Heeney Predicts Big Knockout Bid In Tunney Bout
Paris reports Tom Heeney predicting he will knock out Gene Tunney in their July bout while manager Bernard Mortimer touts a $2,000,000 gate and bets on American venues. Heeney downplays his own warnings as Mortimer proclaims confidence and cites recent nine straight wins by Tunney’s rival.
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New York Swimmer Sets World Endurance Record
Mrs. Lottie Moore Schoemmel of New York completed a 32 hour swim at Deauville pool in Miami Beach to break the world endurance record by one hour. She started 9:23 a.m. Saturday and finished 5:28 p.m. Sunday, surpassing Edith Johnson’s 21 hour mark.
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New York
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England
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Lake George
Fishes Take Honeymoons Says French Doctor
Dr Louis Roule of the Natural History museum in Paris says fishes seek warmer waters at spawning. The cod tunny eel and shad migrate. tunny journeys to Tunis and Tripoli, the eel to the West Indies, and the shad travels upriver with its mate.
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Paris
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Tripoli
West Indies
Daytime Dress Trimmings Highlight Fagotting Lace
Fagotting and lace are the two decorations for daytime dresses with broad approval. A white crepe dress features its lace pattern set in with fagotting, showcasing traditional adornment.
Al Jolson Undergoes Nose Beautification in Chicago
Chicago April 2 Al Jolson visited a doctor for a cosmetic change to his nose. The comedian, appearing at a local theater, received a refined proboscis from a Chicago specialist. A decade ago during a sparring match with Jack Dempsey Jolson sustained a bruise that left a black mark now removed.
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Bush Confident Despite Pirates Slow Start in 1928 Race
Donie Bush, leader of the Pirates, said four straight losses to the Cubs won’t shake his faith as he builds for the 1928 pennant race. He predicted a stronger team than 1927 with Sparky Adams at second, Grantham at first, and a bolstered pitching staff led by Grimes and Fussell. Bush expects the Giants Cardinals and Cubs to challenge, with the Waners and Comorosky in the outfield and Gooch catching, as pitchers like Kremer and Bartholomew join the rotation.
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Kiki” Cuyler
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World Conquerors and Alexander the Great in Baseball Parable
FEG MURRAY reflects on historical and baseball greatness. Alexander the Great dies in Babylon after empire building while praising pitcher Alexander for dominance in the National League Era. Ruth and Hogan are briefly noted as rising talents in 1940s baseball.
Exhibitions Baseball Results From Sunday
Sunday results across multiple games including Newark 6 Brooklyn 8 in St Augustine and Cleveland 12 New Orleans 1 in New Orleans. Other scores include Montgomery 10 New York 2 and Jersey City 0 Philadelphia 5.
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Indian resumption of two a day workouts ahead of weekend exhibition games
Oklahoma City Indians schedule two workouts daily this week in preparation for two exhibition games this weekend against Minneapolis and St Paul Saints. They beat St Paul 9 to 5 on Sunday, marking their fourth win over an American Association club.
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Escaped Clovis Jail Highlighted by Carter Hi Jacking Case
J. W. Carter, jailed in Clovis New Mexico for a carjacking of John Dees, escaped from the Clovis jail after extradition talks stalled. Sheriff Wiley Pollard had planned to move him to Amarillo but Carter refused to waive extradition and habeas corpus papers were prepared when escape occurred. Details of the escape are unclear.
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N. Mexico
John Dees
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Amarillo
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Wiley Pollard
Spring Texas League notes and lineup hints for Dallas Steers
The final week of spring practice before the April 11 opener is underway. Dallas Steers prepare with a familiar lineup used in recent games against Minneapolis Millers and will face House of David. Waco Cubs split with Wichita Falls after overcoming a three-run deficit, aided by Lester White and George Stanton homers. Chicago White Sox blank Shreveport 4 to 0 as Al Thorington yields few hits. Fort Worth Cats beat Detroit Tigers 3 to 1 with pitching from Walkup and Griffin. Houston Buffs win 1 to 0 over Omaha on strong midseason pitching from Barnes and Penner.
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Ninety Four Still Pace In Big Transcontinental Marathon
A Trans continental Marathon update from Newkirk New Mexico shows ninety four runners remaining with Arne Suominen leading at 172:52:15 over 1010 miles. The daily leg from Santa Rosa to Newkirk covers 36 miles with Luc Perrella and others among early finishers.
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Italy
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Cleveland
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New York
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Seattle
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Heavyweights Burke Hunt in Tulsa bout tonight
Joe Burke of Detroit will fight Babe Hunt of Pone City in a ten round heavyweights bout at the convention hall in Tulsa tonight. The program also features track and tennis events with multiple colleges competing at Norman Oklahoma.
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Detroit
Babe Hunt
Pones City
Hillcrest Ties Hereford In Mixed Golf Matches
Hillcrest golf team traveled to Hereford and split the day with Hereford representatives. Each club fielded twelve players and six from each side emerged victors after all matches were completed.
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Jones Pushing Course Record
Bobby Jones the British open champion shot a san Angelo at Coleman and Abilene at Hamlin in Atlanta. SMU opens their conference schedule this afternoon in a dual with Baylor. House of David beat Corsicana Oilers 4 to 1. Four women's track teams join the Texas Christian university invitation meet on April 14 led by Texas Woman’s College Fort Worth S A of Denton Trinity University and Baylor.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
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Fort Worth
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Denton
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Allen Starts Wielding Big Axe After Thrilling Spudders Win
After a 11 inning win over the Wichita Falls Spudders, Sled Allen begins reshaping the squad. Releases include Tuck Sloan Quakenbush and Goff. several Texans may be sent to Lubbock for further seasoning as Morgan and Lyons excel on the mound and Swansboro leads the late rally in Amarillo.
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England eyes another heavyweight title bid
The British Empire seeks to reclaim the world heavyweight crown as Tom Heeney, a New Zealand-born challenger, eyes a potential July bout with Gene Tunney. Heeney, nicknamed a pink-tinted baby at birth, has emerged as Britain's likely pugilistic hope after a history of champions from Fitzsimmons to Jeffries.
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Runners to Arrive Thursday for Amarillo Game
Runners are due in Amarillo Thursday afternoon April 5 during the Broncs versus House of David game at Texan Park. Red Grange will introduce the runners after time is announced, while the baseball game proceeds. Cal Farley has left Amarillo to meet them in Tucumcari.
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Golfer Comes Close to Record At East Lake Course
A golfer shot 64 over East Lake on Sunday, finishing one stroke shy of tying his course record for the 18 holes.
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Sinclair Sells Racing Stable to James Irvin in Philadelphia
Harry F. Sinclair's rear racing stable was sold to James Irvin, a Philadelphia Republican politician and contractor, with another local partner unnamed. The deal closed a month ago amid prior reports of a sale following Maryland tracks ban due to Sinclair's Teapot Dome ties.
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Baseball Star Of Yore Dead In Pittsburgh
Mary Phillips, age 70, a noted baseball star of the Billy Sunday era, died at home in Pittsburgh. He began with Erie in 1876 and later played for Detroit, Pittsburgh, the Southern League teams in the late 1880s, the Rochester Internationals, and spent years with Troy New York before moving to Hamilton Ontario until 1901.
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West Texas league adopts 1928 schedule for six clubs
Representatives from Abilene Coleman Hamlin Midland Lubbock and San Angelo met in Midland to approve a six club 1928 schedule. Brownewood moves to Hamlin Abilene transfers to J Alvin Gardner. Opening games set for April 25 to 28 with repeated matchups. A $10 000 bond secures league officers and Blondy Cross named statistician. Annual meeting set for the third Sunday in September.
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Netters Take Stiff Workout In Mexico City
The Americart Davis Cup team led by Willian T. Tilden TI held a hard practice in Mexico City on April 2 and toured the surrounding area. Tilden said the squad is in fine form for the first matches with Mexican players Friday and outlined possible singles and doubles lineups with John Hennessey, Robert Kinsey, and Arnold W. Jones. Potential exhibitions in Dallas and a California trip were also discussed.
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