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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-22
Old Stars Hang on for Another
Effort to Stay in Fast Company
Brilliant Regulations of Past Win Chance for Coveeske
and Joe Bush to Try Comeback.

will battle for berth on the pitch
ing staff Of the Philadelphia
Athletics.
Started in 1912
Here we find two players who
broke in with the Athletics in the
same year, 1912. rounding out their
big league careers in almost an
identical fashion.
Coveleskie is convinced he has a
few more winning games left in
his old "soupbone," and he almost
has Miller Higgins convinced of it,
to. The Pole is going South under
an agreement whereby he gets a
contract If he makes good, otherwise
he gets the gate.
The Yankees took Coveleskie on
for brief trial last summer, but he
developed his old arm ailment and
was released.
Connie Mack already has signed
Bush to contract for next year.
Il am convinced he can win some
games for U.s." Mack said.
Helped Toledo
Bush was shunted out of the big
leagues last year as through, only
to win four important games for
Toledo in the American Association
pennant race.
Bush has been in five October
classics, with the Athletics in 1918
and 1914. with the Red Sox in 1918
and with the Yankees in 1922 and
1923. He has won two world series
victories and lost five.
Coveleskie has participated in two
worlds championships. Almost sin
gle-handed he pitched Cleveland to
the championship in 1920 by defeat
ing the Brooklyn Robins in three
games without losing. He pitched
two games for the Senator's in the
1925 series against the Pirates, but
lost them.
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Cincy Boxer
Performs on
Legion Card
Billy Rose to Box Wilson
in Eight Rounder;
Other Bouts.

The supporting card for the Roy
Wallace-Joe Packo feature bout at
the Armory next Tuesday night was
completed today by Captain Clark,
and the complete program was given
cut as follow:
Ten Rounds-Foy Wallace. indianapolis,
VS.. Joe Packo, Toledo; 165 pounds.
Eight Rounds-Billy Rose, Cincinnati.
six Rounds Buddy Brown. Miami. Fla.
vs.: Billy Myers, Indianapolis; us pounds.
Six Rounds--Danny Stewart, Indianapo-
lis. vs.. Soldier Byrd. FIT. Harrison: las
Four Rounds-chunky Ewing. Hollywood.
Ind; ITO pounds.
More beef will predominant on
Tuesdays card than usual, nothing
below the lightweight class having
been considered in making up the
program. Billy Rose. the Cincy pug
who stopped Jackie Purvis at Tom
linson Hall a few weeks ago. is be-
ing brought to the Legion show to
meet Hershie Wilson of Gary.
Last Saturday night, at the Gin
cinnati Armory, Rose whipped Ted
Welsh of Pittsburgh in a main
event, and the Enquirer in telling
Of the scrap, called Rose "Cincin-
MATHS most promising lightweight"
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by MAURICE DAILY

United Press Special Correspondents
NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Welkel
Cochran today was speeding south
ward to Florida, minus the 1872 balk-
line billiard championship, which
was taken from him through the
skilled cuemanship of young Jake
Schaefer, who recaptured the
coveted title by score of $500 TO
1904.
Wednesday nights play was q
finale of thrills, which did much to
atone for the ragged execution in
the first four blocks. At the start
of the fifth block, Cochran was
trailing by 1900 to 1853. He staged
a plucky uphill fight, twice running
over 100, to finish only 1856 points
down.
Cochran tailed sol points Wednes-
day night while Schaefer was
laboriously drumming up 300. The
excitement of Cochran's possible
chance of run kept the crowd ex-
cited. Although a bit careless in
the midst of a run Schaefer's draw
shots were a thing to marvel at.
Schaefer's grand average was
"a 38-43 to 81 2-42 for Cochran.
Wednesday night, however, Cochran
had an average of rs ST, remark
able billiards, to 81 4-8 for the new
titleholder.
High runs were: Schaefer, 161;
Cochran, 1856.
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Wyth local BOWleTS
.GU1EFTY LEE

The boys were pounding the pins fol
games at the Century alleys. In the team
score Of ,i,o06 when Dugan and j. !o'drads
spectivey High i Single game S Of the asOi nigh
score over the three-game route with :
total Of el5; Dugan had 6l2 and Laucl
and Cabinets won three from the Isabeiias
Pintas and Marquettes, as the Ninas were
coping the odd game from the La Sale
team.
The Century Ladies League games re.
becue Supply and RocSwood Five ' over ths
the Small Top Ranges and Moon Mullins
COPIED the odd game from the Century
Lunch and Hoosier Coffee girls U. Shea
q the Moon Mullins team TO- was high in
ond game.
The Lettuce team put the Pickles in
the brine" for three games in the
FIiedens league session at the Capitol
alleys, while the Tomatoes and Onions
we're too strong for the Kaie and Mus
tard In two out Of the three games. w.
Rooster of the Lettuce team turned in
games of 179, III and 242 for a total Of
e02, which was high.
The Masters and Guards cleaned uu on
the Deputies and Tails as the Horns, Blue
Devils No. ] and Prophets copied the odd
game from the Hoofs. Fizzes and in.ps in
the Grotto League games at the Illinois
alleys. The Hlue. Devils No. 2 team. will
Bucksot had games OF 1853, 22l and 2i4,
for high total OF SOB. Ten Eyke and
Street tied for high single game with 233
The Redeemer Lutheran League games
at the Uptown alleys showed triple win
Tor the Browns over the Grays. while the
Schowe was the Big Bertha Of this loop
with games Of 1856, 248 and ITO, total
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Homsby Freed
ofBetting Debts

B0 United Press
CLAYTON, Mo-, Dec. GA cir
cult court jury Wednesday denied
Frank l.. Moore, Newport, KY, bet
ting commissioner, $4,000 damages
he sought to collect from Rogers
Hornsby, star second baseman and
captain Of the New York Giants, for
an alleged race horse gambling pact.
Moore originally sued Hornsny for
$4,000. alleging the ball player owed
him that sum through a mutual
betting agreement whereby Moore
placed the wagers. Hornsby main
tanned the debt had no legal status
as the law does not recognize
gambling debts. The jury deliber-
ated an hour and half before re-
turning a 10 to 2 verdict in favor of
HornSby. Missouri law requires a
three-fourths majority for verdict
in such cases.
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in the cage sport and at this
time appear to have arrived. "
In other words Notre Dame has
entered the "A-plus" class in
collegiate hardwood circles. Coach
George Keogan is striving to reach
the pinnacle in basketball that
Knute Rockne has done so well in
the gridiron sport. That is no mean
feat, but Keogan's name is begin
ming to grace the sport pages of
metropolitan dailies as a result of
his achievements.
r Asst season the Irish won nine
II teen games and lost one-that
to Franklin on the Baptists' own
court. In a later game at South
Bend the Franklin five was forced
to hit the skids before the ferocious
attack of the Irish The Notre Dame
team of this season on paper isn't
anywhere near the Notre Dame club
Of 1926-27, but that old yarn about
never being able to tell book by
its cover is coming true once more.
Keogan's five won preliminary
games from Armour Tech and Il
linois Wesleyan with apparent case.
Then followed victories over Iowa
and Northwestern.
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A brilliant squirt in the closing
minutes of play gave the Marmon
Motors of Indianapolis a victory over
the Firestone Tires Of Akron, Ohio,
SO to 80, at Tomlinson Hall Wednes-
day night. 1t appeared to be a
Hoosier collegiate reunion when the
two teams took the floor for practice.
Johnny Cant (Franklin), and Hal
Griggs (Butler), put the Firestones
into an early lead but brilliant floor
work and shooting of little Benny
Devol (Wabash) evened the count
shortly before the half ended. The
Firestcnes took the lead as the
period ended, 10 to II.
The second half developed into a
furious fray with Bob Nipper But
ler), Wally Middlesworth (Butler) =,
Tony Hinkle (Chicago), Harold
Harmeson Purdue, and Devol
making desperate attempts to take
the lead. A short field goal by
HarmeSon and two pretty shots by
Devol gave the Marmons the lead
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EUe Interesting
Bouts Staged by
Belle Wen A.A.

Five slashing bouts were staged
by the Belle Vieu A. A. Wednesday
at K. of P. hall, 52S N. Belle Vieu
Place. Kid Gibson, Haughville,
plastered one on Billy Elliott, In
dianapolis, in the third round and
Elliott crumpled. It was a whirl-
wind go until the knockout.
Billy Maloy, Haughville, shaded
Kenneth Seib, Haughville, in four
rounds of speedy glove singing. Roy
Campbell, Haughville, knocked out
Dannie Morgan, Military Park, in
the third round. Kid Weaver,
Brightwood, shaded Young Taylor,
four rounds. Scotty Scotch, Bright
wood, shaded Young Woods, Bright
wood, four rounds.
Eddie Weber refereed and Billy
Moore was timekeeper. The next
show viii be staged Saturday, Jan. IA.
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Christmas Vacation Puts
Crimp in City Basket
Activities.
LEBANON MEETS TECH
Manual to Tackle Strong
Warren Quintet.
Friday
Manual at Warren Central.
Washington at Beech Grove.
Lebanon VS.. Technical at Armory.
Cathedral VS.. Alumni.

Gay old Santa Claus, bringing
preliminary Christmas Joy to the
School-going lads and lassies, slipped
wrench into the cogwheels of To-
cal scholastic basketball and as a
result a slim schedule faces Indi-
annapolis teams this weekend.
There isn't a thing stirring Sat-
urday eve. and what little action on
the program will be enacted Friday
night. Two of the games will be
played within the city limits while
two others will be staged on the
outskirts Of the Hoosier metropolis.
Lebanon will invade the city to
tangle with Tim Campbell's Tech
nical outfit at the Armory. The
Techites, fast and clever. have man
aged to wade through four games
to an even break. The Arsenalites
have dropped Broad Ripple and
Greenfield and have suffered de.
feat at the hands of Rochester and
Muncie.
Cathedral will entertain its strong
alumni squad at its new N. Meri-
dian st. gym. Alumni teams, as a
rule, lack the polish and team
work of varsity squads, but provide
ample opposition and many times
manage to finish on the long-end Of
the scores.
Manual, improving gradually, has
hopes of breaking Warren Central's
string of eight consecutive victories.
The Centralites are tough and the
Red and White are facing a stiff
battle.
Washington will play at Beech
Grove, The Beech Grove boys
humbled Manual in a hot contest
last weekend and are confident Of
taking the WeSt-siders' measure.
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Some wonderful scoring has been shown
In the Chicago All-Star League games at
the Randolph drives. Hank, Marino dis,
S esfd DaS Pr C. En 0 Of d0q h eomn
match with the little Italian. Rolling
aga against Joe, Fliger. Hank had games 90 q
226 2S77 and 25 S, for total @ Of ISIS an
average OF 223 per pame. Fliger also was
rolling wicked pill, having total Of
2,58e for his series, an average Of 215%
per game.
Milwaukee. no doubt. is one of the lead
would Thing from the wonderful rs scores res
born with q bowling bali in their hands,
town ior the Boyisrs yourns. is seems sns e.
bowler from the Brewtown rolled q mere
TONED. but now sixtyis S Sva i space space
Is being reserved for 700 totals and re-
on By Of bs pTeyiosS,
good. '' " So LOU uSe0 70 0e
The Furnas.schoen; Blue Point Service
gemis Bag and Virginia Sweet Bow,
oop sho%ss the Other hse series Of this
Marotts. Hotel SEVERN and Pioneer Cof-
Zee over the Silver Flash, Robertson Coal
ana S-E Coffee. Jess ,Pritchett rushed up
one bali and walked away the biggest part
OF the night with the result that he could
only get games OF 2i2, $50 and 242. for q
total OF 685, which was aigh. This pulled
Others to reach the coveted 500 mark
were, Pollard. 6O7 Rasmussen, sac;
nESsHT .ch e2U Hesrrsrieann, so7; SchleimssiT,
Haislup, 6l6' and Al stris Sc S sS2'.
"Chuck" Schott and AL Striebeck tied for
hign single game with. score OF 253 each.
Forty.three. games OF better than 200 were
turned in during this session.
The Refunds and Exports won three
from the Tariff and Ladings in the In
aianapolis Traffic Club League games at
tbis Ieoe cons agh .ota1 w. each week II
Harris, while the dog receives tie.
wednesday night, Kaises OF the Exports,
won. with games Of eli, 1886 and S0l, q
total Of COL. Lynch won the tie, having
q. total Of gas. John NanghtOn, from
his actions, appeared in need of q new
tie. Keep trying, Johnny, maybe Santa
Claus win bring yen one.
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I'm OUeY-
WITH EDDIE ASB.

on Kentucky Ave. where the cham
pion Hoofeds performed. Passing
years make a difference.
u q
CTAN ZBYSZKO has departed
~ for India to teach wrestling. No
doubt he will make many talks on
How and When to Grunt."
Biscuits" may have trouble
demonstrating the suffering act.
The unsophieticated natives are
likely to think he's on the square
with it.
Bobby Jones says golf is so per
cent mental. 80. Harsh words,
those, to the many buffers who
haven't improved in years Of toll.
And Gene Tunney says will
power is as important TO a heavy
weight as his muscles. i. Smart
managers are moro important.
u u
WHILE HOPPE, the cueist, like
wv Ty Cobb, still can hit the ball
Willie, now in the plump years, re-
Gently scored so points at three
cushions in "a innings, completed
the string in % minutes and had q
high run Of 9. Not a hoy wonder
any more, but still wonder.
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DdnuLLe EiUe
Downs Scarlet
as Shake Stars

BD Times Special
/ CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Dec.
22.-Central Normal of Danville
dropped Wabash here Wednesday
night, 35 to 20. The f1veS battleo
on fairly even terms during the first
half and the Danville squad was
leading, 10 to IT, at the gun.
Shake. star Central forward, led
an offensive drive in the final half
which sent the visitors far ahead
and out of danger.
Other Danville stars were Reeves,
Wood and Franklin. Hhake scored
twelve points. Groves got nine
points for Wabash,
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Silent HooSierS
Drop Cathedral

Silent Hoosiers staged a thrilling
comeback against the Cathedral
basket squad at the new Irish gym
Wednesday night and succeeded in
eking out 23-to-22 triumph over
the Cathedralites. The institute
team was slow in warming up and
the Irish were ahead, IA to 6, at the
half. .
The Deaf School club opened up
with a barrage of long shots and
took the lead shortly after the re-
newal Of hoStilitieS. The teams
waged hot battle until the final
gun. j. Dugan, K. Dugan and Carr
we're best for the Irish and Redman,
PaSka and Lutheran starred for the
HooSierS.
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TY CAN HAVE BERTH

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 22.-Ty Cobb can
have a berth with the st. Louis
Browns "at a very reasonable SAL
ary," according to Phil Ball, owner,
who is reorganizing the team in an
effort to pull it out Of the rut.
Ball intimated the reasonable
salary" would have to be less than
$4,000.
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EOansUiHe Raps
James MLLikin

BIZ Times Special
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. a.
Evansville's fourth victory of the
season was chalked up here Wednes-
day night at the expense of James
Millikin of Decatur, Ill, SO to 16. 1t
was the locals last game until Jan.
6. The Acres basket-shooting was
accurate throughout the contest.
Ralph Rea led the scoring with
five field goals and a free throw.
Harper hit for four from the field
and two from the foul line. w.
Smith, forward, was outstanding
for the visitors.
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Marmons Squeeze Out Victory Over
Firestone Tires in Flashy Game
Former HoOser College Stars Play Brilliantly at ToIln-
son Hall; Benny Devo Shines.

and enabled the locals to stall out
the remaining few moments.
Bob Wakefield (Butler), Jack
Winston Qndiana), Johnny Nyikos
(Notre Dance, Don Burdette WA
bash), also played welt for the Fire
stones, while Red Robinson WA
bash), cast his lot with the Mar
mons. Pat Page, Indiana University
football coach, was the referee. After
all the handshaking was over the
fairly large crowd witnessed some
flashy basketball. Devol, with nine
field goals, was the outstanding star.
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successfully ducking labor until pay
check time and his recent statement
about going to camp early next year
caused comment galore. Being with
the Giants, and under the task
master John McGraw, perhaps Ed
feels as though he's lin the army
now and must step along with the
rest of the boys. And again he may
have decided that getting in shape
early and by easy stages may be
best for the aging underpinning. For
Roush was a star back in 1914 out
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trades the Phillies
have made, Eds an
nouncement h as
been one of the
surprises Of tn e
stove league season.
The Oakland City
resident has been
slow to report for
work in seasons
past and by right
Of extraordinary
skill escaped much
of the training
grind. Fleet Eddie
m a de numerous
- \ - - - A~.xvt@p- L.
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ON WAY TO RECOVERY

Loren Murchison Getting Well;
Condition Continues to Improve.
BV Times Special
DECATUR, Ill, Dec. 22-The
complete recovery of Loren Murchi-
son, famous sprinter, was expected
here today as the athlete continued
to improve from his recent illness
with cerebro-spinaI meningitis.
Physicians attending him said
Murchison's condition was marked
by q complete absence of complica-
lions.
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hF fL0 = =. By
UJ C'EC NORMAN
Blackboard ISAA0s

Notre Danes position in the gridron realm is udisputed
and every fall citizens of South Bend parade around with their
chests out and high much after the of the future
admiras and generals at Annapolis and West Point Up
South Bend those citizens developing the habit of
keeping their chests out through the basketball For
three years the Irish nnper gradually have been advancing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-22
Rolls 800 Score
Tuice in Week

BIZ NEA Service
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 22.-When
a bowler rolls a perfect 800 it is
something to talk about. even
though that feat is performed sew
eral times a year.
But when this same bowler does
it twice in one week-well, that is
something else!
Roy Arnold, one of the most
prominent bowlers of this city,
turned the trick here, with two per-
feet games in one week.
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BOOST FOR ATHLETES

BA United Press
CHICAGO, Dec 22.-MaJor John
L, Griffith, Big Ten athletic COM
missioner, announced that less than
ten Western Conference athletes
were disqualified for attractions OF
the Big Ten code duting the last
year.
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BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
IInited Press star Cnrresnnndent

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-Two vet
eran American League pitchers will
take the mound against father time
next season in an effort to beat the
old boy just one more year.
Stanley Coveleskie, who was
counted as through by the Washing
ton Senators last spring, will go
south with the Yankees this spring
and attempt to gain a place on the
pay roll of the worlds champions.
At the same time Joe Bush, whose
bullet ball has lost it Inning zip,
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Independent and Amateur
Basketball Notices

St. Philip A. C.s defeated the Lawrence
Merchants. 81 to Is, Wednesday night at
TomlinSon Hall Joe Kelly was the star
of the game with sixteen points to his
credit. Conley, Higgs and Mccarthy also
played we'll. H. Lynch and Ransopher
were best for Lawrence Thursday night
the Thornburg-Lews Bucks will play the
Saints at the st. Philips auditorium.
West Newton M E, is holding the lead
in the Marion County Sunday School
League with four victories and no defeats
@. M. B. are close behind with three VIC
tories and one defeat. Fountain Square
Christian and Acton Presbyterian are tied
for third. each with two victories and two
losses. Broadway Evangelical has won
one in four starts while First Evangelicals
are in the cellar with four defeats.
Eight teams are entered in the second
annual church basketball tourney which
will be staged at the West Newton COM
munity house Jan. 2. The schedule will
be drawn in a few days. The teams in
the tourney are: Heath Memorial Bap-
fist. Christian Men Builders, Blaine Ave-
nue. Methodists, :. 1ryington MethodistS
Edgewood, Triangles. The tourney will be
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 22.-Artesian
City Industrials defeated the Morgantown
!. o. o. F.. here Wednesday night, 80 to
1929. The locals we're ahead at the half
10 to ~. Artesians desirf games with fast
state teams; Write Allen Rundell. MGR
tinsville. Ind.
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tNh 10 AAeNA AOA
three seasons. In
1926 a II d in '27
Harold turned in
some mighty fine
pieces of work. This
sc ason the tall,
Sic der, dark
haired net : sniper,
who in 1924 was
selected as all-State
ig h school for
ward. is hitting a
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nlZaUlOn 1Or MS
team. Back, in
the days of Van
diver, Cart, the
riddles, Ballard
and Wood-the
d a Y S W h e II
Franklin won
three high school
championships in
q low, then moved
into college
team, coach and
all and were de-
clared State COL
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CHICK MAY ENTER

RA United Press
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Dec. 22-If
his business affairs permit, Chick
Evans, former amateur champion,
will participate In the $4,000 Los
Angeles open golf championship, it
was announced here.