Boston Braves win eight of eleven early games in 1930 season
The Boston Braves, once seen as weak, hold the best interleague record among 16 clubs with eight wins in eleven games. They beat the Yankees five times in eight meetings and also defeated the Athletics, Cardinals and Robins. Newcomers Neun Richbourg Clark Rhiel join a reshaped lineup under Bill McKechnie.
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Easter Hero Scratched From Grand National Run
J H Whitneys Easter Hero is withdrawn from the Grand National at Aintree next Friday after a return of lameness. The American owned horse had strained a tendon in the Cheltenham Gold Cup two weeks earlier according to the Daily Star.
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Holy Cross Names New Football Coach McEwan
Worcester Mass March 24 United Press reports Holy Cross opens first football practice under Captain John J McEwan US Army retired the new head coach McEwan who recently resigned from Oregon university He succeeds Cleon A O'Donnell who resigned after ten years.
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Holy Cross
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Victorian Wins Agua Caliente Handicaperfect World’s Richest Race
Victorian, five year old son of Whiskbroom IT, won the first $100,000 Agua Caliente handi cap before a 25,000 crowd. The race, 1 1/4 miles, set a track record in 2 minutes 15 315 seconds. Prize money totaled $108,400 for Warm stable with $5,000 to jockey George Ellis and $5,000 to trainer T. J. Taylor. Alexander Pantages finished second, Donway third, My Dandy fourth. betting odds listed Say crores, Pantages, and others.
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Sixty two teams to roll in ABC meet at Cleveland
March 24 eleven states will be represented among the sixty two teams scheduled to take the alleys in the ABC meet in Cleveland. Ohio West Virginia New York Pennsylvania Iowa Minnesota Michigan Indiana New Jersey Illinois and Georgia bowlers will appear.
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Georgia
Indiana Track Set for Texas Relays and SMU Meet
Bloomington, Ind. March 24. Indiana University track athletes will compete in the Texas Relays at Austin next Friday and in the SMU Relays at Dallas on Saturday. Coach E. C. Hayes has not yet named a full squad but plans to enter a four mile quartet of Clapham Leas Kemp and Brocksmith.
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Butler Track Stars Victors at Cleveland and West Virginia Relays
Butler University athletes dominated events with Captain Joe Sivak winning the Barker Smith memorial mile in 4 minutes 23.7 seconds at Cleveland and Bert Nelson setting a new meet record of 6 feet 2 inches at the West Virginia relays.
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Bloomington Triumphs in State Wrestling Meet
Bloomington high school won the state wrestling tournament held in Bloomington on March 24 with four firsts, three seconds and one third. Muncie placed second with three firsts and Bedford third, repeating as last year's winner.
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Small High Schools Face Sports Death
Indiana small high schools face funding woes as discussions swirl about forming a separate association from the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Coaches warn that without large-school support, athletics may die in small schools, which often lack gymnasiums and state aid.
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Indianapolis
Brazil Clinton high schools sever athletic ties
Brazil and Clinton high schools announce immediate severance of athletic relations canceling all basketball games for next year and the annual Thanksgiving football game.
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Clinton
De La Salle Wins National Catholic High School Title
De La Salle Chicago defends its national Catholic high school basketball title by defeating Jasper Indiana 25 to 14 in Loyola university’s tournament final at Loyola Gym. Ed Krause 6'4" 195 pounds led the winners with six field goals. Oscar Rubin of Jasper dazzled with three baskets.
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Decatur
Three title bouts highlight Tomlinson Hall wrestling card
The weekly show features a main event best two of three falls with Ralph Wilson of Indianapolis vs Coach Leslie Beers of Purdue under a two hour limit. Semifinal match includes Merle Dolby of Columbus and Carl Chaney of Bloomington for one fall or thirty minutes, while Harold Sims of Indianapolis faces Scotty Blake of Anderson in the opener. The program starts at 8 30 p m.
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Anderson
Indiana high school gymnastic meet at Purdue next Saturday
Lafayette reports that Manual of Indianapolis defending champions and Shortridge of Indianapolis head a field of favorites for the Indiana high school gymnastic meet to be held at Purdue next Saturday among other contenders.
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Hall Wins National Amateur Three Cushion Title
San Francisco’s Judge Hall captured the national amateur three cushion billiard championship at French Lick. He won all seven of his matches and defeated defending champion Max Shimon of Milwaukee 50 to 37 in the final. Shimon and three others tied for second with four wins and three losses.
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City Boy Scout basketball champions crowned at Hawthorne
At Hawthorne Community House on Saturday night the City Boy Scout basketball finals concluded with Troop 69 defeating Troop 58 15 to 9 to win the senior division while Troop 58 edged Troop 9 16 to 15 to take the junior title.
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