Odds shift in Dempsey Tunney bout headlines
United Press reports betting odds place Gene Tunney as early 9 to 5 favorite to beat Jack Dempsey in Chicago next month while Sharkey's comeback odds also shift. Major operators reportedly backed Sharkey after first rounds, losing about 250800, but early bets remain unsettled as training camp form proves unreliable.
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Flashes of Life from the AP Newswire
Geneva ten minutes after the naval limits talks Farl Jellicoe of Jutland suited in plus fours carries golf clubs with a wry remark about the conference. New York sanitation expert Archibald Weeks loses a widow’s will over breaking a promise to clear a backyard rubbish pile. Camden N J ends with a kiss he stole fifty
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Atlanta Crowned City of Champions After Week of Wins
Atlanta celebrates a week of championships in golf tennis and swimming. Bobby Jones won the British Open at St Andrews and Watts Gunn led intercollegiate golf, Bryan Grant Jr captured the southern tennis title, and Dave Young finished top Georgia Tech in intercollegiate swimming.
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Wilbur Grieve Fraser
Maharajah Hari Singh Marries Quietly in Kashmir
Maharajah Sir Hari Singh, known as the duped figure in the famed Mr. A case, wed privately in Kashmir last night. The bride’s identity remains undisclosed while the ceremony was attended by the British resident, the Yuvaraj of Lumdi, and several state ministers. Sir Hari’s wealth is estimated at 60 million dollars.
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Lone swimmer lands near Dover after Channel bid
Edward Vemme, an English swimmer, reached Abbot's Cliff two miles west of Dover at 3 20 p m after entering the channel from the French side at 12 42 a m. It remained uncertain if he swam the full distance from France.
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Notable Heiress Inherits Vast Fortunes From Uncle
The subject inherited from his uncle a yearly income exceeding five million dollars. His first wife, daughter of Dharampore’s Maharajah, wed in 1923, just before a scandalous reveal linked to an illicit romance that culminated in blackmail.
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American aces meet in finals at Seabright
At Seabright, Willan T. Tilden and Prank T. Hunter reached the final in the boys singles of the Seabright invitation tennis tourney. The women’s doubles final pitted Mies Kea Bouman and Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory against Mine Margaret Blake and Mes Charlotte Hosmer Chapin. Ming Jacobs upset Eleanor Goxs to earn a finals date with Mrs. Mallory.
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Voight Faces Personal Turmoil Amid Golf Championship Night
Voight, an amateur linked to the Monneapolis national amateur meet on August 22, faces court scrutiny as his estranged wife sues for more than 460 monthly maintenance for herself and two children. She alleges he keeps telephone numbers for 80 women and cites a $4,000 annual income, noting his $260 monthly salary and a secretary role for Edward B. McLean, publisher.
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Bandit Steals Sunday Pants in Oklahoma
A Oklahoma man, Reese, awoke to find his Sunday pants stolen from a chair while he slept after church. Thieves entered quietly, took only the pants and left all other valuables untouched, according to W. B. Reeve's account.
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Yankees top Browns in twin bill as Ruth struggles
Gobrig had two of New York’s five hits including a double and a single in four at bats while Ruth went hitless in three at bats. Tris Speaker contributed a triple and a single in seven plate appearances as the Senators swept a doubleheader from Cleveland. Hornby’s lone hit came on a triple in four at bats and Cobb added a single in four tries.
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Vat Crawford Reconsiders Baseball After Sunday Ban
A former player, Vat Crawford, resisted reporting to a major league club two years ago due to Sunday play objections. Now reports say clubs in the Greenville area are circling him, aiming to acquire the infielder who stands around 250 pounds. During winter he serves as head coach at Guilford College in North Carolina.
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Lightweight champion Vincentin defeats Kiddie Gleason in seven
In Los Angeles Vincentin the lightweight champion of South America won by technical knockout over Kiddie Gleason in seven rounds. Jack Dempsey attended and received a miner’s cup from the American Legion Port. In Little Rock Johnny Pranks and Leroy Deugan fought ten rounds to a draw. In Pine Bluff Joe Coffman knocked out Young, with details from several regional bouts.
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Eight Players Left In Public Course Tourney
Ridgewood Country Club in Cleveland hosts the national public links tournament with eight players remaining. Carl Kauffean of Pittsburgh and William Herrik of New York City were viewed as the strongest prospects to advance to the 86 hole final, with Kauffean the previous year’s runner up and Herrik a 1926 finalist.
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Detroit boxers rule on ten round show
Detroit light heavy maxie konenbloom outpointed hob haye in ten rounds. Soldier Dombrowski won a decision over Johnny Ponky in eight rounds. New York bouts feature Heeney winning on a foul in round three over Bud Corman.
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