The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-14
Starts Listing Minor League Clubs Controlled by Major Magmae
e. ruising in
Sportland
WITH EDDIE ASH

wv turned in a neat job FOR
Golfers in picking his all-Ameri-
can football team. It's more of an
geographical squad than any
thing else it seems to us, and no sec
ton of the country unless it be the
far west, can find loophole to
register a squawk. The casts get the
lions share of honors. Rice added
a rumble seat trio consisting of two
liuemen and one back.
The three added starters"
probably would have preferred
no mention for in years to come
they won't care to boast about
making the alI-Anerican rumble
seat squad. To look at the line
up the sub trio gives the impress
sion they are coating in.
SMOKE VAN SICKLE IF FLORIDA!
HE'S NO. IA AND HANGING ON TO THE
LIST SOMEWHAT IN THE MANNER HIS
OWN STATE PROTRUDES OUT FROM
THE MAINLAND. MAYBE THAT'S A
GIFT TO FLORIDA FOR FLOPPING
OVER TO HOOVER.
THE kick gradually is disap-
4 pearing from the "all" business
In football of national scope. There
are too many good players in too
many places. Furthermore. it's i'm
possible to give football and basket
ball teams national championship
recognition. The best that can be
done is to award and credit sectional
and tournament titles.
Lena BIackburne, White Sox pi-
lot, Is proving popular winter
manager at least. He has a sense
of humor that makes him Iucra-
tive copy for the scriveners. He
Is easy to approach and doesn't
go into a she'll when interviewed.
TTARRY GEISEL, indianapolis,
III one of the American League
guessers, attended the American
league meeting and drew rounds
of applause in the Chicago dailies
because of his sartorial elegance and
fiashy dress. The man from home"
gave the lobby boys an eyeful.
THE CODE OF sPoRTMANsH1P
ADOPTED AT ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
FoRBIDS BOOING AND KISSING GAME
OFFICIALS. WOULDN'T IT BE SWEET
IF THE RIOTERS WOULD DASH OUT
AND KISS THE OFFICIALS-ACCOM-
PANIED BY A SLY KICK ON THE
Sims.
TINE code also says Him rooters
Il should applaud opponents who
make good plays and never attempt
to rattle an opposing player, such as
the pitcher in a baseball game or
player attempting to make free
throw in basketball game. Well,
well, we'll! Why not have the rival
athletes hold hands between halves
George MOriarty, succeeded as
manager at Detroit by Stanley
Harris, has been reappOinted an
American League umpire. Tiger
players who failed to get along
with George better hit at any
thing that looks good when he is
behind the plate next season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES GAMES IN JAPAN DREW 10000
AT A SATURDAY GAME AND $1,000 AT
A SUNDAY TUSSLE. EVIDENTLY $4,000
JAPANESE HAD TO WORK SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ADMISSION. GRAND
STAND. so SEN, OR 25 CENTS YANKEE
MONEY; rs SEN FOR BLEACHERS.
XXTILY Jap officials imported an
Wv American umpire for their big
games, Ernest Quigley of the Ma
tional League getting the 5,0O0-mile
assignment. To add to his velvet,
Quigley is conducting coaching
schools over there in baseball and
basketball among the little brown
men.
And if the Japs care to learn foot
ball, Quigley can teach it. He's a
former college alI-rOund coach and
good one. What better life than
that? Big money in summer at
home, more big money during win
ter in the Orient.
PITTSBURGH HAS GONE PITCHER
CRAZY. OWNIE BUSH SHARED AN
OTHER BUDDING STAR THURSDAY