Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1926 — Page 26

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mHKRE are''always plenty of rumors floating around In the sport world. Stories thrive and flourish In the atmosphere of athletics. In this State at present Indiana University ha 9 a splendid crop concerning anew football coach. Some alumnus said it would be nice if I. U. could obtain the Tulane grid mentor, Shaughnessy. The story grew by leaps and bounds. Maybe the southern coach will be the next one to try his luck at Bloomington. However, light now, we have positive first hapd information from New Orleans -that Shaughnessy has receh ed Just ono letter from I. U. about six months ago. It was veiy informal and nothing definite was said and no offer was made. .SiHce that time the Tulane mentor has heard nothing. Os course, a coach who has a Job does not like to have his name linked with another school Shaughnessy may have TALKED to I. U. about the job, but the one Informal letter a time ago is the extent of writtten communications. Athletic Director Clevenger may have something to say when he gets back from California today or Saturday. Meanwhile certain alumni in Indianapolis and Chicago are busying themselves, as usual, with plenty of talk. '*•> * • • A i—l HEADLINE id the Basketball World reads • v—l Eke this: Newcastle Basket Team Being Painted. But don’t misunderstand. It is no new stunt of- camouflage learned in the war by which forwards can be made invisible. It seems as though an artist is potting some of the boys on canvas. * • • Coach Dean of Indiana told his basketball players that the easy games were over, according to a report from Bloomington. The Do Pauw game was so “easy” that the Crimson lost. 1 • 4 * Can this be true? Bill Johnston, tennis star from California, says that he probably can not make the trip to England next year for the Wimbledon meet, because he has to WORK. We now think more than ever of little Bill. • * * ON glancing over the high school basketball games for tonight, certain contests stand out. Among the most interesting are Franklin at Martinsville, Lebanon at Frankfort, Anderson at Marion, Bedford at Vincennes and Mitchell at Washington. Washington High School dedicates its new gym. Mitchell in a previous game surprised by giving the "Hatchets” a decisive trimming and so the southern Indiana scrap takes on two-fold interest to the fans In that section. Frankfort will be out en masse to see the champs do battle with the club that was nosed out by only one point by Coach Case's boys at Lebanon. Frankfort and Lebanon are rivals, but it has been some time since Lebanon has mustered such a formidable net aggregation. Followers of Hoosler basketball will watch with interest Anderson’s showing against Marion. With seemingly not much to work v with Coach Staggs has gradually developed a high-powered club at Anderson as the season has advanced. Tonight will furnish another severe test against the classy aggregation of Coach Thomas. Franklin also has shown improvement -and hopes to break the winning streak Martinsville. The Artesian City five is undefeated and lists Franklin among Its victims. Bedford and Vincennes are other “natural” rivals wdio always battle * from whistle to whistle.

7573 E notice that Red Wertz, yju basketball official, wore a —✓ pedometer which registered fifteen miles In a basketball game. Let’e see— a game lasts forty minutes. K"e knew Red was speedy but that's an average of a mile every two minutes and forty seconds. Nurmi may come back to this country, Red. He won’t have a chance. Or wan It the pedometer? • • ft probably won't do any barm to make a few guesses on the outcome of the Big Ten basketball games this week. Here’s the waj they look: Indiana to heat Minnesota by eight points; Purdug to defeat Ohio State by five points; Michigan to defeat Northwestern by eight points; lowa to defeat Chicago by live points. • • • What’s the use of making a record and then breaking It yourself? That’s what Weissnyiller and Borg continue to do In the swim tanks. It’s no fun smashing your own record. • • • Every time we see whore some high school basketball team has held “secret” practice we wonder at the seriousness of it all. But are not unduly impressed. x • * • I amateur note says that J. I A I Myers of the Lauter A. C. IwJ-l scored points In a basketball game. A field goal to that young gentleman Is a rhere trifle—Just like another drink to Falstaff, another husband to Peggy Joyce, another Ford to Henry, another record to Nurmi, another dollar to Grange, another vote to A1 Smith of New York, „another song to Irving Berlin, another “sweetie” to the flapper, arid another “cold .snap” to the Eskimo.

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MANAGER TO STAY AT HOME >. ——— # Bush Calls Off Coast Trip— Confers With Smith—- / sou Cincy. By Eddie Ash Ownle Bush, manager of the Indians, who had planned to make the long trip to California to attend the meeting'of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, (the minors), Thursday night canceled his reservation on the Golden State Limited? Bush attended the American Association meeting in Chicago early in December and also the joint session of the major leagues in New ■fork the same month. He failed to make deals at eit'her of the powwows despite the fljct he talked with about evex-ybody he thought held anything desirable. For this reason Ownle concluded the Catalina Island next week would be more of an outing than axi. event at to buy, sell or trade players. Tribe Executives Attend William_C. Smith, Sr., president of the Indians, and William C. Smith, Jr., vice president, will represent the Hoosier at the Coast gatliering. Bush rushed to Chicago today to confer with Owner Smith before the later boarded the baseball special. The Tribe pilot planned to give Smith a pointers concerning possible deals if 'someone cares to do business with the Indians during the minor league confab. Another topic Bush planned to discuss with Smith is the reports being circulated that the Cincinnati Reds are causing confusing rumoi-s to be broadcast concerning certain members of the Tribe. It's the old hearsay racket again, according to gossip among local winter stove leaguers,* and Bush feels he has a kick to x-egister. He hasn’t learned tho foundation of the rumors, but he does know that a number of his mainstay athletes have been caused to understand that “Cincinnati wants them, but Indianapolis won’t listen to reason.” Four Players Mehtioned The Cincy rumors are causing Bush to have a number of dissatisfied ball players on his roster, and he is eager to have a statement issued by flie Hedy denying the gossip. Bui’well, Hill, Sicking and Florence are said to be the Tribesmen connected with the Cincinnati “hearsay.” One l-umor, said to bo placed in circulation by a inember of the 1925 Reds, says Pitcher Burwell won’t next season if Indianapolis does not send him to the majors. Before depaxting for Chicago Thursday night, Bush said Burwell had not N informed him of any dissatisfaction.

CINCY SCRAP Roy Wallace Meets Britton in Main Event. Roy Wallace, middleweight, who has regained some of his old confidence and punching ability, will step into the ring at Cinpinnati Monday night and tangle with Billy Britton, a veteran who has met nearly all the topnotchers. ' It will be a ten-round scrap and will be the main go of the Cincy fight show. Wallace is being trained for the Britton matfch by Whitey Fisher of this city, who also trains George Mulholland and Ray Dodd. junior h 7 sTtourney %. 7 Bit Times Snecial NEW PALESTINE, Ind., Jan. 8. —The annual invitational Junior high school basket ball tournament at New Palestine High School will be- held Saturday In 'the New I’alestone gym. Last year the tournament contested by Greenwood, Mt. Comfort, New Palestine and the cup was carried off by Mt. Comfort In an overtime game with New Palestine. Coach L. E. Means of New Palestine hfys announced the following entry for this year’s tourney: Greenfield, Warren Central. New Palestine, Greenwood, Westland, Brandywine, Carthage and Mt. Comfort. A trophy cup will be ppesented the winning team and the drawing will be held the morning of the tourney. COMMUNALS COP AGAIN Communal Y. M. If. A. basketball team won its thirteenth straight game by downing the Warren Owls, 34-21. Glazier, formerly of Manual, and Feltman of Tech starred for the winners. The McConnel brothers played best for the losers. Sunday at 3 p. tp., Communal Hall, tfte H. A.s will meet the Memorial Baptists, who have lost but one game In twenty-three played. In p. prelim m., the Communal Celts will meet the Beech Grove Independents. . METEORS RALLY The Meteors nosed out the Y. )P r C.s at the Hawthorne Community House. 38-25. The score at the half was 22 to 15, in favor of the Y. P. C. The game was featured ljv the last half rush of the Meteors In which Achey scored three times from the center, and Carlisle and Callahan, four each from closer range. INTERCLASS GAMES In the Interclass basketball series at| Butler Thursday night the juniors took the measure of the freshmen, hitherto undefeated, 18 to 12, and tied the fresh for first place. The sophs beat the seniors, 24 to 12. ✓ COLLEGE BASKETBALL Central Normal, 35; Eastern Illinois Normal, 27. Oakland City, 27; Vincennes College. 26. 7. v

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BIG WEEK-END IN STATE COLLEGE NET CIRCLES ..-i Feature Games Between Indiana Rivals—Purdue and I. U. Start Western Conference Basket Schedules.

This is the/biggest week-end up to date of the present State college basketball season. Besides feature battles between Hoosler schools the Big Ten schedule gets under way with Purdue and I. U. striving to xiphoid the prestigp -of Indiana on the hardwood. The fireworks start tonight with Notre Dame Franklin as the choice morsel of net fare. 'The “Irish” have been one of the sensations of the early season with an impressive string of straight victories. > The contest tonight will be another test for Notre Dame. Most of the games have been at home. Northwestern was the only team played away from the new Notre Dame gym. Ballard, little floor guard, had his nose broken In scrimmage Thursday afternoon and it is understood will not be able to play for sdme time. This further weakens the Baptists as Ballard appeared to be getting back Into form and played a splendid game against Butler. Other Contests Other contests tonight are State Normal at Muncie Normal, Manchester at Hope College, Holland, Mich., and Central Normal at Sparks College, Shelbyville, 111. # Then comes a big Saturday night, when all the net players can take their baths in the gym showers. Right here in Indianapolis, at Butler’s new fairground court, Earlham comes to show the Irvington club that Quakers can fight in basketball. The Richmond aggregation showed to advantage in Its last game against Wittenberg, and may furnish stiffer competition than some believe. Indianapolis fans are awakening to the fact that Butler has a real club — also that there are few home games —and a good attendance is expected. I. U.-Minneeola Indiana University starts its Big Ten card at home with Minnesota a<3 an opponent. The Crimson five should be able to get away on the right foot. / Purdue also is ,a favorite to win it* first Western Conference battle, but must do it at Columbus, where Ohio State is the foe. The Buckeyes were champs last season, but most of the veterans are gone. At Crawfordsvllle the annual rivalry fray between De Pauw and Wabash will hold the* center of the Stage. Some dopesters are giving the Tigers the edge in the struggle, but it takes some courage to atDANVILLE NORMAL WINS Btf Timet Special CHARLESTON, 31, Jan. S.—Central Normal. College of Danville, Ind., defeated Eastern Illinois Normal here Thursday night, 35 to 27. The visitors led at the half, 19 to 12. Charleston rallied in the second period and tied the count at 27-all, bxxt the Danville team came back to win. Captain Hite of the winners played only the final threA minutes because of illness.

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tempt to pick the winner of such a game. Kohiixsoii 111 It is reported that Red Robinson, who Thursday was elected captain of Wabash replace Coffel, on the sidelines, because of ineligibility, has been in bed with tonsdlitis. The flashy forward is expected to play bAurday, but the siege of illlness may impair - his worth. Other games to round out- the Saturday schedule arc Centra 1 rJormal Rose Poly, Manchester at Michigan State Normal. Kalamazoo, Mich., and Indiana State Normal at Concordia. College, Ft. Wayne. - RECORDS GO Three Swim Marks Broken in Chicago Meet. Bit United P-ess f CHICAGO. Jan. B.—Three swimmers—Arne Borg, Ethel Laekie and Johnny Weissmuller—broke world‘s records In a meet held here last night. Weissmuller broke his own record of 2:14 for 220 yards when 'he made tho distance in 2:10 2-3. Borg bettered Weissmuller’s old record for the 440-yard when he covered the distance jn 4:47 1-5. Miss Laekie bettered her old record of 1:03 1-5 in therlOO when she made it in 1:92 4-5. Y. P. C.S IN VICTORY The Y. P. C.s defeated the Central "Y” team Thursday night, 36 to 26, at St. Anthony’s Hall. Wehrel, with five field goals, and Roberts with four, were high scorers for the winners. Kempler and Smith were best for the losers.

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Bu Times Special CRAW FORDS VILLE, Ind., Jan. B.—Owing to-- the ineligibility of Theron Coffel, who last spring was elected.captain of this season's Wabash College basketball team, another election was held late Thurs'f& 1 I dev and Maurice (Red) Robinson, forward, was voted the captaincy, tjf iffji a/fL. He baa been act 4. ing captain. I' nicrly played with Anderson High rM a | School, where he £ * M • was a Ginibel j prize winner. Last vAi ba*h, be was an jssssss Western selection Robinson at forward. He graduates in June. Completing the college course in three years. He W among the brilliant students of Wabash and a winner of letters in three sport branchA basketball, football and track. He also is a member of the tennis team. Robinson won the Day oratorical contest here and will represent Wabash* in the Sthte oi-atoiical eveaj. Injuries and sickness hsty-e handicapped him in basketball this season, but he Is expected to play at least parh-of the game against De Pauw here Saturday, MAY COACH WISCONSIN Bu United Press CHICAGO, Jan. B.—Ray Schalk, leading catcher of the White Sox, may take a Job coaching the University of Wisconsin baseball team, it has been learned here. Schalk will leave Saturday morning for Madison to talk over terms.

Pneumonia Attack Proves Fata] to California Grid Mentor—Formerly Instructor at Purdue University.

Bu United Press . _ PHILADELPHIA, Jan. B.—Andrew L. (Andy) Smith, former University of Pennsylvania football hero and coach, and University of California football coach since 1916, is dead. He died of pulmonary abscess Thursday night following bronchial pneumonia. * *

Smith came to Philadelphia soon after the close of the football season on the Pacific Coast. He had been here but a short time when he was taken ill in his hotel room ahd when found by friends was in a serious condition from pneumonia. Death Is Sudden F.emoved to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, he rallied but slightly and for days his illness was considered critical. More recently 'however, while unable to leave the hospital, he begar. to gain and It was believed he would recover. His death during the night was sudden. Smith was recognized as one of the leading football coaches of the Far West. Going to California in 1946, when tlie Blue and Gold football fortunes were low, by J 919 he was developing powerful teams and by 1921 turned out the first of the so-called “wonder teams,” nond of which was defeated from that time until they fell before Washington and Stanford during the 1925 season. Developed Stars Dan McMillan, Carleton (Dummy) Wells, Harold (Bi-ick) Muller, Bob Berkey, “Brodie Stephens, Don Nichols, “Crip” Toomey, "Duke” Morrison, and a host of other football immortals of the West Coast owe to him a large share of their claims to glory. Smith himself was an all-American

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GARDNER OF TALK 0 OLE-VAULTING bu kept pot* with the majority of other event* in college track and field athletic* Home twenty ago a vault of 11 feet, 0 inches waa coneidereu plenty good enough to win. That woe in he day* of Leroy Bama, Charles Dvorak and Norman Dole. Tho height of a vaulter’e ambition, of course, was to approach the 12-foot figure Then canm Edward Cooke, Barr, Wagner and othprs to better that mark, it seemed tlio top-notch record hod been reached. Still the bar kept going nr until ft was e.lose to 18 feet. Came the seaoon of 10X2. At Yale University was a first-class vaulter named Bob Gardner. He was quite a sensation, in fact. On several < easions he had come with a lew inches or the 13-foot level. _ Finally, on June 1 of that year, Gard ncr established anew collegiate mark by getting over the bar at. 13 feet, one inch. He wae the first athlete credited with a 13-foot vault in a collegiate meet. After. Gardner s great xierformano* no college vaulter was able to excel the Yale star s effort, until a couple years or so ago. when Dean Brownell of Illinois cleared 13 feet. 2 inches. . Gardner, by the way. later developed Into a goli’er of prominence. He won the national amateur championship in 191st And was runner-up for the honor In 1910 and 1921. He lias since copped aeverai lesser laurels. In twen .y year* the pole-vaulting mrk has been boosted about 20 inches In col lege competition. Today you must clear 13 feet consistently to be in tho running. RUN UP BIG BCORK The Lnuter A. C. five defeated tUo North Star basket team, 64 to 38. .1. Myers of the winners scored forty points. The Lauters are without a game tonight or Saturday. Call Belmont 3614 and ask for the manager. SPALLA-HOLTKAMP BU United Press MILAN, Italy, Jan. 9.—Erminlo Spalla, European heavyweight cham plon, signed ai-tlcles today to defend his title against Holtkamp, Holland champion, on Jan. 17.