Time Trials Stir Derby Bets In Louisville
In Louisville May 17 bettors flock around the Kentucky Derby contenders amid bets on Reigh Count and Bande as track conditions and muddy footing influence wagering. Owners and trainers arrive from Washington and Cincinnati while spectators discuss rail birds and possible upset outcomes at Churchill Downs.
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Downs
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Louieville
W. M. Whitehouse
Cincinnati
Shaw
T. J Pentergrast
Kanese City
Penthorn
Major League Leaders and Flat Earth Colony Walking Tour
A list of Major League batting and pitching leaders through May 14 includes Ruth, Gehrig, and Ruth again, with Frisch and Tavern/Frisch noted. Separately, at Zion City Illinois a flat earth colony led by Wilbur G Voliva begins a walking tour toward the edge of the world.
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Zion City
Wilber G. Voliva
McLarnin to Challenge Mandell for Lightweight Crown Tonight
Jimmy McLarnin, rising lightweight contender, meets champion Sam Mandell at Polo Grounds tonight in a fifteen round title bout. Mandell is slight favorite to win the decision. odds favor McLarnin to score a knockout, with 15,000 fans expected and gate receipts near $200,000. The bout follows Terris who fell to McLarnin’s right hand in the indoor season, fueling hopes for a new champion.
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Sid Terris
Sammy Mandell
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Polo Grounds
Mandell
Jimmy
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Terris
Athletics Hot Chase As Yankees Aim For Lead
The Athletics trailed the Yankees in a tight Mexican league style race with three Indian scalps in their locker as Babe Rath and teammates pushed to close the gap. McGittienddy stays within reach of the Yankees while the series with New York will run five games including double headers and a single. The Athletics face Chicago and Washington as Connie Mack eyes a boost, while the Yankees attack St Louis and Boston as Boston rides a five game win streak and Detroit suffers a six game skid. Cobb Hale Holes power Cleveland as Fox, Walberg pace a 15 2 win for Philadelphia in a big Cleveland offensive day. National League games were washed out by rain in Pittsburgh and St Louis.
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New York
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Red Sox
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St. Louis
Southwest Conference tennis meet opens at Rice Institute
May 13 at Rice Institute courts the Southwest Conference tennis championship begins with Texas University Longhorns and Rice Owls as top contenders Berkeley Bell leads the Texas squad as one of the nation's most skilled young players.
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Rice Institute
Texas University Longhorns
Rice Owls
Berkeley Bell
Texas University
Dallas Man Will Address Grocers
Wilson W. Brown secretary of the Dallas Service Grocers association will address the Amarillo Independent Grocers association tonight at the auditorium at 8 20 o'clock. All members of the organization and their employees are expected to be present.
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Wilson W. Brown
Dallas Service Grocers’ Association
Amarillo Independant Grocers’ Association
Sedalia cough remedy ad touts McMullin's Formula
An old Sedalia Missouri advertisement claims McMullin's Formula cures coughs and bronchial symptoms. It promotes the medicine for bronchial troubles and colds, noting it has been fused since 1916 and sold by Ra Dee Co.
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Sedalia
Ra Dee’ Co
Oklahoma prepares for Missouri Valley Track Meet in Lincoln
Sport Shots reports Norman based University of Oklahoma sends 71 man squad to Lincoln for the 24th annual Missouri Valley Track and Field Meet. Includes sophomore star O M Church noted for Kansas decathlon success as part of the Oklahoma contingent.
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University of Oklahoma
Kansas Aggies
Oklahomns
Oklahoma Aggies
Get Rid of Nervousness Lifetone Tablets Ad Notice
Weak run down or nervous individuals are urged to take Lifetone Tablets to restore vigor and confidence. The ad promises rapid improvement after two tablets after meals and two at night for two weeks, with a refund if claims fail. Fox Drug Company operates four stores and offers mail order 72 tablets for one dollar.
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Fox Drug Company
Payne Wins Southwest Conference Golf Title
Gibson Payne of Texas University defeated Dan Smith of Rice Institute one up in A holes to win the Southwest Conference individual golf championship in Austin. Texas also captured the squad title with a total of 924 to Rice’s 330. The event highlighted strong play from Berkeley Bell as Texas leads the field.
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Gideon Peyne
Texas University
Dan Smith
Rice
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Gibson Payne
Rice Institute
Bears Beat Longhorns In Close Southwestern Tilt
The Bears edged the Texas Longhorns 2 to 1 in Waco as Texas pitchers allowed eight hits but fell short. The game kept both teams in the Southwestern Conference pennant hunt. The article also notes a stray reference to the Industrial Revolution beginning in England.
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Waco
Texas
Texas Longhorns
Douglass
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