Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 220, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1933 — Page 8

By Eddie Ash I Only Thrf.e Spitters Left in Majors a a a Faber, Grimes and Quinn Hang On • a a N. Y. (iiants Try Out Art of Ballyhoo

w HEN the major leagues placed the ban on the spitball in 1920 seventeen hurlers were using the moist delivery and were granted permission to remain and continue throwing it, out the new rule barred any new saliva pitchers from entering the National and American circuits. The American Association adopted the same ban, but named no preferred list and spitters in the A. A. at the time were compelled to retire or try to hang on with curve and fast bail—if any. Only three of the 1920 group of big league moisture users are still up there, Red Faber, White Sox; Burleigh Grimes, Chicago Cubs, and Jack Quinn, Brooklyn. Faber is 45; Grimes is 39 and Quinn is 48 <at least). Clarence Mitchell, southpaw, spent twenty-three years and a half throwing the damp ball. He was released by the New York Giants this winter after serving as coach for a while last season. The age at which Faber, Grimes and Quinn are carrying on is a tribute to efficiency of the moist ball and to the hitters of other days. A 300 batting average then meant something. Hits were hard to collect when a spitter was in form. It is no wonder that when seventeen flingers were fooling the boys with it there were any .300 swatters at all. Just imagine Faber, Grimes and Quinn thirteen years ago, and they’re still pitching in the majors! OLD MANAGERS HAD WRONG SLANT ON ARM FIFTEEN years ago managers almost unanimously agreed that use of the moistened horsehide was hard on the arm and shortened a pitcher’s career But the three old men—Faber, Grimes and Quinn— who still go on flinging it declare it is a ’estful delivery, and without it they would have been on their way to the Old Soldiers Home years ago. Miller Huggins, upon the occasion of Bill Doak's debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, expressed regret that Doak used the saliva ball, but Doak pitched for fifteen years in the National League, continually using the spitter. Clarence Mitchell explained his longevity hke this: “The fast ball demands full pressure on the arm. The curve ball pulls muscles and causes shoulder kinks. But the spitter is an easy and restful delivery. The moisture does the work, causing the ball to take peculiar twists around t<hiG plntc.** When Big Ed Walsh's arm folded up years ago. the master minds declared it was the use of the spitter that spoiled the souper. Red Faber has an answer for that. Red says it was overwork that luined Ed, adding; “If I had to take my regular turn in the bex and also act as relief pitcher a couple of times a week, I would have been through years ago, too.” _ . There are few pitchers in the majors now other than Faber, Grimes and Quinn who use the spitball occasionally, but they do it surreptitiously. When the umpires are “looking out the window. The hurlers usually try to slip on a little moisture to obtain a sharper break on the ball when they are in a tight spot and a dangerous hitter is up. 888 B B B MR. G. DAVIS IS A ‘SOMEBODY’ NOW THE sword may strike the shackles from the limbs of the slave, but it's ballyhoo and bunkum, that gets a baseball player’s name in the headlines. Last year George Davis, the outfielder, played with the Phillies in the National League. He was known as G. Davis and not much publicity was given his achievements. There was another Davis, Viigil, on the team who batted harder. Moreover Chuck Klein, Don Hurst and Pinkie Whitney, on the same club, monopolized the spotlight. G Davis was just G. Davis. Came the winter The New York Giants, Phillies and Pirates swung a threecornered deal and it happened that G. Davis was included and was transferred to the Giants, who finished below the Phillies in the 1932 race. . With the Philly shackles removed. Mr. G. Davis started going places , in the hot stove league. . . ! The shift from Quakertown to New York acted as a metamorphosis, j The publicity guns of the Giants were pushed up into firing position and j the blasting got under way. Asa result George Davis is now a ‘some- j bodv.” George accepted terms the other day and received an increase over his Quakertown pay. Instantly the Giant offices got busy. Davis was invited down from his Bridgeport home to give the world a chance to see him signing a contract. Sports writers and photographers were notified to be on hand at the event. A dozen scriveners showed up and several cameramen. Well, at that, whenever a guy receives a boost in pay nowadays it’s worth recording in sound. However, G. Davis batted only .309 last season and makes j no claims of being a Babe Ruth. Here’s hoping George comes out of the dizzy ballyhoo. It leads one J to wonder what would happen in New York if the Hoosier Hercules, j Chuck Klein, was sold by the Phillies to the Giants. Doubtless factory whistles would blow (if any), bells would ring and there would be a parade 348 miles long, a mile for eyery point in Chuck's 1932 swatting . average. b a a nan POTSY CLARK, Indianapolis, was doing some pointing with pride today. Three of his Portsmouth professional football leaguers were I prominent factors in that big Knights of Columbus charity grid tilt in j “San Fran” Sunday. Ebding and McKalip. touchdown toters for the AllStars, played with Potsy’s eleven last fall. Christianson, tackle with the victorious Stars, also is a Portsmouth warrior. The Stars beat the powerful Green Bay Packers, 13 to 6. Red Grange retired after losing four yards in five tries for the Packers. Estimated attendance was 20,000. a a a a a u „ Notre Dame’s 1932 football team was beaten five times, although the record book shows the Irish lost but twice, to Pitt and Southern California. The other three lickings came from the freshman team during workouts for the Carnegie Tech. Army and U. S. O. tilts. This would seem to indicate that Hunk Anderson will have something to work with when fall rolls around. U ti tt tt tt tt Paul Runyan, winner of the recent $7,500 Agua Caliente golf tourna- j ment, used to be a milkman. Speaking of milk, Pitcher Burleigh Grimes of the Chicago Cubs, is drinking a gallon a day to store up strength for the 1933 season. a a a a a a Mate, H. C. Bostwick’s great thoroughbred, came close to being destroyed when he was foaled. An attendant discovered one of his | forelegs was short. The short leg never bothered Mate. Roland Locke, famous sprinter, established a world's record in the 220 despite the fact one of his legs was slightly shorter than the other.

Sixteen Games on Slate Collegiate Basket Program

Sixteen basketball games have been scheduled for Indiana colleges this week after completion in most schools of the mid-winter examinations. Hanover has the most ambitious schedule of the Veek, playing three successive nights. Hanover will entertain Oakland City Thursday night and will play two games in Illinois Friday and Saturday, meeting Eastern Illinois Teachers and Joliet. Indiana U. and Purdue are inactive. Indiana State Teachers and Central Normal open the week's schedule at Danville tonight. No games have been scheduled for Tuesday.

Saturday College Scores

BIG TEN Michigan. 36: Chicago. 18. Northwestern 30: Illinois. 27. state colleges Anderson. 44. Concordia. 33 Pittsburgh. 39: Notre Dame 3V Gary Freshmen. *10; Culver Military. 19. OTHER COLLEGES Pennsylvania. 38: Navy. 34 Ashland. 52; Ohio Northern, 28_ Brigham Young. 33: Montana State. -6. Carleton. 47; Ripon. 22. Coe. 30; Grinnell. 19. Columbia. 37; Cornell. 36 Bradlev Tech. 26; James Milltkin. *3. Davis and Elkins. 30; Shenandoah. 21. Florida 40; Georgia. 39. Georgia Tech. 48: Mercer, 18. Grove City. 34: Thiel. 33. John Carroll. 29; Findlay. 22. Lake Forest. 35; Elmhurst. 31 Loyola i Baltimore!. 35; Johns HopklMarv!and. 37: Virginia Poly. 21. Michigan State. 35: Olivet. 13 Mississippi State. 40; Tulane, 29. Murrav Teachers. 42: Western Kentucky Teachers. 20 Muskingum. 28: Oberlin. 23 North Carolina. 38: Wake Forest 26 North Dakota U. 40: South Dakota ' Ohio "university 32; Cincinnati. 28 Otterbein. 43: Kenyon. 22, Penn State. 47: Washington and JefferSO princeton. 40: Dartmouth, 25 St John's (Brooklyn'. 36; George Washington. 35 (overtime'. Temple. 31: Georgetown 19 Texas 38 Texas A and M. 31 Toledo university. 31: Marietta. 22. Dos Louisville, 44: Centre. 32. Upper lowa 26 Dubuque. 20. Utah 30 Utah State 31 Vanderbilt. 25: Auburn. 24 Virginia. 32 Washington and Lee. 27 Wa hburn, 32 Ft Hav- 22 Washington college. 34; Western Maryland. 31 (overtime'. Wavnesbure. 57 Bethanv, 29 Western Fffr e, 34 Colgate. 26 Western Mich i S*ate Teachers, 34, Lcvola (Chicago' 22. Westminster, 39. Allegheny. 28.

Manchester and Ball State each play two games. They meet at Muncie Wednesday night. Manchester will be-host to Western State of Kalamazoo. Mich., Friday night and Ball State entertains them Saturday. Indiana Central and N. C. A. G. U. clash here Friday night and Huntington plays at Indiana Central Saturday. Butler renews Missouri Valley Conference competition Saturday at Oklahoma A. and M. Valparaiso's two game schedule takes the team to St. Viator at Kankakee. 111., tonight and to Concordia at Milwaukee Thursday. Notre Dame plays at Toledo. 0., tonight. Franklin plays Loyola at Chicago and Earlham goes to Dayton, 0., for games Saturday night. Stella Walsh Is Injured in Fall Rti T'nitrd Press WARSAW. Poland. Jan. 23.—Miss Stanislawa Malasiewicz iStella Walsh), who won the women’s 100meter dash for Poland at the Los Angeles Olympic games, today was being treated for a leg injury which may end her athletic career. This famous 22-year-old Polish girl tripped over the railroad tracks at a grade crossing in Lemberg Saturday. fell to the ground and lay there helpless for hours before her .plight was discovered. She was taken to a Warsaw specialist who said she had sprained her ankle and torn a tendon in her leg. He said it was doubtful if she would be able to run again. BIRDS BUY BAKER Rjl Times Special LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—Loris Baker, utility star, has been sold to Columbus of the American Association by Los Angeles of the Coast League. JBaker, who played even- position in the infield and outfield for the Angeles last year, batted - -261.

Indianapolis Times Sports

Godfrey to Battle Fox Negro Heavyweight Stars in Armory Scrap Here Jan. 31. An important fistic battle involving two of the leading Negro heavyweights in the country, will be staged at the Armory here Tuesday night, Jan. 31, when George Godfrey, 240-pound veteran, meets Tiger Jack Fox, Terre Haute puncher, in a ten-round scrap. Contracts have been signed, the date definitely set, and Godfrey .already has arrived in the city, Promoter Jimmy McLemore disclosed today. Godfrey is expected to open training in a local gym Wednesday. Both Godfrey and Fox are hard punchers, Godfrey having nearly 100 knockout victories in his record. In his Hoosier campaign, Fox has gained an edge over such scrappers as Jack Redman (first round kayo for state heavy title;, Larry Johnson (twice), Seal Harris. Rosy Rosales, Joe Sekyra, Battling Bozo and others. The gold belt held by Godfrey will be placed on display in the window of Clark & Son’s Claypool drug store Tuesday. The belt is emblematic of the world Negro heavyweight title.

Tourney Scores on Saturday

Indianapolis City Shortridge. 39; Manual. 19.’ Tech. 47; Washington, 35. I Tech B. 30; Broad Ripple B. 16. Shortridge B, 15; Tech B, 14. Tech, 40; Shortridge, 19. Tippecanoe County Jackson township, 26: Stockwell, 19. Buck Creek, 29; West Point, 15 Clark's Hill, 20; Battle Ground. IS. Montmorenci. 15; Romney, 14 Jackson township. 30; Buck Creek. 23. Clark s Hill. 36: Montmorenci. 23 Jackson township, 25; Clark's Hill 10 (Anal). Montgomery County Wingate, 26: Linden, 19. New Richmond. 31; New Ross, 21. Waynetown. 23: Ladoga. 20. Waveland. 24; New Market. 21. New Richmond. 37; Wingate. 25. Waveland. 27; Wavnetown, 13. New Richmond. 31; Waveland. 23 (final). Carroll County Deer Creek. 32; Rockfield.' 15. Cutler, 34; Adams township. 16. West Middleton. 32: Russiaville, 27. Camden 33; Deer Creek. 24. West Middleton. 28: Cutler, 26. Camden, 26; West Middleton 19 (final). La Porte County Wanatah. 27; Union Mills,' 15 (final). Clinton County Jefferson. 21: Forest. 16. Michigantown. 28; Scircleville. 17. Michigantown, 30; Jefferson, 17 (final). _ Jay Countv Portland. 26: Madison. 23 (final). Washington County Hardinsburg. 32; Campbellsburg. 28. Pekin. 41; Little York, 26. Hardinsburg. 35; Monroe. 17. Hardinsburg. 23; Pekin. 20 (final). Marion Invitational Peru. 28; Winamac, 14 Marion. 23; Rochester. 15. Winamac. 35; Rochester. 17 (consolation) . Peru, 30: Marion. 14 (final). , Scottsburg Blind Scottsburg. 29: North Vernon. 27. Madison. 42: Vevay. 12. North Vernon. 33; Vevav, 27 (consolation i. Scottsburg. 35; Madison, 21 (final). Huntington Blind Union (Wells), 22; Union (Huntington). 21. Lafayette Center, 24; Roanoke, 18. Lafayette Center. 31; Union, 17 (final). Bourbon Blind Bourbon, 19; Plymouth, 18. Bremen, 19; Culver. 14. Culver. 17: Plymouth, 15 (consolation). Bourbon. 29; Bremen, 15 (final). Wabash Valley Prelims At Bloomfield Bloomfield. 27; Odon, 23. Epsom. 21; Scotland. 20. Bloomfield. 23; Epsom. 14 (final). At Bridgeport, 111. Bridgeport, 41; St. Francisville, 40 (double overtime: final). At Clay City Clay City, 35: Ashboro, 14. Cory, 33; Bowling Green. 23. Clay City, 31: Cory. 22 (final). At Cloverdale Bainbridge. 17; Eminence. 11. Cloverdale 32: Paragon. 14. Bainbridge. 33; Cloverdale, 22 (final). At Fontanet Fontanet, 26: Otter Creek. 18 (final). At Freelandville Freelandville. 34: Bicknell. 20. Rruceville, 39; Oaktown, 21. Bruceville, 23; Freelandville. 22 (overtime; final). At Honey Creek Black Hawk. 31: Prairie Creek, 13. Riley. 24; Honey Creek, 14. Riley. 24; Black Hawk. 21 (final). At H.vmera Jasonille. 21: Fairbanks. 20. Dueger, 17; Hvmera. 16.' Dugger. 22; Jasonville, 20 (overtime: final). At Linton Lvons. 26: Plainville. 21. Linton. 48; Newberry, 28. Linton, 30; Lyons. 19 (final). At Mecca Rockville. 27: Montezuma. 26. Rosed.ale. 21: Marshall. 19, Bridgeton. 20: Green township, 17. •Tang’er. 24: Rockville. 23. •Rneedale. 51: Bridgeton. 8. ♦Both winners ouality for finals at Terre Haute next Friday and Saturday. At PerryviUe Clinton. 22: Oavtiga. i4. Perrvsville, 37; Newport, 19. Perrysville, 16; Clinton, 15 ifinal). At Robinson 111. Robinson. 28; Newton. 10. Hudsonville. 27: Robinson, 17 (final! At Snencer Spencer. 31: Patricksburg. 18. Solsberry. 29: Gosport. 17. Spencer, 29: Solsberry. 28 (final*. At Sullivan Sullivan. 20: New Lebanon. 19. Pleasantvilie, 26; Oravsville, 18. Pleasantville. 39. Sullian. 27 (final). At Terre Haute Wiley. 29: Garfield. 21 (final). Juniors at Anderson Anderson 42 Bristol. 7. Aurora. 17: Fairmount. 13 State Deaf School. 15: Noblesville, 10. Mt. Hope. 18: Jeffersonville. 16. Anderson. 27: Aurora. 19 State Deaf School, 26: Mt. Hope, 10. State Deaf School, 25: Anderson. 22 (final). ROSENBLUMS NEXT OK CARD FOR KAUTSKYS Cleveland Rosenblums, with most of the original Celtics in the lineup, will invade the Armory next Sunday to cattle Kautsky A. C.. local quintet, which holds second place in the National League. A victory over Crimson Coach Tobaccos of Toledo Sunday at the Armory, 38 to 22, gave the locals the runner-up berth in the league. With Wooden, Murphy and Hosier setting the place, Kautskys grabbed a 13-to-12 lead at the half. Jacobs and Koehler starred for Toledo. Kautskys defeated Mtmcie Whys in a league tilt Saturday night, 31 to 30. scoring six points in the last two minutes of play.

NO BOXING THIS WEEK

No boxing show is scheduled in Indianapolis this week. Matchmaker Sam Slotskv had planned to use Tracy Cox with a suitable opponent in a feature attraction at the Armory Tuesday night, but was unable to line up a first rate scrapper to send against the local junior welterweight thumper. Efforts were made to sign Johnny Farr of Cleveland, but negotiations fell through.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1933

Takes It on Chin, but Not Purse

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A LITTLE jolt on the chin from Julia, his adopted daughter. doesn’t bother Babe Ruth much. But a $25,000 jolt from Col Jaite Ruppert, boss man of the New York Yankees, is just too much the Babe opines. The above picture, showing Babe doing a bit of catching, with daughter Julia pitching, was taken as father and adopted daughter worked out in a New York gym.

Leo Sexton Awarded Three Places on All-America Team

BY JACK CUDDY United Press Stiff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—The return of American track and field supremacy to the Atlantic seaboard and the unprecedented award of three positions to Leo Sexton of New York, are highlights of the allAmerica track and field team, announced today by Daniel J. Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union. Ferris’ annual team, published in Spaldings athletic almanac, gives seventeen of the team’s thirty-five positions to eastern athletes, while the Pacific coast, which for years seemed the center of the nation's athletic greatness, received only five places. Ten went to the middlewest, and three to the south. Referring to Sexton, the New York Athletic Club’s husky weight man, Ferris said it was the first time in his recollection that an individual had been given three places on the team. The all-America track and field team follows: Sixty Yards—Emmett Toppino. Loyola university (N. O.i. 100 Yards —Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette. 100 and 200 Meters—Eddie Tolan, (unattached i, Detroit.

Give Bill Terry a Chance —He Can’t Do Worse Than McGraw

BY JOE WILLIAMS New York World-Telegram Sports Editor NEW YORK, Jan. 23. —For the first time in thirty years, the New York Giants will shove off for the south next month without John J. McGraw, under whom they won ten pennants and finished second eleven times. McGraw has given way to a younger man—Memphis Bill Terry —and while he still retains some sort of vague connection with the executive family, it is evident that he is no longer an active practitioner in the art that has been his life's blcod. Os course it was inevitable that sooner or later he must come to the end of the road. But I think it came sooner than he had planned or hoped for. And certainly he would have preferred that the exit march and the stage setting be different. McGraw quit with his Giants wallowing in the rut. That was so unlike the man they used to call “Little Napoleon’’ that few people believed he had quit without pressure. But it developed he had quit on his own volition. He had become tired, weary, discouraged. Maybe he felt he was losing his grip. There was no fight, pride or hustle on his ball club. “The men don’t get out and fight for the games like they used to—that’s what is wrong with baseball.’’ In recent years this became a repititious, bitter litany with McGraw\ All his interview's w’ere prefaced with a scorching indictment of the take-it-easy ball player. a a tt TT wasn’t like that in the old days. McGraw used to see to it personally that it wasn’t. His Giants either fought ior the games or they ceased to be Giants. What had happened? Trying to find the answer. McGraw must have been assailed by uneasy noubts. “Why can’t I get therc to fight now?’’ That times had changed and ball players along with them could never satisfy McGraw' as an honest explanation. That might be part of the answer, but not the whole. It is hard to forget that when once you commanded the army advanced And so your doubts begin to grow. You begin ic wonder if it isn’t you rather than the army that has changed. Still, McGraw might have stayed on and tried to recapture some of the spirit of the old Giants if conditions in the executive family had i been more pleasant. Lack of har- 1 mony in the front office, plus a growing indo ence on the ball field undoubtedly rrovoked the climax. 1 On the road, the Giants are still

300 Yards—Horace B. Whitney, Colgate. 440 Yards —William A. Carr, U. of Pennsylvania. 600 Yards—Alex Wilson. Notre Dame. 880 Yards—Ben Eastman, Stanford. 1,000 Yards—Dale Letts. Illinois A. C. One Mile—Gene Venzke, New York A. C. 5.000 Meters—Ralph Hill. S. F. Olympic Club. 'O.OOO Meters —Tom Ottey, Michigan State. Ten Mile—Paul Mundy, Philadelphia. Fifteen miles—Albert Michelsen, Millrose A. A., N. Y. Twenty Miles—William Steiner (unattached), N. Y. Marathon—Clyde D. Martak (unattached), Baltimore. Cross-Country and Steeplechase—Joseph McCluskey, Fordham Seventy-Yard High Hurdles Percy Beard, New York A. C. 120-Yard High Hurdles and 220-Yard Low Hurdles—George Saling. U. of lowa. 400 Meters Hurdles—Glen Hardin, Louisiana State. Three-Mile Walk—Harry Hinkel. Los Angeles A. C. Seven-Mile Walk—John Knackstedt, Ger-man-American, N. Y. Running Broad Jump——Edward L. Gordon Jr. (unattachedi, Gary. Ind. Running High Jump—George B. Spitz. New York A. C. Run. Hop, Step, Jump—Sidney Bowman, Louisiana State. Pole Vault—William W. Miller. S. F Olympic Club. Sixteen-Pound Shot. 35 and 56-Pound Weights—Leo Sexton, New York A. C Sixteen-Pound Hammer—Pete Zaremba New York U. Discus Throw—Johnson Anderson, New York A. C. Javelin Throw Kennth Churchill, S. F Olympic Club. Decathlon—James A. Bausch. Kansas City A. C.

the Giants. Last season they outdrew every team in the National League, including the pennant-win-ning Cubs. Tlie magic of the name is as vibrandy compelling as ever. There ought, to be a textbook lesson in this for advertising. Here is a convincing instance of a popular trade-mark outliving its product. a a a FOR years, McGraw symbolized the Giants. They were McGraw’s Giants. The fans may not have loved McGraw, but they had a certain admiration for him. Above all, they admired his fighting spirit. They even admired him, in a way, back in his rowdy days when the eloquence of his oratory consisted of a right swing to the jaw. There is no way to forecast what the McGrawless Giants will do next season under Terry—or what they might do under anybody. It will be Terry's first full season as manager. If the players are there he will have a winning team. If ohey aren’t, he won't. The southerner is thoroughly equipped to do an expert job with the material at hand. Some of the boys say he is in a tough spot—replacing one of the greatest managers of all time. I don't agree. The records show that McGraw couldn't get the team to win. It will be no reflection on Terry if he can't. On the other aand, if he is successful, his achieve- j ment will be all the greater.

Independent and Amateur Notes

The English Avenue Girls’ club five desires games with girls' teams having access l 2 Ca l> Drexel 6096 any time after 6:30 p. m. on Tuesday. In games played Saturday night at Pennsy g.vm Morris Plan five defeated St. Paul Independents. 37 to 27; U S Tires downed Central Business College team. 35 to 11. and Louisville Eppine defeated Real Silk girls. 25 to 11 The Morris Plan team will meet the strong i lpton Diamond Oilers next Sunday afternoon at the Tipton armory. The manager of Indianapolis Buddies Club five has added Julius Zukerman to the roster. He has been on the hospital list for some time. The Buddie varsity has won twenty-one games and lost seven. Buddies desire games with city and state teams desiring a first-class attraction. For dates, write Abe Goldsmith. 1202 South Meridian stret. Apt. 8. or phone Drexel 5244-R. Brightwood Juniors won the Beech Grove invitational tourney at Beech Grove. Brightwood defeated the Tartans, 38 to 12. in the first round, and in the semi-finais downed Troian Juniors. 36 to 19. In the finals the Brightwood Juniors downed Beech Grove Boys" Club five. 28 to 18. Caskev. Kirkman and Wilson were outs'andmg on offense with Plumber controlling the tip-off and Gwinn shining on defense. Caskev is showing brilliant form this season. Indianapolis Deaks defeated Eli Lilly five. 30 to 20. at the Armorv Sundav afternoon. Bright and Terhune were best for the winners, and W’ithrow. former Butler star, was outstanding for the loser*. For games with winners write R. W. Williams. 15 North Addison street. A game is for the last of the week.

Hoosier Chiefs Go to Texas on ‘Farin' Plan Owner Perry and Manager Killefer Will Meet in Ft. Worth to Discuss Purchase of Cats; Holke Believed Slated as Pilot of Team. By United Pros LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23.—Wade ißed) Killefer, new pilot of the Indianapolis American Association Club, was en route today to Ft. Worth, Tex., to discuss with President Norman A. Perry of the Hoosiers the possibility of buying the Ft. Worth franchise m a larnt for Indianapolis. “We will meet in Ft. Worth for the purpose of looking over that Texas League club as a farm,” Killefer said oefore leaving Sunday night. “Mr. Perry had a farm in the defunct Three-I League at Terre Haute, but he thinks the faster Texas League would be an ideal place to develop our young ball players.”

The red-thatched veteran manager said he would set up spring training headquarters at French Lick, Ind., this year with thirtyeight players. The Hoosier training site was shifted from Sarasota, Fla., to reduce training expenses SB,OOO, he said. Killefer was noncommittal about any plans of acquiring Pacific Coast League players. The Terre Haute club, helped out financially by Indianapolis last year, will join the Central League this season, it is said. The Central loop is Class B and the Texas League is Class A. It is believed Walter Holke, Tribe coach, will be made manager at Ft. Worth if the Indians buy the Cats. Holke piloted Terre Haute in 1932 until the Three-I circuit disbanded, after which he came to the Indians as coach and was accompanied here by a group of rookies. CITY ROLLER QUINTET LOSES TO RICHMOND After winning seven consecutive games, the Indianapolis team of the state roller polo league was upset by Richmond at Tomlinson hall Sunday afternoon, 7 to 4. It was the fastest tilt of the local season. John Bricker, Joe Bulla and Lew Quigley led the visitors in goal shooting and Socks Quigley bagged two for the losers. Indianapolis will play at Richmond Wednesday night and next Sunday Marion will invade Tomlinson hall. In a prelim game here Sunday Riverside rink five downed the Stuck Coal quintet, 6 to 4. Muncie has withdrawn from the league, leaving four clubs playing, Indianapolis, Richmond, Ft. Wayne and Marion. RUDOLPH RAPS CARAS By Times Special NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Winning ten of the fourteen blocks, Erwin Rudolph, Cleveland veteran, defeated Jimmy Caras, national title runnerup, 1,750 to 1,421, in their three-cushion billiard exhibition series here.

Tech Retains City Crown, Irish Bow to Greencaslle

Tech retained its city high school hardwood laurels Saturday with a decisive 40 to 19 triumph over Shortridge at the east side gym in the title battle of the annual city tournament. Piling up a 10 to 0 lead at the

Cooper Cops Arizona Open By United Press PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 23.—Lighthorse Harry Cooper, veteran Chicago pro, slashed across the rainsoaked Phoenix Country Club course Sunday to capture the second annual $1,500 Phoenix open golf tournament. Cooper won SSOO by adding a 71 and 72 to his opening card for an aggregate of 281. Horton Smith, young Springfield (Mo.) pro, and Ray Mangrum, lanky Texan from Waco, split second and third place money of $250 each by carding 2835. TURNERS WALLOP lEFF Bulleit, Saddler and Hill, with 12, 14 and 10 points, respectively, led South Side Turners to their eleventh victory of the season Sunday as they downed Jeffersonville in a fast game, 52 to 33. Turners led at the half, 22 to 8, but a rally by the visitors in the last half closed the gap to six points before the Turners pulled away again. The Great Eastern Stages from Cleveland, 0., will meet Turners here next Sunday. SUTTER NET CHOICE MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 23.—Cliff Sutter. Tulane tennis star, was the favorite when play opened today in the all-south championship here. Gregory Mangin and George Lott are leading contenders.

Irvington Trojans will battle Indiana Bell Telephone five at old Butler gvm tonight at 8 o'clock. A prelim tilt will start at 7 p. m. Games are wanted on Mondays and Thursdays with fast city and state clubs. Call Irvington 0937 arid ask for Charlie. Dooley Hotshots have won seven games in ten starts. Games are wanted on Saturdays and Sundays with teams having gyms. Call Cherry 3449-W and ask for Dooley. Bethany Christians desire games with teams having gyms. The manager of the Unitey church five is requested to get in touch with Bernie. For games write Ross Smith. 632 Madison avenue, or call Bernie at Drexel 5444. Louisville Eppings turned back Turners Girls here Sundav. 14 to 8. in one of the best girl's game seen on the local floor. It was a great defensive battle with the terms tied at the first auarter at 4-all. Turners took a momentary lead in the next period, but trailed at the half, 9 to 6. In a one-sided game. St. Pats buried L. S. Avres basket ball team under a 52 to 13 score at Pennsv evm Sundav, St. Pats were leading 30 to 10 at the half. Hatfield. Bottems and Bissesi led the scoring for the St. Pats, while Groves and Madden plaved best for the L S. Avres quintet. St. PhiliDs defeated B and 0.. 54 to 33. St. Phillips led at half time. 24 to 10. Communal Midgets defeated Oakland Independents. 25 to 24, in a fast fray. The Mideets have won nineteen games in twentv-three starts. The manager of the Kirshbaum Bulldogs is requested to get in touch with the Midgets at once. Address 1335 Union street.

Old Fox Signs ’Em AFTER a busy season in the trading market, "Old Fox” Clark Griffith isn't wasting any time in getting his Washington Senators signed up for the 1933 American League campaign. Seven of his pastimers already have accepted terms.

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3 Tied in Cue Event By United Press CHICAGO. Jan. 23.—Clarence Jackson, Detroit, and Jay N Bozeman Jr., Vallejo, Cal., today seek their fourth straight victories in the world’s three-cushicn billiard championship tournament. Jackson, although a veteran star, is seeking his first world's title. In today’s first game he meets Johnny Layton, ten-times titleholder from Sedalia, Mo. Layton, after a running start, slipped and lost two games. Bozeman is a cock-sure, highpowered youngster and meets the Buffalo veteran. Frank Scoville, late this afternoon. In tonight’s battle Augie Kieckhefer, the defending champion, tangles with Allen Hail, who has lost three straight. Kieckhefer remains well in the running in defense of his crown with two victories and one defeat. Welker Cochran, the balkline star from Hollywood, making his first three-cushion titular attempt, advanced to a tie for the lead with Bozeman and Jackson Sunday night. He defeated Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia, 50 to 46.

H. S. Results Saturday

Greencastle. 34; Cathedral (Indianapolisi, 25. Brownsburg, 44: Hillsboro, 31. Burnettsville. 48; Buffalo. 35. Noblesville. 23: Carmel, 17. Arcadia, 31; Cicero. 25. Vincennes, 20; Central (Evansville), 16. Reitz (Evansville), 36; Princeton, 21. Fortville. 32; Pendleton. 19. Fowler. 44; Otterbein. 30 Emerson (Gary), 28; Hammond, 24. Wallace (Gary). 44; Hammond Tech, 23. Hartford City, 26; Garrett, 22. St. Mary's (Huntington), 43; Rock Creek, 24. Jefferson (Lafayette) 33; Morton (Richmond). 24. Plainfield, 33; Silent Hoosiers, 27. Seymour, 23; Southport, 16. Valparaiso. 22; Whiting. 20 Walnut Grove, 32; Atlanta, 22. St. Mary's i Anderson i. 29: Gaston 22. Wilkinson. 18; Maxwell. 13.

outset, the Campbell quintet never was threatened. The champions led 18 to 5 at the half, and reserves played most of the final period. Edwards led the victors’ attack with twenty points. Seward, Shortridge ace, left the game early in the second quarter on personal fouls. Berns’ ten points topped Blue scorers. In semi-final tussles, Shortridge thumped Manual, 39 to 19, while Tech rallied in the last half to drop Washington, 47 to 35. Shortridge reserves captured the “B” team crown, defeating Tech, 15 to 14. Cathedral was the victim of a last-half rally at Greencastle, bowing to the Tiger Cubs, 34 to 25. The Irish took a 12 to 11 edge at the intermission but McAnally, Hurst and Hammond led a Greencastle rally which gave the winners at 26 to 19 lead at the three-quarters mark. Eddie O’Connor and Shipp starred for the Irish.

Pin Gossip BY LEFTY LEE

Die Capitol City Traveling League held the attention of the fans over the weekend. rolling on the Indiana alleys Saturday night and the Parkway drives Sundav afternoon. Saturday night the Uptown Five took top honors when they rolled a total of 3.925. Ahearn. Ward and Stemm n C „ or , ed J 43 and Bb3 for this Baibasol had Hueber rolling the leagueleading total of 866 and they landed in D J ace with a count of ,3.880. The wh-n ®S r ‘ es ° f the seas* appeared I r> Fal * Cltv Latter and Indiana Wheel and Rim counted 3.807 for third and fourth place Other teams finished in the order ww?- J T P. Johnson. Mic-Lis-McCahiU Trhn 6 iji,,i jUn< i 1 j and Barkeepers Friend' Wheeler U feam. e< * a total 0f 815 ‘he 846 r d5r k ing U lundav ? s Ve p d la i v. whfch’M^ Pritchett s brilliant count of 902 on eames of 206. 235. 257 and 204 gave th* Barba sol top honors bv a wide margin 6 with ?Q 0t f al of 4 063 ' Mic-Lis-M cCah i R had and 3 Rim rUn r ne p UD t h i? nors ' Indlana Wheel P Johl ison and Fall City Loger staged a race to the final frame tZZ aSd h 3 e 617 the fUt With scores of 3*564 ,i£ lar ? nc,? !^ ack returned from Florida in jo roll with Fall City Lager and showed the bovs he still retained hi* form 842 Doundlntr the maples for a total Sf vjo ac Jl Hun t looked sick when he rolled a *39 Kame. but other counts of 227 9*?*; and 231 pulled his total up to 832. 23 ° Cray tied Hueber at 846 over the four-ga.ne route. °' er ~T h e Siamese twins of the local 826 UntS anC * Abl>ot;t - had totals of 856 and (.PHI 5?, M'ffg ; ss; •° nv “ f 2 r _, th * coming city tournament c.osed at midnight Saturday, but Norman trnTaht 0 ? Wl J l J nake ’he rounds of all alley" team'Vk 1 '? mck , UD J ast minute entries. Any in?^fi. ha L vo . Tks , fast a nd gets their entry for 2 ir 16 h ,? nds their alley manager before Hamilton arrives will be able to enter The schedule and prize awards mus- be ' ! L re .?. dv ' 50 if , v ; our team intends to rol. in this annua! feature our tip is t 0 turn that entry in today. Ninety bowlers rolled in the Illinois alleys 215 scratch singles Saturday and Sunday. Ouass W. Heckman. Weiner and Anderson took the first four prizes, finishing in the order named. Seventy teams rolled in the 430 doubles event at the Pritchett alleys Ollie Branum and Frank Alford copping firs’ place with a great total of 1.438. Lacy and Fancher wen runner-up honors rolling 1 392 Jes Pritchett and Chuck Klein took the show money when they rolled 1 382 Other prize winning totals were: Pritchett Jr . and Liehtae. 1.366: M O Gradv and J O'Gradv 1 364: Brvan and Man. 1 348; Lindon and J Barrett. 1 347: Hill ahd Ward. 1 342 and Streibeck and Schoch. 1 342 High team game outside the prize list went to Klein and Fehr who rolled 457. The high single game prize was won by Wiley with a 266.

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Off The Backboard

BY VERX BOXELL

SHORTRIDGE didn’t believe it. so Tech did it again. And the Cannonaders left little doubt about their superiority when they subdued the north s.ders in that final city tournament tussle Saturday. Now the question is being asked. How does lech stack up with Anderson?" With due aspect for the strength of shortridge and Southport. Tim Campbell's boys appear the class of the county. Barring a major upset, the east siders and Anderson should get together at the Indian tepee sometime on March 11 to battle for the right to play in the state championship tourney. Then what? Your correspondent saw a crippled Anderson team thump Newcastle and Tech tallop over Shortridge over the weex-end. He's seen both at the peak of their strength. And here's the way they stack up with Ole Backboard: Tech has an edge at ’he forwards, which is balanced by a slight edge for the Indians at guard. Childers and Conger. the veteran Anderson combination. form ore of the classiest defensive duos in the state. Prather and Dischtnger are playing their first full season of varsity ball and improving with every game. But experience gives Anderson the shade. At center, it’s a tossup. Hallinan, an early season sensation, hit the skids a few weeks ago. Just when he appealed on the comeback trail he was suspended for breaking training rules. Maybe the rest will bring him back. If it does, then Edwards, he of the Camera feet, faces a real task in bringing Tech on top at this position. Anderson's biggest edge is in reserve strength, which Tech hasn’t. In size and balance, the prospective rivals appear even. In the masterminding department, you can't go wrong on either side. Tech undoubtedly has the stifTer sectional assignment. Shortridge and Southport present problems that would wrinkle any coaches’ brow. So, write your own ticket! BBS

Miincie is very angry. For vrars am! years, Fete Jolly has been giving Beareat followers winning; teams, including two state championship quintets. Pete has bumped into a lean year. Hi* basketball team has done fairlv well, winning ten out of fifteen games, but that isn t up to the usual Miincie standard, so Bearcat wailing has reached anew high even in these times of depression. Brothers Boh Barnet and Hazzy Silverburg of Munrie have been serving up ehoiee boiled Bearcat for some time. It's nothing new for Silverburg the Hazev his is a chronic ease. But Barnet had an acute attack after Frankfort knocked off the Muncies on their home floor Friday night. Some of his choice adjectives in describing Jolly's boys in print were: “Fumbling, stumbling and falling, hapless, flat-footed, disorganized, demoralized and bewildered.” It must be the environment, tt u o OF all the tournaments preceding the state championship elimination series, the Wabash Valley affair is the largest and most bitterly fought. Eighty-eight teams opened action in fifteen sectionals Friday, and when they ceased firing Saturday night, sixteen were left—fourteen from Indiana and two from Illinois. The last shall be first when first round action in the title tourney gets under way next Friday at Terre Haute. Bainbridge, the defending champion, will face Dugger, 1932 runner-up, right at the start. Survivors of the sestional play and first round pairings follow: Linton vs. Fontanet: Wilev of Terre fn. r,'. s - Spencer: Bloomfield vs. Hut,sonwile. 111.: Pleasantville vs. Tangier Bruceville vs. Bridgeport. 111.: Rilev vs. Ro.sedale: Dugger vs. Bainbridge. and Perrvsville vs. Clav Citv. tt tt a Richmond at Muncie, Friday night—maybe they can sign the Richmond egg-tossers and Muncie’s after-tourney rioters for a pre-game free-for-all. Minnesota Is Purple Rival R'J 1 viterl Press CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—Michigan invades Minneapolis tonight to battle Minnesota in the only Western conference cage game scheduled this week. Mid-year examinations . force a layoff before the last half of the tituler race gets under way. The Wolverines will go into a second place tie with Northwestern if they can subdue the Gophers tonight. Minnesota has lost all three of its conference games. Michigan owns three victories and one defeat. MEL OTT TAKES TERMS Ry Vnitrd Press NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Mel Ott, ace outfielder of the New York Giants, has signed his 19'.’3 contract, thereby embarking upon his eighth major league season although only . 24 years old. Ott tied Chuck Klein of the Phillies for National League homer honors with thirty-eight last year.

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