East Coast hopes fade as Coast dominates title meet
Yale leads with 14 in semis and finals as Stanford, California, Pennsylvania, and Yale pursue the national intercollegiate track title in Cambridge. Friday trials produced records by Yale’s Bill Comins in the broad jump and Jim Arthur in the discus amid gale conditions. Stanford qualified nine for track events, four for field. California led field events with heavy scoring.
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Marion Hollins Wins Third NY Metropolitan Golf Title
Marion Hollins repeats as champion woman golfer of New York and the metropolitan district for the third time. The former national champion has regained her form and is seen as a strong threat in upcoming season events.
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Bunite Piston Leads City Horseshoe League After Week Two
The Bunite Piston Company continues to lead the City Horseshoe League after the second week of play. Merchants Heat and Light Company and Citizens Gas are close behind, with E Fletcher of Citizens Gas leading scorers at 256 points. Upcoming Monday matches include Citizens Gas vs Merchants Heat and Light, Western Electrics vs Fairbanks-Morse, Bunite Piston vs Prest-O-Lites, and Diamondaain vs Indianapolis Light and Heat.
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Black Gold and Indiana U Meet in Baseball at Jordan Field
A Times Special from Bloomington reports Indiana University baseball plays Chicago at Jordan Field on May 31. Gause is slated for mound duty in what is the final home game before a two game Purdue series, with the next match set to begin in Lafayette on June 7.
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Protests Tossed Aside In Michigan City Boxing Bout
Georges Carpentier and Tommy Gibbons were set for a ten round no-decision bout in Michigan City this afternoon despite protests from W S Fleming Chicago district National Reform Association. Governor Branch refused to suspend statutes. Adj Gen Harry B Smith and three army officers accompanied officials to prevent a prize fight.
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Hartford City names Gullion as high school coach
Hartford City Indiana May 31 J B Gullion of Newcastle Pur due University basketball star has been hired as coach of Hartford City High School athletic teams for next year He was recognized as one of the Big Ten’s top center players for the past three seasons.
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Midwest Track Trials Comeback Star Leads Iowa in 100m
Iowa City May 31 Leonard Paula Grinnell track star returned from two years’ retirement to win the 100 meter dash final as Midwest A A U sectional tryouts for the American Olympic team near completion. Eleven Iowa athletes qualified for the final tryouts set in two weeks in the East.
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Hoosiers Qualify For Final Interscholastic Meet
May 31 report from Staggfield notes five Indiana high school athletes advancing to final events in the interscholastic track and field meet. Morrow of Wabash qualified in pole vault, Bell of Whites Town in shot put and discus, Knee of Wabash in shot put and javelin, Callis of Martinsville and Marcher of Gary in broad jump. Hale of Evansville qualified in 220 yard dash but exited in semi final heat.
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College Baseball Results Snapshot
Ursinus defeated Penn State 5 to 4 while Williams beat Amherst 9 to 3. Dartmouth topped Vermont 3 to 1 and Brown downed Harvard 4 to 1. Michigan Aggies won 7 to 4 against Wisconsin. Kalamazoo Normal defeated Butler 8 to 2.
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Buffalo's 1882 rout: Brouthers club cruises 20–1
Buffalo bashes Cleveland on May 25 1882 as a brutal lineup led by Brouthers rakes 28 hits for 39 bases in a 20 to 1 victory. Curry Foley tops the day with a single double triple and home run in a groundbreaking offensive display.
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Navy Swimmers Enter Olympic Meet at Ripple
Seven Navy speed team members entered the Olympic finals tryouts at Broad Ripple in Indianapolis for June 5 to 7. Navy divers have trained two weeks at the Broad Ripple pool. Duke Kahanamoku and four teammates join entries from Hollywood Athletic Club and Venice High School, with Southern Pacific A A U affiliation. The list grows toward a record 200 entries as swimmers arrive by Tuesday to prep.
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Yesterday's American Association and League results summary
Yesterday's card lists American Association games with Louisville Indianapolis Toledo Columbus St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Kansas City scores and innings. American League and National League results include Chicago St Louis Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Cincinnati and Detroit Cleveland with multiple games and pitchers listed.
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Mulholland in Exhibition Bout Headlines Boxing Card
George Mulholland who made the American Olympic boxing team at the Boston trials will appear in an exhibition bout as a feature of the amateur boxing card tonight at the K C hall Thirteenth and Delaware Streets for the benefit of the local quota for the Olympic fund. Notre Dame boxers clash with Hoosier A C and Brightwood A C boys on the program tonight. High fast bouts are scheduled. A drive was staged to sell tickets and a large crowd is expected. Tickets may be obtained at the Claypool drug store Hoosier A C Indianapolis A C and K of C club rooms.
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Baseball Roundup Across Leagues on Friday Night
Big Leagues inning with Ruth at bat ended in a strikeout as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Athletics, winning 6 0 and losing 5 4. The Giants routed the Phillies 11 to 5 and 6 to 5 in a Friday twin bill at ANKEE stadium. Brooklyn Robins swept the Braves in a holiday doubleheader 6 5 in 12 innings and 5 1. Pirates beat St Louis 4 0 and 3 2. Reds swept Cubs at Cubs Park 9 2 and 4 2. Ken Williams homered in both games as the Browns split with the White Sox 6 2 and 11 4. Sisler had four hits as St Louis pitchers Stoner and Cole led Detroit to two wins 11 7 and 2 0 over Cleveland.
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Double Play Fundamentals From Amateur Tips
Amateur Tips emphasizes quick handling of ground balls near second base as crucial to profitable double plays. Stanley Harris of the Washington Nationals highlights how a mere step or delay can cost a game, urging practice to speed transfers and avoid slowness in throwing. In Kalamazoo, Butler College lost to Western State Normal 8 to 2.
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500 Mile Race Statistics at Indianapolis May 30 1924
The Twelfth annual 500 Mile Race results list Duesenberg Corum Boyer first in 5 05 23 51 at 98.23 mph, Studebaker Cooper second in 6 47 18 at 97.79, Miller Murphy third in 8 25.39 at 97.27, and Dilrante Harteh 56k sixth, with prize money totals for top ten and a $10,000 Speedway consolation pool shared by twelve others. Henry Ford served as referee with W D Edenburn A A A contest board representative Chester B Rick er director of timing and scoring Odis A Porter official timer.
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Local fistic show provides real action at Tomlinson Hall
Steve Harter’s Friday night card at Tomlinson Hall delighted locals. Jeff Smith outboxed and outmaneuvered Lohman of Toledo in ten rounds earning a standing ovation for his defensive mastery. Bud Taylor slipped past Tommy Ryan in a tight six round bout while Rozelle and Myers drew, Myers scored a second round TKO over Hirsch, and Stewart edged Sullivan in preliminaries.
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Independent baseball meeting and Greenfield schedule
A meeting of the Imperial League will be held at the Smith Hassler and Sturm store Monday night to discuss registration cards. Fred H. Fort announced Greenfield baseball schedule with games from June 1 to July 6 at Greenfield and away matches at Markleville Fort Harrison and Brightwood A C. junior league games are listed at Brookside No 1 Sunday with Invincible and South Side leagues also noted. Riverside A A hits a double header Sunday at Riverside No 1 with players asked to arrive by 12 45.
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Ruth hits 12th homer, 250th in league career
In New York on May 31 Babe Ruth belted his 12th homer of the season in the first game of the Athletic Yankee doubleheader, marking his 250th league career blast. He drew loud applause for the homer but was booed in the ninth inning of the second game after striking out with bases loaded.
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British Amateur Golf Champion Crowned at Saint Andrews
E W Holderness former champion defeated E F Storey Cambridge University captain 3 up with 2 to play after Storey led 1 up at 18 holes. Holderness seized the afternoon session and closed out the match to claim the title.
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Scotland
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E. F. Storey
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Pancho Villa Defends Flyweight Title in Brooklyn Match
Frankie Ash of England failed to disturb Pancho Villa's flyweight crown in a fifteen round title bout in Brooklyn. Villa fought hard throughout but did not score a knockdown weighing 112 pounds to Ash's 110 and a half.
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International light heavy boxing match in Michigan City
Ten round no decision bout featuring Georges Carpentier of Paris and Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul. Prelims start 2 p m with main event around 4 p m in Michigan City Ind. Carpentier purse 70000 plus 25 percent of receipts. Gibbons 30 percent of receipts with no guarantee. Estimated attendance 25000 to 32000.
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Tribes and Colonels split doubleheader in key series
The Tribesmen and Colonels split Friday’s twin bill 4 to 8 and 9 to 5 in ten innings as Cleveland area fans anticipate a race for second place. Elmer Smith hit a homer in the tenth. Ben Tincup pitched strong for the Colonels. The Indians head to Ohio cities after Sunday, then host the Saints June 1 at Washington Park. A large crowd, second only to opening day, is expected if weather holds.
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State colleges in tennis meet at Butler courts
Eight Indiana colleges compete in a state tourney at Butler with entries from Indiana University Purdue Notre Dame North Manchester State Normal Wabash Franklin Muncie Normal and Butler. Singles semifinals and doubles begin with Sagalowsky of Butler and Logan of Indiana advancing to the semis.
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Race Driver Paul Marsha Killed in Norfolk Crash
Norfolk Va May 31 An automobile race at the Dixie track cost local driver Paul Marsha life. His car skidded through the fence and turned over dying minutes after the wreck.
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Doolittle Wins in Olympic Trial at Central Meet
Doolittle of Butler College Indianapolis won the 3000 meters at the Central Olympic track trials in Ann Arbor Michigan, earning a spot in the Harvard final in June. Time 3755.09. Freshmen ran 200 meters in 21.1 seconds, slightly faster than Paddock’s world mark, aided by a light wind. Gray of Butler fell to Leschinskiy of Michigan, with Bernard Otto of Ypsilanti Normal also winning as a freshman.
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