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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
MEXICO STIRRED
BY REPORTS OF
DIAMOND MINES

MEXICO CITY, Mexico. Dec a.
Finders of diamond mines" are numer-
Gus, but the diamonds have not yet
appeared in the market here and no
Barney Bernato has arrived to dazzle the
capital with his sudden opulence.
One tale told here is that n great
diamond field has been found near the
border, of the States of Sonora and
Sipola. This field Is as vast in extent
as the world famous field In South
Africa. But that is not all. The dia-
monds are valuable as any the world
has seen. They are large, cleaning,
and almost ready TO be put into rings,
necklaces and other ornaments. There
will be little toll for diamond cutters,
as nature has done almost all Of the
work.
Another story comes from the State
of Guerrero. 1t reads like the veracious
prospectus of the Consolidated Wildcat
Diamond Corporation. This is It:
A famous geologist-tOo well known
to be named-has found the diamond
mine from which General Guerrero
took sparkling gems and presented
them to Emperor Augustin. who. before
he became Il monarch, was General Au-
gustin Iturbide.
General Guerrero told no one the
secret of the location OF his diamond
nine and died with the secret unre-
Gealed.
But the well-known geolOgist-name
not mentioned-put two and two to-
gether and walked straight to General
. tuerrero's mine. Diamonds were every
where, a mass of gems equalling in value
he fortune of any nabob.
The well-known geOlogist, after tell
'ug of the diamonds, went on his way
70 look for something else.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
SECTIONALA AND
FINAL AMATEUR
DATES CHOSEN
Local Basket Tourney Play
Opens Jan. 29-State Finals
in February.
STRONG TEAMS ENTERED

The Indianapolis sectional games in the
Indiana independent amateur basketball
championship tournament will he played
on the Y NJ. C. A. court Jan. y and
Feb. ), IL and 10, and the championship
rounds of play will be staged here, either
at the Y N G. A or TOmlinson Hall,
Feb. "a. % and 20. Announcement of
these dates was made today by Wayne
Zimmerman, manager Of the tournament.
Local district play will be on the aft
ernoOn Of the first three dates mentioned,
with the finals carded for the night of
Feb. -. Play will be carried on through
the afternoon and evening of all cham
pi0nship round dates.
More than 200 of the leading tndepen-
dent amateur teams of Indiana have en-
tered the tournament and Zimmerman has
mapped the State out into twenty dis
ricts, which will he announced next week.
District play throughout the State will
open during the first week of February
and will not be completed until a few
days before the championship battles
omen here Zimmerman states that he
has registered a larger and stronger list
of teams for this years tournament
than that of last season. and he prom.
ises the fans OF every district some high
class entertainment.
The Indianapolis district play will be
confined TO indianapolis teams alone and
it is believed that approximately twenty
of the fastest local quintettes will regis
er for action in the big scrap.
The local sectional play, due to the in
tense rivalry among the teams, was prob
ably bit snappier last season than was
the State title play. All OF the strong
teams are back in the field this year and
anxious to get started in the Tournament
The JOy-GlOoms, last years local win
nors, will be among those to bid for the
honor this year, as viii the South Side
Turner'S. last years runners-up.
Entries to the local district play will
close on Jan. . and teams planning to
enter are requested to file application
blanks as early as possible
Entry blanks and complete information
regarding the tournament may be OBJ
tanned through communication with
Wayne Zimmerman, Em-Roe sporting
goods store, 212 West Washington street
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24

Jim Sheridan knocked out the feature
count in the knights Of Columbus
League. He hit for 237 In the hrst
round. giving the Santas good start
IN their three game win over the Christa-
phofes.
Jesse Gavin would have established
few new Casey records If somebody had
handed him a Christmas present while be
was tearing of those 100 scores.
1t isn't very often that the "Gennies"
drop three, hut the extra defeat didn't
seem to bother them any this time. Far
mer got scores that made life easy for
the opposing Marquettes.
Jimmie White of the Calumets went so
Tar as to gather 22l pins in assisting
the Calumets. but they dumped him and
lost three to the Isabellas.
Foley registered two double centuries
on the Ferdinand score card. but Kernel
OF the Columbians was swapping him tit
Tor tat and the Ferdinands were nosed
out at the finish.
st. Paul's Ducks waddled up for three
more wins in the Evangelical Brother
hood circuit. Knopp and Graul doing the
big shooting. The latter won the one
game honors with a 213.
Every match in this league went over
the clean sweep route, the Zion Boosters,
Cardinals and St. Paul Hawks being the
other winners over the ST. John Owls,
Canarics and Ea giles, respectively.
The Bemis Baggers were cheated out
of the double hundred stun, Hamilton
OF the Seamless crew going high with
100 pins.
The Papers came within q pin of los
ing three games to the Burlaps, when
they took the third scrap, 139 to 1913. The
Seamless five beat the Cottons and the
Twines won two from the Bleachers.
Farnan Of the Claman Bros. No. 2
team In Beams No. 3 league wins the
Christmas turkey. He opened fire with
a ODD, came back for 246 and closed with
1877. He and HOyt of the American Ex-
press office did all the big shooting that
was done in the loop.
Lemen of the American Express DEPOT
was everything his name sounds like.
He couldn't count a dimes worth Of
wood for his whole evenings worth.
Gastineau of the Abattoir Favorite
Bacons didn't get away with much at the.
start, but he made up for lost time with
his 900 and 222 scores.
Fulton of the Sunnybrooks bested
Gastineau by single pin In the game
race, getting 223 in the second round.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Columbus Fans No Doubt
Will Welcome Rowland
as Leader of Senators

Clarence Rowland, former manager of
the White SOx, won't be numbered
among the major league pilots this year.
He has signed TO boss the Columbus A. A
team. And it's n good bet the fans Of the
Ohio capital will welcome him and back
him to the limit.
Rowland was unknown to mig league
fandom generally when he signed to pilot
Callahan's place. His first year out he
led his team to third place. In 1918 he
almost nosed out the Red S0x with a
squirt Of sixteen straight games. Then,
title.
He's a Westerner-born in Plattevlle,
WIS, Feb. u, 1879. He broke into base
ball IN 1903 as catcher with Dubuque
in the Three-I League. Later he went to
Peoria, became manager and won Il pen
nant for the Illinois city.
Last year he was scout for the De-
troit Tigers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Enl-ROes Lose Game
With EdrLhGna FiUe
on Neutral Ground

THORNTONN, Ind, Dec. 24.-Earl-
ham College basket performers uncov-
cred d neat array Of tricks which, com
oined with the uncanny basket shooting
OF Hall. chucked the indianapolis En-
Rces on the losers end Of a 2S-to-21 count
here last night. Earlham had IL on the
independent combination all the way,
grabbing an early lead and sticking out
IN front throughout the contest. The
first half ended with the 13 to Z.
Campbell, center, played a wonderful
game for the losers. both on defense and
Offense. He was all over the court and
shot baskets from all angles and posi-
tions. Hall played the same sort of
game for EIrlham that Campbell played
for the En- Roes.
Four members of the Earlham team
Hall. Ca ey, Lawler and Beck-are prod
ucts of ThorntOwn High School, and a
large crowd cheered them last night as
they stepped on the local floor III college
uniform for the first time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
BASKETBALL SCORES AND NEWS, BOWLING AND BOXINGt
English Not Ready
to Recognize Lynch,
but Reason Is Thin
British Promoter Advances
Technical Point That
Won't Hold Water.
BY HENRY FARRELL.
limited Press Sports Editor,


NEW YORK, Dec. 24-If all the Eng
lish authorities figure like Rube WEIGH,
Joe Lynch will not be recognized as
the bantamweight champion by the In
ternational Boxing Union.
However, that will not mean much in
the young life of the new champion.
Welch, who has billed the Jimmy
Wilde-Pete Herman match for the
worlds bantamweight Championship,
perhaps is trying to make his light good
when he says that by weighing in eight
hours before the fight the two principals
In the championship affair here Wednes-
day went In at catchweights and the
title was not involved.
If Wilde wins from Herman 1t is very
likely that the British viii see things
like Welch and claim the bantamweight
crown for the Welsbman
According to the books Weleh Is wrong
In his argument about weighing In.
The rules Of the National Boxing club,
which govern boxing In England, clearly
require weights to bemade eight hours
before the fight.
The Queensbury rules provide for
Weighing In on the day of the bout ana
rules Of the Interne tional Boxing Union
make 1t optional--either eight hours be-
fore or at the ringside.
The United states does not belong TO
the International Boxing Union, Ameri-
cans objecting to giving equal votes to
nations where boxing is not on the
same scale as In this country.
Until last winter when the union was
reorganized, Johnny Kilbane had never
been recognized as the featherweight
champion because he had never defended
his title against an European.
When he was placed on the official
list of champions II was a direct move
for American favor. Since the Amerl'
cans failed to reciprocate for the conces-
sion. the union very probably Will not
recognize Lynch. But as was said, 1t
will mean nothing TO Lynch.
KIlbane got along very well without
the Official recognition Of Europe, Lynch
can go on his way In America without
considering the other side. No matter
what attitude the union assumes he IL
the recognized champion In America, and
this is a very large country.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24

he Calves staged an awful jam to
the Butcher Bulls.
The Wholesale Lcaguers showed plenty
Of Improvement this week. yhopper
counts being in evidence on the score
card Of every man.
Germer of the Van Camp Hardwares
went Just bit better than the others
in the leagne when he closed the night
with a 225.
Yahle OF the Hibben- Hollweg quintette
was not in for the FIRST bombardment,
but he collected 1870 and 200 in the sec
ond and third rounds.
Collier stood out as leader OF the
Mooney Mueller team, with q trio or 100
counts. Faust and Young posted the
double Cs for this team.
The Midwest Engines were thinking
more about Santa Claus than they were
about bowling.
A bowling league has been organized
at the Athehaeum known as the Athen-
aeum Bowling League, with twelve teams
rolling Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. The schedule calls for eighteen
weeks of bowling Prizes Will be given
for winne-s-high averages, high lndi-
vidual scoro, high team average and
others-and the season will be closed
with a banquet Dr. Herbert Wagner is
president and Gage Hoag secretary. All
members of the Athenaeum and the Turn
verein are invited to Join the league.
Those desiring to bowl should send their
names to the secretary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Tech Loses Bloomington
Go After Leading Until
Late in Second Session

BLOONuNGToN. Ind Dee, 24.-After
holding the upper hand until late into
the second half Of their contest with
bloomington. the Technical High School
basketeers slipped a cog and let Bloom
ingtou ramble up for 81 To 1S victory
Tech had things easier than was ex-
peeted tn the first half and when the
rest period arrived. the Green and white
carried a II to o lead. Griggs increased
this two points shortly after the second
half opened and everything was looking
rosy until near the middle Of the aeeond
session, then Logan Kruger and Shous-
leS sta rted n bombardment Of the hoops
and were blasting away full force when
he end came. with Tech trailing.
Logan registered nine field goals for
his team. shousler four aud Kruger
three. Nippev and Griggs led the scor-
ing for the indianapolis five
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Gotham Sport Fraternity
Works to Protect Games

NEW YORK. Dec. 2f.-Any attempt by
the next Legislature to change the pres
ent liberal Interpretation OF laws gov
erning sport, including Sunday baseball.
every element responsible for placing the
present laws on the statute books.
This was made Gear when repre-
sentatives Of various sporting interests
were approached with plan to present
a solid front when the matter Is brought
before the Legislature State Senator
James J. Walker father Of the present
boxing commission law, will be chosen
to represent them in the Legislature.
In the meantime the sporting fraternity
purposes to make campaign to educate
the people regarding the deslrability OF
maintaining the present situation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Ohio Skaters Suing
Into Hard Practice
for NeW Years Game

States football team arrived In Pasa-
dena early today from Palo Alto ready
for week Of practice and acclimating
prior to the big game New Years day
with California
Coach Wilce had the team at work at
PalO Alto yesterday despite the rain.
He put the men through a lot Of fun
damcntal stun with the backs and ends
in one corner tackling n dummy and the
forwards In another bucking q charging
machine Then he turned loose Hoge
Workmen to do some kicking and there
was a general signal practice
Coach Powell OF Stanford aided Wilce
and Is understood to have told the Ohio
coach all the secrets of California foot
bah which Stanford learned In its clash
with the Bruins.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Stinchcomb Picks Partner

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-"Pete" Stinchcomb.
All-American star and brilliant half hack
with the Ohio State University football
eleven, Is to be married soon. Stipch-
comb announced his engagement 20 Miss
en- route TO Pasadena. Cal, for the inter
sectional game with California New
Years day. Miss Summers is making
the trip West to see Stinehcomb play
his last game under the Ohio colors.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Swim Meet Arranged

Indiana has accepted the invitation Of
the l. A. G. to hold dual swimming
meet IN the tank OF the local club Jan.
-. The l. A. G.. aquatic performers VIII
return the engagement at Bloomlngton
Feb. &C. The events agreed on for che
meet are as follows Fifty, 100 and go
yard free style; 100-yard back strobe,
four-man l60.yard relay, fancy diving
dow board
The junior swimmers will be sent T.
meet the Kokomo Y. NJ. c. A. tank artists
some time in February, the date TO be
decided later
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Tiny Forgot to Study

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 24.-"Tiny''
Hirt, local athlete who has been playing
back guard on the De PAW basket bail
team, was yesterday declared ineligible
to play for the remainder Of the season
because Of delinquency in his studies.
This announcement was made by DR.. w.
NJ. Blanchard, secretary of the faculty,
and Coach e. G. Buss.
Hirt was making an excellent showing
at the back guard position and Coach
Buss is puzzled as to how he will fill
the hole
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Cathedral Grid Awards

Monograms for the 1920 football season
were awarded yesterday to the Cathedral
High School players by Coach Feeney,
at the knight of Columbus hall. The
following received their letters: Mooney,
Ruckelshaus, Hartnett, Brezette, Sadilier,
Glaska, Gavin, Royse, Arzman, Laffey,
Harmon Sexton, Kelley, Rowe, Wilberd-
ing, Harrington and Madden.
Captain Sadlier presented Coach
Feeney with a silver loving cup in the
name OF the squad and took occasion 10
thank the coach for the efforts he had
made In behalf of Cathedral athletics.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
YOst and Sharpe Sought
by West Virginia Team

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 24.-Fielding Yost
Of Michigan and Al Sharpe Of Yale are
the two men the athletic authorities OF
West Virginia University are considering
for the position OF football coach 20 sue
coed Tubby Mcintyre. who VIII not re.
turn in 1921.
There are a score of applicants, but
according 20 Harry Stanshury, athletic
director. who was here last night. Yost
or Sharpe are the only men the West Viz
ginia authorities believe might unite the
factions Mt Morgantown and other points
In agreeing upon a big" coach.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
rArsY McMAHoN Ms.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. a4.--Patsy
Mcmahon OF Indianapolis and Red Her
ring Of Little Rock. Ark. boxed ten fast
rounds here last night, with the honors
in favor of Mcmahon. Jack Dillon, the
Hoosler Bearcat, boxed a four-round ex-
hibition with Harry Foley OF Frisco,
proving to the many fans that he can
still step bit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
d 5::;;s,';ll,KNJFFIE
NEW CHAMPION
TO TAKE REST
vx oerak kAk1a1

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Joe Lynch IS
going to celebrate the winning OF the
bRntamweigbt championship by taking a
short vocation at Lakewood. y. j., ne
announced today.
After a months IayofT the new champ
plon says he viii return TO New York
and begin the stern business OF defend
ing his title against all corners.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
RIXEY SOUGHT
BY THE GIANTS
McGraw Strives to Obtain
Star SOuthpaw From
Philly Club.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24-Despite
that Phnly officials yesterday denied
they had received a bid from the New
York Giants for n southpaw, Eppa Rixey,
It was said the Giants had made Bill
Donovan n hattering offer Of Poll Per
rift. Catcher snyder. and a cash con
Elderatlon for the big pitches. Donovan
turned Il down.
II McGraw raises his bid II is likely
that deal for Rixey win be consum-
mated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
BILLIARDS
ILLINOIS AMATEUR CHAMP.

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-W. H Leu OF
Rockford ended the annual State ANA
teUr pocket billiard tournament as cham
Iion, defeating c. a. Vaughan of Chicago
in lively match, - to u, IN seventeen
innings. The places were decided on
total balls for the tourney, Leu ending
with GOO. forty-threc ahead of his near
est rival, W. :. Grant, the Chicago loop
district qualiher. Vaughan took third
place with sos. Leu. who won seven
matches and lost one. eliminated W. A.
Sellers of the west side, Chicago, as A
title possibility, 70 TO sc. ana Grant
fIttened his total against Sellers, 10 to
~ Then Leu proved his supremacy over
Grant, 10 ia 70
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
BENJAMIN Is WINNER.

PORTLAND ore. Dec. 24.-J0se Ben
jamin. Portland lightweight, won a ten
round decision over Harry Schuman Of
Denver last night
BENJAMIN floored the Denver fighter
twice In the second round, but the latter.
by a great rally, managed to stick 1t
out
In the ten round semi wind-up frankie
Murphy, Denver lightweight. stopped
Lloyd Madden OF Seattle in the fourth
round
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Kentucky Derby Value
Now Placed at 100000

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 24.-The
purse for the Kentucky Derby, to be
run at Churchill Downs. Louisville
May Z. 1921, has been increased to 50 900,
IL was announced here last night By Col.
Matt J. VIM, general manager Of the
Kentucky Jockey Club
This sum. together with entry and
denomination fees. viii make the total
value Of the race in excess Of $4,000.
The value OF the race to the winner in
1920 was $4,000
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
oRToIFs sIcN coIJEoIAN

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-RUfus Clarke
former star pitcher of the University Of
South Carolina baseball team, has been
signed by the Baltimore club Of the In
ternational League In response to "a very
iattering Offer Manager Jack Dunn an
nounced today.
Clarke had a wonderful record on his
college team and had been sought by
half dozen big league clubs.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
OLYMPIC STAR MATCHED.

PITTSBt RICH. Bee. A.-Pete Zivic who
was a member Of The United States box
ing team M the Olympic games. will
turn professional here on Christmas aft
cruoon. when he meets Patsy Young In
one of the preliminaries OF the Harry
Greb-Jef Smith bout. Zivlc, who Is a
bantamweight. was one Of the most CON
sistent amateur winners in the Pitts
burgh district
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
MOORE vs. sHARKEY.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2f-Pal Moore,
Memphis bantam. and Jack Sharkey. New
York, have been matched 10 meet in
fifteen round bout next Tuesday night at
Madison Square Garden. Panama Joe
Cana and Sailor Barden Will furnish the
s"Ini-final and Earl Baird and Tommy
Ellen the opener
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Rowing Classic on Harlem

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-The ChiIds cup
race, the classic of collegiate rowing
will be decided next spring on the Har-
lem River here. according to Charles II.
Mapes, Of the governing board of stew
ards. BY an agreement the race will be
the Schuylklll River In 1923.
The Naval Academy crew, winner of
last years race and the worlds cham
pions will not bes invited to compete,
but probably will row into the Pough-
keepsie regatta.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
conR sIGNs HowLEY.

DETROIT. Dec. 24.--Ty Cobb. new
manager Of the Tigers. has chosen Dan
HOwley as the coach OF the pitchers. Il
was stated yesterday. Howley was pitch
ing coach here In 1912. Last year lie
was manager OF the Hartford club Of the
Eastern League.