Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1924 — Page 14

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County Fives Battle for Laurels —Hoosier Big Ten Court Teams on Trips

SOUTHPORT TEAM UPSET BY BEN DAVIS NETTERS \ . r Friday Basket Tourney Schedule Here Opens With Surprise —Cumberland Downs New Bethel. Ben Davis and Cumberland were victorious in the first two games on today’s schedule in the annual Marion County High School tourney in progress at Tomlinson Hall. The victories were decisive and the Ben Davis triumph was regarded as an upset by the tourney followers. A large crowd witnessed the contests.

Rooting during the Ben DavisSouthport battle was at high pitch as the teams are keen rivals. The Davis boys won by a score of 24 to 14. Cumberland downed New Bethel, 26 to 14. Strebe starred for Ben Davis with four field goals and four from the foul line. Goodioe. a teammate, registered three from the field and Vance two. For Southport, McLaughlin, Hildebrand, Fishbuck and Spees scored from the field. Limback was the big gun for Cumberland against New Bethel with four field baskets and two foul tosses. Reasner also performed well. New Bethel’s Best Schakel, center, played a strong game for New Bethel and scored four field markers. Another upset came in the third game of the morning when Acton defeated Shadeland, 19 to 13. The score at the end of the half was 9 to 9. Smith and Paugh of Acton were offensive stars while Shaffer placed a fine defensive game. Second round contests were on the card this afternoon. There will be no games tonight because of the TechMarion County Tourney TODAY’S SCHEDULE 9 A. M. —Southport (14) vs. Ben Davis A. M.—Cumberland (26) vs. New Bethel (14). 11 A. M.—Acton (19) vs. Shadeland (13). 2 f. M.— Valley Mills vs. Beech Grove. 3 P. M.—New Augusta vs. West Newton. 4 P. M.—Winner 9 a. m. vs. winner 10 a. m. Friday. BESVLTS THURSDAY Beech Grove. IV; Oaklandon. 6. New Aumsta. 20; Castieton, 13. West Newton, 30 Lawrence, 15. Manual contest. The final game will be played Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Three games were played Thursday night with Beech Grove,'New Augusta and West Newton turning In victories. Oaklandon, Castieton and Lawrence were eliminated. Lawrence Eliminated West Newton ran up the highest score, 30 to 15, against Lawrence. Coppock, Williams and Edwards divided the scoring for the winners, while Butler was best for Lawrence. Berry and . Lane starred in New Augusta's victory over Castieton. Beech Grove and Castieton found the basket difficult to locate and scoring was very light. Beech Grove finally won, 17 to 6. Nelson and Kendall were the best for the winners. BEN DAYIS-SOUTHPORT Ben Davis (24). Southport (14>. Goodioe .. .*. F Taylor Strebe F Spees Dowden C McLaughlin Vance- ..G Flshback Davis G Hidlebrand Substitutions—(Ben Devis). Gants for Strebe: (Southport), Armand for Taylor. Field goals—Strebe 5, Godloe 3. Yanee 2. McLaughlin 2, Spes 1, Ftshback 1. Hilderbrand 1. Foul goals—Strebe 4. Armand 1. Spees 1. Flh9back 2. B^feree—Miller. Umpire—Gorman.

CCMBERLANI>-XEW BETHEL Cumberland (26). New Bethel (14). Reasner |..F Lowes Llmbach .F Van Dyke Jolly C E. Sohakel Hllkene . G C. McClain Elmore G J. acuaael Substitutions—(Cumberland) Brier for Bcaaner (New Bethel) G. McClain for Van Dyke. W. Schakel for C. McClain, Becker for J. Schakel. Field poa s—Limbaoh 4. iieaaner 3. Jolly 1. Hilkene 1, E. Schakel 4. C. McClain 2. Van Dyke 1. Foul goals—Reasner 2, Limbaoh 2. Jolly 2, Hllkene 1. Elmore 1. Referee —Gorman. Empire—Miller. ACTON-8 ADELAND Acton (19). Shadeland (13). Smith ES...F McConnell Entreking F Weddell Paugh C Hansing G. Fastner G Askern Shaffer G Martin Substitutions —Worrell for Hanging. Hanging for Worrell. E. Fastner for Entreking, Entreklng for E. Fastner. Field goals— Smith 5, Paugh 3. Martin Askern. Hansing, Weddell 2. Foul goals—Smith, Paugh 2. Hansing. Weddell 2. Refereo—Miller. Umpire—Gorman. AMATEUR CUE CHAMP Percy Collins Here for Two Matches at Cooler Parlor. Percy Collins, national amateur balkline billiard player, was due In the city this afternoon to perform at the Cooler billiard parlor in the Occidental Bldg-. Walter Brewer was to play Collins this afternoon at 3 o’clock and tonight William Curtis will engage the champion in a match starting at 8 o’clock. Bat maker Dead Bu United Pre LOUISVILLE. Jan. 18—J. Fred Hillerich, 90 years old, baseball bat manufacturer, died here Thursday. He was the maker of ’’Louisville Slugger” bats and was well-known in minor and major league circles. Independent Basketball The Spark Plug Midgets want games In the 12-14-year-old class. Call Dreocel 1517 and ask for Earl. The Indianapolis Midways defeated Barth Place M. E.. 19 to 13. Goodman and Baker played best for the winners. Humor and King played well for the losers. The Oakjandon Independents play the Christamore A. C Saturday night at the Baptist gym. Fletcher Ave. and Noble Bt. In a previous game the Christ am ores won by one point. The Mapletons play the Highland Jacks Saturday at the Mapletou gym at ThirtyFourth St. and Capitol Ave. Carter and "Deac" Garrison, forwards. Smith and “Swede'' Waeehter, guards, and Hutton at center will start for the Mapletons. The Thirty-First Street Baptsts defeated the Woodruff Place Baptist. 17 to 8. W. Littlejohn played a good floor game and •cored thirteen points for his team. In the league standing, the Thirty-First Street team baa won eight games and lost two. Abe Martins want gamea In the 15-16-yearjjid class. CaO Drexe- 1517 and ask

CRACK JUVENILES SCARCE AT RACE MEETSOFWINTER Not Much Junior Talent Is Produced for Turf Events of Summer, By United Financial NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 18.—If there are any coming champions among the 2-year-olds campaigning at any of the three winter tracks, the class of the youngsters is being carefully concealed. In the first sixteen days of racing here, at Tia Juana and at Havana there were eighteen Juvenile races and sixteen Juvenile winners. The only two to win twice were fillies. Gymkhana at the fairground track and Nellie A at Tia Juana, and neither of these produced any spectacular performances in their winnings. About all that can be said In favor of the Juvenile races ran since Jan. 1 is that they have demonstrated pretty conclusively which of the baby racers should stay away from the Maryland, Kentucky and New York tracks in the races of the spring and summer seasons. With the cheaper ones going to the small Ohio and Kentucky tracks, unwieldy fields will be avoided later on. Gymkhana and Nellie A, together with Jefferson Livingston's good looking filly, Evelyn, are about the only ones that indicate on past performance a possibility of getting up among the leaders of the Juveniles and they may all drop out In the faster contention of the five and five and one-half-furlong racing. Red Ostergard Re-turns By Times Special CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—It was announced at the offices of the White Sox Thursday that Red Ostergard, who was a member of the team in 1921, will be back in the spring to try for a berth In the outfield. He led the Texas League in home runs last season. Ostergard formerly was an inflelder.

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•=T] HE NEWS DISPATCHES AN--1 NOUNCE THAT A CHICAGO GIRL SET A RECORD FOR THE 100-YARD DASH BUT FAIL TO ADD WHETHER SHE GOT HER -MAN. Mr. Bill Spivens, The Holdout FEB. B—Returns contract unsigned with terse notation: “Say, whaddathink I am anyway, huh?” FEB. 11—Sends postal card to club owner, demanding 118.000 salary and five-year contract. FEB. 14 —Tells Blimpvllle sports writers he is through. “I can make twice as much raising radishes hero on my little farm.” FEB. 17 —Demands to be traded to the Giants. . . . “Not that I want to play, but McGraw needs me.” FEB. 20—Sends another poet card to club owner, asking “How about them there terms, and things?” FEB. 23—Assures Blimpvllle sports writers he’s through for 'keeps and what's more he wouldn’t go on another spring training trip for the best guy that ever lived, and no fooling. FEB. 24—Signs one-year contract with Phillies for 53.500. ‘ FEB. 27—Knocks three home runs over left field fence at Florida training grounds. MARCH I—Tells baseball writers he is In for greatest year, and aint’ farming a helluva business?

STRIBLING AT H. A. C. Dixie Mauler Due Here Saturday to Finish Training. Young Stribling, accompanied by his parents, will arrive In Indianapolis late Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon he probably will take a workout at the Hoosier Athletic Club gym. He will do all of his training at the H. A. C. while in the city. Stribling is carded to meet Harry Fay, Eastern middleweight, at Tomlinson Hall Monday night in the main go of ten rounds of the Army and Navy Club boxing show. College Net Scores Illinois, 38; Northwestern, 18. West Virginia, 26; U. of Pittsburgh, 23. Union, 25; IT. of Mexico, 9. Valparaiso, 33; Centre, 27.

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With Omars SPUD CAMPBELL TJC=nHE Indians’ 'third baseman, Spud Campbell, is a member of the Omar basketball team and he probably will get in part of the game against Butler College at Tomlinson Hall Saturday night. He usually’ performs at floor guard. Campbell Is a product of Franklin College.

HANOVER NETTERS INVADEIRVINGTON Southern Indiana Team Inspires Respect This Season, Usually Hanover does not inspire much fear bn the basketball court, but there Is an air of doubt in the outcome tonight at the Butler gym. The southern Indiana team comes to this city with a record of six straight victories to Its credit, including-a win over Wabash at Crawfordsville. Hanover has some splendid players on the squad and they seem to have found themsejves under the tutelage of Coach Hall. Powell and Peeler at forwards. Beer at center and Cezar and Hough ht guard Is a formidable combination. There is one thing in the Irvington five’s favor. The team always play’s well at the little Butler gy’m. They're right at home there and snag baskets from all parts of the floor. Both Hanover and Butler have hard contests Saturday. Hanover meets Wabash at Hanover and Butler p'ays the Omars at Tomlinson Hall.

“T“~l WAR AGAINST RACE HORSE GAMBLERS IN CLEVELAND ■-* AND PHILADELPHIA PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO BE CALLED OFF BECAUSE THE GAMBLERS WON’T LAY BIG ENOUGH ODDS AGAINST THE POLICE. •I- *1- -IBabe Ruth is not considered a safe driver In Massachusetts. . . . Most pitchers will tell you he isn’t a safe driver anywhere. ■!■ -I- -IThe year’s greatest bonspell is in progress in Minnesota, and it will be all right with us if it keeps ria-ht on progressing In a due northerly direction. -I- -I- -ITommy Gibbons rushes Into print to assert that Dempsey Is not a hard guy to hit. . . . Neither Is the rock of Gibraltar, for tiiat matter, -I- -I- -IMarty Burke, the fighter, took a beauty bath and had ail his freckles removed, but you can still recognize him by the rattle in his tin ears. MANUAL VS. TECHNICAL City Schools Meet Tonight at Tomlinson Hall. Manual and Technical high schools clash tonight at Tomlinson Hall in a city series basketball game. Tech has won two games, from Shortridge and Broad Ripple, and is out to keep its slate clean against city competition. The Red and White after a week of hard work feels ready to give the east aiders a battle. There will be a curtain raiser at 7 o’clock. The main game will start at 8. The BrooksldeA. A. basketball team would like to hear from State teams. Address Paul H. Felix. 3507 E. Sixteenth St , or call Webster 1790 after 6 p. m. r SOUP GIVEN WITH LUNCH, 11 TO 3 Finest Coffee, 56. Second Cup No Charge. CAPITAL CAFETERIA 25 N Capitol Ave.

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BUD TAYLOR SORRY LAD . AT FUNERAL OF JEROME Hoosier Among Mourners at Last Services for Boy Who Fought in War and Died in Ring, By WESTBROOK PEGLER, United News Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—A yellow-haired kid with a mashed nose and scalloped lips, dipped his fingers in the holy water fount of St, Jerome’s Church, crossed himself with the fist that killed little Frankie Jerome and went to his knees on the cold marble to pray, when Frankie’s body was wheeled up the aisle to the altar Thursday for the funeral mass that preceded the journey to the grave.

v Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, IncL, had been very happy’ for a moment last Friday night when he realized he had been the first one to knock out the Bronx Spider. As he bent his towsled head in a shadowy corner of the big church he wished to God he hadn’t been the one to do it. Many Ring Followers There were about 2,000 mourners present, most of them prize fighters, managers, bottle-holders and ringside™, and a lot of them had not been to church In so long a time that all they recollected about the procedure was that a fellow is supposed to take off Is his boiler and kneel down. John Doherty and Mrs. Doherty, the father and mother of Frankie, were in the front pew with the little widow and her baby girl. Outside the church the police reserves were handling a crowd of Frankie's friends. Nine big open automobiles wheeled Into file, burgeoning with flowers as the bearers came down the steps with Frankie on their shoulders. It took a long time to get the procession under way because there were sixty-five carriages in the line. Served His Country It seemed that all the Bronx was going to the end of the journey’ with the Spider, the boy who fought in the great war before he was 21 and fought till his body was worn out, in the ring. "The boy Is dead," Father Ryar. said when the carriages had returned from the cemetery. "He led a good life. He married a good wife and he was as good as his marriage vows. I wish all men were as good as Frankie Jerome was. There'd be no need of preachers, then. Green be his memory! A square-shooter was Frankie Doherty." FINAL OLYMPIC BOXING TRIALS Plenty of Action in Amateur Bouts in Chicago, By United Brest CHICAGO, Jan. 18,—Final tryouts for the A. A. U. Olympic boxing championships will be held here tonight. Lightweights, welterweights, middleweights and light heavyweights featured Thursday night’s eliminations.

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WILSON MINGLES WITH HARRY GREB IN TITLE SCRAP Betting Expected to Be Even When Middiewelghts Enter Ring Tonight, By HENRY L. FARRELL, United Xevs Staff Correspondent NEW Y< IRK, Jan. 18.—Johnny Wilson of Boston has a fine chance tonight to Join the select group of fallen champions who came back and also to turn the first title In 1924. Wilson Is to go fifteen rounds to a decision in Madison Square Garden against Harry Grab of Pittsburgh, who took the middleweight title away from him last summer in New York. Wilson can beat Greb If he chooses to step out and fight, but he will take another pasting If he tries to stay back and counter the fast moving, quick swinging champion. Greb was a slight favorite this morning in the betting to win the decision, but It is probable the betting will be even when the boaers enter the ring. Making the weight is the big thing that is expected to handicap thfe champion. lie can make 160 pounds, but he can’t fight his usual fight at that weight. Saturday H. S. Basketball Fishers at Indiana Deaf School. Danville at Broad Ripple Ft. Wayne Catholic and Cathedral at X. C. Hall. Shortrldre at Stivers (Dayton. Ohio). Johnson County tourney at Franklin. Hagerstown Invitational Tourney. Montmorenct at Lafayette. Hartford City at Fatrmount. I.a Borte at Valparaiso. Loxansport at Huntinrton. Richmond at Evansville (Central). Vincennes at Garfield (Terre Haute). Brazil at Bedford. Elkhart at Plymouth. Connersvllle at Newcastle. Hammohd at Lowell. , Marlon at Anderson Garrett at Ft. Wayne South Side. Ft. Wayne Central at Warsaw.

Yale Star \ m -J % CHARLES O’HEARN F r ~~~~ ORCED to the sidelines in football with a cracked t- ankle, Charlie O’Hearn, Yale’s most versatile athlete, is now back in harness leading the Blue hockey team. O'Hearn got Into competitive action for the first time this season in a recent match against the Cleveland collegians and gave a brilliant performance. paMlsuT AT DIXIE TRACK

Rides Four Winners and Two Thirds Thursday, By United Financial NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18.—-" Get yours today, boys. I’ll be back tomorrow.” That was the modest little sign that Ivan Parke, top rider of American tracks In 1923, hung on the knob of his locker Wednesday, when by his physician’s orders he was compelled to remain on the ground for a day because of a severe cold. He had won three races on Tuesday and Thursday he was back again. Thursday Parke rode four winners and finished third twice In six starts. In one of his four wins his mount, Gold Mark, won solely because it was Parke that had the leg up. Parke’s attitude is reminiscent of that adopted by Joie Ray, who isn’t averse to admitting that as a runner he Is unbeatable —if all runneVs start from scratch. DEMPSEY AIDS CHUCK Jack to Help Condition Wiggins for Gibbons Bout. By United Press MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 18.—Jack Demp sey, who has a return engagement with Tommy Gibbons, scheduled for next June, will help condition Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis for Chuck’s fight here Jan. 31 with Gibbons.

PURDUE DUE FOR HARD FIGHT AT MINNESOTA Boilermakers Headed for Tough Sledding—lndiana Set to Grab Honors at Chicago and Northwestern, It looks as though Purdue has a harder assignment this Saturday than Indiana “U” in the Big Ten basketball race. The Boilermakers meet Minnesota at Minneapolis, while Indiana takes on Chicago in the Windy City. I. U. stays over Sunday in Chicago to play Northwestern at Evanston Monday night.

NO TITLE SCRAP CONVENTION WEEK, - RICKARD ASSERTS Tex Says Dempsey-Gibbons Bout Wiii Be Held Early In June. By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Indignant denial of the charge made In a New York evening newspaper Thursday that he would make "a million dollars" out of the Democratic national convention was voiced today by Tex Rieka rd. “I don’t stand to make a cent out of the convention. The Dempsey-Glb-bone fight that I have arranged for,’’ Rickard said, “will not be held during the convention. I will be staged the first week of June, and the next big fight will not be staged until the first week of July.” It was charged that Rickard would make more than $200,000 out of the concessions for the motion picture and radio rights at the convention. "I offered at least $55,000 for the privileges," he said "That is, I assured the committee that at least $55,000 could be obtained for those privileges, and It w 7 as understood clearly that every cent realized above that sum. if it is a ’million dollars,’ goes to the committee.” Fights and Fighters NEW YORK—Eddie Martin. New York oantatnweifht won a six-round decision from Sonny Smith. New York. MILWAUKEE—-Joey Sanarer, Milwaukee featherwrlffht and Ernie Goozeman. California have been matched to box ten rounds here Jan. 28. MUSKEGON. Mich. —Jack Renault. Canadian heavyweight contender, is matched with Homer Smith, Kalamazoo heavyweirlit, for a ten-round bout here Feb. 6. O-VAHA Neb.— Paul Doyle. New Tork welterweight, and Morrie Schlaifer. Omaha, box ten rounds here tonight.

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The Gophers doubtless will give Purdue a real struggle in the northern city as they have a strong squad this season. I. U. t efeated them by getting the jump m the first half, but that 36 to 20 defeat of Illinois is not easy to forget. Purdue Leaves Today Coach Lambert of Purdue has been working his charges hard this week to perfect their play as he expects plenty of opposition. Robbins has been ailing and has not indulged in much of the practice, but he will start the game Saturday. Ten men were to leave this afternoon tot Minneapolis. Captain Gullion, Spradling, Wellman, Robbins, Tavis, Rigsby, Taube, Rosborg, Theobold and Sparks made the trip. Indiana University is the favorite over Chicago and is considered almost "In” against Northwestern on Monday night. The Maroons have a good team and are not to be considered lightly, but the dopesters think the Crimson five is better. Scoring Combination Nyikos, Logan and Lorber seem to be finding the net for points in more consistent fashion than anything I. U. has had on the court for some time. Indiana has lost two Western Conference games out of three played th'is season by the smallest of possible margins. Both losses were to Wisconsin. At Bloomington the Badgers won by two points and at Madison the advantage was only one point. Indiana rooters are looking for Lady Luck to smile on them a bit during the remainder of the year. INCIE ROOTERS GO TOCOLUMBUS 200 Fans Follow Team for Basket Contest, By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 18. —Two hundred high school pupils planned to leave here this afternoon on special lnterurban cars to attend the basketball game at Columbus between the Muncle and Columbus teams tonight.