Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1928 — Page 31

DEC. 21,1928.

Tex Rickard Asks Committee to Aid in Clearing Heavyweight Muddle

Wants Rule Made Forcing Contenders to Enter Tourney. IN BAD SITUATION' Sharkey Not Anxious to Meet Stribling. BY GEORGE KIIIKSEY, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Something’s got to be done about the heavyweights to get the n eliminated and Tex Rickard gathered four wise and wary men around a luncheon table today for that very purpose. It was the first meeting of members of the Tunney-Muldoon trophy committee members and Tex Rickard asked them to make a rule forcing all the contenders to enter an elimination tournament and fight it out for the vacated heavyweight title. Besides Rickard, the committee is composed of John McEtee Bowman, hotel owner; Judge Jermiah T. Mahoney; Bernard Gimbel, merchant millionaire and close friend of Gene Tunney, and Herbert Bayard Swope, editor of the New York World. When a fellow like Jim Maloney is back knocking at the door of the heavyweight elimination. tournament, the situation could hardly be what one would describe as ideal. Maloney, knocked out by Jack Sharkey, George Godfrey and Tom Heeney less than two years ago, fights Con O’Kelly, Irish importation, in a ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. And if he wins who can deny him a place in the tournament? Rickard, explaining the present difficulties among the heavyweights, said; “They all want to fight Risko and then meet Dempsey.” Every one figures Risko, who made so much trouble last winter, is through as a dangerous fighter and it looks like every one is almost right. Godfrey’s body punches did it, they say. Even poor old Tom Heeney thinks he’s entitle to a match with Dempsey for the heavyweight championship. Charley Harvey, Heeney’s manager, has been worrying Rickard for days about the match, but Tex don’t even talk to him. Johnny Buckley, Sharkey’s manager, was due in town today to listen to Rickard’s proposition for Sharkey to fight Young Stribling at Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 26, 27 or 28, but there was some doubt whether he would sign. There seems to be some suspicion among the Sharkey crowd about 'fighting Stribling, a southerher, in Florida.

1928 Net Champs

Professional —New York Celtics. Eastern Intercollegiate—Pennsylvania. Eastern—Pittsburgh. Western Conference —Purdue and Indiana. A. A. U.—Kansas City A. C. South Atlantic—Georgetown and North Carolina. Army-Navy—Navy. Southern Conference Mississippi. Missouri Valley—Oklahoma. Southwestern—Arkansas. Rocky Mountain—Monta State. Pacific Coast—Southern California. ERNIE PETERS IN ACTION Bn United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 21.—Ernie Peters, Chicago flyweight, has been signed for a ten-round bout with Britt Gorman at Minneapolis, Dec. 28.

BUY GIFTS AT YE SIGN OF YE PIGI WORMSER GLOVES HOLIDAY SPECIALS \ Spanish cape / l\\ \ gloves rab- A 1)\ |\\ \ bit fur lined /\ V \ IV\ \ throughout, /\ I ill ■ sizee 6i/ 2 to 10. /I U A V W $2 95 (Ij An outstanding collection of Pigskin — Mocha—Cape Deerskin and Goatskin Gloves. WORMSER HATS #Yon will be on bia mind ell winter thru if job give him one! Cire him a gift certificate to pick his choice. Worn bjr well dressed men everywhere— Priced 83.25, 84.00 and 85.00. Mallory Hats up to 810. WORMSER HAT STORES • stars with the little pig in the tcindou 37 S. Illinois St. Open Evenings Till Xmas

‘Big Shots’ Among Baseball Officials

£O% nil —— — r

Looks like serious baseball business is being discussed here, with E. S. Barnard, president of the American League, Judge Landis, baseball commissioner, and John A. Heydler, president of the National League, having their heads together. Perhaps

Local Bowling Gossip

The boys from Ft. Harrison were "hot’’ in the Capitol No. 2 League games Thursday night at the Capitol alleys, taking three from the Cutsinger Transfer with fames of 976, 1,066 and 970, a total of £l2. The A. C. W. of A. and Standard Grocery also won three from the Gregory <fc Appel and Selmler Towel as the Economy Grocery and Penn Cleaners copped the odd game from the Wheeler-Schebler and Dilling Candy. Turk topped the league with games of 206, 255 and 199, a total of 660. Junkins had 615: Tellon, 627: Lyke. 631; Zion. 605, and Johnson, 635. Tlic ‘ Pot of Gold” sweepstakes will be resumed at the Elk Club alleys Saturday and windup with Sunday’s scliedula. Good scoring featured last week’s play and the Hoosier Demons , Pennsy in Lead The Hoosier Demons and Pennsy teams are tied for the lead in the Girls’ City basketball league following Thursday night’s games at Lib erty hall. Both fives have two victories and no defeats. The Hawthorne girls downed the East Tenth street five, 19 to 12, in the feature game Thur^iay. Hoosier Demons, led by Gray Duckworth and Sawyer, swamped the Y. W. C. A. squad 58 to 5, as Pennsy trimmed the Hottentots 15 to 4

Fights and Fighters

BOSTON—Vince Dundee, Baltimore, lost on points to A1 Mellp, Baltimore, ten rounds. It was decisive. Cuban Bobby Brown outpointed Leo Mitchel, Los Angeles, ten rounds. Harry Blitman, Philadelphia, shaded Benny (Kidi Carter, ten rounds. Jack Britton, veteran former champ, shaded Canada Lee, ten rounds. M'KEESPOR/T, Pa.—California Joe, Cans won the decision, ten rounds, over Dominick Profio, Pittsburgh. PHILADELPHIA—Frisco Grande. Filipino, flyweight, lost the decision to Midget Woigast, eight rounds. ELAM, Pa.—Harry Dudley, Oakland, Cal., lost on points, eight rounds, to Joe Bashara, Norfolk, Va. CINCINNATI—Babe Herman, New York lightweight, won on a foul from Eddie Anderson, Wyoming, third round. Anderson's purse was held up. Billy Sullivan, local heavy, outpointed Sailor Bishop, Louisville, six rounds. MACON. Ga—William (Young) Stribling. heavyweight title contender, knocked out Don Pancho Castano, Tampa, second round. Stribling weighed 185. Castano 204. It was a feeble exhibition by the Tampa pug. RIVAL CAGeTIASH Bn Times Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind.,JDec. 21— A rivalry battle between* Connersville and Greenfield will be waged here tonight. Many Greenfield fans are making the trip with the' team and a large crowd will watch the . fray.

here’s a helping hand ... If you’re puzzled, perplexed about feminine gifts, walk into Ayres, grab the first phone you see, ask for personal shopping service. The young lady who answers will get a rescue party ready.., and your troubles are over! “A gift from Ayres means more ” L-S*AYIfES & CO.

BY LEFTY LEE

boys who like to shoot, when they know what they have to get. will have to get plenty to displace the leading Reo team. At the Capitol alleys a ''2oo” scratch singles will be rolled Sunday. All who wlsn to take part In this event are requested to call the Capitol alleys for reservations. The Illinois alleys also will hold a "200” scratch singles Sunday. You may roll in this event as often as you like The first squad will take the drives at 2 p. m. Interest In the Pritchett’s New Year’s classic Is growing as the time for the shoot draws near. The entry fee for this event is $lO per man and a real prise list has been arranged. At the Uptown alleys the "190” scratch New Year's sweepstakes will draw a nice entry. This meet is scheduled to run two days, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. and the winner is given a guarantee of SIOO by the management. Another New Year’s event that will attract the bowler with the smaller average is the 180 or under sweepstakes at the Delaware alleys. Bill Sargent is In charge of this event and entries are now being received. The St. Cecelia Women's Bowling League held Its annual Christmas party at the St. Cecelia alleys Thursday night. The Cut Rate team won two games from the Bailey Realty as the Steele Shoe Shop won three from the Krelger Elks In the Elk League games. Sargent had 616 with games of 244, 170 and 202. Weisman was next with 609 for his three games. The Queen City Inks and Pivot City Inks won two games from the Pivot City Blacks and Indianapolis Star as the Schmitt Insurance and Pressmen No. 17 made a clean sweep of their series with the Indianapolis Engraving and Press Assistants in the Print Craft League at the Delaware alleys. The fight for high individual total was close, Schott nosing out Sheehan by one pin with 607 to 606. Schleimer was a close third with 604 for his three games. In the games that were rolled by the boys of the Link-Belt League the two-out-of-three rule was in use, the Castings and Production defeating the Casings and Automatics.. Owing to overtime work the opponents of the Core Room and Grinders will roll their tames later.. Giidewcll had high game with a score of 224 in his last try. The Specials and Weber Milk teams were the big winners in the Merchant Central League games at the Central alleys. making a clean sweep of their scries with the Service Blues and Gerking Bros. In the other games the Lumber Jacks. Schoen Bros., and Keystone Six took two from the Coca-Cola. Bittrich Meat Market and Roines Alumni. John Blue topped the field with a total of 638 on games of 248, 187 and 203. Sturm had 637; A. J. Schoen, 613, and Crose, 609. NURMI KEEPS WORKING Finn Trains Earnestly for Attack on Distance Records. It i/ United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—Paavo Nurmi is training earnestly for his attack on distance records in the indoor meets this winter. He worked out twice Thursday in secret at the Kingsbridge armory. The Finnish running star practiced everything from fifty-yard sprints to a twomile jog around a small armory track.

HOSIERY 50c - $1

Buy His Gift : From ; ' a ;! Real : Man’s !; Store ;!

PAJAMAS $1.85-$2.45

so—no one knows. At any rate, this is how the three big shots of organized baseball looked when they got together recently in Chicago for the annual winter meeting of the major leagues. They are, left to right, Barnard, Landis and Heydler.

Get Set for Tilt With Akron Five Indianapolis Big Four team is going through strenuous workouts in preparation for its clash with the sensational Friestones of Akron, 0., Saturday night at the Y. M. C. A. court. Numbered among the Firestone stars are Hal Griggs, Bob Wakefield, Frank Sibley, Johnny Nyikos, Don Burdette, Theron Coffell, Tom Rea, Ralph Rea, all former Hoosier college stars, and Milas Shoun, 6 foot 11 inch center of the Chicago Bruins.

Thursday Basketball

College Illinois. 28: North Dakota, 27. lowa State, 42; Simpson. 18. Tarkio college (Missouri), 31; Nebraska Wesleyan, 25. Danville, 28: Manchester, 25. Nebraska, 36; South Dakota State, 25. Lombard, 29; North Dakota Aggies, 25. High School Ben Davis, 24; Greenwood, 21. Danville, 40; Lizton. 13. 'New Palestine. 48; Westland. 27. TO STAGE BIG MEET Bn t nited Press MADISON, Wis., Dec. 21. —The University of Wisconsin will stage the annual national academy indoor championships in basketball, track and swimming March 21, 22 and 23, it was announced today. THOM TOSSES ROMANOFF WABASH, Ind., Dec. 21.—George Romanoff, veteran wrestler, lost to W. H. Thom, Indiana university mat coach, in straight falls here Thursday night.

Vet Netters Lose Jobs By'SEA Service lOWA CITY, la., Dec. 21 Every regular of the ’27-’2B basketball team is back at lowa this season, but some of them aren’t going to play regularly. The sophomores are too good. Plunkitt and Kinna, a forward and guard last year, already have lost their jobs to Nelson, the football goal kicker, and Geneva, and Captain Wilcox, center; Twogood, forward and ex-captain, and Davis, guard, are none too sure of their positions. The abundance of material causes Coach Barry to think his lowa squad is sure to be in the Big Ten title race. He hopes to have two teams, each about as good as the other.

duds B 19 East Ohio Street Jm 15 N. Pennsylvania St.

CIGARETTE CASES Evenings Till Christmas

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMLS

NECKWEAR $1 -$1.50

Mullen Is Named as Matchmaker Bn United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Jim Mullen, promotion competitor of Tex Rickard and C. C. Pyle, has promoted himself into a $20,000 a year job. Mullen’s erratic career as a boxing promoter has been marked by frequent fiascos. Mullen has signed as matchmaker for the newly organized Coliseum Athletic Club at a salary of $20,000 a year. Mullen has been promoting boxing for many years. In the last year Mullen lost money on almost every show—including even such a “natural” as the Mickey WalkerAce Hudkins championship fight.

Do You Know That— A BUTLER answers the door in Jack Sharkey's 75-grand home in Boston. And Sharkey says Tunney deserves a lot of credit. . . . Because he made himself a champion when nature intended him for a chorus man. . . . Nurmi got himself a bald head since he was here last. . . . And he's nasty to the reporters. .. . Count Salm used to sneer at the reporters in Paris. . . . Until one of the American scribes addressed him as “no count” . . . Every time he saw him with a bunch of swell dames. . . . The Yanks deny they were after Bluege of the Washingtons. . . . And they may die from surprise if he reports for work at the spring training camp.

Puts on Beef as College Star

DALE (Muddy) WATERS, star tackle of the Florida football team, is rated as one of the best basketball guards in the south and he boasts of one of the biggest pair of hands In the game. He is nineteen years old, weighs 197 pounds and comes from Newcastle, Ind. He won three freshman numerals and when he reported to the freshman football coach he weighed only 165. CHOCOLATE IN SCRAP Bn United Press . NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—Kid Chocolate Cuban Negro bantam, will meet Pancho Dencio in a tenround bout here Saturday night. I TOM WALSH 1 All-Wool SUITS <t*OQ 7C | and O’COATS... SLOeIO I MADE TO MKASIKE “t'nion Made” 83 Virginia Avr. Lincoln 95M 1 ■VHBHBBBKXHBBKMia

GLOVES . 1.... $2.45-3.45

If It’s ij ; From ;j j! Jud’s |! He Will ; Know ;! !; It’s j> Correct;!

SHIRTS $1.85-$2.45

Gains Given Hard Fight to Win Bout Toronto Pug Finds Stiff Foe in Giant Harris; Other Cadle Results. Larry Gains. Canadian heavy • weight champion, won on points over Seal Harris, giant Chicago blacff. tn the main go at Cadle tabernacle Thursday night in a bruising scrap, but at the same time the veteran Toronto Negro had all he could handle. Harris, only 22, was no set-up, and he got better as the action advanced, and Gains was lucky the bout did not extend beyond ten rounds. Larry was winking to his corner at the start, but he was blinking when the conflict terminated. Both men carried bleed ing lips and noses out of ring and Gains’ lower lip was in bad shape. Serious Fighting There were no knockdowns, but it was serious fighting all the way ! and the affair lived up to advance notices with the exception that Harris made a stronger showing than figured. Harris had a tremendous weight advantage, his tonnage being 231 and Gains’ poundage was announced as 192'i. The Toronto boxer impressed the fans as a cleancut article for he showed up well against the young giant who was difficult to handle in the clinches. Cox is Winner Tracy Cox, Indianapolis featherweight, had an edge on the veteran A. De Rose, New Jersey pug, in their semi-windup event when the bout ended in the filth round as De Rose | landed an unintentional low punch, i The foul occurred as Tracy was I bouncing off the ropes, and victory j went to the Indianapolis kid on a ‘ foul because he was hurt painfully and unable to continue. It was a neat scrap while it lasted. Results of other bouts: Ray Hurtz outpointed George Smith in four " rounds. It was a decisive margin, for Smith was on the run most of the time. Frankie Gierke outpointed Lase Wells, four rounds, of interesting action. Olerkc displayed a great left hand. Linav Catiden slugged his way to victory over Jack White, four rounds. It was frenzied milling, with Canden scoring knockdowns. Midget Kid Woods, substituting for Buddy Watts, had the shade on Ed Manning, four rounds. The lads pleased the fans. It was announced the next Cadle show would be staged Friday, Dec. 28, with Tully Griffiths, Sioux City light heavy, meeting Chuck Doris. Michigan, in the main go. Griffiths was headed for title rating until recently when he was stopped by Jimmy Braddock. THEY FLOCK TO GAMES New York Baseball Teams Play to 5,221,000 Persons in ’2B. Bn United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 21—New York’s three baseball teams, the Yankees, Giants and Brooklyn Robins, played to 5,211,000 persons during the 1928 baseball season, according to figures compiled here. The Yankees with an aggregrate attendance of 1,261,000 proved the biggest drawing card at home of either major league.

|||||jQ Christmas Suggestions Only 2 More Days Take Advantage of the Many Reduced Prices That We Are Offering for K /I Saturday and Monday I $ 5 Football no *2.2 | Full size, all leather, lace type. Guaranteed bladX© Y $12.50 Values, $9.95 AT C SIO.OO Values, $7.95 ‘ WJr .fA S JpjafeX \ Many Other Values in Sweaters s Qut“ c Toy Specials Now Pool Tables $4.95 to $35.00 * fp /) Steam Engines.. .$1.39 to $5.00 SI.OO Guess-It U yy Children’s Paint Sets 25<^ Game — Now 29c Sewing Sets to SI.OO Open Friday, Saturday and Monday Nights Until 9 o’Clock

Visit Our Big Toy Department Here you will find the largest display of wheel goods in the state. Bicycles, Scooters, Coaster Wagons, Automobiles, Kiddie Car*, Sidewalk Bikes at greatly reduced prices. Many other toys for boys and girls at great savings. Toy Department. Second Floor.

FOR THE BEST EM-ROE STORE SLOGAN A $200.00 §parton All-Electric Radio Contest Ends Saturday, December 22, 6 P. M. Slogan Name Address Saturday Only—Atwater Kent Radio in Cabinet, $116.50 Installed All-Electric—Price Includes Everything—Have a Radio Christmas ESS nrvr Sporting Goods Cos. Itl-IW/Ei 209 W. Wash. St.

BARE RUTH ON .AIR 81l Unit' and Press NEW YORK. Dec. 21—Babe Ruth, will speak to the boys of the United States Sunday night over

Charles Mayer and Company —has been Indiana's Toy Store for 88 years and still has the largest and most complete year ’round display of children’s playthings. Whether you come in June or on December 24 you will always find a fine selection of—dolls and the things they need, of mechanical toys, outdoor playthings—and indoor amusements, —of books and games —and all the other devices that delight childish fancies. Whether you care to pay 25c or $25 you will find the largest assortments in our— Fourth Floor Land ’O Toys

ItHARLES fiC7nT7u)HR4NY|

Suggestions for the Sportsman We have a complete line of Fishing Tackle, Guns and Ammunition, Golf Supplies. Driving Gloves, Kodaks, Sport Clothing, Baseball, Basketball and Football equipment. Specially priced.

PAGE 31

station WJZ of the National Broadcasting Company, and connected stations. The talk will start at 8:15 p. m., and Ruth will discuss baseball matters especially interesting to boys.