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By Eddie Ash Joe Falcaro Used to Set Up the Pins m m m Rolled First 300 Score at Age of 15

jDOWLEHS and bowling railbirds of Indianapolis are in for a royal treat for four nights beginning tomorrow. Joe Falcaro is coming to town. He is a wizard of the runways and at 38 years old has battered the pins for thirty-six perfect 300 scores, according to latest figures received on „ his record in Indianapolis. Joe possesses so many bowling records it’s difficult to sum them all, but his chief hobby is match game competition and in that line he says everybody is challenged. The New Yorker will perform here at four alleys, at the Delaware tomorrow night; Indiana, Friday night; Parkway, Saturday night, and at the Fountain Square Sunday evening. Falcaro entered the bowlers’ hall of fame at 15, when he posted his first perfect count. He took up bowling at 12 and developed out of the ranks of the pin boys. Falcaro set up the maples for five years before he got out of the pits and now’ he is part owner of a big bowling establishment in New York along wdth Carl Duane, former featherweight boxer of prominence. Joe has averaged around 230 for more than 1,260 games since starting his current tour of the country. an n n n n HARRY THOMPSON, who w’ill team with Ted Lewis as a rush for the Indian roller polo club in the world series with New Britain starting at Tomlinson hall Sunday afternoon, has been recognized in the east as one of the most brilliant performers in the game. He was born in Richmond, Ind., in 1387. When only twelve years of age he became a member of the Fairview roller polo team, which played its games in a rink with a surface space of thirty by sixty feet. Thompson says that the only banks in the court were the weather boards on the side of the rink and that it was a frequent occurrence to see the town carpenter run out during the game and nail on some of the boards that had been knocked loose. The cages were made of large boxes with a rail attached. As many as eighteen games were played by Thompson in a week, and the lanky rush declares fifteen cents a game was pretty good pay for an amateur. nun nun IN 1905 Thompson started his pro career, his first game being with Niles in the Ohio Interstate League. In 1906 he was transferred to Beaver Falls, and when the league disbanded shortly afterward he went east to finish the season with Providence. The season of 1907-1908 found Thompson performing with Fall River and later with Taunton. After a series of trades. Thompson joined Waterbury in the National League in 1910. Up until 1922 Harry performed with a long list of clubs, including Poughkeepsie, New Bedford and Providence. In 1922 he returned to the American League and played w r ith Portland, Maine. In the winter of 1924 he played along with Bill Duggan in Miami, Fla., and later played with Bridgeport. Thompson is original in his style and in his manner of driving certain cage shots. Backhand hooks and drives are his favorites. nun nun MEL ALMADA, outfielder, is not quite ready for the majors, but it’s a cinch he is listed among the future assets in the elaborate building blue prints of the Boston Red Sox. Almada was hand-picked by general manager Eddie Collins, who saw him perform with Seattle while scouting in the coast league last summer. The Red Sox have spent freely of the coirf of the realm to build a winning outfit, but they are not buying any shrubbery which they do not think will look well on their front lawn. Almada’s option papers to Kansas City for the season of 1934 were but a step in the progress of the youngster. There are very few boys w’ho can jump off the sandlots into class AA and make the grade without *ny other trial heats, but Mel Almada is one who did. Seattle picked him up in the spring of 1932 and Mel stepped right in and hit .311. Last year, Collins purchased him in the middle of the race, but left him at Seattle for most of the year. The lad hit .323 and stole twenty-eight bases. The Red Sox beckoned him in to wind up the American League season, and in fourteen games he batted .341, hit one homer and stole three sacks. Almada is of Mexican extraction. n n n nun IN The Times’ Headlines Ten Years Ago This Month: Indianapolis bats hard and defeats Brooklyn, 11 to 2. at Plant City, Fla. . . . Abe Goldstein won world’s bantam championship from Joe Lynch in a one sided battle at Madison Square Garden, New York . . . Bill Tilden announces he will quit tennis if the rule against player-wrriters is not revoked . . . Noble Kizer of Plymouth, Ind., was elected captain of the Notre Dame basketball team for the 1924-1925 season . . . Alfred E. Moss, English race driver, arrives for Speedway race classic. Art L. Ludrigsen of Chicago rolled 739 for a new' record in singles in the A. B. C. at Chicago . . . Henry tlzzie) Brill, 33. a figure in local sports life, died of tuberculosis . . . Hoosier Athletic Club team wins city volleyball championship . . . Schneiderman, Schliemer and Johnson, local bowlers, roll into the prize list of the A. B. C. at Chicago . . . George Sisler, new Brown manager, scores impression with team; he thinks well of rookie Ernie Wingard of Alabama ... Ty Cobb and John McGraw w T arn players to give up golf.

Blue Selects State Lineup Shortridge high school' track and field team was pronounced ready today for the state indoor championships to be staged by the Indiana High School Athletic Association at Butler university fieldhouse Saturday. Coach Don R. Knight, who sent the Blue Devil team through a workout at the fieldhouse track yesterday, announced the following team for Saturday: Sixty-yard dash. Bruce Atkinson and James Bimmons; sixty-yard low hurdles. Jack Brown; mile run. Dean Hoatson; 440yard run. Hilden Lacey; sixty-yard high hurdles, Charles Lizius; 880-yard run. Ray Culley and Don Underwood. Relay ifour lapsi, Bruce Atkinson, Jack Brown. Bob Bryant. James Simmons and Eric Wadleigh; medley relay. Robert Anderson, Ray Culey. Benton Lynch. George Mac Lucas and Dave Ulrey; high jump. Jack Brown and Donald Piel: weight put. George Mac Lucas. and broad jump. Eric Wadleigh RULE CHANGES NOT LIKELY, SAYS PIGGY By rime* Special LAFAYETTE, Ind.. March 28 Expressing doubt that any of the present basketball rules would be changed. Ward Lambert, coach of Purdue's Big Ten championship hardwood team, departed today for Augusta, Ga„ where he will represent his colleagues at a rules committee meeting tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, held by the*National Basketball Coaches' Association. Principal rules changes suggested are raising the height of the basket and increasing the value of the field goal. I. U. TRACKMEN TO~ FACE LOUISIANA STATE By Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. March 28. —Coach E. C. Hayes will take a full team of Indiana university track and field competitors to Baton Rouge, La.. April 7. to engage Louisiana State runners in a dual meet, JOHNSON EYES MOVE By r nited Press NEW ORLEANS. March* 28. Members of the Cleveland Indians are wondering if Manager Walter Johnson intends buying infielder Eddie Moore from the New Orleans club. Johnson borrowed Moore, a former major leaguer, yesterday to play second base while the Indians beat Washington. 5 to 3. TONY LOPEZ WINS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 28.—Tony Lopez, 131. of Tampa, gained an easy verdict over Johnny Fitzpatrick here last night in ten rounds of boxing. GOLF OFFICIAL DIES SOUTH PASADENA. Cal., March 28.— Heart attack caused the death yesterday of Harold Ingersoll, 42, of Colorado Springs, president of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association.

Independent and Amateur Baseball Notes, Gossip Bridgeport Blues baseball team will have a fast club on the field this season and is ready to schedule an opening game for April 29 The team had a remarkable record last season with only five defeats. The Blues will be without Boots Hutsell, star pitcher, who will be twirling in the Middle Atlantic League this year. Teams desiring to schedule, write or call, Fred Brandt Bridgeport, or Li 5488. The Em-Roe Commercial Baseball League will hold a meeting at the Em-Roe store this evening at 8 o’clock. All teams entered in the league should have a representative present as officers will be elected at this meeting. There.ls still one opening in the league and any team interested in playing Saturday afternoon baseball should have a representative present. The Indianapolis Sunday School Baseball League will hold an important meeting at Smith-Hassler-Sturm sporting goods store tomorrow night at 7:30 and the following teams are requested to have representatives present: Southport Christians. Tuxedo Baptists, De Molav. Broadway Baptist. C. F. B. and C. M. B The West Side Chevrolet will practice at Riverside diamond No 8 Sunday at 1 p m. if the weather permits The following players and others wishing tryouts are requested to report to manager Wambach at that time: C. Reynolds. D. Chandler. Davis. Tracy. Karns. E. Reynolds. A Chandler. Galloway. Johnson, Zigler. Edwards. Harakas and Rider. State teams who have played the West Bide Chevrolets In the past are requested to write the manager at 1542 Bellefontaine street and arrange games for the coming season. The Little Potatoes baseball etam that will play in the 11-12-vear-old class on Saturday mornings with Spades park as their home diamond will have Ed Michaelis. Larry Gerlach. Thomas Ledwith. Paul Neumeister. Thurman Vie. Ed Taylor. Carl Weils. Dick Tavlor and Don Stone in the lineup For games write Thomas Ledwith. 1104 North Rural street. The Indianapolis Braves baseball team will hold an important meeting tonight at the home of the manager, Paul Ostermever. 16 North Rural street. All players wishing tryouts are requested to attend. BOX FOUR-ROUND DRAW LOS ANGELES. March 28 Artie Duran, 124, Los Angeles boxer, went to a draw with Freddie Young, 125, of San Francisco, in four rounds here last night.

Babe and Joe, ‘Feuding Again,’ Swap Old Yams

BY TOM MEANY (Batting for Joe Williams! QT. PETERSBURG, Fla.. March respondents was driving idly about Pass-A-Grille the. other night, with nothing on his mind but admiration for the silvery Florida moon which shone through the palms. He listened lazily to the waters of Boca Ciega bay and the Gulf of Mexico as they lapped on either shore of the island, and gave an occasional ear to the radio in his car. Suddenly over the air came a staccato broadcast that ‘'could come only from Broadway. “Flash!" came from the loudspeaker. "Hot tip from St. Petersburg. I hear that the feud between Joe McCarthy and Babe Ruth has developed into an open break" With a sigh, the correspondent flipped the dial and drew a dance orchestra in Ybor City, which wasn't bad. He thought no more of the “hot tip" until he meandered out to Miller Huggins field next morning to take in the daily parctice session of the Yankees. He was all but knocked down by a local writer, who breathlessly dashed up to Ruth and

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2 Fielders Join Tribe ■ Rosenberg, Cotelle Reach Evansville; Snow Slows Spring Work. By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 28.—The plans of Red Killefer to start practice games among the Indians in i their spring training camp called for regular action to begin today, but the field was soft and damp this morning and the guess is that this part of the routine will not get under way until the last of the week or Sunday. It was cold in Evansville yesterday, with a light snowfall, and Tribe practice was curtailed again. Outfielders Harry Rosenberg and Cosmo Cotelle arrived and Manager Killefer said outfielder Johnny i Cooney is expected within the next j few days. Cooney wintered in : Florida. Infield and outfield drills w’ere left off the program yesterday owing to cold weather and the soft footing, but Chief Killefer put the pastimers through extra paces in other lines of exercise. The pitchers worked out and the other players j engaged in soccer, “pepper” games and in runs around the edges of the field. It was announced that Owner Norman A. Perry would visit camp the last of the week. COLONELS LAND TWO Louisville Gives Catcher Ericksen for Detore and Radcliff. By United Press FT. MYERS. Fla., March 28.—The Philadelphia Athletics late yesterday completed the long-pending deal w’ith the Louisville Colonels for catcher Hank Ericksen, giving in exchange infielder George Detore. outfielder Ray Radcliff, and some cash. Ericksen will not report to the Athletics until next fall, it is said, but writers here with the Athletics believe Manager Mack has arranged to call in Ericksen at an earlier date if he needs his services. George Detore was with Toledo last year and Radcliffe was with St. Paul. They will report to Louisville at once. Kautskys Again Bow to Savoys By Times Special MARION. Ind., March 28.—Savoys, star Negro net team of Chicago again downed the Kautskys on the hardwood here last night in a charity game, 32-30. The Windy City five, which nosed out the Indianapolis pros one point at the capital city Sunday, made a whirlwind finish here to come from seven points behind with four minutes to play to win by two points. The Kautskys were in front 16-14 at half time. Local Boxers Reach Finals By Times Special VINCENNES, Ind. March 28. Two Indianapolis amateur boxers, Johnny Chesunas and Gene Junken, both champions in the Indianapolis Times-Bruce Robison American Legion post Golden Gloves tournament, were among the sixteen final survivors for the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. championships being held here. Both will battle in final matches tonight that will determine 1934 title holders in eight weight divisions. Johnny Chesunas was in the feature match last night when he knocked out Bernard Renier of Ft. Wayne in the fourth round. Junken was awarded a decision over Paul Freeman of Ft. Wayne in the heavyweight division. Other matches were: 126-Pound Class—George Lecka. Gary, won decision over Curley Hall. South Bend 135-Pound—Bob Pallatin, South Bend, won by decision over Pete Lello, Gary. 147-Pound—King Wyatt. Ft. Wayne, won by knockout over Ted Wyatt. Vincennes. JAPANESE > RUNS 140 Matsuyama Defeates Cochran in Balkline Title Tourney. By United Press CHICAGO, March 28.—Tiny Kinrey Matsuyama. Japanese billiards expert, defeated Welker Cochran, San Francisco, in a feature match of the world 18.2 balkline championship tourney last night, 400 to 108. in eighteen innings. Matsuyama v established anew high run record of 140 for the tournament.

panted: “Have you a feud on with Mr. McCarthy?” "What would I do with a feud?” demanded Babe. “I already got a Packard and so has Joe for that matter.” “No!” gasped St. Petersburg’s inquiring reporter. “It was on the radio last night that you and McCarthy are having a feud, a fight, a vendetta—that you’re mad at each other and that it’s an open break now!” “Well, I'll be gosh-darned!” said the Babe, or slightly stronger words to that effect. “Has that thing been started again? Look, there’s Mr. McCarthy on the bench. You and I’ll go over and ask him.” a st a OVER went the local rumor-runner-downer and Ruth to where McCarthy sat in the dugout. "Joe, they’re at it again,” said the Babe, by way of introduction. “You and I are feuding.” “What, again?” asked McCarthy. • Listen, young fellow, the Babe and I not enemies. He plays right field on our ball club and bats third, tm manager. We talk to each other ery time we pass. I have my

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934

Some of the Cards’ Flag Hopes

TA OPING the National League race this season as at least a six-club scrap, the experts rate the St. Louis Cardinals near the top of the heap. Here are pictured some of the mainstays of the Cards this season.

Wrestlers Introduce ‘Overtime’ Action to Fans; Man Mountain Resembles Molehill

It took an old inhabitant to recall when there were wilder and more exciting scenes at a local wrestling show than were staged on the Hercules A. C. program in the Armory arena last night. Yhe first bout and the main go were packed with action and the fans were on their feet half the time cheering and shouting as the grapplers employed all of the known tricks of the trade to gain an advantage. George Zaharias, the Crying Greek of Colorado, practically cried himself to victory in the main event that fairly sizzled with entertainment. He was awarded the decision over Karl (Doc) Sarpolis after each had gained one fall. It looked like Sarpolis was on the point of winning when he, had the Cry Baby heavyweight on the ropes, but Zaharias had one scheme left and he put it to good use. Both men were exhausted as a result of the long, smashing bout, and Zaharias caused himself to push with his remaining power into Sarpolis’ midriff and the Doc lost wind and released his grip. It was then that George pounced on his opponent for the deciding fall. The gladiators challenged each other after the verdict and stormed around the ring for some time before quiet was restored. Zaharias annexed the first fall in sixteen minutes with a reverse headlock and Sarpolis captured the second toss in fifteen minutes with a flying body scissors. It took twenty-three minutes before the third and victory fall was registered with both men practically out on their feet. In the opening match Tom (Bad Wolf) Marvin for once was the “people’s choice,” but the best he got was a thirty-minute draw with Frank Speer, former Georgia Tech football star of Atlanta. There were no falls, but it was rough going from start to finish and a punch fest was staged after the bell. Marvin received a lacerated ear during the bout and he was ready for anything that Speer had to offer in the unscheduled “overtime.” This prelim affair was waged on the order of a main event. Man Mountain Dean proved just a molehill in the semi-windup. He was big enough, but there was too much around his “middle” and once on his back he was like a turtle. His adversary, Charlie Strack of Boston, lost no time in dealing out body punishment to the Georgia freak. Dean evidently is good as a carnival grappler, but he was up against class last night and lasted only a little better than three minutes. Strack has a lot of experience and coaching behind him. He formerly played football at Colgate university and Oklahoma A. and M. college,

picture taken with him. He has his picture taken with me. What do we have to do to show that there is no trouble between us? I'm sick and tired of denying these stories about our getting along.” And to prove that neither is bury- ; ing the hatchet in the other's neck Babe and McCarthy sat beside each other on the bench, a rare event here, because McCarthy likes to station himself behind the batting cage or second base in the batting drill, and Babe usually works out around first base. Ruth then told a story about the Birmingham ball park. It had to do with the famous trip with the Dodgers in 16, during which the Yanks won every game. In the first inning at Birmingham, against Tiny Osborne, the Yanks unloaded seven straight hits, starting with a single by Combs, working up progressively with a double by Koenig and a triple by Ruth to a home run by Gehrig and then tapering off with a triple by Meusel and a double by Lazzeri to a single by Joe Dugan. m m m THE tale reminded McCarthy of a game with the Dodgers when he was managing the Cubs in 1927

The two pitching Deans, Dizzy, left, and Paul, right, are show r n talking over the merits of the new lively ball adopted by the National League, and in use for the first time this year. On the right are Frankie Frisch, top, manager of the Cards, and Joe Medwick, big stick hombre of last year.

and also wrestled with the Oklahoma Aggies, where they turn out champions annually. Strack also represented the United States in two Olympic games mat events, and although it was his first meeting with Man Mountain Dean, he soon figured out the giant and clipped him from behind with a regular football play that caught the southerner coming eff the ropes. A packed house attended the Tuesday show. DEAN’S LICENSE REVOKED Commissioner Feeney Doesn’t Think Much of Man Mountain as Wrestler. A1 Feeney, state boxing and wrestling commissioner, took in the wrestling program at the Armory last night and reached the conclu-

f Minor Changes Made Among Leaders at A. B. C. Classic

By United Press PEORIA, 111., March 28.—One team from Troy, 0., two from Waukesha, Wis., and a scattering of quints from Illinois cities were expected to roll tonight in the annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress. Last night’s rolling brought out the best bowiing from the Park View Gambrinus No. 1 team of Chicago, which hit a total of 2,916 to place sixth in the standings. Dr. Moffett’s Health Service team of Moline, 111., hit out a 2,945 total and

North Side Cage Play

Four games opened the north side basketball tournament at Olympic gym, Pruitt street and East Riverside drive, last night, and four more games will complete the first round encounters Friday night. In the opening tilts, Galveston Ramblers defeated South Side Buddies, 31 to 25, w T hile the Hibarian Club five took the Indianapolis Flashes into camp, 29 to 19. The Central Camels were too strong for the Olympic A. C.’s and won a 36-to-27 decision. The St. Paul Reformed church five defeated the Irvington Whippets in the last game of the evening. 35 to 24. Friday the Shamrocks will meet the North Side Wild Cats at 7 p. m. and Mooresville A. C.’s will clash with E. C. Atkins at 7:45. Speedway and Broad Ripple will meet at 8:30, with the windup game at 9:30 between the Olympic “B” team and Clermont All-Stars.

(Why does a funny story always remind somebody of the Dodgers?) Stripped of verbal ornaments, McCarthy’s yarn dealt with a Saturday game at Ebbets Field in which the Cubs carried a 1-0 lead into the eighth, when the Dodgers came up with five. At the height of the Dodger rally word reached the fans that a flier named Lindbergh had landed at Le Bourget field, Paris. Papers promptly showered the field, making it impossible to field ground balls. The Cubs went to bat at 5:55 and the game was to be called at 6 to allow Chicago to catch a train to Cincinnati. At 6:30 the Cubs were still hitting and had made nine runs. When the game ended, Otto Miller got in an argument with Umpire Frank Wilson, an irate fan punched at Hack Wilson, Uncle Robbie protested the game to President Heydler, a special cop stole Gabby .Hartnett’s catching mitt, the Cubs were in first place and had missed their train, and it took police and firemen a half-hour to clear the paper-strewn field of, rioting fans, j

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sion that Man Mountain Dean needs more mat experience or for some one to reduce the size of his “bay window.” Anyway, Mr. Feeney today announced he had revoked Dean’s license to w’restle in Inidana. ‘‘He either lacks the ability or shirked his duty to the fans last night,” Feeney said. Man Mountain was dumped by Charlie Strack in quick fashion w r hen Strack flopped him with a football “flying block.” PURVIS GO POSTPONED DALLAS, Tex., March 28.—Unfavorable weather caused the postponement for one week of the tenround bout between Jackie Purvis, Indianapolis, and Kid Azteca, Mexican welterweight, scheduled for last night.

Siifimons Company of Elizabeth, N. J., had 2,822. The doubles and singles competition developed some new leaders. Pete Burler, Chicago, former doubles champion, shot 1,905 which gave him fourth place in the all-events. Coe Cavanaugh, Cleveland, and W. Dempsey, Cheviot, 0., took fourth and fifth places in the all-events with 1,880 and 1,865, respectively. Three doubles teams moved up among the leaders. The standings: Team Event Employers Mutual, Milwaukee 3.032 Hustling Printers. Milwaukee 2,946 Rome Motor Sales, Chicago 2.943 Speer's Wisconsins. Racine 2,926 Bunde and Upmeyer, Milwaukee ... 2,918 Two-Men Event L. Dumar-L. Foster, Highland Park, Mich. i 303 A. Priebe-J. Schwartz, St. Paul 1.277 R Heiegler-E. Herman. St. Louis .. 1,275 F. Fillies-H. Suralski. Chicago .... 1.262 V. Glrominl-F. Livignale. Syracuse . 1.257 Singles Event J. Vidro. Grand Rapids 721 G. Evans, Canton. 0 705 G. Griffo, Syracuse 702 R. Gamboe. Bloomington, HI 692 R. Marshall, Richmond, Ind 688 All-Events F. Weber, Milwaukee 1,954 J. White, Sioux City 1,926 R. Gamboe, Bloomington, 111 1,918 P. Butler, Chicago 1,905 J. Cavanaugh, Cleveland 1,880 Billiard Aces in Title Play Lou Spivey, star three-cushion billiard player, is in a position to capture the state three-cushion championship tonight at 8 o'clock when he battles Joe Murphy in the final scheduled game of the tournament that has been under way for some time at Harry Cooler's parlors. So far Spivey has been able to keep a clean slate in the championship competition with six wins, one by the score of 50-37 over Lew Vogler, who holds the only win over Murphy,. 50-46. The championship to be decided on the percentage basis will be tossed into a tie if Murphy wins tonight and a playoff will be necessary. lowa vs. Panthers lOWA CITY, la.. March 28. Pittsburgh’s 1934-35 basketball team will invade lowa City on Dec. 15 to battle lowa in the first major game of the next season for the Hawkeyes, coach Rollie Williams announced today.

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Southpaw Surprise THEY say that Phil Page is an eccentric southpaw, but 4f he is. then manager Casey Stengel likes eccentricity. For Page, a big youngster whom the Brooklyn Dodgers brought up from Seattle this year gives promise of becoming a big offensive gun in the Dodgers* battle for the National League flag. t

Klein Not Worrying About Wrigley Field ‘l’ll Get My Share of the Hits,’ He Says in Answer to the Observers: Thinks He'll Soor. Gain Stride in Larger Park: Going Good Now. BY GEORGE KIRSKEY United Pre*s Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, March 28. —A lot of people are worrving about what Charles (Chuck) Klein, National League batting champion and M 25,000 acquisition of the Chicago Cubs, will do in his new surroundings. More than a few baseball experts predict that he’ll be just another ball player at Wrigley Field, and that he’ll wind up in the same class with Babe Herman, a fancy piece of bric-a-brac, who flopped all over Addison and Sheffield streets last year.

Semi-Windup Bout Signed Roy Welch, aggressive middleweight grappler from Jackson, Tenn., will oppose Jack Domar, rough Texas ring veteran, in the semi-final boul on Friday night's card in Tomlinson hall, promoter Jimmy McLemore said today. The bill this week will be featured by Hugh Nichols, N. W. A. light heavy titlist, and Fireman Jim Mellen of Battle Creek, Mich. Nichols has not appeared here in the last two years, although Mellen has shown on several cards, last week throwing Bull Olin in a semiwindup event. McLemore today or tomorrow will sign up another pair of mat ring artists for a curtain-raiser bout. Both the main go and the semifinal will be for two out of three falls. All the grapplers carded thus far are roughnecks of the mat ring, although Nichols and Welch seldom lead off with alley fighting, resorting to it only when they encounter that type of opposition.

Golden Glo T7 e Kings Battle By United Press NEW YORK, March 28. The best amateur leather pushers of Chicago and New York fight it out tonight before nearly 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden in the seventh annual Golden Gloves intercity championships. Sixteen bouts are slated, two in each division from 112 pounds to heavyweight. The participants are champions and runners-up and alternates selected from the annual tournaments recently conducted by the Daily News A. A. in New 7 York and the Chicago Tribune A. A. in Chicago.

New Schedules in Ping Loops Two new league schedules will be started by the ping-pong players of the city at the Paddlg Club in the Test building within the next few days. The Monument League will open tomorrow night with Bell Telephone meeting William H. Block, De Molay against People's Outfitting and Indianapolis Power and Light playing Brink's Express. The Indianapolis League will open Monday night with the following program: Dodge Corporation vs. Bell Telephone, William H. Block vs. Jacobs Outdoor Shop and Paddle Club vs. New York Life Insurance. The Paddle Club team captured the pennant in the first half of the season schedule. Members of the team were Inman, Searcy, Spaulding and McDowell. Ross Defeats Bobby Pacho By United Press LOS ANGELES, March 28.—Barney Ross, Chicago lightweight and junior welteweight title holder, defended the latter crown successfully last night when he easily outpointed Bobby Pacho, Los Angeles Mexican, in ten rounds before 6,000 fans at the Olympic. Ross had easy sailing most of the way, capturing six rounds and breaking even in two others. He scaled 138 and Pacho, 139. M'MILLIN MAKES TALK By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 28. —A. N. (Bo) McMillin, who recently took over the football head coach duties at Indiana university, addressed a gathering of 250 Wabash Valley alumni, high school coaches and players at a testimonial dinner given by the local alumni association last night. McMillin again promised that Crimson clad players would give their best this season and that players who wear the uniforms on the field will fight or not be out there playing. ,

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With a $23,000 contract, Klein is the highest paid player in the National League and if he doesn’t deliver for the Cubs he’ll immediately fall back into the ordinary player class as did Babe Herman after his miserable showing last year. Statisticians are brandishing a lot of figures to show why Klein won’t prove a great hitter with the Cubs, basing their case on the difference in the size of the Phillies’ and Cubs' ball parks. The Cubs’ park is much larger, as shown by the following dimensions: | Phillies Park. Cuba Park. Difference Left Fifi d—34l ft. 364 ft. 23 ft. | Center Field—loß ft. 436 ft. 28 ft. Richt Field—2Bo ft 6 in. 321 ft. 10 ft. 6 in. Lays It to Pitching While he was with the Phillies, Klein never had much luck at Wrigley Field, hitting less than .300 there last season, but he attributes this to smart pitching, rather than to the park. “Tell me any visiting ball player who ever murdered the Cubs’ pitchers at Wrigley Field.” says Klein. “I'm not worrying about having to play in a bigger ball park. I may not hit as many home runs as I did when I played with the Phillies, but I'll get just as many hits. Playing on a winning ball club will more than offset the difference in the size of the parks.” Klein’s spring training batting average seems to indicate that he knows what he’s talking about. He's batting .531 so far, and has played most of his games in Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, a replica of Wrigley Field, Chicago. He has banged out ten singles and seven doubles in thirty-two times at bat. He hadn't hit a triple or a home run. No Average Player Klein is no batting average ball player, and he volunteers the information that he’ll gladly sacrifice his National League batting championship for a National League pennant. “I want to play <fh a championship ball club,” says Klein. '‘l'm not worrying about how much I’ll hit with the Cubs. All I want to do is drive in a lot of runs and help them win the pennant. I don’t care whether I hit singles or sacrifices.” The Cubs’ board of strategy figures that Klein’s presence in the cleanup position will help both Kiki Cuyler, who hits ahead of him, and Babe Herman, who hits after him. Thej reason tnat many a pitcher will wither away before a batting array of Cuyler, Klein and Herman. Klein is their smallest worry. DAVIES NAMES SQUAD Coach Cleon Davies, Washington high school track coach, selected the west siders to compete in the state indoor meet at Butler fieldhouse Saturday. Cherry, Burns, Mears, Cassell Kasnak, Coffman, Kiel, Pearson’ <A mi< ; h ’ Howard ’ Ralph Smith Scherle and Luzar were taken to the fieldhouse yesterday for a long workout on the dirt oval.

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