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Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
GREAT SPORT YEAR FOR AMERICA

Next In class was Americas sweeping
victory on track and field at the classic
olympic games
Tennis jolu,-d the list OF conquesis
hen William 7. Tilden won the British
national championship and later. with
Johnson brought the Davis cup TO Amer
lea. after az absence OF eight years.
Jack Kelly, Philadelphia. brought the
worlds scaling championship back
home from the olympic games. The
American rflemen brought home the
championship from Belgium.
AMERICAN SWIM
STARS ALSO WIN.
The American fishing schooner Esper-
anto Joined the list With 4 champion
ship the American swimmers vanquished
the best IN the world and the Princeton
track team heat oxford and Cambridge.
America must bow, however. 70 Can
aaa IN hockey; to Britain III cross coun-
try running md golf the very few ia
ternational contests IN which American
colors did not wave from the top OF the
pole
In pugilism and westling America Is
almost supreme
International sports reached their
greatest crest IN 1890 and the benefits
resulting cannot he estimated. Greater
yet Is the prospect for 1921 with the
exception Of the Olympic games the
same events with some notable additions
Will be on the card for the next year.
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Purdue and Enl-ROes
Scheduled in Real
Net Battle Tonight
independent Stars TdHgLe
With Fast COHeOianS on the
Y. ". c. A. Court.

Indianapolis will be treated to its first
big holiday basketball game tonight
when the En- Rocs and Purdue meet at
the y NJ. G. A az s O'Clock A prcl mi
hsry contest NJ { "'clocs viii see one of
Manuals teams battling with the Be0
Davis Ave The other Manual team goes
TO Wabash.
An atmosphere Of The college campus
will exist az the contest fnr uauy pur-
due student, live in indianapolis and are
home for the Christmas holidays one
complete section OF reserved seats has
cen given q Purdue students and fol
lowers. which Viii mean concerted cheer.
Ing for the college I've throughout tuc
contest
Although Purdue hns played only two
x mes this season. the strength ~ the
team has been manifest. Victories be-
ing the portion Of the EolerIaakers iu
both instances.
The contest touisa, viii be th. frat
or trlp the C5Icgiuns Will take hc-
fore the opening of The Conference sea.
son. The team plays az Cincinnati on
saturday night. then meets E3rlhatn at
Richmond. 10 be followed hy contest
with Butler here Oh Tuesday night
The Em -Boes ate amartiug under the
sting OF defeat az the hands OF Purdue
last season on the local floor. The mem
bers of the local independent team are
In the pink of condition for the tile,
which should be scorcher from begin
ming 10 end
In Miller and White. All-Confereuce
players las season. Purdue Is well fortl-
fed In guarding material. Coach Lam.
bert has uncovered tn Treat, Howe da,
Masters HalEis and several Others Co.
pable men TO nh the Shoes OF Campbell
Tiison and Church.
Owing TO the demand for seats Man
ager Callahan has made SPECIAL prep
fntiDns 10 take care OF one Of the largest
crowds that ever Witnessed q contest on
the \ n. G. A. h0oT
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l. A. c. Votes Approval
of Amateur Union Policy

At a meeting OF the board Of directors
Of the Indianapolis Athletic Club, held
Uhirsday, a resolution was adopted ap-
proving a proposal discussed at the last
meeting Of the board whereby the Indian
apolis Athletic Club would cooperate with
the Indiana Amateur Athletic Union in
the holding of a national championship
swimming meet in Broad Ripple pool
next summer.
The following delegates were elected
TO represent the Athletic club at the Iu-
diana A. A. L. meeting to be held at the
Chamber OF Commerce next Tuesday
Wallace o. Lee, w. II. Barrere. Jr, and
Harry c. Buschmanns Mr.. Lee being
elected as the representative OF the In
dianapolis Athletic Club on the board of
governors OF the Indiana A. A. U.
The delegates were instructed to re-
port to the indiana A. A. L. that the
policy of the Indianapolis Athletic Club
would be 10 cooperate with the Indiana
4. A. L. In any manner possible toward
furthering amateur athletics in all Its
branches.
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New College Conference
Schedules Spring Me

CHICAGO. Dec 31-The formation
a new interstate athletic conference pr
tically was assured Thursday followin.
conference of representatives Of a MT
Der Of middle western colleges here.
was decided to hold a track meet at =
College Cedar Rapids, Iowa in May
Scholastic standing a well as athll
strength will be the basis upon VIII
members viii be enrolled. Beloit. Cal
ton, Coe. Cornell jIowa), Hamline, KI
and Lawrence are expected to becA
members De Pauw and Wabash 4
have been invited
Residence rules for eligibility ID
to he the big problem, but it an
as though this question might be NGf1
out TO the satisfaction of all cOnterI
Among the tentative members IF
new body the residence rule di1E
Some require only six months resideI
Freshmen thus can compete in track
baseball Others allow freshmen to a
pete in all sports. Many argumenIS
favor of the new conference were
pressed and a settlement of the resid
question would leave the way Gear
its formation, representatives said.
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Shortridge Easily Beats
Wiley Court Combination

TERRE IAUTE, Ind, Dec 31.-Wney
Hlgh schools basket-tossers fell easy
last night the anal count being 45
20 -
Richards Elmore and Riley formed a
scoring machine for Snortridgc that
jumped into the lead early in the con-
test and STAYED out in front all the
time without worry.
Shortridge held 27-to-2 advantage
at the close Of the first half; but in the
second period the locals frightened up n
hit and registered ten points. Richards
dropped eight field goals through the
ring for the winners, and Elmore and
Riley were not far behind him In the
scoring race. Klncade was the feature
play FOR Wiley.
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RIVAL ELEVENS
ON THEIR TOES
FOR BIG GAME
Eve of IntersectiOnaI Battle on
Coast Finds Buckeyes and
Bears in Shape.
OHIO SLIGHT FAVORITE

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 31-With both
teams in the pink Of condition as a result
of the CAREFUL practices they have under
gone this week, with every possible de-
tail of the arrangements worked out, all
was In readiness today for tomorrow's
great intersectional football game here
| between Ohio State and the University Of
California elevens.
Trainers in both camps gave out the
word this morning that today's workout
would be light, consisting of just enough
effort TO timber up and ward of any
possible staleness.
WILCE BELIEVES
MEN ARE READY.
The splendid physical shape of the
! Buckeyes is especially gratifying to
Coach Wilce, for he has been informed
by Southern California sport writer's
that teams from the East in other years
were at least 10 per cent deficient when
| the time Of the big game arrived.
Up to this morning the betting was
said to have been at 10 to and 10 to Q,
odds in favor of Ohio. With the arrival
of a small army Of rooters and Students
from Berkeley tonight and tomorrow
morning, the odds are expected to be-
beaten down to at least even.
The question Of tomorrow's weather
is a big factor Both coaches, Wilce
and Smith. are hoping for bright day
with a fast dry field, where snappy open
style playing can be used. II the field
is wet and heavy the contest necessarily
viii be 4 slow one.
HOW COACHES
VIEW CONTEST.
Neither Of the coaches are making ex-
travagant claims. Both have great re-.
spect for the showing Of their respectivel
squads. Both apparently expect a close
battle
Coach Wilce's views follow:
NO football game is won until the.
| last whistle is blown. I have brought
| out team that is the best in the Mia- (
die West. l believe the folk back home,
who are aware of the high standard OF
midvestern football, will also be proud
of Ohio States showing here"
Coach Smith said:
The California team has been three
years in its making. 1t has now reached
the height OF form. have great respect
for football as played in the Middle
West. but after tomorrow's game I be-
lieve the American public will find Pa s
cifc coast methods are the equal of al n
used In any other part OF the country
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CHICAGO MAKES
LEWIS OFFER

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The first big
wrestling show to be STAGED In Chicago
under the direction of the proposed city
athletic commission viii he decided at
the Coliseum, Jan. 10, under the auspices
of the Coliseum Athletic Club.
The date was decided upon last night,
after the club secured the signature Of
Stanisl-us ZybszkO, the giant Pole, as
one Of the principals in the main event.
Officials Of the club have made 4 flat
tering offer to Ed (Stranglerl Lewis. the
new champion. to meet Zybszko in n fn-
ish contest Lewis was guaranteed
$4,000. win lose or draw.
In the even the STRANGER refuses to
meet the Pole, another opponent will be
SOUGHT.
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Attend Amateur Meeting

James Lowry ana r Walter Jarvis
director Of city recreation. have heen
authorized 70 attend the annual meeting
OF the American Amateur Baseball Fed
Grafton, to be held In Cleveland Jan. u
and 16 Lowry Is vice president of the
national organization and Jarvis is presi-
dent Of the Indianapolis Amateur Asso-
citation. composed Of seven leagues. New
officers will he elected and new cities ad-
mitted into the federation al the annual
meeting.
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Admit Virgins Is Fast
(Chicago Herald Exam ner.)

Iu Chuck WlGgins the experienced Ed
de McGoorty VIII encounter rugged
and willing zoe at Grand RaDids New
Years day. Chuek Is young. has becn
through the mill and can carry on AZ n
dizzy pace On u short bout McGoorty
will have 20 De in condition and has been
working hard for that end AZ Kid How
ards Arcade gymnasium. Il is fatal to
get clrrless VITA a tough young fellow
who has the punch aud the heart 10 keep
you tirod MCGoorty knows all about
thot sad does not Intend to be caught
mapping.
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CoRnETT FLAYs WILLARD.

DETROIT. Dec. 31.-James ]. Corbett,
In an interview today, said that 1t was
a big joke to match Willard and Demp-
sey, as there IS nothing in the match
that can bring any new laurels to Demp-
sey and he might accidentally be knocked
out and lose bis crown to a man not
capable at present to defend it.
COrbett said that Willard fooled the
public by not training faithfully for his
90 at Toledo, and is net entitled to an
other match.
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GOLF AT PINEHURsT.

PINEHURST. y. G., Dec. 3l.-James c.
ward. trans Mississippi champion and ia
vorlte In the midwinter tournament at
Pinehurst, went down to a > -to-l defeat
Thursday at the hauus Of John u. Chap
man OF Greenwich. f. J. Theme of TT.
Wayne, who represented Indiana IN the
fourth sixteen, was eliminated by Z. H..
Gillett.
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Boxing at FY'

Boxing bouts VIII be the feature of an
open house" party at the y. " C. A.
saturday ulgbi contests having been ar
ranged between several club boxers. The
main event on the card win be between
carr Bittrlch, boxing Instructor az the
~ and X Q. Brown. weltcrweight
scrapper. who established quito a rTu-
tatlon as an Army boxer and later won
over some Of the best men In bis class
on the Pacihc coast.
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RoUTS AT PORTLAND.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 31.-Sam Lang
ford, Boston heavyweight, won ten
round decision over Jim Barry Of San
Francisco In the main event of the Port
land boxing commissions smoker last
night. Jimmy Darcy, middleweight
coma heavyweight, won a ten round de
cision from Farmer Lodge of Minneapolis
Sammy Gordon, Portland, and Ray Rose
Denver, featherweights, travelled six
rounds to a draw
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Eszss,= 4 s.1ss- E~EE
: 5eSs
For Devastated France

NEW YORK, Dec. 3t-Boxes and the
first five rows OF ringsde seats for the
Benny Leonard Richie Mitchell light
weight championship fight here Jan. Il,
are to be auctiCned OF In the ballroom
of the Commodore Hotel next Thursday.
Burr Mcintosh, Marie Dressler. Leon
Enrol, Katherine Martin, FlOrenz Zieg-
field and Big Bill Edwards Will be the
auctioners The bout is being promoted
by Miss Anne Morgan to raise funds for
devastated France.
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FORD MoNGER WINS

MARYSVILLE. Ohio. Dec. 31.-At the
first athletic show ever pulled off in
Marysville Ford Monger Of AIuncie, Ind.
easily outpointed Johnnie Gardner of
Newark in ten rounds. The men are
welterwei ghts Jimmie Mars OF Colum-
bus bested Chick Rogers Of Akron in
six rounds, and Eddie Burke and Pete
Myers of Columbus went four rounds to
draw.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

Don Holwerda, a member of the Pur-
due basket squad, which plays the En-
Roes at the Y. NJ. G. \. tonight,
is Lafayette product. lie was Il mem
Der Of the West Lafayette High School
five Although he is s.aal in stature hc
has been showing flashes Of form iu
hitting the basket and in covering the
floor lie has shown good work in the
preliminary contests Purdue mas engaged
In this year. However, Purdue Is fortu-
nate ia having good forward material
and Hoiwc-da will have a hard row 70
hoe To- Ill d regular berth
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New Years Shoot

The Indianapolis Gun Club will hold
m open shoot New Years. the first event
to start at 10 o'clock The program will
consist Of ten events Of fifteen targets
each All shooters OF the city are in
yited to compete for the three trophies
tbnt will be awarded after the meet.
Dinner will be served at the clubhouse at
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COLLEGE AND HIS. NET GOSSIP

the Boilcrmakers In every department
but basket-shooting and had Pages men
obtained an even break on their easy
shots the story OF the game would have
Leen different
The Indiana Merchants game VIII mark
the first appearance Of the strong
bloomington quintette IN Indi 1napOlls
and the contest should be r thriller from
the starting whistle. Reports have 4
that this years team is one Of the strong
est In the history OF |. L.
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GIANTS TO NAVE TWO CAMPS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l-The New YORK
Giants Will have two training camps next
sprins. according o. au ANNOUNCEMENT
hy Secretary Joseph OBrien. The squad
under McGraw viii spend eighteen days
IN san Antonio and then VIII leave. play
ing exhibition games en- route 90 Mobile
whore they 0pen a second training camp
for SIX days. starting March =.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
lE!S1ggllNl(Gs

Anutuu of the Cotton Pickers went
oig guns iu the Midwest Engine League,
getting scores OF 200. l92 and 1872. The
cottous beat the Hitches two out OF
three.
Bouvicr shot two terrible games for
the Air Cleaners then redeemed himself
with q whopper count. Strectcr did the
same thing for the stop Shoks.
The Bemis EaEgers didn't get anything
Ike their usual scores. not one Of them
being able 20 get In with the distln-
Euished set
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JOHN sLArPEY KILLS SELF.

ALBANY, Ga, Dec. 31.--John II.
Slappey. prosperous farmer, and father
Of Jack Slappey. pitcher FOR the Phila-
delphia Americans and star on the
Georgln University nine last season,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head Thursday. III Aeaith
Is believed TO have Causcd the act.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
CITY THREE-CUsHIONs.

Anderson downed Frye in a city three
cushion tourney match at the Board Of
Trade yesterday afternoon, so to A, after
ia innings. Anderson POSTED high run
OF FIVE against Fryes four. In the night
match, HOuseman disposed Of Mallory,
45 TO -, in eight-hye innings. House.
mans high run was four and Mallory's 8
three Mitchell annexed the rapid fire
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

Richie Mitchell has had the bug for
for some time that he can lick Benny
LeOuIrt. Benny. on the other glove,
has proved that Mr.. Mitchell from Nil
waukee IS mistaken. Now Mitchell Is to
get another crack at Monsieur Benny in
January at Madison Square Garden, New
York City Mitchell has improved con-
s'derably the last few months, experts
agree.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
TENNIS TROPHY
OF WORLD WON
BY YANK STARS
TiIden and Johnston Vic
toriOus in Antipodes and
Win Back Davis Cup.
FAST DOUBLES MATCH

AUCKLAND, n. T.. Dec. S1.-After an
absence Of eight years, the classic Davis
cup, representing worlds superiority al
tennis, returned today to the United
States.
William T. TiIden and william NJ
Johnston, the star members OF the
American team, took the doubles match
from Norman E. Brookes and Gerald l..
Patterson in a four-set match by scores
II 4-6, 81. 60 and 6-4.
Added to the two victories scored by
the Americans in the singles yesterday
il gave the visitors the necessary three
victories out OF the matches.
BROOKEs LOSES
OLD STAMINA.
Patterson, who was defeated IN
straight sets by Johnston in their
singles match, was in much better form
today, while Brookes did not play so
stamina in the exciting singles matcA
with Tiiden.
With the greatest dash the Australians
started desperately in the first set. Both
the Americans were SLOW In se.tih .I : :
started and the splendid generalship OF
Brookes coupled with the accurate placlng 8
Of Patterson carried the first set at %.
Again as in the singles matches, the
cup defenders seemed 10 Wea1eh unueb '.'eh
the fast pace and Patterson lost mucn
Of his accuracy and speed In the second
set. The Americans rushed TO the net
and with sizzling drives drove them back
to the line The speed of the Americans
proved too much and the Australians LOST
the second set by the same score, O-f
The third set found the Americans at
TIE TOP of their brilliant. form John
stOo's terrific smashes and the clever
vOlIevs of Tilden swept the Australian
81 tbsir feet and they were blanked by
a score az GO.
SNASHES BY
JOHNSTON WIN.
Job,stou's snashes, deadly in their
accuracy and unreturnable with their
terrific speed. almost alone won the
fourth and deciding set Of the match
of the tournament. ~ -.
the field together, being forced to battle
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
Marquette VS.. Aggies

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3l.-Marquette
University anu Michigan Agricultural
College will inset az football ne1t fill
il was announced Thursday.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

Elaborate plans are being made for tno t
vent on the Blue and White card. De
spite the fact that Purdue squeezed ou'
a nine-po.nt victory in the previous meet
inc between the two teams at Lafayette
butler followers can see nothing but q
victory on their own court Those wht
Witnessed the game at Lafayette declare
that the Irvington Eve held the edge or
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

pitching art, and If the young men pay
strict attention they should get results.
II anybody knows how TO talk pitching
IL IS Grover Cleveland Alexander.
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LoUGHr.IN SCORES WIN.

HARTFORD, Nconn., Dec. Six. o.
Loughlin defeabed Marcel Thomas,
welterweight chaMpion Of France, in
last hiohf s'N
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ALrN Has NEW JOE.

CHICAGO. Dec 81 President NeerA OF
the Cubs has given Grover Cleveland
Alexander a new job. lie has been ap-
pointed Instructor Of cub pitchers, Neech
plans to send the CUB pitchers 20 the
coast several dag, in advance OF the reg
ular squad Alexander already Il in Gail
iforuia and Will take tle pitchers iu
charge as soon AS they arrive. He Will
instruct tuem ou the finer points Of the
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
GLASS AA HAS
NEW PROPOSAL
Big Minors Plan to Assert
independence by Entering
Agreement as One.

Reports that the American Association
and the International League are think
ing seriously Of breaking away from the
smaller minor league organizations ana
entering the new National Baseball
Agreement as n separate body supplied II
new topic for discussion in diamond
circles today.
President Hickey of the American AssO-
citation is said to be the first to make
known official objection to some of the
new rules adopted by the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball Leagues,
the ruling body of all minor league ball,
and his objections are said to have been
approved by International League lead
ers. 1t Is believed Pacific Coast League
ma gnateS also Will join In the protest or
the two other Glass "A organizations,
and II the three big min0ra take com
bined stand in the matter there Is
favorab possibility that they viii carry
their point
Judge Lands. baseball high commits
siOner is quoted as saying he saw no
reason why the Glass "A leagues should
not enter the agreement to be adopted
at Chicago next month, as class by
themselves along the same lines as the
National and American Leagues.
The chief cause II the dissa rtsfactiou
of the big minors is the ruling OF the
National Association that II be given
Z per cent Of the gross receipts Of all
post-seasOn series
Manager Jack Hendricks Of the In
dianapolis club stated today that the
local team would be back of any move
| President Hickey made toward with
drawing from the national association.
The Tribe pilot also expressed the opin-
ion that all other \. a. clubs would
stand 10y their president In the new
difficulties
Hendricks stated that there Is very
little reason why the three Glass "A
leagues, with millions OF capital in
vested. should he tied np with and
forced to do as the small circuits bid
Some of the little lea cues have 10 money
to speak OF invested. yet they have ns
much to say as the three leaders, Hen
driCks said
Proposals ay the three Class "A or
ganizat.uns often have been sidetrucked
by the combined vote Of the smalle- cir
cults Hendricks stated and he believes
the time is ripe for thc big minors to
assert their Independence ny entering
the national dgreemant as distinct
body. the same as the two major leagues.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

All clubs carded tomorrow evening are
composed Of crack shooters and every
body Is waiting to see how hard the pres
eut ive-man leaders win fall In the bonn
bardment.
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BASKETBALL
COLLEGE.

AOILEtTE.
Chicago Is; Princeton. IL
Northwestern, u; Michigan Aegies, 10
HIGH SCHOOL.
Shortridge 45; Wiley (Terre Haute). u.
Lebanon. 30; Zionsyille, 0.
INDEPENDENT.
Y. NJ II. A, 43 Fairbanks Morse, 10.
Ferndalcs. 2S: New Palestine, 10.
Ferndale Triangles, 20; st. Phillips, 13.
Pair-o'-Dice, 80; Greensburg Legion, II.
Upton, "a LOgansport, 1J.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

Nofke and Schmidt shot the best dou-
bIcs score, a lbs and went into the
third position; Martin and Spencer took
fourth place with /, 1,120 Tucker and Coval
ranked sixth with LIS. Cook and King
made the eighth station with their l,09e
load and Soltau and Ochiltree captured
the tenth berth with 1857 pins.
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The indianapolis Colored y. NJ. c. A.
basket ball five win meet the Louisville
Athletics, formerly the Louisville Y. VI
C.. a. team, in the New Years evening
attraction al the local gym. Interest IN
the contest Is running high aud 1t =
expected that a record crowd will turn
Uut to witness what should be the big
thriller Of the season. Hazard and Long.
forwards; Robinson, center. and Bryant
and Artis, guards. probably VIII start
the game for Indianapolis.
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There was nothing lacking In the per
formance last night. new singles ana
one game leaders being introduced.
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TiPToN, Ind. Dec. 31.-The Upton
count IN their game with LogapsDort
here. running their victory record up to
nine straights. Tipton meets the Moores-
VILE Elks Monday night, and one Of lho
should result.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

GREENWOOD. Ind, Dec. 31.-The
Greenwood post Of the American Legion
moved into first place in the Fourth
District American Legion League by de-
ieatlng the Greensburg post, Il to 16.
In fast game. Greenwood has lost only
one game in the league and bids fair to
cop the title.
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The first squad tomorrow night will
trke the drives AZ o'clock and will Do
composed of Indianapolis teams. Five
Dayton teams and one Cincinnati cluO
will shoot at o o'clock. while Tole.io
Marion tOhiol ana indianapolis Will be
represented in the II o'clock Sniff
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

Double century scores were more In
evidence last night than they have been
during the tourney, and had some Of the
shooters got the smallest chunk OF good
breaks they would have cracked all kinds
OF records