Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1924 — Page 9

TUESDAY, FEB. 26, 1924

Close Battle for Honors Forecast in Local Sectional High School Tourney

Assured Net Fans at Coliseum Games Several Teams Appear Evenly Matched in Skill. If evenly matched teams are necessary to make a sectional interesting the Indianapolis district fans should have plenty of excitement at the State Fairground Coliseum Friday and Saturday. There are a number of Marion County fives which seem to have an excellent chance of copping the local honors and representing this district in the regional meet at Richmond.

There is not a great deal of difference in the strength of the Indianapolis schools. Technical seems the strongest because of winning the city series, but any one of the schools defeated In the regular season may rise up for revenge in the sectional. Manual Defeats Close Manual, a team that lost all of its game® with the • Indianapolis teams, was defeated one point by Broad Hippie. two points by Technical and two points by Shortridge. That's hoW close the teams are in comparative strength. And it is practically the same way with a number of the county schools. Although "West Newton took the Marion County tourney in which none of the city schools participated, there are at least two others capable of causing upsets. Other Dangerous Teams Ben Davis cannot be neglected in the pre-tourney dope and Southport has a team capable of giving plenty trouble. Beech Grove ir stronger than in the past. Other teams are playing good basketball, but are hardly figured strong enough to upset the dope. * Broad Ripple will have to be considered seriously because of the sec-

State Tickets Tickets for the State basketball tournament finals to be held at the Coliseum, State fairground on March 14-15, will be placed on sale March 1. Mail orders should be sent to P. R. Gorman, Technical High School, Indianapolis. All orders will be filled in order of receipt and cash must accompany each order. Price of ticket, which admits holder to all sessions of the tournament. $1.50.

tional draw. The Ripple team will not have to meet another Indianapolis school until the final game if it goes through the meet. The Rippleites start off against Lawrence and probably will meet Southport next. This will doubtless be their hardest game. Another victory there and Beech Grove or Acton probably would be the opponent in the semifinals. Nine Ripple Victories _ Broad Ripple really has the best Bcord of any of the city schools with nine games won and eleven lost. They have not met Southport this year. Tech defeated Ripple eleven points about the middle of the season -nd Shortridge lost to Ripple by four points in the closing weeks. The Technical students like the draw very much, as the Green and White opens the schedule at 9 o'clock on Friday morning. This means that school will be dismissed for the game. Cumberland is Tech’s opponent. Shortride and Manual also play morning games. Shortridge meets real competition right at the start in the second game of the sectional with "West Newton, the county tourney chaps, in action against them. Manual should not have a great deal of trouble with Shadeland, as the Manual Seconds defeated this team two weeks ago. Tech, Manual May Meet Manual very probably will clash with Ben Davis on Saturday morning. This will be a tough one for the Red and White. Tech will have to meet Shortridge or West Newton Friday evening at 8:30. If Tech and Manual win all their games they will meet in the semi-finals at 2 p. m. Saturday. From the dope it looks as though Technical, Manual or Ben Davis will meet Broad Ripple in the final game for the sectional title. CATCHER DIXON SIGNS r -Thatched Backstop Gets in Line With Bush’s Indians. The signed contract of Catcher Leo Dixon was received at Washington Park today. He will fight it out with Ernie Krueger, Otto Miller and Young Turner for a regular job behind the bat. Dixon has been with the Indians three years. He is a fine catcher, but a weak hitter. Charlie Pechous. shortstop obtained from Toledo, is ill in a Chicago hospital, Secretary Clauer learned today. Pechous wall not make the trip South with the Indians Saturday. He may join them later, or retire from the game. He is a medical student in Chicago. Tribe directors thought Pechous was studying law, but investigation disclosed the fact he is on his last year in medicine.

IRISH BEAT ST. VIATORS Notre Dame Closes Home Net Schedule With Decisive Win. Bu Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 26. Notre Dame did not have much trouble winning its last at-home basketball game Monday night from St. Viators, 34 to 19. The Irish used ten players before the game was over. Kizer and Dienhart were stars for the winners. The guarding of the South Bend team was so close that none of the visitors were able to get wore than one basket.

Big Ten Standing

Won. Lost. Pet. Purdue , 7 2 .'7B Chicago ft 2 750 Ohio State 6 3 666 Wisconsin ... 4 3 .571 Michigan 5 4 .565 Indiana 6 5 .545 Illinois .4 4 4 .500 Minnesota .............. 3 6 333 Inara 2 6 .250 Northwestern .......... 0 8 .000

WISCONSIN LOSS HELPS PURDUE IN CONFERENCE RACE Illinois Steps on Badgers, Michigan Beats lowa in Big Ten Games, Big Ten basketball results Monday night helped Purdue in its race for the western conference championship. Wisconsin, which had lost only two games and was In a position to challenge the Boilermakers, was dropped at Illinois by the rejuvenated Suckers, 31 to 20. Doc Meanwell's team does not seem to be able to make enough points to win in the games played lately. They have won four and lost three at present and do not look dangerous any longer. The Badger loss put them in fourth place and Ohio State advanced to third position in the standing. Michigan went to lowa and snatched a victory frcftn the Hawkeyes. 27 to 25. The victory put the Wolverines in fifth place ahead of Indiana. The Purdue at Ohio State contest on Wednesday is one of the most important battles of the year and may determine the western conference champion.

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OUR TONS OF FOSSILS ARRIVE IN NEW YORK AMONG WHICH MAT BE THE OLD-FASHIONED YVALTZ AND THE CINCINNATI BASE HIT. •I- -I- -INext fall Coach Helsman will shift to Texas . . . The Heisman shift is being interpreted in a novel way these days. • • * An expert insists Paddock is no longer the speediest human ... It all depends Whpn it comes to rushing into print who Is his equal? • • • Two fights will be enough for me this year, admits Dempsey. ... It probably will be two too many for hia opponents. • • • LUBS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE WILL TRAVEL 88,830 MILES NEXT SEASON. . . . EX CEPTING THE PHILLIES, OF COURSE. WHO WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS USUAL. * • • If the shipping clerk has the millennium all wrapped up and ready to go he may bring it out and put it on the truck. . . . Roush has signed for three years with the Reds. • * * It )* now charred that Tex Rickard has been double-crossing the public, as if the public wouid ever stand for any other kind of treatment. • • • Tommy O'Brien of Milwaukee, whoever he is, is set forth as logical contender for lightweight title. ... By way of showing how little logic it takes to make logical contender. ROLLER RACES TONIGHT Berger and Shuyler in Mile Event at Riverside Rink. Charlie Berger, claimant of the amateur title in the mil** roller skate event, will meet Ted Shuyler tonight 1 at the Riverside rink. Miss Lillian Moore of Ft. Wayne will meet Miss “Mickey” Vestal of Indianapolis in j a half-mile match race. On March 12 the Riverside rink roller hockey team will play the Riverside A. A.s. On March 17 the' rink team will clash with the Brook- ! side A. A.

Wallace Wins ip First Hu / im>g Special CINCINNATI, Feb. 26 Harry Thorpe. Dayton middleweight veteran, lasted cnly 48 seconds with Roy Wallace, Indianapolis middleweight, here Monday night. The Hoosier finished Thorpe with a hard right. Willie Sullivan outpointed Mike O'Dowd in eight rounds.

Youth, Speed

Bu United \etcs CATALINA ISLAND, Cal., Feb. 26.—8i1l Klllefer, Chicago National manager, who is directing what he says is the finest training season his club ever has had, has decided that if the Cubs win the pennant it wifi be because of youth and speed. Ideal weather has favored his youngsters, Klllefer said, and he is working the boys hard, twice daily, plus a five-mile mountain hike. Neither pitchers, catchers nor outfielders are causing Killefer worry, but he is losing sleep ever the infielders. Absence of Charlie Hollocher rnaltM things look pretty black.

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BILL SOUTHWORTII SHE center field problem which has caused Manager McGraw of the New York Giants worry for several years, has been solved by the addition of Billy Southworth of the Boston Braves. * “Southworth will be the regular centerfielder of the Giants.” says McGraw. “He has no opposition for the Job and will not alternate with any other player simply because he is a left-handed batsman.”

Basketball Results

BIG TEN Michigan. 27: lowa 25. Illinois. 31; Wisconsin, 20 COLLEGE Do Pauw. 29 Marquette. 20 Notre Dame. 34: St. Viator. IP. SOI THERN COLLEGE TOURNEY Wofford. 25, Howard. 24 Louisiana. 28; Presbyterian. 24 Mississippi. 31: Birmingham Southern. 16 Mercer, 21 Millsaps, 18 Newberry. 46 Georgetown, lfl Centre. 2: Citadel, 0 (default). HIGH SCHOOL Manual Girls. 16; Shortridge Girls, 14.

Kid McCoy Is thinking of getting married. ... It will be the first time—--1 the first time he did any thinking, we mean. • • • HE OLD-FASHIONED FA i I THER WHO USED TO THINK L.„--J LAWN TENNIS WAS SILLY NOW HAS A SON WHO IS PERFECTLY WONDERFUL AT ROQUE. SCORES MOUNT IN " BOWLING CLASSIC Appearance of Better Pinmen Improves Team Totals, Hu United Pretg CHICAGO, Feb. 26—The Goldammer ten-pin squad held first place In the American Bowling Congress tournament today, bowling 2,740 points to hurdle the Garrison Cigars, who went into second place with 2.T32. Hawthorne Bowling Association team No. 3 held third place with three pins needed to tie the Garrison team. Belmont Crescents, runners-up in the opening games, acquired fourth posi.'ion with 2.691. The pins are beginning to fall with unerring aim with a better class of bowlers coming in. Phil Ryan of Chicago has the distinction of making the highest score j ever recorded for an individual dur- j ing the first three days of team com- i petition in a congress tourney. Start- ' Ing with a game of 233, he sand- I wiched in a count of 246 and came back with a mark of 201, for a total of 680 pins, an average of 226 2-3. 'NOTHER HARMESON STAR Sister in Basketball Family Shines in Manual Victory. It simply runs in the family. With the third Harmeson brother playing on Manual’s net team this season a. Harmeson sister lias also stepped into the basketball spotlight. She was the star in the Manual girls’ team victory over the Shortridge girls Monday. The Manualites j won at the Shortridge gym. tfi to 14. Harmeson made eight of the sixteen j points and Arnifield shared the hon ; ors with the other eight. Fike and Likely played well for the losers.

Independent Basketball

Final 'games in the Lutheran Bseketball League will be played tonight. Emm aus vs. Zion and Trinity vs. St. John play at Second Baptist gym. Redeemer vs. St. Peter and St. Paul vs. Teachers are scheduled ata Trinity Hall, Arsenal Ave. and Washington St. The O’Hara Sans defeated the Mayer Chapel Juniors. 22 to 10. at the chapel community house. For games with the O'Hara Sans write Harold Raniopher. 1207 N. Olney St., or call Webster 108 k and ask for Howard. A Marion County Junior tourney will be held March 7 and 8. Additional information. rules and regulations and entry blanks will be supplied on request. Write George E. Allee. 1019 English Ave., vice president of Indiana Junior Basketball Association. Entries close March 1. Meeting Postponed The meeting of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association originally scheduled for Feb. 29 has been postponed until March 14 at 7:45 p. Hi., city hall. Ten-is Beats Henry Bu Times Special NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Sid Terris fciew York junior lightweight, outpointed Billy Henry of Chicago in 12 rounds here Monday night.

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Cruickshank Gains Golf Fame on One Shot

By JOE WILLIAMS SEA Service Staff Writer 0P from nowhere or the vicinity thereof came Bobby Cruickshank, a wee Scot, to national fame in American golf last summer. Cruickshank tied with Bobby Jones in the open championship at Inwood and was beaten in the play-off. Cruickshank was not exactly unheard of before the Inwood classic, but nobody figured him in championship calculations. Not Among Favorites It was conceded in advance that the blue ribbon would go to one of these eight players: Hagen. Sarazen, Hutchison, Kirkwood, Barnes, Jones, Mac Smith or Farrell. At the end of the first day’s play

ALTE AND OVER MATCHED FOR GO ON HARPER CARD Star Terre Haute and Indianapolis Feathers Signed— Packo for Wallace, Eddie Dyer, crack Terre Haute featherweight, today was matched with Merle Alte. Indianapolis' clirnbI ing youngster, for an eight-round scrap on the Washington A. C. boxing card at Tomlinson Hall. March 5. The weight will be 128 pounds. In bringing these lads together Promoter Harter believes he has picked off one of the most attractive bouts possible between Hoosier youths. Dyer is king in his class in Vigo county and Alte. the former local amateur, has been making splendid progress in the professional fistic game the last year. Dyer is a boxer and Alte a puncher and glove followers are sura to be worked up over their meeting. For his main go bout of ten rounds Promoter Harter Monday night signed Joe Pneko. Toledo middleweight, to tangle with Roy Wallace, Brfghtwood slugger. Packo is said to be capable of offering a real argument and Roy s k. o. ability will be put to the teat. Happy Atherton has been signed to face Mickie Cone in a flyweight affair of eight rounds. Tn another “eight” Jimmy Anderson of Chicago will meet Bobbie Bridges of Indianapolis. One more match remains to be closed. Louie Lavell. Anderson .will appear in it with a strong opponent yet to be selected.

Dixie Diamond Dust

SARASOTA, Fla—ldg-ht training #tunt* are on the program laid out by Hughey •Icnning* for the Giant regular* and rookie* training here. Manager McGraw i not clue until Fridny. Ja-k Bentley, slugging pitcher, Is rtoxen to wetght and nys he will have a b*c season. CLEARWATER Fls —F'aritco.llT all the regulars, ■vith the exception of Zach Wheat, are at tl2s Brooklyn training camp or on their way there Wheat i* a holdout Tommy Griffith, veteran outfielder, was the first to lift one over the fence. AVGUSTA. Ga—Golf has been ordered on the sidetrack for the Detroit chib tn training here Manager Cobb ordered confiscated several bags of club* that appeared in the clubhouse and said the boys were here to get ready for baseball. Iloppo Awarded Divorce Bv Timet Special New York, Feb. 6. —A verdict in favor of Willie Hoppe, world's champion billlardist, who sued his wife for .absolute divorce, wits returned Monday by a Supreme Court Jury. Lewis and “Biscuits” Bv United Preit CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Strangler Lewis, world's heavyweight wrestling champion, meets Stanislaus Zbyszko in straight falls here tonight.

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Hutchison led the field with two great rounds of 70-72. Jones was next at 71-73. .Cruickshank —who is this Cruickshank guy? the fans asked —was third at 73-72. The fight lengthened. The third round totals were posted. Jones had gone into the lead with 71-73-76 —220. Cruickshank was a bangup second with 73-72-78 —223. Hutchison had dropped to third with 70-72-82—224. Hagen, al ways a fine fighter against odds, h. and come up to within striking distance with 77-75-73—225. Greatness (Tops Out The final round began, and it was during this ordeal that Cruicksbank’s great ness made itself manifest. Jones played the first nine in

THIS PLAYER GIVES NEW SYSTEM OF MATHEMATICS Hot Tip to Tax Payers When Computing Their Dues to Government —Gene Bailey of Dodgers, Discoverer, Bv United \etrg CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 20.—Gene Bailey, outfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, suddenly has revealed a hitherto latent mathematical genius and anew process of reckoning which taxpayers no doubt will be eager to invoke in the computation of their dues to the Government.

Mr. Bailey, who was schooled in Texas, owes no credit to the pedagogues of the little red schoolhouee, Inasmuch as his invention flouts the mathematical principles which they expounded to him in his youth. He thought it all up himself. By his process it appears that six times S7OO is a sum greater than $5,000. Bailey, a second-year man with the Dodgers, was offered $5,000 for the season of 1924. In the stilly nights of the off-season, Sprawled on the hearth of his far-away home, Bailey did sums on a white-washed spade with dead embers from the fire and decided that he was not being offered enough. “I won*t take $5,000,” he informed the Dodgers at last. "I am worth S7OO a month.” Ah the season lasts six months in the major leagues, it will be seen that Bailey's demand differs *fy sßeo from the amount offered him. The Dodgers management for once ha, eagerly accepted the terms proposed by a spring holdout.

BUFFALO YOUTH | IRIS SIBLING One Slattery Pulls Surprise on Georgian, Sv t'ntted Prest BUFFALO, Feb. 26.—With a fast finish in the sixth round, during which lie pasted Young Stribling, Georgia ; light heavyweight, ail over the ring, i Jimmy Slattery. 19-year-old Buffalo j middleweight, won a six-round decision here Monday night. The fighting was fairly even for five | rounds but the decision went to Slattery after ho had shown up the ' Georgia youth in the last round. DOSSETT CHECKER CHAMP Ijebatton I’layer Wins In State Tourney at Local “Y.” Tlte State checker championship was j won by A. R. Dossett of Lebanon ir the tourney completed Monday at the j local Y. M. C. A. Rex B. Wood of j Rensselaer was second and O. L. | Smalley of Indianapolis was third, j Twenty-two entrants started.

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39, two over par. Then he started home 3-4-S-4-4-3 and it seemed a-s if nothing could stop him. But on the last three holes he skidded, taking 5-6-6 for a finishing total of 296. Cruickshank started his final round erratically, but after reaching the sixth teo he played the next seven holes in these thrilling figures. 2-S-3-4-3-4-3, only ONE OVER EVEN THREES! Ho had now caught Jones. Cruickshank played the next three holes in 5-5-4. Tills left him three 4s to take the title. But at the next tee the little war veteran crashed, took three putts and a six. 240-Yard Iron Blast This left him needing a 3-4 or

MARQUETTE DROPS GAME TO OE PAUW White and Wills Lead Hoosier Team to Victory, Bv Timet Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Feb. 26 De Pauw defeated Marquette University of Milwaukee hope Monday night on the hardwood, 29 to 20. The visitors put up their best game in the first half, which ended 16 to 13 in favor of the Methodists. De Pauw held a lead throughout. Neither team showed remarkable basketball and play was rather ragged. White and Wills were tile heavy scorers for the winners with five field goals each. White also dropped in three from the foul line. Quinn of Marquette made four from the field and one from the foul line.

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4-3 to tie. He got his four at the 17th hole, and at the home hole got his 3 and a tie with Jones, but only after executing one of the boldest and most sensational approach shots in the long history of the game, a 210-yard full iron blast over a water hazard to a tricky, fast green. The ball stopped eight feet from the cup and Cruickshank dropped it in amid as lusty a shout as ever greeted a ha f back scoring the winning touchdown. What if “Cruick” was beaten the next day in the play-off, 76 to 78? That one iron shot had lifted him from the realm of the unknowns to the nationally famous.

NOOSIERS PLACED ONALL-OPPDNENI MARQUETTE TEAM Vandivier, White and Woqd on First Selection by School Paper, By Timet Special MI LWAUKEE, Feb. 26.—Three Hoosier college stars were placed on the honorary all-opponent basketball team picked by the Marquette Tribune, a student newspaper. The paper selected the team from players who have opposed the Marquette University five this season. The second team includes two Indiana netters. Marquette's opponents have included Lombard, Wisconsin, lowa, Creighton, Franklin, De Pauw, Milliken, Lawrence, Milwaukee Normal, Milton, Butler, Augustana, Carroll and St. Mary's. Vandivier of Franklin and White of De Pauw were placed on the first team nt forwards, with White selected as captain. Wood of Franklin was placed at back guard. Mahoney of Creighton got the center job and Swanson of Lombard, floor guard. On the second team Hooker of Butler was made captain and placed at a forward position, and C. Frlddle given the center place. Others are Trautman of Creighton, forward: Diebold of Wisconsin, and Lamb of Lombard, guards. AMUSEMENTS

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PALACE I TO It P. M. Commencing Today THOSE FAVORITE FUNSTERS ANDERSON & BURT “THE DIZZY HEIGHTS” EDWIN GEORGE in ‘‘A COMEDY of ERRORS” BOLGER Trennell & Trio NORMAN Presents Their Novelty "The Banjoker The Fiddler” I “Mile. Fifi” WATKINS CIRCUS FROLIC VAUDEVILLE SURPRISETTE Introducing “Y-O-G-l” PHOTO FEATURE “Don’t Marry for Money” With HOUSE PETERS AND A STELLAR CAST Ft’s a Tense Drama Well Told

PROBE SIARTS OF ] SCALPING CHARGE AGAINST RICKARD J I N, Y, Boxing Commissior Takes Up Investigation of Tex’s Latest Tangle, By HENRY L. FARRELL Un/ted Prett Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. Feb. 26.—Investigation into charges by Tom O'Rourke that Tex Rickard scalped his own fight tickets was to be started this afternoon at the regular meeting, of the New York boxing commission. The statement made to the district attorney's office by George Brower, chairman of the commission, that he would take charge of the investigation warranted the belief that the commission would get the machinery in motion today even if it did not get down to testimony. Tex Rickard, who would not admit he had been called, said he would be ‘‘available’’ for the commissioners this afternoon and that if he was net called he would make a personal effort to be heard. Rickard said he would not only deny all charges made by O’Rourke that he worked with ticket scalpers and had defrauded the Federal and State Governments out of tax money, but that he was prepared to show proof. • •' He said also he would demand the commission make a thorough investigation and would ask the reports lie filed on the receipts of the Dempsey-Firpo fight an£ every other important contest that he has staged be made public. Riverside Meeting The Riverside A. A baseball club will meet Wednesday evening at the Pleasure Club, Udell and Clifton Sts. Manager Davidson requests all members be present. Important plans will be taken up for next season.

AMUSEMENTS

WHERE THE CROWDS GO! LYRIC 55 THE MUSICAL COMEDIETTA “A MOONLIGHT MARRIAGE” WITH CHED FREEBORN, BILLY BARROWS AND A STELLAR CAST Billy “Swede” Hall & Cos. “IN HILDA” PAUL & GEORGIA HALL CROMWELL &. CO. THREE WHITE KUHNS CURTIS ANIMALS PROSPER & MARET POPULAR COLLEGE ATHLETES Dancing In the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon and Evening:.

MOTION PICTURES NAME the MAN Featuring CONRAD NAGEL PATSY RUTH MILLER MAE BUSCH—HOBART x BOSWORTH Chao. Davis Orchestra With Ed East LESTER HUFF, Organist.

APOLLO TOM MIX “MILE-A-MINUTE ROMEO” “OCR GANG” COMEDY “SUNDAY CALM” YIRGir. MOORES APOLLO ORCHESTRA; JACK TILSON, NEW SONGS: JOHNNY ROBINSON. “TEASIN' THE XYLOPHONE.”

The Picture You’ve Read About \ if downl V 77 to the (] SEA | SHIPS* J Circle Orchestra Playing “FAUST” BAKALEINIKOFF CONDUCTING A Christie Comedy “AGGRAVATIN’ PAPA” DESSA BYRD At the Organ COMING SUNDAY COLLEEN MOORE THE FLAMING YOUTH GIRL In Her Latest Picture “PAINTED PEOPLE” . A First National Picture

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