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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1928
Page
4
McClure's feature claims a fix in the Dempsey Tunney bout with a $100000 offer to ensure victory. Ledger details two mysterious men, a gambler and a politician, and quotes Leo Flynn denying the allegations while defending Barry and the fight setup.
Eddie Ash reports on Miller Huggins aiming to bolster the New York Yankees after their world series win. Eight players labeled the Huggins eight are not for trading, while others fear cuts, and Tufts faces Butler in an upcoming game in Medford Massachusetts.
In Omaha Eddie Anderson of Casper won a ten round decision over Joe Glick of Brooklyn. Harold Matthews of Lincoln out pointed Pinkie Bige of Omaha over eight rounds. In San Francisco Lou Paluso and Frankie Stetson drew ten rounds. In Hollywood Ignacio Fernandez defeated Harry Dublinski in ten rounds. In Chicago Haakon Hansen and Johnny Burns drew ten rounds. Al Greenfield and Sammy Ward drew six rounds in Chicago. My Sullivan of St Paul won a newspaper decision over Herman Ratzlaff in ten rounds. Morris Green of Minneapolis defeated Battling Nelson in six rounds.
United Press reports NYU freshmen defeated Colgate freshmen 6 to 0 on Friday in New York. The win enhances NYU’s early-season standing in college football play.
Manuel Quintero Cuban lightweight fights Armand Scheckels of Belgium in a ten round bout at the Olympia A C Quintero favored at 10 to 7.
Hackensack resident W. A. Scott aged 82, who left college in 1863 after a wartime roomate dispute, will attend Washington and Jefferson versus Fordham as the alumni association guest. He has never before attended a football game.
Indianapolis flyweight star Happy Atherton returns home Monday for a ten round main event against Filipino challenger Louis Carpentero boxing out of Toledo. Ehrman Clark faces Tommy O Laughlin in the eight round semi fight. Additional bouts planned with a 8 30 p m start.
Amateur teams seek games in 125 pound football with contact for Harrison or Bill. Crimson Stars press for 125 pound 14 to 16 year old games, call Irvington for Dick. Indianapolis Buddies Club eye season with Levie Serotie and Zukerman. aim matches with local junior teams and have two banners and three cups. Buddies Club Aces seek 110 pound games. New Market organizes independent basketball team seeking games statewide. manager Albert Rush invites inquiries.
Atlantic seaboard headlines center on Army versus Yale in New Haven and a slate of major clashes from Minnesota against Iowa in Iowa City to Purdue against Notre Dame at South Bend. Midwest and South feature Missouri versus Iowa and Georgia versus Tulane with multiple pairings across the Big Ten and Dixie regions.
A third Hanley joins college football this season as a Washington State freshman center. He follows brothers Dick Roy Harold Myron and Leland as football stars in the family, impressing despite a lighter frame.
Friday grid results show multiple high school outcomes with Crawfordsville and Indianapolis teams posting losses and wins. College games include Kentucky Wesleyan 60 Union College 0 and Mercer 20 Birmingham 20 a tie among limited schedules.
Carl Lind second baseman of the Cleveland team spends the winter at his New Orleans home and will serve as an official in a basketball league there during the season.
The report notes Chubby Connor, brother of last year’s quarterback and captain Jack Connor, is a freshman at New York University this year and is regarded as a good footballer. It also mentions Chiltoskey, a Cherokee from North Carolina, playing football with a high school team in Greenville South Carolina.
Red Bragan of Toronto drawn with Sam Bruce of Nashville Tennessee in a ten round bout ending without a winner at Buffalo.
Midwestern critics hail Fred Barratt of Ohio State as one of the best centers from the region in many years. The 252 pound sophomore has attracted widespread attention for his size and potential.
Football critics in Texas hail Trinity College guard Kozelski as one of the best ever seen in that section.
The Legion offers a four bout undercard with Eddie Shea and Frankie Garcia billed stars. Idaho newcomer Spug Meyers from Pocatello faces Tommy Cello of the Pacific coast in a ten round main event at the Armory. Meyers trains in Chicago to learn the city slicker ways of fistiana.
Johnny Farrell shot 75 for eighteen holes in a practice match ahead of his fifth and final duel with Walter Hagen to decide the unofficial world professional golf championship.
In Denver on Friday night Eddie Mack, a Denver collegian, stopped Al Corbett in the sixth round when Corbett fell from the ring. Physicians diagnosed a dislocated shoulder from the fall, giving Mack a technical knockout win.
Big Ten matchups headline the day with Indiana Purdue and Michigan Wisconsin among key intercollegiate duels. High school action notes Shortridge freshmen defeating Manual in a 13 to 6 setback at S. H. S. field with Thompson scoring both Blue touchdowns.
George Loomis veteran Grand Circuit reins man of Minneapolis purchased the yearling trotting filly Hollywood Judith by Peter Vole Jane Dillon from John L. Dodge of Lexington Kentucky.
Local bowling notes report league spirit boosting city tourney hopes and booster team drives. High singles include Jerry O Grady 610 and Hansen 626, with several matches detailing wins by Silver Flash and others and a crowded score scene across Capitol No 1 and St Joan of Arc leagues.
More than 5000 people are expected to attend the annual mardi gras ball on Halloween night in Tomlinson hall. The Bruce P. Robison post of the American Legion sponsors the event with two orchestras, including the Cotton Pickers band, and prizes for best costumes. An old fiddlers contest will also be held.
The Harvard freshman team defeated the Dartmouth first-year squad 19 to 0 in Cambridge on Friday. The Crimson have not lost a game in two years.
Ed Strangler Lewis, claimant to the heavyweight wrestling title, defeated John Paul Jones of Houston, Texas, by pin in 48 minutes and 32 seconds in Philadelphia on Friday night.
Toler, TCU quarterback, displayed football instinct amid a tough Texas grid game against Austin College in Worth, Texas. He showed resilience after being knocked out early, guiding the team for a 60 yard sprint before being removed for rest in the third quarter and waking up the next morning.
Friday H S basketball games produced varied results across multiple matchups. Notable tallies include Covington 44 over Newton 14 and Mount Summit 59 defeating New Lisbon 3, with several overtime outcomes such as Greensburg 27 over Burney 26.
Cicero high school opened its season with a 36 to 13 victory over Boxley in Cicero Indiana. Coach Walter Floyd used a wide rotation as many players contributed, with Lane the standout for Boxley and Bailiff Nible and Burris leading Cicero scorers.
Cletus Shocker, son of the late Urban Shocker, expresses a wish to reach the big leagues and play for the Yankees, just as his father did. He notes the Yankees as his preferred team if he makes it to the major leagues.
Purdue reports a sophomore half back prospect from Buffalo New York J M Brown who is expected to rise as a major name for the team.
Veteran baseball star Bobby Veach of the American Association declines to permit his son Clifton to try out for football at a Detroit high school. The move affects local sports plans and prompts discussion among school officials and fans.
A crowded Latonia race card lists races from one mile to over one mile and a sixteenth with $1,200 added claiming classes, large fields, and numerous entries including William Penn Sin Beau and Macedon. Trainers and owners are noted via entries such as a Hawthorne course lineup and various stroller-like affiliations.
Yaqui Joe will fight Coach Thom of Indiana University in a one hour time limit bout on Monday night. The main match follows between Ralph Wilson a medical student grappler and Zilen Olsen in a two falls in three limit bout.
Marion high school in Indiana seeks opponents for Saturday November 3. Principal John Kendall invites teams to wire or telephone. Coach Melvin Taube coordinates calls for scheduling and games.
At New Haven on October 27, Yale and Army prepared for a decisive battle before about 80,000 spectators. Both teams fielded near full strength, with Bud Sprague ready for Army and Mal Stevens guiding Yale as they chased regional championship.
Major Greene, matchmaker for the American Legion fifti shows, unveils a Tuesday Armory boxing card. Feature bouts include Tommy Cello vs Soug Meyers and the CorbettJones pairing, with ten additional matches featuring local and out of town fighters. Meyers and Cello arrived for the show and will spar at Arcade gym Sunday afternoon ahead of their first meeting.
In Bloomington Indiana on Thursday night Coach Thom of Indiana University defeated Chicago wrestler Silvero in two straight falls taking the first and third falls in the college match.
Georgia players and coach Harry Mehre deem Yale back Johnny Garvey superior to last season star Bruce Caldwell. Mehre says Garvey is faster smarter and finds holes better. Members of Georgia’s team dispute Caldwell’s drive but credit Garvey for speed and impact.
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