Dark Shadow Over Dempsey Firpo Title Bout
The Aug 14 dispatch reports pressure for a Dempsey versus Wills title fight ahead of the Sept 14 match with Firpo. Ed Mullins and others push for Wills to receive a title bout, while promoters debate proper terms and licensing and plans for major venues and ticket pricing.
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New York
Harry Wills
New Orleans
Tex Rickard
Pempsey
Eddy Ullins
New York State Boxing Commission
Dempsey
Willis
Mullins
Harlem
Smith
Kiam Muldoon
Firpo
Muldoon
Toledo
Scussing Wills
Daily MLB Matchups Across Leagues
National League games feature St Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at Boston, Pittsburg at Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at New York. American League headlines include New York at St Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit, Washington at Chicago, and Boston at Cleveland.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Pauleste Tberecone
Louisville Aeoeeerrre
Columbus
Indianapolis Erree
Milwaukee Palaw Kh
Minneapolis
Toledo
Erate Bheeeehinu
Pacific Coast League
Petereee
San Francisco
Rey
Sacramento
Erresee
Portland Eeeeuna
Montana golf championship opens at Butte Country Club
Golfers from California and across Montana arrive as the seventh annual Montana state championship begins at the Butte Country Club links. Men and ladies amateurs plus open matches on the slate. about 100 players expected. Joe Novak, the state open champion, previews the course as entrants arrive for practice. Rains yesterday cleared dust and improved conditions ahead of the opening. The event runs through Sunday with the championship round.
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Butte
Montana
May Hayes
California
Hamilton Thatcher
Stevensville
F. E. Dobbens
Billings
Joe Novak
New Giant Making Ready for Dempsey
L H Big Munn of Sioux City, six feet six and 295 pounds, signs with Omaha manager Gene Melady to handle his affairs. A former Nebraska star in football, basketball, wrestling and track, he trained at Mike Gibbons camp in St Paul and will not fight for at least three months before ready for any bout it seems.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
L. H
Big
Munn
Nebraska
Gene Melady
Omaha
Earl Caddock
Joe Stecher
University of Nebraska
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Coast League results and batteries across three cities
Baseball scores from Salt Lake, San Francisco and Sacramento show Salt Lake defeating with 12 runs to 6 for host. San Francisco and rival teams posting multiple errors and hits in a 4 to 6 outcome. Sacramento edging Oakland 5 to 3 or 5 to 2 with batteries Murchio Read and Read. Los Angeles and Portland clubs traveling.
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San Francisco
R. H. E. Titbies
Burger and Yaryan
Shea, Blake and
Agnew
Sacramento
Oakland
Murchio
Read
Yellowhorse
Shea and Koehler
Canoe Regatta Promises Busy Lake Avoca Program
Montana canoeing championships headline Sunday at Lake Avoca with junior intermediate and senior races plus water exhibitions. A double canoe event sailing race and chute events highlight the afternoon. Navy divers Eugene Burris and W M Oeder will perform in deep sea diving suits alongside other stars including Sam Kinville Phil Rowe E Richards and Ralph Richards.
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Montana
Lake Avoca
A. E. H. Clarke
Eugene Burris
W. M. Oeder
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Anaconda
Sam Kinville
Phil Rowe
E. Richards
A. E. H. Clark
Ralph Richards
Deaf-mute hurler seeks Mines league club position
Gerald Wear, a deaf-mute former Montana Power staffer and ex athletic director of the Winnipeg deaf and dumb school, seeks a job with Mines league clubs. Wear pitched for several independent East teams and is described as an all around athlete.
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Gerald Wear
Montana Power
Mines
Wear
Winnipeg Deaf and Dumb School
Baseball scores from American Association game night
In a double header Indianapolis Milwaukee played earlier. Toledo beat St Paul 7 to 6, Columbus defeated Minneapolis 12 to 8, Louisville topped Kansas City 6 to 5 in 19 innings.
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Associated Press
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis-Milwaukee
Adams Drives Homers As Cubs Sweep Boston
Chicago won both ends of a doubleheader from Boston 6 to 1 and 5 to 4 on August 14. Adams homered in each game, driving in Statz who scored ahead of him, while the Cubs and Adams stood out in the field and at the plate. Batteries Osborne and O Farrell. Fillingim, Barnes, Smith, and Gibson. In the second game Chicago rallied with timely hitting for a 5 to 4 victory. Keen Dumovich and Hartnett led Brooklyn to a 3 2 win over the Dodgers in New York. Giants beat Dodgers 3 2 to close the road trip. Philadelphia topped Pittsburgh 16 10 in a slugfest. Batteries listed for all games.
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Associated Press
Boston
Chicago
Adams
Statz
Osborne
O'Farrell
Fillingim
Barnes
Smith
Gibson
Giants
Dodgers
New York
New York Giants
Brooklyn
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Henry
DeBerry
Scott
Bentley
Snyder
Cobb Slams Three Doubles As Detroit Tops Philadelphia
Detroit, Aug 14. The Tigers outslug the Phillies 7 to 2 in the first game of the series. Cobb hit three doubles in three trips, while Naylor and Walberg battered Philadelphia pitching. Pillette and Bassler held the visitors to 2 runs as Perkins and Kee a teamed for the Phillies.
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Cobb
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Naylor
Walberg
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Perkins
Pillette
Bassler
Favorites Lead Tennis Tourney Favorites Topple No Upsets
At Forest Hills New York on August 14 favorites advanced in the national women’s tennis championship. Molla Mallory defeated Lillian Scharman 6-3 6-4 in a tight second round, while R C Clayton beat Mills 7 5 6 32 in a brisk second round. Helen Wills, the 17 year old Berkeley student, demolished Baker 6-0 6-1 and Kathleen McKane swept Dixon 6-1 6-2 before beating Leroy 6-1 6-0 in the next round.
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Associated Press
Forest Hills
N. Y
West Side Tennis Club
Molla Mallory
Lillian Scharman
New York
R. C. Clayton
David C. Mills
Orange
N. J
Helen Wills
Berkeley
Cal
New Jersey
Ceres Baker
Clayton
Kathleen McKane
Louise Dixon
Philadelphia
Robert Leroy
Dundee Beats Gooseman In Milwaukee bout
Mike Dundee featherweight out boxed Ernie Gooseman in a 10 round no decision fight in Milwaukee experts say Dundee led most rounds with a fast straight left and effective body punches in a tight matchup.
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Dundee
Gooseman
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Mike Dundee
Ernie Gooseman
Crucial Battle for Clark Crew Sparks Mines League Clash
Clarks, led by Jimmy Charlton, face a pivotal 6 PM game at Clark Park against Earl Tucker's Cole-Pitts as a win could clinch the Mines lead or drop Clark to second. Anaconda hosts the Angdes versus Black Specs in an exhibition that could reshape standings, with Ray Adams or Coleman likely to star for Clark.
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Clarks
Anodes
Jimmy Charlton
Earl Tucker
Cole-Pitts
Clark Park
Anaconda
Angdes
Pitts
Pittmen
Ray Adams
Coleman
Adams
Clark
Babe Ruth Hits Three Homers in Exhibition Game
Babe Ruth belted three home runs for the New York Americans in an exhibition at Indianapolis. The Americans lost 11 to 7 to the Indianapolis American Association squad. Batteries Roettger Ruth and Benge produced the runs. Fitzsimmons and Dixon, Minton handled pitching duties.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Babe Ruth
New York Americans
Indianapolis American Association
IR. H
Dememasgud Foo
Roettger
Ruth
Bengough
Fitzsimmons
Dixon
Minton
Ennis Boxing Card Highlights Saturday Showdown
A boxing card in Ennis features Emmet Womach noted for quick knockouts and Bill Tait. Jack Luddington of Butte was scheduled to box Fred Hart of Los Angeles, who fell ill yesterday and had surgery at Murray's hospital.
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Emmet Womach
Bill Tait
Ennis
Jack Luddington
Butte
Fred Hart
Los Angeles
Bill
Murray's Hospital
New York Bantam Goldstein Stops Edwards in 14th Round
Goldstein of New York, bantam weight, knocked out Danny Edwards of San Francisco in the fourteenth round of a scheduled 15 round bout at the Queensboro A. C. tonight.
Cooler Weather Follows Hot Days in Butte
After three warm days the Butte thermometer slipped to an unusually low mid August reading. A period of continuous rain kept temperatures down before sunshine briefly appeared after 3 pm. The 24 hour high reached 81 and the low 55 as the forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms and cloudy skies with little change in temperature.
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Butte
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