Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1929 — Page 14

PAGE 14

Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 19. IT IS announced by Mr. Walter Okeson, who is indiscriminately called the Judge Landis of football —or do I mean the Will Hays?—that he plans to summon a gathering of the gentlemen who officiate at college games and put them through j a sort of classroom quiz on what they do or do not know about the rules. In a general sense, the plan corresponds to the civil service examinations by which the copper on the beat advances by slow and torturous degrees to the position of desk sergeant in the precinct where his brother-in-law exerts a command- j ing Influence at the polls on election day. a tt b Only In this Instance Mr. Okcson Insists that the examinations will be thorough and that the paper* will he uratled with a cold, unswerving honesty and that the gentlemen who hetrav an Insufficient knowledge of the judiciary of the game will be held incapable of handling major assignments. u tt a Mr. Okeson says he wants to find out who the expert officials in football are and who the inexpert ones are and that he knows of no better way to establish this distinction than to bring all of them together in a large study hall and start firing j loaded questions at them at close range. u tt tt MR. OKESON' hopes that the outcome of his mass questionnaire will be the accumulation of information which will guide him more definitely in the assigning of officials of proved competency to the more Important games next fall and : that as a result there will be less j squawking on all sides. In addition to having possibilities which might be developed along similar lines in other sports Mr. Okeson's scheme has another attraction in that it may determine for public knowledge whether there actually is anybody in the world who knows all the football rules and why. tt tt u My friend, Mr. One Eye Connolly, assures me that the Einstein theory it. a reason>ly complicated device but l am sure in comparison with the football code it Is a comparatively simple and comprehensive proposition. I have been goinr to footbaU games for a great number of years, and the only wav I can tell the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony In action is by the number of strides the referee takes after playing the symphony in G on his piccolo. And then about all T ran be fairly certain of is tbat the penalty was either lor off-side or holding. tt tt tt THERE are only twenty-eight rules in football, but they are divided into 128 sections, which include numerous notations and definitions. There are seventy-eight crimes a. player can commit in a game and there are times when the twenty-two players on the field seem to be trying to commit all of them at once. a a a Os all the sports football is easily the most technically complicated. This Is no dsubt due In some measure to the interminable tinkering and tampering with tfae fundamentals of the game. There Is always some one—aud unfortunately some one in authority—who feels that something ought to be done to change the technique of the game. Asa consequence the game If seldom the same from one season to another. It has never got a chance thoroughly to Jell. De Pauw Easily Stops Earlham Bv J'nitcd Press GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Dec. 19. De Pauw was able to throw in a reserve squad in the last minutes of play against Earlham Wednesday night, after the regulars had piled up a large surplus of points. The final score was 45-22. After De Pauw had overcome an early Quaker lead, there never was any doubt about the result. Moffett and Ragsdale were going Strong throughout the game, ringing 18 and 15 points, respectively. Wall, BarLham center, made 10 points to lead the visitors. Illini Net Pilot Out for Season Bv United Pres* CHAMPAIGN, 111., Dec. !B,—Doug Mills. University of Illinois basketball captain and guard, must take a coipplete rest for the rest of the season. Coach Craig Ruby announced Wednesday. Loss of the Elgin, 111., boy will be a severe jolt to the mini's championship hopes. Mills completed three years on the footbaU team this fail and it was thought his immediate switch to the basketball floor had undermined his health. BLUE GRID CARD OUT Eleven games, including some of the strongest teams in the state, appear on the Shortridge high school 1930 football schedule announced Wednesday night. The Tech game probably will be played at Butler Bowl. Sept. IS, ShelbyvlUe. there; Sept. IS, Sherldsn, there; Sept. 28. Cathedral: Oct. Broad Ripple; Oct. 10, Elwood; Oct. 18, Cfcnton: Oct. S4. Washington: Oct. SI, Lebanon, there; Nov. ", Manual: Nov. 14, Richmond; Nov. 21, Tech. ST. MARY’S SCHEDULED Bv United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—The scheduling of a game between St. Mary's colieg of Oakland. Cal., and Fordharq university, to be played at the New York Polo Grounds. Nov. 1? 1930, provides an attractive addition! to next season's intersectional schedule. The St. Mary's team, five times winner of the far west conference championship, has never before appeared on an eastern gridiron. DE FAUW SWIMMERS WTN B.V Times S'/Xf in I GREENCASTLE. Ind . Dec. 19. Capturing six of the eight events, including two relay races. De Pauw i university swimming team defeated Y. M. C. A. here Wednesto 31. 4

Chances Remote for Staging Important Winter Heavy Clash

Sharkey and Max Remain Wide Apart Garden Hopes GriffithsRisko Bout Will Develop Into Worthy Buildup. DEMPSEY RUMOR FADES BY DIXON STEWART United Pce* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Prospects of an important heavyweight boxing match this winter are growing more remote as the dates near for naming the opponents for Jack Sharkey in Madison Square Garden’s proposed Miami Beach (Fla.) show and for Max Schmeling in the threatened "outlaw" show at Atlantic City on Feb. 22. Both Madison Square Garden and the Atlantic City promoters are whistling to keep up their courage, but the bookies along Broadway are offering 2 to 1 against the big February shows being staged. Logical Heavies Scarce Sharkey, Schmeling and Jack Dempsey— if Dempsey could be prevailed upon to return to the ring —are the recognized leaders of the heavyweight division. None of the other heavies could attract sufficient interest to make either of the proposed shows profitable. A Sharkey-Schmefing bout would be a ten-strike for either group of promoters, but with Sharkey under exclusive contract to the Garden and Schmeling at war with the Garden and signed with the Atlantic City group, such a bout seems out of the question. Jack Dempsey could draw a million dollar house with either opponent, but there Is little likelihood that he ever will return to the ring. Reports that Dempsey had issued one of his “maybe I will’ interviews in which he said Sharkey and the other contenders were “pretty bad" and that he could beat them all, caused some excitement in boxing circles Wednesday until it was found that the interview was largely imaginary. Garden Still Has Hopes President W. F. Carey and his Madison Square Garden cohorts are looking forward to the forthcoming Griffiths-Risko fight in hopes that it wall develop an opponent for Sharkey. The situation of the Atlantic City promoters is desperate. When they offered Schmeling a $250,000 guarantee the promoters thought they would be able to have George Godfrey, Philadelphia’s Negro menace, in the other corner. They offered Godfrey 18 per cent of the net receipts, but Manager Dougherty laughed at the offer. Now the Atlantic City group Is at a loss to find an opponent who would warrant the payment of their stupendous guarantee to the German.

Stove League Chatter BY EDDIE ASH

XT'MIL YDE, stalwart southpaw formerly of Indianapolis, has been waived out of the majors and shipped to Hollywood in the Coast League. When Detroit first tried to get waivers on Yde it was reported several big league clubs were ready to grab him, but evidently the ‘friendly waiver” request got results because Hollywood has pos- j session now. a a a The Cubs were one club yelling loudest with a threat to claim Yde when Joe McCarthy was hunting high and low for a southpaw. However, Joe obtained Moss from Louisville and perhaps figured him the equal of the former Indian. a a a • Hollywood will be right in Yde’s glove. He enjoys breezing along the pavements in a sports roadster, and California is a swell playground, according to rumors and advertising. a a a St. Paul tried for Yde's services in the Bill Rogell deal, but. Hollywood won the argument when it demanded Emil as part payment for outfielder Eli Funk. ana Yde won seven games and lost three with the Tigers in 1929, hat was not used in regular turn and the explanation for letting him go was that he wasn't a nine-inning pitcher. a a a THE Cardinals have taken Tony Kauffmarm from the Giants on waivers and his destination is believed to be Rochester, where he performed in 1928 before going to New York. He was the world's worst pinch hitter last season, getting one single in more than thirty times at bat. He is a former pitcher, made over into an outfielder. a a a Ken Penner. former hero of Washington park, will be with Louisville next year, the transfer being announced officially Wednesday night. This development was forecast when the Cubs took Malcolm Moss from the Colonels during the Chattanooga convention. Indianapolis sold Penner to Chicago for cash and Claude Jonnard. a a a Wrong info was put out to the effect Baby Doll Jacobson had been appointed manager of the Rock Island club of the Valley loop. Clarence Roper Is to pilot that club. a a. a ANNOUNCEMENT that Burleigh Grimes wants $25,000 to pitch for Pittsburgh next season has caused Owner Dreyfuss real anguish. That's a whole lot of money for Dreyfuss to give up and rumors of Grimes’ transfer in a big trade have t been revived. a a a Several members of the world | champ Athletics are said to have 1 dropped their series earnings in the stock market crash and Connie

Await Purdue Invasion

BHhL- '■' : )i

COACH HINKLE'S hopefuls for the 1929-30 national collegiate hardwood championship get their first real test of the season Saturday, when Purdue invades Butler fieldhouse for the annual battle. Two of the newcomers on the Bulldog quintet on whom much will depend are Marshall (Babe) Christopher, former Shortridge star (left) and Marshall Tackett of Martinsville, sophomore back guard. Christopher was a reserve last season. He played at forward in the Blue and White opener this season, leading the scoring with 24 points. He likewise played a smooth floor game. Tackett’s defensive performance relieved Hinkle of one worry, a replacement for Bugg, and the former Artesian City star apparently has cinched the guard position. He played the entire game against Manchester. Allen at forward. Captain Hildebrand, center, and Hosier, floor guard, complete the lineup the Bulldog mentor is expected to start against the Boilermakers. Defense has been stressed in the Bulldog workouts this week.

Pitt Drills for Trojans Strengthen Defense for New Year’s Tilt. Bv United Press PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19.—Defensive formations for use against Southern California’s powerful forward pass attack and methods of stopping Russell Saunders, Trojan quarter back, were stressed Wednesday as Coach Jock Sutherland sent his Pitt Panthers through a long outdoor drill for the game with the Trojans at Pasadena on New Year’s day. The Pittsburgh squad has been favored by wild weather and has been practicing regularly. The party of thirty players will leave here on CJiristmas night for the long trek to the Pacific Coast.

Mack may have some holdouts to deal with next spring. s tt a Kansas City is yelling murder because Louisville got Ken Penner. The Blues asked for the screw ball flinger in the Lynn Nelson deal with the Cubs. Ed Holley is slated to go to K. C. in place of Penner. The Blues’ next desire Is to arrange for the return of Harry Riconda, infielder, who was drafted by Cincinnati. DANO IS K. oTVICTOR Bu Times Soecial SANFRANCISCO, Dec. 19.—Pablo Dano, Philippine flyweight, knocked out Jimmy Ketchell, Seattle, in the third round here Wednesday.

Slights to Army Denied by N. Y. Police

Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Although no contracts have been signed an agreement already exists for Yankee Stadium to be used for the Army-Notre Dame game in 1930, Business Manager Ed Barrow of the New York Yankees said today in

Dozen the Alleys WITH LEFTY LEE

Johnny Febr, leading off for the Falls City Laser, needed nine pins on his last ball to reach a 700 total, during Wednesday night's play of the Indianapolis League at the Pritchett alleys. His hit was high however, and the 4-6 split remained standing for the leading total of 699. Pritchett and Schleimer backed him up with totals of 680 and 622 to turn In a team total of 3.168 on games of 1.092. 1,100 and 976. which was good for a two-game win over the Meridian Garage. The St. Philip A. C.. 3-F Coffee and Striebeck teams also won two from the Coca-Cola. Hayes Body and Oeftering-Litzelman Coal, as the Roosevelt-Marmon Built and Wagner Radio took the entire series from the American Central Life and Marott Shoes. Other 600 totals rolled were: Johnson, 639: Dersch, 654: Heiss. 648; Mounts. 662; Liebtag, 656: Rasmussen, 608; Pendergast, 606; C. Schott, 607. and Han Schott, 604. Sixtv-fonr games better than SMO were rolled, the 251 by P>n Johnson tn his second game winning he 3-F Coffee prize. The North Side Lions won three games from the Mutual Insurance in the Interclub League plav at Pritchett’s. All other contests were decided over the two-out-of-three route the Universal Rats, Universal Cats. Geiger and Exchange Unity defeating the Optimists Mutual. Five Good Fellows and Exchange Service. A 247 bv Doc” Goldman featured this loop's play. The I. U. Rv. No. 2. L. S. Ayers and Owen Hoofing teams won two games from the Edwards. Bessires and Block’s Whoopee. as the I. U. Ry. No. 1 won three from the Standard Metal In the Mercantile League play at the Illinois alleys. R. Karls demonstrated his skill to the rail birds at Pritchett’s when he took the lead for the Libby overnight bar. offered for high three-game total, by rolling a score of 7*9 with games of 355, 345 and 279. The Dusies and Shocks won two from the Tail Pipes and Radiators, as the Signal Fox won three from the Lubricators in the Duesenbers League play. In the Grotto League series at the Illinois the Ferres and Drum Corps won three from the Imps and Tails, while the Guards. Monarchs and Homs, won two from the Revelers. Hoofs and Masters. Milner pat the Jinx team over for a three-time win In their series with the Service Shop, when he rolled a total of 631 with games of SSL Sit and Mi. la

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

City Games This Week

FRIDAY Shortridge vs. Eiwood. at Elwood. Broad Ripple vs. South Side, of Ft. Wayne, at Shortridge gymnasium. Manual vs. Beech Grove, at Beech Grove. Washington vs. Ben Davis, at Washington. Park School vs. Whitestown, at Park School. SATURDAY Cathedral vs. Crawfordsville at Cathedral. Tech vs. Lebanon at Tech. JOCK MALONE LOSES OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 19.—Jock Malone, veteran St. Paul middleweight, fighting his 400th ring encounter, gave Wesley Ketchel, Portland, Ore., r battle but lost a ten-round and :.

7 City High School Basket Games on Card This Week Five Contests on Local Courts; Shortridge Plays Tipton; Tech Meets Lebanon and Irish Battle Crawfordsville.

Seven games, five Friday and two Saturday, appear on the hardwood schedule for city high schools this week end. Three of Friday's engagements will be played on local courts, and both of Saturday’s. Every city quintet, with the exception* of Crispus Attucks, has one tilt booked. Topping Friday’s bill will be the Invasion of Elwood by Shortridge. Coach Messersmith has been drilling his squad hard all week following the defeat at the hands of Marion last Saturday. Elwood drubbed the Blue Devils last season, and they are out for revenge. Broad Ripple will use the north siders’ gym Friday to entertain South Side of Ft. Wayne. Ripple has another strong team, while the

discussing reports that the game would be played elsewhere. “No suggestion for any change has ■ come to us,” Barrow added. “I can not guarantee to stop the street urchins from greeting Army football teams with the ‘we hope youse guys gets licked’ that West

the other contest the overhead boys won two from the Pencil Pushers. This nlay was In the Marmon League on the Indiana alleys. The Merchants League plav showed the Indiana alleys and Koines winning three from the P. R. Mallorv and Ramblers, as the Coca-Cola and National Mop took two from the Service Blues and Old Gold Cigarettes. John Blue was the Individual star during this play with a total of 623. Menges was next with 607. The Selmier v*. Ideal Cleaners series featured the Uptown League play, the Selmeir team taking the odd game with a total of 1.014 to the Ideal's 998. Schoneker and Kemper put the winners across w‘ ;h totals of 680 and 661. Sourbier was b st for the losers on 618. The Kahn Tailoring also won two from the Trv-Me. as the Coca-Cola. Williamson Candy and Metalcraft made a clean sweep of their series with the Hanna Register. Maytag Washer and American Linen. Other 600 totals during this plav were: Shaw. 642; Hill, 600; Dawson, 628: Fitzflerald, 638; Haug. 629. and Linton. 605. Dee. 29, SI and Jan. I. the second annual 190 scratch singles sweepstakes will be rolled on the Uptown alleys. Last year a large entry was received for this event, and the same can be expected this time as entries are coming In fast. Lemen rolled games of 204, 202 and 200, a total of 606. to give the Bean Hole Beans a three-time win over the Catsup, as the Soap won two from the Pork and Beans ip the Van Camp League play. A 632 by Strieker was the outstanding total in the K. of C. League at the Delaware alleys. Kirkhoff was second with 604 for his three games. High single game went to Berlins when he hit for 267 in bis first game. Team results showed the Board of Trade Optical taking three from the Mills and Lysaght. as the Moran Trucking. Plttman-Riee Coal and Scott Trucking won two from the White Furniture. Penn Coal and Finneran Grocery. The Central States No. 1. Kroger. Old Gold Cigarets and Real Silk girls won three from the Central States No. 2. Comptometers, Coca-Cola No. 1 and Young, as the Meek and Gray. Gibben and Gray took two from the Ringan and Rosner Beauty Shop in the Indiana Ladles’ League plav. But three totals were over the 500 mark during this play, Lathrop leading with 537 on games of 170, 131 and 186. Dillard had 529 and Banger 522.

Roy Wallace on Next Bill in Hall Ring Local Slugger to Take on Chester Bush, Chicago, Here Monday. Matchmaker Aro! Atherton of the Shamrock A. C. will stage another fistic show at Tomlinson hall Monday night featured by a scheduled ten-round scramble between Roy Wallace, Indianapolis, and Chester Bush, Chicago. It will be Wallace’s first appearance before the home fans since he knocked out Young Jack Dillon at the Armory about two montlis ago. Roy has been in the east and on his return he was accompanied by Peter Mike, New York, who will battle Johnny Sernas in the eightround semi-windup Monday. Sernas has won his last two fights by the k. o. route. Chester Bush, now fighting out of Chicago under the management of Jack Tierney, formerly held a prominent place in ring circles of the south, where he was known as the “Berlenbach of Dixie.” He holds a win over Tony Marullo, New Orleans, ten rounds, veteran light heavy, and also victories over Howard Benz, Chicago Tommy O’Brien, Buster Mallini and others. The ten-rounder and eight - rounder Monday will be supported by some lively prelims, first at 8:30. There will be no advance in prices, the tariff remaining $1 and $1.50.

Notre Dame Meets Wildcats in First Hard Tilt of Season Northwestern, With Five Veterans, Invades South Bend Tonight; Three Hoosiers on Purple Team.

Bu Times Bneeial SOUTH BEND. Ind., Dec. 19. The Notre Dame basketball team is due for a radical change of diet tonight. So far this season Coach Keogan's boys have feasted on rabbit stew, but this evening they will have a dish of very wild wildcat for dinner. In other words, the Irish quintet, which to date has engaged in three easy contests against minor opposition, will take on Dutch Lonberg's ravenous felines from Northwestern. Last year these same felines clawed and scratched their way to two victories over the Irish, and this year nothing is closer

Ft. Wayne quintet will be seeking its first victory. Manual, after a double loss last week, will go to Beech Grove. Washington, gaining stride after a slow start, takes on ' m Davis at the west side gym. Whitestown invades the Park s. -1 hardwood. Tech, walloped by Muncie’s Bearcats last Friday, engage another Big Ten conference opponent, Lebanon, at Tech gym Saturday, It will be the third conference battle for the Campbells, and a victory will mean undisputed fourth place in the league. Lebanon holds a victory over the strong Newcastle Trojans. Crawfordsville, fresh from a victory over Thorntown, will come to Cathedral’s hardwood Saturday to tackle the Irish, who likewise show promise of power.

Point representatives complain about, and perhaps I won’t be able to get Jimmy Walker to switch his allegiance from Notre Dame to the Army, but I’ll do anything else that is requested to keep the annual Army-Notre Dame game for New York,” Police Commissioner Grover Whalen said. Supposed slights to cadets by police officials and others were called to his attention as reasons advanced at West Point for the reported change in plans. Whalen said the full police escort requested by West Point authorities for the 1929 game was furnished to them and that they could have had more if they had wanted it. Colonel R. C. Richardson of the West Point athletic board stated that the Army schedule calls for the game to be played in New York Any change would have to be approved by the athletic board and no such suggestions has ccme before the board, Richardson sa.d.

College Court Results

Arnold. 41: East Stroudsburg, 32. Auburn. 47; La Grange Y. M. C. A.. 34. Casmius, 29; Thiel, 17. Harvard. S3; M. I. TANARUS., 24. Norman. 48: Texas, 28. Penn. 37; Dickinson. 3L Rider 57; Montclair Teachers, 21. St. Vincent’s. 20; Ind. (Pah Tchrs . 18. Tennessee. 35: Carson-Newman. 17. Trinity. 28: Norwich, 12. Villanova. Phila. Coil. Osteopathy. 3. Williams. 31; St. Lawrence. 31. Navv 58; Lafavette. 4. N. Y. U.. 35: Columbia. 24. Brooklyn C. C 32: Cathedral. 30.

ST. PAT FIVE IN ACTION

St. Patrick’s H. N. S., with seven consecutive victories, plays Rushviile Coca-Colas, former high school and college stars, at Turner gym tonight at 8:30. Rushviile. led by Gant, former Franklin star, and Alexander of Shelbyville holds victories over outstanding independent quintets. L. Cruse and Stehlin, forwards; Mulvaney, center, and Reed and Branham, guards, are expected tc start for St. Pats. St. Patrick Shamrocks meet Shelby Cleaners in the prelim, at 7:30.

BASS TITLE FAVORITE Philadelphian Ready for Bout With Champion Tod Morgan. Hu Unit'd Press NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—Junior lightweight champion Tod Morgan of California and Benny Bass, hardhitting Philadelphian, have completed training for their fifteen - round championship bout at Madison Square Garden Friday . night, and indulged cnly in light exercises today. Bass’ punching ability and fine showing in recent bouts have made him an 8 to 5 favorite to win the title.

on- RACICBOARD THE BY VERN BOXELL

THIS has been an open season for the “panning” of referees. Columnists in all sections of the state have publicly razzed officials. No doubt in some cases the “kicks” have been prejudiced. On the other hand, there's plenty of foundation for many of the' squawks about “home" officials. You’ll find that this type of whistle blower exists only among those who are not capable enough of stepping into the “big league" class of officials, where the footers call everything they see. if an official is so poor that he must show favoritism to get jobs, his license should be revoked. tr n tt Probably the loudest souawfe has been registered by a Hartford City scribe, who published an oprn letter to a prominent upstate official for his decisions in the Airedale’s double-overtime loss to Marlon. This act brought heaps of criticism to

to their thoughts than a determination to tear these old wounds wide open. The Wildca ts will invade the Notre Dame gym with five of last year’s regulars leading the pack, which has been strengthened by some fast and shifty kittens. The regulars are Berghern, of football fame, w’ho is a forward: Red, another forward; Captain Rut Walters. Kokomo, Ind.. center, and Mundy and Haas, guards. , Among the new men are Mc~ Carnes,'Logansport, one of Indiana’s best high school guards two years ago, and Lockhart, Martinsville, another Hoosier, who burned up the floors hi Indiana high school circles. Coach Keogan said Wednesday that he would use the same starting lineup that took the floor in the three games already played. This will mean Newbold and McCarthy, at the forward posts; De Cook at center, and the old reliable. Smith and Donovan, at guard positions.

Performs Tonight

CARL PFLUEGER (above) will oe in the lineup when the Tabernacle Presbyterian Flashes junior basketball team battles John Pettijohn’s Muncie “Y” Midgets, state champions, at the local gym. Thirty-fourth street and Central avenue, tonight. Pflueger is a forward and one of the scoring aces of the local quintet. Muncie is undefeated this season. J. S. Johnston, coach of the Indianapolis Flashes net squad, is coaching the Tabernacle quintet, and his team twice has spoiled the record of the champs when they appeared here during past seasons. YOUNG ROLLER RACERS Two of the fastest youngsters in roller skating have been booked for a half-mile race at Riverside rink tonight. Bobby Altop of Boston and Howdy Barksdale of Minneapolis, vyill toe the mark. Barksda'e Is but twelve years old and Altop but thirteen. The floor of the new Riverside ring is so large that but eight laps will constitute the half-mile, giving the contestants an opportunity to speed up on the straightaways and lose little momentum on the turns. HONORS L UrATHLETES BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 19. Members of the Indiana university football squad and western conference championship cross-country team, and heads of the athletic department were entertained at dinner by President William Lowe Bryan of the university Wednesday. Approximately fifty-five athleten and coaches were present.

S GIVE JEWELRY 2 “THE GIFT StPREME” * Payment Plan or Layaway i GRAY, GRIBBEN S GRAY Jewelers j 151 NORTH ILLINOIS ST. - - ■ <m ms . in ■ ■-mm.ii.ii mi r>r aarinasfl

Guides Winners

Four championships in one season is the coaching feat accomplished by Lawrence E. Engle, high school mentor at Kenosha, Wis. Engle's star prep teams excelled in basketbail, football, swimming and golf. Kenosha sport fans feel mighty proud of their coach.

Engle

the over-enthusiastic scribe. No matter how terrible a referee is, , Backboard doubts he eonld bare been guilty of as many misdemeanors as the Hartford writer accused hint of enmmltting. tt tt tt There have been numerous complaints, but none have been so bold. Where the trouble lies, no one seems to know. Peculiar as It may seem, some of the officials scored a-e from the old school, who handled games while many of their critics were learning that a basketball Is round. tt tt tt THE board of directors has decreed that one of our weekly tasks shall be to attempt to name winners of high school and college games. And Ihat is one tough assignment. Just to test our skill, we’ll start this week by picking some of Friday night's games as' follows: Anderson to subdue Kokomo. Muncie to drop Newcastle. Columbus to drub Bedford. Vincennes to trample Bloomington. Rushvllle to nose out Greensburg. Frankfort to sink Jeff of Lafayette. Logansport to shade Martinsville. Marlon to stop Shelby vllle. Connersvilie to humble GreenfieldHorace Mann to wallop Roosevelt (Gary). Washington to defeat Franklin. Delphi to stop Rochester. Washington (East Chicago) to trip ! Froebel (Gary). it tt tt And when these teams settle down to consistent performances, perhaps we’ll complicate matters by talking points. u tt n FURTHERMORE. WE RE PICKING BUTLER TO DEFEAT PURDUE HERE SATURDAY. ABOUT FOUR POINTS. tt tt tt Indiana should edge out Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. Michigan already has turned the trick. B tt tt We’ve suspicioned there might ■ have been something wrong with Frankfort when it last to Anderson. Truth is that Armentrout, who had been back-guarding so effectively for the Casemen, was not in the game. Rumors persist that Armentrout had a few differences with school officials and quit. Maybe that’s all wrong. But for no published reason, Case revamped his line-up for the Indian invasion. tt it tt "OVER-AMBITION WAS BLAMED BY COACH WALLACE FOR THE RESIGNATION OF THREE SENIORS FROM THE TEAM." THE MICHIGAN CITY PAPERS STATE. "EACH OF THEM WANTED TO BE A HERO AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IVIN GAMES WHEN PLAYERS HAVE THAT ATTITUDE. WE CAN’T WIN WITH THEM. SO WE’LL HAVE TO DO WITHOUT ’EM." tt tt tt That same problem has troubled other coaches, especially after an Impressive record the preceding year. tt tt tt WHEN Muncie and Newcastle clash at Ball Village Friday, Hooker’s Trojans will be trying for their first win in seventeen starts. The last time a Newcastle team turned the trick, the credit for the victory went to the Bearcats’ present coach. Raymond Jolly. That was in 1922. tt u a Newcastle took a slight lead with only a minute so play. Jolly secured a held ball, and on the Jump, grabbed tbe sphere and fell to the floor with It tightly elasped In his arms. This continued until the game ended. Muncie fan* booed Jolly that night for his strategy. Now they praise him for the same reason. What a whale of a difference a few years make, j Anew rule would prevent such a pro- i eedure now, however. tt tt tt Backboard has several rontributlon* today, but they’ll wait. Here’s one: Indiana polls. Dear Backboard—May I say a word of praise and condemnation both for Ole Joe Clutch, whose letters to you. have stirred up quite a bit of controversy. I want to praise Joe for telling the truth about things and not mincing words and at the same time using a somewhat unsportsmanlike attitude. Joe surely knows that even- basketball player can’t be a star, every team a winner and every coast a "master-mind.” A little bit of logic would help Joe sci his endeavors to get into print with something that really counts. K. C. B SAINTS PLAY STRAUSS One of the largest crowds of the season is expected to witness the St Philip A. C.-Strauss Says battle at Saints’ gym tonight at 8:30. Saints i are undefeated, and the Strauss | quintet has a strong record against some of the states' best teams. Huesing and Richeson, forwards; Burch, center, and Mullin and Lentz, ! guards, are expected to start for Saints, opposed by Chandler and I Edwards, forwards: Holz, center, and Floyd and Grimsley, guards, for Strauss Says. TECH YEARLINGS VICTORS Tech freshmen easily defeated Manual yearlings Wednesday, 33 to 19. Manual led early in the game, but Tech was in front, 15 to 9, at i the half. Edwards, Huston and Kinney led the winners, while Regenstrief and Welton starred for ! the losers.

MILLER TIRES Geared to the Road on EASY CREDIT TERMS : Guaranteed f-j Omw-Vr ' '• Any Tire of l.qiul I’ru-r Rose Tire Cos. 365 S. Meridian St.

DEC. 19, 1929

Greenleaf to Play Rudolph for Cue Title Ralph Forces Extra Matoh by Scoring 125 to 79 Win Wednesday. Pi/ United Prc** DETROIT. Dec. 19.—Ralph Green - leaf defeated Erwin Rudolph of Chicago, 125 to 79. in ten innings here Wednesday night, forcing a playoff match for the world's champion pocket billiard title. Rudolph had gone through preliminary matches of the tournament without a defeat, until he met. Greenleaf in the final. Rudolph weakened at the crucial moment when Greenleaf was nosing into the lead, and he never regained his lost Greenleaf scored 89 in the third inning for best run of the match. Rudolph’s high run was 54. also clicked off in the third frame. Marcel Camp. Michigan state pocket billiard champion, lost to Pasquale Natalie. 125 to 64, in twenty-two innings. The defeat .spoiled his chances of qualifying for next year’s championship. Frank Taberski, ex-champion, clinched third place in the tournament. by defeating Onofrio Lauri of Brooklyn, 125 to 71, in twenty-three innings. Camp's defeat, however, saved fourth place for Lauri. The standings: w L. HR BO E. Rudolph 6 1 111 4 R. Greenleaf 8 1 128 3 F. Tabprski 4 3 87 13 O. Lauri 3 4 70 7 M. Camp 3 4 53 33 P. Natalie 3 4 40 18 S. Llvsey 3 4 40 30 J. McCann 0 7 41 .. Kid Chocolate Has Easy Time With Petrone T nitr/t press NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Having defeated Dominick Petrone of New York in a ten-round bout at the Coliseum Wednesday night. Kid Chocolate, Cuban Negro featherweight, has only one more task on tap before returning to Havana for the Christmas holidays. Chocolate is billed for ten rounds with Johnny Lawson of New York at the Olympia A. C. Saturday night, and two days later will board a plane and fly to Cuba. Petrone furnished little opposition for the undefeated Cuban featherweight, failing to take a Gngle round. The first and final rounds were fairly close, but Chocolate took the others by wide margins. Rene Devos, Belgium middleweight, shuffled in with a decision over Babe McGorgary of Oklahoma. Devos showed a quick one-two punch and McGorgary displayed an ability to hang on.

Independent Net Notes, Gossip

Dinner Bells won a defensive battle from Old Trails’ Bearcat Tuesday. 12 to 11. A. Darner scaring all of the winners’ points. Dinner Bells play in the Bia 61x Laeguo every Sunday afternoon at Marigold Club. Klrechbaum Bulldogs, with six victories play Third Christians, Sunday at 2 p. m. For games, call Talbott 1360, or write Morris Caplan. 2335 North Delaware street. Patricks. Shamrocks. Huntington Celts and Brookslde U. B. take notice. Comets of St. Melnrad college would like to schedule games during the Christmas vacation with teams having access to a gym. Comets play in tbe 14-to-15-year-old class. Call Harrison 4477-W and ask for Joe. Remington Independents one of the fastest independent teams in that district. desire games with Indianapolis teams. For information, write John F Shea. Remington. Sain Philps ana other fast quintets take notice. VOGLER TIES FOR LEAD Lewis Vogler went into a tie for first place in the state three-cush-ion billiard tournament by defeating Charles Carter, 50 to 31, in a ninety-five inning match at Cooler's parlor Wednesday. Vogler had high run of four and Carter two. Bose Conquers Rival Bit Times Soecial CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.—Billy Rose outpointed Vincent Hambright in a ten-round bout between the two Cincinnati junior welterweights here Wednesday night.

America’s Champion Tire Patch! There’* only one SEALFAST, and that’* BOWES SEAL-FAST, in tha green-and-white striped can with the bright red seal you can see a block away. It costs 50c a can, good for 25 LIFE-LONG patches. Ailt Your Dealer