Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1921 — Page 9

Basket-Ball Scores and Notes, Baseball News, Boxing Gossip and Other Winter Sports

“PEED WONDER GETS IN LINJC FOR BIG RACE Tommy Milton to Drive Durant Special in 1921 500Mile Event Here. HOLDS MANY RECORDS Tommy Milton, the speed king: of the : world, has entered the ninth international 500-mile sweepstakes to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, May 30. He will pilot a Durant Special, I owned by Cliff Durant, millionaire race ' enthusiast, who in the past has driven his own racing creations, blit who, it appears, will get his thrills from the stands in the future. Milton made the fastest automobile trip ever negotiated by man when he fanned a racing car over the sands of Daytoua Beach, Ala., at the astounding speed of , 156.04 miles per hour. Ana as a thrilling ( finale to the great feat Tommy’s car j caught fire while he was traveling at this unheard-of speed and he calmly drove it I into the ocean and escaped with but a i few minor burns. The y ear before at Uniontown Milton j gave a masterly exhibition of handling a .mount under difficulties, when his car caught fire and wound up its career in a blazing mass of flames in front of the grand stand. When the car caught on fire, instead of driving straight ahead, in which event the flames from the burning engine would have Incinerated him where he sat, he skidded his car side-! wise, fanning the flames away from him. and so he brought his car to a stop with only a few scorches to show. He always has been on the Job with quick wits whenever the occasion demanded and is one of the most skilled drivers in the racing fraternity. Tommy is a thorough mechanic, as well as a great driver, and he always knows just how far to push his mount. In the Indianapolis event last May there were many ccrs that were miles perhour faster than his Duesenberg, but he plugged along throughout the event, keeping an even gait and, except for his montonous regularity, would have been unnoticed. Toward the end of the 300mile Jaunt when the other cars were breaking down under the gruelling grind. Milton was still going at the same speed and rushed under the wire for third money. Milton stood second la the 1920 racing championship conducted by the American Automoblh*'Association. With 030 points Milton was second to the late Gaston Chevrolet, winner of the 1020 Indianapolis classic, and who was killed in the final race of the season at Los Angeles. • Tommy is a favorite in Indianapolis, and while here last season was a guest of honor at a lun'-hecn given by the Indianapolis Advertising Club, at which he made an address. He was married shortly after the last Indianapolis race and makes his home In St. Paul. aw>far*. ARTHUR PKLKV DIES. DETROIT. Feb. 18.—Arthur Pelky, former heavvweight pugilist, died, at his home in Ford City, Ontario, Friday. Dcstfh was attributed to sleeping sickness. Peikv participated in a bout with Luther McCarthy in Calgary, Albert*. May 24, 1913, that resulted in McCarthy's death. Pelky. Who was 3S years old, had been a patrolman in Ford City. OCT IX SIXTEEN SECONDS. NEW VORK, lea. 19. —Probably tlw, boot ever held in Now York v*i, u heavyweight contest last night which lusted sixteen t\ hitey ilka ut New York sent a right sms: h to the jaw of Boh Sweeney of Boston, seeding him down foe the count almost soon as they squared off. GEORGES AND lIEINIE CHAMP. PARIS, Feb. 19.—The Echo de Paris printed a report today that Georges Carpeutter had accepted an invitation to appear in an exhibition boxing bout in Berlin with Brciterzstrater, the German boxing champion. BREXXAX-MARTIN RECEIPTS. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Receipts for the Brennan-Martln fitjht last night in Madison Square Garden amounted to $00,719. Brennan received $10,9.0- for his end and Martin drew $5,759. The paid attendance waa 9.112. LEWIS TOSSES OLJV. DES MOINES, Feb. 19—Ed (Stranglerl Lewis won in two straight falls from John Olln hero Friday with hadlockß. The first was in fifty-three minutes and thirty seconds and the second la nine minutes and thirty seconds. OTHER FRIDAY BOUTS. AT NEW YORK—Plnkoy Lewis was disqualified for holding in the second round of his bout with Kid' Norfolk. Homer Smith of Kalamazoo scored a technical knockout over Wild Bill Reis of California. AT BUFFALO—Rocky Kansas knocked out Richie Mitchell in the first round. AT PATTERSON. N. J.—Lou Bogash of Bridgeport outpointed Red Allen of Brooklyn In a tfrclve-round no-iieeigion boat BASKET-BALL A field goal by Bowen gave the JoyGloom team of Broad Hippie, champions of the Valley Mills amateur section, a 2S to 26 v.ctory over the South Side Turners, Indianapolis champs, in an overtime contest on the Broad Rlppla High School floor last night. This wss the second meeting of the teems this season, the Turners winning the first game on the Turner floor. Handicapped by the loss of “Hank” Stevens and Wall:* Middleswortb, a pair of star forwards, tie Turners could not get gotaj in the first session and faced 8 17 to i score at the close of the' half, but Rice, Seerest and Grund hit a whirlwind stride in the second session and ran the score up to 21-all just before the regular time ended. In tha overtime play. Mlilikin, who defeated the Turners in an overtime session to d-cide the local sectional cham plonship last season with a shot from the center of the door, caged a flnld goal, followed closely by Rico’s marker. Then Bowen cut loose with his ninth field goal te win the battle for the Ripple clan. Bridgeford, forward on the Broad RJlpple team, went out early in the game with an injured leg. • The result of this scrap evens the season game count bc-twetui the rival combinatios and they will meet again at a later date to settle their annual dispute The Ferndale A. C. will rlay New Palestine tonight. The Triangles clash with the Bunklins A. C. at the Ferndale gym. For games call Belmont 0690. ESI-KOF.S LOSE IN OVERTIME. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 19.—The Indianapolis Emßoes put up a real battle here last night before going down to a 38 to S6 defeat in a five-minute overtime contest with the Lafayette Y. M. C. A. quintette. The count was tied at 35-all at the close of the regular playing time. In the overtime session, Lafayette started the scoring with a foul goal; the Indianapolis athletes tied again with their free chance; then Jackson tossed in the winning field goal from near the center of the floor. WALLACE, Ind., Feb. 19.—Wallace High School wag defeated by the Waveland High School basket tossers in a fast game on the local floor. The Wallace boye played a good brand of ball, and their passing game -worked good, bat they eouid cope with their larger , end store experienced opponents.

PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON PLANS FOR H. S. BASKET TOURNEY

Sectional piny in the State high school basket-ball championship tournament is just two weeks away, and the Joint Indianapolis High School-Chamber of Commerce athletic committee stands ready for the gong. The tournament means more to Indianapolis this year than ever before, because this city gets sectional and the final games. Preparations, therefore, are more extensive than in previous years, and the committee in charge is “whooping ’er up" so that everything will be running like clockwork when Hoosierdoms sectional and regional championship teams come here for the basket classic of the season. Sectional play will be held throughout the State March 4 and 5. regional play will be staged at Indiana and Furdue Universities March 12. at which time sixteen of the thirty-two section champs will be eliminated, and the title battles will be held on the Coliseum floor March 18 and 19. The Indianapolis High School and Chamber of Commerce committees, of which Myron Tatlock of Shortridge and Fred Weibaum are chairmen, got together at a luncheon meeting at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday and discussed final plans for the games here. A final meeting of the committees, prior to the local sectional games, will be held during the latter part of next week, when the entire pliti will b* done over to determine that nothing is being left undone. Some of the most Important points touched in discussion yesterday were railroad and traction transportation to and from Indianapolis, street railway transportation to and from Coliseum, hotel and rooming house accommodation, the sale of tickets and the work of establishing information booths at points in the downtown district, so that the many visitors to the sectional and final games may move around with the least possible trouble. Arrangements will be made with tha traction and railroad companies so that all basket-ball centers in the State, particularly those sending teams to the State finals, will have ample transportation

Dents Face Hanover Tonight in Contest at Athenaeum Gym CONFERENCE CARD TOXIGIIT. Indiana at Northwestern. Purdue at lowa. Wisconsin at Illinois. Ohio State at Chicago. The Indiana Dental College basketball team will play the Hanover College five at the Athenaeum gymnasium, Michigan and New Jersoy streets, tonight. The contest will start at 8 o'clock. Hanover cot n had start in its game with Franklin College a few nights ago, but after the first ten minutes of the game played Franklin even, but the Baptists won. Hanover, has in Montgomery and H. Powell two goal shooters who will rank among the best college basketball players In the State. The probable line-up of the teams at the start of tonight's game will be: Dentals. Hanover. McPherson Forward H. Powell DeaKyne or Reeves Forward H. Boyles McVaugh Center.... Montgomery Witter Guard It. Powell Mathew Guard Lewis •NOTHER VICTORY FOR WABASH RICHMOND, Ind., Feb. 19.—Wabash continued to speed merrily ah*.g the victory path last night, defeating the Earlham basket tossers, 27 to 20, on the local floor in their second meeting of tße season. Sickness and injury to his regulars caused Coach Vaughan to select anew combination of Starlet tossers for the S'-rap, but the reserves came through in fine style and showed that the Wabash hopes do not rest on the shoulders of o: eor two stars. Burns and Thorn were the only Wabash regulars on the flo.*r when the. rentes: started, and Thorn was working in Grater’s place at back guard. Adams. Schanlaub and Grater got In the K : lug later, but Goldsberry. the main cog in the Crawfordsville combination, was unable to play at any time. Adams. Pchanlaub and McGrath were the big Wabash scorers, while G> ar and Hull supplied the outstanding features for th Quakers. Earlham held an 8 to 3 lead after the first eleven minutes of play, but Adams and Schanlaub were called out at this time they rushed the Score up to 15 to 10 In favor of Wabash beXore the half closed. Earlham threatened the visitors several times during the second half, but the Little Giants bad Just the nevessary punch to cheek them every time. BUTLER SCORES EASY WIN Butler registered a 35-to-26 victory over Kalamazoo College In a slow contest on the Irvington hardwood last night. Butler was handicapped by the absence of Hooker from the Une-up, but the Pagemen were shooting with accuracy and had the Michigan men on the short end of the count at all times. The count was 19 to 16 at half time. The Kazooks showed flashes of brilliant playing in the second session, but no sooner were their rallies started than P. Jones or Brown would snag a basket for Butler and momentarily demoralize the visiting forces. Kern, forward for Kaiomazoo. performed in big league style, getting around the court at break-neck speed nnd copping six baskets from difficult angles. DE PAI'W HAS EASY TASK. GREENCABTLE, Ind, Feb. 19 De Psuw's Tigers were not forced to extend themselves in their contest with the Merchants Heat and Light five Inst tight. The score was 02 to 18. The Indianapolis crew came here with an entirely different line-up from that which was advertised. Stouebraker, Bacon and Johnson being conspicuous by their absence, and Graencastle fans were not at all satisfied with the trick. De Pauw started out as though expecting a real game, but they met with little opposition and had registered a 28 to-7 count before the half ebatd. The T'.gers continued getting the points with substitutes in action during the second half. Local Elks Bowlers on in Tourney Tonight TOLEDO, Feb. 19.—Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago teams will occupy the alleys tonight in the Elks’ National Bowling tournament, which begali here a week ago. ProminentAtowlers among the Chicagoans are Nioa Brack and Jimmy Bloudin, who are big figures in the American Bowling Congress tournaments yearly. The Cardan Elks, of .Detroit, are leading the five-man event, with a team score of 2.764; Bauer and Miller of Detroit, head of the doubles, with 1.171; Friedman of Detroit is first in the singles, with 667, and N. Cappe of Detroit, leads the allevents. with 1,756. Butler-Wabash Tickets So much Interest has been aroused In the clash between tha Butler hre and Wabash Monday night that a special block of seats has l>een reserved at Crawfordsville for the supporters of the Pagemen. Seats went on sale at Spalding's today. A special interurban has been chnrtered to take the rooters to the second game between the two crack teams. The cars will leave Indianapolis at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. • Babe Nine Pounds Fat NEW YORK. Feb. 19. —Hughey Jennings, assistant of the New York Giants, was to leave today for San Antonio, where the club is to train. Manager McGraw is still in Havana and will go directly from there to the training camp next week. The departing baseball clan today was also augmented by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Ruth The Babe go4s tQ Hot Springs to get rid of nine pounds of superfluous weight.

faciities, even If the special routing of cars is necessitated. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company has agreed to furnish an unlimited supply of cars to carry the fans, to and from the fair grounds, especially during the early morning, noon end evening hours. • The Better Business Bureau will cooperate with the high school and chamber committees in seeing that hotel, rooming house and restaurant prices are not juggled for the visiting fang. Tickets for the sectional and State championship games in Indianapolis will go on sale at the three Indianapolis high achools. Feb. 28. These tickets will lie for both the public and the students. Onlv a limited number of tickets will be sol 4 here. Information booths will be Installed at the Terminal Station. Union Station and Claypool Hotel for the Ynal games. These booths will be taken care of by members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. There will also be a "hotel captain” at each hotel in the city at all hours of the day and night for the State games, whose duty it will be to investigate all complaints of the visiting fans and take such matters as he sees fit before the Better Business Bureau. The tournament headquarters will be at the Claypool. As for the Coliseum, where both the sectional and final ganies are to be played, all work there is being rapidly rushed to completion and it will be only a few more days until the carpenters who have been Installing the floor and additional seats and making other necessary arrangements, pick up their tools and step aside to wait until It’s time for them to undo their work. In fact, the place is ready, except for the erection of the baskets and baskboards. Circus seats have been installed around the floor in side the show ring, and it is a safe bet tha all the fans who want to see the games this year may do so without run i nlng into the discomforts of the last few I years. I The committeemen announced yesterI day that everything is running smoothly I at this time and prospects for such suc- | cess that will make the State association ! send the championship games here every year are shining like anew silver dollar.

TWO WORK-OUTS FOR TRIBESMEN Hendricks Says Old Rule Will Be Followed at Louisiana Camp. Manager Jack Hendricks of the Indians today announced that he would hold two practices daily In the spring camp of the Tribe at Crowley, La. The big boss always has sent his men through the double work-out in the spring and he is convinced that It Is the only system. A few of the big league managers have issued statements to the effect that they would try the single practice system In the Southland this spring, but Hendricks sees no reason why a professional athlete can't stand two work-outs. According to Jack one work-out leads to too much loafing and side issue* on tb“ part of the players. Hendricks also stated today that breakfast call wout> again be sounded at 7:30 a. m. and that the athletes would have to respond or do without the morning "feed." "Early to bed, early to rise,” Is the only rule for spring training, Jack avers. NINE "I MPS’' IN AMERICAN. .CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-r-There will be nine members on the umpiring staff of the American L-eague during the 1921 season. I’resldent B. B. Johnson, announced Friday. The ninth member will be Frank Wilson, who officiated in the Western League mat season. Johnson said that it was his intention to have the entire staff work throughout the season, using three arbiters in some of the ga mes. The other eight members of the staff are Willinm Evans, Ollle Chill, Clarence Owens, William Dlneen, Thomas Connolly, George Morlarty, George Hildebrand and Rlchnrd Naillu. WICKLAND IN FOLD. TOLEDO, Feb. 19.—Outfielder A1 Wickland. former Indianapolis ball player, will wear a Toledo uniform this season again. Roger Bresnahan announced In a teterrrain Friday from Chicago that Wickland bad signed a contract at his "own terms" which is taken to mean that A1 got a raise.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKET GOSSIP

Indianapolis fans will have their last opportunity to see the Technical High School basketeers In action before the sectional tournument tonight when the Green and White athletes swap tricks with the Crawfordsville quintette on the Y. M. C. A. floor. The Crawfordsville lads are coming primed for battle and there Is no doubt bnt that the east elders will have to do some tall stepping to get out in front and stay there. Crawfordsville handed Shortridge a beating by a ono-pfflnt margin recently. This Is not accepted as a proof of their true form, for they have been piling up neat victories sine* that time, among them being a 48-to-19 win over Lebanon Thursday night. Kirby, center, was not in uniform for the Thursday night scrap, but ho will be tonlgbt, which makes things appear all the harder for Coach Black's athlete*. Tech banded Lebanon a trimming last week, not by such a large count as that posted by Crawfordsville, but the Green and White followers, now that the “Mystery Five” Is out of Its baffling losing streak, are expecting a handy win this evening. Shortridge registered a 84 to 23 victory over Splcolaud on the Shortridge floor last night In a contest that showed the superiority of a brilliant passing game over a distance bombardment of the goal. Tbe visitors were exceptionally accurate in their long Rhots, but the north *lde lade pasnea around them time and again for dead shots under the ring and managed to cling to a lead gained early In the contest. Shortridge was lit front, 21 to 14, at half time. Lot* and Rilev were the main scorers for the Shortridge aggregation, while R. Reece and Stickler supplied the features for Spieeland. After putting up a real battle in tho first session, Manual’s basketeers weakened In the (econd and let Bloomington High run away for a 41-to-26 victory at Bloomington last night. Bloomington’s passing was a big feature of the contest, while thjf good shooting of Logan and Krueger was some o 7 the best that was witnessed here. Chapman and Front hit tbe ring for four baskets each for Manual. 11. Harmeson also played a good game for the Red and White. Broad Ripple defeated Oaklandon last night. 41 to 19. At half-time count was 20 to 0 In favor of the wlnnerw. Morrison, with ix field goals, Daubeuspeck with five and Jackman with four contributed to the big Ripple total, while Kueer of Oaklandon tossed three field goals and registered seven foul throw’s for 13 of his team's points. The Broad RipplC quint is showing a vast improvement over its enrly-season play as tournament time draws near.

Mrs. Field Is Game CHICAGO, Feb. 19—Mrs. Marßhall Field 111, sponsor of the society wrestling program to be staged for the crippled <ytlldren of Chicago next Tuesday, was Introduced to the sport world last night. She saw Johnny Myers, middleweight champion, defeat Paul Trehn, wrestling instructor at the University of Illinois. Mrs. Field was favorably impressed with the wrestling matches, but she didn’t core so mo eh for the smoke which filled the Collsenm. “But then I could watch a great many wrestling bouts and inhale a great deal of smoko—dor charity,” she •aid.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921.

Swim Records Fall in Big Meet Staged at the Kokomo ‘Y’ Indianapolis Stars Among Those Who Hang Up New State A. A. U. Marks, By HEZE CLARK, Staff Correspondent- of the Times. KOKOMO, Ind., Feb. 19.—Three records were broken and one record tied last night In thts State chumpionshlp A. A. U. swimming meet held at the Kokomo Y. M. C. A. natatorium. While th? field of entries was not as largo In number as at some championship meets, still the class of the entries surpassed that of any meet ever held In Indiana. Much credit for the success of the meet Is due tha efforts of A. R. Weddel of the Kokomo Y. M. C. A. The first State record broken was the 100-yard free-style for men. John Moore covered the distance In seconds. Moore was entered by the Indianapolis Y'. M. C. A. Kamplain, a'so of the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A., was second, and Miller of the Independent Athletic Club of Indianapolis was third. FORCED AT SPEED ALL THE WAY. It was a great race. In the finals, four swimmers hit the water in a perfect start. Mooro did not get into the lead until he had covered sixty yards. Then swimming a perfect crawl stroke that seemed to give him wonderful speed he fought for the lead to the finish, for Kamplain and Miller were forcing the new champion to the limit, . , Miss Donnelly of the Independent Athletic Club defeated Mi.-s Reis of the same club in the 100-yard free style for women, setting ~a new State record for the event. The time was 1 minute 12 2-3 seconds. It was a fast pace set by Miss Donnelly and she took the lead from the start and held It. winning by a safe margin. Miss Reis, however, defeated Miss Donnelly in the 100 yard breast stroke for women* C'lJss Regina Reis wiil the holder of the State record In the event and she equaled her own record last night. The time was 1 minute 38 3 5 seconds. In the 100-yard hack stroke for men Knlptash of the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. set n new record, swimming the distance in l minute 25 seconds. With a machinelike stroke that appeared to be perfect Knlptash gained an early lead over Trees of the Kokomo Y. M. (’. A, ami won by a wide margin. Trees finished In second place. CROWD TIRES DIVING EVENT. The fancy diving won the applanse of the crowd. Miss Reis, State champion, won the ladles’ fancy diving event aud Miss Donnelly was second. Frazer, the diving star of the Kokomo Y. M. C. A. team, gave a wonderful exhibition of diving and won first honors in that event. Wler of Kokomo won second and Miller of tbe Independent Athletic Club was third. Wler, the "kid' of the meet. Is one of the most remark able boy swimmers and divers in the Central West. Four events in which Kokomo athlete* contested were hard fought and Interesting. In the first event of the meet, the fifty-yard free style for men, Kokomo championship, Harry Trees was first, John Kidd second and Earl Fleming third. The time was 31 3-3 seconds. In the 100 yard free style for Junior*. Kokomo championship, Kidd won first; time, 1 minute 14 1-5 seconds, breaking the previous Kokomo record of 1 minute 25 seconds made last summer at the big meet held at the Kokomo Country Club swimming tank. Trees was second and Ryan third last night. In the forty-yard free style for juniors. Kokomo championship, the swlmnnys finished: Ryan, first: Trees,'he^cond; Kidd, third. Tim*-, 24 3-5 seconds. Ryan won the plunge for distance juniors. Kokomo championship. It was not until the final plunge that Ryan defeated Marshall, winning by u margin of six Inches. His distance was 43 feet 0 Inches. Marshall was second and Wler third. NEW CENTRAL A. A. U. MARK. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 19.- Marge ret Wood bridge, Detroit, won the Central A. A. U. 220 yard swim championship here Friday, also breaking the Central record by fifteen second*. She covered the distance in 3:02 35. Chicago Athletic Association swimmers defeated the Mil- , waukee Athletic Club, 49 to 13. Norman i Boss captured the Central A. A. U. son. I lor 100-jard championship, swimming unI der tbs colors of the Illinois Athletic 1 Club. He cfv.red tha distance In :50 2-3.

COLUMBUS, Ind., Feb. 19.—Season tickets, for the district basket-bail tourney to be held here March 4 and 5 were put on sale Thursday and were nearly sold out today. A walkaway for the Columbus team in the tourney play is generally predicted, as tbe teams which were tentatively scheduled to play here have not shown themselves, to be anywhere neur the caliber of tbe Columbus team this season. The schools which have been Included In the Columbus district are Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevny, Madison, Versailles, tVsgood, Sclplo, North Vernon, Vernon, Hanover, Milan, Newbern and Hope. The Columbus five hold decisive victories over North Vernon, Madison, Hope and ficipio. The strongest opposition In the tourney is expected from Versailles, Vevay and Aurora. COLFAX, Ind., Feb. 19. -Colfax nigh School defeated the fust Lizton quintet last night on the local floor, 37 to 17. Darby nnd Crose made most of the local's pola's, w-Mle Koruodlo was the best for Lizton.

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AFTER MURPHY TO TAKE STAB AT JUMP MARK A. A. U. Officials Want Irish Star to Try for Record in Meet Here. ENTRIES ARE COMING IN Johnny Murphy, Notre Dame University's crack high Jumper, will attempt to lower the world’s indoor running high Jump record at a special performance In connection with the Indiana A. A. U. Indoor track and field championship meet, to be held at Tomlinson Hall March 2, if the plans of the association championship committee materialize. Murphy, who Is one of the greatest high Jumpers in ths United States, came withlh an inch of the national mark when he won the high Jump In the annual Boston games recently with a leap of 6 feet 814 Inches. It was announced today that the In.dlana championship committee is making an attempt to bring the Notre Dame athlete of Olympic fume here for the State meet, aud have him stage an exhibition after the regular high jump contest. It is expected that Coach Ilockne will also enter several other track men from the South Bend school. Wabash, De Pauw. Indiana and Butler Colleges aye also preparing a list 'of athletes who will represent. them In the State championship meet and the largest and best field that has ever competed In Indiana is expected to perform in the big event The athletic clubs of the State also are taking a keen interest in the championships and all the big ones are planning on sending crack teams. At the present time it looks as though tho Independent Athletic Club might put the strongest local team in the field. George Lipps, athletic director, already has entered Harry Metzger In the hurd'es, Reagan Nkney, present State champion, and Eddie Sullivan in the dashes. Bob O'Connor in the shot put. Tommy At kins in the distance runs and Frank Garten In the high jump and pole vault Garten Is the State A. A. U. indoor pole vault and high jump champion, winning these events in the meet at the Coliseum last year. AU of these athletes starred in the indoor games last year and they are preparing for even better work thi> year, us competition will be stronger The Independent Club has several more athletes who will be entered before the lists close. Charles E. Wehr, Indiana represents tire of the National Cycling Association, has received the entry blanks of Cia: - euee Wagner of Terre Haute, State amateur dirt track champion at all distances from one to ten miles, and Ted Gerlach and Ivy Gipson of ludianapolls in the hulf-miie, mile and five-mile bicycle races that are to.be staged as special at- ! tractions. Other Tentrles In these events | are expec ed from Terre Haute, ludi anapolls, Booth Bend, Mishawaka and ; Ft. Wayne during the next few days. The regular informal meeting of the | directors and committees of the Indiana A. A U. will be held Tuesday noon at : the Chamber of Commerce. This meeting will be of vast Importance, ns uddl i tlon.il plans for the track championship will be discussed. | BASKET SCORES COLLEGE. Butler, 86; Kalamazoo, 26. Wabash, 2t; Earlham, 20. Nebraska, 25; Notre Dame, 18, De Pauw, 62; Merchants, 13 State Normal, 05; Evansville Col- ; lego, 18 HIGH SCHOOL. Shortridge, 34; Spieeland, 28. Blooming ton 41; M T. H. 8., 26. Hopewell, 68: Greenwood, 18. Waynetown. 21; New Ross, 6. Wingate. 27; Mace, 2. New Richmond, 11; New Market, 8. Linden, 25; Alamo, 5. bhadelund. 32; New Bethel, 0. Columbus, 47; Richmond. 22. Ben Davis, 27; Southport, 19. Ben Davis Girls, 10. Southport Gtrla, 2. Windfall 34: Liberty Center, 13. Lapel, 30; Whlstesown, 14. Coum-rsvllle, 85; Liberty, 5. Ft. Wayne. 23: Wabash, 18. Imganaport, U 9; Jefferson (Lafayi •tte), 24. . Logansport (seconds), 56; Royal Center, 2. Martinsville, 39; Anderson, 23. Frankfort. 29; Kokomo, 19. Broad Ripple, 41; Oaklsindon, 19. Colfax, 37; Lizton, 17. Lapel, 80: Whltentown, 14. Tipton, 34; Marlon, 19. ! Tipton Seconds. 19; Kempton Firsts, 19. Advance, 26; Ihorntown, 9 Petersburg, 2.3; Winslow, 21. Newcastle, 29: Elwood, 28. Newcastle Seconds. 15; Greensfork, 11. Dslev!lie, 19; Middletown, 15. Williams, 18; Elnora, 17. INDEPENDENT. .Toy Glooms, 28; Turners, 20. Westport, 23; Holton. 19. Milan, 28; Moscow, 10. Greensburg, 18; Carthage, 12. Fisher Independents, 46. Valley Mills 80, Lafayette “Y,“ 38; Emßoes, 38. Kinsman. 81; Wingate, 25.

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Senate Motion for High School Basket; Probe Dies Quickly Senator Swain's Professional - i ism and JStudy Neglect Claims Fail of Support. An attemnt to bring about an investigation of what waa termed “excessive interest in basket-ball” In the high schools of the State with a view of limiting the number of games and determining to what extent the sport has been professionalized failed In the State Senate today. The resolution calling for the probe, which was introduced by Senator William M. Swain of Pentdleton, chairman of the Committee on Education, asked that the State board of education conduct the investigation. Senator Swain declared that the bas-ket-ball season runs about six months, during which time teachers rorget their duties and pupils lose interest In their studies. He asserted $17,000 was spdnt in basket-ball last year in the city of Anderson. The Senator said that it was not unusu.nl for coaches to receive presents of money and for the players to receive various kinds of gifts. Senator James J. Nejnl of Whiting declared the resolution was trying to do something that could not be done. He pointed out that no pupil Is allowed to play basket-ball unless he is well advanced in his studies. "I can’t see any sense in the resolution nnd I move that It be tabled.” he said. This move cut off further discussion and the Senate voted to table the resolution. A similar basket-ball “reform” resolution was Introduced In the House later in tho day by Representative Curry of Sullivan County, but It was tabled and killed on a motion by Representative Willis of Steuben County. Senator Swain seems misinformed in regard to high school basket-ball In Indiana. which is governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. In this city the high school teams start their preliminary games In December und the seuyon Is absolutely closed with the State championship tourney, which opens with sectional games March 4 and f>. The State board has ruled that any player

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Kansas Hurls Challenge BUFFALO, Feb. 19.—Rocky Kansas, Buffalo’s leading lightweight, after knocking out Kiel lie Mitchell of Milwaukee In one round here last night, today Issued a direct challenge to Benny Leonard for the title at 135 pounds. Kansas charged that it required Leonard seven rounds to stop Mitchell upon one occasion and six on another, whereas he had Mitchell on his back In less than three minutes.

or coach accepting a prize or present shall be ruled out of the. I. H. S. A. A. Manager Neu Puts Out Turner Diamond Call; First Meeting Sunday Buck Neu, manager r ’ Inst year’s championship South Side Turner ball—club, suffered the eting of the diamond bug during the two spring days that sneaked in this weak and he isn’t letting the present cold snap chase away the effects. Buck has called the first meeting of the Turner clan for Sunday afternoon at Turner Hall and he wants to see everybody that wants a job on his 1921 team present, especially those who fought the Turner battles last year. Neu Is coming out with a faster club this year than that which came through tbe Independent championship circles with flying colors last season, and he is anxious to get in touch with all players of real ability In the city. He is especially desirous of signing another pair of good pitchers. The Turner team will hold indoor training drills at Turner Hall until the warm weather breaks, then they will be ready to step out for the fastest brand of State competition. ROPER STOPS GRIFFIN. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 19.— Capt. Bod Roper of Chicago knocked out Jim Griffin of San Francisco in the second of a scheduled fifteen-round bout here Friday night. A short right-hand punch to the chin ended the fight Grifflq weighed 166 ■ pounds and Roper 184.

SOLDIER BOXER WEATHERS TEST Bob Martin Loses to Brennan, but Shows He Possess Necessary Courage. BY BID MERCER. International News Correspondent. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Though BtU Brennan won a decision over Bob Martin In a bout that went the limit of fifteen rounds at Madison Square Garden la3t night, the heavyweight champion of the American expeditionary forces nnd winner of the allied tournament in France, did not sustain a serious setback in his drive toward the top. Inexperience, nervousness and failure to force an attack that annoyed Brennan when the soldier-fighter assumed the aggressive, cost Martin the decision. For about twenty seconds at tho beginning of each of the last ten rounds, Robert stood off his bulky opponent with a tantalizing left Jab, but he then would become arm-weary, drop his arms and crouch, waiting for Brennan to lead. When Martin boxed at long range,, or slugged with Brennan, he had none the woise of the encounters. In the clinchee, however, Brennan punished him severely and piled up points that won for him. The man who took Jack Dempsey for twelve rounds could not beat Martin to the floor. The soldier champion, making his first appearance in New York, showed that he could “take it” and he flashed a dangerous right that rocked Brennan more than once. The soldier fought with timorous expression on.his features. He was courageous at all times and simply lacked the experience to follow up his advantages. It was a fight that should greatly benefit Martin. He gained the knowledge that he could stand before one of the best white heavyweights and a “knocker out** without flinching, and he will be more at ease before a metropolitan crowd ths next time. Martin has boxed before thonsands of soldiers, bnt Madison Square Garden was a severe test to his nerves.

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