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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-21

In sending Catcher Linton to Bal
timOre, the Pittsburgh recommends
ton was that he Is a college man,
and intelligent. What's he going
down there for, to catch or to make
table talks before luncheon clubs?
crop of stove league fodder. In the
last few weeks he has acquired ten
new players and disposed of sew
eral 1929 Keys. His latest addition
is Pitcher Hermann from Des
Moines through Chicago Cub chan
nels.
TIVE Boston rumor factory pre-
Il diets Heinie Wagner soon will be
announced as new manager of the
Red Sox, to succeed Bill Carrigan.
Old Bill got his fill of travelling
with tailenderS. In fact they Soured
his stomach, or something did, for
he complained of an upset pantry
several times last season.
The once great George Sisler, first
sacker de luxe and a sweet hitter in
his day, has decided to retire from
the active list and will coach and
pinch-hit with the Braves. An
nouncement was made by Bill Nc.
Kechnie, Braves pilot.
=
It is said McKechnie believes
Johnny Neun, drafted from Balti-
more, will fill the bill at first.
Nouns feeble efforts when with To-
ledo last summer conveyed the i'm
preston he was through, but per-
hapS it wasn't fair demonstration
of Johnny's skill. Many of Casey
Stengeps Hens went primrose"
Gus Suhr, new Pittsburgh first
sacker, young and agile, celebrated
his elevation to the majors by get
ting welded last week, an event that
usually is taken as bad news by
purchasing clubs. Midwinter grooms
frequently don't get back to earth
by the time spring rolls around.
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Dozen the
Alleys
WITH LEFTY LEE

Prior to the start of the City
League play Friday night, E. j.
Gausepohl of the Gausepohl Trunk
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SHIKAT MAT VICTOR
German Heavyweight TOsser For
mer Illinois Grid Star.

BU Unilcd Prlss
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-Rich-
ard Shikat of Germany, heavy wres-
tier, defeated jim Mcmillan Of
Chicago here Friday night.
Mcmillan, former University of
Illinois football star, twice knocked
Shikat out Of the ring with flying
tackles, but was generally outclassed,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-21
Stove League
Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

INCLUDED in late info passed
l. along the baseball rialto is the
rumor that Jack Hendricks may
turn up at Brooklyn as assistant
manager under Wilbert Robinson If
the rotund Robbie comes out on top
in the controversy raging among
divided club controlling interests.
Max Carey also has been mentioned
for the berth. Max is sure to return
to Brooklyn as coach, at any rate.
it Is reported.
It's always a good bet Hendricks
will land in the cocoanuts-way up
high-sooner or later. when he has
himself on the market. According
to one Brooklyn report, Robinson
desires to see Hendricks succeed him
as chief pilot in a year or so.
THERE'S real Believe 1t or Not.
l. l. A member of a major league
club has requested his release to a
Glass A team. Pitcher Kent Green
field, who finished with Brooklyn
last season, wants to be released on
option to Ft. Worth. The fact
Greenfield is a personal friend of
the FIT. Worth manager perhaps ex-
plains the matter. And anyway,
Kent failed to show anything with
the Robins.
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Martinsyille.
Blackboard Mail

Wal blIlbFiilbs
Dear Backboard-When three basketball
fans get together, especially when they a.e
graduates Of different schools, there usually
is an argument Well. here's our Big Ter.
based On present strength: Washington.
Logansport. Horace Mann. Columbus. An
derson Frankfort Muncie. Franklin. Tech
nical and Connersville. with MartinSville,
Greencastle and Delphi honorable mention
Anderson, Huntington and Martinsviu,
graduate.
Must have been heated argument;
however, the letter was written before
Horace Mann knocked off the Logan
berries.
Ted of indianapolis wants to know what
Pete Ellis, Vircennes scribe. thinks Of
Washington after the Hatohets cut down
the Alices. Preceding that game, Pets's
estimate wasn't so high.
"Hunk and PUNK" the 5helbyville
seniors, already have named their state
championship choice. It's a team from
Gary by the name of Horace Mann.
Also heard from "Mooveytone Prophet"
We take from the Big Ten he picked. he
doesn't think much of some of the con-
tributors efforts.
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AMERICAN HORSE SAILS
BIZ nttcd Press
LONDON, Dec. 21-Billy Barton,
the American steeplechaser, sailed
aboard the S. S. Minnetonka TO-DAY
for America.
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i ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK. Dec. D

NEW OASEAg ONAs %As
r HAVE been doing so much CAB
il bing In this department about
those splendid Sportsrnen OF the
ring who foul out or flop out when
the going becomes a little tough
that It seems only fair the Gus
toners should be permitted to get
a few wordSLand, besides, I've got
TO leap out and buy that rainproof
toupee for Uncle Henry before the
Christmas rush becomes too fren-
zied.
FROM J. r. c.:
Olive us a foul check with our tickets.
and II the main bout in terninted oy
foul we can come back and see the same
nght the next time It is staged free oil
additional charge. This works out ex-
eellently in baseball and could be applied
70 boxing equally as well. The promoter
could protdct himself By making the
principals in the main bout post sub
stanual forfeit. This used to be done IN
the old days anyway. He could iurther
protect himself by adopting your
suggestion of paying the lighters by the
round, but this should apply only to the
prellminaries. Under the cash-by- round
system your friend old Gus H. Fan gets
no break.
DILL MILLER of Broadway's lit
- erary guild writes:
There are several methods OF
Furnishing the foul or flop fighter
which you have not touched on.
Suppose you equip a fighter with all
electric belt, which would cover
that portion of his anatomy known
as out of bounds. There could be
an electric gadget in the other
fighters glove, which, when II
landed on, the electric belt, would
complete a circuit and give the OIL
tending fighter a vicious shock.
"Or else, suppose we forced the
fighters to wear a coat OF mail over
the forbidden premises. ANY mug
who would land a resounding WalIop
on a coat of mail once wouldn't be
apt to repeat. OF course. 1T might
slow I'D the fighters If they had 10
wear ponderous coats of mail, put III
some cases this would be a consuIll-
NATION devoutly to be Wlsfleo- FoL
one thing it would curb the SpSeo
If the back pedaling bike rloers Oh
the ring who defraud the puonc
under a fighters alias. or auppooe
we made fighters wear q belt over
+he verboten area which would DC
studded with long. sharp neeeuIeo-
needles that would puncture a Iiye-
ounce glove. That might POSSIBLY
lend 70 curtail fouling, Ell wot?
"Or suppose again--isn't 1t NICE 70
sunoose, and suppose and supposeF
pa cot Professor Archibald BuCtS
n invent a machine which woulo
<how the force of a foul punch on
a dial worn under the hghVet
trunks. For instance, If 40" Is tne
deadline. a fighter who hit a 81
~ a carr punch would be disquan-
f,ed and his purse forfeited WiI a,,
fiphter who landed a mere
nunch would be exonerated. II you
need any more practical suggesCloilss
cali on me. I've got million "a
them"
-RoM r. b. II. (who looks upon
the whole situation with a deep
and abiding melancholy: ..,..o
while the customers no DOUBT apph app, ta,,I
vopr efforts to eliminate fouhnR ano a. Is
aSht,n0 from the Metropolitan rings. ~
the general belief that you WIN s s.',.a6
where. Prize fighting as IL Is 49,
todoy is powerful racket ""u
sentry behind 1t carries sunl'lenv 80
-. ,pitt,in and outside their crcles
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rnnM MORRIS ROSE:

49, been a Aght fan sor thirty years
- Rave seen more so called fouls CON-
lifted In the last two years than IN al
v-v career as q patron Of boxing VIVA
AN he done about 1t? 1 think Vheie
SSn,,d h. a refund to the fan either 10
sash or the form OF stub which "oulu
little him to see the same hSnt AZ
later date. II you pay by the Minute
Tomhd as you suggest land the corniillS-
s,or has approvedl you provide loop-
-. tor a e4hter who is getting puhlsheu
- 1.nst he knows he will be paid Sonie
th,ro and knowing this 1t isn't hkciy uiat
~. ILL hesitate to get out of tight Spot
hy swinging low one over
MT. ". up and cracks:
r., one Of the simple MINDED PERSONS
- .bourbt YOU knew what you "e'e
s-rr,- shout when you said Dempsey
--orId heat Tunnay In philadelphia O".
=. ,D,t. AZ that I'm for you on this ioui
thinr. IT'S too much TO expect ina. 'n ~,
customers will ever get break out u WIN
b. something If the commission taxes 'he
,.orsv awnv from the fighters. That al
Ve.st will mean they are not getting away
1eo.h With murder and money. And what
rnore. I'll have to agree with ySr thsI
~ Won keen on taking the money away
from them they will start keeping their
wunehes up, and then there will be no
foul situation.
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is the question and answer man
quoted above. He's right. but WHY
should he restrict it to central and
southern Indiana?
Blackboard Mail
Indianapolis.
Dear Backboard--Old Joe Clutch GER
Ialnly IS brutally frank. but I am forced
TO admit that he is right However. Joe
should have stuck to basketball in re-
Ierring to failure of athletic teams At
Shortridge and Manual, because there isn't
much doubt as to which school has had
the best football team in Indianapolis for
The past four years. Shortridge ia nv
alma mater and I must admit after see
ing the Marion game last Saturday. that
the enthusiasm displayed five or six years
ago is lacking sadly. ANY one who saV,
Shortridgc play Marion will agree with
me that the Blue made the Giants look
like bunch of amateurs until the last
i've minutes OF play. Then something
went flooey, and Marion scored thirteen
points. If some Of the players would think
more Of the school end less of themselves.
the spirit would return and shortridge
would have a championship team
Eddie, Shortridge. IA.
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High School Games

City Schools Tonight
Lebanon at Technical.
Charlottesville at Cathedral.
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early part of the season, but IN thS
past four weeks has proven that ne
still retains his skill and will be
back in the select circle of 200 aver
age bowlers shortly. Last season ne
had an average of 202, which was
second only to Jess Pritchett. Ras-
mussen has been a familiar ana
popular figure in local alleys Tor
many years, and always has ranked
high in the ten-pin pastime.
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TROM r. B. II WI" - dnor-
r the whole situation with q deep
and abiding melancholy): .,..o
''' While the customers no doubt appreciate az,
NJ, a.,orts n eliminate fouling and foui
49, soS,t,rg from the Metropolitan rings 1t Is
~. .snsyaI belief that you will get no
He prize nghting as 1t is conducted
todov is a powerful racket ana sls
~entrv behind It carries sufficient IN. m
80. within and outside their circles
to do just about as they please. / know nov
~ otber SPORT were the domination
~ the underworld is so thoroughly Ie"'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-21

Stanley Hickman. cautain OF the Weber
NiIk team of the Pastime League, turned
IN a perfect 900 score in the Love League
and will claim his prize Christmas oas'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
CORPUS CHRISTI
CHILDKIDNAPED
No Trace OF Four-Year-O
Missing For Past
Four Days

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. IA
tPj-Four- -year-old Juan Ramon to-
day still presumably was In the
custody OF his automobile thief-ab-
ductor, and the search for the kid
naper was at Stalmate.
Juan was left I'm his fathers
machine at Robst0wn. Texas, while
the parent. Marcus Ramon, trans
acted some business al "a store.
Ramon returned TO find the au-
tomobile and the child had van
ished. 1T was believed Juan had
gone 10 sleep and the thief perhaps
had driven away without knowing
of his presence.
"A filling station operator at
Portland furnished the last clue,
now four days old He told the
sheriff q Mexican. apparently the
one sought. had attempted I'd sch
two tires from the motor car To
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
ALIENISTS TO
TESTIFY mrs.
ROCERSCRAzY
Other Witnesses To Be
Given Expert Sup
port in Defense of
Girl Bank Robber

NEW BRAUNFELS. Tex, Sept.
14.-(R)-Defense alienists we're to
have their day in court today in
an effort to prove Mrs. Rebecca
Bradley Rogers. "a. suffered from
temporary insanity when she bran
dished a gun at two employees OF
the Farmers National Bank Of
Buda, forced them into vault and
escaped with approximately $1,000
in the winter OF 1926.
Experts on mental diseases were
expected to appear to give scien-
tific weight to the statements Of
several lay witnesses who already
have expressed the opinion that
Mrs. Rogers was crazy"
Otis Rogers. husband OF the de-
fendant and her chief counsel yes
terday testified from his own ex-
perience in an effort TO show that
his wife's actions we're inconsistent
and not the actions Of sane per-
son.
Contracts Pneumonia
Much OF Rogers practice In
pleading has been gained In defense
Of his wife. He and Rebecca were
married secretly while they were
students at Texas University. When
she was arrested for the bank rob-
berry he rushed to her aid from
Amarillo where he was practicing
law. contracting pneumonia during
the long trip In an open car Be-
fore he had completely recovered.
he fell a victim to tuberculosis. and
Mrs. Rogers trial was postponed
while she nursed him back to
health at San Angelo. Rogers first
big case was his wife's trial for
arson at Georgetown. The state
alleged Mrs. Rogers had burned a
residence at Round Rock. hoping
10 rob the bank there during excite
ment incident To the fire The jury
disagreed In that case. and 1t has
never been brought to a second
trial.
Rogers has defended his wife
twice on the robbery with firearms
charge growing out Of the Buda
robbery. meeting a 14-year sem
tence the first time, which he sue
ceeded in having reversed. The
second attempt to try the case fall
ed when 1T was impossible TO OBJ
tain a jury at LAGRANGE and the
trial was transferred TO New
Braunfels. This trial Is the fourth
one in which Rogers has appeared
In his wife's defense.
State Calls WoOten
When defense alienistS have had
their say the state expected to pro-
duce a number OF experts In rebuff
tai. including DR.. Joe $. Wooten 0f
Austin who testified twice against
Rebecca. The defense sent Mrs.
Rogers to Wooten for an examina-
ton. and the doctor twice testified
he found her sane. The state got
wind OF this verdict. and when the
defense failed to call Wo0ten as a
witness he was called as q state
witness,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
COMMUNISTS
TOHOLD
Union Workers Defy Oppo-
nents Meeting at
Gastonia

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Sept. 14.-tP
"A rally of members OF the COM
munist party and textile labor or
ganizations this afternoon in Gas
tonia. which union organizers said
would be held despite purported
threats Of self-styled 'anti-commun-
lists" and union leaders and workers.
The mass meeting was described
in warrant against eight men
active in the union movement as an
incident in conspiracy to overthrow
the government OF North Carolina.
The men were arrested after the
discovery Thursday night OF riot
guns. shot guns and ammunition In
a boarding house occupied by union
leaders and workers. The alleged
"anti-communistS" were taken into
custody In connection with mob kid
napings and floggings last Monday
night.
Prior to the rally, the case or the
communist and union workers,
among whom were the two kidnap-
ing victims OF the mob. was I'D for
hearing. The warrant charged they
in furtherance of said unlawful and
felonious confederacy" armed them
selves for the purpose "of felonious-
ly assaulting and killing any or all
persons who interfered with today's
meeting and other rallies called"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14

evening.
G.. @. Richardson. secretary. re-
ported that practically all Valley
towns have not subscribed their pro
rata OF the exhibit expenses, which
will amount to $4,000. Arrange
ments for the exhibit have been al
most completed by the committee in
charge.
A cordial invitation to fliers In
air derby will be extended. accord
ing to the decision Of directors Of
the chamber OF commerce at their
meeting Friday evening. but IL was
decided not to offer the $500 prize
money requested by the association.
Should the flierS stop here they will
be entertained by the chamber OF
commerce. but directors did not
considsTed the advertising to be de-
rived sufficient to Justify the ex-
penditure
"A suggestion from the Fort Worth
Association of Commerce that
Brownsville charter "a plane to make
a tour with the good will aerocade
which will visit the city September
2l. also was declined.
Discussion of the I'll Paso meeting
In regard TO the Box bill showed
members opposed To Its passage. O..
q. Richardson. secretary, who has
been selected by the Valley secreta-
rieS' association to represent this
section at the parley. was urged To
20 to El PaSO In advance of the for
NAL meeting to confer with leaders
there with regard to possible steps
to be taken in the matter.
Two delegates from the chamber
OF commerce are to be sent to the
Tampico meeting under the aus
pices OF the C0mite Pro Turista,
which opens Sept. ~ to formulate
some kind of program to attract
tourists to that section OF Mexico.
Brownsville has been asked TO CO..
operate In the campaign. as this Is
the logical port OF entry for visitors
along the east coast. Delegates are
to be selected by z. "A. ROsenthal,
president, and C.. C.. Richardson.
The purchase OF the Camp memo
mortal collection OF bird and animal
specimens was authorized after "a
report from "A. wv. Reed, chairman
of the committe which has been
making arrangements for the pur-
chase.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
CABLE UNDER WATER IS
LATEST 'LEGGING DEVICE

DETROIT. Sept. 14-tFl-The
Detroit News today says a subma-
rine cable has been used by rum
runners to transport cargoes o. H.
quor from Canada into the United
States.
The cable. II says. was discovered
and dismantled by border patrol in
spectors yesterday. It stretched
from Mud island In the Detroit riv-
er to the American shore &C Ec0rse.
Employing method approach
ing in its ingeni0usness the much
discussed. but mythical, pipe line'
into Canada" the newspaper says,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14

"the runners operated u sled which
carried from ID 10 20 cases of Ii
QuOr a trip along "a 500-foot cable,
while customs crews sped along an
apparently inactive waterfront and
reported all quiet In the rum war"
Both cable terminals. n boat
house and garage on the mainland
and q partly submerged boat huuse
on the island, We're deserted and
no arrests we're made when Inspec-
tors came upon it.
The cable. officials said. ~ be-
lieved to have been one of two In
use on the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
TESTIFY FOR
mrs. PANTACES
Both Say Third Automobile
Cause of Crash Fatal
TIL To japanese

Los ANGEHES. Sept. 14.-tP-
Bombardment OF the states conten-
ton that Mrs. Lois Pantages was
intoxicated when her automobile
crashed into the car Of Juro Rok-
umoto last June. fatally injuring
the japanese, temporarily was still
ed today by adjournment over tho
weekend Of Mrs. Pantages' trial
for second degree murder.
In a day and half Of testimony
defense witnesses attacked the
states contention with a vigorous
barrage OF testimony furthering at :
tempts OF Mrs. Pantages' counsel
70 show she was neither intoxicat-
ed nor responsible for the death
which the state charges caused the
death OF Rokumoto. The presence
OF q third automobile at the scene
Of the crash. unmentioned by state
witnesses. has been reiterated BY
defense witnesses as the direct
cause Of Mrs. Pantages' car being
on the wrong side Of the street.
Phillip ESterly, chauffeur en-
ployed by a film producer. carried
the defense case to its climax yes
terday by stating Rokumoto's car
turned directly into the path Of the
machine driven by the wife OF
Alexander Pantages. vaudeville im-
pressario. He also mentioned a
third automobile as having forced
Mrs. Pantages toward the left side
OF the street. but said he could not
identify 1t.
A desperate attempt on the part
cf Deputy District Attorney James
CoseIlo failed 10 break down Es-
terly's story. Costello charged him
with having withheld information.
Esterly's stoI. Of the third auto
mobile at the scene corroborated
testimony given previously by Joh.l
Consterno, a service station oper-
ntmw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
Reception Held For
Jamboree Scouts
ESPECIAL to The Herald)


MERCEDES. Sept. 14-Boy Scout
troop 2 Of Mercedes held a recep-
tion here Thursday night at the
American Legion hall. the occasion
being a welcome home to Leonard
Van Berg who has Just returned
from England where he attended
the Scout jamboree. and a farewell
to Glenn Commons. Junior assist
ant scoutmaster Of the troop. who
leaves at the weekend for a. g. M.
college.
Milton Kelly Of McAllen also at
tending the j1mboree. returning
with Van Berg. He was given a
reception by Troop No. ! at Nc
Allen and was asked 20 qualify as
junior assistant scoutmaster of the
troop. Both boys report a most
wonderful trip.
Scoutmaster w. Z. Perry and As
sistant Scoutmaster Ray Schmitter
conducted the business session, dur
ing which Gotthoid FosSler was
voted upon as a scout member and
will be given two weeks in which
to pass his tenderfoot test.
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cargo. part OF which was being
transported from Shanghai to Using
Tao.
Captain Haaland and Chief Of
ficer Westerheim were made pris-
oners and taken aboard the pirate
chiefs junk. He sent word demand
ing $500O01 Mexican for their re-
lease. He said If the money were
not Forthcoming within ten days
both Mould be killed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
Creager Opponent On
Patronage Committee
tSpeclaI I'D INC HeraIdl

WASHINGTON. Sept. l4.-Sen-
ator ID. o. Hastings, republican.
Delaware. has been appointed as
the third member Of the commit
tee investigating patronage in
Texas. AS a consistent opponent Of
the r. b. Creager organization. this
selection is regarded as an inter-
esting turn in the probe.
Hastings not only opposed the
Creager organization at Kansas
City. but as a member Of the Gre
dentials committee he voted at all
times for the Littletcn- -Wurzbach
delegation. He was later appoint
ed by the governor Of Delaware to
succeed Senator Dupont, who re-
signed.
Hastings Is to meet with the COM
mittee at its next hearing. Other
members are Senator Smith w.
Brookhart. Iowa. republican, and
Senator McKellar, democrat. Ten
neSSee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-14
SHADES OF JOHN SILVER!
PIRATES DEMAND $5OO,OOO

PEIPING. China. Sept. 14.--tFD-
The Norwegian legation here an
nounced today the Norwegian steam
er Botnia was IN the hands Of pi-
rates off Haichow and her captain
and chief officer were held for ran
som.
The Pirates seized the Botnia after
she went on the bar off Haichow.
Thsy swarmed about the vessel In
jurks and helped themselves to its