Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1929 — Page 15

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Big Ten Basketball Squads Re-Open Action in Championship Drive

World’s 18.2 Cue Tourney on Schedule Horemans Meets Matsuyama in Opening Match of Event Tonight. Hit Lnitcd Press NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Edouard Horemans of Belgium meets Kinrey Matsuyama of Japan in the opening match of the world’s 18.2 balkline billiard championship tournament at the Level Club here tonight, with consular representatives of both nations and a large attendance of billiard fans expected. * The match is the first of fifteen in which the six greatest balkline experts of the world will take part, the winner to be awarded the world’s championship for a year, in addition to SIO,OOO prize money. The American representatives are Welker Cochran and Jake Schaefer, each of whom has won a' similar tournament in the past. Horemans and Eric Hagenlacher of Germany, who Is a contestant in the present championship, w-on the title in challenge matches. Horemans is present champ. The sixth contender is Felix Grange, who never held a world’s title, but who is regarded as the greatest “money player” on the continent. LIGHT HEAVIES CLASH Capacity House to Sec Loughran and Emanuel Setto Tuesday. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.—A capacity house of 11,500 fight fans is expected to witness Tuesday night’s contest between Tommy Loughran, light heavyweight champion, and Armand Emanuel, San Francisco boxer. Loughran’s title is not at stake. PLENTY OF TRAVEL Bn United Press EVANSTON, 111., Feb. 4.—Northwestern university’s swimming team ends its mid-year examinations today, and Thursday will begin a nine dual meet tour. The tedm will go as far as the Pacific coast and will not return until Feb. 23.

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Colleges Notre Dame. 26: Wadfcsh, 23. Butler. 40: Evansville, 31. Muncie Normal. 57; Indiana Central, 32. Hanover, 30; Bliss, 28. Manchester, 39; Earlham. 24. University of Pittsburgh, 39; Temple Diversity. 28. Ohio State. 44: Army, 30. lowa. 23; Chicago, 21. Syracuse. 24; Michigan State, 17. Nebraska. 45: lowa State, 39. Geneva, 42; West Virginia. 24. St. Francis, 30; City College of De:olt, 25. Michigan State Normal, 38; John Carsll. 27. Duke. 36; North Carolina. 20. Virginia Military institute, 32; William nd Marv. 19. Washington and Lee, 47; Maryland, 22. Defiance (Ohio college, 32; Elon col'ge, 14. * Pacific Mills. 50: New Berry college, 40. Citadel. 41: Presbyterian. 30. City High Schools Tech, 33: Logansport. 28. Rushville. 36; Manual, 27. Cathedral. 32; Garfield (Terre Haute). 16. STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Anderson, 39; Newcastle. 28. Frankfort. 38; Martinsville. 26. Coryden. 22: Jeffersonville, 19. Bloomfield, 16: Lyons. 14. Pine Village. 51; Otterbein. 20. Thorntown, 32; Rossville. 30. (Overtime). Ben Davis. 30: Carmel. 19. Wtnlmac, 33; Warren Central. 26. New Palestine. 21; Maxwell, 19. Monticello, 42; Kentland, 29. Pitteboro, 25; Danville, 10. Beech Grove .30: Castleton, 17. Edinburg, 29; Noblesville. 22. ShelbyviTle. 42: Brazil. 21. Greenfield, 29; Jeff (Lafayette), 13. Peru, 56; Michigan City. 28. Wilkinson. 59: Eden, 29. Cicero.. 31; Westfield. i7. Qentral (Ft. Wayne). 20; North Side (li. ’closhen. 1 29; Horace Mann (Gary). 18. Paragaon. 49: Ellettsvillc, 3a. Fairmount, 73: Frankfort B , 21. Mooresvtlle, 32; Southport, 29 Austin. 26: Dupont. 21. French Lick. 41: Petersburg, 30. Chill. 14; Laketon. 13 Bosae (Eransville). 34; Jasonyille. IC. Central (Evansville). 28; New Aloany, 15. Freeland Park. 45: Boswell B . 13. Clay City. 35; Switaa City. 28. Fortville. 36: Westland. 19. Chandler. 2?: Boonville, 22. Middletown, 76; Cowan, 12. Muncie. 47; Marlon, 24. £ Sf*. City. 25. 1^. 3 ; Greentown, 32: RussiavlHe, 2i. SharpiviUe. 43: TlPton. 3 ". Kokomo. 42", Bunker Hill. 3*Peru. 58: Michigan City. -6.

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Indiana Goes into Battle on Two Occasions This Week. PURDUE REMAINS IDLE Hoosiers Can Reach First Division Berth.

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GAMES THIS WEEK

TUESDAY Northwestern at Indiana. SATURDAY Illinois at Chicago. Indiana at lowa. Ohio at Michigan. IS u United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—With three teams conceded a good chance for the championship, the western Conference race will be resumed this week after a fifteenday lull, occasioned by mid-year examinations. Seven teams will see action during the week. Only Purdue, Wisconsin and Minnesota will not engage in Conference games. The headliners bring together Indiana and lowa and Ohio and Michigan. The Michigan game has the most important bearing on the race because a loss would drop the Wolverines out of first place. The Wolverines arc playing on their home floor and should have little trouble winning. Indiana, which finally seems to be playing the kind of basketball expected of it, takes on Northwestern Tuesdc*’ night. Saturday night the Hoosiers meet lowa. The Hawkeyes climbed back into the first division Saturday night with a 23-21 victory over Chicago, in the only Conference game of the week. Illinois will attempt to reach the .500 percentage class Saturday when it meets Chicago. The team which has the best chance of climbing during the week is Indiana. If the Hoosiers continue their present pace they should win from both Northwestern and lowa and reach the first division.

Muncie. 47; Marion, 24, Wiley (Terre Haute), 24; Huntington, 21. Monument City. 30; Lancaster. .28. Rock Creek. 47: Bippus, 19. Andrews, 54; South Whitley, 20. La Porte. 33: South Bend. 29. Nappanee, 37: Emerson (Gary), 32. Froebel (Gary). 64; Plymouth, 37. WIND UP TRAINING Sangor and Canzoneri Ready for Chicago Scrap Wednesday. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Joey Sangor and Tony Canzoneri, leading junior lightweights, today began the last lap of training for their bout here Wednesday night. Both fighters have announced themselves in good condition. Promoter James C. Mullen announced Saturday that every seat to the fight had been sold. HOOSIERS DROP O^IE Bruins Beat Ft. Wayne and Cleveland Ties for Lead. Bii United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—The Chicago Bruins defeated the Ft. Wayne Hoosiers, 31 to 25, Sunday night in an American Basketball League game. The victory, coupled with Clevelands defeat of New York, 20 to 3. placed Cleveland and Ft. Wayne in a tie for first place, with the season half over.

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NARRATIONS OF A MASCOT a ft u an u Superstition Important Matter With Players; Matthews Steps on Third Each Inning and Wears Same Unwashed Undershirt All Season. - ARTICLE 111

BY JIMMY CAFOUROS, Tribe Mascot, 1928

DURING the summer at Washington park when I sat on the bench occasionally and “jerked bats,” a uniform—parts of several—was given me. Wid Matthews was the smallest player on the club and I wore his old shirt and breeches, and the knickers, or pants, were much too large for me and I felt mighty conspicuous out there before the

fans. Old socks, cap and shoes were found in the clubhouse to complete my “rigging.” I watched my chance and many times I got an opportunity to play “pass” with one of the players—and my heart swelled. Later I was sent out to “shag” in the outfield during batting practice and I learned to catch a fly ball after being made to look foolish several times when I misjudged drives. Taught by Burwell My chief fault at first was running under the sphere and see it soar over my head, and then I’d have to chase it to the fence. Bill Burwell finally taught me how to gauge the Mil, especially when there was a wind. Often I would sneak jrt and try fielding grounders at short stop, the position I aspire to fill some day in league baseball I was permitted to try first-basing in practice and the first time I received a long throw from third base I thought my hands were wrecked.

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Once in a while the players let me go up to hit during batting drill and Ferd Schupp delighted in throwing me floaters that I missed a foot. After much practice though, I learned to field and bat fairly well by following the players’ advice when they were serious and not “kidding” me.

As 1 mingled with the players more and more I realized of all the superstitious people in the world the most superstitious probably are professional diamond performers. And “woe betide the mascot who crosses the bats.” If he lets this occur he’ll be exiled or become the target for caustic remarks. Bats must be placed side by side in front of the dugout and if the mascot dares to let even one lop over another he’s due for a rebuke. It. seems to be a universal superstition in baseball. In fact the only time the bats are “scrambled” is when the team is in a hitting slump, and then only when all the regulars consent. That stunt is the last resort tried in an effort to break the “jinx” when a club is not finding the safe spots with drives. But not all the Indians permit their bats to rest with the others in front of the dugout. A few reserve a corner in the dugout for their “sticks” and place them there rain or shine, always watching them faithfully. Arid when one of these men is at the plate and finishes hitting his bat has to be restored to the dugout comer or there will be a yelp and the mascot chastised. Matty’s Freak “Stunts” Wid Matthews has a pet superstition that he adheres to always. When coming in from the outfield he makes it a point*to step on third base. And if he forgets he

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never fails to go back and “touch up.” Watch him next season. He steps on third at least nine times a day, or as many more times as there are innings. Last spring Matty started batting like a heavyweight, even hitting triples—and he developed an undershirt superstition as a result of his unusual swatting streak. This led \4 id to believe had to wear the same shirt all season—and he did! He refused to have it .washed even once and wore the same garment the entire summer, despite the fact it was stiff and soiled by perspiration and dust. Wid thought the shirt helped his batting and nobody could convince him otherwise. What a raggedy garment that was late in the year! But to Mathews it was the sweetest shirt in the world, for he figured it was good luck to him. I often wonder if he’ll try to wear in this year. (To Be Continued)

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Heavies Feature Mat Contests at Tomlinson Hall Heavyweights feature tonight’s wrestling car* at Tomlinson halL Three bouts are on the program, Ralph Wilson and Cowboy Jones meeting in the top match. They will grapple in a no-time limit event, two falls out of three. Jones hails from Wyoming and claims triumphs over leading heavies in that section. Wilson, ex-col-legiate star, last week defeated Cherokee Marvin. Ralph will weigh around 185 for tonight’s match, with Jones scaling about 195. Jack McCarty and Ray Rice meet in the semi-final. Rice is a wrestling instructor at the Y. M. C. A. These heavies met in a time limit bout last Monday, neither gaining a fall. In the opening bout tonight at 8:30, Speedy O’Neil opposes Jack McCauley. TUFFY IS FAVORITE CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Tuffy Griffith, the sensational light heavyweight, meets Billy Freas here tonight. Griffiths is favored to win.

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OLD K. O. Christner went for spats and a cane in New York. . . . When he got his ten grand for the Sharkey thing. .. . Jimmy Bronson, who made Dempsey mad by working in Tunney’s corner, may do the master minding in Stribling’s corner. . . . And it may make Sharkey mad. . . . Jimmy Wilson, Card catcher, returned his contract unsigned. . . . And he said—“Goor catchers are scarce.” . . . Am that’s what Owner Breadon sai when Jimmy was trying to g( the Babe out 1 at the plate ii the world series. . . . Dan Me Gugin, the Vanderbilt coach says the gamblers ought to bt stoned out of football. .. , Who are they? . . . Earl Averill the Clevelands’ expensive outfielder, wants more dough. . .So does Dick Porter, the Clevelands’ other expensive outfielder.

Takes on Terry at Armory

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TWO durable pugs who have performed at the Armory this season will meet in Tuesday night’s feature number of ten rounds. Lou Terry of St. Louis and Jimmie Borde of France are to clash in the final bout of the Legion weekly show, and both have lots of admirers among the Armory customers because of their courageous showings here recently.

Schmadel Meets Smith on Friday

Five bouts will feature Promoter McLemore’s weekly boxing card Friday night with Carl Schmadel, 3rightwood scrapper, opposing Ted Smith, New Bedford, Mass., in the ten-round main go. Each will weigh around 142. Schmadel has won his last four scraps, two by knockouts. Friday’s program will be staged at Tomlinson hall instead of Cadle tabernacle. The switch is being made because the tabernacle previously had been engaged for Feb. 8. Harry Chapman, Winamac, Ind„ and Reamer Roberts, local mit tosser, have been signed for one of the six-round bouts. Another sixrounder and two four-round prelims will complete the bill. McLemore expects to match Fred Hill and Jimmy O’Brien for the second sixround bout.

Reconstructed White Sox Strive to Get Out of Second Division

‘Lena’ Blackburne to Work With Promising Group of Rookies in Spring Training.

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—An old head and a lot of new hands will be tried by the White Sox this spring as a possible cure for what has come to be a positive addiction to the second division. “Lena” Blackburne, persistent old timer, will fill the manager’s job, while some promising rookies will be worked into the Chicago club’s 1929 combination. There is a lot of promise in the youngsters who will go down to Dallas in a few weeks to try for places on the reconstructed team. Bob Weiland who came up from Moline in the Mississippi Valley League seems to have the makings of a great pitcher. In his one major league start, he scored a shut-out, fanning nine men, which made Owner Comiskey forget some of his disappointment over the failure of Ed Walsh Jr., to break in as spectacularly as had been expected. He’s a Big Boy Weiland is a southpaw who stands six feet four and weighs 210. He practically is certain to win a place among the regular pitchers, who include Red Faber, Ted Lyons, A1 Thomas. Grady Adkins, Ted Blankenship, Walsh, Cox and Connally. The question of infielders, outfielders and catchers is a more perplexing one. Willie Kamm, one of the best third basemen in the American League, is the only regular upon who Blackburne can bank definitely Young Charley Shires, from Waco, Tex., looked like a “find” as a first sacker during the closing weeks of last season, and may give Bud Clancy a battle for the position. Second hasn’t been a strong point in the Sox defense since Eddie Collins’ day, but a youngster named Johnny Kerr, from the Pacific coast, may make the grade on the strength of his batting. Bill Hunnefield played second in ninety-four games in 1928, and hit .294. Cissell Again at Short Bill Cissell is the leading candidate to succeed himself as shortstop. Bill has not yet fully justified his sensational purchase price. Clarence (Dutch) Hoffman, from

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Sacramento, where he hit .355, will be trying for one of the outfield berths, as will Johnny Watwood, a hard-hittirtg youngster from Shreveport. and. of course, the veterans Metzler. Falk, Mostil and Reynolds. The Sox are going to be weak beh nd the bat, unless something in the way of a baseball miracle develops. Three backstops will be tried out by the club. They are Moe Berg and Clyde Crouse, who shared the catching job about equally last year without startling the league, and Jack Mealy* w'ho was with Independence in the Western Association and also with Dallas in 1928. He is an ambitious and hard working, but not a particularly hard hitting addition to the catching staff.

Singer, Taylor Battle Friday Bv United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 4.—Al Singer, slender little Jewish featherweight contender from the Bronx, faces one of the most important matches of his career this week, meeting Bud Taylor of Terre Haute in a tenround bout at Madison Square Garden next Friday. Singer is expected to fight his way to a title match if he gets past the blond Hoosier bruiser.

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