Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1930 — Page 16

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Among those who are not particularly sorry the old year is gone are: Mr Benny Bass, the prize fighter. The Cubs. The Army football team. Mr. A1 Espinosa, the golfer. And the boys who figured Blue Larkspur was a shoo-in in the Derby. • a a You Irarn from the newspapers that Mr. Primn earners, the human dinosaur, I* feet JO'A Inches t all. that he weighs 2*7 pounds, wears a site 21 collar, walks In shoes wclrhinr 1® pounds each, eats a whole ham at one sitting, ran lift a one-ton motor truck, has handa twice as large as any other heaTywelgbt In the history of boxing. ' an bite through a three-inch pine board md Is an excellent artist. All of which Is very interesting. But ran the big clown fight? a a a HOW to start the year wrong: Tell Jack Dempsey he looks like Rudy Vallee., ~ Ask Babe Ruth to trace the history of the Neanderthal man. . . . Mistake Willie Hoppe for someone else and show him how a masse shot really ought to be played. . . . Invite Gene Tunney to stag smoker of the Cheese and Crackers Club In Delaney street. . . . Mention Jimmy Johnston to any of Schmeling’s managers. . . . Try to get a testimonial from Red Cagle on the California climate. . . . Suggest another Bunion derby to Cash and Carry Pyle. , . . Try to sell Peggy Joyce a year’s subscription to the Woman’s Home Companion. a a it Ain't It the truth? Judging by what's going on these days there's Just as much larceny In artichokes around here as cauliflowers.

OFF IVYCKBOARD THE BY VERN BOXELL*

Defense and fast breaks featured the Bulldog's 28-to-18 triumph over Illinois, their second Conference foe, at the fieldhouse Thursday night. Figures reveal the unquestionable superiority of the Hinkle tossers. During the first half, Butler heaved the sphere goalward twenty-five times and connected on seven attempts for a hitting average of .280. Considering the close guarding and the fumerous long attempts, that represents a good average. The Illini likewise enjoyed fair success in the opening period, caging four of sixteen tries for a percentage of .250. In the second period it was the Illini quintet that attempted most of the long shots, hitting three times in twenty-six efforts for .115, while Butler shots sixteen time and hit four, for .250. Butier’s total game average was .268. a high percentage for this type of game, while the Illini were held to .167. Hotier’i brilliant guarding and fart offensive work made him the outstanding performer on the court. He ranked econd in scoring honors in addition to acting a* a "feeder” for the Allen-Hilde-brand-Chrlatopher eomliinatlon. Hosier will be hard to rep'ace when he graduates late in January. tt a tt With Captain Doug Mills back In the lineup. Illinois roav cause some trouble In Conference competition. It Is probable that Coach Rubv will make some

Coach Thom on Mat Card Coach Thom of Indiana university’s wrestling souad has been signed to meet Speedy Schaeffer of Louisville in the feature match of the Cadle tabernacle mat show Monday night. Schaefer, who formerly was a sparring partner for Jack Dempsey is one of the most popular mat men ever to show his wares here, having wrestled several times in this city in the past. The match will b? for best two in three falls with a time limit. Another Big ■Nine mat mentor Coach Leslie tßed) Beers of Purdue, also will have a place on Monday night's card, meeting Ray Rice in the semi-windup match, which will be for one fall. Rice is a former wrestling instructor at the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. A third contest will bring together Carl Cheney of Bloomington and Ed Price of this city, this also being for one fall.

Independent Net Notes

Question Marks want games with city ana slate teams Call Dr. 1044 and as* for W. C. Hastings. Red Wings lost a close game to Mapletons Wednesday. 16 to 14 Dickerson was outstanding for the winners with twelve points. Red Wings play in the 30-to-22-year-old class. Shell Petroleum Company has organised a team to begin play soon. Fisher Oerton. Dickie. Olsier. Jones. Stauber and Bowers are on the squad. After scheduling several practice games for the next two weeks, the Shell quintet will be anxious to book games with city and state teams for January. February and March. Write or call Doug Dickie at Shell Petroleum Corporation. 8219 West Michigan street, with propositions. Given open dates, gvm facilities and return game considerations. Junior Buddies recorded their third victory at the expense of Y Leader seconds. 22 to 9 Buddies are undefeated, playing In the 14 to IS-rear-old class For games, call Dr. 2042 and ask for David. Chrlatamore Juniors. Ragles and Triangles would like to schedule games In the 11 to 13 13 to 15 and 18 to 20-vear-old class respectively. Call Be. 1178. Wizards defeated A-t Lettershop five, 28 to 7 Rupert's floor work and Rohr's shooting featured. Wizards would like to book games on the home and heme basis with teams In the 14 to 16-vear-old class. Call Ha. 4541-J. ask for Billy. Communal Midgets trounced Riverside Boy’s Club. 79 to 8. Wednesday afternoon, ana defeated Klngsn Reserves. 15 to 12. Wednesday night. Midgets desire jamas tn the 14 to 18-year-old class, with teams haring scoess to gyms. Call Dr. 196*. ask for Ralph. Sahara Grotto’s will clash with Hayes Bodr at Penney gym tonight, and will play at the Brooksclde Community gym Saturday. Grottos claim one of the fastest teams In the state. State teams write Roy Better. 1025 Madison avenue or call Dr. 3091 between 2 and 8 p. m. for games. Second round pames were played tn the United Brethren Sunday School league at Brookslde U. B gvm. University Heights U B. remained in flrst place by defeating Calrarv U. B-. 19 to 11. Brookslde V. B. galea ted First U. B. 27 to 12. Brookslde .4 Cal verv are tied for second, and First U B is fourth Next Tuesday, University Height* plays Brookslde and Calyary opposes Fust U. B. Pete Halley and

HOOSIER H. S. TEAMS SWING INTO FINAL DRIVE

A’s Pilot Confident of Title Connie Mack Feels Safe That World Champ Will Win Again This Year. iCopyright. !930. by United Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Connie Mack, veteran manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, Is confident that the Athletics will win the American League championship for the second consecutive season, he told the United Press in commenting on the 1930 pennant race. “As our club will be made up of practically the same players w’ho won the 1029 American League pennant,’’ Mack wired from his Philadelphia home, “it is only natural that I should have the utmost confidence in their being able to repeat in 1930.” Roger Peckinpaugh, manager of the Cleveland Indians, believes his club is strong enough to finish in first division next season, but It not counting on winning the pennant. “Philadelphia and New York both have powerful clubs and will be hard to beat,” he wired. “If we are able to finish as high as we did last year—third—l will consider the season a complete success.” Manager Bucky Harris of Detroit expects the Tigers to show a big improvement over their 1929 form during the coming season.

shifts in order to retain Fenei. the speedy sophomore floor guard who starred against the national champs here Thursday. o a a We’ll try our luck again. Here goes: Vincennes over Bedford. Logansport over I.ebanon (?). Rushville over Greensburg. Anderson over Newcastle. Greencastle over Brazil. Martinsville over Franklin. Frankfort over Muncie. Columbus over Shelb”vllle. Tech over Kokomo. Marion over Wabash. Rochester over Richmond. Shortridge over Tipton. Horace Mann over Washington (East Chicagot. Indiana State Normal over Wabash college. a a a FRANKLIN and Columbus officials. fans and players are at swords’ points over an alleged invasion of the Columbus gym by W. 3. Porter. Franklin principal, with a yard stick. Porter’s purpose, it is reported, was to measure the seats and estimate the seating capacity in an effort to take the basketball regional away from Columbus. Columbus officials claim Porter made the intrusion without their knowledge or consent. Porter declares he obtained permission from the janitor but the janitor is reported to have denied this. * a a Columbus. Franklin and Greensburg have applied for (hr same regional. If the former Is granted the tourney. Franktin wants to be sent to Shelbyvtlle or a special regional created to Include Indianapolis. Which would indicate that Franklin isn’t over anxious to play with the Bulldogs. a a a A husky center by the name of Meade, who played for Carrollton two years and was high point man during that time, now is enrolled in Logansport high school, and soon wii! be eligible for competition. It may lake some time, however, for Coach Wells to drill Meade into the Logan system. a a a Bedford’s inconsistency causes Grady Bennett, the Stone City scribe, to burn under the collar. Credy spends most of one column elling how good the Iveymen can be If they want to, and how bad they can be at other times.

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

Play in the Universal League at the Pritchett Recreation was close throughout, two-time wins being the best any club could do. The Van Camp Hardware, Outlaws, Emrlch Hardware, Blacker Chill. Kay-O and Feeney Furniture defeating the Gem Coal. Mallory & Wetland. CocaCola. 8 8. Service Station. Watts Press end Noblesville Milling. Hod Eller was the individual star with a total of 675 on games of 214. 229 and 232 Ramscv also was "hot." securing 661 for his three games, ether 600 totals were Steel. 615; Rea. 626; Sloan. 602; Ronk, 624, and Vosseu. 625. The Feroda Brake Lining team won three games from the Lutes Hardware In the Community League series at the Uptown

Oscar Smith. Indiana Central athletic stars, are in the University Heights lineup. Heffelman Candy company desire games. The team has a good following. St. Pats. Kirshbaums. St. Phillips, Bridgeport Cardinals, and others, call Dr. 5158-R between 6 and 7 and m., ask for John, or write Kenneth Slifer, 711 South Meridian street. American Settlement Juniors upset Y Leaders. 17 to 15. and Chrlstaniore Comets. 17 to 13 Teams having access to gyms, call Ri. 1622 be’bre 5 p. m. or Ri. 6960 after 5 pm. St. Philip Juniors take notice. Holy Trinity A. C. lost to Rose Tire. 31 to 24. Trinity's led until the last three minutes of plav. Trinity will meet Dixie Fliers at Holy Trinity auditorium Sunday afternoon. A. C. players are requested to report for practice Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m. Hoosler Flyers and Hooslrr Aces clash Sunday at Marigold gvm In a Big Six League game. w. Wright and Holsapple. forwards; Kellemever. center, and T. Wright and Schmitt, guards, are probable starters for the Flyers, with Patterson and Wisenberger. forwards; Waggv. center, and McCloud and Jamiet. guards, for the Aces. For games with Flyers, call T. Wright at Irvington e23S-j. Holy Trinity Juniors defeated OeJveeotn Ramblers. 23 to 23. Belmont Rambler* and Y M. C. A. Juniors are requested to call Belmont 4898. Ask for AL East Park won the New Year’s day tournament at the Broadway M. E. gym. and East Tenth street won the girl's title. Broadway Tri-Sis girls defeated East Park. 21 to 3. and East Tenth girl* conquered Bethany Christian. 20 to 9. in first-round games. East Tenth humbled Trls 81s. 17 to 6. to capture the title. East Park bovs were winners over Bethanv Christian. 33 to 27, and East Tenth M. E. defeated Broadway M. E. 36 to 31. in first-round bjya’ contests. East Park won the finals, 43 to 37. East Parks desire road games. Write Emerson Sheldon. 3401 East New York street, or call Cherry 1409. Greensbarc Red Tags. Oreenwood. Bloomfield and others take notice. Indiana Delco Remy desires games with teams plating In the 19 tA 20-year-old els as. having recess to gym*.\ Call Be. 3fl. ask for Henry. \

End of Major League Trail Faces Gonzales

Mike Gonzales

Flashes Down Huntington in Junior Contest Indianapolis Flashes defeated Huntington “Y” Celts, 28-22, at the East Tenth gym Thursday night in an Indiana-Junior Conference game. The 115-pound Flash quintet defeated the Hunting junior five for the second time this year, 18-14. Cullivan, former Tech star, and Morgan, led the locals with eight points each. Belser and Craig got six each. Welch, with five field markers, led the invaders. The Flashes w r ere off to a fast start, leading 14-9 at the half. Indianapolis Triangles, another local representative in the conference, was outscored, 19 to 15, by Bloomington, but were given the game on a forfeit when three of the invaders’ quintet were found ineligible.

Greyhounds Work Indiana Central Netmen Prepare for Contest With N. A. G. U. Coach Harry Good is sending his Indiana Central netmen through some stiff workouts in preparation for the Greyhounds’ game with N. A. G. U. nextis Wednesday night in the new Central gym. All of the Greyhound players are in top shape with the exception of Brenemann, who still is suffering from an ankle injury, suffered in the Franklin game. He will be out for two weeks.

1930 Season Will Set New Low Mark for Coaching Changes Stabilization of Profession Is Most Effective Means to Curb Recruiting, Leading Mentors Believe.

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspondent NEW Y r ORK, Jan. 3.—Stabilization of the football coaching profession is the most effective method of eliminating subsidizing and recruiting of college athletes, in the opinion of many college athletic leaders assembled here this week for the N. C. A. A. and Footb&ll Coaches Association meetings. Although few coaches will comment on the Carnegie Foundation’s "Bulletin No. 23,” the majority of

alleys. Other sessions showed the J. P. Johnson. Central Buick. Artificial Ice and Nick Kerz boys taking two from the E. J. Culberson. Fifty-fourth Street Merchants. Broadways and Maple Road Bank. Heckman was best over the three-game route with a total of 636 on games of 208. 224 and 204. Dason rolled 628; Culllns, 616, and Stevensen, 610. The Elks Club alleys is arranging a pot-of-stlver tournament for the women teams of the city. Peters was the whole show In the LfnkBelt, League, when he put up anew alltime record for his boys by rolling a 288 score In his second try. His other games showed counts of 210 and 163 for a thfeegame total of 661. The 288 score prevented the Office team from taking all three games from the Castings. Other games rolled resulted in three-time wins for the Punchers. Tool Room. Snaggers, Production. Drives and Timekeepers, over the Foundry. Ewart. Gears. Offsets. Clerks and Pay Roll. C. Power of the Joint Life team of the American Central Life League, turned In the first 700 total of the year on local drives when he bunched strikes for games of 248. 192 and 266. a total of 706. Wiese and Wilson of the Ordinary Life Club rolled 601 and 600. while Klstler hit 621 for the Twenty-Pay Life. The Joint Life and Ordinary Life won three games from the Twenty-Year Endowment and TwentyPay Life as the O. L. C. O. won two from the Ten-Year Term. A 200 scratch singles will be played Sunday at the Illinois alleys. The entry fae is $1.25. Reservations can be made by calling Lincoln 0740. A three-time win for the Bteele Shoe Shop over the White Star Gas featured the plav In the Elks League at the club ailevs. The La Fendrich, Smith Bakery and Mueller-Nash won two from the Cut Rate. Blacker Chill and Anheuser-Busch In the other contests. The Banquet Tea and Gardner Special won two from the Sweetheart Bread and Wiebke bovs. while the Libby Food and Plttsford P'ie made a clean sweep of their series with the Sugar Creek Butter and Illinois Boosters In the Essential League plav at the Illinois alleys. Black's 601 total was good enough to lead the field in this loop. The Indianapolis Engraving team enjoyed a luckv night at the expense of the Pivot City Inks In the Print Craft League, winning two games by the margin of one pin. The Press Assistants ana H. E Schmitt Insurance won three from the Pivot City Blacks and Flint Ink In the other sessions. Mawson was consistently good, leading the field with a total of 633 on games of 203. 217 and 313. Weaver was next with a total of 606. The Prest-O-Lite League play at the Delaware alleys, resulted in a two-time win for the Welders and Too! Room over the Transportation and Stores, and a three-time win for the Pressroom, against the Stock team. A 217 by Wyne was high single game for the night. TURF OFFICIAL DIES TORONTO. Ont., Jan. 3.—Williair. P. Fraser, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Racing Association, died here Thursday. He had been prominent in turf circles for many years.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Veteran Cuban Backstop Given Unconditional Release by Chicago; Served 14 Years.

Bv Times Svecial CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—The end of the major league trail loomed up today for one of the gamest players of modem times, old Mike Gonzales, who Thursday was handed his unconditional release by the Chicago Cubs, making him a free agent. Gonzales, with fourteen years of conscientious effort behind him, is 38 and his arm no longer is the “whip” that caught many a runner attempting to go down to second The veteran Cuban, although an excellent backstop, never starred as a hitter.

Sox, Giants to Be Here on April 9

New York, Chicago Club to Play Sixteen Games While Training. nv Times Snecial NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Sixteen games with Ownie Bush’s Chicago White Sox appear on the training schedule of the New York Giants, announced today. Indianapolis has been included on the tour of the two major league clubs, and they will appear at the Hoosier capital on April 9. Evansville, Terre Haute, and Ft. Wayne also will see the two clubs in action. Sox and Giants will train at San Antonio, Tex., pitchers and catchers reporting Feb. 15, with outfielders and infielders reporting two weeks later. The schedule: March 6—U. of Texas at Austin. March 8-9—White Sox at Houston. March 13. 14, 15, 16, 28—White Sox at San Antonio. .. March 29 —White Sox at Ft. Worth. March 30—White Sox at Dallas. March 31—Shreveport at Shreveport, La. April 1. 2—Cleveland at New Orleans. April 5, 6—Memphis at Memphis. April 7—White Sox at Evansville. April B—White Sox at Terre Haute. April 9—White Sox at Indianapolis. April 10—White Sox at Ft. Wayne. April 11—White Sox at Toledo. April 12. 13—White Sox at Chicago. April 14—Army at West Point.

them admit that subsidizing and recruiting exist. “When a coach feels that he has to win to hold his job, you can not blame him for recruiting players,” one prominent football mentor told the United Press. The 1930 season will set anew ? low' record for changes in the coaching personnel at major colleges. With the reappointment of Major Frank Cavanaugh as head coach at Fordham university all of the major positions, except the vacancy at Oregon, have been filled. Seven schools will have new coaches, but only three because the 1929 coach had an unsuccessful season. Purdue and Georgetown were forced to secure new coaches because Jimmy Phelan and Lou Little resigned to accept other positions. Penn had a vacancy because Lou Young was promoted to assistant director of athletics, and Army was forced to make a change because of regulations which prevent an officer spending more than three years at the military academy. Purdue, Pennsylvania and the Army filled their vacancies by advancing assistant coaches to the head coaching job, and Georgetown hired Tommy Mills, an assistant coach at Notre Dame, while Columbia and Washington hired head coaches from other institutions. The changes in coaching ranks for next season are: School 1930 Coach 1929 Coach Columbia Lou Little Chas. Crowley Georgetown Tommy Mills Lou Little Washington Timmv Phelan E. Bagshaw Purdue Noble Kiser Jimmy Phelan ’ennsylvania Lud Wrav Lou Young Armv' Maj. R. Saase 3’pt. B.\ Jones Oregon Vacant Capt. McEwan I. U. GRAPPLERS WORK /PH Time * Snrrial BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 3. Indiana university’s mat squad resumed work today for a hard January campaign, which will include Nebraska here Jan. 11. Ohio university at Athens on Jan. 16. and Army* at West Point on Jan. 18. Captain Scott, Aldridge, Goodale, Gray, Conner, Connolly, G. Belshaw, Jessup, Sparks, Bell, Obringer, Reed, Ross, E. Belshaw. Waraksa, Unger and Hojnacki are included on the squad. BUSH SIGNS CONTRACT Bh Timex Special CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—A two-year contract was signed Thursday by Guy Bush, right handed pitcher who scored the Chicago Cubs’ only victory over the Athletics in the last world series. The salary was not revealed, but was said to represent a substantial increase. NEBRASKA IS WINNER MORGANTOWN, W. Va.. Jan. 3. —Nebraska's sharpshooting Comhuskers handed West Virginia university at 45 to 19 defeat here Thursday night.

Bulldogs Rap Illini on Court Hosier, Hildebrand Shine as Butler Wins Another; Chicago Next. Coach Tony Hinkle today was to send his Butler university basketball team through an easy workout at the Butler fieldhouse this afternoon in preparation for the national champions’ game here Saturday night againstrthe University of Chicago squad. The Bulldogs crushed another Western Conference team Thursday night at the fieldhouse, Illinois bowing to the Hinklemen, 28 to 18, in a battle marked by splendid defensive work. A deliberate passing attack, serving to make openings and a fast breaking offense pushed the Bulldogs into an early lead and at the half the locals were ahead, 15 to 9. Butler maintained its drive in the second half and the Illini never threatened. Hosier was the outstanding Bulldog player, his floor work and shooting stamping him as one of the most versatile athletes on the court. Captain Hildebrand also was in top form, and although guarded closely, scored fifteen points on five field goals and five free throws. lackett also played well. Kawal was best for the Illini.

Local Irish Invade Cicero Following their 22 to 19 triumph over Washington Catholic here Thursday night, Coach Joe Deinhart’s Cathedral high school quintet will invade Cicero tonight to battle Walter Floyd’s fast quintet. The Cicero tossers hold a victory over Manual and in their game here demonstrated a smooth, swift sttflck Red Madden, with four field goals, led the Irish to their victory Thursday. The game was close throughout, the locals leading 12 to 10 at the half. PARK VARSITY WINS With Everly hitting the hoop from all angles to make an individual total of 22 points, the Park school varsity defeated the Park alumni Thursday afternoon, 39 to 26 Lange starred for the alumni with seven Jield goals. CARIDEO MAY BE PILOT Bu United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind.. Jan. 3. Members of this year’s Notre Dame football team will meet npxt Wednesday to select a, 1930 captain. Frank Carideo, all-American quarter back this year, is the outstanding favorite to obtain, the honor.

Thursday Basketball

COLLEGES Butler Reserves. 25; Illinois Reserves, 23. N. Y. U., 40; Holy Cross, 21. Yale. 26: Georgetown. 23. Nebraska. 45: West Virginia, 19. Allegheny. 45: Alfred, 20. Butler, 28; Illinois, 18. Drury, 28; Arkansas. 25. Kansas. 36; California. 25. North Texas Teachers. 46; Simmons, 32. Southwest Teachers, 41; Texas Christian. 38. HIGH SCHOOLS Cathedral (Indianapolis). 22: Washington Catholic. 19. Connersvllle. 34: New Albany! 32. (Three overtime periods.) Trojans Set Record Southern California Team Rolls Up 492 Points During Season. 811 T nitcd Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.—The Torjan football team that rolled over the University of Pittsburgh at Rose bowl New Year’s day not only led all colleges in scoring for 1929, but set up an all-time record as far as Southern California elevens are concerned. The university archives showed today that the 47 points scored against Pitt placed the season's total at 492 for twelve games and surpassed the mark of 1925 when the first team coached at U. S. C. by Howard Jones made 456 points in thirteen contests. Saunders led the Trojans in scoring with 90 points, all made by touchdowns. ROSE TIRE FIVE WINS The Rose Tire Company team opened its season with a decisive 31 to 24 victory over the Holy Trinity five, breaking the Trinity’s long winning streak. Rose Tire desires games with strong state teams. Write or wire Max G. Goldsmith, 121814 South Meridian street, or call Dr, 1103 after 6:30 p. m. SCARLET MEETS NORMAL Bv Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 3. —Wabash college netters left today for Terre Haute, where they will open their post-holiday season tonight opposing State Normal.

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Hackley on Card at Hall; Alte at Armory

Acting Matchmaker Jones today was working on the prelim card for next Tuesday night's armory boxing show, and beyond the fact that it will consist of four four-round bouts, was unable to announce the contestants. Merle Alte and Sammy Price are working hard every day at the Arcade gym, getting in shape for their engagements in the Legion ring Tuesday night, Alte to tangle with Smiling Springer of Chicago and Price to tackle Buster Brown of Chicago, both scraps being scheduled for ten rounds. Data on the ring record of Springer forwarded here reveals that the smiling one is an aggressive youngster, with a peculiar knack of absorbing the hardest of punches—smiling.

Heated Battle for 1930 Pennant Is Predicted by National League Prexy

Heydler Believes Phillies, Reds snd Braves Will Provide Ample Opposition for First Division Teams; Loop Boss Looks Forward to Race With Confidence.

BY JOHN F. HEYDLER President National Baseball League (Written for the United Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—With the last three years the best in National League history in attendance, aggregating as they did a total attendance of about 15,000,000, and with the American public more and more interested in all sports, our league naturally looks forward with confidence to 1930 as another great year. Last year, for the first time in six years, our race was practically decided by Sept. 1. We do not expect such a runaway or one-sided race this year for the reason that our league appears to be much better balanced than it was at the beginning of last season. The Boston and

Stove League Chatter BY EDDIE ASH

Note: With Eddie Ash, veteran sports editor of The Times, on a vacation, Norman Isaacs, Times news editor and former member of the sports department, iteps to the plate to bat for Mr. Ash. ONE of the familiar figures in A. A. circles for many a year has packed his luggage and moved into the International circuit. The wires carry the information that

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Curly Hinchman One of the best of Butler university’s varsity reserves is Hubert (Curley) Hinchman, former Greenfield high school flash. Hinchman was one of the big stars on the Bulldog football team last fall and now is cavorting on the hardwood. He is the understudy of Maurice Hosier, the national champions’ great floorguard.

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Jimmy Hackley’s opponent in the ten-round feature encounter at Tomlinson hall Monday night will be Sammy Lupica, flashy Toledo lightweight, according to Arol Atherton, matchmaker. Rosy Kid Baker of Anderson will mix with Cecil Hurt of Indianapolis, is the six-round semi-windup, and Scotty Scotten of Indianapolis meets Billy Parrott of Louisville in the other six-rounder. Frank Gierke, local lad. will mix with Kid Payton, Louisville, in the top four, and Roy Woods and Young Leach, both local boys, clash in the middle four. The opener will bring together Billy Bowers and Soldier Borman. The card will start at 8:30 and Atherton promises the usual lively glove action by the performers.

Cincinnati clubs, under new managers, should be much stronger from the start, as these teams developed strength toward the end of last season and have added helpful playing material. And the improvement of the Philadelphia club should be a feature of the next race, as this team had just begun to show its real power in the last months of play. We therefore should have three second-division teams to give battle to the leaders fiom the start. If the internal dissension in some of our clubs can be ironed out before the start of the season our league will have every reason to begin the 1930 pennant race in high confidence that it will be the best in interest, attendance and keen competition we have ever known.

Bobby Veach, veteran outfield pastimer for Toledo, has signed with Jersey City in a triple capacity. Veach will act as coach, pinch hitter and emergency outfielder. Veach still has plenty of the old sock left in the willow and some of the International twirlers will be mighty crestfallen when Bobby connects right, n m tt The Philadelphia Athletics bosses evidently are preparing for the 1930 world series already. Right now they’re quite busy in the Quaker city installing 3,500 new seats for Phllly patrons. The roof-top business during the last series evidently made the Athletics moguls start thinking about 1930. u a u THe president of the Western Association wants to provide his umpires with flivver coupes to travel between the cities and thus save on railway fares. The league prexy may not be so smart, at that. They may have to pull some fan from the bleachers to ump, if one of the arbiters get stuck on some of those hills around Ft. Smith, Ark. That town is right near the Ozark section and the flivvers might protest climbing those “mountings.” tt a a Chuck Klein, the local flash who shines with the Phillies, has taken up bowling as a winter pastime and Is heaving the big black pill down the alleys In good form. They do say, though, that Chuck has no ambition to tackle Ownle Bush. Owniels king among the baseball lumlnartes who take a fling at the ten-pin sport.

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.JAN. 3, 1930

Topnoteh Quintets in Action Week-End Schedule Reveals Galaxy of Feature Net Contests. BY VERN BOXELL Holiday vacations ended, Indiana high school quintets return to the hardwood in full force this weekend and a survey of the outstanding teams in the state reveals one of the most primising cards to date. I Many of the teams have passed the halfway mark in their schedules and are preparing for the final drive which will end in the tournaments in March. Washington's undefeated Hatchets , with ten victories recorded, have an easy week-end, playing Bloomington on their home court Saturday night. Columbus Bulldogs, defeated only by Connersville in nine starts, will invade Shelbyville Friday and New Albany Saturday. Franklin at Martinsville Martinsville will be the scene of much activity Friday, when the improved Artesians will attempt to reverse the 32-to-ll drubbing handed them early in the season by Franklin. Anderson will play a double bill, entertaining Newcastle and Marion on Friday and Saturday. The Indians hold victories over both teams. Frankfort and Muncie hook up at the former place in a promising tilt Friday. Both teams have favored the delayed offense. Lebanon, after holding Frankfort to a three-point win Wednesday, invades Logansport to tackle the Berries. In the far north, the feature battle involves the undisputed leadership of the western division of the Big Sixteen. Washington of East Chicago invades Horace Mann of Gary. | Both Are Undefeated Both teams are undefeated in the league, but the Horsemen appear on the down trail. Froebel (Gary) journeys to Roosevelt (E. Chicago) for another headliner. Tech and Kokomo clash in another important battle at the home of the Wildcats. Tech has shown improvement while the Kats have played on-and-off ball. Shortridge of Indianapolis will entertain Tipton Friday night. Vincennes follows its victory Wednesday over Frankfort by entertaining Bedford Friday and journeying to Evansville to meet Central Saturday. Hartford City returns to the court after a three weeks’ layoff to play Peru, defeated but once, and Dunkirk. Other outstanding encounters on the card include: FRIDAY NIGHT Southport at Broad Ripple. Cathedral at Cicero. Washington (Indianapolis) at Mooresville. Richmond at Rochester. Auburn at Bluffton. Bloomington at Greenfield. Wabash at Marlon. Greensburg at Rushville. Attica at Crawfordsville. Rensselaer at Delphi. Greencastle at Brazil. Columbbis City at Garrett. , Mt. Carmel (111.) at Reitz (Evansville). Mishawaka at Michigan City. Goshen at South Bend. Nappanee at Elkhart. Emerson at Whiting. - Valparaiso at Hammond. SATURDAY NIGHT Greensburg at Tech (Indianapolis). Shortridge (Indianapolis) at Alexandria, Broad Ripple at New Augusta. . Washington (Indianapolis) at Beec h Grove. Mishawaka at Goshen. i Elkhart at Valparaiso. Dunkirk at Hartford City. Bluffton at Waite (Toledo, O.). Crawfordsville at Clinton. . Tefferson (Lafayette) at Emerson (Gary). Sullivan at Garfield (Terre Haute). Allen’dale*' (Evansville). South Side (Ft. Wayne), vs. North Side. Owensboro <Ky.). at Reitz (Evansville). Gertsmcyer (l 1 . H.). vs. Martinsville (111.).