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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
10
Neal McIntyre Ralph Stonehouse and Johnny Watson fought for the state open title in Ry Indiana. McIntyre posted a 68 in round one, tied the course nine hole record, and led Stonehouse by two after 27 holes. Watson matched the pair with 69s in both rounds, tying for the lead at 140.
Neal McIntyre defending champion at the Indiana Open leading after a strong first round at Crossmoor Country Club Gary. He shot four under par to join Ralph Stonehouse and Johnny Watson at 140 after 36 holes as the three share the lead in a close competition.
New York June 20 Meryl Hoag veteran outfielder signed by the Yankees ending competition from the Giants who were reported keen after the youth. Cash and players will be exchanged in the deal as announced by Yankee officials Thursday night following Wednesday reports of Giants interest.
St Philips Boys Club indoor team meets Johnny Hines Times All Stars at Westinghouse diamond No 1 after a six game win streak. Indianapolis Reserves face Western A A Sunday at 2 pm. Cardinals meet Acme A at Riverside No 3. A C and St Josephs double header at Rhodius No 1 Sunday 2 pm. Many open dates and lineup shake ups noted. players urged to report.
Otto Von Porat faces Young Stribling in a boxing clash as Chicago rivals headline the sports page. The section lists today’s games in the American Association with Apolis at Milwaukee and other matchups including Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
Bobby Jones captures the British Open at Hoylake with a 291 total for 72 holes, two strokes ahead of Leo Diegel and MacDonald Smith who tied for second at 293. Diegel faltered late with a poor finish after leading early.
Joe Stubbs and Chick Ertel clash to meet Vincent Meunier in the finals after Meunier beat Woody De Hadway 7 9 6 2 6 3 in the semi final. Fifty five entrants seeded Dick Bastian Jake Rhodehamel Paul Meunier Justus Wood Corey Sunman Four nace.
At River side open-air arena Thursday night five bouts entertained the crowd. Willard Brown of Indianapolis shaded Charlie Court of Cincinnati in ten rounds to take the main event decision. Carl Schmadel beat Lou Shaw in eight rounds, Frank Kierke defeated Johnny Hammer in four, Young Leach shaded Roy Woods in four, and Tuffy Mitchell outpointed Jimmy Fox in four.
The Indians of Johnny Corriden defeated Milwaukee 5 to 3 in Milwaukee. Len Koenecke led with a three base hit and a homer potential, Warstler and Connolly supplied key hits as Bud Connolly extended his hitting streak to eighteen games. After the game the team planned to travel to Kansas City to open a four day stand with the Blues.
Yale and Harvard due to contest the seventy ninth Yale Harvard regatta on the Thames with about 100000 spectators. Yale entered as the heavy favorite led by Ed Leader with Harvard taking early wins in opening races including a two mile junior varsity and a freshmen victory as both crews rowed downstream.
National and American League standings listed with records for Philadelphia New York St. Louis Chicago and Cleveland. Yesterday's results show mixed wins and losses across leagues with multiple games completed and tied. The page also includes scattered box scores and player line notes for several matches.
The J P Mallory team and Crescent Paper nine play at Pennsy park Saturday to benefit the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association. Proceeds fund travel for the city champions to the National Baseball Federation tournament and decide the Industrial League leadership.
Eppa Rixey of the Cincinnati Club is the oldest left handed pitcher in the National League and the tallest in the parent circuit, standing 6 feet 5 inches.
Ralph Lenny of Union City defeated Frankie Belanger of Montreal in six rounds. Jimmy Harvey of Lansing drew with Harry Ferro of Chicago in six rounds. Joe Barlow of Boston and George Pavlick of Cleveland drew in six rounds.
Peter De Paolo, winner of the 1925 500 mile classic, swept two of three exhibition starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of a Mystic Order convention program. He averaged 99 mph to win the 25 mile race over Lou Moore and Ned Meyer, with local driver Ned Meyer third. He also won a 10 mile event at 90 mph as Bill Cummings and Marion Trexler ran second and third. Moore captured the second 10 mile race with De Paolo finishing second and Trexler third.
Gary Indiana June 20 Bill Heinlein the young Indianapolis amateur fired a sensational 69 on the first eighteen holes of the 36 hole Open. He birdied on holes 1 6 and 9 and stood 32 for the front. Watson led after thirteen holes while McIntyre and Stonehouse trailed by one or two as leaders battled for top spots.
National Broadcasting Company will air a blow-by-blow description of the Otto Von Porat versus Young Striking boxing match from Chicago tonight. The nationwide radio hookup begins at 9 p m Indianapolis time with Gene Rouse of KYW at the mic.
Gregory Mangin of Montclair New Jersey advanced to the final of the Queen's Club championships by defeating W A R Collins of Scotland 6 2 7 5. He will face Wilmer Allison of Texas who beat S Ohta of Japan 9 7 7 5 in the other semi final.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, veteran major league pitcher for twenty years, was acquired by the Dallas club of the Texas League after being released by the Philadelphia Phillies. He will report here Sunday or Monday and will earn the league's highest salary, though figures were not disclosed.
Only seven players have batted over .400 since the National League began in 1876 and just four have achieved the feat in the American League.
Georgia schoolboy Stribling, age not specified, is a 6 5 favorite to beat Chicago Norwegian Otto Von Porat in Chicago Stadium crowd of about 23 000 tonight. Stribling carries a bruised hand but x rays show no fracture after postponement. Von Porat, about 205 pounds, is rumored to have a fourteen pound edge. fans expect Stribling to use craft and experience against the hard puncher.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis oversees 30 organized major and minor professional baseball leagues in the United States, directing baseball’s governance and enforcement.
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