Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 291, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1927 — Page 10
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Playing the Field With Billy Evans —
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during my stay at at Avon Park, Fla., where the St. Louis Cardinals are training to win another pennant. As I breezed around among the players, I sought to get their sentiment relative to the passing of Rogers Hornsby, after he as manager had given St.
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Louis its first pennant and world championship. Among most of the players I found a very kindly feeling toward the deposed manager. All of them thought he .was the victim of a tough break; even though lie may have been partly responsible for it himself, due to his salary demands. From my conversation, I gathered the players liked Hornsby and sympathized with him. ■ t CHANGE OF SENTIMENT p——iBOUT twenty-four hours later | A I there was a decided change I ■*! of sentiment in 'the camp of the world champions. In a statement from Sarasota, the training quarters of tl# Giants, Hornsby, on being interviewed as to the chances of the Giants and Cardinals, was quoted, or misquoted, as follows: "The Giants will win the 1927 pennant in the National League and the world series. Was never surer about anything in my life. I’d be willing to wager my entire season's salary. “What about the Cardinals? They won't be troublesome. It’s just an ordinary ball club, that will be lucky if it finishes in the first division. “I look "for three teams, New York, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to beat out the world champs.” RESENT INSINUATION Hf 11 ■> ORNSBY may have said every word of it and then again some mere statement of his relative to the chances of the Cardinals may have been exaggerated. One cannot blame Hornsby for believing the Giants will win the National League pennant. It's a mighty fine ball club, managed by none other than John McGraw, who leads only winning teams. The Cardinal players didn’t object so much to that part of the interview. It was the opinion expressed that St. Louis would be lucky to finish in the first division. That statement caused a decided reaction in' feeling. From it the players inferred that the passing of Hori sby meant the club had dropped from the position of world champs to a second division club. ■i RIOR to practice the next day jP an indignation meeting was * held in the clubhouse of the Cardinals. It was strictly private, but some of my good friends among the players informed me that Hornsby’s ears must have burned during the conference. He was the sole topic! of conversation and much of it wasn't complimentary. It was funny to listen to the chatter of the players as they later went about their batting practice. “Hit one for Hornsby,” was the college yell all afternoon. The players resent the insinuation credited to their former manager that they are a second division aggregation. Nothing could have spurred them on more than such a statement. It strikes me when the Giants meet the Cardinals this Summer fur will fly.
STRICT GUARD KEPT ON COFFROTH CANDIDATES Armed Men on Constant Vigil to Prevent Tampering „ Richest Race in World Sunday.
Bu United Press DIEGO, Gal., March 12. Strict guard went into effect at the Tia Juana race track Thursday night as far as owners of thoroughbreds which will vie for the rich Coffroth handicap purse Sunday were concerned. “The night watch,” as it is called, ' began active duty Thursday evening. Armed men took their places before each stall occupied by a Coffroth handicap contender. Constant vigil will be maintained night and day until post time Sunday, to pre-'*--.<vent any possible tampering by outsiders. Much at Stake Too much is at stake to risk (he chance of a horse going wrong on the eve of the world's richest race. With twenty starters, and at this , time there appears to be that many, the eighth Coffroth handicap will gross exactly $100,500. The first
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INDIANS TO GIVE VETERAN SHORTSTOP THOROUGH TRIAL
PURDUE, CHICAGO TANGLE Meet at Lafayette Tonight in Final Big Ten Contest. Hu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 12. The curtain will be rung down on tho Western Conference basketball schodule here tonight when Purdue and Chicago clash. A victory for the Lambertmen will put the locals in a second place tie with Indiana. The starting line-up for Purdue probably will be composed of Wheeler and Hodges at the forward positions, Cummins at center, and Wilson and Kemmer at the guard jobs. Chicago probably will line up with Sackett and Zimmerman at forward, Gist, center; McDonough and Iloerger, guards.
lowa Downs Badgers
Bu United Press lOWA CITY, lowa, March 12. The University of lowa basketball team defeated the University of Wisconsin here Friday night, 2G ‘o 17, and swung into a three-cornered tie for fourth place in the Big Ten final standing for the season.
NETTOURNEY Leading Teams Entered in National A. A. U. Event. Si/ United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 12. Leading basketball teams of the country were here today to participate in the annual A. A. U. tournament. Six games were to be played this afternoon and tonight and the remainder of the tournament will be run off next week. The entry list this year is one of the largest ever recorded for the annual A. A. U. games, more than forty teams being entered. The college teams of the middle-West compose the greater portion of entries but many club teams from various parts of the country have also entered. SETS WORLD’S RECORD Walter Spence Breaks Fifty-Yard Medley Swimming Mark. Bu United, Press HARRISON, N. J„ March 12. Walter Spence of the Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A. set anew world's record for the 50-yard medley swimming event —breast, back and freestyle strokes—in 1:40 2-5 here. Adelaide Lambert of the Women’s Swimming Association broke the Women's record for the same event in 2:04 2-5. EAST SIDE NET TOURNEY Liberty Hall Basket Meet to Be Held Sunday. First annual east side championship basketball tourney will be held at Liberty Hall Sunday. The first game will start at 9 a. m. The schedule: 9:00 A. M.—Sheridan A. C. vs. East End Milk. 9:45 A. M.—lndianapolis Midways vs. O'Hara Sans. 10:30 A. M.—Rambler Blues vs. College Cubs. 11 :45 A. M.—St. Phillips vs. Ramßcy 2:00 P. M. —Winner 0 a. m. vs. winner 9:45 a. m. ■ 3:00 P. M.—Winner 10:30 a. m. vs. winner 11:15 a. m. 8:45 P. M.—Winner 2 p. m. vs. winner 3 p. m.
Coffroth, run in 1917, paid only $4,000. The actual number of contestants will be largely determined by the weather. With the rain seemingly over, a warm sun shining and a brisk breeze blowing, the track is drying up quickly. It will be fast by Sunday, under preseent conditions. Starling Line-up The starting line-up at this time appears to be Edisto, Gaffsman, Sir Harry, Backbone, Mino, Token, Flatiron, Carlaris, Flagstaff, Sandy Man, Stanford, Dangerous, Cherry Tree, Light Carbine, Cotlogomor, Boon Companion, Justice F, Liberty, Jack Alexander and Brazen. Coffroth candidates will do no more racing until Sunday. Easy gallops will be the order today.
Fights and Fighters **.
PORTLAND. Main. Dick Lambert. Portland, won his thirteenth conseentive neht when he pained a newspaper decision over Young 1 Brown. Biddeford. in six rounds. SAVANNAH. Ga —Jeff Smith. New York, defeated Chuck Burns. San Antonio. Texas, in fifteen rounds. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The referee stopped the fight between Paul Doyle and Willie Harmon. New Yorw welterweights, when the two fighters had reached the seventh round without providing any action. Joe Currie. New Haven, defeated Nick QuagreUi tn the semi-final: BRIDGEPORT. Conn.—Sheik Leonard. Wallingford. Conn., won the decision in ten rounds against Tracy Ferguson. Bridgeport. Isfey Kaplan. Meridian. Conn., won decision over Eddie Drako. Baltimore. LOS ANGELES—Jackie Fields. Los Angeles. .was .awarded a ten-round decision over Russ Whalen. Chicago. SAN FRANCISCO “Young Jack” Thompson, Los Angeles Negro lightweight, defeated Harry (Kid) Brown, Philadelphia, in a slow ten-rounder. DENVER. Colo, —Roscoe Hall. Des Moines, fought a four-round draw with Jack Kane, Denver.
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Margaret Donahue
With Mrs. James. Dunn, principal owner of the Cleveland ball club, Miss Margaret. Donahue Chicago enjoys the unique distinction of being one of the very few women to hold an executive position in league circles. She is secretary of the Chicago club of the National League.
Tex May Recourse to Courts
Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 12.—Hints f recourse to the courts if the boxing commission tries to punish Tex Rickard for paying boxers more than 50 per cent of the receipts were heard around the Garden today. It was said a prominent lawyer had told Rickard the rule of the commission fixing the prices paid to boxers is unconstitutional and that anyone but an insane person can dispose of hi3 money as he sees fit. Rickard admitted that in some instances he had paid a champion more than the prescribed 37 V& per cent of the receipts and a challenger more than the legal 12*,4 per cent. Rickard admitted that he had been summoned *to appear before the commission Monday and that he had turned over cancelled checks showing what had been paid to Jim Maloney, Jack Delaney, Mike MeTigue, Jack Sharkey and principals of other important bouts staged recently. MITT SHOW American Legion to Stage Bouts March 24. The Seventh District American Legion composed of all posts in Marion County, will stage a boxing show at the National Guard Armory on Thursday, March 24, according to announcement today by Captain Clark, who will act as matchmaker for the Legion. Another card will be presented on the following Thursday, March 31, according to Clark. General Aultman, commander at Ft. Harrison, has given permission for Captain Clark to arrange the cards for the Legion and Clark's successful summer shows at the Ft. Harrison punch bowl, is believed to be a guarantee that the Armory fights will be high class. Clark is busy building up a good card for the opening Legion date and said today that Midget Guery had been signed to participate in the main event. BIG FOUR IN FINALS Local Net Quintet Downs P. & E. Five; Play Tonight. Bu Times Special BUFFALO. N. Y„ March 12.—The Indianapolis Big Four Railway team won Its way to the final round of the New York Central Lines national basketball tournament here today, defeating the Peoria & Eastern quintet, 47-18. The Hoosier five has made a great showing here. The final game will be played tonight. SAM HARDY IS CAPTAIN Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 12.—Sam Hardy has been chosen, captain of the American team which will meet Jacques Brugnon and Jean Borotra of France in Indoor tennis matches at the Heights Casino, Brooklyn, March 18, 19 and 20. William T. Tilden II will not compete. STRIBLING IS MATCHED Bu United Press NEW YORK, March. 12.—Young Stribling, Georgia’ light heavyl weight, has been signed to box Maxie Rosfenbloom, New Y'ork middleweight, at Boston St. Patrick’s day. “COACH DOES THINKING” Bu United Press PALO ALTO. Cal., March 12. Boxing a man’s own fight while the coach does the thinking for football players Is the opinion of Gene Tunney, who addressed several hundred students at Stanford. JACK HORNER IS HURT Bu United Press , , LONDON. March *l2.— America s greatest chance to win the Grand National dimmed today when It became known that A. C. Schwartz's Jack Horner had sprained a tendon and might not be able to compete this year in the four miles 856 yards jumping race. Jack Horner won las) year.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Larry 'Kopf, Reinstated Outlaw Will Leave for Sanford Sunday. By Eddie Ash Times Sports Editor SANFORD, Fla., March 12.—With ! the decision to give Larry Kopf, a veteran shortstop formerly of Cincinnati and Boston Nationals, a trial, the stock of Bruno Betzel’s Indians in spring training at Sanford showed a slight inflation. Kopf is a reinstated outlaw, who played In Independent baseball in Ohio last year to clear his record before ap- i pealing to Judge Landis for another chance in organized leagues. Several years ago Kopf was 1 traded by Cincinnati to the Boston Braves and while with the Beantown , team he listened to the lure of *he ! outlaw promoters and jumped. His ! age is 34. The veteran lives near Cincinnati and will leave for Sanford, Sunday. The fact Kopf pulled many wires to gain reinstatement is some as- i surance he figures he is still good j enough to travel in fast company, i but that remains to be seen, and it ' wont take Manager Betzel long to j learn. Worthy of Trial Larry's experience makes him > worthy of a thorough trial, at any rate, and he may come through. The j wire notifying Kopf to report to the Indians was sent late Friday ana he I replied he would be here by lues- ; day at the latest. Pitcher Lcuis Koupaly and Ralph Miller, utility in fielder, were Friday arrivals In the Tribe training camp. Miller reached Sanford in time to participate in the Friday practice, but Koupal did not show until evening. Outfielder Matthews and Pitcher Schupp are the only absent Hoosier pastimers now. Need Southpaw Indian officials are keeping busy trying to arrange a deal for Eddie Sicking and the search for another right-handed hitting outfielder han not ended. And one more southpaw pitcher is needed. There is plenty of time left, though, before the Association bell rings and the Indians have attractive trading material that other clubs are sure to want. I Manager Betzel divided the squad j Friday and staged a seven-ipning I game. Betzel captained one crew j and Sicking the other and Bruno's boys won, three to nothing. The victors, playing as the "home” team, pushed tlnjee runs over in the of the sixth. There were six “outs” to an inning, but base runners, if any, were ruled off the paths after each third “out.” Under this system time was saved and the pitchers were given a longer stretch of action. Wlsner and Schumanske hurled for Betzel's club and Ambrose and | Swetonie toiled for the Sicking outfit. Hitting was light on both ' sides. % Holke cot a triple and single to | lead the baiting. He drove in two runs and srored himself on Florence’s single. Pitcher Swefonic was the victim of the sixth inning rally. Wisner, Schemanske, and Ambrose. did some excellent hurling. Fielding features were contributed by Ambrose and Rice. This Rice is a speed merchant, but he appears to lack distance driving power. He played center for Betzel's nine Friday. Commello and Warstler, rookie shortstop, and Hunter, young third i sacker, played snappy ball in the I field, but produced no hits. Ralph Miller hopped off a train that was six hours late, dashed to the hall park, donned a uniform, played first base for Sicking’s club and participated in a long practice that followed flie scrub game. He’s a husky Hoosier. His winter basketball activity helped him Friday. There was to be another scrub battle today to wind’up the Indians first week of training, Sunday will be given over to prolonged batting practice, and on Monday the Indians will motor to Orlando to play the Cincinnati Reds. WINS STATE TTTLE Bu United Press STANFORD, Cal., March 12.—The University of California came out on top of a two-day boxing tournament and won the State % intercollegiate championship with sixteen points in the finals Friday night. COLUMBIA VICTORIOUS j Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 12.—Columbia tied Pennsylvania in a swimming meet, 31-31. but the New Yorkers were scored as winners because of victory in the relay. Columbia also won at water polo, 28-11. TURNER BLUES CLASH The South Side Turner Blues will play the Connersv.Tle High School Alumni at Turner Hall Sunday afternoon. The Y. P. C. Blues will meet the Brightv.ood Independents at 1:30 o’clock. A girls’ game will follow the tilt.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
A meeting of the Umpires Association will be held at 7:30 o’clock Monday evening at No. 13 fire house. Maryland St. and Capitol Ave. AH members and prospective umpires of amateur-baseball games are requested to attend. Gayety A. C.s will reorganize at 10 oaloek Sunday morning. All players of l3st year s nine and those desiring tryouts are requested to meet at Georgia and Noble Sts. For additional information call Drexel 4871-J and ask for Ted. Lauter Juniors will meet at 9 o’clock Sunday morning for practice. Games are desired in the 16-17-year-old clas*. Penney Nine and Triple-Rs are requested to take notioe. Call Belmont 3641 and ask for Win cel. Lauter A. C. desires all of last year's pl-ers to be at the club at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night. F. Maclntyre. C. MacIntyre. Jester Hos*. Berry. Cherry. Leslie. Parker and W. Hass please Bote. For game* in the 19-20-year-old das* please call Belmont 3841 and ask for Fred. '1 '' *
TECH INVADES ANDERSON FOR REGIONAL CLASHES 800 Loyal Green and White Rooters on Hand to Back Team —Enthusiasm Runs High.
By Dick Miller, 'limes shift Vorrrsoondcnt ANDERSON, Ind., March 12.—Efforts of the weather man to dampen the enthusiasm at the Indiana State High School basketball regional
WESTERN COACHES PLEASED \ Football Mentors Favor Changes Made by Rules Committee. Bu United Press • 0 CHICAGO, March 12. —Middle Western coaches, as a general rule, favor the changes made by the football rules committee at its annual meeting last Saturday. Knute Rockne at Notre Dame Is “pleased” with the changes. Rockne was unqualified in his approval of the rule which affects the shift. “A two-second pause practically would have killed the shift but the present ruling allows it to retain its strategic advantages,” he said. Coach Yost at Michigan commented as follows: “The changes In the rules will alter the game from the spectators standpoint. Many of the thrills that have happened will not occur now but In their place new styles of play bringing new thrills, will come.” “The football rules committee has put into words what all leg.cimate teams have been doing for something regarding the shift,” Jimmy Phelan. Purdue coach, said “a shift is merely a simple means of maneuvering men, and there is no other purpose to the legal shift.” “The changes are both constructive and destructive,” Coach Zuppke of Illinois said. “The con-, structivo, legislation is in furthering the development of the lateral pass. The destructive legislation is the harm that will be done by the new point after touchdown rule. This rule will also curb field goal kicking.” Zuppke advocated that the committee meet only every three years, "because I think there is too much tinkering with the rules.” SWIM MARKS Two Women’s Records Are Smashed in A. A. U. Meet. Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 12.—Two records of the Central A. A. U. women's swimming list were broken when the Illinois Women's Athletic Club won the annual C. A. A. U. event. Miss Ethel Lackie of the Illinois A. C broke the fifty-yard free style record by swimming the distance in :28 1-5, shattering her own time by 1 4-5 seconds. Miss Mary Borks of Hirsh Center broke the record for the 100-yard breast stroke by swimming the distance in 1:23 2-5 seconds. Milwaukee A. C. finished second in the meet.
From Big League Training Camps
SHOCKER HOLDS OCT ST PETERSBURG!!. Fla—Limping around on a cane with a pulled muscle in his leg and a slight strained back. Babe Ruth, the 3210,000 outfielder ol the Now fork Yankees, may not be able to get into a uniform for another week. His injuries are not considered serious. Urban Shocker will leave for his home Sunday if Manager M'ller Huggins refuses to pant him his salary demand, ho stated here. SOX VS. SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT. La.—The Chicago White Sox. recovered from worry over the condition of Johnny Mostil, outfielder, who stabbed himself, wfll play Shreveport in an exhibition game today. "BUCKY” HARRIS INJURED SARASOTA. Tia.—“Buck}” Harris, manager of the Washington Senators twisted his ankle In an exhibition game ''. or > by the New York Giants. Bto <U ilavs" " ,0 unable to play for sevcraP “PITTSBURGH—NOT GIANTS’* ORLANDO Fla.—Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincinnati Reds said lie believed Pittsburgh, not the Oiants. would be the team his club would have to beat in the National League pennant race. The Y ankees look best in the American League he said. CUBS LOSE OPENER LOS ANGELES. Cal.—The Chicago Cubs lost the opening practice game of the season here yesterday to the Hollywood Sheiks. 4-J. The Hollywood deam eoi- : lected nine hits off Jones. Roy aud Brillheart. Cub pitchers. BROWN'S TRIP REDS j _ LORLANDO. Fla.—After the Reds and Browns had battled into extra innings in lan exhibition game. Dan Howley s men j scored seven runs in the eleventh inning j and won. II to 5. RED SOX TO PLAY ! NEW ORLEANS. La.—Bill Carrigan will send the Red Sox against the local Pelicans today with the old 1026 line-up intact, except that Fred Hoffman, obtained from St. Paul, will bo behind the bat. Several rookie pitchers will be tried out. “Y” BIG FIVE LOSES The "Y” Big Five was nosed out j in a fast game Friday night at the i Colored T. M. C. A. by the AVilberi force University team, 30 to 2S. Ritchey was the star for the visitors, making 11 points of his team’s total. DAWSON VS. HENNING Eddie Dawson will return to Indianapolis next week to meet Gene Henning in a ten-match series. Each game will be 100 points. Two matches will be played each day, one at 2 p. m. and the other at 8. All games at the Claypool billiard parlors. DENVER LOSES, 6-4 Bu United Press SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Denver lost, 6-4. to the Mission club of the Pacific Coast League in the first of a seriei of exhibition games here.
tournament here this afternoon failed. Early morning raindrops dampened clothing of the first fans, but they kept on coming strong, spirit unwavering. It is the first regional tourney ever to be held here, the local center being one of the eight new ones added this year. That the new Anderson High School gym. capable of seating 5,000, will be taxed to capacity before the first game starts at 2 o’clock is a certainty. Team Anderson fans are agog with excitement over their 1927 "mystery team.” "Winners of tho Anderson sectional last week-end will meet o'clock. The game is expected to be one of the hardest fought battles in the State today. Tech fans came sweeping into this city early today, 800 strong. Green and white was seen everywhere in the town as 500 fans motored In from the Capital city to support their team. Three hundred additional fans arrived a little later in six steel coaches, a Big Four special. Sharpesvllie and Noblesvllle were well supported and the regional found confidence and enthusiasm galore. In years gone by Anderson always proved to be a favorite for honors and always came close to predictions finishing as a runner-up several times. This year Coach Stagg has fooled the fans. His team personnel has been a mystery from one week until the other. No one knew until last Friday morning who would play in the sectional. lie has a squad of ten young players who have been nursed along slowly until they are dangerous. Plays Winning Ball Coach Mark Wakefield, new Tech mentor, is living up to his reputation of developing winners. The Indianapolis school has been playing winning basketball all year. Tech came to Anderson today to win. The Capital City five hopes to defeat Anderson in the first clash and then dispose of the winner of the Sharpesville-Noblesville tilt in the finals at 8 o'clock tonight. Should that happen, Technical will be the first Indianapolis team ever to play In the State finals since sectional and regional play was inaugurated.
City Bowling Gossip
By Lefty Lee
The Baker Bros, team landed In j seventh place In the A. B. C. meet j at Peoria Friday night with a total ! of 2,778 on games o.* 962,925 and 891. Larry Fox was the leading pin-getter of this club w’hen he secured a total of 629 on games of 246. 202 and 181. Johnny Fehr also roiled well. This is the only Indianapolis team to roll in the “big show” until next week-end when the locals will send all but live of the teams entered. The Broggers Recreation team of Grand Rapids went into first place W'ith a total of 2,861. The Renner Firestones are runner-ups with 2,856. Jerry O’Grady has entered the Hall of Fame via the “that’s all there is; there ain’t no more” route. In a practice game on Alley No. 4 at the Century Friday afternoon Jerry dropped 12 in a row and joined the “300” class of 1927 on the Century drives. Schriver and Johnny Eder are the other two members of this class. Arch Heiss was in tough luck whin he rolled a great 255 against Jerry’s perfect slant. Clarence Myers has eighteen reservations for April 30 and 31 and eight for May 7 and 8 at the State tourney to be held on Waters’ Recreation alleys in South Bend. Let’s get together, fellows, and fill all of those reservations. Three-time wins predominated in the Washington League games | rolled on the Illinois alleys, Friday j night. The Woodsmall Insurance, * Polar Ice and Fuel, Wheelers , Lunch. Harris Transfer, and Hoosier i Gold Butter dropped the Prospect ! Social, Viking Tires, Delaware j Garage, Board of Trade, and G. Hit* & Cos. Watkins Rebabbitt and Chancellor Cigar took two out of three from the Clark * Todd and ,H. E. Schmitt No. 2. The Watkins ’ team with a total of 2,774 had high i total for this loop. | Henderson of the Clark and Todd j team was the only pin spiller to pass the “600” mark getting a count of | 608 on games of 218, 166 and 224. Bowen of the Polar Ice team was 1 next in line Thirty games pass*! the ”200 ’ mark, the 239 game of "Chuck” Schott and Bowen being tied for high. This loop carries some great j teams and we feel sure from six to | ten of these clubs will attend the I State meet just as they line up In i league play. The Capitol Furniture and Lucky | Strikes were three-time winners | over Vollrath and National Malle- | able teams in the Ladies’ Social j League games rolled on the Capitol alleys Friday night, while the J. J. C.s, Polk’s Milk and Shank Storage were taking two out of three from the Baker Bros., Silver Flash and A. C. Bradley. Ruthenberg of the Polk team established anew three-game record for this loop when She hit the pins for a total of 640 on games l of 189, 228 and 223. Other girls to pass the "500” mark were: CoUins, 582; McKinney, 511; McDaniel, 538; Johns, 520; B. Smith. 518, and Freund, 537. McDaniel rolled 233 for high single game.
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Wilbur Cummins
This young man, Wilbur Cumnllns by name, performs at the center position for the Purdue University basketball team. In the opinion of his coach, Ward Lambert, lie is one of the five best players in the Big Ten, Judging* from Lambert’s allConference selections earlier this week. Cummins stands a chance of taking individual scoring honors in the Big Ten this season should he score his average number of points tonight against Chicago at Lafayette. Tho game ends tho Conference season.
S. S. Turners Leave
Coach A! Meyer and nine of his j South Side Turner basketball team left today for Kansas City, where. the/ will compete in the national 1 A. A. U. basketball tournament. The local five will play its first, game Monday night against Shirkley Col-1 lege of Alton, 111. Those making the trip are Alexander, Rhodes, Schmidt, Thatcher, Captain Ebcrg. Caskey, Huesing, Grimsley, Roberts. The Turners went to the quarter finals in last season's meet. SPECTATOR DROPS DEAD Excitement at Six-Day Hike Race Cause of Death. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Marcli 12.—With the i six-day bicycle race In Madison Square Garden nearing Its close, ! Reggie McNamara and Franco j Georgetti today remained two lops , ahead of Bechman and Petri, their nearest competitors. Every scat in the Garden was taken Friday night and the bike riders indulged in sensational sprints before 20,000 persons. One spectator, Thomas Tierney of Haverstraw, N. Y., dropped dead from excitement. TILDEN DEFEATS ALONZO "Big Rill” Wins Florida Men's Singles Tennis Championship. Bu Times Special PALM BEACH, Fla.. March 12. Continuing Ills victorious florida campaign, William T. Tilden, defeated Manuel Alonzo, his closest rival for tennis honors. In the finals of the Florida State championships Friday, 7-5, 6-8, 3-6, 6-0 and 6-4. Tilden's play was erratic, but after the third set he settled down to his best tennis and ran out the match. RARREI) FROM RING Bu United Press i CHICAGO. March 12. Four boxers. Geofge Courtney, Oklahoma; A1 Webster, Montana; Joe Patrice, Chicago, and Eddie Goldberg, Chicago. have been barred from Illinois rings by the Illinois boxing commission because of unsatisfactory showings in recent bouts.
ZIMMY GIVES UP Bu United Press AVALON. Cal., March 12.—After making less than five miles in his second attempt to swim the Catalina channel. Charles Zlmmy, legless swimmer of Oakland, gave up and announced he would try again at a future date.
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OLYMPIC CHANCES ARE GOOD 1928 American Team Will Be as Strong as 1924 Squad. B.v Henry L. Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 12.—Despite well-meant warning against a feeling of complacent security that might carry a fatal penalty of over-confidence, it may be said that America's chances of winning the 1928 Olympic games In Amsterdam are as good as those of the 1924 team that won in Paris. The best team that can be recruited will bo unbalanced, as were the 1920 and 1924 teams, because of weakness in the middle distance and long distance running events, but the 1928 team will not be weaker than that of 1924. Figuring on past performances, the American team will have better halfmllers and milers than in 1924, and while they may not be good enough to finish first, they might be able to cut Into valuable secondary points. The American team seems sure of winning nino first places; it will he be uncertain in seven events, ami probably will loso four events, Lawson Robertson, head coach of the 1924 team, who made a survey of the foreign field last summer, said, however, that he saw enough to warn him that eonie of the foreign nations may cut into ''sure'' American points. Ho was impressed particularly witTi the possibilities of the new German team and the re. vival of the “before the nar” British threat. Looking over the athletes that might be picked now for the tea'm. and considering the changes and improvement's that may he expected to result in another year, some critics consider tho American probablli- | ties as follows: Sure events 100 snd 200 meter i dashes. 400-meter relay, pole vault, diseus. 110 and 400-meter hurdles, ! high jump and broad jump. Uncertain events: 800 and 1,800i meter runs; hop, step and Jump; javelin throw’, allot put. hammer throw and 1,600-meter relay race. Almost certain losses: 8,000 and 10,000-meter runs, decathlon and marathon. Conditions should be much better In Amsterdam, and if they are a team of no greater strength thsn the 1924 team should make a. better showing.
TITLE MATCH Cochran, Schaefer, Meet Tonight for Cue Crown. Bu I nited Press WASHINGTON. March 12.—Two youths, Welker Cochran of California and Young Jake Schaefer, meet hero tonight in the final and deciding match of the 18.2 balkline billiards tournament for the world championship. Each has lost one match so far, and tbq other entrans arc out of the running. Cochran met hia fire defeat Friday at the hands of Willie Hoppe, present titleholder, 400 to 337, In a twelve-inning battle. Erich Hngenlncher, German champion, cinched third placed by beating Hoppe earlier in the day, 400 to 236. The Teuton has been beaten by Cochrnn and Schaefer, but won from the other four entrants. Schaefer kept his high standing b.v defeating Edouard Horemans, Belgian champion, 400 to 217.
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