Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1925 — Page 6

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To Jack Dempsey and Benny Leonard: Please Make Good on Threats to Retire ; or Fight!

By JOE WILLIAMS, NEA Service Writer. rrriEW YORK, Jan. 14.—1 t is I time that Jack Dempt....... J sey, champion of the heavyweights, and Benny Leonard, champion of the lightweights, either closed their traps or their careers. Dempsey tells interviewers, in one self-sacrificial breath, he will

GIBBONS-FIRPO BATTLE IS PLANNED BY RICKARD Tex Seeks to Match Heavies for Bout in East During Summer—Tom Prefers Decision Go. % By HENRY L. FARRELL United Press Staff Correipondent NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Tom Gibbons and Luis Angel Firpo will meet in this country next summer under the promotion of Tex Rickard, if the match is made. Both Gibbons and Firpo want the match and the terms of the contract are the only obstacles. Rickard would prefer to stage the contest in his Jersey City stadium, but Gibbons wants a decision fight.

Firpo said before he left on his trip to Europe that he would not fight until he had gone through three months of training under Jimmy De Forrest, who is willing to take charge of the South American heavyweight although he feels he was treated shabbily when Firpo tossed him aside and put himself under the direction of an amateur fan from the Argentina "Firpo left a contract for me before he sailed for Europe," De Forrest said today. "I don’t like the terms, but I feel sure when we meet we can reach an agreement. “You can bet your last dollar Firpo never will fight in London. He wants to come back here and fight Gibbons with the idea that a victory over Gibbons would restore some of the prestige he lost by not keeping himself in condition. "Firpo plans to demand a return bout with Wills under stricter rules than the liberal hold-and-hit regulations that prevailed in their first meeting in Jersey City. I believe Firpo still is a great prospect. He is hard to handle, but they are aU the same.” Do You Know Basketball? QUESTIONS 1. What are goal zones? 2. When two opposing players dash for the ball and it goes out of bounds, to whom is it charged? S. What is a held ball? ANSWERS 1. The goal zones are the areas between the goal line and boundary line at each end of the court. 2. The player last touching the ball that goes out of bounds :s regarded as having supplied the impetus that 'carried the ball out of play, the ball going to the opposing team. If the referee is unable to determine which player touched the ball last, he shall put the ball in play at a spot about three feet ■'vithin the court at right angles to the point where the ball crossed the boundary line, by selecting two players and tossing the ball up between them. 8. A held ball is when two players of opposing sides have one or both hands firmly on the ball, or when one closely-guarded player is keeping the ball out of play. Hockey Champs Win Bv United Press PITTSBURGH, Jan. 14.—The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, hockey champions, 1 defeated Duluth’s skaters. 3 to 0, here Tuesday night. The Minnesota players held the Jackets scoreless for three periods, but cracked when an extra period was played.

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fight as soon a* a logical opponent in whom “the public is interested” is developed. In the next breath he talks of retiring. Leonard is lacking even in originality. In much the same language he says precisely the same thing, only oftener. There Is no law to prevent Dempsey or Leonard quitting the ring if they want to. But there ought to be a law compelling them.

FAST GAME GOES 10 BUTLER TEAM Earlham Battles, but Pagemen Forge to Front. Bv Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 14. Butler added another victory to its string and defeated Earlham for the second time this year Tuesday night by downing the Quakers, 28 to 18, in a fast and furious battle here. After the first few minuteß Butler took the lead and never was headed. The first half ended, 16 to 10, in favor of the visitors. Christopher and Nipper led the scoring with four field goals each. Nipper was high point man with eleven of the Butler total, including three free throws. The game was speedy throughout with the locals striving to stop the driving attack of the Pagemen. The Indianapolis squad wais too strong, however, and gradually pulled away. MATCH FOR REYNOLDS Carpenter to Meet Jack Here Next Wednesday Night. Ray Carpenter, Columbus (Ohio), welter wrestling star, has been matched with Jack Reynolds, Indiana University mat coach, for a finish bout at the Broadway Theater next Wednesday night. The struggle will be staged in conjunction with the regular show at the theater. Reynolds came up from Bloomington today to talk terms with the promoters. Carpenter gave Reynolds a furious match last summer and put so much effort In his work that he overstepped the rules and was disqualified. It was a sensational bout. He is one of the leading men in his division. Tuesday Net Results COLLEGE Butler, 28: Earlham, 18. Normal. 27: Indiana Central, Ohio State. 27: Wisconsin, 20. Carnegie, 31; Geneva. 28. Bethany. 18; Washington and Jefferson, 12. Fort Banning 87: Auburn, 28. • HIGH SCHOOL Sunmaq. 30; Milan, IZ. MUan(girU). 68; Sun man (girls), 17. Frankton High Wins Bv Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Jan. 14. The Frankton High School basketball team won from Walnut Grove Tuesday night, 26 to 17. Frankton’s second team won from the Walnut Grove second team, 32 to 18. City Three-Cushions Bray defeated Cook, 60 to 83, in 116 innings Tuesday night in the city handicap three-cushion billiard meet at the Board of Trade parlors. Bray was shooting for 50 while his opponent had to make 46. McGregor and meet tonight.

and other garrulous Tin Ears, to quit kidding the cash customers. On Dempsey’s list are two worthwhile opponents <ln whom ring fans are very much interested. 1. Harry Wills, the dark, rumbling cloud of Fistiana. 2. Tommy Gibbons, the Mick who spotted him twenty pounds and stood up under his punching for fifteen rounds.

ILLINOIS, PURDUE BATTLE ON MAT Jb • Boilermakers Open Big Ten Season on Saturday, Bv Times Special URBANA, 111., Jan. 14.—When Paul Prehn's Illinois wrestlers go to the mat with Purdue here Saturday afternoon in the first meet of the conference season, they will be in for a large time—and they know it. The Ulini coach inherited culy four letter men from his last year’s cochampionship sqUad, and his organization will be lamentably weak in the three heaviest weights, for he has no veterans to defend them. Captain Kenney, who proved the find of the season last year, is the only man sure of a berth. Either Lutliringef, kingpin last year, and Gooch, who starred on the 1923 team, may take the mat in the 136pound class. Mathis, an "I” man, gets the oall in the welterweight division. In elimination trials to determine representatives in the middle, light heavyweight classe*& the lack of a single veteran made all the matches close. OHIO STATE COPS" AGAIN Down Badgers by Last-HBlf Spurt; Second Victory. Bv Times Special MADISON, Wis., Jan. 14.—Ohio State defeated Wisconsin here on Tuesday night in a Big Ten basketball game, S}7 to 20. The Buckeyes finally crashed through the Badger defense, after being held to a 11-11 tie in the first period. Shaw of the winners got five field goals. Brooks led the losers with four from the field. It was Ohio’s seoond Conference victory and tVlsconsin’s second defeat. Sport Shorts SHE "It is saids” have started circulating about that Munn - Lewis heavyweight wrestling bout In which Munn “won” the mat title. Some of the "wise” boys are saying Munn entered the the wrestling trust instead of breaking it. It seems as though the big fellows Just won’t act right. "It Is said” if Lewis was injured, as reports state, it was a mistake. The "Strangler" Is getting old and perhaps he doesn’t know it. It he agreed to take that toss out of the ring in order to put the "act” over he overestimated his ability to take punishment. If Munn and Lewis really staged a circus stunt they did It welL Nearly the entire country "fell” for it. "It is said” the manner in which the “wise boys;’ got "wise” was by looking up the managers behind Munn. . OCORDING to whispered in* J\ formation a connection bs- — J tween the managers of Munn and Lewis is suspected. A Chicago publication is working hard collecting the "dope” and probably will give it to the public shortly. Joe Stecher, former champion, is said to be howling. Reports say he thought he was to wear the crown again and says he was side- j tracked for Munn. It does seem strange that Ed Lewis, a veteran campaigner and well experienced in all the mat 1 tricks, would lose to Mtonn, a man of practically no experience.

Independent Basketball The Indianapolis Trojans defeated the Indianapolis Union Railway team by a wore of 35 to 20 at school No. 20. May. ■Butler and Case played well for the winners. The Trojans desire a frame lor Thursdty night with a team having access to a gym. For fames call Lincoln 4571 and ilk for MoGse. A triple header will be stayed at Edgewood gym on Thursday night. The Booster Buies will play Edge-wood, the Dixie girls will meet the Edge wood girls and Prieden’s Evangelicals wUI clash with the Edgewood Seconds. The Riverside Meteors, after losing Monday,. night to Flackvllle. 23 to 21, came back strong Tuesday night and defeated the Indianapolis Cardinals. 21 to 14. desiring games should call Main 8281 and ask for Joe. or write Dick ‘Weaver, 1485% HersheU Ave. t T he Anthony Y, P. C.s will play the Lafayette Y. M P. C team at Lafayette. !nd. tonight, Thursday night they meet the Modern Woodman quintet at the Y. P. C. hall. • A curtain-raiser will precede the main attract!ton. A dimoe will follow. The Y. P. C.a have won seven out of ten games played. They have defeated the Lautar All-S.tara, Morris Street Christians. Spades. Crescent A. C., Notre Dame Freshmen hall team. Meteors and West Parks. Th ey JP* 1 two close grames to the South Side Turners, one after an over-time j>eriod, and dropped a 34-to-81 contest to the local ChriaL&more team. Communal Y M. H. A. basket team defeated Holy Cross Y. P. C.s in a thriller at the floor 29 to 28. Tuesday. Feltman. Glazier and ltempier starred for Jbe winners, while Birch. Sylvester and Trenck were beet for the losers. The y! M. H. A. team plays the Theta Alpha Kappaa fonlght at Communal Hall. For Bgife fi. AJ M “ Big Ten Basketball STANDING ... _ 4 x . Won. Lost. Pet Ohio State 2 0 1.000 lowa Illinois I o 1.000 Michigan 1 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 1 .600 Purdue 0 1 .000 Northwestern ....... O 1 .000 Indiana 0 1 .000 £lhcago 0 1 .000 Wisconsin 0 1 .000 TONIGHT'S GAMES Michigan at Purdue. Illinois at North western.

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Both Wills and Gibbons are deserving of matches with tho heavyweight champion. It matters not that Dempsey has placed a low estimate on the fighting qualities of these two battlers. The public, or at least a considerable percentage, of it, Is pleased to view them in a more favorable light. True. Wills didn't knock out Firpp. But, remember, Firpo hard-

New Brave |pp H is HbJk : : .x : gi! t *.< JP°*K JIMMY WELSH mN' Jimmy Welsh of the attle club of the Coast League, Manager Wade Killefer believes the Boston Braves got the best big league prospect in the organization. Welsh cost the Braves $50,000, two pitchers, Stryker and Yeargin, also another player to be named later. Welsh plays center field ©r first base, but prefers the outfield. He is a six footer, bats left handeu and hits hard. He is a right handed thrower and is qaid to have one of the best arms in baseball.

Horse Radish! Bv United Press rpr|HICAGO, Jan. 14.—The I C, J "ten count” will be emL— -J ployed in the wrestling bout between Allan Eustace and Stanley Zbyszko here tonight If either throws the other out of the ring as~ln the MunnLewis grapple. If either man falls out of the ring accidentally he must get back 1% before the count. If tosses the other out deliberately he will lose the fall and the match,

ROCKNE REPORT FALSE Notre Dame Coach Gives California Rumor “Cold Bath/' Reports that Coach Knute Ro, ki;e is to leave Notre Dame and accept the football “chair” at the University of Southern California received the cold water bath Tuesday night when Rockne was interviewed at Ogden, Utah. Rockne Is en route to South Bend. He said the “informafion” was all news to him. South Bend says, “Try and get him.” RICKEY VISITS MUNCIE National League Manager Talks to High School Players. Bv Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 14.—About 160 high school basketball players of Delaware county were present at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday night to hear an address by Branch Rickey, manager 4 of the St. Louis National baseball team. Rickey stressed .the value of strict training of athletes and urged the boys to play hard and not question decisions.

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ly laid a glove on the black man. Wills and Dempsey represent widely different types. Wills Is scientific. Dempsey is‘not. It is hard to hit Wills. It is not hard to hit Dempsey. Remember this, too. Dempsey never has looked good against any man who knew how to box. He did not look good against Billy Miske when Miske was well. He did not look good against Bill Brennan. He

TECH-MANUAL FRAY ON FRIDA Y PREP FEATURE Tomlinson Hall Again to Bulge With Humanity—Shortridge Has Chance to Increase Victory String, The interest of high school basketball fans is divided this week between the Technical-Manual encounter Friday night at Tomlinson Hall and Shortridge’s prospects of increasing its string of straight victories in its two games.

The big game here is the intercity, battle and the old hall above the ‘market again will be jammed with yelling humanity. Manual seems to be the underdog, but resents being called such a name. The south eiders, from all reports, are putting forth strenuous efforts to make the fans take back all the things said about Tech and Shortridge being better. Tech Is Determined Technical also firmly believes Shortridge Is getting too much of the spotlight and wants a bit of the praise being showered on Coach Burton’s outfit.. To this end the Green and White are out to show they arf the stuff against. Manual. When two teams get to feeling like that, with the students of each school in the same attitude, something is going to happen. And it’s going to happen Friday night. There should be a thrill a minute. Manual’s starting line-up probably will be Turner and Cederholm, forwards; Sackoff, center; Noll and Captain Eickmann, guards. Coach Mueller seems to have a problem in selecting the right combination. In one game a certain group will perform in fine style only to fall down the next. The Tech mentor has about ten men he can use interchangeably. It is all a question of picking the smoothest combination. Shortridge Chances Good It looks as though Shortridge should win two more this week-end. The Blue and White squad is at Garfield of Terre Haute Friday and play Brownsburg here Saturday? Broad Ripple takes on two opponents. On Friday at Ripple Sheridan will be met and on Saturday night Southport Is the at the University Heights gym as a curtain raiser to the Indiana Central College and North Manchester contest. Cathedral also has a pair of games booked. The local team plays at Louisville on Friday night against St. Xavier High and then comes back home for a tusslo with the alumni Saturday at K. C. gym.

CURTIS DEFEATS VOGLER Winner In Fine Form In State Three-Cushion Playoff. William Curtis showed fine form Tuesday night to win from Vogler, 60 to 39, in sixty-three Innings in the pfay-off for third, fourth and fifth places In the State three-cush-ion billiard tourney being staged between Curtis, Vogler and Hunter. Tonight Hunter meets Curtis and on Thursday night Hunter will clash with Vogler. Henning W r lns Two Gene Henning won two more matches Tuesday in his all comers’ pocket billiard tourney at tho Claypool. In the afternoon he defeated Hepson, 125 to 64, and in the evening, downed Crosby, 125 to 67. Ed Thompson and Paul Lessler will play Henning this afternoon and evening.

did not look good against Gibbons. We have great admiration for Leonard the fighter, and Leonard the man. But we are convinced Leonard is using his position as lightweight champion solely as a means to further his theatrical interests. This, of course, is not particularly heinous. It is, in fact, an old racket with fighters. Our quarrel with Leonard is that he Insists on posing as a superlative genius—an Alexander with no

INGRAM TO STAY ATJNDIANA ‘U’ ‘Navy Bill’ Turns Down Offer at Annapolis, Bv United Press ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 14.—8i1l Ingram, former Navy football star, who Is now coaching at Indiana University, turned down an offer to coach the Navy team, It was admitted late Tuesday by athletic officials at the academy. Friends of Bob Folwell among the athletic officials want him to be retained as head coach. Ip gram will remain at Indiana "U,” it is said. - • t Nut Cracker Mr. Big Munn Big Munn is a large, muscular product of the wide-open collegiate spaces of Nebraska where men are men and, oddly enough, so are the wrestlers, • • • The new ace in tho Flop-’em-and-Hop-envdeck la a highbrow who has the low Sown on the gentle science of bone-cruah-ifc w • * e The Man Mountain is 'the only guy known to the Academy of Higher Arts who ever threw a champion out of the ring, his senses, his title and a European tour, all with one delicate gesture of the micrometer. ' J \ a • * tysHEN Mr. Lewis regained consciousness he wanted to ■4 know if the women and children had been saved and if the interne kindly would lift that locomotive off his left ear. * • • The catch-as-you-ean Colossus used to play football. He picked the Spangler up ana ran the length of the field twice for touchdowns. On another oocaeion he threw him for a 40-yard pass which was grounded. If there had been a fourt'i auarter he'd probably drop-kicked him from the 65-yam lme. * • • The Grappling Gibraltar was a six-pointed star with the Nebraska eleven, but Walter Camp Ignored him. Walter had more brains than the Strangler. e • • Th collegiate influence of the Intellectual jumbo Is expected to bring about vital and gaudy changes in the mat game. . . . We’ll stand for anything but cheer leaders. Terris Beats Goodrich Bv Times Special NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Displaying much speed, Sid Terris, New York lightweight, outpointed Jimmy Goodrich, Buffalo, In twelve rounds here Tuesday night. %

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more beaks to bust. The cold truth Is, enough opposition exists In the lightweight ranks today to keep Leonard busy for a whole year. What’s the matter with Sid Terris of New York? Sammy Mandell of Chicago? Young O’Brien of Milwaukee? Or Rusie Leory, the Fargo (N. D.) puncher who was good enough to flatten Mel Coogan in a round? Perhaps Leonard could demolish

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r-r-TOHN FAHAY is captain of I j this season’s Marquette UniI J I versity basketball team. He is from St. PauL Fahay also Is a football star, playing end. Marquette’s five is playing a heavy schedule. NEW LEADER SOON AT WISCONSIN.! Meanwell and Little Considered for Post, Bv United Press MADISON, Wis., Jan. 14.—Football Coach George Little of tho University of Michigan and Dr. Walter Meanwell, basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin, are being considered for the athletic director’s post at the Badger institution, it developed today. DANVILLE NORMAL WINS Indiana Central College Defeated at University Heights. Central Normal College of Danville defeated Indiana Central five at University Heights Tuesday night for the second time this season by a score of 2? to 19. The first half ended 17 to 12 in favor of the winners. Cox of Danville scored almost half of his team's total with four field goals and five from the foul line. France and Light were best for the losers. AMUSEMENTS

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the entire group with one graceful flourish of his talented left. Leonard's attitude would seem to indicate he thinks so. Mr. Otis Public, however, is a funny ter. He likes to be shown. A stilling stagnation is coming over the heavyweight and the lightweight divisions. Dempsey and Leonard should do one of two things. Either make good their threat to retire or start fighting.

FOUR RING BOUTS ARE SIGNED TOR MONDAY ACTION Dennis - Murray Match Is Latest to Be Made —Fifth Encounter Planned, Eddie Dennis, Indianapolis lightweight who knocked out Kid Rozell in the last show here, will meet Billy Murray, also of this city, in one of the bouts on the boxing program arranged for next Monday night at Tomlinson Hall by the Capital City Athletic Club. The contest is sched uled to go six rounds. * Four bouts have been for the Monday show, which will W at popular prices, and another will be arranged, Matchmaker Casey Kimball said today. Louis Lavelle, Anderson lightweight, will meet Frankie Frisco, of Chicago, and Sidney Glick, of Indianapolis, 135-pounder, will take on Mickey O’Dowd, of Muncie, in the double windup of ten rounds each. Kid Davis and Jack Morgan, heavyweights, will open the show with a four-round set-to.

AL MAMAUX OBJECTS Vet Pitcher Says •He Won’t Go to Minneapolis Club. Bv United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—A! Mamaux, former Yankee ‘ pitcher, released to the Minneapolis club pf the American Association, will ask officials for a ten-year major league rating so he will not have to accept the transfer. Mamaux said he would retire before he would go to Minneapolis. MOTION PICTURES NOW PLAYING POLA NEGRI ROCKCLIFFE FELLOWES EDMUND LOWE £ IN ™ ‘EAST OF SUEZ’ VANBIBBER COMEDY, “THE BURGLAR” LESTER HUFF’S Organ Solo, “HONEST AND TRULY" and "DEAR ONE” CHARLIE DAVIS ORCHESTRA EMERALD THEATRE .BLAKE NEAR MICHIGAN Special Return Engagement Wed. and Thurs., Jan. 14 and 18. Thursday we are going to glee some boy jr girl (under 10 years) a corered wagon—JUNIOR. SPECIAL MUSIC. APOLLO Elinor Glyn's Flaming Romance “HIS HOUR’’ ARTHUR STONE COMEDY, "JUST A GOOD GUY’* Emil Seidel and His Orchestra Jjk

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