The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-01

NEW YORK, April l.
ON day such as this you might
~ reasonably expect to find some
thing after the following order in
your sports news;
LoTDOS-Mr Phil Suffering Scott today
delivered > stirring talk on American
nrht.rS and American sportsmsnsbip. u
am ~ loss for words adequately 70 eT-
press nv admiration for American ring
men ard che fsirruindsdness Of American
xportsmen. Even though defeated In nv
recent encounter with the amiable Mr..
sl.arkey. have nc ground. for criticism.
H. - absurd 70 intimate that J vas bit
Tow or unfairly dealt With BY the ref
sres. Mr.. Magnolia. who was emipentiy
impartial throughout"
n n
wASHNGTON-Thos sterling states-
men. Congressman Britten and Fish. to-
dav denied any intention Of bringing po-
ltical pressure 70 bear in the Army-Navy
football deadlock. This IS strictly mat
Ter that the bows themselves should de-
eide" said the congressman. 1T is their
game and their quarrel and for any one
IN Washington 10 attempt to force them
into an agreement against their youthful
and spirited viii would be nothing short Of
high handed arrogance"
TIN FAR. CaI.-Primo Camera. pictUr-
ssqueIy known as the Vast Venetian. TODAY
signed to meet George Godfrey, the giant
philadelphia Negro. in a finish fght, win
nsr take all. Aroused at the implication
that he was engaging In sef-up tour of
the country with view to fatteninE his
purse AZ the expense Of sucker public
the Primo shouted; ct am in this game
because 7 love IN fight. Money Is less
than nothing 10 me. 7 want TO prove that
Z am great fighter and II 7 am not al
lowed to meet the hest men In the ring
from now on 7 shall return to my native
gondolaS."
MIAMI. fla Gladys straw1ocks and
Mildred Amphibous set what IS believed
70 DO a world record here this afternoon
when neither OF the young ladies was able
10 lower any sort of record in swimming
the 22o-breast stroke IN a trick pool
measuring seventy-seven feet six inches
long. Local athletic authorities are de-
manding an immediate investigation BY
the a. A. u.
NEW YoRK-At Monday nights fight in
the Garden. Slug McNut beat Dizzy Le-
whisky in ten fast rounds. Not a low
punch was landed during the fight and at
no time did either man attempt 60 claim
n foul 1t Is also noteworthy that the
two judges and the referee agreed. There
was no question about the correctness of
the decision and the customers stood on
their chairs and cheered the officials for
twenty minutes. Chairman Jim Farley of
the boxing commission had no explanation
20 offer beyond admitting that mistakes
/, viii sometimes happen.
n
a USTIN, Tex.-George Herman
L \ Ruth who is known to baseball
as the Rabe, or Bambino, as the
Latins put It, today admitted that
he was grossly overpaid by the
Yankee management. mo ball
player is worth SSO,0OO," said the
Baby Bambino. land the only reason
accepted such a figure was to
help the ballyhoo along" Ruth
implied he is helpless victim of
modern day commercialism and
that Tor his own part he prefers to
play the game for the fun of it
and the healthy JOY that his homers
bring to the dirty faced urchins of
the streets.
AUGUSTA Ga.-The professionals as
sembled here for the local championship
today took occasion to correct the impress
sion that they resent the presence of Bobby
Jones the amateur in the money events.
ION the contrary. we welcome him. they
said. He gives us something to shoot at
Whether they prefer to shoot at him with
a machine gun or . French rs was not
stated.
On second thought. this sort of
news is not very pertinent to April
Fools day. Perhaps we had bet
ter hold it for the fve-Star final
extra that will announce the ar
rival of the millennium.