Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 261, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1924 — Page 10

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High School Fives Battle at Coliseum in First Round Tilts of State Meet

FRANKFORT, RICHMOND AND WILEY WIN GAMES Franklin, South Side of Ft. Wayne and Michigan City Defeated in Morning Contests at Final Net Tourney. Thirteen teams were left in the running for the high school basketball championship of Indiana after the morning games today at the Coliseum. State fairground. Frankfort, Morton high school of Richmond and Wiley high of Terre Haute were the winning squads. Franklin. South Side of Ft. Wavyie and Michigan City were eliminated.

In the first game of- the meet Kraj i kfort defeated Franklin after a tight defensive battle. 24 to IS. The lanky Frankfort center. Cummins, was the deciding factor in the victory. The score at the half was Frankfort, 10; Franklin. 5. Franklin staged a rally at the start of the second period but never was able to get on even terms with their opponents. The Richmond “Red Devils" showed strong offensive power, by defeating South Side of Ft. Wayne. 41 to 22. Rizio came down the floor from his position as guard to drop in six field goals. Johanning was the other heavy scorer for the winners with four from the field. Fromouth dropped in four for the losers. Michigan City was eliminated in the third game of the morning by Wiley High of Terre Haute. The final score was 35 to 21 in favor of Wiley. Weather Man Smiles The weather man did not carry out his threat of Thursday to greet the visiting net fans with light snow flurries. Instead, the weather, though cool, was invigorating, and dry, wish plenty of sunshine. All of the first round and one of the second round games were to be played today. At 8:30 tonight the Frankfort and Richmond tms will start the second round of play. Many teams which showed up well in last year's tournament were missed ■tt the Coliseum today. Among these were Vincennes, winner of last year’s tourney; Crawforcjsvllle and Muncle. Frankfort Cops First First Half Wirey took the tip - ff. dribbled j down but shot out of t. >unds. After excellent team work Pogue came down the floor and made a short one. Wirey fouled Good, who tossed the goal. Petty scored a long field goal, and Franklin took time out. After both teams missed several shots. Good fouled Wirey. who missed both foul attempts. McQuiston dribbled under for Franklin's first field > goal. Score: Frankfort, 5; Frank- : lin, 2. A crowd of more than 12.000 hronged the Coliseum at this point of the tourney. It was estimated that 2,000 were outside awaiting an opportunity to get inside. Cummins fouled Williams,, who missed the first attempt, hut tossed I lie second one at the foul line Willey fouled Holz. who made one of rhc two free throws. Score: Frank ft- t, 6: Franklin. 3. Wirey shoved Good, who tossed both foul line attempts. Willey tossed a field goal Cummins dribbled in under for one for Frankfort. Score. Frankfort. 10: Franklin, 5. Hickey went in for McQuiston, for Franklin. Cummins fouled Townsend, who missed the attempt. The gun for the half cracked with Frankfort ■ n the long end of a 10 to 5 score. Second Half McQuiston went back in for Hickey at the opening of the second half. Williams fouled Cummins, who missed the attempt. Holz fouled Willey, who also missed the attempt. Cummins was under the basket and scored an easy one, and Franklin called time out to talk it over. Score: Frankfort, 12; Franklin, 5. McQuiston came in under fast and magged one. Score: Frankfort. 12; Franklin. 7. Pogue fouled Wirey, who shot the basket. Score: Frankfort. 12; Franklin. 8. Wirey shoved Good, who made the free throw. Score: Frankfort, 13; Franklin. 8. Townsend shot a long one from past the center of the floor, bringing" Franklin’s total to 10. Frankfort called time out. and the crowd went wild. Score, Frankfort, 13; Franklin. 10. Seven minutes of play remained. Holz dribbled under for a field goal. Petty held Wirey, who tossed the free throw. Cummins made a long field goal. Score. Frankfort, 17: Franklin, 11. Franklin resorted to long shots that rolled around and out. Hickey substi* tuted for McQuiston. and Freeman for Willey. Hickey fouled Cummins, who made one of the two attempts. Pogue fouled Hickey, who made one of the two. Cummins came through with an under the basket field goal. Williams fouled Cummins, missed. Score: Frankfort. 20; Franklin. 14.

Wirey shot a field goal, and then came down for a short one. bringing the score to IS. The crowd pulled for Franklin. But Cummins came through wrh *>ne for Frankfort. Pogue fouled Freeman, who missed both attempts. Good threw another one, just as the gun popped. Final score: Frankfort. 24; Franklin. 18. Line-ups and summary: Frankfort (94). Franklin (18). Holz F- McQuiston Petty Willey Cummins. ........ ..6. Wirey g00d........... ...Q Williams Pogue.... G Townsend Snbstitutlone—Hleker lor McQuiston. MoQuiston for Hickey. Hickey for McQuiston. Freeman for Willey. Field goals—Holz. 1 : Petty. I; Cummin*, 5: Good. 1; Pogue. 1; Wirey. 6: Willey. 1; Townsend. 1 MeQuiston. 2. Foul goaie—Holz, 1 out of 2: Cummins. 1 out of 3; Good. 4; Hickey. 1 Wiley. 2 out of 3: William*. 1 out of 2: Townaend. 0 out of 1; WUrey 0 out of 2; Freeman. 0 out of 2. Referee—Reagan Umpire—Mowe

Richmond Has Romp

First Half Morton started out with r> dash. Field goals by Kessler and Rizio. a foul goal by Ewbanks. and a held goal by Muey. sent the score to 7 before’ Brubecker, came through with the first field goal for South Side. South Side called time out. and Wilkin* substituted for Wyss. Rizio and Muef again came through with field

goals and South Side again called time out. Wyss went back in for Wilkins. The score was Richmond. 13: Ft. Wayne, 2. Fromuth tossed one for Ft. Wayne. Ewbanks dribbled in and made a pretty one. Norris of South Side tossed a long one. Rizjo counted a pretty one from the center of the floor. Johanning pushed one from the middle. He fouled Norris on the jump, who made the free throw. Rizio made a pretty two-pointer. Johanning tipped one in under the basket. Kessler was open and made one. Brubecker got one for Ft. Wayne, which brought the score Richmond. 23: Ft. Wayne, 10. Norris got a field goal from under the net after the South Side team had bombarded the basket.. Rizio fouled Brubecker. who tossed both attempts. Morton called time out. Score. Richmond, 25: Ft. Wayne. 14 Just before the gun cracked, Johanning tossed another one for Rich mond. making the score Richmond. 27: Ft. Wayne. 14. Second Half Rizio came down under on an out-of-bound play for a short one. Fromuth popped one in from underneath. Price went in for Muey. Muey left the floor before Price was in and his team was technically fouled. Norris missed the try. Fromuth switched one in and Johanning came back with one for Morton. Kessler made an other one. sending the score up to Richmond, 33: Ft. Wayne, 18. With a beautiful piece of team work Kessler anti Wyss went down the floor and the latter connected. Ewbanks popped an overhead shot. Ft. Wayne called time out. Porter substituted for Ewbanks. Wilkins went in for Brubecker. Currie fouled Porter, who missed the foul goal, but when the ball bounded back to him. threw a field goal. Richmond substituted Krueger, j its six-foot five inch center, for Jo i hanning. Ft. Wayne was unable to : cope with the fast pa'ssing game of the Richmond team. Fromuth made one for South Side, which brought the score to Richmond. 39: Ft. Wayne. 20. Rizio came down fob one. Ewbanks returned to the game for Rizio, who had played a whale of a game. Bru j becker returned for Wilkins. Kess i ler blocked Brubeoker, who missed ! both attempts at the foul line. Krue- j eer held Norris, who made both foul attempts. The game ended with the score Morton. 41; South Side, 22. l.ine-up and summary: !t; hmond 141*. S Side * Ft. W, i 122 '. r.nhanks F Brubecker Muey F Fromuth Johanning C Norris Kessler G Currie , Rizio G Wyss Substitutions —* Richmond > Porter for f Ewbanks. Price for Muey. Krueger tor Johanning, Ewbanks for Kizto. ‘South Side! j Wilkins for Wyss Wys, for Wilkins. Wilk- i in- for Rruhpeker. Field goals—Ewbanks. 1 :> Porter L: Muey. 2: Prn-e. 1: Johanning. t Kessler. 3: Rizio. H; Brubecker. 2: Fromuth. 4; Norris. 2. Foul goals—Ew- | barks. 1 out of 1 . Muey. 0 out of 2: liruebeeker. 2 out of I Norris. 3 out of 4; ' Ci%rie. 1 out of 1. Referee —Mowe. em-pire—D.-de Miller. Michigan City Loses First Half Wiley started fast and Gault and Harfinder made field goals before Henry got his first chance af the . basket on a foul by Harfinder. He I tossed one of his two tries, and Henry -followed with a field goal, bringing the score to Wiley, 8; Michigan City, 3.

Morgan fouled Krueger who missed both free throws. Lintner fouled Gault who tossed both free shots. Henry scored from the side of the floor. Alexander went in under and scored. Henry tossed a long one. Score. Wiley. 12: Michigan City. 7. Henry fouled Harfinder, who made one and missed one. Lintner made one for Michig in City, and Settle scored for Wiley. Lintner fouled Alexander, and one of the two attempts went through. Michigan City called time out. Score, Wiley, 16; Michigan City, 9. L. Lauer substituted for Krueger for Michigan City. As the game slowed down, the call of “lunch” was heard from many disinterested fans who filed out. The gun cracked shortly afterward. Score at end of half. Wiley, 16; Michigan City. 9. Second Half Krueger substituted for L. Ixiuer. Wiley changed shirts during the intermission. donning white ones in place of the solid red ones that they formerly had been wearing. Alexander made three and Settle and Gault made one each to run the Wiley score to 26. Henry’ scored from the field and L. Lauer connected with a foul shot. Michigan City called time out when their score totaled 12. Alexander tossed one and Henry and Shorn, who substituted for S. Lauer, came back with long ones and Wiley called time out. Score: Wiley, 28: Michigan City, 18. Leggett substituted for Krueger. Altekruse went in for Settel. Weaver for Hasfurder. Alexander added a foul, arid two fields and Hasfruder boosted the score to 35 with a long one. Henry threw a field goal and S. Lauer tossed a foul just as the gun cracked. The final s.core was Wiley, 36; Michigan City. 21 Line-up And summary: Wiley (T. Haute* (36). Mich. City (31). Alexander F Krueger Settle F S. Lauer Gault C Henry Ha-durrier G Bendix Morgan G Lintner Substitution" Kilters for Alexander. VI- l.ru-e 'or S'-lt'e. Weaver for Ha"furder. L. Lauer or Krueger. Shorn (or S. Lauer L .get! for L. T.ai.er Fie and aib—Aleva- ui r t;; Sett>. t: Cau't. 2: ti sfurder. 3: Shorn. I: Hmiry. I.intm r :t Foil! goaU —A oxander. 1 out of 4: Gault. 3 out of 3: H -fyrdc-r 1 out of 2; Krueger. 1 out of 4; Sos ) ; Henry. 1 out of 2. v iler Umpire—j-John Mil-

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FRONT ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT —R. SCHNAITER. BROWN, W. SCHNAITER. MIDDLE ROW—MESS.MER. HINE, WRIGHT, BYRUM. TOP ROW—REYNOLDS. GLENN, M. CURTIS (COACH). POLING.

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WASHINGTON MANAGER IS MERE KID TO VETERANS Stanley Harris Was Cavorting Around Sand Lots When Walter Johnson and Nick Altrock Were Famous, By WESTBROOK REDDER / nihil Sews Staff Correspondent TAMRA. Fla.. March 14. — When Walter Johnson broke into professional baseball eighteen years ago with so much speed that his catchers had to invent the fireproof mitt. Stanley Harris was playing backyard ball around Pottsvillc, Ra., in one of those leagues where every game wound up in a fight about the seventh inning, and the winning side stoic the mitts, bats and mask of the losers.

BUTLER STEPS UP IN A. AI TOURNEY Collegians to Meet Hillyards in Semi-Finals Today, Hu I iturn Special KANSAS CITY. .\Io . March 14 Following a 84-to-29 victory over Schoolcy-Woodstogk team of Kansas City Thursday night in the national A. A. U.-net tourney here. Butler Col lege will meet the fast Hillyards. St. Joseph, Mo. today in the semi finals. Thursday night’s game was one of the features of the session. Only a few points separated the two teams throughout the game until the last few minutes of play. The East is without representation in the tourney now. with the defeat Thursday night of the University Club of Brooklyn. N. Y. 43 to 22 by Lombard College. Galesburg, 111 lane-ups and summary: Butler *341. Schooleys (28). Keaoit F. Here Nipper F ... . Duvall Gri_rg* C , Fett’.iUf Middles worth . G CroM Col way.. : G Dehoney Substitution!! —Jones for Reach. Strolo for Middle*wofth. Hooker for Grig**. Reynolds for Crocs. Miller for Fetting Field goals—Reach 4 <ri*frH 4. Hooker 4 Jone* 2. Heee 4. Duvall 3 Fetting 1 De honey ' Foul goals—Reach 3. Griggs 3. Duvall 1. Fcdtnig 1. Cross 1 Refer**—Brown Umpire—Allen. I. U. NINE WILL VISIT BLUE IM Crimson Diamond Stars to Invade Southland April 3, By Timex .special BLOOMINGTON, ind., March 14 About fifteen of Indiana University’s baseball squad will make the trip Into the Blue Grass State April 5, Coach Leslie Mann said today. Games have been scheduled with Centre College, University of Kentucky, 'Hpinsylvania and Kentucky State Normal. Two games will be played with each team Centre College will be played April 4. The Kentucky State match is booked for April 5: Transylvania, April 7 and 8. and State Normal, April 9. A four-day stay will be made in Lexington. CASTING CLUB MEETING Loral Organization May Bring National Tourney Here. Officers for the coming year will be elected, and plans to bring the national casting tournament to Indianapolis in 125 will be discussed, at the annual meeting of the Inclainapols Casting Club at the Marion Club tonight at 8 o'clock. Several fly casting and bait casting rods have been made and donated by members, for use of new' members in tournament casting at the new pool. College Ave. and Fall Creek Blvd. SHORTRIDGE LETTER MEN Only Three North Side Players Receive Honors. Basketball awards were made Thursday at Shortridge. The school saw fit to i.-sue but three letters in this sport. The letter men were Thatcher. Smith and Brafford. Secondary awards were made to Wiley, Woods, Van Zant, Retmier, and Hayes.

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That was the year that Nick Altrock helped the hltless White Sox win the'world championship from the Cubs In Chicago and naturally Nick was a great man to Stan Harris. If he hn,l had his choice between dinner at the Wh.te House and a hot-dog at a lunch counter with Altrock. Harris would have said: "Put on the dog and don’t spare the mustard.” Walter and N'lek Walter and Nick were out on the lot at the fairground today. Walter pitching to Muddy Rue] and Nick knocking fungoes to a squad of pitchers to keep them steaming after their work. Stan Harris was there, too, and Walter and Nick called htni boss. “I wouldn't put too much pepper in the work, big boy,” said Stan to Johnson, in an advisory tone of voice that implied that Walter ought to know* best, if it came right down to that. “This breeze might give you a crick In the soup bone." "All right, boss," the ojd Swede said ”T have a lot today, no use wasting steam Just because T got it, yps boy?” Youngest Manager Harris Is 27 years old, th*> youngest of all the managers of major league ball clubs, and his name is boss to men who were great ones of the game ball long before he took an interest in his first girl or long pants, or w;us called on to make the enormous decision whether he would use the saf ety or the straight razor. Clark Griffith tried to get Eddie Col lins of the White S,,x to manage the Washington Senators this year, but the White Sox wanted Harris in the trade and Griffith was thinking of Stanley as a manager Four or five years hence. i* When the deal curdled In the hot air of the winter meetings of the magnates, Griffith decU’M to crowd she future slightly and give Harris the job at once. Harris Is Just barely old enough to speak of some' of his players as "the youngsters.” The Promising Kid Rice and Llehold, and George Mogridge, the pitcher, are 33 years old and would have spoken of Stanley as a fairly promising kid <?vo years ago this day when ho was trying out for his first job In the big leagues. "I was hearing of some of these fellows long before I ever got into a team that had uniforms,” Stanley admitted. "Os course, Walter Johnson and Nick were stars when I had to be home by 8 o’clock at night or get a licking.” DE PAUW BASEBALL CARD Butler College On Tiger Schedule for May 16 and 24. Hi/ t ailed Financial GREENCASTLE, Ind., March 14. Twelve games are now on the baseball schedule of He Pauw, Coach James N. Ashmore announced. Other games will be added later. Butler College Is on the card for two games, one here and one at Indianapolis. The schedule: April 3. Purdue, af. Lafayette: April 15. Purdue, here; April 19 Bradley Tech, here: April 22. State Normal, here: April 24. Indiana, at Bloomington; April 29. Wabash, at Orawfordsville; May 10. Butler, at Indianapolis: May 10, Wabash, here; May 21, Butler, here; May 24. Hanover, liere; May 20, Indiana, here: May 28, State Normal, at Terre Haute. Independent Baseball The Silver Flash Baseball Club will meet Sunday at 2 p. m. at Pick's Dairy - Lunch, 815 E. Sixty Third St. The following players are asked to attend: Firlstlnl, Boles. Brooks, Hayes, Roberts, Bell, Gouch, H. Milligan, Lipscomb, Devault, D. MllUgan, E. Milshmer, D. Plummer, B. Day, D. Milshmer, Cook. Sunday Morning League < tfticers, team managers and captains of the Sunday Morning Baseball League of the I. A. B. A. are requested to attend an important meeting tonight at 8 o’clock at 34 W. Ohio St. Teams interested in Sunday morning baseball art asked to send a representative.

LOSS OF MORAN MAY NOT SPOII CINCY’S CHANCES Veterans Seem to Be Satisfied With Selection of Jack Hendricks* By HENRY L. FARRELL. United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 14.—Pennant chances of the Cincinnati Rods should not be placed in jeopardy by the loss of Pat Moran, the late manage* of the club, in the opinion of John A. Heydler, president of the National League. Heydltr, before leaving for Florida to visit National League camps, made a few observations about prospects for the coming pennant race, among which he mentioned the histh hopes the Reds should ave. Veteran Team “The Reds are *t veteran and sea soned team,” he said. ‘‘-Most of the players have been playing under Ihe Moran system of ball for four years and thy should be able to carry on. Where a young team might be upset by going under tin- direction of anew manager, a seasoned team should maintain its balance. “Reports from the Reds' training camp at Orlando indicate no demoralization of the club, the players feeling that the best way to pay tribute to the memory of their dead leader would be to go out and win the pennant. Depends on Hendricks “Much will depend upon how Moran's successor runs the team.” Jack Hendricks, who Is slated to succeed Moran, was said to have been accepted with satisfaction by the club. Eddie Roush would not consider an offer, and while .fake Daubert was thought 1o in a candidate, it was said he was the first to offer congratulations to Hendricks and assure him of his support Baseball critics feel that in the' actual handling of the club. Hendricks con do as well as his predecessor, but Moran's hand will lee missed with the young pitchers. COMPETITION KEEN IN A. B. C. TOURNEY

Teams and Individuals Roll Up Among Leaders, Hu I nit id Ph s , CHICAGO, March 14 With the ap proach of the; finals in the A. B. C. tour nament, competition has become keener and many of the early leaders have been pushed into the discard. The 2,800 class team lri the five-man event disappeared entirely as several teams bowled their way to high places last night. Blrk Beverages. Chicago, rolled 2,949 for fourth place Jimmy Blouin, former A B. C. champion, scheduled to give the thrill of the evening, was off form and his team, the Brucks. failed to roll Into the prize money. Blouin was to howl in the singles and doubles this afternoon and fans who flocked to see him last night, hoped that he will make up for his poor performance. Stanley Fasey, Chi, ago, gained second in the singles with a total count of 723. Skidmor, Madison, Wis., took fourth in the all-events with a nine-game figure of 1,908. Training Camp Chatter CATALINA ISLAND Cal - liob Barrett, bent of Uu* Cubs' rookie inflnlclers. is* m line for a try at Die short stop job which ie colift id ered open as long as Hull ocher refuse* to report. WINTER HAVEN. Fla—ln their first game of the sea-son. the Whit Sox regulars were defeated by the second stringers. 9 to 6. \>;\V ORLKANN Hitting o. Earl Coombs. $.10,000 Louisville outfielder. In liis first workout with the New York Yankee*, great* Ij Impressed Manager Huggins. SARASOTA. Fla.—Behind the good pitching of Dean and Maun, the two sensational Giant youngsters, the Met-raw rookies beat the regulars. 1 to 0. in their first game of the season. CLEARWATER, Fla,—The Brooklyn Robins scored their first victory of the season when they beat the Phils. 12 to 1. in an exhibition game LAKELAND, Fla.—-The Indians are expected to play their first practice game today with Uhlc. Covelskio and Morton taking turns tn the box. AUGUSTA. Ga. —Rookie Collared was walloped for seven runs in the third inning and Die Yannigaiis. with Ty Cobb on their side, went down to a 12-to-l defeat at the hands of the regulars in the Tigers’ second six-inning practice game ORLANDO, Fla.—Anting Manager Jack Hendricks ordered fnll steam ahead in training work today, following a 3-to-g defeat yesterday at the hands of Indianapolis at Plant City. The Reds showed a lark of form caused by a let up in practice bemuse of the death of Pat Moran and cold weather. BRANDENTOWN, Fla—The Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers at Palmetto this afternoon. The Cards bea.t the Boston Braves, 5 to 4 yesterday, Hornsby getting a homer. Blftdes came acrosft with the winning score on an infield play. MOBILE, Ala.—Ken Williams, home-run kinpr of the Browns, has a sore arm and is taking electric treatments to bake the soreness out.

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NEW PITCHER IS LANDED FOR INDIANS BY BUSH Ned Niles of Spartanburg South Atlantic League Purchased —Tribe Beats Cincy in First Exhibition Game, By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor PLANT CITY, Fla., March J4.—More good news for the folk back home. Ownie Bush has landed anew pitcher. He is Ned Niles, righthander, and he comes to the Tribe highly recommended. Niles accepted terms with the Indians today and wired he would start for the Plant City training camp Tuesday.

Niles was purchased front the Spartanburg;. South Atlantic League team. He was on the suspended list of the club last season and hurled for the Canton team of the outlaw Midwest League in 1923. where he established a splendid record. Spartanburg obtained the reinstateof Niles in organized baseball a few weeks ago and when the Indians were informed of this fact they arranged for his purchase. oilie O'Mara. former Indian, who plays In the Midwest League, advised Bush to buy the tvvirler and Carmen Hill, veteran Tribe* pitcher, also put in a plug for Niles. Hill saw Niles perform in a game last year and says ho looks the part of a winner. \llen Arrives Outfielder Allen, pur, based on trial front Beaumont, reached camp Thursday night and was to don the togs today. The Indians wore the talk of Plant City today as a result of their achievement in defeating the Cincinnati Reds Thursday 3 to 2. It was Plant City's biggest baseball day and marked the opening of the Adelson field. Attendance figures. 2.500 Fitzsimmons and Eller hurled for Bush's team, and Mays. Benton and Vinos for the big leaguers. The Indians outbatted the Reds, twelve safeties to nine Fitzsimmons, who went six innings, would not have been scored against if he had not made a wild throw in the fourth stanza Sicking received a slight sprain of the left ankle on the play ami retired in favor of Janvrln. Hendricks Not Pleased lack Hendricks, who was in charge of the Reds, was disappointed over the outcome of the struggle. He didn't relish a defeat at the hands of •his former club The Indians apparently have the Reds jinxed in spring exhibition battles. Manager Speaker of Cleveland, Manager Harris of

Warming Up With the Tribe By Eddie Ash

LANT CITY, Fla., March 14. PNpud Campbell, former Frank- >___ lin College,all-round athlete, is becoming an improved third sucker as a result of personal coaching on the part of Manager Ownie Bush. The Tribe pilot discovered Campbell was In the habit of “skipping,” or "hopping,” when going after a grounder and Ownie decided to remove the “hop.* This was done and Campbell immediately started haring less bobbies during infield practice. Fact of .be matter, Campbell now looks 50 per cent better at the hot corner over his form at this time last year. He is learning something under expert , inching. Spud was a bad judge of a bounce on hard drives to his right in 1923. but hard training at Plant City this spring finds him overcoming that weakness. Hardly a better teacher than Bush could l>e found to handle young inflelders. His supply of pointers is unlimited. S. I>. Adelson. the “cucumber king of Florida ' never has eaten a cucumber. He admits it. Kirke once was n member of the Detroit Tigers It was years ago. On the training trip to Salt Antonio Jay drew a wild Texan rookie southpaw for u roommate. Said Texan’s name w.is Vance <>ne night Vance got "ginned up.” came into the room, pulled a brace of pistols and shot out the lights. Exit Kirke. Sam Bullion, Tribe trainer, is a street car conductor during the winter. It is customary for an Indianapolis street car conductor, working as an “extra,” to bound out of bed about 3:30 a m. Bullion appreciates this trip South more than any other member of the Indians’ party. He Is getting some sleep. Ownie Bush, as manager of Washington in 1923, trained at Tampa. He says Plant City Is a better place to FINAL I. H. S. A. A. MEET State Track and Field Event at Technical May 17. ANDERSON, Ind., March 14. —The final track and field meet of the Indiana High School Athletic Association will be held May 17, at Technical, Indianapolis, it has been announced. Events will Include 100-yard, 220-yard and 440-yard dashes; half mile and mile runs: 120-yard and 220-yard | hurdles: running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, shot put and relay races. Chicago “U” Baseball Weak Hu United Financial CHICAGO, March 14. —Chances for a championship baseball team at the University of Chicago this yeas are slight. The Maroons are without a hurler and available material Is not promising. The first call for men to report has already been sent out. The final call will he sent out next week.

Goes Good ■ *: '< ■ Tmatw * mm M M * Tss y / ■ -V- • . .at* FITZSIMMONS Pitcher Fitzsimmons of the Indians. according to training camp reports, is showing signs of having a fine season. His work against tfto Cincy Reds Thursday in the first exhibtiion game was high class. Washington and others prominent in baseball were present. August Herrmann, president of tit* Reds, watched the performance. Mayor Lee of Plant City threw the first ball. Both teams hustled and the contest was staged in one hour and twenty minutes. Just before the game started a short ceremony was held as a tribute to the late Cincy manager, Pat M> ran. who died in camp at Orlando. March 7.

train. That statement nas made Ownie the most popular man in town. Bush asked .Tay Kirke his age. “Thirty-four,” replied Jay. “Thirtyfour what?” questioned Ownie, “you must have been unconscious for a stretch of years. ’’ At a recent dance in Plant City Owner Smith was a wall tlower while he watched the ball players and others perform on The hardwood. Smith stood too close to the wall and tore his trousers. When he left he had to side-wheel it for the exit.

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ATHLETES STRIVE IN TITLE EVENTS UF BIG TEN MEET Northwestern Takes Big Lead in Prelims of Swim —Indoor Finals. Hu United Press CHICAGO. March 14.—Big Ten athletes were busy in two gymnasiums today, running off the closing and championship events of the indoor season. Northwestern University swimmers, undefeated in dual meets, last night practically cinched the conference title by placing high and heavy in the preliminaries of the championship meet. Eleven Purple paddled their way to qualify for positions and will have a big edge in the finals tonight. Michigan and Minnesota teams are the leading contenders. Wiestlers fencers and gymnasts shared honors with the swimmers at Bartlett gym. University of Chicago, preliminaries in these events being held throughout the afternoon and evening. Finals will be Saturday. Meanwhile, at Patten gym, Northwestern track and field athletes were preparing for the preliminaries tonight and the finals Saturday night. Illinois and Michigan are favored for I high places in these games.

First Victory

INDIANAPOLIS AR R H O A E Campbell. 3b ... 3 2 1 1 2 O Sicking. 2b 2 0 2 O 1 O Janvrin, 2b.....2 0 2 O 1 O Brown, ct ...... 3 0 2 5 1 O Schmandt, lb ... 4 0 2 10 o r> Rehg. if 4 0 2 1 1 0 Kirke rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Hodapp, sa .4 0 0 1 2 0 Krueger, c 4 0 0 6 0 0 Fitzsimmons, p.. 2 0 0 2 4 t Eller, p ,1 1 1 1 0 0 Totals ...33 3 12 87 18 1 CINCINNATI AB R H O A 8 Bums, rs ....... 4 0 0 1 0 0 Fonseca lb ..... 4 0 1 10 1 1 Bohns, 2b... ...3 1 2 I 8 0 Rousch. of 2 0 0 1 0 0 Hook, es . 2 0 0 1 2 1 Duncan. If .1 0 0 O 0 O Pick, If 2 0 0 0 1 1 Pinelli. 3b 4 1 2 1 3 0 Begley, ss ..3 0 1 2 0 0 Hargrave, e ..... 3 0 2 2 0 0 Vines, P..... 1. *.O 0 0 0 33 Mays, p 1 0 1 0 2 0 Benton, p ....... 1 0 0 0 £ 0 Sandberg. a ..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 •Fowler 1 0 0 O 0 0 Totals 32 2 9 84 23 S •Batted for Vines in ninth. —Score by Innings— Cincinnati 000 100 100—9 Indianapolis .....••••.•■ 000 010 20*—8 Two-base hits—Mays, Schmandt. Sicking, Stolen base—Hargrave. Sacrifice hit*—• Bohne, Pinelli, Begley, Brown, Double-play —Brown to Hodapp. Bases on balls—Off Benton, 1 Struck out—By Fitistmmons, 8| by Eller 1: by Mays. 1. Hlt by pitches—* By Fitzsimmons (Dunoan). Hita^—Off Mays, 4 tn 3 innings; ofl Benton. 4 in 8 innings; off Vines. 4 tn 2 Innings; ofl Fitzsimmons, 5 in 0 innings: oy Eller. 4 in 8 innings. Time of game—l:3s. t’mptma—Lohr ana Dellehanty. St. Mathews Wins The St. Mathews defeated the 014 Timers at the E. Tenth St. gym, 55-4. Yeager starred for the winners.