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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1930
Page
4
Baseball fans rallied as 24 homers on Sunday set a new single day record, the third time in 11 days the 23-homer mark was surpassed. Ruth and Hack Wilson led with 16 each, amid a season of 418 homers across both leagues.
Times Special notes gallant Fox and Whichone, Preakness and Kentucky Derby winners, set for a Belmont Stakes clash next Saturday. Whichone grabbed the Withers Stakes by four lengths, with Sonny Workman guiding him amid early interference by Earl Sande on Maya and Black Majesty. Sande finished fourth.
Ind June 2 One of Purdue's greatest all around athletes Glen Harmeson nine letter athlete has been signed as freshman coach at the Boilermaker school Harmeson was half back on last year's Big Ten championship Purdue football team also a key man in the championship basketball team He also played baseball with a .400 batting average
The Pacific Coast League star prospect Meryl Hoag, a 20 year old Sacramento Solons outfielder, draws attention for his hard hitting, strong throwing and quick feet. He joins a line of famed Coast League standouts like Mickey Cochrane Tony Lazzeri Earl Averill and Smead Jolley as a potential future big leaguer.
Outdoor wrestling at Broad Ripple park starts tonight at 8 30. Karal Zbyszko meets Charlie Peterson with Johnny Meyers facing George Kaugor in a card still adding two bouts. Referee Frank Buchanan. Ripple management aims to please patrons.
Horton Smith of Missouri defeated Aubrey Boomer of England 6 to 5 Sunday in a 36 hole match at St. Cloud France. Smith secured the win in a tense finish driving decisively on the final holes.
United Press report notes the Philadelphia Athletics atop the American League with an eighth straight win, defeating the Washington Senators 9 to 6. Brooklyn strengthens NL lead by beating the Phillies 10-2 as Adolfo Luque earns his fifth win. Cubs win fifth straight, Pittsburgh pounded 16-4, and Heilmann stars for Reds in doubleheader splits with Cardinals. Giants sweep Braves in a 9-4 and 16-3 pair, while Red Sox end a 14-game skid by beating the Yankees 7-4. Indians move to third with a 3-2 win over Detroit. Harder earns his sixth win. White Sox top Browns 8-5 as Stewart exits early.
About 200 women competed in the eighteen-hole qualifying round for the women's trans-Mississippi golf tourney in Tulsa. The 32 lowest scores advance to the championship flight, with last year's champion Mrs. O. B. Hill and 1929 medalist Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake abroad with the U.S. team, leaving no obvious favorite.
New York, June 2. Babe Ruth says the livelier ball is real but pitches today suffer from poor control and overuse of fresh balls. He cites pitchers who chase counts and sluggers who clear the park, argues for longer use of balls and sharper control. He notes fan attendance has risen this season.
Chicago hosts the national collegiate track and field games with a large entry of top athletes aiming to break records. Key events include the 100 yard dash featuring Simpson, Wykoff, and Tolan with fast times expected. mile contenders Orval Martin, Ralph Hill, and Kizer. hurdles by Lee Sentiman. Southern California the favorite after sweeping finals at the SCAA meet with 44 points.
Eddie Rickenbacker, president of the Speedway Association, praised the near stock specifications at a dinner for drivers and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. He warned few radical changes, cited lower racing costs, and noted engineers from stock car firms studying the race. Prizes were awarded to top finishers including Billy Arnold for first place and Bill Cummings for fifth with a special sportsmanship gift.
At the Stagg national track meet four world marks were set. Ed Dees spun the shot 58 feet, A Oliver ran 23.7 in the 220 yard low hurdles, Casper posted 15.1 in the high hurdles, and Technical of Indianapolis, four half-milers, set 8:22.6 in the two mile relay. Brazils Ivan Fuqua led Brazil Ind. with 28 points, teammate second with 40. Team honors went to Gary Ind. Froe bel won his third.
Brooklyn swept by New York in a pair, with scores 10 16 2 and 6 1 in the first and second games. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 4 8 5 while St Louis defeated Cincinnati 4 5 in the other drawn contests. Sherdel and Wilson led Cincinnati, while Frankhouse and Sukeforth starred for the Pirates.
Yesterday's results show City and Milwaukee games with scores tied to late innings. Hooley, Angley, Kemner, Devine, Barnes, Wysong, Dixon, Penner and Cochrane appear among pitchers and batters in a high scoring day.
Herman Schurch of Hollywood California who drove Shorty Cantlon's car for about seventy five miles in the Speedway classic at Indianapolis Memorial Day rode to victory in the twenty mile feature at the half mile board track here Sunday.
Numerous players gathered at Coffin course Sunday but state amateur champion George Lance failed to appear for the Rea park team of Terre Haute. The Terre Haute squad trounced by Coffin 88% to 19% as local stars led the way including Bill Heinlein and rare, while Maurice Stone claimed the 72 flag at Coffin. Other highlights include Highland-Indianapolis Country Club team plans for June 12 and prize results from various tournaments at Meridian Hills and Pleasant Run. Eddie Rickenbacker toured the Speedway layout with Meyer and Garringer.
Primo Carnera, the Italian giant, has been signed for a ring match in Ft. Wayne on June 9 with an unnamed opponent. The fight will be the headliner on Monday night at League Park, announced by matchmaker George Bremer.
Oberlin Ohio June 2 Coach Paul McEachron of Oberlin College collapsed with heart disease late Sunday and died almost immediately. He had served as coach for five years.
Gene Haustein of Detroit averaged 66.9 miles an hour to win the 100 mile A A A Memorial race in Bridgeville Pennsylvania on Memorial Day finishing thirty two seconds ahead of F Bicanchi of Pittsburgh.
Semi-Pros and Amateurs lead the City Catholic League as Sacred Heart squads beat St Catherine 15 to 6 and Our Lady of Lourdes defeated St Joseph 8 to 4. Holy Trinity holds second, Assumption slips to third after a 12 to 6 loss. Question Marks powered by five homers, a triple and nine singles, with Lawrie and Jenkins shining for Peerless American Cleaners.
Indiana grabbed a 5 run first inning but Notre Dame rallied to win 8 to 6. Weller pitched six hits but eight Irish errors aided the upset, while Dilley limited Indiana to four hits after the opening frame.
Chicago reports that in the Big Ten meet held Saturday June 2 Scott Rexinger won the singles title and teamed with Bill Calohan to win the doubles title. Both events crowned Chicago champions.
George Wendling and H Grin Steiner shared first in the 100 target event at the weekly Indianapolis Gun Club shoot Sunday with ninety seven targets each. Dolley won the handicap event with twenty four.
Wisconsin secured the undisputed Big Ten baseball championship with a 1 to 0 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Badgers finished 9–1 for the season, Illinois second at 8–2, marking Wisconsin's first sole title since sharing in 1912.
Battle details show Connolly and Hoffman with RBIs, Ambrose and Monahan key, Connolly and Warstler involved in double plays. Connolly, Warstler, Monahan combine in defense. Connolly and Hartmann listed among homers with Warstler making a notable three-base hit. Game timing noted as 3 27.
Cleveland trounced Toledo 13 0 and 11 0 in a Sunday doubleheader as Claude Jonnard and Elmer Ambrose shut down the visitors with seven and four hits allowed respectively. Connolly homered with bases full and Lee Barnhart added one in each game as the Tribe soar in the pennant race behind strong fielding and six more hits by Connolly.
In Paris at the French hard court championships, Henri Cochet defeated Bill Tilden in the final after Tilden led 5-3 in the second set. Cochet won 3-1, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1. Helen Wills-Moody captured the women's singles crown by defeating Helen Jacobs 6-2, 6-1.
Indians idle today and Tuesday as workmen install night baseball gear at Washington Park. Fans plan to reserve seats for the moonlight opener predicted by Saturday or next Monday, with many notables expected to attend. Barnhart stars in recent drills with two homers and multiple hits, while Henline and Ainsmith join the Hens in a cross league roster move.
Prince Hygami of Japan meets Merle Dolby in the main go at Riverside park arena on West Thirtieth Street. Ralph Wilson of Indianapolis faces John Boko of Chicago in a supporting bout. Hugh Webb competes against Earl Hallas of Chicago. Lee En to referee. First bout at.
In The Hague on June 2 Czechoslovakia defeated the Netherlands three matches to two to advance to the European zone Davis Cup semi finals.
Chicago June 2. Matchmaker Nate Lewis of the Chicago stadium sought an opponent for Otto Von Porat the Norwegian mauler. A one on one bout is scheduled for June 12 or 16.
Johnny Doeg of Santa Monica California defeated John Van Ryn of East Orange New Jersey 6-3 6-3 6-2 to win the Orange Lawn Tennis Club invitation tournament. Doeg and Van Ryn join the U S Davis Cup team sailing for Europe Tuesday.
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