The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-15

and mixing it up with the choice of
local fighters.
We hope there viii be more of the
Harter kind of boxing shows in In
dianapOlis.
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Harry Greb, American Hght-heavy-
weight champion, and Gene Tunney,
former champion. are matched to meet
in q ffteen-round bout for the title in
Madison Square Garden on Feb. %,
Tex Richard announced.
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Joe Lynch, worlds bantam
champion, has turned down an
offer of $4,000 for two bouts in
Europe, his manager, Eddie
Meade, said today.
Francois Descamps, manager of
Georges Carpenter, made him the
offer to fight Charley LedOux,
the champion of France, and
Tommy Harrison, former British
champion.
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4 couple of thousand deniaIs have
been made Of the report that an in
ter-alhed" baseball league was in the
making. The league was to be formed
by pooling surplus major players as a
- lesson to the baIky minors. who like
not the draft rule They term it a
bluff, and it probably is.
J. T. i
Frank Smith, Chicago Tribune
sport writer gave Bud Taylor the
shade in his scrap with Pal
Moore at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday
night. The Times thought the
same way.
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THING ARE LOOKING Blue AT P6R-
DUE AGAIN. ROBBINS. PURDUE NET
ACE. HAS swELLED THE SICK LIST.
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Eddie Collins, white Sox second
baseman, still has hopes Of being
traded 70 the New York Yankees. Col
Inns. whose home IS near Philadelphia,
understands that the deal may yet be
completed when the American League
.magnates hold their final meeting
there next week.
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4 record which had stood for
twenty years went tUmbIing when
Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid,
y. Y, flashed over 200 yards in
IS As seconds in the st. John
skating carnival. The old record
of 10 seconds was made by Morris
Wood.
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The Indiana University basketball five
should not have whole lot of trouble with
Minnesota on Saturday at Bloomington. The
GOphers are tae dOOTmats OF the Big Ten
this season In the net sport.
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Wisconsin now has undisputed
possession Of second place in the
Western Conference basket race.
The Badgers defeated the Ann
Arbor boys. IS to 10. Michigan's
star point-getter, Miller, was out
because he didn't know as much
about his books as. he did basket
ball
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The wrestling card for Monday night at
TOmlinson Hall has been completed. Nobody
else but Mullendore. former Purdue wrestler
End Johnny Finn of Seymour viii meet In
though any show is complete without Null
lendOre. He's always there.
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Talking about good work from
the foul line a whole lot of fans
are overlooking one of the best in
the State right here in Indianap-
oils. LecOllier of the n. A. G. u.
team has tossed twenty-fOur out Of
" his last twenty-seven chances In
two games. He's a Frenchman.
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Pancho Villa. American hyweight
champion, resuming work after a lay
of due to his going stale. will fight
Willie Wolfe in Philadelphia next
IS Tuesday night. The bout is to be an
leight-rounder to no decision. In his
first comeback bout Villa stopped
Frankie Mason, the old f1yweight
AdAlA1p-OAAs ~ q 4AE5 IL Al DOoNOAA 4 uSS-
day night
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COME ON INDIANA, HOLD TO
GETHER NOW AND STEP OUT
AND TAKE THE CONFERENCE
NET CHAMPIONSHIP HOME TO
BLOOMINGTON
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Wonder where all the boys are
that started playing marbles so
soon?
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Willie Kamm, the 100000 ~
beauty fro mthe coast, is another
ball player golfer. He says he
viii be in shape for spring base
ball as he has kept in condition
by traInping the links.
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Art Staff and Bobby Mclean were
tied Wednesday in the professional
outdoor skating championship being
held at Saranac Lake, n. Y. Each
had scored 55 points. High wind
and snow made it bad for the skaters