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Stove League
Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH
YOU can not beat figures and
facts, George Slsler points out
in his argument against the plan
of Bill McKechnie. Braves’ manager,
to relegate him
to the bench next
season. Recently
McKechnie was
quoted as saying
Johnny Neun
would be given
Sisler's job at
first base during
the coining Na
tional League
campaign to im
prove the club
batting punch
and defense. In
diana pc lis fans
who saw Neun
perform with To-
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Sisler
ledo last year will agree that Sisler
lias grounds for an argument, for
Neun failed to make good with the
Hens and was shipped to Baltimore.
Johnny improved with the Orioles,
but It's a question if he rates with
Sisler despite George's age. But let
George tell it, as follows: “I was
ore of eleven players in the Na
tional League last season to hit 200
or more times. I'll admit I m not
a snappy sprinter and I guess I've
slowed up a bit. but I'll wager I can
beat a lot of National Leaguers in
9 sprint of 100 yards. I stole six
bases and Hornsby stole two, ODoul
two, Bottomlry three. Hack Wilson
three and Klein five. I-guess I'm
not so slow after oil."
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National League averages reveal
that Sisler hatted .326 and registered
111 assists, one less than Don Hurst,
who had more assists than any other
National League first baseman.
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BERT NIEHOFF, former big
leaguer, A. A. and Southern
Association pastimer. is ill in At
lanta. The ailment is a kidney in
fection. He managed the Cracker
club before going to the Giants
last year as coach. He played
with Louisville when In the A. A.
a a a
Bill Terry. Giants’ first saeker who
slaughtered the sphere last season, threat
en* to hold out on McGraw if his 1930
eontrart does not read J 25.000. Jimmy
Koxx and Terry were the leading major
league initial saek performers in ’29.
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When Terry was in the American As
portation with Tolxlo he injured his knee
sliding to second one day and his newly
acquired frau sent him a special de
livery letter telling him he was too big to
slide and to let the other players on the
team do it. Bill was in Indianapolis at
the time, hobbling around on a crutch,
and there were many laughs over Terry's
orders from home.
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LEW FONSECA. American League
high-average leader last year,
felt so good about achieving the
honors he left it up to the club to
write in the figures on his 1930 con
tract. When Lew left Cleveland last
fall he attached his name to a blank
contract and tcld the team execu
tives to do their stuff when they
got ready. Old Lew evidently fig
ured the official batting averages
would do the talking for him.
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Both Bob Shewkey. manager, and Babe
Ruth, king of the holdouts, are In Miami
soaking up the sunshine and taking In the
sights on boulevards and beaches. They'll
probably win the pennant a dozen times
over before ending the visit to the "winter
capital.''
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KANSAS CITY believes it is ready
to go with its outfield, con
sisting of Grigsby, Gerken, Carlyle.
Nicholson and Jack Smith. Manager
Zwilllng craves the return of Harry
Riconda for his infield, but is not
worrying, for he has Kuhel,
Spurgecn. McMillan. Knothe and
Michaeis, the last named for utility.
If Riconda comes back from the
Reds he will take Spurgeons job at
second.
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Merito Acosta, former Washington
and Louisville outfielder who man
aged Dayton in the Central League
last summer, has retired from the
game. He has a ranch in Cuba.
Acosta was a popular member of
the Colonels for many years
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Eppa Jeppa Rlxcy. dean of National
League southpaws, has been with Clncv
ten years and has been In the league
seventeen years. He Joined the Phillies in
1013 and has been in the senior circuit
since. He was in the army in 1918. Rixey
has won 342 games and lost 323. while his
Cincv record Is 155 victories and 120 de
feats.
JONES TO FT. SILL
Bu United Press
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.—Secre
tary of War Hurley said today he
would be unable to assign Captain
Lawrence 'Biff) Jones, retiring West
Point* football coach, to the Uni
versity of Oklahoma R. O. T. C.
detail. A telegram received by
Hurley from President W. B. Blzzell
of the university, had asked that
Jones be assigned to the university.
At tl e war department, the Unit
ed Pre-.s was informed the coach
is slated for the field artillery
school at Ft. Sill. Okla.
TURF OWNER IS DEAD
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Jan. 16
Kentucky turf fans today were
mourning the death of George J.
Long. 77. race horse owner whose
horses twice won the Kentucky
Derby. Long dropped dead at his
office here during a business con
ference Wednesday. Long first won
the Derby honors with Azra in 1892,
and repeated in 1906 when Sir Hu
ron came in first.
GENE TINNEY BETTER
Bu United Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.—Gene
Tunney. former heavyweight cham
pion. is well on the road to recov
ery from his kidney operation at
Presbyterian hospital Monday. Duff
Maynard, hospital superintendent,
said the retired boxer's condition
is satisfactory.
ODD FELLOW GOLF CLUB
Odd Fellow Building Golf Club
was organized Wednesday and ten
ants of the building will compete in
a spring tourney with a silver cup
as chief prize. Tourney rules will
be drawn up at meeting Feb. 6. Club
officers are; Salem D. Clark, presi
dent; Dr. Kyle Mayhill. vice-presi
dent; R. H. Hollywood, secretary
iraasurex.
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STUDENTS GET FIRST CHANCE AT TOURNEY SEATS
Allotment of Ducats
for State Meet to Be
Based on Enrollment
Tickets Available to Public to Go on Sale March 10; Small
Town Players Given Opportunity to See
Big Net Event.
High school students will be given first chance to obtain tickets for
the 1930 state scholastic basketball title tournament next March, ac
cording to the details of the plan worked out by the board of control of
the I. H. S. A. It is said allotments have been made as follows:
1 High schools having an enrollment from 1 to 100 will be allotted
ten tickets. *
2. With enrollment from 101 to 500, allotted 100 tickets.
3. With enrollment from 501 to 1,000, allotted 200 tickets.
4. With enrollment from 1,001 up, allotted 400 tickets.
School customers of last spring’s
tourney, who purchased more tick
ets than their allotment, according
to the enrollment limitations of
this year's event, may order addi
tional 1930 tickets to the extent of
50 per cent of the excess of the
tickets purchased in 1929 over the
allotment for this year. For in
stance. if a certain school purchased
300 ducats last season and their
allotment this year is 200, they will
be entitled to 250 tickets.
Small Schools Benefit
The plan of allotting ten tickets to
the smallest of schools insures
members of small town teams a
chance to see the tourney, a matter
overlooked in past years. This was
the plan of the board in making
this provision, and principals of the
smaller schools are expected to give
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Try New Plan
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of Court Play
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By United Press
ROCK ISLAND, 111, Jan. 16 —A
new plan of basketball play, de
vised by Coach Justin Barry of the
University of Southern California,
which calls for no tip-off at cen
ter will be given a tryout when the
Augustana and Armour Tech quin
tets clash here tonight.
Play is started from an out-of
bounds position, both at the start
of the contest and after baskets
are scored. Held balls are not af
fected by the new plan, which is
being considered by the national
rules committee.
MARQUETTE PILOT NAMED
Bu I nit ret Press
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Jan. 16.—Ar
thur Bultman, star center, Wednes- j
day night was elected captain of ;
Marquette university’s 1930 football j
team. He is from Green Bay, Wis.
Down the Alleys
BY LEFTY LEE
With Jess Pritchett on the sidelines, the
Fails City Lagers proved to be just another
bowling team and lost three games to the
Oeftering-Litzelman Coal in the Indian
apolis League. All other contests rolled
were decided over the two-out-of-three
route, the Meridian Garage. St. Philip A.
C. Coca-Cola. Marott and Striebeck teams
defeating the Wagner Radio. Hayes Body,
Roosevelt-Marmon. 3-F Coffee and Ameri
can Central Life. Fulton of the Meridian
Garage team turned in the best individual
total, with a score of 651 on games of 243.
173 and 236. James had 613; Cray. 614;
Bohne. 624: Stich. 634: F Fox. 601; Hurt,
601; Sevfried, 638: Srhleimer. 611; Coval.
607. and Faust. 603. Coral's 255 was good
for the 3-F Coffee prize.
The Sand S. Body and Fender learn
will roll a special home-and-home match
with the l ptown Five, the first half to be
rolled in the Uptown alleys next Sunday
afternoon.
The first annual Catholic doubles and
singles tournament will be rolled on the
Pritchett allevs Sundav. Feb. 16. This
meet Will a handicap event, with two
thirds of the difference between the bowl
er's average and 200 being allowed. All
entrants must have at least twelve league
games from which an average can be ob
tained. so be eligible to roll. Fred Schlei
mer. former president of the City Bowling
Association. Is in charge of this meet. En
tries should be mailed to him at the
Pritchett alleys. Entry fee will be $2 per
man for each event, which Includes bowl
ing. The entry will be closed Friday.
Feb. 14.
Members of the local K. of C. are going
to storm the national K. of C. bowling
tournament with sixteen teams, in an ef
fort to bring the 1931 K. of C. national
meet to Indianapolis. This tournament
has grown in a rapid manner from year
to year, and is at the present time one of
the largest fraternal tourneys sanctioned
by the American Bowling Congress.
Former members of the K. of C. League,
who have a desire to attend this meet are
requested to get in touch with Jerry
O'Grady at once.
Don't forget top can still enter yonr
team in the 1.000 scratch team event,
which will be rolled on the Delaware al
levs. A large entry has been received for
this meet to date, and a real prize award
is assured. For further information call
Sargent at the Delaware alleys.
The Mills-Lvsaght. White Furniture and
Scott Trucking teams won three games
from the Penn Coal. Finnaran Grocery
and Moran Trucking, while the Board of
Trade took two from the Denny boys in
the K. of C. League plav on the Delaware
allevs. Mathers nosed out McCaslin for
high score with a total of fill to 609.
The Catsup team won three from the
Soup, while the Bean Hole Beans took two
from the Pork and Beans in the Van
Camp league series at the Fountain
Square alleys.
Triple wins featured the Royal Garment
League plav. the Crepes and Georgettes
defeating the Canton and Prints.
Carson IDos. won two from the Marker
Drugs as the Standard Grocery took three
from the Madison State Bank in the South
Indianapolis Teague session on the Foun
tain Square alleys.
The Shell Gasoline girls team won three
games from the Hatfield Paints, with
games of 827. 901 and 842. total of 2.570
In the Ladies Social League play. The
Mueller-Nash had the high single game
of 929 and won two from the Burdsa!
Paint. The W. F. S. also won two from
the Block Optical, as the Komstohk Candy
took three from the Erlichs Products.
Play in the Indiana Ladies League re
sulted in a three-time win for the Grav-
Grlbben and Gray and Century Biscuit
over the Klngan and Comptometer girts.
EXTREMELY LOW
EXCURSION
HByB FARES
SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS
ROUND TRIP For *■£,*;£ Fare
BETWEEN ALL UNION TRACTION POINTS
Also sold to Andrews, Huntington, Roanoke, FT. WAYNE, Huntertown,
Garrett. Avilla. Kendallrille. Auburn, Waterloo, Delphi, Burrows, Van
Buren. Warren. Ossian, Yoder. Ferguson. New Haven and Monroe
ville. INDIANA, and to Van Wert. Delphos and LIMA, OHIO, and
all other points on Indiana Service Corporation lines and Ft. Wayne-
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$5 Mileage Coupon Books, $4 —Good for One Year
their players and coaches first op
tion on the ducats.
Persons who have followed past
ticket sales in official capacities
state there probably will be thou
sands of tickets available for fans
despite the high school sales. They
point out that only a small per
centage of the annual throngs at
the tourney are students, and that a
great majority of the small town
tickets will be available to fans, as
parents in these places are reluctant
to let their children attend the tour
ney unaccompanied.
After offering first chance to the
students, the high school principals
wifi open the sale of tickets to the
public in their respective commu
nities, it was said. Officials feel this
system will prove more satisfactory
than the former method. Unsold
tickets will be returned to the ticket
manager here and placed on general
sale.
Left-Over Sale March 10
It is said that tickets not sold in
the high schools will be placed on
open sale at noon, March 10. They
will be sold by mail, and orders hav
ing postoffice stamp marks on the
envelope earlier than noon, March
3, will be returned and not filled.
Fans from the sixteen cities rep
resented in the title tournament
will have the best chance of obtain
ing tickets, as it is said that addi
tional tickets will be available at
these places.
If the sale continues, as in former
years, it, is probable that many
tickets will be turned over for open
sale. Many schools do not request
their full allotments. In other in
stances during pfest years larger
schools have sold only a small per
centage of their allotments.
The price for the two days of com
petition will be $3. Fred Gorman
of Technical high school, again is
ticket manager, and K. V. Ammer
man of Broad Ripple, is tourney
manager.
while the Central States No. 1. Rosners
Beauty Shop. Werbe- “veissen and Old Gold
Cigarettes won two from the Central States
No. 2. Coca-Cola No. 2. Coca-Cola No. 1
and Kroger Grocery.
Members of the local Printcraft unions,
are preparing to invade Dayton. Ohio, for
the annual National Printcraft bowline
tournament. Local boys have returned
with the championship medals time and
again, and can be depended on to bring
home their share, of the bacon again this
year. Entries for this tourney close Feb. 1.
Tluftcrd hit the Maples for a three-game
total of 668 to lead the play in the Inter
club League. His score sheet showed
games of 225. 235 and 208. Daugherty also
hit the pins hard each game, getting
counts of 213. 211 and 222. a total of 646.
High single game went to W. Faust. Sr.
His 255 game at the start topped the field.
Conger Falls,
Finishes Third
Bit United Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.—The ad
vertised international track dual in
the 1,500 meters race at the Pastime
A. C. games Wednesday failed to
materialize when Eino Purje of Fin
land failed to appear for his match
with Ray Conger, lowa middle dis
tance star, due to illness.
Conger finished third to Gus
Moore of Pittsburgh, and Gus
Venzke of the Swedish-American A.
C. Conger tripped over Venzke’s
foot just as he started his bid for
the lead in the back stretch of the
last lap. Both runners fell and
Moore finished alone in the slow
time of 4:04 2-5.
JACK KELLEY TRIUMPHS
Bu t Hited Press
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Jan. 16.
Jack Kelley, Waterbury, outpoint
ed Primo Übaldo of Italy in the
feature ten-round bout here Wednes
day night.
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Tigers Take on Scarlet
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Marion Crawley
AN old rivalry will flame anew
at Crawfc .dsville tonight,
when De Pauw Tigers invade Wa
bash for the first of their annual
hardwood tilts with Pete
Vaughan’s Scarlet quintet.
Shown above are two of Coach
Donovan Moffett's stellar pas
timers, who are expected to see
action tonight. Rex Moffett, for
mer Bainbridge star, now' of In
dianapolis, is the high-point scorer
Baseball First, Shires Says,
as He Hears Landis Call
Art Wants Back in Good Graces of Sox and Is Willing to
Hang Up Gloves.
BY GEORGE KIRK SET’
tinited Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Art Shires
indicated to the United Press today
he would not appear in the boxing
ring again this winter.
“If boxing is going to interfere
with my baseball career," Shires
said in a telephone conversation
from Philadelphia, “I’m going to
hang up my gloves for a while.”
The thing most important to
Shires right- now is to get back in
the good graces of the White Sox,
and Commissioner Landis is the
one to pave the way. Landis has
advised Shires to confer with him
in Chicago Monday.
Shires has never been reinstated
Simmons and Ruth Far in
Front at Driving in Runs
Ai Accounts for 157 and Babe 154; Bishop Draws 128
Walks in 128 Games.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Al Sim
mons, athletic outfielder, led the
American League in batting in runs
during the 1929 season, while his
teammates, Walter Bishop and
Jimmy Foxx, annexed the “honors”
for the most bases on balls and
strikeouts.
Simmons accounted for 157 of the
901 Athletic runs, according to the
official American League miscel
laneous averages released today.
Babe Ruth, playing eight less games
than Simmons, was second with 154
runs, and Alexander, Detroit, took
third place with 137.
The only other players to bat in
more than 100 runs were Gehrig,
New York; Heilmann, Detroit; Foxx,
Philadelphia; Kress, St. Louis; Geh
ringer, Detroit; Lazzeri, New York,
and Fonseca, Cleveland.
Max Bishop, Athletic second base
man, drew 128 passes in 128 games;
Blue of St. Louis, 126, while Gehrig
with 122 and Foxx with 103 were the
others awarded more than 100 free
tickets. Babe Ruth, who has been
honored for years with more than
100 passes per season and holds the
record of 170, accepted but seventy
two in 135 games.
Joe Sewell tied his own world’s
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Rex Moffett
on the Old Gold quintet, playing
his first year of varsity ball.
Marion Crawley of Greencastle,
is a veteran, and his work at
floorguard was largely responsible
for De Pauw’s victories over In
diana and Illinois.
The game tonight will be the
second of the Butler-De Pauw
Wabash series, Butler having de
feated Wabash here recently. De
Pauw entertains the Bulldogs next
Tuesday night.
since his suspension after a fight
with Lena Blackburne, former
White Sox manager, and Secretary
Harry Grabiner.
“I’m going to talk things over
with Judge Landis,” said Shires,
“and follow whatever advice he
gives me. If he thinks my boxing is
going to interfere with my baseball
career, well, I’m through with box
ing.”
And most baseball leaders believe
Landis will advise the ballplayer to
forget his fistic activities.
The White Sox first baseman is
anxious to talk terms with Owner
Comiskey, but he realizes it will be
useless until he has first smoothed
out things with Judge Landis.
record of four strikeouts In 152
games.
Club records show St. Louis lead
ing in bases on balls with 589 and
the Yankees leading in strikeouts
with 518.
MANY QUINTETS ENTER
Eleven quintets have been ac
cepted for the annual Indiana ju
nior basketball tournament, 115-
pound class, to be held at the East
Tenth street gym Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Entries from other teams in the city
and state are expected, and must
be filed not later than Saturday,
sixteen applications will be accept
ed. Entry blanks may be secured
by writing East Tenth street gym,
2340 East Tenth street, or calling
Washington 2573 or Washington
10,48-W,
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Mandell Given
Edge Despite
Draw Verdict
Bu United Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 16
Although ringside observers credited
Sammy Mandell. lightweight cham
pion, with winning eight of the ten
rounds in his nontitle bout with
Manuel Quintero of Tampa, Fla., at
the Kennel Club arena Wednesday
night, Referee Billy Haack called
the bout a draw.
Mandell outclassed his opponent
and at the finish was fresh and un
marked. except for a slight cut over
his right eye. Quintero, badly pun
ished in the infighting, was slowed
down to a walk and apparently dog
tired. The fighting was spirited.
The ringside was dotted with not
ables of the sport and business
world, 10.000 fans paying $32,000.
Russell Avenue Show
Seven short boxing bouts will be
staged at the Newsboys Athletic
Club, 726 Russell avenue, Friday
night, the show opening at 8:30.
Carl Ca-mpagne is boxing instructor
and matchmaker. The fistic offer
ing follows:
Lew Epstein vs. Babe Peleco, feather
weights.
Shift:/ Calloway vs. Walter Smith, wel
ter weigh f-s.
Dick Porter vs. Billy Yagger. light
weights.
Rocky Smith vs. Speedy Goods!],
featherweights.
Bobbie O’Neil vs. Bobby Lee. junior
lightweights.
Kid Coleman vs. Kid Harris, welter
weights.
Greeky Angel vs. Battling Turk, paper
weights.
Entertainers will be Alford and
Edward Thomas and admission 25
cents.
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Prep Quintets
Stage Tourney
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GREENCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 16.
Four basketball teams representing
college towns along the Monon will
j meet here'Saturday afternoon in a
i blind invitational high school tour
i ney.
Greencastle, Bloomington, Craw
fordsville and Jefferson of Lafayette
; are to be contestants. Drawings
I will be made Saturday at 1 p. m.,
| and the first-round games will be
; played in the afternoon. Saturday
! evening the losers will play a eon
! solation game, followed by the final
; between the winners.
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Chesters Drop
Ball Teachers
Bu United Press
NORTH MANCHESTER. Ind..
i Jan. 16.—Manchester college took
i the measure of Ball Teachers of
! Muncie on the hardwood here
1 Wednesday night, 26-21.
Manchester led 11-10 at the half,
i after trailing during the early min
' utes, and remained just a jump
ahead throughout the second period,
i Chapman of Manchester was easily
; the outstanding performer, with
fifteen points to his credit.
FISCHER MAT VICTOR
Bu United Press
CHICAGO. Jan. 16. Charles
Fischer, middleweight wrestler, de
feated Zack Maikov here Wednesday
i night in straight falls.
JAN. 16, 1930
Ring Card
Is Filled
by Legion
J
Myers and Rose to Meet in
Top Armory Bout
Tuesday.
Topped by a ten-round feature
bringing together Spug Myers, Po
catello, Idaho, and Billy Rose, Cin
cinnati. the American Legion box
ing card at the armory next Tues
day returns to the form followed
during the two first indoor seasons
—a ten-round main event, an eight
round semi-windup, two six-round
prelims and a four-round curtain
raiser. Tuesday’s program follows:
Ten Rounds—Sou? Myers. Poentello, Ida
ho vs. Billv Hour, i Incinali; w?ltfrwfl|bli.
Cicht Round*—Georgia Nate. Souih
Rrnd. vs. Kid Woods. Indianapolis; ban
tam weights.
Si\ Rounds—Willard Brown. Indian
apolis. vs. Frank Kierke, Indianapolis;
featherweights.
Six Rounds—Paul Parmer, Anderson, ts
Lon Lovelace. Terre Haute; lightweights.
Four Rounds—Bob (Hough Houre\
Blankenship. Indianapolis, vs. SoniiY
Mitchell. Indianapolis; bantamweights.
The Spug Myers-Bllly Rose fea
ture looms as a great slugging
match. Rose, who has fought some
savage battles here this season, de
feated Vincent Hambright, Filipino
flash, in the Queen City two weeks
ago.
An emergency bout will be held in
readiness at all i mre Aznorv
snows the Legion announces, and
will be thrown into any gap created
through several knockouts, or the
early conclusion of the main event,
for any reason.