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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1930

Page

2

Talking It Over By Joe Williams About Sharkey Kilbane Guesses

A New York caller from Room 905 reports Davis Walsh praising the New York Giants infield of Terry Cruz Jackson and Lannstrom and discusses John Kilbane's impressions of Joe Sharkey and Max Schmeling with talk of boxing strategy and a possible Schmeling win being uncertain.

Joe Williams NW York Davis J. Walsh Polo Grounds John McGraw Terry Cruz Jackson Lannstrom Mr. Walsh

3 Year Old Stars Battle For American Derby Field

Chicago June 9 United Press The $50 000 American Derby headlines racing chatter as the 22nd renewal approaches Washington Park seeks the best three year olds This year Gallant Fox will not run owner William Woodward announced The Derby opens Chicago’s 1930 three year old season with Arlington Park next month and eastern entries may not be known until late tonight or Tuesday

United Press Chicago Washington Park Gallant Fox William Woodward

Wykoff Sets World's Mark to Take Sprint Crown

Frank Wykoff, the Southern California sprinter, set an unofficial world record by running the 100 yards in 9.4 seconds at the national collegiate AA meet. He beat a strong field including Tolan Bracey Simpson and Leland, leading Southern California to team honors with 57 17 70 points as six NCAA records and a world mark were set or tied.

Frank Wykoff United Press Chicago Wykoff Coast Star George Simpson Eddie Toppino Eddie Tolan Claude Bracey Cy Leland Simpson Frank

Gallant Fox Wins Belmont Stakes in Record Fashion

Gallant Fox the 3 year old colt trained by William Woodward and ridden by Earl Sande dominates Belmont Park on a crowded Saturday 60 000 fans witness a three length victory over Whichone the former juvenile champion. Sande secures the win and adds 66040 to the year's earnings while flashing injuries from last Thursday night’s auto crash as Widener and Woodward observe from the trackside after the race.

William Woodward Gallant Fox Belmont Park Whichone Harry Payne Whitney Earl Sande Joseph E. Widener Sande

Ring Program Set for Fort Harrison Opener Evening Card

Captain Frank Schucker has arranged a boxing card for Ft Harrison opening night Wednesday. The event features two ten rounders headlined by Walter Pickerd vs Joe Packo and Tracy Cox vs Harold Knopp, with six and four round preliminary bouts. Boxers weigh in Wednesday afternoon at the Arcade gym and ringside action begins at 8 30.

Frank Schucker Ft. Harrison Walter Pickerd Indianapolis Joe Packo Toledo Tracy Cox Harold Knopp Pat Huber Denville Dik

Nurmi Sets World Six Mile Record At Stamford Bridge

Finnish distance great Paavo Nurmi broke the world mark for six miles at Stamford Bridge. He completed the distance in 29 minutes 36 3 5 seconds, eclipsing the previous record of 29 minutes 59 2 5 seconds.

Tuited Presse Stamford Bridge England Paavo Nurmi

Night baseball parade to honor inauguration in Indianapolis

Indianapolis plans a Tuesday night parade featuring luncheon clubs civic groups bands and floats from downtown to the ball park to celebrate the first night baseball in the city Milwaukee will visit. Parade forms at 6 30 with leaders named and details to be published in Tuesday papers. Tickets sold fast for the dedication and participants urged to call the Chamber of Commerce for seating and formation outlines. Judge Landis and Thomas Hickey will attend.

Indianapolis Ball Park Milwaukee Wallace O. Lee Pennsylvania North Street Meridian Snoke Chamber of Commerce Lincoln K. M. Landis Baseball Thomas J. Hickey American Association

Indians Rally in Night Tilt as Saints Battle in Windup

With the series set at two games to one, the Indians host the Saints in tonight’s night game starting at 8. A warm-weather crowd is expected as the second night baseball demonstration draws fans. last night’s inaugural went to the Apostles 1 to 0. Attendance hovered around 4,000 for Saturday and Sunday twin bills.

Indians Saints Apostles Jonnard Betts Bill Burwell Elmer Ambrose Boston Giants Zack Wheat

Mastro Meets Sparks In Chicago Featherweight Bout

Young Earl Mastro, a top middle west featherweight, faces Wards Sparks of Detroit in a ten round Chicago bout set for Tuesday night. Mastro is favored to win.

Old-Fashioned Baseball Frenzy Grips Flatbush

NEA Service reports summer madness in Brooklyn as Robins fever fills streets and parks. Fans line up for tickets, celebrate wins, and recall 1924 dramatic plays showing Brooklyn’s stubborn, lifelong passion for baseball and the pennant chase.

Flatbush Robins

Giants eye eighth straight as NL leaders seek rare streak

Giants aim to extend an eight game win streak by beating the St Louis Cardinals after Sunday’s 4 1 win in which Bill Walker allowed two hits. Dodgers and Braves win. Cubs, Cardinals pace in NL. Athletics widen AL lead with 6 3 win over White Sox. Ferrell wins despite no hits. Hoyt debut with Detroit. Browns rally to beat Yankees 5 4.

United Press New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Giants Cardinals Bill Walker

Major League Leaders and Home Run Sluggers

Fragmented listing shows players with home run totals and team affiliations, including Herman, Robins, Gehrig, Foxx, and Gehrig tied to Yankees and Athletics. The text appears as a rough OCR of leader tables with numbers and partial names.

Herman Robins Gehrig Yankees Foxx Athletics Bee Pias Prrkias

Freeman Wins Opening A. A. U. Steeplechase Leg

Theodore Freeman of the Ace Club, member of the Tech team that set a two mile prep relay mark, won the first leg of the A A U steeplechase championship at Broad Ripple on Sunday finishing the two mile course in 10 22 4. John Ogden was obtained by the Reds in Cincinnati on June 9.

Theodore Freeman Broad Ripple Ace Club Tech

Record Field Will Start in Times Schoolboy Golf Event

More than two hundred schoolboy golfers will play eighteen hole qualifying rounds in the fifth annual Indianapolis Times interscholastic tournament at Riverside Municipal course starting noon Tuesday. Entrants from Cathedral, Shortridge, Technical, Manual and Washington will push total entries past 250 with late signers. The Times and Indianapolis District Golf Association plan prizes including bags, clubs, putters and accessories. New parks superintendent A Salee will drive the first ball and pictures will be taken for gala coverage.

Dick Miller Indianapolis Times Cathedral Edwin Naylor Shortridge Tim Campbell Technical East Side Washington Neal McIntyre Highland Pro Cliff Wagoner Indianapolis

Turkish Matman Heads Riverside Card in Major Event

Tonight at Riverside arena the main card features Joe Parelli of Italy versus Achmed Hamide of Turkey in a two falls out of three match. Two 30 minute bouts precede and Cowboy Jones faces Allan Eustace and Hugh Webb meets John Purdy. Ed South referees the 8:30 program.

Riverside Arena Joe Parelli Achmed Hamide Cowboy Jones Allan Eustace Kansas Hugh Webb John Purdy Ed South

Indianapolis Wins Team Trophy in Central Illinois Indiana Outboard Regatta

In Decatur Illinois on Sunday Indianapolis led the meet to win the team trophy. Ww Hunt took first in the race and H Alting placed second, with other local pilots competing in the Central Illinois Indiana circuit.

Decatur Ill Indicnapolis Egatta Hunt H. Alting

Baseball Calendar Shows Tonight's AA and AL/NL Matchups

The schedule lists AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games including St Paul at Indianapolis and Minneapolis at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGUE matches Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at St. Louis with Boston at Detroit. NATIONAL LEAGUE shows Pittsburgh at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia with rain postponements noted.

Indianapolis Minneapolis Louisville Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Columbus Philadelphia Chicago New York St. Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Boston Steate Cincinnati American Miygteheka St. Pau Indianap Milwaukee Kansas Ci Phila Oh Troit Clevel New Yk Brooklyn Pittslegh St.Louis

Minneapolis and Louisville struggle in doubleheader

First game shows a tense matchup with hits and errors as Olix and Benton lead Louisville while McCullough and Griffin pace Minneapolis. Second game features key pitching by Brillheart and Dee as Columbus capitalizes on late scoring to secure a win.

Minneapolis Louisville Olix Benton Morgan McCullough Griffin Gonzales Wilkiinson Thompson Brillheart Lundgren Hill Deberry Penner

Miller Wins Ace Prize Runoff After June Hole in One

Blaine Miller Jr. 20 of 3433 Washington Blvd won all the prizes offered by local merchants through The Indianapolis Times for the first hole in one in June at the Indianapolis Country Club at 5 45 p m Saturday. He beat Carl R Rhude 5420 Guilford Ave by 18 hours. Rhude made his hole in one on Coffin course at noon Sunday. Miller used a No 2 iron for 190 yards on the thirteenth hole. Rhude's ball traveled 110 yards on the sixth hole at Coffin.

Blaine Miller Jr Blaine Miller Sr Washington Boulevard Indianapolis Times Indianapolis Country Club Carl R. Rhude Guilford Avenue Rhude Coffin Course Miller Rhode Coffin

Wallace and Mason Set for Monday Night Bout Here

Roy Wallace of Indianapolis and Johnny Mason of Cincinnati will headline Pivot City A. C. card at Cable tabernacle on Monday night June 16. They meet for the third time with Mason holding a previous win on Wallace and a floor on the earlier scrap.

Roy Wallace Indianapolis Johnny Mason Cincinnati A. C Cable Tabernacle Sam Markus Wallace Mason Cincinnati Scrapper Roy New York Bob Olin Markus

Troop 53 Wins City Scout Track Meet Title

Troop 53 captured first place in the city-wide Boy Scout track meet on Saturday to retain the crown from 1929. Troops 58 and 38 tied for second, Troop 54 took fourth, and Troop 76 finished fifth. Harry Eades of Troop 54 was high point man with two sprint wins and a broad jump second for thirteen points.

Troop Harry Eades

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Recap in Catholic League Action

The Catholic League saw Sacred Heart drop out of top contention after St. Joseph’s Sunday 12 to 2. Holy Trinity beat Our Lady of Lourdes 14 to 3, while St. Catherine’s upset expectations by defeating Assumption 5 to 2 to force a third place tie. Duke Dudley had four singles for the Question Marks and Powerhouse Sauer delivered strong defense and seven hits against him. Froelich pitched well for Assumption, signaling a potential pennant push as the season nears its end. Wellman, with Bob Fredenburg’s two homers and three hits, led the Wellman & J. ay Boys’ Club to a 4-1 win over Zarl Fadios. Saints plan evening practice and a Sunday doubleheader with Orientals. Indianapolis leaders call a meeting at 2029 Southover Street for club presidents. The Em-Ree Lea champions of 1929 are highlighted by a fast field, with Cardinals practicing Wednesday at Garfield. Strala Regek and I. Frank lead the organization’s activities. The Black Sox beat Carmel Shuter 7 to 5 as Wood pitched for Indianapolis. Ginger Beers of the Ace squad defeated Worthing in a strong outing as the Aces prepare for top semipro nines interstate fixtures with many ex-leaguers in the roster. Hank Schreiber invites interested players to write.

Estion Marks Sacred Heart St. Joseph Holy Trinity Our Lady of Lourdes St. Catherine’s Sp Assumption Eir Westside Duke” Dudley Sauer Froelich St. Catherine Wellman J.ay Boys' Club Zarl Fadios Bob Fredenburg O'Connor Saints Orientals Indianapolis Hank Schreiber Fifty-third Street

Reinking Wins Local Outboard Regatta Title

Earl Reinking of Broad Ripple high school won first in Class D at the Indiana outboard regatta Sunday driving Seagull. Joe Venezia finished second in Class C and Bob Jones won Class C, all local pilots.

Earl Reinking Broad Ripple High School Joe Venezia Bob Jones

Ripple Wrestling Bill Card At Broad Ripple Park

Three bouts headline the second outdoor wrestling show of the season at Broad Ripple park. Main event features Ralph Wilson versus Herb Titemberg in a two of three falls match. Other matches pit Ralph Hancock against Ray Falls and Carl Cheney against Sammy Davis with 8 30 start.

Broad Ripple Park Ralph Wilson Herb Titenberg Ralph Hancock Ray Falls Carl Cheney Sammy Davis

Sharkey in Top Shape for Scrap

The Sharkey Schmeling bout is set for Thursday with strong public demand likely pushing gate revenue toward a million dollars. Sharkey, backed by trainer Al Lacey, is a clear 8 to 5 favorite and a decisive win would crown him heavyweight champion of the world. The New York State Commission reportedly rejects Lou Magnolia as referee after past controversy at Miami.

Ilbane Schmeling Sharkey Mr. Kilbane New York Sharkey- Schmeling John L. Sullivan Gene Tunney Jack Sharkey Max Schmeling Scameling al Lacey Sehmeling New York State Commission Lou Magnolia Phil Scott Miami

Americans in British Open

A strong U S team will compete at Hoylake when the British open golf championship starts Monday. Five Walker Cup players Bobby Jones Jimmy Johnston George Voigt George Von Elm and Don K Moe lead the amateurs with six professionals Les Diegel Horton Smith Gene Sarazen Jim Barnes Mac Smith and Tommy Armour backing them.

United Press London United States Hoylake Bobby Jones Atlanta Jimmy Johnston St. Paul George Voigt New York George von Elm Detroit Don K. Moe Portland Ore Les Diegel Horton Smith Gene Sarazen Jim Barnes Mac Smith Tommy Armour

Race Mechanic Killed in Crash

Detroit witnesses a fatal crash during time trials for a 100 mile dirt track race. William Barry, 20, a race mechanic from Philadelphia, died after the car he rode in went out of control, crashed through a fence, and overturned multiple times. Driver George D. McKenzie of Eddington, Pennsylvania, was severely injured.

United P Detroit William Barry Philadelphia George D. McKenzie Eddington Barry

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