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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
10
In Lafayette on December 3, Purdue basketball coach Ward Lambert conducted a wide open scrimmage among seventeen candidates for the Boilermaker five. Only two spots seem secure as the rest battle for playing time.
Indianapolis fans celebrate the Schreiber trade after manager Bush sent Campbell and Blessing to Columbus for the former Tribe infielder. The move fills the infield with Schreiber at short while Schmandt, Sickine, Hodapp anchor the lineup and guards battle for the pivotal roles ahead of the December 16 opener against Rose Poly.
Ernie Maddock the Madison grappler known as Strangler will replace Tony Hoss as Jack Reynolds next opponent on the mat at the Broadway Theater. The match scheduled for Wednesday night December 19 will feature two falls out of three with Maddock relying on crushing power to force openings for a headlock after the regular show.
Steve Harter of the Washington Athletic Club announces Bud Taylor from Terre Haute to perform New Year’s Day in a boxing bout. Harter seeks a strong opponent for Taylor after canceling his fifth show scheduled for next Monday night due to the city having enough boxing for a while.
Matauyama, the Japanese billiardist, arrived in the city Tuesday night for three shows today. He is booked at the Indianapolis A. Co. at noon and at Cooler's parlors in the afternoon and evening. The Cooler's matches are 250 points at 18.2 balk line and 25 points at three cushions, with local cue experts opposing the visitor.
A group of fifteen high school football players from Manual Short Ridge and Technical High Schools were chosen Tuesday at a Severin luncheon by Purdue Alumni Association of Indianapolis judges. Medal presentation will occur December 15 with Athletic Director Kellogg, alumni secretary Leslie, Coach Phelen, and Purdue stars in attendance.
Hartford gossip links Steve League Atcher Dixon to St Paul matchups while Hovse and Farris join as young southpaws. Minneapolis owner Mike Kelley plans many changes as William McMicking forms a business syndicate to bid on the Saints. Nick Allen to stay as manager amid trade talk and Petty’s uncertain fate with Washington. Travis Jackson questioned as top shortstop.
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne faces a major turnover with 23 football letter men set to graduate in June 1925. The losses include the Four Horsemen Layden Miller Crowley and Stuhldreher, captain Adam Walsh, Collins, Hunsinger, and key forwards Bach Kiser Weibel and Rip Miller. Rockne remains hopeful and believes a tough year could yield a stronger team overall.
New York December 3 report Nurmi the iron man will not race Ritola in the 5000 meters in America. He will limit his appearances in the United States to the mile and a half and the mile. Titola is ready to meet Nurmi in longer events, but Nurmi declines.
In the city bowling tourney at Illinois Street Recreation alleys, Beam’s team led to bombardment. Doubles saw B Sendder and A Hymer post 1,171 for second. Daugherty-Mahoney 1,194 and Sourhier-Schutte 1,133 close behind. Fricker tied for sixth with 605 in singles as Guerin posted 585.
South Side Turners clash with Bridgeport on their home floor as Hate Mitchell and teammates push a fast pace in practice. Eberg Bennett Brown and Thatcher anchor a strong defense ahead of 2 o clock kickoff at Turner Hall against the M. H. club.
George Lipps announces the Indiana Kentucky A A U basketball committee plans a new season starting in January and ending the first week of March. Teams include Hoosier A C, South Side Turners, Communal Club, St. Joseph Club, Butler Sopha, with three others likely. Games may be staged at Cable Tabernacle pending a door installation.
John Sheppard Hingham Beach hurst L. 1. was elected captain of Yale football for 1925, succeeding Winslow Lovejoy. Sheppard played end on the 1924 team.
United Press reports in Los Angeles that former welterweight champion Jack Britton won the decision over Billy Vincent in a four round comeback bout Tuesday night.
Tonight's program lists events at Beam's Recreation Alleys in Illinois Street area. Individual and alley events run from 7 PM through 9:45 PM with multiple bowlers named across rounds and pairings noted for the city tournament.
In Paris a photo shows two riders in earnest talk beside a tall height bar. The figure in baseball regalia is Johnny Eve, famed for his riding skill as an umpire in his active days. Opposite stands Everett Haynes, American jockey who rode Epinard that season.
The season tests top football squads as Williams defeats Cornell ending the Big Red’s long unbeaten run. Marquette falls to Creighton 21 to 7, ending a four year string for the Milwaukee college. California and Penn face post season plans amid Navy and Western teams, with climate cited as a factor in Eastern weaknesses.
A garbled era piece notes a fighter Lombardo showcased at a Nut Cracker event and mentions Old John Levi finishing at Haskell. It critiques football scheduling and coach handling of Firpo and references Walter Camp on the huddle. The text warns holding not allowed in girls basketball.
Butler College basketball from Indianapolis defeated the Heo Speed Wagons, an independent local team, 29 to 26 on Tuesday night. Butler trailed 17 to 11 at halftime before a late surge sparked by guard Christopher who hit five field goals in the final eight minutes. starters were Nipper Wakefield Ronald Christopher and Harker.
The National League most valuable player award went to Dazzy Vance of Brooklyn, drawing criticism from Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals and John McGraw who argued Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals second baseman, was more valuable. They questioned why writers favored Vance over Hornsby.
Shortridge meets Floomi as Coach Burton selects from Sayce Callender Hickman and Spaulding to form a starting lineup. Candidates include Shaeffer Christopher Parrish Brafford Eilek Woods Sayer and Manual has played some games. Next week Manual faces Prankfort at Tech as drills continue.
Harry Cooler defeated Harr Mothens 10 to 9 in a tight cushion billiards match Tuesday night to extend his lead in the state tourney standings. Joe Hunter remains in contention as Cooler eyes first place amid amusements circuit standings.
Four Big Ten schools Northwestern Ohio State Michigan and Minnesota push for non conference games and to shape the 1925 schedule. Coaches managers and officials meet to discuss rules and potential intersections while others oppose moves fearing early matches with strong teams.
Indianapolis high schools discuss the I H S A R board of control proposed sectional basketball plan. The plan distributes half net receipts pro rata and half by season ticket sales with $200 for center school expenses. vote expected favorable, though Trester did not comment publicly.
Harry Hirsch, burlesque show manager from Minneapolis, visited the city today to explore staging professional wrestling matches and amateur boxing bouts at the Capitol Theater in conjunction with stock burlesque planned for introduction soon.
Director of Athletics Z. G. Clevenger announced the appointment of Oscar Thorp as swimming coach for Indiana University. Thorp will assume charge immediately and brings a strong record from YMCA teams and coaching stints in Detroit Council Bluffs and Kokomo.
Hans Stein ecke won the right to face Ed Strangler Lewis for the heavyweight wrestling title by defeating Wladek Zbyszko in Chicago. He won the first and third falls, clinching the two to one victory Tuesday night.
Captain Herb Steger of Oak Park Alabama Harold Steele of Sioux City Iowa and id Slaughter of Louisville Kentucky received gold footballs from the University of Michigan on Tuesday in recognition of three years of service on the Wolverine varsity.
The Greensburg Y M C A basketball team will oppose the Hoo sier A C five at the H A C gym on Pratt and Meridian streets next Saturday night. The game will start at 8 15.
River Ave Bulldogs A basketball team made of former River Ave players organizes under the name. City teams with gym access call Belmont 0864 1 and ask for Howard or address the manager at 504 Marion Ave Mapletons Morris St M E Y P Cis S 8 Christians and Red Crowns are to take notice.
Times Special reports Harold Cunningham chosen as captain of the 1925 Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Cunningham, an end from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, was elected by lettermen Tuesday night.
Proposed Center Court plan would place the playing area at the building’s core to expand seating to about 5 500. The change aims to create a satisfactory downtown hall for college and high school games, addressing crowding at Tomlinson Hall and attracting absent spectators.
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