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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
.SISLER TAKES
STICK HONORS
st. Louis Star Hits .407--
Speaker Second With
1888 Mark.

Premier stick honors in the American
League go to George Sisler of st. Louis,
who batted .407 in 154 games, according
to the official batting averages given
out today Sisler also hung up a record
for the number of hits. making PSI.
Just what Charles Comiskey's action in
suspending his alleged crooked ball play
ers on the White Sox club did to ais
pennant winning chances next year can
be seen from the fact that three Of
them batted 1888 or better.
Iris Speaker of Cleveland was next
to Sisler with 3SS Babe Ruth finished
fifth, while Jose Jackson of the White
Sox was fourth. Ruth swatted 1916 for
a total Of 172 hits and 15s runs. Ruth.
I IN addition to acquiring home run
honors, was second in whiting honors.
)Niehaus, a Cleveland second string
pitcher, led the swatters. He batted .444
for nineteen games. Ty Cobb averaged
S34
Ownie Bush, indianapolis player with
the Detroit Tigers, got 1873 hits out OF
sos times at bat in 141 games for an
average Of .26S. Bush scored eighty -nT I'VE
runs and had a total of 164 bases. he
also had forty -eight sacrifice hits ana
fifteen stolen bases.
The work of Ruth was more remarka-
BILE than that Of Sisler in a way. The
big boys total of fifty four home runs
was greater than that Of any one team
in the major leagues. This record Is
more extraordinary because Of the fact
that he was out of twelve games with IN n
iurtes and also was forced to accept 14o
bases on balls from opposing pitchers;
Ruth crossed the plate 15S times and
drove in 1877 runs. being responsible Tor
241 of his teams S38 runs. He was "at
bat" 173 times less than Sisler.
Edgar Rice of the Washington team
lead the league In base stealing with
sixty-two bases in ninety two attempts.
The American League Club batteries
record follows:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Rare Basket Treat
for City Net Fans
in TOnighfs Clash
Merchants Bolster Lineup for
Game With Speedy Va
bash Squad.

With Stonebraker and Bacon, former
members Of the Wabash College Wonder
Five advertised by the Merchants Heat
and Light team. to appear in the local
lineup tonight in the Merchants basket
ball clash with the Wabash five on the
Y. NJ. e. A. court, indianapolis followers
of the net game are offered rare enter
tainment.
lust how much Of the old zest Stone
breaker and Bacon still retain IL mat
ter of conjecture, but regardless OF the
wears Intervening between their fare
well to college basket ball and their re-
appearance tonight they will not relin-
ouish their laurels without giving thor
Ough account OF themselves during ing
melee Bacons dizzy speed on the moor
is something that Wabash has not en-
countered this season and neither mas
scoring fend like "Stoney" taken wnlrl
at the Scarlet bearers, so by the tihie s
the Wabashers run the gauntlet OF t ms
road to victory or defeat at whirlwina
elm. Since leaving college Stonebrakett
and Bacon have played independent
basket ball. o.o-
Bacon Will I'll his old position. hoo t
guard, c. Stevens dropping back 70 tehu
goal +. Stevens and Taylor, with Born
in reserve, will attend to the totwaru
iobs and Stonebreaker viii play center
While Coach Vaughan has made no
definite announcement as to his WABASH
Iine-,lp. It Is believed that the same
ouintette that started against the EN-
opening whistle sounds. Mlistend anu
Stnsand, stars OF the wabash grid ma
chine this past season, have been snow
ing good in practice with the basketsers
this week and It is probable that they
also will be seen in action tonight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

GIPP THE IDEAL HALF BACK

be carried OF the field. Notre Dame was
trailing when the second half opened and
it was Gipp's super playing that finally
pulled the Hoosier team back into the
lead
In addition to starring In football at
Notre Dame, Gipp also was a member OF
the baseball team, and was regarded as
brilliant outfelder.
VERSATILE STAR
OF THE GRIDIRON.
Seldom in football has a star ap-
peared possessing the al-around abiI-
Ity developed by Gipp. He could punt,
drop kick, place kick, throw long or
short forward passes, skirt the ends or
drive through the line. In fact. he was
an ideal half back. When a member Of
the freshman class at Notre Dame he
drew nationwide attention by remark
team in a game with Western State Nor
NAL of Kalamazoo, Mich. In that con-
test he drop kicked the ball between the
uprights from the sixty-two yard line
one Of the longest field goals ever made
in a football game,
The majority Of critics named Gipp on
their ll-Amer1can football selections this
fall because Of his fine work. His last
appearance on the gridiron was in Chi
cago, when Notre Dame played North
western Gipp did not start in that con-
when the spectators continually called
for him he finally entered the game and
demonstrated his remarkable forward
passing ability by starting his team on
the way to two more touchdowns.
Gipp was to have graduated from Eotre
Dame next June. He was a member of
the Notre Dame Law Club.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

George Gipp, Notre Danes All-Ameri-
can football star, who died in South Bend
early today following a three weeks Ill
ness, entered Notre Dame from Laurium.
Mich, in 1916, to prepare himself for the
profession of law.
His fame as high school baseball star
lad preceded him to the HOosier tnsti-
tuition and his football ability was un-
known until he reported for the freshman
squad in 1915. AS a yearling performer
he attracted the attention of Coach
Rockne and the following fall the youth
full player earned a place on the varsity
eleven.
Gipp's speed and cleverness quickly
made him one of the most talked of ath-
letes in Western football circles and this
fall he electrified the East and West by
his brilliant forward passing and dash
ing end runs.
INJURED IN
CONTEST HERE.
In the Indiana NOtre Dame game played
in this city at Washington Park Nov. 10,
Gipp was not at his best because of in
juries received in the first period of the
contest, but he showed enough to con-
vince the spectators that he was a star
bothered with a cold, but he was so
anxious to play that he refused to ad-
init that he was even slightly i'll.
Gipp's most brilliant performance of
the fall was in the Notre Dnme-A Army
game at Yves; Point, when he drew round
after round of applause by his wonder
full work. In fact. he played so hard in
that contest that near the end of the
conflict he became exhausted and had to
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

MAKES CHANGE.
Owners Elect TOOIe President,
Take New Name and Vote
Against Draft.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The Interna-
tional League made a brand new start
here today.
The club owners. in their annual meet
ing, held at the Hotel Imperial Monday
afternoon and night. elected new prest-
dent--John Conway Toole-and chose a
new name for their organization. Here
after the league Will be known as the
National Association Of Professional
Baseball Clubs.
c. II Knapp, Baltimore attorney, was
arst elected president of the league and
resigned shortly afterward when the
league refused to protest against the
draft. Thomas Hickey, president Of the
American Association, was then called
into the meeting and his convincing argu-
ments against the drafts switched the
International magnates to vote against 1t.
Knapp was then asked to reconsider his
designation and Toole was elected presi-
dent. Toole was to be notified and give
his decision on acceptance~tnday.
The report OF retiring President Fultz
showed that the league prospered in 1920.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

Presto L!tes took three from the
Wheeler Scheblers in the Manufacturers
League last night, with Walton shooting
something more than mean stick foE
the winners. He got scores of 1872, 2O3
and 100.
Of luck shooting against the Midwest
crew.
Bemis Gags gave the Marmons a hot
scrap, but lost out In the fnal round.
Walton and Haislup were the big Mar
mons.
Fisher Of the Nationals pulled almost
the same stunt as Walton, getting a
couple of 1908 and a 20l.
But this little trick by Fisher was
not the best thing the Nationals did.
They pounded out 1905 In their third
game and won the team laurels for
single game.
Rasmussen got a 255 in this big
round, thereby annexing the individual
laurels for one effort King also went
big.
Marmons were second high with to-
tai OF 0G+.
Collins got a couple Of 200 scores for
the K!ngan combination but he didn't
have much on Cough Hnd Copeland, d
couple Of teammates.
Maybe the Kingan and National teams
rolled so good because they didn't have
opposition. LangSenkamps and Hol-
combs failed to appear.
The Imperi1ls were there and they took
IN awful trOuncing from the National
Refners.
poxtoftca oot ~ roo aOo .ota1- .. ,-i,o
the Central Union on the map in the
Commercial loop. COval had a 224 In
his second game.
o'Brien beat the SIarmons for the Glib
sons when he cracked the wood for a
king saved the day for the GIBBS with his
thlFd-game 215.
1t would have been sorry evening
for the Martin Parry's had not Glenn
ems fooled himself by carving out a 25S
IN the third game. This was the best
single count Of the circuit.
Coble of the Citizens Gas ran Clemens
a fairly good race for the high hOnOrs
hitting for 244 in the last round.
It's the easiest thing In the world to
get big scores after you have shot your
wad in the city tournament.
The Individual race was close one in
the Star League Hurley got 202 in his
second game. then Kelley came in for
203 in his third.
Newsboys stepped out and waIloped
the FRESHMEN three times. Composing
No. took three games from the Stereo-
typers, while the Composing No. ! team
had bad breaks and dropped the second
to the Freshmen No. 2.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

when iris Speaker, Les Nunamaker
and others were on their recent hunting
and fishing trip at Rice Lake, Ontario,
Clay Folger, one Of the party, decided
to go still fishing and was told that the
best bait was a frog.
He didn't realize that tiny frogs were
meant, so he caught himself a giant bull
frog and baited his hook by inserting
its barb through the frogs hind legs, so
that froggie would jump around and at
tract the attention OF the fish.
After he had been out an hour with
out the sign Of bite a native came pad
ding by and asked what luck
None" replied Folger, showing the
frog with which he had baited the hook.
II haven't caught q fish"
p you never can tell" laughed the ma
tive. You haven't looked Inside your
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Grid Sport Not Blamed
for Gipp's Death, Parents
and Coach ROckne Say

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. IA
Football viii not DO blamed for the
death OF George Gipp, who died here
ct an early hour this morning.
According to Coach knuto ROcIne
and parents of Gipp, his participn-
ton In football was neither directly
nor Indirectly responsible for his
death.
Georges tOnsiIs bothered him
for years." said his brother Matthew,
as he proudly referred to his broth
er's ability as a football player. he
should have had then taken out long
ago, but kept putting 1t OF. Coach
RoclSne told him not long ago 1t
would increase his playing ability IL
he would have them removed"
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* SstDjlVHllllk lls

The doubles and singles leaders with
stood the final attack on the wood i'll
the fifteenth annual city bowling tourna-
ment last night, the work of the last
count, which landed him in eighteenth
! place in the singles column.
Frank Fox won the singles champion.
Charlie Cray outdid all other doubles
combinations with their 1,1S7 total. and
Fred MOunce captured the all-events
trophy with LTD pins. Fox finished just
four pins behind Mounce in the all-events
competition.
Dersch, runner-up in the singles with
e52, finished third in the all-events with
1,756, and Fred Westover was fourth with
total Of LIS.
The five-man event was captured by the
Central Alley Five with a grand count
Of 2,IT0.
this race with LIP pins, while the Store
Correct, with 2,655 pins, came in third.
Atkinson and Rasmussen put up a
good showing in the doubles, finishing
second with 1,162 pins to their credit.
ostheimer and WestOver were third with
1.159.
Inc nlgn team score Tor single game
was 063, posted by the Central Alley
Qulntette. Store Correct took second prize
with a count of $50.
Ferners Tigers took the twentieth
prize in the five-man division with q to-
tai Of 2,51S. Hail and CObler COPIED
last money in the doubles race with Il
total of 1850, while Eddie Powers
stopped at berth seventy five in the
singles with 537 pins.
The tournament was replete with In
stances where a team or Individual got
away to a peach OF a start, only to
weaken in one game and he dropped out
OF the running.
There will be q meeting Of the Com
mercial Bowling League at the Demo
cratic alleys Sunday afternoon at 80.
All captains are urged to be present, as
business Of importance will come before
the meeting.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
California Cripples

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 1.-Two mem
bers OF the University OF California foot
ball team, Dan Mcmillan, right tackle,
and Bob Berkey, end, are reported limp
ing from injuries and fears are expressed
that possibly they Will not be aole 20
DIay in the game against Ohio State uni
versity at Pasadena, Cal. New Years
day.
Mcmillan splintered a small bone In his
heel come time ago and Berkey Is re-
ported suffering a weak leg which was
broken last year and which has not re-
covered its full strength.
The California team will start prac-
ticIng for the Ohio State game Dec. 10.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Purdue Shaping Squad
for Seasons Opening

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec. 1.-THE Pur-
due basket ball squad is slowly round
ing into form and by next Friday nigh;
should be in frst-class shape to take
an the Butler College five. II will be
the first game for the Boilermakers, while
Butler will have played four or i've
games before coming to Lafayette.
Coach Lambert has a wealth Of ma
terial for guards, while his forwards
do not reach as hibh a standard
Hlser and Cof1ng are leading the fight
for the back guard Job. Holwerda is
a reliable man to use in Captain Whites
place at floor guard. Treat and Chafee
are the most promising candidates for
the csnter's duties. The men for the for
wards who have been showing up best
>are Masters, Monieal, Young and Evers-
man.
A transforming trip Will be made
during the holidays 10 get the teams in
shape for the Conference race. Captain
White is the only veteran player on the
team.
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Centre Captain Says
Colonies Are Karin to
Get at Harvard Again
NEW YORK. Dec. 1--we

NEW YORK. Dec. I4.-"Weu beat
Harvard sure next fall"
DO Mcmillan, captain and quarter
back Of the crack Centre College foot
ball team. who is here with Centre au
thOrities In the interest of an endow-
ment fund. made this prediction today.
I'VE know now Just how and why Har-
ward beat US" said DO" land we will
see that it doesn't happen. again. Why,
honestly. we couldn't figure out why we
should have lost that game until many
an hour afterward. But We know now"
Pressed for "A little more information
regarding the reasons for Centres defeat,
Mcmillan said: THAT would be tellin z
too much" and started talking about
alI-American football selections.
According to the Centre captain. Don
LOurie the Princeton crack, Is the best
quarter back in the country.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
MINT LEAGUERS
DON'T LIKE 1T

DETROIT, Mich. Dec 14.-Dlssatis-
faction over the proposed agreement be-
tween the major and minor leagues,
which Is yet to be ratified by the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues. was expressed here to-
day by George II. Names, president of
the Michigan-ontario League and mem
Der OF the minor league committee which
met with the majors in New York Satur-
day.
Many minor ieaguers are dissatisfied
with the proposed agreement" said
Malnes. "and I think 1t Is an abortion
in its present shape. We must have n
vote and a voice on the same council
In all matters that would affect minor
league interests and also IN the choice
OF successor to Judge Lands, rs we
will not be sentenced by a future base
ball head in whose choice We have had
no hand"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
MONDAY NIGHT BOUTS.

AT NEW YORK-Johnny Reisler and
Charley PilkinCtol, former amateurs. en-
tered the professional ring and boxed a
twclve-TouEd draw.
AT PHILADELPHIA-Ge Cheney
Of Baltimore knocked out Charles Met
rio. Milwaukee. in the first round OF a
scheduled eiEht-round bout. frankie
Rice. Baltimore, Outpointed K. o. Circus.
pittsburgh, in a semi-wind-uD.
AT ROCHESTER-Dan O'DOwd, BOs-
ton, defeated Clay Turner Ia the seventh
of a tweIve-rouud bout when Turner 5
seconds tossed q towel in the ring
AT DETROIT-Dick Atkins drew with
Young Marine in ten rounds; Sid Bar
bari9u defeated Lew Col Marine in ten
rounds. and Alex NOvecki conquered
Jack Collins in eight rounds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
LeUts Anneres Mat
HOnOrs by Obtaining
Fall OUer StecheT

NEW YORK. Dec 1.-THE deadly
deadlock has today triumphed over the
Furnishing body scissors and Ed
(strangler) Lewis OF Louisville 10 the
new heavyweight catch as ca tch-can
wrestling champion OF the world.
Joe Stecher exponent of the body scis-
sors. was uncrowned here last night by
the burly Lewis after one hour, forty-one
minutes and six seconds of wrestling.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
4 LIMITS
! sS5yP<u5eeiSI
CHARGE AGAINST BRITTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14.-Dominick
Tortorich has laid before the new State
Boxing Commission the refusal Of Jack
Britton. welterweight champion, to meet
Young Denny here Dec. -. Tortorich
charged Britton agreed 10 meet Denny
FOR certain sum, but later demanded
mere money or that the fight be reduced
from fifteen TO ten rounds TOrtOrich
granted the raise asked, but BrittOn
again refused 20 fight more than ten
rounds the promoter said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

ST. PAUL, Dec. 14-Everett MCGOWAN
Of st. Paul, national and international
amateur skating champion, announced
Monday that he Will not defend his
American title in the national amateur
Skating meet at Newburgh, n. Y. on
New Years day. Mild weather has pre-
vented him from getting into condition
for the meet
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nELGIAN SHOWS CLASS.

CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Edouard Horemaus
Of Belgium. champion cue artist Of Eu-
rope. defeated Louis Brunswick OF Chi
cagO IN a @O0-point 1872 balkline match
NJ Jnday, 400 20 Z. The Belgian went out
IN three innings. completing the third
with an unfinished run OF 80 On his
first trip 10 the table Horemaus scored
112. on the 18th shot he chose Diff
cult two-cushlon draw shot for position
and missed. In the second inning he
scored Is points. but swept the table In
1873 Is
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Pitts Big Schedule

PITTsBURGH. Dec. 1.-THE 1921
football card Of Pittsburgh University
was announced today as follows:
Sept. -, Geneva College nj Beaver
Falls Oct. !, Lafayette College az
at Forbes field: Oct X University OF
Cincinnati ut Forbes field; oct D. syria
cuse Ualverslty at Forbes field; Oct %
Syracuse University NJ Forbes field Oct
20, University Of Pennsylvania OF Phlla-
delphia Nov g. University Of Nebraska
nj Forbes field: Nov. l. Washington and
Jefferson College at Forbes field; Nov
q Thanksgiving day, Penn State at
Forbes field.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
NATIONAL oMNEKs MEEr.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE National
League held its annual winter meet!ng
here today.
Harmony and complete satisfaction
prevailed as the magnates went into ses-
sion. The senior league, among other
things. Will ratlfy the new National
agreement with the American League a,
It's session today.
John J. McGraw and rat Moran. for.
mer lieutenants and nug rival manager
had two long conferences Monday after
which the New York leader admitted he
had offered the Cincinnati boss $1,000
FOR Heinie Groh. third baseman Of the
Reds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
HOCCK TO GIVE 1T Up.

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 14-when Leo
HJdek. the Lancaster boxer, stepped
from the ring at the end Of his bout with
Gene TunHey the other night IN this city
alter making a poor showing. he turned
- Harry Ertle. the referee. and said:
Il guess I am too old for the game.
The y0uu Csters must have their ding
AMI the Old gang step aside. I'm going
to pass IL up
Leo was fighting before some Of the
present crop Of fighters were born.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Boxing Club for France

PARIS. Dec IA club on tho lines
OF the National Sporting Club Is now In
process Of formation in Paris. 1t Will DO
fhe National Boxing Club of France, and
the subscription will be sufficiently high
to permit the purchase of roomy prem
Ises, including, besides an ordinary club
room, a large boxing hall, where there
big match,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14

CHICAGO. Dec 1.-THE annual meet
ing OF the American League will be held
IN New York Friday. pcc. II. This an
nouncemeut was made by Il. b. Johnson,
president. who declared the change 90
New York was made because a majority
OF the cluhowners were IN the East The
meeting had previously been called for
Chicago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
BILLIARDS
LAYTON NEW
CUSHION CHAMP

CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Johnny Layton OF
St. Louis today holds the worlds three
cushion billiard championship by reason
Of his defeat last night Of Bob Cannefax
OK San Francisco. IS to "a, in the final
match OF a tournament. The match was
hard fought and went ninety nine
Innings before Layton achieved the
victory
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
Girl Swimmers Beat Men

IOWA CITY, Ia, Dec. 14.-IOwa Uni
versity coed swimmers have won the
annual championship handicap relay
race. They swan 100 yards before the
men could cover 30 yards
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DODGERS PICK ORLEANS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14-New Orleans has
been selected as the training camp FOR
the Brooklyn National League ba seball
club. The contract was signed Monday
No decision has been reached as TO when
the training period viii begin, but final
details. including the exhibition sched-
ule with the New York American League
team, were to be taken up today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-14
READING SIGNS HoBLIrzELL

READING, Pa, Dec. 14.-Announce-
ment was made Monday that Richard 9.
(Dickl Hoblitzell, former trst baseman OF
the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red
Sox, has signed Il contract 70 manage the
Reading Int. national League Baseball
Club next season. succeeding silent
John Hummel. who recently resigned.
Hobiitzell managed the Akron Interna-
tionals last season