Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1921 — Page 5

League Baseball News and Scores, Gossip of the Ring, Amateurs and Other Sports

Henline Back to Tribe; Gossett Goes to Brewers

Owner Smith Arranges Deal That Returns Heavy Hitter to Indians. TRADE BENEFITS TEAM Catcher Butch Henline, heavy hitting backstop of the Indiana last season, will return to the Hoosiers next Tuesday and Dick Gossett, veteran, will be transferred to the Milwaukee team. Announcement of the bis deal was made by Secretary Clatter at Washington park today, after he had been notified by long distance telephone by both Owner Smith, who is in New York, and Manager Hendricks, who Is In Toledo with the local club. Henline, who hit for a .294 average last year, was sent to the New York Giants In a big trade that brought Infielders Sicking and Baird, Pitcher Stryker and Outfielder Kinsella to the Indians, and from the performance of these men in Tribe uniforms this spring, the deal proved of great advantage to Indianapolis. But despite the ability of all these athletes obtained from the Giants, the Indianapolis club officials did not overlook the fact to keep in close touch with Manager McGraw regarding Henline, because they wanted to be sure to get him back if he failed to stay with the Giants. However, in order to get Henline returned here and still retain all the athletes received for him, it was necessary to give Gossett up in order that the New Y’ork club could meet an obligation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants took Catcher Gaston, chief Brewer backstop last year, in a deal in which they promised to supply players In exchange, tht stipulations being that one of the players sent to Milwaukee bo a catcher. When the Giants decided to retain Gaston the Milwaukee management asked that Henline be sent, but Indianapolis stood in the way. Iu order to satisfy both New Y’ork and Milwaukee, Gossett was offered to the Brewers, and today the deal was closed. Dick Gossett, always rated an excellent backstop and thrower, has been with the Indianapolis club for a number of seasons and naturally many fans will regret to see him pass to another Assos

BREEZY GOSSIP OF THE TRIBE

TOLEDO, April 23.—Indians and Hens were straining at the bit today eager to I get out and renew hostilities at Swayne field. The Clymerites were feeling rather blue over the shut-out defeat handed them by the Hoosiers before the monster open-ing-day crowd Thursday and today they were making all kinds of threats regarding “what they were going to do to the Hendrlcksmen in the week-end games.” The threats issued from the Hen quarters failed to cause any Hoosier’s knees to shake, however, and if the weather cleared sufficiently to permit a game today the Indians were determined to step out and grab another victory. The postponement Friday proved a benefit to Jack Hendricks’ short pitching staff and he felt fairly safe today for the week-end battles here. Sterling Stryker was ready to strive for another win today, while tomorrow Charlie Whitehouse or Lee Bartlett will be sent to the mound. Last night Manager Hendricks was lu good spirits and his song went something like this: “April showers bring May Cowers and also help my pitching staff." He had been walking in circles worrying over his shortage of twlrlers and felt as though he was entitled to sing after yesterday’s postponement. If the rain had not come yesterday he would j have had to use Stryker despite the fact that the big right-hander had spent a 1 full afternoon on the mound Tuesday. Toledo ftins are worked np to a high f fitch over baseball and are putting faith n the home team. They believe Bill Clymer has a hitting outfit together and predict that when warm weather comes the veterans win do considerable slugging. Catcher Nig Clark was released yesterday. The veteran showed the proper amount of energy, but he failed to show enough of his old class behind the bat. He probably will catch on with a major league team In the capacity of battery coach. Failure to hit the ball In safe territory In worrying Rube Lutzke. The former Brewer has performed In big leag7ie fashion at third base, but is still without any record In the hit column. He was to be back at third this afternoon If weather permitted a game and was fired with determination to haTe a big day at bat. Bob Kinsella is leading the regulars at the bat, hitting for an average of

gfISEBALL MATTY IMPROVES. SARANAC LAKE), N. Y, April 23 Christy Mathewson, who has teen 111 here since last July, soon will be able to go automoblllng. hts physician says. Mathewson now is able to be dressed for a abort time each day and has no cough or temperature. He will be taking light exercise shortly. SIGN PAPERS. BOSTON, April 23—The' salary differences between "Stuffy” Molnnls, Red Sox first baseman, and President F razee, tentative settlement of which led Mclnnis to Join the club after absenting himself nearly a month, were adjusted In writing Friday, the club owner said. McBRTDE SIGNS PITCHER. BOSTON, April 23. —Manager Mcßride of the Washington Senators yesterday signed Leslie M. Klbbee, a right-handed pitcher. Klbbee, who was a first string pitcher on the University of Vermont nine, left college the first of the week. PIRATES DROP HURLER. PITTSBURGH April 23—Manager George Gibson or the Pittsburgh Nationals announced Friday that J. W. Hollingsworth, pitcher, had been sent to the Wichita Falls club of the Texas League under option. OMAHA GETS TWO. OMAHA. April 23.—The Omaha Western League Club Friday announced tb< purchase of Pitcher Wilson of the Detroit American League Club and Edward Gleason of the Shreveport Club of the Texas League. PIRATES FARM PITCHER. PITTSBURGH, April 23.—Manager George Gibson of the Pittsburgh Nationals announced Friday that J. W. Hollingsworth. pitcher, had been sent to the Wichita Falls Club of the Texas League under option. SOX GET SHEA. NEW YORK. April 23.—Pat Shea, •oung pitcher bought by the New York Giants from the Toronto International League Club for $12,000, has been reeased to the White Sox on waivers. TIGERS BUY SHORSTOP. NEW ORLEANS, April 23—President Heinemann of the New Orleans Southern Association team today announced the •ale of Shortstop Don Rader to the Detroit American League team. VET ORIOLE DROPPED. BALTIMORE April 23—Manager Jack Dunn of the Baltimore Internationals has asked for waivers on Pitcher Kneisch, who has been with the Orioles for the last three years. TORONTO GETS HURLER. BOSTON, April 23.—Frank Talcott. Boston American pitcher, was released Friday to the Toronto club of the InterRational League.

Records Last Season i 1 BATTING. G. AB. R. H. TB. SB. Pet. Henline 131 388 48 114 157 10 .594 Gossett 79 24 1 2 1 58 81 2 .232 FIELDING. G. PO. A E - . Pet. Henline 11l 431 97 17 .9*o Gossett 69 244 87 5 .933 elation team. He did not hit well last season, however, and for that reason it is believed that Henline will be of more service here. Henline is far younger than Gossett, also, and his speed on the bases can not be overlooked when comparing the two. Gossett hit only .232 last year, compared with Henline s .294. and of course Butch has all the edge there. Because of longer experience Gossett ,’s rated a fine receiver and thrower, but Henline Improved in these departments last year and no doubt has made further Improvement since he has been under the expert coaching supplied by the New York club. Catcher Gossett has given faithful service to the Indians during his long stay here, but in the last two seasons he has been handicapped by frequent injuries. On the spring training trip he was incapacitated most of the time, but to his credit it must be stated, that he was ready when the season opened and in the seven games pluyed he has demonstrated that there is nothing wrong with his throwing arm and backstop ability. He has had trouble hitting, however, and it was this weakness that led Owner Smith and Manager Hendricks to take the younger and better hitting Henline lu preference. With the catching department bolstered by a good hitter, the only problem left for the Tribe club officials now is to obtain two more pitchers. Many critics in the A. A. often have said that Indianapolis surely would look like a tiag winner if the battery department was strengthened, and that is what the club directors are striving to do. If the team can hold Its head under the handicap of a weakened pitching staff, there is every reason to believe tint it will sail out in front when more twlrlers are obtained.

4SO in seven games. Stryker, Shinners, Baird, Covingtoa and Schreiber are well up. Emmons Bowen, former Holy Cross College outfielder, has been sent to the San Antonio team of the Texas League by President Bresnahan of the Hens. Bowen did not show enough batting strength to beat any of the Hen regulars out of a Job. Thp Indians are going to make a determined effort to hand the Pittsburgh Nationals a beating in the exhibition game at Indianapolis next Thursday. The Hoosiers refuse to be frightened by big league opposition. This fact was demonstrated in the spring training games. The last Columbus series game has been postponed in order to allow the Indians to meet the Pirates. Pongo Joe Cantlllon's Millers have pla\cd tut two games. Having won both the Minneapolis team is leading the league. The weather certainly has been hard on the Miller treasury. The pennant fever has taken a firm hold on the Indians. They say that if the team car. win with a shaky pitching staff, that it is bound to be at the top when the twirling corps gets bolstered and straightened out. News of President Tom Hickey’s suggestion that the A. A. ball players b<* transported via airplane between the Western cities of the circuit reached here today and met with much mirth in the camps of the Indians and Hens According to Hickey's plan, clubs making the long Jump from Kansas City to Minneapolis or St. Paul or from the Twin Cities Br> the Ixaw town, would be sent by the aerial route In order to save time and eliminate the day off necessary under the present conditions. Members of the Indians today doubted that Hickey made the proposal, but a number stated that if he was serious ha could ask waivers on them Immediately. Os course, some of the boys are right In for It, but not so the majority. ’T want one foot on the gronnd,” said one Indian. “I haven't got much insurance," said another Hoosier. "Someone might be sore at me and push me out of the plane. It's ton far to fall.” A veteran stated: "It would be Just like Hickey to have the Hoosiers make the first trip that way and then cancel the airplane plan after various and sundry Hoosiers had been scattered over the landscape. Me for the choo-choo cars and terra firma."

Baseball to Aid in Hospital Day Plan CHICAGO, April 23—President Ban Johnson of the American League today received letters expressing hearty cooperation with his suggestion to have organized baseball' hold a “party" throughout the United States and Canada on National Hospital day, May 12, for disabled war veterans from neighboring hospitals. President Hickey of the American Association and President Tearney of the Threo-I and Western Leagues, according to Ban, were the first minor league executives to write that they would put this suggestion Into effect. There are more than 26,000 veterans in the sixty-seven Government hospitals, according to figures supplied to Johnson by Surgeon General Cummlng of the United States public health service, who has charge of the hospitalization of the disabled Yanks.

Kauff Asserts He’ll Soon Get Back in Action With Giants NEW YORK, April 23.— Renny Kauff expects to bo back In center field for the Giants before many days have passed. The flashy little centerflelder said today his trial on a charge of having purchased a stolen car Is to be heard within a few days. “The whole thing Is ridiculous.'’ snld Kauff today, "and the sooner the ense comes up the better. I can disprove the charges against me.” Swat Kings Going Big NEW YORK, April 23. —The home run batting race between Babe Ruth of the New York Americans nnd Georgs Kelly of the New York Nationals remained nt a dead heat Friday when each player pounded out his fourth circuit clout of the season. Both players mado home runs Thursday. Elmer Smith of Cleveland and Emil Meusel of the Philadelphia Nationals are only a step behind with three home runs to their credit, while Bob Meusel, Emil's brother, of the New York Americans, has two. Several other players also havo made two. Ruth Is far ahead of last year's schedule as he did not make his fourth home run In 1920 until May 11 Kelly's home run total for 1920 was eleven. Ruth made fifty-four. NEW STOCK RECORD. DAYTONA, Fla., April 23.—1. F. Goodspeed, driving a stock car at Daytona Beach, Friday established anew world's one-mile automobile record for cars of the stock chassis type. Goodspeed negotiated the distance In 34:26 seconds, or at the rate of 105.1 miles an hour. The record was formerly held by Ralph Mulford. ILLINOIS VS. CHICAGO. URBANA, 111., April 23—The University of Chicago baseball nine was scheduled to cross bats with the Illinois team her* today.

Baseball Calendar and Standings

HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Pet. Minneapolis 2 0 1-000 Louisville ® 1 •8”7 Milwaukee 3 1 .150 INDIANAPOLIS 5 2 .714 Kansas City 2 3 Abo St. Paul 2 5 .286 Toledo 2 6 .250 Columbus 1 0 -167 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. New York ............. 5 2 .714 Washington 5 3 .625 Cleveland 5 3 .625 St. Louis 4 4 -500 Boston 3 4 .429 Detroit 2 b .400 Chicago 2 3 .400 Philadelphia 2 6 .250 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Pittsburgh 7 2 .778 New York 5 2 .714 Chicago 3 2 .600 Boston 4 5 .444 Brooklyn 4 5 .444 Philadelphia 3 4 .429 Cincinnati 8 6 .833 St. Louis 1 4 .200 GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. INDIANAPOLIS at Toledo. Louisville at Columbus. Kansas City at Minneapolis. Milwaukee at St. Paul. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit at Chicago. St. I.ouis at Cleveland. New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston (postponed; rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston et Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis. Philadelphia at New York (postponed; rain). RESULTS YESTERDAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee 40210060 o—l3 17 0 St. Paul 020000034—9 14 1 Batteries—Lingrell, Schaaok and Staylor; Williams, Kelly and Allen. Indianapolis at Toledo—Postponed; rain. Kansas City at Minneapolis—Postponed; wet grounds. Louisville at Columbus—Postponed; rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia.. 00400070 *—ll 13 2 New York 00021000 1— 4 4 2 Batteries—Rommell and Perkins; Hoyt, Ferguson and Schang. Cleveland 0001 02 3 2 •—8 7 2 St. Louis 100 0 0 0 0(1 o—7 17 2 Batteries Caldwell, Odenwald, ihle and O'Neill; Kolp, Palmero, Burwell and Severeid, Billings. (Washington-Boston, postponed; rain.) (Detroit-Chlcago, postponed; rain.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York 0000101 0 •—2 5 1 Philadelphia . 100 0 0000 o—l 6 1 Batteries —Barnes and Smith; Causey and Bruggy. Brooklvn 10100020 •—4 7 1 Boston 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—2 6 1 Batteries—Mitchell and Miller; Oescheger and O'Neill. Pittsburgh 04000200 •—6 10 3 Cincinnati 00001000 o—l 10 1 Batteries—Zinn and Schmidt; Luquo and Wingo. Chicago-St. I.ouis, postponed; rain. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Jersey City, 1; Buffalo, 0. Syracuse, 11; Newark, 6. Rochester, 4; Reading, 3. Baltimore, 13; Toronto, 5. Back to the Farm CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 23.—F.ddle Roush, star outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, has gone "back to the farm" after failing to agree with the club officials on terms. Roush wants $20,060 a year for thn-e years and the club wants to give him $15,000. Hod Eller, pitcher, has been Indefinitely suspended for failing to get Into con(ciltlon.

Schedule Tonight Two-Men, 3 P. M. Individuals, 0 P. M. 9—J. Gust B. Stout, Indianapolis (doubles only). 10— L. Moran-B. Pinkerton, Indianapolis 11— Clapp-E. Ellsworth, Marion.... 15 12— A. Lanphenner-B. Manchester, Indianapolis (doubles only). A. Lanphenuer, Indianapolis (singles only) 10 First Squad Five-Men, 8 P. M. Alley, Team, City and Captain. 9—Kokomo Five, Kokomo, H Moose. 10— Cortland Hotel, Kokomo, W. M. Cooper. 11— Central Supply Company, Indianapolis, A. Waldbruser. 12— Perfection Tenpins, Indianapolis, W. W. Harshman. 13 — Guarantee Tire and Rubber Company, Marion, B. Johnson. 14— Club Case, Marlon, T. Doyle. 15— Academy Five, Marion, J. Portteus. 10—People’s Life, Marion. C. Allegar. Second Squad Eve-Man, 10 P. M. 9 —Pennsylvanlas, Terre Haute, J. W. Kilgore. 10 —H. J. Baker Company, Indianapolis, 11. D. Fatout. 13— American Automobile Shop, E. Hofstatter. 14— Marlon Club, Indianapolis, Ed Spacka. 15 — Morrison A Stehlin, Indianapolis, T. S. Koons. 10—I. J. Cooper Rubber Company, Indianapolis, J. Pritchett. There will be another heavy bombardment of the State tcurnumant pins at the Central alleys tonight and tomorrow. Out-of-town bowlers will come In for another whirl at the clubs, finding the standing somewhat shifted since this time last week, as local bowlers have been hitting hard the past few nights and have moved up for claims on the high money positions. Frank Fox and Eddie Harkfcnrlder, a pair of veteran pin cut looso in old-time form lust night and registered a count of 1,177, which lands them in fifth place In the doubles. Fox and “Hark” were not mneh on the flashy stuff, but they twirled consistent sticks, and finished strong. Goodwin and Heuslin posted the seeond high count In the doubles and knocked off the seventh position. Their score was 1,130. Smith and Noffke then came ak>ng with 1.132 pins, just enough to get them the tenth position. Noffko had a high count of 265 In his second doubles game, which more than made amends for a pair of ordinary efforts. Heuslln shot * brace of double coa-

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 23,1921.

WILCOX AGAIN TO STRIVE FOR SPEED LAURELS! Popular Local Pilot to Send Peugeot After 500-Mile Race Prize May 30. Howard (Howdy) Wilcox, the racing pride of Indianapolis, has signed to enter the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monday, May 30. He will drive a Peugeot, the car he rode to a glorious victory in the international race in 1919. Wilcox, reared in the shadows of the most successful speedway in all the world, began cutting racing capers while still In his teens and i>e has campaigned with the best drivers and cars of a pair of continents. But in recent years Wilcox has contented himself with the lot of a busy business man —except at 500mile race time —and then the constant urging of his many admirers, both hero and abroad, and his ever-present desire to drive speedy cars on a race course, overcomes him and he goes into the game with a wllL Last year Wilcox teamed with Goux and Boillot, but this year Billot will drive a Talbot-Darraeq, while Goux probably will remain on the other side of the Atlantic. However, At Is said that a second Peugeot will be entered in the big event along with the French car that is on Its way to Wilcox's garage. Anew and untried design ra<*mP car was the cause of the poor showing of the Peugeot team In the race last May. With a cle\er combination of three stellar pilots the railbirds bad it all doped out that Peugeot was due for a big chanup. But the cars were found wanting and long before the race was waning tile three cars had been pushed to the sidelines, one by one, and tho drivers slipping down to the pits to see their rivals flirt with the glory and gold that always attend victory in the Indianapolis event. But this year tho Peugeot cars have been tried and Wilcox and his mate are being touted as a real comeback duo for the French outfit. The victory of Wilcox in 1919 was an especially heady example of driving. Keeping well concealed during the early stag* 1 * of the fray, yet always within striking distance of first place, he came to the fore with a rush during the last quarter and held his position in the lead thereafter without being threatened at any time.

S*ucS BfctngfiiigSiiffia 833,000 OFFER FOR KILBANE, CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 23.—An of fer of $35,000 flat to Johnny KUbane, featherweight champion, to defend his title against Andy Chaney, of New York van made today by Matt J Uinktd. local fight promoter. The only conditions at tached are that the fight shall be for fifteen rounds to a decision and staged at a place to be named by Illokel, probnbly Dunn Field. KUbane is considering the proposal. gunner in BIG MATCH. BT'ENOS AIRES, April 23 —Gunboat Smith will fight fifteen rounds hero tonight with Luis Plrpo. South American champion. It will be the most important light ever staged in South Atnerb a. and is attracting wide attention lu neighboring republics. The match will bo held under the auspices of tho Buenos Aires University Club. BIG LOFISVII.LE BOUT. LOUISVILLE. April 22.—This city will be all het up on the evening of May 6. which is Derby day eve The reason is that the first championship scrap ever hdd in the State of Kentucky is to be staged that night when Bantamweight Champion Joe Lynch and Pal Moore go into action. They are to box twelve rounds. First Perfect Game JERSEY CITY. Apr!! 23.—Harry Rtemlller. with the Washington Americans last vear, pitched tho first perfect league game of the season yesterday. Hurling for Jersey City Internationals, he let Buffalo down without a hit or run, winning the game, 1 to 0. COLLEGE .JASEBALL. Holy Cross. 3; Boston “U", 0. Virginia Military. 14; St. John's, 10. Wlsconson Indiana ; rain. State Normal-lie Pauw; rain.

Tourney Leaders FIVE-MAN. Conservative Life, South/ Bend.... 2,912 Berry Buffet, Fort Wayne 2,839 Superior Type Cos., Fort Wayne.... 2.779 Elks No. 235, South Bend 2.732 Magic City, Muncie 2,723 Lincoln Life, For Wayne 2,714 Prest-O-Llte Cos., Indianapolis .... 2.692 Choka Alley Five, South Bend 2,082 People's Outfitting Cos., Indianapolis 2,679 Olympics, Fort Wayiif 2,678 DOUBLES. Johnson-Rotirbler, Indianapolis .... 1,273 Fisher Knlpple, Indianapolis 1,233 Sharkey-K rueger South Bend ... 1,230 Harkenrlder-l’ohlmeyer, Ft. Wayne 1,223 Fox Harkenrlder, Indianapolis ... 1,177 W. Franke-A. Kraft, Fort Wayne 1,163 Haas-Stlrk, For Wayne J. 145 Goodwln-Heuslln, Indianapolla ... 1,136 Tueker-Reson Fort Wayne 1,132 Schinldt-Noefrke, Indianapolis 1,132 Wells Sullivan, Indianapolis 1,131 Shambaugh Barth, South Bend ... 1,180 Halley-8a la din, Indianapolis 1,130 Ambos-Hlckey, South Bend 1,126 Smlth-Mlllcr, Richmond 1,123 SINGLES. A. Grelm*, Fort Wayne 648 L. Kilby, South Bend 646 J. Kelley, Fort Wayne 635 G. Woyrke, Anderson 633 O. Pohlmeyer Fort Wayne v 621 F. Vollmer, Fort Wayne 618 S. Fabian, South Bend 616 It. Burch, Muncie 615 Soldarno, Huntington 613 G. Harkenrider, Fort Wayne 612 ALL-EVENTS. T Sharkey, South Bend 1,879 o! Pohlmeyer, Fort Wayne 1,850 H Johnson, Indianapolis 1,815 C. Van Kirk, South Bend 1,707 F. Carr For Wayne 1,757 A. Kraft, Fort Wayne 1,732 turiea In hla first two trlea but had tough luck In the third game. Westerfleld ahot a good stick in the doubles, getting scores of 183, 211 and 202. The singles shooters couldn't do anything with the "big ten" scores. Reinking topped the list of Individual performers with a 57S count. Ho went big In his first and second games, then lost out at the finish.ta There were few poor starts In the singles, most of the knights getting a double century count at the post, but the alibi books were mighty popular before the work closed. Beam’s five was the best team on the drives last night, getting a total of 2,030 plus, which Is not far out of tho leading ten in this division. Dlstler was the best man In Beam harneas, gutting a 245 for a closer.

STRONG HEART WINS FOR KELLY

By HENRY FARRELL, United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, April 23.—Gameness and that thing known as "heart" are most generally associated with the ring. But they have Just as much Importance In the constitution of a ball nla.ver as a boxer. The case of George Kelly, present hero de luxe of the New York Giants, is a good illustration. Minus superlative qualities of courage, Kelly probably would be back in the International League, /whence he came for a crack at the big time. Had Kelly lacked gameness, he might have been “razzed” clear out of baseball by the fans who “couldn’t see" him last year, the same fans who give him the ovation of a Ruth this year when he steps to the plate.

WrmfIpAMATEUBS aa/SEM-PHS * te“

All members of the Elder Reserves are requested to report at the Panhandle diamond for practice tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Owing to inclement weather conditions, the opening game with the Marion Boosters lias been moved up to May 1. The services of a good southpaw hurler are desired by the Elders. Address D. W. Elder, 005 Spring street. The Boys Club nine will practice at Riverside diamond No. 6 Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Players desiring tryouts should be on deck early. The E. C. Atkins team will cross bats with the Van Camp Hardwares on Brookside diamond No. 1 tomorrow afternoon. All players should report before 1:30. The K. f P. club of Wilkinson, Ind., composed for the most part of former college and professional players, Is booking games with fast s'mi-pro outfits throughout the State. For Information address K. of P. baseball manager, Box 103, Wilkinson. The Odd Fellows and Panbrays will tangle In a practice game at Riverside Pars tomorrow afternoon. Tho Daubrays have a few open dates and would like to hear from city and State outfit* desiring games. Address Ray Pittman, 1144 South Senate uvenue. All members of the Indianapolis Red Sox ore requested to report at Brookside i'ark for practice tomorrow morning. The Sox and Emerson Orioles will meet In a practice game at Brookside in the afternoon. Collins, Stanley, Cox and (wens aro requested to report for practice.

Taylors Ready for Contest With Cuban Combination Sunday A. B. C. Youngsters Make Debut With Colored Stars at Washington Bark. C. I. Taylor's A. B. C. bnsebnllers, Indianapolis entry in the Colored Baseball I*eagne, will show their form before local fans for the first time this season when they take on the Cuban Stars, plnytng out of Cincinnati In the Colored ..eague this year, in an exhibition game at Washington Park tomorrow afternoon. Tho contest will start at 3 o'clock. Several new faces will be seen In the llno-up of the Indianapolis representatives tills year, and Taylor thinks that lie has secured tho necessary talent to bring ids club up for the loop championship this season. He has gone to nearly every point In the country to secure players to tuka the places of nun found wanting lu tho hot chase last year. Taylor's infield this yeor will be com posed of two veterans, Ben Taylor at first, and Day at third,wind two youngsters’, C. Williams, shortstop, and Hoi loway, second baseman. William eotues from the Mobilo Club of tho Southern Colored League, and Holloway was with San Antonio last season. The two new lnflcldefs came to Indianapolis highly recommended, and they have been living up to expectations in the practice sessions. They field their positions well, and hit the ball hard. Every man on the Indianapolis colored |"iru is in the top form as a result of some faithful training and they aro anxious to show their stuff before the large crowd that is expected to push through the turnstiles at Washington I'ark tomorrow afternoon. Who’ll Win? NEW VORK, April *B.—Jnofc Britton, world's welterweight champion i “Dempsey should win In about eight rounds. < arpentier Is a fine boxer and has had a lot of experience, hut he was out of the ring all during the war and ho will not he the same in n hard fight. I was In I-evlnsky’s corner when Carpentler knocked him out., and I know the Frenchman can hit, but he may not be able to get through Dempsey. lor some reason American heavyweights have always been better than Europeans."

THE INDIANAPOLIS ATHLETIC CLUB stands for greater physical and mental vigor—a quickened interest in educational, civic and social problems. It will be the civic center of u a greater Indianapolis. ’O mm iiiiiiiiMoiwiiitiMiii m o Membership Closes Monday, April 25th |||j|

I Kelly delivered but he came through only after one of the most severe trials that any major league ball player ever underwent. Larry Doyle did the same thing with the same club. Kelly was called everything last year that a ball player doesn’t like to near from the stands. When he came to the plate with two down the stands would roar with “three out.” With four home runs to his credit, Kelly is being accepted and acclaimed ss another home run king by the New York fans. They rank him close to their idol. Babe Ruth, and they are lettiug him know it. No one predicts that he will out-Ruth the Babe this year, but any one with the heart of Kelly silouid be able to do anything in fair weather when he fought the storm so long.

ihe indiaujr'poiis Eagles ball tossers will play their first game at home Sunday. May 22 at Eagles Park, formerly Northwestern Park. They have no game booked for the date and would like to hear from all local and State semi-pro outfits desiring to meet them. For information call Mnin 1510. or address Albert Ledig, 43 West Vermont street. The Federal Athletics will open the season at Marion tomorrow, playing the Marion Reserve*. The following players are requested to report at the east entrance of the Federal building at 5 o’clock tomorrow morning: Stadfelt, Schaaf, Dawson, Gold, Martin, It. Hill, 11. Hill, Diddle, McClintock, Grotbe, Zeller, Laßuo and Beamfield. For games with the Federals address H. Hill, Indianapolis office. Four posts of the American Legion in Indianapolis have organized baseball teams and eight more have announced their intentions of entering teams la the proposed Marion County American Legion Baseball League, it was announced at a meeting of the committee to boost the league at the Chamber of Commerce building last evening. The posts having organized are: Bunker Hill, Irvington, Ilayward Barcus, aud tho colored Y. M. C. A. A meeting of the legion baseball players will be held at the Chamber of Commerce building next Friday evening when u plan for a league will be worked out. Practice will be held a: diamond No. 7, Riverside park, at 9 o'clock, Sunday morning, April 30. All legiou baseball pluyers are urged to get iu touch witli their post commanders and J. W. Hbnugh, secretary of the Marion County council of the legion, with headquarters in Room 331, Knights of Pythias building.

FIGHT TICKET ORDERS HEAVY Tex Says Choice Seats Will Be Sold Two Weeks Before Contest. NEW YORK, April 23.—Tex Rickard laid off long enough denying various yams concerning the Carpentier-Pempsey battlefield to state that the big contest was going to be a sure ''sell out." The advance requests for feats to the big bout are beyond tho fondest dreams of tho promoter, and the good looking Tex is us happy as a boy. "I'm willing to bet something pret ty to a plugged nickel that there will not be n SSO scat left for the bout two weeks before the contest,” he said." "1 got one request from Sport Smith of Spokane yesterday for a block of (“■at*. Smith wired me that he is making arrangements to engage a special train from his town right to the scene of the battle and is anxious to complete the reservations for the western folks “Someone is going to be disappointed when l announce the actual spot w here the contest will bo staged. However. I do not think it makes any difference as long us every one knows that Jersey City is the town where the men will toe the mark." Jack Dempsey is Jogging along quietly at Freddy Welsh's farm at Summit, N. J., preparatory to the six weeks of hard training which he will Indulge in to place himself in shape for ills contest with Carpentler. In company with Joe Benjamin, who will provide tho speed necessary for the champion, and the former lightweight champion, Welsh, Jack went over the course this morning and returned as frolicsome as a kid. The champion is not Jetting anything worry him right now and appears to be In the best of spirits. Franklin Makes Sweep FRANKLIN, Ind., April 23—The Blue and Gold track squad defeated Contra] Normal Friday on water soaked Goodell field. 112 to 5. The Baptists scored slams lu every event except the broad jump, shot put and mile run, where the Blue and White scored a second and two thirds. Strohl was the high point man, with 15 points, taking first in both the dashes and in the broad Jump. Ills time of 10:3 in the century was exceptional considering the damp track. He leaped 20 feet in tho broad Jump. Perhaps the most Interesting event of the meet was the two-mile, in which Smith cantered the distance in 10:53 through a driving rain.

Manual Track Team Trims Anderson and Tech in Big Event Morrison’s Lads Take Six Firsts in Eight Events — Gray of Tech Stars. Coach Morrison’s Manual Training High School track athletes registered their second victory in as many starts when they ran up a high total of fortythree points in the triangular meet with Technical aud Anderson thinly-clads at | Willard park yesterday afternoon. Tech, with twenty-one points, was second, and Anderson posted an eight-point total. Due to the condition of the field after heavy rains, the pole vault, high Jurno j and broad Jump were wiped off the card. : A heavy track also slowed the time in the runs, but competition was close In all events, and the spectators who braced i the attack of J. Pluvius were treated to a good show. Yhe feature event of the meet was the mile run, captured by Stewart of Manual. Stewart was off to a lead at the pop of j the gun, tut Makepeace of Anderson hung to his heels, and was pushing him , hard at the finish The time for the eveut i was 4 minutes, 55 4-5 seconds. H. Ilarmeson of Manual was first in th 440 yard dash. Gardner of Manual took the SSO yard run, Prout of Manual took the. low hurdles. Ross of Manual was first in the high hurdles, and Wertz of the Red and White team captured the shot put honors. Gray was Technical s big man, and the individual star of the meet, winning the 100 and 220 yard dashes. His time for the 100 yards' was 10.2 seconds, which Is remarkably fast, considering conditions under which he worked. A OBLESVILLE IS EASY WINNER NOBLESVILLE, Ind.. Aoril 23.—1n a driving rainstorm, Noblesville High School thinly clads won the thirteenth annual Hamilton County track and field n.eet here yesterday. The teams finished in the following order: Noblesville. 62; Sheridan, 29; Carmel, 4 1-3; Walnut Grove, 3 2-3. The Westfield team failed to appear. . , . Noblesville won the relay race, which was run during a rainstorm that resembled a cloudburst. Noblebville, Sheridan and Walnut Grove lined uo for the relay race. Sheridan took an early lead, but Noblesville was close up. Walnut Grove was so badly outclassed that the third runner quit. When L. Smith, Noblesville third runner, handed the relay to Mills, the finish man, Northam or Sheridan had about fifteen feet lead. Mills closed up this distance and passed his rival on the back stretch, racing in the winner by a margin of four yards. The members of Noblesville’s winning relay tenm were: G. Smith. Faueett, L. Smith, and Mills, and the time was 4 minutes 6 seconds. There were many upsets and surprises In the meet. The first of these surprises was when G. Smith, Noblesville, defeated Northam, the Sheridan star* in the 100yard dash, but Northam came back strong and won the 220-yard dash over Howell of Noblesville. G. Smith was Noblesviile's big point winner, scoring fifteen points, winning the 100-yard dash, pole vault and running broad jump, but Northam was the big point winner of the meet, scoring sixteen points, winning two firsts and two seconds. Bales of Noblesville scored thirteen points. Mills stepped out in front oa the 440yard dash and kept the lead until he broke the tape at the finish. He showed real speed and can step a quarter in faster time than he did yesterday. Cottingham was not forced to show what he could do in the mile run and took that event in easy style. Faueett stepped a fast half mile considering the condition of the tracks. The downpour of rain made it almost Impossible to hold the pole vault and the running broad Jump. In tne running broad jump the take-off became loose and slippery and after Deakes of Noblesville hurt his ankle, the other jumpers decided not to try and Jump again. With favorable weather some recoetls would have been broken. BEECH GROVE KIDS VICTORS Youngsters from Beech Grove romped off with supreme laurels in the Marlon Uounty Grade School Athletic Association's third annual track and field meet held in the State Fair Grounds Coliseum yesterday, lasting from 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock In the evening. Beech Grove finished with a percentage of 44 9, scoring 59> 2 points out of a possible 134 Others finished in the order named: Franklin, 38 6, with 68 points out of a possible 176; Perry, $6.1, with 4SH out of 134; Wayne, 33.1, with 54 out of 163; Center, 24.4, -.vith 42 out of 172; Warren. 17.3, with 22 out of 172; Washington, 13.5, with 22 out of 163, aud Decatur. 9. with 16 out of 172. The Marion County Parent-Teacher Association assisted in making the meet a great success, serving lunches and providing other features for the SOO boys and girls entered. Every school entered in the “kid” nett brought along a crowd of rooters and enthusiasm among the hundreds of spectators ran high from start *•> finish. Ray Bonsib of Indianapolis was the referee, assisted by an able squad of officials chosen from the eouuty schools. BELGIAN TAKES LEAD. CHICAGO. April 23 Edouard Horemans of Belgium, champion billiurdist of Europe, by two runs overcame a lead held by George B. Sutton and took the second block of their 1.600-point 18.1 balk line billiard contest last night by a score of 400 to 262. Horeinan’s high run was 105 and his average 21 1-19. He also won the afternoon game. 400 to 17S. The total score now stands, 800 to 440. It was announced that a match between lloremans and Jake Schaefer at 18.2, 4.000 points, has been signed up for May 12 to 16 at San Francisco.

CLEVER FIELD COMPETES FOR DRAKE HONORS Hayes and Wynn of N. D. Named as Sprint and Hurdle Favorites. RELAY SCRAPS BOOKED DES MOINES, April 23.—Some of the most noted track end field athletes in the 1 Middle West were to compete here this afternoon in the twelfth annual relay carnival of Drake University. Fifteen universities, twenty-five colleges and thirtyfive high schools were to be represented. The feature race was expected to be the two-mile relay. Illinois and Ames were regarded as the leading contenders in this event. Half-mile, one-mile and fourmile relays also would be run. Two Individual events, the 100 yard dash and 120 yard hurdles were carded. Keen competition in the sprint between Deerlng of Nebraska, Gallagher of the Kansas Aggies, Hamilton of Missouri, and Hayes of Notre Dame was expected. Wright of Nebraska, Wynn of Notre Dame, Knollin of Wisconsin, Gallagher of the Kansas Aggies, and Anderson of Minnesota were leading contenders for the hurdles event. HURDLES~AS PENN FEATURE NEW YORK, April 23.—The hurdle events In the I’enn relays at Philadelphia, April 29 and 80, promise to develop into the greatest timber-topping contests ever witnessed in this country. More hurdlers who have done 15 3-3 seconds or better are entered in the 120yard hurdle race than ever before have been listed for any athletic fixture. Earl Thompson of Dartmouth, the great intercollegiate and Olympic champion and -holder of the world’s record, will defend his laurels. But he will have hot competition, for the best hurdlers in America will be on hand to vie witli him for honors. Knollin of Wisconsin, the Western champion, will be one of Thompson's rivals. Barron of Penn State and Yount of Redlands University, along with Knollin, are in the fifteen-second class. Gallagher of the Kansas Aggies, Deer* ing of Nebraska, Massey of Princeton and Anderson of Minnesota have records of 151-5 seconds over the sticks. O'Brien of Yale, Whitney of Harvard, Treman of Cornell, Brlckly of Pittsburgh, Wynn of Notre Dame and Hile of Penn ; State, with several others, have done 15 2-5 or 3-5 seconds. These are the great hurdlers who will force Thompson to extend himself to be i first. Barren, particularly, is running In wonderful form this year. At the Olym- ' pic games in Antwerp last August Barron gave the Dartmouth star a wonderI ful race and was beaten by inches only. Knollin. Gallagher anil Deerlng, not to \ mention Yount, are said to be going better than ever this spring, and witn the hurdlers in fine fettle, the grass record of fifteen seconds held by Boh Simpson, now track coach at Missouri University, may be equalled or broken next week. Big League Stuff Home runs by George Kelly and Earl Smith gave the Giants a hall game yesterday against Wild Bill Donovan's Phillies. Knocking the pill for homers seems to have become an epidemic. Elmer Smith’9 home run at Cleveland decided the contest in favor of the champs against St. Louis. And Babe Ruth got Ills fourth homer at Philadelphia. The Yanks lost a ball game, however, for the Athletics clubbed Hoyt all the way to the showers. Tom Griffith’s double and triple off ;Joe Oeschger gave Brooklyn a victory j over Boston. Zinn's flinging put the Pittsburgh Pirates on easy street at Pittsburgh. It was Pittsburgh's fifth straight victory over the Reds. The weather man copped three more big league games. Swim Match at I. A. C. Crawfordsville swimmers will be seen In action tonight for the first time In Indianapolis when they compete with the I. A. C. tankmen in five dual events in conjunction with seven othxrs. Members 1 of the I. A. C. team are Alvin Fuegllster, 1 Norman Shaeffer. Theodore Baer. William | Krieg, John Dithmer, Jack Merriam and 1 Mark Smith. Three club championship events xvill |be held as follows: Fifty-yard free-style for junic's. 100-yard free style for women ! and 220-yard free-style for men. It is ' possible that Ralph L. Summeril of the j Los Angeles A. C., far Western A. A. U. champion, will give an exhibition of ; fancy diving. The dual events for the evening are the fifty-yard free-style, the 100-yard free-styie, 100-yard breast stroke, ICOyard’ffelay and 220-yard free-style. Yank Net Star M ins ROEHAMPTON, England, April 23. W. H. Botsford, young American tennis star, defeated A. A. Fyzee in the semifinal of the Surrey hard courts tennis championship match here Friday. The score was 6 0, 1-6, 9-7. In the other semi-final match F.’ G. Lowe of England beat B. I. C. Norton of South Africa In straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. Botsford now will meet Lowe for the championship.

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