Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 178, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1923 — Page 9

SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923

Dope Points to Hoppe Being on “Short End ” in Coming Cue Title Match

COCHRAN MADE FAVORITE * IN EARLY ‘FORM’ TALK / Many Fans String With Challenger Because of New York Showing—Chicago Scene of Championship Play, Bu XEA Service CHICAGO, Dec. B.—When Willie Iloppe and Welker Cochran clash here for the billiards title of the world, Dec. 17, 18 and 19, the champion is apt to find himself in a most unusual position. He is likely to find that the challenger is the ruling favorite At least the dope slants that way now.

Taking a squint at the performances of the pair at the November tournament in New York, it seems justifiable that Cochran should be favored to dethrone the once “Boy Wonder.” Erratic Frequently In that meeting, Hoppe didn't look anything like his old self. His playing was only fair; he was erratic and time and again he missed easy shots. The fact that Willie lost only one game, wasn’t due so much to his sellar work as it was to the poor showing of his opponents. Cochran, on the other hand, surprised his fondest admirers. He took a fall out of both Hoppe and Schaefer. the two favorite*?. Beaten by Foreigner An unlooked for defeat at the hands of a foreigner was all that prevented Walker from walking off with the championship, then and there. %It is quite possible, though, that !>ppe will regain the same form that ' enabled him to whip Schaefer after Jake had copped his title. ■Willie is an old campaigner, and In crucial matches seems still possessed of the stuff which permits him to surmount the toughest barrier just when the going is roughest. New York Bouts Bn Times Special NEW YORK, Dec. B.—ln a tenround bout here Friday Jack MeAuliffe of Detroit easily outpointed Joe ■White of Montgomery. The bell saved White in the tenth. Sailor Friedman of Chicago fouled Herb Brodie of Brooklyn in the fourth round. . GIRL NET TEAWiS TIRE OF PLATING CURTAIN GAMES Prelim Rating Unfair, They Say, and So League Is a Launched, Local girls’ basketball teams are tired of playing curtain raisers. That’s , what they said Friday night at a meeting called to form a league in this city. "Why should we be the preliminary when we draw the people in at the door?” That was the gist of the conversation. And so the girls are going to have a league all “on their own.” May Be Eight Teams Five teams attended the first meeting. The Mapleton Maids, Hottentots, Bobbs-Merrill, Prest-O-Lite and Eli Lilly squads were represented. Other city girl teams are the Pennsy five, Y. P. C.s, Fairbanks Morse Real Silk, Heath Memorial and Brightwood Girls.. Some of these want in the new organization. At least eight teams are expected to enter the loop. Important Meeting Tuesday Another meeting will be held Tuesday night at the Prest-O-Lite service j station at 508 N- Capitol Ave. At this time the final personnel of the league Will be announced and a schedule! arranged. Five per cent of the proceeds will go to the league to pay the referees and buy trophies at the end of the season. A county tourney probably will be held if the venture is a success. The games will be played under boys’ rules.

Friday Basketball

COLLEGE Indiana. 27: State Normal. 24. Rose Poly, 20: Cent-al Normal, 19. HIGH SCHOOL Greencaatle. 20: Manual 9. Elwood. 23: Shortr.dge. 21. La Porte, 30: Rochester. IP Crawfordsville. 39: Bainbridge. 16. Bedford. 48: Bloomington. 33. Knightstown. 30: Newcastle, 15. Columbus. 25 Shelbyville. 23 Thorntown. 39: West Lafayette, 29. Greenfield, 50; Charlottesville, 8. Frankfort. 29: Kovomo, 28. Greenwood. 41: Edinburg. 19. Greenwood seconds. 30: Indiana Masonic Home. 21. Lapel, 29: Arcadia. 13. Acton. 33: Cast let on. 22. Southport. 20: Ben Davis. 12. Ben Davis seconds. 13: Southport seconds. 10 Morton (Richmond). 58: Union City. 22. Brazil, 37: Clinton. 22. Rushville, 29: Greensburg. 19 Atlanta. 38 Westfield. 2l Loogootee. 34: Jasper, 19. Huntington. 22; South Side (Ft. Wayne). 8. Jefferson (Lafayette). 27: Anderson. 26. Shadelaad. 33: Fishers 8. Shadeland Girls. 18: Fishers Girls, 3. Fortvllle. 27; Pendleton. 25 (two overtime periods). Fortville seconds. 10 Pendleton seconds. 8. Clayton 47: Liz ton. 16. Brownsburg. 39; Danville. 21. Evansville. 42: Owetisvilie. 25. Poseyville. 27: Lynnville, 17. Hazeiton. 41: Union. 13. Patoka. 22: Winslow 2S. Alexandria. 24: De Soto. 20. Crothersville. 26: Austin. 7. Warren. .38: Fairmour.t. 25. New Augusta. 19 Oaklandon. 18 (one overtime period). 0 Vanburen. 49 Matthews. 20. Martinsville 36: Franklin. 35 Columbus seconds 19 Clifford. 6. Muncie Central. 38 Hartford City. 20. Ponnville. 21; Selma. 12. Dunkirk. 31. Royerton. 16. Modoc, 41: Farmland 1. Muncie Wilson. 36 Center seconds 3. Center (Delaware County). 18; Gaston, 14. Eaton. 37: Yorktown. 15 Columbia City 23: Central (Ft. Wayne). 4. Ossian. 19: Central (Ft. Wayne). 10. Kempton. 31: Frankton. 22. Clay City. 32: Coal City. 15. Concanuon (Terre Haute). 10: Cory, 9. Montezuma. 31: Hellmore. 13. Cayuga. 20: Bloomingdale. 19. Bridgeton. 22: Normal High (Terre Haute*. 21. Midland. 33: Linnton. 23. Glenn. 38: Stanton. 18. Farmersburg. 44: Pimento, 14. Van Buren 49: Matthews. 20. Sweetaer. 17; Green town. 16

LOCAL H. S. FIVES LOSEFIRST TILTS Manual Makes Nine Points — Shortridge Drops Close One, Shortridge and Manual high schools started out their at-home schedules Friday night with losses. Shortridge dropped a game to Elwood, 23 to 21, and Manual went down before Greencastle, 20 to 9. The Shortridge game was a thriller and was won in the final minutes by the visitors, who put on a sensational spurt. Clavbaugh, a substitute, and Virgil tossed In baskets at the last minute to snatch the fray away from the locals, who had led throughout. Hickman was the high point man for Shortridge with three field goals and one foul. Spaulding played a strong game at floor guard. Virgil starred for Elwood. Manual had that peculiar malady that affects the eyes and makes a basket seem about four times smaller than it really is, thus making it almost impossible to get any baskets. The first half ended 7 to 3 in favor of Greencastle. Shortridge plays at Valley Mills tonight.

Old Bones I “ IXTERMINATOR Is at it L aain - I I "Old Bones, the grand old horse of the American turf, Is out on the coast for the winter season. “Old Bones" wants to win enough money this season to pass the record recently set by Zev, the three-year-old champion. “Old Bones” is mighty close to the mark now and If he pulls down one big purse on the coast he will go ahead of Zev.

PENNSY FIVE IN ' FIRST ME GO Fast Terre Haute Jacks at Local T Tonight, The Indianapolis division basketball team of the Pennsy Railroad athletic organization will meet the St. Louis division, represented by thje Terre Hauta Jacks, at the Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8:15. The Terre Haute team won the championship of the entire Pennsy system last year. The game is the first contest in the Indiana Ganeral Division League, which is composed of four teams, Louisville, Logansport, Terre Haute and Indianapolis. The league winner will meet the Central Ohio champs at the regional Indoor meet April 12. The line-up for Indianapolis will be Bam and Chapman, forward*; Barker, center; Smith and Fletcher, gruarda Thompson ia another forward In reserve and Stoker la a center. A xirls' game between Indianapolis and Terer Haute will start the prorram. The Indianapolis line-up is Martha Mooreman and Gartru le Reuter, forwards; Helen Doerr and Bessie Knox, centers; Ann Donnelly and Helen McClellan, guards. EARLHAM AND N. A. G. U. Quakers Open Season at Athenaeum Gym Tonight. Earlham College netters will open their season at the Athenaeum gym here tonight against the N. A. G. U. five. There will be a curtain-raiser starting at 7:15. The Physical Eds will play Hanover next Friday. The schedule of the local gymnast follows: Dec. 8. Earlham. here; Dec. 14. Hanover at Hanover- Dec. 20. Greenaburg “Y” at Greensburg: Jan. 8. Earlham at Richmond; Jan. 11. Indiana Central here: Jan 12, Central Normal here: Jan. 18. Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute Jan. 22 Central Normal at Danville; Feb 2, Indiana State Normal here; March 1, Indiana Central Were. NAVY PICKING ’EM TOUGH Whale of a Grid Card Being Arranged for 1924 Eleven. By Vnited Netcs NEW YORK. Dec. B.—The officials arranging the Navy football schedule for 1924 are doing their worst to make life interesting for the team. In addition to the regular wind-up with the Army, games have been arranged with Princeton and Penn State, and trouble with Michigan, Colgate and Pennsylvania is being courted. Alien Runs Six In a city three-cushion tourney cue match at the Board of Trade parlor Friday, Allen defeated Frye, 50 to 27, in 98 innings. Allen had a high run of six. Mitchell and Moore will play Saturday night. Aggie Players Suspended Bu Times Special EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. B. Chargel with creating a disturbance at a college dance, Maurice Taylor, captain of the Michigan Aggie 1823 football team and Richard Demerel, another grid player, have been suspended from the local institution.

’Nother Test

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ROY WALLACE

Brightwood’s fistic pride, Roy Wallace, will receive another test Monday night when he trades punches with Johnny Gill at Tomlinson Hall. Wallace learned a few things in his last bout, against Anthony Downey, and his confidence has gone up several degrees. Therefore it will be up to Gill to be careful. When Roy is sure of himself It usually means k. o. for his opponent. The Disabled Soldiers’ League Is staging the Monday show. Five bouts are on the program, closing with the Wallace-Gill ten-round battle. In one of the eight-round scraps Merle Tlte of thi3 city will meet Jimmy Brown of Cincinnati.

EARL MYERS APPOINTED I. A. C. SPORTS DIRECTOR J Well-Known Culver Academy Boxing Instructor and Trainer Made Athletic Chief of New Local Cluo, Lieut. Earl L. Myera, a former resident of Ind anapolis and now boxing instructor and trainer of all varsity teams at Culver Military Academy, has been appointed athletic director at the new Indianapolis Athletic Club, it was announced today by Hairy C. Blutz, chairman of the club house conpnittee. Lieutenant Myers will leave the faculty at Culver some time during the present month and take up his duties here.

Myers Is wetl-known throughout the State as he has been closely connected with amateur and professional sports for many years. During his connection with Culver Academy Myers' work has won wide attention through i the showing made by his varsity boxing teams in interscholastic and A. A. U. meets. Under Myers' coaching the Culver boxing team won many notable vie- i tories and the school was awarded recognition last February when the academy team was booked for a dual meet with West Point. In that meet. Culver won one bout by a knockout and bid hard for decisions In the ’ other matches, although the Culver-; ltes were from three to five years ; younger than their opponents. Myers comes to the Indianapolis Athletic C ill with an enthusiastic i outlook for athletics under the club s, sponsorship. He is a disciple of clean sports and emphasizes the beneficial | effects to be derived from regular paitlcipation In exercise. Myers plans to establish competitive games In the local club, for all ages. Such sports as volley ball, swimming, boxing, basketball, hand ball and ; gym work will be on the daily pro- j gram. He plans also to give special j attention to the juveniles, for which 1 work he is especially fitted. INDIANA NINE TO PLAY TEN CONFERENCE GAMES Notre Dame, Butler Includi-d, and Wabash I)at Is Pending. Bu Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. B. Indiana University’s baseball team will play ten Western Conference games next spring. The card will Include two games each with Ohio State, Minnesota and Northwestern; one with Chicago, and three with Purdue. \ Notre Dame also has been scheduled for a pair of games and it is likely that Wabash will be added. Butler is to be met April 26. Leslie Mann, former major league baseball player and present assistant director of athletics, will h&ve charge of the Indiana nine. The schedule follows: April 19. Ohio State at Columbus; April -8. Butler at Indianapolis May 3. Minnesota at Minneapolis: May 5. Northwestern at Evanston: May 8, Notre Dame at South ; Bend: May 9. Notre Dame at Rloomiinrton: i May 12. Ohio State ai Bloomington; May 18. Northwestern at Bloomington: May 24. Purdue at Lafayette: May 26. Minnesota at i Bloomington; May 31. Clip-ago at "Bloomington: June 9 Purdue at Lafayette. June 10, Purdue a', Bloomington.

City Bowling Tourney

Tonight’s Schedule, Capitol Alleys Two-Man. 7:30 p m. Individuals. 8:20 p. m. Alley. Alley. 18—L. Galbreath-W. Parrish 14 17— E. Tabert-J. Chryst ... 13 16— E. McCarty-B, McCarty 18 15— E. Schott-C. Schott ... 17 14— H. Ochiltree-J. Ochiltree . 16 13 — Occupied 15 Two-Man, 9:10 p. m. Individuals, 10 p. in. Alley. Alley. 18— H. Woodward-C. West 14 17— Ray Reynolds-E. Fricker 13 16— J. C. Martin-C. Rittnauer (two-man -only) 15— F. Coval-O. Tucker . .... 17 14— W. Veker-W. Wheeler 16 13—R. J. Kempev-E. Hofstatter 15 •—J. C. Martin (individual 0n1y).... 18 •—L A. King (individual only) 18 Close Cue Match Kepner beat Vogler, 50 to 49, in a State three cushion tourney game Friday. The loser had a run of seven. It was an exciting match.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

GLEASON SIGNED AS GIANT COACH, RUIRSINDIGATE Other N, Y, Talk Says Walter Johnson Will Manage Washington Club, By Vnited Sews NEW YORK, Dec. B.—The New York Giants, who always have work for one more assistant manager, coach or patrolman to ride hard on the wild, free souls of the team, are reported to have engaged a prefect of discipline. Kid Gleason, ex-managev of the White Sox, and one of the old cronies of John McGraw, Is named In the rumors as the new handler of the blacksnake. Although Gleason specializes in withering sarcasm at which no rookie has erver yet got the better of him, he still rattles a set of rough knuekkles, almost as well as he did in the days when every ball game was likely to become a beautiful afternoon's fighting. There was also a report in New York today that Walter Johnson, after seventeen seasons as a pitcher, would become manager of the Washington club next season. Johnson’s entire big league career has been spent with Washington. ROSE POLY WINS FIRST Engineers Takes Tight Game Frojn Central Normal, 20 to 19. Bu Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind,, Dec. B. Rose Poly won a terrific struggle from Central Normal here Friday night, 20 to 19. A rally In the last minutes nearly won for Normal. Former Martinsville High School' stars, Jarrell and Cox, playing with Central Normal, almost turned the tide.

PITT MAPS OUT HEAVY SGHEDDLE

Change of Coaching Fails to Hurt Panther Confidence, By United .Vet cs PITTSBURGH. Dec. 8. —Undaunted by four defeats this year or a change of coaching which is to take place next when Glenn Warner goes to California, the University of Pittsburgh will play another football schedule as hard as the one just finished. Pitt’s schedules are famous for their tough Qualities and the one for 1924 is consistent, with only two spots which are comparatively soft. Grove City is the first opponent. Then come Lafayette, West Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Tech, Syracuse. Geneva, Washington and Jefferson and Penn State. Pennsylvania and Pitt have broken off temporarily because Penn wanted to ease its schedule. INDIANA FIVE WINS IN FIRST GAME OF SEASON .State Normal Glvee Crimson Real Battle at Bloomington. flu I nitrd Finnneial BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. S.—lndiana "U” basketball team started out in rather sluggish fashion against State Normal Friday and had to fight hard before the game was over to win, 27 to 24. The sophomore members of the I. U. squad showed better than the veterans. Sponslor and Logan, formerly of Bloomington High, put the zip into the team that finally brought about victory, The first half ended 19 to 14 in favor of the Crimson. The Normalltes rallied in the second half and came close to tying the count. Indiana, however, always maintained a slight lead. Logan nnd Nyikos were high point nten for the winners. Tudor. Burris and Conover played a great game for the Teachers. A. A. U. LEAGUE STARTS First Games on Schedule Tonight at Hoosier A. C. The Indianapolis A. A. U. basketball league will open its season tonight at the Hooser A. C. gym with two games. The H. A. C. five will meet the S. S. Turners and the Communal House will meet the De Molavs. The first game is to start at 7:30. Black-Homer Even Bu Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. B.—lndian Horner of Ma.rion fought a draw in ten rounds with Fast Black of Indianapolis here Friday. i To Award Golf Meets Bv United Press CHICAGO, Dec. B.—Western open and junior championship tournaments will be awarded at a meeting of the Western Golf Association here tonight. l

NARROWEST OF MARGINS DECIDE BIG STATE TILTS

Lafayette, Martinsville, Frankfort Win by One Point —Columbus Beats Shelbyville—Bedford Cops. Three of the feature high school games of the State were won by the narrowest possible margin—one point—on Friday night in a series of struggles that left the fans in a limp condition and foretold of a season to come that no doubt will be unequalled for the closeness of the competition.

In the one-point games Jefferson of Lafayette surprised Anderson, in the first contest of Jeff’s season by winning, 27 to 26. Frankfort nosed out Kokomo, 29 to 28, on the Kokomo floor and Martinsville defeated Franklin In a heartbreaker for the "home boys,” 36 to 35. A Slight Upset And then there was Columbus, which staged a come-back to defeat Shelbyville, 25 to 23. Another slight upsat In the dope. The game was decided by two points. But speaking about record smashing there is not much doubt but that the largest crowd that ever witnessed a high school game in this State outside of the final tourneys crammed and jammed Into the Indiana University gymnasium to see Bedford and Bloomington play. Bedford proved the better team and won, A8 to 33. The university officials gave a conservative estimate of the crowd at five thousand. Spectators were squeezed into every available space and a thousand more were clamoring at the doors when the game started. Defense Is Faulty Bloomington, with a splendid dashing offensive, seems to have for* otten that important element of the game—defense. week Shelby ville scored 51 points against them, and Friday Bedford came back With 48. The Bloomington offensive is good, and the plan of defense seems adequate for the rather small floor of their own gym, but on the bigger playing spaces the team seems a bit lost when its opponents have the bail Numerous other games over th>

STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC HEADS IN MEETING DERE ♦ Freshman Rule and Schedule Making Important Business Taken Up. The Indiana Intercollegiate Conference was in session today at the Claypool Hotel discussing plans I the coming athletic year in this State, j Athletic directors, coaches and faculty j representatives were in attendance. | Chief among the questions was :bc | freshman rule, which prohibits first- ] year men from participation on varj sity teams. Some of the smaller j schools signified their intentions of fighting the rule. It will be up to the association to ! relieve this situation in some way or j some of the institutions may with j draw. Scheduleso were talked over at the meeting and several State dates In various sport branches were arranged. ROCKNEWANTS EASTERN GAMEON HOMEPROGRAM Notre Dame Football Schedule Is Cut to Eight Contests. By l nited Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. B.—Notre Dame’s grid schedule will be cut from ten to eight games next year, the athletic board decided Friday. Coach Rockne left for New York today, where, it Is believed, he will negotiate for an Eastern game on the Irish 1924 home card. Six of the N. I). 1924 dates have been filled arid only two games remain to be booked. Contests already contracted for are Lombard, here; Wa- | basn, here: Army, at New York: Princeton, at Princeton: Georgia Tech, j here, and Nebraska, here. I Newark Changes Hands By Vnited Press NEW YORK, Dec. B.—The Newark team of the International League has I beer, bought by a company of New ark business men, who will build a netv plant M. McTighe, a real es tate dealer; Charles McCarthy and George Gould, dry goods merchants, are the new owners.

Independent Basketball

The Meteors opened their season Tuesday night and a crowd of 525. who were attending at Epworth League rally, defeated tin-. East Tenth (street. Methodist. 43 to 21. Stokes and rutin starred with an avalanche of field coals. Jeffrys pi aye, 1 best for tiniest rs. The Meteors are booking out-of-town trames. Write Charles Aohey, 205 N. Belle Vleu Place, Indianapolis. The Meteors deny be in ? defeated by the Ramblers. The Hoyer Top Shop has organized and is booking sanies with teams in the 125pound class. Christa more Triangles take notice. Call Webster ) 844 between 7 a. m. and 6 p. nt. After 6 p. m. call Webster 1203. Write Holtmau Shoo Store, 2203 E. Tenth St. The Indianapolis Duds have organized and are booking games with strong State and city teams. Call Castor at Humboldt 2565, or address 4402 Central Ave. The Southeastern:-* opened their basketball season Friday by defeating the Street Railway five. 33 to 22. Howard and Eberg . played strong games for the winners. Games j are wanted with fast clubs. Brownsburg and New Augusta take notice. Call Drexel I 7415 and ask for Hurry. The St. George Five wants a game ior Monday or Tuesday night with some team having access to a gym. The St. George team plays in the 16-17 year-old class. Call Drexel 4698 and ask for Joe. The Cats Paws have won three games this season and have not been defeated. They meet the Trojans on Tuesday For games in the 14-year-old class call Webster 4855 and ask for Manuel. The W. A. W. basketball team wants I State games. Write W. E. Jorxiiui, 631 Higl- I land Ave. or call Webster 9129.

State Friday provided their own particular thrills for their own particular sections. These Friday night net sessions are getting to have a kick like a mule and fans need about a. week to recuperate.

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TEAM EVENT—FINAL STANDING Biacker's Products 2,885 Coca Cola (Central) 2,862 Feeney Furniture Company 2,846 Hoosier Coffee Company 2.795 Ballard Ice Cream Company 2,791 DO! BEES 1 N FINISHED J. Bom-C. E. Reiser 1,211 E. Nelson-L. Schultz 1.174 E. Hornbergrer-H. Johnson 1,174 P. Burke-F. Berry 1,152 E. Meyer-J. Pritchett 1,151 SINGLES—UNFINISHED H. V. Snyder 622 H. Ag-al f'- 1 8 E Harkenrider 611 G. M. Snyder 8 M. Gaw 600 Quick Knockout Bu Times Special ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 8 Charlie O’Connell of Cleveland was knocked out in the first round by Archie Walker of New York here Friday. They are lightweights.

DEKEY DRAWS WITHWRESTLER Jack Unable to Pin Meyers, Middleweight Grappler. By Vnited Press CHICAGO, Dec. B—Jack8 —Jack Dempsey was unable to pin Johnny Meyers, claimant of the world’s middleweight wrestling championship, when the two net in a mat workout here Friday. Meye.s’ skill was against Dempsey’s superior w T eight and strength, and the match was called a draw.

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