Gallant Fox Favorite in Rich Classic
Gallant Fox is favored to win the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore with a small eight to nine horse field. The Wood Memorial winner heads a list including Crack Brigade, Woodcraft, Michigan Boy, Full Dress, Armageddon, Swinfield, Snowflake, Gold Brook, Sweet Sentiment, and Sun Craig as 40,000 spectators expect a historic race on the hilltop course.
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Belair Stud
Gallant Fox
Preakness Fields
Harry Payne Whitney
Victorian
Crack Brigade
William Woodward
Wood Memorial
Jamaica
T. M. Cassidy
Quallant Fox
Audley Farm
Woodcraft
Maryland
John L. Pontius
Michigan
Boxing Hopefuls Sharkey Schmeling Fight Predicted A Blaze
Joe Williams notes boxing officials smoothing issues for the Sharkey Schmeling heavyweight clash next month. He argues Sharkey’s form is inconsistent, capable of brilliance or lapses, and discusses Schmeling’s KO win over Risko and a later Paulino bout as tests of prowess.
Hoosier Warne Near World Pole Vault Record
Tommy Warne of Kokomo Indiana tied the indoor mark at 13 feet 112 inches and nearly cleared 14 feet 214 inches in three tries missing by fractions. The Northwestern junior is rising through indoor meets with a 14 foot attempts. Walter Warne is Northwestern captain and a leading 440 contender. Both hold prep records for the Hoosier state.
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Ere
Tommy Warne
Kokomo
Ind
Northwestern
Warne
Xperts
Tommy
Sabin Carr
Evanston
Walter
Brown Faces Pierson on Legion Boxing Card
A three eight round bout Legion card at the Armory features Brown versus Pierson in the top eight after their Tuesday six round close battle. Holloway vs Nidy and Scotten vs Lynn are also on the lineup with a battle royal announced to be added.
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Legion
Armory
Willard Brown
Roy Pierson
Red Holloway
Glen Nidy
Scotty Scotten
Joe Lynn
DePauw Defeats Ball Teachers College 86 to 40
Greencastle Ind May 8 DePauw thinly clad defeated Ball Teachers College here Wednesday 86 to 40. Tiger athletes captured eleven firsts in fourteen events. Ramsey starred with two firsts a second and two thirds.
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Bu Times
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw
Ball Taechers College
Tiger
Ramsey
Primo Carnera to Meet George Godfrey in Philadelphia Bout
The May 23 plan calls for Primo Carnera and George Godfrey to fight in a ten round bout at the Phillies stadium. Promoters Herman Taylor and Bobby Cunnis secured the signing and expect a huge gate if the California ban on Carnera does not extend to Pennsylvania. The match, if it occurs, could draw the largest Philly crowd since the Dempsey Tunney era.
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New York
Phillies
Primo Carnera
George Godfrey
Primo
Godfrey
Herman Taylor
Bobby Cunnis
Philadelphia
Lieperville
California
Pennsylvania
Carnera
George
State College Track Stars Enter Meet Here Saturday
Indiana collegiate track stars converge at Butlerfield for the annual little state championships. Thirteen colleges send 174 athletes while Indiana Purdue and Notre Dame are barred. De Pauw and Ball College field large squads as Butler and Indiana Central seek scoring boosts.
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Butler
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Butlerfield
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Notre Dame
Herman Phillips
Indiana Central
Oscar
Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Notes
Majestic Radios meet Philco Radios Saturday at Riverside No. 10 with players to arrive by 2 p.m. Mohawks A. C. defeated Indianapolis aroons 13 to 8 at Riverside. Redskins held the Maroons scoreless until the ninth. Mohawks pitcher struck out sixteen. Frankfort Athletics seek Sunday games, contact H. F. Benson. Inter ternity indoor league meeting Friday at Conant house. CloverGrey losses and upcoming games listed with teams like Bridgeport Cardinals and Indianapolis Orioles seeking May 18 game with a state team.
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Allers
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Wisconsin Nine Tops Big Ten Baseball Standings
Wisconsin remains undefeated with four straight wins and leads the Big Ten after a 16 to 12 victory over Northwestern in a wild game. The teams combined for 32 hits in Evanston on Wednesday.
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United Press
Evanston
Ill
Wisconsin
Badgers
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Pro-Amateur Meet Set At Highland Country Club
Ralph Stonehouse proposed the season opening pro-amateur golf tourney to be held at Highland Country Club next Monday afternoon. The event will start at 1 pm with a large field expected and the usual prize distribution planned after the round.
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Highland Country Club Course
Ralph Stonehouse
Stonehouse
College Baseball Scores and Pairings
Army defeated New Hampshire 10 to 7 while Georgetown beat Princeton 5 to 3. Yale blanked Columbia 5 to 4 and Northwestern rolled Navy with a 12 to 0 win.
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New Hampshire
Georgetown
Prince
Yale
Columbia
Northwestern
Navy
Still Going Brings 12-Year-Old Brunswick Home in Six Furlongs
In Chicago on May 8 at the Aurora track the 12-year-old horse Brunswick won a six furlong race by a length over a strong field of sprinters. The crowd saw potential for another win as he paid just 4.02 to win.
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United Press
Chicago
Old Brunswick
Aurora
Prep Thinkies in Title Meet Here
Approximately 173 athletes from nine North Central High School Conference schools will clash in the third annual championship at Tech field this Saturday. Tech, the 1929 title winner, and Kokomo, co-champions in 1928, are seen as the top contenders with Anderson and Muncie also strong entries. Frankfort Lebanon Newcastle Rochester and Richmond will also compete. A tennis meet accompanies the carnival.
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North Central High School Conference
Tech Field
Tech
Kokomo
Anderson
Muncie
Frankfort
Lebanon
Newcastle
Rochester
Richmond
Jockey Buckley Suspended After Aurora Race Disqualification
Old Ralph Buckley the veteran jockey is suspended after judges ruled he fouled while riding Irish to victory at Aurora on Wednesday. Irish led the stretch but Salona appeared even when Irish was bumped and disqualified.
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United Press Chicago
Ralph Buckley
Aurora Track
Irish
Salona
Anderson Boy to Box Rosen on Cable Bill
Anderson Boy and Rosen of Chicago plus Rosy Baker are signed for an eight round semi wind up on the Joe Sekyra Chuck Wig gins card next Wednesday at Cable tabernacle. Tracy Cox slated to appear, arrangements changed. Baker and Rosen fought hard two months ago on the Cook Wiggins card. Chuck Ewing and Joe Brian James town heavyweights to battle over six rounds. Sekura has victories over Braddock Weigand Solomon Rojas and Christner. He stopped Schmeling in ten rounds in January 1929 and lost on points in another bout.
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Jack Rosen
Chicago
Rosy
Kid) Baker
Stilf
Anderson Mauler
Joe Sekyra
Chuck Wiggins
Cable Tabernacle
Tracy Cox
Baker
Rosen
Sekura
James J. Braddock
Art Weigand
King Solomon
Romero Rojas
K. O. Christner
Max Schmeling
Carnera Sought to Fight Von Porat in Chicago May 28
Matchmaker Nate Lewis of the Chicago stadium pursued Primo Carnera as a foe for Otto von Porat for a May 28 bout. Porat had been set to face any opponent in the stadium and Lewis earlier hoped for Tuffy Griffith, but that option collapsed and Carnera became the target.
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United Press Chicago
Nate Lewis
Chicago
Primo Carnera
Otto von Porat
von Porat
Lewis
Tuffy Griffith
Carnera
Carey Suspended Three Days by National League
Pittsburgh Pirate coach Max Carey was suspended for three days by NL President Heydler after an incident with umpires. Carey denied the charge of using hard language, while umpire Donohue filed a report detailing the conduct.
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Iu Times
Pittsburgh
Max Carey
Pittsburgh Pirate
Heydler
National League
Donahue
Carey
Tech Golfers Triumph
Tech golf team shaded Shortridge at Pleasant Run course Wednesday, 615 to 544.
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Tech
Pleasant Run Course
Max Schmeling Begins Training With Golf in Leadup to Sharkey Fight
Max Schmeling will start training for the June 12 heavyweight title bout with Jack Sharkey by playing golf and taking long walks. He is greeted by about 2,000 fans in Endicott and Binghamton as a parade escorts him to the Mix estate and Enjoie health farm where rings are set up for training.
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United Press Endicott
N. Y
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
George Neron
Andy Wallace
Vincent Rabin
Andre Light
Schmeling
300 Mile Lap Fund Boosted by Ten Donations
Ten more gifts to the $20,000 lap prize fund for the international 500 at the Speedway on May 30 raised the total to twenty thousand. Committee workers continued solicitations today with new donors including Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Company, Fletcher American Bank, Indiana Bell Telephone, and several Indianapolis firms.
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Fletcher American Bank
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis Auto Trade Association
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Indiana National Bank
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Indianapolis Water Company
H. Lieber Company
Metal Auto Parts Company
Fields and Thompson Ready for World Welter Bout
Detroit May 8 Jackie Fields world welter title holder and challenger Young Jack Thompson appeared relaxed and prepared for their Friday night championship bout.
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Detroit
Jackie Fields
Jack Thompson
Indians Jinxed by Injuries Hold Top in AL Race
Cleveland Indians battle a string of injuries with nine players ill or out at times yet post nine wins in twelve and six straight to share the American League lead with the Philadelphia Athletics. Manager Peckinpaugh credits reserve strength with keeping the club in top form and notes three fine additions Leeds Brown Burnett contributing while stars Averill Porter Falk Fonseca Sewell miss time.
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United Press
New York
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Peckinpaugh
United Press Today
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Brown
Burnett
Averill
Porter
Falk
Fonseca
Joe Sewell
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Foxx
Dog Racing Plans Seek Injunction for Pari Mutuel System
Interest groups backing dog racing in the Chicago stadium seek an injunction to permit operation under the pari mutuel system. The move aims to authorize wagering and regulation under a shared pool format in Chicago.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Ft Wayne Bowlers Lead State Meet Wins and Prizes
Ft Wayne bowler Milt Wimberly tops all events with 1882 points and claims second in singles with 691 as Indianapolis Link Belt star dominates. Falls City Lager leads team totals, Elks prizes listed, and Jess Pritchett fellowship prize awarded amid bowling circuit results.
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Milt Wimberly
Indianapolis
Falls City
Selmier Tower
Farnan Bowling Shoes
G. E. Club
Hunter Bros
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B. Lasky
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Anderson
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E. Grant
A Cade
Morton
Jess Pritchett
Good Fellowship
Peacee Broich-Clifton
W. Hare-Pritchett
Ae Felowship
I. Selmeir
Hare
Van Dusen to Compete in Handicap at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs opens its fifty-sixth Clark handicap with eleven top thoroughbreds led by Clyde Van Dusen and Toro. The field includes The Nut Mar tie Flynn Blackwood plus Derby hopefuls Gallant Fox and others as Derby week approaches May 17. Trainers posted key workouts for Gallant Knight Sydney Jack Spratt Big Stuff and Roll Em Down ahead of Saturday’s big meeting.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Clyde van Dusen
van Dusen
Lexington
Toro
E. B. McLean
the Nut
Martie Flynn
Blackwood
Broomshot
Chicago
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South Louisville
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High Foot
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Jack Spratt
Richard McDonnell
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Gallant Fox
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Roll ‘Em Down
Ladrone
Washington Track Team Competes in Saturday Quad Meet
Washington high school track will face Cathedral Connersville and Noblesville in a Saturday quad meet at home. The event gathers four local squads for a full slate of events and team competition.
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Washington High School
Cathedral
Connersville
Noblesville
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