Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 248, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1923 — Page 9

SATURDAY, FEB. 24,1923

Wabash Here Tonight for Season’s Second Clash With Butler

SCARLET BASKET SHOOTERS PEAREO BY PAGE SQUAD Dope Favors Locals, However, Because of Victory in Previous Meeting. Wabash and Butler basket fives clash at Tomlinson Hall tonight. The Pagemen annexed the laurels in a previous battle and are expecting to repeat this evening. -Coach Page has his athletes going at top form and he has no lack of material. Wabash has been playing in-and-out ball and is dangerous when feeling right. The Big Red five had an "on” night last Monday and defeated Notre Dame. In that fracas there were signs the Scarlet was showing Improvement. The game tonight is carded to start at 7:45. Though the dope favors Butler and the Pagemen are expecting to send the Scarlet back to Crawfordsville on the short end’ there are indications •'he Irvington athletes hold the insiders In fear. The Wabashefs have had a habit this season of doing the opposite to what they have been doped, and naturally Butler figures the Vaughn aggregation dangerous. The game tonight closes the home season for Butler. Two more out-of-town games remain, one with Ear’ham and one with Franklin. Franklin is the only Indiana college squad holding a victory over the Page boys. In the curtain raiser tonight the Futler College seconds and Battery A will meet. dismiss! of MINIS UNPOPULAR Suspected Salary Demand Is Cause of Club's Action. By Totted Xnc* NEW YORK. Feb. 24. —Organized baseball's pious ctu I that no honest player ever is boycotted is being contrasted sharply with the dismissal of stuffy McGinnis, first baseman of the Cleveland Indians. McGinnis hit .305 last year and made only six errors in the hot spot of first base in something ■k - iconditionally released by the Indians this week, which means that no other club was willing to pay the nominal waiver price for one of the greatest stars of the game. In view of the club-owners' recent concert of lamentation concerning high salaries for players it is believed that Stuffy's offense was that he asked for more pay. Mclnnis’ likeliest landing place now is the Boston Braves which have just been taken over by Christy Mathew son. It is reported that the Brooklyn Dodgers also want hirn but if his trouble is rapacity it is certain that the Dodgers will not get him. HARVARDCOABII BOOSTSCQNLQN Slattery Loud in Praise of Jocko's Ability, S ii SEA Service BOSTON. Feb. t. —“The greatest big league prospect I have seen in years. A college player who has shown mrmore ability than did either George tfisler or Frankie Frisch in their college days.’ That is the glowing tribute paid ‘ Jocko" Conlon. Harvard shortstop. Jack Slattery, baseball conh at IFiat institution. Conlon has just l>oen signed by the Boston Braves and will get a chance to make good Slattery’s prediction. Slattery, a former big league player, aside from his duties as Harvard coach, is a big league scout- No doubt, his influence caused Conlon to sign with the Braves. “I saw Frisch play when he was at Fordham, and looked Staler over when he starred at Michigan, but I am willing to go on record a* saying neither of these two stars lookt-d any better than Conlon in their college days.” Fight Results NEW YORK —Clortie Tait. Canadian lightweight champion, won a twelveround decision from Johnny Lombardi, Philadelphia. Johnny Leonard, Allentown lightweight, and George Brown, New York, fought a six-round draw. Banks on Uhle Cleveland is banking on George Uhle to be a consistent winner the coming season. Uhle is the youngster who came to the big league from the sand lots and made good From the very outset of his career Uhle gave great promise, but has been a trifle late in arriving. Tris Speaker, manager, is confident L'lile has come into his! own. I L “My pitching this year must I * be built leskie. Uhle should be a consistent winner and ought to turn in twenty victories,” says Speaker. “While I 'realize Coveleskie is a veteran and cannot go on forever, still it seems he should I he good for several more years. I Those two l)oys are my pitching I aces, with emphasis on Uhle.”

Here Tuesday JOHNNY SHEPPARD Banuo Johnny Sheppard of Boston will make his bow before an Indianapolis fisticuff audience Tuesday night when he mixes with j Jimmy Kelly of Chicago in tjie main event of the American A. C. boxing j show at Tomlinson Hall. He has i met a number of good battlers and ' boasts of a draw with Kelly in a previous meeting. Kelly is substituting for Bud Taylor. who injured a thumb while training. Three bouts of ten rounds each arc on tho night's program. WESTNEWTONIS INNER OVER MONROVIA FIVE Perfect Foul Shooting by Edwards in Final Minutes* Wins, 26 to 24, i: ii •int * special MONROVIA, Ind., Feb. -’4—West Newton, runners-up in the Marion County tournament and a strong contender for the Indianapolis sectional title next week-end, came through with a lasf.minute win over the locals last night by the score of 26-24. N. wton led at the half. 13-10. Playing a fast passing game, the Newton offense, led by Carter, played around Bkink. the big Monrovia back guard during the game for close-up shots anil were in the lead at the half, and increased their lead at the start of the last session until at one rime the score was 21-10 in their favor. Coach <Jurtiss of the locals at this H u-ton into the game, and the ' slip of a lad" gave the punch that fought the ball down until the score was finally knotted by one of h.s two baskets at 24-all. With less than a minute to go. Ilelfenberger took the tip-off and started o dribble down, when Blunk was caught holding, and Edwards in his two chances at the foul line made good on both and the gun sounded a few seconds later. Tudor' of the locals tossed eight out of eight fouls and Edwards of the vistors netter eight out of eleven attempts. Lineup-and summary: Monrovia (24>. West Newton (2fl). Kinsey F Williams Dorsett F Thnrnberry Tudor C Kd wards Brown (>.. Carter G Hrlfrnberper Substitutions—Fields for Williams, WiltiaoTiis for Thorn berry. Edwards for Dor-->-o. Morton for Kinsey. Field voals— T’ Try :j. Kdw a.'da 3. Car V-r 3. Killsey 1. Tudor 2, Brown 2. liorsetl I. llorton 2. Foul ;roa!s—Tudor. 8 out ot 8: Edwards. 8 out Referc.—Dick Miller DEPAUW DEFEATS IRISH FIVE IN ONE POINT WIN Methodists Take Second Game From Notre Dame Netters. By Times .Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Fob. 24.—D0Pa uw came up from behind here Friday night to defeat Notre Dame for the second time this year by a onepoint margin. The score was 29 to 2s. At the end of the first half the Irish team was leading, 19 to 14. Bills tossed the winning basket just before the end of the game. Kizer was the leading scorer for Notre Dame with three field goal and six fouls out of six attempts. Young made four field goals for the winners. Laughlin and Bills counted three each from the field. INDIANAPOLIS SCRAP FAN SEES TUNNEY-GREB GO Louis Traugott Lauds lighting of Former .Marine. Louis Traugott, one of the proprietors of the Fair store and a great fight fan, witnessed the Greb-Tunney battle in New York last night. In a telegram to The Times he gives his version of the scrap. “Gt-eb fought unfairly and Tunney fought and acted*like a champion,” Traugott said. Tunney was given the judge's decision. Saturday Games < OI.I.KGKS W,H.-as'i vs. Butler a, Tomlinson Hall. Karlham at Hanover. De Pauw at Manchester Purdue at. Winsonein. Illinois at Chie^-o (ugh s< noons T- --hnii .il at Jefferson i l.alayetle j. ' oganaport at Wabash. Kushville at Eiwoud. b dford at Shelbyvlll# Rochester at Tioton. Seymour at Orleans. * Kewamia at Fulton Plymouth at Elkhart. East Chicago at Emerson (Gary). Union Township at Peru. Koaehdale at Bainbrldge. Plainfield at West Newton Covington at Mellott. Pittsboro at North Sa!--ni Kokomo Seconds at Clay Township. Vernon at Central , Evansville, Miehigantowu ~ SetrrleviUe. Marion at Ft Wayne , South Side 1 .

WHO’S GOING TO STOP VINCENNES, IS BIG QUESTION ‘Alices’ Send Shivers Down Spines of Other Schools by Impressive Franklin Win, By VEDDER CARD Vincennes, in its last game of the season at Franklin, gave the fans plenty to talk about until tourney time. The “Alice” five completely smothered the State champs under a 43 to 12 count, and did it so impressively that it is hard to see how any team will be able to stop the southern flashes. It is a part of human nature to want the team that has hen winning t get bumped off. It is a funny twist in the nature of sport fans to yell for the under dog and want the champion dethroned. Because Vincennes has such an enviable record and has received so much deserved praise on account of it, many sport followers refuse to concede the team a chance to win the State championship. it is sentiment against real judgment. , Os course, the various home town boosters can see only their own teams, but trying to look at the situation irom an unprejudiced viewpoint, it is hard to dope any team strong enough to defeat Vincennes if Coach Adams' boys get a fair break in luck. Who's going to stop them? Excellent Shots The southern five has a team of above-1 lie-ordinary basket shots. Wolfe and Harper are. wonders at hitting the net from the corners. Allega at center is a great jumper, although he is not so very tall. Around the basket he is a fighter and gets many tip-in shots. Jones at back guard, be cause of his huge bulk combined with real basket ball brains, is a bulwark of power on defense and a constant threat on attack in a close game when points are needed badly. Mayo at floor guard is a good basket shot and part of the stone-wall five-man defense. In watching Vincennes many fail to note the great defense because they are looking at Harper, Wolfe & Cos. toss sensational baskets. Without exaggeration it can be said that the team has one of the greatest defensive aggregations in the State. Franklin got two field goals Friday night. Plenty of Good Stuff There are plenty of other good teams in the State and Vincennes has no cinchahead In tournament play, hut right now, the squad looks the class of Hoosierdom in spite of various claims from various towns to the contrary. In this last week before the grand finale Anderson showed its mettle by defeating Rushville, 34 to 9. Coach Staggs has one of the best teams he ever coached. They play clean basketball and must be considered in the final reckoning. Other teams with splendid records such as Klwood and Richmond have not met the opposition that Vincennes and Anderson have encountered. There are a number of teams seemingly about on an oven footing. Any one may step out in the tourney play. It Is difficult to rate them in their order of strength because of various ups and downs throughout the season. The gbddoss of chance may have a great deal to do with the crowning of the champion this year at the Coliseum, but if she is kind to Vincennes—beware, all other Indiana high school basket-ball teams. TERRE HAUTE—Herbie Schaefer. Chicago bantam, shaded Kid Sparks, | Terre Haute, in ten rounds here last night.

BASEBALLING IN JAPAN Hoyt Says International World Series Possible JAPANESE KIDS ARE TAKING UP EASEBAALL. UTrillE American team of selected bi> leaguers who have just reX turned from “baseballing it) Jhpan,” are firmly convinced that international world series—real world series, literally-—are likely iti the distant future. This conviction is voiced in the following, as told to Billy Evans of NEA Service:

By WAITE HOYT Pitcher for the New York Americans and World Series Hero AN international world series is a possibility of the distant future. The Japs are good hall players, wp-round; they are learning the game fast, but at present they are far removed from major The teams that (■ played in Japan are iMS&I 1 fee lie ■HJR demon--tr.itetl (his ff- £> summer when the team makes a tour l * le weakest point in Japs is their hitWAITE lIOYT ting. The fielding and pitching is much farther advanced. The Japs tire very fond of baseball. Inside of NEXT: The Jais have the first as-

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Central Normal Net Team

STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT—,I FALLER, WALLACE. J. H. ROB LI TO RIGHT—HYTEN, FRANCIS. I. For th'-T first year in intercollegiate athletic competition, it is the general opinion that Central Normal College basket-ball teams has been very successful. Under the direction of Coach Cook, former De Pauw University and Navy athlete, the teachers have met and defeated Rose Poly, Indiana Central, Muncle Normal, Charleston (111.) Normal, Weidner Institute, N. A .G. U. InSTATE NET MEET IN FINAL ROUNDS AT LOCAL Y. M. C. A. Semi-Finals This Afternoon Title Contest Tonight After Butler Game, FRIDAY SCORES Mm?antown. 20- Amboy, 10 Arlington, -'ll Kokomo. 19 Terre Haute. 24: Caatlrtmi, 14 Vinoennow. 2ti; Ev,;nsvil!e, Is. Clovmlalr, 22; lilavill- . Vf-rHSill.-H, IS: Hamilton. 11 Warren Itexaila. ill - Orleans K of I* I‘k Shelbyville, 37; Lyons. 1 t TODAY’S SCHEDULE 9.00 A M —Shelbyville Elks vs Vincennes Hot Shots 10-00 A. M.—VtrsatUes vs Clovenlalr 11:00 A. M.—Warfen Roxalls v. Arlmston 12:00—Terre Haute Jacks vs. Mure.::: town. 2.30 I*. M—Winner 9 A M. v winner 10 A St 3 .30 P. M. —Winner 11 A M v wlnnr 12. 900 P M —Winner 2 ;.30 P. M vs winner .3 310 P M. * Second and third rbund games were on the card this morning with eight teams in the running at th Y. M. A. in the State independent basketball tourney. Semi-finals were to be played this afternoon at 2:30 and 3:30. The final contest for the Indiana championship will lie pMyod tonight after the Wabash-Bui ler game. It will probably start about 9.15. Strong t* uns were matched this morning, with ShelbyviHe and Vincennes starting off the day's activities. Vincennes was strengthened today by the addition of Red Wampler and Kix miller. Versailles and Cloverdale were in the second battle of the morning. Warren Rexalls and Arlington should put up a real struggle. Terre Haute Jacks and Morgantown is another warm affair. SCRANTON—Mickey Walker w-l terweight champion, outpointed Johny Griffiths, Akron, Ohio, in a t<-n round bout.

twenty years they are going to be able to turn out teams that will be hard to beat. , My reason for so believing is due to the great interest that is being taken by the Japanese youngsters. Baseball is pretty close to being the national pastime with the Japs. Kids can he seen playing baseball on any open space which permits of the game even under the greatest diffi culties. These youngsters, from 5 to ID years of age, are going to be the star players of the future in Japan. A great, many of the Japs now playing the game started it late in life, a goodly number never having played ball until they went to college. It is a well-known fact to become proficient in baseball the player must ; start the game as a kid and keep at it. Style in baseball comes .naturally to the youngster who plays the game as soon as ho can throw. Style can not. be acquired after the muscles sot. Some day, no doubt, the Jap will debate the question of baseball su premacy. of a l>a.sehail player—Courage.

Ti COOK, COACH: I'.'d 'Ai’.DS. C< ’Ell, MANAGER SUATiIi • I VELY, COMER, A. , diana polls College of I | Oakland t 'ity < '■> I College. State i j Haute was tin on tv ’ able to defeat ! ■ its home floor Plans are well m ■ • v ' next season. Wi h ; 1 ■ -•-• i of the new gymiv I he built thi an ..... ■ , < | inal should have a t ■ ;u upI to tie Ot Diamond-S A nun;' r >f Ifb-iiO ■ l dianapo.i I I cbi'-r <*■' i League cltib. j at Hi n\ ei b<- !. ! name of ,fl> i Friday tin- ,\ <li t i-nv. i. It Yii' there was Jo,- 1 player, <l, ; the f...fits. 1 lendri'- v. --, t acts. No one . lientlric . - | 299 P *■' - * m. *•#*' ; f- - j WKm& t 'TWg ■ / Cs-m • i 'j r RAY l.’iiYNOl.l Ray Reynolds of . .1 ' team of ih I' l most reached t bowler -tie- j - egular sch< -bib- , f day night at b | Reynolds got ’ • . pended on the : and 1 | the five-pin lf.' i- - BEAT 801 Crimson TaL-s VV : ’ '.L .4 41 to 27, Itii Thin S y, LAFAYETTE. In, diana I"niv, , : i swimming m< I Ci..•,, tdglH at Mi-moria I 1 ''■ > to 27, but the Boilcri., c- • ; pleti-iy out played liu l basket ball and won t- . <■ a:. 13 to 11. Earp an-1 Iliiba.d - ~ • tho Pui lue -ti i point just t-n .-•••■ aid-■ I ’ o b-- final | whistle on a foul . , I b. | The swimming me, t v I best e\‘<-r held lutuven :ho two ' soh-mls. Indiana s 1 <-la t 1 son, Ashby. .M'*m ■■ I ' t 'ln; oU man defeated Purdi : mers, S. Churchm in. tash and Ditmer Pin,: ■ a 1 -l;t lead until the Ii::;, Ii < \ ai, -u 11. tl'hiirchinan no- • ■ > ma.rgin of two f,-,;i t I t. , iti-’ j,arils was i minute TAYLOR H Hud Ma\ Have to i-am • • ai Troatment. lln Timrn s/HTiiil TERRE lIAI'TH, i ■ !■'• h. : Bud Taylor. Ten e - it- b-,u: an: weight. prohal>i> will . .. a hospital for tr- . t s- at of boiis, it was repoijt-d today, attack of boils and an injured thumb forced him to -:pp ’ 1 ; Ii wi,l, Johnny ;?h .i ’ <• i ded for Indianapoiis next Tuesfflty. Bud had hoped to go u, Indianapolis Tuesday to show hi-; her- ho was not "stalling,” but now it looks as though he can not make the trip. Hi-- physician fLu ~ u treatment because of th-. , , ~.f blood poisoning.

f Qir mm ic ULiC iUhiCl Id iubnUfsilLULlun! nm/V PLJAyD IiLnVI Ullnalii Given Decision Over Harry Greb After 15 Rounds of Dub Fighting, l HENRY J.. FARRELL United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Feb. 24. —Gene Tun- . hero of the Marines in the war, , and Stanley Ketchel, Pete Herman .1,,.-* Lynch last night in that se- ! ; 1 1- group of “formers who came k when he defeated Harry Greb in a fifteen-round bout in Madison S r<‘ Garden and regained the \ i • ;< ,n 1 ig ht-heav>-weight championdr. -ion was popular in the N w York section of the crowd that i I the garden to the rafters, but was not unanimously approved. and -ritws thought Greb had won 1 i.th* , thought that the worst the I -i.ur-.-h hoy should have had was a draw. ! the unanimous opinion that a v. v pom fight, and if pre- . .i ,-r> 1,.- lud b -en furnishing the -.-! instead of champions, they tin (ft- 1 • • •: I Tin.ney milled and wrestled t.-. o awkward freight handlers, re v. ; only two or three clean 1 . I:--,.I I. Even if Orel) was close •-, v.. •:■ eg the decision, his foul work out- have Influenced the judges •ainst him. • i:i.- \> ■■ 4 m-k (’-pinions on Grebi'unncy ( on test I 'ERA f-fi-■Gi*'b had the advant ... -r Ti: :ne> in the majority of - .fie n rounds.” ' (MRS- Tunney carried on fine 'tel- ti.e fifteen roUllllS. <: RA N'T LA N1 RICE —“At the very ••st C: , might have got a draw.” NK -"A draw would have < RED- 'Greb us-d everything. • Me\:-- m spurs. On last night's - Tunney can always lick 3 ’ A draw would not have 1 rt t.’her man.” .HIGH SCHOOLS WIN LAST NET GAMES -i iti Beat-, Fart huge and 'lau:ti Downs (-tay-nwood. an ! Manual ended their i- ms I t.day night with viei , tli;::-.- ami Greenwood, tv. m.plf 1 by a score of*3S w - S yce's night and he . ’ tit ei :it: baskets from the • : five counters for IV.gi.-.ui was not in the Shot ridge. An injured b. ii on the sidelines. ;i ! i quite ;l struggle with ■d bur came out on top by ; (ui •’! margin. FRANCE ENTERS 1923 DAVIS CUP NET BATTLES t> to Play in the European Zone 'u Prelims. / nit. ,> \ I Ir.l '•V VUItK, Feb. 24. —France bas i ti.** !a 33 Davis cut* com pet iwhich America again defends bauble Julian S. My rick, chair- ■ --•' :b. ivvis cup committee of States Lawn Tennis As uiotitu-es that tlie Frencli tor tiiis year has been re- - l-'t.ince elects to play in tho 1 - - an zone in the preliminary Probes Golf \-r f si, A v--- Ms ■ ; g N MEMPHIS. Trim., Feb. The IV.-st ri, Golf Association is invest!- ; itiu-t reiifirts that professional golf- • i- are I Me: overpaid for exhibi!i" is. sty.. ( h.trl -s (). Pfoll, Mem- ■ ■■■! architect, president of the V > erti Golf Association. “Exhibitions are ti wonderful ihirtg.' stales L’fell. “They inspire in:,vers, and lit,- more staged, the •I. r golf is benefited. However, mu die* clubs cannot afford to pay , ■ ■•run>i, sums .and are deprived of the privelege of getting the matches.” CUBS’ PARK WILL BE LARGEST SINGLE DECK eating rapacity is Boosted to 31,000, l:n I ii ih >1 \ firs (TI.TOAGO, Feb. 24. —'i’he Cubs will have tho largest of ail the single deck ■ ball stands when they return here to open their 1923 season. Work on the new Huh park is nearly all done, and something like ¥400,000 lias been invested in the improvement.. Tlie , ark- will have a seating capacity of •tit), c.m)pared wit ha previous limit of 17,500.

Loses Title HARRY GREB Referee Patsy Halley and the j judges in the Greb-Tunney fight last night awarded Turney the decision that carried with it the light heavyweight title. Ringside fans were surprised at the decision because Greb seemingly had piled up a big lead. Unfair tactics by Greb were said to be one of the reasons Tunney was given the fight. beMeII PLANS BENEFITS FSB HIMSELF Sees His Light Dimming and Aspires to Retire io the Stage. By 1 VEST BROOK I'EOI.JiB l tilted Vrtn staff Correspondent NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Benny i-eon-j ard will take part in three big benefit : shows next summer and then join the numerous lodge of retired lightweight, champions and former champs, consisting of Jack McAuliffe, Kid Lavigne. Bat Nelson, Ad Wolgast, Willie Richie and Fred Welsh. The principal beneficiary of Mr. : Leonard’s three big benefits will be Benjamin Lienhardt. or something \ similar, better known to fame as Benny Leonard. Mr. Leonard expects to enrich Mr. B Lienhardt. or some such name, by the sum ot $400,000 to assuage the latter's worries in the years of his decline. The Beneficent could have trouble with Charlie White. Lew Tendler and Mickey Walker long before the crocus jabs it* spine through the sod of Suburbia. But he ioves to store •up his troubles. Particularly he loves to store them up for summertime, when the Yankees’ new stadium or • the Rickard gravy boat in Jersey will ; hold triple or four times the men and ! money which the Garden can contain. Mr. Will Gibson, who handles Mr. Leonard's business, tells your witness that Benny will not fight after the close of next summer If he should whip White and Tendler again, having whipped them both ere now. he would he proud to stand with McAu- ! liffe as a retired undefeated light- | weight champion of the world. All the others were knocked into retirernent. But retirement will lie no life of easy chairs and carpet slippers for Leonard. Already he lias hitched his fliv- : ver to the still flaming star of ancient .Tim Corbett, an actor of twenty years’ repute. Leonard has worked in the movies acceptably and has lately tried musical comedy. Uis footwork is good and he sings a sassy second tenor. An actor he would be—a light | weight champion actor. Y. P. F.s Beat Brownshurg The Y. P. C. basket dial Iteam won a close one from the Brownsburg Independents at St. Anthony's Hall by a score of 2G to 25. Johnnie Rice featured the game for the winners. Birch and Trenck also played well. Friday Net Results COLLRGKS l)e Pauw. 29: Notre fair,,. 2S Hanover. 37: Itoso Poly. It). ManehAiter, 35: Tr: State. IS Kansas 1.. .3.3 Grinneli. it). Missouri. 45; Drain. 19. Illinois Wesleyan. 32; 1.-ilm For-st. 30. Marquette 7: Creighton. t>. Illinois College. 21: Lombard. 15 Itipon. 23; Beloit. 13. Carroll, 21; Lawrence. 20. Auburn. 29: Georgia Tecli. 2ti St. Thonta-. .39: St Johns. '.’l North Dakota State, 30: North Dakota, 15. ■*- HUIII SCHOOLS ” Manual. -30: Greenwood. 2<i Shortrutpe. ::h Carthage. 25. Lebanon. 48: Jefferson (Lafayette). -34. Central of Evansville. 41; Garfield (Terre Haute). 26. Anderson, .34: Rushville. 9. Valley Mills, 40: Mooresvilie, 23. Frankfort. 24: Logansport. 23 (Two overtime period.) Columbus 3M; Groenshurpr. 23. Anderson, 54 Rushville, 9 Delphi, 22; Rossvilie, 13 Young America, 32: Decatur, 21. Vincennes, a;i; Franklin, 12 Ben Davis, 30: Shadelami. 10. Conneravilie, 22: Newcastle. 19Kdinburg, 53: Hot>e 14. Plainfield. 32: Danville, 28. >o'ertime) Richmond, 34 Du Pont (Louisville. K.v.), ’.’ 5. Jonesboro, 38; Gas City. 14. Huntington 14 Kewanna. 15. Arcadia. 30: Kokomo. 1(5. Thorntov-n. .32 Rochester. 19. Southport. 28 r’airland. 20. Roaehilale, 30: Ladoga. 24. New Riehmond. 23: Romney. 10. Baittbridge. 40 Russellville. 28. Voedersburg. 28: West Lebanon. 19 Darlington, 29; Lin ten. 19 Roachvtlle. 33 Kiv .-man. HI. Waynclown, 29: Wingate. 14 New Ross. 25: Mxee. 17. Hillsboro., 20: Coviuiflon. 23 Avon. G3- Castleton. 17. Alexandria. 38: Sway7.ee. 12. Cowan. 50: LnsantviUe. Iti Sidney Creek. 30 Park. ; 18 Green Tnrfs (Randolph County). 28; Huntsville. 12 South Bend, 40: Valparaiso. 1.3 Battleground 43 West Laiayetle, 19 Otterbein. 43; Oxford, 14 Montmorenci. 42: We a. 20 Greeneastle. 58: Bra/.t l . •’(). Thorntown. 3° Rochester. 19. Martinsville. 32 Muneie. 25. Elwood, 31: Pendleton. 14 Mt. Summit. 03: Mailtle. 21 Bryant. 24: PennviHe 32. Bbiffton. .31: Union Center, !T. ITnlon City. 20 GruenviSJr. 11. Royerston. 18 Yorktown. 1Summitville, 21: l-’airinount Academy, 7.

SPORTS P BASKET P o B,;r * o V_y BOXING v-/ R R JLV diamond av T DUST rp ■ RACING -*• Sand Q OTHER O ? THRUSTS [1 -1 SIGNED contracts have been received from fourteen of the twenty-one players on the Indianapolis ball club's roster. There are slight symptoms of holdouts on the part of a few athletes, but the club officials do riot seem to fear serious eases. Tho players are not due to report for the trip South until March 10 and there is plenty of time left for the boys not yet within the fold to accept terms and mail contracts. The players who have not sent in the signed papers are: Pitchers Weaver, Hill and Crum; First Base man Kirke, Catcher Dixon and Infielders Sicking and Yerkes. Some formidable club strength is represented among these men, but with the exception of Dixon all are veterans, and it is a habit with the vets to bide their time in returning contracts. The following men are in the fold with contracts signed and awaiting reporting day: Catcher Krueger. Pitchers Cavet, Seib, Petty, Bartlett and Fitzsimmons; Infielders Baird. C'hristenbury. Campbell and Schott: Outfielders Brown, Ellis, Purcell and : Payne. -i- -iElwood and Richmond have unbeaten high school net squads, but they were minus some of the tough ones on their schedules. v ■!• -!• Chicago University was victor in a dual swimming meet in Chicago lasi right by the narrow margin of 27 to 21. Each team won four firsts, but • ihe Maroons placed enough men to ! win. Kiingmar. lowa champion, won , the 220-yard race and was (bird in the 100-yard swim. *!• -!- -I----OH: WHAT A BEATING FRANKLIN HIGH TOOT LAST NIGHT Northwestern University had an : easy time defeating Indiana in a dual ; track meet at Chicago last night, 47 ; io 33’ 2 Hagen and Crippen of North western were high point men with S scores of 10 and 9. -!- -f. Shortridge. 3S; Carthage. 25. Atta time, Shortridge: -i- -!- -!- T. E. Myers, general manager of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Friday received a letter from North Jackson. Ohio, from a man who evidently j craves shoving up Ralph De Palma. 1 Jimmy Murphy and other “bush league” drivers. Here's the letter. 1 Figure it out: “Pear Sir: Please advise me where ! ronld set an rarin? atito driving Job bernnse the road* is not etear ont on the conntry roads for me. “I have drove malty bniliis of car* and rearded ni> cars and still they are to slow for my neorv*. "(Signed) ZOTTAN B. LOVAB.” -!- -I- -1“Jocko" Conlon. captain and star of the Harvard baseball team last year, has been awarded to the Boston Braves by a decision of Commissioner Eandis. The Rochester International League also claimed him. -!- •!• -!- Joe Dugan and FAin Ward, Yankee inflelders, have signed new contracts. Dngan has volunteered to play second base and Manager Huggins may shift Ward over to third base, where he prefers to play. I -i----l OHie Chill, well-known umpire. wm * visitor in Irdisoapolis. his former home tins week. He is in the sellme game now and is travellinr for * firm that mannfao t-.sres anew device for window ventilation ot the burpiar-proof type. Chil! said he has had offers to umpire from the American As sociatioa. Pacific Coast and Western Leagues hut ha-s decided to remain out of baseball for , a year or more.

Purdue netters at Wisconsin tonight. Mr. Holwerda is expected to be the most-pointed-out man in the Badger gym when the teams take the floor iu a previous Purdue-Wisconsin game Holwerda tossed in 11 out of 12 from the foul line and won the laurels. -!• -ITcrre Haute teams seem to be made to-order for the Crawl'ordsvilie High iads. C-ville has given both Garfield and Wiley the short end. ELWOOD TO SHOW ITS APPRECIATION OF TEAMS Basket-ball and Grid Players to Re reive Traveling Bags. By Times Special ELWOOD, Ind.. Feb. 24.—Elwood citizens will stage a benefit net game Thursday night, March 1. at the Armory for the high school basket ball and football teams. The proceeds are to go toward buying traveling bags for the players. Members of both teams will be given the bags in appreciation of their splendid show ing on the grid and hardwood. CITY SOCCER TEAMS MEET Indianapolis Club and Hoosier Rovers . Clash on Sunday. The two local representatives in the Indiana Soccer League meet Sunday at Riverside park at 2 p. m. The In ulana-polis Soccer Club and Hoosier Rovers are opponents in the fourth scheduled game of the new organiza tion. It is the first meeting of the rivals in the regular league schedule. The elevens have met before in in dependent games and the count stands even, each squad having won a game and*t led one out of three contests,

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