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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
12
The Stickney town poll on legalizing boxing drew 871 votes for the Marquis of Queensberry pastime and one against. Eddie Collins injured on a slow roller hurt the White Sox chances as Barrett’s erratic fielding cost several games already.
A mixed sports column previews a small stakes bet at Coney Island and Nassau with a parley plan, critiques the Philadelphia Athletics pitching woes and Youngster slumps, and discusses Washington’s form. It projects pennant chatter between Washington and the Senators, cites season-end dates, and praises Willie Kamm as a defensive standout while commenting on Babe Ruth and parimutuel betting practices.
United Press reports Babe Ruth plans a formal appeal to Commissioner Landis within ten days after his $5,000 fine and indefinite suspension by Miller Huggins. Ruth accuses Huggins of a raw deal, vows to retire if reinstated, and disputes insubordination charges while Ban Johnson condemns Ruth as immature.
Colonel Jacob Ruppert owner of the former American League champions stated Babe Ruth is not the Yankees manager or owner. Ruppert emphasized Ruth must obey Miller Huggins and him while employed, and Ruth cannot dictate terms.
Baseball and league results from the day show Toledo defeating Minneapolis in both games listed, with detailed inning lines and player names. American and National League matchups include Philadelphia Chicago New York St Louis Brooklyn and Cincinnati, St Louis, New York, with multiple innings and scorelines recorded for each contest. Players cited include Jonnard Gaston Francis eben Ainsmith Sengstock Tunney Johnson Schulte Harris Sengstock Leverette Urban Beall Collins Northrop Werre Urban Pierce Kolp Collins Tincup Meyer Gearin McMenemy Dawson Wilkinson Holley Redman McCracken Bell McMenemy Ruether Marberry Ballou Washington Wingo Hargrave Osborne Pett Luque May El Hargrave Stites Sothera Vick Scott Wisner Stites.
A rough summary notes Tribe beating Uta Cards with a final score around 31 to 19. Key players or exact team names are unclear due to garbled OCR but the result shows a Tribe win and a double-digit margin for the opponent.
The Hoosiers of Ownie Bush open a four day series with the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee. They arrive from Kansas City where they took three of four from the Blues in a double header, with pitching by Mann and Henry. Sunday crowd reached 10 500 as Louisville bids for the pennant.
Sid Terris and Jack Bernstein, two lightweight contenders, collide in a twelve round bout at Queensboro Stadium tonight. Terris is a slight betting favorite as Bernstein returns from a long illness.
The Kurzrok brothers dominated the city park tennis event at Garfield Park. Leo beat Bob Lang 6 0 2 6 6 4 in singles and Leo with Milton defeated Lang and Cat Miller 5 7 6 2 6 4 7 5 in doubles.
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the purchase of 23 year old shortstop C. Corgan from the Wichita Kansas Western League club.
The Brookside A A football team will open the season September 13 against the One Elevens at Brookside Park with practice scheduled for Wednesday night. A game is sought for September 20 and interested teams should call L. Miller at Humboldt 1062 for arrangements.
The Central Cubs plan a game next Sunday with an out of town team. Addresses and contact numbers are provided for arranging a match. The Grave also open for a State game next Sunday. The Universals beat the Roily Aeros 12 to 3, with strong pitching and ten strikeouts. Next Sunday the Universios meet Lawrence A. C. at Goddimond No. 1. Contacts include Ralph Adams and Buck for game arrangements.
Chicago reports Babe Ruth, the Yankee slugger, was suspended for an alleged training rules infraction. While speaking with reporters, Ruth phoned a bellboy to take his suit to the tailor. The boy, unaware of the star, asked his name and Ruth replied in frustration, revealing the gag before fleeing.
ST PAUL August 31 Catcher Pat Collins of the Saints has been sold to the New York Yankees for cash and three players. The money amount was not disclosed. He will join the Yankees after the close of the AA schedule. Collins is batting around .320.
Oakmont Country Club opens the 1925 national amateur with 137 players including eight former champions such as Bob Gardiner Francis Ouimet Jesse Sweetzer Chick Evans Dave Herron and Bobby Jones. Two days of 36 holes determine the sixteen advancing to match play. Jones has 5 to 4 odds to win the title.
The Prest-O-L.Tes, champions of the Commercial League, beat Polk Milk Company, Fraternal League winners, 10 to 2 at Pennsy Park in the first game of a two out of three series for the Class AA city title. Morris St. M. E. defeated First Baptists 3 to 2 in Class A. Aufderheide pitched for the winners and Rush for the losers. Indianapolis Light and Heat will face Morris St. in the final game for the championship.
The Cuban Stars defeated the A B C s in both games at Washington Park in a Negro National League doubleheader. The visitors won 8 to 5 and 5 to 2 as the day’s last game ended after seven innings due to 6 o'clock closing. A ninth inning rally produced four runs to clinch the first win.
Indianapolis visits Milwaukee while Loutaville at nsity and Toledo plays St Paul Columbus faces Minneapolis in a set of A A pairings across multiple cities today with teams looking to improve standings and gain early-season momentum.
Terre Haute official George Grammell will referee the Fort Harrison boxing show Tuesday night per Lieutenant Porter. The card features Johnny Horvath of Cleveland facing Sidney Glick in a ten round bout, with Horvath boasting a strong, widely reported record against a long list of opponents.
The English Channel was calm after a stormy week end as Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer, planned a 7:35 a.m. start on Wednesday for a second attempt to conquer the channel. There was a possibility she might join I Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer, on his 6:37 a.m. takeoff on Tuesday.
Knute Rockne, famed Notre Dame football coach, travels to the north woods for rest amid a threatened nervous breakdown. Physicians say his condition is not alarming and his absence is precautionary.
French Lick Ind August 31 Dwight Mitchell newly crowned king of Hoosier amateur golfers is back at work in the hotel here while the town celebrates his victory over Bobby Resener Kokomo Saturday in the finals of the twenty fifth annual State tournament of the Indiana Amateur Golf Association. Mitchell won out in thirty six holes one up on the thirty fifth green. Both players matched par on the final nine after thirty six holes each day for a week. The medal play scores were Resener 43 Mitchell 39 first nine second nine 40 38 third nine 87 39 fourth 36 86.
Indianapolis Athletic Club announces the A C golf meet to be held at the Indianapolis Country Club course on September 18. Rom ney L. Willson serves as chairman of the golf committee.
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