Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 156, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1925 — Page 26
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\tirrint T the DOPE | By VHDUERGAKi)
Too Much Sugar ( " i ACTS ire facts. Why not I face this life ns it is—not 1 * J in a roseate atmosphere of dreams. We are about to set forth upon a difficult task —the job of scattering to the winds seme of the sugar heaped upon one of the greatest Imll players of all lime who no longer must worry over the trials and tribulations of t his world. And we do it not in any malignity i.-f spirit, nor in a Puritanical outburst of zealous fervor. We address the following to all those who hate hypocrisy, bedtime stories" and sugar-coated pills. These will understand and think no less of Christy Mathewson. We do not rare whether the others like it or not—whether they read it or not—whether they understand ft or not. We learned long ago from those who knew “Big Six’’ when he was mowing town Iho opposing batsmen as a member of the Giant pitching staff that Christy was honest and wonderful strength of willi His perserverance was a sermon in itself. Ilia strength of character was superb.
OVER-SWEET But we also knew that Christy was not tl'e sugar-coated hero that legend is wont to make him, and we do not believe that VTathewsoii ever asked for the over-sweet reputation handed him. We probably never would have mentioned all this unless Westbrook Pegler, had not come out with a story along the same line. Let us quote in part from the noted feature writer’s article: “They say lie wasn’t the George Washington of baseball at all. They say he wasn’t a man of wans friendships,' but was admired rather than beloved. He didn’t have any real close personal friends when he was playing bull. “An old room mate of his who had fought him for a fair share of the sheets in many a country hotel on the training trips, described him as a distant character who was determined to get. a- lot of money. The thing that, the room mate admired most about Matliewsou was his efficiency and perserverance. NO PURITAN ’’But as for the non-swearing, non-smoking teetotal Puritan — Matty, the room mate said, wasn’t that. He liked to play poker to win money and he shot a mean set of crap-dice for the same purpose. “He wasn’t foul mouthed but lie could and would cuss manfully in appropriate circumstances. Neither did lie get soused but lie took a drink if he felt like it, and he sometimes felt like it.’’ So there’s Matty for you. If you think any the less of him because he was a man Instead of an angel, that’s your privilege. It is a shame if this sliatters some youngster’s dreams of n perfect hero, but the lad will find out sometime that the copy book sayings someway do not check up with actualities. Matty, you were'a. fighter, even to the end. And your example to us is worth that of a hundred of those who may condemn some of your actions. Real men are too scarce in this world. And they are fewer now.
ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY o J < Ch un-kill Downs does not front us very well. Thursday proved a disnstriMifl day. Two of our selections were third and two were out of the money. One can’t lay up any coin that way. The battle roll today is 9257.25. Today BARRACCDA in the first appears capable of trimming that hunch and will ret a $lO win, place and show nla?. SIR PKTKR in the fifth is worth $lO v'vi and place. Weil call it a day at Churchill with across on SHAMPOO ; n the sixth. Then at three different tracks weil take outstanding favorltles and put them together In a parlay. LOHKNA MARCBTjLIA at Fairmount, CAROL at Knipire and OVERALL at Luurel are the combination, $lO win, place and show. mHE East will get its first glimpse of Red Grange on Saturday in the Pennsylvania game, and we have a hunch I hat some of those fans are going to open their eyes. We just sorta feel as though Red is going to get away with something spectacular. The contest furnishes a chance for a big upset of dope, and although Penna is an almost unanimous choice of ail critics to win, it would not give us any great shock to see Illinois come back to l lie West with the scalp of “the greatest in the East." * * * “Better late than, never,” Higgs of Manual probably said, when the football players elected him captain of this year's team on Wednesday. Jockey Wallace at Laurel track Thursday rode four consecutive winners in the first, second, third aid fourth events. He was astride Brush By, Woodlake, Pikros and Lieutenant 11. ♦ * * 0— H. for that magic carpet that Doug Fairbanks i__J swiped from the fairy tales of long ago. We would put it in high gear and head for New Haven (Conn.) We would float over the heads of the astounded turnstile men and drop into that throng of 75,000 as Yale and Army gridders pranced out onto the Mold Saturday. There’s a game we would like to see. We would like to be there when Yale upsets the dope and downs the Cadets. There’s always a chance you know. It looks like one of the great games of the year.
ONLY THREE INTRA-BIG TEN GRID GAMES CARDED SATURDAY
RED’S VISIT SETS ’EM GRID GOOFY IN EAST Seat Scramble for Iliini-Pennsy Clash Causes Scalpers to Smile —$50 for Choice Ticket. By Henry L. Farrell United Prcxx Staff Correxpoiuleut PHILADELPHIA, Oct.'3o. —Business and social activity were almost neglected today in a mad and hopeless rush for tickets for Saturday’s football game between Pennsylvania and “Red” Grange’s Illinois eleven.
University athletic officials closed the ticket office and asked the projection of police to save the building. Some Pennsylvania students who preferred dough to Alma Mater, rented their registration cards or sold their tickets to speculators, Avho predicted, while rubbing their palms together, that they would get SSO Saturday for a good one within the forty-yard zones. Despite the admitted fact that Pennsylvania would be weakened by the absence of A1 Kreuz, the star plunging and kicking full back', and Stan Sieraeki, one of the most valuable men on the line, the betting .showed Penna was a slight favorite. The Illinois squad, headed by the peerless Red and Coach Bob Zuppke, arrived today. The huskies looked at the gray skies and prayed that it wouldn’t rain. “If the field is hard, Red is sure to get away,” several of the players said. Most all of the Illinois rooters that were early arrivals felt the same way, but the Penn supporters were not alarmed about the weather. Rogers, Douglas and Thayer can go just as fast on a dry field and they're almost as good in mud. It was the recognized adaptability of the Penn offense to meet any conditions and the resourcefulness of the Penna backs to rise to any situation that made the team one of the greatest in the East and established it as the favorite in the betting. There was plenty of respect for Grange expressed in the. arguments and it was admitted by Penna defense would solve him and stop him.
CONFIDENCE Butler Is Full of It Before "Rose Game. Plenty of confidence in the outcome of the Rose Poly and Butler battle at Irwin Field on Saturday is being expressed by local rooters. Drills this week did not let up any in spite of the bad weather. It is thought some of the reserve material, which is almost-as good as the first string, will be used against the Engineers unless the visitors prove vnexpectedly strong. Kilgore and Miller will get into part o'? the game at half back while Teague and Garrett are to show their stuff at quarter. Fletcher, Green, Puett, Wakefield and Friedenburg, likely will be used in the line. Coach Page wants his players in good shape for Minnesota one week from Saturday.
Land Boom Lures Major Stars Bu Ti nes Special • NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The Florida real estate business, may furnish trouble to big league baseball magnates as they begin signing up their players for the 1926 season. At least a score of well-known personages in the game transferred themselves to Florida after the regular seasons were finished and during the world series it became known that Walter Johnson himself was to become a resident of Tampa. Some of the players are now doing- business in such cities as St. Petersburg, Bradentown, Clearwater and Sarasota, and most of them reported to be sufficiently successful to be able to give club owners a well-backed argument when the time comes to sign for another year. A couple of players, including Dazzy Vance of the Robins, already have announced they will accept real estate as a permanent occupation at the end of their present contracts. The thing may even extend to umpires, for Bill Klem of the National League is doing business in the boom State.
GRID GAME POSTPONED Indiana Central and Central Normal Tilt to Be Played Nov. 11. Bu Times Bl)ecial > DANVILLE, Ind., Oct. 30.—The Central Normal and Indiana Central College football game scheduled for this afternoon here has been postponed by mutual agreement. The local gridiron is in such bad shape that Coaches Cook and George decided to play the game on Nov. 11, Armistice Day. MAROON A. C. The Tuxedo Maroon Athletia Club was organized Thursday night with sixteen charter members. The Maroons have been represented with strong baseball and football teams in the past and will step out with a basketball team this season. The Maroon gridders lost only one game this season out of six starts. INDEPENDENT FOOTBAI.I, The Rcutow A. C. football team defeated the Culver Maroons. 18 to 0. K. Slifer starred for.the winners, making ali three touchdowns Silfer cot away for a number of lons runs. Silfer is requested lo be at the Tins Station at 1‘! :.'io Sunday. The Brigbtwood Premiers will play the Ft. Harrison eleven Sunday at the Army Post grid. All players are requested by Coach Green to be out tonight for practice as new plays will be worked out. Games are wanted with the Ferndales and Southpaw*. Adorers Paul Pulse. 2331 Station St., or call Webster 0927.
At Columbia Jin Timex Special NEW YORK, Oct. 30. —Hope springs eternal in the human heart and no less does it spring at Columbia, which hasn’t beaten Cornell at football in twenty years, but still has hopes of doing so Saturday, despite the fact Cornell has what seems to be one of the best Eastern teams this year and thus far has ’ not been scored upon. Coach Charlie Crowley, fearing lost injuries complicate matters still further, called off a scheduled scrimmage Thursday and contented hitnself and squad with a signal drill.
SIX SCRAPS 38 Rounds Carded for Next Wednesday’s Show. The Inland A. C. fistic show at Tomlinson Hall next Wednesday night will consist of six bouts, one ten-rounder, between Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis, and John Risko, Cleveland a semi?\vind-up of six rounds between Merle Alte,, Indianapils, and Johnny Redell, Cleveland, ,and three other six-rounders and a four-rounder. Cards calling for thirty-eight rounds of milling seem to be what the fans desire and when the bouts are staged in rapid order the evening's entertainment usually goes over big. Efforts are being made to sign up a number of willing mixers for the prelim scraps to give the crowd plenty of action. John Risko’s effort to erase Wiggins' summer victory over him has the fans talking and he will have plenty of ringside support when he tangles with the sandy-thatchod Hoosier, who recently shaded the tough Tiger Flowers.
Manual-Shortridge Washington Park Todaj, 2:30 Probable Une-un* MANUAL . „ SHORTRIDGE Woenier L. E Ennui Harlan L. T P?* Risley L.G Coshow Bmlell -C. Anderson Kellinr-eyer R T T/}rrt J nifvp p, K Stillwol Hisrrsfei L-H Holt (c Otubo R.H • K-* r - Martin * Sutton PENNSY PARK CONTEST Rivalry' to Be Resumed When Cumberland and J. J. C.s Meet. Phillips, former Butler gridster, now a back field star with the J. J. C.s and Ferguson, who shone at Franklin College for several years and at present a member of the Cumberland Independents, will resume their old rivalry when the two independent elevens clash Sunday afternoon at Pennsy Park. A number of former high school players are enrolled with both teams and some smart football should he shown. A number of Cumberland followers will accompany their team to this city, according to word received today. One side of the field will be reserved for the out-of-town fans.
CUEVER M. A. VS. KEPNER Annual Rivalry Game on Saturday; to MeetKßjitler “Frosh” Nov. 7. Bv Times Svecial CULVER, Ind., Oct. 30.—Culver Military football team will meet the Kempetr Military School at Boonville. Mo., on Saturday. It is an annual rivalry game. On Nov. 7 the Culveritea will play the Butler freshmen at Indianapolis. The entire corps of cadets will make the trip. DOUBLE PILL. When Pennsylvania beat Yale, IC--13, it not only marked the Blue’s first grid defeat in several seasons, but was also the initial victory for a Penn eleven over the Bulldog in thirty-two years. Hence, Yale was forced to swallow a double pill. It was no disgrace, however. CURTIS WINS Curtis defeated Rubens on Thursday night in the State three-cushion billiard tourney at Cooler’s parlors, 50 to 47, in ninety-one innings. It was of the closest matches of the meet. SOCHIAN GOES DOWN MOINES, Oct. 30.—Sid Sock lyn of Lincoln took the count in the fifth period of a scheduled eightround bout with “Shuffle" Callahan here Thursday night. Socklyn was saved by the bell in the fourth round. JOANNA says: If you give and take a kiss now and then you know what they amount to. Girls used to just think about them and get a lot of false ideas. Read Joanna*s story starting in The Times Nov. 3.
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EF you don’t think Zeb Carmen. Ferndule tackle, is a whale of a football player, go out to Washington Park Sunday and watch him perform at his tackle position in the Ferndale line against the Southpaw' grid squad. Carmen was a star when at Purdue and he appears to have lost none of his ability w'hen it comes to crushing opposing linemen. Sunday's intra-city fracas will start at 2:30.
(jWKQpfZ QUESTIONS 1. Player receive* a forward pat.* with part of one foot extiyitline over the shitsline, but the rest of his bmly In playing territory. Is the haft considered out of bounds? S. If. because of unusunl weather eonditions. tho referee believe* that darkness may interfere with the completion of the four regular periods of fifteen minutes, what action may he take? 3. What official decides on the legality of the euuininent of the plovers? ANSWERS 1. The ball is considered out of bounds. The rule governing the play says: "T'-e ball is out of bounds if a player catches a forward pass whose person is on or outside the sideline." 2. The referee enn arbitrarily shorten the four periods to sueh length as he believes will insure four equal periods being completed, and lie shall so notify the captains. 3. It is. up to the umpire to render sueh a decision, but he is usually assisted in his investigation by the other officials
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WIND-UP FRAY IN AA CLASH Final Contest on Today in Association Coast League Series. Won. Lost. INI. Louisville I 1 ..'.no Frisco I l .009 Bu Timex Special SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.—The Louisville Colonels evened their post-season series with San Francisco, Thursday, by wdnning the eighth game, 12 to 11. Each club now' has a record of four victories. Doug McWeeny, who led the Coast hurlers last season, hooked up with Ben Tincup for the third time during the AA series. Neither lasted more than a few innings, McWeeny being taken from the moutyi by a slugging bee in the third. The Seals ■ got to Tincup for six runs In the ! fourth and fifth. Nine pitchers participated. I The game followed the ragged i style of most of the encounters bej tween the two teams. Thirty-six hits were slammed to all sections of the j field, and the players contributed r eight misplays. The deciding game j of the serifs was to he played today. I Thursday’s box score: i Frisco. AB HO A! Louv. At! HO A [ Valla.cf. ft 1 4 O. Bnlpnsrer.3 ft 2 1 3 Mu’lign.3 ft 4 2 llGuvonrf. 4 110 P.Wanr.l ft 4 tl 0! Acosta.lf. 110 0 I Brower. If ft 3 1 lj Tyson of. 4 a 3 1 . Tolley.rf. 3 O C> 1 Shannon.s 3 2 2 4 Rilduff.2 ft 2 3 4 Cotter.l.. 3 2 4 (I Rhyne.s. 5 2 2 i Yclle.c.. .4251 Movor.o. .3 2 0 0 MoA'ny.n. 110 01 Tincup.o. 2 10 1 Griffin.a 3 1 o 3 Anrii-rsn.lf 3 1 2 O Pfeffer.p. 0 O 0 01 Wilknsn.n 0 O O 0 Ellison.. 0 0 0 O Dawson.p. 1 0 O 1 Hndryx.it 1 O O O K00b.n... O 0 0 0 Pavnter.l 0 0 1 O' Holley.p.. 0 0 0 0 Geiiry.n.. o o n oj Agnew.. 1 o 0 o! Ritchie. .110 0; | Totals ir-JT-JTIT Totals. 33 15 27 72 Ellison batted for Pfrffer in eighth. ' A*new hatted for Yelle in ninth. Ritehie battl'd for Geary in ninth. i San Francioo 010 240 130—II : Louisville 105 002 4t**—l2 Errors—Valin. Jolley. Yelle. Griffin (2). i Tineun (2). Anderson. Huns—Valla i2>. 1 Mulliran '3>. Rilduff. Rlivne (2). Yelle 1 (2). Griffin. Bailensrer. Guy on (2). Tyson i <2). Shannon Cotter. Merer Tincup, An- ! ilerson 131. Home-run—Balknrer. Two- ; base hits—Tyson. Tincup. Kilduft. Mullij rail. Cotter. Ritchie. Stolen bases—AnI dersen. Rilduff Rhyne. Sacrifice—Yelle. Double o',ay—Mu’lirnn to Rilduff to I Warier Struck out—By McWeeny. 2; by 1 Tineun. 2: bv Dawsou. 3: by Holley. 1. i Bases on balls—Off McWeeny. 1: off Griffin. 1: off Dawson. 1 : off Pfoffer. I : off Gears'. J. Hits—G McWeeny, ft in 2'-',
Conference Contests of Only Passing Interest Navy's Clash With Michigan West's Feature. By Edward C. Derr I nitcil I‘rexx Staff Carre xpundcut CHICAGO. Oct. DO. —With Red Grange, the Illinois wonder man, playing in the East Saturday, Big Ten football fans will have to be satisfied with lesser luminaries and games of only passing interest this week-end.
The Michigan-Navy battle at Ann Arbor will attract the -bulk of interest. It Is an Intersectional game and will give sectional enthusiasts a chance to boost their respective favorites Wolverines Favored On the face of early season games Michigan should win, but the Navy has a team that,should be feared by the best of them. A victory for the Middies would he a serious set back to the prestige of middle western football, as Michigan is obviously the class of the week. Saturday's schedule brings only three games that will have a hearing on the Big Ten championship race. Coach A. A Stagg s Maroons, although defeated by Penna, still have a v-lean slate in the Big Ten and are expected to come through with a victory over Purdue. Minnesota opens its Big Ten season by taking on Wisconsin, a team that his failed to live np to expectations. The slim 7 to 0 vie-' tory last week over Purdue makes Wisconsin appear weak and Minnesota may push the Badgers further down the ladder. \ Baker May Not Play Northwestern, another team that has been weaker than it looked when the season opened, celebrates Us homecoming by welcoming Indiana. With t’Moon” Baker not likely to take a chance with his sprained ankle, the Wild Cats will have a Job on their hands to send Indiana home defeated. With six teams engaging in championship games the other four members of the Big Ten go outside of the conference for their games Saturday. Illinois clashes with Penna at Philadelphia in the Outstanding
inning's: off Tineun, It in 4V, innings: off Wilkinson. •! ip inning-: off p.ivson. ft in 3 inning-*: off Holley. 1 in 1 inning: off Griffi. ft ia 2-. nning?: olf Vfeffcr, 3 111 1 inning. olf Geary. 2 in 2 innings. Winning nitr-lu r—Dawso. Losing pitcher —Griffin. Time—2:2o. Umpire*—Chill ::r.u Casey.
intersectional game of the day; Ohio State meets Wooster at Columbus; lowa takes on the strong little Wabash squad at lowa City and Michigan will be busy with the Navy.
HUGE CROWD 75,000 to See Yale and Army in Action. Bii I nited I’rrxx NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 30.Army’s husky squad of thirty-eight players arrived here today for the annual game between Yale and the Cadets in the bowl Saturday. The bowl will seat 75,2-11 spectators and every ticket has been sold. Among the distinguished spectators will he the presidents of thirteen universities, high ranking army offl cers and practically every Yale alumnus of enough importance to got a ticket. Bunnell, Noble, Foote and Allen will start In the Yale backfleld and Yoemans, Trapmdl, Wilson and Bull will be behind the Army line. WHIRLWIND FIVE The Whirlwind basketball team will ho In the field this season, playing in the 14-16-year-old or 110-pound class,. Roland Payne will coach the club. For games write Leonard Turpin, 558 Fletcher Ave. State teams take notice. TEX "PROMOTES” MILLIGAN Bu United I'rexx NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Tommy Milligan, European welterweight and middleweight champion, has been signed for three bouts in Madison Square Garden during the indoor season. Tex Rickard announced i Thursday.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 1925
SUNDAY’S CONTEST ATTRACTS Ferndales and Southpaws Work Hard for Washington Park Batile. The snow will not hamper practice sessions of the Ferndale and Southpaw football squads tonight. Coaches Erehart and Luughlln announced today that outdoor work will be in order. Every minute of time will be consumed by the squads in preparing for their scrap at Washington Park, Sunday, when one of the two will ho eliminated from the city title race, that is, barring a tie score. The Ferndale defense played a creditable game last Sunday against Peru and moat of the drill this week has been on offensive. The Southpaws have mowed down opposition this year and depend on speed and open football. Last Sunday, with the field muddy at Crawfordsville, the locals romped to a 19 to 0 victory over the strong Linden (Ind.) eleven. Dempsey, a versatile athlete, enrries the brunt of the Southpaw offense. Manager Nelson of the Ferndales announced that the park management opened the upper boxes for sale. A large crowd Is expected to witness the first city title gome for several seasons. The officials Sunday will be: Patton (Wabash), referee; Tappan, (Pur-due-West Point), umpire; Oard, (Indiana), linesman. TECH SEC ONDS PUV Tlio strong Technical second team was to play Crawfordsvllle High School football team this afternoon at Tech field. The Green and While reserves have not been defeated In three years.
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