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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
BY GEORGE CRISSEY.
United Press Staf1 Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO. April 4
When Edith Cross Of San Fran
cisco represents the United States
this summer in tennis compcti-
ton in Europe and America. tour
nament fans will see a girl who
became a great amateur even while
actually earning her own living.
Although only two years ago ten
mis- was merely a form OF eXer-
else, today Miss Cross is consid-
cred good enough to be the team
mate of the great Helen Wills. The
two will leave San Francisco April
"a for New York and sail shortly
thereafter for Europe, where they
will play in Holland, France, Ger
many and England in champion
ship tournaments.
In the doubles Miss Wills and
Miss Cross will be partners. In sim
giles competition it is possible that
they will be opponents.
when I was going to high
school," Miss Cross told the United
Press in an interview today, my
older brothers played tennis and 1
played with them. I learned to hit
hard and that helps me-"
Interest in tennis and their SINH
lar style of play brought Helen
Wills and Miss Cross together. They
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Reign Count
Makes Debut
on Saturday
Great American Champion
Ready for First Race on
English Turf.

By United Press
LONDON, April 4.-Reigh Count,
the American champion, will make
his debut on the English turf in the
Lingfleld handicap Saturday. Hailed
by many as the greatest racer pro-
duced in the United States since
Man-O-War, Reign Counts initial
appearance in an English race is
awaited with great interest from the
racing public. The Lingf1eld is for
one mile.
Reign Count has been in train
ing during the last few weeks and
is reported to be in fine condition.
He has benefited greatly by the re-
cent weather.
Chick Lang. who will ride Reign
Count in all his English races, ar
rived here early last month and
has been putting the golden chest
nut into racing condition, Lang
expressed great satisfaction with the
condition of the horse.
Reign Count, owned by Mrs. John
D. Hertz of Chicago, came over
primarily for the Ascot Gold Cup
race. Since his arrival. however, his
owner and trainer decided TO keep
him in competitive training.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
I-nited Pres SAT- Cnrresnnndent

NEW YORK, April 4.-FeW great
baseball machines have looked worse
in the spring than the Philadelphia
Athletics have during the past few
weeks.
Connie Mack's club has power,
pitching strength and experience,
but the Athletics are coming north
looking like anything but a pen
nant contender Ball clubs that
bloom in the spring usually wilt be-
fore September, and the present
plight Of the Athletics may be an
ominous foreboding for the Yam
KEGS.
For the present, however, it is
Connie Mack, and not Miller Hug
gins, who must do the worrying over
the Athletics. Besides the AS
convertible colIapsible" infield, Con-
ME has a badly-riddled pitching
staff without the services of three
of it's leading members.
Lefty Grove may be so much dead
weight on Mack's hands for an in
definite period. The southpaw has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Benny Ross
Faces Chuck
on Tuesday
Buffalo Pug to Oppose Wig
gins in Feature at
Armory.

Benny Ross, Jewish heavyweight
from Buffalo, N. Y, has been Sc
lected as Chuck Virgins opponent
at the Armory next Tuesday night
and it appears that Major Greene
made a rather good selection.
Ross real name is Samuel Rosen-
berg and the record book shows him
having met many of the best fight
ers in the light heavy and heay-
weight division with a fair amount
of success.
Ross is about % years old and has
defeated such fighters as Jock Ma
lone, jim Darcy and Tony Marullo,
has fought draws with Phil Jackson
and Osk Till and has lost to Tommy
Loughran, the late Tiger Flowers,
Frank Moody, Make Rosenbloom,
Young Stribling and Art Weigand.
Tom Pivic, a st. Louis light heavy
weight, has been matched with Paul
Pantaleo, said to be a former Wis
consin grid star, in the eight round
-Windup of the Armory show
next Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Connie Mack Has His Troubles as
AS Come North in Poor Condition
Philadelphia Club Minus Services of Grove, Ehmke and
EarnShaW; BoIey Has Bad Arm.

a manned finger on his pitching
hand and is none too strong ply
sically as the result of an attack
Of influenza which had him down
in January.
Howard Ehmke, who seemed in
better condition than usual this
spring, was called away from the
team by the illness of his wife and
now is at her bedside in Detroit.
George EarnshaW has been re-
tarded in his training because of
groin trouble, due to adhesionS. Be-
tween the three of them they won
forty games last season. Mack had
been counting heavily on Ehmke and
Earnshaw for the coming race.
Joe Boley has a dead" arm and
may not play at all this season,
which makes uncertain every place
in the infield but second base, where
reliable Max Bishop is playing sen
sationally.
A veteran Philadelphia baseball
writer who is travelling with the
Athletics believes that on present
form the AS are no better than
fifth place club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04

A recheck of the scores turned in
last weekend in The indianapolis
Times gigantic bowling tournament
showed several new leaders installed
at the top of the many divisions
and the bowlers who will roll this
Saturday have some husky scores
to shoot at in order to get into the
prize money.
Because of the many boWlers in
The Times meet yetto roll, Fridays
play has been set back a week and
the only competition this weekend
will be rolled Saturday on the In
diana drives.
The tournament will be completed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Vet Star Rolls
Far BeLow Par
BB JHited Press

BN United Press
CHICAGO, April 4 Jimmy
Smith, the grand old man of bowl
ing, occupied the spotlight Wednes-
day at the American Bowling Con-
gress, when he rolled with the Ho-
tel Planters five of Chicago Smith
opened with 211 game, but fell to
169 in the next attempt and fin
iShed with 100, which was no better
than many dubs did. His teams
total was 2.791, exactly 200 pins be-
low tenth place.
During the day only one man
was able to land among the first
ten scorers. He was H. Guanieri OF
Ashtabula, O., who went into sew
enth place in the all events by an
neXing 1915 over the nine-game
route.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
By WILLIAM J. DUNN
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. April 1.-Two
world records in three starts is the
impressive mark Walter Spence,
stubby Philadelphia swimmer, has
established in the national A. A. U.
indoor swimming championships.
Wednesday night Spence won the
220-yard breast stroke event, finish
ing fifteen yards ahead OF his near
cts rival and establishing a world
mark of minutes 1875 seconds
On the opening day OF the meet
Tuesday. he set his first world record
of $40 for the 30O-yard medley.
His performance was the feature
OF all eventful program which in
Guided the browning of the New
York A. C. relay team as national
400-yard champions, and the ascent
OF Mickey Riley of the Los Angeles
A. c. as low board diving champion.
Spence's victory lifted him to first
place in the individual point stand
ingS. Walter Laufer. who led at the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
16Quintets
Start Third
Round Play
Four Teams Favored in
National High School
Basket Meet.
BY BERT DENNY


CHICAGO, Ill. April 4.-Four ia
vorites stood out today as sixteen
teams, survivors of the forty origi-
nal starters, began third-round play
in the University of Chicago's elev-
enth annual national interscholastic
basketball tournament.
Far enough into the tournament
play for their merits and dement's
to stand out, Ashland, KY: Athens.
Tex; Vienna, Ga, and Wheeling,
w. Va, we're conceded a chance to
win the championship.
The Texas team, big fast
breaking aggregation, looked partic-
ularly good in its early games.
Ashland, winner Of the champion
ship last year, still is playing the
long shot game. They went through
on long shot ability last year and
hope to do it again.
Vienna. Ga. showed the best team
play of the tournament. Wednes-
days results and today's schedule
follow:
Wednesday Results
Warren, Ark, IS; Crane Tech. Chicago
Naggatuck. Conn. IS: Newport News
Athens, Ten "a; Central. Oklahoma
Y5ankton, S. ~. IS: Bristol. Conn. u.
Joes, Colo. Il; Laurel. Del. T.
.Pocatello, Idaho. 81; Cumberland. Nd
Jackson, Mich, 81; Columbia, S. C., o.
coilegs Grove Tenn, 80; Moorhoad,
w VIE ing W. Va. 50; Boa7. Ala. rs.
Vienna Ca 81; Johnston City. H.. -
Classen High, Oklahoma City. Okla, 25,
Salt Lake City. % Two oyertimes.l
Ashland. Ky. Il Lakeland. Fla. Il.
Todsv's Schedule
II A. M-Raton, N. NJ, vs. Wheeler.
IL M.-Jena. La vs. Heath, Ky
3 P: M.-.Collego Grove, Tenn, -.
?, MS.-PocaGtello, Idaho, vs.. jackson.
5P. M.h-Yankton, S. D. vs.. Joes, Colo
Z P. M.-Vienna Ca, VS.. Warren, Ark.
8 P. M.-Naugatuck, Conn. vs.. Atheus,
P. M-Ashland, Ky. vs.. Classen High
Oklahoma CltL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Ray Barbuti
Cuts Loose
Charges That Amateurs
Are Paid off,

Bu HitCd Press
NEW YORK, April 4.-Ray Bar
quit, Olympic 4OO-meter champion,
has opened a new attack on the
A. A. U. Writing under the head
ing, Our Amateurs Are Paid" in
the current issue of Sportsmanship,
the Olympic star describes how
athletes are paid off but refuses to
give any names.
"Barbuti was suspended by the
A. A. U. recently for failure to give
proof to similar statements. Money
is passed from promoters to star
athletes in most if not all indoor
meets Barbuti writes.
Barbuti cites the Tilden case" as
an unsatisfactory straddling Of
amateurism. He closes his article
by asking: rs amateurism worth
all this Hypocrisy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
THEY RUN TOGETHER

En- Ufcd Press
PENSACOLA, Fla, April 4.-The
Brooklyn Robins never get good
news unless bad news comes along
with it. Nick Cullop rejoined the
Robins Wednesday and drove in
four runs as they beat the Jack
sonville Southeastern League)
Club. II to 6.
Cullop's good work was offset by
injuries to Wally Gilbert who has
an injured ankle, and Davey Ban
croft, who has sore hand. Billy
Rhiel played third and Harvey
Hendrick, an outfielder, filled in at
short.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Many to See
Fistic Bouts
Red Men Back Mitt Show at
CadIe.

Eleventh district Red Men are eX-
pected to turn out in impressive
style Friday night when that Or
ganization offers a boxing show of
five scraps at Cadle tabernacle.
More than four thousand of them,
along with other fans, are expected
to witness the bouts.
Jack (Chief Elkhart. Chicago,
and Nick Mario. Fl. Worth, Tex,
are scheduled to headline the bill.
They are middIeweights and are
carded over ten rounds. Mario ar
rived in town Wednesday.
Interesting encounters with plenty
of mitt tossing are promised on the
supporting card. The Red Men
have lined up some boys who prom
Use plenty of action The first bout
starts at $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Tackle Royals at Oaytona
Beach; Pull Stakes for
Paducah.
MEET QUINCY SATURDAY
Tribesmen Wage Tie Duel
With Red Wings.
BY EDDIE ASH.
Timex SnortS Editor

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April A.
After meeting Montreal of the In
terlational League in Daytona Beach
this afternoon the Indians of Bruno
Bethel will say farewell to the Sun
shine State for this year as they
continue their homeward jaunt and
head for Paducah KY, to take on
Walter Holkes Quincy Papooses
Saturday.
Holke has his Tfree-I League
hopefuls training at Paducah and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
KREss' DOUBLE COUNTS

BIZ Jutted Prcss
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April A.
When the st. Louis Browns don't
get the pitching they seem to get
the hitting. They collected seven
teen hits Wednesday. although it
took them twelve innings to beat
the Birmingham South League club,
Is to II. Kress' double in the
twelfth with the bases filled won
the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Won ELM GOES OVER

BIZ LnfftC Frfs8
NEW YORK, April 4.-George
Won Elm of California. second rank
ing amateur golfer in the United
States, will sail for England
Wednesday aboar' the Cunard liner
Mauretania and will play in the
British Open at Muirfield beginning
May s and the British amateur be-
ginning May q.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
.PIPGRASS LOOKS GOOD

81 Luited Press
WACO. Tex, April 4-The New
York Yankees rejoined forces here
today. The first team beat Fl
Worth Wednesday. to 2, while the
second team, led by Lou Gehrig,
won from the University of Texas
at Austin, to s.
Miller Higgins is certain big
George Pipgras is ready to start the
season. He allowed Fl. Worth only
one hit in the four innings he
worked
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Talking
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 4.-You learn
IN from the sport pages that a
group Of energetic young men are
competing these days for Johnny
Weissmullers crown. This year one
of them will get it because Weiss
muller no longer is eligible to com
pete with the amateurs. He turned
professional last winter aad per
formed at the Florida resorts in ex-
hibitions on a weekly salary.
II will be A long time before
another Weissmuller comes along.
He was the greatest free style
swimmer this country. or any
other, ever saw. He ruled the
waves from 100 yards to $50 yards
with a dominance that stified all
competition.
HE WAS a PRODUCT or SPORTS
GOLDEN ERA-AN ERA THAT PRO-
DUCED SUCH INDUSTRIOUS ALL-TIME
STARS AS DEMPSEY. RUTH, TILDEN.
LENGLEN. JONES AND MAN o WAR.
THE official records tell only a
i part Of his story. He was mas
ter of pace and it wasn't often he
swan with maximum speed. 1t has
been said he Guild be as fast as he
wanted to. Whenever he set out to
break a record usually one of his
own. he succeeded, and if he wanted
TO break the same record again the
following week it was no trick for
him to do it.
lie left the amateurs with eight
world records to his credit. Those
who know his tremendous capabiI-
tiles say he could go through the
entire list and lower them all. As
matter of fact he clipped two
fUl seconds off his 100-yard rec
ord in informal competition the
Gther afternoon.
SNE OF THE YOUNG MEN WHO HAS
a CHANCE TO REPLACE WEISSMULLER
re- NATIONAL CHAMPION is WALTER
LAUFER OF CHICAGO. IN A TRIAL
SWIM IN THE NEW YORK A. c. POOL
LAUFER DID THE 100 IN 50 SECONDS.
VXTEISSMuLLER happene5 to,
w be a spectator He had visited
the club after night dedicated to
the gods of Terpsichore, which is to
say he had been doing the cabarets.
At the precise moment he had just
emerged from a steam cabinet
leaving behind him a few ounces of
flesh and the remnants of a throb-
bing head.
When Laufer pulled himself out
of the pool and his time was an
nOunced he looked over at WeiS-
muller and laughed, ITS good
thing you aren't going to be swim
ming against us young fellows this
week"
WEIssMULLER ANSWERED HIM WITH
A SLOW YAWN TURNING TO THE
TIMERS HE SAID. catch ME ON THIS
I NEED LITTLE EXERCISE"
II
NTHAT followed was the most
w remarkable 100-yard swim
ever committed in anybody's water
Out of training and with no other
incentive than a good humored jest,
trie big Gerpan boy thraShed
through the pool in forty-nine sec
onds. three seconds better than
Laufer had done, and two seconds
better than his own world record.
This would seem to indicate that in
all truth he can be as fast as he
wants to-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Indians Battle With Montreal Marks End of Florida Trip
Tommy to Oppose
James Braddock

81 United Press
NEW YORK, April 4.-Humbert
J. Fugazy, partner of Jack Demp-
sey, annunced today that Dempsey
Loughran, world light heavyweight
champion, would defend his title
against James j. Braddock, hard
hitting Jersey City boy, in a fifteen
round bout July 4.
Fugazy said Dempsey had signed
Loughran and that Braddock would
sign through his manager, Joe
Gould, late toda or Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
READY FOR NEXT TILT

By Ursfed Press
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Madi-
son soccer team of st. Louis will
arrive here Friday to meet the
Hakoah all-stars in the second game
of their series for the national Soc
GER championship at Dexter park.
Brooklyn, Sunday afternoon. The
Hakoah team won the first game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
7-CLUB ICE LEAGUE

BU United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April "A
7-club circuit in the American
Hockey Association will be formed
next season in the opinion of Will
liam F. Grant. manager of the
Kansas City club, on his return
from league meeting in Mime
apolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
HE'LL MANN CL0UTS PILL

BIZ United Press
BEAUMONT, Tex. April f.
Heavy hitting by Harry Heilmann,
good pitching by Barnes and Prud-
homme, and an error enabled the
Detroit Tigers to win the final of a
ten-game series from the Chicago
Cubs, to 3. Heilmann got home
run and two singles, one-half the
total safetieS made by the Tigers.
The Cubs won eight of the ten
games.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Another Walsh

BIZ INES SDCci0t
DROWNWOOD, Tex, April
- 4.-Young Bob Walsh,
second son of the famous Ed
Walsh S., White Sox coach,
younger brother of the noted
Ed Walsh Jr., White Sox hur-
Ter, pitched Notre Dame to a
1-to-O victory over Daniel
Baker college here Wednesday.
Jones hurled for Daniel
Baker and held Notre Dame
to four hits, but Walsh allowed
but three scattered bingles.
Walsh famed six batters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Indiana Tennis and Golf Teams
Prepare for Approaching Season
Cevenger Announces Schedules; Three Veterans on
Racquet Squad: Hap Miller to Lead LnkSmen.

BB Times SptriGi
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April A.
z. G. Clevenger, director of athletics
at Indiana university, announced to-
day the tennis and golf schedules
TOR the Crimson teams for the COM
ing season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
New Woman Tennis Star Springs
Into Limelight on Pacific Coast
Edith Cross of San Francisco to Pair With Helen Wills
in European and American Meets.

became friends and for long time
now have practiced together four
times weekly. always against men
Both girls have unusual physical
strength and hit the ball with all
their might.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04

his former mates
are eager to see
what kind of talent
he has lined up
in his first year
IS manager.
Boss Bethel of
the / n d i a n S
planned to use
Bud T8 a c h gu t,
young left handler,
or Byron Specie,
We t cram right
handler, on the
T T i b c mound
against Montreal
today.
The Canadian club
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04

squad In Paducah Saturday, where
Secretary Clauer also will be met.
u
Veteran members of the Tribe
party met many acquaintance in
Plant City. where Indianapolis
trained in 1924, 1925 and 1928.
The BRUISED HAND OF WID MAT
THEWS is ON THE MEND AND WILL
BE HEALED COMPLETELY SHORTLY.
HE TURNED IN A FINE RUNNING
CATCH WEDNESDAY. BUT HAD NO
LUCK AT THE PLATE.
t..
The Indians came to Daytona
Beach by train from Plant City to
Deland and by bus from Deland.
The squad will go to Jacksonville
tonight to start the getaway out
Of Florida.
According to Tribe spring train
ing averages Russell, Barnhart,
Connolly. Mum and German ere
yet to hit up to what is expected
of them. Three FASTENERS, Layne,
Warstler and Monahan. have been
in all games and they have kept
their swatting marks Skyrocketing.
Figures follow:
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udI STANDINGS,
Spence, unattached ...... -. II
Riley Los Angeles A. c. .............. :
Kojac. Boys Club, New York. ...... 3
Smith, Los Angeles 4. C............. 3
Wallace Spence. Brooklyn. n. Y....... 8
In winning the 4OO-yard cham
pion, the New York A. c. four failed
to approach the unofficial record
time they set in their trial heat. The
time was 3:43 is, against the 1888
mark they set in the heat.
Mickey Riley replaced Harold
Smith as the national low board div
ing champion. besting his fellow
star of the Los Angeles A. c., with a
total of 1865 points to 1883. Both
men had quite an edge on Marvin
Glascock, Yale university, who was
third with 1869.
Samuel Segal. Lake Shore A. c.,
Chicago. finished fourth, ahead of
Herman Ringler of the Penn A. c..
and Everett Mildner. Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04

The members of both teams have
started their first practices in the
field house. Three members of the
1928 tennis team have returned for
competition this year. They are:
Neal Hines, Terre Haute: William
Nixon, indianapolis, and Tom
Quinn, Indianapolis.
The golf team is without a coach
this year, but will be directed by
Hap Miller of Muncie, who cap
tanned the outfit last year. Outside
OF Miller. the only letterman left
from last year is Will Catterton of
KenoSha. Wis.
The tennis schedule follows:
April 2o-pe Paw, at Gresncastle.
Gle.
May Purdue. here.
May 4-Indisns State Normal. here.
May 6-Michigan. a. Ann Arbor.
MAY u-NorthveS{e-n here.
May i4-St. Xavier. at Cincinnati
May II. Estate meet, ct Muncis.
MAY 2l-Ohio State. at Columbus.
May %. Circumference meet, at Column
bus,
May 2s-Wisconsin. here.
The golf schedule follows:
May Ohio State. at Columbus.
May Wabash. here.
May s-De Pauw, here.
May list Xavier. here.
May lS-De Pauw. at Greencastle.
May l7-Purdue. here.
May %. circumference meet, at Min
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04

Tribe exhibition games in Indi-
annapolis will be with Cincinnati
April 10 and III and with the Chi
cago White Sox April IL, g and
Ia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
A Tie Complex

BIZ United Press
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, April 4.
Il For the third con-
secutive day. the University of
Illinois baseball nine engaged
in a tie game, the score being
3-3 in 10 innings Wednesday
in their game with the Uni
versity of Alabama. The two
previous games we're against
Mississippi A. & NJ.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
New Leaders Discovered in Recheck
of Scores Rolled in Times Event
Friday Play in Huge Bowling Meet Set Back Week.:
To Shoot on Saturday.

the following Friday and Saturday.
The revised standings, culled from
the entire list of scores to date,
follows: