Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 225, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1934 — Page 8

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By Eddie Ash Baseball Salaries Follow Ruth's Pay m m m Cuts Are Spread Out When Babe Slips

'ITT'HEN Babe Ruth was handed a large-sized salary cut, from $52,000 to $35,000, some of the other big leaguers seemed to think it was a good thing for the game, but recent incidents have changed their minds. They have discovered that their own salaries are to be reduced. Lou Gehrig will be paid $23,000 this year, the same as his 1933 wages, but many fans thought he was in line for a boost when Ruth was clipped for $17,000. Gehrig received $25,000 in 1932. Salary slashing has been general in baseball the past two winters for the very good reason that several major clubs have lost money at the gate. If business doesn’t pick up it's going to be a problem for the Phillies, Reds and Browns to stagger through another season. These teams are weak and apparently are destined to remain buried in the second division. The Phillies saved themselves temporarily by selling Chuck Klein, but Quaker City fans resent the sale of their idol and may stay away from the park. ■ ft m m m INDIANAPOLIS, the inland city, is the home of a motor speed boat champion. ArreU Reinking, 20 years old, of 4120 Guilford avenue, Is the proud possessor of a handsome trophy to prove his right to the title of high point man for 1933 in Class Aof outboard racing. He received official notice Saturday from the National Outboard Racing Association, designating him as tops in the central championship division, which includes sixteen states in the middle west. His trophy was donated by the Champion Spark Plug Company of Toledo, O. Young Reinking spent a busy year in the water, racing six times during the world's fair at Chicago, and one of the meets was the national championship event. He also raced at South Bend, Ind., and at Marietta and Dayton. O. The local speed king recently returned from San Antonio and now plans to compete in the international races in Florida in March. mm* m m m TWO championship fights are scheduled in Florida. The first will be staged next Thursday night and will be for the light heavyweight crown, Maxie Rosenbloom, the champion, against Joe Knight, the Cracker challenger. The bout will be held at Miami. Knight has a strong following in the south and Rosenbloom may be on the spot. Maxie wants an outside referee, but the Florida Crackers demand a southerner. Dixie ring fans have turned to Knight as their idol since Young Stribling passed and they want Rosenbloom’s scalp. It promises to develop into a furious battle. On Feb. 22 Primo Camera and Tommy Loughran will clash m Miami and Camera's world’s heavyweight title will be at stake. Prize fighting is prohibited in Florida, but the Sunshine state has a habit of overlooking infractions of the law if the Yankees from the north show an inclination to spend money. Florida has been taught the value of tourist coin and doesn’t intend to miss any of it. mmm* * * % CHIEF CHEWCHKI, Oklahoma Indian, who clashes with Ed (Strangler) Lewis in the feature attraction on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card at the Armory tomorrow’ night, is one of the most colorful heavyweight matmen of modem times, according to Lloyd Carter, matchmaker, who has seen hundreds of the best known grapplers in action. Carter was a topnotcher himself just a few years ago. The 240pound Chewchki is known in grappling circles as the “wild man of the mat” for the reason that he will attempt almost any trick in an effort to gain a victory. In a bout in the south last summer, the Indian was being kidded by a ringside fan. Chewchki stood as much of it as he could, then jumped out of the ring, grabbed the fan's straw hat and started chew’ing on it. In Columbus, 0.. last December, the Chief’s opponent was giving him the “works,” and the big Indian let forth such a war-whoop that the opposing grappler figured that safety meant distance and rushed from the ring, with Chewchki in pursuit. Down the aisle they went. The opponent dashed from the building, grabbed a taxi and never came back. Chewchki was declared the winner. mmmn m m % THE husky Chewchki will be making his first local appearance tomorrow’ night since being suspended two months ago when he concealed tacks in his tights in a bout with Irish Pat O'Shocker at the Armory. In opposing Lewis, the Redskin will be up against one of the most powerful mat artists in the game. The former champion uses a crushing head-lock to advantage. The Indian specializes in rough and t&mble tactics. Two other matches are on the Tuesday card here, the first at 8:30.

City Y. M. C. A. Swimmers Gain Four Firsts in Meet

By Times Special

FT. WAYNE, Ind.. Jan. 29.—Following one of the closest swimming meets held in this city in recent years, the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. aquatic team returned home on the short end of a 42-to-33 score in its match Saturday night with the Ft. Wayne Y. M. C. A., state championship team. Each won four first places. Ft. Wayne gained its victory by placing more men in second and

Stonehouse in Third Place Tie By United Press HOLLYWOOD. Fla., Jan. 29Miss Jean Bauer of Providence. R. 1., and Charles Rice of Chicago, today held the Hollywood Country Club's mixed Scotch foursome title by virtue of ti’eir victory yesterday over Mrs. Estelle Weill, Woodmere. N. Y-, and Johnny Farrell, former national open champion. Miss Bauer and Rice won on the second extra hole after each team had finished the eighteen-hole medal test with a 77. Miss Bea Gottlieb of New York, and Ralph Kingsrud of Fargo. N. D., shared third-place honors with Miss Jane Douglas of San Francisco and Ralph Stonehouse of Indianapolis. Eeach team carded a 79. RUTH SUFFERS COLD By United Preti NEW YORK. Jan. 29 Babe Ruth, veteran slugger of the New York Yankees, was recovering today from a severe cold. Mrs. Ruth said he was “doing nicely,” but that it will be several days before he will be able to leave their apartment. The home run king contracted the cold several days ago while playing golf. A physician was called when he developed a fever.

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third. Ft. Wayne won the 160-yard relay by a margin of one foot. The northern Indiana team won first place in the forty-yard free style, diving and the medley relay. Smitly and Lamb were Ft. Wayne’s first place winners. Krick of Indianapolis defeated Murphy of Ft. Wayne, the state champion of the breast stroke. Rust of the visitors w’as first in the 220 free style, defeating Schwartz of Ft. Wayne, present state champion. Mclntire of Indianapolis was first in the 100-yard free style. In the 100-yard backstroke, Danny Zehr, national champion and No. 1 on the United States Olympic team, finished ahead of Don Pittman of Indianapolis, but was disqualified for turning over on the turn.

Independent and Amateur Basketball Gossip

Holy Cross Midgets want games in the U-14-year-old class for any night this week with teams having accessJ to gym. Call Lincoln 7103 and ask for Francis. St. Philip's grade school five take notice. Greenwood Cubs desire games with teams playing in the 13-year-old class. Write waiter Jennings. Greenwood. Ind. Jobbing Department team is undefeated in the Kingan A. A League, winning ten frames in a row. Sausage Department five s second with eight victories and two defeats. The Main Office has won six and lost four; Beef Department, four and six; Cutting Department, also four and six. and City Branch is last with one victory and nine defeats. Games are played at Pennsv gvm on Thursday nights and game officials are Kincaid and Hess. This week's schedule: Main Office vs. Jobbing. Beef vs Sausage, Citv Branch vs. Cutting Department. Results last week: Sausage 20; City Branch. 19; Main Office. 37; Beef. 21 ' obbing. 31: Cutting. 15. In a girls' game the Speedway girls downed Kingan girls. 10 to 5. TRACK CALL ISSUED First call for track team candidates has been issued by the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. physical staff. This year’s track and field schedule will be the first participated in by the “Y” in several years. Harold L. Hinman, “Y" physical department staff member, will coach the thinlyclads.

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Fisher Leads Loop Scoring By Unit'd Press CHICAGO. Jan. 20—Lyle Fisher, Northwestern center, continues to lead the Big Ten basketball race in individual scoring with sixty-four points to his credit in seven games. Don Brew’er, Northwestern forward, and Bob Colburn, Oho State forward, are tied for second with fifty points each for seven games. The six leading scorers follow: G. Fir. Ft. Total Fisher, Northwestern. O. T 36 12 84 Brewer, Northwestern. F.. 7 17 16 50 Colburn. Ohio State, F... 7 20 10 50 Whltllnger, Ohio State. F. 7 21 5 47 Culver. Northwestern. G.. 7 18 7 43 Cottom, Purdue. F 4 15 12 42 Big Ten Cage Race Is Quiet By United Press ’ CHICAGO. Jan. 29. Another quiet week is in prospect for the Big Ten basketball teams with only two conference games scheduled. Chicago and Minnesota meet tonight at Minneapolis, and Minnesota and Ohio State play Saturday night at Columbus. Purdue, undefeated leader, will not return to action until Feb. 10. lowa is second with three victories and one defeat, and Illinois third with three victories and two defeats. There will be no change among the three leaders this week, inasmuch as all are idle. Minnesota, however, can tie Northwestern for fourth place by winning its two games. Northwestern, co-champion last year with Ohio State, was definitely eliminated as a championship contender last Saturday night when Minnesota beat the Wildcats in an upset, 31 to 30. The standing follows: w. L. Pet. P. OP. Purdue 4 0 1.000 155 90 lowa 3 1 .750 147 107 Illinois 3 2 600 121 135 Northwestern .... 4 3 .570 229 211 Indiana 2 2 .500 103 114 Ohio State 3 4 .430 203 223 Minnesota 2 3 .400 150 144 Michigan ••••••• 2 4 .333 152 188 Chicago ......... 1 3 .250 111 130 Wisconsin 1 3 .250 103 102

H. S. Scores Saturday

LOCAL TEAMS Technical, 45; Lebanon, 22. Cathedral, 32; Greencastle. 23. Shelbyville, 23; Shortridge, 16. Plainfield. 26; Broad Ripple. 14. Beech Grove. 31; Manual, 24. Crispus Attucks, 17; Spencer. 14. Silent Hooslers. 18; Alumni, 17. OTHER TEAMS Central. South Bend. 18; La Porte. 16. Richmond, 26; Greenfield. 22. Brownsburg, 29: Ben Davis. 22. Vincennes, 23; Bedford, 11. New Albany. 27; Central. Evansville. 23. Chester Township, 22; North Manchester, 15. _ _ . , Decatur Central, 16; Warren Central. 15. Jeffersonville. 27; Mitchell, 16. Southport. 31; Edinburg. 5. Wabash. 38; Elwood. 23. Leavenworth, 36; Derby. 29. Franklin./25; Seymour. 13. Alexandria. 42: Connersville. 31. Elkhart, 30; Winamac, 18. Rochester. 20; Decatur 18. Hartford City. 24 North Side. Ft. Wayne, 18. _ , Rilev (South Bend), Culver, 18. Mishawaka. 38: Bremen 24 Huntsville. 23; Mooreland. 22. Harrisburg, 26; College Corner. 18. Hamilton County Tourney Cicero 27; Walnut Grove. 16. Westfield. 23; Areadia, 15. Noblesville, 23; Sheridan. 16. Cicero. 21; Carmel. 14. Westfield, 30; Noblesville. 27. Cicero, 32; Westfied, 18 (final). Pike County Tourney Spurgeon, 22; Otwell, 14. Stendal. 29; Petersburg. 12 Spurgeon, 20; Stendal. 18 (final). Rush County Tourney Arlington. 32; Manilla, 27. Milroy. 25; Raleigh, 21. New Salem, 27: Mays, 9. Morton Memorial. 24; Arlington. 19. New Salem. 33; Milroy. 20. , , New Salem. 20; Morton Memorial. 18 (final). _ , _ Decatur County Tourney Letts. 39: Westport, 16. Burney. 28; Jackson. 19. St. Paul. 35; Sandusky. 12. New Point. 29; Clarksburg. 24. Burney. 44; Letts, 41. St. Paul. 29; New Point. 19. St. Paul. 30; Burney, 16 (final). Fountain County Tourney Kingman, 45; Wallace. 25. Attica. 23; Hillsboro, 22. Veedersburg. 24; Covington. 23. Kingman. 36; Attica. 13. Veedersburg, 33; Kingman, 22 (final). Gibson County Tourney Princton. 30; Owensville. 19. Hazelton. 17; Francisco. 16. Patoka. 30. Mackey, 21. Princeton 27; Mt. Olympus. 18. Patoka. 29: Hazleton, 25. Patoka. 30; Princeton. 26 (final). Tippecanoe County Tourney West Point. 31; Montmorenci. 10. Battle Ground. 27; Klondike. 10. Buck Creek. 28; Stockwell. 16. Clarks Hill, 21; Jefferson 8.. 14. Battle Ground, 19; West Point, 14. Buck Creek. 31; Clarks Hill. 17. Buck Creek. 16; Battle Ground. 15 (final). , _ Kosciusko County Tourney Pierceton. 34; North Webster. 21. Beaver Dam. 34; Syracv.se. 17. Mentone. 30; Atwood. 16. Milford. 34; Warsaw. 18. Beaver Dam. 3' rierceton. 29. Mentone, 36; Mhford. 19. Beaver Dam. 39; Mentone. 11 (final). Warrick County Tourney Boonville. 25; Yankeetown. 16. Newburg 20; Lynville, 19. Elberfield. 31: Millersburg, 23. Boonville. 30; Newburg, 13. Boonville. 42; Elberfield, 14 (final). Porter County Tourney Chesterton. 24; Morgan, 9. Liberty, 19; Portage. 18. ■ Liberty, 23; Cheston. 11 (final). Allen County Tourney Monroeville, 29; Leo, 21. Lafayette Central, 23; Harlan. 17. Areola. 21; Hoagland. 19. Elmhurst. 23: New Haven. 14. Monroeville, 26: Lafayette Central. 23. Areola. 18; Eimhurst, 16. Monroeville 25; Areola. 20 (final). White County Tourney Brookston, 25: Reynolds, 21. Chalmers. 27; Monticello, 17. Brookston. 37; Chalmers, 21 (final). Jennings County Tourney Zenas. 25: Scipio. 11. Hayden. 30; Marion township, 6. Vernon. 30; Lovett, 10. Butlerville. 37: Paris Crossing. 7. Hayden. 33; Zenas. 14. Butlerville. 29. Vernon. 27. Butlerville. 30; Hayden. 21 (final). Wabash Valley Tourney Switz Citv, 18: Bloomfield. 15. * Glenn. 20; Van Buren. 16. Dugger. 30; Wiley (Terre Haute). 9. Palestine, 111.. 20; Oblong, lU.. 18. Switz City. 26; Glenn. 17. Dugger. 22; Palestine. 111.. 16. Dugger. 25; Swiss City. 19 (final). Moores Hill Tourney Moores Hill. 35; Patriot. 23. DiUsboro. 23: Guilford. 22 (double overtime;. Patriot. 31; Guilford, 29 (double overtime; consolation). DiUsboro. 25: Moores Hill. 24 (double overtime, final). Delphi Blind Tourney Young America. 35; Rockfleld. 21. Camden. 22. New Waverly. 13. New Waverly. 30; Rockfleld. 23 (consolation). Young America. 27; Camden. 14 (final). Gas City Invitational Montpelier. 20; Van Buren. U. Gas City. 17: LaFontaine. 12. Jonesboro. 27; Upland. 15. Fairmount. 29: Summitville. 23. Montpelier. 25: Gas City. 12. Fairmount. 32; Jonesboro. 25. Fairmount. 27; Montpelier. 17 (final). Liberty Invitational Laurel. 19: Alquina, 18. Kitchell. 26: Brownsville. 21. Everton. 25; Liberty. 19. Springfield Township. 54; Orange. 18. KJtchell. 24; Laurel. 13. Everton. 37; Springfield. 16. Kitchell. 24; Everton. 21 (fir.al). Wayne County Tourney Centerville. 31; Whitew-ater. 30. Cambridge City. 24: Milton. 22 Green's Fork 27; Fountain City. 20. Boston. 27; Williamsburg. 14 Centervii e. 34; Cambridge City, 36. i Green's Fork. 30; Boston. 25. CentarviLe. 27; Greta's Fork. 20 (final).

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934

Even Split for Locals Three High Fives Win and Three Lose Saturday Games. Tech, Cathedral and Crispus Attucks carried the banner of Indianapolis high school basketball victoriously in Saturday night conflicts with Lebanon, Greencastlu and Spencer, but Shortridge, Broad Ripple and Manual faltered in clashes with Shelbyville, Plainfield and Beech Grove. With Hutt, Fais and Townsend going like a house afire in the first few minutes, Tech piled up a 12 to 0 lead over Lebanon before the latter scored. They held a 23 to 5 margin at half-time. With substitutes carrying the Green and White colors, the game became fast and rough in the last half, with Tech still outscoring her rivals, making the final count 45 to 22. Irish Topple Cubs The front end of the Cathedral offensive machine that stalled against Shortrige Friday night came out of it with a bang against Greencastle at the Irish gym, and with Carson tallying four field baskets, W. Connor three and Rohyans three field buckets and four fouls for a total of ten points, the Irish downed the -Tiger Cubs, 32 to 23. Gore, who tallied four field baskets and three free throws and totaled eleven points for high scoring honors, aided by Cox, kept the Cubs in the fight during the first half, which ended 9-all. Going sour on their basket shooting, Shortridge connected on only about one-tenth of its attempts and allowed Shelbyville to take it into camp, 23-16. Kenny Peterman’s boys are reported to have taken nearly sixty shots at the basket and scored only five field goals, three by Berns and two by Birr.

Aldridge Shines Aldridge connected four times, Lackey three and Page and Stiers one each to give Shelbyville nine field baskets. Lackey scored all of Shelbyville’s five free throws. Drullinger, Broad Ripple center, scored four field goals and captured the high scoring honors of the Rip-ple-Plainfield struggle, but Bill Bugg’s lads distributed their scoring among the entire squad and led all the way. The final count was 26-14. Manual held a 17-12 margin over Beech Grove at the south side gym, but faltered in the closing minutes to drop a 31-24 verdict. Wagner fired in eleven points for the Red Skins, but Worell of Beech Grove almost matched it with ten and Shutt tallied nine and Shelby scored seven to help the victors. Crispus Attucks defense was tight, allowing Spencer only three field goals, while the local Negro five tallied seven field buckets to aid them in scoring a 17-14 victory. Tilden, Vines to Play Here Four of the nation’s top-ranking professional tennis stars will clash in a series of exhibition matches in Butler fieldhouse in February, Frederick W. Hunt, president of the Associated Tennis Clubs of Indianapolis, revealed today. They will be headed by William T. Tilden 11, and Ellsworth Vines, who have been on an extended tomthrough the east and midwest, in a series of matches. The other netmen who will show with them are Vincent Richards and Bruce Barnes. Three matches have been arranged, according to Hunt. Tilden will meet Vines and Richards will play Barnes, and Tilden will team with Barnes against Vines and Richards in a doubles match. Table Tennis Leaders Named Leaders 01 the four local table tennis leagues playing at 225 Board of Trade building follow: ChurchClub League, Riverside T. T. C.s; Women’s League, South Grove team; Table League, American National Bank Reds; Century League, Flashes. The league games are sanctioned by the Indiana State Table Tennis Association and are played on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Leading players are: Church-Club League—McNeeley, Marmalad, Sexton. Hausman, Otterbach. Women's League—McClure, Zimmer, Olsen, Morgan. Wabnitz. Table League—Agney, Fletcher, Adams. Purcell and Hughes. Century League—Cox. Hamaker, Makalea. Wickard, Netzorg. PACKERS GRAB GAME IN SUNDAY TOURNEY In the first round of the Pennsy gym basketball tourney yesterday, the Hilgemeier Packers downed the B. & O. five in the feature contest, 35 to 30. Shipp and Campbell starred for the Packers and Miller and Withrow were best for the B. & boys. Woodside A. C.’s defeated Bridgeport Cardinals, 26 to 25, in an exciting struggle; Fletcher Trust quint downed Midway A. C.’s, 15 to 12, and Flanner-Buchanan netters trounced New Palestine, 35 to 21. Tourney action will be resumed at Pennsy gym next Sunday afternoon. STEVENS COPS TOURNEY By United Press RIVERSIDE. Cal., Jan. 29.—Tom Stevens, Glendale (Cal.) professional, joined the parade of winter golf money-winners by capturing the final round of the $2,000 Riverside pro-amateur golf championship yesterday. 120 IN RIFLE SHOOT By Times Special VERSAILLES. Ind., Jan. 29.—A shooting match, in which only oldtime rifles were used and in which 120 marksmen competed here Saturday, was won by Jesse Allen, local shooter.

Just Clubbing Around

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GETTING clubby are these “big shots” in their various divisions of the sporting world. Just a pair of champions—Jimmy Foxx, major league home run king, on the left, and Francis Ouimet, former national amateur champ, on the right. Ouimet is showing Jimmy his pet club. Jimmy’s is made of wood—not steel.

Off D ACKBOARD fh© Carlos Lane

THERE was a time when Backboard suspected himself of a slight degree of shrewdness. But he is aging, and with senility comes some childishness that should be confined to nurseries and the overstuffed cells reserved for the dizzier cases. For example, the other afternoon a gentleman was entertaining the brass rail customers in a beer parlor with his manipulation of a pock of cards. He spread them out fanwise and asked Backboard to draw one. A simple tas. The ticket, Backboard discerned, hiding it from the other’s view, was littered with red spots.

tt a FOLLOWED the shuffle, and the gentleman with the deft fingers produced the ten of clubs, saying, “There’s the card you drew.” “Nope,” cried Backboard, leaping at the bait. “I still think this is the card,* answered the gentleman with the supernatural digital dexterity (his own phrase), and miraculously the ten of clubs became the eight of hearts before Backboard’s eyes. That should have been enough. But Backboard is—if nothing else—a sucker for punishment. Several hours later he sat in the Butler fieldhouse press box watching Wabash college’s basketball team pile up a nice little lead over the Butler cagers. “The Bulldogs will take that away before this game’s up,” said a pal in the second row. “Two bits they don’t,” snapped Backboard, figuring mentally the amount of beer and skittles that extra quarter would produce. But now the beer and skittles department will suffer this week, for Mr. Hinkle’s blue-clad basketeeers, particularly Messrs. Frank Baird, Bert Davis and Frank Reissener, trounced the Little Giants, as you all know, 35 to 32. m tt v DAVIS was hot again. The little Bulldog forward knocked off four field buckets and contributed five free tosses in five attempts. Ben Mason was the Cavemen’s flash, batting in six buckets from the field. After the opening of the second period the Buldogs really began to click, stepping out seven points ahead of the Little Giants at one time, and relinquishing that lead i s Parrish was forced from the game with four personals. Wabash led, 19 to 18, at the half, but Butler came back, tied up the score, and then forged ahead. Wabash knotted the score once late in the game, but Butler’s accuracy at the free throw line gave them the verdict. a u u BACKBOARD'S prediction that Lebanon would be easy for Tim Campbell’s Technical cagers was on the level. The Green and White triumphed easily. Shelbyville’s defeat of Shortridge set the Blue Devils back with a jolt, and advanced the prestige of the Shelbyville quintet in stage cage circles, and take it from Backboard, that Cathedral outfit is getting tougher and tougher. They turned back the Greencastle Tiger Cubs Saturday night without much trouble, and should make it interesting for Tech next week-end. The regional tourney at Anderson isn’t going to be a soft spot for any one. Alexandria showed its improvement Saturday night by conquering Connersville by a wide margin. The Spartans went down, 42 to 31. a tt FROEBEL moved up into top position in the Calumet region by winning from Horace Mann and Hammond this week. The Gary team downed the Hammond five 24 to 20 Saturday night. Dugger copped the Wabash valley tourney in Terre Haute Saturday night, winning the final game from Switz City, 20 to 19. The valley meet is the second biggest tourney in Hoosier basketball, ranking only below the state meet. Ninety-four teams from Indiana and Illinois were entered. While Backboard thinks of it, there aren’t many colleges in the country that aren’t doing a mild bit of angling for Johnny Townsend. Prominent among those which confess interest in the big Tech eager are Michigan, Purdue, De Pauw, Northwestern and Indiana. And there is plenty of reason. Johnny is one of the best prep cagers—il not the best—that we’ve seen in this segment of the hardwood horizon, this or any year. The boy’s got everything it takes to make a basketball player. That includes size, brains, speed, stamina and a natural ability to size up situation in a flash and act on first judgments. Usually he acts the right way. CHICAGO FENCIUtS WIN By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 29. The Chicago university fencing team defeated Notre Dame fencers here Saturday night, 11-6.

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Paul Lee, Peewee Weghorn Paired on Mitt Program

Except for a four-round curtainraiser, the thirty six-round mitt card In Tomlinson hall on Wednesday night was complete today, officials of the Washington A. C. said. Paul (Tennessee) Lee, Indianapolis bantamweight, will engage Peewee Weghorn, Charleston, W. Va., and Scotty Scotten, Indianapolis, will face Santos Delgato, Mexico City, D. F„ in ten-round encounters featuring the bill. Scotten and Delgato will fight at 130 pounds. Eddie Cooper, Muncie, will meet Kid Carson, Indianapolis, in a sixround bout at 138 pounds, and King Lapell, Indianapolis, will battle Tim Garrett, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, in a six-round affair at 145 pounds. The boxers matched in the fourround prelim will be announced probably tomorrow.

You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Play Ball —But It Helps

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer VIEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Mr. Billy Murray leaned back in his chair at a mid-town club and sent a bluish-gray cloud of smoke ballooning toward the gold crested ceiling. “Talking of bail players,” he began Mr. Murray is at his reminiscent best talking about ball players. He used to be one. He is one of the old guard. He has run the gamut of the game from ball player to owner in both the minors and the majors. He is a gray-haired, thinlipped authority on the sport and its exponents. “Talking about ball players,” began Mr. Murray. “They are funny fellows—all of them. The only difference is that some of them are funnier than others.” Mr. Murray proceeded to become specific. He recalled this about this player that that about that player, indexing each individual in the precise classification to which his degree of oddity merited. In due time Mr. Murray settled upon Moose McCormick, the old Giant star, as the oddest character he ever saw on the ball field. a a tt “T COULD never figure that bird,” A he said. “To me he always was a constant wonder and mystery. One of the greatest hitters of all time and the most remarkable pinch hitter the game ever had, he still never liked his work. At least he never seemed to. There were times when he played as if he hated it. “I first came across him when I had the Providence club in the International League. He gave me many unhappy hours. He and another outfielder—you probably never heard of him—his name was Kruskamper, or something like that. Moose played center field and the other fellow—this, what’s it—played left. “One day in Toronto these two guys hed me on my knees begging for poison. In the first six innings these two sterling athletes had just six errors between them. They kicked away every chance that came their way. In the sixth they missed two catches completely, balls hit right into their hands. They looked as if they were trying to throw the ball game. a a ‘‘/DOMING to the bench this other fellow, this Krumpsemething, said to McCormick, ‘Say, we ought to have some sign, so we should know which of us is to make the play!’ The Moose pondered this for a moment. Then he answered, ‘Why do we need signs? What difference does it make which one of us muffs the ball?’ The guy really meant it, too. “In the next inning McCormick tripled to left with one out. Even

All-America Ed. BEING all all-America is nothing in the life of Ed (Moose) Krause. The Irish star made the grade in basketball ami football. He was unanimous choice as allAmerica caga. center for two years, and was named on some all-Ameri-ca grid selections last fall.

I. U. Returns to Action in Battle With Wabash Crimson and Scarlet Cage Teams Will Clash at Bloomington Wednesday; Many Net Games on Week's Card; Butler Faces Long Trip. BY DICK MILLER Although Indiana college fives will be engaged in a full schedule this week, quite a few of the games will be played on foreign soil, and not many of the tilts can be classified as games worth going miles to see. Seventeen games are on the card. Indiana university, after disastrous windup in the first half of its campaign, a crushing defeat at the hands of Purdue, resumed practice this week followink a week of book examinations, determined to show a reversal of form on the hardwood court. The first opportunity for redeeming themselves comes Wednesday night, when Wabash college five, that set the Crimson five down in defeat at Craw’fordsville before the holidays, invades Bloomington for a return tilt.

Horse Doping Draws Protest By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 29—Rigid rules against doping and tampering with race horses are expected to be adopted in Illinois by the new state racing commission, which is expected to be named soon by Governor Horner. “We will do everything in our power to stop the practice of doping horses.” said Albert Sabath, newpresident of Hawthorne race track. The owners of Arlington park, Washington park, Lincoln Fields and other Chicago race tracks are said to be in favor of drastic rules against any tampering with race horses. It is expected that both the receiving barn, which was employed at the early w’inter meeting at Tanforan, in California, and the French system of testing the saliva of horses before the race, which is used in Florida, will be put in practice at the Chicago tracks next summer.

Garrett, soldier-boxer and amateur titlist, will fight his first pro bout Wednesday night against Lapell, who formerly tossed leather under the name of Honeyhoy Brown. Garrett was a winner in the local Times-Legion Golden Gloves tourney here last year, and got to the midwestem finals in Chicago. Last week he won the Marion county welterweight title in the annual county amateur tourney. Crrson, a recent graduate from Crispus Attucks high school, says he took up professional fighting in order to make enough money to go through college. He meets Eddie Cooper, who battled Scotten here two weeks ago. Wedensday night’s show will be at popular prices, with tickets on sale at the Claypool pharmacy.

with all those errors the score was still close. The next batter hit to deep center. By a great sprint the Toronto fielder managed to grab the ball for an out. McCormick couldn’t get back to third, touch the bag and start for home. He tried and was thrown out at the plate. “When he came to the bench I was purple. Why didn’t you hold the bag in the first place?’ I thundered. ‘You’ve been in baseball for years now and you do not know the basic rules of the game.’ McCormick took a long drink of water. Then he looked at me consolingly. ‘Don’t worry, Bill. We’ll win this one yet.’ m a “'T'HE game went into extra innings. While we were at bat in the twelfth I was sitting on the edge of the bench in a glowering rage. Here was a ball game we should have won by three or four runs, but was going into extra innings because my two smart outfielders had pulled every bad play possible. “The fifteenth inning comes and the score is still tied. The other side is terrible, too. It’s McCormick’s time at bat and he hits one of the longest drives I ever saw anywhere for a home run. Toronto fails to score in its half and we win the game on the Moose’s long wallop. “As we are walking to the club-, house McCormick nudges up to me, and says: ‘Well, Bill, I was right, wasn't I? We won like I said we would, didn’t we? You should never worry about such things, Bill.’ “I was still blazing. Sure we won, I said. But we should have won in nine innings. By now we should have had our dinners. And then came the knockout. You know what the big mug gives me? Well, he gives me this: “ ‘But, Bill, look at all the swell i practice we would have missed, and you yourself must admit we need practice.’ ” “Y” GYMNASTS AHEAD Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. gymnastic team won a dual meet from Ft. Wayne “A” team, 311 to 233, and i the "B“ team 138 to 58. In a volleyball tournament between the local | “Y” team and Dayton and Ft. Wayne, the locals also captured first honors. GRID STAR TO RETURN By Times Special EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 29.—George Melinkovitch, Notre Dame full back in 1931-31, will re-enter the Irish school next year. Illness prevented him from returning to Notre Dame last fall. He will be eligible for gride competition. HARNESS DRIVER DIES By United Press ROCHESTER, Ind., Jan. 29. : Heart disease claimed John P. | Spaid, 74, veteran Grand Circuit race horse driver here Saturday.

On this same night Valparaiso will invade Notre Dame with chances of victory decidedly against the Uhlans, and Eastern Illinois Normal of Charleston will invade Greencastle for a tussle with the De Pauw- five. Dope In this fray favors the Tigers greatly. Purdue will resume practice this week after examinations, but without game action until next week, when the Boilermakers resume their hardwood activities with Wabash as an initial foe. Hanover In Action The program for the week opens up with a bang tonight with Louisville university of Kentucky invading Hanover for a battle with John Van Liew’s Hilltoppers, who have been hard to handle this winter. Tuesday night the undefeated Indiana Central five, with ten consecutive victories to their credit, entertain the strong Indiana state team at University Heights. Much of Indiana State chances for victory depends on whether Johnny Miklozek, elongated Teacher center who has been out with mumps, is able to get back into the lineup. Earlham entertains the Detroit City college, a team they easily defeated a month ago, and Central Normal travels to Ball State in Muncie for another of the Normal school rivalry battles that speaks for itself as an attraction. Bulldogs to Journey Tony Hinkle became a worried man today as his Butler Bulldogs, fresh from a win over Wabash, forgot basketball and entered into the spirit of the classroom and midterm examinations. Thursday, Hinkle will rssemble his squad and without practice will board the rattlers for a Missouri Valley invasion that will cover five days and Include four games. They open at Grinnell Friday night, jump to Drake on Saturday, and after a day of rest Sunday, will engage Creighton at Omaha on Monday night in what is likely to be the most important fray of the jaunt. Tuesday they return to Grinnell for another game and on this trip depends w’hether Butler will again win the Missouri title. Franklin Going North Franklin takes a two-day northern trip that calls for action in Huntington Friday night and against Western State Normal at Kalamazoo on Saturday night. Evansville’s in-and-out five will come up to Danville Friday for a battle with Central Normal. The “Aces” have shown power at times capable of defeating the future teachers who have lost only one game this winter, that to Indiana Central. N. D. at Detroit George Keogan will take his powerful Notre Dame five to Detroit university Saturday night. Another important tilt calls for Wabash against Northwestern at Evanston the same night. Pete Vaughan’s Scarlet five Is tough this winter and will furnish a real test for the Wildcats. Indiana Central should be able to take Taylor, and if they get by Indiana State, will boost their victory string to a dozen this week. Earlham takes on an unknown in Holbrook at Lebanon, 0., and Ball State invades Manchester for what should be a Cardinal conquest.

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