Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 107, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1928 — Page 11
SEPT. 24, 1928.
1928 Football Campaign to Be Officially Ushered in Next Week-End
300 College Grid Teams to Open Action Saturday. LOYOLA AT NOTRE DAME Wabash and Indiana Meet at Bloomington. BY NORMAN E. ISAACS Football was forcing its way into the sport spotlight today and clam- 1 oring for its share of attention. The first actual blasts of autumn were whistling through the trees and the 1928 gridiron campaign officially will be launched Saturday, when approximately 300 collegiate elevens play in conflicts from one end of the continent to the other. The annual fall sport will get under way in Indiana on Friday, when Indiana Central and Franklin meet at Franklin and Danville Normal takes on Oakland City. Saturday two of Hoosierdom’s topetchers swing into action, Loyola of New Orleans meeting Notre r ume at South Bend and Wabash playing Indiana at • Bloomington. Indiana State Normal will meet the Indiana “B” team at Bloomington Saturday. Several of the East’s many gridiron prominents also are scheduled to open their pastiming. Catholic University will meet Boston College at Boston; Vermont will be at Columbia; Norwich at Dartmouth; Lebanon Valley at Penn State; Ursinus at Pennsylvania; Thiel at Pittsburgh; Boston U. at Army, and Davis-Elkins at Navy. The week-end’s action In which important elevens will play follow: STATE (Friday) Indiana Central at Franklin. Oakland City at Danville. (Saturday) Loyola at Notre Dame. Wabash at Indiana. State Normal at Indiana “B”. Antioch at Earlham. Concordia at Muncie. Hanover at Cincinnati University. Valparaiso at Albion. MID-WEST South Carolina at Chicago. EAST Catholic University at Boston Coll. St. Lawrence at Colgate. Middleburv at Amherst. Vermont at Columbia. Clarkson at Cornell. Norwich at Dartmouth. 3t. Bonaventure at Fordham. Rhode Island at Maine. Niagara at N. Y. U. Lebanon Valley at Penn State. Urslnus at Pennsylvania. Thiel at Pittsburgh. Hobart at Syracuse. Boston University at Army. Davis-Elkins at Navy. Bethany at Wash-Jeff. SOUTH Bowling Green at Centre. Vanderbilt at Chattanooga. Howard Payne at South Methodist. Maryville at Tennessee. Southwestern at Texas Agri. Daniel Baker at Texas Chris. Louisiana Nor. at Tulane. Lynchburg at Wash-Lee. WEST Montana Ltate at Idaho. Arkansas at Mississippi. Westminster at Washington University. FAR WEST Santa Clara at California. Pacific University at Oregon. Utah Agri. at South California. Olympic A. C. at Stanford. _ Arizona at U. of California (So. Br.). t IJpPED FOR HIGH HONORS Purdue and Indiana, two schools whose football teams have been ol only average strength In recent years, have prospects of being among the leaders in Big Ten football this fall. HAS JOB AT FLORIDA Charles Bachman, who was forced to resign his job at Kansas State because of ill health, is now football coach of the U. ol Florida. Children’s Museum Guild Will Present Dr. Nanna Gusta Wieder Dean of Women AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FSYCO--I.OGICAL RESEARCH “SPOILING, OR UNSPOILING THE CHILD” Wednesday, Sept, 26th, 2:30 p. m. 1150 N. Meridian. Tickets, 50c
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Dad Coaches Offspring
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UNUSUAL indeed is the spectacle of father coaching his son in football, but such is the case this fall at Fordham University where Frank W. Cavanaugh is head coach and his son, David, is out for the freshman squad. Coach Cavanaugh sneaks away from the varsity squad every now and then to give his son a few pointers about football, as you can see him doing in the accompanying photograph.
YALE TAKES IT EASY By United Frees NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 24 Yale began its second week of football practice today without having scrimmaged. Head Coach Mai Stevens decided to postpone scrimmage scheduled for Saturday to allow injured players a chance to recuperate completely. / Goodman and McEwen, novices, are playing ends on the first team. West and Crile, last year’s substitutes to Scott and Wishwick, graduated stars, are being used on the second eleven. GROGAN IN ACTION Bn United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Tommy Grogan, hard-hitting Omaha, Neb., lightweight, who has won his last nine bouts by knockouts, will meet an opponent yet to be selected in a ten-round bout tonight. His opponent will be selected from Frankie Fink, Texan Pete Petrolle, Troy, N, Y., or Johnny Griffin, Jersey City. Grogan was to have met Billy Wiley, but the latter was ordered eliminated by the New York commission, PIRATES DEFEATED B,y Times Special NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 24. New Haven, Eastern League champions, defeated Pittsburgh in an exhibition tilt here Sunday, 10 to 2. MOTION PICTURES
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Home Run Club
American League Ruth (Yankees) 50 Gehrig (Yankees) 24 Hauser (Athletics) 16 Simmons (Athletics) 14 Blue (Browns) 14 Foxx (Athletics) 13 National League Wilson (Cubs) 30 Bottomley (Cards) 30 Haley (Cards) 27 Blssonette (Robins) 23 Hornsby (Braves) 20 Hurst (Phillies) 19 Harper (Cards) 19^ Yesterday’s Homers Bottomley (Cards); Stripp (Reds); Foxx (Athletics); Shires iWhite Soxi; Hauser (Athletics); Dykes (Athletics). BEARS TRIUMPH By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 24 —ln the initial game of Chicago’s profesional football season Sunday, the powerful line of the Bears was too much for the Cardinal forw’ard wall, tearing through repeatedly for long gains and a 15 to 0 victory. TOM ARMOUR WINS SHINNECOCK HILLS. L. 1., Sept. 24.—Tommy Armour, 1927 National open golf champion, won the invitation professional golf tournament here Sunday with a total of 302. Joe Kirkwood, Albany, Ga., was second with 303 and Bobby Cruickshank third with 304. MOTION PICTURES
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SHORTRIDGE DEFEATED Stivers of Dayton Downs City Eleven in Grid Tilt, DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 24.--The powerful Stivers of Dayton eleven defeated Shortridge of Indianapolis here Saturday, 10 to 6. Four thousand fans watched the turns swelter under a troiling sun. The Buckeyes scored a touchdcwn in each of the second, third and fourth periods.
Big League Stuff
Travis Jackson, New York Giants shortstop, kept the Giants 'in the National League pennant race Sunday by breaking up a pitcher’s duel beween Adolfo Luque and Joe Genewich with a single in the fourteenth inning, scoring Lindstrom with the run by which the McGrawmen beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2 to 1. Joe Stripp’s home run in the Seventh was the only run made off Genewich. Jess Haines let the Brooklyn Robins down with three singles. the St. Louis Cardinals winning. 7 to 1, and maintainlng their one game lead over the Giants. Jim Bottomley hit his thirtieth home run ol the season with two mates on base. Waite Hovt blanked the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees held their two-game lead over the Philadelphia Athletics. Joe Shaute held the Yanks scoreless for four innings, but weakened in the late innings. The score was 5 to 0. It was Hoyt's twentieth victory of the season. Jimmy Dykes’ home run in the ninth, with two men on, helped the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns, 11 to 7. Hauser and Foxx also hit home runs. Phil Page, recruit southpaw from the Eastern League, won his second fcame In two starts bv pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 4-to-l victory over Boston Red Sox. The Chicago White Sox went Into a tie for fourth place with the Washington Senators by beating the Griffmen. 8 to 3. Ted Lyons held the Senators to eight hits.
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Cards’ Heads Prepare for World Series St. Louis Club Makes Announcement About * Tickets for Games. By FOSTER EATON United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 24.—An announcement of considerable interest to a city which is gaining added baseball fever, was* delivered here today. The originators of the announcement were the officials of the St Louis Cardinals, who manage the National League tea mwhich today enjoys a lead of one game, with seven games to go. “Contingent upon the Cardinal club winning the National League pennant,” the announcement read, ‘‘Games will be scheduled for St Louis on Oct. 7, 8 and 9.” Applications for tickets will be received only by mail, and such applications must be addressed to the St. Louis National League Baseball Club, “World’s Series Office,” St Louis, Mo. The fourth paragranh of the notice stipulated that all applications made prior to the date of this notice “will not be filled.” Notice was specifically given to all who may have filed applications heretofore “that additional applications must be made in conformity with this notice.” YANKS ALL SET B.y United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 24.— I The management of the New York Yankees has issued a price list of seats for
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Davis Elkins Wins From W. Virginia Bn United Press MORGANTOWN. W. Va., Sept. 24.—Davis-Elkins College fought its way to a 7 to 0 victory over West Virginia University here Saturday. It was the first game of the season for both teams. The lone score came late in the first quarter when a long forward pass, Rengle to McKinney, took the ball to West Virginia’s sevenyard line. From this point, DavisElkins bucked the oval over the marker, Rengle going over on the fourth play. Smith kicked a field goal for the extra point.
WHAT BIG LEAGUERS DID YESTERDAY
Rogers Hornsby (.391)—Idle. Paul Waner (.384)—Idle. Goose Goslin • (.378)—Singled twice In four trips, scored one run and drove In one. Lau Gehrig (.370) Oot a double and single In.four trips nd drove In one run. Al Simmons < .352•—Got a double and single In four trips and drove In one run. drove In one. Babe Ruth (.319)—Got a double and single In four trips, scored one run and drove in one. Freddy Lindstrom (.356)—Singled three times and scored the winning run against the Reds. Jim Bottomley (.323)—Hit home run No. 30 with two mates on base. JENKINS BREAKS 99 R. M. Jenkins, Orleans, Ind., led shooters in the last registered shoot of the season at the Indianapolis Gun Club traps Saturday with 09 out of 100. the world series, contingent upon the Yankees winning the American League pennant. The seats will be sold in series of three with box seats priced at $6.60; reserved seats at $5.50, and the remainder of the stadium called down to sllO. Unreserved seats will go on sale at 10 a. m. on game days.
BROWN BEATS HELEN By United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 24.—Miss Helen Willi, lost two straight sets to Wray D. Brown, Missouri Valley tennis champion, here Sunday. 7-5, 6-0, in a continuation of her exhibitions against male players. Paired with Ted Eggman, former Cornell captain, Miss Wills defeated
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Brown and Karl Hodge, St. Louis, in a doubles exhibition, 7-5, 6-3. LEATHERNECKS LOSE Leathernecks (Mapleton Juniors) were defeated by the Indianapolis Cubs Sunday, 42 to 0. LeathernecKs desire a practice game for Sunday and prefer to oppose a team in tha 16-18-year-old class. Call Humboldt 6240 after 5:30. Leathernecks will meet Wednesday night at 7:30.