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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1923
Page
6
Twelve Americans compete for the title as 221 golfers start two qualifying rounds. MacDonald Smith shot 75, Joe Kirkwood 75, Hagen 82 earlier, with Robson leading midafternoon at 73. Sunny skies and light breeze greet the field.
Baseball standings show American League leaders with Kansas City 30 9 and Milwaukee 28 and St Paul 14 20, while National League includes Chicago 25 21 and Philadelphia 26 20. Calendar details are incomplete but indicate teams and win loss records for the season.
The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION slate includes Minn at Indyls postponed due to wet grounds. Other pairings: K C at Col, Mil at Col, St P at Louis, Wash at St L, Phila at Det, Chi at Bost, Cleve at N Y, S Y at Pitts, Phila at Cin, Bos at Chi, Brook at St L.
Baseball results show Milwaukee split two games with Toledo in ten innings 3 4 and 4 7 with Keefe Shinault Bedient McGloughlin Anderson among players. Other matchups include Philadelphia routing Cincinnati 15 28 and Washington defeated St Louis 5 3 as rain caused postponements in Brooklyn St Louis.
In Shelby Montana on June 11 a Social Club event features Tommy Gibbons and his brother Mike in a sequence of early ring bouts. Tommy defeats the club bully in four rounds and later knocks out K O Brown, with Mike arranging fights in Minneapolis and New York in pursuit of boxing success. The story notes a 1911 purse dispute and hints at future plans in New York.
Statewide baseball scores list Seymour 3 Columbus 0 Madison 5 Shetoeanes 4 Crawfordsville Lincoln Highway Greensburg 8 Batesville 2 Marion 26 Hoosier Cubs 0 Noblesville 7 Frankfort 3 Huntington 7 Ere Giants 3 Delphi 10 Flora Coca Colas Indianapolis 11 Ben Davis 3 Tipton 7 Elwood 2 Arcadia 2 Perkingville 2 in 10 innings Muncie 6 Indiana Travelers Indianapolis 5 Carmel 8 Druids Cemeeenas 4 Broad Ripple Lawrence Theta Alpha Kappa Ciaiapotiny Whitestown 7 Salem 8 North Vernon 4 Jewelle A B C s Indianapolis 8 Linton 6 Greenwood 1 Cataracta 0.
Butler College from Indianapolis won the Ohio AAU track and field meet in Cincinnati scoring 67 points. The Cincinnati gym team placed second with 5 points and Altoona PA AC was third with 23 points. Griggs of Butler led individuals with 16 points and Captain Woods was runner up with 13.
Danny Edwards the colored bantam champion sparred with two partners at Mitchell Club Sunday as Rube Rhodes prepared for their ten round main event at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday. Rhodes showed power while Fast Black also trained hard for his welter bout with Jack Brooks. Eddie Jacobs and Jess Pall, bantams, complete the Tuesday card with a ten round prelim.
Shelby Montana buzzes with Tommy Gibbons training rodeo burlesque shows and a dry agents crackdown. Nightlife shifts, bars renamed or closed, crowds flood hotels as Mike Collins and promoters push Northwest ticket sales beyond 750000 while Attorney General Rankin oversees inspections. Jack Dempsey challenger training for July 4 bout looks sharp.
In Havana on June 11 Luis Angel Firpo collected a few thousand pesos and arranged travel to Mexico City to bowl over another setup before returning to the United States. He will face Jim Hibbard of Rochester and Brooklyn next Sunday in the Mexican capital after an easy second round knockout of Italian Jack Herman here Sunday.
The K of C League game at Riverside Sunday morning ended with the Pintas defeating the Calumets 7 to 4 and the La Salles beating the Caseys 6 to 5. Klaiber homer and Zeven pitching highlighted the Pintas win while Jackson base running and McHugh’s triple sparked the La Salles. Jansen struck out nine but issued a wild pitch that allowed the winning run.
Amateur leagues report the Semi Pros Militaries defeated the Ferndales 7 to 1 at Riverside No 1. Snodgrass highlighted the win with sparkling double plays while Shine and Cox powered the Militaries bats for eleven hits. Hanley added at third as Edigan seeks contact with the Militaries manager.
Three top players prepare for the Indiana open at the Indianapolis Country Club Tuesday and Wednesday. Chick Nelson, pro at Komomo Riverside, finished second at South Bend last year with a 300 four seventy five score. Cy Anderberg, Penn Country Club doctor of golf, is tall and accurate with a strong drive. Walt, new to Indianapolis, is Pleasant Run’s pro aiming to improve the course. Alf, an Englishman trained by Jim Braid, may challenge Ward as a dangerous contender.
In a bases loaded situation a runner hustles from second to home and a stumble on a force at second creates a third out before the batter can achieve a hit. The two runs do not count and the batter is not credited with a hit as no base hit can be charged when a runner is forced out on the final play.
More than a dozen sprinters who have run 100 yards in under 10 seconds will compete in the national intercollegiate track and field meet in Chicago on June 16, according to the entry list.
Rain disrupts the city tennis meet at Hawthorn Club delaying first round matches to Tuesday. Showers forecast, with Tuesday start earlier if possible and entry list remaining open until Wednesday noon. Contact Fogarty or Seidensticker for entries.
Emsminger won the Indianapolis Gun Club shoot with 96 of 100. Stutz and Hampton tied for second with 95. Dougan Wiggam Edmonson Remy and Emsminger tied for first in doubles with 18 of 12 pairs. Burford Wiggam and Hampton tied in handicap with 23 birds of 25. Thirty five yachts ready for 662 mile Bermuda race from New London Connecticut. race to start Tuesday.
Martin Burke of New Orleans and Chuck Wiggins collide in the main event at Tomlinson Hall on June 20. Druley, the match maker, promises a ten round main bout with two prior meetings involving two wins for Wiggins and one draw.
Tuesday features baseball Minneapolis versus Indianapolis in a Riley Hospital fund game at Washington Park at 3 p m. An Indiana open golf tournament begins at Indianapolis Country Club with first round play. Annual city tennis at Hawthorn Club. Boxing at Ft Benjamin Harrison arena and an all colored show at Tomlinson Hall with night performances.
Hartford City Indiana June 11 Second Baseman Mendenhall of the Hartford City independent team executed an unassisted triple play Sunday in a game with Decatur. With runners on first and second he snagged a line drive, touched second for out number two, and tagged the runner from first for the third out. Decatur won 4 to 2.
The Indianapolis A. B. C.s fell to the Detroit Stars 5 to 3 in Detroit on Sunday. Charleston pitched for the visitors and Cooper for the Stars as Detroit collected six hits to Indianapolis five. The teams had split the opening game 2-1 the day before.
Local pilot Ralph Ormsby of Indianapolis driving a Shaw Special led the 190 mile race from start to finish and won in Detroit. Average speed 62 mph. B. J. McCale of Detroit in a McClain Special finished second.
Rain forced the Indians game at Washington Park to be postponed while tomorrow’s fundraiser brings Kenesaw Mountain Landis and other figures to boost donations for the hospital. Gate receipts go to the fund. Indianapolis earns none. St Paul Saints won the series final 4 2. Leo Dixon hit a homer for the Indians.
Notre Dame defeated Illinois 4 to 2 and Indiana beat Pennsylvania 4 to 2. Central Normal won 11 to 6 over Muncie, while Chicago edged Holy Cross 5 to 1. Harvard topped Crescent Athletic Club 6 to 6. Yale lost 4 to 8 to Swarthmore. Princeton beat Gettysburg 4 to 1. Rutgers blanked Bucknell Ji. Susquehanna 2, Pittsburgh 6, Penn State 2. Major homerists yesterday include Myatt of the Indians and Smith of the Yanks both at 1-1.
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