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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1930
Page
2
Joe Williams reports widespread discontent among top athletes this year. Notable names include William Tilden George Lott Vincent Richards Bobby Jones George Von Elm and Johnny Goodman as they weigh finances amateur status and future in tennis and golf amid costly careers and changing public expectations.
Indianapolis golfer E. F. Winslow of Meridian Hills wins low gross honors at the National Grain Dealers annual tournament at Olympic Fields with a 41 42 83 score. He will be congratulated upon his return from Chicago Tuesday where the victory was achieved.
Riverside Olympics meet Noblesville in a Sunday showdown after posting 59 points against 12 in two games. Both teams boast solid records making the clash likely tight. Riverside practice is set for tonight at 7 30 with all players to report.
Big Ten schedule features Northwestern at Illinois in a homecoming clash with Hank Bruder out sick and lineup changes. Illinois seeks to prove not green as Michigan and Purdue look to beat Ohio State and Iowa while Minnesota faces Indiana and Wisconsin meets Pennsylvania.
Butler hosts a big home coming clash with rival coaches grooming the Bulldogs for the Friday night game. In St Louis St Louis University prepares for a trip to Indianapolis to face Butler with Chili Walsh Joe Maxwell and Elmer Wynne leading the Billikens. The game attracts a large local crowd and visiting teachers for a convention.
Chicago Oct 15 Coach A A Stagg admitted he is too old to play with the youngsters he coaches at the university. The 68 year old coach strained his back during a blocking drill on Tuesday and finished the session from an electric car parked on the sidelines.
All star Notre Dame and Northwestern grid greats will meet in a charity game at Soldier Field on Thanksgiving Day. Knute Rockne and Dick Hanley organize the event to aid Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children with Oregon State and West Virginia in the second game. Tim Lowry leads Northwestern recruiting with acceptances from Driscoll Baker Fisher Calderwood Bergheim Anderson Johnson Erickson and others.
Major Ralph Sasse becomes Army football head coach succeeding Captain Biff Jones. A 1913 West Point graduate and former end coach, he inherits a tough 1931 schedule and the loss of star Red Cagle. The Plains welcome his appointment with confidence amid looming rebuild.
Loyola University of Chicago sails to New Orleans to face Loyola University of the South on Friday night. The rivals have met four times with Chicago holding one win and one draw, while Loyola of the South seeks its first victory.
Seven bouts featuring an eight round main event and six four round fights are on the program for tonight's two bit show at Samlinson Hall. Eddie Allen vs Ay Hurtz, both Negro welters, headline the card with additional matches including Kid Cotton against Es Burnett in welter action.
New York October 15 Joe McCarthy signed a two year contract to manage the New York Yankees in a deal estimated at eight million dollars including potential salary reports pegging at thirty thousand dollars per year. McCarthy vowed to push for a world championship and indicated major overhauls to the roster including infield and outfield plus pitching and coaching staff.
Iowa City grid notes outline a plan to beat Purdue this Saturday as coach Ignerson drills the squad on fresh pass plays. Tuesday's practice featured Leo Jensvold and Kriz leading the attack against a frosh squad, showing the best form of the year.
Shelbyville junior welterweight Ownie Gahimer replaces Millard Brown to face Paul Palmer of Anderson in a six round main event at Riverside. Frankie Sansone of Cincinnati meets Jackie Coogan of Ft Wayne in the four round semi windup.
Bloomington Indiana October 15 Coach Pat Page outlined another defensive drill for the Hoosiers as they prepare for Minnesota. IU will employ a special defense to counter the Gopher flanker pass attack, a formation reportedly created by Chicago coach A A Stagg.
Pennsylvania lines announce a special arrangement for the Carnegie Tech Notre Dame game. The evening train from South Bend to Indianapolis will be held until 5 45. The morning train departs Indianapolis at 7 35 and arrives in South Bend at noon. The game starts at 2 p m.
Babe Hunt, age four, of Ponca City Oklahoma, defeated Frankie Simms, age 203, of Cleveland, in a twelve round bout held in Cleveland Ohio on Tuesday.
Ripple high school quarterback Rick Murbarger fueled a 19 to 14 victory over Manual. The Rippleites relied on Murbarger's heavy work as Broad Ripple clashed with Labenon on a Ridge afternoon.
Howard J. Savage of the Carnegie Foundation will speak at the Indiana High School Athletic Association open meeting at Manual high school Thursday at 2. Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan also will be a principal speaker. Three short addresses will follow by Gary Public Schools director J. E. Gilroy, Ball Teachers College professor Grace Woody, and Lawrenceburg director H. H. Newgent. The S H S A A legislative body meets tonight to decide proposals for a December mail vote and to elect three new board of control members.
Indianapolis players Julie Ens barnstorm squad draws 16 000 in Brooklyn as Chuck Klein eyed for a big league return. Dan Klein Cuba trip and Ownie Bush Johnny Corriden fish trips, while John McGraw eyes Walter Berger and Johnny Verger for power. Red Eichrodt tabs three doubles in Columbus win as Butler football set for Friday night at Fairview.
Ted Sandwina of Sioux City loses to Ralph Fioccuello of Brooklyn in a ten round heavyweight bout at Nicholas Arena. Fioccuello dominates the action as the crowd watches intently in New York.
Jack Dooley won the fifty-target event with 48, and captured the twenty-five-target handicap with a perfect score at Crooked Creek Gun Club on Tuesday. Mc Intire finished runner-up in both events.
Notre Dame prepared for a scrimmage with Carnegie Tech as Coach Rockne mixed players in practice. Tuesday’s fundamentals drill saw three evolving first team lineups with Mullins and Donoghe moving between squads as Rockne contorts the lineup.
New York Oct 15 A contract for a ten round bout between Justo Suarez South American lightweight sensation and Jimmy McLarnin welterweight slugger of Vancouver BC at Madison Square Garden Nov 21 likely will be signed today. Suarez would still meet Al Singer for the lightweight title next spring regardless of the bout outcome.
Lafayette Ind October 15 Coach Kizer signals Purdue will start a shock troop unit of nine sophomores one junior and one senior for the Iowa game. While he focused on reserves Tuesday other coaches pushed to improve the varsity backfield drive.
Sixteen contestants survived to the second round of the national women's golf championship at the Los Angeles Country Club. Notable matches included Maureen Orcutt versus Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Marion Hollins against Virginia Van Wie, and Glenna Collett defending her title against Helen Lawson. Other key pairings featured O S Hill versus Brent Rotter, Leona Pressler against Hermine Wacker, Lifar against Green, and Higbie against Wattles in the Western-dominated field.
Independent notes say Oak Hill Flashes will face Irvington Trojans at Irwinfield next Sunday in a hard struggle. Flashes, recently limited last Sunday, won 21 to 0 over South Side Turner Juniors. A 7:30 p.m. team meeting and practice is planned tonight. Nov. 30 is open for the squad.
Madison reports that Wisconsin coach Thistle thwaite is priming the team for a capacity crowd and an impressive performance in the homecoming game against Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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