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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
4
Francis Dutch Schneider, with Hatfields, set a local city league bowling mark at Indiana alleys Hatfield-Ford loop. He rolled 264 218 277 for a 759 three-game series and struck 25 of 36, a new pinman standard in his third season.
Chicago report notes Notre Dame Butler and midwest powers shaping a four corner race with Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Northwestern and Michigan Illinois Ohio Iowa all capable. Indiana center McCracken and Purdue center Stretch Murphy lead strong lineups as teams test through nonconference games and prep for January league play.
The Pittsburgh Panthers lost 30 to 24 to Northwestern in Evanston. Northwestern led from the start and held a 12 to 9 halftime edge. Pittsburgh had been defeated by Butler in Indianapolis the night before, ending a 28 game unbeaten stretch.
Evansville college defeated McKendree College of Illinois in a thrilling overtime battle, 34 to 30. The first half ended 13 apiece and regulation finished tied at 30, in Evansville, Ind. on Friday night.
A long list of city and state matchups with final scores from Friday. Cathedral 29 Ben Davis 27. Manual 41 Beech Grove 31. New Palestine 47 Boys Prep 17. Shortridge 32 Elwood 22. Tech 47 Greenfield 28. Washington 53 Lawrence 38. plus numerous other finish results across Indiana communities and towns.
Frankie Genaro the National Boxing Association flyweight champion defeated Canadian champion Steve Rocco by foul in the second round here Friday night. Genaro led until a low blow ended the bout, giving him the victory on a foul.
Tuesday night at the Armory Legion boxing program features a ten round main event between Jimmy Hackley now of Indianapolis and Paul Allen of Chicago. Both fighters have repeatedly appeared at the Armory with Hackley formerly based in Los Angeles. An eight round semi final matches Otto Atterson of Terre Haute who has four wins in four Armory starts and Royal Cox of Indianapolis who defeated Windy Myers of Cincinnati last Tuesday.
Indiana College Conference officials meet at the Claypool hôtel to outline football and other sports for 1929. State Normal of Terre Haute will host Chicago University on Oct 19, with nine football games on the card. Other Indiana colleges also finalize eight to eight-plus games including Danville Normal Indiana Central Franklin and Butler. The Hoosier relays and tennis events are scheduled with May meets at Rose Poly, Muncie Normal, and IU.
A dense listing of 1929 football schedules across Indiana universities and towns. Entries include Danville Manchester Rose Poly Earlham Butler Indiana Central Valparaiso Wabash Evansville and Franklin with dates and opponents such as De Pauw Oakland City Notre Dame Chicago Ohio State and Indiana Central.
Entrants in the International three cushion tournament starting Monday at Orchestra hall in Chicago train in local billiard parlors. Competing players include Willie Hoppe Gus Copoulos Augie Kieckhofer Johnny Layton Otto Reiselt and Ralph Greenleaf.
Morgantown and Turners I O O F fives, both undefeated, clash at Turner hall Sunday afternoon. Morgantown fans will pack the north side as Stars Whitaker L Adams John Leonard and Skinner lead the team. Curtain raises at 1 45 with Turner Blues and Thornburg Lewis game to follow.
Hanover overwhelmed the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary five in Hanover Indiana on Friday night as Rockwell led scoring pushing a 39 to 4 halftime edge.
New York dispatch notes managers reluctance to release young players in trades while backing the Boston Braves in trying to strengthen the club. Cardinals sent George Harper and Rabbit Maranville with the Yankees adding Pat Collins, as veteran columns claim the young talent in major leagues is strong despite the Braves’ woes.
The University of Pennsylvania basketball team lost to Ohio State 29 to 23 in Columbus. Penn led early but Ohio State, with stronger teamwork, pulled ahead to a 16 to 14 halftime edge and extended the margin in the second half.
Harold Horn of the Vonne gut Hardware team rolled 11 strikes in a row to reach 299 before a final miss on his 12th ball in the A C E S League match against Geiger Peters at Pritchett's alleys. He added 158 and 170 for a 627 series.
Bob Zuppke praised Pommerenning after noting he watched him only when Michigan played Illinois. Illinois coach joked he saw the tackle offside. Wes Fesler earned a spot on Ohio State’s basketball team and Holman, a QB, is barred from further football. Professor French cited Holman’s three year loop through Parsons Iowa State and Ohio State.
Kid Woods of Indianapolis meets Al De Rose of Newark in an eight round semi windup on the Cable Tabernacle card next Thursday night. Woods recently knocked out Harvey Lees on a Cable card and is training at a local gym. The ten round main event features Seal Harris of Chicago versus Larry Gains of Buffalo for the Negro heavyweight claim, coming off a Toronto foul win over George Godfrey. Four four round preliminaries complete the card.
Ralph Wilson, 185 pounds and 5 11, a senior medical student and former Indiana Big Ten heavyweight champ, returns to Tomlinson Hall Monday to face Elmer Guthrie in a two falls out of three no time limit bout. Guthrie outweighs Wilson by 15 pounds. Martin Zbyszko meets Basanta Singh on the same card, the last show before the holidays.
Indianapolis area high schools send six city teams into Friday contests aiming to extend a strong weekend run. Five wins from six Friday highlighted the group, with top matchups including Muncie Tech at the Armory and Manual hosting Pendleton. Cathedral, Washington, Shortridge and others also posted notable results.
Muncie Normal defeated Huntington College 36 to 28 in a rough Friday game in Muncie. Fulmer led the Cardinals with 12 points while Holley scored 12 for Huntington as the hosts led 16 to 11 at halftime.
Cleveland defeated Rochester 30 to 25 to move atop the American League standings while Fort Wayne fell 28 to 22 to Trenton, dropping into second place.
In front of 22000 fans the Bronx featherweight Al Singer battled former ruler Tony Canzoneri to a draw at Madison Square Garden. Canzoneri dominated early rounds, Singer rallied to finish strong. The undercard saw Tommy Grogan defeating Lou Kersch in ten rounds and Bruce Flowers beating Jimmy Goodrich on points.
Two basketball games set for Crispus Attucks high school auditorium. The Attucks boys face Richmond Negro high school in the feature contest after a 7 o clock prelim where ten girls class teams compete.
Smiling Johnny Hennessey headlined a testimonial dinner in Indianapolis where he spoke on the Davis Cup team and America’s hopes. The event, staged by the Chamber of Commerce athletic committee, drew about 100 supporters and featured remarks on France and rivals Cochet and La Coste. Special guests included Hoosier college tennis stars and local coaches.
Due to the flu outbreak the University of Chicago and North Dakota curren tly will play behind closed doors at Bartlett gym tonight. Only players and newspaper men will be admitted.
Members of the all star eastern football team arrived in Evanston to train for the charity game against an all western eleven in San Francisco on December 29. Coaches Andy Kerr of Washington and Jefferson and Dick Hanley of Northwestern planned the first workout this afternoon.
Over four seasons at Southern California Howard Jones led teams to 36 wins 5 losses and 2 ties. Only Stanford Notre Dame and an unidentified state school defeated Jones during that period.
Indianapolis Flashes and local reps in the Indiana Junior Independent Basketball League meet the Kokomo Y Tigers at Kokomo tonight. Three weight classes 100 115 and 130 pound squads travel. Hare's Galloping Bunnies upset Edgewood Independents 41 to 26 Thursday night at Liberty Hall.
Franklin college basketball team hosts State Normal tonight in Franklin Indiana. The squad has shown improvement in practice and aims for a victory as they prepare to contend with the fast opposition.
A twelve round draw between Joe Rivers of El Paso and Eddie Murdock of Oklahoma. Frankie Klick defeated Bobby Herman in San Francisco. Johnny Lamar won over Matt Cale in Hollywood. Billy Light beat Bobby Tracey in St. Paul. My Sullivan stopped Archie Amens in Marshalltown in the first round. Kid Williams defeated Willie Harrish in Baltimore by technical knockout after a cut. Eddie O'Dowd outpointed Hilly Vans in Toledo. Luis Carpentero drew with Jimmy Russo in Toledo. Johnny Conley drew with Ted Blake in Toledo. Jimmy Malone defeated Andy Mitchell in Boston by KO in the sixth. Harry Cook beat Henry Falengo in Des Moines. Bearcat Wright defeated Long Tom Hawkins in San Diego. Artie Sullivan drew with Battling Dozier in San Francisco. Tommy Jones beat Ernesto Saquez in Tampa. Teddy Taylor defeated Jimmy Sullivan in Lake Worth.
Paavo Nurmi arrives in New York aboard the Rochambeau stating he will not turn professional during an eight month visit to the United States. The Finnish track star is representing a Finnish automobile concern.
Purdue University basketball stars Lambert and the Hoosiers visit St Louis to face Washington University in the Bears' fieldhouse. Coach White returns as rival mentor and Indiana officials Miller and Gard will referee. Starting quintet tentatively listed for Purdue.
The Elks Club hosts a pot of gold sweepstakes with 141 teams and ongoing weekend play. Local leagues report numerous 600 plus three game totals, including Behrens 650 and Al Brittebeck 683 in Friday action at the Capitol alleys, plus top individual scores and upcoming matchups.
Al Lassman captain of the New York University football team arrived in New York from Pittsburgh where he had been hospitalised with injuries from the Carnegie Tech game. Physicians say he must rest completely for several months in a city hospital.
Eight Georgia Tech players including several in the 31-man Rose Bowl party were sidelined by flu on December 15 in Atlanta. The list includes Lumpkin Randolph Faisst Waddey Holland Iuna and Westbrook.
Evansville led McKendrie 34 to 30 at halftime and rolled past their opponent in a Friday card. Other results in the region included Hanover 49 over Presbyterian Seminary Louisville 7 while Muncie Normal posted 36 to Huntington 28 and Ohio State defeated Pennsylvania 29 to 23 and Northwestern 30 to Pittsburgh 24.
Friday night's state three cushion billiards match between Naegeli and Spivey was postponed as Naegeli is out of the city. Play will resume next week at the Cooler parlor.
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