The Rabbit Maranville Comes Full Circle in Series Talk
In New York on October 3, veteran Rabbit Maranville haunts the field as a symbol of baseball’s twists. The piece contrasts his long career with Tommy Thevenow’s fall from star to benchwarmer after an ankle injury, hinting at a pivotal World Series clash between old guard and rising rival.
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York
Cardinals
Rabbit Maranville
Yankee
Tommy Thevenow
Thevenow
Maronville
Iowa Displays Drive Boosts Iowa Opener Confidence
Iowa University coach Burt Ingwerson reports strong driving power from varsity scrimmages against freshmen and reserves, boosting confidence for the season opener with Monmouth in Iowa City. Harvard varsity also tuned up for its opener by routing scrubs 48 to nothing, with French Guarnaccia Gilligan Greeley and Putnam starring.
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United Press
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa University
Burt Ingwerson
Monmouth
Cambridge
Harvard
Springfield
French
Guarnaccia
Gilligan
Greeley
Putnam
Pro Golfers Play Second Round Tilts
Six teen survivors compete in the second round of the national PGA tourney in Baltimore with matches in the upper and lower brackets. Jim Barnes faces Gene Sarazen in a marquee pairing while Walter Hagen cruises past Willie Ogg 4 and 3 and Glenn Spencer defeats Fred McDermott 8 and 7. Minnesota changes to the lineup amid injuries as Coach Spears presses the team.
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Pu Times
Baltimore
Willie McFarlane
Horton Smith
Glenn Spencer
Perry del Vecchio
al Espinosa
Bob McDonald
Jock Hutchison
Pat Doyle
Jim Barnes
Gene Sarazen
al Watrous
Fred Dudley
George Christ
Connolly Stars In Rochester Little World’s Series
Bud Connolly of the Indians performed brilliantly in Rochester games, hitting .412 across four titles and fielding error free with seventeen putouts and nineteen assists. He survived a hard grounder bad hop that bruised him after colliding with Koenecke in the opening title.
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Rabbit
Evers
Indians
Bud Connolly
Rochester
Koenecke
Pitching The Big Question In 1928 World Series
United Press notes the Cardinals favored to win in five or six games as pitching decides the outcome. Key arms include Grover Cleveland Alexander, Bill Sherdel, Jess Haines, Flint Rhem, and Clarence Mitchell for St. Louis, with the Yankees relying on Waite Hoyt, George Pipgras, Tom Zachary and Henry Johnson.
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Frank Getty
United Press
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
Miller Huggins
Cardinals
St. Louis
Waite Hoyt
George Pipgras
Tom Zachary
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Bill Sherdel
Jess Haines
Flint Rhein
Clarence Mitchell
Johnson
Henry
Sylvester
Bill McKechnie
Sherdel
Alexander
Hert Pennock
Farmer
Pennock
High Class Football Program for Hoosier Fans This Week End
Indiana fans anticipate a weekend of big games across the state. Oklahoma plays Indiana in Bloomington, Notre Dame meets Wisconsin in Madison, Butler visits Northwestern, Danville challenges Wabash, DePauw faces Purdue, Rose Poly hosts Indiana Central, Earlham and Hanover clash, Muncie vs Franklin, and Indiana State Normal vs Valparaiso.
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Hoosier
Indiana
Indianapolis
Rochester
Cards
Yanks
Oklahoma University
Pat Page
Indiana Eleven
Danville
Scarlet
de Pauw
Purdue
Methodists
Jimmy Phelan
Minnesota
Indiana Central
Rose Poly
Franklin
Phil Brown
Central
Earlham
Hanover
Richmond
Muncie
Indiana State Normal
Valparaiso
Terre Haute
Local Bowling Gossip Details League Wins and High Scores
The Robbins Body team was the only club to win all three games in the Sener League at apitol alleys. Hamilton led with 611 across games of 213 213 and 185, while Mueller Nash posted totals of 803 834 962 for 2 499. Various leagues report wins losses and notable scores including the 222 by Dunn and entries from multiple companies and clubs.
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Apitol Alleys
Buschmann & Son
Indianapolis Times
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G. J Mayer & Co
Citizens Gas, Crane Company
Link Belt
Ballard Ice Cream
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Holcomb & Holke
Marmon Motor
Martin-Parry, Stutz
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Klee Coleman
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Fountain Square Recreation League
Prospect Social Club
Reisbeck Drug Company
Pritchett Recreation
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Voss Washers
Flaxlmum
Dunn
Wright Declines Trade Rumor For Pirates Shortstop
New York Oct 3 Glenn Wright Pirates shortstop will not be traded manager Ownie Bush said in New York during the world series. Wright slumped last season from his 1927 form but no deal is planned at this time.
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United Press
New York
Glenn Wright
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ownie Bush
Pirates
Tigers Prepare for Purdue Tilt at Lafayette
De Pauw University coach Bish Hughes orders strenuous workouts as Tigers stress backfield leaders Hogan G Van Riper and Brandenburg may start. Line coach Gene Oberst tightens the forward wall ahead of the Purdue clash.
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Noastle
Ind
Bish
Hughes
Tiger Grid
de Pauw University
Purdue
T Lafayette
Hogan
G. van Riper
Brandenburg
Gene Oberst
Oklahoma Sooners Prepare for Indiana Trip
Norman Oklahoma October 3 The Oklahoma Sooners tapered off training today for a trip to Bloomington Indiana where they will meet the Hoosier eleven Saturday Coach Ad Lindsey will take twenty five players on the Indiana trip.
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Sooners
Indiana
United Press
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma Sooners
Bloomington
Ind
Hoosier
Ad Lindsey
Hornsby backs Cardinals in 1928 World Series preview
Rajah Rogers Hornsby, former St. Louis Cardinals manager, predicts the Cardinals will win the 1928 World Series. He praises the Cards as the gamest squad and says he doesn’t care how the Yankees are shaping up, asserting the Cards will prevail.
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United Press Nx
York
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Yankees
Milligan Released to Dallas in Pirates Deal
Pittsburgh utility infielder Ed die Milligan has been released outright to Dallas of the Texas League. The Milligan move forms part payment for pitcher Homer Blankenship in the Pirates transaction.
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Pittsburgh
Eddie Milligan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dallas
Milligan
Homer Blankenship
Pete Monahan Emerges For Rochester In Indy Series
Pete Monahan, Rochester first baseman and left handed slugger, stars in the local end of the little world series in Indianapolis. He slugs an out at the plate and hit .500 in four games, going eight for sixteen.
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Pete Monahan
Rochester Red* Wings
Indianapolis
Ahan
Rochester
Mason Stuns Wallace in Opening Armory Bout Show
Johnny Mason of Scranton opened in Indianapolis at the Armory defeating Roy Wallace of Brightwood in ten rounds. Wallace backed away and clinched while Mason walked him down, opening a tenth round flurry that cut Wallace’s left eye. Also on the card Otto Atterson beat Joe Slovin in eight rounds and Nasser defeated Woods in six. Maj. L A Greene announced Cowboy Eddie Anderson and Tommy Crowley would headline later.
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Mittman
Scranton
Indianapolis
The
Armory
Roy Wallace
Brightwood
Wallace
Mason
Roy
Otto Atterson
Terre Haute
Joe Slovin
Slovin
Johnny Nasser
Bud Taylor
Kid Woods
Nasser
Young Jess
Billy Slovin
Chunky Ewing
Hollywood
Ezwell
Brazil
Ewing
Maj. L. A. Greene
Legion
Eddie” Anderson
Wyoming
Tommy Crowley
Pittsburgh
Big Grid Games Saturday Across Major Colleges
National attention turns to a slate of Saturday games. matchups include Oklahoma at Indiana Purdue at De Pauw Michigan hosts Ohio Wesleyan Illinois faces Bradley Minnesota plays Creighton Wisconsin hosts Notre Dame Northwestern hosts Butler Penn State meets Gettysburg Tennessee at Centre and more.
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Indiana
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Butler
Northwestern
de Pauw
Purdue
Big Ten Oklahoma
Ohio Wesleyan
Michigan
Wyoming
Chicago
Wittenberg
Ohio
Monmouth
Town
Bradley
Illnois
Creighton
Minnesota
Baseball World Series Records and Figures Summary
A compiled list of World Series records across teams and players. Highlights include Babe Ruth’s dominant marks in series played and homers in a game, along with top attendance and receipts figures for various series and games spanning 1905 to 1927. Named teams include the Giants, Yankees, Cardinals, Cubs, Athletics, and Tigers.
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Babe Ruth
Frank Frisch
Kelly
Giants
Chief Bender
Plank
Mathewson
Marquard
Bush
Coombs
Pennock
Yanks
Athletics
Pirates
Amateur Baseball Notes and Local Requests
Amateur baseball notes include Indianapolis Cubs defeating Cincinnati class B champs at Rhodius Park in a doubleheader 13 to 1 and 7 to 0 with Payne striking out 15. Other items list teams seeking games and practice times via local contacts such as Drexel 1084 and 0952 and names like George Goodman Abe Allen Scott Huber and Johnny Skiles.
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Atinnesota
State Sts
Drexel
George Goodman
Cotage Ave
Lawrence Acorns
Mapleton
Thirty-Eighth
Meridian Sts
Angie
Abe Allen
Scott Huber
M. Mapletons
Ellenberger Park
Indianapolis Cubs
Cincinnati
Rhodius Park
Payne
Johnny Skiles
Indiana Central Eleven Prepares for Rose Poly Game
Coach Harry Good drills his Indiana Central eleven in Terre Haute for the Rose Poly clash on Saturday. Two new linemen, Paul Babbit and Harold Sackmeyer, report as promising candidates. Michigan will face Ohio Wesleyan without guard Poe due to a knee injury in their opener.
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Harry Good
Indiana Central
Rose Poly
Terre Haute
Paul Babbit
Harold Sackmeyer
United Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Ohio Wesleyan
Poe
Deadlocked Coast League race tightens as Seals and Senators vie
In San Francisco on October 3 pacific coast baseball fans saw the Coast League race in a deadlock with two games left. The San Francisco Seals lead the first half and could claim the $15 000 league bonus if they win the second half. If Sacramento wins four of seven in a final series the champion will be decided.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Seals
Sacramento Senators
Seals
Senators
Fights and Fighters in Multiple Cities
King Tut of Minneapolis defeated Ted Morgan in ten rounds by newspaper decision. Andy Callahan beat Johnny Harris in six rounds in Portland Maine. Frankie Klick defeated Willie Gordeie in ten rounds in Portland Oregon. Henry Falegano defeated Olle Bartlett in ten rounds in Des Moines. Tuffy Griffiths was set to meet Kaye White in a ten round bout in Davenport on Oct 11 after knocking out Mike McTigue. Drake University football under floodlights prepared for a game with Simpson after a successful first night.
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Minneapolis
King Tut
Ted Morgan
Des Moines
Henry Falegano
San Francisco
Olle Bartlett
St. Paul
Davenport
Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Kaye White
Griffiths
Mike McTigue
United Preas Des Moines
Drake University
Simpson
Barons Clash With Buffaloes In Dixie Series Showdown
Birmingham Barons, Southern Association champions, must take two straight from the Texas League titleholders Houston Buffaloes to clinch the Dixie Series after dropping three straight in Houston. Barons won the first two games of the series in the latest action.
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Birmington
Ala
Birmingham Barons
Houston Buffaloes
Barons
Houston
Bout Postponed at Ebbetts Field Brooklyn
Scheduled bout between Roberto Roberti and George Godfrey postponed indefinitely due to Roberti illness reported from New York. The event was set for Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn.
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New York
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Roberto Roberti
George Godfrey
Roberti
Bell Telephone Opens Season in Narrow Loss at Broadway M E Church
The Bell Telephone basketball team opened its season Monday night with a 32 to 31 defeat by Broadway M E Church quintet.
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Bell Telephone
M. E. Church
Missouri Tigers Train in Aerial Attack
Columbia Mo Oct 3 Coach Gwinn Henry drilled his Missouri squad in an aerial attack. Bernie Schaff a substitute back joined the first string replacing Diemund star half who is sidelined with a sore ankle. Diemund expected to be ready for the Centre game.
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Columbia
Gwinn Henry
University of Missouri
Bernie Schaff
Diemund
Mack Buys Leary From Bloomington for Athletics
John Leary, a Three Eye League pitcher, has been sold to Connie Mack. He will join the Philadelphia Athletics for the spring trip next year, with the purchase price not disclosed.
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Mack
Leary
Bloomington
John Leary
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Holm Twisted Ankle Sidelines Nebraska Scrimmage
Lincoln Nebraska October 3 Elmer Holm co captain of the Nebraska Cornhuskers was out with a twisted ankle during Tuesday scrimmage The Huskers prepare to meet Iowa State in Ames Saturday
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Elmer Holm
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Holm
Iowa State
Ames
White Sox and Cubs Open Chicago City Series
Chicago city series opens at Comiskey Park with 30,000 expected in attendance. Ma lone will pitch for the Cubs and Faber to start for the White Sox as teams play best of five under World Series rules.
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White Sox
Cubs
Ball Times
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Malone
Faber
Sox
Anderson Upsets Dope in Ten Round Boxing Thriller
In Los Angeles on October 3 Joe Anderson of Kentucky defeated Ace Hudkins of Nebraska in a ten round middleweight bout to take the decision. The upset match drew attention as Hudkins, a noted fighter, failed to win on points.
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Kentucky
Ace Hudkins
United Press
Los Angeles
Joe Anderson
Nebraska Wildcat
Fans win requested World Series tickets for couples
A St Louis rooter asked for two tickets for himself and his wife placing her seat on the first base line and him on the third. William O Dewitt Cardinals treasurer confirmed the request and said fans in Germany and France were among the 12 000 successful applicants whose tickets were mailed Tuesday.
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United Press
ST. Louis
William O. Dewitt
Cardinals
Germany
France
Dewitt
Former De Pauwite With Wings At Rochester Red Wings
Boyce Morrow, Hoosier product and former De Pauw University star, joins the Rochester Red Wings catching staff. From Madison, he shares duties with Hank Gowdy and entered the series in the fourth game in Rochester. Morrow collected a hit off Swetonic and made solid contact in three plate appearances.
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Rochester Red Wing
Boyce Morrow
Hoosier
de Pauw University Nine
Morrow
Madison
Hank Gowdy
Indianapolis
Rochester
Swetonic
Badgers Turn Guards Into Linemen For Notre Dame Clash
Madison Wis October 3 Coach Thistlethwaite says he has solved guard problems by converting Kresky Linden and Bacus into linemen The Wisconsin squad is undergoing mid season polish and is expected to be in excellent condition for the Notre Dame game Saturday
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Madison
Wisconsin
Rockne
Loyola
New Orleans
Butler
Bulldogs
Cavosie, Royse and Company
Northwestern
Wildcats
Midwest
United Press
Wis
Thistlethwaite
Kresky
Linden
Bacus
Stagg Chooses Backfield Formations for Maroons
Chicago University drills reveal two backfield options as Coach Stagg evaluates regular positions. Practice formations suggest a massed offensive approach. Capablanca wins Budapest chess masters tourney with seven points after Tuesday round.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago University
Maroons
Stagg
Budapest
Hungary
Jose R. Capablanca
Cuba
Ruth Gehrig face World Series opener at Yankee Stadium
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig ready for a hitting rampage as the Yankees prepare for the World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. Rest has helped Ruth, and fans expect heavy support from the home run duo to win another title.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Ruth
Gehrig
Yankee
Yankees
Babe
Huggins
Arthur Fletcher
Charles O'Leary
Bengough
Collins
Combs
Dugan
Durocher
Durst
Gazella
Grabowski
Héimach
Hoyt
Johnson
Koenig
Lagezeri
Meusel
Paschal
Zachary
Ey Pipgras
Robertson
Roth
Thomas
Doc Woods
Beery Roth
Secrecar
Covelskie
Page Drills Indiana on Pass Defense Ahead of Sooners Clash
Bloomington Ind Oct 3 Pat Page head coach of the Indiana University football team runs his squad through final drills today and Thursday preparing for Saturday’s game with Oklahoma. Page stresses pass defense fearing an aerial attack by the Sooners.
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Bloomington
Ind
Pat Page
Indiana University
Oklahoma Sooners
Page
Sooners
Polo Play Resumed in Meadow Brook Showdown
The Argentine four return for a Polo Championship of the Americas key match at Meadow Brook as the United States, buoyed by a 7 to 6 upset win Saturday, seeks to tie the series in today’s game.
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United Press
New York
Americas
Meadowbrook
United States
Odds on Series: Cardinals Hold 5 to 3 Edge in World Title
New York dispatch notes the Cardinals hold 5 to 3 odds to win the world series with light betting and expected rise. Broadway bookmaker Jack Doyle lists prices showing Yankees opponents, including bets on 1 to 1 for Cardinals not winning the series and various first two and first four games outcomes.
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United Press
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Doyle
Broadway
Cardinals
Yankees
Louis Direct Wins Lexington 4 000 Pace Race Upset
Louis Direct upset the Grand Circuit at Lexington by winning the 4 000 2 07 pace from a star field that included Winni peg Highland Scott and Courtney Burton. Dewey McKinney won the 4 000 2 08 trot and Hollywood Colin captured the Calumet 2 15 trot, also for 4 000. Yale football coach Mal Stevens announced a day off after scrimmage and before the Maine game with D H Hickock moved up to the varsity from the scrubs.
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Louis Direct
Winnipeg
Highland Scott
Courtney Burton
Dewey McKinney
Hollywood
Colin
United Press
New Haven
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