The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-21
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BY EDDIE ASH

EORMER members of the once
L famous Indianapolis Easterns
football team will gather around the
festive board Saturday night to
banquet and chat over the old STIR
ring days on the gridirons of this
city and over the state. The former
champs will meet at Odd Fellows
hall, Hamilton avenue and East
Washington street, where their first
football dinner was held in 1904.
The Easterns were organized in
1904 and played practically intact to
1911, winning the city independent
title five times. Games in the early
years were played on old State field.
Officers of the EaSterns Alumni
Club, consisting of players active
from 1904 to 1911, are Harry Lam
bert, president; Pete Frank, vice
president, and Albert C. Schaub,
Secretary-treasurer.
over the stretch of seven years the
powerful east side eleven scored triumphs
against many strong squads. and some of
the prominent victims were Mohawks.
Woodruffs. West indianapolis Clippers
Northwesterns, Riverside. Broad Ripple,
Kirklin. Indianapolis A. AS Mapletons,
Southerns, Brightwoods. Washingtons. Tro-
JAMS. Crescents. Marion Club, Brooksides.
Battery A. Charlottesville. Knightstown.
Nordykes. Valley Mills. Falkland and Eagle
town.
Ed Lambert was the original club hacker
Tom Keen and John Logan were business
officers: Albert C. Schaub was manager:
Hugh Cash. coach. and Skeet Collins. cap
tain and quarter back Billy King was
made coach in 1906. Players participating
in the first game in 1904 were George An
derson. Scrappy McHugh. Fay Yelton. H.
Lambert. Morton Barry. Bert Varin Al
bert schaub. Ed Anderson. Skeet Collins.
F. Lambert. Dick Taylor. Dick Mowry. Ed
King and B. Green.
other players appearing in the Eastern
lineup as the years passed on were Don
Tooley. Bill Stratman. Claud Sheely. Leo
Dean. Earl Smith. Jim Calvin. oscar
Frank. George Howard Harry Bierce AL
SNYDER. Mark Nesson. Chase Johnson. Earl
Cranor. Jimmie Hurt. Ad Lease, Frank
Skinner, L. Porter. William Gipe @
Christie. H. Huber. N. Hiatt. r. Myers.
d.
o. McConahan. H. McKissick. Don West
Jack O'Rourke. S. Meffird. Earl Huckel-
never. M. Hermann Bruce, Rivers. Robin
son and HYDE. Another busy member of
the organization was Jack Robinson. who
took care of the gate at the big games.
The team won the city championship in
1904 '06. OF '08. and '09 Five members
of the club have crossed the goal of life.
aL1r&
Frank. Earl Huckelmeyer. william Gipe
and Mark Nesson.
Annual banouets were held in 1904 '05
and 7O6 and then there was lapse of
Twenty-Five years before the old Easterns
gathered for reunion in 1881. Twenty
two members were present last year.
II
Commenting on the recent trade be-
tween Giants and Cardinals, Rogers
HOrnsby expresses the opinion that st.
Louis officials got the better Of the deal
when they landed Bill Walker and Jim
Mooney. both southpaw hurIers. 'It's
this way" said HOrnsby, these left
handlers stand a good chance of regain
ing winning form and in that event the
Cards will have three mainstay south
paws. including HalIahan. No team in
the National League can be hurt by load
ing up with southpaws. 1t looks like
the Yankees again in the 1898 American
League race and any team meeting that
crew in the world series won't stand a
chance without lot of high-classe left
handed pitching
NAMES of ten college gridders
IN who turned in exceptional
performances in games last Satur-
day will be listed tonight on
Christy WalSh's football radio pro-
gram over Columbia network, to
$780, Jimmy Crowley, Michigan
State coach and former Notre
Dame star. will be guest speaker.
College selections will make up the
musical program. The Walsh ALI
America Ratings" announced to-
night will be published in The
Times Saturday. Paul Moss, Pur-
due ace, scored in the list of ten
selects" CLEANED from games of
Oct. s and it is believed another
HooSier state warrior will be in
Guided in the group to be an
nounced tonight for games OF Oct.
Is. Tune in on WFBM, Indianap-
oils.