Gehrig May Be One Of Baseball's Greatest Ever
Henry L. Farrell profiles Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, noting his pursuit of multiple 1927 records and suggesting he could become one of baseballs greatest. The piece cites Gehrigs age of 24, ongoing races for home runs, batting, runs, and all time marks in RBIs, extra base hits, and long hits, framing him as a future legend under Col Rupperts eye.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Lon Gehrig
New York Yankees
Gora
Bob O'Farrell
National League
George Burns
Ameriican
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Jake Ruppert
Gehrig
Buster Gehrig
Ty Cobb
Six Remain in Tennis Tourney Big Bill Leads
Entering the fourth day's play of the Newport Casino invitation tournament six players remained in the singles: William Tilden Arnold Jones Provi dence Manual Alonso John Van Ryn Francis Hunter and Frank Shields. Wireless has taken the Eskimos in its grip with government posts hosting concerts through loud speakers. Rabbit skin demand booms among Australian trappers, some earning up to 150 dollars weekly.
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United Press
Newport
William Tilden
Arnold Jones
Providence
Manual Alonso
Philadelphia
John van Ryn
East Orange
Francis Hunter
New Rochelle
Prank Shields
New York
Wireless
Canada
French Meet Japan for Davis Cup Opponent Clash
In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts on August 26 France needs one win to seal the inter zone Davis Cup contest. Cochet and La Coste face Ohta and Harada in doubles as France seeks a path to meet the United States after winning singles yesterday. Experimental moth control saved $620000 worth of woolen cloth at the Army depot from destruction by moths.
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United Press
Chestnut Hill
Mass
France
Japan
Cochet
la Coste
Ohta
Harada
United States
United States Army
Dempsey Defies Flynn With Sparring Bout
Jack Dempsey ignored Leo Flynn’s training plan and boxed three rounds with sparring partners in Chicago. He connected a left hook to K O Christner’s jaw in the final exchange, sending Christner reeling and nearly finished before the trainer stopped the action.
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Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Leo Flynn
Lincoln Fields
United Press
Chicago
Leo Pp. Flynn
K. O. Christner
Akron
O. Dempsey
Christner
Lyon
Soft Ball Results for Amarillo Lumber Co and Others
Amarillo Lumber Co. scored 6 in a soft ball game against Russell Sporting Goods Co. who won 7. S. F. General Construction posted 3 points and City Drug Store had 3 in a separate matchup.
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Amarillo Lumber Co
Russell Sporting Goods Co
S. F. General Constr
City Drug Store
Dramatic tennis match shadowed by looming war
War clouds hovered as July 29 1914 brought tense Europe near conflict. At Allegheny Country Club two British nobles faced German officers in a tennis clash while a telegraph operator waited to signal a German withdrawal if war began. The Four Horsemen of tennis endured a strained run, with Froitzheim and Kreutzer losing all matches to Brookes and Wilding as war unleashed. Frozheim later played in Berlin and Wimbledon while Wilding fell in action. FEG MURRAY notes Hollywood player Yola D Avril skates to tennis sets.
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Europe
Archduke of
Austria
Russia
Germany
France
England
United States
Allegheny Country Club
Pittsburgh
Otto Froitzheim
Oscar Kruetzer
Norman Brookes
Tony Wilding
America
Freitzheim
Kreutzer
Gibraltar
Frozheim
Francis Hunter
Berlin
Baseball standings and results from multiple leagues
Schedule and yesterday results across Western Texas American and National leagues. Teams listed include Wichita Amarillo Tulsa Oklahoma City Omaha Des Moines Lincoln Denver Wichita Falls Dallas San Antonio Shreveport Fort Worth Houston St Louis New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit Cleveland Washington and more with scores and current records.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Des Moines
Denver
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Wichita Eee
Oklahoma City Omaha
Los Lincoln
Bom
Wichita Falls
Houston
Waco
Bad Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
San Antonio Beaumont
Cleveland Ee
Pittsburgh
New York Seeee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Quarter finals set for Wightman Cup
At West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills New York on August 26 quarter final matches were drawn for the Women’s National Singles championship. Helen Wills faces Ken Bouman Holland Helen Jacobs meets Edna Hausler Roeser New York Mrs Molla Mallory bets to defend title against Charlotte Hosmer Chapin Betty Nuthall of England tackles Eleanor Goss Wills and Mallory expected to reach the finals.
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United Press
West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills
N. Y
Helen Wills
Ken Bouman
Holland
Helen Jacobs
Edna Hauslet Roeser
New York
Molla Mallory
Charlotte Hosmer Chapin
Betty Nuthall
England
Eleanor Goss
Johnny Weismuller Sets 440 Meter Freestyle Record
Weismuller swam 440 meters in 4 minutes 50 seconds to set another world record, with Clarence Crabbe and Harry Clancy finishing second and third. Jean Borotra said France may not win the Davis Cup this year due to business with a gas engine company. Glenna Collett won the low gross prize at a two day golf event in Greenwich. American and British polo teams held practice matches for the International Cup with American losing and British winning. Gene Tunney trained vigorously and planned a Saratoga visit with light morning run. English golf spending this season surpasses all other sports combined.
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Honolulu
Johnny Weismuller
Clarence Crabbe
Harry Clancy
New York
Jean Borotra
France
Paris Geal Plans for Honolulu City Hall
Public opposition emerges against Paris Geal's proposed Honolulu city hall project valued at $700000 as residents call for delays to pursue a more prestigious, larger structure.
Twin Bile Draw Big House At Metro Pa
Tonight at Metro park wrestling fans expect a packed arena for the main event between Coach Thom and Yaki Joe a Yaqui Indian from Sonora noted as a top mat artist in Amarillo The bout features Joe Kopecky of Taylor Texas and Baby Chick of Nebraska as roughhouse opponents while Thom criticizes earlier Greek opponents and seeks Dutch Mantell Tickets at City D store report strong advance sale
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Metro Park
Coac Thom
Yaki Joe
Sone Mexico
Amarillo
Thom
Joe
Joe Kopecky
Taylor
Texas
Baby Chick
Nebraska
Dutch Mantell
Old Clothes Parade Spurs Bechuanaland Militia
In Bechuanaland a new chief leads a display where natives mimic European and stage costumes from red British tunics to Napoleonic hats. White traders profit from selling old attire, while a security effort in South Wales targets rising mobile thefts. A sugar molecule is identified as containing 22 hydrogen atoms and 11 oxygen atoms.
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Bechuanaland
Africa
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