Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 254, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1927 — Page 18

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Playing the Field With BILLS EVANS

M s ANY of the oldtimers insist there is too much handshaking in present-day professional baseball. They insist that familiarity before the battle tends to kill off the fighting: spirit and de-

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stroys rivalry, the basis of keen competition in sport. One oldtimer said to I me: “The way these modern ball players shake hands with each other every time they meet and the seeming pleasantries they exchange, make me think they are attending a family re-

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union. “They should ‘can’ those before-the-gamc receptions, if for no reason other than appearances." GAME HAS CHANGED SMUST agree with the veteran star that the ball players of today are far more congenial with each other than those of twenty or twenty-five years back. However, baseball today is a different game in many ways from the brand of a decade ago. It has improved in some ways, retrograded in others. Dressing at the ball park has thrown the players into closer contact tliau when the visiting club got into its uniforms at the hotel ami rode to and from (he ball park in an open bus. Those were the colorful days. On the way out the players bantered remarks with those they passed on the street. On the way back, they often dodged various missies thrown by the irate fans. MORE COLLEGE SPIRIT sfTyi OU don't see the college footI j I ball teams fraternizing on 1 I the field before the battle,” continued the oldtimer. “They go about their work without evep noticing the opposition. “The members of the football squad other than the regulars are stationed on opposite sides of the field.. It’s a battle for supremacy and while the rival team commands the greatest respect, it is regarded as an enemy.” I am inclined to agree with the veteran that the fans would be more impressed if the athletes went about their work after the manner of the collegians and "canned” the before-the-battle conversation. There is no doubt but that it would look mucii better, and appearances mean a lot. MISTAKE OF MAGNATES m BELIEVE it was a mistake to build the club houses of the home and visiting team so close together. It would have been much better if one were located under the stand back of third and the other back of first. \ The ball park that houses the Philadelphia Athletics was one of the first of the modern stadiums. The dressing rooms are so arranged there. That was the spirit of the times when the Shibes erected the Philadelphia park. The two teams were widely separated both before and after the game. It’s too bad the modern stadia didn’t follow that style of architecture relative to the dressing room. Less handshaking might help in more ways than one and there is no denying it would improve appearances, make the rivalry seem much more intense.

PURDUE SPORT SQUADS REMAIN ‘EXAM-BOUND' Seven Indoor Teams Spend Week Wrestling With Class Tests —Next Basket Fray Feb. 7.

Rn Timet Soreinl LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 28. Members of Purdue’s seven indoor athletic squads folded up' their sport togs the first of the week, and taking their minds from the absorbing topic of athletic endeavor, turned to the more prosaic but important business of demonstrating their ability to master higher education, during the final examination period. Purdue's seven varsity winter squads include basketball, track, wrestling, swimming, water polo, gymnasium and fencing. Netters Improve The basket squad by decisively trimming Chicago last week, has shown a comeback since the firs of the seuson, which lias given it . most satisfactoiV Big Ten standing of three games won out of four played. The Maroon game showed that Coach Lambert does not have to depend on any one, man to score, for

Basketball Notes

Application blanks with information and schedules for the tourneys to be held at the Thirty-First St. gym Feb. 26 to March 16, have been mailed to all mantagers requesting information. There is lime for teams of all aves to enter, ress Tourney Manager, 1325 Congress . State whether for 13-year-old class, rear-old class, 16-20-year-old class or 21-year-old class. The Jones-Whitaker team fell before the Phi Delta Thetas of Butler bv one point m a furious same. The p|p j.> e lts dropped one in as the whistle blew and came out ahead. The fame was, at the East Tenth Street M. E. gym Wednesday. The William H. Block five took the count from the Lawrence Merchants in a dose contest 31 to 28. Block's Chips defeated the Spades. 27 to 16. -- The Lauter Boys Club A. C.s have cancelled their game with the Postal Telegraph five scheduled for tonight on account of the death of Clyde Ferree, a veteran member of the Lauter team. Ferree livd 32 N. Bloomington St. Ho played Lauter* three seasons. The man t"' the Lauters will endeavor to arr another date with the Postals Tonight at the Haw’ /.me Community House two. ted ms fro- ' ,-st Indianapolis will clash in the m , attirr. The teams are the Belmont U> and the Blai* Avenue Blue : ,ii,. The U. B.s have the most im ; _,.-sive record for the year having won Csenty of twenty four games' *nd are loading the West Side Sunday School League. They have won twelve .straight and are four games ahead of ' their nearest rivals. The game will start |>t 8 m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE DESIRES TO KEEP ‘RESTORED’ VETERANS

BIG TEN ‘PURITY’ SESSION Western Conference Aims for ‘lmproved Sportsmanship’ Within Ranks. Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—“Professinoalism” in collegiate athletics will not be discussed' here today at an important meeting of sixty representatives, nine of them university presidents, of schools in the Western Conference. The methods of recruiting athletes by certain schools was to come under the scrutiny of the gathering. Various universities have been charged with employing illegal tactics in inducing outstanding prep school athletes to enroll. Unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of some colleges was to be investigated and adjusted—if possible. A “gentleman’s agreement” about offering unusual privileges and "concessions” to young stars was expected to be drawn up, verbally. It is pointed out that nearly every season some, prep school athlete openly confesses having entered a particular college either because he was paid outright or was given special inducements such as winding the university clock once a week for a salary, throwing the switch regulating the gymnasium lights for a wage as “janitor"—or "working” his way through school by performing odd light tasks like supervising the clipping of the lawns. At today’s session six men represented each Big Ten university, headed by the president except in the instance of President David Kinley of Illinois, who was represented by Provost Babcock. The chairman of the board of regents, the faculty representative on the Conference copimittee, the director of athletics, the football coach and one alumnus completed each school’s delegation. The committee on appointment of football officials for the coming season was to announce assignments.

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SHIS is a little praise for one of the greatest athletes Manual Training High School has de,vedoped .in recent years—Albert Rubush. Until recently Rubush was the star of the south side basketball tean . To get back to the praise part Rubush is a great athlete. When he first entered Manual he could pole vault seven and one-half feet. Under Coach Morrison's tutelage last year he made track history. He reached over 12 feet consistently in the vault and ran 100-yard dash In ten seconds fiat. He played first base on the baseball team. He was the only eligible man for the post of captain on the basketball team. He was the only veteran left over from the 1925-26 team. Yet, the election wag postponed and different players appointed for the games. We had a talk with Rubush. He does not believe he was treated fairly. . Internal discord hampered the chances of the squad and the “old

while Cummins was being shadowed about the court, Wheeler and Wilson were ringing up the points. Franklin will be Purdue’s next basket opponent here Feb. 7, and then the Boilermakers will plunge back into conference race in a game with Ohio State at Columbus, Feb. 12. Wrestling, Swimming, Track Coach Miller's wrestling team takes on Michigan here Feb. 12 in the first meet after the exams. The swimmers, who ducked Wabash by a lop-sided score last week-end, will tr;’—'' to Northwestern Feb. 5, and ’’ be accompanied by the ' squad. O’Conner’s track squad ■ in a few workouts next •h will complete preparthe opening meet of the son on with Chicago, here, Feb. 5.

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Lanclis Verdict Does Not Make Ty and Tris Free ' Agents. * By Henry L. Farrell v l ’/Vl l tn V Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Decision of Commissioner Landis in restoring Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker to places on the reserve list in good standing and the activity of American League club owners in going after the two stars makes it certain they will in the American League if they return to baseball. There is no doubt that two or three National League clubs would like to have either of the two reinstated players, but the baseball law ties their hands'and makes them American League property beyond approach until the league surrenders claim to them. Not Free Agents The decision of the commissioner got around a question of baseball law, which, if construed in another way, would have permitted the two players to consider offers from the National League. If they had been declared free agents, instead of having been restored to the reserve lists of the Detroit and Cleveland clubs, they could have sold their services for the best price. Efforts of the National League to secure either player are now balked by the rule which provides that no player on a reserve list shall be eligible to play for any other club until his contract has been assigned or until lie has been released. The dispute which may ensue may have to go back to Commissioner Landis. Senators Want Tris Washington already has mode an offer for Speaker’s contract and the New Y’ork Yankees could and probably would use either player if the opportunity came. Even the thrifty Connie Mack might loosen up to get one of the stars. While it is almost a dead certainty that the two players will remain in the American League, they will not play with clubs they left. President E. S. Barnard of the Cleveland club has notified Speaker he is free to play with any one in the American League and President Navin of the Detroit club has given Cobb the same announcement. Cobb's managerial job at Detroit • (Turn to Page 19)

time fight” wasn’t there. And recently Rubush has not been used regularly. In last week-end’s game with West Newton Coach Jones of Manual wanted Rubush to enter the fray eight minutes before the end. Rubush refused and was ordered to turn his suit in. He did. We arc not commending Rubusli’s action, but we are not condemning it. . He is a great athlete, has spirit, fight and abilty. .We have not heard Coach Jones’ version of the unfortunate affair. Tonight Manual and Shortridge clash. We don’t believe the Red and White squad has very much of a chance. Shortridge is fast, powerful and clever at times. The encounter will be staged at the new Armory. There will be a curtain raiser at 7 o'clock. Reports from Logansport say the game between Logansport and Frankfort scheduled for Feb. 19 has been canceled. The decision was reached Thursday, by the principals of a the schools to guard against possible difficulties.- So we won’t have a chance to see what would happen, will we? The Marion County tournament got under way today. Several of the boys who are interested in the event have figured it all out and according to the dope Warren Central and Valley Mills will meet in the finals Saturday night with Warren the winnuer. It’s just dope, so don’t take any notice of it. The games are being played at Indiana Central gym University Heights. Indianapolis schools are included. There will be a hot affair staged down in the southern part of the State tonight. Seymour, the undefeated, will be at Washington, live hundred Seymour fans have chartered a special train and will make the trip en masse. It will be the thirteenth game for Seymour. Ilr-r-r. Due to the fact that most of Indiana University's students are at home there will be plenty of seats at the Crimson’s game with Chicago at Bloomington Saturday night.

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‘Close In’ Shot Is Important One of Few Net Plays Best Made With One Hand

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SHE short, or "close in” shot, is perhaps the most important shot a basketball player attempts. Technique is important in long shots, but the element of luck is present there to a much larger degree than in the case of short shots. The short shot can be made in such a way as to be practically a “sure thing.” The number of short shots which a team gets during a game are comparatively few, and since the short shot presents such a fine chance to score, it is highly important that these attempts at the basket should be "deadly.” Generally speaking, in a basketball game “two hands are better than one?” but in the case of the short shot this is not true, for the “close in” shot can be made more accurately with one hand than with two—and at the same time is a harder shot to guard than the "twohanded shot.” In making this short shot the player should first of all get up in the air as high as possible, with the shooting arm fully extended toward the basket. Many players make the mistake here of getting a good jump and then failing to extend the arm fully. It seems merely a matter of common sense to know that the longer you can keep the ball under your control on its flight to the basket, the less the chance of error. Another important point is in the way the ball leaves the hand. It should roll off the tips of the fingers in such a manner that the palm of the hand is visible to the player as the ball leaves the hand. In other words, the hand Is not behind the ball pushing It on its way—(this results in “overshooting” In a “hard” shot) —but rather the ball is gently “laid against the backboard” and allowed to drop through the hoop. The carom shot (ball hitting backboard first and then dropping through the basket) is much safer than the other method of shooting them “straight in.” Not these points in the illustration : 1. The high jump. 2. The fully extended arm 3. The ball leaving from the tips of the fingers—the palm of the hand toward the player.

ODDS EVEN McTigue May Be Slight Favorite Over Paul. Bv United Preen NEW YORK. Jan. 28.—That ancient and venerable warrior, Mike McTigue, chasing another title and at an age when he might be looking for a wheel chair, found himself an even choice in the betting today to beat Paul Berlenbach when they meet tonight in Tex RickarcHs garden. The battle between the two former light heavyeiwght champions was reported from the financial district to have created unusually heavy betting and commissioners reported that McTigue might be a slight favorite at ring time. visited the two training r-r -bably caused the switch ml the change in the L They expressed the op tbach was slow In his -d sluggish in conditio’. McTigue was working looked better than at any ..i his career. Fights and Fighters LONDON—PhiI Scott. British heavyweight champion, won from Bart&zzalo. Italy; on a foul in the seventh round Tommy Milligan. European middleweight champion, defeated Ted Moore. PITTSBURGH—Dick Conlon. Altoona junior lightweight, won a ten-round decielon from Willie Beetle. Newark. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.—Bartley Madden. New York heavyweight, won a tenround decision from Soldier King. Grand Rapids. BUFFALO—MaxIe Rosenbloom. New York, defeated Benny Ross, Buffalo, in ten rounds: decision.

TOUGH JOB Breadon Has Three Holdouts to Worry Over. Bn t lilted I’re*s ST. LOUIS, Mo., .lan. 28.—Sam Breadon, president of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals, today understood the more bitter side of winning a championship. He has three holdouts among his prize athletes and more of the players still are to be heard from. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the veteran pitcher, whose brilliant work in the world series aided tho Cardinals in winning from the New York Yankees, has returned his unsigned contract. Flint Rhcni and Jess Haines, two husky right handed pitchers, also are refusing the contracts tendered them. All claim they should have been given good sized boosts in salary as result of their work last year.

Princeton Faces New Charges

Bu United Press CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Jan. 28. Princeton football players in 1919 were charged Thursday night with having made deliberate attempts to maim Jim Braden, star fullback of the Yale team and of biting other players. The charges were made by George Braden, brother of the former star. Braden said he had made application to enter Princeton and that several Princeton men had told him “inside" of how his brother received three broken ribs in the Yale Princeton game. They said, he charged, that the Princeton players were shown a picture of his brother before the game and were told—“ Smash that face every time you can!” When Braden mentioned that his brother’s flesh had been torn also he was told, according to bis story—"Oh, yes. That was . He always /bites under the pile." Braden said he asked his brother about it and received no reply. He then decided that Princeton was no place for hint and entered Yale.

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COUNTY TOURNEY STARTS Acton and Beech Grove Win Openers ajt Central Col- . lege Gym.

County Meet Schedule

(All games at Indiana Central College gym, University Heights) THIS MORNING 9:00—Al ton 1191 v*. New Bvthfl (18*. 10:00—New Augusta (10) vs. Beech Grove (21). THIS AFTERNOON 1.00 —t.awrenn 1 vs. Southport. 2:00 —Valley Mills vs. oaklaudon. TONIGHT ' .00—Warren Central vs. West Newton. S:oo—Castlelon vs. Ben Davi3. SATURDAY MORNING 9:oo—Acton vs. Beech Grove. 10.00—Winners Friday 1 and 2 p m. sames. SATURDAY AFTERNOON I:oo —Winners Friday 7 and 8 p. m. eames. 2:oo—Wlmi> ra Saturday 9 and 10 a. ra. Baines. SATURDAY NIGHT 8:00 (Final'—Winners Saturday 1 and 2 p. m. B&mea. Acton and Beech Grove tills morning won their way Into the second round of the Marion County High School basketball tourney being held at Indiana Central College, University Heights. "Acton defeated New Bethel, 19-16, while Eeech Grove had more success at hitting the basket than New Augusta and won. 21-10. Indianapolis high schools do not compete in the county event. A large crowd was In attendance and a good deal of enthusiasm was shown. Acton got away to a good start and was leading. 16-G, at the half. New Bethel fought desperately to overcome the lead, but fell short by a scant margin. Hunter looked good for Acton, while Millsey-was best for New Bethel. Beech Grove succeeded in holding New Augusta to put one free throw in the second half and turned in a well-earned win. New*Augusta was on the long end of a 9-8 count at the half. Mendenhall played best for the winners, while Hess was the outstanding New Augusta performer. Summaries: Aaton (18!. New Bethel (10). Hunter F Plummer G. Akeman F Becker McCarty C Sehoentrep jeroml G Sehiner Johnson <1 Meyer Substitute. I Acton i C. AUeman, Mevers: 'New Bethel) Millsey. Wheatley. Field goal- < Acton i Hunter 2. Akemau. McCartv I New Rethell Milliey a. Becker. Whmtle.v 2. Foul coals —(Acton! Hunter, Vkeman 2 C. Akemau. McCarty 4. Gerond. Johnson: i Nc Bethel) Beeker 2. Wheatley. Sehoentrep. Referee- —Potter. Beech Grove 121) New Augusta 110). Terhune F Harden Dukes F Picke-ell Mendenhall *' Hess I.a ii-on G Foster Hamilton G. Mood Substitute—-'Beech Grove > none: (New Augusta) Smith. Cook Field goals i Beech Grovel Terhune 2. Mendenha'l 3. Hamilton 2. Dukes 2: (New Augusta) Pickerel). He-- 2. Foster. Foul goals—(Beech Grovel T"rhupe 2. Mendenhall; (New Augusta 1 Piekereu. Hess. Ref-roe —GoVnian. *

TURNERS VS. NEWPOINT Three Brothers W ith Merchant ; Squad Here Sunday Afternoon. South Side Turner basket aggregation has practiced hard this week for Us game with the Newpoint Merchants, who will invade the Turners camp Sunday afternoon. The Newpoint squad has a strong line-up and is one of the few teams that has three brotriers playing reguUfrtjr. * The Merchants entered the TriState independent tournament a few weeks ago at Ureensburg only to lose out in the finals to the L. B. Harrison five of Cincinnati by one point. They have lost but two games in twenty-two starts.

Goodyears Won 24 Last Year

The Goodyear Wingfoots, of Akron, Ohio, who come to Indianapolis for a basket game with the local Marmons at the ’’Y” Saturday night, have a clean slate so far this season, not having lost a. game. In the course of a basketball season the rubber company club meets almost all the leading independent pro fives of the United States, and its record for last season was twentyfour wins out of twenty-nine starts. The Wingfoots won three battles of a four-game series with the strong Akron Firestons and also nosed out the Buffalo Americans, 32 to 31. BANKER NET Peoples. Fletcher American Tied for First. The Peoples State Bank and Fletcher American Bank quintets finished the Bankers’ League tied for first place with nine games won and one lost. Thursday night’s games at the Liberty Hall wound up the schedule. Peoples State defeated Fletcher Savings, 19-14; Fletcher American dropped Washington Trust, 30-11, and the Indiana National downed the Reserve Loan, 25-19. The playoff between the winners will be held in two weeks. FINAL PLAY 16 Teams Remain in Wabash Valley Tourney. Bn United Press TERRE HAUTC, lnd., Jan. 28. Sixteen teams, thirteen Indiana and three Illinois, lined up here today to start play in the finals of the Wabash Yallley basket tournament, which closed Saturday night. These quintets are the choice of seventytwo that started preliminary play in eight district centers last week. Indiana is represented by Midland, Clay City, Linton, Vincennes, Rockville, Montezuma, Monroe City, Dugger, Carlisle, Ashboro, Prairie Creek and Wiley and Garfield of Terre Haute. Westfield, Hutsonville and Lawrenceville are the Illinois aggregations. Play was to get under way at 1 o’clock this afternoon with Garfield battling Midland in the first game. Vincennes is the favorite U> win the meet, although Linton has a strong following.

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RIVALRY FRAY AT ARMORY Shortridge and Manual Meet in Annual Struggle on Hardwood. Preparations have been made to handle a large crowd at the Armory tonight, the scene of the annual Man ual Shortridge basket tilt which starts at 8 o'clock. Both schools have been looking forward to the contest and rivalry is intense. There will be a prelim contest at 7 o'clock. Shortridge is the favorite. Manual, on the other hand, hopes to lie able to turn the tables and upset the dope by downing the Blue and White. The starting line-ups probably will be: Shortridge—Wood and Worthing ton, forwards: Woods, center: Sul ton and Hill, guards. Manual —Harlan and Burris, forwards; Britton, center; Elrod ar.d Bronneman, guards, N. D. PiLOT 1 Irish Elect Smith to Lead 1927 Eleven. Uu t imes i special SOUTH BEND. lud„ Jan. 28. Notre Dame elected its 1927 football captain here Thursday night. He is John Smith and hails from Hurl ford, Conn. Smith played guard on the 1926 team and is an All-Ameri-can possibility for 1927. The election was made at the football ban quet. In a talk before the election Ivnule K. Rockne, coach of the Irish gridiron elevens, scored the two-second shift. He declared it was equal to stopping a clever boxer after delivering every punch.

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