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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
6
American Association and National League standings listed with wins losses and percentages. Teams include Milwaukee Saint Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia with records shown and notes on the calendar. data appears as a compact standings snippet.
Schedule lists NBA? Wait this appears to be baseball. American League matchups include Detroit at Washington, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Boston, plus Chicago at New York and Boston at Chicago. National League actions feature Detroit?
Rain interrupted Minneapolis Toledo game. St Louis beat Philadelphia 59 to 8. Cleveland defeated Boston 7 to 1. Washington edged New York 16 to 19. Chicago lost to New York 7 to 9. Cincinnati toppled Boston 1 to 3. Ring and Hentine pitched for St Louis and Philadelphia respectively.
In Indianapolis reports the Keystones host the Southern Grays next Sunday at 2 30 p m on the Keystone diamonds at Shelby and Perry Avenues. The six week schedule lists games against Clermont Riverside A A s Brookside Cubs Turner Beech Grove Cataracts and others with multiple games on July 1 and a July 4 open date.
Baseball writer notes Willie Kamm and Walter Lutzke as strong third base contenders while Osee Bluege rises with Washington. Bluege quickly seizes the third base job, leaving Joe Evans and others sidelined, and shows potential to develop into a premier American League baseman with more experience.
At a meeting of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association the C I and W team withdrew its protest against the Sahara Grotto after discussion. Catcher Fay of the C I and W was suspended two weeks for his part in the trouble that led to an umpire forfeiting the game to Sahara. Plans were made for a double header between De Molays and Brookside Odd Fellows and the C I and W and Sahara Grotto teams as the Biz Six lead races continue.
Butler College closes its athletic season this week. The track team will compete in the Allegheny division A A U outdoor meet in Cincinnati on Saturday. The baseball squad departs Monday for Danville Kentucky to play Centre College on Tuesday and Wednesday during graduation week.
Duke Kahanamoku smashed the world record in a match race by swimming fifty yards in 223-5 seconds, eclipsing Johnny Weismuller who had held 224-5 seconds, in Los Angeles.
A long OCR styled price ledger lists cigars cigarettes and miscellaneous items with box counts and prices. Brands include El Producto Roi Tan La Palma and Chesterfield with packs boxes and cartons. also toiletries cosmetics and hardware items with varied prices.
Albert Hackett and William Evarts of the Stuart Walker Company are shown after rehearsal in An Ideal Husband at the Mural. Hackett, a top amateur golfer, has won many New York State tournaments and is undefeated at Manhasset Club. Evarts watches as Rosnagle scores. the Walker company plays golf at South Grove.
Rocco Stramagelia a Pacific coast light heavyweight boxer who joined Dempsey's training staff in Great Falls is missing after Thursday night. He earlier bumped Dempsey in the face causing a cut over a champion's eye and after losing his temper was floored three times before quitting.
Johnny Dundee will challenge Eugene Criqui for the featherweight championship on July 30 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Promoter Tom O Rourke announced the signed bout. Dundee, a thirteen year veteran, seeks his long awaited title shot after losses to multiple champions and a ten year gap since his last major title bid.
Colored bantam king Danny Edwards arrives to train at the Mitchell Club for Tuesday’s main event at Tom Linson Hall. Rube Rhodes also trains there at a different hour and other bouts feature Fast Black versus Jack Brooks welterweights and Eddie Jacobs versus Jess Bell bantams. All scraps are set as ten round affairs.
The A C s of Indianapolis defeated the St. Louis Stars 14 to 6 in St. Louis. Cooper pitched effectively for the winners as the A s start a five game series in Detroit on Saturday.
Shelby Montana reports a tense town mood as law enforcement closes late night entertainment areas. The Dempsey Gibbons arena near completion draws crowds for the July 4 bout and tickets sell fast amid frontier excitement.
Mike Kelleys hustling Saints travel to Washington park for a three game series with the Indians. Saint hopes ride a rising league position while the Blues lead. Jess Petty to start for the Tribe against the northerners after Milwaukee Brewers loss 5 to 3, with missed chances on base and a fourth inning rally thwarted by McCarthy.
Miller of the Cubs went 1 for 4, Meusel of the Giants 2 for 5, McManus of the Browns 1 for 4, Jacobson of the Browns 1 for 4. A partial box line from a game summary lists these batting lines.
The runner from second collided with the shortstop during a ground ball to the infield. The shortstop had started a throw to first but the collision occurred as the runner attempted to reach third. Interference is called the moment contact occurs, retiring the side regardless of intent or fault.
Louisiana downed McLean Place 16 to 3 and Highland beat W Washington 12 to 7 in Thursday games. Next round set for Thursday June 14. Standings show Louisiana leading the league with two losses, McLean four, W Washington four, and others trailing.
Frankie Bowinkle of Kentucky meets Frankie Jones of Louisville in a ten round main event. Gene Lerue faces Don Carson in the semi windup. Three preliminaries introduce Cincinnati battlers as the new arena opens with the 138th Field Artillery Band providing music.
Major league deal Thursday night sends Hank Gowdy and John Watson to New York in exchange for Earl Smith and Jess Barnes. The swap appears balanced with Gowdy aging, Smith's potential with Boston, Barnes useful, and Watson showing flashes for the Giants.
Indiana bantam champion Bud Taylor will box Battling Murray of Philadelphia in Terre Haute on June 26 in a ten round bout. The 116 pound match is slated for 3 o'clock.
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