Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1927 — Page 11

JAN. 19, 1927

MICHIGAN-INDIANA TILT SATURDAY MAY INFLUENCE FINAL STANDING

Braft is NOT YET RATIFIED Changes Suggested Favor Majors, Smith Says—New Optional Rule. According to Vice President Smith of the Indianapolis baseball club, the local A. A. team does not look with favor on the new majorminor draft agreement adopted by league committees in French Lick Tuesday. Representatives agreed on rules governing the transfer of players, but Smith says the rules will not go into effect until ratified by individual leagues. Smith is of the opinion the major leagues will get more than they are entitled If all minor organizations ratify the French Lick pact. Until 1934 Baseball men at the important session drew up a long-term agreement, extending until Nov. 12, 1934, covering player exchanges. The agreement, if ratified, automatically will remain in effect after that time until either the major or •tor league representatives give ice of a desire to terminate it. The draft price for players from AA clubs was set at $7,500, although minor league representatives sought to secure a price of SIO,OOO. For other clubs the price was set as follows: Class A, $5,500; B, $3,500; C, $2,000; D, $1,500. Optional Players The number of players the major leagues may hold optionally while giving them experience in the minor leagues was increased from eight to twelve, this being a compromise, for the major leagues had sought to increase the number of optional players to fifteen. Players of the American Association, the International League, the Pacific Coast League and the ThreeI League, who are not now subject to the universal draft, will come under the universal draft after October, 1928. Former Draft Prices Under the old draft agreement, minor leagues received these prices; Class AA, $5,000; Class A, $4,000; Class B, $2,500; Class C, $1,500, and Class D, SI,OOO. The pact also provides that majors can send optional players only to Class AA, A and B leagues, the majors to pay double when optional players are recalled. 'No player who has not been previously signed by major league clubs shall be subject to selection from C|ass AA clubs until close of following season. The major leagues agreed to apfKjve umpire reservation and selecBh. a proposal they have rejected eretofore. Landis’ Suggestions The suggestion of Commissioner Lnh'is relative to purging the game of evil, were accepted as follows: 1. Three years’ suspension for contributing to a pool for another club. 7. One ye n- suspension tor betting on a

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Gilbert Garvin

Among members of the University of Cincinnati swimming team which will oppose the I. A. C. padtllers here Friday night, an Indianapolis boy, Gilbert Garvin, will help supply tlie competition for the visitors in the back stroke class. The Ohioans, each year, produce a well balanced team, and plenty of action is assured when they meet the Indacs. Johnny Moore, ex-Indiana tank star and a holder of several State records, is Gie club’s best back stroker. William Weiss, Tech student, also swims the back stroke events for the Indacs. game in which flip player dura not participate. It. Suspension for life if a player participatPK in a game on which he hetg. These rules will be submitted to the respective organizations and are not yet in force. Immediately following exoneration of more than thirty players involved by Charles (Swede) Risberg in the alleged Chicago-Detroit scandal cf 1917, Landis announced he would make four suggestions to the baseball magnates. One advocated adoption of a statute of limitations which would limit filing of scandal charges. No mention was made of this suggestion at French Lick Tuesday. WELTERS TO MEET NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—Ace Hudkins, Nebraska, and Joe Dundee, Baltimore, welterweights, will meet at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 25. The winner of the match hopes to get a chance at Pete Latzo, champion of the division.

I Rotating Schedule Gives Crimson Advantage Over Big Ten Rivals. The Michigan-Indiana game at Bloomington Saturday night may go a long way toward deciding the Big ten basketball champion. Even though it is figuring far in advance, a defeat for either may make a whole lot of difference in the final standings. The rotating schedule plan gives both the Crimson and Wolverines a decided advantage over the rest of the Conference teams. Indiana meets Northwestern. Wisconsin, Minne sota, Ohio State, Chicago and Michigan, while the Wolverines meet Illinois, Minnesota, lowa, Chicago, Purdue and Indiana. With probably the greatest team in its history, the Bloomington school will pit its wares against a number, of “off and on” clubs. Three viefories already have been chalked up with ease. Michigan has yet to figure on lowa and Purdue. Coach Mathers aggregation turned in a decisive, 41-20, victory over the Hawkeyes recently, but the Ann Arbor outfit must look for lowa to be plenty dangerous when they meet again March 7. Purdue will have to be counted upon as a dangerous opponent if only because of Ward Lambert. The crafty Boilermaker mentor always has a crew that will cause trouble in the hottest part of the Confer ence season. Starting line-ups Saturday probably will consist of: (Indiana) — Krueger and Becknor, forwards; Sibley, center; Correll and Winston, guards. (Michigan)—Harrigan and Oosterbaan, forwards; McCoy, coder; Chambers and Petrie, guards. Krueger and Beckner are two of the best forwards in the Big Ten and will make any team hustle to keep up with them, while Harrigan is without doubt one of the best basketball players ever produced at Michigan.

City Bowling Gossip By Lefty Lee—— —

In the H. A. C. games rolled on the Elk Club alleys the Bucks and Boosters were returned three-time winners over the Dumb-Bells and Ballroom fives, while the Water Dogs and Tumblers were winning twq out of three from the Indian Clubs and Ropes. Joe Kernel, with a total of 587 for his three games was high man in this league. If finally happened. Tile A. C. Bradley team of the Women’s Soc ! al League was defeated in a game in which both teams scored better than 900, the Armacost girls winning the last game of their series by the score of 937 to 915. We predicted several days ago that the women were training for the city tourney to be rolled on the 29th and 30th of this month, and the

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scores of Tuesday night bears this out. The Capital Furnitures won three from the Komstohk Candy: Silver Flash treated the Shank Storage likewise, while the Kreis Transfer was content with two out of three from the Mueller Soft Drinks. High scoring honors were won by Mrs. Fox, who had a total of 231 In her last game. B. Smith had 227 and Kritsch 222. Results in the Commercial League games rolled on the Recreation alleys were: Crescent Paper, Citizens Gas, Falrbanks-Morse, MartinParry and Union Title won three from the Interstate Car, Stutz Motors, Trustees System, Allied Coal and George J. Mayer. The only set decided over the two out of three route was won by Dilling Candy Cos. from Crane & Co- Twelve games passed the 200 mark, the 242 of Johnson being ldgh. Johnson, with games of 242, 193 and 177, for a total of 612, was high over the three-game route. Hamilton was very consistent and reached 602 on games of 200, 204 and 198. Billy Sixty, Milwaukee, the popular sports writer for the Bowlers

! Journal, has a very interesting artiI ele in this week’s Issue of the Journal, covering the three greatest J thrills of his life time devoted to eovering sports news. What makes this article of double interest is the fact that one of our teams supplied the greaest thrill. This was the Claman Lunch team in the A. B. C. tourney at Milwaukee a few years ago. The team at that time, composed of Westover, Meyer, Harkenrider, McCullough and Pritchett, bowled a world's record score, only to have it beaten on the same squad by the Nel son-Mitchell team of Milwaukee. The Sedans and Victorias were the only club able to win three in the Murray Body League, dropping the Coupes and Detroiters for the count, while the Hoosiers, Minute Men, Speedsters, Roadsters and Three Murreys were winning two out of three from the Salons, Lucky Strikes, Broughams. Coaches and Tourists. Christian, with games of 168, 210 and 210, for a total of 588, was high in all departments of play. The management of the Illinois alleys announces a feature for next Sunday afternoon, 2:30. The A. C. Bradley woman’s team, one of the strongest In the city, will roll against an all-star women's squad from Terre Haute.

—By Ahern

It is said llie three-game total of j <49 rolled by Jerry O’Grady on the Illinois alleys Sunday night is high for the season in this city. He got it while performing for the Century Alley Five in a match with the Illinois Five. y O’Grady turned in counts of 244, 226 and 279, his average being 249 2-3.

The Referee

Where is Willie Heston, old Michigan grid star? —D. E. He is now a real estate operator at Detroit. Is Benny Friedman an adopted orphan?—J. H. No, his parents live at Cleveland, Ohio. What is Billy Wallace’s full name? —S. D. William Merel Wallace. Who won the California State women’s golf championship last year? —H. H. Dorothy Richards of Ohio. Where is Willie Klein from?— J. L. Wheatley Hills golf course.

j Off the BackßoardJ By NORMAN ISAACS ' Teams in this State from now on will have much respect for Muncie Normal. And all because the IloosicrQons took a one-point victory from Wabash Tuesday night. In case you may not know, Muncie has as its coach Paul Parker, the young giant, Avho while playing with Indiana could stand tlat-footed and take the tip from any center in the Conference. Paul played at Kokomo High School, too. Old-timers recall that.

We have two tickets for the Michijfan-Indiana game to be played at Bloomington, Saturday. From the inscriptions we believe we will have a seat in the press box. We’ll be there with bells on. We received a letter from Clifford Wells this morning. Cliff, you know, is the coach of the Logansport High School team which lost to Frankfort last week-end. Cliff says; “We lost a hectic game of stall to Frankfort last Saturday night.. Boys were not in best of shape after being snowbound a couple of hours. Game started at 10:40 p. in.. We plan to be rarin’ to go when they come here. The defeat will relieve us of the worry of losing and put more zip into our play front now on.” Clifford is a wise fellow. He knew very well that defeat had to come some time and the sooner the better. Cliff doesn’t make any alibis. He admits his team was outplayed when they tried Frankfort’s tricks. Each team plays its own brand of ball. And Wells’ teams devote on a driving, flashing offense. That game on Feb. 19, out to be plenty hot. One of these casual little cracks that often slip by unnoticed has started us pondering on a certain subject. The subject of all-State | college teams. The remark in quesl tion was “will Indiana University snag off the forward positions without a struggle?” Beckner and j Krueger are without doubt two of the best forwards in the State. Certainly there will be warm competition for the position. One cannot easily overlook Robinson of Wabash, Fulmer of Muncie Normal, Chandler of Butler, and Ward of De Pauw. There are a number of excellent centers in the Kingdom of Basketball. There is Lyons of Franklin (one of the very best), Harbison of Wabash, Sibley of Indiana, and Holz of Butler. And any one who forgets Ralph j Rea won’t be on the job. Well, up to Tuesday night Doyle Gardner, Evansville forward, could smile to himself and knock on wood. Doyle was in first place in the State individual scoring. It turned out, however, “Red” Robinson was forced to extend himself a trifle and score four field goals and a free throw. Now six "buckets” and a foul goal is thirteen points. “Red” had 102. Add thirteen and you have 15. Doyle still has 110. Our question and answer man patted himself on the hack today

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after succeeding in interpreting a mighty good query. If follows: When is a student eligible in high school “A” if he withdraws from school “B” and later returns to school “A,” his parents never ehang : ng their place of residence from the district of school “A"? When a student has been enrolled one entire semester provided he is eligible in all other ways.

Basketball Notes

Kntry blanks have been mailed to tho managers of tlie amateur independent basketball teams in Indianapolis for the sectional meet to decide the city champion and the local team that shall participate in the ninth annual Indiana amateur independent basketball championship tournament, which will he held at Tomlinson Hall Feb. 2t. 25 and 21). Tho Indianapolis sectional meet will be held on the Y. M. C. A. floor the: nights of Feb. 10, 13, 15. 17. 19 and 22. The schedule for the affair can handle; but a limited number of teams, and local managers are asked to mail in their entry blanks at once. Teams that have failed to receive entry blanks are asked to write Wayne Emmelmann, 234 K. ol i’. building. The coach of the Taberuaele Flashes wishes to deny the Flashes were defeated by the Communal Midgets, 24-10. He says the team defeated was the Tabernacle Junior live playing in tho 125-pound class. The Tabernacle Flashes play in the 110pound class and are undefeated this year, having won fifteen games. The coach of the: Flashes wishes it'understood they challenge any 110-pound team in the State, but they refuse to risk their title by playing out of their class, and all opponents must average not more than 119 pounds. SIGN GIANT CONTRACTS Bn United Praia NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Burleigh Grimes, pitcher recently acquired from tho Brooklyn Robins; A1 Devormer, catcher, and Melvin Ott, infielder, have signed 1927 contracts with the New York Giants.

Another Collegian Joins Giants BU Vr: 1 Si r l ire NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—Not more than ten years ago Manager McGraw of the New York Giants had little or no use for the college ball player. Today ho is strong for the educated athletes. His latest high-brow rookie is none other than a former Illinois star, Edward Kallina, who made a name in football as well as baseball. He is a pitcher with a tendency to hit the ball ala Babe Ruth. With Bloomington in the Three-I League, where he played before getting McGraw’s O. K., he was used at first and in the outfield when not pitching, in order to take advantage of his slugging.