Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 257, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1933 — Page 8

By Eddie Ash Chuck Klein Near ‘Pink’ for New Year tt m m Experts Debate New Athletic Machine 9 tt tt Sports Sidelights Picked at Random

\yiTH his manager, Burt Shotton, predicting a pennant, and with the well-known Dan Howley weighing in with the forecast the Phillies will finish at least third, Chuck Klein, Indianapolis, the Hoosier Hercules, is feeling like a 2-year-old as he prepares to take off for his 1933 big league spring training season in Florida. The slugging Chuck will leave early Thursday for the Quakertown camp in Winterhaven. Declaring himself to be within a few pounds of regular playing poundage, Klein expects to round into top form in short order after the southern sun hits him a few times and after he takes a few swings in batting practice. "Fact is,” Chuck said today, “I plan to get right in there and perform in the early exhibition games, my object being to have a big season from the outset.” Fishing, hunting and bowling took up Klein's spare time this winter and he secs no reason why he shouldn't continue to lambast the horsehide as well as cover his territory in the usual style. This six-foot Hoosier is fast on his feet as well as being a demolisher of pitchers, and he's only 26 years old. He batted .348 last year and pilfered 20 bases. Included among his 226 hits were 50 doubles, 15 triples and 38 home runs and he was third high in the National League in hitting percentage. Klein led the league in total hits; in scoring runs, 152; in total bases on hits, 420; in stolen bases, and tied with Mel Ott of the New York Giants for most home runs in the senior major circuit. Moreover, he was second in batting in runs, his record showing 137, Don Hurst, a team mate, being first with 143. In the last four years, since becoming a regular performer, the Indianapolis slugger has scored 100 runs or more each season, made 200 hits or more and hit for over 400 total bases in three of the four seasons, missing out in 1931, when his mark was .347.. tt tt tt a a a MACK’S TEAM UNDERGOES BIG CHANGES THE old Mackian machine isn't what she used to be and big league experts are spending hours speculating on what the several changes will bring about. Eddie Collins, Connie’s nghthand man, has stepped up as part owner of the Red Sox; Simmons, Haas and Dykes are with the White Sox; Coach Kid Gleason is dead, and Bing Miller has retired to the coaching lines and to do part-time playing as a pinch hitter. The veteran Mack is sure to miss the presence of Collins and the Grand Old Man of Shibc park now will have to continue to carry on and forget about retirement so long as his health holds out. It has been the general opinion for years that Collins would be the next pilot of the Athletics, but the major scribes will have to revise their predictions now since Eddie has become a magnate in another city. Collins supplied Connie with valuable assistance and was the handy man on the lot, around the dugout and in spring training camp. Always busy, that was Eddie's style, permitting Mack to sit back and size up the good and bad points as Collins sent the athletes through the paces. Still, there were rumors heard in Florida last spring to the effect certain stars with the Athletics were a bit displeased with Collins’ method. They said he was hard-boiled and was inclined to ask too much out of them as well as fire too many sharp orders. Some of the veterans may have been pulling against him at that When baseball stars reach the prima donna stage they often become filled with importance and imagine a lot of grievances. a tt a a a it BIG JIM IS QUITE SOME ATHLETE JIM BAUSCH invaded New York recently to take part in various indoor track meets. He is the former football and track star of Kansas and winner of the Olympic decathlon championship last year. Big Jim doesn't have to prove his merit. His records do the talking for him. Lamp this list of Bausch's best performances: 100 Meters, 11.1s; 400 meters, 5.85; 1,500 meters, 4 min. 50s; high jump, 5 ft. 114 ins.; broad throw, 173 feet.; shot put. 51 ft. 11 ins.; 110-meter high hurdles. 15.65. throw, 173 ft.; shot put, 51 ft. 1 ins.; 10 meter high hurdles, 15.65. tt tt tt tt tt tt One of the first official acts of Eddie Collins as part owner of the Red Sox was to tell Manager Marty McManus 1o play third base. Eddie thinks Marty too young to become a bench pilot. He's 32. Eddie also believes Bucky Harris quit the diamond too soon for dugout occupancy. tt tt tt tt tt tt Dynastic Kentucky Derby candidate, was unplaced only twice in ten starts as a 2-vear-old and finished third in the Futurity and Kentucky Jockey Club. He may supply the surprise dynamite May 6 at j Louisville. tt tt tt If tt tt Tom Kearney, St. Louis big shot bookie and winter book storekeeper, | was socked for $85,000 in 1924 when Black Gold romped off with the Kentucky classic. But Tom hasn't been very wrong since then. tt tt tt tt tt tt Shanty Hogan, former playboy catcher with the Giants and now with | the Braves, is said to be an expert at billiards and bridge. But how is he on jig-saws? Jimmy Foxx, home run slugger with the Philadelphia Athletics, can hit a golf ball 360 yards w'hen he really tries—and connects. Count the misses and slices and his average isn’t so hot. it tt tt a a a Thornton Schw'enk, Three. Oaks (Mich.) southpaw', is one of the green rookies in the training camp of the Dodgers down in Miami. He reported in excellent shape and explained he had worked out in a barn all winter. Well, here's hoping he didn’t annoy the cow's and chickens, j

• Down The Alleys •

Advance entry in both doubles and singles in the annual Catholic tourney is up to the standard of former years, it was said today. The event will be held on the Pritchett Recreation alleys the coming weekend. Fred Schleimer again is in charge of this event and can be found at the Pritchett drives each day, or entries can be mailed to him at these alleys. Two-out-of-three was the rule during the Optimist League series Monday a, Pritchett's, Big Brothers, Best Evers and Smiles defeating Sunnysides, Happy Days and Cherries. Jess Pritehett could only roll 659. so Musselman defeated him by one pin, rolling 660 with games of 223, 224, and 213. Conditions being what they are. the local committee of 100 has secured another extension of time for entries for the sixteenth annual National Elks tournament that opens on the Pritchett alleys March 18 March 12 Is now the dead line, and any team that fails to enroll by this date is absolutely out. This meet deserves the support of e\er.v Elk in the city and It is still the hope of local boosters to establish anew record entry. The popular Chuck Klein will be missed from the runwavs shortly, as he leates for the Southland in the wee small hours Thursday. Klein has developed into quite a bowler this season, his average being up about fifteen points over last tear. Klein is within two or three pounds of his baseball playing weight, and expects to cut loose shortly after he arrives at the Phillies camp at Winterhaven. Fla The onlv contests rolled in the Transportation League Monday resulted in ail odd game win for the Indianapolis Union Railway and New York Central Lines over L. and N. and Monon Route. Rosenharger, Link and Hater rolled totals of 605 603 and 600 during the Reformed Church League series Link's 258 count was the high single game. In team play Immanuel No. 1 and First Owls won three from Second Reformed No 2 and First Y. M C as Second Reformed No. 1 and Pleasvit Run took two from First Tigers and Immanuel No 2 Members of this league arc busv coinp'eting arrangements for their match with the Reformed Church League of Louisville Saturday night In a social wav everything possible Is being done to make the visitors entov their trip, but the local boys are putting in quite a few practice licks to avenge their defeat at Louisville. Indian Refining games on the Delaware

Joe Cronin f Young Pilot of Senators , Faces Hardest Task of Five New Major League Pilots

BY JOE WILLIAMS New York World-Tclerram Snorts Editor MIAMI. Fla.. March 7.—Managing a big league ball club can be either the softest or toughest assignment in the business. It depends mainiy on whether you are working for a big money magnate or a small change magnate. Obviously, if the magnate can't or doesn’t go out and spend money lotplayers, the manager isn’t going to get very far. There will be five new managers In the majors when the new season starts next month. Actually there will be only two—one in the American and one m the National. The other three moved in as replacements after the season was under way last year, succeeding the original appointees. This in itself was unique and is

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alleys resulted in a triple win for Ethyl from Crack Proof and an odd game victory for Marfak and Greenlite from Waxfree and Fire Chief. Grant rolled 531 with games of 185, 169 and 177 to lead this play. Shutouts featured the Lions League series on the Hotel Antler alleys, tho Manes, Tails, Ears and Claws defeating the Whiskers. Teeth. Heads and Hides. Wiesman, rolling with the Tails, led this plav and " l l2 C ° Un t 603 ° n gamcs °t 191, Rice was the leader during the roll-off of the St. Joan of Arc series at the Upon? 11 al J e >' s ' scoring 631 with games of 212, -03 and 216. Mahan gave him a battle ior top honors, however, when he tossed in a 24, count to total 629. No one team ri???, R K rsa i Sloref - F arre U Granite Charles Denby Cigar and Uptown Cleaners taxing the rubber from Scott Truckmg Kelly Builders, Long Church Supply and Citizens Motor Car. Bentley, rolling anchor for the Dodger , t J? e Evangelical League, joined the ,00 club when he rolled games of 256 -’-4 and 226, a total of 70S to lead* his team to a triple win over Bill Noffke's Indians Schneider performed the same service for the Pirates, leading them to a clean sweep over the Cards with a series of 654 on games of 219, 227 and 208 The Vanks also took three from the Giants, as the Browns and Cubs won two from the Reds and Senators. Other 600 totals were Bade. 627. and W. Behring. 612. Next Sunday night at 8 o'clock the Hoosier Pete A. B. C. team will meet the c ltizens Gas A. R C. ouintet in a special match game on the Illinois aleys. Fraternal League games at the Illinois alleys resulted in hard fought battles all the wav. Riverside. Ipalco and Crown nosing out Gatling Gun Club. Grotto and Moose, for an odd game win. Miller s 614 topped the Individual play. Jack Hunt copped all honors during the Courthouse League piav on the Central alleys, with a total of 633 that included a .51 game. The Treasurers won all three games from Courts. while the Sheriffs, Assessors and Union Title had to be content, with an odd game win over Clerks. Prosecutors and Surveyors. Oeftering-Litzelman Coal was in great form during the South Side Business men's League plav on the Fountain Square alleys. r°E'hS, pf 3 173 w-ith games of 1 0,8. 1.068 ana 1,027. Peck Pierson led this team and the league with a 699 series on games of 229. 235 and 235. Sevfried had 8,,. Fox. 627. and Wuensch. 616 The \enc7ia Service Station was the victim of this series, losing all three games. All •earns were hitting in this loop, other L? n nor / O !’, nts bein£ L Lang. 680. Mover. 620: Koelhnc. 653: Ramsey. 603: Quill 605. and Arnold. 605

indicative of the peculiar temperament of the business. Bill Terry replaced John McGraw as manager of the Giants With the team in last place. McGraw walked out. tired, weary, ill and. I suspect, not a little bit. disgusted. The Cubs began the season with Rogers Hornsby at the helm, but when the teams turned into the stretch, a surprising change was made. "For the good of the game,” Hornsby was dismissed outright by the Cubs and Charley Grimm named m his stead. Grimm went on to : win the league championship. President Bill Veeck's answer to his critics was the pennant. "That’s my vindication," he announced. Whether Hornsby, left in charge, would have won is sheer speculation. , I talked with him the day before

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11 Accept Pay Terms Bank Holiday Hurries Holdouts; Ruth Expected to Sign. BY JACK CUDDY Vnited Pres* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. March 7.—The bank-holiday rush of baseball holdouts to sign their 1933 contracts has stimulated the belief in baseball circles that Babe Ruth will accept a salary of $50,000 before the Yankee exhibition season starts a week from today. The sight of at least eleven athletes deserting the holdout ranks since Saturday is believed to have weakened the Bambino's resistance, despite emphatic assertions Sunday that he would never accept fifty grand for his services. Three Yanks Sign Three of his own reluctant teammates filled out their documents Monday. Bill Dickey, catcher; Tony Lazzeri, second baseman, and Dusty Cooke, outfielder, accepted salary cuts. This left only the Babe, Lou Gehrig and Charley Ruffing unsigned. Treasurer Joe Giiieaudeau of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Monday night convinced A1 Lopez, catcher; Jack Quinn, vet pitcher, and Danny Taylor that they should wield the pen. They followed in the footsteps of Babe Phelps, right-hand pitcher. This left only Hack Wilson and Joe Stripp outside the Dodgers’ fold. The St. Louis Browns announced that George Blaeholder, oitcher and Jack Crouch and Benny Bengough, catchers, had signed up, and the Cincinnati Reds ushered Red Lucas into the barn. Ruppert Is OptimisticSome of these chaps had planned to hold out until the exhibition season started, particularly A1 Lopez and Bill Dickey, the catchers w r ho had been loud in their salary lamentations. But they w r ere spurred to action, apparently, by fear that the clubs might change their mind about the size of salaries already offered, in view of the banking situation. Colonel Jacob Ruppert. owner of the Yankees, told the United Press he w r as confident that the inking situation, "if nothing else,” w'ould cause Babe Ruth to accept the proffered $50,000. This is a cut of $25,000. Ruth is reported to have i said he would retire rather than ac- ! cept $50,000. Grimes , Malone Return to Work By I nitrtl Press AVALON, Catalina Island, Cal., March 7.—Burleigh Grimes, recent victim of grippe, and Pat Malone, laid up with pulled back muscles, were back in uniform for the Chicago Cubs today. The Cubs leave for the mainland Thursday to open a three-game series w'ith the New' York Giants.

Michigan Five Raps Purdue By Times Special ANN ARBOR. Mich.. March 7. Michigan's well-balanced attack ran through Purdue's defense in the last half to hand the Boilermakers a 27 to 22 defeat in the final Big Ten hardwoed game here Monday and give the Wolverines a tie for third place with lowa. Purdue led 13 to 8 at half time after piling up an early 7 to 0 advantage. Altenhof. Garner and Eveland paced the Michigan rally. Michigan (27* Purdue (22* _. . , FG FT PF Cottom. f. . 2 0 2 Petrie, f. ... 2 0 0 Pehrinc; f 4 2 i Eveland, f.. 33 0 Moore, c... 1 33 9?, Tn l T -' C - 2 2 OParmentr. g 1 0 3 Altenhof. g 2 1 4 Shaver 0 1 3 Tcitlbum. g Oil " Petoskey. g 0 0 3 lotals ..10 7 8' Totals ..8 6 12 YANKS TACKLE BRITONS One-Dav International Tennis Series Played in N. Y. Today. By Times Special NEW YORK, March 7.—A oneday international team match between tennis players of England and the United States was slated for today, with four singles and two doubles matches to be contested. The singles matches bring together Sidney B. Wood and R. K. Tinkler, Frank Shields and K. C Gandar Dower, Manuel Alonzo and E. R. Avory, Gregory Mangin and G. H. Cooper. YOUNG STRIBLING LOSES By l nited Press PARIS. March 7.—Pierre Charles of Belgium, heavyweight champion of Europe, defeated William (\oung) Stribling of Georgia, when Stnbling was disqualified for holding in the eighth round of their scheduled ten-round bout here Monday night. Stribling's performance disappointed the fans. Charles weighed 220 pounds. Stribling 187.

he was ousted. The Cubs had just dropped a series to the Bfooklvns. “Don't let that change your opinion of our ball club.” said Hornsby. "We are the best team in the league and we will be in the world series.” They were, but not for long. The Yanks knocked them off in four straight, and never did a National League entry look less impressive. It is my notion that they would have looked better under Hornsby —winning or losing. Hornsbv usually managed to get some fight m his players. The Cubs lacked j many qualities in the world series, | but most of all they lacked self- ' belief. They reminded me of Tom Heeney the night he stepped into ! the ring to fight Gene Tunney for the world championship. Heeney s every mannerism seemed to scream,

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1933

Meet 265-Pound Walter Brown , Biggest Man in Baseball

TUF. UMPIRES MAY IT TOUGH TO ARGUE / • / OOWT GET EXCITED ONER. \*ATH THESE 8A81E5.... ff EARTHQUAKE REPORTS... V :-C 'A be Don Brennan* 225-pound rookie : r "' : “Both arc big enough to entcr- % tain wrestling fans, but they also F-F-tkiv are good pitchers, so they will do v their entertaining on the Yankee Nj A-diamond slab. Brown riemon- \ ||WiMlaiiHPr :• ] "'7' ; 318P.• -- strated last September when given . 'f-,*.‘<sß W/£x\TcrO a starting chance that he is ready rAU ■R7 *T| ['• • ' for big league work. He was a V sensation in the final weeks of the sSbx TWIRLED .THE A 1 Brennan won twenty-six games BIGGEST- MBN) IN and eight for Newark and BASEBALL thYmffior leagues 8 " “

New Six-Inch Golf Cup Is No Help to Steady Par Shooter

By United Press MIAMI, Fla., March 7.—Gene Sarazen’s much-discussed six-inch cup benefits most the golfer who is unusually accurate in approach and in putting, but not the steady par shooter. This conclusion was reached in golfing circles after an analysis of play in the first major tournament in which the cup was used, the Florida Year-Round Club's $5,000 open, concluded Sunday. Paul Runyan of White Plains, N. Y„ the winner, averaged the least distance for fifty-six drives of any of the leading ten professionals in the competition. His average was 220 yards, while Walter Hagen averaged 247 and Gene Sarazon, 240. However, Runyan's edge in accurate approaches and deadly putting for birdies on fifty-five greens

Independent and Amateur Notes

Two games will be played at Central Christian gym Wednesday, starting at 7:15 p. m. with Central Christian Cubs opposing Central M. E., Central Christian Bears and Roberts Park tangle at 8 15. Broadway Girls want a game for Saturday at opponents gym. Call Ha. 4664-R. Woodside A. C. wants games with teams playing in the 18-year-old class having access to a gym. Call Dr. 0802 before 6 p. m. O'Hara Sans defeated Olympic Buddies Sunday at Olympic gym, 37 to 25. McKenzie. Schafer and Cullen led the winners' attack. W. Montford and Carlstedt were best for the Buddies. Sans desire games with teams having access to gyms

Monday Fight Results

AT NEWARK. N. .I—Jack Rosenberg New York middleweight, was knocked out in thirty-one seconds of the first round by A1 Rossi of Belleville. N. J. Paul Delaney. New York middleweight, decisioned Tony Fisher. Newark, in eight rounds. AT PITTSBURGH—Tony Herrera, Chicago Mexican, thumped Tony Falco. Philadelphia lightweight. in ten rounds. Charley Baxter. Pittsburgh lightweight, outpointed Chino Alvarez, Cuba, in eight. AT HOLYOKE. Mass.—Jack Barger, Idaho middleweight, gained a ten-round decision over Tony D'Aiessandro, New York. Jimmy Leto, Bayonne. N. J.. lightweight. defeated Pancho Villa. New Bedford. in ten; Tiger Henderson, Hartford. Conn., heavyweight, outpointed Garfield Johnson. Seattle, Wash., in ten. AT CHARLESTON. S. C. Johnny Kennedy. Charleston featherweight, defeated Sammy Seaman, Los Angeles, over the tenround route. AT BUFFALO. N. Y—Tony Sciolino. Buffalo lightweight, outpunched Jimmy Vaughn. Cleveland, in ten rounds: Sam Bruce. Buffalo welter, trounced Pete Suskv. Scranton. Pa, in another ten. TRACK TO REOFEN By United Press NEW ORLEANS. March 7.—Resumption of racing within twentyfour hours of the end of the banking holiday, but in any event by Saturday, was planned by officials of the Crescent City Jockey Club today.

“What round do I get knocked out in?” The third manager to pass out before the race ended was Shano Collins of the Red Sox. It is not difficult to understand why and how a manager heading a team like the Red Sox might be addicted to slight spells of melancholia. Still, as Marty McManus, who replaced Collins, says: “It's better than sleeping on a park bench.” a a a Young joe cronin. 26, who heads the Washington club this season, is the American League novitiate, while Donie Bush of many wars on the diamond, is the new man in the National League—new in the sense that he is managing Cincinnati for the first time. The fact is Bush has managed three other big league clubs in the past, among |

enabled him to finish ten strokes better than his nearest rival. Play of the first ten pros showed that the new cup's greatest advantage in putting was for shots within a six-foot distance of the hole. Sixty - three of their sixty - six chances were successful at this range. One hundred of 124 shots were successful from six feet to fifteen, and thirty-five succeeded in 155 chances from fifteen to twentyfive. The cup apparently had no advantage for longer ranges, because only five putts at more than twentyfive feet were holed for birdies in eighty-seven chances offered. The ten leading pros chipped into the hole from off the green only eighteen times from the combined 720 holes.

for the following dates in March: Sunday, 12, 19. and 26; Monday', 27; Friday 10. 24 and 31. and Saturday. 25. Call H. L. Hustedt, Ch. 4552-W. or write 1130 North Dearborn street. Christamore A. C., Kirshbaums and Holy Trinity, notice. Black Bats defeated Brightwood Sports Club at, Brookside Monday. 27 to 24. The game was close throughout, with Phillips and Wilson starring. Bats tackle Real Silk Spinners Wednesday at Brookside. The annual Broadway tournament for boys’ and girls’ teams will open March 13. There will be four games each night on March 13. 15, 20 and 22, with the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon. March 25. and the final games that night. A trophy will be presented to the winners in both divisions and medals to the runnersup. Teams desiring to enter, call Harrison 4664-R. Drawings will be made Thursday and no entries will be accepted after midnight Wednesday. Broadway girls defeated Center-Edge in the final game of the Indianapolis District Epworth League tournament. 15 to 9. to take the title trophy. They also defeated Central girls. 27 to 12, in the semi-final game. Broadway girls have won twelve out of thirteen Epworth League games and will play All-American girls Wednesday night at Broadway gym. HARLEM CARDS SCRAPS Two Feature Eight-Rounders Are Scheduled Here Wednesday. The Harlem A. C. will stage a boxing show at 438 Indiana avenue Wednesday, with prelim action starting at 8:30, The program will feature two eight-round bouts. In one Eddie Jacobs, Negro bantam, will meet Roy Kid Woods, and in the other top offering Battling Tate will take on Spug Myers. All boxers will weight in Wednesday afternoon at 3, at the Waiters and Boosters Club. MIDWAYS SEEK DIAMOND GAMES Indianapolis Midways are planning another big baseball season. The iargest roster in years will represent the club Early season games are wanted with Shelbvville. Greenfield. Danville. Rushville Lafayette and Brazil. Write Paul Grav. Midway Athletic Club. State avenue and Naomi street. * a

other things, winning a pennant for Pittsburgh. It will be interesting to watch the j career of young Cronin in Washington. Sentimentally, he is in a bad ,spot right off because he replaces I the beloved Walter Johnson. That would be a bad spot for anybody. Should Cronin happen to get off to halting start his regime is not likely ;to be wholly delightful. The Washington customers speak their minds. Very few ball players are able to shoulder the responsibility of managing a club and continue to perform with high skill on the diamond. For several years Cronin has been the best shortstop in the j majors—a fine fielder and a good hitter. In fact, one of the few .300 hitting shortstops in captivity. In these cases the risk always exists | that a good ball player will become i

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Simmons to Join Sox Wednesday 811 l nited Press PASADENA, Cal., March 7.—The Chicago White Sox training camp expected the missing A1 Simmons, who has been recuperating from various ills at Hot Springs, Ark., to check in Wednesday. Slugging A1 assured Vice-Presi-dent Harry Grabiner he was in good shape. The first intra-camp game will be played today, with Clarence Fieber and Carl Boone pitching for the Yanmgans, and Ed Durham and George Murray slated to work on the mound for the regulars. Howley Gives Phils Boost By l niled Press WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 7. Dan Howley, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns, visited the Philadelphia Phillies’ camp Monday looking for material for the Toronto club of the International League, which he now manages. Howley predicted that the Phillies would finish at least third in the 1933 National League pennant race. YOUNGEST FERRELL DIES Ewell, Age 20, Killed by SelfInflicted Bullet Wound. By Times Special GREENSBORO. N. C., March 7. A self-inflicted bullet wound through the head caused the death Monday of Ewell Ferrell, 20, youngest of five baseball-playing brothers. It had not been determined today whether the wound was accidental or with suicidal intent. Young Ferrell, brother of Wesley and Rick of big league fame and Marvin, Baltimore International League pitcher, died without making a statement. TROJANS TAKE TITLE Irvington Beat Plainfield, New Palestine in Cage Meet. Two last half rallies gave Irvington Trojans a victory in the Pennsy invitational basketball tourney -.t Pennsy gym Monday night. After trailing 18 to 10 at half time, Trojans rallied to trip New Palestine Red Birds in the finals, 30 to 26. Coffin and Dawson led the winners and Henderson starred for the Red Birds. In the semi-finals, Trojans bumped Plainfield Merchants, 21 to 15, and New Palestine downed Crimso ' Cubs. 15 to 12.

a poor manager—and along with it a poor player. Precedent no doubt, played an important part in the decision of President Clark Griffith to place his club in the hands of a 26-year-old inexperienced manager. Once in the past he turned his club over to a young, untried manager—Bucky Harris—and his reward was two pennants and a world championship. It is pretty generally conceded that the race, if any, in the American League this year will be threecornered, with the Yankees, Athletics and Senators doing the cornering. Cronin of the Senators, to repeat, is 26. Connie Mack of the Athletics is 70. Apparently you never are too old or too young to ! sit in the dugout.

Averages 22 Points Averaging 22 points to a game. Glenn <Slim> Roberts, sophomore center at Emory and Henry college, is the new basketball sensation of the south. He scored a total of 380 points in seventeen games. His team won sixteen tilts.

Stecher Signed for Monday Go Joe Stecher, former world’s heavyweight wrestling champion and recognized today as one of the top flight grapplers, along with Jim Londos. Jim Browning, Ed Lewis and others, has been signed by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter for the main go on the Hercules A. C. mat card Monday night, March 13, at Tomlinson hall. Stecher’s opponent will be one of three well-known wrestlers, Milo Steinborn, German star; Ernie Dusek, Nebraska grappler who gained his experience under Farmer Burns, or John Katan, who claims the Canadian heavyweight championship. SLccher's record includes triumphs over both Jim Londos and Ed (Strangler) Lewis, in addition to other topnotchers. He was the originator of the "scissors” hold and still uses it. Dr. Ralph Wilson, popular Hoosier heavyweight and former Indiana university star and Big Ten champion, will be seen in the semi-windup match Monday.

Cage Scores Monday

WESTERN CONFERENCE Indiana. 40: Ohio State 23 Michigan. 27; Purdue. 22 Wisconsin. 28: Chicago. 16 OTHER COLLEGES Dartmouth. 52: Co'umbia, 26. De Paul. 25: Detroit U, 19 Wyoming. 44; Colorado Teachers. 34 HENRYS WIN OPENER Defending Champions Easily Take First A. A. IT. Net Fray. By Times Special KANSAS CITY. March 7.—First and second round battles in the national A. A. U. basketball championship tourney continued today, with all of the favored teams still in the running. Wichita Henry’s, defending titlist for the fourth consecutive year, easily captured their first round tussle, defeating White Cigar team of Joliet, 111., 23 to 14. Diamond Oilers of Tulsa trounced the Trenton (Mo.) Commercials, 34 to 25, and Philips U. nosed out Midland college with a late raily, 25 to 24. in other feature frays. BLEACHER SEATS ADDED By United Press NEW YORK. March 7.—Judge Stephen W. McKeever, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, announced today that the club would increase the number of bleacher seats at Ebbet's field to 6,500 for the coming season. He said the club wished as many fans as possible to see the Dodgers In action for 50 cents. MACK’S REGULARS WIN By Times Special FT. MYERS, Fla.. March 7.—With George Eamshaw, Rube Walberg and Tim McKeithan holding the Yannigans to. a total of nine hits, the Regulars won the first intracamp game of the Philadelphia Athletics’ spring training season Monday, 9 to 1, in six innings.

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I. ! . Bumps Ohio State Hoosiers' 40-28 Win Takes Undisputed Title From Bucks. B'i Time* Bprrinl BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. March 7. —lndiana's flashy offense finally reached its full power here Monday in the final game of the season and smashed Ohio State's Big Ten title hopes with a crushing 40 to 28 triumph. With the trio of sharpshooters, Hodson. Kehrt and Weir, hitting from all angles, the Hoosiers overcame Ohio's early lead and never again were headed, leading 19 to 13 at half time. The loss tumbled the Buckeyes into a tie with Northwestern for the championship, while Indiana finished the season with an even break in twelve starts. Hodson banged in seventeen points for the Crimson. Kehrt getting ten and Weir nine. Hodson. Hoffar and Dickey are the senior members of the Indiana squad who ended their careers. Indiana (40>. Ohio State <2B>. FG FT PF FG FT PF Hodson.f.. 7 3 2 Colburn.f .211 Kehrt.l... 5 0 1 Hinehman.f 2 3 l HolTar.c... 2 0 lHasket.c... 3 0 1 W’eir.g. .4 1 2 Mattison g 1 n i Porter,... 0 0 2 Beitner.g... 2 0 i , Brown, g .1 0 1 Wilson.f... 10 0 Totals .18 4 8 Totals ...12 4 Illinois Prep Meet Starts B\i I nitrri Prrts CHICAGO. March 7.—Play in th annual Illinois high school basketball tournament got under wav today. though the majority of district tourneys will not start until Wednesday or Thursday. Officials of the Joliet and Monticello tournaments decided to begin competition today. About half of the more than 800 teams entered in the meet will start Wednesday and the others Thursday. The district tournaments will be completed Saturday, the winners then entering sectional competition and finally meeting in finals at the University of Illinois gym March 23, 24, 25.

Big Ten Race Ends in Tie

By Times Special CHICAGO, March 7.—Northwestern and Ohio State ended the 193233 Big Ten basketball title race in a deadlock, the Buckeyes losing an undisputed claim by bowing to Indiana U. Monday, 40 to 28. Both teams won ten games and lost two. Ohio dropped decisions to lowa and Indiana on the road and the Wildcats suffered loses to Illinois and Purdue on foreign courts. Purdue, defending champion, finished in a tie with Indiana and Illinois with an even break in twelve games. The final standing; W, 1,. Pet. Ohio State 10 2 .833 Northwestern 10 2 .85.1 lowa 8 4 .667 Michigan 8 4 667 Purdue 6 6 .500 Illinois fi 6 .500 Indiana 6 6 .500 Wisconsin 4 8 333 Chicago 1 11 ,083 Minnesota 1 11 .083 NICHOLS, SCOZZA DRAW BUFFALO. N. Y.. March 7.—Lou Scozza and George Nichols, former N. B. A. light heavyweight champion. battled to a ten-round draw here Monday. They are Buffalo rivals.

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