Wills Faces Nuthall In All England Final
Helen Wills of Berkeley battles Betty Nuthall of England for the American women’s tennis championship at Forest Hills. Wills enters as favorite after defeating Helen the Second while Nuthall, bold and aggressive, advances by defeating Mrs Chapin and shows a knack for getting the breaks in the tournament.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Forest Hills
Helen Wills
Berkeley
California
Helen
Betty
Betty Nuthball
England
Wills
Miss Nuthall
Tammany Young
Little Betty
Little Nuthall
Nick
Tennis Association
John McGraw
Dempsey Beats Willard To Take World Heavyweight Crown
Jack Dempsey defeated Jess Willard in Toledo on July 4, 1919, delivering a decisive left to the stomach and right to the jaw that sent Willard down for the first time and again later. Willard’s bleeding eye and missing teeth led his seconds to throw in a towel after the third round, crowning Dempsey world champion.
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Dempsey
Jess Ohio
Jack Willard
Toledo
Willard
Jess
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Er Bows
Stunds
Sports Rivalry and Oddities Highlight Wisconsin Commencement
In a lively mix of sports chatter and quirky news, readers learn of a tennis matchup brag between Little Nuthall and Our Helen. Separately, silk smuggling in England is reported to yield smugglers up to 1000 dollars weekly. At Madison, Julius Olsen finally experiences rain at a UW commencement, breaking 40-year streaks of dry ceremonies.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Julius Olsen
Olsen
Baseball Scores Across Multiple American Leagues
Summaries of games from the American Association Southern Western Texas and National Leagues show Louisville and Minneapolis with high scores, while Indianapolis and St. Paul, Toledo and Milwaukee Columbus, and Kansas City posted varied results. Other tallies include Atlanta Birmingham Little Rock Memphis Nashville Amarillo Oklahoma City Tulsa Wichita Denver Lincoln Omaha Des Moines Fort Worth San Antonio Shreveport Beaumont Wichita Falls Houston Dallas Waco Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York St Louis Washington Chicago Brooklyn New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia and rain affected several matchups.
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American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee & Columbus
Kansas City
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Shreveport
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Houston
Dallas
Waco
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louis
Tulsa
Oveee
Where They Play Matchups Listed for Six Cities
Amarillo meets Oklahoma City while Tulsa faces Wichita and Denver visits Des Moines Lincoln plays Omaha in a set of regional pairings across six cities announced for upcoming games.
Cubs Look To Quick Return After Giants Halt Dethrone Hint
News from Tulsa reports Larry Dailey, Tulsa Evening World sports editor, released on $2,500 bond after manslaughter charge tied to William Gay Clark death. Clark found in bed after party at Stella Morey home. Dr. J B Gilbert cited brain hemorrhage as cause. Morey died from acute alcoholism and illness.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Larry Dailey
Tulsa Evening World
William Gay Clark
Dailey
Saut Yeager
District Court
Clark
Stella Morey
J. B. Gilbert
W. L. Coffey
Yankees and Cubs Split Double Bill in Baseball Action
Ty United Prens Lou Gehrig hit his forty first homer and went 1 for 3. Babe Ruth struggled 0 for 4. Rogers Hornsby, back after a week, collected 2 singles in 7 at bats as the Giants won both games of a Cubs double header. Cobb was 0 for 3. Speaker idle.
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Giants
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Jess Petty
Jess Haines
Mound City
St. Louis
Pirates
Philadelphia
Cubs
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Art Nehf
Cincinnati
Gehrig
Yankees
Browns
New York
Howley
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Bambino
Washington
Bucky Harris
Chicago
Mariin
Speaker
Ruel
Bluege
Senators
Sox
Detroit
Jack Quinn
Tigers
Slim Harries
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Flagatead
Harriss
Ty United
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Cobb
Hornsby
Speaker Vercreess
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Jacobs
Chapin
Williard
Nuthall
THE
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Denver
Lincoln
Omaha
Des Moines
Ine
Eten Brough
Metropolitan Star
Eureka
Chicago Cubs
Hal Carlson
McGraw
Charlie Root
Poland
Ellen Brough
Chesterfield
Shanghai
Orient
London
Bombay
Anust
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