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BOWLING
This City Bids For Next
State High Net Tourney
Chamber of Commerce Will
Ask I. H. S. A. A. to Stage
Meet Here.
BUTLER FACULTY ACTS
Local High School Officials
Card 1921 Sectional at
Coliseum.
By CHARLIE LOGAN.
Indianapolis is op in arms and, rein
forced by Its many civic organizations
and athletic boosters, prepared to wage
war on the members of the Indiana High
School Athletic association if those per
sons fhil to schedule the 1021 state high
school basketball championship tourna
ment here.
The Indianapolis boosters, including the
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
are determined that the 1921 state tourney
shall be held here and they are going to
do everything in their power to make the
high school authorities look at the matter
in the same light. At a banquet given in
honor of “Pat" Page, the newly appointed
athletic director at Butler college, last
week, members of the Butler faculty
stated that the Irvington institution will
place a bid for the uext tournament and
thev will expect the board of control of
the' I. H. 8. 8. A. A. to give them due
consideration.
ACTION BT
CHAMBER OFFICERS.
Wallace Lee and John K. Reynolds are
petting the members of the Chamber of
Commerce lineup on the event and a
committee will be appointed shortly to
discuss the situation w-lth the high
school officials. If they fail to gain
any headway in this path, they will carry
their argument before all the teachers
in the state at' the next convention of
teachers, which is to be held here during
the latter part of October.
The association will not be put to a
bit of extra expense in staging the event
at the ccfiiseum. Authorities of the three
local high schools state that the idea
Cf staging the next sectional in Tomlln
on hall is absolutely out of the ques
tion and that it must be put on at the
coliseum. To put on the district meet
at the fairgrounds a temeporary floor
must be built aud several minor details
arranged. If the state meet were carded
here, everything would be in readiness
after the district meet.
In 1919 several hundred people were
turned away from the finals at Purdue
because of the shortage of seats. Last
week the numbers "locked out” at Bloom
ington ran up into the thousands. An
other bad feature to the Bloomington
plav was that after the gymnasium was
pa< :ed there were no tickets sold by the
authorities. Then the scalpers got busy
and charged the fans a dozen different
prices tor tickets. Some Indianapolis
fans paid $2 to see the Tech team play
Friday afternoon. The admission price
was 50 cents. Should the event be staged
in Indianapolis next year there will be
room for ail fans in Hoosierdom. There
fore no need to shut the doors and the
scalpers will find the going tough.
Here’s what some or the prominent
business and professional men of In
dianapolis have to say about bringing
the meet here next year
John B. Reynolds. Executive Secretary,
Indianapolis Cliamber of Commerce—l
don't believe there is the least speck of
doubt among the fair-minded citizens of
Indiana about where the state tourna
ment should be staged. Indianapolis is
the logical place for the event and it
will be an injustice to the city and to
the fans if the tourney is not staged
here next year. The Chamber of Com
merce will do everything in its power to
bring the tournament to this city.
Heze Clark, Dental College Basketball
Coach —It would be the best thing that
could happen for the game of basketball
if the state high school tourney would be
played In Indianapolis. All important
railroads lead to this city, and the same
is true of interurbau lines. The city has
three big newspapers that would boost
the game to the limit. In Marlon county
there are sixteen high schools which
would give their support to the tourney.
The railroad and interurban lines would
make it easy for not only the section
champion teams to reach the city, but for
the followers of the teams to come to In
dianapolis and see the games. Indian
apolis has the best hotel accommodations
for the basketball fans. In Indianapolis
is located Butler college, which, I under
stand. would care for the state tourney as
Indiana and Purdue have done In other
years. The Indiana Dental College Ath
letic association would give every sup
port possible in an effort to make the
tonrne.v a success.
Wayne Bmmelman. Promoter of tire
bta&e Amateur Basketball Championship
Turnainent—lndianspolis is the one and
■ nly place for the big tournament. It is
'•entrflly located and has ample facil
it its for handling the event, two big
points which should decide the question.
The state fair grounds Coliseum would
be the choice for the event.
Albert Feeney, Merchant—Why put
such a great affair on in a little town
in which there Is hardly room enough to
turn around? The tournament Is now
tile largest of its kind in the world. Stage
it in Indianapolis next year and it will
be all the more successful. There Is no
place In this part of the country as suit
able for the tournament as the Coliseum.
Frederick E. Matson, President of the
Rotary Club— if the members of the I.
H. S. A. A. wish to do Justice to the
thousands of basketball fans throughout
the state who follow piay in the high
school tournament they must schedule
the 1021 championships at Indianapolis.
This Is the only city in the state with
the proper facilities for handling the
event, and there is absolutely no rea
son why it should not be staged here.
I pan speak for the Eotarlaus and say
that they will be behind It to the man.
Wallace Lee. Boy Scout Commissioner
The Indiana High School Athletic as
sociation is a great organization and I
will say that it Is working wonders for
high school athletics. However, the
members of the organization will make
a big mistake if they do not award
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Johnny Is Back
Johnny Hennessey, local tennis flash,
returned to his home late last night from
Miami, Fla., after a three weeks’ tour
along the coast, during which time he
competed in several tennis tournaments,
and met the cream of the tennis talent in !
fb'e United States with great success.
Hennessey left here to compete In the
Florida tennis championships. When he
took the court in this event he swung
a tennis racquet for the first time in
several months, but he had all his old
stuff with him and tore through the early
rounds, to be defeated by Ichaya Ku- j
magae. the famous Jap net artist in the)
semi-finals. The local boy won the first
and third sets by scores of 8-6 and 7-6, j
and lost the second, fourth and fifth sets I
by scores of 7-5, 6-4 and 8-6.
The state champ says he Is in great ,
form and feels as though he can burn
up the Indiana courts this season. While
In Florida Hennessey lived at the home
of Carl G. Fisher.
A. B. C. LEADERS STAND.
PEORIA, 111., March 20.—Despite a
terrific onslaught by several shifts of
five-man teams the marks of the leaders
in the American Bowling Congress tour
ney. the Brocks No. 1, Chicago, remained
steadfast today.
The Horllcks. Racine, Wls., carried off
high honors last night with a 2.923 total,
after they had toppled 2,023 pins in the
first two games. William Ruseh of Chi- ,
cago went into fourth place in the indi
vidual class with 676 and E. Krescher,
Chicago, drew seventh position with 669.
Rusch’s games were 210, 219 and
247. while Krescher toppled 274, 200 and
195.
““ asH TIMES
Indianapolis the next state tournament.
The coliseum would be an ideal place
for the event, and the Boy Scouts of
the city would gladly donate their serv
ices as ushers and toward keeping the
crowd In order.
Samael Rubens, Clothier —There is
nothing to it. Indianapolis is the only
city that should be considered for the
state tournament. I am sure that the
fans In Indiana would welcome the news
that tne event war scheduled at the
coliseum, where there is room for ev
erybody.
T. Neal Wynn, Secretary Indiana A
A. U.—lt looks like Indianapolis is the
only city in the running for the next
state tournament. I have always won
dered why it was not staged here in
previous years.
Lee Emmelman, Em-Koe Sporting Goods
Company—Hoosjer basket fans will
thank the members of fne high school
athletic board if they card the next state
tourney at Indianapolis. The hotels of
the city are fully prepared to handle the
crowds and 10.000 persons, almost twice
as many as have ever attended the tour
nament,’ could be accommodated at the
Coliseum.
John Ruekelshaus, President Columbia
Club—There is no need to discuss the
state tournament situation. Indianapolis
wins in a walk Stage it here next year
and the attendance at the contests will
be doubled, for the simple reason that
the fans can come here, confident of a
seat In the Coliseum and a place to rest
at night.
It. Waiter Jarvis, director of Public
Recreation—lndianapolis, being the larg
est city in the state, has the right to de
mand the state tournament. If the event
is scheduled here the city officials will
combine their efforts with those of the
high school association to make it a
wonderful success.
Janves 11. Lowry, Superintendent of
Public Parka—ls the next state tourna
ment Is staged In Indianapolis and it
should be, the attendant marks will
set anew record. In previous years the
smaller cities of the state may bare been
able to handle the tournament, but I be
lleve they are all ready to "play quits"
and give Indianapolis the center of the
stage at this time.
WITH THE BIG LEAGUERS
• CUBS.
LOS ANGELES. March 20.—Grover
Alexander pitched splendid ball for five
Innings aad held the Vernon Tigers to
one scratch hit, the Cubs winning, 4 tq
8. Hansen relieved Alex In the fifth,
but was so wild he was taken out in
tbi eighth and Martin pitched the re
mainder of the game, narrowly escaping
defeat in the last round.
WHITE SOX.
WACO, Tex., March 20. —The White Sox
today were to play their initial games
of the 1920 season between the regulars
and goofß. The latter's outfield la com
posed entirely of pitchers. Eddie Collins
is due to report today. No word was
received from Risberg and Gandil, who
are holding out
REDS.
MIAMI, March 20.—Pat Moran expects
to spring another star hurler on the
baseball world this season in Ado.fo
Luque, Cuban, who helped the Reds win
a pennant last vear. Luque fanned eight
Indianapolis men In four innings here
yesterday when the Reds beat the In
dians, 6 to 0.
GIANTS.
RAN ANTONIO. March 20.—The Giants
ended their training season here yester
day they start their nineteen games on
day they start their noneteen games on
the pre-season schedule with the Reu
Sox. ■
SPOKES.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20.—After
watching the Cleveland Spokes working
ont for several days, James C. Runn,
owner of tho club, was today enthusiastic
over the pep and smoothness exhibited
by his men.
ATHLETICS.
DONNA, Tex., March 20.—The Athlet
ics pitchers were hit hard and the Car
dinals emerged from the fourth earns
of the series on the long en* of an 8
to 6 score yesterday. The Cards gath-
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Carl Callahan has called a meeting of
the teams intending to Join the Saturday
Afternoon league for 8 o’clock Monday
night in the park board offices of the
city hall. . . .
The following teams are requested to
have representatives present: Board of
Trade, Udell Works, Hollenbeck Press.
Bemis Bag Cos., Prospect Plant, Citizens
Gas, Hlbben Holleweg and One-Piece Bi
focal Lens Cos.
There is a movement under way to
organize the old Fraternal league. A
few years ago the fraternal loop was
one of the fastest In the city but dis
banded when this country entered the
war. All clubs representing fraternal
orders will be eligible for competition
in the circuit and are requested to have
representatives at the Initial meeting,
carded Monday night at the city hall.
For further Information call Carl Calla
han at the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Store.
The Municipal circuit will meet Tues
day night at the city hall and all teams
registered, as well as those desiring en
try in the circuit, aro requested to have
representatives on hand. The league
will play Sunday afternoon ball and in
dications are that It will be one of the
strongest in the amateur association this
year.
The Military Athletic association will
put three fast ball clubs la the amateur
field this season and they intend to cop
the pennant in as many leagues. The
scrappy west end lads are fairly Itching
for action and are out for practice every
chance they get. Herb Campbell, man
ager of the teams, desires to book games
for every Sunday before May 2. Call
Circle 6903 and ask for Herb.
W. R. McGeehan, United States army
inspector, in charge of the Motor Storage
division at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Is
organizing a ball club and he has enough
good talent In camp to walk away with
some championship laurels this season.
Three of the players have seen service
in minor leagues, while the others have
ranked among the top In the amateur
Bnd semi-pro class of the state for some
time. Two Indianapolis players. George
Goet and Cody Rafferty, will hold posi
tions on the club.
‘Y’ Circus Tonight
Tonight Is the last night for the fun
seekers of the city to attend the annual
“Y” indoor circus. A packed house
viewed the performance last night and
many of the spectators are expected to re
turn for the new stunts this evening. The
acts went uff with a bang and the “Rube’’
band brought several rounds of applause
with their Jazz music. Ralph Keys also
made a big hit as a comedy tumbler.
Ralph has been at the game for some
time and can pull hls stunts about as
good as any man in the country. -The
trapeze acts were one of the big features
of the program.
New Plunge Record
DETROIT, March 2a—A new world s
record for women in the plunge for dis
tance was made laßt night by Miss Char
lotte Boyle of the Swimming club of New
York, when she plunged sixty-six feet In
the D. A. C. meet here. She broke Helen
Nolan's record by one foot six Inches.
I HERE’S PLACER FOR STATE |
/ v. I v t i
Interior of Fair Grounds Coliseum.
ered a total of sixteen hits off the Mack
twirlers, of which Heathcote got four.
PHILLIES.
BIRMINGHAM. March 20.—President
Baker, who Is in the Phillies camp, de
clared that he is satisfied he has a re
ally good hall club. Nevertheless, it is
whispered Mr. Baker Is still gunning for
pitching material.
TIGERS.
MACON, March 2<> The Tigers were
scheduled to play Mercer college today.
The exhibition tour with the Boston
Braves will begin Tuesday at Columbus,
G, where T.vrua Cobb wilj Join the
team.
PI RATES.
HOT SPRINGS, March 20.—After los
ing two games and tying one in the
aeries with the Boston Red Sox, the
Pirates today were divided into regular
and yannlgan squads.
GRIFFS,
TAMPA. March 20 Eddie Gharrity
ha* reported to bolster the catching start
of Clark Griffith's team. The series with
the Havana stars will close today.
YANKS.
JACKSONVILLE. March 20.—The Yan
kee* and Dodgers resumed their exhibi
tion series here today. Miller Huggins'
team has yet to defeat the Dodgers.
GIANTS.
FT WORTH Tex., March 20.—The
Giants and Kel Sox opened their ex
hibition series here today.
Outlaw Basket Fives
Enter Semi - Finals
of Chicago Tourney
Craicfordsville Heats Oak
Park and Wingate Trims
Cedar Rapids.
CHICAGO. March 20.—Crawfordsvillo
and Wingate, the two Indiana teams
fighting for honors In the national ln
terseholastic basketball tournament be
ing staged at Chicago university, went
Into the semi-finals last night by de
feating the Oak Park and Cedar Rapids
quintets.
Crawfordsville. doped by the fans here
to cop the title, eliminated Oak Park.
Chicago Suburban league champs, 34 to
17, in a game that was hotly contested
and marred at times by rough tactics.
The Chicago outfit held the Hooslera
to a close score until the middle of the
second half, but during the closing min
utes of the argument tho Indiana ath
letes spurted and wonderful passing,
combined with uncanny basket snooting,
enabled them to run up a big total.
Chadwick and Shelton each registereu
five times from tho floor.
Goldsberr.v center, with fourteen points
to hls credit, was the big factor in
Wingate’s 30 to 24 victory over Cedar
Rapids. The first half of thla scrap
was one to tax tho strength of both
teams, but the fighting outlaw b.sd more
punch than their opponents and out
classed them at every angle during the
second period. The semi-finals of the
tournament were carded for today and
the tight for /championship honors wilt
be staged Monday night as a curtain
raiser to the Chlcago-Pennsylvanla game.
Debonair Basket Bailers
Fall Before Den Zare Five
The Debonair basket tossers, champions
of the city amateur league, went down to
a 31 to 17 defeat before the fast going
Den Zares at Marion club last night. Heit
kam and Mazur guarded the "Deb” for
wards so closely that they were not given
a clean shot at the ring.
Etrls, tall center of the Debonair squad,
was the shining star of the contest. Me
was In the fight every minute aud broke
away from the Den Za'e guards to score
three times from the floor. He also reg
istered four times from the free throw
station. Mack, the midget forward of the
Den Zare team, also played a great game.
Lineup and summary:
Den Zares (31). Debonalrs (17).
Mack Forward Jennings
Heckman Forward .......Starbuck
Ernstlng Center Etrls
Mazur Guard Shaffer
Keitkam Guard Averltt
Substitutions —Wheat for llettkam;
O’Cain for Jennings; Anderson for Shaf
fer; Webb for Anderson. Field goals—
Mack 4, Heckman 3, Ernstlng 3, Mazur 1,
Starbuck 2, Etrls 3, Shaffer. Free throws
—Shaffer, 1 out of 2; Etrls, 4 out of 0;
Mack, 9 out of 13.
Michigan and Illinois
in Title Indoor Event
CHICAGO, March 20.—Michigan and
Illinois are expected to put up an in
teresting light here tonight for premier
honors in the annual indoor champion
ship games of the western conference.
In the hurdles dash and high jump
Jonson of Michigan and Stra.vn of
Northwestern were touted as tbe chief
point winners.
HESLEY DATE TO BE SET.
NEW YORK, March 20—The date for
bolding the American Henley, the annual
I'Vampionship fixture of the National As
s elation of Amateur Oarsmen, will be
se\ at a meeting of that body here to
nlgVt. The association will also map
out |ts Olympic program.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920.
BASEBALL
Hoosier basket fans have a good
chance to be nice and comfortable as they
view the contests in the 1921 state high
school basketball championship tourna
ment. The above picture gives an in
terior view of the state fair grounds col
iseum, the proposed spot for the big
event. In previous years the tournament
has been staged at either Purdue or In
diana univeralty, where the gymnasiums
are hardly half large enough to accom
modate the crowds. This year the In
dianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Butler
college gnd several civic organizations
and athletic boosters of the city are put
ting their head* together and planning to
bring the sectional winners to Indlau
apolis for their next year’* battles.
The above photograph was taken dur
ing a recent state fair and It gives an ex
cellent idea of what sort of crowds can
be accommodated at the huge structure.
With but little expense the Coliseum
can be arranged to seat more than 10,000
people comfortably. Besides there la a
world of standing room.
Prospects for Fast
Yank Squad in the
Olympic Is Bright
Talent More Plentiful Than
Before—All Athletes Will
Get Chance.
By JACK VEIOCK.
International New* Service Sport* Editor.
NEW YORK, March 20.—Prospects for
the success of the American tesm in the
Olympic games at Antwerp this year aro
brighter than ever before. Athletic en
thusiasm in the United States Is greater
and talent la more plentiful. ’’
Gustavus T. Kirby, president of the
Olympic committee, made this statement
today, in discussing plans for the selec
tion of the cream or America's amateur
athletes who will make up the varlons
units of the 1920 team.
President Kirby is arranging an ltine
rsry for a tour of some of the principal
cltiess of the country for the purpore
of conferring with local and Motion'll
committees that are working with the
Olympic committee with a view to stimu
lating sport in general, ss well as mak
ing plans for tryouts that are to be
held In various parts of the country.
“We will do everything In our power
to win the Olympic game* for the sev
enth straight, time." said Kirby. “And
we will bend our every effort toward
selecting the very best athletes to go
abroad.
“Every American athlete eligible for
the Olympic gamea will bo given an
opportunity to make the team. The
cowboys on the Texas plains will be
given an eqnal chance with auy other
athlete by means of the many tryouts
that are to bo held. The committee
proposes to eatbeg every bit of in
formation available regarding the abil
ity of athletes throughout the country,
end I can say that no athlete whose
chances of scoring points for the Ameri
can team are considered doubtful by the
committee will be taken to Belgium.”
James Might Tell
Georges Something
By HENRY L. FARRELL.
United Press Staff Cerresnondent.
NEW YORK, March 19—Wee James
Wilde, No. 1, of the flyweight ten, can
whisper a few things in Georges Oarpen
tler's ear. With flashes In mind of the
bumps he hit before he got going good,
the noted citizen of Pontypridd might
say to the Frenchman before he takes
bis first step:
'Go easy, Georges; if you must fight
even the bally sot-ups, as they say here,
take your time, old chappie.”
Into the ears of tho newly-wed French
man the same tune that the diminutive
Wilde heard will bo poured: "Heres
something soft for a nice bunch of coin.
You can polish him off In a couple of
rounds without training.” Georges may
fall for It and take unto himself a couple
of black eyes such as gave little Jimmy
such a dismal outlook in the United
States.
Wilde made hls mistake in turning a
deaf ear to the tips of American friends
who counselled him to take things easy
before he pulled on tho gloves. He didn’t.
He had to stoop for the bag of coin, j
Jack Sharkey iutpolnted him and from a
$29,000 attraction he dropped to the $5,000
class overnight
Then he had to hit the tank line and :
fight to get back some of his prestige.
The role of trying to convince people that
he had something was hard for ths cham
pion fresh from the pinnacle of pop
ularity in old England.
Carpentier is due to arrive here to
morrow. Latest reports from the La-
Savole, of the French line, which Is
bringing Carpentier nnd hls bride to
New York, indicate that the steamship '
will arrive on schedule time.
WOMEN'S TITLE MATCHES.
NEW YORK, March 20.—The women's
national indoor tenuis singles and dou
bles championships and the girl’%Junior
national singles were to be decided here
today. ■
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Nice Get-Away
JACKSONVILLE, March 20.—Babe
Ruth met one In batting practice yes
terday and knocked It over the right
field fence, a distance of 478 feet, by
measurement. The natives sass it was
never done before.
V
SPORT
WARMING UP WITH
mTJT? rpPTPU By EDDIE ASH
IXI Hi HIIBIj Times Sports Editor
MIAMI, Fla.. March 20.—Since the
Indiana have established their spring
home at Edgewater Inn there has
been a fight In the kitchen, the
waiter has been tired and the cooks failed
to show up one morning. The ball play
ers had nothing to do with any of the
disturbances or changes, the incidents
being mentioned merely to show what
occurs around resort hotels. The Edge
water Inn is owned and. managed by a
wonsan, who came here from the north
seven years ago merely to visit, but who
saw tho possibilities of the city and in
vested. Now she Is the owner of this
popular residence hotel and has accumu
lated money sufficient to plan a larger
and better located place. She is a keen
business woman and personally doe* all
the buying for the place, yet finds time
to enjoy herself. In addition to the hotel
sho manages a largo, high-class dance
hall downtown and she has that on a
paying basis also. It looks like she is
qualified and fully entitled to vote.
Former Maj. Carpenter, head of tha
guards at the Indianapolis Motor speed
way at most of the big race clssslcs. Is
now a resident of St. Fete. He has pur
chased a bakery here and reports busi
ness good. His health was Impaired
whilo serving with the A. E. F. and he
Johnny Hennessey Is
Back; Will Perform
With S. S. T.*s Tonight
North Side Reserves and
Turner Net Fives Clash—
‘//op* After Game.
Johnny Hennessey, who has beeu
"spending'' the last few weeks In Flor
ida, returned to the city last night and
once more will be seen in the lineup of
the South Side Turners, who take on
the North Park Reserves tonight at the
Turner hall, in what promlaea to be a
hotly contested basketball game. Hen
nessey, who starred with the Turners
before going south to participate In a
number of tennis tournaments, is in goo a
condition and hls eye for ha basket
probably will be needed In the scrap
this evening.
The Reservea are made ut> of speedy
high school players, four of them from
Manual, vrhlie tho fifth man probably
will boa former Butler college player.
Hartneson, Wertz and the Sommers broth
ers are four of the players who will per
form with the North Park Reserve*.
The South Side Turners are In great
shape to put up a real battle. They
have a whole raft of basketball players
and it la probable that all of them will
be seen in nctlon. Illce. Stevens. Mid
d las worth, Hennessey and Goetz are the
forward*. Conn Is a center while-• He
oreat, Seidenstlcker, Escol and Gruud aro
the guards.
The contest Is scheduled to start at
8.15 and a dance will follow the game.
A large crowd Is expected to turn out.
WARM STUFF
If tome people could go around the
world for a nickel they wouldn’t get out
of sight after paying their income tax.
A $30,000 moving picture contract
and a SI,OOO day guarantee for a
! sixty-day vaudeville tour. C arp on -
i tier can afford to announce his to
j tirrment. ,
Ping Bodie can play Just as good a
| game of golf as Babe Ruth, but still he
] don’t get his name in the columns as
j often.
\
It may be that the Yankees threw In
a Havana when they got Babe Ruth
from Boston. The transfer of Armando
Marsans to tbe hub town has not been
explained.
There Isn’t an even money chance
against any ring champion now. Con
tendera are all long shots aud wrong
shots Just now.
Bob Martin baa tossed hU skyplece
back In the heavyweight ring. He
got nine straight knockouts in his
first campaign. Wonder how many
naps he’ll hand out this time. He
Kalamazooed One-Round Jack Riley
In one round as a starter.
They have about decided that tbe kick
in football will do for a few more sea
sons.
The poisoned olives are about ready to
be served at the training camp tables.
Hal Chase may change himself Into
the personality of Frank MerrlwwJl
for the convenience of screen man
agers. A motion picture concern has
announced that Hal may be Frank
In more than COO stories of the fam
ous MerrtweU series.
BILLIARDS
BIG INJUN GETS
HEAP SORE AND
DECLARES WAR
Says Pale Face Rookies Must
Die if Tribe Will Rule
American Association.
LOSE TO CHAMP REDS
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By EDDIE ASH.
Times Sports Editor*
MIAMI, Fla., March 20,—Manager
Jack Is "hard boiled." His hat has
been tossed Into the ring. Without reser
pations, too. The Tribe chief wants
more players with some more class.
i All of which came out today during a
i conference of ball players and club offi
cials. Hendricks flatly declared that he
must have a richer mixture in the club’s
carburetor in order to get tuned up for
the 1920 American association classic. It
i la now certain that certain baseball try
i outs have flivvered, including Henline
. and possibly Inflelder Long. Manager
j .Tack let It be known that he needed
I three pitchers of known ability, a catcher
• and another outfielder.
HOOKIES DI E
FOR JOI HNEY.
The drubbing yesterday. t> to 0, handed
! the Tribe by the Cincinnati Reds, con
j vlneed Manager Hendricks that the pres
! ent lineup of Indians needs material
bolstering. , . . ,
With Callahan and Smith unsigned,
O’Mara in the harness, but still batted by
outlaw offers. Manager Jack is waiting to
see how Pitcher Covet and Outfielder
Itehg, who are at St. Petersburg awaiting
the Tribe’- return, perform in rondltlon
-1 ing. When these men get into shape it is
held certain that the "Rookie special”
j will soon be north-bound with some of
the present sqtind holding first-class
! tickets for home
i FERRELL GETS
I LAST CHANCE.
The Indians today faced the Reds for
the second game of the preliminary prac
tice-exhibition series, with Steve Ferrell,
a rookie hurler, slated for the slab.
Hendricks promised to give the lanky lad
a thorough tryout and ne is keeping his
promise- "as always.” From indications
| found it necessary to leave the Indiana
i climate. When he first left Indianapolis
I to seek a climate that would relieve his
| condition he dtd cot know exactly where
| he would settle, but he visited St. Peters
burg and like the climate and city eo
j well that here he Is.
*
An old fan came down from the bleach
! erg at Moorefield park one day this week
while the Indiana were practicing and
i*ked for the manager. Jack Hendrick*
was called and the veteran stated that
he had been a Tribe follower for year*
and in looking over the squad he said
he missed a familiar face. Inquiry dls
closed the fact that he was scanning the
field for Duke Relllsy. When Informed
that Duke bad been sold to Salt Lake
Uity, he turned to another old-timer and
said: “Well, well, our old friend ltellley
has been Bent to the salted city.”
Steve Ferrell was sent out to warm up
for a turn in the box during the first
Tamos game and he was so wild that he
grazed the bat boys' shins, nearly beaned
Manager Hendrick* In the dugout and
frightened the park dog so that It
dropped Its tall and beat it for home.
Hendricks hurriedly ordered Steve to
cease firing and get back in the dugout,
shouting, "Come in here before you rtu,
up the Insurance rates. I’ll haTe to get
a stockade for you to warm up in.” Hut
"Long Shot’’ took bis turn In the box
all right and hurled a good brand of ball
He didn't finish, however, without provid
ing a laugh. The only run scored off
him was made on a homer and as th*
ball was disappearing over the fence,
Steve stood there on the mound with a
wide grin on hls face. "What’s the
Joke?” shouted Hendricks. “This is no
Sennett comedy and wbat's more that
ball cost $2.”
Butch Henline hit with tw on for a
long single and tried to stretch it In
spite of the fact that Covington had
stopped at second. Tex turned in time to
see Butch bearing down upon him and
|ho shouted, “Hey there! Go on back,
I’m hero!”
Hank Bcreiber hit one in th© first
Tampa game that started like & triple,
but the veteran Tommy Leach raced OTer
into rigth canter and spei red it at his
shoe tops. When Hank came back to
the bench he said: “If that was a
rookie out there I would have an alibi by
saying that it was amateur luck, but
since Tommy Leach did it I’ll have to
keep still. But I will say that when
you're looking at Tommy you are look
ing at one of the gume’s greatest. In
that statement he was correct. It Is re
markable how Leach keep* going.
Tommy has scon hundreds of good ball
players come and pass out, but he still
speeds on and, according to Hendricks,
he 1* good enough still to play Class AA
baseball.
Leach’* 20-year-old son, who plays on
; the same team with' hls dad. la a likely
looking player. Ho has nia fathers
' build and stand* tip to the plate in a
| confident manner, tie is a second base
i tnnn, whereas hls father has played both
third base and in the ontficld during hls
long service. It is a remarkable situa
tion. a father and son being on the same
league team even if in a league of lower
classification, though not the first oc
curance of its kind T ln the national past
time.
Now and then Hendricks sings the
“Pitching Blues. ’’ He’s sorely up against
It for hurling talent at present, especially
| for the string of exhibition games, but
| remains firm In hls prediction that needed
talent will be on hand wtoen the A. A.
bell rings. Aid has been promised by
the Reds, Giants and Dodgers, and
Ownur Smith etauds ready to pay for
the aid.
Eddie Zwilllng acts In a manner indi
cating that he is In for a big season.
Hls hitting and fielding has been high
class during the training trip and there
doe* not seem to o>e any reason why he
should not whale the ball in big figures
the coming campaign.
Owner Smith adults this is splendid
training climate, but he hears the Cali
fornia bee buzzing and frequently con
fesses an ambition to take the team to
the Pacific coast in one of the future
springs along Chicago Cub lines.
Checkers, chess, dominotes and horse
shoe pitching still go on dally at Wil-
Hams park, where the old timers among j
the tourists gather to pass the time, i
The ball players often pass through the j
park and watch tho "excitement.” I j
Owner Smith asked one of the horse
shoe pitchers If much betting occurred
on the games. “Sure,” the old boy
answered, “we often wager a good cigar.
The whlttlers have their sessions also.
J. P. Picked to Referee
Willard-Logan Jamboree
LAWRENCE, Kas„ March 20.—Jess
Willard, former heavyweight champ, Is
achfng for another fight, according to
Fred Logan, a negro policeman of Law
rence.
Logan has sworn out a warrant for
Willard’s arrest on the charge of dis
turbing the peace. According to the col
ored cop he railed to turn out while driv
ing along a narrow lane when Willard
desired to pass him in an automobile.
Tbe former heavyweight champ cursed
him and challenged him to a fight, Lo
gan declared. Logan refused to leave his
wagon and took the cast before a justice
of the jpeace.
NEWS CHAS. LOGAN
The Early Bird
Jimmy Lyons, 12 years and small
for his age, Is a dyed-ln-the-wool In
dian fan and one of the first to come
to the front this season. Jimmy called
around at The Times office yester
day evening and wanted to know how
the Indians came out. When informed
by ye Hon. Sport Bd that they were
simply playing an exhibition with the
world’s champion Reds, as the regu
lar season had not yet opened, he
said, ‘‘l don’t give a d —m who they
are playing or what kind of a game
it is, "all I want to know Is how
they came out.”
Vs J
it looked as if today’s game would either
make or break Hickory's prospects with
the Indians. Murray was scheduled to
finish out today's contest, but owing to
soreness of bis arm early in the morning
it looked as if either Adams or Crum
would be called on to pitch the windup.
JACK GIVES
MI'RRAT CREDIT.
Manager Hendricks expressed his opin
ion that the highlights of the game yes
terday were the pitching of Crum, the
good all-around performance of Schreib
er and the aggressiveness of Murray,
who, though a pitcher, played right field
and got away with it. Murray, Hend
ricks alleges, has all the appearance of
a "regular,” because of his willingness
to play in any position with the same
amount of confidence. Catcher Gosßett
will be ready to get back behind the
mask next week, because Heline has been
unable to catch or hit up to Dick's stand
ard.
The game yesterday drew a big crowd
for this section of the baseball map. and
it proved to be an interesting contest,
after the opening inning, when a few
bad bounders unsettled the Indians and
they were scored on five times. Among
the celebrities present were August
Herrmann, Cincinnati owner, and Charles
Ebbetts, president of the Brooklyn club.
LOOKED BAD IN
FIRST INNING.
Schreiber got a single and a double
off of his old teammates, and likewise
occupied the spotlight with his perfect
fielding Louie Wolf and Tex Coving
ton came through nicely, and “Dutch”
delivered both at bat and in
the center garden. With the “chesty
airs” of the Hooslers, the Miami rooters
backed them up wonderfully. With a bit
of better luck in the opening frame, the
Tribesmen would have made it a game,
because both Crum and Adams delivered
effectively. With a better brand of "back
lit* up" Crum would have hit a fine
stride.
Sailne and Luque hurled for the Reds,
the Cuban being the most effective. He
evidently recalled the beatings the In
dians used to give him when he was
with the Loulertlle Colonels. He used
everything he had and fanned the side
twice. Sammy Crane, former Indian,
now a Red, relieved Kopf at short, but
failed to get an opportunity to show
anything against his former teammates.
Following the game today the two
teams, the Reds and the Redskins, will
mount a rattier for St. Petersburg, where
the last same of the series will be staged
Monday. The team will leave at mid
night tonight, arriving in "Sunshine
City" Monday morning.
Between games here the Indians are
sightseeing aud enjoying the hospitality
and entertainment of Hooslers wintering
in this golden seaport.
YESTERDAY’S BOX SCORE.
Indians AB H OA] Cin. AB HO A
W01f,3b.. 112 o,Rath,2b... 4 12 2
Shrber.ss 4 2 2 Sjltaubrt.lb 3 17 0
Zwlllng.lf 3 12 o|Roush.cf. 3 15 0
Cvngtn.lb 4 113 1 Dunran.lf. 3 0 10
Shiners,lf 4 0 3 OKopf.ss... 2 0 2 2
Murray.rf 3 10 OiCrane.ss.. 10 0 0
Long.2b.. 4 0 1 6 Neale.rf... 4 0 0 0
Henline.c 3 0 11 Rapp,3b.. 4 3 11
Crum.p.. 2 0 0 2 Wlngo,c.. 2 0 4 0
Adams,p. 1 0 0 0 A11en,c.... 0 0 5 0
Sallee.p... 2 0 0 2
Luque,p.. 10 0 1
Totals. .32 624 131 Totals.. 29 627 8
Indians 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o
Cincinnati.... 50000100 •—6
Runs—Rath. Daubert, Boush, Duncan,
Neale. Wingo. Errors—Covington, Adams.
Two-base hits—Rapp, Schreiber. Sacrifice
hits—Kopf. Wingo. Btolen bases —Rath,
Rapp, Allen. Double plays—Rath to
Kopf to Daubert; Kopf to Rath to Dau
hert; Covington to Wolf; Schreiber to
Henltne to Covington. Struck out—By
Luque, (1 Bases on balls—Off Crum, 3;
off Adams, 3; off Luque. 2. Wild pitch—
By Crura. Hit by pitcher—By Adams, 1
(Alien!. Time—l:lo. Umpire—Cleary.
BOXING
DYER INJURES KNEE.
PARIS, March 20—Fred Dyer, British
middleweight, dislocated his knee In the
seventh round of a bout here last night
with Moudoy, Frenchman, and was forced
to quit. ________
STECHER FLOPS ©LIN.
DETROIT. March 20.—Joe Bt*cher last
night added John Olin to hls list of
victims. Stech threw Olln twice In
1:14. *
HERMAN SCORES K. O.
PATERSON. N. J.. March 20.—Pete
Herman, bantam champ, today holds a
knockout victory over Young Angelo of
Trenton. Herman stopped Angelo In the
last round of an eight round '.bout.
Thorpe Quits Football
AKRON, 0., March 20.—Jim Thorpe
will not play professional football next
fall. The famons athlete made this an
nouncement yesterday, while here sign
ing his baseball contract with the Akron
International league club. Thorpe de
clared he intended confining hls athletic
ability to baseball in the future, and
feared if Injured in football he might
ruin hls chances in the national pastime.
Champs to Travel
NEW YORK. March 20.—New York
university, winner of the amateur basket
ball championship, will play two games
in the south next winter. Games have
been arranged with the Univeralty of
Georgia and the Atlantic Athletic club,
F. H. Caun, •’director of athletics, an
nounced today.
ITS A HABIT. '
CHICAGO, March 20.—Athletic direc
tors of the western conference nniver
siites met yesterday to consider the ad
visability of raising prices of admission
to football games and all other athletic
contests. The advance was necessary,
they said, because of the increased cost
of athletic equipment and the high sala
ries paid to heads of athletic depart
ments. Action was deferred.
XjRX Accident Insurance At Col
Furnished by the
to business men rated in Class 1, commercial traveler®
office men and department managers. ■
For further information and application blanks appljq
P. B. TRONE, Bec'y, 725 State Life Bldg.
BENEFIT DANCE
will be given at. Oriental Lodge Hall, 22nd and Central Ave., Sat
urday evening, March 20, by the Athletic Association of the Amer
ican Railway Express 00. The public is invited. Proceeds to go
to the baaebaU club.
BOXING
TRACK, FIELD
AND BASEBALL
ATSHORTKIDGE
Good Material Answers Call
of Coaches for Spring
Sports.
LAST YEAR’S STARS IN
By WOODY.
Track and field athletics and baseball
have taken the center of the stage at
Shortrldge High school as the most suc
cessful basketball season In years makes
its exit, and from present Indications the
student body will support the Blue and
White thlnly-clads and diamond perform
ers in the same loyal way they did the
net artists.
Daily gym work is being engaged In by
a large number of future “point" men,
and the coaches are uncovering much
promising materiaL A baseball meeting
was held Thursday, under the direction
of Coach Tatlock and it was proposed
that a state team and a "second” team bo
organized and a schedule arranged to
piny out-of-town high school teams. With
such men as Escol, Atkins, Yorhes. Falk,
Smith and others who have proved their
right to places on a Shortrldge nine, it
would seem that Coach Tatlock will have
. easy sailing when it comes to building a
i winning combination. No definite sched
' nle has been arranged, although a game
! has been asked for by Southport as a
| starter.
TRACK SQFAD
LOOKS GOOD.
In track work, Butler is being carefully
groomed for the dashes. He has shown
flashes of the speed that enabled his "big
brother,” Larry Butler, to cop the 106
MVRON IV. TATLOCK,
Shortrldge Athletic Director.
and 440-yard events at the state meet In
1916, when S. H. S. won the top honors.
Furstenburg is another who is being
touted by the rallblrds as a comer for
the middle dashes. Another famous ath
letic family is represented by Dick Bas
tlan, who is specializing in the pole
vault at present and who is good for
points In any company in several other
events. Justin Harvey will undoubtedly
carry the blue and white colors in the
mile run and should again go to the state
meet. Woods is working over the 440-
yard route and is doing some nifty step
ping.
Coach Myron W. Tatlock expresses
himself as well pleased with the basket
ball season Just closed and is modestly
attributing the successful year to the
faithful work of the basket squad and
the loyal support of the student body
and teachers. "Tat," as he is affection
ately hailed by Shortridgers, is complet
ing his second year at the north aide
Institution. He came here from Lebanon
High school, havin., been connected with
that school when its basketball team won
the state championship. Tatlock Is a
graduate of Indiana university, where he
won his numerals in wrestling, baseball
and basketbalL His work as coach of
the Shortrldge net outfit has been entire
ly Tolnntary and aside from his regular
duties as Instructor In physics.
WHAT THEY SAY J
NORMAN ROSS.
Australians are rather disappointed In
the swimming abilities of Norman Rose,
who is tonring their country at proeent.
They say that his success la .due to
physical strength rather than to skilK
Nevertheless, Rose has convinced theifl
that the trudgeon crawl has its ad van J
tages. Comment from Sydney follows: 1
"Your great swimmer, Norman Ross,
hB given ns onr first glimpse of the
trudgeon crawl and we must admit now
that it is a remarkable stroke. Roe 6.
himself, 1a one of the finest all-round
swimmers that ever was seen here, but
It Is debatable whether he would have
been able to heat our own best star, the
'ate Barney Kieran.
“That your stroke should be wonder
fully efficient when used by a really good
swimmer we have no doubt. Ross, how
ever, has a bad arm action, particularly
with the right arm, and we wonder what
he could do with rerfect form, or what
Kieran could have done had he known
the trudgeon crawL Remember that the
latter covered 880 yards in U minutes
11 3-5 seconds with the trudgeon, a per
formance which will take some beating
even today.’’
EDDIE CICGTTE.
Eddie Cicotte doesn’t like to admit be
is superstitious, but he is Just the same.
Hls own words convict him. Here they
are:
“You are out or safe in baseball. Yon
win or you don’t win. You get a base
hit or you don’t get one.
“Any time the opposition scores on me
in the opening Inning I usually lose. I
always am glad to get the first sesslohl
over without any runs being made. ItJ
always makes me feel I am going to bsfl
beaten If the opposition scores on m M
right off the reef. I don’t seem to pitefl
with my usual confidence.”
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