Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 268, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1926 — Page 11

MARCH 11,1926

VriRRIN’ I the DOPE I By VEDDER CARD iMHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i iLTHOUGH there was no 1 A, I direct protest made by any If.AJ school, Shortridge was reel uired to show that “Babe” Christoplier had not played independent basketball this winter, because of statements in a local newspaper. A. L. Trester, secretary of the 1. H. S. A. A., asked the Shortridge authorities to investigate Christopher’s case so that there would be no doubt as to the floor guard's eligibility. The error was one of mistaken ideality. Babe’s brother played with the North Star team this winter and some confused the t wo. Shortridge has affidavits from ten members of the North Star team stating that the Shortridge player never participated in a contest with the North Stars. An affidavit also was obtained from the scorekeeper of the T. P. C.-North Star game on Feb. 4, the one particular contest mentioned in the rumors leading to the investigation, in which the offlrial attests that Babe Christopher was not in the line-up. There was no foundation of fact in the whole affair, but due to the publicity received it had to be straightened up. Christopher will he in there Saturday morning against Summitville. The last of the 1,000 tickets a lloled Shortridge were disposed of today. Word was received from Muncie that no tickets would be sold at that city. If you have no ticket don’t go to the tourney. That’s tire word. For those wh(/ wish to go by train there is a round trip fare of SI.BO on the Big Four, leaving at 7 a. m., Saturday. There is a train returning at 10:30 p. m. If 300 go by train a special can lie arranged. Otherwise there will he a special car put on the regular train. So many are going by auto that it is doubtful if there will be a special train. Regional tickets are at a premium. Newcastle wanted some of the Shortridge ducats Wednesday. Fat chance! * * * SIIERE has been tpo much talk of individual players’ scoring records this season in Big Ten basketball. Never before has there been so much publicity given to statistics. Probably it is the aftermath of the Red Grange mania. It is bad stuff. Basketball is a game of team work. Success depends upon the absolute coordination of five players. I<ct one man on a club get it into his noodle tliat lie is the one to do the shooting and flop goes that combination. Much variation in figures has been noticed. Right now, according to some, Spradling of Purdue is leading the Big Ten scorers. Other figures show that Beekner of I. U. is on top. There is no official statistician. The argument is likely to be continued. But just what big difference does it make? Both players have turned in the highest class performances throughout the year. Does it matter much if one or the other lias a few more lcints to Ills credit? At Indiana Tuesday night there was much talk about Beckner's chances to pass Spradling as high scorer. With that kind of conversation ringing in out ears we watched the Crimson flash closely to see just what he would do. To h’s everlasting credit he never took a shot when he could pass to a team mate. We did not notice one time when he sacrificed team play for a chance to increase iiis own personal point total. Beekner made thirteen points. But if be had not made a one and helped his team to a victory by clever floor work he would have been just as much worthy of praise. * • • J-—-VRS. MAEAPROP, back !l\m from the South ’ is • iust bursting with information these days. Since her sojourn in Florida she has broadened, to some extent, (mentally) and Is a little bit more lenient toward modern ideas. customs and pleasures. The old lady told us this morning that -she was getting to be a movie 'fan. Ws met her on the street and she said, “I saw the ‘Vanishing American’ while away and now when I get back home who’s in town but Thurston. He was the author, wasn’t he? “I hear Pat Page is leaving. Didn't he make a go of his chicken dinner place?” There were twjj questions that put us to rout. Yes sir. Mrs. Mala prop is the same dear old soul —only broadened a bit by travel. You .know travel *“TI do that. e * * McConnell of lowa still remains supreme as a basketball guard. He has stopped about all of the high scorers in the Big Ten. His last feat was in holding Cunningham of Ohio State to NO field goals. • * * ."EryiHAT has become of the \X/| “stationary” guard in basI j ketball? Remember when there was a stationary guard and a running guard? No longer does the back guard camp back under the basket and watch the game. Most teams nowadays send the back guard down to the center of the floor on offense. In some combinations it is difficult at times to ascertain the back guard. At any rate, he is no longer "stationary.” What a descriptive term for a basketball player! \ HARD TO WHIFF Joe Sewell,. crack hitter of the ( ’levelaqd Indians, has twc\ strikes on him more often than a great majority of the big league players, yet is the hardest man in the American I.eague to strike out. He lias a great, eye.

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TRIBE’S PARTY FORMS FOR TRIP TO SPRINGS Club Officials, Few Players and Fans Depart SundayFirst Heavy Workout Carded Monday. By Eddie Ash Owner Smith and Manager Bush of the Indians today put finishing touches to arrangements for the trip to the Tribe's training camp at Hot Springs, Ark. The party leaving Indianapolis Sunday afternoon in a special car over Big Four Route will consist of club officials, players and a few fans.

Some of the batterymen and Trainer Pierce already are In camp while players not departing from here Sunday have been sent transportation and ordered to be on hand at the Eastman Hotel, Hot Springs, Monday. When Action Starts The first drill for the entire Tribe squad will occur Monday afternoon. Joe Stahr, proprietor of the St. Elmo case here, and Mrs. Stahr, will accompany the Indians to camp for a vacation. They were with the ball team in Florida last spring. Bob Klrkhoff and Eouis Todd, other j Tribe fans, also will be in the party leaving Sunday. Club officials to go Sunday will be President William C’. Smith, Sr., and j Vice President William C. Smith. | Jr.: Manager Bush, and the follow- ! ing players: Voter, Schreiber, Russell, Comello and Hunter. Joe Wyatt ] will join the party at Terre Haute, j and Wid Matthews will climb aboard i at St. Eouis. Hayward Smith, road t secretary, will not depart for the j Springs until a week later. At St. Eouis tho Tribe special car ; Will be transferred from the Big j Four route to Missouri Pacific for the remainder of the jaunt to the j Arkansas resort. Florence in Florida The few batterymen now working j under Trainer Pierce at the Springs SWIM MEET Big Ten Aquatic Stars at Michigan Pool. By United Press ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 11.— Swimmers from nine colleges in the Western Conference will gather here Friday morning for competition in the annual Big Ten meet. Every conference school except Ohio State is represented by severak swimmers, with Illinois and Minnesota leading the entry with seventeen each. Eight events are scheduled for the meet. They are the 200-yard relay, 200-yard breast stroke, 50-yard sprint, 440-yard swim, 150-vard backstroke, 100-yard free style, fancy diving and 300-yard medley relay and water polo. The illegibility of Dick Howell, start Northwestern swimmer, probably will have more to do with the outcome of this year's meet than any other single factor. With Dick in there, Northwestern was almost sure of the meet, but with him out, they are almost equally sure of not winning. The Northwestern team has won the Big Ten title meet three straight years. TWO MORE Helen Wills Wins in Singles and Doubles. By United Press NICE, France, March 11.—Helen Wills added two more victories today, one in the singles of the Nice tournament and the other in the mixed doubles The American champion defeated Joan Ridley, English girl, G-0, G-2, and then, partnered with Charles S. Kingsley, won two love games from Miss St.awley and Deen, an English pair. CHANGES AT FT. WAYNE High School Coaching Shake-l'p Announced by Superintendent. By Times Bvecial FT. WAYNE, Ind., March 11 L. C. Ward, superintendent of schools-, has announced a shake-up in the coaching department of local schools. Mark Bills, who has been in charge of athletics at Central High t will be shifted to the new north side school. He will be succeeded at Central by his assistant. Murray Mendenhall. New coaches will be obtained at South Side High School. Ward Gilbert and Lundy 'VVelborn, present coaches, will be transferred from the athletic department to the regular faculty. DIXIE TENNIS FINALS Elizabeth Ryan and Mary I\. Browne Meet in Title Match. lit/ United Press TAMPA, Fla., March 11.—Miss Elizabeth Ryan, California tennis star, was to meet her rival. Miss Mary K. Browne, here this afternoon in the finals of the women’s ; tournament for the Dixie champion ship. Miss Ryan defeated Miss Browne in the Palm Beach tourney recently and was expected to win the Dixie | title. In the doubles finals today Miss Ryan and Mrs. Taylor were to meet Miss Browne and Mrs. Raymond. MALONE WINNER Bii United Press OAKLAND, Cal., March 11.—Jock Malone, St. Paul, won from_ Joe Roclie. San Francisco Italian, by a [technical knockout in the eighth sound after having the better of the fight ail the way. JONES CUE. VICTOR Neal Jones copped first honors in the wet klv rapid-fire turee-cushion billiard tourney at Cooler's Wednesday night by defeating Vic Charts, 15 to 9, in the final game.

were held idle Wednesday by rain. Jim has been sending the boys through only light exercise while awaiting the arrival of the main squad. The condition of Catcher Ainsmith has the club bosses worried. He wrenched his right shoulder Tues-> day when he took a “spill” and may be of little service during training days. Manager Bush may be confronted with the' task of finding another backstop. Florence, the other Tribe catcher, will be unable to reach Hot Springs before Sunday or Monday. He was located in Miami. Fla., today and advised to hustle to Arkansas. It is said Joe McCarthy, pennant manager in the A. A. last year, now piloting the Chicago Cubs, has decided his aggregation training in California is plainly a second division jut fit and no more titan that. So Joe still is looking for talent. Manager Speaker of the Cleveland Indians is trying to change Johnny Hodapp’s stance at the plate (while batting, not eating). The former Indianapolis kid has all the experts guessing and puzzled at the Lakeland training camp. One day Johnny looks like a million, the next day he slips. Speaker fears Hodapp will be a sucker for curve ball pitching and is coaching the young man to try a different toe position when lacing liurlers. Hodapp is slow to hit his stride and may deliver up to expectations later. Cleveland looked him over a long time before making tho purchase. Charlie Hall, veteran A. A. pitcher and coach, has retired from the diamond. He owns a restaurant in Ventura, Cal. He was in league baseball twenty-two years. Minneapolis has obtained permission to deal with lntlelder Frank Brazill of Seattle, Wash. Brazill it a hold-out, but Mike Kelley seems to be willing to mert his terms. Charlie See, pitcher, outfielder and pinch hitter of the Millers, has retired. Roy Grimes, former major league ftrst-sacker, has been landed by Kelley. He is a brother of Ray Grimes, Columbus, and Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn. Johnny Jones, who played shortstop now and then when with Indianapolis in 1924, will be with Syracuse this season. Jones is a capable ball player when he’s in the mood. But he likes to loaf. Otto Merz, right-hander. who twirled for the Indians years ago, will try to add one more season to his long baseball string. He will be ! with Birmingham during the coming campaign in the Southern Association. Amateur Sports First-round games in the Indianapolis Business Men's basketball tourney will be played tonight at the East Tenth Street community house. Keystone Ave. and E. Tenth St. The schedule: ti:4s. Great Western Furniture vs. HorufT Shoo Company: 7:30," Fletcher Savings and Trust, vs. Indiana National Bank: 8:15. Indianapolis Light and Heat vs. Wiliam H. Block Company: !i. Shoe Market vs. Fletcher American National Bank. B. Wilson is ill l charge of the tournament. An admission o t 25 cents will be charged. Managers of teams who have received entry blanks lor the 110-pound basketball tourney to be played March 27 aro asked to attend a meeting tonight at the Smith. Hassler & Sturm store. 7:30. All ethers interested are invited. For information write Leonard Turpin. 558 Fletcher Ave. Holv Cross five will play Hoosior Centrals tonight at Holy Cross g.vra. 8:30. The Holy Cross team deieated the Great Western Furniture club. 50 to 47. Lincoln Highways, one of Indianapolis' leading Negro semi-pro base hall club.-, will hold its first meeting Friday night at the ciubroom at the Indiana billiard parlor. All players arc mjuosted to Ire present. Anv good players wishing tryouts also arc requested to be present. Jack Hannibal if manager of the Highways and George Ra.' is president.

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■ig you probably know, Harry A Gill is track team coach at University of Illinois. He’s been there over an extended span and is heralded one of the best mentors in the country. Gill’s Illlni teams have long been feared regardless of the competition. Illinois is one of the favorites in the Big Ten indoor carnival Friday and Saturday, at ratten gym, Northwestern. lowa, Michigan and Wisconsin are other strong entries. The liawkeyes are given the edge by some dopesters. ELECT WARD De Pauw Team Selects Basketball Captain. By United Press GREENCASTLE. Tnd., March 11. —Johnny Ward of Connersville today holds the captaincy of next sea son’s De Pauw basketball team. Ward, who was high point man for the Tigers during the season just closed, was elected to the leadership at a meeting of the letter men Wednesday night. Ward played at Central High School of Evansville In his prep days. THAT INDIANA U. Jpß! Big Field of Candidates Narrows at State School. fly United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 11. —From a field of more than forty candidates five men are still in the running for the head football coach job at Indiana University, according to announcement, here. Pat Page, who recently resigned from Butler, and Coach Robinson of Mercer are said to be favored. Pt’RI’LE STADIUM By United Press EVANSTON, 111., March 11.— Work on Northwestern’s new stadium, which will seat 50,000, will be begun Immediately.

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Powerful All-Around Ball Club Set for Race — Manager Pleased. By Henry L. Farrell, United Press Staff Corn sonndent TA RPON SPRINGS, Fla., March 11.—Listen to the chatter around the j training camp of the St. Louis Browns and you will get the Idea that the only doubtful entry In the 192 G world's series is the National League team. George Sisler, popular manager of the club, makes no bones about his feeling. I “We’ll win the pennant,” he has ! told his friends. “We have the team ; and all we need is the breaks.” The Browns are the most Impres--1 sivo team that we have seen so far on a tour of the camps and they look like a sure shot for the American League pennant, or second place at the lowest. Improves Defense Sisler has been concentrating on developing defensive power, and he has several combinat ms that he can use. Sisler, of course, will play first base; Marty McManus is being counted on for second base; Walter Gerber at short, and Gene Robertson on third base. I Sisler thinks so much of Oscar | Meliilo, a youngster who came from I Milwaukee, that he doesn’t see how 'he can keep him on the bench. He j may experiment with Meliilo on sec- ! ond base and McManus on third. Harry Rice, one of last year's sen- | sations; Kenneth Williams end Dolly Jacobson will be the regular outfield, with Durst and Bennett as substitutes. Wally Schang, the veteran who came from the New York Yankees during the winter, Dixon and Red Hargrave will do the catching. Four * The pitching staff is one of the most powerful in the league. There are four southpaws, the veteran Tom Zachary, who came from Washington: Joe Giard, Ernie Wingard, and Stuart Bolen, a fine looking 20-year-I old youngster from Tulsa. The right handers include Milton Gaston, ■ Charlie • Robertson, Dixie Davis. 1 Elam Van Gilder, Claude Jonnard, ' and Winn Ballou. j Ernie Nevers, star Standford football player, also is sure to j stick with the club as he is not only a strong pitcher, but hard hitter, j and all around player. ■ That warning, “look out for the j Browns." has been well sounded. ILLINI C APTAIN By United Press FRBANA, 111., March 11.—B. A. (Bernie) Shively. Paris. 111., has been j elected to captain the 1927 Illinois j wrestling squad.

THE TOWN’S TALKING! About the Sensational Closing Out Sale of Clothing

We had to close our doors—our salesforce. though trebled in size for the occasion— was ewamped! BUT THERE ARE. STILL ENORMOUS SELECTIONS —there are still the same astounding reductions! We Want to Sell Every Dollar's Worth of Goods in Stock —We Intend to Start Off Next Monday With a New Policy and With Nothing l*it New Goods! The man who expects to buy new clothes this spring and Easter. oweS it to himself to go to the “First Block in Massachusetts Ave." and help himself to some of the greatest clothing values ever heard of in Indianapolis. IMPORTANT NOTICE While the stocks are still vast, the response is so tremendous that these groups are adteitisod WHILE THEY LAST

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gene is FAVORITE IN BOUT Tunney and Stribling Box Friday—Miami Business Men Aid Promoter. BULLETIN By United Press * MIAMI. Fla., March ll.—The Gene Tunney-Young Stribling fight, set for Friday night, has been called off by Billy Gibson, Tunney'* manager. Gibson gave as liis reason the failure of promoters to fulfill their contracts in putting up casli guarantees for the fighters. By Times Snerial MIAMI, Fla.. March 11.—“ Miami shall not be another Shelby!" With those ringing words, four business men of Miami pledged financial support today to guarantee that the bout between Gene Tunney and Young Stribling would be held Friday night as scheduled. Billy Gibson, who does Gene j Tunney’s business, and “Pa” Strib|ling, who still handles his son’s ring ! affairs, both announced that all ! obligation* to date have iiecn met | by Promoter Jess llaugh. Tunney and Stribling concluded ; strenuous training Wednesday. Gene is a favorite, though Stribling will I have the support of the “solid South” when he crawls through the ropes. ! K W. Dickerson of Grand Rapids. Mich., who is to referee the bout. ! arrived Wednesday. It is a no-deci-ision ten-round affair. STILL AHEAD Hagenlacher Leads Schaefer in Cue Match. Bii United Press PHILADELPHIA, March 11.— Erich Hagenlacher, German challenger, still leads Jake Schaefer, 18.2 balkline billiard champion, at the end of the second block of their title match, Wednesday, 1,000 to j The final block will be played * tonight. In order to retain his world's crown. Schaefer must make 864 points tonight before the challenger counts 500.

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Harry Greb’s astonishing defeat has been explained. . . . He worked three whole days for the Flowers fight. . . . You c:tii not truth au old parrot new notes and • • * The downfall of Grl> proves another thing, that even a windmill can become winded. • i • Useless information: Tiger Flowers, new middleweight champion, will not draw the color line. • * • Gene Tunney is going out to Los Angeles to perform in a movie. . . . Gena is making a desporate effort to act like a heavyweight champion. ENTER A. A. U. EVENT Phillips and Kfigure of Butler to Compete at Louisville. Herman Phillips and Dave KfiI gore of Butler have entered the In- . (liana-Kentucky A. A. IT. track and I field meet at Ix)Uisvilre Saturday, urI cording to announcement by Coach ‘ Hinkle. ! Captain Phillips will compete In j tile 440, 880 and mile races, while Kilgore will be in the 60-yard and | 220-yard sprints. Baseball anil track men limbered l up In the Irvington gym Wednesday afternoon. ! —■—— Complete Fistic Card TOMLINSON HA1,1.. MONDAY Ten Round*—-Harold Smith. Chteago, i v*. Meric Alt*. Indianapolis: featnet weight*. I Eight Hound*—Rom! Cox. Indlanpplt, m. I.nxry Pruitt. Indtunapoll*: featherI weight*. Eight Round*—Marlon Kenner. Indiananoll*. v Frankie ,iotic*. LouUvIllle: midI dlewelght*. Six Round*—Jrkie Stewart. Louisville, va. Joe Cappadora. Indianapolis; bantam- ; weights. Four Round* —Johnny Coble, Indlanann- ; lis .v*. Johnny Kane. Indianapolis junior lightweight*. MORE RECORDS B v United Press NEW YORK. March 11.—Erich 1 Rademaker. German swimming | champion, broke two records in the 1100-yard and 100-moter breast stroke j events, in the New York A. C. pool. Wednesday night.

VETS WIN IN GOLF TOURNEY Mehlhorn - Smith Combination Defeats SarazcnDiegel in Florida Meet. Itu Times Si.reial MIAMI. Flu.. Mifticli 11.—A.' scored iver youth Wednesday .it lbe Miami Country UluVi. when Bill Mehlhorn and MuvDonnM Smith Jo seated Gene Hnruxcn and Leo |),e;;cl, 3 and 2, in the final of the Inter national fout ball gulf tournament. Time after time the youngsteis lost opportunities to halve *r *lu holes by failing to rink putts, new theless preventing the Canadian ripen champion and the Metropolfi.ci title-holder from doing their lies). All even at the end of the morn ing round. MacDonald Smith atari vi tho afternoon play with three sin ccsslve birdies, all good for win*. Against such dazzling golf, Snrazen and 1 liege 1 Mere helpless although Diegel managed to slip over a win on tile fifth. Fortune favored neither side for the v i of tho tune, every hole being halved. Air tight Arolf ensued until th thirty-first hide, when Mehlhorn, shooting superbly, annexed another point in his side’s favor with a birdie three. It sounded iho death knell for Gene and I.*'", for the best they could do from then until the end was to hold tho winners even. MAT MATCH Demetral to Meet McGill Here March 18. Bill Demetral, Greek heavyweight wrestling star, was matched today to meet Put McGill in one of the two heavyweight tilts which are to feature the next mat entertainment to be staged at Tomlinson Hull, Thursday night, March 18. The veteran Greek, who has -a strong following, appeared In the last wrestling show held here In which he went to a one-hour draw against Mike Romano. Italian heavyweight. The eard for next week calls for a double wind-up of well-known heavyweights and nn opening pic Urn.

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