Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1921 — Page 8

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Charges Against Chicago White Sox Players, Accused of ‘ Throwing’ Series Games, Dismissed

INDICTMENTS NOLLED UPON STATE MOTION Prosecution Admits Failure to Build Case, but May Seek Reindictment. GANDIL NOT CLEARED CHICAGO, March 17.—Indictment against seven of the eight White Box baseball players Charged with “throwing" the 1919 world’s series to Cincinnati were dismissed today by Judge William Dever. The Judge said he had no authority to dismiss the case against the eighth Slayer, Chick Gandil, because Gandil nad ever appeared in court. The Indictments were nolied e* motion of State's Attorney Robert Crowe, who said that he would be unable to go to trial by May 2, the date set for opening of the trial by Judge Dever. Crowe announced, however, that he would later seek reindictment of the ball players when he Is able to reconstruct the case against them which he said was torn down by repudiation of the alleged confessions given before the grand Jury by three of the indicted men. Collapse of the State's case against the baseball players came as a climax to the most sensational charges of alleged fraud ever brought to light in connection with the game. Immediately after the world's series in 1919 rumors of alleged fraud were heard. Although followers of the - Bribe Law ALBANY, N. Y., Mdvch 17.—Gov. Miller today made a law the Kavanaugh bill, making it a felony for any one to offer a professional ball player a bribe to Influence loss of a game. A player soliciting or accepting a bribe also will be held guilty of a felony. The law becomes effective at once. J sport generally favored the Chicago White Sox to win, the big gamblers on the ''inside” wagered huge amounts oa Cincinnati. Nothing came of the reports until a county grand jury was called to Investigate the charges last September. Eddie Cicotte, ace pitcher for the White Sox, appeared before the jury and after he testified the indictments were voted. Besides Cicotte the following were accused: Joe Jackson, Claude Williams. Hap Pelsch. Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver, Chick Gandil and Freu McMullen. Thev were accused of having taken sums ranging from $5,000 to SIO,OOO from f amblers, and in return were alleged to ave promised not to play their best, allowing Cincinnati to win. COMISKEY SAYS THETRE THROUGH CHICAGO, March 17. President Charles A. Comiskey today formally notified seven indicted White Sox players of their unconditional release. Charles Risberg. Fred McMullln, Joe Jackson, Oscar Felsch. George Weaver, C. P. Williams and E. V. Cicotte were sent release notices. Chick Gandil, eighth player under indictment In connection with the 1919 world series, was placed on the ineligible list last spring when he refused to report and played “outlaw" baseball instead. Judge William Dever today was to set the date for the trial of the defendants. Locals Tangle With Ft. Wayne Squad on ‘Y’ Floor Tonight The Em-Roes meet the Ft. Wayne Knights of Columbus team tonight at the Y. M C. A. in a game thae should prove to be a fitting climax to a redhot season of basket-ball. The local team is in good shape and feeling about peppery enough to give the chesty Knights a beating. The K. C.s would not know how to take a defeat, as the bunch that is together now has never tasted the sting of a reverse. The only cause for worry that the EmRoes have' is the fact that Friddle's sore bands are giving him some trouble. But this bit of bad luck is offset by the sur-prise-feature of the game tonight. The locals have announced that anew player will appear In the Green and White “uni" of the sporting goods team. Who this player is has so far been kept a dark secret. The Ft Wayne five is claiming the championship of ‘‘these here parts” and It is the ambition of every Em-Roe to puncture that little bubble the Knights have been blowing. Stonebreaker, Bacon, Johnson, Marquart and Cochrane will have something to say about the final result also, and so nobody will be any the wiser until tonight when the teams wage battle.

I. U. Host at Athletic Tea Party, Where Co-ed Net Rules Are Talked BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 17.—Indiana University co-eds are today busy with the reception of approximately 200 representatives from universities and colleges throughout the United States, who are attending the Athletic Conference of American Collegiate Women, which convened here this morning. The visitors are to be guests of the Women’s Athletic Association of Indiana University for three days. - Sixty girls from Chicago will arrive at 7:05 o’clock this evening by special train. In time for the reception, which will be held in the auditorium of the student building at 8:30 o'clock. Registration of the guests will take place preceding the informal reception. The reception committee will be composed of President and Mrs. W. L. Bryan, De?h Agnes E. Wells, Miss Juliette Maxwell, Miss Mary Roddy, Miss Gertrude Xoetzel, Dean and Mrs. C. E. Edmondson, Coach and Mrs. E. O. Stiehm, Miss Louise Van Cleave and Miss Helen Coblentz. Miss Allegro Stewart of Butler Colleges, Indianapolis, will give several selections on the harp during the evening. One of the features of the conference will be the swimming tournament which will be staged in the pool in the men’s gymnasium Friday evening. Two teams will be entered, one representing schools east of the Mississippi River, and the other representing the Western institu tlons, including those of Illinois and Wisconsin. Plain and fancy diving and several swimming events will be scheduled. Business sessions will be held Friday. Dean Agnes E. Wells and Misses Juliette Maxwell and Louise Van Cleave will give talks. An important phase of the Friday sessions will be the proposal of a standardized point system by representatives from Wisconsin University. A social tea will be given for the visitors Friday afternoon, while round table discussions concerning women's athletics will be on the program of all sessions. Delegates from Ohio State University and Oberlin University will debate on the subject of changing the rules of co-ed basket-ball to a form similar to that observed by men. Reviews of past conferences and sectional meetings held since the last triennial conference will be given. This is the third conference held by the national organization. 80RAXU8 WINS. LINCOLN, England, March 17.—The Lincolnshire handicap at one mile, the event which annually marks the opening of the English flat racing season, was won here yesterday by Soranus, owned by the noted English turfman, S. B. Joel. Thirty horses made up the Held of starters and the winner waa quoted at 38 to 1 in the betting. Two other outside choices, Senhora at 20 to 1 and Queen’s Gnild at 100 to 1. finished second and third, respectively. The public favorite. Ugly Duckling, ran unplaced.

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Jimmy Wilde Plans Another Whirl With Our Little Fellows Figures on Battle With Joe Lynch—Herman Also After Bantam Champ. NEW YORK, March 17.—Jimmy Wilde Isn’t discouraged over bis knockout at the hands of Pete Herman. Britain's little flyweight champion feels that he has an “out,” as Herman was topheavy in the London bout, and doesn't believe' his defeat will hold against him on this side as a fistic attraction. Asa result he plans to return to the | United States in the near fufture to seek bouts with America's best, and he may even leave his calling card at Champ JoOj Lynch's residence. When Herman and Wilde met, the little Briton weighed 108 pounds. Herman, who had agreed to make 118, was several pounds overweight, and at the outset Jimmy rebelled, declaring he would not go on. As there was no ojiponent to substitute for Wilde, however, the pro- ■ moters prevailed on tho flyweight champion to take Herman en, regardless of the weight, and he did so with disastrous results. Wilde is the only real champion Eng- | land has had In a fistic division for some time, and he made such a favorable im- I preesion when he \isited this country las; year that his return will, no doubt, be welcomed by the boxing fans, and he ; should be able to find plenty of opponents. While we have Pete Herman in mind, it is timely to note here that Joe Lynch, who desthroned the New Orleans boy, stands ready and willing to give him a return bout at any time. Eddie Meade, manager of Lynch, pens us these lines to substantiate Joe's promise to Herman before they were matched at Madison Square Garden: “On Dec. 93, the day following Joe Lynch's victory over l’eter Herman for the bantamweight championship of the world. Joe and myself stated that Herman would be granted a return match, providing he defeated Jimmy Wilde in the London bout. What Herman accomplished with Wilde is history now. “The new champion up to date he* participated in several ring contests, but is ready to go to the post with the extitlehoider any time that Te.t Richard or any other lending promoter can sign the two boys to a set of articles to a fif-teen-round contest to a decision. “In a conference at the G-irden a few days ago between Mr. Rickard and myself I was* offered a chance to box Lynch with Midget Smith or Roy Moore to a decision at the Garden, but I declined the offer, as Lynch has requested me to get Pete Herman for the first decision contest be appears in. as he wants to convince the skeptical that he is a real champion and one who stands ready to defend his title whenever be is called upon. * “I chased Sammy Goldman, manager of Pete Herman, for thx-ee years nefors Goldman would consent to box Lynch to a decision. After Herman lost tho tile he went on record as saying that he would chase Joe over the continent until he was given a return match. Herjnan can save a lot of money, time and railroad fare, as Lynch stands ready to meet the exchanr.pion any time. “As numerous parties have asked me if Joe would ever box Pete in a deslon contest. I ask you to kindly publish this letter and let the fans know that Lynch intends to set a precedent as champion. This is the first time in the history of the boxing game that a champion ever agreed to give the defeated opponent a chance to redeem himself inside of four months.”

HOLDING OCT. CINCINNATI, March 17. —The Chamber of Commerce at Cisco, Texas, .where the Cincinnati (National League) Baseball Club is In training, has refused to make Its second payment of $2,500 on Us guarantee of |7,500 to the Reds to train there, according to advices received from there. The first payment waa made when the team arrived. The Chamber of Commerce takes the stand that the club did not send us many players as the agreement called for. Anew proposal will be submitted to the club. UNABLE TO SIGN SMITH. SEATTLE, Wash., March 17.—President ' Klepper of the Seattle Pacific Coast League Baseball Club announced today he had notified Garry Herrmann of the Cincinnati Nationa’s that he had been unable to sign Shortstop Jimmy Smith and had turned the inflelder back to the Reds. Smith played with the Indianapolis club of the American Association last year. McGBAW DIVIDES TEAM. SAN ANTONIO, March 17.—John McGraw divided his forces today. A first and second team will set out on an exhibition tour tomorrow. The New York manager did something unexpected when j he relegated Rube Benton and Lee King to the second team and elevated Shea Brown and Walker to the first section. GET ONLY THREE HITS. BEAUMONT, Texas, March 17.—Effective pitching by Hasty and Naylor, allowing only three hits, scarcely enabled the Athletics to win over the Beaumont i Texas Leaguers here yesterday, & to 1. LEAGUE MUST SETTLE. CHICAGO, March 17.—Judge K. M. Landis, commissioner of baseball, after considering the dispute involving the For More Than Money NEW YORK, March 17.—Two boxers, Joe Lynch, bantam champion, and Kid j Norfolk, colored heavyweight, are to box J for nothing at the show here Monday ! night for the Irish relief fund. Willie Jackson demanded SIO,OOO and Rocky Kansas SB,OOO to furnish the main bout Rickard gave these boys the air.

at the bat. The work of Sicking around the keystone sack is expected to improve Hank Sehrieber's play at short. Hank was handicapped to some extent last season because of the belligerent attitude assumed by Jimmy Smith, who seldom cooperated on signals.

WILSON TALKS ABOUT VICTORY Says O’Dowd Is Overconfident, but Fans Are Not So Sure About It. NEW YORK, March 17.—“ Mike O'Dowd will meet two opponents In the ring at Madison Square Garden tonight. They will be himself and your humble world's middleweight champion.” Johnny Wilson, who will defend his title against O'Dowd in a fifteen-round decision bout, made this announcement today. “Yon probably think it strange that I say O'Dowd will have himself as an opponent. I say it for the reason that I expect him to be go eager to win that be will throw caution to the winds and dash wildly at me with the one desire of scoring a knockout. "O'Dowd was one of the most disappointed men in the world when he lost the title to me. He had been meeting setups who were frightened stiff when he showed his teeth. Anil he thought I would be Just as easy. So Mike was surprised when I dropped him to the canvas in a heap with a left-hander to the Jaw. MIKE WANTS KNOCKOUT. "O'Dowd ha* told hla friends that he Is going to knock me out. He has made this statement so often he wants to make good, ao I expect him to force the issue when we get into the ring Mike has always won his battles on his fighting qualities rather than through any boxing skill he possessed But let a man like him disregard the finer points of the game and his chances of winning go into the discard. “I expect that my excellent physical condition will be one of my chief assets tonight. 1 don't believe O'Dowd has taken as good care of himself as I have since I won the title. Furthermore, he hasn't engaged in a real bout this year, while I've fought three times. These reasons, coupled with my confidence that O'Dowd is one man I can beat, will wla for me tonight." Johnny Wilson Is the fourteenth Amer loan middleweight champion While he has failed to make a vivid Impression on the boxing public in geuerul, he is far from a set-up for any l<S>-pound fighter and boxing critics wno have had inside tips on his ability are picking him to beat O'Dowd tonight O'Dowd also has a host of backers and is ready to make the fight of his life. O’DOWB MUST WIN HANDILY. O'Dowd will have to com# close to knocking out the champion to win back the titie. If the Judges show the tlnjldlty in glv ing a decision that they have several times during the season, it will be one of those draws. True, the bantamweight crown did pass on a decision, but Joe Lynch's superiority was much more marked over I’ete Herman than It should be tonight. Wilson Is one of those awkward southpaw fighters who stands with his right hand and right foot extended. It was this that upset O’Dowd in Boston about a year ago when Wilson took the title from him on a decision. Unless he has come out recently, Wilson will have nothing to bother the Irishman but a right Jab. Still, It was this jab that caused O'Dowd’s defeat at Boston. Wilson can punch a little with his right, as he floored the champion in their other meeting, but he is not sure of getting it over again.

franchise of the Akron (Ohio) Club of the International League, ruled yesterday that the controversy should be settled by the league. Officials of the Akron Club informally presented the case to Judge Landis. The league desires to transfer the franchise to Newark, N. J., and Akron la fighting to retain it. SIIEELEY REPORTS. WAXAHACHIE, Tex., March 17.—Earl Sheeley, the Pacific Coast League's c.iamplon .batter and first baseinan for bait Lake last season reported to the White Sox .raining camp yesterday. NINTH INNING SALLY. GAINESVILLE. Fla., March 17.-A ninth Inning rally by the Phillies nosed out the Washington Senators yesterday, 3 to 2.

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TEX COVINGTON PUTS NAME ON INDIAN PAPER Infield Now Appears Strongest in Circuit—Looks Like Trouble for Rehg. RUTH GETS ATTENTION By EDDIE ABH. Dally Times Sports *sditor. CROWLEY, La., March 17.—Good news for the Tribe fans back home: Tex Covington has accepted terms. The heavyhitting first-sacker emerged from the holdout class this morning when he wired Manager Hendricks from his home at Dennison, Texas, that he was ready to Sign a 1921 contract and would report at the training camp here Friday or Saturday. News of the big Texan’s coming was received with Joy by the Tribe players today because the presence of the veteran* at first base probably will give the Indians the best Infield layout in tbe American Association. Covington at first, Sicking at second, Scbrelber at sbor{ and Baird at third looks like a whale of a combination, and Manager Headricks was in gleeful spirits today ss he thought over the possibilities of that line-up. Covington hit for an average of .299 last season, and most of his safeties produced runs. He is regarded as one of the best hitters In the league with men on bases and he Is also a marvel for helping runners steal bases because of his peculiar position at the bat. ATT BEAU WILL GET CHANCE. The coming of Covington will not mean the release of Attreau, the youngster who has been holding down the first sack. Attreau Is & promising prospect and will be held for a thorough trial. Outfielder Walter Rehg is now the only Tribe hold out, and it Is doubtful (Continued on i'uge Nine.)

From $11.70 Up Back In .lnn#, ISIS, (ilovnnnl Fran- 1 eUco Panic* fought K. O. Sweeney here before tile American Sporting .Club. He fought for a percentage of the receipts anil got (11.70. Tonight tlie sume Giovanni, etc., as Johnny Wilson, tho middleweight champion, makes his second appear ance in New York and gets SIO,OOO. His opponent is an Irishman, Mike O'Dowd, who gets $20,000. V J PfaPucsl PASSPORT TROUBLE. NEW YORK, March 17.—Jack Monroe, once a prominent heavyweight boxer, and one of tbe eight survivors of the famous I’rlncess Pat Canadian Infantry In the late war In which he lost the use of his right arm from a bullet wound, now ths head of a Canadian mining company, fell foul of tbe laws respecting passports on his arrival from Europe Wednesday on the Albania. Monroe neglected to have his passport vlseed bv the American consul In London and immigration Inspectors here ordered his detention at Ellis islaud until the State Department ordered his release. TECHNICAL K. O. NEW YORK. March 17.—Harry London scored a technical knockout over U*y Doyle In four rounds. NEWSPAPER DECISION. PITTSBURGH, March 17.—Harry Creb won a newspaper decision over Jack Renault in ten rounds. Mayor and Governor in Bitter Rivalry Battle J A considerable scrap has developed over who will start In the pitcher's box when tbe Indians stage their opening game at Washington Park, April 1”. he contenders for honors are Governor Warren T. McCray and Mayor Charles W. Jewett. _ ... Friends of Governor McCray Insist fie has more speed because he is in better training, having recently como out of a long political tight and having fought through a session of the Legislature. On the other hand, friends of tbe mayor insist ho is eminently qualified, having had more experience in pitching first balls and having been a pitcher on the De Pauw University baseball team. In answer to this tho friends of the Governor Insist that it is about his turn to pitch the ball. An.vwav, both the Governor and the mayor will be right on hand for the opening game, both having boxes set aside for them for that purpose. The scat sale for the first game is going on apace. The Rotary Club already has reserved 400 seats for Its members. Armour A- Cos. has reserved four boxes for a number of Its official* and emploves and their wives. Emil Fertig, oldest and steadiest fan, Is preparing to be right on the Job. He expects to be all dolled tip aud bus practiced a lot of new and fancy yells for the occasion. SENIORS cor. The Seniors won the class championship of Shortridge yesterday afternoon when they defeated the Junior five, 27 to 20, in a tight game. The play was extremely rough and fast throughout, especially In the Inst half, when the losers climbed up and passed the Seniors, with only two minutes to go. It was at this point that Richards caged a long one, winning the game In the last few' seconds. The score at the end of the Initial session was 19 to 0, tho winners seeming to have no trouble scoring. The last half, however, was a different story, the Juniors taking a brace as I.itz and Riley of the undergraduates ran wild.

Old Tigers of City Will Turn Out for Saturday Ceremony De Pauw Grads Going to Greencastle for Blackstock Field Ground Breaking. Member* of the De Pauw Athletic Connell from Indianapolis and other parts of the State are expected to trek It to Greencastle next Saturday morning to attend the ceremonies incident to the breaking of grounds for the new $25,000 athletic battle ground of De Pauw University, to be known as Blackstock field. An added attraction will be the first appearance of Fred M. Walker, the new athletic director, on the Tiger campus. Mr. Walker w'ill go to Greencastale from Chicago University, where he now assists Alonzo Stagg. Saturday afternoon and evening he will be at the State high school basket-ball tournament at the Coliseum here on the look-out for basketball material for next year’s Tiger five. Walker will go to Greencastle Sunday to remain all or next week. During the week he will put In six strenuous days of football practice. Thereafter he will go to Greencastle from Chicago twice a week until the semester is over to conduct further practice. Capt. "Ted” Ogden of next fall's Tlget eleven was in conference with Walker at Chicago last Saturday and Sunday. De Pauw will have to bolster its line con siderably if it expects to go big against Illinois and Notre Dame, which schools are on the De Pauw schedule, and Walker and Ogden will giro this particular department plenty of attention. Quakers Win Title HANOVER, N. H„ March 17—The University of Pennsylvania basket-ball team clinched the championship of the Intercollegiate League here last night by defeating Dartmouth, 31-18. Green's Inaccuracy In shooting helped Penn win. The Quakers, who won the title last year, will pluy their last'game of the season at Princeton on Saturday night. They have lost one contest. Real Legislature TOPEKA, Kan., March 17.—The Senate yesterday afternoon passed the Hasty boxing bill, which nermits boxing matches before private clubs, such as the American Legion. The House already had passed the bill. A former bill, to repeai the anti-boxing law now on the statute books, was defeated.

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NEW YORK, March IT.—“Everybody tells me the Yankees and Cleveland will be one-two. I hope they are right, Just like that.” Miller Huggins, midget manager of the New York Americana, sent this hopeful comment from Shreveport, La., where Babe Ruth and company are In training. “I am highly pleased with the condition of the Yankees and the way they are shaping up,” Hugging continued. "I think our pitching will be better than It was last season, our batting heavier and the speed of the club, as a whole, greatly improved by recruits. I do not believe we will suffer by having but one left-handed pitcher in Harry Harper. It is my belief that the addition of Waite Hoyt and Collins as second-year men will overbalance that. “There's one young player In camp looks exceptionally good. He la A1 Wingo, brother of Ivy, the Red's catcher. As it looks now, he la sure to be carried as an extra outfielder. He Is a hangup hitter and I believe ho will grow into a real star as a batsman, though bis fielding may not measure up In proportion to his hitting as he progresses. “Bob Meusel also looks good. Though he Just got to camp, he has shown more speed and better fielding ability than at any time last season. He has new confidence In himself and Is much less awk-Well-Balanced Davis Cup Games Expected as Result of Draw NEW YORK, March 17—The draw for the Davis cup which was made yesterday at the United States Lawn Tennis Association headquarters, resulted as follows: First Round —Spain vs. British Isles; Canada vs. Australia; Japan vs. Philippines; Czecho-Slovakia vs. Belgium. The four nations which drew byes will meet in the second round as follows: Argentine vs. Denmark in the upper bracket and All-India vs. France in the lower bracket. Under the present alignment it is expected that at least five or six of the preliminary matches will be played In this country. Tennis authorities who studied the draw almost unanimously agreed that Australia and France were the logical nations to meet in the final round, the winner to face the cupholding Americans at Forest Hills, N. Y., on Sept. 3.

ward than last year. I expect to fit him Into the Infield or outfleld, In order to get the benefit of his hard hitting every day. ‘‘lt is too early yet to tell about Frank Baker. However. If Baker plays third. Ward probably will go to second and Feuwster will be tried in the outfleld. We have a good young pitcher In Hoffman. He looks great. He hits the ball hard, too, and la the hardest worker In camp. “Ruth's work Is a aource of satisfaction. He la getting down to weight and hitting—well, why mention It? I may experiment with Ruth at first base. If not It will be Muesel or Pipp. If Pipp shows enough aptitude as an outfielder he may be played in the garden. “Bob Roth Is showing plenty of class as a hitter and Wallie Sehang appears to be as good as ever. I think his catching, along with Hoffman's, will be a big improvement over that of Ruel and Hannah, for speed and hitting ability. “As it looks now, our infield, regardless of how It finally lines up, Is going to be much stronger than In 1920 with so many candidates to pick from. I like Mitchell’s work and also McNay’s. Either ought to make a good man at second or third. “With about a month to go before the season opens, there is no chance at present to hint at what our line-up or batting order is going to be in the opening game. But it will be strong, and the club as a whole, I hope, plenty strong enough to win the championship. “It is too early and I have heard too little about other clubs to attempt to size them up correctly, though everybody teils me that the Y'anks and Cleveland will be one-two. 1 consider Cleveland our strongest rival, now that the White Sox have been broken up. Detroit appears to be an experiment with Cobb taking up managerial duties, and it isn’t possible to size up the Red Sox with so many changes. The same goes for Philadelphia.” Boosts Tourney The Silent Orator of the Merchants Light and Heat Company today started boosting for the basket-ball tournament opening here tomorrow. It says: “Basket-ball—championship of the State —sixteen regional championship bas-ket-ball teams compete for State honors at Coliseum, State fair grounds, Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19. The city extends a royal welcome and invites you to come again. Indianapolis High School Association.”

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PREP BASKET SQUADS READY FOR BIG PLAY Franklin and Anderson Are Popular Favorites, but Upsets Are Feared. CLOSE SCORES EXPECTED By HEZE CLARK. A croup of sixteen high, school basketball combinations that have traveled through the sectional and regional play in the Indiana High School Athletic sociation basket-ball championship toufl nanient will come here tomorrow to their State final play and decide who sban| be the championship team for the season of 1921-22. This will be a battle between the greatest court teams of the the greatest basket State in the Union and that tells the fans what they can expect. The teams are ’ Franklin. Marttnsrllln, Walton, Rochester, Syracuse, Hunting* ton, Frankfort, Jefferson High school of Lafayette, Russellville, Bloomington, Ridgeville, Muncie, Anderson, South Bend, Vincennes and Sandusky. One of the most important games es the tenrney will he the first when Franklin meets Martinsville at 9 o'clock Friday morning. In the regional tournament Martinsville beat Garfield High School of Terre Haute by a 38-to-19 scorei. Franklin won from Sullivan, 33 to 3. It is evident that Garfield and Sullivan were very weak, but it is also evident that Franklin and Martinsville are unusually strong. The result of the gams is sure to be close, but it would appear as if Franklin had an edge over Martinsville. Rochester, the most powerful of ths teams from the far northern part of Indiana, should be able to defeat Walton. Rochester trounced Whiting by a 3iLto-18 score and any team that could do that will be hard to defeat. Walton had to play an overtime game at Lafayette to (Continued on Page Xin.) | Additional Sports, Page 9