Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1927 — Page 10

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Playing the Field With Billy Evans

IT. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Walter Hagen is having the last laugh at the expense of Gene Sarazen. I happened to be in on the affair when the “Haig” was laughing loudest. Recently at St. Petersburg, 1 watched the final eighteen holes of

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vantage to eight up in the next 18 holes played at Sapford, he ended the match on the eleventh hole, 8 and 7. The crushing defeat Hagen administered to Sarazen, one of the worst drubbings Gene ever has received, was merely Hagen’s emphatic manner of telling Sarazen no one had Walter Hagen’s goat securely lassoed. lIAGEN-SARAZEN FEUD mT will be recalled a story was published during the winter in a. weekly magazine under Sarazen’s name, in which he insisted he would be perpetual golf champion if all the players were as soft for him as Hagen.. According to Sarazen, he had Hagen’s goat; any time Hagen beat him it would be pure luck; he would like nothing better than a match with Sir Walter at stated intervals, with a nice side bet hanging on the issue. It would be getting the money softer than Rockefeller does. HAGEN IN FORM ETTING back to Hagen, who 11 _ I simply outclassed Sarazen in IVI the latest so-called grudge match. Possibly the two are the best of friends and the article was merely ballyhoo. Regardless, it created much gossip as well as interest in the meeting. Prior to coming South, I read much copy turned out by the golf experts who, it seemed, had consigned Hagen to the cemetery of golf lias-beens. His mediocre play of the winter and the defeat inflicted by Harry Cooper, 10 up and 9 to play, no doubt caused it. I do not pose as a golf critic, but Hagen still looks great to me. Ten years ago I watched him win the national championship from Mike Brady in the play-off at Braebum. He was great that day. In turning Sarazen back in the final eighteen holes of their 72-hole match, he didn’t seem to have lost ■ any of his uncanny ability from the tee or on the greens. REAL GOLFING LOGIC “i ~ | UESS that finish will make if-1 some of the boys up North > . ..J realize I am still a fair golfer,” said Hagen in the clubhouse after the match. “Cooper played marvelous golf when he beat me 10 up in our 72hole match. I played practically par golf. I ■wasn’t so poor; Cooper was simply unbeatable. “I defeated Bobby Jones 12 and 11 In our special match last winter. I was at the top of my game, got all the breaks, while everything went wrong for Bobby. “That was a worse trimming than Cooper gave me, yet no one counted Jones out because of it. Later Bobby went on to win the British and American open titles—proof that one drubbing is just a part of the game. “I am stiJJ capable of making the boys step some to trim me.” It was evident to me that never in his life did Hagen get more satisfaction out of a match than his victory over Sarazen. You could hardly blame him.

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INDIANA DEFEATS OHIO FIVE c Crimson Cinch Second Place in Big Ten —Miss Many Shots. Bu United Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10.—Indiana was assured of second place in the Big Ten basketball conference through a victory over Ohio State Wednesday night. The Ohio team had a 15-13 lead when the half ended. In the second half, however, Indiana’s teamwork started functioning and the Hoosiers gained a lead that assured victory. Captain Hunt of Ohio State finished his basketball career with Ohio by scoring 9 points. This brings his season’s total to 116. Only Indiana’s inability to hit the basket kept the score down, as the Hoosier five was working perfectly on the floor and gaining many easy, unguarded shots. Beckner of the Crimson quintet was high-point man of the game, scoring five buckets from the field and a punishment tally for a total of 11 points. It was Ohio’s second defeat here this year, Purdue being the only other team to take the Buckeyes’ measure on this floor. Summary: Indiana (36). Ohio State (31). Beckner F McMillen Krueger F Schuler Sibley C Hectorn Wells G Hunt Correll G Cox Substitutes —(Indiana) Starr: (Ohio) Bell. Tarbet. Field Goals—(lndiana) Wells 3- Krueger. 2: Sibley, 3: Beckner. 5: Correll. 4; Starr, 1: (Ohio) McMillen. 2: Schuler. 3; Hectorn. 4; Hunt, 4; Cox, 1. Foul Goals—(lndiana) Wells. 2: Krueger, 1: Beokner, 1; (Ohio) McMillen. 1; Hectorn. 1; Hunt, 1. SENATORS RAP BRAVES ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Washington Senators had little difficulty in winning a spring training game from the Boston Braves, 8-4.

the much dis-j cussed feud matcji between Hagen and Sarazen. At that stage of the event, Hagen enjoyed an eighthole margin. Continuing the fine play of the first 36 holes at Miami, Sarazen’s home course, where Hagen finished three up, stretching the a^-

BIG FOUR CAPTURES CITY LEAGUE BASKET CROWN Defeats Diamond Chain Quintet in Wind-Up Tilt Heated Battle Witnessed by Huge Crowd.

By Norman E. Isaacs The Big Four Railway net quintet settled the City Basketball League argument once and for all Wednesday night at the Hoosier Athletic Club gym by taking the measure of the Diamond Chain squad, 42-35, in the windup game of the league schedule. The largest “house” of the season saw the game and people were crammed Into every nook and cranny in the hall. Players hardly had enough footroom to throw the ball in from out of bounds. The fans got their money's worth In the two games presented, both being full of spirit and action from the opening whistle to the last. Indianapolis Light and Heat five made a gallant finish and had the crowd in an uproar, but the spurt came too late and the game ended 39-35 In favor of the Stutz Motors. Clever Brand of Ball The Big Four-Chain scramble was a real setto. The teams were fighting hard, taking full advantage of every opportunity and at the same time playing clever basketball. If the Chain team had won the game, the league would have ended in a quadruple tie for the leadership. As it was, the taller and steadier Railroad netters kept out in front just enough to avoid a Chain victory. Immediately after the game the Big Four team, which recently won the regional championship of the New York Central lines in a Terre Haute tournament, left for Buffalo on the 11 o’clock train to compete

Young Cincinnati Sandiotter Threatens to Take Elmer Yoter’s Position. By Eddie Ash * Times Sports Editor SANFORD, Fla., March 10.—If Eddie Hunter, Cincinnati sand lot third sacker, proves he Is able to solve good pitching, he will £ive Elmer Yoter a hard fight in the struggle for the regular hot corner Tribe job, according to some views expressed by Manager Betzel today. Hunter shone with brilliancy in the field Wednesday during the Indians’ third round of spring training at Sanford. He scooped hot ones and slow ones and rifled the ball to second and first like an experienced leaguer. It is too early to estimate a player’s batting ability, but as for the fielding part of the works Hunter has qualified as the first rookie sensation in the Indians’ camp. Leverett Drifts in Gordon Leverett, right handed hurler obtained from the Chicago White Sox, drifted Into Sanford Wednesday, too late for practice. He journeyed from Oregon and was full of train legs on arrival. He was ready to don a uniform today. Others due are Outfielder Matthews, Pitchers Koupal and Schupp, Infielders Ralph Miller and Melvin Rice, a rookie outfielder. Owner Smith and Manager Betzel are puzzled over this Rice person. He is a mystery to them and they hope he is not masked if he is a marvel. Vice President Smith picked up the lad in New York and is on the way to Sanford with him. “Deny everything about, or of Rice until I look him over,” was President Smith's comment today. “Wid” Falls Down “Wid” Matthews failed to live up to his promise to be on hand Wednesday and he was to receive some harsh words in the Morse code if still was absent from today’s drill. Pittsburgh Pirate officials wired today they would send an outfielder (Turn to Page 11)

in tourhey of the railroad lines. Start Aggressively Diamond Chain started off aggressively and in a few minutes had command of a 7-2 lead. Two field goals and a free throw in quick succession and the Railroaders went inlfr the lead never to be headed again. The half ended, 22-19. True, the Chain lads spurted again and again, closing up the gap somewhat, but never enough to get in close range. Richards, McNeely and Cruse performed In “big league” style and turned in impressive performances. Nelson, Wehrel and Modlin played great ball for the winner), the playing of Wehrel being esptdaily noteworthy. The diminutive forward tossed in five field goals, in addition to sinking seven free throws in seven attempts from the charity line. Summaries: Big-Four (42). Diamond Chain (35). Nelson F Smith Wehrel F Richards Howard C L. Kemplrr Turk G >. . McNeelv Modlin G 1 . . Derek Substitutes (Big Four) Rieheson, Brown: (Diamond Chain) Cruse. Schnitzius. H. Kempler. Field goals--(Big Four) Nelson 2. Wehrel 5. Howard 0. Turk 1, Rieheson 1: (Diamond Chain) Smith 4. Richards 7, L. Kempler 3. Sehnifzius 1. Foul goals—(Big Four) Nelson 1. Wehrel 7. Moward 3, Modlin 1: (Diamond Chain) Smith 1. Richards 2. McNeely 1. Schnitzius 1. Stutz (39). " T. L. &H. (35). Dixon F Turner Hickman F Queisser Spaulding C Kirkpatrick Holt G Frank'in Brown G Parks Substitutes—(Stutz) Sawin: (I. L. & H.) King. Field goals—(Stutz) Dixon 1, Hickman 7. Spaulding 3. Holt 5; (1. L. & H.) Turner 3. Queisser 5, Kirkpatrick 3. Franklin 2. Fou! goals—(Stutz) Dixon 3, Hickman 1. Spaulding 3. Holt 1: (I. L. & H.) Queisser 3, Kirkpatrick 3. Franklin 1. King 1, Parks 1.

Risko to Arrive Saturday

Johnnie Risko, the Cleveland heavyweight, who upset Eddie Huffman, the highly touted coast scrappter, in the eighth round of a scheduled ten-round bout in New York the other night, will arrive in town Saturday to complete his local training for his bout with Chuck Wiggins Monday night at Tomlinson Hall under the auspices of Steve Harter’s Washington A. C. The match is creating the biggest demand for tickets that a local show ever has had. The advance sale opened with such a rush that club officials planned on increasing the seating capacity to take care of the crowd. The card for Monday will be completed by tomorrow with four sixround bouts preceding the ten-round feature bout. A. B. C. BOWLING MEET Crack Shooters Start Today; Indianapolis “Wood” Getters on Friday. Bu United Press PEIRIA, 111., March 10.—With Peoria booster teams breaking in the tweny-ofur ndw alleys at the American Bowling Congress, which opened here Wednesday, the crack bowlers from outside invaded the city today to participate in the twenty-seventh annual classic. Three squads of booster teams are carded for tonight starting at 6:30, while two squads of teams from Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Grand Rapids and several other cities are carded for Friday night. Saturday morning marks the opening of the two-man and individual evenis. WISCONSIN FIELD HOUSE Bii Times Rvccial MADISON, Wis., March 10.—Wisconsin’s long anticipated Field House is blending into a material aspect. Prominent and men throughout the State are pledging themselves to see the project through.

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Technical High School Basketball Team Left to right (front row), Cravens, guard; Miller, forward; Grimsley, forward; Fisher, guard. (Top row), Demmary, forward; Thompson, centerguard; Coach Mark Wakefield; Davis, forward; Massy, center.

SWIM MEET H. A. C. to Face Wabash Saturday Night. Wabash College swimming team will meet the Hoosier Athletic Club squad at the H. A. C. tank on Saturday evening. The event is open to the public. This is the last home meet of the season for the H. A. C. paddlers, who are determined to close their schedule with a victory over the collegians. Wabash is completing its first year of competitive swimming and local alumni are anxious to see their team in action- during its visit to Indianapolis.

City Bowling Gossip By Lefty Lee

Games in the Capitol No. 1 League Wednesday night resulted in threetime wins for the Marotts, over the Werbe-Meissen team, while the Coca-Cola, Silver Flash and H. E. Schmitt were winning the odd game from the 3-F Coffee, Robbins Body and Em-Roe. The Marotts also had high threegame total with counts of 972, 947 and 1,028 for 2,847. Six games were better than 1,000, the 1,044 of the 3-1’ Coffee being high. ■> Bill Sargent of the Em-Roes carried off high three-game total with games of 267, 200 and 207, which gave him a sweet 674. Other “600“ shooters were: Dan Hackurd, 664; “Nan” Schott, 607; Newlin, 602; Ostheimer, 608; Hueber, 652; Hofstatter, 630; Cray, 610, and Frank Fox, 622. The Silver Flash team desires a game for next Sunday with any team In the city or vicinity. This looks to tile writer like a good chance for Mr.ncie, NoblesvLlle or Kokomo to get some practice before going to the big show. The Friedens League games resulted in a three-time win for the Elephants over the Tigers while the Lions and Bears were winning two out of three from the Foxes and Bulldogs Friedenburg of the Tigers was high with a count of 542, on games of 160, 191 and 191. A meeting of the Indianapolis Womens Bowling Association will be held at the Elks Club Monday night, for the purpose of electing a second representative to the national meeting. All members are requested to be present. Dan Abbott and his Terre Haute team will be here next Sunday to roll a match game witli the EmRoes. This will no doubt be an interesting affair, as Dan can be depended upon to appear on the scene with a strong outfit. In the Grotto League, the Prophets, Horns and Tails won three from the Monarchs, Imps and Deputies, while the Secretaries, Fezzes and Zouaves were grabbing two out of three from the Masters, Hoofs and Guards. The first Indianapolis team to take the drives in the A. B. C. show, which opened in Peoria Wednesday, will be the Baker Brothers, who ; leave here Friday night. Here’s hop- ; ing, boys, that you all get plenty of wood.

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By DickrMiller For the first time in many moons, an Indianapolis high school sectional basketball tourney winner will go to the regional tournament a dope favorite to win and return among the select sixteen in the State final meet at the Exposition Bldg. Technical breezed through the local sectional last week-end and goes to Anderson Saturday to battle Anderson in the 3 o’clock game. Comparative dope points to a Tech victory. The Green and White also is a favorite to win from the victor of the 2 o’clock contest between Sharpesvllle and Noblesville. Doped to Be First Thus, they are doped to become the first Indianapolis team ever to play in The final tournament since sectional and regional play was inaugurated in the State several years ago. Ten steel railroad coaches, filled with fans full of Tech enthusiasm, will leave the Union Station at 12:10 p. m. Saturday and leave Anderson on the return trip at 9:45 p. m. Tech and the basketball fans of the city apparently are ready to give their moral support to Coach Wakefield and his proteges. Last year's Shortridge High School team, sectional winners, were doped to have a fairly even break to beat Summittville In the first game of the regional, but for some reason or other the Blue and White ’ads fell down from stage-fright.

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Technical is resolved not to let that happen. Demmary, Thompson and Massy are veterans and are regarded as the mainstays of the squad. Thompson is ,a steady worker at the backguard position? and, thanks to his previous years of experience at the center position, is a dangerou# man whenever he lays his hands on the ball. He sank the longest field goal of sectional tournament last week-end. Massy anfl Demmary shoulder the burden of the offensive drive. Both are flashy, clever and fast, and can shoot well. MRS. HURD ELIMINATED Bu United Press _ BELLAIR HEIGHTS, Fla:. March 10. —Mrs. Stewart Hanley, Detroit, eliminated the veteran golfer, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Philadelphia, from the Bellair championship tournament here Wednesday, 4 and 3. The semi-finals will be played on the course here today. NO SUNDAY BASEBALL 81l United Press LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 10.— Legalized baseball on Sunday is barrel in Arkansas. An attempt to pass a bill legalizing Sunday sports in the House of Representatives, over the veto of Governor Mar’tineau, failed.

NO STALLING 'Pat’ Page Condemns Use of ‘Delayed Offense.’ Bu United Press . .. BLOOMINGTON, Ind„ March 10. —Stalling tactics, somethimes known as a “delayed offensive,” which sprang into popularity throughout the middle west during the 1926-27 basketball season, were condemned by H. O. (Pat) Page, coach of the Indiana University football team, here today. Page has gone on record as favoring changes in the rules to make frequent stalling impossible. Stalling as a means of drawing out opposing guards to open way for an offensive drive is generally accepted as good basketball but Page believes the use of the stalling game as a means of keeping the opposing team from gaining possession of the ball will hurt the game, both from the spectators’ and players' standpoint. STILL PACING FIELD Bu United Press NEW YORK. March 10.—McNamara and Georgetti, were leading the field by two laps today at the end of the 83rd hour of the six-day bike race. They had covered 1,370 miles, 9 laps, and had their early lead whittled one lap when McNamara was hurt again in another spill.

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LEADING JOCKEYS IMPORTED Owners of Coffroth Handicap Favorites Demand Experienced Pilots. Bu United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 10— With a prize of SIOO,OOO at stake, owners of Coffroth Handicap favorites Sunday will not trust their mounts to green hands. Three more riders are being imported for the mile and a quarter stake, the world’s richest race for horses of all ages. Willie Garner, George Fields and Johnny Callahan, rated among America’s leading pilots, are on their way west. Garner arrives Friday from New Orleans to pilot Handyman for the Laßrea stable, owned by Hamilton Cotton of Los Angeles. Fields and Callahan arrived late Wednesday from Miami. Fields will be aboard Rosedale Stable’s Dangerous, and Callahan on Justice F., a 3 to 1 Coffroth choice, by reason of his sensational Tia Juana derby victory last Sunday. Other receipt Jockey arrivals C. Allen and H. Richards from Orleans. Richard will pilot Vespasian, Justice F’s stablemnle. Allen will mount S. A. Cowan's Cotlogoincr, winner of tlie $50,000 Now Orleans Handicap and now second choice at 6 to 1 in the coming classic. Clearing weather today promised a fast track for Sunday. There are twenty-six horses in actual training and of this number but four appear as doubtful starters. If the track is muddy the starting list will bo cut down considerably. "

Lambert Picks Big Ten Fives

Bu United Press LAFAYETTE. Ind., March 10— Six of the ten schools in the Western Conference were awarded positions on one of the two All-Confer-ence basketball fives selected today by Coach Ward Lambert of Purdue. Michigan, lowa, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana and Wisconsin were represented. The selections: First Team—Daugherty (Illinois), and Oosterbann (Michigan), forwards; Cummins! Purdue), center; Ilarrigan (Michigan), and McConnell (Iowa), guards. Second Tenin—Krueger (Indiana), and Clumbers (Michigan), forwards; Sibley (Indiana), center); Wilcox (Purdue), and Bamum (Wisconsin), guards.