Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1921 — Page 8
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Outfielder TRIBE ROSTER NOW INCLUDES REAL HITTERS Quartette of Sure .300 Batsmen Ready to Hammer Away at Pennant. BUSY WITH EXHIBITIONS By EDDIE ASH. Daily Tlm Sports Editor. CROWLEY, La., March 24.—Another joy bomb was exploded in the camp of tha Indians when Manager Hendricks announced that Outfielder Walter Rehg had accepted terms and would report here Friday or Saturday. This means that the 1921 Hoosiers will get more strength in the slugging department, for Rehg is a consistent hitter and always finishes solidly in the coveted .300 class. Last season he led the Tribe in hitting and also in the number of runs driven in, so it is readily seen that the Indian directors have good reasons for feeling elated over Walter’s acceptance of their 1921 terms. He has been in the hold-out class and until today there was some fear felt that he would not be hack, but it is evident that he couldn’t refuse the big ofTer Owner Smith agreed to pay him. With ltehg now included in the 1921 roster the Tribe's outfield line-up presents an lmpoaing appearance. Kinsella hit oTer the coveted mark in the International League last season, and there Is no reason why he should not repeat that feat in the American Association. Therefore, with two .300 sluggers in the gardens and with probably two on the infield the Indians stand an excellent chance of gaining a slugging reputation the coming season. Ralph Shinners is expected to show great hitting improvement also, and if he crowds the .3*o mark the Tribe's enemy pitchers are going to see plenty of trouble. In addition to Klnsella, Rehg and Bhinners, Hendricks also bus Van Dyke and Morrison, promising rookies, to work with and it is almost a certainty that one of the two will make the team. With the Infield and outfield line-ups now set and the catching department giving encouraging service, the last problem la tbe pitching staff. It will be bolstered, but how soon Is not known. John McGrr.w continues to assure Owner Smith that he will send him a capable twirler and there still remains a chance of getting Jess Petty back. As for the McGruw promise, the last one was made the Tribe bosses in Houston Tuesday, and both Smith and Hendricks returned here confident that the New York manager will deliver before the American Association bell rings. Returning to the Tribe catching outlook, it can be said that if Gossett and Dixon are unable to carry the burden properly there still looms the possibility of Walter (“Butch”) Henline returning from the Giants. The Tribe players got hack down to business today with a stiff work-out. The players were showing renewed “pep” as a result of the big vacation they enjoyed Wednesday down at Lake Misera, where they tested their prowess on hooking the elusive bass. They were well worn when they got back to camp Wednesday evening, hut a night's rest put them back on their feet and thev answered the practice call today without a grumble. On Friday the Atlanta team will be me: here and on Saturday and Sunday the Philadelphia Athletics will be here for return exhibitions with the Hoosiers. There was some talk of games with Beaumont here Monday and Tuesday, but the negotiations were dropped yesterday.
Mira •mmmmmmsm m m mm The organization of the Commercial League of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association wus completed at a meeting in the council chambers of the city hall last night. This is the first loop to come forth with a complete roster of sii teams, which will be the limit in the association this year. The teams in the Commercial circuit ara the Citizens Gas, Bifocal Lens, Uilells, Interstate Cars, Hibben-Hollweg aud Bemis Bags. Officers of the league are: E. S. Cole, president; R. Slosser, Vice president, and W. M. Dowell, secretary-treasurer. The work of organizing the city amateurs was slowed up quite a bit this week by the absence of Walter Jarvis, director' of recreation, from bis office, due to illness. However, Henry Harris, president of the I. A. B. A., and James 11. Lowry, president of the National Baseball Federation, art* cutting in on Jarvis’ work and things are starting to boom again. Lowry said today that the amateurs are showing more enthusiasm at tlys early stage than they have on any 'previous occasion and all signs point to a mighty i. .v. 11. A.
Representatives of the new luterurb:ui League will hold a second meeting next Wednesday night, to definitely determine the make-up <>f the league loop for the 1921 season. At a meeting held lust night In the Ein-Koe sporting goo-ls store, representatives of the following teams were present: Traders Point, t.'lermont, Hrownsburg, Zionsville, Mechantcsburg, Lebanon, New Ross, Broad Ripple, Crawfordsville, Ferndales and Indiana Travelers. It was the purpose of those promoting the league to have it made up of six teams, but it U found necessary to admit more owing to the large number of applications received. The only definite plans decided upon last night were as follows: That the league would play only Sunday baseball and that a forfeit of SIOO would be required from every team to insure n strict obedience to the rules and regulations of the new enterprise. All of the managers of the various teams are putting up many arguments as to just why their bunch should be the team entered, and a merry time is promised when the final decision Is made as to who's who in the “Electric Circuit.'' The policy of the organizers will be to make the league as strong as possible, both as regards the class of teams entered and the management of the league as a whole. The Indianapolis Monarchs. made up of some of the city’s best colored baseball players, are desirous of booking out-of-town games, particularly with Crawfordsville, Newcastle, Meehanirsburg and Whiteland. For games, address O. Rowlett, ISO 2 West Tenth street. The Connerßville Reserves have a strong line-up this season, according to word from that place, and they are out for road games with fast clubs. For games address J. W. Young, ISOO Vermont avenue, Connersville, Ind. The Indianapolis Red Sox will hold practice Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, st Brookside Park diamond No. 1. Teams desiring games with the Red Sox should call Webster 1950, and ask for George. Illinois Nine in South URBANA, 111., March 24.—The University of Illinois baseball squad, consisting ->f Coach Carl Lundgren, fifteen players and trainer, departed last night for a ten dav Southern trip which will extend over the Easter vacation. The list of players included: Pitchers Ranker, Jackson, McCann, Smith, Barnes- catchers Dougherty and MeCnrdy; lufielders. Mee, Stewart, i’eden, Hellstrom; outfielders, Crossley, Vogel, Captain Johnson. REA TO LEAD MICHIGAN FIVE. ANN ARBOR, Mtch., March 24.—Waiter B. Rea of Erie, Pa., was unanimously chosen captain of Michigan's basketball team for next year at a banquet given the quintette. It was Rea's great basket shooting that decided several contests in favor of the Wolverines. Eight members of the squad—Karpus, Dunne, WlUkilas, Rea, Miller, Wbetloek, Weiss and Legality—were awarded varsity “Ms.-
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Owner Smith and Manager Hendricks of the Indians got out from tinder a lot of worry this morning when Walter Rehg. outfielder, wired In to the Tribe cainp at Crowley with the news that he would lie with the boys tomorrow or Saturday sure. Walter has been sticking away, partly because he Is not overly fond of spring training, and partly because of a little financial difference, but the latter has been straightened out, and the training
Date Limit Set on Play in Davis Cup Preliminary Games NEW YORK, March 24.—First round matches in the Davis cup preliminaries must be completed before July ;iO. the United States Lawn Tennis Association aunouneed today. If played in foreign 1 countries, however, the first round must be finished by July 9. Wherever played the second-round matches must be completed not later than Aug. 6; third-round mutches by Aug. 13 and the fourth round not later than Aug. 20. Preliminary mntches between the nations In the recent draw can he played any place or at any time previous to the limits established.
Cupid’s Olympic Win NEW YORK, March 24. —A romance of the Olympic games at Antwerp became known today, when Miss Alice Lord, member of the American swimming team, admitted to friends that she was engaged to marry Richmond W. l.andon of Yale and Salisbury. Mass., who set an Olympic record in winning the running high Jump event. .Miss Lord and Landon, who first m-t on the transport Princess Matolka uh n It carried the Olympic team overseas, had planned to kegp the muagement secret until Landon was graduated next June. Lotidan is 22 years old and Miss Lord 19. No date for the marriage has been set. Yale Nine in Training NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 21. Twenty-three Yale baseball players have left for the first permanent training camp ever established below the Mason-Dixon I line by a northern university team. Coach Bill Lauder said his regular line-up in the opening games would be: Catchers, Chptain Peters and Dann; pitchers, Coxe. Chittenden and Kelly; first base, Kernan; secoud bage, Murphy; shortstop, Aldrich; third base, Johu Fliokey; left field; Crane; center field, Sloane; right field, Dorr Hickey. Alibi Ikes STATE COLLEGE, Pa.. March 24 Pennsylvania State srappers, who won the intercollegiate wrestling title last Saturday at Princeton, are In badly crippled condition for the Western trip which they are to take over Eawter, meeting Indiana University, Western Conference champions, and lowa State, runners-up in that district. Oelirle, who discolcated his arms in the first hout of the intercollegiates, is out for the rest of the season. while Capt. Davis Detar is still suffering from an Injury received in the Navy meet. Coach Lewis hopes to have Detar In .shape for the Westerners, while either Mack or Rombergor will take Oelirle’s place at 145 pounds. The State wrestlers will forego their customnrv Easter vacation in order to go on 'the Western triup.
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show is pretty well over, so the heavy bitter feels as though It is time for him to pile Into the harness. Although he Is nothing like a slouch of a fielder, Rehg's big asset Is his ability to clout the old apple. Ha tells Chief Jack that lie has been holding secret sessions with his club and feels as though lie can throw one of the merriest slugging parties this season the A. A. has been in on for some time. Walter lilt for a .313 average in 165 games last season.
BOARDS TAKES BETTER LEAD. NEW YORK, March 24.—Edouard Here- i mans, Belgian billiard champion. In- j creased his lead over Welkpr Cochran of | San Francisco in tueir 4.800-point match j at 18.2 I alkllne by scoring Mg) points to I Cochran's 089 in Wednesday's play. The ! grand tots' for the match is: Horemans, j 2,t00; Cochran. I.9SC. Cochran won the afternoon game from ! Horemans by a score of 375 to 400, mak- | lug 40s points In tils first three innings. Cochran had high runs In this block of 200, ill and 87, and an average of H 5 <5. lion mans had high runs of. 197 and 07. and an average of 57 17. In the night game Horemans won, 400 to 114. He bad high runs of 214 and 97, and had an average of Mi. Cochran's high run was 107 end his average 281*. Japan and Philippines W ant Try at Tennis Cup SAN FRANCISCO, March 24 The Philippine islands and Japan are to be. represented in competition for the Davis cup, if present plans can be carried out, according to Samuel Hardy, captain of tbe victorious American Davis cup team, who arrived Wednesday from the Antipodes. Hardy was accompanied by AVatson M. Washburn, another member of the team. William T. Tilden of Philadelphia and William AI. Johnston of San Francisco, other members of tbe cup team, arrived here some days ago. Grater Chosen Leader of Wabash Court Fine. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., March 24 The Wabash College basket-ball letter men yesterday elected Clyde Grater, back guard on the Scarlet team of the past season, captain of the 1921-22 quintette. Grater, whose home Is in* Lebanon, was one of the strongest players on the Wabash team of the past season, and was praised by critics throughout the State for his work. Grater is a sophomore in Wabash, and a member of tile Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. HANDBALL RESULTS. DETROIT, March 24.—William Sackman. New Y ork Handball Club, added to his string of victories yesterday in the singles play for the A. A. U. handball championship, defeating William llanft of the Los Angeles A. C. in one of tbe best matches of the tournament. In the other singles match Fritz Sieverd, Cleveland, defeated Stanley Spiegel. Detroit. The opening of the doubles brought some spectacular play by Max Gold, present singles champion, and Maynard Laswell Los Angeles A. C., who won In straight games from Dave Newlands and A. Spiegel, both of Detroit.
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JOHNSON RPR*EATS TESTIMONY. CHICAGO, March 24.—Testimony given the grand Jury last night :n the investigation of the world series by President B. B. Johnson of the American League baseball csandal was repeatel by him yesterday before another grand jury and a transcript of the statements of other witnesses was read by Assistant State's Attorney Gormsn, In the effort to secure new lndictmems against the eight former White Sox and others whose indictments were dropped. Additional testlmouy by .Johnson will be given later in the week and new Indictments ure expected to be voted next week. Gorman said. RED ROOKIES TO GO. CINCINNATI, Ohio March 24. —Manager Moran of (he Cincinnati Nationals plans to send some of his recruits home wheu the team leaves Cisco Friday for its barnstorming trip through Texas and Oklahoma, according to reports coming from the training camp. Among those to go are said to be First Basemau Felix, Infielders Schlrmer and Shafer and Outfielder Dawson. All of these players have shown real promise and will' he furuled out to minor league clubs for mere experience. Dennis Williams will be retained as utility outfielder. SHOTTING FOR REFORM. BLOOMINGTON, 111., March 24.—An appeal was received Wednesday by the Bloomington Association of the Tliree-1 League and ISO other miiior league clubs from President M. H. Kextou of the National Association, urging reduction In operating expenses, purging of gambling and betting from parks, and correction of all other evils that Injure the national pastime. CARD PITCHER GOES LIMIT. ST. LOUIS, March 24.—Adolph Pler >tte, a youthful recruit from tbio Mis--ion League of California pitched the full nine Innings for the St. Louis Nationals against Beaumont of the Texas League yesterday when the Cardinals won, tt to 1. It was the first time this season a member of Manager Hickey's staff has gone the entire distance. FIRST NO-HITTER. NORFOLK, Va., March 24.—8i1l Dollard. left handed pitcher for Catholic I nlveralty, twirled the first no-hit. norun game of the year yesterday, when his team defeated the Hampton Roads Naval Training Station. 1 to 0. The only sailor to reach first was hit by u pitched bull and was later caught off the bag. MAYS SEATED KOR OPENER. SHREVEPORT, La, MHfreh 24 —Carl Mays, submarine bur'er, from present appearances, will hnrl the opening game of the New York Yanks He showed great form yesterday in seven innings. “1 feel that I’m In for my biggest year. The old arm is In good shape and we've got a live club this your,” Mays said today. GARY IN LEAGUE. GARY. Ind.. March 24. Gary has formed a baseball club to play in the Mid-West League, an organization composed of twenty teams In the Middle West. The league will play on Saturdays. Sundays and holidays. The season officially will open here Sunday, May 1. YANKEE RECRUITS RELEASED. NEW YORK. March 24 -Eleven recruits. including an outfielder, an lnfle'der. two catchers and seven pitchers, have been released by the New York Americans, it was reported here today In dispatches from the Yankee training camp at Shreveport, La. TWIRL ERS WORRY McGRAW. HOUSTON, Texas. March 24. -Pitchers of the New York Giants staff are In such poor condition that Manager McGraw Is beginning to worry about them. Jess Winters and Phil Douglas have sore arms and the others haven't shown much effectiveness. (IBM START HOME SIN'DAY. CHICAGO. March 24 Frank Chance, under whom the Chicago Cubs aeblevtsl world wide fame looked the team over at tlte Pasadena iCal.) training camp yesterday, according to dispatches received
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NEW YORK, March 24.—Rogers Hornby, $250,000 beauty of the St. Louis Cardinals. and champiou batsman of the National League, Is out to defend his laure.ls. What's more, he hopes to better his 1920 record by invading the select class of“. 400 hitters” this year. "I hope to retain the National League batting championship,” says Hornsby, “and I am eager to build up a .400 average this year. “if I can only get away to a good start I know I can hit from mid-season on. The records show that I have always come strong at the finish. PRACTICE HELPED LAST YEAR. “I had a world of good batting practice last spring and when the season opened I was in my stride. In previous years I had experienced difficulty in getting started and by the time I found myself the other fellows had gained an unpassable lead.”. The star swatsman of the Cards led the senior major league season last year with a batting average of .370 in 149 games. He carried the National League title to St. Louis, while George Slsler of the Browns, annexed the American League crown, clouting .407 in 154 pastimes. “I am basing my hopes of Improving my batting average on my experience last year," Hornsby continued, “and If that means anything I should be able to sliow better form at the bat, thanks to an Innovation introduced by Manager
An Easy One A teacher at Technical High school yesterday passed out a simple little arithmetic problem nobody in Indianapolis but Coroner Paul Robinson could solve. The question was something like this: "What is the relative speed of a bull pitched by Waiter Johnson to that of an automobile going ninety miles per hour?" About the only way to figure this l to get two people who are tired of life and have oue step in front of the seeding auto, and another get In the nay of one of Johuson's fust balls. Coroner Robinson then could look over the bodies and tell by the bruises unit bumps which one turned the most flips. The rest would be eaay.
today, but refused to commit himself on the team’s prospects “1 want to see them in ball gamps before passing Judgment." Chance said. The schedule of homeward bound practice gaftics begins today with games against Vernon and Los Angeles. Sunday the regular squad leaves for Sncrumeiito and turns east. LEAVE “GOOFS” BEHIND. WAXAHACIIIE. Texas. March 24. White Sox regulars will abandon Waxahachle tonight when they lenve. for Wichita Falls to stnrt a three-game ser'es. The “Goofs" will remain here for several days. WHEAT IN ROniN CAMP. ALEXANDRIA. La March 24,-Zaeh Wheat, holdout fnflelder, was back In the eantp of the Brooklyn Robins today. He is in good condition and started work at once. (IB* WIN EASILY. PASADENA, Cal , March 24 The Cubs handed the Vernons a beating here yesterday. Manager Evers used three pitchers. Purdue Awards LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 24—The in stgnla board awarded letters to the teams of the minor sports at Purdue yesterday afternoon. Nine men on the wrestling team and three on the swimming team were awarded major "i's ” aOntain Kep pie. Hall. Brouso, Macltlln, Well*. Alcorn. Marshall. Swank and Spencer were the wrestlers to be honored. Crfptain Hamilton, Robert and E. C. Stoever are the tank men to receive letters A. C. Stoever was given a minor “P” for gymnnstlca. Turner and Borden won the freshman varsity numerals In wrestling. Bailey and Jungfiesh In swimming and Bushman in gymnastics. O. R. Hensler, minor sports manager, received a minor “P." Coach Pierce is putting the baseball men through some hard work-outs fir the opening of the season, a week from Saturday, when I>e Pauw will appear on Stuart field The track team is handicapped on account of the track being repaired.
Branch Rickey which has enabled all of our player* to get three times as much hitting as the ordinary club. “Manager Rickey erected two batting cages in our training camp this year. The cages arc alongside each other, while the two pitchers are working only about fifteen feet apart. They do not Interfere with each other and can pitch to two different bntters simultaneously. The same goes for the two batters who are swinging at pitched balls in unison. ALSO HIT 1 AT PLATE. “In addition there is the regular home plate on the home field where the third squad of hitters can be going through their practice without Interfering with the batters and pitchers working in the cages. One set of shaggers’ In the outfield can field balls for the lot. It is because of this Increased opportunity for batting that I believe I will again succeed in leading the league. “Plenty of batting practice is the best thing, and of course batting against all kinds of pitching. I don't believe a batter can get too much practice swinging on the ball. I know I never get my fill.” Hornsby has been playing third base for Rickey in tbe absence of Milton Stock, who has been holding out. He may open the seasou at the hot corner, and from all reports his work there has been Just as effective as his playing at short or second.
FOWLING A. B. C. PROGRESS. BUFFALO, March 24.—Rochester, N. Y., Louisville, Ky., Cleveland, Y'oungstowu and Ashtabula, Ohio, teams tonight will try to break the dull spell caused in the A. B. C. tourney here by the inability of bowlers to class among the first ten leaders. No clfange was made in the leaders of any of the events last night. Cleveland, Jacksonville, Erie and Schenectady teams were unable to inscribe their names among the higher-ups. The Henry Doherty five-man team of Denver took the honors with a total of 2,786, whilq the Blue Ribbons of Erie, Pa., rolled second high with 2,729. When entries close March 80, in the State bowling tournament, to be held in Indianapolis beginning April 9, It Is expected that all records for State tournament entries will have been broken. Approximately 100 entries have been received from over the State by the secre(ary. Charles Cray, and this number will be swelled considerably with tha entry of the largest number of local bowlers ever entered In a State tournament. The tournament is to be staged at the Central alleys. Plans are being made for the entertainment of the visiting pinmen, and prospects for a record-break-ing tournament appear brighter daily. Twenty-three men bowled in the 200 class last night in the Elks League. Blue, of the Antlers team, rolled high score, hitting the maples to the tune of 237. King, bowling with the Eyes, rolled second high score, bowling 247. Spectacular bowling marked the rolling up of the following scores: Westover, 238; Kirkoff, 237; E. Meyer, 23d; McCullough, 234; Miller, 22(1, McCarty, 223; Magel, 222; Colvin, 220 Pritchett set the world afire when he hit In the 200 class In all three games in which he bowled. Ills scores were 204, 215 and 215. Others who bit the 200 class In one or more games were: Martin, Stick, Bailey, Mescal, Gordon, Speicher, Ilarsliman, Wessels, Reynolds, Fox, Pritchett, Agnew and Bering. Blue nosed Pritchett out of high score for three gnmes by six pins, tbe former bowling 640 to the latter's 834. Name Naval Swim Head ANNAPOLIS, Mr., March 24.—Vincent J. Gallagher. Jr., of Brooklyn, N, Y , has been elected captain of the Naval Academy swimming team. He captained the swimming team at Rutgers before entering the academy, and rowed In the academy eight which won the world's championship In the Olympic games ut Antwerp last summer.
SSSglhTjxw Hfe YniT 1 — gibbons vs. NORCROSS. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, March 24. Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul, who stopped Paul Sampson in New York City Tuesday night, in the second round, will make his bow in this city on Thursday, March 31. Add Thacher, matchmaker of the Greater Springfield Athletic Club, Wednesday announced the full card for his next bliow. It is as follows: Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul and Sailor Norerous of Toledo, heavyweights, are to meet In the main bout of twelve rounds. Ten rounds, semi-final: Billy Weeks of Spring-field and Pat Walsh of Cincinnati, welterweights. Six round?: Pat MeCufferty of Cleveland vs. Mickey Byrnes of Youngstown, 146-pouud boys. Six rounds; Jack Titus, Springfield vs. Jimmy Mucha of Niles, Ohio, 138-pound boys. HOOSIEK BATTLE. KOKOMO, Ind., March 24.—Leo Roberts, Terre Haute boxer, had little difficulty in defeating Mike Moran, a local boy, in a ten-round bout here Wednesday night. Roberts led the fight in all rounds except one aud was given the newspaper decision in seven out of the ten rounds. SUCCESSFFL OPERATION. NEW YORK, March 24.—Mike O'Dowd, former middleweight champion, will hot be able to box for three months as a result of an operation. The operation was successful and the St. Paul Irishman was reported resting easily in St. John i Hospital, Long Island City. HONOR ROCKY KANSAS. NEW YORK, March 24.—A complimentary dinner given to Rocky Kansas bv Thomas J. B. Dyke, proprietor of the Italian Garden restaurant, last nignt drew a big crowd of tbe lightweight s admirers to that establishment- Among the guests were many i'lng enthusiasts and well-known boxers. SOUNDS INTERESTING. ST. PAUL, Minn., March 24.—Johnny Wilson, middleweight champion, has agreed to meet Mike Gibbous of St. Paul within ninety days, according to a telegram Gibbons said he received Wednesday from his representative in Boston The contest would be staged in Boston, according to present plans, the message said. g NAVY CHAMP LOSES. I.OS ANGELES, Cal., March 24—Joe Coffer of New Orleans was awarded the decision over Joe Fisher, lightweight champion of the United States Navy, at the end if their four-round bout Wednesday night. • YALE CAPTAIN. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. March 24—William IV. Benjamin of New York has been elected captain of the Yale wrestling team for next year. Gilbert M. Harris of New York was chosen manager. MOORE VS. RYAN. PITTSBURGH, March 24.—Tommy Ryan, McKeesport, and Pal Moore, Memphis. Tenn., bantamweights, will meet In a ten-mund boxing bout at McKeesport March 30.
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Rickard's Title Go Should Look Better to the Public Now Chance Taken by Boxers Makes It Seem More Like Sporting Event. NEW YORK. March 24—Without it* loud, gold clothes, Tex Rickard’s fight Infant probably will be admitted into more polite circles. Since the Dempsey-Carpentier battle has turned from a colossal money grab into a sane business proposition, much of the public’s money will be saved. Dempsey and Carpentier having agreed to box foF 60 per cent of the gate receipts, instead of a half million dollars, Rickard might even be able to work Governor Miller's frown into a smile. / The objection of the New York Statfe executive and the boxing commission was chiefly over the size of the purse that Rickard first offered. Os course, under the new agreement the new principals might get even more than the sum oririnally guaranteed, but it is considered better business to give them what the public thinks they are worth as registered at the boxoffice. Even if Governor M'.ller would allow the commission to approve of the fight, Rickard yet has that Sls top price limit to get over. It is extremely doubtful that the commission will either suspend or rescind that ruling. Stiehm Puts Out List of Officials for Grid Games BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 24. Ewald O. Stiehm. athletic director of Indiana University, has announced his selection of officials for the Indiana football games next fall. They are as follows : Indiana vs. Franklin, Sept. 24; Walter H. Eckersall, Chicago, referee, Roy D. Keehn, Indiana, umpire. Indiana vs. Minnesota, Oct. 22; John Scliommer, Chicago, referee; Terry Graves. Illinois, field Judge, and E. Elliott, Northwestern, head linesman. Indiana vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 29; Fred Gardner, Cornell, referee; John Griffith, Beliot, referee; Perry Gravves, Illinois, head linesman, and H. L. Ray, Illinois, field Judge. Indiana vs. lowa, Nov. 12; John Schommer, Chicago, umpire; F. Klntz. lllnois, field judge, and D. Pratt, Alabama, field Judge. Indiana vs. Purdue, Nov. 16; Fred E. Gardner, Cornell, referee; E. Elliott, Northwestern, umpire; Perry Graves. Illinois, field Judge, and D. Pratt, Alabama, head linesman. H. C. Quigley of St. Mary’s College, Kansas, has been selected to referee the Indiana-Harvard game at Cambridge Oct. 8. GETS MEMORIAL MEDAL. SHELBYVILLE, Ind March 24.—Roy Richeson, member of this year's graduating class and one of the' best basketball players ever developed at the She!byville High School, was awarded the ’aul Cross memorial medal by the decision of the judges. The medal was presented at a reception held at the school. VICTORY' CELEBRATION. VINCENNES, Ind.. March 24.—The Vincennes Rotary Club will entertain the members of the Vincennes High School basket-ball team, which participated in the State tourney last week at Indianapolis. and a’so the Y\ M. C. A. team, which won the State “Y” championship by defeating Michigan City recently.