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CALIFORNIA OUT TO AVENGE FREAK GRID LOSS TO TECH

Bears Hold Wide Edge Coast Eleven Recalls Reigels’ ‘Wrong Way’ Run of 1929. BY CIA 'NETT R HORNER I’nttfd Press Staff Correspondent ATLANTA, Dec. 26.—University of California Mas favored in the betting odds today to wipe out the sting in the defeat administered by George Tech back in 1929. While the Golden Bears of the west were heavily favored to win, the prospects oi a wide open game by the underdogs and a forecast of clear, moderate weather, brought predictions of a capacity crowd today at Grant field. Tech won a lucky 8-7 victory over California in that Rose bowl engagement two years ago when Roy Reigels, star California center, ran the wrong way with the ball and scored a safety for his opponents. The sting of that defeat was a strong incentive for the Californians to play to ;in by as large a score as possible today. Both teams were in good condition. Both squads went through final practice sessions under ideal weather condition Friday after a Christmas breakfast together at the hotel, where the Californians arc stopping. Coach ( Navy Bill) Ingram of California and W. A. Alexander of Georgia Tech exchanged the usual (pessimistic remarks at the breakfast. Alexander was sure his team would lose—lngram wasn’t so sure. Christmas day, members of the California eleven distributed toys among the crippled children for whose benefit they lay today. The entire squad attended the Atlanta Biltmore celebration, collected toys from attendants there, and Friday gave them to the youngsters.

Primo French Citizen, Italian Officials Say

By I nitrd Press ROME, Dec. 26.—Primo Camera Is still a French citizen despite his repeated declaration of resuming Italian citizenship, the Italian boxing federation announced Friday. In order to become an Italian citizen “it will be necessary for Camera to follow his intention through the processes of the Italian law," the boxing federation said. “The boxer so far has done nothing toward this end.” WRIGHTSTONE GETS JOB By Times Special. NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—The York Club of the New York-Pennsylvania League will be piloted next season by Russell Wrightstonr. former Phillies and Newark International League outfielder, it w'as announced today.

Accusation of Disloyalty Brings Apology in W riting

By Tiinrs Special LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26.—Officials of Southern California university will put in writing their apology to the parents of William Hawkins, substitute, football center, who was accused by campus gossipers of disloyalty to the team. Previous to the Notre Dame game,

Hammond Eleven Seeks Central Indiana Games

By Times Special , HAMMOND, Ind., Dec. 26—The local high school eleven, one of the outstanding prep teams of northern Indiana, desires to schedule away-from-home games for 1932 with teams in Indianapolis and the central part of the state for Sept. 17 and Oct. 1. Hammond won eight games and lost one this year, the defeat coming at the hands of Froebel of Gary, 6 to 0. Karl Huffine. athletic director, believes prep grid fans of the state are eager to see a strong northern team invade the central Indiana territory. Schools caring to negotiate are requested to communicate with him by letter. He believes a big feature tilt can be built up.

Basketball

THREE GAMES AT PENNSY Three games are scheduled at Pennsv gvm Sundav. The big same of the afternoon will bes between Sr. Patrick's five and the Ell Lilly sciuad starting at .1 30, The Troians will meet the Bond Bakers at 1 30 to onen the urogram and at 2:30 th* Real Silk Ramblers will battle the News five, An error crept, into the independent and amateur basketball column the other day when it was reporied that the. Western Electric five defeated the Trojans, 44 s o 13. According to a later report, it was the Spartans who were downed by the Electrics and the score was 24 to 13. instead of 44 to 19. Indianapolis Meteors will tansle with Noblesvile Boosters, state independent chamoions. here tonight. Meteors were benten bv Boosters several weeks ago. and will be seeking revenge tontght. In a preliminary.came. Bridgeport Cardinals will nlav Indiana Bell Telephone. The rivals appear evenly pistehed. A dance will precede the games. For games with Meteors, call or write Floyd Carpenter. Acme-Evans. East Park Seniors and Juniors desire games with teams having access to a Tear for the month of January. Call Emerson Sheldon. Cherrv 5708. after 8 D. m. or address 3335 East New York street. Following teams take notice: Broadway. Capitol Center. Bellaire. Roberts Park. Central Avenue. Fletcher and Franklin M. E.s. Sunshine Cleaners downed the Indiana Electric Corporation. 42 to 15. In the feature tilt at the Pennsv gym Tuesday night. In the other feature game Ell Lilly's lost a fast game to the Morgantown Green Lanterns by a score of 31 to 33. The Real Silk Girls Club defeated the English Avenue Girls in a curtain raiser. Sunshine and Lillvs plav at the Pennsv gvm every Tuesday night. Lillvs at 8 o'clock and Sunshine at 9 o'clock. For games with Cleaners call Talbot 3535.

1931-32 Quintet Rated One of Purdue’s Best Teams

Following is the fifth of a series conairiering prospects of Western Conference basketball teams during J9SI-32. BY JOHN B, MILLER t'nited Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO. Dec. 26.—Purdue university basketball teams have won or shared in five Western Conference championships in the last twelve years. The Boilermakers promise this season to have one of their strongest teams in history. Under Ward Lambert, who re- j

Vets Form Strong Earlham Quintet

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Left to right: Howard Gaar, Cambridge City; Harold Bowers, Knightstown; Franklin Shamel, Cambridge City; Eddie Stonerock, Winchester, and Gene Maze, Brownsville.

With veterans for every position, the 1931-32 Quakers, produced by Blair Gullion, represent one of the strongest basket, quintets turned out at Earlham college in recent years. The same quintet which performed last season is

Hafey Noses Out Bottomley and Terry for National Bat Crown

By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—8 y a margin so small he could not spare one scratch hit, Chick Hafey, bespectacled St. Louis Cardinals outfielder. won the 1931 National League batting championship. Hafey's average .3439. was only a fraction of a percentage point better than the records of Bill Terry and Jim Bottomley, first basemen for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals respectively. Terry, winner of the 1930 batting crown w'ith a .401 mark, finished second at .3486, and Bottomley was credited with a 3482 mark. Terry’s record was slightly more than his rivals in that he played

Junior Loop Relief Pitchers Win 108 Games and Lose 95

By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The use of relief pitchers proved profitable to American League managers during the 1931 campaign as 108 hurlers who went to the mound after starting pitchers were knocked out were credited with victories and ninetyfive were charged with defeats. Walter Johnson, former Washington pitching star, apparently manipulated his relief throwers with the best judgment and his emergency M-orkmen won twenty-three games while losing only ten. Connie Mack’s

and while on the injured list, Hawkins was charged with planning to reveal Southern California plays. One report said team officials ordered him held in confinement until after the game and another report said 4 Hawkins placed himself under voluntary surveillance. He wasn't taken with the squad to South Bend. Investigators cleared the player of all suspicion and coach Howard Jones agreed with the investigators and made a public campus apology. Mrs. Thomas Finn, mother of Hawkins, went before Rufus Von Kleinsmid, president of the university, and also before the board of athletic control. Promise of a written apology was given. HONOLULU GRID VICTOR Hawaiian*’ llate Rally Beats Oklahoma U. Eleven. By United Pres* HONOLULU, T. H„ Dec. 26. The Honolulu town football team defeated the University of Oklahoma 39 to 2(| here Christmas day. Honolulu recovered a fumble in the second quarter to start the scoring. Two passes netted Oklahoma two touchdowns and they scored a third on a recovered fumble behind goal line. Honolulu tied the score in the third period with two touchdowns and put over three more in the final quarter. German Enters 500-Mile Race By United Pres* BERLIN. Dec. 26.—Hans Stuck, famous German auto race .driver, will compete in the 500-mile Speedway classic at Indianapolis on May 30.1932, it was announced today. Stuck is on his way to South America, where he will compete in speed events in Brazil and Chili before sailing for New York. He took two racing cars on the trip. STAR NETTERS ENTER By Time* Special NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—A star field, including Hans Nusslein, Germany; Vincent Richards, Emmet Pare, Francis Hunter, Bruce Barnes and Robert Sellers, will oppose Bill Tilden when the lanky tennis star defends his world's professional crown next week at Madison Square Garden.

centlv began his twelfth year as coach, Purdue has not fallen below runner-up position in the Big Ten since 1925. The Boilermakers never have been lower than fourth place during those twelve years. Last season Purdue tied Michig. n and Minnesota for second. The team was handicapped by Lambert s absence in mid-season because of illness, but won eight games and lost four. That squad still is intact. Fiery

i moving at a rapid clip during the current campaign, the only loss j to date being a two-point setback at the hands of De Pauw. Bowers and Shamel are the forwards, and Maze, the six-foot, five-inch center, is said to be the

all of his team's 153 games and was charged with 611 times at bat. Hafey batted only 450 times in 122 games. Bottomley was charged with 382 times at bat in 108 games. With the St. Louis players each engaging in more than 100 games, league officials gave no official recognition to claims of Terry’s supporters that he was entitled to the championship, so the award went, to Hafey. The batting race w'as the closest the league has experienced in twenty-nine years. Only once before, in 1892, has it been necessary to carry out the percentage of leading batsmen to the fourth figure. In 1892 Clarence Childs of the

Philadelphia boxmen won ten and lost six, while finishing contests, and Boston was third with thirteen victories and ten defeats. All clubs except St. Louis and Detroit broke even or better in the use of pinch pitchers. Individual leaders were Bump Hadley, Alvin Crowder and Bob Burke of Washington; Bob Grove and Lefty Mahaffey of Philadelphia; Wiley Moore of Boston; Red Faber and Hal McKain of Chicago, and Gomez of New York. Hadley led in games won with eight and in games lost with five. The statistics: WASHINGTON—Won. 23: lost. 10. Burke. 3-0: Tauscher. 1-0: Crowder, 4-1; Fischer. 3-1: Marberry, 3-1; Hadlev, 8-5; L. Brown. 1-2. • PHILADELPHIA—Won. 10: lost. 6. Eonishaw. 1-0; Grove. 4-1: McDonald, 1-1; Rommel, 1-2: Shores. 0-2. BOSTON—Won. 13: lost. 10. Kline. 2-0: MacFayden. 1-0: Moore, fi-3: Lisenbee. 2-2; Durham. 2-3: Morris. 0-1: Russell, 0-1. CHICAGO—Won, 18: lost. 15. Wehde. 1-0: Thomas. 1-0: Faber. 5-2: Frazier. 2-1: McKain. 6-3: Lvons. 1-1: Weiland, 1-1; Caraway. 1-4: Braxton. 0-1: Garland. 0-2. CLEVELAND—ConnaIIv, 2-0; Hildebrand. 1- Miller. 1-0: Shoffner. 1-0: Harder. 3-2: Ferrell. 1-1: Hudlin. 1-1: Jablonowski, 1-3; F. Thomas. 1-3: Bean. 0-1. NEW YORK—Won. 16: lost. 16. Johnson. 2- Rhodes. 1-0: Gomez. 4-2; Pioeras. 3-2: Wcinert, 2-2: Wells. 2-4. Ruffins. 1-2: Sherid. 1-3: J. Weaver. 0-1. ST. LOUIS—Won. 10; lost. 14 Stiles. 2-0: Gray. 1-1: Stewart. 1-1: Kimsev. 4-5: Coffman. 2-4; Hebert. 0-1: Blaeholder. 0-1: Collins. 0-1 DETROIT—Won. fi: lost. 13: Sullivan. 1-0: Uhle. 2-3: Herrins 2-4: Bridses. 1-2; Wyatt. 0-1: Hossett. 0-3. Chicago Prep Eleven Wins By United Press MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 26.—Harrison Tech high school of Chicago handed Miami high a rather dubious Christmas present Friday in the form of an 18 to 7 defeat at football, ending Miami’s unbroken three-year record of victories in state and intersectional competition. Captain Pilney, Harrison right half, scored the first two touchdowns on forward passes in the first and second quarters. The left half. Puplies, scored the third touchdown on an end run. A crowd of 10,000 witnessed the contest. CUE STARS DIVIDE Cochran Sets Pace in 18.2 Play, Hoppe in Three-Cushions. By Times Special NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Welker Cochran led Willie Hoppe 1.110 to 916 with the final block of their 18.2 billiard match to be played today, Cochran won Friday, 250 to 194, Hoppe led in the three-cushion contest, 96 to 60, winning a 20-to-6 match Friday. In Friday's 18.2 play, which lasted eight innings, Cochran had high run of 116 and Hoppe 85. CHICAGO FIVE WINS Crispus Attucks Great Rally Falls Short Against Philips. A brilliant last-half rally, after trailing 16 to 9 at half time, fell short and Crispus Attucks bowed to Wendell Philips of Chicago at Atturks gym Friday, 31 to 29. The local Negro high school netters flashed brilliant form in the final period, with Randolph, Mosby and Haskins setting the pace. Hudson snagged seven field goals for the invaders and Giles and Mitchell got i three each.

Johnny Wooden. Martinsville. Ind., twice all-America guard, will be playing his third and last year with the team. He is one of the greatest floorguards in the conference, an accurate shooter from any angle and fast on dribbling. Harry Kellar. Chicago. all-Con-ference guard, is co-captain of the squad with Wooden. Lambert is concentrating on a fast breaking offense, built around these players, to overcome the handicap of a light, short squad.

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tallest collegiate pivot in the state. Stonerock and,Gaar are stellar guards. Newman Johnson, Carl Schneiderwind and William Close are high-class reserves. Three of the five regulars are sophomores and one is a junior.

Cleveland Nationals finished first with .3351 and Dan Brouthers of Brooklyn took second with .3350. The three leaders moved to the front late in the season, passing Virgil Davis and Chuck Klein of the Phillies, who led during the greater part of the season. Klein finished in fourth place at .337, only one point ahead of Frank O'Doul of Brooklyn, who also made a brilliant late season rally. Davis’ final mark of .326 gave him tenth place, with Charley Grimm, Rogers Hornsby and Kiki Cuyler of the Chicago Cubs, and Ethan Allen and Chick Fullis ranking behind O’Doul in the order named. Batting averages were lower than in many years, doubtless because of the “dead” ball introduced at the start of the season. Hafey’s championship mark was .053 under Terry's 1930 record and only fortythree hit .300 or better as against 71. who bettered that mark in 1930. Leaders in the various offensive departments were: Runs Scored—Terry, New York; Klein, Philadelphia, 121 each. Total Bases—Klein. Philadelphia. 347. Home Runs—Klein. Philadelphia. 31. Triples—Terry. New York. 20. Hits—L. Waner, Pittsburgh. 214. Singles—L. Waner. Pittsburgh. 172. At Bats —L. Waner. Pittsburgh. 681. (New league record. Old record 672. established by Rabbit Maranville with Pittsburgh in 1922.1 Doubles —Sparky Adams. St. Louis. 46. Stolen Bases—Frankie Frisch, St. Louis. 28 Sacrifice Hits—Fred Maguire. Boston. 31. A total of 247 players took part in championship games. Woody English, Chicago; Pie Tray nor, Pittsburgh; Tony Cuccinello, Cincinnati; Walter Berger, Boston, and Bill Terry, New York, took part in all of their teams contests.

Soldier Gridders Will Mix in Nine Games Next Fall

By United Press WEST POINT, N„ Y., Dec. 26. Army’s football schedule for 1932 was announced today. The Cadets will play nine games, four of them away from home. The season opens Mlth Furman university of Greenville, S. C„ on Oct. 1 and closes with Notre Dame on Nov. 26. It is possible that a game will be arranged

Off The Backboard

THAT old gentleman with the whiskers and the red coat may be big hearted, but he certainly didn’t leave much fodder around for the basketball fans to munch. ft it it Os course, i here's that Anderson-Muncie thine no at Bearcat town toniebt. Ris.ht in keening with that Merry Christmas spirit. Mr, Pete Jolly and his Mann and bovs are going to throw a little narty tonight for Mr. Everett Case's Anderson Indians. Incidentally, the champions are planning to return a little surnrise package which these lanky Indians forced ttnon the Magic City bovs .hist one week ago at the Madison county scat, o tt n There are manv who sav Mr. -Tolly ”'?.s outsmarted bv the foxy Mr. Case at Anderson when the. Bearcat3 toon, then m\ k. o. wallop of the season. And ’here arp others who contend that in handcuffing Jack Mann. Mr. Case r nPr ;L„ B vT arw'hat naanv have contended for two years —as Mann goes, -so goes Muncie. k n tt t Anvhow, vour correspondent and 6.1X10 other lunatics are going to crowd into Muncies mammoth Add house tonight, anticipating a stvelegant basketball battle. NEWCASTLE’S TROJANS sang Christmas carols to Mr. Robert Stranahan, the mustached sage of the Rose City. They yodeled “You made me* what I am today, I hope you’re satisfied.” Mr. Str—whispered a little “please” to Santa Claus that the Trojans would lose a game, to relieve them of the “unbeaten” strain. They did, as the ashes in Bedford will testify. a tt O This is the year tor settling old scores. For fourteen years. Anderson bacKers awaited a victory over Muncie. It happened. After winning a sectional tournev decision in 1323. Bloomington’s Panthers played second fiddle to Martinsville in many skirmishes —until this week, when it happened. Peru’s Tigers lost their stripes —and other things—eight ears in a row to Logansoort. But It happened this week. And when you wait that long, you're entitled to crow. It’s happening.

Eight first-stringers have returned. John Eddy, Columbus. Ind., is paired with Kellar. John Porter, Logansport, Ind., also is used at forward. Charles Stewart. Attica. Ind., regular center last year, is back. He stands nearly six feet three. Norman Miner. Ft. Wayne, Ind., is another junior prospect. Ralph Parmenter, Indianapolis, also is a veteran at backguard. Another letter man at this post’ is • John Husar, Chicago.

Tackles to Get Tests Decoligney and Upton Carry Tulane Hopes in U. S. C. Fray. 9 By Timm Special PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 26—Tulane's hopes for national championship football laurels rested today on the shoulders of two giant tackles. These men will difficult task of trying to stop the Southern California power plays in the New Year's day Rose Bowl tilt here. Calvert Decolignv, 190-pounder, plays on the left side of the line and will be right in the path of the Trojan hurricane. The big Frenchman has recovered from minor injuries and will be hard to bowl over. Uptown Powerful Tick Upton, 210 pounds of right tackle, is the most impressive looking player in the line. He has power, and is tough and agile. He is expected to give U. S. C. more trouble on defense than any other lineman. Bankston, a 190-pound reserve, is fast and aggressive and may get in the big test. From tackle to tackle, Tulane will outweigh the Trojans, although the coast eleven holds a two-pounds edge per man from wing to M’ing. On the ends. Tulane has two great stars, Jerry Dalrymple, the allAmerica and one of the headiest football players of the year, and Haynes, who, although lacking in the publicity of his captain, is rated by southern critics as a great player,, almost Dalrymple's equal, and better than Catfish Smith. Trojan Backs Heavy Southern California packs a big advantage in weight and power in the back field. Don Zimmerman is the Tulane threat—the best passer seen on the coast this year. Papa Felts, Payne, DaM’son and the others are small but speedy. Lemmon. a substitute, appears to be the powder man. Tulane took a light drill Friday, while U. S. C. rested. With Dalrymple recovering from a serious kidney injury, the southerners appeared more impressive than in their first drills here. The Trojans, however, continue heavy favorites. East, West Teams Drill By United Pres* SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. Tw’o picked squads of all-Americas began their final w'eek of training today for the annual football battle between East and West here New Year’s day. Even Christmas permitted, no letup in the grind. The all-eastern team practiced in Stanford stadium at Palo Alto. Western stars worked out in California's Memorial stadium in Berkeley.

with Navy. The schedule follows: Oct. 1, Furman; 8, Carleton college; 15. University of Pittsburgh at New York; 22, Yale at New Haven; 29, William and Mary; Nov. 5, Harvard at Cambridge; 12, North Dakota State college; 19. West Virginia Wesleyan; 26, Notre Dame at New York.

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, Mr. Burl Friddle. who is the official sharpener for the Washington Hatchets. ! reputedly had a very special defense I worked out to stop Jack Mann and Muncie. When the never-tell-a-lie bovs nicked I themselves up and shook off the dust after 1 the Bearcat hurricane had passed through j Shobtown. our informant savs that at she I last minute. Mr. Friddle decided to with- ! hold his verv special defense until a more I opportune time—sav the state tournament. a a a j Two big reasons why Flora beat Frankfort at the start of the season, and may cause some wailing in other camps, are two young fellows who travel under the handles of Sehring and Barnes. Sehling is that red-hot basketball player who looped 'em in for Logansport, last year, but who now performs under the ' Flora colors. And Mr. Barnes is quite a. basketball coach, his most noteworthy achievement being an unbeaten collegiate j outfit at Danville Normal a year ago. ana i Mr. George Reagan, who does some basketball coaching himself, has won 133 games and losi 54 at Notre name in nine ' years. That is a .111 average, a good | talking point for a salary increase In any j man’s league. a a a 1 A. Sapp is the nee of the Garrett team : ; which ended Central of Ft. Wayne's win- i ning streak. Greetings. Brother Sapp. ana And Mr. Hoover, won't yon please de- • clsre a moratorium on holiday columns? j LANTERNS TO PERFORM Morgantown Braces Team for Sun- j day Battle With Turners. The Morgantown Green Lanterns basketball team have signed Waltz and Balay and will battle the South Side Turners Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in Turner gym. The Lanterns usually are at their best i against the Turners and their large \ following will be here to whoop it! up. Turner Flyers will play the first game at 1 o’clock and the Turner Girls will follow at 2 p. m. BOBCATS OPEN TOUR CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Montana | State college and Loyola university | ; will meet tonight in the first game i of the westerners’ third basketball invasion of the middle west. Loyola, with five victories in as many games this season, is favored to defeat the Bobcats. Montana State also will play Butler and Purdue on this trip. STEFFEN IS CAPTAIN j By Time* Special CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Matty Steffen, nephew of Judge Walter Steffen. who last fall as Carnegie Tech footbali coach, has been rlected captain of the De Paul uni- ' versity eleven. He is a half back.

Clash in Legion Ring

Kid Slaughter

Kid Slaughter, Terre Haute Negro, Indiana state middleweight champion, will meet Ray Tramblie of Rockford, 111., in the top sea- i ture of tne thirty-eight-round card to be presented at the Armory by the Legion Tuesday night. Slaughter knocked out Gary ; Leach here in one round not long

Ed Dudley Turns in Best J Average of Pro Golf Stars

By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Ed Dudley of Wilmington, Del., had the best 1931 scoring average made by competitors in major golf tournaments. Statistics released by the Professional Golfers Association of America credit the 1931 Western and Los Angeles open championship with an average of 71.39 strokes for thirty matches in championship play. His best golf was played in the Western

—Stove League Chatter — BY EDDIE ASH

AFFABLE Charlie Greene, formerly of Indianapolis, who was instrumental in landing Sarasota, Fla., as the spring training base of the Indianapolis ball club in 1929, is not overlooking any bets in the matter of keeping the by-tlie-sea city in the publicity league. Each spring Charlie attends nearly all of the Tribe exhibition games in Florida, takes in the practice sessions and in other ways makes the visiting boys from north-of-the-Ohio feel at home and in a mood to mail out more wish-you-were-here cards. Greene is especially elated over the outlook for the Hoosiers there next spring and points out that Sarasota is bulging in winter baseball interest. nan There's a large 'assemblage of diamond pastimers in the Florida west coast sea breeze spot during the current off-season and it seems that everybody there is interested in the 1932 invasion of Emmet McCann's Tribe pastimers. The park there will be in belter shape than ever befoie. according to renorts. The large souad of ball tossers will start reporting late in February and there will he a choice schedule of exhibition games for the Sarasota town boosters to view, including the world champion St. Louis Cardinals, PhiladelGrid Mentors Open Session By Times Special NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Football coaches from all over the country gathered today for the annual fiveday football pow-wow opening here Sunday with the session of the Eastern Association of College Football coaches. Tuesday, the American Football Coaches’ Association will convene and Wednesday and Thursday’s session will comprise the National Collegiate Athletic Association convention. Rule changes, overemphasis, the injury epidemic, new coaching contracts, prospects for next year’s teams, schedules, coaching technique, elections, appointments and everything else connected with the grid sport is scheduled for discussion during the big sessions. Win or Retire, Benny’s Plan By Times Special NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—The retired undefeated lightweight champion, Benny Leonard, trying a comeback in fistic circles, has announced he will hang up the gloves again and go into permanent retirement if he fails to defeat Billy McMahon of New York. • The Leonard-McMahon bout, scheduled for Dec. 28, has been postponed two weeks at Benny's request. He is ill and compelled to break training. SELECT RACE DATES Churchill Downs Ready to Announce Spring Meeting. By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Dec. 26.—Spring racing dates at Churchill Downs will be selected next week when the directors of the Downs meet. It is rumored the officials will apply to the state racing commission for nineteen days, from Saturday, April 30, to Saturday, May, 31, inclusive The Kentucky Derby will be held on May 7, according to present plans. GRAY ACCEPTS TERMS Sam Gray, veteran pitcher of the St. Louis Browns, has signed his i932 contract and is one of the early Brownies to get into the fold.

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ago, and followed this up by stopping Haakon Hansen at Terre Haute. Tramblie has won his last five matches by knockouts, and in his last appearance here stopped Johnny Burns. Andy Kellett, the Veney brothers and other Armory favorites, will be seen in the supporting scraps.

open where he had four rounds of par or better. Johnny Farrell, most active of the professional stars, finished second ! with an average of 71.8 per thirtysix rounds. Averages of other leaders included: Walter Hagen. Detroit. 72: Billv Burke. Greenwich. Conn.. 72.28: Harrv Cooner, Chicago. 72.33: Gene Sarazen. New York. 73.03: A1 Espinosa. Chicago. 73.11: George Von Elm. Los Angeles. 73.12: Mortie Dutra. Lone Beach. Cal.. 73.33: Horton Smith, Springfield. Mo.. 73.5: MacDonld Smith, New York. 73.58: Tommv Armour. Detroit. 7414: Tom Creavv. Albanv. N. Y.. 74.21; Leo Diegel. Agua Caliente. 74.6: WilTv Cox, Brooklvn. 75.

phia Athletics. American League champs, and the New York Yankees Darading Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gome*. Ben Chapman and other luminaries. b tt tt Indianapolis baseball prominents on hand in Sarasota now are Bill Burwell, veteran mainstay pitcher and family; Tom Angley. robust slugging catcher, and wife, and Ted McGrew, National League umpire, and wife. McGrew ws chief indicator handler for the Indians during last spring's exhibition tilts in Florida and in Indianapolis after the Hoosiers returned north. Louisville Colonels wintering in Sarasota are Babe Ganzei, third sacker. and family, and Phil Weinert, pitcher, and iamily. a tt tt WASHINGTON Senators are represented in ‘Sarasota, by pitcher Lloyd Brown and wife; catcher Roy Spencer and Mlfe, and pitcher Bob Burke. Spencer was first string backstop for the Indians M'hen they won the American Association pennant and "little world’s series” in 1928. He was with the Hoosiers in Sarasota at the start of their* 1929 training, but w'as ruled a free agent by Judge Landis and hired out with Washington for a sizable sum of currency. tt tt Paul Derringer and wile are other hig league representation in Sarasota. Pant is the righthander who gained the pitching heights during the 1931 regular season and then collided with bad lurk in the world series. .According to Charlie Greene, Derringer went on a hunting splurge the other day, took a 30-minute ride from Sarasota and bagged eighty-eight ducks. Whew! The old control, boy! tt a a Golf, fishing and hunting form a combination of recreation hard to beat and if Sarasota reports are strictly the McCoy, the diamond pastimers wintering there have corralled a lot of groceries, including wild turkevs. ducks and venison. McGrew. Weinert and Ganzei are said to have hooked a string of eighteen bass in one outing, one of the fins weighing 9Vi pounds. Greene says he used that one for a little appetizer for breakfast. tt ft tt ANOTHER report says Bill Burwell and Tom Angley chugged into Sarasota after a day’s outing and displayed a rumble seat filled with ducks. In the north a rumble seat ■ filled with chickens is “tops” for an eye-filling spectacle. a o In the old days snow was as high as veur Minnesota at this time of the -var hut Old Man Element has brought about a change. Friday, in Mora, in the Gopher state, a baseball game was reported It was that snring-like. The town bovs saw an opportunity to grab some publicity for their village and challenged Ogilvie to go out on the diamond and stage a content. Mora won. 4 to 1. It isn’t fair to Florida and California for Minnesota to horn in on the winter playground league. tt tt tt Watch your step boys. New' Year’s eve is approaching right on the heels of the Christmas holiday. It won't be long. The big leagues have cut their plaver limit. Be careful and don't put yourself in line to be released and farmed out to Dwight, Illinois. a a Now we bow to our friends who sent us Christmas greeting cards and felicitations of the new year. To all, thanks, gratefully, and to a bumper crop of everything and the best of luck. Three cheers.

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Two Tilts on Tuesday J Loyola Will Invade for Butler Fray; Montana at Purdue. Indiana collegiate hardwood pasttimers, enjoying vacations at home. Mill Mind up their celebrations early and report to their respective mentors to ptepare for hard tilts ahead. One of the first quintets to return to the court Mars Mill be Butler. The Bulldogs are doM’n for action with Loyola of Chicago at the local fieldhouse next Tuesday night. Purdue gets back into the harness on the same night, taking on Montana Srate at Lafayette. The western snipers surprised the Boilermakers last year, and the Lambertcoached crew' will be out for revenge. Meet Butler New Year's Montana State also has another Hoosier engagement, playing Butler here on New Year’s night. One of the feature tussles o( the season is expected when Indiana and De Pauw come together Dec. 30 at Greencastle. The Hoosiers were moving along in tip-top shape until Pittsburgh snapped the Crimson winning streak. De Pauw. with a veteran combination. Is bidding for the Indiana state collegiate crown and will give the Dean five plenty of trouble.' Spartans Play BliifTton The only other tussle carded for next week is billed at Manchester, where the Spartans collide with Bluffton (O.) college on Saturday night. However, hardwood followers already have started talking of the first of the Indiana-Purdue classics, which will be staged at Lafayette on Jan. 4. Florida Race Season Opens Fp rimes Special MIAMI. Fla.. Dec. 26.—The grand opening of thp Tropical park course, today, starts Florida’s racing season with some of the best thoroughbreds in the country on hand. The new' racing association and grounds were accomplished under the direction of Frank J. Bruen, former Madison Square Garden boxing chief. The feature race for the opening day was six furlong contest, the Tropical Opening Handicap, with seven other races scheduled. 300 in Olympic Winter Events By i niled Press LAKE PLACID. N. Y., Dec. 26. With seventeen nations nominating athletes for the national entry list, closing Monday, a total entry of more than 300 participants is assured for the third Olympic winter games, Feb. 4-13. This list may be increased materially as individual entries do not close until Jan. 21. The United States has the largest team entry with 70 competitors, with Canada taking second place with forty athletes. Other large entry lists are Germany, 38; Norway, 33; Sweden, 21; Switzerland and Poland 20 each and Italy and Japan 15 each. Two Hoosier Stars Named By Times Special CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Two Hoosier football stars are on the 1931 allAmerica eleven announced in the February issue by College Humor. Charles (Ookie) Miller, Purdue’s great captain, w ? as assigned the center position, and Marchmont Schwartz, Notre Dame half back, also was honored. Dalrymple, Tulane, and Cronkite, Kansas State, ends; Quatse, Pittsburgh, and Hardy, Harvard, tackles; Munn, Minnesota, and Hickman, Tennessee, guards; Morton, Dartmouth, quarter back; Rentner, Northwestern, half back, and Pinrkert, Southern California, full back, completed the first eleven. FAST CLOTHIERS HERE Danville Five Will Meet Straus's Team at H. A. C. Ginger and Billy Reeves, former Central Normal college stars, wd! bring their new' club, the Hadley Clothiers of Danville, to the Hoosier Athletic Club Sunday afternoon to meet the fast Strauss Says team, composed of former Butler stars, at 3:15. The Hadley Clothiers are undefeated, but Strauss Says feel confident they can stop them. In a special prelim at 2:15 two of the best teams of the city will meet, the Sunshine Cleaners and the Walgreen Drug five.