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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
4
An old baseball explanation defines a force play as required runner advancement. With a runner on first and the batter grounding to first, the runner must attempt second to vacate first. When the first baseman retires the batter at first, the force ends and the runner may advance or stay. a touch is required to retire the runner if he advances to second.
National League standings show Brooklyn at 13 16 615, Chicago 22 15 595, Pittsburgh 16 6 583, Boston 11 2 . York 18 13 .581. Today's games include American Association and American League matchups with results from St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City Toledo Louisville Indianapolis and more.
The New York boxing commission will meet next Tuesday to consider a deputy commissioner report that could revoke Paul Berlenbach's New York boxing license. The action follows the Berlenbach Estridge bout Tuesday night in which Berlenbach won after Estridge was disqualified.
Bushy Graham of Utica defeated Corporal Izzy Schwartz in a 15 round title bout at Ebbets Field to become the bantamweight champion. Graham outweighed Schwartz and dominated most of the action, with a late knockdown in round 14 and a decisive 15th round. Sammy Baker from Mitchellfield earned a shot at Joe Dundee’s welterweight title by beating Nick Testo in the semi final.
In Prestwick Scotland May 24 Douglas Grant British American was eliminated in the fourth round as A R McCallum beat him 2 up to enter the last sixteen. Roger Wethered advanced to the last sixteen by defeating E S Brown 4 up 3 to play.
Yesterday's major league action featured highlights from multiple games. Bill Shores pitched four hit ball for the Athletics in a 4 to 2 win over the Senators, while Tris Speaker returned to the lineup. Brooklyn beat the Giants 4 to 3 in the first game of a double header, but lost the second as Larry Benton shut out the Dodgers and the Giants won 4 to 0. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in ten innings, giving the Reds a four to one series win. Yankees beat the Red Sox 2 to 1 in a low scoring affair, and the White Sox defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 with the season's first triple play.
Opportune hitting by the Indians carried the club to a 9 to 5 victory over the cellar Senators. Steph Swetonic pitched a full route allowing ten hits while George Lyons lasted seven innings for Betzels before a ninth inning surge. The win narrows the standings with the Tribe now three games back of the leaders as St. Paul tied Milwaukee.
Manual high school defeated the Boys' Prep courtmen two matches to one at Willard Park on Wednesday. Matches included eee (M) over Wiggins (P) 6-1, Thompson (IF) over L. Kollinger (M) 10-8 3-6, and Hoiia and Adelman (M) over Shearerling Lieber (Pi) 6-1 3-6 7-?
Tony Gulotta poses with his Stutz Special speedster beside the Stinson-Detroiter plane owned by Packard Cable Company of Warren Ohio. Packard supplies ignition cable to drivers as Gulotta’s Stutz is hailed as a top speed mount ahead of Saturday 500 mile race qualifying.
John Hennessey ranked No. 5 leads USA effort in Davis Cup ties with China in Kansas City. He faces Gordon Lum in Friday singles, while George Lott meets Paul Kong in the other opener. Doubles Saturday may pit Hennessey and Tilden against Lum and Kong.
Entries for the American Legion junior baseball tournament sponsored by The Times in Indiana are slow. Teams filing by June 1 receive a choice of a Spalding official baseball or bat. The South Side Triangles and Indianapolis Clippers have entered. entry closes June 15 with drawings on June 16.
Finals in the boys mile are tonight at the Riverside rink for the State amateur roller skating championships. Three top qualifiers include Bob Monroe 3:21.5 after a dramatic lap ten fall, Leroy Kerst 3:25, and Clyde Addison 3:22. The girls mile finals come Saturday with Helen Harlan 3:35 and Thelma Smith 3:40.
Washington Park Lincoln Highways, a fast local Negro team, will use Washington Park when the Indians are on the road. Bill Owens, Lincoln field manager, bolstering his club. He played with the Philadelphia Giants last season. Highways desire a road date for June 24 and plan a Terre Haute game next Sunday. Address Gus Fleming, business manager, 2129 Massachusetts Ave., or phone Cherry 6774.
Johnny Hennessey will lead the United States Davis cup team in a Monday series of singles and doubles at Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis. Hennessey meets Tilden in singles while Lott faces Coen. Tilden and Coen play doubles with Hennessey and Lott. A dinner follows. matches start at 3 p.m. and are open to the public, sponsored by the Association of Tennis Clubs of Indianapolis.
Manchester College baseball defeated Muncie Normal 7 to 4 at home. Pitcher B Smith struck out 13 for Manchester while Wysong and Walker contributed on the mound. Final score 7 4 with Manchester scoring in multiple innings.
The A. G. Spalding and Bros. Company and Gus Habich Company, local sporting goods dealers, will switch to daylight savings time starting Monday.
Maureen Orcutt advanced to the Metropolitan championship semi finals in Short Hills New Jersey facing Jane Brooks. Norman Toerge and Leo Federman’s wives also reached their semi final. Orcutt, though off form in putting, won two matches 5 and 3 and 4 and 3.
Knute Rockne selects John Clipper Smith captain of the 1927 Notre Dame football team as his assistant coach. John Poliskey named freshman football coach and Joe Sullivan, current baseball captain, chosen as freshman baseball coach.
End of the trans continental foot race nears in New York. Eddie Gardner Payne and rivals finish 3 000 mile trek from Los Angeles to Madison Square Garden for a 10 mile finale. Payne leads standings with 17 hours 28 minutes 7 seconds. others include Salo, Gardner, Granville, Umeri and Kerr. Knapp wins Yale golf title over Roberts in final.
Mrs Myrtle Huddleston who set endurance records by staying afloat fifty hours and ten minutes in Chicago last week has entered the Mississippi River swimming marathon. The event will start August 1 with Huddleston among the entrants alongside Normen Ross.
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