Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1928 — Page 12

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' TALKING 1 It OVER WITH JOE WILLIAMS NEW YORK, Jan. 19.— Apropos of current rumors that his sight is failing, William Harrison Dempsey, formerly a heavyweight fighter of note, wires from Tia Juana, where the gee-gees do everything but come down the home stretch hind-end first, as follows and to-wit: “My eyes can’t be so bad. 1

picked three winners yesterday,’’ Sportive gentlemen who make a hazardous business doping the gee-gees by past performances and other involved measures will tell you that anybody who can pick one winner at the Mexican track is dripping with luck. They will tell you further that

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anybody who can pick two is a fullfledged genius and when it comes to picking three, well, anybody who says he can do that is just a dern liar. One of the lovely charms about racing at Tia Juana is that anything can happen out there, ana frequently does. tt u IT may be of course that Dempsey merely is engaging in a little free hand jesting when he proclaims for himself the incredible feat of picking three winners at James Wood Coffroth’s track. He has a rare sense of humor, as anyone who has been his guest at an informal tea and had a chair pulled from under him will readily attest. It will be noted, however, that Dempsey has substituted wisecrackery for directness in his comment on the subject. If there is anything the matter with his eyes he isn’t broadcasting the minute details. For the moment at least he prefers to laugh it off. tt tt tt -v TEyERTHELESS, Jack probably i. >1 is more concerned about his eyes than ever before. He was pretty badly cut up in the face in the first Tunney fight. The truth is, he was blinded at the final bell, and Gene Normile, his friend and handler, had to lead him to the center of the ring to shake hands with his conqueror. He spent the following day in a darkened room after seven stitches had been taken in the flesh above the left eye. The death of Harry Greb, who succumbed following an operation on his eyes, left the former champ mystified and fearful, and the more recent death of Tiger Flowers, similarly afflicted, must have given him many moments of fresh alarm. He is an imaginative type, and if it is true he has begun to worry about his eyes, it may not be easy to lure him back into the ring. * a PECULIARLY, heavyweights as a manage to escape without serious damage to their vision. Sam Langford was a notable exception. Mostly it’s the men in the lighter divisions who suffer. Perhaps this is because they are hit oftener. Usually when a heavyweight is soundly socked he goes down and stays there. None of the past heavyweight

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Imposing Spring Exhibition Schedule Arranged for Indians

De Pauw and Butler Meet Here Tonight * State Rivals Ready for Basket Clash at Local Armory. Butler. De Pauw. Cliadd ...' P Crawley Chandler P Costello Hildebrand C Mountz Christopher G Marshall Bugg G Messersmith' The Armory tonight is expected to be a bedlam of noise as the Butler and De Pauw basketball teams wage one of their annual rivalry battles of the hardwood. De Pauw’s impressive showing in recent net tilts has boosted its hopes for a victory in tonight’s battle. The Greencastle team was to arrive here this afternoon, backed by a crowd of 300 rooters. The Butlerites also are expected to be well supported by local collegians. There was slight hope in the Butler camp today that Harold Holz, star center, would be able to compete against the Tigers. The flashy pivot man sprained an ankle in scrimmage Monday and it was indicated by Coach Paul (Tony) Hinkle that Hildebrand, flashy young sophomore, would be used at the center post. M’COY EASY WINNER By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Johnny McCoy, former flyweight titleholder in California, won an easy 10-round decision over Trip Limbaco, Filipino. McCoy was awarded nine of the ten rounds by sports writers. champions came out of the ring with dim bulbs. It might reasonably be presumed that no fighter with a fine defense would ever experience impaired sight. Yet Mike Gibbons, one of the stylists of the ring, and an object that was harder to tag than a dancing moonbeam, ended his career with bad eyes. He hasn’t been able to read without glasses for years. tt tt tt CURIOUSLY, two of the greatest fighters the South ever produced went blind or partially blind. Both came from New Orleans, Pete Herman, who twice won the bantamweight championship, and Joe Mandot, a lightweight who might have beaten Benny Leonard to the throne room if he had cared less for the bright lights. Both were skilled boxers, too. On the other hand, Bat Nelson, who probably absorbed more punishment than any other fighter over a corresponding stretch of years, and who was beaten about the head and face severely in all his fights came through to the finish with perfect vision I saw him in Chicago last summer. A pair of horn-rimmed cheaters peeped out of his coat pocket. “I wear ’em when I want to look dignified,” he apologized.

Jack Expects Better Breaks With Horses This Time

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Feather Crown Goes to Victor Bu United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—The featherweight title bout between Benny Bass of Philadelphia and Tony Canzoneri of Brooklyn scheduled for Jan. 27 has been postponed to Feb. 10 because of the illness of Bass. The bout is scheduled for fifteen rounds and the winner will be recognized as undisputed titleholder as Bass is the 'N. B .A. champion and Canzoneri the New York State athletic commission titleholder. ‘HAP’ HIT BY MOHNTaW’ Bn United Press MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 19 Oscar (Happy) Felsch, member of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, and who was ousted in the 1919 world series scandal, was fined S2OO today for selling liquor in his saloon here. Felsch played semipro ball in this vicinity after leaving the big leagues.

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Local Bouts Tonight

BKLLE VlEir A. A. CARD . fCily Boxing Cotnmixsion Supervision) Four Rounds-Kenneth Selb, Hauelivllle pound?° nard Marshall - Hausrhville; 135' Four Rounds—Charles Bergie. Hau*hville. vs. Younß Taylor. Brichtwood; 128 pounds. Four Rounds—Billy Myers. W. Indianapolis. vs. Kid Allen, Haughvllle; 147 Dounds. Four Rounds—Buddie Watts, Brlahtwood vs - Cecil Fox, Military Park: 108 pounds. Slx Jft? unds '^-Wondell Carter. Link Belt vs. Billy Casselman. HauKhvtlle: 128 pounds. 8 Referee—Eddie Webber. First bout at Bouts held at K. of P. Hall, 523 N. Belle Vieu PI.

Wednesday Basketball

COLLEGE Southern Illinois Teachers. 31: Vincennes U.. 23. Grlnnell (Iowa), 27; Drake, 26. Navy, 32; Kentucky, 26. Kansas /geles, 38; lowa State. 28. Mlchlgsin (B team), 29; Ypsilanti Normal. 27. Pennsylvania, 26; Princeton, 23. Columbia, 24; Yale, 23. Loyola, 38; Center, 15. Duquesne, 34; American University, 29. Georgetown, 36; John Hopkins, 29. Ripon. 31; Cornell (Iowa), 25. St. Mary's (Oakland). 32; St. Ignatius, 31 Santa Clara, '2l; Stanford, 20. Army, 37; Mass. Aggies. 9. HIGH SCHOOL McCordsville. 43; Fortvllle. 24. PROFESSIONAL g Ft. Wayne, 32; Cleveland, 19.

Columbia Club Joins Cooler in Staging Amateur Billiard Event Western Title Play in Three-Cushions at Two Places; Club Host to Visting Performers.

The Columbia Club today joined with Harry Cooler in promotion of the western three-cush-ion tournament of the Amateur Billiard Association of America, E. P. Akin, manager, agreeing to hold seven of the twenty-eight matches in the club’s parlor. The agreement provides for a game Monday afternoon, l4b. 13, the opening day of the tournament; another afternoon game Wednesday and one match for each of the first five nights of the week. In addition, the Columbia Club

Independent and Amateur Basketball Notices

Betaont Ramblers will play the Mayer Chapel five tonight on the Chapel floor. Belmonts desire games with teams plavinßr 16-18-year-old class. Call Belmont 2793 and ask for Art. 8- of Holy Cross will be opponents of the Y. M. S. tonight at the Sacred Heart gym Avery good name is expected as this will be the second game between VK v ea JS s ‘* Te n m A d ” irln s flames with the Y. M. S. call Drexel 4439-R and ask for Francis. Three games will be staged Sunday afternoon by the new management of the Liberty Hall. 3208 E. Michigan St. The fberidans will play in the first a 2 o'clock. Shanklins will follow at 3 and the College Cubs will play in the wind-up at 4. For information write the above address or call Cherry 5993. Memorial Baptists will play the fast Fada Radio teom of the Co-Operative League at the Liberty Hall Friday night. Two curtain raisers will precede this game. Wesley Flyers defeated the KieferStewart El Versos, 39 to 29, at the Flyers’ gym. Helm was the star of the Flyers with nine baskets. Universal A. C.s defeated the Central M. E„ 23 to 21. and the Maywood Merchants, 29 to 16. Universal* are anxious to book games with teams in the 15-16 or 18-19-year-old classes. Call Drexel 3308-M and ask for Buck. College Cubs A. A. will hold their next meeting. Jan. 23. at 812 E. Twenty-First St. and their annual dance. Jan. 26, at Kahn's Union Hall, Pratt and Capitol. Howdy Club lost to the Shanklin Club, 43 to 30. Howdys desire games with fast teams, local and State, can Cherry 1700-W or write John Johnson, 2830 E. Eighteenth St. BASKET FRAY TONIGHT St. Philips to Oppose Diamond Chain Quintet at 8:30. Diamond Chain quintet will meet the fast-stepping St. Philips A. C. netters at the St. Philips auditorium tonight. The game will start at 8:30 p. m. Tonight’s game will be preceded by a curtain-raiser between the College Cubs and the Ft. Harrison team at 7:30 p. m. Probable lineups for the feature tilt: SAINTS DIAMOND CHAIN Higgs F i H. Kempler Btehltn F Richards Conley G McNeely

Jim Bottomley Scorched; Paid for ‘Hot' Tips By United Press ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19.—0n complaint of Jim Bottomley, first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals, and others, Charles V. H. Roberts, a broker, was arrested by Federal authorities here Wednesday night on a charge of defrauding investors out of SIOO,OOO. Bottomley alleged the loss of $3,500 as a result of information received through the mails. Roberts was alleged to have represented himself as a “close friend of a friend of the House of Morgan,” as a result of which, it was charged, he asserted he obtained valuable advance information on the movement of stocks.

-OFF the BACKBOARD dj,; By NORMAN E. ISAACS

VERY little joy is being evinced by citizens of Beech Grove this week and in fact the young man who comes home from school these afternoons whistling gayly is in grave danger of being escorted out to the woodshed. Jan. 6 Beech Grove and Fishers met in a basketball game. As sometimes is the case the referee and the Beech Grove rooters failed to hit it off 'cry well and after the contest the official lodged a complaint with

the I. H. S. A. A. The Board of Control promptly suspended Beech Grove until June 1, 1928. Now that suspension wouldn't have hurt so bad if the county tournament hadn’t been so near ! and hopes so high for a triumph in the annual meet with eleven other Marion County basketball quintets, but with the tourney right next door that suspension hurt. Wednesday Arthur L. Trester, permanent secretary of the I. H. S. A. A., heard the plea of the Beech Grove school board for reinstatement in the I. H. S. A. A. The matter will be taken up by the Board of Control at their next meeting Feb. 4. And Beech Grove remains on the outside looking in while eleven other county teams hopefully prepare for the tourney at the Armory Friday and Saturday. B tt B THE official record of the complaint and decision procured through the kind permission of A. L. Trester is as follows: “BEECH GROVE—A game of basketball was played at Beech Grove Friday night, Jan. 6, 1928, between Beech Grove and Fishers. The final score was Beech Grove, 19; Fishers, 18. The referee brought charges against Principal L. B. Mann of Beech Grove stating that he used abusive language, and that the unsportsmanlike conduct of a number of fans was responsible for the attitude and conduct of Principal Mann. "DECISION—Beech Grove High School suspended from the I. H. S.

assumed the role of host to the visiting players. Five regional champions will come to Indianapolis from Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver and St. Louis to compete with three local players and will be housed for the week in the club. In conformity with the association’s requirements for holding its second most important threecushion tournament, Akin will install entirely new championship equipment. The twenty-one other games will be played at Cooler’s on a schedule running from Monday afternoon, Feb. 13, until the final match Saturday night, Feb. 18. Cooler had been confronted with a problem of congestion in his exhibition room until the Columbia Club came to his aid.

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Black Gold Breaks Leg; Destroyed

Bn United Press NEW ORLEANS, La„ Jan. 19. Black Gold, winner of the 1924 Kentucky Derby, broke a foreleg during the running of the Salome handicap at the fair grounds this afternoon, and was destroyed. The 1924 Derby champion, owned by Mrs. H. M. Hoots, "’was racing prominently rounding , into the stretch turn, when the colt, ridden by D. Emery, was observed to stumble and break down. Black Gold was a picturesque starter in the Kentucky classic four yeafs ago. Owned by an obscure Oklahoma woman, the colt upset the calculations of the leading turf figures at Churchill Downs by running away with Derby honors. The 1928 World Almanac gives Black Gold’s winnings as $110,503.

A. A. until June 1, 1928. The rules of the I. H. S. A. A. hold the high school principal responsible in all high school athletic activities. The evidence and admissions in this case convicted Principal L. B. Mann of Beech Grove of conduct and language unbecoming a gentleman and a high school principal.” tt tt a ALONG about 8:30 this evening Butler and De Pauw will be in the midst of one of their annual basketball battles and those of you who arc acquainted with the athletic

rivalry between the Tigers and the Bulldogs well •wrill realize that when we say “battle” we mean “battle.” The Methodists have been causing the Blue and White no little worry by their antics in recent contests. Only Tuesday the Tigers pushed Muncie to one side 23 to 15 and performed that

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feat so easily it looked like a “pushover.” Tony Hinkle, director of Butler's basketball activities, has a wellrounded ball club and may insert a number of his young stars into the fray tonight. Among those same young men are “String” Allen, former Newcastle flash, Hildebrand, Southport and Marshall Christopher, Butler. tt a tt THIS contest we are conducting tolfeiame the ne wWashington High School athletic teams is coming along fine. You may recall that we offered two tickets to a Butler College home basketball game to the person sending in the winning name. Our contest closes on next Wednesday and the winner will be the guest of Off the Backboard to the Butler-Dan-ville game at the Armory Jan. 27. Keep sendin’ ’em in! THE MAIL TODAY Indianapolis. HOWDY BACKBOARD: Perhaps you never have heard of tho Orange and Black of Broad Ripple—away up there about sixty hundred toward Kokomo. Watch Ripple give ’em a whack in the sectional. MIKE. P. S.—Stay with ’em. When you’re lookin' at Logansport you're lookin’ at the State champs of ’2B. tt St * We’ll think that over. tt tt tt Anderson, Ind. DEAR BACKBOARD: Say you might take a chance and pick a real winner this season. Anderson looks like the State champs this season and believe me we're going after that title. JO. tt tt tt There’s a thought! ? REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN? They called Lon Goldsberry “Snake”?

Seventeen Games on Tribe Pre-Season Program— Major Clubs Included. FIRST FRACAS MARCH 12 Betzelites to Be Kept Busy in Florida. BY EDDIE ASH Sixteen spring exhibition games have been scheduled for Bruno Betzel’s Indians and one more will be added, Secretary Clauer announced today. It is an attractive program and arranged with the idea of giving the Tribesmen excellent practice. Twelve of the contests will be staged in Florida and five in Indianapolis, after the Betzelites return from the sunny South. The Washington Park exhibitions will see the Hoosiers in action twice against the Cincinnati Reds and three times against the Chicago White Sox. Cardinals Scheduled The Cincy Reds also will be met in Florida, as will the St. Louis Cardinals. Manager Betzel will take about a dozen pitchers South in order to have plenty of hurlers for exhibitions and batting drills. Owner James Perry's pastimers will do their stuff for the first time in a spring exhibition tilt against Baltimore Internationals at Auburndale, Fla. The Indians’ spring dates follow: March 12—Baltimore at Auburndale, Fla. March 13—Baltimore at Plant City, Fla. March 15—Reading Internationals at Plant City. March 17—Reading at Lakeland, Fla. March 19—St. Louis Cardinals at Avon Park. Fla. March 23—Buffalo Internationals at Palmetto, Fla. March 24—Cincinnati at Orlando, Fla. March 26—Cincinnati at Plant City. March 28 —Reading at Lakeland. March 29—St. Louis Cardinals at Plant City. March 30—Reading at Plant City. April 4—Cincinnati at Indianapolis. April s—Cincinnati at Indianapolis. April 6—White Sox at Indianapolis. April 7—White Sox at Indianapolis . April B—White Sox at Indianapoils. The game to be added will be with Buffalo, 1927 International champions, and it will be held at Plant City, the Indians’ spring camp, on one of three dates, March 20, 21 or 22. Break Camp March 30 The Betzelites will break camp the night of March 30 and arrive in Indianapolis April 1. Batterymen depart for Florida Feb. 25 and start light practice Feb. 27. The main squad will go Couth March 3 and join the pitchers and catchers in drill March 5. Manager Betzel will go South with the batterymen. The 1928 American Association championship season open| April 10, with Minneapolis at Indianapolis. SETBACK FOR STANFORD By United Press * PALO ALTO, Cal., Jan. 19.—Stanford’s basketball hopes received a severe setback when Santa Clara won, 21-20.

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TAN”. 19, 1928

Speedy Tilts Feature City Loop Session Hoosiers, Diamond Chain Victors in Fast Basketball Contests. ' Two fast City Basketball League games were uncorked at the Hoosier A. C. gym Wednesday night when the strong H. A. C. outfit captuied a 43-to-35 victory from the Polk Milk quintet in the first game in the evening, and in the second, when the Diamond Chain won from the Ft. Harrison five, 60 to 41. The Hoosier-Polk battle was close all the way, the H. A ,C. coach, Harold Harmeson, substituting freely and giving all his men a chance to see action. The Chwin-Soldiers’ battle was a free-scoring contest, with the players connecting seemingly from miy and all corners of the floor. Summaries : Hoosier A. C. ! Polk Milk Cos. FO FT TP I FG FT TP Hickman, f 1 o 2!Dobenspk. f 3 2 8 EHrmsn, f 4 0 B.Wade. 1.... 317 Frohmn, c. 6 4 16 Htchison, c 4 5 13 Dixon, g... 2 2 6 Wnchter, g. 0 0 0 Summrs, g 1 0 2! Harrison, g. 3 1 7 Woolgar, f. 0 0 0 Sayce. 1... 2 0 41 Queisser, g 0 0 0 1 Stewart, g. 0 1 li Brunten. c. 2 0 4 1 Harris, c.i 0 0 01 Totals ..13 7 431 Totals ...13 9 35 Diamond Chain. | Ft. Harrison. FG FT TP | FG FT TP Smith, f... 8 1 17 Erdman, f., 6 1 13 Rchards, f. 9 0 18 Schaff, f ..0 0 o LKempr.c. 2 0 4 Sadler, c... 8 4 20 M Neely, g. 0 0 0 Davison, g. 1 l 3 M Clure, g. 5 1 11 Kane, g ... 1 0 2 Davis, 1.. 2 0 4 D'Groote, c 0 1 1 Okry, f ... 0 0 0 Mitchell, g. 0 0 0 Barker, c.. 0 0 OHarn.c.... Oil Payne, g... 2 2 6 Sanders, f.. 0 1 1 H Kmplr, g 0 0 0 Totals ..28 4' 60 Totals ..16 ~9 41

County H. S. Event at Armory

r FRIDAY —Morning—--9:oo—Warren Central vs. Ben Davis. 10:00—Beech Grove forfeited to Acton, 11:00—West Newton vs. Valley Mills. —Afternoon—--2:00 Southport vs. Castleton. 3:oo—Oaklandon vs. Lawrence. 4:oo—New Bethel vs. New Augusta. —Evening—--7:3o—Winner 9 a. m. vs. Acton. B:3o—Winner 11 a. m. vs. winner 2 p. m. SATURDAY —Morning—--9:oo—Winner 3 p. m. Friday vs. winner 4 p. m. Friday. 10:00—Winner 7:30 p. m. Friday vs. winner 8:30 p. m. Friday. —Afternoon—--3:oo—(Final) Winner 9 a. m. Saturday vs. winner 10 a. m. Saturday. Note—Acton awarded Friday 10 a. m. game by forfeit owing to fact Beech Grovo has been suspended by I. H. S. A. A. and is ineligible for tourney play. THOM TOSSES CHICK Bn United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 19. Coach W. H. Thom of Indiana University, won two out of three falls here Wednesday night in a wrestling bout with Bobby Chick of Texas. Chick won the first fall in 36 >4 minutes. Thom won the next two in seven minutes, five seconds and 22 1-3 minutes respectively.