Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 249, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1935 — Page 12

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By Eddie Ash RED RIDES OFT THE DUST STORMS m m m KILLEFER BACK AT TRIBE OFFICE

IF the Indians of 1935 kick up as much dust on the diamond in the American Association campaign as Manager Red Killefer saw during his trip from California to Indianapolis, the corralling of the pennant by the Hoosiers will be a dead cinch. Chief Killefer dropped off a rattler yesterday afternoon and reported the dust storms out in the wide open territory were terrifying. I aw dust, snow and felt the whistling of gale-like winds, hate is too unkind to the inhabitants out that way. I hey had it tough enough last summer w ith the drought and now their troubles are beginning earlier." The Tr:be leader wert into immediate conference with Owner Norman A Perry and the subject of player contracts was discussed. The athletes will get the good news or bad news any day now. Dale Miller dropped the salary papers in the mails last night. Killefer has been away from Indianapolis since the middle of November 'Til catch up. though.” he said, "and I hope to have some Interesting nea.s for the fans from time to time. Spring practice won’t start at Mayfield, Kv . until March IT and I might land a couple of sound mne-inmng pitchers by then. You never can tell.”

m m m Has Faith in Stevie KILLEFER thinks the American Association is going to be as tough as ever and is determined to have his Hoosier athletes at the peak of form when the championship boll rings in Columbus on Apnl 16. “Wt-’re going against the champions right off the bat. which is okay with me. We 11 know in a hurry about our balance arJ strength. I am confident Old Hnss Riggs Stephenson will blister the ball in this league ane mak* up for the lass of Vernon Washington. “I could use another agile catcher, but right now I don’t know where to land one. Our infield looks great and many drives that went for hits last season will be snapped up this year and turned into putouts. The outfield looks fair for a starter and as for pitching we’re in the same boat as other clubs—can’t tell until the hurlers go under fire.” Terre Haute Three-I League promoters want Indianapolis to help finance their club and it is believed this arrangement will come to pass. Bill Bur well is slated to be sent over to the Vigo County seat to handle the Tots. Burwell was sent out last year to manage Ft. Wayne and was doing a smart job of it whon the league disbanded. Thereupon Bill returned to the Indians and out-pitched the younger members of the Tribe staff. The Indianapohs-Terre Haute negotiations call for the Tots to give he Indians the pick of the players ■‘vcloped there and in turn the /.dians will send over a number of rookies with Burwell to develop in the Class B circuit. m m m Siann Eight Rookies Manager killefer took on eight rookies during his stay in California and they will come east by flivver to the Tribe spring camp at Mayfield. One of the "rooks" received a tryout with the Hoosiers last year. He is Ralph Rhein, infielder. The others picked up are Jim Sharpe and Bill Harris. southpaw pitchers; Jack Ryan and Earl Porter, right handed hurlers; Catchers Dave Moore and Nan Coots, and Outfielder George Ellis. Killefer tried this practice last spring and gained one regular out of the group of semi-pros brought from the West Coast. Hal Chamberlain. pitcher, made the grade. Rookies are needed to help speed up the training camp. They keep the veterans hustling and are eager to go through workouts in any kind of weather. u n m Bird Tilts Dropped CRITICISM of the first spring training exhibition game schedule announced by the Indians led the Tribe and Columbus club officials to alter the program. The Tribe and Columbus Red Birds were scheduled to play in Mayfield April 13 and 14. but when baseball observers pointed out that this arrangement would detract interest from the league opener at Columbus on April 16 between the same clubs, the teams decided to cancel the exhibitions. Tolcd* will fill the exhibition dates with the Hoosiers formerlyheld by Columbus. The revised schedule doesn't improve matters much because Toledo and Indianapolis will meet in a regular A. A series shortly after clashing three times m Mayfield. The A. A. schedule calls for the Indians to battle the Red Birds and Mud Hens on the road before the 1935 lid is lifted at Perry stadium with Columbus on April 22. The revived Tribe exhibition card follows; April I—Uainillr1 —Uainillr t MitlrW KApril —Nathrill*- at ***•**?*£ T ”"' 4pril —Njshtillr at MaTtirUl. Kr. April I—>ahrilt at 'layßrld. Kt. a_ r ,i *— |.nui*ill* at t man I it*, run April lit—Memnhi* at Memphis. Tenn. April 11-Mfiankn* at Memphis. Ten. April I?— Til*lp • MaßeW. K*. April is—Tnledn at Ma field. K*. April II— feledp at Marlleld. R*. Owner Norman A. Perry and Manager Killefer will go to Chicago tomorrow to attend a special A. A. session, the last pow-wow before the new campaign. m m m A’ o-Hitter With K. C. THE New York Yankees were interested in southpaw pitcher Max Beard of El Dorado last summer. but they didn’t call he shot quick enough .'nd Kansas City graboed this pr tmising youngster who came throu ;h with a no-hit game in his first year at the pro sport, , . _ Max did his clasuc against Greenville of the East Dixie League last Mav. He allowed only three balls to be hit out of the infield and handilv won his gam* 12 to 1 A walk and three errors in the first inning gave the opposition its only sign of a tally. Beard, a paper mill worker at his home in Donaldson. Ark., was an all-round athlete in high school, but contented himself with semi-pro until he signed with El Dorado last sprirg. Ha will not be 21 until August, stands an inch above six feet and weighs 190.

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Billy Sparks . . . Indianapolis BEFORE a packed house in Chicago Stadium last night Billy Sparks. Indianapolis flyweight. won two battles in the Tournament of Golden Gloves Champions and qualified to remain in the running for further action. Sparks defeated Dallas Olson of Sioux City and Eugene Stadler of Dayton. O. Five Indianapolis champions performed last night and Sparkie was the lone survivor of the group. Boys representing Indianapolis in the middleweight, light heavy and heavy classes will receive their first tests tonight in the Tournament of Champions. Bedford Principal Reinstates Cagers By United Prc* BEDFORD. Ind.. Feb. 26.—The Bedford Hich School basketball team was intact today following the reinstatement of three players suspended for playing "hookey.” Principal Harry H. Mourer reRalph Yeskie and Richard Boston, regulars, and Robert Blackwell, substitute. when their parents asked that the students be reinstated. James Bruce and Wilbur Turney also were suspended, but were reinstated almost immediately. C’ANC'ELA BEATS BIRKIE Bjt 7 iror* S'/rrinl TAMPA. Fla.. Feb. 26 —Tony Cancela. Tampa, won a judges' decision over Hans Birkie. Germany, in a 12-round fight here last night. Cancela weighed 190 pounds. Birkie 195.

Students Applaud Shortridge Team Coach and Players Honored in Pep Session. In a pop meeting held this morning at Shortridge High School in anticipation of the sectional basketball tourney, an enthusiastic student body cheered Coach Kenneth Peterman and the Blue Devil varsity. Team members were introduced by Coach Peterman. Pep songs were sung, were led by the Shortridge yell*leaders. Lloyd Neidlinger and Bob Cline. Tom Woods, freshman coach, introduced the members of the city championship freshman basketball squad. Simon Roache. faculty athletic manager, announced that the athletics office will be open until 4 p m. Thursday for the sale of sectional tickets. Russel S. Julius, director of athletics, announced that the Shortridge quota o f stale finals tourney tickets may have been sold. New effensive formations were introduced by Coach Peterman in the Shortridge varsity basketball drill yesterday afternoon. The Blue Devils will play in their first sectional tourney contest against Broad Ripple at 8 Thursday night. CINCINNATI TO HOLD U. S. OPEN QUALIFIER By Times Special CINCINNATI. 0.. Feb. 26 Camargc Country Club of this city has been awarded a sectional qualifying round for the National Open Golf championship, according to word received by officials of the Cincinnati Golfers’ League. The local action will be held Mav 13. Six are expected to qualify here for the national tourney, to be held at Oakmont. Pa., beginning June 8. LOCAL UMPIRES CONFER The Indianapolis Umpires Association will meet Friday night at 7:30 in the B A: O. Building, and convene every Friday night thereafter. COIRT HOUSE NINE MEETS The Court House baseball club of the Industrial League will hold its first meeting tomorrow evening at Harrison and Pine-sts. Players desiring tryoum are invited to attend.

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SPARKS IS IN GOLDEN GLOVE SEMI-FINALS

Idle Badgers Take Big Ten Basket Lead Purdue Drops Into 3-Way Tie for Second With I. U., Illinois. By United I‘rrs CHICAGO. Feb. 26.—Wisconsin’s fast moving basketball squad appeared headed, for a Western Conference championship today as the result of co-operation by Indiana, which defeated Purdue last night, 41 to 35. Purdue, leading the league only a week ago, was shoved into a threei way tie for second place by the Hoosier victory. Wisconsin, idle, was given a full game margin over its j nearest competitors. Crucial Game Looms The shift in conference standings j focused attention on a crucial game next Monday between Purdue and Wisconsin. Any one of the three ! teams in second place might win the championship if Purdue defeats the Badgers in their third and last meeting. Each of the four leading teams has two games yet to play, but the Badgers are almost certain to defeat lowly Chicago, Saturday, leaving the task of unseating them to the Boilermakers. In other Big Ten games, last night. lowa broke a losing streak at six games by defeating Michigan 37-25 and Illinois made easy work of giving Chicago its tenth conference defeat. 39 to 29. Eight Teams Play. Saturday Saturday's schedule: Michigan at Ohio State. Minnesota at Illinois, Indiana at Northwestern and Wisconsin at Chicago. Standings: W. L. Pet Pts. OP. Wisconsin 8 2 .800 291 235 Purdue 7 3 .700 370 329 Indiana 7 3 .700 361 329 Illinois 7 3 .700 362 325 Ohio State 7 4 .636 380 357 Minnesota ....... 5 5 .500 321 335 lowa 5 6 .455 376 365 Northwestern .... 2 7 .222 228 259 Michigan 2 8 .200 230 295 Chicago 1 10 .091 329 419 Babe Risko Scores Win Over Pirrone Uses Same Type of Attack Which Beat Yarosz. ByTr, itrd Prmt PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26.—Eddie Babe Risko, the Syracuse swinger, held a 10-round decision today over Paul Pirrone, Cleveland sharpshooter, and was back among the leading contenders for the middleweight title. Weighing 164 pounds. Risko took a slam-bang 10-round decision over PiiTone, 160, last night with the swinging attack which two months ago knocked out Teddy Yarosz, middleweight champion, in a non-title bout. Neither fighter was knocked down, but Pirron*’<s sharp straight smashes ir .ae Risko's wide swings apparer , had the ex-sailor groggy sever?' ,imes. T’ „ defeat was the second sufL red by Pirrone in a long string of I victories. He lost previously to Vince Dundee, former champion.

Butler Relays Program

The program of final events for the third annual Butler Relays which will be held in the fieldhouse here March 23, were announced today by Budcr University officials. The complete program follows: P. M. 7:00—Pole vault. 7.oo—High jump. 7:3o—Opening ceremonv and parade. 7:55 —Onening of 1935 Butler indoor relavs. B:oo—Shotput. 8:00 —Two-mile University relay. B:os—High jump ann pole vaule announcements. B:lo—Sixty-yard low hurdles (ten yards apart i. 8 13- Victory ceremony, university twomile relav. 8 IS—Victory ceremony, sixtv-vard low hurdles 8 30—Two-mils colleee relav. 8 35—Victory ceremony, two-mile colleee relav. B:3B—Sixtv-vard dash. 8 40—Victor- ccremonv. sixtv-vaed dash. 8.42 ceremony shotput. B:4s—Six-hundred-v*rd run. 8 50—Victory ceremony. 600-vard run. 8 55—University medlev relay. 9 10 Victory ceremony, university medlev relav. 9 13—Colleee medlev relav. 9 28—Victory ceremony, college medley relay. 9 50—Sixtv-vard hieh hurdles. 9:33—Victory ceremony, sixtv-vard hieh hurdles 9 36—Victory ceremony, pole vault. 9 40—University four-mile relav. 10:00—Victory ceremony. university four-mile relay. 10:05—Colleee one-mile relav. 10.10—Victory ceremony, colleee onemile relav. 10:15—One-mile run. 10 21—Victorv ceremonv. one-mile rur.. 10.25—University one-mile relav. 10 30—Victors- ceremonv. u.. -ersitv onemile relay 10 35i—Presentation of winnine team trophies bv Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Med wick U ndergoes Tonsil Operation By United Pram PERTH AMBOY. N. J„ Feb. 26. Joe Medwick, holdout outfielder of the St. Louis Cardinals, underwent a tonsil operation today at Perth Amboy general hospital. Dr. Nathan B. Cohen, who performed the operation, said the player would be able to leave the hospital in several days. 10 W A~S WIMMING TEAM CLAIMS COLLEGE MARK l By l nited Press lOWA CITY. Feb. 26.—University of lowa swimmers claimed an intercollegiate record for the 300-yard medley relay today. The relay team covered the distance last night ? n a meet with Wisconsin in 2:58.5. a half second faster than the na'.ional record set by a Michigan team a week ago. Acceptance of the mark depends on approval of a disputed “fish tail” stroke used by Sieg of lowa. \

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935

Bulldogs Bare Fangs to Shelby Sectional Foes

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Seated, Left to Ri?ht —Coach Taylor Hoffar, Shaw, Owens, Settle, Wade, H. Everroad and Linder, student manager. Standing—Cowherd, Previtt, W. Everroad, Richey, Wilbur, Boyd and Prather.

A REJUVENATED Columous quintet is drilling painstakingly this week in preparation for the sectional trial at Shelbyville. Hope and Shelbyville loom at the big hurdles to Columbus in the first round of the state basketball tourney. The Bulldogs were away to a poor start this season, but when James Richey. 6 feet 2inch Negro center, became eligible in January, they blossomed into anew team and have captured four of their last six games. Richey has played in only seven tilts and has totaled 70 points.

Indiana Stages Great Rally in Second Half and Knocks Off Boilermakers; Three Tied for Second

BY DICK MILLER Times Staff Writer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 26. A capacity crowd of 7000 wild-eyed Hoosier net fans jammed into the fieldhouse here last night to watch Everett Dean’s net sniping Crimson five score an upset win over the touted rival Purdue, 41-35, and send the Big Ten race into a jumble, Indiana, Purdue and Illinois are in a tie for second place, with Wisconsin in the lead that will be most seriously threatened next Monday night when the Badgers and Boilermakers collide at Lafayette. It was soon after the beginning of the second half here last night that Indiana launched a nine-point program. The first half saw the elongated Crimson center, Fred Fechtman. of Indianapolis, playing the feature roll in pushing the winners out into a half time lead of 20-18 with three sensational long field baskets. Gunning also contributed a trio of baskets to the first half activities and Kehrt two and a free throw; and Ston* a push-in shot. The Crimson once held a seven-point lead, 19-12, but in a great drive just be-

Tech Mentor Will Miss Tournaments Campbell in Auto Mishap; Behlmer Directs Team. The condition of Thomas (Tim) Campbell, Technical High School basketball coach, who was injured in an automobile mishap Sunday, was announced as "fair” at the city hospital today. Coach Campbell suffered a fractured jaw, chipped ankle bone, severe cuts and bruises, and possible internal injuries when his car crashed into a railroad traffic signal at Madison-av and the Belt railroad. 1 The Tech mentor's home is in Franklin. He is expected to remain in the hospital for at least three weeks and will miss the state basketball tournament play. The Tech netmen will be directed by Assistant Coach Rueben Behlmer. Offensive tactics were stressed in the drill at the East Side gym yesterday.

U . S. Amateur Golf Date Is Set By United Prc*t NEW YORK. Feb. 26 —Qualifying play for the United States Amateur golf championship has been set for Aug. 20 in all districts, except Denver, which will hold its round Aug. 13. the United States GoL' Association announced last night. The exception was made to prevent conflict with the Colorado championship. CARDINAL CAGE, MAT TEAMS AT FULL STEAM With both the sectional basketball tournament and state wrestling tourney coming up this week-end, Cardinal teams in both sports are hustling this week. Coach Scott directed the netmen through a lengthy practice session yesterday. The wrestling team is training diligently for the mat tournament which will be held Friday and Saturday at Bloomington. It will be Southport's second year of competition in the event. FISCHER HELD TO DRAW By United Pr, si DETROIT. Feb. 26. Charlie Fischer. Wisconsin, wrestled to a draw with Eert Rubi in a match here last night.

fore the rest period, Kessler fired in a one-hander, Cottom eluded Indiana’s defense with a change of pace dribble-in shot and Seward followed in on Cottom's long effort right after Walker sank a free throw and the half ended with the Boilermakers only two points behind. But it was In the first five minutes of the second half that the Indiana five put on the sterling exhibition that commanded victory to come its way. It was during this period of time that Freddy Fechtman completely controlled the tapoff. Fechtman pushed in a one-hander from well out on the floor. Then he tossed a free throw and a long one and Furdue sought to cool him off by tf’fing time out. It should be mentioned that Freddy committed three personal fouls in the first half and was removed late to save him for whatever time of the second half he could play before the personal foul rule would eliminate him. Coach Dean easily realized the effect his presence in the lineup meant the way he was playing last night.

Former Major League Hurler Runs Gas Station Kenneth Holloway, Pitcher in Big Time for Nine Years, Says Cobb Ordered ‘Bean Ball.’

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Sports Writer rxELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb 26. —Everybody knows, of course, that all big league baseball stars do not end their careers in executive chairs or abundant riches. Most of them drift back to the farm, the country store or the truck wagon—places from which they originally sprang. The time they spent in the spotlight in the massive stadiums performing before cheering thousands was just an exciting interlude in a rather drab existence. But, even so, it is always surprising to come across one of these veteran big leaguers back amid his native surroundings—once more an ordinary citizen ekeing out a living in a rural community. A capricious

fate must keep books on these fellows, allotting a certain span of life to high glory and following this with a long sentence of drudgery. The fellow at the gas station who refueled the car today looked faintly familiar. He was tall, square shouldered and walked with an athletic stride. He wore glasses, a brown denim uniform and was graying at the temples. I was sure I had seen him somewhere before. A tentative cross-examination brought out the fact that he was a native, an employe of the gas station, that he had a small home here and spends his leisure hours fishing in the canal with his two young sons. Had he always lived here? "Except for the time I was up the country playing

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baseball. I used to pitch in the American League.” He took a look at the water and then asked, “Are you from up the country?” These were the circumstances in which I came across Kenneth Holloway—a fine right-handed pitcher in his day, when he performed for the Detroit Tigers and later the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. His arm had lost its power, ending his career, and he was back where he had started nineteen years ago. Holloway came up from Augusta to make his big league debut with the Tigers. Ty Cobb was managing the club then. Hclloway played under Cobb for five years. Augusta was Cobb's home at the time. He could have had Holloway for nothing at first but refused to taxe him. A few months later he had to pay SB,OOO for him. Like most pitchers who worked under Cobb, Holloway has little respect for him. . . . "He was the greatest ball player I ever saw, but that lets him out. Asa handler of men he was cruel, autocratic and entirely without sympathy. That explains to a large degree why he was unsuccessful as a manager.” Holloway revealed that Cobb used to make his pitchers throw the bean ball, that the catcher had a set of signals for it and that the pitchers were fined when they refused to throw the ball, on demand, at a rival batter's head. "That was Cobb's kind of baseball.” said Holloway. ‘‘l think he was pushed around so much as a young player that he developed a metallic soul. In any event he always seemed to prefer to win the hard, mean way. He probably had fewer friends among the players in the league than anybody who ever donned a suit.” Holloway was never one of the truly great of pitching, but he was better than a green hand at throwing a curve ball. He pitched with big leagues for nine years, so he must have had something besides a fierce sneer. He pitched three or four one-hit games. (

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The Bulldogs boast victories over Rushville, Greensburg, Franklin, Bloomington, Shelbyville and Seymour. Taylor Hoffar, former Mitchell mentor, is putting in his first year at the Columbus helm. Hoffar is a former Indiana University luminary. Three varsity players, Richey, Wilbur and W. Everroad. top the six-foot mark. Only four of the first 10 will be lost by graduation. They are H. and W. Everroad, Richey and Shaw.

Well, just as soon as time was resumed, Walker, who played a masterful game at back guard, taking the ball off the backboard time after time to upset Purdue’s follow-in efforts, dribbled down for a field basket and Freddy and Kehrt each looped in a long one, while the only thing Purdue did during this brief five-minute period was a foul by Shaver, committed on Walker, which he missed. Coach Ward Lambert decided to try some new life and sent in White for Downey and Elliott for Seward, but before White could scurry under the hoop for one, Cottom sniped a short one and Kehrt matched it and Fechtman hit a free throw, making the count 32-22. Cottom connected, but so did Gunning. Then Elliott hit, but again Gunning dribbled down for one to match it and Indiana held on to the lead, it now being 39-28. Kessler started the Boilermakers on their only real flash of form in the second half at this point and it appeared as if they might overhaul their rivals. He pushed in a onehander, Downey a free throw and then Kessler w r ent under at break-

Opening Day at Cincy The Cincinnati Reds will plan before their usual capacity attendance on opening day this year. The Queen City ball club had more than 17,000 seats sold 10 days ago. All of which intimates baseball interest is not all dead along the Ohio river.

neck speed to connect again. Shaver looped in a long one and the Indiana stands became frenzied and nervous. The count was Indiana 39, Purdue 35. Fechtman went out via the personal foul route during this rally and there were many who thought Purdue could now control the leather. Not so, because Hosier, who replaced him, went up in the air like a jumping jack. Indiana controlled the tap-off and in their vain efforts to get the ball, Shaver and Baumbach fouled Walker and Gunning, who connected once each, and the final gun cracked with the Crimson five thoroughly * satisfied they had avenged the early season setback by the rivals at Lafayette. Summary: Indiana (41). Purdue (35). FG FT PF FG FT PF Kehrt.f ... 5 2 2 Downey.f. 0 1 1 Stout.f .. . 1 0 0! Kessler.f.. 6 10 Fechtmn.c 5 2 4 Seward.c.. 2 13 Hosier.c . 0 0 0 Elliott.c .. Gunning.g 5 1 3 Shaver.g • \ 2 4 Walker, g. 1 2 3 Baumbch.g 0 0 0 Cottom-f. .4 0 IWhite.g... 10 0 Meade.g ... 0 0 0 Totals -.17 7 12 Totals 15 5 9 Officials—Referee, Lane (Cincinnati), umpire, Schommer (Chicago).

Local Printers in Bowling Triumphs Mailers Win Class A Title in Tri-State Event. By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26.—Indianapolis bowlers fared well in the twentieth annual Union Printing Crafts Tri-State bowling tournament here, placing first in three events. The Mailers No. 10 team in the Class A team competition landed the top berth with a 2306 total. Al Meyer slammed the maples for a 641 to annex the class A singles title, while Frank White finished on top of the class B singles event with a 628 total. John Fehr, who totaled 1848 to take the all-events lead on Sunday, was shoved into second place by J. Alaburda of Cleveland. The Ohioan gathered 1861 pins over the ninegame route. Complete list of first place winners follows: Cltss A 4-Man—lndianapolis Mailers No. 10, 2 iO6. Cla is B 4-Man—Palookas, Cleveland, 2006. Ciaos C 4-Man—Pot Shots. Louisville 1935. Class A All Events —J. Alaburda, Cleveland. 1861. Class B All Events—J. Degant, Cleveland. 1622. Class C All Events—R Bader, Louisville 1531. Class A Doubles —G. Tomcho and M. Rudy. Cleveland, 1234. Class B Doubles—H. Kolinsky and J. Hrach, Cleveland, 1077. Class C Doubles—J. Herp and O. Deehne. Louisville. 1002. Class A Singles—A Meyer, Indianapolis, 641. Class B Singles—F. White, Indianapolis, 628. Class C Singles—R. Bader, Louisville. 568. TORRANCE SETS NEW RECORD FOR SHOTPUT By United Press CHARLOTTE. N. C., Feb. 26. Jack Torrance. Louisiana State University track star, established anew indoor shotput record here last night in the Charlotte games. He hurled the 16-pound weight 53 feet 11’a inches—three and threefourth s inches farther than the ex- : isting record, held by Leon Sexton, New York Athletic Club. WOJACK IS HALTED By United Press SYRACUSE. N. Y., Feb. 26 —John Henry Lewis, 175-pound Arizona boxer, stopped Frank Wojack, 160, i Utica, in the third round of a fight here last night.

Local Battler Wins 2 Bouts in Windy City Denson Takes First Fight, Then Loses: Others in Action Tonight. BY VERN BOXELL Tiroes Staff Writer CHICAGO. Feb. 25.—When Ray Waggoner got sick it was a break for Billy Sparks, and E’lly cashed in on it. Os the five Indianapolis Golden Glovers who battled in first and second round bouts at the Stadium here last night substitute Billy was the only boy to come through and win brackets in the semi-final tussles Wednesday night. Little Billy, fighting like a champion, out rushed two tough foes. In the opening bout, one of the first of the 153 run off last night, he walloped Dallas Olson, Sioux City slugger. In the second, he beat Eugene Statler, Dayton (O.) speedster, in one of the best bouts of the evening. The four Indianapolis district battlers who fell by the wayside were Bud Cottey, who dropped a close decision to Wilmer Van of Green Bay, Wis.; Wilmer Hardesty, featherweight, beaten by Benny Floyd, lowa City; Johnny Denson, welterweight. and Siegfried Bruggeman, lightweight, knockout victim of Mike! Gamiere, Cleveland. The Buckeye slugger cracked Bruggcman on the chin with a vicious left hook in the first five seconds and the Hoosier was out of commission like that. 10,000 at First Session Denson, 16-year-old battler who transferred from the novice class during the elimination tournament at Indianapolis, stepped out in the first round and knocked off Dale Huber of Bloomington, 111. Huber, a clever puncher, couldn't match Denson’s speedy boxing, and the Indianapolis boy walked off by a wide margin. In a second round battle, however, Johnny took a point tumble to Julius Lau of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. It was a close decision, and part of the 10,000 people who witnessed the first night of the world's greatest amateur boxing show rose up in a chorus of dissension. The carnival of clouts staged by the Chicago Tribune last night was a spectacle glorious to behold. For the first time in fistic history, three rings were going full blast simultaneously. Side by side with complete lists of officials—timers, referees, judges and seconds-function-ing, the trio of battle fronts kept the customers in a lather throughout the six hours of punch and counter-punch. Buck fever claimed its share of victims. Several of the youngsters crawled through the Stadium ropes looking like the man who didn’t know the gun was loaded. Hutton Favored to Advance Tonight, one ring will be torn down, and the middleweight?, light heavies and heavyweights from the 40 sectionals in eleven states represented will battle. The Indianapolis district entries in these divisions are Delbert Hutton, Anderson, middleweight; Larry Kirk, light heavy, and Jack Coffelt, Ft. Harrison, heavyweight. Going will be tough. The chief Indianapolis hope rests in Hutton. It’s tough going in this amateur beak-busting business, and any of the boys who get past the opening night are in line for some class A back slapping. Don’t be surprised it Billy Sparks, F. & K. Health Club speedster, steps out and brings back the bacon. HOOSIER CLUB WINS The Hoosier Rifle Club defeated the DeMolay team at the Hoosiers’ indoor range last night, 463 to 417. Warner led the winners with 97 points and C. Senteney the DeMolays with 91.

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