Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 237, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1921 — Page 12

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Boxing News, Basket-Bail Scores and Gossip, Bowling, Billiards and Other Winter Sports

MIKE GIBBONS WANTS CHANCE TO BOX WILSON Veteran Thantom’ Challenges Middleweight King in Match for Title. JOHNNY STOPS ROSTAN ST. PAUL, Feb. 11.—Mike Gibbons. St : Panl middleweight today wired a challenge to Johnny Wilson of Boston, midchampion, for a bout for the >- title. The message, which was sent to the promoter of the Kenosha (Wis.) fight, in which Wilson appeared last night, was as follows: j "Have read statement attributed to j Johnny Wilson that he is willing to meet me in a match lor the title. Please issue challenge to Wilson on my be- ‘ half.” STOPS ROSTAN IN SECOND j KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 11.—Johnny "Wilson, holder of the middleweight boxUng title, has a throng of new admirers in the Middle West today as a result of *hls expeditious disposal of Navy Itostan !here last night. Wilson knocked out jßostan in the second round. Although not of championship caliber Uiimself. Kostan was regarded as a tough ’customer and the ease with which Wilson put him away impressed fans with !the capabilities of the title-holder. Wilson's bank roll Is s2tK> lighter, however, because he failed to make the stipulated weight of 158 pounds. Rostan 'claimed his forfeit. _ Rostan was game and got up twice from knockdowns, but the third time Wilson knocked him through the ropes. It took ten minutes fog Rostan to re- ! cover.

Bob Martin to Get on Champ Jack’s Trail if He Disposes of Brennan

| NEW YORK, Feb. 11—Bob Martin is getting ready to announce himself at Jack Dempsey’s front door. The A. E. F. heavyweight champion, who is in training here for his fifteenround bout at Madison Square Garden, a week from tonight, hopes to get a crack at the heavyweight championship within the vear if he defeats Bill Bren- \ nan, who will be his opponent next week. Martin has been brought along easily by his manager. Jimmy Bronson For al- j most two years he has confined his actlv- J lty in the ring to the second raters. Re- | cently he began to spread out and his knockout victory over Martin Burke in New Orleans last month convinced Bron- J son that his protege is about ready to graduate into the class of challengers for ' the title. "In his coming bout with Brennan my 1 man will get the hardest test of hia pugilistic career,” said Bronson, in dis- j cussing his soldier tighter. "If he de- j feats Brennan, and 1 feel confident of the outcome, he will be in line with the foremost challengers for the title. With- I In the year Martin may realize his ambition—a chance to win the heavyweight championship.” Martin is working out with Bat O’Rourke and Sam McVey, the latter a valuable training partner for any heayweight. Brennan has also started active training to point himself for ilartln, but is already in good condition, as he has been boxing as regularly as the weeks Rare gone by. Purdue Track, Mat and Basket Men Carded for Saturday Night Sessions LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 11.—While the wrestling squad Is fighting for honors against lowa In the Purdue gym tomor- J row night, the track team will be in action against the Maroons at Chicago. The basketeers will also meet Ohio at Purdue. The mat men have one victory :to their credit, while the thinly clads are entering in their initial contest : Coach O’Conner and Manager Shipley left j this morning with a squad of eighteen i men. Captain McGregor will compete in the hurdles, pole vault and relay: Miller, shot put; Hohrer, 40-yard dash; Butterfield, 40-yard dash; Pence, high Jump; . Young, high jump, 440-yard dash and relay; Watson, 440-yard dash and relay; Little and Dye, two-mile run; Magruder, k mile run; Furnas, mile and two-milo . run; Harrison, SSO-yard run and mile run; Dixon, high jump; Teal and Tauer. Sole vault: Geiger, shot put; Grossman, urdles; Foresman, 440-yard dash and relay. This team will be one of the strongest that has represented Purdue In a number of years. The wrestling elimination bouts caused only a change in two classes. Alcorn, performing in the 158-pound class in the Ohio meet, is now in tha 145-pound class, while Captain Kepple will, tako , care of the 158-pound division. The other men that will wTestle are: Hall. 115 pounds; Brouse, 125 pounds; Mackiin. 1135; Marshall, 175 pounds and Spencer, j heavyweight. The Boilermakers will ,ave. , a tough opponent in lowa, ns that State j has the wrestling fever as bad as Indi- • ana the basket-ball. The high schools ■ hold State tournaments, and so a wealth of material finds its way into the colleges, while practically every man on the Purdue squad did not know the fundamentals of wrestling before coming .out for the team. The basket-ball team was to wind up preparations for the game with Ohio this ’ afternoon. Tim game will he played la 'the Purdue gym. | Jewtraw and Moore Tie in Lake Placid Races LAKE PLACID, N. Y„ Feb. 11—Charles . Jewtraw of Lake Placid and Joe Moore ;of New York City tied lor honors Tburs- ( day at the opening here of the internaI tlonal ice skating championships. Jew- : traw won the 220-yard race, an inch or Iso ahead of Charles Gorman, and Moore | took the ’mile race after Jewtraw had 5 fallen over George Thompson of Chicago, who fell directly in his path. Moore-also took a tumhle in the seml- ’ finals of the 220-yard dash when he attempted to cut in on Russell Wheeler [of Montreal and struck a sideline block. I Thirty points each were accorded to [Jewtraw and Moore Thuqfday. | Miss Gladys Robinson of Toronto flnI lshed with sixty points to her credit. [ She won the women's events in both the 1 100-yard dash and the hmf-inile, defeatsing Miss Rose Johnson of Chhngo. pre3'ent woman's International champion. Irish Down Normal I NOTRE DAME, Ind., Feb. 11.—The I Notre Dame basket men evened their ’game count with Western Normal here |last night by defeating the Kalamazoo ! Captain Mehre, back in harness last I night, after a brief rest, played a sensational game for the Irish, getting eight i field goals and one foul. Boerman and 'Mil'er were the shining lights of the • Normal crew. Notre Dame meets Ari mour Institute on the local floor tonight. THEY WILL PLAY SQUASH. ? NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—F. Van S. Hyde ,of Harvard, former national squash teninis champion, Thursday defeated the defending title-holder, A. J. Cordler of Yale, ’in the semi-fin.il match of the national Htournament at the Yale Clnb here. The score was 17-16, 15-111, 15-18. Hvde was jto meet Jay Gould of the Columbia Club -in the finals today. ATHENS STRIKE IS SPREADING. | LONDON, Feb. 11.—The strike movement in Athens is spreading and a general strike appears inevitable, said an Exchange Telegraph Company dispatch from city today. The electricians, railway ■jJSXSrrie worker*.

WUPugS WIGGINS STOPS LOHMAN. SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 11.—Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis light heavy weight, battered Joe Lohman of Toledo into submission in five rounds of what was to be a ten-round battle here last night. Lohinan’s seconds threw in the towel as their man was trying to come up from the third knockdown In the fifth session. Wiggins tore into his man after a slow first round, and it was easy to see that his superior speed, punching and cleverness would bring the contest to a halt 4>efore the scheduled/time. The bell saved the Ohioan after he had gone down once in the fourth round. Red McLuchlin of Saginaw, lightweight, beat Joe Burton of Jackson In the semi-wind-up. Clarence Rosen, Bay City flyweight, gave Sammy Tasco of Detroit’a lacing in six rounds." MOUTHPIECE IS BARRED. NEW YORK. Feb. 11.—Bexers In New York will not be allowed to wear rubber mouth protectors during a contest. The recent fuss, started after Ted lewis’ appearance with such a device in the Britton bout, has been reviewed by the boxing commission. The commission holds that according to section 5 of rules governing boxing contests here’the boxers are prohibited from wearing anv substance other than the regulation gloves, trunks, etc., which might handicap an opponent EPPSTEIN YS. MARINO. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio,, Feb. lLr-Add Thacher, well-known Toledo (Ohio) fistic promoter, who has been appointed matchmaker of the Greater Springfield Athletic Association, will stage a show here Monday- night, Feb. 28. and he plans on matching Solly Eppstein of Indianapolis and Sammy Marino of New lork, bantamweights, for the main bout O WILLARD PICKS CAMP. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 1L —Jess Wtllard will establish training quarters at Bradley Beach, N J.. it was announced Thursday bv William Trubey. secretary of the State athletic commission. He expects to arrive at his training camp the fir-<t week In August. McCoy, Jeffries and used Bradley Beach as a training camp. WELSH AND GRIFFITHS. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 11.—Eddla Welsh, South Bend's Welterweight boxer, has signed a contract to meet Johnny Griffiths, Ohio welterweight and challenger to Champion Jack Britton. The articles were signed through Eugene Kessler, sporting promoter here, who expects to stage the bout in the Oliver Theater here on Washington’s birthday anniversary.

BOUTS IN OREGON. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11.—Billy Miske. St. Paul heayweight, won a tenround decision over Lee Anderson. Secramento, at Milwaukee arena. Bobby Harper, Seattle lightweight, won a tenround decision over Bobby Ward of St. Paul. Frankie Murphy, Denver, defeated Johnny Tillman, St. Paul, in a ten-round battle. They are welterweights. MORE OF THE PAPERS. NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—l’apers transferring the Interests of William A. Brady and Charles Cochran in the DempteyCarpentier fight to Tex Rickard probably will he signed here late today. THORPE STOPS M’GOWAN. KANSAS CITY. Mo, Feb. 11.—Harvey Thorpe knocked out Frank McGowan in the ninth round here last night. OTHER THURSDAY BOUTS. AT ROCKFORD, ILL.—Bud Clancy knocked out Soldier Jack Riiey In the second round. AT TOLEDO—Tommy Gibbons of St. : Paul knocked out Tony Melichar of Chicago in the first round. AT PHILADELPHIA—Tommy Me- ; Cann beat Johnny Krause In an eightround go. AT DAVENPORT, lOWA—Jimmy Brady beat Arlos Fanning in ten rounds. AT EL PASO, TEXAS—AI Walker knocked out Dick Brennan in the fourth round. Percy Collins Annexes Third Tourney Victory CLEVELAND. Feb. 11.—By running 31 points in the thirty-ninth inning, Percy Collins of Chicago won his third consecutive game of the national amateur 18.2 balk-line billiard championship ; tournament Thursday, defeating Emil : Renner of Youngstown, 300 to 288. It was Collins' closest contest of the i tournament. He bad other high runs of 45 and 35 and an average of 7 27-39. Renj ner had high runs of 44, 32 and 29 and ! averaged 7 23-38. j Charles M. Lord of Chicago gained his ! first victory when he defeated Francis S. Appleby of New York, 300 to 286. Lord's average was 7 20-40 and his high runs 54, 39 and 31, and Appleby's average was 7 6-40 and high runs of 39, 38 and 33. Renner also lost last night’s match. He appeared to be exhausted from hi* afternoon game with Champion Collins and was defeated by Dr. A. I. Brown of Cleveland, 300 to 286. Brown had high runs of 61, ]9 and 14, and Renner 44, j2B and 22. The former averaged 618-47 against Renner's 6-4-47. Zuppke’s Grid Call URBANA, 111., Feb. 11.—Football Coach Bob Zuppke was to start this year’s University of Illinois football prae- ! t!ce this afternoon. Zuppke intends to i get an early start this year and is urging every student in the university to report for practice and those with any talent at all wllL be groomed for positions. Practice will be held four days each week for the present. I. U. Grapplers Busy BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Feb. 11.—Seven members of the Indiana University wrestling team, accompanied by Coach John Millen, left Thursday for Chicago to meet the Northwestern grapplers at Evanston tonight. Members of the team who made the trip were Stanley, Ratcliff, Smith. Captain Moore, Newbouser, Mumbey and Held. DETROIT AND BOSTON. NEWTON, Mass.. Feb. 11.—A two-year agreement for football games between the University of Detroit and Boston College was announced last night by Frank W. Reynolds, graduate manager of athleUcs at the local institution.

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MORAN MAKES KEARNS NERVOUS

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—" So this Frank Moran want* some of this Carpentaria gam**, ohs Well# ail I want to know 1* how ho got* that way?" Jack Kearns, caretaker of Jaek Dempsey’s business affairs, is considerably peeved over th# campaign the blonde Pittsburgher Is waging after the European cliamplon. "Moran pushes over a bird who conldn’t be a sparrin’ partner with tlie champion and they all go crazy about him. Beckett ain’t got a thing but a title, and he’ll die as the English champion even if Joe Lynch

Rubush of the Easterns stepped forth in his old form this week and topped a series of large counts with 241. Tacke of the Garfields was going fine for a big average until he ran into some bad breaks. His good scores were 207 and 193. Bern'oebr and Farnan were the only other shooters In this loop to hit for better than 200. Graul of the St. Paul Duck* and Noffke of the St. Paul Hawks chased disgrace out of the Evangelical League with their double centuries. Graul was high with a 211. The Evangelists can be relied upon to redeem themslves by posting their usual scores next week. “Little Rlckem” and "Big Rickem” Reilley of West street didn’t do a terrible lot of damage for the Favorite BaTwo Illinois Court Stars in Danger of Being Out of Game URBANA, 111.. Feb. 11.—Erie Hellatrom and Johnny Sabo may be missing from the Illinois bnscket-ball line-up in Saturday night’s tussle with the Gopher five. Each must tackle an exam before appearing on the floor. The llllnl expects a hard time with Dr. Cook's throwers.

BASKET-BALL

COLLEGE. Notre Dame, 24; Kalamazoo Western Normal, 19. St. Victors, 28; Augustana# 22. Marquette, 39; Michigan'Aggies, 23. HIGH SCHOOL Southport, 11; Tech Freshmen, 10. Burlington, 15; Colfax. 7. Lyons, 35; Advance 18. Conuersville, 31; Cambridge City, 10. Covington, 24; West Polut, 19. INDEPENDENT. Turner Actives 50; National Guard. 20. j Swastika, 10; Bellefontalne Triangles, 0. ' I’aoli Presbyterians, 38; Paoli Legion. 8. : Moores'ille Elks, 34; Anderson “Y,’’ IS,. Darlington, 44 ; Huntington, 15. Lary I.e, 27; North Side A. C.s, 18. Riverside Triangles, 37; Theta Kappa, | Winamac Legion, S3; Log'.naport Legion, 18. The local colored "Y” five and the Alpha Pht Alpha quintette of Illinois University play here tonight. This will j be the first appearance of the college lads on the local colored "Y” court and a fast 1 game is expected. The line-up will be as follows: Colored “Y." Alphas, j Hazzard Forward Walker Long Forward.... Peter* Robinson Center.... Brown Bryant Guard Henderson Baxter Guard Evans The curtain raiser will be played by the Chancellor and the Vincor Peerless teams. First game called at 8 p. m. A strange thing happened in ths Federated League games at the Y. M. C. A. last night. The Kur-Te-Se five, listed in the Indianapolis sectional tourney us the "Y” Leaders, met defeat at the hands of the Piiir-O-Dice team, and "Red" Underwood. center on the Turner team, which meets the Leaders in the second round of Independent amateur secttonal games at the Y. M. C A. tomorrow afternoon, scored Ju-“t about all the I’alr-O-Diee points. The final count was 29 to 27. Underwood, however, was playing his best basket-ball in this game, and the fans are thinking the Turners will have to step to leave the Leaders in the ditch. Turner hopes for the section championship were knocked a flop today when it was learned that “Hank’’ Stevens, their tar forward, is confined to bis bed with an attack of mumps. Stevens had a high fever yesterday and his physician says that he will not be. ready for play in less than three weeks’ time. The Riverside A. C.s lost to the Salt Lake five, 34 to 14, and the Riverside Triangles won from the Theta Phi Kap- * pa team, 37 to 17, in two fast games on the Riverside floor. The Riversides meet at Grapplers at Riverside tonight. The Big Four team defeated the University Heights team, 18 to 9. in a hardfought game on the Westminister floor last night. For games with the Big Four I combination call Main 8416 and jwk for I Ed. The Simons Marvels are after games with all 14-year-old‘ teams entertaining championship hopes. Call Drexel 7074 and ask for Charles. For games with the Tartars Midgets, a fast 14-year-old team, call Drexel 7541 and ask for Mac. The Larry Le quintette defeated the North Side A. C.s, 27 to 18. The playing of Stelzel and Zimmerman featured for the winners. For games (call Harrison 0314 and ask for Bob. The Darlington Bear Cats defeated the Huntington basket team, 44 to 15, ’on the Darlington floor. Darlington meets the Merchants Heat and Light five on the Wabash College floor at Crawfordsville Feb. 16. Covington defeated West Point, 24 to 19, in a speedy game at Covington. For games with the winners address the manager at Covington, Ind.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921.

eould whip Tm,” Kearns said here today. "Just supposin’ now that Carpentler would give this Moran a fight and Frank would push him over—where would wo be? I'd have to meet Moran aid there wouldn’t be much more than rent money in the go. We couldn’t get fans from Jersey to oome over here and see that fight, much less fillin’ a big stadium. "Did I tako a chance when we met Brennan? No. never. It took ns a little longer than the bugs expected, but xi got Tm. didn’t we? Carpentier’s never going to be a# eure of lickin’ anybody as wo were of getting Brennan.”

cons In their match with, the Western Steers of the Abattoir loop. Tha Steers won two. Here's one that isn’t to be passed up. Rugh of the steers fired on 2i9 pins in his first game and came back for 223 in his third. Which is mighty clever shooting. Gsstlneen hit for 211 and 199, but couldn’t even make a scratch on Rugb's armor of honor. Collier came near beating the Ko-We-Bas in the Wholesale loop, when he connected for 212 and 200 for the Vonueguts. Bldweil took the game honors with the 224 posted for the Meana-The-Best combination. Grothe of the Hibben-Hoilweg team got double centuries in his first and third games. Yabie of the same club had 212 in the second round. Whefstlne stirred things up s bit in the Bemls Bag loop when he contributed scores of 236 and 227 to the Twine cause. Lester also went well for Twines and the Cottons took three sound lacings. Coble of the Meter* got away to a ragged start in the Citizens Oas circuit, but got awßy with 223 and 204 In the second and third games. Mrs. Morrison won the game honors in the Capitol Ladles' League with a count of 104. Mrs. Agnew and Mrs Reynold* each had a count of 181* in their second game. Mrs. Fox was up near the top of the three-game performer* with her scores of 155, 174 and 167, They didn't get any double hundred counts in the Sutherland Presbyteriun circuit this time.^^ Claman Bros bent the Bemis Bag Specials In a special match on the Y. M. C. A. alleys, 2,672 to 2,390. NEW DOUBLES LEADERS. ST. PAUL, Feb. 11—J. Stanch and F. Heliner of Minneapolis rolled Into first place in the two-man event yesterday at the International Bowling Association tournament, getting a total of 1.245, and displacing. S. Thoms and R. Radjl of Chicago, who now hold second place with l.lia HIGH SCORES AT LA PORTK. LA PORTE. Ind., Feb. 11.—La Porte bowling records were smashed Thursday when Charles Bachman got a score of 209 for a single game, and the Pathfinders rolled 2,0.55 for three games, which included a 683 series by Garland Daniels.

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Eight Teams Ready to Scrap in Second Round Basket Games Turners and Leaders in Feature Clash at 3 O'clock Tomorrow Afternoon. SATURDAY BCHEDULE. 1:00 P. M.—Union Traction vs. Boys’ Club. g:OP F. M,—Den Zares vs. Y. M. H A. 8:06 P. M.—“Y" Leaders vs, Suth Side Turners. 4:15 P. M. —Winner 1 P. m. vs. winner * p. m. Eight local Independent amateur bas-ket-ball teams will renew tlie chase fort sectional honors at the “Y” Saturday. Six of the local teams were, dropped from the running last Saturday, and with four more eliminated, ouly two will be left to fight it out in the finals next Tuesday. This will be another full week-end for the independent amateurs over the State, ns five mote sectionql meets will be In progress. With another Saturday’s play scratched from the calendar almost every section will have finished the first round and the. majority of them will have returned their representatives for the State tournament to be held here next month. The South Side Turners, owing to their swift comeback in the Vet game last Saturday, will, of course, enter the second ri und nere heavy favorites to win. The form displayed by the Turners In the second half against some of the best independents in the State indicates that there is enough strength in the squad to carry it high in the State scramble in ease it comes through the finals here. The recent defeat handed the Y. M. H. A. five would seem to give the Turners u slight edge over the Jewish boys, and It is doubtful ts either the ”Y” Leaders or Den Zare* can cope with the Turners. However, the Den Zares have several sharp shooters that may have to be reckoned with. \

Military Officers Come Out With Solid Support for State Boxing Bill

In discussing the American Legion boxing bill now before the State Legislature many prominent Indianapolis residents have expressed approval of the measure. The attitude of some of the opponents of the bill, who persist in their opposition, regardless of the fact that it Is generally admitted that the majority of men of the Slate are o'frrwhelmlngly In favor of it, is puzzling. The popularity that boxing gained during the war apparently has convinced many previous opponents of the glove sport that it would be well to legalize the game, os Representative Sherwood's bill aims to do. In this connection, the opinion of two prominent local men of the service are interesting. Major .' brook of Ft Benjamin Harrison ard Harry B. Smith, State adjutant general, were naked what they thought of boxlug, and their opinions follow: MaJ. R. W. .Ghlirook, Ft, Benjamin Harrison Commandant—l am for boxing first, last and all the time. There is no better way of building up a man's mind Slid body than by boxing and the necessary training that goes with it. Boxing mutches, when hm l' b i -meHr '-o provide excellent entertainment for persons looking for re;! I ft Harry B. Smith. Adjutant General of Indiana—Boxing has sprung into military prominence as one of the greatest training stunts for our soldiers, sijlors and murines, so why should we not have the sport, properly conducted. In our civil life? Fersonally, l am heartily Jo favor of the American I>-glon bill and hope it goes over the top with a rush.

COLLEGE AND H. S. NET GOSSIP

The Purdue Boilermaker* tangle with ths Ohio State quintette at Lafayette tomorrow night. They beat the Buckeyes, 40 to 32, at Columbus earlier in the season and should come through with flying colors tomorrow night. Indiana takes a second crack at the Buckeyes on the Bloomington floor Monday night. So it looks as though the boy* from the State next door will have a hard time enjoying their visit to Hoosierdom. Illinois is now tied with Indiana for the Conference lead, but they stand a good chance of losing out in games with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Chicago and Purdue, which are among those remaining on their schedule. Things are looking pretty good for Indiana with Ohio, Northwestern, lowa, Purdue, Ohio and Minnesota remaining on their card. They have defeated all these excepting Purdue and lowa. Pat Page’s Butlerites will do well t get through their week-end invasion of Terre Haute without stumbling. The Bulldogs meet State Normal tonight and Rose Poly tomorrow night. However, the proposition would look tougher if the locals were meeting Rose first, then Normal. Sneaking of Butler, It is said that WalIle Middlesworth, former Shortridge star, is caging about seven field goals per day for the Butler seconds against the varsity. Notre Dame should put over another victory in their scrap with Armour Tech at Notre Dame tonight. Cjptslu Mehre, who win left at home to rest when Notre Dame journeyed to Michigan for games with Western Norlial and the Aggies, donned tho old uniform again last night and hlt'the ring like he used to. Coach Hallas says the big boy worked too hard at the start of the season. If Stanley Feezls, well-known basketball official, were picking a State team McDermott of Notre Dame would be the firct man mentioned. Ask Stanley why. Valparaiso meet* the Northwestern Dental* *t Evanston tomorrow night. The Valps had a tough time with this crew at Valparaiso recently and will have to watch their step tomorrow night. Harvey Myers and Johnny Yott. who have seen every game of any importance whatsoever In Indians this season, would bet their fur-lined suspender* against a dog sandwich on a team selected from the following men: White and Miller of Purdue, Dean of Indiana, McDermott and Mehre of Notre .Dame, Cannon -of De Pauw und Goldaberry and Adams of Wabash. A few Indianapolis fans will witness a great scrap at the Butler College gym Tuesday night of next week, when Coach Pete Vaughan and his Wabash athletes Invade the city for action against Putler. Hundreds of I udlanapolig fans would like to witness this contest, but you can't pai'k humans any closer than you ran pack sardines, ao by the time the students get their places there will be room for but a mighty small number of outsiders. This game belongs downtown. This gaifte should turn out to be one of the big events of the year In Indiana. Wabash has a wonderful record and is evidently driving straight for a nice chunk of the State honors. Butler also has an attractive record, and Pat Page has a combination of athletes under his wing who should be able to stand up and trade trick for trick with the Scarlet. Butler supporters are pointing to the fact that Butler heat the Vincennes Y. M. C. A. quintette that humbled Wabash.

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The Indianapolis high school teams will have to step some to get out from under their heavy burdens this weekend. Shortridge starts the fireworks with Bloomington High School at Bloomingto tonight. The North Slders then get around to Oolitic tomorrow night for another hard scrap. Coach Julius says his athletes are In good condition and expects them to gain a few new admirers by their play in the two games. More mystery may surround the Tech | “Mystery Five” in the Lebanon game ' tomorrow night. Three straight defeats at the hands of Martinsville, Steele and Thorntown, especially the last one, were j too much for Coach Black and he has i threatened the Job* of a few regulars. He believes some of them have become too cocky. Manual shows before the home folk tomorrow night, meeting Bedford on the I Y. M. C. A court. The Bedford crowd is looking pretty good and Coach Morrison's outfit is ready for a real battle. A duplicate of that Manual-Martinsville affair would go big with Indianapolis tans. St. Xavier’s College of Louisville will furnish opposition for the Cathedral basketeers on the Sic rtridge floor Saturday night. The Colonels have dropped but one contest this season, and if they are' he good as makes them appear the Gold and Blue will have a regular Job on their hands jvhen it comes time to put over the victory. Feney's Cathedral clan will get some sort of rating iti city high school basket circles Tuesday afternoon when they •tuck into the Shortridge five on the north side floor. The Cathedrals did not get basket dates with Manual and Tech, ao they will have to step out for aom comparative score credit in the game with Julius' crew. The basket championship of the Grant County High School Athletic Association will be decided with tournament play at the Marlon Civic Hall today and tomorrow. Gas City, Jonesboro, Swayzee, Sweetser, Fairmount Academy, Van Buren, Marlon, Upland and Mathews are the nine schools entered in the meet., Record for Racing Boats MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 11.—A new world’s record for open displacement boats was established here Thursday when Adieu, owned by Webb Jay of Chicago, won the Carl G. Fisher gold trophy from the Rainbow, owned by H. B. Greening of Hamilton, Ontario, and in a fifteen-mile breeze and choppy sea wrested the American championship from the Canadian craft over a two-mile course for a distance of fifty miles. The time was 1 hour and 18 minutes. BEAT THEMSELVES. BOSTON, Feb 11.—St Patricks’ of Ottawa won from Harvard at hockey here last night, 1 to 0, in the Crimson's first defeat of the season when Jabish Holmes, Harvard goal tend, knocked a stray puck into his own net for the ouly goal of the night.

Opening Day Pitchers CLEVELAND, F-b ll._tv— Shocker will pitcher tlie opening game for the M. I.o. ii* .1m,...• Manager Le Fohl announced here today. ’•Shorter will be In the box on opening day if he Is able to gta> and up.” Fohl declared. "St. Louis fan* will have an opportunity to see a duel between spltball artiste, as Stanley Coveleskle Is a certainty an the lead-off pitcher for Speaker’s Indians.”

LARGER SERIES SLICE WANTED American League Heads lieve Commission Needs More for Expenses. CLEVELAND, Feb. 1L American; League magnates are In session here to-i day considering three great question* ot league and Inter-league policy, as follows : 1. A plan for compensating umpires in the world’s series on the percentage basis. Umpires have requested that shares of four players —two of the winning and, two of the losing team —be set aside and divided among the four umpires particl-! pating. 2. An Increase in the waiver price of players, from $2,560 to $4,000, or more. 3. Means for providing for the salary; >f Judge K. M. Landis, baseball's supreme; ruler. It has "been suggested that tbi National Commission hereafter take 15 per cent of the world’s series receipts Instead of 10, as formerly. HEBZOG APPLIES FOR JOB. CINCINNATI, Feb. 11.—The latest applicant for a trial with the Reds thig season is no less experienced an athlete than Charles Lincoln Herzog, who hag written in to request an opportunity to battle for the second base position left vacant by the release of Morris Rath. Herzog gays that he will sign up at, the club's terms, and will not even ask for a contract until Manager Moran has looked him over and determined whether he is still good enough for an Infield Job on the main line. President Herrmann has put Herzie's case up to the Red leader. but does not himself hold out much* encouragement to the veteran. BUETHER MUST PAY. SAN FRANISCO, Feb. 11.—A final decree of divorce was Thursday granted Mrs. Ethel Ruether from Walter H. (Dutch) Ruether. star National League! pitcher. The former Cincinnati star,! i now' with Brooklyn, must 1 pay Mrs. Ruether $125 a month aliinoay and the wife will have custody of their 6-year-old daughter. BLUES GET NICK CARTER. CHICAGO, Feb. 11—Nick darter, veteran Cub pitcher, has been traded to Kansas City for Fltcher Harry Weaver and Infielder Hoke Warner, President Will Veeck announced here today. Wsm--1 er is to be given a try-out at third. Carter formerly was a member of the Indianapolis club. GIANTS GETS TEXAN. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. —Ewel Gross, second baseman who played Inst year with the San Antonio Club' of the Texas League, has been signed by the New York Nationals, It was announced Thursday. He is a native of Mesquite, Texas. I. U. Plans Big Tennis Schedule for Spring BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Feb. 11—Athletic Director Stlehm is carrying on negotiations to bring the Leiand Stanford University tennis team of Leiand Stanford, Cal., here next commencement week to play the Indiana University team. If this iutersectlonal meet can be arranged it will be one of tlie most interesting of j tlie season for the local net fans. i Stlehm already has contracted for a , tennis meet with the University of Okla- ; homa here May 14 and Purdue here May I 21. Meets are pending with Ohio State, Wabash and Butler. As usual a team 1 will be seut to the Western Conference mpet at Chicago, June 4. Fritz Bastian will again take care of the singles for the Crimson, and Kelso or De Marcus will be his running mate in the doubles.