Yankees Lead A L by Seven and a Half Games on West Trip
New York Yankees begin first western invasion of the season leading the American League by seven and a half games. Miller Huggins' team has the pennant essentially clinched, needing only to maintain an even pace to secure a third straight title. They expect to return to New York on June 19 with a strong hold on first place.
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Umpire Penalty for Coach Interference on Third Base
When a third base coach interferes by leaving the chalk lines and causes a fielder to misplay a ball, the umpire should penalize the batting team by declaring the runner at third base out if the interference leads to a play on a batted ball. The coacher’s advisory role and line confinement are emphasized.
Baseball calendar shows league standings and today’s games
The American League and National League tables list team records with American Association and game pairings. Today’s schedule includes Kansas City at Lee, Milwaukee at Columbus, Philadelphia at Chicago, and Washington at St Louis among others.
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Friday Baseball Scores From Across Leagues
Friday results show Kansas City and Columbus among teams with close margins. Notable performances include Sheehan Peters and Barnes ONeil, plus Gaston Sommers De berry and Thompson driving Milwaukee to a win. Other matchups featured Cleveland, Jonnard Tsandaman Winters Zumbro Ferrell, and New York highlights with Elliott Doak Deberry Hargreaves Benton O’Farrell.
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Hamilton area racing selections list various horses and names
A long list of horse names and owners appears, including Frank Elbee Miss Beaverkill Vacation Time Fore ace Little Aven It Watch It Happy Hobo Adstone Ole Tom Atador Margarette Manipulator Sound Wrack Maid Walespa Nine Sixty Dr. Barnes Brunell Salvage Wapiti and many more across multiple tracks and clubs.
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Power and Light Meet Press Assistants in Big Six Showdown
Indianapolis Power and Light, city champions, face the Press Assistants of the Big Six League at Garfield Park No. 2 today at 3 p.m. Reynolds will pitch for Power and Kelly handles catching. All league games run on daylight saving time.
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Interscholastic Golf Tourney Set at Coffin Links
The Times announces the third annual interscholastic golf tournament at Coffin municipal links June 13–16. High schools listed include Cathedral Manual Shortridge and others with entries via faculty managers. The event features eighteen hole medal qualifiers, match play flights, and 36 hole finals, plus a separate HHC golf tournament June 9–10 with blind par format and prize banquet June 14.
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Riverside Course
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Orin E. Smith
George Stevens
John Bailey
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United States Near Davis Cup Finals in Zone Play
The U S team led by William Tilden Jr and George Lott faced Japan in the doubles as part of the American zone matches at Chicago Town and Tennis Club. Tilden won the opening singles match 6 2 6 3 6 0 over Tamio Abe while John Hennessey defeated Yoshiro Ohta 8 6 6 3 6 3, keeping the U S on track to seal three wins at five. A US victory would send the team to Europe to meet the European zone winner for the right to face France in the Davis Cup challenge.
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Notre Dame Set To Dominate Central Conference Meet
Notre Dame, led by dash star Jack Elder, aims to win the Central Intercollegiate track meet at Marquette Stadium Milwaukee. Drake Kansas State Teachers Michigan State and Marquette are expected to challenge for team honors with entries including Carroll Lombard Loyola Grinnell Rose Poly Wilmington Ohio and Armour Tech.
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Boxing Main Event Opens Fort Feature Outdoor Season
In Fort Feature Tuesday the Harrison boxing authorities start the outdoor fifth season with Bobby Williams of Syracuse and Howard Bentz of Milwaukee in the ten round main bout. Both fighters are 22, closely matched in height and weight, with Bentz managed by Richie Mitchell and having just $knocked out Sig Zwick for his sixth KO win. Williams is noted for recent Armory showings including a knockout of Detroit’s Billy Peterson.
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Series With Millers Set For Double Bill Sunday
Indians face Minneapolis Millers in a triple game week end lineup with one game today and two on Sunday as Detroit aims to rebound from Friday's 7 to 1 defeat. Ford Schupp faltered in the fifth inning while Earl Smith drove in three for the Millers and Paul McCullough limited the home club to six hits. New Millers acquisitions include McMullen Gillis and Van Alstyne.
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Finals Held in Prep Track Meet at Chicago
The University of Chicago national track and field interscholastic finals opened with Fort Collins High School and Detroit Northeast High School viewed as the leading bidders. More than 1,000 athletes from secondary schools nationwide competed as preliminaries began Friday, with wind at Stagg Field limiting record attempts.
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Junior Legion Baseball Guests at Indianapolis Park Event
The Indianapolis Times sponsors American Legion Junior baseball tourney in Indiana with President James A. Perry and Manager Bruno Betzel inviting Dale Miller and The Times to bring Legion players to the Indianapolis Milwaukee game at Washington Park on June 11. A grandstand section will host the Legion boys, one to throw the first ball and two to form the Indians battery. Entries close June 15. teams entering by noon June 11 may participate in park festivities.
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Orner Named New Coach at Alexandria High School
Henry Orner, a 1925 Butler University alumnus and former Indiana Kentucky AAU middleweight champion, will coach basketball and track at Alexandria High School next fall. He succeeds Fred Adams who resigned to take a post in Rantoul Illinois after a year at Windfall turning out a strong basketball team. Orner graduated from Newcastle High School and also boxed as IA C competitor.
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Butler University
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Cat) Adams
Rantoul, Ill
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Alexandria
Helen Wills Defeats Courquerque in Paris Set Scores
Helen Wills of California defeats Rollin Courquerque of Holland at Roland Garros. She wins the first set 6 2 and the second set 6 0 to take the match.
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Times Invitational Interscholastic Golf Tournament Notice
Entry notice for the Times Invitational Interscholastic Golf Tournament at Coffin Municipal Course on June 13 14 15 16. Includes prompts for student name address and school attended and signature of the school golf manager or principal.
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Sears Runs for Tech in National Interscholastic Meet
Sears, star Technical High School half miler, was the only local athlete in the national interscholastic track and field meet opening in Chicago. He recently broke the State half mile record at the State meet.
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Locals Artesians Tie Martinsville In Tennis Meet At Willard Park
Manual and Martinsville High School tennis teams fought to a 3-3 draw in six matches at Willard Park on Friday. Leo of Manual beat Eubank of Martinsville 6-4 6-1 and Shubert of Manual defeated Ellis 7-5 6-2. Hines of Martinsville beat Brodsky 7-5 6-3. The remaining matches featured unclear results due to imperfect text.
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Notre Dame Beats Indiana In Pitching Duel 3 2
Notre Dame defeats Indiana 3 to 2 in Bloomington in a pitching duel. Walsh of Notre Dame fanned 11 while Paugh of Indiana struck out 6. Schmidt Schroll aided Notre Dame with a triple and Moran drove in two runs aiding the Irish victory.
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Pyle Pays Off Before Runners Take to Boards
At Madison Square Garden on June 2 the twenty six hour foot racers continued their trans continental race as C C Pyle settled the $48 500 bill. Prize winners held hopes of finishing the event despite the payments easing their worries while they trudged around the ten lap track.
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Chicago Beats Indiana In Track Dual 76 59
University of Chicago defeated Indiana 76 to 59 in a home dual meet. Pat Little from Marion set a stadium two mile record of 9:39. Lowell Todd of Bedford led Chicago with 14 points and Libby scored 11 for second. It was the locals final home meet.
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Shortridge Court Team Defeats Tech in Tennis Duel
Shortridge High School tennis team beat Technical High 4 matches to 2 at Hawthorn to end season before Saturday showdown with Washington High. Thursday results include Lowry over Roberts 6 1 6 2 and several close doubles and singles bouts among pegcalionych Demmary Jilivan Danke Warren Tuppenlatz Sullivan and Suppenlatz.
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Prep Is Easy Winner in Tennis Meet 6-0
The Boys' Prep tennis team routed Washington High School on Friday afternoon by six matches to none. Wiggins beat Lentz 6-2 6-4, Compeon defeated Hedge 17-5, ber downed Murphy 6-1 6-2, en defeated Gatisen 6-3, Shearer beat Hedge and Carlsen 6-3 6-2.
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McCarthy Fined for Abuse of Umpire at Pittsburgh
National League president John Heydler fined Chicago manager Joe McCarthy $100 for abusing umpire Dolly Stark after Friday’s 10 to 4 Pirates win at Pittsburgh. St Louis coach Allan Sothoron signs to coach the Boston Braves. Hornsby becomes Braves manager, having previously managed Sothoron with the Cardinals.
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Orvis Shines as Technical Triumphs in City Final
Orvis pitched superbly for Technical High School as they crushed Broad Ripple 11 to 0 in the city public high school baseball tournament final at Arsenal stadium. East Siders backed their ace with solid defense, allowing only two errors and a single Ripple hit until the last inning.
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Nine Local Men Receive Letters In City Awards
Nine Indianapolis athletes were honored in Lafayette on June 2 as the complete list of spring sports awards was announced after a captains and coaches meeting with the insignia board. Six major block P awards went to Capital City men and four Indianapolis players received major baseball letters. Leon Hutton earned a major track letter and E T Lentz received a major tennis letter. Minor letters went to K F Lange in track, C Taylor in golf, and C M Starkey in tennis.
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Clubs Seek Games as Amateur Nines Schedule Sunday
A barrage of notices invites public and city teams to arrange Sunday games. Listings include the Meldow Club beating Columbus Commercials 11 to 2, with standout hitting by Seldon and Quiesser, and requests from several clubs for opponents, open dates, and contact details across Indiana towns.
Fights and Fighters Roundup of Bantam to Lightweight Bouts
In Paterson New Jersey Frankie Bauman defeated Pancho Dentio in eight rounds by a referee's decision. Joe Gans beat Shades Sackie Brads in Syracuse in ten rounds. New York's Manuel Quintero edged Kid Kaplan in ten closer rounds. A Filipino outpointed Harry Tuttle in ten. Jimmy Neal stopped Pete Patch in the second round in Dayton. Jack Berg outpointed Pedro Amador in ten rounds in Chicago. Soldier Domrowski fought You Nationalista to a ten-round draw. Buster Brown defeated Lou Terry in six rounds.
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Loughran Surges To Narrow Victory In Latzo Title Bout
Tommy Loughran staged a dramatic comeback in the final rounds to retain the world light heavyweight title against Pete Latzo of Scranton. Latzo, the underdog, fought hard early but faded after ten rounds as Loughran unleashed power with lefts and rights. The 20,000 crowd at the Polo Grounds saw Latzo weakened by cuts and end a feeble finish, while Loughran prepared for a potential rematch with Jimmy Slattery.
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Hodapp Out of Lineup With Knee Injury in Cleveland
Johnny Hodapp, former Indianapolis Indian outfielder now at third base for the Cleveland Indians, will miss several games after injuring his knee diving for a bad throw from Luke Sewell. He was carried from the field and taken to a hospital as Montague shifts to third in his absence.
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Big League Stuff
Friday's action across the majors featured Hughie Critz hitting a four homer game in the Reds 7 to 6 win over the Braves. Mel Ott supplied the decisive blow for the Giants in a 4 to 3 victory over the Robins. Pirates hammered the Cubs 10 to 4 as Reinhart shut out the Phillies 1 to 0. Tigers swept Indians 5 to 4. Paul Waner knocked in a run with a single and two doubles for Pittsburgh. Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig played in an exhibition. Ty Cobb Tris Speaker and the A’s had a day off.
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