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I BOWLING || TIMES | BASKET BALL |j SPORT [ CUE GOSSIP [[ NEWS
JACK PREFERS
BOUT BE HELD
ON THIS SIDE
Kearns Believes Yank Promot
ers Capable of Handling
International Scrap.
TELLS OF FOREIGN BIDS
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 2.—American box
ing promoters are not to be outdone by
the foreign managers who are bidding for
the Cnrpentier-Dempsey contest. Domi
nick Tortorich of New Orleans will send
ft representative to Los Angeles next
week in hopes of getting a definite an
swer from Dempsey in regard to meeting
Carpentier in the Crescent city. T'rtpr
ioh, it will be recalled, secured the sig
nature to a contract to box Carpentier
before Tortorich's club.
Manager Jack Kearns cleared the at
mospheric. considerably today when he
gnve a straight-from-the-shoulder state
ment. Thb champion’s keeper makes it.
quite plain that he is in no hurry to
sign up. The word from London that
Georges Carpentler's managers will not
allow their charge to appear in the ring
against Dempsey before November next
caused not the slightest ripple of ex
citement in Hollywood elreles. Mr.
Kearns will now address the meeting:
“We should worry,” says Mr. Kearns at
the beginning of his talk. “We have three
European offers of $260,000 each for
Dempsey to box Carpentier over there.
This sounds like a whale of a lot of
money, but to be perfectly honest we
are scarcely interested in the cables out
side of the fact that they represent class
A publicity, and as we are in the motion
picture business now we can use all of
the printed stuff that is thrown our
way
“I would much rather tight Carpentier
in America. We won the title over here,
and the challenger should come to us. 1
am confident that we have promoters in
the United States who ca“ handle this
show as well or better than it can be
handled in Europe.
“Dempsey, as world's heavyweight
champion, is more or less public prop
erty. For that reason I feel that we
should put our plans out in the open
where all may see. Our motion picture
work will be completed early this coming
spring.”
Jimmy Advised Chick
to Retire; Then Forgot
to Follow Own Advice
There is a certain lure about the ring
which causes nine out of ten boxers
to end ignominiously a brilliant, career
after they already have realized they are
through.
It was in Detroit not more than fif
teen months ago when little Chick Hayes,
'he former Indianapolis bantam, visited
ills old friend, Jimmy Anderson, Hoo
r-ier lightweight star at one tim. Both
boys were wearing the blue of the navy.
Jimmy gone into retirement. Chics
was picking up a. few iron men here
and there whenever he could obtain a
furlough. The latter's face began to
show more than ever the Yvear and tear
of the roped arena. Anderson looked
him over and sympathetically said:
“Chick, old pal. why don't you throw
(he gloves away—you’re through. Any
way. there’s no money left for you.
’ “When I felt myself slipping it didn’t
take me long to duck out or the game
Me for the safe and sane.”
Chick only smiled. He wasn’t ready
“to leave the game which he had followed
for more than ten years. He believed
he was still good, and by chance he
-might have felt that Jimmy wasn’t en.
tirely through.
A couple of weeks ago Jimmy Ander
son was knocked out in the third round
by Harvey Thorpe in St. Louis. A
couple of days ago Chick Hayes fought
a great twelve-round draw with a sen
ssiMonal boy named Fitzsimmons in Bos
ton.
t’uekey McFarland is one of the few
boys who retired from the ring and did
not return to have a beautiful career
spoiled in a few rounds.
Gowdy Slated to Go
in Boston Club Shakeup
BOSTON, Jan. 2.—There is a belief in
Boston that. Hank Gowd.v, hero of the
world's series of 1914 and of the world
war, has played his last game as a mem
ber of the Braves. George Washington
Grant is now formulating plans which
will result in a thorough shaking up of
the Braves before the dawning of the
season of 1920, and Gowdy, it is said,
will be one of the first of the. club’s
veterans to go.
In the event that Gowdy is placed on
the market the bidding for his services
is likely to be brisk, though not as brisk
as it would have been had the Boston
club cared to part with him a year ago,
for Hank, first of the major league play
ers to enter the service in the war, was
very mnch In the public eye a year ago.
Gowdy probably would be greatly
benefited by the consummation of a deal
that would take him away from Roston
The morals of the Braves was very low
during the last season.
Merchants Lose Two
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 2.—The
Huntington Athletics took two games
from the Merchants Heat and Light
quintet here yesterday by whirlwind fin
ishes in both encounters. The locals
won the afternoon scrap hv a score of
3d to 17, and the evening contest by a
count of 33 to 25.
In both -games the Indianapolis team
fonght the Athletics to pracficnllv el
even score until the last ten minutes
of play, when Humbert of the local five
opened up with some spectacular goal
shooting, deciding the games. Humbert
was easily the star of the games while
Itehrent, with ten field goals to his credit
in the evening contest, starred for the
Heat and Light squad.
The evening game was the attraction
of the day. The count at the close oi
the first half gave the locals a or,c
point lead, 15 to 14. Rehrent -soon put
lbe Indianapolis five in the lend in the
second period but the attack of Hum
bert later gave the locals the scrap.
Eastern Skating Results
NEWBURGH, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Charles
Jewtraw of Lake Placid carried off the
honors In the eastern amateur skating
championship tournament here Thurs
day, winning the mile, half-mile and
quarter mile contests. The ice was in
poor condition for the contest, due to the
rain early in the day and the warm sun
shine later. The winners of the various
contests were: Quarter mile champion
ship, Jewtraw, first: G. Pickering, Verona
Lake, second; J. Walker, Saranac Lake,
third. Time, :43 1-5. Half mile cham
pionship, Jewtraw, first; Ray Bryant,
Lake Placid second; G. Pickering, third.
Time, 1:30. One mile championship, Jew
traw, first; Joe Moore. Lake Placid, sec
ond; R. Wheeler, Montrtal, third. Time,
8:13 1-5. One mile novice, E. W. Klein
art, Brooklyn, first; Arthur Flog, Arling
ton, second; Harry Rose, Arlington,
third. Time, 3:43 3-5.
Tipton Wins Close One
TIPTON, Ind., Jan. 2.—The Tipton
Independents took an early lead in their
basketball game with Wabash college
here last night and won the season's
scrappiest contest by a 22 to 10 score.
Franklyn, Tipton center, caged field
goals from every angle of the court in
the first half, and he had his team lead
ing; 14 to 11, when time was called. In !
the second period Wabash opened up
and Hod the count at lfi points, bat again
Franklyn earns to the front with a basket
and scored the last point on a free throw.
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LEGITIMATES FLYWEIGHT I
' W KRAZ/ttE JXAS’Cyf
Frankie Mason of Ft. Wayne, ind.. is
a legitimate flyweight. He is the best
flyweight we have in America and he
ought to have a chance at the world’s
title in a match with Jimmy Wilde, be
fore the latter returns to England. A
few years ago Mason was touted as the
coming world’s champion In the fly
weight class. But opponents were as
scarce as lien’s teeth and he has boxed
the bantams ever since. But the little
fellow ile-lares that at no time lias be
entered tii*> ring weighing heavier than
108 pounds. He weighs about 116 in
bis street clothes.
Mason Lias a wonderful record. He
has never been knocked out. He is 30
BOXING.
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Other New Year’s Bouts
j At Philadelphia—Johnny Kilbane out
pointed A1 Shubert of New Bedford In
six rounds. Harold Farese of Newark
won a newspaper decision over “Louisi
ana." Irish Patsy Cline lost to Steve
Latso of Hazelton. Pa., on a foul in the
fourth round. Billy Affleck, English
■ featherweight, outboxed Willie Hannon
in six rounds.
At Steelton, Pa.—Jack Britton, welter
weight champion, won a popular decision
over Johnny Gill of York, I’a., in ten
rounds.
At Detroit—Harvey Thorpe, Kansas
City, outpointed Mel Stevenson, Pitts
burg, In ten rounds.
At Erie. Pa.—George Erne. Buffalo,
defeated Leo Finneran of Erie in ten
rounds.
At Toronto —Battling Levinsky was
awarded a decision over Wild Burt
Kenney.
At Bayonne. N. J.—Gene Tunney. New
York, knocked out Whitoy Allen in the
second round. A1 Reich knocked oiii Joe
Lawson in five rounds.
At Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—Benny Coster
won a popular decision over Frankie Ed
wards in ten rounds.
At Schenectady, N. Y.—Roy Moore, St.
Paul, outpointed Jabez White, Albany, in
a ten-round bout.
! At Canton, O.—Jack Perry. Pittsburg,
beat Billy Ryan, Cincinnati, in two
rounds.
Colorado Springs—Joe Burman was
given the decision over Dick Griffith.
When Griffith was floored in the sixth
found with a blow, his seconds claimed a
foul, but it was not allowed.
Hot Springs—Ray Rivers and Kid
Henry went ten rounds to a draw.
Little Rock—Benny McGovern was
awarded the decision o/et Joe McMullen
1 in eight rounds.
i Aurora, 111.—Marty Cross and Navy
Rostan boxed a ten-round draw.
At Dayton, O. — Young Webb won the
j "o'- ri i per decision over Kid Zinck in
eight rounds. Mike O'Leary won on
i p„o.is irom Mickey Forkms In twelve
| rounds.
COCHRAN’S CONTRACT
HAS TIME LIMIT
LONDON, Jan. 2.—Commenting on the
| offer of C. B. Cochran, the British fight
| promoter, to wager SIOO,OOO that ho has
| Georges Carpentier sewed up with a
j binding contract. Nate Lewis of Chi
! cago said:
“I do not deny that Cochran has a
binding contract with Carpentier, but ac
cording to the statement of the French
man's manager, Deschamps, made to me
in the presence of three interpreters and
several promoters, the contract is bind
ing only until Feb. I—that there is a
clause in the contract which says that
if Cochran is unable to sign Jack Demp
sey for a match with Carpentier before
February the Frenchman will be free to
sign up with any one who has got
Dempsey.
“Deschamps not only made a state
ment to me to this effect, but has told
other British and French promoters the
same thing, and he ought to know. Else
why should there be such great compe
i tition among the French and British' pro
! maters to get Dempsey’s signature? If
I Cochran has an Ironbound contract, why
, doesn’t he make it public, instead of
! being forced to raise the ante for Demp
sey by the bids made by other pro-
I moters?”
MARTIN PUTS
M’FARLAND AWAY
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jan. 2.—80 b
I Martin, A. E. F. heavyweight champion,
j won from Jack McFarland here yester
day, leading through the first four
rounds and then landing a left on Mc-
Farland’s jaw in the fifth round that
i sent the husky Braddock (Pa.) heavy
weight to the floor for the count.
McFarland landed no more than half
| a dozen effective blows during the four
and one-half rounds. Martin was con- I
• tinually sJHdlng his lefts and rights
| against his opponent’s jaw and head with I
! telling effect.
EASY FOR MASON.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2.—Frankie Ma- j
son xvon by a wide margin from Sammv !
Marion of New York in a' ten-round bout j
here last night. Mason played with his
opponent.
Marino was forced to hold for the last I
four rounds to avoid a knockout. He
weighed 112*% pounds. Mason scaled at
109. Jimmy Wilde witnessed the bout
and will meet Mason here in February.
Tony Dennis, Milwaukee lightweight,
outboxed Billy Whelan of St. Paul, and
Sammy Terrin of St. Paul had the bet
ter of Frankie Berry of Milwaukee,
sporting writers agreed.
SMITH STOPS MAGIRL.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—Art Smith i
of Bayonne, N. J„ stopped Art Magirl I
of Oklahoma in the third round here I
Thursday. Magirl was outclassed and I
his seconds were forced to throw the I
sponge in the ring to save him from be- j
ing severely beaten. George Chaney of !
Baltimore had no trouble in defeating !
Frankie Brown of New York.
ASHER IS CONFIDENT.
SAGINAW, Mich., Jan. 2.—Babe Asher, j
A. E. F. bantam champion, is in fine
shape for his ten-round battle with i
Harry Coulon of Buffalo here tonight. I
and Asher is also confident he will beat
Jimmy Wilde, British flyweight world’s
title holder, when they meet in St. Louis,
Jan. 8.
PATTERSON BEATS BALL.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2. —Leo Patterson,;
lightweight champion of the A E. F., i
won from Battling Ball, Memphis, in the
fourth round when Ball sustained a dis- j
located left kne. Frankie Nessler. Cin
cinnati, won on points in his eight-round
scrap with Tommy Teague, Muncie, Ind.
h?EW ORLEANS REBCLTB.
NSJw ORLEANS, Jan. 2.—Two knock
outs, ioin in the ninth round, featured
years old and perhaps has had as many
battles as any other present-day ring
ster. From Jan. 17 to Dec. 6. last year,
, Frankie fought forty-one battles. He
I has met and held his own with such
| fellows as Joe Lynch and Pal Moore, two
i really good bantamweights. He claims
j victories over both Johnny itossner and
! Zulu Kid. American flyweights. i
His showing against these two boys
I classes him with Wilde. The Welshman
j won from both. It would be a great
I match for any fight crowd in the ronn
| try, and if the promoters fail to get the
( pair together a lot of ring fans of
I America will be much disappointed, for
Frankie Mason is a favorite everywhere
lie has shown.
Kilbane Springs a New
one; Minus Old Speed,
He Talks Way to Win
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—Jolmny
Kilbane, aside from being the world’s
featherweight champion, is also a
topnotch conversationalist. lie vir
tually talked himself to a six-round
decision over A1 Shubert of New Bed
ford. Coiui.. in the O'ympia windup
yesterday afternoon before a capacity
crowd of 5.000.
In the first round Johnny greeted
Shubert with “don’t use the kidney
punch,” and before the end of the
bout he was willing to swap stories
with the New Englander. Shubert
was not in a chatting mood and made
the champion step all'the time.
Kilbane won tile fight: tint it was
not the Kilbane of old that the New
Year’s day crowd saw. He was en
titled to five of tlie six rounds, with
the first one even, virtually on ac
count of his ability to tie Shubert in
knots and then jab away at ids face,
occasionally mixlug up a hard right
hand uppercut.
“I know that's you. Johnny, but
where’s Kilbane?” chirped one bright
galleryite early in the fight.
the fights at the Dauphine theater. Bat
tling Barrere disposed of Joe Jackson
and Jimmy Blnte stopped One Punch
Hogan. Mars McGovern beat Young La
porte in ten rounds.
CURTAINS IN FIRST.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2.—Charley
White knocked out Muff Bronson in the
first round here last night. Frank Far
mer was put to sleep by Itoy McCormick,
light heavyweight champion of England,
in the tenth round.
BOBBY KBKR WINS.
HAMILTON. Ontario. Jan. 2.—ln a ten
round bout staged under the auspices of
the Great War Veterans’ association here
last night, Bobby Eber. Canadian ban
tamweight champion, scored an easy vic
tory on points over Patsy Johnson.
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920.
EAST BARELY
WINS, BUT IT
PROVESCLASS
Harvard Convinces Critics It
Knows More Football, Even
if Held Close.
OREGON BATTLES HARD
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 2.—For one
year at l£ast that greatly “cussed" and
discussed question of whether eastern
football is superior to the western brand
ip settled. It was generally conceded by
Pacific coast fans and critics today that
Harvard, In her 7 to C victory over Ore
gon here yesterday, played all-ar'und
superior football, both In tactics gnd
style of game.
Harvard’s one touchdown, which was.
enough for victory, was scored as a re
sult of the brilliant., cagey football by
Crimson backs, which advanced the ball
from Oregon's forty-yard line to her
goal line. The forward passes which
got the ball across were brilliantly exe
cuted and had the Oregon tackles grop
ing about unsure of themselves. Church
made the touchdown after substantial
gains by the inimitable Eddie Casey.
Harvard's margin of superiority, how
ever, is not great, and is so admitted by
the Crimson players themselves. The
players said today they had not had a
harder game this season.
“Oregon played a hard, clean game,”
was Coach Bob Fisher’s comment.
Oregon had the ball within striking
distance of the Crimson goal several
times, but lacked the final punch to
score a touchdown. Twice the Oregon3
resorted to drop kicks, which accounted
for all their points.
The lineup and summary in yester
day’s game follow;
Harvard (<). Oregon (6).
Desmond Left End Howard
SedgeWiek.... Left Tackle E. Leslie
Woods Left Guard Williams
Havemeyer Center K. Leslie
Hubbard Right Guard Mautz
Kane Right Tackle Bartlett
Stpple Right End Anderson
Murray ((’apt.). Quarter Steers
A. Horween.. .. Irf>ft Half .V. Jacobberger
Casey.. Right Half. Brandenburg (Capt.)
R. Horween -Full ..Huntington
—Score by Periods—
Oregon 0 6 0 O— 6
Harvard 0 7 0 o—7
—Scoring—
Harvard —Touchdown, Church; goal
from touchdown, A. Horween.
Oregon—Goal from placement, Man
erad; goal from field. Steers.
• —Officials—
George M. Yarnell, referee; E. C. Quig
ley, umpire; E. Plow den Stott, head
linesman; Henry Butterfield, fluid judge.
Substitutions—(Harvard) Phtnney for
Steele, Ryan for Phtnney, Brown for
Kane, Faxon for Havemeyer, Felton for
Murray, Church for It. Horween. (Ore
gon) Manerad for Steeors, Chapman for
Brandenburg.
HARVARD NOT CHAMP ,
BUT EAST CELEBRATES
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. All the east was
chirping gleefully in chorus today. Per
haps no New Year's event put the fans
in such a good mood aa Harvard's 7-to-6
victory over Oregon.
In its victory Harvard sort of lost its
identity as a Harvard unit. Capt. Billy
Murray’s squad is regarded generally as
an eastern team and its triumph is con
sidered a restoration of prestige that was
lost when Pacific const teams beat Penn
sylvania and Brown. Just a* In the
Princeton and Yale games, the widely
known Mr Casey on the receiving end of
forward passes paved the way for the
lone touchdown of Hie game.
The battle also gnve two substitutes a
chance to rise to lasting fame. Amule-
Hrip, Frank Murrey and Jim Scheerer,
famed pair of second string glories;
Freddie Church and Manenia won for
themselves places among the notables.
In the third period Manerud, taking the
place of Bill Steers, kicked a field goal
for Oregon that put them within an inch
of the mark.
Both Casey and Steers, who were
counted upon for spectacular work,
failed to get the spotlight for feature
work. Both fumbled frequently. Steers
hadn’t much of a chance, however, as
he was forced to retire early in the game
with injuries, and Skeeter Manerud, the
125-pound youngster, took his place. Both
lines played mediocre ball. Ralph
Horween and Steers both had kicks
blocked when the forwards broke
through. The Oregon line vindicated it
self in the final minutes of the play,
however, by holding Harvard for downs
on the one-yard line.
Os course the east is entitled to be
joyous over the victory. Bu* in the
midst of it there is the fact that Harvard
is not the champion. Harvard can go
out and play as a Harvard team but It
can’t carry the colors of the east be
cause it is not the best in the east.
But since Harvard won the fans are
nil perfectly willing to have writers con
sider that Oregon was beaten by the
east.
TOLEDO HELD
ON 6-INCH LINE
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 2.—The na
tional high school football championship
was still undecided today. Everett High
and Scott High school of Toledo played
a 7-to-7 tie here yesterday. The west
erners scored a touchdown in the first
period and kicked goal. Toledo tied
the score in the second period. Neither
team was able to score in the last half.
Toledo brought the spectators to their
feet a few minutes before the game ended
by pushing the ball to within six inches
of the Everett goal. j
ANDERSON GUARD OUT.
ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 2.—An Injured
ankle will keep Orval Hooker, veteran
forward of the Anderson high school
basketball team, out of the game for
the contest at Logansport tonight and at
Lebanon Saturday night.
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State Amateur Net
Sectional Here Is
Set for Jan, 29-30
The games ir the Marion county sec
tion
ball championship tourney will be played
in Indiai apolis Friday and Saturday,
Jan. 29 and 30. The dates were an
nounced today by Wayne Emmelman,
manager of the event. All teams in this
district must have their entries filed
with the registration committee on or
before Jan. 10. '
According to Emmelman the Indian
apolis teams are coming to the front
ivith their entries and they do not intend
to let the championship of this district
go outside the city. The “Y” leaders,
the Mystic Five and the Joy and Glooms
are three of the fast local teams entered
and the Debonalres, Schloss Bros., Chris
tamores, Lauter Boys’ club and the
Y. M. H. A. are erpected to be heard from
before "tomorrow night.
There are 125 teams entered in the
tournament to date and with new teams
being heard from daily it seems certain
that the number will reach the double
century mark before the play opens.
Teams w-ishing to enter the tourney are
requested to address Wayne Emmelman,
12 South Capitol avenue.
Cannefax Beats Otis
in Gotham Cu£ Match
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—Robert L. Carne
fax, world’s three-cushion champion, won
the third and final block of bis billiard
match with Charles Otis of Brooklyn at
the Friars’ club last night, by a score
of 50 to 39. The total for three nights’
play was: Carnefax, ISO; Otis, 138. The
match proved to be one of the closest
and most interesting held in this city
in long stretches of the sporting cal
endar.
After winning the opening block by a
score of 50 to 40, Otis always managed
to hover within striking distance of the
champion and forced Carnefax to play
all the cushion caroms ha knows to
emerge the winner.
Freddie Church, Sub,
Now in Hall of Fame
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 2.—Clear a
place in the football hall of fame for
Freddie Church. The long, lanky substi
tute fullback placed himself among the
top notchers who brought home the ba
con for Harvard and the east in the in
tersectional football game here New
Year’s day with Oregon.
Church was given his big chance in
the second quarter. Capt. Bill Steers
of Oregon gave the first score of the
contest to the westerners when he booted
a drop kick from the 15-yard line.
Ralph Horween’s arm was broken and
Church was called to take his place at
full back. Two successful passes, with
the fleet Eddie Casey on the end. placed
the Crimson within striking distance.
The first pass was started on Harvard’s
own 40-yard line. Murray shot the ball
to Casey, who reached the Oregon 35-
yard line before being downed.
Another pass to Casey placed tb£' ball
on the 14-yard line. Casey advanced an
other yard through tackle and then they
called on Church. The fu 'back was
given the ball on Harvard’s kick forma
tion. He took the ball on a direct pass
and rounded left end. Several Oregon
players grabbed at the fleeing fullback
but were unable to down him. He crossed
the line and placed the ball directly be
tween the goal posts. A. Horween kicked
goal, giving the eastern team the extra
point which won the game. Later in the
name period Manerud made the other
three points scored by Oregon. • He drop
kicked from the 30-yard line. With the
confidence given them by the 1-point
lead Harvard tightened up during the
remaining two periods and held the one
point advantage.
El Paso Army Football
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 2.—The Seventh
cavalry football team defeated the Fifth
cavalry from Marfa Wednesday, 8 to o
The Seventh now claims the southern
department championsb'p for teams play
ing as regimental organizations.
Head 9 Slated as New
Butler Five Coach,
Played With Centre
Definite Selection of Irvington
Basket Mentor Rumored
Made Today.
John W. Head, local newspaper man
and basketball referee and former ath
lete at Centre college of Kentucky, will
be the basketball coach at Butler college,
according to rumors on the Irvington
campus. At a meeting, scheduled to ba
held late todayq, the athletic board waa
expected to choose a mentor for the
Christian net tossers and everything
pointed to the selection of Head
one to lead Butler at the indoor pasting
during the new yeaj.
Justus Paul, graduate athletic managers
at Butler, stated that two other men
were up for consideration a s coach for
the Irvington five. They are Benny
Eva ills, former player with the Indian
apolis Em-Roes and well knowD referee
in this state and Malarkey, who per
formed with the Purdue University bas
ketball team when It won the Big Ten
conference championship in 1914. Paul
said, however, that he believed Head
would have the opportunity of putting
Butler ou the map att he net game.
While at Centre, Head won many hon
ors as an atbb te. He performed on the
football, basketball and baseball squads,
besides being a good tennis player. H
demonstrated to local net fans that he
can referee the best of games in real
style, for he handled both the Indiana-
Mercliants Heat and Light and Purdue-
Ern-Roe games at the Y. M. C. A. hera.
McLean in Form
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. —Bobby McLean,
who leaves soon to meet Oscar Mathiseri
in Norway for the professional skating
championship of the world, negotiates
an exhibition fifty-yard dash in 3 4-5 sec
ond* Thursday.