Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 11, 13 January 1922 — Page 11

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INTEREST IN QUAKERS IS AT HIGH PITCH; BUTLER FRAY TONIGHT Thn Earlham basketball team will battle the Butler aggregation at Indianapolis Friday night in one of the most anticipated games on the Quaker basket card. Fans have been waiting Impatiently for these two teams to look horn?, as the meeting will do much to determine the standing of the Quakers In state circles. Neither Coach Mown nor Coach Page is predicting a victory. The Pagemen have more to lose by dropping the contest than the Quakers, for thus far their season's record has been almost a clean slate in the defeat column. The Maroons, on the other hand, have everything to gain and are in the midst of an upward climb that will be hard to stop. Last week's victory of the Mowemen over the Dentals has caused the Butlerite3 :o sit up and take notice. Must Stop Score The Quaker chances for a victory tonight depend largely on their ability to stop the Butler scoring demons. Hooker and Leslie. These two men were responsible for the defeat handed to the Quakers by the Pagemen last year, and they have been responsible for most of the Indianapolis quintet's victories this year. The Quaker defensive is the strongest In years and should be able, to some measure, to take care of the Butler scoring machine. On Captain Goar rests a large part of the responsibility for success Friday night. He has been high score man in nearly all of the games by virtue of his sure basket eye. In case the score is close much will depend on his ability to make his free tosses count. The Quaker five Is in first class shape, having spent a strenuous week of practice both at the Coliseum and at the Earlham gym. The same lineup probably will start tho game tonight that faced the Dentals; Ilinshaw and Hadley, forwards; Townsend, center; Goar and Beasley, guards. Winslow, Kendall, Lane, Huff and Morris will be held in reserve. The game will be played at the Butler gym in Irvington.

TRYING TO ORGANIZE BASEBALL LEAGUE

Efforts are being made by the teams in southern Indiana to organize a Sunday baseball league of 10 teams for the coming summer. It is possible that the Eagles and Cambridge City will enter into this league if it is organized. The league will be composed of 10 teams from Connersvile. Greensburg, Uatesville, Hope, Columbus, Franklin, Cambridge City, Richmond, Greenwood and Shelbyville. The first meeting of the proposed league was held in Shelbyville last Sunday and eight of the teams plan to enter into the organization. Another meeting will be held in Columbus, Jan. 22, and It is possible that the Eagles will be represented at the meeting. The Eagles' management expressed itself as being willing to enter into such a league but are not sure if they can obtain the Exhibition park next season. If they are not successful in . obtaining the park the Eagles will make an effort to get into the league as a road team only, officials of the club said.

MAY SWAP SHAWKEY FOR BOOBY VEACH (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 13 Bob Shawkey, veteran hurling star of the Yankees, may be transferred, it was reported in baseball circles today, to the Detroit club in exchange for Bob Veach, the hard hitting Tiger outfielder. Johnny Mitchell, the young shortstop obtained by the Yankees from the Vernon club of the Pacific Coast league, also may be included in the transaction. Yankee owners admitted that they retained hopes of landing Veach before the club's start for their spring training grounds. They said they would renew their efforts to negotiate a trade with the Tigers when the American League owners meet in Chicago next month. The Yankees announced the release to tho Reading club of the Internationals of outfielder Joseph Kelly, a local product. WORLD WAR CHAMP BATTLES LEVINSKY iRv Associatrd Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 13 Gene Tunney. a championship product of fistic occasions that occurred behind the American battle lines in France, will attempt tonight to wrest the American light heavyweight title from Battling Lievinsky, one of the veterans of the -ing. in a 12-round bout in Madison Square Garden. Since Tunney came from France, nis pugilistic prowess has carried him hrough to victory against many of :he best men in his division. He is a hard hitting boxer of the Carpentier type, and has been mentioned as a future world's champion. Levinsky in his more than 300 ring engagements has been knocked out but twice, once by Jack Dempsey and once by Carpentier. In another bout Fred Fulton, the oversized Minnosotan. will meet Bartey Madden, a rugged heavyweight, who boasts the fact that he never has been floored for the full count. Fulton is recognized by experts as the iest boxer of the heavyweights. He has been knocked out. however, by Dempsey and Harry Wills.

Legion Players Called to Saturday Practice Basketball practice will be held in lie Coliseum by the American Legion z asketball squad. Saturday .night from vTo o'clock until 7 o'clock, according to jiders issued by Coach Nash Higgins, )f the Vets. All men are requested :o be at this practice. Preparations will be made for the game next week jvith the Shelbyville Legion team here aext Wednesday night.

Richmond high school basketballers will take on the Ridgeville high five in the Coliseum Friday night for a 40 minute tilt. The Stengerites should have little trouble trimming the Ridgeville crew. Every man on the squad will be given a chance to show his wares in the game. The second team will play the curtain raiser. Sixteen teams will nlav in th flic. . met tournament at Richmond this year, according to word given out by the I. H. S. Athletic association. There will be 11 teams from Wavns rnntitv three from Fayette and two from union county. Coach Mowe's Earlham college basketeer's travel to Indianapolis Friday night, where they play the Butler coi lege five. Advance dope says tho Quakers are in for a good beating, but so were thev at Wabash. Tho nlri dope bucket does not always pick the winner. A young Englishman was walking up and down the platfrom of a country railroad junction trying to see a car that had a vacant seat. He did not find it and assuming an official air, he walked up to the last car and an nounced in stenorian tones: "All out here; this car isn't going." There were exclamations low and deep from the occupants of the car, but they all piled out and made their way to cars ahead. The smile on the young man'r. face increased as he took possession of a seat and appropriated another for his luggage. "Ah." ho murmured, "It's a grand thing to be born clever! Now I wish they would start." By and by the stationmaster put his head in the door: "Are you the smart young man who said this car was not going?" "Yes." said the clever one. smiling. "Well." said the stationmaster, with a grin also, "it isn't. The brakeman heard what you said and uncoupled it. He thought you were a director." GREEN'S FORK COLTS DEFEAT COLLEGIANS GREEN'S FORK, Ind.. Jan. 13. One of the best played games that has been seen on the local floor was staged Thursday night between the Earlham Collegians, a team composed of Earlham college students, and the. Green's Fork Colts. The colts emerged from the fray winner by the score of 21 to 20. Ewing, floor guard for the visitors was the bright light of the game, playing a wonderful floor game and dropping the ball through the draperies six times during the contest. G. Williams was the scoring star for the locals, making 11 points. The work of Beck at floor guard was the feature of the locals defense. Beck is a former Earlham college man. The line-ups and summary: G.'s Fork (21) Collegians (20) G. Williams F Scott Gunckle F Lcaher C. Williams C Sinex Beck G Ewing Cates G Stafford Substitutions Lindema' for Gunckle. Boyd for Lindefian, Eades for Leaher, Totsworth for Scott, Vore for Sinex. Field goals G. Williams 4, Gunckle 1, C. Williams 3, Beck 1, Leaher 3, Ewing 6. Foul goals G. Williams 3, Leaher 1, Vore 1. Referee Scruggs. Bowli n2 COMMUNITY SERVICE Pole Climbers. LEAGUE.

Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. Av. Hartman 120 12ti 125 371 12 1 O. Moss, 145 133 107 395 132 Niewerth 86 144 138 368 123 J. Moss 16 1 19 135 398 133 Elliott 163 102 117 3S2 127 Handicap 167 167 167 ... ... Totals 845 771 789 Bakers. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. Av. Zwissler 131 154 189 474 J ,"5 Nieman 97 143 143 3S3 124 Lob man 143 126 134- 403 134 Earwig 150 136 144 450 150 Castelluccio . .153 137 179 469 156 Handicap 73 73 73 Totals 742 789 862

High average Castelluccio, 156. High score Zwissler, 1S9. Himes Dairy.

Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. Av. D. Wood 112 141 14S 401 134 H. Wood 113 128 155 396 132 Porter 128 130 151 409 13C Eubanks 149 135 112 396 132 Shroeder 188 142 145 475 158 Handicap 81 81 81 ... :.. Total 771 737 792 King's Hats. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tl. Av. Berman 121 177 126 424 131 B. Saffer 138 156 116 410 137 Soper 108 171 106 385 128 Fisher 109 132 132 373 124 M. Saffer 194 137 163 494 165 Handicap .... 73 73 73 Totals .743 786 710 ..." ...

High average M. Saffer, 165. High score M. Saffer, 194. Basketball Scores Wabash College, 34; South Bend Y. M. C. A., 22. Pendleton High, 25; Greenfield, 18.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND

FISTIC CHAMPIONS . ADROITLY DUCKING DANGEROUS FIGHTS Br FRAS'K O. MENKFJ "The Dodgers" is a fistic playlet of the present day, with all the champions enthusiastically engaged in taking turns in the, title role all adroitly ducking battles which might result in the loss of their crowns. From Johnny Buff right along to Jack Dempsey there isn't a single king of pugilism who shows a disposition or a courage to fight and either prove to the world his championship greatness or lose in the game effort of trying. Buff, holder of both the flyweight championship of America and the bantam weight throne of the world, suddenly has decided upon a three or four months' jaunt into Europe just at a time when opposition has become keen J and the hallways of fistiana have become cluttered with men who are likely to bump Buff into the championship discard. Johnny Kilbane, boss of the feathers, has fought two or three times in two or three years and Heaven alone knows when he'll ever battle again. There s too much danger of defeat in-

volved for'Kilbane now and Kilbane J erty high school are nearing complewould rather loaf and retain his title i tion. Date set for the affair is Feb-

than annex a small fortune in a battle against some tough foeman who is likely to whip him. Leonard Clever The shrewd Benny Leonard is using a few clever artifices to duck tough ones. The lightweight boss, realizing perhaps that he is not as good as hei used to be, won't fight in Madison Square Garden, New York, because he claims he has a "mad" on with Tex Rickard. He won't fight anywhere else in New York because the purse offer ings are too small. But he'll fight in Jersey, or in Pennsylvania or other no-decision states. What difference does it make if he's! outpointed there? He can't lose the title in no-decision states except through knockouts and Leonard cleverly dodges meeting Lew Tendler or Charlie White, the knock' 'em dead kids, anywhere. Jack Britton has grown old. He's not the Britton he used to be. But he still loves that title in the welterweight ranks. So rather than take a chance on losing it, he is in comparative idleness. When he does fight, he inclines to setups and in no-decision states. Wilson Careful. No champion has guarded his holding3 more zealously than Johnny Wil-J enn wo t,o i son. He has fousrht onlv a few times since he became title-holder and on a few of these occasions has insisted upon having his own referee at work. The world just now seems to be full of middleweights who want to take a crack at him but Wilson won't niako the matches. Jack Dempsey's promise was "I'll be an active champion." It'll be three years In July since he whipped Willard. In that time he has fought only three times. In his pre-championship days he sometimes fought three battles a week frequently eight or ten a month. Dempsey has gone in for theatrical, rather than fistic work, since he de throned Willard. The excuse is that there is none for him to fight. That was fair enough through the first year or so of his kinging. But it's a bit different now. Wills, Martin, Gibbons, Tunney and a few others haven't been whipped bv Dempsey. Erennan wants another crack at him. So does Fulton. That makes at least six rather formidablelooking men who want to fight him. Dempsey may be able to beat the entire sextet into early defeat and then again he may not. Once upon a time he would have been a 5 to 1 show against any in the group. But no more. For Dempsey of 1922 is not Dempsey of 1919. The fact that pugilism now has six .Tmrvmi -V, 4 .1.5 X"w " -V, u"uu vtiirri men lUfl! UUCS TCHCCIS a deplorable condition. And the saduesi pan or it is mat there is no remedy. For there's no rule of pugdom which forces a champion to fight and no rule which defaults his title if he fails to indulge in competition. The only cure is the formation of some national fistic body having complete control over the fistic activities of the nation. It could rule that a title-holder must fight every six months or surrender title, which would then be awarded 1o the winner in a series of elimination contests among the leading contenders. (Copyright IJy Klnst Fcalurri Syndicate, Inc.) GIRLS' NET LEAGUE TO BE DISCUSSED Toss'bilities for the formation of a girls' Community Service basketball league will be discussed at a meeting of representatives of all organizations and business houses of the city, employing girls, Monday night, at 8 o'clock, in the Community Service room in the K. of P. building. The girls of the Atlas Underwear company arganized a team at a meeting held Thursday night in the lunch room of the factory. Twenty girls of the company attended. Leona Shutc was elected captain of the team. P. H. Slocum of the Community Service presided at the meeting and gave a short talk on the limited facilities in Richmond for girls' recre ation. He stated that the girls of the city have very little chance for athletic games. GEORGES CARPENTIER KNOCKS OUT COOK LONDON, Jan. 13. Georges Carpentier, heavyweight boxing champion of Europe, won his match here Thursday night against George Cook, the Australian heavyweight, winning by the K. O. route in the fourth round." A straight left ' to the chin and a right to the jaw floored Cook for the count. He was on one knee when Referee Jack Smith counted him out. In the first two rounds the men resorted mostTy to infighting, in which Cook seemed to have the advantage. After the first two rounds, Carpentier resorted to the long range fighting in which he had the decided advantage. After some in-fighting in the fourth round, Cook rushed Georges only to meet with a straight left to the jaw and two rights to the same place, which ended the bout.

SUN - TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

Sues Magnate Mrs.' Charles H. Ebbets is suing the owner of the- Brooklyn baseball . club for divorce. This is the second time I Mrs. Ebbets has asked a decree. The suit will probably be undefended. TOURNEY AT LIBERTY IS ABOUT ARRANGED; INTEREST IS SHOWN LIBERTY, Ind., Jan. 13. Plans for the second annual invitational basketball tourney to be staged by the Lib4. Indications are that an overflow crowd will attend. Horace Parker will be one of the officials, and it is thought that Spencer Stevens will alternate with him. The outstanding fact that makes for (interest in this event is the wealth of I evenly matched teams in this immediate vicinity. Alquina has the best team in its history, and a team that will give any of the teams in Wayne, Union, Fayette or Franklin a run for the honors. Alquina has twice defeated Liberty this season, but the Scarlet five maintains that they can win the tourney. Brownsville, Liberty's most heated rival, is cock sure of winning the gonfalon. Wright's crew has been itching to get at the Scarlet all season, and this will be their golden opportunity. L. H. S. is confident that thev can ' take the measure of Brownsville. Centerville says they have had hard luck in the games with Liberty, and that their team ought to win this time. Brookville After Honors Brookville registers a claim on the bunting, swearing that they will have to be dragged feet first from the floor if they are beaten. What it takes for a real tourney seems promised. Besides " " , J H will be on hand, it is thought. This team, while making no assertions, may cut a wide swath. In all, eight teams are desired, the distance from Liberty governing the selection, to some extent. Connersville, due to their unquestioned superiority this season, will not be asked to enter. Richmond would be unable to accept the invitation, it is thought. As now planned, there will be a drawing for teams and places on the schedule within the next week or 10 days. Three games will be on the morning card, three in the afternoon, and the final contest in the evening. WRANGLING OVER MINNESOTA COACH (By Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 13. A group of alumni of the University of Minnesota today was reported considering what steps can be undertaken to obtain the services of Hugo Bezdek, athletic director at Pennsylvania State as head football coach at Minnesota to succeed Dr. Henry L. Williams, who has been Gopher mentor 22 years. Both Bezdek and Fred Luehring, athletic director at the University of 'c:ux otvrt, Kite IUIJ CUUll UUCU 1 . i -. .,..- 1 1 jj ! conferences with Lotus D. Coffman president of the university regarding the position of athletic director at Minnesota. They left for their homes without a decision being reached, it is said. The board of regents will meet today, but Mr. Coffman said it was doubtful if the athletic situation would be considered. More than 40 names have been mentioned for athletic director and an equal number for coach. University j authorities want to make the two post Uions separate with each man paid paid 57,000 a year while alumni contend that the two places should be combined with a salary of approximately ?12,000 annually. If such a plan were adopted alumni said Bezclek would consider coming to Minnesota. "My relations at Pennsylvania State are of the very best," said Bezdek last night. "Our athletics there have been successful and I have been accorded the best of support. "If I were to come to Minnesota, the monetary gain would not be the only consideration, I would want to satisfy myself that I would be making a move forward in niy profession, that-1 would have there greater things to accomplish and that I would be free to tackle these problems with a free hand." Luehring was reported not to be favorably impressed with the situation at Minnesota and doubted if he could be tempted away from his present berth. CARPENTIER MAY ASK BOUT WITH DEMPSEY (By Associated Press) LONDON. Jan. 13. Georges Carpentier, who decisively defeated George Cook of Australia here Thursday night may ask another fight with Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight champion, after meeting Kid Lewis, the Evening Standard was informed today by Francois Deschamps. Carpentier's manager. Tailor and Cleaner for Men Who Care CARL .C. YOUNG We Call and Deliver 8 No. 10th Phone 1451 BICYCLES At Reduced Prices ELMER S. SMITH At. The Wheel Man 42S Main Phone 1806

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UNION CITY PHI DELT CHAMPIONS DROPPED BY RICHMOND SQUAD Displaying an attack that was bewildering to their opponents the Richmond Phi Delts defeated the Union City Phi Delts at Union City Thursday nigbt by the score of 34 to 22. The game was fast and clean. Very few fouls were called during the contest. The score at the end of the first half was 21 to 12 in favor of the locals. Failure of the Union City lads to solve the five man defense caused their downfall. This is the first game the Union City lads have lost this season out of 8 played, having defeated all the Phi Delt teams in this section of Indiana and Ohio . Union City started out strong, scoring 4 points before the locals connected with the basket. The score was soon tied and the Richmond lads were never headed from then on, and the winner was never in doubt. The work of Simmons at the pivot position was the feature of the game, Shel covering the floor. well and making 18 of his team's points. Brehm and Hyde added the remaining points to the local's score. McGehen, forward for the losers, was the bright light of the losing team, making 12 of his team's points, and covering the floor well. The line-ups and summary: Richmond (34) Union City (22) Brehm F McGehen Hyde F Metank Simmons C Wilson L. Harding G . . Rosenberg H.Harding G Lawler Substitutions Bone for H. Harding, Livingston for Hyde, Holfeaster for Lawler, Lawler for Wilson. Field Goals Brehm 4 Hyde 4, Simmons C, McGehen 4, Metank 1, Wilson 3, Lawler 1. Foul Goals Simmons 6, McGehen 4. Referee Hostetter, Union City.

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WABASH DROPS LONG ONES IN FOR WIN

SOUTH BEND, Jan. 13. Wabash college basketball five added another victim to its long list of victories, when they trimmed the local Y. M. C. A. team here Thursday night by the score of 34 to 22. Wabash won the, game on its ability to make baskets from the center of the floor, scoring goal after goal in this manner. Peare, Crane and Grater were continually dropping them in from the long range. Burnham played a wonderful game for the "Y" team. BUSINESS COLLEGE DRUBS BEVERAGES Only one game was played in the Community Service Basketball league, Thursday night in the high school gym, the Business College five trimming the Beverages by the score of 16 to 10. The Atlas forfeited to the Betsy Ross five when they could not get a team together due to sickness. The Beverages gave the College lads a run for their money and it was only after a hard fight that they emerged from the fray on the long end of the score. Leavelle was the scoring star of the game, making 10 points. The points for the losers were evenly divided among the members of the team. The line-ups and summary: B. College (16) Beverages (10) Smith F Fitzgibbons Leavelle F Connerton Benson C Ballenger Buroker G Rose Martin G Vinton Field goalsLeavelle 5, Benson 1, Buroker 1, Vinton 2, Fitzgibbons 1, Connerton 1. Foul goals Benson 2, Ballenger 2. Referee McBride.

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HIGH NETTERS READY FOR RIDGEVILLE MEN; SECONDS MEET DIXON Ridgeville and Richmond high school basketball teams will furnish the main game of the evening at the Coliseum Friday night following a curtain-raiser between local seconds and the Dixon township first team at 7:30 o'clock. This will be the second appearance of the local first basketball team on the home floor this season and fans have been looking forward to the opportunity for some time. The Red and White athletes opened on the home floor Dec. 16 against Elkhart and celebrated with a 46 to 10 victory. In this contest, the Richmond offense was consistent throughout and every man mixed in the teamplay of the machine. Since Muncie was encountered, the locals have taken things easy, with the exception of a light goal practice, in the Coliseum Thursday evening. They intend to be feeling fresh for a romping victory from Ridgeville. With Jean Graffis out of the lineup, studying up to regain his eligibility standing, the locals will have to make a shift which will likely be Rost to floorguard with Kessler tunning at forward with Harkins. The remainder of the lineup will be Kennedy, center; and Green, backguard. Ridgeville "Hi" players have had considerable trouble getting started this year and have lost to the majority of the teams which they have played. Nevertheless, they may come out of their slump at any time and put up a fight which might carry the opposing team off its feet. Tickets for this game will be 33 cents for the general public at the door and 25 cents for students in the schools. 'and Phone 1480

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