Standard Readers Invited to Pick All Stars
Babe Ruth Contest opens today with awards hang up for best selections from players of major leagues. Choices must be in by Sept. 7 and Ruth will announce team which will decide best deposters in Northwest. Fans' lineups will be printed daily. This year's performances of players to rule.
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Babe Ruth
Ruth
Northwest
Babe
Walter Camp
Boston Red Sox
Standard
Butte
Boston Post
Ruth's All American Team Contest Rules
Contest opens today and closes Sept 7 with $50 in prizes for fans naming an all star lineup matching Ruths 1924 selections. Ten players eight positions two pitchers chosen by 1924 performance. Ruth ineligible. First prize $25 plus autographed bat, then $10 $5 and twelve $1 awards.
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Ruth
Reader
Louisville
Whitesides Umpire Appointed in Northwest League
Ed Whitesides, Mines league umpire in 1923, signed as arbiter in Northwest Washington league. He will finish the season in place of ill umpire Sandberg. Whitesides has been living in Seattle.
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Ed Whitesides
Frank Chisholm
Mines League
Whitesides
Sandberg
Seattle
Australians win four straight Davis Cup matches in Baltimore
Pat O Hara Wood defeated Francisco Gerdes of Mexico in straight sets 6 1 6 2 6 1 at the Baltimore Country Club to give Australia a four match Davis Cup elimination win. Australia won both singles on Thursday and the doubles on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Austral
Mexico
Pat O'Hara Wood
Francisco Gerdes
Baltimore Country Club
Steve Sullivan Returns as Central Coach for Year
Steve Sullivan is named football and basketball coach at Central High School again. The new athletics board appoints him unanimously. Key players returning include Reardon and Vance Jovicdk, with several stars graduated.
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Steve Sullivan
Ghogen Central
Central High School
F. A. Kane
Michael Harrington
Claire Harrington
Thomas McNulty
Reardon
Vance Jovicdk
D. Harrington
Doherty
Whalen
Sullivan
Central
McKenzie
Fogarty
Cronin
Healy
Central Coach Bullivan Builds Team Amidst Cult Interest
Central's basketball program aims to assemble a credible squad as Coach Bullivan works with the board of directors and student body to mobilize support from alumni and athletic staff to field a competitive team when the season begins.
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Central
Bullivan
Old Central Athletic State
New Mater
Anodes Clarks and Pitts Powers Renew Rivalry Today
Anodes and Clarks renew their long rivalry at Anaconda athletic field for a Mines league game at 3 15 p m with Erickson and Bowers as probable pitchers. Black Pitts face Montana Powers in a Butte game at Clark Park starting at 2 00 p m with Melver and Hovey likely on the mound.
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Anodes and
Clarks
Anaconda Athletic Field
Erickson
Babe Ruth Extends Record Chases After Own Marks
Babe Ruth leads American League batting kings and nears his own single season home run and batting marks. He stands near his 1921 pace with 69 homers then and hits above .400 for the first time, while Bib Falk and Archdeacon chase from Chicago. Eddie Collins of the White Sox paces with 31 stolen bases as other leaders post strong averages.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Bib Falk
Archdeacon
Zack Wheat
Dodger
Hornsby
Cuyler
Pittsburg
Ed Roush
Reds
Jack Fournier
Dodgers
Dressler
Cincinnati
Young
New York
Yournier
Brooklyn
Hartnett
Blades
St. Louis
Kelly
American Association scores reported for multiple games
Minneapolis beat Toledo 2 to 1 while St Paul routed Columbus 10 to 1. Loulaville defeated Kansas City 3 to 2 and Indianapolis posted a 21 to ? Milwaukee results unclear.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Loulaville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Gibbons TKO’s Bloomfield in Wembley demolition
Tom Gibbons, the American light heavyweight, delivered a brutal third round knockout of Jack Bloomfield at Wembley stadium before 70 000 fans. Bloomfield, staggered repeatedly in the second round, was floored again and again before the final stoppage as Gibbons claimed 10000 pounds and Bloomfield 6000 pounds in the purse.
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Associated Press
London
Tom Gibbons
Jack Bloomfield
Wembley Stadium
St. Paul
Jack Dempsey
Bloomfield
Great Britain
Gibbons
Warx
Hie
Joe
Jack
Coast League Results From San Francisco Seattle and Portland
In San Francisco the Batteries Dumovich and Spencer with Griffin and Yelle faced strong opponents. Seattle saw Hughes, Jones, Baldwin, Koehler and Batterys in a tight game. Portland featured MacCabe, Thomas, Coumbe and Peters with Levereng and Cochrane in action. Los Angeles presented Footer Read Court ney Groat Griffin and D Murphy for the Battery team.
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Associated Presa
San Francisco
R. A. E. Tee
Eevewienss
Dumovich
Spencer
Griffin and Yelle
Portland
Big Balt Lake
Uae
Porugrg
MacCabe
Thomas, Coumbe
Peters
Levereng
Cochrane
Los Angeles
Courtney, Groat, Griffin
D. Murphy
Leonard Freed Reinstated by Ban Johnson Rejoins Detroit
Chicago Aug. 9 Dutch Leonard Detroit pitcher was reinstated by Ban Johnson and left for Detroit. Baseball Commissioner Landis earlier lifted the general ban against Leonard after he played under an outlaw ball designation.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Dutch” Leonard
Ban Johnson
Detroit
Landis
General Bank
Leonard
English-made autos rarely used batteries as ignition until last year
The report notes that employing batteries to ignite engines in English-made cars was extremely uncommon until roughly the past year, marking a shift in automotive practices and technology adoption.
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