Ruth Collapses On Way To New York Hospital
Babe Ruth, en route to New York City, collapsed in a train dressing room after arriving at Pennsylvania Station. A wheelchair and ambulance were ready as Mrs Ruth and a crowd gathered. doctors attended him at St Vincent Hospital after he grew pale and weak.
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Normal Nine at Purdue in season opener at Lafayette
Terre Haute State Normal meets Purdue in this afternoon’s fifth game of the locals season. Normal opens with a reportedly strong new team. In Oakland Johnny Farr earned a ten round decision over Stewart McLean of St Paul last night.
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New Indoor Net King Borotra Crowned Champion
Jean Borotra, member of the Davis Cup team, won the national indoor tennis title becoming the first foreigner to claim the honor. Vincent Richards, the 1924 indoor champion, did not defend his crown in the tournament.
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Parade and Stunts Mark Opening Day Of 1925 Diamond Season
Washington Park daily practice continues as Ownie Bush and the Indians prep for the Tuesday opener against the Kansas City Blues. A 28 prize parade and stunts line the day with floats bands and boosters in a Chamber of Commerce organized program. Marines will raise the flag at 2:15 PM and two exhibition games with the White Sox follow over the weekend.
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Wade Stars in Triangular Track Meet at Irwin Field
Wade of Carmel led Manual High School to a 62 point win over Carmel and Greenwood at Irwin field. He won four events including the 100 yard dash 220 yard dash shot put and broad jump and tied for high jump with Rubush. Hutton was Manual’s high point man as locals swept the mile and 880 yard runs.
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Derby favorite Oener clocks fast Churchill Downs trial
Lee O ener, a Kentucky Derby favorite, posted the fastest trial mile at Churchill Downs on Wednesday. The colt completed a mile in 1:41 4 5, finishing under restraint as Derby distance remains one and a quarter miles.
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Independent baseball clubs seek upcoming games in Indiana
The Meldon Club and Acme A A want matchups with state teams including Kokomo Greenfield Columbus Greensburg Martinsville and Shelbyville with a 17 year old class and a 10 year old class fast teams. Games wanted for next Sunday with contact numbers Drexel 3064 W and Bob. A business meeting is set for 1536 3 Imont Ave Friday night for players to attend.
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Evans stays in Chicago as season umpire
Billy Evans will umpire this season behind the plate, according to Frank Herridge secretary to Ban Johnson. Herridge denied Evans was dropped for refusing terms and said he will take his place soon after the season begins. In Cleveland friends say rumors spread he was a holdout for higher pay.
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Big League Notes From Multiple Cities
Baseball notes report several spring training and exhibition results across cities including Ngston Evansville Memphis San Antonio New Orleans Nashville and Detroit. Highlights mention the Boston Braves beating Rochester 5 to 2 and preparing for the Red Sox, Roberson’s pitching for the Three-I League, Bush’s warmup before the season, and homer, double and walk performances by players like Horns and Summa. The Tigers and Reds games are noted with multiple players contributing hits.
Butler Ohio Wesleyan Track Meet Opens Outdoor Season
Butler and Ohio Wesleyan will clash Friday in Delaware Ohio for the first outdoor track meet of the year. Thirteen athletes from Butler are slated to travel to the event.
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College Baseball Wednesday Scores Across Several Schools
Indiana University beat Vanderbilt 10 to 1 while Butler defeated Muncie Norm Balle 2 to 1 Army beat Manhattan 19 to 3 Cornell triumphed over University 8 to 8 Princeton defeated Tech 8 to ?
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Eight Leagues Line Up For Amateur Baseball Season
Plans near completion for the opening weekend of amateur baseball on April 25 and 26. Eight leagues including Commercial and Fraternal Class AA, Sunday Morning, Marion County Sunday School, Bix Six, Cooperative and National Class A, and Invincible Junior League Class B are registered. A conflict with Federation rules over outside players may affect post season intercity play, with a possible resolution discussed in May at Detroit.
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Cardinals Enter Season as Dark Horse Hopefuls
Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, aims at first division and notes strong hitting, pitching doubts, and good training in California. He cites strong competition from New York Brooklyn and Pittsburgh and says the team could be a dark horse if they get good breaks.
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Petersen sweepstakes to crown bowler of the world
Five hundred eighteen bowlers from coast to coast will begin the Petersen sweepstakes on Friday. The three day event in Chicago awards the winner 2500 dollars and the diamond championship medal.
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Tribe Notes Pitcher Shattered Shoulder In Field Mishap
Tribe notes pitcher with crippled right shoulder from a fall while shagging in the outfield. Rookie Walter Rehg rests to heal a pulled muscle in the left side. Hippo Thompson shows a sharp curve in batting practice. Em-Roe sport goods to donate a megaphone. Shorty buried a megaphone and stood at his stamping ground. Handling interfered with drills as rain arrived. Thompson and Hill pitched briefly before rain. Home uniforms are white with a black stripe and black trimmed. caps and socks are black with a red stripe. Charlie Carr produced the tales and sold them through En-Ros.
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Tech High to Host Noblesville in Friday Track Meet
The Technical High School track team welcomes Noblesville to the Tech athletic field on Friday afternoon for a county meet with multiple individual events.
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Big Golf Meet Free To State Public At I A C Gym
Indianapolis district golf officials announce a free Saturday night gathering at the I A C gym for all state golfers and their families especially inviting women golfers and wives. The program features slow motion pictures of Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen Chick Evans and other stars presented by C B Lloyd noted golf authority.
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Wicked Cues Exponents Schaefer and Hoppe at Coolers Exhibition
Billiard stars Schaefer and Hoppe staged exhibition matches at Coolers. Wednesday results showed Schaefer defeating Hoppe twice by 400 to 207, with long runs of 290 and 131 points highlighting the afternoon and evening sessions.
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Reynolds to Meet Record in Third Broadway Bout Tonight
Jack Reynolds faces Tommy Record in a finish wrestling match at the Broadway Theater tonight at 9 45 p m. Both matches so far were nearly even and a decisive victory is sought by the rivals. Reynolds has trained little due to an injured eye with Charley Olsen refereeing.
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Opening baseball gag reel riffing in April sports
A string of spoof sport notes from cities including Wise Cracks About and APPLE SAUCE describe opening games turning chaotic riot style with mischief and bizarre lineups. Names like Ervin Dempsey One Eyed Connolly and Patrick Xavier O Malley appear in chaotic vignette style items.
Butler Eagles Triumph Over Muncie Normal 11-2
Butler baseball overwhelmed Muncie Normal 11 to 2 in a Wednesday game. Ewing and Christopher pitched for Butler while Hutchinson and Groninger started for Muncie Normal. The winners used reserve pitchers in the late innings.
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False Ruth Death Rumor Halts London Headlines
London papers ran banner headlines declaring Babe Ruth dead though later reports corrected the false obituary. The piece notes the spread and the subsequent retractions amid the day’s confusion. Slinkard and Zoller tied for first at the East Side Gun Club shoot with 49 of 50, Wiggam won the handicap with a perfect score, and McIntire paired for a first in doubles at 119 of 120.
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N Y and Champs Collide in World Series Exhibition
Washington Senators meet the New York Giants in a two game exhibition series with New York ahead 5 to 4. George Mogridge to start for the Senators and Art Nehf eyed for the open next Tuesday as both clubs renew the world series atmosphere in Washington.
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Crawfordsville Names 1925 26 Team Captains
Theron Coffel elected captain of the 1925-26 basketball team and Donald Sherman named captain of the gridiron warriors at a Wabash “W” men meeting. Gold balls awarded to 1924 state champion teams. Nash Higgins to receive a W aweiater after resigning as track coach. Coffel is a junior and Sherman a senior.
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