Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1926 — Page 9

FEB. 25, 1926

nHmnnnnnmiiiniinniiiiiiniiiiniifiiiinmnnnninniniTnniTnnTniinniiu .Vtirrin 7 * the DOPE By VE I) DEB, GA R D imimtiiHiiiKiiiiiiii.i!!iiiiniiii:iiiniiH!iiiiiiiinHnni!Hiiiuii!niiiinin!oiiMiD r"~~] MOTHER remarkable pitcher j A | has passed on. But even LG* I more to be regretted, another true sportsman has heeded the call —the inexorable summons —as the all-powerful Umpire beckoned. Eddie Plank, one of baseball's greatest left-handers, has followed Christy Mathewson to the land whence there is no returning. Just as the present-day major league hurlers are unlimbering their arms in the southern training camps a man who thrilled the fans of years ago quit the biggest game of all —Life itself. Plank Is through forever, as others, in the confidence of youth, prepare for another campaign on the diamonds. The former Philadelphia American League star died Wednesday, following a stroke of paralysis on Monday. He was not so old. only 61, and had not been ill until suddenly laid iow by the stroke. The southpaw was a member of the famous “million dollar” team w’hlch Connie Mack broke up in 1915. But Eddie was more than a great pitcher. He was noted for his sportsmanship and character. He was the exception that proved the rule. Most left- | handers are considered just a little “batty” by baseball fans. Mack, Plank's former manager, had the following to say about the former hurler: “He was a perfect gentleman and a thorough sportsman. It was always a, pleasure to have him on our ball club. He was a fine Influence among the younger players. I never have known a finer character associated with the game.” The old Athletics are considered one of the greatest ball chibs of all time, Their remarkable trio of pitchers inc" tided Chief Bender, Jack Coombs and Plank. Bender and Copmbs are still actively engaged In the sport as coaches. The “Chief” is with the "White Sox, along with Manager Eddie Collins, who was another teammate of Plank. Coombs is a college coach in the East. Plank had retired from baseball several years ago and was living in Gettysburg, Pa., with his wife and 10-year-old son. * * • SHESE sons are quite a trial. The Prince of Wales specializes in falling off horses. It is said lie is a good rider, at that, and a fearless horseman. Johnny Coolidge, son of the President, lost a college boxing bout to Matty Silverman in an Amherst tourney. They call this Silverman boy, “Little Benny Leonard.” He Is ( rated highly in New England collegiate ranks. Johnny and the Prince are regular fellows. That’s the main thing. They may not be super-athletes, but the spirit is there. That’s what counts. * * * An Indianapolis swimmer, John Dithmer, has been performing in great style for Purdue University. He ia only a sophomore but ia rapidly being recognized as a fjtarof the first rank in the Big Ten. He undoubtedly will be a real contender for high honors in the Western Conference swimming meet at Michigan March 12 and 13. • * * f 1 TREE games are on the I r l ' I Big Ten basketball schedL ' uie for Friday night. Indiana and Purdue are in action. Both are favored to win, but both ~are up against plenty of opposition. What team isn't In the Western Conference race? Purduo should beat Wisconsin at Lafayette, but the Boilermakers had better not depend too much upon Wheeler, who starred at Madison last week in the defeat of the Badgers. Coach Meanwell probably was surprised by the new player’s performance. But It’s hard to fool “Doc” twice hi a row. I. IT. goes to Minnesota. The Gophers seem to be “snapping out of it" on the home floor. The Crimson must be prepared for a struggle if the club would stay in the running. Michigan has a chance to defeat' Illinois at Urbana, but it is unlikely. The veteran lllini combination seems to have found itself and must be rated the favorite over the Wolverines. With a charfce for the title Just ahead, Friday evening would be a poor time for Coach Ruby's men to slip. Very probably there will be an upset in at. least one of the three contests, but we cannot figure just where it.will be. Maybe dope will run true to form for a change. • • • a tempest is being stir\X/ red up about the State col* , ■ -1 lege basketball title! It will never be decided. Anyone convinced against hia will Is of the same opinion still. If the colleges want a champion they'll have to put on a tournament each year like the high schools. And we hope they don’t —and they won’t. There’s one argument we’re going to stay out of. The royal rooters of each contender, do enough talking. • * • Horse racing In Florida must be prospering. Two tracks arc in operation now at Miami and Tampa. Now comes a third track at Orlando with the announcement of a meeting to start on March 16. That’s two days after Miami closes. • • • Bill Tilden ought to be ft "box fighter"—anything but an “amateur” tennis player. The big boy is too good nt getting publicity to waste his talents. HARTLEY NOT SIGNED Bit United Preaa SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 26.—Grover Hartley, veteran catcher for the New York Giants, who has been a holdout, Is expected to sign a contract within a few days.

BUTLER, WABASH CLASH IN HUGE NEW BASKETBALL EMPORIUM

SOBJECK IN NEXT FEATURE Milwaukee Heavy to Battle Mulholland, College Boxer, Here March 3. Larry Sobjeek, Milwaukee heavyweight, today was signed to meet George Mulholland, Butler College boxer, in the main go of ten rounds at Tomlinson Hall Wednesday night, March 3. The Inland A. C. is staging the show, and there will be forty rounds of drilling on the program. It will be the fifth professional engagement for the local heavyweight of college football and Olympic boxing fame. Mulholland lias won three of the four scraps In pro rincs and lias not been knocked off his feet. George lost on points to Soldier Buck, outpointed tiie Soldier in a return battle and followed up the victory over Buck by trimming Jim Savage and Glenn Glickner. He has attracted a large following here and in Louisville.and appears to be the type of scrapper who. pleases ring* siders. Sobjeek has appeared in local rings before, and also at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, and he has had enough experience to force the Hoosier rah rah boy to step lively. The Inland A. C. promoter announced that reserved seats in the balcony for the March 3 show may be obtained for $1.50, instead of $2 as in the past. The cut In balcony prices was made in response to a demand on the part of feminine fans who wish to accompany their hubbies and yet do not desire to sit on the main floor. In addition to the Sobjeck-Mul-holland ma n go of ten rounds March 3, there will be a semi-wind-up of ten rounds, two six-rounders and two four-rounders. HELEN PLAYS Bit United Presa MONTE CARLO, Feb. 25.—Resuming play after a day’s rest. Miss Helen Wills, American tennis champion, continued her way through the Monte Carlo tournament today when she defeated Miss Lily Cadle, England. in straight sets at 0-0 and 6-1. The American champion had an easy time taking the match, and after smashing her way througli the first set, she eased up in the second, when her opponent was able to win one game. Following her victor}', Miss Wills returned to the court with Mile. Henrietta Contoslavos, and they defeated Mrs. Young and Miss Green, British team, 6-1, 6-0. In the semi-finals for the Beaumont cup, Miss Wills and Mrs. Leslie Bancroft Aeschlimann, Switzerland, were defeated by Mrs. Satterthwaite and Miss Eileen Bennett, England, at 6-3 and 6-1. The former Boston star had not recovered from her recent illness and she was unable to give Miss Wills much assistance. Mile. Alvarez beat Mrs. Bramley Moore, 6-2, 6-0.

Independent Meet Program Today AT y. M. C. A. 12:00 (Noon) —Ftshere Red Arrows ru. Marshall Bobcats 1:00 P. M.—Van Buren Blue Devils vs. Newcastle Chrvslers. 2:00 P. M.—West Point Independents vs. Albany Independent*. 3:00 P. M.—Walton Seminoles vs. .Versailles All Stars 4:00 P. M.—Vincennes Merchant* v*. Brook Blue! ays. 5:00 P. M.—Akron A. A. vs. Huntington Athletics. 7:00 P. M,—Delta Tau Delta vs. New Augusta Independents. 8:00 P. M.—Oreensburg Y. M. O. A. vs. Swayzee Meteors. 9:00 P. M.—lndianapolis Ramblers vs. Advance Discards. CATHEDRAL SOPHS WIN The Cathedral High School sophomore team defeated Shortridge freshmen, Wednesday at the K. C gym, 26 to 17. Pranger of the winners tossed in five field goals.

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Fairground Basket Arena Ready for Teams and Fans

Above is pictured Uie new basketball court at Uie Exposition Bldg., Slate fairground, where Wabash and Butler \x ill clash Friday Highland where the local high school sectional games will be played March 5 and fi. and also where the State high school championship finals will be fought March 19 and 20. Seats surround the entire court, the standing platform having been done away with. Tile playing floor it* raised and the press bench is a “hanging” affair, above bleachers on one side. Seating capacity is 14,50(1.

SCHAEFER BEATS HOPPE Bit United Prenn (CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Young Jake Schaefer, holder of the 18.2 balkline billiard championship, defeated Willie Hoppe, holder of the 18.1 championship in an exhibition match, 1,500 points to 1,115. The 18.1 title was not at stake. There was much confusion over the terms of the match, some reports being published that the affair was for tho 18.1 title. is the 18.1 champion. MEET STARTS Indiana today turned its attention to Indianapolis as the first of Hoosierdom’s round of basketball tour- , naments got under way in this city at noon. Twenty-nine teams, representing the cream of Indiana’s independent basketball organizations, start in this meet, which will end Saturday night with the selection of a champion. v Both of this city’s entries will play tonight. The Delta Tau Delta outfit meets New Augusta at 7 o'clock and the Ramblers tangle with Advance in the 9 o’clock contest. All contests are played at the Y. M. C. A. PURPLE CAPTAIN OUT Bit United Preen CHICAGO, Feb. 25 —Barney Matthews, captain of the Northwestern basketball, team, is suffering from a badly twisted knee, injured in the lowa, game last Saturday night, and probably will be out for the rest of the season, Coach Maurey Kent has announced. PEZEK VICTOR Bit United Prena ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 25.—After losing the first fall here Wednesday night John Pezek, Nebraska, threw the veteraji Stanislaus Zbyszko twice within 26 minutes. Amateur Sports Y. P. Cs and Communal Celts banket teams will meet tonight at St. Anthony's hall. A curtain-raiser will be played at 7:16, with the main game immediately afterward. Fletcher American National Bank basketball team will clash with the Indiana National Bank tonight at the West Park community house, comer of Ohio and Mognt Slb.. 8 o'clock. The V. P. C. Junior fire deny being defeate dby the Houdlnl Handcuff Kinss and state they never played such a club. The Juniors play the Orioles tonight. Saturday nfsrht the Juniors meet the Christamore Triangles at Cbristamore gym.

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SIX STATES IN DEAF SCHOOL TOURNEY HERE Silent Hoosiers’ Basket Team Represents Indiana in Meet Starting Friday—lllinois Champs Return.

Teams representing deaf schoc Is of six States will compete in a basketball tourney to held at the Indiana School for the Deaf Friday and .Saturday of this week. A similar tournament was held here last year, but with only four teams entered. This year in addition to deaf schools from Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio, there are entered teams from Michigan and Kentucky. The Silent Hoosiers, representing the Indiana school, have l>een going fair in State high school circles and look like probable winners of the deaf school tourney. However. Illinois, last year's winner, is coming

Charity Tennis Causes Fuss Bit United Preen NEW YORK, Feb.- 25.—N0 backward step will be taken by the /Jnlted States Tennis Association in Its latest dispute with William Tilden, world's champion, it was indicated here today. It was Intimated the association was ready to go to the mat with Tilden for the third or fourth time, and this time would be the last. Tilden asked permission to arrange exhibition matches between French and American players to be staged Sunday night in Tex Rickard’s Garden for the benefit of Miss Anne Morgan’s Franco-American Good Will Association. The association refused to sanction the matches, tn compliance with a policy adopted against exhibition matches for charity, and Tilden announced that he, with Richards, Hunter and King, would play anyway. Tilden said it was ridiculous that such a charity should be opposed by “red tape” and “misguided zeal." Unless the champion wants to make a real fight of It, it is likely the exhibitions will be called off, as the French players, Rene I,a Coste, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, said they would not play in opposition to the wishes of the association. FITZ WINNER BV United Prena NEW YORK, Feb. 25c—Bob Fitzsimmons won a ten-round decision from Bob Lawson, Negro heavyweight, here Wednesday.

back with most of its old squad. The first round schedule for the tourney is as followr: Friday—7:3o p. m., Michigan vs. Indiana; 8:30, Kentucky vs. Ohio. Saturday 9:00 a. m., Illinois vs. Wisconsin. The last two teams drew the easy side of the schedule and will have to play only one game to reach the finals. VEACH SIGNS WITH HENS Bn Timea Special TOLEDO, Feb. 25. —Outfielder Bob Veach, who finished the 1925 season with Washington, signed a Toledo A. A. contract today. President Dick Meade of the Hens announced the Toledo outfield roster in completed, consisting of Manager Stengel, Veach, Hi Myers, Lebourveau and Koehler.

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DENY ‘BEATING’ DRAFT Bit United Prenn NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Officials of the New York Yankees denied that Ifitcher Curtis Fullerton had beer purchased from the St. Paul American Association Club last year so that St. Paul would not lose him in the draft. Ed Barrow, business manager of the club, said he was bought with the Intention of sending him to Salt hake City as part payment for Tony Lazzeri. QUAKER FRAY Indiana Central College basketball team will play Earl ham tonight at the University Heights, gym. It is one of the feature games of the year for the local school and Coach George / has been working his team hard in preparation. Central has a classy club which has a number of victories to its credit, including two over Hanover. The suburban club on its home floor has a good chance to upset the Quakers.

Locals Favorites in Friday’s Game, but Expect Battle From Scarlet. No need to worry about getting a seat at the Butler Wabash game Friday night nt the Exposition Bldg., State fairground. The new sport emporium built for the State high school final tournament Is one of the largest basketball arenas In the world. Fans to the number of 14,500 can be accommodated. In order to avoid the crowds It Is suggested that tickets be bought at Spalding’s. There isn’t much doubt but that the contest will be worth seeing. When Wabash and Butler tangle in any sort of athletic battle there 1h plent of action. The local team Is the favorite because of Its fine record, but then one never knows. The Scarlet has | shown improvement In the last games. Butler, however, has played great ball at the fairground in previous games, holding opponents to low scores by fin© defensive work. There are four Butler players "ho will most certainly want to do their best. Captain Bob Nipper, Keneh. Harker and Strole will be participating In their final game for the Blue and White. Keacli and Harker have leg Injuries but are likely to get In i for a while anyway. The Friday night contest "ill be put on the air from the playing arena. Tile Indianapolis Times will broaifhast detail play over WFB.M, Blythe Q, Bmiflultl announcing. THOMPSON GETS IN LINE John (Hippo) Thompson, southj paw pitcher who was with the Tn dians all of lust season, today signed a contract for 1926. Thompson was a rookie last year and showed promise on several occasions. Manager Bush has n hunch the big fellow will develop Into a regular during tho coming campaign. Tom Whelan, former Tribe utility i player, who was placed on the retired list In 1925 at his own request, came to Indianapolis today. It Is said he desires to become a free agent. MORGAN GETS OFFER Bit United Prenn CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—Tod Morgan, Seattle, world’s Junior lightweight champion, has received an offer of $15,000 from Tex Rickard to defend his title against Joe Click, the eastern 130-pounder. Bill Miller, Tod’s manager, has taken the offer under advisement.

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BUTLER STAR AT RELAYS Phillips to Enter 1,000-Yard Race at Big Indoor Carnival Saturday. -Herman Phillips of Butler will enter his first race of the season at the University of Illinois relay* on Saturday. The local runner will tackle anew event, a thousand-yard sprint. Lust year Phillips was crowned National quarter-mil* champion when lie won the Western Conference race In 18.7 nt Columbus, Ohio, and the following week won the National Intercollegiate championship against the best In the country at Chicago. Phillips has kept In condition since that time by doing crosscountry work, although being greatly handicapped on account of In* dlunapells being without a suitable gymnasium and running track in which track men cun train. NEARS CLOSE The city bowling tournament will come to a close at the Central alleys with the Saturday and Sunday pro grams. Tonight's schedule has l>een Included In tho week ©ud card and there will be no txmllng tonight. List minute changes are likely In the singles and doubles standing ns the meet close*. Many htgli-claes pin getters will be on the drives tho Inst days, TKRRE HAUTE TITLE Bn Timm Special TERRE HAUTE. Tnd„ Feb. 25. Torre Haute college basketball title was decided here Wednesday night when State Normal nosed out Rose Poly, 26 to 24. liorsett and Piety starred for tho winners while Alexander was outstanding for the losers,