Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 209, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1928 — Page 8

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Talking It OVER

WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan 9.—Bobby Jones is the greatest amateur golf ever has developed. Walter Hagen is at least one of the greatest professionals the game ever has known. Atlanta. Ga., is the home town of Jones. Rochester, N. Y., is the home towh of Hagen. Jones was born in Atlanta and has never lived anywhere else. Hagen lived in Rochester until he was 21. Jones is the most gifted athlete Atlanta has produced so far, and Hagen is Rochester’s most illustrious contribution to sport. A month ago the sportsmen of Atlanta sponsored a testimonial banquet for Jones. Somewhere between the consomme and the dcmi tasse, the chairman of the banquet committee got to his feet and in a slow measured voice touched with a Dixie drawl said: tt tt tt “Wc arc gathered here tonight, gentleman, to pay homage to Atlanta’s most famous citizen, a young man whose fame has traveled to the far corners of the earth.” tt tt tt AND some forty or fifty minutes later, after the oration had been deemed formally ended, Jones was handed a check for $50,000 and invited to buy himself a modest little bungalow with southern exposure, modem plumbing and an indcor putting green. That was what Atlanta thought, and still thinks, one may assume, of Bobby Jones. It wasn't much longer than a month ago that the franchise of the Rochester club in the International League was thrown on the market, n tt tt Hagen was approached. “You're a Rochester product. You are known to the sport world. You are popular with the people. Why don’t you buy the franchise and make it a read home town proposition?’’ tt tt tt THIS sounded reasonable enough. So Hagen decided to forget golf for a spell and take up baseball. The initial payment required $30,000 in cash. This left Hagen with nothing more valuable than an extra suit of golf clothes, a slightly shopworn niblick and three silver kings. In other words, it took the bank roll. By the terms of the agreement Hagen was to pay an additional $20,000 within thirty days and was to assume all the club’s outstanding debts, a not wholly insignificant item which approximated $75,000. “You won't have any trouble getting the home town boys to back you.” Hagen was assured. “When It becomes known that you have actually taken over the club you will have to fight them off. Everybody will want to buy into the club.” tt tt tt Sunday Hagen formally resigned as president of the Rochester club, leaving behind the shortest baseball careeer on record and a load of greenbacks that, Ibft to his own inclinations, he would have much preferred to put to other and more piquant purposes. tt tt tt EITHER HAGEN as a home town character is a different leg of lamb than Jones or Rochester is not Atlanta. At any rate, Hagen did not go over with his fellow citizens; at least not to the extent that they were willing to help him float what must have struck them as a risky baseball venture. Hagen may get his $30,000 back and he may not. I understand he could make good use of it. He is not exactly a Rockefeller. The fact is his earning capacity and financial power have enjoyed a rather fantastical public presentation. When he put $30,000 in the Rochester Club he came close to shooting the works. The upshot of this experience will probably be that Hagen will come back to golf next summer with renewed earnestness, determined to re-establish himself both as a national golfing figure and a banking risk. From now on his disposition will be to leave the business of baseball to the Rupperts and the McGraws.

High School Basket Scores

(Saturday itesults) Technical (Indianapolis), 31; ShelbyVil'e. 12. , „ Wiley iTerre Haute), 25; Manual (Indianapolis), 15. Muncie, 47; Shortridge (Indianapolis), 25. , , Southport, 20; Broad Ripple, 19 (overtime). Cathedral. 38: New Augusta, 27. Cloverdale, 20; Ashboro. 19. Monrovia. 30; Mooresville. 23. Jllwood, 25; Greenpastle, 22. Greenfield. 18; Seymour, 14. Peru. 30; Silent Hoosiers, 29. Pittsboro. 26; Amo, 18. Roachdale, 42; Fillmore. 39.

College Basketball

(Saturday Results) BIG TEN Indiana, 32; Chicago. 13. Purdue, 30; Illinois, 24. Minnesota, 33; lowa, 32. Northwestern, 25; Michigan, 20. Wisconsin, 30; Ohio State, 13. STATE Butler, 42; N. A. G. U.. 26. Franklin, 55; Earlham. 20. Indiana Central. 37; Hanover. 24. Notre Dame. 30; Pennsylvania. 28. River Forest (Chicago), 25; Concordia (Ft. Wayne i, Yale. 26; Dartmouth, 22. : „ West Viratoia, 37; Carnegie Tech, 29. Washington University (St. Louis), 29; Kansas Aggies. 19 Nebraska. 36: Missouri, 26. North Dakota, 39; St. Thomas (St. Paul), 30. Princeton, 43; Lehigh, 30. Western Maryland, 29; St. Thomas (Scranton), 25. Furman, 33; Clemson, 26. Duquesne, 35; Thiel. 31. Oklahoma University, 38: Drake, 24. Loyola. 44- Arkansas Aggies, 13. Syracuse, 27; Penn State, 26. Army, 37; Dickinson College, 29. Naval Academy, 53; George Washington, 34. PAOLINO SIGNS AGAIN Basque Once More Makes Arrangements to Face Ed Keeley. JF.y United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Paollno Uzcudun, after failing to keep his several previous engagements with Ed Keeley of Boston, thereby incurring the displeasure of the New York State Athletic commission ana several suspensions, has signed once more to meet the Boston southpaw. The Basque is now scheduled to meet Keeley at the Broadway arena

Army, Navy Seek to Fill Open Grid Date Caused by Breach

Big Ten Golfdom n tt n u Bobby Jones and George Von Elm Head List of Leading Amateur Players.

Bobby Jones and George Von Elm, two of the outstanding players of the 1926 season, rank first and second on the 1927 list selected by the United States Golf Association &s the “Big Ten” of the amateurs. Rating them on, their season’s work, the association selected Jones first, Von Elm second. Jess W. Sweetser third, Francis Ouimet fourth, Watts Gunn fifth, Bon Stein sixth, Eddie Held seventh, Jesse P. Guildford eighth, Harrison B. Johnson* ninth and Roland B. MacKenzie tenth. They appear in this order in our layout.

Only One Upset in Initial Big Ten Net Tilts; Indiana, Purdue Victors Minnesota Surprises With Triumph Over Hawkeyes; Wildcats Down Michigan; Wisconsin Beats Ohio State.

Standing . w. i,. ret. Indiana 1 *• Purdue 1 0 J ,0)0 Northwestern 3 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 Wisconsin I 0 1.000 Chicago 0 1 .000 Illinois 0 1 .000 Michigan 0 1 .000 lowa 0 1 .000 Ohio State 0 1 .000 THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM Tonight Northwestern at lowa. Michigan at Wisconsin. Thursday Northwestern at Chicago. Saturday Illinois at lowa. Wisconsin at Minnesota. Indiana at Michigan. Only one upset featured the initial Big Ten Conference games Saturday night, Minnesota’s 33-to-32 victory over lowa surprising close followers of activities in the midWestern basket circuit. Indiana, Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan also turned in triumphs in the initial conflicts. Indiana experienced little trouble with Chicago at Bloomington and the Crimson ran away with a 32-to--13 decision. The performance of Branch McCracken, former Mon-

Morton (Richmond), 34; Lebanon, 32 (overtime). Rensselaer. 40; Goodland, 36. Carthage, 34; Knightstown, 24. Vincennes, 21; Central (Evansville), 19. Newcastle. 38: Connersville, 23. Bloomfield, 38: Linton, 28. Mt. Comlort, 30; Wilkinson, 24. Logansport, 22; Martinsville. 21. Bainbridge, 55; Owensville, 20. Markleville, 47; Kennard, 27. Auburn Girls, 25; Wabash Girls, 19. Carmel, 30; Boxley, 16. French Lick. 39; Paoli, 35. Memorial (Evansville). 45; Lynnville, 34. Scottsburg, 26; New Albany, 22. Jefferson (Lafayette), 37; Emerson (Gary), 29. Mishawaka, 41; Elkhart, 34. Kendallville, 36; Central (Ft. Wayne), 33. South Side (Ft. Wayne). 26; Decatur, 13. Zionsville, 35; Jamestown, 34. Frankfort Second-Team Invitational Tourney Kokomo, 23; Delphi. 11. Frankfort, 44; Marion. 21. Logansport, 39; Huntington, 14. Crawfordsville, 20; Lafayette, 17., Logansport, 36; Crawfordsville, 25. Frankfort, 29; Kokomo, 15. Frankfort, 39: Logansport, 21 (final). Milton Tourncv Brownsville, 36; Orange. 25. Milton, 20; Straughn, 22. Bentonville, 36; Greensfork, 24. St. Andrews, 41; Webster. 12. Brownsville, 42; Milton, 29. Bentonville, 53; St. Andrews, 13. Bentonville, 46; Brownsville, 17 (final). Tipton County Tourney Goldsmith, 21; Tempton. 35. Tipton, 45; Prairie Township, 27. Tipton. 19; Tempton, 6. Windfall, 37; Sharpesvllle, 33. Tipton, 24; Windfall, 23 (final). FAST CHICAGO RACE Walthour-Spencer Lead in Six-Day Bike Event. B,y United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Bobby Walthour and Freddie Spencer, favorites in Chicago’s first six-day bicycle race of 1928, which started Sunday night, pedaled into an early lead and held it during much of the night. The first hours of the race were the fastest recalled by Chicago bicycle fans. The Reggie McNamaraCharley Winter team and Otto Petri and Norman Hill pressed the favorties all night. THEY KEEP WORKING! By United Press , _ _ . LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9. Red Grange and his New York Yankees lost, 7-0, to George Wilson’s Wild-

rovia star, gave Everett Dean’s I. U. quintet anew luminary. McCracken Shines McCracken tossed in eleven field goals and a pair of free throws. Capt. Bob Correll and Don Scheid, Crimson guards, kept feeding the sophomore ace and he baffled the Maroons with his swift pivoting and shooting. The Hoosiers led at the half. 11 to 8. Illinois gave Purdue a spirited battle and the Boilermakers’ lasthalf spurt was the telling factor in the 30-to-24 victory of the Lafayette aggregation. The hard-fought first half ended in a 17-17 tie and the Urbana five took the lead at the start of the second half. Purdue evened it up and forged ahead, never to be headed. Murphy Goes Well Charles Murphy, Purdue center, chalked up five field goals and four free throws. Harmeson and Wheeler also shared in the offensive attack. A capacity crowd at Patten gymnasium, Evanston, saw Northwestern knock off the 1927 champions, Michigan, 25 to 20, in a gruelling battle. The Wolverines led 12 to 10 at the half, but the Wildcats’ in the second half, ( led by Walters, put the Evanston five ahead. Harrigan and Oosterban were best for the losers.

Gruelling Conflict The Minnescta-lowa battle easily was the hardest fought and closest clash of the evening, the Gophers squeezing out a 33 to 32 triumph. Two free throws were awarded Kinnan, lowa guard, in the last few seconds of play, but one miss proved fortunate for the Gophers. The score was tied, 14 to 14, at the half. Wisconsin’s tricky, short-passing attack proved disastrous to the Ohio State squad and the Badgers annexed an easy 30 to 13 contest. Wisconsin experienced little trouble working in for close-in shots. The Buckeyes trailed, 12 to 6, at the half. Turners Trounce Shelbyville Five South Side Turners added another victim to their long list of victories by trouncing the Shelbyville Selects, 41 to 30, at the Turner gym Sunday afternoon. The first half was jh hard-fought battle with the quintets tied, 19 to 19. The Turners uncorked a harddriving attack in the second half and the Shelby outfit was unable to stop the deluge of field goals. Next Sunday the Turners will meet the strong, undefeated Michigan Centrail Railroad team of Detroit. STILL FOOTBALL! By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.—Ernie Never’s professional football team lost, 13-6, to Benny Friedman’s Cleveland Bulldogs. BUD IN ACTION By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Bud Taylor, recently defeated by Tony Canzoneri in a bantamweight boxing bout, will meet Babe Ruth of Louisville here Tuesday night. ONLY PLAYING MANAGER Bucky Harris, of the Senators, is likely to be the only playing man-

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Both Service Institutions After Late November Game With Princeton. TIGER SQUAD FAVORED Roper’s Eleven Regarded as Most Suitable. BY FRANK GETTY United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—'“Wanted?: A first-class gridiron opponent for late November. One capable of becoming a permanent rival preferred.” West Point and Annapolis, having chosen not to compete against each other on the gridiron in 1928, today were in desperate competition for suitable substitutes. In Army and Navy circles, it is felt that the academy which succeeds in obtaining the strongest and most colorful substitute for its traditional rival will be adjudged victor in the dispute over eligibility. Military academy authorities are particularly concerned about a suitable opponent for a late November football game. They want to arrange a date with some outstanding institution, so that they can say: “See, Princeton plays us and doesn’t complain about our athletes.” If the Navy, on the other hand, can show that some college has turned down a bid for a big November game with the Army and accepted one with the midshipmen, it will be a feather in the Navy’s cap. The Army is on the schedules of both Yale and Harvard, where eligibility rules are strictest, but would like to emphasize its acceptability in intercollegiate football competition by adding another such institution to its list. All signs point to a bid from West Point for a game with Princeton. This would complete the cycle of "Big Three” engagements for the Cadets in 1928. The Middies also would like to play Princeton. The Tigers loom as one of the strongest of the year’s elevens. Bill Roper will have ten regulars and a wealth of second-string material on hand next fall. Captain Howe heads a team which would make an ideal opponent for ei .ier service eleven. From Princeton’s point of view, an engagement with either the Army or the Navy might be most acceptable. With the exception of Yale, there isn’t a worthy opponent on the Tigers’ 1928 schedule. Ohio State. Washington and Lee and Cornell are going to be easy for that powerful Princeton team.

Delaney, Risko to Scrap Feb. 10 Ell United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Jack Delaney, former light-heavyweight champion, recently bought by Joe Jacobs for $50,000, was to be matched today for a bout with Johnny Risko, Cleveland, at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 10. Jacobs has patched up his differences with Tex Rickard, after failing to negotiate for a Tunney fight in Chicago. Delaney will have two “tune-up” fights, one with Sully Montgomery at the St. Nicholas Ring next Monday and another with Jack Hurnbeck, the Belgian champion, in Boston a week later. Heilman Takes A.L.Swat Crown C.t/ United Press Official batting averages of the American League for the season of 1927 give the highest honors to Harry Heilmann of Detroit, who, after a poor start, came with a rush in the last half of the. season and passed A1 Simmons of Philadelphia. Heilmann’s mark for the season is .298 with Simmons second with .392 and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees third with .373. Heilmann played 141 games, Simmons 106 and Gehrig 155. Babe Ruth of the Yankees not only established anew home run record of sixty but led the league in number of runs with 158. Gehrig hit for the greatest number of bases, 447, with 218 hits, surpassing Ruth in the latter feature, who hit for a total of 417 bases with 192 hits. Earl Combs of the Yankees led in number of hits, with 231. COPS BIKE TITLE By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—August Benson, Chicago, won the western amateur indoor bicycling championship. He won the half-mile and finished second in the mile for a total of 8 points.

Bowling Executive Answers Query of Local Man on Association Policy

Sports Editor, Indianapolis Times. Dear Sir: Since I had .some small part in awarding the coming tournament of the Indiana Bowling Association to the Jesse Pritchett Recreation Alleys. I am going to answer Mr. Dean Barrett’s question in The Times of Saturday. It is not my desire to enter into any controversy with any misguided individual, who admits that the organization he honors by being its president, does not belong or never will belong to the Indianapolis Bowling Association. By such an admission, how can he or the organization that he represents, rightfully critlse the Indianapolis Bowling Association for its action any more than he could rightfully criticise any of the luncheon clubs for their actions. In the first place, neither this man nor any member of his league could participate in any tournament unless he was a member of the Indianapolis Bowling Association. To continue, the bowlers themselves did not want to entertain the Indiana State Ijowling Associtaioft this year. We were cf the opinion that this tournament should have been awarded to Terre Haute. It was the Invitation of an alley manager, who incidentally has no voice in or cannot become a member of the Indianapolis Bowling Association, that influenced the delegates at the annual meeting of the Indiana Bowling Association to award the tournament to Indianapolis. AHho"'h T h'-lrt no n-lef fee r>--i .yV ; v. '.i. .. .si* .

Erect Memorial to Ross Youngs P.V United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—ln announcing today a proposal to erect a memorial to Ross Youngs at the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants invited friends and admirers of the late outfielder to contribute sums of not more than $1 each towards the cost. No single contribution exceeding $1 is desired. The money should be sent to the Ross Youngs Memorial Fund. 104 West Forty-Second St., New York City.

When the King Hit Canvas

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(NEA Service, New York Bureau.) Tommy Loughran. light-heavyweight title holder, had a tough time in the early cantos with Leo Lcmski of Aberdeen. Wash., in their fifteen-round go at Madison Square Garden, New York. But he licked Lomski soundly in later rounds to win the decision. You Loughran here rising from a knockdown in the initial stanza. Tommy was down twice in the first, but rallied strongly -in later rounds.

Off the * I Backboard I —By Norman E. Isaacs

INDIANA and Purdue hopped off on the right foot Saturday in the race for the Western Conference cage title and as a result both Hoosier teams share in a five-way tie for first place after the initial engagements of the campaign. It almost is an assured fact that the tie for the pace-making berth soon will be whittled down to a reasonable size. The nine weeks’ struggle for Big Ten honors is bound to bring out come excellent basketball, mediocre court performing and even .terrible playing, but when all is said and done the. champion, or champions, will have deserved the honors and every one will be satisfied—except the losers. Which is only natural. i it tt tt Our guesses on the five Conference battles turned out not so good and of our five selections, two were wrong. Northwestern’s defeat cf Michigan and Minnesota’s triumph over lowa left us with a batting average of .600. it it a Tonight Northwestern will be at Iow;a and Michigan at Wisconsin. We’ll take the Wildcats and the Wolverines. Just one guess after another. tt tt tt That Martinsville - Logansport Tray came up to all of our expectations. The Berries knocked off the champions, 21 to 20. The Artesians led at the half, 13 to 10. Wooden was the big gun for the State champs, while Dickerson and Douglas played well for the winners. tt tt tt THE MAIL TODAY Indianapolis. Dear Backboard: What we would like to know is why it is the Beech Grove High School team never breaks into print? We want to tell the cross-eyed world that the Beech Grove outfit has trimmed some real teams this year and among them were Milroy and Manual. Now laugh that off! A FEW BEECH GROVE FANS. tt tt u The sports writers of the city were entertained by Joe Cannon, local sports patron, at his cottage on White river Saturday night. Fried chicken and fried rabbit were featured. The affair is an annual event. Among those present were Eddie Ash, Earl McKee, Herman (Dutch) Eggert, Ray Thompson, Blaine Patton, Joe himself and Off the Backboard. tt tt tt As Mr. P. Revere said at the end of his famous ride “WHOA!”

lishment, I feel that I can say without fear of contradiction that it was the belief and the hope of every out-of-town delegate present at this meeting that the tournament should be bowled on Pritchett’s Recreation alleys, and I likewise defy any one to show me a set of alleys better equipped to take care of a tournament of this kind, although there are others that could take care of the tournament in fine shape. The members of the executive committee. who are responsible for awarding this tournament, are men of ability and integrity and in the business world hold positions of responsibility anti trust. Can any one. except it be £• person biased in his views, question the motives of such men as Seth C. Klein, John Geiger. Charles H. Bailey. Clarence Myers. Bernard Johnson. Joseph Born, E. F. Hofstatter and D. H. Nordholt. And for the further enlightment of the gentleman, the affairs of the association have been intrusted to the following gentlemen for this year: William Sargent. president; Fred Schleimer, first vice president; W. C. Durbin, second vice president; E. F. Hofstatter. secretary-treasurer, and Ralph Elvin, president Optimist Club; Guy Lemon, president Hassler Manufacturing Company; C. J. Hill, treasurer Furnas Ice Cream Company: Thomas Selmler. president Selmler Towel Supply Company, and Walter Prav, past president Optimist Club, executive committee. You* truly, NEIL C. KING, -- " r-,->i. Arner-

Where Major League Teams Will Train This Spring TEN of the sixteen major league baseball clubs will do their spring training for the 1928 season in Florida. California, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia will entertain the other six clubs. The list of training camps follows:

, NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh—Paso Robles, Cal. St. Louis —Avon Park, Fla. Chicago—Catalina Island, Cal. New York—Augusta, Ga. Cincinnati—Orlando, Fla. Brooklyn—Clearwater, Fla. Boston—St. Petersburg, Fla. Philadelphia—Winter Haven, Fla.

Bob Folwell, Famous Grid Player and Coach, Dies in Philadelphia Starred With Pennsylvania Elevens; Was Mentor at Lafayette, W. and J., Navy and Alma Mater.

Bn United Press PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 9.—Robert C. (Bob)' Folwell, 43, former star football player and coach at ythe University of Pennsylvania, died Sunday night in Jefferson Hospital, following an operation on his hip. He entered Pennsylvania in 1904, where he made a reputation as one of the hardest smashing backs in the history of the institution. After his graduation he became coach at Lafayette University, leav-

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The Illinois 350 doubles sweepstakes drew a wonderful entry of eighty-eight teams during Sunday’s play. Each shift was filled and the waiting list was large throughout the afternoon. Herman Bohne and Russow, rolling on the 7:30 p. m. shift, copped first money with a fine total cf 1,245. Bohne was ’’hot” in this set, getting a total of 665 for his share. Russow backed him up with a nice series of 580. Charlie Oeftering had his strike ball working in great style nad carried his partner, W. Hohlt, to second place with 1,199. Other teams to reach the prize list were: Burt and Pendergast, 1,188; Robishaw and Mills, 1.183; Alford and Cox. 1,187; Durbin and Goodhue, 1,185, and the Landis-Kimble team, £lßl. Harry Kries poured in a count of 268 in liis last game, paired with Meeker, and crew the high single game prize. The high team game prize went to Alford and Cox, with 467 in their last try. Alford turned in the best total of the day with 674. “Hod” Eller, the “runnin’ ” cop, tossed a wicked pill and dropped a total of 668 for his share with Carl Engelking. Every squad started on time and everything was run in good order, the pins and alleys being in fine shape. As predicted in this column, the Crystal Pep Gas and Noklesville Elk match at the Capitol Alleys was a hard-fought, exciting battle. The Crystal Pep boys won by a margin of two pins over the three-game route. The six-game total gave Noblesville the edge as these boys won at Noblesville by 39 pins. Matches of this nature are very interesting to the rail-birds and a large crowd wittnessed this encounter. The Petot Shoe team is leading the fast Merchants Central circuit with the remarkable record of 34 won and 5 lost. Stemm is in the lead among the individuals with an average of 183. A1 Striebeck is living up to his Rast record of coming strong at the last half of the season. In his last

Pennsy Defeats Big Four Club Excitement galore was furnished at the Pennsy gym Sunday afternoon, where the Pennsylvania Railroaders took a 35 to 31 victory over the Big Four quintet. The game was a hard-fought battle all the way, with the Big Four holding a 21 to 20 advantage at the half. In the final minutes of play, with Big Four leading', 31 to 29, Joe Kelly, Huesing and Phillips hit the basket in rapid succession to nab the victory. WILL JOIN ATHLETICS Johnny Mildrexter, former Denver football star, will try to land a berth as a pitcher with Connie Mack this spring. He tried the same stunt last

AMERICAN LEAGUE New York—St. Petersburgh, Fla. Philadelphia—Ft. Myers, Fla. Detroit—San Antonio, Texas. Washington—Tampa, Fla. Chicago—Shreveport, La. St. Louis—West Palm Beach, Fla. Cleveladn—New Orleans, La. Boston—Bradentown, Fla.

ing there to become coach at Washington and Jefferson. It was at W. and J. Folwell discovered the “screen” pass, probably his greatest contribution to football. Folwell was summoned to Pennsylvania in 1915, which post he filled until 1919, when he took charge of football at the naval academy in Annapolis. Folwell left the naval academy and took up coaching professional teams.

three starts A1 nets turned in a total of 1,991 pins an average of 2211-3 per game. We wonder if big “600” totals is Al’s New Year’s resolution? Another bowler who is getting his share of strikes is Weisman of the Marott team. Weis has a total of 1,918 for his last nine games, an average of 213 per game. While high single game records remained during the past week, no fewer than seventy-seven games, over the “230” mark, were rolled. Miller of the Virginia Rubber team led the field with a count of 269. “Six hundred” totals were also numerous, eighty-four counts over the coveted mark being turned in. Scarborough of the Union Tire Company team topped the field with 674 on games of 235, 215 and 224. The Silver Flash led the rest of the teams with a total of 6,007, having 2,980 on Wednesday night and 3,027 Friday. They also copped high single game with a total of 1,109 in their second game at the Capitol Friday night. The 3-F Coffee boys also went over the 1,100 mark, getting 1,108 at Pritchett’s Wednesday. With Bill Sargent and Clarence ’Myers back at the helm, the Round Robin shoot is taking on the appearance of a real “big league” meet. All of the local cracks are turning in their entries and seven week-ends of some real bowling is assured the fans of the city. Last year Eddie Hornberger came through with flying colors and is out to repeat. The field is so closely bunched, however, that picking a winner would be the same as drawing a lucky number from the hat. Next Sunday, a 360 doubles event will be held at the Illinois alleys. Some real totals will, no doubt, be rolled. For .reservations, call Main 5747. The Nancy Hart Candy girls defeated the T. A. Woodburn team of Terre Haute at Terre Haute Sunday by the score of 2,453 to 2,218. The Nancy Hart team rolled in consistent style, each game going over the “800” mark. Mrs. John was high for this series with games of 187, 180 and 182, a total of 549. Terhorst of the Woodburn team was the only girl able to pass the “200” mark, having a game of 202.

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Smith Cops Los Angeles Golf Event Veteran Pro Takes SIO,OOO Open Tourney With 284 Total. /)V/ United Press LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 9.—A par 71 on his last round enabled MacDonald Smith, veteran professional golfer, to win the third annual Los Angeles SIO,OOO open golf tournament. Smith scored 284 for the seventytwo holes, three strokes better than Harry Cooper, Los Angeles. Abe Espinosa, Chicago, was third with 290. Three players. Bill Mehlhorn, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Tommy Armour, Washington, D. C., and A1 Watrous, Grand Rapids, Mich., were tied for fourth place with 292. Smith received $3510, Cooper $1,500, and Espinosa SI,OOO. It was Smith’s second important victory in two weeks. Last Sunday he finished first in the $2,500 Pales Verdes tournament. In winning the Los Angeles tournament he relied upon long iron shots, a style of play at which he has few superiors. He has held the California Open title three times, the Winter Open twice, the Canadian Open once, and the Western Open once. He is one of four brothers, all of whom stand high in pro golf ranks. Professionals in the tournament who finished from eleventh to twen-ty-fifth earned SIOO each. In the amteur ranks. George Von Elm, former national amateur champion, led with 297. A1 Moser was second, with 298, and Fay Coleman, Los Angeles, third. Other scores included: A1 Espinosa, Chicagp. 293: Bill Burke, New York, 293; Bobby Cruickshank, New York. 294; John Black, Oakland, 295; W. Hutchinson, Pasadena, 297Mortie Dutra, Tacoma, 297.

Daily Mail Tournament Abandoned for 1928

Pm United Press LONDON, Jan. 9.—Announcement of the abandonment of the Daily Mail £1,200 golf tournament for 1928 has qaused considerable regret in professional golf circles. So numerous are professional competitions becoming that golfing experts assert other promoters soon will follow the lead of the Daily Mail. Inaugurated in 1919, the Daily Mail tournament was ranked as one of the most Important events in British golf. Among the competitors on the nine occasions on which it was decided were some of the best professionals from the United States, Argentina and France. Cuddy Displays Wares in Drill If Cuddy De Marco displays onehalf the pep in the ring Tuesday night at the Armory with Jack Silver that he showed in a couple of training bouts with sparring partners at the Arcade gym Sunday afternoon, the Legion fight patrons are sure to see a brilliant performance. The little Pittsburgh Italian, who looks more like a lightweight than a junior welter, went six rounds in furious fashion, and the two local pngs, who were on the receiving end of the barrage, seemed rather glad when their assignments were ended. Jimmie (Red) Mason, former manager of the late Harry Greb, is now handling De Marco. He has taught his protege many of the ring tricks of the great Greb, and Cuddy roughed up his spar mates Sunday in a manner strongly reminiscent of the tactics of Greb, who was inclined to make an “alley fight” out of every contest.

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