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BOWLING
CADDOCK SAYS
HE’LL REPEAT
BY ENDURANCE
Mat Champ Points to Former
Victory When He Made
Stecher Quit.
DEMAND FOR TICKETS
ED SMITH TO REFEREE.
' NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Ed Smith of
Chicago will referee the Caddock-
Stecber wrestling match for the
world’s heavyweight title at Madison
Square Garden Saturday night, it was
learned here today.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.—Earl, Caddock
will depend on the “head scissors” and
perfect physical condition for a victory
over Joe Stecher when they meet at
.Madison Square garden next Friday
night for the world's heavyweight
wrestling championship.
• “Stecher ia a great wrestler and a
heavier man than I am," said Caddock
prior to his departure for Great Neck,
L. 1., to finish training, "hut I believe
I will beat him. It is nearly three years
since Stecher and I met. I won that
match when Stecher refused to come out
for the third fall after we each had
taken one. He was through- he had had
enough
NOT EXPECTING
EAST MATCH.
‘‘l think it. wag physical condition that
counted most in 'that match and I be
lieve endurance will he a big factor In
the match next Friday. I am not ex
pecting an easy match or a quick vic
tory. This match will be for one fall
only and I don’t expect to take any
chances, such as a wrestler might if the
match called for the best two out of
three. I don’t suppose he will take any.
But when 1 once get the head scissors
on him I think it will win for me. That
is my favorite hold.’’
Caddock said he nevert felt better—
and he looked the part.
Blase New York still has its doubts
about any mat bout being worth $40,000,
but the fact Is that Caddock and Stecher
are guaranteed that sum. And in addi
tion some film company has paid $30,000
for the film rights of this match. It is
evident that wrestling has come back to
its own again. It has been elevated to
its former respected position on sporting
programs after a spell of disrepute
brought on by crooked promoters. Jack
Curley is chiefly responsible for the re
habilitation. The Caddock-Stecher match
which he is promoting is of true cham
pionship flavor.
TWO BEST IN
THE COUNTRY.
Caddock and Stecher arc unquestiona
bly the two best heavyweight eatch-as
catch-can wrestlers in the country.
Caddock is champion and Stecher his
most dangerous rival.
The match on Friday will definitely
settle the question as to who the better
man Is. It is a one-fall contest to a fin
lsh. even if it takes forty-eight hours to
decide it. Both wrestlers say they are in
fine fettle and ready for a lively tum
ble-to.
Interest in the natch is becoming
more fervid each day all over the coun
try. A big crowd from the rival states
of Nebraska and lowa, former the home
of Stecher, the latter the home of Cad
doek, is expected in New York this week.
County Fives Stir
Up Excitement Over
Tourney Play Here
Each Team Among Thirteen
Believes It Has Chance
in Event.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
One must be a fast man to keep on his
feet around the camps of the thirteen
teams entered in the Marion County High
School Basketball Championship tourna
ment, to be staged at the Marion club,
.Tan. 30 and 31, during these days of
bustle and bustle. The air around said
camps is thick with gossip, dope and
other things that go to stir up strong
rivalry and the thirteen quintets are
fairly burning up their courts with
speed in the daily practice drills.
Os course every school is building its
own air castles and figuring out just how
it is going to cop the championship and
the big silver cup that has been do
nated by the Smith, Hassler & Sturm
sporting goods .store, but the big sub
ject up for discussion is the Valley Mills-
West Newton game, carded as the open
ing attraction. These teams are without
a doubt the strongest rivals in 4:1)0 as
sociation and their game is sure to start
the tournament off with plentv of excite
ment.
To be exact, the Marion county tournev
has “hit the spot.” It is what the small
schools have wanted for several vears.
and the capacity of the Marlon' club
gym is sure to be taxed every minute
of the two days of play. Season tickets
for the tournament are on sale at the
Em-Roe and Smith. Hassler &, Sturm
sporting goods stores.
Baseball Bits
- •
LANDIS SILENT
ON BASEBALL RUMOR
CHICAGO, Jan. 27,-Judge K. M. Lan
dis declined today to discuss reports
' from New York that he was being
boomed by prominent baseball men in
the east for chairman of the national
commission.
Landis is known among his friends as
an ardent baseball fan. He has even been
termed the country’s greatest fan. He is
a frequent visitor to both Cubs and
parks during the season here and his
friends believe his great interest in the
national game would prompt him to se.
rlously consider the post if It were of
fered him.
Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri
can league, said he did not think it would
be wise to fill the post until the case of
the Federal league had been decideo
Judge Landis was the trial Judge in the
case.
“We may get a decision in May,” said
Mr. Johnson.
SHERWOOD MAGEE
JOINS COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 27.—Sherwood
Magee, last year a member of the cham
pion Cincinnati Reds, will play first base
for the Columbus American association
team next season. Completion of the
deal came last night when Joe Tinker,
president of the Senators, received word
from Manager Bill Clymer, who was In
Philadelphia to confer with the playeft
that Magee had signed.
PLAYERS DESIRE *
PLACE ON COMMISSION
XHW YORK, Jan. 27 Players of the
National ami American leagues will de
mand representation on the national com
mission when it is reorganized. The
players plan to send a committee to Chi
cago during the February meetings and
demand recognition.
REDS GET TITLE BUTTONS.
„CINCINNATI. Jan. 27.—The Cincinnati
Nationals Monday received the!" world
baseball championship buttons, awarded
by the national baseoall commission.
The buttons, which are to be worn in
the coot lapel, are about ,the size of a
quarter, the rim being a wreath. Within
the wreath is a miniature baseball dia
mond in which is set a diamond En
circling the gem is the inscription:
“World Champions 1919.” It Is made of
eld roman gold.
EDDIE ASH-
TIMES
BOXING
WHEE!
LONDON, Jan. 27.—Knockouts
come faster than doughboys to the
mess line in Georges Carpentier’s first
big movie film, “JCarloiet.” which will
soon be released, it was announced
hero today. Carpeutler, as the hero,
discovers buried treasure and rescues
a beautiful girl from a band of smug
gles by knocking the latter to all
corners of the camera's scope.
YOUNG FITZ NOT
THERE LIKE DAD
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Back in his
palmy days old Bob Fitzsimmons used
to bawl out his boy, Young Bob, be
cause he wouldn't fight in the ring. The
shades of obi Bob must have heen do
ing the same thing last night because
he did got into the ring. True, Young
Fitz scored a technical knockout over
Eddie West. Newark heavyweight, over
in Jersey City, but West got so tired
waiting for something that he quit with
a few seconds to go in the seventh
round. In a preliminary Young Pita
would have gone big, but in the headline
bout of an all-star card he was a huge
disappointment.
Boli is a novice. It was only his sec
ond fight. In appearance he is a chip
off the old block, but that's all. Young
Fitz looks exactly like his father. He
has trim, thin legs of length and can
use them almost as fast as a light
weight. Me has good shoulders and a
fine pair of arras, but he doesn’t know
the first rudiment of handling them.
His offense resembles more the style
of a football runner's stiff arm than
the sleep producing punch of a knock
out king, in practically every round be
fore West, with hiß face tattered, bis
e.yes swollen and blinded, gave up and
walked to bis corner, Fitz had him within
an inch of being out. bur be didn't know
it and didn’t have the punch to finish
him.
ERTLE NEARLY
READY FOR WILDE
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 27. —Mickey Ertle,
St. Paul bautam, who meets Jimmy
Wilde, flyweight champion, here Thurs
day night, worked before “a packed
bouse.’’ yesterday, going six hard rounds
with Battling Braggs and Johnny Ertle.
Then jumping on the scales he tipped
them at 115 1 g. only half a pound over the
figure lie must make at 3 o’clock on the
day of the tight
Wilde is confident. He denied reports
that he would hurry back to England and
declares he wants to meet Jack Sharkey
again in the United States. Sharkey de
feated Wilde in the latter's first Ameri
can performance.
I’al Moore, who will be at the ring
side Thursday, also wants to meet Wilde
in this country.
FRENCH WANT IT
IN PERSHING STADIUM
PARIS, Jan. 27. —A. Carlos, represent
ing William Fox, expects to consult M.
Descatnps. manager of Georges Carpen
tier, immediately in regard to the Amer
ican promoter’s offer of $250,000 gold to
the French fighter for a bout with Demp
sey in America July 4. It is said here
that Carpeutier will’not box before Sep
tember and possibly not before Decem
ber, especially if the contest is held in
the United States.
Oarpentier is anxious to box in Paris
and the local chamber of commerce is
preparing to launch a campaign to stjl>
scribe 1,000.000 francs to bring the
world's championship battle to Persh
ing stadium. Paris climate permits open
air contests throughout the winter.
SMITH GIVES
MARTIN BATTLE
CLEVELAND, Jan. 27.—1d a whirl
wind slugging match of ten rounds. Bob
Martin, inter-allied army heavyweight
champion, drew with Sergeant Ray
Smith. A. E. F. fighter, here last night.
Martin's highly advertised right failed
to stop Smith, who took it on the jaw
several times.
Smith knocked Martin down in the
first round and Martin retaliated by
upsetting Smith in the third. On two
occasions Smith was groggy, but Martin
seemed to suffer an attack of dizziness
each time and Smith came back.
COAST LEGION
DOING IT RIGHT
SAN-Fr: A NCI SCO. Jan. 27,-The Cali
fornia branch of the American legion is
investigating the war record of Jack
Dempsey, according to Fred F. Rpher
gall. state secretary of the legion. While
the investigation has not been completed.
Bebergall says the facts indicate Demp
sey was placed in Class 4-A after his
claims for deferred classification on the
grounds of dependency had been investi
gated and. approved.
DALTON' OUTPOINTED.
RICHMOND, Ind., Jau. 27. —Jimmie
Dalton of Indianapolis lost to Frankie
Nessler of Cincinnati in ten rounds here
Monday night. Nessler gained the deci
oision by better knowledge of the game.
Both fought at 133 pounds. Joe Walters
of Connerßvilie won in ten rounds from
Yank Druley of Richmond. Eddie Mc-
Carron of Piqua, 0., knocked out Bud
Wallace of Richmond in the second
round. The proceeds of the fight were
donated towards a fund for obtaining
league baseball for Richmond.
JEFFRIES IS CORN CHAMP.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.—Jim Jef
fries has jumped back into the cham
pionship class, and he did not have to
take a wallop at Jack Dempsey or
Georges Carpentier to get there. All he
had to do was raise some corn on bis
Burbank ranch, which is now being ex
ploited by a California seed distributing
company, as the seed that will snake
California America's corn-growing cham
pion.
RESUETS AT TULSA.
TULSA, Okla.. Jan. 27. —Arlos Fann'.ug,
Kansas City, outpointed Otto Wallace,
Milwaukee, in a fast ten-round bout
here last night at Convention hall. Fan
ning won five rounds, the Milwaukee
man three and two were even. Barnes
Porter. Tulsa, stopped Young Lindsay,
New Orleans, in a featherweight bout.
NO CONTEST, SAYS REFEREE.
BOSTON, Jan. 27.—Mike McTigue of
New York and Ed Tremblay of Canada
put up such a poor boxing exhibition in
their scheduled twelve-round bout here
last night that Referee Phil Donahue
walked out of the ring in the ninth
round and declared the bout no contest.
SMITH BEATS DEVORE.
BUFFALO, Jan. 27.—Herman Smith,
Buffalo, featherweight, won the decision
from Willie Devore, Akron, here last
night, in their ten-round bout. Frankie.
Schoell, Buffalo, drew with Eddie Fitz
simmons, New York lightweight, in ten
rounds.
O’DOWD STOPS FISHER.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., .Tan. 27.-Mike
O’Dowd, world's ..middleweight champion,
handed Y r oung Fisher, Syracuse, an un
merciful beating* for nearly three rounds
last night, stor/ping him with a wicked
right smash ab the jaw in the third
round. f
ALEV STARTS COACHING.
URBANA, Dll., Jan. 27.—Grover Alex
ander, the tub pitcher, arrived today
to assist Clinch Potsey Clark with the
lUlnt nine ior two weeks before he goes
west with his club. Alexander will de
vote his attention to the Illinois pitchers.
DOWNEY A WINNER.
DAYTON, 0., Jan. 27.—Bryan Downey,
Columbus,Jwon the referee's decision over
Steve Laiio, Hazelton, Pa., in a hot
twelve-roifnd bout here last night.
Tommy O’Malley, former national ama
teur lightweight champion, is now a
student jut the University of Pennsylvania
and a member of the varsity boTlng
team, I y
BASKET BALL
THEY’RE WINNERS IN SPORT—AND IN LOOKS
, ~, -s',, ** „ <v /; rAv mmttsemm >
'
Left to Rights—Pharis Merritt, guard; Elizabeth Thompson, guard; Oriana. Linton, center; Agnes l’ox, forward; Mary
Louise Gladden, forward.
Citizens of Rrownsburg are proud of
their high school girls' basketball team.
The girls play real basketball and are
sure goal shots. They have played six
games with rival girls' teams, with the
mnwmJ ipis/
I .
Tourney Leaders
DOUBLES.
Sehlelmer-Nordholt 1.133
Tucker-Rasmussen 1,221
Joseph-McCarty 1,180
( Mil nil-Dugan 1,179
Cornstoek-Bry son 1.106
Naughton-Murphy 1.162
Kirkhoff-Konnington 1.159
l(arkenrider-!luml> 1,156
I'ox-Sehniidt 1,155
Bruder-Soltau 1.154
SINGLES.
Gordon 087
Liehtag 656
Cobler 615
Sourbler 636
8 potts 636
Taffe tilt
Joseph 614
KUngmnn 618
E. Irish 616
Hamilton 616
FINAL NIGHT’S SCHEDULE.
Doubles and Singles.
—7:15 p. m. —
F. (oval and F. Westover.
R. ,1. Kemper and IV. Kirkhoff.
\V. 1 elker and F„ NewHn.
Clark and Miirr.
F. Mounoe and 11. Dellinger.
E, Meyer and' Cray.
Churchman anil shelly.
E. Hall and J, Goodwin.
—9:15 p. m.—
F. McAllen and F. Fox.
IV. Wheeler and IV. English.
T. Mullott and 1,. Oshheimer.
R. Heuslein and H. Johnson.
Campbell and Weatherly.
Randall and Miller.
Fisher and Laiiplieimrr.
T. Liehtag and Gauehbnt.
Bader and C. Irish.
BIttfARDS
BOARD OF TRADE PROGRAM.
Cue fans of the city are keenly in
terested in the Wednesday afternoon and
evening exhibition matches at the Board
of Trade by the touring billiard and
pocket billiard stars and a rare program
has been arranged. Ali kinds of billiards
will be demonstrated and local stars may
be met to add spire to the program.
Gene Henning, former state pocket bil
liard champ, is wanted for a match with
Frank Hoppe, but Henning believes he
should be allowed a handicap because it
is bis policy to give handicaps when he
meets all comers and believes players of
national prominence should do the same
in bis case.
HENN ING-LESTER MATCH.
The Henning-Lester special 300-point
pocket billiard match postponed from
last week is still pending and will be
staged at the Claypooi parlors shortly.
Dates will be announced as soon as the
Tennessee player c.au arrange his busi
ness to assure being in the city on the
dates set.
COOLER BESTS RUBENS.
Harry Cooler last night defeated Harry
Rubens, 50 to 42. Li a scheduled game In
the state three-cushion billiard tourna
meut in progress at rhe Cooler billiard
parlor. The state champion scored a
high run of five against Rubens’ high
run of four. The match was run out in
eighty-nine innings.
SUTTON STILL CAN SHOOT.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 27.—George Sutton,
‘‘armless wonder,” last night defeated
James Barels, Milwaukee billiard star, in
two games tlic first 250 to 102, and the
second, 200 to 08.
Debonairs in Top Form
for St. Marks Battle;
Prepare for Tourney
The Debonairs stack up against the St.
-Marks quintet on the Marion club floor
tonight. Conch Squires has been drilling
bis men hard since their game with the
A. M. H. A. squad last week, which
they won easily, and they arc more “tit
to fight” now than they have been all
season. Os course, a warm battle can be
expected from the St. Marks outfit. All
of their games this year have been played
In the Sunday School league, which they
are now leading, and they have shown
enough class to be picked as one of the
crack amateur combinations of the city
The Debonairs and the St. Mhrks have
been basketball rivals for the past three
years and they always offer the fans
a grtod show in their annual clashes.
After their game with the St. Marks.
Coach Squires will give his men a few
more good workouts before they see ac
tion in the Indianapolis sectional of tho
Indiana 100-pound amateur basketball
tourney, which is to be staged at the
Marion ciiih Feb. 4 and 5. The Black
” hlt , e athletes stack up against the
i Leaders in their first game and
have to play the best basket
ball of their career to turn in a victory
Two fast amateur clubs will play ’a
curtain raiser to tonight's game. They
will take the floor at 7:30 and the big
attraction will open at 8:30. There will
be dancing from the time the big game
ends until midnight.
Ed Wnchter, the old GloversvTlle bas
ketbal 1 star, is coaching the Williams
college basketball team.
AJLL COMERS BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
n_ C hul P . OOl 'o B,L f ,ABC PARLOR, CI. AY POO I. HOTEL BASEMENT.
IWB ° n * Pocket Billiards. Handsome Prizes— No Entry
F tee Lessons, ,9-13 a, in. Pool Price, 26c Cue Per Hour.
When Vo\By Pool, Say Claypeolt GENE HENNING. Mr.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JAmjAKT Z 7, lazo.
following results: Brownsburg fi, Dan
ville 4; Brownsburg 15, Indianapolis Y.
W. ('. A. 17: Brownsburg 3. Danville, 2;
Brownsburg IC, Coach’s team, Indianapo
lis Y. W. C. A. 20; Brownsburg 0, Ben
Secretary Johnny Kllngman, being a
wise secretary, didn’t let all his star
lighters salty forth in search of timber
last night. He held a few of them back
fur this evening and when he gives them,
the flag they will be expected to get
some real counts. McAllen, Coval. Good
win, Dellinger. Cray and others arc
among those on tonight's schedule. In
fact, just about every man carded for
action this evening bust spent a few
winters at the game.
Pritchett and others who got in action
failed to show much. The most exciting
thing of the evening was Collier's battle
for third place in the singles. Larry
got 043 pins and would not have sur
prised the spectators had be grabbed off
a few mote. He was "right" In the first
and second games and started the third
round with 121. He opened this round
going “hot potatoes." bur lie got off
the track in the seventh frame and tin
isbed with 222.
Johnny Klitigman, Cobler's partner,
was-the second best singles shooter. ID
bit ’em for a CIS total, taking eightii
plaee In the standing. "Klingy” mal
lerated the maples iti the last two games
and made the punk score tie got in the
opener look good. By “punk" we don't
mean that the score was one to be
ashamed of. wp mean it was not the
kind that Klingy usually shows us.
Eddie Harkenrider is looked upon as
one of our greatest knigliD but w hen he
! ried to do things in the singles he just
meandered around like the babe in tile
woods. Couldn't even ..mack the clubs
for a double century.
McCullough can't say a word. The
consensus of opinion is that he would
have had to borrow a few pins to keep
from going In the hole, bad he stayed
around a few minutes longer.
Hamer's singles work gave the pin
boys room for sleep.
Rumb finished lowest, among the fel
lows who were going to do the big
things. He got 526 and considered him
self lucky. Which he was.
Harkenrider ntid Dumb had plenty of
stuff iii their doubles and they came
within several places of the leaders. Fact
is, they finished eighth, with 1,159.
The Derseh-Kelly and Woerner-Dough
ertv combinations registered better than
1,100, but they didn't get any place.
Fred and .Tess didn't have ns much
stuff on their balls as a bad-headed man
has hair oil his bead, when they took
a fling in the doubles.
Outside of that, nothing startling was
pulled.
Clark topped the list of Oar perform
ers In the Rotary loop when lie crashed
into 224 in his ‘second game.
Things being thusiy. the Bee-VeeDees
saw fit to take three games and a lot of
pep from the Pork Chops.
Taylor wasn't so far behind times.
He had two fair sanies and one peach.
The Deuces Wild didn't have to watch
what they were shooting lu order to
knock the Worry Chasers for a row.
Smith got n 108 for the Wilds. This
was better than the rest of them could
do.
The Bell Hops lost a series that they
should have won. They tied with the
Shoe Strings, but in the roll-off they fell
thirty-nine pins shy.
Say what you will and think what you
won't, the Rotary gents didn't get their
usual counts.
The Nordyke & Marmon rep resent a
tives did all the classy jobs In the man
ufacturers’ circuit.
There were no individual honors left
when IVestenhoefcr finished. He took
the o'ne-gatne stuff with a 232 and went
big In three games with GOG.
Haislun was just an ordinary shooter
in his first game, but hit for 205 and
192 in the others.
The Western Unions acted nice about
it and gave the Marmons two victories.
The Kingans won three games from tho
Imperials after a tough surap. In the
second round they finished on top, one
pin to the good.
The two clubs sailing out of the Na
tional factory had good luck. The Au
tos trimmed the Langsenkamps three
times and the 40s took a brace of games
from the Wheeler-Scheblers.
Bentley opened with a 200 for the
Langsenkamps. but couldn't do much
after that. Fisher did the same thing
for the National Autos.
There was a shortage of big counts
in the Star league.
The Makeups slammed the Pressmen
in the eye with a defeat, in the first
round, but they were treated to the same
stuff in the next two.
The Stereotypers failed to stop the ad
men until tln*y bad taken two games.
The Newsies tackled the Operators and
took two wins from them.
MINERALITES IVIN MEET.
ROCKFORD, 111., Jan. 27.—The Min
eralites of Chicago won the five-man event
in the northern Illinois bowling tourna
inent with a score of 3,024. The Pan
Dandys of Madison, IVis., was second
witli 2.947 and Blouins of Chicago third
with 2,921.
CHARLES LOGAN
SPORT
Davis 10; Brownsburg 7, Ben Davis 5.
The Brownsburg girls defeated the Ben
Davis gtris in the tourney held at
Brownsburg Saturday, and the game was
one of the best exhibitions of basketball
ever played by girls' teams in the slate.
Secretary William Clauer returned J
from St. Petersburg. Fla., today, and j
brought back glowing reports of the j
Tribe's spring training city. The city’s
boosters are keenly interested in the j
coming of the Indianapolis club, be said.j
and aie making ill kinds of preparations j
for making the stay of the Hoosier nth 1
pleasant. Work is progressing on J
the ball park rapidly and already It is;
fit for games.
Weather records of St. Petersburg J
show that tin best of conditions pre- i
vail there during March, and if every
thing runs to form indications point in :
the Indians getting the best spring work-j
out since the jaunts to the southland {
were begun. Secreary Clauer made coin- j
pletc anHiigeniPntM for the ball players - '
hotel reservations, and the athletes will ,
le aide to jump into their, uniforms
immediately upon arrival in the Florida!
resort.
Clauer Returns With
Glowing Reports on
St. Petersburg Camp
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Splendid Shirt Values savings in prices.
During Our Sale —Plenty of suits and overcoats in this sale at
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CUE GOSSIP
SCARLET ONLY
UNBEATEN FIVE
LEFT IN STATE
Wabash Has Clean College
Record and Ts Set to Face
Purdue Again.
BIG CONTEST FRIDAY
Special to iyie Times.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Dul., Jan. 27.
The Wabash college basketball team to
day holds the distinction of being the
only undefeated five in the state inter
collegiate race. Early in the season the
Searlet elan won from the Boilermakers
after a hard tilt./who in turn defeated
Indiana and DePamv on their liome
floors. By virtue of Purdue's two well
earned victories the Scarlet is securely
holding to the top rung of the cham
pionship ladder.
Friday night Wabash and the Boiler
makers meet in their second encounter of
the season at Crawfordsvllle, and this
game gives every indication of being
one of the hardest fought battles in the
state this year. The outcome of this
strugggle will determine the two teams'
standings in the state race. Should the
Scarlet emerge victorious from this clash
it will at least temporarily have a clean
claim to state honors. If Purdue wins,
then (lie Boilermakers and the Scarlet
go into a tie for the top position.
MORE BLEACHERS
NEEDED FOR CROWD.
Due to the fact that Wabash lias al
ready beaten Purdue, and also that Pur
due has disposed of both Indiana and
DePauw, the fans In this section of the
state are engaged in heafed discussions
as to who the probable winner will be.
So great has become the Interest shown
In this game that it lias been necessary
to erect more bleachers, capable of add
ing 1,000 seats, to the Wabash gymna
sium. Blocks of seats have, been sent
to Lebanon, Tborntown. Wingate, Kirk
lln, and many other of the smaller towns
in this and adjoining counties. Word
ieceived by the athletic authorities here
today is to flic effect that a large dele
gation of Indianapolis Wabash alumni
will l>e present for the clash.
Although a,number of games have boon
phiyed on the new Wabash basketball
floor this season. Friday night’s
struggle marks the tlfst game of cham
pionship caliber that has been set for
the Scarlet <ourt. The new basketball
floor, which was completed shortly be
fore the holidays, ranks with the floors
now being used at the state institu
tions. if is 8*7x50 feet in size and. with
the Installation of glass barks for the
baskets, nn-ets all of the requirements
of the conference. Visiting clubs that
HEZE CLARK
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NEWS
Leave ‘ Love ’ in Tennis,
Urges Association Head
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Battles to
keep “love" in tennis seem imminent
at the annual meeting of the United
States National Lawn Tennis associa
tion here Feb. 6. George T. Ade, presi
dent of the association, has taken a
flat stand against changing the rales to
take out “love," “deuce' 'and other scor
ing parlance of the game recommended
bv the committee. He believes that be
fore new scoring regulations, foot fault
rules and tiandicapins methods are adopt
ed, American should confer with other
nations.
have played on the new Wabash court
nave been usnimous in their comment
on its fairness to the opposition.
FAST RESERVES
•MAY BREAK IN.
The varsity, although somewhat ham
pered by mid-year examinations, has
been showing unusual driving power in
both its offensive and defensive play
this week. Coach Townsend sent the
same lineup last night against the sec
onds that played against Purdue at La
fayette. Utter neld down the pivot po
sition. Adam and Spencer were seen at
forwards, and (’apt. Hunt and Burns
started as guards. This combination
has been, working well, but it is en
tirely possible that members of the fast
scrub outfit may break into the lineup
Friday.
Kashner, all-state forward on ast
year’s Thorntown High seboo five, ! s
showing to advantage, and should either
of tiie varsity floor men fail, could he
substituted without lessening the team'-
strength. Grater of Lebanon, who is a
caimble guard, may s! o get into t> &
•lash. Roy Etter. brother of the Via.
hash center, and who was considered"
one of the best floor guards in high
school last year, mar also get the call.
Sammy Kerr and Beck, forward and
guard, respectively, of last year's var
sity squad, comprise the list that may
lie seen in action. Allhough these men
are seldom heard of yet thev compose
one of the fastest second teams that
Wabash has ever had.
Further Interest is being manifested in
this game on account of the fact that
members of the same high schools are
now playing on these two college teams.
• 'apt. Hunt of Wabash and Capt. Cofflng
of Purdue were members of Crawfords
ville's great high school five in 1915.
White of Purdue and Adam of Wabash
were also members of the same Lebanon
championship team. With the rivalry
that is only natural to exist among theti'e
athletes one of the most sensational
games of the year Is expected to '•csult.
Coach Townsend stated today that in
all of his experience with basketball he
had never seen the interest shown In any
one contest that is being shown in this
game.
11. LIN I BEAT MICHIGAN.
LKBANA, 111., Jan. 27.—The University
of Illinois won an easy victory over
Miehian. 41 to 14, in a western confer
ence basketball game last night.
BOXING
Big League Squads
Start for Southland
in One More Month
Spring Training Season Rap
idly Approaching Among
the Major Ranks.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.—The annual
spring drive of major league stars on
Dixieland will commence one month
from today. Plans have been complete*!
by all of the big league clubs and wilbln
another month the crack of the bat will
be resounding throughout the south,
from Florida to southern California. The
St. Louis Browns wy 1 be among the first
to get under way, Manager Jimmie Burke
having ordered ids players to report at
Taylor, Tex., Felt. 28.
Tho advance guards of several other
major league teams, among them tile
Chicago tubs, who go to Pasadena;
tin- • love-land Indian.-, who will return
t‘| New Orleans, and the three greater
New York clubs, tile Giants, Yankees and
Dodgers, will start south Feb. 28. All
<d tne teams will barnstorm on their
return trips.. The Giants and lied Sox
have an Imposing schedule. The Bravea
and Detroit Tiger-, Yankees and Dodg
ers. Reds and Nationals, and other com
binations will tie seen in action in many
minor league cities and towns. On Mfireh
29 the world’s champion Rests and New
I ork Yankees and the Washington Na
tionals and Brooklyn Dodgers will take
part In a double-header at Jacksonville.
Fl.a. The training cnuips of the clubs
follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York Giants. Han Antonio, Tex.
Brooklyn Dodgers. Jacksonville, Fla.
Boston Braves, Columbus, Ga.
Philadelphia Phillies, Birmingham,
Ala.
Chicago Cubs. Pasadena. Cal.
Pittsburg Pirates. Hot Sp-ings, Aik.
Cincinnati Reds. Miami. Fla.
St. Louis Cardinals, Brownsville, Tex.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago White Sox, Waco, Tex.
New York Yankees, Jacksonville, Fla.
Cleveland Indians, New Orleans, La
Boston Red Sox, Hot Springs, Ark.
Philadelphia Athletics, Lake Charles.
La.
Detroit Tigers. Macon, Ga.
St. Louis Browns, Taylor, Tex.
Washington Nationals, Tampa, Fla.
Pair-O-Dice on Top
The Pair-O-Dices five defeated the Pbi
Delta Kappa five, 23 to 11, and the Den
Zare five won from the Woodruffs. 33 to
14. in games played In the Federated
Basketball league last evening at the
Marion club. The Pair-O-Dice five is
now leading the league.
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