Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 300, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1927 — Page 11

MARCH 24,1927

Playing the Field

■with Billy Evans-

l " "S OST major league ball players jnnl have three hobbies —golf, hunting and fishing. Up until recent years, golf vied with baseball for popular favor. As a matter of fact, the desire to play golf while in spring training was

greater than the love for baseball with some of the athletes. With eleven of the major league clubs training in Florida, which boasts many fine golf courses, it was only natural that the players would overdo it. Too much golf finally resulted in most of the managers putting a

l-M

Evans

ban on the game, permitting it to be played on Sunday only. The reason is that Sunday baseball is not permitted in Florida. Toiling for six days of the week on the diamond, either in two practice sessions daily or an exhibition game, seems to have satisfied the desire for - competitive sport among the ball players. Fishing has become the popular Sunday sport with the diamond athletes in Florida. NOT PRESS AGENT STUFF ——i SIDE from sunshine, oranges, A gold and many other material assets, Florida' also provides real fishing. The inland lakes offer the finest kind of bass fishing. Having a Sunday off myself recently, since there was no baseball to watch, I was invited to try my hick in the vicinity of Clermont, Fla. Tt was my first trip to that hill and lake section of Florida. Since I am not in the real estate business ami have no acreage to sell In that section, l can enthuse over it without being accused of doing any press-agenting. If there is a prettier part of Florida, I have yet to see it and I have been touring the State for a great many years. If I ever own a major league ball club, the folks in that section won’t have to offer me any inducements to have me lc ate a camp there; I’ll just come of my own accord. Kindly note, I said if I ever own a ball club. FOUR FAMOUS FISHERMEN SO make this fish story good, I mustn’t forget to tell you that the fish were biting so fast that afternoon that it kept two men busy baiting my hook to satisfy the appetite of the fish. In this connection I nhight add that I got many a nibble that I didn’t land. Really, I fed more fish than I actually landed. During the same afternoon I bumped into four other very distinguished anglers, none other hthan Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Stanley Coveleski and Goose Goslin. Being experienced fishermen, I learned it wasn’t their first trip to that section, it being an annual custom for them to come up a couple of times during th® spring training period. Walter Johnson's leg injury, which caused him to be sent north, forced the cancellation of a big celebrat.on in his honor by natives of Clermont and surrounding country. It really is remarkable how popular Johnson is everywhere. Baseball lias never produced any other player so universally beloved. INJURY BIG HANDICAP mOHNSON’S injury, by the way, may play havoc with Washington's pennant chances, also tend to spoil what Walter believed would be a big year. The broken bone is in the left ankle, the striding foot, and it undoubtedly will cause Johnson to favor that member even after It has entirely mended. If such is the case it is certain to minimize his effectiveness. Manager Stanley Harris was banking on bint for from fifteen to twenty-five games. He was a sure bet for the first figure. If the injury is as serious as reported, there is no telling when be will return and bow efficient he will be after bis long lay-off. LEADING IN RACE Flu United Press CHICAGO, March 24.—Franco Georgetti and Carl Stockholm are I leading the field in the six days’ bicycle race here. Five other teams are neck and neck one lap behind. The halfway mark in the race was reached at 11 p. m. Wednesday.

LONG Blue TOPCOATS (Silk Lined) . Fancy TOPCOATS (Hand Tailored) Specially featured at s®|H A s<ore * jn having our low rent and other, low operating yfl n costs, would have to JH get S2O to $25 for Ti simil ar qualities! New Colors! New Patterns! New Models—And How They Do Fit! Hauger's Clothiers and Hatters—2s years first block Mass. Ave.

GLEN CURTIS CONSIDERED FOR COACHING JOB AT DEPAIjW

NO RELEASE Dundee Must Hold to Contract With Rickard. B 'n E W and YORK, March 24.—Tex Rickard will not release Joe Dundee, Baltimore welterweight, from a Contract signed to engage in two more cqntests, he said today. Humbert Fugazy, rival New York promoter, is trying to make a match between Dundee and Pete Latzo for the world championship, but Rickard said he will go the limit to hold Dundee to his agreement. “When I went to heavy expense in arranging a return bout between Dundee and Eddie Roberts, Dundee signed an agreement to engage In two more fights against opponents of my selection,” Rickard said. FIVE BOUTS \ • Double Wind-Up Feature of Arcade A. C. Card. A card of five fights built around two ten-round tests of strength, is the offering of the Arcade A. C., Laskey Farb, matchmaker, for Monday night at Tomlinson Hall. Mike Wallace, the fast moving light heavyweight from Cleveland, will oppose Joe Sekyra, young Indianapolis boxer, in one of the dou-ble-windup bouts. As both scrappers have reputations to keep for future bouts and as hoth can hit and box, a very even match appears to have been made. Harry Forbes, local bantam, will meet Babe Keller of Cleveland in the other ten-rounder. These little fellows are noted for speed over a long route. Each has a knockout punch in reserve. Russ Klump, a lightweight, coming here from Daytonr with victories over well-known fighters, will tangle with Jackie Dugan, local lad, for four rounds. Hugh Miles of Indianapolis and Lon Lovelace, the Terre Haute bantam who has studied under Bud Taylor so well that he looks and lights like the bantam champion, will mix in a four-rounder on the same card. These boys put up a great fight at Tomlinson Hall recently. Dynamite Andy of Dayton and George Sandefur,. a local puncher, will open the show In a four-round bout. HALIFAX FINALS FRIDAY Tilden to .Meet Lott in Finals of Florida Tourney. Hu United Press ORMOND BEACH, Fla., March 24. —Finals In the Halifax singles tennis championship will be played Friday with George Lott Jr., Chicago, and William T. Tilden 11, Philadelphia, the contestants. Lott defeated Sandy Weiner, Philaedlphia, in the semi-finals, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3. Tilden won his way into the finals by a victory over P. S. Hutcheson, Orlando, 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0. A. A. UMPIRES Seven Arbiters Resigned— Two Added to Loop. Du I uited Press ; CHICAGO, March 24.—AVilliam Guthrie, Chicago, who umpired in the Southern Association last year and Joe Rue, Kansas City, Mo., who was with the South Atlantic League in 1926 have been signed to umpire in the American Association this season Thomas J. Hickey, Association president announced today. Seven umpires who worked in the league last year have been resigned for this year, Hickey said. They are: F. R. Connolly, Boston, Mass.; Ted McGrew, San Diego, Cal.; Doll Derr, Baltimore, Md.; George H. Johnson, Chicago; G. L. Magerkurth, Moline, 111.; Larry Goetz, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jack Powell, Chicago, 111. Hickey announced Wednesday that Jim Murray, Minneapolis, had been released because of his arrest In connection with liquor shooting there. CHICAGO BANKERS WIN Hu United Press CHICAGO, March 24.—The First National Bank, Chicago, won the intercity ‘bankers’ basketball series from the New York Bank of Manhattan. The score of the final game was 30 to 22.

Tribe to Remain in Reds' Spring Camp Over Sunday

IANFORD, Fla., March 24. Walter Holke has a hunch <__J lie's in for a better season with the Indians than he had last year. The rangy first baseman is feeling in splendid condition this spring and lie has been acting like a youngster around the initial sack. Barring injuries, therefore, Holke sees no reason why 1927 won't be a successful campaign for him. Holke was high among American Association first basemen in fielding in 1926. He turned in a percentage of .995. Griffin of the Brewers was second best witli a mark of .991. Walter batted .309 despite a slump caused by injuries. He drove in 97 runs in 117 games in which lie participated. The big fellow is easy to bundle and the delight of managers. Walter saves many bad throws from the other infielders on account of his ability to reach high, low and wide. MANAGER BETZEL IS COACHING MATTHEWS AND YOTER TO DO MORE BASE STEALING. HE DOES NOT THINK THEY HAVE USED THEIR GREAT SPEED FOR ALL IT’S WORTH. BRUNO HAS A NUMBER OF PLAYS IN MIND THAT MATTY AND ELMER WILL FIGURE IN. THE TRIBE BOSS IS STRONG FOR THE DELAYED STEAL AND THE SURPRISE STEAL. HE WANTS HIS MEN TO SHOW MORE DARING IN ORDER TO CAUSE OTHER CLUBS AS MUCH WORRY AS POSSIBLE.

AMATEUR BALL PLAYERS ALL SET TO HEED CALL ‘High Schoolers’ Already Hit for Outdoors Park Diamonds Will Be in Shape for Opening.

By Norman E. Isaacs It won’t be long now! The sandlotters are getting together and preparing for another big season of diamond activities. Teams throughout the State are reorganizing and already quite a number have taken to the outdoors to limber up the old wing and get the rusty batting eyes back in trim to lam out the base hits. Jesse McClure, city director of public recreation, has his men on the job getting the park diamonds in shape and Jesse promises to have everything in ship-shape form by the time the first call Is officially heralded. Albert M. Skinner already has taken his Manual High School performers out to Garflgjd park and is getting his men in shape for a strenuous schedule of games. Joe Sexton is doing the same thing with his Cathedral High School ball players at Riverside park. Other teams are giving the ball a little preliminary pounding out at Ellenberger, Brookside, Ithodius and Willard parks. Any number of local aggregations are casting out lines for fast material to bolster up their line-ups in an attempt to move up into the speed class of the amateur division. Kitten ball, a form of Indoor base-

CITY BOWLING GOSSIP

The Robbins Body team won three games from the Werbe-Melssen Club in the Capitol No. 1 League games. Marott’s, Coca Cola and 3 F. Coffee took two out of three from the Silver Flash, Em-Roe and H. E. Schmitt. Four games of better than “1,000” Were rolled the 1,068 of the H. iE. Schmitt team being high. Ten of the boys hit the coveted “600” mark. A1 Rabe leading the field with games of 259, 207 and 204 for a total of 670. Hueber had 649, Hornberger, 606; Patterson, 613; Parsons, 600; Stritt, 631; Foley, 625; Weisman, 611; Frank Fox, 611, and McNew, 601. Foty-four games went over the “200” count, the 259 game of A1 Rabe taking home the 3-F Coffee prize. The Indianapolis ladies team will be in Terre Haute over the weekend attending the State tourney in progress at the Central Academy alleys. Indianapolis boasts of some of the best women pin spillehs in the State and who are expected to be well up in the prize list. Here’s hoping you bring home some medals, girls. In the Bankers’ League the Marion County team defeated the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company outfit three straight times, while the City Trust, Indiana National and American Central were winning two out of three from the Continental National. Bankers’ Special and Farmers Trust. T. Morris of the American Central team was very consistent, having games of 199, 201 and 209, which gave him a total of 609, the high count of the loop. Kopper, with a game of 236 in his last try, led a field of fifteen "200” scorers. The La Salles, Santa Marias and Columbians won two out of three from the Isabellas, Ninas and Calumets in the K. of C. League games rolled on the Century alleys, while the Pintas made a clean sweep in their series with the Marquette

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Warming Up —with—- ’ The Indians

■By Eddie Ash

The fishermen among the Indians have had poor luck this spring trying to make a showing around Sanford, training horpe. The natives bring in some big catches, but not the ball players. A standing camp phrase is: "We didn’t get a bite, but we had a good ride.” In nursery jingle style, Hanford describes Lake Monroe as follows: “This is (iie lake (bat floats (lie boat that carries the freight and reduces the rate to Sanford.” There's a wliolo lot of water in Monroe, and it’s warm, but no lure to swimmers. Therefore it has no bathing beaches. Swimming spots are several miles away from the city. HOW DID SANFORD GET ITS NAME? IT AVAS FOUNDED BY GENERAL HENRY S. SANFORD, MINISTER TO BELGIUM DURING ULYSSUS S. GRANT’S ADMINISTRATION. IT CLAIMS A COPULATION OF 13,000. The Indians’ spring training city is located on the St. John's river, a large river*tliat flows north, which is unusual in Florida. The Sanford ball team won the 1926 pennant in the Florida State League, a class II circuit. This is one of the few leagues able to survive without Sunday baseball. Contributions by fans help the teams over the financial humps.

ball played outdoors, is springing into vogue and the first indication that the sport promises to become popular was the report that the Maytag Washing Machine Company had bought enough material to outfit four complete teams. It is understood the grade schools also are in favor of the kitten ball game and a number of tournaments have been promised. Interest in the Marion County Sunday School League has jumped up several degrees lately with the announcement the First Baptists nine had withdrawn. The First Baptists had a powerful ball club that was the class of the Sunday school loop and the withdrawal gives the other teams in the circuit more hopes for the league bunting. The First Baptists have joined the Cooperative League. The Sunday School League will hold its first real meeting of the season next Monday night at its offices on the seventh floor of the Occidental Bldg. Word also has been passed around that the Capital City League is about due for some real action this year. The majority of the clubs have added considerable strength, and it is an almost . assured proposition that some high grade ball is on tap. All in all. It looks like a great year for the amateurs.

-By Lefty Lee-

team. Jerry O’Grady celebrated a return to old-time form and accounted for 640 pins on games of 190, 217 and 233. However, his club was carrying two of the “blind family,” so their total was cut down considerably. The Harris M. T. Company and Tee-Bees won all three from the Alley Rats and Rockwood Pulleys in the Century Ladies’ League, while the ‘1900” Whirplools, U-Knos and Mooney-Mueller-Ward were taking the odd game from the Century Bobbies, Hoosier Poets and Rockwood Friction. Ziegler was high in all departments when she rolled games of 168, 207 and 153 for a total of 528. The mixed doubles idea seems to be taking a strong hold here. On Sunday the Illinois alleys are holding an affair of this nature and the following Sunday the Capitol alleys announce the same thing. SCHEDULE NET GAMES Bu United Press PHILADELPHIA. March 24Games on the next schedule have been booked for the Pennsylvania varsity basketball team with Harvard, Army and Navy and with Michigan and Ohio State, the games to bq. played on the home court here. CELTICS BEAT BRUINS Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 24.—Tha New York Celtics defeated the Chicago Bruins, 28 to 24, in a fast professional basketball game here. The easterners overcame a 11 to 3 lead and passed the Bruins early in the second period to win. ESTABLISHES RECORD Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 24. —Anew inning record in the Interstate ThreeCushion Billiard League was established Wednesday night by Art Thurnblad, who * defeated Earl Lockabaugh, 45 to 24, in twenty-two innings.

Indians Schedule Game With West Palm Beach Police Nine. Ity Kduie Ash Times Sports Editor WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March 24. —Bruno Betzel's Indians are tickle. They came to West Palm Beach for a three-day stay, fell in love with the lively tropical city and decided to extend their visit. Manager Betzel and road secrotary Smith arranged with local boosters for u Sunday contest with the city police nine, a strong independent team of these parts. Agreement was readied with the Cincinnati Reds for the Hoosiers to use the West Palm Beach grounds for practice Saturday morning. The new plan wiil give the Indians two extra workouts on the high class diamond here and the squad won’t return to Sanford until Monday, when the Piiildaelphia Athletics are to be played. The Tribe pastimers will leave here at 3 a. m. Monday. The second tilt of tho West Palm Beach series between Indians and Clncy Reds was carded for today and Boone nnd Koupal were slated to pitch for Indianapolis. The teams will meet again Friday. Five Outfielders Manager Betzel announced today he desires to carry five outfielders. lie has three on the roster, but Indicated ho will try for three new fly chasers, two righthanded hitters and one southpaw batter. Betzel is alarmed over the weak hitting of the present garden trio. Before a crowd of fashionable vacationists, the Indians made a game stand in tlieir Wednesday battle with the Reds here and were nosed out only when a rookie followed Rurwell on the Tribe mound. The score was 3 to 2. The feature of the fracas was Burwell’s splendid pitching. Ho worked five innings against the major leaguers, held them scoreless and allowed only three hits, two of tho safeties being scratches. He fanned three men and walked one. Elmer Ambrose, former Three-I leaguer, took up the Tribe hurling in the sixth and wavered immediately. With one but, he made a wild throw after fielding rineili’s roller and Walker followed with a home run. The Indians rallied In the seventh and knocked Jackie May out of the box. Larry Kopf slapped a line drive home run to right center and Wyatt singled. Russell forced Wyatt, but Manager Betzel produced a double, scoring Russell. Jack Hendricks, pilot of the Reds, jerked May and sent In Lucas, who halted the rally. The Reds were lucky on their winning run in the seventh. After one out Picinich singled and advanced to third on Lucas’ single. Christensen sent a roller to Ambrose, who pulled u. skull play. He could have trapped Picinich off third easily, but chose to get Christensen at first and this mistake enabled Picinich to score. Pinelll, next up. tiled to Wyatt. Wyatt walked and Russell singled after one out in the ninth, but were left stranded. The Indians got six hits and the Reds seven; seven Tribesmen struck out. The big leaguers stole two bases on Florence. Betzel was the only Indian to obtain two hits. Walker got two for the Reds. The Hoosier infield played great ball, Kopf, Betzel, Yoter and Holke all making fancy plays. Holke had seventeen putouts and one assist. Pittenger was a bear at shortstop for Cincinnati. AFTER A NIGHT AND MORNING OF RAIN, THE SUN OPENED UP AND THE TEAMS STRUGGLED WITH PERFECT WEATHER PREVAILING. The Tuesday night trip from Sanford to West Palm Beach was a pain to the Indians. They motored thirty miles, from Sanford to New Smyrna, in a drenching rain ar.d several of the athletes and camp followers were in open cars with no side curtains. Near accidents were frequent on the wet roads. The hapless pastimers. with much of their luggage soaked, came from New Smyrna to West Palm Beach by rail. The ball park here is one of the best in the South and Manager Betzel took full advantage by sending his men through a long workout before Wednesday's game. Reds and Indians are staying at the same hotel—the new Pennsylvania.

AMATEUR BASEBALL

Acme A. A.*, runners-up for the rlty championship last year, will be -bark in the field thin year with a strong lineup. The club ha* been reinforced with several former high school and college stars. A light workout will be held at Rhodlu* Tack Sunday nfternoon. providing weather permit*. The team thi* year will play only the strongest State and local dobs. Early season games are desired. tonnersvtlle. Rushville. Pern, Kokomo, Bloomington, Shelbyvllle, ft. Wayne and others ore asked to write BUI Johnson. 1318 Lee Bt. Teams desiring practice games should call Belmont 1870-J. The Gayety A. C.s are desirous of arhednliog games with out-of-town clubs. The (loyety club last year won eighteen games and lost but two. Write 131 l*ota Bt., or call Drexel 1871-4 and ask for Ted. Any manufacturing concern desiring the services of an established ball club is requested to get In touch with 4. H. Whitlock at A. G. Spalding's sports goods store. PRINCETON NET CAPTAIN Bu United Press \ PRINCETON, N. J., March 24. Weller B. Evans, East Orange, N. J., was elected captain of Princeton basketball team. He played guard and center on the varsity team this year.

Martinsville' H. S. Mentor May Be Appointed to University Post. By Dick Miller Glen Curtis, coach of the State champion Martinsville High School team, is being considered for the net coaching job at Do Pauw University, it was ascertained today. Curtis today admitted he had been approached by prominent Martins-

vlUe alumni of De Pauw and lie had agreed to consider the Greencustle post. Curtis also said he had been informed that the matter would be taken before the athletic board immediately. W. L. Hughes, athletic director at the Methodist university, when questioned con-

Curtis

cerning the matter, stated that the question of appointment rested solely with the board of trustees of the college. Many Being Considered "Curtis is one of tho many men to be considered,” Hughes said, “as we have received many applications for the coaching position. Curtis never has sought the position. but*ts supported by many liulianapolls and Martinsville alumni. Wh certainly is a valuable man, and I would count his acquisition to our staff a very valuable addition.” Curtis, himself a De Pauw intyt, has made an enviable record on the coaching end in scholastic circles and holds the distinction of having four of his teams win the State high school championship, twice at Lebanon and twice at Martinsville. Should he leave tne Artesian City this year he will leave four of his championship team behind. Captain Reynolds being tho only one to graduate. It Is felt that Reynolds, one of the greatest high school players ever developed, might follow his concli, should Curtis receive tho appointment to De Pauw.

CRUICKSHANK FAVORITE TO WIN SOUTHERN OPEN Canny Little Scotchman in Greatest of Form —Bobby Jones Not Impressive—Sweetser Enters.

BULLETIN Ru United Press ATLANTA. Ga.. March 24. Clouds which had threatened to delay indefinitely tho start of the southern open golf tournament lifted shortly after 9 a. m. today and play was started on tho soggy Eastlake course. Dick Winchell, amateur, and Jack Oats and Pat O’Hara, Jersey City professionals, were the first off. Their drives formally opened the greatest tournament Dixie lias ever witnessed. By E. W. Lewis United Press Utah Ciirresonnitent ATLANTA. Ga., March 24. A canny Scotchman, dimlnuitlve in build but powerful in drive, today was the favorite to win the 1927 Southern open golf championship, which opens over the rolling East

From Big League Training Camps

BAMBINO HITS TWO ST. PETERSBURG. Fix.—Babe Both kimrkst out Iwo home run* hi . freehitting come wh’eh the New York Yankee* won from Ih- Boston Brave*. HI In 7. The Babe'* stiekwork and the new* that Herb Pennoek. holdout southpaw. I* due here Sunday have made the Yank* enthusiastic over their ehnnee*. GIANTS BEAT JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE. Fla.—The New York Giante defeated Jacksonville, S to f>. in a loosely played fame. Roger* Hornsbv knocked an opportune double, but be also enjoyed the questionable distinction of being fanned by one Elmer Purcell, minor league pitcher. SOX DROP WICHITA WICHITA FALI.S. Texas—Chicago's White Sox avenged themselves on YViebila Falls by winning easily. 13 to 5. Tommy Thomas did most of the hurling for the Sox. GOOFS TRIM REGULARS LOS ANGELES—Chicago tub Goof* made it fourteen vietorlr* in two year* by donip'ng all over the regular* in the linol training ramp practice game. IB to 1. Hansen and G. Wilson were ineffective against the second strangers, while the regulars could not find the offerings of Rounrlch. ‘ MISSIONS DOWN PIRATES SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Missions hit Johnny Morrison and Nichols. Pittsburgh Pirates hurlers. hard and won, 7 to 5. Glenn Wright, star shortstop, nursing a sore thumb, was injected into the game, but in vain. BUFFALO STOPS PHILLIES PALMETTO. Fla.—Buffalo Internationals defeated Philadelphia Nationals, 12 to 4. In an exhibition game here. TIGERS ,\"rK VICTORIOUS SAN ANTONIO —WhitehlH and Gibson were effective and the Detroit Tigers tic seated San Antonio's Texas X.eagucrs, 8 to 'J. in an exhibition game.

Just Nosed Out

CINCINNATI AB H H O A K Christensen, cf.. 4 (I 1 3 0 0 Pinelli. 3b 4 1 O I I 1 Walker, rs 3 I 2 3 0 fi Rressler, If .... 1 0 (I fi 0 0 Zitzmann. If .. I fi 0 fi 0 fi Kelly. 3b 4 fi 1 33 0 Pi lip. lb 4 fi 0 7 (I 0 Pittenger. ss .. . 3 fi, 1 4 3 0 Picinich. c .... 3 1 1 7 3 0 May, p 3 O 0 0 1 Lucas, p 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 H ~7 27 10 1 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, es .. 4 0 0 0 0 0 Kopf. ss 4 1 l 1 4 0 Wyatt, If 3 0 1 1 0 0 Russell, rs .... 4 1 1 0 0 0 Betzel. 2b .... 4 (I 2 1 4 0 Holke. lb .... 3 0 O 17 1 O Yoter. 3b .... 3 fi 1 O 2 0 Florence, c .... 3 0 0 4 2 0 Burwell. p .... 1 0 0 O 3 0 Schupp 1 O O O 3 O Ambhooe. p .., 1 0 0 0 3 1 Totals 31 ~2 ~6 24 18 1 Schupp batted for Burwell in sixth. Indianapolis 000 000 200—2 Cincinnati 000 002 001 —3 Two-base hit Betzel. Home runs Walker. Kopf. Stolen bases—Pinell, Zltzmsnn. Sacrifice—Zitzmann. Double plays —Pittenger to Kelly to Pipp (2), Ptcmieh to Kelly. Struck out Dy Burwell <3>, by Ambrose <ll. by May (4). by Lucas (8). Bases on balls off Burwell 1. off Ambrose 1. off Lucas 2. Hits off Burwell, 3 in 6 innings; off Ambrose. 4 in 3 innings: off May, fi in 6 2-3 Innings: off Lucas. 1 in 4 1-3 innings. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 4: Cincinnati, 6. Winning pitcher. Lucas: losing pitcher. Ambrose. Umpire— Lewis and Morgan.

Nippon’s Best

Katsue Takaislii

Here’s Japan’s greatest nalator who is coming to America this summer witli expectations of meeting Johnny Weismuller. Katsue returned to Japan from Australia, where lie smashed more than half of the short distance records. His home is in Tokio. WRESTLER IS SUSPENDED Lou Talaber Punished lor Entering King Against Meyers Oterweiglit. Hu United Press CHICAGO, Marcli 24.—Lou Talaber has been suspended by tlie Illinois Athletic commission for thirty days for having entered the ring against. Johnny Meyers, middleweight wrestling champion, S’.i pounds overweight in tlieir match here Tuesday night. Talnber won the decision over Meyers, but cannot meet Meyers again for throe months, according to the commission’s ruling. He also must forfeit one-third of his purse.

Lake golf course, with two hundred of America’s best golfers entered. The little Scotchman is Bobby Cruicksliank. All winter long. Cruicksliank lias been winning tournaments. His play has been spectacular. Wednesday he added to his laurels when, paired with Jess Sweetser, he defeated Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen in a best-ball foursome, 2 up. Tho score of tho CruicksliankSweetser team was 64, with Hagen and Jones .shooting a In-st ball of 67. Wednesday’s victory by the Swcet-ser-Cruickshank team was impressive. They took the first three holes with blrlles, and aftet that Jones and Hagen, rated the best amateur and the best professional in the country, couldn't catch up with the little Scotchman aad the British amateur champion. Bobby Jones wasn’t Impressive in defeat. A largo gallery followed, attracted by the fact their homo town boy was playing, but Jones seemed off form. His drives were good, but his iron shots lacked accuracy, Jones, just past 25 years old, seemed fifteen to twenty pounds heavier than last senson and plainly indicated the need of match p!y to get on his form. Once or twice his temper seemed to get the bettor of him when his iron shots took bad hooks. Jess Sweetser, who has been convalescing in Asheville, N. C., over since his collapse following British triumphs last season, finally agreed Wednesday night to enter the tournament. He has declared ail along he did not believe his physical condition would permit him to undergo n gruelling 72-hole match. GIRLS’ BASKET TOURNEY Independent Meet to Be Held at Naval Reserve Gym. The annual girls’ Independent basketball tournament will bo held at the United States Naval Reserve Bldg, on North St. Friday and Saturday. Four games will bo played Friday night. Cumberland will meet Tabernacle Presbyterian at 6:30, Hottentots will meet the C. p. C. girls at 7:30, Richmond will meet Rushville at 8:30 and the G. O. I’, girls will meet the Riverside Rink girls at 9:3*’ Two game* will lie played Saturday afternoon and the finals will las played Saturday night at 8:30. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased at Em-Roe sporting goods store or at Gus Habioh's. LETTERS AWARDED Hu United Priss HANOVER. N. 11., March 24. Members of the Dartmouth basketball squad, winners of the Eastern Intercollegiate League championship, have been awarded major varsity “D’s” and a golf basketball charm. It was the first time basketball players were given the major letter.

The Overall — That Fits Them All Shirts-Pants-Work Clothes Bo sure you get quality and superior workmanship. That's why it’s Bafo to buy Auto Brand —always.

PAGE 11

LEGION FIGHTERS ‘ALL SET’ Everything in Readiness for Tonight’s Fistic Show at Armory. A

Legion Card Tonight

Hnl Rout st S:.'lo. Jackie Reynolds, M uncle. v*. Spider Lewis. Cincinnati; ten round* at 135 pound*. Un it Waggoner. Petersburg. Tnd, v*. Hot Rndmnn. Lafayette, 1ml.: ten rounds :u |93 pounds. Rob Rudrow, Andemon. Ind.. ▼*. Billy Moore Indianapolis; nix rounds st 165 pound*. Radio liiiwkin*. Cincinnati, t. Johnny liner, Imlinunpolie; *lx rounds St 133 pounds. Pon Wood, Cincinnati. v. Lew Spencer. Indianapolis: tour round* at 141 pounda. Captain Clark, matchmaker forth# American Legion fistic shows, declared today everything was *’•11 set'' for tho first of the weekly cards at the Armory tonight. Reports from the boxers on the cavil, ho said, indicate they arc nil In shspo to do tlieir stuff and will be in there with tlie idea of securing return engagements on future Legion cards. “We got away to a bad start in building np the opening curd,” said Captain Clark, "when Midget Query, after being enguged for the main event, went and got himself licked. Following flic policy of the Ft. Harrison shows, I immediately removed Guery from tho program, and in his place put another well-known pug. "Punch Bowl fans will remember a similar ease Inst summer,’’ said Clark, “when Mike Wallace, engaged to box at the Fort, was knocked out by Chuck Wiggins a few days before his scheduled showing at the Punch Bowl. I promptly gave Chuck tho place on the card that laid been' reserved for Wallace, and laid to pay him a lot more money than I had contracted with Wallace for.” Strange ns it may seem, thers apparently are hundreda of citizens of Indianapolis who do not know the location of the Armory. Telephone Inquiries have swamped tho committee on this subject, and for tho benefit of these it may bn stated the build, iug is Just a short distance up N. Pennsylvania St., opposite St. Clair Park, on tho World War Plaza—to bo exact, tho street number Is 714. N. Pennsylvania St. TO RUN AGAINST WIDE Ritola nnd Goodwin to Oppone Swedish Champ In Special Rare. Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 24.—Willie Ritola, Finnish distance runner, and Willie Goodwin, New York Athletic Club, will run against Kdvln Wide, Swedish champion. In the special two-mile rare that will be one of the features of the Swedish games in the Garden Saturday night, Lloyd Hahn, Ray Dotjge, William Sullivan, Phil Edwards and Edward Swenson will run In a special J ,000meters race. COMEBACK Buck Weaver to Play With Chicago Semi-Pros. Bu t nitril Press j CHICAGO. March 24—Buck Weaver, hero of many a battle with the old Chicago White Sox and blacklisted for being a member of the famous “Blnek Sox,” will make a come-back in recognized baseball. While the wily veteran, who In ills day was one of the greatest of lnflelders, will not come back In the professional game, lie will play tills year with a recognized oeml-pro team. This announcement was made today by William Nieson, manager of the Chicago Club of the mld-West semi-pro league. He said he had contracted with Weaver to play for the Chicago tram tills year. Tha action is in defiance to a ruling by Judge K. M. Landis, high commissioner of baseball, who recently refused to re-lnstato Weaver Into the ranks of organized baseball. WINS SPRING CUP RACE 1 s*rd Derby's Schlavonl Captures Liverpool Event. I Hu I nit fit Press LIVERPOOL, England, March 24. I —Lord Derby's Srhiavonl, carrying 105 pounds, today won tha Liverpool Spring Cup race. J. Killalee's Polish Patriot, 108 pounds, was second, and Mrs. Chester Beatty’s Artist Glow, 119 pounds, was third. Sixteen horses ran. Betting was 8 to 1. I to 1, S to 1.

Fights and Fighters

DETROIT Clarence Rosen. Detroit bantam knocked out Babe Kellsr, Clare* land, in first round. PHILADELPHIA —Tony Manilla. New Orleans light heavyweight, won • ten; round decision from Tommy Mahan, Trent ton. N. 3. _____ * BUFFALO. N. Y. Young StrlbllnS Miami heavyweight, knocked out Art Wclgand. Buffalo, In the seventh round. J SAN FRANCISCO—Sammy Compasnl San Francisco lightweight, defeated Danas Bateman. Sait Lake City, decision, tea rounds. _____ ! OAKLAND. Cal!—-Billy Murphy. Lowell} Mass., welterweight, and Young OorbetK Frcano southpaw, fought a draw, tot* rounds.