Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 March 1921 — Page 8

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Baseball Gossip, Boxing, Amateurs and Other Sports

TRIBE SQUARES OFF FOR BRACE OF BIG SCRAPS Take on Brooklyn Dodgers at New Orleans Today and Tomorrow. BARTLETT ON MOUND By EDDIE ASH. Daily Timas Sports Editor. NEW ORLEANS, March 30.—Tno Indians were carded to step back Into big .league company this afternoon In the Iflrst contest of a two-game series with Rhe Brooklyn team. National League champions, at the New Orleans ball grounds. Due to the fact that the Hooslers tad enjoyed two days of rest as a result of cold weather at Crowley, they felt eager to step Into action and there was a strong possibility of them slipping a victory over on the Dodgers. The Indiana left Crowley behind Tuesday afternoon and reached this city last night for a short stay at the De Soto Hotel. They will camp here until Saturday morning, playing two games with the Dodgers, and then resting again on Friday to see Babe Kuth in action when the New Vora Taukfes play the Brooklyn club here. On Saturday morning the Tribe party will journey to Baton Rouge for two days to tangie with the Louisiana University nine Saturday and the Standard Oils of that city Sunday. The Baton Rouge games will mark the final active training of the Indians in the Southland, for on next Monday morning the squad will board a Louisville & Nashville train for Indiunapolis. With the exception of Kinselia and Gossett, the Hoosiers are in good shape, and it is thought that by the time the squad reaches home the hospital list will be cleared. Kinselia has a thumb injury and Gossett a sprained wrist, but Manager Hendricks has given both plenty of rest and they will be ready to play shortly. Outfielder Walter Rehg and First Baseman Covington are not up to the form the other players have reached, but they are hurrying their training ami both expect to be fit for the exhibition games at Indianapolis when the team gets back home next week. Louie Wolf, former Tribe lnfielder, greeted the Hoosiers on their arriial here Tuesday night. He was sold to the New Orleans club some time ago and is trying out for third base job with the local Southern Association team. Otto Miller, Indianapolis boy with the Brooklyn Club. Is here and be called at the Tribe quarters to renew old acquaintances among the members of the Indianapolis party. Miller played with the Indianapolis Manual Training High School nine in his “kid” days, and it was not long after he left high school before he was playing in the major leagues. He has been with Brooklyn about eleven years, and has participated In two world's serise. Manager Hendricks’ efforts to obtain more pitching talent and a heavy hitt ng catcher are still alive, but he is having trouble getting action on the deals he 6et in motion a few days ago. With three baseball clubs in town and the boxing game going big, the Indians found New Orleans a lively place compared with Crowley. An important ring bout Is to be held here Friday night and the Hoosier bail players are planning taking It In. Happy Littleton, Southern wonder, is to meet Harry Greb i na fif-teen-round affair and the match is being played up here along championship lines. In the game with Brooklyn this aflernoofi Lee Bartlett was slatd to start on the mound for the Hoosiers with Pug Caret the probable finisher. Bartlett has gone well every time out this spring and Hendricks believed the youngster would show 6trong again today despite the heavy batting strength of the Brooklyn team.

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LEAD BILLIARD TOURNEY. DETROIT. Mich.. March SO.—H. B. Kuhns and E. W. Lookabaugh of Chicago and Walker Calderwood of Detroit "were the leaders in the amateur three-cushion billiards championship tournament at end of the second day's p'ay. each having: two victories to their credit, wirh no frames lost. Lookabaugh still held the high run record for the tourney, a ten, made In his first came Monday. In Tuesday’s play Kuhns defeated G. H. Daubach, New York; Lookabaugh defeated L. A. Servatius. New Y'orfc; Calderwood won from A. H. Hahn, Chicago, and P. W. Sutcliffe, Chicago, defeated W. R. Brewer, Chicago. McCarthy, Shot With Larry McLean, Succumbs to Wound ROSTON, March 30—John U. McCarthy, kept alive for several days l>y .1 transfusion of blood from his mother and brother, that made it possible for him to be married while on n hospital cot, died early yesterday. His youthful bride, remaining at his side almost constantly during his illness, was ordered to her home by physicians yesterday because her collapse was feared, but she returned again last night. McCarthy was shot during the barroom brawl last Thursday, in which John B. (Larry) Mel.ean, former major league baseball player, was killed. John J. Connor, the bartender who fired the shots, is being held without ball. He claims McLean and McCarthy were intent on assaulting him when he fired. Honor O’Connor CHICAGO, 111., March 30.—Leslie M. O’Connor, the new secretary and treasurer of the baseball commission, will be the guest of houor at a banquet to lie giren in the red room of the Hotel La Salie tomorrow evening. An elaborate program has been arranged and among the prominent men who will be at (he speakers’ table are Judge Landis, Robert M. Sweltzer. James J. Kelly. John D Black and William Nathan McChesuey. A. B. C. PROGRESS. BUFFALO, March 30. —Five-man competition will come to an end tonight In the twenty-first championship of the A. B. C. here with the appearance of fourteen teams from Toledo, fourteen from Buffalo and one each from Tonawanda and Angola, N. Y. Few high scores were rolled last night and no change was recorded In the leadera o/ any of the events. C. Turner and J. Gereta of Cincinnati, with 1,105 plna, carried off the honors in the doubles, while F. Kamps and J. Gedeon of Cleveland were second best with IaOL HOCKEY MATCH. CLETTHLaND 0., March 30.—Cleveland and Eveleth (Mina.) hockey teams win play a four-game series to decide the Championship of the United States Hockey League, It wus definitely decided Tueeday, according to advice received here from W. 6. Haddock, president of the league. The first two games will be played here Friday and Saturday nights, and the third and fourth at Pittsburgh, April 6 and 8. Ice condition at Evaleth prevented playing any of the game* there. Better Late Than Never FRANKLIN, Ind., March 30.—Franklin celebrated her great basket-ball victory Tuesday night in very fitting manner. The celebration was postponed after the tournament, due to the revival meetings that were being held last week at all the churches. A parade was staged, after which A. L. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce presented the members of the championship squad with watches. The timepieces were the beat make obtainable. Enthusiasm ran high, despite the cold weather. The festlvltlee came lu

YANKEES WELL FIXED FOR TALENT

NEW YORK, March 30.—The famed old lady who lived In a shoe had her problems. She had nothing on Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees. ••Hug” has so many ballplayers he scarcely knows what to do with them. He has ten players bidding for every Job arouDi the Infield and a squadron fighting for outfield berths Selecting the right players for the right positions is the big lsk that rests on the shoulders of the midget manager today and he never carried a heavier burden. On Huggins’ selections, according to present indications, will depend the success or failure of the Yankees In tho coming pennant race. The New York cinb has talent galore. It figures to make a neck and neck race with the Cleveland Indians for first place next October, but should “Hug” fail to get his best possible combination Id the field at an early date,' Yankee chances might suffer a hard blow. And the liberal spending Colonels—Ruppert and Huston—will be satisfied with nothing but a pennant this year. As far as battery men go, Huggins has nothing to worry about. With Wallie Sehang to do the bulk of the catching and a pitching staff of undoubted Mrs. Hurd Takes Women’s North and South Title PINEHURST, N. C„ March SO.—Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Pittsburgh won the women's North and South championship today, defeating Mrs. F. C. Letts Jr. of Chicago, 4 up and 3 to play, In the final round. Weaver Says A. A. U . Will Accept Marks Hung Up by Paddock Famous Sprinter Again Clips Time Off 220-Yard Record in Dual Meet. NEW YORK, March SO—Belief that Charles Paddock’s record for 220 yards will be accepted was expressed today by Robert S. Weaver, Los Angeles, jiresiden* of the A. A. U. Paddock made the record at Berkeley, Cal., running for the Umversitv of 'Southern California. "I ilid not see him Saturday when he made the world's record or again yesterday when he repeated by clipping oneflfth of a second off the old mark, but 1 feel sure he did It both times.” he sain ! “I have personally started him four times this season and he has run the hundred twice in nine and four-fifths and twice | in ten flat, all on poor tracks. I have no doubt his records will be accepted.” ; STANFORD FNIYERSITY, Cal.. March 30.—Charles Paddock, l’niversity of Southern California sprinter. today held the world's record for the 2-0-yard dashrunning the distance In 21 flat. The previous record was 21 1-5. Paddock, who was competing in the meet between his college and Stanford University, tied the world's record of 9 3-5 In the 100-yard dash for the second time within a week. He ran the 220 at Berkeley last Saturday 20 4-5.

It May Be So. but Where Does England With Her Great Heavies Horn In?

LONDON, March 30.—British people •nd the press are Joshing and poking fun at the Dempsey-Carpentler heavyweight championship affair. Especially they are refusing to treat It seriously since it was proposed to hold the bout at Epsom on Derby day. Under mocic horror headlines, the Dally Press resents “the Interference of foreigners In Britain's greatest sporting event.” “Everybody knows,” the Express said, “there can be only one Derapsey-Carpen-tier fight and every one wants It over and forgotten as soon as possible, but the cancellation of the derby is too big a price to pay to get rid of It.” "Dally stories about the big offers for the fight are sillier than ever.” the Dally Mail says. “One of these days Dempsey and Carpentler will meet In a ring if they are not careful. AA’hy not try Tlmbuctoo? “Really, the public is getting tired of Dempsey and Carpentler.” Local Pennsy Five Wins Title From Terre Haute Two hundred fans from Terre Haute last night at the local “Y.” saw the St. Loulii division basketball team of Terre Haute defeated by the Indianapolis division team, by a score of 28 to 23. The local team, by Its victory, goes to the southwestern regional meet at Philadelphia, April 10. Terre Haute had previously eliminated the Roseiake (111.) team and Indianapolis had downed the Decatur (111.) quintet. The contest last night was hard fought throughout, the half-time count being 16 to 15 in favor of Terre Haute. Hays and Lovell proved good point-getters for the visitors, these two lust forwards ringing up twenty points, while Beam, Birth and Kempler showed the way for the locals. Line-up and summary: Indianapolis (28). Terre naute (25). Beam Forward Hays Birch Forward Lovell Kempler Center Thomas Averitt Guard Nlcasoa Limpes Guard Calvert Substitutions —Donnelly for Hays. Field Goals—Hays 4, Lovell 0, Beam 5, Birch 3, Kempler 5, Donnelly 1. Foul Goals—Hays 3, Kemplur 2. Referee-—Naney. Umpire—Springer. Richards’ Play Feature of Indoor Tennis Meet NEAY YORK, March 30.—The feature of the national indoor tennis tournament to date is the playing of AYneent Richards. champion of tennis In 1919, and favorite to regain the title this year. Richards has Improved in form In each match and has smashed his way through to the fourth round, which was scheduled for today. AA’Ullam T. Tllden 11, who wns to have paired with Richards In the doubles, has been forced to default because of illness Colored T Event The basket curtAln will ring down tonight at the Colored Y. M. C. A. when the Royal Athletic Club will play against selected members of the Buccaneers, Chancellors, Cyclones and A’lncor-Peerless Clubs, which compose the Y. M. C. A. Basket League. The game has attracted much attention as the Royals are considered an outlaw club, and they are testing their strength against the combined efforts of the league teams. The Royal team will be composed of the following men. four of them members of the “Y” big team: Haxzard, Robinson, Bryant, Carr, Dunlap, Head and Denny. The all league team: Dnngerflcld, T ong. Baxter. Jackson, Brown, Daniels, Edelen and Kirby. Four of the league team members are also members of the “Y” big team. Another feature of the evening will be the presentation of medals to the best g layers of the league and n cup to the lueconeers, who won the league championship. Sweaters will he presented to the members of th£, “Y” first team. • SOUTH BEND TEAM. SOUTH BEND, IndU\ March 30—Formation of a company totiiut a semi-pro-fessional baseball team iry the field and to construct a grandstand At one of several park sites under consideration has been effected here. Ben will manage the club. AValter HaVs, Notre Dame coach, will be on the slab, aud a number of stars from the local Industrial League are being signed up. Seven games with Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois teams' have already Uieen booked. Construction work will tegln next week in order that the park nVy be ready May

strength, there is no problem to solve here. But what of the Infield and right field? Ruth, Roth, Bodie, Muesel, Connelly, Wlngo, Hawks and Christenson have been ranging the gardens for the Yanks, not to mention Wallie Flpp, who ultimately may be played In an outfield position. Ruth, Plpp and Meusel have been used at first base: Fewster, Peck, Mike McNally and young Skinner at second; Johnny Miller and Peck at short, and Ward, McMillan, Baker and Meusel at third. “Hug” has been mixln’ ’em up. He hnd to. And he is evidently far from a definite decision, as constant changes in the line-u piudioate. If Baker docs a real come-back, he will no doubt hold down third base, which would drive out Aaron Ward. This lad. because of both his hitting and inflelding ability. Is almost too valuable to be left out of the line-up every day. lie might be sent to second und Fewster to the outfield. Then there is the shortstop problem, which lies between Mitchell and Peck, and the problem whether I’ipp, Meusel or Ruth would serve best at first base. These are just a few of the angles to “Hug's” riddle as the season comes on a pace. RICKARD WILL TALK APRIL 9 Says He Has Things About Ready to Stage Show in United States. NEW YORK, March 80—Tex Rickard will name the site of the Pempsey-Car-pentler fight Saturday, April 9. Tho fight will be held In the United States. These announcements were made by the -promoter today In response to a query regarding when he expected to name the location of tho championship contest. “1 have details eonneoted with the promotion of the contest practically settled.” said Rickard, “but there are a few odds and ends to be gathered up before the site is announced. I will posttlvel' announce the site on April 9. “I can say also that the fight will be heiil In the United States.” Rickard's announcement mean* that Offers from Canada and England for tho match have been turned down by him. He will promote the fight himself, as he originally planned to do, and will build an arena seating GO.OOO or more.

NORWOOD CHAMPS BOOK GAMES. ! KENOSHA, Wis., March 30.—Tho Norwood Rusebali Club of Cincinnati, National Baseball Federation champions ol 191 1 -IS-IV, hi.s been booked for a twogamo series here June 4 and 5 with tho K. uo*m semi-pro team. Reports from Cincinnati state that the Norwoods will have the strongest club in their history .1 hey have games scheduled with the leading semi-pro clubs through the central part of the country.

ILLINOIS LOSES ONE. STARK AIL I.E, Mis*., March 39—Ml*a. and M. defeated Uuiversity of Illinois at baseball here, 7 to 1. Illinois p.ayed airtight bail until the seventh lulling when tho infield blew up n<l Mississippi scored seven runs In that inning. McCurdy, pitcher for Illinois, registered a home run In the fourth inning. LANDIS DENIES PETITION. CHICAGO, March 30. Judge K. St. Landis today denied the application of Walter Kinney. Philadelphia Athletics pitcher, who deserted the team last season to play Independent baseball at Franklin, I’u., for reinstatement. CUBS IN OVERTIME GAME. PAN FRANCISCO, March 30—The Cub* defeated San Francis'o yesterday, 4 to 3, in teu Innings. Another game is scheduled with the Coast League squad today. Bill Is Drafted to Provide State Regulation of Sports ALRANY, N. Y., March 30.—State supervision and regulation of all sport*, under a three-headed, nonsnlarled comrnision, is in sight. It became evident when Governor .Miller announced that he would confer with sports writers of tho State either the latter part of this week or early next week. Tho Governor will seek their view* on how all branches of sports should be regulated so that additional revenue may be poured Into the State's treasury. It also becamo known that the hill designed to effect the consummation of the ' overnor’s views was drafted by 1' ranklin B. Lord last week und was ready for Introduction In the Legltiature, but was held up to give the Governor opportunity to examine It. Many Bike Race Entries CHICAGO, March 30.—Nino countries will be represented in the six-day bicycle races to be held in the stock yard* amphitheater, beginning next Saturday night. Thirteen team* have been entered. Including Eaton and Kaiser, world's champions. The other teams follow: Bpencer-Hlll, Cnnda-Un!fed States; Madden-Magin, United States; Mcßeath-Oorry, Australia: Lorenz-AVobber, Germany; OsterrltterRyan, Berlin-Dnhlln: Kopsky-AValker, Boland - Tasmania : Kavannugh - Keller, United States; Maddonn-Bello, Italy; S'eln-Gaffney, Brooklyn; Kockler-Hunloy, Chioago-San Francisco; P,eliens De Graeve*, Belgium; Horan-Fitzslmmons Ireland. Series Invite WASHINGTON, March 30. Invitations before President Harding Tuesday Included one from John A. Ileydler, president of the National League, to attend next fall’* world series. Mr. Ileydler presented the Invitation In person and said the President told him that “nothing would please him better if conditions permitted.” RACER SOLD. ANNAPOLIS, Mil. March 20.—The yawl Siesta, the first entrant In the projected ocean sailing yacht race next .Tu’v 4 from off Sandy Hook to Ostend. Belgium for a cup offered by King Albert of Belgium, has been sold and will not start. Her owner announced Tuesday that he would withdraw the entry. WATER AWARDS. URBANA, 111., March 30.—Letters have been awarded eight members of the University of Illinois water basket-ball team by Coach Manley. ' Kenneth Dennett of Chicago was also awarded a letter for again winning the 100-yard back stroke In the conference meet at Evanston last week. This Is Good Even the tenseness of an automobile race with the drivers tearing around the track at breakneck speed brings about amusing incidents to the drivers. Eddie Hearn*, who will drive in the 500-mile race at Indianapolis on May StiJ Was struck in the back when a tire rolled off Bob Burman’s car while Ilearno was working in the pits. The impact knocked Hearue to the ground and he says that he was scared to death and would not got up, thinking that he had been hit by one of the cars out! was waiting for

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1921.

Crimson Grapplers Set for Fray With Eastern Champions Indiana Pins Hopes to Ted Mumby in Match With Penn Star. BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. March 30. With the Penn State grapplers on hand, arriving here early this morning after an ail-night stay In Indianapolis, and with the Indiana wrestlers ready for the Mg test, all is in readiness for the national collegiate wrestling championship matches here tonight. Capt. John Moore, of the I. U. team, who Buffered an Injured knee In the meet with Northwestern, will enter the meet tonight, although his knee has not regained perfect condition. The Crimson team enters the meet with utmost confidence, having undergone consistent training -since winning the conference chaniptonship, Ui prepara tlon for this evening’s work. Crimson wrestling fans are pinning much hope to Ted Mumby, who Is pitted against Spangler, the undefeated wrestler from Pennsylvania. Spangler has stacked up against the best that Yale, Harvard and Cornell could turn out, and has placed the shoulders of all his opponents on the mat. The Stanley-Watson and Rafcllffe-Ger-ber matches are expected also to be headliners, along with the Stnlth-Detar bout. Detar Is captain of the Penn State team. Reed will represent Indiana against Rumberger. In tho 145-pound class.

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O’MEL BACK IN RING. INDIANA HARBOR, Ind., March 30 Irondale TLm O’Neil, once on# of the leading -middleweight* of the country, Is hack in tho ring again. On April 4, here he meets Frankie Zello, Chicago heavyweight, In a ten-round battle. Though O'Neil has been out of the ring for some time, he has constantly been in training and says ho is fit. <6ello is no aniatour. He fought Bob Roper, Bob Martin, Hugh Walker and otliei promising heavies. A good card of prelims will be added to the show. ENGLISH WANT ABE. NEW YORK, March 30—Abe Goldstein, claimant of the flyweight championship of America, was Tuesday made an offer of £5.000 (about $'20,000) by tho National Sporting Club of London to meet Jimmy Wilde for the flyweight championship of the world. The offer was cabled to Willie Lewis, manager of Goldstein. Lewis declared he will accept the offer providing Goldstein defeats Johuny Buff Thursday night. MEYERS WRESTLES IN CHICAGO. Johnny Meyers, claimant of the middleweight wrestling title, and Challenger Lou Talaber will meet tonight In the main bout of the mat show at the Second Regiment armory in what promises to be one of tho greatest exhibitions of wrestling seen in Chicago this year. The bout will be to a finish, best two In three falls. LIPPK APPEALS. BOSTON, March 30.—The State boxing commission has taken under advisement a petition for reversal of decision, made by A1 Llppe, Philadelphia boxing manager, recently suspended for thirty days on charges that he staged a bout In Worcester dust month and collected both principals’ money from the promoter. JAP FLOPS TArbOfi. CASPER, Wyo., March 30.—Terro Miyake, Japanese Jlu Jltsu light heavyweight wrestler, defeated Jack Taylor, heavyweight champion of Wyoming, lu a Jiu jltsu match by pinning his shoulders to the mat after four twenty-minute periods. Taylor was carried unconscious from tho ring. JOHNNY SQUAWK!*. CLEVELAND, March So—Johnny Kllbnne, featherweight champion, denied Tuosday night that he hud signed to meet Andy Chaney In a tltio bout here this summer. PETE IN FEATURE. NEW Y'ORK, March 30. —Pete Herman, former bantamweight champion, will furnish the feature bout at the Pioneer Sporting Club tonight when he meets Wllile Spencer In a fifteen-round bout. Speedway Being Dolled Up Early for Big Spin Judging by the early entry of many of the more prominent race drivers and the Interest that already Is being manifested in the event, the ninth international 500-mlle automobile race, to be held at the Indianapolis speedway on Monday, May 80, will surpass any of those which have been held tu the past. Although the race la two months distant, the speedway Is a scene of great ncI tlvlty. Stands and fences huve been painted null the brick truck Is receiving the constant attention of experts. The management is preparing for an even larger crowd than attended last year, when 123,000 persons saw the late Gaston Chevrolet dash across the finish line a wluner. One of tbe latest entries to be receive Is that of Jimmy Murphy, one of tin youngest of the racing stars, lie will drive a Duesenberg. He was a sturter In last vear’g event and made an excellent showing. Among the others who have already entered this year’s classic are Ralph De Palma and Dario Rest*., ouch of whom has won the event in the past. They *ro old rivals and the battle between them should be one of the features of the coming lace. Itoseoe Sarles, a native of Indiana, is another of the popular favorites who has announced his Intention of being a starter on Memorial day. In the race last year Sarles drove throe of Louis Chevrolet's creations. The car In which he started the long whirl went out with a broken steering knuckle. Ho Immediately trans ferred to another car. This machine ran Into a ditch. Then he still had sufficient nerve left to re-enter the race as a relief driver for one of his teammates. Rarlos will pilot a Dueseuborg In this year's test. Cambridge Beats Oxford in Annual Boat Race LONDON, March 30.—Cambridge defeated Oxford in their annual rowing race on the Thames River today. Cambridge won by half a boat length. KOIII.EMAINKN OUT. DETROIT, March 80. —Ilannes Kohlc maluen, Olympic marathon champion, has sent word to the Irish A. C, here that he will not participate in the auto city marathon nex.t Saturday, having been unable to train owing to an injured leg Late entries Include Villar Kyronen of New York, who finished second to Chuck Mellor, last year, and Peter Trlvoulidas, the Greek long distance star, winner of the Boston A. C. marathon lust April. SEVEN CARS ENTERED. LOS ANGELES, March 30. —Seven contestants will compete In national championship races to be held on the Los An geles speedway, April 10, It was annnounced Tuesday. They are Ralph De Palma, Tommy Milton, Eddie Ileanie, Koscoe Searles, Jimmy Murphy, Eddie Pullen and Joe Thomas. Four prelim inary heats of twenty-five miles each and a final of fifty miles will be run. Evans Sails May 4 CHICAGO, March 30.—Chic Evans, national umateur golf champion, today said ha would sail May 4 on tho steamship Adriatic to participate In the British amateur championship near Liver-

PLAN INDIANA EAGLES LEAGUE Fast Semi-Pro Players Signed by Local Team—Amateur Gossip. Plans for a State baseball league among teams representing the seventyseven Eagles Lodges In Indiana were announced today by officers of the Indianapolis team, which has leased Northwestern park for the season. It is the idea of the men behind this movement to organize one or more leagues of eight or twelve clubs, playing games on Sundays and holidays. If more than one league was organized, then it would be necessary for the circuit champs to get together at the close of the season and settle the state title dispute with a series of games, one of which probably would be played here. Enthusiastic meetings have been held, and men who have been rated as stars lu local circles for tho past few seasons have agreed to play with the team representing Indianapolis. Tbe team will be managed by william Miller, and Albert Ledig will be seeretary-treasureT. All Lodge 56, K. of P. players are requested to be present at the clubrooms, 121 East Ohio street, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. The following players In particular take notice: Wright, Ward Began, Torrence O. Cathcart, Jackson, J. Cuthcart, Bourne, Hagan, Neff, Layhee, Smith, Clapp, Plummer, Shelby und Love. _ Clifton of last year's Lafayette Red Sox and American club please get In touch with the manager of the team at the club-rooms between Wednesday and Saturday. “66” 1* getting together a strong team and is booking only the strongest out-of-town teamd. From now on things will move alone at a little faster pace In the Indianapolis amateur baseball Hues. The first definite action toward getting things started In a large way was taken at a meeting in the coiinell chamber of tbe city hull last night, and there was enough pep shown by the amateurs and the amateur boosters to make it look as though a banner season Is just around the next turn. President Harris of the Indianapolis Association and President Lowry of the National Baseball Federation were the chief speakers last night, and they let U be known that they are expecting big tilings from the local sandlotters, Harris announced that he wants at least four more six-club leagues in the city this year than there has been In the past, and h then appointed men to rustle around and see that these loops are started along on the right foot. C. A. lteld was appointed last night to look after the Sunday school teams. He stated that he has talked to the baseball boosters tu Sunday school circles ana thinks that be can scare up eighteen teams, which would muke throe leagues. Reid is asking the managers and prospective managers of all Sunday school leagues to meet with him at the Era-Rqe sporting goods store tomorrow night. If possible, officers will be elected at this meeting. _ W. 11. Jansen of the American Central Life Insurance Company is to take care of the work of getting a group of teams for the Bankers and Insurance loop. The task of organizing a circuit among teams representing the building trades has been alloted to F. M. Campbell of th“ Bricklayers’ Association. ’ There Is a movement under way to revive the Sunday morning league of former years. E. Harpersberger, of the Vonnogiit Hardware Company, has been appointed to look after the organization of tho new league. Harpersberger states that several teams have asked for berths In the new league. There will be a meeting of the league one night next week. Anv one Interested should get In touch with E. Harpersberger. at Vonnegut Hardware Company, or Carl C Cnllahan at tbe Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company. A committee was appointed consisting of l,eo Emmelman, C. A. Swartz, F. C. Baldridge, R. 11. Sturm and Henry Harris to have charge of the amateur part of the opening day celebration April 13, when the Indians and Senators officially pry off the lid at Washington park. Three leagues are complete at this time, the City League. Commercial League and Manufacturers’ League. The Municipal League has two vacancies at 'present. The first three leagues piny Saturday afternoon ball, while the time of the Municipal games has not been decided. Tho amateur season will open April 30.

Chicago U. to Introduce Boxing in Its Curriculum CHICAGO. March 30.—Boxing will be introduced 111 classes at ttie University of Chicago gymnasium, Athletic Director A. A. Stagg announced yesterday. These musses, which will be the first ever undertaken at the Midway, probably will start today. They will be strictly noncompetitive. “Our idea Is to get the educational and physical value out of boxing," Cnoch btagg said, “but there will be no compo tition, even between meu in the sumc class to find out who are the champions. ’ in the hope of developing u line which will give the backs necessary support in ground gaining attempts, spring football practice at the University of Chicago started todav with Assistant Coach Fred Walker in charge. Eight *‘C" men vrlll be lost to tills rear’s squad, and the vacancies must be iil’ed by timber from last year’s scrub and freshman elevens, which, according to Coach Stapg, is of medium quality. The eight letter men lost, are Hunlseh, full back; nutchinson nnd Rouse, hall backs; Rober. center; Pheney, guard: Jackson, tackle; Hinkle, end, and Barkes, guard and tackle. Canadian Turf Body MONTREAL, Quebec, March 30.—Five of the local Jockey clubs hare formed themselres Into the Quebec Breeders’ ano Racing Association and have elected officers tor the ensuing yenr. The present membership includes the Back River Jockey Club, the Montreal Driving Club, Limited, the King Edward Jockey Club, the London Jockcv Club and the Thor oughbred Breeders' Association. This new organization will have the moral back lug of the government, while the provinical ministers have also promised their cooperation lo foster uniformity in racing throughout the province. Had You Wondered? The origin of the word “liuks" meaning a golf course dates back to the early days of the game In Scotland. It then meant a stretch of sand and stubble which lies between the high part of tho coast and the water in parts of tho Scottish seaboard. The early golf courses were laid out In such places and links gradually became the name for tho courses everywhere. PENN LOSES STAR. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March 30 Lawson Robertson, coach of the University of Pennsylvania track team, announced today that William Reynolds, star high jumper of the Pennsylvania squad, would not be able to take part in the track athletics for the remainder of the year. Reynolds is suffering from internui trouble as a result of typhoid fever two years ago. ZBYBZKO, I’ESEK MATCHED. CHICAGO, March 30, Stanislaus Zbyszko, heavyweight wrestler, and John Pasek of Nebraska Tuesday were matched to meet here in a finish match April 13. On the same date. Ed (Strangler) Lewis, world s champion, will meet either Jim Londos or Itenato Gardlni. ‘Y* Circus Cornin’ The annual Y. M. C. A. community circus will visit Indianapolis April 1 and 2, according to an announcement today. The circus this year will lie featured by tho appearance of the Arabian tumblers and hand-to-hand balancing by the famous Bell brothers. Other feature's are included on the program. Everything that pertains to a circus will he on hand, even down to the peanut wagons and lemonade stands. Band music will be there, too, the Shortridge band furnishing music Friday night, and tho colored Y. M. C A. band playing Saturday night. Tickets may be obtained at the desk *■'— v.rt .n/l TH"vm. rtmts.

HITT CONTRACT $6,500 YEAR DIG ON SCHOOL CITY (Continued From Page One.) his knowledge the board never had asked Mr. Baker for an opinion or had discussed the matter. Mrs. Tutewtler g letter set the facts out at length and wound up with the following questions: “Does such a contract need to be submitted to the board for approval? “Is such a contract legal until approved by the board ? “Can the business director, without the consent of the board or reporting to the board the contract for approval, have the authority to bind the school city to such a contract ? “If such a contract is illegal, can ■ the board rescind or refuse to approve It? “If there is a loss to the school city of Indianapolis by reason of the execution of the contract by the business director, and the contract Is fouiid to be Illegal, is the business director liable on Ills bond for an unauthorized act ? ANSWER LENGTHY AND IN NEGATIVE. Mr. Baker’s answer was lengthy and answered every question asked by Mrs. “Tutewiler in the negative. He recited the history of the whole matter from the time the first contract was entered into In 1894 down to the presont time, and showed by the minutes and records of the board that had been submitted to him, that many years had been permitted to elapse without any records of contracts and yet the arrangement had been In force. He contended that for twenty-one years there had been no variation of the terms of the contract, and that It had been entered into time after time under Mr. Clelland, who was business director for sixteen years preceding Mr. Hitt, without approval of the board. From this he drew the conclusion that Mr. Hitt was acting In accordance with established custom, that tho board of school commissioners is one continuing body from year to year, regardless of changes In Its membership, and that Its members cannot hide behind a plea of ignorance lu trying to avoid responsibility tinder the contract. He exonerated ilr. Hitt of blame In every particular. In part his letter read: "From the foregoing I conclude that Mr. Clellut.d was directed, without showing j of the fact In the minutes of the board, j to renew the contract until further orJ der of the board, and acting upon some | such board authority which has In no ! way been revoked, Mr. Clelland and his | successor, Air. Hitt, have for twenty-one successive years renewed this Woodruff I’lace contract in a form prepared In 1900. "Three.superintendents, many members of the board of school commissioners, one secretary and two directors have, under this arrangement and In pursuance of these twenty-one renewals of It, participate! In furnishing school advantages to the children of Woodruff Place. “In my opinion not one of these officers Is personally liable to the school city or even subject to Just criticism for what he has done. “I do not discuss the difference between what Is shown in your board’s minutes and what must have occurred and would

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have been shown in the minutes had the minutes been full. "In my opinion your board cannot Justly criticise Its present or former business director or any of the officers present or past because of this Woodruff Place situation, and base its criticism on the silence of the board’s minutes. In my opinion it Is apparent, and I believe courts will 60 hold, that the board of school commissioners from 1900 to the fall of 1920 and to now, a continuing body corporate, knew that the school city of Indianapolis was furnishing school facilities to Woodruff Place and on what terms they were being furnished, and that it Is too late for the members of the board holding office at any time during the period mentioned to claim ignorance of what was done.” FINISH OF LETTERS SIGNAL FOR STORM. The reading of the letters by Mr. Gadd had hardly finished before the storm broke, Air. Crlppln frankly saying that he did not agree with Air. Baker. “You may not agree with the Supreme Court, but you have to live under its decisions,” retorted Mr. Barry, who maintained throughout the argument that followed that the board had constructive notice of what had taken place and could not hold the business director responsible. Air. Hitt then read that part of his report referring to the AVoodruff Place afaffair. He Insisted that he had merely taken matters as he found them; that the same thing had been going on for years; that each year the contract form was laid before him and he had signed It. In defense of himself he said that several month* ago he had verbally notified the AVoodruff I’lace representatives that the contract, which expires this June, could not be renewed on the present basis, and that from beginning to end he had acted only in routine. “We have heard too much about ‘routine’ here,” Mr. Gadd said. CRIPPIN AND HITT ENLIVEN PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Crlppln and Mr. Hitt became involved In a series of rather bitter ex changes which became almost personal in character, Mr. Hitt bitterly resenting what be termed reflections on his personal Integrity. In the midst of the discussion Mr. Crippin moved that the whole matter be referred to a committee composed of the chairman of committee on Instruction, which Is himself, the chairman of the buildings and grounds committee, Air. Gadd, and Mr. Allison, chairman of the finance committee, with authority to employ Merle N. A. AA'alker or any other lawyer as counsel. This brought Mr. Barry back into the fight. He opposed the motion on the grounds that the regular attorney of the board, Mr. Baker, had given his opinion, honestly, amply and frankly, and 1 that no other opinion was needed. He then called attention to the fact that if the board hired outside council It was very probable that the State board of accounts would refuse to approve any payment* made to him. He pointed out that only a few days ago officials of the State board had said they would approve no further payments to H. A. Roney, a public accountant, employed several months ago by the board to Investigate the business management of the board. Mr. Allison expressed himself as not favoring employment of outside counsel, but he voted with Air. Gadd and Mr. Crippen against Air. Barry on the showdown. The letter of Mr. Merhetrldge to Mr.

Crippen, which was not read at the boarS meeting, is as follows: “Indianapolis, March 29, 1922* "Mr. C. E. Crippin, "309 East Ohio street, “City. “Dear Sir —Replying to your Inqulrjt, I beg to state that In the latter part of February, 1921—1 am trusting to memory as to the time—a contract was entered into between the schopl board of the town of AVoodruff Place, by Gordon E. A’arney, president, and myself as secretary, and the board of school commissioners of the city of Indianapolis, by George C. Hitt, business director, and that the contract was predated as of September, 1920. “The provisions of this contract were the same as the contract of the previous year. “A’ery truly, (Signed) “LANNES McPHETRIDGE.” After the big battle the board settled down to routine work. A letter signed by Alfred Pott*, for the Taxpayer! League, was read In which It was stated that the league accepted the explanation that L. A. Snider, building advisor of the board, did not get 1 per cent, on all contract work done by the board, the engineering contracts being excluded. However, the league stood by Its original position that the employment of Mr. Snider, as building advisor, and the firm of Snider and Rotz, as engineers, on the basis of payment to them of 5 per cent, of all enginering contracts, was illegal and that Mr. Snider could not rightfully hold a position with the board and be interested in any contract between the board and the firm of Snider and Rotz. This communication was referred to Air. AA’alker and not to Mr. Baker, regular attorney for the board. Mr. Barry opposed the motion, after ammending It to read that Mr. Potts be notified of the action of the board. TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO MISS CLAYBAUGH. It Is almost certain that the graduation exercises of Arsenal Technical High School June 10, will be held in the bij Gipsy Smith tabernacle. A communication was received from Milo H. Staurt, principal of the school, asking that the tabernacle be obtained at a price of SIOO. On motion of Mr. Crippin the matter was referred to the committee of which he is chairman, the committee on instruction. A touching tribute to Miss A’irglnla Claybaugb, for twenty years teacher of Latin at Shortridge High School, who died several days ago, was received from George Buck, principal of Shortridge. The letter was referred to the committee on thanks and memorials. Mr. Hitt was granted a leave of absence of two weeks to go East to attend to personal business. A special meeting of the board will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock to consider selection of brick for school No. 73, the proposed fresh air school, to cost about sixty thousand dollars, and the proposed improvements in the normal schooL Plans and specifications for engineering work at school No. 5 were approved and bids ordered advertised. The following teachers were given leaves of absence: Jessie M. Grant, Feb. 2 si to April 4, 1921, and Nora D. Odiet, Mari-h 25 to June 21. (several appointments also were announced. They are: Belle I.efler. elementary schools; Edward R Carpenter, history instructor, Shortrblge High School; Halo Downs, department of school census; Belle O'Hair, English, Shortridge.