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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
4
Ogers Hornsby, the Texas star, is favored to win the 1929 NL MVP award, with the announcers secrecy and strong support from fans. The column ranks players, praises Hornsby’s 154 games and world series impact, and notes past voting patterns and league decisions dropping the prize.
After a week of night shifts, Indiana Central College adds a regulation maple floor to the gym. Contractor Lyman Stahl says seating will reach 1500 when bleachers are installed. Dressing rooms with showers are to be finished soon and the project cost about $7000.
Holy Trinity A C S expect strong opposition Sunday at their gym as they host the Plainfield Independents at 3 15 in a main game. Holy Trinity Juniors meet the Comets at 2 15 in a preliminary. Trinity opened the season with a 34 to 22 win over American Settlement and then junior team beat Settlement Juniors 27 to 10.
Tommy Grogan of Omaha Nebraska defeats Joe Glick of Brooklyn by decision in ten rounds at San Francisco. Grogan scores a ninth round knockdown. Maurice Holtzer of France wins a decision over Joe Noto in another ten round lightweight bout.
IMMY NOLAN, a Florida eleven varsity end, spent five of his twenty one years abroad. He was shipwrecked near Japan at age nine and reached port forty two days later. His father, a U S Army medical corps captain, explains his varied travels. William O Dowd, Texas Aggie end, walked barefoot through rain and hail from Clark Field to Fort Worth's business district bearing a banner reading Aggies Texas Christian 13 I Jost.
The fragment lists players by college and state with positions and schools including California Pennsylvania Purdue Indiana Notre Dame Harvard Army Tulane and others. It appears to be a catalog of athletes with associated colleges and states rather than a complete article.
The All-America Board of Football selects seven players from undefeated Notre Dame Pittsburgh Purdue and St Mary's of California for 1929 and discusses candidates such as Cagle Welch Nagurski and Tichnor. Carideo and Cannon favored at quarterback and end respectively while Moynihan and Marsters see injury challenges.
Promoter McLemore announces an all star mat card for Monday night at Cable Tabernacle featuring two college coaches, a former university mentor, and three pros. Purdue coach Leslie Beers vs George Baltzer and Indiana coach Thom vs Merle Dolby are set, with Joe Parelli facing Bobby Roscoe in a best two of three falls main event.
Gene Tunney the former world heavyweight champion entered the ring in New Haven for the first time since vacating the title a year and a half ago. He said he felt embarrassed and uncomfortable in the roped square and planned to stay as an ordinary spectator to avoid hurt. The event was a YMCA boxing benefit for a milk fund.
Tracy Cox prepared for a Monday night fight at Tom Linson Hall against Kid Lencho of Mexico. Lencho previously beat Happy Atherton, while Cox seeks a knockout in a six-bout card totaling thirty six rounds with Royal Cox among the fighters.
St Pats defeated Riverside Olympics 43 to 28 at South Side Turner hall. Mulvaney led St Pats with strong center play and sharp shooting while Brannon Reed Stehlin and L Cruse contributed on defense and scoring for the South Side team.
Chief Elkhart of Pueblo Colo stopped Lee Meredith of Toledo in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round bout in Lansing Michigan. Meredith’s punches appeared ineffective against the stocky Indian as the bout concluded Friday night.
Iowa faces a verdict on its Big Ten status with a likely decision by January 1. Hawkeye officials urged reinstatement during a meeting with the Western Conference faculty athletic committee in Chicago. The committee met Friday night but made no public ruling.
Tourney leaders doubles schedule lists events at 3 30 7 20 and 8 45 P M at the Elks Club Alleys with teams led by Peterson Forsyth McCray Kreis Woods Warner Cardiff Bowers Horan Glubka Meeker Selmier Spotts Kreis Schonacker Baker Johnson Dersch Mahoney Hoitz Chrisney Zweisler Schering Horn Hoyt Fige Fitzgerald Horn Mathews Schneider Schmitt and more. The notes include a temporary suspension for the Hawks and Big Ten membership talks about Iowa reinstatement and possible voting outcomes.
Greenfield high school edged Shortridge Indianapolis 26 to 23 after a late surge. Nigh and Pope hit field goals and Nigh added a free throw as Greenfield erased a 23 21 deficit. Case Shuttleworth and Heckman top scored for the visitors with 18 points while Nigh Pope and De Vore accounted for 23 of Greenfield's total.
Ft Harrison middleweight Soldier Coolsby, nicknamed Soldier, knocked out Bob Sparks of Anderson in under a minute during his Armory debut and urged more fights. He will return Tuesday night in prelims at the Armory against Jimmie Burgess ahead of the Eddie Anderson versus Jimmie Reed main event.
A sprawling list chronicles Friday hoops scores across Indiana with numerous towns and schools like Flora Camden Winchester English Leavenworth Beech Grove Castleton Southport Corydon Monrovia Lebanon Newcastle Knightstown Carmel Ben Davis Seymour Kokomo Columbus Bloomington Logansport Richmond Scottsburg Orleans Bridgeville Portland Crawfordsville Veedersburg New Richmond Waveland Darlington Waynefield White River towns and notable forfeit at Wilkinson.
Bloomington Dec 7 Times Special Arthur L Trester commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association told Bloomington Kiwanis the root of strained loyalty is over valued high school athletes He urged stricter scholastic eligibility rules and that athletics be raised to a higher plane so students honor the school for study and opportunity not only for sport
At a Chattanooga powwow of minor leaguers Mike Kellys Millers acquire Bud Morse after Connie Mack sends him back from Des Moines. Roy Carlyle shifts to Kansas City as Indianapolis dispute with a Coast league pastimer ends in purchase. Burleigh Grimes discussed by Cubs and Pirates amid looming meetings in New York. The Cubs post an $8,000 World Series profit rising to $33,000 with a $25,000 pennant bonus. Chicago stockholders were hurt by two Chicago games.
Leo Diegel of Aguua Caliente Mexico and Johnny Farrell of New York enter the final round of 1929 PGA Championship match play with Diegel favored after advancing by defeating Walter Hagen 3 and 2. Farrell beat Al Watrous 6 and 5 as both vie to extend Diegel’s title defense.
Coach Harry Good drills the Greyhounds in scrimmage and fundamentals as he narrows the frosh to starters for the opener against Rose Poly at Terre Haute. Key contenders include Frank Bright Lamb Stevenson Loudermilk Baise Otto Gillis Millikan Judd and River Nowling Abe Bailey with a 26-man squad. The schedule lists games from December 10 to March 1 at various locations.
Fred Schleiner and Jess Pritchett lead Fulton and Snyder in a doubles session totaling 1 832, just shy of the city tourney record. Schlesimer posted a 704 in three games and a 279 single game, while Pritchett tallied 628 across three. Walter English led the 7 p m squad with 675 to push him and Eddie Meyer to 1 218 in doubles. Sunday features the new champion Watkins Rebabbitt boys as Fred Schleimer falls five short of Chris Rasmussen in all events at 1 839.
The card lists seven races with weights and entries. Notable horses include The Coach 105 Danbster 101 Flying Ambassador 100 and Southland Prince 106 in the first race for $1,000 claiming two-year-olds one mile seventeen.
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