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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1928

Page

2

Yankees Underdogs Reach Series Edge in Offense Clash

The 1927–era Yankees, though crippled by injuries, appear stronger at the plate than the Cardinals in overall power. Ruth and Gehrig lead the lineup with 140 RBIs each, while Bottomley and Hafey pace St Louis with 129 and 113 RBIs respectively. Gehrig posts a .369 batting average, best among players, as the Cards display speed with more stolen bases and Frisch leading baserunners.

George Kirkley United Press New York Yankees Goliaths Cardinals Yanks Ruth Gehrig Cards Bottomley Hafey St. Louis RBI Bengough Wilson Combs Shortetoys i Pyriese Mecantyiile (Co Pherteon CE RBI Pet Tizzerl Fisch Digan Weveceee Frisch Lazzeri St. Louis Cardinals Babe Ruth Tony Lazzeri Lou Gehrig Joe Dugan Mark Koenig Herb Pennock Earl Combs

Trester to Speak Before Officials

A. L. Trester, permanent secretary of the Indiana State High School Athletic Association, will address the Indiana Official Association tonight at the Board of Trade Building. The meeting at 7:30 includes members, high school coaches, and athletic directors. six new applicants will be examined for membership.

A. L. Trester Indiana State High School Athletic Association Indiana Board of Trade Bldg Ohio Meridian Sts Association

Glenna Collett Wins Third National Golf Crown

Glenna Collett of Providence Rhode Island defeated Virginia Van Wie of Chicago 13 and 12 in the final match to retain the women's national golf title. Collett led 10 up at the halfway point and stayed ahead throughout the match in Hot Springs Virginia.

Times Special Hot Springs Glenna Collett Providence R. I Virginia van Wie Chicago Miss Collett

Houston Buffaloes Tie Dixie Series At Two Games Each

United Press reports the Houston Buffaloes defeated the Birmingham Barons 6 to 0 to even the Dixie Series at two games apiece. Two more games are scheduled in Houston, with a possible seventh game in Birmingham if needed. Separately, Johnny Squires, South African heavyweight, arrived in Chicago to finish training for October 9 bout with Les Marriner.

United Press Houston Texas Houston Buffaloes Birmingham Barons Chicago Johnny Squires Les Marriner Illinois University

World Series set with Cardinals Yankees matchup confirmed

The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees meet for the World Series with Games 1 and 2 at Yankee Stadium and Games 3 4 5 at Sportsman's Park. First game scheduled for 1 30 p m on Thursday October 4. Cardinals won the NL pennant 95 59 and .617 while the Yankees led the AL with 101 53 and .656.

St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Yankee Stadium New York Sportsman's Park St. Louis Cardinals Giants Yankees Athletics Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Wages Philadelphia Wee

World Series Preview From 1927 Yankees vs Cardinals

The piece sketches the Yankees as underdogs facing the Cardinals in a world series with star players limited by injuries. It notes sold out seats, expected wide attendance, and announces umpires Riggl er Pfirman with Brick Owen and W A McGowan assigned. Hoyt and Sherdel slated for the opener.

New York Cardinals Yankees Philadelphia Athletics West St. Louis Yankee Stadium Heydler Brick Owen W. A. McGowan Charles Riggler Charles Pfirman Hoyt and Sherdel

Hornsby Wins National League Batting Honor

Boston Oct 1 Rogers Hornsby manager of the Boston Braves tops the National League batting race with an unofficial .387 average for the season. Hornsby led the league in six of the past nine years and was followed by Paul Waner and Freddie Lindstrom in the top trio.

United Press Boston Rogers Hornsby Boston Braves Hornsby Paul Waner Freddie Lindstrom New York Giants

Routis Signs For Bout At Madison Square Garden

Andre Routis the new world featherweight champion signed for his first defense at catch weights. He will fight Honey Boy Finnegan of Boston at Rickard's new Madison Square Garden in the Hub City with Finnegan required to weigh over 126 pounds, so the title will not be on the line.

United Press New York Andre Routis France Routis Honeyboy Finnegan Boston Rickard New Madison Square Garden

I U Eleven Appears Due to Upset Some Rivals in Conference Games

Indiana University reserves crushed Indiana State Normal 39-0 and the varsity won 14-0 over Wabash. Notre Dame edged Loyola of New Orleans 7-6 in a late thriller. Earlham and Concordia posted big wins. Purdue beat the freshmen 52-6 as Franklin fell to Indiana Central 13-0.

I. U. Eleven Indiana University I. A Pat Page Bloomington Indiana State Normal Wabash Page Terre Haute Crimson Indiana Bayer Bennett I. U Notre Dame Loyola of New Orleans Southerners Lopez

Ray May Turn Pro for Race With Ouafi at Garden

New York Oct 1 Jole Ray a leading American distance runner is to receive a definite offer from Tex Rickard today to turn professional and race Olympic marathon champion El Ouafi at Madison Square Garden on November 21 for a big showdown.

Ard Ouafi United Press New York Jole Ray Tex Rickard el Ouafi Madison Square Garden

Tribe Victory Over Red Wings Sunday in Little World Series

Matthews opened the Rochester Sunday encounter with a single to start the Little World Series battle. Connolly was out on a hit and run and Haney was retired as Matty reached third. Blenkiron walked in the second, Spencer lined to left center, and Warstler singled bringing Blenkiron home as Holke appeared at the plate.

Red Wings Eddie Ash Matthews Rochester Herman Bell Connolly Gelbert Haney Matty Russell Southworth Layne Blenkiron Toporcer Swetonic Spencer Warstler Blenkie Walter Holke Holke Kaufmann Monahan Ira Smith Morrow Indiana Smith Bell Red Wing Fred Haney Matthews Rob Russell IL Smith Wrrstler Harry Layne Wings I. Smith Jenkion Gus Felix AB Matthews Hane SSC Pene Cer Warsstler Olke Rochester AB Sisscooes Toporcer Sertee Gelbert Seve Kaufmann

Sonora Yaqui Joe in Pennsy wrestling feature

Wrestling card at Pennsy tonight presents Sonora Yaqui Joe from Sonora Mexico facing Silvio Checco in the main event. Semi windup features Ralph Wilson versus Silent Olsen. Show starts at 8 30 p m with the feature billed as the top attraction for the crowd.

Sonora, Mex Yaqui Joe Silvio Checco Pennsylym Ralph Wilson Silent Olsen

Roy Wallace Faces Johnny Mason In Armory Ring

Roy Wallace meets Johnny Mason in a ten round middleweight feature at the Armory on Tuesday night. Mason, of Scranton, had Wallace on the floor in a recent Dayton bout. A strong supporting card accompanies the opener with local action and late inning baseball style notes from the crowd.

Roy Wallace Armory Ring Johnny Mason Scranton Wallace Dayton Armory

12-Inning Rochester Tie Stuns Fans With 36 Hits

In a historic Saturday clash in Rochester the Red Wings and Indians played 12 innings, 30 players appeared, each side totaling 18 hits and nine pitchers saw action. Bud Connolly collected five hits and nailed Harry Layne at the plate to preserve the tie as darkness halted play.

Rochester Red Wings Ira Smith Indians Bud Bud Connolly Hoosiers Tribe Red Wing Connolly Nails Layne Connolly Harry Layne Southworth Kaufmann Monahan Leverett Yde Boone Burwell Irvin Keen Decatur Hal Smith McCracken

Notre Dame and Others Score Big Gridiron Wins Saturday

In Saturday action Notre Dame beat Loyola New Orleans 12 to 14 in a night game. Indiana reserves defeated State Normal 39 to 0 and Muncie Normal crushed Concordia 52 to 0. Albion led Valparaiso 12 to 0 and Earlham routed Antioch 25 to 0. University of Cincinnati toppled Hanover 20 to 0. The day featured many college results across the nation including Army 35 Boston University 0 and Michigan State 103 Kalamazoo 0. The Em-Roe Football League will meet at city hall Tuesday at 8 with one league opening after Mapletons withdrawal.

Rockne Elder Loyola Notre Dame Shay Cincinnati University Hanover Hilltoppers Earlham Antioch Richmond Quakers Indiana Concordia Muncie Cardinals Paul Parker Valparaiso Albion Albion Mid Purdue University Welch Harrieson Caraway Cook Varsity de Pauw Butler Rose Poly Evansville Manchester Indiana Central Franklin Danville Normal Oakland City Wabash Indiana Reserves State Normal Muncie Normal University of Cincinnati Em-Roe Mapletons

Baseball Box Score Fragments From A Chipped Ledger

The unreadable OCR yields scattered box score lines featuring teams such as Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Chicago Cincinnati and Boston with pitchers and batters listed like Davis Clark Jones Gonzales Rixey Bengough Grabowski Sorrell Yerkes Perkins Welland Berg and MacFayden. The text shows partial game scores and inning summaries including 9 401 000 and 18 Chicago 12 across multiple lines, indicating a historical baseball standings snippet.

Philadelphia Chicago Yerkes and Perkins Welland and Berg

St Louis and New York Baseball Scorecard Summary

St Louis 4 New York 6 with Frankhouse and Smith plus Hubbel and O'Farrell credited in the box. Scoring details include late innings and misplayed chances affecting the final result.

St. Louis New York Frankhouse Smith Hubbel O'Farrell

Dope Goes Wrong in Opening Grid Tilts

Norman E. Isaacs reports on college football openers across the nation. Notre Dame edged Loyola of New Orleans 12 to 6 while Wabash defeated Indiana University 14 to 0 and South Carolina beat Chicago 6 to 0. Navy lost to Davis Elkins 2 to 0. Michigan State routed Kalamazoo 103 to 0.

Davis-Elkins West Virginia Mountaineers

Babe Ruth Near World Home Run Mark

New York report notes Babe Ruth finished the season six homers shy of his 60 home run world record set in 1927. Ruth hit his 54th homer of the year off Vic Sorrell of the Tigers in the fifth inning with Durst on base.

United Press New York Babe Ruth Fixty Vic Sorrell Tigers Durst

Billiard Schedule for State Tourney at Cooler's Parlor

The week’s pocket billiard tourney at Coolers Parlor lists matches: Monday Tomlinson versus Klein, Tuesday Henning versus Greene, Wednesday Helsomback versus Mening, Thursday Ramsey against Dai, and Friday Tomlinson versus Dered with a score of 38.

Cooler’s Parlor Tomlinson Klein Henning Greene Helsomback Ve.mening Ramsey Dai Herr Tomlins

Final Homer Standings Highlight 1927 Era

Ruth and Gehrig of the Yankees top the list with home run feats, while Goslin of the Senators and Hauser of the Athletics also shine. Simmons of the Athletics and Blue of the Browns are noted among leading sluggers in this vintage recap.

Ruth Yankees Gehrig Heilmann Goslin Senators Todt Rex O'Doul Giants O'Farrell

St Marys Opens 1928 Football Season with Win

St Marys College beat the West Coast Army team 12 to 0 to open the 1928 season in Francisco. The team followed up last years win over Stanford with a modest parade.

St. Mary's Liv United Francisco Stanford Armyeam

Haig Starts Defense of Pro Crown

Sixty four professional golfers begin the hunt for the PGA title on the Five Farms course in Maryland. Walter Hagen the British Open and PGA champion seeks a fourth straight win as contenders line up to challenge him. Johnny Farrell and other top pros are absent from the field due to Farrell missing metropolitan district trials.

United Press Baltimore Mad Stxty Farms Fairways Maryland Walter Hagen Professional Golfers‘ Association Walter Johnny Farrell Hagen Farrell

Harris May Lose Managerial Job For Senators

Washington reports say Bucky Harris, young manager of the Washington Senators, may not manage the club next year. Some say Harris seeks a three year renewal at 100000 dollars, while others say the management questions his development of the team. A definite decision was expected soon.

Washington Bucky” Harris Washington Senators Harris Senators

Richards Wins National Pro Tennis Championship Title

Vincent Richards defeated Karel Kozeluh to win the national professional tennis championship in Forest Hills New York. Richards won 8 6 6 3 0 6 2 6 2 in a final noted for his brilliant play.

Forest Hills N. Y Vincent Richards Karel Kozeluh Ccetcho Richards

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