The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-24
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Observation-Disclosures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
r=1HE international indoor
IL tennis team matches start
France and the United States are
attracting unheard-of attention be-
cause of the recent defeats Of
Tilden and Richards by the in
vaders. Five matches are on the
program under the same conditions
as the Davis Cup play. Four
single matches Will be played and
one doubles encounter. Each
counts one point.
On Thursday Tflden plays La
Coste and Richards meets Borotra.
On Friday Tilden-Richards and
la -Borotra clash in the only
doubles encounter. On Saturday
Tilden and Borotra and Richards
and La Coste are matched.
We look for Bill Tilden to re-
deem himself in the coming
struggles. The champion showed
the same old unbeatable form in
the doubles after being defeated
by BOrotra in the national in
door singles.
Even If Bill is defeated again it
won't be time to worry about the
Davis Cup play this summer. That
competition is long way off and
Tilden has plenty of opportunity
to get in shape.
There are many who were
glad to see temperamental Bill
get took" by BOrOtra. But ma
tionaI pride is stronger than per-
sonaI feeling in the Davis Cup
tournament. We are patriotic
enough to wish Tilden the best
of luck in coming battles
against the Frenchmen.
$3.50
There is some talk in this city
among certain teams about enter
ing the national A. A. II. basket
ball tournament at Kansas City.
1t may be interesting for these
clubs to know that last years
champs, Washburn College of To
peka, Kas., will be back with four
of its five last season stars in the
lineup. They are veterans of four
years play.
~7HE Kentucky Derby entries
will be ready for publication
on Sunday. There prob
ably will be some $50 thorough
breds in the list. Those who wager
in the winter "books" believe they
can pick a winner out Of that
bunch. Maybe 50, maybe so.
Black Gold once broke the book
makers-that is, those who paid
Off
This year the winter favorite Is
Pompey. Nurmi by fine race in
the big New Orleans feature made
many friends. There are plenty
of other good ones.
Northwestern track athletes
must be dynamite. The letter
ing on their shirts reads INT.
IT ISN'T news anymore when
Hoff breaks the pole vault
record When he fails to
soar. a little higher then it will be
worth a headline. 1off went a
half inch higher Tuesday night.
He saves a thrill for the spectators
in each meet he enters.
At first the Norwegian raised
the bar one inch on each appear
ance. Now it goes up only one
half inch Thirteen feet, Az inches
is getting up there. Somewhere
there's a limit.
Mr.. Hoff better get a little more
conservative and play around with
the smaller fractions-say AS and
18s.
SOmeway, when Monte Carlo
is mentioned we never think of
tennis even though Helen Wills
is playing there.
y
CT7VER hear of Senorita de AL
r. varez? She's the young
- Spanish tennis player who
is supposed to be another whiZ-
another rival Of Suzanne and
Helen. She played her first match
on Tuesday and defeated Helen
Pittman of England, 6-2, 60.
The Spanish Miss has been sorta
in hiding while the Wills-Lenglen
hullabaloo was at it's height.
We can't just quite figure it out,
but the senorita appears to be in
the Monte Carlo tourney with
Helen. Maybe the American
champ has another rival. Pass
the olives and tune up the casta-
nets.
Plenty of fireworks tonight at
Terre Haute. Rose Poly and
State Normal tangle for the city
college basketball title.
G UNIQUE situation de-
iAI veloped at Syracuse Uni
49, versity this season. Coach
Andreas Of the basketball team
became i'll and Captain Hanson
took charge of the team. Syracuse
before this week had won fourteen
straight games. Hanson has scored
nearly one-half Of his teams
points. He can tell the other
players, do as 1 say and do as
I do"