Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 268, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1931 — Page 26
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COLUMBUS SENATORS NEXT ON INDIANS’ EXHIBITION BILL
Tribe Resumes Drills After Drubbing Phils Daney Stars on Mound as Hoosiers Wallop National Leaguers, 10 to 3, Scoring Seven Runs in Second; Walker and Andrus Lead Swatters. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor SARASOTA, Fla., March 20.—Johnny Corriden's Hoosier pastimers were in cheerful mood today as they resumfed routine practice in their Sarasota training camp and prepared for a week-end of battles with the Columbus Senator shere on Saturday and Sunday. The reason for the cheer was the big victory turned in by the Tribesmen over the
Philadelphia Nationals at Winter Haven Thursday. ! The Corridenites slaughtered the major leaguers, 10 to 3, chiefly because of a wild rally in the second inning when seven runs were scored on seven hits and a walk. Four of the safeties were doubles that blasted Ben Shields off the mound. Daney, Cvengros and Smith hurled for the winners, the first named going five innings, Cvengros three and Smith one. Daney held the Phils to four safeties and Cvengros gave up two and Smith one. Cvengros had a streak of wildness, however, and was fortunate to escape out of holes. The two last-place clubs sparkled at times in the field, but there were occasions when the defense of both was bad in spots. The Quakers employed four flingers, Shields, Phillips, Watt and Dudley, and the Tribe failed to score after the second stanza.
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The batting of Walker and Andrus and the fielding of Montague stood out for the Hoosier pastimers and Koster led the Phils at the plate. The Indians got away to a three-run lead and when they came back for seven more in the second, the battle practically was over for
Burt Shotton’s team. The three markers chalked up by the losing side were registered in the fifth when Dancy weakened. Until that round he had the big fellows fooled by his assortment of benders and change of pace. It was a busy day for Andrus at second and though he accepted many chances, his defense of the position was below American Association standard. Bonura, the rookie first sacker, was unable to play owing to illness, and outfielder Clyde Barnhart was out of action with injuries received in practice. Lefty Hall also was on the ailing list and Johnny Riddle hurt his arm Now that the battle of the cellar dwellers is over, the next big league opponent for the Indians will be the New York Yankees in Sarasota Monday and at St Petersburg Tuesday. In the meantime, the Corridenites hope to polish off the Columbus Senators in the two tilts here Saturday and Sunday. Outfirtdrr Lee of the Phillies fanned the made their final offer to Chuck Klein, the Indianapolis slugger who is holding out. They stated they gave Chuck a substantial increase. First baseman Don Hurst of the Phils is crippled with a broken nose and Arlett played the sack Thursday. The huge pastiiuer went hitless. Shields, the PhlUy hurler bombarded bv the Tribe, was with the Yankees several vears ago and is trying a come-back. Watt Is a veteran trying a comeback, and Phillips and Dudley are regulars. When Andrus singled In the fifth It was his third consecutive safety. After one down In the fifth McCurdy dropped a safety in left center and got two bases when Koeneckc was slow making the throw in. Mallon batted for Phillips and scored McCurdy with a single and Koster followed with a triple, scoring Mallon. Montague made a fine stop and throw back of second to retire Bartell, Koster scoring. Outfielder Lee of the Phillies, fanned the first three times up. twice by Daney and bv Cvrngros in the sixth. The Phillies had runners on third and first in the sixth with one down, but failed to rcorc. A double play was the reason. Andrus to Montague to Monahan. Andrus Juggled Bartell’s hopper in the seventh and missed a chance for a doubje play. He got one runner, but a twtn killing would have retired the side. Cvengros walked Arlrtt. filling the bases, but got out of the hole by making a fast play on Willingham.
♦ Down the Alleys ♦ BY LEFTY LEE
Dick Kromer leading off for the J. P. John ton learn of the Community League, lolned the 300 club during league play, finishing with the perfect count after names of 192 and 172. The Community Is a sanctioned league, and Kromer wUI be rewarded for hts feat with an A. B. C. cold medal. Congratulations Kromer. Team plav In thts loop resulted In a triple win for the Johnson team over N. W. Bank, and a two-game win for Uptown Garage. Uptown Plumbing. Broadway and United Dental from Fifty-fourth Street Merchants. Trout Majestic. Safety Boosters and Bouder Cleaners. The Johnson team scored 3.018. Kreis rolling 683: Kromer. 664. and Sachs. 624. Other 600 totals were. Steve. 600: Shaw. 683; Roberts, 632; Demlow. 600; Foray the. 652. Henderson, 665; Hcltman. 627: Yohler. 627; Holtman. 616. The special match between Frankfort Elks and Wheeler Lunch on the Frankfort aUevs. resulted In a win for the Wheeler tcarr. bv a score of 2.811 to 2.6*6. Hornberffer and Berberlch were best for the winners with counts of 604 and 600, while Mat.tix counted 612 for the losing quintet. The first came was close Wheeler leading bv a eleven pins. They Increased this to 71 at the end of the second game, and then widened the gap to a margin of 185 with all five players over the 190 mark. Bodies and Records won two from Figures and Ends as Inks took three games from Cases during the American Can Company csrnes at the Central alleys. Two game wins featured the Universal League plav. Emrlch Hardware. C. R. Akers, daman Lunch. S. & S.. Blacker Chill and Coca Cola defeating, the Outlaws, Blue Point. Kav-O. Standard Oil. MalloryWetland and Auto Eouipment. Joe Vossen led the Individual set with a total of 649. The converted left hander. Doolittle rolled 627: Steele. 605. and Miller. 605. Westfall led the Link Belt boys with a mark of 607 which Included the high game of 246. Rov Switzer held on to his aver-, age with three games over 190 mark. One for Riplcv to figure out is the 531 aeries rolled bv Koelling. with a total of nineteen strikes. John Fehr Is certainly getting the pins In great stvle in the Indianapolis and allStar Leagues. Fred Schleimer Is due to break out with a big series. Our hunch is that Schleimer is saving them for the big show. Clarence Mack passed Robertson In the averace list, and may take his place in the Fall City line-up at Buffalo. A 222 after cames of 83 and 90 was what F. Dlckev nulled In the laundry League. A 241 bv Lorton was high for this loop. Bowers was the leader In the Electric League plav. his total of 626 coming with games of 227. 200 and 199. Oscar Jensen the Terre Haute star, wellknown to all local bowlers, had a nice series In the A. B. C. singles event scoring 664 that placed him well up in the orize list. Carl Hardin will be remembered by Bill Wheeler as long as the aches and pains last, Wheeler, a newcomer as a bowler, tried three cames In a row and was ready tor the wheel chair the next day. Some good counts were posted in the Frintcrart plav. Woodard leading with a mark of 689. Eddie Hornberger always did like the diamond alley owners medal he won In 1929. and will be listed in the coming 190 Round Robin trying for the new diamond award offered. __ Pat Spencer, veteran lead off of the Writer Razz team of St. Louis, who rolled here In the Central States meet, led hts 'earn :nto fifth place at Buffalo with a mark of 622. The teams total waa 2.8J2. JR. Hill had the boys of the Citizens Oas *a*ue_on their toes when he finished with !?„ L°iS. ul other *aws were 23 and 200.
Indians Topple Phillies
INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Montague, ss 5 2 1 5 2 0 Fitzgerald, cf 4 2 1 2 0 0 Monahan, lb 4 1 0 12 0 0 Walker, rs 4 2 33 0 0 Koenecke. If 5 0 0 0 0 0 Narleskv. 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 Andrus. 2b 4 13 19 1 Angley. c 4 1 1 4 0 0 Danev. n 3 1 1 0 1 0 Cvengros. and 1 0 0 0 1 0 Smith, and 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 10 10 27 14 1 PHILLIES AB R H O A E Koster. cf 4 1 2 5 0 0 Bartell. ss 5 0 0 1 4 1 Arlett. lb 4 0 0 10 0 0 Willingham. 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0 Whitney. 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lee. If 4 0 1 5 0 1 Brlckell. rs 4 0 1 0 0 0 Roetz 1 0 0 0 0 0 Friberg. 2b 1 0 0 2 1 0 Davis, c 0 0 0 1 0 0 McCurdy, c 2 1 1 2 0 0 Watt. D 1 0 0 0 1 0 Shields, v 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mallon. 2b 2 110 0 0 Dudley, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 27 9 2 Roetz batted for Phillips in fifth. Mallon batted for Watt In eighth. Indianapolis 370 000 000—10 Phillies 000 030 000— 3 Two-base hits—Anglev. Daney, Walker. McCurdy. Three-base hit—Koster. Stolen base—Narleskv. Double plays—Bartell to Arlett; Andrus to Montague to Monahan; Narlesky to Andrus to Monahan. Left on bases-—lndianapolis. 4; Phillies. 10. Base on balls —OS Phillips. 1: off Smith. 1; off Watt. 2; off Cvengros. 5; off Danev. 2. Struck out —Bv Shields. 1; bv Daney, 3; ny Phillips. 1; bv Watt. 1. Hits—Off Shields, 4 in 1 inning: off Daney. 4 in 5 innings: off Phillips. 5 In 4 innings: off Watt. 0 in 3 innings: off Cvengros. 2 in 3 innings: off Dudley. 1 in 1 inning; off Smith. 0 in 1 inning. Hit by pitcher— Bv Shields (Fitzgerald). W'inning pitcher —Danev. Losing pitcher—Shields. Umpires—McLaughlin and McGrew. Time — 1:50.
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THURSDAY EXHIBITION SCORES Brooklyn (N). 16: Philadelphia (A). 5. New York (A). 7: Cincinnati (N). 3. St. Louis (A). 11: Columbus AA>, 9 (ten innings. Indianapolis (AA). 10: Philadelphia (N). 3. Buffalo (ID. 3: Toledo (AA). 1. Chicago (A), 12: Galveston. 7. Chicago (N). 15: Los Angeles (POD. 3. Pittsburgh (N). 4: Detroit. 3. Bv United Press SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. Accepting four straight walks in the last of the tenth innning, Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4 to 3, in an exhibition game here Thursday. Wyatt, third Tiger pitcher, gave the passes for the winning run. Hemsley, Pittsburgh catcher, with a double and single, and Johson of Detroit, with a
A 232 bv Meeker was best In the All-Star Ladies League play. McAnly led over the three game route with 577. If Shortridge stays In the running today we have a hunch that Mr. Blind will be a popular bowler tonight. Northwestern Case Unsettled By United Frees CHICAGO, March 20.—Controversy over the control of athletics between the Big Ten, and the North Central Association of colleges and secondary schools was no nearer solution today. President Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern appeared before the North Central Association, in session here, and questioned their right to investigate athletics at the Big Ten schools. The North Central then voted to hold the case of Northwestern in abeyance for a year, and gave the association’s board of review the power to act on the matter. ROSENBLOOM IS VICTOR By United Press SCRANTON. Pa., March 20. Maxie Rosenbloom, 175, New York, defeated Joe Banovic, 176, Binghamton, N. Y., (10); Johnny Alberts, 200. defeated Joe Doctor, 190, Buffalo (10), and Danny Dempsey, 129, Scranton, defeated Tonv Schillano, 129, Buffalo, N. Y.
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“Either You Make ’Em From Mid Floor or You’re Disgraced
BY JOE WILLIAMS New York Telerraro World Snorts Editor ■vrEW YORK, March 20.—1 t is not always clear why any particular community should spawn, nourish and eventually set into conspicuous motion more authors, hitch hikers, millionaires, ball players or ear wigglers than any similar community you might care to name off hand. It is easy enough to understand why most of the talented ski jumpers come from the ice countries, and it seems quite natural that most of the tennis champions should come from the Californias where the climate is moderate, and out door play
City Amateur Nines to Open League Season on April 25
In less than six weeks, on Saturday, April 25, Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will launch its twentieth annual baseball campaign. Each week, additional leagues will swing into action, and by the middle or May, approximately 3,000 players will be performing in various leagues, according to F. Earl Geider, secretary of the association. Plans are being laid by the association for the biggest season in history. The group has been assured the continued co-operation of the ark board, A. C. Salle, superintendent of parks; Wally Middlesworth, director of recreation, and sporting goods dealers. Forty teams already have entered leagues, and by the end of the
Four Hoosier Quintets Play Second Round Catholic Play
By United Press CHICAGO, March 20—Catholic high of Washington, Ind., defeated Central Catholic high of Wheeling, W. Va., 34 to 21, today in the first game of the second-round of the national Catholic high school basketball tournament at Loyola university. By United Press CHICAGO, March 20.—A1l of the sixteen brackets were filled as the eighth annual national Catholic basketball tournament teams prepared today for the second round of play. The middle west, led by Indiana, qualified the most teams. This section placed ten teams in the second round, the south and east three each. , The opening game today between De Paul, Chicago, and Duquesne
triple and Single, shared honors at bat. LOS ANGELES. March 20.—Chicago Cubs pounded out eighteen hits Thursday to thump Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. 15 to 3. Bell. Cuyler and Barton hit homers of the Cubs. Bell got three hits in three appearances while Hack Wilson got three in four. BRADENTON, Fla., March 20. —Chick Hafey, holdout outfielder, was expected to make terms with the St. Louis Cardinals today. Hafey arrived in camp for a conference with President Branch Rickey, and with Andy High also en route, the Cards will have their full squad on hand for the first time. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. March 20.—With Hans Lobert. Bridgeport manager, here to select a batch of rookies a, cut in the New York Giants squad is expected today. Bill Terry. Rov Parmalee and Ros Sheppard have recovered from their illness and planned to work out today. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. March 30.—Chicago White Sox were scheduled for a lone drill today in oreparation for Saturday’s tilt with the New York Giants. Thursday the Sox traveled to Galveston and defeated the Galveston Texas League nine, 13 to 7. ST. PETERSBURG, March 20. New York’s Yankees bid for their eighth exhibition game victory today in a contest with the Boston Braves. Herb Pennock and Paul Andrews co-operated Thursday in winning No. 7, defeating the Cincinnati Reds. 7 to 3. Homers by Chapman and Lazzeri and Ruth’s featured the game. TAMPA, Fla., March 30.—Cincinnati Reds have completed arrangements to return to Tampa for their 1933 spring training. Leo Durocher, Asbjornson, Cullop, Heath and Cuecinello still are on the injured list. FT. MYERS, Fla., March 20. Connie Mack’s Athletics were hosts today to the Cincinnati Reds. The A’s dropped Thursday's exhibition game to the slugging Brooklyn Robins, 16 to 5. MIAMI, Fla.. March 20. Brooklyn's Robins were scheduled to sail today for a five-day exhibition series in Havana, Cuba. The Brooklyn squad is complete except for Dazzy Vance, holdout pitcher, and it is expected that Vance will sigfi and join his mates in Cuba. WINTERHAVEN. Fla.. March 20— Burt Shotton's Philadelphia Phillies still were seeking their first exhibition victory of the season a they met the Columbus American Association team today. The Phils dropped Thursday's game to Indianapolis. 10 to 3. LAKELAND. Ha., March 30.—Buffalo's International league team invaded lakeland todav for an exhibtion with the St. Louis Browns. The Browns were forced to go ten inning* Thursday to defeated Columbus. 11 to 9.
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is practically a year-round proposition. For much the same reason there is no mystery attached to the great number of big league ball players who come from the southern states, or the many fine swimmers Hawaii has produced. But what is there about the atmosphere of T ndiana that makes every new born babe a potential guard, forward or center? Basketball happens to be a game that can be played in any town hall, anywhere, anytime, and it is a game that is generally nopular and widely played, yet nowhere else in the ! country has it grown to such im-
month the association officers hope to have seventy teams on their books. Seven leagues already have been formed and others are planned. Available playing fields never have been a source of worry to the association, according to Geider, thanks to the co-operation of the park board. Indianapolis rates among the top cities of the country in diamonds. Cleveland probably will be the scene of the annual national federation tourney, Geider stated, and teams in the various cities represented in the national organization already have started spring work. E. C. Atkins, local champion, went to the semi-finals at Cincinnati last year.
high, Pittsburgh, Pa., was won by Duquesne, 17 to 13. The second round schedule; Catholic high. Washington. Ind., vs. Central Catholic. Wheeling, W. Va. De La Salle. Minneapolis, vs. St. Mel. Chicago. Cotter. Winona. Minn., vs. Father Ryan, Nashville. Tenn. Augustinian Academy, Carthage, N. Y., vs. Central Catholic. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Jasper Academy, Jasper. Ind., vs. St. Patrick Academy. Danbury. la. Campion Academy. Prairie Du Chien. Wis., vs. Neumann. Williamsville, N. Y. De La Salle, Joliet, 111., vs. Bishop England. Charleston. S. C. Cathedral, Indianapolis, vs. Dukquesne, Pittsburgh. Two Hoosier quintets won their way into the second round here Thursday, Central Catholic of Ft. Wayne drubbing St. Wenceslaus, 35 to 15, while Jasper academy thumped Lasalle academy, 32 to 19. Cathedral of Indianapolis advanced on a forfeit. Box scores: Cent. Catholic (35). St. Wenceslaus (15). FG FT PF| FG FT PF O’Neill, f.. 0 2 2|Navaratil, f 1 0 4 Liable, f.. 1 0 ljßaird. f 114 Herr. f.... 4 3 IjVomacka. cl 2 3 Gillie, c... 3 2 2!Pisarik. g.. o 0 1 Zuker. c.. 0 1 OjHarris. g... 1 1 4 DRomry. g 3 2 lißepman. g. 0 1 2 GRomry. g 1 1 ljAnderle. f.,.1 0 1 Totals ..12 11 8! Totals. ..A ~5 19 —Score by Periods — Central 6 13 8 8—35 St. Wenceslaus 2 7 3 3—15 Jasepr Acad. (32). LaSalle Acad. (19). FG FT PF! FG FT PF OAubin. f. 1 3 I,'King. f 1 1 4 Speer, f... 2 0 2 Buckink. f. 1 2 1 Durbin, f.. 0 0 21 Conley, c.. 1 1 4 Berger, r... 7 6 2!Lindsav. g. S 1 1 PAubin. g. 0 2 2;DeHart, g. 1 0 2 Quinlai.. g 0 1 2 Blough. f.. 0 0 1 Bacher. g. 0 0 0! Totals.. 10 12 11 1 Totals... 7 5 13 —Score by Periods — Jasper 1 13 9 9—32 LaSalle 8 1 7 3—19
Collins Holds Narrow Lead By United Press NEW YORK. March 20.—Percy N. Collins of Chicago today held a one-game lead over Edgar Appleby of New York, defending champion, in the national amateur 18.2 balkline billiards tournament. Collins scored his fourth consecutive victory Thursday night, defeating Ray V. Fessenden of Madison, Wis., 300 to 276 in twenty-six innings. JOE SIVAK SECOND By Times Special CHICAGO, March 20. Ray Conger, Illinois A. C., won the invitational mile event in the American Institute of Banking indoor meet here Thursday, with Joe Sivak of Butler second.
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mense and pop-eye proportions as in the Hoosier state. a a a IAM reminded of this phenomenon by the fact that a tournament is in progress out there at the moment with no fewer than 800 teams from various parts of the state competing. I believe the competition has been narrowed down and that the survivors are getting ready to battle for the main prizes in the fieldhouse at Butler university, which will accommodate 14,000 persons, and which is jammed from 9 in the morning when the doors are opened until the final baskets are scored in the evening.
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Some Boy By United Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 20.—Basketball lettermen, at their annual banquet Thursday night, elected Albie Booth to his second varsity captaincy. Recently he was elected football captain. Thus Albie, who established a record as the first Eli captain football, baseball and basketball in his freshman year, may hang up a record which will stand for many years of captaining all three sports both as a freshman and varsity player.
Barnes Quits Danville Job By Times Special DANVILLE, Ind., March 20. Frank Barnes, who guided Danville Normal college to an undefeated basketball season of nineteen victories, will not coach the Purple warriors next season. The board of trustees of the college was unable to meet Barnes’ salary demand and he will retire in the fall, it was said. Barnes has been at the Danvillle school one year. He will continue to serve as baseball coach this spring and in the department of physical education. Piggy Leitzman, La Porte high school coach, has applied for the job and will confer with local officials soon. HOOSIER FIVE ~~WINS By Times Special JACKSONVILLE, 111., March 20. Silent Hoosiers, speedy quintet representing the Indiana state school for deaf, registered a 20-to-19 triumph over Kansas in the central states schools for the deaf basketball tourney here Thursday. In other games Kentucky beat lowa, 31 to 9, and Illinois dropped Wisconsin, 21 to 18. THURSDAY MAT RESULTS By United Press AT DETROIT—Jim Londos. St. Louis heavyweight and title claimant, defeated Renato Gardini in straight falls. AT PATERSON. N. J.—Jim McMillen. Chicago heavyweight, tossed Metros Kirilenko. Russia, and Richard Shikat. German. defeated Omar Mullain.
From the standpoint of numbers and civic hysteria there is no other competition like it in the country, and to an outsider it seems odd that this burning ardency for basketball should exist in Indiana and not in any other state. At any rate no other state goes in for the sport with such tremendous intensity and fervor. Out there it amounts almost to a religion and if the young man of the household can’t cage a basket from midfloor at the age of seven he is considered to have brought enduring mortification upon the family name and it is no surprise to the neighbors when in later years he fails to rise above the
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will see the two very serious young men above in action. Donie Bush has placed his stamp of approval upon Luke Appling as the regular shortstop for the White Sox. From college campus to the majors in three months is the story of Appling’s career. He left Oglethorp college last June and joined the Atlanta Crackers. The Sox bought him late in the season and he hit .308 in six games for them. Even such veteran wallopers as Rogers Hornsby, Hack Wilson, Riggs Stephenson and Gabby Harnett sat up and took notice when young Vincent Barton rode a few pitches to the far recesses of Catalina Island, the spring home of the Cubs. Although he may not be able to crash in this year on a regular berth, young Barton is sure to stick around and probably will get the reserve call over Danny Taylor.
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social eminence of a barkeeper or song plugger. a a a I IMAGINE Indiana is the only state in the union where the bulging knee cap of the college basketball star is more highly esteemed than the battering ram shoulders of the varsity fullback. Indeed, I am told that the basketball players of Indiana consider football effeminate and that there is a growing sentiment in favor of classifying the gridiron sport as a minor athletic activity, along with foils, modified chess and bag punching. I do hope that this extraordinary passion does not betoken any quaint
Shields, Bell Battle for Right to Oppose Borotra
BY HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Ct rresoondent NEW YORK, March 20.—Frank Shields of New York, No. 2 ranking United States player, and Berkeley Bell of Austin, Tex., No. 11, were to meet today to decide who will play Jean Borotra of France, in the finals of the national indoor tennis championships Saturday. Borotra, one lap ahead of the field, is safely in the final bracket, both in singles and doubles. In the singles semi-finals he defeated Perrine Rockafellow of New York, and in the doubles he paired with his countryman, Christian Boussus, to eliminate the team of Bell and Merritt Cutler of New York. Chicago Pah* Places Second in Pin Meet By United Press BUFFALO, N. Y., March 20.—The team of F. Brown and K. Kaminski of Chicago, was ousted from the runner-up position in the annual American bowling congress matches here Thursday night when they were defeated by A1 Brandt and Ed Oates, representing Lockport, N. Y. The winning team scored 1,260 to move into position for a playoff for the doubles championship. In the five-man event two changes occurred. Witler Razz, St. Louis, with 2,832 assumed fifth place over the Courier-Express team of Buffalo, and the south side aggregation from St. Louis with 2,813 placed seventh.
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mental traits on the part of the citizenry because it has just occurred to me that I know a couple of gentlemen from Indiana, namely, Mr. Chuck Wiggins, the prize fighter, and Mr. Steven Jerome O’Hannagan, the press agent and while I would not care to say that these gentlemen are eccentric, I am compelled to adt>H that there have been times when I deemed their deportment as capricious, if peculiar is not the word. Os course, it is just possible that, neither Mr. Wiggins nor Mr. O’Hannagan ever saw a basketball, in which event this would probably explain their abnormalties.
The doubles finals will also be played today and the two Frenchmen are almost certain to triumph over Clifford Sutter of New Orleans and Pierre Landry of Fra ce. Shields is something like a 2 to 1 favorite to whip Bell and move on to a shot at Borotra. The tall New Yorker is at the top of his game right now which means he’s a handful for any player in the world. Bell, too, is in his best form. Ho proved this Thursday by decisively defeating William Ayedelotte, 1928 champion and the man who put Boussus out of the running on Wednesday. No one knows whether Borotra is on his game or not. The Basque has romped through all his opposition without extending himself. Just how he will perform when opposed by a ranking player remains to be seen. BREAKS TWoTrECORDS By United Press CHICAGO, March 20.—Betty Robinson, Olympic 100-meter champion, today laid claim to two new world's indoor records for women in the 60-yard dash and 70-yard dash. She won the 60-yard dash in 7 seconds and the 70-yard dash in 7.9 seconds in the American Institute of Banking meet here Thursday night. In another race she equaled the world's record of 6 seconds in winning the 50-yard dash. THOMPSON SCORES K. O. By Times Special MOLINE, 111., March 19.—Young Jack Thompson of Los Angeles knocked out Larry Kaufman of Louisville in the third round here Thursday. Battling Bozo of Birmingham defeated Jack Barry, Chicago light heavyweight, in ten rounds.