Babe Ruth on early 1930 baseball pennant races and NL surprises
Ruth weighs in after the season’s first weeks noting the National League shows more balance and riotous action than the American League. He highlights surprises like the Pirates and Giants, comments on the Cubs and Cardinals, and predicts a fierce chase with Cincinnati and Brooklyn in the mix.
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Hornsby
Bell
Cub
Pittsburgh
Giants
Pirates
Grimes
Barney Dreyfuss
Gus Suhr
Suhr
Cardinals
Indiana bowlers prep for state meet weekend volleys
Indianapolis clubs dominate the field as the state bowling meet unfolds at Pritchett Recreation alleys with local stars like Jess Pritchett and Ed Meyer set to roll in 1:15 and 2:05 p m squads. Veterans from 1910 to 1928 dot the lineup while records and all events face potential rewrites.
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Indianapolis
South Bend
Jess Pritchett
Ed Meyer
F. Fox
J. Goodwin
N. Hamilton
Pahrbach
F. McAllen
W. English
J. Blue
E. McCarty
Colts Favored in Kentucky Derby Test
High Foot and Gallant Fox head expert lists as near equal favorites for the 56th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 17. High Foot, owned by Richard and Patrick Nash, has not raced since February and is to be ridden by C Meyer. Gallant Fox will be ridden by Earle Sande. High Foot trained a mile in 1 42 on a cuppy track and was bought for 5000 dollars from Lexington yearlings.
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United Press
Louisville
High Foot
Middle West
Gallant Fox
Richard and
Patrick Nash
Chicago
New Orleans
C. Meyer
Earle Sande
William Woodward
New York
Prince Palbelle Fair
Lexington
Washington Park
Hawthorne Course
Kokomo Relays Draw Four Local Schools to Meet
Kokomo Indiana May 2 Seven teen teams with over 250 athletes will compete in the fifth annual Kokomo Relays. Teams entered include Shortridge Indianapolis Muncie Tech Indianapolis Newcastle Manual Indianapolis Alexandria Warren Central Anderson Wabash Brazil Marion Noblesville Washington Indianapolis Prairie Township Sheridan Shelbyville and Kokomo.
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United Press
Kokomo
Ind
Chester Hill
Shortridge
Indianapolis
Muncie
Tech
Newcastle
Manual of Indianapolis
Alexandria
Warren Central
Anderson
Wabash
Brazil
Marion
Noblesville
Washington
Prairie Township
Sheridan
Shelbyville
Night track meet set for Ball State College in Muncie
Indiana's first night track and field meet will be held Saturday at Ball State college in Muncie. Four teams Indiana Central Earlham Franklin and Ball State will compete under newly tested football lights declared perfect for the event.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Ball State College
Indiana Central
Earlham
Franklin
Ball State
U S Golf Stars Lose to Britain in First Women’s Test
London May 2 Disappointed but not disheartened by an 8 to 6 percent defeat in the first women’s international team match, Glenna Collett and the American women began a two week practice period before the British women’s tournament at Formby Golf Club. The Americans said the better team won and planned to seek revenge at Formby.
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United Press
London
England
Glenna Collett
Formby Golf Club
Formby
Major League Batting Leaders and RBI Totals
Top hitters include Fet. P. Waner of the Pirates Flowers of the Robins and Fisher of the Cardinals with high averages and games played. Simmons of the Athletics leads in RBIs with 21 while Comorosky of the Pirates and Cronin of the Senators post strong RBI totals.
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Flowers
Robins
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Cardinals
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Cissell
White Sox
Simmons
Athletics
Jackson
Giants
Klein
Phillies
Hartnett
Reynolds
White
Wilson
Herman
Athlet
Comorosky
Cronin
Senators
Six Rounders Arranged for Legion Boxing at Armory
The Legion announces two six round bouts for Tuesday at the Armory as part of the Marriner vs League feature night. Ott Atterson of Terre Haute faces Willie Erne of Kansas City, following Erne’s win over Willard Brown two weeks earlier. A rematch between Matt Burman and Sergeant George Craig from Ft Harrison is set, while Jack League travels to Indianapolis Sunday and Marriner arrives Monday afternoon in strong shape.
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Legion Today
Ott Atterson
Terre Haute
Willie Erne
Kansas City
Erne
Willard Brown
Atterson
Harry Kriendler
Cincinnati
Matt Burman
George Craig
Ft. Harrison
Jack League
Indianapolis
Marriner
Shortridge Track Team Heads to Kokomo Relays
Six Shortridge runners R Stewart Muehl Irwin Solomon Underwood and Rash travel to Kokomo for a Saturday relays event. The Blue Devils also compete Friday in a triangular meet at North Side Track with Cathedral and Elwood.
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Kokomo
R. Stewart
Muehl
Irwin
Solomon
Underwood
Rash
Blue Devils
Cathedral
Elwood
Lafayette fighter stops Fernandez in fifth at St Joseph
Jim Sayers from Lafayette Indiana defeated Joey Fernandez of Mexico City by knockout in the fifth round of a ten round lightweight bout held in St Joseph Missouri on Thursday.
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Jimmy Sayers
Lafayette
Ind
Joey Fernandez
City of Mexico
Carnera Boxes Three Light Heavyweights in Portland
Primo Carnera boxed three light heavyweights in Portland Oregon as exhibition bouts on Thursday night. He fought Peter Jackson Tom Moore and Art Shearer in separate matches.
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Carnera
Portland
Ore
Primo Carnera
Peter Jackson
Tom Moore
Art Shearer
Baseball at Night Makes Bow in Iowa
Night baseball on a big scale debuts in Des Moines with Des Moines and Wichita in the Western League under floodlights. Commissioner K M Landis and other national figures will attend as 40 000 candle power illumination powers the game. If successful, more cities may adopt the plan and NBC will broadcast the contest. Play begins at 8 PM CST.
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America
Des Moines
Wichita
K. M. Landis
Baseball
NBC
Lott to Train in Europe for Davis Cup Matches
George Lott will train in Europe for the upcoming Davis Cup ties in Paris. He plans to refine his game against European competition ahead of the team’s crucial matches.
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Europe
George Lott
Paris
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