Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 140, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1927 — Page 12

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PLAYING AFIELD

-With Billy Evans-

r— I ORM meant nothing in T-T collegiate football circles in I. the games of last Saturday. The experts, who each week try to pick the scores of the big games

all over the country, had a*, terrible day of it. If what ha3 happened in football since the opening of the season is to be taken as a criterion, the wise guy reads what the “expert s” think, then bets the other way. I cannot recall a day in the past ten years where

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so many upsets have occurred, east, west, south and north. The teams imply refused to run true to past performances. The west produced more than its quota of surprises, particularly in Big Ten circles. Here are a few of the western upsets. # * # PICKS OFF IN WEST M INNESOTA, rated one of the most formidable teams in the i 1 country, picked as Big Ten champions, could get no better than a 14-14 tie with Indiana, previously defeated by Chicago. Despite the admitted strength of lowa Staet, Bob Zuppke’s Illinois eleven was generally picked to win by at least two touchdowns. The Illini were fortunate to get a 12-12 tie. Purdue, after its 19-0 victory over Harvard, was favored to beat Chicago but went down to defeat by a one-point margin, 7-6. The experts were about equally divided between Ohio State and Northwestern, the former probably being a slight favorite, yet Northwestern showed a rather decided superiority, to win, 19-13. Asa matter of fact, Michigan was about the only Big Ten team that ran true to form in defeating Wisconsin by two touchdowns. < * * PENN GOES DOWN mN the East it didn’t take long to squelch Pennsylvania’s hopes for a national championship. Penn State, in perhaps the biggest upset of the day, overwhelmed Pennsylvania, 20-0. The week previous Pennsylvania had defeated Brown’s supposedly invincible “Iron Men,” while Penn State had lost to Bucknell. Lafayette, figured to have the strongest team in years, could get no better than a tie with West Virginia. Lafayette had been picked to win by from three to five touchdowns. The score was 7-7. Syracuse showed surprising strength in defeating the powerful Georgetown eleven 19-6,

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Conference Squads to Battle Stern Foes in Saturday Contests

Knute Holds N.D.Teamto Light Drills Rockne Passes Up Scrimmage With Scrubs More Tackling for Indiana. / By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 20 Coach Knute Rockne drilled his Notre Dame warriors in defense and offense formations Wednesday, not permitting them to indulge in any actual scrimmage with the scrubs Plans for breaking up prospective Indiana plays were gone over thoroughly. The Fighting Irish meet the Hoosiers at Bloomington Saturday. FROSH PRESS VARSITY Bn United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 20. The freshman squad had a big day with Indiana’s regulars Wednesday and showed to such an advantage that Coach Page sent his varsity to tackjng the dummies. The Frosh gained repeatedly on the veterans. The Hoosiers are being sent through plenty of stiff drills in preparation for the feature conflict with Notre Dame here Saturday. —— - Paolino Cancels Bout With Scott By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Paolino Uzcudun has turned one of his famous back flip flops right out of the heavyweight elimination line-up. The Basque woodchopper, who was to have met Phil Scott, Erstwhile British heavyweight champion, on Nov. 4, claims to have sprained his broad back and the bout has been called off. Paolino must appear before Dr. Walker, New York Boxing Commission physician, and prove his claim to save his forfeit. But the bout is off, and Scott finds himself without an opponent for his American debut. SENATORS MAKE TRADE Washington Gives McNeely and Coffman for Milton Gaston. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The Washington Senators have traded Earl McNeely, outfielder, and Dick Coffman, pitcher, to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Milton Gaston, right-hand pitcher.

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Four Intra-Big Ten Tilts Are Carded; One InterSectional Clash. DOPE BUCKET IS QUIET Purdue at Wisconsin —N. D. at Indiana. BIG TEN SCHEDULE Notre Dame at Indiana. Purdue at Wisconsin. Pennsylvania at Chicago. Illinois at Northwestern. lowa at Minnesota. Ohio Stale at Michigan. The flickering lights of the gridiron fates will be shining more or less brightly Saturday afternoon when all of the Big Ten Conference football elevens swing into the heat of battle against foes of stern ability. The dope bucket, generally incapacitated by last week-end's upsets, was gazing askance at this week’s contests. There is no one game that can be picked out as the top-go. Two games Hoosier fans are evincing much interest in are the Notre Dame-Indiana and Purdue-Wiscon-sin tilts. The Irish are to tangle with the Crimson at Bloomington while the Boilermakers will travel to Madison to hit it up with the Badgers. Irish Are Favored Indiana’s brilliant showing against Minnesota last Saturday has put a few nicks in the forecasting and the general trend seems to be placing the Irish two touchdowns to the good. Close students of the great fall sport are looking for Jimmy Phelan’s Purdue outfit to take “everything” out on the Wisconsin club. It is a sure bet the Lafayette crew would not appreciate any repetition of the Chicago affair. Chicago fans are somewhat astir over two clashes right in the Windy ,City. On the Midway'will be Lou Young’s powerful Pennsylvania eleven for a little tangle with Stagg’s Maroons, one of the featured inter-sectional games of the week. Wildcats Favored Illinois will be up at Evanston warring with the vicious Northwestern bunch. Dope on the Chicago affair seems to be about even while the Wildcats are favorites to down the Illini. Minnesota will attempt to relieve some of its hard feelings toward the world in its contest with lowa at Minneapolis. The Gophers have been doing their best all week to shut out the 14-14 memories which Indiana hung on the line for the world to see. I Seeking to wipe last week-end’s 12-12 tie with lowa State off the map, the Illinois aggregation was said to be braced to knock “Tiny” Lewis and his husky gang of pile drivers into the "middle of December.” Up at Madison the Badgers may be a trifle surprised by some of Phelan’s “baby”s star*.' Glenn Harmeson and Ralph (Tex) Welch, the two brightest luminaries, may team together at the half back posts and furnish a fe.w thrills. Pat Page’s Indiana club is just about “set” for Knute Rockne’s galloping cavalry. The Crimson are determined to put a halt to the rampage of Christy Flanagan, Johnny Neimic, Charley Riley and Bucky Dahman. The Ohio State-Michigan game is attracting attention. The 1926 Wolverines took a nerve-racking 17-16 decision from Buckeyes. The Columbus team is gunning for vengeance.

No Proposals Are Formally Passed By Legislative Body of I. H. S. A. A. Board Gives Unanimous Indorsement to Butler Lease; Heated Discussion on Football Practice.

Proposal that Indiana high school football teams be prohibited from practicing between the closing day of school in the spring and the opening day in the fall failed of passage by the legislative body of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, C. F. Albaugh, president of the board of control, announced today at the annual meeting in Manual Training High School auditorium. "There was heated discussion of the proposal made by L. E. Michael, principal of the Clinton High School,” Albaugh said, “and, although the proposal failed to pass, a committee was appointed to consider the matter.” Os eleven proposals submitted, not one was formally passed. Suggestion that a junior organization be established in the I. H. S. A. A. to incorporate grades in the junior high schools was killed. Five proposals were tabled including two which would have set age limits for athletic participation. One would have set the age limit at nineteen years, six months, and the other at twenty-one years, unless that age was attained in the final semester, the student having been a regular attendant in high school for seven consecutive semesters previous. The legislative body gave unanimous indorsement to the Butler

He Went By-By Bu United Press JIHAMPAIGN, 111., Oct. I l 20 - —Arthur D’Ambrosio, 1 I half back, has been suspended for two weeks because of violation of the University of Illinois’ No-Automobile rule for { students, and will not be in the game against Northwestern Saturday or Michigan a week later. He is one of the Hlini veterans. An unnamed co-ed received a similar penalty....

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Closes 'Baseball Desk and Door Forever

Veteran President of American League leaves office. Ban B. Johnson has closed his desk and shut his door forever —that is, the desk he has used and the door he has entered through so many, many times as president of the American League. After twenty-seven years service at the helm of that organization, Johnson resigned on Monday, Oct. 17. The “stormy petrel” of the American Leagife is shown closing his desk and door for the last time. He leaves his office with thousands of friends. He now plans to take a long and much needed rest.

—Looking ’Em Over —

’Taint Right The flapper co-eds appear to be getting their pictures in the papers oftener than the football heroes. Good-by; See You Monday If there’s another upset down at Bloomington Saturday many of the golf widows are going to keep on being widows until the grid season ends. We’d hate to be a member of that Minnesota team and have to take what the Gophers are getting from their coach this week. Through the Sycamores! If you want to meet instant death, take a run up to the Minnesota campus and start singing “Banks of the Wabash.” Hot Southern Blood Georgia Tech students didn’t forget to be collegiate when their team tipped over Alabama. They staged a riot and about forty got pinched. They’re going to build more seats in the Yankee stadium for nett baseball season. Wonder if this means that the big guy, Ruth, has just begun to hit home runs! How’s Flanagan, Senator? Some of the downtown boys were disappointed when Senator Heflin failed to show up in the city. They wanted to ask his opinion on the Notre Dame shift. Princeton called off its secret game with Temple. It was to have been staged behind closed gates Tuesday. In other words, Temple was to be used as a sparring partner. But evidently the Tigers feared some of the Temple men are of the type that women detest—the kind that kiss and tell! Bill Friel, one of baseball’s best wits, says many rookies, both diamond and football, let playing

University lease by which the I. H. S. A. A. acquires the use of the Butler field house, now under construction and to seat 15,000 spectators, for the State finals basketball tournament. The lease was for ten years at SI,OOO a year with the privilege of renewal at no rental increase. EVANSVILLE CLUB SOLD Coleman Buys Three-I League Franchise; 1" ■ Be Farm. Bu United Press EVANSVILLE, InJ., Oct. 20. Evansville Fans' Association announced today sale of the Evansville club of the Three-I League to Bob Coleman, former major league catcher, former manager of the Terre Haute Three-I club and scout for the Boston Red Sox. Coleman is believed to be acting for some major league club.

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clothes get dirty and sweaty oO they'll smell like athletes.” Well, at any rate Ruth Elder is safe from having a cigar named after her. According to latest hot stove league gossip, Hazen Cuyler, Pirate outfielder, has his own ideas about the game and about himself —Ownie Bush and Barney Dreyfuss to the contrary. His personal stationery is monogrammed; “Hazen S. (Kiki) Cuyler, star of the 1925 world series.” RUNNER ON HIS WAY Busch Arrives From Terre Haute and Leaves for Richmand. Running easily, William H. Busch, Boston, long distance runner left. here parlv torlav on the

Running easily, William H. Busch, Boston, long distance runner, left here early today on the National highway in his Pacific to Atlantic run. He expected to reach Richmond, Ind., tonight. Busch traveled 72 miles Wednesday, from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, in a little more than 13 hours. Since he left Los Angeles, Sept. 1, Busch has lost 20 pounds.

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Row Threatens in Two Leagues B.y United Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 20—Plans of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clubs of the Western Baseball League to join the Texas League were announced here. E. J. Humphries, secretary of the local club, made public a letter he had sent to officials of the Western League, advising that Tulsa and Oklahoma consider the jurisdiction of the league over those cities terminated. RAMBLER FIVE WINS Local Independent Net Quintet Opens Season With Victory. By Times Special MIAMI, Ind., Oct. 20.— Walton Seminoles, runners-up in the State independent tournament last year, lost the season opener to the fast Indianapolis Ramblers here on Wednesday night, 36 to 29. The home team took the lead shortly after the start and held it until three minutes before the end of the game when the Indianapolis boys made six field goals within two minutes to win the game.

‘Flaming Youth’ Takes Grid Toll at Two Schools Oct. 20.—Mosko, O’Neil and Hannegan, star Georgetown University players, have been suspended indefinitely from football for breaking training after last week’s game against Syracuse. Their loss considerably weakens the local team in its clash with West Virginia Saturday. CAPTAIN AND THREE OTHERS Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The American University has notified William and Mary it cannot play against the latter school next Saturday. The local institution has suspended for the remainder of the season its football captain, Tom Sawyer, and three of its other stars for breaking training rules, and felt the team could not make sufficient showing to warrant the game.

Kokomo and Wabash Pro Elevens Meet Again

Bu Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Oct. 20.— Efforts to erase an early season defeat handed them by the Wabash A. C. team will be made here Sunday by the Kokomo American Legion pro eleven. The Wabashers slipped over a 14-13 win on the locals in a late game spurt, but with the big line now functioning in first class order and the back field gradually gaining team play. Coach C. A. Sumner is confident his team will be victor Sunday. The Wabash squad has a group of ex-college stars, most prominent being the tws Fisher brothers, Walter and Will, who starred at Indiana University. JONES DROPS NOONApN Victor In State Three-Cushions Kepner Meets Spivey, j * Neal Jones defeated Johnny Noonan in the State three-cushion billiard tournament at Cooler’s parlor Wednesday night, 50 to 39, in nine-ty-four innings. It was Jones’ second victory and Noonan's second defeat. Jones had a high run of five Cleve Kepner plays Louis Spivey tor'ght. BUCKY HARRIS JUNIOR By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The Washington Senators today had a new seven-pound mascot, Stanley Harris, Jr„ born to the wife of Manager Bucky Harris Wednesday night. Mrs. Harris is the daughter of Former Senator Sutherland, West Virginia.

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Bulldogs and Tigers Ready for Big Tilt Annual Rivalry Clash Here Saturday Excites Much Attention. The final tapering-off touches were to be put on the Butler and De Pauw University football squads today in preparation for the annual rivalry clash between the two schools at Irwin Field Saturday. Coach Potsy Clark has revamped his Butler eleven and Saturday probably will see an entire change in the Blue attack. Chirk and Fredenburger have been shifted to guard positions. Clark formerly was a reserve center. Bauermeister, regular guard, has been out with injuries received against Illinois. Leichty probably will line up at full back against the Tigers in place of Watford, Negro star, who wrenched his knee in the Franklin fracas. HUGHES SEEKS BALANCE De Pauw Mentor Attempts to Bolster Line With Weight. Bn Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Oct. 20. Coach Hughes is seeking weight to balance and equalize his forward wall in the De Pauw clash with Butler at Indianapolis, Saturday. The Tiger grid mentor was to put the final okey on his squad today. It was not known here whether Capt. Damon Anderson and Si Gunn would see action Saturday. Both were injured last week and their absence would leave big gaps in the team. Anderson is one of the best ends in the State, while Gunn is the regular quarter. 1 TIGERS MAKE ’EM GUESS By United Press PRINCETON. N. J„ Oct. 20. Abandonment of the forward pass attack in Wednesday's practice by Princeton’s first team caused discussion as to whether it was due to rainy weather or a shift in plans for the Cornell game.

List of N. B. A. Champs

The fistic champions recognized by the National Boxing Association follow: Heavyweight—Gene Tunnev of New York. Light Heavyweight—Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo. Middleweight—Mickey Walker of Elizabeth. N. J. Welterweight—Joe Dundee of Baltimore. Lightweight—Sammy Mandell of Rockford. 111. Featherweight—Benny Bass of Philadelphia. Bantamweight—Bud Taylor of Terre Haute. Ind. Flyweight—Vacant, due to voluntary retirement of Fidel La Barba of California.