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SPORTS P • ~i P JL BASKET X o ?I - T - o V_/ boxing Vy R R XV DIAMOND AV T l dust rp RACING -JSand Q OTHER O L___ THRUSTS U INDIANAPOLIS “Y” Leaders’ net team is "oiii!; after national honors attain this year. The cracks local Y. M. C. A. five has entered the national A. A. T T . basketball tournament, to be staged at Kansas City March 12 to 16, inclusive. Strong net fives from all over the country compete in the bis event at K. C. and last year the affair attracted wide attention. The “Y” Leaders of this city won games on five successive days in 1922 and brought honor to Indianapolis by reaching the semi-finals of the tourney. • In the semi-final match the Hoosier five was defeated by the powerful K. C Athletic Club team in an overtime battle. 42 to 38. It was an outstanding feature of the meet. The Leaders believe they are stronger this year and hope to reach the finals of the national event. McClure and Garrett, guards, are additions to the line-up. Starbuck is stiU the center and the other players are Strain. Barnum, Montgomery, Kempler, Naney and Hite. Bruce Morrison manages the team. -1- -!- -1Eddie Roush, famous Hoosier outfielder, is and happy at his home in Oakland City. Ind. Cincy club officials are well, hut not happy. Eddie is a lio!d-out again. ... .|. ... Purdue wrestlers grapple with Chicago “Y” College matmon in Chicago tonight. Purdue netters play Chicago “U” netters at Lafayette Saturday. -l- -i- -iSt. Louis Nationals and Syracuse Internationals are sharing the spring training camp at Braden town, Fla. -i- -[- -jPiteher Leo Dickerman of Memphis has been purchased by the Brooklyn nationals. The Dodgers can use him a-plenty. ! ! r 1 i Reports to the contrary notwithstanding, the Giants and Yankees are having a peck of trouble with holdouts. -I- -I- -IConnie Mack has picked up a Kitty leaguer. He is a pitcher and his_ name Irwin Brame of Hopkinsville, familiarly known as Hoptown. Stuffy Mclnnie may be taken on by Mack, *tis said. -i- -!- -1- . Franklin College made it unanimous. There’s no doubt about the collegiate net crown in this State now. -!- -1- -iRAJ.P GREENLEAF. POCKET CUE CHAMP. RAX 265 AT STOCKTON. CAL.. THURSDAY FOR WHAT IS SAID TO BE A WORLD S RECORD. -I- -i- -IJake Schaefer and Willie Hoppe are digging into the chalk supply these days. The balk-iine wizards cross cues in a title match March 12, 12 and 14.

Hi Iky Mac, winner of many turf events In the East, was burned in a fire at Oneida, N. Y., Thursday. Five other rare horse* perished. p,renf " -|- -|- Jes3 Willard, former heavyweight champion, has been ordered to give up his exhibition tour after an engagement next week in Kansas City, Tex Rickard announced. “That’s no way to train,” Itickard said in explanation. -1- -i- -iCincinnati business men are preparing to take up a subscription to meet the salary demands of Eddie Roush in the hope the star center fielder will report and help the Reds strive for the pennant. -I- -I- -ITlie $2,500 weight- forfeit that Rocky Kansas, Buffalo light weight drew from Charley \Y liite was posted today with tlie New sork boxing commission along with an official challenge to Benny Leonard for a battle for the title. -|- -|- -!- James J. Jeffries, th ■ one-time world s heavyweight champion, like many other champions before him, proved a better man in the rin? than outside Jeffries' financial crash came to listh with the tilinc of a bankruptcy petition Tuesday statin? his liabilities are nearly twice as high as assets. The debts were incurred, the petition indicated. by borrowing money on his ranches and other properties in order to float carious mining, oil and speculative development companies, many which tailed 10 produce returns. r The Cincinnati Reds Thursday signed Glen Dye, semi-pro southpaw pitcher from the West Virginia Coal League and released Pitcher Oswald Austin, to the San Antonio Club. The Reds go South for training Saturday. -I- -I- -IIn two games at the Mapleton gym Thursday the Diamond Chain five defeated the Km-Roes in a rivalry match, 21 to lit. and the Mapletons downed the Diamond Chain, 57 to 35. The Diamond Chain Em-Roe contest drew a big crowd to the hall and there was no lack of rooting and thrills. -I- -I* -I----“Y” JUNIOR LEADERS DOWNED THE SECOND BAPTISTS JUNIORS. 24 TO 16. -I- -I- -IDe Pauw varsity players defeated the Alumni live at Greeneastle Thursday. 45 to 22. The “old vets' tried hard, but the team work of the Tiger regulars was too much lor them. The Alumni players displayed unloosed for endurance by playing through without a substitution. Old grads playing were Cannon. Oipson, Smith. Miller and Moffett. -I* ’l' -I----AS ONE FAN I>KFT THE FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL GYM THURSDAY NIGHT, HE REMARKED: -AND WE DIDN’T HAVE TO PLAY SOfcBY RECORDS, EITHER.”

‘Battle of the Baskets ’ Under Way With 596 Teams Participating

SATURDAY NIGHT GATE WILL E® SECTIONAL MEET 48 Winners Will Play in Regional Next Friday and Saturday, In forty-eight cities of Indiana today basket-ball was the chief topic of discussion and the main point of physical combat. The annual high school net race is on. Nearly 600 teams started and by the process cf elimination the number will be reduced to forty-eight by S-at-urday night. Games this morning, afternoon and night, games Saturday morning, afternoon and night. Every section of the State is Involved. More than 3.000 players actively engaged on the various net courts. The entire State is interested from the standpoint of the fan. Sixteen Teams in Local Event In the Indianapolis sectional tournament which opened at the Coliseum this morning, with New Bethel anil Oaklandon high schools taking the first shots, sixteen teams bid for honors. Manual, Tech and Shortridge are the Indianapolis contenders. The other thirteen squads represent the county schools. Ribbon-bedecked youth, cheering frantically, marked the opening-day contests throughout Hoosierdom. All winter the many basket athletes have pointed for this test. The test is here. Many teams will fail in a first effort, others will last longer. But only forty-eight can survive when Saturday night comes. The forty-eight sectional winners will next battle in the regionals one week from the present time. At Bloomington, Lafayette and Ft. Wayne the second "Battle of the Baskets" will be staged. The regionals also are elimination affairs. The Indianapolis sectional winner earns the right to compete in the regional at Lafayette in the Furdue University gym, and will be pitted against the winner of the Mooresville section at 4 p. m. next Friday. Finals March 16 and 17 When the regionals have been contested sixteen undefeated teams will survive for the State finals, to be held at the Coliseum, State fairground, Indianapolis, Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17. After two days of play the survivor of the sixteen finals quintettes will be crowned the Indiana high school bas-ket-ball champion of 1923. Winning the honor in a field of nearly 600 teams is an achievement of no mean value and prestige. It i. the goal of every interscholastic net live in the State. Only one can reach it a year. Royal robes are none too good for the team that accomplishes the feat.

Net Victim U Tommy Cullen of Brooklyn, N. Y.. captain of the Dartmouth baseball team, is in a dangerous condition at Hanover. N. H., suffering from concussion of the brain as a result of ;t collision in th<> game with Pennsylvania. BOORDETO BOX LAVELL ON MARCH 12 PROGRAM Southern Lightweight Holds Point Win Over Lucas. With the signing of Freddie Boorde. Southern lightweight, to meet Louie Lavell of Anderson in a ten-round bout. Matchmaker Harter Thursday night completed two-thirds of his program for the Washington A. C. boxing show at Tomlinson Hall March 12. Boorde has performed in Indianapolis previously and made a good Impression. He holds a point victory over Johnny Lucas, St- Louis lightweight. Boorde ia a stable mate of Battling Budd. Atlanta welter, who meets Frankie Jones rp the main go of the March 12 card. \ Matchmaker Harter is angling with two other lightweights to\fill out the card of three ten-round bouts.

Progress of Games at Coliseum New Bethel (14)...! 0 a.m. Friday (Oaklandon I Oaklandon 0221.... j I 8:30 p.ra. Friday I ....I Shadeland H 7) ...I I 10 a.m. Friday [Broad Ripple | Broad Ripple (41). | 2 p.m. Saturday Lawrence (8) .... I 11 a.m. Friday Manual Manual (33) | 9 a.m. Saturday Shortridge I 1 p.m. Friday 1...... ... . ... ..... New Augusta | 8 p m. Saturday Southport I 2 p.m. Friday Cumberland | 10 a.m. Saturday Ben Davis I I 3 p.m. Friday I ■Beech Grove | 3 p.m. Saturday West Newton | 4 p.m. Friday Technical | 11 a.m. Saturday Valley Mills | 7:30 p.m. Friday ; Castleton |

FRANKLIN INS STATE NET TITLE IN EASY STYLE Great Team Outclasses Butler in Fast Game Score Was 25 to 17, By DICK ANDERSON Times Sports Editor It seemed like old times in Franklin last night. Bonfires, cheering students, proud residents and all. Franklin College, alias Franklin High School of years past, clinched the State college not title in a most decisive fashion. Butler College was the goat, and goat she was, to the score of 25 to 17. The eight points difference In the score doesn't show the vast difference In playing ability of the two teams. Vandiver, Gant the two Friddles and Wood passed by, over, under and around the Butler team. They dribbled past, in between, around and through the same Butler team at will. Flying across the floor, snatching passes out of the air-, stopping Butler shots in midair, dribbling in. dribbling out. the five great Franklin stars plunged on to victory and the State championship. Griggs Stars Griggs, Butler pivot, man, played a great game, scoring four times from the field and five from the foul line. Neither Hooker nor Leslie could cage them and Nipper threw but one field goal. Hooker got one. Harker played well and Middlesworth went good in the first half. Wood, Franklin back guard, played a wonderful game. He was pulled out twice but after that spoiled every close-up shot and took the ball off the backboard in great style. The first half ended 13 to 9. Van diver counted first on a foul. Neither team was hitting the basket and B itler was on the defense the greater part of the game. Rough Tax-tics The last half was more or less of a wild scramble on the part of Butle.to get some place. It was very rough and marred a great game. It was a great triumph for the Franklin team and another star in Griz Wagner's crown. Line-up and summary: Franklin (25). Butler (17) Vandlvier F Nipper Gaul F Honker ('. Friddlc C Grlstes B Frill,lie G. Middlesworth Wood G darker Substitutions —Ballard for B. Friddle. B. Frlddle for Ballard. T,c*lie for Hooker, Hooker fir H.arker Field goal*—Vandivler 2. Gant 3, C Friddlr 3, B. Friddlo. Nipper. lino i r. Grises 4 Foul pna!s—Gant. 5 out of !•; Vandlvier. 2 out of 3: Grigar*. out of 9. Referee—Morrison. Umpires— Westovi-r.

BASEBALLING IN JAPAN Japs Have Sense of H umor Enjoy Yankees’ Comedy ryi'&r % "o-o j f*,, auacftwianß

By WAITE HOYT, Pitcher for the New York Americans and World Series Hero. THE Japs have a keen sense of humor from a baseball standpoint. They like a bit of tomfoolery mixed in with the serious business of the game. I often wished that Nick Altrock and A1 Schact f might have been H with us. They certa inly would have given the Jap fans , !s£<**> something to laugh t '-*>> at. >-. f Joe Bush, Casey a- i Stengel and Bert <|>. w S Griffith supplied psc. J i most of the comedy mmm JBr °f the trip. At that I don’t believe the enough laughs to suit them. Since. HOYT we so far outclassed the teams we played, the Japs would have probably relished a bit more comedy. Joe Bush made a big hit in one of the games with his animal imitations, Joe. you know, can give most any imitation on the boards. It so happened that one afternoon four crows persisted in flying over the field most of the afternoon. Bush would give the "caw, caw” cry of the

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At the Coliseum FIRST GAME Oaklandon (22). New Bethel (14). McConnell F E Horn Lynch F C. McClain j Hockley C C. Schackel Offenbacker G Adams i Peters G J. McClain [ Substitutions—(New Bethel) J. Shutters ! for C. McClain. C. McClain for J. Shutters. | Lowes for G. McClain. G. McClain for Adams: (Oaklandon) McCord for McConnell, llincs for Hockley. Field goals—Fl Horn, 1 : IC. Schackel, 4: McConnell. 1: Lynch. 4; ! Bci-kley, 2: Offenbacker, J. Foul goals—:C. Schackel, 4 out of 8; Lynch, 6 out of 7. Referee—Draper. SECOND GAME Broad Ripple (31). Shadeland (17). Jackman F C. McConnell Parr F C. Weddell Wide C Haneing R. Brown G.’. Askren Overby G Martin Substitutions—(Broad Ripple) Meyers for R. Brown. Flynn for Jackman: (Shadeland) G. McConnell for C. Weddell, McDaniels for Askren. Cotton for Martin. Field goals —Jackman 4, Flynn 1, Parr 3. Wade 4. , Overby 4. C M(Connell 6, Hansing 1. Foul | goals —Jackman. 8 out of 13; Wade. 1 out of 2; C. McConnell. 3 out of 0. Referee—- ! Day. TIfIKI> (LAME Manual (33). Lawrence (8), Martin F I.yle Glazier F Wheeler Howard C . . Butler ■ Floyd G Hays Hickman G Phillips Substitutions—(Manral) McNeoley fur | (Hazier. Higgs for Howard. Becker for Mar ' tin, Howard for MeXeeley, Glazier for Kioyd; ; i Law rems -, Hensley for Whet !. r. Field goals ; —Butler 2. I.yle 1, Martin 4. Glazier 3. ! Howard 7, Higgs 1, Floyd 1 F'oul goals— Lyle. 1 out of 3: Hays. 1 out of 5: Martin. 1 out of 2 Referee—Draper. _________________ Other Sectional Results AT CLINTON Cayuga. 26: Bridgeton. 8. Rockville. 27 >!< --.a. 3 Pwr>~Cille, 30: Bloomlngdale. 19. \T I.AUYF.TTE West I.afavette. 37: Wea. 15 Jefferson (Lafayette). 34: Dayton, 11. Battleground. 38: Romney. 8 \T LEBANON Advance. 25; Whitestown. IP. Arcadia. 32; Perry Central (Lebanon), 17. AT FRANKFORT Delphi. 17: Hringhurst. 11. AT OWKNSVIIJ.K Union, 21; Spurgeon, 18. i Jasper, 28: Haubstadt, 11 AT VINCENNES | Bicknell. 23; Monroe City. 18. Washington. 26. Sanborn, 20. Plainville, 31; Brunov (lie. 18. AT VXLPAKAISO La Crosse. 22 Mill Creek. 5. Stillwell. 27: Boone Grove 2. AT EVANSVILLE Tankeetnwn. 24: Stewartsvllle, 21 Poaeyvilie, 28; New Harmony. 9. Newberg. 21 : Roekport. 2 - - College Net Results Franklin, 23: Butler. 1? Mer'cr. "8 Alabama. ”3. Chnttanoofa. 38: Virginia Poly, 23 Georffia Tocb, ‘-'7; Guortria Unlverwlty. 22. Miwitmaippi Agfftra. 33 M ifslsslppl University, 25. South Dakota State, 2?: South Dakota University, 17. St. Anthony Brigade Wins In a hard fought overtime game the St. Anthony's Boys’ Brigade defeated the Y. I*. C. Juniors, 16 to 14. The winners staged a come back In the second half: Hanley and Medenvrald were best for the winners and Breen land Pluckebaum for the losers.

crowds and one would have thought the crows were in on the stunt the way they answered Joe back. Another stunt that always got a laugh from the fans was when Bush would give an imitation of feeding a hunch of chickens, which also would feature the various barnyard calls. Casey Stengel put on a walking stunt that also greatly amused the Japs. Stengel would attempt to walk around the bases once while two players made the circuit twice. Casey would put on a great exhibition of heel and toe walking, into which he would throw a few shimmy motions that would always go over big. In one game Bert Griffith, with two out and a couple of runners on tho bases, judge*! a fly ball perfectly and then caught it behind Ills back while he was facing the outfield. This caused much amazement. Another stunt that wo put over was a game of shadow baseball. Every American fan is familiar with this stunt. The players go through fielding practice without the use of a baseball. Tho batters strike at an imaginary ball and the lnfielders make sensational plays with the phantom sphere. The Japs are strong for pantomime and I venture to say within a year they will have invented shadow stunts that will put our best efforts to shame. NEXT:- Jap dog dealers trim big leaguers when ball players fail.

OAKLANDON FIVE, RIPPLE, MANUAL ANNEX OPENERS Cheering Throng Sees Local Net Sectional Open—Early Results Prove Decisive, Oaklandon, Broad Ripple and Manual were the morning winners In the Indianapolis sectional State high school basket-ball games at the Colseum, State fairground, today. An enthusuastic crowd was present for all the contests, the biggest throng turning out for the final game of the morning when Manual took the floor against Lawrence. Rooters tuned up their voices early and there was hardly any let-up in the cheering during the entire morning. Tt was a picturesque gathering of basket-ball fans, especially when the Manual team took the court against Lawrence. The red and white colors of the south side school predominated. Colors of the county schools were in evidence also and the big event received a gleeful send-off. The First Winner Oaklandon was the first winner of the local sectional. The “Oak" boys tangled with New Bethel In the tourney curtain contest and registered a 22-to-14 victory'. Oaklandon led at the half, 10 to 8. Only in the first half was New j Bethel dangerous. Oaklandon gradual- ; ]y drew away and Increased Its lead as the game progressed. Lynch was high point man for the winners with four field goals and six from the foul line. Schackel at center was a star for New Bethel with four field baskets. In th*> second fray of the day Broad Ripple ran away with Shadeland. 41 to 17. The Ripple lads had a lead of 20 to 12 at the half. Jackman, Wade, Overby and Parr, were prominent field scorers for Ripple and C. McConnell was the ace for Shadeland. C. McConnell tossed in six from cut on the floor. He also tossed three from the foul line. Jackman hooped eight from the foui line for the winner. Manual Does It Easily In the Manual-Lawronce game, tne 1 last of the Friday morning play, the! South Side boys of Indianapolis held ’ a Held day and won by the heavy score of 33 to 8. The score at half-time was 26 to 1. It was a walk away for ...e : city team in the opening period. Howard led the Manual scorers with i seven baskets from the field. The tall I athlete had the hoop figured just right. Martin got four field goals j and Glazier three. Butler got two j from the field for Lawrence. Manual substituted freely after the first half. Lawrence played hard, but was out classed. The team was clean with its play, only two fouls being committed by it.

THREE TEAMS LEFT IN CITY JUNIOR TOURNEY Lauters Reach Finals—Fair Paly.s and Eagles to Meet. Six games were played In the city junior 135-pound tourney at tho Lauter gym Thursday night. It was the third night of the elimination tourney contests. Three teams remain to fight it out for the top honors of the event. The Lauters dr -w a bye and go to tho finals, which will he played March 10. The Fair Plays and Eagle A. C.s will battle March 10 for the right to compete with tho Lauters in tlie title contest. In tiie Thursday affairs, the Fair Plays defeated tho Delta A. C.s, 24 to 23; the Lauters downed the Pals Club, 22 to 20, and the Eagle A. C.s defeated tho Hercules. 24 to 14. Followers of the six teams were out in numbers and two close games created much excitement. POUND OFF EVERY DAY Ha bo Ruth Keeps Digging Away in Hot Springs. Ilji I'nitcd Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 2. Down hem In the pine-fringed hills of the Ozarks, where the skinny battle to get fat and the heavy tight to get thin, Babe Ruth, the big king swatter of baseball, is making good in the battle of tho big. “Pound off every day, that’s me,” the Babe said today In putting emphasis on the fact that he Is down to 205 pounds and that he expects to weigh around 20f) when he goes to New Orleans to start actual baseball training. The Babe is one, and the most Important one, of a collection of baseball players gathered here. SCHOOL FOR COACHES WITH PHELAN AS HEAD Boter Opportunity for Purdue Students Who Flan to Teach. Hu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 2.—A school for coaches, intended primarily for students who will take positions as high school teachers after graduation, has been inaugurated at Purdue University, in charge of Head Football Coach Phelan. The school is filling a long-felt need of the education department, which yearly graduates several hundred men who start work in the various high schools of the Stato and whose chances for positions would be enhanced considerably by a general knowledge of athletics, particularly football and basket-ball. Cub Rear Guard Hu I nited Press CHICAGO, March 2. —The Chicago Cub rear guard, completing the club's roster for the year, was en route for Catalina Island today, and will stage the formal opening of spring training there Monday.

PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM TO STAGE SPORT CARNIVAL Contests in Track, Volley, Hand and Basket-ball Will Be Held at the Fairground Coliseum on April 7,

H. E. Meginness, chairman athletics, Indiana division Pennsylvania System, announced today that the second annual indoor meet of the Employes’ Athletic Association for the Southwestern Region will be held April 7 in the Coliseum at the State Fairground. .uB meet will be larger than last year for the reason that in events such as basket-ball, both hoys and girls, volley ball, indoor baseball, boxing, wrestling, etc., contestants will be here from the Northwestern region, which includes Ft. Wayne and Chicago, and also from the Central region, which includes points as far east as Pittsburgh and Altoona, Pa. Five hundred employes will enter in the different events.

Pin-Smasher JESS PRITCHETT Jess Pritchett always gets plenty of pines. Tournaments are his long suit. In the national Elks’ tourney at Columbus, Ohio, "Jerry" won the all-events with a total of 1,889 maples.

Y. P. C.’S DEFEAT OLIVE BRANCHERS Y, P, Juniors Fake Curtain Raiser, The Y. P. C. basket-ball team won from the Olive Branch Christians last night at St. Anthony’s hall, 41 to 26. The Y. P. C. Juniors defeated the Pyrattas, 16 to 11. Line-up and summary: V P. C. (41). Olive Branch (26). Brannon F Culvert *... F Hadley Knltenback C . Griffith Sylvester <1 Drox IrencU G Simtn Substitution*—Klalbcr for Birch. Ga'ln for Gr.-mno’i. Moran for Kal ten back. Dampert for Calvert, Calvert lor Hadley. Deer for Droz. Field goal®—Birch Grrmnon 5, Kaltenback Moran 2. Griffith 5. Calvert 4. Hadley I. Lamport 1. Pro? 1 Field goals— Trench. 7 out of 11: Griffith. 1 out of 6: Lampert. 1. Referee—Montgomery. COMPLETE CARD READY FOR WRESTLING SHOW Three Matches to Be Staged at Gayety Tuesday. The complete card for the wrestling show to bo staged at the Gayety Theater, Tuesday night was announced today. In addition to the main bout between the well-known mldoleweights, Lou Talaber of Chicago and Cy Martin, the Bohemian, there will be two other matches. In the semi-final Hugh Webb of Indianapolis will tackle Kid Watkins of Pittsburgh, and in the prelim Billy Morgan of Brightwood will grapple with Leonard Pepper, also of Indianapolis. Morgan hails from the Brightwood district. All matches will be to a finish, two falls out of three. NEW SWIM MARK LISTED Omaha Paddller Shines in 100-Yard Free Style. By United Press OMAHA, Neb., March 2.—Adolp Anderson, Omaha A. C., established anew Middle Western A. A. U. swimming record here Thursday night when he swam the senior 100-yard free style in 1:02 3-5. The former record, 1:04 3-5, was held by John McClintoclc, lowa University. SHEELEY STILL ABSENT Sox First SacUer Has Noi Reported at Marlin Camp. By United, Press MARLIN, Texas, March 2. —Sore arms and stiff backs were general among the White Sox infielders here today, following the first workout of the year. Earl Sheeley is still among the holdouts. Spades aie_ -- The Spades are booking games now with the best of tho State teams. They will also hold a meeting Friday night, March 9. at 1524 Roseline. All of last year’s players and those wishing to try out please attend.

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The meet will be an all-day event and will include bowling and duck pins (men and women), billiards, pocket billiards, trap and rifle shooting, quoit and horseshoe pitching, shuffle board, indoor baseball and basket-ball (men and women), boxing wrestling, swimming and track and field events. The poii t winners at this meet will represent their regions at the system meet at Columbus, Ohio, on April 14. Special trains will be run bringing employes and their families from St. Louis, Terre Haute, Logansport, Louisville, Columbus, Richmond, Cincinnati, Dayton and Zanesville. The contests will begin at 9 a. m. and continue throughout the day. At 8 p. m. dancing will begin. The athletic meet is open to the public.

II CELEBRATES CHHNG BATTLE Makes Rounds of Paris Cases and Misses Dublin Train. By United Press PARIS, March 2.—Two private guards and every bartender in Paris are trying to get the idea over on Battling Siki, the heavyweight chamI pion of Europe, that he has a fight | on in Dublin next St. Patrick’s day [ with Mike McTigue, tho Irish tltlej holder. The arrangements were made j months ago, the purses decided upon ( and every little thing completed, but ! Slki has been training so diligently | in the cases that he doesn’t want to break the routine. Siki, up to the ears in “vin.” missed I two trains for Dublin last night, and j when he was finally towed to the station in plenty of time to be poured out of the last train he flatly refused to go and offered battle to those who remonstrated. M. Harris, the promoter of the bout, is in despair. He hired two of the biggest men in Paris —former bouncers at the Amercian bar —to keep Siki sober, but the battler was s & a good patient that he persuaded the guards to celebrate with him, and the three of them disappeared and were found only after an eighteen-hour search. LEADERS TRIM GYMNASTS “Y” Boys Run l’p Big Score on X. A. G. IT. Squad. The N. A. G. U. quintet was decisively defeated by the “Y” Leaders at the Y. M. C. A. gym, Thursday. The score was 45 to 10. The Leaders used their entire squad during the contest. They took a safe lead early and the game was never in doubt. Kempler got seven baskets from the field and Starbuck six. Heiland and Lecollier were best for the gymnasts.

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NEW YORK HAS SECOND THRILL OVER DECISION Judges Give Fight to Opponent of Villa Flyweight Title Changes Hands, By HENRY L. FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 2.—Frankie Genaro, a little swarthy Italian from the East Side, rode into the American flyweight championship last night on what New Yorkers call, anciently but expressively, “one of those things.” With a “Philadelphia finish” Genaro grand standed through the last two rounds of the 15-round go with Pancho Villa, the slant eyed Filipino and the judges gave him the decision, the title and the good sized wad of dough that goes with it. For those who had expected a whirlwind battle from two of the fightenest little men in the world, it was a big disappointment and for those wh i * bet two to one on Par cho it was a heartbreaker. There were more yelps at the finish than when the judges handed down the decision last week that Gene Tunney beat Harry Greb for the lightheavyweight championship. Villa won every way from the Jack. He did all the leading, and for a champion that should count 50 per cent. He did all the work, and ■with the exception of a little dig he got in the last round, he was never touched. Villa went through the fight with supreme confidence that he was winning, and when the decision was announced he was nearer a knockout than he had ever been in the bout. May Resign One of the judges. It is understood, said after the bout that he was through and that he would resign. The judges were Harold Barnes and Kid McPhartland and the referee was Andy Grlffiin. While the verdict of the judges is never announced officially, it is understood that Barnes voted for Villa. Villa had one bad fault —he was too eager to finish the former Olympic champion with a knockout and he missed two dozen shots at the jaw. Genaro is a great boxer and he made the Filipino look bad when he tried to connect and couldn’t. Had Villa gone out like Genaro, who obviousjv was there just to winj cn points if he could, the title never would have changed ownership. Genaro was just there to box and make a good showing; the idea of a knockout never entered his head, and he .'.ust stood there catching them as Villa pitched them over to him. The judges apparently regarded him highly as a catcher. Baseball Meeting The St. Philip A. C. will hold a baseball meeting tonight at 807 N. Gray St., at 7:30. All last year's players are requested to be present. Brooks, Bittner, l'eager, Shay, Howard. Fletcher, Huesing. Warren, Phillips, Clemons, Shine, Mullin, Lynch, Roth, Maney, and others interested are urged to attend.