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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
Get Good Break on Weather
-Paucity of Ball
Players.
By Eddie Ash
Sports Editor. The Times

| sports EdltOr, Inc Times
SANFORD, Fla, March 7.-Brunc
Betzel's Indians landed in Sanford
this morning after a long, arid ride
from indianapolis, and the Florida
train schedule was kept up to date
being late, as usual. in the orange
grove country. The FASTENERS. what
there were of them. piled out Of
their Pullman, grabbed fireman's
breakfast and hustled off to the
baseball grounds for their first SEES
sion of spring training.
Bethel got good break on
weather his first day out as a man,
ager, but there was a paucity OF
ball players. The veteran FASTENERS
who promised to be present today
were elsewhere. either riding trains
or still looking over the scenery in
other parts.
Bethel guided a mixture Of regu-
lars and rockies down from the
North and he expected to meet an
other big squad in Sanford. but the
only players registered on arrival at
the Forrest Lake hotel were pitch
ers Jack Wisner and Danny Boone.
Those coming with Bethel were
Outfielder Russell. infielGers Holke,
Voter. Sticking, Warstler. Comello
and Hunter. pitchers Schemanske.
Swctonic and Baker and Catcher
Kuselmar. Bruno was n Class AA
manager with a Class X squad to-
day.
The new tribe field general an.
nounced there would be only one
practice each day, from 10 o'clock
until l o'clock unless bad weather
forced a change in the workout pro-
gram.
Bethel was much put out by the
absence Of regulars and said there
would be a club meeting Tuesday, at
which time he intends to make his
first managerial speech and tell the
boys there must be the same hard
routine of training on and off the
| ball field as they were accustomed
to follow under Ownic Bush.
1T looks as though many Of the
athletes have overlooked the fact
that ] am a manager now" Bruno
remarked.
One week from today. next Mon
day, the Indians play their first ex.
hibition game. with the Cincinnati
Reds at Orlando. and Bethel wants
to be ready for the skirmish.
The first impression of Sanford,
gained from a hasty glimpse of the
city and after n one.minute CONVEX.
sation with Owner Smith. indicates
the Indians are in a superb place for
athletic training purposes, nice and
quiet. There won't be a thing to
lead the boys astray at night.
The practice field was found to be
In good shape and the small aggre.
cation of Indians had a good work.
out their first time out.
The squad, composed mostly of
rockies. was sent through a light
workout, just enough to get them
out of the kinks from their long
trip here.
Trainer Jim Pierce had all club
equipment ready for the aspiring
FASTENERS and there was no lost
time between arrival in Sanford and
opening practice.
The sun had warmth In It and the
weather guesser IN these parts fore
cast a continuation of summerlike
atmosphere for the month of March
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
MICHIGAN
HAS TITLE
IN REACH
Victory Tonight Over Iowa
Cinches Conference Title
for Wolverines.

Saturdays Western Conference
basket tits failed to bring about any
upsets of note and from all indica-
tons Michigan will take sole pos
session of the 1927 Big Ten net
crown. The Wolverines will play
their last game tonight at Ann Ar
Dor against Iowa.
The Michigan crew turned in an
easy 34-15 victory over Chicago Sat
urday, while the Hawkeyes bowed
to Ohio State, 1928, in a hard-fought
tilt. The Wolverines have been hit
ting fast clip in recent games and
dope is overwhelmingly in favor of
them winning their final fray.
Purdue VS.. Northwestern
Purdue will journey to Evanston
tonight to clash with the lowly
Northwestern quintet The Boiler
makers have been somewhat Grip
pied during the past two weeks by
injuries and were forced to give ev-
erything they had Saturday to
emerge victorious over Minnesota,
1928. The Purple had little chance
against Indiana and went down to a
44-25 defeat.
Indiana will play at Ohio State on
Wednesday in what is expected to be
one of the hardest fought battles of
the season. The Buckeyes virtually
wrecked the Crimson's title aspira-
tons in a recent game and the Dean
men are out for revenge. 1t will be
the last game for both quintets.
Close Season Saturday
Wisconsin and Iowa will wind up
their cards at Iowa City Friday
night. and Saturday Chicago and
Purdue will ring down the curtain
on the Conference season at Lafay-
cite:
Should the Hawkeyes spring a big
upset tonight and tip the powerful
Wolverine five there is possibility
of the race winding up in triple
tie between Michigan, Indiana and
Purdue.
Unless Northwestern turns the
unexpected tonight the Purple will
share the cellar berth with the
Gophers. Each succeeded in win
ming but one game this season, and
by pecliar twist Of fate, from
each other.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
SAYS BRAVES
HAD SPRING COMPLEX
Boston Pilot Explains Teams Failure to Finish Better
Than SeventF-"Won Lemon Championship"

I watched the Braves massacre the
New York Yanks twice, the club that
later went on TO an American League
pcnant
To make a long story short of
the twelve spring games that Bos-
ton played with clubs from both ma
jor leagues, it won eight, lost three
and tied one.
Prior to the start, the Braves were
unofficially awarded the champion
Ship of the Florida Grapefruit
League. Bancroft now insists it was
the lemon" championship his club
won.
When the season opened, the
Braves suffered a complete reversal
of form, just couldn't win consist
emily. The slump stayed with the
club until the last two months of
the season, when it played first-di-
vision baseball.
That is the reason Pilot "Banny'
refused to take the exhibition games
seriously this spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
By Henry l.. Farrell

CHlttU GfFfSS StufI ODFFtSUDHuCHt
NEW YORK, March Football
coaches and prominent fans are gen
orally in the mood to congratulate
the rules committee for the radical
changes in the playing rules made
at it's annual meeting Saturday.
With one exception the changes,
if not designed actually to make the
game more interesting for tire spec
tators, will have the same effect be-
cause the chief complaint of the
fans has been against stalling and
slow playing.
The one exception, which might
cause the fans to grumble. reduces
the possibility for the games most
spectacular playa seventy, eighty
or ninetyyard run for a touchdown
after'a 'fumbled punt"
But they have been very few and
always "huky' under the old rules
and under certain conditions they
still are possible.
The new rule provides that when
a punt receiver has the ball under
control and fumbles. it is a free ball
ard if an opposing player can snatch
it up and make the goal line, it is his
legal right to do 50.
Buh when ball accidentally
touches a receiving player CT drops
through the arms of n receiver it is
a dead ball at the point of recovery
and cannot be advanced in either
direction.
The changes in the rules designed
to speed up the game certainly can
not be condemned and they ought to
prove of benefit.
1t is no severe handicap to reduce
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
RACE BEGINS
Mcnamara Georgetti Lead
ing in Bicycle Classic.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
forty.second running OF the six-day
bicycle race began here Sunday
night and hardly an hour after It
started the worst spill in the recent
history Of the sport took place.
Emil Rohrbach, who wears French
colors, collided with Edward Raffo,
another rider. struck the steel rail
dividing tho boxes from the track'
and Rohrbach, wheel and all. hur-
tied through the air into n box,
through it and into an adjoining
box, where Frank d. Walker and
Mrs. Walker, Detroit, were sitting.
Rohrbach was stunned and pain
fully cut.
At the end Of the eleventh hour
Of the race today the team OF Nc
Namara and Georgetti was leading
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
INDIANS ARRIVE In SANFORD; GO THROUGH FIRST PRACTICE
Fans Pay Tribute
to Delaney
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March Flight
thousand spectators of the boxing
show here Saturday night paid elo-
quent tribute to Jimmy Delaney, To-
cal fighter, who died in n Mime
apolis hospital Friday of blood
poisoning.
Mayor Hodgson mounted to the
ring just before the final bout and
praised Delaney as one Of the clean.
est fighters and men st. Paul ever
has had the honor to produce. The
eight thousands spectators bowed
their heads as the lights went out
and the ringside bell tolled out the
count OF ten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
CHANGES IN GRID RULES
WILL INCREASE INTEREST
Rules Committee Makes Radical Changes = Moves
Goal Posts, Attempts to Speed UP Game.

from four to three the number of
times.a captain can call time out in
each half without penalty, to limit
the time for putting the ball into
playSNto thirty seconds, and to limit
the time in which the players can
remain In huddle.
Rockne also was alarmed about
the agitation for the death of the
shift play and he quoted the same
faults to a timing system, but no
complaint can be made against the
system Of measuring a dead-stop of
the players by counting rapidly
"one-two three-four." Gunners in
the Army often were forced to use
a similar counting system in spac-
ing salvos in ordinary firing, and
it was fairly reliable.
The most potent sock delivered
against the shift play, however, was
the ruling INJECTING a penalty Of
fifteen yards Gnstead of five yards
against a team for having more
than one man in motion when the
ball is passed.
That change made necessary the
novelty of moving the goal posts
back ton wards from the goal line
to the line marking the end of the
end zone Touchdowns. Of course.
will be scored by passing the bounda-
ries of a field 100 yards in length.
but the point after touchdown and a
field goal have to be scored over a
120-yard line or goal post.
There are admitted qualities to the
drop-kicking game, and the new rule
while imposing a handicap, does
not ruin the play or its possibilities
entirely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
BY Billy Evans
~

American League Umpr re and NEA Service
Sports Expert
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March z.
The Boston Braves suffered from
a spring complex last season. That
is the rather unique way Manager
Dave Bancroft explains the failure
Of the club TO finish better than
seventh last season.
"Banny" smiled as he made ref
erence to the spring complex, as
it is something entirely new as a
baseball alibi. However, when you
recall the events of last spring, one
gets a pretty good idea of what the
manager of the Braves is driving at.
Of the dozen major league clubs
[ visited in 1926, l must confess not
one of them looked better than the
Boston Nationals.
The Brave pitchers were farther
advanced than the opposition, the
club seem ID to have a punch in the
pinch and it was by far the pep
piest" club training in Florida.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

-, ROM a field of seven hun
r dred and thirty one entrants,
49, 64 now remain in the run
ming in the sixteenth annual Indiana
State High School basketball cham
pionships. Next Saturday night the
field will dwindle down to sixteen sur
vivors and in 2 that sixteen will be
the 1927 State High School cham
pion. The largest basketball tourna-
men in the world was staged last
Friday and Saturday in sixty-four
different sectional centers. One
team was returned winner in each.
Now comes the regional. There are
four teams placed in each Of the
sixteen regionals. From each will
emerge a winner to come to Indian
apois the following Friday and Sat
urday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
Basketball Notes

Christamore teams desire games There
are three teams ranging from the age of
l. Years 10 20 years. For games call Bel
mont 11T5 after z y. m.
The Turner Blues desire to hear from a
fast tean,-to play at Turner Hall next
The Wagaman All-Stars defeated the
Blaine Avenue Blue Devils, 1927. John
son of the AH-Stars was the outstanding
player. with eleven field goals. Tonight
the All-Stars will meet the Westview Ban
tist five at the Rhodius Park community
house
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
POOLING BABE RUTH

- AhE the case OF BdDe Ruln
for an illustration of the
angle l am stressing.
1t is a well-known fact that Ruth
does not relish slow-ball pitching,
kept low and outside.
However, it is incorrect to say
that Ruth is actually weak against
slow-ball pitching. Ruth's forte is
long drives. Long drives call for
a full swing, and timing slow ball
with one is difficult.
When Ruth, realizing that he is
going to get plenty of slowball pitch
ing, changes his stance and style
by choking up on the bat and get
ting his feet closer together, he in
varisbly upsets the opposition by
dropping the ball into short left field.
Ruth fails against slow-ball pitch
ing only when he continues to use
a full swing, a method not adapted
to such a delivery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
LEON DURAY WINS RACE

Bu Times Special
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March t.
Speeding over the track at an aver
age rate of 124.7 miles, Leon Duray,
the flying Frenchman, won the 250-
mile Culver City auto classic.
Harry Hartz took second place and
Pete De Paolo finished third. One
accident marked the race, Cliff
Woodbury., leading at the 75-mile
mark, skidded into a fence. His in
jurieS were not serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
LIKES AND DISLIkES

- T so happens 1 have at vari-
Ill Gus times discussed this
phase Of the game with any
number of the leading hitters over a
period of twenty-five years.
Great batters have much pride
in their ability, a supreme conf
dence that tends to make them SUI
perperformers at the plate, and
while none of them frankly ad-
mitted they were weak on certain
styles of pitching, all acknowledged
they had decided preferences in the
matter.
For instance, some batter, while
not necessarily weak on curve pitch
ing, is far more successful when
swi~~ing at speed. The natural de.
duction would be that if intelligently
served a fairly exclusive diet of
curve ball pitching, his efficiency at
the bat would be lowered.
The point l am trying to make is,
the great hitterS have their likes
and dislikes, even though the dis
likes can not accurately be referred
to as weakness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

YOU happened to outguess them, one
style pitch was about as good as the
other in an effort to fool EN-.
The lone member Of the negative
side of the question held to the
opinion that despite the greatness
Of the players mentioned all had a
certain style of pitching which both
cred them more than others.
While | automatically kept out of
~ ar:umcnt, | am now prepared to
cast my vote with the pitcher who
played the lone hand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Al Striebeck has been hitting in
great form in the Capitol No. l
League for the last three weeks, get
ting a total of 1884 pins and taking
the lead in the Individual averages
with an even 900" average for
seventy-five game. Man" Schott is
also carrying 900" average in this
loop, but Al is holding the edge by
a fraction.
Johnny Elder is hanging OH to
the lead in the Century No. l loop
with a sweet 1876, one pin better
than Derry O'Grady. This circuit
is staging great race with the
first four teams punched.
Tonight will find the fast Century
No. and Recreation leagues in ac-
ton and as the majority of these
boys are entered in the big meet,
no doubt some great scoring will re-
suit.
The Silver Flash team carried off
high honors last week with a total
of 3.046. Universals had 3,023 and
Marotts, 3,014.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Technical proved its superiority
i'm the indianapolis sectional tour
ney and all that remains between
the East siders and the State tour
nament is Anderson and the VIM
ner of the Noblesville-Sharpesville
game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Frankfort apparently didn't con-
slider Jefferson strong enough to
stall off inSthe final game Of it's sec
tional and scored sixty points.
Which goes to show Frankfort really
can play basketball.
What probably was the hottest
final game staged in any sectional
was that between Rock Creek and
Lancaster Center at Bluffton. 1t
went two overtime periods before
Rock Greek squeezed out a 1929
victory.
Columbus and Shelbyville trotted
right through the Shelbyville section
al. piling up big scores, while, Wal
dron just eased along. Shelbyville
eliminated Columbus. 1922 in the
semi-finals and Waldron opened up
in the final game to knock off the
Camels.
We were all saying Tuesday that
Waldron was liable to cause much
lIOuple. 4No, IL wash Jul lS uIlliS'
A gentleman by the name of Vedder
Gard told us not to get excited if
such thing did happen.
All five of our Saturday Big Ten
picks won. If Eddie. were here he
would say we were lucky. But Eddie
is. down South with the baseball
team and our batting averagey is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Heinie Manush
and others of that
ilk, three of them
t o o k a definite
stand as to wheth-
er or not these
hitters had certain
weaknesses. The
other differed.
1t was the con-
tention of the
three that batters
! i k e Cobb and
Hornsby had no
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Froebeleof Gary was the only out
standing favorfte to hit the skids,
the northern~club going down to de-
feat at the hands of Emerson. And
from the looks of things Emerson
will be in Indianapolis, March Is and
10
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
Saturday Basketball

Big Ten
Indiana. a Northwestern, .5.
Purdue, 30: Minnesota. %.
Wisconsin, SO: Illinois. 49,
Ohio State, so: Iowa, %
Michigan. 81; Chicago, Is.
State
Notre Dame. 81: Creighton. II.
9 Concordia Est. Louisl. AZ; Valparaiso,
Others
Amherst. 49, Wesleyan, %.
Citadel, AZ; Mercer. Al (overtime).
Harvard. 80: Yale. 10
Pennsylvania, 32; Columbia. "a.
Syracuse, IS; Penn. State. II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
INVITED TO COMPETE

CHICAGO. March 7.-Ketchikan,
Alaska, for three years the basket
ball champion of the southeastern
part of the northern territory, has
been invited to compete in the Uni
versity of Chicago's national inter
scholastic basketball tournament.
a.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

When the jackson (AIich) pro
net five comes to this city next
Thursday night for a game with
the Marmons at the "Y," the we'll
known "Slum" Gullion," former
Purdue captain, will be at center
for the visitors, and his leaping
duel with Jack Winston of the
Marmons is sure to be thriller.
Bobby Wakefield and Red Robin
son will be at the forward stations
for the locals, while the Michigan
ders are loaded WITH eastern pro
talent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
PLAYING
the FIELD
With Billy Evans

RI ECENTLY I listened to four
| ~ members of the New York
Yankees pitching staff dis
cussing the leading batters in both
major leagues.
In talking over such famous bat
tiers as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby,
Babe Ruth, iris Speaker, Ed Roush,
Harry HeiImann. Eddie Collins,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

And all We can say is we're still
sticking to our Loganberries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Blythe @. Hendricks. king of the
air when it comes to basketball
broadcasting, will be at the micro
phone for The Times in the State
final tourney at the Exposition
building. giving a play by play
description of every game In the
tourney over WFBM, indianapolis
Power and Light station.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

"Ev" of Roachdale was somewhat
displeased with the officiating In the
cambridge Roachdale game. but aft
err a heated discussion with the two
Jacks, C. and H., left for home in
a happy mood. Just trifle too en-
Unused CIV"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
INDIANAPOLIS Automobile Club

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Seymour received a shock in its
sectional tourney when Cortland
showed surprising strength and took
a 1921 verdict.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

ANUS EN- ENTS
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MOTION PICTURES
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AMUSEM ENTS

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" NJJ LfEE NORMAN
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standing at .745. Well take Mich
igan and Purdue tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

fN1 ERFECTION at the bat is well
nigh impossible.
Most of the hitters / have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07

Should Marion and Kokomo win
their first round regional games they
will meet in the final contest to stage
the old rivalry battle. Kokomo will
be out hunting for revenge and
should Marion win the town prob
ably will close up for a whole week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
ELM NOTES
By Press Staff Correspondent

ELM. MAY 26.-Mr. and Mrs. II.
l.. Boone motored to Live Oaks
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Boone
and small daughter Ruth Janctt ac-
companicd them.
y group of young folks spent q
pleasant evening at the HemdreX
home Saturday evening. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Kirk, James Cobleigh. John La Bru
cheric. Marshall Boone, Nelma Kirk,
Jewell HendrcX, Polly Dawes, Thur
man Hendrex, Beatrice Boone, At
las Dawes, Edward Kirk, La Verne
Boone, odd Hendrcx.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frost had "a
their dinner guest Tuesday evening
Miss Rose La Brucheric. The affair
was in honor of their daughter
Hazcl's birthday, and also Miss La
Bruchcric.
Mr.. and Mrs X. J.. Boone return
ed recently from visit on thclcoast
where they were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. JOY Wcrworth
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy en-
tertaincd a large group of their
friends at Il dance at their home
Friday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
ORCHESTRA SCORES
HIT AT WILLIAMS
J.. CONCERT AT CLUB

One of the NEST interesting events
of the local musical season. was the
last night Of the 35-piece
Orchestra composed of the pupils of
Horace Williams, who appeared IN
10 concert at the Ten Thousand Club.
The orchestral selections were a part
of the varied and delightful pro-
gram of instrumental music, which
was presented before Il large and
enthusiastic audience
The orchestra, conducted by Mr..
Williams. played two double mum
berS with unusual harmony and
finish, which reflected much credit
on Mr.. Williams. both as an instruc-
and a director.
/ Violin, cornet, saNophone, clari-
net. piano and trombone solos were
included on the varied program,
! which included Il number of pre-
! SentatiOns of such uniformly pleas
( ing quality that to mention any
/ pupils individually would be an in,
/ Justice
/ Piano pupils of Mrs. Williams
added pleasing variety TO the or,
chestral instruments. Two violin
pupils of Mrs. Williams also ac,