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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1930
Page
2
The National Boxing Association launches an inquiry into Primo Carnera to assess possible unethical knockouts. If wrongdoing is found the federation may ban him in affiliated states, amid broader concerns about fight promotion and consumer protection.
Indiana University’s baseball team will travel to Oxford Mississippi for a series with the University of Mississippi from March 31 to April 8. They return to Bloomington to open home play against Wabash on April 11 and 12. Coach Dean fields a promising squad with strong infield and balanced outfield, but only fair mound depth.
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Columbus Senators 10 to 8 in Sarasota to close their Florida schedule. Len Koenecke and Pete Monahan hit homers, Hoffman's triple highlighted a five inning rally, and Burwell delivered a key double to seal the victory.
Wintry Sunday in Sarasota saw the Indians defeat the Columbus team 2 1 as Freigau Tomlinson and Hoosier pitchers starred. Key plays included Neis driving in a run after Morehart’s hit and Crabtree homering for the Indians. Ringling circus preparations and Ringling museum glare distracted fans as Corriden plans tougher workouts for Tuesday.
Indiana A 165 pound grappler George Belshaw was defeated in the NCAA wrestling semifinals by Steve Church of Kansas. Oklahoma A&M clinched the team title for the third year in a row at State College Pennsylvania.
Meriden Connecticut March 3 report says former Chicago White Sox pitcher Big Ed Walsh is in satisfactory condition after an operation for appendicitis and peritonitis performed last week.
Y M H A of Philadelphia won the national basketball championship by beating Brooklyn 29 to 28 in the final here Sunday. Defending champions claimed the title at the close of a tight game.
Milwaukee’s own former newsboy OE Azzarella takes on Billy Petrolle in a ten round featherweight bout at the Armory Tuesday night. Azzarella, who rose from street battles in defense of his corner, has faced top lightweights including Sammy Mandell. He trained at Arcade gym Sunday before a local crowd, showing speed and power with both fists.
Joe Tinker, once Chicago Cubs star and famed Tinker to Evers to Chance, lost Florida real estate fortunes in the bubble crash. Now he joins Bill Clymer to help manage the Buffalo Bisons in the International League, returning to his first love after years of ownership and financial fall.
A sweeping schedule lists multiple spring training games and results from Daytona Beach to Los Angeles. Notables include Cubs 13 Pirates 7 in Los Angeles, Athletics 5 Braves 4 in Miami, and Detroit 6 Jacksonville 2. Also noted are player movements and camp updates from Boston, St. Louis, and Philadelphia teams.
The article notes unassisted triple plays in three games with Neal Ball in Cleveland and Spoke fielding for Boston in 1923. It recalls Spoke in center during Cleveland’s 1920 World Series and Burns’ 1923 Boston feat. It also mentions Walter Eckersall’s Big Ten legacy and Walter Kennedy as 1899 Chicago quarterback.
Local bowling clubs report a Louisville victory over Indianapolis with the No. 1 to No. 3 teams winning by large margins. A return match is set for April 6 in Indianapolis as clubs seek to regain prestige. Roy Stick backs state bowling efforts and a 416-team Fort Wayne entry is noted.
Sixteen teams from across the country enter the eighth annual Y M C A tournament opening Thursday. Defending national champions Buffalo New York, also New York state title holder, is regarded as the favorite.
Augusta Georgia March 31 The first annual $5000 Southeastern Open opens with a strong field missing Hagen Mehlhorn Diegal and Armour The event pairs national champion Bobby Jones with Horton Smith in a threesome with A S Byrne They vie in 36 holes today and 36 more Tuesday after Jones recovers from a stiff neck Jones posted 292 in practice rounds over the course to prepare for the 72 hole event
Bailer University's four mile relay team won the event at the SMU relays, finishing in 18:20.1 to shave fourteen seconds from the previous meet record. Bert Nelson of Butler high jumped 6 feet 4 inches to set a meet record, surpassing the old mark by two inches.
In Marigold A C windup Baker's foe HEN Rosy Baker a heavy hitting Anderson middleweight meets Indian Roy Cocayne of Colorado in a ten round bout. Cocayne has a strong west of the Mississippi record. The undercard includes eight rounds Jimmy Burgess versus Soldier Goolsby six rounds Frankie Gierkie six rounds Jackie Coogan versus Tommy Brown and four rounds Skipper Bugsby versus Jimmy Fox.
In Indianapolis Troop 69 of the Boy Scouts beat Tay lorville Illinois Troop 4 31 to 18 in the third annual inter state championship. Joe Ford former Cathedral star led the local team and Wright starred for the Illinois side.
George Lott of Chicago won the South Florida tennis championship in Miami Beach defeating Johnny Doeg of Santa Monica in a five set final 2-6 6-2 4-6 6-2 8-6.
Mike Holter of Minneapolis placed second in the singles with 714 while Larry Shotwell of Covington Ky set an all time ABC record 774 in singles. Frank Britt 696 finished seventh. Ed and Jack Benton of Detroit led doubles with 1294 to tie for fifth with Sykes Thomas and Fred Kartheiser of Chicago. The Duffy Florals and Henderson Plasterers bowl on alleys 13 and 14 at 8.
Alexander Pantages owned by the Alto Carodlo stable won the $10,000 added Agua Caliente cup for 3 year olds and up at Agua Caliente. He finished six lengths ahead of Scimitar from the Agua Caliente stable. Wirth C Bowman, owned by A. A. Baroni, finished third. Time in the two mile race was 3 minutes 25 seconds. First prize totaled $9 550 and the Agua Caliente cup.
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