Ruth Follows the Giant Babe in Exhibition Victory
In Asheville fans watched Ruth sidelined by flu while a slim rival homered twice as the Yankees beat Brooklyn 14 to 3. Meusel led with a wallop to center, and Ruth was forecast to miss ten days of exhibition play. The Red Sox topped Louisville 14 1/2 to 4 as spring training returns continued.
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Associated Press
New York
Asheville
N. C
Ball Park
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Joe Logan
Stephen O'Neill
Bae
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
Bob Meusel
Meusel
Hoggins
Boston Red Sox
Louisville
Kentucky
Sharks wary of Dempsey as profits surge in era
Sports writer Robert Edgren notes Tom Sharkey’s caution about Dempsey’s fortune after high profile bouts. He contrasts big earnings with net take, explains promoter splits and expenses, and argues amateur virtue blocks pro circuits like professional running and football.
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Tom Sharkey
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Sharkey
Tia Juana
Tom
Sheepshead Bay
Manhattan Beach
Mr. Sharkey
Holston Street Methodist Revival to Continue
The Holston Street Methodist revival will extend beyond Sunday with Rev. B. Pirtle preaching. Crowds and conversions noted as services run daily at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The report cites growing interest and local engagement in the ongoing revival.
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Holston Street
Houston Street Methodist Church
4. B. Pirtle
Tigers to Meet Inoxville After 6 4 Win Over Atlanta
Detroit defeated Atlanta 6 to 4 in a Southern Association game then travel to Inoxville, Tenn., today. Sherry Smith held New Orleans to four hits in innings at a New Orleans payday. President Coolidge, called a good baseball fan by Heydler, plans to attend Chicago vs Boston May 8 as the Golden Jubilee season opens. The Senators, after beating the Giants at Augusta, 5 to ?, seek another game before visiting the hospital tomorrow.
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Vieazo White Sox
Mike Cvengros
Fix
Chicago Cubs
Denver Grigsbes
California
Sittsburg Pirates
Oklaho
Pirates
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma City Indians
St. Louis Carolinal
Sunshine
Yale
Walter Mails
de Dyer
Billy
Teres
St. Louis Browns
Memphis
Detroit Tigers
Inoxville
Tenn
Atlanta
Southern Association
Georgia City
Cleveland
New Orlean
Sherry Smith
Southpaw
Pelicans
Coolidge
Heydler
National League
Chicago
Boston
New England
New York
Ciants
Augusta
Washington Senators
Boxing Fronts Heat Up as Dempsey Sits Out Hearth
New York boxing commission hosts champions Mike McTigue Mickey Walker Johnny Dundee as Jack Dempsey stays away. Gene Tunney and Tommy Gibbons plan a June 2 bout at the Polo Grounds with potential for Walker and Dave Shade clashes. Edouard Mascart’s manager balks at high percentage for Kaplan test. Tex Rickard ends talks.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
California
New York State Athletic Commission
Mike McTigue
Mickey Walker
Johnny Dundee
New York “House of Boxing
Gene Tunney
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Metropolitan
Edouard Mascart
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Meriden
Conn
Tex Rickard
Frog chorus holds up motorcycling tale near Dolgelly
London reports a quirky incident in Wales where I H Disley, a quarry manager, was delayed by a swarm of frogs leaping between motorcycle wheel spokes. He dismounted to shoo them away and continued his journey, the crowd calling it a bop story.
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Dempsey
Dempsey-Carpentier
Brennany
Kearns
Sam
New York
Johnny Heyes
London
Dorando
Kayes
Ougboat
St Yves
Crowley
Hayes
Madison Square Garden
Nurms
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Regino
Dolgelly
Wales
I. H. Disley
Real Service at Tenth and Grant
A terse header announces a car or mechanical service shop at the corner of Tenth and Grant offering crank case washing free to customers.
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Tenth
Grant
Different Golf Ball Styles Through The Ages
Golf balls have evolved from brambie types with a pimpled surface to the airworthy dimple ball. The new mesh or basket marked ball adds stability and strong green control, offering a reliable long flight and reduced swerving. The article notes ongoing search for the ultimate ball with every virtue.
Big local sports and league talk fills Texas Panhandle notes
The column mixes baseball plans for a six or six club league across Texas and Oklahoma with Sunday school sponsorship. It notes towns Electra Vernon Chillicothe Quanah Frederick Altus Davidson and warns of overreach. Also mentions Cal Farley Am rillo wrestler Dutch Mantel Panhandle checker tournament plans and St Louis Cardinals.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Electra
Vernon
Chillicothe
Quanah
Frederick Altus
Davidson
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Robert Edgren
Nurmi
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Rose
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W. D. Oliver
M. D
Colon
Stormach
Puckett Building
Biggs Investment Coo
West 6Th Street
Amarillo, Texas
F. G. Roane
Optometrist
Hugh Whitcomb
Polk
Palmer Kinder. Garten
Sondy Highlands
County Farm
James A. Bush
East Sun Street
Chiropractic
Ray-Bynum
Jack
Dave Shade
Mickey
Starry Grebb
Pittsburgh
McTigue
Desis
Irma H. Griggs
Griggs Funeral Chapel
San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank
Williams-Ork Agency, Ageais All Kinds Insurance and Bonds
Taylor St
Amarillo, Tex
Polk Street
Red Ball Stage
Amarillo
Lubbock
Lone Star
Clovis Sunset
Quanah Malone
Pampa
Mount Hope
H. B. Martin
Bramgls
SEST
N. S. Griggs
J.B. Gray
East 4Th St
United Tailors
Delaners and Dyers
Carl Blake
H. V. Robertson & Company
Accountants and Auditors Income and Estate Tax Service Suite P
Western Bldg
Ake
Cal Farley
Panhandle
Amrillo
A.B
Dutch Mantel
Holland
Australia
Martin
St. Louis
By John L
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DopsGe Brothers
Coackr
Dodge Brothers
Cullum Motor Co., Inc
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