Time-Trial Prep for Indy 500 Runners Draw Fans
Speed seekers marshal for the May 30 Indianapolis 500 with elimination trials starting Monday. Deusenberg team led by L L Corum and Pete De Paolo shown testing amid a day of fast laps and new gear. Ora Haibe in the Schmidt Special and Earl Cooper in a Studebaker reach high speeds as fans watch closely.
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United States
Butler Poised to Break Notre Dame In Indiana Track Monopsony
Indiana Collegiate Conference meet at South Bend features eleven colleges led by Butler Notre Dame and Wabash. Purdue De Pauw Indiana Rose Polytechnic Manchester Oakland City Earlham Franklin also compete as 200 athletes participate. Notre Dame has held the State title nine straight years with last year’s tight finish behind Wabash and Butler.
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Indiana
Butler
Hoosiers
Wabash
Purdue
de Pauw
Rose Poly
Manchester
Oakland City
Earlham
Franklin
Mageveny Hurls Well In Notre Dame Win Over Minnesota
Notre Dame defeated Minnesota 11 to 5 in eight innings at South Bend. Mageveny pitched well allowing four hits, but Irish errors kept him in trouble as Notre Dame committed six miscues. Nolan starred for the winners in cold weather before the game was called in the eighth.
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Five Bouts on Card at Hoosier Motor Speedway Tonight
Five bouts are on the fifth card at the Hoosier Motor Speedway tonight staged by the Triangle A C. Roy Wallace Brightwood s K O artist appears in the main ten round bout against Patsy Rocco of Chicago. Other well known scrappers on the program include Reamer Roberts Allan Watson Gene Risk and George Herman. The show will start at 8 30.
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Hoosier Motor Speedway Tonight Card Features Five Bouts
Roy Wallace of Indianapolis faces Patsy Rocco of Chicago in a 10 round at 160 pounds. Beamer Roberts of Indianapolis meets Battling Carl Stewart of Joplin in eight rounds at 118 pounds. Allan Watson of Indianapolis fights Jackie Coble of Terre Haute in six rounds at 118. Gene Risk of Indianapolis opposes Jimmie Stewart of Cincinnati in six rounds at 135. George Herman of Indianapolis versus Bud Smysey of Indianapolis in six rounds at 118.
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Chicago
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Terre Haute
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Jimmie Stewart
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Bud Smpsey
Independent Baseball Ideal Furnace Dominates Sundays
The Ideal Furnace baseball club has won three Sunday games and remains undefeated while scoring 22 runs to 7 for opponents. Multiple teams including Martinsville, New Palestine, Arlington, and Beech Grove were listed with upcoming meetings and contact details at 1342 Risner St and Drexel numbers for arranging games and rosters.
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The Nut Cracker and Sports Highlights
A fragmentary column mentions Babe Ruth receiving a diploma, references to boxing and golf humor, and notes a range of baseball results including Home Runs Wednesday and college games. It also notes Giants beating Pirates 10 to 8 with sixteen hits.
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Feature Games of the Past May 22 1884
Fragmentary sports note from May 22 1884 recounts a baseball scoreline with players such as Fusselbach and O’Bate appearing in the readable fragment. The text is heavily garbled and lacks a full box score or clear teams.
Dirt track action set for Hoosier Speedway sprint
Hoosier Motor-Speedway hosts the season’s first dirt track event Saturday after two postponements. seventy five mile race features top dirt track pilots including Dutch Bauman and newcomer Fuzzy Davidson racing Chevrolet brothers Fronty-Fords. Davidson comes off last summer’s Hoosier Speedway feature win and is viewed as a local favorite for thrills.
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Boxing results from national AAU carnival in Boston
May 22 report from Boston covers eliminations for Kepner and Mulholland. Championship bouts list winners: Kirby over Gitlitz at 175 pounds, Funk over Allegrini at 180, Mello over Rini at 147, Boylstein over Coffman at 165, Salas over Wallach at 126, Williams over Lazarus at 118, Labaraba over Fee at 112.
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Boxers Ordered to Accept Title Matches by NY Commission
Johnny Dundee given fourteen days to accept a featherweight title bout with Johnny Leonard of Allentown or face suspension. Mickey Walker must decide by Monday to meet Dave Shade of California for the welterweight title. In Fort Wayne, Ray Hahn defeated Jack Warner in ten rounds and Beamer Roberts stopped Vic Ross in five.
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Cubs Take NL Lead As Phils and Reds Falter
In a midweek set, the Chicago Cubs climbed to first in the National League while the Phils lost 8 to 1 and the Reds fell behind. A seven-run seventh inning powered Brooklyn to a 9 to 2 win, dropping Cincinnati to second. Clarke’s eighth inning RBI helped the Red Sox beat the Tigers 5 to 4, marking their fifth straight victory and thirteenth win in sixteen games.
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Indiana Central College Baseball Banquet Honors Herrin Captain
The Indiana Central College baseball team honored Homer Herrin as captain for next year at a banquet hosted by Coach George and William Karstead. Thirteen players received letters: Herrin, Albright, Bright, Pence, France, Karnes, Catt, Spieth, Mendenhall, Greenwood, Fisher, Good, and Arbogast. Arbogast named manager.
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Coach Schuller Resigns From Wabash College Baseball
Crawfordsville Ind May 22 Harry Schuller popular coach of the Wabash College baseball team has sent his resignation to the faculty athletic committee to take effect at the close of the term. He is regarded as one of the best coaches at Wabash and his teams have usually contended for the State title. Schuller cites business reasons for leaving.
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Reynolds to Meet Matsuda in May at Broadway Theater
Matty Matsuda the Japanese wrestler will face Jack Reynolds in a return match at the Broadway Theater on May 28 with proceeds aiding local Olympic fans. Reynolds is also preparing for a match at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Friday night against Johnny De Bolt.
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Butler Overpowers De Pauw Tigers In 20 to 3 Rout
Butler smothered the De Pauw Tigers 20 to 3 at McKeenfield as Ashmore used sixteen players to curb the slugging Tigers. Middlesworth and 438 stood out for Butler while De Pauw miscued on defense. Shortridge and Technical HS tennis teams were set to meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Trawthorn courts.
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Dyer and Alte Win Main Bouts at Fort Arena
Outdoor boxing opened at Ft Harrison arena drawing about 1500 with Eddie Dyer of Terre Haute defeating Red McDonald of Toledo on points. Merle Alce stopped Jackie Dugan of Louisville in the third round.
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Wabash Slams Franklin in Easy 12-0 Victory
Wabash College baseball shutout Franklin 12 to 0 at Franklin field. pitcher Robertson allowed four hits and no walks, dominating from the mound. The decisive inning came in the eighth with seven runs highlighted by Chew's two hits and Fred Wyatt leading the Scarlet bats.
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Taylor Curry Title Bout Postponed by Weather in Aurora
The ten round boxing match between Bud Taylor and Connie Curry in Aurora is postponed from tonight to Monday due to bad weather. The bout will be staged Monday evening.
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Tribesmen Hold Lead as Indians Beat Columbus 4 to 3
In the American Association, the Indians topped Columbus 4 to 3 while the St. Paul Saints and Kansas City Blues won to stay close. Bush’s Tribe moved one half game ahead with a comeback victory as Walter Rehg delivered the tying and winning runs. Center fielder High led the Senators with three of six hits.
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Manual Cubs Dominate Bloomington in 15 0 Victory
Manual baseball team routed Bloomington 15 to 0 at Garfield Park. Cruse Rose and Bredell each had three hits as Rose and Cleary pitched strong for Manual.
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Thompson Wins Shoot at Indianapolis Gun Club
E. D. Thompson of Frankfort Indiana led the major event with 148 of 150 targets. Watson of Plainfield and Wendling tied for first in the handicap with 24 of 25, Watson winning the shoot-off. In doubles Enstringer Rice and Remy tied for first with 18 of 12 pair, Rice prevailing in the shoot-off. Watson won all events with 181, Thompson second at 179.
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