Title Match Tickets Go Pedigo is Ready
Tickets for the Jack Reynolds Blacksmith Pedigo championship match at Metro Park Thursday night are moving fast with sales starting Monday at noon. More than half the ringside seats are gone and out of town reservations arrive by phone and mail. Pedigo prepares with heavy routine and light tapering to make 147 pounds, while Reynolds arrives tomorrow for weigh in and a light workout. One issue remains the referee choice, which Promoter Al Anderson dismisses as a concern for now.
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Metro Park
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City Dragon Park
Reynolds
Boxing Roundup of Results Across Cities
Fight results from multiple cities list wins and draws for fighters including Jackie Berg outpointing Kid Chocolate in New York and Tony Falco drawing with Frankie Klick in Philadelphia. Johnny Jadick defeats Tony Canzoneri in Philadelphia to retain junior welterweight crown. Additional results cover Lew Massey over Young Joe Firpo, Eddie Cool over Joey Costa, Buster Brown over Patsy Wallace, Wesley Ramey over Battling Vizzy, Jimmy Thomas over Jimmy Vaughn, Vince Dundee over Young Terry, Sylvan Bass over Jack Reilly, and Babe Hunt over Paul Swiderski in Tulsa and other bouts nationwide.
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New York
Jackie
Kid) Berg
England
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Tony Falco
Philadelphia
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Drew
Johnny Jadick
Tony Canzoneri
Lew Massey
Joe Firpo
Pennsgrove
N. J
Eddie Cool
Vince Dundee
Belleville
Young Terry
Trenton
Sylvan Bass
Baltimore
Jack Reilly
Ruth Almost Doomed in Homerun Chase
Babe Ruth teetered on the edge of losing his home run lead to Jimmie Foxx as a torn ligament above the knee felled the aging star in a game against Chicago. The Yankees won 6 to 4 while Detroit swept Washington in a doubleheader 8 to 6.
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Associated Press
Babe Ruth
Jimmie Foxx
Babe
Selph
Chicago
Yankees
Washington
Detroit
New York
George Herman
Babe) Ruth
Chicago White Sox
Artie McGovern
McGovern
Boxers and judges at the custard cup
Henry McLemore reports from New York about boxing at Madison Square Garden’s custard cup where Kid Chocolate knocks out Jack Kid Berg. He criticizes judges and referees over a disputed decision and jokes about a cure for the so called quadrefudge eye disease affecting officials. He closes with a blunt wish for an axe as remedy.
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New York
Queens County
Long Island
Madison Square Garden
Sharkey
Schmeling
Kid Chocolate
Jack Kid Berg
Szabo Dominates Wil son In 47 Minute Wrestling Duel
Sandor Szabo of Hungary weighed 218 pounds and defeated Ralph Wilson of Philadelphia at 47 minutes, with Carlos Henriquez of Columbia University beating John Spellman of Brown University 35 45. Also recaps boxing and baseball results from New York including Kid Chocolate vs Berg and Ruth injury update.
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Associated Press
New York
Sandor Szabo
Hungary
Ralph Wilson
Philadelphia
Carlos Henriquez
Columbia University
John Spellman
Brown University
Ernie Holman Lifts Dallas Over Beaumont in Late Blow
In a gripping finish at Steel Stadium, Ernie Holman belted a three two count pitch off Del Baker to clear the bases, giving Dallas a 5 to 3 win after a defensive miscue. Holman added an RBI in the earlier inning as Dallas rallied from behind.
Texas League Leaders Lead Hitters and Pitchers
Medwick of Houston tops the league with 148 hits and a .396 average. Peel of Houston leads in doubles with 33, while Fox of Beaumont scores 91 runs and Easterling of Beaumont belts 87 RBIs. Pitcher Murray of Dallas wins 15 games with 17 complete games.
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Houston
Washington
Tyler
Fox
Beaumont
Ater
Peel
White
Fort Worth
Rowe
Schulz
Judd
Stebbins
Hooks
Greenberg
Easterling
Tauby
Pickrel
Murray
Dallas
Presswell
Longview
Thormahlen
Galveston
Conlan
National League batting and pitching leaders listed for iTADERS
The report lists leading players by stat across the National and American Leagues. Key figures include P Waner and Klein atop batting charts, Klein and Foxx in RBIs, Foxx and Myer among hits, and Swetonic and Gomez highlighted for pitching.
Babe Ruth Leaves Game After Leg Injury
Babe Ruth injures a leg and exits the game after going hitless in three at bats, contributing to an early exit as the Big Five matchup unfolds.
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Babe Ruth
Baseball roundup of star hitters and managers
Yesterday's games feature Johnny Verger of the Giants collecting a triple a double and two singles against the Cubs Zal Lee of the Phillies delivering a eleventh inning single to beat the Pirates five four Smead Jolley of the Red Sox driving in runs with two doubles that halted Cleveland Tony Fretas of the Athletics earning his sixth straight win over St Louis and turning an unassisted double play Lou Gehrig homer three times in his plate appearance Al Simmons two hits and two runs Hack Wilson two runs with a double Bill Terry two singles and a run scored.
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St. Louis Browns
Tony Freitas
Athletics
Smead Jolley
Boston
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Chicago
Giants
Hack Wilson
Glenn Wright
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Associated Press
Johnny Verger
Cubs
Zal Lee
Pirates
Red Sox
Tony Fretas
St. Louis
Lou Gehrig
al Simmons
Bill Terry
Western Association Closes Two Teams to Finish Season
In Independence Oklahoma on July 19, Western Association club owners voted to end operations for Topeka and Independence. The four remaining clubs will be Muskogee Bartlesville Hutchinson and Springfield continuing the season.
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Independence
Eas
Western Association
Topeka
Muskogee
Bartlesville
Okla
Hutchinson, Kat
Springfield
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