Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1921 — Page 5
Gossip From Spring Baseball Camps, Bowling, Boxing, Amateurs and Other Sports
TRIBE READY TO v CLEAN UP AND RAMBLE NORTH Two Games at Baton Rouge, Then Farewell to the Sunny South. SPLIT WITH DODGERS By EDDIE ASTI, Dally Time* Sport* Editor. BATON ROUGE, La. April 2.— Meeting the tiOuUlana State University team this aftjAioon, the Indians wefe carded to their next to last game in the before beginning the trip early Monday morning. After takcollege boys on this afternoon, JShi Hooeiers re 111 remain over* hare until Sunday to tangle with the Standard Oils, a strong semi-pro aggregation, after which they will make a hurried departure back to New Orleans to catch a little sleep before boarding a LouisTlile & Nashville train for Indianapolis. In the same with the Louisiana rah rah nine today, It was likely that Ettling would be assigned the pitching duties for the Hooeiers He Is the St. Louis semi-pro who has been bothered with an aching arm during most of the team’s •tay In the South, but this morning he felt he was ready to whip ’em across and Manager Hendricks told him he probably would get the chance. Bartlett and Caret are the other tribe hurlers available and It vis possible that the former would be used the latter half of today’s game. For the Sunday performance, Pug Caret will be on deck again to use his “flipper” and he may be left In the full nine inninga Dick Gossett Is still unable to work behind the bat and Dix*m drew both backstop assignments here. The remainder of the Tribe line-up will be the same as used against Brooklyn at New Orleans Friday, with the exception that both Morrison and Attreau probably will get in one or both contests. BAD INNING COSTS TRIBE. The Indians came to Baton Rouge this morning after spending a big Friday In New Orleans. In the afternoon the Hooslers battled the Brooklyn National League champions In a match they lost, 3 to 0, and then at night Owner Smith took the entire baseball party to the Lltt.etonGreb boxing boot. The second contest with the Dodgers was nearly as interesting as the first, which the Tribe won, 4 to X, but in the struggle yesterday the Hoosier defense cracked in one inning and U wag all off. The Tribe hitt-ng wag below average, also, but that was to hare been expected because Mitchell, Brooklyn’s starting pitcher, threw the spltball almost constantly and, of course, that handicapped the Hendr’.cksmen. The moist delivery is not permitted in the American Association and some of the Jiposier athletes had not >atted against freak ball for more than two years, regardless of the Tribe dethe Dodgers were forced to hustle to win, and but for shaky defense work In the Tribe lnfleld In the third Inning the final contest score would have been only 1 to 0. Stryker and Whltehouse delivered the Hoosier pitching and both gave satisfactory service. "Whitey” did extra flue with bis southpaw slants and In the three Innings he was on the mound the big leaguers got only one scratch hit. Zach Wheat, Brooklyn veteran, did the most damage against the Indians Rut there were other Dodger regulars who failed to do anything with the puzzlers dished up by Stryker and Whltehouse. TEX GETS HIS BLOWS. Tex Covington got hi* usual two hits, one for two bates, but his safeties came with the bases unoccupied. On one occasion the Indians had men on second Eftd third with one out. but Stryker and ■ LBtrfe, the next batters, were cut down Ipy Jpe high foul route. Sc'irei’oer fielded at short, but mate. Sicking, . NhL the going rather ro -gii a: second line-up f- r the • with jSSHLeds Wed rtf'■> day L - I .ranged HBowi by Manager !! third basv K...right tie’• l ; center Sicking, -a ■ -id base; Dixon, Bartlett, pitcher. who Is a ld_. tig youngHewU go the route and show -chat h • d'Airi a nine-inning game. There is no doeft't he can perf irm the feat, as he has showed exceptionally well as a recruit under fire of all kinds. Dixon will do the catching In the exhibition games, as Manager Hendricks does not wish Dick Gossett to take any chances of being Injured again. Gossett has been unable to catch except in the first games played on tha spring training trip when he Injured his wrist. He bays he will be ready for the opening "association game with Columbus April 13.
Made ’Em Step
INDIANAPOLIS. AB. R. H. O. A. E iZntSka, 2b 4 0 0 2 4 0 Yandyks, 4 0 0 1 0 0 Behg, rs 4 0 l l o l Covington, 1b....... 4 0 2 12 0 0 Chinners, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Khinners, cf ....... 4 0 1 2 0 0 kicking, 2b.......... 2 O 0 0 2 1 Dixon, c..;..... 3 0 1 5 2 0 Stryker, p.... 1 0 0 0 1 0 WTiitehaase, 1 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 31 0 5 24 15 1 BROOKLYN. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Olson, a5....... 4 0 0 3 1 0 Johnson, 8b.... 3 1 0 2 2 1 'Hood, ri... 2 0 0 1 0 0 ■Griffith, ri.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wh.at, if.... 4 1 5 0 0 0 DonetQby, lb 3 0 2 9 1 0 Daman es. 2 0 0 2 0 0 IXilduff, 2b 3 0 0 3 5 0 [Taylor.; 3 0 0 6 1 0 .Miteheli, 2 1 1 1 2 0 Jdiljua,j P-—........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 3 6 27 13 1 J Score by innings— Indianapolis ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o I Brooklyn .0 1 200000 •—3 |L SUMMARY. hits—Dixon, Covington. tfrythit—Wheat. Sacrifice hit—-base—Johns-m. ILeft on 2SSf2bfl4t&ookI yn. 4. lia.es ou bulls - off Miljus, 0: < fit St.-v u and 3 r hits hits in 4 inni!:"=i S ru- k 3; by .Wi3; by Miljus. ’J. Win?:ini; jfTE^k^T ar^ is’.-). -"t ■ ■': -■■■ '• ' .iTSA,me-t wit. jFtber ea:;!- v . : gsj&fli jSijHtP follow: April 15. Wa3MSD||lool. hero; Apr! l --■ Lsssh Valley meet; May 13. seoMay 20. State Late to Be 2jSjSPg3iK or Play Net Game basket-bell gamHBBBBinrst ror.gr.-g..C night, the 5Li the First Congrega;! The Mapleten fl.i; the Congregational te*:n. with the 6. Thompson stars for ti:e Mupietoti Davie and Williams played 3w^dSitß'i®*"°“8 ri ‘Sat.oa.J quintette.
Brothers Battle Today for Indoor Singles Net Title; Play Off Doubles Finals NEW TORE, April 2.—Brother versus brether was the order here today in the final round for the Indoor tennis singles title. Frederick C. and Frank T. Anderson of Brooklyn were secheduled to fight It out for the honor of the family, and the match Las created much interest. In the doubles Vincent Richards aDd S. H. Voshell were scheduled to meet Fred Anderson and Ben Letson, holders of the New Jersey State championship. LANDIS DECIDES HE CANNOT ACT Says He Hasn’t Authority Over Appeal Made by Minors. By ruling that he had no Jurisdiction to act on the appeal of a minor league baseball player for reinstatement, Com missioner Landis yesterday established a precedent that will have a far-reaching effect and will serve to keep the docket of the commission free from a lot oi cases which have hitherto clogged the works. The case Is that of L. N. La Longe, now on the ineligible list of the Kansas City American Association Club, who was denied reinstatement by the national board of the minor league association and appealed to Judge Landis. The player attempted to "retire’’ from organized baseball to accept a bunch of soft money with one of the outlaw clubs whith did so much sniffing around the camps of the majors and big minors during the war. Now he’s sorry. JUDGE INTERPRETS LEAGUE’S PACT. In deciding he has no Jurisdiction Commissioner Landis interprets the new ma-jor-minor agreement, as follows: “Player L. N. La Longe, on the ineligible list of the Kansas City club, appeals from a decision of the national board ol arbitration denying his application for reinstatement. Secretary Farrell reports this plaver notified the Kansas City club of his retirement, at the same time stating he had a contract with a club that would pay him ore money, and that he joined the notoriously Ineligible Oil City (Pa.) team. “At the outset the commlsrltner Is confronted with the fundamental question whether a minor league player whose application for reinstatement has boeu denied by the national board has tlie right to appeal to tho commissioner. His jurisdiction, so far as matters exclusively of minor league concern, is defined by the major-minor league agreement of July 12, 1020. SAYS MINORS SELF-GOVERNING. “From that it appears to have been clearly intended the minor league shall be wholly self-governed as far as the reinstatement of minor league players is concerned and that the national board of arbitration shall have exlusive jurisdiction in such cases. Minor league clubs have no right of appeal from an adverse decision of the national board of arbitration in any dispute wherein no major league or club is a party: and a minor leaaue player may appea, to the commissioner only Cl) when he has a financial claim amounting to S3OO or more and (2) when he claims to be a free agent. "Further, the rules adopted pursuant to th emajor-minor league agreement provide for a hearing only before the national board of the National Association when a 'voluntarily retired’ minor league player, who has become Ineligible, makes application for reinstatement. “This being exclusively a minor league matter, the commissioner holds that he Is without Jurisdiction to act”
DIO DEEP, DOTS. CHICAGO. April 2 —Carl Zork and Benjamin Franklin, St. Louis gamblers named in Indictments recently returned by the grand Jury Investigating the lull) baseball scandal, were to surrender to local authorities today and give bail. State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe announced today. The remainder of tho Indicted meu will surrender if released on bail at a reasonable figure, attorneys for the ludicted men said. PHILLIES AFTTR MERIiLE, PHILADELPHIA, April 2.—lt was reported from Darlington, 8. 0., yesterday, where the Phillies are playing the Rochester International League Club, that Bill Donovan, manager of the Phillies, had made an offer to George Stallings for First Baseman Fred Merkle. Donovan's offer was sa.d to Include two young twirlers and Catcher Wltherow. COLONELS DROP TWO. MOBILE, Ala., April 2.—Catcher Herbert Francis and Intielder Henry Blakely. of the Louisville American Association team, has been released to the Mobilo Southern Association club under optional agreement ,and Catcher Horace Barker has been sent to the Jacksonville club of the Florida State League; it was announced here Friday. PARCH ROUNDS INTO SHAPE. FT. WORTH, Texas, April 2.—Urban Faber will be able to taka his regular turn on the slab during tha coming pennant race. Kid Gleason was informed when the Yannlgan* and Sox regulars met here yesterday. During the past few years. Faber has experienced difficulty in delivering his wares due to a sore arm.
COZY GETS STARTED. MOBILE, Ala., April 2.—Coach Dolan of the New York National Baseball Club and Umpire Ed Lauzzun were arrested at the Southern League park yesterday on charges of disorderly conduct as a result of a mix-up during a game between the Giants and the Athletics. The umpire, it is alleged, was struck in the eye by Dolan before policemen could reach him. lOWA STAR SIGNS. lOWA CITY, lowa, April 2—Carl Woodford Lane of Garden Grove, lowa, a sophomore at lowa University, will be lost to the Hawkeye baseball squad this year, as he is entering the professional world. The Des Moines Western Leaguo team is to give the collegian a try-out at shortstop. JOINS SEMI-TROS. CHICAGO, April 2.—Vernon Parks, who resigned as captain of the University of Michigan baseball team after charges of professionalism had been preferred has signed to play with a Chicago semi-pro-fessional club. Parks is a pitcher, lie will join the Detroit Americans after he is graduated in June. CLEVELAND COPS OPENER. CLEVELAND. April 2.—The Cleveland hockey team defeated the Eveleth (Minn.) team here Friday night, 6 to 3, in the first of a four-game series to decide the championship of the United States Hockey League. The second game will be played here tonight. OLD SOX MAN DOWNS CtTBS. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2—Displaying many of his old-time curves. Jim Scott, former White Sox slabman, pitching for San Francisco, defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 3 to 1 here yesterday. Prince Wins Cup LONDON, April 2.—The Prince of Wales, cheered by thousands of spectators, won the Welsh Guards cup in the Guards’ Brigade steeplechase at Hawthorne Hill Friday. King George, Queen Mary, and the Prince’s sister, Mary, watched the heir to the throne and enthusiastically applauded him. The Prince rode his favorite horse. Pet Dog, and finished alone, every other contestant falling before the finish.
TIGERS MAY SPRING SURPRISE
BY 6.- a WALKER, Sports Editor, Detroit Times. DETROIT, April 2.—Many experts have picked the Detroit Tigers to finish not better than sixth. Manager Cphb refuses to pick for the club a higher place, but it is known be expects to do better The club is stronger than last year in every department, but the most noticeable improvement is in the speed. Cobb spent days drilling the men in base running, bunting and sacrifice hitting and has developed a whole team of good hunters. The Tigers will carry eleven pitchers this season, four of whom are southpaws. Leonard and Oldham, veterans, seem much Improved and Cola and Stewart, new men, are the promising left-handers. In Cole, Middleton, Holt and Sutherland,
Denies Frenchman Looking for Hole to Get Out of Bout Rickard Says Carpentier Will Have to Report on Contract Date. NEw YORK, April 2. —Reports that Georges Carpentier was hunting for a hole to run out of his match with Jack Dempsey were denied here today by TexEiekard. The Sport News Association of Pat is was quoted in a cable received by tie United Press today as saying that Carpentier had cabled to Rickard to release his forfeit money and that he wonld fight Frank Moran in London on the eve of Derby day, May 1. "Th only cable I bare received from Deseamps came yesterday from Alglera, saying he planned to sail with Carpentier from France on May 4,” Rickard said. “Carpentier can meet Frank Moran as far ns I am concerned but it will have to be some time during April, as the agreement requires hia pres-nee in ths United States the first week of May. “These reports are not worrying me, as I don’t belhwe them. They are the usual preliminaries to all big enterprises.” Jersey City continued to be the popular choice in the speculation over tte site for the bout, which has another week to run before Rickard promises to name the location. Zotti and Lewis Chosen Navy Mat and Ring Heads ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 2.—Frank Zotti, Jr., of New York, and C. 11. Lewis, Idaho, have been elected captains of the navy boxing and wrestling teams this season. Zotti boxes at 160 pounds and Lewis competes in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight wrestling classes.
Married Twice, but Not Working at It, Says Driver Hearne
Eddie Went to College and Specialized in Music, Jazz Variety.
Eddie Ileame, who will drive a Revere car In the 500-mlle race to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monday. May ,JO, has many superstitions. Little Eddie, the blonde-halved comedian of the race track, is scared to death of a black cat, and he would .not get his hair cut before a race on a bet; he would walk three miles to escape walking under a ladder. • lie Is serious about It, and always carries a prayer given him by Barney Oldfield's wife. Ileame Is ono of the few college boys In racing. H.* had four years at Racine College and two years at the University of Chicago, where lie cultivated a wonderful appprociation of music—especially “Jazz” music. Eddie has had a checkered earer on the race track and says that his ambition when be was a boy was to be n cowboy. A lot of money came into Ileamo's hands when lie was |ulte a youngster and he started driving as an amateur and owned his own ears. He frankly admits that If he bad it to do over again ho would not start racing. Racing, according to Hearne, Is profitable If you are lucky, but Us goes on to say that many race drivers have squandered fortunes with nothing to show for them but wonderful experience. Berne trains for his races by getting to bed an 1 getting out early, thus assuring splendid physical reserve energy, and does a lot of cross-country driving in a touring car. If we take him at Ills word he will soon quit racing, which ho began In 1!>07. “Married twice, but not working at It now.” lie has a boy aged 9—Edward A. Hearne Jr. It is not probable that Eddie Jr. w ill ever enter the field of racing .If Ills father has anything \o sa.v about it. Hunting is Hea rue’s favorite sport off the track and he is interested In the au-' tomobllo business. Mora than half of tha subscribers to last year’s Citizens’ lap prize fund for tho annual 500-mile raco already have written to A. 11. Adams, chairman of the lap prize committee iu response to his letter requesting their cooperation this year. The subscribers of last year have been placed on an honor roll and no others are to be solicited until a full response to Mr. Adams’ letter has been received. A large number replies were accompanied by subscription pledges, nnd strong Indorsements of this premier automotive sporting event, which It is believed, advertises Indianapolis to the business as well as to the sporting world. It is not the aim of the committee, according to Mr. Adams, to ask for checks at this time, but to request subscription pledges and responses to the letter sent by the committee to the 200 who subscribed last your nnd have been placed on the honor roll for 1921 with the first privilege of subscribing. The majority of those who have already offered their cooperation seem to think that the present is the best time to advertise the city and to let the citizens of the r* st of the country know that at least Indianapolis means to go ahead and to promote everything that adds to the city's credit and advertising to the rest of the world.
All Forms of Gymnastic Work on Athenaeum Card Various physical training activities will be demonstrated at the annual gymnastic exhibition of the Athenaeum gymnasium, to be given at the Athenaeum next Friday evening. AH classes of the organization will take part in the demonstration, children as well as adults under the direction of Instructor Fred Hall. Os special interest will be the exercises to be shown at the national tournament of the American Gymnastic Union, of which the Athenaeum gymnasium Is a member. More than 4,000 athletes aee expected to compete at tills tournament to be held In Chicago in June. The men will appear in free exercises, the business men in ca-d exercises, and the ladies in a club drill. Tbe program of the exhibition also includes a number of dances by the girls’ and ludies’ classes, as well as horizontal ’ ••r work of the men. The classes of the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union will also take part. More Gamblers Nabbed ST. LOUIS. April 2.—Chief of Detectives Hannegan today telegraphed to Cliicaco to inquire if Nathaniel Evans and Sidney Stajer, under arrest here, were wanted in Chicago in connection with the world’s series baseball scandal of 1910. Evans, Stajer and Eliase Fink and Syman Cohen were arrested by city detectives after a telegram had been sent from Hotel Jefferson, where all wtfre registered, to a town near Miami, Ala., inquiring about the payment of a note in a race track deal. Hannegan also wired to New York, where the four men said they lived. Inquiring concerning them. The men are hed as fugitives from justice. Each gave 51,009 bond. 4 - ,xr*
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 2,1921.
Cobb believe* he ha* found a quartette of hurlera who will win many games. Lew Blue, a left-handed first baseman, looks like one of f best fielders In the league, while -T* .my Bassler, anew catcher, looks very promising. Joe Sargent is another inflelder of great promise. These are the best looking recruits and all hare cinched their Jobs. Cobb has a great outfield in himself, Veaeh and Heilman, which can bo depended upon to hj around .320 and cover wide territory. The Infield, with Bine, Young, Bush and Jones, may hit arounij .300, due to the Improvement In the batting, resulting from Cobbs’ Instructions.
WILL PUT INDIANAPOLIS ON SEMI-PRO MAP
Front Row—Left to right, I.lncpn*. Cathcart, Clark, Birch. Rack row—Elder, manager; Flynn, Poirier, Fox, Roberts, Dongivorth. Ellis, O'Neill and Love were absent when the picture was luhsu.
Dannie Elder, who has been out with amateur and semi-pro ball clubs for the past fifteen years, thinks he bns something to offer this season that is Just a bit better than anything he has had before, and that Is going to prove about as good as anything running around loose on a Hoosier semi-pro diamond. He Is bringing his E'der Reserves back with added force and they look like “the goods.” Elder already has a monopoly on tho crack local talent, but he still has the old line out. and promises to spring a few surprlso name* before bis club opens with the Marlon Boosters April 24. At this time it looks as though the
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“Fizzle" Feezl*, the abbreviated gent wo see running around town lu that “cold deck" suit these days, was tho hitting sensation of tho Butler-Fooler Cue I scraps yesterday. He made four trips ! to the plate for four blows lu the first game, which the Coolers won, IV to 4. The Butler athletes took the second game of tho double bill by a (1 to 1 count. Which all goes to show that the games are worth taking that railroad trip to Irvington to witness. The Cues nnd Butlerites both are got. ting some good practice out of the games, as the Butler boys are stacking up against a classy combination, and th* | semi-pros are getting the opportunity t swinging at some real slants, dished out by But Page, who la Liking his turn ou j the mound. Dloderlch, local boy playing third f or Butler, blew a beautiful chance to bust into the triple play column in the first | gaino yesterday. The bases were load' and I and one out when Dlederich nailed a ltnei down the third-base line, then whipped It I home to catch Wallis Poirier going la for a double out. Ho eouid have made It a triple easy enough by taking a step i over, touching third and then pegging to i the plate. However, a double is good i enough this eurly lu the season. George Broughton, who Is going to Branford with < '*orge <>rme this year. i going like wildfire in the Butler games. Yesterday be went from tlr-t to home on a “single nnd a half” to left field. George i also is hitting hard every duy and play- ] ing sensational ball in tho outfield. There seems io bo little doubt but that Hein to Goett will bo the big gun of t'ue Butler nine this year. Page is working j htin at short one day and lu the outfield | the next, having somo trouble finding ! Just where he wants him. But tho local j lad is going good in either position and i hitting be’ter than ever before. Yesterday be made a perfect peg to the plate from center to catch Phillips, who was beating It from second on a clean single. | And tho world knows Phillips is not the | slowest man In Indianapolis. I Huzzy Harris, who play* anything anyi body else can’t, was catching In the absence of Soly Gould yesterday and was rewarded with a split thumb. Pat Tage thinks somebody is passing up the well-known golden opportuG ty in not throwing a contract at -Benny Flagler, who Is working in a garden sot the Coolers. Ben Is full of fire this trip and the book says he is lu for a banner season. The Tarkcr Tiro Company Is going to enter a real club in the independent ranks this season. The leading players of tho south side will be In the line-up and they should win a lot of games. The Parkers will hold their first practice at the old Keystone diamond, near the end of the Shelby street car line tomorrow’ afternoon. There Is a good deal of secrecy about the organization of (fie Parker team, but it is understood that the Tire club will steal a lot of clever players from teams around tho city. “Grlndy” 801 l wants It known that bis Indianapolis Merits are going to have something to say about State title affairs this season. Bell has a piece of land in the southern part of the city In view for an Inclosed park and if he can obtain the lease he is after, the fenee will bo thrown up during tho latter part of this month. The park will be within a short distance of the Shelby street car line. Bell Is now ready to book games with fast State and local semi-pro teams, to be played at home and away. For further information address Bell at 2117 South New Jersey street. , All members of last year’s Merit Club and those wishing to try for positions on the team are requested to report to Manager Bell at the Perry avenue diamond tomorrow afternoon, providing the weather Is favorable. Bcku Ntie Is whipping his South Side Turners, winners of the city independent tournament last year, into shape for a big season. The players have bean working In the Turner gymnasium for the last few weeks, but tomorrow will find them at Garfield Park, weather permitting. Nue says he has all the old men under his wing this season and will Introduce some new ones, who will make the vets hustle to hold their Jobs. The Parker Tire manager would like to have Johnny Martin, Perry Payne and other members of last year’s Times team who are looking for jobs this season report at the Keystone diamond for practice tomorrow afternoon. Efforts are being made and questionnaires sent out by the American Central Life Insurance Company for the organization of a financial baseball league in Indianapolis. The queries are being sent to Insurant* companies and banks of tho
Browns and Cards Open Seven-Game Series at St . r ouis ST. LOUTS, April 2.—" Batter up 1” Tha SL Louis Cardinals and the SL Louis Browns were scheduled to meet lu the first game of their annual spring aeries of seven games here this''afternoon. Tho betting was about even. Twenty- ! five thousand fans were expected to file : Into Sportsmans Park for the first of tb>- series. * The batteries probably were to be for the Browns: Sothoron, Davis or Shocker, pitcher, and Severeid behind the plate; for the Cardinals: Haines was picked to pitch and Clemons to catch.
Reserve innerworks will be composed of Bob Ellis, with the Premier team last year, on first base; Billy O’Neill on second; Buddy Love, a Marlon Booster of last season, on short, and Waliie Poirier on third. Roberts nnd Fox are sure of positions in the garden, while Swope and Flynn will battle it out for the other berth. Birch nnd Dongworth, a member of the Bedford Grays last year, are out for the infield utility Job. Limpus and Clark are the pitchers Elder has signed now, while Joe Gulnpt, formerly of tho Pensacola (Fla.) team, and Cat heart, are slated to do the catching. This makes, a combination strong
city, and it t* desired to have six oi eight teams in tbs league. Forty letters have been sent out. Those who wish to carry out tha plans of the American Central Life for the or ganlzation of the league are requested to call A. E. Carr, ut Mslu 4945 or Malr 7300. The Winchester Sluggers of Winchester, Ind., are making up their schedule f games for the season, and challenge nnv team 1u tho State under 111 years and IIU pounds. For games write Homer Wuyncan, 403 Elm street. Winchester. The Indianapolis Southern Grays will put a fast seml-nro club In the field again this year, making their tenth siteoesslvs year They have n newly uniformed club and have added new talent, and are non ready for any out "f town elub. Address Karl" F. Fertig, 1556 Blaine avenue, in dianapolls. The Brookslde Odd Fellows will prne flee at Brookslde mirk nt 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. All players are asked to turn out. The Indiana Travelers will stage a practice raine Sunday afternoon nt Brookslde diamond No. 1. All players tnnst be ont at 1:30 sharp. The Travelers have a few open dates and would like to lmar from Ora wfordsvll'e. Seymour, Greenfield and Batesvllle. For games, address Robert Skaggs, Railroad Y. M. C. A., Brlghtwood. The Indianapolis Red Sox will practice Sunday morning at Brookslde, arid wil* play the Mariettas at Brookslde diamond No. 1, at 2:30 o’clock. Ernest Owens, formerly with the Christa mores, will pitch for tho Rod Sox this season. Tho Indianapolis bricklayers are organizing a fast baseball team and are out to cop tho trophy of the Amateur Baseball Laeuo. F. M. Campbell Is the manager of ti e team, and a captain will be chosen at the first practice. Any players who wish to try out with the team should report at Spade’s Park, Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. The Printers’ Union will be in the field again and will play in the City League, which plays Saturday afternoon ball. Their annual tournament will be held In Detroit tills year and it promises to be a real time. A meeting will bo held Sunday afternoon at 1 ::>O, at 230 East Ohio street.*- All members who expect to try out with the team should be present.. Manager Cooke, may be reached by calling: Main 5058, Atlas Hotel.
BROOKLYN GETS TOURNEY. NEW YORK, April 2.—The classic of amateur 18.2 balkline billiards, the national Class A citizenship tournaments for 1922, was awarded to the Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn at the meeting Friday of the executive committee of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players. The Crescent also will hold tho eastern pocket billiard championship. Awards of three other national championships for next season also were made. The Cleveland Athletic Club will hold the pocket billiard tournament, the Class C 18.2 balkline title will be played at the Rational Recreation, Brooklyn, and tho straight rail championship at the Morntugsido Academy, New York. The following officers were elected: President J. E. Cope Morton, Union League, Philadelphia; vice president, Ralph S. Baker, Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago; secretary, J. P. Allen, New York Athletic Club, and treasurer, G. O. Rodolphy, I.iederkranz Club, New York. Cecil M. Munoz, Amateur Billiard Club of New York, was elected chairman of the executive committee. ANOTHER TIE. DETROIT, Mich., April 2.—Leadership In the amateur three-cushion billiards championship tournameut swung around again yesterday, Walker Calderwood of Detroit dropping to second place and E. W. Looknbaugh of Lindemvood, 111., moving into a tie for first with W. It. Brewer of Chicago. Lookabaugh won today from H. W. Sutcliffe of Chicago and Brewer defeated C. H. Laubach, New York.
Them Was the Days
SHREVEPORT, La., April 2.—At a banquet in Houston, Tex., tonight, Loak Roberts of the Texas League will present Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Indians, with the first baseball contract Speaker ever signed. It was signed in 1906 with the old Cleborne Texas League team at a salary of 500 a month.
CONDITION WILL CUT BIG FIGURE
NEW YORK, April 2.—With the prospect of a n.tp-and-tuck race In tha National League, condition is going to count heavily at the outset, according to Indications today. Your Uncle Wilbert Robinson’s Brooklyn Robins, 1920 champions, loom up strongly as contenders. John McGraw's battling Giants aro also expected to be In the thick of the marathon. All signs, however, point toward a race In which at least three teams will figure most of the way anc there are the Pirates, Reds and Cardinals to be cons dered. Os this trio the Pirates today apf'ear to have the best chance of preventng New York and Brooklyn from mak-
ln all departments, and one that should give Indianapolis a better name in the State semi-pro ranks than It has had for some time. Following the Ysrlon game, the Elders will go to Greenßburg to open the new park at that place the following Sunday. After that will comes games with Logansport, Kokomo, Bloomington, Bedford, Muneie. Sheridan and other fast clubs. The Elders go to DanviTe, 111 , for a three-game series May 28, 29 and 30. The Elders have been practicing for the past few weeks and will be ready to go full speed in their opening tilt with the Boosters. Sunday afternoon they will work on tho Panhandle diamond.
A. B. C.’s Prepare for Opening of Season Here Next Month Colored Stars Start Spring Training Monday at Northwestern. Twelve of the twentv-thre# men who will compose the 1921 Taylor A. B. C baseball squad, have reported and will start siring training at Northwestern park Monday morning. The Taylor A. B. C.s are the Indianapolis representatives in the National Colored Association. Ben Taylor, brother of the owner of th* A. B C. Club, will act as playing manager this year. He has held down the first base position for the last five years. Pome of the older players who are favorites of the Indianapolis fans and who have reported for pra tic* are Connie Dev, second baseiftnn Inst year; Dicta Johnson, pitcher; Morten Clark, for tbs last five years A. B. C. shortstop; Ix-ft Fielder Washington; Jeffries, local southpaw, and Bob McClure, another lefthanded burler. Several n>w men ere hustling for positions with the fast Indianapolis club. Some of these are Ralph Jefferson, outflelder. .and I.attlmer, left-handed pitcher, both from Philadelphia; Charles Williams. Mobile. shortstop; Maywood Brown, a pitcher and Carl Rolling, hurler. from Missouri. The colored baseball season opens Sunday, May X. with the local nine on the road. Indianapolis fans will get to see the colored stars perform for the first time In the league Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and S Exhibition games are scheduled with the Cuban Stars at Washington Park April 24, and with Muneie April 18 and 17. The clubs composing the colored league are the Indianapolis A. B. C.’s. American Giants, Kansas City Monarcbs, Detroit Stars, Columbus Buckeyes and Cuban Stars. The Stars, who played all road ball last year, will play out of Cincinnati this season, using -Redland field for the home grounds when the Reds are •way, the same as is done at Indianapolis by the A. B. C.’s. who use Washington Park when the Indians are on the road. Minnesota High Touted to Win Prep School Meet at Northwestern Today
CHICAGO. April 2.—Duluth High school showed the big star performer in the preliminaries to the big Mid Western prep school meet at Northwestern U. Friday, and, as a result, Duluth, New Trier and Lane High schools are the favorites in today’s finals in the interscholastic swims. In the track meets tonight Kansas City High will be the favorite by virtue of the large number of places gained in the preliminaries. More than 400 high school athletes were on hand, representing thirty-five schools, when the prelimiraries started yesterday afttgnooa. The Duluth star was Gow, brother of the captain of this year's University of Minnesota swimming team. Gow started his performance by equaling tho Big Ten conference record for the forty-yard swim, 0.19 3-5, set by Blinks of the University of Chicago last week. Then Gow won three more heats In three other events. The Duluth team, with Gow as a member, also won the 100-yard relay, setting a naw interseholastie record at 1:23. Captain Winslow of Evanston High swam the 100-yarrl back-stroke in 1 :17 4 -5. In the track trials, Moulder of Kansas City was the big star, win ing h •• i*. In the half-mile in 2:07, within one-fifth of a second of the interseholastie record. So great was the number of entries tuat In some events it was necessary to hold as high us twenty heats. Finals in tho swims will be held this afternoon, wniie the tx-aok finals will bo this evening.
BOWLING
Widespread interest is being displayed In the Second annual women’s bowling tournament which opens at 6:45 o’clock this evening on the Central alleys. The tourney will close Sunday night. Twelve five-woman teams will take the alleys tonight in the opener, with the singles and doubles being rolled Sunday afternoon and evening. The Sunday bowling starts at 2 o’clock. All of the city’s prominent woman bowlers are entered in the meet. Indianapolis, with 116 teams entered In the State bowling tournament, which opens hero Saturday, April 9, has broken all records for the city in entries in a State meet. Entries totaling six-six have been received from out-State teams. The tourney will last about four wMk-t. One hundred and eighty-two ftvj-man teams, with doubles and singles to correspond, have been entered In th* Beet. Cycle Sprints Tonight CHICAGO. April 2.—With all arrangements completed contenders In the sixday bicycle race, starting here tomorrow night, were booked to take part in twenty preliminary events tonight. Sprint contests over various distances' are to be competed te.
ing the pennant race • strictly metropolitan affair. Good pitching and well-balanced regular line-ups are the things that make the Giants, Pirates and Robins loom up. That is, these teams seem to have the pitching material and the defens.ve punch, but they wdll have to be tn condition to make the proper use of their strength. Always optimistic, yet always sagacious, Uncle Robby probably has fears for the Robins in the early stages of the race. Reports from New Orleans, where Brooklyn has been In training, Indicate that Sherod Smith and Leon Cadore are the only Dodger pitchers reedy to go the route, and Burleigh Grimes, at last reports, still had refused to come to terms. Last year Grimes was the ace of Hobby’s staff, and he is badly needed. The rest of the Dodger players, it Is said, are far below the standard Robby obtained last year at Jacksonville in the matter of physical readiness. So Uncle Wilbert has his worries. TL v Giants, harrieff by the jinx and a hospital list, will not be any too zippy unless Bancroft and Rapp fully recover from illness and Frank Frisch manages to take good care of bis injured leg. McGraw has a nifty looking infield with everybody on the job—Frisch, Bancroft, Rapp and Kelly. But let one or two of them fall out of the ranks and New York would bo up, against a tough problem, for McGraw has nothing flachy or dependable In the way of iirfleld reserves. The Pirates, according to reports, are in great shape. And news from Texas tells us that the Reds were never in better condition, while Branch Rickey’s Cardinals encountered the best kind of weather at Orange, Texas, and will be on their toes when the bell rings. Don't be surprised to see any one of these five teams step out and set a terrific pace. And bv the same token. National League fans will do well not to expect too ranch from any one of them. It looks like a close race to the wire between three of them, however, and this trio probably will be composed of Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and New York. Tech on Anderson Net Card for Next Season ANDERSON, Ind., April 2—The Anderson High School basketeers, runnersup in the recent State championslf.p tournament staged on the Coliseum floor in Indianapolis. have a heavy card mapped out for them during the 1921-22 season, according to an announcement made by L. J. McClintock, manager of the team. McClintock has already booked twenty-one games for the Anderson crew, and may add a few more before the season opens. Technical is the only Indianapolis school on the Anderson schedule, the Green and White being carded for a game at Anderson and one at Indianapolis. The schedule, as it now stands. Is as follows: Oct. 28—Atlanta here. Nov. 4—Westfield here. Nov. 9—Arcadia here. Nov. 11—Huntington thera. Nov. 18—Cicero here. Nov. 18—Carmel here. Nov. 23—Kokomo there. Dec. 2—Franklin here. Dec. 9—Jefferson there. Dec. 14—Technical here. Dec. 16—Bloomington there. Dec. 23—Rochester there. Jan. 6—Hartford City there. Jan. 13—Bloomington here. Jan. 20—Lebanon here. Jnn. 27—Franklin there. Feb. 3—Kokomo here. Feb. 10—Lebanon there. Feb. 11—Tech there. Feb. 17—Rochester here. Feb. 24—Hartford City here.
re&rPucS tofiftiafr t insist* ft ■ WIGGINS-RORER BOUT STOPPED. SAGINAW, Mich., April 2.—The scheduled ten-round bout between “Chuck” Wiggins of Indianapolis and Bob Roper of Chicago was stopped in the eighth round here last night by Referee St. Mary when the crowd became unruly. Up to the fifth round there was very little doing, and when the crowd began calling for action the referee, who is also matchmaker, announced that he would stop the bout unless the audience kept still. Tha crowd, which was til* largest that ever attended a boxing match here, continuued the uproar, and the referee carried out his threat and waved the boxers from the riug. GKEB EASY WINNER. NEW ORLEANS, April 2—Harry Greb, Pittsburgh light heavyweight, gave Happy Littleton, idol of New Orleans fans, a beating of seveu different styles here last night, but lacked the punch to send Happy to dreamland. Greb stepped around the local boy and pounded away ut him whenever he felt like it, but Littleton was coming In for more when the beil ended tho fifteenth round. Members of the Indianapolis baseball party were guests of Owner Smith at the show. STECHER YYINB. DETROIT, April 2.—Joe Stecher won a wrestling match from Jack Llnow here Friday night, pinning the Russian down after an hour and fourteen minutes with a body scissors and arm lock. An injury to Linow’s side prevented him continuing, although he was said not to be seriously hurt. Llnow, who met the Nebraskan for the first time, had Stecher at a disadvantage several times during the early part of the match. CUPID DOWNS SPARKS. PINE BLUFF. Ark., April 2.—Jack (Speedy) Sparks, Denver middlewegiht, who met Steve Dalton of San Antonio in a ten-round bout here lust night, was married yesterday to Miss Manie Hanuer of Lawton. Okla. MATCH POSTPONED. CLEVELAND, April 2.—The ten-round no-decision bout between Joe Lynch, bantamweight, and Young Montreal of Providence, R. 1., scheduled here for next Monday night, has been postponed until April 8. DEADLOCK BARRED. NEW YORK, April 2.—Ed (Strangler) Lewis arrived here today from the East for his title match Monday night with John X’esek of Nebraska. Tho headlock w'ill be barred. PE EH N THROWS EVANS. CHICAGO, April 2. —Paul Prehn, University of Illinois wrestling coach, defeated Walter Evans in tw r o out of three fails of their match hero last night. LEWIS VS. HERMAN. NEW YORK, April 2.—Ted Lewis and Tilly fKid) Herman will meet tonight in a fifteen-round bout in the Brooklyn arena. OTHER FRIDAY BOUTS. AT NEW YORK —Sammy Sieger defeated Dutch Brandt in lo rounds. Andy Cortez defeated Jimmy Duffy In ten rounds. Good Talent Entered in Detroit Marathon Run
DETROIT, April 2.—Never has a better field of long distance stars been assembled in a ly marathon race in the United States than that gathered together for th; Irish-American Athletic Club event from Pontiac to Detroit today. Two cities stand out as the bidders for first honors of their entries. New York stands first with Peter Trivoulidas. Boston winner in 1920, and Frank T. Zuna, winner of the BrooklynSea Gate marathon a year ago. To contest for honors with the Gothamites, Chicago is sending Chuck Mellor, winner here last year; Sehour Christen sen, winner of the Ferndale-Detroit tenmile run last Thanksgiving day; Jois Kowalski, Ted Lapins, Charles Kaas William Sehinski, (Mile Ostergren, Wallit Carlson, Ilenrv Dobler, Giacamu Clarizio and MitchelP Jiiker.
DATE SET FOR HOREMANS CUE MATCHES HERE Belgium Cue Wizard Will Be at Cooler’s Parlors April 14 and 15. AFTER HOPPE’S TITLE Edouard Foremans, European billiard champion, wll appear at Cooler’s billiard academy in the Occidental building April 14 and 15 in afternoon and evening exhibitions, according to an announcemet this morning by Harry Cooler. Iloremans will compete- against local talent in his matches here. Cooler, present Indiana State champion, will meet the Belgian in one of the evening contests, while Curtis will probably play him in the other night match Teague and Daly also are expected to take thell turns against the Belgian wizard Horemans is bent on a match with Willie Hoppe, but seems unable to entangle the champion In a match contest. However, the Belgian, since overwhelming the best billiard players of seven rations in Europe, has displayed wonderful billiards in the United States. Although beaten by both Schaefer and Cochran, the Belgian has played such billiards as would Indicate he would have a chance with Hoppe. Schaefer, to beat Horemans, was forced to average better than 100 for the final 1,009 points of their eontest. The Belgian averaged better than 50 for the contest. Cochran then defeated Horemans, but had to display better billiards than he ever did before to do it. Both men hit the ivories for an average better than 50. In tho second match between Horexnans and Cochran, the Belgian turned the tables, again displaying; rare consistency in winning. His average again was a slight better than 50. Those who have followed Hoppe’s play In title tourneys know that he has seldom showed better playing than this. Knowing that Hoppe is a wonder cue manipulator, there are only a few who give the Belgian a chance. against him in a match contest, but some of those few are known for their ability as billiardists and pickers of billiard players. Iloremans, a left hander, has made many records In actual competition that so far eclipse the best American standards. Ilis run In Europe was 648 and he has made other runs of 012, 520 and 502 and many clusters more than 400. Horemans has been in the United States a bit more than four months and In that time he has been steadily improving his game. He has become" more accustomed to the smaller balls, faster cloths and lower tables used here. Practically all of the Belgian’s play is at the ,1§.2 balkline game, which Is se popular In the United States. However, he is better at the 18.1 balkline game. Horemans Is said to be the most bril\ llant manipulator of the line nurse pro-' duced by the cue game. His masse shots are said to bo even better than' those of Hoppe, who was considered a past master at this game until the Belgian appeared on the scene. Horemans’ ability with the masse makes him a most spectacular player. He is able to hold the balls in position with th£ masses when for any other man the “gather” would be lost. His masse and tho manner in which he uses it makes his 6tyle unlike that of any other expert. In speed of shooting Horemans has been compared to the late Frank Ives. Like the old master, he never “fiddles.” He simply aims at the shot, draws back his cue and “lets go.” His movements are deliberate in appearance, but there is so little lost motion that he counts with surprising speed. George IV. Moore, former Belgian's play, said : “There Is not a thing Hoppe better than Iloremans. Iloremans many things better than Hoppe, aul| there are many things he can do that Hoppe cannot do at aIL Besides his great nurse in and masses, he is a marvel on roe-cushion shot.” Charles Peterson, traveling mate of Willie Hoppe on many exhibition tours, s tiJ in Indianapolis recently that the Belgian was a wizard and would give Hoppe a stiff tussle. Peterson said tho only thing the Belgian lacks was ability to- play open-table shots with the accuracy of Hoppe. Hoppe, Peterson said, was a master at safety play, which would more than likely prove "too tough for the Belgian. Much interest has been attached to the appearance of Horemans here. Already many applications for reservations have reached Harry Cooler. John Layton, three-cushion billiard champion, will appear at Cooler’s, April 7 and 8. In exhibition matches. Layton Is in a class as a three-cushion player that lloppe is in the 15.2 balkiine game. Opening Day Celebrated in Large Way at Purduo LAFAYETTE. Ind., April 2.—The Purdue baseball team may tako the field this afternoon at 2:15 with Da Pauw at bat for the grand opening of the 1921 baseball season here. Ah Interesting program had been arranged by the athletic department to be pulled off before tho game. Coach William “Lone Star” Diets was to make his initial appearance before tlie student body. Coach Lambert's basket-bailers were to receive the coveted •”P” sweaters. The men to receive the honor were Captain White. Miller, Iliser, Coffing, Holwerda, Eversman, Leverenz, Chafee and Masters. Wagner or Wallace, regular hurlers from last year, was to take the mound against De Pauw. Iliser would do tho receiving. Struck was slated to cover first with Strnbbe on second and Murphy at third. TBill” Faucett, regular outfielder last season may cover shortstop. Stnnwood, White and Faueott were in the outfield. At a meeting of the letter men Jn wrestling and swimming, P. R. Macklin was elected to lead the mat artists next season, while N. J. Roberts was selected to captain the natators.
McGowan Claims Title BOSTON, April 2.—Everett McGowan of St. I’aul completed here last night what he claime.d to be a successful scries for the world’s Indoor skating championship. Having defeated Art Staff of Pittsburgh In three events Thursday night when Staff was Injured, McGowan last night sped over the mile course aloue, finishing in 2 minutes 41% seconds, maintain, ing he had won the fourth event needed to clinch the title. The mark was announced as equaling the American record, said to have been established by Morris Ward at Pittsburgh Jan. 1L 1904. McGowan tried to break the record for fifty yards, doing it in 4 seconds. The record for indoors was announced as 4% seconds for the distance. Bobby McLean of Chicago, who was present, but did not compete questioned claim to anew mark, asserting he had to his credit a time for the distance of 3% seconds made at Humboldt, 111., two years ago. Rosenthal a Doctor CHICAGO, April 2—Dr. B. A. Rosenthal, one of the greatest linemen in Minnesota football history, has finished his l.’tterneship at St. Anthony’s Hospital and will go t> San Francisco to practice. Dr. Rosenthal coached the California forwards in their preparation for tho Ohio State contest and has recently signed a contract to a#t in the same capacity nsxt fa’l Dr. Rosenthal will stop off in St. Paul for a short vacation before proceeding to the coast.
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NEW ORLEANS, La., April 2.—The New York Yankees were here today on their way home, but they were without their manager, Miller Huggins, who was left in Shrevqport with a slight attack of appendicitis. Word was received today that ft was not serious enough to necessitate an operation and that probably he would jwia (to club at Birmingham.
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