Eastern boxers win most titles at national amateur tourney
The A A U National Amateur Championship concluded in Boston with seven of eight titles going to boxers from Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania and one to California New champions include Harry Lown George Hoffman Johnny Daley Harry Devine Ensign Harry H Henderson Steve Holasko Leon Lucas and Hyman Miller All new champions join the U S Olympic boxing team with runners up slated for Olympic selection.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Harry Lown
George Hoffman
Lown
Hoffman
Johnny Daley
Waltham
Harry Devine
Worcester
Ensign Harry H. Henderson
Naval Academy
Steve Holasko
Buffalo
Leon Lucas
Philadelphia
Fidel Labarba
California
Hyman Miller
Los Angeles
Labarba
Miller
Gene Bianco
Hagen Favored to Beat Compton in Open Match
Walter Hagen, the U S Open champion, faces Archie Compton in a Moor Park exhibition. Tickets run to 15 shillings with 1 500 limit. Hagen employs a private detective to ensure punctual arrival and rest.
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United Press
London
Walter Hagen
United States
Archie Cominston
Moor Park
Hagen
Walter
New York
Compston
Southampton
England
Abe Mitchell
Savoy Hotel
Toledo Madhens Open 8-0 Defeat by Saint Pat
In Toledo Ohio Saint Pat shutout the Madhens 8 to 0 cementing their grip on last place. Indianapolis Indiana beat Milwaukee 4 to 3 with all runs in the first five innings and Holke homered. Minneapolis rallied to a 5 to 4 win at Columbus as Meeker faltered late. Oklahoma City’s Kennergraf held Tulsa hitless four innings as the Oilers win 6 to 1 to even the series.
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United Press
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Ohio
Toledo Madhens
Saint Pat
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Holke
Columbus
Minneapolis
Meeker
Oklahoma
City
Kennergraf
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oilers
Sam Finds a Job in Birmingham Jail
In Birmingham Alabama Sam Longman, once Jefferson county’s champion dog caller, now works as jail announcer after serving time for prohibition violations. The modern prison system assigns inmates to suitable duties.
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Sam
Birmingham
Ala
Sam Longman
Jefferson County
Drake Relays Open With Record Entries
The Drake Relays in Des Moines opens Friday with over 2500 track and field athletes from 16 states. Universities colleges and high schools across the Middle West compete over two days as preliminaries and high school events dominate opening program. Kilauea in Hawaii is noted as the largest active volcano globally.
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United Press
Des Moines
Middle West
Japs Pass In Midair In Race Around World
Japanese flyer Toichiro Araki arrived in London from Paris at 6 a.m. and prepared to fly to Berlin at 8 45 a.m. after visiting the Japanese embassy. He expected to meet his westbound rival Ryukichi Matsui in mid air during the Berlin leg of their eastward and westward round the world race.
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Associated Press
London
Toichiro Araki
Paris
Croydon
Berlin
Ryukichi Matsui
Allison Quits School To Play Tennis Champion
Austin April 26. Wilmer Allison a member of the American Davis cup team withdraws from the University of Texas for the remainder of the year to devote time to tennis. Allison a Fort Worth junior becomes ineligible next year for conference and national intercollegiate play. He is the national singles champion now.
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Associated Press
Austin
Wilmer Allison
University of Texas
Allison
Fort Worth
Spudders Jump Back in Lead by Steer Win
In Texas league action Wichita Falls Spudders beat Dallas Steers 7 to 3 as Cyengros and Kiefer combined on the mound. Fort Worth Panthers shut out Shreveport 7 to 0. Waco Cubes topple Beau mont Exporters 10 to 1 with strong pitching and timely hitting.
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Carl William
Leslie Cox
University of Texas
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San Antonio
Dusty Boggers
Tommy Taylor
Hinkle
Cox
Hallahan
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Fort Worth Panthers
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Flashes of Life
Seattle businessman’s son Corporal Edward Lloyd Nelson, a Marine, will begin receiving an income of 100000 dollars per year on his 21st birthday June 1. New York remarks praise American youth and vision at a dinner honoring Jesse H. Jones, publisher of the Houston Chronicle, with Adolph S. Ochs.
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Uncle Sam
China
Edward Lloyd Nelson
Marines
New York
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The
New York Times
Jesse H. Jones
Houston Chronicle
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Stars Shone in Baseball Versus Red Sox and Senators
Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb each had a double for the Athletics in the win over Boston while Cobb scored the deciding run on a sacrifice. Babe Ruth singled for the Yankees in a 12 4 rout of the Senators. Gehrig snapped a four at bat sequence with a lone hit.
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Ty Cobb
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
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Cochrane
Babe Ruth
Koenig
Yankees
Senators
Lou Gehrig
Rogers Hornsby
Veteran Dean Merigot Decorated for Kabyles Service
Belated war medal for Merigot a YT year old veteran and dean now a farmer receives military decoration for services in the Kabyles campaign in Algiers in 1659.
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Limoges
France
Dean Merigot
Algepia
Oklahoma High Schools Open Annual Track and Field Meet
Athletes from 110 Oklahoma schools gather for a three day state meet with 35 entries in Class A track 40 in Class B and 22 in junior division. Nine Class A baseball teams 12 in Class B and two junior squads contest. Sixty senior tennis teams and five junior boys teams also participate.
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United Press
Clasn
Clase
BRB
Wiltse Traded to Browns for Walter Gerber
Harold Wiltse a Red Sox left handed pitcher is traded to the St Louis Browns for Walter Gerber a shortstop No money changes hands Rob Cremina a Red Sox pitcher goes to Waterbury Conn for Eastern League assignment
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Wiltse
Browns
Walter Gerber
Boston
Harold Wiltse
Red Sox
Louie Browne
Rob Cremina
Waterbury, Conn
Mail Sorters Beat Harvest Machine Men At Metro Park
The Post Office team from the Central league defeated International Harvester by six to no runs in a 6 0 victory at Metro Park. Seventeen hits propelled the mail sorters to the win led by players Jenenes Post Office and teammates.
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Post Office
International Harvester Company
Metro Park
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