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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1930
Page
3
New York reports Connie Mack may retire after this season and hand Athletics control to Eddie Collins. Mack denies the rumor saying he wants to stay in baseball as long as possible. The piece recalls his sharp handling of games and notable pitching decisions in the World Series buildup.
An officer stopped Walker and his companion to question them about their identity and motives. They declared they would keep shouting, and both joined in a loud cry when pressed. The pair were delayed after a ball game, remaining in jail for most of the night and part of the next day.
Philadelphia manager Connie Mack plans to start Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw as the A's chase a four game sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals. Earnshaw and Grove delivered strong wins in the first two games, while Gabby Street weighs pitching options and lineup changes for today.
Friday action shows Ridge 58 Ripple 6 and multiple Indiana high school games. Indianapolis rivals Nobles and Lawrenceville split scores as Vincennes defeated Anderson while Terre Haute’s Ga Central beat Evansville. Marion routed Terre Haute, Sullivan blanked by Gary, and Clint scored in a 2 0 finish.
The World Series figures list 65 590 share units and a league share of 25 964.95 dollars with councils receiving 45 820.50 dollars. Details imply distribution among league and municipal bodies.
World middleweight champion Mickey Walker 164 pounds stops Canadian challenger Del Fonse in the fourth round at St. Paul. Walker maintains dominance as his title defense unfolds with decisive knockout force and control.
Tuesday night opens the Armory season with a ten round main event between Jackie Fields Chicago and Tommy Jordan New York. An eight round semi between Charley Baxter Columbus and Carl Emrick Terre Haute. Other prelims include Donald Fagg Clinton vs Johnny Bass Cincinnati and Johnny Fagg Clinton vs Otto Atterson heavyweights. Rush Heise Indianapolis faces George Milligan Evansville in a four round opener.
Fred Eichrodt a New Orleans outfielder drafted by Ownie Bush's White Sox will appear in center field for the All-Pros Sunday in a double header at Washington park against Jewell's A B s. The All-Pro nine include Indianapolis A A players with Red Russell possible on the mound in one game. Start time 2 p m.
Purdue Universitys home football games will be broadcast on WBAA radio station. Director J W Stafford announced permission from the federal radio commission for increased power during four Saturday afternoons.
In Chicago on Friday October 4 Oregon defeated Drake 14 to 7 in a high scoring second half at Soldier Field marking the first night game there. Oregon mounted a decisive second half rally to overcome Drake's determined defense.
Ruth notes the Athletics have played consistent baseball in the series, not overachieving, while criticizing the Cardinals for slumping. He forecasts Hallahan starting for St Louis and Grove for Chicago, praising Syl Johnson and predicting tough battles if Grove meets Hallahan. He singles out Bottomley and Hafey for lack of hitting but expects them to rise.
Chicago beat the White Sox 12 to 1 at Wrigley Field as Bud Teachout and Garland Braxton split pitching duties. The Cubs exploded with nine extra-base hits while White Sox relief struggled, Faber and Moore troubled by multiple errors.
Washington high school celebrated the dedication of its new athletic field as the Continentals routed Manual 27 to 0. Captain Lazar scored three touchdowns to spark the win as Pullen added a Purple tally and the team led 20-0 at halftime before a large crowd.
Ohio University fought to a 12 7 victory over Butler at the Butler Bowl as Hinchman and Hart scored for the Bulldogs while Kelly shone for Oakland City and Manchester edged Wabash 13 12. Franklin stopped Indiana State Teachers 8 0.
Listed are race cards for Churchill Downs with six races including a $1200 claiming for 3-year-olds and up at six and a half furlongs and a $1100 allowances for 2-year-old maidens at six furlongs. Also noted are entries for Hawthorne with seven races including a $5000 added Midwest Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at one mile and an additional lineup of claiming and allowance events.
Warren Central tennis team defeated New Palestine 6 to 0 at Ellenberger Park on Thursday. Lyman Pickerel Carroll and Scott formed the winning lineup.
In St Louis fans erupt as the Cardinals look to return to the World Series after a lone victory. Crowds flood hotels and streets around Busch Stadium with bleacher lines and 27 000 reserved seats sold out for the series.
Brightwood A. C. announced for Sunday match against St Pats at Pennsy Park. The lineup includes Zimmerman and Dickey at ends Brannum and Harvey at tackles Slider and Scotten at guards Fewman at center Moss at full Hull and Hornning at halves and Tanzey at quarterback. Practice scheduled for Sunday morning.
Amateur base notes list Troy A. players at noon on Troy avenue and State street for a Sunday game. Fayeiones to meet Y. M. on 8 Sunday at Greenhourk. Keystones defeated Universals last Sunday 2 to 1 in a mound duel between Dakin and Price.
Justo Suarez the Argentine lightweight moved nearer a title bout with Al Singer after a ten round win over Ray Miller of Chicago at Madison Square Garden. Miller was only able to take one round as Suarez dominated with blistering attack.
In Boston on October 4, Jose Santa the 6 foot 9 inch Portuguese heavyweight outpointed Riccardo in a short pro bout.
New York reports Detective Thomas Aulbach forced entry to a gas filled room at Alexander Gruber’s home on a grand larceny case. Gruber was revived and later appeared in the lineup at police headquarters.
The Monday night wrestling card at Tomlinson Hall features Blacksmith Pedigo and Joe Dilman as the chief attraction. Two other bouts are listed with Sanat and an opening match to start the program.
Mat Burman challenges George Craig in the main event at Cable Tabernacle on Monday night. Craig, nicknamed Long George, has won eleven fights with six knockouts. Burman seeks his first win over the 225 pound fighter after a prior decision in Craig’s favor. The eight round feature pairs these local heavyweights amid a six bout prelims card starting at 8:30.
The main event went the full ten rounds at Tomlinson hall with Young Eiler of Louisville winning on points over Carl Ellis of Terre Haute. Other results included Kid Slaughter over Ray Hurtzt in six rounds and Kellett over K O Brown in four. Battling Cox beat Eddie Allen in four, Battling Bozo knockout of Kid White in the third, Steve Burenett outpointed Buster Allen in four, and Kid Calloway shaded Tuffy Mitchell in four.
Shortridge tennis squad defeated Manual at Willard park Thursday winning all but one match. Burick and Faust tied after a 10 games third set. Ertel defeated Banta 6-3 6-2. Brafford beat McReynolds 6-1 6-7 5-3. Moore beat Ballett 6-3 6-0. Brafford and Ertel beat Banta and McReynolds 6-3 6-4.
Olympic A C semi pro grad team schedules with state clubs and opens at Greenwood Sunday. Team fields former high school and college players from Elwood Muncie Anderson Elkhart and others with players including Parks Wolf Craig Austemiller Grove Lang Nuttall Montford and more.
George Lott defeated Clifford Sutter in the feature quarter final at Berkeley Pacific coast championships. Cranston Holman upset Sydney Wood amid other semi finalists Edward Chandler and Keith Gledhill advancing.
Bill Terry of the New York Giants and Al Simmons of the Philadelphia Athletics won the 1930 batting titles in the National and American Leagues respectively, per United Press final figures. Terry batted .401 to edge Babe Herman, while Simmons led by two points over Lou Gehrig.
Babe Ruth finished the 1930 season with 49 home runs, leading the American League in four base hits for the eleventh time. His career homer total reached 565.
New York Yankees star Lou Gehrig played in all 154 games in the 1930 season, extending his long streak to 886 consecutive games. The record chase places him behind Joe Sewell’s 1,103 and Everett Scott’s 1,307 games.
The report details multiple high scores across leagues. Eller and Baxter top with 637 and 608 in Arvin Heaters series. Bob Wuensch nets 671 with 206 225 240. Marotti team close to 3,000 total. many players exceed 600.
Blue Eleven overwhelmed Broad Ripple as Shortridge rolled to a 58 to 6 victory. Bullett scored four touchdowns and Underwood three, with a safety and two extra points after touchdowns by Stewart and Thompson boosting the total. Derringer scored Ripple’s lone touchdown after a Shortridge fumble.
Park Eleven opened strong with a 6 0 victory over Noblesville as Duck scored on the opening drive. The Park defense held firm after the touchdown and kept Noblesville from scoring, preserving the shutout despite a missed scoring chance in the second half.
Crispus Attucks high school basketball team meets Covington Kentucky in today’s second game at Pennsy Park. Coach Shell Burne has drilled the squad on new plays and tougher defenses.
Altoona Pa October 4 Ft Wayne Indiana and Long Island will meet in the third and deciding game of the Pennsylvania railroad base ball series here today. Each has won one game.
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