Haley Beats Tolley In Breathless British Amateur Win
Edwin H. Haley of New York defeated Cyril Tolley in a tight finish at Hoylake to win the British amateur championship. The match went to the final green with Haley clinching the victory 11 holes to Tolley’s 10 after a series of close rounds. Haley, previously unknown to championship golf in England or America, had been in England eight months studying in London.
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Associated Press
Hoylake
England
Edwin H. Haley
New York
Cyril Tolley
Haley
Tolley
America
London
Mullen Builds Season For Lighter Men In Chicago
Chicago promoter Jim Mullen plans a summer lineup of bouts featuring lighter champions. Mushy Callahan defends his junior welterweight title against Soug Meyers Tuesday at Cubs Park. If Tommy Freeman defeats Meyers Grace, a Freeman Latzo welter title bout could follow, with Mullen eyeing a potential Dundee defense as a next step.
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Clark Kelsey
United Press
Chicago
Tex Rickyd
Gotham
Jim Mullen
Little Boys
Mushy Callahan
Soug Meyers
Pocatello
Idaho
Cubs Park
Mullen
Tiger Flowers
Mickey Walker
Tony Canzoneri
Bud Taylor
Callahan-Meyers
California
Callahan
Pinky Mitchell
Meyers
Tommy Freeman
Freeman
Meyers Grace
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Tommy
Pete Latzo
Golf Alphabet-J by Feg Murray in 1927
Feg Murray catalogs a long list of golf notables whose initials J figure prominently. He highlights Bobby Jones as the era’s peerless amateur and notes other J names across British and American golf, plus parallel fashion and gear oddities of the era. The piece blends sport history with social color and ends with fashion and diving-goggle notes.
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Gimia Yan Wie
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Britain
America
Louis N. James
J. L
Officials Named For Auto Race Classic In Indianapolis
United Press reports the officials named for the Memorial Day 500 mile race in Indianapolis. Eddie Rickenbacker chairs the contest board with C F Kettering as referee George H Townsend as starter and Lawrence P Fisher as pacer. Speed trials open tomorrow requiring an 86 mph average for ten miles to enter.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Eddie Rickenbacker
C. F. Kettering
George H. Townsend
Lawrence P. Fisher
Promoters Grounded in Bout Proposals Amid Boxing Setbacks
New York boxers faces clashes with athletic commission as promoters lose momentum. The state board blocks Delaney Uzendun bout and names Mc Tigue Loughran Slattery as title contenders. Finnegan Chapman bout labeled featherweight elimination. Brazil’s century old firm fails due to poor business conditions.
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Boston
Polo Grounds
Fugazy
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Eleven American stars named for Davis Cup squad
United Press reports the United States Lawn Tennis Association selected eleven players to form the Davis Cup squad and defend the cup. The list includes William Tilden, William Johnston, Edward Chandler, George Lott, Louis White, A H Chapin Jr, George King, Francis Hunter, John Docg, Cranston Holman, and Richard Norris Williams. Training starts immediately with trials scheduled at West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills on August 15. Four players will be chosen for the regular team to face challenge round matches September 7 to 10, with some younger players possibly retained.
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United Press
New York
United States Lawn Tennis Association
William ‘. Tilden
Philadelphia
William Johnston
San Francisco
Edward G. Chandler
Berkeley
California
George Lott
Chicago
Louis White
Austin
Texas
A. H. Chapin, Jr
Springfield
Mass
George King
Francis J. Hunter
New Rochelle
N. Y
John Docg
Santa Monica
Calif
Cranston Holman
Stanford University
Richard Norris Williams
Bryn Mawr
West Side
Forest Hills
Seral
Tilden
Hunter
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Feg Murray
Glenna Collett
Helen Payson
Maureen Orcutt
Viroe SF
Herbert Jolly
Janet V. Jackson
Harrison R. Johnston
St. Paul
Chick Fran
Milligan
Stanford
George Kelly
Cincinnati Reds
Lutheran Hospital
Brighton
Tommy Milligan
Fort Collins
Colorado
Aggies
State Teachers
Denver
New Mexico
Ray
Amarillo
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
Griffon
Blackburn Bros
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Smith College
Agnes Rogers
Buffalo
Marion Fnal
Northampton
Nilson
Darien
Conn
Commission
Rickard
Chester Gardner
Albuquerque
A. J. “Slim” Walker
Santa Fe
Brazil
Johnston
Prince Albert
P.A
P. A
R. J. Ode Rereelé Rereelée Eee Company
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