Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 294, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1927 — Page 13

NEARLY EVERY TEAM IN MAJOR LEAGUES BEING GIVEN CHANCE TO WIN

CHICAGO Plans on TITLE GO Windy City Promoter Angling for Middleweight Bout in Summer. By "Clark B. Kelsey Vnitcd Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, March 16.—Prospects of another championship boxing bout for Chicago—the recent Waterloo of champions—appeared today with Promoter Jim Mullen angling for a summer fight between Dave Shade, California, and Mickey Walker, king of the middleweights. Mullen announced he would sign shade for the bout today and had received assurances from Jack Kearns, Walker's manager, that Mickey would meet the hard hitting Californian. Plans call for the bout to be held here next summer, probably at one of the Baseball parks. Won Crown in Chicago it was Chicago that made Mickey Walker the middleweight champion. The former welterweight leader, who was deposed by Pete Latzo, came here to fight Tiger Flowers, Negro champion of the middle-weight class. The fight was a fast bout and fans were howling and cheering for from the start. The decision to Walker and there was a tremendous booing. The referee was criticised for his decision and the matter was even taken up with the boxing commission, but that body ruled w'ith the referee. Since then Walker has not defended his title. One Comeback Shade is on a comback. Two years ago he was one of the leading figures in his class, possessor of an uncanny amount of boxing skill and a good right hand. However, ho was stricken with pneumonia and for almost two years he has been out of the ring. Recently he started a comeback and has been meeting with great success. Several weeks ago he met Wolcott Langford, Chicago Negro middle-weight, and cut Langford to pieces in ten rounds. It was thert that talk of a Shade-Walker fight was started, 100 NAVY CANDIDATES Bn United Press ANNAPOLIS, Md„ March 16. One hundred candidates, the largest number on record, reported to “Navy Bill” Ingram, football coach at the Naval Academy. Passing and kicking with “school work” on the new rules will be on the program for several days.

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Opinions of Critics and Players Are Divided on All Clubs. By Henry L. Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 16.—1n this open season for picking pennant winners, nearly every team in t lie major leagues is being given some kind of chance. Opinion, expert and otherwise, is divided on all clubs except the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox. They are unanimous choices for last place. Picking pennant winners when the training season is just half finished is a hazard for reputations and pocket books. With few exceptions, the predictions of the experts were miles off the target in 1926, when the New York Giants were a majority choice in the National League and those who didn’t cast a vote for McGraw’s club strung along with Pittsburgh. The Giants slumped into the second division and the Pirates couldn’t keep up with the St. Louis Cardinals of the Cincinnati Rede. Expert Opinion Exploded The most terrific strain on expert opinion exploded in the American League when the New York Yankees dashed away in the first week of the race and pulled across the finish line badly winded but ahead. Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, who never has been famed as an orator or a disciple of optimism, isn’t claiming another, pennant. “The Athletics and the Senators are very good ball clubs, and I don’t know what my club will do this year,” he said. There are others, however, picking the pennant for Huggins, best, known of whom are Babe Ruth and Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, who in the same voice puts in a boost for himself. “The Yankees will win the American League pennant, and we’ve got only Pittsburgh to beat to win in the National League,” he said. Hendricks expressed the opinion that the Giants weren’t to be figured at all, but many critics think the Giants can’t miss. Picks Club as Cinch Rogers Hornsby, who managed the Cards into a" world’s championship last year and who is now playing second base for the Giants, picks his new club as a cinch. “The Cards are a one-year club,” he said. Frank Frisch, who changed positions and clubs with Hornsby, is just as positive the Cardinals will be in another world series. George Kelly, who was traded by the Giants to the Reds, figures the Cincinnati club is a sure thing and quoted the opinion of Heinie Groh to the same effect. Walter Johnson, veteran Washington pitcher, thinks the Senators will beat out the Athletics for the pennant and that Detroit will finish ahead of the Yankees. Ty Cobb said when he signed with Connie Mack that he did so because he wanted to join a club that was going to be in the world series. 25 NATIONS CHALLENGE Bn United Press NEW YORK, March 16.—With twenty-five nations listed as challengers, the entry list for the 1927 Davis Cup competition closed at midnight. Sweden was the last entry, the challenge arriving just before closing time. \ . The draw will be made Thursday in Washington in the presence of diplomatic representatives of all the competing nations. SHOWS RETURN TO FORM Bn United Press ORTEGA. Fla.. March 16.—William T. Tilden. America's ranking tennis player, showed a return to form in the South-Eastern tennis championship when he swept through the quarter-final rounds in love sets. Tilden defeated James M. Lewin, Kansas City, and William Barret, Shreveport, La. JIM THORPEi TO PLAY Bn United, Press CARLISLE, Pa„ March 16.—Jim Thorpe, once the world's greatest athlete and now in his old days still able to handle himself, will return to the field of his college glory of fifteen years ago, when he leads an-all-Indian basketball team against the United States Army Medical School here Friday night.

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C'apt. Howard Clark, Ft. Harrison “punch bowl” matchmaker, who is acting in a similar capacity for the American Legion weekly boxing shows, starting Thursday night, March 24, at (lie Armory, said today that he is in communication with Gene Tunney, world's heavy champ, who is a member of the Legion, and there is u fine chance that local fans may see Tunney in action here (his spring. No definite -'arrangements have been made, Clark said, but if Gene agrees to come here it will be to engage in an exhibition bout, and the event would mark the last Legion show prior to (he opening of the Harrison summer shows. Clark intimated the Tunney show, if it materializes, will be held at popular prices in the Coliseum at the State fairground. —lNDlANS—(Continued From Page 12) time. Matthews seems to be the only fly chaser in camp sure of a regular job of daily performing. Jack Hendricks, former Indianapolis manager, who is bossing the Reds, lias his players in splendid physical condition. His young fielder, Allen, got two singles and two home runs against the Indians Monday and a double and triple Tuesday. The Indians were to have played the Reds again this week, but. the date was cancelled. The teams will meet later at West Palm Beach and Indianapolis. A report was published In Indianapolis last Sunday that the Indians had signed Pitcher Wilbur Cooper. It was an error. Weather in Sanford Tuesday was like the May brand in Indiana. Several Tribe rookies are bothered by sore arms. The youngsters have been trying too hard. FAVORITE IN TOURNEY Bn United Press DETROIT, Mafch 16— William Burke, San Francisco, contending in his first national A. A. U. handball tournament here, has proven the sensation during the first two rounds of the singles, and is now one of the favorites for the title. Hot-shotting the little ball, whioh some players have complained has more “rabbit” bound than in previous years, Burke has allowed his opponents an average of only 6 points per game. He defeated Stanley Spiegel of Detroit Tuesday, 21-2 and 21-12.

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College Cubs will hold their first practice of the season Sunday afternoon at Brookside Park at 1 o’clock. The foUowing players urc requested to take note: Common brothers. Lynch, Twigg, Bay, Newbllng. Civ’ssler. Cooper. Shaure, Dugan, Evans and Miles. Any players desiring tryouts are also requeetrd to be present. The Cubs last year won seventeen games and lost three. For games write Fred Baker. 1013 Oxford St. Midways will meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock at Jared’s. All players are urged to be present. The Capital City Baseball League has reorganized for the season. Henry Schnitzius has been elected president: WiUiam Brown, vice president, and A. M. Skinner, secretary treasurer. From all Indications, the league will have its most sucoesaful season. Several new faces will be seen in the league as managers. The Indianapolis Light and Heat Company team, last year's pennant winner, went on to win the world's industrial championship In the Class AA tournament at Philadelphia. BUD TAYLOR IS VICTOR Bo United Press / TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 16. —Bud Taylor, claimant to the world's bantamweight championship, had little difficulty in defeating Pete Sarmiento in ten rounds Tuesday night. Taylor was the aggressor from the start, and with a sharp left hand scored repeatedly. Sarmlentci was wild toward the close of the fight as Taylor danced about him shooting in vicious left and right jabs. The rugged Taylor was given eight of the ten rounds. * PLAY IN DOUBLES Bo United Press CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., March 16.—Having reached the quarterfinal round with eight players remaining, the national women’s Indoor tennis tournament was confined today to the doubles and mixed doubles events. HOOSIER PADDLERS LEAVE Bij United Press The Hoosier Athletic Club swimming team left this afternoon for Bloomington, where they will swim the University of Indiana swimming team at 8 o’clock tonight. Coach Johnny Haines has been pointing his men for this meet and will take his full squad with him.

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RIFLE TEAM Standing of the tryouts for the International rifle team held at Ft. Harrison released today by Capt. F. R. McLean show that H. O. Obernaut of the Culver Military Academy is in first place. W. P. Dunbar, another Culver student, is in third place. The National Ride Association will select from among the competitors at the tryouts, which are being,held simultaneously in nine corps areas, a certain number of candidates for the international team. The candidates will assemble in Quatico, Ya„ and the final selection of members made after another tryout. The team will go to Rome during June to compete with teams representing other nations. LOCAL BOY IS WINNER Word received from the intelligence office of the West Point Military Academy states that Arthur W. Meehan, who formerly attended Techni ai High School of this city, won tl.j 158-pound wrestling championship of the corps of cadets in the thirty-third annual interclass indoor meet held last Saturday. More than throe hundred cadets participated. Meehan also participated in baseball and football. SOCCER TEAM ARRIVES Bn United Press HOBOKEN, N. J„ March 16.—The Uruguayan soccer team of twentynine members arrived Tuesday on the Munson liner Pan-American to tour the United States playing exhibition games. The Uruguayans won the soccer championship at the 1924 Olympic games. FIGHT IS STOPPED Bn United Pr ■** WASHINGTON, March 16.—Al Foreman, featherweight, won by a technical,knockout over Ruby Stein, Brooklyn, junior lightweight, Tuesday night, in the seventh round when police stopped the affair.

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There were rumors floating around in Indianapolis Tuesday about high and mighty scandal. it started with the brief statement from we know not whom that Tech would play in the State final basketball tournament here Friday and Saturday. The reason given was that a certain player on the Sharpesvllle team was over age and for that very good reason the Anderson regional champions were forced to forfeit to the local school. The rumors gathered momentum. The Times office received several calls from folks demanding to know what was what. An investigation was started and after an hour of work it was definitely decided that the fellow who started the rumor ought to be hung up and quartered. It was “news” to all of the officials and players as well. Fifteen minutes later someone calls up and says, “Hey, is it true Sharpesvllle hadda forfeit that there game to Tech because three of their players were ineligible, the coach was coaching from the sidelines and two ‘ringers’ were playin’ at Anderson?” What he was answered never, never should be repeated. Blythe Q. Hendricks, broadcaster do luxe, who will tell the world all the wli.vs and wherefores of the world’s greatest basketball tourney at the Exposition Bldg. Friday and Saturday Is getting in trim for the two-da.v grind. He is doing a lot of roadwork to build up his wind and making Smith Brothers rich by trying to get his throat in good shape. How would you like to broadcast fifteen basketball games in two days, one after the other?

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Blythe will do it—and how! WFBJf, Indianapolis Power and Light Company station direct from the Exposition Bldg. Let’fc see now, the wave length is Stanley Strohl, former star Franklin College athlete and later Greensburg High School coach, is down in bed at his home in Kirklin with smallpox. Stanley is recovering and expects to be well enough to hear Blythe tell all about the State final tourney. Just have to wait over tomorrow and then the fun will start. Tweet, tweet! A roar from the crowd and the greatest basketball tournament in the world will be under way. The sixteen best teams from an original starting field of 731, udll battle for the greatest high school honor in the State. Last year it was Marion", this year ? IV e have our own private opinion on that little matter. And in the meantime we wonder what Dale Miller and Stanley Feezle were doing at the Tomlinson Hall boxing match the other night. They kept bobbing up and down in their seats. Bet they wish they had whistles. They’d blow every time a boxer put his arms around his opponent. Force of habit, you know. MONTREAL TRIMS OTTAWA MONTREAL, March 16.—The Montreal Canadlens drew closer to first place in their group of the National Hockey League by defeating the Ottawa Senators, K to 1. It was the first time the Canadlens had beaten the Senators since February, 1925.

H.S. TOURNEY Bo United Press CHICAGO, March 16. —Thirty-two basketball teams have been entered in the national high school basketball tournament which opens at the Loyola University gymnasium, Thursday. St. Peter High School. New Brunswick, N. J., was the first team to arrive. Four other teams arrived Tuesday night while additional teams from Catholic Preparatory schools are expected today. Cardinal Mundelein. Archbishop of Chicago, has announced he will attend the championship game Sunday night. GOPHER NET CAPTAIN 81l 1 lilted Press MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., March 16.—Melvin Nydalil, guard, has been elected captain of the 1926 University of Minnesota basketball team.

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BREAKS BILLIARD MARK Bti Times Special WASHINGTON, March 16.—Alfredo De Oro, Jr., broke the world’* amateur three-cushion billiard record Tuesday when he ran out. fifty points in fifty-six innings in the national championship tourney here. The previous record whs fiftyeight Innings find was held by Louis M. Volger, Indianapolis. IS OFFERED CONTRACT Bo United Press NEW YORK, March 16.—Mushy Callahan, California junior welterweight, who mado his debut with a two-round knockout of Andy Dlvod! has been offered a contract by Tex Rickard for three more appearances and probably will accept. Rickard is considering Ace Hud kins for dh* match and a return bout with Dlvod!.

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