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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
3
Indianapolis May 23. Cliff Durant announces retirement from automobile racing admitting driving is a youngster's game. He yields his May 30 Indy start to Peter Kreis who will drive the Detroit Special prepared by Tommy Milton. Elimination trials set 1 to 5 pm Saturday and 11 am to 5 pm Sunday.
Golf teams from Indiana Purdue Earlham State formal and DePauw will compete Friday at Greencastle Country Club in a 36 hole medal format. Indiana University won last year and Purdue’s Johnny Lehman claimed individual honors.
DePauw's state champion mile relay team heads Friday to Milwaukee for the Central Intercollegiate meet at Marquette. The squad, expected to win the mile, has Illinois Carnival and Ohio Relays firsts, a record at the Ohio relays, and multiple top finishes. coach Buchheit will select from Sutherlin Ramsey Melbourne Spina Cassidy among others.
DePauw's tennis team edged Franklin 4 to 3 on the local courts. Singles results include Hughes defeating Tranter 12 10 6 2, Houston beating Gable 6 4 6 4, Coggswell defeating McCormick.
Philbrick defeated Wigan 6-0 6-3. Hughes and Cable beat Tranter and Houston 6-4 1-6 6-3. McCormick and Naftzgar beat Coggswell and Brannigan 7-9 6-1 6-4.
Baseball scores show American Association games with Toledo defeating Indianapolis 7 to 3 and Louisville beating Columbus 9 to 5. 11 inning St Paul at Kansas City 9-9 dark. American League Washington 10 New York 3 and Philadelphia 16 Boston 2. Cleveland 7 Detroit 4. St Louis 7 Chicago 3. National League Brooklyn 3 New York 2 and Philadelphia 6 Boston 13. Pittsburgh 11 Cincinnati 2. In Indianapolis hog prices rose 10-20 cents with hogs 160 275 pounds at 11.00 11.10. fat cattle 9 11.50. steers and heifers steady. lambs 15 16.50.
Senorita Lili D Alva rez and Miss Ken Bouman defeated Miss Helen Wills and Miss Edith Cross 8 11 6 4 in the quarter finals of the French hard courts championship at Auteuil. The upset adds a sensational note to the women doubles race.
Governor Harry G. Leslie granted a three day parole to George Chandler of Peru who is serving a 60 day sentence at the State Farm for possession of intoxicants so he could rush to his dying father’s bedside in Indianapolis.
Preparations for the third annual Green Castle public schools physical education exhibition proceed at 7 45 pm Friday in the vocational building. Miss Leona Kestner and W E Bausman direct the event featuring free exercises by boys, basketball demos, a volleyball segment, a 32 girl dance in costume, high school tumbling, and five Maypoles to close. Admission is free but a free will offering will be taken to fund a tennis court on the east side of the building.
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