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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
2
Popular Reb Russell has been released unconditionally to seek the best offer. A former Chicago White Sox pitcher turned outfielder, he spent years in the A A and was known for home runs and dramatic comebacks. Managers favored a younger talent as Russell moves on from the Indians roster.
Baseball calendar shows American and National League standings with teams such as Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston St Louis Cincinnati New York Cleveland Chicago Detroit and Washington. Three leagues tabulate wins losses percentages with Evansville Terre Haute and Terre Haute and others listed.
Teledo plays Kansas City and Columbus faces Milwaukee. Pittsburgh goes to Boston and Cincinnati visits Brooklyn. St. Louis meets New York and Chicago hosts Philadelphia in two games. Washington visits Chicago while New York travels to Detroit. Boston visits St. Louis and Philadelphia plays Cleveland in two games.
Yesterday’s schedule shows St Paul beating Kansas City in two games with wide margins. Other matchups include Louisville and New York, plus St Louis and Detroit, with various pitchers and line scores across ten innings and rain delays noted for a few games.
Bud Markley of Notre Dame captured the men's singles title at Hawthorn Club courts by defeating Tommy Wilson of Butler 5-7 6-3 8-6 4-6 6-1. Wilson and Julius Sagalowsky claimed the doubles crown, beating Markey and Tommy Quinn 4-1 3-6 3-6 6-1 6-3. Women’s final postponed as Catherine Wolf and Louise Earle left for Chicago.
Miller tripled with two on in the tenth as Philadelphia beat Cleveland 5 to 3 to gain a full game on the AL leaders. Yankees drop 7-3 in Detroit. Uhie limits champions to seven hits with ten strikeouts. Russell blanks Browns as Boston wins 5-2. White Sox fall to Senators 7-2 in Chicago. Giants and Cardinals split a doubleheader in New York with McGraw’s men winning 7-6 and dropping 4-3. Cincinnati beats Brooklyn 12-5, Reds’ Walker belts a two-run homer with bases loaded.
Local leagues report tied games and upcoming matchups. Nehi nine, unbeaten this year, 예정 to face Riverside Olympics at Ellenberser park next Sunday with practice on Wednesday. Ladoga Red Sox drop two to Indi a team. Cadillac La Salle and Acme Tri ace clash. Oriole Junais host Cadillac La Salle and Acme Tri ace at Garfi park next Sunday.
Carl Grannemann defended his state skeeball championship at Riverside Alleys defeating Ralph Mason in nine games 2110 to 1950. Both players struggled with nerves amid a large crowd of skeeball addicts. Mason earns a rematch against Grannemann a week later with Lester Cox also scheduled to face the champion next Saturday.
Sammy Mandell world lightweight champion starts training in Chicago at Washington Park for the title bout with Tony Canzoneri on August 2. He is slightly over the 135 pound limit but expected to shed fat to reach the limit. Training begins today.
The Indianapolis Big Four A A nine clinched the league pennant with a 5 to 4 victory over Van Wert. Richardson struck out ten and allowed five hits as Kelley Arnold and O Connor drove in the ninth inning runs to seal the win and a spot in August’s New York Central Lines championship tournament.
John Mallox of Terre Haute is hospitalized with serious injuries after his racing car overturned in a fifteen mile event in Clay county. The incident occurred Sunday after sideswiping another car. Ira Hall, also of Terre Haute, won the race with other competitors unharmed.
Fred P. Robinson of Indianapolis defeated C. M. Bodensteiner of Iowa State Agricultural College at the Advanced R O T C camp in Camp Knox Kentucky. He also beat G. E. McKenna of the University of Kansas in the same event.
Elizabeth Dunn of Meridian Hills shot 86 to lead the Indiana women’s tourney with four strokes on the field. A field of eighty four started while Mrs. Bulson, Ruth White and others posted scores in the 90s and 100s as match-play brackets form for the week.
Indianapolis fistic fans can see six bouts including the main ten round Mexican heavyweight Tony Fuente vs Big Boy Peterson of Minneapolis. Other matches pair Jack Gibbons of Florida and Billy Myers of Indianapolis in a six round bout. Action starts at 8 30 with potential slugfests that may not go the distance.
Indianapolis star reports Elizabeth Dunn the leading woman golfer at Meridian Hills shot 86 in the 18 hole qualifying round of the state championship. She teamed with Mrs E A Buison of Fort Wayne. 1928 holder Housier scored 93. Dunn, former state champion, is a strong favorite as 84 players started the tournament.
The third TransMississippi golf tournament opened in Denver with Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City and Miss Marian Turpie of New Orleans resuming their rivalry for the title. Both have led the field since the tournament began, Turpie twice earning medalist honors.
New York Giants trail in the National League with nine losses slated to a brutal six week schedule. John McGraw leads through a slate of St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati and the Giants must handle fifty two of seventy remaining games against western foes while Pittsburgh and Chicago close in on western opponents.
Maurice Feeney, 18, captains Indianapolis title as he edges Bill Reed Sr and John McGuire. Feeney totals 151 over two rounds at South Grove and Riverside to secure the municipal links crown and will join Reed to represent Indianapolis at the national championship in St. Louis next month. Expenses for the trip covered by the local course club and entry-fee proceeds.
The Pacific coast branch of the U S Lawn Tennis Association held the national intersectional championship. California duo Keith Glenhill and Ellsworth Vines Sunday defeated the eastern pair Julius Seligson and Eugene McAuliffe. The western team won all three matches with Vines beating McAuliffe and Gledhill overcoming Seligson.
Connersville Indiana July 15 Betsy Ross of Connersville beat Strauss Says of Indianapolis 2 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Bill Francis allowed six hits for the locals while Hall of Indianapolis was kept to four. Hall held the locals hitless until the seventh inning and Stoker scored the decisive run in the ninth after an error and two hits. Strauss turned three double plays and issued one intentional walk in the ninth.
Harold Fields of Indiana University captured the sixth A. A. U. two mile steeplechase championship at Broad Ripple Sunday in record 10 04 3 5. Theodore Treeman of Broad Ripple Park A. C. was second with Rob an Care of Spades Park A. C. third. Clarence Goldrick placed fourth and Sidney Muehl finished fifth.
Three wrestling bouts headline a catchweight card at Broad Ripple arena led by Bobby Chick of Texas versus Johnny Carlin of Sweden. Additional matches include Ralph vs Dick Routt, George Baitzer versus Ed Baker, with start time at 8:30 and two out of three falls in main events.
Terre Haute Tennis Club defeated Hawthorne 5-2 at Hawthorne Courts Sunday. Dick Bastian beat Kuhr 6-2 7-5 and Christopher Brafford teamed with an partner to win 6-2 6-3 over Hughes and Kuhr for Hawthorne’s only victories. A return match is set at Terre Haute on August 11.
A Missouri judge reportedly gave Joe Judge an evil eye stone his supporters claim brings luck. Since receiving the stone, Joe has been performing well on the field. George Moriarty praises the Detroit Tigers in his Baseball Magazine column, stating Roy Johnson of Detroit is a stronger player than Earl Averill of Cleveland.
HOOLICK FALLS N Y July 15 Tommy Loughran will leave here Wednesday afternoon aboard the eighty five foot yacht Willanna owned by William Freihofer Philadelphia millionaire baker for the scene of his world light heavy weight title bout with James J Braddock at Yankee stadium Thursday night Loughran will sleep aboard the yacht Wednesday night somewhere along the coastline and will arrive at New York Thursday morning Braddock trains at White Sulphur Springs N Y and predicts a knockout in the title bout at Yankee stadium Braddock says he will defeat Loughran and win the world title by the ninth round or sooner.
The United States team for the Davis Cup inter zone finals against Germany includes William T. Tilden Francis Hunter Wilbur Allison and John Van Ryn with Berlin the venue and France the potential next opponent. George M. Lott and John Hennessey were not named though Hennessey played in last year’s final. It is expected Allison and Van Ryn will form the doubles pair.
Jack Shaffer of the Hoosier Athletic Club won the Marion County A A F three mile river swim in White river with a 44 21 time beating last year's record by 2 39. Francis Hodges finished second. Jane Shewalter won the 1 2 mile women event in 25 31. Hodges and Shaffer each gained one leg toward the Lucien King trophy.
The Indianapolis Meldons beat Lafayette Life 8 to 6 in fifteen innings on July 15 in Lafayette Indiana. Key hitters were Walt Floyd George Orme and Billy Lich for the Meldons while Ed Caraway and Tom Casey starred for Lafayette. The Meldons seek a strong state club next Sunday and can be reached via Stephlin 918 Olive.
Indians of Bruno Betzel staged a weekend surge crushing Toledo 22 to 8 after a 3 to 2 Saturday win. Jimmy Stroner drove in seven runs with two homers, Joe Sprinz hit five for a perfect day, and Herman Layne raised his average to .304. St. Paul trip begins Tuesday.
Second game of Sunday double header began but was stopped after the second inning to let Toletia catch a train to Kansas City. Indianapolis led 9 to 0. incomplete score and scorers unsettled as Wright and Hayworth, Teachout and Riddle noted in partial report.
The Indians add Prentice Hall known as Lefty to their pitching staff for a western trip. Hall the Strauss Says nine star is a six foot right hander about 185 pounds with good size and potential. He allowed only four hits at Connersville Sunday in a losing effort and is viewed by semi pro figures as a promising addition.
In Chicago on July 15 Blue Larkspur defeated 50,000 fans to win the $70,000 American classic by five lengths. He outpaced rivals Clyde Van Dusen Kentucky Derby winner Dr Freeland Windy City and Rose of Sharon, with Van Dusen finishing behind Live Oak.
In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts sixty four tennis players gather at Longwood Cricket Club for the thirty six renewal of the Longwood bowl singles tournament. California sends Johnny Doeg Lawrence Hall Henry Culley and Richard Lusch while Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem and Francis Shields of New York also rank among the nations top ten.
A baseball game in United Presse s YOGANSPORT on July 15 reports Joe Elder was seriously injured after being struck by a pitched ball while at bat.
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