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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
5
A quirky Dope column lists grim warnings for freshmen football players transitioning to college. It cautions against home-town habits, boasts, boasting, arguing with coaches, sulking, and skipping training. The humorous piece ends with class dismissal for the day.
The piece blends a Kipling inspired chant with a Ferndales and Y P C football collaboration. It cites Duke Slater and Hubbard as exemplars of athletic excellence and character. It argues sport erases creed race and birth when two strong men stand face to face, ending with a Kipling quote.
Ted Sullivan of Detroit formerly Indiana bred and Indianapolis roots misses Ruth's team by one position in a Babe Ruth all American contest run by the Detroit Times. H K Mendelssohn wins first with one error. Sullivan pockets $100 and vows to return to Indianapolis amid hometown jokes and fanfare.
A bettor comments on Latonia races with bets on Macbeth Rosebec and Six Pence. The musk of losses when a $50 win on Macbeth and $25 win on Six Pence miss the payoffs, while a $10 across the board parlay disappoints. The wrangle notes the mutuel machine and a dwindling bankroll amid racing chatter.
United Press reports eight players remain in the national tennis singles championship at the West Side Tennis Club New York as Tilden Johnston Richards Williams Kinsey Johnson Alonso Lacoste survive third round. Lacoste vs Richards and Tilden vs Johnson highlight the day with Williams pairing against Kinsey and Johnston facing Alonso.
Shortridge faces Westfield at Irwin Field Friday at 3 p.m. after last year’s 19 to 0 loss. Northsiders seek a rebound with promising newcomers making their debuts. Tickets cost 50 cents at the Shortridge athletic office. Schedule lists Sept 18 Westfield here and other matches through Nov 13.
Merle Alte outpointed rival Al Ziemer over ten rounds in the main event as the crowd roared at Brightwood. Beamer Roberts and Royal Cox drew after an eight round war while Joe Dillon earned a draw with Carl Briefart. Louie Epstein halted Jackie Harris in round one after a rope tumble and Billy Moore tied Young Miller in four.
Purdue announces R. A. Tody Bahr named freshmen backfield coach for the present season at Lafayette Ind He replaces Joseph Bergman who is detained in New York City by business Bahr regarded as one of Purdue’s greatest halfbacks and familiar with Phelan’s offense.
The Speedway A. C. boxing show will be staged at the club arena 4096 Speedway Rd Friday night with first bout at 8 30. Harry Rozelle faces Young Ketchell in the ten round main event and Eddie Roberts meets Allen Watson in an eight round bout. Four prelims are scheduled two six round and two four round.
Ft Worth won the opening game of a five game series for the Texas League championship by defeating Dallas 5 to 0 on Wednesday.
Dayton report notes Tommy Hughes of Detroit and Happy Atherton of Indianapolis fought ten fast rounds in bantamweight action, ending in a draw on a Wednesday night.
Toledo report says Soldier King of Grand Rapids, light heavy, was KO'd by Mike Wallace of Cleveland in the third round on Wednesday night.
A hot game is set at Beech Grove next Sunday as the Reds meet the Eastern Cubs in the second game of their three game series. The Cubs won the first contest and the Reds seek revenge while local teams continue to pace the schedule.
Dr John Lavan resigns as manager of the local American Association team in Kansas City. The resignation takes effect September 27 after the league season ends. He will head the city sanitation and contagious diseases division.
Eighty members have signed up for the Indianapolis Athletic Club golf tournament to be held Friday at the Country Club course. Play starts at 8 a.m. for 36 holes with foursomes beginning at the first and tenth tees.
A scattered slate lists AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games in Indianapolis at Louisville Toledo at Columbus Milwaukee at Kansas City Minneapolis at St Paul. AMERICAN LEAGUE pica at Philadelphia Boston two games Detroit at Washington Cleveland at New York NATIONAL LEAGUE not Pittsburgh Cincinnati game. No other games scheduled.
Baseball action notes show multiple games affected by wet fields and rain delays. Cleveland Newark St. Louis Boston Chicago Detroit Washington New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia and Chicago teams are listed with altered scores and lineups across two scheduled games, including a ten inning effort in one contest and postponed games due to rain.
The Ownie Bush Indians arrived in Louisville after a rainout in Toledo to start a four day series against the champion Colonels. Indianapolis has beaten the champions twelve of nineteen this season and Bush hopes for another upset to challenge St. Paul for second. Weather woes in Columbus and Toledo delayed games and the trip has cost the club money with hopes to offset losses through this series.
Broad Ripple High School football enters its second season with Edward Diederich as engineer of the offense. Eighteen players vie for berths as Ammerman notes roster limits and scholastic eligibility impact depth. The schedule lists games against Silent Hoosiers Southport Greenfield Kokomo and Westfield with potential Shortridge on an open date.
Across campus reports from Sept 17 indicate Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Purdue and Ohio State show promising practice with new players stepping up while concerns persist about depth. Coaches like Knute Rockne A A Stagg and Jorge Little oversee early drills as preparations begin for the season.
Promoter Steve Harter of Washington D C signs a roster for his fifth carnival at Tomlinson Hall on Sept 28. Headlining scraps feature Roy Wallace a local middleweight and Larry Sobjeck from Milwaukee with predictions a knockout may occur. Fans urged to buy early to fill the hall.
The Hoosier Athletic Club Women’s Bowling League elected officers on Wednesday night with Mrs H C Mitchell as president and Mrs Raymond Walker as vice president. Louie Fehrenbach was named secretary and Mrs Charles F Gerlach treasurer. The season opens Friday at 6 p m at the Elks Club alleys. bowlers should arrive by 5 30 p m at the Hoosier Athletic Club.
Ace Hudkins of Omaha and Mushy Callahan of Los Angeles fought ten rounds to a draw in Los Angeles. The crowd gave Hudkins a standing ovation, many believing he had won the bout.
Ardmore defeated Muskogee 5 to 4 to clinch the pennant in the Western Association. Ardmore won four of the five games in the series at Ardmore Oklahoma.
Jack Reynolds and Leslie Fishbaugh prepare for a finish match at the Broadway Theater. Reynolds holds two wins in three meetings but seeks revenge after a straight fall loss at Martinsville. Fishbaugh trained at home in Newark Ohio and will arrive shortly before the bell as the younger fighter is in prime condition.
New York reports say the Pirates gained a half game in the National League by taking two from the Robins while the Giants beat the Reds. The Pirates now hold a 6 1/2 game edge with 13 games left as they seek eight more victories to clinch if the Giants win 14. In the American League the Senators carry an eight game lead and can seal the flag with ten wins in 18 remaining games.
Seven city teams compete in the first round of the National Class AA industrial baseball tournament sponsored by the National Baseball Federation. Prest-O-Lite of Indianapolis faces Goodyear Tires of Akron at Gel Isle today joining Chicago Peoples Gas Cleveland Pennsy Scranton Electric Detroit First National Bank and Kansas City Ice in action.
Harvard coach Bob Fisher leads the varsity through formations on the second day of practice in Cambridge Massachusetts. The squad has been reduced to three complete units as drills continue.
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