The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-08
lTIRRIN'
the DOPE
By vEDDER g A R D

E-7E thought the Tournament
l\Ml of Roses game was all set
" tied when Alabama accept
ed the invitation to play at Pasa-
dena, CAL, on New Years day.
But not is off as the other end
of the line, now. More reams of
copy paper must be expended
more telegraph tolls-more publ
city.
There never seemed to be any
doubt about Washington represent
ing the coast. But the Northwest
club has declined. We never could
throw any roses at this annual in
tersectional contest. Overripe to-
matoes and cabbage is our choice
of confetti.
Stanley FEEBLE Of Indianapolis ref
creed the North Dakota Aggie and
wisconsin basketball game Mon
day night. He went to Madison
with Coach Meanwell Of the Bad
gers from the Chicago Big Ten
meeting. Stanley made a fine
reputation in the Big Ten last sea-
son and many Western Conference
coaches are after his services this
year. FEEBLE is one Of the best.
We are going to send RED
Grange handkerchief for
Christmas present and see if he
won't say that "StirTin' the
Dope" is the best sport column
i'm the United States.
r-7EF'ENSE-a lost art among
I'D Hoosier high school basket
ball teams, was practiced
Monday night when North Da-
kota Aggies defeated Wisconsin, 16
to IL, at Madison. Even at that we
can't understand how team
fails to score more than eleven
points in forty minutes. Doc
Meanwell at Wisconsin sure does
succeed in holding his opponents
scores down, but the Badgers for
get to score themselves some
times.
The favorites continue to go
over at New Orleans track. Six
public choices were winners on
Monday. The weatherman dished
out colder temperature and driz-
zling rain, but the horses made the
sun shine for a majority Of the
spectators.
1INCE the local pro foot
IN ball season has come to q
close we might as well get
things straight about how things
are going to line up next year.
The Ferndales are practically GER
tain to play on the road in 1925.
The season at Washington Park
was not a success largely because
Of terrible weather.
Joe Canning and his J. j. C.s
will hold forth at Washington
Park next year. BY the way, for
those who wonder what that j.
J. G. stands for let us put you
wise-Joseph J. Canning. The
plumber grid enthusiast backed the
team this season and plans to step
out with classy club in 1926.
Canning stood a loss last Sun
day to show the fans he means
business. AL Feeney will coach the
team if present plans are not dis
rupted.
Carter Lionel Helvie, otherwise
known as Chunk" another veter-
an local grid star, probably will
lead next years aggregation on the
field.
One Of the best team ever to rep
resent Indianapolis is promised.
And Joe has never been known to
hesitate as to finances when it
comes to getting real club to-
gether.
Pincushion, "hot thing" in
the fourth race at New Orleans,
Monday, had it's hackers on pins
and needles throughout. At the
post the horse threw Jockey
Mortensen, injuring him, and
there was a delay of seventeen
minutes while Jockey Stein
hart was substituted. Then Pin
cushion led the field until the
stretch, only to fade away into
third place.
fri HE proverbial TEX" Rick
ard luck is still holding
- good. The six-day bike
race at new Madison Square Gar
den drew capacity crowds. The
second Of Richards big produc-
tions at the Garden looks like
another sell-out. The last of the
ringside seats for the Berlenbach-
Delaney fight on Friday night
were sold Monday, according to
press reports.
Berlenbach rules Z to favor
tie over Delaney. 1t is said that
Paul is a greatly improved, boxer
and has learned to use both hands
as well as sock.
Everything comes to him who
waits. Ask Rocco Tozze, other
wise known as Rocky Kansas.
The squatty italian has been
striving for fourteen years to
gain the lightweight crown. He
was defeated three times by Ben
ny Leonard. Monday night in
his home town of Buffalo, al
though his legs wobbled slightly
toward the end of the fifteenth
round fight, he added up enough
points to get the decision over
Jimmy Goodrich.
~1HE sports editor of one Of
our esteemed contemporar-
fes ina article said ha no