fellows trot out on the floor for a gome thev look as though they had Just stepped out of a band box They are slicked to perfection and every hair Is In place on a love-feverish brow In fact ’tls said they enter the hall on a wave of perfume. With practice over each player whips off his sweater, locates his sweetie and tosses said sweater to her to fondle until the gams ends. 'Tig said also that the plavers try their best to imitate Apollo when they do happen to get a shot at the basket. It is executed In this way: On receiving the hall the perfumed athlete lifts one leg Just so, takes a glance it sweetie and then shoots, ’cause It would be horrible to appear awkward right there in the hall with "heart's desire” looking on. If he Is lucky he gets away with the posing and scores, but usually an opposing guard rushes up while the posing act is on and breaks up the play. Naturally a fashion plate team of this sort could not go unnamed and therefore It has been given a monicker that seems to flt It perfectly. The fans are calling it the Vanity Five. And bo Vanity Five it is. The girls are simply c-r-a-z-y over these basket heroes, and when the game is over sweetie waits outside the hall until “he” emerges all smoothed up and wearing his fur collared overboat that papa put out good coin for. Then she walks down the street with him and tells him how glorious and nice he looked in the game, even if his team did get swamped. Gee, it must be great to be a goodlooking, dimpled kneed basket-ball ptojar on ft uculU to vs toftaU

JARVIS ISSUES FIRST CALL TO CITY AMATEURS Confab of Association Directors at Lincoln Hotel Starts Activities. BIG SEASON PREDICTED By CHARLIE LOGAN. Ready fellows; give the old pad a vaseline bath; get the uniform cleaned up and see that the spikes are on tight aud are plenty sharp. Spring Is drawing nigh and Walter Jarvis has sent but his first call for a confab of the City Amateur Association directors, so it's time for the baseballers to prepare for the big drive. The first step toward the 1921 organization of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will lie taken at a dinner meeting of the board of directors of the outfit at the Lincoln Hotel tomorrow evening at 6 o’clock. President Jarvis has called the meeting and he means business. LATE START LAST SEASON. Last year the amateurs did not start their organization work until the season was at hand and the result was a lute start for the eight city leagues. This trip, however, Jarvis is going to have everything started before the baseball bug puts In his appearance and the first bit of promising weather will serve as the starting signal for the sandlotters. The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association, under the careful nursing of Walter Jarvis, director of -©creation; James Lowry, superintendent of public parks, and a group of real hustlers, has stood for more and better amateur baseball in Indianapolis every year. The past two seasons have been exceptionally successful and the “higher ups” are out to make the 1921 stretch the greatest ever. At ths meeting Wednesday evening plans for the coming season will be formulated and the directors will immediately set about their wmrk of Interesting all amateurs in Joining a team that will play in the association. AH managers of the 1920 teams will be called Into conference within a short time and be urged to get in the game again this season with stronger clubs than they had last year. MORE MEMBERS ARE WANTED. Figuring fifteen players to each of the *lxt.v-four teams In the association last year, we get it that there were 960 Indianapolis amateurs In action on our ninny park diamonds during the summer. This Is a goodly number, but not as big us It might be, or us big as the amateur heads intend it to be this season. The majority of teams in the association last year were those representing I different business houses and factories in | the city. Several other factories desired |to enter teams In the association, but ! they reached their decision too late and ’ were left out In the cold. It is the idea this year to get the matter of orgunlz- ! lug the teams before the factory heads | early, so that they Van thrash the matter out and be down to business with i tiie first tap of the goug. Last year when the Premier Motors ' went into the semi-final round of ths national amateur tourney after copping the city championship and defeating the LouiavlUe title holders, this city showed more strength in amateur ball than ever before. Previous Indianapolis city champs had always met their Waterloo in the initial round. This semi final round stunt, however, did not satisfy President Jarvis, and this year he Intends to turn out the national champions In Indianapolis. NEW diamonds ARE PLANNED. James Lowry, the local park board superintendent who heads the national association this year, is getting his squad of diamond builders ready fur early action and intend* to make all possible improvements on the old field, as well as building new ones wherever there is ample room. All members of last year's board of directors are requested to get In touch with President Jarvis immediately and get down to business with him at the Wednesday meeting. This Is the opportune time for tne managers of those teams that did not go so well last season to start scoutlug ur good talent and come out In a lurgs way this season. Information from a reliable source gays that Dolly Grey will handle the Premier Club this season. Johnny Gaalema, lust year's manager, and Charlie Schaefer, shortstop, are said to have accepted choice contracts to play in the MichlgauOntario League. It looked for a while like w* would have Johnny Noonan In the association this year, but no such luck. Johnny has been reinstated In tho Mint League and U preparing for a big season. Bob KUiR, the star who didn’t have much opportunity to shine with the Premiers Inst season, excepting when he knocked a three bugger with three men on, then stole borne at Anderson, is at the Marmon plant now and probably will cover the first sack for that club. The Panhandle Club that kept the pot boiling In the Western division of tho Pennsylvania Railroad League in 1920, wouldn't go bad In the city association this trip. By the way, what’s to prevent the organization of a local railroad league? We would also like to see the Fraternal Leaguers get away on a better footing and show us the kind of ball they uro really capable of playing. Where conld you find a better league than one composed of the teams that competed In the Independent championship series last year? Leave it to "Walt" to have those birds listed under the amateur head before 1921 grows whiskers. I,sat year was such a successful one for our many “road clubs” that we should also have them In the amateur ranks this year. That much talked of Trojan-Merit scrap didn’t come off last year, but challenges from “Grlndy” to John, and from John to "Grlndy” were coming so fast for a while that several south aiders had enough dough saved up to take a flying start in banking when they discovered that the stuff was off. , Then again, it's Just as good that game didn’t come off, ’cause we would have had to attend a lot of wakes and, last but by no manner of means least, we were able to buy a lot of chewing gum, gum drops and bringers of joy on money that otherwise would have gone for funeral designs. Bell still says his Merits were the best, to which Massing and his Trojans st” i rise In and loud-voiced protest. George Broughton, star outfield and heavy hitter of the Premier club, is talking about re-entering Tech and finishing his high school education. Yea, Peggy Rotchford and his Rupps will be back for more this season. BASKET SCORES COLLEGE. De Psuw, 26; Michigan Aggies, 231, Illinois, 46; Ohio State, 11. Minnesota. 17: lowa, 14. INDEPENDENT. Tipton A. A., 41; Huntington Legion, 32. South Bend "Y” 39; Chicago Browns, 17. Francesvllle 30; Rensselaer, 7. Cathedral Juniors, 22; Ferndale Triangles, 21. HORSESHOE MEETING. A meeting of directors, captains of teams and all Interested In the promotion of horseshoe leagues will be held in the recreation department office, third floor, eiy hH Wednesday evening eg 7^45

CONDEMN RENT PROFITEER BILL Real Estate Men Declare Margins Too Low. Strong opposition to the anti-rent profiteering bill pending in the State Senate Is expressed by members of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board and the Indianapolis Rental Board. At a Joint meeting at the Chamber of Commerce last night it wag stated that the proposed margins on rentals are so low that they would discourage building rental property. The bill, which was Introduced by Senator Robert L. Moorhead of Indianapolis, provides that the return on property valued at $2,000 or less be not more than 15 per cent and that the return on property valued at more than $2,000 be not more than 10 per cent. Figures were presented at the meeting showing a Federal survey of rental conditions, which allows a gross Income of 16% per cent and a profit of 7 per cent. BILLIARDS NATIONAL AMATEUR MEET. CLEVELAND, Feb. B.—Charles Heddon of Dowaglac, Mich., and Edgar T. Apleby of New York, were the w-inners of the afternoon matches of the national amateur 18.2 bajkline championship tournament, which opened here Monday. Htsddon won the first game from II M. Lord of Chicago In forty-one innings by a score of 300 to 2C6. The high run of the day was made by Appleby In his match with E. A. Renner of Youngtowu, whom he defeated 300 to 198 in thirty Innings. Renner was leading his Eastern opponents by sixty-seven points in the twenty-second inning, when Appleby ran In the night match Percy Collins defeated Frances Appleby 300 to 342. in forty-two Innings. Appleby was trailing by 132 points at the start of the twentythird Inning. From that point he scored 152 points, against tho champion's 58, making high runs of 59 and 40. Collins’ high runs of 80, 26 and 24 were made in tlie early part of the game. Collins averaged 9 12-42 and Appleby 7 18-42. STATE BALKLINE PLAY. In the State 18.2 balkline tourney last night Curtis defeated Teague 250 to 241, in thirty-oeven Innings. Tho winner ran out with an unfinished ruu of 22, his best previous effort being 24 for high. Teague had a high run or 31. If Teague defeats Cooler, Curtis will be placed In a tie for first place. The Cooler-Teague match scheduled for tonight ha* been postponed until later. Receiver Named for Rabbitry and Kennels Jndge T. J. Moll of Superior Court, room 5, has appointed L. O. Hannon receiver for the Mohawk rabbitry and kennals. The receiver was appointed following the filing of a petition by Anita Gegner, a stenographer. She claims Charles Snyder, head of the kennels, has left Indianapolis and has failed to pay her SSO for two weeks salary. According to the complaint, the rabbttry operated two places lu this city, one at 1217 Edison and the other at 1407 Pleasant street.

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BOOZE BONDSMAN NOW DEFENDANT Bowman Bound Over to Fed’ eral Grand Jury. Nathan Bowman, 1633 Ashland avenue, was bound over to the Federal grand jury yesterday on a charge of violating the Federal prohibition law at a hearing before Charles W. Moores, United States commissioner. The bond was fixed at $5,000 ar.d was signed by Haiman Barrett, 626 South Meridian street. From bondsman to defendant in a few brief days sum up Bowman’s experiences with the Federal prohibition law within the last week. Several days ago, when Samuel J. Barnett was arrested In connection with the discovery of a large still at 652 East Fifteenth street. Bowman appeared at the United States marshal’s office and signed the bond. Saturday five barrels of whisky were found hidden In thodoft of Bowman’s barn and one gallon In his automobile. Before the hearing Bowman insisted someone had “planted” the whisky in his barn In order to get him into trouble. A. J. Bailey Funeral Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services for Andrew J. Bailey, who died Sunday at his home, 41 West Thirty-Fifth street, will be held at the Maple Road M. E. Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. For more than thirty years Mr. Bailey was engaged In the real estate business here, and at the time of his death he was senior member of the firm of Bailey A Bailey. He also was president of the Marlon County Old Settlers’ Association. He is survived by his widow, two sons, C. H. Bailey of this city and C. F. Bailey of Carmel; five daughters, Mrs. D. C. Cissenguth of Amo, and Mrs. Earl Berry, Mrs. Elmer Green, Mrs. J. Fred Masters and Mrs. C. Edward Cox of Indianapolis. Man Hurt When Hit by Beech Grove Car When a Beech Grove traction car struck an automobile truck at Le Grande and Olive streets, last night the truck was turned over. Frank Hiestand, 21, ol 2128 West Michigan street, driver, was injured seriously. He was sent to the city hospital. Heistand Is said to have backed the truck on the tracks In front of the traction car. Youth Is Exonerated for Shooting Girl, 13 Special to The Times. BEDFORD, Ind., Feb. B.—A coroner’s verdict here Monday exonerated John Brown. 14, who shot and instantly killed Lina Murphy. 13, while they were playing at the Brown home at Heltonville, eight miles east of here, Sunday night. The boy was snapping matches In the lock of an old single-barreled shotgun and pointing It at the girl.

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MIDDAUGH GIVEN STATE FARM TERM ‘Big Shiner,’ Found Guilty on Tiger Charge, Appeals. Charles ("Big Shiner") Middaugh, w rested Jan. 18 at his homo, 715 W*ss Ohio street, by Lieutenant Cox and squad, was found guilty of operating a blind tiger and was fined SIOO and costs and sentenced to servo thirty days on ths In 4 dlana State Farm in city court yesteri day afternoon by Judge Walter Pritchi ard. Charges of resisting an officer wer| dismissed. Middaugh appealed to Crim) Inal Court, his bond of $750 being signed by J. T. Shroyer. According to the police, they found on! gallon of “white mule” whisky on th< table, several empty bottles and a fun-i nel in Mlddaugh's residence at the tims of the raid. Thompson Thomas, proprietor of thy Bt. Charles Hotel, 224% South lUinoiy street, arrested Saturday by Lieutenant Cox, Sergeant Tooley and squad, wai found guilty of operating a blind tigel and was fined SIOO and costs and sen* tenced to serve forty days on the Indl* ana State Farm. The appeal bond wal ■fixed at SI,OOO. According to the police who made thy raid on the hotel Saturday they discow ered eleven pints of bonded whisky ill one of the rooms. Edward McGlrley, arrested at ths hotel when, It is alleged, he tried to prevenl the police from taking the liquor and charged with Interfering with an office# * and vagrancy, was fined SSO and cost* on the charge of vagrancy by Judgd Walter Pritchard. McGlrley gave his address to the turnkey as 442% Blaka street, but in city court he testified h had lived at the hotel for about si< months, although the record of the hotel clerk didn't show he had registered. The case of Nathan Bowman, charged with operating a blind tiger, after Lieutenant Jones and squad found a completo still In operation and 250 gallons ol "white mule” whisky and some fake government stamps, at his home, 1653 Ashland avenue, was continued until the morning of Feb. 11. Three Held by Cops as Bandit Suspects Special to The Times. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. B.—William E. Lealan, 35; C. B. Stone, 41, and Homer Marshall, 30, are held in jail hers, each under SSOO bond. The men were arrested at Paris, HI., suspected of being the ones who robbed the general store of W. H. Voelker, at Sandford, Ind., Thursday evening. The men placed themselves under suspicion when they Insisted on having just one room at the hotel, where they packed a box and sent it to St. Louis. PLAN TRIP TO FAR EAST. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Feb. B.—Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Willman of this city are making arrangements for a trip to the Orient. They will sail March 15 for Japan, to remain about three months.