Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 249, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1925 — Page 14

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VINCENNES STAGKSiIP STRONG! !N STATE INDEPENDENT BASKET FINALS

Southern Indiana Team Comprised of Former High School Stars Morning Results Today. Another big time was in prospect today at the finals of the State independent amateur basketball tourney at the Y. M. C. A. with first round games this morning and second round contests making up the rest of the schedule.

In this morning’s games Walton started out with a 19 to 10 victory over Midland In a contest In which the losers got only one field goal. Laury and Gibson made most of the points for the winners. It was a first round tilt. New Palestine, with a crippled line-up, defeated Bourbon In the second game of the morning and the last of the first round encounters, 28 to 13. Hutchinson starred for the winners. Kokomo ran up the biggest count of the tourney so far by defeating Butler, 65 to 12. Mertzolf, Morgan and Armstrong hit the net from every angle. Carpenter was best for the losers. An overtime contest featured the play In the last game this morning. Russellville came strong In the extra period to defeat Heltonville, 41 to 36. The afternoon card was to start at 2, with three games, one each hour. The night card starts at 6:45, wlih a contest every forty-five minutes. Fifteen-minute halves were to be played in the second round. The Indianapolis Ramblers are carded to meet one of the strongest clubs In the meet when the locals clash with Vincennes at 6:45. The other Indianapolis entry, Pennsy* R. R. five, which nosed out a one-point victory

Independent Tourney

TODAT’S P. M. CARP AT "Y” 2'oo P.M.—Morgantown va. Moscow. 3:00 P. M.—Warren vs. Valioida. 4 :00 P. M.—Munde va. Van Buren. 6 :45 F. M.—Vincennes vs. Indianapolis Rambler*. T :30 P.M.—Yorktown vs. Jefferson 8:15 P.M.—lndianapolis Pennsylvania R. R. vs. winner or MidlandWalion. 6:00 P.M.—Winner New Palestine-Bour-bon vs. winner Butler-Ko-korao. over Oary Thursday night, plays Walton tonight at 8:16. The locals appear to have quite an edge. In Thursday’s battles, Vincennes, with a line-up of former high school stars, showed great strength and became one of the favorites to cop the meet. The soil 1 hern team, led by Reese Jones, former all-State high school back guard, smothered Paoli, 89 to 9. Vincennes has an entire squad of prep stars with Harper and Wolfe, forwards: Duncan, center; Mayo and Jones, guards. Coach Adams of Vincennes High School dropped In this morning and visited his proteges at the hotel. The present high school team has a game carded tonight at Martinsville. If Vincennes Independents go into the final rounds of the meet, Adams probably will be on hand to give a hlt.of advice now and then. The local Pennsy club had a battle Thursday night In putting out the strong Gary club, 25 to 24. Chapman Was the star for the winners with six field goals. Walton (191. Midland (10). A. Swaby F Shedron P Swaby F Laury Michael C Gibson Gardner g Davis for' nMohael Frye for Gardner. Overalster for Shedrori. Widener for Laury. Raiks for Gibson. Moffman for Davis. Field goals—D. Swaby, 1; Phedron. 2: Laury, 4: Gibson. 3. Foul goals—A. Swaby. 3: Michael. 3: Frye 2; yhedron, 1. Referee—Porter. Kokomo (65). Butler (12). Mertaolf F Fisher M organ F . Sewell fieele C Carpenter Armstrong G Smurr I latt .. . . G Grube Substitutions—Davenport, for Morgan Morgan for Mertr.olf. Mertsolf for Steele. Kepler for Grube. Field coals—Armstrong. 8: Morgan. 7: Mertisolf, fl: Platt. 8: Carpenter, 3; Sewell. 1. Foul goals— Armstrong. 2' Steele, 1; Davenport, 1; Morgan, 2: Mertzolf 1: Fisher. 3; Carpenter. 1. Referee—Porter. New Palestine (28) Bourbon (13) F ; Sharp Ruschaupt F Vanner Hutchinson O- Gast Wilkins G Bertsch Murnan O .Rose _ Substitutions—Fulton for Means. Thompson for Wilkins. Loy for Muman. Pershing for Sharpe. Stanier for Pershing. Lemmler for Gast. Field goals—Hutchinson 5: Means. 2: Ruschaup. 3: Wilkins, 1; Loy. 1: Vanner. 2: Sharpe, 1; Bertsch, 1; Lemmler, 1. Foul goals—Hutchinson. 2: Loy 2: Sharpe. 1; Bertsch. 2. Referee —Goett. Not Single Homer Muddy Ruel was one of the few regulars In the American League who failed to get a solitary home run last season.

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CELTICS, K.C.S Famous New York Net Team at Richmond, March 13. Bv Times Special RICHMOND. Ind., Feb. 'j7.— The world's champion New York Celtics will play in Richmond on March 13, the night before the Richmond High School regional tournament, against the Ft. Wayne K. of C. team, rated one of the strongest professional teams of the Middle West. Mail orders for the game should be addressed to Bob Reid, sports editor, the Palladium, Richmond. Ind. Seats will be reserved at sl.lO and 85 cents, tax included. Most famous members of the Celtic team, which Is toliring the Middle West at this time, are Johnny Beckman, "Nat” Holman and Lopschlck. Beckman and Holman are considered two of the < best forwards In professional basketball. Lopschlck is the center. The original line-up of players with the Ft. Wayne K. of C. will be pitted against the such as “Biz'’ Miller and McCleary, forwards; Homer Stonebraker, center; Shimek and R. Miller, guards. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC New Palestine H. 8. Forced to Cancel Raskethall Games. Bu Times Special NEW PALESTINE, Ind., Feb. 27. —Hard luck has hit Coach L. E. Means and his New Palestine high school basketball team in the form of a smallpox contagion. ' This week with two games on the schedule with Greenwood and Maxwell, only three of the original squad are available and these three have sore, vaccinated arms: accordingly, the games had to be cancelled. It Is doubtful If five boys out of the original squad of 12 men can be gathered together to represent the high school in the sectional tourney to be held at Greenfield March 6. 7.

Thursday Basketball

COLLEGES Butler. 29: Franklin. 16. Wabash froeh. 38; State Normal frosh. 38. Manchester. 48: Danville Normal. 18. Evansville, 44 Indiana Central. 25. Newberry. 32: Chattanooga, 26. University of Virginia. 31: University of South Carolina, 25. Mercer. 31; Baldwin Wallace, 21. Ohio Wesleyan. 53; Baldwin Wallace. 30 Maryland. 27; Alabama. 21. STATE INDEPENDENT TOURNEY Kokomo, 25: Greentown, 20. Heltonville. 16: Orleans. 9. Russellville. 19- Falmouth, 17. Morgantown. 37; Greensburg. 17. Moscow. 20: Lawrence. 12. V arren, 18 Claypool. 10. Vallonla, 20: Winslow. 17. Muncle. 28: Elkhart. 17. Van Buren, 2: Stoney Creek, 0 (forfeit). Vincennes. 39' Paoli. 9. Indianapolis Ramblers, 40; Ft. Harrison, B Company. 13. Yorktown. 49; Knox. 9. Jefferson. 22: Ft. Harrison Post. 6. Pennsylvania R. R„ 26: Gary, 24. HIGH SCHOOIA Anderson Catholic, 26; Cathedral Junniors (Indianapolis). 20. H. S. GIRLS’ NET GAME The Shortridge girl basketeers were scheduled to meet the Broad Ripple girls today at the Shor,ridge gym td contend for the runner-up position In the maids’ city series. The north eiders have secured a win over Manual and the Tech girls have won from all of the three schools. Those who will probably appear In the line-up are K. Price, V. Grabhorn, M. Brownlee, G. Middleton, K. Elzea and M. Armstrong. I>awrence Takes Title Bv United Prett APPLETON, Wis., Feb. 27.—Lawrence College cinched the Midwest College conference title Thursday night by trouncing Knox five from Galesburg, 111., 28 to 16. It was the sixth straight vlctoryy-for Lawrence.

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FRANKLIN NETTERS STOPPED l Great Defense of Butler Smothers Baptist Attack —Griggs Finds Net. Bu Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Feb. 27.—A superb defense by Butler stopped the Franklin College team here Thursday night and the Indianapolis netters took a well-earned victory, 2# to 16. The Baptists were able to score only five field goals. Colway, at back guard for Butler, played a heady gume, which broke up the short passing attack of Wagner’s men. He was ably assisted by the entire Butler team. Griggs found his eye for the net and rung up four from the field and two fouls. His dribbling was sensational. Butler scoring was evenly divided with Nipper. Wakefield, Christopher and Keach connecting for two field goals each. Franklin was never in the lead except at the very start of the contest. The half score was Butler, 12; Franklin, 8. Vandivier was high point man for the losers with two from the field and two free throws. Gant got two field goals and one foul while Ballard counted once from the field and three from the foul line. The Butler victory adds more Interest to the Pagemen's tilt with Wabash at CrawfordsvlUe, March 4. Opinion here is that the Indianapolis club will give the Scarlet a terrific battle.

The ‘Pop Bottle Blues’

Rv Time* Speria l EVV YORK. Feb. 27.—At the invitation of Kenesaw Moun tain high commissioner of organized baseball. John Philip Sousa will undertake the comTribe Gossip By EDDIE AHH. EREI) FITZSIMMONS was the first Indian to report for the trip South. The Mishawaka hurler visited Washington Park this morning and announced he felt In fine shape. Big Fit* has his bride with him and Mrs. Fits plans to accompany the big boy on the training trip. Tom Whelan, Tribe utility player, will not make the spring jaunt to Plant City, Fla. He is prospering ln_ business in the East. Manager Bush Is trying to arrange a deal that would send Tom to the International League. The chunky athlete desires to play with a club near his home. The Indians will be “on their way” early Sunday morning. They leave Indianapolis at 2:66 a. m. Sun day, on the Big Four route. rive In Cincy at 6a. m. Transfer to Southern JtaJlway, Royal Palm special. Leave Cincy 6:15 a m. Reach Jacksonville 7:26 a. m. Monday. Arrive at Plant City 3:20 p. m. Monday. First practice Tuesday morning at 10.30. 7~T| ANAQEr”BUSH is trying to yl call off the deal for Catcher ■ Claude Robertson, but if Birmingham objects he will use the player during spring training. It Is a trial agreement between the Tribe and Birmingham and Bush can escape paying for the athlete by returning him to the southern club after spring practloe. Bush has decided the catcher Is too old. Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincy Reds, left Indianapolis today for the Queen City. He leaver* Saturday morning for the Orlando spring camp. He said the Reds’ chances look favorable. He did not care to go Into details, but did say he was prepared for a strenuous spring workout. Mlnters Bay Reorganize The Michigan-Ontario League, after a rather poor season In 1824, is likely to be revamped for the coming campaign. A return to the old status of four American clubs and four Canadian now looms apparent.

Diamond Dust From Dixie

o S .^ RA F ’ a - —Arthur Nehf. Jack f/yi* Bentley, three of the ten leading Giant hold-out*, have aimed new contracts. Walter McGrew, former Washington pitcher, said to be the tallet player In captivity." Is not only a hold out. jgfjvssrsfc. .ss ,vßsst:vssi „BURG. Fla.—Ray Francis, southpaw pitcher secured from the Atlanta club, was expected st the Yankee camp today to talk over terms with Manager RING TOURNEY FADES Walker Withdraws and Prestige of Event Is Lowered. Bv United Pratt NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—After anct’.er withdrawal by one of the most competent lightweights, tho tournament organized by the New York boxi lg commission to find t\ successor . > tienny Leonard practically hrr blown up. Archie Walker, former amatnr champion, will not meet Solly Siteman tonight because of a sore kg, and his place will be taken by an unknown boxer, Frankie LeFar, of Troy. THE INOCULATED FIVE’ Northwestern Unlvcrt’ly Basket Players Form Sore-Arm Brigade. Bit United Preta EVANSTON. 111., Fe. 27—Vaccination for smallpox has caused an epidemic of sore a ■■•-.ns among the Northwestern University athletes here. Eve- mber of the basketball tj V. pikys Minnesota at MinSat uriay night hag been A.. ulated, i

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1908 Hero Bv United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Johnny Hayes, American hero of the 1908 Olympic games when he won the classic marathon race, is working here as a clerk. Hayer was awarded the marathon victory when Dorando, the Italian, was assisted across the line after he had collapsed near the finish. Hayes does not take part In any athletic activities now.

400 BUTTONS! Young Jake Shines in Big Cue Tourney. Bv United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—Young Jake Schaefer, son of the mighty Jake of long ago, put the family name forever in the billiard hall of fame Thursday night when he ran out bis string of 400 from spot, defeating Erich Hagenlacher, German champion, 400 to 0. Schaefer made a perfect bank for the break and kept on going until his 400th billiard. In addition to being a world's record high run, his performance broke all precedent, for never before has a player gone out from spot In a championship tournament. His 400 heat Welker Cochran’s record of 384. Cochran won from K. Suzuki, Japanese champion. 400 to 113, in the other match Thursday Today's matches bring Cocbran and Edouard Horemans together this afternoon and Hagenlacher and Willie Hoppe, the world's champion, tonight.

position of anew march to be used at all ceremonials upon American baseball fields. Judge Landis and Mr. Sousa met recently In Havana and attended together a double-header game at Almendares Baseball Park. During the game. Judge Landis commenting upon the fact that “Take Me Out to the Ball Game’’ was virtually the only baseball tune ever written, and that It was hardly suitable for ceremonial purposes, asked Sousa to supply such a march. Sousa promised not only to write a baseball march, but also a tune to be entitled “Pop Bottle Blues” to be played by bands. Sousa, long an ardent baseball fan. has appeared as guest conductor at many baseball ceremonials.

PURDUE AND I. U. SQUADS CONFIDENT BEFORE GAME Hoosier Big Ten Rivals in Important Clash Tonight— Great Battle Expected With Dope Even. Bv Timet Special LAI A\ ETTE, Ind., Feh. 27. —Purdue and Indiana, engaged in a close fight for Western Conference basket honors, meet in Memorial gymnasium here tonight at 8 o’clock in the second game of the season between the two fives. Coach Dean and his squad of Crimson stars arrived at noon today, and Dean announced that all of his men were in the •best of cbndition.

Ths Purdue squad, with the possible exception of Harmeson, who Is still limping a bit, is just as fit aa the Hooelers, indicating a battle that should go down in Indiana court history as one of the greatest ever staged between the two schools. The two coaches will use their regular line-ups, which for Indiana will put Krueger and Beckner at forwards, Winston at center and Sponsler and Alward at the guard positions. Purdue’s first string startsrs will be Harmeson and Spradling, forwards; Cramer, center, and Robbins and Captain Wellman, guards. A large delegation of rooters from Bloomington will see the contest, the outcome of which at this time appears to he a tossup, with both teams confident.

Huggins. It has been learned he wu a holehout. The first contingent of the Boston Braves arrived Thursday and several of ths players watched the Yankees work out. EN ROUTE TO CATALINA ISLAND— Chicago Cubs picked up Charlie Grimm. § Inter Jacobs. Denver Grigsby, Eulas organ. Charlie Taylor. Art- Weis and Percy Jones in Tansas City Thursday night. Pinochle festivals and dining car raids are the main concern of the peppery Bruin outfit. STOCKTON. Cal.—The Cardinals were to play ball today for the first time this season when teams were to play a fever Innings. Branch Rickey said. From these combinations the St. Louis boss will decide what team he will send against Sacramento Saturday. TARPON SPRINGS. Fla—Manager George Staler started unloading his bludgeon Thursday In preparation for the coming c'mpaign of the Browns. Twice during practice for the batterymen Sisler bounced the ball over the right field wall, both hefty swats. The Brown's first practice was mostly bunting and baserunning with the temperature around 72. The main squad of the Browns wUI arrive next week. HOT SPRINGS. Ark.—Cleveland Indian pitchers and catchers have completed preliminary training here and left today for Lakeland. Fla., where the entire squad wUI gather for the final conditioning. All hurlers ind icate they e:e in fine shape. George Uhle. Sherry Smith and Jim Joe Edwards, who suffered injuries last season. say they never felt better.

Sportword Puzzle

Yesterday's Answers RING—No wedding is complete without one. COUCH—Always a comfortable spot when tired. WlTT—Every humcrlst Is supposed to be one. Note—This is the wiVid-up of The Times Sport-word Puzzle series.

Gridder’s Romance Creates Fuss

ILLAN MILSTEAD, former Wabash football hero and U. in 1923 the best gridder on Yale’s bquad, was suspended from Old Eli recently for taking unto himself a wife. Milstead was the terror of Hoosier gridirons two years at Wabash, but Mr. W. Camp "couldn’t see him." But when Milstead transferred to Yale the said Mr. Camp placed him on the first All-American mythical eleven. But at any rate Milstead. had a romance and got "hitched,’’ which is against Yale student rules. He was suspended, but later the faculty relented slightly and permitted Milstead to stick around as a special law student.

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HO, HO, HUM! Engel and Talaber Wrestle in ‘Title’ Go. Bv United Prett CHICAGO. Feb. 27.—Helnie Engel, i Dubuque, lowa, lost a chance to win the middleweight wrestling title, through carelessness Thursday night. After gripping Lou Talaber and wearing him down with a headloek he took the first fall In 36:22 with a body scissors and arm lock. In the second fall Engel had things going way when Talaber secured the Munn crotch hold and half-Nelson and slammed Engel to the mat in 6:36. Engel was knocked out and unable to continue, and Talaber was awarded the match

CENTRAL DROPS GAME Evansville Rings Up Another Victory Over Indianapolis Team. Bv Timet Special EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Feb. 27. Evansville College net team kept up Its good work here Thursday night by defeating Indiana Cen\ral of Indianapolis, 44 to 26. The locals stepped out fast and used subs during part of the tilt. Stuteville was high point man for the winners and France for the losers.

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Local H. S. Net Games

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Title Bout Bv United Press |EW YORK, Feb. 27. Eddie Martin, bantam champion, has accepted an offer of $30,000 to meet Carl Tremaine, Cleveland contender, in a contest for the title in Cleveland next summer, Mel Cook, his manager, announced today. The offer was made by Matt Hinkle, Cleveland referee and promoter.

SHOE FINALS Barnyard Golfers Toss for Title in Florida. Bv United Press ' LAKE WORTH, Fla.. Feb. 27. A champion of horseshoe pitchers was to be crowned today out of a field of twelve survivors of the 669 contestants who started two weeks ago in the national tournament hore. Those In the battle for the title were: Putt Mossman, Eldora, Iowa; Frank Jackson. Kellerton, Iowa; C. C. Davis, Cleveland; William P. Yocum, Zanesville, Ohio; Loren May, Akron, Ohio; Bert Duree, Wichita, Kan.; Blair Nunamaker, Miami, Fla.; Ralph Spencer, Pitcher, Okla.; C. C. Brundigee, Cleveland; C. R. Thompson. Tampa, Fla.; Art Cumming, Minneapolis; Clifford Todd, Zanesville, Ohio. Other Thursday Bouts PEORIA. 111.—Harry Da Barr stopped Joe (Kid) Worley in the fourth round. Paul Milnar got the decision over Johnny Brown after eight rounds of milling and Kid Washington had the better of Kid Thompson in four rounds. MASON CITY. lowa—Floyd Bowers knocked out Bud Lampson In four rounds. Bobby Job beat Battling Nelson in eight rounds. NEW YORK —George Godfrey, negro heavyweight of Philadelphia, stopped “Tut ’ Jackson. Washington Courthouse. Ohio, in the fifth round. Jackson was down three times for the count of nine in the fourth round. BOSTON—Jim Maloney. Boeton heavyweight. won a ten-round decision from Qulntin Romero. Chilean champion. Romero was floored twice In the second round and took severe punishment to the end.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 1925 1

EXCITING TIME FOfl PUG FANS Riot Threatens in New York as Delaney Again Stops Flowers. Bv United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—"1f Jack Delaney cracks Harry Grb like he cracked me, there’s going to be a new middleweight champion,” Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, said today. For the second time within a few weeks, Delaney, the Bridgeport sniper, brought down Flowers with one right hand punch in the fourth round in Madison Square Garden Thursday night. Great excitement was caused and a riot was threatened in the fourth round by a most peculiar occurrence. There were practically two fouls and two knockouts. Delaney had been laying back for an opyiing and when it came in the fourth round, he cracked Flowers with a right to the Jaw and the negro went down. Delaney walked to a neutral corner and Flowers came up at the count of five. Referee Patsy Haley signalled to Delaney to resume fighting. Delaney charged across the ring and Floors went back to one knee ing hit, which was a foul. Delaney had started a punch and he couldn’t stop it, the blow grazing Flowers’ head as he knelt on the floor. The referee waved Delaney back to his corner and waa about to give Flowers the verdict on a foul when he changed his mind and ordered the round tc be fought over. Flowers came out stronger after the rest and started to rush Delaney, but be was clipped by another sharpshooting right hand and was stretched out on his face for the count. Fined for Stalling Bv United Press PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27.—Young Fisher, Syracuse middleweight, who was disqualified for not trying In a recent bout with Harry Greb, mid dleweight champion, was fined S2OO by the Pennsylvania boxing commis sion Thursday.