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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
6
Joe Williams reports on renewed talk of a Dempsey and Kearns reunion in boxing. Both men express potential willingness to co operate while noting past frictions and the sport’s public interest in a sensational comeback. Kearns outlines plans to claim a championship position if Dempsey returns.
In a major National League shakeup, the New York Giants acquire second baseman Hughie Critz from Cincinnati for pitcher Larry Benton. Brooklyn Robins hold league lead amid a tight race with St Louis, Pittsburgh, and New York within a half game of the pennant chase. Chicago Cubs slip two games back as standings stay close.
Illinois dominates the Big Ten golf championship at Westmoreland. Dick Martin wins individual with 305 while leading Illinois to a team total of 1 247. Michigan's Jarvis Hicks and Ohio State's Bob Kepler tie for second at 306. Illinois edges Michigan and Minnesota for the team title as other schools follow.
Three of five supporting bouts for the Wiggins Cook ten round headliner at Cable tabernacle next Wednesday are set. Main event George Cook vs Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis heavyweights, plus Jimmy Dale vs Don Barnett, O'Daffer vs Tiger Purvis, and Carbone vs Reynolds. Wiggins trains at the Arcade gym ahead of the rematch after February loss. Cook won March 13 and is reported in top form.
The Indianapolis Times promotes its fifth annual high school golf tournament to be held at Riverside June 10–14 with record entry prospects. Parks department rule changes enable team matches this spring, and a two day qualifying round will determine championship and consolation flights with prizes and school team awards planned.
Broadmoor hosts continued play for gold silver and bronze medals including ball sweepstakes from last Sunday. Three other events run through the weekend with two ball four ball mixed formats and eighteen holes. Highland hosts Dubs vs Sharpshooters dinner match and Open of challenge qualifiers for medals plus C A Taylor cup. Indianapolis Country Club holds third round spring handicap. Meridian Hills morning light tour first round. Pleasant Run South Grove team at Picante course for Ai team match.
Oscar Erickson, star pitcher for the Mississippi Valley League in Cedar Rapids, was struck by a pitch from Dubuque pitcher Fonger. The blow fractured his skull as he stepped back to dodge the ball and he was in bad shape today.
Quincy baseball fans plan a mass meeting tonight to promote night games for the local Three-I League club. A campaign will launch to sell 5,000 tickets.
Jack Sharkey shows markedly improved boxing in workouts for the heavyweight title bout with Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium on June 12. He sparred five rounds against Johnny Grosso Paul Cavalier and King Solomon and displayed better hooking jabging and countering with a weaving attack. Schmeling left his training camp to fly to Schenectady to broadcast a message to Germany and speak with his mother in Berlin.
Manual tennis team defeated N A G U five matches to one at Willard Park courts Wednesday.
Babe Ruth homered three times in a single major league game for the first time in his 16 year AL career. The May 1926 showcase against the Athletics boosted his AL lead to nine homers and raised his lifetime total to 525.
The Louisville Colonels visit the Cleveland Indians this Friday for a three game series as pennant fever heats Derbytown. Al Sotheron’s club leads the league while Cleveland and Columbus wrap up a series with sweeping hits and standout performances from Pid Purdy Crabtree Kingdon and Mona han. Wykoff pitched for Columbus in a 11 to 3 victory with Elmer Ambrose starting for Cleveland.
Two of the three eight round bouts for the Armory card are set. Georgie Nate of South Bend will box Scotty Scott, while Willard Brown faces Red Holloway in another eight rounder. Roy Blankenship meets Frank Cierke in a four rounder. two preliminaries, a six and a four, precede the triple feature.
Speed trials near the Indianapolis 500 feature Louis Meyer, 1928 winner, marking 111 miles per hour as the benchmark. The field includes notable contenders and the Sampson Special among the standout machines. If Meyer finishes, he will have strong position for the start.
A hectic baseball patch covers releases and recalls as Breezy Tribe parts with South Bena outfielder Ollix who may need seasoning in the minors. Candid notes on fielding and pitching move across Columbus, Louisville, and St. Louis with runners, catches, and new operations noted.
In Auteuil on May 22, American William Tilden and Junior Coen edged Glasser and Gentien in the French doubles at a hard court championship their first major test. They vie for a quarter final berth against the Borotta-De Buzelet or Froitzheim-Nourney winners as Elizabeth Ryan with Borotra and Helen Jacobs with Coen also play mixed and women's doubles, with Jacobs and Sigart losing to Fry and Harvey. Babe Hunt won a ten round decision over Jeff Carroll in Oklahoma City Wednesday.
Local teams report practice sessions and lineup changes across the city. Weber joins St Philip after school. O’Connor injured but likely ready for Sunday. Holy Trinity Musketeers beat St Catherines 9 2. next face Question Marks to lead Catholic League on the west side. City League standings listed for Atkins nine and B&O Railroad, with several clubs in pursuit. Railroaders, Mohawks, and other clubs plan Sunday games. rain canceled Em-Roe League play. Midways seek fixtures. multiple park venues named.
Chicago May 22 President E S Barnard of the American League released a revised schedule of doubleheader and fill in dates listing matchups such as Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Cleveland and others through August 25 with open dates noted in Detroit and St Louis matchups.
Negotiations are under way for a welterweight championship fight between Jackie Thompson and Jimmy McLarnin of Vancouver at Yankee Stadium on June 11. McLarnin has already agreed to terms.
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