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Evening star., 1923-03-03
BY ROBERT l.. RIPLEY.

CHRISTMAS DAY. North Pacific
ocean. latitude. "a degrees 32 minutes
40 seconds; longitude, 154 degrees 3S
minutes 27 seconds east: This is
Christmas
L don't know whether to be merry
or not. / have been trying all day to
make up my mind-but despite the
four Christmas trees on board l can
not do it,
The boat is too far from land. Too
far in all directions-from Hawaii,
from Japan, and from the bottom Of
the ocean, as they say it is more than
five miles deep about here.
Tonight ! dined with Les Rowland.
AL Maas, Plant McCaw and Jack
Davidson-merry gentlemen all, God
bless 'em. and later watched Bob Wig
nola deliver Antony's funeral oration
as the feature of the ships theatrical
entertainment Rowland took part,
Evening star., 1923-03-03
YANKS WOULD COMEBACK
AGAINST CASEY TOSSERS

" ANKEE baskeers three champions
the rough this Setback
= the Aoysus
in
between Now the Yanks desperate
re-eabsh
Knights
The clash will take place in the Knights Columbus
Evening star., 1923-03-03
T0SSERS REACH FINAL
IN SOUTHERN TOURNEY

ATLANTA. Ga, March 3.-Mis-
Chattanooga bnsketers wAl play
for the southern intercollegiate
championship here tonight. They
reached the tftular stage last
night by winning semi-final
matches from Georgia Tech, rs to
IL, and Mercer. "a to 10, respec-
lively. Both were great games.
The AgEies, "dark horses" of the
tourney, are favored to win.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Thirteen Tigers on Hand.

DETROIT. Mich. March 3.-The
1928 Training season of the Detroit
Tigers was ''ofiicially" opened today
at Augusta. Ga. when Manager Cobh
distributed uniforms to the thirteen
early birds.
Three new Tigers were at the carnu,
yesterday. They were rip" Collins
and Ray Francis. pitchers obtained
during the winter Roy Spencer who
wore mask for Denver and Omaha
of the Western League last year
brought the number of catchers now
in training at Augusta to three.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
DEMPSEY GIBBONS co
IN MONTANA IS LIKELY

projected fight t Shelby, Mont, be-
tween Jack Dempsey and Tom Glib
bons of St Paul may be legally held
in Montana. provided 1t is limited to
fifteen rounds, according to an opin- =
ion given out this afternoon by At
torney General Wellington d. Rank in.
Shelby promoters, according to ad-
vices from that town, have raised
money to make deposits of S160.000
and are prepared to guarantee $780,
900 to Dempsey and $4,000 to Glib
bons.
Plans have been drawn at Shelby.
it is said. for construction of an arena
large enough to seat 100000 persons.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
THREE YANKEES SCORE
IN GAMES IN BRITAIN
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
OXFORD, Eng. March 3.-Three
Americans carried off honors in the
first day of the Oxford University
sports competition held preliminary
to the ford-Cambridge meet.
w. F. Stevenson of Princeton, now
student at Balliol. won the quarter.
mile in 81 1-5 seconds.
S. X. Brown of Washington and Ex-
cter, won the shot put, 40 feet G
inches. the best record made at the
university in many years. AL Reese
University of Nebraska, was second
with 81 feet 10 inches
T. Huhn Of Princeton and University
College, won the 220-yard low hurdles
in 36 1-5 seconds.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
JOCKEY IS KILLED.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. March a NJ
Anderson, a leading jockey at the
Tia Juana race track, was fatally in
jured yesterday when his mount, Nor
field. fell over another horse which
had stumbled and fallen in the sew
enth race. He died within a few min
uteS.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
JESS WILLARD IS ILL.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. March 3.-Jess
Willard, former heavyweight cham
pion boxer. is suffering with a slight
attack of grippe. His condition
is not considered serious. but il was
said he might have to discontinue his
tour of the country before March Z.
the date set for his return TO New
York.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
400 IN COLLEGE MEET,

NEW YORK, March 3.-The colors
of the leading colleges of the east,
about score of them. will be sported
tonight by 400 athletes in the annual
indoor track meet of the Intercol-
iegiate Association of Amateur Ath-
ictes Of America, The championship
will be defended by Cornell.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
MISS CASSEL REPEATS.

PALM BEACH, Fla. March 3.-Mis SIS
Clare Cassel of New York. singles
champion of the Bahamas and Flori-
da. added another title to her string
when. paired with Mrs. Frank Cod
frey of the Longwood Cricket Club.
she won the woman's doubles in the
state tourney by defeating Mrs.
George w. Wightman and Miss Leslie
Bancroft of the Longwood Cricket
Club. 6--S. C.. ID
Evening star., 1923-03-03
SOUTHPAW SURE AuINC
PITCHING ARM IS CURED
Topped All Lefthanders Last Season Despite Sore
Salary Whip-Brillheart Is Facing Real Task
in Getting Into Condition.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

AMPA Fla March 3Judged by evidence adducible
date in the training period
held by the Nationals
better the showing made 1922
The arhe reported this glowing
ing Just enough surplus weight work while he
ccumsch the
aching elbow of still
when he
the
today let notch when
the big the that
Evening star., 1923-03-03
PRO GOLFERS WILL GO.

NEW YORK. March S.-Although
the Professional Golfers Association
will not sponsor a team to the British
open championship at Troon. Scotland.
June IL to Is. il is expected that
many Yankee stars will make the trip
as individuals. Gene SaraZen, Walter
Hagen, Jim Barnes and John Black
are among those planning to go. Jock
Hutchison will not be able to make
the jaunt owing to exhibition dates.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
RECORDS IN DANGER

CRBANA. Ill. March 3.-Athletic
records will be subjected to a deter
mined onslaught today by nearly 600
selected athletes OF the middle west.
representing forty-seven universities.
colleges and high schools. here to
compete in the annual indoor relay
~rnival of the University of Illinois.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
st. Louis Clubs in Games.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. March Both St,
LOUIS major league base ball teams
played their first practice games of
The season at their training camps in
the south yesterday
rogers Hornsby. homc-run king Of
tne major leagues. starred at the
Nationals camp at Bradentovn. Fla.
his team defeating one captained by
Kay Blades. Cardinal utility PLAYER
to ,. Eddie Dyer, recruit pitcher
shared honors with Hornsby by re-
markable all-around playing
At the Americans ramp at MohjI.
Ala, team headed by Hubert pruct1.
sensational left-hander. won. . to I.
Soth games went the regulation num-
Der of innings.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
TWO-LINE fve-man defense.
In this method of the five

IWO-L1NE hYe-man defense.
/ In this method of the five
4 man defense the first line is
made up of the two forwards and
the center. These three spread out
across the floor about eight feet be-
hind the center circle on a full
sized court. The two guards play
on a line about twelve feet in front
of the basket. one on each side of
the floor. When the attack ap-
preached the first line of three men
they permit the first two opponents S
to 60 on through, if they do not hap
pen to have the ball. knowing they
will be covered by the guards. When
the third man attempts to 60
through, he is covered by the man
nearest to him. This is also true for
the fourth and the fifth. should the
latter try to go through. 1t takes
very smart team to play this de-
fcnse. 1t has many advantages
over the nan-to-man system of the
hve-man defense.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
MIDDLE STATES TENNIS
Is MARKED BY UPSETS

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-Two
upsets occurred in the third round
play in the middle states indoor ten
mis- championships when Leonard
Beekman OF New York eliminated
Wallace F. Johnson. runner up for
the national title in 1921. 10. 6-3.
and Harold Throckmorton. also of
New York. defeated Alex II. Thayer.
local star, 6-2. 6--2
William T. Tildcn. 2d. national
champion, eliminated Stanley W.
Pearson, Philadelphia, in straight
sets, 60, 6-2.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
FULTON OFFERS TO BET
HE CAN K. O. WILLARD

From out the depths of that mys-
terious and fearful solitude, oblivion,
comes a loud squawk. 1t comes from
Frederick Fulton, who complains that
no is the proper man to try out Jess
Willard. not Floyd Johnson.
FULTON dropped Willard in an exhi-
bition bout long before the name of
Fulton had scared and caromed or
the clouds. Now Fulton is out to pick
up where he left off.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Indians Are Keeping Busy.

CLEF ELAND. Ohio. March All
of the batterymen of the CLEVELAND
club were at the spring training
camp today with the exception of two
pitchers. Phil Bedgood and Jim Ed
wards, according TO advices received
from Lakeland. Bedgood was left at
Hot Springs to work out for ten
days more.
The Indians indulged in another
two-hour practice yesterday. part of
the time being devoted to infield
pra ctice.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
FLOOR TITLE AT STAKE.

CHICAGO. March 3-Iowa,s un-
beaten basket ball team has in its
western conference game with Mich
igan at Ann Arbor tonight what ap-
pears to be the decisive game of the
season, with the conference title
hanging in the balance. defeat by
the Wolverines would mean an al
most certain tie between Iowa and
Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
RIVALS LOOK TO FIGHT.

DUBLIN, March 3.-Mil1e McTigue
arrived in Dublin to complete his
training for his fight with Battling"
Sikh, which will be held March IL
CHERBOURG, March 3.-Battlng
Sikh, who is to fight Mike McTigue.
middleweight champion of Canada, in
Dublin on St. Patrick's day. has ar
rived here on his way to Ireland.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
BABE AGAIN PUT TO BED
WITH INFLUENZA ATTACK
Mays Also on Hospital List-McCraw to Seek Re-
fund If Bentley Fails to Report-News From
Other Training Camps.

EW YORK March 3Gotham base ball fandom
Springs Ark, today while listened
wires to tell how Babe Ruth the home king
the attending physician there had his
that gagged the Bambinos 104 yesterday.
Put abed
he Hot
redeem his popularity began to wane last
Evening star., 1923-03-03
STADIUM FOR MERCER

MACON. Ga. March 3.--Approval Of
a plan offered by President Rufus w.
Weaver to build 500 600 stadium
was one Of the features of the ses-
sion Of the board of trustees of Mer-
Ger University.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
GENARO MAY MEET WILDE.

NEW YORK, March 3-Offers TO
meet Jimmy Wilde of England, world
champion flyweight boxer. are under
consideration by frankie Genaro of
New York, who won the American
title from Pancho Villa of the Phil
ippine Islands.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
SMITH OUTPOINTS DARCY.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March g.
jeff Smith, Bayonne, N. J., outpointed
Jimmy Darcy, Portland, Ore, in a
fast twelve-round bout last night
They are middleweights.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
WILHELM GETS A JOB.

ROCHESTER. n. Y. March 3.-Irv-
ing Wilhelm, former manager Of the
Philadelphia Nationals, has signed a
contract with the Rochester Interna-
tionals rs 4 coach and scout. = 80
Evening star., 1923-03-03
McInnis Spurns Old Club.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3-"Stuffy"
Mclnnis. recently Internationally re-
leased by Cleveland. has declined an
offer to again become member Of
the Philadelphia Americans. reports
from the Athletics training quarters,
at Montgomery, Ala, said today.
Manager Connie Mack said that he
had received a telegram from Nc
1nnis intimating that he had come 10
terms with another club.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
HOLDS BILLIARD LEAD.

NEW YORK. March 3.-Francisco s.
AppIcby of New York retained his
lead in section B of the national anna
teur class A 1872 balk line bifIiar I'd
tournament by defeating Julian Rice
of New York. 800 to 40.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Information from Hot Springs today
was that the Yankee slugger was
recovering. but it was questionable
whether he would go to New Orleans
when the team begins regular train
ing next week.
Carl Mays. the submarine twirler
OF the Yankees, also was reported
temporarily incapacitated with indi-
gestion.
Manager John J. McGr8w arrived
at San Antonio. Tex, yesterday to
take charge Of the training of the
world champion Giants McGraw an
nounced that if Capt. Bancroft did
not report for duty at shortstop
FRANK Frisch would be transferred to
that position and one of a number Of
applicants placed at second. and that
the New York club would try to OBJ
tain refund of the 500, 900 IT paid
Tor PITCHER Jack Bentley to the Bati-
more club if Bentley refuses to re-
port.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
MEMPHIS SIGNS WICK

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March Sam
Wick, outfielder, formerly of the New
York and Boston Americans, has sign
ed-with Memphis.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Jimmy Kelly, we'll known manager
of boxers. who has piloted some high
class scrappere, has quit the game.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
Boston Players Travelling,

BOSTON. March 3-Both Boston
major league clubs are on their way
south. The Braves set out for St
Petersburg, Fla, in charge of Mana
ger Fred Mitchell. Frank Chance, new
manager of the Red Sox, headed that
clubs battery men on the trip to Hot
Springs Ark.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
First Bunch of Reds starts.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 3.-T"-
day was 'hop-olf'' day for the first
contingent of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals.
In charge of Manager Pat Moran.
ten Red athletes left Cincinnati this
morning for Orlando Fla. where
spring training will be started on
Monday. Twelve other Red players
left today from their homes and will
report at camp tomorrow evening.
Those who made up the first squad
were Manager Moran, Catchers Har-
grave, Sanberg and Lutz; Pitchers
Couch, Clarke, Abrams and Dye, the
latter a semi-pro from Virginia, and
Outf1elders Burns and Duncan.
Evening star., 1923-03-03
RETAINS HER NET TITLE.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Miss Marie
Wagner of New York retained her IT,
tie as metropolitan indoor woman S
tennis champion by defeating Mrs
Charles V. Hitchins, Mexican title
holder, in the final round, 6-l, Go.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Boston boasts of q womens soccer
team said to be capable of giving
many of their big brother combina-
tions run for the honors.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Glen Crigcr, son of Lou. the old
American League catcher. proba bly,
will be given trial in the outficld by
the Red Soy
Evening star., 1923-03-03
INV THIRTY YEARS IN BASE BALL
BY JOHN j. McGRAW,
NeuU York World

he North American
Evening star., 1923-03-03

my surprise fans throughout
the country, in answer to our
Evening star., 1923-03-03

Pctworth Boys Club Juniors want
Friday and Saturday engagements
with 105-pound teams possessing
gymnasiums. Challenges may be sent
to the management, Ut 4126 New
Hampshire avenue.
Evening star., 1923-03-03

sAIsatfa basketers of Hagerstown
were too sturdy for the Washington
Navy Yarders in a match in the
Maryland town, winning, ~ to 33.
,O'Connor and Swan did some good
work for the. losers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
STREET SURF AGING
PROGRAM STARTED
Board of Public Works Lets
Three Contracts,

First steps in the citys 5000, 900
street resurfacing program were IN
der way today following award Of
three contracts by the board OF works
late Monday
The cost of the contracts will be
divided. rs per cent TO be paid by
the city and 25 per cent by the prop
erty owners. Contracts awarded: I'LL
nois St, between Jackson Pl. and
New York St. Marion County Con
struction Co, $50 lneal foot. total.
1872, TALL; Fletcher Ave, from East
ST. to Noble St and Virginia Ave.
Marion County Construction Co, $4.90
a nneal foot. total, $6,21S.03 Thir-
teenth St, between College Ave. and
Park Ave, Union Asphalt Construc-
ton Co. 1926 a lineal foot total
1851.
Contracts for resurfacing Cornell
Ave. and intersection of Massachu.
sets Ave. ana Tenth St. VIII be
awarded " ednesday, John Elliott,
city engineer, said.
The Mead Construction Company
was given the contract for paving OIL.
ney St between Brookside Pkwy. and
Roosevelt Ave. for $26,054. No agree
ment has been reached with the
street railway company on paying ex-
ira paving costs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
WARNED BY Chief,
POLICE ROUND Up
CROOK SUSPECTS
Fifty-0ne Are Held for inveSti-
cation in Crime
Wave,

Smarting under orders Of Police
Chief Herman Rikhoff, who accused
them Of allowing criminals to take"
the city, members Of the department
Monday night turned in fifty-one
Migrants, two of whom We're women,
for investigation by the detective de-
pratment today.
Total arrests for the night were
eighty-four.
In a wave of crime, during which
two daring hold-ups, several robberies
and other thefts totaled loot Of near
$19 1000, condition arose that made
he city inviting for an influx of Grim
mails, Rikhoff declared.
Chief Rikhoff, in a lecture to the
department at 3 o'clock roll call Mon
day demanded more efforts, and
threatened additionals hours of work
for each man if robberies did not
cease.
When you men see a supicious
character who can not tell in a hurry
who he Is, lock him up" the chief
declared Detectives should also in
vestigate a man like that.
IF you men do not get down to
business and clean up. some Of you
are going to be without jobs" he
added.
A reprimand was given one officer
for failure to turn In an accident re-
port on a bad accident Sunday. An
order was given all to be more
prompt in filing reports of cases in
which prisoners are involved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
MAMIE ISLEY IS
CAPTUREDON WAY
TOSEE DAUGHTER
Tip to officers Ends in Auto
Pursuit Here and
Arrest.

Mamie Isley, AZ is back behind the
bars of the Indiana Womans Prison
today after two and one-half days
liberty as a result of breaking jail
Saturday.
The leader Of the youthful bandit
gang, which robbed the Alert Und)
State Bank of S45, 900 in Liberty
bonds. May 10. 1922, was captured by
Claude NJ. Morley. county crime IN
vestigator and Sheriff George SniGer
at White River Blvd. and New York
ST. Monday night.
The officers received a tip Mrs. Is
ley intended meeting Harold Guess.
friend, at the Indianapolis Ahattoir
plant w. Morris St
Muffled in a large cloak with hat
pulled down, the woman entered an
automobile with Guess. The officers
overlook the pair and Guess was ar.
rested charged with vagrancy.
"Only Wanted to See Opal
Mrs. Isley had discarded her prison
CARL. She said when she left the
prison last Saturday she walked down
Massachusetts Ave. in her uniform.
but was not recognized.
She went to a friends house. where
she remained.
IT was coming in tonight. anyway"
she said with a laugh when arrested
IT only wanted to see Opal first"
Opal is her daughter, IT. who is in
the Long Hospital with leg broken
July 20 when she attempted to es
cape from the Indiana Girls School
by leaping from a third story window.
Hidden Bonds Are Blamed
Mrs. Isley was described by Deputy
Prosecutor Remy In her trial last
spring as "the woman who held re
vclver practice at sunset on her little
farm at Julietta for gang of youth
full bandits"
Two OF the youths are in the State
reformatory and her husband, Alfred,
is in the State prison. Part OF the
bonds were never recovered. Court
officials believe that this fact is re
srcnsible for the two attempts to es-
cape.
Mrs. Isley was sentenced to two to
fourteen years after a seven-day trial
She has an appeal pending in the Su-
preme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
SEARCH STARTED
FOR GIRL OF IS
Police MyStified at Disappear
anCe of Charity EagIer

BIZ United Press
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. g.
Police today were searching for Char
ity Eagler, 1S-year-old girl. who left
her home Monday morning on her way
to school and who has not been seen
since. The search for the girl Tues
day had been turned over to the po-
lice. after authorities at her school
admitted the case had been mystified.
When Il was learned that she had
not been to school, her grandmother.
with whom she lived. became alarmed
and retraced all the steps that the
girl might have taken that day. In
her possession at the time she de-
parted for school was a letter which
she intended to deliver to George
Cromwell. The nature of this letter
has not been learned by police.
The description given OF the girl
showed that she wore a gray felt hat
and a brown coat. Her hair is blonde
and she is rather large for her age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
81 EXHIBITORSAT
PURE FOOD SHOW
TO TEMPT PALATE
Thousands of Samples at Ex-
position viii Be Given
Away,

Shelves OF the ffty-one exhibitors
participating in the Pure Food Show
are heaped high with thousands of
samples of food products to distribute
when the doors for the grand opening
are opened tonight at Tomlinson Hall.
The show will last ten days. doors
opening every day except Sunday
from ? to O'Clock in the afternoon
and from to 1890 at night.
Beginning Thursday afternoon,
packages Of regular sized foodstuffs
will be given away 10 the first $50
women entering the hall A feature
Of interest will be the baby contest,
popular stenographer. grocer and
demonstrated contests.
Mrs. c. A. Resener. 524 f. Orange
St, will direct the most popular stem
ographer contest. She will have a
booth at which visitors are expected to
vote for their candidates.
The committee In charge: c. II.
Hill. chairman; George Beckerich.
William L. Hoy, j. J. Bulger, William
Rathbert. D. r. Sturgeon. r. S. Orr.
Harvey Smith. William Arnold. r.
F. Mayhem. and E. w Bruins. J. w.
Dean js manager.
Six Keith sisters musical entertain
ers. will perform every afternoon and
evening. They will also play for dane
ing on the stage
These statesmen have been entered
in the popular salesman contest: Ray
Goetz, Indianapolis Candy Company:
Z. c. Syerup, Hibben Hollweg Com.
pany; Harry Dietz, William Wheeler.
Fred Knerr and Fred Haynes OF the
NJ. O'Conner Company; Ernest Karch
and J. F. Ferguson of the Sugar
Creek Creamery Company; William
Eiz, the Fishback Company; Herman
Drake, Grocers' Supply Company, and
Hayden Smock. indianapolis Fancy
Grocery Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
NEW COMMANDER
TAKES Up DUTIES
John R, QUINN Legion Head
to Live Here,

John r. Quinn, California, newly
elected National commander of the
American Legion. took up the duties
If his office today. He arrived Mon
day afternoon. He will remain about
a week when he will return to Cali
fornia for the dedication Of the sta
dunn OF the University of California.
He will then return to Indianapolis
with his family and will live here dur
ing the year in which he is in office.
His first public appearance viii DO
at Cincinnati Nov. 10 at the dedication
If the memorial to Frederick GAL
braith, who was killed in an automo-
bile accident here several years ago
while Legion commander.
Relief Of disabled soldiers eanctment
If a National adjusted compensation
'aw for world War veterans and Amer
.canizauon work must be pushed by
the Legion, Quinn said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-06
NEW BUILDING At
SUNNYSIDE COLD
Commissioners Asked to Or
der immediate Repairs.

Request that county commissioners
take immediate action to force repairs
upon the new children's building at
Sunnyside tuberculosis Hospital to
make 1t comfortable IN cold weather
was made today in letter from Irv.
ing w. Lemaux of the board Of man
ayers.
Lemaux said paint is falling Of the
walls and windows let in cold air.
Commissioners said they have been
having difficulty in getting repairs
made because the Gale Construction
Company, which erected the building,
is in receiverskip.
Lemaux also asked that CONSTRUCT
ton Of sidewalks and a switch FROM
the Union Traction line 5e rushed.