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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
2
Paavo Nurmi will train for the 1932 Olympic marathon in Los Angeles starting 1929 as a non professional competitor. The Finn aims to make the 26 mile 385 yard race his career peak and may break all records with thorough preparation over the next four years.
Joe Williams reports Broadway chatter that Tex Rickard may retire from promoting major fights. Rickard, once vital at Madison Square Garden, seems disinterested as Dempsey and Tunney era turmoil fades. He remains a wealthy figure tied to past gate successes.
Yale coach Mal Stevens directed a hard drill at New Haven ahead of Saturday's game with Army. Injury cost Oldt his knee-based kicking role, so Garvey Hubbard Dunn and Cruickshank practiced drop and place kicks as the team prepared to fill the gap.
William Muldoon New York state boxing commissioner opposes joining a national boxing organization while on the present board. He favors keeping two or three separate bodies and aiding other states if needed. Navy football suffers setback as Oscar Hagberg breaks leg in practice ahead of pa game.
Madison, Wisconsin, October 25. Gene Rose and Joe Kresky were dismissed from the Badger football squad but coach Glenn Thistlethwaite said they were not permanently dropped and could be recalled at his discretion. No reasons were given for the action.
Purdue coach Jimmy Phelan prepares the Boiler Makers for a Stagg Field showdown with Chicago. Ralph Welch aims to unleash the pest within. Glen Harreson and Jack Wheeler emerge as standout playmakers as fans plan trips and tickets near five thousand.
Iowa and Minnesota prepare for a pivotal Big Ten clash in Iowa City on Saturday led by Hawkeyes Mayes McLain and Gophers Bronko Nagurski. Nagurski and McLain pace the ground attack as Westphal backs up the line in a game many expect to hinge on rushing power. Meanwhile Ralph Monk of Penn faces Navy availability after a boil injury.
Big Ten teams face pivotal games this weekend with Minnesota at Iowa and Wisconsin at Michigan among key matchups. Iowa hopes to slow Minnesota star McLain while Nagurski aims to outmuscle, Purdue travels to Chicago seeking a strong defensive showing, and Ohio State visits Indiana as a potential dark horse. Northwestern meets Illinois, and Butler watches Northwestern Illinois clash as a prelude to a November 10 meeting.
Two Wisconsin Badgers football players have been suspended indefinitely for disciplinary reasons with no further comment. The action follows a tied game with Purdue, reflecting a tense mood in college football coverage.
The Hare Chevrolet, 3-F Coffee, and Marotts clubs won three games in tight matches at Pritchett Recreation as Jess Pritchett underperformed. High scores included 1,076 by Rae for Hukle Specials and 275 by Bill Bowen for the best single game. The first doubles sweepstakes are set for Oct 28 at Illinois alleys with 350 pin averages.
Freddy Breithut, Dartmouth left handed halfback, still nursing a leg injury from the Columbia game and may not start against Harvard Saturday. If unable to play, Shepp Wolff will take his place.
Ed Allen from Westfield high school now stars for Butler’s blue and white in Fairview Stadium. The freshman turned varsity back weighs 171 pounds and plans to play Saturday as Butler faces the Washington University Bears of St. Louis. Injuries have troubled him, but he hopes to be ready for Butler’s first home feature. Washington tied Kansas 7 7 this season and comes to Indianapolis led by coach Al Sharpe. In New York a golfer found a self guiding ball after a Briar Hills shot that rolled to a skunk carcass.
Captain Bud Sprague remains unable to practice for the Army football squad after injuring his nose in the Harvard game. It is doubtful he will start at tackle when Army meets Yale this Saturday. George Hoffman defeated Jack Humbeck of Belgium in six rounds, Hoff man weighing 191 and Humbeck 199.
Princeton backs Mayland Wheeler, a former Princeton scrubs member, looked set to start in Saturdays game against Cornell after a key seventy yard run in a Wednesday scrimmage. The play helped the Varsity tie the freshmen 6 6.
Fifteen members of the Attucks high school football team will travel to Gary to face the Negro high school eleven there. It will be the Tigers first out-of-town game. Coach Shellbourne led a long drill Wednesday and another session was planned. In boxing news, Davey Abad defeated Chuck Feldman and Jack McTiernan defeated Fred Middaugh in six and ten round bouts.
Hanover college Hilltoppers suffered a season blow when Buck the quarterback broke his ankle in practice. Anderson likely fills the role as Hanover hosts Indiana Central with Hammer Whitcomb at halfback Campbell at full. Line: Rockwell center Holmes Easton guards Telle Dill tackles Ryall Strothman ends.
Johnny Farrell national open champion leaves New York for St. Louis to face Walter Hagen British open champion in the deciding fifth match of their world unofficial golf championship series. Hagen won the first two, Farrell the next two. the fifth match is set for Saturday.
Notre Dame, 2 losses in 4 games, braces for a comeback under Knute Rockne. Army and Southern Cal loom as tough opponents while Carnegie Tech remains strong. Loss of Fred Collins hurts scoring, Mortenson seeks ball carrying punch, Murphy sidelined by injury ahead of Drake game.
Portland report highlights Oregon teams, with Robbie Robinson and Chuck Williams starring for Oregon in a 27 to 0 win over Washington. At Oregon State College native Hawaiian Henry Hughes, 21, in his first varsity year, and Coquille Indian Chief Has-Heigh, listed as Coquille Thompson, over 200 pounds, have appeared in U. S. C. games this season.
Northwestern trains on passes for the Illinois game with captain Holmer leading the aerial plan. Intensive drill on passing has been the focus all week as the Purple eye a victory.
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