The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-01
/ ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK, Jan. l.

NEW YORK, Jan. l.
TN accordance with semi-occa-
i sional policy of this department
the writer will go forthwith unto
a trance. or submerge deeper into
his perennial trance, and present
for the consumption Of his readers
whose name is Legion-John F.
Legion, to be specific-a calendar
forecast of what 10 expect in sports
this year, which is, unless he has
been shamelessly duped, 1880.
Wherefore, on with the trance.
JANUARY-The football committees
finally will get through cabling about
the tumble rule and the point after
touchdown and will scatter for their
various homes. Leaving the sports
columns free once more to feature
sueh stirring excitements as three
cushion Billiards exhibition by Willie
Home at DoyIe's and a finish wrestling
match between two graduate piano
tugRIers. now masauerading as the
Horrible Hun and the Terrible Turk.
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TEBRUARY-The will be a
Il number of conferences between
Mr.. George Herman Ruth and the
owners of the Yankee ball club at
which a new contract pledging the
services of Mr.. Ruth to the club
will be discussed and there Will be
runors to the effect that Mr.. Ruth
will quit the game to enter the Toy
department at Bloomingdale's as a
cash boy in red plush knickers II
ne is not paid what he demands.
As a convenience and service to It's
readers the newspapers publishing
these rumorS will provide a SUM
Gent number of grains OF salt TO
allav any undue fears that the ru-
nnors are TO be taken seriously.
MARcH-TOURISTS RETURNING FROM
.,T,NTr VIII. PUBLICLY RESOLVE THAT
UNLESS LEGAL ACTION TO PREVENT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN From
OrsrcPATINC THE RESORT BY PRE-
sENTTNG JACK sHARKEY AND HIS
sTrrRIE BUM ASSOCIATES IN OUTDOOR
DANCE VARIATIONS. LIBELLOUSLf
LABELED PRIZE FIGHTS. NATION
WIDE BOYCOTT OF THE STATE WILL
BE INITIATED.
APRU-The opening games of the
baseball season will be played in freez-
ing temperature and the sports writers
will comment that the weather was more
conducive to flying tackles than three
base hits" and the annual agitation to
defer the opening of the season until
Nav I will be started and nobody will
pay any attention to it.
Congressman Fish and
WI Britten will hold a conference
with the under secretary of the
Peruvian ambassador, after which a
statement will be issued in which
the under secretary will agree that
the congressman are right IN their
insistence that the Army should re-
wise it's eligibility rules to conform
with those of the Navy. The papers
for some reason will print this
alongside real news just above an
advertisement for two pants suits,
and thus arouse the envy of every
press agent on Broadway.
JJNE-THERE WILL BE SHOWERS
WITH SOUTHEAST FOLLOWING WINDS
AND A LOWERING TEMPERATURE. MIR.
RUTH WILL TELL REPORTERS THAT
HIS ONLY LOVE is BASEBALL AND
THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO TEAR THE
SHIRT FROM HIS BACK BEFORE HE
WILL LEAVE THE SPORT. THE CO.
LUNdBIA CREW WILL WIN THE POUCH
KEEPSIE REGATTA IN COMPLETE
DARKNESS.
JULY-Independence day will be
observed with fine patriotic soiemniiy
by doubIe-headerS in all the ball parks.
Nassau syndicateS on the golf courses.
open air prize fights in Brooklyn, De-
troit. Cleveland. Chicago. Boston, san
Francisco indianapolis and Memphis.
and The Times will print a one column
box showing that the sports events on
this day attracted exactly 342.992 more
paid admissions throughout the country
than the year before.
A UGUST-William Tilden will be
"A beaten in straight sets by Co
Chef. There will be articles in the
women'S pages by the former Helen
Wills on the subject of golden we'd
dings, the secret of successful mar
riages and helpful hints for every
housewife. A number of football
colleges will complete spring prac-
tice. and the squads will diSband
until Sept. /.
SEPTEMBER STREET WILL
ANNOUNCE HIS RESIGNATION AS MAN
AGER OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDS. AND
A WESTERN UNION MESSENGER BOY
WILL BE OVER POWERED BY MR.. SAM
RREADONS OFFICE AND COMPELLED
TO ACCEPT THE JOB.
OCToBER-The Carnegie foundation
will begin 4 survey of conditions In
chess based on charges that there Is
a growing disrespect for the Queens
rambit and prosecuting among the
bishops books. The Athletics viii win
the world series in four straight.
ATOVEMBER-Al Booth will
IN run seventy-eight yards to
beat Princeton and the following
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