Pyle Plans Transcontinental Foot Race for 50000 Prize
Los Angeles reports C C Pyle announces a Los Angeles to New York foot race with a $50,000 stake open to all nationalities. He expects at least four top runners and aims to begin next January or February. Plans include recruiting elite runners from Europe Africa and South America to face North American contenders.
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United Press
Los Angeles
C. C. Pyle
de Luxe
New York
Pyle
Solerion
Europe
Africa
South America
Oet
North Amerin
Fight Port Siders In Seal's Line-Up
San Francisco manager Nick Williams builds a left handed heavy lineup aimed at contending for the Pacific League pennant. Opposing right handers face a slate of southpaws, adding a novel strategic edge to the team’s setup.
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Seal
Francisco
Nick Williams
San Francisco Pals
Subway Collision Injures Six on Broadway Local
Six passengers were injured when a Bronx coal subway train collided with a Broadway local at the Broad and 72nd Street station of the Interborough Rapid Transit lines. Police formed lanes for the ambulances as responders carried the injured on stretchers. service on the West Side line was halted. A fire started by the crash was extinguished with hand extinguishers.
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United Press
New York
Broadway
Broad
Voile Lingerie Sets Belgian Hand Made Theme
A Belgian hand made voile lingerie description highlights sheer fabric with a summer appeal for refined fashion. It notes UY colored voile and a dainty style suited to delicate wardrobes.
Golf Alphabet E By Feg Murray
The article profiles notable golfers from the early era, including H Chandler Egan and Walter Egan, Charles Evans Jr, the Espanola brothers, the late J Douglas Edgar, and Victor J East. It notes Egan’s US Amateur wins in 1904 1905, Chick Evans’s major titles, and the Espinosa family of professional players based near Monterey California.
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Harles Evans, Jr
Espanolas
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Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Victor J. East
Australia
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United States
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Walter Egan
Chandler
Chick” Evang
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Espinosa
Abe
Ronnie
Henry
Raymond
Annette
del Monte
Rancho de Los Pajares
Monterey
California
Feg Murray
Hansen
Heeney
Paulino
Six Thousand See Finals in Boxing Bouts
A large crowd in Boston for the AAU national amateur boxing championships finals. Winners include Harry Leibenson over A A Jevin at 112 pounds and Thomas Paul over John Haggerty at 118 pounds. Other victors: Christopher Battino 126, Francis Burke 195, Tommy Lown 147, Joe Yanlon 160, York 175, Milo Mallory heavyweights.
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United Press
Boston
Harry Leibenson
New York
A. A. Jevin
Pittsburgh
Thomas Paul
Buffalo
John Haggerty
Christopher Battino
Martford
Louis New
Milwaukee
Francis Burke
San Francisco
John Zale
Gary
Ind
Tommy Lown
James P. Feeney
Portland
Joe Yanlon
Joe Gordon
York
Jimmy Mendez
Nord
Milo Mallory
San
Denver Bears Open 1927 Home Season With Ceremonies
Denver opens its home schedule with parades speeches and fanfare as the 1927 Denver Bears host the Wichita Larks. Governor mayor and officials attend. In Boulder CU tracks defeats Colorado Teachers 96 35 and Captain Gordon Allott posts a 24 0 1 in the 220 yard low hurdles tying the Colorado relay mark.
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United Press
Denver
Denver Bears
Wichita Larks
Bears
Boulder
University of Colorado
Colorado Teachers College
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Babe Ruth Struggles At Bat Amid Yankee Doubts
New York reports Babe Ruth batting around .273 after three hits in four at bats. Speculation grows over Col. Ruppert’s $210,000 investment as questions about Ruth and team wisdom surface. Babe hosts 500 writers at the Friars Club as his new film debuts.
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United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Col
Jake Ruppert
New York Yankees
Jin Ruth
Babe
Yankees
Col. Ruppert
Col. Huston
Bronx
Christy Walsh
Kia Boswell
Friars Club
Relay makes or breaks Olympic hopes at Penn Relays
The 33rd annual Penn Relays attracts 500 schools and colleges with strong Midwest, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois entries. Penn coach Lawson Robertson enters 68 athletes in 18 events, featuring a key relay of Tuxill Scull McDonald Vrill and a 10 event decathlon lineup led by Knott and Startridge as favorites. Lord Burghley and international entrants from Cambridge add flair as contenders vie for Olympic selection.
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Penn
University of Pennsylvania
Lord Burghley
Cambridge
Old England
Delta Collegiate Institute of Canada
Roland Locke
Jackson Scholz
Henry Russell
Middle West
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Indiana
Ohio State
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Ilinois
Chicago
Georgia Tech
Texas
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Scull
McDonald
Vrill
Plansky
Georgetown
Huntsman
Earlham
Virgil Knott
Pethany
Dick Startridge
de Pauw
Burg
Hussey
Boston
Shimek
Marquette
Kane
Ohio Wesleyan
Cox
Penn Stave
Kruez
Howell
Princeton
Rowe
Brigham Young
Battles of King Yesterday Feature Strong KOs and Draw
Reports from multiple cities detail welterweights Larry Cappo and Spider Kelly fighting to a ninth round knockout in Kansas City while Willie Henry stops Al Ritchie in Fresno. Joe Marcus wins in Portland and Emil Morrow draws Buddy MacDonald in Des Moines. Sarmiento loses to Santiago Zoritle in Los Angeles as King Tut wins in Minneapolis and Frankie Anselm beats Dave Adelman in Harrisburg.
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Kansas City
Kan
Larry Cappo
Spider” Kelly
Bangor
Amarillo Tennis Club Announces Standings and Rules
Officials at the Amarillo Tennis Club release a full standings list for members with rankings including McKirahon Feleing Land Reville White John Harry and others. Members may challenge the rank directly above them and may not need to play every two weeks. A ladies tournament is planned with a separate ranking.
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McKirahon
Feleing
Land
Reville
White
John
Harry
Barnhill
Brooks
Gordon
Warkhuret
Alward
Doud
Russell
Mower
Adame
Caldwell
Lovelady
Bishop
Johnson
Askew
Short
Cooper
Harris
Kanouse
Crow
Cradit
Buchanan
Davia
Frazier
Kimbrough
Leveritt
Ordway
Paul
Pearce
Spann
Former Butler Boxer Turns Hat Store Magnet in Indianapolis
George Mulholland once a Butler football and boxing standout, national AAU junior lightweight champion, leaves boxing for a career running three women’s hat shops in Indianapolis. He cited a lack of fighting heart as the reason his pro career stalled, choosing business over more blows to the ring.
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Fred Fulton
Havingeen
Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Dempsey
George Mulholland
Butler
Mulholland
Judd Snow
Europe
Ta Barba
Greeat
Hin Wek
Aid
Millineny
Cochran Billiard Exhibition Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Cochran billiard exhibition are now available at Amarillo and Herring hotels, inviting enthusiasts to purchase in advance.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotels
Weather Roundup: Wichita Denver Iowa Oklahoma City Omaha
The bulletin lists clear conditions for Wichita at six fifty PM Denver. clear in Des Moines at nine forty PM. Oklahoma City at Omaha clear at three PM. Amarillo at Lincoln clear at eight sixteen PM.
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Denver
Clear
Dee Moines
Oklohona City
Omaha
Amarillo
Lincoln
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