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this spring. He's only 80 and if
the old power returns to his legs
he'll serve the Yankees well. Joe
was a model young man at Cleve-
land, earned big money and prac-,
ticed thrift to the tune Of $780,
600 bank roll, according to his close
friends. He should worry if he has
to. sit in the dugout in a rocking
chair.
Twin cities rivalry is at fever heat again
and this is only January. Millers and
Saints usually stage a couple of riots ev-
cry year during the playing season and as
a winter gesture of defiance Minneapolis
stepped out the other day and signed
catcher Bubbles Hargrave. st. Paul man
ager in 1929 and whom the Apostles wanted
back on their roster. He was free agent
and you can bet your hat the Bubbler OBJ
tanned fat bonus and contract.
n =
Cleveland Indians, says he played base
ball merely for the love Of II and is
e. & FeTs at DOESN'T %ans &c meet sse i
terms. Eddie declares his father needs
him in his box manufacturing business
way for Home Run Eddie to spend the
summer?
MO doubt Billy Evans, Cleveland
~ business manager, is ready to
avow the life of an umpire is not
tough compared with trying to sign
the baseball prina donnas. The
majority Of his stars are holding
out--Ferrell, Morgan, Hodapp, Por-
ter, Averill and Luke Sewell. Elk
cepting Sewell, it is said all were
offered substantial increases, but the
athletes don't seem to understand
the meaning of the word substan-
tial, or won't.
Among other things Evans learned in
baseball was that gentlemen are not alone
fer 'enl, too. Each wear the Cleveland
1 so make w0 go 5er h fdss
two are chosen. one year Evans had the
porting over their records he reached a
decision on one. but was puzzled about the
other. Seven remained standing. all eager.
lis wife, he Whispered: ''They look about
equal; Who would you. chooseP" And
MIS-. EVANS Whispered D2Ck: 'CnOOSe LQdL
big blond over there" and indicated Joe
VoSnlik. an outf1elder. Well, Billy picked
Vosmik and the big fellow was farnied to
Terre Haute where he batted about 800
last. year. He will go south with Cleve-
land this spring.
The other day the wires carried a yarn
out of Miami Beach describing a thrilling
and Heinie Manush. The girl had gone out
beyond her depth and cried for help.
they do say Ownie Bush and Ed Burns.
the latter Chicago sports writer. brought
the girl ashore and Bush told the beach
reporters that Howley and Manush had
performed their one good deed day.
Il
There are four boxing shows and
two wrestling programs in town
this week. Ho, hum.
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Tech Five
Is on Top
Sweeps to Victory in City
Cage Tourney: Reserves
Also Win.

With Edwards, their big center,
hitting regularly from in front Of
the basket, and Bunnel, a guard.
looping one in occasionally from
side center, Tecllnical'si net five
crashed through to an easy victory
over Broad Ripple Saturday night.
80 to 10, and won its second con-
secutive victory in the city public
high school net tourney. Tech also
won the reserve title, scoring a 49,
to-8 win over Washington reserves.
Tech reached the finals by de-
feating Shortridge, II to Is, in an
afternoon seni-flnal game. Minus
Bullet, their star guard, who was
Ill, the Shortridge snipers led the
Campbell men, II to 4, at the half
and IA to at the end of the third
quarter. It was then marvellous
drive allowed the Techmen to out
score the Blue Devils, II to 2, in the
quarted and edge out lead which
they held in the last minute by
stalling.
Broad Ripple and Washington
battled to a SO tie at the half in
their semi-f1nal struggle and were
deadlocked throughout the second
half. Ripple got more open shots
near the end and won, II to IS.
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Aces
to Battle
Leaders Are Scheduled to
Clash as Tourney Draws
Near End.
evv-s%.d pr.ss

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 26-Otto Reiselt.
Philadelphia veteran, remained to-
day as the only undefeated entrant
in the worlds three-cushion bill
lard championship tournament.
Allen Hall and Arthur Thurnblad.
both of Chicago, we're eliminated
from the indicated class Sunday
through defeats by Tiff Denton,
Kansas City, and johnny Layton
of Sedalia, Mo-, respectively.
Unless Reiselt is successful in his
three remaining matches against
Hall, Thurnblad and Layton there
is a probability of a two or three
way tie when the tournament ends
Thursday.
Layton Hall and Thurnblad each
have been defeated once. but all still
have an opportunity to tie for hon
ors. Layton still must face Hall and
Reiselt. Thurnblad is scheduled
against the same pair and Hall
faces games with each of his rivals
for honors.
Sundays program was featured by
the defeat of Hall and Thurnb,ad.
Hall was nosed out by Denton, so
to Al, in f1fty-three innings while
Thrunblad lost to Layton, so to 40.
in fifty innings. Layton and Thurn-
blad turned in the most sensational
match Of the turney.
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BY DICK MILLER

FINAL semester exams crowd bas-
ketball out of the limelight at most
Hoosier colleges this week and only
nine games are on the card. six of
them to be played Friday and Sat-
urday nights.
Butler university's undefeated
team begins the last half of it's sea-
son schedule undefeated. A road
trip to Evansville Friday night to
play the Aces" to st. Louis; Mo-,
to play Concordia college Saturday
night and then on to Nebraska to
play the Cornhuskers next Monday
is the program for the Hinklenen.
Tonight another undefeated
TEN Frank Barnes Central Nor
may team at Danville, will face a
strong foe, one able to stir UP
things at any time, Griz Wagner's
Franklin squad. It looks like the
twelfth straight for Danville.
Indiana State Teachers outfit, GO
ing rather poorly. will entertain
Eastern State Normal Wednesday
night. Ball Teachers of Muncie and
Franklin should put on a great
scrap Thursday night at Franklin,
judging by their previous season
records.
While Butler is at Evansville Fri
day night, where they should win
easily, Manchester>will go toe Han
over, and the result should favor
the Chesters.
Purdue, after a layof. during
which time they had been working
out under the direction of Glen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

A CCORDING to gossip coming
N from Boston Red Sox head
quarters, Rabbit Warstler, former
indianapolis shortstop, will start
at that position for Shane Collins
club in the spring and will be told
to defend it against the field. The
Rabbit hit only ..185 for Boston last
year, but the club officials have
faith in him and believe he'll i'm
prove. They are satisfied with
Warstler's defensive skill.
= n
The Rabbit was in a slump when
the deal was made with Boston and
he couldn't get going up there. He
was the first player in history to
report to the majors by airpIane
and Jim Moore of the Athletics was
the second to drop out of the clouds
to don big league uniform.
ZOE SEWELL was not long out of
- big league job and the former
Cleveland pastimer will try to make
good with the New York Yankees
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10 Sunday School Basket
Elves to Clash i'm Meet

and finals Of both SECTIONS. coming
on Saturday, Feb. IA.
Entry blanks and complete details
OF the tourney we're mailed to, man
ayers of more than fifty Sunday
school teams today. Any manager
who fails to receive blank may get
one from Fred Howenstine, 1893
North Gale street, or call Cherry
2584-R. Trophies will be awarded
winners Of both sections and to the
runners-up in the mems division.
Entries will be received from any
Marion county Sunday school team
before Feb. 3. Drawing for the first
round will be made Feb. s.
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Sixteen Marion. County Sunday
school basketball teams will line up
in the first round of play at the
East Tenth street community house
Saturday, Feb. Z. to decide The first
championship which has been
played since 1928.
In addition to the. mems division
of play, there will be an eight
team tourney for girls teams. Play
in the latter section will open on
Tuesday, Feb. 10. The second round
in the mems division will be played
Thursday, Feb. IL, with semi finals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
KIRSHBAUMS FAKE TWO

Kirshbaum basketball teams came
out on top in two thrilling contests
at the Kirshbaum gym Sunday night
Glen F. Kline's Kirshbauns de-
feated the Real Silk Cafeteria FIVE,
SO to % in nip-and-tuck fray.
Goldsmith and Feldman starred for
the Kirshbaums.
Kirshbaun Bulldogs nosed out
the Twenty-fifth Street Merchants,
II to IS, in an overtime contest.
Fogle, Caplin and Yosfla starred.
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dlfCS~OuJ VI OilS IIldJOiSs WIKI
er became a free agent and signed
with the Indians for juicy contract
and bonus. Owner Perry was forced
to deal out real money in this deal.
but believes the veteran lefthanded
hitter and expert sun fielder is
worth the price.
Valuable Under Hendricks
Jack Hendricks, former Cincy
pilot and now scout for the Indians
as well as assistant to the president.
recommended Walker and added
that Curt always was one of the
Reds most valuable FASTENERS and
owner Of sound throwing arm.
hendricks completed the deal in
Cincinnati this morning.
Curt batted 1907 last year in 1874
games, collecting 145 hits, incIud
ing 26 doubles, II triples and 8
home runs. He hit Just one point
less than Long George Kelly in the
National and fans will recall that
Kelly bombarded American Asso-
citation pitching to the tune of 1851
during thirty-four games in the
Hickey loop in 1880.
Ten Year Mark of .3O4
Walker bats left and throws right
stands feet 10 inches and scales
ITO. He is "a and was with Gin
c1nnati six years and previous to
that pastimed with the Giants and
Phlllies. According to Secretary
Bill Clauer's figures, Walker had a
ten-year major batting mark of .3o4
His 1929 average was .313.
Manager Corriden says Curt is of
the hustling type and on two occa-
sions led the National League in
triples. He is product of Texas
hailing from the little town of Bee
vile IN the Lone Star state.
Six Outfielders
The Signing of Walker gives Cor
riden six fly chasers to take south
on March l, the others being Ollie
tucker, Howard Fitzgerald, CLYDE
Barnhart, Charlie Dorman and Len
koenecke. Only four will be carried
aIUer The championship season gets
under way.
Deals for other players are in the
making, according to Secretary
Clauer. Manager Corriden desires
Two more n1ainstay pitchers, an in
nelder of quality and would not be
adverse to landing another right
handed hitting outf1elder.
AT any rate, the Indians grad
ually are putting together forrnid-
able new machine.
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City Girl Gets
Top Place in
Tennis Ranking

By Times Special
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Indianapohs
Tennis stars today occupied high
rankings on the basis of their 1880
performances, Western Lawn Ten
mis- Association rankings showed to-
day.
Catherine wolf of Indianapolis
was ranked No. in the women's
singles, Clara Louise zinke Of Gin
cinnsti being placed second.
George Lott of Chicago was
ranked No. in mems singles and
Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis
was named No. 2. Hennessey and
Emmett Pare OF Cincinnati we're
ranked No. ! in mems doubles.
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Cruising in Sportland
WITH EDDIE ASH

MANAGER MKECHNIE plans
Iva Schuench left this shift
leaving Lance Rhboug and Red Worthngton fight for the
right
Worhngon hit 1875 for Rochester Berger and Rchborg 1880
Boston the Schlernich
triples twenty games
inches
Of strong born Hboro Ore, attended
high school at Portland at Oregon State college he starred
baseball and football and named aCoa full back After his college
batting obtained
Schulermh Walter with
year graduating
Boston obtained the sale of Rogers HOrnsby the Chicago
theeway transaction getting pitcher Smith from
Angeles Berger
circuit blows and though National League pitchers
finally finished hitting $40 main
popularity hitting occasionally
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
PILLS SIGN ATHLETE

BY Times Special
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-Tony
Plansky, former star baseball, foot
ball and track man at Georgetown
university, has signed with the
Philly Nationals. He is an out
fielder and hit 1897 for Erie, Central
League, last year. He stands
feet, inches and weighs 214.
Plansky is former national decath-
lon champion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
BAKER VS.. HUMPHRIEs

The top f1stic bout at Tonllinson
hall Wednesday will be between
Rosy kid Baker and Pug Hum
phries. middleweights. Negro well
tiers, Ray Hurtz and Jimmie Brown,
will mix in the six-round semi
final. HUMPHREYS and Brown hail
from Cincinnati. There viii be
eight prelim scraps. three and
four FOUNDERS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
REAL SILK GIRLS WIN
Add Three Victories to String; En-
glehart Is Star.

Real Silk girls. ran their winning
streak to eleven straight by winning
three games over the week END. Fri
day night they defeated the River
sides, 25 to IA; Saturday night
Edgewood fell, 80 to 10, and Sunday
the Y. L. S. took trouncing, Is to 8.
Eiglehart was the star in all three
games. Thursday night the Real
Silks meet the Hoosier Demons at
the Eleventh and Olney streets gym.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
New Tribe Fielder
Hit .3O7 Last Season
Asked and Joins Hoosiers; Career in Majors
Marked by Consistent Batting
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Sports Editor

Tribe fans cheerful little today
tnat outd Curtis Walker veteran National Lacquer had
Johnny Indians
big stick when the local squad training
cas from President Perry through
with delight the acquisition of the Reg
Cincinnati recently stirred criticism he
has been in high favor with the years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
SPILL KILLS RACE PILOT

Ey United Press
Los ANGELES, Jan. 26.-A crash
Of four racing cars at the Ascot
speedway Sunday caused the death
" George Young, %, Milwaukee,
end injury to three others.
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Guldahl Beats
Tony Manero

BIZ United Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan 26.-The
experience of Tony Manero, Elms-
ford IN. W pro, was not sufficient
to stave off defeat by Ralph Gull
dahl Dallas. Tex, and the young
golfer who turned professional just
a year ago was $1,000 richer today
through his victory Sunday in the
Motion Picture Industries $4,000
open turnament.
Guldahl defeated Manero one up in
the tfirty-Six-hole final round. The
19-year-old Texan shot brilliant
golf.
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Phil Seyfried gave the Oeftering-L itzel-
man team the winning margin over the
Ellis Bargers, during their special match
game on the Fountain Square alleys, roll
ing a total of 623 These pins were surely
needed as the coal team had mere nine
pin edge when the last ball was fired. the
anal score showing. Oeftering -Lit1elman
2.77i; Ellis BARRIERS, 2,762.
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Thoman Shoes we're over-matched, when
they rolled the indianapolis Power and
light on the south side drives, the power
1oys, lee by Captain Branson. who rolled
6S4. winning by margin OF 252 pins
1852 to 2,52o
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ST. PATS TRIUMPH
St. Patrlcks nosed out the power
ful st. Philips netmen Sun
Gay, 30 to %. The game went into
an overtime.
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During the Block Optical Ladies League
ssries E Dawson tossed in 5s7 total
for Patterson Shade. TO lead these girls
10 q three-Same total OF 3.7o3. Everv
member OF this club went over the 500
mark
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Frank Huebers 6se total was the feature
series of the week. on all ALLEYS Raw
White vas next with 6s4 and Woodard
third on $50
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

Detroit house showed the hour as half past
three. The MONDAY rush had passed. The
girls relaxed.
But suddenly one of them snapped
erect. There was clamor on one of her in
coming lines. She plugged in, and heard
voice announcing, Grand Rapids calling
Statler - Ready with Grand Rapids
Then instantly there was an excited
voice saying, s'I must get my husband at
oneet Find him for me, please
''What is your husbands manner" our
operator asked.
Sanders. Joel Sanders. .
''Is he registered in the hotel?'
mo! MOI He isn't registered. We live
in Detroit. And | was to drive back to
Detroit today and meet him ;. at three
-. by the Washington Boulevard door.
But SOMETHING has happened. My father
is. !. is the voice uailed off, and came
back weakly -. very i'll, and need my
husband now
In moment the manager was on the
wire, and moment later two bell boys had
been dispatched with orders not to come
back without Mr.. Sanders.
One boy started through the house. The
other sped to the Washington Boulevard
entrance and called, mister Sanders!
Mister Sanders!' There. was no response.
He crossed the lobby to the opposite door
and called again. And again there was no
reply.
He returned to the Washington Boule-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

walter Hickman has develoued q new
delivery that is bringing good results. and
IS building I'D a nice average in league
play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26
NAMED GRID COACH

By Times Special
MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. %. -
B. F. Cakes, Nebraska line coach,
has been named head football
coach at the University of Montana.
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The Coca Cola quintet of the Washing
~Aon League visited the FIT. Harrison SOL
Tier team at the post Sunday. and de-
ieated them IN . close match. Scar
borough starred for the "Kokes and
Spencer for the Fort.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

Indian Refining won their special
match from the st Philip A. G. girls at
the Illinois alleys Sunday by a margin
OF 90 pins This victory evens things UP,
rs these girls won the first match played
between these clubs on the st. Philip
drives
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Harland Won AL honors among the girls
last week her 246 being high same and
her 5ei three-game total leading D. Finn
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one bowler who will bear Watching in
future state meets is Nose of Anderson.
This boy sure losses a wicked pill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

Eddie Ten Eyck won the 200 scratch
singles at the Central alleys with total
OF 893 over the four-game route. Brass
and Doolittle we're. second and third with
marks Of S76 and 862. Seventy entrants
rolled this event.
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Another team coming up grad
ually is Martinsvillle Don't laugh.
The Artesians will be in the state
tournament and they're going TO be
tough-very tough.
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LOGAN is HIGH Gun

Logan broke forty-nine targets to
capture first place in the f1fty-tar-
get event at the indianapolis Gun
Club Saturday.
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Dick thinks that Berns Of Shortridgc
was the most impressive looking Rplayer
in the tourney with Edwards of Tech
close second. He had boost for Bun
nell of Tech and one for Ferguson of
Bread Ripple.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

Edwards" Miller said showed on safe
urday night flashes OF exceptional skill
and power in foul line pivot play Tim
has vet to smooth his team out. One
month from now he's going to have some
thing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-26

Mrs Eddie Never. with giit Of only
scratch singles az the Pritchett ALLEYS
having grand total OF 600. an actual
count Of SEA. which averaged ies per
same. other girls 70 reach the prize list
we're. Alice Shea. sec: Kichler. SOS. and
Mrs. Frank Fox. 564 Thirty entrants
rolled IN this sYeepstakes.
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: Bowling .
BY LEFTY LEE :


The entry list filed for the City tourna-
ment was q bitter disappointment to the
officials and boosters. who worked hard for
weeks in an effort TO put across a new
record entry. less than 100 f1Ve-nlan teams
having signed to compete.
Close to fifty quintets we're entered
from here for the annual Womens Central
states meet that will open on the Pritchett
Recreation alleys. Feb 10. The girls APP
pesr to have the better organization To-
cally.
The women's City tournament will start
play c.i the Hotel Antler alleys, next sat
urdav night. Jan. 81.
Robinson iouTneyed from Anderson TO
flrst place in the 200 scratch singles at
the dpinois. and clicked, scoring a total
Jung who had held the lead from the
ilrSt Saturday squad with a total of 696.
Faust was third with a mark of 500. a
feld OF 1877 starters rolled in this event.
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one more week remains 70 enter the
q. B: G. International meet thGt viii be
rolled u Buffalo, n " this. year. IN
ns-cetch-can this wear and will not at
TEND n body. former feature of the
ciz show.
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ward door, looked down the street and
got an idea - Mr.. Sanders gvea0 tired of
Mating, ~ent sOindorO shoppingy' So he
hurried down the sidewalk crying out,
Mister Sanders! Mister Sandersl' And
halfway down the block he found his man.
Mr.. Sanders rushed back to the hotel
and talked with his wife. And while he
was assuring her he would catch the very
first train, we were looking up schedules
for him. When he hung up, we put him in
taxi and sent him with our Godspeed on
his way.
ind Mr.. Sanders aoas not that day a guen
in our hotel
But that didn't matter, really. AS we
said to Mr.. Sanders when he later ex-
pressed his appreciation, eve try to do
the helpful thing"
In truth, our whole business philosophy
is in these words. And always has been.
Our job IS giving service. In the years we
have owned and operated hotels we have
never deviated from our early creed which
says, The guest is always right and must
be served"
Undoubtedly you will remember some
thing or the record of those years. You
may even recall that the original Statler
was the first hotel to offer private bath
and circulating ice water with eOery room.
That morning paper under the door.
radio reception IN emery room and count
less other things were Statler Innovations
And that, indeed, the statler pattern was
accepted long ago as the model for tina
modern hotel
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In the afternoon I managed to break
par by two strokes but so consistently
tine was Sweetser's play that / was able
TO pic.s up only one hole on him--the
seventeenth where he three putted.
don't even like to be reminded of that
days play, although it must have been
beautiful exhibition fer the gallery to
watch
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ThOee who have been making weekly
Journeys to Buffers fieldhouse in the
hopes of seeing some team capable of
pushing Tony HinkIe's Bulldogs finally
we're rewarded last weekend. Friday
when Western State had the Butter boys
toatering, young Howard Chadd started
a rally that put Western where other
Butler f2es have landed-in the ranks Of
the defeated.