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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1930
Page
11
Chicago Cubs, current NL leaders, begin a 21 game road stretch as New York Brooklyn and St. Louis vie to overtake them. Key pitchers Charley Root and Fred Blake are out, creating a mound crisis as McCarthy reshuffles the staff amid injuries and fatigue.
Detroit news reports Harmsworth trophy heat 2 as Gar Wood leads with one of his three boats while English challenger Marion Barbara Carstairs tries to reclaim the trophy. Carstairs’s Estelle V retired after a fuel tank collapse, leaving Stelle VI to meet Wood’s speedster in the decisive run.
Rain postponed title matches in the city parks tourney at Willard Park to next Sunday. J Porter Seidensticker faces Jean Demary in the men's singles while Bob McCullough plays Vincent Meunier for the junior crown. Doubles in all divisions were scheduled today and boys doubles teams also will resume play.
Labor day doubleheaders attracted major league clubs with NL teams traveling to away games in Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston St Louis Pittsburgh and AL teams hosting Yankees Boston Washington. Highlights include Cardinals beating Cubs 8 3 with Halla han strong. Giants drop two to Braves while Robins rally. Reds end six game skid. Athletics beat Red Sox 2 1 to extend lead. Washington top Yankees 5 1. Tigers top White Sox 4 1. Browns fall as Cleveland breaks tie 11 6.
Altoona Pa September 1 official entry list for the national championship auto classic 200 mile race at the Speed Way shows starting order and drivers including Litz Miller Schofield Cantlon Kenealy Snowberger Meyer Pardee Gleason and others with Duesenberg and special front drive entries among the names listed.
Mel Ott of the New York Giants hit three home runs in a double header against the Boston Braves tying George Kelly’s 1923 mark. Ott added a double and six RBIs, going four for five at the plate across the two games.
Primo Carnera, the giant Italian heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Ricardo Bertazzola in Atlantic City Saturday night and will fight Pat McCarthy of Boston in a ten round bout at the Velodrome A. C. next Monday. He is also set to meet Jack Gross of Philadelphia in Chicago on September 16.
Blacksmith Pedigo of Louisville meets Ray Meyers and Silent Olsen fights Joe Dilman in the main double feature at Tomlinson Hall tonight. Promoter McLemore schedules three prelims with the best starting at 8 30 p m.
Ralph Hancock faces Ray Rice with Billy Love opposing Mike Polo in two finish matches at Broad Ripple arena tonight. A preliminary bout opens the card.
William B. Burford cracked 97 of 100 targets to win the feature event at the Indianapolis Gun Club on Saturday. Jack Dooley placed second with 96 hits, while Burford also won the handicap with 24 of 25 and tied Dooley for doubles with 23.
Schucker will present six scraps on Tuesday night featuring ten round main event Grace versus Herman in Chicago, with six bouts totaling thirty six rounds. Local fighter Shifty Calloway faces Terre Haute's Kid Slaughter in a prelim, plus Cox, Roy Pierson and others in four and six round bouts starting at 8 30.
In Brookline George M. Lott of Chicago and Johnny Deog of Santa Monica retained the national doubles title by defeating Wilmer Allison of Fort Worth and John Van Ryn of East Orange in a four set match 8-6 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Four motorcycle events topped the speed card at Walnut Gardens today. Undefeated local pilot Rody Rodenberg was a slight favorite among midwest riders. First race begins at 2 30 p m. Ray Meyers captured the fifty mile auto grind Sunday in 55 minutes 1 2 seconds. Harold Shaw finished second, R Lower third, A Moore fourth. Water held up the start for an hour. Three cars slid off the course but no drivers were injured.
Led by Billy Arnold the twelve top American speed drivers gathered in Altoona Pennsylvania for the 200 mile Labor Day AAA race. Arnold seeks the national title with Cantion of Detroit as his chief challenger. He qualified at 124.3 mph to top his 122.3 mph mark, among others averaging over 115 mph. The start is set for 2 p m EST.
Women and children will be admitted free to tonight's series finale between the Colonels and Indians at Washington Park, announced Secretary Claver of the Tribesmen. It is the last chance this season to see the league-leading Louisville club. Free admission applies only to tonight's night game, not this afternoon's matchup, following a city agreement prompted by Indians President Perry.
M. G. Knox made a hole in one Sunday at Meridian Hills Golf Club. He played in a foursome with Anton Vonnegut Richard Vonnegut and C. H. Beckett and stunned his partners on the 140 yard sixteenth hole by driving the ball onto the green and into the cup, earning a place in the golfers hall of fame.
Indiana-Kentucky A A U Championship crowns go to I A C Garfield Broad Ripple and Ravenswood clubs as Helen Lee Smith and Jane Showalter set records. Notable winners include Alma Armstrong Rosy O Connor Marjorie Fowler Don Pitman and Otto Asperger with diverse age groups noted across backstroke free style and diving events.
ATERLOO Ia Sept 1 Cletus L Dixon of the Waterloo club in the Mississippi Valley League has run the team for seven years through many managerial changes in the circuit. He began as a first baseman in 1922 and moved to Waterloo in 1924, steering the Hawks to pennants in 1924 1928 and only one non top finish in seven seasons. Dixon developed and sold players to the major and minor leagues, including Fred Schulte and Claude Willoughby.
Chicago defeated Cincinnati 20 to 3 to win the International Typographical Union baseball championship. The champs reached the final by beating Pittsburgh 6 to 5, with defending title holder Washington eliminated in the semi finals.
Today’s baseball listings show multiple pairings across leagues. American Association games include Indianapolis at Columbus Milwaukee at Kansas City St. Paul at Minneapolis and Minneapolis at St. Paul with various afternoon slots. American League matches feature Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at Washington Philadelphia at New York and more. National League fixtures then pair Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at St. Louis Pittsburgh, and Chicago at Cincinnati across several two game sets.
Fragmentary report lists multiple players and matchups such as Perecullouth Gonzales Hariss Soares Sabie Strelecki Ryan Shea Fete Collins and Ra Rensa Luque Loos with Toledo at Columbus in rain. Financial figures and partial scores appear, but many names and terms are garbled.
Franklin Ind Sept 1 Roy Tillitson new Franklin college football coach and former Miami assistant arrived and issued first call for candidates. Grizzlies meet Sept 15 and begin intensive drills as season nears.
Borotra of France may come to compete in the U S men's national tennis championships starting Saturday at Forest Hills. Dr Philip B Hawk, tournament chairman, announced the possible entry and said final decision will be known after Tuesday's draw.
Tony Kaufman, 29, a pitcher in the Houston Texas League farm system, is recalled by the St Louis Cardinals to strengthen the mound during the stretch drive. The former Chicago Cubs pitcher had been with the Houston club and was resting a sore arm.
Independent amateur baseball notes recount Skinner Ball's Blazies beating 8&J Philip Boy's Club 12 to 0 at Brookside. Saints downed via three-hit pitching while Detroit football star Don Mullin doubled. References to Mattes, Etherbeers, High Ways clash, and upcoming games with rainouts and practice plans noted for the St Philip Boys' Club indoor team and others.
Harry Smith of New York and Gorilla Jones of Akron Ohio will clash in a ten round bout at night for the title?
The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Indianapolis for an exhibition against the Indians under Washington Park lights Tuesday. Among the major leaguers is George Fisher, former Tribesmen outfielder, who played right field and slugged well in his earlier major league days, boasting a .380 batting average and early NL season impact.
Indians strike to split doubleheader with Colonels this weekend at Tribe Park with afternoon game at 3 and night clash at 8. St Louis Cardinals visit Washington Park Tuesday for a lights exhibition amid pennant chatter, as Mulroney and bats boost Tribesmen in a 8 7 win over Louisville last night and Baseline notes highlight Layne and Connolly defensive plays.
Babe Ruth discusses a Yankee Stadium homer during a double header with Washington, noting it sparked debate on its length. He recalls fence markings showing 429 feet and estimates around 450 feet, but says measuring homers is impossible as many go beyond walls. He advocates public distance numbers for fans.
British polo player Aidan Roark, in New York for international matches, underwent mastoiditis surgery Sunday and is now in greatly improved condition. His status had been listed as critical overnight, according to the surgeon in charge.
Brooklyn reports Uncle Wilbert Robinson will add Earl Mattingly, pitcher for the Asheville Sally League Tourists, to the Robins in the pennant chase. Mattingly will report after the Sally League season ends.
United Press reports the annual east west tennis meets scheduled at Forest Hills with singles fixtures John Van Ryn vs George Lott, Frank Shields vs Berkeley Bell, Gregory Mangin vs Johnny J Gilbert Hall, and Shields with Vines facing Bell. Doubles pairings match Van Ryn and Mangin against Lott and Doeg.
Cathedral high school grid hopefuls will open preparations for the 1930 season Tuesday morning. Candidates unable to attend the Camp Crosley session will be given plays used to date as part of the program.
Louisville and Indianapolis played a long game with Deberry batting in runs and Layne and Simons delivering extra-base hits. Final score showed Indianapolis ahead 8 to 7 after extra innings, with Mulroney securing the win and Weinert guiding Louisville despite late rallies.
A promising harness program heads the card at the fairground oval today headlined by the $8,000 Horseman Futurity trot for 3-year-olds and the 2:09 pace. Two Grand Circuit events follow with a 2:16 pace and the Cedar Hill 2:16 trot. Legality Calumet Annette and Margaret C. top the Horseman lineup, Leroy also a threat. Hanover Bertha misses the race as planned. Calumet Guy, Seo Palin driving, leans over General Walker Peter Locanda Joe A Bessie Guy Scott Pluto in the Cedar Hill trot. Star Etawah leads a small but strong pace field with Bin Direct Joy Lewis contending. Happy Direct, under Fred Swaim, is a slight 2:16 pace favorite with Calumet Alden and Widow Bocke close behind.
Count De Baillet Latour, president of the International Olympic Committee, inspected Lake Placid, N Y, as a potential site for the 1932 Olympic winter games. He praised the locality noting the natural features meet all needs and express satisfaction with preparations.
Hartford City announces James B. Good, formerly Mt. Carmel high school coach, will serve as head coach and principal at Hartford City high school effective immediately.
The Belmont football team will practice Monday Wednesday and Friday nights at Indianaola Park at 7 30. For game inquiries call Art Lynch Belmont 2793 after 5 pm.
Directory snippet lists agents and agencies including L. D. Bell Agency at 1119 31 Meyer Kiser Building, Connecticut General Life Insurance Co, Indianapolis representatives E A Ottman E L Donahoe E Youngee A Rose D M Baker A Walkemeier Robert G Williams. Our service serves you best.
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