Cubs Triumph Over White Sox in City Series Game Seven
Chicago Cubs defeat the White Sox 13 to 2 to win the city series. Cubs score six in the first inning off Connally Walsh and Adkins contributing to a dominant win. Hunnefield and Clancy drive late runs as Cubs pile up sixteen hits for twenty one bases.
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Ruth and Gehrig power4 straight Yankee World Series win
The Yankees swept the 1928 World Series 4 0 with Ruth and Gehrig delivering decisive homers to topple the Cardinals. Willie Sherdel offered the lone bright spot for St Louis as Hoyt, Pipgras, and Zachary shut down the offense. The victory capstones a season solidified as one of baseball’s greatest teams. The New York fire department football team then beat NYU freshmen 13 to 6 and will face Los Angeles at the Polo Grounds on Oct 21.
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City Series Attendance Tops 184 Count in Chicago
Total attendance for the White Sox and Cubs city series in Chicago reached 184,961 on October 10, 42,170 more people than any prior city series in the city. The record crowds reflected strong fan interest in the cross town rivals.
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Coast Series Opener Sets Stage For PCL Title
San Francisco and Sacramento were to open a seven game series in San Francisco to decide the 1928 Pacific Coast League championship. Dutch Ruether would start for San Francisco and either Vinci or Keeting was slated to pitch for Sacramento.
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Illini Stars Out With Injuries For Coe Clash
Illini backfield stars Jud Timm Frank Walker and Chuck Hall are out temporarily with injuries. Coach Zuppke may use a new backfield when 1927 champions meet Coe College on Saturday in Champaign Illinois.
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Babe Ruth Tops Yankees as World Series Heroes
In St Louis the Yankees swept the Cardinals in four games to claim the world title. Babe Ruth emerges as the standout figure while New York’s pitching and power win the series. Cardinals shakeup with Orsatti and Oil Smith delivering decent work in final game but not enough.
Hickey Threatens Move to Transfer Indians Franchise
Thomas J. Hickey president of the American Association reiterates plans to seek another city for the Indian apolis franchise after poor home attendance. He notes Indians led the league in road attendance and questions Indianapolis’ market potential amid a pennant run and TV coverage.
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Local Bowling Gossip Highlights High Scores Across Leagues
Crescent Paper and Marmon Motor Car pace league wins as top scorers emerge. Individual leaders include Alexander with 528, Vossen 612, Gallmore 602, and Arnold 606 in a busy bowling week spanning multiple leagues and venues.
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Spears Faces Backfield Gap Ahead of Big Ten Debut
Minneapolis October 10 Coach Spears must fill a full back spot on his Minnesota team before the first Big Ten game against Purdue Saturday. Nagurski moved to the line after a poor showing but no satisfactory replacement has been found yet.
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Trustees named for Muldoon Tunney trophy board
The personnel of the board of trustees to possession of the Muldoon Tunney trophy was announced by William Muldoon. The appointees are Bernard F. Gimbel, John Moe Bowman, Herbert Swope, Jeremiah Mahoney and George L. Tex Rickard.
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Tex) Rickard
Australian heavyweight Tiger Jack Payne to fight Rosenbloom
New York reports Tiger Jack Payne will face Maxie Rosenbloom in a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night marking Payne's toughest test to date.
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Chicago Fears McLain Defense Against Indian Fullback
The Chicago Maroons prep for their Saturday game against Iowa University and work on a defense to stop McLain the Iowa fullback known for plunging plays.
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Babe Ruth Dominates Series With Record Runs and Hits
Babe Ruth leads with hits at .625 and 10 runs in the series. Lou Gehrig hits four home runs while Frankie Frisch and Red Rolfe contribute two stolen bases each. Hoyt, the leading pitcher, is undefeated at 2–0 as Meusel and Lazzeri add two steals apiece.
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Jewish Wrestler Keeps Lead in Mat Show Schedule
Les T Fishbaugh of Newark Ohio leads the Jewish welterweight division and will face Yaqui Joe in a main event Monday night at Pennsylym. Ralph Wilson the medical student appears in the semi windup with an opponent to be chosen later.
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World Series shares reward Yankees and Cardinals players
In Louis, on October 10, it was revealed that each member of the world champion New York Yankees will receive about 6140 dollars as a full share, while each St. Louis Cardinal player will get about 4233 dollars.
Gehrig and Ruth Highlight Thrilling World Series Game
Action packs the final game with Ruth hitting his second homer and Gehrig shaking hands at home plate. Meusel scores on Robertson’s roller and slides in as Smith attempts the tag while Umpire Pfirman calls safe in a tense seventh inning final.
Cathedral High School Downs Washington in Inter-city Tilt
Cathedral High School overwhelmed Washington High School 31 6 at Washington Park in a fast paced inter city game. Key plays included a 60 yard fumble return by Langsenkamp and a 50 yard punt return for a TD by Willeman as Cathedral built a solid lead in the second half. In Providence Illinois Schein replaced Wentworth at center for Brown in a move to increase line speed.
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Heavyweight wins and knockouts headline boxing card
In Chicago Jimmy Byrne from Louisville defeated Johnny Squires of Johannesburg over ten rounds. Ernie Owens of Los Angeles beat Tommy Squires of Johannesburg over ten rounds. Levinsky was disqualified in the third round for holding against Cecil Hurt of Indianapolis. Neal Osby of Los Angeles defeated John Lester Johnson in ten rounds in Los Angeles. Mike Dundee of Rock Island knocked out Billy Kennedy of New Orleans in the first round in Cincinnati. Freddie Miller of Cincinnati KOed Ray Kirkpatrick of Louisville in five rounds. Sergeant Sammy Baker of New York beat Pete August of Bridgeport by sixth round technical knockout in San Antonio. Jimmy McDermott of Terre Haute beat Kid Pancho of San Antonio in five rounds technical knockout after Pancho did not come out for the sixth.
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Bruder Returns to Northwestern Practice for Ohio Game
Henry Bruder, a triple threat sophomore, has resumed practice with Northwestern after a minor injury. He is expected to add strength to the Evanston squad in Saturday's game against Ohio.
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Princeton routs scrubs 64 to 0 in football showcase
Princeton football exploded for 64 points against a scrubs team in Princeton New Jersey as of October 10. The lopsided victory highlighted the Tigers offense with dominant scoring and no points allowed to the opponent.
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Sothoron and Harriet Thompson Honeymoon in St Louis
Allan Sothoron former St Louis Browns pitcher and his bride Harriet Thompson of St Louis are spending their honeymoon in St Louis this week in mid October.
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Six Cities Named for Western Circuit of ABL
Chicago news reports six cities in the western circuit of the American Basketball League. The towns listed are Minneapolis St Paul St Louis Chicago Ft Wayne and Cleveland with professionals to compete.
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Ohio State End Lawton Fontaine Ineligible
Ohio State announces Lawton Fontaine an end is ineligible for the game with Northwestern at Evanston on Saturday. Barrett, a sophomore, steps in as kicker to offset Fontaine’s loss. The team had struggled to find a punter capable of matching Big Ten rivals.
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Cochet Expected to Lead French in Rockhill Tennis
Henri Cochet captain of the French team was the standout figure in the international tennis matches at the Rockhill Club Kansas City. Three singles and one doubles matches were scheduled for the day.
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Crimson Ready for Wolverines
Bloomington Indiana October 10 Indiana University football team, buoyed by a win over Oklahoma, prepared for their first conference game against Michigan. The Hoosiers believe Michigan’s weak showing against Ohio Wesleyan gives hope for their first victory over the Wolverines in years.
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Ticknor brothers start on Harvard varsity line in scrimmage
Ambridge Massachusetts October 10 Brothers Bill Ticknor and Ben Ticknor played side by side on Harvard’s varsity line after Bill Ticknor, promoted from freshman, took right guard spots replacing Jack Parkinson. The varsity beat the scrubs 12 to 0 in Tuesday scrimmage.
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Notre Dame preps for Navy clash at Soldier Field
Notre Dame players, still smarting from a loss at Wisconsin, train this week for the intersectional matchup against Navy at Soldiers Field in Chicago. The line’s failure to click and the backup full back’s size were cited as factors in the Badgers win as coach Rockne works to reorganize the offense.
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Organize Net Circuit For Evangelical League Event
The Evangelical Basketball League will be organized Tuesday night October 16 at 8 o'clock at Zion Evangelical Church in New Jersey and North Streets. Managers wishing to place teams should contact K. L. Friedrichs Humboldt 6204.
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Iowa Coach Seeks Fast Smooth Lineup for Chicago
Iowa University coach Burt Ingwersen works through linemen to establish a fast smooth working combination before the game against Chicago in Chicago.
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Wisconsin football drills sharpen blocking and tackling
Madison Oct 10 skull practice and long drills in blocking and tackling are used this week to round out Wisconsin University's football squads.
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Lenard and Ruth Set For Legion Fifth Show At Armory
Babe Ruth of Louisville and Henry Lenard of Chicago will headline next Tuesday's Legion fifth show at the Armory as top bantams in the Middle West. Eddie Anderson defeated Tommy Crowley in 1 minute 9 seconds last night, after a rapid start and a strong finish.
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Navy prepares revamped backfield for Navy Notre Dame clash
Head Coach Bill Ingram fields a revamped backfield in drills ahead of the Navy versus Notre Dame game in Chicago. Navy backs Joe Clifton Castree Kohlhas flank Whitey Lloyd and Joe Baur as the group adjusts for the weekend showdown.
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Michigan transfers move five players to varsity team
In Ann Arbor on October 10, Dahlem Whittle Totzke Williams and Smith moved from the second Michigan squad to the varsity. The changes involve players at halfback quarterback guard and end positions.
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Ninth annual meeting of National Boxing Association to be held in Toronto
New London Conn Oct 10 The ninth annual meeting of the National Boxing Association has been called for Oct 14 15 and 16 at Toronto according to an announcement Tuesday by Thomas E as president of the association.
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