Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 206, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1925 — Page 13

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SiinifliimiiiiM TIRRIN’ the DOPE By VEDDER GARD

1 1 "THERE seems to be no other I I I sport in which the smaller | * i schools have such a good chance to compete with the larger ones as in basketball. Local fans know that the Indianapolis high schools have a hard time with some of the little State institutions. Butler, Wabash and Franklin have defeated Big Ten opposition on the hardwood when on the gridiron the Western Conference clubs have been too tough. With so few men needed to play the game a combination is achieved by a coach sometimes in which all parts of the machine fit in perfectly. Team play Is everything and the coach with a legion to select from may never find the proper coordinate unit among all his stars. Another thing to be considered Is the element of luck which enters into a game. How many times have you seen a ball roll around the rim ’Of the basket only to fall on the outside? Other nights those shots go swish through the net. We have seen two evenly matched teams play and one beat the other* by a top-heavy score, because the winner’s shots were hitting the basket although the losers were getting as many chances. There is no defense against a club that makes its long shots. A State high school championship was won a couple years ago by some marvelous long range sharpshooting. Any well eoached team has a chance against any opposition if it has an “on” night. All this has been brought to mind by the fine early season showing of two small Indiana schools, Evansville College and Manchester. It Is too early in the season to say that these teams will keep up their fine work. Some of their success may have been the luck of the game. We simply mention the possibilities that basketball has for the smaller Institutions. It is one reason for the great sport’s popularity. • * * mHE more we hear about this game of hockey the better it sounds. The New York -and Pittsburgh battle at Madison Square Garden was broadcast from WJZ the other night. The announcer kept up a rapid-fire description of the play that never ceased for a second. The cheers and jeers of the crowd, estimated at 10,000, were plainly heard. Our ears attuned to basketball were greeted with a great deal of strange lingo, such as “major foul,” “he eluded the wings,” "there’s a penalty for offside—they’re pacing it off,” “Bullet Joe Simpson stopped the puck with his chest/’ “Red Green rushed through the whole Pittsburgh defense and took a shot at the goal, but missed,” and so on. Every minute there was a “bad spill. ” At one time in the game a Pittsburgh player, lost his temper and struck a New Yorker in the face with his club. (Nice gentle sport!) At this time one of the aforementioned major fouls was called. This penalty puts a player out of the game for the remainder of the period (there are three periods) and no substitute is allowed to take his place. Near the end of the last period Pittsburgh had only four men on the Ice and New York five. Six men constitute a full team. New York *woix‘ 3 to 1; the first home victory.

M 1 1 1 'RB MA LA PROP says that this cold weather surely U—l does aggregate her. Just when Christmas presents should be bartered the thermometer swallows the mercury and throws a few spasms. The old tady really was “mad" this morning. She was seeing red—probably because of the lurid tinge to her nose. She never uses face powder, but' has some powerful verbal ammunition at her command. She just had to come downtown In spite of the cold to exchange some cosmetics for a wool muffle.*. She also had a pair of “hosles” and some other gew-gawg to swap for a flannel petticoat. We believe somebody was so unkind as to kid the old soul a little on Christmas. It wasn’t a very nice trick. Mi's. Malaprop said she would extend the Butler-Missouri basketball game tonight. She has never seen the State fairground in winter and wondered what they did with ail the cows and other quadruples during the cold months. She heard a basketball game broadcast over the radius the other night and thought there was a great deal of statistics. A shrill whistle seemed to be blowing most of the time. Mrs. Malaprop, whose conception of basketball is rather hazy, hopes there won’t be many shots in the game. She doesn’t go to Wild West movies, she informs us, because she jumps every time there’s a puff of smoke when the Redskins fire at the auctioneers. (Pioneers probably is the correct translation of that last word) Anyway there’ll he a certain person at the game tonight with cotton in her ears. Just before slie left our old friend asked us as a favor to get her one of the baskets that wasn’t being used any more. Heavy Christmas shopping had wrecked her old one. That broken basket will hold us for some time. • • • On the coldest day in thirty years at New Orleans, Monday, Prickly Heat won the first race at Jefferson Park track. Laugh that off. • • • Too bad Navy Bill Ingram couldn’t play with some of his I. U. football teams instead of just coach them. Bill got into the game out on the Coast last Saturday after the West had scored and electrified the fans with his splendid defensive play. The Indiana coach disdained the use of a headgear.

COACHES MUST AVOID CONTACT WITH PRO PLAYERS AND TEAM

RISKO IS SET FOR WIGGINS Cleveland Heavy Aims for Decisive Victory Over Chuck New Year’s. John Risko, the Cleveland Hungarian heavyweight, who meets Chuck Wiggins here at Tomlinson Hall New Year’s afternoon in the ten-round feature scrap on Steve Harter's Washington A. C. card, has the promise of another match with Gene Tunney, who is second to Harry Wills among the leading contenders for a world's championship bout with Jack Dempsey. Tex Rickard, New York promoter, desires to show Tunney in Gotham with an aggressive battler and he is thinking of using Risko against Gene. Risko and Tunney met in Cleveland some time ago and the Hungarian gave- the New Yorker a hard fight, though losing on points. Risko is rugged, aggressive and a good puncher. He also is young, and is not easily marked up. To Try for K. O. With the Tunney match in view, Risko is taking no chances on losing to Wiggins here New Year’s day and will extend himself in an effort to boost his prestige by scoring a knockout on the Hoosier light heavy. Risko will have a big advantage in weight and he means to use it. He is working out in Cleveland with Mike Wallace, Johnny Klesch, Johnny Horvath and Jim Jackson, a colored heavyweight. Wiggins is training at the Arcade gym here and is taking hard work' outs every afternoon between 2 o’clock and 4. His sparring mates are Roy Wallace, Marlon Kepner, Sidney Gllck and Charlie Shine. He Aims to Please Chuck has promised his followers he’ll be in top form for the Risko engagement, and fans expect to see him show some dazzling speed. It will be a battle, with Risko, the piledriving puncher, against Wiggins, the boxer. Win, lose or draw, Wiggins usually gives the fans a run for their money. There will be six bouts on the New Year’s program, first scrap at 2:80. There will be two four-round bouts, two sixes, one eight “and one ten-rounder. Rivalry matches dot the card and Promoter Harter expects a capacity crowd. Ticket sales and reservations are being made at the Clarke & Cade drug store.

DIXIE GOLF Famous Stars in Miami Open Tourney. Bu Times Special MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 29.—The second annual Miami open championship will be played on the Hialeah Links today and Wednesday. The entry list Includes nearly all of the big stars. Mike Brady, Gene Sarazen, Leo Diegel, Willie MacFarlane, Alex Smith, Willie Dow, Eddie Loos, Cyril Walker, Waltei Hagen Tommy Armour, Jim Barnes, Jimmy Donaldson, Tommy Kerrigan, Willie Klein, Johnnie Farrell and Charles Mayo were expected to compete. lOWA GETS TRACK MEET Tourney to Be Held at Hawkeye Institution, May 28, 29. Bu United Preen lOWA CITY, lowa, Dec. 29. The Western Conference will hold Its annual outdoor track and field meet here May 28 and 29, according to an annnouncement by Dr. Paul E. Belting, director of athletics. lowa City was selected after a mail vote of directors of the conference. Monday Basketball / COLLEGE Minnesota, 32: lowa State. 17. Vanderbilt, 35; Coliseum A. C. (St. Louis). 22. Chicago “Y” Collage, 35: Michigan City A. A.. 21. HIGH SCHOOL Mishawaka, 31; Alexandria, 25. North High (Columbus, Ohio). 34: Peru, 22. TIPPECANOE TOURNEY Dayton, 22: West Point, 10. Monitor. 30: Jackson Township. 17. Gladden’s Corner. 30: Clarks' Hill. 18. Montmorenci, 30: Buck Creek, 10. Romney, 28: Wea, 24. St'Xjkwell, 28: Battle Ground, 27 (overtime). Montmorenci, 40: Gladden's Corner, 18. Dayton. 27; Monitor. 19. ODD FELLOW LEAGUE The two leaders in the Odd Fellow League, Southeastems and Harris teams, will clash Saturday night at the Second Baptist gym. Neither club has been defeated. , Last Saturday’s games: Southeastern, 26; Southjxxlt, 8. Beech Grove, 16: Irvington. JO. Harris won by forfeit from Valley Mills. Standing: Won. Lost. Southeastern 3 0 Harris 3 O Southport . . 2 Beech Grove 1 2 Valley Mills 0 3 Irvington 0 3 MASCART IS VICTOR Bu Times Special NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Charlie Goodman, New York featherweight, fouled Edouard Mascart, French boxer, In the fourth round here Monday and the foreigner was awarded the bout. Both boys were under 126. Joe Gllck, New York, outpointed Billy Kennedy, New Orleans, In twelve rounds. They are junior lightweights. FORMER SIIORTRIDGERS A basketball squad made up of former Shortridge players desires a game with a team having access to a gym Thursday night of this week. Call Smith at Harrison 1598. Among the players are Sayce. Spaulding, Hendricks, Schaefer, Callender and j Smith. ' I

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SHE Missouri University basketball team which meets Butler here tonight at the auto show building, State fairground, is led by McMillan, a forward. The contest Is the first on the new Butler floor. The visitors are said to have a strong outfit with a number of sophomore stars displacing veterans. Doors will open at 7 p. m. atfid the game will start at 8.

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Jack and Harry Merely Foolin’, Says Kearns

Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—A “movie publicity stunt” is the term .lack Kearns applies to the articles signed by Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills for a fight in 1926. The champion’s former manager declared that neither fighter wants to meet the other and predicted they never will get together In the same ring. FLOWERS AFTER GREB Tiger Wants Chance at Middleweight Champ; to Post Forfeit. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Tiger Flowers, Atlanta middleweight, will file an official challenge and forfeit with the New York boxing commission to meet Harry Greb, Pittsburgh, world’s champion. Greb wants to meet the winner of the Dave ShadeRoland Todd match, to be staged Jan. 1, In the Garden. YANKEE TRADERUMORS Hoyt To Be Swapped for McManus of Browns Is Reporf. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Wolte Hoyt, pitcher of the New York Yankees, will be traded to the fit. Louis Browns for Marty McManus, second baseman, It was reported today. Officials of the Yankees authorized to talk, were out of town aad coyld not be reached. \ CROWLEY AT COLUMBIA Grid Coach Reappointed for Two Years With Big Salary. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—Charley Crowley, former Notre Dame and Harvard star, who started to put Columbia back on the map last season, has been reappointed head coach for two years at a reported salary of $15,000 a year. MONTMORENCI FAVORITE Bu Timet Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 29. Montmorenci Is the favorite to win the Tippecanoe County High School basketball tourney which started on Monday. Montmorenci, Dayton, Romney and Stoekwell were the semi-finalists today. $30,000 FOR HOSPITAL Bu Times Special SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.—The sum of $30,000 will be given to the Shriners’ crippled children’s hospital fund as a result of the profit earned from the playing of the East-West benefit football game here Saturday. Total receipts were $55,000. SOUTHPORT IN MEET Bu United Press MOORESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 29. A four-team high school basketball tourney was to be held here today. Mooresvllle was to meet Hopewell at 2 p. m. Rockville and Southport were to clash at 3 p. m. The winners meet tonight at 8.

The All-Oomers Tonrrament will start at the Claypeol Billiard Parlors some time next month. Gene Henning. State Pocket Billiard champion, wUI meet all comets. B. B. rules to govern. No entry, fee. Everything Is free to those who play. S 10.00 to any player who defeats Mr. Henning. Transportation paid to and from Indianapolis in the State of Indiana. Lowest nrhce, $lO. Highest, *SO. When you think of pool, think of the (laypool Billiard Parlors in basement through the lobby. Bring all your friends and tee Henning make the pool balls talk. Krajse Bros JpO.OU 205-07 E. Wash. St.

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College Mentors ‘Begin at Home’ in Effort to Prevent Commercialism. By Henry Farrell I nitrd Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—College football’s pesky problem—“what can we do about the pros?” continued before the preliminary sessions of the National Amateur Athletic Federation and the National College Athletic Association, here today. The ’legitimate pros” of the game —the coaches who attended the annual meeting of the Coaches Association Monday—admitted that nothing could be done about checking the pro movement, hut they decided to launder their own linen with a resolution providing that no one associated with professional football would he eligible for membership In the association after next September. Some of the members have been playing professional football. Admission that legislation against the pros was futile caine / froin the highest source In football when Edward A. Hall, chairman of the. rules committee, put a question to himself: “What can be done uhout It?” And answered: ”1 admit frankly I know of nothing that can be done.” The only reference to professional football made in the address of Hall to the coaches was directed against the “parasite professional promoter.” He said he had no quarrel with the player who engaged in professional football, as “it is a. young man’s busl ness to do what he pleases when he leaves college.” The heavy artillery against professionalism at today’s session was expected to be manned by John Griffith. commissioner of the Western Conference, the group that turned out Red Grange. Football was expected to be the chief topics of discussion at both sessions today, as other minor ills, if any. have been relegated by the publicity given to Grange and his barnstorming athletes.

AT PURDUE Local Clubs Meet Boilermakers in Minor Sports. Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE. Ind., Dec. 29.—The Purdue University basketball squad is the only one with events scheduled during the holidays, but the gymnastics, fencing, swimming, track and wrestling teams will become active in meets soon after school is resumed in January. The first squads in action in January are the wrestling and swimming teams. The wrestlers, handicapped by the absence of veterans, are drilling overtime for the opening meet with Northwestern at Evanston Jan. 16. On the same Saturday the Purdue tank men will engage in a return meet with the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The natators have won and lost In meets so far this year, and are anxious to even up the count with the I. A. C. splashers, who ducked La Bree’s men in a close meet several weeks ago. Jan. 23 the gymnasts and fencers will get their first taste of competition when the South Side Turners’ squad of Indianapolis Invades Memorial gymnasium. The first indoor meeting of the year for the track men will be held Feb. 6, with Indiana as an opponent. GOPHERS IN VICTORY Deluge of Baskets in First Half Beats lowa State. Bu United Press MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 29. A deluge of baskets in the first half gave the University of Minnesota a basketball victory over lowa State by a score of 32 to 17. Ames rallied in the final period, but could not overcome the Gophers’ advantage of 22 lo 6 at half-time. START 2,000 MILE TRIP Chicago “Y” College Net Players Beat Michigan City A. A. Bu United Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Dec. 29. The 2,000-mile southern tour of the Chicago “Y" College basketball team started vith a victory over the Michigan City amateur athletic team, 35 to 21. S. S TURNERS WIN South Side Turners defeated Indianapolis Mode.o Woodmen Monday at Turner gym, 61 to 30. The winners led at the half, 32 to 18. Mitchell, Spaulding and Thatcher starred for the Turners while Kempler and L. Smith were best for the losers. Next Sunday afternoon ihe Turners play Greenwood again

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TITLE SCRAP! Shea to Get Chance With Kid Kaplan. Bu United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 29.—According to announcement made from the camp of Eddie Shea, local featherweight, he has been signed to battle Kid Kaplin, featherweight champion, in a s|tle bout at Cleveland, Feb. 26. It is said the articles call for twelve rounds to a decision at title poundage. Shea has scored four knockouts since entering the feather division four months ago. He left the bantam class last September, after being knocked out by Charlie Rosenberg, champion, in New York. Shea outgrew the bantam division and was weakened from making weight when he met Rosenberg. GAMES~AT Penusy Five V. Central Y. M. C. A. —Girls in Curtain-Raiser. The Central “Y” outfit will stack up against the strong Pennsy five, last year’s city champions, tonight at the Y. M. C. A. Manager Goldsmith of the “Y” has si* men fighting for the forward positions, as follows: Rlgesby. Smith, Fletcher, Silver, Munger and Shank. The game tonight will be preceded by a curtain-raiser between two of the best girls’ teams of the city, W. J. Holliday & Cos. and Brightwood Demons. The curtain-raiser will start at 7:30 p. m. and the main attraction at 8:45 p. m. Admission charges for the two games wll. be 25 cents.

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Local Boy Shines as Sub Boxer

Bu Times Special LOUISVILLE. Dec. 29—Georg* Mulholland, former smat. ur boxer o' Indianapolis, came to Louisville Morday as a last-minute substitute to oppose Soldier Buck, light heavyweight veteran, and gave local fans something to chirp over by staying with Buck the full distance of twelve rounds. Mulholland was outpointed, but he made a great fight and forced Buck to step lively. Mike Mitchell, Indianapolis referee, was requested at 3 p. m. Monday to locate a suitable opponent for Buck is Buck’s original opponent, “Smiling” Kemp, Cincinnati, was barred by the local commission beeanV ho was twenty-three pounds lightoi than the Soldier. Mitchell obtained Mulholland and the two made a speedy trip hero. George weighed 177 and Buck 165. The Hoosier fought toe to toe with Buck and had the crowd in an uproar. WANTS ‘CARP’ Tex Would Match Georges With Delaney. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—Tex Rickard was expecting a favorable reply today to an offer cabled to Georges Carpentier, French heavyweight, to meet Jack Delaney, Bridgeport lightheavyweight, In the Garden in February.

CITY GAMES Shortridge at Ripple Tonight —Tech Saturday. Shortridge High School plays the first of Its pair of city series basketball games tonight at Broad Ripple. On Saturday night the Northsiders meet Technical at the auto show building, State fairground. Other local schools also are In action during the holidays. Cathedral plays Its second home game of the season against St. Xavier of Louisville at K. C. auditorium on Wednesday night, Manual goes to Lawrence on New Year’s night. TWO GAMES FOR Y. P. C.S At Terre Haute Wednesday and at Local Hall Friday. - The Y. P. C. basketball team has two hard games this week. On Wednesday the locals play the Carroll A. C. at Terre Haute and on Friday night at St. Anthony Hall tangle with the Meteors. The Carroll team is composed of former high school stars and was city independent champs of Terre Haute last season. The main game hero Friday night will start at 8:15. It will be followed by a dance. VANDERBILT LOSES Bu United Press _ ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 29. The Coliseum Athletic basketball club, made up of former college stars, defeated Vanderbilt University here Monday night, 35 to 22.

Tops Cob®J flu Times Special HH| IT. LOUIS. Dec. ?9.-^^H high mark set v___J Cobb, left-handed hIpMM In his best five-straight yeari 1 of batting has been bettered by fl Rogers Hornsby, rlght-handbd I hitter, manager of the St. Loultt I Cardinals by two points. Tylj I best slugging stretch, from 190# “I to 1913, gave him a grand aver- ] age of .400. When Hornsby again finished In the .400 class this year he complied a grand average of .402 for five years. This year j was the sixth consecutive for I Rogers as leader In the Nation- * al League. llornsby led both major \ league* In batting for 1925.

ON THE JOB McCarthy in Chicago—Pit* - tenger Goes to Colonels. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Joe McCarthy, new manager of the Chicago j Cubs of the National League, toolM up his Job today. He came frctlM Buffalo, will stop a few days (■ acquaint himself with the and then go to California. V Thirty-eight players ore left o* the roster of the Cube for tbnH Catalina Island training trip Clirke Pitlenger, infleliler, bus t •shipped to Louisville as part mem for Maurice Shannon. Stop, bought from Louisville. HH