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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Marquette Track
Squad to Oppose
Indiana Saturday
Records at Bloomington Are
Threatened in Dual
Meet.

By Times Special
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, May s.
Spectators at the Marquette Indiana
track meet at Memorial stadium
Saturday will have a good chance
to see some record breaking per-
formances and TO see three all
Americans in action. Several sta
dunn records may fall.
The 220-yard dash will be one
Of the features OF the meet. with
Ralph Metcalfe, the worlds fastest
human, matching strides With Ivan
Fuqua. Indiana's co-captain and
all-American. The record in this
event is 2l.3 seconds and it is al
most sure to be erased.
If Charley Hornbostel of Indiana
co-holder of the worlds record in
the half-mile, can get the needed
competition he probably will break
the present record of 154 Reports
from Marquette have it that he will
be pressed to the limit by Emil
Kubash. who has run consistently
under 2 minutes.
Indianas quartet in the mile relay
tFuqua, Hobbs. Harpold and Horn
bosteD. fresh from their victory at
the Penn relays, will be bidding for
a new mark in that event. They
are certain to break the existing
record if old man weather deals out
anything but a snow or rainstorm.
Marquette may make a grand
slam in the 100-yard dash with such
men at Ralph Metcalfe, worlds rec
ord holder in that event; Paul Phil
lips. who has seconded the colored
star in nearly all his races this year,
and Dave Booth, who has been out
Of school a year.
Outstanding Marquette field
events performers include Francis
Fuchs, southpaw javelin tosSer WI .
was credited with better than a 189-
foot throw against Wisconsin; Alex
lie Grand, a sophomore, in the pole
vault; Ernie Kukla. football and
basketball star, in the discus; Len
Mierrzwa, gh-jump; Milt frost
and Glen Elliot, Shotputters, and
Chef frost, broad jump.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Max FOrgets Date
to Sign for Bout
Camera, Promoters and
Cameras Wait for Baer
in Vain.

BIZ ruifcd Press
NEW YORK, May 3.-Max Adel-
bert Baer, the modest, soft-spoken,
girl-shy young boxer from Califor-
MIA, may go through the ceremony
Of signing for a title bout with
Primo Camera today at Madison
Square Garden-if he doesn't for
get.
Make was to do the skit with
Camera at the sports emporium
yesterday, but the matter slipped
his mind. He and his manager.
AnciI Hoffman, visited Asbury Park.
n. j., to look over the site of pos
sible training camp.
Meanwhile, Camera and his bri
gade of attendants, Garden officials.
boxing writer's, movie cameramen.
still cameramen, and a regiment of
unidentified persons gathered at the
Garden and waited several hours.
They were miffed no end at Adel-
bert's absence.
If the retiring Make can be en-
tiCed before the cameras today. the
ceremony for the June IA brawl
will be staged. Whereafter Car
nera will leave for Pompton Lakes,
N. j., to begin training. and Hoff-
man will decide OH Asbury Park or
Atlantic City for BaerS camp.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
BEATTIE FEATHERS
TO PLAY WITH BEARS

By JHitcd Press
CHICAGO, May 3.-Beattie
Feathers. University of Tennessee's
all-American half back, has signed
contract to play next season with
the Chicago Bears, National Pro-
fessional League football cham
pions.
Feathers, recognized as one of the
great football stars ever developed
in the south, was selected on nine
all-America teams last fall. He is
"a. weighs 1872 pounds and is 5 feet
1912 inches in height.
He played with East team in the
EaSt-WeSt game at San Francisco
New Years day and made a run of
sixty yards, INCEST of the game.
George + las. owner and coach
of the Bears. expects Feathers to
fill the shoes of the aging Fed
Grange at left half back. Grange
has played ten years of professional
football.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

Peace Chance and Spy Hill both
of which were held at 80 to l on
Tuesday, but which now are listed
at IS to l. Sir Thomas had risen
from 6 to IS to l.
Virtually all candidates have
gone through final workouts, except
Peace Chance, Blue Again, Sir
Thomas and Spy Hill. They we're
expected to go through trials to-
day.
Workouts were run off as follows
yesterday at the Downs: Bazaar,
mile and quarter, 2:O4 As; Risku-
lus, mile and a quarter, 2:06 Is;
Singing Wood. mile and quarter,
2:10 3-5; Speedmore, mile and a
furlong, 1854 3-5; Sgt. Byrne, seven
furlongS, 1870 is, and Discovery,
mile and quarter, 2:08.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Touring Athletes Learn
to Keep Pants HitChed
During DiIIinger Hunt

By United Press
last LANSING, Mich, May g.
IL Among those hoping for cap
ture of John Dillinger are members
of the Michigan State college track
team.
Five times the touring athletes
have been forced to climb from their
car. arms appraised, to explain that
their purpose was to take track
trophies and not bank deposits.
Only once, however, were they in
serious straits. Rex Steele, alighting
from the car, found it necessary to
hitch up his trousers. One of the
Chicago officers who had stopped
the team jabbed a gun in Steele's
back.
The trousers, fortunately, held
their position until identification
was established.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

-
The great Madison Square Gar
den readjuStment is nearly COM
plete with, as far as can be OBJ
served, everybody happy. Colonel
John S. Hammond bought up a
commanding block of shares from
Richard F. Hoyt and it was assumed
that Colonel Hammond would in
stall himself as president, easing
Colonel John Reed Fitzpatrick out
CT the picture. Instead, Colonel
Hammond asked Colonel Fitzpatrick
to remain as president.
While formal announcement was
lacking, it is assumed that the "old
gang" will stay in their respective
places at the Garden, with Jimmy
Johnson heading the boxing depart
ment.
Keeping Reed" was a smart
move.
Personal opinion as to the most
attractive names among the pos
sible Kentucky Derby starters: Blue
Again. Cavalcade Quasimodo and
Bazaar, Least Attractive, Sergeant
Byrne, Agrarian, Peace Chance and
SpeedmOre.
Ballyhoo for the McLarnin-R Ross
fight centerS today about the over
whelming question as to the method
of conveying JimmyS person from
Seattle to New York. 1t appears
that James wants to fly, but the
milk fund people who are putting
on the show are jittery about it and
want him to come by train. Pop
Foster. Jimmy'S manager, contrib
utes to the debate by insisting Nc
Larnin have his own way. It's 4
teapot tempest at best. He could
leave Seattle today and be here as
soon as if he took plane on Satur-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Indiana Nine Takes
Game From Purdue

By United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 3.-Pur-
due and Indiana we're scheduled to
meet here today in the second of a
two-game Big Ten baseball series
which opened yesterday with In
diana the winner. 8 to 4.
Whitley Wiltshire, Indiana's star
pitcher, held the Boilerinakers to
only three hits in yesterdays en-
counter.
He allowed only one hit after the
first inning. Purdues four runs were
scored by the first four men to bat,
the result of two hits, two walks
and two errors.
Himmelstein of Indiana doubled in
the seventh to put his team in the
lead and send Huml, Purdue pitcher,
to the showers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Record Crowd
Expected at
Derby Running
Shifting of Odds Does Not
Stir CavaICade From
Favorite'S Post.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3.-Tht
vanguard Of turf pilgrims streamec
into this mecca of the winged horse
today for Saturdays Kentucky
Derby.
Regardless of the weather, at
tendance at the classic is expected
to break all records. Every hotel
room, every boarding house and
even the spare rooms in private
dwellings have been reserved, and
telegraph companies are doing a
boom business sending reflections to
last-minute bidders.
The crowd will be as smart as it
is big, with notables of politics, So
ciety, business, entertainment and
sports included.
Governor Ruby Laffoon and his
staff of colonies will occupy box
of honor. The Governor will pre-
sent the trophy to the winning
owner.
Other prominentS slated to attend
are Postmaster General James Far
ley; General Hugh Johnson of the
MIRA; Mrs. Payne Whitney, New
York; Alfred c. Vanderbilt; Mrs.
Isabelle Dodge Sloane; Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Chicago; j. E. Widener,
Philadelphia; Tom Pendergast,
Kansas City; Charles T. Fischer,
Detroit, and Mrs. Hugh Wallace,
Washington, D. G. These are just
a few of the big timers.
Meanwhile, Cavalcade continues
the favorite among the possible
nineteen starters for the $4,000
added classic at a mile and quar-
ter. The Chesapeake Stakes win
ner is quoted at to 1 in the latest
call-over. Mata Hari is second
choice at to l, with Bazaar next at
8 to l. Bender First, doubtful
starter, is the extreme long shot at
500 to l.
Other doubtful starters are Thorn
asville, 100 to /; Prince Pompey, 200
to l. and Quasimodo, 200 to l.
The biggest drop in odds during
the last twenty-four hours affected
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
CAGE JOBS CHANGED
Two New Coaches Named by South
Bend Superintendent.
BIZ Times SpcciuI

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May s.
Boyd CRed) Owen, former Illinois
university cage star, has been signed
for a year as basketball coach at
Riley high school here, Superin-
tendent Frank Allen said today.
He will replace Robert Forbes, who
will not be retained on the staff.
Yesterday Ralph Parmenter was
named to coach basketball at Gen.
trail high school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

In today's feature games, the
champion Giants risk their National
League lead in the first of a three
day series against the Pirates at
Pittsburgh, and the Yankees will de-
fend their American lead against
Detroit's challenge in the opener of
a three-game embodiment at New
York.
The Giants recaptured the Ma
tional lead yesterday by shading
Brooklyn, to 5. while the Cubs lost
again. Lefty ODouls pinch homer
in the eighth with Terry and OFT
aboard won the third straight over
the Dodgers. OFT drove out his sixth
homer in the third wit one on.
Warneke Stopped
Pittsburgh registered its second
straight triumph over the formida-
bic Cubs, to 2. Vaughan's four
Dagger in the first. with a mate
aboard. gave the Pirates a lead that
never was headed. Chuck Klein S
sixth homer accounted for one Of
Chicago's tallies. Heinie Meme de-
feated Lon Warneke in a nine-hit
pitching duel 1t was Warneke's
first loss in four weeks.
St Louis took sole command Of
fifth place by completing a three
game sweep over Cincinnati. to /.
The Cards collected nine hits off
Frey and Lindsey. while Carleton
and Dizzy Dean allowed the Reds
eight.
The Yanks retained first place in
the American section despite their
to 2 beating by Washington. Joe
CrOnin'S outfit staged a six-run
squirt in the first and breezed
through behind Monte Viewers
discreet nine-hit pitching. Van Alta
was blasted from the New York
mound in the first. He was followed
by Murphy and Smythe. Together
they allowed eleven safetieS.
Five Boston Errors
This victory enabled Washington
to replace the Red SoX at fourth pO-
sitiOn when Boston bowed to the
Athletics, II to IL, after an old
fashioned smuggling match. The AS
battered four pitchers for sixteen
hits. including Bob JohnSon's homer
in the seventh. One of BoStonS
thirteen SafetieS was Bucky Wal
ter's homer in the ninth with two
on. Boston contributed five errors.
Idle Cleveland replaced Detroit at
second position when the Tigers lost
to the Browns, to 2, giving the
Browns the series. two games to one.
Two home runs off Vic SOrrell
scored all the St. Louis runs. Burns
hit for the circuit in the third with
Cliff aboard and Pepper Martin did
likewise in the fifth with West and
Burns on aSe.
They were the only game
scheduled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
CUBS RETURN HOME,
MEET BOSTON TODAY
BIZ United Press

BIZ LHited Press
CHICAGO, May 3.-Out of first
place for the first time this season,
the Chicago Cubs came home today
to open a thirteen-game home stand
against the eastern clubs, meeting
Boston. Philadelphia, Brooklyn and
New York in turn.
Beaten twice in the last four days,
the Cubs expect to face Ed Brandt,
Braves left-hander, in the opening
game today. If Brandt starts,
George CTuck) Stainback. rookie
cutielder, who has been resting his
injured ankle for three days, prob
ably will replace Babe Herman in
right field. Stainback's presence in
the lineup will give the Cubs seven
right handed hitters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
IVEY APPOINTED TO
COACH KENDALLVILLE

By JHned Press
KENDALLVILLE, Ind, May s.
Charles R. Ivey. Rochester, former
star athlete at Earlham college, has
been named basketball coach and
athletic director of Kendallville high
school for the 1934-35 season.
Announcement that Ivey will sue
coed o. c. Guymon as athletic di-
rector and Royal Tritch, coach, was
made here yesterday by H. M Dix
on, school uperintendent.
Ivey, coach at Rochester for the
last two years. sent on team to the
indianapolis finals, and while bas-
ketball head at Bedford high school
produced five state fnalistS con-
tenders in eight years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

.TLETE KAUFMAN, outstanding
~ light heavyweight grappler,
will oppose Bobby Chick in the
seminal of Friday nights wrestling
show in Tomlinson hall, promoter
Jimmie McLemore said today.
Lord" Patrick LanSdowne Fin
negan, British welter, will meet
Cecil (Blacksmith) Pedigo in the
feature event. Both bouts are for
two out of three falls
Both Kaufman and Chick have
campaigned widely over the coun-
try. meeting the class of their
weight division, and each holds de-
cisions over important wreStlers. An
opening bout will be carded later
this week.
The curtain-raiser will match
Mule Harrison, former Missouri
university football player, with Hugh
Webb in a one-fall bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
BARNEY ROSS COMES
OUT OF NORTH WOODS

CHICAGO, May 3.-Barney Ross.
lightweight champion, started box
ing drills today for his f1fteen-round
welterweight title bout with Jimmy
McLarnin, 147-pound champion, at
New York, May Is.
Ross returned yesterday from
twelve days in the northern woods
Of Wisconsin. where he built himself
up to 148 pounds. He will work in a
Chicago gymnasium for ten days
before going to Ferndale, N. Y, to
complete his training.
Co-manager and trainer Art
Winch plans to have Ross weigh 1873
for McLarnin, which will give the
Irishman a seven-pound pull in the
weights. McLarnin must make las
at noon the day Of the bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
TWO GO TO ROYALS

MONTREAL. Que. May 3-Orlin
Collier, right-hander, who pitched
for Toronto last year, and Lafayette
tFresco) Thompson, second base
man. reported to Montreal Royals
today. 1t was expected that both
players would take part in today S
game with Syracuse. Collier was OBJ
tanned from Detroit Tigers and
Thompson was purchased for cash
from the Giants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
TITLE PRODUCES GAIN
BIZ United Press

NEW YORK, May 3.-What re-
ward world champions?" The New
York Giants accountants can an
swer that little question. A checkup
last night revealed that Bill Terry
and his title holders have played to
1907 more cash customers this
season than in the corresponding
number of games last wear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
IRISH DROPPED AGAIN
Rn Times SpccinI

MADISON, Wis, May 3.-Notre
Danes baseball team staged an
other rate rally. tied the score in
the eighth frame, but lost to Wis
consin here yesterday, 6 to 4. The
Badgers scored the last two runs
in their half of the eighth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
SARAZEN. HARDWOOD WIN
BVJnifcd Press

COLON. G. e.. May 3.-Splendid
putting on rainSwept green's gave
Gene Sarazen and Joe Kirkwocd,
American golf professionals. victory
over Lieutenant-Commander Fred
erlck Holmes and George Engelke
IN four-ball match here yeSter-
day, by 4 and 3. The professionals
are on tour of Latin America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

DEAN of indianapolis golf, and
- president of the Indianap-
oils District Golf Association,
Edwin L. Lennox, veteran links
man, holds an important position
in the Hoosier golf world. He will
preside at a meeting of officers
and directors of the district asso-
citation at the Columbia Club to-
morrow when dates and plans for
the 1884 tournament will be dis
cuSSed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Dundee, Diamond Scrap
Everybody Happy at Garden as Old Regime Stays On
Under New Control
BY STUART CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK May 3Vince Dundee his
claims on the line at Paterson tonight
Diamond pride
is not at all Pleased that do likewise
It's alNew Vince
3 to favorie
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
Mats Play in West, While
American League Battles
Shift to Eastern Fronts
Cubs Dropped From First Place by Pirates; Giants to
Open Series in Pittsburgh Today; Yanks Still
Top Loop Despite Defeat
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press stan Correspondent

May ntersectonal baseball
as eastern National
storm the Atlantic
cross-counry two weeks hence
fighting should shake to
rnunaI frlar elat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

indianapolis DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION will
hudde Columbia something about the
1884 championship Edwin I. Lennox will preside.
the
the officers all Of tournament that
handled and hffour holes
o
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03

AT WILMINGTON. CaI-Bobby Pacho.
lt2. Los Angeles. kayoed Eddie Martin.
1879. New York. u: Augie Soliz. 100. Will
mington. decisioned Kid Wooley, Isl, Los
Angeles. TO-
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
FISHING AND
HUNTING

According to Izaak Walton
The depletion of salt water fishes at point where
something must be done about it in the next few years they
will be as few ducks today.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
" JUNIOR LOOP
To START

The Y. M. C. A. Junior Sunday
School Basketball League, COM
prised of six teams, opens its sea-
son tomorrow at 2 p. m. The
schedule follows:
2p. M, Chevy Chase Preby. VS..
Y. M. C. A.; 3 p. M, Pinckney
Memorial VS. United Brethren;
4 p. M, Calvary Baptist VS.. Ninth
Street Christian. All games will be
played in the boys gymnasium.
The winner of this league will
play the winner of the Georgetown
Sunday School League two games
at the end of the season for the
District Sunday School champion
ship. The present District cham
pion is the United Brethren team,
which is entered in the "Y"
League again this year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
EAGLESH HAVE.
BUT ONE VET
ON SQUAD

The American University Eagles
open their 1934-35 basketball sea-
son against the Hampden-Sydney
Tigers in their home gym tonight
at o'clock. The team that will
take the floor will contain but
one regular from last seasons
squad which defeated the Tigers.
Scott Champion, veteran guard,
will be that man, but at the
other guard position will be an
other experienced player in the
person of "Staff" Cassell, men,
ber of the undefeated Dickinson
Seminary quintet last year.
Plugs Gap At Center
The gap at center left by the
1neligibility of Bob Hill, tip-off
man of last years edition, will
be filled by Cub Sixby, playing
his first game of collegiate ball.
The two forward posts will be
occupied by Bob Taylor and Walt
Edwards, two short but speedy
courtmen.
Hampden Sydney will bring a
tall, rangy squad up from Farm
vile to face the Eagles in their
opening test. In practice scrlm-
images against teams from st. Al
bans and Gonzaga prep schools
the Eagles amassed a total of
some 100 points, but left Coach
Walter Young dissatisfied with
their play. Late sessions are
planned in the remaining prac-
tice days.
Members of Squad
Members of the American Uni
versity squad are Bob Taylor, Bob
Gillette, Walt Edwards and Len
Harris, forwards; Bell Leith, Cub
Sixby and Walter Dick, centers;
Scott Champion, staff" Cassell,
Ralph Winslow, Howard Thomp-
and Herb Fuchs.
Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versity will be away today and to-
morrow. The HoyaS, unimpresslve
in their opening skirmish with
Western Maryland, engage Buck
nell in an Eastern intercollegiate
Conference game at Lewisburg,
Pa, tonight and Carnegie Tech in
another league assignment in
Pittsburgh tomorrow night. The
Tardina1s Sc11ff1e with I,aSalle Col.
lege in Philadelphia tonight and
hop over to Scranton tomorrow
night for an engagement with st.
Thomas College.
George Washington is the lone
local team playing at home tomor-
row night, entertaining Randolph
Macon College of Ashland, Va, in
the G. w. gym, 2O1O H st. N. w.,
at o'clock. Wilson Teachers in
wade Virginia to tackle Bridge
water College tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
SOLEM MAY CD
To WILDCATS

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-Re-
moval of Dick Hanley as head
football coach at Northwestern
University has been recommended
by the Northwestern faculty COM
mittee on athletics, it was learned
today, and formal announcement
of his retirement was expected
within two days.
Hanley's contract will expire
next July. Coming to Northwest
ern in 1927, he guided the Wild
cats to share in the Western
Conference championship in 1880
and 1881. In the past three sea-
sons Northwestern has had only
mediocre success, winning only
two Conference games in the 1884
season.
Ossie Solem, present head foot
ball coach at the University of
Iowa, is the choice of the group
opposing the renewal of Hanley'S
contract. One faction. however,
is fighting to have him reinstated.
The Washington times., 1934-12-14
AND DOC
SHOW BILLED

A field day for horse and dog
will be held at the Riding and
Hunt Club today and tomorrow.
The first show starting at 8
O'Clock tonight, will attract 70
brilliant saddle horses. hunters
and jumpers, to vie for ribbons in
eight classes.
The dog show will start at 2
p. m. tomorrow when all youthful
owners will form a parade to show
their pets, big and small, and OF
all kinds and descriptions. Judg-
ing of individual dogs and breeds
will be begun after the parade.
A feature class in tonight's show
will be the best rider from any
girls school or college in or near
Washington.