Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1923 — Page 9

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Hornsby threatens to Jump Majors —Wrigley Faction Rules Coast League

FAMOUS HITTER SAID TO * HAVE DECLARED HIMSELF

Rogers Demands He Be Traded by Cards Belief Prevails Deal for Him Already Has Been Made. By HENRY FARRELL, United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Dee. 12. —Rogers Hornsby will jump organized baseball if he is not traded before the opening of the next season, it was learned from reliable authority today. Hornsby, according to a well-known sportsman who talked to him in St. Louis last week, has received an offer of $15,000 a season to play with a semi-pro. team in Chicago and he will accept if the St. Louis club attempts to make him play with the Cards.

The star second baseman of the Cards, according to the informant, feels that he has been treated shabbily by the club. He does not like St. Louis or the team and he wants to play elsewhere. He said during the conversation he would like to play in Chicago or in New York and he expressed a desire “to play for Bill Ivillefer.” He would also like to live in Chicago. Hornsby asserted his relations with the St. Louis club were such that he positively never would play another game in a Cardinal uniform. When St. Louis turned down an offer of $275,000 for Hornsby, made in good faith by the owners of the ■Brooklyn club, the belief is strengthened that he already has been sold. The Cubs and the Giants are in the beat position to meet the demands of the St. Louis club owners and it is believed here that John McGraw reached an understating wit'i the Card bosses before he left for Europe.

WABASH 10 OPEN NET CARD DEC. 18 Staples Elected Football Captain at Varsity Banquet. By Timex Special CRAWFORDSVILEE, Ind.. Dec.. 12. —At a banquet given in honor of the football men Tuesday night Ham Staples, a tackle, was elected captain of the Wabash gridders for next year. He has played regularly at tackle for two years. In his first year he was understudy to Milstead. this year’s Yale star. Varsity letters were given to the following: Aul. Elliott, Logan, Johnson. Staples, Wise, liuffin, Wyatt, McFarland, Thorn Seidensticker, Singleton, Cords. Robertson, Yorce, Peare. Mote. Sherman. Gipson, Kessler, MarHanson and Col:gnon. ■ Tne Wabash basketball season will open here Dec. IS with Rose Poly. The schedule which includes a number of tentative dates, is as follows: Dee IS. Ro-e Poly, here -tentative.: Dec. 22 Hanover, her- Jan. 1. Purdm . here: Jan 4 S'. Viator* here .tentative': Jan 12. D- ia .5 here, tenative. Jan. IS Rose Poly, there: Ja *. 31. Kiaukliu. ther Feb. 5. Notre Dante, there: Feb !*, P’ltler. there: Feb It. No-:- Dame, there. Feb. 19. Butler, here: Feb. 21, Franklin, here; F -b. 25, Hanover. there (tentative): Feb. 28. he Pauw. there. Y. P. C.S PLAN BUSY TIME Many Games Planned—st. Joe Club on Card Thursday. The St. Anthony’s Y. P. C. basketball team will meet the St. Joseph s Business Men’s Club Thursday night at St. Anthony’s Hall. The St. Anthony Club is preparing for a heaw schedule when such teams as the Collegian AU-Stars, South B- nd Turks, Newcastle K. of C.'s, Lafayette Y. M. P. C., O&klandon and Indianapolis Celts will be met on the St. Anthony floor. Asa few open dates remain on the schedule the management would late to hear from fast State and loea. teams. Call Frank Hanley at Bel mont 2825.

EM-ROES FIVE AT DAYTON Locals in Ohio Saturday—Defeat Meadow Go4ds at Muncie W The Em-Roe basketball team defeated the Muncie Meadow Golds by a score of 36 to 21, Tuesday night at Muncie. ' Montgomer yand Williams were the high point men for the Ein-Roes. Cat Adams played a good game on the floor, Schafer show ’ best for the Meadow Golds. On Saturday night th< Em-Roes will travel to Dayton. Ohio, where they meet the Koors-29, considered one of the best independent teams in western Ohio. A. A. U. LEAGUE TONIGHT Butler Sophs and St. Joe Five Play First Games. Two games are scheduled tonight in the Indianapolis A. A. U. League at South Side Turner Hall. The Butler Sophs in their first game in the league meet the Hoosier A. C. team. The St. Joseph Business Men team starts in the loop against the S. S. Turners. De Molay and Communais are idle tonight. The first contest will start at S o'clock. NEW EVANSVILLE PILOT Joe Dunn Named to Boss River Three-I Team. By United, Pre s CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Joe Dunn, formerly of the Bloomington Club of the League today signed as man■ged of the Evansville (Ind.) team of the same league. He succeeds Johnny Nee. HIGH SCHOOL TOURISTS Haverhill (Mass.) Gridders on Way to Colorado Springs By United Pre HAVERHILL, Mass., Dec. 12.—The St. James High School football team Tuesday started its lorffe Journey to Colorado Springs to play the high school team there in a post-season game. /

TRIBESMEN MANE GOOD DRAW FOR SEASONS OPENER Kelley's Millers Probable Visiting Attraction April 15 —Draft Seems Assured, Probable A. A. 1924 Opening Games April 15 Minneapolis at Indianapolis. St. Pa pi at Louisville. Kansas City at Toledo. Milwaukee at Columbus. Schedule of 168 games adopted. By Times Special CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—The Indians of Jack Hendricks drew the Minneapolis Millers for the 1924 opening game at Washington Park April 15. The American .Association schedule for next season calls for 168 games'and will operate from April 15 to Sept. 28. The schedule has not been adopted officially. but the majority of owners favor it. A few of the club owners desired a campaign of 154 games, but they were voted down. Owner Smith of the Indians is satisfied with #h ■ Millers for the opening visiting attraction in Indianapolis. Mike Kelley will be at the helm of tho Millers next season and he is sure to make that aggregation a strong drawing card. Ownie Bush of Indainapolis continues to get mention as the man to succeed Kelley as manager at St. Paul. Several A. A. magnates hope Bush lands the job because of his popularity in Association circles. Modified Draft Rule The Pacific Coast League Tuesday night vote*’ to accept a modified draft \ and the American Association was exI peeted to do likewise this afternoon. The modified draft calls for players i sent down from the big leagues be I made subject to draft. Players of no I ma’or league connections would not be ; subject to draft. A frantic scramble for talent is expected to result if the modfied draft goes through. The Indianapolis club i is c.asting longing eyes at certain play- ! ers in the majors and negotiations will • be started the instant the draft is | adopted.

MORE MATCHES FOR ZEV French Turfman Arranges Series for ; Epinard, European Crack. By United Pre NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—After a conference with August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club and Harry I F. Sinclair, owner of Zev, Pierre j Werthemer said it was practically assured that his French 3-year-old oham-j pion, Epinard, would engage Zev in a series of races next summer here or in France. Basketball Scores Butler College, 62; Seymour Independents, 16. Ohio State “U,” 31; Ohio Wesleyan, 20. Indianapolis Em-Roes. 36; Meadow Golds (Muncie), 21. Independent Basketball The O-hara Sans desire games with teams playing- in the 15-year-old class. The O-Haras have won three games and lost two by close scores. Call Webster 1081 and ask for Howard, or write Harold Ransopher. 1207 N. Olney St. Chrietamores, E. Tenth St.. Triangles. Hillside Christians and Spade Juinors take notice. The Junior Fair Plays will open their season tonight at Clermont. The following players meet in front of Bledsteiu’s at 6:30 p. m.: Rosenthal, Raker. Glazier, Huntman. Naperstick and Joseph. The Fair Plays would like to book games with teams having access to gyms. Call Drexel 5397 and ask for Max. Olive Branch Troop 17 take notice. The St. Mathew Midgets want a game for Thursday night. The team plays in the 1314 year-old class and has a gym for Thursday. Call Drexel 0118 and ask for Howard. The McLean Trollry Five will play the Heath Memorial team Friday night at the Mapleton , gym. Thirty-Fourth St and Capitol Ave.. 8:15 o'clock. The Trolly five is off to a good start and wants games with city and State teams. Write F. L, Crist. 132 W. Nineteenth St., or call Harrison 2948. CUMBERLAND, Ind., Dec. 12.—A heavy basketball schedule hat. been arranged for the Cumberland Independent sauad. The home card is as follows: Dec. 15, Link Belts (Indpls); Dec. 19. Druids (Indpls); Dec. 21. Meadjw Golds. (Muncie) ; Dec. 29. Richmond: Jan. 4. Oaklandon; Jan. J 2, S. s! Turners (Indpls); Jan. 19. Carmel Kelts; Jan. 23. Artesian Stars (Martinsville); Jan. 30, Morristown: Feb. 2. NoblesvUle Legion; Feb. 27, Southeastern A. C., (Indpls). CICERO. Ind.. Dec. 12.-—The Cicero Independents will play its second Sunday afternoon game on Dec. 16 against the Clay j Township Independents composed of former Young America High School stars, district champs at Log an sport in 1920. Last Sunday Cicero defeated the Joy Glooms. 41 to 25. t The St. Matthews five will play the St. George team Thursday night at the Mapleton gym at 8:30. There will be a curtain raiser at 7:30. City and State teams playing in the 17-18-year-old class or averaging 136 pounds should call Webster 2163 after Bp. m. and ask for Htlmag. Address C. H LltieU. 2360 English Ave. Games are wanted with teams having access to gyms.

PAULSIRAND OF SALT LAKE CLUB BOUGHT BY MACK Terms $50,000 Cash or $35,000 and Three Players— Reds Purchase Mays. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 12. —Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics, today purchased Paul Strand, outfielder of the Salt Lake Club. The terms were said to be $50,000 cash, or $35,000 and three players. Pat Moran of the Cincinnati Reds is understood to be after George Kelly of the Giants Moran secured Pitcher Carl Mays of the Yankees for “around $10,000.” May Rejuvenate Carl Moran has developed some remarkable pitchers, including the brilliant Luque and he may be able to rejuvenate Mays, who pitched very little last season. The reported offer of $275,000 by Brooklyn for Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis slugger and the rejection of the offer, was still being discussed today by owners, managers and newspapermen at the big winter baseball meeting. Miller Training Cainp Beaumont, Texas, wall be the trainj Ing ground for the Minneapolis club of the American Association. Reports today were that Moline and Rockford would withdraw from the Three-I League to be replaced by Springfield and Quincy. H. J. Fitzgerald. Cub outfielder, has been released to the Peoria club of the League. Ford of the Boston Braves has practically been sold to the Cubs, but the deal's consummation is being held up pending a Cub dicker for Rabbit Maranville of the Pirates.

Tuesday Ring Results

PHILADELPHIA—Ad Stone. Phtiadeliihia'f* hope for (he light heav y wt-ighT title, ■topped Tommy Neieon, former Navy boxer, in the first round of a scheduled tin-round bout. PHILADELPHIA—AIex Ilart, Cleveland lightweight wo.i ail ten rounds from Freddie Jacks of England. Bud Chnatianu. Plnla(ie.phia. received a judge decision over Joe Reno of Trenton, in ten rounds. CANTON Ohio—Anthony Downey, middleweight of Columbus, and Harry Fay. McKeespt rt. Pa., boxed ten rounds to a draw. MANSFIELD. Ohio—Al Dundee, bantam, won a newspaper decision in a ten-round bout with Mike O Dowd of Columbus. BOSTON —Paul Boyle. New York welterweight etoppxi Vic Hirsch. Malden, in the fifth round.

MANUAL TEAM IN THREE NET GAMES THIS WEEK South Siders at Franklin Tonight Tech Opens Friday in Afternoon Contest With Sheridan. All of the local high school backetball fives have a busy time ahead, but Manual is busier than the printers turning out German marks. All the South Side team has to do this week is meet two of the toughest fives in the State and then tackle a county rival on Saturday.

Tonight the Red and White squad is due at Franklin. Then after a day to think it over another traction ride is on the program with Frankfort as the objective i>oint. Ben Davis at Manual Saturday night at the Manual gym Ben Davis is the opponent. Coach Jones would have to be a wizard in order to grab all those contests. It is asking too much even to expect It. Manual seems to have that local railing, an inability to hit the loop Plenty of basket shooting drill has been on the Manual practice program this week in an effort to co-ordinate eyes, hands, hoop and ball. Shortridge, w r hich has hopes this year, plays two games over the weekends with nearby teams. The five goes to Cumberland on Friday and plays Llzton on the local floor Saturday. Coach Burton seems to have a scrappy outfit and the fans are pulling for victories. ( ✓ N Technical Opens Technical, after a long silence in which much has been said and nothing claimed, will make its'first appearance in a daylight contest at the Tech gym. Sheridan is the foe and the time is Friday afternoon. The fans will soon know just how the Eastsiders stack up. Monrovia plays at Broad Ripple, Saturday. Tigers at Urbana Bv Timers Special GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Dec. 12 The De Pauw basketball team will have a real test tonight when It meets the Illinois five at Urbana. The Methodists have been traveling at a fast clip in practice and expect to give the Suckers a terrific fight. 1924 Comedl Captain Bv United Press ITHACA, N. Y. Dec. 12.—Frank L. Henderson, Detroit, left end on the Cornell eleven for two years, Tuesday was elected captain of the 1924 team.

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KEEPING IN TRIM WITH JERRY LUVADIS Trainer to Jack Dempsey STRENGTHENING KIDNEY AND STOMACH Sixth Exercise

EAY flat on the back, body and legs straight, with the hands straight at the side, the little fingers touching the hips. Then bring the legs straight up in the air as far as possible, using as little leverage with the hands as you can. Lower the legs slowly to the ground. Repeat twelve times. This exercise is excellent in developing the stomach and back.

City Bowling Tourney

FINAL STANDING FIVE .HAN Blacker s ..Products 2.885 Coca-Cola (Central) 2.862 Feeney Furniture Company 2.846 Hoosier Coffee Company 2.795 Ballard Ice Cream Company 2.701 DOUBLES J. Spelcher-C. Irish . 1.303 R Reynolds-L. C Ring 1.244 J Lorn-C. Reiser 1.211 E. Patterson-L Fahrbach 1.107 L. Coble-L. Wlesman : 1,194 SINGLES J. Naughton —... 604 IL Sehneiderinan 675 R Kirkhoft 648 J. Speieher 640 R Kemper 640 RICKARD PLANS - TITLEAFFAIRS McTigue-Tunney and GrebWilson Bouts Sought. Bv United Press NEW YORK. Deo. 12.—Championship bouts for the world’s lightheavyweight and middleweight titles probably will be staged here before the end of the year. Tex Rickard was working today for a McTigue-Tunney bout so- the lightheavyweight title and a Greb-Wilson return bout for the middleweight crown. If MoTigue refuses to sign with Tunney, Rickard said he would start to work on a bout with Georges Carpentier and that he was considering Battling Siki, Tommy Gibbons or Tunney as an opponent for the Frenchman. City Billiard Meet In the city three-cushion billiard tourney at the Board of Trade parlor* Tuesday night Mitchell, playing for points, defeated Rouse (45) by a score of 50 to 37. Lewie and Thompson play tonight.

CARNEGIE TECH GAME COMPLETES N.D. CARD Wabash Only State Team on Schedule of South Bend Eleven. Bv Times Special SOUTH BEND. Ind., Deo. 12.— With the Carnegie Tech game practically assured for Nov. the Notre Dame schedule for the 1924 football season Is completed If the eight-game plan Is adhered to. The card is as follows: Oct. 4—Lombard at Notre Dame. Oct. 11—Wabaah at Notre Dame. Oct. 18—Army at .New York. Oct. 25— Prtnoton* at Princeton. Nov. I —Georgia Tech at Notre Dame (homecoming). Nov. B—Wisconsin at Wisconsin. Nov. 15—Nebraska tit Notre Dame. Nov. 22—Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh. Coach Rockne named twenty-six players to receive Notre Dame football monograms for 1923. Rockne aiso announced the 1924 captain will be elected Dec. 16 at a banquet for the players. y FRED BEEBE TO COACH PITCHERS AT PURDUE Veteran Baseball Player to Assist at Lafayette SchooL Bv Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dee. 12.—Fred Beebe, ex-major league pitcher and at present manager of. the Oshkosh team of the Wisconsin State League, has been secured by Athletic Director Kellogg of Purduo University to assist In coaching the baseball team this season. Ha will work with the hurlers. Beebe Is due Feb. 1 and will stay until in April, when he has to join his team. Beebe pitched for Illinois University three years and helped win the American college championship In 1903. He later spent many years In the big leagues with various teams. Some years ago he pitched in the American Association for Louisville.

LUVADIS GOING THROUGH AN EXERCISE BENEFICIAL TO KIDNEYS AND STOMACH.

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ROBERTS-FEMS MATCH ARRANGED ON MONDAY CARD Harter Announces Another Eight-Round Scrap—Five Bouts on Program, Matchmaker Harter today added another thriller match to his Monday night fistic program at Tomlinson Hall. He signed Reamer Roberts of Indianauolis and Fighting Ferrarls of Ft. Thomas, 118 pounders, to battle eight rounds. Roberts and Ferrarls met here a few wqeks aso and it was one of the most sensational bouts of the indoor season. In the other eight-round go Monday Merle Alte, the lad with the fighting heart, will face Tommy Sparks of Cincinnati. Sparks recently defeated Jimmy Brown, whom Alte outpointed here. Alte Is building up a great following among local fans because of his willingness to cut loose and punch. Promoter Harter has one more match to arrange before his card wil. be completed. He is offering five bouts —two tens, and three eights, fortyfour rounds In all. Bouts already arranged are: > Young Jack Dillon. Nashville, and Frankie Jones. Pad tic Coast, ten rounds. Sidney Gllck. Indianapolis, and Harap Brown Oklahoma City, ten round*. Merle Alte. Indianapolis. and Tommy Spark*. Cincinnati, eight round*. Reamer Roberts. Indianapolis, and Fighting vvrraris. Ft Thomas, eight rounds.

NATIONAL BOARD FLAYS GUM MAGNATE, HOWEVER Harry Williams Is Granted Presidency Over McCarthy After Bitter Fight—National League Commends Landis. By JAMES KOLBERT United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—With the Pacific Coast League presidency squabble out of the way, the annual meeting of the big and little moguls of baseball swung into its final and major phase today. As the American and National Leagues went into joint session, it was a moot question whether the talk of a fight on Ivenesaw Laadis, commissioner of baseball, would bear fruit.

Landis had the comfort of knowing that the National League is with him, because Tuesday evening the club owners of the senior circuit adopted a resolution commending him for his "conscientious devotion to duty, the impartial and fearless decisions rendered. and the> firm and uncompromising determination to hold to and preserve the best traditions of professional baseball.” Support Is Pledged The National owners pledged their “hearty and loyal support” to the commissioner. What effect this action will have on Ban Johnson’s rumored decision to attempt to curb the powers of Landis is problematical. Report has it that seven of the eight American League club owners have pledged their support to Johnson for any action he may take on the commissioner. In deciding that Harry Williams was legally elected president of the Pacific Coast League, the board of arbitration censured William Wrigley, Jr., chewing gum king and owner of the Cubs and the Los Angeles club; Wade Klllefer, former manager of the

NOT so many years ago, executives generally, looked upon the close corporation as the ideal business arrangement The higher the selling price of their stock the more successful their business—so they tfiought. Every business move was shrouded in the utmost secrecy—as a result the public did not understand big business and viewed it with suspicion. Five years ago, the Management of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) decided that if the public knew more about its methods of operation, and had a better knowledge of the ideals animating its practices, suspicion, bom of misunderstanding, would give place to confidence, respect, and esteem. At that time the stockholders in the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) numbered 4,623 and stock in the company was selling for about $775.00 a share. It was decided to acquaint the public, in a frank and open manner, with facts concerning the ownership of this Company—its Management its policies its principles its practices—its ideals—and the true relation ship between the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and the public it serves. Each week the public press has carried a message dealing with some phase of the business of this Company. As fast as the Company could bring it about, the par value of the Company’s stock was reduced and the capital stock was increased until the price per share was brought to a point where it was within the reach of small investors. v At this writing the stockholders in the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) number 43,081 and the selling price of its stock is about $59.00 per share. Today, the man of modest means can become a stockholder in the Company and no one stockholder owns as much as six per cent of the total stock. Confidence, respect, and esteem have routed suspicion and misunderstanding. The patrons of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) are its friends—its employes are one happy family—the stockholders are proud of the fact that they are part owners in such a shirt-sleeved organization which E laces sendee before profits and by so doing as earned the good-will of the thirty million people of the two-fisted Middle West. ■? v Standard Oil Company ( Indiana ) 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago. HL

Los Angeles Club, and Charles Look* ard, former employe of Wrigley. t Too Much Wrigley Wrigley's connection with the transaction that turned over the Seattle club to Killefer and Lockard, and precipitated the fight betwen William McCarthy and Williams for the presidency, was also censured. McCarthy held that the Seattle club was not entitled to a vote. But even without its vote, the clubs stood 4 to 3 for seating Williams. Numerous deals are on the fire an the session draws to a close. Today may determine whether the Giants are to secure “Lefty" Groves from Baltimore. John McGraw, Giant leader, is in London. Cable From McGraw Secretary Jim Tierney of the Giants received a cable from McGraw that he would not pay SIOO,OOO for Groves. This is not regarded as ending the negotiations. Best of the other rumors Tuesday was the assurance from reliable quarters that Johnny Evers, the famous little old-timer of the National circuit, had signed to help Frank Chance manage the Chicago White Sox. Evers will be coach.

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