Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 207, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1931 — Page 8

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The modern version of a world heavyweight champion Is a pachyderm •urrounded by a battery of attorneys. Jack Dempsey set the fashion. He had more lawyers than attendants after he broke with Jack ; Kearns. Gene Tunney appeared clear of trouble, but his hand scarcely had been hoisted in the Philadelphia deluge when court action started. a a a Pempwr and Tanner fourht their war the too. however. It remained for Herr Max Sehmellnr to be the Ant oot-and-t prodlrr of legal technicalities. One court procedure after another kept hid name In the headliner, and he acaied the height* with Terr actual warfare than anr of the heavrweight champions—technical r otherwise. a a a The rounir German has been a storm 1 center since he first reached these shores. First there was his row with Arthur Bulow, and his native manager’s fight to keep him out of the hands of Broadwav piecemen. Bulow ran amuck with a fountain tand one contract he signed legally id Schmellng to box Philip (Suffering* t for Signor Humbert Fugary at EbFleld. a a a Scott was managed by James J. Johnston. a go doTammany man who has a war with the boxing commission, and it was this niece of paper that prevented ■ Schmellng from boxing Jack Sharkey here a rear ago last fall. a a a WHEN the Garden management moved to take the fight it wanted to Detroit, it was threat-* ened with the revocation of Its license for ninety days. The windup was that Schmeling boarded a boat for Germany. Although his only claims to fame were his knockout of Johnny Rlsko and his defeat of Paulino Uzcudun, both of whom had been beaten before and who have been bounced around no little since, the business of determining a successor to Tunney had to be postponed until he returned this past summer. a a a Ho was suspended and all that, but sweet eharltv Intervened in the form of the New York milk fund, and back came Schmellng for a *117,000 touch. This was obtained by boxing Sharkey a little less than four rounds, and by grovelling on the ranvas s his little manager, Joe Jacobs, shouted "Foul!” a a a , Jacobs had seen to It that his charge uas well protected. He refused to sign for the match until the pay-by-round rule in regard to foul endings, obligingly had been waived bv the commission, which showed a striking disregard for the protection of the public. a a a What was more, the commission permitted Jacobs’ attorney to insert a clause in the regular form of contract calling for Schmellng to be paid in full regardless of the outcome. a a a IN face of all this, the New York commission has been insisting that Schmeling and Sharkey do it all over again without further fuss or preliminaries. It forbid Sharkey, in whom it suddenly took a keen and strange interest, to tackle young William Stribling in an elimination contest. a a a The garden has a coniract with Schmellng calling for him to defend his official championshin against an opponent to be named ninety daTS before the contest. a a a * This he Is perfectly willing to live up to, but the commission's sudden and mysterious stand that Sharkey be accepted without again has brought out the attorneys. executing sauads right from the Garden to Jacobs' office and to the commission headauarters and back again. And Schmeling’s name remains in the public prints. The New York commission has declared the heavyweight title vacant In the Empire state, thus depriving the German of his crown under its Jurisdiction. $2,243 FOR CHARITY By United Pres a NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Jack Curley, wrestling promoter, has turned over a check for $2,243 to Mayor Walker’s committee on unemployment relief. The check represents onefifth of the gross receipts of the wrestling card held in Madison Square Garden, Dec. 29.

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HAVE you had your early season tournament yet? Everybody’s doing it—join the crowd. Don't be a wall flower. Maybe your friends will laugh when you walk out on the floor and start to play, but you can surprise them, look at Bedford. Here's a testimonial from Muncie: a a a ftrar Doctor: After playing In one of your tournaments. I find that everybody thinks I'm a much better team. In fact, I've been pretty food all alone. Os course. I lost two game* to Frankfort, one of them In a tournament, but in the latter event 1 learned enough that two nights later I came back and ran the athlete's foot right off the Hot Dogs. I did the same thing last year, once in one of your tournaments and in one of Dr. lhsaa's tournaments—and four out of live of mv best friends wouldn't tell me I could do it. Tour friend, Muncie Bearcat.” ff sS ft Anti From Bedford—" Dr. Doctor: I’ve been ill and weak most of this season. I was Retting along fairlv well when I ran into Bloomington. Now. the Panthers never have been strong enough to hurt anvbodv. but thev crushed me Into intensibilitv. I staggered through a fewmore games and then came four big offer. I entered a tournament. I took two bottles of vietorv at Vincennes, the last one labeled Washington, and found that 1 was able to climb the ladder of fame. Please send me a few more bottles to keep me up their. I hope I don’t have a relapse before Friday, because I play at Shortrldge. Yours. Bedford Basketeers. a a a AS more or less positive proof that the tourney craze Is sweeping the state like miniature golf took the vacant lots, Backboard begs to inform you that at least three four-team events are on the program for the forthcoming Saturday. to say nothing of a couple of county tourneys and an eight-team event at Hagerstown. Add these to your already staggering list of county, invitational, etc., meets, reserve space for twice that many more, and what have you got—well, you probably have a fairly long list. You don’t need to save any space for the sectionals, regions and state finals—they don't count. a a a Fur ißitinrf. if Greensburr cun come through the big event on their home court with Connertrille, Columbus and Franklin. historians probsblv will record that n Jan. 19. 1981 A. D.. the famous tree (not the one the Smithey stood under) was Jerked from its precarious position atop the Greensbprg court house and used to add local color to the gigantic bonfire, which, incidentally, also destroyed the court house. a a a Oreenaburg is coming along in fine style. Oonneraville found it rather difficult to crab a four point margin over the Pirates last week, and Columbus mav find it harder Friday night. Franklin also has *hown flashes of power. Unless something slips somewhere, it should be Connersville. with Greensburg running a close second, when thev lock, up the Pirate gym In Doc Do*'* home town Saturday night.

CITY NET FANS TO SEE BEDFORD AND NEWCASTLE

Games at Shortridge and Tech Hold Stage

Stonecutters, With Victory Over State Champions, Will Battle Blue Friday md Trojans Will Tackle Green Saturday; Other Local Contests Carded. Two of the current flock of upset quintets which have attained sudden prominence by surprising topnotch foes will invade local prep courts this week to provide the feature attractions for a promising thir-teen-game card. Hie Bedford Stone cutters, conquerers of the Washington state champs in the recent blipd tourney at Vincennes, will provide Coach Kenneth Peterman’s unbeaten Shortridge tossers with another stiff test Friday. The rangy Blue quintet has advanced through seven straight games without a loss. Shortridge plays at Mooresville Saturday.

Local H. S. Schedule

FRIDAY NIGHT Bedford at Shortridge. Cicero at Cathedral. Edinburg at Manual. Beech Grove at Washington. Greenwood at Broad Ripple. Crlspus Attucks at Princeton SATURDAY NIGHT Newcastle at Technical. Manual at Tipton. Washington at Southport. Cathedral at Noblesvllle. Shortridge at Mooresville. Broad Ripple at Zlonsville. Crlspus Attucks at Evansville.

Notre Dame Five Shades Ohio State I!.y Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 7. With Newbold and DeCook setting the pace, Notre Dame scored its first cage victory in four starts against Big Ten foes by nosing out Ohio State, 27 to 24 here Tuesday. A rally in the closing minutes, after the Buckeyes had piled up a 22 to 19 edge with five minutes to play, gave the Irish the victory. Notre Dame led most of the first half, but a field toss by Hinchman put Ohio in front at half time, 12 to 11. Fesler led the Buckeyes, With Lively and Hinchman sharing scoring honors. Baldwin turned in a sparkling defensive game for the Irish. M’INTIRE WINS SHOOT J. C. Mclntire broke 43 targets to cop top honors at Crooked Creek Gun Club Tuesday. Mills was second with 42 and Brendel third with 39.

New York Mitt Heads May Name Sharkey Heavyweight Champion

BY HENRY MTEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Jack Sharkey, the unluckiest and at the same time the luckiest fighter in the business, may emerge from the tangled heavyweight situation as champion of the world. That is, the portion of the world ruled by the New York boxing commission. When the commissioners took it upon themselves Tuesday to suspend Max Schmeling and strip him of his royal robes, they paved the way for Sharkey’s ascension to the throne, And to make it all the more ridiculous, he might get the championship without so much as striking a blow. Sooner or later the commissioners will lock the doors and name a successor to Schmeling. Naturally they won’t name the German to succeed himself. Stribling isn’t likely to be

DOWN at New Albany the Ohio river may take on a redder hue and it won’t be mud, either. Jeffersonville. New Albany and Salem all claim to have a monopoly on the basketball honors in that sections of the Hoosierland, and they’re getting together Saturday in an attempt to settle It, temporarily, that is. and Corydon has been added to the list. Wouldn’t it be tough on the big guys if Corydon pulled a David on them. At West Baden, the visiting competitors will be French Lick, the home of that famous bottled beverage. America's something or other. Huntingburg and Jasper. The sanatariums mav be crowded when this tourney Is over, because fans in that district take their basketball Just as seriously as Muncie, Frankfort, Newcastle or any of the rest ever did. a a a And then there’s the Shelby county tourney, among others on Saturday. On Jan. 24. Marion. Anderson and Hartford City will attempt to keep Newcastle from winning a four-way tourney at Marion. A couple of more or les sinteresting dates

Robins Sign 31 Exhibition Tilts By United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 7.—The Brooklyn Robins will play thirty-one exhibition games in preparation for the 1931 National League baseball season. Five of the games will be played in Havana. The Robins will open their exhibition season in Tampa, Fla., on March 8 in a game with the Cincinnati Reds, and close with a brace of games against the New York Yankees April 11-12 in Brooklyn. TWO SOUTHPORT TILTS Two tilts are on the net card of the Southport Cardinals this week, Ben Davis at Ben Davis Friday night and Washington of Indianapolis at Southport Saturday night. These games will be the last before the Cardinals compete in the Marion county tourney Jan. 16 and 17. Ben Davis won the county title last year and Southport is out to land the laurels this season. COOLER CUE WINNER In the only match scheduled for the state three-cushion billiard tourney this week, Harry Cooler easily (Jefeated Cleve Kepner, 50 to 22, in sjventy-one Innings Tuesday.

Topping Saturday’s card will be the appearance of Orville Hooker’s highly-touted Newcastle fiv-* against Tim Campbell’s Tech snipers here. Newcastle, conquerors of Muncie, surprised state fans last week by drubbing Anderson. A victory over the Trojans, who boast such stars as Rowe, center, and Huffman, guard, would be a big feather in Tech’s cap. Two for Manual Manual s rapidly improving cagers will tackle a double bill, playing at home against Edinburg on Friday and journeying to Tipton for a Saturday engagement. Tipton was beaten by Shortridge last week, and the southsiders are hoping for a double triumph this week-end. Washington is another local five to attempt a double killing, entertaining Beech Grove on Friday and going to Southport on Saturday. Both of the county quintets are doped to give the west-siders a real battle. Cathedral will get into action again Friday against Cicero. Walter Floyd has developed a strong team at Cicero and will give the Irish a real tussle. On Saturday, Coach Dienhart’s cagers will go to Mooresville. Ripple vs. Greenwood Broad Ripple will attempt to get back into the win column against Greenwood here Friday, and then will journey to Zionsville for a tilt on Saturday. Crispus Attucks will play two road engagements, tacking Princeton on Friday and Evansville on Saturday. Coach ShellNmrne’s team is hi top shape after a long holiday rest. Coach Lou Reichel is seeking a game for his Park school squad this week.

available, for as soon as he even so much as dickers with the Schmeling interests he will be suspended. With Stribling and Schmeling out of the picture, Sharkey would be as conspicuous among the contenders as a water lily in death valley and in all probability would be named as the new champion. If Sharkey should be named champion by the commission and Stiibling and Schmeling fight for thf. title in Illinois under the N. B. A. banner, the world, whether it wants ’em or not, will have two heavyweight champions, or “halfchampions.” HOPE FOR ADJUSTMENT By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—Hopes for an adjustment of the differences surrounding Max Schmeling and the

around these parts Is Jan. 16-17, the county tourney days, and Jan. 23-24, when the city tossers will get together. a a a Two games, two upsets. Illinois and Purdue at the bottom, Michigan and Wisconsin on top. If this thing keeps up long enough maybe Minnesota yet will win a Big Ten basket title. u # tt Coach of Athens Netmen In Wreck—headline. He probably thought it was just another Hoosier basketball team.

Independent Basket News

Swayzee Hy-Red independent basketball squad annexed another win Thursday by defeating Amboy Maytags. 30 to 27. on the Amboy floor. Swayzee will meet Tipton American Legion at Tipton next Thursday evining. For games with the Hv-Red team, write J. Fred Frye, Swayzee. Ind. East Side Zippers defeated the H. N. S. of Sacred Hearts, 19 to 18. in an overtime game, and Second Friends. 42 to 38. Hunt and Kestler were outstanding in both games. Zippers want a game in the 16-vear-old class for Thursday night. They have access to a gym. Call Cherry 0520-J, ask for Paul. Arsenal Bulldogs, notice. All the captains of teams playing in the Christamore Saturday Night League are asked to attend an important meeting Friday at 7:30 p. m. at Christamore house. Holy Trinity A. C.s finished far ahead in their rivalry battle with the St. Joe five, 39 to 18. The A. C.s have won six games in as many starts against fast city and state teams. For games call Belmont 4512-J and ask for Bill. The Trinity A. C.s wish to call attention to the fact they 4re not the Trinities of the Lutheran League. Bankers-Insurance League teams will resume official action Thursday night at the East Tenth Street gym after a two weeks’ holiday lay-off. Thursday's schedule follows: 7:30, Printers vs. American Central Life: 8:30. Fletcher Savings vs. De Molav; 9:30, Reserve Loan vs. Modern Woodmen. Holy Trlnnity Juniors, undefeated this season, hold victories over some of the city’s best teams in the 17-18-year-old class. Games are wanted for Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons. Call Belmont 4512-J and ask for Bill. Lauter Boys’ Club Midgets desire a game for Friday night. The Midgets have access to a gym and play in the 12-14-year-old class. The Lauter All-Stars and the Lauter Seconds play at Rhodlus Community House .Friday. The All-Stars believe they have a strong lineup in Camden. Kinney, Bailey, Mclnure, Free. Weatherford and Berry. The Stars desire games away from their home gvm on Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. Any team interested call Belmont 3641 and ask for E. B. Kelley. Playing In the 15-16-year-old class, the Holv Trinity Bearcats are undefeated and are seeking games on a home and home basis. CaU Belmont 0780 between 5 and 5:30 p. m. and ask tor Henry. Three baskets in the last two minutes of plav by Dan O'Connor enabled St. Philip Bovs' Club to eke out a three-point win aver Wyandottes. 20 to 17. The south aiders led the Saints throughout the game until O'Connor connected three times from long r-r.ge. Clemens and Spaulding starred for Boys’ on defense. A game is wanted for next Tuesday night. Boys’

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potential defense of his world heavyweight championship are held by General John V. Clinnin, president of the National Boxing Association. Schmeling probably will be retorted to full favor of the N. B. A. if he signs to defend his title, Clinnin said'. The champion is now under fire from the N. B. A. for'failure to observe the six-month title defense rule, but the association is disposed to grant him a period of grace.

♦ Down the Alleys ♦

H. W. Pollock, president of the American Bowling Congress, was the dinner guest of the City Bowling Association at the Hotel Antlers Tuesday night. Pollock visited Indianapolis in behlaf of the American Bowling Congress national tournament, which will be held in his home town. Buffalo, this year. Pastime League play on the Indiana alleys resulted in a three-game win for Coca Cola. Lang Jewelry and Stanley Jewelry, from Kroger Grocery. Cranny Case and Indiana Alley Five, and a two-game win for Williamson Furniture. Fair Store, Weber Milk and S. and S. Body from Schmitt Insurance. Singer. Noble Oil and Blakely Monuments. Wheeler and Roberts had totals of 602 and 601. After two games that failed to excite anyone. Noonan, a member of the Engineer team of the City Hall League, finished with a great 266. which enabled his team to win one game from the Board of Health. Board of Works also won one game from the Controllers, while the Park Board lost the entire series to the Safety Board. Oeftering-Litzelman and Prospect Social won three games from Stahlhut Jewelers and Odd Five during the Fountain Sauare No. 2 League play. Other contests were decided two to one. Klee and Coleman and Indianapolis T. and A. defeating Service Products and Wizard Machine. Mulry rolled the only 600 totals, scoring an even 600 with games of 229, 176 and 195. Women's Social League games at the Hotel Antlers alleys were hard fought affairs. only one team, the Untied Tire, being able to take three. Komstahk Candy

Club have a gym. Call W. R. Linn. Irvington 7726. or Talbott 4402. Riverside Olympics and Triangles, notice. Tipton Legionnaires are desirous of communication from the management of the G. and J. basket sauad. Write or call C. E. Gray. Tipton. Strauss A. A.’s. St. Pats and Deaks. notice. Write for tentative dates for games in Tipton. Riverside Olympics defeated Inland Box Five Tuesday. 25 to 8. Olympics will plav Union Printers and American Settlement House tonight in a double-header. The games will be played at the Temple Baptist’s gym and the first game will start at 7:30. Olympics have access to a gym. Teams desiring games call Ta. 1616, ask for Sparks. St. Patrick’s five will take on the Southport Black Diamonds Thursday night at Southport. On Saturday the Saints will tangle with the Indiananolis Flashes at the Y. M. C. A. and on Sunday afternoon the St. Pat pastlmers will stack up against the State Highways at Pennsv gym. Strong city and state teams desiring games who have access to a gym write Frank Roth, 1230 Cottage avenue, or phone Drexei 0116. The St. John Evangelical net squad flashed to victory. 23 to 21, Tuesday in the night’s first game in the Evangeiical-Reformed-Christian League. Zion Evangelical defeated the strong Second Evan?elical team by the same score coming rom behind in the last minute of action. Fleming Garden dropped Frieden Evangelical. 39 to 15, in the finale of the evening. CHICAGO GOLFER LEADS By Visited Press MIAMI, Fla.. Jan. 7. —Shooting a 75 over the wind-spent links here Tuesday Win Day of Chicago set the first day pace in the qualifying round of the Miami midwinter amateur golf tourney. Lee Chase of Buffalo was second with 77, followed' by Jack Vilas of Chicago with 79. KILEY WILL RETURN By Times Special AUBURN, Ala.. Jan.. B.—Roger Kiley, former Notre Dame star, will return to Auburn next fall as parttime assistant to Chet Wynne, head grid coach. Wynne also is from Notre Dame.

“Now, listen here, big boy—.” In some such terms as these, it appears, is Raney, midget forward, addressing his towering (or rather, was towering before Raney climbed up on the chair) team-mate, the six-foot ten-inch Lair. With this pair providing some fancy offensive fireworks, Jeffersonville has marched through eleven consecutive contests without a setback, and fans from down south are predicting big things for Coach Francis outfit. In addition to Lair, two other players who reach up above the six-foot four mark are playing for Jeffersonville. Lair, using his superior height to control the tip-off and under-the-basket shots, has averaged more than fifteen points each game. He is said to be a clever floor worker and many, including officials, have ranked his play equal to or above the work of Stretch Murphy, Marion’s all-state “beanpole” of a few seasons back who later became an all-American collegiate star at Purdue.

BY LEFTY LEE

going down, but only after the roll-off of a tie game. The Patterson Shade vs. Feenev Furniture match was a thriller, the Shade girls winning the odd game with a three-game total of 2,671 to 2.617 for the losers. Eva Dawson was the outstanding star during this play, rolling games of 234. 204 ana 196 for a three-game total of 634. Lee of the White Rose Gas team set a new single game record when she scored 265 In her second try. The White Rose team won the odd game from Peerless Electric. Led by Alice Shea who had a 590 total, the Geisen Product girls also won two from the Indianapolis Medical Glass quintet. Other 500 totals in addition to Dawson and Shea, included Johns. 511: McAnlv. 516: Lathrop. 534: Lee. 577: McDaniel, 565: Burnett. 549: Weisman. 534; Bunch. 574; Cox. 500: Harlan. 526: Juneman. 582; Baxter. 500; Richabaugh, 520. and Alilnder, 549. This series was the first for the Patterson Shade under this name, the team rolling having been known as the Five Good Fellows all season. Elder was best over the three-game route during the American Legion series at the Hotel Antler with a total of 603, while Akard copped high single game when he finished with a score of 256. Memorial won three games from Indianapolis as J. H. Holliday and Haywood Barcus copped the odd game from "40 and 8” and Mad-den-Nottingham. Spencer, one of the stars of this loop, tossed in a mere 128 in his second try. Indianapolis Power and Light and Indian Refining won three games from Central States Envelope and C. & G. Foundry during the Commercial League series at the Illinois alleys. Other games decided two to one favored A. C. W. of A., Jewel Tea and Citizens Gas over Crescent Paper, George J. Mayer and Union Title. Hanna was on. scoring 605 for the A. C. W. of A. in their Crescent Paper match, and 631 when they rolled Motor Tire Cos. Earl Bright's Gibson team stayed lucky, taking the odd game from Eagle Machine with a 753 score to their opponents 682, during the Automotive series on the Illinois alleys. Wallerich & Cos. also won two from Marmon Sales as State Auto, with Ed Faust hitting for a total of 661. took three from Pure Oil. Sinclair Refining and Hoosier Motor also won three from Lauth Chevrolet and United Tire. Bartholemew and Parsons were also over the 600 mark with counts of 616 and 601. Jack Hendricks Jr., a member of the Marmon Sales and American Business Club Giants, is on his honeymoon, which includes Havana. Cuba. Intermediate League’ games on the Uptown drives resulted in a three-game win for Illinois Supply. Martin Truck and Kroger Grocery over P. R. Malloy. Thirtieth ana Central and Hoosier Furniture and a two-game win for Mills Pie and Banquet Ice Cream from the Easterns and Shultz Furniture. Mace had a 615 total to top the field. Stevenson was second with 604, while Slater showed on 603. FORBES~ON HALL CARD Harry Forbes, Chicago featherweight, has been signed to replace Allan Watson in the eight-round main event of tonight’s fistic program at Tomlinson Hall. Five other scraps and a battle-royal are on the program, to get under way at 8:30 p. m. The card: Harry Forbes, Chicago, vs. A1 Deßose, Newark, N. J. Jackie Coogan, Ft. Wayne, vs. Roy Woods. Louisville. Chick Calloway, vs. Willie Yapp. Joe Moore, vs. Abble Birch. 130 pounds. Eddie Jacobs, vs. Ray Wilson. Last week’s battle royal winner vs. Ray Hurtz, 148 pounds. HOOSIER FIVE BEATEN B.y Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 7. .Ft. Wayne Hoosiers dropped to third place in. the American Professional Basketball League here Tuesday by dropping a 14 to 13 tilt to Brooklyn, current leaders of the race. Rochester-moved into second place.

250 Start Open Play Record Field Competes in SIO,OOO Los Angeles Golf Event. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.—A record field of 250 amateur and professional golfers were entered today in the sixth annual SIO,OOO Los Angeles open golf tournament, which began with a 36-hole qualifying round over six different courses. Match play will start Friday at the Wilshire Country Club. Only 128 will survive for the match play, including thirty professionals who were exempt from the qualifying rounds. More rain was predicted for tonight and Thursday and the possibility is that the match play will be started over soggy fairways Friday.

Cruising in Sportland

THE 1930 batting average oi .313 compiled by Adam Comorosky, the Pirate fly chaser, doesn’t begin to tell the real value of the popular pastimer. He batted in 120 runs, scored 112 himself and hit for 316 total bases. His extra-base swats consisted of forty-seven doubles, twentythree triples and twelve home rims. In the theft line he pilfered fourteen bases and had thirty-three sacrifice hits. These all-round figures prove the youth has the class it takes to mingle in fast company and label him a constant threat In the various elements of baseball attack. He collected 187 safeties in 152 games. a a a a a a Comorosky was the hero of Washington park in 1928 when optioned I here by Pittsburgh, and no Tribe followers of that season ever will forget the way he sparkled in the field and at bat from the first day he donned an Indian uniform until called away in late season to rejoin the Pirates. He put punch and spirit into the Hoosiers and sent the rooters into hysterics by his aggressive style. Commy warmed up to Indianapolis and actually hated to return to the majors before the A. A. race was concluded. After learning there was no chance for him to stay longer, the lithe athlete cried as he boarded a train for j the big show. |

a a a < THE last-place Boston Red Sox were the first major team to get the club roster ir print and mailed out to the spores scribes, and a size-up of the squad indicates the Beantown boys are not likely to relinquish their lease on the American League cellar. The team had only two three-hundred hitters last year, Earl Webb, .323 and Bill Sweeney, .309. Tom Oliver was close with .293. a a a The Red Sox, as a whole, batted .264, though the team showed well on the defense. Perhaps a few of the 1931 rookies will step in and help matters with the bludgeon. Gene Rye, coming up from Waco, clubbed the sphere for .367 down Texas way. Shortstop Marquardt hit .324 at Nashville and may crowd out Rabbit Warstler, who went from Indianapolis to Boston. ana The best sport cartoon of the new year in the opinion of this column is the one showing a prize fight with one palooka knocked stiff and flat on the canvas. The referee is near the ropes, wish hand upraised, and shouting: “Is there a taxidermist in the crowd?” a a a THERE are no fraternities at Notre Dame to foment campus politics, a handicap at many colleges, especially in athletics when the frats wage warfare for captaincies and other sport honors. Several years ago a number of Notre Dame students organized a club, named It the Pipe and Bowl and charter members tried to act exclusive. Knute Rockne kept quiet. a a a The famous coach waited until the night of the college minstrels to squelch any and all efforts to organize a fraternity at Notre Dame. Unannounced on the urogram and put on as an “added attraction.” the curtain shot uu and one of Rockne’s huskiest grid guards strolled across the stage carrying a large section of sewer nine. Following him was another famous football star carrying a gigantic howl. The hall was in an uproar and that was the last of the Pipe and Bowl Club. a a a MURRAY HOWELL, righthanded hitting outfielder, who landed on the Brooklyn roster by purchase last fall, batted .334 for Greenville in the Sally League last year and his 1929 mark was ,341. Howell is a six-footer and weighs 214. a a a Good business or Just good luck, Billy Evans Is not willing to say. At any rate he passed up both Roy Johnson and Smead Jolley and took Earl Averill instead when dickering with the Coast League a couple of seasons ago. He got AveriU for small money compared with the $75,000 Detroit paid for Johnson and the $50,000 the White Sox shelled out for Jolley. Averill I is the class of the trio now. a a a Sheriff Fred Blake, the pitcher, has an interesting boyhood yarn. His father and mother objected to him playing ball on the Sabbath and one Sunday he slipped away to another t-own near his home in West Virginia to do some pitching In a rivalry battle. When Fred went to the mound at the erv of “play ball” he dis- | covered the umpire was his dad. Tigers Billed at Ball Gym By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 7.—Two 1 games face Coach McCracken’s Ball j State Cardinals this week. The De Pauw Tigers will appear at Ball gym Thursday night in a tilt that: originally was booked for Green-; castle. Saturday night the Muncie net artists will journey to Indianapolis for a return game with Indiana Central. In their first battle the Greyhounds were defeated, 37 to 33. ST. PHILIPS WINNER St. Philips A. C. defeated Kingan’s Tuesday night, 44 to 29. Caskey, former Butler star, led the Saints offense and Mullins starred on defense. Melbourne was best for the losers. Saints will meet Meteors next Tuesday in their gym at 553 Eastern avenue at 8:30 p. m.

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Franklin Rally Beats Wabash By Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Jan. 7—Rallying in the final peripd after trailing 10 to 4 at half-time, Franklin college cagers nosed out Wabash here Tuesday night, 21 to 19. With the count tied at 19-all and thirty seconds to play, Surface, Franklin guard, crashed under the hoop to score the winning points. Franklin tallied only one field goal in the initial period. Chase. Bowman and Howell were outstanding performers for the Scarlet, while Downey and Surface were best for the winners. Both teams scored seven times from the field.

Cage Results Tuesday

COLLEGE SCORES Franklin. 21: Wabash. 19. Notre Dame. 27: Ohio State, 34. Michigan. 29: Purdue. 22. Indiana Reserves. 24; Illinois Reserves, 22. Chicago. 28: Marauette. 20. Heidelbere. 39: Davton. 29. Muskineum. 34: Ashland. 30. Mt. Union. 37: Kent. 23. HIGH SCHOOLS Froebel (Gary). 24; Wallace (Gam. 22.

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Carideo Receives Grid Title Award and Check for SI,OOO

By United Pres * NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Frank Carideo, all-American quarter back of the 1930 Notre Dame football team, today found himself in the category of New York’s city hall heroes that includes Arctic explorers, channel swimmers and trans-Atlantic fliers. He was received at the city hall Tuesday afternoon by Mayor James J. Walker and in the evening was the guest of honor at a dinner given by 650 citizens of Mt. Vernon, Frank’s home town.

Bud Taylor, Lucas Sign for Feature Scrap at Armory

Bud Taylor, veteran Terre Haute featherweight, will appear in the top ten-round event of next Tuesday’s fistic card at the Armory against Joe Lucas of Detroit. In Tuesday night’s double windup, Peter Mike, New York welterweight, piled up an early lead to withstand a late rally by Billy Hoon, Rock Island, and gained the eightround verdict. Mike set the pace most of the way. Frankie Hughes added another triumph to his local list by winning all the way from Roy Mitchell, St. Louis welterweight, in

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TURNERS PLAY SPENCER South Side Turner snipers showed much improvement when they downed Bedford last Sunday, displaying a fast breaking style and a good defense. Fox Thompson, who was slow getting started, has now hit his stride. Three games are being arranged for next Sunday afternoon at Turners gym, with Spencer World Products five as the main attraction at 3 p. m. HOOK ON FRIDAY BILL Eddie Roberts, local bantam, will meet Henry Hook, Elwood, in the six-round semi-windup at Riverside Friday night. George Downey and Frankie Sansone, featherweights, will battle in the eight-round main go. There will be three four-round prelims.

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Purdue on Short End i Former Hoosier Star Leads Michigan to Win Over Boilermakers. j By Times Special ANN ARBOR. Mich., Jan. 7. Michigan, co-champions of the 1930 Big Ten football race, loomed today as a candidate to duplicate last year's feat of Purdue in winning both the conference football and basketball titles. The Wolverines opened their cage campaign Tuesday night just as they started the grid season, with a victory over Purdue. The score was 29 to 22. The triumph over the Boilermakers, undefeated 1929-30 champ*, made the Wolverines joint favorites with Northwestern, with whom they shared the grid flag, for the basket championship. Purdue’s speedy snipers started strong against Michigan. Tight defensive play held both quintets scoreless for the first five minutes. The Hoosier team flashed into a 8-to-4 lead midway in the period, but Michigan knotted the count at 8 to 8 and held a 13-to-10 edge at half time. The game was a dual between Ray Altenhoff, brilliant Michigan sophomore who propped at Froebel of Gary (Indiana) high school, and Johnny Wooden, Purdue’s allAmerica guard. Wooden scored three times in the first half. but. was unable to increase his total in the final period. Altenhoff scored eleven points. Michigan (29>. Purdue (22*. FG FT PF' FG FT PF Welss.f.... 1 l 2:Ke11ar.f.... 2 13 Evaland.f. 1 2 0 Eddv.l 1 0 2 Daniels.c.. 33 UPorter.f.... 2 (In Altenhff.B. 4 2 1 Stewart.c.. 1 0 3 Willmsn.sr. 1 0 1 Wooden.k.. 3 1 i Shaw.c 0 0 0 Huzar.B 1 0 p Totals.. 10 9 51 Totals.. 10 2 9 Referee—Faerie. Umpire— Molouv.

At the city hall reception, Carideo, as a representative of the Notre Dame team, received from Mayor Walker the Albert Russell Erskine award, a large cup, emblematic of the national football championship. Knute Rockne, the veteran Notre Dame coach, shared the city hall honors with his star football pupil. A committee of Mt. Vernon citizens presented Carideo with a check for $1,009, which he turned over to his father and mother after briefly thanking his “friends.”

eight rounds. Mitchell was injured in the second round but finished the bout. Three knockouts opened the card. Dick Porter, Anderson welterweight, dropped Cy Wiggins of Shelbyvilla in the second round. Bud Clark, Vincennes welterweight, had Roger Blair of New York down for a six count in the second round and ouc in the third. Young Hebe. Cincinnati bantam, opened the knockout festivities by' flooring Harry Babrlck in the third session. In an emergency scrap, Joe Moore trounced Ray Bartell in four rounds.

BY EVERETT S. DEAN Basketball Coach. Indiana University NOTRE DAME during the last eight years (exclusive of the current season) won 121 basketball games and lost 46, for a percentage of .725. I n compiling this record they have used the accompanying diagrammed play for several seasons. The guards advance the ball to mid-floor where they control It until the defense comes out to force the play. Then the guard passes to fFI) who passes to (F2) near the foul ring. (F2) will pass to the guard going in or back pass to (FI) who shoots or passes to the (C> or <G) going in. (FI) is in a fine position for a pass to any team mate. Notre Dame in the past always lias used with much success a clever delayed offense against massed defenses. Next—lndiana’s Fast-Break Offense. , ( Bulldogs Drill for Two Tilts Recovering from the near slump into which they fell during the holidays, Butler’s Bulldogs today continued strenuous preparations for a double program this week-end, when they will meet their first Hoosier foe, State Normal, here Friday, and journey to Louisville on Saturday for their first engagement on a foreign court. Coach Hinkle pronounced his squad in top shape after Tuesday’s long workout. Withroy and Miller, forwards: ProfQt, center, and Chadd and Tackett, guard, the team which has piled up five straight victories, continued to compose the varstiy five.

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