Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 17

Publication:
The News Journali
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Issue Date:
Page:
17
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

17 Delaware Horse Wins Opening Harness Race at Fair EVKUV WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1928. All the workouts will be held at Eden LA BARBA IN COMEBACK HOOSIER GANG COPS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PENNANT Park. IEE FRISCO WINS BEATS NATI0NALISTA "Dutch" Hauber, former Delaware College grtdder, will coach" the team this season, while the club will be (By The Associated press.) Los Angeles, 26 Fidel LaBar managed by El wood Leach. OPENER LSMERE Y. M.

C. A. BOYS TO SEE ba, former flyweight champion, who has returned to the ring in quest of the bantamweight title, defeated young Nationalist, Filipino, In a 10 PENN-URSINUS GAME Camel Hair Topcoats $50 Approximately 100 members of the round fight here last night, after nar local Y. M. C.

A. Boys' Division will rowly escaping being knocked out himself In the first round. He was be the guests of the athletic depart ment of the University of Peniuyl van la for the opening of the foot given the edge in eight rounds. It was their third meeting, LaGarba ball season against Urslnus on Saturday. The boys will leave the Y.

M. C. A. at 12.30 o'clock traveling to gaining an unpopular decision in the first bout two years ago and the sec ond going to a draw. Straight Heat Winner in 2.29 Pace; Pet Helen Dillon Scores.

By joe Mclaughlin. Decisive victories were scored In the two harness races at the opening of the Delaware State Fair at Elsmerr yesterday afternoon. The card, despite the fact that both races were won In outstanding fashion was Lee Frisco from Freeman Clark's etable in Kenton. mide the first race a home aflair by taking down each of the three heats. She won with plenty of reserve in the first going the mile in 2.20 to beat Frances Franklin Field by automobile, NEWARK HIGH SQUAD BOUNDING TO In the opening round an uppercut This light weight, comfortable garment is in great demand this season.

Nowhere will you find a better coat at this low figure. Tang, browns and gray. We invite your inspection. landed flush on LaBarba's Jaw daz FORM ing him. Almost out on his feet, he The Newark High School football was able to weainer me srorra oy hanging on.

squad is getting In fine shape for the coming season. Coach Olllespie had several hard scrimmages this week and will have a good team to put up Major League Leaders against du Pont High on Friday, Oc tober 12. This is the first D. I. A.

A. (Incladlng Games of Stpt 25). National League. game or the season, wnicn win oe played on the N. 11.

8. new athletic field. The team expects to bring back Bingen by a length. The Winslow Batting Hornsby, Braves, .391. Runs P.

Waner, Pirates, 140. mare again offered the contention 'n the second heat but Helen B. the en the championship to Newark which Runs batted in Bottomley, Cards, 129. they lost two years ago to Laurel, af try of Frank Parsons, Pittsville, Md Hits P. Waner, Pirates, 223.

ter having retained It for seven years. Double P. Waner, Pirates, 51. came with a rush to challenge the MANSURE PRETTYMAN DUPONT BUILDING Note See Our New Neckwear $1 to $1. Triples P.

Waner, Pirates; Bottom- good Lee Frisco in the third and final head, forcing the winner to step off The Indianapolis Indians, winners of the American Association pennant. The Hooslers, who will meet the International league winners in the little world series, are back row, left to right: Pitcher Swetonic, Outfielder Koenecke, Shortstop TVarstler, Pitcher Speece, Catcher Florence, Second Baseman Connolly. Coach Corriden. Second row: First Baseman Burrus, Pitcher Leverett, Outfielder Blenkiron, Pitcher Schupp, Catcher Riddle, First Baseman Holke. Catcher Spencer, Pitcher Yde.

Front row: Outfielder Matthews. Pitcher Manag er Betzel, Third Baseman Haney, Pitcher Burwell, Out fielder Russell, Utility Miller and the mascot. ley, Cards, 19. the mile in 2.19 fiat. Homers Bottomley.

Cards, 31. At Last, the Amphibious Auto. Some time ago another car with its driver plunged Into the basin at Pet Helen Dillon a West Chester Stolen bases Cuyler, Cubs, 35. Pitching Benton, Giants, won, 25; 1 mar from the barn of Pat Riley proved too good for three other trot this point, but swam ashore. New Orleans Time Picayune.

lost, 8. American League. ters in the 2.16 class trot. She ri the first mile in 2.18, but was extend HAUBER WILL COACH SOUTH SIDE TERRAPINS "There's a delicious sense of luxury Runs Ruth, Yanks, 153. Runs batted in Ruth, Gehrig, Yanks, when one is lying on one's bed and ringing one's bell for one's valet." 137.

ed in the second heat but turned a mark of 2.16, while she turned the third mile in 2.17. All pointer. Have you a valet?" "No, but I have Hits Manush, Browns, 233. Doubles Manush. Browns, 47.

SQUAD GROWS AT DELAWARE HOLT AND REITZES REPORT Candidates Noiv Number More Than Sixty at Frazer Field; First Squad Comprises Seasoned Varsity Material From Last Season. a bell. America Humor. Powell Peacock's horse from Middle Trlples Combs. Yanks, 21.

town, carried off second money We live to learn and If we are 8outh Side Terrapins, aspirants for the second-class football championship of the city will hold practices tonight and Thursday in preparation for the opening game of the season. The squad will also hold a scrimmage drill Saturday afternoon. Homers Ruth. Yanks, 50. The summary: Stolen bases Myer, Red Sox, 28.

Pitching Crowder, Browns, won, 20; MANSURE PRETTYMAN seeking sources of special Instruction we can find them in the Classified section. Class. Freeman Clark. Kenton. lost, 5.

rL Ill Frances Blnsren. TV. S. Winslow. Snow Hill, Md 333 Newark.

Sept. 26. More than sixty candidates reported to Coach Roth- Petr Glenn. Patrick Riley, TVeat Chester. Pa.

6 6 Martha Ceorare Mitchell. Phila rock for football practice on Frazer Field. University of Delaware, yesterday afternoon, which is thought to be the largest squad ever out at one time in the history of sports at the local institution. delphia. Pa.

5 TV. B- P. Howard, Barwlck, Els- mert PeL 4 4 4 The squad was divided into two groups with Coach RotnrocX taking Princes Thorr. E. Q.

Cann. Ken- charge of squad, consisting largely of last-year letter men and the likely candidates for this years varsity, and Graduate Manager "Doc nett Square, Pa 8 7 Doherty in charge of squad Idy Friend. Walter Lockerman, Kejmett Square. Pa 9 9 8 Coach Rothrock gave the A squad one of the hardest workouts or tne Jollv H- GillesDie. Snow Hill.

year, which included several new training stunts. Early in the afternoon he Md. 7 7 dr Helen Frank Parson. Pitta- ville. Md 8 5 3 drilled the linemen in charging through a line made up of others of the squad, after which the ends and backs were put through a hard drill cf tackling and taking "opponents" out of the play.

Time 2.20. 3.21H. 2-19- ff.lf Purse, ISO. Tt TT1.n TMlltorL. Pat Rilev.

West Coach Rothrock has naa erected a sort of fence device and the linemen Cfcoster. Pa. 1 1 1 40 ET 8 FIGHT SHOW AT "AUDT" OCTOBER spent about 15 minutes with their shoulders against the "fence" pushing it up the cinder track. This is intend 11 ed to strengthen the shoulders and give experience in pushing through a line to open up holes. Decision to reopen its weekly boxing exhibitions at the Auditorium this year on an even larger scale than last year, was reached by directors of the Forty and Eight Legion A.

A. After this there was another new training stunt to drill the backs in open flela running ana also in hirdling over opponents while carrying the ball through the line. Two jsy WMWIMBftW fry. at a special meeting yesterday at the du Pont Blltmore. The shows will be opened Thursday night.

October 11. and will be given each succeeding ropes had been stretcnea supported by posts at about every five yards Alt Pointer. Powell Peacock, Mid- dletown. DeU 3 8 2 Henry J. Edward Brldsevill.

Dei 3 3 3 Gar Volo, William Yelland. Philadelphia. Pa, 4 4 Tim 2.1S. 2.17. Toflay Card MS Cla Mixed.

Hallowe'en March, lb. L. O. Ross, Wilmington. Del- TV.

B. P. (b. Henry Barwlck, Ela-Biere, Del. Prmceas Thorpe, (b.

rn.) E. D. Cann. Kennett Square, Fa. Ester B.

(h. Oliver TV. Lockerman, Kennett Square, Pa. France Binjen. TV.

S. TVinbrow, Enrw Hill. Md. xj 1 Buck Boy, Edward Myers, BrtdgevUle, Pel Rachel. Powell Peacock.

Middletown. Del Sir Morgan, Edward Myers, Bridge- TiUe, PeL Tkre-IlBt Clas Mixed Tnrte Heat a Raee Parse $li. Hallowe en March, to. L. O.

Ross. Wilmington, DeL Princesw Thorpe. E. G. Cann.

Kennett JXly R. H. GiUeple, Snow Thursday night through the season. and with sharp turns. Players on hands and knees were placed at dif An additional 300 seats will be added to the Auditorium which is located on West Eleventh street near Mon roe, bringing the total to approxi ferent points through these paths and the backs were then started through the ball.

They were required to hurdle the supposed "opponents" and to make the turns quickly. This is mately 2.000. planned to give the backs practice in zig-zagging through a line while How Boxers Fared in Squared Circle (By The Associated Press) carrying the ball. Those who were drilled in the A squad included Captain Glasser, Bar ton. Shellady.

A. Hill, Wells, Riley. Paris Johnny Cuthbert, England, Sloan, Benson, Staats, Reese defeated Tony Ascension, Algeria (10). Ascension disqualified: Primo Billy Bingen. Edward Everett.

Snow Knight. Powell Peacock. Mid-PriSlmo. Edward Myers. Bridge- Camera, Italy, knocked out Joe Snow Peter Glenn.

TV. S. TVinbrow. HUU Md. with fthis oilier oil because it gives your motor a better piston seal amd cuts iovm Motion, so tlnat there is greater actoal power at the point yoBH want power Thomas (3).

Flint, Mich. Jimmy Goodrich. Buffalo, stopped Sammy Mandell, Rock-ford, lightweight champion (non-title) (2). Chicago Jimmy Byrne, Louisville, outpointed Chuck Wiggins, Indian BOWLING Draper, linemen; Hubert, ns, Taylor. DiJoseph, Squillace, Rose.

Flynn, backfield men. Near the end of the practice Coach Rothrock lined the following team up for signal practice: Ends, Glasser and Sloan; tackles, Riley and Kane; guards, Benson and Reese; center. Staats; quarter back, DiJoseph; half backs, Taylor and Hopkins; full back, Hubert. Captain Glasser called the signals. Two players who reported for the first time yesterday were: Franklin Holt, the Wilmington boy who was at Lafayette last year, and Reitzes, catcher on the Delaware baseball MORE POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS An oil that forms a perfect seal between piston and cylinder wall, prevents the loss of the explosive power of your gasoHnr.

This makes.it work for you. In engine tests, the effective power developed by a motor is commonly measured by machines called dynamometers. In almost daily tests with these devices "Standard' Motor Oil is being compared with other motor oils, commonly used. Results show the same motors develop from 4 to 10 per cent more power with "Standard' Motor OiL No wonder motorists say of "Standard; You can actually feel the difference. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.

apolis (10). Jack McCarthy. Chicago, Russeil Dick Knecht outpointed Bobby LaSalle, Los Ange les, (10). Ernie Owens. Los Angeles, Murphy outpointed Jack Monroe, Chicago (6).

Columbus Fred Mahan, Mexico, knocked out Joe CMalley, Columbus team last spring. Holt, who is better Totals known as a swimmer than as a foot ball player, has just entered Dela 1B5 171 141 497 170 129 133- 432 122 143 117 382 139 126 137 402 151 160 174 485 7C7 729 '7022198 PRESS. 121 162 283 149 129 135 413 148 143 156 447 161 184 217 562 203 165 137 505 117 117 782 783 7622327 ware and will try for an end position. neiizes is oui ior tne line. Davis Whiteside Dnikker Steward Webster Blind "Doc" Doherty also worked the squad hard for more than an hour and had enough out for a short (2).

Des Moines, la. Kenneth Hunt Des Moines, won on foul from Earl Blue, St. Paul (1). Teddy Gartin, Lincoln, stopped Archie Anions, Corning, Ia (6). Jackson, Miss.

Buster Mallini, Pass Christian, outpointed Al Wal-thers, Canton, (10). Los Angeles Fidel Labarba outpointed Young Nationalist, Filipino, (10). Ttotals scrimmage. Some of the candidates on this squad were: Boggs, Morris, Doordan, Steele. Armstrong.

Russo, Rosenblatt. Warren, Waddington, Fritz, Snowberger, Orth, Riggin. West, Howell, Bennett, Wardell and others. R. 132 137 135 171 158 P.R.

August 143 Winthrop 136 Connolly 122 Donlin 144 Slattery 157 Pails 116 391 169 441 157 414 315 128 443 153 153 1 Runs For the Week Ten Leading Batsmen AMERICAN LEAGUE. Clubs: M. T.W. T. F.

S. ST1 New 3 10 13 733 7232157 701 Totals OIL PYRITES. 166 153 Athletics 2 St. Louis 6 Washington 8 Detroit 8 Cleveland 4 Chicago 4 9 11 5 a 3 li 8 1 5 0 4 203 522 158 422 153 461 167 487 182 574 Bergan Clark Farmar Savllle Green 115 139 156 190 149 169 164 202 Boston 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE. CrStandorcT Greases, Transmhrlan Ofl ami Tl Gear Compound are made with the tame care I as "Standard motor fuels and motor oils.

JJ Totall 850 753 8632466 Did not play. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Player: Club: G. Ab. R.

H. Pet. Hornsby, 137 476 99 186 291 P. Waner. 150 594 140 223 .375 Lindstrom, N.

627 95 223 .356 Sisler. 115 479 71 164 .342 Hafey. St 498 98 170 .341 Leader a year ago today, P. Waner, Pittsburgh. .381.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. Player: Club: G. Ab. H. Pet.

Manush, St. Loulsl70 617 100 233 .378 Goslin, 131 441 74 166 .376 Gehrig, N. 149 545 133 201 .369 Simmons, 450 74 157 .349 Lazzeri, N. Y. 113 395 60 132 .334 Leader a year ago today, Simmons, Athletics, .391.

Clubs: M. T.W. T. F. ST1 13 is 8 13 4 13 4 li 180 605 92 420 189 528 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 5 St.

Louis 9 New 7 Phillies 6 Chicago 7 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2 N. V. FIBER. Rucber 170 155 Crowe 176 152 J. Darrell 182 157 M.

Darrell 186 181 Pennington 129 Groves 151 Totals 843 806 CLOVER DAIRY. 150 517 129 198 359 5 li 2 9 3 7 3 5 8092458 IN THE ROUGH BY HOWARD FREE MATS, SPORTISTORY A Scotch Remedy. I Dy PLACINC A PENwy I EACH HAN See 1Uat; Auec, how me 0ALL VJEMT to -fue (2lTHT AT A SHARP ANtfUE THAT'S rT HAP -ftm SAME IROUautS ONCS our i curcp MyseLF My S(Zpt Brt Suaz.MON. ye urrro VJt you'fte RAMOS AT -tVxe f'Me or jmPacT am -frtH CUUOrtEAO TURMEO 77 On this date, Sept. 26.

1897 McCleery of St. Louis and Beckley of Cincinnati hit three home runs each in a game. 1905' Johnny Hodap, Cleveland American first baseman, born to Cincinnati. 1914 Mick King defeats Gus Christie in 20 rounds at Sydney, New South Wales. 1921 Babe Ruth hits his 57th home run off Stanley Coveleskie and Conaily 159 143 159 461 Hayman 128 178 128 434 Clark 154 122 200 476 Kilvington 134 145 201 480 Moody 158 220 185 563 Totals 733 808 8732414 BPEAKMAN.

Croney 161 200 154 615 Stiegler 169 168 201 638 Doughten 159 157 172 488 Wright 151 181 161 493 Montgomery 164 156 126 446 Total 804 862 8142480 BANCROFT. McKelvey 153 167 174 494 Callahan 161 178 168 507 Oram 180 172 134 486 W. Gallagher 107 163 270 S. Stewart 157 177 173 507 166155 Totals 758 867 804-2419 his 68th off George TJhle of Cleveland. 1923 Floyd Johnson defeated Willie Meehan In four rounds at Oakland, Calif.

1923 Johnny Flnley defeats Young Wallace la 10 rounds at St. Augustine, Fla. 1926- George Bums ends his world record string of 64 doubles hit to a season. 1927 Greenville, South Atlantics beat Jacksonville 10-4, to third same of a post-season series. -in.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The News Journal
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The News Journal Archive

Pages Available:
2,043,461
Years Available:
1871-2024