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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1930
Page
2
Joe Williams reflects on Derby history from Louisville, noting Gallant Fox as a debated favorite while recounting legendary longshots Aristides Exterminator Donerail and Spokane. The piece underscores how surprising winners defy expert opinion and the race’s enduring mystique since 1875.
The page lists American and National League teams with wins losses and winning percentages. Notable entries include American leaders Boston and Chicago with strong marks, and National League contenders New York St Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Brooklyn showing varied records.
Schedule notes list games with teams: American Association in Indianapolis at Kansas City. Townsville at Milwaukee. Columbus at Minneapolis. Toledo at St. Paul. Teague match St Louis at New York postponed due to rain. Chicago at Philadelphia postponed due to rain. Detroit at Boston postponed due to cold. Cleveland at Washington. Boston at Chicago. Cincinnati at New York. St Louis at Pittsburgh with rain postponement.
Scores list late results with teams such as Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Brooklyn Cleveland Washington St Louis New York and Brooklyn. Lineups include players like Benge Davis Petty Erickson Jones Spencer Hemsley Malone Taylor and Walker. Weather noted rain in Columbus at Minneapolis.
American women win rounds in British golf championship at Formby England with Glenna Collett reaching the fifth round and Miss Hicks advancing to the sixth. Molly Gourlay and other British players push hard as 4 000 spectators watch. Collett wins one up on the twenty first green.
Chicago May 14 Alonzo A Stagg veteran Chicago university football coach charged the Illinois High School Athletic Association with bias and unfairness in a poll on sponsoring invitational tournaments for prep school athletes The poll began after C W Whitten manager of the association started it three days following the Tribune questionnaires sent to midwest high school principals Stagg endorsed the Tribune vote.
The Manual diamond pastimers met the Silent Hoosiers today and will oppose Washington Friday.
The United States Davis Cup interzone squad includes George M. Lott Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn as final selections named by Fitz Eugene Dix after talks with Joseph Wear. Lott replaces Hennessey in the lineup. The Canadian team features Jack Wright Marcel Rainville and Willard Crocker. OpeningThursday pits Lott and Van Ryn against Wright and Rainville in two singles matches.
New York May 14 Max Schmeling expected to sign contracts with Madison Square Garden for a June 12 title bout with Jack Sharkey. The action would violate New York state athletic commission rules prohibiting negotiations with unlicensed boxers and banning multi bout agreements.
The Stilesville Greys edged Terre Haute Aces 10 to 0 in ten innings. Multiple notices request games with state teams, contact Andy Duni van at White Owl Cafe, with several listings for other teams and game requests across Indianapolis and surrounding towns.
Park edged Cathedral 8 to 7 at Riverside Tuesday scoring two runs in the eighth inning. Pitcher R. Cline earned three hits in four at bats, scored three runs, fanned six and allowed nine hits. Park collected eleven hits off Lauer and Derry.
New York May 14 report on major league mound usage shows 29 pitchers in seven games giving up 97 runs and 157 hits. Athletics beat White Sox 14 7 to lead AL, Cubs rally falters, Hoyt shines for Yankees, Hack Wilson leads NL with nine homers, Klein up to eight.
The Cleveland Indians today sold pitcher George Payne to Houston of the Texas League in an outright sale. Secretary Claver indicates efforts to obtain another hurler to bolster the Tribe mound staff as Payne had been slow to help Manager Corridon until a Kansas City start. Payne went 28 and 12 for Wichita Falls last year and is hoped to benefit from hot Texas weather.
Eight errors, five by Banka the substitute shortstop, cost Indiana a 7 to 5 defeat to Purdue in Bloomington. Weller the Crimson lefty struck out six and allowed six hits while Cox of Purdue yielded eleven singles. Burroughs was out with an injury.
In Kansas City on May 14 the Corridon pastimers beat the Indians 8 to 4 as Warstler and Barnhart led the hitting for Cleveland. Norman McMillan doubled twice for the Blues, while Joe Sprinz and Dutch Hoffman were ejected. Bloomington’s Crops?
George Blaeholder, holdout pitcher, has signed his 1930 contract and will be ready to start within five days. Manager Bill Killefer said Blaeholder would not be traded.
In Louisville on May 14 Kentucky horses boosted expectations for a home bred Derby victor. Gallant Fox, the Preakness winner, handled rain slick conditions well in easy two mile work. Uncle Luther won the Derby trial in 1:41 4-5 over six rivals while Ned O. finished runner up, Breezing Thru also completed the Derby distance in 2:11 4-5.
Jimmy Gleason the Philadelphia speedster will race in the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 despite filing his entry minutes late. A series of breaks allowed his entry via Waverly Oil Company after Reed and Mulligan’s car was sold and re-entered. Rain disrupted practice as eight Duesenberg cars and Italian entries prepared for the event amid the usual speedway bustle.
Fear grows for Rogers Hornsby of the Cubs and Lloyd Waner of the Pirates as reports say medical advisers urge Hornsby to quit for the season due to a heel growth and Waner’s appendicitis recovery may end his major league career. Waner, 24, joins Pirates in 1927 and has a .348 career average in 453 games with 388 runs and 688 hits. Hornsby, 15 years in the majors, led the league seven times and owns a .363 lifetime average with 1922 home run record of 42 and a .423 season mark in 1924.
Highland golf fans hear proposal to let two amateurs form teams and count best ball scores with a sliding handicap. If successful, the plan becomes permanent. Various results from recent Broadmoor and Meridian Hills events show amateurs shaping the scene.
Brown defeats Roy Pierson in an eight round decision, scoring a knockdown in round two. Glen Nidy beats Red Holloway on a foul that ends their scheduled eight rounds. Lynn outboxes Scotty Scotten for a featherweight win, Napolitano edges Woods in a six round bout, and Birtch tops Reynolds in four. A five man race borrows the ring for Battling Bozo. Next week adds three eight rounders including Atterson versus Erne.
In Louisville on May 14 the boxing board fined Al Friedman and Al Lippe $1000 each after Friedman refused to fight due to an injured hand from Monday's scrap. Their $500 forfeiture was seized. The Derby eye scrap sought a suitable opponent for Mickey Walker, world middleweight champion.
Primo Carnera was knocked down by Jack Lewis in a one round exhibition bout in Salt Lake City. The blow opened a gash under Carnera's left eye. The Italian heavyweight defeated three other opponents in one round exhibitions.
State Normal defeated Eastern Illinois 5 to 0 while Notre Dame led Northwestern 10 to 6. Purdue beat Indiana 7 to 5 and Yale dominated with 13 to 0. Colgate posted 12 while Nebraska fell 9 to 3 to Missouri.
Evansville Indiana May 14 William V. Slyker is appointed director of athletics and coach at Evansville college. He previously spent four years as football coach at Cleveland Heights High School in Colorado.
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 14 Rose Poly lost to State Normal by 82 points to 49 in a college basketball game. State Normal dominated the matchup with a strong performance from its offense and defense. Rose Poly struggled to find scoring as State Normal built a commanding lead.
The program lists main event Joe Sekura of New York versus Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis in a heavyweight bout. Semifinal features Jene Baker of Anderson against Jack Rosen of Chicago for the middleweight division. Preliminaries include Joe Brian versus Chuck Ewing, Frankie Carbone versus Tiger Jack Purvis, Tommy O'Brien versus Chick Thomas, and Louie Epstein versus Kid Smith with fights at 8:30.
Willard Brown and Harry Meikels will clash in the main event of the Sahara Grotto spring stag party at Tomlinson hall on Friday night. The card also features Willie Yap vs Chick Hall Red Thompson vs Mike Coogan Gale Smith vs Johnny Lomboy Jack Hendricks vs Lefty Nichols and a battle royal.
Arvin, a professional, posted a perfect score in the fifty target event at Crooked Creek Gun Club on Tuesday. McIntire and Brendel tied for second with forty nine.
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