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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1928
Page
2
The article explains appeal plays where baserunners miss a base, leave early on a caught fly, or bat out of order. Umpires must not act on these unless the field team requests a ruling. It emphasizes umpire as decider, not maker of plays, and urges alert defense to enforce rules.
Notre Dame opens an eight game barnstorming trip starting Tuesday in Philadelphia against Villa Nova, a strong East program with 21 wins in 24 starts. The schedule then includes Holy Cross, Boston College, Harvard, New Hampshire, Providence, Amherst, and Cornell. the Irish closed their home season with an 8 to 0 win over Michigan State, with Hayden and Rust limiting the Wolves to four singles.
American League leaders New York and Detroit trade places as standings tighten. Schedule notes include Milwaukee at Toledo and Kansas City at Columbus with multiple matchups across American and National Leagues in Indianapolis Minneapolis Louisville and Brooklyn venues.
The Sunday results show First Game eight to nine inning totals with Reitz Young Meeker Ash and Ferrell. cond Game twelve innings with Batiou Larders McMenemy Zum bro Wyckoff Fishbaugh Ash Chinault. Kansas City beat Toledo seven to eight in thirteen innings. Detroit beat New York seven to eight. HON races list and several other league results. Washington at St Louis postponed due to rain. Kemper high gun at Indianapolis Gun Club tallying 97 of 100 in century event and 24 of 25 in handicap.
The United States Davis Cup team, led by captain William T. Tilden II and including George Lott, John Hennessey, and Wilbur F. Coen Jr., will sail to Europe after sweeping Japan in the American Zone. Tilden beat Yoshiro Ohta in the final singles and Coen defeated Tamio Abe to seal the win, with Francis T. Hunter meeting them in London.
Ft. Collins Colo won its third national inter scholastic track title at the Chicago meet with 56 points. Froebel Gary Indiana State champ finished second with 38. Muncie 18. Technical Indianapolis 10. Alexandria 10. Herbert Sears of Tech won the half mile in 1 58 and Goodwin of Alexandria won the other half mile in 2 00.3.
Miss Helen Wills of California defeats Miss Eileen Bennett of England in straight sets 6-1 6-2 at Roland Garros to capture the French women's singles and establish dominance among the United States Great Britain and France.
The Meridian Hills Country Club held a weekend golf event to determine the seven medalists for low scores, with Frank Shields winning gold, J. R. Stevenson silver, and a tie for the remaining silver and bronze medals among Ben Cohee, Ora Harrell, Paul Cullom, and George Moore. A possible seventh medal remained unsettled pending Bremerman’s rain-delayed second round.
Power and Light, nine pounds ball power and light, romped past the Press Assistants 12 to 0 in a Big Six League game. Roberts hit a single, double, and homer, Flynn added two singles and a homer, Reynolds limited the Press Assistants to two hits with seven strikeouts. Osborne, Broughton, Russell and others contributed for Power and Light in the lopsided victory.
A quarter mile match race for girls will be held at the Riverside roller rink next Saturday night. Contestants include Helen Harlan Thelma Smitha and Mary Gorman with Smitha and Gorman given a quarter lap start on the state champion Harlan.
Dale Miller, chairman of the Seventh District Ameri can Legion baseball committee, ruled Edward Smith, 14, out at home plate as Gordon Combs tagged him. Both boys, from School No. 80, belong to the Fighting Fools of Broad Ripple. Entries close June 15.
The St Paul Saints travel to Washington Park for a four game set with the Indians. Milwaukee was tagged as pennant favorite before the season, and the Saints aim to prove their rights with strong batting and pitching. Comorosky and Brame join the Indians in a big deal. Miller action includes a doubleheader split and tight defense.
Wet grounds postponed this afternoon's Indians vs Saints game. The league leaders face the Tribesmen in a double header Tuesday with first pitch at 2 PM daylight saving time. Erwin Brame, a new pitcher from Pittsburgh, may start one Tuesday game.
Donald Corriden, brother of Michigan coach Johnny Corriden, has been elected captain of next year’s Wolverines baseball team. He helped win the Big Ten title this season with eleven victories and one defeat, and is a right handed batter and thrower who plays both outfield and infield. The Corridens hail from Logansport and Donald attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis where he played baseball and football.
Arcadia Indiana June 4 The Arcadia High School basketball team will be coached this coming year by Lynn Turner of Indianapolis a graduate of Indiana Central College. He succeeds A B Abell who moves to West Point next month.
Chicago's racing season begins at Arlington Park with eight races led by the $5,000 premier handicap. Notable entries include Sir Harry, Crystal Pennant, Reigh Olga, Florence Mills, Sankari, and local favorite Chicago. Pari-mutuel odds to be posted before each race.
The Negro Auto Racing Association will hold a 100 mile race on July 4 at the Indiana State fair ground. Entries from many drivers, with prizes of 1200 for first 500 for second 200 for third 100 for fourth and a 50 consolation for each car starting but not finishing in the money. Trials on July 3 will select the fifteen starters for July 4.
Uruguay defeated Germany 4 to 1 in an Olympic soccer match marked by fouls and unsportsmanlike behavior. Uruguayan captain Nasazzi was sent off after a brawl with Hofmann, and may be suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
Three big harness races are planned for July 4 at the Allison Barber race track. The announcements come from Owen Allison Ollie Horrall and Joe Franklin, members of the Mutual Driving Club standing committee.
Mickey Walker, the middleweight champion, and Ace Hodkins set to meet for the title at White Sox park on June 21. Walker will also box Jock Malone in a ten round bout in St Paul Tuesday night.
Bobby Williams of Syracuse defeated Len Darcy in a ten round bout at Ft Harrison, surprising Furniture City fans who expected Darcy to win. Williams and Howard Bentz of Milwaukee were scheduled to arrive earlier as per A A rules.
The Lincoln Highways beat the Bloomington Commercials 9 to 8 in eleven innings for their seventh straight win. The game was scoreless from the seventh inning until the eleventh. George Shively hit a home run for Lincoln. Larue Owens and Hawkins shared catching duties while Branom and Doughitt starred for Bloomington.
Army 9 Navy 6. Columbia 13 Pennsylvania 4. Holy Cross 4 Harvard 3. Yale 8 Princeton 3. Fordham 9 Georgetown 0. Notre Dame 6 Michigan State 0. Ohio State misprinted as Ochigan 1. Minnesota 10 Wisconsin 7.
Yankees extended their lead by beating Detroit 7 2 as Lou Gehrig hit his 11th homer of the season. In Chicago Jimmy Foxx homered for the Athletics but Ted Lyons silenced the rally in a 6 5 Sox win. Pirates edged Dodgers in 14 innings 9 7 amid fan unrest at Ebbets Field. Red Sox moved to fifth with a 4 3 win over the Indians.
Michigan won the Big Ten title in a season where Iowa and Purdue trailed in order. Michigan lost only one of twelve games, finishing atop the final standings with a dominant conference record.
Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Saturday with Easterne S and Heche w. 6 W. Crum $10,000 added. Misstep won $25,000 Fairmount Poe at Collinsville, Tore second, Jack Wiggins third. Arch Compston defeated Walter Hagen in a match at Southampton. Army baseball beat Navy 9 to 6 in Annapolis. Culver Academy lost in baseball tennis and boating but won golf.
Indiana University athletic director Z G Clevenger announced eastern engagements for 1929. The basketball team will play January 1, 1929, at Pittsburgh and a wrestling meet is set with Navy February 16, 1929, at Annapolis. Pittsburgh will host a 1930 basketball return.
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