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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14

Complaints Over Decision in
Light Heavy Scrap Fail
to Convince.
NV Iianry n. Farren.
United Press STAFF Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Criticism
of the decision which gave Paul
Berlenbach, light heavyweight cham
pion, q victory over Jack Delaney
in their recent bout, will not cause
a change in the new scoring rules OF
the New York boxing commission, it
was learned today.
Delaney's friends and those who
had bet there would be a new cham
pion, insisted the score was at least
8 to 5, and that Delaney would have
won II the two judges and the
referee had voted according to the
new rule.
This rule requires the officials to
mark down the winner Of each
round as it Is completed and give
the decision to the boxer who has
won the larger number Of rounds
if the final bell finds them on their
feet.
There were so many complaints
about funny decisions when the Of
ficials followed the old system of
scoring points promiscously and
writing an opinion at the finish that
the commission decided to try someA
thing new.
The new system had its first local
trial in championship battle when
Berlenbach and Delaney met, and to
some, at least, 1t didn't work, al
though 1t was our opinion that
Berlenbach won handily.
There is one drawback to the new
system. 1t does not put premium
n exceedingly good work by a
.oxer when it gives him only one
'oint for winning a round. The
oxer who knocks his opponent
own three times in a round ought
% get more points than a boxer who
ut-boxes his opponent by a shade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
BOWLERS I'm MONEY!

CLEVELAND, Dec. 1.-two In
dianapolis five-man teams got into
the money in the Central States
bowling tourney which ended here
Sunday night. The Century Alleys
finished sixth with a 1852 score and
got $185. The Silver Flash squad
was the last on the prize list and
got $25.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
GUN CLUB RESULTS

H. c. Stutz and George Vending
tied in the singles event of the week
ly trap shoot Of the Indianapolis Gun
Club Saturday with 81 targets each
out Of 100. Patterson won the
handicap with "a out Of rs at six
teen yards. Wiggam took the
doubles with % out Of twelve pair.
A turkey shoot will be held next
Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
Basketball Results
SATURDAY GAMES

Colleges
Iowa, 49, Wabash. %
Michigan, 32 ohio Wesleyan, q.
NotATe; Dame D. ne ssSS: Minnesota SOts, f.
Illinois. 81 Butler %.
Ohio State. .s3; Ohio University. Of.
Wisconsin, 4S; South Dakota, 8.
High Schools
Greenfield. SO; Technical (Indianapolis)
Tech Seconds. 20; Greenfield Seconds
shortridee, SO; Lizton. "a.
roE s9bS s5T Seconds, %; Indiana scho
Manual. IA Seymour. SO.
Manual Manual Freshmen, "a; shortrid-
Culver NJ. A.. 40: Tilden (Chicago). 2
Danvillle, 25: Broad Ripple. 1S
Ben Davis. q. New Bethel. Is.
BEN Davis Freshmen. IS. Tech FIRES
jamestown 30; Brownsburg 21.
O BroTnsburg Seconds. IL Jamestov
washington. a. Rushvine. "a
Cicero. 80; Arcadia. 10.
Digger Girls. 20 Linton Girls. %.
asReI To$ S4 GentTs E Ko wSSnss co 90
Clayton 80 Monrovia. 30.
SMonrovia. 40; M9oresytlle, %.
la Porte, a; Valparaiso. SO.
La Porte Seconds IS; Valparaiso Sec
Huntington. 2e: Jefferson. IS.
South Bend. 54: Lakeviile. o.
Van Buren,, 90 Sweetser is
washington. 40; Rnshv'Te "a
owensville. Al Hazelton,. 90
Plainfeld 40: sanborn. Is.
F!nora. So Frerch Lick. 90
Ao SSsaarh 81 M NiEq2a is e.
Frankfort. SO: Rochester 26.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
PIN MAULER
Jimmy Smith Shows Skill to
Local Fans.

Jimmy Smith, one Of tho greatest
bowlers in the land, showed ''his
stuff" here Saturday in matinee and
night exhibitions which pleased the
fans and demonstrated Smiths skin.
Smith rolled twelve games at the
Elks Club against different oppo
nents for a grand total of 2,544 ana
an average of PIP a game.
The visitor rolled two games each
against six different opponents. Mrs.
Reynolds, with a handicap OF 100,
was the only local bowler to defeat
Smith. Jimmys scores for all games
follow: 1911, 1888, 22O, 229. 1919, 21s,
21O, 1873, 21S. 1879, 2S6, 247.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
LIBERTY HALL GAMES
Louisville Meters Play Twin Bill
With Locals Saturday.

The double-header basketball card
scheduled at Liberty Hall, 1908 E.
Michigan St., for Saturday evening,
Dec. 10, between the Louisville Blue
Moon Tigers and the Blue Moon
Dolls, against the Commonwealth
Community team and the w. j. Holl-
iday Company, Hot Shot Lassies, is
attracting much attention at both
ends Of the line, and a large crowd
is expected to attend.
J. Fl. Brewer. manager of the Blue
Moon teams, will arrive at $50 p. m.
Saturday over the Interstate with a
delegation of twenty. The Hoosier
teams will journey to Louisville for
return games early In January.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
Knute's Parting Shot

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Knute
Rockne, football coach Of Notre
Dame, took leave of New York for
South Bend, Ind, following a part
ing shot at James r. Knapp, chair
man of Columbia University's foot
ball committee. Rockne said:
MY only regret in the whole affair is
that | was not dealing with gentleman.
trouble rever would have happened.
HE tried to black ack me into signing
a new and binding contract with Columbia
or drive me out. hope to. remain in
football, but 1t won't be. at Columbia. Id
rather sweep the streets"
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Knute Says Columbia Placed
Him in Bad Light-Re-
turns West.

BU United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. %t4.-Columbia
athletic officials started an inves-
tigation today to determine the
responsibility for the statement that
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football
coach. had signed a three-year con-
tract to coach at Columbia.
The football committee was said
to have admitted the responsibility
for the statement that was issued
to the press, bat one of the mem
bers Of the committee said James
r. Knapp, chairman, had not told
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
GRANGE AT K0KOMO

BIZ United Press
KOKOMO, Dec. 14.-Red Grange
was to be seen in a new role on
THE football field today In this city,
where he was to referee a charity
football game between Kokomo Le-
gion and Jonesboro Filters for the
pro championship Of the State.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
NEW BOARD MEMBER

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. IA. Ord
Former Of West Terre Haute High
School has been elected member of
the Indiana High School Athletic AS
ISOLATION board of control. He will
take Office on Jan. /, succeeding Roy
B. Julian of Southport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
HOPPE AS TRAINER

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Willie
Hoppe, former worlds billiard cham
pion, will train Jake Schaefer for
the match in which he will try to
win the title back from Edouard
Horemans, which opens in Chicago
Jan. 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
sCrPTO TAKES TWO

BIZ Times Special
SCIPIO, Ind. Dec. 14.-Scipio high
school defeated Paris Crossing, 30 to
IL, in boys basketball game and
Scipio girls won over Paris Crossing
girls, Al 60 2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
LEWIS WRESTLES

Pa United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Strangler
lewis. worlds heavyweight title
elaimant, will meet Leon Labriola In
% two out Of three falls wrestling
match here tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
Standing
State Three Cushion
AT COOLERS PARLORS
WaeIx,a GchaduIe

Tonight--Rubens VS. O'Connor.
Iuesday-Curtis VS.. Jones
Wednesday-Cooler VS. Martin
Thursday-Ramsey vs.. Bosom: Jones
Ts Black at Anderson.
Friday-Martin VS. Klein.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
CHICAGO WANTS GAME
American Legion Calls Meeting TO
Get Army. Navy Contest.
BIZ United Fress

BIZ United Fress
CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Howard u
Savage, national executive commit
teeman of the American Legion has
called a meeting Of representatives
of leading civic and patriotic organ
izations for Dec II. for the purpose
of organizing efforts to bring next
years Army and Navy football game
to Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
PRO GRID SCORES

Chicago Cardinals. ID: Hammond. o
New York Giants o. Chicago Bears, o.
Philadelphia II Providence, g.
Clevela and. 49, Hartford. 9.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14
City Cue Tourney

AT BOARD OF TRADE
Weeks Schedule
Tonight-Shane VS.. Bray.
Tucsday-Mitchell vs.. Houseman.
Wednesday-M Osher vs. Carter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. va. Roberta
FIR day-Abie vs.. Clark
Matinee-Spivey VS. Cook.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14

10 SOAA al n ~ oOb bAAOAA
picture tuck" Dave Johnson,
groundkeeper, had a roaring hot
fire in the Indian clubhouse and
the gridsters went into, stove
league session on "a successful
season. Everybody had been
ordered to appear in uniform for
the picture, and Johnny Sapp was
so conscientious as to wrap his
hands and ankles with tape.
The photographer finally got his
camera mounted--one Of those
Circuit" affairs which wind up
and then turn slowly sweeping the
arc OF players. The black box
started out doing its stuff nicely,
swinging around on it's clicking
way until it pointed straight at
manager Canning all logged up in
a new bennie, and there it gave
up the ghost and stopped dead
still.
The cameraman inserted a new
roll, oiled the mechanism up, and
once more started the contraption
on its way. This time all went
slick as a whistle until the lens
reached Bull Skinner, when it
again "died." A third attempt got
as far as Chunk Helvie, but as
Chunk was the last man in the
line the photographer called it
day, with the remark that his
camera was almost hNrnan."
Earl Mckee. publicity man ex-
traordinary, is responsible for this
story. and he insists that it is true.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14

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.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14

TT DAY morning Joe Can
ISI ng assembled his J. J. G.
- ty grid champions at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-14

"Ten 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?
All's fair in fiction. We only
wish those statements were true
IN Hoosierdom!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
BOYS HID BODY
OF THEIR SLAIN
CHUM IN SWAMP
Break Do,un and Confess
After Helping Hunt for
Lost Lad.

New York.-FOur young boys have
confessed that they hid the body Of
their chum. Ernest Schwer. Jr., thir-
teen. after he was accidentally shot
and killed by gun with which they
were playing ten days ago.
After two Of them had been trapped
In contradictory statements recently,
the four boys broke down and led de-
tectives to an ash dump in Richmond
Hill. Queens. where the body of the
Schwer boy was found under pile of
brush with a bullet hole in his temple.
During ten days. while police. fire
men, boy scouts and army airplanes
searched for trace Of the missing boy,
his companions stuck to the story that
they had last seen him IN the swamp
near his home hunting muskrats. They
even assisted in the search. But the
other night two of the boys were
taken to the place where they said
they had parted from Schwer and
asked which way he had gone. One
pointed one direction and one in the
other.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
Aged Man Risks Life
in Fire for Savings

Philadelphia.-AD aged man who
braved death to rescue his life saw
ings when his home caught fire, was
found lying beside an old trunk, with
a wallet clutched in his hand. and was
carried to safety by firemen.
He is Patrick Powers, seventy years
old. His wife. Anna, and two chill
dren of their daughter, Mrs. j. V.
Penny, also were led from the build
ing
Powers went into the cellar to COM
bat the flames when the fire was dis
covered. He was forced to come back
to the first floor, and thinking Of his
money. ran upstairs into the smoke
filed room in which 1t was hidden.
Hardly had he succeeded in locating
the wallet when he collapsed.
His wife, asleep on the second floor
was rescued by Mrs. Penny, with
whom the aged couple live. Mrs.
Penny ran to the room in which her
children were playing and carried
them from the house, as firemen ar
rived. Powers. when revived smiled
happily as he grasped his wallet.
"Well, l got the money, anyway.
even if they did have to carry me
down ladder with it," he said.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
Indian Physician Is
Father of 80 Children

Danville, Va-Dr. Ernest Jones, a
Cherokee Indian of Milton, is believed
to be the most fatherly man in this
section of the country, as he has 33
children. The youngest is twelve
months Old. and this baby has n broth
err who is siXty-eight. Doctor Jones
has been thrice married and boasts of
90 grandchildren and Is great-grand-
children.
Doctor Jones. who is eightysix, at
tributes his advanced age to careful
eating and a well-balanced diet. His
only known illness was an attack Of
rheumatism several years ago, which
he successfully shook off after treat
ment. All Of his children are healthy
and robust.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07

Trees with wide-spreading root
systems or with roots that reach deep
into moist soil are relatively good e.
lectrical conductors and, generally
speaking, are in most danger of be-
ing struck by lightning, says the
Weather Bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The rod
ding of valuable trees to protect a
gainst lightning is therefore strongly
recommended.
No tree is immune; but among
trees of the same kind the one stand
ing well above it's neighbors is in
most danger, even in a dense forest.
This may be due to the greater
height Of the tree or the kind of
ground it stands on. Trees growing
in the open are in more danger than
those in thick stand of timber, as
are also those growing along an ave-
nue. or border of woods. Those grow
ing in moist soil along the banks of
stream or lake are better conductors
fer lightning than those growing in
drier soil. Sound trees in general
are less likely to be damaged than
those with rotten wood. Trees grow
ing in loan and sandy soils are struck
more frequently than those in clay,
mari, and calcareous soils. Oaks Of
ten grow to a great height and mostly
in loan and sandy soils. Moreover,
they are good example of starchy
tree, which is a better conductor Of
electricity than an oily tree like the
beech. The oak also is a tap-rooted
tree, with it's root system extending
deep into the soil, which constitutes
another factor of danger from light
ming for it. Studies in various locali
ties, particularly in Europe, have
shown conclusively that the oak
i sstruck much more often than other
kinds of trees. Elm, ash, poplar, and
gum trees are also very susceptible
to lightning damage, while those least
attractive to lightning are the chest
nut, maple, alder, and mountain ash.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
TELEPHONE MEN
HAVE LANGUAGE
ALL THEIR OWN
Dictionary OF Slang Required To Un
derstand Jargon OF Knights
OF Pole.

The straw boss seq to me, Get out
the dinkey and the dolley and be sure
the grunt has the deadman handy to
set the stick"
Sounds sort of queer, doesn't it?
But it isn't. It is simply the vernacu.
lar Of the telephone lineman. These
telephone linemen have language all
taeir own. Just how some Of the
terms originated which are 50 com.
mon in the craft is more Or less of a
mystery but they have been handed
down from one generation to another.
with the result that the country over
they are accepted and understood
wherever gang Of linemen may be
at work, whether it be in Abilene
Texas, Keene, N. H., or Walla Walla
Washington.
When the lineman talks about tele.
phone poles he never refers to them
as such. He calls them sticks. The
foreman in charge of his crew is
known as the boss and the man next
in charge is always termed the straw
boss. The repairman is known as,
the trouble shooter or as the bug
hunter The climbers which he uses
are known as spurs or hooks, and the
leather strap which is placed around
the pole is termed the safety.
The lineman's helper on the ground
Is known as the ground hog or more
frequently as the "grunt" It is his
duty to keep the lineman supple"
with materials and to look after his
tools, and the term generally used for
any tool or piece of material is GIN
mick The dinkey is the small cart
used for transporting poles, and the
dolley is the board or boards equipped
with roller for handling poles. The
deadman is the forked tool used in
holding pole which is being raised,
and the term is also applied to the
log used for anchors.
Then there is also the Irishman
which. when translated. is found to
be what is known as the pulling-up
clamp, namely a heavy piece of metal
with many bolts attach to it which
is used to attach to the cable strand
The bride wires on the poles are
known as jumpers and the line used
to draw in pulling line is termed the
fish or snake The ins',lators used on
the cross-arms of telephone poles are
always referred to "s glasses.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07

Tomato leaf spot, or blight, dis
ease which annually causes to grow
ers loss of 100000 tons of CONNER
cial tomatoes, can be controlled by
suitable field practices, says the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Bordeaux and other copper spray
mixtures have given most effective re-
suits in the past, but the profits are
not always sufficient to justify the
expense.
AS the spores of the fungus do not
form at temperatures below SO de-
grees F., the plants are seldom in
fected in the field in the Middle At
lantic and Middle Western States be-
fore the latter half of June. For this
reason good results can be obtained
by setting out large, stocky, we'll
hardened plants early in the spring.
Strong plants, at least six weeks
old, that have been grown outdoors,
can be obtained from the South early
III Cne spring dI d TedSOldDlc price.
More than 3O,0O0,O00 such plants were
shipped into Indiana in 1923, and
some growers in the Eastern states
have been using them. Some large
northern companies manufacturing
tomato products are now growing
their own plants in the South. Some
of these southern-grown plants have
distributed wilt and root knot in
clean fields, and for this reason
system of plant certifcation is need
ed. The leaf-spot fungus can be pre-
vented from living over winter by
blowing under the old tomato vines in
the fall but they must be thoroughly
covered. The fungus grows as a sa
prophyte on dead weeds, grasses and
the remains of various crops, especi
ally cornstalks, and destroying them
by turning under or burning is an i'm
po,tant factor in control. 1t also
grows as a parasite on horse nettle
ground jimson weed, and night-shade,
and the destruction of these hosts will
help keep down the damage in toma
to fields.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07

purchased, and while taking turns
shooting one Of their number dis
charged the gun before he intended to
and the bullet struck Schwer in the
head. The boys are Arthur, twelve,
and Harold Meighan, eleven. broth
ers; Adam Rotunda, twelve. and
Charles Hirschfield. fourteen years
old
Terrorized by the thought of the
possible consequences Of the accident,
the four boys said they dragged
Schwer to the nearby ash dump,
pulled his cap over his face, tossed
some brush over the body and then
cOncocted the tale they had stuck to
for ten days.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
AGRICULTURE

The belief of progressive sheepmen
that pasture rotation reduces the raw
ages of parasites among sheep and
lambs received a scientific test last
year at the Beltsville (Md.) farm OPP
Grated by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. According to
the report Of the Chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, just issued, that
belief is correct. The Government in
vestigators found that systematic
rotation of forage-crop pastures en-
ables lambs to reach market weight
without visible effects of parasitic in
festation.
The system, though keeping para
sites in check, is not an absolutely
sure method. While the frequent
changes of pasture proved beneficial,
they were not entirely adequate in
the control of parasites of sheep car
ried throughout the year. Stomach
worms are among the most serious
pests attacking farm focks, and for
their complete suppression some
method of treatment such as dosing
with dilute copper-sulphate solution
is desirable. Details of the method
are obtainable without cost from the
Bureau of Animal industry, United
States Department of Agriculture, at
Washington, D. c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
If Bee Was Mad at
Him, Why Sting Her?

Menominee Falls. Wis.-Charg-
ing that her neighbOr. Phillip
Rudolph. owner of an apiary.
''harbOrS and keeps vicious bees,
well knowing them to he of such
disposition" Mrs. Augusta Muehl
has started suit against Rudolph
for $4,000 damages
She alleges she suffered un-
told agony when one of the bees
maliciously stung her on the
arm, although she gave it no
cause. The complaint says that
the bee did leave home duly in.
censed because II was reckless
~ and wnnt0nly abused, ha-
rasSed. annoyed and pestered by
it's uwner.'
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07
Break Down and Confess.

Then, under threat Of arrest, they
broke down and told the story Of ac-
cidental shooting, which their two
companions later corroborated. They
said that the five Of them had gone
into the swamp with a rifle they had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02
NATIONAL. HOME

Officer of the day. Capt. George a.
Derby.
Prime Turcott has returned from a
furlough to Lowell.
On account of the Tuesday show
there will be no pictures Wednesday.
Mrs. Guy Gilmore has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
in Keene. n. II.
Burroughs have been granted to
James L. Duffy to Boston and VIII
liam S. Mccormack to RoxburJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Gates are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of son which arrived Monday even
ing.
James J. Powers. late Supply Co.
102. u. S.. Field Art, and Daniel
Schaefer. late Supply Co. 326, II. 5.
Inf, have been granted discharges
The Royal Holland Bell Ringers
gave the veterans an excellent enter
tainment Tuesday evening in charac-
ter songs and dances and instrum en-
tai numbers.
Frank p Manning, Of Haverhill,
la te Co. +. 8. U. S. Inf; Cyranus JAG
CUES. of Lewiston, late 25th Recruit
Co. Unassigned; William H. Furey, OF
Worcester. late 9Th Previous service
Co., and William c. McDermott of
Springfield, late Med. Dept. so, U. S.
Inf. have reported for admission.
Regular meeting of the Ensign
Worth Bagley Post No. Q, V. +. W.,
viii be held Thursday evening in