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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BY EDDIE ASH

INVEST BADEN, Ind, Dec. l.
w Bob Connery, president of
the champion ST. Paul Saints, ex-
pected to make an announcement
late today about his 1882 manager,
and it is presumed Lefty Leif1eld
will be reappointed. Lefty was due
in today.
Matty Matthews, new indianapolis
coach, was on the catching staff of the
champion Indians way back in 1902 out
on East Washington street. 1t was the
first year of the American Association
and Matthews worked with Eddie Heydon,
who was first string backstop in this days
of Hoggie Hogriever. Pete O'Brien, Cy
Coulter. Dummy Kimm. Win Kellum and
other old timers. Matthews will handle
the Tribe battery candidates.
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Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands warmed
Up for the big convention by playing
thirty-six holes Of golf Tuesday.
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william E. CIauer. former Tribe secre-
tary and the defeated candidate for the
tending the West Baden pow-wOw along
with Ownie Bush. Johnny Corridor, for
mer Indian chief and now with the Chi
caEO Cubs. keeps busy bobbing here and
there around the convention lobby. 1t is
said he will be moved up to a coaching
Job next season.
4
Arthur Quiesser of Indianapolis will be
taken south with the Indians next spring
as third catcher and Manager Mccain
also has another young receiver of Phila-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Seen and Heard at Big
West Baden POwwOW

delphia lined up for the trip. Both Riddle
and Angley, regular backStopS, have signed
1882 contracts.
The western league held short business
session late Tuesday and Dale Gear, presi-
dent. denied the report that Denver and
Pueblo would be dropped from the circuit
MEETINGS of the Western and
1V1 Southern Leagues occupied
the attention of minor league club
owners and officials today. The
convention will continue through
Friday.
Minor league club owners awaited with
interest the action of these two strong
Class A leagues toward retrenching
program. A majority Of the club owners
Of the sixteen surviving minor leagues
agree that something must be done to
save minor league baseball from dying
action this week towards avoiding it. Even
the major league club owners, most of
whom are here. are anxious to help the
minors save their financial problems.
One suggestion has been to levy tax
on the broadcast of major league games,
pool the revenue and divide it among the
needy minor league clubs; Several minor
ing of major league games hurt attend
ance considerable in minor league cities.
.
Another suggestion, made by Dale Gear.
president of the Western League concerned
a modified farm system, whereby each
major league club would agree to help
one minor league club. In return the
major league club would get first shot
at the best player on the team and the
third best player with the minor club
having the privilege of selling the second
best.
Il
Many rumors about player deals hoated
around the lobby today. One was that
Burleigh Grimes, st. Louis Cardinals
pitcher and hero Of the world series, would
be placed on the market and that the
Chicago Cubs would bid for him.
y
Another was that Carey selph, drafted
by the Chicago White Sox. would return
to the Houston Texas League club as man
ager. Selph has refused to join the
White Sox.
Il
The San Francisco Pacific Coast League
club was looking for manager and
DOME Bush's name was linked with the
job. Bush has been mentioned also In
connection with the Minneapolis man
agerial position. Bush has nothing to
say about his future plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Wheaton Real Star

jim Purvis, veteran Purdue full
BACK, proved more consistent than
Hecker, a team mate. The latter
was sophomore find, which makes
for more publicity. Purvis turned
IN some stellar blocking to aid
Hecker'S long runs, gained much
ground for himself and produced in
the pinch. However, it takes a Pur-
Wis and a Schwartz to keep Hecker
off the first club.
Wheaton was the spark plug of
the De Paw team, making yards
when his mates took the role of
spectators rather than helpers. He
gained against every team. He called
signals, punted, tackled hard and
ran interference well.
Also, Piper, the little Manchester
rambler, could make any ball club
in the state. Never stopped, this
chap was one of the finest run
ners on the gridiron. Surface was a
great full back, and Booz of Butler
lacked only little speed and
f1neSSe.
Big time lineSmen were rather
scarce. For instance, Rascher and
Dickey of Indiana should have made
the first team this year with the
dearth of forward stars, but failed
in Some major tests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BY DIXON STEWART
r1c;ted Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-Yale and
Princeton, traditional Big Three
rivals. which met contrasting sue
cess in their 1881 football efforts,
apparently hold equally contrasting
viewpoints on the merits of alumni
coaching.
Yale, proud possessor of an I'M
disputed Big Three championship
for the first time since 1927, is dis
satisfied with its hybrid coaching
staff and is reported ready to GUST
the coaching combination OF Nal
Stevens. Adam Walsh and Benny
Friedman after Saturdays charity
round robin with Dartmouth, Brown
and Holy Cross.
Princeton, beaten in every game
save the seasons opener against
Amherst and swamped 81 to IA in
the finale with Yale, has had
enough of alumni coaching and il
undergraduates and alumni have
their way, will experiment with
talent from other schools.
Harvard alone of the big Three
appears likely to start the 1892 sea-
son with its 1881 coaching staff in
tact. Eddie Casey, one-time Harv'
ard backfield star, had a highly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Five HOOsier
Cridnen on
AH-We stern
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. From more
than 1000 players in midwestern
football territory, the United Press
has selected three mythical all-star
teams composed of thirty-three in
dividuals who by their consistent
excellency of play throughout the
season deserve ranking as the great
est group in this region. The teams
follow:
FIRST TEAM
Moss. Purdue, and Cronkite, Kansas
State, ends; Marvil. Northwestern, and
Kurth, Notre Dame. tackles; zeller. 1ndl-
ana and Mum, Minnesota, guards: Miller,
Purdue center: Cramer, Ohio State, quarter
back: Schwartz, Notre Dame and Richards,
Simpson college. half backs; Rentner,
Northwestern, full back.
SECOND TEAM
Kosky Notre Dame, and Williamson,
Michigan ends; Riley, Northwestern, and
Krause Notre Dame. tackles; Roster. Ne
braSka, and Oates. Oklahoma A. and M,
guards; Morrison, Michigan; center; Par
donner, Purdue, quarter back; Hewltt,
Michigan, and Hecker. Purdue, hall backs;
Manders, Minnesota, full back.
THIRD TEAM
Fencl Northwestern, and Watkins, Okla
homa, ends; Kabat, Wisconsin. and Rhea,
Nebraska, tackles; Horwitz. Chicago, and
Hoffman, Notre Dame, guards; Yarr. Notre
Dame, center; Thomas. Grinnell, quarter
back; Sisk. Marquette, and Monnett. Mich
igan State. half backs; Parsaca, Detroit,
full back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
George Gibson Quits Lead Pirates Out of Slump

Gibson, a sturdy, heavy set ath-
lete, who has lived in retirement for
five years on his 130-acre fruit farm
at Mount Bridges, near London,
Ont, plans no radical changes in
the Pirate roster but intimates there
viii be some new faces on the
roster next season"
Practical, straightforward and
conservative as we'll as a devotee of
the older style of play in which
base running and sacrifices rather
than free and easy hitting domi-
natecs Gibson is expected to bring
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

1909 he was mainstay of the Pirate
nine which won the worlds cham
pionShip, catching 1873 consecutive
gameS-a record which has not been
broken in either league. He also
caught 100 or more games a season
for six of the eleven years to estab-
lish record which still stands in
the National League.
Released as a free agent in 1916,
Gibson coached for the New York
Giants in 1917-18 and managed the
Toronto club of the international
League in 1919. The club finished
second.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

Gibson returned to Pittsburgh in
1920 as manager. The following
year the club seemed headed for a
pennant. Pittsburgh entered its
final eastern tour with a seven
game lead, but lost all of its series
to New York and returned in Sec
ond place.
Gibson left in the middle of the
1922 season, after mid-season
slump and a controversy with Bar
ney Dreyfuss. president of the Pr
rates They remained close friends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Yale. and Princeton Grid
Mentors May Lose Jobs

successful season in his first year as
Crimson head coach, losing only to
Yale
Yale's anxiety for a coaching
change appears to be founded en-
tirely upon the fact that Adam
Walsh and Benny Friedman are not
Yale alumni. Stevens is a former
Yale football star, but is blamed for
bringing the outsiders" into Eli
football and appears slated to pay
the penalty by losing his berth as
mead coach. Reggie Root, former
Yale player and present end
coach, is said to be the new choice
Al Wittmer, Princeton'S head
coach still has three years to serve
under his five-year contract, hav-
ing served the first year of his con-
tract as assistant to William Roper
former Tiger head coach.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

the Pirates out of the slump of the
past few seasons.
Gibson, who was born in London,
in 1880, played with the Knox club
in London in 1902 and the follow
ing year played with the Buffalo
club of the old eastern league. Late
in 1904 he transferred to the Mon
treal club where he stayed until
June, 1905.
Gibson joined the Pirates as
catcher in 1905 and made his first
major league hit off Christy
Mathewson. He was with the
club as catcher eleven years. In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

Jack Redman will not lose his
state heavyweight title if he is
beaten in his ten-round match with
Bozo tonight, but he will suffer loss
in prestige that will be far more
damaging. And study of the great
record piled up by Bozo in the last
GNu years has led many Of the fans
to forecast win for the "Birming-
ham Bad Boy" as Bozo is referred
to in Dixie ring circles.
Local fans had an opportunity TO
watch both Redman and Bozo linn
Der up at the Arcade gym Monday
afternoon, and both fighters APP
peared to be in fine condition. The
match seems to have caught the in
terest of local fight followers, and
this interest is reflected in record
breaking advance sale, the legion
announces.
The supporting card looks inter-
eSting, with Wild Bill Griggsby OF
Evansville and Rosy Kid Baker Of
Anderson, middleweights, meeting
in a rematch from two weeks ago
when the judges called their tilt
even. Other bouts:
Six Rounds-Ray Drake, indianapolis,
VS. Freddie Mitchell. South Bend light
weights.
SIX Rounds-Al De Rose, Indianapolis,
VS.. Frank Gierke, Indianapolis; feather
WEIGHTS.
Four ROunds-GeOrge Vene, South Bend,
VS.. Don Robertson, Alexandria, welter-
weights.
Four Rounds-JOe Veney, South Bend
VS.. Bill Bicknell, Alexandria,; lightweights
The show will start at 8:15.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Local Prep
Cagers Busy

Indianapolis prep cagers were
hard at work today, facing a heavy
weekend of action. Shortridge
faces Greenfield and Brownsburg on
Friday and Saturday nights, re-
spectively, on foreign floors. Ca
,thedral, led by Russell Sweeney,
newly elected captain, will open
with a charity game at Lebanon
Wednesday night and will play at
BrownSburg Friday.
Tech and Washington also will
open their campaigns, the Cont
nentals journeying to Plainfield
Friday and Tech moving into Lo-
gansport for its initial start the
same night. Manual has two foes,
travelling to Lafayette to engage
Jefferson Friday and playing host
to New Palestine Saturday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
RurnOr Badger
Coach to Go

BIZ United Press
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 1.-The
Wisconsin State Journal today said
it had authentic information that
George E. Little, University of Wis
conSin athletic director, would seek
to obtain the resignation of Glenn
Thistlethwaite as head football
coach.
The Journal said Little would
recommend Thistlethwaite's with
drawal to the athletic council.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
County Elves in
Charity Battle


Southport high school cagers and
Decatur township will battle in a
benefit basketball game at South
port, Wednesday night at 7:15.
Funds for general relief work among
needy persons in Perry township will
be raised through the game, which is
a regularly scheduled contest. How
ever, the township relief committee
has urged the proceeds be turned
over to charity, and both schools
have agreed.
Decatur is combination of VAL
ley Mills and West Newton high
schools. Southport, with veteran
quintet, is looking forward to an
other successful season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BY JAMES C. FETZER
LATED Press STAFF Correspondeni

PITTSBURGH. Dec. IA rugged
Canadian farmer has come to Pitts
burgh to attempt his managerial
comeback and therein lie the 1882
remnant hopes of the Pittsburgh
National League baseball club.
George Gibson, star catcher of the
1909 world champion Pirates and
manager of the club from 1920 to
1922, has been appointed manager
to succeed Jewel Ems, who guided
the Pittsburgh club since the latter
part of the 1880 season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Franklin Wonder Five
Plays for Charity

By United Press
FRANKLIN, Ind, Dec. Frank
Inns famous wonder five" three
times Indiana high school cham
pions and twice Hoosier collegiate
champions, will swing into action
again for the first time in many
years when they play Franklin col
lege cagers in a charity game here
Thursday night.
Fuzzy Vandiver, Burl Friddle.
Wendell Ballard. Ike Ballard, Wayne
King and others will be in the
wonder five" lineup. Stan FEEBLE
and John Caigle, well-known OFF,
Gals, have volunteered their services
for the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
ViOlets Build
Pass Defense

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. Practice on
pass defense will feature New York
university's football practice this
week in preparation for Saturdays
charity game with Tennessee.
Coach Chick Meehan warned his
players Monday that the southern
ers have one of the best pass Of
lenses in the country and outlined
defensive plans. The Tennessee
squad of forty players will arrive
in New York Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Warner, Bierman and Meehan
Linked in Shift of Coaches

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Chick Nee
han of New York university, Benny
Bierman of Tulane and Glenn
(Pop) Warner of Stanford were
linked today in reported shift Of
football coaches.
The report, accepted in New York
as definite fact, has Meehan re-
signing from N. w. U. to succeed
Bierman at Tulane, with official
announcement" promised following
Saturdays charity contest between
N. Y. U. and Tennessee.
Bierman, reputedly, has promised
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

Left (top to 6ottom)-MiLer, Purdue, CENTER; Hof-
man, Notre Done guard KQ1rth Notre Dame, tackle
Center Nop to DISQUALIFICATION, Purdue full
back; Schwartz NOtre Dae half back; Purvis Purdue,
half back.
Moss Purdue end, is shoWm making CT has favor
tie catches of fora0ord pass
Right (top to DISQUALIFICATION, De Pau1U quarter
back; ZeUer Indiana, guard KOsky Notre Dame, end;
KrGuse Notre Dame, tackle
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

to accept the head coaching post
at his alma mater, Minnesota.
Although Warner recently said
that he preferred far west coach
ing post to one in the east, the "hot
stove" gossip says that he will ask
to be considered by N. Y. U. as Nee
hans successor.
Both Bierman and Warner can
remain at the present schools, but
Meehan, despite his success, is at
odds with N. Y. U. athletic author
tiles and is not expected to be Of
fered a new contract.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Gomez to Wed
Gotham Actress

By United Press
RODEO, Cal. Dec. Vernon
Gomez, young southpaw pitcher for
the New York Yankees, was en-
route to New York today for his
marriage to June ODay, actress
according to a statement of his
brother, Earl Gomez, Rodeo fire
chief.
The brother said the ball player
will establish his residence in New
York,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
|. C. CAGERS TO OPEN

Indiana Central hardwood pas
timers open their campaign Thurs
day night. opposing N. A. G.. U. at
Central gym at 8. The Greyhounds
also will get into action again Fri
day night against an alumni five as
the feature of an athletic carnival
sponsored by the &C" association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
IOWA TO KEEP PILOT

bB ItWts optCFHt
IOWA CITY, Dec. Reports
that Burt Ingwersen, Iowa football
mentor, would not return next year,
were denied by Hawkeye athletic Of
ficials today, who. said Ingwersen
would be given another chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Purdue Eleven
Banquet Guests

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. MEM
oers Of Purdue's Big Ten football
co-champions who defeated North
western Saturday will be guests at
the Kiwanis Club football banquet
tonight. Announcement Of 1881
letter winners and the election of
the 1882 captain are features of the
program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
CUE CHAMPION HERE

Arthur Thurnblad, worlds three
cushion billiard champion, will play
in exhibition matches here Friday
afternoon at and Friday night at
s, at Harry Coolers parlors. He
will oppose local stars, lecture and
demonstrate trick shots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BOzO to Give Redman
Stiff Test at ArmOry

Young) stribng "Pa striblng manages Battling
ozo arrived in Indianapolis Monday night after flying here from
Macon Stribng Bozos at the Arrory togn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
HINCHMAN NAMED PILOT

BU IimcS Special
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. Lewis
Hinchman, Ohio States stellar
blocking and running half back, will
captain the 1882 Buckeye eleven. He
was elected Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
Relief Through Civic Odd Jobs.

In every city in this country there Is
work 10 be done, cleanup work, con-
struction work, little jobs and big jobs
OF municipal housekeeping and develop
ment. These works have been neglected,
perhaps because of lack OF funds, per-
haps because nobody has thought 1t
worth while to undeita them while
other projects of civic betterment were
under way. Now, with unemployment
at high percentage, with several mil
lion men eager for any chance to earn
little for SuStenance, all these works
should be started and carried through
at once.
The Nationwide campaign to relieve
the suffering of the people due to lack
OF employment should include the be-
ginning Of all these neglected and post
poned plans and the meeting of all
these needs that have been put into
the some day" category. New York
State, If Gov. Roosevelt's proposal Is
approved, is about to raise an emergency
fund OF $4,000, 900 through additional
taxation as Its contribution for meeting
the emergency. This money can be
spent in many ways toward numerous
projects. Every city should do the
same, in prcportionate scale.
II all the works that have been left
undcne, awaiting q favorable Oppor-
tunity or the return Of good times"
wers to be started at once throughout
the country there would be no unem-
ploynlent. The idle Of every community
would be engaged. Jobs would be
offered to every able bodied man. And
the country would be in better shape
physically, the cities would be more
attractive. their services more efficient.
Such a program OF unemployment
relief would be the best possible solution
of this problem. 1t would not be charity.
1t would not be a dole. 1t would be a
constructive cooperative enterprise. And
when the emergency passes with the
revival CT industry, the reopening Of the
mills. the return of activity in business,
! the result would be sound investment
In Improvements and facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
Pick Strongest Men.

Civic leaders of Washington are pre-
sented with valuable opportunity 10
perform an important service to the
National Capital. Tire District Commits
sioners, DESTROYS OF selecting civilian
board to handle pending police prob
lens, have asked leaders OF various civic
organizations to nominate candidates
for this investigating body. T'hest
nominations are TO be made at once.
In scanning the field these civic
leaders have two opportunities. They
may nominate men whose very forth
rightness, general ability and vision viii
insure fair. impartial and conclusive
decisions. Or they may select mer
who are under obligations to the police
of Washington. or who, because OF one
afiliation or another, may be expected
to approach any investigation with
tendency in the interest of the police
The Commissioners want and the
city expects as members Of any investi'
eating board only men who can ap-
proach verdict without prejudice
The Commissioners desire and the city
demands men who cannot be swayec
| by pressure of whatsoever character
inside or outside the immediate scop'
of the boards activities.
The problems that are confronted are
far-reaching in character. Now Is tho
time to solve them. when the District
has the aid OF the Federal Government
which insures fair and unbiased investi-
cation. The so-called Staples and Hunt
cases must be handled solely by the Dis
trict authorities. They have decit ed
that the fairest way is to have an I'M
biased, impartial, fair minded board OF
citizens to sit on all cases.
Wisdom, courage. determination and
fairness are the qualities needed by the
members of any board considering Dis
trict affairs.
All these qualities will be needed be-
fore the present series Of inquiries Is
ended. Civic leaders must remember
that Washington's future and Washing
tons honor are at stake. And any
nomination must be considered from
the standpoint of the welfare OF the
city as a whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
The New Left-Turn Rule.

Today the new "left-hand turn" goes
into effect. Drivers of motor cars who
have been faithfully observing the old
rule. driving over to the right at light
controlled and police-supervised cross
ings and then waiting for the signal be-
fore going to the left, must now amend
their movements. They must drive along
the central lanes Of trafic and turn
directly into the cross street. They
have been warned for weeks of this
change. They have had the benefit CT
diagrams to show them the wsy Now
they must practice the Hoover turn, =
as it is generally called, the turn that
prevails in practically ell cities and
that should have been ests blished here
long ago.
Uniformity in traffic regulations is
requisite nowadays, for motoring is no
longer strictly local. Motorists go frcm
city to city with q freedom that was
impossible few years ago. A Wash
ingtonian may in the course of single
days driving pass through half a dozen
large centers Of population. II each
city has a different set OF traf7ic rules
the District driver is confused and is
perhaps led into trouble For a consid-
cradle period the Capital has been diff
ferent from virtually all other cities in
respect to this left-hand turn, and
visitors to It have been confourded and
locsl drivers have been vexed and en-
dangered by their mistakes. Now there
Ii uniformity In this respect, % there