Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1930 — Page 18

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Stove League Chatter BY EDDIE ASH

ONE of the first big league clubs to depart for spring training will be the Alabaster Hose of Chicago. bossed by Ownie Bush. The peppery p,!ot v. ill leave Indianapolis

next Thursday or Friday lor* the Windy Cky and the next day. Feb. 15, Ownie and his pastimers will board the choo ehoo for the rehearsal camp at San Antonio, where action will begin Monday. Feb: IT. Owner Charles Comiskey predicts an improved season for the Sox and not

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long ago in Florida told friends Bush’s aggressive style already lias revived heated interest in the Hose nmon£ Chicago fan*. Ccmmy said he feit positively thrilled over the new v? an because* of the popularity oi h, even before the training starts. Net all managers work with Bush's vigor and that spirit maxes a solid hit with the aged owner. And Comiskey will see some more pepper added to the pot when Barney Mike Kelly, new Sox coach, clears his vocal chords and goes into action. a tt tt Fourteen major outfits will start training this momh and the two others. Cardinals and C'inev Reds, will begin loosing the sphere the first week of March. Sox aiul Giants will be first to don uniforms and launch into the long siege of exercise. a e a AVERAGE expenses for a big league aggregation during spring training estimates about $20.000. With 6ome teams exhibition receipts reduce the bill, but the W’eather and cities played in control that end of it. Cubs, Pirates and Yankees usually have the most luck in that respect. tt tt tt BXly Evans places Roger Fcckinpauffh runner-up to Hans Warner as the best shortstop in the last twentv-fivc vears. The answer to that appears to be the fact Evans Is business manager of the Cleveland club and reek Is field boss. Evidently Evans hastened over the careers and skill of sueh wizards as Bancroft, Bush, Wright. Turner. Wallace. Tinker, Maranville. Barrv and Fletcher. tt tt e WITH the exception of one rookie, every pastimer who will be a member of the Chicago Cubs' spring training roster, has signed contracts for the coming season. Hazen Cuylcr, outfielder, the well-known Ki Ki, was the last of the regulars to sign, accepting a two-year contract Thursday. Hack Wilson accepted terms several days ago. tt a a Oral Hildebrand, star Butler university basketball and baseball player who has been declared ineligible for furiher collegiate athletics, will try out with Indianapolis if he decides to take up league ball. First, however, he must apply for reinstatement in organized baseball, a matter of mere form In bis ease. He is a right handed pitcher. According to the last bulletin from national minor league headquarters listing eligible and ineligible players, the name O. Hildebrand appears on the suspended list of the Indianapolis club. The young man signed a contract to play with the Indians in 1529 and failed to report, choosing to return to college. This automatically placed him among baseball’s suspended group. tt St tt These circumstances place Hildebrand under the jurisdiction of the Indians and no other organized baseball club can negotiate for his services without the consent of the Tribe.

News of Local Ten Pin Pastimers

Preddle Schieimer is busy receiving entnes. and arranging the schedule for the Catholic doubles and singles tournament that will be rolled on the Pritchett alleys Feb. 15 and 16. This meet will be a handicap affair. the bowler receiving twothirds ot the difference between his average and 200. The Essential League plav on the Illinois alleys resulted in a two-time win for the Sweetheart Bread, Illinois Boosters and Banquet Tea over the Libbv Food. Wiebke and Sugar Creek Butter, while the Pittsford Pic won three irom the Gardner Specials. Schneider roiled a total of 626. having games of 218. 187 and 220 to lead the individual list. A few more openings remain *or doubles and singles entries, on Saturday's and Sunday's schedule of the annual Lincoln dav sweepstakes at the Illinois alleys. This event, a vcarlv feature that attracts one of the largest entries rolling in this class of plav. promises to be record breaker. In the doubles plav each team will receive two-thirds of the difference between the team's average and 400. In singles &lav 200 will be scratch. Entry fee will e $3 per man for bach event, which Includes bowling charges. Secure vour reservations and leave vour entries at the Illinois allevs. The offset* had an easv time taking three from the Foundry during the Link Belt League plav. The Grinders also won three from the Gears, as the Tool Room and Production won two from the Punchers and Castings. Kruwcll rolled tames of 237. 201 and ISO. a total of 618. which was high Switrer returned to the 600 class, his sheet showing a count of 60S. Triple wins were turned in bv the Service. Truck. Boiler and Coke teams over the Tar. Holder. Screen and Gas quintets during <he Citizens Gss League plav on the Fountain Sauare allevs. In the other contests the Meter. Oven. Crane and Sulphate won two from the Mam. Ledger. Statement ar .l Doudell bovs. Universal League plar was featured bv the Kav-O teams two-tiiee win over Van Camp Hardware. To win the deciding game the Kay-O bovs were forced to roll 1.029 as their opponents had 1.014. The Outlaw's also won two from the Feenrv Furniture, while the Coca-Cola. Emrich Hardware and S. S. Service Station ropnrd all three from the Mallorv iVriland. Noblesville Milling and Gem Coal. All 600

DID YOU KNOW THAT— Ken WILLIAMS, recently obtaned by the Yankees, is called "Steamboat'’ in St. Louis. . . . Kis voice is like onu of those whistles you hear along the levee. . . . Only Con* nie Mack and Eddie Collins of the 1913 Athletics remain to greet Wally Schang who returns this year after playing with New York and St, Louis. . . . Tim Harrington, fire chief and manager of the Golden Gate Natives, started Tony Lazreri on the way to baseball fame. .. . Herb Pennoek played first base in high school. . . . One day in the ninth inning, the coach told him to piten. ... He fanned the side with a round-house curve.

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Pictures above show two phases of the recent New Orleans handicap, won by Donnay. The horses are shorn at the top breaking away from the new starting gates. The thrilling finish between Donnay, on the outside. and Uncommon Gold, is shown below. Many thought the inside or pole horse won, so close was the finish, but the judges decided Donnay copped by a nose.

Indoor Tennis Plav Reaches J Semi-Finals Ilii l iuh'd Press NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Francis T. Hunter will meet Perrlne G. Rockafellow of New York and J. Gilbert Hall of South Orange, N. J„ will play Julius Seiigson of Lehigh university, in the semi-finals of the national indoor tennis championships at Seventh regiment armory today. Hunter, national titliest in 1922 and a finalist three times since, is favored to win the championship.

Promoter Was Old John Law />'// United Press CLEVELAND. Feb. 7—When Johnny Risko, Cleveland heavyweight, was arrested in Maple Heights for driving his automobile at an alleged speed of eighty-two miles an hour Thursday night he told Louis Seely, marshal, that he was hurrying to referee a fight. “You'll have to guess again, Jihnny," Seely replied. “Being the marshal here is only one of the things I do. I’m promoting the fight you're to referee and know you don’t have to get there until 10 o'clock. It’s only* 7:45 now.” Danny Dunn, Risko's manager, furnished bond.

Pete Zivic Is Signed With Shea for Armory Main Go Prominent Pittsburgh Featherweight Wiil Take Piace of De Foe Here Tuesday Night.

Pete Zivie, Pittsburgh, and Eddie Shea. Chicago, two of the leading featherweights of the country, have been signed to meet ,in the main event of Tuesday night’s boxing show* at the armory, it w r as announced today by the legion. Shea originally was scheduled to meet Billy De Foe of St. Paul, but an attack of grippe took Dc Foe off of the card. Zivic is under contract to fight

BY LEFTY LEE

totals were rolled bv members of the Van Camp and Kav-O teams, Miller and Kanaka having 644 and 602 for the hardware team, and Scheihle and Arnold rolling 621 and 604 for the Kav-O. The Davis girls made a clean sweep of their series with the D. B. D. W. as the Kreis and Uptown girls won the odd game from the Hook and Hanna, during the Uptown Ladies Matinee League Dlav. H. Kreis led some good scoring with a total of 550. Meyer had 545; Dawson. 539: Komstohk. 539. and Kazel. 503. The Fercda Brake Lining team rolled games of 1.019. 993 and 993. a total of 3.005 to win three games from the Broadwav Five during the Community League plav on the Uptown drives. The FiftvFourth Street Merchants and J. P. Johnson also won three from the Lutz Hardware and Maple Road Bank, as the Nick Kerz and Centra! Buick took two from the Artificial Ice and E. J. Culbertson. Holtman's 634 count was high. Caldwell had 615; Rilev. 608: Nedleman. 621; Young. 606; Grimes. 602. and Schmitt. 601. Plav in the American Central Life League at the Pritchett alleys resulted in a three-time win for the O. L. C. O. and Joint Life over the Ten-Year Term and

Independent Net Notes

Kingan's defeated Zionsville Independents, 38 to 20. Three basketball games and a dance will be given by the Kingan team tonight at the Pennsy gym. In the first game. Broad Epworth League opposes First Baptist, followed bv a tilt between Tri-Sis girls and Indianapolis Marmon girls In the final contest. Kingan’s play Smoke House for the plant championship.

Woods and Leach Top Capital A. C. Bill

The boxing program at the Capital City A. C. gym tonight calls for thirty rounds. Five bouts and one exhibition make up the card for the arena located at 1066 Virginia avenue. First bout at 8:30. Matchmaker Bert Shull announces the complete bill as follows: Eight Rounds—Roy Woods vs. Young teach: 118 pounds. Si* Rounds—Thigger Bunton vs. Richard Crady; 124 pounds. Four Rounds—Herb Aiken vs, Tony Morris; 126 pounds. Four Rounds—George Connally vs. Kid Carpenter; 126 pounds. Four Rounds—Elmer Garland vs. Ray Cullivan; 13S pounds. In an exhibition two 8-year-old lads. Bobby Stafford and Junior Stevens, forty-eight pounds, will spar four rounds. They have boxed before, according to Promoter Shull. GOPHERS SEEK HAWLEY Bui nitfij Prrtr NEW YORK. Feb. 7.—Jess Hawley, former lowa and Dartmouth football coach, is reported to be considering an offer from the University of Minnesota.

OFF BACKBOARD THE M ~ w BY VERN BOXELL

ONLY three more weeks remain for Hoosier high school quintets to prepare for the gruelling elimination series which will determine the state champion. During this short period, the true value and power of several quintets now classed as doubtful will undoubtedly be learned. With the sectional tournaments, to be played Feb. 28 and March 1, just around the corner, coaches will begin putting pressure on their proteges. Perhaps some of the present leaders may stumble, at least temporarily. a a a The pace-setting quintets will face some stiff competition during

Earl Mastro in Chicago in the next three w r eeks and his showing here will have an important bearing on the Windy City engagement. The Shea-Zivic match is one of the most costly ever staged at the armory, legion officials state. Shea and Zivic never have met in the ring. The legion announces there will be no advance in prices.

Twenty-Year Endowment, and a two-time win for the Ordinary life from the Twenty-Pay Life. This league will roll their annual doubles and singles sweepstakes Lincoln day Feb. 13 on these drives. Two-time wins ruled the play in the Elks League, the Smith Bakerv. La Fendrich. Cut Rate and Steele Shoe Shop defeating the White Star Gas. Blaekers’ Chili. Mueller-Nash and Anheuser-Busch. Stark rolled games of 222. 225 and 191, a total of 638, which led this loop. Lovick had 627 and Wiesmau 614. The Pivot City Inks handed the Indianapolis Star a three-game trouncing during the Printcraft League play on the Indiana alleys. Other results showed the C. E. Pauley Company and Pivot City Blacks gaining the decision in two-out-of-three from the Flint Ink and Indianapolis Engraving. Gerking rolled a total of 641. his sheet reading 182, 225 and US! to lead this play. Clark had 607; Sheehan, 608. and Sehrand, 601. Two-time wins featured the Indian Refining League plav on the Uptown drives, the Indian Red and Motor-N-All defeating the Wax Free and Odd Fellows.

Kingan's want road games. St. Patrick’s manager call Mr. Herman, manager, regarding Thursday night’s game. Kingan s play Link-Belt west side champs next Wednesday at the old Butler grm. For games, write or call Kingan's Jobbing department. ask tor Mr. Herman or write John Herman, 1512 South Dawson. Before the largest crowd ever to attend a game in the Morgantown gym. Morgantown Green Lanterns, state amateur champions triumphed over All-American girls of Indianapolis, but only after a hard tusscl, 33 to 30. Utterback led the Lanterns, who were in front 15 to 14 at the half. Helen Whalev. with ten points, and Catherine Voight. with ten. lea the girls. Sunday. Lanterns plav South Side Turners here. Lanterns have Feb. H and 12 open. Write Green Lantern Case, Morgantown. Stansanco girls of Louisville will meet Hoosier Demons tonight at Marigold Club gym. Also, the Standard Sanitary Company team of Louisville will meet the Standard Sanitary quihtet of Indianapolis at the Marigold gym. Edgewood A. C. defeated Reserve Loan Insurance Company. 25 to 10. They also defeated English Avenue Boys’ Club. 48 to 38. Strauss Says Juniors want games in the. 15-to-16-year-old class with teams having access to gyms. Juniors have won seven out of eight games. Call Humboldt 4593, ask for Bud. St. Philips A. C. decisively defeated Flan-ner-Buchanan tossers Thursday night at St. Philips gym. This will be the last Same played bv the Saints until the Inependent amateur tournament, whleh will start next Monday at 7 p. tr. The eastern section of this tourney will be plgyed in Saints gvm. SKATE TITLES AT STAKE OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 7.—Speed skating stars of the United States and Canada are gathered her for the national and international skating championships to be held today and Saturday, in connection with the annual Ottawa winter carnival.

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the next three weeks, opening tonight with a card that represents one of the best of the season. Topping the bill will be another of the annual Yincennes-Washington classics, to be played at the home of the Hatchets. tt o tt These two southern quintets have been rivals since way back. Their rivalry is one of the most heated In the state and probably is not exceeded by any other two teams. Washington, defeated but once this season, probably will subdue the ambitious Alices for the third time this season. tt tt it Technical’s six consecutive losses have stirred up considerable comment over the state. Grady Bennett. Bedford Mall columnist, has admitted the Arsenal five to his A. T. A. (Anvil Teams Association). To be eligible for membership, according to Grady, a quintet must lose three consecutive games. To withdraw from the group, it is necessary to win two games in succession. Mitchell, Bloomington. Bedford. Horace Mann and Technical are the present members. Logansport and Newcastle are former members, both of whom climbed out at the expense of the Campbellmen. st tt a Things to look forward to—Logansport at Horace Mann next Tuesday, and Delphi at Martinsville next Friday. a tt tt ANENT our repeated complaint that Columbus Bull Dogs have no defense, “Bones” of the Columbus Republican comes forward with the statement that “Coach’ Newsom’s quintet can erect a defensive barrier as hard to penetrate as any in the state. Furthermore,” says Bones, “they have size and speed, and they have stamina and ‘gray matter.’ Not only that, but they know how to play fast or slow, offensively, and have learned to stall. They have played together for four years now, and some of their plays are worked almost automatically.” Naturally, though, you’d expect a Columbusonian (whew!) to say something like that. The Bulldogs will have a chance to prove all that Saturday against Frankfort. Seein’s believin’. tt tt st Naturally, we couldn’t let today pass without doing some picking, so here goes: Butler over Wabash. Washington over Vincennes. Connersville over Rushville. Logansport over Kokomo. Proebel (Gary) over Washington lEast Chicago). Horace Mann (Gary) over Roosevelt (East Chicago). Greencastle over Brazil. Martinsville over Bedford. Anderson over Lebanon. Frankfort over Newcastle. Muncie over Rochester. Peru over Marlon. Central over Reitz at Evansville. Central over South Side at Ft. Wayne. Columbus over Greensburg. Delphi over Shortridge. Franklin over Greenfield. New Albany over Mitchell. Wiley (Terre Haute) over Seymour. tt tt tt And for the first time in three games, we can’t miss on Tech. They don’t play tonight. tt tt tt De Pauw at Butler, Feb. 21. -

Week-End Court Card

FRIDAY City Contests Washington at Brotvnsburg. Shortridge at Delphi. Ben Davis at Broad Ripple. St. Andrews ißichmond) at Cathedral. Manchester at Southport. State Games Vincennes at Washington. Connersville at Rushville. Logansport at Kokomo. Washington (East Chicago) at Frobel (Gi rv), Horace Mann (Gary) at Roosevelt (Gary i. Brazil at Greencastle. Martinsville at Bedford. Anderson at Lebanon. Emerson (Gary) at Valparaiso. Newcastle at Frankfort. Rochester at Muncie. Peru at Marlon. Morton (Richmond) at Bloomington.. Columbia Citv at Bluflton. Central (Evansville) at RetU (Evansville). Central (Ft. Wayne) at South Side (Ft. Wavae . Columbus at Greensburg. Franklin at Greenfield. Otter Creek at Garfield Terre Haute). Jefierson (Lafayette) at Huntington. New’ Albany at Mitchell. Defiance college at North Side (Ft. Wayne). SATTRDAr City Contest* Anderson at Tech Broad Ripnle at Peru. Rushville at Shortridge. Manual at Washington. State Games Shslbyvllle at Stivers (Dayton. O.). Frankfort at Columbus. Central (Evansville) at Vincennes) Jeaerson 'Lafavette' at Logansport. Lebanon at Morton (Richmond'. New Albany at Bosse (Evansville. Brazil at Gerstmever (Terre Haute). Bluaton at Elwood. Southport at Reitz iEvansville'. WESTRELL BEATS GYDE Bu United Prctu LONDON, Feb. 7.—Alby Wes tr ell, Cardiff lightweight, outpointed Aine Gyde of France in a fifteen-round bout here Thursday night.

Ebbets Faces Texas Battler in Chicago Ring Hit United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—Harry Ebbets of Brooklyn is a 7-to-5 favorite to defeat Clyde Chastain of Texas when the meet in the feature ten-round bout of Pro- j moter Jack Dempsey's fighting card here tonight. Ebbet’s ring record, which shows, sixtv-two knockouts in ninety-two fights, has made him a favorite with Chicago fans. The main interest in the card tonight, however, is expected to be | centered in the George TraftonBattling Criss four-round contest. 1 Trafton, a pro football star, is the only boxer who was able to defeat C. Arthur (The Great) Shires, while Criss backed out of a match with the slugging White Sox first baseman. 38 Rounds on Cox and Alte Feature Card Thirty-eight rounds in all are to be included on the mitt program to be staged at Cadle tabernacle next Thursday night, in which Merle Alte and Tracy Cox are to mix over the ten-round route in fche main go. Aside from the feature attraction, which is billed as for the featherweight championship of Indiana, the supporting card will be composed of an eight-round semi-widup, two six-rounders and two prelims of four rounds each. The Washington A. C.. which will! sponsor the show, declares that the meeting is causing a stir in local fistic circles, as it will be the first meeting of Alte and Cox and will be in the nature of a rivalry match. Wrestling Bill Set for Cadle With the matching of Speedy O'Neil, Shelbyville, and Carl Chaney, Bloomington, for the opening bout, Promoter McLemore has his card completed for the wrestling show Monday night at Cadle tabernacle. McLemore has rematched Johnny Carlin and Don Cortez in a main go to a finish. In a recent rough bout Cortez was awarded a verdict when Carlin was disqualified, and since then Johnny has sought a return bout with the understanding that McLemore selects a different referee. Jim Bell, Tulsa, will oppose Henry Stoeff, Fort Wayne Bulgarian, in the semi-windup Monday, a time-limit tussle of one hour. Quintets Play Five Overtimes Muncie Midgets, state 130-pound champions, had little difficulty in defeating Indianapolis flashes in the Indiana junior basketball conference, 39 to 21, at East Tenth street gym Thursday, In the second game of the evening two other local representatives in the league, Triangles and Central Avenues, battled five overtimes before the Triangles won, 53 to 42. The score at the half was 16 to 14 and at the end of the game, 24 all. In the first overtime it was 29 all, the second and third 32 all and fourth 40 all. DANVILLE NORMAL WINS Tnt Times Rvecial NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind., Feb. 7.—Danville Normal defeated Manchester college tossers here Thursday, 41 to 25. Danville led throughout, and was in front 17 to 12 at the intermission. Three Reeves brothers, Billy, Gig and Ginger, shared scoring honors with Falkinburg. Chapman and Kilgore were best for the Chesters.

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Gold Five Mav Finish J Unbeaten Michigan Only Strong Foe Left on Card of Seven Tilts. BY’ VERN BOXELL Manly brows of Purdue Boilermakers, already adorned with one major Western Conference crown, appeared today as almost certain resting places for the 1929-30 basketball crown, although the race is less than half way completed. Os course, there’s many a slip ’twixt mid-season and the cham-

pionship, but with Wisconsin and Indiana, with whom they formerly were accustomed to divide games, both absent from the card, Coach Piggy Lambert’s netters appear to be “in” with the title. Seven conference games remain on the Boilermaker card, five of them vrith last-place teams. Chicago and Minnesota, the for-

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mer defeated in five starts already and the latter victorious in but one of five attempts, are scheduled to face Stretch Murphy and his team mates in a pair of games each. Ohio is the other weak foe. Wolverines Improve The other two games probably will give the Old Gold and Black quintet some trouble. Northwestern and Michigan, and there is a possibility that Michigan, whom the Lambertmen defeated at Lafayette in their first conference tilt by staging a spectacular last half rally, may provide an upset. The Wolverines have improved and now loom as one of the strongest quintets of the nine. Wisconsin appears as the Boilermakers’ chief threat. With four victories and one defeat Doc Meanwell’s midget cagers now rank in second place, and the lone defeat probably will be their last one. Seven More for I. U. Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan should wage a real battle for the next positions. Indiana has lost two and won two, and has seven games to play, including two each with Ohio and Minnesota, and one with Chicago, Michigan and Wisconsin at Wisconsin. The Hoosiers may avenge their defeat by the Wolverines when the Maize and Blue come to Bloomington, but there b little probability of upsetting Wisconsin at Madison. The game with Northwestern at Evanston is not definite, but if arranged may cause more trouble for the Deanmen. In addition to Indiana and Purdue, Michigan will play Chicago and Illinois, while Northwestern has games with Illinois (2), Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana and Chicago. As in past season’s there probably will be upsets, involving Chicago, Ohio and Minnesota, but this trio probably will fight to stay out of the cellar. If Purdue goes through an undefeated Conference season, which is highly probable providing they check Michigan, it will be the first time a Conference net crown has been won by an unbeaten team in several years. WALLACE WINS SHOOT Wallace captured first honors in the Spring Lake Skeet Club shoot Thursday, breaking twenty-one of twenty-five targets. Shuller was second with sixteen.

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HE'S MODEST PUG flu United press MIAMI, Fla.. Feb. 7.—Vittorio Campolo. Argentine heavyweight, considers himself the equal of any contender for the heavyweight championship and expects to prove his ability by knocking out Johnny Risko on the Jack SharkeyPhil Scott card. Feb. 27. “I know I lack a little experience," said Campolo; that is why I consented to meet Risko. I don't think he will ruin me. I'll knock him out, and when I do I'll prove my right to an equal rating with Sharkey, Scott and Schmeling.”

Akron Under League Fire; Loses Club fill United Press DAYTON. 0.. Feb. 7.—The Akron Tyrites were charged with conduct “detrimental to the well-being, promotion and sportsmanship of the game” in an order issued by the Central Baseball League today, directing Akron to forfeit its franchise. Officials declined to discuss the charges other than to say that Akron “was definitely out" and that Richmond, Ind., will be invited to acquire the Tyrites’ franchise. It also was announced that the circuit may expand and add two more cities, thus becoming an eight-team league. The ouster of Akron leaves Erie, Springfield, Dayton, Canton arid Ft. Wayne as regular members. CALZA THROWS RUSSIAN Pit I'nitcd Press NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—George Calza, Italian heavyweight, threw’ Vanka Zelezniak of Russia in fortyright minutes of wrestling at New Y'ork coliseum Thursday night.

Four Tilts Open City Junior Basketball Tourney T onight Sixteen Quintets to Compete for 18-Year-Old Crown: Other Games Saturday and Sunday.

Sixteen junior basketball teams ] will start in quest of the city title in the 18-year-old class, opening tonight at St. Philip’s gym. Indianapolis Maroons oppose the Penn-Arts in the opening contest; at 6, followed by the tilt between Indianapolis Flashes and Downey j Demons. Holy Trinity and Pastime A. C. tangle in the third game, with the final engagement of the eve- j ning featuring Templeton A. C. and I Kirshbaum Bulldogs. Other first-round games will be played Saturday night, with quarter finals Sunday afternoon and semi-finals Sunday night. The title tilt will be played on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

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Home Run Ace Going Big at 36 Babe’s Birthday Finds Him Enthusiastic as Ever Over Baseball. BY ROSCOE SNIPES United Prrss Staff Correspondent ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., /eb. V —Babe Ruth, back from Miami and Palm Beach, today celebrated h;. thirty-sixth birthday, playing goh and awaiting the opening of the 1930 baseball season, during which he is slated to receive the largest salary ever paid a pro athlete. Ju t at present he’s listed as a holdout. Seventeen of Ruth's thirty-six | years have been spent in the national pastime, and he admitted toj day that his love for the game is greater than ever. He was born in Baltimore Feb. 7, 1894. “You might think I'd be tired oi ' it," said Ruth between practice I swings with a mashie, his squinted | eyes envisioning a distant fence and i a disappearing ball. “But I’ll admit : I'd rather go up there and take a j cut at one and slap it over the fence | than eat.” “It takes the same swing as batj ting,” Ruth said, talking his fond- ! ness for golf. “The only difference is you don’t run when you hit a golf ball. Not. unless you hit somebody with it.” “If they don’t quit using up all the acreage for buildings and parking spaces, there's not going to be any more baseball,” Ruth predicted j “A husky kid around the city now ! hasn’t got any place to let off steam. “But I guess baseball's the favorite American sport and always will be. It's healthy exercise and it keeps the kids clean minded and out of trouble.”

This Is the first year for the junior event, sponsored by Carl Callahan of the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company. It will be an annual affair. Gold basketballs will be awarded members of the winning team, which also will receive a large silver basketball trophy. Car! Stone and Heze Clark are to be officials. LATZO, JOHNSON SIGN NEW YORK. Feb. 7.—Pete Latzo of Scranton, Pa., former welterweight champion, and Larry Johnson, Chicago Negro light heavyweight, have been matched for a ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 21.