Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1927 — Page 21

FEB. 4, 1927

BIG TEN TEAMS PREPARE FOR FINAL DASH IN RACE FOR NET HONORS

fichigan, Indiana, Wisconsin Out in Front as First Half Ends. Western Conference basketball teams are reported “in the pink" for the opening shortly of the last half of the Big Ten basketball race. Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin are bunched in the front as the ten Conference squads approach the home stretch. The first half of the schedule will he completed Monday. Three games are scheduled Saturday and two londay. The contests Saturday are ndiana at Chicago, Minnesota at llinois, and Ohio State at lowa. Monday Ohio State will be at Illinois and Minnesota will be at Indiana. Several feature battles occurred in the initial half of the campaign. Two highlights of the dash were the Michigan-lowa tilt and the Michigan-Indlana Contest. lowa Tumbled The Michigan-lowa game, which was the feature of the dedication ceremonies of lowa’s new field house, was touted as one of the most important conflicts of the year. The Wolverines scored a. smashing 41-22 victory, surprising most of the sport fans and critics. At the occasion of the IndianaMichigan tilt every seat in the Crimson’s gymnasium was sold out and f|)ie teams were tied before the fray dndreds of fans were turned away, with four victories apiece and no defeats. The Wolverines packed a vicious last half wallop and stunned the Hoosiers with a 31-27 victory. The tall, rangy Michigan forwards broke loose and mounted up a lead which Indiana was unable to cut down. Minnesota and Northwestern have failed to win a game although fighting hard to drag themselves out of the cellar position. Big Clash Feb. 19 SThe feature of the second half race probably will be the Michigan-Indi-ana tilt at Ann Arbor Feb. 19. This event may decide the Big Ten championship. The question as to whether Indiana car. stand the gaff without the services of its star center-back-guard, Winston, has been argued and debated upon without definite conclusion. At the present time Michigan is on top with five victories and no defeats, Indiana and Wisconsin are tied for second with four victories and one defeat, Purdue is next in line with three victories and one defeat. Ohio and Illinois also are tied with a trio of triumphs and two losses. lowa has won two, lost two. Chicago has won one game, but has gone down to defeat in four other contests. Northwestern has lost five games nd Minnesota seven.

Big Ten Statistics

Standing . Total Oppon. ' W. L. Points. Points. Michigan 6 0 160 113 ndiana 4 1 156 125 ,’iseonsin ...... 4 1 134 125 ’urdue 3 l 128 98 i inots 33 146 123 Ohio State 3 2 135 139 •iwa 2 2 113 119 Chicago 1 4 122 143 Northwestern ... 0 5 116 150 Minnesota 0 7 156 224 Leading Individuals FG. FT. TP. Ottemess. Minnesota 23 11 57 Hunt. Ohio State “ 30 13 52 Daugherity. Illinois 19 9 47 Cummins, Purduo 15 17 47 Be hr. Wisconsin 14 13 40 Krueger. Indiana 16 6 38 Oosterbaan, Michigan 17 4 38 Glelehman. Northwestern., 14 8 36 Wheeler. Purdue 14 7 35 Beokner. Indiana 12 11 35

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SHERE are any number of high school basketball fans in the State, who have classiiied the teams in the order of their strength. The majority of fans stop after they name three squads. Here and there we hear that there are only three quintets that count in the State this year—-Logansport, Bedford and Martinsville. Most of the fans who make those statements are just rolling along and making their decisions on the basis of popular opinion. There are at least twelve fives in Indiana which can easily be rate* topnotehers. We rate Logansport first. Then come half a dozen others, so even in strength it almost is impossible to classify them. Among the number arc Bedford, Martinsville, Muiicie, Vineenes and ('cntral of Evansville. There arc other squads that will be real title contenders if they hit their stride. Indianapolis fans have no need to sigh and wish for the old days when a tenm from the “big city’’ had a fairly good chance of coming to the State finals. Technical this year has a squad that we believe is among the best sixteen clubs in the State. If Coach Wakefield can cure his players of the “let-down in the second half" habit Indianapolis fans, perhaps, will be cheering for the Green and White on March 18 and 19. Pete Vaughan, Wabash mentor, gave Thornburg a chance in the State Normal game Thursday night. Thornburg, former Muncie Higli School flash, Is a great performer. We understand the only thing that has been keeping him on the bench is his lack of defensive ability. The Butler-Franklin game tonight is a toss-up. We wouldn’t take a chance on picking a winner. The •Butler team has its “off” and “on” spells and when “off” is quite a different club than when it is “on.” If Butler is “on’’ tonight there is going to be one hot battle up on N. Pennsylvania St. We note today the Indianapolis High School Athletic Association has been issued a tiermit to install $760 worth of furnace in the Exposition Bldg. It won’t be long now! Indiana is not the only Conference, school to lose one of its star performers by graduation. Wisconsin is now without Captain Merkle, one of the most consistent players in the Big Ten. The Old Settler will attempt to make both the Broad Ripple gym and the Armory tonight. Look for the old timer. The “point boys” never will approach Benny De Vol again. The Little Giant star certainly “went to town” In the recent Franklin, game. He was “red hot.” The Times’ story on the game otf Tuesday following the game stated: “It makes little difference what the score was when the fireworks were stopped, but for those who must know, it was 47-33. Benny De Vol was the reason Wabash had the 47 . . . De Vol seemingly had more cork than any player on the floor, and after travel-

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Develops Winning Gym Squads

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Coach M. L. Clevett Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 4.—Winning all but two dual meets in six years is the proud record of Purdue's gymnastic team under Coach Mert L. Clevett. In 1925 the coach was taken 111 and for over a month the team was without his help, during which time Chicago and Wisconsin slipped over victories. Least season Purdue came through its dual meets without being threatened seriously, and lost 'the Big Ten championship tourney to Chicago by a few points. Clevett, besides being coach of the gymnasMe team, is assistant. director of athletics, under which title he is in charge of Purdue's big program of intramural athletic activity. WANT FORMER STAR Bu I itited Press NORMAN, Okla., Feb. 4. —Adrian Lindsey, former Kansas football star, is being sought as head football coach at the Univerisity of Oklahoma. Bennie Owens, football for several yea is, has been made athletic director at the university.

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Methodists Defeat Earlham Five

Bu Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Feb. 4. Bish Hughes’ De Pauw University netters flashed to a decisive 44-24 victory over Earlham here Thursday night. The Methodist aggregation was in top form and played great basketball. The Quakers put up a hard fight, in the initial period and succeeded in holding the Tigers to a 20-16 score. The Richmond five was unable to hold back the locals' onslaught in the final period and Byram and Costello poured in the field goals. Byram scored eight field goals and a free throw. Costello hit the hoop four times from the field and three times from the charity line. Summary: Do Pauw (44i. Earlham (‘241. Ward F. King Costello V Du'ey Mrs -rsmith G W. Cain Byram G Smith Sub-titute. — (De Pauw i Puckett. Slowaril. Aml'TSon. Marshall. Murr. Rai-0,-: lEur’hami M. Cain. p oll; Field goa’s—i Do Pauw i Byram S. Costello 4. Sturtr-dgc •2. Ward St ward: (Earlhnim M. Cain 5. King. Reynolds. W. Cain. Smith Foul goals—iD- Pauw i 4’oetello 3. Ward 2. Mesrersniith. Byram Anderson; (Earlham) M. Cain 4. W. Cain. Duley. FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS CHICAGO Wolcott Langford. Negro middleweight; will meet Bobby Barrett. Philadelphia, ill a ten-round bout tonight. PITTSBURGH—WiIIie Davies Charleroi. Pa., flyweight, defeated Marty Gold. Philadelphia. in ten rounds.

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CITY BOWLING GOSSIP

ROLLS 300 SCORE Abraham of the K. V. Law team in the Merchants Central League rolled a perfect score of 300 in league play Ilhursday night. This gmne was rolled on Central Alley’s 15 and 16. Abraham will receive a gold medal from the A. B. C. for this score as the league and alley’s are sanctioned by the American Bowling Congress. This score gives the writer the opportunity to stress the importance of having your league join the parent body. The cost is but 25c a member per year, and you or one of your teammates may be the next one to roll a perfect game. The Merchants League games, toiled on the Central alleys, resulted in three-time wins for the Indiana Electric, llill & Cos., Schoen Brothers and United Electric Company teams over the A. & P. Tea, M. & N. Lumber, Velvet and Petot Shoe, which the Marmon, Coca-Cola, Universals and Keystone Six were winning two out of three from the R. V. Law, Wheeler & Cos., American High Speed Chain and Indianapolis Light and Heat. Kenyon of the Schoen Brothers’ team led the league with a total of 655, on ganies of 242, 180 and 233. Strong had 602 and Wheeler alsij readied 602. Twenty gafiies passed the 200 mark, the 300 bf Abraham being high. The Recreation alley sweepstakes Sunday for bowlers with an average of 180 or under has received a nice entry to date and some real competition may be expected, as these boys go out and get the wood when they are among themselves. If you have not entered yet. get in toucli with Eddie Harkenrider at the Recreation alleys. • The Capitol No. 2 League games Thursday night resulted in a clean sweep for the Cutsinger Tranfer team, while the Mineralites, Eastman Cleaners. Block Optical and PostofTiee hoys were winning two out of three from the Love joys, Robbins Body, fbandard Grocery and Kahn Tailoring teams. Hanna, with a total of 643, secured on games of 235, 225 and 183, was high in this loop. A. Frick had 602 and Mack 626. Twenty-seven

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City H. S. Program

TONIGHT Mt. Comfort at Broad Ripple. Manual at Princeton. , _ „ ~ Gibault vs. Cathedral at k. of C. Hall. SATI’RDAY Manual at Evansville (Central) Short ridge at Terre Haute (Garfield). Muncie vs. Tech at Armory. far in the tournament, while Denton has been under form. Two other matches today are be-, tween Gus Copulos, Detroit, and Rainuindo Campanloni, Cuban champion, and Afthur Thurnblad against Len Kenney. ANSWER ROWING CALL Bu United I‘rcss NEW YORK. Feb. 4.—Ninety candidates, including only five varsity veterans, answered the first rowing call issued by Dick Glendon, head coach at Columbia. There are six boat loads of freshmen.