Western Teams Favored To Repeat In Fifty First Track Classic
Western colleges have dominated the Intercollegiate track meet, with California winning 1921 22 and 28 and Southern California clinching 25 26. Stanford and USC lead this year’s field with strong sprinters hurdlers and weight men as Yale and Dartmouth provide eastern talent. Upsets loom as form shifts, with no standout eastern challenger to topple the coast powerhouses.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
California
Yale
Southern California
Stanford
Charley Borah
Smith
Barnes
Agins
Hill
Kaer
Reynolds
Coggeshall
Aleski
Lovejoy
Spencer
Wells
Seyrou
Carr
Princeton
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Jim Maloney
Sarkey
Jack Jempsey
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Texas Official Sees Big Dairy Shows This Year
B B Holland, superintendent of the dairy division of the Tri State exposition, and L T Simons of the Texas Jersey Cattle club foresee a strong 1927 for dairy cattle in Texas. They expect an unusually large, high grade dairy show at fall fairs as breeders from the east, north and Midwest bring fine herds to Memphis National Dairy Show October 15 to 22 and attract more entrants to Texas fairs.
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Texas
B. B. Holland
Holland
L. T. Simons
Texas wleMy Cattle Club
American Jersey Cattle Club
Simons
Memphis
Tennessee
Dirt Racers Invited to Meet in Denver
Dirt track drivers from across the country are invited to compete at Overland Park Memorial Day. Entry books close Wednesday night and officials expect a record number of entrants.
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Denver
Fred Bell
Jim Newman
John Rodgers
C. & Hamilton
Lakewood Country Club
Denver University Stadium
Colorado
Overland Park
Overland Park Auto Racing Association
Enver—Aussie le Roy
Herman Auerbach
Stockyards Stadium
Tilden Returns to Challenge World Tennis Elite
The former champion William Tatem Til den is back to test himself against top rivals on French, Wimbledon, Davis Cup, and American singles stages. Sam Hardy notes Tilden’s knee permitting, he could win the French English and American titles, and his forehand and backhand are described as superior when on form. Murray adds a light aside on racing drivers and castor oil.
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William Tatem Tilden
Philadelphia
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Big Bill
United States
Sam Hardy
Bill Tilden
Long William
Molla Mallory
Helen Wills
Tilden
Little Miss Poker Face
Mr. Hardy
Johnston
LaCoste
Wallace Johnson
Richards
Weather and schedule for Western and National Leagues
Multiple MLB games listed with city matchups and conditions. Western League games include Des Moines at Amarillo Omaha at Oklahoma City Denver at Wichita Lincoln at Tulsa all with clear skies. National and American Leagues show New York at Boston Brooklyn at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and New York at Washington Chicago at St. Louis Detroit at Cleveland all with cloudy or clear conditions.
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Des Moines
Amarillo
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Denver
Wichita
Clear
Lincoln
Tulsa
National League
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Tunney and his blows circle Dempsey in interview
Gene Tunney tops a candid talk with Billy Gibson on boxing, describing his smart, study driven approach, sparring philosophy, and the Toledo ring tactics that outmaneuver Jack Dempsey. Gibson portrays Tunney as thoughtful, not arrogant, with a plan to study opponents and time openings.
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Tunney
Dempsey
Gene
Toledo
Jock Malone
Malone
Jack
Dack
Willard
Eavy
Gibson
Richard
Philadelphia
Mr. Gibson
Atlantic City
Eddie Shea Favored in Featherweight Bout Tonight
Eddie Shea is picked to win over Ray Rydell in a ten round featherweight windup. The article notes Shea's favor in the bout and mentions other boxing context including Gene Tunney and Dempsey discussions. It also references soccer results: Chicago bricklayers beating Uruguay 3 to 2 and Hakoah beating Michigan all-stars 2 to 0.
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Chicago
Eddie Shea
Ray Rydell
Texans Fetch Out Big Sticks To Win Sunday
Amarillo Texans rout Des Moines Demona 14 to 4 in front of a large Sunday crowd as Stanley Achenbach earns his third straight win. Smith homered inside the park with Adame Gunther and Kelly driving in runs. Game time was 1 o clock. Also notes Latvia iron farms and a $100,000 horse-drawn plow shipment remains unsold.
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Whittaker
Davenport
Amarillo Texans
Des Moines Demona
Stanley Achenbach
Smith
Adame
Gunther
Kelly
Latvia
Ginlanson
Griffin
Lamford
Celling
Pest
Eheer
Amaiullo
Acharnie
Horine
Hwanehora
Cunther
Knothe
Collie
Achenbach
Wella
Connells Bonith
Bloen Haar
Hnith
Hane
Halls
Achenback
Whittite
Daven Amarillo
Denner
Lenin
Anit Kelle
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Pacific Three
Jersey Club
Bonne Chance
M. Bill
Feg Murray
Chiropractic
F. Bromert
D.C
Western
Edgren
Robert Edgren
Billy Gibson
Bill
Jim Coffroth
Adam
Jim
West
Rychell
United Preas
Chicago Bricklayers
Detroit—Hakoah
Vienna
Michigan
Thomas Carter
Blackpool
England
R._J. Reynolds Tobacco
Cem
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