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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1928

Page

3

Stars Sweep First Round At All England Tennis Meet

W T Tilden and John Hennessey led United States players past tough seedings at Wimbledon. Rene La Coste, Henri Cochet, George Lott, Jacques Brugnon, and Baron De Morpurgo posted decisive victories. The Duke of York withdrew from doubles, leaving Wilbur Coen to partner Norman Brookes.

United Press Wimbledon Stadium England W. T. Tilden United States M. W. Summerson Tilden Summerson John Hennessey Indianapolis E. Mather Hennessey Rene la Coste H. L. Walcott South Africa Henri Cochet Mohamed Sleem George Lott F. Crosbie Great Britain Lott Jacques Brugnon France U. Keamer Baron de Morpurgo W. L. Breese New York Breese Acturay de Morpurgo

Big League Stuff

United Press reports Pipgras held the Red Sox to three hits as the Yankees won behind a Ruth homer tally. Petty shut out the Giants for Brooklyn’s latest victory. Alexander earned his third win in eight days for the Cardinals in a 7-4 win over Cincinnati. Washington beat Philadelphia 6-3 as Earnshaw fueled the A’s setback. Cubs scored six in a third inning to topple the Pirates 8-1 with Hack Wilson homering for the 14th time. White Sox fell to Detroit 6-0 dropping to the cellar. Cleveland beat St. Louis 4-2 to even the series.

Cincinnati Reds Grover Cleveland Alexander Cardinals Mickey Walker Ace Hodkins Comiskey Park Chicago Jimmy McLarnin Sammy Mandell McLarnin Phil McGraw Detroit McGraw New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Babe Ruth

Wimbledon Opens as Boxing Bouts Draw Attention

Wimbledon championships begin with Helen Wills defending the women's singles title and William T. Tilden aiming to dethrone Henri Cochet. Boxing highlights include George Godfrey vs Johnny Risko at Ebbets Field and Tommy Loughran vs Armand Emanuel at Madison Square Garden. Additional notes cover California's rowing title, Yale over Harvard on the Thames, Johnny Farrell's golf Open win, and current baseball shifts including Ruth's home runs and Roush’s retirement claim.

New York Wimbledon Helen Wills William T. Tilden Henri Cochet Ball Boy Lyons France George Godfrey Johnny Risko Ebbets Field Brooklyn Tommy Loughran Armand Emanuel San Francisco Madison Square Garden University of California America Columbia Poughkeepsie California Yale Harvard Thames New London Johnny Farrell Bobby Jones Olympia Fields Chicago

Reds Boss Jack Hendricks Finds Breakout Rookie Callaghan

Cincinnati Reds manager Jack Hendricks touted rookie outfielder Marty Callaghan as a real find. Early spring reports showed Callaghan hitting around .380, prompting experts to take notice of his strong start and potential impact.

Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks Marty Callaghan Callaghan

Baseball leaders and coaching change noted

The list shows American League top home run hitters Ruth and Gehrig of the Yankees, Hauser of the Athletics, Brannon of the Browns, Todt of the Red Sox, and National League leaders Bottomley of the Cardinals, Bissonette of the Robins, Hornsby of the Braves, Wilson of the Cubs, and Hurst of the Phillies. Purdue coach Jimmy Phelan filled in for Knute Rockne at a Tennessee coaching school in early June as Rockne's Olympic plans kept him away.

Ruth Yankees Gehrig Hauser Athletics Brannon Browns Todt Red Sox Bottomley Cardinals Bissonette Robins Hornsby Braves Wilson Cubs Hurst Phillies Jimmy Phelan Purdue Knute Rockne Tennessee Rockne

Power and Light Hurler Fans 12 I U Tilt Carded

Hildebrand struck out twelve as Power and Light beat Murray Body 11 to 3 in the Big Six League. Schonecker and Russell led with three hits each. box score shows strong hitting and multiple errors. Harvard defeats Yale 2 to 1 in 13 innings to close the series.

Hildebrand Power and Light Murray Body Corporation Schott Russell Flynn Bloomington Indiana University Power & Light Murray Osborne Puller Birch Brown Heworth O'Davidson Walshrf Plovd Agen Callver O'Hodges Walsh Schonecker Broughton Flyn Floyd Collyer Cady Treby Coliver Murray Body Haworth Engleking

Douthit of Cards Emerges as NL’s Most Improved Batter

Douthit, St. Louis outfielder, has risen to around .370 in recent weeks after a career high .308 and a .262 season prior. He is slated to play for the Cards in Indianapolis Tuesday in an exhibition against the Indians during the NL teachers meeting week.

Taylor Douthit St. Louis Douhit Douthit Indianapolis Indians

Trans-Mississippi golf tourney opens with 200 qualifiers

Nearly 200 of the Midwest's leading golfers tee off in Des Moines for the qualifying rounds of the trans Mississipp i golf tournament. After two days of qualifying, survivors enter match play with the event concluding Saturday. Also noted is Tommy Sewell, brother of Luke and Joe Sewell, who batted under .200 for Reading in the International League as mid June approached. he belongs to the Cubs.

United Press Des Moines Middle West Tommy Sewell Luke Joe Sewell Reading The Cubs

Batting feats highlight star players yesterday

Babe Ruth homered for the twenty eighth time this season and scored twice in four at bats while Ty Cobb added a triple and two singles. Frankie Frisch contributed a triple and single with an RBI, Harry Heilmann slugged a homer with three RBIs, and Paul Waner collected two singles driving in a run in four appearances. Gehrig and Hornsby were shut out or idle. In the odd note, only two of five hundred parrot varieties are native to the United States.

United States Canada Orek Iors Oor United Press Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Frankie Frisch

College Tennis Play By United Press at Merion Club

Ninety three college players competed in the national intercollegiate lawn tennis championship at Merion Cricket Club Philadelphia on June 25. Wilmer Allison of Texas held the crown but did not defend it. John Van Ryn of Princeton is seeded No. 1, Berkeley Bell of Texas is seed No. 2.

United Preas Philadelphia Merion Cricket Club Wilmer Allison Texas John van Ryn Princeton Allison Berkeley Bell

Konjola touted as health remedy by city residents

Many residents in Indianapolis report relief from rheumatism kidney trouble and chronic pain after using Konjola promoted by the Konjola Man at Hook drug store corner of Illinois and Washington. Daisy Mayfield of 1113 North Dearborn details her improvements and renewed energy after taking Konjola.

Hook Drug Store Illinois Washington Streets Indianapolis Daisy Maryfirld North Dearborn Direct Kansos Mayfield Keniola Hook's Trino

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