Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1930 — Page 24
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80,000 Will See Classic Service Tilt
BY HENRY MXEMORE L'nlitd Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—With the Nary already anchored In town and the Army eleven quartered so near as to be visible from any de-cent-sized skyscraper, it might not be a bad Idea to turn a neat phrase by saying “it won't be long now.” Trite though this flip remark be, it has the virtue of being the truth. Less than twenty-four hours from now the Army and Navy will be out there on the grass of Yankee stadium busily resuming athletic relations. To be sure, the relation is only temporary and will probably leave the two academies farther apart than hawks could fly in a week, but the some 80,000 persons who will watch the game are not interested in next year’s schedule. Saturday's the game—the game of games—and blase New York is downright excited about it all. a a a THE ticket sale started slowly but has been booming these last few days. Only some ten or twelve thousand pasteboards remain unsold and they are expected to be gone before game time. If they are, the Salvation Army charity game will be watched by a capacity crowd of 80,000. The ticket sale is positive proof that your average football fan wants more for his money than mere football. He wants color, ancient rivalry and fight. a a a Navy should put up a grand fight, but that powerful army line —one of the three or four best in the country—is likely to prove too much for the Middies to handle. They may riln wild and tear it apart, but it is highly improbable. STATE THREE-CUSHIONS Harry Rubens and Walter Ramsey will meet tonight at, the Cooler parlor in a state three-cushion tourney match The match scheduled for Thursday, between Kepner and Jones, was postponed indefinitely.
Cruising in Sportland
DESCRIBED as fast and especially adept to fill the role of lead-off man in the batting order, Eddie Montague, new Indianapolis shortstop, saw service in both minors and majors last season, playing ninety games for New Orleans and fifty-eight for Cleveland. With the Pelicans Montague hit .230 and with Cleveland .263. Players who have pastimed with Eddie say he is a. better sticker than his 1930 average would indicate. At any rate, they predict he’ll fill the bill with the Corridenites. He collected six homers at New Orleans, seven triples and seventeen doubles. He was good tor more than a hit a game, registering ninety-nine safeties in the ninety games. Facing big league pitching, the shortstopper got fortyseven hits in the fifty-eight contests. a a a a a When Alania sold I.ukc Appling, shortstop, to the Chicago White Sox, it was announced the Crackers obtained a cash sum of §20,000 and one player in exchange. Thereupon Appling put in a claim for a chunk of the sale price, and it is believed he will receive it, for Owner Spiller of the Crackers has been directed to present new evidence if he plans to continue fighting the claim. Appling says he was playing with Oglethorpe college when Atlanta signed him and was promised 25 per cent, of the price if sold to Ihc majors.
FT. WORTH is complaining about the high cost of learning the true physical condition of pitchers. Buying Henry Thormahlen from vW*c.o last season for SIO,OOO, Fort fVorth gave $5,000 as down payanient. Injuries received prior to the deal impaired his form and Fort Worth demanded its money back. Perhaps he was injured while with both clubs. Anyway, Waco was permitted to keep $5,000, the other $5,000 was canceled and the pitcher was returned to Waco, leaving Fort Worth in the red for five grand. tt tt* a How swell it would be for the taxpayers if all wars were baseball wars. They wouldn't be out a dime. a tt tt Leonard Macaluso, famous Colgate full back, swung a sledge hammer with a road construction gang last summer. Leonard's dad is a track walker for the Pennsy at East Aurora, N. Y. The senior Macaluso never saw a grid game until Colgate’s last game this season, against New York U. tt a a JOE WILLIAMS, sports editor of the New York Telegram and Indianapolis Times contributor, is one down to W. T. (Fat) McKain, coach at Christian Brothers college years ago. McKain is district attorney at Memphis. Williams started the comedy ball rolling with a statement, in part, as follows: "Lark of space at well at a becoming modesty forbid me so disclose the many valiant football deeds I performed for Christian Brothers -college back In the early ’7os. Os course, at the time I was merely third string end, and yet there *• little doubt I would bare achieved national ranking if It bad not been for certain petty discriminations harbored by -Mr. Fatty McLain, the coach." tt it a AND McKain was not slow in delivering a comeback that put Williams on the ropes, momenta rJllv at ( least. The exchange of verbal punches is interesting Here's McKain's reply: "Wll’iair.s thinks he can get- awav with that stuff because he is no longer in Memphis. I am forced to laugh when I think how he attempts to deceive the public that he was mv third string end. As a matter of fact, he was a fifth string man. And once, when I faced the problem of using him or forfeiting a game, I forfeited. • Wherf he first came out for football he showed great promise. 1 thought I had a find. But I soon discovered his seeming excellence was due to a natural awkwardness He was unable to get out of the way. "Later, as he developed speed, learned the purpose of the game and became able to analyte, after a fashion, more simple plays he seldom got gummed up. Indeed, hts ability to tell exactly where the ball was going and to get out of the way with much furious speed was positively amazing.” INDIANA GUARD OUT William Blagrave, vet back guard, will be lost to Indiana's cage team until early January. Coach Dean announced today, due to a knee injury received in football. Paul Jasper, regular center, will be rtfcdy for his first duty against Washington of St. Louis here next Thursday.
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BUTLER OPENS NET CAMPAIGN WITH CINCINNATI
Three Sophs May Be Used in Starting Five Bulldogs Favorites Over Ohio Conference Champs Despite Inexperienced Lineup; Proceeds of Tilt to Times’ Charity Fund. Butler’s Bulldogs will Inaugurate another campaign for state and sectional honors at Fairview field house tonight when they tackle Cincinnati univer: ty cr.gers, three-times Ohio Conference champions, at 8:30.
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berth throughout the campaign earned all-state collegiate honors. Among the other players who will see action during the contest to-
night are Arbuckle, Polizzotto, Greensburg, and Bailey, soph forwards; Wolfe, reserve center from last season; Hazlitt and Anderson, reserve forwards; Mecum/ rookie back guard who has shown much promise, and Reynolds, vet floor guard. The invading Bearcats are built around four performers from last season’s squad, including Allin, center; Rogoff and White, forwards, and Nelson, guard. Cincinnati also lost heavily through graduation last season, but Coach Rice’s squad has shown improvement in their two early contests and expect to give the Bulldogs a real battle tonight. All proceeds from tonight’s encounter over necessary expenses will be turned over/to The Times’ “Clothe a Child for Christmas’’ campaign fund.
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Off The ♦ Backboard By Vern Boxeil
EITH CROWN of Horace Mann, " Gary, in addition to being a good c.oach, is an ambitious young man. Although his squad is idle this week, it will do more than double duty during the next two weeks. Tuesday night, the Horsemen invade Frankfort and on Friday, the upstaters tackle the champs at Washington. On the following evening, they will Jump over to Connersville to tackle the husky Spartans. Three of the strongest teams of the state in five nights is a tough task—almost as bad as the holiday tour of the Athens, Tex., national champs. After these encounters, the Horsemen journey back to the northlands, where they will play in the Oaty Invitational tourney on Dec. 26 and 27. entertain Washington on Jan. 2, and Athens, Tex., on Jan. 3. Big Don Elser, the 210-pound backguard, is the sole survivor of the last year's varsity. Horace Mann was the major disappointment of the season. Occas'onally the Crown crew flashed brilliantly, bat for the most part It v.as just another basketball team, one which failed to get to the state tourney after being rated as a title contender. Branch McCracken is one busy young man. The former I. U. ace is directing the court destinies of Ball Teachers college at Muncie. and doing a verv nice job of it. Also lie's playing professional ball with the Fort Wayne Hoosiers. American League leaders. Incidentally, he has pulled a couple of contests out of the fire for the Hoosiers. Just to prctve how versatile he is, McCracken has played every position on the team, from forward to back guard. But Branch is an active athlete, so he has agreed to go to Kokomo one night next week to plav with Rut Walter, former Northwestern star, and a group of former Kokomo prep luminaries In a charity tilt. Firestones of Akron, who plav here Sunday, boast a couple of really tall boys in Murphy and Stoun. But you ain't saen nothin’ yet. Favorite Knits of C’eve'and have s seventeen-year-old runt who is only seven feet, four and a half inches tall, lie wears size twenty shoes and weighs 233 pounds. Bring on your Camera. Local H. S. Net Card TONIGHT Tech at Greenfield. Pittsboro at Manual. Shortrltiee at Marion. Mooresville at. Washington. Kirklin at Park. Ben Davis at Cathedral. Warren Central at Broad Ripple. SATURDAY Washington at Danville Bread Ripple at Westfield Muncie at Tech.Crispus Attucks vs Alumni. GAINER STOPS KELLY By United Press WATERBURY, Conn., Dec. 12. A1 Gainer, New Haven Negro, scored a ninth-round knockout Thursday night over Jack Kelly of Waterbury.
Although Coach Tony Hinkle is starting the seaon with but one regular from last year’s varsity, the Blue prospects are far from dark. On the contrary, a roup oi promising sophomores has given hopes for a accessful season. Hinkle has had his hardwood pastimers at work nee the close of the football season. Three sophomores probably will be in the quintet which will tart the contest against the Buckeyes. Hinkle has announced his tentative lineup with Miller, former Tech star, and Chickedantz, of Washington or Lyle Withrow at forwards; Searle Proffitt of Lebanon at center, and Chadd and Tackett at guards. Chadd, Withrow and Tackett are vets. Chadd and Withrow performed in* the final game of last season, while Tackett’s spectacular work at the back guard
Talking It Over
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—The boys attending the baseball meetings w r ere standing around on their aching dogs talking about this and that. Billy Evans of the Cleveland club was talking about umpires. Evans used to be an umpire and a very good one. “There never was an umpire like old Timothy Hurst,” remarked Evans. a an “Timothy spurned the niceties of office, also its uniform. He never wore shin guards, as umpires do when calling balls and strikes. He never wore a mask and he never wore a chest protector. All he ever wore for protection was a cap and ready repartee. a a a .."One day while Timothy was umpiring behind the plate he failed to duck a foul tip and the ball nearly tore his ear off. Timothy went right oh calling balls and strikes. He gave no sign that he had been hurt. He prided himself on being a he-man. a a a “T THINK the catcher in front of A him at the moment was Freddie Payne. Payne turned around and no- iced that Timothy was badly hurt and that blood was coursing down one side of his face. “ ‘Tim, your ear’s falling off,” ’ remarked the delicate and considerate Payne. a a a “Tim answered him: (Welt It’s my own ear isn’t If? You be minding the pitcher and the batter and I’ll be minding my car.) a a a Evans’ comments turned the chin tournament into a Hurst convention, Chief Bender, the great Indian pitcher of another decade, just signed as coach by the Giants, recalled that Timothy never wore spiked shoes. Instead, he always appeared an the field in glistening patent leathers. a a a “One day” relates the Chief, he bought himself anew pair of patent leathers and I am fold he was very proud of himself when he walked out on the field before his friends in New York. a a a “Clark Griffith was managing the new York team at the time. There was a auestionable decision which went against the New Yorkers. Griffith and some of his players rushed to the plate. There was great commotion. Griffith stormed and raved and while doing so he stepped all over Timothy's new shoes. a a a “Timothy maintained his composure throughout and in due time the game was resumed. An inning or so later* Timothy stooped over to dust off the plate. An agonizing spectacle greeted his eyes. Both of his new shoes were cut through where Griffith's spikes had penetrated. a a a TIMOTHY raised his hand and called “time.” The game stopped. Timothy sauntered over to the water bucket in the New York dugout. Griffith sat next to the water bucket. Timothy took a cupful of water and began drinking. He held the cup In his left hand. Suddenly Timothy’s right fist shot out and caught Griffith on the chin. It was a complete knockout.”
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New Faces on Blue Team
OOPHOMORES hold the key to jjQQ. The rookie candidates will get first time against University of Cin- .* cinnati at the field house. Shown above are three of the several new - faces Blue fans will see. On the left is Harry Chickedantz, all-state forward at Washington two years ago. I 7 Sammy Polizzotto, former Froebcl M*, ■ Gar “ ) flash, is shown on the right. Below is Searle Proffit, lanky Lebaww? non youth who was a first-class /? ',v V , T ' star in his prep clays. The pair at : tTFlilt| 1,10 tO P are forwards and Proffit a
Secret’s Out! Stagg Gets Credit for Irish Success By United Press * SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 12.—The secret of why Notre Dame has won about 90 per cent of its football games for the last eight years is out. Coach Alonzo A. Stagg of Chicago university, as much as Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, is the man responsible for Notre Dame’s victories even if Stagg’s own Maroons did finish last in the Big Ten Conference this fall. Rockne made the announcement Thursday night at a banquet honoring the 1930 Notre Dame team. Stagg deserves credit, he said, because in 1914 Notre Dame adopted Stagg’s system of play. Having passed a lot of the credit for his own victories to some one else, Rockne paid tribute to his boys and ended by predicting “another bad year for the team in 1931.”
Fontaine and Wagner Top Legion Mitt Card Tuesday
With Del Fontaine. Canadian middleweight titleholder, meeting Johnny Wagner of Kansas in the ten-round feature, Legion mitt officials today gave out the complete
Irish Receive Permanent National Grid Trophy
By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 12. The Rissman trophy, emblematic of the national football championship, today was in permanent possession of Notre Dame university. Professor Frank Dickinson of Illinois university, originator of the Dickinson system es scoring by which championships are determined, presented the trophy at the annual dinner given the Notre Dame team Thursday night. The trophy was awarded permanently in recognition of Notre Dame’s having won it three times in a decade. MASSEY SCORES K. O. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.—Lew Massey, Philadelphia lightweight, knocked out Bud Mangino, Bound Brook, N. J., in the third of their scheduled ten-round bout here Thursday night.
Sophomores hold the key to 3ut,ler's cage success this season. The rookie candidates will get their first test tonight when the Bulldogs get into action for the first time against University of Cincinnati at the field house. Shown above are three of the several new faces Blue fans will see. On the left is Harry Chickedantz, all-state forward at Washington two years ago. Sammy Polizzotto, former Froebel (Gary) flash, is shown on the right. Below is Searle Profit, lanky Lebanon youth who was a first-class star in his prep days. The pair at the top are forwards and Profit a center.
card for next Tuesday night's Armory boxing show, as follows: Ten Hounds—Del Fontaine, Winnipeg, Canada, \s. Johnny Wagner, Ft. Scott, Kansas; raiddleweights. Eight Hounds—Red Holiowav, Indianapolis. vs. Johnny Hughes, Kenosha, Wisconsin; junior welters. Six Rounds—Jack Malone. Indianapolis, ys. Glen Nidy, Terre Haute; junior welters. Six Rounds—Billy Frick, Evansville, vs. Joe Dillon, Indianapolis; lightweigths. Four Rounds—Tuffy Mitchell, Indianapolis, vs. Audean Burton, Clinton; bantams. Del Fontaine, 26-vear-old FrenchCanadian, has been a prominent figure in Dominion and United States rings for several years and has fought many of the notables in his division. Don Curley, pilot of Johnny Wagner, states the Kansan has whipped a number of good boys, including some who have appeared in local rings. CHESTER FIVE BEATEN By Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Dec. i2—Brilliant play in the second half gave Franklin college a 29-to-14 triumph over Manchester here Thursday night. Surface, Franklin guard, topp’d the scorers with points. Bassett and Cline contributed eight. Chapman and Cook shared honors for the losers, who trailed 11 to 7 at half time.
Draft War Unsettled Majors Fail to Accomplish Anything in Annual Convention. By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Delegates to the annual convention of the major league baseball clubs, which adjourned here Thursday night, were on their way home today. The 1930 convention was a repetition of the 1929 meet, and, quite possibly, a preview of the 1931 edition of the big leagues’ conference. There was no end of talk and proposals, but, as usual, very little was accomplished The draft question still remains an unsolved problem. The threat against the rabbit ball failed to materialize, and the proposed limitation of home runs never got beyond the discussion stage. After a stormy, quarrelsome session Thursday, the major and minor draft committees left the conference room farther apart than ever. One of the minor’s last bids for an amicable settlement was an offer to lay the problem in the hands of Judge K. M. Landis, backed by a promise to abide by whatever decision he would hand down. The majors, however, vetoed the suggestion. All in all, it was a typical meeting, except that trading was extremely light.
Emerson of Gary Is Awarded Times Trophy as Outstanding H. S. Team
BY DICK MILLER The award of the 1930 Indianapolis Times football trophy “Triumph,” goes to Emerson high school of Gary, whose football team, the Golden Tornadoes, has been selected by the writer as the outstanding eleven of the Hoosier prep season. The Times award is made annually with permission of the Indiana High School Athletic Association and is not granted from the viewpoint of naming or declaring the winners as state champions, but merely honoring their achievements for the season. The Emerson team, according to the writer’s opinion, earned its title because it became outstanding in
State High School Grid Resume
A brief summary is given below of the 193 C records of the leading high school elevens over Hoosierdom. Froebel, Gary. Coached by John Kyle. Defeated two out-of-state teams. Crane Tech of Chicago and Spring Valley HI., in addition to Hammond and Washington of East Chicago. Big victory was over Horace Mann. Gary city rival. The score was 12-G. regarded as the big upset of the season. Kyle's Warriors lost to Emerson of Gary 27-13, their only loss of the year. Emerson, Gary. Coached by Art Rolfe, defeated Parker of Ch cago. Whiting. South Bend. Hammond and Froebel. Traveled south to take Clinton into camp, but was held to 6- tie by Horace Mann. In a post season game Emerson defeated Logansport. 27-0. The bitter pill of their season came frome Roosevelt of East Chicago, who defeated Emerson 13-12. Horace Mann. Gary. Under the guidance of Coach Keith Crown marched through a schedule picked to Include only the best teams of Chicago. Indiana and Ohio. Last veer Horace Mann was without auestion the peerless team of the state and the writer without hesitancy selected the squad as the outstanding team of 1925. Lindbloom ot Chicago was the first victim this fall, then Mishawaka. Washington of East Chicago, and Roosevelt of East Chicago. Sandwiched in between was the great 1 lbby team of Toledo, defeated 7-6, and South high of Youngstown defeated 32-14. Then the Horsemen slumped. They lost to Froebel. 12-6. and were tied by Emerson. Mishawaka Coached by Frank Steele. Won all games except a tie with Michigan City and a defeat by Horace Mann. Won the title of the eastern half of the N. I. H. S. C. In a playoff with Emerson of Gary, cochampion of the western half, they lost 7- * Michigan City Coached by Andy Gill. This team was tied by both South Bend and Mishawaka, but lost to Elkhart. Central, Ft. Wayne Cen’ral again had a great vear under the wing of Coach Murray Mendenhall. They were undefeated in their own section and again won the city champion-
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Pension Garry By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 12August (Garry) Herrmann, former president of the Cincinnati Reds, lias been voted a SSOO monthly pension from world series funds by the advisory council of the National League, it was announced here today. Herrmann has been ill for several years. He was a member of the old national baseball commission and was extremely popular as a club owner.
Danville Trips Oaks Quintet By United Press DANVILLE, Ind„ Dec. 12.—With Ginger Reeves, veteran guard, setting the pace, iJanville Normal easily defeated Oakland City here Thursday night, 50 to 21. The Purple warriors piled up a 22-point lead in the initial period and coasted io victory. Schultz, Smith and Faulkenbury also played well for the victors, who appeared to be In midseason form. Eleven of the Oaks points came on free tosses. MORROW CHANGES JOBS By Times Special JERSEY CITY, Dec. 12.—Catcher Hank Morrow, with Houston last season, will perform with the local International League team next year, it was announced Thursday night.
the crucial games, such as the Gary city series, an intersectional game with Clinton, the championship game of the Northern Indiana High School Conference, with Mishawaka, and the post season game with Logansport. Technically, Emerson shared those last two victories with Froebel of Gary. Also mathematically speaking, Emerson might have been figured out before those two last games. But had Froebel carried on as champion of the western division of the N. I. H. S. C. and subsequently defeated Logansport, and been named by the writer as the outstanding choice of the season, Emerson would have stepped forward
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ship. Went against a strong team In the north and was tied by Elkhart. Mishawaka defeated Elkhart. Logansport Played a wonderful season under the coaching of Raymond Trobaugh, serving his first vear. Defeated Thorntown. Huntington. Muncie. Marion. Kokomo and Tech of Indianapolis, by heavy counts. Nosed out Peru by only one point on a referee's decision, awarding them a point after touchdown through communication of a substitute. Failed to look impressive against a mediocre club. Jefferson of Lafayette, winning only 19-12. Cathedral Coached by Joe Dienhart. waded through a schedule of variety and without defeat. Was tied by Shortridge. but in a post season game this tie was erased. It would have been interesting to watch Cathedral in action against some of the northern teams, but our judgment gives upstaters the verdict. Newcastle Under Orville Hooker went through another season undefeated. This makes the record twenty-three games without defeat. Certainly impressive, and only challenged by Cathedral of Indianapolis for Central honors. It seems a post season game between them could not be arranged. Newcastle’s leading triumph was over their old rival. Muncie. which they defeated. 12-0. Logansport defeated this Muncie team 38-6. New Albany Alex Thom !n his first vear as coach at New Albany gave the school a great record. Thev lost to Cathedral of Indianapolis. the onlv. blemish on the record. The most outstanding game was the rout, of Memorial of Evansville. 21-7. Memorial was the champion of Evansville. Clinton Had an ln-and-out season, looking outclassed and green when Emerson of Gary walloped them. They lost to a weak Muncie team. Clinton, howwever. administered stinging defeats to good teams. Garfield of Terre Haute was undefeated when they met Armistice night, but Clinton won 2S-0. Later Wiley of Terre Haute was undefeated when they met Garfield, turkey day, but Garfield won by a big count. Frankfort Had an undefeated team under Coach Raymond Buck Rohrabaugh. Buck’s team Played eight games, but did not meet the class Ox those met by Froebel. Emerson. Horace Manjj.
DEC. 12, 1930
Chocolate Faces Bat Cuban Slight Favorite to Cop Feather Title Tonight. BY L. S. C.AMERON United rrfss Snorts Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Kid Chocolate meets Bat Battalino for the featherweight championship of the world tonight in a fifteen-round bout at Madison Square Garden, and the pugilistic fraternity is still divided into two opposite camps on the sight’s outcome. There are those who claim that the reverses the little Cuban suftered at the hands of Kid Berg and Fidel La Barba have broken his fighting spirit, and that he is no longer the game, courageous little whirlwind he was when he started his sensational ring career hi this country. In the other camp are authorities who point out that there is nothing remarakble about the opposition Battalino waded through to get his title. They say his supposedly “terrific” punch is over rated, and that even a not-so-good Chocolate is more than capable of winning from a very good Battalino. Chocolate is a scant favorite, with the possibility that a sudden last minute shift may install Battalino as the opening-gong favorite.
and pointed to their 27-13 victory over Froebel. In determining the winner of the 1930 award the writer considered the record of several Indiana teams. Besides Emerson and Froebel, records of Horace Mann, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Central of Fort Wayne, Logansport, Frankfort, Cathedral of Indianapolis, Newcastle, New Albany, Wiley of Terre Haute, Garfield of Terre Haute and Memorial of Evansville were studied. The final analysis simmered down to Emerson, Froebel, Newcastle, Cathedral and Frankfort. A fine little team in its section, and young at the game, Frankfort was eliminated because its opposition lacked class. A regular season tie with Shortridge, and also lack of class in season opposition eliminated Cathedral. In spite of its wonderful record of twenty-three consecutive victories, the same reasons eliminated Newcastle. KIRSHBAUMS IN ACTION Edgewood A. C.s Arc Sunday Foes; Bulldogs Play Bingos. Kirshbaums and Edegwood A. C.s will clash in the feature court battle at Kirshbaum center Sunday afternoon. Kirshbaum Bulldogs will tackle Indianapolis Bingo A. C s in the opening encounter at 2:30. COCHRAN SETS RECORD By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Willie Hoppe evened up his billiards battle with Welker Cochran, winning the second block of their 18.1 balkline match, 200 to 88, in nine innings here Thursday. Cochran bettered his own record in the afternoon play, requiring one inning to win, 200 to 15. His previous high run was 196. FOUR TEAMS IN MEET Four high school fives will compete in a tournament at the Beech Grove gym Saturday. The teams are Beech Grove, Oaklandon, Castleton and Mooresville. It is an invitational event and there will be games at 2,3, 7 and 8. Drawings will be made at 1:30.
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