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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
6
Veteran hurler Peterson fired a brilliant 4 to 1 win for East Side Fruit over Nypenn, striking out twelve with perfect control. The East Side bats capitalized on Nypenn errors to seize the lead in the fourth, while Peterson and local fielding sealed the upset in clement weather.
Babe Huth failed to hit safely in three at bats and made an error. Lou Gehrig singled once in three at bats. Tris Speaker had four trips with one run, one RBI, and a sacrifice in the first game, then one hit and a sacrifice in five trips in the second. Ty Cobb sat out due to fitness. Harry Heilmann went hitless in four trips in the first game and with no hits in three at bats in the second. Paul Waner went hitless in four in the first game, then singled in four trips in the second. Rogers Hornsby doubled and homered in three trips with one RBI and one run, then his sixth homer in five at bats in the second. Kiki Coyner singled once in four trips in the first game and had no hits in the second.
New York May 31 C C Pyle was to turn over 48500 in cash to Tex Rickard for distribution among ten winners of the Los Angeles to New York foot race which ended Saturday night. The awards will be presented at the start of the 26 hour relay in Madison Square Garden. Andrew Payne, Clare Okla farm boy who won the marathon, will receive two 10000 and one 5000 dollar bills.
Two top teams State Hospital and Warren County Dairy meet Friday at Russell Field in a pivotal early-season clash. Hospital’s Weidert, Brown and Gardner headline a strong lineup as Dairy counter with Daly, Bunnell, Ward and Scarry. Weather willing, the crowd will pack High School park for a tight, important race for the first-half flag.
Joey Massa of Warren High school fame debuted for Nypean Furniture in a Tuesday Industrial league game versus East Side Fruit. Jack Aaron is signed to an infield role for Nypean, eligible next game against State Hospital, while East Side Fruit upset Nypean 2 to 1 in a season opener. Fitzgerald of Newell Printers aims to return after rib injuries as InksHingers square off with East Side Fruit next Wednesday.
St Joe Cadets stay unbeaten in Fraternal league with a 7 to 4 win over Hammond Iron Works on the South Side diamond. Geitner allowed four runs early but shut down Hammond, while Baldensperger hit a long homer with one on. Baldy’s round tripper came in the third as the crowd praised a standout blast. Three Linkers and Company I scheduled to perform on Russell Field at 5:80 this evening, first Fraternal league game on the High School diamond.
Boll's Stars of Buffalo fell easily to Billy Webb's Spiders at Celoron Ballpark as Jamestown mired Buffalo 40 to 3. Swanson, in the Warren infield, contributed a single and a run, was hit by a pitch, and handled three chances without a slip. Erickson dominated for Jamestown after the first inning, as Buffalo managed only three runs on two singles, a double, and a sacrifice fly with 1,350 fans watching.
The item comments on rapid home run chatter, outfield ease, and managers misreading conditions after sending players south to train. It notes a fatal gas spread in Hamburg with quick city-wide consequences and cites figures such as Old Judge Landis and Prince Carol of Roumania in a brisk, period-voice sports snip.
Freddie Lindstrom of the New York Giants at 23 shows long pro service while 1926 World Series champions St. Louis Cardinals see many ex-members depart. Boxer Jack Dempsey retired after a brief title reign. Johnny Risko rejects color line in a June bout with George Godfrey. Lon Jourdet named assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Paul Easterling Chalmer Cissel rookies, veterans in uniform. Lehigh University ROTC rifle team noted as strong in the East.
Independent baseball match set for Russell Field features Burns' All-Stars vs Black Mohawks with a 8:30 PM start. Mohawks, praised after a 12 to 0 win over Salamanca Pros, boast a strong lineup including Pike Peterson and other noted players from Warren area.
A chaotic clump of baseball players and teams is listed, naming Ruth and Gehrig of the Yankees, Hauser of the Athletics, Todt of the Red Sox, Reese of the Cubs, Bissonette and Robins, Bottomley, and others from the Cardinals, Giants, and Phillies. The piece shows scattered mentions of players like Sewell, Frisch, Leach, and Harper with mixed team affiliations. A stray note mentions peasant life and auto sales in southeastern Europe, then an advertisement prompt for Tribune classifieds.
United Press reports Garland Braxton silenced New York with a 5–0 Washington win. Reeves and Goslin drove in all Senators runs as Dugan opened the scoring with a double. Gehrig and Combs managed little against Braxton and Shocker.
New York May 31. Interest revived in the lightweight division as Tex Rickard presents a full card of 136-pounders at Madison Square Garden tonight. Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden Connecticut meets Manuel Quintero of Tampa Florida in the main bout. Kaplan, who relinquished the featherweight title, has been in fine form and is a 2 to 1 favorite to beat Quintero. The winner may be matched with Jimmy Nick Sarnin in June.
Louis Meyer of Southgate California won the 500 mile Indianapolis Memorial Day classic driving a Miller special. The 23 year old unknown rose from obscurity to lead late after a steady climb from ninth at 50 miles to second at 300 miles and then to the front before the finish. Meyer, mentored by Frank Elliott, had previously only driven briefly in 1927 and spent years as a mechanic before seizing the race's top prize.
International League results span multiple doubleheaders with wins by St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Washington Detroit Cleveland and more. The day's schedule lists Chicago at St. Louis Detroit at Cleveland Philadelphia at Boston and Washington at New York in the American League with Jersey City at Newark and Montreal at Rochester in the International League.
NEW YORK May 30 Rogers Hornsby new manager of the Boston Braves leads the National League in batting with an average of .397. George Grantham Pittsburgh first baseman out with an injured hand is second at .394. Ralph Kress St. Louis Browns rookie shortstop leads the American League with .385 and Emile Barnes Washington rookie outfielder is second at .370.
Louis Meyer of Southgate triumphs in the Indianapolis 500, completing 500 miles in 5 hours 01 minutes 33.75 seconds at an average 99.482 mph. He led from the 186th lap after Jimmy Gleason pitted a crippled Duesenberg, drove solo with one pit stop, and held off Louis Schneider and George Souders, both on Harry Miller cars.
New York May 321 The light heavyweight title bout between Tom Loughran and Pete Latzo was called off Wednesday night due to rain and will be held at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Friday night weather permitting Promoter Humbert J Fugazy announced The bout was moved up from June 6 to fit Loughran’s schedule with Leo Lomski and a possible Slattery bout under Tex Rickard promotion The New York State Athletic Commission plans to address the Rickard Fugazy Loughran dispute at Friday’s meeting Loughran weighed 175 Latzo 169 12 pounds in yesterday’s weigh in Baseball fans returned to Warren county to watch major league games in Pittsburgh and Cleveland Advertise in The Tribute.
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