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Playing
the Field
With Billy Evans ■
-I ECENTLY I listened to four
D members of the New York
* Yankees’ pitching staff dis
cussing the leading batters in both
major leagues.
In talking over such famous bat
ters as Ty Cobb. Rogers Hornsby,
Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Ed Roush,
Harry Heilmann. Eddie Collins,
Tleinie Manush
and others of that
ilk, three of them
t o o k a definite
stand as to wheth
er or not these
hitters had certain
weaknesses. The
-other differed.
It was the don
pinion of the
three that batters
like Cobb and
Hornsby had no
weakness. Unless
EVANS
you happened to outguess them, one
style pitch was about as good as the
other in an effort to fool ’em.
The lone member of the negative
side of the question held to the
opinion that despite the greatness
of the players mentioned all had a
certain style of pitching which both
ered them more than others.
While I diplomatically kept out of
• a unmt, lam now prepared to I
cast my vote with the pitcher who '
played the lone hand.
LIKES'AND DISLIKES
mT so happens I have at vari
ous times discussed this
phase of the game with any
number of the leading hitters over a
period of twenty-five years.
Great batters have much pride
in their ability, a supreme confi
dence that tends to make them su
perperformers at the plate, and
while none of them frankly ad
mitted they were weak on certain
styles of pitching, all acknowledged
they had decided preferences in the
matter.
For instance, some batter, while
not necessarily weak on curve pitch
ing, is far more successful when
swinging at speed. The natural de
duction would be that if intelligently
served a fairly exclusive diet of
curve ball pitching, his efficiency at
the bat would be lowered.
The point lam trying to make is,
the great hitters have their likes
and dislikes, even though the dis
likes can not accurate’y be referred
to as weakness.
FOOLING BABE RUTH
S AKE the case of Babe Ruth
for an illustration of the
angle I am stressing.
It is a well-known fact that Ruth
does not relish slow-ball pitching,
kept low and outside.
However, it is incorrect to say
that Ruth is actually weak against
slow-ball pitching. Ruth's forte is
long drives. Long drives call for
a full swing, and timing a slow ball
with one is difficult..
When Ruth, realizing that he is
going to get plenty of slow-ball pitch
ing, changes his stance and style
by choking up on the bat and get
ting his feet closer together, he in
variably upsets the opposition by
dropping the ball into short left field.
Ruth fails against slow-ball pitch
ing only when he continues to use
a full swing, a method not adapted
to such a delivery.
HARD TO EXPLAIN
| T-v l ERFECTION at the bat is well
I r* I nigh impossible.
* Most of the hitters I have
named are better than simply good;
tjiey must be classed as great. Yet
even to those batters certain stvles
of pitching are poison.
At the recent dinner of the New
York baseball writers I sat between
Eddie Collins and Ty Cobb, two of
the smartest as well as greatest of
batters.
Left-handed batters as a rule do
not like southpaws. This year both
Collins ami Cobh will be oil the
same club as “Lefty” Grove, who
has more stuff than any south
paw in the game.
“I suppose you two fellows are
glad you won't have to face ‘Lefty’
Grove,” said Jack Bentley of the
Giants, quite a southpaw himself.
“I would rather Hit against him
than Tom Zachary,” replied Cobb,
and Collins agreed.
Yet Tom Zachary hasn't one-third
the stuff of Grove. Tom works on
them while Grove tests skill against
skill, purely.
33 AWARDS
Bu Times Sncriat
GREENCASTLE, Ind., March 7.
Athletic Director W. L. Hughes of
De Pauw—University announced here
today that thirty-three men are to
receive letters and numerals for
basketball and swimming.
The following men will receive the
varsity “D” in basketball:
Captain Ward. Puckett, Steward. Byram.
Mcssersmith. Sturtridge. Anderson. Cos
tello and Raisor. Harry Scott will receive
the manager's "D.”
Nine freshmen will be awarded
their numerals for work on the
freshman basketball team. They are:
If. Crawley. Mount*. Robbins. Ansen.
Stunkel. Searcy. Buckingham. H. Crawley
and Burns. Hull and Hauelt will be given
numerals for work as assistant mangers.
Eight men on the swimming team
will be awarded the minor ‘'D" and
four the class numerals. They are:
Captain Doolittle, Hawkins. Murdock.
McCarty. V. Seott. Hershberger. Kendall
and Potts. Mallott. Fowle. Hammond and
Crane.
Saturday Basketball
„ B'S Ten
Indiana. 44: Northwestern, 23.
Purdue. 20: Minnesota. 28.
Wisconsin. 30: Illinois 13.
Ohio State. 30: lowa. 28.
Michigan, 34: Chicago. 10.
.. _ State
Notre Dame. 31: Creighton. 17.
tSt. Loui3). 47: Valparaiso,
. Others
Amherst. 33: Wesleyan. 26.
Citadel, 42: Mercer. 41 (overtime).
Denison. 43: Oberlin, 20.
Harvard. 30: Yale. 12
Pennsylvania. 32: Columbia. 24.
Syracuse. 48: Penn. State. 21.
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INDIANS ARRIVE IN SANFORD; GO THROUGH FIRST PRACTICE
MICHIGAN
HAS TITLE
IN REACH
Victory Tonight Over lowa
Cinches Cpnference Title
for Wolverines.
W. L. | . W. L.
Michigan 2 j Ellina.s 7 5
Indiana 8 3 iOhio JState ... 6 5
Purdue 7 3 Chicago 3 8
Wisconsin ... 7 4 ) Northwestern . 110
lowa ....... 6 4 .... 1 11
Saturday's Western Conference
basket tilts failed to bring about any
upsets of note and from all indica
tions Michigan will take sole pos
session of the 1927 Big Ten net
crown. The Wolverines will play
their last game tonight at Ann Ar
bor against lowa.
The Michigan crew turned in an
easy 34-15 victory over Chicago Sat
urday, while the Hawkeyes bowed
to Ohio State, 30-28,fin a hard-fought
tilt. The Wolverines'have been hit
ting a fast clip in recent games aad
dope is overwhelmingly in favor of
them Winning their final fray.
Purdue vs. Northwestern
Purdue will journey to Evanston
tonight to clash pith the lowly
Northwestern quintet. The Boiler
makers have been somewhat crip
pled during the past two weeks by
injuries and were forced to give ev
erything they had Saturday to
emerge victorious over Minnesota,
29-28. The Purple had little chance
against Indiana and went down to a
44-25 defeat.
Indiana will play at Ohio State on
Wednesday in what is expected to be
one of the hardest bought battles of
the season. The Buckeyes virtually
wrecked the Crimson’s title aspira
tions in a recent game and the Dean
nien are out for revenge. It will be
the last gam© for both quintets.
Close Season Saturday
Wisconsin and lowa will wind up
their cards at lowa City Friday
night, and Saturday Chicago and
Purdue will ring down the curtain
on the Conference season at Lafay
ette;
Should the Hawkeyes spring a big
upset tonight and tip the powerful
Wolverine five there is a possibility
of (he race winding up in a triple
tie between Michigan, Indiana and
Purdue.
Unless Northwestern turns the
unexpected tonight the Purple will
share the cellar berjh with the
Gophers. Each succeeded in win
ning but one game this season, and
by a pecliar twist of fate, from
each other.
Basketball Notes
Cbrislamore teams desire fames. There
ere three teams ranging from the ace of
1 - rears to 20 years. For fames call Bel
mont 1175 after 7 p. m.
The Turner B’urs desire (o lifer from a
fast team-to play at Turner Hall next
Sunday. Call Drcxel 6160 aftrr 0 p. m.
Tile Wagoman All-Stars defeated the
B’alne Avenue Blue Devils. 58-27. John
son of the All-Stars was the outstanding
player, with eleven field goals. Tonight
the All-Star? wilt meet the Westview Bao
tist five at the Rhodius Park community
house.
BANCROFT SAYS BRAVES j
HAD SPRING COMPLEX
Boston Pilot Explains Team’s Failure to Finish Better
Than Seventh—-“ Won Lemon Championship.”
By Billy Evans
American Leasi-c Vnip re find N'EA Service
Spirts Expert.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 7.
—The Boston Braves suffered from
a spring complex last season. That
is the rather unique way Manager
Dave Bancroft explains the failure
:>f the.club to finish better than
seventh last season.
“Banny" smiled as he made ref
erence to the spring complex, as
it is somethihg entirely new as a
baseball alibi. However, when you
recall the events of last spring, one
gets a pretty good idea of what the
manager of the Braves is driving at.
Os the dozen major league clubs
I visited in 192 G, I must confess not
one of them looked better than the
Boston Nationals.
The Brave pitchers were farther
advanced than the opposition, the
club seem'd to have a punch in the
pinch and it was by far the “pep
piest” club training in Florida.
CITY BOWLING GOSSIP
The writer predicted a close and
exciting match when the City Cham
pion Century Alley Five and Em-
Roes clashed, and the final three
games yet to be rolled will find a
packed house watching the outcome
as one mark is all that separates,
these two clubs now, tbe Em-Roes
holding a fourteen-pin lead with a
total of 5,894 to 5,850.
Next week-end will find the first
local team on the drives at the “big
show’’ in Peoria, the Baker Bros.,
composed of Capt. Lee Carmin,
Freddie Westover, Joh,n Fehr, Larry
Fox, E. Zwiesler and Frank Argus
will do their stuff, and if this club
is “on’’ they will get plenty of lum
ber. On the following week-end
Citizens Gas, Silver Flash, Century
Alley Five, Capitol Alley Five,
Werbe & Meissen, Indianap. Rober
son Coal. Shell Gas,’ Beam’s Recrea
| tion, Optimist Club, Noblesville Elks
jand Bailey’s Realtors will try and
bring home their share of the huge
prize list.
On April 5, the Marott Shoe Shop
will be given their opportunity, and
four days later the last of the local
entries composed of the C. Gi*M., 3-F
Coffee, Hoosier Coffee, and Indian
apolis Athletic Club will take the
drives.
The veteran Charlie Cray led a
large field of “COO” sliootcys last
week when rolling in the Elks
League. He secured games of 223,
219 and 245 for a counXof 687. Fehr
was next in line with secured on
games of 234, 226 and L
Here Thursday
pl|||
G ULLION
When the Jackson (Mich.) pro
net five comes to this city next
Thursday night for a game with
the Marmons at the “Y,” the well
known “Slum” G ullion,” former
Purdue captain, will be at center
for the visitors, and his leaping
duel with Jack Winston of the
Marmons is sure to be a thrillbr.
Bobby Wakefield and Red Robin
son will be at the forward stations
for the locals, while the Michigan
ders are loaded witHfeastern pro
talent.
All-Indianapolis Sectional Teams
Position— First Team— Second Team— Third Team —
Forward DEMMARY LYNCH SIMMONS
(Technical) (Oaklandon) (Valley Mills)
Forward M. APPLE LIMBACK M.YRSC lIKE
(Oaklandon) (Warren Central) (Southport)
Center MASSY BOYD HESS
(Technical) (Warren Urtitral) (New Augusta)
Guard SIMON * CIGAR FISHER
(Southport) (Valley Mills) (Technical)
Guard .BARRY THOMPSON HARLAN
(Warren Central) (Technical (Manual)
Forwards — WORTHINGTON (Shortridge): WAKEFIELD (Ben Davis): TERHI NE (Beech Grove);
PICKERELL (New Augusta); GRI.MSLEY (Technical); SCHOENTRIP and WHEATLEY
(New Bethel).
Centers—>l UNCIF, (Castleton); GULLING (Broad Ripple); BARNETT (West Newton); SCHUTTE
(Valley Mills); YVEGEHOFT (Southport).
Guards—GlßSON (Lawrence); GIRARD (Acton); SUTTON (Sliortridge): WILDER (Beech Grove).
I watched the Braves massacre the
New York Yanks twice, the club that
later went on to an American League
penant.
To make a long story short, of
the twelve spring games that Bos
ton played with clubs from both ma
jor leagues, it won eight, lost three
and tied one.
Prior to the start, the Braves were
unofficially awarded the champion
ship of the Florida Grapefruit
League. Bancroft now insists it was
the “lemon” championship his club
won.
When the season opened, the
Braves suffered a complete reversal
of form, just couldn’t win consist
ently. The slump stayed with the
:lub until the last two months of
the season, when it played first-di
vision baseball.
That is the reason Pilot ‘‘Banny”
refused to take the exhibition games
seriously this spring.
By Lefty Lee
Al Striebeck has been hitting in
great form in the Capi.ol No. 1
League for the last three weeks, get
ting a total of 1,934 pins and taking
the lead in the individual averages
with an even “200“ average for
seventy-five game. “Nan” Schott is
also carrying a “200” average in this
loop, but Al is holding the edge by
a fraction.
Johnny Eder is. hanging on to
the lead in the Century No. 1 loop
with a sweet IDG, one pin better
than Jerry O’Grady. This circuit
is staging a great race witii the
first four teams bunched.
Tonight will find the fast Century
No. 1 and Recreation leagues in ac
tion and as the majority of these
boys are entered in the big meet,
no doubt some great scoring will re
sult.
The Sliver Flash team carried off
high honors last week with a total
of 3,048. Universals had 3,023 and
Marotts, 3,014.
LEON DURAY WINS RACE
Bn Times Special
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 7.
Speeding over the track at an aver
age rate of 124.7 miles, Leon Duray,
the flying Frenchman, won the 250-
mile Culver City auto classic.
Harry Hartz tool: second place and
Pete De Paolo finished third. One
accident marked the race, Cliff
Woodbury, leading at the 75-mile
mark, skiuded into a fence. His in
juries were not serious.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
CHANGES IN GRID RULES
WILL INCREASE INTEREST
Rules Committee Makes Radical Changes Moves
Goal Posts, Attempts to Speed Up Gam©.
By L. Farrell
United Press Stall Correspondent
NEW YORK, March 7. —Football
coaches and prominent fans are gen
erally in the mood to congratulate
the rules committee for the radical
changes in the playing rules made
at its Annual meeting Saturday.
With one exception the changes,
if not designed actually to make the
game more interesting for the spec
tators, will have the same effect be
cause the chief complaint of the
fans has been against stalling ■ and
slow’ playing.
The one exception, which might
cause- the fans to grumble, ieduces
the possibility for the game's rncst
spectacular play—a seventy, eighty
or ninety-yard run for a touchdown
aftcr'a "fumbled punt.’’
But they have been very few and
always "fluky” under the old rules
and under certain conditions they
still are possible.
The new rule provides that when
a punt receiver has the ball under
control and fumbles, it is a free ball
arid if an opposing player can snatch
it up and make the. goal line, it is his
legal right to do so.
But, when a ball accidentally
touches a receiving player cr drops
through the arms of ;r receiver it is
a dead ball at the point of recovery
and cannot be advanced in either
direction. (
The changes in the rules designed
to speed up the game certainly can
not be condemned and they ought to
prove of benefit.
It is no severe handicap to reduce
Selected by Dick Miller
HONORABLE MENTION
tllC """ NORMAN
• BACKBOARD f ACS
,—, ROM a field of seven hun
j H j dred and thirty-one entrants,
W I 64 now remain in the run
ning in the sixteenth annual Indiana
State High School basketball cham
pionships. Next Saturday night the
field will dwindle down to sixteen sur
vivors and in * that sixteen will be
the 1927 State High School cham
pion. The largest basketball tourna
men in the world was staged last
Friday and Saturday ib sixty-four
different sectional centers. One
team was returned winner in each.
Now comes tbe regional. There are
four teams placed in each of the
sixteen rcgionals. From each will
emerge a winner to come to Indian
apolis the following Friday and Sat
urday.
And all w can say is we're still
sticking to our Loganberries.
Technical proved its superiority
in the Indianapolis sectional tour
ney and all that remains between
the East siders and the State tour
nament is Anderson and the win
ner of the Noblesvillc-Sharpcsvillc
game.
Froebelof Gary was the only out
standing favorite to bit the skids,
the northern-club going down to de
feat at the hands of Emerson. And
from the looks of things Emerson
| will be in Indianapolis, March 18 and
119.
Frankfort apparently didn’t con
i sider Jefferson strong enough to
: stall off iivsthe final game of its sec
' tlonal and scored sixty points,
i Which goes to show Frankfort really,
j can play basketball.
What probably was the hottest
final game staged in any sectional
was that between Rock Creek and
Lancaster Center at Bluffton. It
went two overtime periods "before
Rock .Creek squeezed out a 33-29
victory. #
Columbus and Shelbyville trotted
right through the Shelbyville section
al. piling up big scores, while. Wal
dron just eased along. Shelbyville
eliminated Columbus, 28-22 In the
semi-finals and Waldron opened up
In the final game to knock off the
Camels. ,
We were &11 saying Tuesday that
Waldron was liable to cause much
trouble. No, it wasn't our figuring.
A gentleman by the name of Vedder
Gard told us not to get exicted if
such a thing did happen.
All five of our Saturday Big Ten
picks won. If Eddie were here he
wiuld say we were lucky. But Eddie
ig„ down South wdth the baseball
team and our batting is
from four to thi'be the number of
times*a captain can call time out in
each half without a penalty, to limit
the time for putting the ball into
thirty, seconds, and to limit
the time in which the players can
remain in a huddle. ,
Rockno also was alarmed about
the agitation for the death of the
shift play and he quoted the same
faults to a timing system, but no
complaint can bo made against the
system of measuring a dead-stop of
the players by counting rapidly—
“one-two-three-four.” Gunners in
the Army often were forced to use
a similar counting system in spac
ing salvos in ordinary firing, and
it was fairly reliable.
The most potent soc& delivered
against the shift play, however, was
the ruling inflicting a penalty of
fifteen yards (instead of five yards)
against a team for having more
than one man in motion.when the
hall is passed.
That change made necessary the
novelty of moving the goal posts
bank ten yards from the goal line
to the line marking the end of the
end rone. Touehdovfns, of course,
will be scored by passing the bounda
ries of a field 100 yards in length,
but the point after touchdown and a
field goal have to be scored over a
120-yard line or goal post.
There are admitted qualities tot the
drop-kicking game, and the new rule
while imposing a handicap. does
not ruin the play or its possibilities
entirely.
standing at .745. We’ll take Mich
igan and Purdue tonight.
Should Marion and Kokomo win
their first round regional games they
will meet in the final contest to stage
the old rivalry battle. Kokomo will
bo out hunting/ for revenge and
should Marion win the town prob
ably will close up for a whole week.
Seymour received a shock in its
sectional tourney when Cortland
showed surprising strength and took
a 32-31 verdict.
Blythe Q. Hendricks, king of the
air when it eomes to basketball
broadcasting, will be ?t the micro
phone for The Times In the Stale
final tourney at the Exposition
building, giving a play by play
description of every game in the
tourney over WFBM. Indianapolis
Power and Light station.
“Ev" of Roachdale was somewhat
displeased with the officiating In the
Bainbridge-Roachdale game, but aft
er a heated discussion with the two
Jacks, C. and H., left for home in
gi happy mood. Just a trifle too en
thused “Ev.”
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—Paucity of Ball
Players.
By Eddie Ash
[ Sports Editor, The Times
| SANFORD, Fla., March 7—Bruno
Betzel’s Indians landed in Sanford
this morning after a long, arid ride
from Indianapolis, and the Florida
train schedule was kept up to date,
being iate, as usual, in the orange
grove country. The pnstimers. what
there were of them, piled out of
their Pullman, grabbed a fireman's
breakfast and hustled off to the
baseball grounds for their first ses
sion of spring training.
Betzel got a good 'break on
weather his first day out as a man
ager, but there was a paucity of
ball players. The veteran pastimers
who promised to he present today
were elsewhere, either riding -trains
or still looking over the scenery in
other parts.
Betzel guided a mixture of regu
lars and rookies down from the
North and he expected to meet an
other big squad in Sanford, but the
only players registered on arrival at
the Forrest Lake hotel were pitch
ers Jack Wisner, and Danny Boone.
Those coming with Betzel were
Outfielder Russell, infielders Holke,
Yoter. Sicking, Warsjler. Cornell©
and Hun Ur. pitchers Schenianske,
Swctnnic and Baker and Catcher
ICugelman. B:uno was n C'ass AA
manager with a Class X squad to
day. *
The new tribe field general an
nounced there wffuld only one
practice each day, from 10 o’clock
until 1 o’clock unless bad w r eather
forced a change In the workout pro
gram.
Betzel was much put out by the
absence of regulars and said there
would be a club meeting Tuesday, at
which time he Intends to make his
first managerial speech and tell the
hoys there must be the same hard
routine of training on and off the
ball field as they were accustomed
to follow under Ownie Bush.
“It looks as though many of the
athletes have overlooked the fact
that I am a manager now," Bruno
remarked.
One week from today, next Mon
day, the Indians play their first ex-'
hihition game, with the Cincinnati
Reds at Orlando, and Betzel wants
to be ready for the skirmish.
The first impression of Sanford,
gained from a hasty glimpse of the
city and after a one-minute conver
sation with Owner Smith, indicates
the Indians are in a superb place for
athletic training purposes, nice and
quiet. There won t be a thing to
lead the boys astray at night.
The practice field w'as found to be
In good shape and the small aggre
gation of Indians had a good work
out their first time out.
The squad, composed mostly of
rookies, was sent through a light
workout, just enough to get them
out of the kinks from their long
trip here.
Trainer Jim Pierce had all club
equipment ready for the aspiring
pastimers and there was no lost
time between arrival in Sanford and
opening practice.
The sun had warmth In it and the
weather guesser in these parts fore
cast a continuation of summerlike
atmosphere for the month of March.
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Burlesque Theater
Formerly Broadway
RED HOT—NOMA NOEL
WITH
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Keiths!
1927 EDITION
“JERRY AND HER
BABY GRANDS”
in ‘New Bits o’ Dream Music’
The Kitaros | Laveen & Cross
WILLIE SOLAR
The International Entertainer
.Maun lioiliner & ; |||(]|| & ADAIR
Albert Nichols \ , x
LYRICIST AND I THT. FLOWER
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Topic* of tlie Day
Hamiltons & Fordyce
IN “PLAYTIME”
Bv Tom Howard
PALACE
MASON-DIXON
DANCERS
Several Flights of Steps
ANN GOLD
IN .
Comedy Song Impressions
QUINTETTE REVUE
Music' Song and Dance
MACK & EARL
A Letter of Introduction
MABEL NAYNON
WITH
THE WORLDS MOST
TALENTED BIRDS
PHOTOPLAY
MARIE PREVOST
“MAN BAIT”
REGIONAL
OFFICIALS
SELECTED
Trester Announces List of
Assignments for Satur
day Net Tourneys.
Bu Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind., March 7.—A. L.
Trester, permanent secretary of the
Indiana State High School Athletic
Association today announced the
names of the thirty-two officials who
will be assigned to the sixteen re
gional tournaments to be held next
Saturday afternoon and night.
Two games will be played in the
afternoon at 2 and 3 p. m. and the
winners will meet at 8 p. m. to de
cide the regional Victor. Each of the
sixteen regional winners will go to
Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday,
March 18 and 19, play the final
lap and determine the 1927 high
school champion.
The officials will be: ,
-Anderson ; J. Hendrickson and
Ray Mowe.
Auburn —Keith Crown and Carl Ol
son.
Bedford—Dlmore Posey and Or
ville Jones.
Columbus —Dale Miller and R. B.
Morrison.
East Chicago—Gilbert Best and
Mode Cranor.
Evansville—Birch Bayh and Ralph
Esarey.
Ft. Wayne—Hugh Vandiver and
Ben Du Bois.
Frankfort —J. YV. Hale and Donald
Reel.
Greencastle—Charles Jensen and
George Graham,
Kokomo—Winston Ashley and Bert
Westover.
Logansport—W. E. Deakyne and
B. B. Evans.
Martinsville—John Miller and F. A.
Bills.
Muncle —M. J. Cleary and Fred
Gorman.
Rushville —Vedder Gard and Guy
Woods.
South Bend —Fred Griffith and
John Arbuckle.
Vincennes —P. O. Hurley and
Vaughan Russell.
AMUSEMENTS
See “PATRICIA”
Murat Theater All Week
Seat Sale at Murat
$1.50-SI.OO-75c
| Special Prices Sat. Mat.
| ENGLISH’S
■ waniwii w WEEK
I Mats. Wed. and Sat.
THE WONDER SHOW OF THE UHIVERSC?
Featuring a Special "Program of
Oriental Mysteries. Inc. “The Hindu
Rope Trick’’ anil “Buried Alive.”
Prlroc- Nltes—soe. *l.lO. *I.(W.
r riv.CS. Wed. Mat., 60c. 75c,
sl.lO. Sat. Mat. 59e, *l.lO and *t.6.
E MCH. 14-15-16 s
f-’X CHARLES FROHMAN Present*
JP) OTIS
Skinner
HONOR OF THE FAMIUT
.MAIL ORDERS NOW
p • . Nltos 50c to $2.75 Scats
r rices . 30c to Thursday
MOTION PICTURES
■ i, mm >m
TODAY—MATINEE AND NIGHT
DOROTHY DEVORE in “MONEY TO BURN” I
FIRST TIME SHOWN IN INDIANAPOLIS
ALSO COMEDY AND USUAL 11ITZ FEATURES [I
'Circle
the show place of Indiana
Greatest Show
Ever Seen in
Fndianapoiis
THOUSANDS Were Astounded YESTERDAY
VlTW*®" 1
IS THRILLING INDIANAPOLIS
SEE and HEAR- EVERY SHOW
AL JOLSON * COMPLETE
MARTINELLI VITAPHONE
Roy Smeck, Will H. Hays PRESENTATION
- On Same Amazing Bill ————————
“McFadden’s Flats”
FUNNIER THAN “CHARLIE'S AUNT”
First National’s Laughingest Fun Special With
CHARLIE MURRAY and CHESTER CONKLIN
Indianapolis Roared With Laughter
REVISED ADMISSION PRICES
WEEK DAY MATINEES—ALL SEATS
11 a. m. to 1 p. 25 cents
1 p. m. to 6 p. m 40 cents
EVENINGS, SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS
Main -floor, box and loges 60 cents
Balcony and mezzanine 40 cents
VITAPHONE AT ALL SHOWS
HOUSE OPENS DAILY AT 11 A.M.
MARCH 7,1927
Fans Pay Tribute
to Delaney
Bii Times special
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 7.— Eight
thousand spectators of the boxing
show here Saturday night paid elo
quent tribute to Jimmy Delaney, lo
cal fighter, who died in a Mipne
apolis hospital Friday of blood
poisoning.
Mayor Hodgson mounted to the
ring just beforo the final bout and
praised Delaney as one of the clean
est fighters and men St. Paul evec
has had the honor to produce. The
eight thousands spectators bowed
their heads as the lights went out
and the ringside bell tolled out the
count of ten.
RACE BEGINS
McNamara-Georgetti Lead
ing in Bicycle Classic.
Bu Vnitcd Press
NEW YORK. March T.—The
forty-second running of the six-day
bicycle race began here Sunday
night and hardly an hour after it
started the worst spill in the recent
history of the sport took place.
Emil Rohrbach, who wears French
colors, collided with Edward Raffo,
another rider, struck the steel railfl
dividing the boxes from the trackW
and Rohrbach. wheel and all, hur
tled through the air into a box,
through it and into an adjoining
box, where Frank D. Walker and
Mrs. Walker, Detroit, were sitting.
was stunned and pain
fully cut.
At the end of the eleventh hour
of the race today the team of Mc-
Namara and Georgettl was leading.
INVITED TO COMPETE
CHICAGO, March 7.—Ketchikan,
Alaska, for three years the basket
ball champion of the southeaatern
part of the northern territory, has
been invited to compete in the Uni
versity of Chicago's national inter
schoiastlc basketball tournament.
MOTION PICTURES
CONRAD NAGEL
RENEE ADOREE
IN
“Heaven on Earth”
CHARLIE DAVIS
And His Gang
PALM BEACH NITES
COMING NEXT WEEK
Wallace Beery
“Casey at the Bat”
UPTOWkI
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C o M. I. G C 4 A• I W
LAST TIMES TODAY
“SUMMER
BACHELORS”
APOLLO
9D 810 WEEK
LON CHANEY
“TELL I+' TO THE
. MARINES”
VlTld Epic of the Devil Do*
BRAY PICTOOrfAPH, KINO
GRAMS. LESTER HUFF, DICK
POWELL, EMIL bEIDEL AND
HIS ORCHESTRA.
A Modern
Miracle —Bth
World Wonder
BARGAIN
MATINEES
25c
ALL SEATS
11 A.M. to IP.M.
Complete Program
AT ALL SHOWS
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