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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
6
Industrial League action at Russell Field saw Warren County Dairy defeat Nypenn Furniture 6 to 3 as Don Brown earned his fifth victory in six starts. Massa relieved Urbanski in the seventh, Hamm starred at short, and Pauly Hamm drove in three runs to pace the Dairy attack.
Two base hits by Burns P Hamm Brogan Haggstrom. Brown pitched nine strikeouts Urbanski Massa three. Brown and Urbanski each issued one walk. Urbanski allowed ten hits in six innings while scoring six runs in six innings. Umpires Fero and Pearce.
Chicago June 28 Dave Shade already groomed for a middleweight title shot against champion Mickey Walker and Bert Coligan have been matched by promoter Later for a 10 round bout set for July in Chicago.
Larry Mann of Kinzua made his first Industrial league start for Warren County Dairy in right field. He grounded out and later scored on a fielder’s choice. an error allowed Burns to score after Erickson doubled. Eddie Hamm turned in a strong defensive game for Dairy with five chances. Newell Printers idle three weeks due to weather, next facing State Hospital led by Don Brown who has five wins in six starts. Skinn Weidert of State Hospital has a perfect percentage with three wins, McCullough and Wiltsie splitting two others. Paully Hamm produced four safeties, including a double, as veteran Giegerich and Poppleton also performed well.
Light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran faces Armand Emanuel, a Jewish lawyer from San Francisco, in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Loughran is favored three to one though the title will not be at stake as Emanuel weighs over the 175 pound lightweight limit.
Babe Ruth went 2 for 3 with a run batted in. Lou Gehrig singled and tripled in three trips. Hornsby Cobb Speaker Waner Frisch Heilmann idle.
Buer Storton Burt Shotten faces the tough task of lifting the Phillies out of last place in the National League. So far his results are limited but recent weeks show improving play and potential for a better finish. If allowed to stay, he may yet steer the Quakers toward seventh place.
New York Yankees extended their American League lead to eleven games with a 7 to 4 win over the Philadelphia Athletics in Philadelphia. Henry Johnson pitched, allowing three runs in the fourth inning when Philadelphia scored all its runs. two Yankee errors aided the A's scoring.
A quirky historical snippet frames Hawaii as a paradise for swimming amid bold waves and shark chatter. It references the Duke era and a Philadelphia mention, then shifts to a baseball box score for Philadelphia and New York with pitchers, hits, errors, and game duration.
Walter Hagen faces Archie Compston and Jack Cawsey meets Aubrey Boomer in an eighteen hole exhibition at Chautauqua on August 2. Cawsey, winter record holder at Hyde Park Jacksonville, already carded 69 to beat Hagen's 70, boosting local interest.
New York Giants defeated Philadelphia 11 to 8 in the lone National League game yesterday. Giants pitchers allowed twelve hits while Ott and Cohen belted home runs.
Yesterday New York defeated Philadelphia 12 to 8. Other games had Philadelphia at New York and Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Chicago hosted Cincinnati and Boston visited New York tomorrow. Today New York travels to Philadelphia and Washington hosts Boston with several league matchups.
In yesterday's action the Reanlca Baltimore beat Newark 10 to 9 while Reading stood 6-8 and Jersey City 2-2. Buffalo triumphed 9-5 over Montreal 5-4.
The article humorously chronicles Hawaiian swimmers and a new Idio tic Olympics event marathon dancing. Dancers clamber over each other during a week long contest ending with slowed movements, a standing audience, and a prize of money while others rest or fan their denions.
New York tallies seven across the plate as Philadelphia manages four. Gehrig Koenig Ruth Lazzeri Simmons Miller drive the runs while Cochrane Foxx Combs add key hits. Boston sweeps Washington with 4 1 and 11 4, Taitt aiding a Sox doubleheader win.
In Brooklyn at Ebbets Field George Godfrey 235 pounds of Alabama Negro loses a ten round decision to Johnny Risko of Cleveland. Risko edges ahead in final three rounds as Godfrey pressures early rounds. Crowd of 27 849 watches the heavyweight bout.
Pike Peterson a former minor league pitcher will start for Burne Warren Baseball Club in Sunday’s game at Ex position Park. The Franklin Independents, top locals from Veran county, are the attraction with Callihan Norton Paris McCullough Wolfe Andrews and other favorites set to appear. Risko’s attacking style dominates early rounds as Godfrey’s height and reach neutralize him, but Risko wins by midriff blows, avoiding knockdowns in a bout that tests endurance. Risko, 190 pounds, will headline a busy schedule including Roberto Roberti and Paolino Uzendun later this year. Godfrey heads to Spain for a Barcelona rematch in August.
The famed American dirt track racer Bob Robinson will compete in the Warren fairgrounds Fourth of July auto races. This signals renewed interest as 1928 marks his first dirt track appearance of the year, following Decoration Day at Indianapolis. He will arrive Sunday and practice Monday and Tuesday to master the local oval. Warren county fair president Dick Jones oversees track preparations aiming for record setting speeds. Safety zones for spectators and parking plans are being established to ease traffic around the grounds.
A fragmented league roundup highlights Ruth and Gehrig with standout home run feats. Names like Hauser Brannon Blue Todt and Hornsby surface among several clubs including the Athletics Browns Red Sox and Giants. The piece hints at cautious buyers in classified ads as the season progresses.
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