Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 281, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1926 — Page 31

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M IS BIG PROBLEM ■BROOKLYN TO SOLVE Bln&on Worried About Inner Works of Club wrtstop Boley of Baltimore Wanted. ■ By Billy Evans ■ATER, Fla., March 26.—An unsettled infield con■ibling Manager Wilbert Robinson when I gave his m the once over. He was hopeful that it would be lout before the opening of the season.

'JWJHgjMEB fa 1 ■''riffrf'ni'f' !1 was on tlic- fire ])urrl.?if-e, of ShortCTBMHIIjIM- • r.ilMinore ( 'rioier. to the scouts, has ' r\3°Bsfil' tin.her for six years, -’ : : a his 'value, nl■rKnSfSKa|.e salary hip enough anl make him com •’ 1 ‘ 11 '' herth. AnMKjS|3.ri>l Holes', it is planned ! '‘ 1 " 1 "- shiftmp Rabbit vHHQUPS.o M tram 8j5cE0..1. That \voiM make a, ' r WjiVf ll '"" "otitvl the key- ?< >4yS9 ek al* <!out W"’ k ’ W ' ll ' ras doir.j; hip IgßHgfW.ut stuff. Ml, of course, pSWjwaHj ilni .1 if s, ary matters jgjpj3@ißW tip before, the season Kobinson believes an inpyClTMffi up of Stock, Holey, Ml-la|Kttffl3n-l Fournier would make DkMhnrst division possibility. is more man satisQwjMSKmys Bobbie in discussing PjßyrTSa "It compares favorably >iother staff in the National dSKSj3But.field. made up of Wheat, yjafcfeQ Cox, will hold its own and competent. Infield Situation talus of the club, therefore, SjSjPlMht back to tho infield fiituait is a mere makeshift affair are due for a stormy session. ftLgjp| to bring it up to the major standard, tho Robins will pitching should carry the wSi§3 ver a lot of handicaps, prodefense is at all adeWfo&x;ia apparent tha.t Manager *K>3Bison Is decidedly worried over situation aid well lie be. Mo club can hope to get T with a tight infield. Maranvillo Steps veteran Maranvillo is playing game at short. He would play second, however, and would prefer having him |Her the keystone sack. youngster by the name of Win dart was being used at second. K comes from Springfield in the ■astern. League. Playing out of Bkition and lacking experience, it ■far too much to ask him to hold end of the infield problem. I The Robins look like a real ball llub everywhere except in the infield. However, much good pitching find plenty/of batting punch can be ;hrown to the winds if the infield !ails to properly function. Holes to Plug Plugging up holes at short and •bird is Robinson’s problem. The inquisition of Boley from Baltimore ind the signing of Stock would relieve the situation. Unless these things happen there s hardly a chance for Brooklyn to land In the first division, despite the tact that the club is otherwise very rapable. KEPNER STATE CHAMP Wins Three-Cushion Title by Comeback in Final Block. Cleve Kepner won the State threesushion billiard title on Thursday night by defeating Walter Ramsey In the final block at Cooler’s parlors, 57 to 48. The winner came from behind after dropping the first two fifty-point blocks. The final count was 150 to 148. SHORTRIDGE H, S. DINNER Basket ball Players and Debaters Honored Tonight. The Shortridge basketball and debating teams will be honored at a banquet at 6 o'clock tonight, given by the Shortridge True Blue Club at the Shortridge lunch room. Varsity, second team and freshmen players have been Invited along with this year’s tri-State debating team.

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Golf Pros In Invasion Walter Hagen Plans Great Team in Effort to Capture British Open Championship.

Bu United Pres* I NEW TORK, March 26.—British sportsmen who have been viewing with alarm the invasion of the American amateurs in tennil and golf will have more reasons to view with alarm when Walter Hagen announces the team of professional golfers into the British open championship. Hagen, who is now playing the greatest game of his career, is going to organize a team of six players to he selected from the highest ranking pro stars in the country. It will be a month or more before Hagen is ready to announce the team but the players will be chosen from Gene Sarazen, Leo Diegel, Johnny Farrell, MacDonald Smith, Willie MeFarlane, A1 Espinosa, Bill Melhorn, Tommy Armour, Bobby Cruickshank, A1 Watrous and Jim Barnes. Hagen has made his plans definitely to enter and he intimated recently in Florida that Sarazen, Diegel, Farrell and Mac Smith were sure starters. This line-up, Hagen figures, is the strongest array of stars that could be mobilized under any banner. There will be added starters under the American banner in the British open; recruited from the Walker cup team., Bobby Jones and Wa.tts Gunn, the leading hoy citizens of Atlanta, and George Von Elm, the Californian, have announced that they will mix with the pros and Roland McKenzie, from Washington, also may start. Gunn and McKenzie haven’t reached the voting age and British officials have been especially eager to show the hoy prodigies to the sages of British golf. HELEN WILLS IN ITALY Tennis Star Arrives in Milan With No Blare of Trumpets. Bu United Press MILAN, Italy, March 25.—Helen Wills arrived here without her racquets, and not a local reporter or camera man greeted her as she arrived. Helen said she accidentally left her racquets at Cannes and is anxiously awaiting their arrival. She planned to go to the Villa d’Este, twenty-five miles from Milan late ‘.his afternoon, after spending the lay visiting the art galleries here. I “Kruse System’' £ m arkab’c SULPHUR bunding V A DCkD clearing t h e V AiL/lx comp lexioQ __ B and evadicatK ATMC 1 n * impure tmj r\ D I 1 blood symptoms. 1*2% W. WASH. ST. Main 6361 LEON Tailored to Measure Men’s Suits & O’Coats Saleereom and Shop B 4 MASSACHTSETTB AYR.

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Jimmy Smith, Famous Bowler, in Elks’ Meet Here

H. MATMEN Prep Wrestlers in State Meet at I. U. Bu United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 26. —High school wrestlers were gathering here today for ihe fifth annual inter-scholastic wrestling tournament under supervision of the athletic department of Indiana University. The preliminary bouts are scheduled for tonight and Saturday morning, with semi-finals Saturday afternoon and finals Saturday night. One hundred and ten high school athletes are expected to participate in the contest. KOKOMO AT MEET Bu Times Soecial KOKOMO, Ind., March 26.—Coach Chester Hill and seven members of the high school track team were In Chicago today to participate in the national interscholastic indoor meet at Northwestern University today and Saturday.

Jimmy Smith “letting go” and some of his famous grips.

Elks’ Meet Leaders —Five-Man — Buffalo Elks No. 1 2.732 Ryan Elks. Columbua. Ohio 2.0f>3 Static Elks. Indianapolis Marott Shoe Shop. Indianapolis. .. . ..6ou Durham Elks. Columbus. Ohio t.ool —Two-Man — Harris-Amt>ro. Colurabu*. 0hi0.... 1.174 Creagor-Sc tonkel. Huntington. Ind.. 1.1 *0 Geift-Keitzell. Indianapolis J.JV2 Kwing-Rone. Columbus. Ohio 1.1 In Shott-Carroil. Columbus. Ohio 1.110 —lndividuals Merid Wiw. Columbus. Ohio §53 K. Hone. Tulsa Okla. . . g*:*? J. Par alow. Syracuse. N. i b-i P. Taylor. Indianapolis djM W. Carroll. Columbus. Ohio 5iH —All Events — Merid Wise. Columbus. Ohio 1.903 YANDIYIER. COACH Bu Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., March 26. Robert (Fuzzy) Vandivler will be the athletic director of Franklin High School next year It was announced Thursday by the Franklin school board. He succeeds Kenneth Peterman. Vandivler is known throughout the Middle West as one of the greatest basketball players ever developed in this section.

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SWIMS FAST Stanford U. Star, Here Saturday, Features Meet. Bu United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 26. Six district pool records were lowered in the A. A. U. swimming meet here. One national mark was unofficially lowered by Wally O’Conner, Stanford Unlversit in tho 220 free style swim. O’Conner negotiated the distance in 2 minutes 21.2 seconds, 0.6 seconds under the previous record, but his mark will not be recognized. O’Conner will be seen in Indianapolis Saturday night at the I. A. C. pool, when Stanford U. five-man team takes on the L A. C. in a dual meet.

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The ten pins are shivering! It looks like a big Saturday and Sunday In the National Elks' tourney at the local club alleys. Jimmy Smith, probably the best known bowler In the country, and one of the greatest, will head a wrecking crew that Is almost sure to topple present leaders in the meet. Smith will take the drives at 7 p. m. Saturday night with the Fred G. Smith Elks of Milwaukee. He will roll in doubles and singles on Sunday afternoon. But Smith is not the only famous one to be here. Three famous bowling cities will send delegations. Chicago. Milwaukee and Cincinnati will he represented along with pinmen from Racine, Wis.; I-ansing, Mich., and Oak Park. Til. Such well known performers as the Thoma brothers, Gray. Battistlni, Getzler, Barth And Mergard will show their uncanny ability to maltreat the maples. Tonight’s schedule will be given over to local teams with the exception of one squad made up of a conglomeration of Muncle, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis bowlers. In tho accompanying reproduction Jimmy Smith shows you how to do it. It’s all very simple—if you know how! Should you want to improve your game and boost your scores a few notches, study the accompanying pictures which depict how Smith gripe tho bail in making various shots. Look 'em over carefully, then go and see Jimmy in action Saturday and Sunday. Here are the identifications: No. I—Short hook from right corner. No. 2—Straight ball from right corner. No. 3—Straight ball from left corner (shooting for No. 10 pin). No. 4—Straight hook from right corner (shooting for 4-7 pins).

Tourney Card AT LOCAL ELKS’ ALLKTS TODAY Two-Man. 4 T. M.—lndividual*.. A P. M. H. GaJlihrr-W. Cotton Muncle. Ind. W. Harshman-H Votei Pltliburirh. Pa,-Indianapolis Five-Man. 7 P. M. Captain. Otto Ray’* l Peta. Indianapolis.. .0. Ray Five Yanuea'd, Indianapolis.. Harry Grind Indianaps Indianapolis S. Trotchy Kiwants Club Elks. Indianapolis. F. Krausr Yellow Cali Elk**. Indianapolis . C. Sohatz Marott Elks. Indianapolis ,S Kinrrhury Cherry Pickrrs. Indianapolis. A. Chevrolet Five-Man, u v. M. Captain. Honnold's Pin Busters. Indianapolis J. Honnold Eleven O'Clock Elks. Indianapolis C. Parsons Meridian Elks. Indianapolis... F. McNeely Indianapolis Athletic Club Elks. Indianapolis S. Klein Elks League Indianapolis A. Bryant Hoosier Athletic Club. Indianapolis F Kernel Silver Flash Oil Indiananolis. . . .H. Kreis Pitt* In Mun Elks. Pittsburgh-Indl-anapolis-Muncie H. Y otel HARGRAVE ILL Bu United Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 26.—Eugene (Bubbles) Hargrave, first string catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, is threatened with appendicitis and has been sent home by Manager Jack Hendricks. Doctors hope an operation can be avoided.

JACK HORNER WINS IN ENGLISH RACE CLASSIC 25 to 1 Shot Victor in Grand National Steeplechase Over Four and One-Half Mile Aimtree Course.

Bu United Press LIVERPOOL, England, March 26.—Jack Horner, owned by VY. Mackay, today won the classic grand national steeplechase over four and one-lialf miles hurdlig course at Aintree. Old Tabridge, a favorite, owned by Mrs. W, H. Dixon, was second, and Brights Boy, otvncd by S. Sanford, Yvns third.

The course is the most difficult In the world, containing nineteen Jumps, eighteen of which must be taken twice. Jack Horner paid his backers 25 to 1; Old Tabridge. 8 to 1, and Brights Boy, 25 to 1. Jack Horner is owned hy *n American. C. Schwartz, and Brights Boy is owned by S. Sanford, also an American. The rare is considered the world's most gruelling test of endurance and horsemanship and tho finest hunters and riders in Great Britain competed for the honor. Tho purse amounts to $43,500 plus racing immortality for the owner

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whose horse leads tho field past tho finish line. The Prlne eof Wales had a slight cold and did not see the race, but the Duko of York and rrlnce Henry came up from London aa guests of the Earl of Derby. Interest extends throughout the British empire, Europe and Soutiv America, and betting is in proportion. Since a rank outsider, Klnc of Clubs, with young Pat Donoghuo up, won the classic Lincolnshire YVednesday, a few parley betters on. tho Grand National stand to win e.s much as five thousand to one if their choices win today.