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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
11
Western Conference talks flag four conference games with Big Ten teams forcing home and home setups and potential changes. Indiana officials meet to discuss basketball rules while Major Griffith questions amateurism and Missouri Valley golf status amid shifting sport policies.
Rogers Hornsby of the St Louis Cardinals wins the National League most valuable player prize for the 1925 season. Despite a high total, he received only three first place votes while Cuyler Kelly Wright Bancroft Traynor and Frisch also appear among the top selections.
Rocky Kansas and champion Jimmy Goodrich meet in a fifteen round bout tonight with even money on the line. Kansas backers claim the Italian is too tough to KO and expect a stoppage before the distance, while Goodrich supporters anticipate a points win under the new round by round decision rule.
Joe Benjamin the light weight boxer and his wife Marion Nixon screen star jog daily along a country highway. They say daily outdoor exercise keeps them in shape for their careers. Benjamin, known as the Sheik of Hollywood, aims to clear obstacles toward the crown Benny Leonard once held.
The J J C team defeated the Southpaws 15 to 0 at Washington Park on a cold day with about five hundred fans. Helvie scored a touchdown and the PAT, Hopkins added a TD, and Fleshman produced a safety. Chunk Helvie, formerly of Kokomo State champions, dazzled the crowd with a long run.
The piece surveys seven Big Ten backfields with Michigan losing five and twenty returning for 1926 plus fresh sophomores. It riffs on Florida groves weather, the rain, and a playful look at sports salaries and roster moves, naming Red Grange and Sumpter Clarke with light humor.
Notre Dame will have two red haired captains next year as Gene Edwards and Tom Hearndon tied in votes. They will rotate captain duties after a Sunday vote in South Bend.
Chicago December 7. Big Ten announces four teams will meet twice in a season for the first time since 1892. Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Indiana will each play two conference games next fall. Minnesota sought two games with Michigan after failing to secure preferred opponents. Northwestern drops from Michigan’s slate to join Indiana in a home and home series.
Butler basketball opens Tuesday night at Muncie Normal with multiple lineup trials. The squad includes Captain Nipper Keach Wakefield Harker Strole and Ronald. Several promising sophomores seek varsity berths as football men train after the grid season under Assistant Coach Middlesworth.
Tournament listings show matches including ste vs Jane Warne Thurston night and Black 4 vs Klein. Friday games feature Curtis against Kepner with standings noted.
Red Grange will begin work on his first film in New York around March 1, Arrow Picture Corporation’s W E Shallenberger announced today.
Indianapolis entries shine in the Central States bowling tourney in Cleveland. C Schott and F Hueber lead doubles with 1 263, Schott posting 646. Central Alley Five of Indianapolis sitting third with 2 952, Fleming Furnishings of Cleveland tied for third.
Boxers arrived in the city for Tomlinson Hall program Tuesday night. The Progress A C card spans 38 rounds with a ten round main event Ray Hahn of Indianapolis meeting Jakie Gross of Lima who drew with Hahn in a prior twelve round affair. Also on the card Kewple Trimble faces Howard Mee clain in a ten round supporting bout. Referees Mitchell Cooley and Webber will oversee, with Harry Geisel announcing.
The Thirty-First Street Baptist Maroons won the year’s opening game 27 to 16 against the Arrowhead Midgets. Sunday school players are sought for games with other divisions as teams schedule for the season.
Scipio Indiana December 7 Scipio High School girls basketball team defeated Burney 30 to 16. The locals again field a fast club.
Central Normal beat Huntington 68 to 38, with Shortridge and Crawfordsville also posting results. Other listed games include Le nnereville defeating Lawrenceburg 41 to 28 and Wabash triumphing 17 to 2 in a scattered statewide college schedule.
Paddy Driscoll and the Chicago Cardinals lost their hold on the pro football title after a Pottsville victory in Chicago. The Pottsville team defeated the Cardinals 21 to 7, ending both clubs’ shared claim to the league championship.
Readable scraps indicate a local baseball or trade clash labeled as a board of trade fray with players Michell Simons Patines and Paer involved. Details are fragmented but imply a contested match or dispute tonight.
Jimmy Smith, one of the country’s great bowlers, will appear at the Elks alleys next Saturday for afternoon and evening events. Local high average bowlers will be selected to oppose the visiting star after his western tour where he averaged 209 pins over 500 games. Tickets are on sale at downtown alleys with ample seating provided.
William B. Burford Jr. won the weekly gun club trap singles by breaking 93 of 100 targets. He also captured the handicap with 23 of 26 at 21 yards and tied McIntire in doubles with 19 of 12 pairs amid strong winds.
Crowley the Notre Dame fullback led Green Bay to an 18 to 10 victory over the Providence Steam Rollers in a Sunday game. The former Four Horsemen star produced dazzling passing that keyed the win in Crowley Field, Crowley Stadium.
Fragmented OCR lists 1926 Big Ten football pairings and dates including Northwestern Ohio State Ohio Wesleyan Michigan Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota and Illinois. The notes mention games at Chicago Philadelphia and various campuses with dates in October November and November 6.
Paul McConville, a member of the Frankford Yellow Jackets, died from a broken neck after a flying tackle during a game against Summerdale A A. He was injured Sunday and died en route to the hospital where doctors said the death was instantaneous.
The Goosens and De Baets duo captured first place after a final sprint in the six day race at Madison Square Garden in New York. McNamara Georgetti finished second and Spencer Walthour took third as the event delivered constant thrills and spills to spectators.
Red Grange may finish his debut pro season around $200,000 after earning $82,000 in eleven days across five games. He collected $30,000 from the Polo Grounds victory over the Giants as the Bears won 19 to 7.
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