The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-23
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This weather feels like base
ball. On such a day we
have good news for the
amateurs. A new class AA league
has been organized to give the
Indianapolis Amateur Baseball AS
ISOLATION top-notch ball this sea-
son. Last year there was more
or less a dearth Of good class AA
competition.
The Capitol City League was
organized Monday night at
Smith Hassler-Sturm store. Hen
Nv Schnitqius was elected preoi-
dent, Harry Kelley, vice presi-
dent, and Wallace Downward,
secretary-treasurer.
The clubs to compose the cir
cult: indianapolis Light and
Heat, IT. Harrison, Stutz Motor
Car, Mar1non Motor Car, Polk
Milk, and Fairbanks-MOrse.
Indianapolis Light and Heat
team and Polk MillSs played Glass
A baseball last year. Fairbanks
Morse was not represented last
season in a league, but in past
seasons had fine clubs in classi-
fication IA. Reports from that
camp are to the effect that a
strong nine will be placed in the
field.
The Stutz and harmon teams
plan outfits as lligh-powered as
\ the cars they win represent. The
y Marmon Company has not been
represented for several years
but is coming back into the fold.
Stutz is q newcomer. With such
sport fan as Fred Moskovics,
president of the concern, IL is
only natural that Stutz should
step out in sport.
TT. Harrison has been champion
of the Fifth Corps Area for the
past three years. The constitu-
ton Of the local association was
changed this year in order to
enable the soldier team to play
in an Indianapolis league.
If early signs do not fail the
Capitol City League will be the
strongest organization of recent
, years in this city.
The double umpire system will
he used. The arbiters selected:
Bob Ribble, T. J. Crawford, Will
liam Ludwig. Wallie T. Day, M.
n PudoInh and David SoWderS,
TIE PAOLO sounds very I'M
IL F American. But that youth
full auto speed king doesn't
like it at all when press accounts
refer to him as an Italian-a
foreigner. Not that Pete is
ashamed of his Italian blood. He
insists he is an American. And
he is.
De PaOIo's father was an
italian but his mother was an
American. Pete was born in
this country and educated here.
His parents lived in the United
States several years before their
iIlustrous son was born. Pete be-
h longs to u. S. and us.
, And while on this subject, just
give that young gentleman plenty
of credit for winning more big
races than anyone ever has done
before Consistency. thou art a
jewel That's probably Pete's mot
to-
And here's tip. De PaOIO
told officials of the local speed
way he was going to win the
Memorial Day 500-mile race at
Indianapolis this year. He says
he can tell by the way he feels.
It's bunch.
What could be more appro-
IWI pirate? George won the
Washington handicap at
New Orleans Monday, And out at
Tiajuana, Cherry Tree copied an
other Washington birthday handi-
cap. The only disappointment of
the day was when the thorough
bred Washington finished last IN
the New Orleans feature, thereby
failing to live up to the record Of
the famous President, who was a
consistent first"
Think it isn't nice to be win
ner? Manual basketball players
were entertained at a dinner Mon
day. The affair was put on by the
local school at the Columbia Club.
The Red and White performers
also are going to get new red and
white suits. Hot dog!
EV1E can not tell a lie-Illinois
IW and Michigan won Monday
e night in Big Ten basket
ball as was predicted. The Bad
gers were resting in second place
all by themselves before the Michi-
gan defeat. They are now tied
for third place with two other
clubs. Four clubs are ahead Of
them, with Illinois in the lead and
three tied for second place. That's
how tight the Western Conference
race is these days.
The Butler freshmen are copying