Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 169, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1928 — Page 12

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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW yop.s, Dec. 5.—A large and arid group of baseball men shifted their temporary residence across the Haig line to Canada

Tuesday pr e - liininary to the annual winter baseball gas sing tournament of the mine : leagues. Science hasn’t yet been able to determine why it is necessary 'or the heads if various basemil leagues to ssemble at any ;ivcn point in ;he month of Decmber, o r any other month for that

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matter, for the grim purpose of holding whatever in the grand hooney manner, but it is done, nevertheless, year after year. Perhaps the answer is that the only time that president of the Three-I League or the pompous directors of the championship Battle Creek Oat Crunchers can attract any attention is in the dead of winter when the resonant base hit and the twisting hook are in camphor balls. It is something more than an idle theory that a triple scoring the winning run will break up the most momentous baseball meeting ever held in anybody’s back room. tt tt tt This year’s minor league meeting is distinguished, if that is the word, by the ornate presence of practically all the big league notables, as they are amusingly called, including John Heydler who does the yessing for the National League magnates and E. S. Barnard, who does the official nodding in the affirmative for the American League magnates. n tt tt IT IS SOMETHING OP A NOVELTY FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE TO ATTEND A MINOR LEAGUE MEETING BECAUSE IN YEARS PAST WEEN BYRON BANCROFT JOHNSON WAS PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR CIRCUIT HE REMAINED STEADFASTLY AT HOME STROKING. ONE PRESUMES. THE BACK OF HIS FAVORITE CAT AND MEDITATING PRODIGIOUSLY. tt tt tt IT has been said that Johnson’s lack of interest in the minor league meetings, especially in the post-Volsteadian days, was influenced by the unhappy choice of their meeting points. To an old campaigner a baseball meeting must be something more than just a baseball meeting. a a tt Toronto seems to offer these added allurements both in quantity and assortment. This may explain the extraordinary interest all the baseball officials are manifesting in the current convention. There are times of course when these meetings are productive of developments of great importance. tt tt a BOME YEARS AGO THE LATE CHARLES EBBETS OF THE BROOKLYN CLUB STOOD BEFORE THE MAGNIFICENT BAR OF THE WALDORF AND ASKED CHARLES WEBB MURPHY OF THE CHICAGO CUBS WHAT HE WOULD HAVE. MURPHY TOOK A SMALL BEER. THREE HOURS LATER THE TWO GENTLEMEN STANDING IN THE SAME SPOT GOT AROUND TO BUSINESS. tt tt tt EBBETS asked Murphy if he was disposed to consider a cash | offer of interesting proportions for his shortstop, a fellow named Joe Tinker, and Murphy said, in a voice freighted with brotherly love and altruism, “Chollie, seezing it’s you, you can have him for $25,000. Anybody else would have to pay $15,000.’’ Ebbets wiped a large glistening tear of affection from his starboard eye, extended his hand, and said, “Shake, Chollie, you’re on. You’re a shwell feller, and what’ll you have?” a a tt It is stated that when Ebbets awakened the next morning and read in the newspapers that he had purchased a shortstop for $25,000 —which was a million dollars In those days—he immediately began devising plans by which he could get along without a $25,000 shortstop on his infield. tt tt tt Tinker helped him out of his dilemma by jumping to the Federal League, an outlaw organization then just bursting into prominence. PARKS NAMED CAPTAIN Bu United Press MADISON, Wis., Dec. s.—John Parks, Muskogee, Okla., was elected captain of the 1929 Wisconsin football team at the annual banquet here Tuesday night. Parks, a junior, played guard this season. He succeeds Rube Wagner. BEARG TO WASHBURN Du United Press TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. s.—Rumors that Coach Ernest Bearg, who resigned as football mentor at Nebraska Tuesday, may become director of athletics at Washburn college of Topeka gained support today.

Did You Know That— IE N A BLACKBURNE’S name is printed as the manager on the new stationery of the Chicago White Sox. . . . And Owner „ Comiskey wouldn’t waste all that paper if he wasn’t going to be . . . The Clevelands offered the Sox Uhle, Montague and a catcher for Hunnefleld and Falk . . . And the Sox demanded Lind . . . And Cleveland hung up ... In three years Wittenberg hasn’t lost a football game by poor kicking, blocked punts or missed points after touchdowns . . . A1 Brodbeck, one of the greatest golfers in the east, is out for the basketball team at Pennsylvania . . . Don Miller, one of the Four Horsemen, is getting the hand for developing all those backs at Georgia Tech.

Baseball Draft War Clouds Subside at Big Minor Convention

Hansen Goes Down Before Akron Heavy Another Upset Occurs in Fistic Ring; Winner’s Age Is 33. By United Press CLEVELAND, Dec. s.—Knute Hansen’s dreams of a heavyweight title, and the advantages that usually goes with such a crown, came to an abrupt end here Tuesday night when the Dane was knocked out in eight rounds by Myers Christner, Akron’s 33-year-old rubber worker. Christner, 33, by his own admission, the father of two children, and his hair noticeably thin at the crown, struck the great Dane down with two punches. The fighters battered each other during the early rounds. The eighth was about half over when Christner’s left arm shot out in a feint for the chin. The left never landed, but his right clenched at the end of a hairy arm, crossed in a straight line for Hansen’s jaw. Hansen was up at nine his eyes glassy and his arms limp at his sides. Christner sent over a second right cross and Hansen was down for sure. Billy Wallace defeated Johnny Farr on points in the semi-final. Hoppe to Seek 3-Cushion Title in Early Meet By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. s.—Willie Hoppe will make a bid for the world three cushion billiard title Dec. 17, 18 and 19 at the tournament here. Rumors that Hoppe would not play for the only billiard title he has not held were set at rest when he sent in his entry today. Financial difficulties with the National Billiard Association had been reported as keeping Hoppe out. He qualified last fall for the tournament by finishing second. The other three who will compete are Johnny Layton, Otto Reiselt and Gus Copulos. Ralph Greenleaf, champion. Frank Taberski, Edwin Rudolph and Pasquale Natalie will play for the world pocket billiard crown at a tournament in conjunction with the three-cushion competition.

Was One of West’s Grid Best

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“Chuck” Carroll

“Chuck” Carroll, star half back on the University of Washington team, made practically all of the all-Coast Conference teams and was named on a number of allAmerican elevens. Although he was on a team that finished next to the bottom in the coast conference, he was the leading scorer and one of the best ball carriers 5 and passers in the country. northsTders to clash Sunday School Netmen to Compete for League Honors. The second session of the North Side Sunday School Basketball League is carded for tonight when the Home Presbyterian Green Dragons clash with Crooked Creek Baptists at Thirty-first street Baptist gym. St. Paul M. E. vs. Thirty-first street Baptist Maroons will provide the second game. First tilt is scheduled for 8. In the openers last week the Maroons swamped Crooked Creek while the Dragons downed St. Paul, 12 to 11.

Fights and Fighters

DES MOINES- Polo Perfecto. Filipino boxer, was knocked out in the seventh round by Harold Mathews. Lincoln. Neb., flyweight, here Tuesday night. After the fight Perfecto was examined by a physician. who said he was fouled by the blow which dropped him. Perfecto made no effort to claim the foul, however, as he sank to the canvas. Kenneth Hunt of Des Moines, won a technical knockout over Sandy McDowell of Omaha. McDowell’s seconds tossed In the towel between rounds. CHICAGO— Billy Light, St. Paul welterweight. defeated Johnny Roberts. Huntington, W. Va.. by a technical knockout in the ninth round. The referee stopped the fight in the ninth after Roberts had been floored the fourth time. Light weighed 146 pounds Robertts. 148. Jack Denny and Prince Saunders, both of Chicago, boxed a 4-round draw at 130 pounds. Dick Earl. Chicago, defeated Billy Brent. Alabama, 140 pounds.~(4). George Kerwln. Chicago, best Tommy O'Laughlln. Springfield, 111.. 130 pounds. (61. Mexican Joe Rivers. Cedar Rapids, won by a technical knockout in the first round from Roger O'Brien. Chicago 145 pounds, Dick Honne, California, defeated Teddy De Marco, Pittsburgh, 145 pounds, (10). NEW YORK—The Boston heavyweights, Jim Maionev and Jack Sharkey, may tangle at Madison Square Garden next month in their fourth meeting. Maloney’s victory over Johnny Risko. who held a victory over Sharkey hjs made It necessary for one of the Boston boys to be drooped by the wayside again, sponsors of the elimination tournament to select a heavyweight champion have decided.

Double A Circuits Appear to Have Launched Effective Lobby Crusade. MAGNATES IN SESSION Bert Niehoff to Manage Louisville, ’Tis Said. BY FRANK GETTY, United Press Sports Editor TORONTO, Ont., Dec. s.—With more than 500 baseball men from the United States and Canada in attendance, the national association, which embraces the thirty minor leagues, formally opened its annual meeting here today. Seldom has there been a larger attendanceWhen the delegates went into session today it seemed likely that the much discussed draft problem had been settled in advance. The International League, The Pacific Coast League and the American Association went into the meeting with a united front against any attempt to force upon them the universal draft, or “right to selection,” as the majors prefer to call it. * Head Off Trouble A number of minor officials had resolutions to propose embodying acceptance of the draft by all minor leagues, but the class AA magnates had been working quietly and effectively during the last two days and anticipated no difficulty in maintaining their previous opposition to any such proposition. If the national association, in which each minor league has one vote, succeeded in passing any legislation contrary to the three big Class AA associations, the latter were prepared to withdraw and form a baseball organization of their own. Leaders of the opposition to the universal draft felt, however, that such drastic action would not be necessary. They Had canvassed the field and believed before the meeting opened that they had thj weight of opinion on their side. Big Leaguers Present More major league magnates and managers than ever before followed the minors into the annual meeting of the national association, were on hand today, angling for players and following the proceedings carefully. Presidents of both major leagues, and from one to a half dozen representatives of every major league baseball club were waiting in the lobby 'of the King Edward hotel when the minor leaguers trooped up the stairs to start their meeting. Bert Niehoff, ' who recently recently resigned as manager of the Atlanta team, will be the new pilot of the Louisville Colonels, it was reported today. He was in conference with Owner Knebelkamp and Business Manager Neal and terms were being discussed. He is certain to take the job, it was said, if the club bosses promise to get him some players. Nearly all magnates agreed that Indianapolis made a good deal by getting Pete Monahan, first sacker, tor Burrus and Florence. The Indian club bosses have Pitcher Steve Swetonic on the market and the bidding is lively. The New York Giants, Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are leading in the negotiations for Steve and it was rumored the Giants had topped the Pirates’ price. Swetonic, who is here, prefers Pittsburgh, for he lives there. Indianapolis Is trying hard to bring about the return of Catcher Roy Spencer and for that reason Pittsburgh is said to have the “inside” in the bidding for Swetonic. Lefty Liefleld is said to be the leading candidate to manage St. Paul. Owner Connery said he had forty applications. Jimmy Zinn. veteran right-handed pitcher with Kansas City, has been sold to the Cleveland Americans for Outfielder Gerk-ln, cash and two other players. Zinn has been an A. A. star for years. Wilbur Good, veteran outfielder, has signed to pilot the Atlanta club. The American Association will open its 1929 campaign April 16. Milwaukee will open at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Louisville, Minneapolis at Toledo and St. Paul at Columbus. Fred Haney, brilliant third sacker of the Indianapolis team, is trying to land the job of managing the Seattle Coast League Club. It is said Owner Perry has promised not to stand in the way If Haney secures a Class AA pilot post. Haney lives in California and prefers to play on the coast.

I. C. C. Meeting Here on Dec. 15; Evansville Aims to Try Night Football

Indiana College Conference will hoM its annual meeting at the Claypool hotel, Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10 a. m. according to word from Dr. William M. Blanchard of De Pauw university, president. It wul be the usual schedule, meeting and the time for setting dates for track, golf and tennis meets. It is expected that Evansville college might ask for a change in its freshman rule. At the same time John Harmon, Evansville athletic director, is likely to ask that all football opponents at Evansville next fall agree to play Friday night games. The “Ace” mentor is known to be worried over the financial support given the college team and he believes night football might help. Evansville is a strong high school sport town. Cincinnati university plays night games and finds they are popular Large flood lights and a white ball are used. The Indiana Officials Association has arranged for a room where the coaches and directors are invited to meet while here for the conference session. * PAGE THE SCOUTS Kenneth Strong, powerful N. Y. U. half back, is said to be one of the best college ball players in the east.

Lily White? Hu United Press CHICAGO, Dec.ts.—Because several boxers here have been made ill from boxing glove dye, the Illinois boxing commission has voted to use white gloves hereafter. Several fighters have been incapacitated for long periods when the dye infected bruises on their faces.

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Bailey Brothers Star as Central Drops Vincennes Indiana Central college basketball squad worked with added vigor today after getting away to a fast season start Tuesday night in a 35-to-33 victory over Vincennes college at the Central gym. Harry Good’s quintet spurted to a lone field basket lead in the last half after the first half of the game had ended in a 17-to-17 deadlock. Monday night Vincennes lost to Danville Normals, 27 to 26. The two Bailey brothers accounted for 24 of the 35 points made by the local netters, but Pete was the stronger of the two, as he scored seventeen, and one of these was the winning shot. The lead see-sawed in the second half with both teams playing a better brand of ball than in the initial period. Henley and Pielmier dropped in long shots while the locals played a fast under-the-hoop offensive game. Nawlings, Central floor guard, sniped four from the field oesides turnig in a good defensive game.

Blades to Rochester in Deal for Gelbert.

B i United Prt ss ST. LOUIS, Dec. s.—Ray Blades, Cardinal outfielder, a sum of money and a pitcher to be announced later, was the price paid Rochester for Charley Gelbert, young shortstop, Sam Breadon, president of the Cardinals, announced Tuesday night. Breadon said he was seeking a first-class infielder available for emergencies and that he hoped to find one at the joint major league meeting in Chicago next week or at the National League meeting in New York later.

NEA All-America Selections for 1928

The Newspaper Enterprise Association of Cleveland, one of The Times contributors, offers its annual All-America mythical iootbaU teams for 1928. The selections are made by Henry L. Farrell, NEA

sports editor. Position— First Team— Left End Fesler (Ohio State) Left Tackle Getto (Pittsburgh) Left Guard Westra (Iowa) Center Pund (Georgia Tech) Right Guard Post (Stanford) Right Tackle Hibbs (Southern California) Right End Vansickle (Florida) Quarter Back Harpster (Carnegie Tech) Left Half Back... Strong (N. Y. U.) Right Full Back..Cagle (Army) Full Back Scull (Pennsylvania)

$5,000 Hawaiian Golf Tournament Play-Off Taken by Bill Mehlhorn Chicago Pro Turns in Fancy Shooting to Down Fred Morrison; Large Crowd Follows Match.

By United Press HONOLULU, T. H.. Dec. 5. Spectacular shots on the sixteenth and seventeenth greens of an eightfeen-hole play-off enabled “Wild Bill” Mehlhorn of Chicago to win the first annual Hawaiian $5,000 open golf championship here Tuesday. Mehlhorn’s card of 73 was two strokes better than that turned in

Amateur, Independent Basketball Notes

Brlthtwood Big Four team def*ted the P. &E. division quintet. 41 to at LiDerty hall Howard, Wade Hitchcock and Hunt d glish Slr Avenue SCh Bov 1 S e Club prefer?^ KLetdoff'at^Hghtwoodshops^en-ty-flfth street and Sherman drive, or pnone Ch. 4538 after 6. TCirsrhbaum Netters added their fourth victory when they defeated the SouUi Side Merchants 49 to 19 at Kirshbaum Center. ■Rabo Felt man with 20 points was leading fco b r C er Fe Ne m xrSunday the Netters play th. Rixles ot Latayette at the center. The Lauter Grays stumbled game with the Y. M. 8. five a 2?, h we hL d v" seated 31 to 18. For games with tne Y. M S team, who plav in Sacred He jrt Drexel 4439-R and ask lor Francis. The East Tenth street girls team will clash with the Hawthorne Blue Birds Friday night at 7. as a curtain raiser to the Deaks-Bridgeport, game. On Dec. 28 the East Tenth girls will clash with the Brightwood Demons. For games call Paui Perry. Cherry 2649. Two Trinity A. C. teams, one in the 1516 year-old class and the other In the 1415 class, desire games with teams that have a floor. Bookings may be made by calling Bob at Lincoln 8763 alter 7. Three big games are on tap for South Side Turner hall Tuesday night. H. N. 8. of St. Patricks church meet the First Baptists quintet, the Y. L. S. meets the West Washington M. E. team and the Shamrocks play, the Cards. The opening game will start at 7:30. For games with the H. N. S. team write Frank Roth 1230 Cottage avenue, or call Drexel 0116. Second practice of the season for the Riverside Olympic team will be held tonight at the gym. Thirteenth and Alabama streets. Players from the last season’s five and new on's wishing tryouts are asked to attend the drill. Green Dragons, undefeated this season, will clash with Crooked Creek Baptists in the Northside Sunday School League tonight. Real Silk Tigers will furnish the opposition for the Dragons Friday night. For games, call Merrill at Irvington 2849. The Lauter Grays want to book with teams playing in the 17-18-year-old class for Friday nights on their home court, and Mondav and Wednesday nights away. Call Red Wincel or Kelly at Belmont 3641. Christamores and Crows take notice. Bess to Fight Young Dencio One-Round Bess, crafty veteran bantamweight of Indianapolis, will meet Young Dencio, Filipino, in the ten-round main event of what promises to be a classy evening of milling at Tomlinson hall Dec. 13. Bess, who also is promoting the show, has lined up several out-of-town boys to support the card, Including Eddie Johnson of Louisville and Kid Porter, sparring partner of Bud Taylor, who will meet in the eight-round semi-windup. They are slugging lightweights. The remainder of the card will consist of out-of-town fighters who will be announced later.

New Tribe First Sacker

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OWNER PERRY and Manager Betzel of the Indians put through a deal at the Toronto baseball convention, Tuesday night, that will cheer the fans. Pete Monahan, heavy hitting first baseman with the Rochester Internationals last season, becomes Tribe property in a trade that sends Dick Burrus, first sacker, and Paul Florence, eatcher, to Rochester, or to any place the St. Louis Cardinals assign them.

Second Team— Frankian (St. Marys) Steele (Florida) Robesky (Stanford) Howe (Princeton) Burke (Navy) Lassman (N. Y. U.) Rosenzweig (Carnegie Tech) Holman (Ohio State) Mizell (Georgia Tech) Carroll (Washington) Thomas (Southern California) i

by Fred Morrison of Alhambra, Cal., his opponent. They were tied when the regular seventy-two holes had been completed Sunday. Morrison started well on the first hole, requiring only three strokes against four for Mehlorn. “Wild Bill” overcame this on the second green when he put the ball in the cup after three strokes while Morrison needed five. Mehlhorn maintained the one stroke advantage until the turn. On the tenth hole the Californian was through in four strokes and Mehlhorn needed five, but this procedure was reversed on the eleventh when Morrison took five and his opponent only four. They halved the next two and Morrison went into the lead by one stroke on the fourteenth when he had a four and Mehlhorn needed six. The next hole was halved. Mehlhorn brought cheers from the large gallery that followed the golfers when he chalked up a three on the sixteenth hole and another three on the seventeenth. Morrison had a four and five respectivly, and could do no better than halve the last hole with a five.-

Let’s Not Overlook Charlie’s Team in Florida; Hasn’t Been Defeated Former Notre Dame Player Has Great Gang of Gators to Send Against Tennessee Saturday.

Bn United Prem GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. s.—ln recountin'? the great elevens ol 1928 It is impossible to overlook the brilliant one Charles Bachman has developed at the University of Florida. Charlie learned his football at Notre Dame. Bachman has built an eleven which stands a fair chance of winning its final game of the season Saturday despite the fact that Tennessee, the opponent, also Is undefeated. The Gators opened their ’2B season with an easy victory over Southern, 26 to 0. Since then their record has included a 73 to 0 victory over Mercer: a 26 to 6 win from Georgia, and a 71 to 6 triumph over Sewanee. They defeated Clemson, 27 to 6, in addition to other rank ing southern elevens. Held Close Once North Carolina State was the only team to give the Floridans anything that resembled a battle, holding the Gators to a 14 to 7 score. The rest were easy. One reason for the success the Gators have encountered this season Is the calibre of their individuals Jimmy Steele, sophomore, ranks as one of the best guards in the country. He weighs 194 and is fast. Has Great End In Dale Van Sickel, veteran end, Bachman has a wing man who, he says, is without a weakness. Bachman likes to tell of the many “scoring plays” that opponents have started towards Van Sickel’s side of the line without success. Bachman is exceptionally fortun-

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Florence was of little service here in 1928 and Monahan is much younger than Burrus, who cost Owner Perry SIO,OOO, when purchased from the Braves and who failed to live up to his previous standard. Monahan played against the Indians in the "little world’s series” and Manager Betzel was impressed with his skill. He bats and throws left-handed and is rated a fine fielder as well as a distance hitter.

Third Team— Barrabee (N. Y. U.) Pommerening (Michigan) Gibson (Minnesota) Pressley (Clemson) McMillan (Nebraska) Long (Detroit) Tanner (Minnesota) Crabtree (Florida) Glassgow (Iowa) Sloan (Nebraska) Lumpkin (Georgia Tech)

Veteran Tennis Player Passes Bu United Press LONDON, Dec. s.—Colonel H. G. Mayes, Anglo-Canadian tennis player, died suddenly today of blood poisoning. The poisoning was reported to have originated from a boil on the face. Colonel Mayes, although well over forty, was regarded as one of the fittest athletes in the country. In recent years he reached the last eight in the Wimbledon finals. He had written many articles on athletics, health and fitness. Swim Event at I. A. C. Jan. 25 The Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. indoor swimming championships for the 500-yard free style, the 220-yord breast stroke, 150-yard back stroke and the low board diving will be staged by the Indianapolis Athletic Club on the evening of Jan. 25. Entry blanks will be distributed within the next few days. Information relative to the championships may be ob fumed from R. O. Pepenguth, Indianapolis Athletic Club, or from Paul R. Jordon of the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U.

ate in having a powerful back field composed of juniors, all of whom will be available for the 1929 squad. The “Phantom Four,” as they are known in the south, include Crabtree, quarter back; Goodbread, 195pound half back who defeated N. C. State with two 70-yard runs; Cawthon, half back, and Brumbaugh, full back BEN DAVIS TO ~PLAY Gerrlcks’ Team to Meet Washington Five at Bridgeport. Washington high school and Ben Davis high will clesh at the Bridgeport community center Friday night at 8. The Ben Davis lineup is undecided. Several members are out of school with the flu. Coach Gerrlcks is working his other boys hard. A curtain raiser game will be played at 7. HAWKS PICK GLASSGOW Bit United I'ret { lOWA CITY, la., Dec. 5. Willis Glassgow, half back, was selected to captain the 1929 University of lowa football team, at the annual banquet tendered the football squad Tuesday night by Walter A. Jessup, president of university. AMATEUR FOOTBALL The Indianapolis Cubs will practice Sunday morning at 9:30 for their game with the Municipal Garden juniors at Riverside Park in the afternoon. All members are requested to attend.

All-Star Lineup of Wrestlers on Monday Program Ralph Wilson, former holder of the Big Ten Conference heavyweight wrestling title, will meet Elmer Guthrie, San Angelo, Tex., in the semi-final match on the wrestling card at Tomlinson hall Monday night. Guthrie will be making his first appearance before local mat fans. He will outweigh Wilson about fiifteen pounds. The former college star tips around 185. The main match Monday will bring together Jack Reynolds, holder of the Police Gazette welterweight belt, and Yaqui Joe, Mexican Indian. Jack, a big favorite with local wrestling fans, is recognized by the majority of wrestling commissions as the title holder. An added attraction will open the card Monday night at 8:30 o’clock. 19 Race Horses Lost in Fire at Fairmount Track By United Press FAIRMOUNT PARK, 111., Dec. 5. —Nineteen race horses valued at SIOO,OOO were burned to death today in a fire which destroyed one of the eighteen barns at the Fairmount race track. James E. Simpson, auditor of the track, said the destroyed animals included eleven owned by Tony Foley of St. Louis and eight owned by Griffith Watkins of Alton, 111. Irish Pal was among the Watkins horses destroyed. SIXDAYR ACE By United Press MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, Dec. s.—Georgetti and Spencer were slightly in the lead in the six-day bicycle races at 8 a. m. today. At that hour, with Spencer riding, the team had covered 979 miles and 9 laps. The WalthourDeulberg team was a close second.

Wabash Plays Butler Here Next Fall; Bulldogs Go to Greencastle Little Giants, De Pauw and Locals Agree to Renew Grid Relations After Year’s Separation.

Football relations between Butler university and Wabash college and De Pauw university will be resumed in 1929 after a one-year lay-off, according to George (Potsy) Clark, athletic director of Butler. Alt l '" , ' < ?h the signed contracts for 1929 games with the two schools have not yet arrived at the local athletic office, Clark said he construed the absence to mean that the terms extended were O. K. and that press dispatches from Greencastle and Crawfordsville were correct The contracts call for Butler to appear at De Pauw on Nov. 2 and Wabash to play here Nov. 9. Last week Harry Scholler and W. L. Hughes, athletic directors at Wabash and De Pauw, respectively, met here and considered the terms for renewal of the football conflicts. At adjurnment Clark agreed to draw up the terms in writing and send the contracts for sig-

Local Bowling Gossip BY LEFTY LEE

The final city bowling tourney squads of five-man teams failed to land in the prize list during Tuesday night’s play. The best, total of the night was 2,635 by the Auto Equipment team. Mahoney rolled a consistent series for this squad, getting 597 on scores of 204, 191 and 202. This was the best total turned in by any individual during the night’s play. Owing to the fact that four teams unable to roll on scheduled time will compete next Sunday morning, the official list of prizewinners has not been announced. However, the possibilities of a change in the first ten is remote and the Marotts are conceded the championship by the dopesters. Team leaders: Marott Shoe Shop 3,018 Hare-Cbevrolet (Indanapolis) 3,002 Hare-Chevrolet (City) 3.083 Sliver Flash Gas 2,904 Klrschncr-Lovlck 2,365 Denham Oil 2.85 Roy E. Steel Shoe Shop 2,838 Sterling Loan 2,837 Knannlein Pharmacy 2,836 Hoosied Pioneer Coffee 2,836 The minor events will hold the attention of the rail birds for the balance of the city meet, the first sauad taking the drives at 7 p m. tonight. Singles will be rolled as soon as the doubles games have been completed. Tonight's schedule: Two Men, Singles 7 P. M. 7:55 P. M. Alley. Alley 7 Holy—Ward 11 8 Fred Albers—J. Myers 12 9 Roy Akard—C. Keeter 7 10 J. Riehl—J. Klelnhenz 8 11 C. W. Field—W. Reltzell 9 12 F. Hare—McNealy 10 17 M. Matthews—L. Dugan 13 18 .. G. Gerklng—A. M. McCormick .. 14 16 J. O'Conner—T. Horn 17 16 Woods—A. O’Conner 18 13 L. Warner—R. Welch 15 14 J. Short—R. Reiser 16 Two Men. Singles, 8:50 P. M. at4s P. M. Alley. Alley. 7 H. Bmith—Feltz ll 8 T. Singleton—A. Frick 12 9 P. Frick—K. Parrish 7 10 H. Headlee—Dr. Barnhill 8 11 W. Claman—O. Woodard 9 12 C. Hebble—G. Tomkins 10 17 C.Oefterlng—W. Holt 13 18 ...,F. Collester—J. Underwood .... 14 15 .... Henry Johnson—Art Bmlth .... 17 16 C. Baldwin—F. Vftnczta 18 13 . ...E M. McKlnnan—G. Helny .... 15 14 .... W. A. Moore—W. Oelsecker ... 16 John Geiger, one of the outstanding boosters of the ten pin game locally, rolled in the anchor position for his GclgerPeters team and displayed his old-time Lelderkranz form in the last game. Geiger had a good club lined up. but a poor first game ruined their chances. Same good bowlers appear in tonight's schedule with the cracks from the Illinois alleys the favorites to take the early lead. Secretary Hofstatter requests ail entrants to compete as scheduled, because of the limited time allotted for the meet. If it is impossible for vou to roll, sec Hofstatter at the Capitol alleys tonight. The Sutherland League games at the Central alleys resulted in a two-time win for the Ostling. Lackey and Comer boys over the Anders. Hill and Morrison clubs. Rlsh and Davis tied for high game with a score of 192. Hopoenberger of the Vonnegut No, 1 team led this club to a two-time win over the Diamond Chain No. 1 with a total of 641 on games of 214. 204, and 223. The Chain team rolled a score of 1.011 in their last game to avoid a shutout. In the other

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Lenard Wins Legion Bill Main Event Chicago Lad Beats Goodman at Armory; Atterson Scores Knockout. Although he took a trouncing in the clinches, Henry Lenard, Chicago pug, outpointed Charley Goodman of Brooklyn at long range fighting and won handily in their ten-round feature bout in the Armory Tuesday night. Lenard, showing .speed and occasionally flashing a damaging left hand, took the first four rounds, Goodman, however, got under way in the fifth stanza and was much superior at infighting. Lenard Finishes Well The Brooklyn mauler took three rounds, the sixth, seventh and ninth, but Lenard came back with a rush in the tenth and won by a wide margin. The second six rounder resulted in a fourth-round knockout for Otto Atterson of Terr® Haute over Ted Hunt of Indianapolis. These two boys put up a sweet scrap and kept the crowd on edge. The bout was about even when th knockout came. The eight-round semi-windup was won by Sammy Price, Indianapolis, who shaded Jackie Reynolds of Muncie by virtue of a fourth-round knockdown. Lynn Beats Britt Joe Lynn of Princeton took every round of the first six-rounder and won handily over Bruce Britt of Terre Haute. In the curtain raiser, a four-round go between Johnny Myers of Brazil and Mickey Shannon of Montezuma, Myers earned a shade by early aggressiveness. Two ten-rounders top next Tuesday night’s card. Norman Brown of j Chicago will meet Tut Seymour, New Orleans, in one, while Tracy Cox of Indianapolis will go against Bobby Allen, in the other.

nature. Further objections were to require additional discussions and Hughes and Scholler have not conferred with Clark since. When Wabash and De Pauw refused to play Butler in 1928 they advanced as reason that they desired a “round robin” arrangement which would insure each school one big game at home each year with one of its two traditional rivals. Both Scholler and Hughes insisted that merchants demanded one big home game each fall. Clark today said that bitter feeling between the schools and the directors never had existed, but merely a difference of opinion. It is understood the contracts call for $"00 flat guarantee with 50-50 split privilege. Clark was glad to see the relations resumed, he said, and said Butler had accepted the propositions of the two schools entirely.

scries the Diamond Chain teams were the winners, the No. 2 taking two from the. Vonnegut No. 2 while the Chain teams No. 3 and No. 1 made a clean sweep of their series with the Vonnegut No. 3 and No. 4. These games were rolled on the Pritchett Recreation alleys. The Golden Spike girls won two frank the Komslohk Candy as the MueUer-Nuh. Block Optical and Silver Flash look three from the Hatfield Paint, Northern Coal and Irish Hart Oil Burners In the Ladle* Social League at the Elk Club alleys. The Mueller-Nash team turned In a fine serir* of 2,324 with games of 795, 923 and 886. McDaniel led over the three-game route with a total of 553. Rlchabaugh had 542 which Included the high single game ot 290. H. Mueller had 552: McKinnon, 534; Meeker, 505; Kritsch, 514 and Thomas, 500, The Mallory Welland end Odd Five won two from the Reisbeck Drugs and KleeColeman as the Prospect Social lost threo to the Oeftering-Lltzeiman Coal In the Fountain Sauare League at the Fountain Square alleys. Bob Haagsma of the Oeftering team had the best total, getting 588 on scores of 186. 216 and 186. The A. I. and I and I. A. Bell won threo from the Levey Printing and Hoosler Motor as the Gibson Cos. and Marmon Sales took two from the Eagle Machine and LoseyNash in the Automtlve League games at the Illinois alleys. Rhodes turned in the high single game of the night with a score of 236 in his last try. The Eastman Cleaners and N. M. and S. C. C. won three from the Prest-O-Lite and Grande boys in the Speedway League at the Indiana alleys. The other games in this loop resulted in a two-out-of-three win for the Rosner and Beeler and Hudson over the Speedway Specials and Thompson Recreation. Baker copped high three-game honors with a total of 586 on games of 182, 213 and 191. EAST SIDE S. S. GAMES Hillside, Centenary and Memorial Fives Turn in Victories. Results in the East Side Sunday School Basketball League games played at Brookside U. B. gym resulted in victories for Hillside, Centenary and Memorial teams. Hillside defeated Westminster, 19 to 16, and Centenary defeated Calvary Baptists, 38 to 5. Memorial nosed out a narrow win over Brookside U. B„ 23 to 22. Ruth to Broadcast Babe Ruth, home run king, will give a radio baseball talk for boys next Monday. Dec. 10, at 5 p. m. central time through WEAF and associated stations. Ruth will be the featured speaker of the sixth regular A. C. Gilbert sports talk for boys. His subject will be “Baseball and Sportsmanship.”

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