The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26
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local training quarters greeted the
first amateur NIT show presented
9 by Messrs. Mitchell and Shine. Al
8 o'clock there was not anothers
square inch of space within the
four walls, and several hundred
would-be spectators had to go on
back home. Hap" Anterior
was the referee for all bouts,
and the little pug was most salts
flying as an official in one particu-
lar at least-he did not offer much
obstruction to the vision of the
ringsiders. In fact, Anterior was
the smallest man in the ring dur
ing most of the bouts. Incidentally,
the tiny official received a resound-
ing smack in the map from one
of the wildly swinging contestants.
Frank Clark, 112-pound city anna
teur champ, met Tartar in Harry
Wick, and it was one Of the fast
est scraps of the evening, with the
municipal titleholder showing a
shade the best of it and gaining the
Judges decision. Harry BoggS,
who broadcast the fact that he is
The "car barn champion" of the
indianapolis Street Railway forces,
made good his boasts by winning
over Glenn Griswell. They are no.
Founders. >. Yes, Plez Oliver was
present and did some plain and
Pancv roofing Sidney Click.
Roy Wallace and other local ring
notables looked on. Weldon
Dickinson, "copy boy on a local
newspaper, won by stepping
around at a pace really surprising
In a copy boy. . Another anna
teur carnival in two weeks, accord
ing to the announcer. The
proposed bout between Mike
Mitchell and Billy Shine was can
celed when Mitchells physician re-
fused to allow him to go on, assert
Ing Mike was suffering from bad
case of halitOSis. . A South Side
Turner amateur show was an
nounced for April IA. (The above
notes are Earl McKee's, special
correspondent of Stirrin' the Dope.)
E=7ARC.' POLO had nothing
I'M on Kid Chissel, former
IH local boxer, when it comes
20 travelling. We are in receipt
Of another letter from the Kid.
He is now in Sabine, Texas. Yes,
there is such a town. We looked
It up.
1t is Gulf Of Mexico port
right on the boundary line between
Texas and Louisiana. The Sabine
River and Lake Sabine form the
boundary line between the two
Southern States.
Some time ago the Kid said he
was headed for Australia, but he
got side-tracked somewhere after
cruising along the Pacific coast
ports and presumably is headed
back toward New York.
For those who have not read
previous chapters in Chissels
travels, he is a member of the
crew Of the S. S. Herman Frasch.
The Kid says in part: 1--WE are
now in Sabine, Texas, a wild little
cow-town. The spring cattle
roundup is just coming off, so
everything is pretty lively here.
Give all the boys my best regards.
lHE Hoosier A. G. has re-
piled to the letter written
- by the Indiana-Kentucky
A. A. u. and published in The
Times of Tuesday, by in>n> ing The
following communication:
The Hoosier Athletic Club has Away
Itood. first of all. for purely amateur ath
etics in every sense of the word. No per
ION representing the Hoosier Athletic Clut
n any spot activity has ever received five
cents for it.
Even our basketball coach and manager
rave their services free. for the love o.
Sport.
After waiting for an inactive local asso
citation to organize local amateur bas
ketball league for several years. withou
success we assisted in organizing an un
Usually successful one this year. thereby
lmcurring the wrath of the local A. A. u
The league was composed of such lead
ing industries as the Diamond Chain anC
Manufacturing Company. Pennsylvani;
Railroad. Fairbanks-Mor Manufacturing
Company. Real Silk Hosiery Mills and ;
team from the Y. NJ. c. A.
During the aeasou the II 4 G. received
several voluntary letters praising the clear
craftsmanship of the team. A Richmond
paper in writing up a game played with {
team in that city complimented the Hoosiel
team along the same lines.
The Hoosier Athletic Club was organized
IN 1873 and has always been in the fore
-round CT local amateur sports. It hal
net and will continue to meet the .bes
#chools and colleges in the Middle Yves
I'D recognized athletic clubs in competitivt
&3,orts.
III No invitation was ever extended to the
#.bosier Athletic Club to attend any meet
Sisgs for the purpose of talking over thu
Ical basketball league. This is only one
f the many inaccuracies appearing in the
called official document.
live did ask the secretary treasurer o.
zs# A. A. U. to find out what possibility
1a@re was~of getting recognition of this
basketball league. He informed us thai
the other officers of the local association
saic that no team would be sent from In
dianapolis this year. as they were going t
send a team from Louisville to represent
the Indiana-Kentucky Association.
Referring to the statement that three
men on our team were known profession
ais. Why. If this is so. were they issueC
amateur cards. signed by the chairman Of
registrations for the local association
These cards did not expire until Feb. 20
1925. The league which incurred their
wrath ended on Feb. Is.
Furthermore. why have charges not beer
preferred against them?
Suspension from the local A A. q
means nothing to us. We are still strons
for the national organization and the gooc
it has accomplished for amateur athletics
in which we are interested.
We lhave asked for no CHAMPIONSHIP