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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
6
York dispatch reports the first autumn gridiron season opener scheduled along the eastern seaboard featuring Yale Princeton Brown and Army with teams delaying opening until October 6 as george kirkley notes.
Team rosters and rankings appear messy as Folkman leads Folkman entries with scores 124 123 and 117 while schedules note no open play until Saturday Oct 6. Eastern schools set to clash in seasonal workouts with Army and Navy highlighted amid expectations of strong lineups.
In Sept. 28 notes, Rogers admits Boston cannot lift York Giants. New York U faces scrutiny as Yale’s season tightens. Yale’s Elkins West team looks strong after a 27 0 win, while Dartmouth Princeton and others eye openers. Mentions Meehan Tetleman and Dart quarterbacks as teams prep.
Pittsburgh and surrounding campuses report coaches undecided on lineups for season openers with Westminster, Westminister College. Yale and Princeton scrimmages show five and three touchdowns, while Penn State captain Greenshelds sidelined. Lehigh opens against St John’s of Brook.
Harvard football begins its season against Springfield College with Richart O'Connell at end and Foster Davis challenging Forrester Clark for the tackle spot. The team practiced through passing and punting as Davis leads the line and O'Connell shows strong form.
Yesterday Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 6 to 2 and Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 7 to 6. New York outscored Chicago 2 to 0, St Louis led Boston 1 to 3, and Chicago beat New York 3 to 2 with St Louis percentage noted. Today's schedule lists St Louis at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia with Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Tomorrow's games feature Chicago at New York and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Yesterday results show New York over Detroit 4 to 3 and 8 to 5 in seven innings. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 5 to 3 while Washington beat St. Louis 6 to 5 and Cleveland triumphed over Boston 14 to 10. Today’s schedule lists Washington at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago with additional New York at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland.
Tony Canzoneri of Brooklyn defends his featherweight crown at Madison Square Garden tonight against Routis. The rivals met two years ago with Canzoneri winning a close decision as Routis rose as a top contender. Canzoneri is listed as the favorite at 8 to 5 with strong backing for Routis.
New York Giants pitcher Joe Gene Wich limited Chicago to three hits for a 2–0 win. Earlier, the Giants won the opener 3–2 as Hubbell yielded five hits in seven innings while Art Nehf faced his former teammates. In the second game Hogan homered, plus Lindstrom singled and an error by McGuire aided New York’s 4–2 victory.
The Saturday schedule features major eastern football games across multiple cities. Teams include Columbia facing Vermont in New York, Cornell meeting Clarkson in Whita, Dartmouth against Norwich in Hanover, and Penn State hosting Lebanon Valley in State College. Navy plays Davis Elkins in Annapolis, Army meets Boston University at West Point, Pittsburgh hosts The Union at Pittsburgh, and others including Carnegie Tech, Bethany, and Colgate with various opponents.
Philadephia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 5-5 in Chicago to stay in the pennant chase. Grove allowed six hits with nine strikeouts, and Philadelphia pulled ahead with timely hits from Kamm Humerfeld Metzler and others. Cochrane Foxx Hauser and Grove drove in runs as Chicago posted six first inning runs but Philadelphia answered.
Wally Pipp hit two home runs as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 2. Donohue and Sukeforthy pitched for Cincinnati while Miller, Baecht, and Caldwell appeared for Philadelphia. The game featured early Reds runs and a late rally to seal the victory.
The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox split a doubleheader in Cleveland. The Indians won the opener 14 to 10, while Boston captured the nightcap 7 to 4. Pitchers Ruffing and Hoffman faced Underhill. Morris and Heving worked for Boston in game one, with Harder and Brovin aiding Cleveland in relief.
Leo Weidert sets high single 207 and high total 511 for individuals. Smith Horton posts high team game 834 and high three game total 2403. Next week Montay Struthers Wells face Smith Horton. Tuesday Pennsylvania Gas vs Hammond Tanks. Wednesday United Refinery vs Warren Tribune. Thursday House of Feldman vs National Forge.
Miniature gold baseballs from Spalding arrived for the Tribune Baseball league champions and will be presented to Manager Eve nue of Nypean Furniture for distribution. Harry Held of Spalding, who visited Warren yesterday, had twelve balls sent to the Tribune office for the players.
Salamanca High visits Warren's Blue and White on Russell Field at 2 30 tomorrow as part of their strong 1928 schedule after opening with a 38 0 win over Little Valley last Saturday. The Panthers plan a home at Columbus 1930 return, while Pitt prepares for OSU on November 2 1929 per Smoky City notice.
Washington Senators defeated the St. Louis Browns 6 to 5 in St. Louis. Hadley pitched for Washington, allowing all of St. Louis runs in the ninth. Box score shows Washington 010 000 311 and St. Louis 2 000 000 005 with pitchers Hadley Rael Coffman Wiltse Stewart and Manion accounting for the line.
Smith-Horton surged to a clean sweep over House of Folkman, 2403 total across three games, tying Struthers-Wells for first in the Industrial Bowling league. Leo Weidert led with 511 in eight games, as Smith-Horton posted 834 in the third game and 2408 team count overall in opening week action.
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