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baseman. and so on throughout
the entire list.
It follows that only the names
Of the eight best players would be
drawn out of the boxes. After all
the regular positions were filled,
then substitutes would be drawn
for the various clubs. This
method would prevent any club
cornering the market, and OF
course, it has certain advantages
over the methods of today.
Salaries Off "Scale"
The salaries, of course. are ridic-
ulouS as we viewed baseball few
years ago when Ruth was at his
height as a player. The Bambino
at his peak drew $4,000, tops for
all times in baseball, and in view
of his tremendous drawing ability,
a most reasonable salary.
Washington fans this year SYM
pathize with the estimate of the
ancientS on pitchers and their
value to the club, but modern
OoSCDdAA AlCA4 COAAGCA1O IAAdG CNCAA
the greatest pitchers who are in
action only once in four or five
days is not nearly as valuable as
the outfielder who hits in a flock
of runs and is in the game every
day.
John J. McGraw used to say
that an infielder, particularly an
outstanding shortstop was the
most valuable man on a club. but
McGraw would sit and talk by
the hour of the glories of Ross
Young as an outfielder and tell
how valuable he was in that right
field post in the Polo Grounds.
1t was provided for in the code
of 1876 that any club which ap-
preciated especially the value of
a player to a team could pay him
a bonus. But it was clearly
stipulated that the player signed
his contract at the salary limit
of the league for his position;
pitcher $500 and so on down the
line.
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This, it was contended, would
prevent any club from cornering
the market in players and robbing
the pennant race of interest al
most before the season started.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of De-
cember 81, 1876, set forth a
method of player ALLEGATION and
a scale of salaries that would
settle all difficulties. Also, it sug-
gested a form of tabulating the
player strength of the nation.
Yellow with age, the page OF
the Enquirer was brought to. this
agent by H. j. Dougherty, super
intendent of service in the Ward
man Park Hotel. Daugherty, once
a ball player of more than aver
age ability, still follows the game
with avid interest and has a
clipping book crowded with in
teresting items.
The pitchers were to receive
the highest salary according to
the Enquirer's plan, and the out
fielders would receive the lowest
pay. The catcherS rank second
to the pitcher. Well, let's stop
all doubt on the subject of pay.
The pitchers would receive $500
and the catchers the same. The
first baseman $1,400, the short
stop $3.50, the second and third
baseman $1,000 and the outfield-
ers $1,000.
Some Sought More
It was pointed out that some
of the better players of the era
wanted as much as $1,000, and
some with a thoroughly exagger-
ated ego thought that $4,000
would be moderate enough pay for
the privilege of hitting the ball
over an opponents head and rum
ming around the bases.
AS a means of discovering tai
ent, the plan of 1875 made every
player his own scout. It was Sug-
gested that every ball player wish
ing to play ball in the National
League in 1873 forward to the
league president his record for
1877. His batting and fielding
averages, or his pitching record,
were to be certified by the man
ager and owner of the club for
which he played.
If the National League presi-
dent considered the player worthy,
he would so notify him.
The first thing the committee
would do Gin 1879 would be to
determine which cities would form
the circuit. Let us suppose that
New York, Boston, Brooklyn and
Philadelphia in the East, and Chi
cago, st. Louis, Pittsburgh and
Chicago were selected.
The names of the cities would
be placed in one hopper and the
name of the first baseman would
be placed in another. Simufta-
neously names would be drawn;
Terry and Brooklyn, would put the
present manager of the Giants in
the city he never discovered. Then
would come the draft of second
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season. He left the academy. but
is back again and has finished his
plebe year, so that he is eligible
for the varsity next season and
may be the answer to the coaches
prayer for a real flashy running
back to take Berries place in that
line.
Then here is young Bill Ingram,
with a big reputation at Law
renceville. which he enhanced as
plebe player and in spring prac-
tice. Bob Antrim is a good-looking
back of another type, a powerful
line smasher. a type Of back the
Navy has not had for some time.
Besides being a good running
back, Alan Mcfarland, another
recruit from the plebeS, is the best
punter on the squad, while Frank
Case and George Watson are two
more plebes Of last year who look
like the real goods in the back
field.
The opening of the football sea-
son is a good way off. but the
Navy coaches are already giving
a lot of attention to the plugging
of the holes left when Berries and
Clark departed.
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fall. =
The answer is that there will
be no direct successors for those
warehouses of the grid field, but
their duties will be distributed
among a number of backs, some
of whom are still to make their
places as members of the varsity
eleven.
Pratt, King
For instance, the great part
played in the defense by those
two players will probably be taken
by the two veterans of the back
field who will be on hand next
year-Dick Pratt and Tommy
King. Pratt seems to be the man
to occupy the safety position,
while King, a terrific tackler, is
likely to be moved up from the
second line of defense to the place
just behind the line Of scrimmage
that Clark has held for the last
two seasons.
With these two players in these
assignments, there will be no low
ering of the defensive ability Of
the backfield, it is believed. but
extensively. Pratt and King are
more valuable as blockers than
in carrying the ball themselves,
and the coaches have given much
thought as to the ball carriers and
passers of next years eleven.
Snead Schmidt, stocky, hard
running lad from Missouri, who
can also pass and punt, looks like
a strong possibility as a triple
threat man in the backfield next
year, and other promising backs
who were on the squad last year
are Charley Manning, Newell
Thomas, Fay Willsie and George
Whitmyre, while last years plebe
squad will furnish host of backs,
a number of whom look capable
of developing into highly useful
players during the coming season.
Rankin on Hand
Among the latter quota Is Bolt
rabbit" Rankin, the little fellow
who looked like a Navy edition of
Albie Booth back in the 1888
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Yesterday his four hits aided
his team considerably in down
ing G. P. o., 8 to 3, in the Depart
mental loop. He also accepted
six chances as clean as a whistle.
However, Reed was not the only
hero. Carl Lefty Bean, who at
tributes his pitching success to a
fine change of pace, also deserves
some praise. He limited G. P. o.
to five scattered blows, and fielded
his position without a flaw.
Garland, shortstop, stood out
for the losers, obtaining two hits
in four tries.
Brown Stars
Lefty" Brown, Heurich's ace
pitcher, again proved that he is
one of the finest southpaWs on the
sandlots by defeating Sanitary
Grocerymen, 10 to 2, in the In
dustrial League.
Only two hits were combed off
his twisting Slants. Sammy Hook
and George made them. Oddly
enough, both were doubles. Ed
Radke, first baseman, led the Of
fensive for the Brewers with three
timely slams.
One of the hardest fought
games played locally was the "a
deadlock between Gulf Refining
and Center market in the National
Capital League. Marketmen scored
all their runs in the first two in
nings. two in the first and two in
the second.
WapIe HurlS
Gulf tailed one in the fourth
and three in the sixth. Waple
pitched for the oilmen and al
lowed four hits, while Duff heaved
for the marketmen and was
touched for nine hits.
In the other National Capital
League contest, Pepco defeated
Thompson's Dairy, 8 to 2.
G. P. o. Federals are encounter
ing more tough luck in the second
half-play of the Federal League.
They were defeated by one run
yesterday by Interstate Commits
sion, 10 to 9. The Federals just
can't get the breaks at the right
time.
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MINOR LEAGUE
STAGES STAR
BALL CAME

CHICAGO, July 16.-The Amer
lean Associations allstar game
will be played between Mime
apolis, the league leader, and a
team of stars from the other
seven clubs at Minneapolis, July
80, Thomas J. Hickey, president
of the league, announced today.
The team Of stars, chosen by
the sports writer's in the league,
who will play the Millers:
Pitchers-BraXton, Milwaukee;
Stratton, st. Paul; Lawson, To-
ledo.
Catchers-Susce, Toledo; Ogro-
dowski, Columbus.
First base-Alexander, Kansas
City.
Second base-Warner, st. Paul.
Third baSe-Haney. Toledo.
Shortstop-Marshall, Milwau'
kee.
Outfielders- Cooney, Indianap.
oils; Gullic, Milwaukee; Powers,
Toledo.
Allan Sothoron, manager of the
Milwaukee club, will manage the
all-stars.
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STERLING BOAT
BASIN ASKED

GREENPORT HARBOR, N. Y,
July 16.-Lieut. Col. John w. N.
Schulz, of the district U. S. Army
engineers, will hold a hearing
here July 80 on petition to inn
prove Sterling Basin for pleas
sure boat anchorage.
The Sterling Basin improve
ment committee has requested
that dredging be done to create a
16-acre land-locked harbor which
would provide shelter and anchor
age facilities for more than 200
craft,
The Washington times., 1935-07-16
Major Leagues
Hero and Goat

HERO Leo Dur0cher. Cardi.
nails, hit two hOmers, driving in
seven runs, as St. Louis dOwned
Braves, Ii to 6, for eleventh
straight win.
GOAT-Hal Schum a c h er,
Giants, his winning streak was
halted at IL games when he was
knocked out of the box by the
Reds in the seventh inning, Gin
cinnati winning Is to 6.
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of the best key
S t ne c ar e =
takers on the
sandlots.
Reed is not
only eating up
every ball that
comes down his
W ay, b u t i S
Choking t h q
pill to all cor
ners of the lot.
He is carrying
better than a
400 average in
t he De par =
mental League,
where competi-
fi4n Sc Eoon
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Major League
Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMEhACAN LEAUUh
Leading Batsman-JOhnsOn, Athletics,
Most Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. Y.
Most Runs Batted In-Greenberg'
Tigers, 1O7.
Most Hits-Cramer. Athletics, ia.
Most Notwithstanding, Tigers, 30.
Most Triples-STONE, SENATOR'S,
IL.
Nest Home Runs-Greenberg, Tigers,
Most SteaIs-Werber. Red SOx, II.
Leading P1tcher-TamuliS, Yankees,
-.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leading Observation-Disclosures, Pirates,
1851.
Most Runs-Medwick. Cardinals, So.
Most Runs Batted I'M. Collins, Car
dinals. IS.
Most Hits-Medwick. Cardinals. 119.
Most DOubles-Medwick, Cardinals. 20.
Most Triples-GOOdman, Reds; Suhr,
Pirates, 3.
Most Home Runs-Ott. Giants, 10.
Most Steals-Martin. Cardinals. II.
Leading Pitcher-Parmelee, Giants,
49,.
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LOUISVILLE LOSES STAR

The Louisville Colonies lost the
services of AL van Camp, out
fielder, for probably six weeks
when he suffered severe
sprained left ankle while sliding
into second base to stretch a hit
into a double.
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WORLDS RECORD

It was in a game in Detroit IN
1887, when Detroit was a mem
Der of the National League. that
Chicago scored 18 runs in the
seventh inning and Ed William
son cracked out three doubles in
that inning, a worlds record.
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CONSISTENT WINNER

Miss Elizabeth Dunn has won
the Indianapolis city women's golf
championship 10 times, the 1ndl-
ana state women's title five times.
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Hole NINE WINS

Hole diamonders won from
Labor, 10 to 2, in a Herald Class
AA League game. Booker got a
homer for the winners.
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JOHNNY R { { D
SHINES FOR.
PRINTERS
BY SID KATZNELL

A good second baseman is hard
to find. And that's why Norman
Hutchinson, Union Printers man
ager, keeps a watchful eye on his
prize package. Johnny Reed, one
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AAICduJ y v Z
has arranged a "beeg" game for
one of his sections-the pewee
class. It is between the Column
bia and Randall and Garvin mines.
This contest is scheduled today
on Diamond No. 4 of the Monu-
ment Grounds at II a. m. It
closes play for the pewee class.
The Columbus lead the race at
the moment with eight victories
as against one loss. The Randall
and Garvins trail in second place
with seven wins as against two
losses.
If the Columbus win, the
championship of the peewee
league will be in their possession.
# the Randall and Garvins
triumph, a deadlock will show,
which means the two teams will
open a three-game series later in
the week to decide the title.
Cohen will see to this.
BOyd's Top Insects
Boyd's Pharmacy is the top
team in the insect division. The
little nine hasn't lost a game
since the season started. Seven
have been played. Recently the
Druggists captured the first-half
championship. They now are on
the road to the second-halt title.
although they expect some oppo-
sition from the Toms Plymouth
and Cub diamonders. These lat
ter teams are tied Tor second
place.
Norman Baulsir is the Boyd's
star pitcher. This lad has pitched
every game for his team thus far
and, as the records show, he's
been quite a hurler. Although
the law of averages depict he
must lose sometime soon. the
Boyd's hope he'll go through the
remainder of the season with
out setback.
Two other games are on the
insect schedule today. The Cubs
play washington Flour on Dia-
mond No. 4 at / p. m. and the
A. F. c. Radio tosSers meet the
st. Anthony'S on Diamond No. 3
at II a. m.
Otis vs.. Flashes
Otis A, C., meets the Petworth
Flashes in the other pcwee class
game. This clash is on Diamond
No. 4 at II a. m. It has no bear
ing on the race, but the two teams
bova doennAd IL hest to play out
the string regardless.
Milton RAPPORT of the Colum'
bias, is the star pitcher OF the
pewee league. He has won eight
games and lost one. Alvin Miller,
second sacker, is the leading bats
man of the Columbus with an
average of 500 while Pyles Clan
ing, catcher; Dick Ramisch, first
baseman, and Henry Baitz, out
fielder, vie with Miller for batting
l1onors with averages Of 1885, .375
and $50, respectively.
Tommy Hutchinson IS the star
Of the Randall and Garvin team
This lad has won seven games on
the mound and hit four home
runs. Dene Hays, catcher: Ernie
Schaffer and "Dopey" Action, in
fielders, and Buddy Ates, out
fielder, are co-starring teammates
Of Hutchinson. All have enviable
batting records in addition to top
ranking fielding averages.
iTROJANS WANT GAMES
Trojan MidpetS WantS games
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Many Grid Vacancies
Open to Select Lot

Who to take the place of Buzz Berries and Bill Clark
in the Navy backed of the Navy eleven next season.? is
ton of the sportlovng public since those sterling players
finished their MILDLY players the Army last
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GOLDENBERGS SEEK

Goldenberg Pewees want games
with teams in their class. Phone
Georgia 1897.
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Ball Players DrauOn
For Clubs In 1876
BvFRANK "BUCK" o'NEILL
Times Staff Writer

Times Statt writer
Before the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
had completed its season. critics of the day viewed with
alarm the salary demands of the athletes and urged that
nlavers be ASSIGNED to clubs BY lot.
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C o l u m b ! a n
L e a g u e dia.
:monders &C
ton. It's always
like that when
Joe is around,
for the lad is a
ID u n d1 e o +
energy and he
!: exercises it in
It h e Columbian
League by ar
ranging b u S y
schedules or
Eboth the pewee
/ a n d ms e C t
; classes.
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TWO CLASSES
VIE FOR LOOP
TROPHIES
By GARRETT WATERS

Joe Cohen is back in town, fol
lowing an extended vacation!
This means only one thing to
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TROJANS WANT GAMES

Trojan Midgets wants games
with teams in their class. Phone
Cleveland 1880.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-03

Selm, COnnerSVille, forwards. Walter
Riggs, brilliant offensive star, and
Con Hartke, guard, were lost through
graduation.
Reserve material, which will come
chiefly from the freshman and
sophomore ranks, includes Howard
Selm, brother of Harold; Robert
Polk, Tell City; Melvin Seegar, Fort
Wayne; Gene Mcknight, Cross
Vile; Emerson Henkle, Stendal
Chris Maglaris, Evansville, and
Bruce and Jack LomaX, twins, who
both play forward.
Slyker, president Of the Indiana
intercollegiate Conference, has
coached at Evansville for five sea-
sons. During that period his teams
have won 81 games. The schedule
Dec 9, Oakland City; Dec. IA, al
Ohio State; Dec. is, at Wittenberg
Dec, 81, Hanover; Dec. %. Indiana
University; Dec Is, Vanderbilt.
Jan. ,, Centenary; Jan. s, at De
Paw: Jan g. Wabash; Jan. II. at
Franklin; Jan. 16. Indiana State:
Jan. IS. at Western State: Jan. %,
Mexico City Y. NJ. c, A.
Feb 3, at Hanover: Feb. s. De
PAW; Feb. u, at Oakland City:
Feb. Is. Franklin: Feb. 10, at In
diana State; Feb %, at Wabash.
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HOOsier Arbiters
Pay Final Salute
to Pigskin Season
81 Officials Gather for
Windup BANQUET.

Thirtyfour members of the In
diana Offcials Association sounded
taps on the 1885 football season last
night with a banquet at Holly Hook
Hills.
Lewis B. Skinner, president, and
Russell julius, secretary, spoke
briefly in winding up business of the
past campaign, leaving most of the
action for the boys around the fes-
tive board.
Uniform shirts were adopted for
the 1886 season and plans made for
the annual clinic on rules to be held
Sept. 5, with Henry Bogue, WASH
ington High School coach, in charge
Those who attended were Heze
Clark, Harold Hungate, Robert Nip
per, Wally Middlesworth. George
Seidensticker, Tony Hinkle, Joe
Dienhart, Abe Thatcher, Frank
White. Harry Painter, John George,
Earl Moomaw, A E. Pitcher, Paul
Meyers, Ed Diederich, Kenneth Pet
erman, Warren Cleveland H. E.
ChenoWeth, John Mueller, Dana
Chandler, Bert Coffin, Russell Moore,
R. B. Morrison, George Katzenber-
ger, Winston Ashley, Vaughan Rus
sell, j, R. Townsend. r. D. Van Ar5-
dale, Al Harris, Henry Bogue and
Robert Ball.
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City H. S. Net
Action Begins
on All Fronts
Public and Private School
Qulntets Open Play
This Week.

Indianapolis net hopeful in four
public and two private schools were
put through their PAGES today by
coaches preparing for this weeks
games.
Out at Tech Coach Bayne Free
man is preparing to send his first
Green and White squad on the
Koxomo floor Friday night. The
team is still in a stage Of metamor-
phosiS, and Coach Freeman substi-
tuted all his players frequently in
the hard scrimmage today.
Jack Reedy and Amos Childers
are the only returning lettermen,
the remainder of the varsity squad
being composed of members of last
years reserve aggregation.
ShOrtridge to Greenfield
Mistakes made in the opening
game of the season against South
port were analysed today by Coach
Kenneth Peterman when he sent
his ShOrtridge Blue Devils through
workout on offensive tactics.
The Blue snipers will journey to
Greenfield Friday and play Mobiles
vile on the local floor Saturday.
Continentals Play Two
The curtain goes up on Washing
ton High School basketball Friday
night when the Continentals play at
MooresVille. Saturday night the
West Siders will return home to
meet Southport.
Coach Oral Bridgeford of Manual
is expected to cut his varsity candi-
dates down to II this week The
boys were given passing drill in
preparation for their initial contest
against Ben Davis Friday night.
Park Faces Oaklandon
Coach Lou Reichel worked eight
Park School METERS today in an
effort to find the best combination.
The team meets Oaklandon at the
North Side gymnasium Friday. Ward
Hackleman, forward. has been
elected captain.
They still are hoping for a victory
at Cathedral, and Coach Joe Diem
hart thinks his boys will shoot the
works against Noblesville Friday
night The contest will be played on
the Cathedral floor.
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Orange Bowl Waivers
By [ Hited Press

BY CHIted Press
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 3.-WithdraWal
Of the University of Miami as a pos
sible cOmbatant may sound the
deaf knell of the Orange Bowl foot
ball game as an annual fixture, it
was indicated here today.
Interested persons feel that it will
be impossible to finance Transport
tation of two teams here. Others.
however, are urging that plans be
carried out to match two nationally
ranking teams.
A number of possible contests still
are under consideration, these in
clude Vanderbilt Villanova, Howard
Ohio University, Texas Christian
Villanova and Others"
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Kautskys to Test
Strong Loop Foe
Local Quintet Host to Pitt
Rival at ArmorV.

Fans all around the Mid West
Basketball Conference circuit will
have their eyes on indianapolis Sun
day when the local Kautsky A. C.'s
tangle With the Pittsburgh Y. M. H
A. quintet. Both teams are feared
by other circuit members, as each
boasts several of the outstanding
college performers of the nation.
The Pittsburghers won So Of 40
games last season. Norman Cotton
and Johnny Wooden, the two crack
shots of the locals. are expected to
be forced to the limit to outScsre
Ivy Bremen, Art Feldman ard
Claire Cribs of the invaders.
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De Paw Loses
Close Tilt to
Badger Squad
Wisconsin Rallies to Top
Tigers, 1916, in
Net Thriller.

IlmCS Special
MADISON. Wis. Dec. 3-De
PauWS netmen we're handed a
heart breaking 18-to-l6 defeat by
Wisconsin here last night in the
opening contest Of the season for
both quintetS.
A field goal by Wegner and
Mitchell'S free throw got the
Badgers away to an early lead, but
the Tigers rallied and closed the
gap. A pair of charity losses and a
basket by Youngblood gave De PAW
12-to-9 edge at the intermiSsion
The Big Ten combination tight
ened its defense in the second half
and the Old Gold team was able to
count only one field goal and two
free throws. The Badgers tied the
count at 15-all and then forged
ahead
De PAW was successful on four
out of seven chances at the foul
line, and Wisconsin made good only
two of eight free throw attempts.
The summary:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-03
Donkey Business Going
on in Your Own State
MisChevous Mules Wearing Shoes and Playing
Basketball as New Craze Strikes Indiana.
BY PAUL ROXFLL

I'D donkey
: y eve donkey playing basketball?
OF these
Vcang animals Of expect
happening
anything Commissioner Treser
spreading. he playing il himself before
and Marion Following
Munce indianapolis
The played the regular basketball
player takes unto himself bouncing which wherever
he the floor Much
they personally desire they
there
The whether
that the hardwood their
ceful the
old Dobbn the milk leather
day
Nothing Jerseys
evidently they Perhaps
all
TO man-made modcsty Even donkey has
All S
That's what would call the
and the donkey hay Seems would difficult stay
mounted let alone fire at the hoop the
PLAYERS permitted dismon the ball but climb
back aboard before The
dbng the donkey the would play
O.
bouncing the
1t all Ike donkey o
believe I'll interview the
mules what they think of the
a
The dog servant
the donkey his best
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Centenary of Louisiana, Wander
bilt of Tennessee, and the Mexico
City aggrcgationS will come here for
their games. The Aces will play
Ohio State at Columbus and West
ern State at Kalamazoo. Mich
To meet such formidable opposi
ton, Slyker is building his 1896
quintet around four letter men from
a squad which won II and lost seven
games last year.
Colby Pollard. Evansville, 6-foot-
4-inCh center, is expected to again
be the key man of the offensive.
Other veterans include Otto
Thuerbach, Evansville, guard and
Bill Bailey, Evansville. and Harold