This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1930
Page
2
A collage of sport anecdotes spans the day from New York to Augusta. Phil Suffering Scott praises American fighters and sportsmanship while Prime Carnera inks a win take all bout offer. Other items note boxing results, baseball star Ruth comments, and golf pros in Augusta.
Sarasota April 1 The Corriden led Pastimers near peak condition ahead of the Red Sox game at Washington Park in an early spring showcase. Veterans like Koenecke Monahan Freigau and Connolly headline a versatile infield as the squad trains hard and travels to Indianapolis for the next exhibition.
Hundreds of Jewish basketball fans will witness the state playoff game tonight at the Kirshbaum Center between the Kirshbaum Netters and the Communal Y M H A. The Kirshbaum lineup features Brodsky Feldman forward L Kempler center Stein Kaufman guards with Goldsmith Kemp ler and Madorsky seeing action. The Y M H A starts P Davis and Wechsler at forwards A Zokerman at center and Reiswerg and L Davis at guards.
Walter Johnson’s 14 year old son Walter Jr. is recovering after his legs were crushed when hit by a car two weeks ago. Specialists reported today that amputation will not be needed as both legs mend rapidly, easing earlier fears of severe injury.
Richmond Indiana April 1 Players are rapidly being lined up for the new Richmond Central League baseball team. Manager John McCloskey expects a full squad for three weeks of April training. Seven Akron reserve players signed to be tryouts. Pitchers include Wayne Blough and Myles Beeler from Akron. Don Goble ex Tennessee catcher signed, with Don Bean and Bob Gibson as prospects. Del Peters signed after buying his release from Hagerstown. Earl Blair Mike Bosco Brodie Thompson also joined from Akron.
Sammy Mandell will defend his lightweight title for the fourth year in a fifteen round bout against Al Singer of New York. The championship fight is set for July 17 at Yankee Stadium.
Dr. Walter E. Meanwell coached Wisconsin basketball for eight seasons. his teams lost only three games in five of those seasons, showcasing exceptional performance and minimal defeats during crucial periods.
Indianapolis star OBBY BONES arrived aboard the Nemerb and played at Hemisphere Hills in a district qualifier. He shot 96 earning low medal honors as a large crowd watched a lively, if ragged, golf display amid reports of a growing field and claims of hole in one bets.
Lauter Boys Club schedules a Wednesday 8 p m meet for all members and tryouts at Red Wineel's home 1280 West Market Street. Keystones held a stiff Greenhouse Park workout and plan a practice with Ace's Ginger Beer next Sunday. Y M C A 8S prep continues with two practices until April 13. games via Southport 140 J, Frank.
The split season is not a modern innovation in baseball. The National League had a split season in 1892.
America's best race horses and sportsmen gathered at Bowie race track to launch an eleven day spring meet with a $5,000 inaugural prize for seven furlongs. Rapid Transit and Pennant Lass head the A W Wentzel Kilrane Stable entry favored to win.
Wallace Wade, after seven years as Alabama football coach, resigns and signs a five year contract to coach at Duke University. He led the Crimson Tide to three southern conference titles, the 1925 Rose Bowl win over Washington, and a tie with Stanford in the 1926 Rose Bowl.
Bud Taylor a Terre Haute featherweight will substitute for Earl Mastro and face Fidel La Barba in a ten round Coliseum fight on April 21. Mastro canceled after death of his mother. Yale Okun defeated Frankie Wine in a ten round decision in Rochester with Okun at 172 and Wine at 182.
Ed Dudley Wilmington pro matched the Forrest Hills Ricker course record with a 68 to lead the Southeastern Open after 36 holes at Augusta. Bobby Jones clings to a three stroke edge as Horton Smith Johnny Farrell and Tom Kerrigan close the field in Georgia.
Tonight's program lists ten round headliner Billy Petrolle of Fargo against Joe Azzarella of Milwaukee in lightweight action. Other bouts include Royal Cox versus Reamer Roberts eight rounds featherweights and Scotty Scotten against Earl Ryder six rounds. Johnny Bass meets Roy Pierson and Dutch Balting faces Dick Porter in lighter classes with an emergency bout Tommy Brown against Harry Jenkins. First bout at 8 15.
Miss Maureen Orcutt led qualifiers in the north and south women's amateur golf tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina with an 80 topping 112 starters. Helen Hicks and Glenna Collett followed with 81 and 82 respectively First round match play began today.
Jimmy McNamara of New York defeated Al Bryant of Newark in a ten round lightweight bout held Monday in New York City.
Primo Carnera reached Los Angeles from Denver to face his fourteenth knockout opponent Neil Clisby on April 8. Managers Leon Lee and Billy Duffy favor Hollywood film offers but remain focused on boxing. In Springfield Illinois Jimmy Lundy outpointed Jackie Purvis in a ten round welterweight bout in Los Angeles.
April 1 in Boston Herman Perlick dropped a ten round decision to Bruce Flowers of New Rochelle while Henry Perlick narrowly lost to Hy Diamond.
First Presbyterian meets West Washington at 8 tonight in the church gym on Sixteenth and Delaware for the city Presbyterian basketball title. Memorial battles Westminster at 7 for third place after West Washington beat Westminster 26 to 15 and First Presbyterian defeated Memorial 20 to 10 in Monday's first round.
Goodman defeats Johnny Mellow in ten rounds by decision in Pittsburgh on Monday. Mel low hails from Detroit and is the opponent in this Cleveland lightweight bout.
United Press report from Cleveland notes Gary Heap of Beloit and partner Jimmy Devine leading doubles with 1339 and Heap climbing to second in all events after a 1727 series Monday. Heap added 638 in singles and 556 in team for 1966 total as teams chase 3000 in last week.
Rosy Baker known as Kid Baker from Anderson stopped Indian Roy Cocayne of Colorado in the fourth round of a ten round bout at Marigold A C on Monday night. Baker led from early, nearly floor in second round, with Burgess over Goolsby and Coogan stopping Brown in prelims.
The article surveys training camps for several major leagues teams from Yankees in St. Petersburg to Giants in San Antonio. It highlights relaxed retreats with bridge games, movies, night life, and local flavor from Tampa Bay to California coast, noting unique town atmospheres and ongoing social scenes during winter camps.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.