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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
7
Babe Ruth recalls the sting of sitting out while the team wins and explains why players with baseball blood stay in the fight. He contrasts 1925 illness with the present longing to compete, cites Herb Pennock on rest, and retains the humor of a veteran star.
Baseball standings and results from major and minor leagues list team records and game outcomes. Notable figures include pitchers Rixey Luque Ash Ehrhardt Gooch and batter Dickey with scores showing Boston New York Chicago St Louis and Cleveland in recent games.
In today’s schedule from the American Association, Minneapolis visits Louisville, Kansas City goes to Toledo, Milwaukee travels to Columbus, St Paul hosts Indianapolis, St Louis plays Chicago, New York meets Philadelphia, Brooklyn visits Boston, Chicago plays St Louis, and Boston visits Washington with Detroit at Cleveland. No other games scheduled.
Minneapolis Louisville and Chicago met in rain postponed games while Milwaukee Columbus and other venues saw baseball action. Key line scores include Chicago 712 over St Louis 310 in a nine inning tilt and Philadelphia 14 to 11 over New York in a marathon.
Buffalo pro Harry Cooper clinched the Shawnee Open title with a final round 72 to finish at 294, four strokes ahead of runner up Billie Burke of Westport New York. Johnny Golden of North Jersey faltered to 301 to place third.
Jackie Cohen of New York defeated world featherweight champion Andre Routis by foul in the sixth round here on Wednesday night. The bout did not count for the title.
Quarter finals in the men singles highlight the Hawthorn club annual city tennis tournament with Notre Dame ace Bud Markey to meet J H Ehlers at 2 pm and Butler stars Tommy Wilson and Marshall Christopher facing off. Defending champ Julius Sagalowsky meets J Rhodehamel while Catherine Wolf defends against Mary Jones in the women’s singles.
Yale and Harvard crews prepare for their annual Thames river meeting on Friday. Both teams have completed preparation and appear in excellent condition, with rest and relaxation planned during the intervening hours.
McCauley and Al Thom meet in the semi windup at Broad Ripple with Abe Coleman and Ralph Wilson in a finish bout. The prelims are unnamed. First bout at 8:30. William A. McCabe, adviser to former champion Gene Tunney, dies at 69 in Poughkeepsie sanatorium after a career as police chief and commissioner.
Notre Dame mentor Knute Rockne denounces state high school associations for competing in his national basketball tournament and accuses them of political motives and misusing funds, questioning transparency in the Indiana Athletic Association and urging public scrutiny of their actions.
Paolino Uzcudun weighed 190 pounds in Hoolick Falls N Y as he nears a title fight with Max Schmeling in New York. Tony Canzoneri warned Paolino looks near the edge and may struggle to stay in peak condition before the bout.
John Cooper and Frank Irwin from Chicago were set to give noon exhibitions at the Diamond Chain courts and the Fairbanks Morse plant. Cooper boasts forty ringers in forty-one tosses while Irwin hit eighty-one ringers in 100 throws for 252 points.
In Indiana, pros have planned a thirty six hole event for next Monday at Grandview links in Anderson. The usual weekly pro amateur round has been canceled to let amateurs participate in the Indianapolis district tournament.
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