The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26

( The DOPE.
f-lY gosh, 100000 to the win
tM ner Of q boss raeel That's
By EDDER GARD

mi ner Of boss race! That's
@ what they are talking
about in Chicago these days. The
s'sport of kings kings,
is booming in the Windy City and
apparently the latest bold gesture
of disdain for coin Of the realm is
backed up by more than wind.
The illinois Jockey Club Of Chi
cago, which will operate the new
washington Park race course
plans revival OF the famous
American Derby which thrilled
race goers in the past. The enor-
nous purse is part Of the plan.
1t is said that G.. Frank Crofs-
SAINT, Chicago capitalist, who has
turned to the racing game and has
one of the largest stables in Amer
lea, guaranteed $50, 900 Of the rich
prize money.
Chicago wants to be q center of
the Thoroughbred sport and from
the looks Of things has great
start. The new Washington Park
course already is completed. Then
headed by a syndicate Of which
Matt J.. Winn of Kentucky Is the
head. Hawthorne has been in
Aoperation for three years.
ss%
Jefferson Park, New Orleans,
LIBERATED Christmas with the
=, banner crowd Of the present rae
-
chimes got many Christmas pres
4 ents from race fans Only two
favorites won
MOTHER Getty series" net
IA game Is on the card for
IL next week, Shortridge meet
ing Broad Ripple Tuesday night
at the Ripple gym This annual
contest is always fraught with
interest to the followers of the two
schools, which for a number of
seasons have been clashing with
victories and losses alternating
year by year. Since The season
- 1S1S-1919 the record stands as
pws-
191s-191s-Broad Ripple, 25;
Shortridge, 23
misunderstanding ID, Broad
Ripple, TO- CTheir sectional game
was their only meeting this
season.
1920-1921-No game scheduled
921-1922-Broad Ripple 35;
Shortridge, 26-
1922-1923-S horridge. 80; Broad
Ripple, rs.
1s23-1924-Broah Ripple, 27;
Shortridge, 20.
1s24-1s25-S horridge, A; Broad
Ripple, 20
So, regardless Of dope, 1t APP
pears to be Broad Ripple's turn to
cop this seasons battle
S'matter, Florida, s'niatter?
Only half of those $4,000 seats
in the new Coral Gables stadium
.were filled to see Red Grange do
his act. The GaIlcping Ghost
galIoped twice, once for forty
five yards and once for twenty
yards.
But after the game when the
"ghost walked and receipts
were checked up promoters and
managers were disappointed.
Red probably win have to take
up the real sport down there
yet. We left out word-what
we meant to say WIS the real
estate sport.
"1FIE New York Boxing Com
mission is fun Of queer rub
- ings. The latest is the pro
hibition of smoking IN Tex,s new
Garden. Rickard went to the ex-
pense of installing $4,000 worth
of ventilators which seemed to
clear away the fumes in the Ber-
lenbach-Delaney bout. but the
commission said mo"
At all other forms OF enter
/ tainment In the Garden the cash
customers can puff to their hearts
content.
1t might he good thing fer
the commission to change It's ru1~
ing in this case. Tobacco has a
soothing effect on tho nerves I'm
times OF excitement and stress and
the fans might take some Of the
funny, yet tragic decisions OF, tho
judges with more grace and less
booing II Lady Nicotine were
present
Dempsey surely must be hard
n up for publicity. The old yarn
about meeting Stranger Lewis
II In wrestling boxing match has
bobbed up again.
NW1 HEN II comes to optimism
Wl you must hand it to sports
- promoters. They never
think the public has enough
and that's where they make their
mistakes. The New York pro-
fessional football team now Is go
ing to Florida with 30 Mcmillan
as the feature Of tho show.
Oranges crowd of 5000 at his
opening game ought to make the
Gotham team think twice before
heading SOtlth-bllt n WON'T