Fifty five drivers entered for the 500 mile classic race
The Indianapolis 500 field tops forty five entrants with drivers and mechanics preparing over the next two weeks. Notables include Louis Chiron Jules Moriceau and Ciapfranco Comotti pairing European color with American speed. The Packard Cable team led by Leon Duray fields front drive cars while Tony Gulotta and others seek seats as the front rear drive duel builds to a peak in qualifying.
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Norman Isaacs
Pluvius
Old Sol
Indianapolis
Louis Chiron
Jules Moriceau
France
Ciapfranco Comotti
Italy
America
Chit Beemere
Miller
Cliff Ber- M. A. Yagle
Simplex
Ray Xontnny Milton
Detroit
Cliff Ychral Chiron
de Lage
Louis Ve Shafer
Phil Shafer
Ls Duray
Packard
Leuray
UN- Juray
Ani Cyulotta
Jon Albertson
Alternaon
Jeke Mever
Zeke Mever
Frank Brisko
Burbach
Frank Ke Painter
F. G. Hufnagle
Bill Lindau
Deacon Litt
En Sampson TT
Louisco Commotti
Talbot
Commottt
Baba Stapp
Igan
Albert Haase
Lou Sampson
I Dodds
Robert Mc. Woodbury
Boyle Valve
Yoel Qury
Woodbury
Arnald
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UN- Sas Marchese
Marchese
Gardner
Chester
Buckeye-Duesenberg
C. H._ Cunard
Marion Batten
F “P Cramer
Thompson Products Company
Thompson Valve
Green Engineering Works
Green
John Vance Cooner
Cooper
Cooper Engineering Company
Duesenberg
Bill Spence
S&s. Duesenberg
Ugnatmneri
Smith
Ransie
Ray Keech
Tommy Milton
Pred A. Schneider
Armacost
Ralph Miller
PH Yahr
Paulen FE. Ricketts
Henry Turgeon
Packard Cables
Leon Duray
Leon
Ralpepburn
Tony Gulotta
Washington Overwhelms Broad Ripple In Quad Meet
Washington high school swept Broad Ripple with a 30 to 9 victory at Shortridge field. The Continentals earned top honors in all but one event, sharing high jump glory between Carter and Lowell.
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Washington
Broad Ripple High School
Shortridge Field
Continentals
Carter
Lowell
Cubs Begin 1929 Campaign on Eastern Swing
United Press reports the 1929 baseball season opening phase as eastern clubs begin western invasion. Chicago Cubs under Joe McCarthy face the Phillies in Philadelphia with high expectations and strong New York interest. The Browns, Yankees, and Dodgers also feature in early schedule as teams navigate tests from St. Louis to Brooklyn and beyond.
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New York
Philadephia
Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Chicago
Cubs
Willow
East
Giants
Flatbush
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Pittsburgh
Boston
Braves
St. Louis
Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Philadelphia
Washington
Sportsman's Park
Butler Nine Loses to Ball Teachers of Muncie at Park
Butler baseballers fell 1 to 4 at Washington Park on Wednesday afternoon to Ball Teachers of Muncie. Key timely hits by the Muncie club doomed the Indianapolis nine as Wolfe and Reynolds worked the mound for Butler and Roetkin and Stoker appeared for Muncie.
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Butler Baseballers
Muncie
Washington Park
Indianapolis
Butler
Muncig Syc
Wolfe
Reynolds
Roetkin
Stoker
Striking Horsemen Delay Chicago Racing Season Opener
Striking horsemen keep demand pressure, forcing postponement of the Chicago racing season opener as the track remains closed. United Press reports the strikers stand firm on their demands amid ongoing labor dispute.
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Aurora
United Press
Chicago
Horsemen
Beall Back At Work At Gasoline Alley Speedway
The chief dietitian known as Beall resumes duties behind the pits at the Indianapolis Speedway for the 500 mile race on May 30. He has long fed drivers mechanics and scribes, serving hot dogs steaks and light banter to speedsters in the sunlit stand near the pits.
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OM Beall
Indianapolis Speedway
Beall
Triangles to open season at Cloverdale Ind with practice set
Indianapolis Semi Pro notes say the Indianapolis Triangles will start their season Sunday at Cloverdale with a Friday practice at Garfield No 3. They seek a May 12 game with a fast State team and have named Burl Evans as manager and Roy Hunt as field captain.
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Cloverdale
Ind
Garfield No. 3
H. E
East Orange Street
Triangles
Burl Evans
Roy Hunt
Lawrence
Acorns
Paul Thompson
East
Washington Street
Indianapolis Red Wings
Mars
Capitol
Independents
Gilbert Altop
Noun Tailing G. Oto Ta
Did You Know These Early 20th Century Sports Notes
Ammy Mandell, a light weight champion, once left his Chicago hotel after a party member swore. Billy Wallace greets ladies with Ma am. Charley Grimm of the Cubs owns a four hundred dollar banjo and can play it. Uncle Wilbert Robinson reportedly refused a Brooklyns contract unless favorable terms. Tackey McFarland disliked the fight game and avoided the title, then married and quit.
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Ammy Mandell
Chicago
Billy Wallace
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyns
Tackey McFarland
Wildcats Edge Purdue With Late Ninth Inning Rally
Northwestern scored two singles and a sacrifice in the bottom of the ninth to edge Purdue 6 to 5 in a Big Ten baseball clash. Purdue tied the game in the ninth before Northwestern reclaimed the lead with key hits from Speidel McReynolds Quinley and Rugley while Panosh Heideman and Rojan contributed for Purdue.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Purdue Baseball Nine
Hoosier
Wildcats
Speidel
McReynolds
Quinley
Rugley
Panosh
Heide
May Bar Women From Olympics
Influential amateur athletic officials started a movement to oppose the international Olympic committee proposal to bar women from competition at the 1932 Los Angeles meet. The issue has become acute with a significant faction supporting a ban. The Lausanne meeting deferred the decision until Berlin later this year.
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United Press
London
International Olympic Committee
Los Angeles
Lausanne
Berlin
WFBM to Broadcast Indians Road Games Blues Open Home Schedule
WFBM Indianapolis Power and Light will carry all Indian road games except Sundays with Blythe Q Hendricks and Henry Goetz describing the action. The Blues open the home season at Kansas City this afternoon with Bruno Betzel's pastimers providing the broadcast. The announcers, both former players, will highlight highs and lows while owner Jimmy Perry funds the radio coverage.
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Blythe Q. Hendricks
Henry Goetz
Mike
WFBM
Indianapolis
Bruno Betzel
Blues
Kansas City
Hendricks
Goetz
Blue
Indians
Jimmy Perry
The
Charestown student sets new seventyfive yard dash record
Suzanne Lucas of Charlestown High School ran seventy five yards in 84 5 seconds to set a new school record.
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Suzanne Lucas
Charlestown
S. Cc
Baseball and tennis notes from May reports include postponed games and state prep tennis
Baseball results show St Louis at Pittsburgh 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 4 2. Cleveland 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38. Detroit 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 2. New York at Brooklyn postponed by rain. Chicago defeated Cincinnati 6 to 4 in thirteen innings. many games postponed. Anderson high school golf and tennis prep for state tournament at Indianapolis Technical High School.
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American Association
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St Pau
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Cincin
Boston
Phila
Chicago
New York
Wash
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Bar Times
Anderson
Ind
Anderson High School
Technical High School
Newcastle
Fonnie Snyder Sets New State Bowling Records
Fonnie Snyder wins the state singles with 961 and leads the all events at 1 952, tying with J Fulton for top honors. She also wins doubles with a 1 234, completing the first time someone has swept three events in the state tournament in Terre Haute.
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Fonnie Snyder
Terre Haute
Snyder
J. Fulton
Fannie
Turner Glass Company
Sells Floto Circus Fields Semi Pro Baseball Team
The Sells Floto circus operates a ball club that faces semi pro teams along its tour, showcasing athletic entertainment as part of the traveling show.
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Sells-Floto Circus
Miller to Face Petrolle in June
Detroit May 2 Ray Miller of Chicago and Billy Petrolle of Fargo N D will meet in a ten round lightweight bout in Detroit on June 7 following a torrid exhibition Wednesday night. Miller won an unpopular decision after six rounds of ten, as 12 000 fans booed the verdict.
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United Press
Detroit
Ray Miller
Chicago
Billy Petrolle
Fargo
N. D
Miller
Elmer McCelland
Fargo Express
Promoter Caplan Denies Dempsey Betrayal in Singer Fight
Hymie Caplan, manager of Bronx featherweight Al Singer, rebutted Jack Dempsey’s charge that he “ran out” on a bout with Kid Chocolate. Caplan issued a formal statement denying any agreement with Dempsey and saying the bout originated with Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Hymie Caplan
al Singer
Bronx
Caplan
Dempsey
Kid Chocolate
Dem
Singer
Madison Square Garden
No Friday Fisticuffs At Cable Tabernacle This Week
Promoter Mc Lemore announced there will be no boxing show at Cable Tabernacle Friday night due to difficulty finding aggressive fighters. He plans a boxing event for the following Friday and is exploring suitable matchups to strengthen the program.
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McLemore
Cable Tabernacle
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