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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
4
New York columnist Joe Williams argues for a new baseball stat class detailing errors of omission alongside errors of commission. He cites boneheaded plays and mental lapses, noting managers and players would resist and that the idea raises questions of record keeping and intellectual recognition in the sport.
Cleveland Indians purchase 22 year old outfielder Bob Leeds from Kansas City aiding right handed line up. Chicago Cubs pay high price for left handed pitcher Malcolm Moss and may send Ken Penner to Louisville. Other clubs, managers open to trades as North and South association clubs move players.
DePauw starts 1929 30 basketball season hosting Rose Poly from Terre Haute. The Old Gold play two Big Ten opponents this week Indiana and Illinois. Captain Stankel Crawley Mountz Ragsdale Moffett lead the lineup with Struck Copeland McCoy Wilson Boswell Hammond as reserves.
Notre Dame officials hint at renewing the football series with Nebraska for 1930. Other tentative clashes include Navy Indiana Northwestern Carnegie Tech Southern Methodists Pennsylvania Pittsburgh and Southern California for next fall.
Jimmy Phelan who piloted Purdue to its first Big Ten title will be guest of honor at the victory banquet of the Purdue Association of Indianapolis at the Severin Hotel. L N Kellogg and coaches attend as seventeen officials and players represent city prep stars honored with medals.
Purdue aims for a strong season with three veterans Stretch Murphy Glen Harreson and Herman Boots returning for a third year at center forward and backcourt. Coach Piggy Lambert adds grid standouts and drills focus on sophomores and reserves as non-conference games with Butler Vanderbilt and Montana State line up ahead of the Big Ten schedule.
USC Trojans will announce their Rose Bowl opponent for the New Year’s Day classic after accepting the invitation to the Tournament of Roses. Pittsburgh Purdue and Tulane are among the teams under consideration following California’s withdrawal.
Allen to Manage Jersey City in International League. Nick Allen, who piloted Tulsa to the Western League pennant last season, signed to manage the Jersey City club for one year. He earlier led St. Paul in the American Association and played in the majors for the Cubs White Sox and Reds.
Vogler with runs of seven and five defeated Louis Spivey 50 to 22 Wednesday in fifty eight innings at Cooler's parlor setting a new state time record in the three cushion billiard tourney. Harry Baldwin and Walter Ramsey clash tonight.
Indianapolis has asked for waivers on Wid Matthews, the sensational center fielder famed for defense. Team plans to send him to another league by sale or trade as his batting dipped to about .286 with around thirty four RBIs in the past season.
Shamrock A C features 36 rounds Monday night at Tomlinson Hall. Tracy Cox of Brightwood meets Kid Lencho of Mexico in a ten round main event. Royal Cox faces Ray Palmer in an eight round semi windup. Several four round bouts conclude the card including Gierke versus Stampon and Porter versus Dale. Show opens 8:30.
Max Shimon of Milwaukee won the national amateur three cushion billiards championship by defeating Perry Dickens 150 to 109. He won all three point blocks and will face Bud Westhus of St. Louis in January in a potential title defense.
A preview of early 1929 Indiana high school basketball schedules highlights top matchups. Notable duels include Anderson vs Muncie Bearcats and Frankfort at Kokomo, with state contenders Hot Dogs Franklin and Anderson drawing attention.
In Wednesday action at the Elks Club alleys Brackman and Roth led with a 1180 total on games of 391 404 and 385 Brill and Coltmer stand second with 1150 Leaders Brill Alfred and Brackman top aus play totals 576 571 656 Minor event leaders listed include Brackman Roth Brill Vollmer and Brammer Branford Remmetter Prochaska Binnion Rosemeyer and others Tonight features top spillers with the Streißecks Meridian Garage and Marotti among squads at 9 p m doubles and singles schedule with names of many players across events.
W. Roth of the Prima Bever age team tops the all events with 1 818 in Wednesday night league play. The St Philip A C team posted a 3 037 three game total, besting American Central Life. Other results cover Falls City Lager and Meridian Garage wins, high 1 043 game by Falls City, and individual 600s led by Jess Pritchett with 659.
William Reimann, Shelbyville High School quarterback, won the annual Kiwanis Club medal presented by Patsy Clark of Butler College here on Wednesday in a ceremony at Shelbyville.
Four renowned football coaches from four regions joined to name the 1929 All-America team. Knute Rockne leads the board with Tad Jones representing the East, Bill Alexander for the South, and Pop Warner for the West. The group conferred at South Bend as Rockne recovers from a leg infection. The Times will publish the lineup Saturday as an exclusive feature.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec 5 Manager Burt Shotton of the Phillies seeks a catcher to replace Bill Leman who died in a car crash months ago. He says the club is strong and will contend for the pennant. The piece also notes moves and rumors involving Cardinals White Sox Browns Yankees and other clubs at the National Association meeting.
Big Ten coaches Beers of Purdue Thom of Indiana and Merle Dolby former Ohio State coach join pro grapplers George Baltzer Joe Parelli and Bobby Roscoe at Cable tabernacle Monday. Beers vs Baltzer and Parelli vs Roscoe lead the feature bouts while Thom faces Dolby in a one fall thirty minute bout.
Officials of the Western Conference gather in Chicago to decide on continuing athletic relations with Iowa. The Big Ten states it cannot suspend a member but can blacklist Iowa and have other members sever contests. Iowa officials plan to plead for reinstatement after claiming they have cleaned house. The Hawkeyes also ruled out Virginia David, basketball captain, for alleged scholastic deficiency.
South Side Turners won their first two contests and show championship potential. Their forthcoming slate includes Morgantown state champions, Cincinnati Big Four last season railroad champions, and Noblitt Sparks of Greenwood, promising a stern test of strength.
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