Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1928 — Page 10

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C WITH BILLY EVANS

BEAT the Yankees is the pet slogan of the American League and it has no greater advocate than Connie Mack of the Athletics. Apparently, the taciturn Mr. Mack, in his desire to overthrow the

supremacy of the New York Americans. has decided to fight fire with fire. To be more explicit, he intends to give the Athletics an offensive punc ii that will rival the Yanks. That is the one and only explanation that can be offered for his

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signing Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb. While these two famous stars have slowed up in the field and on the bases; they are as dangerous as ever at the bat. a tt tt 1 It is one of the phenomenas of the game how the outstanding stars at various positions first show signs of going back as to their legs. Such a fault reacts in their work on the bases and in the field, but somehow they retain the old batting eye, which age does not seem to dim.

PROBABLY no manager in the history of baseball ever opened such a field for debate as did Mack when he added Cobb and Speaker to the roster of the Athletics. You can find plenty of supporters pro and con on the question. If one were to name the twelve greatest players in the history of the game it would be difficult to overlook Cobb and Speaker without being deluged with letters requesting that your sanity be investigated, j They have been outstanding as out- ! fielders, batsmen, base runners, | smart baseball men. Not only have they starred as . players, but each has had a fling at | the managerial game. Speaker in j 1920 won a pennant and a world j championship for Cleveland. Cobb 1 had varying success with the Detroit j Tigers. a e a There are many experts who question the wisdom of Connie Mack in placing two of the game’s greatest stars, players who have been big league managers, in the lineup of the Athletics. There is in many quarters a belief that it won’t work out. tt tt a 17'EAR is expressed that other players of lesser reputation won’t like the situation, the “hogging” of the spotlight by the stars, and there also is a belief a feeling will exist that there isn’t the proper jratio as to salary. I am inclined to the belief that, In the parlance of sport, Mack is •‘shooting the works.” In other words, it is my opinion Connie would be glad to retire if he could put over another pennant winner. He doesn't like to get out while numbered among the also-rans after leading the procession for so many years. For several years the Yankees have literally battered or hatted their way to a pennant, as you pre- ■ fer it. When pitching failed, when J slowness of foot handicapped, when | errors in the field made the Yanks’] defense look like a sieve, the trusty j bats of Ruth, Gehrig and Company j invariably came to the rescue. The Yanks have in a sense tri- j umphed because the club boasted the greatest offense in baseball. Mistakes in other directions didn't matter. tt a a In placing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker in his outfield, Connie Mack is unquestionably adding a real punch but is sacrificing speed on the bases and a defense in the field. GIANTS SET FOR” RACE New Yorkers Win 21 Games In Spring Training Grind. NEW YORK, April 9.—The New York Giants today awaited the opening of the National League season against the Boston Braves here Wednesday with the best spring record in many years. The Gaints won twenty-one games and lost four, two to the Athletics and two to the Senators. One tie was played with the Newark Bears. The Giants won thirteen games before they lost to the Senators Saturday. ATTEMPT RECORD SPIN 11,il United Pi ess DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.. April 9. .—An attempt to break the world's motor car speed record was to be made over the Daytona Beach course today by Ray Keech in the J. M. White Triplex special. A rough beach Sunday prevented the test although the machine went through a practice spin at about 151 miles an hour. The record is 206.95 miles an hour. BAKER VS. FRIEDMAN />'" I nihil Press BROOKLYN. April 9.—Sergeant Sammy Baker, Mitchell Field, L. 1., welterweight, faces Sailor Friedman of Philadelphia in a scheduled tenround bout at the Broadw'ay arena here tonight.

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Indians Take Light Drill to Top Off Training for Opener

Holke’s Condition Improves, and He Expects to Be in Lineup. FERD SCHUPP TO PITCH Yde and Burwell Also Are Ready; Other Gossip. BY EDDIE ASH Batting practice and infield and outfield drill today topped off the Indians’ preparation for the big opening when the Minneapolis Millers will be met as the A. A. curtain goes up at Washington Park Tuesday. V/alter Holke, first sacker, who was taken ill Friday night, showed improvement today and advised Manager Betzel he believed he would be able to start in the feature struggle. Betzel expects to send Ferd Schupp, veteran left-hander, to the mound if he shows well during the warm-up Tuesday, otherwise Emil Yde, the southpaw obtained from Pittsburgh, will be used. Burwell Also Ready Bill Burwell also is ready and in condition to fill the assignment if Manager Betzel makes a lastminute decision to use a righthander. Roy Spencer, who came to the Indians with Yde, is slated to do the backstop work Tuesday. Betzel will start at second if his leg injury does not prevent, and Holke will be at first, Haney at third and Warstler at short. Herman Layne will be in the left garden, Jacobson or Mueller in center and Russell or Anderson in righ.t Millers Due Tonight Mike Kelley's Millers won't leach the city until tonight, and they will make their headquarters at the Severin Hotel. It is thought Manager Kelley will use Benton or Briliheart, on the mound. Both are southpaws. The Indians were knocked out ol their Saturday and Sunday exhibition tilts with the Chicago White Sox. The weather was too raw lor the athletes and both clubs decided to pass up gate receipts in order to protect the players from the rigors! of wintry breezes and damp ground. Manager Betzel made a third cut in his squad today when he permitted Ralph Miller, 1927 utility \ man, to go to his home in Ft Wayne. Miller has been granted per- j mission to make a deal for himself, j He did not make the training trip ' to Florida with the Tribe.

Ed Onslow, new 1 first sacker. reported to the Tribe Sunday and took a workout. He is not in condition to perform in a game owing to the fact that he did not have spring training. He played with Rochester last season. Umpire Fyfe of the International League, who officiated in the White Sox-Indians’ game last Friday, said Onslow is a good fielder and capable batsman. Umpires Powell and McCafferty will handle the opening struggle. The baseball parade starts moving at 1:30 Tuesday under the direction of Capt. H M. Franklin, marshal. Parade will form on Delaware St. at Walnut St., and adjacent streets. Line of march: West on North St. to Meridian St., south on Meridian St. to Washington St., w r est on Washington St. to ball park. Organizations participating in the event arcrequested to report at their places of assignment at 1:00. The Em-Roe sports good company delivered the new home uniforms to the Indians today and the athletes donned ’em for the first time to get the proper “draping.” Ten thousand general admission tickets will go on sale at the park at noon, Tuesday. All box seats have been sold. Some of the grandstand seats have been reserved for booster organizations. Many good seats are unreserved and fans on the job early will get them. The trophy to be awarded for the most unique float in the parade comes from the Em-Roe sports good company. The Charles C. Cancompany has a trophy for the most, beautiful float. Largest attendance in the parade will be rewarded with a cup by the Indianapolis Power and Light Company. Many prizes have been obtained for t!\e players for feature feats in the opener. All prizes are on display in the window of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, New York at Meridian St. The trophy committee is indebted to the following for player prizes: Wilson Western Company, Sinclair Oil and Refining Company, Quick Tire Service, Dilling Candy Company, Jud’s Men’s Duds. Harry Levinson hat shops, McLoughlin Manufacturing Company, Smith-Hassler-Sturm sports good company, Gus Habich sports goods company, A. E. Spalding & Bros., sports goods company, Em-Roe sports goods company, Graybar Electric Company, Hatfield Electric Company. And there were other prizes being collected today.

Jack Lelivelt’s Milwaukee Brewers, the pre-season favorite to win the A. A. pennant, opens with the Senators at Columbus Tuesday. St. Paul is at Louisville and Kansas City at Toledo. The weather man says rising temperature Tuesday. Oh, boy, if the sun shines, and with warmth, the Indians and Millers are sure to be greeted by a packed throng. Mike Kelly has several new players this season and is boasting he’ll race for the pennant if he obtains two more righthanded pitchers of quality. For catchers he has Kenna and Warwick, and on his pitching staff are Moon, Benton and Brillheart, southpaws; Hubbell, righthander, and others. Cotter or Orsatti will play first base, Brady, Rawlings or Black, seconod: Emmer or Devivoros, shortstop; Ezelt or Bohne, third. In his outfield he has Duncan, Smith, Zach Wheat and

Hoppe Holds Advantage in Cue Tourney Veteran Billiard Star Undefeated in National ThreeCushion Event. I’.ii Vnilnl Press CHICAGO, April 9.—The veteran Willie Hoppe of New York, with four victories and no defeats, held the lead in the National Three-Cushion Billiard tournament here today. Hoppe gained the lead Sunday night when he defeated Arthur Thurnblad. Chicago. 50 to 33, in 60 innings. Hoppe had a high run of 6. Thurnblad’s best was 4. Johnny Layton, of St. Louis, fell from the undefeated class when he lost to Leonard Kenny, Chicago. 50 to 47. Kenny’s high run was 5. Layton’s 6. Earl Lookabaugh. Chicago, defeated Charles Weston, Pittsburgh 50 to 35, in 64 innings: Gus Copu!os. Detroit, won easily over Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia, defending champion. 50 to 26, in 46 innings. Today’s pairings were: Kenny vs. Thurnblad: Kieckhefer vs. Weston: Hall vs. Copulos; Hoppe vs. Lookabaugh. Light Heavies on Negro Card One of the features of the allNegro boxing show at Tomlinson Hall Thursday night is expected to be the eight-round semi-wind-up between Jack Hannibal. Indianapolis light heavy, and Battling Randolph of Springfield. Ohio. Both worked out Sunday in local gyms and railbirds were much impressed with the form displayed by both fighters. Hannibal. shifty and a hard puncher, is expected to imp into plenty of opposition in the tough \ Springfield pug. Shifty Calloway and Georgie Smith, welters, meet in the ten-round wind-up. Kentucky Team Wins Prep Event I'll United Proas CHICAGO. April 9.—More than 400 preparatory school basketball players, who competed in Chicago University's tenth annual national interscholastic tournament, returned to their homes in thirty-six States today. The honors of returning home a champion went to a husky team of mountaineers from Ashland, Ky., who defeated Canton. 111., 15 to 10, in the finals Saturday night.

Legion Baseball in Kentucky

The Kentucky department of the American Legion has organized the entire quota of boys’ baseball teams asigned it in the Legion's national junior baseball program, it was announced at national headquarters of the Legion here today, following a report from Thomas H. Hayden, adjutant and athletic officer of the Kentucky department. Hayden stated that within thirty days he would have 200 boys’ teams playing in the State. Kentucky is the first State to complete its quota of teams for the Nation-wide competition which the Legion is sponsoring with the support of the natonal and American Leagues and which will culminate in a junior world series. PLAY SECOND EIGHTEEN Qualifying Round of North-South Open Postponed by Rain. /.*.// I n.h'tl I’rcxs PINEHURST. N. C.. April 9.—The second 18 holes of the qualifying round of the North and South amateur golf tournament was to be played today. It was postponed Sunday when a heavy rain fell. George Voight, Washington, and Eugene Homans, Englewood, N. J., led at the end of the first 18 with 73. More than 200 golfers were entered. ENTERS I*RO RANKS P..u V nil oil Press LONDON, April 9.—Mrs. Lambert Chambers, seven times British women’s tennis champion, has announced desertion of the amateur ranks and will start her career as a professional instructor Tuesday.

Honest Mark! Pji Unit'd Press NEW YORK, April 9. Helen Ballard, cashier at the Hotel Ansolia, found her account S9O short. Just then a young man walked up to the window and said: “I have S9O too much money, qnd I think you gave it to me when you cashed that check yesterday.” The man was Mark Koenig, shortstop of the New York Yankees.

Spencer Harris. Orsatti also is an outfielder. Among the boosters behind the opening day festivities are the following : George R. Wellbaum, chairman athletic committee. Chamber of Commerce; Wallace O. Lee vice chairman. Parade Committee —Frank E. McKinney, chairman. Luncheon Clubs —Thomas F. Hatfield, chairman; Jack Hendricks Jr., Charles Kenner Trophies and Judges—Charles Kaser, chairman; Robert J. Heuslein. Publicity—Ed Herman, chairman: Horace Ryan. Frank Chance. O. T. Roberts, Ed Hunter. Lester Nagley Music and Stums —Hubert Riley, chairman: J. B. Quirk. Ace Berrv. William Hough. Ad Miller Jr., Ralph Wishard. Industrial and Educational Cooperation —Harvey Elam chairman; Sam Goldstein, George J. Diver. Henry J. Schnitzius. Judges for Prizes—Mayor L. Ert Slack, Dick Miller, president Chamber of Commerce, and Charles W. Jewett. Parade Marshal— Captain Harry Franklin.

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Second Season as Pilot . a tt o a a Bruno Betzel Fears No Nine and Predicts Indians Will Delight Fans With Hustling Spirit.

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Manager Bruno Bftzel

In common with some of the veteran managers in the American Association, who have been shouting in headlines anent "having the best team they ever piloted in an A. A. race,” Albert Bruno Betzel, field boss of the Indians, can say the same thing and really mean it. No need of Bruno blushing while making a statement of that kind, for this is only his second season as manager and lie KNOWS lie has a stronger club than last spring. Betzel is not given to making wild statements, but he is convinced he has a team that will hustle and fight in a way that will please the fans and grow stronger

‘Uncle Robbie’ Confident Dodgers Stronger and Will Make Trouble Pilot of Brooklyn Club Believes Addition of Bancroft Plugs Hole in Infield: Likes Pitching.

(Copyright. 1928, United Press) BROOKLYN, April 9 —The best pitching staff in the National League, a tighter defense and increased hitting strength will make the Brooklyn Robins a far more dangerous team than in 1927, Wilbert Robinson told the United Press today. “I do not claim the Robins will be

With Amateur and Semi-Pro Nines

There will be an important meeting of the baseball teams of the Westview Baptist Church tonight at 8 o'clock. All of last year's plavers and those desiring tryouts arc requested to attend. Municipal Gardens, formerly the Casino Gardens, will place a strong team In the field this year. A meeting will be held Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Municipal Gardens Club rooms. Any plavers wishing to tivout ere urged to attend the meeting or call C. P Oliver. Belmont 2G58. ON EXHIBITION TOUR R>/ United /Vo** ATLANTA. Ga., April 9.—Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn will begin a series of exhibition golf matches April 17 to raise funds for the American Olympic team. The tour opens in Augusta. Ga. Other cities to be visited include Columbia. S. C.; Washington, Baltimore, Albany. N. Y.; Macon, Ga.; Birmingham. Ala,; Athens, Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn. SOCCER TEAMS IN TIE Rj/ I'nilal Prcnn NEW YORK. April 9.—The soccer championship of the United States remained unsettled today after the Chicago Bricklayers and New York Nationals played a 1-1 overtime tie at the Polo Grounds Sunday. Another game will be played at Chicago next Sunday to decide the title. A crowd of 16,000 —anew record for the national challenge cup final—saw the two-hour struggle between the two finalists. DECIDING MATCHES Itj/ Unit cl Press BARCELONA. Spain, April 9. With the South Americans leading two matches to one, Chile and Spain met today in the deciding singles matches of their first round European zone Davis Cup engagement. SUNDAY'S EXHIBITIONS Yankees, 7: Brooklyn. 3. Gia ts, 8; Washington, 6 (14 innings), Jersey City, 2; Giants (2nd team), 0. Phillies. 6; Newark. 0. Cincinnati, 7; Cleveland, 5. Memphis. 3; Pittsburgh, 2 (10 innings). Cubs. 13; Kansas City, 4. Cardinals, 2: Browns, 1. Detroit vs. Wichita Falls, cancelled, cold. White Sox vs. Indianapolis, cancelled, cold.

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later. “We fear no club,” says Bruno, “despite the fact that several teams in the A. A. are inclined to think were not going anywhere. Our spring training exhibition record was not bad and evidently we have some power our rivals are overlooking.” The Betzelites, slightly crippled, go into championship action Tuesday against the Minneapolis Millers.and if fair weather prevails Washington Park is certain to be packed. The fans are determined to give the Tribe past inters a royal send-off and President Hickey will be here to view the ceremonies and game.

contenders,” Robinson said, “but I expect them to be far more troublesome than they were last season. “I do not think another team in the National League has a pitching staff as formidable as mine. Dazzy Vance is the league's best righthander and Jess Petty, the best lefthander. Doug McWeeney is a greatly improved pitcher and Bill Doak, Jim Elliott, Watson Clark and Rube Ehrhardt round out the staff.'' The addition of Dave Bancroft, Robinson believes, has plugged the gap at shortstop and steadied the entire infield. “Riconda will help the infield a lot. too.” Robinson said. Roibnson thinks the Pirates and Cardinals shape up as the strongest teams in the league, but would not be surprised if both clubs were headed off. “It's hard to say what will happen in the National League race this | year,” Robinson said. “The Cubs are ! liable to be dangerous; the Giants j should make trouble; the Robins will have a far better team.’’ Urban Shocker to Join Yankees hn I inlet Press CHICAGO, April 9.—Urban Shocker, veteran pitcher, is expected to return in a few days to the i line-up of the New York Yankees. ! He resigned early in the spring, inj tending to retire, and did not make I the spring training trip with the i Yankees. Recently he applied for reinstatement. He was reinstated by Judge K. M. Landis, baseball’s high commissioner, Saturday. Shocker still is the property of the Yankees, although he has not signed a contract for the season. While the Yankees were getting into condition, the hurler operated a radio shop in St. Louis. O’NEIL MAY GO UP Braves May Trade Gautreau to Toledo for A. A. Catcher. Bn United Press . „ „ WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 9 Jack Slattery, manager of the Boston Braves, was to rejoin his home team here today for the final exhibition game against the Wilkesbarre club of the New York-Penn-sylvania League. Slattery has been in conference with Judge Emil Fuchs, owner of the club, relative to a trade. In- | fielder Doc Gautreau may be traded I to the Toledo American Association club for Catcher Mickey O'Neil.

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All Set for Opening Day in Big Show Officials of Major Circuits Predict Most Prosperous Season on Tap. BY FRANK GETTY I nitrd Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, April 9.—Golt, radio and flivvers were popularly supposed a few years ago to be putting baseball on what was sometimes slangily referred to as the blink. The idea now is as outjvorn as the slang. The national pastime had a lure of its own, all the way from ‘one old cat” on the corner lot to the climax of the w'orla series and when the pennant races of 1928 get under way this week the presence of a quarter of a million fans at the opening games will attest baseball's pennant popularity. Presidents Confident President John Heydler of the National League and President E. S. Barnard of the American League both have predicted through the United Press that the coming season will be the most prosperous and best attended ever. When the number of golfers in the United States increased from a few hundred thousand to several million, pessimists wrote the obituary of organized baseball. When the radio brought the game to every speakeasy, crepe hangers prepared a big black bow for baseball’s gate receipts. The cheap automobile was expected to depopulate the nation's ball parks in a season or two. Game Holds Own And then the staunch old national pastime went right ahead and broke major league attendance records for the past five seasons in succession. “The same thing will happen in our league in 1928," predicts Heydler. “That goes for our league, as well.” chimes in Barnard. The major league season opens a day early in Washington this year, out of courtesy to President Coolidge. So seriously do the folks who run the pastime take the business of having the first ball thrown in by some frock-coated dignitary that they have arranged a special game at Griffith Stadium on Tuesday for the President’s benefit. Afterwards, the Red Sox and the Washington Senators will journey to Boston and open the season all over again with the others Wednesday. Season’s Estimate Twelve million fans are expected to pay or crash their way into the major league parks from April to September. 1928. And that is believed to be a conservative enough estimate of this coming season's attendance. Both pennant races are expected to be better than last year's. Yet both Yankees and Pirates are picked to repeat. There is a widespread feeling among the nation’s fans that the world’s champions will not be able to make such a runaway race of it this coming season, but on paper no club figures to beat them. The Pittsburgh Pirates are rated the strongest club in the National League', but the senior circuit is better balanced than it was in 1927, and every club except Philadelphia has a fighting chance to make the first division.

Odds Quoted on Major Races

Bp I nil oil Press NEW YORK. April 9. Jack Doyle, Broadway sportsman and stakeholder, has quoted the following odds on the 1928 baseball races: AMERICAN LEAGUE Team. Win 2nd 3rd 4tli New York .... 3-5 1-5 1-29 1-50 Philadelphia .. 3-1 1-2 1-6 1-20 Washington ... 6-1 7-5 2-5 1-10 Detroit 8-1 3-1 6-5 1-6 Chicago 30-1 10-1 4-1 8-5 Cleveland 100-1 40-1 20-1 10-1 St. Louis 200-1 100-1 50-1 25-1 Boston 1000-1 500-1 300-1 100-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Team. Win 2nd 3rd 4th Pittsburgh .... 9-5 1-2 1-8 1-10 Chicago 5-2 Even 1-4 1-8 St. Louis 5-2 Even 1-4 1-8 New York 4-1 8-5 1-2 1-6 Brooklyn 30-1 10-1 4-1 2-1 Cincinnati .... 30-1 10-1 4-1 2-1 Boston 60-1 20-1 10-1 5-1 Philadelphia .1000-1 500-1 300-1 200-1 FLYWEIGHT TITLE SCRAP K n l nited Press NEW YORK. April 9.—Corporal Izzy Schwartz of New York, recognized as world's flyweight champion by the New York State commission, meets Routder Parra of Chile in a scheduled fifteen-round title match at the St. Nicholas arena tonight. The National Boxing Association recognizes Frankie Genaro as the 112-pound champion.

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Kid Lencho

When Kid Lencho, Indianapolis Mexican bantamweight, steps into the Armory ring next Tuesday night he will oppose Babe Keller, tough Toledo fighter. The bout is one-half of the scheduled double wind-up. It was recently reported that Lencho scored a victory over Jimmy Sayers of Lafayette, Ind., at Dayton. Illness, Injuries Handicap Cincy CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 9 —The Cincinnati Reds will open the season badly handicapped by illness and injuries. Clark Pittenger, utility infielder, had his thumb nail split in batting practice Sunday ana the Reds will be without the services of a utility infielder until Horace Ford recovers from a sore foot and cold and replaces Jack White, former Fordham College star at shortstop. Three pitchers are on the disabled list, Jakie May has a sore elbow, Red Lucas is ill and Carl Mays is out for a month with a weak heart.

They’ll Work in Opening Games

L'.n I nil < <1 Pn is NEW York. April 9.—Pitching selections for the opening day game, according to a poll of the major league managers by the United Press, are as follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday Boston (Ruffing) at Washington (Gaston*. Wednesday St. Louis (Gray) at Detroit (Whitehill). Cleveland (Uhlc) at Chicago (Lyons). New York (Pennock or Hoyt) at Philadelphia (Grove). NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday Pittsburgh (Kremer) at St. Louis i Alexander). Chicago (Root) at Cincinnati (Luque). Philadelphia (Ferguson or Ring) at Brooklyn (Vance). Boston Genewich or R. Smith) at New York (Benton).

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U. S. Tennis Stars Make Clean Sweep Hennessey Scores Second Cup Victory by Downing Bob Kinsey. Bp l nit oil Proas MEXICO CITY. April 9.—Having make a clean sweep of the Davis Cup matches here with two mors singles victories Sunday, the American team was en route to Texas today to take part in exhibition matches in preparation for the meeting with China in the second round. Althougn victory over the Mexicans and advancement to the second round of American zone play was assured by the winning of the doubles Saturday, the two rivaling matches of the five on the program were played at the Deportivo Club Sunday morning. Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis scored his second Davis Cup victory in two States, defeating the veteran ex-Patriate, Bob Kinsey, of the Mexican team, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Wilmer Allison, red haired University of Texas star, played in place of “Big Bill” Tilden, American caplain, in the final singles match, and beat Alfonso Unda, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6, 7-5. The United States team left Sunday night for Texas to play exhibition games in preparation for the second round matches with China at Kansas City. Against Kinsey, Hennessey played brilliant tennis today. His drives and accurate placements overcoming the chop strokes and soft lobs of the former Californian. Unda gave Allison a terriffic battle. The lithe Mexican took tho first set by meeting the intercollegiate champion at his own hard driving game and scoring through greater accuracy. Allison's service was erratic, but when he stormed the net he gave an able exhibition. L U, Tracksters in Southern Meet Bp Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 9. Wilmer Rinehart, Indiana University field athlete, winner at the Drake relays last year, will go after the southern javelin record Saturday at Atlanta, Ga., in the annual southern relays. Rinehart won the event at Atlanta last spring, but was unable to set anew distance for the throw. The Hoosier track squad will leave here Thursday for the southern championships. Last year the team came bac kwith first place, scoring thirty-four points. E. G. BARTHEL Tailor Alteration Specialist Clothes Made to Order 8 W. Ohio St.—Near Meridian Joseph Gardner Cos. Roofers and Sheet Metal Workers MAin 2078 147 KENTUCKY AVENUE LEON Tailored to Measure Men’s Suits and O’Coats Salesroom and Shop 254 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. Is a Half Hour of Hardf"^ Work Changing a f Tire Worth 2c 9 Save your time and enei^ydiiß Bowes ” Seat-Fast' Tire Patch. - - rtijjpMT / *s^because Stays* P.t.nr-d Aar. In Point of Service It Costs the Least Particular Dealers Handle '‘Seal-Fart’' Bowes “Seal-Fast Corporation Indianapolis, U. S. A.