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Spring Baseball Gossip, Basket-Ball News, Bowling, Boxing and Other Winter Sports
LEE BARTLETT
SET TO PITCH
INITIAL GAME
Cardinals Far, Advanced in
Training—Crowley All Ex
cited Over Contest.
SMITH AND DOWNEY GO
By EDDIE ASH.
Daily Times. Sport* Editor.
CBOWLEY. La., March 10.—Th In
diana were due to swing into thair reg
ular aprlng playing schedule today In a
contest with the St. LouJi National*.
The Cards are here for nr* exhibitions,
haring come over from Orange, Texas,
their training camp. - The big leaguers
are farther advanced In training than
the Indians, but the Hooslers were ready
•nd anxious for battle this afternoon
and they promised to make the Mound
City aggregation hustle.
All Crowley bustness houses closed for
th* game and the merchant! and other
resident* were anticipating a merry aft
ernoon. Fans came In autos from dis
tance parts and some lively rooting wa*
expected If the Indians were able to
hold their own with the big league oppo
sition. The local newspaper put on
Style and had wire strung to the press
box in order to get fast service on the
game and to convince visiting news
bapermen that this Is a “big league
town.
BARTLETT TO
DO THE FIRING.
Lee Bartlett wag slated to start on the
mound for the Indians, with either Gos
sett or Dixon behind the bat. Attreau
was to appear at first base, Sicking at
Second, Schreiber at short and Baird at
third. In the outfield. Shlnners. Kln
selia, Morrison, Van Dyke and Lutzke
were all slated to get a chance. No prac
tice was held this morning and the
Tribe athletes were fairly well rested for
the conflict. . _ .
Van Dyke moved up a notch Wednes
day in the rating of the Tribe rookie
talent and Manager Hendricks believes
the Toledo youth will make good. He
hits to all fields and gathers In fly balls
In easy fashion. His batting form Is
especially good. Outfielder Morriion and
First Baseman Attreau also are stepping
along nicely. Catcher Lee Dixon Joined
the squad Wednesday and is In fine shape
as a result of the practice he obtained
with the New York Giants at San An
tonio.
A half mile race was an added feature
to Wednesday's practice and It was won
by Sterling Stryker, with Ralph Shin
ners a close second. Klnsella was third,
Morrison fourth, Attreau fifth and Gos
sett sixth. A ‘•book” was made on the
event and no long shots finished within
the money. Paul Jones was quoted at
“even money, he would not finish" and
he did not.
FIRST CUT
MADE IN SQL AD.
The first cut In the Tribe squad was
made today when Manager Hendricks
turned Catcher A. J. Smith back to the
Charleston (South Atlantic League) club.
Smith did not show quite enough class
and when Dixon reported there was no
room for the Charleston backstop.
Matt Downey, the big right-handed
hurler from St. Louis, wa* the other
youngster to suffer from the pruning
knife operation.
Manager Hendricks looked both the
youngsters over carefully and pronounced
them not ripe for Association ball. It is
seldom that Hendricks makes a mistake
In rating a ball player.
With the reporting of Dixon the In
dians have only two catchers In camp,
but the Tribe expects to pick up a third
catcher before hitting the trail for home.
Owner Smith plans a trip next week to
the various training camps in the prox
imity of Crowley in an effort to land a
catcher and a couple of pitchers.
A change has been made In the spring
training schedule in order to accomo
date the Philadelphia Athletics. Four
instead of five games will be played with
the Mackmen, one being played at Lake
Charles, La., while the other will be seen
In Crowley. The first contest will be
March 19 here and the next at Lake
Charles on March 20. March 22, 20 aud
27 are the other dates fur games.
PIRATES AND
YANKEES COMING
Indianapolis baseball fans will be
treated to some regular contests during
•ff days in the reglar schedule, according
to Vice President Smith. Already two
dates have been closed, one with Pitts
burgh at Washington park on April 23
'and the other with the New York Ameri
cans on Aug, 28.
It Is planned to make both these days
big ones for local fans. With Maran
viile the star of the Pirates the first date
will be called “Maranvllle day," while, ot
course, the coming of the Yankees will
feature Babe Ruth and his big willow.
The contracts for the games call for
the two clubs playing their regulars
against the Indians. Babe Ruth In
tends to conquer the right field fence at
Washington park. He tried last season,
but couldn’t negotiate It.
BIHIARDS
FOUR TIED FOR LEAD.
CHICAGO, March 10.- J. H. Shoemaker
of New Y'ork defeated C. A. Vaughn of
Chicago, 125 to 57, in last night's play for
the national amateur pocket billiard ti
tle. The victory for tno Eastern player
throws four of the contestants into a tie
for first place.
Y'aughn was outpointed In twenty-one
Innings, the shortest game so far in the
tournament. Shoemaker scored a high
run of 31 and another of 20, totaling 56
for the first three innings. Vaughn's
•core showed one run of 2i and another
of 20.
• Those now tied for first place. In addl
on to Vaughn and Shoemaker, are C.
Earl Patterson of Chicago and William
H. Leu of Rockford, 111.
COCHRAN STILL ON TOP.
DETROIT, March 10.—Tho consistent
playing in last night’s block of 3,600-
point 18.2 billiard match. Welke.r Cochran
forged 68 points ahead of Edouard Hore
muns, European champion, the score at
the end of the sixth block being 1,800 to
L 732.
Cochran’s high run last night was 99
and be had but one poor Inning, In tne
seventh, while Horemans, who went aheaa
yesterday afternoon, with a run of 297,
made a high run last night of 173, but
had four disastrous innings.
DETROIT STAR WINS.
Bill Ricketts, Detroit pocket billiard
expert, defeated Gene nooning, claimant
of the Indianapolis title, 300 to 153, in
their match at the Cla.vpool parlors yes
terday. Rickets won the afternoon block
by a score of 130 to 102, and. took the
evening block by a cofint of 150 to 64.
Ricketts gave an interesting exhibition of
fancy shooting after each match.
New Gym Assured for
Frankfort Court Men
FRANKFORT, Ind, March
Through action taken at noon yesterday
at a joint meeting of the Klwanle and
Rotary Clubs and Chamber of Commerce,
Frankfort la assured of anew 340,000
gymnasium for uso of the high school
basket-ball team. Five-year season tick
ets are being sold for 350 each, all the
money to be used In the construction of
the new building under the control of the
school board. The high school is much
in need of anew gym. but the present
financial condition of the city is such that
the school hoard is powerless to order
the Improvement. Frankfort won the
district tournament at Lebanon last week
and enthusiasm hern Is at high pitch.
COOPER MISSING.
PITTSBURGH, March 10—Earl Coop
er. pitching acs of the Pirates, was mis
sing when George Glbson’e clan moved
oat today for Hot Springs. The south
paw isn't satisfied with the contract of
fered. Walter Maranvllle wan in charge
t •£ the il.tHgf
Kansas City Five Rules
Favorite in Court Play
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. March 10.—The
Kansas City Athletic Club today ruled
favorite entering the third round of tne
A. A. U. championship basket-ball tour
nament. The local five, by defeating the
Livermore A, C. of Livermore, Cal., In
the second round, eliminated the “dark
horse” clnb of the tournament.
The Los Angeles Club and the Atlanta
(Ga.) A, C., both winners in the second
round, will clash today In an East
against-W est match. The winner is ex
pected to give the local team its stlffest
opposition. This game will feature to
night's contests.
The Atlanta Club defeated the Northeast
High team of Kansas City ;n the second
round, while the Far West five won from
Concordia Seminary of St. Louis. North
western Normal, Nevada Universitv, the
Lwe Campbells of Kansas City, South
western College and Des Moines College
are the five other contenders in the third
round. Each team won its second-round
match with ease, excepting the Lowe-
CJmpbells. The latter club had to go
pit extra period to defeat the Epsilon
Etas five of St. Louis. Besides the East
against-West game, tonight’s other con
tests will be:
Kansas University vs. Nevada Univer
slty.
Des Molneg College vs. Southwestern
College.
Lowe-Camp bells vs. Northwestern Nor
mal.
FOHL HAS CONFIDENCE IN BROWNS
NEW YORK, March 10.—"I believe the
Browns will give every American League
pennant aspirant a tough battle before
the race is over.”
So said Lee Fohl, manager of the St.
Louis Americans, in a telegraphed inter
view to International News Service to
day from Bogulusa, La.
“It Is early for predictions,” Fohl con-*
tinued, "yet I feel confident that New
York. Cleveland or any other club will
find St. Louis very much in the way.
“A great many critics are picking the
Yankees, but I do not rate them a cinch
by any means. I don’t believe Miller
Huggins is satisfied with his team, for
even at this lute date he is still trying
to land aif outfielder and an lnfielder.
Aside from Ruth's hitting ability. 1 can
not see the Yankee outfield as a world'
beater. Bob Roth, for instance, has been
on every team in the league but two.
ATHLETICS MAY *
ADVANCE SOME.
“I think that Washington, along with
Cleveland, New York and the Browns
should finish In the first division. The
Athletics probably will show enough Im
provement to climb out of the cellar, as
Chicago and Boston probably will not
figure very strong. Detroit, I believe,
ought to head the second division.
"I am not predicting a pennant for the
Browns, but I think very highly of them.
I think I have the best all around outfield
in the league in Williams. Jacobson and
Tobin. On the infield, Sisler Is the peer
BQWUN6
A. B. C. PROGRESS.
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 10.—Three
teams wofi places among the ten leaders
in the two-man rolling of the American
Bowling Congress tournament here
Wednesday. All were .Buffalo pairs
They were William Drexyer and J.
Feinner, with a total of 1,219 pins, plac
ing third; J. Miller and S. Smith, rolling
Into fourth place with a score of 1,217
plus, and A. McDonald and G. Jaman,
who Just managed to get Into the
charmed circle, scoring, a 1,178 total,
which put them In tenth place.
Eleven of the forty-five two-man teams
rolling yesterday shot over the 1,100 total
murk, but only three were high enough
to win place among the leading ten. |
George Obenauer, a Buffalo bowler, I
shot 644 pin* for his end of tse two-man
event and 028 pins In the sing'es, now
holding a 1,272 total for six games, hav
ing yet to roll in the five-man event.
Clsoing his doubles and starting his sin
gles be hung up twelve straight strikes,
counting 206 pins In the last giune of his
two-man set and starting the singles
with a 244 game.
Jess Pritchett was the original ‘‘Vet
eran Jess” again last night, getting scores
of 215, 206 and 234 for the Teeth in tht
Elk circuit.
Cobler and Sering got big scores for
the Shin Bones aud the Teeth hud a tough
time winning two out of three.
Tho hot battle was fought between
the Eyes and the Hides, with the Eyes
coming back tq win two after taking an
awful thumping in the opener.
A 997 by the Eyes in the second round
was the best team happening of the eve
ning.
Peachey registered a couple of monstei
scores for the Hides, as did Mescal and
Meyer, but Irish, Myers, Bader and King
were shooting In the kind of a stick that
doesn’t often take the short end.
N
Broden was over the double century
line twice for the Hoofs, and didn’t miss
the coveted margin a whole lot In his
other effort.
Cray went Cobler and Pritchett one
better for the single game prize, getting
235 clubs In the third round.
Harsh got started on the wrong foot
with the Antlers, but was plenty strong
after that.
Phillips led the Tails In their success
ful march against the Ears.
The Courthouse Politicians and Ward
Heelers rolled off their tie for the circuit
championship and the Politicians won in
a walk. J
Now that the Politicians have taken on
championship laurels, they are looking
for a lot of heavy action and would like
to take a whirl at the city hall bunch.
Turners Take on Ripple
Team in Rubber Scrap;
Win From Pottawattamis
The South Side Turner and Joy-Gloom
basketeers, champions of the Indianapolis
and Valley Mills amateur sectionals, will
meet at the Turner hall Saturday night
in the third and deciding contest of their
annual three-game series. The Turners
won the first game from the Ripple team
on the Turner floor, then lost to them
shortly after at Broad Ripple. The re
sults show the teams evenly matched aud
a real struggle is expected before the
Saturday night winner Is decided.
After being held to a 19 to 6 score for
the first half, the Pottawattamis cama
back with additional speed In the second
half and forced the Turner club to hustle
for a 30 to 21 victory on the Turner floor
last night.
Three rapid-fire field goals by Emil
Harmeson, two from the center of the
court, pulled the “Potts” up to within
four points of the Turners with but five
minutes to go, but here the south side
boys turned In to stop a budding rally
and go up for a better position.
The contest was fast all the way, with
the Turners doing a lot of clever guard
ing in the first half, and the Pottawat
tamie switching the tables In the second
session. Hennessev and Rice got most
of the Turner points, while Harmeson
was the big star for the losing combina
tion.
Members of the Pottawattnml basket
ball team are requested to take note of
the concellatlon of the game scheduled
with Zlonsvllle for tomorrow evening.
Ireland Signs to Manage
Kingsport (Tenn.) Club
LOGANSPORT, Tnd., March 10.—Har
old Ireland, second sacker for the Ottos
last season, has signed to manage the
Kingsport (Tenn.) club the coming sea
son. Ireland is preparing to leave for
the South to take charge of the club.
Ireland will be a playing manager, proba
bly holding down the keystone station.
“Swish" Walters and 1 Dale,
both members of last year's aggregation
of tho Join the Kingsport dub 1
Baseball and Track
Now Big Items With
Old Gold Athletes
Indoor Track Meet With Inde
pendent Club Desired —
Tiger Basket Awards.
GREENCASTLE. Ind.. March 10.—With
the awarding of “D" sweaters to mem
ber* of the De Pauw basket-ball squad
and the final announcement of Coach Buss
that there will not be a post-season game
with Wabash, the attention of Tiger at
letes has turned to track and baseball.
Track practice has been held regularly
xor some time in the gymnasium. When
the first meet will be held is undecided.
Wabash has indefinitely postponed a
scheduled Indoor meet with De Pauw,
which was to have beenr held In Craw
fordsville. March 11. An Indoor meet
may be staged with the Independent Ath
letic Club of Indianapolis soon, however,
if Coach Buchhelt is able to arrange a
date.
Indoor baseball practice began Monday
In the Bowman gymnasium and will con
tinue until the weather permits outdoor
rehearsals. Captain Elwyn is baclt in
school and is getting a line on the new
material. Coach Buchhelt will be the
Tiger baseball mentor this year.
The lasket-bnll men who were awarded
“D” sweaters by the athletic board were:
Csptaia Gipson, Captain-elect Mendenhall,
Cannon, White, Young, Laughlin, Bills
and Allee.
of first basemen In both hitting and field
ing. At second base will be either Bill
Gleason, from Chattanooga, or Marty
McManus. Both are showing class in
training and it will be some time before
a decision Is made between them. Mc-
Manus comes from Tulsa.
SATISFIED WITH
INFIELD PROSPECTS.
“With Gerber at short and Earl Smith
being groomed for tho regular third base
job, replacing Jimmie Austin, who Is to
assist me in handling the team, I feel
that we will have u snappy defensive and
a good offensive set of infielders.
“Severtid, Billings and I’at Collin* will
do all our catching. The former 1* one
of the most reliable backstop* lu either
• league. This trio will hold up the pitch
ers. I have nineteen pitchers In ramp
at present and It will take some study
to decide on the new' ones to be retained.
1 am depending on Shocker, Dixie Davis,
Burwell, Billy Bayne, a young left band
er; Allen Sothern, George Bohler, former
ly with Detroit, and Nick Cuilop. former
Y'ankee. We have several promising
youngsters in Charlie Root, Joe Deberry
and Roy Kolp.
"The best looking recruit who ha*
come to the Browns since George Slfler
broke in, is Phil Tost, who was awarded
lo us recently by Judge Lanlis. He came
to us as a pitcher but is being schooled
as an outfielder. He is but 19 year* old
and a long-distance left-handed hitter.”
First Diamond Death
BERKELEY, Cal., March 10.—B. W
Morris, University of California baseball
pitcher, is dead from the effects of a rup
tured appendix. Morris pitched in a
practice game Saturday and was taken
Hi that evening.
Local Boys Are Strong
Candidates for Places on
Butler Diamond Team
Despite Inclement weather of the first
part of the week baa-bal! i. Dooming at
Butler C ollege aud the largest squad that
has turned out for the spring sport In
recent years*!* working out in the open
regularly every afternoon.
The basket-ball men have been released
from their court duties and every one of
them has reported for baseball. These
now arrivals have strengthened the squad
considerably and-Indications are that this
sear’s Blue and White nine will be well
represented by the majority of men who
made the basket-ball record so Impres
sive. Hooker and Leslie are both good
men, the former a pitcher and the lat
ter a man good for either the infield
or outfield. Diederlch Is well known in
local amateur circles, as is Helnle Goett.
and both of these men will push any of
the other candidates bard for a regular
position. Dlederich last year plaved on
the Purdue freshman varsity. Middles
worth Is another local boy who is dis
playing a lot of class In the early work
outs. 9 e two Jones brothers, abo of
the bask t-ball team, are out In earnest
for the nine aud should gain regular
berths.
Prospects now for a winning nine st
Butler this year are unusually bright,
for, along with the wealth of now ma
terial, the majority of last years men
are back in school. From this tim* on
the practice work *will be of a strenuous
variety aud with Pat rage at the helm
Butler students are looking forward to
one of the most successful diamond sea
sons in the history of the Irvington
BCIIOOI.
Orville Rooker, the heaviest scorer on
the Butler team, wa* elected captain of
the next season five at a dinner given in
honor of the team. Hooker was a for
mer Anderson High School star until
entering Butler last season.
Tech Basketeers Stand
Ready to Battle Hard
in Regional Tourney
The Technical High School basket-ball
men, local sectional champs, went
through their last work-out yesterday
Vrior to their regional tourney game with
incennes ot Bloomington Saturday
night. The men arc all in good condition
and tho entire Tech campus is optimistic
in regard to the regional event.
Vincemles, however, may prove a stum
bling block In the path or the Green and
White if the local five is not on Its guard,
for the late season record of the down-
Htaters stamps them as one of the best
In the Bloomington region. This game
should be the hardest fought game in
the eutlre southern tourney and the win
ner will be shoved up on a par with the
strongest candidates for the State title
when the sixteen teams come here for the
final session.
While Tech failed to uncover anything
spectacular In her sectional games, the
east side boys came across at the right
time, and this after all is the main thing.
The only score that counts is the final
score. Black’s men have shown all sea
son that they play their hardest games
against their strongest opponents aud
wins over such teams as Lebanon, Bloom
ington, Jefferson, Bedford and Manual is
evidence that tho Green and White can
play a pretty good brand of ball "?rhen
forced to extend themselves.
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MAT DELAY TRIAL.
CHICAGO, March 10.—An attempt to
obtain a postponement of six months in
the trial of'the Chicago White Sox base
ball players indicted for the alleged
throwing of the 1919 world series prob
ably will be made next Monday when
the case Is called, according to attorneys
who will prosecute the case. Indications,
however, were that not more than one
month's delay would be granted.
Judge George Barrett, who was re
tained about a week ago by the American
League to represent it at the trial, yes
terday said that he had come into the
case so recently that he was not fa
miliar with its details and wanted ad
ditional time to look Into it.
Attorneys w'bo will defend the White
gox baseball players accused of throw
ing the 1919 world series have said they
would oppose a further postponement of
the trial, which Is scheduled to begin
Monday.
“WATTY” BACK IN GAME.
PORT HURON, Mich , March 10.—Defi
nite assurance that the Battle (.reek
franchise in the Miehlgan-Outario League
will be transferred to Port Huron was
given by M. H. Haines, president of the
league. W. H. Wutkins, former business
manager of the Indianapolis club Is be
hind the venture and James McGuire,
former Boston and Cleveland manager,
probably will pilot the Port Huron Club.
GOLDIE WINS A HOME.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 10.—
Goldie Rapp, graduate of the American
Association, has won Manager McGraw s
approval and will occupy third base for
the Giants this summer. McGraw and
Hughey Jennings are now tuning up the
team for the games at Dallas with the
Cleveland Indians, March 19 and 20.
NEUSEL’S INJURIES FATAL.
f?T. LOUIS, March 10.—Ray Neueel. ball
player, died Wednesday from injuries re
ceived Tuesday night when struck by a
street car. He’ suffered a fractured skull.
Neusel, an outfielder, recently signed tin
ploy with an Industrial team at Kenosha,
Wls. Ho was 25 years old and formerly
wuß with the St. I-ouis Nationals.
SERIES OFF.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. March 10.—Tho
tentatively scheduled exhibition games
Saturday and Sunday between tli® New
York Giants and Detroit Tigers, training
here, were called off thts morning when
last efforts to bring Managers McGraw
and Cobb together to discuss the series
felled.
ATHLETICS AHEAD.
ORANGE, Texas, March 10.—With the
count 4 to 1 in favor of the Athtettcs
the sixth game with the Cardinal* was to
be played here today. The Mackmen won
at Lake Charles yesterday 2 to L
WINDY IN CISCO.
CISCO, Texas, March 10.—Facing the
briskest of prairie wind* the Cincinnati
Reds today were Joined by Hod Eller.
Four holdouts have not reported—Kopf,
Roush, Duubert and Groh.
GOWDY IN SPOTLIGHT.
GALVESTON, Texas. March 10.—Hank
Gowdy Is the center of attraction during
the pre season training of the Braves.
His outfit Wednesday trouced a team
picked by O’Neal.
PHILLIES 2# STRONO.
GAINSVILLE, C.a., March 10.—A prac
tice game was to be staged by the Phil
lies here today. Six Phillies were to ar
rive, bringing the total number here to
twenty-nine.
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The Decatur (111.) basket-ball team,
champions of the Peoria division, Penn
sylvania system, will meet a representa
tive team of the Indianapolis division at
the Y. M. C. A. Saturday, March 12, at 5
p. in , to decide the championship of the
Southwestern region. The ludlunaiiolis
team will consist of players who nave
beeu selected owing to their creditable
performance this year and they expeel
to bring the title to Indianapolis.
The Board Ripple baseball team will
meet Sunday afternoon at 2 :.”.0 o’clock in
the Bimbo gym to lay plans for the com
ing season. The following players are
requested to be present: C. McGeney, It.
McGheney, E. Milster, D. Milster. Gooch,
Lipscomb. Probst, Hitchcock, H. Milliken,
D. Milliken, Brown, Williams and any
others desiring to play on tho team.
Intereating games were played in the
South Side Community League this week.
The scores of the games follow: South
Side Christians 22, Emanuel Baptist 7;
First Southern Avenue Baptist 22, Seventh
Preabyterlan, 7; Edwin Kay, 20, Second
Southern Avenue Baptist ; Beech Grove
30, Second Baptist 25.
Greensburg Eagles Plan
to Build Real Ball Yard
GREENSBURG, Ind., March 10—The
Eagles baseball club of this city is to
have one of the “niftiest” baseball park*
In southeastern Indiana, according to
William Dinswore, manager of the local
team.
Bids were received last night for the
construction of a grandstand on the local
grounds and Barringer and Tumllty of
this city were low with a bid of $6,290.
It is Intended that work in the struc
ture, which is to be up to date in every
respect will be completed in time for the
opening game on May 1.
The park, which is to be furnished by
George Litteil of this city will be on
the nature of a zoological garden, as Mr.
Litteil is making vast improvements So
that his collection of buffalo, bears, etc.,
will have a playground in lots adjoining
the baseball park.
Regular Golfer
WASHINGTON, March 10—Threaten
ing weather, with heavy rains at inter
vals, didn’t deter President Harding from
carrying out his plan to play golf
Wednesday. He played eighteen holes,
part of the time in the rain, and did not
return to tho White House until after
dark.
CATCHERS GALORE.
WEST BADEN, Ind., March 10.—A
wealth of material for the backstop berth
on the Pittsburgh National League base
ball club Is on the Job bere at the
Pirates’ spring training camp. In addi
tion to Walter Smith, the regular, quite
a number of new catchers are training
with the Pirates. The work of Mike Wil
son, who was picked up by Manager Gib
son from the Steel League here, is re
ported to be very satisfactory. Cliff Lee,
the second string catcher for Pittsburgh,
and McCormick, a “rookie,” are working
hard to land the position behind the
REAL COMPETITION.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 10.—Bill Glea
son, last season with Chattanooga in the
Southern League, and Marty McManus,
from the Tulsa club of the Western As
sociation, are putting up a strong battle
for the second base vacancy on the St.
Louis Americans, according to advices
from the training camp aUßogalusa, La.
With the exception of this position, the
Browns are expected to take the field for
the coming campaign with the same line
up as that with which they finished last
year.
LET ’EM HOLD,
SHREVEPORT, La., March 10.—Peck
lnpaugh,' Collins and Meusel were the
only Yankee regulars missing when Man
ager Huggins worked his squad today.
“It they are holding out they can keep
holding,” Colonel Houston, part owner
of the club, said.
baseball, golf, comedy.
PASADENA March 10.—Cub Regulars
beat the Goofs here yesterday 7 to 1.
Tyler twirled one Inning and retired the
rookies on five pitched balls. Evers,
Vaughn, Killifer and Alexander played
golf with Charlie Chaplin after the game.
SOX REGULARS ARRIVE.
WAXA HAT C HIE, Texas, March 10.—
The White Sox regulars arrived here to
day and Kid Gleason is now seeking a
couple of twlrlers in order to build his
machine back to par. The Sox will play
the New Y'ork Giants here on March 17
and 18.
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Crack Athletes in
Sport Carnival at
Indiana University
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. March 10.—
Fourteen of the leading collages of the
Middle West are going after honors in
the huge athletic carnival and wrestling
tournament to be held today and tomor
row.
Everything on the gymnastic calendar
is on the program in the athletic meet
and the athletes began pouring in here
last night In a manner that made it look
as though there would be plenty of com
petition in every event on the schedule.
The sport carnival was to get under
way shortly after noon today, with
wrestling bouts carded as the curtain
raiser, The mat tilts will be for the
championship of the Western Conference,
and some of the greatest wrestlers In
the country are entered in the tourney.
The Crimson wrestlers are in the best
of shape for the meet and are confident
of winning the championship. Purdue
University also is entering a classy mat
team with the expectation of getting
away with the big slice of the team lau
rels.
PURSE STANDS
FOR TITLE BOUT
NEW YORK, March 10—TBe purse of
$500,000 offered for the Dempsey-Carpen
tier fight still holds good. Tex Rickard
said today he had put no proposition to
the principals to work on a percentage
basis.
“When Carpentler comes to this coun
try I will talk it over with him and may
offer it as a suggestion,” Rickard said.
The Frenchman probably will not re
turn to America until the first of May,
as the agreement requires both principals
to be on the scene sixty day* nefore the
bout. Frank Moran Is still hounding the
Frenchman for a match and there Is a
lot of sentiment over there in his favor
since he took the step to pugilistic great
ness—on the prostrate neck of Joey Beck
ett.
“If the. uncertainty over the ‘big match’
continues we will give Moran a fight,”
Descamps said.
However, as long as there Is a chance
Jail Term or Medal? j
LINCOLN, Neb., March 10.
Coyle, aged 21, coach of the Culbertson
(Neb.) High School team, which arrived
yesterday for the State basket-ball tour
nament, has confessed to local police that
he stole twelve railroad tickets from the
depot at Culbertson to bring his team to
Lincoln.
to collect that $200,000 purse or th. for
feit of Tex Rickard the wise ones on
the other side do not expect Carpentler
to give Moran or any other fair tighter
any more than the chance to take a good
loolj at him.
EF9TEIN VS. MASON.
LOGANSPORT, Ind., March 10.—
Frankie Mason, Ft. Wayne flyweight, has
been matched to meet Solly Epstein of
Indianapolis In a ten-round bout here
March 17. The affair is being staged
under the auspices of the Cass County
post of the American Legion.
In addition to the Mason-Kpsteln go
three preliminary matches have been ar
ranged. Jerry Dalton of Indianapolis
will go eight rounds with Young Griffo
of Louisville; Bruce Hindle of Logans
port has been matched to meet “Bud”
Hendrickson of Rochester for six rounds,
and the preliminary of the athletic car
nival will be a six-round affair between
Young Jeffries and Battling Goins, both
of this city.
It Is announced that a special car
will be run to Logansport for that night
to accommodate the fans of the capital
city who will come here to see Epstein
enter the squared circle with Mason.
GUNBOAT SINKS AGAIN.
NEW YORK, March 10.—A1 Roberts of
New Y'ork knocked out Gunboat Smith
of California In the tenth round of a
twelve-round match here last nigh-t.
Roberts weighed 1821* pounds and Smith
178. A short right uppercut to the Jaw
ended the bout. Roberts, who outboxed
his opponent from the start, scored a
knockdown in the second round on which
Smith took a count of nine. The local
pugilist fought cautiously, however, ap
parently contented with outpointing the
Westerner. In the ninth Smith was
forced to take a count of seven. Hnd when
he answered the bell for the tenth round
Roberts smothered him with rights and
lefts.
YOUNG CHANEY GETS BOUT.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 10.—Young
Chaney of Baltimore was given the news
paper decision over Kid Bandy of St.
Louis in an eight-round bout here last
night. They are featherweights.
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FIFTH SESSION
HURTS RITCHIE
'
Kansas Floors Mitchell to
Gain Decision Winner
Meets Jackson Mar. 17.
MILWAUKEE, WU., March 10.—Kltchl*
Mitchell is preparing for a long rest from
ring activities today, while Rocky Kan
sas, the stocky Buffalo lightweight, start
ed preparing for his bout with Willi#
Jackson at Madison Square Garden, New
York, on March 17. Billy Mitchell, man
ager and brother of Ritchie, today at
tributed Ritchie's defeat last night by
Kansas to overwork in the last few
months, and announced that the local
battler would take a long rest
Aggressiveness throughout the battle
and a punch on the jaw In the fifth
round that sent Mitchell down for the
count at nine, earned Kansas the verdict
In last night’s affair. Kansas tried des
perately to repeat his one-round K. O.
scored at Buffalo recently, but Mitchell
went cautiously through the bout.
Mitchell put his left out but could not
halt the aggressive Kansas.
Had it not been for the fifth round
Mitchell might have been given even a
draw. After taking the count of nine In
this round. Mitchell came up and weath
ered Rocky’s rushes until the end of the
round. Ritchie then showed the form he
did after Champion Bennie Leonard put
him on the canvas in New York. He
snapped out of his slump, landed on
Rocky’s chin and made him grab the
ropes to keep from dropping.
Tx>eal fans who saw Willie Jackson re
recently predict he will have a few more
scars when he finishes with Kansas in
New York March 17. It was originally
set that Kansas would meet Leonard on
this date, but the champion is ill and
Jackson has been substituted on th#
program.
Billy Kautz, Racine, won from Jimmy
Muzzy In a fast eight-round encounter;
Earl Olsen, Racine, stopped a youth
named Skibble with a couple of punches
and a Rankle Sehmallner stopped Fraal#
Buff in three minutes.
BURKE SHADES ROPER.
NEW ORLEANS, La., March 10.—Map.
tin Burke of New Orleans won the de.
cisiOn, over Bob Roper of Chicago In a
fast and hard-fought fifteen-round bout
bere last night. Burke weighed 174
pounds and Roper 189.