Intercollegiate track favorites eye 1928 Olympic hopes
Eastern and three California schools compete in the fifty-first Intercollegiate A A M championship as Southern California and Stanford emerge as top contenders. Predictions name Hussey Borah Alderman and other stars for key sprints hurdles and field events with scores expected to favor Pacific coast powerhouses.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
Philadelphia
California
Olympic
Excepthose
Jon
Pacific Coast
Southern California
Stanford
Calif
Charley Borah
Track Miller
Frank Hussey
Hussey
Boston
Cornell
Nicholsford
Wells
Dartmouth
Steinbrenner
King
Work
Carr
Yale
Barnes
Hill
Mathias
Penn State
Hoffman
Leges Ston Co- Reid
Harvard
Ben- Stan- Nichols
Dart- Gerke
Bill Carrigan Faces Red Sox Decline After Comeback
The Boston manager Bill Carrigan, once a pennant winner, wrestles with a last place Red Sox. He notes players must deliver base hits and runs while pitchers hold the opponents, reflecting on past world titles and a challenging 2026 AL season. Carrigan returned from a hiatus to steady the club amid tough pennant contenders.
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Boston
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Carrigan
Philadelphia Nationals
Brooklyn
Bob Quinn
Bil Carrigan
Corrigan
Bloomington batter hit by pitches in six at bats
Bloomington on May 27 reports Dan Fitzgerald, a local first baseman, being hit six times by Springfield pitchers in a World War era series. He collects six at bats with five pitches hitting him in one game. Fitzgerald questions the record and comments on pitching depth and changes in the game as he contemplates the season.
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Bloomington
Tit
Dan Fitzgerald
Springfield
Fitzgerald
Pitsgerald
Reynolds Defends Title at Denver Colleges Busy
The Denver University stadium hosts Rocky Mountain conference track prelims with eleven colleges competing for finals the next day. Colorado and Utah teams lead. balanced play suggests points spread across schools. Brigham Young’s Dixon dominates singles in the tennis tournament as Brigham and Colorado teams vie for titles. Jack Reynolds defends his welterweight wrestling crown in Denver on June 6 per promoter plans. New York literacy test results show 28,108 passed for 80.4 percent of takers in 1926.
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United Press
Denver
Denver University Stadium
Colorado
Utah
Colorado Aggies
Broulder
Dixon
Brigham Young University
Blevins
Lewis
Colorado College
Buttle
Teachers’ College
Brigham
Milstein
Colorado University
Irvine
Ulan
Lehan
Woody
Jack Reynolds
Granville Johnson
Denver University
W. A. Sarconi
State of
New York
Rickard seeks cancellation of Wills bout
Promoter Tex Rickard plans to ask the boxing commission to void the planned June 22 title defense between Harry Wills and Pablo Uzcadun at the Polo Grounds. The dispute centers on conflicting contracts with Spanish heavyweight Uzcadun and a proposed Dempsey bout, with the deal reportedly kept secret.
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United Prear
New York
Pauling Useudun
Humbert Bogazy
Harry Wills
Polo Grounds
Uzcadun
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Delaney Heat
Rickard
Boxing Commission
Diamond Dope League Standings From Early Reports
Mixed results from the American Association, Western League, and Southern Association show varied scores. Notable entries include Indianapolis Columbus Kansas City St Paul Louisville Minneapolis Milwaukee and Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Mobile Chattanooga Nashville Little Rock New Orleans Tyler Mexia Paris Texarkana Corsican Palestine and Rochester Toronto with scattered wins and losses.
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American Association Intanapoles
Columbus
Kansans City
St. Paul
Totero
Louleville
Mineapolie
Milwaukee
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Hock
New Orleans
Football Dates Set for Big Ten Rotating Schedule
Madison Wis May 27 Dates for the first year in the rotating football schedule for Big Ten universities were settled at a meeting of football officers from all Big Ten schools. The schedule had been agreed on months ago, but specific game dates were not decided until last night.
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Dig United
Madison
Big Ten Universitien
Big Ten
Whowever
Fast Stepping Expected With Turk And Chick
Hewson the Turk and Bobby Chick show fast stepping for tonight’s finish match at the new armory at Fifth and Adams Stream. Hassan Parelli match recapped by E K Tracy with optimism. Chick trains steadily while the Turk backs speed. Prelim of 49 minutes between two quick youngsters with a 40 o’clock start.
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Armory
Faacy
Turk
All Hewson
the Turk
Bobby Chick
Chelon
New Armory
Fifth
Adams
E. K. Tracy
Texan Baseball Club
Hassan Parelli
FE Paseo
Hassan
Feuer
Parelli
Chick Haw
Koetky
Hiven
Cathe
Dutch Mantell
Middle West
Guthrie
Weather and sports matchups sweep as cities report conditions
The notices list multiple city pairings with weather conditions and times. Amarillo at Oklahoma City clear 140 Polea at Wichita clear 430 Denver at Des Moines cloudy 450 Fincoln at Omaha cloudy 390 National New York at Brooklyn clear 2 CATR Howton at Philadelphia clear 2 Camer. de Loule at Pittsburgh clear Cincinnati at Chicago clear American Washington at New York clear 2 pammen Philadelphia at Boston cloudy Cleveland at St. Lewin cloudy Chicago at Detroit clear.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Denver
Dew Moines
Fincoln
Omaha
National
New York
Brooklyn
Howton
Philadelphia
de Loule
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
St. Lewin
Detroit
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Laont
Pet
Tulsa
Amatullo i
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Lincoln
Pinyed
Wichita Falls
Waco
Ran Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
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Shreve
Ambirican Waague
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Nationa Rague
John
Ai” Louis
Chick
Ali Hassan
Leana
Him
Lindbergh
Goodrich
Silvertowns
Charley Lindbergh
Goodrich Silvertowns
Paris
Capt. Lindbergh
CAL Farley Tire Shop
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San Jacinto
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