Surprises in Sport Realm Highlight Fence Finals and Races
Lane twins E H and E L captured the fencing championship after a fence-off with Columbia. Harold Bloomer of Columbia won the foil title but Columbia failed to secure the team prize. Navy’s C H Calloway won the epee event and Frances Clarke of West Point won the saber. In auto racing, l L Corum won the May 30 Indianapolis 500 mile race with Joe Boyer guiding the final stints. Murphy claimed the July 4 Kansas City 250 mile event and also won at Altoona on June 14. Bennett Hill set 250 mile records at Culver City, while Harlan Fengler won the Beverly Hills 250. Crowds reached 60,000 to 80,000 at major races, with several speed records noted.
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Lane Twins
E. H
E. L
Columbia
Harold Bloomer
Navy
Frances Clarke
West Point
America
Paris
Europe
Bennett Hill
Indianapolis
L. L. Corum
Joe Boyer
Boyer
Corum
Kansas City
Murphy
Altoona Speedway
Uniontown
New Charlotte
N. C
Tommy Milton
Beverly Hills
Harlan Fengler
Phil Shafer
Syracuse
Culver City
Altoona
Charlotte
United States Dominates Paris Olympic Games Return
The United States led the field at the Paris Olympics with 98 medals and 217 points in swimming, rowing for Yale, boxing, wrestling and tennis triumphs. Notable feats include Johnny Weissmuller’s swimming, Helen Wills and Vincent Richards in tennis, and a California rugby and Yale rowing showcase. France, Sweden, and others earned multiple medals, while Finland and Sweden produced strong showings in track and field.
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United States
France
America
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Uruguay
Argentina
Italy
Czecho
Nurmi
Ritola
Johnny Weissmuller
Arnie Borg
California
Helen Wills
George Wightman
Francis
Hunter
Vincent Richards
Yale University
Permanent Dayton trapshooting home opened with 16 traps
The American Trapshooting Association established a Dayton grounds and clubhouse costing about 100000 funded by 25 life memberships. Opening last August, the Grand American Handicap drew roughly 1000 gunners as the year’s top event. The US team swept Olympic events. Voorhies of Brooklyn won New York’s yearly championship at Travers Island.
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Dayton
Ohio
American Trapshooting Association
United States
British Isles
New York
Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
J. H. Voorhies
Brooklyn
Hyde Regains National Squash Tennis Title in 1924
Hyde of the Harvard club, former national amateur champion, retook the title in 1924 defeating rivals R. Earl Fink and Thomas R. Coward. Hyde is praised for tactical skill and controlled stroking. The season began with 12 clubs, amid growth in the sport and the new Class B Metropolitan League. The schedule runs from October to March.
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Fillmore van
Hyde
Harvard Club
R. Earl Fink
Intercollegiate and professional basketball highlights across leagues
The season featured Cornell as Eastern league champion with eight wins, Princeton beating Dartmouth 38 17 to gain a second place tie with Columbia, and the Original Celtics dominating pro basketball with 300 games and only nine losses. California led the Pacific Coast Conference, while Big Ten tied among Chicago Wisconsin Illinois at eight and four. Butler captured the national AAU title in Kansas City, and Guthrie Oklahoma won the girls AAU title.
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Cornell University
Princeton
Dartmouth
Columbia
Tigers
Celtics
Kingston
N. Y
Delta
California University Five
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
National Amateur Athleticc Union
Butler College
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Hoosiers
Guthrie, Okla
Automobile Racing Faces Shadow as Stars Die in Year
The sport saw the deaths of four prominent drivers including Jimmy Murphy Joe Boyer Dario Resta and Earl Wilson over the year. Murphy had 1595 points in the American Automobile association championship before dying in Syracuse while Resta was killed in England during a record attempt. Cooper finished second with 1240 points.
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Jimmy Murphy
Joe Boyer
Dario Resta
Earl Wilson
Los Angeles
Resta
England
American Automobile Association
Syracuse
Cooper
Gould Dominates National Amateur Court Tennis Honors
Jay Gould of New York, long regarded as the leading amateur court tennis player, again won the national amateur singles title and, with W. Wear of Philadelphia, the national doubles. The text notes Gould’s superiority over top professionals and mentions Kinsella of New York as another strong player in open circuits.
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Jay Gould
New York
W. Wear
Philadelphia
England
Gould
Afterinsella
Base Gould
Kinsella
Tilden Tops 1924 Lawn Tennis Rankings Amid Rising Youth
The 1924 tennis rankings show no title changes for men or women but a shifting top 10. Veteran William T. Tilden II stays No. 1, facing stiff contest from Vincent Richards who beat former No. 2 William M. Johnston and defeated Patterson and O’Hara Wood in Davis Cup ties.
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Johnston
Howard Isey
Tilden
Helen Wills
California
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
Chamao
Helen Jacobs
Wills
United States
Germantown
Paris
Miss Wills
George W. Wightman
Richards
Francis T. Hunter
France
Australia
George Lott
Chicago
Wallace Scott
Pacific Coast
William T. Tilden II
Vincent Richards
William M. Johnston
Tdes
Gerald Patterson
Pat O'Hara Wood
Bbi
Yale Varsity Eight Dominates 1924 Rowing Season
The article lauds Yale Varsity eight as the greatest American rowing eight, unbeaten through a hard season. It highlights Washington's three-mile victory at Poughkeepsie under coach Callow, Leader’s system, and Yale’s Olympic trials triumph over the US Navy crew. It notes Harvard, Penn, and others’ efforts, with Penn winning the Childs Cup on the Schuylkill May 21 and Rice succeeding as Penn assistant coach.
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Yale
University of Washington
Poughkeepsie
Washington
Rusty” Callow
Ed Leader
Callow
New Haven
Rusty
White Vale
Philadelphia
J. S.S. Rockefeller
Alfred Damon Lindley
United States Navy
New London
Harvard
Thames
Rockefeller
Crimson
University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Hudson
Schuylkill River
Irmiger
United States Naval Academy
Columbia University
Racuse
Ealambis
Duerhaps
Tim Fice
Rice
Joe Wright
Pennsylvania
Motor Boats Shine in 1924 Seasonal Records Across Regions
The 1924 season saw strong showing from American designers and drivers in power boat racing. Hydroplanes led gains with big regattas in Palm Beach Oshkosh Cincinnati Jamaica Bay and more while displacement racing centered in Buffalo Detroit. Baby Bootlegger won the Gold Challenge Trophy after Rain Bow IV was disqualified for not being a pure displacement boat.
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Mississippi Valley’ Power Boat Association
American Power Boat Association
Palm Beach
Oshkosh
Wis
Cincinnati
Jamaica Bay
N. Y
Buffalo
Detroit
Troy
Cale Rage
Columbia Yacht Club of
New York
Rainbow IV
Metropolitan
Greening-Duff
Lady Helen
James Craig
Nueva
New York Athletic Club
Atlantic Coast
Myéa
Rockville Center
Buddha
Besee
Channel Yacht Club
Margaret III
Pekin
German metal exports fall to less than half prewar levels
The German Metal Ware Manufacturers' association reports exports of metal ware have dropped to about 49 percent of pre war figures. The decline is attributed to protective measures by many countries that formerly absorbed large quantities of German goods.
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Nuremberg
Germany
First Grand Western Excursion Led by Durant and Notables
Senators and Congressmen among 200 guests journeyed from Jersey City to Omaha for the Union Pacific’s 1866 grand excursion. The voyage included lavish trains, river steamers, a tented camp at Columbus, and a Pawnee Indian camp entertainment, highlighting early transcontinental advertising and national figures.
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L. O. Leonard
Rocky Mountains
America
Union Pacific Railroad
Thomas C. Durant
Sidney Dillon
George Francis Train
Union Pacific
Great American
Jersey City
New Jersey Central Railroad
Central Transportation Company
Cuparb
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway
Omaha
Neb
Unon Pacific Railroad
100Th Meridian
If Cent
Denver
Colorado
Idaho
Columbus
Northwestern
Dennison
Rock Island
Des Moines
Missouri River
Joseph
Butte Y M C A 175 Banner Year Highlights
A 1924 calendar lists a full year of Y M C A activities in Butte including bowling championships basketball leagues swimming and track events. Notable dates show city championships and community dinners reflecting a busy year at the Y building.
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Ple
Ladybug Proves Friend in Need for 10 Orchardists
In Southern California citrus orchards the ladybug has wiped out the mealy bug pest harming oranges. Entomologists report thousands of dollars in losses avoided as the beneficial insect reduces a scale insect problem on fruit.
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Ladybug
Los Angeles
Calite
California
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