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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
4
In 1926 a string of upsets dominated sports headlines. Boxing opened December with Billy Wallace shocking former featherweight champ Kia Kaplan, flooring him at nine and finishing in the final seconds of the round.
Boxing notes recount Mickey Walker upsetting Tiger Flowers in a Chicago bout to claim the middleweight crown. The piece highlights Walker’s unlikely rise after losses and a knockout, plus a future rematch in New York. It also covers Joe Dundee’s coast trip, Eddie Roberts’s knockout of Dundee, and the high cost of a boxing vacation.
Lafayette bantam Jimmy Sayers outboxed Don Carson of Indianapolis over eight rounds in a lively Elks Club card. Semi-windup saw Sgt Al Bald of Rantoul defeat Soldier Shannon of Ft Harrison in six rounds as light heavyweights. Rodman of Ft Wayne beat Royal Cox, Indianapolis, in six rounds. Matt Herman of Indianapolis defeated Larry DuBois of Lafayette in six rounds. the Gray brothers gave an exhibition.
Terre Haute cue artist Frank Houff won two matches at Harry Cooler's parlor in a State three cushion billiard tournament. He defeated Harry Rubens 60-36 in 88 innings and beat Harry Black 50-45 in 92 innings, moving up in the standings while Louie Vogler holds first place.
Purdue opens the 1926-27 season at home against State Normal of Terre Haute with Bob Wilson stepping in for Spradling and Cummins at center. The Boilers’ lineup features Wheeler Wilcox Kemmer and captain Wright, aiming for a close, competitive opening game at 7 30 p m as Coach Lambert seeks a strong start.
The question of amateur tennis players writing for the press and earning from racquet skill was referred to an extraordinary general meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association in London on December 14.
Coach Paul Hinkle drills Butler University for the first home game against Coe College at the new armory on N Pennsylvania St. Danville Normal faces surprise expectations with a husky squad while Wabash meets Danville Normal in Crawfordsville and Evansville College hosts Little Giants in Evansville. Notre Dame eyes Minnesota while Purdue faces DePauw and others clash across Indiana with Franklin Wisconsin and Vincennes Jasper in action.
A collage of sports and community remarks from Kokomo and Earlham players. Mentions Huddleston and Wildman, the huddle system debate, and local fire safety during basketball games. References to a home spun league, a double header, and ten hop days until Christmas.
The report lists boxing outcomes across multiple cities with fighters like Bernstein, Miller, Rogenbloom, and Boca de Rochelies, including knockouts and decisions. It also records Harvard football captaincy for 1927 with Charles A. Pratt Jr., a tackle and track letter winner from New Bedford, Mass.
Official averages show the 1926 Indians second in the pennant race under Ownie Bush and leading the American Association in fielding with a .971 percentage. Matthews of Indianapolis logged 151 games with 941 chances, 458 putouts and 13 assists, the most by any outpost fielder. Old Bunny Brief of Milwaukee led outfield assists with 31 and Loftus of Minneapolis had 148 putouts in 57 games with 13 assists and no errors.
The report notes Indian apolis finishing sixth with a .292 fielding percentage. Walter Holke led the league at first base with .995. Cotter and Branom excelled for Louisville and Kansas City, while Munson and Stephenson posted high fielding marks. Matthews and Ainsmith also stood out for Indianapolis in limited play.
Official A A Club report lists top performers by position across cities Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo St Paul Milwaukee and Louisville. Highlights include Cotter moving to the Cubs Branom to the Athletics Yater playing every game, Maguire top fielding at second, and Burwell leading assists with 108 while Zinn pitched 26 putouts and 81 assists.
Washington amassed 122 steals to Chicago's 121 proving the Nationals edged the Cubs in base stealing by a single swipe in 1926. The tight race highlighted speed on the base paths with both teams posting high theft totals.
University of Wisconsin wrestling coach George Hitchcock directs about eighty five grapplers in practice as the Badgers prepare for a January 15 dual meet with Iowa in Iowa City. Team leaders include captain William Spiees Thomas Fortney and Wallace Cole with elimination bouts to choose weighs.
State Senator Hughes, influential in Illinois boxing law, plans to push an amendment to extend matches to fifteen rounds. He argues longer bouts better reveal a fighter's superiority and cites champions named winners after ten rounds as possibly unable to endure five more.
Ten game card announced by Maj. W A Copthorne for Army at West Point outlines a season premiering in late September with Boston University and Navy among opponents. The schedule marks the greatest number of games played by the program in recent years despite several OCR garbles in the list.
Reggie McNamara world champion cyclist earned $6,000 and a ten weeks vaudeville contract for his part in the winning Madison Square Garden six day bicycle race team. Linari, his partner, also received $6,000.
Arthur L. Trester announces two new board of control members J F Hull Kentland and Harry Nixon Portland and six new legislative members R W Johnson Royal Center Victor Wilson Montpelier Paul Buroker Montpelier C Zimmerman Terre Haute Don Essex Daleville Charles Deckard Mitchell covering districts one through five with three year terms
Wabash defeated Iowa 26 to 13 at Owa City with a strong start and tight defense. Red Robinson led scoring with ten points and Benny DeVol added nine as Coffel sparked the second half with central-floor shots.
New Jersey boxing commission bars Charley Rosenberg world bantamweight champion from competition in Newark. The decision upholds an Illinois board and the national commission, imposed after Rosenberg refused to fight Bud Taylor in Chicago. Motion pictures mention adds context to the ban.
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