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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
3
Grand Circuit races at the state fairgrounds were postponed at noon due to a faulty track. A double program will run Friday starting at noon, combining today’s postponed events with the regular card. Crescent Direct fell during the Silver Flash Gas stake causing a somersault but driver L Wilson remained uninjured.
The piece profiles Grand Circuit harness drivers as seasoned veterans with poker faces and calm focus before and after races. It notes their patience, courage, and philosophical view of fortune learned from years with horses, amid notes on Pittsburgh Pirates, Broomster, and race outcomes at Coney Island and Latonia meets.
Gene Tunney challenger for the world heavyweight title will box Bartley Madden of New York September 25 in the Twin Cities. The ten round bout opens the new boxing club headed by Capt. William H. Fawcett, noted trapshooter.
Harness racing results from the Fairground show the Silver Flash Gas Stake worth 6000 dollars with multiple horses and drivers, including Miss Ettle, Petrena Harvester, Polly repent, and Clara Dillon, listed with times and placements across two heats and a mile track.
GAMES OFF Bu United Preas DECATUR Ill Sept 10 No Three I League games were played today called off by L J Wylie league president out of respect to Luis Chedo Christopher Ill Decatur pitcher who was killed by a pitched ball at Evansville Services for Chedo were held at Christopher today His team mates went to the funeral.
Butler football opens preseason with Page enforcing hard scrimmage and daily practice sessions. Heavy workouts under the hot sun aim to shed softness as weight charts track players gains and losses.
Independent baseball notes list the Indianapolis Gardinals at Ladoga Sunday with a 14 1 1 record and seek Sept 20 and 7 with fast State clubs. The Southern Grays want a Sunday game after a 2 1 loss in Columbus in ten innings. Keystones seek games. Western Union Messengers invite 17 18 year olds for next Sunday.
Thirty candidates for War saw football team positions have begun initial practice at Hoffman Lake near Warsaw Indiana.
Chicago dispatch reports Jack Kearns, still asserting he is the manager of Jack Dempsey, says Dempsey must fulfill contracts with Tex Rickard for bouts with Harry Wills and Gene Tunney. Kearns was en route to New York.
Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen headline the National Professional Golfers Association event in Chicago on September 21. Sixty players from twenty one states have qualified, with Hagen the defending champion.
Rockne is away until Sept 15 as Clem Crowe trains a green Notre Dame squad at Cartier Field. A tough ten game schedule lies ahead with five home and five away games including Baylor Lombard Beloit Northwestern Carnegie Tech Army Penn State Georgia Tech Nebraska Minnesota. An army of unknowns fills the ranks with few returnees and no sure starters.
The Times reports two major boxing showdowns in New York with world light heavyweight champion Paul Berlenbach defending against Jimmy Slattery at Yankee Stadium on Friday night and welterweight champion Mickey Walker meeting Dave Shade on September 21. Meanwhile Davis Cup tennis and major league baseball draw the crowd’s attention as summer action pivots across sports.
MAT CLASHES Jack Reynolds and Soldier Mack meet in a finish wrestling bout at the Broadway Theater tonight as advance ticket sales exceed typical. Leslie Fishbaugh fights Johnny Carlin on the double-head card, both noted for rough style, with Ed South refereeing the opener after the burlesque show ends.
The program lists AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games in Indianapolis at Columbus two games along with Kansas City at St Paul Milwaukee at Minneapolis Louisville at Toledo. In the AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit for two games. St Louis at Chicago ait two games. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Boston two games Pittsburgh at St Louis and Chicago at Cincinnati. No other games scheduled.
The 1925 Kokomo American Legion football team will hold its first workout of the season next Sunday at Empo Park at 9 30 a m Coach Charles Sumner and new manager Porter Jay plan to add several new faces after scouting the State Indianapolis players Fuzzy Hungate Duttenhaver Chunk Helvie Duncan Floyd Drayer Griggs Woods will be represented Indianapolis on the squad The season opener is slated for Sept 27 in Kokomo against Brighwood A C
The report lists exhibition baseball results with teams such as St. aaah American and Brooklyn Nationals. Final scores shown include Brooklyn Nationals 4 and Ft. Wayne Lincoln Lif Decatur 1, with other entries like Kingston and Brook lyn Nationals.
Chuck Wiggins outweighed John Risko by thirteen pounds in a Cleveland heavyweight bout at Harrison arena. A late low blow led to Risko quitting and a disqualification for Wiggins, who held rounds two through four and led in the fifth when the foul occurred. Other results saw Tony Ross stop Jackie Reynolds in nine, Willie Ames beat Jackie Dugan in ten, and Frankie Stalmack’s corner stopping the fight in the fifth. Joe Packo and Soldier Buck set for next Tuesday’s main event at Ft Harrison.
Belmont A. C. football team schedules a Friday night meeting. All players are requested to attend, directed by manager Louis Pluckenbaum.
Reamer Roberts a southpaw bantamweight is set to meet Royal Cox in an eight round semi windup at Brightwood open air arena Monday night The card also features Ziemer versus Alte in ten rounds with two eight round semi windups and two preliminaries supporting the main event.
The American Davis Cup team faces France in the challenge round at Germantown. Tilden to open singles against Jean Borotra while Johnston meets Rene Lacoste. Doubles team to be chosen tonight with Richards and Williams likely.
Football players Walter Floyd Fuzz Hungate Bob Duncan Nig Woods Drayer Hal Griggs and Harry Duttenhaver are asked to contact Belmont 3872 urgently as important updates await each.
In Columbus on September 10 the Indians and Senators prepared for a doubleheader as Bill Burwell and Mann were slated to pitch for the Bushmen and Tribe respectively. Columbus led 16 to 5 in the series opener as Carmen Hill was roughed up and Ray Schmandt left for home due to his wife’s illness.
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