This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 37 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
2
Orr Tue ACEBOARD notes Butler hosts Illinois in a fieldhouse clash led by Oral Hildebrand a top Bulldog scorer. The piece surveys recent results from Purdue Montana State Vincennes Washington Hatchets Froebel and others with prep upsets and league anxieties highlighted.
Patricia Marian the six year old mare owned by George Collins won the New Year’s handicap in a photo finish by a head over Paul Bunyan. The purse totaled five thousand dollars as the field faded late.
Ten thousand fans gathered in Denver for New Year’s Day as the North Central conference all stars defeated the Rocky Mountain conference eleven 13 to 0. Jarrett and Merrill, both halfbacks for the northern side, provided the highlights.
Carefree, a thoroughbred racehorse, has competed in nineteen events across Hamilton race tracks in Ontario over five years without suffering incidents.
Coach Tony Hinkle says Butler will field a strong lineup against Illinois in the Butler Bowl. Captain Doug Mills misses the game with Illini, as Oral Hildebrand centers, Speedy Allen and Babe Christopher at forwards, Tackett and Hosier at guard. Two freshmen teams play at 7:15, main clash at 8:30.
Ralph Pest Welch starred for the midwestern all stars in a 25 to 12 win over the southwestern all stars on New Year’s Day. He is hailed as one of the greatest football players to represent an Indiana school.
Curler hit 37 of 50 targets to take first in the New Year skeet event at Spring Lake Skeet Club. Wallace finished second with 31 and Bohm was third with 27.
Indianapolis teams will play ten games starting tonight with Cathedral hosting St Simon's of Washington Ind in a fast matchup. Friday features five contests headlined by Technical Kokomo at Kokomo and Tipton at Shortridge.
In Greencastle Indiana on January 2 Illinois Wesleyan edged De Pauw 29 to 28. Meehan scored 14 including a late field goal and two free throws to seal the win while Ragsdale and Moffett led De Pauw with 11 and 9 points respectively.
Purdue center Stretch Murphy powered the Boilermakers to a 25 14 halftime lead, but Montana State’s sharpshooters surged in the second half to beat Purdue 38 to 35. Murphy scored fifteen for Purdue while F Ward led the Bobcats with fourteen and Thompson added eleven. Shikat defeated Yanka Zelezeniak twice in Springfield wrestling action.
A vast difference of opinion on Western Conference strength surrounds the Big Nine season opening as Wisconsin and Northwestern prepare for the Evanston game. Purdue’s title chances dim after a loss, with Indiana and Notre Dame seen as unknowns and potentially strong respectively.
Illinois coach Bob Zuppke urged that abolishing paid coaches and gate receipts would not fix intercollegiate athletics. He argued life itself would resolve abuses and questioned if amateur coaching would curb problems, while NCAA president elect Charles W. Kennedy defended current coaches.
Billy Jacobs of Baltimore City College and Marcus Hecht of Dewitt Clinton High School won national indoor tennis titles in the junior and boys divisions. Jacobs defeated John Richardson of Dartmouth 6 3, 6 2, 2 6, 7 5, 6 3 in a dramatic five set final. Hecht beat Bernard Friedman of West Philadelphia 6 2, 6 3.
Improvement shown by the Wabash College five gives Scarlet backers hope for a second win over State Normal at Terre Haute. Coach Pete Vaughan has mixed lineups during holiday practices and new faces may appear in the lineup Saturday after the upset of De Pauw.
January 2 report notes Iowa’s expulsion from the Western Conference, closing membership to nine schools. Iowa appeals for reinstatement are denied while the university purges athletes deemed professional.
Betty Nuthall, British tennis star, started at age seven under her father’s coaching and captured the girls' championship of England at age 13.
Merle Alte will meet Smiling Springer of Chicago next Tuesday night in a ten round scrap at the Armory. Sammy Price is signed to tangle with Buster Brown of Chicago in another ten rounder on the same card. Four four round prelims are planned. Brown and Springer come with solid records and Brown previously fought here.
Notre Dame was named the championship football team of 1929 in a nationwide ballot sponsored by Albert Russell Erskine. The Irish received 190 total votes after eleven bonus votes. Pittsburgh and Purdue trailed. The award includes a large silver cup for one year and Knute Rockne will get a President Eight sedan. Eddie Ash of the Indianapolis Times was among the voting experts.
Chicago reports Gabby Hartnett's arm back to health fueling Cubs optimism as a favorite to reclaim the National League pennant. Sports writers say the return could influence contract talks with Bill Veeck, potentially renewing Hartnett at about 15000 dollars for the season.
Al Striebeck won top honors with 952 in the St Enie A C 200 scratch event after a 691 series Monday night, beating Jess Pritchett who had 942. W Mathews took third with 903, A Hoereth fourth 875, Freddie Mounts fifth 873 in a 146-entry meet.
King Tut TKO over Billy Wallace in Milwaukee as Wallace cannot answer bell to start eighth. Freddy Miller KO’d Willie Michel in Cincinnati in fourth. Tommy Paul beat Johnny Datto in Buffalo in six rounds. Gorilla Jones won in Philadelphia with Billy Angelo. Montana prospects, Italian Flyweight Kid Francis stopped Georges Mack in Marseilles. Other bouts include Al Wolmast vs Art Champagne and George Cook vs Frankie Wine. Haakon Hansen favored to beat Clyde Chastain in Chicago.
Cincinnati Big Four defeated South Side Turners 41 to 29 as Howard Lohr and Neimeyer led the winners. Evans and Campbell paced the losers, with Greensburg Red Tags set to visit next Sunday at 3 p.m.
Arvin won the weekly shoot at Crooked Creek Gun Club with forty six of fifty targets. McIntire placed second with forty four, Collis had forty one, and Slinkard Brendel Fox and Hessong followed with scores ranging from forty to thirty six in the event.
The world three cushions billiard championship opens Friday night with Layton versus Schuler and Reiselt versus Jordan. Other entrants include Copulos, Denton, Hall, and Kieckhefer. All matches to fifty points across twenty-eight games. Total prize fund is $15,000.
Noblesville Merchants defeated the B and O basketball team of Indianapolis 46 to 40 in a furious overtime battle here Tuesday night. The game took place in Noblesville, Indiana, with both teams trading leads before the Merchants pulled away in the extra period.
Jimmy Hackley a popular Indianapolis lightweight will appear in a ten round feature bout at Tomlinson hall next Monday night with an opponent to be chosen. Promoter Arel Atherton signed Hackley Wednesday night. Rosy Kid Baker an Anderson middleweight has signed for a six rounder and Atherton promises a tough opponent for him.
The summary lists regional football results with scores for Wednesday games. Southern California 47 Pittsburgh 14. East 19 West 7. Midwest 25 Southwest North 21. Souths All-Stars and North Central 13. Rocky Mountains participation noted.
IG Keeley, property of the Athletics and named top PCL first baseman last season, won’t start at first base for the A’s. Connies says Foxx will retain the position. Wild Bill Heblhorn may chase a $10,000 Agua Caliente prize if he heats up again, after a 271 stroke 72 holes record at El Paso. Dale Alexander Chuck Klein and Babe Herman are noted as three fine major league hitters who field well like Bloomer Girls.
Independent Net Notes reports Holy Name Juniors routed by Brightwood Tigers 26 19 and lists upcoming games. St Patrick’s H N S H S meets Aetna Life Insurance Quin tet at 8 30 tonight at South Side Turner gym. Crim son Flashes seek more games in the 18 year old class and aim for Jan 7 at their gym. St Phil ps Boys Club prep for Ander son Juniors today Y M H A with five wins, nine straight for Boys Club.
College games include Montana State 38 Purdue 35 and Illinois Wesleyan 29 De Pauw 28. Syracuse 21 Michigan State 19 Georgetown 32 NYU 27 Yale 29 Holy Cross 20 Marquette 26 North Dakota State 17 Princeton 29 Washington College 23 Furman 24 Georgia 22 Pennsylvania 31 Ohio State 25. High school results feature Vincennes 40 Logansport 38 and Evansville area matchups.
Pest Welch of Purdue sparked the mid west squad to a 25 to 12 win over Ray Morrison's southern stars in the New Year’s Day game in Dallas. Jimmy Phelan coached the mid west, before a crowd of 15 000, at the Scottish Rite hospital event benefiting crippled children.
Dartmouth annexed the President Harding trophy in the college week winter sports contest at Lake Placid New York defeating defending champion New Hampshire by half a point. Eleven American and Canadian squads competed in eight events across skis skates and snowshoes.
Jimmy Walkup a southpaw standout for Ft Worth showed control in a fifteen game stretch last season with only thirteen walks issued, highlighting his efficiency on the mound.
University of Pittsburgh failed to stop the USC air attack in the Rose Bowl, losing 47 to 14. Russell Saunders directed the Trojans passing game as Pitt’s defense and receivers were outmatched. Pitt’s two scores came via passes as the Trojans repeatedly connected through the air.
Eastern players led by Notre Dame's Jack Cannon defeated the Pacific coast by 19 to 7 in San Francisco. A crowd of 40 000 saw touchdowns by Bill Galloway of Iowa and Hal Booma of Dartmouth, plus two kicks by Frosty Peters of Illinois. Cannon, Rockne's star guard, headed the standout performers.
Montreal defeated Chicago 3 to 2 to reclaim first in the NHL group while the Maroons lost 5 to 3 to Toronto. Boston Bruins extended a long run by defeating the New York Americans 5 to 2 for their eleventh straight win.
Marquette University defeated the North Dakota Aggies 26 to 17 in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The win keeps Marquette on a strong run as the Aggies struggled offensively.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.