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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1928
Page
4
Green castle Ind Aug 18 United Press Thirty players to report for DePauw football with sixty expected for the first workout Coach W L Hughes arrives next Saturday to begin shaping the squad Seven lettermen were lost to graduation last season including six linemen and one back.
The column weighs possibilities for a new champion emerging from college life and lists prospects like Al Lassman a six foot four 215 pound NYU star aiming for pro boxing. Manager interest centers on Lassman with ties to Bronson and Kearns while Lassman contemplates the switch from football to boxing.
A compact roster style note lists Ruth Gehrig Hauser Simmons Blue Wilson Bottomley Hurst Bissonette Hafey Hornsby and other star players associated with Yankees Athletics Browns Cubs Cards Phillies Robins Braves in a 1940s era summary of standout performers.
New York lightweights Tommy Grogan of Omaha and Ruby Stein of New York clash in a ten-round semi final at Queensboro Stadium Tuesday night. Lupe Tenorio meets Joe Glick in the ten-round final. Georgie Levine of Brooklyn faces Izzy Grove in a ten-round final at Ebbets Field Wednesday. Baby Joe Gans of Los Angeles fights Harry Felix of New York in the semi-final. Bert Colima defeats Ray Moore in Hollywood for the Pacific Coast heavyweight claim in ten rounds. Young Corbett of Fresno kayoed an unnamed opponent in San Francisco in the fifth round. Dave Shade of New York is a 6 to 5 favorite over Joe Anderson of Louisville in Chicago for a ten-round bout.
Fire Glow, a Grand Circuit colt owned by William Bradford of Bennington VI, died from inflammation of the bowels after a post mortem. Veterinarian Dr. William Sprangle announced the result in Cleveland on Friday. The report draws attention to the colt’s suspected poisoning. Outfielder Frederick of Memphis is batting around .375, drawing notice from major league clubs.
Baseball calendar lists American Association and National League games with multiple doubleheaders. The schedule shows Indianapolis at Minneapolis Louisville at St Paul Columbus at Milwaukee Toledo at Kansas City two games and National League pairings Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St Louis with American League tests St Louis at Lane Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington Cleveland at New York Louisville. several games postponed by rain. Scoring summaries include Minneapolis 69 points and Pittsburgh 10 in one set, plus various late-inning results and notes on rain delays.
Larry Benton of the New York Giants delivered brilliant relief pitching Friday to beat the St Louis Cardinals 3 to 2. He entered with bases loaded and one out in the eighth, retired the side, then closed out the ninth. The Giants scored on two sacrifice flies and Andy Cohen's single. The victory moved New York 244 games from the top.
New York Aug 18 A record number of entries is predicted for the sixth annual New York State amateur golf tournament at the Westchester Biltmore Club from August 23 to 26.
Minneapolis hosts Indianapolis in a five game series at Nicollet Park as the second place Millers face the league leaders. Betzel's club eyes a series advantage while Milwaukee’s 10 game win streak looms as a threat to top two. Indians and Millers split in St Paul and aim to widen or close the gap.
The Indians finished their season against the Saints with a 13-11 record. In a Friday doubleheader, St Paul won 3-2 while the Indians lost 6-4. Swetonic pitched the first game win. Leverett took the nightcap loss after a dropped foul by Burrus sparked a four run rally for the Saints.
Aug 18 gossip from Friday's double header between Indians and Saints details several standout moments. Layne saved Wera with a shoe string catch, Connolly fended off Funk's hopper, Funk nearly cleared the park, Roettger snagged Sweton's foul, and Comorosky starred in right field with top catches in both games. Warstler made a notable leaping grab, Leverett was ruled out after missing third base, and Comorosky's defense and running catches drew praise.
Forest Hills, L. I. August 18. East and West to meet to settle tennis dispute. Rain halted Friday. First singles match at 1 p.m. Adgelotte faces Brown. Other matches follow every half hour featuring Lott, Van Ryn, Herrington, Washburn, Sellers, Mangin, King, and Mercur in a star-studded lineup.
Four former National Women's tennis champions enter the 41st annual national championships at Forest Hills. The event starts Monday with all but current queen Helen Wills in the first round. Wills has a bye to the second round and faces Mrs. J S Taylor in her upcoming match.
The first round of play for the city Class A amateur baseball championship opens this afternoon with four games at local park diamonds and a fifth at Washington Park. Matchups include Link-Belt Dodge versus Morris St M E at Riverside No 1 and Ft Harrison versus St Johns at Washington Park with all other games at Riverside diamonds.
NEA Service and Times Sports Writer name eight AL and six NL players for the all-star rookie team. They highlight Don Hurst Carl Lind Ralph Kress Pinkey Whitney Eddie Morgan Joe Hassler Doug Taitt Red Barnes Marty Callaghan Ed Morris Ed Walsh Jim Faulkner Virgil Davis and John Cummings as top rookies. Lind Morgan and Hassler are seen as definite finds, with Lind likely to become a star and Morgan possessing major league potential.
Maurice Stone of Indianapolis nearly captured the Interscholastic golf crown, losing to William Heinlein in the final hole. He posted a 79 in qualifying, with ongoing strong play on Coffin course. Other locals include Neville Ewing and George Anderson slated for Ft Wayne State Junior meet, while George Klein won Rotary Club event with 85 gross at Lebanon.
Major league batting highlights from yesterday include Rogers Hornsby going hitless in three at bats against Eppa Jay, Paul Waner collecting six hits with two doubles in seven plate appearances against the Phillies, Freddy Lindstrom single in five trips off Clarence Mitchell, Frankie Frisch failing to reach safely in three at bats against Fred Pitt Simmons, Harry Heilmann doubling and scoring in three appearances against Irving Fadley. Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and 8 Simmons were idle due to rain.
Advance sale of tickets for the United States versus Argentina polo matches at Meadow Brook Club in New York has surpassed $100,000, announced by the United States Polo Association. The high demand underscores the event’s prestige and international draw.
Miss Stella Smith better known as Knockout Stell plans to challenge any girl to a twenty round bout at 160 pounds. Reportedly, no opponent has lasted more than three rounds with Stell in past encounters.
Chicago heat slowed the pace of the British Walker Cup players in opening practice rounds at the Bob O'Link course. They plan to enter the Western amateur championship beginning Monday at Bob O'Link, with Walker Cup play set for August 30 and 31.
Sacramento report states outfielder Clarence Hoffman of the local Pacific Coast League club will join the Chicago White Sox on a trial basis. He is sent in the Earl Sheeley deal plus 25000 dollars.
Bloomington Aug 16 Head Football Coach Page returns from a Michigan vacation to check candidate eligibility and summer school work. He plans football practice to begin Sept 15 using four fields Memorial field the new practice field old Jordan field and the golf course with about 250 candidates including freshmen reporting.
University of Texas tennis star Berkeley Bell, only 19, is drawing attention this summer with strong performances in eastern meets. The young talent shows rapid improvement and rising confidence as he leads UT on national circuit.
At Saratoga, Victorian and Reigh Count, both Derby winners, duel in the Travers Stakes for 3 year olds. Reigh Count, with Chick Lang aboard, is the betting favorite at even money as the field includes five other colts and weights listed with multiple odds.
Arel Atherton announces a six round main event at Broad Ripple Park with Tiger Purvis of Kokomo facing Jimmy Slusher at 145 pounds next Thursday at 8:45 pm. Purvis recently outpointed Smiley Ryan and drew fans, with three preliminaries including Kierke vs Small, Fritz vs Slemie, Welton vs Dunham.
Bloomington Commercials, a top independent squad, travel to Indianapolis for a double header against the Lincoln Highways, a local Negro team, at Washington Park with the first game at 2 p.m. The sides split their July 15 twin bill. The Highways recently beat West Baden Sprudels 8 0 and are set to play strong ball Sunday, with an Anderson All Stars date on August 26.
Mrs May Sutton Bundy the age champion and Mrs Charlotte Hosmer Chapin of Springfield Mass were to meet for the Eastern women's tennis championship at the Westchester Biltmore Club Rye N Y today. Rain postponed the match Friday. The quarter finals of the mixed doubles were postponed until Saturday.
Four of 165 golfers reached the Westchester-Biltmore invitational semi finals in Rye New York August 18. Surviving players G F Smart F J Stevens Jr Ellis Knowles and Richard A Jones advanced from the field. Hoosier Aces seek a Sunday game as its season finale.
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