Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1928 — Page 10

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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS

'jVTEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Mr. Babe - N Ruth lay stretched out on a ; ;bbing table in Artie McGovern’s Forty-Second St. gymnasium. A couple of strong arm muscle kneadcrs were working on him. His prof igious bosom rose and fell like a heavy sea. He had just finished a l hirty-minute session on the handball court. I wanted to know if he shared the general optimism , regarding the

Yankees’ chances to w r in another American League championship an optimism that has mounted to such proportions in recent months as to make the playing of the schedule seemingly a needless formality. “The only thing that can beat us Is fat e,” answered Mr. Ruth, disclos-

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Jr 3 for the time a familiarity v; .th the elegancies of speech that ): -retofore has been reserved almost ; rictly for the higher toned gents < i the prize ring. It did not sound rtural dropping from the wide lips tx the swat king. tt tt “I mean by that,” he went on, “we look like a cinch on paper, hut that doesn’t mean we will win nyain. A lot of things can happen before a season is finished. A star pitcher or the keyman in your infield can go blooie on you. It doesn’t take much to knock a ball team out of stride, and once out of stride it is not easy to get in again.” St tt tt TIX THILE admitting that old man * V fate is the only factor that f kt/i beat the Yankees, Mr. Ruth 'es the Athletics as a formidable threat and if the league cham--3 lons haven’t sewed up the race by ’ uly 4, he believes it will be due to the fact that Connie Mack finally ’ as hit on another winning combination. “Speaker will help the Athletics iio little,” says Mr. Ruth. “He is still a dangerous A lot depends on how many games he can play in. If his legs hold up for him and he is able to play in as many as 130 games he will prove a fine investment. That’s not a bad outfield I.lack has now, with Speaker, Miller and Simmons.” Mr. Ruth thinks the Yankees will be an even greater ball club this year than they were last and he does not subscribe to the theory that the spirit of the club has been reduced to any extent by its repeated successes. It has been argued that a surfeit of honors tends to make the bays lose interest in their work, but Mr. Ruth says this is not likely to happen, “because there are too many guys on the club that are nuts about baseball.” tt tt a Mr. Ruth might have 'added, k but did not, that the club is made of level headed young business men to whom the sweet aroma of green backs is nothing if not exhilarating, and as long as the world series carries with the lure of heavy dividends there is small chance cf the boys becoming unduly lethargic.

Hahn Fails in Record Attempt By Times Special NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Lloyd Hahn, American star middle distance runner, failed in his attempt here Monday night to set anew world’s record for the two-thirds of a mile run. Hahn came close to equalling the record time of 2:43.6, set five years ago by Jimmy Connolly. Hahn’s time was 2:44.4. Morris Muslin, Stuyvesant High School star, broke the national interscholastic high jump indoor record by clearing the bar at 6 feet, 2 inches. Muslin held the former mark of 6 feet, lVs inches, set last week at Newark, N. J.

Fights and Fighters

CHICAGO —Ha ry Robarts. Chicago, defeated Matty Matthews. Kenosha. Wis., six rounds Larry Johnson, San Francisco, scored a technical knockout over Young Temmin, Philadelphia, first round. John De Coursev, St. Paul, and Reed, Omaha, fought a four-round draw. Gene Pino, Cuban flyweight, defeated Kid Williams, Alabama, six rounds. SAN FRANCISCO-Young Corbett 111., Fresno, defeated Jack Thompson, Los Angeles, Negro welterweight, ten rounds. BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Willie Harmon, 143%, New York, won a decision from Canada Lee, 143'/2, Harlem Negro, six rounds. Pete Sanstol. Norwegian bantamweight, and Benny Hall, New York, fought a six-round draw. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Jack Delaney. 182, Bridgeport. Conn., knocked out Leo Gates, 211, second round. Mike Conroy, Rochester heavyweight, won a decision from Gordon Munce, New York, six rounds. CLEVELAND—Joe Dundee, Baltimore, welterweight champion, won on a technical knockout from Clyde Hull, Ft. Worth, Texas, eighth round. Eddie O’Dowd, Columbus, 121, won a decision from Johnny Datto, Cleveland, 123, eight rounds. NEW YORK—Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, former bantamweight champion, and Bushy Graham, Utica bantamweight, who have been under suspension for one year, will be restored to good standing by the Btate athletic commission. LOS ANGELES—PaoIino Uzcudun was to begin active training today at Fullerton for his bout Feb. 28 with George Godfrey, the giant Negro. CHICAGO—Harry Dillon, Canadian light heavyweight champion, won by a knockout over Roleaux Saguero, Cuba. Dillon knocked out Saguero in the seventh round. A right to the Jaw, a few seconds after the opening of the round, sent the Cuban down. The fight was Dillon's all the way Dillon weighed 176’,4; Saguero, 172%. —Jack Hood. British welter defeated Len Johnson. Manchester fifteen rounds. The Prince of an interested spectator. Sanstol. Norway banVi* ‘!i> 1 draw with Benny n ain EjaSsSShm. 'hladel- , -of. Paul, I .mphis, third i ,<Ss Hobson. Ogden, Cleveland, six I t Pa.—Al Corbett, Cleveland * -eked out Johnny Nelson, New- , i.', ninth round. AOMO, Ind.—Harry Williams, CincinNegro, knocked out Dave Thornton, addletown (Ohio) Negro, second round. Joe Lynn, Terre Haute, shaded Charley Johnson, Kokomo, six rounds.

8 Games Tonight Wind Up First Round Play in Amateur Meet

Pennsy Five Gains Top in Eastern Loop Quakers Down Columbia to Take First Place; Dartmouth Second. Bit I nited I’reus NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Pennsylvania today V'as at the top of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League as a result of a 37-16 victory over Columbia here Monday night. Penn’s victory broke a tie for first place with Dartmouth. Four games are scheduled for the rest of the w'eek. Cornell plays Yale at New Haven Wednesday, Dartmouth meets Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Friday, and Yale plays Princeton at Princeton and Dartmouth meets Cornell at Ithaca Saturday. The standing follows: w. L. PTS. OP. Pennsylvania 3 1 118 80 Dartmouth 2 1 85 78 Cornell 2, 2 101 110 Princeton 2' 2 124 102 Vale 2, 2 97 96 Columbia F 1 4 105 164 McMILLIN MAY CHANGE By Vnitrd Press MANHATTAN, Kan., Feb. 14. “Bo’ McM’illin, former Center College star, will accept the coaching position at Kansas State Agricultural College here if he can obtain release as head coach at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. McMillin was here Monday,

Valentines, Scented With Financial Perfume, Pass Between Big-Hearted Tin Ear Boys

BY FRANK GETTY United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Peeking into the mail of some of the leading lights of the boxing business today, one discovers just what a sentimental, kind-hearted lot of big, overgrown boys they really are.

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/’’YFF THE BACKBOARD has been challenged. Not one of those challenges where the contestants line up with machine guns or pick axes, but a challenge in pushing wheelbarrows. Wc have been accused of everything but that, to date. We have been called this, that and the other thing and now—we even may have to trudge a wheelbarrow around the Circle. That, at any rate, is what one enthusiastic Indianapolis fan believes. C. R. Feirrell, 1532 Ashland Ave., and whose office telephone number, we are informed, is Main 9837, is convinced that we are wrong in picking Martinsville. Feirrell believes Muncie will win and to further that opinion offers us this proposition: If Martinsville wins, Feirrell gladly will trudge this scribe around the Circle in a wheelbarrow. But, should Muncie win, the tables will be reversed and we shall have to do the pushing of said barrow. We’ll accept the challenge, Mr. Feirrell, if only you will promise to furnish the wheelbarrow. How’s that? n tt a KOKOMO SHOCKS HOMER LOGANSPORT got knocked off by Kokomo last week and Homer out in the stereotype department is busy trying to frame up a good “alibi.” We might refer Homer to Cliff Wells, who rarely has an “alibi.” Cliff merely shrugs his shoulders, smiles and tells you his boys played very good. But, from what we read, Bob Zuppke insists a certain amount of conceit is needed in every athlete and that he likes his men never to admit that the other fellow was a little bit better. Every fan has that streak in his makeup. “Jawn Public” always tells you the other guy was lucky—and how! tt tt tt MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG SATURpAY will find the dyed-in-the-wool basketball fans heading toward Bloomington, where Purdue and Indiana will wage their second conflict of the

season. It should be a great old battle and as usual we are in the picking mood. We are favoring Purdue. The last time the rivals met at Lafayette, Jan. 24, to be exact, the Boilermakers won, 28 to 25. If our memory serves us rightly, Purdue was far ahead as the time for the gun drew

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near. A certain young man, injected into the fray as a substitute, named Strickland, by the way, got his hands cn the sphere and three times dropped the leather through the hoop for old I. U. Mr. Strickland may get ticklish again on Saturday night and commence tickling the draperies. TOO MUCH BASKETBALL! Basketball in Hoosierdom! it even interferes with the meetings of the Farm Bureau. Why, the other night at Chippewa the Farm Bureau was scheduled to have a meeting before the ChippewaRoann game to elect officers and to take up the matter of the selection of a tax committee representative. But three games were played in-

Three Crimson Teams in Tilts With Purdueites / Bii Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 14. Three Indiana University athletic teams will do battle with Purdue this week end. Foremost in importance is the basketball game scheduled for Saturday night at Bloomington. Next in order is the wrestling contest which will take place here Friday night. Indiana’s indoor track team is scheduled to invade Lafayette Saturday night. All space in the Indiana gymnasium has been sold for the basketball game. Since so many fans will not have an opportunity to be inside the gym, WFBM of Indianapolis will broadcast the game play by play. Hoosier fans will get this game by radio through the cooperation of the Washington Bank and Trust Company of Indianapolis. The game will be on the air promptly at 7:30 o’clock. OBJECTS TO DANCING Track Coach Resigns When School Permits Athletes to “Step.” By Vnitcil Press FT. COLLINS, Mo.. Feb. 14. George W. Scott, one of the West's leading track coaches, has resigned his coaching position at Ft. Collins High School because he believe 6 dancing, allowed at the school, is injuriousto athletes.

Scarcely a single one failed to receive his quota of perfectly jolly valentines, with sugared sentiments so appropriate to the profession and to St. Valentine’s day. From Tex to Jack There was on 6 perfectly charming one from Tex Rickard to Jack

stead of one and there just wasn’t any time for the meeting. tt a tt OR WHAT HAVE YOU? A friend of ours dropped in on us Monday afternoon, leaned over the desk, and whispered smilingly: “What chance has Bainbridge gpt to come here for the finals? “Well,” answered this department, “who's gonna stop 'em?” Ard that ended that! tt tt tt Indianapolis. DEAR MR. BACKBOARD: You sure missed your guess on .the Tech-Ander;.on game. Although we lost, Anderson didn't beat us by eleven points as you said they would. It was a plenty hot game Bv regional time. Cox and Higgins will be In shape and then Anderson had better watch out. A COUPLE OR THREE TECH BOOSTERS. tt tt tt Kokomo. Ind. DEAR BACKBOARD: A swell picker you turned out to be. Os all the good teams in the State you had to pick Martinsville. I'm predicting right now that you’ve made a bum bet. ALPHONSO. a tt it WHO WILL BE OUR VALENTINE?

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Fred Spencer and Bert Bruder, a team of veterans on local drives, rolled into second place in the Lincoln day sweetstakes running at the Illinois alleys, having a total of 1.281 These boys turned in counts of 432, 398 and 381 to add to their 65 pin handicap. Miller and Gebhardt had a fine chance to take the lead when they started with 449, but a slow 358 in their last game stopped them at 1,269. No changes were made in the singles event, Bert Bruder turning in the best score with a total of 645. An 8 p. m. shift tonight will bring this tourney to a close. Goodhue, rolling witn the Lucky Strikes in the Century League games at the Century alleys, turned in the fifth 700 total for the season when he rolled games of 236, 258 and 212. a total of 706. That the pins were falling in this loop is shown by the list of big 600 series rolled. Kimble had C6B; Naughton, 659; Dersch, 629; Haagsma. 637; Williams. 641; Woodard. 637, and Schneider, 614. Gabes resulted in a three-time win for the Century Alley Five over the McCaslin Five, while the Century Billiard and Florsheim Shoes took two from the Pritchett Recreation and Lucky Strikes. Century Alley Five turned in high series with 2,979. In a match game at the Central Alleys Hill and Company defeated Cook Bros, by a total of 2,618 to 2,609. Hill & Cos. won the first two games handily, but the Cook team came back strong In the last game and were but one spare away from a win at the finish. Morrison turned in tha best total in this match with a count of 596. The Pastime League games at the Central showed a two-time win for the Central R. and S. Cos., Burdsal Paint and I. O. R. M. over the Coca-Cola. Weber Milk and Silent Five. Hays had a 254 game in his first try for high scoring honors in this loop. Hill was the deciding factor in the Yankees' three-time win over the Reds in the Optimist League games at the Central alleys, having games of 219, 211 and 213, a total of 643. In the other series the Braves. Cards and Giants took the odd one from the Pirates, Indians and Cubs. Meyer also passed the 600 mark, getting games of 223, 181 and 215, a total of 619. The Stereotypers and Newsboys won two from the Mailers and Wrong Fonts as the Pressmen took the entire series from the Printers in the Star League games at the Delaware alleys. Lee Carmin of the Mailing team was "hot.” having a series of 663 on games of 244, 197 and 222. Some good pin toppling was produced in the Recreation League games at the Delaware alleys. "The Barber of TwentySecond St..” Charlie Liebtag, turning in the high total of 674 on games of 217, 221 and 236. Charles Schott was next with 661; Schutte had 605; Sargent. 624; Meyers. 615: Goodwin. 616: Zwiesler, 602, and Joe Fulton, 654. The Nehi team made a clean sweep over the Bailey Realty, while the Coca-Cola, Roberson Coal and Crystal Pep took two from the Real Silk, Central States Auditing and Trv-Me boys. The Roberson Coal turned in high game with 1,605 in their second game. The Evangelical League games at the Illinois alleys resulted in a three-time win for tha Reds, Browns, Dodgers, Athletics and Yanks over the White Sox, Mud Hans, Tigers, Giants and Cubs as the Senators and Cards took two from the Pirates and Indians. O Eggert was high with games of 191, 244 and 188, a total of 626. The W. K. Stewart and Johnson Paint took three games from the Quality Drug and Murphys, while Jud’s Men’s Duds and Maytag took the odd one from the Lyric Men's Shop and Freeman Bros. Wilson had a consistent series with games of 208. 203 and 201, a total of 612, which was high.

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Here are four of the leading V ack athletes now taking part in the various indoor games over the country, and who also will be very much in evidence when the Olympic trials and games are held. They are, reading left to right, Leo Lermond, Harold Osborn, Lloyd Hahn and Dr. Otto C. Peltzer, who is working on Osborn’s knee after Harold had won the running high jump at Boston recently.

Dempsey, decorated with chubby pink cupids wrapped in greenbacks and reading: “Roses ire r:d. violets blue, “I wouldn't retire If I were you.” Gene Tunney’s to Dave Barry, who refereed the Chicago fight, was in the best of taste, showing the ; Shakespeare room at Yale University

Indiana Central Meets Danville Outfit Tonight Indiana Central College basketball team tonight will meet the fast Central -Normal crew of Danville at the locals’ University Heights gym. The Greyhounds have been put through some strenuous practice j sessions by Coach Haviland and hope to avenge an early season defeat administered by the Danville five. The probable starting line-up for locals is expected to be composed of Demmary and P. Bailey, forwards; Rider, center, Humbert and Babbitt, guards. Brenneman, Thompson, A. Bailey and Cravens also are expected to see action. LOCAL UMPIRES MEET Baseball umpires of Indianapolis will hold their first meeting of the year Monday. Feb. 20, at No. 13 fire station, 7:30 p. m. Umpire Pat Lucid called the session. SCHOLZ TO RACE By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Jackson Scholz of the Olympic Club is to defend his 300-yard Metropolitan title Saturday night at the annual Crescent Athletic Club games.

Jack Hunt, manager of the Union alleys at Union City, Ind., announces his first annual doubles and singles 200 scratch sweepstakes to be held in Union City. Feb. 20, 24, 25, and March 2,3, 5,9, 10, 12. The entry fee will be $2.50 per man for each event, which includes bowing. The Union has six good alleys, and a real layout is assr ed all entrants. March 10 has been set aside as "Indianapolis day" for this meet and all locals bowlers wishing to roll on this date can arrange their entries with Charles Bailey up to March 1. The route by auto to Union City is paved excepting the last fifteen miles which is good road. Barrett just about broke up the St. Philip’s league when he turned in games of 278, 203 and 191, a total of 672. Manager Moran has these drives in fine shape and invites the bowlers of the city to participate in a singles sweepstakes to be rolled on these alleys Feb. 25 and 26. This will be another handicap affair with 200 for scratch. First place will be guaranteed SSO. Entries close Feb. 21. The alleys are at 535 Eastern Ave. Entry fee $2, including bowling. WOMEN’S WESTERN GOLF Bii Times Special CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—The Hinsdale (111.) Golf Club has been awarded the three-day medal play championship golf tourney of the Women’s Western Golf Association. The meet will be held June 26, 27 and 28. TRACK CAPTAIN OUT MADISON, Wis., Feb. 14. Gil Smith, Milwaukee, captain of the University of Wisconsin track team, has been declared ineligible by the university because of scholastic difficulties.

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through a bower of flowered bromides. with this appropriate verse: "I want you for my referee, “You are the nicest man I know, “Especially with a stop watch.” There was one from Jack Kearns to Dempsey, but the ex-champion’s ex-manager apparently had mistaken the spirit of the day, and had sent the kind we schoolboys used to drop into the letter box for teacher. It had to be censored. Dempsey’s mail, in fact, was quite the heaviest of the lot. Tunney had not forgotten him. Gene adopted a more classic verse for his Valentine to Jack, which read: “Y’our eyes, dear heart. “They mean a million bucks to me; “If I ezn close them just once more, you see.” To which Jack replied: “Will I be your Valentine “And take another lickinc? “W'hy. Genie, for 400 ‘Grana’ “I’ll let you knock me kicking!” Then there was James Johnston's lament to Jack Sharkey, his. latest love: “Cupid’s dart, like fighters' purses “Always wisely are not spent. “I not call yours all my own “But at least I’ve ten per cent.” And so the day was passed with the spirit of the kindly old Saint shining everywhere among the bigger and better brand of box fighters.

Monday Basketball

COLLEGE Indiana. 43; Ohio State. 26. Michigan. 26; Chicago. 23 Northwestern, 49; lowa, 28. Pennsylvania. 37; Columbia, 18 Virginia, 34; Maryland. 12. Southern California. 34: Stanford. 23. Washington (Seattle), 51; Montana “U 31. Virginia. 34: Maryland, 12.

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Hud kins Favored to Defeat Baker in Friday Scrap By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Ace Hudkins, the Nebraska wildcat, rules an 8 to 5 favorite to defeat Sammy Baker, the Mitchell Field aviator, in their scheduled 10-round bout in Madison Square Garden, Friday night. The odds may jump to 2 to 1, before the bout. Both rivals for Joe Dundee’s welterweight title are training at the same gymnasium, Baker at 1 o’clock each afternoon and Hudkins an hour later, but they have not watched each other work. This will be the third bout between the pair, Hudkins having gained a decision over Baker in California after being knocked out by the sergeant in an earlier bout at the Polo Ground last summer.

Fistic Program at Armory Tonight

Ten Rounds—Spug Myers. Pocatello. Idaho, vs. Eddie Dyer, Toledo; 140 pounds. Eight Round*—Tony La Rose. Cincinnati. vs. Tommy Milton, Toledo; 147 pounds. Six Rounds—Larry Pruitt. Indianapolis. vs. Kid Ritchie, Cincinnati; 120 pounds. Six Rounds—Roy Cox. Indianapolis, vs. Jimmy Harris. Cincinnati; 120 pounds. "Four Rounds—K. O. Brown. Ft. Harrison. vs. Larry Payton. Cincinnati; 117 pounds. First bout at 8:1.1. MUNCIE MEETS VALPO Ball Teachers in Good Shape and Are Favorites. By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind.. Feb. 14.—Paul Parker’s Ball Teachers’ College basketball team will battle the Valparaiso netmen here tonight at the Normal gym. The Parkermen were favorites to defeat the visitors. The local squad was reported to be in good shape for the contest. BARRY NAMED UMPIRE Bii United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Appointment of Daniel A. Barry, Boston amateur baseball umpire, as an American Legaue umpire, was announced here today by President E. S. Bernard of the junior major circuit.

Think Well of Fred Fritz tn Vr t fieri ire NEW YORK. Feb. 14. When you’re looking over prospective pitching heroes for next season don’t overlook big Fred Fitzsimmons of the New York Giants, formerly of Indianapolis. This will be Fitzsimmons’ fourth season in the majors, although his experience the first year was merely in the fag end of the season. La;t year he won sixteen games and lost ten. But because he now has had plenty of experience, and because he likes it best when the going is tough, New York fans think big Fred will be one of the most effective hurlers in the National League.

Local Independent Net Tourney in Full Swing This Week. AT TOMLINSON HALL Final Game to Be Run Off Saturday. TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (All Games at Tomlinson Hall) s:oo—South Side Turner Blues vs. Communal Celts. s:4s—Reserve Loan Life Insurance vs. Christian Men Builders. 6:3O—V. M. A. vs. Service Products. 7; 15—English Avenue Boys Club vs. American Eagles. 8:00 —Indianapolis Ramblers vs. Central Y. M. C. A. • B:4s—Delta Tau Delta vs. Brookside U. B. 9:3o—Diamond Chain vs. Real Silk. 10:15—Lauter Boys Club vs. Vic’s Five. Eight games will be played tonight at Tomlinson Hall, completing the first round schedule -of the Indianapolis independent amateur sectional basketball tourney in progress this week. Eight games were played Monday night and second round contests will be staged Wednesday night. The four quarter-final games are to be played Thursday nighv, the semi-finals Friday night and the final game Saturday night. Several of the best teams in the city are in lower bracket and play tonight. Monday night's games resulted as follows: State Auto Insurance, 33; Woodside A. C.. 18. American Can, 21- Great Western. 15. Sheridan A. C., 10: Spartan A. c.. 6. St. Philips. 35: Indianapolis Flashes, 13 Krause Bros . 23; College Cubs, 21. Shanklin A. C./23: East Park. 16. Benson’s, 18: Irvington. 16. Elversos, 2; Straus Says, 0. (Forfeit:. Thompson was the high scorer for the State Auto Insurance team. He had seven field goals ar.d a free throw. The State Auto-Woodside game was the high-scoring fray of the evening, fifty-one points being rung up. The Sheridan Sparta# conflict was exactly the opposite. Sheridan won, 10 to 6. Carey scored eight of his team’s ten points. One of the surprises of the evening was the fall of the College Cubs. The Krause Bros, team displayed a nice attack. The speedy St. Philips A. C. squad made a fine showing against the Indianapolis Flashes and won handily. 35 to 13. The Saints appear to be one of the strongest teams in the upper bracket. The Strauss’ loss to the El Verses by forfeit came after the Strauss five walloped the El Versos, 35 to 8. The Strauss manager was unaware of the fact that Dinwiddle, star center, had played in both Lebanon and New Market sectionals, previous to the local event. The youth’s performance in playing in three sectionals has left Wayne Emmclmann, promoter of the meet, in a confusing position. Emmelmann has the matter under consideration. ALONSO DOWNS HUNTER Manuel Takes Laurels in Indoor Tennis Tournament. By United Press BROOKLYN, N. Y„ Feb. 14. Manuel Alonso, former Spanish Davis Cup player, won the annual Heights Casino indoor tennis tournament by defeating Francis Hunter Monday, 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

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Race Called Off as Yank Takes Lead British and Others Assert Norway Favored by Olympic Officials. By United Press ST. MORITZ, Switzerland. Feb. 14.—Thawing ice today caused cancellation of the 10,000 meters speed skating after a sensational American victory in the first heat had given hope that Norway’s so far triumphant progress through the Olympic winter sports program might be halted. British and other competitors here declared the cancellation constituted bad treatment of the American competitors in favor cf the Scandinavians. At the time of the cancellation, Irving, Jafle, United States, was leading. Norwegian Second Bernt Evensen, Norway, was second: Polaczek, Austria, third; Riedl, Austria, fourth; Bulota, Lithuania, fifth; Carlson, Norway, sixth; Roald Larsen. Norway, abandoned. As is usual, the 10,000-meters competitors skated in pairs, and their times in the heats were to bo their ratings, as no final was scheduled. Irving Jafle, United States, was against Bernt Evensen, Norwegian star, in the first heat. They raced abreast until the last lap. As they entered the stretch. Jafle passed Evensen to win by inches in 13:36.5. Sun Slows Ice By the time Armand Carlson, Norway—holder of the world record of 17 minutes 17 seconds for the event—had started in his the bright sun had slowed the ice. The best time Carlson could make was 20:56.1, and recognizing that competitive time was impossible, officials called of! the race. It will not be held at al! during this Olympiad, they said. De Pauw Basket Squad Opposes Wabash Quintet By Times .Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Feb. 14. Wabash and De Pauw basketball teams will clash in Bowman gymnasium here tonight before a capacity 'crowd. The rivals have been working hard for tonight’s contest and the teams are reported in good shape for the fracas. The Cavemen, with a revamped lineup, have been showing improved form in practice sessions, it has been reported and have high hopes of downing the Methodists. THOM DEFEATED By Times Special WABASH, Ind., Feb. 14.—Bobby Chick, Texas, won from Coach Thom of Indiana University in a two falls out of three wrestling match here Monday. Chick won the first fall and Thom the second. After a fall into the orchestra pit, Thom was unable to come back for the last fall.