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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-25
College Grid Attendance Figures
Tumble Despite Ticket Slashes

any college game of national inter-
est during the first half of the sea-
son, although many colleges have
made deep cuts in ticket prices.
These slashes have helped, in some
cases, to maintain attendances
comparable with those Of last
season.
Notre Dame has attracted $4,000
for the three games played. at South
Bend this season, while three games
played in the corresponding period
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Blue Seek
Sixth Win
Vet ContinentaIS May Enter
Friday Fray Slight
Favorite.

Unbeaten in five starts this sea-
son, Shortridge's powerful Blue
Devils invade Washington field Fri
day afternoon TO battle the high
scoring Continentals in game that
may decide tie city school pigskin
championship.
Each Of the rivals holds a triumph
over a city foe, Shortridge turning
back Cathedral, the 1881 city cham
pion, while Washington knocked off
Manual, 1881 city public school
champion. Technical was removed
from the title picture, at least tenn
porarily, by the II to loss to
Manual last week.
Although tied by Marion and
beaten by Libbey high of Toledo. O..
Henry Bogue's west side eleven
probably will enter the game a
slight favorite over Shortridge.
Veterans predominant in the Con-
tinental lineup, and Bogue boasts
a long list Of capable reserves. both
IN the line and back field.
Bob Nipper's north siders repre-
sent the strongest machine turned
OUT at Shortridge in several seasons.
Led by Retterer and MacLucas.
hard-driving backs. and Burnside,
veteran end, the Blue Devils have
Shown improvement with each fray.
A victory for either eleven may
mean the city championship. al
though John Mueller's Tech eleven
still can cut in on the laurels. Tech
Will battle Washington in another
city classic on Nov. II, and the fol-
lowing week will renew its old ri
valry with Shortridge. Manual and
Shortridge are not scheduled.
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) Butler
Stars Out
Cosgrove, EynOtten, Comp
ton, KoSS and Ray
Injured.

With five of his leading FASTENERS
on the hospital list, at least tenn
porarily, Fritz Mackey, Butler grid
chief, faces a hard task in prepar-
ing his Bulldogs for Saturdays
home coming battle with Franklin
here.
Two back field stars and three
linesmen were reported injured
when the Blue FASTENERS turned out
for a light drill Monday. John (Red
Compton, triple threat half back,
and Cecil Ray, the little speed mer-
chant, had leg injuries.
Walter Cosgrove, star sophomore
end, has broken collar bone which
will keep him on the shelf for some
time, and Robert Eynotten, another
wingman, also is out with an in
jured shoulder.
Harry Koss, guard, has torn
shoulder Igaments. There was
some cheer, however. when big Earl
Elser, key man of the Bulldog line
who missed Saturdays Wabash fray
due to illness, reported Monday.
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SHORTRIDGE TANGLE IN CITY TITLE TUSSLT
Ducats GOD.

by 1imc&NpfCf0t
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct.
ID 25.-Footbail tickets by
c. o. D. mail is the new form
Of distribution being used by
L. L. Fisher here this week in
supplying ducats for the
Michigan-Indiana game on
Nov. 5.
Due to the possibility Of
delays in the mails, Fisher will
not send any tickets c. o. D.
after this week.
The G. o. d. mailing is
made possible by a recent reg
ulaticn of the postoffice de-
partment, which permits C.. o.
D. mailings by f1rst-class mail.
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down The Alleys .
WITH LEFTY LEE

Jess Pritchett pounded the pocket from
the start during the Optimist League series
Mo 1eo scoring zen sIrSes IN IA row t io5
244 but from this point on pins were hard
to get and l56 finish stopped him at
$50 Hill finished next to Pritchett with
showed the Boosters and Big Brothers win
ming three from Happy DAYS and Smiles
as Fighters and Sunnysides won the rub
Der from Best Evers and Cheerios. Will
Mundt McNeely. Early and Musselman
also rolled well during this play
Bloom. Carmin and Chrvst fought it out
for top honors during the Star League con-
tests finishing in the order named with
totals of 597, sos and SOL. Two-to-one was
fonts. Freshmen No. 81 and Mailer No. 10
defeating Mailer No. l. Press owls and
Nonpariels.
The Pirates won the roll-of of a tie
three during the Evangelical League sess
po oa as aso f0ok two o% Indians sa cad
and Senators. as the Giants turned IN ne
only triple win at the expense OF me
but followed this count up with games of
total tot 'o of s 1So 70 '''" VIC W
Reformed Church League bowlers showed
improved scoring. Springer. a; Schoch and
Hafer having totals of 62s, 61S and SOC to
and Pleasant Run took all three from
Second Reform No. and No. 2, as I'M
manuel No lost the odd game to First
Y NJ C. The reason CRAY did not APP
pear among the leaders was because his
team did not roll.
Triple wins ruled the Transportation
League plav Monon Route. G. and N. W.,
N Y c. Lines and Indiana Union Rail
way defeating b. and O., L. and n.
Southern Pacific and Illinois Central. The
fnal game between the Monon and 3. and
o was a thriller Monon winning by one
the star, leading the league with games
Of 215. 2i6 and 1893. a total OF 624.
Commercial was handicapped with
member of the Blind family in their
lineup and lost all three to Traffic, as
Engineers and Maintenance won two from
Construction and Auditors. during the Bell
Telephone plav on the Central alleys.
SIS count by Van Cleave featured.
The Courthouse League also performed
on the Central alleys. Abstracts and
Courts taking the rubber from Prosecutors
lost three to Assessors and Sheriffs Gene
Zwerisler was good all the way. leading
with total Of sos.
Walt Hickman and Rus Miller were the
pin spillers during the Fraternal League
series at the Illinois alleys. these bows
rolling 634 and 626 TO give Grotto a triple
win over Riverside Rink. Ipslco lost two
TO Gptling Gun Club and as a result were
pulled down to q tie with Grotto for first
place Moose won two games from Acme
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showed their characteristic inept-
ness in following the ball. They had
lot of power but practically no
shrewdness. They were remindful
of a numbering heavyweight who
swung ponderous blows without
direction. You know, the type of
whom it is said, If he hits you,
he will kill you" But he never hits
you.
The violets played that kind of
ball under Chick Meehan, and they
seem to be playing the same kind
of ball under Jake Cam. Fighting
power with power, the Violets man
age to go all right. But when they
are thrown against a smart, speedy,
inventive team like Colgate they
can't tell you what day it is.
Purdue is not a power team. The
HOLSTERS go in for that hocus-po
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When Purdue Hits N. Y. IT, Says OIiphant to Williams

A LII of which would appear to
4 n be comforting to the middle
westerners. They aren't as stylish
this year as they were a year ago
when they tied for the Big Ten
championship. Although unbeaten
to date they have had three narrow
escapes in a row.
They beat Minnesota by single
touchdown. and beat Wisconsin by
the margin of a point after touch
down. They had Northwestern
beaten, to O. until the closing
moments of play. when Dick Han
ley's young men put on drive that
tied the score. You will note that
Purdue has been edg,ng closer to
defeat with each succeeding Satur-
day afternoon. Is this prophetic?
Against Colgate, the Violets
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Cox Faces
Fast Rival
Tracy and Saunders Top
Playground Program;
3 Other Bouts.
COMPLETE CARD TONIGHT

Main Event-Tracy Cox. Indianapolis. vs.
Prince Saunders. Chicago. Ten pounds at
137 pounds.
Semi Windup-Sammy kid Slaughter.
Terre Haute. state middIeweight champion.
VS.. Jackie Purvis, Indianapolis. Ten rounds
at 1853 pounds.
Danny Belmont. Chicago. VS.. willard
Brown, Indianapolis. Ten rounds at t31
pounds. Brown Is Indiana state light
weight champion.
Young Groggs VS.. Jimmy Jones. -Four
rounds at lis pounds.
Referees and judges will be named at
ringside by state boxing commission. First
bout at $50.
Four bouts, calling for thirty-four
rounds of glove throwing, make up
the fistic card of the Pontiac A. c..
at the state Playground tonight in
the Manufacturers building with
action starting at $50. The head
liner offers Tracy Cox, local punch
er, against Prince Saunders, fashy
Chicago Negro, over the ten-round
route, preceded by two other ten
d440 q 4OO1 -SOdl1Lct
raiser.
Principals on the card weighed
in this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Harry Cooler billiard parlor, and
all were expected to make the weight
requirements. Tracy was strong
after his Monday workouts and felt
confident he will enter the ring in
top form. Saunders held the
HooSier star to a draw in Chicago
and some critics gave the Windy
City lad the edge.
Sammy kid Slaughter, hard
hitting Terre Haute Negro, will per-
form in the semi-windup against
Jackie Purvis, indianapolis, a re-
cent graduate to the middleweight
division. Slaughter is state middle
weight champion and highly re-
garded over the country in his class
Willard Brown, state lightweight
champ, will face Danny belmont,
Chicago in the first ten-rounder
following the four-round lid litter
between bantamweights, Jimmy
Jones and Young Groggs.
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Miller'S Team
Wins on Links

Massie Miller's foursome, which
included Kenneth Hoy of South
Grove, Carl Smith of Riverside and
Jack Petit of Speedway, captured
top honors in the pro-amateur golf
tournament at Highland Monday
With best ball score of So. Four
teams tied for second place with 60
each and darkness prevented
play-off. The deadlocked teams
were.
RAY Robertson of Avalon. Bill VanLand-
ingham Of Highland. Terrell Huston of Ell
wood and George Stark: Dick Sears Bill
Reed Jr. of Riverside. Al Schaefer of
of Speedway. Dave Harrison. Nelson Marks
of Riverside and Lester Smith of Logans-
port; A. Phillips of Greenfield and Joe
Stout. Max Buell. and Johnson Consodine,
all of Highland.
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ever saw and easily the greatest
football player that Purdue ever
turned out. They still have life
size pictures of the young man out
there hanging from the gymnasium
walls, depicting him in various
poses Of athletic magnif1cence.
A recital of ELEPHANTS football
deeds reads like lurid fiction. In
1913, with only thirty seconds to go
he ran from his own three-yard line
for a touchdown against Wisconsin.
I forget whether they beat EN- or
tied EN-. That same year with the
score 0 to 0. Oliphant kicked field
goal from the .48-yard line to beat
Illinois. The whistle ending the
game sounded while the bah was
in mid air.
Talk about Frank Msrriwell.
Why. that guy couldn't have car
ried ELEPHANTS head guard
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lighted to the unholy gods of gate
receipts and gridiron victories (al-
though I note they stil charge you
s4.40 to get i'm.
The academicians intimate the
ultimate goal in football at the uni
verSity is to play the game in
formally and without benefit of cash
custoFers. Possibly this explains
the $40 tariff. I know of no bet
ter way to discourage wholesale at
tendance in these ripping times.
Whether Purdue will be able to
duplicate the Colgate triumph re-
mains to be seen. The boys tell me
Colgate is one of the best teams in
the east, and that the 14-0 score is
misleading reflection of its actual
superiority over the locals. They
say it might just as easily have
been Al to 0.
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Lonon during the other contests as Crown
Laundry rolled games at which the
Lefty. Behrens pounded the pins for a
total of 673 to lead the large field of 600
totals during the South Side Business Mems
his series Friday night Behrens rolled 713
which gives him total of 1886 an aver
adenrech Forss sOF had ds on as' m Sn
over the 600 mark. rolling games of /, 10l,
LOGS and 9s7. total Of 3.16S. to take
Litzelman Coal and Madison Avenue State
Bank also took three from Pick-Ups and
venezia Service Station. while Coca Cola
lost two to- Koch Furniture. This league
as it stands at present ranks with the
fastest in the city.
Card No. / and Card No 2. along with
the Gray No made clean sweep Of
Maroon No. 2. as Maroon No. / defeated
GRAY No. l two out of three during the
Recreation drives. Moore and c. Huess led
the individual play. Moore rolling $50 and
Huess. 532.
Chrisney and Campbell had better look
to their laurels in the Lions League as
Laurenz Weisman is NOW in form. his
sheet during Monday nights contests show
Ing games of 206, 2l6 and 2ol: total of
from Ears and Heads while Names and
Teeth were losing two to Claws and Hides.
Two-out -of-three was the rule during the
indianapolis Automotive League series on
the Hotel Antler drives. Cartwright Grind
ers. Steffevs Garage, Gulling Electric and
GRAPHIC Products defeating Washrite
Laundry. Applicable Service. United Motor
and Indiana Wheel and Rim. 633 that
included the high single game of 254 by
George featured Koepper was next in
line with an even 600
The big st. Joan of Arc League held the
boards at the Uptown drives and some
5000 'tS scores we're posted DaId leading
GOA and F. Schmitt an even 900. Citizens
Motor Car won three from Farrell Granite
as SDeekS. Firestone Corner Long Supply
and Uptown Cleaners took two from Scott
Trucking Ches. DENLY. Kelly Builders and
REGAL Stores in team play.
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BY JACK CUDDY
United Press staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Football
attendance has dropped this sea-
son despite a general reduction of
admission prices, a United Press
survey disclosed today.
Loss in patronage, which in at
least one case was as high as so
per cent, indicated national drop
of around 20 per cent.
There has not been a sellout at
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stuff on a large scale. They will look
very good against any team that is
not mentally and physically alert.
Under Noble Kizer and Nal Edward
they play Rockne football after the
sound manner of the high priest
himself.
THEY will show you some
4 snappy football whether they
win or lose" Elmer CULLEN Oliphant
tells you. Elmer CULLEN Oiphant
is around town selling the natives
insurance against this and that in
the order named. Elmer CULLEN
Oliphant used to be quite a guy at
Purdue in his younger days, and
later in his not-So-y younger days at
West Point.
Oliphant was one of the greatest
all-round athletes the middle west
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lrish-Pitt Struggle Heads
Brilliant Card for Saturday

By United Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The cur
tain rises Saturday on the last half
of the 1882 football pageant, with
Notre Dame and Pittsburgh thund-
ering at each other in one of the
most significant grid encounters of
the season.
This contest will boost or blast
the national championship hopes of
the South Bend Hoosier Irish, one
of the country's three outstanding
contenders for the title.
Notre Dame has emerged from
the first five weeks of play rank
ing with Southern California on the
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KINGFISH WANTS FIGHT

By United Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Negotiations
are underway for a heavyweight
bout in the Chicago Stadium Nov.
II, between King Levinsky, Chicago,
and one of four opponents Mickey
Walker, Johnny Risko, Primo Car
nera or Max Baer.
Levinsky has previously fought all
of them, losing twice to Baer and
once each to Walker, Camera and
RiSkO.
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PURPLE TACKLE BACK
BIZ United Press

EVANSTON, l.. Oct. 25.-North-
Westerns line viii be bolstered for
the Minnesota game by the return
of Bob Gonya, tackle, who was out
of the Purdue game with a leg in
jury.
Zuver and Heuss. who replaced
Gonya at right tackle, played so well
against Purdue they probably will
be used against the Gophers. how
ever.
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PLATE Sets
Track Record
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
LAUREL, Md, Oct. 25.-A new
track record was tackled up Monday
by PLATE, Andy Schuttinger's crack
runner. in the Glenwood Purse at
the local oval. Ridden expertly by
Tommy Malley, PLATE raced the
mile and seventy yards in 1:41 AS,
clipping two-fifths of a second off
a thirteen-year-o mark.
In previous races, PLATE has been
used in shorter sprints, but he fin
ished Mondays race in good shape
and well in hand. He led all the
way, running the first half mile in
al 3-5 seconds and the mile in
1877 SIS.
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Godfrey Stops
Fay in Eighth

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-George
Godfrey, huge Philadelphia Negro,
who quit the ring last year to be-
come a wrestler, returned to the
boxing game Monday night and
scored technical eight-round
Knockout over AL Fay of Charleroi,
Pa, in their scheduled 1O-round
bout. Godfrey weighed 261 pounds,
sixty-one more than his opponent.
He scored two nine count knock
downs in the second round.
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of 1881 drew crowds totaling $4,000
This years opponents were Haskell
Drake and Carnegie Tech, while the
1881 games included the Northwest
ern and Pittsburgh features.
The following figures, which give
the total attendance at the best
three games thus far this season
and that of the best three games
through the corresponding period
last year, furnish a general indica-
ton of football patronage condi-
tiOnS.
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SkirWin PLAYS
Two Matches

H. Skirwin of Bloomington bat
tied two rivals in todays matches on
the Indiana three-cushion billiard
championship bill at Coolers parlor.
Neal Jones, former champion, was
his matinee foe, and tonight at 8
he takes on c. Carr.
Harry Cooler opened defense of
his 1881 crown Monday night with
a so to 35 triumph over Ruben Co
hen in 100 innings. Each player
turned in a run of four in a slow
but interesting contest.
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SAVE FAY FOR CRIMSON

By United Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. U.s.
Michigan plunged into hard train
ing today for Princeton's invasion
Saturday.
Stan Fay, injured half back, re-
turned to practice on Monday, but
will not be ready to play again until
the Indiana game on Nov. 5.
Coach Kipke probably will keep
the back field of Newman, Ever
hardus, Regeczi and Petoskey intact
for the Princeton game.
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3 CHICAGO BACKS HURT

By United Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Three Chi
cago backs nursed injuries today
which may keep at least one of
them out of the Illinois game Sat-
urday and handicap the other two
Pete thinner, hashiest Chicago
ball carrier, has sprained knee,
Vim Sahlin has a cash in his face
which required three stitches to
close and Mahoney has a twisted
leg.
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IOWA INVADES EAST

By United Press
IOWA CITY, Oct. 25.-Iowa was
to have its final practice today be-
fore leaving Wednesday for Wash
ington, D. c., where the Hawkeyes
play George Washington Friday
night. Frances Schammel, star
tackle, has an attack of boils which
will keep him out of the game.
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By United Press

By United Press
BOSTON, Oct. 25.-Jack Sharkey,
worlds heavyweight champion,
probably will defend his title in Bos-
ton against Max Baer, Primo Car
nera, or Stanley Poreda.
Johnny Buckley, Sharkey's man
ager, conferred Monday with Will
liam F. Carey, president of New
York's Madison Square Garden.
Buckley told Carey his fighter would
next defend his title only in Boston
and against an opponent who is &C
ceptable to him.
Carey had asked Buckley if
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YALE CENTER HURT

By Times Special
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 25.-
Joe Johnson, Yale varsity grid CEN
ter, was back in the infrmary to-
day suffering from brain conclusion
received in Saturdays game with
Army. He was released Saturday
after an examination, but suffered
a relapse Monday.
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Bellizzi and
Elston Shine
BIZ Times SpeciaE

By Times Special
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Dominick
Bellizzi, newest hero of eastern turf
fans, and Gilbert Elston, whose re-
markable comeback after serious
early season injuries have boosted
him to second place in the number
of winning mounts, continue to hold
the jockey spotlight.
Bellizzi rode two winners and fin
ished second on two more mounts
at Empire City Monday, while Ell
ston finished in the money in Eve
events at Latonia, two of his mounts
being first place winners.
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HASS TO JOIN GOPHERS

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-Cap-
tain Walter Hass, half back, who
was out of the Iowa game with
charley horse, may be able to play
for Minnesota against Northwest
ern Saturday. Gay, tackle, and
Bruhn. guard, sustained badly
bruised ribs against the Hawkeyes
which will keep them out of prac-
tice most of the week, however.
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MATCH RACE CARDED
MacQuinn, Taylor and Crawford
Renew Rivalry at Gardens.

A match race between Harry
MacQuinn, Jimmy Saylor and
Charles Crawford, who finished only
a few feet apart in the last race
at the Gardens, will feature next
Sundays auto speed program at
Walnut oval.
Three flve-mile eliminations and
a twenty-mile feature also are
carded, with many prominent driv-
ers signed for action. The races
start at 2:3O, preceded by time trials
at 9 a. m,
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OHIO MENTOR SATISFIED

COLUMBUS, Oct. Is. - Ohio
States back field of Cramer, Carroll,
Hinchman and Vuchinich will re-
main intact for the Wisconsin game
Saturday, Coach Sam Willaman said
today. The line which held Pitt
to a scorelesS tie also will remain
unchanged.
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go OPEN CAGE DRILLS

First call for basketball candi-
dates at Washington high school
was answered by sixty youths Mon
day. An intramural tournament
will be staged during the next six
weeks by Coach Rowland Jones to
sift out the most promising mate
rial.
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State Colleges This Week
FRIDAY NIGHT

Central Normal VS.. Indiana State at
Terre Haute. ~
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Franklin VS.. Butler at Indiana polls
(home-coming).
Indiana vs.. Mississippi A. and M. at
Bloomipgton.
NOtre Dame VS.. Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Purdue w. New York university at New
York
Hanover rs. Oakland City at Oakland
CITY.
Wabash VS.. Miami at Charlottesville
centennial hOme-coming).
Ball Teachers VS.. Manchester at North
Manchester.
De Pauw VS.. EarIham at GreencastIe.