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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
20
Secretary Trester announces 64 sectional and 8 regional centers for 1925 state tournament. Sectionals run March 6 at numerous cities. regionals March 14 at eight sites. finals March 20–21 in Indianapolis. Regional winners advance to Indianapolis title fights.
Trailing five points at halftime Tech High School rallied to beat West Newton 34 to 32 in overtime at the east side gym. Hickman scored 18 of Techs points including a late tying basket and two in overtime. Wehrer Edwards and Barnett led their teams as Tech travels to Brownsburg and Franklin next.
Vean Gregg nearly 40 returns to major league plans after years away. Coast League success prompts another shot with Harris in the American League. Left hander known for control, pundits cautious on impact.
A Q A about violations in basketball. If a player hits the ball with his fist it goes to the opponent out of bounds near the violation. If a goal is made it counts. if missed another free throw is allowed. A player must throw in from out of bounds. carrying the ball hands possession to the opponent at the spot.
Cathedral High School edged Gibault of Vincennes 18 to 17 in a tight battle at the K of C hall. Costello led locals with four field goals and Gill added three while Daily and Kilfoil starred for Gibault. In the curtain raiser Cathedral Juniors beat Western Union 18 to 16.
Clarence Ecklund of Buffalo Wyoming defeated Cleat Kauffman of Cedar Rapids Iowa two falls to none in a light heavyweight wrestling match held in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday night with a two out of three falls format.
United Press reports young Stribling of Macon Georgia outpointed Jimmy Delaney of St Paul in a ten round boxing match. Delaney started strong with a left jab but Stribling knocked him down in the sixth with a right hand. Delaney rose and fought on, the decision going to Stribling.
The Knights of Pythias lodge of New Palestine Indiana will sponsor a basket game on January 27 at Moral Township gym four miles south of town. Proceeds go to the proposed K P home for orphans and aged. Teams are New Palestine Red Birds versus Stone’s Crossing K P five. Red Birds have 24 wins while Stones Crossing K P five rides a 15 game win streak.
Independent Basketball Cubs seek games with Galveston as Fridtash and the BEak tn Phe Fue' cubs show strong form. The Ko komo Phi Delts defeated the Ms of a Scaity one with Heck as top scorer. The contest drew interest as a West of the River championship hint, with both sides viewed as evenly matched.
Wabash College coach Higgins releases the track calendar including a conference event at Purdue and a national meet in Chicago. Indiana University athletic director Zora Clevenger confirms the football slate for next season with State Normal opening Oct 8.
Washington University plans a likely take it or leave it offer to Frank Murray Marquette University coach as reported from St Louis on January 22. The potential negotiator is not named but the move aims to secure his services.
Sport notes state Tomlinson Hall will host a Saturday night show before a Holly Majors basketball game. Two famous baseball personalities Altrock and Schacht will perform burlesque stunts with netters, providing a second ring of the circus between halves.
Willie Hoppe world balk line billiard champion sustains a one inch elbow gash from a fall on the ice and must halt training for at least a week delaying his defense in the February 23 championship in Chicago.
Central Normal defeated Rose Poly 84 to 20 in Danville Ind. on Wednesday night. Normal led 14 to 11 at the half with a strong attack driving the ball under the net for close-in shots. Cook starred for Normal. Reinking was Rose Poly's high scorer.
A jumble of notes on curling and boxing figures contrasts with a local coaching update. M L Staples becomes history teacher and assistant coach at Central High School in Evansville after being named Wabash football captain last season.
United Press reports OLeary will return to manage in the Three I League after a year with Flint who won the 1924 Michigan Ontario League pennant and will again lead a team next season.
In a Wednesday night three cushion billiards match at the Board of Trade venue Rogers defeated Cook 45 to 48. The contest featured players Gregor and Lewis in attendance.
George Little, newly elected athletic director at Wisconsin, will decide the next football coach. Little has accepted the post, with no action until he arrives from Michigan where he coaches. The board of regents reached a decision after a twenty four hour deadlock. Dr Meanwell was the other candidate, while Jack Ryan remains the current Wisconsin coach.
Eight clubs enter the event at the new Y gym in Newcastle Indiana with Anderson Evansville Greensburg Huntington Indianapolis Richmond Ft Wayne and Newcastle taking part. The schedule remains to be announced with a winner to be determined.
Jim Slattery of Buffalo scored three knockdowns against Joe Lohman of Toledo but could not stop him in six rounds and won on points. Sid Terris of New York outpointed Joe Hall of Buffalo and Charlie OConnell of Cleveland outpointed Joe Jowson of Milwaukee.
rs won the Has Side Gun Club shoot Wednesday with forty seven of fifty targets in the singles. Grinsteiner won the handicap with twenty four of twenty five. McIntire Anders and Grinsteiner tied in the doubles with fifteen out of twelve pair.
Svea High School in Indiana has been suspended by the IHSAA until June 1, 1925 for using two ineligible players in a basketball game against New Waverly on January 22.
In South Bend Indiana on January 22 A shortage of seats in the South Bend Y M C A gym forces Notre Dame to divide the student body for four major home games Half the students will attend the Wabash and Illinois games while the other half will see Butler and Franklin.
The Hoosier A G five defeated the Leaders 45 to 26 on Wednesday night at the Hoosier floor. The Hoosiers led 21 to 10 at halftime with Jessup scoring eight field goals as Wade and Keesling led the Leaders with five and four two pointers respectively.
Brooklyn rumor on Wade Killefer offered Robins manager post. Wilbert Robinson ill, Zach Wheat may lead team. Franklin College hoops vs Wisconsin canceled amid Big Ten strain. Franklin to meet Wisconsin in football Oct 10 at Madison. Boston player Leo Hughes loses eye in recent game. Washington College Chesteron best Naval Academy 26 23 in national-spot upset. Indians president W S Smith Sr leaves for New York. Smith Jr and Manager Bush stay. Claver vacationing in Florida.
Paavo Nurmi world champion runner set two new world marks in Newark New Jersey at the St Joseph Catholic Club event before five thousand spectators. He started with a handicap against Gunnar Nilson and Ilmar Prim, quickly overtook them and chased a 244 mile record before narrowly missing it by 45 seconds.
Ohio wrestler Jack Reynolds defeats Ray Carpenter after a dramatic two fall match at the Broadway Theater. Carpenter won the first fall in 26 minutes 27 seconds but tumbled into the orchestra pit and failed to continue in the second fall. Reynolds set up a meeting with Tony Ross in Bloomington tonight.
The Indianapolis sectional and State final basketball tournaments will be moved to the Exposition Building at the Fairgrounds boosting capacity from about 11 000 to 20 000. Seating will include 14 000 permanent bleachers and 6 000 standing room with bleachers thirty seven rows high on three sides. The new court matches the Coliseum size, and the move aims to relieve crowding for March 6 7 sectional and March 20 21 finals. Contract with the State Board of Agriculture was to be signed today.
Danny Daugherty a speedy Cincinnati featherweight is matched to meet Merle Alte the blinds battler of the south side in a ten round semifinal wind-up at Tomlinson Hall next Wednesday night. Daugherty is famed as one of the division's toughest fighters with a sleep producing punch.
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