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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
10
The column surveys 1920s baseball and horse racing chatter. It notes Brooklyn and Cleveland battles, Washington pennant wins, Latonia wagers, and futures for Street Lizth and Mib McGee while recalling coach Ingram and Indiana fans.
Walter Hagen survived a fierce quarterfinal to reach the semi finals at Olympia Fields. He defeated Leo Diegel one up on the 40th hole in a dramatic match, then faces Harry Cooper for a spot in the final. Mehlhorn and Dutra also advance after impressive wins.
United Press reports in Chicago on September 25 that Hagen trailed Cooper at one down after nine holes in the PGA tournament. Cooper won holes one three and six while Hagen answered with a birdie on seven and a halved four and nine, leaving the match tight heading to the back nine.
Princeton prepares two backfields for the varsity in the opening game with Amherst on October 3. The plan allows alternating backs all season, with both units trained for the same plays and reads.
Paul Allen a University of Illinois student faces local featherweight Merle Alte in a Monday night main event at Tomlinson Hall. Allen is gaining a reputation as a student boxer and will turn pro to help pay his Urbana tuition, displaying a willingness to mix with hard opponents.
Ft Worth Panthers defeated the Atlanta Crackers 7 to 1 in game two of the Dixie baseball series. Dell relieved Warmoth with four hits in the third inning as the Panthers scored in bunches. Pate pitched for Ft Worth while Moore Warmoth Bell Jenkins scored for Atlanta. Series resumes in Ft Worth on Saturday and Sunday.
Notable pregame reports from Notre Dame indicate Baylor University landed in South Bend to face Notre Dame in the opener. Knute Rockne predicted a defeat for his team, framing the clash as a tough test for the Irish.
Washington Senators clinched the American League title and prepared to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. Manager Harris promised no letdown while Griffith announced travel plans and a practice stint at the Pirates’ home field.
Jimmy Burke, manager of the team for two seasons, resigned and wired the notice to President O'Brien at Toledo. He will stay until the season ends Sunday and then retire from Toledo. Burke previously led the Indians years ago and is the third A A pilot to resign this season, following Lavan at Kansas City and Molesworth at Columbus.
Johnny Hennessey defeated Julius Sagalowsky in an exhibition at Technical High School marking the opening of eight rebuilt courts. Hennessy won 3-6 6-1 7-5, as organizers anticipate over 100 players in the fall tournament beginning next week.
Major John L. Griffith announced the Big Ten annual cross country run goes to Michigan. The race will be held the morning of November 21 alongside the Michigan Minnesota homecoming clash.
Reports say Joel McCarthy who managed the Louisville Colonels will take over the Chicago Cubs next season. He would receive 10000 dollars salary while his Louisville salary is 7000 dollars. Fans hope the move pays off.
American Association games feature Columbus at Indianapolis. Toledo at Louisville. Minneapolis at Kansas City. J Paul at Milwaukee. Detroit at Boston. Louis at Washington. National League has Boston at St Louis, New York at Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh visits New York. No other games listed.
Baseball results from St Paul, Kansas City, Fullerton and others. Lists of players like Collins Messenger Hargrove Houch Shinault Hoffman Olson Snyder plus pitchers Shaute Myatt Ferguson Ruel Dauss Wells and Wells in various innings. National League games show New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn and box scores with runs hits and errors.
Ray Carpenter of Columbus Ohio defeated Tony Ross of Junction City Kansas two falls to one on Thursday night at the Broadway wrestling show. Ross captured the opening fall before Carpenter rallied to win the two decisive bouts.
Earlham meets Butler in Irwin Field as part of Indiana college football season kickoff. Notre Dame and DePauw face outside opponents while Baylor from Texas is unknown. Several teams including Wabash, Hanover, Franklin, Earlham, DePauw, Rose Poly, Vincennes and Indiana Central begin early tests.
George Wendling of North Salem Indiana captured the main 150 target event at the Indianapolis Gun Club on Thursday by breaking 145 birds. Ensminger won the 25 target handicap with a possible score while W I Warren of Chicago won the double event with 44 of 25 pairs and led all events with 208 of 225.
The report notes broadcasting across Philadelphia Cincinnati and Transylvania areas with the change to daylight saving time on Sept 27 and the return to standard time Sunday morning. It mentions stations and schedules in a period tone reflecting early radio listings and regional coverage.
A special train of eight coaches will depart Indianapolis at 11 30 tonight carrying twelve athletes and 350 members of the local Big Four Athletic Association to the New York Central Lines track meet in Columbus Ohio Saturday. Athletes from over fifty employees' associations of the NY C will participate in the tourney at the Ohio State stadium.
State Grid Saturday features Baylor at Notre Dame Hanover at Wabash Bradley Tech at De Pauw Earlham at Butler Indiana Central at Franklin Vincennes at Rose Poly contest notes indicate scheduled games across multiple campuses with no results provided.
The Indians were set to open their windup series with the Columbus Senators at Washington Park, five games slated before the 1925 curtain. Hill struggled while Tunney dominated, as Toledo Hens won the recent six-game set and took second place chances.
Two area teams were set for afternoon games. Technical opens against Steele High School of Dayton at Techfield with an 8 p.m. kickoff. Shortridge, after beating Westfield, travels to Crawfordsville to meet Crawfordsville at Irwin Field.
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