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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1928
Page
11
New York sports column praises John J. McGraw as the Giants manager, despite front office trades that shuffled players. It credits his leadership, ten championships, and enduring drive to rebuild a pennant hopeful team amid changes and injuries.
Adam Comorosky, former Pennsylvania coach, collected three singles in three at bats for the league-leading Indians in Louisville. He drove in both runs and made four putouts in right field, including a dazzling ninth inning catch off Branom that helped seal a 2 to 1 win. Comorosky is hitting around .350.
Major sluggers Freddy Lindstrom Babe Ruth Lou Clemente plus others posted hits yesterday. Lindstrom Hornsby Ruth Cennonions contributed singles and drives while Heilmann Simmons Waner Frisch appeared in four plate appearances each.
The first open sweepstakes for local bowlers begins the new season tonight at 8 o'clock at the Uptown alleys. It will be a handicap affair and all pinmen are welcome.
Cleveland, with a bye, advances to face Chicago in the Union Printers International Baseball tournament second round in Boston. Other games include Detroit vs Washington, Cincinnati vs Indianapolis, and Boston vs St. Louis. High scoring Sunday saw Washington 24 St. Paul 14 and Chicago 21 Cincinnati 7 among results.
Indianapolis leads the American Association with a 71 52 record while Minneapolis and Milwaukee trail. American League teams include New York 77 35 and Philadelphia 71 39 with Detroit 48 61. St Louis 59 55 and Washington 49 64. National League features St Louis 68 42 and New York 62 41 with Chicago 68 49 and Philadelphia 38 13. Games today list Minneapolis at St Paul Kansas City at Milwaukee Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at Boston Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Baseball scores show multiple games with teams such as St Paul Minneapolis and Columbus Toledo. The notes list pitchers and players including Nelson Wirts Meyer and Shinault and report a boxing bout news that Jack Britton will fight Tony Vaccarelli in a ten round match at Queensboro Stadium Tuesday night.
The Indians lead the AA pennant by a game and a half after weekend wins in Louisville. Burwell beat the Colonels 2 1 and 3 0 with Comorosky driving in two runs and a late catch preventing a tie. Minnesota and Milwaukee press the chase as Betzel’s men tour the West through St Paul Minneapolis and Kansas City. Roy Spencer sparked Saturday’s Louisville win with two hits and a triple. Kyle Anderson, son of Dave Anderson, heads to Columbia in the ally league after Chicago U graduation.
Pitcher Lentz of the Illinois Central team is asked to call Mike Qualters at 4 this evening from Cherry 02 location.
Fred Heimach, known as Lefty, was sent from the St Paul association club to the New York Yankees to shore up a faltering pitching staff. The New York pitchers faltered as the crisis hit and Heimach debuted with the world champions, earning a 7 to 1 win over the Boston Red Sox despite a shoulder injury.
Kieth Gledhill of Santa Barbara defeats Walter Thomas of Elmira to claim the Western junior singles title 6-1 6-3 6-2 in Chicago. He teams with Joseph Coughlin to win the doubles title 6-2 6-2 6-3 over Samuel Hayes and Earl Taylor. Joe Bralley beats Frankie Parker 6-1 6-3 for the boys’ singles crown.
In Charlevoix Michigan on August 13 Johnny Hennessey the United States Davis Cup luminary defeated George O Connell to win the Michigan Riviera singles crown in straight sets 6 0 17 15 6 3 It was Hennesseys first competition since returning to America and he appeared a bit stale but gave a fine exhibition
Indiana Bell Telephone clinched the Manufactures League pennant by defeating J J Madden 10 to 1. Cobb allowed five hits while Becker homered. Gard Adams Bolds and Lane helped with the bats. Final standings list Indiana Bell at the top followed by Advance Paint and St John’s Evangelical, after Sunday action.
Helen Wills, America's queen of the tennis courts, defeated Helen Jacobs 6-2 6-1 to win Maidstone Country Club's annual invitation women's tournament in East Hampton. Wills dominated the final, claiming the title on the center court Saturday.
Bobby Reeves shows flashes for the Senators, delivering stunning plays yet delivering costly errors at times, highlighting a volatile mix of brilliance and mistakes in his performance.
The United States dominated the ninth Olympiad closing in Amsterdam. President Roosevelt led the homebound U S team as 54 prizes were claimed, including 22 firsts, 17 seconds and 15 thirds, with strong leads in track and field, swimming, and rowing amid widespread national participation. The IOC urged youth participation for Los Angeles 1932.
Ramon Suero, a Cuban sportsman, was recovering from an accident in Long Beach after his speed boat Miss Havana II tore a rudder strut at nearly fifty miles per hour. The craft overturned and wrecked. Suero was thrown clear and shaken but not seriously harmed.
The eight member 1928 British Walker Cup team arrived in New York aboard the Baltic. They will stay until Tuesday then travel to Chicago for the Walker Cup play and their Western amateur tournament appearance, with cup matches scheduled for August 30 and 31.
Berkley Bell of Austin Texas defeated Gregory Mangin of Newark New Jersey in the Meadow Club invitation final with set scores 6 0 6 3 7 5 to claim the championship on Saturday in Southampton New York.
Lillian Copeland of Pasadena California broke the world shot put record at the Femina Club meet in Brussels on Sunday with a throw of 11.71 metres or 39 feet 1.02 inches marking a new best for the event.
Brescia of Italy defeated the New York Nationals champions in a crowd of more than 16,900 at the match in New York. The Aug. 13 game drew a large attendance as the international club beat the U S champion.
Charley Jamieson returned from a three week absence to drive in the tying run and score the eventual winner in Cleveland's 3 2 victory over Detroit. The Indians rallied with three runs in the ninth inning after being held scoreless until then.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announces William T. Tilden will be one of the team members to face France in Philadelphia September 6 7 and 8. His participation awaits U S S T A meeting on August 24 to decide his amateur status.
The national junior and boys tennis tournament starts today at Culver Military Academy Culver Indiana with a field of over 100 players from across the nation. Indianapolis entrants include Cornelius Holloway Bruce Johnson Bob McCullough Jack Roberts and Jack Yule all representing the Hawthorn Club.
INDIAN HILLS GOLF CLUB Chicago Aug 13 Mrs Harry Pressler San Gabriel Cal headed a field of the country s leading women golfers in the qualifying round today of the twenty sixth annual Women s Western Golf Association tourney 140 women starting play today Entrants included almost a dozen former champions Dorothy Page Mrs Miriam Burns Horn 1927 national champion Mrs David Gant Mrs Melvin Jones and Mrs Perry W Fiske were among the more recent winners who hoped to take home the crown Mrs Pressler defending champion hopes to repeat The program calls for an eighteen hole qualifying round today The thirty two players making the lowest scores will qualify for the championship flight One round of match play will be run off each day throughout the week with a thirty six hole round for the championship Saturday.
In Rye New York on August 13 William Tilden is due to play Tuesday after a first round bye. George Loft of Chicago United States Davis cup team to appear today on day two of the eastern championships. Francis Hunter joined by Fritz Mercur and Berkeley Bell win two matches to reach the third round.
Frank Shields of New York the national junior champion defeated Emmett Pare of Chicago 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-3 to claim the singles title at Covington. Shields and Karl Kamrath of New Orleans took the doubles title over Cliff Sutter and Gus Feuer of Miami 6-2 6-2 6-4.
The St Louis Cardinals hold a slender two and a half game lead over the New York Giants as both teams head into Tuesday games. The Cardinals face Rogers Hornsby’s Boston Braves while the Giants meet the Cubs in Chicago. The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 4 to 2 on Sunday widening the gap and sparking a tight pennant battle in the National League with potential World Series implications.
Two Ft. Hare rison soldiers receive spots on the fifth card at the Punch Bowl Tuesday night. K. O. Brown faces Smiley Ryan in a six round prelim, Claude Payne battles Jimmy Meyers in four rounds, with Brown and Payne backed by Howard Mitchell and Jackie Purvis. The 135 pound top six features visiting rivals as the prelims lead to two ten round bouts Steve McDonald vs Jack Kane and Jackie Reynolds vs Frankie Larrabee.
Charles Pierson and Harry Collins shared high gun honors in the 100 target event with 92. Collins won the 25 target handicap with 21 while Pierson had 20. In doubles Pierson took first with 16 and Collins was second with 15.
Wayne Berry defeated Albert Davis in the Columbus city tennis final with set scores 6-4 6-1 2-6 2-6 6-3 to claim the title. The August championship concluded with Berry taking the cup in Columbus, Indiana.
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