Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 252, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1927 — Page 11

.TAtf. 26, 1927

SHORTRIDGE FIVE FAVORED

SCANDAL’ IN CHESS CHARGED Tourneys ‘Not on Square/ Lasker Says—He Gets Hot Reply. II a United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—Scandalscarred baseball, football and boxing found themselves in illustrious company today when chess climbed in with them as a strange bed fellow. Charges of sharp practice in the fixing of clocks at world championship tournaments, palming of gate receipts and manipulation of entry lists were made against the officials in a letter from Dr. Emanuel Lasker, former champion, to tlie Manhattan Chess Club. His List of Complaints The charges made by tho ex-cham-pion were that lie was given only one day’s notice to enter the 1921 tournament; that a clock was manipulated so he lost fifteen minutes of play, costing him his match with Capablanca; that his customary fee was not paid to him, and that the § pins from the sale of tickets was | distributed as agreed. For those reasons he said lie couldn't enter the championship tournament this year. N. L. Lederer, secretary of flic tournament, mentioned in the complaint, came, bach with charges of sharp practice against the doctor. He said Lasker “gassed” his opponents with the smoke from long, black 5-cent cigars which he puffed into their faces; that he disturbed bis opponents by loud conversations with spectators, by shouting for attendants to open and close windows; by jumping up and down and walking around the tables and by frequent requests of his opponent if he wouldn't accept a draw. Tourney Lost Money Lederer said there was no surplus to be divided and that the tournament resulted in a deficit of S4OO. In discussing the clock fixing charge, Ia dorer said Lasker had forgotten to stop the clock and that he (Lederer) had stopped it when the oversight was noticed. Officials of the club said Lasker was not invited to compete in this yeir.'s tournament because of the letter he had written.

?iRID FUSS van, Harvard, Suggests Officials Debate Question. • uited Press .VMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 26. |;;estiou that the athletic officials Harvard and Pryvceton get to.htn - to discuss the charges that iaufeton plays “dirty football” was itie by George Owen, star Harvard <k in 1920, 1921 and 1922. I{fe suggested, however, that it was Ijjto Princeton to call for a show- ■ in and that Harvard shouldn’t be lnj aggressor. ijle intimated there may be fire beltiud the smoke, but insisted the controversy should not be aired in public. Jack Maher, coach at Choate Trep School, who was mentioned in Wynapt Hubbard's accusations as having had his hands dislocated by Princeton players, said: "They’re getting steamed up over something they know nothinfe about.”

Fights and Fighters

FRESNO, Cal.—Tony Fuente, Los Angelc§ heavyweight, took the referee s decision from Vie Alexander. Nesro, also of Losi Angeles. Puente won seven of ten rounds. ALBANY, N. Y.—Mickey Cangro, New York, won a twelve-round decision from Alt Simmons. England. PARIS—AI Brown, Panama featherweight. knocked out Edouard Maseart, European champion, in the fifth round. vjBRNON, Cal.—Jackie Fields, Los Angfles, defeated Harr (Kid) Brown in ten routt,. DENVER—-Tiger Flowers, former world middleweight champion, defeated Lee Anderson in four rounds. Miss.—Jack Melrose, Canada, tWiii from Mike Arnold. Denver, by technical, knockout in third round. SEATTLE—BiIIy Bonillas, Los Angeles, fought six-round draw with Doc Snell, Tacoma. CINCINNATI—Midget Guery. Latotiia, I‘Mi. knocked out Frank Murray, Jersey City. 137. in first round. Joe Cooper. Terre Haute, welterweight, outpointed Jack Silva. San Francisco. Jackie Reynolds outpolnted Vic Ross.

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Blue and Red to Clash in Annual Rivalry Net Struggle Friday,

City Series Standing

Won. Lost. Pet. Technical 3 0 1.000 Shortridge 1 - 1 -590 Manual o I .000 Broad Ripple 9 2 .000 Manual and Tech will settle their annual rivalry affair at the Armory, Friday night. The game is attracting attention not only because it is a cit.y series contest, but owing to the intense rivalry between the north side and south sido institutions. Tech already has cinched the city public high school championship and if Bhortridge can turn in a victory it will be a fight between Broad (tipple and Manual to keep out of the cellar position. Bad Manual Season Shortridge is favored because of the flashes of power it has shown this season while Manual is experiencing one of tlie most disastrous net seasons it ever lias had. Lack of material and a notable weakness in offensive power has been the principal cause of most of the defeats. Shortridge is expecting a victory and a large crowd is expected to be on band from the Blue and White school. Manual also Is expected to be well represented in the cheering section, to pull for a Red and White “win” over tho north side enemy. Manual I’pset Recalled Tlie manuartites are known to be rather hostile to the north siders because of tho defeat suffered in the sectional last year. Manual won tlie city title and was favored to win the sectional. Shortridge, however, cropped out with a fast passing attack that toppled the Red and gave the Blue its second consecutive second championship. Technical will be playing Connersvillc Coflnersville Friday and will return home to tackle Reitz of Evansville the fpllowing night at the Armory.

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Bit XU A Service ATLANTA, Jan. 26.—Bobby Jones, who holds so many golf championships he needs a secretary to keep track of them, intends to play considerable golf in Florida during the next two 'months and will spend a large part of his time at Sarasota. Jones is all set to win back the amateur crown, which he regards with more affection than any of the titles that have come his way.

Basketball Notes

The Belmont U. B.s copped their twelfth straight (Time in the West Side Sunday School League Monday night at the Hawthorne Community gym by defeating the Tabernacle Baptists. 39 to 30. The 0. B.s started out fast and never were headed. Oaltle.v and Ryan starred for the winners. Friday night the U. B.s meet the Blaine Blue Devils at the Hawthorn gym. The Woodsido Juniors would like to schedule games with city and State teams to he played on opponents’ lloor. Greenfield. Muneie and Kokomo take notice. For games call Drexel 8161-J between ti and 8 a. in., or address Hoy Baker, 3414 Southeastern Ave. The William H. Block team meets the Lawrence Merchants, and the Jones-Whit-aker syuad hooks up with the Phi Delta Thetas of Butler in a double-header attraction at the E. Tenth St. M. E. Hall, toinght. A curtain-raiser brings Blocks Chips against the Spades at 7 o’clock. STATE CHAMPS LOSE Bii Times Special FRANKFORT, Inch, Jan. 2G.—The State champion Marion High School basketball team cracked badly in the last half of its game with Frankfort here Tuesday night and the locals captured a decisive 43-27 victory. The score was Led at the half, 16-all. CONFERS WITH PURPLE Bil Vnltal Press EVANSTON, 111., Jan. 26.—Dr. Clarence Spears, football coach at (he University of Minnesota and former iiead coach . at West Virginia Wesleyan, w|ll confer with Northwestern University athletic officials today and it is believed lie will be offered the football coaching job at Northwestern. TENNIS OFFICIALS NOMINATED Bii United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 26,-t-Jones W. Mersereau, president and all the other officers of the United States Tennis Association will be named to serve another term, if the association. at its annual meeting, accepts the report of the nominating committee just published.

City Bowling Gossip By Lefty Lee •

Rotary No. 1 League games Tuesday night resulted in a three-time win for the Churchman team over the Lennox boys, while the Field, Elder, Clark, Murr and Angst squads were taking two out of three from the Schroeder, Reltzell. Esterline, Shafer and Taylor outfits. Working on a handicap basis, a box of apples was offered high man in this loop. To be eligible for the prize, perfect attendance for (lie past six weeks was required. Poelmer, with the aid of fifty-five *>ins for a total of 589, was the winner. We wish to correct an error appearing in this column Monday. We stated that the next four games rolled in the alley owners’ classic would be played at the Central alleys. It should have read Capitol alleys. The Commercial League games, rolled ton tho Recreation alleys, resulted in three-time wins for the Crescent Paper, Fairbanks-Morse, Union Title and Interstate Car over the George J. Mayer, Citizens Gas, Dilling Candy and Cranes. This triple win for Crescent against Citizens Gas loss of three games gives the Crescent a lead which will be hard to overcome. Johnson of the Union Title team had high total on games of 221, 221 and 182, which gave him 630. Pauley reached 320 and Albers, in addition to having high game with 247, readied 612. The' first half of the sixty-game match between Sykes Thoma of Chicago and Harry Gerloski of Detroit resulted in a 260-pin lead for the Chicago star. Thoma had a total of 6,237, for an average of 208, to Gerloski’s 5,977, which gives him an average of 199. The challenge of Mort Lindsay and Barney Spinella of New Haven, Conn., and Brooklyn, has been accepted by Jimmy Giblin and Joe Bodis of Cleveland. The matches no doubt will attract record-breaking crowds. The plans are to roll two days in New York and two in Cleve land, afternoon and night, eleven games to the match, making a total of 88 games, the winners to be decided by total pins. SUNDAY SCHOOL LLAGUE Third Christian, First Evangelical and West Newton Teams Win. The Third Christian, First Evangelical and West Newton M. E teams were returned victors in last night’s play in the Marion County Sunday School League at the Y. M. C. A. gym Tuesday night. The Third Christians defeated the Third Presbyterian team, 28-25. The First Evangelicals dropped the Zion Evangelicals, 15-14, and the West Newton M. E.s trounced the Central Avenue M. E.s, 27-18. PAUL 7 TO 5 FAVORITE Berlenhach and McTigue, Former Champs, Clash Friday, Hu Them Sin t int NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—Wa1l Street belling odds continue to favor Paul Berlenbach over Mike McTigue for their light heavyweight fistic bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night. They are former champions in their division. The “Astoria Assassin” is a 7 to 5 favorite, despite tho loud support of the Celt in boxing circles. MAHAN BOOSTS ROPER Bn United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 26. —“My one regret is that Harvard hasn’t a football coach like Bill Roper,” Eddie Mahan, one of Harvard’s football immortals, said in discussing the charges that "Princeton plays “dirty football.” Mahan said ho bad seen all the games mentioned in the charges and that they ail had been played fairly. TILDEN IN MOVIES Hit l ulled Pres* LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 2b. — William T. Tilden 11 is the latest famous figure in American sports to enter the movies. The tennis champion has signed to play in a picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SIX HOLD HONOR Only six times in the history of the organization lias the leading batter of the American League finished with an average better than .400. Larry Lajole turned the trick first, then Cobh performed the feat; Sisler did the same stunt, then Heilmann. NEGRO CCE TOURNEY Clark defeated Allison, 25-24 and Wade dropped Richardson, 25-12, Tuesday night, In the Negro city three-cushion billiard tourney.

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Goddard Speeds in Dog Derby

Hu United Press THE PAS, Manitoba, Jan. 26. Pawing the frozen track and sniffing the far-below-zero temperature, the husky team of Emil St, Goddard, which Tuesday smashed nil dog derby records In the lirst lap of the marathon of the Northland, was prancing today to get away on the 12-minute 5-second lead which had been piled up oven Earl Brydges and his learn, who were in second place. The time of the drivers for the first Stage follows: Km it St. Ooildiinri. 3 hours 3.1 minutes. 1.1 i.-roniK. *':r| BrjdjtPh. AO. Leo St. (tOililHril. *1.50.15. II Oletihky, • :J.I.T Shot I RtlMNirk, I Thomas Elvery did noL finish, quitting tlie race on the fourth lap. The course, which is laid out along the frozen bed of the Saskatchewan River, is eight miles in length. The race will last three days. IN DANGEROUS CONDITION Hu I nited Press CHICAGO. Jan. 26.—Miss Sybil Bauer, world's champion backstroke swimming champion, who has been ill for tlie past two months, was reported to be still in a dangerous condition today. Miss Bauer was operated on two months ago and was believed recovering until this week when her condition took a change for the worse. PLENTY OF BATTING Despite tlie fact that the pitching in the majors was regarded as much improved last season, thirty-eight players in tlie American League managed to finish the season with a mark better than .300.

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Wabash Star Net Forward Finishes Course and Becomes Instructor. Hu Times Socelal CRAVV’FORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 26.—Wabash College's hopes for a State basketball titl6 were jolted here Tuesday with tlie announcement that Maurice G. (Red) Robinson, all-Western forward, former captain of the basketball team and one of the outstanding forwards in the Middle West, had completed his scholastic work and had withdrawn from college, accepting a temporary position as director of physical ed-' oration at tlie Crawfordsvllle High School. Robinson will receive his diploma from Wabash in June and next fall intends to enter tlie Michigan University law school. I.Hst year lie won tlie national collegiate oratorical contest. His home is in Anderson, where lie was a star basketball player and 1923 winner of the Gimbel medal, awarded annually to the player showing the best mental attitude in the State linal tournament. The loss of the flashy performer will cripple tthe Little Giant line-up. Viner is being groomed to till “Red's’’ shoes. BASEBALL UMPIRES MEET Next Monday night, at 7:30, the following men are requested to report for the first meeting of local amateur baseball umpires to be held at the office of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association, 29 S. Delaware St. Wm. Leuty. Win. Noefke. Vat, Lucid, K. nibble, J. Solomon, Paul Klammer, J. (J. Kline. H. McDaniels, G. Katzenberger, H. H. Hunsate, Senreant M. C. Rudolph. Wm. Ludwic, D. Sowders. Bill Burke, Ed. Harlman. ,1. Sahm W. Willard. M. Qtiallers, W. T. Day. E. .1. Crawford C. Engleking. L. Lathman, Thomas. Johnson, C. Hartwic, J. Fortune, Ed. Stewart. R. B. Morrison. C. Franzman and C. Kleppe,