Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1926 — Page 11

FEB. 11, 1926

the DOPE By VEDDEKGARD

—•“I PEAKING of home floor advantage in basketball, -did i___ you notice that the two clubs leading the Big Ten, Wisconsin and Michigan, have been playing on their own courts? The Badgers have never been away from home in four games. Michigan has played three of its four games at Ann Arbor. Wait until these teams hit the i-oaU, It may be a different story. Somebody was Just saying that Purdue did not have a good road club. Tell me some (earn tliat is good on the “foreign" hardwood! Purdue has played only two of, iis six games so far at Lafayette. Roth of them were victories. The other “win" was at Chicago. Three losses were sustained at opponents’ gyms. I. U. has won all of its home games against lowa, Minnesota and Purdue. It has lost two of three away-from-home contests. The Crimson downed Northwestern at Evanston but dropped tilts to lowa and Wisconsin. It will all be evened up before the season closes, however. Every club plays six games away and six at home. Ohio State plays at Northwestern Friday night. If “Moon" Baker of the Purple had not gone into an eclipse we would have chosen the N. W. netters ;m the surprise winner, but such an upset hardly appears possible now. The games is likely to be close, with the Buckeyes ahead as the gun sounds. The home club doesn’t ALWAYS win. * * * SN this column on Tuesday the following paragraph appeared:* * We have a hunch—and it is a disagreeable one for followers of Purdue. We just have a sneaking feeling that Illinois is going to upset the dope on Wednesday night and down the Boilermaker basketball team. Don’t, ask us why. We just feel that way. Dope points the other way, and we hope we’re wrong. We haven’t missed on many of the Western Conference games this season. Most everybody laughed at this latest prediction. That’s why we want to rub it in a little — not that we have anything against Purdue. In fact, we think the club ■was unlucky or it should have won at Illinois. But, while we are on thiif subject. there is more bad news for the Lafayette club. Disregarding tho, home floor advantage, which has been w r orkijig like a charm this season, we here and now pick Indiana to beat the Boilermakers on Saturday night. * * * It ■ is reported that the Imperial Club of Nice refused an offer of 300,000 francs for the gate receipts and entry fees of the tournament in which Suzanne and Helen first met in a mixed doubles match. Mile. Lenglen’s father is a director of the Imperial Clulp We are just tipping you off. Never go up (o Suzanne and make that idiotic remark. “So’s your old man.” * * * r'““TNOTHER swim, another recA I ord. How do they do it? L£jj We just can’t get over these new marks in every aquatic tourney. Can anybody enlighten us as to why the human fish can 1 smash the records year after year? Isn’t there a limit somewhere? The women the men were at the exciting pastime of breaking world marks again on Wednesday. At Chicago: Faricy, Borg, Weissmuller and the Chicago A, A. relay team were credited with world records. In the women’s national A. A. U meet at St. Augustine press dispatches state that three 'swimmers in the 220-yard free / style event tvere ahead of all existing time. Martha Morelius of New York wort the Anal heat in 2 minutes, 4> 3-5 seconds. Ethel Lackie, who finished second, also was-ahead of the old mark of 2 minutes, 46 3-5 "seconds. Miss Vehselau, the Hawaiian, beat the former mark in a preliminary heat. But that ,wasn’t all. Agnes (ieraghty of New York won the 200-yard breast stroke in 2:58 4-5. The former record was 3:02 1-5. If we could swim any better than a stone, we’d never be satisfied until we had a world's record. And then we’d go out and beat that. * ♦ * It is said that a flock of seagulls occupied the tennis courts at the Carlton Club Wednesday. About six inches of water furnished a nice place in which to float around. Evidently the birds had heard the French say that > hero were plenty of fish around liie Riviera matches. - Wouldn’t it be an awful shock to some of the Frenchmen who are laying the long odidh on Suzanne if Miss Wills should upset Ihe dope? Boy, oil Why, how we hope she can! * * * P r "““ LENTV of discussion has arisen since the lights went out twice at Crawfordsville during the Butler-Wabash basketball game Tuesday night. Most of it centers around Referee Kearns’ action on one occasion of endeavoring to place the players in the exact positions they held before the eclipse. There is nothing in the rules for this emergency. It does seem as though the official chose about the hardest way to get the galne going again. He was up against an almost impossible task. It might have been better to have tossed the ball tip between the two players nearest to it at the time the blackness settled over things—and let it go at that. The first time the lights went blooey a foul had just been called, so that the game started •-.gain with the free throw. Sqch situations are indeed a problem. There is the plot for a good story in such happenings.

CATCHER EDDIE AINSMITH IS SIGNED BY OWNIE BUSH’S INDIANS

PURDUE LOSES BATTLE Illinois Noses Out Hoosiers in Real Struggle by One Point. By Times Special URBANA, —111., Feb. 11.—It was anybody’s game until the final gun, but It belongs to Illinois now. Purdue was defeated here Wednesday night, 29 to 28, in a Big Ten basketball game which had the crowd in an uproar throughout. The Boilermakers led at the close of the first period, 13 to 11, but could not hold the narrow Advantage and were nosed out by one point as the Illlni found the hoop from the free throw line and from the field. Many fouls were called in the desperately fought struggle and it was the winner’s superiority at the foul line that brought victory. Purdue made one more field goal than Illinois with Cramer leading the way with five two-pointers. Spradling got three, Wilcox, two and Neuman, one. Lipe counted four times from the field for Illinois. Daugherity, Haines, and Mauer made two each. The defeat puts Illinois ahead of Purdue in the standing with three games won and two lost. The Hoosiers dropped to .500 per cent with three w'on and three lost, NETTOURNEY . Four Games Tonight at Local Y. M. C. A. The last of the first-round games in the local sectional of the Indiana amateur independent basketball championship play are on the program tonight at the Y. M. C. A. Four contests will be played, starting at 6:45. The Ramblers, Ferndales, Postoffice Red Birds and Communal Celts already have qualified for the second round. They will play the winners of tonight’s games on next Tuesday night at the ”I'.” Tonight’s games: 6 45—Y. M. H. A. v*. O-Hara-Sane. 7:3o—Memorial Baptist vs. Western Union. B:ls— y. M. C. A. vs. St. John's Evangelical s t>:o0 —Meteors vs. Fletcher Bavlngs and Trust. N. D. SWIMMERS WIN Bp United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Notre Dame’s swimming team defeated the team from Armour Tech, 48 to 12. MeCaffery, with firsts in the 100 and 220-yard crawl and the fancy diving event, was high point man. Basketball Notes The Fishers’ Red Arrows of Fisher*. Ind.. will invade Indianapolis tonight tor a game with the St. Anthony Y. P. C.s at St. Anthony Hall. The game between the Y. P. C.s and the North Stars, which was scheduled for tonight, has been postponed on account of a misunderstanding Tonight’s game wilt start at 8:16. There will be a curtain-raiser at 7:15. A dance will follow the main attraction. The Indianapolis North Stars will oppose the Ferndale squad. Saturday night at Ferndale hall. Tho North Si rs have Spaulding and Bayt of Shortriilgo anil Christopher of Butler. To get to the Ferndale gym. take a W. Tenth St. oar and get off at King Ave. The Carmel Kelts were defeated Wednesday night by the South Side Turners at tho locals gym. Tho Turners beat the Kelts earlier in the season at Carmel. Sunday afternoon the Turners wid take on the fast New Augnusta five here. Marion County Odd Fellows' League games, usually played on Thursday night, will be staged Friday night this week, at the Hawthorne community gym, 2540 W. Ohio Bt. Valley Mills vs. Beech Grove, at 7; Irvington vs. Southeastern, at 8 and Harris vs. Southport, in the night's finale. Indianapolis Specials desire games with teams in the 10 to 18-year-o'd class. Call Randloph 3018 and ask for Herb. . McQuillan signs Bp United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Hugh McQuillan, Giant pitcher, who was suspended last summer for violating training rules, has signed anew contract.

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Big Ten Standing

Won. Lost. Pet. Wisconsin 3 1 .760 Michigan 3 1 .750 Indiana 4 2 007 Ohio Slate 4 2 007 Illinois ... 33 .HOO Purdue 3 • 3 .600 Chicago 3 4 .428 lowa 3 4 .428 Northwestern 1 * 4: .200 Minnesota 1 5 .107

INDIANA-PURDUE BATTLE FEATURES STATE CARD Rivals Clash at Lafayette Saturday—De Pauw at Frank- \ j lin Tonight—Other Week-End Tilts.

With college basketball swinging back into tHte limelight again after a period of more or less inactivity, due to examinations, fans who follow the hardwood court scraps centered their attention on the Indiana-Pur-dpe scrap Saturday* at Lafayette. With one win over the Boilermakers already to their credit Coach Dean’s men are out to make it two straight. Ineligibility may hurt Purdue, for reports are that Harold Ilarmeson and Pete Jolly are likely to be put of the scrap. * Indiana probably will be i:i slightly better physical condition also, as Purdue took on the strong Illinois quintet Wednesday night. Anew player, Correll, may aid the Crimson. Contest Tonight De Pauw and Franklin are scheduled to tangle.tonight on the home floor of the Franklin boys. Griz Wagner's crew is just beginning to recover from the hjow dealt j it when C. Friddle, elongated center, I was declared ineligible due to scholastic standing. Tuesday night the Baptists defeat What They’re Saying — — | Appears as though they mean to discourage the playing of golf in Scotland .. . Golf club - officials threaten to charge admission to matches. If American and National leagues prolong their fuss into the summer months It may be suggested the 1926 world’s series be turned over to the management of Tex Rickard, who delights in staging fistic entertainment. With all this saluting going on during the new city administration why not issue an 'order requesting Owmie Bush’s Indians to salute the umpires this summer? . . . What would you give to see Walter Rehg salute Umpire Flnneran? Chicago Cubs today started for their spring training camp in California . . . The early bird may catch the worm, but they don’t pay off on worms in baseball . . . The Cubs finished eighth last year. City Bowling Meet SCHEDULE TONIGHT (Onntml Alloy* > —Five-Man, 7:16 P. M.— Team. Captain. liunanapoliß Water Cos W. Boyer* Stutz Motor Car Cos F .1. Snyder Fairbanks Morse & Cos. No. 1.. .. H. llewes Union Title Cos F. Snyder Ballard Ice Cream . Art Smith Polk's Sanitary Milk Cos. . . . Charlc* Day Frank Selmier Towel Supply... Paul Hill Citizens-Gas Cos.. No. 1 H. Johnson —FlveAlan. 9:19 P. M.— Team. Captain. fettering Coal Cos C. Oofterlnr Berkshire Life Ins. Cos. . .Charles H. Cheney Sliver Flash Oil Kreifc Super Service O. Moos GAR George Gel* Geo rue J. Mayer O. Jones UniversaJs R. Nolan Standard Oil Cos. '. K. S. Kean There were no changes Wednesday night among the tourney leaders. Three-F CofTee squad, with a total of 2,664, led the scoring. American Central Life Insurance got 2,639 pins.

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CUBS LEAVE FOR COAST Bit United Piess CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Nineteen players of the Chicago Cubs left here today for Catalina Island, the Cubs’ training ground. The party will be joined by other players in Kansas City and San Francisco.

ed Muncle Normal without much trouble, but the r>.al test of the rejuvenated machine will come tonight in the De Pauw scrap. Lyon is back in the line-up for Franklin. Butler is sailing right along and seems to have plenty of speed and power. The locals do not play any more this week, but will meet De Pauw and Franklin next week in two feature State clashes. Friday Games On Friday night Evansville takes on St. Louis University and must step on it in order to win over the strong team from Missouri. On the same evening Indiana Central, the University Heights five. Is at Hanover. Earlham, on a trip, plays Detroit U. at the Michigan metropolis. Saturday night, already mentioned. I. U. is at Purdue. Another Indiana star attraction is Wabash at Notre Dame. Rose Poly takes on the undefeated Manchester club at North Manchester, Oakland City comes to Indiana Central and Karlham travels to Lansing, Mich., to tackle the Michigan State College netters. RE-MATCHED Milligan and Zivic to Meet Feb. 19. BP Vnjted Press NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Tommy Milligan, British welterweight champion, and Jack Zivic, Pittsburgh, have been signed for a return tenround bout in the Garden on Feb. 19. Zivic received an unpopular decision over the Ertglishman In a recent contest. MORE~SWIMMING marks Four Records Established in Chi v eago Aquatic Tourney. Bp United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Four new world's records were set In a dual exhibition of swimming between teams from the I. A. C. and C. A. A. J. Faricy swam the 50-yerd race in 29 seconds flat; Ame Borg lowered tho 400 yards records to 4:22 3-5; and the C. A! A. relay team covered the 160 yards In 1:40 2-6. Johnny Weismuller wound up the performance by travelling 200 yards In 1:58 2-5. sprintefTpulls tendon Bp United Press NEWARK. N. J., Feb. 11.—Loren | Murchison, indoor sprint champion, i was forced to retire with a pulled tendon in the Newark A. C. games. Wednesday night, after winning the , 50 and 60-yard dashes from De Hart i Hubbard and Chet Bowman. —s*Remodeling Sale Mufflers '“to'V 0 Irhported flannel* y OC and silk knits , . pl ,OD Krause Bros “Conrthoaße Is Opposite *•* “KRTSE SYSTEM” S VAPOR R Baths j Mr. Bnlne* Man!—You will find that one bath a week will keep • you In the pink of condition. Call Main 5861 for appointment. 132% West Washington St.

RAIN AT CANNES COSTLY Promoters, Losing Money, Plan More Seats for Wills* Lenglen Match. Bn United Press CANNES, France, Feb. 11.—Another day of rain .kept Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen idle today, and organizers of the Carlton tennis tournament arranged plans to sacrifice doubles play so that the probable finals match between the two champions could be played Monday. Inclement weather is costing the tournament committee an estimated 3400 or so an hour. One thousand circus seats will be erected at the end of the court on which Miss Will* and Mile. Lenglen are expected to meet, it was announced today. This plan is almost certain, to arouse opposition fkom the French star, since she always insists that the court behind her be kept clear of spectators so that nervousness may be avoided. The extra seats will cost about $7 each. Miss' Wills, although still annoyed with the conduct of the tournament, apparently has definitely decided not to withdraw. Realizing the serious trend of the “scandal’’ precipitated when the committee sold exclusive ’’movie’’ rights of the match. Mile. Lenglen today issued a statement in which she said: “I intend to remain apart from* the physical organization of the tournament, but I am opposed to moving picture monopoly. I believe the commltte should allow as many cameranfbn as wish to take pictures, provided there are not too many so as to hamper the players.” BILL M’KECHNIE SIGNS Pirate Manager-Agrees to Terms for Coming Season. Bp United Press PITTSBURGH, Feb. 11.—Bill MeKechnie. manager of the, world’s champion Pittsburgh Pirates, signed anew one-year contract and spiked rumors that he was to be succeeded by Fred Clarke, assistant manager last season.

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Former Big Leaguer and Miller to Be With 1926 Tribesmen. By Eddie Ash Manager Ownle Bush of the Indians today bolstered the Tribe catching department by signing Eddie Alnsmith, former major league backstop and last year with the Minneapolis Millers. The veteran was a free agent and Indianapolis outbid a number of other clubs in getting the player’s signature to a 1926 contract. While in the major leagues Ainsmith saw service with Detroit, Washington, St Louis Cards and NewYork Giants and is still regarded highly for Class AA baseball. Injuries handicapped him much of the time with the Millers last season, but he pounded the ball well over the .300 mark and frequently connected for long drives. When not working in the game Eddie often was used as a pinch hitter by Mike Kelley. Alnsmith and Florence He bats right-handed and will round out tho Tribe receiving rooter along with Paul Flotence. Florence bats left-handed. Catcher Claude Robertson of last year’s Tribe receiving staff will be sent to another club. Robbie did good service here for a veteran, but his throwing arm weakened under pressure and he is not as hefty with the bat as Alnsmith. Robertson hit .285 In 1925. Florence batted .314. Manager Bush considers himself fortunate in landing Alnsmith. who is an aggressive player, experienced and well-acquainted with batters in the American Association. In 298 times at bat last year as a member of Mike Kelley's Millers, Alnsmith turned in an official swat average of .332. Ernie Krueger, who takes Ainsmith’s place at Minneapolis, hit .279 in 147 times at bat before the Indians sold hinv to Cincinnati. Alnsmith collected 99 hits, 17 being doubles, 2 triples and 10 home runs. His fielding average was .960. In 93’games back of the plate he had 377 putouts and 8Q assists, and was charged with 19 errors. With Bue.li at Itetroit A insmith, being a veteran, signed a contract in his own favor when he joined Minneapolis last spring. He signed for one year and had a clause inserted making him a free agent at the end of the season. Years ago Alnsmith was with the Detroit Tigers when Owmie Bush

New Indian

IT Tl ll 'WHIP WM , I I __LLLI—BUP 'jHH ” Pe. Catcher Eddie Alnsmith "THE catching department of the Indianapolis ball team ■ was made ready for the 1§26 campaign today when Eddie Alnsmith was signed. He was with Minneapolis . last season, where he hit .332. He was a free agent and the Indians beat other clubs to him by cutting the purse strings. Having played with Ownie Bush at Detroit, it can be taken for granted Ainsmlth will work hard to help Bush here. performed! with the same club and Ainsmlth showed a keen desire to join Bush here. Ainsmlth resides in Brooklyn, where he returned recently after touring Japan as manager of a girls’ all-star baseball team. Tho Ainsmlth deal looks like a very good one for the Indians. The big fellow can sock tho ball and is far from being slow In running bases. Local H. S. Basketball Friday Garfield (Terr* Halite) at Shortridge. Technical at Muncie Cathedral at Hartford Cit Sr. Saturday Manual at Rrond Ripple . Rushville at Shortrinifp. Brownsbuiv and Tech at Y. M. C. A. Garfield (Terro Haute) and Cathedral at K. C. hall.

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COLLEGE FIGHTER DELIVERS Mulholland Uses Speed to Beat Savage—Schaefer Boxes ip Form. George Mulholland, the campus clouter from Butler College, engng ing In bis third professional fistic bout, outpointed Jim Savage, Chicago, in tho main event of ten rounds at Tomlinson Hall, Wednesday night. Many of George’s rah vah buddies were present to cheer him on to victory. There was not much team work in the shouting from the But ler section, but there was enough yells to convince the local heavyweight he was doing hit jtuff around the home fireside. Official Wright* Mulholland weighed 181 H and Savage 197%, but tha latter’* ad vantage in poundage proved a disadvantage. Savage lacked the speed of the former football player and it was speed that won Mulholland the night’s honors. A large crowd was present and the National A. C. card was wellstaged and well-received by the customers and gate crashers. Herbie Schaefer, Chicago, was too much for Louis Andrews. Memphis, in one of the scheduled eight-round scraps and Andrews’ seconds- tossed in a towel at the start of the fifth round. Herbie timed his punches just right and punished Andrew* badly about the face. Dugan by Shade Jackie Dugan, Loulville, won by a narrow margin over Eddie Walsh, Chicago, in eight rounds. It was a red-hot exhibition of glove throwing. both boys being experienced. There was plenty of sting to the blwvs delivered in this setto, Dugan gaining a shade by scoring the harder wallops. ’ It was an interesting encounter. Tale Langford, Louisville, was the aggressor nearly all tho way jn his six-round match with Ray Dodd. Indianapolis, and won on points. Here was another clash sparkling with action that thrilled the ring worms. In the opening six-round affair (Turn to Pago 12)