Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1927 — Page 9

WAN. 31. 1927

SPEAKER CONFERS WITH YANKEES

New York Gets in Running for Services of Veteran Tris. By Henry U. Farrell United. Press Mail Correspondent NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—Tri;i Speaker, deposed manager of the Cleveland Indians, according to gossip and bets being offered here today, will become a member of the New Vork Yankees. After <a conference in Philadelphia with Connie Mack, manager of lilt' Athletics, Speaker came here ...ml had a long talk witli i**d Harrow, business manager of the Yankees, and Miller Huggins, field manager. It terms were not reached during :he conference it. probably was because of ttie promise given by Speaker to Clarke Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, that he would not close with any other club until ho had heard Washington's proposition. Best "Money” Club If Speaker is looking for money and fs considering his future, the Yankees no doubt, with the largest treasury in the legaue, could offer him a better proposition than the Athletics or the Senators. Connie Mack has spoilt about us much money as lie can afford in building up the team since the 1926 #on closed and Washington hasn't too much wealth, it was taken for granted that Speaker could command a big bonus for signing a contract as well as getting a good salary. Zaeh Wheat, when he was released by the Brooklyn Robins, got a bonus of at least $5,000 for signing a contract with the Athletics. New York fans are wondering, however, what the Yankees figure on doing with Speaker. He is too valuable a player to sit on the bench and if they used him in the outfield they would have to displace Earl Combs. Combs Has Weak Arm Combs isn't a great star, but he s a good ball player. He is faster than Speaker, ho lilt within a few points of the former Cleveland star last season and his only fielding weakness is his arm. It would be folly, of course, to think of taking Bob Meusel or Babe Ruth out of regular outfleld positions in favor of Speaker. There are other reasons, however, why the Yankees want Speaker. He would be valuable to have around us a pinch hitter, as.an alternate tleldiv with Combs and as a substitute ftp use in case of injuries, Meusel [, ~s out. of thC game for months last ; . oil with a broken leg and Combs h:is .-in ankle that may crack again at any time. There are business reasons, too, ti n would make Speaker worth a |..t of money. He would be an additiooal box office asset to counteract Giants’ star, Rogers Hornsby. j/ki ic Philadelphia Athletics look to chief rival of the Yankees in :ir,t coming pennant race and Speaker might be the one Influence that would give the Athletics the balance an,i the experience thy have been missing.

ROSENBERG Defends Bantam Title Against Graham Friday. ft a Times Special XEW YORK, Jan. 31.—The second world’s championship fight of the year takes place Friday night at Madison Square Garden when Charicy (Phil) Rossenberg, long inactive as titleholder, will defend his bantamweight crown against Bushy Graham, Utica, in a fifteen-round bout. It is no secret the champion is having great difficulty in making the weight.* Rosenberg has grown Into a natural featherweight, and Win have to sacrifice considerable fighting strength to make 118 pounds for Graham. The Utica Italian is a natural bantam, and probably will be a favorite in the betting fair this reason, despite his poor showing against Tony Canzoneri, who beat Graham In the same garden ring last month. L S. TURNERS WIN TILT Locals Trounce New Point Merchants—Reserves Used Freely, i ■ The South Side Turners added another victory to their long list Sunday, trouncing the New Point Merchants, 63-35. The locals led at the half, 28-15. Turner reserves were used the greater part of the game, {mil when the visitors started a spurt In the last half the regulars were injected into the contest and scored at will. ■ The Turners’ manager is trying to complete arrangements with the j Egyptian Five of Urbana, former (Illinois University stars, to bring them here next Sunday. CRUICKSHANK IS WINNER Bobby Takes Texas Open Tourney With 292 Score. Bn l pited Press * SAX ANTONIO, Jan. 31.—Bobby (Tuiekshank wort the Texas open golf championship with a 292 for the seventy-two holes. Larry Nabhollz l>f Cleveland was second and .Bill i'fehlhorn, Los Angeles, and Waldo Crowder of Shreveport, La., tied for third. t MORE "RED” GRANGE Bu United Press . ,LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 31. I’Red" Grange's New York Yankees defeated "Brick" Muller’s Los Angles Buccaneerti, 14-0, at Wrigley Sunday. The grid game was fcaby sensational runs anij passes. "Knapp Felt” Caps. New Patterns I ?3, ¥3.50. ¥5 19 East Ohio 8t 15 N. Penn. 8t 139 N. 111. 8t V ,

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PURDUE TEAMS HAVE 28 CONTESTS IN FEBRUARY Boilermaker Athletic Schedule Suggests ‘Game a Day Keeps Boys at Play.’

Bii Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind.. Jan. 31.—Purdue’s athletic schedule for February rather suggests the Boilermakers believe "a game a day keeps the. boys at play," for seven Old Gold and Black squads will engage in twenty-eight athletic contests during the month. Fifteen of the contests will be played on the home floor and foreign fields will be Invaded In the other thirtten. The basket team leads the field with six games, meeting Franklin, Michigan and Northwestern here, and Ohio State, lowa and Michigan

FIVE BOUTS Strong Prelims Boost Interest in Tuesday Show. Tn the five-bout fistic card at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday night fans are looking forward to sitting in on some fast prelims as well as two interesting ten-rbund features. Bud Taylor will send Phil Walters, Terre Haute, against Ehrman Clark in one of the six-round scraps and Bud says his lad will give the hardworking Clark plenty of action. Roy Cox, Florida boxer, who trounced Don Carson at Kokomo last week, is expected to give Eddie Roberts six busy sessions. Cox surprised the local glove colony by defeating Carson. This member of the Cox fighting brigade is not to be confused with Royal Cox, Brightvyood boy. Ray Hahn and Don Boyer, who battle in the wind-up Tuesday, have met twice and each boasts of a victory. Eddie Staton, aggressive Louisville slugger, will tackle Terry McMullen, Sydney, Ohio, in the other ten-round feature. Jackie Dugan and Casey .Jones will mix for six stanzas to fill out the prelim program. First bout at 8:30. SWEETSIfiK IN FORM Ba United Press ASHEVILLE, N. C„ Jan. 31.—Jess Sweetser, Sunday made anew course record of 63 at the fashionable Asheville Country Coif Club. Par is 71. Msr Goose in Hey ding a ding , oj Hoppe I sing; He teaches the ivories to talk. Old Willie is able to hog all the table. Opponents just play with

away, while the wrestlers and trackmen have the smallest number of meets, three, the matmen taking on Michigan and Northwestern here and Ohio State away and Chicago and Indiana coming here for indoor tracks meets and a Purdue squad going to Champaign for the Illinois relays. The swimming and water polo teams work together in four meetings during the month, three of which are away with Northwestern, Illinois and Wisconsin, and one at home, with Chicago. With the exception of Feb. 5, when the gymnasts will compete with the Indianapolis. South Side Turners and the fencers with Northwestern, those two teams will appear in competition at the same time, engaging Ohio State and Illinois at Purdu* and Wisconsin at Madison.

Saturday Basket Results

COLLEGE Blr Ten Indiana. 28: Chicago, 33. Ohio State. 33: Minnesota. 31. State Butler. 47: lowa, 33. Evansville. 3!<: Western Teacher*. 30. Huntington, 43; Indiana Central. 36 (overtime). Notre Dame, 33: Michigan State. 13. Others Army. 37: Yale. 3U. Auburn, 31: Tulane. 30 Chattanooga.. 43: Oglethorpe. 33. Drake, 30;. Grinnell, 18. Grove City. 30: Cameigie Tech. 17 Georgia Tech. 33: Georgia. 37. Heidelberg. 33; ,Mt. Union. 30. Hiram. 21: Case. 15. Kansas Ciy A. C„ 30: Kansas Aggies. 2<. Kentucky. 27: Center. 25. Muskingum. 37: Ohio U.. 32 (overtime). Xavy, .31; Georgetov.n. 17. Nebraska. 35: lowa State. 19. North Dakota U.. 44; South Dakota State IP. Otterbeln. 38: Bald win-W aliaee, 33. Ohio Wesleyan. 38; Wooster. 33. Rutgers. 38: Princeton. 37. Sewanee, 28: Tennessee Teachers. 20. Texas A. and ft.. 36: Texas U.. 35. U. of Pennsylvania 32; Penn State. 20. Western Reserve, 2.9: Oberlin, 22. HIGH SCHOOL Local Technical. 65; Tlciti (Evansville), 30. Silent Hoosiers. 10; Cathedra!. 30. South side (Ft. Wayne). 20; Boys Prep, 5. Stale Bloomfield. 32: Switz City., 21. Brook. 67: Kcntland. 40. Center Grove, 69: Mooresville. 17 Central (EvansviUel, 37: Bosse. II Culver. 40: Lane Tech (Chicago). 26. Fail-mount, 34: Hartford City. 18. Jackson Grove. 21: Curacy, 10. Kendallville, 20: Columbia City. 11 Lebanon. 35: Rushville. J 9. Logansport A. 38: Peru. Jl. , l.ogansport B. 37: Peru Seconds. 9 Muncle 30: Bedford. 35. North Manchester. 50: Bippus. 28. Peoria fill.), 27; Anderson. 26. Sweetser, 50; Swayzee. 14. Van Buren. 19; Huntington Township. 17. \ 11. S. TOURNAMENTS Marion County Warren Central. 19; Beech Grove, 12 (final). White County Rrookston. 35: Monon. 23 (final). Decatur County Westport. 40: Letts. 29 I final' . Knightstown Invitational Spiceland. 37: Moorcland. 38 tflnajl. kosblusko County _ Milford. 26: Syracuse. 21 (final. Hamilton County Noblesville. 24: Cicero. 19 (final). Putnam County _ _ „ Roachdale. 20: Bninbridge. 16 (fina.). De Kalb County Auburn, 17: Garrett. 16 (final). Fountain County

Basketball Notes

The Wood.-ide Juniors took two more teams into camp, defeating the Ir.dtanapoii. Midways. 24 to 22, and trouncing the Shelbyville Ramblers. 37 to 14. TV Juniors have open dates and would like to seheduie games with city and State teams. Greenfield. Mtineie and Kokomo take notice. For games call Drexel 3161-J or address Roy Baker. 2414 Southeastern Ave.. Indianapolis. The O'Hara Sans downed the College Cutis Sunday afternoon at Liberty Hall. 28-22. Friday night the Sans will pla.v the Fayette <lnd.) five, and Sunday the East End Milk team at Liberty Hall. For games with the Sans write manager. 3320 E. Tenth St., or phono Webster 1149. The Buddies will play the Beth-EI Juniors next Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Communal gym. The game will precede a dance. The Stutz net team downed the Riversides again Saturday night, 33 to 26, giving the motor boys two of a series carded. In the. previous tilt. Stutz won. 27 to 25. overtime. Score at the half Saturday was 18 to 12 in favor of Stutz. Dixon and Masters were high-point men for the winners and Wade wa best for the Riversides. A dance followed Saturday s tray. RO'KNE IN NEW YORK Hu l nihil Print NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—Knutc Hockne, Notre Dame football coach. Will be the guest of honor and the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the New York Notre Dame Club here Tuesday night.

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CUE MEET National Three - Cushion Tourney Gets Under Way. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Opening matches in the National threecushion billiard championship started today with ten players contesting for the rich prizes the championship offers. Only one foreigner is entered for the title now he'd by Otto Ueiselt. Philadelphia. He is Rafmundo Campanioni, Havana, who is rated the champion of Cuba. Four matches were scheduled for today: Tiff Denton. Kansas City, vs. Arthur Thurnblad, Chicago. Allen Hall, St. Louis, vs. Raimttndo Campanioni, Havana. Otto Reiselt. Philadelphia, vs. Charles McCourt, Cleveland. August Kieckhefer, Chicago, vs. Leonard Kinney, Chicago. Gus Coupulos, Detroit, And Earl Lookabaugh. Lindenwootl. 111., are entered but did not have matches today.

Attica, 31; Veedersburg. 12 (final). Shelby founty Waldron. 38: Morristown. 11. Orange County Orleans. 24; French Lick, 23 (final). Plainfield Invitational Plainfield. 50: North Salem. 24 i final i. Lllettsvil'e Invitational EUfcltavUle.VM: Solsberry. 19 (final). Cass County Walton. 30: Royal Center. 37 (final). Howard CountyWest Middleton. 27: Jackson. 25. Kokomo Seconds. 38: Greentown, 21. Carroll County Flora. 41: Cutler. 16 Burlington. 30: Carrollton. 24. St. Joseph County South Bend Cubs. 31: Lakeville, 14 (final). Tippecanoe County West Point 47: Monitor. 31 (final). Liberty Invitational Cambridge City. 26: Fountain City. 19 (final). Wabash Valley Linton. 28: Vneennes. 13 (final). Connersvllle Invitational ConnersvllJe Juniors. 50; Fairvicw. 12 (final). Porter County Wheeler, 37; Cliesterton, 23 (final). , Allen County Lafayette Center, 17; New Haven. 10 (final).

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