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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
20
In Schenectady New York on May 23 Max Schmeling the German heavyweight interrupted his training schedule briefly on Thursday. The visit was noted as part of his preparation camp ahead of upcoming bouts with arrangements quiet and undetailed.
The Riverside Ring summer show starts June 2 under manager Jimmie McLemore and program direction by Earl McKee. The open air venue at Riverside Amusement Park will stage the opening wrestling card followed by the initial boxing bout on the schedule for the week.
CER Putew ORK May 23 The S J Louis Cardinals atop the National League after sixteen days rise. They beat the Reds 4 2 for their thirteenth win in fourteen games and lead Brooklyn by a half game. Seibold drove in the winning run in the ninth as the Braves beat the Robins 6 5. Washington swept a double header from Boston 3 2 and 13 1 to extend the AL lead to three games. Ruth and Gehrig homered as the Yankees swept a double header from the Athletics. Klein homered in the 12th for a 10 8 Phillies victory over the Giants. Uhle pitched and batted the Tigers past the White Sox 6 1. Cubs defeated Pirates 12 5, Browns edged Cleveland 3 2.
Max Schmeling invited Jack Sharkey's parents Mr. and Mrs. Kukawskas of Binghamton to visit his training camp in Endicott New York where he is preparing for a heavyweight bout with Sharkey. He said if the bout were in Berlin his mother would be glad to receive an invitation from Sharkey to visit and watch him train.
Steve Swetonic, former Indianapolis hurler, is sidelined by acute appendicitis and will miss weeks or the season for the Pirates. He was slated to pitch against the Cubs Thursday afternoon.
Four American teams remain in competition at the French hard court championship doubles play in Auteuil. Tilden of Philadelphia and Cozn of Kansas City face Borotra and Debazelet in a quarter final, while Wills Moody and Ryan win the women’s doubles semi finals. Ryan and Borotra defeated Amaury and Feret in the mixed doubles, challenging Aussem and Tilden for the title.
The greatest array of track and field athletes in Missouri Valley history will compete in Stoke LN Neb today and Saturday for the annual Big Six championship. Preliminaries run today except distance events and two relays. Finals set for Saturday.
Sunday School League and city leagues list schedules across Blaine Avenue, Zion Evangelical, River Avenue, Jamison, Riverside, Ft Harrison, Pennsy Park, Garfield, Rhodius, and Riverside venues. Multiple matches include Blaine Avenue Baptists versus C M B, Memorial Baptists versus Edwin Ray, Central Christian versus Broadway M E, and various industrial and cooperative league pairings with teams like Pennsy R R, Hayes Body, Link Belt, Real Silk, P R Mallory, Indiana Electric, Majestic, Longacre, Em Roe, Cubs, Garfield Radio, and Oriental Bull Dogs scheduled for Sunday and weekend play.
William Jenkins Ora Ax and Griggs tied for first in the 150 target event at the all-day registered shoot at Indianapolis Gun Club Thursday, each breaking 147. G Wendling was second with 146 and J Batkins third with 145. Garr won the handicap event with 48 of 50 and Dooley won the doubles with 45.
Wabash defeated Indiana Central 17 to 3 in Crawfordsville as Oliphant earned the win and Weist and Chase sparked the visitors with 21 hits. In Chicago, Otto Von Porat and Jack Gagnon began serious training for their ten round bout at Chicago Stadium next Wednesday, with light workouts on Thursday.
Western Conference track stars gathered for the thirtieth annual Big Ten outdoor championships at Dyche Stadium Northwestern. More than 200 athletes from ten universities entered preliminaries with finals set for Saturday. Coaches hailed the field as one of the greatest in Midwest college history, predicting multiple conference records and possibly world marks in sixteen events. Michigan Illinois or Wisconsin were viewed as likely champions.
Al Singer is gambling a prospective 500000 in his ten round bout with Ignacio Fernandez at Madison Square Garden tonight. Singer must win to retain lightweight championship chance while Fernandez has nothing to gain. If Singer loses, Jackie Berg will get the bout with Mandell. Singer is a 2 to 1 favorite.
George Panka of Homestead Pennsylvania won a ten round points decision against Knute Hansen of Denmark in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
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