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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1930
Page
11
A column features Knute Rockne discussing Notre Dame football ahead of the season opener with Southern Methodist and notes on automobile racing star Billy Arnold. Rockne praises new players like Bert Metzger while acknowledging losses.
United States polo team, after a 10 to 5 victory over Britain in the first match of the Westchester cup series, enjoys overwhelming favorite status to keep the trophy. A win next Wednesday would ensure the cup stays in this country.
Brooklyn announces six players recalled from Macon and Jersey City and six purchases from Macon. Recalled: Robert Parham, Z. S. Krider, Robert Reis, W. A. Moore, Max Rosenfeld, Jackie Warner. Purchased: Phil Gallivan, M. V. Greene, L. E. Matting, W. S. Mungo, Paul Richards, Al Cohen. Gallivan and Greene had won twenty games before Sept. 1.
The Chicago Cubs drop six of nine to open September with the NL leaders sputtering. Cardinals surge with seven straight wins and a .774 pace over 31 games, while Giants and Robins hover, leaving four teams in the last stretch of the pennant chase. Manager McCarthy’s sputtering mound staff and weak hitting fuel the skid.
Forest Hills N Y Sept 8 Berkeley Bell rose from relative obscurity to loom as a serious threat in the national singles championship as Big Bill Tilden already faced a tough match. Bell defeated Jean Borotra’s conqueror in the first round and prepared to meet Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem Pa in a pivotal mid tournament clash.
Arthur Reinking of Indianapolis and Butler University dominates the ten mile Lake Michigan course in 31 minutes 15 seconds to claim the Commander Eugene McDonald trophy and the Midwest outboard championship. He previously trailed 14 year old John Maypole in the first heat before Maypole’s motor failure swung the win. Reinking also won the Class C trophy.
Eleanor Holm of New York broke the world mark for the 75 yard backstroke Sunday, swimming the distance in 52 1 5 seconds to surpass the previous record of 52 4 5 seconds.
The Three-I League title series starts Wednesday in Evansville where the second half winner faces Danville, the first half champion. The teams play again Thursday, with day games scheduled in Evansville Saturday and Sunday. If needed, locations will be chosen by lot.
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs set two National League records on September 8. He increased the NL home run mark to 47, while leading both leagues with 163 runs batted in after four RBIs against Pittsburgh, surpassing his 159 RBI single-season best from 1929.
Ft Wayne won the Pennsylvania Railroad Western region championships with 166 points. Cincinnati took 127 points for second, Columbus 98.42 for third, and Indianapolis 85.46 for fourth. Pitcairn, Central winner, beat Ft Wayne 5 to 2 in a three game series with the deciding game to follow.
Syracuse report notes Bill Cummings of Indianapolis set a world record for 100 miles on a one mile circular dirt track in 1 hour 11 minutes 52.15 seconds to lower the record by three seconds Deacon Litz and Shorty Cantlon finished second and third and also beat the old mark Cummings also set a 75 mile world mark in 53 48 while Billy Arnold broke the 50 mile world record in 35 45 51
Sixty nine top golfers began the annual PGA championship at Fresh Meadow Country Club. The 36 hole medal test narrows to 32 players for match play starting Tuesday. Defending champion Leo Diegel tees off with Harry Cooper and Charles Lacey as Walter Hagen misses qualification. Gene Sarazen Horton Smith Johnny Farrell and Bill Mehlhorn are among top threats.
J. Porter Seidensticker was slated to meet Jean Demmary in the men s singles and Bob McCullough to face Vincent Meunier in the Junior Division of the city parks titular tennis contests at Willard Park today. Both title matches were postponed Sunday due to rain. If rain persists the finals will be held Tuesday.
Jimmy McLarnin of Vancouver is a 2 to 1 favorite to defeat Al Singer in a ten round nontitle bout at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. Singer seeks a comeback after knocking out Sammy Mandell. McLarnin aims to rebound after a hand injury. An estimated 30,000 fans expected to attend.
Toledo reports the Indians split a doubleheader with the Hens, dropping the opener 4 to 3 and winning the nightcap 9 to 3. George Connally delivered the walkoff RBI in the first game, Jonnard pitched well for Columbus, and Lefty House went the distance in the nightcap allowing six hits. Ollie had a key double and drove in four runs as Tucker cleared the bases with a second inning homer. Humefield top-scored for the Hens with two hits.
The United States small bore rifle team won the Lord De War trophy with a ten point margin over England in the international match at Camp Perry Ohio. Despite high winds the U S posted 7849 to England’s 7839 at Wimbledon England.
Coach changes across Indiana colleges mark a busy fall as Notre Dame Purdue and several small schools prepare for new seasons. Rockne at Notre Dame and Kizer at Purdue head strong programs while Indiana TAT PAGE and others face uncertain schedules with fresh coaching hires and veteran returnees guiding teams.
New York dispatch notes a pause in pennant races as all American League clubs were idle while Brooklyn faced the Phillies in a lone National League double header. Starting Tuesday the western NL clubs begin their final eastern tour and eastern AL clubs start their westward farewell swing.
Today’s card lists AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games with MERICAN ASSOCIATION INDNAPOLI at Toledo and two Columbus matchups plus Kansas City at St Paul and Milwaukee at Minneapolis. National Leagues have two Ingnat ioy robin contests and no AL games scheduled yesterday results show multiple eight inning dark-finished games across teams with high totals and decisive innings.
Pat Wright, slugging Ft. Wayne Chiefs first baseman, was purchased by the Toledo Mud Hens in Toledo. Wright led the Central League with a near .400 batting average, also led in homers with fifty two total bases at 415 and stolen bases with thirty seven.
The Louisville Colonels, four games behind the Saints in the A A pennant chase, suffer a season crippler as catcher Ray Thompson is knocked out with a split finger after a pitch by Phil Weinert. Thompson joins injured third baseman Ganzel in hospital.
More than thirty five horses have arrived for the ten day race meet opening Wednesday with the Walnut Gardens fair. Four harness races during the day and four running events at night form the card. Grand Circuit horses from the state fair will compete. A night auto race closes on Sept. 20. Cards start at 2:36 PM and 8 PM. Cycle races scheduled for Sunday were rained out and moved to next Sunday.
Chicago fans hailed the purchase of Frank Grube from Buffalo as the first step in strengthening the 1931 White Sox. Grube, 24, rated the league’s outstanding catcher and hit .359 for Buffalo this season.
Highlighted top players by United Press include leading scorers and key performers from recent games. The brief notes the players’ names, teams, and notable statistics from September performances.
Joe Hauser of the Baltimore Orioles slugged his 60th homer Sunday matching Babe Ruth's 1927 world record. The veteran first baseman extended his home run pace in a season marked by a historic achievement.
Ten round double windup at Ft Harrison features Willard Brown vs Red Holloway in a rival-stable clash. Top ten bout includes Tracy Cox vs Henry Falegano in a swift featherweight rematch. Preliminary sixes add Willard Chappel vs Mickey Barry and Rosy Baker vs Young Eiler with Lang vs Ellis on the undercard. Weigh-in is Tuesday at Arcade gym at 3 pm.
Barney Burrell starred for Skip per Ball's Maties with a three hit performance and six RBI including two home runs a triple and two singles in five plate appearances. Ball added two hits. Davy Jones had all three Etherbeers hits. Banquet set for Thursday with Elmer contact.
Meyer Pilz of Indianapolis won the Times Ruth contest for 1930 with a batting order closely matching Babe Ruth’s selections. W. R. Wicks took second with only one batting-order miss, while many others also missed a single player.
Eddie Zimmer of the Indianapolis Country Club set a new course record with a 67, one stroke better than his previous mark, despite a three putt on the ninth green. His round card shows a strong front and back nine with steady pars and near misses.
The New York Yankees report their most successful financial season, surpassing 1927 with gate receipts over one and a half million dollars for seventy seven games at Yankee Stadium, and drawing more fans than any other major league club.
The city bowls season kicks off with multiple leagues at Tino alleys and Illinois alleys on Wednesday and Friday. New loops form the Laundry League and Illinois League seeks teams, while detailed club lineups including Pritchett Re creation and Hooser A C appear. Dan Abbott led the first night with a 627 three game set as Wheeler Lunch joins fast Indianapolis Leg. Palfrey Takes Title at St Martins in national girls tennis final 10-8 5-7 6-1.
The Indianapolis central office of the Indiana high school athletic association is being moved to Indianapolis after years of consideration and approval by the board of control. The tourney and meetings have long been held in the capital city.
Varzi wins the Monza international automobile race driving the Maserati Italian car by about ten metres ahead of Arcangeli. Premoli leads the lighter Salmson division. Babe Stapp finishes eighth in the heavier Deusenberg field of sixteen.
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