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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Detroit Boy
and Mandell
in Top Bout
Jack Gillespie Takes Place
of AzzareIIa on Legion
Card tuesday.

Joe Azzarella of Milwaukee, who
was scheduled to meet Sammy
Mandell, worlds lightweight cham
pion, in q ten-round bout at the
Armory Tuesday night, was declared
out of the contest Sunday night by
the medical examiners of the Wis
conSin boxing commission, who noti-
fed the Legion matchmaker here
that the Milwaukee boys right hand
was broken.
In Azzarella's place Major Greene
has secured JACK Gillespie of De-
troit, a fighter of more or less note
in the auto city. Gillespie is %
years of age and has been fighting
three years. He weighs 1877 pounds
and is 5 feet inches tall.
A few of the pugs whom Gillespie
has beaten are Jack Kane, who has
fought here: Hershie Wilson of DAN
vile, Ill, California Joe Cans, and
others. Gillespie, with his manager,
George Temple, came to this city
this morning in response to a hurry
call from Major Greene, and the
Detroit pug was to work out at the
Arcade gym this afternoon.
There will be four other scraps
on the Legion card at the Armory
| Tuesday, first at 8:15.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Interest Is
High in Bout
Friday Night
K. o. Christner May Slap
Jack Sharkey Out
of Picture.
BY FRANK GETTY,
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The fate
of the proposed heavyweight elimi-
nation bout between Jack Sharkey
of Boston and Young Stribling of
Georgia, rests in no small measure
upon the ham-like right hand of
K. o. Christner, a reformed rubber
puddler from Akron, o.
On Friday night, Christner meess
Sharkey in what is known as a
"tune-up" bout for the loquacious
Lithuanian. While the fistic ex-
perts do not concede such posi-
bility, the Akron heavyweight is in
a position to create considerable dis
cord in the tune-up process by
dealing Sharkey an emphatic slap
upon the whiskers.
Such a slap, when dealt by the
former tire-pit worker, has been
known to fiatten heavyweights of
Sharkeys latitude and longitude
Knute Hansen among others. The
blow with which Christner tackled
Hansen to the canvass out in Ohio
was felt in New York, where several
financiers had pooled their market
profits to back the Dane as the
coming heavyweight champion.
It is safe to say that a similar
blow to Sharkey's chin would be
heard in the most remote regions OF
Florida. ChriStener can deliver a
knockout punch under the proper
circumstances. Whether such cir
cumStances will exist at Madison
Square Garden Friday night re-
mains to be seen.
In the event that he upsets the
best laid plans for the 100000 ven
ture by disposing of one of its two
proposed principals, the former rub
Der puddler will be offered the posi-
ton of alternate against Young
Stribling.
Christner already has signed to
meet the Georgian in the event OF
a victory over Sharkey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Grand circuit stewards, meeting
in Indianapolis today at the Sew
erin, announced there will be six
teen weeks of racing this year, start
ing at Lexington, KY, June II, and
closing at the same Lexington track
the first week in October. 1t is the
earliest opening in the history Of
the organization.
There will be more meetings than
in 1928 and Indianapolis will get
its usual event state fair week, rae
ing here starting on Labor day,
Sept. 2, at the Indiana Playground
There is one gap at present, the
week of Sept. %, and there is a
chance this will be filled by Gin
cinnati.
Schedule Committee Busy
Official race datesare to be an
nounced late today or tonight. The
schedule committee is made up of
Stewards Staler of Toledo, Miller of
Lexington and Engelman of Kala-
mazoo.
Two cities, Buffalo and Hartford,
haveaSked for the week of Aug. 5,
and the schedule committee was de-
batting this question today. Cities
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Six Bouts Arranged for
Tabernacle Friday

Six bouts instead of five will be
offered on the Cadle tabernacle box
ing card next Friday night. The
main go of ten rounds brings to-
gether Danny Budd, Terre Haute,
and Tony Caponi, Louisville, at 1875
pounds.
Kid Chissel, indianapolis, and
Ed Torrance, Wabash, Ind, meet
in one of the six-rounders. Another
scrap over the same distance is to
be arranged. In the three prelims
Young French meets Pat McQuuese,
each 118; Kid Oyey, Japanese,
takes on G. Riggin, each liz, and
Herb Allane and Jimmy O'Brien
meet at 124.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

we're turned away from the Armory
after the capacity of the structure
was taxed by 5000 fans. One of
the features of the game was that
a backyard, Ben Parrish, copied
the evenings high scoring honors.
Techs sturdy goal tender sank ten
field goals and a free throw, a to-
tai of twenty-one points, quite a
neat evenings performance. Tech
played the entire game with five
men. Tech apparently has arrived
and stands right up among the
states best quintets.
u
We have sliced down our list OF
state championship favorites to
twelve. Here's the cream of tire
state, to our figuring:
Anderson Frankfort
Bloomington GreencaStle
Bedford Horace Mann (Garyj
Columbus Muncle
CrawfordSVtlle MartlnSVlue
Delphi Technlcal
q Il =
At Bloomington Saturday night
the basketball wasn't the smooth
est, the finest or the best in the
Conference. But when Purdue
and Indiana get together you
don't expect the best-yOu look
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
THE LIFE OF TEX RICHARD
BaIyooS Carpenter and Stages Battle of the Cen
tury,' With Frenchman No Match for Dempsey;
Orchid Man Stuff Goes Big.
CHAPTER X

tier returned to France before he
came back to this country to start
training at ManhaSset, Long Island.
His training camp was located on
farm amidst the estates of rich
New Workers. :
Carpenter did his road work
through the picturesque parks of
these wealthy aristocrats, rode in
their yachts and lived up to his rep
utation as The Orchid Man of
France"
The public was admitted to his
workout only two afternoons week
The reason the public was barred
was to prevent it from finding out
that Carpenter was no match for
the tigerish Dempsey.
1t was reported that Richard
went to Dempsey before the fight
and asked him to carry Carpenter
along for a few rounds" but it was
never admitted by either the pro-
moter or the champion.
Richard built an immense wooden
bowl on barren tract OF land on
the outskirts c. New Jersey for the
bout. 1t later became known as
Boyle's Acres because of the ground
on which it was built.
When construction was started on
the arena, it was predicted that the
structure would never be filled
Richard worked day and night SUI
pervising the work and when COM
pleted it was his pride and joy.
But Richards powers of show
mt.nship prevailed and the largest
crowd in the history up to that time
packed every available inch of the
arena to see. the crude, unsAaven
Dempsey, batter down 'The Orchid
Man Of France" IN four rounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
United Press Stan Correspondent

Copyright, 1929, by the United Press
THE first Battle of the Century
l. was staged at Boyle's Thirty
Acres, Jersey City, on July 2, 1921,
between Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter. 1t was Richards first
spectacular success and the first
DO dng contest that ever drew over
a million dollars. The bout attract
ed a crowd of 10000 and gate of
81, 628, 2SS. Richard paid Dempsey
$500,000 and Carpenter 100000.
This bout marked the advent OF
the first real ballyhoo. 1t was Jack
Kearns who first started talking
millions to Rickard, but it was
Richard who carried through
Kearn's idea.
When Kearns asked 100000 for
Dempsey's share of the gate during
the early stages of negotiations for
the bout, Richard said:
You're crazy"
Kearns finally convinced Richard
the match properly steamed up
would draw more than q million
Then when Richard made the match
the public thought the promoter was
crazy and riding to financial
crash.
Richard began building up the
bout by bringing Carpenter, who
then held the light heavyweight
title OF Europe to this country, to
meet Battling Leyinsky. recognized
on this side as the worlds light
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Carpenter
won by a technical knockout over
the battered veteran and acquired
the worlds light heavyweight title,
AS part Of the ballyhoo Carpen-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Grand Circuit to Have 16 Weeks
of Racing; Open at Lexington
Stewards and Others in Session at Severn; indianapolis
Meet Starts Sept z; Season Begins June H.

that have filed for meetings this
year, but which had no dates in
1923, are Grand Rapids, Detroit,
Hartford, Conn; Buffalo, Cincin-
natl and Aurora, Ill.
Elect Officers Tuesday
There will be an election of Grand
Circuit officers Tuesday morning,
A. G. Pennock, Cleveland, an
nounced. He is secretary of the cir
cult.
The Hambletonion trot for year
olds, one of the big annual harness
features, worth about $65 900, will be
raced in the east, probably at Syrs-
louse, it is said. Toledo announced
it would have a big program, with
at least three events with $4,000
purses.
Guests of State Board
Visiting horsemen will be din
ner guests of Indiana state board
Of agriculture tonight at the Sew
erin.
Among the prominents here are:
f. r. Hartman, New York; w. H.
Cane, New York; M. M. Smith, Buff
falo; John H. Cahill, Syracuse, of
the New York racing commission;
Roy Miller, manager of the Ken
lucky Trotting Horse Breeders As
ISOLATION; j. j. Mooney and Andrew
Crawford, Detroit; E. j. Baker, Illi-
nois; George H. Tipling, Cleveland;
W. H. Smollinger and Ed Curtin,
Chicago; j. E. Green, Muncie, sup
erintendent of speed, Indiana State
Fair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Purdue Faces Stern Test Tonight Against Wisconsin Quintet
On Air Tonight

TINE Purdue-W Wisconsin bas-
Il ketball struggle tonight
will be broadcast by WFBM,
the Indianapolis Power and
Light station. The Duncan
Electric Manufacturing COM
pany of Lafayette is sponsor
ing the broadcast.
Blythe @. Hendricks and his
brother, Tommy, will be at the
mike" WFBM will go on the
air at 7;2O. The game starts
at 7::30.
Washington Bank and Trust
Company, indianapolis, which
sponsors the broadcast of IN
diana university games, relin-
pushed its contract with
WFBM for tonight only, TO
permit the placing on the air
of the Purdue Wisconsin tilt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

Tennopen, co-captain of the Badger
outfit, with Johnny Doyle, will give
The Boilermakers plenty of trouble
and there ought to be more than a
couple of thrills spilled in the La
fayette struggle. Here's the way
we dope EN-:
Purdue, So; wisconsin, 81.
Indiana, 35; Minnesota, ~.
y
INCIDENTALLY WE PICKED THREE
WINNERS IN THE FOUR SATURDAY
BIG TEN GAMES, MISSING ON THE
IOWA-NoRTHWEsTERN TILT. WE GER
TAINLY CAME NEAR GUESSING THE
PURDUE-INDIANA FRACAS TO THE
IT. OUR GUESS WAS 20 TO IS.
u Il II
TECHNICAL'S weekend per-
L. Torrance against Frankfort
and Martinsville have boosted the
locals stock another couple of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Did You Know
That

RESSLER, in his first year as
Il a varsity basketballer at
Ohio State, was named captain
before several of the big games.
He's the fellow who played
some end last fall for the
Ohios. Hans Wagner is get
ting seven Sniacks a day.. As
assistant sergeant-at-arms in
the Pennsylvania House #
Representatives. The Yapkee
catchers had 100 bases stolen
on them last year.. Akron is
going TO send her champ
bowler to Sweden for the inter-
national championships. Doc
Knowles, the chiropractic
trainer Of the Giants. was re-
leased. The palyers called his
rubbing table the bed of pin,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Bu United Press
CHICAGO

Bg United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-In undis-
puted possession of the Western
Confereice basketball lead for the
first time this year. Purdue'5 Boil
ermakers tonight face what prom
ises to be one of their hardest
games.
In playing Wisconsin tonight Pur-
due meets the team which seems
best qualified to halt Murphy. In
previous games Murphy, because OF
his ability to get into the air, has
dominated the floor, but the Badger
team is plenty tall and the Purdue
center will find it difficult to work
over their heads.
Purdue stepped into the Confer
ence lead Saturday night by de-
feating Indiana 1928, while Mic1i-
gan, which has won four and lost
none, was idle.
In the other game tonight, Min
nesota plays at Indiana in a game
which should cause the HoosierS
little trouble. Minnesota has been
beaten in every one of its four
starts. But it played its best game
against Indiana and lost by only a
one-point margin on the Gopher
home-floor. However, Indiana is
much improved team.
Only one other conference game
will be played this week. Saturday
night, Chicago meets Ohio State.
The Maroons looked better against
Illinois, Saturday, and lost by only
3-point margin, 22-19.
In a nonconference affair Satur-
day night, Notre Dame comes to
Northwestern Saturday night, the
Purple turned in an upset by de-
feating the Iowa team, 1927.
In the other game last Saturday,
Wisconsin won from Minnesota,
39-17.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Hare Chevrolet
Wins Net Meet

Unable to create defensive for
nation which could successfully
stave OFF the attack of the Hare
Chevrolet five, the Ft. Harrison
Blue Devils fell the victims of the
Dummies in the final game of the
east side sectional of the city Sun
day tournament at Liberty hall Sun
day night, 40 to 81.
The Winners gained the right to
play in the final round by a victory
over Brightwood Big -Four, % to 81
Blue Devils scored a 43-to-39 VIC
tory over Insley Manufacturing.
Eight south side teams will meet
next Sunday. Entries will not be
closed until Tuesday night and
teams desiring to enter may write
Harold Engelhardt, Til .Lemcke
building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Pyle Sets Out
to Chart Course

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-C. G. Pyle
set out in his land cruiser today to
chart the course for the "bunion
derby" of 1929. which is to proceed
from New York City to Los Angeles,
starting March 81. Despite financial
losses of the 1928 venture, the pro-
moter dubbed over with his never
failing optimism.
Pyle said he expected $50 entries,
despite the fact he has raised the
entrance fee from SIS to $500. He
is offering 100000 in prizes. The
land cruise to the far coast will take
about four weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
is Teams Enter
CityS. S. Event

Sixteen teams have entered the
third annual city Sunday school
basketball tourney to be held at
Tomlinson hall, Jan. 81, Feb. l and 2.
All games are to be played after
SIS p. m. Entries must be mailed
not later than midnight Saturday.
Team managers desiring informa-
ton should call or write M. L. Kel-
Ter, 1910 Buckley street, He. 1898 be-
tween 6 and 8 p. m.
Entry blanks are ready for the
third annual State Sunday school
tourney to be held all day Saturday
Feb. 9 at Tornlinson hall. Keller
also is i'll charge of the state event.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Alexander Takes
4. L. Swat Honors
Bar United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 2i.-Dale Alex
ander, first baseman of the Toronto
Maple Leafs, who since has been &C
quired by the Detroit Tigers, led the
International League batters in 1928,
according to official figures. released
today.
The Toronto slugger hit for $50
in 1859 games; made the most base
hits, 236; the most total bases on
hits, 400; led in two-baggers with
40 and in homers with 81 He also
batted in the greatest number of
runs, 144. Charley Colbert, Roches-
ter shortstop, scored the most
runs, 145.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
MANY A FALL HERE!

Bg United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Casper Oh
men of the Norge Ski Club won the
annual Ogden Dunes Ski Club tour
nament before $4,000 spectators
Sunday. So fast and hard was the
steel slide that only twenty-one of
forty-six riders were able to keep
their feet and several were knocked
unconscious by falls. Omen leaped
1s9 feet in trial, setting a record
for distance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
ST. PATS WIN ANOTHER

y st. Patrick's H. N. S. net squad
dropped the Pennsylvania Railway
quintet, 81 to Is. Sunday at the
Pennsy gym. Queisser, Stehlin and
Williams led the scoring for the
Saints.
Saints are scheduled to meet the
strong New Palestine lions Thurs
day night at the South Side Turner's
hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
Mehhor, Sets
NetO Golf Mark

BIZ United Press
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 21.-One Of
the reasons William Mehlhorn is
better known as Wild Bill" was
demonstrated here Sunday. Unlinl-
bering his clubs, Mehlhorn shot II
below par to win the $4,000 Ell Paso
open golf tournament, with 271 for
seventy-two holes.
The mark established a new
worlds record for tournament play
on $500 yard course, Johnny Far
rell having made the previous
record at Miami last year with a
273. Mehlhorn, pro at the Fenimore
Country Club, New York, was fol-
lowed by Bobby Cruikshank,
Progress, N. Y, who shot 277.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

race Dy cropping
Indiana Saturday
night at Bloom
ington, 20 to %, in
a thrill packed
encounter. Wis
corsin, downed
only once in five
starts, easily dis
posed of Mime
sofa, 80 to II. In
diana and Mime
sofa, incidentally,
meet tonight at
Bloomington in
the only other Big
Ten contest of
the night, Elmer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
TURNER'S COP

South Side Turner's defeated the
fast Noblitt- Sparks team of Green
wood Sunday afternoon in the most
spectacular game of the year, 43 to
Al. Coy, locals forward. dropped
one through the mesheS as the gun
went off.
Next Sunday a double event is
carded, the Kentucky Blue Moon
Dolls playing the Hoosier Demons
il a girls game and the Turner'S
meeting the Kentucky Tigers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
BIG FOUR FIVE WINS

Big Four A. A. of Indianapolis
defeated the General Electrics OF Ft.
Wayne at the Hoosier A. G. Satur-
day night, IS to %. Kelley was the
leading scorer and outstanding
player for the railroaders.
Thursday night the Big Four will
meet The fast Buick team of Flint,
Mich, at the Hoosier court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
USING HEYDLER'S PLAN

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-President
Heydler's plan to have National
League clubs engage the services of
umpires from other circuits for their
spring training games has been &C
cepted by all the club owners.
Heydler's opinion was that the
signing of National League umpires
for protracted training period
created an unfavorable situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
N. d. MAN GETS JOB

BN United Press
RENO. New. Jan. 21.-George
Philbrook, football coach of Whit
tier college, California, has been
named to succeed Lawrence r.
Shaw as football coach at the Uni-
versity of Nevada. Philbrook was
a tackle at Notre Dame in 19O9-10
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21

total 6. (indiana) Strickland, /; Nc
or Psa6a + t S0Tge sSs9 6umins 81
Lyle /; Harmeson, 1; Murphy, 2; Boots,
8; total, TO- (Indiana) Wells, 9; Strick-
land, 8; Mccracken, 5; Correll, /; scheid'
Purdue took SO shots and regis
tered ten times for a shooting per-
centage of .145. Indiana fired away
rs times and scored nine times for
an average of JOG.
y Il
DEN DAVIS is the latest team to
ID loom as a strong threat in the
Indianapolis sectional tournament.
The Davis lads won the Marion
county tournament Saturday by
nosing out the scrappy Warren
Central five in the final game, "a to
90, when Bradley tossed in the win
ming field goal in the closing minute
of play.
BEN DAVIS SHOWED A CLASSY BRAND
OF BASKETBALL ALL THROUGH THE
TOURNEY AND WILL CAUSE NO END
OF TROUBLE IN THE SECTIONAL
EVENT.
DON'T forget our contest for es-
~ says or letters on the latest
basketball situation in Indiana. Let
us hear your ideas on the charge
that too much basketball is making
Hoosier lads fiat footed and causing
heart strain to be quite prevalent.
Your suggestions for improving the
game, for taking up play by quarters
or shortening the season will be
welcomed. Two tickets to the next
big basketball game In Indianapolis
is the award for the best letter.
Fridays the deadline.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-21
BOXERS REMATCHED

Ray Miller to Meet Tommy Grogan
at Detroit Feb. 1.
BR United Press
DETROIT, Jan. 21.-Ray Miller,
Chicago lightweight, and Tommy
Grogan, Omaha, have been re-
matched over the ten-round route
here Feb. 1, it was announced today,
Miller recently knocked out
Grogan in the fourth round, al
though Grogan had Miller on the
floor six times in the second round