Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 177, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1927 — Page 26

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PLAYING AFIELD With Billy Evans

THE Notre Dame-southern California game was certainly the melting pot for sport celebrities from all walks of life. I was kept busy greeting many friends from the ring, diamond and gridiron. Among those present with sideline privileges were Babe Ruth

and Lou Gehrig, who, when not barnstorming or playing vaudeville engagements, pole home runs for the New York Yankees. The irrepressible Babe, who has more color than a couple of paint shops, broke into the limelight with a bang as usual at the proper spot in

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the play. Incidentally, he showed that he had profited by the football instructions he received last fall. As good publicity for the barnstorming tour which, by the way, was a great success, netting each player about SIO,OOO, Ruth and Gehrig, at various college stops on the way to the coast, and while there, donned football suits and worked out. Dr. Spears showed them how at Minnesota. Pop Warner explained the game when they dropped in at Stanford, while Howard Jones, at Southern California, taught the pair a few tricks when they made Los Angeles. 000 RUTH GETS BIG HAND AT one stage of the game when one of Drury’s Jong punts went out of bounds, a big husky chap was seen to arise from his sideline seat and catch the pigskin in the most approved manner, following it up with an accurate lefthanded forward pass for about 40 yards. Just as the crowd had decided he was some football star of other days, since his physique made it apparent he was an athlete, the announcer surprised the 117,000 by the statement that Babe Ruth, to show his versatility, had just grabbed a long punt from Drury, out of bounds, and sent the ball back into play with a snappy forward pass to one of the officials. The Babe got his usual big hand when the crowd was. wise to who he was, and he bowed his acknowledgement in the usual graceful Ruthian manner. 000 PRONE to take on weight quickly when., the daily baseball grind is over, Ruth has packed on about twenty pounds since the closing of the season. However, he isn’t worrying about that—says that’s an annual fall pastime. SIX-DAY BIKE RACE 15 Teams to Start New York Grind Sunday Night. IS h Vnited Press NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—With Reggie McNamara and his diminutive partner, Georgetti, once more topheavy favorites for high honors in the long grind, fifteen teams will semi-annual six-day bicycle race starting Sunday night.

—Looking ’Em Over — — WITH EDDIE ASH

Just Tagging Along Kiki Cuyler swapped for Sparky Adams and Pete Scott . ... Seems as though Pete occupies the rumble seat in that deal. a tt tt Spare Tires Often Are Useful All Scotty knows is that he’s headed for Pittsburgh . . . But being given “to boot” in the majors is better than getting the boot. tt t tt KIKI says he is more than pleased over being transferred from Pirates to Cubs . . . If he stops talking with that statement he’ll get along fine. tt tt it This Is Station KIKI It’s unfortunate Cuyler wasn’t given a job as a radio announcer this winter ... He might have been out of breath by spring and could apply himself to base hits. tt tt -tt ’Twould Bea “Natural” Professional promoters cry out loud when they think of the “gate”

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Notre Dame Captain Placed on Collier’s National Mythical Grid

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See Slump for L. Waner Bu WEA Service NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—National League managers are a unit in the belief that Lloyd Waner of the Pirates was playing far above his gait last season and that he will not- be such a help to Pittsburgh next season. “It is hard to believe that a player, with only one year's professional experience, can step right into the majors, star as did Lloyd Waner, and keep it up. We have learned his weakness as well ar> his strength and he should be slowed up at the bat next season.” That is the gist %f the many opinions expressed by rival managers-

Notre Dame and Southern Calir fornia would draw in a return match. tt tt EVEN the movies of 'the “disputed fail to clear up the controversy and now we suppose Californians will say a trick camera was used. * tt tt And to think all the aftermath hooey would have been avoided if Morley Drury hadn’t “struck, cut” on his kick for goal in the pinch . . . Can’t blame that on turn oiflciating. it tt Looks Like “Business” Grantland Rice, in naming his allAmerican team for Collier’s, scattered his selections among eleven colleges . . . The circulation manager must have been at his elbow. t a tt TANARUS) PETTY good line-up Rice A picked, but for one thing, which may cause untold anguish ... He named two Smiths and nary a Jones. tt it it Evidently the Collier, selections were sent to press before Flannagan stepped out against the Trojans on Soldiers’ Field. ' tt Wants to Start Something > Grantland showed plenty of daring however ... He included the captains of Notre Dame and Southern California in his line-up.

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„ „ „ BASKETBALL Co-Operative League games Dlaved at liberty Hall Wednesday night resulted ir a 26 to 16 triumph for the Swvlce Produrts c °, over the £C. Atkins Cos.; Planner .^ UC o a^ an a bea . t the King Cofree, 23 to a?>t wirlL£ S i 0 f A ;. do "b ed the Vonnegut Hardware. 46 to 14. Three games are (Dialed each Wednesday night starting at Connersvllle Betsy Ross tea mdeslres luh' 8 ' PMif„„ SqUa D ( i s composed of Allison* s!®h, Philips, Ridge, George, Borden, Woods, Steele and Church, write J W Young, Connersvllle, Ind. w ' A record crowd witnessed the three gamers League basketbal games at Liberty Ball Thursday night. American Central yte defeated Indiana National. 18 to 9Washington Bank and Trust downed the Reserve Loan Life. 21 to 17, and the Fletcher Savings and Trust defeated the Pletoher American National, 24 to 15 Games' are played each • Thursday night. , .. FOOTBALL Indianapolis Southpaws will play the Lawrence Aoorns at Lawrence Sunday. It will be the termination of the Southpaw season. Starbuck and Hlnman will officiate. The Held Is seven miles from Indianapolis on- the Pendleton Pike- Toad:

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American and National to Start April 11 and Wind Up on Sept. 30 Opening Games for 1928 Announced in Big Leagues; Pirates at St. Louis, Cubs at Cincy.

81l United Press PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2.—The American ahd National Leagues, each playing 154 games, will open the 1928 season April 11 and close the campaigns Sept. 30, it was anCanzoneri Wins Verdict in Bout Bu United. Press NEW YORK .Dec. 2.—Tony Canzoneri, contender for the featherweight championship, won an impressive victory in ten rounds over’ Ignacio Fernandez, young Filipino, Thursday night. Fernandez had been substituted for Bfld Taylor, who injured a hand in training and was suspended by the New York Commission. Kid Francis, Italy, bantamweight, won an eight-round decision over Archie Bell, Brooklyn in the semifinal.

Fights and Fighters

CHICAGO Roleaux Seguero. Cuban light heavyweight, and Chuck Burns, San Antonio. Texas, fought ten slow rounds to a draw. Lope Tenero, Filipino lightweight. defeated Frankie Schaeffer, Chicago, ten rounds. TACOMA. Wash.—Pico Ramies, Los Angeles. and Deen Dotson, Aberdeen, fought a six-round draw. Harry Ketchell knocked out Danny McDonald, New York. PHILADELPHIA—Richie Martell. 137, Philadelphia, won on a foul in the second round over Louie Reed, 130, New York Negro. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Tlnv Roebuck, former Haskell Indian football star, defeated Walker Rick, dCansas Citv, ten rounds. They are heavyweights. Jack Sparr, Pacific coast lightweight, won from Rusty Jonas. Kansas City, ten rounds. Leo Wax, Australian welterweight, outpointed Larry Cappo, Kansas City, ten rounds. BOSTON—Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan. Dorchester, and Tod Morgan, junior lightweight champion, will meet In a tenround bout here tonight. The winner may bo matched with Sammy Mandell. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.—A continuance will be asked by attorneys for Joe Dundee, welterweight champion. Max Waxman, his manager and Dick Donald, promoter, when their false advertising case comes to trial. Prosecutor Lickley indicated he would not oppose such a motion. The trio were arrested following failure of the proposed Nov. 3 fight between Dundee ana Ace Hudklns. DES MOINES. lowa—Russie Lerov, Fargo. N. D., defeated Erwin Bige, Omaha, ten rounds. They are Junior welterweights. YONKERS, N. Y.—Freddie Anderson. Pittsburgh, 130. 1 fought ten rounds to a draw with Patsy Ruffalo, New York. 128. Bud Dempsey won on a foul from C.trl Duane, third round. WILKESBARRE. Pa.—Tom Kirby. Boston, won a ten-round decision from Allentown Joe Oans. Wilkesbarre. Kirby floored- Oans in the fourth.

Bulldogs Work for First Fray Paul Hinkle, head basketball coach at Butler, is striving to get bis Bulldog? squad in the best possible shape for its opening clash at Danville, Dec. 10. The Blue mentor worked his squad at the Armory this week and appeared satisfied with the showing of his squad. Home games of the Butlerites are to be played at the Armory and the final scrap with Notre Dame will be staged in the new gym at Eairview,. now. under construction. ARTESIANS AT FRANKLIN. Bii Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Dec. 2.—The Franklin High School basketbai’ squad is determined to make r staunch stand here tonight when i will meet the State champion, Martinsville High School five

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nounced by the committee of major league schedule makers here late Thursday. Schedules will be released for publication about the middle of January. Openers in the “big show” will be intra-sectional, Eastern clubs owning in the East and Western clubs opening in their own territory. Opening games for April 11 follow: f LEAGUE Pittsburgh ac fat. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. .~'l *' LEAGUE St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston.

Butler Vs. Purple on Oct. 6

George (Potsy) Clark, Butler Universty athletic director, wired from Chicago today that the Butler grid game with Northwestern next fall would be staged at Evanston, 111., Oct. 6. Announcement that the Big Ten school would meet the Bulldogs in 1928 was made Thursday. Clark is in Chicago attending the meeting of Western Conference coaches. The Butler football coach said in his telegram today that the Frahk-lin-Butler contest next year would occur in the stadium at Fairview Oct. 13. Illinois, Big Ten champions, will meet the Bulldogs here Nov. 18. GEORGETOWN GAMES Bit United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Georgetown University, 1927 high point scorer of the East, has booked football game's next season with Carnegie Tech, New York University, West Virginia and Duke University.

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Eleven Colleges Represented on Grantland Rice’s 1927 Honor Eleven. - •WESTERN STARS LEAD East Gets Four Positions and South One. The thirty-ninth annual allAmerican football team, as named by Collier’s Weekly, appears in its current issue. Grantland Rice, successor of the late Walter Camp as named of the all-American team, picks stars from eleven different colleges for the mythical national team. s In making his selections, Rice received the co-operation of numerous ? ell-known coaches. These included Warner of Stanford, Zuppke of Illinois, Rockne of Notre Dame, Wade of Alabama, McEwan of Oregon, Jones of Southern California, Madigan of St. Mary’s, of California, and McGuigan of Vanderbilt. West Gets Six. No college has more than one representative on the team, and the West predominates, having'six of the eleven places. The east gets four and the south one. Dilating on the difficulty of making selections from a season crowded with star performances, Rice in Collier’s departs from the practice of naming second and third teams by nominating an all-American squad of thirty-four players. The only player from the Hoosier State selected on the coveted list is John (Clipper) Smith, Notre Dame captain and guard. Craiy) of Illinois is the other guard named by Rice. Another Smith got into the limelight when Smith, Pennsylvania tackle, drew a position. Raskowski of Ohio State was' awarded the other tackle. Drury at Quarter. Other positions and players follow: Ends, Oosterbaan, Michigan, and Nash, Georgia: center, Charlesworth, Yale; quarterback, Drury, Southern California; halfbacks, Cagle, Army, and “Gibby” Welch, Pittsburg; full back, Joesting, Minnesota. The honorable mention list follows: Ends—Shiver < Georgia). Donchoss (Pittsburgh), Born (Army) and Moeser (PrinceTackles—Hibbs (Southern California), Lucas (Missouri), Douds (Washington and Jefferson) and Ccltrln (California). Guards—Hanson (Minnesota), Baer (Michigan). McMifilen (Nebraska) and Woerner (Navy). Centers—Bettencourt (St. Mary’s) and Reitch (Illinois). „ .... Quarter Backs—Connor (New York University). Spears (Vanderbilt). Mann (Southern Methodist) and Hunt (Texas A. and M.). Half Backs—Presnell (Nebraska), Masters (Dartmouth). Scull (Pennsylvania) and Roepke (Penn State). Full Backs—Amos iWashington and Jefferson) and Miles (Princeton).

Form Big Six 9 Athletic Body Bu United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2. Organization of the “Big Six,” composed of leading members of the Missouri Valley Conference, was perfected here Thursday by representatives of the schools—Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, lowa State and Kansas Aggies. Withdrawal of the six from the Missouri Valley Conference will be officially announced at St. Louis. The St. Louis meeting also is expected to result in the formation of an athletic conference composed of Drake, Washington, Oklahoma Aggies and Grinnell, schools omitted from the new organization. It was rumored today Creighton University of Omaha, Marquette of Milwaukee, Detroit University and St. Louis University also may join the “outcasts.”

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Hoosier in Title Fray at Atlanta McCrary of Bicknell Fills Georgia Full Back Post Against Tech. Bu Times Svecial ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 2.—Everything is in readiness here for the

clash Saturday ; afternoon between ! the undefeated, untied University |of Georgia eleven and the Georgia : Tech team on ; Grant Field.- The ; game is billed as ! for the championI ship of the Southern Conference. One .of the out-

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Local Net Fives to Meet Tonight Indianapolis’ annual city public high school series for the local basketball championships will start tonight at the Armory when Technical and Broad Ripple clash. It will be the opening game of the season for Technical. Ripple has played four contests, winning three and losing one. For several years Ripple has fought gamely to gain a high rating in the series and its hopes this year are extremely bright. Coach Campbell has his Technical team in good shape for the frayThe contest tonight is to start at 8:15 and will be preceded by a curtain raiser starting at 7. MIDDIES CHOOSE BURKE Pennsylvania Gridder Named to Captain Navy Eleven in ’2B. Bu United Press ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 2.—Edward J. Burke of Wilkesbarre, Pa., class of 1929 r was elected captain of the 1928 Navy football team. Burke, 19, was mentioned for AllEastern honors as a guard. MUNCIE IN ACTION. Bu Times Svecial MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 2.—The Munci£“High School basket squad was to leave here today for Huntington, where the Bearcats will open their net season this evening. The locals were weakened when Capt. Chester Perry and William Wedmore were ineligible for the season.

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Legion Ring ‘Special’ on New Year’s ‘lndianapolis Night’ Program Also Announced for Armory Dec. 20. A special New Year's fistic matinee at the Armory on Monday afternoon, Jan. 2, and an “Indianapolis night” on Tuesday, Dec. 20, were announcements today of future Legion boxing events by Captain Clark, matchmaker for the ex-service men’s organization. The New Year’s matinee, according to Clark, will present a bang-up program, with a “natural shot” for the main event, cne of this city’s favorite boxers meeting a well-known out-of-town fighter. On Dec. 20, “Indianapolis night,” every boxer on the card will be a local boy and the main event will be one that will cause excitement, says the Captain, while the shorter bouts will bring together the cream of the home talent. KOKOMO VS. BERRIES. Bu Times Svecial KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 2.—The Kokomo High School Wildcats will face Cliff Well’s fast traveling Logansport High, School basketeers here tonight.