Tilden Seeks Help in Double Sets of Match
In New York on May 24 United Press reports Bill Tilden faces heavy Davis Cup pressure as France fields Lacoste Cochet and Borotra. Tilden and Johnston struggled in recent European ties, and the U S needs Johnston to back Tilden in the doubles to stand a chance.
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Tilden
United Press
New York
Bill Johnston
France
United States
Bill Tilden
Rene Lacoste
Henri Cochet
Jean Borotra
Lacoste
Vincent Richards
Johnston
Frank Hunter
Lagoste
Borotta
Hunter
Eddie Shea Wins Technical Kayo in Chicago Bout
Eddie Shea, 126 pounds, won a technical knockout when Ray Rydhell failed to answer the bell for the ninth round of their scheduled ten round bout. Billi Hall won a six round decision over Frankie Kenhard.
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United Press
Chicago
Nay
Adie Shea
Ray Rydhell
Billi Hall
Frankie Kenhard
Dan O'Leary Champion Walker to Appear at Ball Park
The famed walker Dan O'Leary, 1875 national champion over Weston and 1878 world champion in London, announces a Ball Park appearance. He boasts of supreme health and a strict daily routine including early rising, split meals, and simple breakfast of eggs coffee and buttered bran bread.
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Walker
Ball Park
Amarillo
Texan
O'Leary
Cranty Cor
Ireland
United States
Weston
London
Mr. O'Leary
Local Sports Roundup and Notable Bets Across the Region
The column hints at a Decoration Day double header with Wichita altering the standings race. It mentions Jack Holland and Ama rillo feuds, Panhandle players like Dick Morgan and Slick, Dutch Mantell to travel for wrestling, Ali Hassan in the mat scene, and city league echoes with Borger and Lindsay the laundry sponsor. Also notes a $500 bet on a mile walk at age ninety and Lindbergh praised as a national hero.
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Jack Holland
Jack
Amarillo
Dick Morgan
Panhandle
Slick
Dutch Mantell
Cleveland
Detroit
Bradford
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Ali Hassan
Reynolds
Matsuda
Tom
O'Leary
Denver
Lindbergh
Mr. O'Leary
United States
Western League Averages and Team Struggles Highlighted
The report notes Hillcrest and Ausarilia country clubs facing honors erosion as Western League averages falter. It questions Fred Newton starting this afternoon and hints at a potential third loss with Des Moines. Ty Cobb’s declining form is cited, and Athletics’ shortstop issues are mentioned alongside Blue holder securing a forfeited game.
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Fred Newton
Des Moines
Demons
USA
Joe Boley
Connie Mack
Boley
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
Athletics
Sausage Drops From White House Breakfast Menu
Washington reports a shift in the White House breakfast due to health concerns. Physicians say hot sausages and wheat cakes were making the president somewhat flabby, so ham has been substituted on most days.
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Washington
White House
Five American Players Seeking Bat Leadership
In the American League, five sluggers compete for batting honors on five teams, with Miller leading at .416 after 37 hits in 89 at bats. Gehrig follows at .408 with 53 hits, while Goslin Cobb and Fothergill trail, all within eight points of .400. Ruth and Gehrig boost runs and total bases as the league's top scorers.
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Paul W. White
United Press
New York
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
E. Miller
St. Louis
Gehrig
Goslin
Washington
Cobb
Philadelphia
Fothergill
Detroit
Miller
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Eddie Farrell
Traynor
Pittsburgh
Harper
Hornsby
P. Waner
Farrell
Harper and
Waner
Dollar bills shower shoppers near Boston insurance office
A crowd of girl shoppers in Boston were sprinkled with dollar bills as they passed the offices of an insurance company. No one appeared to claim the scattered money.
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Boston
Yale and Harvard athletes named to England meet team
Fourteen Yale and seven Harvard track and field athletes were chosen for the combined team to face Cambridge and Oxford at Stamford Bridge in England on July 9. Oklahoma clinched the Missouri Valley baseball title with a 5 to 4 win over Washington University.
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Missouri Valley
United Press
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge
Oxford
Stamford Bridge
England
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Washington University
Catarrh Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample and booklet
A vintage advertisement promotes Catarrh-Oil as a quick relief for catarrh and associated symptoms like chronic cold headaches weak eyes and ringing ears. It invites readers to request a free sample and a booklet covering rheumatism pyorrhea constipation and related ailments from Dr. D. H. Bokhof M D of Springfield Missouri.
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D. H. Bokhof
Oxy-Laxis Laboratories
Springfield
Advertisement
Texans Rally Tops Demons In Late Innings
Texans broke loose in the late innings with a six run surge in the second inning and added more as the game progressed. The Demons mounted an eighth inning rally but fell one run short, while Ramsey Reppy Ortman and Caldwell were removed from the mound or bench. Swansboro was ejected for arguing with Umpire Green but the rest of the afternoon stayed calm.
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Texans
Demons
Ramsey
Reppy
Caldwell
Swansboro
Green
It Looks Like Western Schedules Amid Weather Report
A Western region slate shows Des Moines at Amarillo and Omaha at Oklahoma City with varying conditions. Denver and Wichita have cloudy notes while Lincoln and Tulsa post clear skies. other major matchups in the East and Midwest are listed as cloudy or threatened with no results yet.
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Tulsa
Brooklyn
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New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
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