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AMERICAN NET PLAYERS SCORE TRIUMPH IN CUP MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA
TENNIS TROPHY
OF WORLD WON
BY YANK STARS
Tilden and Johnston Vic
torious in Antipodes and
Win Back Davis Cup.
FAST DOUBLES MATCH
AUCKLAND, N. Z., Dec. 31.—Alter an
absence of eight years, the classic Davis
cap, representing world's superiority at
tennis, returned today to the United
States.
William T. Tilden and William M.
Johnston, the star members of the
unerican team, took the doubles match
from Norman E. Brookes and Gerald L.
Patterson in a four-set match by scores
of 4-6, 6-4. 6-0 and 6-4.
Added to the two victories scored by
the Americans in the singles yesterday
it gave the visitors the necessary three
victories out of the matches.
BROOKES LOSES
OLD STAMINA.
Patterson, who was defeated in
straight sets by Johnston in their
-ingles match, was in much better form
today, while Brookes did not play so
well, seeming to have lost much of his
stamina in the exciting singles match
with Tilden.
With the greatest dash the Australians
started desperately in the first set. Both
the Americans were slow in getting
started and the splendid generalship of
Brookes coupled with the accurate placing
of Patterson carried the first set at 6-4.
Again as in the singles matches, the
cup defenders seemed to weaken under
the fast pace and Patterson lost much
of his accuracy and speed in the second
set. The Americans rushed to the net
and with sizzling drives droTe them hack
to the line The speed of the Americans
prorM too much aud the Australians lost
the second set by the same score, C-4.
The third set found the Americans at
the top of their brilliant form. John
ston's terrific smashes snd the clever
voile vs of Tilden swept the Australians
off their fee' and they were blanked by
a score of 6-0.
SMASHES BY
JOHNSTON WIN.
Johnstons smashes, deadly in fhe'r
accr.rarv and unreturnalde with tniir
terrific ' speed, almost alone won the
fourth and deciding set of the match
of the tournament.
The victors and the vanquished leL
the field together, being forced to battle
Cup Victory Means Bier
Tennis Year for Fans
in America During 1921
NEW YORK. Dec. 31 —The winning of
the Davis cup by the American stars. T.l
den and Johnston, insures this *■
trv r.f much international play during
1921 And as international champions
these plovers undoubtedly wiU fe.‘l , leil
upon to journey once again t*> W inih.eilon
next summer to defend their titles.
Challenges for th- Davis cup must be
received bv the winning country not later
than March 1 and by that time the scone
of 1021 competition for the cup .
definitely k wn. It is expected that
seven or ei’-bt nations will "h.ille tve
The winnin ' of the eup is also expected
to cause a -hanse in the plans of th?
United States I.awn Tennis Association
for the awarding of national tennis hx
tnr s f>r the coining season.. The asso
ciation. at Its meeting here Feb. A is ex
pected to make awards about ns follows:
1921 Davis cup challenge round, l or
est Hills. 1,. I. . .
1921 National singles. Philadelphia.
1921 National doubles. Forest Hills.
LI. , , ,
1921 National women s single* and
doubles, Boston. .
Ipoj ebrr-h cup and iuter-city matches
Philadelphia.
their way through an admiring throng
that raid individual tribute to the high
sportsmanship that had prevailed through
the two davs <f the tournament.
The tall Tilden and the tluy Johnston
were popular victors, while the veteran
Brookes, the hero of tennis in the Anti
podes. was given a most generous rc
'T'rom a standpoint of attendance and
from the pood feeling and genuine srorts
uianshiu that prevailed throughout. th.
tournament was ~ proat §ucct*w. ,
When the two Americans ijere*nwkln
their wav slowly through the crowd to
the clubhouse Tilden was ™
the back by an enthusiast and tola
• Well if we can't keep the cup. we don t
know of arty one we would rather have
trophy returns to America
for the first time since 1913 when the
American*team of McLoughlin William*
nntl captured the cup by dcre.it
ing the British team in the challenge
round. It was the following rearJUlU
that snw the once great team of Brookes
and Wild'.r.g flash across the tennis Arm*-
ment, sweeping all before them and bring
ing the cun back to the Antipodes, where
it has reposed ever since. Os this
team Brookes alone remains, ''tiding
having been killed in action in -.he
world war. ...
Two singles matches tomorrow wn
bring the competition between the tennis
teams to a close, with 1 ilden playing
Patterson and Johnston meeting Brookes.
The outcome of these matches, however,
will l ave no effect on the result of the
series.
FINALS REACHED
IN JUNIOR PLAY
NEW YORK, Dec. 3t.—Vincent Rich
ards of Yonkers. N. Y.. and .Terry Lang
of New York City, entered the final
round in the national Junior tennis
singles championship here today by win
ning their semi-final round matches.
Richards defeated William Aydelotte,
former Pacific coast player. 6-1, 6-L anti
Lang won from Harry I’ickclis of Flush
ing. L. 1.. 6-0. 6-3.
In the doubles final Richards and Paul
McHugh, of Yale, meet Arthur Glore and
E. Kuhn and In this match the junior
champion and his partner were the favor
ites.
The boys’ national singles champion
ship has been awarded to William Elns
man of the West Side Club, by default.
H D. Berman, who was to have met
Kinsman in the final round, was found to
have passed his fifteenth birthday a few
davs before the first of last March and,
under the rules, he was Ineligible.
I. A. C. Votes Approval
of Amateur Union Policy
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Indianapolis Athletic Club, held
ttfcursday, a resolution was adopted ap
proving a proposal discussed at the last
meeting of the board whereby the Indisn
epolls Athletic Club would cooperate with
the Indiana Amat“ur Athletic Union in
the holding of a national championship
swimming meet in Broad Ripple pool
next summer.
The following delegates were elected
to represent the Athletic clnb at the In
d!.n A. A. U. meeting to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday:
Wailnce O. Lee, W 11. Barrere, Jr., and
Harry C. Buscbmann, Mr. Lee being
elected as the representative of the In
dianapolis Athletic Club on the board of
governors of the Indiana A. A. U.
The delegates were instructed to re
port to the ’ndiana A. A. U. that the
policy of the Indianapolis Athletic Club
would be to cooperate with the Indiana
A. A. U. In any manner possible toward
furthering amateur athletics in all its
branches.
CITY THREE-CUSHIONS.
Anderson downed Frye In a city three
cushion tourney match at the Board of
Trade yesterday afternoon. 50 to 44. after
114 innings. Anderson posted a high run
of fire against Frye’s four. In the night
match, Houseman disposed of Mallory,
45 to 25, in eight-five innings. House
man's high run was four and Mallory's
three. Mitchell annexed the rapid-fire
•ren'
Lafayette Boy Lands
Place in Purdue Squad
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DON HOLWERDA.
Don Holwerda, a member of the Pur
due basket squad, which plays the Ein-
Uoes at the Y. M. C. A. tonight,
iis a Lafayette product. He was it inem
! ber of the West Lafayette High School
five. Although he is email in stature be
I has beeu ehuwug flashes of form In
hitting the basket and in covering the
floor. 110 has -how n good work in the
! preliminary contests Purdue has engaged
in this year. However, Purdue Is fortu
[ nate in hating good forward material
and Holwerda will have a hard row to
■ Uos to nil a regular berth.
Marquette vs. Aggies
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31.--Marquette
University ami Michigan Agricultural
College will meet at football next fall,
it was announced Thursday.
GREAT SPORT YEAR FOlt AMERICA
By HENRY FARRELL.
United Pre* Sports Editor.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Tap Bill Til
den and Tiny Bill Job istcti li ivo brought
to a glorious end the greatest year of
American accomplishment itt sport his
tory.
A* a year filled with brilliant per
formance on home ands iri u fields was
gasping its ’ast. America's now font us
pair of tennis Bills—Tilden and John
stow—iettt back h-in- t• <1 .v tlm Datl*
cup. next to the last world's sp rt trophy
the Is not T'-stlnc on American shclv-s
of nil the w< rld's em'detos of superi
oritv in sport. on y one is not In Amer
ica the international polo cup and an
able team sets out for England after It
this coining spring.
Y IXK' I S sn KKP
Ilf TORY LANE.
From the first i t the year to the sing
ing of the 1920 swan song today, Amer
icans have swept a’tnost supreme down
through the field of sp^rt
World s supremacy on the water was
achieved by a yacht, by a fishing schooner
and by n motor boat
World's supremacy on land was won
by a team of riflemen, by a track and
field team, by swimmers, by oarsmen and
by tennis p avers
Perhaps the most “blue blooded” vic
tory was Resolute's successful and sense of
the hist ric America's cup over the Brit
ish yacht Shamrock IV.
iffcs
For Devastated France
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Boxes and the
first five rows of ringside seats for the
Benny Leonard-Richie Mitchell light
weight championship tight here Jan 14,
nre to he auctioned off In the ballroom
of the Commodore Hot and licit Thursday.
JJurr Mclntosh, Marie Dressier, Leon
Errol, Katherine Martin, Florenz Zb’g
fold and Big Bill Edwards will he the
uuctloners. The bout is being promoted
by Miss Alice Morgan to raise funds for
devastated France.
CHICAGO MAKES
LEWIS OFFER
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—The first big
wrestling show to be staged In Chicago
under the <lßaction of the proposed city
athletic commission will be decided at
the Coliseum. .Tan. 10, under the auspices
ol' the Coliseum Athletic Club.
The dnte was decided upon last night,
after the club secured the signature of
Stanlst-us Zybszko, the giant Bole, as
one “f the principals in the main event.
Officials of the club hnve made a flat
tering offer to Ed (Strangler* Lewis, the
new champion, to meet Zybszko in a fin
Ish contest. Lewis was guaranteed
SIO,OOO. win lose or draw.
In the even the "Strangler" refuses to
meet the I’ole, another opponent will be
sought.
CORBETT FLAYS WILLARD.
DETROIT. Dec. 31.—. Tames J. Corbett,
In an interview today, said that It was
a big joke to match Willard and Demp
sey. ns there Is nothing in the match
that enn briug any new laurels to Demp
sey and he might accidentally be knocked
out and lose his crown to a mail not
capable at present to defend it.
Corbett said that Willard fooled the
public by not training faithfully for his
go at Toledo, and Is net entitled to an
other match.
BOLTS AT PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31.—Sam Lang
ford, Boston heavyweight, won a ten
round decision over Jim Barry of San
Francisco In the main event of the Port
land boxing commission’s smoker Inst
night. Jimmy Darcy, middleweight,
Portland, and Joe Eagan. Boston, fought
ten rounds to a draw. Tiny Herman, Ta
coma heavyweight, won a ten round de
cision from Farmer Lodge of Minneanolis.
Sammy Gordon, Portland, and Kay Rose,
Denver, featherweights, traveled six
rounds to a draw.
FORD MONGER WINS.
MARYSVILLE. Ohio., Dec. 31.—At the
first athletic Rhoiv ever pulled off ill
Marysville Ford Monger of Muncie, Ind..
easily outpointed Johnnie Gardner of
Newark In ten rounds. The men are
welterweights. Jimmie Mars of Colum
bus bested Chick Rogers Akron in
six rounds, and Eddie Burke and I’ete
Mye.-s..of Columbus went four rounds to
a draw.
loighi.in scores win.
HARTFORD, V’onn., Dec. 31—K. O.
Loughlin defenwd Marcel Thomas,
welterweight champion of France, in
round of a Tran-round bout here
-i .
CLASS AA HAS
NEW PROPOSAL
Big Minors Plan to Assert
Independence by Entering
Agreement as One.
Reports that the American Association
and the International League are think
ing seriously of breaking away from the
smaller minor league organizations and
entering ,the new National Baseball
Agreement as a separate body supplied a
new topic for discussion in diamond
circles today.
President IlicUey of the American Asso
ciation is said to be th.? first to make
known official objection to some of the
new rules adopted by the National Asso
ciation of Professional Baseball Leagues,
the ruling body of all minor league ball,
and ills objections are said to have been
approved by International League lead
ers. It is believed Pacific Coast League
magnates also will Join in the protest of
the two other Class AA organizations,
and if the three big minora take a eom
-binetf stand in the matter there is a
favorab e possibility that they will carry
their point.
Judge Landis, baseball high commis
sioner, in quoted as saying he saw no
reason why the Class AA leagues should
not enter the agreement to tie adopted
at Chicago next month, as u class by
themselves along the same lines as the
National and American Leagues.
The . hies cause of the dissatisfaction
of the big minors is the ruing of the
National Association that It be given
5 per cent of the gross receipts of ull
post-season series
Manager Jack Hendricks of the In
dianapolis clnb stated today that the
local team would be back of any move
President Mickey made toward with
drawing front the national as-oclation.
The Tribe pilot also expressed the opin
ion that all other A. A. clubs would
stand by their president in the new
difficulties
Hendrick* stated that there is very
little reason why the three- Class AA
leagues, with millions of capital in
vested, should be tied up with and
forced to do as the small circuits bid.
Some of the little leagues have no men y
to speak of invested, yet they have as
much to say as the three leaders, Hen
dricks said,
Proposals by the three Class AA or
ganlzution- often have been sidetracked
bv the combined vote of the smaller oir
.nits, Iletidrl' k* stated, and lie wlieves
tlie time Is ripe Tor the big minor;, to
a inert rlt“ir Independence by entering
the national .igre-m-tu us a distinct
body, the saute us the two m.’ij >r l*sagu< .i
ALEX lit* NEVA JOB.
CHICAGO. l>e 31. President Vee kof
the Cuba has given t. rover Cleveland
Alexander anew Job. lie has t een up
pointed Instructor of Cub pitchers. Veeck
plans to send the Cub pit her* to the
roast several day- in td-a.'e of the r g
iilnr squad. Alexander already is in Cal
ifornia and will take the pitchers In
charge us si on .(* they arrive. He will
Instruct them on the liner points of the
Next in rltt< was America's sweeping
victory on track and field at the classic
Olympic games.
Tennis Joined the list of conquests
Then William T. Tilden won the British
national ehumptonshin and later, with
Johnson, brought the Davis cup to Amer
ica. after at. absence of eight years
Jack Kelly. Philadelphia. I.rough! the
world's sc.iliing championship bn-'k
home from the Olympic game*. The
American rlfllemrn brought home the
championship front Belgium.
AMERICAN SiXVIM
STARS .11.80 WIN.
The American fishing schooner Es;>er
anto Joined th<- list with' a champion
ship. the American swimmers vanquished
the l est In the world and tho Princeton
track team bent Oxford and Cambridge.
America must bow. however, to Can
ada In hockey: to Britain In cross coun
try running end gojf th- very few in
ternational contest* In which American
colors did not ware from the top of the
pole
In pugilism and we>tling America Is
almost supreme.
Internationa! sports reached their
greatest crest in 1920 and the lienefita
resulting cannot be estimated. Grc.tter
yet is the prospect for 1021 With th
exception of the Olympic games the
same events with some notable additions
will tie <ni the card for the next year.
BASKET-BALL
COLLEGE.
Chicago 15; Princeton. 11.
Northwestern, 34; Michigan Aggies, 10
HIGH SC HOOL.
Khortrldge. 45; Wiley (Terre Haute), 12.
Lebanon, 59; Zh.nsville, 0.
INDEPENDENT.
A'. M. 11. A., 43; Falrbanks-Morse, 19.
Ferndnle*. 28; New Palestine 10.
Ferndale Triangles, 20; St. Phillips, 13
Palr-o’-Dlce, 32; Greensbnrg Legion, 17.
Tipton, 34; Logatieport, 15.
The Indianapolis Colored Y. M. C. A.
basket-ball five will meet the Louisville
Athletics, formerly the Louisville A". M
C. A. team, in the New A'ear's evening
attraction at the local gym Interest in
tlie contest is running high and It s
i-xlooted that a record crowd will turn
cut to witness what should he the Idg
thriller of the season. Hazard and Long,
forwards; Robinson, renter, and Bryant
and Artis, guards, probably will start
the game for Indianapolis.
GREENWOOD, Ind., Dee. 31.—The
Greenwood post of the American Legion
moved into first place In the Fourth
District American Legion League by de
feating the Greens burg post, 21 to it;,
in a fast game. Greenwood hns lost only
one game in the league and bids fair to
cop the title.
<rItEL.VCASTLE, Did., Dee. 31.—The
Greueeastle Independents swamped the
Cbutsvllle haske;errs by the decisive
score of 58 to 5. The losers were com
pletely outclassed and could not even
inuku the game interesting for tlie fans.
11l the curtain-raiser, Greciu-astle High
School Seconds defeated the Fillmore
(juintette, 13 to 8.
TIPTON, Ind., Dee. 31.—The Tipton
A. A s took the long end of a 34 to 15
count in their game with Logansport
Imre, running their victory re.rorU up to
nine straights. Tipton meets the Moores
vilie l.lfcs Monday night, and one of the
best independent battles In the. State
should lestilt.
Tourney Leaders
five-man.
Marott Shoe Shop, Indianapolis ... ° 797
High Standard, Dayton, O e’743
Rotary Club, No. 1, Indianapolis.” 2727
daman Bros., Indianapolis 2d2i
Link Belt Cos., Indianapolis 21117
Harry Cooler Billiards, Indianapolis 2.584
Gus Hablcli, Indianapolis 2579
Sules Extension, 1 ndiunapolin 2JiOO
Mid-West Engine, Indianapolis 2537
Store Correct, Indianapolis 2,533
DOUBLES.
Kimmel-Fahrbaeh, Indianapolis 1 210
VVesterflehl-Kramer, Indianapolis... 1,153
Noeffke-Sehmldt, Indianapolis 1,138
L. Martin Spencer, Indianapolis.... 1,126
Plez-Snydcr, Indianapolis 1.1 l(i
Tucker-Coval, Indianapolis 1,115
Dubnie-Powell, Dayton. 0 1,098
Cook-King, Indianapolis 1,098
Mnrr-Clark, Indianapolis 1,097
H. Oohiltree-Soltau, Indianapolis... 1,087
Patterson-Ilornlierger, Indianapolis 1,087
SINGLES.
A. Strlebeek. Indianapolis 02(5
F. Spencer, Indianapolis 025
C. Smith. Indianapolis 018
11. Steffau, Indianapolis 014
F. Hugh, liidlunapolis 611
W. KirkholT, Indianapolis Oil
O. Bush. Indianapollsi.....* 008
AV. IleltzeU, Indianaptfls 503
C. Irish, Indianapolis.T. 593
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
SPORT EDITORIAL
By EDDIE ASH.
With Indianapolis firmly established as a basket-ball center, it would be
well for civic authorities to give serious thought toward finding some means
of erecting a municipal playing court with ample accommodations for spec
tators.
There probably will be only a few now occupying positions in civic life
who will lie willing to admit than such a project is of sufficient importance
to he regarded as coming under the head of municipal wants, but a close
study of the situation should disclose some interesting facts to the skeptics.
It is generally known that Ihe city at present is without a building suit
ably erected to handle basket-ball on a large seaie. When an important game
between high class teams is staged they usually are played at the Y. M. A.,
and nny one who has witnessed such contests there knows the facilities are
entirely Inadequate. Hundreds remain away because of lack of seating accom
modations and the players often skid into the crowd, so near are the specta
tors to the playing court. Tomlinson Hall lias sufficient floor space, but lacks
proper seating arrangements f<-r basket-ball, and in order to seat the fans in
that hall conveniently the expense is too great to tackle for a single night's
game.
The high school sectional and title tournaments will be played at the State
Fair Grounds Coliseum, but that mammoth structure is too far from the
center of the city and too much work and expense would be required to fit it
out for sing e contests.
Many cities and towns over the State have outstripped Indianapolis in sup
plying hails suitable for basket-ball, and out-of-town visitors at local games
have remarked about tbe lack of something similar hero.
All of the big college tenuis of th- State like to play one or more games
each season in Indianapolis and Indianapolis enjoys their visits, hut only the
sturdy fans are able to view these contests. The less agile and the some
what elderly loik are compelled to miss the big games. They do not feel
physically capable of withstanding the crowded conditions.
Basket-ball is the greatest indoor sport and Indiana the greatest basket
ball State. Yet Indianapolis does not possess a suitable building in which to
stage Idg games. That Is not is it should tie.
If the city does not fee! financially able to erect a municipal basket-ball
hail, it would lie an excellent opportunity for some philanthropist to obtain
lasting memory by donating the ne-essnry funds for a building of that type.
pitching art. and if the young men pay
strict attention they should get reanils,
if anybody knows how to talk pitculng
It 1* Grover Cleveland Alexander.
JOHN SLAPPEY KILLS SELF.
ALBANY. Ua., Dec 31.—. John It.
Sluppe.' . a prosperous farmer, and father
of Jack Bluppey, p.teller for tbe Phila
delphia Americans an 1 star on the
Georgia University nine last season,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through Ihe load Thursday. 11l health
Is believed to hate nitti-cd the uet.
t.l ANTS TO HAVE TWO CAMPS.
NEW YORK, Die. 31. The New York
Giants will have two training camps next
spring, according to an announcement
1 y Secretary Joseph O'lirlen. The squad
under M< i.rnw will upend eighteen days
l i Nn:i Antonio and then will h ave, play
iug < xldbltb.it games hi route to Mobile,
where they ooeu a second training camp
for s.x days etartlug March 2k.
| Admit Wiggins Is Fast
f Fhieago IJerJIU-Exam'ner.)
in '"hic k Wiggins the experienced Ed
die McGoorty will encounter a rugged
and willing foe at Grand Rapid* New
liar* •: y. f'hu k Is young, ha been
through ihe mill, and *n carry on at a
d'z/v p - In a s >r! bout. McGoorty
will hate to be in ndttlon and has been
■ rklng hard f-r that end at Kid How
ard's Arcade gymnasium. It is fatal to
get e ir*’less with i tough voting fellow
v. !■ hs* the pin ch and the heart to keep
you tlrod McGoorty knows alt about
the’ s' and does not Intend to be caught
napping.
Boxing at ‘Y’
Boxing liot’ts will be the feature of an
“oppn hou*-" party at the Y. M <\ A.
Saturday tdgbf contest* haring been r.
ranged between several club boxers. The
main ev.o.t on the curd will be between
furl Blttr'ch, boxing instructor at the
"Y,” and K. O. Brown welterweight
scrapper, who established quit: a r I'll
ffttlon a* an Army boxer and later won
over some of the (,et uieo tn fci* class
on the Pncifi • coast.
KWWSLPS
They don't shoot la the Central states
tournament tonight, but the fans will
get un extra art tomorrow evening, when
throe s<ii>nds of bold, bravo knights, most
of them from foreign lands, go after the
five-man wood.
The first s'|iisd tomorrow night will
teko. the drives at 7 o'clock and will s"'
composed of Indianapolis teams Five
Dayton teams and one t’ln initatl <luo
will shoot at 9 o'clock, while Toledo
Marlon Ohio) and Indianapolis will be
represented in the 11 o'clock shift.
All clubs <nrded tomorrow canning nr a
composed of crack shooters and every
body Is waiting to see how hard the pres
ent llve. innn leaders will full in the bom
ba rdmont.
There was nothing lacking In the per
formance last night, new singles snd
one game leaders being Introduced.
A! Strlebeek took the singles lead when
li shot a total of 626, passing Fred Spen
cer, who had gone to the front with '.25
ns n result of Ids work with tho first
sij.iad. .serlng lauded in tenth place witn
a total of 59().
Strlebeek had a chance to stack up one
peach of a count in the singles when lie
started his third game with 455 pins to
Ids credit, tint he slipped a cog and
finished with 171. The new singles gen
oral knocked out a 2(55 in his second ef
fort.
Spencer shot a pretty stick all the way
through, getting scores of 231, 199 and
195.
Tucker was headed for a high place
in the standing when he started his third
game with 203 and 223 Chalked up after
his name, but he ran off the track at
the lust minute.
Double century scores were more In
evidence last night than they have been
during the tourney, and had some of the
shooters got the smallest chink of good
breaks they would have cracked all kinds
of records.
Noffke. and Schmidt shot the best dou
bles score, a 1.138, and went into the
third position; Martin and Spencer took
fourth place with 1,126, Tucker and Coral
ranked sixth with 1,115. Cook and King
made the eighth stutioii with their 1,098
load and Soltuu and Ochiltree, captured
the tenth berth with 1,087 pins.
Cook established anew mark for one
game when he connected for 263 in the
second doubles round.
McConnell anil Murphy sent the Dan
iels over the line first In their battle
with the American Express Office. AVhen
they slowed up the Expressers won oue.
Ferris of the daman No. 2 team nosed
McConnell out of the single game leader
ship when lie cut. loose with 235. McCon
nell's best was 232.
Lemen gave the American Express De
pot shooters a good start, but they
slowed up and lost two to the Sherwin-
Williams team.
The Gars field Five had a sweet time
winning two from the Herman Candies.
Moore of tho Hamilton-Harris crew
was the sensation of the Wholesale
League, getting a brace of double cen
turies after a poor start. The Hamiltons
took three from the Haven and tieddes
outfit.
Griffith came in at the last minute and
saved the O'Connors from losing three,
to the Mooney-Mueller-Ward five.
Haoknrd had 201 and 199 for the Ko-
AVe-Bus, who gave the Nicholsons an
awful thumping.
Kloepper started out with a couple of
centuries, winning the Evangelical
League honors, then dropped down to a
berth in the baby show.
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All the Evangelical stanoters were off
form- Kloepper)* big\A>unt being the
Purdue and Em-Iloes
Scheduled in Real
Net Battle Tonight
Independent Stars Tangle
With Fast Collegians on the
Y. M. C. A. Court.
Indianapolis will be treated to its first
! ldg holiday basket ball game tonight
hen the km-Rocs and Purdue met at
the V. M. (' A. at s o’clock. A prel mi
fa ry contest at T o'clock will see one ..if
Manual's teams hauling with the lten
Davis five. The otu-r Manual team goes
to Wabash.
An atmosphere of th" . .. ,;e itiipus
1' will exist it t 1 ■ eon t ■-! f na y l'ur
due student - live In Indian,ip.dis and at"
home for the Christinas holidays Ouo
complete scctiou of reserved s.-ats has
I een given t , IhirdUe students and foi
[ lowers, which will mean concerted cheer
ing for the college flip throughout the
j contest
| Although Purdue has played only iwo
; g rues tills season, the strength f the
team bus been manifest, vh tori"* lw-
Ing the portion of th.? Boilermakers in
! both instances.
! 'I be . out. st tonight will be tl first
if a titp the c ii-glans wilt talc be
fore th- ois'iilng of the <'onfert-ma* s m
soil. 'Hie team plays ut Cincinnati on
Saturday night, then mods Kuril am -t
Uchmoud, to be fotlowed by a ..niest
with Butler here uu Ties.ln? night.
The Em Rocs a e smarting under the
sting of d-feut at the hands of I’urdlie
last season on the local floor. The mem
bers of the lo al independent t> ain nro
In the pink of condition for ih little,
which should be a scorcher from beg.n
ning to end.
Iti Miller and White. All-Conference
players last season. Purdue la wei! forti
fied in guarding material <\>a h Lam
liert has uncovered in Treat. Ilo!we da.
Musters Halgis and e?era! others c
liable men to fill the iliixn of Campbell,
Tilson and C’t ureh.
Owing to the demand for seats Man
ager Cullghau has made special prep--
rotlnii* to take care of on*' of the lurg *t
cr-nvd* that ever witnessed a contest on,
the Y. M. C. A. floor.
Mmum of the Cotton Bicker* went
big guns in the Midwest Engine league,
getting- scotch of 2ts>. 192 and 192. The
Cottons beat the Hitches two out of
three.
Bouvlcr shot two terrible games for
the Air Cleaners, then redeemed himself
with whopper count. Streeter did the
same thing for the Stop Sticks.
The Be in Ik Baggers didn't get anything
like tlielr usual scores, not one of them
being able to get In with the distin
guished set.
New Year's Shoot
The Indianapolis Gun Club will bold
nti open shoot New Year’s, the first event
to start at 10 o'clock. The program will
consist of ten events of fifteen targets
eseh All shooters of the elty are In
vited to compete for the three trophies
that will he awarded after the meet.
Dinner will be served ut the clubhouse at
noon.
GOLF AT I'INF.IH UST.
I*l NEHUKST. N. <’., Dec. 31. —James C.
Ward, trans Mississippi champion and fa
vorite in the midwinter tournament ut
Finehurst, went down to a 2 to-T defeat
Thursday at the banns of John D. Chap
man of Greenwich. F. J. Thleine of Ft.
Wayne, who represented Indiana In the
fourth sixteen, was eliminated by C. It.
Gillen.
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INDIANA FACES
BIG TASK HERE
Crimson Will Find Merchants
Bolstered Monday All-
Star Line-up Assured.
With the assurance (hat Johnson will
be in the line-up for the Indiana game
Monday night, on the Tomlinson Hall
floor, the Merchants' five will let their
front remain as,it is and put oh the final
touches fer the setto with the Crim
son. Stiff practices and games with
minor teams will be the program from
now until time for the scrap. Stone
braker, Bacon and Johnson are a com
bination that is seldom found on one
team or in one game and their presence
will undoubtedly draw out the largest,
crowd that has witnessed a basket-ball
game here this year.
Johnson wi'l he the marked man, both
by Indiana players and every fan who
has spen him or heard of his prowess.
His performance with the Merchants in
the State Normal game was about the
classiest ever seen here and everybody
who saw him in that game is convinced
that he deserves to rank among the best
forwards in the independent ranks of
the country. The ease with which he
traveled the floor aiul shot baskets will
make him the biggest drawing card of
the coining game despite the many stars
who will compete with hitn for the honor.
A Johnson-Sfonebraker-Bacon combina
tion is about the beat imaginable and If
the Crimson stops them they will have
solved the victory secret.
Conceding nothing in speed and very
little in goal tossing, little Marxson, the
Crimson speedster, will make a'"strong
bid for tbe limelight. All he lacks is ex
pcrience. Ills dribbling is of the dizzy
sort and he lias been one of the leading
scorers In all Indiana games this year.
The veteran Dean at center is a capable
running mate for the flashy Marxson, his
consistent goal tossing being a habit
with him.
Tickets f,>r the game are on sale now
at the Merchants Heat and Light Com
pany and Spaulding’s Sporting Goods
Store.
Short Easily Beats
Wiley Court Combination
TER HE HAUTE. Did., Dec. 31.—'Wiley
Hit.i School's basket-tossers fell easy
xictiius to the .sb< rtridgo quintette hero
la.-t uigiit, the final count being 45
to 12.
Richards. Elmore and Riley formed a
scoring machine for Siiortridgc that
jumped Into the lend early in ti.e con
test and stayed out in front all the
time without worry.
Miortrldge held a 27-10-2 advantage
at the 'lose of (Jo first half; but in the
• "cntsii perid t.e local* tightened up a
bit and registered ten points Richards
I'-qtped light field goal* through the
ring for the winners, and Elmore and j
Riley were not far behind him in the
scoring race. Klncade was the feature !
pi. ver for Wiley.
COLLEGE AND H. S. NET GOSSIP
llooslcr basket-ball (nintettes, both
high school and college, are back into
t! h r e** after a few days’ lay-off nnd
Judging by recent scores, have experi
ence.! little difficulty la again hitting
fhclr stride,
Butler walloped Anderson Y. M. C. A.,
4M to 21, In a manner that marks the
Ra-emen a* contenders for State honors.
Although the Anderson aggregation ad
mitted y does not rank n* strong as the
foremost college fives in the State, it Is
one of thp strongest of the independent
teams and such a one sided victory has
sent basket bail stock soaring at tbe
Irvington school
The Wabash College five will battle
Butler here Feb. 12. It’s going to be
some game'.
Shortridge's 18 to 10 victory over Brazil
once azaiu bring* out the fighting a’ il
ity of the north aiders. The Blue and
White, by lighting right up to the final
whistle have won as many games by two
and three point margins as the other two
local schools have lost by like margins.
Tech's defeat at the hands of Logans
port Tuesday apparently served to put
a lot of pep into Coach Black's aggrega
tion. for they came back with a ven
genuce agvinst Marion tbe following
u'ght Tbe score was. Tech. 24; Marion,
9. i bis victory marks the third one of
the season for the Green and White, but
they an- planning to grab off a couple
more in the Brownsburg tourney Sat
urday.
Indiana University's undefeated net
five g*ot into action again after an ex
tended lay i ff by trimming the Kokomo
American Legion team, 30 to 18.
I/ocnl college followers, critics and
dopesters will be in their glory this
week-end and early next week I’tirdue
oppo&es the Era-Row hero tonight. In
dinns meets the Merchants Heat and
Light Monday and Butler engages Bur
due in a return game Tuesday on tho
Butler floor. Indianapolis fans are in
deed fortunate in being In position to
witness such an array of feature con
tests nnd each of these games should be
played before a capacity house.
Elaborate, plans are being made for the
Butler-Burdue fracas, ns it is the feature
( vent on the Blue nnd White card. De
spite the fact that Burdue squeezed out
a nine-point victory in the previous meet
ing between the two teams at Lafayette.
Butler followers can see nothing but a
victory on their own court Those who
witnessed the game, at Lafayette declare
that the Irvington five held Ihe edge oh
Mitchell Gets Second
Chance With Leonard
and Lightweight Title
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RITCHIE MITCHELL,
Ritchie Mitchell has had the hug for
for some time tlmt be can lick Benny
Leonai ;. It nny. on the other glove,
has proved that Mr. Mitchell from Mil
waukee is ini*taken. Now Mitchell Is to
get another crack at Monsieur Benny in
January at Madison Square Garden, New
York City. Mitchell has improved con
s durably the last few mouths, experts
n g rce.
the Boilermakers In every department
but basket shooting and had Page's men
obtained an even break on th-ir easy
shots the story of the game would have
been different.
The Indiana-Merchant* game will mark
the first appearanace of the strong
Bloomington quintette in Inditia polls
and the contest should he a thriller from
the starting whistle. Reports have It
that this year's team, is one of tbe strong
est in the history of I. U.
.Attend Amateur Meeting
Times Lowry and R Walter Jarvis,
director of city recreation, have been
authorized so attend the annual meeting
of the American Amateur Baseball Fed
eration, to be held in Cleveland Jan. 15
nnd 16 Lowry I* vice president of the
national organization and Jarvis is presi
dent of the Indianapolis Amateur Asso
ciation, composed of seven leagues. New
offi-ers will he e!e"te<l nnd new cities ad
mitted into the federation at ihe annual
meeting.
Tho Prcst-O-Lite Battery is the best winter
battery.
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RIVAL ELEVENS
ON THEIR TOES
FOR BIG GAME
Eve of Intersectional Battle on
Coast Finds Buckeyes and
Bears in Shape.
OHIO SLIGHT FAVORITE
PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 31.—With both
teams in the pink of condition as a result
of the careful practices they have under
gone this week, with every possible de
tail of tbe arrangements worked out, all
was in readiness today for tomorrow’s
great intersectional football game here
between Ohio State and the University of
Calif ruia elevens,.
Trainers In both camps gave out the
word this morning that today's work-out
won’d be light, consisting of just enough
effort to limber up and ward off any
possible staleness.
WILCE BELIEVES
MEN ARE READY.
The splendid physical shape of the
Buckeyes is especially gratifying to
Coach Wiloe, for he has been informed
by Southern California sport writers
that teams from the East in other years
were at least 10 per cent deficient when
the time of the big game arrived.
X'i* to this morning the betting was
said to have been at 10 to 8 and 10 to 9,
odds In favor of Ohio. With the arrival
of a small army of rooters and student*
from Berkeley tonight and tomorrow
morning, the odds are expected to be
beaten down to at least even.
The question of tomorrow’s weather
is a big factor. Both coaches, Wilee
and Smith, are hoping for a bright day
with a fast dry field, where snappy open
style playing can be used. If the field
Is wet and heavy the contest necessarily
will be a slow one.
HOW COACHES
VIEW CONTEST.
Neither of the coaches are making x
--travagant claims. Both have great re
spect for the showing of their respective
squads. Both apparently expect a close
battle.
Coach Wilce’s views follow:
"No football game is won until the
last whistle is blown. I have brought
out n team that is the best in the Mia-i
die West. I believe the folk back home,
who are aware of the high standard of
midnestern football, will also be proud
of Ohio State's showing here.”
Coach Smith said:
‘‘The California team has beep three
years in its making, it has now reached
the height of form. I have great respcctf
for football as played in the MlddM
West, but after tomorrow’s game I bel
liwe the American public will find Pa
ciflo coast methods are the equal of
-cd It; any other part of the countrj^B
New College Conference I
Schedules Spring Mefl
CHICAGO. Dec 31.—Tbe formation
"cw i::>. r*:af..' tli i•* inference
v was :.-* '.r- 'i Th r- i.iy f"U<>win^H
f<? re nee of representatives of a nisH
her of mi<! !!<• western "O'legps here.
was d"--id"il t * h dd a Irak meet at
Cos le-e <vilar Rapids, lowa in Mny^H
S h lastii- standi- r as well as
fronoth "ill be the basis upon whH
members wi'l !.<• e 'rolled. Bel -it. CtiH
' 'ti. <' >e. Cornell Iowa). Hamliue,
and Lawrence are expected to
1 • Batiw and Wabash
i: sid-r.c.. r;! * for eligibility :
b" ill" big problem, but it
n* th q:gh this ••itestion might be
to the sati-r':n :i >n of all onden^^l
Among the t<- mtive members
•i.-w b"dv the r. -id "me rice
Some r "Jr • only six months r 'side^H|
k
baseball others allow freshmen to cRI
note in all sp..rts. Many argumentMp
favor of th ■ new conference were
1 ress-'d and a settlement of the r
*:Ion would leave the way
its formation, representatives said.