The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-03
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This is bound to be interest
By vEDDER G A RID

rT1HIS is bound to be interest
ing. It's a chance for
- someone with money or
backing to make a real clean up.
The idea is not new. 1t has been
thought of before, but always
something has come UP to halt
the plans. We refer to an ice
skating rink in Indianapolis.
The question of a suitable build
ing is a grave difficulty. One
place for the rink which has been
considered before is the Manu-
facturers' Bldg. at the Playground.
The sunken spa % in the middle
of the structure would offer an
ideal spot for the rink. OF course
there are many difficulties to over
come.
The installation of the freez-
ing system is the big item right
at the start. Such apparatus is
expensive and in the case of the
Playground structure would have
to be torn out for the auto show.
These are all suggestions--a wild
dream il you will-we are not at
tempting to work out the idea.
There is no doubt, however, but
that it could be done If someone
had the nerve, vision, and ability
to put it over.
New Attraction
Indianapolis is "crazy" for some
such new attraction. The rink
build be a tremendous drawing
card. In the past when this city
had continued cold spell sport
ing goods stores sold out their
complete line Of skates.
All of this comes to mind be-
cause of Tex Richards great new
rink at Madison Square Garden,
New York. The New York
Giant hockey team. the first
really great club that Gotham
has had in the history of the ice
sport, will play at the Garden.
The team opened its season at
Pittsburgh on Wednesday. 1t will
play it's first New York contest on
Dec. Is against LES Canadiens,"
champs of the Canadian National
Hockey League last year.
Yale also will play it's home
games at the new rink, meeting
Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth,
McGill and others. Amateurs"
will have their innings when
strong New York clubs clash.
Why Not Here?
Why limit such endeavors to
New York? Hockey teams could
be brought here. 1t is, perhaps,
the fastest and most exciting game
played. It is almost a cinch that
the sport would go over with a
bang.
Then there would be the fancy
skating acts to entertain those
who did not wish to skate them
selves.
- 1t Is q wonderful opportunity
20 cash in and at the same time
give indianapolis winter sport
palace. How could it help but
succeed if the difficulties spoken
of before could be overcome?
Have we lgone cuckoo? Carl
Fisher was crazy when he built the
Speedway. Yes he was not!
Stranger Lewis and Romano
used only the deadlock in their
wrestling bout Wednesday night.
With that hold no one was in
danger of getting hurt.
@7IE Haskell Indian football
team, which lives on the
train during the grid season
and is reported to have Travelled
some 1900 miles the past year,
is not yet satisfied. The Redskin
club has accepted an invitation to
meet the Los Angeles A. G. on
Dec. 10, at Los Angeles.
Travel broadens one, don't you
know, and perhaps the coach uses
this method to develop a bunch of
hefty players. We insist that our
story Is as broad as 1t is long,
anyway.
Knute RoclKne, famous Notre
Dame coach, is earning quite a
reputation as an after dinner
speaker. In New York the other
day in commenting on the pres
emit trend toward pro football
Knute told some stories of the
old days Of money playing. He
~ was quoted as saying that the
III players didn't come out Of a
scrimmage with the query,
''Whatis the scorer" but,
whats the gate?'
The two finalists in last
years high school cham
- pionship basketball tourney
will meet again on Friday night
at Kokomo when Frankfort takes
on the Wildcats. We have not
seen the champs play this season,
but have witnessed Kokomo in
action. Frankfort must have
plenty of stuff If it hopes to
duplicate its victory of last March.
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