Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 292, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1927 — Page 11

MARCH 14,1927

TECH SHIP SMASHES ON SHARPESVILLE ROCKS IN REGIONAL FINALS

CUMMINS, LEADING SCORER Purdue Center Is Big Ten Ace —Conference Season Closes. Final Standing W Ij\ W I. 'llrhlran ~..10 2 Illinois 7 5 Indiana 3 Ohio 6 Purdue 9 3 Chicago 3 9 Wisconsin .... 7 SlNorthwestcrn. . 1 It lona 7 SMinncsota .... 1 11 BU United Press CHICAGO, March 14.—The Big Ten basketball season has come to a close with Michigan the victor after A hectic season of upsets. Second place is a tie between Purdue and Indiana, the Boilermakers having defeated Chicago Saturday night to assure their position. Michigan w r on the high scoring average with 414 points made in the season. Michigan, however, gave way to Wisconsin on the defensive end as the Badger school had only . -75 points scored against them. N Wilbur Cummins, Sophomore cen, for Purdue, was the high point man with 123 points made during the season. Thei first ten in indlvdual scoring: Player -TP FG FT Cummins. Purdue 133 40 43 Hunt. Ohio 116 41 34 Oosterbaah, Michigan ..113 50 13 Daugherty. Illinois 110 44 23 Harrigan. Michigan .... 108 38 32 • Heishmann. Northwestern 103 35 33 Reckner. Indiana 91 37 17 Wilcox. lowa 86 31 26 Krueger. Indiana 85 35 15 Wheeler. Purdue 83 33 19

Rules Drawn Up by Legion

“Bring your wife, sister, mother or sweetheart,” is the invitation given boxing fans by the American Legion committee in charge of the series of fistic programs to be presented at the National Guard Armory, starting Thursday night, March 24. The beautiful armory building should provide ai\ ideal setting for the favorite sport of the soldiers, sailors and marines. Splendidly appointed reception and rest rooms will be at the disposal of women patrons, and endeavors wili be made to make the members of the fair sex feel they are guests at a social event. Rules have been drawn up designed to eliminate certain objectionable features which have tended tJo discourage the attendance of women at boxing shows In the past ih Indianapolis, and principal regulation insures patrons no oblipetionable language will be permitted at the ringside. It is further stated that offenders against this rule will be escorted to the door by husky Legion members aided and abetted by National Guard M. P.s. CELTICS BEAT WASHINGTON fit/ f'nited Press WASHINGTON, March 14.—The <'cities, Brooklyn entry, and second half pennant winner in the American Pro Basketball League, defeated the Palace Club of Washington in a league game here, 34 to 25.

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Few Upsets Recorded in Other Centers—Final Tourney Nearing. By Dick Miller Most basketball coaches searching their squads in early season for a center, one who can jump, usually explain that action by saying, “The tip-off is worth ten points.” It was apparent in the game at Anderson High School gym Saturday night, when Tech High School of Indianapolis and Sharpsville met in the final game of the regional basketball tournament, that if a center can get away with batting the ball as the referee tosses it up and before it reaches its maximum height, that little trick put over on the officials is worth at lease nine points. Sharpesville defeated Tech, 31-22, and began practice today for the finals to be held at the Exposition building at the fair ground, Indianapolis, next Friday and Saturday, as did the winners in fifteen other regional meets. 715 Eliminated Forty-eight teams, who lost Saturday, joined with the 667 who went down to defeat March 5 and 6, bringing' the total of eliminated teams to, date to 715. Next Saturday night at 9 p. m. one of the sixteen remaining will be on the pinnacle of Indiana high school basketball, champions of 1927. Technical carried the hopes of Indianapolis that a Capital City school might, for the first time since the advent of sectional and • regional tournaments, play in the finals. They lived up to all dope predictions arfd smothered the fighting Andersoif team, 28-17 in the afternoon game. In fact Anderson was just a wee bit too fighty, and the twelve fouls goals tossed by Tech players was the margin of victory. The Green and White played a careful game, exceptionally clean. Roughs Up Noblesville Sharpesville, a rough playing team, injured two Noblesville players, sending on out with a broken nose, and the other with a cut eye, they were fouled for neither. They exposed little or none of their style of play, came from behind in the second half to win, 21-12. Noblesville led at the half, 8-7. Some of the boys who figured that Tech had a walkaway sat in a hotel after the Tech game figuring where to go in the evening to see excitement. The Tech team probably thought likewise, for it lacked drive at the start and never found it. Fisher sank a field goal that sent Tech into the lead, for a few seconds, but when Johnson, L. Cage and H. Cage got into action, baskets came thick and fast. A shot that sent Sharpesville’s score to 18 at the half time 'ivas in the air when the gun cracked. Tech had 14. Massy and Grimsley played the stellar roles in the opening half. The Tech boys seemed bewildered as they were smashed, knocked and banged about. They seemed a bit afraid to step into a time-worn tipoff play, as Johnson and L. Cage went in under the hoop time and again for baskets almost any kind of a defense should have stopped. Repetition of First The second half was a repetition of the first. Tech’s defense was better for a few minutes at the start, but withered when the Sharpesville sharpshooters dropped them from far and near, in fact, some of them almost unintentional. Out in the State the returns from the Other regionals were about as expected. Washington came through where it was thought Vincennes might upset the dope. Muncie, minus Wedmore, overcame Hooker and his Newcastle crew. Emerson of Gary continued to demonstrate the win over Froebel was not a fluke, and Logansport and Bedford, two championship favorites, met little opposition. The sixteen regional meets insured the fans that witness the finals of one thing, a lack of weak teams such as have come in past years when two teams came from each region. Mitt Body to Hear Charges Today Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 14.—Charges that Tex Rickard violated the rule providing that principals in main boxing events cannot be‘paid more than 50 per cent of the gate recepits will be heard today at a meet irig of the New York Boxing Commission. Cancelled checks for the purses paid to Jim Maloney, Jack Sharkey, Jack Delaney, Mike McTigue, Joe Dundee and Eddie Roberts are in the hands of the commission and thef are said to show that some of the boxers were paid more than the rule permits. It was reported that the commission was ready to suspend the license of the Garden for two shows, but Rickard would not comipent on the report or he would not say what he was prepared to do in his de£ sense if the commission should impose any penalty on him. 900-MILE SWIM Bv United Press ST. LOUIS, MArch 14. Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, first woman to swim Catalina Channel, announced she would attempt to swipi from St. Louis to New Orleans, a distance of 900 miles, on the Mississippi. She expects to make the start either in June or July. ROOKIE HURLER BALKS Bu United Press TAMPA, Fla., Marc£i 14. —Clayton Van Alstyne, rookie Senator pitcher, released to Birmingham of the Southern Association on option, has balked on playing in the South and has left for home in New York State. , WALTER TO REST Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 14. Walter Johnson, famous Senator pitcher, is due to arrive here today to rest until a broken ankle, sustained recently In spring training, is sufficiently mended to resume conditioning.

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Larry Fox rolled some nice tenpins over the week-end at the “Big Show” in Peoria. Startiiig with a 629 to lead the Baker Bros, team to 2,778 total in the five-man event, Larry came back with 575 of the 1,140 he and Cohnny Fehr collected in the doubles and topped this off with a fine 648 in hisrsingles. This gives Larry a total of 1,852 pins across the ninegame route, an average of 205 7-9 per game and a cut in the prize money in eaeli event. The Carl Wolf five of Terre Haute downed the Em-Roe club of this city at the Capitol alleys, Sunday afternoon in a close, hard fought match by a margin of 18 pins. Led by Lou Lauterbach, who secured a total of 645 for his three games, the Terre Haute boys piled up a total of 2,865 to the Em-Roe's 2,547. “Chuck” Schott rolled best for the locals counting a total of 602. This match held a nice crowd until the last ball was rolled. The local boys started to find the pocket consistently in the doubles matches which followed the team event. “Nan” Schott and Larry Schutte piled up a total of 1,283 to Lauterbach's and Abbott's 1,080. Scores of this match, by games, were: “Nan" Schott 221-214-234 069 L. Schutte 189-240-179 014 410-4450-413 f.283 T.autrrbark 103-104-150 483 D. Abbott 224-193-180 597 337-357-336—1*7)80 In the other doubles match “Chuck” Schott and Bill Sargent downed Byerly and Cade, 1,220 to 1,155. “Chuck” was the big noise in this match with games of 246, 189 and 200 for a count of 635. Cade of the losers had 614 on games of 202, 198 and 214. The game counts of this match were: C. Schott 146-189-200 635 B. Sargent 475-210-300 685 431-399-406—L320 Byerly 458-194-189 541 C. Cade 302-198-214 614 360-393-403—1.155 Some remarkable totals were rolled during last week’s league play by the women of the various leagues. The Shank’s Storage team made anew season’s league record when it rolled a total of 2,657 on games of 892, 809 and 956. Polk's Milk also secured a nice total on games of 830, 795 and 938 for a count of 2,563. In the individual efforts two of the girls passed the “600” mark. Ruthenberg getting 640 on games of 189, 228 and 223, and McKinnon 615 on counts of 214, 168 and 233. Watch your step, fellows! EXHIBITION CUI GAMES Welker Cochran, New World's 18.2 Champ Schedules Matches. Bu United Press f NEW YORK, Marcji 14.—Welker Cochran, California star, who won the 18.2 balk-line billiard championship by defeating Jack Schaefer in Washington Saturday night, will engage in special exhibition matches starting here this week. His opponents probably will be Edouard Horemans, Belgium, and Felix Grange, France. Willie Hoppe, former champion, who finished sixth in the tournament has accepted a six-week vaudeville booking in the West.

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aquatic championship here Saturday by defeating Notre Dame, 37-32.

R. R. CHAMPS Local Big Four Quintet Wins National Tourney. Bu Times Soeeiat BUFFALO, N. Y.. March 14.—The Big Four basketball team of Indianapolis, Ind., won the New York Central Lines national net tournament here Saturday, downing the Cleveland division quinetet, 35-22, in the final game. The Hoosiers, winners of the Western regional championship, marched through the tournament with apparent ease. The Big Four quintet is coached by Bob Nipper, former Butler University star athlete and last Wednesday night cinched its hold on the City League crown by defeating the Diamond Chain five. The members of the team are Howard, Nelson, Wehrel, Modlin, Turk, Richardson, Brown, Perkins and Larrison. A. B. C. BOWLING MEET Leaders Not Affected by Sunday Scores—Hoosiers in Sixth Place. Bu United Press PEORIA, 111., March 14.—Leaders in the American Bowling Congress were not affected by Sunday’s high scores and J. Fairman, Grand Rapids, Mich., with a 675, managed to keep his grip on first place. S. Shubert, Chicago, went into fifth place in the individual event with a 647, while C. Young, Gary, Ind., was formed down a notch with 645. C. Deck and A. Young,'Minneapolis, went into third place in the doubles with 1,249. WICKER WINS SHOOT F. Wicker, Glenwood, Ind., took high gun honors at the weekly shoot of the Indianapolis Gun Club Saturday afternoon. He broke 94 out of a 100, 23 out of 25 in the handicap event and 17 in 12-pair in the double event.

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VERYTHING is set for the I |h I grand finale —the big two-day IZZfJ affair in which the sixteen select high school teams of Indiana will battle it for the State cham pionship. Seven hundred and thirtyone were in the starting field. Seven hundred and fifteen have been elim inated somewhere along the line. Sixteen remain. One of them will be the State champion next Saturday night. And we haven’t changed our mind about Logansport. The final schedule calls for some great battles right at the start ot the meet. Chief among the number is the Martinsville-Logansport tangle on Friday evening. Who won’t be there? And the Central of Evans ville-Bedfprd tilt. It’s going to be a great tournament. The sixteen best! And by a curious turn Waldron is in the same bracket as Logansport. But not the same Logansport that defeated Waldron in the Tri-State tournament recently. This time it’s the Logansport “A’s, ’ Cliff Wells’ varsity squad. The crew that beat Waldron was the second team. And we don’t see Technical in action at the cowbarn after all. We had the Green and White doped to be a most active participant in the coming State meet. But Sharpesville had to throw a monkey-wrench into the works. Too bad! A lot lias been spread about exciting sectional and regional games.

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but we have one Hint lias everything you. ever heard of skinned. It happened at the Danville aertional. I’ittaboro was leading Hrownsburg by one point near th* end of the game with the gym ifiu. an uproar. The referee blew wlfistle for thne-out. A fractionlater the gun went off. Pltlahnrb.* fans rushed down on the floor. Thef’ officials correctly designated thatM five seconds more in play The floor was cleared. The half' went up at center. A Brownsbnnfplayer snagged it and blazed away*' from where he was standing. The gun went off while the hall was in (lie air, hut it went clean through the hoop and it was tints for the Brownshurg fans to rush down I lie floor, w hile Pittsboro couldn’t get It straight that the game had been won and lost In live seconds. Brownshurg won the sectional, but went down In the regionals to Martinsville. The Big Ten season - is over ami we didn't faro so badly on our picks after all. We selected forty-six winners in sixty contests. That’s an averngn of .766. Wilbur Cummirti of Purdue came through in great style and took the indlvidaul scoring honors in the Conference. Wilbur scored 123 points in his twelve games, an average of 1014 points per game. He'll do. Vincennes won’t be at the Sta Jo. finals this year. Washington <Jrtr cided that little matter in the regional. The score was 10-9 and hr an overtime game at that.