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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1929
Page
4
Babe Ruth discusses luck and breaks in baseball citing Miljus, Lazzeri, Pruett, Reuther, Durocher, Pipgras, Al Thomas, Lefty Grove and Henry Johnson. He argues breaks influence pennants and recalls the 1927 World Series and fellow players’ memories of pivotal moments.
Quarter finals and junior semi finals in the West Side tennis tournament delayed by rain leftovers. Semifinals and playoff set for Monday if matches progress. Today features men and junior singles rounds with several notable matches listed for afternoon and evening times.
Experts question Mel Ott’s age claiming he is 20 while others like Waner Foxx Quinn Grimm and Hunt er face age doubts. The piece notes assertions about age in pro baseball and mentions Frank Hun ter joining George Lott on the Davis Cup team after travel costs.
Indianapolis hosts Milwaukee while Louisville visits Kansas City and Toledo plays Minneapolis. Columbus meets St Paul with National League games Philadelphia at Chicago in two, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Boston at Pittsburgh in two, New York at St Louis. American League features Detroit visiting Boston, St Louis at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington.
American Association matches feature Welzer Tesmer and Peters in Columbus. Minneapolis beats St. Paul with a 53 to 19 score split. Detroit and Boston post varied results as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati show closer totals. Bloomington edges Decatur while Evansville tops Quincy and Springfield defeats Terre Haute in the Three-I League roundup.
Eighteen horses started in the $7 500 North Shore handicap at Arlington with Double Heart Dr Parrish Paul Bunyan and Voltcar among early favorites Reigh Count the champion from last year was set for a final public appearance in an exhibition run with Earl Sande aboard at the controls.
Jockey Carl Meyer of New Orleans returns to form at Arlington after two weeks away. He wins on Toltec a 22 to 1 shot, then prevails in the feature with Lawley and another victory aboard Devon, signaling a successful resurgence to racing fans.
Flint Rhem, righthanded pitcher once with Minneapolis, has been released and sent to the Houston club in the Texas League. Owned by the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston is a Cardinal farm. He was reportedly earning a $5,000 salary and failed to live up to club training rules, according to Manager Kelley.
Van Ryn and Allison, America's doubles team, opened Davis Cup play at Roland Garros Stadium with a straight sets victory over France’s Borotra and Cochet. They won 6-1 8-6 6-4, giving the U S a path to regain the international cup. Cochet had earlier crushed Tilden, while Lott edged Borotra in a longer match.
Veteran light heavyweight Jimmy Hackley of Indianapolis meets Cowboy Eddie Anderson of Wyoming in the main ten round bout at Ft Harrison Tuesday night. Hackley trains at Atherton gym while Anderson prepares at Arcade gym with a noted rivalry between the two lightweights.
The new golf course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens next Thursday with public access for a $1 fee. Designed by William Diddel, it straddles woods east of the track and inside the oval, with a remodeled clubhouse at the southeast corner. Chuck Garringer serves as the course professional while T. E. Meyers oversees operations. A grand opening may occur later. Kiwanis members competed at Lebanon’s Alen Country Club.
Sidney Smith of St. Louis faces Karl Kamrath of Austin for the state singles title in Wayne Indiana. Kamrath beat Joe Bralley 6-1 6-1 6-0 to reach the final while Smith defeated Lester Ortlieb 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-0 in a tough semifinal.
The Browns' manager Dan Howley plans to quit at season's end after deciding to bench a player for a bunt and asking the office by telegram if it would be OK. Meanwhile Dazzy Vance pitched for Brooklyn against the Pirates, but rain halted the game.
The Aroostook Valley Club operates an eighteen hole Maine course with its clubhouse in Canada across the border. Parking is on the Maine side to avoid immigration checks while machines stay north of the line. Dan Haines serves as secretary treasurer and George Baltch is the club professional.
Chicago Cubs erased a seven run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13 to 10 in Chicago. Philly led early with three and four runs across the first two innings, but the Cubs answered with five in the third, six in the fourth, and two in the sixth. Chuck Klein.
Davis hits his thirty first homer of the season with a double and a triple as Pittsburgh overcomes Boston 9 to 8. Grant ham homers in the seventh with bases loaded to spark the Pirates rally. Oston plates three in the eighth and three more in the ninth to seal the win.
German athletics official Dr. Otto Lewald praises American athletes, arguing Europeans are inferior due to physical structure and that American athletes are more efficient. He frames the comparison as a constitutional difference in athletic capability.
Entries are coming in for Kokomo Indiana's first annual open golf championship to be held at the municipal course on August 4 11 and 18. Competitors from Kokomo and nearby cities have entered with a large silver loving cup for the champion a runner up trophy and a gold medal for the low qualifier the first day. Entries must be mailed to Dick Banks by August 1.
Hancock of Elwood will face Cowboy Jones of Wyoming in a time limit semi final at Monday night’s Broad Ripple wrestling card. Routt of Anderson and Guthrie of Elmer are listed as competitors in the same card segment.
The new public golf course at the Speedway grounds will open next Thursday with Chuck Garringer as club pro. He arrives from Highland on Neal McIn tyre's staff to oversee the putt and drive course described as a snappy links, housed in a modern clubhouse with full conveniences.
Leo Diegel paced the final 36 holes in Montreal as golf's Canadian Open field of 170 narrowed to a tight finish. Diegel shot a Friday 66 to combine with a 70 first round for a one stroke edge over Tommy Armour, with Bill Mehlhorn at 140 and Jim Barnes at 141 after a rough 75 Friday after a 66 opening round.
Entries listed for seven races on Saturday at Arlington with weights and past performances. Notables include The Dixiana Handicap and The North Shore Handicap fields plus several stakes contenders such as Port Harlem Infinity and Calf Roper with varied distances from six furlongs to a mile and one eighth.
The New York state athletic commission revoked the boxing licenses of Max Schmeling and his American managers Joe Jacobs and Billy McCarney at a special meeting. The action stemmed from Schmeling's refusal to box under Humbert J. Fugazy's promotion at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
Emil Budnitz, a former Navy athlete, is named to coach the University of Baltimore lacrosse program as its first head coach. He brings collegiate playing experience and aims to build a pioneering squad for the new program.
The light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran announces retirement and aims to win the heavyweight title. He is viewed as the ideal challenger to Schmeling, with predictions noting his speed, defense, and tactical acumen against rivals like Godfrey Braddock Sharkey and risk factors in the era.
The Seventh District Junior American Legion baseball final pits St. Philips' Boys' Club against the Riverside Cubs at Washington Park. The winner advances to the state finals at Municie August 23 24. Memorial Post No 8 awards the Spalding silver trophy and two sportsmanship medals. Dan Sowers will present the honors.
The eighth and final leg of the Indiana Kentucky AAU two mile steeplechase championship will be at Broad Ripple Park at 3 p m Sunday. Start and finish at the swimming pool grandstand. Medals for the top three and the Broad Ripple Park AC trophy awarded after the race. Harold Fields of Indiana University has 101 points toward the championship.
Friday transformed into a 12 to 8 Indian victory as Ken Penner earned his 13th win on the Tribe mound. Milwaukee piled 14 hits but committed five errors while Indianapolis tallied eight runs in a single first inning rally and held on through nine frames.
Special Correspondent in South Bend July 27 reports Notre Dame plans inviting about 100 players back for fall practice. The piece notes many are sons of recent immigrants and quotes coaches who see such workers as the coming football stock, predicting future players from Poland Italy Lithuania among others, and eventual name changes to sound more American.
Semi-Pro and amateur baseball notes list multiple weekend games at Riverside and Garfield No 3 including St Patricks vs Real Silk, Majestic Radios vs Indianapolis Power and Light, and Dady A Cs against Indianapolis Triangles. Also notes Y M S and Beech Grove Reds at Garfield No 3, and August double-header plans plus open dates for September. Contains contact details for arranging further games and addresses in Mars Hill and Kokomo.
A reading list of top players includes Chuck Klein with the Phillies Melvin Ott, and Mel Ott with the Giants. Hack Wilson and Lou Gehrig are shown with the Cubs and Yankees respectively, followed by Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey with the Cardinals and Babe Ruth with the Athletics. Jimmy Foxx and Lefty O Doul are noted with the Athletics and Pirates.
The report lists several bouts and results including Harold Mays defeating Tony Galento in Waterbury New Jersey heavyweight class. Romero Rojas of Chile signs to fight Spanish heavyweight Lete in San Sebastian Spain on August 3. Brown Panama Negro loses ten round decision to Battalino in Hartford. Black Bill of Cuba defeats Marti Gold of Philadelphia in Rockaway Beach. Midget Wolgast outpoints Tommy Milton in Harlem. Goodman Richmond and Strub Erie draw with Datto in Cleveland.
The top home run hitter of the Middle Atlantic League for 1929 will receive a bronze statuette trophy from a Clarksburg sport shop in collaboration with Hillerich & Bradsby Company of Louisville, makers of Louisville Slugger bats. Last year Apples Holland of Fairmont won the award.
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