Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1924 — Page 9
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1924
BUTLER BASEBALL SQUAD GETS FIRST TEST IN WISCONSIN CONTEST
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INDIANS ROUND OUT THEIR FIFTH WEEK OF TRAINING Tribe Eager to Start Back Home on Next Tuesday—Allen to Come North With Team, By EDDIE ASH Times Sport# Editor PLANT CITY, Fla., April 5. —The Indians were to round out their fifth week of spring training today and with the exception of two members of the pitching staff the Tribe athletes are in splendid condition. The majority of the players are eager to break camp and return to Indianapolis and Washington Park for the final tuning up before the opening of the season. Daily practice drills are becoming irksome and what the boys desire now is real championship acth-n.
CAMBRIDGE WINS ' FROM OKFORD IN ENGLISH CLASSIC 100,000 Spectators Line Banks of Thames for Great Crew Race, Bu United Press LONDON, April 6.—Cambridge won the seventy-seventh annual boat race against Oxford over the four and a quarter miles’ course on the Thames River here this afternoon. The race, one of England’s greatest sport classics, was witnessed by a crowd of more than 100,000 spectators, who lined both sides of the river from Putney bridge to the Mortlake finish line. ■When the two captains were called together, Collett, the Cambridge leader, won the toss and chose the Surrey side of the river, regarded as the pole side of the course. The din of cheering was hushed kwhen the oarsmen settled into place [ and there was almost silence on both Ksidebf the river when the referee got them away at 2:22 p. m. Oxford Leads at .Mile Oxford was leading slightly at the mile. The Cambridge stroke raised his beat passing the mile mark and went ahead, picking up a lead of a quarter of a length at the mile and a quarter post. Passing the two-mile mark. Mellen speeded up the Oxford stroke, but at the three-mile mark Cambridge still was leading by one length. At Baines bridge, near the fourmile mark, Cambridge had picked up a little and was leading by a length and a half. When the Cambridge crew swept across the finish line it had a lead of four and one-half lengths. Boih crews were badly spent.
Victory Surprise The Victory of the Cambridge crew was a tremendous surprise, as Oxford had been maintained a 3-to-l favorite up to the time that the crews took the water. The official time of the winning crew was announced as 18:41 and the margin of victory as lengths. Oxford’s desperate attempt to close up the distance in the last quarter of a mile practically spent the whole crew. Me lien and six of his men were -n distress. Collegians Easy INDIANAPOLIS AB R BH I*o A E Campbell. 3b . . 5 2 2 2 1 0 Sicking, 2b 6 2 2 3 5 0 Brown, cf *} 33 0 0 0 Cbristenbury rs. . 5 2 3 10 0 Sehmandt. 1b..5 3 410 C 0 Allen. It 5 2 4 0 0 0 Hodapp. sb 5 0 1 2 2 1 Kruger. C ...... 6 1 3 8 2 1 Niles, p .. 1 1 0 0 0 O •Se® . 2 2 2 0 0 0 Eller, p . 2 0 1 1 1 O Totals 48 18 25 27 13 2 STETSON AB R BH PO A E Hooper, 2b 4 0 1 o 5 1 Culp, ss 5 0 1 2 5 1 Lambert, 1f... ..4 0 0 4 0 1 Coker. 3b . ........401 110 Harrison, lb .... 4 1 1 12 1 0 Baker, cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 Tatum, rs ...... 3 1 1 0 0 0 Turner, fi 4 0 33 1 o Lopez. p 3 1 1 0 2 1 Smith, p . 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 3 9 27 17 5 •Batted'-for Niles in the filth. —Score by Innings— Indianapolis 101 080 002—18 Stetson 001 200 ono— 3 Two-base hits—Brown. Allen 3. Christen- i bury. Krueger 2. Sehmandt. Culp Home runs—Brown. Tatum. Stolen bases—Brown. Sacrifices—Hodapp. Allen. Double plavs— Culp to Hooper to Harrison. 2: Sehmandt to Hodapp. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 9: Stetson. 4. Bases on balls—Off Eller. 2: off Lope#. 3: off Smith. 1. Struck out— By Niles, 1: by Eller. 7: by Lopez. 2 by Smith. 1. Hits—Off Niles 5 in 4 innings; off Ellsr, 4 in 5 innings: off Lopez. 19 in 5 1 Innings: off Smith. B in 4 Innings Wild ! pitches—-Lopez. 3. Time of game—l -55. INDOOR TENNIS MEET I ■Richards and Hunter in Limelight at Gotham Event, Hu Times Special NEW YORG. April s.—For the sec ond straight year Vincent Richards, the defending champion, and Francis T. Hunter, 1922 title-holder, were to battle it out today for the national men's indoor championship. Paired in the doubles, they will defend their title against 8. Howard Voshell and Frank T. Anderson, two metropolitan rivals
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Two pi-actice sessions next week on the Plant City grounds will complete the Indians' program in the Southland. and Tuesday night will see the entire squad headed north. Niles and Seib are the only members of the Tribe party lagging in condition and the former says he soon will be ready to cut loose with all his stuff. Bush believes the former Midwest leaguer will land a regular place on the hurling staff if he improves his control. He is an experienced twirler with an assortment of benders, but is in ned of more spring training. Seven Out of Nine Bush took part of his squad to De laind Friday and Stetson University was defeated, IS to 3. It was the Indians’ seventh victory out of nine starts in exhibition oattles and only two more pre-season games remain to be played. They will be with the Boston Americans at Indianapolis April 12 and 13. In the game at De Land Friday, Niles and Eller performed on the Tribe mound and had easy sailing, but the opposition was so weak not much could be discerned of their true qualities. The college boys took a swing at almost any offering. Five hits were collected off Niles in four innings and four off Eller in five innings. Eddie Cracks One Sehmandt’s fielding was a feature Friday and Eddie Brown crashed out | a home run in the second inning with the bases loaded. It was his third homer of the spring. The Indians collected twenty-five hits. Outfielder Allen, who is with the Tribesmen on a trial agreement, will make the trip north and probably will be purchased, it was announced today. The Tribe officials have u/itil April 14 to decide on his case, however. The Pitcher Morton deal with Cleveland is still hanging fire and Manager Bush is becoming concerned over it. Purdue-Normal Today hjj Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 6:— The Boilermakers were to clash today on Stuart field with the Indiana State Normal diamond stars. Captain Campbell was scheduled to start on the mound for Purdue. The remainder of the Purdue line-up was expected to be the same as for the De Pauw game.
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ALFRED MOSS
CATHEDRAL NINE IS OUT ; Seventy-Five Report—Squad Will Be Cut to Twenty-five. The seventy-five men who answered to the first call for baseball candidates at Cathedral High School will bcreduced to twenty-five within a few days. The card for the season has not bean completed. Only six of the twelve games expected have been scheduled. Two-game series, one here and one on the opponents’ diamond, have been scheduled with Shelbyville and Greepcastle. A three game series in southern Indiana, with Vincennes, Washington and one other team, probably Central Catholic of Evansville, also is planned. Petersen Sweepstakes Today By United Press CHICAGO, April s—Bowlers from the East and Middle West are here today to compete in the Petersen sweepstakes. The first prize in the meet is $3,000 with others in accordance so that it is one of the richest bowling events of the season. New Miami Rack Track With the prospects bright for the opening of the new track at Miami, Fla,, next winter, another place will be put on the racing map which will help to take up the slack. The main trouble with racing right now from a breeder’s and trainer’s’ standpoint Is that there are too many horses and not enough places to race.
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RECORDS FALL IN I. A. C. MINI MEET FaHcy, Skelton and Miss Bauer Set New Marks, Hu Times Special CHICAGO. April 5. —John Faricy, I. A. C., broke the American and world’s record for the 100-yard breast stroke which he negotiated In 1:07 1-5, as compared with 1:09 3-5, the former record, at the national A. A. T . meet at the Illinois A. C. Friday nig^it. Robert Skelton broke t U American and world's record for' the 220-yard breast stroke. Miss Sybil Bauer broke the American and world's record for the 440-yard back stroke for women in (he exhibition swim. The I. A. C. relay team broke the national A. A. U. record for the 400-yard relay event. The Illinois Athletic Club swam away with the meet, with a total score of 82 points. The Olympic Club of San Francisco was second with 18 points: New York A. C., third, with 11; Iceland Sanford, fourth, with 10. and Northwestern University, fifth, with 8.
Alfred E. Moss, registered dentist from merry old London, England, the murky city of fog fame, is the first European racing star to arriven in Indiajiapolis and start preparations for the Interna tional 500 mile race which will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 30. lie straightens the “teeth” of the gears of a racing motor ear as perfectly as he mended a mouthful of misfit molars in England. Several days a week he drops his calipers in the garage In which he is working on his racing car and goes to a local dental college where he displays to teachers and students the art of dentistry as it is practiced In England. Moss sold his practice in London to a contemporary so tha.t he might follow the racing rainbow to its very end. He has driven the Brooklands course nar London, a replica of the Indianapolis track, in many events and holds several class records.
BRADY IN LOCAL SHOW Gincy Boxer to Appear in Pret-0-Lite Carnival April 14 Young Brady of Cincinnati has been signed to appear in one of the bouts at the boxing show to be given by the Prest-o : Lite Employes’ Athletic Association at Speedway Community House Aprily .14. Young Brady weighs 135 pounds and has been fighting in Louisville. Chicago and St. Louis and has a long list of victories to his credit. A suitable opponent will be secured to meet him. GOLFERS RESUME PLAY Spring Showers Stop North-South Amateur Meet Friday. PINE HURST, N. C., April s.—Play was resumed today in Cte second round of the annual North and South amateur open championship golf tournament here. Spring showers Friday caused the golfers to flee for the club house in the middle of the, matches. Wabash Gym Improvements Hu Times Special OKAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. April 5. —The Wabash College gymnasium will be enlarged to accommodate 500 men who want to avail themselves of the opportunity to use it. it has been announced. Coach Vaughan said today that all sorts of athletics will be sponsored.
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SLAUGHTER. ONE OF THE MAINSTAYS IN OUTFIELD AND BOX, IS NOT IN THE PICTURE. REACH, WELBORN, WOODLING AND MILLS ARE NEWCOMERS. ALL OF THE REST HAVE SHOWN THEIR STUFF IN PREVIOUS SEASONS. WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY WAS TO BE MET THIS AFTERNOON ON IRWIN FIELD AT 2:46.
MANY CHANGES IN LINE-UP OF BRAVES THIS SEASON Doubtful If Strength Has Been Added in Spite of Much Shifting Around —Bancroft New Leader, - By JOE WILLIAMS \/.4 Her'ire Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April s.—The Braves seem to be in much the same discouraging position as a squirrel in a revolving cage which maintains a ceaseless running pace, and yet advances not one whit.
Much shifting of talent has been recorded since the fall days of 1923 and many niw faces appear in thp line-up, but whether the team strength has been affected either in an upward or downward direction is a question for the best minds to grapple with. The team lacks the potentialities of a comer. The stimulus of anew manager. Dave Bancroft, may help some, but hardly enough to bridge the gap between seventh place and a first division berth. Will Miss BoA-kel The added power the presence of Bancroft was expected to give the Infield has been offset to a noticeable extent by the death of Tony Boeckel, the third baseman. Boeckel was a hard, timely hitter and next to Traynor of the Pirates and Friberg of the Cubs he made more plays than any third baseman in the league. Bancroft Intends to start Johnny Kellehcr. claimed from the Cubs on waivers, at third, provided his arm comes around. Cotton Tierney, late of the Phifiies. a hard hitter but uncertain fielder, will be at second, with the perennial Mclnnts covering first. The Braves gave up one of the finest outfielders in the old league when Billy Southworth was allowed to pass on to the Giants. Bancroft will probably star? with Cunningham, Stengel and Nixon. Felix, a regular, was operated on re cently and will be out until May.. Gemewicji Good Bancroft tells you hie pitching staff is Improved, Genowttoh. of course. Is one of the best right handers In baseball The 35-ymr-old Marquard is still effective. Jesse Barnes may go well for his old New York buddy. Jack Cooney, the young left hander, who was ill the greater part of last reason, is listed as a regular. This will be the test year for Tim McNamara. Fordham University star. A year ago last fall the Irishman looked the part of a universe whipper. but failed to measure up In the regular battles last summer and finished with a winning average of 188, which is nothing to speak of in low, hushed tones. ' Yeargin, Stryker and Batchelder, the latter a southpaw, are rookies who stand out. Mickey O’Neill Is again the firststring catcher with Die gentlemanly Earl Smith playing the dummy, as we say in bridge.
Fights and Fighters
CHICAGO—Morris Sehlaifer la carded to fight Waroie Smith ten rounds in East Chicago next Friday night. W A TER LOO lowa—Tiger Johnny Cline o! Chicago was given a decision over Earl Blue of Minneapolis In a ten-round boxing bout here Friday night. t NEW YORK—The postponed Harry WillsBartnel Madden heavyweight contest will open the outdoor season at the Queensboro stadium on May 13. ft was announced. NEW YORK—Forced by the boxing commission to fill his contract. Johnny Dundee, featherweight champion, will defend his title against Jose Lombarde in a twelve-round bout in the Canal Zone on May 11. NEW YORK—The war for Carnentier s services in this country ended wtfln Bill# Gibson. Tunney's manager, and Eiofd Fitzsimmons came *0 an agreement Friday whereby Georgos and Tunney will meet in New York or New Jersey on June 9. and the winner will meet Tommy' Gibbons oig July 4 at Michigan City or elsewhere. NEW YORK—Quintln Romero Rotas. Chilean heavyweight, and Luis Vincentini. lightweight, arrived in Nqw York Friday night. Vtncentlni is matched with Pal Moran of New Orleans at Madison Square Garden May 2. Rojas probably will make his debut in a match with Floyd Johnson at the Garden May 0. NEW YORK—ToId by the New York boxing commission that the rule prohibiting bbxers tut ter age from working more than six rounds would not bo waived for him, Yoiuig Stribling announced he would not fight in New York until he could go twelve I rounds.
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AUGUSTA, Ga—The Detroit Tigers were slated for a stiff practice today and tomorrow before starting their northward tour with the Cincinnati Reds in an exhibition battle berfore Atlanta penitentiary inmates Monday. DALLAS, Texas. —Ike Boone. Red Sox outfielder, hit a homer with the bases filled and beat Dallas lb to 8. Bill Piercv held the looaJs to lour hits and one run in four innings and didn’t ‘‘bear down." ST. PETERSBURG. Fla With a game against the Washington Senators, the Boston Bravos were to play their last game here today at the training camp. The club Is to leave for the north on Monday. ‘‘We are In pretty good shape despite a lot of bad luck,” Manager Bancroft said. DAYTONA* Fla.—The Reus made the first stop of their homeward trip here today and will reach home next Saturday. The entire tegm. with the exception of Eppa Rixey, is in good condition. Rixey still is troubled with an \nfeeted knee. , BRADENTOWN. Fla.—The Cardinals walloped the Milwaukee Brewers. 13 to 0. In Palmetto Friday, and will attempt to do H again here, today The Cardinals got eleven runs and twelve hits jtf Dixie Walker former Card, who pitched Uiree Innings for the Brewers.
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LOCAL AMATEURS STRENGTHENED BY TWO NEW ENTRIES Fraternity and K, C. Leagues to Play Schedules Under City Association, Amateur baseball in Indianapolis is in for one of its biggest seasons, If all indications do not fall. Two more leagues have entered the sand-lot ranks and will play regular schedules this summer. The Fraternity league and the K. of C. circuit are the organizations just completed. Both will play Sunday morning ball. The Fraternity League, which should not be confused with the Fratemaj League, Is composed of flight teams, as follows: Higma Rho, Beta Phi Sigma. Beta Rho Kappa, Omlcron Phi Sigma, Alpha Omega, Phi Delta Kappa. Phi Sigma, Kappa Chi and Delta Alpha On the night of April 26, the opening day for the amateurs, the Service Corporation Club, composcl of foremen at Beech will stage a get together*^meeting at'the Denison Hotel. for the amateur basebsiljers. The Indianapolis American Association team will be invited as guest* of honor.
Sad or Glad? By f nited Mews CLEARWATER, Fla., April 5. —Three forlorn rookies loitered about the streets of Clearwater today, not knowing whether to cry or cheer. They had been left behind by the Brooklyn Dodgers when the Brooklyn team cleared out of Clearwater to play its way home. Their names are Shriver, Oden and Johnson. Although the Dodgers are rated a major league team and they had failed to land positions on the club, some of the older phtlosopers of the big leagues told them not to be downhearted, because their failure might be regarded as an escape.
RETI LEADS TOURNEY ('zeclio-Slovakian Holds First I’lace in t'laa Meet. Hu Vniled Press NEW YORK. April 5. —Play in the international chess masters’ touman ent was resumed here today after a day of rest. Richard Rett, Czechoslovakia, is leading with eight points. IT. Samuel Lasker, Germany, and Jose Capablanca. world’s champion, are tied for second place with 7!-* points. SOPHS WIN TRACK MEET Butler Second Year Men Cop Honors at Inter-Class Event. Totaling; thirty-eight points. Butler sophomore thinly clads copped the annual inter-class track and field meet at Irwin Field Friday. A team com ! posed of men from the three local j high schools finished second, with 33 points and the Butler freshmen, with IS were third. Juniors w f on 7 points; seniors 3 points.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. —After enforced idleness by Friday’s rain, the Chicago White Sox left here for Chattanooga, Tenn., where they were carded to play the Chattanooga club of the Southern Association today. MEMPHIS'. Tenn.—"We are about 100 per cent stronger now than we were at any time last season. We have more than a fine dunce to win the pennant, and we are going to win it." said Frank Frisch, captain of the New York Giants, here for two games with the Memphis club. NEW ORLEANS—Larry Gardner is slated to coach at third for the Qleveland Indtans. The Tribe was to play New Orleans today. ATLANTA, Ga.—Babe Ruth and the Yankee circus were here today to start their exhibition series with the Brooklyn Robins which will carry the twd clubs back to New York. AMARILLO, Texas—The Chicago Cubs entrained for Wichita Falls, Texas, Friday night. They had a slow workout with Amarillo High, winning, 11 to 0. Several rookies tn the Onb camp are scheduled to to be turned over to Wichita Falls today. SHREVEPORT. La.—The Browns, on their homing tour, were defeated, 7 to 5, by the Shreveport Gassers. Friday. The Browns were to play Dallas, Texas, today.
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FIRPO ANO REICH 10 CLASH TONIGHT Luis Big Favorite in Bout With American, By t nited Press BUENOS AIRES, April 6.—Luis I I Angel Firpo, South American heavyweight champion, was prohibitive fa vorite In the betting to win from A1 , Roich, American heavyweight, when j they meet in a fifteen-round bout here tonight. Firpo said he was in good condition and he was going to win as quickly I as possible. Advance sale of tickets indicated there was no great public j interest in the fight. Firpo is expected to lenve for the j United States to continue his boxing j j career within a month. Independent Baseball The Pret-O Lit njul ('redeem Paper teams were to play on the Prest-O-Ute diamond at : .9 and. m today The Military Junior* will hold their first i practice at Military Park Sunday at 10 ;SO a m The following player* are requested ;to attond J. Cohan U Hanley. Kenney. Ih-rree Kelly. M. t.t-e. Moran J Murphy, I O'Neill. Scollard, Snodgraot. Tarky All other* wishlnr tryouts also Invited The Indianapolis (’aritinaJ* will hold practice Sunday at 2 p in. at Rhodlus Park. The following players are asked to attend: Cook. Bold,in. Kell* Cole (Albert Lambert, Ltdrile. Punninrham. Berry Vo k el Smith. Klaiber Gari. Cox Milton. Stoker Gallion. Robtnson. Holt and Sweeney State trame wlakinc yaiiiea addreas IV. L D-atrick. 1014 River Avo„ or call Belmont 0800 The Ideal Furnace baseball team wilt practice Sunday at 1 00 p. m at Rhodlus Park All plovers are requested to attend. Dollvtr is requested to call Belmont 0442. All members of the Indianapolis Cardinal* are u>kol to attend practice Sunday at Rhodlua Park at 2 ;00 p in. Cook. Be’.don. Felix Cole. G; bert. Lambert. I.iddlr Garl, Cunninrhani. Berry. Vogel. Smith Klaiber, Milton Stoke*. Gallion. Robinson Holt. Cox and Sweeney take notice State teams wishj ing mee address W I. Deatrick. 1014 River Ave.. or call Belmont 0800 The Acme Juniors wtll practice Sunday morning at Rhodius Park All last years member* are asked to attend Aliy player* wishing tryouts should also be on hand. The Rtverside A A baseball chib will practice Sunday afternoon at Riverside No. 1 All players are requested to attend. All members of the Junior Order of Moose who care to play ball with this team should report at Garfield park diamond No. 2 not later than 1:30 p. ni. Sunday. The Indianapolis Blue-* will practice at Brookside diamond No. 2 at 2 p. m. Sunday All member* *n<l any others wishing to connect with a fast road team an- asked to attend. Lefty Noel take notice For information call Webster 1700 and ask for Welix.
CONNERSVILLE NET CARD Twenty Games, Three Tourneys on High School Schedule. By Times Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind.. April 5. — The strongest schedule in the history of Connersville High School faces next season’s basketball squad. Twenty regular games and three tournaments are listed on the schedule announced by Cjach Mose Pruitt. The schedule: The Sixth district tourney will be held Jan. 24. 1925: the Fayette Count# tourney. Jan. 31. and the sectional Marol# 0 and 7. The schedule follows: Nor. 7. Milroy, here; Nov. 14. Sholbyvilie, there Nov. 16. Owensville, here: Nov 21. Hagerstown, there; Nov. 20. Newcastle here: Dee. 0, Montmoreacl. here: Dec. 12, Martinsville (place not decided) : Dee. 19. Rushville. there: Dee. 20. Franklin, heio: Jan. 2. Anderson, here; Jan. 3, Columbus, there: Jan. 9, Evansville, Central. here: Jan. 10. Anderson, there; Jan. 30. Technical, here: Jan. 31, Naweastle, there; Feb. 6, Lebanon, here: Feb. 13, Rushville, here: Feb. 14. Franklin, there: Feb. 20, Richmond, there: Feb. 27, Shortridge. here. Romano to Moot Lewis By United Press CHICAGO, April s.—By throwing Joe Zickman in straight falls here Friday night, Mike Romano. Italian heavyweight grappler, has earned his chance to meet ‘‘Strangler" Ed Lewis for the championship. Romano was promised a Lewis match if he defeated Zickman.
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ITS TIME TO DRAG FIRES IN THE HOT STOVE LEAGUE Baseball Clubs Heading North, Racing in Getaway, Olympics, Track, Golf, Tennis and Boxing on Program. By WESTBROOK PEGLER I nited .Vetr* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April s.—lt is time to drag the fires in the Hot Stove League. Racing has begun through the slush at Bowie, Mtl., which means that the horses will be on the hike continuously at tin: Maryland, Metropolitan and Kentucky tracks until autumn; the hall clubs are playing their tvay home to open the real program; the Penn relay games are approaching as fast as the stately gait of the imperturbable calendar will permit, and fights are brewing under the hat of every promoter.
Olympic tryouts and Olympic contests; golf and tennis championships will scatter themselves along the months from April onward and the rpan who attempts to keep an attentive eye on the feverish program of all these bustling events will emerge from the summer experience of 1924 with a sympathetic feeling for the kid with a stiff neck who had to bring the elephant's drinks for three days In order to see all of the circus. Prizefighters Reticent Only the prizefighters have been reticent about their summer plans, but It will never be written that Jack Dempsey, Luis Angelo Firpo, Harry Wills and. the rest of them permitted the great sport summer of 1924 to hasten past a given point without any contributions to the program from them. Mr. Dempsey’s health took a spring slump and he has gone to Los Angeles to give any little assistance he may to the laudable efforts of Will Hays to buoy the quality, if any, of the motion picture drama. For this he is to receive $1,000,000, which is considered a fairish sum of money even if he only gets one-third of it. However, the prizefighters who have been heartened by the reports of the champion's physical disrepair should be advised that 111-health in the case of a Dempsey is only a relative term and that Dempsey in a slump is about as delicate as a vulcanized cutlet off an aged rhinoceros. Wills’ Task Wills undoubtedly will be invited to establish whether Erminio Spalla. the renegade stevedore from the Jersey docks, who was prostrate during most of his ring appearances here a few years ag>, is any better than he was at that time. The light heavyweight class probably will present the greatest activity this year, what with Carpentler at last decided to proceed this way and pawn the remnant of his once elegant reputation for one big guarantee purs*. Gene Tunney has been presented with Carpentler, who will be a rich gift. There will be no coal bills for the magnates of the Hot Stove League for many a breathless day.
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LEON CRITCHLEY EEON CRITCHLEY, Kokomo featherweight is a newcomer in the local ring. He is on the Washington A. C. card Monday night at Tomlinson Hall, meeting Young Sunbeam of Terre Haute. He claims a string of nine straight K. O.s to his credit. WABASH ENTERS RELAYS Hoosicr Team First to Sign for Drake University Event. By Times Special DES MOINES, April s.—Coach Higgens of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., was the first to enter his men in the fifteenth annual Drake University relay meet, April 25-26, Athletic Director K. L. Wilson of Drake, announced today. The IJoosier youths are entered in the 100-yard dash. 120-yard high hurdles, shotput, 440-yard low' hurdles, half-mile and two-mile relays and medley race. The team will include H. Dinwiddle, R. Cripe, T. McMath, E. Sweeney, C. Cords, J. Nichois. A. Gustafson, V. Robbins, H. Shields, A. Lucas, W. Johnson, E. Fribley and L. N. Thorn. •
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PREP FIVES REACH FINALS IN CHICAGO TOURNEYTONIGHT East, West and Middle States Represented in Semi- . Finals Round. By United Press CHICAGO, April s.—East and West and two strong teams of the Middle West were to meet today in the championship semi-finals of the national prep basketball tourney. Windsor, Colo., and Manchester, N. H., were to fight It out and Yankton. S. D., was to meet Northwestern High, Detroit. The championship game will be played tonight between two winners of these tilts. Yankton and Northwestern High are two surprises of the tourney, Friday Yankton defeated Emporia, Kas., and Northwestern defeated Walla Walla, Wash. Tnese defeated teams were picked as the strongest of the tourney. In the consolation division Simpson School, Birmingham, Ateu., and Warrensburg. Mo., were scheduled for a semi-final consolation game. Elgin, 111., and Spokane, Wash., were also booked.*^*. FridP.y’s scores: Windgor (Col.). 21: Pang-pitch (CUh), 12. Vankton (S. I).). 13; Emporia (Kan.). 11. Manchester (N. H.)J IP, Pittsfield (Mass ) 15 Northeastern (Detroit). 43: Wall* Wall* (Wash.). 16. CONSOLATION SCORES Spokane (Wash.), Maitland (Ms.)„ 20. Warrenaburg (Mo.). 21; Lexington * Ky.).
TAYLOR IN 101; IS BUSY FIGHTER May Meet Villa at Cleveland in Boxing Revival, Bud Taylor, who arrived in Indianapolis today for his bout with Al Pettingill Monday night at TomlinsonHall, is a buck lad these days. He has been matched for a twelve-round bout with Rosy Stoy, Lancaster, Ohio, on April 15. Eddie Long, Bud’s manager, has practically closed negotiations with Cleveland promoters for Taylor to box Pancho Villa, world's flyweight champion at Cleveland on April 23. Cleveland is starting boxing again. This will make the third meeting between the two. In the first two matches critics gave conflicting decisions. Taylor was scheduled to work out at the Hub A. C. ihis afternoon. A number of local fans expected to watch the Terre Haute flash do his stuff.
Crawfordsville Track Hu Times Special CKAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., April 5. Coach Hugh Dinwiddie, today declared that his Crawfordsville High School thinly clads will be In excellent trim for the meet April 18 with the Frankfort High School at Frankfort. Exhibition Baseball FRIDAY GAMES AMARILLO. Texas., April 5. Chicago (Nationals) 11 10 0 Amarillo (high school) 0 4 8 Batteries—Blake and Churry; Lupiier. Dowle. Curtis and Kelly. SHREVEPORT. La . April 5. St Louis t Americans) 6 7 1 Shreveport 1 Southern League) 7 13 4 Batteries—Wingard and Collins, Rego: Clark and Rolands. DALLAS. Texas. April 5. Boston (Americans) 10 11 2 Dallas ITexas League) 8 12 6 Batteries —Piercy Ruffing. Fullerton, Bows and Picinich, O’Neill- Williams. Greae. Roberts and Lingle. Adams. PILMETTO. Fla.. April 6. St. I.ouis (Nationals) 13 10 2 Milwaukee (American Association) 0 12 4 Batteries —Dyer. H. Bell and Vick; Holm, Shaney. Walker Ross and Young. Shinault. ORLANDO. Fla.. April 5. Orlando (Florida State League) ... 0 12 0 Columbus Association) .11 14 2 Batteries—Flynn. Perz and Francis; Nirthrop. Ambrose and Hartley. Hruska. ST. PETERSBURGH. Fla.. April 5. Boston (Nationals) 15 15 2 St. Petersburg (Florida State) ... 3 8 2 Batteries—Stryker. Lucas. Smith and O’Neil. Phillips; Valdez, Deitzel, Moors and Jackson TAMPA. Fla.. April 5. Washington (American) 4 $ 0 Tampa (Florida State) 3 8 1 Batteries—Marberry. Joyce and Hargraves. Tate: Sadler. Vaubel. Caeares and Phtppa.
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