Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1921 — Page 8

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Spring Baseball Gossip, Basket-Ball News, Bowling, Boxing and Other Winter Sports

INDIANS READY FOR TWO GAMES WITH ST. LOUIS Bartlett Selected to Open Against Cards Thursday— Practice Shortened. INFIELDERS CUT CAPERS By EDDIE ASH, Daily Times Sports Editor. CROWLEY, La., March 9.—The Indians were sent through only one practice today and it was a morning affair. The hard workouts of the day prerious convinced Manager Hendricks that another letdown was due and he declared today a half holiday with the proviso that a turn around the fair grounds half-mile track would be taken. The “proviso" part of his suggestion developed into an argument about running ability and as a result an open race on the track was inserted into the day’s program. A reward was hung up by Manager Hendricks and all the former 880-men immediately tuned up for action. As the time for the race drew near Ralph Shlnners and Sterling Stryker were made favorites, but there were indications of a dark horse showing and Interest In the event spread among the townspeople. Getting back to actual baseball, the infield went through a fierce and amazing practice this morning with Gossett catching, Attreau at first base. Sicking at second. Schrelber at short and Baird at third. Manager Hendricks clouted the ball in all directions, but the members of the inner-works grabbed almost everything off to perfection. Rookie Attreau fitted in with few flaws showing and the bleacherites handed out plentiful applause. BARTLETT WILL HURL OPENER. The St. Louis Nationals will be here Thursday for a two-game series and the Indians are set to give the major leaguers plentiful opposition. Bartlett has been assigned the opening pitching role with Voyles and Ettling slated to show their wares later in the game. The Rotary Club of Crowley is urging all business bouses to close for the opening game and all the games thereafter. A high wind from the gulf developed Tuesday and investlgatin disclosed the fact that this section gets plenty of the stiff breezes during March. For this reason Owner Smith ordered a survey of weather data in order to learn the exact situation regarding Louisiana wind during the lamb-and-lion month, for the Hoosler baseball party has reached the conclusion that this is an ideal training spot if the March days are not wholly shaken by the stiff gulf breeze. DIXON DIE TO REPORT. Catcher Dixon war due to reach camp today and will be used behind the bat tomorrow in the flrit game with the Cardinals. The Hoosiers are not exactly ready to oppose big league opposition, but they are not making excuses and promise to force the Mound City aggregation to “step out” throughout the contest. The Crowley baseball booster* continue to boost, and two receptions were given Tuesday, one at noon and the other in the evening. Widespread enthusiasm is being worked up over the early exhibition games, and starting Thursday plenty of excitement Is expected to develop in the community. St. Louis Nationals are carded here Thursday and Friday and the New Orleans (Southern Association) Club Saturday and Sunday.

BIRfARDS COCHRAN LEADS HOREMANS. DETROIT, Mich., March B.—Welker Cochran Increased his lead today in the 18.2 billiard match with Edouard Horemans, European balk line champion, the score at the end of Tuesday night’s block standing 1,200 to 920. Cochran rnn out bis 300 points in four Inn’ngs. with a high run of 134, while Horemans raised his total 51 points. The standing for the four blocks of the 3,600point match follows: High High Grand Score. Run. Av. Av. Cochran 1,200 151 75 38.70 Horemans 920 150 50 SO.6G MASKED CUE MARVEL The “Mysterious Biiliardlst” will apCiar in exhibition matches at the Humeansur billiard parlors Thursday afternoon and evening. The masked marvel of the cue game will play two matches of 14.1 pocket billiards and fans are promised a real treat. He has not lost a match In fifty -two played this season, and has defeated some of the best cuewieiders in the country. Fancy shot exhibitions will be given after each performance. VAUGHN WINS CUE MATCH. CHICAGO, March 9.—Carl A. Vaughn •f Chicago won his second game la the national amateur pocket billiard championship by beating Gus Gardner of New York 125 to 32 in 34 innings. Champion J. Howard Shoemaker of tjie New York Athletic Club defeated Harry Draw of Detroit 125 to 98 in 52 innings.

Wisconsin in Tie for Big Ten Leadership

MADISON, Wit., March 9. —Wisconsin moved up to a tie with Purdue and Michigan for first place In the Conference race here last night by defeating Ohio State, 84 to 24. It was the last Big Ten game on the Badger card. Wisconsin took an early lead and was safe at every stage of tne game, although the Buckeye team showed much better form than when the two met recently at Columbus and forced the Wisconsin five at top speed from the start. Taylor was high point man for the Badgers, while Greenspun added a substantial total to Ohio's score from the foul line. Wisconsin defeated Ohio, 42 to 25, in the last game between the two teams.

State Meet Tickets

Tickets for the Stats championship fumes in the Indiana high school basketall tournament, to be played at the Coliseum March IS and 19. went on sale today at the local high schools and at all sporting goods stores. Fans were buying the ducats up at a rapid clip and indications are that the supply will not last long. There have been 8,000 season tickets reserved for out-of-town fans. These may be ordered through the mall by communication with Fred Gorman, Technical High School. Another Centre Victory PROVIDENCE, R. 1.. March 9.—Centre College’s basket-ball team won from Brown last night, 40 to 28. The work of Warner, the Kentuckian’s center, who tallied 24 points, was an outstanding feature. ’’Bo” McMillin of football fame also starred for the visitors, while Joslyn was Brown's best man. HARVARD OARSMEN OUT. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., March 9—Harvard crews of all sorts worked out on the Charles River Tuesday. In addition to five varsity boats three freshman and many class crews rowed under supervision of the coaches. The varsity shells were on the water for an hour. Four veterans sat in the first boat. •NOTHKR BOSS MARK. MONTREAL. March 9. —A world’s record for the 440-yard indoor swim of fi minutes S 4-5 seconds was set here Tuesday night by Norman Rasa. Illinois

WARMING UP with the TRIBE

CROWLEY, La., March 9—Pitcher Png Cavet has the easiest time of all getting along in this land of the sweet magnolia. The tall hurler from Texas seems to fit right in with the climate, environment and people. Never a grumble is heard from Pug and he goes his way in apparent satisfaction with everything. Also, Pug takes his own pace on the ball field and there is little chance of him becoming a patient in “Doc" Wiggam'a hospital because of overexertion. And, by the way, “Doc" Wiggam is getting plenty of customers these days. He is a walking liniment plant and lias a cure-all for ever’thing. “The Frontier of the Stars,” exclaimed Bob Kinzella as he thrust his head out of the hotel window to see what he could see. Only the stars were out as the clock in the steeple struck one. The big clock in the tower of the Acadia parish courthouse, of which Crowley is the seat, has a thunderous bell add the toll of the hours can be heard far out in the country. Curfew did not ring the first night the Indians were in the city. All the town boys stayed up late. Crowley boasts of a coming queen of song. She is Hazel Dare Wilder, and is ■aid to possess a voice tbit musical sharps have pronounced brilliant. She has not had any training in “big league" musical circles, and for that reason all Crowley feels that with the advantage of expert instruction she will become world famous. She soon is *o go to New Orleans to receive training and later Crowley plans to send her to New York. This beautiful daughter of the South attended the opening baseball reception and it is needless to say that she was the "hit” of the party. A “Southern Nightingale” she was called instantly by the Indianapolis scribes when they heard her voice, and the name threatens to stick because the local paper picked it up in tis columns the following day. Therefore, if Hazel Dare Wilder develops into a national singer, the Hoosier baseball party will be mightily interested. The club quartette is getting warmed up just about right and tue still evenings no longer are still. Some of the popular selections are “Louisiana Lou,” “In Sweet Magnolia Laud.” “Listen to the Mocking Bird,” “Wandering aud Wondering,’’ “I Can’t Get Up,” “Oh, Doctor” and “A Million Miles From Nowhere.” When Babe Ruth comes to town St. Patrick’s day lie’ll be entitled to any home runs he may get at the Crowley ball park. There aren’t any fences. The local Knights of Columbus are arranging a blow-out for the Babe when he brings bis bat to town. The game between the Yankees and Indians that day is being advertised all over southwest Louisiana. It’s going to be the biggest sport event of Crowley's history. Local soda founts have an eye for business. They are serving "Hendricks

Coach Mowe Has Big Card for Earl ham* s Veteran Track Men RICHMOND, Ind., March 9.—With Earlham's last basket-ball game out of the way. Coach Mowe, Muroon mentor, has Issued the first track call for Quaker athletes. Followers of the cinder path and turf met in Coach Mowe's cilice Tuesday afternoon to start defienite preparations for the 1921 track team. Prospects for a winning team are unusually bright. From last year's squad only one man was lost by graduation. Anticipating a veteran aggregation, Mowe tas arranged the stiffest schedule that the Quakers have ever faced. When the Earlbamites face the starting signal in the first meet they will have an experienced point-getter In practically every event. Ivey, star of the local track men, will bs back on the job in tbe high jump and the high hurdle. Ivey has few peers in his ability to canter over the hurdles. In the distance events. Dalton and Tomlinson are the best bets. Robinson, Graffis, Yamal and Teale were last year’s point-getters in the half miie event. In the 440-yard event Carter and Faquher are back in the harness. Iu addition to these Beck of football and basket-ball fame and Einslie are on hand to fight for position. In the dashes Faquher, Carter, Teale and Emslie will make strong fight for berths. An imposiug relay team might be picked from this aggregation of quarter- mllers. Johnson is the big feature in the field events. He is at home with both the ghot and the discus. Carey is also a valuable man with the discus, although an Injury may eliminate him. Graffis, a well-known high school athlete, is the mainstay for the pole vault. Earlham's track schedule follows: April IS —Indiana University at Earlham. April 23—Cincinnati C, at Earlham. April 3o—Kalamazoo Western Normal at Kalamazoo, Mich. May 7 —De Pauw at Greencastle. May 9—Franklin at Earlhsm. May 21—I. C. A. L. at Indianapolis. May 28—State College meet at Notre Dame. June 4 —Conference meet at Chicago.

RED SOX LOOK STRANGE. BOSTON, Mass., March 9.—A revised edition of the Boston Red Sox had its first practice of the season at Hot Springs, Ark., according to word received here today. Herb Thormahlen and Catcher "Muddy” Ruel, the battery acquired from the New York Americans in a recent trade, as well as John Collins and Harry Llebnld. whom the Red Sox obtained last week from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Harry Hooper, will don the Red stockings for the first time today. Herbert Pennock is confined to his home in Kennet Square, Pa., with the grippe, dispatches said, but it is expected the pitcher will Join his teammates next week. $3,000 SHORT,, MARIETTA, Ohio. March 9.—With his teammates on the Philadelphia Nationalen route to Florida, Earl “Greasy” Neale, outfielder recently obtained by Philadelphia from the Cincinnati Reds, remained hero as a holdout. Neale stated that there was $3,000 difference between the salary offered him aud what he wanted and that he would not play professional baseball unless his demands were met. Neale Tuesday signed a contract to coach the Washington and Jefferson football team next year. SEWELL CITS LOOSE. CLEVELAND, March 9.—Joe Sewell, the University of Alabama thortstop, who joined the Cleveland Indians following the death of Kay Chapman, was the center of attraction at Dallas, according to advices received from the spring training camp today. He showed up well In batting practice, meeting the ball squarely ana sending many long smashes to the outfield. lie was not allowed to cavort around the infield. RECRUITS LOOK GOOD. PITTSBURGH, March 9.—George Gibson, manager of the Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club, haa announced at the spring training camp at West Baden, Ind., that the Pirates will be given two sessions of practice each day. “Gibby” Is well pleased with the work of two new Pirates, one being Chief Yellow Horse ol Little Rock, who came to the Pittsburgh team this season. The Indian will oe as? £

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‘By— EDDIE ASH

Specials,” “Smith's Delights” and “Hoosier Highballs.” At one drug store a phonograph is provided the ball players. Froglegs is a popular dish here and il some of the players don’t cut down on eating them they'll be developing anew way of running around the bases. Sort of 'leap-frog fashion, as it were. In addition to his many duties as club trainer, Howard Wiggam stands ready to don the wind-pad and go behind the bat or warm up pitchers. He also acts as umpire in .the Mocking Bird-Magnolia practice gafnes. Howard has also issued a challenge to any biffers in this territory. He sure craves action and excitement. Manager Hendricks has pronounced Wiggam the best trainer the club ever has bad. Negro bleacherites at the practice sessions are a sideshow attraction. They laugh and cut up whenever a fancy play is made, throw their hats and roll on the ground. They are without a worry. No one has put in a bid for the club letter-writing championship. The players Hendricks has under his wing this spring are not much on the correspondence stuff. Last spring at St. Petersburg Catcher Walter Ilenline broke all records. He's with the New York Giants at San Antonio this year and is probably keep ing the postoffice there working over time. When the Indians stopped at New Orleans they were visited by Pitcher Dana FilUnglm, former Tribe star, now with the Boston Nationals. He has been In the big leagues since he graduated from the Indians in 1917. Dana said that when the time comes that he must drop our of the major class he hopes It will be back to Indianapolis. Jack Hendricks took off five ponnds i the first two days of practice and his face was burned flaming red by the sun. He sets a terrible work-out pace for a veteran and the ne.w men on the squad are amazed at his endurance. Owner Smith has staggererd the town by his appetite for rice. The waiters at the hotel have spread the news of the Tribe owner's liking for this town’s chief product and Crowley wants to claim him as a resident. The Daily Signal is Crowley's newspaper. It is a paper worth leading aud is gaining in business and circulation. Editor Reilly is the entire staff with the exception of the society department. He is a sportsman and keeps the residents here well posted on all big e.vents of the athletic world. He worked for years on big city dailies, but says they couldn't get him back. Editor Reilly says his paper has been gaining in pulling power ever since he started using more sports than Is ordinarily used In a small town paper.

No Game Guernsey Van Riper, chairman of the De Peuw University alumni athletic committee, today announced that the De Pauw team could not consent to play the proposed "rub” game with the Wabash court machine for the State title, on the Coliseum floor, March 17. The illness of Captain Bob Gipson and Mark Bi'ls was given as the reason for De l’auw’s refusal to accept Coach Pete Vaughan's invitation to play the third game.

i®™. Captains of amateur and semi pro baseball teams of the city are Invited to witness a butting contest tonight at 8 oclock beween two batting teams of five members each in the big tent, corner of Senate avenue und Maryland street. The Unproved wonder gun wiil do the pitching. It is said the gun will throw any kind of ball known to natural pitching and will serve to strengthen hutting eyes for the players before the start of the coming season. Brlghtwood Is organizing a fast semipro ball team and will hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the Brlghtwood Y. M. C. A. The following players are requested to attend: Logsdon, T. R. Wnlismltb, G. F. Wallsmith, Montgomery, Fleanor, Miller. Jacobs, Aeterson, Zanders, Williams, 11. Smith, C. Ilea, J. Chatman, G. Moles and Lewis Lane. Any others desiring tryouts are requested to attend. A good first baseman is desired. The North Sid# Vets will again be la the field with a fast ball team. Ther will be a meeting Friday- night at tie clubrooms, Thirtieth and Clifton streets. All last-year players and any wishing tryouts are requested to be present. For games address North Side Club. The Cloverleafs have met and organized for the season. Players wishing tryouts are asked to call Drexel 7012 and ask for BilL

Drew Rader, the Elmira (N. Y.) southpaw. ltader played with Syracuse last season. BASEBALL BROTHERS. ELKINS. W. Va., March 9.—Del Gainer, captain of the Milwaukee American Association team, left here Tuesday night for Gulfport, Miss., to go into training with bis squad. He was accompanied bv bis brother Dee, who will try for an outfield berth. Two other semi-pro stars from this city will leave here next week to join the Chambersburg team of the Blue Ridge League. They are Glenn Galuer, brother of tbe Milwaukee team candidates, and Monk Cllvestre. Glenn Gainer is a first baseman. FOUR YOUNGSTERS SIGN. LAKE CHARLES, La., March 9.—Four Athletic freshmen were assured of places today on Connie Mack's 1921 team. Infielders Frank Brazil and Emmett McCann, Outfielder Paul Johnson and Catcher John Walker will be retained, Mack announced. Red Shannon, shortstop, has also signed a contract. BO BBT IS WORRIED. NEW ORLEANS, March o.—With Wheat, Myers, Grimes, Smith and Ueuther still holding out, Manager Robinson began today to worry about his Brooklyn (Continued on Page Nine.)

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,1921.

MITCHELL WILL BATTLE KANSAS Buffalo Mauler Out to Make It Two Straight on Milwaukee Boxer. MILWAUKEE, March 9.—Some fervid fighting is expected here tonight when “Rocky” Kasas, the sawed-off Buffalo slugger, and Richie Mitchell, the pride of Milwaukee, enter the ring for a scheduled ten-round bout. A iot of fur is sure to fly before the party breaks up. Kansas, who draped a knockout punch on Mitchell's chin in the first round of their recent engagement in Buffalo, Is out to make it two In a row. He scoffs at the Innuendos sent fprth by Mitchell's admirers that the Buffalo affair was one of those “lucky punch” things. He declares he will prove tonight that he Is “bad news” for Mitchell any time he meets him. Mitchell will be fighting to maintain a too hold on the upper rungs of the lightweight ladder. If Kansas should again punch Richie to sleep, it would Just about relegate the Milwaukee aspirant to the second division. A chance to mingle with Benny Leonard will be an added incentive for Kansas. Milwaukee fans are offering odds of 3 to 1 that Mitchell will stay the full ten rounds. Some optimistic- Mitchell men are offering even money that he will win. SEVERE COLD HALTS LEONARD NEW YORK, March 9.—A threatened attack of Influenza today resulted in the postponement of Benny Leonard's scheduled bout with Rocky Kansas at Madis >n Square Garden March 17. Billy Gibson, manager of the champion, will keep Pro moter Tex Rickard posted regarding Leonard's condition and let him know definitely within a day of so whether or not Benny will be able to box Kansas on March 22, the new date proposed by Rickard. In case Leonard calls off the bout altogether, it is planned to substitute Willie Jackson for X.eonard. ANOTHER DEADLOCK GENT. APPLETON, Wis., March 9.—George Hill, local wrestler, defeated Paul .Martinson, Chicago, in two straight falls here last night, winning the first with a headlook In 54:20 and the second with a toe hold in 17:35. Martinson outweighed Hill by thirty-six pounds. Ilill probably will meet Earl Caddoek here about March 17.

10 A. M. to 10:30 P. M. at Fair Grounds they come. Kiwanians will be out tonight and q) Rotarians Thursday night. But they are going to have to come in a body and talk right up if they are to be noticed at the Show. Attendance records are being broken each day. The fact is the whole town’s out here along with a big part of the state. You’ll hear people on all sides, saying, “This sure is the best automobile show I ever have attended.” And some of our enthusiastic friends are saying that it beats the Chicago Show. I Why shouldn’t it he the best. The music, the lights, the decorations, the ears, all are up to the standard of the crowd. The Show just looks like Indianapolis, folks! Come out and see the million dollar array of automobiles. The story of the progress of a great industry for the year is told at the Automobile Show. Come out and read it. i Admission 50c , Including War Tax

INITIAL PEEP AT TRIO OF NEW INDIANS IN TRAINING QUARTERS

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LEFT TO RIGHT—BOB KINSELLA, OUTFIELDER; DOUG BAIRD, THIRD BASEMAN, AND ETTLING, PITCHER.

Here we get a squint at three of the new meu whom Manager Hendricks is defending on to help carry a stiff Indian battle into the American Association territory this season. Klnsella, Baird and Ettling all are looking good iu the early work at Crowley and they will have to do big things during the regular season to come up to expectations. Boasting of a batting average of .316 in the International League last season, Outfielder Bob Kinsella is expected to prove one of tbe 1921 Tribe mainstays, lie is hitting the ball hard In the practice sessions and games. Manager Hendricks already is figuring on Kinsella for the second place in the baiting order. This player is known quantity. He Is young, rated a good fielder, and bis batting average speaks for itself. Kinsella plays baseball McGraw style, for he was with the Giants for a brief period.

The fans needn't worry about third base the coming season, because Doug Baird will be on the job. He Is going big and it looks as though he'll make the Hoosler fans forget Ollie O’Mara. Baird Is just out of the big leagues and lie hopes to get back up there through his work with Indianapolis the coming season. Manager Hendricks hud Baird at Sr. Louis in 1018 and predicts he'll establish a better American Association record than O'Mara. Manager Hendricks sees encouraging signs in the way Pitcher Ettling, St. Louis sandlotter, is working at the Tribe training camp. Ettling is a whale of a iuati and apparently possesses lots of speed. He is built along the lines of Dan C.riner, former St. Paul hurler, and Is a rltrht-hander. He will be used often In the Indians' exhibition games.

Dentals Work Hard for Jamboree With Northwestern Squad The Indiana Dental College basket-ball team will play the Northwestern University Dental team at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium Saturday night. It is the final college game of ths year in Indianapolis, unless Wabash and De Pauw get together for their proposed third game March 17. The clash between the two dental college lives is attracting widespread attention as this la the first year the two big dental schools have met on the hardwood. At the Patton gymnasium in Evanston, 111., six weeks ago the Northwestern Dentals defeated the Indiana Dentals, 21 to 18. The Hoosiers are out for revenge. It is the final game of the local Dental schedule and if the Indianapolis athletes can win their record will be equal to any ever made by an Indiana Dental team. Mathew probably will be out of the local line-up. Farver may be used, although McCarty, last year's gparJ, appeared at practice last night and will try and get In shape to play part of the {fame. The remainder of the Dental team is In good shape and showed some of the old pep which was lacking in the Butler game.

High School Stars to Play With Pottawattamis Against Turners Tonight

Harold and Emil Harmeson and Prout, forward, center and guard on the Manual basket team of the closing season, will be seen in Pottawattami uniform tonight whom the “Potts” attempt' to lower the colors of the South Side Turner team on the Turner floor. The Pottawattami outfit will have several former high school players in uniform and will be out to give the Turners crowd a real bit of opposition, if not a trimming. The Turners are expecting a real fight from this crew and they have made extra preparation for the contest. The Turners have Johnny Hennessey, “Hank” Stevens. Wallie Middlesworth and Johnny Rice for the forward Jobs, "Red” Underwood at center and Brook Secrest and “Tubby” Stevens for the guard positions. The play of the Harmieson brothers for Manual was one of the big features of the sectional play at tbe Coliseum Friday and Saturday and a large crowd of fans should turn out to watch them perform in the big amateur clash.

RICKARD FIXED ON NEW JERSEY AS FIGHT SITE Promoter to Make Announcement March 15—Expects to Build Huge Arena. t CANADIAN OFFER PASSES By HENRY L. FARRELL, United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, March 9.—Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentler will meet for the world’s heavyweight championship “some place in New Jersey.” Without disclosing the source of information, this can be said authoritatively. Offers from Montreal, London and | other places are not being entertained'' by Tex Rickard and never have been. New York was first considered as the only place and when objections arose to the contest here, Rickari sought and has selected the place nearest to New York. Rickard said today he had decided on the site and would inake the official announcement to the principals and the public on March 15. The exact location of the site in New Jersey is a matter of conjecture. Rickard has his heart set on staging the battle in the metropolitan district. And it Is practically certain now that this is exactly what he will do. "I can not make anything like a definite announcement regarding the Canadian offer, or any other plans as yet,” said Rickard today, “but 1 hope to name the site of the battle by March 15.” Rickard intimated that if plans he has in mind do not miscarry he will have some highly interesting announcements to make with regard to the staging of the battle. He hinted also that “features” he has In mind have nothing to do with the site. Just as soon as the site Is named Rickard will set about preparing the arena. “I intend starting out to build an arena which will seat some 60,000,’ he said.

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