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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18
Player Numbering
Rule May Be Passed
by Grid Committee
Some Coaches FAVOR System,
Others Oppose It May
Abolish Scouting.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Legislation re-
quiring all football teams to number
players may find its way on the gridiron
law books when the rules committee
meets this winter.
Numerous other rule changes are also
being agttated.
The COMMITTEES is expected to 90 on
record with a censure of the scouting
system" and the practice, becoming more
and more prevalent, OF c0axing star play
ers away from other colleges and uni
versities.
the public, has been the subject Of agita
ton for several years. The rules com
mittee had Ii up last winter and disposed
OF the proposal with a resolution--"Ths
committee recommends that all players
Commander Douglas Howard. Of the
Naval Academy, said after the recent
Princeton Navy game that the mldship-
men would not be numbered, In any
Kane. II the Navy takes this attitude.
ii is certain that the Army win do the
one Of the objections is that scouts"
gtcan pick ont star players and that trick
plays are more easily detected by
numbers.
However this objection VIII be over
ruled II some action is taken by the rules
committee or the athletic bodies Of tho
big universities 10 discourage scouting.
Princeton, the lone member Of the big
Three" 20 show any progressive ideas,
has come out against scouting" with the
assertion that they will not do It Ia the
future. A "gentleman's agreement" is
said 10 have been reached among the
big Three" TO discontinue the practice.
Last year after losing the annual game
to tho Naval Academy. the Army an
nouuced that II was going out and get
players The Navy bowls that the Cadet
management did go out and collect stars
by a wholesale distribution OF appoint
menta.
Rutgers IL also bowling about the same
thing having had a good team ruined by
"deHertions" Nine star players left and
went TO other universities where they are
starring this year. French aud St0rk
went 20 West poiut, Kelly 70 Yale. Alex
snder and Duffy TO Fordham, Whitehill
10 Penn Meistreli 10 Princeton, and
Hummeu 60 Lafayette.
Some very Interesting disclosures about
the Inducements being offered 10 prep
school stars IL promised for. the wintef
meeting.
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Star Players With
Eleven Carded Here
tn Sunday Contest

Local pro grid fans win see four Of
the leading performers in the State ranks
in action at Washington park Sunday,
when the Indianapolis Football Club
meets NOblesville. Carey, end; shannon
and Dye, half backs, and Sapper, fun
back, are the mainstays Of the Mobiles
Vile eleven, and are ranked with the best
indepl ndent players in Hoosierdom.
Carey, who weighs only 40 pounds
when ready for action, is a great lietle
offensive player, but his real form hobs
up when he is on the defense. 1t takes
a lot of good interference TO carry play
around his end. and he is sure tackler.
The present Noblesville back field few
the colors Of Noblesville High School for
three years and since leaving school has
formed the second line combination OF
the pro eleven. sapper hits ton every
time he is sent at the line, while Dye
and shannon are generally good for a
gain around the ends or off tackle.
The Indianapolis club ran through an
indoor drill last night and Will be out
for regular scrimmage Friday evening.
The sick and injured list is now clean
for the first time in three weeks and the
Purple and White. combination viii be
hitting on all cylinders in the Sunday
contest
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WABASH STOCK
FIRM AS TEST
BATTLE NEARS
Scarlet Rioters Confident Des-
pite Rum0rs of Confidence
in De Pauw Camp.
LAST HARD WORK HELD

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Ind, Nov. 1S.-
Final hard practice before the De PAW
clash at indianapolis Saturday was held
by the Wabash warriors today, and to-
morrow's drill will be devoted to signals
and brushing mp on fundamentals.
Coach Vaughan is satisfied that his
team is ready for a terrific fight. and de-
spite the fact that at least three stars
have been lost This season by injuries, the
Scarlet squad feels7 it is capable of up
setting the De Paw dope.
Informa ton continues to seep in from
Greencastle to the effect that the Tigers
are already counting the game WOE, but
the Wabash rooters refuss 20 give defeat
4 thought and they are tuning up on yells
for the big skirmish.
The Scarlet looked good in its practice
Wednesday and, although there is fear
felt that Cox. end, will be unable to par
ticipate Saturday. the younger element
Of the team has the confidence Of the
student body in its ability TO deliver.
Weber. who started the season o.
quarter back. probably will be missed
because of his experience. but Cast, re-
serve quarter, is a spirited player and
full Of gameness.
Reports from GTeencastle telling of
many injured De PAW regulars got no
listeners here because De Psuw has had
two weeks rest. and naturally is ex-
pected to trot its best lineup out when
the whistle blows at Indianapolis Satur-
day.
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TIGERS PRACTICE
NEW PLAYS

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Nov. 1s.-GlOom
was cast over the De PAW football camp
Wednesday when Coach Buss announced
that Red" Adams probably viii not
appear in a Tiger football suit again
this season. 1t was known at the be.
ginning OF the week that Adams chances
for entering the Wabash game were
doubtful because of his injuries.
Despite the probable loss of Adams,
z embers Of the Tiger squad are practic-
Ing harder than ever for the annual
clash with the Wabash gridsters at
Washington Park, Indianapolis. next
Saturday Downing the tackling dummy
was again the feature Of practice
Wednesday and win continue to be dur
ing the remainder Of the week, accord
Ing TO Coach Buss. Yesterdays prac~
tice was followed last night by a long
blackboard drill.
New plays and signals are being per-
fected By the Tigers, which will proba-
bly, bewilder and battle the Wabash
eleven Saturday. A short, light scrim-
mage with the scrubs was held at the
close Of yesterdays practice. The scrubs
were unable to cope with the varsity.
As final send-off for the Tiger squad.
a mammoth pep festival will be held
en- the De PAW campus Friday night.
Members OF the student body will gather
around a big bonfire In front Of the
u AHHhsiu4 ana near speeches bF Coach
Buss and his athletes. Yelling and a
snake dance probably win end the fest.
Special interurban cars which will
carry students and local fans to Indi-
annapolis. will start loading at $40 o'clocx
Saturday morning The last car Will
leave at $50 O'Clock. According 10 sched-
ule tAe specials will arrive in Indian
opOlis at 1880 o'clock A big parade.
headed by the De PAW band and drum
corps, win be held Immediately after
the fans arrive at the capital.
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BUTLER GOING
AFTER HONORS
IN LAST FRAY
Regardless Of Dope, Christians
Are Determined to Trim
Chicago 'Y' Men.
BANQUET PROGRAM OUT

The Butler College football team is
rounding out the last week of practice
work of the 1920 season In preparation
for the last game of the year Saturday
with Chicago Y. NJ. C. A. College on Irwin
Field
Despite the fact that the Chicago clan
probably will reign the favorite In the
eyes Of most critics who are informed
on the relative strength Of both aggrega-
tions. Butler students can see nothing
but a victory for their l. c. A. L. cham
pions.
Although the Rose victory last satur-
day was glorious one from a Butter
standpoint it was also a costly one.
Irwin field this week looks like base
hospital In the war zone. Clutches, canes
and bandages are in evidence.
CAPTAIN BROWN
ALSO INJURED.
X. Moore, right guard, had three ribs
caved in at Terre Hsute Saturday ana
he has played his last game this year;
Capt. Phil Brown is attending. school
with one of his arms bandaged; John
Leslie left end, suffered a broken nose
and several other minor injuries az the
hands of the Engineers, and the CHANGES
Of his playing Saturday are rather sum.
Paul Brown, sensational quarter bacK'
who broke a small bone in his leg In the
Franklin game, will. of course be un una ,l
felt more keenly than 1t was In the Rose
70 offset the blow OF these injuries to
a certain extent Butler followers point
to the fact that in practically every
game PLAYED this year Coach Page has
been able to withdraw his regulars and
send in their under studies" and as a
result he now has a group OF substitutes
for each position who rank right oenih1
the varsity men and they can be calico
upon Saturday to I'LL the shoes or the
injured men I'm great style. .,.
Another thing that Blue and WHITE
hackers are banking on Is that Butier
Is due to spring something new IN
every game played this year rage na ,
held his men to straight footOaH ana
II "a generally known around the school
that he has tutored his men on trick
formations and puzzling SHIFT plays
Thav are due. Butler followers argue,
TO open up and cut loose with thelr
trump cards =.
Tickets to the big football banquet to
he held following the game at the cray
pooI Hotel are being taken by the stu
dents and alumni In great fashion. Inns
event will be one Of the most impressive
athletic affairs IN the history OF Butter
College. -,
Hilton L. Brown. president Of the board
of directors OF tho college and father OF
the bigger Butter movement VIII be mas
ter Of ceremonies. The feature OF the
program will be revelations by Coach
Page concerning the future Of Butler attn
letics and the plans for 1927; Il. h. Day-
idson. chairman Of the athletic commit
tee OF the alumni association. Will. speak
on the spirit OF 49,"
Numerous stunts by the students are
also on the program and lots OF eater
tainment in the way OF noise has been
promised by Cheer Leader Paul Draper,
y no will be IN charge OF the vocal fes-
tivities
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and 24e scores. Paths won two from
the Clamans.
Alley Rata have promised TO visit the
Thornton Coffees later In the season.
Speaking Of high scores ana low ones.
there Is not another gink IN the city who
can equal Bachelors low count Of 10
posted for the w. w. quintet IN the Fair
banks-Morse loop. That's throttling or
down some.
Thatcher, Freyhage and waggoner
were hardly dozen clubs better than
Batch"
The double century -shccters in the
Pan Handle League also were very, very
lonesome.
Miller, Duffy and Shugert fought the
fight, with Duffy coming through on top.
Bailey Of the Alcrestas saved the bacon
for Eli Lilly with a 212 plug IN the
second round.
The Solvets and PuIvuIis shot a tie
and the solvets won by hair in the
shoot of
Deacons beat the Singers and Ushers
beat the Parsons In the Sutherland Sun
day School circuit The scores were just
right.
Annex took three from the Main Store
In Goldstein's weekly match game. Archie
of the Annex had 232. while Goldsteln
shot 202 for the Main Store.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18

Magel and Cray Were last nights hard
kicking Eiks League Hoofs, each getting
himself a brace OF twice times hundred
counts.
McAIIen kept up the good work for the
Antlers and came near forcing them to
take two wins from the Hoofs
Charlie Meyer Of the Eye team went
large with ls4. 26s and 20 scores.
The Eyes won two from the Hides and
were going in for the third. until r.
Meyer and Peachey took their spurts OF
235 and 215, respectively. Meyer also had
pa and Peaehey 2l4.
The Tails came up from behind to tote
OF the honors meant for teams. Ihey
won three In a row from the Ears, ana
copied the game stun with l,OOO3 ef-
fort.
Remetter and westover went over the
big line for the Tails in their last BSme,
while Pollard and sering hung close.
All the Ears were't SLOUGH shooters.
Rasmussen. Colvin and Kirkon each hit
for more than one double hundred score.
The Teeth dropped two games to the
Shin Bones via lot Of punk scores.
Ferndales won two from the Heller
Goals, taking the last game by one pin.
Hornberger got his double century
stuff out Of his system In the first game,
and after that it was easy for the PeO-
pies Quitting to beat the Ferners.
Lexington Motors snatched up three
straights before the Remetters knew they
were on the drives.
Sheets Of the Pathe Phonos looked like
the best in the league with his 225, 1ss
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Around the Big Ten
MINNESOTA,

MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS - Harold Clement.
crack center, has recovered from injuries
and will be able to play against Mich
igan. Gus Eckberg, however, may be out
Of the lineup.
MADISON-The Badgers have ended
scrimmage for the season and will in
dulge in only light signal drills until the
MICHIGAN.
ANN ARBOR-Coach Yost's squad left
today for Minneapolis and viii work out
tomorrow on the Minnesota eridiron. Be
cause of the slippery condition Of the
field, no regulars took part in the final
scrimmage on the home grounds.
ILLINOIS.
URBANA-The Hint NAV be without
the services of Captain Depler, star cen
ter, when 1t fights Ohio for the cham
pionship Saturday. Depier injured his
shoulder In scrimmage yesterday. That
Fletcher's toe If occasion offers is indi-
Gated by the time Fletcher is spending
in oooting practice field goals.
IOWA.
IOWA CITY-Iowa's varsity and sec
ond team ran through the freshmen at
will in the last hard scrimmage of the
season last night. The yearlings took
the ball at the start, but the Ames plays
were easily stopped. Aubrey Devine
slipped through the kids fon forty five
yards in one sprint and moment later
passed to Belding for a gain of eighty
yards Locke smashed the line regularly
for ten and twenty yards. Except Rath,
who hurt his ankle again, the whole
Hawk aggregation is in great form for
the scrap that will decide the State title.
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PURPLE LOOKS
FOR WIN BREAK
McDevitt Drills His Men to
Fight Irish Squad With
Aerial Tricks.

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Nov. 18--Northwest-
ern players, students and hackers be-
lieve that II the god of the gridiron
VIII condescend to throw the Purple
just some slight break Saturday after
noon, the brilliant finish of the Notre
Dame football machine will be dulled
and furnished by defeat.
Northwestern can do everything Notre
Dame can do. At least Northwestern
thinks IL can. Like the Irish, North
western has q fast back field and bat
Ting line, with Chuck Palmer, one of
the best passers In the Conference, TO
toss the pigskin to a pair of fast half
backs and q clever wing combination.
Passing was the big order in scrimmage
yesterday afternoon and If Knute Rockne
had been around he might have been
worried a bit more today. The Purple
aerial machine was working to perfec-
ton and tho freshiss were powerless to
stop them. Grausnick and Lane, hall
backs, got away for touchdowns several
times after receiving distance tosses.
Northwestern feels that If Gipp, IA
nous Irish half back, is not there tc
shoot that old ginger into his team.
mates, direct the Irish aerial attack and
furnish employment for the Purple ends
I Notre Dame Is going to suffer the hrsi
defeat of the season.
Bud Lane. half back, and Jack Hath
away, center, are two Northwestern stars
who can be depended upon to step theil
fastest Saturday, as it will be their las
game in Purple uniforms.
A more than capacity crowd at the
game is the present indication according
TO report from Ticket Manager David.
son. The Methodists will have to dc
some stepping TO outyell the Catholics, a:
the tickets for the Notre Dame side are
practically all sold out and hackers OF
the South Bend team are grabbing OF
the seats at the end of the field. Ath.
letic Director Evans ia having special
bleachers erected and chairs VIII I'LL VI
ever possible seating space.
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Umpire Knapp of A. A.
Dies Suddenly at Home

LOUISVILLE, Nov 1s-Louis Knapp.
On umpire in the American Association
since 1914, dropped dead at his home
eere last night. He was 80 yenrs old
and is survived by a widow. two daugh-
tiers, a brother and his parents
He has been a familiar figure in the
American Association. where he has made
many friends while umpiring. He caught
q severe cold on June 10 and never com
pletely recovered, although be was ap-
parently IN. good health. Last night he
was IN the best OF spirits and had
started to shave shortly after 10 o'clock
Five minutes later he dropped dead from
a hemOrrhage Of the lungs.
Knapp started his career as an umpire
on the lots here and went to the Three-l
League as an arbiter in 1912. IN 1913
he was IN the Western League. and then
advanced to the American Association in
1914
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18
Baltos in Line

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1s-with virtually
his entire team signed up. the same play
ers who won the championship OF the In
ternational League for the Orioles, the
last two seasons. and the inter-lengue
series with the st. Paul American Assoc
citation Club this fail. Jack Dunn, man
ager OF the Baltimore Club, Is not worry
ing about next years baseball problems.
His team probably will train at Colds
boro, N. c., next spring, It was under
stood today.
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IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPS.

season. It will be seen that by com
pairing the scores hung up against
Shortridge by both teams that Bloom
field and wabash are evenly matched.
Manual gridders go to Clinton Satur-
day, where they are scheduled to clash
with the powerful high school eleven
of that place. Clinton this season has
hung up one Of the most impressive rec
ords In the State, and If the locals can
take their measure It will be a big feather
In the hat of Coach Evans All Manual
regulars are in great condition and
pepped up by their victory over Short
ridge.
Coaches Julius and Erehart of Short
ridge and Tech. respectively are working
their men overtime this week in order to
have them in the pink of condition for
their city series clash Nov. "A.
Prior to the Sheridan game, Tech was
the big favorite, but as result OF the
defeat suffered Saturday at the hands OF
that eleven stock at the east side school
has descended slightly. It's result OF
the Manual game. however, also knocked
the Shortridge hackers down peg or
two and Tech is still expected by most
critics to win the coming contest.
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ES ON MA CHIMES FOR IMPORTANT CONTESTS
First Big Ten Selection

IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. IS--Coach How
ard Jones of the Iowa University eoot-
ball team, has selected his aIl-Gonference
eleven. 1t follows:
Left End--Carney, Illinois.
Right End-Belding, Iowa.
Right TaCkIe-Slater, Iowa.
Left Tackle-HuRman, Ohio.
Right Guard---Mohr, Illinois.
Left Guard--McGuire, Chicago.
Center--Depler, Illinois.
. QUARTER Back-A. Devine. Iowa.
Right Half Back--Williams, Indiana.
Left Half Back-Stinehcomb Ohio.
Full Back-Crangle, Illinois.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18

Now its basket ball Manual opened
with win over Southport last night
and Tech was slated to meet Fortyille
this afternoon in the Tech gym. The
local high schools will enter the net
season under the handicap of having
none Of their best men on the football
squad, but when the gridders are re-
leased from these duties each institution
will be confronted with some OF the
rosiest prospects in their respective his
tories.
What promises to be the best high
school football game played in Indiana
this year awaits local fans at Irwin field
Saturday when Wabash and Bloomfield
80 to the mat with the central and south-
ern championship Of the State hung up
as the prize. This contest will be played
Jas curtain raiser to the Butler Chicago
Y. NJ. c. A. college game and Will start
at u 80.
Both Of these aggregations have been
seen in action on an Indianapolis grid
iron this year. Bloomfield met and de-
feated ShorTridge in the first game OF the
year for the north siders, 20 to o.
Wabash downed Manual 30 to 0, In the
first high school game played In this city
this season, Wabash also beat short
ridge, q to at Wabash later In the
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PURDUE MEANS
TO GIVE BEST
With All Odds Against Them,
BOiIermakers Plan to Force
Crimson Hard.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov 1S.--In tbs
face of all the dope in favor Of a Crimson
victory, the Purdue Boi1ermakers are go
ing through their practice drills with
grim determination to give the Indians
University eleven the best that's In them
when they clash on the gridiron here
Saturday.
Because Of the significance Of the Sat
urday game, the players and their sup
porters have assumed an air Of despera-
ton The rivalry between the two
schools is intense and upon their annual
football clash depends the success or
CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
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Belmonts VS. Greenfield

The BeImonts VIII appear In Greenfield
Sunday for their next gridiron encounter
and will drill this week with expecta-
lions of stiff setto. The squad win be
in fine shape for the game, as the regu-
lars rested last Sunday while the sec
onds stepped on a combination Of Cum
berland, Oaklandon, Lawrence and Ft.
Harrison players.
Coaches Miller and Caldwell conducted
blackboard drill Wednesday night and
the old plays were brushed up and new
ones handed out.
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The Difference in Ruths

NEW YORK. Nov. 1S-Babe Ruth
has been in Cuba with the Giants and
has played fifteen games, re ewing
81 600 per game in return. He didn't
make single home run in the fifteen
games, though he batted 500 on the
trip.
Torrientes, the "black Babe Ruth,
on the other hand, hit three home
runs In one game last week, and In a
fourth trip to the plate made two
Dagger For this feat he received SlS4,
which was showered on him as ne
rounded the bases-snd he had 10
pick 1t all uD
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RANrAM PLANS CHANGED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Switch In his
plans for his bantam championship bout
has been made by Promoter Tex Rick
ard. he will stage the return bout be-
tween Jack Sharkey and Joe Lynch on
Dec and send Lynch against Champion
Herman on Dec. 81. The Dempsey Bren-
nan fight. scheduled for Dec. Il, is be-
ing held up pending the lifting of the
boxing commissions ban on heavyweight
encounters.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18

NEW YORK. Nov, 1S.-Benny Leonard.
lightweight champion, stopped Harlem
Eddie Kelly in the fifth round iof a
scheduled ten-rOund bout here last hight.
After Kelly had been hoored twice by
left hooks to the jaw, Referee Jack Kelly
stepped between the two and waved
Leonard to his corner. Kelly had to be
carried to the chair.
Leonard's weight was ANNOUNCED at
136 pounds at O'Clock and Kely's at
141I2.
IN his first appearance here JEFF Duffy,
1ChicagO middleweight, knocked out Terry
Mitchell Of Bayenne, n. J., in fOrty-hve
seconds
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no coNFER wIrH GovERNoR.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-When Governor
elect Nathan T. Miller visits this city
prominent boxing enthusiasts plan to
confer with him and endeavor to learn
his attitude regarding bouts in this state
under the new Walker law.
Persistent reports have been circulated
in sporting circles that an effort will be
made to repeal the Walker act at the next
session Of the Legislature. especially If
an attempt is made to stage the bout
between Dempsey and Carpenter in the
STATE
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BILLIARDS
NATIONAL rHRKE-CusHIoNs

CHICAGO, Nov. 1s.--Joe Capron, vet
eTan billisrdist, broke. his losing streak
here last night by defeating Hugh Heal
OF Toledo. 80 to 40, In seventy fnntnga
Alfred De ORC Of New York continued
with the leaders In the worlds three
cushion championship by beating Charles
Otis Or New York. John Layton Of st.
Louis had little difficulty beating Charles
NORM.