Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1934 — Page 10

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By Eddie Ash Indians Leave for Training Tomorrow a a a Batterymen to Shove Off at Stadium

KILLEFER’S first squad of Tribe pastimers, comprised of pitchers and catchers, will depart from Perry stadium tomorrow at 10 a. m. for the spring training camp at Evansville. The Indian athletes will travel by bus and Chief Killefer will be in charge. The first week of training will consist of routine work to put the hurlers in shape for the coming of the hitters a week from Sunday. Calesthenic drills will be in charge of Johnny (Major) Riddle, the peppery backstop. The unsigned list still has a number of members and the Indian pilot was not sure today how many players will make up the first group. Killefer’s count of noses indicated about sixteen athletes would be on hand for the trip tomorrow. Pitchers Burwell and Turner are said to be on their way from the southland and pitcher John Miljus from California. Miljus has been in the California hills “panning” gold dust. A few' of the rookies who are not pitchers will be taken to Evansville with the first bunch of tossers. Bill Thomas and Stewart Bolen are other veteran fiingers scheduled to leave tomorrow'. Most of the Indians now in the city were attending the high school basketball games at Butler field house and Chief Killefer also was an interested spectator at home of the cage battles. It is anew thing in Red’s life and he enjoyed being perched among the frenzied rooters. a a a a a a CONTAINING a wealth of baseball facts and figures for fans, including many new features of special interest, the Record Book, published by the Sporting News, St. Louis, has made its annual appearance as a harbinger of the new baseball season. This handy little manual of the diamond sport is issued in vest pocket size and is filled from cover to cover with statistics and interesting information for the fans In addition to the features regularly carried, the new edition brings up to date the statistical data on the game and contains many new records. Notable among these is a detailed record of Jimmy Foxx’ home runs and Carl Hubbell’s pitching achievements of 1933. The additional data also includes the names and seating capacities of the major league parks; an expanded glossary of baseball slang, nicknames, etc. The Record Book compilations are made from the official records as provided by the leagues. Copies of the book may be obtained by sending ten cents to C. C. Spink & Son, St. Louis. a a a a a a One of the best cracks of the winter sports season, authored by a Greek wrestler: “Now I know what A. A. U. means. It's what you shout when you wish to attract another fellow’s attention.” a a a a a a Joe McCarthy, New York Yankee manager, and Lou Gehrig, first sacker, have become super citizens of St. Petersburg, Fla. The Yanks train there, and to show its appreciation the city presented Mac and Lou with tickets permitting them to park without lights. Joe prefers a badge. a a a a a a THE baseball business will pick up on all fronts this week now that basketball, in most sections, has reached the season's end. There are a few tournaments left here and there, but the diamond boys soon will take over the headlines in the majors and minors. It takes warm weather to make the fans baseball-minded, and even Florida has not had an over abundance of heat recently. a a a a a a SIGNED entries have been received by the National Billiard Association of America from Willie Hoppe of New York, world’s 18.1 balkline and cushion carom billiard champioft, and Welker Cochran, San Francisco, former 18.2 balkline and three-cushion billiard champion, to take part in the international 18.2 balkline tournament to be held in Chicago starting Monday. March 26. Other signed entries are expected from Kinrey Matsuyama. Tokio, Japan; Eric Hagenlacher, Stuttgart, Germany, a former 18.2 title holder, and Ora C. Morningstar, San Diego, Cal., also U former champion as far back as 1909. Three of those invited to take part in the tournament, which probably will be the last major event to be conducted by the National Billiard Association during the present season, are touring the United States in a series of free exhibitions. They are Cochran. Hoppe and Matsuyama, all of whom recently took part in the world's three-cushion billiard tournament in New York, Cochran losing the world’s title to Johnny Layton, Hoppe taking fourth-place honors and Matsuyama finishing in a tie for sixth place. Cash prizes totaling $4,250, a diamond medal and the net gate receipts will be distributed among the players, the winner receiving a check for $1,500 and runner-up SI,OOO. a a a a a a YOU have noticed in the daily prints, during high school basketball tournaments, a clear-cut scorecard and program showing the exact pairings, with brackets, and who the winners meet the next time out. It is very easy to read and follow', the entire progress of the tournament being indicated. Fact is, it is such a simple thing and so clear to the eye, that other papers doubtless thought the same w r ay about it as The Times. Anyway, it ‘’crept" into other papers during basket tourneys after it appeared first in The Times several years ago. It had its origin in the old Times’* annual independent-amateur baseball tournaments and w’as carried over and used by The Times lor the high school cage meets. The Times picked up the idea for its oaseball pairings from national tennis drawings found in an old lawn tennis annual. It has served the local community well.

Werner Comes Close to Hall of Fame in Bowling Loop

BY PAUL STRIFBEC'K (Pinch Hitting for lefty Lee) Newt Werner, well-known pin \ toppler. produced a real thriller in a postponed series at the Illinois alleys last night. In his final game ! of the set Werner had eleven strikes in a row. but the final ball was a light hit. leaving three pins for a count of 297. The rest of his Berghcff Beer team was going good in j the last game and a 1.189 was produced. with Ahearn 253. Miller 215.1 Heckman 217. Werner 297 and Hanna 207. The team hit 1.044 and 967 and 1.189 for 3.2000 even. Werner counted 701. with Leo Ahearn a close second with 698. In the regular league play of this 1

Tennis for Sissies? Not Game as Played Today, Says Henry

BY HENRY MLEMORE i'nitrd Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. MARCH 17.—Those misguided souls who stili think of tennis as a refined and g. ntle sport, in which delicate youths in ice cream pants skip gracefully about and go through the motions employed by entomologists in snaring butterflies, would do well tc attend the finals of the men's inaoor championship today. True, the match will have a most patrician setting. The Armory, that houses the court on which it will be contested, stands on Paik avenue in the snooty sixties. Most of the trade will arrive in limousines of fifty or more cylinders, and a large part of the applause will be limited to polite handelapping and such expressions as: "Well done, stout fellah!”; "Baautiful!"; and "Oh! gorgeous shot!” I can assure you. howeter. that down on the lightning fast, hard pine court that is the battle pit. there will be nothing genteel. In the first place. Mr. Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles, and Mr. Gregory Maogin of Newark, dc not care much for one another. Mr. Stoefen’s desire to kick Mr. Mangm is perhaps exceeded only by Mr. Mangin's desire to kick Mr. Stoefen. Secondly, both finalists have their sights set on the Davis cup teams, and todays play will go quite a ways in determining which one gets a job. Thirdly—l trust I'm counting correctly—the gentlemen involved are the Dempsey and Firpo of tennis. Their play is about as subtle as a trench mortar. They have absolutely no use for that sort of tennis which calls for deft placing shots and strategy, but concentrate solely

Washington League at the Illinois alleys Ahearn gave the Berghoff Beer team 234, 214 and 223 for 681 to count from Mausner Beer. Although John Blue had a huge total of 651 for Coca-Cola, they could not offset the greater total of 666 for Zeke Heckman and 608 by Werner for the Newman Candy and they took two games from the former. The Falls City Beer team had Dankert counting 640 and the team took the odd game from Schmidt Insurance. who had Brown with 605. Jess Hall, with 619. was the reason Pharis Tires copped the entire set from Schlitz Beer. Black registered 643 for Kaser Tire Service, which shot without opponents.

on knocking the everlasting daylights out of the ball. There won’t be any of those protracted rallies, in which the ball floats gracefully back and forth across the net. Whenever the ball lands inside the court it’ll be a point for the gentleman who laid on it. If you think you've seen a tennis ball flogged, wait until you see Mr. Stoefen hammer one with all the latent and unlatent power in his leaning tower of a six foot four frame. Or wait until you see Mr. Mangin. with a pair of shoulders like a piano juggler, step into a high one up by the net. I swear you almost can see a puff of smoke when the flannel ball riehochets off the floor. I never have examined a ball after Mr. Stcefen got through dusting it off. but it must be well done from its Arctic circle to its equator. Picking the winner of today's business is like choosing between five-thirty and half-oast four. I mean that close. So I’m not going to make a call, for the simple reason that I've been sitting out on a limb so much the past year that I'm threatened with death by exposure. LONDOS THROWS OLSEN By United Press SPRINGFIELD. 111., March 17. Jim Londos. claimant of the world's heavyweight wrestling championship. threw Cliff Olson of Minneapolis in 43 minutes 39 seconds here last night. AT DALLAS—Willara Brown. Icdianapoli*. defeated Lope Tenorio. the Philippines. < 101: Joe Montana. Dallas deciaioned Bobby Calmes. Oklahoma. <101; Kid Leva. Dallas, defeated Johnny Page. Dallas, it); Charlie Light Indianapolis, decisioned Lou Thomas, Chicago. (6).

Indianapolis Times Sports

8 Teams Survive First Round of Tourney Games Favorites Cop Most Tilts on Opening Day in State Finals; Close Games Expected in Today’s Seven Net Battles. BY DICK MILLER Eight teams lined up at the barrier this morning in Butler university fieldhouse for the drive down the stretch that by night will determine the 1934 Hoosier hardwood standard bearer. Four quarter-final tilts this morning, two semi-final tilts this afternoon and the grand finale classic at 8 tonight will be the final games of the tournament that began with eight games between sixteen teams FYiday.

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BILL TERRY, boss of the world champion Giants, thinks his 1934 team is better than the squad that won the world series last year. He doesn’t believe the new lively ball will have any ill effect on his pitchers.

Hold Rites for Fielder Jones By United Press PORTLAND. Ore., March 17. Funeral services for the late Fielder A. Jones, one of baseball’s immortals, and former manager of the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns, were held ycv>.day from Portland Elks' temple. Jones, whose smart baseball won the world’s championship for the 1906 White Sox “hitless wonders,” died Tuesday of a heart disease. Among the honorary pallbearers were old-time major leaguers, Billy Sullivan, a member of Jones’ “hitless wonders,” Buck Keith, E. E. (Deacon) Van Buren, Charles Swindells and Carl Mays. Interment was in Portland crematorium mausoleum.

Swimmer Hurt in Auto Tumble

By Time* Special HUNTINGTON. March 17.—80 b Kav, 5344 Lowell avenue, Indianapolis, Butler university free style swimming star, was injured near here last night when he fell from an automobile in which he was riding after the aquatic meet, between Huntington Y. M. C. A. and Butler university, which Huntington won, 49 to 31. The Butler team had left Huntington for Indianapolis when Kay plunged headforemost from the front seat of the automobile in which he was riding. The door of the car evidently had not been shut. Kay’s left knee and hands were badly injured. The youth received medical treatment at the Marion hospital and was taken to Indianapolis.

Cubs Promise to Do Things

By United Press AVALON. Catalina Island. March 17.—Young blood and new faces promise to make the Chicago Cubs every inch a pennant contender in the National League race this season. The Cubs’ six fancy rookies all are bidding for regular jobs and outfielder Chuck Klein, the National League batting championfi imported from the Phillies at a cost of $125,000 and three players, already is bolstering the attack. The youngsters who are making the regulars hustle for their berths are first baseman Dolph # Camilli, second baseman Augie Gafan, outfielders George Stainback and pitchers Bill Lee. Dick Ward and Roy Joiner. Five of them are from the Pacific Coast League and Lee is up from the American Association. “These six youngsters represent the best looking group of talent to come up to the Cubs in one bunch since I joined the team.” commented manager Charlie Grinam. In building his team. Grimm has been striving for more speed and punch. He has placed Klein in left field. Ki Ki Cuyler in center and Base Herman in right. ICE FIVE IS WINNER The Capitol Ice quintet downed the Bendix netters of South Bend Thursday at Pennsv gym 41 to 28. The team fought a tight battle in the first period. Red Cosgrove led the attack for the winners with fourteen points. Jim Withrow, Jack Hill and George Chestnut each scored nine points fa* the Indianapolis five. Kenneth Roberts was best for the South Benders *

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1934

At least a quartet of the games Friday, particularly the two games Friday night, had the capacity crcwd of 15,000 fans, who jammed the big arena, groggy. Logansport and Tech, both pre-toumey favorites, emerged from their first-round skirmishes Tech* with more difficulty than Logansport, who easily trounced North Judson, 31 to 20. Batesville battled the Big Green through three quarters of the game Friday afternoon, but gradually bowed to superior ball handling and the basket shooting of Johnny Tow’nsend, who scored six field baskets, and were downed by a score of 24 to 19. Hammond, which outscored Greencastle 40 to 31 in the last game Friday afternoon, showed some earmarks of being a dark horse threat today, but found themselves faced with a critical test at the very outset, as they meet Tech. The game developed the unusual situation of two brothers facing each other in the coaching positions, as far as we know the only time that has ever happened in the state tournament classics. W. E. (Spud) Campbell is coach at Hammond, and Thomas (Tim) Campbell, at Tech. The type of basketball that made Floosierdom famous throughout the world as a center of the hardwood sport characterized the night play. The ciwd was in a frenzy throughout both the games, in w'hich Lebanon defeated Brazil 37 to 31 and Jeffersonville defeated Wabash 30 to 28. Richmond uncorked unexpected powder in smothering Beaver Dam, 40 to 12, and battles Jasper today. The southern five rallied to defeat North Vernon 30 to 15, with Rottet and Steffen the big shots in victory. Hartford City, the real dark horse of the tourney, reached form late in their game with Princeton to win 31 to 26 and received their test against Logansport this morning.

• Pin Gossip •

You have been hearing from Ed Stevenson lately with small 600 totals but last night in the Fountain Square League at the Fountain Square alleys he blossomed with 222, 248 and 247 for 717 to lead all bowlers of the city. His team, the Seven Up five, took the odd game from Goldsmith Sales. THhe Oeftermg-Litzel-man Coal captured the team honors for the city in last night’s play with 3,218, counting 1,064, 1.090 ana 1,064. Individual scoring found Red Mounts setting the pace with 670. Tedrowe had 668: Baker, 644; Wuench, 639, and Pierson. 597. but they had no opponents. Indianapolis Towel and Apron ana Silver Edge Beer came through with the odd game from Dr. Pepper and Beard’s Brake Service. Other 600 scores were J. Danna, 632; G. Smith, 622 and Hill, 606. Barbasols again took the spotlight in the City League at the Antler alleys, counting 3,110, with Hueber, 634; Fulton, 626; Johnson and Fox, 619, and Fehr, 612. The shaving cream team was easy winners over Indiana Wheel and Rim, who had Burns best with 619. , For Fall City Beer Jack Hunt pounded 663 and Roberson 600 even to annex a pair from Marotts, who had Hurt 608 and Colbler 605 high. Jess Pritchett, with 635, led the Jones-Maley club to a double win over Elks Boosters, while Hoosier Coffee took a twin bill from Antler alley five. Helen Kritsch flashed a 254 in her final game for a 596 total to top the scoring of the Block Optical ladies at Pritchett alleys. Court scored 542: Pvle, 540, and Thomas, 532 along with the series of Helen’s and the Mausner Beed hit a 2.671 to be easy winners for the entire set from Coca Cola. Jack C. Carr was the only other team to score for a triple win and this was from McGaw Insurance. Remaining contests resulted two out of three in favor of Beard's Brake Service, Fox’s Jail Birds and S. & S. Service from Real Silk. Julian Goldman tore and Kingsbury Beer. Marott hoe Store had no opponents. Other high totals were: Finn. 572; hea, 557; Alexander, 543; Weise. 541; Girth, 534; Osthemier and Coney, 512. and Burnett, 505. Frehn Bros, and Hart Oil Burners were handed three zeroes by Rail Road Building and Savings and H. C. Ent Material as W. J. Jungclaus Company and Geiger and Peters won tw’o from Domestic and Industrial Insulators and Johnson-Maas Company. Mil-Va-Co Vapor Hheat had no opponents. In singles play Bill Tarrant led with 640 in the Construction League at the Pritchett alleys. The Avalon League at Pritchett’s resulted in a two out of three decision in favor of Drivers. Irons, Traps and Stymies over Roughs, Putts, Divots and Caddies. Coval led this loop with 647. The Central States Envelope League at the Pritchett drives had Coins dropping their series to Baronials while Catalogs managed to capture one game from Commercials Wray was best with 587. Carl Hardin still remained the individual leader of the Postoffice League at the Pritchett alleys last night but he had a little competition when Schier fired a 613 to a 648 bv Carl Team play finished with two to one results in favor of Mixies and Three Trippers ever Illinois Street Station and Four Trippers. The Optical League also featured a two-out-three verdict with two games for Univis Bifocals and Block Optical, and one game for Continental Optical and Optometrists. Fox Optical will roll later. E. J. Fox was head man with 609. Only two sets were completed in the Casualty and Surety League at the Central alleys with Inspection Bureau having McCann with 607 to put them across for the odd game from Hoosier Casualty as National Bureau was counting the same way from Underwriters. Western Adjustment and Aetna had no opponents, but the latter had Cleaver flashing the league leading total of 642. M. H. Farrell Granite was the only team able to come across for a threegame triumph, and this was from Pittman Rice Coal. Mausner Beer. Walter C. Kelly Builders and Davey Optometrists won two from Barrett Coal, State Auto Insurance and Duffy’s Malt Products. Missouri & Pacific rolled without opponents. Snodgrass was high with 584 and Hageman and Fussenegger were close with 583 and 582. in the St. Joan of Arc League at the Uptown alleys. In the K. of C League at the Delaware alleys Scott Trucking was the only team to come through with a three-game win and this was from Finneran Grocery. Quinn Grocery. Hoosier Optical and Pittman Rice Coal trounced the Penn Coal. J. J. Blackwell and Son and Block Optical twice. H. Gick was singles leader with 588. The Illinois alleys and the Delaware allevs will stage a match game series tomorrow* at 2:30 with four teams from each of these two houses bowling at the Illinois alleys. SCHMELING ON SCENE FOR PAULINO FIGHT By United Press BARCELONA, Spain. March 17. Max Schmeling. accompanied by his manager, Joe Jacobs, two German boxers and a German cook, arrived here Thursday to prepare for his fight with Paulino Uzcudun April 8. The former heavyweight champion spoke over the radio and greeted the Spanish nation and then left for the Spanish Riviera, a short distance from Barcelona, to establish his trailing camp.

Indians Rush Season on Spring Training

‘Lord’ Finnegan. Pummels Ray Meyers Out of Ring

The temerity of a man who would infuriate the bearer of the name of Finnegan on St. Patrick’s Eve may be admirable, but his judgment isn’t exactly sound. Ray (Tuffy) Meyers, well-known local middleweight wrestler, discovered that in Tomlinson hall last night when he slugged "Lord” Patrick Lonsdale Finnegan, claimant to the British welter mat crown, once too often in their main go on promoter Jimmy McLemore’s weekly card. Tuffy battered his way to the initial fall with his fists, pinning Finnegan in fourteen minutes with a body pin, after he had Finnegan out on his feet with body punches. The Briton, one of the cleverest wrestlers ever to appear in the local ring,

Methany Matched With Speer on Tuesday Wrestling Card

Harold Mathany, experienced Chicago grapplcr, has been signed to oppose Frank Speer, Atlanta, in the semi-windup on the Hercules A. C. all-heavyweight wrestling card Tuesday night at the armory. The Chicago performer scales 215 and Speers 230. Mathany will be remembered by Armory fans for the tough opposition he gave Irish Pat O’Shocker in a bout last winter. Speer was an all-America grid player several years ago at Georgia Tech and has gone undefeated here in five matches. The Mathaney-Speer tussle completes Tuesdays card which will be headlined by Matros Kirilenko, 225, of Russia, and Dick Raines, 230, “Texas Tornado.” Raines and Kirilenko are nationally prominent stars and Tuesday’s bout provides Kirilenko with an opportunity to “even

‘Give Me the Pitchers and You Can Have the Hitters,’ Rog Says

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 17.—This is the spring home of the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns are managed by one of the most interesting men in baseball—Mr. Rogers Hornsby. Mr. Hornsby is in much the same position of a man who did not have a job all last year. He feels that the coming year can be no worse. His philosophy is that nothing from nothing leaves nothing. The Browns finished last in the American League last year. Mr. Hornsby tells you the Browns will finish better than last this year. How much better? He doesn't know. Maybe sixth, possibly fifth. Well, who is going to win the pennant? Mr. Hornsby, forthright in most matters pertaining to baseball, does not want to make a prediction for publication. He passes the buck. ‘You tell me!” he urges. n n a BECAUSE you are fond of Mickey Cochrane, the young Irishman who has just taken over the Detroit Tigers, you make a wild stab and say the Tigers. This seems to amuse Mr. Hornsby. He throws himself back on the bed and laughs. “And you guys call yourselves experts!” he sneers. Once you have made a statement of this sort it is, for business reasons, advisable to stick to it. So a controversy results. “Yes.” you insist, “the Tigers look pretty good, and what of it?” Well, it is generally known that Mr. Hornsby is a better man and so his rebuttal comes in the form of a bet. “You like the Tigers to win the pennant, do you?” he challenges. ’Til tell you what I will do. Our ball club finished last in 1933. If you will give me two to one I’ll bet you the Browns beat the Tigers in the final standing.” The result is, a small bet is made.

Pitcher Stewart Bolen and Catcher Johnny Riddle

took the second tumble with a chinlock. A few minutes after they returned for the third spill Tuffy stuck in a jab to His Lordship’s midriff. The handsome, marcelled chappie from John Bull’s .dominions lost his British calm and surrendered to an Irish temper. He abandoned all his previous skillful grappling tactics and waded into Tuffy with both fists, pummeiing him all over the ring with finally out of the ropes, where Meyers parked while referee Bud Westfall counted him out. In preliminary bouts, Tommy Tassos and Henry Kolin went fortyfive minutes to a draw, each taking a fall, and Walter Hickman threw Dan Bray with a crotch slam in eleven minutes.

up” w'ith his Texas rival. In a meeting here two weeks ago, Raines was awarded the verdict when he leaped from the ropes to catchc Kirilenko off guard and gain the third tumble after each had annexed a fall. It was a rough match. Jagad Singh, 215, highly-rated Hindu husky, will appear in the .third bout on the card when he clashes with Joe Cox, 215, wellknown Kansas City grappler. It will be Singh’s first local appearance. He comes from the east where he defeated several topnotch American matmen. Tuesday’s show will be offered at regular prices, according to Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. General admission is 45 cents, reserved seats, 75 cents, and ringside, sl, with all tax paid.

I have the Tigers. Mr. Hornsby has his Browns. It makes no difference who wins the pennant, you may be foolish enough to follow the outcome. tt a tt VITHY such great confidence on ’ ’ the part of Mr. Hornsby? You aren’t surprised, if you know Mr. Hornsby. Much of it revolves around him. He has decided to playthird base. According to him, this is the weakest spot on his ball club. It is typical of the man to shoulder the toughest assignment on the field. “What makes you think you can play third base?” I asked. ‘‘Don't you know you are an old man?” There was a spirit of levity in my question. To Mr. Hornsby the question was an affront. His answer was: “I can still pick ’em up and name me anybody who can hit better?” I didn't like the way he snapped the words off at bis teeth or the way his eyes glinted. I decided not to press the matter. B B B I HADN’T come over here to see the Browns especially. I was more interested in seeing some Italian noblemen who were racing speedboats and about whom I had been advised there were stories of interest to be unfolded. It developed the Italian noblemen were out with the Stotesburys and their social ilk, and since I wore a sweater and a cap, there was no chance for me to crash the blueblood gates. Mr. Hornsby insisted on talking about his ball club. He wanted to know what was wrong with his pitching staff, and did I realize that in any league pitching was 81 per cent of the ball game? Os course, I had heard that to be so. At the same time it struck me as odd that a_ great hitter, who has become a manager, should place so much faith in pitching.

Versatile Rookie GEORGE DETORE, former Toledo Hen, is back in the majors again with the Athletics. He is a handy man for a ball club. With the Hens he played second base, third and also took a tun. catching when injuries put the regular backstops on the bench. He was with Cleveland once before.

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'T'HE boys were singing that old -*• baseball refrain, “Spring Has ‘Came’ ” yesterday when the sun turned on some summerlike juice during the afternoon. Shouts of “it won't be long now” were heard around Perry stadium. Red Killefer scanned the skies and mumbled something about “can’t beat this in California.” Three of the Tribe pastimers worked out at Butler fieldhouse stepped outdoors to give the atmosphere a trial. Two of the veterans are pictured above, Pitcher Stewart Bolen, southpaw mainstay, and Johnny Riddle, first string catcher. Bill Thomas, pitcher, was the other early bird taking prelim practice. Bolen, Riddle and Thomas are “getting in shape to get in shape” at the Evansville training camp that will open on Sunday when the Indian batterymen report. They will be several jumps ahead of the others when the initial Tribe drill is held down in the Pocket city.

Soresi Manages Primo Camera By United Press NEW YORK, March 17.—Louis Soresi yesterday filed a three-year contract as sole manager of Champion Primo Camera with the boxing commission. Soresi’s one-year agreement with the champion expired last month. Under the contract Soresi will receive 33 1-3 per cent of Primo earnings and Camera gets the rest. Whether this means that Bill Duffy, Camera’s American agent, has been ruled out is not known. Duffy was understood to have a ten-year contract with Primo and it would have six years to run. Locals Annex Archery Meet In the first indoor inter-city archery tournament Thursday, the Indianapolis Archery Club defeated Kokomo, 1,336 to 1,287. The team score follows: Indianapolis Kokomo Shields 395 Mattix 354 Kilpatrick 325 Beaver 317 Lincoln 314 McCaughan 314 Ruth Lay 302 Penn 302 Total 1,336 Total * 1.287 The individual scores of tne tournament, w’hich was at eighty feet, are as follows: Kokomo—Balccm, 302; Mays, 227; Indianapolis—Setters, 176; Denny, 115; Mrs. Shields, 103 Miss Powell, 81; Mrs. Lincoln. 60. The Indianapolis team will journew to Kokomo tonight to compete in the state indoor tournament in which teams representing various Indiana clubs will compete. THREE BROTHERS ON MAT By Time* Special WASHINGTON. March 17.—The three Dusek brothers of Omaha engaged in grappling bouts here Thursday, but Rudy was the only one to add to his record. He defeated Joe Malceqicz in the main go. Ernie got a draw with Joe Savoldi and Emil finished even with Marshall Blackstock. HOOSIER RIFLEMEN WIN Tiie Hoosier Rifle and Pistol Club marksmen defeated the Purdue university sharpshooters, 979 to 976, in a contest at the Hoosier range Thursday. Five-men teams competed. FIRST TASTE OF WAR Johnny Goodman, Lawson Little, Johnny Fischer and Chandler Egan, members of this year’s United States Walker cup team, will get their first taste of competition abroad when they go to England to engage the British amateurs this summer. HAWKEVES HONOR MOFFETT By United Press lOWA CITY. la., March 7.—Howard Moffltt, forward, last night was named honorary captain of this year’s Hawkeye basketball team. Election was held after the c.’o6e of the schedule. •

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Track Meet Marks Fall Unattached Entrants Take Victories in Central • Carnival. By United Press CHICAGO. March 17.— Unattached entrants in the Central A. A. U. track meet at the University of Chicago ran away with major honors last night, while the favored Marquette university team held first place among organizations entered. Marquette’s star. Ralph Metcalfe, did not defend his marks of last year, saving himself for tonight's Armour Tech relays. Six meet records were broken and a seventh equaled. All of the records which w'ere broken, however, were made last year when the meet's scoring was changed to the metric system. The unattached athletes ended the evening with 544 points. Organizations finished in the following order: Marquette, 10; South Parks, 9; Northwestern, 8; Wisconsin. 8: Chicago, 6 l i; Illinois, 6; Kenran A. C., 5; Avondale, 5; Lincoln Park, 2; Illinois A. C. 2; Oak Park “Y,” 1. Swelling the unattached totals were the freshmen teams from Illinois and Northwestern, which scored 13 points each. While Metcalfe stood on the side lines. Bob Grieve. Illinois freshman, equaled his record of :06.8 in the sixty meters dash. Jim Brooks of South Park broke his own record in the broad jump with a leap of 23 feet 10‘a inches. Other new records included the following performances: Bob Clark, Wisconsin, 65-yard high hurdles, :08.7; Jack Fleming, Northwestern, 600 meters, 1:22.1; John Francis, Chicago, unattached, 1.000 meters run 2:36.3; Paul Phillips, Marquette, 300 meters run, :36.4; William Mihalo, unattached, Centerville, la., 1,500 meters walk, 7:44.5.

Hoosier Team in Fifth Post

By United Press PEORIA. 111., March 17.—With a new first place score to shoot at, two squads comprising forty-eight teams will mount the American Bowling Congress tournament drives tonight. The best score of last night’s rolling, a total of 2,926, was not expected to survive before the heavy onslaught of fresh teams. St. Louis, St. Joseph. Mo,; Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Toledo, Evansville and other cities will be represented by teams well above the average for tomght’s program. Racine, through the medium of the Speers Wisconsin five, set a hot pace last night to capture first place. This team was consistent with games of 948, 1,035 and 943. Its 2,926 total was considered certain to finish well up the line this year. Kenney Brothers of Chicago took over second place with 2,818 and games of 907, 952 and 959. TimesStar Strikers of Cincinnati shot into fourth place with 2,716. The Maroon A. C. of South Bend took fifth place with 2,760. Oilers, Wyoming in Cage Finals By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 17. The Diamond D-X Oilers of Tulsa, Okla., will attempt to capture their second consecutive National A. A. U. basketball championship here tonight when they battle the University of Wyoming team in the finals of the annual tournament. The Oilers and Wyoming emerged as the finalists last night after a week of play in which more than fifty teams participated. The Tulsa team defeated the Olympic Club of San Francisco, 38 to 26, in the semi-finals. Wyoming gained the final round by overcoming the Reno Creamery five of Hutchinson, Kan., 30 to 27.

Independent and Amateur Basket Notes, Gossip

The Central Avenue M. E. basketball team defeated the East Tenth Buddies. 30 to 24. In the final game of the Marion County Sunday School tournament at the Y. M. C. A. last night. Prather was best for the winners, ftav Moses of the Central Christian team received the sportsmanship trophy Central Christian triumphed over the Tuxedo Baptists in the consolation contest. 20 to 14. The Edgewood A. C.s conquered the Indianapolis Cubs, 24 to 12. Edgewood would like to book games away from home Call Lincoln 2700 and ask for John' Stenger. The West Side Aces were victorious over the Indianapolis Knights. 18 to 16. In the final game of the Meridian Heights tournament. The O’Kara Sans registered their thirtyfirst victor'* of the season when they trounced the Zimmer Paper five, 66 to 22. Patterso.. led the Sans with twelve points. The Sans will play Ft. Harrison Independents Monday at the Harrison gym Cubs at the Brookside court. Sans are and on Wednesday will meet the Crimson Cuds at the Brookside court. Sans are anxious to book games away from home on the following dates: March 22 23 25 26. 27 and 30. Call Dwight at Cherry 1523-W. or write H. L. Hustedt. 1130 North Dearborn street. ROSENBLOOM WINS By United Press MASON, Ga., March 17.—Toying with his opponent at times. Maxie Rosenbloom, world’s iight heavyweight champion, won an easy tenround decision over Walker (Cyclone) Smith, Ft. .Banning, Ga., United States army heavyweight champion here Thursday. SHIKAT TOSSES LEWIS By Times Special ST. LOUIS, March 17.—Ed 'Strangler) Lewis, former world's heavyweight wrestling champ, "looked his age” here Thursday when Dick Shikat tossed him out of the ring. It was enough for Ed. He was injured and was unable to continue. Sir Martin Frobisher was an explorer of the sixteenth century.