Woodbury Improves After Race Crash at Altoona
Cliff Woodbury, injured in a Memorial Day race crash near the Tipton bowl, shows fair recovery at Mercy hospital in Altoona. Keech died as seven of ten cars piled up and overturned near the 150 mile mark. Lou Meyers finished first with $4,500 after AAAs adjustment of winnings, while Cliff Berger and Deacon Litz earned $2,000 and $1,500 respectively.
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Quitaque Defeats Happy Nine 5 to 3
Quitaque outscored Happy 5 to 3 in a Texas tilt on June 17. Quitaque’s Tampire, the first baseman, hit a home run in the eighth inning. Batteries: Happy Midleton and Cope. Quitaque Coup and Wise.
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Fonseca's unlikely comeback with Indians after Phillies trade
Lew Fonseca, born in Oakland in 1900, rose from a Newark release to star for the Cleveland Indians. His career highlights include a .327 season with the Indians and a prior .319 tally in 126 Phillies games before being sold to Newark and then bought by Cleveland for about $50,000. He also pursued opera, showing a multi talent background.
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Early Baseball Action Across Leagues Reported
The record compares 51 game marks with last year as the Hugmen trail by two wins while five behind the 1927 Yankees 110 victory pace. Details cover pennant rivals: Yankees Pennock Hoyt Moore and Hoosier pitchers, Washington Chicago and St. Louis results, and Braves Reds Cubs Giants in mixed scores.
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Agile lens and leg men lure summer Washington tourists
Agile photographers roam Washington as warm weather draws visitors. They snap, develop, and print instant tintypes on the spot, often posing proudly and exclaiming beauty to customers.
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First Third of Major League Race Over Mack S Mad Pace
The Athletics trail as Cleveland beat them 10 to 9 while the Yankees lost to the Tigers 11 to 7. The Philadelphia Phillies reach 51 games with 89 wins and 12 defeats for a .765 clip, opening an eight game lead over New York.
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Cardinals Narrow Lead After Robins Loss to Pirates
Robins in Flatbush fell 11 to 4 as Carl Hubbell pitched well for the Pirates. The Cardinals held a slim lead atop the standings, with the Pirates just ahead of the third place Cubs.
Windy City Bolsters Derby Chance Over Van Dusen
Windy City, winner of the American Derby, challenges Clyde Van Dusen for the title of the season’s top three-year-old. Van Dusen, son of Man O War, faded in the Kentucky Derby and ran eighth of nine at Washington Park in the American Derby.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings from 1924 Season Highlights
Pirates edged by 9 to 16 with Homers Hafey hitting for Cards. Klein and Stolen bases by Cuyler. Cubs 14 with Grimes win 10 1. Foxx and Gehringer top batting and runs. Simmons 67 RBIs for Athletics. Combs and Manush tie with 7 triples and 7. Gehrig homer leads Yankees 17. Miller steals eight for Athletics Clawell eight Chicago. Grove wins 10 1.
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Preakness results highlight finish order in close race
Freeland captured another major stage but finished fourth as Naishapur proved a strong closer by placing second to Windy City. African, a leading East hope, finished third in the race.
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