Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1930 — Page 10

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Talking It Over BV JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 —The three mast popular figures the sport world has developed In the past decade are Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth and Bobby Jones. The American public has paid more than ten million dollars to >ee Dempsey in his various fights. Ruth has broken and rebroken every attendance record in every American League baseball park. Tlte popularity of Jones moved the United States Golf Association to start charging admission to golf matches. a a a Before the lounjt southerner moved Into the picture a crowd of I.l*oo at a :hampi.,inhip coif match was utiusual. Now the crowds, when .lone* is playing, reach an high as That there is ■mail pu Mir interest m a golf championship with Jones out of It was indicated last reason when he wan eliminated in the Hr t round in the amateur •ut on the Pacific roi*t. a a a Tive thour&ndr> who came out to jec Jones in the first round dw.ndled to scattered hundreds after his elimination. The other night Jones faced-ofT the puck *n a hockey game in Madison Square Garden and the packed amphitheater rose to its myriad feet, and accorded him one of the most tunnl uous ovations ever received by a rports notable.

The spontaniety and volume of the cheers was surprising even to veteran followers of sports, and it probably was just as surprising to the young king of golfers. a a a TONES won one of the major titles he went after last season. He tailed in the amateur, but triumphed in the open over the Winged Foot course at Mamaroneck. and as is typical of him and his play lie furnished the leading two features of the tournament. a a a Fr one thing he was unable to hold a ix-stroke le.-d with only six holes to play in his final round. On top of this he had to sink a dHTirult twelvefoot putt to jet a lie. and then he won the play off bv twent'-three strokes, the most dei'biu victory eve- • -ored In an op*n rh tin pionship at medal pLi\. ana No one thought lL possible for Jonc to ldse when he led his nearest, rivals by six stroke; with the round practically over, and not a great many believed lie *vou!d be able to come back the following Ciav and win the play off from such a tea soiled, hard-bitten old campaigner as Al Espinosa. That he would not. only win. but win by twenty-three strokes, was as incredible as thrt he would lose six strokes on his !a.*t six liclcs. a a a WHEN Jones finished three stroke ahead of the field in his third round, another Atlanta parade was in sight Another golfer, with a. similar lead, might, collapse, but not the peerless Jones. The young man then proceeded to do exactly that, and lie collapsed at a ; time when collapsing seemed the remotest possible happening.

Gehringer of Tigers Stands Out as All-Ilound Wizard Charlie Wins Flock of League Honors During 1929; Fonseca Tops All in Swat Averages.

Bit I nitrd I'n .. NE YORK. Jan. 13.—Lew Fonseca of Cleveland won the American League batting championship for 1939 with an average of .369. but the official averages, released today, reveal Charlie Gehringer. Detroit second baseman, as a whale of an all-round star. Gehringer finished eleventh in batting with an average of .339; played in the most games. 155; scored the most runs, 131; stoic the most bases. 27; led in three-base hits. 19; tied his teammate Alexander for the most hits, 215; tied another teammate. Roy Johnson, and Heinie Manush of St. Louis, in doubles with 45. and alt hough in an unfavorable position in the batting order drove in 106 runs. Fonseca, a National League castoff. compiled the lowest average which has won the American League title since 1914. He led his nearest rival, A1 Simmons of Philadelphia. by four points, while Heinie Manush. 1928 runner-up. was third with .355, one point higher

Uzciicliiii Mav Meet Maloney mr Bu I lilted Press NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—Paulino Uzcudun's victory over Otto Von Porat has won the Basque a place on Madison Square Garden's Miami card. Feb. 27. Matchmaker McArdle is endeavoring to secure Jimmy Maloney of Boston as his opponent and plans to use Tommy Loughran against Pierre Charles of Belgium in a third ten-rounder.

Saturday H. S. Scores

Acton. 46; Castlcton. 15. Oaklandon. 21; Beech Grove, 20. Washington. 37. Ceniral Evansville. 20. Brownjburg. 46: Ben Davis. 31. Greenfield. 46: Pendleton. 38. Maxwell. 40: ForlviUe. 21. Monrovia. 48: Silent Boosters. 32 Petersburg. 30: Rockßort. 24. Bedford. 24; Mitchell. IS. Atwood. 14: Etna Green. 10. Switi Cltv. 50: Pleasantville. 23. Seymour. 27: Brownstown. 25. Lapel. 13: Noblesville. 9. Leesburg. 33; Plerceton. 22. Warsaw. 19: North Webster. 11. Memorial (Evansville 1 . 30: Reitz Evansville. 20. Shelbvville. 34: Lebanon. 27. La Porte. 23: South Bend. 13 Linton. 25: Bloomfield. 16. Jefferson -Lafavettei. 24: Loganspon 22 Siirer Lake. 16 Burnet. 15. S-racus*. 27: Milford. 25. M-rtone. 22: Cl a v pool. 17. Peru. 37- Kokomo. 25. Walton. 44: Carrollton. 14 Vincennes. 30: Muncie 28 Horace Mann iGarv . 35: Newcastle. 20. Delphi. 26: Washington (East Chicago'. *Grstinever iTerre Haute'. 21: Clay City. Con cam on (Wt Terre Haute*. *5: S'. Bernice. 17. RUcv. 66 Fontar.et. 23. Dugger. 23 Sandborn. 1.. N“woprt. 23: Montezuma. 19 TOMLINSON SHOW OFF There will be no boxing show at Tomlinson hall tonight, according o announcement by Matchmaker Atherton of the Shamrock A. C. He was unable to match suitable opponent# for a main go. *

GOLFERS CONTINUE PLAY IN SIO,OOO TOURNAMENT

Oliio Links Star Leads Rich Open Denny Shiite of Columbus Has 2-Stroke Edge: Hagen Quits. * BY RONALD \V. W AGONER I'nitrd Staff Correspondent RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB, LOS ANGELES. Jan. 13.—The Los Angeles SIO,OOO open tournament, marred by downpours of rain, readied the first of two days of extended play today, with Denny Shute, Columbus <O. * pro, holding a two-stroke lead. He sloshed around a soggy course Sunday in 74 strokes for eighteen holes, three over par. Horton Smith. Joplin. Mo., ranked second, having a 149 after shooting a 76 Sunday. Eighteen holes of play were scheduled for today, with the field narrowed down to fifty entrants. The ■ime fifty will play the last eighteen holes Tuesday, to bring the tournament up to its final fifty-four holes. The tourney was to have ended Sunday, ixit Saturday’s postponement because of rain cost one day. Then it was decided to split the final thirty-six holes between today and Tuesday. Three professionals and the first cl the amateurs shared third place, being two strokes behind Smith with 151s. They were Fay Coleman, Los Angeles non-money contestant, and Bobby Cruickshank. Progress, N. Y.; A! Espinosa, Chicago, and Tommy Armour. Detroit. Walter Hagen became disgusted with the rain at the end of nine holes Sunday and picked up. That put him out of the tournament.

Turners Drop Anderson Five With Roberts and Frankc leading the attack with fifteen and ten points, respectively. South Side Turners defeated Anderson Boosters. 42 to 28 Sunday afternoon. The visitors held the edge from the start, until the middle of the second period, being in front 18 to 14 at the half. A fast passing attack in the final ten minutes bewildered the Anderson five, and the south siders went into a big lead. Turners play Noblitt-Sparks at Greenwood Thursday night.

than Jimmy Foxx of Philadelphia and Tony Lazzeri of New York, who tied for fourth. Goose Goslin, 1928 champion, finished far down with .288. Earl Combs, New r York, led in singles with 151; Babe Ruth was home run Jung again with forty-six circuit smashes; Joe Sewell of Cleveland led in sacrifices with forty-one and tied his own world’s record by striking out but, four times in 152 games.

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

Thr Block Optical girls nosed out the Muellrr-Nash by t.u-o pins, 2.747 to 7.745 to win the Pot. of Stiver tournament rolled on the Elk Club alleys Saturday and Sunday. Kritsh and Pox were the leading scorers for the Block tearr with totals of 567 and 501. Alexander. Armstrong and McKinnen were over the 500 mark for the Mueller Kiris. Other prize winning totals were: Gray. Gribben and Gray, 2.664: Hatfield Paint, 2.657; Shell Gasoline, 2.649. and Etn-Roe Sporting Goods. 2.622. High single individual gome of the meet was rolled by Mrs. L. Wiesman of the Shell Gas team, this girl securing 223 in her last game. Nineteen teams participated in this event. Another successful 400 doubles meet was rolled on the Illinois alleys Sunday, seventy teams taking a whirl at, the attractive prize list offered. George Voelker ana J. Hall were the winners when they hit for a grand total of 1.331 over the three-game route. Vollmcr and Faust were second with 1.308. Other prize winning totals were Voollmer-Berlerich! 1.306; El-ler-Faust. 1.285: Blanford-Faust. 1.273; Stetnm-Kellv. 1.262; Rackaman-Wimberly. 1,260: Pitchman-Shaw, 1.254. and AmickSmith. 1.248. High single game prize was won by Hod Eller with 259. Harry Fuelirine's perfect :'.OO games was the outstanding feature of the league play on local alleys during the past week. Kuehring also copped top honors for all loops over the three-game route, with a score of 696. The veteran felt so good over securing the score of which all bowlers dream, that he bought an east side friend anew delivery truck. Dad Hannr. slipped in a 690 series for the bovs of the Waashington League to look at. growing better each game with counts of 189. 232 and 269 to reach this mark. A Maschino and Alexander rolled 611 and 609 to top the field of women bowlers during the week’s play. E. Dawson had the best smle game with a score of 243. In team plav the Coca-Cola hoys of the Indianapolis Uatuf tornfd in the ( best three-game eount with a total of 3.06, which wav featured by a finish of 1,108.

Dempsey, Hinting Comeback, Ranks Sharkey Best Heavy

BY DIXON STUART. Lnited Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—Jack Sharkey is the best American heavyweight and the accredited worlds champion for 1930. Jack Dempsey said today in a copyright article in The Ring, boxing magazine. Dempsey says he believes Sharkey can take care of the task of keeping the title in this country, but that if Sharkey can not he will return to the ring and keep the title in America. “Im inclined to believe that my second fight with Tunney was my farewell to the ring." Dempsey said, ‘ but if a foreigner gains the world’s title I may be prompted to

Leads Purple

“Rut” Walter

A RIVALRY which started . several years ago when they were members of rival Indiana high school quintets will be renewed at Evanston tonight when Captain “Rut" Walter of Northwestern. former Kokomo star, meets Co-captain “Stretch” Murphy, formerly of Marion. Both players are centers. Walter, shown above, has led the Wildcats to two Conference victories, and their Big Nine lead will be at stake in tonight's game.

"" BACKBOARD THE BY VERN BOXELL

INDIANA high school basketball continued through another weekend with very little change in the ranks of the leaders. Washington retaned its top position by adding the thirteenth and fourteenth victories at the expense of Bloomir.g- ---: ton and Central of Evansville. Fiankfort continued to close the breach separating them from the Hatchets, Martinsville took another 1 step up and Columbus remained m the same position, closely followed by Anderson, Connersvlile, Horace Mann and Delphi. Number thirteen, the traditional onten ' of bad luck, almost provided a stumbling block for Washington. Bloomington, with one victory in nine previous starts, forced ! the Hatchets to come from behind in the last five minutes to win 23 to 19. Pat Page, the Panther's gridiron ace, led them in their stand against the pren leaders. Saturday night. Washington disposed of a more difficult foe. Central of Evansville, by a 37-to-20 count. a tt n Everett Case's state champion - Lip Frankfort quintet proved its strength by administering a decisive 2 2 4o 11 defeat to Logansport on the Berries’ home floor. Due to an extra-game schedule, Coach Wells of Logansport used a lineup composed mostly of reserves against Jeff of Lafayette, and lost another encounter, 24 to 22. Jeff, led by Crowe, displayed potential power. Lafayette also defeated Crawfordsville Friday, 41 to 26. a a a DELPHI turned in a half successful week-end. With Shuey eligible for the first time .the Oracles forced the strong Connersville quintet at top speed on the Spartans’ floor before losing. 35 to 33. Saturday night, on their home floor, Delphi avenged an early defeat at the hands of Washington (East Chicago), 26 to 18. B tt tt ne pitc announcements carried in most state papers, {onnersville and Columbus did not meet Saturday. Thy will play at

Elmer Mallory, the half-pint member of the Mallory-Weiiand team, who bowls with a yo-vo ball, has decided that as a bowler, he is a pretty good billiard player. Petr Slelken is discouraged with the showing his Outlaws are making in the Universal League Pete is loaded down with a flock of pin Speller who fail to function in league play, and murder the pins in practice. The boys of the Universal League are playing “Heatrola” for Les Miller, who led this loop last year, by making things hot enough to keep him down in sixth place. Arch Ileiss has found the stride which made him the leader of the old Century loop, and gradually is creeping up in the Indiana polls League. A report is being circulated that Eddie Meyer is giving his team mates on the 3-F Coffee squad a handicap of fifteen pins per game. Doc Kemper promises to slip one over on Eddie by getting in some secret practice games, and handing him a thumping. Vaughn is hard to get along with, since he led the Indianapolis League with a 671 total last AVednesdav night. Clarence Mack of the Falls City Lager team was the winner of the 200 scratch singles at the Fountain Square alleys over the week-end with a grand total of 750 for three games. This bov was a warm member during this play, securing an actual count of 724. Eddie Ten Syke was second with a total of 727. Laurenz reached third place with 713. while Dan Abbott and Rackaman tied for fourth and fifth on 712. Sixth plßce went to M. OGrad who counted 701. A total of fifteen prizes are to be awarded, and an official prize list, will be made public Tuesday. Cnuck Klein the Phtliv star showed well in this meet. Mack also won high single game prize with a score of 254. One hundred and fifty-eight entrants rolled in this event.

reconsider, for I still believe I am master of the present crop.” a u a DEMPSEY made this statement in connection with his selections for the ring of the leading fighters in all divisions, formerly an annual task of the late Tex Rickard. Max Schmeling of Germany is rated as the outstanding foreign contender. Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City. la.. is ranked third with Phil Scott of England, in fourth place. Tommy Loughran, whom Dempsey- calls “one of the greatest light heavyweight champions since Bob Fitzsimmons." is rated fifth, followed by Otto von Porat, George Godfrey. Johnny Risko. Vittorio Campolo, Young Stribling, Taulino Uzcudun and Primo Camera.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

City Fives * in Junior Title Play Sixteen Teams to Compete for Crown; Entries Close Jan. 25. The disputed junior basketball championship of the city will be settled Feb. 6. 7, 8 and 9 in a tourney to be sponsored by the EmRoe Sporting Goods Company. Several local quintets have claimed the title at various times. Teams with players 18 years old or younger will be eligible to enter the event. The first sixteen quintets to file applications will be entered. Entry blanks may be secured from Carl Callahan at the Em-Roe store and must be filed by noon, Jan. 25. A silver trophy and gold medals will be awarded the winners by the sponsors of the tourney. Four games will be played on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternons. Semi-finals willl be played Saturday night, with the championship round scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Feb. 9. All games will be played at St. Philips’ gym, on North Rural street.

the former place next Friday. Columbus had an easy time conquering Brazil. 41 to 24. BUS Anderson walked away with a 44-to-27 triumph over Rochester. Kokomo, the hard luck team, lost another close one to Lebanon. 26 to 24. Peru also downed the Wildcats. 37 to 25. BUB Shelbyville stepped up by drubbing Franklin, 28 to 14, and stopping Lebanon, 34 to 27, at the latter place. Muncie defeated Morton of Richmond easily, but lost to Vincennes at the latter place, 30 to 28. Martinsville staged a spectacular late rally to overcome an eightpoint lead and stop the Alices, 33 to 24, Friday night. 808 ALTHOUGH Horace Mann won two easy games, frorn Whiting and Newcastle, Goshen stole the northern show by handing La Porte its first defeat in seven starts. La Porte came back to defeat South Bend Saturday, however. 808 Valparaiso defeated Froebel (Gary), Hartford City trimmed Portland. Greenfield beat Rushville. Seymour stopped Grecnsburg, Bedford and New Albany upset Mitchell, and Roosevelt (East Chicago! stopped Emerson (Gry) In other weekend features. v a tt THREE of Backboard's selections in the four Western Conference games Saturday were successful, Purdue providing the upset by dropping Michigan. Among the high schools .we weren’t so successful, with Vincennes. Shelbyville, Peru, Bedford and Jeff of Lafayette upseting the dope bucket. Six right and six wrong for Saturday’s card. Eighty-two victories and Thirty-one losses for the season. Batting average .726. Not so hot. BUB Aftetr seeing Purdue upset Michigan. Backboard wonders how the Wolverines expected to win the conference and .why Purdue wasn't rated so high. And after witnessing Jeff and Logansport in action. w:e wonder why Jeff hasn't been heard from before, and If Wells’ second team is that good, how “hot” is the Berry varsity. B B B Northwestern looks good for tonight. WINNING STREAK ENDED By United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—The fourteen- game winning streak of the Bcston Bruins, during which the Bruins defeated every National League hockey rival, was ended Sunday night by the New York Americans, last place International group team. The Americans, who had won only six of twenty-one starts this season, scored three times in the second period to win by a 3 to 0 score.

Independent. Amateur Basket Gossip

Oak Hill Juniors want games with teams in the 17-year-old class having access to gyms. Call Ch. 1384. Postal Telegraph five founced Western Union. 19 to 0. at the Y. M. C. A. and took the league lead. Terry, Banayote and Ferracane starred for the winners. Indianapolis Stove Company defeated Belmont Greyhounds. 26 to 22. Brandt brothers were best for the winners. For games. *rite William Brandt. 1716 Orange street, or call Dr. 2958-M. Edgewood A. C. take notice. Atkins defeated Power ar.d Light. 31 to 26. The losers missed the services of Allison. big forward. G. and J. swamped Irvington Trojans, 38 to 17. For games with Atkins of G. and J.. call McKinnev ,at LI. 4541 or Ir. 3054-R after 6 p. m.

X/TAXIE ROSENBLOOM is given top ranking among the light heavyweights with Jimmy Slattery, Lou Scozza and Leo Lomski following. Mickey Walker is rated first among the with Dave Shade, second. Walker also shares top ranking among the light heavies with Rosenbloom. Jimmy McLamin of Vancouver is given equal rating with champion Jackie Fields at the top of the welterweight class. In the junior welterweight division. Dempsey places Baby Joe Gans first and Ruby Goldstein second, with the champion. Mushy Callahan in third position. Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell is : awarded first place in his class with

Stars Compete in New York Track Events ! Bv United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—The annual New York County American Legion meet at One hundred Second Engineers’ armory tonight, opens the week’s indoor track program. Phil Edwards, National intercollegiate champion, will make his first appearance of the season |ln the 1.000-yard run. with Frank |C. Bayley, metropolitan two-mile champion, Joe Hickey, intercolle- ! giate two-mile champion, and Wil- | bur Getz, National Collegiate A. A. I mile champion, meeting in the feature one-mile event. Ray Conger, crack lowa middledistance runner, will oppose Eino Purje of Finland in the feature 1,500-meter run at the Pastime A. I C. carnival at Twenty-second Engineers’ armory Wednesday.

Purdue Plays Wildcats for Big Niue Lead : Bv United Pres* CHICAGO. Jan. 13.—Purdue's t sharpshooting quintet has an op--1 portunity to take first place in the 1930 Western Conference campaign tonight when it meets the undefeated Northwestern five. The Boilermakers inaugurated their Big Nine season Saturday night by trimming Michigan, 23 to 19. A victory over the Wildcats, holding first place in the conference scramble as a result of victories over Wisconsin and Minnesota, would give Purdue the leadership. Attention also will be focused on the Michigan-Illinois game at Ann Arbor. Illinois is undefeated in the conference race. KIRSHBAUM FIVE WINS Netters Trounce Whitestown, 47 to 31; Maroons Nose Out Bulldogs. Kirshbaum Netters defeated Whitestown Independents, 47-31, Sunday night at Kirshbaum Center. Kempler brothers, Feldman, Goldsmith, Stein and Kaufman played well for the Netters. In a prelimlnaiy game. Indianapolis Maroons defeated Kirshbaum Bulldogs in a sensational game, 35-32. Good and Anderson were best for the Maroons, while Caplin and Kollinger brothers were best for the Bulldogs. ROCKNE GOES SOUTH Notre Dame Grid Coach and Family En Route to Miami. By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Knute Rockne, Notre Dame’s football coach, was en route today to Miami, Fla., where he plans to spend two months recuperating from an illness which kept him from the gridiron last fall. Rockne traveled in a wheel chair, but with the aid of a cane was able to walk around. His wife and son Jack, 5, were with him. FLAG TO CLEVELAND Buckeye Five Takes Honors in ProBasket League. BV Times Svtrial CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.—The first half pennant of the American professional basketball league was won by Cleveland here Sunday night when the locals defeated the Chicago pros, 20 to 16. Score at halftime was 16 to 8.

Saturday College Scores

STATE SCHOOLS Purdue, 23: Michigan. 19. Notre Dame. 44; Marquette. 28. Hanover. 32: Rose Poly, 27. De Pauw, 41; Evansville, 12. N. A. G. U., 32; Concordia, 28. 1 Indiana, 36; Chicago, 24. OTHER SCHOOLS Northwestern. 32: Minnesota. 27. Wisconsin, 32; Ohio State. 25. Pittsburgh. 43; Georgetown. 26. Army. 37; Columbia. 31. Duke. 47; Navy. 29. Penn State. 27; Carneg l " Tech. 21. Heidelberg. 36: Hiram, 14. Akron, 43; Western Reserve. 27. Pennsylvania. 32; Dartmouth, 24. Wooster. 36; Mt. Union. 26. Baldwin-Wallace. 50: Case. 39. Ohio Keslevan. 44; Ohio university. 38. Cincinnati. 33: Denison. 27. Capital. 42: Antioch. 23. St. Xavie'r. 24; Kenyon. 23. Kentucky. 25; Creighton (Nebraska). 21. Montana State. 61; Nebraska. 30. Miami. 30; Wittenberg. 21. Duquesne (Pittsburgh;. 41; John Carroll. 33. Princeton. 26: Cornell. 18. South Dakota State. 33; St. Louis, 18. Missouri. 25: lowa. 24. I. U. GRAPPLERS WIN BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Jan. 13. Wrestlers from Nebraska university lost to Indiana's grappling team Saturday night. 15 to 11. The Hoosiers won decisions in the 138. 148.* 158, 168 and heavyweight classes and the Huskers in the 118 and 128-pound classes. Hunt of Nebraska won the only fall when he downed Waraska in eight minutes and thirty seconds.

Tony Canzoneri and Jack (Kid) Berg sharing second. Benny Bass, recent knockout victor over Tod Morgan, is given top ranking among the junior lightweights, with thevformer champion in. fourth place. b b b BAT BATTALINO, featherweight champion, is dropepd to third place in his division because of the fact he was out of action recently with a broken hand. Kid Chocolate of Cuba is given top ranking, with Earl Mastro of Chicago second. Tlie leader of the bantam class is A1 Brown of Panama, according to Dempsey, with Bushy Graham second! Another Cuban. Black Bill, gets the highest ranking among the flyweight^

Hot Fight for Points in League Birch Tops City Netters With 47: Next Games on Tuesday. LEAGUE STANDING W. L. P. OP. Bif Four A. A 6 0 194 113 Sam.ra Grotto 4 2 181 140 Earl Radio -. 33 169 17? Beech Grove .. 2 4 132 156 Marmon Motor J 5 119 149 Haves Body 1 5 130 173 A close battle is going on in the City Baske .ball League for individual scoring honors. Shorty Birch is out in front with forty-seven points. Birch jumped to the top last Tuesday when he scored nine field goals against the Earl Radio. Pete House of the Radios, who led before last week’s games, did not play against the Grottos and dropped to fifth place. Brown, Beech Grove, missed going into a tie with Birch last week by two points. He did not play the entire game, however, against Hayes Body, retiring in the second half when injured Kiesling, who plays center for the Earl Radios and coaches New Palestine high school, is in third place with forty-three points. Ray Miller, who helped Technical high school reach the final round of the state high school tournament last season, is in fourth place. In the seventh round games Tuesday night at the Y. M. C. A.. Beech Grove Big Four will meet Earl Radio in the first contest at 7 o'clock. Hayes Body will oppose Big Four A. A. at 8 o'clock and Sahara Grotto quintet will play Marmon Motor Company at 9. Big Four A. A. has won six gajnes without a defeat. The Grotto five is in second place. League individual scoring leaders follows Birch, Grotrto 47iFranke. Big F0ur..33 Brown. Grove 451 Bradbury. Grotto 32 Kiesling. Radio.... 43l Hutchinson. Radio 28 Miller. Grotto 42iWi)kins, Radio 28 House, Radio 41 (Hill. Grotto. 27

One for One By United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—Nick Altrock. Washington’s famous comedian coach, was the only American League player with a perfect batting average during the 1929 season, hitting a single in his only appearance at the plate to attain the 1.000 mark. Fans around the American League circuit are certain to hear glowing accounts of the achievement next season when old Nick swings into action on the coaching lines.

Stove League Chatter

VY OGERS HORNSBY couldn’t get | along with the horses and now the chickens are bringing him grief. There is a suit against him growing out of his efforts to become a poultry king. Perhaps the growth | on his heel that bothered him last j season was a hard-boiled eggT 808 Babe Ruth has left for Florida, to drape his huge torso on sunny links and beaches. In the meantime he’s I singing “Keep the Money Side Up.’’ B B B | Several winters ago the Babe and Jack i Dempsey played together in the New York night league and their popularity knew no bounds, on the Great. Gay Way. As a result Dempsey had a tough time defending his title against the late Bill Brennan and Babe had plenty of miseries the following spring. Both curbed that kind of life, however and are sticking in the big money despite age. m u b ONLY recently Dempsey received $4,000 in Atlanta for refereeing a bout that lasted only forty-five seconds, and the next night in New Orleans he was paid $2,500 for officiating at a match that ended in less than two minutes. As for the Babe, you know what he is “seeking” on his next contrast.

! Training In Florida this sprint: will be nine big league elnbs and several class AA nines and all managers will raution their athletes to seek not the friendship of the tolly coast guardsmen, of whom then are many around southern shores. B a tt One spring a club was tendered a reception by boosters of a Florida city and in the course of the speech-making the mayor of the town concluded his address of welcome by offering the key of the city to the visiting pastimers. Whereupon a wise-cracking outfidder piped up and said: “We don't need a key. The town's wide open." n tt a JIM PIERCE, Indianapolis trainer, will leave for the Sarasota spring training camp in a few days to supervise preparations for the invasion of the Indians in March. And he has designated anew job for Tribe rookies when the Indians play the House of David nine—that of combing out the long beards of the David pastimers. B B B Outfielder Spencer Harris, drafted from Minneapolis by Detroit, is making his fourth trip to the majors. He has been with Athletics, White Sox and Washington, having been bought, twice and drafted twice since 1921. Got to give him credit for keeping his sunny side up. 808 Loud cheers were heard in local baseball headquarters a few days ago when a letter was received from one of the main cogs in the Tribe lineup announcing he had climbed aboard the historic vehicle that starts on its bumpy way every New Year s. Hang on. boy! a B B IT seems the A. A. stands to lose another popular veteran. Outfielder Earl Smith, Minneapolis, is thinking of retiring. No one ever tried harder than Earl, always in there, seldom hurt and constantly dangerous at the plate. Oas day

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Little (Biscuits) Zbyszko. above, member of the famous Zbyszko family of wrestlers, will mix at Cadle tabernacle tonight in a match with Freddie Kupfer. The contest will constitute the semiwindup and will precede the feature battle between Coach Thom of Indiana university and Don Cortez. Carl Cheney, Bloomington, and Chet McCauley. Indianapolis, will meet in the curtain-raiser at'B:3o.

NEW MICHIGAN COACH Iloyl Is Named Head Mentor of Track Squad. mi Tim< x Sfteeial ANN ARBOR. Mich.. Jan. 13. Charles B. Hoyt has been appointed track coach of the University of Michigan, succeeding Steve Farrel. Hoyt has been freshman track mentor and football trainer here for six years.

Hoosier Big Nine Quintets Shine in Conference Start Purdue Trips Michigan and Indiana Bowls Over Chicago: Notre Dame Disposes of Marquette.

Purdue’s 23 to 19 victory over the Wolverines of Michigan at Lafayette was the big noise in Hoosier sportdom over the week-end. The victory resulted from a whirlwind rally in the last three minutes, after Michigan had secured a lead of 19 to 18. It was Purdue’s first Big Nine battle. Wooden’s ability to dribble under the basket for short shots featured the final spurt, coupled with Stretch Murphy’s ability to make counters

BY EDDIE ASH

| last summer in five trips at. bat j against the Indians he poled two ; singles, a triple, home run and drew j a walk. B B B Chief Hogsett, real Indian rookie i southpaw with Detroit, is a Cherokee adopted by the Iroquois. In other words h?s all redskin. And his name in Iroquois is “Ranantosse.” which means “Strong Arm.” Wonder what the Indian name of Ben Tincup means? “Strong Thirst,” perhaps. 808 Free Air Shires is going to ask $15,000 instead of .$25,000 for 1930, latest info says. The matter of reinstatement must come first, however, for he’s still carried on the Sox roster as suspended. BUB The story is told of a player reporting late a< training camp blowing and showing signs of tear. His alibi was he just had been sealed to the “only girl" and his manager replied: “From your appearance evidently the knot was tied In the Little Speak Easy Around the Corner.” BUB For the third consecutive season exactly fifty American League players batted .300 or more in 1929, with Ty Cobb, retired, missing from the select list for the first time since 1905 and Tris Speaker, with Newark, and Eddie Collins, Athletic Coach, absent for the first time since 1908.

Canzoneri to Battle Berg It ‘ United Pri ss

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—Jack ! (Kid > Berg, English lightweight, will meet Tony Canzoneri of New York in the feature ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden Friday. Herman and Henry Perlick, Michigan lightweight twins, will make their New York debut on the supI porting card. Herman meeting Jake Zeramby of Boston and Henry paired with Euardo Cortign of the I Argentine. TILDEN BEATS ROGERS Bv f nit id f’regs MONTE CARLO. Jan. 13.—William T. Tilden defeated Lyttleton Rogers, Irish Davis cup player, in the finals of the men's invitation singles here Sunday. The American star won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0.

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Tunney in Danger of Operation Ex-Champ. Bothered With Kidneys. Enters Hospital for Observation. By United P'ess NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight champion, is in the Presbyterian hospital here “for observation." Hospital attaches refused to say whether an operation was to be performed immediately for the kidney complaint from which Tunnev was said to be suffering. They told the United Press Tunney’s condition | would determine whether surgeons will operate. Tunney has three rooms at the j hospital, the one which he is occuj pying; one for his Wife, Polly Lauder Tunney, and one for a I private nurse. Accompanied by his wife, the re--1 tired heavyweight boxing champion arrived at Presbyterian hospital in the medical center at 11 p. m. Sunday. After his arrival at the hospital, a consultation was held by Drs. George W. Fish, J. Bentley Squire, Robert J. Shea and Carnes Weeks. Dr. Weeks said Tunney has been ailing for the past three weeks. He refused to say whether the former fighter's condition had been brought about, by the severe body pummelling he received in his two fights with Jack Dempsey. SMITH MEETS FRANCIS NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Herman Smith, Negro middleweight champion, will meet Johnny Francis of Jersey City in a ten-round bout at Olympic A. C. Saturday.

after taking the ball off the backboard, Michigan led. 11 to 9. at half time. Murphy was high with nine points. Led by Jumping Joe Zeller, sophomore forward, and Captain Branch McCracken, veteran center. Indiana university’s quintet won its first conference game, defeating Chicago at the Windy City, 36 to 24. The two stars scored thirteen and sixteen points respectively. Indiana led, 17 to 8, at half time Yates scored fourteen of Chicago’s points. De Pauw’s Tigers ran wild in the second half of their game with Evansville and piled up a 41-to-12 score. Ragsdale led the attack and was high point man with sixteen points. Notre Dame, led by its two speed kings, Norb Crowe and Joe Gavin, easily disposed of Marquette, 44 to 28. The Hilltoppers threatened only once when in the middle of the first half they succeeded in tying the score at 11-all. The score at the half was 19 to 11. Crowe, with twelve points, was nigh-point man. Concordia of Ft. Wayne fell before N. A. G. U. at. Indianapolis, 32 to 28. Gahl. Concordia guard, led in scoring with thirteen points. Hanover had difficulty with Rose Poly at Terre Haute, but closed the game with a 32-to-27 victory. Alexander and Wallin, forwards on the opposing teams, tied for high scoring honors with eleven points each. LOXDOS IN TWO BOUTS B- United Pr. NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—Jim Londos of St. Louis will meet Joe Stocca in the feature wrestling bout at Seventy-first Regiment armory tonight. Thursday. Londos will wrestle Nazzarino Poggi at New York coliseum.

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