Drake Relays Show Speed in Sixteenth Carnival
At Des Moines Drake relay carnival Butler set an American medley record 7:439-10 while Wabash fell short by close. Iowa teams Buena Vista Carroll high school and Iowa State Teachers College posted new marks. Harold Osborne world high jump hope eyes record as finals run today.
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Penn relay carnival heats unfold with sprint and hurdle stars
Opening preliminaries gave way to a busy Penn relay carnival in Philadelphia. The day featured the 100 yard dash and 120 yard hurdles with Lord Burghley and A V Porritt among the entrants, plus college and interscholastic relays and several anticipated world records barring rain. Georgetown University aimed for mile and two mile relay wins after six records this season.
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Scheduling Frays in State Bowling Meet and Local Events
The schedule lists two man and five man events with multiple lanes at City Alley and Alley Team venues. Participants include J Blue, E Harkenrider, R Yaroker, R Engel, S Parsons, G Collier, I Johnson, and teams like Captain 0 and Lanternier Florists. Several venues, times, and names appear with scattered city references and event labels.
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Hornsby Escapes Serious Injury After Close Head Hit
Rog ers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals was briefly benched after a light concussion when Adolfo Luque nicked his skull with a pitch in a Thursday game. Doctors found no skull fracture though a different impact might have proved fatal, recalling Ray Chapman’s 1920 tragedy and Frank Chance’s later injuries.
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Strangler Ernie Maddock Returns to Renowned Broadway Bout
Maddock earns another shot at Jack Reynolds in a finish wrestling match on Broadway next Thursday as part of a double header with Matty Matsuda and Young Stecher. Reynolds defeated Maddock previously and humiliated him with two slam falls, while Maddock recently beat Tommy Record locally in a decisive victory.
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Landis to officiate Quincy city league opener
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis commissioner of baseball has accepted an invitation from Quincy mayor to officiate at the opening of the city league on May 9.
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Baseball Standings and Results From A League Schedule and Scores
American Association games include Minneapolis at Louisville and Columbus at Kansas City with mixed scores. The American League features St Louis at Cleveland and Detroit at Chicago among others. National League matchups involve Cincinnati at St Louis and Boston at New York with several intercity pairings.
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Happy Loser In Main Go Sets Boxing Night Record
Midget Mike O'Dowd of Columbus defeated Happy Atherton in ten rounds in the main bout at Tomlinson Hall. Langford stopped Schmadel in three, Bloom outboxed Edge in eight, Meyers beat Gardner in six, and Wilson edged Smith in four. Chissell and Sullivan staged a draw.
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Manual and Tech Triumph in Two Triangular Track Meets
Manual and Tech swept Friday meets at Willard Park and the school field. Hutton of Manual led with 20 points at Willard Park while Huber of Richmond dominated sprint events. Clift of Tech set a school record in the 220 hurdles, Wilson of Tech excelled in jumps and shot put, Leet and Jones won multiple sprints and distance events for Tech and Elwood.
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A B C Opener Sets Dates For Ohio And D C Games
The A B C baseball team visits Dayton Ohio on Sunday then hosts the Negro National League opener at Washington Park on May 3 against the Cuban Stars. Several young players will be cut next week. Three new players including two outfielders and a catcher will report to Manager Allen next week. The club is seeking two pitchers.
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Barbasol Team Takes Lead In State Bowling Tourney
Barbasol lead in the state bowling tourney with 2897 as Fulton-for-Mayor of Gary slips to 2856 and Claman Lunch of Indianapolis 2853. Century Alley Five sits fourth at 2814 while Hotel Lincoln No 1 of Indianapolis has 2807. Cutsinger topped singles with 616 and Kim Mell-Fehrenbach led doubles with 1140 as rolling events continue.
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Ruths at St Vincent's Hospital Amid Babe Ruth Illness
Babe Ruth is ill at St Vincent's Hospital and his wife Mrs Ruth, a constant visitor, has suffered a nervous breakdown and is now a patient. Her condition is not serious and blamed on worry over Babe Ruth's illness. Both are expected to leave the hospital in May.
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Doctor Shattuc Dreams of Indy 500 Start
Ohio doctor William E. Shattuc, 30, who funded his racing dream by becoming a physician, enters a car in the Indianapolis 500 to be run May 30. He earned an estate from his grandfather, bought a racing car, and after early racing and a crash, now prepares for his first start on the bricks at Indy.
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Osborne Claims Biggest Hands in Baseball
IY Osborne, a Brooklyn star pitcher, asserts he has the largest hands in baseball and uses this trait as a notable trick. he often showcases a grip that emphasizes his extraordinary hands.
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Opening Amateur Baseball Parade Announces 800 Players
A large downtown parade will celebrate the amateur baseball opening today. About 800 sandsot diamond performers are expected in line. The route runs from Walnut and Delaware to North Meridian Washington Senate and New York, ending at park diamonds for opening games. Leagues scheduled to start today include Commercial Fraternal Co operative Marion County S S National American and Big Six.
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Cumberland opens season with Silver Flash in Cumberland
Cumberland Indiana hosts Indianapolis Silver Flash Sunday in opener. Schedule shows May 3 at Fortville. clubs seek games for May 3 and 10. Local notices list many teams and contact numbers for arranging matches and practices across multiple towns.
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Major league hits spark late rally in scoring spree
Ty OE Genewich of the Braves shut down the Giants with five hits allowed to spark an 8 to 1 win. Dazzy Vance yielded fifteen hits in a high scoring affair as the Cubs defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 6. Browns lost to Indians 8 to 4, Reds beat St Louis 6, and White Sox edged Detroit 4 to 3 with few safeties. Earl Conrad defeated Billy Stecher in two straight falls in Des Moines, and Harry Greb outpointed Jack Reddick in Toronto.
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Cathedral Defeats Morton in Tennis Showdown
The Cathedral High School tennis team beat Morton High of Richmond on their courts winning four of five matches.
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Seamen Triumphs In Lightweight Elimination Semi Final
Brunswick story reports bolstering Seamen defeating Larry Regan in the third round with a decisive one two punch. Chicago note adds Meyers defending his middleweight title by beating Tony Rocco Friday night.
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Fox's Five Heads to National Bowling Tourney
Local women's bowling team Fox's Five will depart Sunday for Cleveland to compete in the national tournament. They will enter the five-woman event Monday night and the singles and doubles on Tuesday. Team members named Geisel Fox Kritsch Broich and Auble.
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Local high school baseball teams struggle in Friday games
Three of four local squads lost Friday while Technical edged a 2 0 win for the east siders at Bloomington. Shorty Jordan pitched a shutout with 15 strikeouts and three hits. Manual dropped a 9 8 ten inning decision to Brazil at Garfield Park as Shortridge fell at Southport 9 to unknown. Broad Ripple lost 20 6 at Oakland. The north siders committed numerous errors.
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Nurmi Spends Winter in Boston Without Expense Money
Boston officials say Paavo Nurmi received no personal payment to compete at Elks games last winter. The Boston Athletic Association and the Elks cover travel costs from Europe, each contributing 100 dollars.
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Believe Nurmi Blameless Before The Pennsylvan ia Carnival
Prominent coaches and officials at the Pennsylvania carnival in Philadelphia discussed the Nurmi case more than the games. They doubted any wrongdoing and suggested a possible financial demand for Nurmi appearance may have been unknown to him. Reports say Nurmi’s manager might have asked 1500 for a Nurmi Ritola race at the Drake carnival and could be questioned.
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Butler Beats Hanover in Tight 4-2 Baseball Win
Butler baseball defeated Hanover College at Irwin Field Friday 4 to 2. Ewing pitched well allowing five hits. Keach and Reichel homered for Butler, while Hanover outfielder Funk hit a ninth inning homer.
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Indians Sweep Saints as Pacemakers Face Millers Next
Ownie Bush's Indians clinched a 6 to 2 win over the Saints, strengthening their lead as they prepare to host the Minneapolis Millers. Fred Fitzsimmons pitched well in a four-day series ending with two more Saints banished from the field. Attendance surpassed 2,200 with 1,200 women admitted free on Ladies Day. A rare two-run sac fly scored on a long drive by Schmandt misplayed by Christensen, creating a unique scoring moment at Washington Park.
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Millers and Indians Duel on Road Trip Stretch
Mike Kelley comments on pennant chances as the Millers aim to damage foes on a road trip. Ray Schmandt shines at first with three RBIs. Umpire Hayes ejects Haas and Berghammer. Saints struggle with Belonging hits. Indians rally with leads in multiple innings as Holtzhauser goes seven. Indians to play in seven cities before May 29 return.
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