Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 187, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1921 — Page 14

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BASEBALL

EDDIE ASH

COMPROMISE IS LATEST SCHEME IN DRAFT FUSS Three New Plans Suggested as Way Out of Baseball Difficulty. OTHER LEAGUE GOSSIP By JACK VEIOCK. NEW YORK. Dec. IC —Baseball’s advisory council may work out a solution to tfce draft problem shortly. Judge Landis and some of the other baseball officers report progress, a. id. despite the difficult task before them, they expect to present a plan that v>\-. be acceptable to both majors and nondraft minor leaguers. There was a possibility of this being done today. Commissioner Landis is determined the draft shall be in some manner agreeable to both minors and majors. ‘■lt baseball is the great and sportsmanlike American wme i claims to be.’’ he said today it afford to tolerate a condition that is both un-American and misportsimiiilike and the holding back of the ball player JU Thl h demand for the draft price of rriwo for Class AA players, made last vpar at Chicago by the duublc * fugues and turned down by the major., serious consideration and an agreement on such a price may be the solution of the problem. , Another plan calls for a tifaft pr ee of $5,000 and one player who shall be >r sufficiently high caliber to make good Class AA company. _.. th Still another angle has to do with sending drafted players back to th> clubs from which they came at half price and no string* attached. This provision would be highly acceptable to the minor le ln U spite n of S the firm stand of the nondraft leagues. Judge I.andis has hopes the draft may be completely restored by 1 *WhthShe advisory council worked on the draft question, magnates and managers continued their confabs on trades and sales and discussed the cutting or the world's series from nine to seven games. Nine of the sixteen major league clubs voted for the reduction. " itb tb exception of the Chicago Cubs, the National League desired to retain the nine-game series. The American League and Judge Landis were unanimously in favor of a reduction to seven games It was decided that the lb— championship season in Loth major leagues would open Wednesday. April 1-. Ed Walsh, star hurler of sp.tballs in other days, and only recently manager of Bridgeport, in the Eastern League, was added to the American League a staff of umpires. Walsh will be the ninth man of the staff and will be emftloyed as supernumerary until he qualities as an A-l arbiter. . . . Oscar Vitt. ex-Red Sox third sacker. obtained by the Reds over the waiver route, was sold to the Salt Lake Ci.y club, of which Duffy Lewis is manager. The price was not announced. Tyrus Cobb. Detroit pilot, said he wanted a shortstop but that It appeared as if the market for short fielders was closed to him. He offered \eaeh and Dauss and maybe some cash to the tud Sox for Everett Scott, but the box wanted a shortstop in the trade. Then Cobb and Miller nuggins of tha Yankees got together and arranged a scheme whereby the Yankeees would get Yeach and Dauss from Detroit, send Johnny Mitchell and Dauss to Boston for Everett Scott and transfer the last named to the Tigers But something happened to that deal and Cobb appealed to his owner Frank Navin, and Navln attempted to arrange a deal with Connie Mack, through which the Tigers would get the services of Joe Dugan. . . Clyde Milan who took a brief and rather successful whirl at managing t e Senators last season, was mentioned quite often as a successor to George Mcßride next season Clark Griffith refused to be interviewed on the ,U \Vdliam (Billy) Gilbert, who made somewhat of n teputation with John MtGraw's 1905 world's champions, will manage Waterbury Eastern League team next season. Gilbert has been engaged in semi-professional baseball promotion for a number of years. . The Brooklyn management announced that they would play exhibition games with the Louisville American Association Club at Pensacola. I la., March 19, 20. 21, and probably at Slobile. Aliv, March —2, 23 and 24. The Dodgers will Join the Yankees in New Orleans for games March 25 and 20.

Hoosier Big Five Takes Final Workout Before Tomlinson Hall Contest Ben Taylor’s Hoo9ier Big: Five took their final practice this afternoon in preparation for the big game tonight at Tomlinson Hall with a fast colored quintet from Illinois University. The boys are anxious to win. and will pay strict attention to Inside play. Captain llazzard is regarded as one of the greatest forwards In the game and also very accurate In shooting fouls. The university five was due to arrive la: this afternnoon with a delegation of fans and planned to go direct to the hall for a brief work-out in order to get famil.ar with the playing floor. The visitors have yet to lose a game this season, and the locals are anxious to give them their first defeat. There will be no reserved seats tonight, all general admission, as there Is plenty of room. . „ The Chancellors, a strong colored team, will clash with the Monarch Triangles in a curtain-raiser. First game will be called at $ o’clock. Dancing will he on the program following the big game. Colored ‘Y’ Five to Play Big Game Tonight The Indianapolis Colored Y. M. C. A. basket-ball team will open its season tonight at its building. Senate avenue and West Michigan street in a game with the fast Xenia (Ohio) legion five The Xenia boys are bring an undefeated outfit here and an interesting struggle is as- " There will be two added attractions a volley ball contest and a curtain raiser b *Next *wek the colored “Y“ team will Play the New York League five of New York City. The New York team carded for a conteet here Is the only colored quint In a league of eight clubsi representing various cities In New \ork Mat . Illini Track Squad to Invade Dixieland ntmNA TU Dec. 16. —The I niversity of DllnoL track team will substitute a Southern tour and a trlr to the Drake relays on April 29, instead of Participation In the Penn relays on the latter date. In former year#, according to announcement of Coach Harry Gill. The Southern trip will be made during the Easter vacation, April 14-22. Two meets have already been arranged on the Southern Jaunt, which is the first the Illini track men have ever taken. The Gill men will meet Rice Institute April 15 at Houston, Texas, and Texas University. April 19. at Austin. A third meet wili be arranged with Ilaylor. the University of Dallas, or University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. Chess Tourney at T An annual holiday chess tourney will be held at the Y. M. C. A. here, play beginning on or before Dec. 25 and continuing until completed. All entrants will have an opportunity of playing for the chess cup. There will be two classes in the tourney. one for the seniors and one for the Juniors. The first will consist of all former prize winners and other contestant will be placed in the Junior class. The entrance fee is $1 in the major and 50 cents In the Junttfr.

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Alumni Basket Stars to Stage Annual Manual Tilt

The third annual alnmni basketball game and dance will be held at the Manual gymnasium on Dec. 22 under the auspices of the Koines Club. The Manual State team will meet a quintette composed of former Red and White players picked from the following men: Emil Harmeson, Ed Dietrich. W. Prout, Lawrence Behrent, W. Wertz, F. Cox and it. Strain. The alumni five will form a very strong combination and the present Manual team will have its task cut out to win. BILLIARDS mam fiwt ty CITY CITE MEET. Bv a score of 50 to 40. Howard Mitchell last" night defeated George Carter in the city amateur three-cushion billiard tournament at the Board of Trade billiard parlors. Mitchell has now won four games in five played and is in second place in the standing. The final game of the week will be played tonight when Bostoek and Dick Johnson cross cues at 7 p. m., after which the weekly rapid lire will be played. STATE TOI'RNEY. Kepner and Ramsey were the winners in the State three-cushion billiard tourney in progress at Cooler's parlor yesterday. In the afteAiOou match Kepner disposed of Merrikan in eighty-two innings by a score of 50 to 47. Ramsey won from Shewmaker in the match last night, 50 to 34, in ninetyseven innings. This afternoon Cooler will meet Merrikan and Vogier will take on Kepner at night. KIECKDEFER LOSES FIRST. CHICAGO, Dec. 10.—Augie Kieckhefer of Chicago, three-cushion billiard champion, last night made 44 points while John Lavtor of Sedalia. Mo., ex champion. made 00 in the first match of three blocks of 60 points each for the world's championship. Layton had a high run of eight, while Kieckbefer's high run was five. With Kieckhefer on the defensive, the second block of 00 points will be played tonight, and the final block on Saturday night. Kieckhefer. a left-handed player, regained the championship from nine contenders in Pittsburgh in October and this is his first challenge match. NATIONAL AMATEUR MEET. NEW YORK. Dec. 10—The National Association of Amateur Billiard Players today announced that the national amateur championship IS-2 balk line billiard tournament has been awarded to Philadelphia. to be staged about Feb. 13. This will lie the first international amateur billiard championship since 1'.*12. The two leading players of Europe, Ary Bos of Holland, amateur champion of Europe, and Edouard Roudil, the French star, have entered the event, and will arrive in this country next month. Pitted against them will be the four strongest players in the I'nited States, who will lie selected acordlng to their records and performances in the national amateur Class A, -IS-2 championship in Brooklyn beginning Jan. 30. Rose Poly Opens Season With Purdue Tonight; Plays Indiana Saturday TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. 16.—The Rose Poly basket-ball squad opens Its season tonight with Purdue at Lafayette. Ten men will accompany Coach John Millen on the first trip of the schedule, and all probably will get to play during the game. The Purdue contest will be followed by a game with the Indiana L'niversity five at Bloomington, Saturday night. This game tups off a stiff week for the Rose men, since they have scrimmaged with one of the Terre Haute high schools twice this week, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. This is the first season in some years that Rose has had two Western Conference teams on Its schedule, and the results of those games this season will determine whether or not there will bs any return games next year.

Monograms Presented Grid Players at Tech

Athletic awards were presented to members of the Tech High School varsity aud freshman football teams yesterday at a banquet given by the Technical Athletic Association. Fifty-three men were honored with awards. Ten received Tech's highest award, the block "T,” thirteen received “T. H. 8.” monograms and thirty were given “A. T. 8.” buttons. In addition to the banquet and the awards, Milo H. Stuart, principal of Technical; E. U. Greff, superintendent of schools, and Mr. Allison of the board of school commissioners, gave short talks. The Tech orchestra entertained the athletes and guests and the Girls' Glee Club sang. The ten men receiving block Ts were Harry ITungate, Robert Wonlgar, Edwin Aspinall, George Mullholland, Lester Nlcewander, Joe Geiger. Paxton Unger, Charles Baden, Lewis Wilson and Robert Nipper. The thirteen who were given monograms were Brewer Graham. George Hays. Thoburn Maxwell, Elmer Baldwin. Curran, James McCollum, Darrell Davies Russell Clift, Dick Mills, Charles Murphy, John Rohm, Carl Bernhart, Gail Blakesly. Indiana Normals in Easy Victory Over Local Laws TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 19—Indiana Normal had easy sailing last night and trounced the Indiana Law School team, 61 to 14. Normal took the lead from the start of the game and basket tossing by Burris and McClanahan kept the teachers In the lead throughout the first half, which ended S4 to 8. In the second half Coach Bayb used ten substitutes, who continued to pile up the score. K, of C. Team Tackles Hartford City Tonight The fast Hartford City A. C. quintet and the local K. of C. five mix tonight in the Shortridge gym. These two teams mixed several weeks ago and the Blackford County boys carried away the honors by a four-point margin. The K of C. team boasts of a galaxy of local talent, many ex-high school stars appearing. The Stevens brothers. Escol. Rice, Secrest, and others present a speedy line-up. Earlham and Huntington RICHMOND, Ind., Dec. 16.—The Earlham basket-ball team will play its first home game of the season on the Richmond Coliseum floor this evening atn'nv the Huntington College quintet, Kn ing little of the strength of the nor! tt team the Quakers are taking no chances and have gone through a hard week of practice. Although Mowe's men have lost the two opening encounters of the year, they have been showing a constant improvement. Central Normal Wins DANVILLE, iDd., Dec. 16 —The Central Normal College basket-ball team won from the Indiarvepolis School of Pharmacy Acre last imrht, 22 to 8. The locals led way and held a 11-to-8 advantage at the end of the first half.

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REYNOLDS PINS ROSS TWICE Adrian Ross, Notre Dame wrestling instructor, offered game opposition last night in his bout with Jack Reynolds at the Broadway, but the local welterweight title claimant had too much stuff and the honors went to the Indianapolis f;rappler In two straight falls, the first a seven minutes thirty-five seconds and the second ill thirty-six minutes. Reynolds used the leg split both times to gain falls. Ross battled gamely to prevent the decisive toss, but he was unable to break Reynolds’ painful hold. The men appeared to be about equal in weight, but Reynolds displayed the smarter wrestling tactics. It was Reynolds fourth successive victory here. In the preliminary bouts Young Londas, the Michigan welter, downed Young Ellers of Kokomo in two straight falls. X.ondas had too much experience for the Kokomo grappler and gained the falls by tbo use of toe bolds. Billy Trout of Kokomo tossed Johnny Valonis In a handicap match, getting a fall in six minutes. . ... It was announced that Marin I lestinn contender for the heavyweight mat crown, would be the headliner of the next wrestling show here. He will be matched with a formidable oponent. BOXING SPECIAL CARDED. Arrangements have been made by Joey Jacobs to run a boxing special train to Terre Haute Jan. 2 for Indianapolis boxing fans who are eager to witness the ten-round bout between Solly Epstein and Bud Taylor. Seats for the fight wilt go on sale Sionday at the Union Hotel. 221 South Illinois street, and at Solly Epstein's place, 544 South Illinois street. A choice block of reserved ringside seats will be on snle and local fans can leave for the scene of the contest at noon on the special and return immediately after the bout. Much interest is being centered in tUe Epstein-Taylor scrap and a large crowd from this e'ify is sure to be present when these bantamweights clash In their return match. Epstein is in hard training at his quarters and is boxing evers* afternoon with Patsy NcMahon, Tommy MoDuff and Sidney Click. three of the best boxers at their respective weights in the city. Solly expects to get in the best shape of his career and Is confident of redeeming himself in the Taylor scrap. BOTH WERE "OCT." PEORIA. HI., Dec. 16.—1n n scheduled eight-round bout, Pat Walsh of Indianapolis, Thursday scored a technical Knock-out over Jack Phillips of Cubit, 111., In the fifth round. Phillips' eyes were closed and Ills seconds tossed the towel Into the ring. It developed that Walsh was also out, as he had to he carried from the ring after the bout had been uwarded him. Ever Hammer, Chicago, had a shade over Bud Christian of Buffalo, in a tenround bout, according to newspaper critics. GIBBONS THE FAVORITE. ST. PAUL, Dec. 16—Mike Gibbons wns a 10 tn-6 favorite today over his opponent, Mike O'Dowd, both middleweights, in their scheduled ten-round bout here tonight. The fighters com pleted their training yesterday and at. 3 o'clock this afternoon both men will be inside of the 10(1 pound limit agreed upon, when they step on the scales. With, the easli advance sale of seats already amounting tn more than 620 000, Jack Reddy, matchmaker, announced that a $30,000 gate Is expected. Two years ago when Gibbons and O'Dowd met here the house netted $37,400. NO-FALL MATCH. PORTLAND. Ore., Deo. Tth—Walter Miller, claimant of the middleweight wrestling championship. defeated Ben Reuben of Chicago in a two-hour match here last night. Neither was aide to gain a fall and Miller was given a ref eree's decision. Only wonderful defen sive work saved Reuben from being pinned. MOORE SHADES BAN TIE KINO. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16.—Johnny Buff still wears the bantamweight crown, lint there Is a dent in his headgear today, and it is somewhat tarnished. I’al Moore

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Notre Dame-Butler Grid Clash Carded Here Next Season Big Game Will Be Staged Nov . 18—Other Feature Contests. It was announced today by the Butler College authorities that Notre Dume had been scheduled for a football game next fall on Nov. 18, the game to be pluyed here. Illinois University Is already on the Butler card for next season. Indianapolis fans will see many good grid gomes hero next fall as Indiana plays Minnesota in tills city, Notre Dame, Wabash and De Pauw meet Butler and Wabash and l>o Pauw tangle in their annual battle. of Memphis, did the damage when he won a ringside verdict over the Jersey battler in a, ten-round uo-decision bout here last night. Moore shaded Buff by a slight margin, in the opinion of most critics at the ringside. Buff displayed more punching power, but Moore landed oftener. Neither boxer was damaged at the finished. Moore weighed and Buff 113^. LAZELLE K. O.’s BABNHARDT. RUSHVILLE, Ind., Dec. 16.—Louie Lazelle of Anderson knocked out Jack Bernhardt of Terre Haute here last night in the eighth round of a scheduled tenround fight. The Anderson boxer had the better of each round and knocked Bar.ihardt down three times before the final blow. Joe Kisling of Anderson had the letter of Young McFarland, Chicago, In a six-round go, and Kid Brown of Kushville was no match for Dewey of Ft. Wayne In the first preliminary bouis. NOTE BEATS FERRELL. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.—Using the same left hooks which so badly battered Joe McMlUen last Saturday night, Johnny Noye, St. Paul lightweight, Thursday night gained Referee Sharpe’s decision over Bud Purrell of Terre Haute, in the twelve-round feature fight. The verdict met with the approval of the crowd and the bout itself was without question one of the best staged in a St. Louis ring in several years. T. GIBBONS VS. MADDEN. GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. 16.—Tommy Gibbons and Bartley Madden entered the final stages of their training here today for their ten-round bout Monday night. A! Wolgast of Cadillac a brother of Ad Wolgast. Is to meet Alex Novccky of Cincinnati, in the semi-final. TEND LET. YB. FRIEDMAN. NEW YORK, I>ec. 16.—Lew Tcmlicr anil Sailor Friedman, rival aspirants for the lightweight ihamplonahlp, meet in a 15-ronnd bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. OTHER THURSDAY BOUTS. AT MILWAUKEE—Joe Lawson beat Johnny Drummle in t<-n rounds: Eddie Thatcher heat Joe Dempsey in six. AT PEORIA, ILL.- Ever Hammer beat Bud Christiano in tet rounds AT WAUSAU. WlS.—Jack MacDonald beat Millard Johnson In ten rounds; "Spike - ' Henderson shaded Fred Bricks In six rounds. Matty Fmith knocked out Joe Nelson in the first round of i scheduled ten-round bout. "Kid" Carbon knocked out Young Hammerer in the first round of a scheduled four-round bout. Terre Haute Wins Volley Ball Meet at Hoosicr A. C. The first State volley ball tonrney held at the Hoosler A. C. proved a succe** for the winter Indoor sport. The Terre Hanfe “Y" fought its way to first place. Crawfordsville Died to stop the victors by using its wrecking crew, but the "Y ’ bunch kept In the lead. The results of the play show the following standings for the teams: Won Lost. Pctt. Terre naute 7 1 .875 Crawfordsville 5 3 .025 Kokomo 4 4 .500 Hoosler A. C 3 5 .375 Indianapolis “Y” 1 7 .125

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At Columbus, tonight, where the strong Franklin and Columbus High School basket-ball fives will clash, a wireless outfit has been installed and play by play reports of the big game will be flashed over the State. The wireless outfit has been installed by the Columbus Athletic Association as a test to see how many State stations will pick up the reports. Operators of wireless stations in Indianapolis are especially advised of this arrangement and any stations here receiving the reports are requested to communicate with the Daily Times sports editor Saturday morning and report what they obtained. The Times’ phone number is Main 3500. Columbus plans to send reports on other games during the season and is trying to get a line on the number of State stations Interested. The reports of tonight’s game are to be sent out by Radio 9 a. m. q. Columbus, Ind. A 900 cycle outfit will be used la transmission. Cathedral Eleven Given Big Banquet by Grid Followers About 200 enthusiastic Cathedral High School boosters paid honor to the football team of that institution and Its coach, A1 Feeney, at a banquet last night in the I’lley room of the Claypool Hotel. The toastmaster was Dan Doyle. A number of speeches paid tribute to the youthful athletes and stated how good sport improves a lad for the battles to be waged after he is through school and out In the world. Mayor Jewett told the team that those who went to college would find there a community not unlike the big world outside and that in the miniature school world they would prepare themselves for the years to come. He slated that athletes usually made good citizens, if they played the game right, for the lessons learned in sport were never forgotten. Other speeches were made by M. E. Foley, Judge Collins and Joseph McGowan. Coach Rockne of Notre Dame was present and the center of all eyes because of his great record with the Irish team. He made a ghort talk and was given quite an ovation when he arose to address the 'gathering. Other remarks were made by Conches Dietz and O'Connor of l’urdue and Coach Feeney. S. K. Rulck represented De l Pauw; Walter Krull, Purdue, and Roy Rich, Wabash. A1 Feeney mads an interesting talk in which he said that Cathedral was not an incubator for Notre Dame players. The Cathedral coach stated that the wrong impression had got around that every player that wns above the average on tho local prep team would go to Notre Dame. There was no truth In this general impression, A] pointed out. De Pauw, Wabash and Purdue representatives present gave special attention to this statement. The members of the team were given sweaters and monograms for their excellent performance on the gridiron this fall, while Coach A1 Feeney was presented with a gold watch. The members of the football team to receive the awards were: Gavin, Saffol, Custard, Madden, Whiteman, Moots, Dickie, Sexton, Trenek. Ruckelshnus, Sisson, Ilnrrlngton. Sadlier, Marks, Glaska, Mooney, ltiley, Luffey, OTluru and Jackson. ROCKNE TO REMAIN. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 16—Knute Rockne will return to Notre Dame to coach football next fall and will continue us coach of the team ns long as he wishes. This announcement was made here today by Rev. James Burns, C. S. C., president of the university.

Basket-ball Results

COLLEGE. Hablch*. 33; Indiana ’X.’’ 29. D*> I’auw, 51; Notre Dame, 21. State Nonmai, 61 : Indiana Law, 14. St. Joseph, 36; Wlnamac K. C.'s, 9. Dental College, 15; Muncie Normal, 10. Central Normal, 22; Indianapolis Pliar inacy, 11. HIGH SCHOOL. I’aoli, 52; French Lick. 14. INDEPENDENT. "Y” Tenders (Indianapolis), 26; Liztou le>nd<rs. 14. South Bend "Y,” 44; Chicago Blues, 21

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Habichs Spurt in Second Period and Defeat 1. U. Quint New Local Five Come From Behind to Win—Free Throw Baskets Feature. Changing the order of things a bit, it was the independent team that came back in the second half last night Instead of the collegians, as has been the rule In the three other net games played here and the result was that the newly organized Hablch five defeated the Indiana University quintet, 33 to 29. Indiana showed flashes of good form when the short passing game was carried on successfully. but would follow the clever offensive work up with lapses on the defense, which gave the Habichs chances to slip In many baskets. Johnson, the speedy forward of the locals, was off form In his shooting from th field, missing many easy shots In both periods. If this sensational goal getter had been connecting tbe score would have been much larger. Indiana showed the same old tendency to miss many shots, after the ball had been worked down the floor by pretty passing. The short-pass method of attack Is difficult to stop, but Ivavanaugh at back guard put up a good defensive scrap ana very few elose-un shots were made by the Crimson, a splendid exhibition of free-throwing scoring was put on by Johnson of the Habichs and Sanford of Indiana. The Hablch tosser threw nine out of ten attempts and the I. U. player rung up the same number out of eleven tries. At the start of the game the Bloomington five showed well, as the long shots were finding the loop and the Ilahieb five could not get together. The biggest lead that the collegians had was about five minutes after the game started when they ran the score up to 11 to 3. After the locals had made some substitutions they got together better and crept up on the Crimson. The half ended 10 to 12 in favor of Levis’ men. Right at the start of the last period a change could be noticed in the play of the local team. Johnson opened up a bit and showed flashes of the form he has displayed here in former appearances. Shota by Johnson, Behrent and Kenzler at the start of the half ran the score up to 21 to 18 in favor of the Habichs. Once In the lead the independents contested the way stubbornly and were never headed Indiana seems to have a number of promising men on the squad whose main fault at the present time is a lack of experience. Only one veteran was in the game last night for the State school. Thomas Is playing his second season. The 1. T. team, which is always hard to dope out, and has never played a real good game of basket-ball here, may emne stronger as the season advances, hut Coach Levis must find someone to make points from the field after getting the ball within scoring distance. Cards Buy Gainer ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16. —Del Gainer, first baseman and outfielder, has been purchased from the Milwaukee American Association Club Iv the St. Louis Nationals. It was announced here. Gainer formerly played with the Boston and Detroit American League teams.

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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.—With Herb Stein, Pitt’s all-American center in the line-up under the name of "Wallace,” the Frankford Voilow .Jeekets were beaten at the Phillies Park for the city professional football title by Heinie .Miller's Philadelphia Quakers, 7 to 0. EOWUNG •aasna mm* Baker Bros., D. Somers and Peoples Outfitting won three straight in the Retail Furniture League. In a postponed match the National Furniture team won turee from the Banners. National Furniture and Banner fives won two games in the Thursday schedule. , Henry of the Nationals shot 214 in the postponed affair and Smith of the Banners got 211 for the high scores of the night. Rugh of Baker Bros, was next best wfith 212 in his first game. In the Odd Fellows loop, Indianapolis Lodge No. 465 and the Evergreen won three. The "465'' aggregation gave the leading Brooksides an unpleasant surprise by grabbing every game. Irvington "508” won two out of three from the Harris five. McVey of the InTngtons was high individual for the night with a count of 230. He was closely followed by Frick of the Evergreens with 221 and McGregor of tbe Indianapolis 465 team with 217. Parry-Stephenson and Irvington posts in the American Legion circuit rolled good games and won all of them. Watkins post took two games. The Irvington post showed the best stuff of the night. In the Abattoir League the Butcher Butts won three and the Hogs and Steers took two out <if three. The Calves were the victims in the three-game defeat, while the Pigs and Lambs lost the odd games. The best score of the night went to Layden of the Steers with a 220 mark. Stewart of the Pigs got the next best total with 203 pins in his second game. Hibben-Hoilweg and Havens-Geddes were three time winners in the wholesale loop. Mooney-Mueller and M. O’Connor took the odd contests. Hibben-Holl-weg bowled almost identical scores in every game with totals of 815, 820 and 820. Welsh of Havens-Geddes wns high with a 212 count. Rausey of Van Camps got 207 pins and Reitner of House of Crane totaled 205 in his second game. Three straights ruled in the Kahn Tailoring League, the Coats, Trimming and Office fives winning all of their matches. Most of the games were close. Too many "Blinds” spoiled the card for the night.

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BIG WEEK-END FOR H. S. FIVES Manual Plays Two Games, Shortridge and Tech One Each.

Local H. S. Games

TONIGHT. Manual at Shelby-ville. SATURDAY. Franklin at Shortridge. Muncie vs. Tech., at Y. M. C. A. Manual at Lebanon. One local high school plays tonight on the basket-bull court and all three take on strong opponents on Saturday night. Manual travels to Shelbyville tonight for a game. The Red and White appears to he getting together and the fans at the south side school expect a victory. On Saturday night the fast Lebanon quintet will furnish plenty of opposition for Evans’ team on the Lebanon floor. The same five that played in the Wabash game will make the trip. This will include Harmeson, Arens, Summers, Floyd, Hoy I'd, Beiersdorfer, Schuller and Er gholz or Quill. i wo games are on the local bill of fare lor Saturday night. The State champions make their appearance at the Shorlridge gym and Tech takes oa Muncie at the Y. M. C. A. The Franklin contest is attracting quite a great deal of interest, not because any one thinks that the north aiders have much of a chance, hut because the followers of the net game want to see the wonderful Franklin prep five in action. Coach Gorton has been sending his Shortridge proteges through long practices and as tha defensive end of their team looked good in the Logansport game there is a possibility that tbe Blue and White might keep the champs hustling anvway. The following men will probably start'against Yandivier, Friddle. Gant, and Company;' Forwards, Klnzer, Elmore, lliiev ami Harrington; center, Johnson, Kilgore; guards, Ferguson, Appieman, Kilgore and Escol. Much interest has been lost in Technical while the team has been losing hr overwhelming scores to State teams. Why such a procedure has been followed ho one has been able to figure oait, but, et any rate, a good many teams out over th State have had some rare sport with the Tech five. It is rumored that Coach Black’s boys whom be has been saving for something or other will start tha game Saturday. The fans of the city sincerely hope that the time has come to see the regulars in action and relegate the subs to the scrap heap. At least if the “real” team wins or loses there will be no “second string men” talk to fall back upon. The "regulars” will hare their hands full with the Muncie outfit. Net Tilt at Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 16.—Tha Oreenoastle basket-ball team will invade this city tonight in an endeavor to take revenge for the beating earlier in the season by the Artesian City five. The locals came omt of their victorious Franklin game lust week with but a few minor injuries and will give tl)e Greencastle team a real battle.

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