Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1925 — Page 9
SATURDAY, JAN. 17,1925
Wabash Five Invades City for Rivalry Struggle With Pagers Butler Team
HUGE CROWD SURE TO BE # ON HAND FOR CONTEST Tomlinson Hall Scene of Clash Between Superb Basket Squads—Advance Dope Appears About Even, One of the feature college games of the year is on tap tonight at Tomlinson Hall when Pete Vaughn brings his Wabash troupe of basketballers here to play the Blue and White stars of Butler. The contest has created keen interest over Hoosierdom as the fans recognize the fact that two of the leading clubs of Indiana will settle rivalry claims for the time being at least. 9
Opinion is divided on the outcome of the battle, with the supporters of both teams predicting dire tilings for the opposition. Reports from Crawfordßville to the effect that Wabash players are not in the best of shape are being taken with a grain of salt by the Butler rooters. Robinson May Play Red Robinson is ailing somewhat, is the word from the Scarlet camp, but he probably will be in there. Both clubs have impressive records so far this season. Each has lost one game. Wabash lost to Wisconsin and Butler wa3 trimmed at Ohio State after playing Illinois the night before, and without the services of Griggs. Griggs in Shape It is said Captain Griggs is in the best shape of the season for the tilt tonight. Harker is also back after out with a bad knee. In words Butler can throw its full strength into the battle. I The probable line-ups: Wabash — Robinson and DeVol, forwards; Chadwick, center; Burdette and dotfell, guards. Butler—Christopher and Nipper, forwards; Griggs, center: Keach and Colway, guards. The preliminary game will start at 7 p. m. between two freshmen squads. The main affair will commence at 8 p. m. Coach Young Retained Bv United Prett PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.—Lou Young has signed anew three-year contract to continue as head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania, Faculty permission has been granted to the Pennsylvania track team to meet the Oxford-Cambridge team in London in April.
FRANKLIN DOWNS ONE MORE RIVAL ■— . / State Champs Do Their Stutt at De Pauw. Betimes Social GREENCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 17 The Franklin College netters poshed aside another State rival here Friday night -when tHey defeated De Pauw, 26 to 16. The college champs showed a defense the locals were unable to penetrate and the Tiger forwards were forced to long shots. At the start of the second half De Pauw was within four points of tying the score before the visitors could bolster their defense. With the score standing, 17 to 14, “Fuzzy" Vandivier "looped the loop” for a few and stopped the Tiger rally. The loss of Hirt, De Pauw back guard, who was ejected on personals in the middle of the second half, weakened the Tiger defense. Gant and Vandivier led the Franklin netters while Puckett, a sophomore from Muncie, wearing a De Pauw uniform for the first time, gave a-good account of himself. SOUTH GROVE LOCKERS Season Tickets Go on Sale Monday for Local Golf Course. Season tickets and lockers at the South Grove golf course will be on ■ale Monday, according to Walter R. Jarvis, superintendent of the board of park commissioners. green fee and the locker rent year is sl3. This entitles the golfers to the privilege of playing on the course with the use of a locker. A locker may be rented separately for $6. A daily fee of 26 cents is charged for players not paying the green fee. SHERIDAN DOWNS RIPPLE Only On© Point Separates > Teams as Battle Ends. The Broad Ripple team lost to the Sheridan High School netters at Ripple Friday night in a fast game, 25 to 24. The score see-sawed throughout and the game was in doubt at, all times. The half ended with the local squad leading, 6 to 3. A minute before the final gun Munn tossed in three field goals for a victory for Sheridan. The Broad Ripple Frosh defeated the Ben Davis Frosh in a curtain raiser, 24 to 16. Broad Ripple meets the Southport netters tonight at the University Heights floor. Eskridge Scores K. O. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Harry Estridge. New York middleweight, knocked out Charlie Nashert, Jersey City, In the second round here Friday night.
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RAY CARPENTER rr-no easy task for Jack ReynI .N I olds at ttie Br °ad wa y next ■ 1 1 Wednesday night. The Indiana University wrestling coach is to clash In a finish bout, two falls out of three, with Ray Carpenter, Columbus, Ohio. Carpenter is the big youth with the muscular shoulders, and he is plenty rough if an opponent cares for that style of "play.’’ The mat encounter will be started at about 9:46 o'clock, immediately following the burlesque show.
NEWSTRUCTURE MA YBE UTILIZED FOR NET MEET High School Officials Look Over Exposition Building at Fairground—To Give Decision Next Monday. Indi a napolis high school athletic directors were to make a trip to the Fairground this afternoon to look over the new Exposition building and pass on its suitability for holding the State basket finals, > The larger building has been recommended for the tourney by E. J. Barker, secretary-treasurer of the board of agriculture, in place of the Coliseum, where former meets have taken place.
Local officials met with Barker this morning at the Statehouse, but gave no definite answer on the proposal. They will meet again at the board of "agriculture office Monday at 11 a. m. to give Barker their decision. A. L. Trester was not present at the Statehouse meeting this morning, but presided at another meeting of the I. H. S. A. A. board at the Claypool. Trester said there was nothing to be annuonced today concerning high school affairs. The plans for using the Exposition building arose from the fact that arrangements can be made In the structure to care for 25,000 spectators. The Coliseum seating capacity is about 10,000, but approximately 14,000 persons have been crowded into the structure. The State finals this year are on March 20 and 21. The sectionals are March 6 and 7, and the regionals, March 13 and 14. Shortridge - Brownsburg There may be a Butler-Wabash battle here tonight, but one cannot tell Shortridge High School basketball fans there is any other game in town except the Brownsburg contest at the north side gym. The Shortridge team won its tenth straight Friday night at Garfield of Terre Haute and is out for another victory. Brownsburg gave the locals one of its hardest fights of the year in the Brownsburg tourney and a hot scrap is expected. -r— -■ - -■ ——- Indoor Polo Finals By United Press CHICAGO. Jan. 17.—Finals In the Inter-city Indoor pony polo matches tonight will see Chioago riders facing Cincinnati. Cincinnati must give the local riders a four-goal handicap. Ski Slide Ready Bv United Press CAREY, 111., Jan. 17.—The slide on which ski jumpers will take off iu Sunday’s International ski jump has been '.pronounced to be in perfect condition. ' Bouts at Detroit By United Press DETROIT, Jan. 17.—Sid Barbarian, Detroit lightweight, won * a ten-round decision from Red Herring, Gulfport, Miss., here Friday night. Eddie (Kid) Wagner, Philadelphia Junior lightweight, defeated Phil McGraw of Detroit on the same card. ‘ * All-Comers Cue Tourney The final play of the all-comers pocket-billiard tourned ened Friday night with Henning winning over Beraw, 126 to 12, in eight innings and defeated Cox, 125 to 61. It was announced Friday there would be a match game between Henning and Cox, 600 points, Jan. 80 and Feb. 6, at the CUypooi. There will be two
DELANEY UPSETS TIGER AND ALSO BETTIOARKS Jack Floors Flowers in Second Round With Terrific * K, 0, Punch, Bv United Pretg NEW YORK, Jan.. 17.—Jack Delaney, a long, skinny Frenchman from Bridgeport, Conn., who stopped the sensational ascent of Paul Berlenbach some time ago, turned out to be another sensation killer when he stopped Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, with one punch in Madison Square Garden Friday night. Early in the second round of a contest that was scheduled to go twelve rounds, Delaney landed a right-hand punch to Flowers' Jaw and the Atlanta negro was out for several minutes. New York gamblers who had wagered 3 to 1 and 4 to 1 that 'Flowers would win took the worst beating of the season. * The contest was witnessed by a crowd of 13,000 which paid the win ter season’s record of $63,160 to see the bout. Flowers won the first round with his usual aggressive tactics. De remained on the defensive and waited for the opening that did not come until the second round. Flowers left his Jaw open then and Delaney stopped the fight with one smash from his right hand. STATE NORMAL IN ' WIN • =— Teachers Come From Behind to Defeat Earl li am Five. Bv Timet Special RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 17.—The State Normal basket squad defe&ted the Earlham team at the Trueblood gym Friday night, 33 to 261 The game was hotly contested. Huntsman led the scoring for the locals with four from the field while Van Horn was the high point man for the visitors. The half ended In favor of the Quakers, 15 to 12.
Do You Know Basketball?^ , QUESTIONS 1. After a double foul how is the bah put In play? 2. Can a player making a free trial for goal execute the play In such a manner that the trial merely becomes a pass to some other player? 3. A closely guarded player holds ball on floor and makes no attempt to play it. Is this regarded as a foul? ANSWERS L The ball is dead after each throw. It Is put in play at center after last throw. 2. He cannot. Player must make an honest attempt to cage the ball. 8. It is regarded as a held ball and Is tossed up at that point. No foul is called. Sporty Shorts (r-rv 1 OM HICKEY, president of the I American Association, . has • I signed a five-year contract calling for champions of the A. A. ’ and champions of the Pacific Coast League to stage a series each fall. Efforts are being made to get the International League, the third Class AA circuit, into the agreement. Jimmy Crowley, Notre Dame half back, is on the mend, it is said. He has been ill since the day following N. D.s grid victory over Stanford and has been confined to a hospital In San Francisco. He may be able to start home in another week. Hugh Mullendore, Franklin lightweight wrestler, desires action. He claims the State title in his class and is willing to defend it. mACK DEMPSEY continues to get plenty of ifciblicity for Estelle Taylor and himself. One day Jack retires from the.ring; the next day he denies the resort. He admits, however, he i/s going to become‘a married man and Estelle Taylor his wife. In the meantime, daily publicity for Estelle, movie queen, and more publicity for Dempsey, box fighter and would-be sheik. “Say it with flowers” chirped Jack Delaney as he hooked Tiger Flowers on the Jaw in New York Friday night and knocked said Flowers horizontal. Oh, yes, Delaney remained vertical. DANVILLE FIVE STOPPED Manchester College Defeats Normals by 30-to-24 Count. By United Press DANVILLE, Ind., Jan. 17.—Danville Normal was defeated Friday night by the North Manchester squad, 30 to 24. Bender and Wingler, North Manchester, were the high-point men of the game with four an<} three field goals, respectively.. Coi, Hite and Jarrell got two each for the losers.
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FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—F. QUINN, C. DUGAN, •H. .MULRIN, M. BASH. SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—J. HERGEL, COACH; M. DUGAN, B. CAIN, H. LA VELLE, P. BEYERSDORFER, C. TROY, 77 TARPEY.
ACTION PROMISED AT FISTIC SHOW 36 Rounds of Milling Carded Monday Night, Flying fists will feature In Monday night's boxing card of the Capital City Athletic Club at Tomlinson Hall, it is promised by Matchmaker Kimble. All of the principals are wellknown to local followers of flstiara. Sidney Glick, Mickey O'Dowd, Louie Lavell and Frankie Frisco are paired in the two double windups on the thirty-six-round card. These lightweights are scheduled to go the tenround route, Glick meeting O’Dowd and Lavell meeting Frisco. Carl Schmadel and Young Wilburn, local mixers, will go the sixround route, together with Royal Cox and Alan Watson, who will sling gloves for another half dozen rounds. Kid . Davis and Jack Morgan are two heavyweight battlers 1e blows in the fourround prelink
SPEEDY FINN IS mOARDS Nurmi Again Beats Ray, Setting New Record, By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—With anew gem in his crown ot the world’s greatest runner, Paavo Nurmi, the phenomenal Finn was on the way back to New York today, hoping for still more records when he steps on the boards at the 102d Armory In the Fordham games tonight. Nurmi clipped one-fifth of a aeoond off the world’s record for one and three quarter miles Indoors here Friday night, negotiating the distance In 7 minutes 65 2-5 seconds. It was his own record that he shatter* and, for Just the night before he was clocked in New York in 7 minutes 65 3-6 seconds. The marvelous Finn Jumped from a train that brought him here from New York just before the race started. When It was over he rushed away in a taxicab, and just caught an 11 p. m. train back to New York. Nurmi was opposed in the race by Joie Ray, Chicago’s speed marvel, holder of most of the records now being shattered by the Finn. - But in reality Nurmi was running onlj against time for Ray was completely outclassed, finishing seventy yards behind. CROWE LEADS SCORING Notre Dante Easy Winners Over Michigan Aggie Team. By Times (Special SOUTH BEND, Ind.. Jan. 17Notre Dame defeated the Mlchl--" Aggies here Friday night, 87 to Is. The locals bombarded the basket from, all angles. / . Crowe led the scoring for the Irish with eight points.* Nyikos and McNally scored seven points each. Mason and Hackett' were best for the visitors with four points each. The score at the half time was 21 to 8.
AT TURNER HALL SUNDAY N. A. G. U. to Meet South Sitiers in ‘Afternoon Game. South Side Turners will meet the N, A. G. U. net squad/ Sunday afternoon. The game will start at 3 o’clock at the Turner HalL The south side teem has added Braun and Munenthalen to its line-up. The Turner Blues will play the College Cubs In a curtain raiser at 1:46. The Turners play Holy Cross Tuesday, **Y" Leaders Thursday and Prest-o-Lltes FT lay. CATHEDRAL H, S. LOSES St. Xavier of Louis ville Takes Local Netters Into Camp. 'By Times Svqpiol LOUISVILLE, Jan. 17. —St. Xavier won a hard-fought gdme from the Cathedral High School netters of Indianapolis Friday night, 28 to 10. The score at the half-time was 12 to 8, Louisville. Forcee was high point man for the locals with sixteen of hi? team’s points. Gill and Corriden were best ;.'or Cathedral. Cunxberla* M E. squad won its fifteenth victory when it defeated the Lutheran AllStars 30 to 28. Tuesday night the locals defeated the E. Tenth St. M. E.'s. 26 to 23. The winners will meet the Woodside squad tonight in a league game at the Westminister gym. Indianapolis. For games, write Robert Amos. Cumberland. The St. Anthony Y. "p. C. will nlay the Chmtamore A. CT netters next Thursday night at IT. P C. Hail. A curtain raiser between Y. P C. Juniors and Chrietamore O&sX arra,l4red ' ffor
ta | HE girls’ basketball squad | of St. Anthony Y. P. C. has ■J.. J been establishing a fine record this season and tonight the team hopes to chalk up a victory in Louisville, Ky., where the Blue Moon Dolls will be met. In a previous clash between the two teams, the Louisville girls won in an exciting, close contest. Ten players are on the Y. P. C. roster. The Y. P. C girls defeated the Real Silk girts' aggregation Thursday night. MARTINSVILLE DOES IT Artesian (Sty Netters Give Vincennes First Defeat of Year. B" Timet Special VINCENNES. Ind., Jan. 17.—The Vincennes netters met their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Martinsville High School State champs here Friday night In a terrific battle, 40 to 36. The score was knotted three times in the opening half and the same number in the last stanza.
Friday Basket Scores
COLLEGKS Franklin. 26: Do Pauw, 16, North Manchester. 30: Danville Normal. 24. Notre Dame. 37; Michigan Aggie*- 14. State Normal. 33: Earlham. 26. Heidelberg. 43; Muskingum. IS. Mississippi U.. 35; Tulane. 31. Capitol U.. 41: Wittenberg. 26. Antioch, 33; Ohio Northern. 24. Harvard. 32; Middlebury. 22. Oklahoma A. and M. College. 46; Texas University, 10. West Virginia U„ 30; U. of Pittsburgh, 22 Davis Elkins, 60: New River, 23. Washington and Jefferson. 38; Carasgis, 27 St. Louis, 25; De Paul (Chicago), 11. Geneva. SO; Grove City. 23. Akron. 27: Cincinnati U.. 13. Texas Christian U., 23; Arkansas U.. 26. HIGH SCHOOLS Shortridge. 37; Garfield (Terrs Hauto). 20. Manual. 38: Technical. 30 (overtime). Tech Seconds, 25; Manual Seconds, IS. Teah Frosh, 21; Carmel Froah. 18. Sheridan. 25; Broad Ripple. 24. (Richmond). 27; Shelbyville, St. Xavier. 28: Cathedral. 16. Kokomo. 45: Marion. 40. Anderson. 44: Conntraville. 22. Anderson Seconds. 81; New Palestine, Van Buren, 20: Greentown. 12. Oreensburg, 33; Fairmount, 31. Thomtown. 41; Carmel. 35. Martinsville. 40: Vlncetuaes. 35. Bedford. 41: Gree..castle. 20. Plymouth, 66: Bourbon. 15. Bourbon (girls), 30; Plymouth (gorls). 7. Jamestown. S3; North Salem, 14. Bloomfield. 21: Scotland. 13. Carthage. 28; Mllroy, 17. West Lafayette 26; Montlcello. 15. Knightstown. 40; Splceltuid. 25, Knights town (seconds), 14; Splceland (seconds), 5. Clayton, 30; PttWboro, 20. Rochester. 30; South Bend 18. Rochester (seconds). 23; Richland Center (seconds). 2. Rushville. 39; Hagerstown, 17. Rushville ( seconds). 20; Hagerstown (seconds). 10. North Manchester. 72; Wabash. 8. Whiteland, 27; Edinburg, 23. Morristown, 42 -New Palestine. 28. Bloomington. 53- Owensville. 32Logansp irt. 43; Huntington, 30. Loganepjrt (Seconds). 53; Onward (seconds). 32. Brazil. 26: Bainbridge. 25. Union Ojty. 21: Portland. 17. Union City (girls). 40; Portland (girls). 10, Elwood. 32; Lapel. 23, Lapel (seconds). 43; El wood (seconds). 21, Warren Central, 43; New Bethel. 17, Eaton. 23; Royerton, 19. Dftlevtlle. 46: Center, 15. Bills. 88; LosantvUle. 24. ey. 43; Pollngtown. 14. itown. 26' Selma, 24, ley. 44: Jefferson. 25_ __ oiler. 31: South Side (Ft. Wayne), Gaston. 19: Yorktown. 18. Coalmont. 33: Ash boro, 25. Coalmont (girls), 29: Farmersbur (girls). 3. Effingham (Ill.)( 25: Neoga (HI.). 8. Otter Creek, 31: Prairleton. 16. Goshen, 43; Ligonter, 21. Wilkinson, 44; Forlville. 38. Princeton, 43: Reitz (Evansville). 30. Boss© (Evansville), oOpHazelton, 29. Reitz Memorial Catholic (Evansville). 39: Bt. Simon (Washington). 24. Mupncle. 84; Columbus. 20. Middletown, 25- Selma. 24. Pendleton, S3: Markleville, 19. Cicero, 64: Atlanta. 29. Ladoga. 33: Waveland. 27. femington, 38; Rensselaer 25. owler.- 40; Freeland Park. 20. ayton. 80: Stockwell, 26. • Stendal. 16: Petersburg. 9. Princeton Girls. 20: Petersburg Girls. 16. Osgood. 86; Butlerville, 15. OSgood Seconds. 20; Butlervt>ile Seconds. Milford, 26; Plerceton, 24. Sumner (111,). 44; Wheatland. 19. Ben Davis, 36- Valley Mills, 24. Central (Ft. Wayne). 31; Young Amer“ftartford City. 50; Bluffton. 23 Galveston. 31: Clay Township. 46. (Two Russiaville. 19. Goldsmith. 25; Kempton, 26 (overtime). Centerville, 41; Winchester, 22. Greenfield. 42; Mt. Comfort 16. Greenfield Girls. 16; Ml. Osmfort Girls. 8. Jackson. 28; Hope, 22. Geneva, 30; Hope Seconds. 4. Darlington. 27; Hew Richmond. 26. Waynetown, 42 • Hillsboro. 25, CrawfordavUle Girls. 20; Tnomtpwn Girls. 17. CENTRAL COLLEGE BUSY University Heigh ts Club Meets North Manchester Baskeleers, Indiana Central College netters will meet the North Manchester team tonight at University Heights. Southport and Broad Ripple will stage the curtain-raiser. Coach George has made several changes in the Central line-up since the last game and a strengthened team will face Manchester. The Invaders will present a strong line-up, having defeated Danville Normal Friday 30 to 24. r . - Big Ten Tonight Indiana vs. Illinois at Urbana. Minnesota vs. Ghicago at Chicago. Ohio State vs. Michigan at Ann Arbor. |||| - ' ~ |jj . . Someone is always in the market for good beds, also springs and mattress, if you have such articles for sale, phone a want ad to The Times. A three line ad three days I only costs 99 cents. v
ST. LOUIS STARS AWAITINGTERMS Sisler, Hornsby Have New Contracts to Sign, Bv •United Prett ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.—Although he has not yet signed a contract for 1925, Manager George Sisler of the Brown declares he is not a holdout. His four-year contract signed in 1920 expired at the end of the last playing season. Rogers Hornsby. Cardinal star, is also here waiting for a contract, but Cardinal bosses say they expect no difficulty in signing the prize batsman of the National circuit.
New Richmond Seconds. 13: Darlington Seconds, -1 Donnelly. .79: Young’s Chapel. 81. Crawfordsville Junior High. 28; New Richmond Junior High. 19. Wingate. 56; Bowers. 27. Russellville. 26: New Market. 19. ' Wallace. 31 ■ Covington. 2A. Scottsburg. 34; Little York. 20. Southport, 40; Oolitic. 27. Southport Girls. 32: New Bethel Girls. 7. Brownsburg, 39: Danville. 26. Avon. 36: Amo. 32. Crawfordsville. 26: Lebanon, 24 (overtime). Lebanon Seconds. 47; Crawfordsville Seconds. 19. Lawrenceburg, 18: Vevay, 15. North Webster. 26; Leesburg. 23. Milford. 26: Pierceton, 24. Atwood Girls. 30: Mentone Girls, 8. Leesburg Girls, 26: North Webster Girts. 13. y Greens bnrg, 32’ Fairmount. 31. r Bweet?er. 29: Swayzee. 14. Jonesboro. 26; Gas City, 19. Decatur Catholic, 41; St. Mary’s (Hunting) 12. whltestown. 26: Perry Central. 23. Washington. 40: Linton, 31. Washington Seconds, 31: Marico. 16. Jeffersonville. 29: Seymour, 11. Huntingburg. 25: BoonviUe, _l2. Boon villa Girls. 16: Huntingbarg Girls. 7 PARKE COUNTY TOURNEY Marshall. 28: Bloomingdale, 11. Bellmore. 28: Montezuma. 16. Tangier. 16: Rosedale. 14. INDEPENDENT Lawrenceburg, 29; Guilford, 16.
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MANUAL LADS ON TOP IN LOCAL BASKET THRILLER i Technical Nosed Out In Overtime Battle by South Side Team In City Series Contest, Manual High School refused to quit Friday night against Technical at Tomlinson Hall in a city series basketball game and pulled the contest out of the fire by a magnificant comeback in the closing minutes of the scrap to tie the score in the regulation playing time and win in an overtime period, 33 to 30.
The Manualltes were led to vie-* tory by the brilliant playing of their captain, Ed Eickmann, who never turned in a headier, steadier exhibition at hack guard. His work, against the Green and White was sensational. Eickmann Stars • In the pinch, during Manual’s great rally, Eickmann dribbled down the floor time after time to feed the ball to team spates. His passes were always accurate and his guarding under the basket was clean and deadly 1n its effectiveness. The Injection of Higgs into the contest also put new life into things and he played a whale of a game and made 12 needed points. Marshall was another star for the winners, who fits in perfectly with a fast dribbling ‘offensive. Grimsley was about the whole show for Technical In the scoring line with sevep field goals. The sUm youth was “on” and exhibited the best basket eye of any one on the floor. A word must be said for little A1 Wehrel, who fought and fought and kept on fighting until he could hardly stand. His spirit largely was responsible for the battle Tech put up. Clift also added plenty of fight until he was put out on personals, til he was put, out on personals. His loss hurt Tech’s chances. Manual won by continuing a hard drive after Tech apparently had jveakened under the strain. The first half ended, 13 to 9, in favor < of Technical. Manual was behind throughout most of the game and succeeded In knotting the count only seconds before the final gun, Mueller Not to Protest It was a hard one for Tech to lose as thq Green and White team played an excellent game. An unfortunate incident occurred at the end of the first half. The timer’s pistol failed to work and during the seconds he was attempting to fire the gun a, foul was called on Tech. Manuarmade one of the free throws allowed by the referee. Coach Mueller of Tech said today that as far as he was concerned the game was over. He said he would not protest Manual’s victory. Athletic Direcyjr Gorman of Technical could not be reached. TENTH STRAIGHT Short ridge Continues Its Basketball Victories at Terre Haute. Bv Timet Special TERRE HAUT?E, Ind., Jan. 17. Shortridge made it ten straight Friday night by downing the Garfield High five, 37 to' 20. The visitors were ahead throughout with tho exception of early in the first period
when Garfield knotted the score at 7-all. The half ended with the Indianapolis team itt front, §6 to 7., Cassie was high point man for Garfield while the visitors - showed a well-balanced offense with Hendrix and Christopher tied with field goal honors with four each. Sayce and Spaulding were credited with three each from the field. DEMETRAL TAKES LAURELSON MAT Greek Tosses Swede at Capitol—Byiund Wins, Bill Demetral’s long experience in the mat sport enabled him to win Friday over Alex Nelson, billed as champ of Sweden, in a one-fall match at the Capitol Theater, Demetral’s weight was announced as 191, while Nelson scaled 235. It took all of the veteran Greek grappler’s cunning to turn the trick against the superior strength of the Swede, but he 'finally climaxed a slam fall with a half nelson to win in 30 minutes and 20 seconds. Howard Wiggam refereed. Bobby Byiund of Minneapolis pinned Tommy Cannon of Chicago and Syracuse in 29 minutes and 20 seconds with a headlock. This go was fast and furious. The management announced wrestling shows will he staged at the Capitol every two weeks, and that the next card, Jan. 30, would Include Hugh Webb, local favorite. tunneTtoiet YOUNGSTRIBLING Feature Scrap Carded at Miami in March,. Bv United Prett MIAMI, FJa., Jan. 17. m Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, and Young Stribling, Georgia boy, have been matched to meet here In a ten-round no-decision bout early in March, it was announced here today.
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