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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1929
Page
4
Babe Ruth writes from Chicago on October 7 1929 predicting the Cubs have a pitching and World Series experience edge over the Athletics. He notes ticket congestion in the city and outlines potential opening starters Earnshaw Grove and Walberg with likely rotations.
Chicago sports column notes lightweights dominate the scene with names like Bat Nelson Packey McFarland Charley White and Sammy Mandell. Billy Hoppe reflects on billiards thriving in Chicago and the long path to mastery while lamenting few young players pursue the sport.
The piece recalls NE EYE CONNOLLY requesting a world series press box reservation from John D Shibe, which was rejected. Twentieth street residents built improvised bleachers above Shibe Park to view games, but a building inspector halted the plan citing safety fears if exits failed.
Indiana teams faced mixed results as Notre Dame impressed at Bloomington while Purdue showcased a fresh backfield quartet led by White Purvis Pope and Yanovich. Butler, Wabash, De Pauw, Oberlin, Rose Poly, Franklin, Indiana Central, Ball State and Indiana State Normal also played, with narrow losses and decisive wins shaping the day.
Old timers and rookies filled major league lineups in the season finale. Nick Altrock of Washington batted in the ninth and singled while Johnny Evers of Boston, now a coach, played second and muffed his only fielding chance. Jimmy Austin, 49, appeared for the St. Louis club.
Hole twelve at Avalon again yielded an ace as W. H. Mueb scored the 155-yard shot Sunday. Mueb shot 73 for the round, two over par, while Herman Seilken defeated Charles Holstein 9 and 8 to win the club championship, securing the trophy for the third time.
Van Dam Kokomo anchor Joe Fohn bowled a 300 in a special match against Indianapolis Recreation Five at Uptown Lanes as Van Dam cruised to a 3078 to 2872 victory. Ellis led individual play with 485, and Roy Haislup led Indianapolis League scoring with 205.
Independent Football Indianapolis Midways defeated Rogues 18 to 0 Sunday. Midways hold a park permit for Brookside Sunday and plan a game in the 140 pound class. Saints play in the 125-pound class and want to book Spades and Brightwood Juniors. Saints practice tonight at Oakland Avenue and Washington Streets at 7. All players attend.
Chicago hosts the 1929 World Series with 55,000 fans expected at Wrigley Field to see Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics face the National League champion Cubs. Notables include Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Babe Ruth, and industry leaders from steel, theater, and banking arriving for the event.
Wallace and Dillon showed strong form in Sunday workouts as Major Greene watched both camps. Wallace boxed seven rounds with Billy Moore at the Atherton gym and Dillon boxed five rounds with Norman Brown at the Arcade, both ahead of their Armory scrap Tuesday night. The Legion ticket committee reports their biggest advance sale of the season.
The Stonehouse brothers Ralph of Coffin and Russell of Riverside stretched their advantage in a seventy-two hole match against Uebele of Pleasant Run and Roy Robertson of Sarah Shank. They won the eight een-hole leg at Coffin course to move to a two hole lead after fifty four holes. Final eighteen will be played next Sunday at Riverside. The brothers posted a best ball 69 with each shooting 75. Robertson led Sunday with 71 while Uebele carded 78.
Si mon Johns of Louisville, manager of Young Jack Dillon, receives fifty tickets for Tuesday night’s armory fight show. Johns plans to fly his plane into the city, circle once, and drop the tickets for the main event between Dillon and Roy Wallace.
Ball State Teachers College plans night Football at remaining home games in Muncie Indiana. Athletic Director Paul Williams says stadium lighting equipment will be installed by Saturday night for the Muncie Franklin tilt.
Three polo teams played nine hard fought duels at Ft Benjamin Harrison Sunday afternoon. The Blues won with fast timing and clever teamwork highlighted. Two picked teams are to play next, and Louisville Country Club is invited to visit for further games as weather remains favorable.
The article notes Homer Summa resembling Heathcote as likely to see significant time for the Athletics. Summa, a Missouri alumnus, earned a late career pennant chance after Cleveland initially placed him on waivers and later sold him to the A’s for 10 000, profiting 2 500. With Simmons Haas and Miller healthy, his playing time has been limited.
The article recalls Cliff Heathcote’s unique career moment on May 30, 1922 when he started with the St. Louis Cardinals facing the Chicago Cubs, then was traded at lunch for Max Flack and wore a Chicago uniform in the afternoon. He is in his twelfth big league season, known for speed and base stealing, and later served in utility roles after the Cubs added Wilson, Stephenson, and Cuyler to their outfield.
Kansas City Blues and Rochester Red Wings head east for the deciding games on the Red Wings home diamond. The Blues, American Association champions, won their second straight 6 to 2 to lead the series two games to one. Rochester has only one win in four games. The fifth game is set for Tuesday.
All Pros and Lincoln Highways split a doubleheader at Washington Park Sunday. The leaguers won the first game 9 to 4 with Connolly and Russell starring, while Taylor’s double decided the second 5 to 4 in five innings.
Mike Hall the American race horse arrived in London aboard the Minnewaska from New York to contest English distance events at Newmarket later this month. C J Fitzgerald represents owner Robert M Eastman of Chicago and reported the gelding in good health after the journey.
Dutch Bauman of Indianapolis won three of four events at the Akron-Cleveland track on Sunday. He claimed the ten mile sprint the ten mile feature and the twenty five mile classic. E Jones of Canton took the fifteen mile consolation as Bauman was ineligible.
Jimmy Dalton widely known boxer has been selected by the athletic committee of the South Side Turners to lead the boxing school this season. Dalton is serving his sixth year as instructor at the South Side gym.
John Van Ryn Gilbert Hall Ben Gorcha koff and Edward Berry reached the third round after Sunday wins in Mexico City. Majorie Gladman Josephine Cruickshank and Marion Williams also advanced. Mercur Hall and Van Ryn Gorchakoff won men’s doubles while Cruickshank Gorchakoff and Cross Hall moved in mixed doubles.
Glenna Collett annexed her fourth U S Women’s golf title by defeating Leona Pressler of California 4 and 3 in the final of the 33rd National Women’s tournament. Collett produced remarkable play, finishing the last fifteen holes in sixty strokes nine under par.
Karel Koze luh, a Czechoslovakian tennis star, defeated Vincent Richards in Brooklyn 6 3 3 6 6 3 36 7 5 in a professional match with Richards twice at match point in the final set before the champion rallied.
Philadelphia crowds bid farewell to Connie Mack and the Athletics as they depart for Chicago to face the Cubs in the first World Series game. Mack, speaking from a train doorway, said they will do their best to win and learn from the unfamiliar opponent.
The 1929 MLB schedules show the Philadelphia Athletics win the American League title with 104 wins and 46 losses, eighteen games ahead of the Yankees. The Chicago Cubs lead the National League by ten and a half games over the Pirates with 98 wins and 54 losses, both margins surpassing 1928.
A long list of college football scores from Saturday, highlighting Notre Dame 14 over Indiana 0 and Purdue 26 over Kansas Aggies 14. Numerous other universities such as Army, Georgia, Illinois, Northwestern, and Yale posted varied wins and losses across the nation.
The American League final standings show Detroit at 79 wins and 71 losses with a .533 percentage, Chicago 59 - St. Louis 373 1520 Boston 58, and Washington and New York in the mix. In the National League Chicago leads at 98 wins, Pittsburgh 88, New York 66, St. Louis 78, Philadelphia 71, Brooklyn 70, Cincinnati 66, Boston 58. Box scores cite the Shores, Walberg, Rommell, Cochran, Rhodes, Moore, Dickey, Whrat, Page, Prudhomme, Haysworth, Walsh, Crouse, Kimsey, Simmons, Connolly, Siska, Grampp, Blake, Carlson, Bush, Gonzales, Smith, Gudat, Legett, Crown, Gowdy among players.
Annual meeting of the Indiana Junior Basketball Association will be held at Tabernacle Presbyterian on Central Avenue Friday at 9. H. A. Pettijohn of Muncie is secretary. Coaches from Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo, Huntington, Franklin, Ft Wayne, Hartford City, Vincennes, Gary, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Lafayette and Indianapolis will attend to discuss rule changes 1930 tournament awards and schedule. Five Indianapolis teams are members and a representative is required for any scheduling with conference quintets. Flashes Whirlwinds Cardinals Bulldogs and Central Avenue M. E. are local reps.
Five all star wrestling bouts announced at the Cable Tabernacle headlining Guthie against Routt in a best two of three finish match. Semi finals feature Carlin versus Roscoe Baltzer versus Baker Burke versus Schroeder and Simson versus Price. First bout starts at 8 30.
Bob Carey of Dayton Ohio won the fifteen mile dirt track race in Brazil Indiana on Sunday. Frank Swigert and Benny Benefield of Indianapolis finished second and third. Bill Cummings of Indianapolis won a five mile dash. Chicago riders Coburn and Declerck won Montreal’s first six day bicycle race in Montreal Quebec.
South Side Turners issue first call for basketball hopefuls with tryouts set for Wednesday night. The squad will be managed by Arthur Baukat and will include former players and new material.
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