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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
STANDING

Lewis Vogler of Indianapolis, to-
day was the Western three-cushion
champion of the Amateur Billiard
Association of America, and in his
possession was the second most i'm
portant title of the class it is pos
sible to win. Victory came to him
Friday night when he defeated DR..
A. j. Harris, so to 80, in IS innings.
One game remained to be played
at $3.50 this afternoon, at Harry
Coolers parlor between the new
title holder and Bud Westhus, but
it could not affect Vogler's standing.
The last opposition to Vogler's
possession of the big silver cup faded
away when Westhus lost to Harry
Rubens. so to 81, in IS innings, all
other entrants having previously
fallen out of the running.
Although Friday brought the
climax one day before the official
conclusion of the schedule, 1t was
marked by the most sensational per-
formanceS of the tournament, Ellis
johnson, little Chicagoan, taking
only 50 innings to win from w. c.
Nusbaum, so to %. This was one
inning faster than the previous low
marks of Vogler and F. S. Goodman.
johnson wins second place under a
ruling that the player who scores
the most points in a tie gains the
higher rating.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Nebraska Boy Drops Baker Twice
and Earns Title Go With Dundee
HudknS Claws Way to Victory in Spectacular Fight
Before Largest Crowd of Indoor Season.

with the 147-pound title at stake.
A bout between Dundee and Hud-
kins probably will draw something
in the neighborhood of 100000.
The third meeting between Hud-
kins and Baker drew the largest
crowd of the indoor season, 1876,
exceeding even the Sharkey- Heeney
bout.G The receipts we're $76,459.
After a slow first round Friday,
Hudkins swung into action and still
was going at top speed at the final
bell. He whipped Baker decisively,
but he experienced several stormy
moments.
Baker landed the hardest single
blow of the fight in the eighth
round, right to the jaw that rocked
Ace. Dazed, the Wildcat had to
hang on.
Baker was on the floor twice and
had his face cut and bleeding pro-
fusely through most of the fight. His
lips we're swollen from Aces con-
slant blows.
A left to the head dropped the
sergeant in the second round. He
took the count of nine, but was on
his knees at five. A questionable
low blow to the body in the fifth
round sent Baker down again. He
again took a count of nine. He had
trouble finishing the round.
Hudkins won five rounds, Baker
three and two we're even.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
BY FOSTER EATON

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.-Somewhat
defiantly, Rogers Hornsby packed
his bats today and prepared to jour-
ney to the Boston Braves training
quarters at st. Petersburg, Fla,
with the deliberate remark:
THE man who beats me this year
will lead the league in batting"
The much-traded star feels
fright" he said. For six consecutive
years he led the league, slulnped
when he managed the Cardinals,
and recouped a bit last year with
the Giants when he batted 1861.
Hornsbyss lifetime National League
batting average-made in 1858
games--is 1894
He was asked how the approach
ing National League campaign
looked. "On paper, the Pirates look
like they ought to repeat" he said
with the Cardinals, Cubs and
Giants, and perhaps Cincinnati CIV
ing them good run"
Hornsby appeared optimistic about
the fighting chances of the Braves
"They have a good hitting team
and one of the best young pitching
stats in the business" he said
"Those are things that count"
But really you've got to look then
over before you can dope out where
you think they ought to finish"
He was told Manager McGraW o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
City Bowling
Gossip
BY LEFTY LEE :
PRINTCRAFT MEET OPENS


The only conversation local printers
could be Interested in for the last three
weeks has been the thirteenth annual tour
ny y 81 As sss 9S Tonight. at Beams IN.
diana alleys. the chatter will stop and
the actual bombardment Of the naples be-
teams will take the drives on the .. M
and p. m. shifts. and at p. m. ten
teams. Of doubles and singles composed Of
local boys will try for new records. This
tourney differs from many in that some
real pin spillers will be seen in action on
particular, the Centennial Press. rolling on
the p. NJ. squad, is composed OF four
former champions Of this tourney. The
slater. L. Fahrbach and Capt: e. Horn
berger. Another team that will lie worth
watching is the Pivot City Inks.
An interesting announcement is the first
three-game series of the annual Semi-final
match between Urbana and indianapolis to
Central Lines tourney in Column bus. Ohio.
winner. The first three games will be
night. A week later the final series viii
be rolled on the Arcade alleys at Urbana.
The winner over the total pin route will
win the trip to Columbus. The line-up
Glawe. Clyde Glendy. Charles Neville. Wal
ter Cress and Rollie Long. Indianapolis,
II armen, Bruce FuitS and Carl Schneider.
Sweepstakes tournaments and match
games are coming so thick and fast that
one drive to the other. Friday morning.
esm cry bS e H Silver Fa
Women, left for Toledo. where they will
compete in the Women's Central States
Bowling tourney.
-, The A; c, Bradley ladies team will roll
the Heidereich Florists. mems team, at
the Elks Club alleys Saturday night at g.
These girls are good. and the men will be
hard put to turn in winner.
Needless to say. the Printcraft League
family in their weekly session NJ Thursday tia
night; All of the boys wanted to practice
for the tourney that opens today, The
won three from the Bingham Rollers and
Pivot City, Inks. as the Wright, Electro and
ttbb e ana Star took the odd game from
lies. Schleimer led with 500 on games OF
2l4. 206 and 1879.
The. Indianapolis and Lafayette Lions
CLUB teams split even in their two-team
Osns By i've pns While the second TS team team
clubs were evenly matched and an inter:
224 each.
Orders, Core Room and Castings took
two games from the 0il Dogs. Chains and
from the sprockets in the Link Link Belt Belt
League games at the Century alleys. Hen
done when he turned in games Of 1876,
1873 and 223. total OF 6l2.
Three-time wins ruled in the Capitol
No. Q League games at the Capitol alleys,
Shebler.. TT. Harrison and Gregory & APP
pei taking the Cutsinger. Standard
Grocery, National Refining, Penn Clean
ers and Eastman Cleaners. "Hod" Eller,
after a slow start of l76. came back with
games of PA and 243 to total 663. Others
6i2: Hancock, 6l4: wells, SIT, and Bill
Reitzell. 500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Butler Defeats
Franklin Squad
in Hard Battle

Cleverly executed fake passes and
pivots paved the way for open shots
and accurate goal sniping brought
Butler University's basketball team
a 29-to-21 triumph over a hard
fighting close-guarding Franklin
College quintet at the Armory Fri
day night.
The Baptists were determined to
hold down the score and after ten
minutes of play in the first half the
count stood, to 1, in favor of the
Bulldogs. The two teams let up on
their defensive tactics and burst
of speed pulled the count up to IA
to IL as the half ended.
Chadd CONNECTED with two free
throws and field goal at the outset
of the second period and the Blue
and White swished into a lead that
never was headed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Speed Fans
Await Test
byLockhart
Daring Frank Ready to
Shoot Special Stutz
After New Mark.

BIZ United Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb. 10.
Frank Lockhart expected to pilot
his small specially built indianapolis
Stutz racing car down the Day.
tona- Ormond Beach course today
in an attempt to better the time
made by Malcolm Campbell, British
er, Friday.
Fridays speed trials btween M. M.
White of Philadelphia, Campbell
and Lockhart, were cut short when
Lockhart postponed his attempt be-
cause of trouble with the super
charger.
Campbell came within ten miles
an hour of equaling Major H. o. d.
Seagrave's record of 203.79 miles per
hour, made last year.
He careened down the beach at a
speed of 1913, 02949 miles per hour and
narrowly escaped a smashup at the
seven-mile post when he went into
shallow water.
Lockhart hopes to prove that a
small car built SO as to eliminate
wind resistance is superior to large
cars in developing high speed.
His motor is a combination of two
91-inch displacement engines such
as have been used successfully OH
American Speedways. Two of the
three specially built cars here for
the trials are large cars equipped
with slower motors.
One of the cars, owned by NJ. M
White. is ineligible to compete fol
the official record under A. A. A
rules.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18

Ten rivals prepared to swing
into action for what promises
to be a real battle royal. Pur-
due, with five victories, is at the
top of the Western Conference and
victory for Indiana would put the
Hoosiers back in the running and
force the Lafayette five to step
lively in their remaining games this
season.
The East is agog with excitement
as the time nears for the East and
Middle West to start their battle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY

lnlbeu fTeSS Ntdu correspondent
BROOKLYN, Feb. 18.-ThiS is the
year Brooklyn has waited four years
for. Every presidential year the
Robins do a lot of high flying, and
Uncle Wilbert Robinson has his
flock all lined up to go some place
in 1928.
The Robins rode into a pennant
in 1916, waited four years and tri-
umphed along with the Republicans
in 1920. and finished second in 1924
after giving the Giants a run for
their money.
Last Years Handicaps
With the best balanced pitching
and catching stats in the National
League last season, the Robins could
not get out of second division be-
cause of weak hitting and sloppy
fielding.
The Robins finished last in both
fielding and batting last year. Har-
vey Hendrick was the only player
on the team to finish the season
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Fights and Fighters

PHILADELPHIA. Pa.--Allentown Joe
Knockout from Lewis Chester, New York
middleweight. eighth round. Frank sseco.
lace, Ia Philadelphia. fought an eight
io PHiL ADELE Pe.-Johnny cecooli.
14l Scranton, defeated Moe Newman, 149,
Philadelphia. ten rounds.
CHICAGO-Teddy Esterbrook, Cleveland.
defeated Mike Rozgall, Omaha, ten rounds.
Jack Mccarthy. Chicago, Knocked out Billy
Bortheld. Milwaukee. five rounds.
PASADENA, Cal.--Ernie Hood. Pasadena
flyWeight, won ten-round decision over
Alfred Imperioal, Filipino
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Vogler Is Winner of Amateur Cue
Tournament Here; Banquet Tonight
Local Man, New Title Holder, Plays WeSthuS Today;
Outcome Does Not Affect Standing

! johnson, who had fought and
plugged and hung on all week, had
no need to do it again in this match
for he made billiards almost too fast
to be counted.
WeSthus was beaten u because
Rubens shot his first Al points in
46 innings and left nothing when he
missed Breaks we're against Bud,
for he had no leaves, no second
shots and plenty of kisses. AS
against this Rubens made unbe-
lieyable shots until he had gained q
Al to "a lead. which made victory
reasonably certain.
Vogler overpowered Harris, the
dethroned champion, in short time.
His fine shot-making always kept
him several jumps ahead of the
doctor and his defense was strong.
His best count was five and Harris
made his only real challenge with a
run of seven.
Harris was put out of the running
earlier in the day, losing to Rubens,
SO to SO, in 81 innings. Rubens
broke up 16-to-l6 tie with runs of
seven and three and the rest was
easy. His seven was almost an eight
or more.
F.. S. Goodman defeated Harry w.
Downs. so to Al, in 80 innings. He
had high run of seven and Downs
high run of three.
Raymond Collins. of the Hailton
Club, Chicago, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, arrived Friday night for
the final event of the tournament,
which will be a banquet at the Co.
lumbia Club tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Presidential Year Gives Robins
New Hope for Fine League Showing
Uncle WiIbert' Makes Changes Designed to Bolster
0ffense and Defense of Brooklyn Club.

with batting average of more than
300.
So the changes made over the
winter by Uncle Robby have been
designed to bolster the infleld and
outfleld both on the offense and de-
Tense.
Sc Will Report
Thirty-six athletes, including
eighteen new faces, will report at
the Robins training camp at Clear
Fla, March /.
The infield will be three fourthS
new. Del Bissonette is counted on
to play first.
Playing with Buffalo. last season,
he led the league with thirty-one
home runs, batted in the most runs.
167, and compiled batting average
of 1866
Jay Partridge will get another
chance at second, and with Dave
Bancroft, the eX-Braves' manager.
alongside him at short should come
around nicely. If Partridge flivvers
again, Billy Rhiel, who was one OF
the hardest hitters in the Southern
League last season with Atlanta, will
be given the post. Some believe
Rhiel will get it anyway.
RicOnda on Third
Riconda is conceded the third
base job. Max Carey will cavort
in center aagin, but the other two
outfleld berths are uncertain. AL
Tyson. the forl3er Giant, who hit
Max West, great player from Waco
in the Texas League, may flank
Carey.
Then, too, Arnold STATE, Harvey
Hendrick, and Dan Taylor from
Memphis will be on hand.
TwirlerS are o. X.
The Robins pitching staff will be
practically the same, but that seems
to be good enough with Dazzy
Vance, Jess Petty, Bill Doak, Buzz
McWeeney, Bill Clark, Welton Ehr-
hardt and Jimmy Elliott. A few
minor league hurlers will be tried
indianapolis.
out, among them Louis Koupal from
No club in the league can boast
of three catchers of the caliber of
Hank DeBerry, Charley Hargreaves
and Butch" Henline.
Give me one good hitter in the
outfield and we'll get somewhere"
Robby says. "If this young fellow
West comes around, we'll have the
best team since 1924"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18

The easy triumph of the Irish last
night over the Carnegie Tech five
has increased interest in the Pitt
fray.
Early in the season the Panthers
romped through the Middle West
defeating four Big Ten teams in
five nights In a later game fifth
Big Ten team, Ohio State. bit the
dust at the hands Of the Smoky
City hoop toSsers.
The Irish will be hard pressed to
halt the swift-moving, accurate
shooting of the Panther flashes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Ace Hud~
kins again is athwart the path Of
welterweight Champion Joe Dundee.
The Nebraska Wildcat removed
the last obstacle to a title bout
when he clawed his way past Sam
my Baker in a great ten-round bout
in Madison Square Garden Friday.
He will meet Dundee in a fifteen
round bout III the Garden March %
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Brazil Topples
Manual CagerS

Manual put up a brilliant fight
against the strong Brazil meters for
most of a game but the Red and
White netmen gave way under the
battering attack of the Wabash VAL
ley champions in the last half and
Brazil copied a 39-to-29 victory Fri
day night at the South Side gym.
The score was tied at the half,
1915. Goodin was outstanding for
Brazil with seven field goals. Bruhn
led the Manual drive with four field
goals and a free throw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
East Agog as Irish Meet Pittsburgh; State
Interest at High Pitch Over Grim
son-Boilermaker Fray.

The leading basketball encounters of the weekend will
be staged tonight in the boundaries of ooserom when
Purdue and Indiana wage their second battle of the
Bloomington and the other in Pittsburgh where the astyng
University of Notre Dame tange with the undefeaed
University of Pittsburgh quintet State interest at high
pitch today the Crimson Boermaker fray the Big
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18

CHICAGO-Jackie Fields California jun
Tor welterweight, arrived here today to be
with Sammy Mandell, lightweight cham
pion Mandells title will not be, at stake,
CHICAGO-Del Fontaine, middleweight
champion of Canada, and Red Uhlan, Cal
ifornia, completed hard training today Tor
their ten-round bout here Monday;
FIT. THOMAS, Ky.-Gypsy. Williams,
indianapolis Chinaman, fifth round.
McKEESPORT, Pa, : Lynn German,
Cleveland middleweight, eight rounds, de-
cision.
MEADVILLE. Ps.-Johnny Ryan, Boston
bantam. defeated Young Irish, Akron, ten
rounds decieiOp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
SHRINE TILTS MONDAY

Following the monthly stated
meeting of Shriners Monday night,
members will adjourn to the bas-
ketball court to witness two games
In the first tilt the Diamond
Chain five will play the New PaleS-
tine Giants and in the second con-
test the Hottentot girls will meet
the E. Tenth st. girls. About 1000
Shriners are expected to attend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Umpire Guthrie
Goes to Majors

By United Tress
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. - President
Barnard Friday completed his staff of
American League umpires, with ap-
pointment of William j. Guthrie.
Guthrie saw brief service in the
American League in 1928 and since
has officiated in the Pacific Coast
League, Southern Association and
American Association. He was in
the A. A. last year.
Guthrie was the twelfth umpire
appointed, indicating President
Barnard favors the three umpire
plan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
OFT the p
Blackboard
Norman E. ISaacS -

1.-TWO prominent HooSier basket
Il ball officials, Dale Miller and
Vedder Gard, had a Veighty ques-
ton to settle in the first half of
the recent Wabash-DePauw tilt
which the Tigers copied by a one
point margin. With the count 20
for the Little Giants, Adams was
given two free throws. The first
shot saw the boil lodge itself be-
tween the ring and blackboard
There it settled, balanced perfectly
while the officials discussed how
the ball should come down. Finally
the ball was dislodged and counted
a miss. Now what would happen
if that was in the last seconds of
play with the score tied?
MO seats are to be had for
IN the Purdue Indiana game in
Bloomington tonight It's a sell-out.
The best substitute is the radio
over WFBM. indianapolis Light and
Power station. the service being
sponsored by the Washington Bank
and Trust Company of this city.
Tune in at 7:30. Hear the game as
it is played, play by play, full de-
tails. Blythe @. Hendricks at the
mike" Instantaneous description.
For the expert analysis of the
struggle read The Times Monday.
on The Blackboard. by special
arrangement, has a reserved press
box seat for the contest-right
at the "ringside." Of The Back
board was on hand at the previous
1. U. tilt at Lafayette.
n
A few BOiIcrmaker followers
seem to think Purdue deserves the
favOrite's position with 2 to 1
odds. The best way to answer
anything like that is what one
young man cracked Friday after
noon. 1t was:
81 wouldn't give two to one on
any ball camel"
TINE lads are still filling the
i air with remarks concerning
cambridge. The two main obsta-
cles in the cambridge teams dash
to the State finals will be Green
castle and Charlottesville. We be-
lieve the lads are good enough to
hurdle those two and then cause
more than little sensation at the
finals. And don't think for an in
slant that the lads wouldn't have
a following. "Jawn Public" always
did "go" for the under og"-and
always will!
CUGGESTION on how to pick the
~ State high school winner: Wait
until few months after title has
been decided, then, in summarize
ing your string of winning pre-
dictions" for the year, include the
basketball victor BY that time
nearly. everybody will have gone
stale on basketball dope and many
actually will believe you had named
the champion. That is, some NEW
readers might fall for it. This sug-
gestion is not copyrighted, it having
been used last year by one of the
States dizziest sport scriveners.
Il
- indianapolis.
I never read anything about grade
school basketball in your column, but in
nent part. Old No IA leads 'em all and
we plan to win the tourney in March.
Watch us We're gonna repeat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
State Auto
Meets ~ in
Final Clash
Play for indianapolis Sec
tiOnaI Honors at TOmIin-
son Hall Tonight.

State Auto Insurance and Cen
trail "Y" teams will battle at to-
night at Tomlinson Hall for the In
dianapolis amateur independent sec
tional championship. The winner
will represent the city in the State
meet here next week.
The insurance club advanced TO
the final round by squeezing out
the st. Philips, 81 to 26. The "Y'
had little trouble disposing of the
English Ave. Boys Club quintet, 36
to 8.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Hornsby Says Pirates Stand Good
Chance to Repeat in Flag Race
Rogers Feeling Fit to Win Back Batting Crown, Sizes Up
National Outlook; Praises Braves.

the Giants had been quoted as ex-
pecting Andy Cohen to outf1eld him
in his post at second base and that
McGraw felt the Giants lost only
in hitting power"
"Once in a while" HornSby COM
mented, you can win ball game
with a great play in the field, but it's
runs you hit in that count"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
Irish Ease Into
Net Victory Over
Carnegie Outfit

BIZ Times Special
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb. Is. -
With University of Pittsburgh play
ers watching the contest from the
Sidelines, Notre Dame eaSed itself
into a victory over Carnegie Tech
here Friday night, 81 to 10. The
Irish never were threatened and the
Skibos we're hopelessly outclassed by
the mid Westerners.
The South Bend crew moved into
an early lead and by close guarding
held the Tech baSketmen at bay.
The half count was 13 to g. Sum-
mary:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
H. S. NET CONFERENCE

BLUFFTON, Ind, Feb. 18.-The
Northeast Indiana High School Con-
ference race is tightening up each
week and the playing of games
Saturday may go a long way in de-
Gliding the championship.
Games Saturday are South Side OF
FIT. Wayne at Kendallville and Bluff
ton at Huntington. Standing:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
STUFF WINNERS
IN GENTLEMAN
DRIVERS RACE

Stuz Motor Company officials Friday
two Stuz Backhawk both first
the gentleman drivers a Daytona
First place F. Speiche
to Jack Rutherford of New
along the beach with sharp turns around barrel limited
to non-professonal drivers.
first per average and 1853
the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18

dictionary wit h
100000 tylis Il
words, including a
complete academic
dissertation o n
the home life and
love impulses of
the ceStus, Mr..
Gene Tunney, the
h c a Wy W e i g h t
champion, pulled
out last night for
those sun-kissed
shores of Miami.
Arriving there
NJ T.A xr.,11
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
YOIGHT DOWNS HELD

BV United Press
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 10. -
George Voight of Washington de-
feated Eddie Held of st. Louis. S
and 4, in the final round of the
south Florida golf tournament Fri
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-18
GETS $1,000 GIFT

Morley Drury, Southern California
grid star this season and all-Amer-
lean back, was presented a gift of
81, 900 in cash by admirers in his
home town recently.