The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-24

TAT PAGES recent illness
kD has sorta got his goat. Pat
says it's the first time he
has taken the count for SO many
wears he can't remember IL 1t ever
happened before. The Indiana GRID
coach was up and around the
house a little today for the first
time since last week.
He answered the phone for the
first time this morning and SAID
he thought red be all right again
by the first of next week.
Pat is so full of nervous en-
ergy that somebody better tie
him at home the remainder OF
this week, anyway. Original
nIans were for him to report at
Indiana University OH Thursday
to take charge of spring grid
work.
Page said he'd have to consult
his doctor and call UP Director
Clevenger of L. u. before he knew
whether he would go to Blooming
ton on Thursday. He stated that
he did not wish to lose any time.
The FLU is not to be fooled
with, Pat, and the best way to lose
time is to get out too soon. That's
our advice.
The new coach of Indiana Uni
ra,.sitv football ia ever active.
And he is never defeated. His
present attitude in regard to his
own illness is a fine indication OF
why he is a good coach. He's Il
battIer and he's q winner.
p-T begins to look as though
Captain RUBBISH of the
/ Manual High School track
feam has been reading about Paul
Harrington of Notre Dame. an
Indianapolis youth. Kind readers
nrobablv YOU know that Harring-
ton is a pole vaulter-that he
went bit higher than thirteen
feet indoors this winter.
Well. RUBBISH also is vaulter.
He cleared II feet ~ inches at
practice the other day. That's get
ting I'D in the air for a high school
boy. He's got plenty of time
ahead to improve. Harrington
did not compete in high school at
all.
Mavhe indianapolis has leap
ing'' atmosphere. The youths just
grow that way in this city,
%HE seventh annual State
high school basketball tour
nament opened today under
auspices of the University of Wis
consin. Sixteen teams, the pick
of a. similar number Of sectional
meets, competed.
Eau Claire is one Of the favor
ties with q record Of sixteen
straight victories. Fond du Lac
and River Falls also are consld-
cred strong entrants.
c1HIS seems to be the open
season for Jockeys. There
are probably several little
fellows shivering under their Silks
these days as the result of the
drastic ruling recently by the Ken
lucky Jockey Club, followed by the
action of the New York stewards
in turning down the applications
for licenses of Clarence hummer
and Lester Mark Fator, star east
ern riders.
Hummer has never been i'll
trouble before and was cOnsId-
cred one of the greatest riders.
The Hummer incident was a dis
tinct shock to turf fans. The
veteran has won many of the
most famous stake fixtures and
was considered peerless in judg-
nlent of pace in the distance
events.
The action of the jockey clubs
is a stern warning to other riders.
It showed that even a Suits and
a Hummer were not immune. The
speculative nature of racing makes
it open to much criticism.
1t is impossible to keep it
entirely "on the Level" but more
Of this sort of action by stew
ards would diminish the chances
for crooked work. If it is made
difficult to pull the funny stuff
there will be less of it.