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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 22.—A great number of years ago, a Boston silversmith by the name of Paul Revere went galloping through the Middlesex countryside on what appears to have become a very historic and Important adventure. In a vague sort of way this affair seems to have been tied up with the birth of anew nation and the co-inciden-tal death of British tyranny. I uddos that It Is only fitting that on Anril 20 each year the eood people of New England should get together and do a little tree hand eommemoaatlng. At the very least. Paul must have been a darn good rider, and the chances are that If he were around now. and not too heavy, he could do right weU by himself out. at Jamaica. But what has always puzzled me is the odd form that these commemoration exercises always take. Os course, all that 1 know is what I read In the sports pages and when X read that Patriot's day. which 1s Paut’s day. is being celebrated by a double-header between the Braves and some other baseball team and a marathon race. X find myself wondering what it Is *ll about and why. It Isn't a matter of record that Paul ever eoeked a homer with the bases full or led a field of bunloneers home In one of those twenty-six mile awfuls. Oil hand. I should say it would be much more appropriate to hold the derby on that day or a wild west show. But maybe I am too exacting. All that July the Fourth means to a lot of the bors around Forty-ninth street and Eighth avenue, is that It Is the day on which Jeffries was stretched by Johnson. I recall. too. that an enterprising promoter idealized Armistice day several years ago by waiting for the precise moment at which the treaty was signed to start a non-stop dance. Instead of criticism, perhaps the sports gents should be warmly commended. Maybe If It weren’t for their patriotic efforts, some of these glorious moments would be totally forgotten. a tt t 1 “TT'VEN so, I can get along without H/ marathons under any guise. I note that the winner Monday, Jimmy Henigan, is nearly 40 years old, married, and the father of five children. You’d think he would know better by now. It would have made a good feature in anybody’s newspaper if one of the five younger Henlgans. after it was over, had cracked: "Say. Pop. why didn't you call a taxi?” Any sporting competition, to be worth while, ought to place a certain stress on imagination and daring. But In the marathon the overtones run mainly to mulish stamina and bovine stolidity. Apparently all that is required is a good set of bellows plus a pair of calloused dogs. I Imagine that good little boys who always mind mother and eat all their spinach Just naturally grow up to be Jimmy Henlgans and Clarence De Mars. Certainly this appears to be one athletic test where only the physically perfect belong. Yet, youngsters very seldom win the marathon. For the most part, top honors are reserved for the old geezers. I think this must imply a patience and tolerance that Is by nature non-existent in the Juveniles. When they go places and see things they want to sprint. To them anything longer than the mile is drudgery. No marathoner ever completed the long course without getting his second wind—that peculiar respiratory function which enables the lungs to refuel after the last breath has come hissing through the teeth. The old geezers know the trick of this. Apparently the youngsters aren't Interested. If they can't get there on their first wind, they don't want to go. They seem to hold that anybody can fly the ocean with a stopover midway.

Masters Quits Kokomo Post By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., April 22.—A. B. Masters, Kokomo basketball coach for the past three years, will become athletic director at Jefferson high school of Lafayette next fall, he said today. Masters, who has sent two Wildcat cage teams to the state tournament, resigned his position here Tuesday. He starred in basketball and football at Purdue and was freshman coach at the Boilermaker school one year and head coach at Robinson, 111., two years before coming here. His successor has not been named here.

Pleasant Run Golfers Busy The tournament committee of Pleasant Run Golf Club is working for intei-club matches and home course play" Clubs desiring matches are requested to write the secretary. Pleasant Run officers are John D. McClure, president; Marion E. Coulter, vice-president; Kenneth C. Campbell, 315 South Arlington avenue, secretary-treasurer. All players are invited to join the club. Yearly dues are $3. VANCE ON WAY WEST PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 22. Dazzy Vance was on his way to Hastings, Neb., today to attend the funeral of his mother, who died Tuesday. Vance was scheduled to hurl the opening home game of the season for the Brooklyn Robins today. He is not expected to return east before Sunday and will not be in shape to hurl for the Dodgers for several days after that. DE PAUW GOLFERS WIN GREENCASTLE, Ind., April 22. De Pauw golfers today boasted an 11 to 7 win over Purdue. The invaders triumphed in the singles matches, but trailed in the foursome play. Bassett of Purdue at 73 and Besson of De Pauw at 74 led the scorers.

Babe Angry By United Press NEW YORK. April 22. Babe Ruth is angry about the way a haberdashery store here has been using his name, which he says is in a “vulgar, blatant type, repugnant to good taste, and apt to bring the name into disrepute.” The Bambino has registered his indignation with the supreme court in a suit to prevent use of the name in connection with a Broadway shop owned by Abram Nocks. He sav6 he loaned his name to the shop “as a commercial asset,” but that when it went bankrupt, it advertised extensively with the phrase “Babe Ruth quits,” “Babe Ruth quiting,” “Babe Ruth going out of business,” and kindred

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Eight Clubs to Open Home Seasons Today

Athletics, Tigers and Robins, Early Season Disappointments, Hope to Change Luck on Own Diamonds; Cards Continue Swift Pace, BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 22.—Major league baseball teams changed battle grounds today as eight of them officially opened their 1931 season. The pomp and ceremony connected with the first home game Is scheduled for Brooklyn, New York, St. Louis and Pittsburgh in the

National League ard Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston in the American. These clubs played their opening series of 1931 on foreign fields, although Brooklyn had an unofficial opening Sunday against the Phillies. The jump to Ebbets field was made necessary by the law forbidding Sunday baseball in Philadelphia. Three of the teams returned home as early season disappointments. They were Philadelphia and Detroit, who are tied with the Boston Red Sox for the American League cellar, and Brooklyn, holding last place in the National circuit. The Athletics suffered their fifth defeat in seven games when they lost to the New York Yankees, 12 to 1. Herb Pennock held Philadelphia scoreless for the first eight innings and allowed only seven hits. The victory enabled the Yankees to remain in a triple

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tie with Cleveland and Washington for first place in the junior loop. Cleveland continued its winning stride against Detroit, 5 to 4. Brown held the Tigers safe until the ninth when he weakened and was replaced by Wes Ferrell. Ferrell checked Detroit after the Tigers had scored four

Purdue Nine Tackles Ohio LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 22. Victorious in three out of four nonconference games, Purdue’s diamond pastimers face the opening of the Big Ten season against Ohio State here Saturday hopeful that a week of outdoor drill will iron out the shaky fielding responsible for the loss to Ball Teachers. Loss of Mark Snodgrass, veteran shortstop who cracked his ankle during practice last week, has aggravated the defense problem. Williams probably will replace him. The Boilermakers have hit at a .301 clip to date, with Weaver, third sacker, showing the way with .530. 17,250 SEE LONDOS By United Press CHICAGO, April 22.—'The first wrestling program ever held in Chicago stadium drew 17,250 persons, who paid $34,419 Tuesday night to see Jim Londos, heavyweight, throw Kola Kwariani of Russia.

Federal Court Upholds Supreme Authority

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, April 22.—Victorious in the first case involving a test of his authority, Kenesaw Mountain Landis today was more firmly in-

trenched than ever before as czar of organized baseball. Landis’ authority as the supreme dictator of baseball was upheld in a federal court ruling handed down Tuesday by Judge Walter C. Lindley in the Fred Bennett case. Judge Lindley ruled that Landis had acted clearly within his rights

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Pickerd Will Box Next Week; Woods Is Trounced by Cox

! Next week’s main go offering by the Legion ring promoters at the Armory will be Walter Pickerd, Indianapolis heavy mauler, vs. Benny Touchstone, billed as out of Detroit. It will be a scheduled ten-round affair. In the “town rivalry” top match at the Armory Tuesday night Tracy Cox, weighing 130, introduced the spinner punch with Kid Woods on the receiving end. Tracy would lash out and score and Woods would start in spinning. The Kid was

Tuesday Ring Results

AT BOSTON —Johnny Risko. Cleveland heavyweight, defeated King Levinskv of Chicago in ten rounds at Boston arena. Risko weighed 192 Vi pounds. Levinsky. 183. AT NEW YORK—Andy Saviola. 139, Brooklyn, drew with Sollv Schwartz. 140 Vi. England. (10): Jerry McSweenev. 133V*. Ireland, knocked out Harry Rendel. 132 V*. New York. (5). AT PORTLAND. Me.—Jack Willis. Texas middleweight, lost to Vincent Forgione, Philadelphia, in twelve rounds. Forgolne was cautioned several times for low blows. AT FLINT. Mich.—Rav Williams. Chicago light heavyweight, easilv outpointed Chuck Burns of San Antonio, Tex.. In ten rounds. AT OKLAHOMA ClTY—Scoring nine knockdowns. Paul Swiderskl, Syracuse heavyweight, was awarded a technical knockout over Pietro Corri. New York, when the referee stopped the bout in the sixth round. AT MINNEAPOLIS—Dick Daniels, local heavyweight pride, was knocked out in the fourth of a scheduled ten-round bout by Napoleon Jack Dorval of Boston.

Rockne Book Planned

By Times Special NEW YORK, April 22.—One of the last tilings Knute Rockne did before the fatal accident that took his life, was the signing of an agreement for the One Time Publications, Inc., of New York, whereby through the arrangement of Christy Walsh, his business adviser, a book is to be published consisting of his articles that have appeared in newspapers and other publications in the past seven years. The contemplated publication will contain in addition to many features of the famous Rockne system of fooL'ill play, interesting sidelights of a personal nature concerning this man who so endeared himself to the American people. It is expected that it will be published early this {all

runs. Stone’s fourth home run of the year featured the Detroit rally. Washington avenged Monday’s drubbing at the hands of the Boston Red Sox by winning, 12 to 3. The Senators pounded four Boston hurlers for sixteen hits while Marberry held the Red Sox in check. Brooklyn became sole occupant of the National League cellar by dropping a 7 to 3 contest to the Philadelphia Phillies. Babe Herman’s third home rim of the season gave the Robins a one run lead in the third inning, but the Phillies came back in their half to knock Lefty Heimach from the mound and score four runs to clinch the game. Jumbo Elliott held his former teammates to nine scattered blows. Boston’s Braves took second place in the senior circuit by defeating the New York Giants, 5 to 1. Ed Brandt held the Giants to five hits and pitched shutout ball after the first inning. The St. Louis Cardinals retained sole possession of first place in the National League when their scheduled game with the Chicago Cubs was postponed because of cold weather. The game scheduled between the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns at St. Louis also was postponed.

club or player challenging Landis’ power—brought by the Milwaukee American Association club against Landis, with Bennett as the intervening petitioner. Phil Ball, owner of the St. Louis Browns and Milwaukee Brewers, questioned Landis’ power to declare any player a free agent. Judge Lindley ruled that the situation resulting in the loss of player Bennett’s services was clearly one of the St. Louis club’s own making in violating the rules of organized baseball by attempting to transfer the player for the third successive year to a minor league club without asking major league waivers on him. That the St. Louis and Milwaukee clubs will continue their fight to overthrow the power of Landis was indicated today when attorney Guy C. Peters said he planned to carry the case to the circuit court of appeals. Judge Lindley’s ruling leaves Bennett, who has been idle pending the decision, free to negotiate with any

still spinning in the first round when his seconds tossed in a towel and Referee Grammell also concluded that if Woods cartwheeled around the arena many more times, even the fans would get dizzy. It was all over in a few moments, Cox winning by a knockout. Woods was down often and it was just a breeze for Cox, who won without putting his best power on any punch. The difference in weight was too much between the little fellows. In the semi-windup, Tommy Ryan, Little Rock, knocked out Jack McClure, Culver heavy, in the fifth round. McClure was down in thethird and fourth when the bell sounded and it was a laugh for the fans. RESULTS OF PRELIMS Ned Holloway, substituting for Eddie Marshall, shaded Roy Pierson in six rounds. Red was the usual clown, but * on i,? nyway L Pierson doing very little welters 1 * and I<adme - T*y are Junior v, Rhodes. Southport heavyweight, had the better of Marion Youngstaefel. the Vincennes Sycamore, in six rounds. Marlon was on the floor in the first canto. v the ch " TS at the of the bout, but cheers are not points. It was an interesting match for novices. Red Rodman. Ft. Wayne featherweight, outpointed Chick Wagner, also of Ft Wayne, in four rounds. It was a decisive point victory. Packy Gardner, local heavy, knocked out Jimmie Cox. Ft. Wayne, in the second stanza. Gardner weighed 203 and Cox 180. Members of The Times circulation department were gfiests of the Legion at the Tuesday show and occupied seats in the reserved section. District and office men were present in a body. BATTLE ROYAL ADDED Several fistic scraps and a battle royal will be offered at Riverside Friday night by Promoter Bowman. Women with escorts will be admitted free. The boxing program follows: Six Rounds—Owen Terris vs. Jack Hendrix: Jimmy Fox vs. Pat McQueen; Eddie McCoy vs. Young Leach. Four Rounds—Bobby Vernon vs. Allen Smith. An opening four-rounder will be announced later. FOWLER COACH NAMED FOWLER, Ind., April 22.—Robert McConnell, former Otterbein coach, has been named head coach at Fowler, succeeding Leo Decker, who has accepted an offer to become principal at AmWa. I

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By United Press ST. LOUIS, April 22.—Chick Hafey, St. Louis Cardinals holdout, was to confer with President Sam Breadon here today as the National League champions prepared to open their home season. Hafey, one of the leading outfielders of the National League, is said to be ready to reduce his salary demands. The bespectacled player is the last of the major league holdouts.

Italian Race Pilot Enters * Antonio Alessi Grimaldi, Italian racing star, who requested an invitation to participate in the international 500-mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next month was invited formally to participate in the contest today by T. E. (Pop) Myers, general manager of the track. “No invitation is necessary, but we are happy to send the Italian star a special bid to compete,” Myers explained. “It is easy'to get into our race, but the American drivers make it difficult to stay in the running.” BLUES OPTION GOOCH By Times Special KANSAS CITY, April 22.—Charles Gooch, third baseman, has been released on option to Birmingham of the Southern Association by the Kansas City Blues.

Landis as in Baseball major or mincfr league club for his services. Backed by the federal court ruling, Landis can now continue his war against “chain store baseball.” It was revealed in the decision that Phil Ball, according to the findings of Landis, has completely controlled 'the St. Louis Browns, Tulsa Western League club and Wichita Falls Texas League club since Feb, 16, 1928, and that he had owned 50 per cent of the stock in the Milwaukee club since July 1927, and since Jan. 19, 1929, had completely controlled the latter club. The Browns attempted to manipulate Bennet back and forth between their farms for a period in excess of two years under apparent outright sales and without giving other major league clubs a chance to claim the player’s services. Beanett was sold by Tulsa to the Browns in 1928, only to be returned on option and then on outright release the same year. He was sold to Milwaukee at the end of the 1928 season, but didn’t- report and was transferred to the Wichita Falls club. In September, 1929, he was sold to the Browns again. St. Louis attempted to release him to Milwaukee, when Commissioner Landis stepped in and ruled him a free agent.

De Pauw Speaker Assails High School Net Events as Harmful to Players

By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., April 22. Delivering a broadside against the annual high school basketball tournaments, Lloyd Messersmith of the De Pauw university physical education staff, speaking here Tuesday before delegates to the state conference of parents and teachers, branded arguments for the tourneys as flimsy. According to Messersmith, the events were sponsored by sporting goods stores and newspapers and school administrations governed by those two groups. “Too much conj centration on highly specialized athletics detracts from a program of well-rounded physical education for students,” Messersmith said. Heavy stress laid on the number of games won was assailed by the speaker.

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Tribe Plays Milwaukee Delayed Series Opener On Today; Shires Going Good for Brewers. BY EDDIE ASH Colliding with bad weather again Tuesday, the Indians of Johnny Corriden were ready for action today for the postponed series opener with the Milwaukee Brewers, league leaders. Wet grouncs and cold weather compelled the teams to remain idle Tuesday, the second successive postponement for the Tribesmen, Monday’s tilt with the Millers also having been knocked out by rain. Milwaukee got away to a flying start on the new season, winning five in seven battles, three of the wins being over the Toledo Hens, sweeping the series. Manager Berghammer has a remodeled machine and included in the lineup is Arthur (The Great) Shires, who is going big and striving hard to return to the majors. Former Indians with the visitors are Claude Jonnard and Bud Connolly, traded to the Cream City team last winter for Herman Holshouser and Howard Fitzgerald. The popular conversationalist and comedian, Walter (Cuckoo) Christensen, also is with the Brewers and his early season play has been high class as well as his sideshow entertainment. The Indians have dropped four battles in six starts, but came to life Sunday and climbed out o t a batting slump, which may be a hint that the home pastimers have returned to their spring exhibition stride. The rest of two days is expected to prove a tonic to the Tribe mound staff and Pilot Corriden is eager for his athletes to resume play. The fast going Brewers are here through Friday and will be followed by the Kansas City Blues. All four games in the A. A. Tuesday were postponed as a result of bad weather that was general in the Ohio valley.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

Strauss Club Drills After several weeks of tryouts and drills, Strauss baseball team Is rounding Into shape for a season of hard competition In the Municipal League. Although minus four of last year's team, Manager Young has elected from the many recruits a team which he believes will stack up with mjeny of the best city and state aggregations. The following players are requested to attending a meeting at the home of Manager Young. 5201 Broadway, Thursday at 8 p. m.: Schaefer, Kugelman, Harris, Foster Baker, Leo Baker. Kenny Dugan Joe Dugan. E. Miller. W. Hufnagel. V. Perkins, Glover, Myers, Brisnick and H. Cruse. Acme Monon Stars, fast Negro road team, will play their first game Sunday May 3. against Indianapolis Power and Light at Douglas park. Games are desired with state teams. Write. Bob Barnett 2|ol. North Sherman Drive, or call He! Willard A. C. lost to Mars Hill, 8 to 6, Sunday in a well played game. A game is wanted for Sunday with a team having a diamond nermit. Write Emerson Cox, 322. N , ort h Hamilton avenue or call Ch. 0851 during the day. Indianapolis Reserves will practice Wednesday at Riverside No. 5 at 5 p. m. A good shortstop and second baseman wanting trvouts, notice. Reserves would hook a game with a fast club for April 25. Write A. Monroe. 2001 Roosevelt avenue, or call Cherry 5411. Neb Russell and Bob Kelly will form the battery for Dady A. C.s Sunday when they open the season with Indianapolis Biack Sox at Pennsv park. Other players in the Dady lineup are M. Daley. J. Smith. T. Flora. H. Dady, C. Hoffa. C. Overpeck, C. Daidy, M. Voil and L. Murray. Last year, Dady’s won eighteen games and lost three Playing leading teams in the state. avenue meS add^ess Basil FUnfc .' 1073 Oliver 3- f■ J*- clu ?- anew team in the field backed by west side merchants, desire a practice game for Sunday with a city team. Call Belmont 0565-W after sp. m.. ask for Tommy. Mars Hill defeated Willard A. C., 8 to 6. Sunday. Mars Hill will play Sims Coal nine at Mars Hill Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Mars Hill desires games with city anti stats teams. Linco and Gasteria nines will meet Sunday at Brookside. Both clubs are members of the strong Municipal League. Baker Brothers will play a practice game with Y. M. S. at Garfield No. 3 ounday. Following players are asked to get in touch with Rusty Johnson at Li. 8793 before Saturday. Cisco, Warner, Love, Abel, Sanford and Jordan. Any outfielders, first basemen or pitchers wanting a tryout are asked to be present Sunday. Adams notice. Indianapolis Cardinals will hold a meeting at Cook’s restaurant, 2025 Madison avenue tonight at 7:30 p. m. All players please attend. Cardinals will be In their new uniforms Sunday when they open their season against Indianapolis Orioles. A large crowd is expected to see the two south side rivals swing into action, Indianapolis Triangles, local road club, have open dates for May 3 and 10 and desire to hear from strong state clubs. Write or wire H. E. Bepiay. 821 North Ritter avenue, or phone Ir. 7297. Triangles open their season Sunday when they meet Twin City Black Cats at Terry Park. Bedford. West Haven A. C. will meet tonight at 921 North Pershing street. All players are urged to attend. A. C.’s want a game for Sunday. Call Be. 4370 between 6 and 7 p. m.. ask for Paul. POLISH LION SIGNED Joe Hackenschmidt, known In mat circles as the “Polish and Bob Jessen, ex-lowa university grid star, will clash in the semi-windup on the wrestling card at Cadle tabernacle Friday night. Jessen scales 235 and Hackenschmidt, 215. Friday’s main go will see Roy (Father) Lumpkin, ex-Georgia Tech full back, opposing Cowboy Jones, Wyoming heavy. Players and officials with the Indianapolis baseball club will be ringside guests. Women will be admitted free.

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Although Bucky Harris’ Detroit Tigers have been a disappointment in the American League race so far, the awto city pilot has found some consolation in the tatting performances of outfielder Jonathan Stone. Stone whacked out his fourth homer Tuesday off Clint Brown of Cleveland, and is leading the big leagues in four-ply productions, Babe Ruth, Chuck Klein and Babe Herman following with three each.

Columbus to Fly to K. C. for Contest By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., April 22.—Columbus Red Birds of the American Association are scheduled to fly to Kansas City next Monday for their first away-from-home game of the season, according to an announcement by Larry McPhail, president of the Columbus club. Arrangements have been made to charter two trancontinental and Western tri-motored planes to carry the squad. The planes will stop at St. Louis Monday night and continue to Springfield, Mo., for an exhibition game Tuesday. After the exhibition game, the aerial party will fly to Kansas City to open the series on Wednesday.

Catholic Loop Opening May 3 Catholic Baseball League will open its second season Sunday, May 3, with Question Marks of Sacred Heart opposing St. Patrick’s at Riverside, St. Joseph’s meeting St. Catherine’s at Garfield and Holy Rosary tackling Our Lady of Lourdes at Ellenberger. Cathedral, seventh entry, will be idle on the opening day. Three new teams are in the loop this season, Holy Rosary, St. Pats and Cathedral. Question Marks, last year’s runners-up, and St. Pats are early favorites. Marks have acquired Bill Zins, portside hurler, who is expected to aid them in the flag chase. Officials of the Indianapolis Umpires’ Association will handle all games. BLUE THINLIES BUSY Two track events are on the card for Shortridge thinlies this weekend, with a quadrangular event including Washington, Manual and Greenfield scheduled for Friday and Southport at the north side oval on Saturday.

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Golf Title Meet to Start Here July 27 Record Field of Pros and Amateurs Expected to Compete in First Event of Kind Held Here Since 1923; Smith, Garringer in Charge. BY DICK MILLER Indianapolis was awarded its second major golf tournament for the coming season today when officials of the Indiana Professional Golfers’ Association decided upon the Speedway course for the state open championship event, to be played July 27, 28 and 29, Roy Smith, president.

announced. The open championship will be played the week after the women's state tournament, which will be staged during the entire week of July 20. With the city championship tournaments for men and women the city will be assured of four high calibre golf meets during the season. This year’s meet will be the first open championship to be played in this city since 1923, when Gunnar Nelson of Ft. Wayne won over the Indianapolis Country Club course. Last year the open championship was decided at Gary, with John Watson, pro at Erskine Park course. South Bend, winner after a great finish. Roy Smith, pro at Avalon and president of the association, mainly is responsible for the bringing of the open championship to Indianapolis. Several cities over the state mailed invitations to the organization offering to post a SSOO purse. An offer was received from Gary again this year.

Attending the meeting here late Tuesday were Smith, Robert Tinder of Anderson, vice-president, and directors; Dick Nelson, pro at Meridian Hills; Neal Mclntyre, Highland, and Chuck Garringer, Speedway. Ervin Nelson, Culver Country Club pro and veteran secretary of the organization and Watson also a director were the absentees.

In addition to turning his course over to the championship players for the title event T. E. (Pop) Myers, general manager of the Speedway, made a final concession Tuesday which made the playing of the championship here possible. Instead of offering a purse, Myers agreed to allow the association to charge gate admission. Season tickets for the three days of play will sell for sl. Daily admission will be 50 cents. In this way the pros hope to make a purse as large or larger than those offered by towns over the state. The championship will open with a pro-amateur event on Monday,

each entrant to pay the customary $5 entry fee. This tournament will not count in the regular championship event but will give visiting players a chance to familiarize themselves with the course. The cham p ionship

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battle will begin Tuesday morning, with eighteen holes on the program for the morning and eighteen holes for the afternoon, with the same program for Wednesday. It is planned to narrow the field Tuesday night leaving only the sixty players with lowest scores for the Wednesday final march. Hoping to obtain a suitable purse from the entry fees and admission gate for the pros the association plans to obtain prizes for amateurs from local merchants and sporting goods manufacturers and salesmen. Chuck Garringer, host to the tournament, will be the chairman of the entire tournament, drawing up the playing rules and taking care of all course arrangements. Ralph Stonehouse been named chairman of the prize committee. MILLER SHOOT VICTOR L. C. Miller, with 47 out of 50 targets, won the singles event at Crooked Creek Gun Club Tuesday. Brendel won the handicap with 23 out of 25, and Mclntyre Vas high in doubles with 15 out of 24. ATTUCKS OPEN MAY 8 Crispus Attucks diamond squad will open the season May 8, opposing Cathedral at Riverside. E. A. James, Attucks athletic director, is seeking strong foes to round out the spring card.

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3,000 Track Stars Enter Drake Relays By United Press DES MOINES, April 22. Approximately 3,000 athletefc whose ability has won acclaim on campuses throughout the nation will participate this year in the midwest’s greatest spring athletic carnival—the Drake relays. Performers in university, college and high school classes will strive to better marks that have oeen established over a period of twentytwo years since the games were founded by Major John L. Griffith, who now is commissioner of athletics in the Western Conference. The games begin on Friday and finals will be run Saturday afternoon. DIAMOND DRAW IS SET Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will hold the annual drawing for diamonds for Saturday afternoon leagues at the association offices,, 29 South Delaware street, Thursday night. F. Earl Geider, secretary, stated that before a league will be permitted to draw diamonds, the loop must be represented by an official and the teams by managers or captains and must be registered with the association. POLO STARS WORK OUT A banner polo season was predicted today by members of the Rolling Ridge Club, who have started practice in preparation for the opening tilt of the season with the Eleventh Infantry team at Ft. Harrison soon. Several new ponies and playing field improvements are expected to aid the local stars. Ray Jackson, Sam Sutphin, Bruz Ruckelshous, Ozzie Kallin, Rus Fortune, Sam Harrell, Tom Ruckelshaus and Tom Miller are working out with the team. Cecil Fowler and Jess Andrew are expected to join the squad soon.

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