Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1923 — Page 9

SATTHDAY, MARCH 17, 1923

SPORTS P'! IiASKKT P o ••• o V_y ; boxing xy R R J-V 1 DIAMOND -*- v nvsx rp T j| RACING 1 Sand Q OTHER O i—■ 1 THRUSTS i SPAIN. Franco, Australia and Japan are expected to give the United States the biggest argument this year for the classic Davis tennis cup. All four are potentially strong, and no matter whieh team survives up to the challenge pound, the American team will have a formidable opponent. The draw of the seventeen challeng.tig nation® could not have been b-jt-ier if It had be- n arranged. France and Spain are found in opposite halves tn the European zone, and Japan and Austrlla no doubt will get together In the second round of the American zone entries. The new zoning system which permits all the European nations to go through the preliminary rounds without the expense of sending a team on a Jong Journey, was adopted to make it easier for the nations with small j pocketbooks. and It probably will result in fewer defaults than have ever been recorded. The action, of *he International | Tennis Federation in abolishing the: title of ‘"world s championship’’ takes the “world's championship tournament" away from Wimbledon. England, and settles In favor of the United States an argument of six years' standing which has kept the United States association out of the federation. .j. .|. J. Shamrock, owned by T. TV. i O’Brien, is the colt that will probably be the favorite in the St. Patrick's day Louisiana Derby at Jefferson Park, New Orleans, today. There’s be a lot of Irish money on that horse, anyway. -f- -I- -ITHE PACIFIC POLO CHAMPIONSHIP WILL RE HELD AT DEL MONTE, CAT*. STARTING MARCH 23.

Australia according to cable reports, plans to senu a team of youngsters to get them ready for the future. They say Gerald Pa* terson, Pat O'Hara Wood and Jim Anderson are not available this year. But It must be remembered that the Australians are always good for a couple of winter bears ters. Speaking of his two hold-outs, Charley Ebbetts, president of the Brooklyn Rnh'ns, saul he would not give /.at o Wheat and \i‘dy High the ntotiey they wanted, and if they didn't agree to terms soon they were through with baseball. “They can't run my club and dictate to me,” he said. The Senators play their first exhibition game at Tampa, Fla., today with the Boston Braves. Due to the stick work of Fisher St. Joe., Mo., recruit. and Joey Evans, former Cleveinnd Indian, the V.- nig.nns v *>at the regulars agttin yesterday, lb-0. Trls Speaker does everything he asks his players to do But it was anew stunt even for him when he assumed the role of catcher. It happened that ail the regular* were warming up pitchera. so Speaker grabbed a mitt and got busy. *{■ + *l* Red Colts conquered the veterans a second time yesterday when they won an abbreviated game, 8 to 6. + + + RAIN AND WET GROUNDS PREVENTED "HE DETROIT TIGERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN* A PRACTICE GAME YESTER- | PAV at ATLANTA, BUT MANAGER COBB PUT HIS INFIELDERS THROUGH A LENGTHY DRILL IN BREAKING UP HIT \ND 7? UN PLAYS AND THE DOUBLE STEAL. -I- -I- -|- Walter Maranville is laid up with blistered feet, “probably due to strenuous hiking. Walter Schmidt has finally signed a contract. -I- -i- T Connte Mack s player* have frtithed their preliminary training -tops and from now on •util the ■ hanu>ionshi ' rate -tarts tic* Atb-V-ti.-a piay tin rival r> a m evnibitiou same*. The Phillies regulars and Yannigan teams will stage another battle today nt Leesburg. Fla., if the playing field dries out. Practice was halted yesterday by rain. EUGENE CRIQUI SAILS - FOR NEW YORK TODAY Europe’s S'eafher Champ to Meet Johnny Kilhane. PARIS, March IT.—Eugene Uriqui, European featherweight champion, and France’s prevent ring idol, sails today on the French liner Paris for New York, where he is to meet Johhny Kiibane for the world's championship. Floyd Johnson, notified Tex Rickard that he will be willing to meet Luts Firpo, South American champion if Johnson should be unable to appear. Rickard wants to put I Firpo and Jack Renault, Canadian champion, on the same card. Spades f*r.,eSir, The Spades baseball t* or. will lund practice Sunday afternoon, if wea.her permits. For games with the Spades call W. C. Koeiling. 1524 lioseling St. WINDSOR. Ont.—Carl Tremaine, Cleveland bantam, defeated Johnny Ertle In ten rounds.

Irish Army to Aid in Staging McTigue-Siki fight in Dublin

ST. PATRICK'S DAY ! BATTLE WILL GO TWENTY ROUNDS Threats of Violence Were Received by Promoters of Big Fight, By GEORGE MACDONAGH United Prest Staff Correspondent DUBLIN, March 17. —With the help ! of the Irish army, Battling Siki, the ! world's light heavyweight champion, ; and Mike McTigue, the champion of Erin, will battle twenty rounds here tonight for the title. Threats of irregulars to prevent ! “desecreation'' of St. Patrick's day re- | suited in the taking of extraordinary precautions by the Free State authorities. Soldiers with glistening bayonets were posted in front of the Seala Theater, where the bout is to take 1 place, and double details of shock troops were stationed near the hotels where the two battlers are Quartered. Order will be maintained, and the bout will be contested tonight even if the bayonets of soldiers have to form "entanglements” outside the ring. Threats coming from the Republicans warned the authorities that the fighters would bo kidnaped and that the theater would be bombed. Soldiers in plain clothes and uniformed Free Staters mixed with the crowd and looked for concealed weapons. “Frisking*" were general. Despite the excitement, neither of the boxers seemed to be concerned. When told they would be taken to the fight in armored cars, McTigue laughed and remarked "that's a fine way for a fighter to travel around.” Siki didn't seem to know what it was all about. Tiie referee and the officials said they could not be Intimidated fathreats and that they would be in the ring at 7 o'clock U’ o’clock New York time), when the Nirst preliminaries start. Siki and McTigue are expected to be in the ring at S o'clock, but it will more than likely be 9 o’clock before the bout starts. Tt has been fifteen years since Dublin saw a big ring bout. The last here was between Tommy Burns and Jem Rosch.

Results of First Day’s Play in State Net Tourney

BSFORE the Muncie-Riehmcnd game Friday night the Coliseum was filled almost to capacity, scarcely any seats being left vacant. The crowd reached almost the pro portions of a State final attendance. Adjectives and adverbs fail in trying to describe the wonderful spur* , f Apmcie in the last few minutes Frida • n’irht to win over th'* strong li.c.brnond five. Beckner led the att.trk with brilliant dribbling and shooting. The Muncie spirit was superb. Vincennes looked none too good against Lyons. The players seemed lost at the start of the game. Tho sharp shooters were not coming close on many of their shots. They v.lli have to do better. Anderson took it easy in their game with Sullivan Friday afternoon, lo<-it ing a lot like* State championship material. Anderson hn.s the stuff :.nd unless Vincennes shows some miraculous playing should give the "Alices” a thrilling tight. Coach Staggs must have his huskies piay volley ball to keep in trim for the basket game. The Anderson team bats the bali around for all the world like a crack volley team. Despite the resemblance to volley ball it's mighty bood basket-hail aa Anderson proved Friday. Perryvilio and Franklin are both unfinished teams and matched with j other teams of a little more polish would not stand much show. They put up a good game between themselves Friday. TIIE officiating at the tourney is of the highest order, all officials doing their dutv as they see it. None of the officials received 'razzing” of any proportions from the large crowd present till dav Friday. The iargr-st. crowd present at the tourney Friday came at night. The management of the tourney said that ttio crowd far exceeded their expectations. The weatherman was rather unkind to the thirteenth annual State tourney, dishing up some cold weather which kept the fans who were waiting in line at the door shivering. Tito Coliseum was very comfortable all day except for a while in the morning. “Snaky” the Vincennes yell leader; who made himself famous at the State tourney last year put in his appearance at the Friday night session. He has all of his old stuff with a vengeance. Richmond and Muncie yell leaders ! cut quite a caper in their nifty regolia which by the way was right up to the minute in style, being ala Rotlolph. If yelling means anything toward, winning games other bams had better lookout for tho Muncie crew has a band of loyal followers. Never ones did their spirit waver in Friday's games. Coach Abbett of Bedford takes no J chances on his team cooling off after they “get hot" and the opposing team takes time out. He has all of hi,- warriors wrap up in two blankets so nothing but their heads are exposed. There was not much doubt about I the outcome of the Wars. , w-Bedford j game from the start, but Warsaw threw quite a scare into the Stone City camp in the second half by putting on a rally which brought them up within ten points of tleing the score. Bedford got wise and hopped on L. Stokes and guarded him closely

Big Chief 1 J, L &******%' & -a Silk, iiiiyiiLiyi i W C. SMTTH. Owner Smith is with Indians down South. He is keeping a sharp watch on the major league camps for additional players for the Indianapolis club.

NEW LEADERS IN A. B. 0. MEET /></ United Pre° * MILWAUKEE, March 17.—New leaders tn the American Bowling Congress tournament stepped to the front heer has: night as tho second squad of out-of-town bowlers took tho drives. With games of 990, 962 and 9.97, the Weisner-eHtersons of Chicago went into tho lead in the team events, dropping 2.859 pins. Tho Portage Parks <>f Chicago came in second with 2.: *'7 and tiie <>. Henrys, another Chicago team, scored 2.815, placing them in third place. The plankintem Globe team No. I, which has held tiie lead Ity the team events for the past two days Is now in fifth place. Ernie Johnson, Milwaukee bowler, ; is leading tjie singles with a count of 64 n , and J. Freer and E. Zsjao, <’hl- ; cago, are leading the doubles with j 1.250.

after lie had caged four from the field j j in close succession. FT") HERE are few more rabid has i I kot bail fans at the tourney I than a crowd of one hundred at girls from tiie Indiana State! for tiie Deaf. Them rhlMrcn j ; i >n, all over the State. There 1. ■ - ason ticket* sold at the ; -. ai •■•hool for this tourney. Uravtfanisville, 29; Martinsville, 23. j That is the way the score stood with j j two minutes to play and Martinsville ] I doing their best to stall for time. El- ; more and Lowe, substitutes for Craw- i fordsville, entered the game at this i point and each “got hot” and snagged a field goa2 apiece, which, coupled wish a foul gotfl by Dickerson, put n\v on a of the most sensational finishes ever seen in tournament play. The South Bend Huntington game io- -Mr up much enthusiasm In th -rowd after the hair-raising finish, rt: ged by the Crawfordavllle team. Everything in comparison looked tame. Extra. Extra. One of the Janitors employed to sweep the floor at the Coliseum, struck long enough to reconsider his decision when the management of the tourney ordered him to stop picking up the pennies thrown on the .floor by the fans. Sullivan had the classiest looking - team of tho tourney when tl came to ; uniforms. Their purple and gold Jerseys made quite a showing. Fans j thought a rainbow* had broken loose ; on the floor when the Sullivan and ! Anderson teams mixed It up. Red mill green, purple and gold. Quite a touch of color, we’ll say. Th* jimmy throwing by the fans is dangerous, to say the least. Any of . th*- pennies left on the floor arc a contaut menace to the equilibrium of ; the platers nnd may be responsible) j for a nasty spill. Frankfort almost staged a comeback ! in the last half of their game with j Muncio In the first game of the day. j It looked for a while that Frankfort , had at last gotten the Jump on the | “Bearcats ’ and were headed straight i for a victory. Columbus ond Richmond battel for] most of the half before Columbus was able to score at all and then from the j , foul line The Richmond guarding was exceptional. Richmond mad** a large percentage of their shots, while on tho other hand Columbus missed easly 80 per cent of their shots. KEHSLER of Richmond caught the Columbus team asleep in the second half .and dribbled the whole length of the floor and dropped ’in a mat running in shot. EiS TEN ~MEET TONIGHT I ; Michigan Favored to Cop Indoor i Track Event. : By United Pres* , . CHICAGO, March 17.—Michigan is favored to win tho Big Ten indoor track moot at Patten gym, Evanston, tonight. The meet will get under way at 8 p. m. and four places will count. St. Anthony .Meeting The St. Anthony Baseball Club will i hold a meeting at the hall, 379 N. j Wartnan Ave., Monday at 8 p. m. All Catholic players of the city are urgently requested to be present, as the very best team available is to be organized to play city and out-of-town independent ball. Please take notice, Zion, Klrkhoff, Berber, Trenck, Peters and Feeney.

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TRIBE ROBBED OF HOLIDAY . BY WEATHER By EDDIE ASH Times ritalf Correspondent BOGALUSA, La., March 17.—Los- ; ing benefit of double practice planned for Friday because of rain and cold j weather may knock the Tribe athletes j yut of a vacation promised them Sun- j day. Not a ball was thrown Friday, j Manager Hendricks said if the weather j Saturday did not permit two drills he would be forced to work players on the Sabbath. The first week of drills has seen j things moving along smoothly with i the single exception of trouble ex- ] perienced with A1 Ellis. Ho has not] reported and lias threatened to join the outlaws. Something Interesting in his case may develop next week. As the squad stacks up tho first week of drill, the outfield presents the only problem. Catching, pitching and infield departments are filled. Brown la an outfield fixture, but other two garden positions are open. Payne, Purcell and Whelan are after the Jobs. Payne is a rockie, but a promising one. Purcell’s throwing arm Is bothering him and Wholan hardly can be Judged a regular. He is a utility man and a good one for that role, he can fill In at first, second, third and the gardens. Starting Monday the eight pitchers will get daily drills flinging to batters. Four will be worked mornings and four in afternoons. Under that system the team will obtain all the batting practice necessary and twirl ers will be able to round into form rapidly. The pitching staff is an outstanding feature of the team's make up. Bur-well, Hill, Seth, Crum, Fitzsimmons and Bartlett are the right hand crew and Caved and Petty lefties. DURANT ENTERS FOUR SPECIALS IN BIG CLASSIC ft Clifford Durant, California automobile manufacturer and sportsman, i acred a quartette of Durant Spe • in tiie eleventh annuat 600-mil" international sweep-takes, which will b, mn on the Indianapolis brick nvni on Memorial day Tho entry of Durant's four cars brings the total er. tries to daf" to eight, with Tommy Milton’s Miller Special and the three cars of the Packard team, but this Is only a Brand' portion of the field which will line up to battle for an aggregate purse of fIOO.OOO on May 30 Owns Many Car* "Cliff” Durant, ns he is known to tb*> fans, owns Tn>,r- racing cars than any other man in America and probably in the world The four he is en taring for the Indianapolis tare have been built tn California during the winter and are being tuned up for the 122 inch eventIn making his entries the son of W. C. Durant did not give any details concerning his earn or the drivers except that the cart* are eight cylinder models, with a bote of 2 11 32 inches and a stroke of B*4 inches, giving a total piston displacement of 129.1 cubic inches. It can be assumed that the oars will nl*>o be of tin* one man typo and that no mechanics will be carried in the five century grind. Durant May Drive While Durant did not nominate a single driver, it is safe to assume that he will drive one of the four himpelf and the remainder of his pilots will come from California. Jimmy Murphy, winner of the last 500-mile race at an average of P4.4S miles an hour, has driven for "Cliff” during the winter on the coast and might be one of the four. Eddie (Grandpa) Iloarne, finished second with one of Durant’s cars in 1919 and is a likely candidate for one car; Harry Hartz, tho youthful pilot, who led many laps last Memorial day and ran second to Murphy, is another possibility; Earl Cooper, the retired Stutz star, Is also not to bo counted out. Almost any <-iu> of the four would he In lino for one of timao fast cars. Seen 46 Shorty" VSX%

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LATE FRIDAY NET SUMMARIES

Crawfordsville (25). Martinsville (23). Dickerson F Brown McLrin F Cox Dinwiddi* C Jarrell Bows G Batn Cummings G Sohnaiter Substitutions—Cnuwallader for Cummings, Flmore for Didwiddie, Lowe for McLain, W. Schnaiter for Bain. Bain for W. Sohnaiter. Field coals—Dickerson 8, McLain 3, Lowe 1, Dinwiddle 4, Blmoro l. Brown 2, Cox 1. Jarrell 5, Bain 1 Foul coals—Dickerson, X out of 3: Brown, 5 out of 10. Referee— Jensen. Umpire—Mowe. South Bend (23). Huntington (13). Hoiiowell F Newell Miller F Yooe Nyikos C Cozad Voedeseh G Bucher Rho ut song G Fustor Substituti jns—Baker for Newell, Petrie for Yoos. Newell for Baker, Yoos for Petrie, Petrie for Yoos. Field goals—Miller 2, Nyikos 4, RUoutsong 4. Yoos 2, Cozad 1 Bucher 2, Pastor 1 Foul goals—Nyikos, 3 out of 3: Yoos, 1 out of 4. Keferee— Mowe. Umpire—Reagan. Anderson (B3). sullivn *137. Robinson F Stratton Genda F Anderson William* C Stanbaugh Stone G Ward Jackson G Brown Substitutions-—Brady for Robinson. Robinson for Genda- Armstvmic for Williams: Shetile for Stone: Williams for Robinson:

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Brown for Stratton: Jonco for Ward: Stratton for Jones; Springer lor Brown; Jones for Springer. Field groais—Robinson 4. Genda, Williams 5, Armstrong 3. Stone 3, Shettle, Jackson 3, Stratton. Brown. Anderson. Stanbangh 2. Foul goals—Robinson, 12 out of 14; Jackson. 1 out of 1; Stratton. 3 out of 5. Referee—Reagan. Umpire—Miller. Muncie (33). Richmond (30). Han-old F Mucy Thornburg' T Nixon Beckner C Sautes Beboit G Kennedy Raisor G Mattox Substitutions—Kesler for Mattox. Walsh for Harrold, Harrold for Walsh Field goals —Muey 1. Nixon 5. Sauter 2. Mattox 1. Kessler 1, Kennedy 4, Bebout 1, Thornburg 4, Beckner 6 Han-old 1, Walsh J. Foul I goals—Kennedy. 4 out of 9; Thornburg. 5 out of 8. Referee—Mowe. Umpire—Rea- I tan. Vincennes (38). Lyons (10). , Harper F Grounds ! Wolf F. Story Aileg-a C Russell Mayo G Stevens Jonos O Faulk Substitutions—Duncan for Wolf, AUega for Duncan. Wampler for Mayo, Brullage for Allega. Mayor for Harper. Dur.can for Jones, Ogle for Story, Story for Ogle. Himmon for Stevens. Allen for Story, Ogle for Ground*. Brown for Faulk. Stevens for Himraan. Field goals—-Harper fl. Wolf 2 Mayo 3. Jones 1. Allega J. Wampler 8, Bmllage 1.

Grounds 1, Allen 1, Russell 1. Foul goals —Wolf, 7 out of 8: Harper. 1 out of 1; Russell, 4 out of 5. Referee—Jensen Umpire—Mowe.

Friday Tourney Scores

Muncie, 39; Frankfort. 25. Richmond, 28; Cotumbns, 19. Bedford. 38; Warsaw, 27. Orawfordsville, 25: Martinsville, 23. South Beml, 23; Huntington, 13. Anderson, 53; Sullivan. 13. Franklin, 33; Perrysville, 25. Vincennes, 38: Loons. 10. Muncie, 33; Richmond, 30,

Friday Fight Results

ST. PAUL —Mike O’Dowd, former ] world’s middleweight champion and the present “New York champion,” was knocked out for the first time In his career by Jock Malone, St. Paul. HOLYOKE. Mass.—Andy Chaney, ; New York featherweight, won a ten- | round decision from Jimmy Cooney.

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Y. P. C.S BEAT CUMBERLAND FIVE The Cuml erlar.d Community Club came to town last night for a game with the St. Anthony’s Y. P. C. The Y. P. C.’s, playing straight basketball, handed them a 31 to 24 defeat. Every player on the local squad, with the exception of the back guard, took turns hitting the basket. The Cumberland boys put up a game battle, but could not make the grade. Schleicher, the speedy Cumberland forward, starred for the visitors. Lineup and summary: Y. P. C. (31). Cumberland (24). Grannon . F............. Mllkene Bircu 2? ScheicUer Kaltenback ...... .C I-imbacn Sylvester G...... Trenelc G Araoi Substitutions —Royer for Kaltenbnck, Kalteulwl; for Grannon, Myer for Feryur* pon. Fi*-*d -na!p—Sylvester 4. B;-'ch 4. Grannon 2. Kahenback 2, Royce 2, S' Uei< her 5, Milkene 4, Fergurson 2. Myer i. Foul :.sS —Trvr.ek. 3 out of 5: Milkene. 0 out if 3. Referee—Barrymore.

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