Rickard Eyes $4.6 Million Summer Boxing Bonanza
Tex Rickard keeps a slip listing potential purses from big fights this summer. He expects around $4.6 million from Dempsey Tunney and other matchups, with Delaney and Fugazy venues shaping the field, while the plan hinges on Dempsey's return and gate appeal.
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United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Sharkey
Maloney
Dempsey
Paulino
Tunney
Richard
Broadway Ticket
Rickard
Jack Delaney
Dewey
Jack Fugazy
Fu Y
Delaney
New York Boxing Commission
Ito
English Golfing Clans Gather for Walker Cup Battle
Britons ready to defend amateur title on Hoylake links as Roger Wethered Cyril Tolley and others seek home glory. American quartet led by Walter L Richard Silas M Newton W C Hunt and H Fownes face tough odds on the 170 yard short hole and redesigned bunkers.
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Frank H. King Holylake
Eng
Britain
Holylake
Old Country
Jess Sweeteer
America
Bobby Jones
Hoylake
Fate for Fator and the Derby Dream
The article profiles Laverne Fator as one of racing’s top jockeys for the Rancocas Stable and potential Derby winner prospects. It notes past Derby mounts, earnings, and key races including Scapa Flow, Crusader, Silver Fox, and Pompey, with references to other jockeys like Sande and Albert Johnson. It ends with a boxing metaphor about unbreakable championship fights.
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Lalverne Fator
Rancocas Stable
Fator
Laverne Fator
Harry Sinclair
Sande
Great Northwest
Redeus
Laverne
Scapa Flow
Havre de Grace
Crusader
Philadelphia
Jamaica
Silver Fox
Giants Reappear At Top In Torn MLB Standings
National League saw the Giants reclaim first place as the Cardinals dropped to second and the Cubs fell to fifth after a day of close races. Phillies and Pirates gained one rung while Reds slid further in the standings. In the American League Detroit hosted Cobb as the Athletics won and Ruth powered the Yankees past the Browns, with White Sox extending their surge behind a 4 to 1 win over the Senators.
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Associated Press
Giants
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Pirates
Jesse Haines
Haines
Cannoneers
Hornsby
Frank Frisch
St. Louis
Rajah
Philly
Cubs
Chicago Clan
Philadelphia
Cy Williams
Boston
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Detroit
Whire
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
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Athletics
Mackmen
Nins
Georgia Peach
George Herman Ruth
Cobb
Yankees
St. Lewis Browns
Ernie Nevers
Browns
Senators
White Sox
Helen Wills Shows Greater Form and Versatility
New York May 12 United Press reports Helen Wills, former national champion, displaying improved form and versatility in two practice sets with Elmer Griffin. Observers expect her to regain the national title and contend for Wimbledon, noting precise placement and powerful drives, despite a 6-2 3-6 score split.
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United Press
New York
Helen Wills
Elmer Griffin Yeaeterday
Miss Wills
Jiffin
California
England
Mixes Willy
Europe
Kansas sports boss wields quiet power across games
Topeka Kansas May 12 Leslie F Edmonds secretary of the state boxing commission enforces the law legalizing fist fighting while editor of a Topeka Daily Capital column he selects mythical All Kansas teams for football and basketball earning notice among Missouri Valley officials Paris France baseball umpires scarce as federation offers pay and transport Stanford star Emerson Spencer after a severe crash aims to break 47 2 5 second 440 yard dash mark under coach R L Templeton notes his recovery progress and optimism
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
State Boxing Commission
Leslie F. Edmonds
Ernest Quigley
St. Mary's
Missouri Valley
Wreck
Stanford University
Cal
Emerson
Spencer
Stanford
Ted Meredith
R. L. Templeton
Spencers
Golf Ball Inventor Still Living in Stamford
Stamford resident Francis H. Richards, aged 87, is credited with inventing the molds and machinery used in about 95 percent of modern golf balls. His New York factories produce the balls, and he holds roughly 100 patents on golf balls plus many on typographic machines, shop tools, and weighing devices.
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Stamford
Conn
Francis H. Richards
New York
City Golfers Readying for Title Play at Hillcrest
Hillcrest hosts Amarillo city championship with a record entrant list. Doug Herring and N. J. Bartlett announce order of play for May 28 qualifying rounds. Fourty four players qualify from three flights, trophies prize winners of each flight, two dollar entry fee, practice window May 23 onward, first two matches May 29 and semi finals to follow.
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Hillcrest
Doug Herring
N. J. Bartlett
Hillcrest Country Club
Amarillo
Globe-News
Hicks Rubber Company
Clements-Youne Sporting Goode Company
Clements Young
Youngblood 10 Tame Mound in Today’s Game
Reported recap describes Omaha rally ending with Achenbach delivering a win in game two of the series. Cal Segrist plans pitching for Texane this afternoon. Lrene Summerly of Sunnerty Players to start for the visitors. Chief Vampblood, ex Clarendon college, to be shown tonight. The Cityite notes a quip about a long-married couple.
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Mest
Panhandle Open Set After City Golf Finals
Finals follow city golf excitement with 46 hole finals in each flight on Sunday June 6 and Panhandle open scheduled for July 3 and 4 featuring 72 holes of medal play.
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