Local High School Basketball Skeds Over Weekend
Four games on Friday and five on Saturday with Shortridge Tech Broad Ripple Cathedral each hosting two and Manual one. Tech faces Morton in Richmond then Crawfordsville at the new Armory, while Cathedral duels Huntington and Ft Wayne Catholic. Broad Ripple hosts Castleton before a Saturday Danville trip. Bluffton meets Manual. Shortridge eyes Elwood. Manual plays at home Friday.
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Morton
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Saward
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Crawfordsville
Ve. Tech
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Red) Hill
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Irish Cathedral
Ft. Wayne Catholic
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Ripple Gym
City Bowling Gossip Highlights Local League Scores and Events
Wednesday league results show H E Schmitt Marotti Robbins Body and Em-Roe defeating 8 F Coffee Silver Flash Werber Meissen and Coca Cola. Parsons led with 691 on 216 243 232 as 41 scores over 200. Delights include Malarkey Wimberly match and weekly Elk Club events with turkeys and cigars as prizes. Johnny Eder and Hank Shriver each post high totals with a 300 and 298 respectively. Eddie Hornger tops the Elk turkey standings with 267 while Cen tury alleys report La Salle Columbian three-time wins over Ninas Pintas.
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Capitol No. 1
H. E. Schmitt
Marotti
Robbins
Em-Roe
Silver Flash
Werber-Meissen
Coca- Cola
Parsons
F. Fox
A. Straibeck
Cobler
BE. Schott
Lew Fahrbach
Dan Hackard
S. Malarkey
M. Wimberly
Elk Club
Malarkey
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la Salle
Columbian
Santa Marias
Farrell
Ated
Lauck
Bowling stars shine in Capital No 2 League action
Ahern Salle team topped scores with 226 182 and 184 totaling 592. Doc Longworth of Mineral lite led last week with 246 in his final effort. He plans more practice to sustain his bowling form.
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Doc Longworth
Doc
McGraw First Ball Player To Be Holdout
John J. McGraw claims he was baseball history's first holdout after demanding better pay for a 1889 East Homer game. He walked long distances for a $2 victory fee, then secured $5 and a carriage ride after negotiations, and the team won the game.
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NBA
New York
John J. McGraw
East Homer
John
Olean
Sutton Exhibits Quiet Night in State Billiard Tourney
No tourney games were listed Wednesday. George Sutton, former balkline champion, gave two exhibitions at Harry Cooler's parlor defeating Cooler 300 to 87 and Bernie Lehman 800 to 23. Sutton has been appearing at the Indianapolis Athletic Club as Neal Jones and Dick Merriken prepare to play tonight in the State billiard tournament.
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George Sutton
Harry Cooler
Cooler
Bernie Lehman
Sutton
Indianapolis
Neal Jones
Dick Merriken
Sparks Run Over Chambers In Local Balkline Tourney
Sparks defeated Chambers 100 to 52 in a Negro balkline tournament at the Monarch parlors. Fite defeated Clark 100 to 42. Bridgepo will meet Hazard tonight.
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Chambers
Monarch
Fite
Ted Clark
Bridgepo
Hazard
Chicago Blackhawks rout Rangers 6 2 in NL hockey clash
Chicago Blackhawks defeated the New York Rangers 6 to 2 before 5 500 spectators in a National League game.
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Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
GRID CLAIM DISPUTED IN SE JUNIORS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Southeastern Juniors dispute the claim to the Marion County 110-pound football title. Officials say Southeastern defeated Yale in early November and were not defeated this year, asserting the Yale claim is invalid.
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Yale
Marion County
Southeastern
College Football Declared Second National Sport of 1926
United Press reports college football reached second national status in 1926 with record attendances and receipts. Navy Notre Dame Michigan and Northwestern led major regions while upsets included Notre Dame losing to Carnegie Tech and Navy beating Michigan. The season also saw the end of the historic Big Three with Princeton severing ties with Harvard amid long standing friction.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Notre Dame
Carnegie Tech
Navy
Michigan
Pasadena
Alabama
Stanford
Lafayette
Northwestern
Middle West
Red Grange
Ernie Nevers
George Wilson
Frank Wickhorst
Herb Joesting
Minnesota
Moon Baker
Billy Kelly
Montana
Morton Kaer
Southern California
Princeton
Harvard
Stecher Defeats Daviscourt In Two Falls Wrestling Bout
Atlanta report says heavyweight Joe Stecher defeated Rough Richard Daviscourt here Wednesday night two falls to none after a fierce match. Daviscourt allegedly suffered a broken rib in the contest.
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Buy Times
Atlanta
Joe Stecher
Richard” Daviscourt
Daviscourt
Schaefer Sails to France on Berengaria Tour
Jake Schaefer world balkline champion sails on the Berengaria bound for France on a professional European tour.
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United
NEW Oak
Jake Schaefer
France
Amateur Fighters Meet at Indianapolis Athletic Club Show
Amateur boxing thriller set for Saturday night at the Indianapolis Athletic Club gym with about twelve bouts expected from four local clubs. Notables include Cox Deengan Hall Tyson Shelbourne Bocock Howe Lee Grimes Clark Fairbanks Morse Durkin Feigenbaum Goldstein Robbins Epstein Carroll Scaife Arcade AC. Officials include Billy Shine referee Bob Poehner and J. W. Krull Harry Geisel announcers Paul Jordan A. R. Coffin timers Paul Hawkins Ed Clemmons Ed Zimmer judges and Dr Charles Owens club physician. The event opens to the public at 8 15 and undecided classes will settle winners in 135 and 125 pound divisions.
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Lee
Grimes
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Fairbanks Morse
Durkin Feigenbaum
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Bob Poehner
J. W. Krull
Harry Geisel
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A. R. Coffin
Paul Hawkins
Ed Clemmons
Ed Zimmer
Charles Owens
Meteors to face Thornburg-Lewis in tonight’s action
The Indianapolis Meteors travel to Hawthorne Community House at 2440 W Ohio St for an 8 30 p m game against Thornburg-Lewis, a former state independent champion. Belmont U B leads the West Side Sunday School League in the curtain raiser at 7 30 p m against the Blue Demons.
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Thornburg-Lewis
Hawthorne
Ohio St
Belmont U. B
Blue Demons
Meteors
Otto Borchert Tours Chicago With Brewers Staff
Otto Borchert owner of the Milwaukee Brewers mingled with major leaguers in Chicago on a Wednesday visit. He carried a cane and was flanked by his club manager and an attorney, suggesting possible need for physical and legal assistance. Red Killefer has been away from home a month and has landed one ball player. Red will hire expert accountants to fix his expense report. The New York six day bike race concluded, though an overtime period could have occurred.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago
Red Killefer
Seattle
Red
New York
Sharkey Pounds Smith In Seventh Round KO
Boston heavyweight Jack Sharkey defeated Homer Smith of Kalama in Syracuse by technical knockout in seven rounds. Sharkey weighed 188 1/4 pounds to Smith 189, with the referee allowing the bout to continue after an earlier knockdown. About 13 000 fans paid to watch Sharkey pursue a potential title shot versus Tunney.
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Boston
United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Jack Sharkey
Tunney
Homer Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Sharkey
Smith
Michaels
Harry Wills
Indiana wrestler Jack Reynolds defeats Italian rival in decisive bout
Blooming ton Ind Dec 16 Jack Reynolds welterweight wrestler and IU coach defeated Gorilla Cossu of Italy on Wednesday night Cossu won the first fall with a headlock but forfeited after Reynolds captured the second with a punishing toe hold.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jack Reynolds
Indiana University
Cossu
Italy
Reynolds
Tilden to Europe for Riviera and Wimbledon tennis
Philadelphia December 16 William T Tilden II will sail next month to take part in the Riviera tennis tournament and the Wimbledon championships.
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United Press Philadelphia
William T. Tilden II
Riviera
Butler to Play Tonight Against Coe College
Butler coaches Paul Hinkle brings the team to the National Guard Armory for a 8 p.m. game with Coe College of Rapids Iowa. Expected starting lineup features Chandler Wakefield Chadd and Bugg with Chandler a sophomore developing into a top forward. Coe College, one of the strongest teams in town, has an 18 point average against over the past two years.
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Butler
New
National Guard Armory
Coe Colllege
On Rapids
Towa
Bue
Collegians
Christopher
Chandler
Wakefield
Chadd
Bugg
Irvington Institution
Coe Five
Junior Basketball League District Tournaments Set
The Indiana Junior Basketball League announced district tournaments will be held February 19 with the final on February 26 at an Muncie site. L. F. Hopper of Anderson was elected president and H. A. Pettitjohn of Muncie became secretary treasurer. The State 110 pound tournament is set for Kokomo on February 5.
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L. F. Hopper
Anderson
H. A. Pettitjohn
Kokomo
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