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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Bruce Robson Region
Post Here Takes Stand
Against Boxing Champ

The American legion post in Milwau-
kee, which elected Jack dempsey to men,
bership, overstepped it's rights, declares
a resolution adopted by Bruce P. Robi-
son Post No. 1873, which adopted the
resolution last night
The local post, which met in the Cen
trail Christian church, held that the
champion pugilist should have entered
the service during the war. The post
also voiced condemnation of the employ
ment by a Chicago harvester company of
Robert Boyer, German chemist, who is
said to admit being one of the origina-
tors of German pc son gas.
The post, which vas named for Lieut..
Bruce P. Robson, son of Mr.. and Mrs
e. J. Robson, who died in the servfee,
will be presented with a stand of colors
at an open meeting on Feb. 16 by Mr..
and Mrs. Robson.
Herbert Fl. Eickhoff has been elected
commander of McIllvaine- Kothe Post No
153, which meets regularly at the Athen-
aeum. Others officers chosen We're
Ford v. Woods. vice commander; Robert
g. Winslow, adjutant; r. G. Vonnegut,
finance officer, and Louis j. Roster, Jr.,
insurance officer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03

Another Indianapolis umpire is on his
way up in the guessing" profession.
He is Ted McGrew, former player and
manager, and he will step up into Class
AA company the coming season as an
umpire on the staff of the Pacific Coast
league. McGrew was developed on the
east side lots as a player, and was one
of the fashest inf1elderS this city ever
turned out. He was Indianapolis bat
boy at one time and entered league base
ball early. In his career as a Lacquer
ne was a star in the Central league when
that organization was at its best, and
later performed with Louisville in the
American association and Birmingham
in the Southern league. 4.
Later he was player manager at Colums
bia in the South Atlantic league, and
eventually entered the umpiriAg ranks.
Last season he OBLIGATED in the Virginia
league and was one Of only two umpires
who started and finished the year in that
circuit, which developed a reputation of
being a tough organization for umpires.
The attention of President Mccarthy of
the Pacific Coast league was drawn to
McGrew's record and inquiries brought
recommendations for the indianapolis
man, and he soon sent McGrew con
tract.
McGrew has a wide acquaintance in
baseball and is thoroughly familiar with
the ways of the leaguerS. Ollie Chill of
this city Is q veteran member OF the
American league umpiring staff and ae-
quaintances of McGrew believe that he
possesses the ability to follow Ollie Chill
up to the ''big show" The Coast league
plays long season and McGrew will de-
part for the west early In March.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03

NEW YORK, Feb 3.-Quite a bunch
Of mail has reached us in the past few
days panning certain New Jersey pro
moters" who were thinking Of barring
From the tone Of the majority of let
ters 1t seems that Jack Dempsey is
much more popular man than the fight
promoters who are trying to belittle him.
lie is quite strong with the army, too
as t9e following extracts from {he Ie1t i,I
show. He writes:
II hope, Tad, that you will give some
other people a chance to show in your
column how they feel about this Dempsey
matter. ] myself am confident that If
Dempseys number had been called he
would have been there like a duck. Be
cause he was fortunate enough az you
look at 1t that way to be left out, is
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
CITY SCHOOLS
TO HAVE BIG
BALL LEAGUE
Eight Districts to Be Repre-
scented in Fairgrounds
Circuit Planned.
APRIL AND MAY GAMES

Plans for a baseball league made up
of pupils in the elementary grade schools.
have been completed by DR.. w. A. Ocker
director Of physical education in the city
schools.
Teams competing in the league will be
made up Of pupils from the seventh and
There are about forty-eight schools in
the city eligible to enter teams and all
will be invited to participate in a big
championship race.
SIX TEAMS IN
EACH DISTRICT.
The schools will be divided into eight
districts, according to DR.. Ocker, max
ing six teams in each group. A schedule
of games will be played and champions
of the various groups will play for the
championship Of the entire city.
According to present plans members
of the city championship team will lie
given gold medals, while those playing
on district championship teams viii be
given bronze medals.
FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY GAMES.
The schedule is to start in the early
part of April and close in the latter
part of May. All games viii be played
in the city parks on Friday evenings
and Saturday mornings so that there win
be 10 Interference with school work
James II. Lowry, park superintendent
has authorized school officials to use
the park Fairgrounds for league qauea
Games will be played with the regula-
ton playground baseball and will be
under the supervision Of school authorf
ties. The league will be the first OF its
kind established in Indianapolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
DePauw and Purdue in
Second Clash Tonight

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 3-DePauw
and Purdue will clash on the court at
Memorial gymnasium here tonight and
one of the greatest college games of the
season is expected to result DePauw
will come here smarting under the sting
Of one-point defeat by Purdue recently
and this will be its last chance for
revenge.
Coach Lambert ANNOUNCED yesterday
that he was not enthused at the showing
the team made in the practice drills this
week. In addition, the loss of White is
severe setback. The star forward is
suffering from the effects of an injury
10 his ankle several weeks ago and his
chances Of getting in the contest are
slim. Smith, who has been out of the
game for two weeks due to sickness.
but who is evidently in the best of
shape now, will probably fill the va
cancy.
Ali is JOY in the camp of the DePauw
warriors. The team ran through a
snappy drill at Greencastle yesterday
afternoon and as far as the eye can
see, is ready for a real struggle. The
squad is ready to get started against
the Purdue athletes and every man in
school is confident that Piggy Lambert's
men are doomed to fall.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
BOXING
FOY'S OFFER
GETS ATTENTION

PARIS, Feb. 3.-Francois Descamps.
manager Of Georges Carpenter. yester-
day held conference with Abraham
Carlos, representative Of William Fox
regarding the American movie promoters
bid for the proposed championship fight
between Carpenter and Jack Dempsey.
Fox offered Carpenter $3.50, 900 to fight in
America, but this bid includes a yaude-
Vile tour in the United States by the
French fighter
Carpenter is going to London as soon
as Cochran, the English promoter. re-
turns from America. Cochran has had
an option on Carpenters services. but
this expires this week and the French
man Is anxious TO see whether or not
Cochran will raise his original bid of
10000 pounds sterling. Unless Cochran.
who was unable to obtain Dempsey's
signature to an agreement, has some
thing new to offer Carpenter will do
business with Fox.
Manager Descamps wants a fight Of
eight ten or twelve rounds, but says the
contest will end inside of eight with
Carpenter the winner. The Frenchman
is willing to fight in the states, recogniz-
ing that Dempsey, as the champion, has
right to demand this
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
NEW CENTRAL LEAGUE.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 8.-Eight
Mlch1gan cities and TT. Wayne, Ind.
were represented at a meeting here at
@hleh 1t was decided to reorganize the
central baseball league The Michigan
glIIes applying for franchises were Mus
keGon, Ludington. Kalamazoo. Benton
HarboF' Lansing, Grand Rapids. Jackson
and Manistee. Applications for clubs An
Richmond and Muncie, Ind. and Racine.
" Is were denied. E. W. Dickerson Of
Grand rapids, former president of the
western league. will head the reorgauTzad
circuit. The next meeting will be held in
kalamazoo and at that time one Miehi-
gan city viii be dropped so as to make
an elght-elub circuit. The salary limit
va T6s paced at $500, and a schedule Of
I4O games was agreed upon.
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Former Maroon Star Is
Victim of Pneumonia

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Arthur c. Hoffman.
former University of Chicago athlete, Is
dead at his home here after an attack
of pneumonia. He was married and was
in the employ of the Goodrich Rubber
Company.
Hoffman won his first letter on the
football team in 1907, playing guard and
tackle, and in 1908 and 90 was a member
of the Maroon gridiron eleven. He PLAYED
on the Chicago basketball team in 1908,
CO, 10, and was captain OF the quintet
his senior year He played on five con-
ference championship teams and was
member of the Maroon basketball team
which defeated Pennsylvania for the
national inter collegiate championship In
1908
For several years Hoffman has been
prominent football and basketball Of
fetal in the Big Ten.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Marion County SpOrtsmen
Name Bachelor Leader

George II. Bachelor was elected as
president of the Marion County Fish and
Game Protective association at. the regu
lar monthly meeting of the association
last evening. Other officers chosen by the
association>~include Thomas Carter. vice
president; Clint C.. Darby, secretary, and
r. g. Tuttle, treasurer.
i 760 sb dur
ing the last season. The totals follow
Small mouth bass, $3.50; large mouth
bass, 33250; croppie. 5000; yellow cat
ksh 10000 Five directors for the or
ganzatlOn to act during the next year
were chose mas follows: Oliver Baus
Harry c. Henricksen, Edward Phipps
Gustave J. T. Meyer and William Dor
denkecher The members of the Marion
county organization were invited last
evening to attend the meeting OF, the
Hamilton county association at Mobiles
Fl. A. Little and c. c. Golden are new
members taken into the organization.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
WIGGIN.S RETURNS
TOTING TITLE

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3.-Tom An
drews, Milwaukee fight promoter, accom-
panied by Lew Edwards, Lightweight
champion of Australia, and Chuck Wig
gins of America. now the Australian
heavyweight champion, arrived here on
Monday from the antipodes. According
to Andrews, Edwards has bouts sched-
uled with Johnny Dundee, Richie Mitch
ell and Johnnie Noye i'm Milwaukee and
will go to London in March to fight be-
fore the National Sporting club. Virgins
also viii be busy and will appear in
Milwaukee and Toledo rings.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Sunny South Shoot

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 3.-Otis Dorches-
ter of Dallas. with a handicap of seven
teen yards. won the Sunny South handi-
cap, defeating A. E. Daniels Of Wyoming.
twenty FIVE targets of the shoot of. Dan
tells, eighteen yards, tied with Dorchester
in the finals of the shoot with a score
of ninety five. Mark Arie, Thomasboro,
Ill, and Frank Troeh of Vancouver,
Wash, both with handicaps of twenty
two yards, were completely out of the
money. Arie had score of eighty nine.
while Troeh made an eighty-six.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03

Louie Lane and his Midwest Engines
stalled around long enough TO lose two
to the Prospect Gas
The Midwests didn't get count worth
more than thirteen cents.
Sargent and Snyder went big for the
Citizens Gas, but the Marmon boosters
happened to be hitting all they had and
they put over two easy wins after los
ing the opener.
The Premier Motors had entirely too
much stuff for the Standard Oils.
The Bell Hop Deuces Wild match in
the Rotary loop was one grand funeral
march for the Deuces. They couldn't
produce anything to compete with the
double centuries OF Shelley and Field.
Churchman off the Bee Wee Dees, came
in with pa after his first game and
was awaEded the second high one-g game
honors.
MUIR got one almost as big as Church
mans and his teammates worked with
him for two wins over the underclothes.
For many long days Old Man Reitzen
has stayed back with the also bOwled"
fellows, but last night he came out and
In the first two games and a future
double century in the third.
What else was there for the Shoe
Strings to do but take two from the
Pork Chops?
McElwaine goL 23s for the Pork
Chops, and 1t brought him high one
game honors, but didn't do his buddies
much good. They were too far gone.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Former Managers and
Present SOX Boss Meet

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Two former
managers and the present manager OF
the White Sox baseball club held a
session yesterday at which many
things except baseball were discussed.
II so, happened that kid Gleason,
present boss, went TO his downtown
hotel in midafternOon and found
caller in the person Of Clarence Row
land, who bossed the south siders
from 1918 to 1918. They went to
Gleason's room, and soon came James
J. Callahan, leader Of the Sox prior
to Rowland.
At the present time, Gleason is
striving to get the White Sox lined
no for the start Of another pennant
fight. Rowland is seeking place TO
live in Chicago and also on the look
out for a big baseball berth, and Cal
lahan is grabbing contracts In Chi
cage and suburbs for improvements
in public utilities 1t looks like Cal
lahan IS sure OF a good year and the
other two are taking chances.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
DebOnair Dance Planned

Athletes who have fought under the
colors of the Debonair club during 1919
win be the honored guests at a leap
year dance to be given by the organiza-
ton at the Independent Athletic club.
Friday, Feb. 20. The dance is an annual
affair and all members and friends of
the club are requested to attend and
get in on the good time.
The Dictionaries went big in athletics
last year and the speed that the basket
Quintet is showing at this time indicates
that this year is going to be a banner
one for them in the sport world. Base
ball, football track, tennis and swimming
teams will be organized among the mem
bers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Three Games CGrded
Opening Night in
Amateur Net Play
City Fans KeenEy Interested in
Sectional Event Starting
Tomorrow.
SEVEN TEAMS ENTERED

Tomorrow will go down IN the ANA
teur basketball book Of Indiana as the
day Of days. The seven teams entered
in the fight for the championship of the
Indianapolis district of the state $50
pound amateur tourney will swing into
action tomorrow night on the Marion
club court and every fan expects three
great battles to be fought before the first
round Of play is over.
At o'clock tomorrow evening the
Lauters will clash with the indicated
PAIR Dice. The only thing that gives
the "bones a better standing than the
Lauters in the dope column is the TACT
that they have yet to lose game. The
west side lads are strong and as they
have been out of action for some time
they will be ready to go full speed in
order to win the initial game.
DEBs AND "Y"
LEADERS CLASH.
The Debonairs and "Y" leaders will
clash In the second game at O'Clock.
This will be another battle. The Leaders
trimmed the 'Debs" in two early season
games, but Coach Squires' outfit has been
strengthened since that time, While the
Leaders are the same old Leaders, ana
many of the fans believe that the De
bonairs are going to get revenge.
The third, last and probably the best
game of the first round will be played
when Capt Johnny Rice hurls his South
size turner's AT Joe hOsthIhdl dhu hAS
Boys Club followers 1t would be a
hard job to build up team OF lads
who have done all their work In the
amateur ranks and make them look bet
ter than the Boys Club, but the Turner's
are youths who have gained regulations
through four years of high school play
and they are favored to trim the Meridian
street athletes
Both teams play a wonderful guard
ing game, but where the Boys Club has
Joe Rosenthal to cage the bali from the
center of the floor, the Turner'S have Rice,
as good as the other. to do such work.
and ii is believed that they will get
more chances than their opponents How
ever Il Is a safe bet that the score will
be one of the smallest posted here IN
several seasons.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
THE ASH PILE /
-r--71 17777T7TiTT1H71TT1 BY EDDIE @HEHT HHlHVR
Z EDDIE, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

mighty high for an even greater base
bah year than was enjoyed In 1919
and that was some year. The races
look tight, from here, and the fans
more numerous. The only fly In the
ointment is the almost certainty of
hosted prices. Baseball has held of
long time on raising admissions, but
the players keep right on demanding
more salaries and perhaps the magnates
are justified in the boosts. The fans
are making more money, OF course, and
likely will be in their accustomed seats
despite the higher admission prices.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03

The Hot Stove league fire didn't have
lis accustomed cheer until Steve Yerkes
gave his annual retirement nctiee.
Add surprising news of the winter:
Miller Higgins says Babe Ruth Will
bat in the cleanup position.
Jack Dempsey is beginning to wonder
if his movie play will be a success. He
was sure It would until few weeks
ago.
Jimmy Wilde finally has convinced the
American fstic fans that ne Is the goods
Mike Ertle Of St Paul was the victim.
That goes hard with Nike. BY the way,
Nike Collins. Ertle's manager, isn't haT-
ing any great run of luck Of late. John
ny Noye, who went east expecting to
knock a few lightweights stiff, was
beaten by Cal Delaney and kayOed by
Lew Tender. Johnny was all set for
killing inasmuch as he had just given
Tender a drubbing in Denver. And now
Ertle. who was being groomed to replace
his brother "Kewpie" among the ban
tams, has taken MS dose of medicine. In
the meantime Fred Fulton, Mixes former
heavy, is raking In the dollars in the
east.
Just few more weeks now and the
teams will be starting south with hopes
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
ROWLAND AFTER BIG JOE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Clarence Rowland.
who won a pennant for the White Sow
in 1917, also a worlds championship,
was around the baseball r1alto yesterday.
Clarence refuses to say where he wifi
go or what he will do this season Buk
Clarence threatens to land something
big, so don't be surprised to hear that
Rowland Is back with US in the major
leagues. Last season he was 4 magnate
and manager at Milwaukee. selling his
A. A. interests only recently.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Close One to Em-ROes

DARLINGTON, Ind, Feb. 3.-The EN-
Roe basketball team Of Indianapolis won
close victory from the Darlington Bear
Cats here Monday, 90 to %. The visitors
took an early lead and maintained their
advantage throughout the contest. The
accurate shooting of Schoenaman Of the
EN- Roes featured the game. The speedy
forward gave the EN- ROes a IA to 9
lead in the first half This lead was.7-ut
down one point by the local in the last
period, but the Bear Cats offensive never
seriously threatened the lead of the EN-
Roes. Cox scored six field goals for the
locals
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
RutIer VS.. Franklin

on the basketball floor the Butler war
riors are going all the way there and
back tonight, when they clash with Frank
lin on the IrvingtOn court Franklin is
favored to win the contest by a great
many fans. but when taken from one
angle the dope looks fairly even Frank
lin and Butler have both met the Cen
trail Normal quintet and their victories
have been easily gained. But whether
the Blue and White athletes come out on
top or bottom tonight they are going
to fight hard. They have worked hard
for the contest and are determined to
give the dope bucket at least one good
fip-hOp before the curtain goes down
on the season.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Baseball Bits
LOOK At ROGER
GRAB PLAYERSg

BOSTON, Feb. 3.-The Boston Amer
leans announced the sale Of three play
ers to the Toledo club of the American
Catcher Mcneil and OuffeIdar WiiTo3t
go 10 Toledo for a cash consideration and
an an option on member of the Toledo
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
BIG BABES BIRTHDAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-George Babel
Ruth worlds greatest sIugger and the
highest priced ball player Of all time
will celebrate his twenty-sixth birthday
next Saturday. The Yankees latest ac-
QUESTION first saw the light Of day Feb.
Z, 1884, at Baltimore, Nd. Six years
made a great difference in the life of
Ruth In 1914 he was in a reformatory
at Baltimore, to which he had been sent
because OF his failure to attend school
regularly. It was while in the reforma-
tory that Ruth began his career as a
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03

NASHVILLE. Feb. S.-Patsy McSia-
hon shaded Red Herring in eight rounds
here last night, although the Indianapolis
boy clearly showed that his long serv-
his Judgment of distance, At long range
Mcmahon was superior to Red, landing
the greater number Of blows, but Her
ring had a shade on the in6ghting.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
GENGLER-WOLF MATCH

CHICAGO Feb. 3-Count John Geng
Ter took a lead Of sixty pins In the first
block IF ten in forty game match
with Phil Wolf at the Randolph alleys.
He beat the south side expert six of
the ten games. He also had the high
count Of the series. getting 2t3 for his
final attack on the pins He totaled
2,0S3, against 2,023 for Wolf The second
ten games will be rolled at Bruck,s al
Gengler19l9. 2oe, 100. 2O8 17s, PAP, 228,
1913, 1916. 243-2.OS3
Wolf 2o1, @3i, 211, 2s9, 1856. 1856, 1914,
1856, 1872. 1893 1923.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
NEWARK AND PHILLY BOUTs.

At Newark-Gene Tunney knocked out
Al Roberts In the eighth round. Charlie
Beeeher shaded Battling Reddy. Eddie
Fitzsimmons outpointed Jimmy Duffy.
Benny Valger gave Joie Fox a, boxing
lesson.
At Philadelphia-Dan O'DOwd. Boston
New York in six rounds. Joe Tiplitz and
Jack Russo fought six rounds to a draw.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
GLEASON nPr1Ar1srIc-

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Manager Gleason
Of the Chicago Americans Monday began
the task of lining up the players prelfn-
training camp at Waco. Tex. Gleason
anticipated no trouble in signing all the
regulars, despite the declarations Of
Shortstop Risberg and First Baseman
Gandil that they have retired. Contracts
have been sent to both, Gleason said
He expects to start the season with the
1919 team intact
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
FRENCH CHAMP
DUE IN MARCH

PARIS, Feb 3.-Georges Carpenter,
European heavyweight, champion and
challenger for the worlds title. is to sail
for America March 10, it was announced
today by NJ. Deschamps. his manager.
Carpenter will go TO Los Angeles from
New York, arriving there about March
% to fill some movie contracts. After
that he will tour America in a vaude-
willie act