Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1928 — Page 10

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P laying the P ield saHnWITH BILLY EVANS SB

EARL SHEELY, for seven years, first baseman for the Chicago White Sox, has been sent to the Sacramento club of the Pacific Coast League. For so doing, Chi-

cago, it is understood, gets the option on that club as to selection of players at the close of the season. Fate was unkind to Earl Sheely or he would be starring in the big leagues for at least five more years. Fate came into the

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picture back in 1912, his first year in professional baseball. An unkind act of fate that year has been a terrific handican ever since, yet Sheely carried on to 'great success. While with Vancouver during the season of 1912. Sheely suffered a broken ankle. Whoever had charge of the injury certainly bungled the Mj, for Sheely's leg at the ankle assumed an almost grotesque line. tt tt tt Naturally such a bad job of bone-setting prevented free action at the ankle and slowed Sheely up badly. This was far more noticeable on the bases than In the field, where his great height—six feet four inches—helped cover up the defect as to covering ground. SHEELY first came into national prominence at Salt Lake in the Coast League back in 1916. Despite four good seasons, he always batted over .300, but the leg injury caused the scouts to pass him up because of lack of speed. However, a fat mark of .371 in 1919 caused the Chicago White Sox to take a chance. Ke has been with that club ever since. Last season, a youngster, ! ‘Bud” Clancy, was given the preference at first base, which marked the beginning of the end for Sheely as a big leaguer. tt a tt Over twenty-two years I have been watching closely the star first sackers of the majors. I have seen some wonders in Hal Chase, George Sisler, “Stuffy” Mclnnis, Frank Chance and others of that caliber, yet in two respects Sheely was without an equal. DURING all that time, I never saw a first baseman who could compare with Sheely in making plays with the gloved hand. He was simply uncanny. Stabbing the ball with the gloved hand, as the runner comes crashing into the first baseman, is a play at which Sheely had no equal. It is one of baseball’s most difficult plays. His other strong point was taking high or low throws. There never was a better target for the other inflelders. Os course, his great heighf was a big asset on the wildly thrown balls, but on low balls, digging ’em out of the dirt on the short' Ijop, he was equally proficient. tt u tt Always a .300 batsman, Sheely was a wonder on the hit-and-run play. With his wide range, due to an extra long pair of arms, it was exceedingly difficult to pitch out on him in an attempt to outguess the hit-and-run play. In some way, he would manage to hit the ball and very often safely. tt tt tt THE majors will miss the passing of a player of Earl Sheely's caliber, because his standards off the field were as high as his play on the diamond. Earl Sheely was a real ball player and a gentleman. Fate was mighty unkind to him. Only for that broken ankle, which slowed him up terribly on the bases, he would still be a big league star.

Tennis Row Breaks Out Over Plan of Tilden and Others to Mingle With Jai Alai Professionals

BY BERT M. DEMBY United Press StafT Correspondent CHICAGO, Feb. B—Another one es those tennis controversies, in which the name of Bill Tilden almost invariably figures, was reported to have broken out today, as the United States Lawn Tennis As-

Victor of Sekyra-Lomski Struggle Due for Title Go With Loughran Slattery Eliminated in Light Heavy Running; Joe and Leo Due to Clash March 16.

I'nilcd Press NEW YORK. Feb. B.—Joe Sekyra Os Dayton, Ohio, and Leo Lomski of Aberdeen, Wash., may be matched for a light heavyweight elimination bout in Madison Square Garden March 16 and the winner given a title bout with Tommy Loughran, the champion, Matchmaker McMahon indicated today. Jimmy Slattery, who was to have met Lomski on that date, has been eliminated from the tournament because of his unwillingness to fight his way into a return bout with Loughran. McMahon inferred from the word he received from Buffalo that Slattery regards Lomski as too tough an opponent, and therefore Jimmy will not be given consideration as a challenger for the 175-pound title.

V ‘Y’ Stunt Night

Three hundred and fifty spectators Witnessed the first of the w’ebruary “gym stunt” night programs at the Y. M. C. A. this week. W Each Monday evening during the ■bonth the physical department will furnish an exhibition for the program. Next week's stunt on Monday will be made up from the handstand and tumbling experts of the gym. All acts are put on by “Y” members. Other items on the program are motion picture programs, orchestra concerts and specialty evenis, Ip

Hoosiers , Big Four in Feature City League Battle Tonight

Round of 68 Gives Title to Mehlhorn ‘Wild Bill’ Completes 72 Holes in 297 in Texas ' Golf. By United Press SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Feb. B. After seven years of striving “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn today possessed a Texas open golf championship. Mehlhorn won the tournament Tuesday when he finished the seven-ty-two holes of play in 297, one stroke better than Harry Cooper. First place carried a $1,500 reward. After two average rounds, Mehlhorn entered the leading circle in the third round of play when he turned in a 68, anew record in Texas open competition. Cooper tried a 20-foot putt on the last green for a tie, but his effort fell two inches short of the cup. Bcbby Cruickshank, Purchase. N. Y.. defending champion, was third with 300. MacDonald. Smith, Great Neck, L. 1., followed with 302. The sum of $6,500 was distributed in prizes.

Toledo Reported Ready to Enter Pro Hockey Game B,y United Press MONTREAL, Feb. B.—George Vridgers has resigned as manager of the London (Ont-.) team in the Canadian Hockey League and is understood to have been engaged by Toledo (Ohio) sports men to organize a team for that city next year. Ohio will have another professional hockey team next season, when the Pittsburgh franchise in the National Hockey League is transferred to Cleveland. Cleveland interests are planning anew stadium with a seating capacity of 13,500 around the ice arena.

Idaho Bulldog to Return for Bout in Armory Ring With Eddie Dyer Spug Myers on Next Legion Card; Lencho and Ross Win Over McDermott and O’Dowd.

Fistic fans who delight in watching boys with the k. o. perform failed to get their kind of entertainment at the Armory last night, all bouts going the limit, but better things are in store for next Tuesday. Spug Myers, the Idaho Bulldog, who flattened Frankie Osner here recently, will be brought back and used against Eddie Dyer, formerly of Terre Haute, but now booked out of Toledo. Spug and Eddie will battle in the main go of ten rounds. Dyer is a “dancing master,” but the Pocatello puncher has a habit of making dancing boxers dance to the time of a sour fiddle. The usual packed house was on hand at the Legion show Tuesday. Results of the five bouts; Kid Lencho outpointed Jimmy McDermott in ten rounds. Tony Ross out-boxed Mickey O'Dowd In ten rounds. Danny Budd got the better of Dudley Ring in six rounds. Chet Smallwood out-boxed Howard Mitchell in six rounds. Red Dawson won on points against Panther Bose. Lencho, the San Antonio Mexican,

sociation prepared to open its annual meeting Friday. The battle, as have many in the past, centered about what Bill Tilden can and cannot do. The argument was said to have been precipitated by the scheduling of exhibition matches during the meeting, in which Tilden, Fran-

The original light heavyweight elimination plans called for the survivor to meet Loughran on March 30, but this seems improbable now as the 175-pound titleholder does not return from his South American cruise until late this month.

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Shanklin Club lost to the ThornburgLewls team 29 to 26. and to New Augusta. 38 to 35. Shanklins defeated the Howdy Club. 41 to 22. Friday night the Shanklins will play the Real Silks and Sunday afternoon the Great Westerns. Both games will be staged at Liberty Hall. Polk City team of Greenwood. Ind.. would like to book games away from home THURSDAY NET CONTEST Indianapolis Ramblers and St. Philips A. C. will meet at the St. Philips gym at 8:30 Thursday night. The teams have been rivals for some time and a close, exciting struggle is expected. It will be the second of a threegame series. The College Cubs and Spartan A. C. meet in the curtain raiser at 7:30. A change in the week-end rates on the T. 11., I. & E. Traction Company, effective Feb. 4, will provide for a fare and one-half for the round trip.. Tickets will be good going all day on Saturday or Sunday. Ask the Agent for further in|jorma,tion.—Advertisement. __

Caldwell to Cash in on Publicity; Five Big League Clubs Want Him

By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. B.—Bruce Caldwell, Yale football hero, may develop into the “prize” soughtafter college baseball player of the year before he hangs up his togs in June. The Yankees, Senators, Giants and Robins are very much interested in Caldwell, and it is said the Yankeees have Caldwell’s word that he will let them have a priority claim on his services if he elects to play league baseball.

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n - come the advantage, bowing to the [ < ?iJS test minus thrills. Young Jake Schaefer The failed to a field two blocks of exhibition second half. Summarj. billiards at Harry Cool- q ytp} g ft p Welker Cochran, Mccarty.f . 2 0 4 Andrews. r . . 0 33 . ‘ ,l bo.d.r Mill {tonovan.g - .. n o o bm>.t o o o • mzmffiiwlsXS oppose Jake, arnv.g . oil T<-nhopen,f . o o o SrnAh.g .... 1 l T. Totals 7 7 Cl Totals ... 2 1014

Young Jake Schaefer Matches will start at 3 and 8, 400 points to each block. Schaefer captured the title from Cochran in a challenge match after Cochran had annexed the honors in tournament play. Jake is in the best form of Iris career and Indianapolis cue followers are tossing bouquets at Cooler for bringing the champ and ex-champ here.

kept on top of McDermott and piled up plenty of points. McDermott appeared tired from the beginning. He fought ten rounds in Cincinnati, Saturday night. It was Lencho’s bout by a wide margin Tony Ross left-jabbed O’Dowd almost at will. O'Dowd had the crowd with him, but Ross had the gloves. Dudley Ring took the count of nine in the fifth session and lost what chance he had against Budd. Many fans were puzzled at Ring staying down that long, because Budd’s punch did not look damaging. Smallwood beat Mitchell by stepping out and boxing for points while Mitchell held back trying for a haymaker. Dawson and Bose met in the fourround opener and though it was clownish, it provided fun. They fought like corn field sailors, Dawson winning. The Tuesday card lacked variety. Too many powder puff hitters were on it.

cis Hunter, George Lott, Jr., and John Hennessey of Indianapolis were ter have played. It seems that the matches were to have been held in connection with jai alia games, a sport imported from Spanish language countries and supported by the mutuel betting system.

Tough Days for College Pilots By Times Special EVANSTON, 111., Feb. B.—Northwestern University’s list of ineligible captains reached four today with the announcement of the ineligibility of Omar Miller, swimming captain, and Rudy Schuler, wrestling pilot, and football tackle. Leland (Tiny) Lewis, all-round athlete and track captain, and Vic Gustafson, grid captain, were declared ineligible last week.

with fast teams. The Polk City team Is composed of ex-hlgh school players. Write Ralph R. Wells. East Mam St., Greenwood, Ind., or call 169, Greenwood. Midway A. C. team has not been defeated thl season and desires games with fast city and State teams. For games call Drexel 6020-W and ask for Paul. Edgewood Triangles take notice. Indianapolis College Cubs defeated the strong Franklin Alumni before a large crowd Sunday at Liberty Ball, 74 to 35. It was the eighth consecutive victory for the Cubs. Cubs desire to schedule a strong game this Sunday and challenge the Following teams: Y. M. H. A., Big Four, Pennsy R. R., Morgantown.

Football Pays By NEA. Service LOS ANGELES, Feb. B.—A new $475,000 building on the campus of Southern California here is said to have been paid for by football receipts, but the school officials do not broadcast that loudly. The hew building, with offices for various athletic uses as well as undergraduate organizations, is one of the handsomest on the campus.

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Caldwell, however, has been careful not to do anything to injure his amateur standing and cause a recurrence of the incident which caused him to be barred from the Princeton and Harvard football games last fall. He was barred for having played two games with the Brown freshmen in 1923. The Yale star is a second baseman, modeled along the lines of Rogers Hornsby.

Champion of tne world at 18.2 balkline billiards, Young Jake Schaefer will 1 give Indianapolis cue fans a chance to see “how it's done,” Thursday afternoon and night when he plays two blocks of exhibition billiards at Harry Cool11b cr's Occidental parlors. ||Pl|l Welker Cochran, lyipL. former world's ll||k title holder will oppose Jake.

Hottentot Girls Take on Demons in Tilt at ‘Y’ Miss Angeline Olsen, captain of the Hottentot girls’ basketball team, will be seen in action Thursday

evening at the Y. W. C. A. at 8 o’clock when her team stacks up against their old rivals, the Blightwood Demons, who last year beat the Hottentots by two points for the State championship. Both teams have been playing great ball. This

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will be the first time the teams have played each other this year, and it promises to be one of the best tilts of the season in girl basketball circles locally. DECATHLON OFFICIAL PHILADELPHIA. Feb. B.—The decathlon event in tire Penn relay carnival today was designated as the official tryout for the United States Olympic team.

Betting on the games is conducted much in the same manner as that on horses. The bettor picks his man against the field. Persons who arranged the exhibition tennis matches reported that objection was raised to staging U. S. L. T. A. matches in conjunction with other contests which involve professionalism and open betting. It was learned that the association had withheld final sanction of the matches. Now it is proposed either to call off the jai alia for one night or find another place to stage the matches. Tilden was not available today for comment on the situation, having gone to Kansas City with the intention of returning Friday. The association is expected to consider him in another matter, which may have much to do with the United States’ ranking in the next Davis cup tournament. It was reported that Bill and Francis Hunter plan to go abroad in May and be absent when the Davis matches are played in the American zone. That would take two of America’s best tennis players out of the Davis cup competition.

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N.D. Netmen Drop Badger Court Team Irish Pile Up Long Lead in First Half of / Game. By Times Special' MADISON, Wis., Feb. 8. —Notre Dame netters set up a long lead in the first half of their game with Wisconsin here Tuesday night and the Badgers were unable to overcome the advantage, bowing to the Irish courtmen, 21 to 14, in a contest minus thrills. "The locals failed to score a field goal in the initial session and the South Benders piled up a 14-to-5 advantage. Foster and Miller each scored a field goal for Wisconsin in the second half. Summary; Notre Dame Wisconsin. G F TP| G F TP Crone.f .... 2 4 8 Bchr.f 0 1 1 McCarthy,f . 2 0 4 Andrews,! ... 0 33 Jachyin.f ... 2 1 5 Fostrr.c 1 2 4 New-bold.f . 0 0 O'Miller.<s 1 2 4 Hamllton.c . 0 0 0 Nelson.g 0 2 2 Donovan.g -.0 0 0 Doyle.k 0 0 0 Brav.g 0 1 liTcnhopen.f ..0 0 0 Smith.g .... 1 1 3j Totals .... 7 7 111 Totals 2 1014

Off the BACKBOARD

WITH less than a month remaining until the annual tournaments to decide Indiana’s 1928 high school basketball champion, the seven hundred and some net squads in Hoosierdom are “bearing down” and a real line on how strong your favorite team really is can be gathered from watching the boys in action these next few weekend;. tt m m Indianapolis fans will see a real team in action Saturday night when Anderson plays Technical at the Armory. Alva Staggs has this year what some scribes delight in calling the best in Indiana. tt tt tt TWO of the best Friday games will be the Columbus at Greencastle and Martinsville at Bedford engagements. Greencastle has a splendid passing team and the meeting with the Columbus outfit should be a great battle. Bedford's rejuvenated outfit has hopes of spilling Martinsville, and although that is by no means impossible we deem it improbable. tt a Don’t let it slip your mind that our contest to name the athletic teams of the new Washington High School closes at midnight Saturday. The winner will receive two reserved seats to the ButlerFranklin game. Jnst address “Off The Backboard, The Times, Indianapolis.” Some names already suggested are: Patriot*, Minutemrn, Cherries, Senators. President, Purple Knights, Purple Dragons, Commanders, Continentals, Sentinels, Indianan*. tt tt tt THE young person who penned the following missive apparently was reluctant to place his or her “John Hancock” to the bottom of the letter and as a result we are forced to label this an anonymous contribution: Indianapolis. Dear Backboard: Just aim to send you a line to let you know that although Manual has failed to win a game, our school intends to back those boys. If you have ever watched Manual you can say they are never defeated until

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Railroaders Determined to Hold to Circuit Lead Post. TO BROADCAST GAME H. A. C. Victory Will Create Deadlock. One of the feature battles of the independent basketball season in Indianapolis will be fought tonight at the H. A. C. gym when the Big Four A. A. and Hoosier Athletic Club teams meet in the second game of tonight’s City Basketball League session.

The first game of the night w r ill be played at 7:45 between the Polk Milk and Pennsy Railroad teams. The battle between the Hoosiers and Railroaders has caused widespread Interest and arrangements have been made to broadcast the game from WKBF, the H. A. C. station. The Railroaders coached by Bob Nipper, Butler frosh mentor, are determined to hold to their leagueleading post, while the Hoosiers are just as determined to make it a deadlock for first place by knocking off the Big Four. The league standing: w. L. Pet. Big Four 9 1 .900 Hoosier A. C 8 2 .800 Pennsylvania A. A fi 8 .534 Diamond Chain 5 fi .455 Polk Milk Company 2 9 .182 Ft. Harrison 2 9 .182 -LEADING SCORERS G FO FT TP Howard (Big Four) 10 59 14 138 Nelson (Big Fouri 10 47 16 110 Hutchtscn (Polk Milk) 10 37 28 102 Sadler (Ft. Harrison) 6 42 16 100 Huesing (Penn. A. A.) 11 38 15 91 15 DODGERS UNSIGNED Vance, Riconda and West Among Brooklyn Club Holdouts. Bn United Press BROOKLYN, N. Y„ Feb. B.—Fifteen members of the Brooklyn Robins, including Dazzy Vance, Harry Riconda and Max West, have not signed contracts for the 1928 season.

the gun goes off. I don’t like the | way you referred to Manual not long ago in your column by saying: “Remember way back when Manual had a championship basketball team?” I think if you could count you would only have to look back in the season of 1925-26. Remember, Backboard. that it is always calm before a stdrm. Watch our boys in the sectional. THE FIGHTING MANUALITES. P. S.—l don't suppose you will have enough nerve to print this in

FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS

CHICAGO—WiIIie Davies. Charleroi. Pa., won from Bill Kelly. Scranton. Pa.; ten rounds; flvweiehts. Young Saylor. Charleroi. outpointed Jack McCarthy. Chicago; six rounds; 147 pounds. PORTLAND. Ore.—Johnny Burns. Oakland middleweight, won a decisive tenround victory from Wolcott Langford. Chicago. SEATTLE, Wash.—Freddi* Mack. Seattle middleweight, defeated Young Harry Wills of San Diego; six rounds. LOS ANGELES—Joe Anderson. Covineton, Ky., won a decision over Dave Shade, San Francisco; ten rounds. FRESNO. Cal.—Willie Henry. Los Angeles Negro heavyweight, knocked out Walter Hoffman. Napa, first round. CHICAGO—Roleaux Saguero. Cuban light-heavyweight boxer, and Harry Dillon, Canada, meet nere Monday night. READINF. Pa.—Emil Paluso, 116, New York, defeated Jackie Rodgers, 11914. Negri. Pittsburgh; eight rounds. Jess String-

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When the league leading Big Four basketball team lines up against the H. A. C. team at the Hoosier gym tonight in the City Basketball League session. Bob Nelson, second high point man in the circuit will be at the center post for the Big Four. The game tonight will have a great bearing on the league race as the teams already have met twice, each winning one game. H. A. C.s are in second place.

i your column and if you do you will cut out half of it! tt it tt Now, to settle with the young Manualites. Several weeks ago Backboard attend a game at Manual as the guest of Russell Clunie, athletic manager, and we talked with the south side manager for some time on the situation at the Red and White school. This scribe has all the respect in the world for 1 Manual’s coaches and players. They

ham Oklahoma middleweight, knocked out Arizona Kid, 162, of Chester, Pa.; fourth round.

NEW YORK—Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, former bantamweight champion, and Bushy Graham, Utica. N. Y., will be reinstated at next Tuesday's meeting of the New York State atheltic commission. They were set down for a year last Feb. 15. PONTIAC. Mich.—Jackie Feldman, Toledo featherweight, knocked out Tommy Meekins, Windsor, Ont.. fifth round. HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Billy Peterson, Detroit middleweight, won from Jimmy Gorry, Chicago, by technical knockout, fourth round. DAYTON, Ohio—Mike Dundee. RockIsland, 111., fought a six-round draw with Bobby Garcia. Baltimore. SAN ANTONIO---Johnny Hughes, Joplin, Mo.. 126, battered his way to a decision over Kid Fernandez. Cuban. 129. ten rounds. Pedro Guerrero, Mexico, knocked out Steady Simpson. San Antonio. welter, fifth round.

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Youthful Ace of Speed to Pilot Stutz 1 l Coast Demon Enters 500* Mile Motor Classic; v Affirms Rumors. Rumors to’the effect that Frank Lockhart, youthful coast speed demon, would drive a Stutz Special in the 500-mile motor classic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were affirmed today when Lockhart’s entry blank was received at the office of the local speedway corporation. Lockhart’s mount is specified as the Stutz creation, instead of the Miller Special and Perfect Circle Miller in which he earned money and fame in 1926 and J 927. Lockhart’s first introduction to the “big league” racing public is pretty much history right now. He came here from the west coast in ’26, anxious to “break in.” Pete Kreis fell ill and the wheel of Pete’s Miller was relegated to Frank, who proceeded to go and do things. When the checkered flag was waved at the end of 400 miles in ’26, cut short because of driving rain. Lockhart was leading the procession. Since then Lockhart regularly has been receiving the checkered flag and has become known as the barometer for .races. Where Lockhart is—there’s a race. He goes to Florida this week in the hope of setting a world’s mile record in his specially built Stutz. 60 IN SWIM MEET By United Press lOWA CITY, lowa, Feb. B.—Approximately sixty swimmers will compete in the Mid-Western A. A. U. swimming championship, to be held at the University of lowa, Friday and Saturday.

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are a splendid bunch. But, what would you say about a cheering section that did not even let out one peep during the game? Is that what our contributors call “backing?” And as for that ’25-’26 matter we might advise one to glance at some State tourney record books. De Pauw Downed by Terre Haute By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 8 State Normal basketball team defeated De Pauw here Tuesday night, 32 to 28. The game was close and fast throughout. Thirty personal fouls were called during the contest. Normal led at the half, 14 to 10. Piety was best for Normal, with five field goals and a pair of free throws, a total of 12 points. Mountz was outstanding for the Tigers.

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