Locals Sweep Three High School Baseball Games
Three Indianapolis teams won on Wednesday with strong pitching and late rallies. Lawrence was shut out by Shorty Jordan who allowed one hit and struck out fourteen. Butler beat Tech 3 0 while Manual defeated Columbus 8 6. Broad Ripple earned its first win of the season, 6 4 over Oakland in seven innings.
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Indianapolis
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Lawrence
Butler
Shorty Jordan
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Columbus
Ind
Higgs
Cassady
Broad Ripple
Oakland
Ripple
Old-Time Player Dies
Addison Co. Gumbert, 57, Allegheny county commissioner, died in West Pennsylvania hospital in Pittsburgh. A former professional pitcher, he played for Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn. He held the record for the longest unfinished game in organized baseball until 1920, pitching twenty innings for Chicago against Cincinnati in 1892.
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Gumbert
Allegheny County
West Pennsylvania
Chicago
Boston Brotherhood
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Manual High School Track to Face Richmond Friday
Manual High School track team will compete with Richmond this Friday with a squad of twelve. The school has introduced spring basketball this year with forty boys training every night.
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Manual High School
Richmond
Manual
Corbett Wins on Foul to Defeat Mascart in Cleveland
Al Corbett, a Cleveland product coached by Johnny Kilbane, defeated European featherweight champion Edouard Mascart on a foul in the ninth round here Wednesday night. Belgian middleweight champ Eugene Devos beat Tommy Burns in eight rounds.
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Bay United Press
Cleveland
al Corbett
Edouard Mascart
Eugene Devos
Tommy Burns
Corbett
Johnny Kilbane
Hummel Club Hosts Friday Smoking and Boxing Card
The Hummel Athletic Club presents a smoker and boxing show at Wolf's Hall on Morris and Nordyke streets Friday night. Eight bouts are scheduled with Amateur glove slingers from the South Side Turners and Fairbanks Mores taking part, with action promised.
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Hummel Athletic Club
Wolf's Hall
Morris and Nordyke Sts
South Side
Turners
Fairbanks- Mores
Pave Stadium Approaches At Ohio State University
Columbus officials announced a fourteen thousand dollar appropriation to build six paved approaches to Ohio Stadium.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Stadium
Major homers Wednesday by Young Giants Tierney Robins Vache Red Sox
A roundup of home runs hit Wednesday features players Young from the Giants Tierney and Robins for the Red Sox Vache contributing in the same slate. The league saw multiple long balls across several teams including the Giants and Red Sox.
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Young
Giants
Tierney
Robins
Vache
Red Sox
Ruth Remains in Bed in Hospital Recovery
Babe Ruth will not be discharged from St. Vincent's hospital for another week. Attendants say he is recovering but must be perfectly sound, making a late May return to play possible.
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United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
St. Vincent's Hospital
Saints Indulge in Marathon Battle with Indians Heartbreak
The Saints and Indians staged a fourteenth inning marathon in which Krueger and Schreiber sparkled. Connery the Saints president admitted fatigue from the edge of his seat action as the Indians turned four double plays and Allen was suspended briefly after a run in with umpires. The game featured sharp fielding and clutch hits with Hodapp's line drive snagged by Koenig and Florence contributing late.
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Bob Connery
The
Saints
American Association
Indianapolis
Christenburg
Sicking
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Allen
Clarke Schmandt
Schreiber
Se Krueger
Robertaon
Hill
Florence de Loof
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H Christensen
Durst
Collins
Mollwitz
Wade
McQuaid
P Oid
Krueger
Florence
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St. Paul
Indianapol
Christensen
Haas
Koenig
Sc’ Iber
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Jaye
Schmandt
Boone
Christenbury
Kanapolis
Kolp
Bill
Maid
Chi and
Hayes
Anager Bush
Rehg
Drake Relays Set With Western and Missouri Valley Stars
Key athletes from Drake University, Western Conference and Missouri Valley Conference compete across sixteenth annual Drake relay meet in Des Moines. Harold Phelps of Iowa, cross country champion, Lancaster of Missouri Valley vault, Barron of Notre Dame hurdlers, and Wisconsin's Captain Vellely lead events around Friday and Saturday in the Drake Bowl.
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Western
Missouri Vale
Drake University
Des Moines
Harold R. Phelps
Iowa
Lancaster
Missouri
Barron
Notre Dame
Vellely
Wisconsin
Baseball Tonight Rivalries Spread Across Ten Cities
American Association features St. Paul at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Louisville Kansas City at Toledo Milwaukee at Columbus. American League matchups include St. Louis at Cleveland Philadelphia at Houston Detroit at Chicago New York at Washington. National League brings Cincinnati at St. Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh.
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American Association
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Minneapolis
Miwaukee
Kansas City
York
Phila
Detroit
Louis
Chicago
Jostons
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Ichicago
Aney
Pitts
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Boston
Games Today
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Louievill
Toledo
Milwaukee
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Hston
New York
Washington
National League
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Yesterday's Baseball Results From Multiple Cities
Scores show Minneapolis, Louisville, Columbus, New York, St. Louis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Cincinnati and more. Notable games include Philadelphia defeating New York 6 to 3 in extra innings and Chicago edging Pittsburgh 5 to 4 with late rally. Names listed include Shocker, Francis, O Neill, Bengough, Johnson, Ruel for New York and Hartnett, Morrison, Smith for Pittsburgh.
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American League
New York
Washington
Shocker
Francis
O'Neill
Bengough
Johnson
Ruel
Nurmi to Race Indians in Gallup May
Paavo Nurmi the flying Finn will race three Zuni and three Hopi Indians in Gallup New Mexico in May. Final arrangements were completed on Wednesday when the six runners were presented to Nurmi and details of the event were outlined by Hugo Quist his manager.
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United Presse
Albuquerque
N. M
Paavo Nurmi
Gallup
Nurmi
Hugo Quist
Mat Program Tonight at Place Broadway Theater
The program features main event Jack Reynolds against Ali Fiascat with opening Sammy Davis versus Kid Chisman. Wind-up bout Honeycutt versus King with eneeree-Chen Olsen listed in the card.
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Broadway
Jack Reynolds
Ali Fiascat
Sammy Davis
Kid Chisman
Reckless” Honeycutt
Happy King
Eneeree
Chen Olsen
Local baseball teams seek schedule amid cancellations and trials
Independent. The Acme A. C. cannot play this Sunday due to a cancellation. The Acmes seek well known city and state opponents after an 18 to 66 loss to the North Stars. Numerous teams listed, meetings scheduled at various addresses. Beech Grove Reds and Edwards All Stars plan practices and openings. Franklin, Ind. tennis results noted with Butler victory and player matchups.
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Acmes
North Stars
A. As
Belmonts
Arsenal Cubs
Indianapolis Giants
W. Nave
Miller St
Illiam Johnson
Pershing Ave
Belmont
Kepner Wins Weekly Three-Cushion Tourney at Cooler's
Kepner defeated Rubens 15 to 13 in the final match of the rapid-fire billiards tourney at Cooler's on Wednesday night to claim the title. He also beat McBride and Noonan during the evening.
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Kepner
Rubens
Cooler's
McBride
Noonan
Holy Cross Beats Yale in 6-2 Tilt
Holy Cross pitcher Owen Carroll relieved Peloquin in the seventh with bases loaded and no outs, striking out the side as Holy Cross defeated Yale 6 to 2 in New Haven on April 23.
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United Press
New Haven
Conn
Owen Carroll
Holy Cross
Peloquin
Yale
State Bowling Meet Tonight Schedule and Results Summary
The article lists tonight's bowling schedule with lanes and pairings including Kernel, Dudley, McFerren, Geese, Hamilton, Collester, and more. It also notes singles and doubles events with participants such as M. Pym, Orea, R. Kean, Piez, Holzhauser, Wallace, Dugan, and Watson. The Fast Side Gun Club weekly shoot is mentioned with McIntire winning fifty targets and a doubles event result.
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H. McFerren
I. Geese
G. Hamilton
F. Collester
Alley
W. Burnas
R. Kemper
M. Pym
Orea
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C. Wallace
Riebe
J. Born
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Ceseee
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FE. Piez
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F. Metzger
Gf Omene
G Watson B. Mens
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Oe Raters
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L. Namin
A. Liebtag
T. Braden
FE. Magel
W. James
L. Backett
Roberts
Mer
H. Overhiser
McIntire
Slinkard
Saints and Indians Extend Pennant Duel in 14 Innings
In a tense Washington Park classic the Saints rally past the Indians 3 to 2 in fourteen innings. Marty Koenig drove in the winning run with a sharp double, Durst scoring on the play as Ernie Krueger and Chris Christenburg keyed two Saint tallies. Crack pitcher Carmen Hill hurled superbly for the Tribe despite the loss with eight assists in the field.
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Schreiber
Robertson
Saints
Hill
Indians
Carmen Hill
Tribe
Marty Koenig
Kid Shortsop
Durst
Koenig
Ernie Krueger
Haas
Hoosier Ten Sinks in Big Ten Action Losses at Home and Away
Illinois overwhelmed Purdue 14 to 1 at Lafayette while Ohio State edged Indiana 6 to 5 at Bloomington. Purdue drops a third Big Ten game as Indiana out hits Ohio but loses in the ninth. Link and Miller pitched for I U and Ohio respectively with Laron homering.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ohio State
I. U
Bloomington
Crimson
Indiana
Ohio
Buckeyes
Link
I. A
Miller
Laron
Moomaw
Anuckle Program Promises Evening of Boxing in Indianapolis
Matchmaker Shine of the Progress Athletic Club has lined 38 rounds at Tomlinson Hall Friday night. Highlights include a ten round main bout Happy Atherton of Indianapolis versus Midget Mike O Dowd of Columbus Ohio, plus featherweight eight round bouts featuring Carl Schmaedel of Indianapolis vs Jack Langford of Louisville and Billy Edge of Gary against Louie Bloom of Columbus. Also scheduled are Billy Meyers of Indianapolis vs Leo Gardner of Ft Wayne in a six round contest and two four round lightweight bouts Rip Wilson vs Eddie Smith and Kid Chisel vs Kid Sullivan.
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Progress Athletic Club
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Happy Atherton
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Ohio
Carl Schmaedel
Rip Wilson
Eddie Smith
Kid Chisel
Kid Sullivan
Purdue Golf Opens Season at Lafayette Country Club
Purdue University starts its golf schedule Saturday at Lafayette Country Club facing Northwestern. The schedule lists early meets in May against Chicago at Lafayette and Indiana at Bloomington, with additional events in the peak season to follow.
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Northwestern
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Lafayette Country Club
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Fayette
Lafay
Oomington
College Baseball Scores Sight Busy Wednesday
Ohio State and Indiana played to a 6 6 tie while Illinois routed Purdue 14 3. Holy Cross and Yale were 2 2. Cornell 2 Niagara 0. Lafayette 11 Army 2. Princeton 5 Columbia 4. Brown 13 Boston University 0. Missouri 4 Nebraska 3.
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Yale
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Lafayette
Army
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