The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
(- lHE Indianapolis boxing fan
Graves action-and nothing
-I else, but-in his fistic enter
tainments, as evidenced by the ad
verse comments on several pro
bouts recently which have tied the
slow-motion movies for lack of
pep.
During the lull in professional
fisticuffs in the downtown arena
this week. the amateur show
Wednesday night at the South
Side Turner gym comes at an op'
perfume time.
Statistics on the simon-pure pas
time reveal the fact that over one
third of the bouts between the I'M
paid maulers result in knockouts.
And the strange part OF it is they
get no dough for hearing the bird
les sing, but are rewarded with
medals or such prizes as sweater
coats, boxing shoes, shirts and the
like.
wv IldVO III A4AA0 OAAO JOoA9 AS-0
who fought in series Of amateur
shows where the prizes to winners
were silk shirts and to the losers
boxing trunks. After participant
ing in eight shows this lad had
exactly eight pairs Of trunks. And
how he did crave a silk shirt!
His earnest persistence attracted
the attention of Jimmy Dalton,
then init coach at the Hoosier A.
c., and he took the lad under his
training. And to the credit OF
Jimmy's system of coaching it
must be remarked that our hero
blossomed out in silk after the
very next show. Dalton, by the
way, is now in charge Of the Turn
ers' boxing class.
Basketball officials will gather
tonight at 519 Board of Trade
Bldg, 1880, to discuss the rules
and hear the Big Ten interpreta-
tions from Stanley FEEBLE, who
was at the Western Conference
meeting last week.
1 c. WITWER, in the
Ill course of one of his bill
Grim" stories of the prize
ring in the current issue of Col
lier's, locates one of his hero's
scraps in Indianapolis. Civic pride
compels us to thank Witwer for
the publicity, but we believe he
should have devoted little time
to the study of the local fight
situation and conditions.
The noted writer probably has
heard so much about Dempsey
and Wills and their Indiana battle,
which will never happen, that he
believes this is real fight State
not just a make-believe one.
We quote from Bill Grim's
story:
Shortly afterwards l. journeyed to
The wide open spaces OF Indianapolis,
where. men are authors, and fought
Pete. Oliver In the first championship
n 1bodsnnd P0 ddars Ma tHe Soxee
BOARD held up my dough for week
after the muss
clinch for the full fifteen rounds;
My startling form reversal
ately after the decision | got an In
definite suspension in Indiana for not
lien thousand dollars guar
antee." Boxing board held up
my dough for a week" Indefinite
suspension in Indiana" Cham
pionship bout" Fifteen rounds"
For crying out loud, Witwer, how
do you get that, way?
Alls fair in fiction. We only
wish those statements were true
IN Hoosierdom!
(T7HE "Ace-Me" A. A.-Fern-
dale Triangle grid game at
1 Rhodius Park on Sunday =
was a thriller. The Acmes claim
some sort of a record when they
played their fifth tie contest Of
the season. Hostilities ended, 0 to
0. Several thousands spectators
watched the scrap free (they sure
go for the free stuff in this city,
and the battle was just about as
good as some at which admissions
are charged.
Arthur Jines, in sheepsl1in coat
and new haircut, made d1gnified
umpire and brooked no dissent to
his rulings. Estep as head lines
men must have travelled at least
six miles during the game, taking
the line out to measure" 1t was
an Official battle, all right.
Wolf and Brooks Of the big
Ferndales" We're in Triangle jer-
scys helping the youngsters do
their stuff.
Readers Of this column may
recall our admonition of several
weeks ago to watch Nc
Naught Of Shortridge. II you
were carrying out our suggestion
and watching" you no doubt
noted that Saturday night at
Linton, McNaught scored nine
field goals.
TT DAY morning Joe Can
ISI ng assembled his J. J. G.
- ty grid champions at
H., .4lgton Park to get their
picture tuck" Dave Johnson.
groundkeeper, had roaring hot
fire in the Indian clubhouse and
the gridsters went into. stove