Butte Greyhound Meet Delivers Holiday Thrills On Fourth
Taylor sets world record to make U S team as Butte hosts Highland kennel club Fourth of July program. Matinee raises 636 for World War Veterans, evening events thrill with Perfect Model beating Rags, Lorico tops long race, Don't Worry wins Hansen Cup for Dipper Boyle. Free admission offered to women tonight and tomorrow.
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Butte
Highland Kennel Club
Perfect Model
Rags
Tom Keen
West
Don't Worry
Hansen Packing Company
James
Dipper) Boyle
Walter Hansen
Horse Race Entries From Daily Trot Card
Front page listing nine race heats with horse numbers and names such as 66 Billie H and 60 Red Thorn across One Quarter and Three Sixteenths distances. Port positions noted. includes Futurity and various entries with multiple horse pairs and jockeys.
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Billie H
Black Ross
Red Thorn
Marlow
Black Diana
Husky Jim
Billy McGrew
Dirty Chance
Montana Red
Ratina Boy
Storm Castle
Horrocco
Tremblant
Tunney Works Out Early in Fourth of July Training
Gene Tunney heavyweight champion trained before crowds on July 4 at Mountain Lake Beach. He and sparring partners went through eight rounds, four with Harold Mays and Billy Vida, after an early breakfast and a woodland session.
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Associated Press
Spectator
N. Y
Gene Tunney
Mountain Lake
Tunney
Woods
Harold Mays
Billy Vida
Greyhound racing chart heavy racing and prize outcomes
Doodle De Do and In Pretty dueled to place as Fritz Tillson led early. Daring Chink won first, Trocadero and Tom Pack chased. Miss Dublin and Tail Bug took purses in other heats. Rolling On led early in Race Five, Badland Lady pressed. Traffic Buster won the Seventh with steady pace. Hurdle race featured Modern Steam falling but finishing first as Miss Ketcham placed. Grant led late to win the opening sprint.
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Futurity
Roadland Lady
Monkey Man
Daring Chink
Deacon S
Pesty
Crimson Rambler
Big Pinkey
Plenty Power
Magic Melody
Modern Steam
Fiery Blood
Little Jack
Amber
Miller Boy
Rags
Casey Jones
Head Scissors
Lulu Ridge
Much Mustard
Wild Bill
Dangerous Curve
Black Baden Jr
Paddy Burr
Princess
Loughbrack
Blitzen
Kentucky Rose
Caillon
Lena D
Kash Karess
Marble Man
Tiny Joe
Vicar
Fritz Tillson
Doodle de Do
Blue Lace
Happy Fortune
Hondele Lae
Trocadero
Tom Pack
Trim Lady
Mary's Little Lamb
B. L. Lady
Bowie Boy
W. Thistle
B. BE. Ballard
Lady April
T. Buster
Wild Tom
Joe Ridge
Billie H
J. Cannon
Black Bess
Red Thorn
JL. Kirkpatrick
Happy Nellie
Traffic Buster
Sandy Hobo
Black Ress
Jerry Cannon
M. Steam
M. Ketcham
Joe Catch
Laurie
Black Sam
L. Sunshine
J. C. Davis
Dallas
Miss Ketcham
Foxy Pat
Miss Ketchum
Carter Handicap S Won By Sande
Veteran jockey Earle Sande guides J. E. Widener's Osmand to win the Carter handicap at Aqueduct amid a large holiday crowd. Fairstable's Board second, Happy Argo third, Osmand's seven furlongs in 1 25. Lead held most of the way. Glendale Steeplechase won by Saorstat at 10 to 1. Rhinock captured the Independence Handicap at Lincoln Fields.
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Associated Press
New York
Earle Sande
J. E. Widener
Osmand
Carter
Aqueduct
Fairstable
Osmond
Happy Argo
Widener
Glendale
Saorstat
Rabel
Rangie
Lincoln Fields
Rhinock
Hunt
Helen's Babe
Rolled Stocking
Home Run Standings and Leaders Across Leagues
Yesterday’s home run results show Wilson of the Cubs and Bottomley of the Cardinals tied with two homers each, with Harper mispelled as Cardinls adding one. National League leaders include Wilson with 19, Bottomley 18, and Bissonette 16, while American League leaders feature Ruth 31 and Gehrig 18. League totals read 322 National and 284 American, for a grand total of 606 homers.
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Wilson
Cubs
Bottomley
Cardinals
Hauser
Athletics
Harper
Cardinls
Hafey
Hartnett
Stephenson
Walker
Reds
Herman
Robins
Bissonette
American
Keech Wins Closest Rockingham 185 Mile Race
In Salem New Hampshire on July 4 Ray Keech driving a Simplex Special edged Louis Meyers and Norman Batten to win a holiday 185 mile classic at Rockingham Speedway in one of the tightest finishes on record.
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Salem
N. H
Rockingham Speedway
Ray Keech
Louis Meyers
Norman Batten
Big Six Leaders Highlight Waner Frisch on Fourth of July Milepost
The Big Six spotlight shifted as Paul Waner and Frank Frisch led MLB teams past the holiday midpoint. Waner added two hits and reached 100 RBIs, while Frisch helped the Cubs and Cardinals split a doubleheader and edged Babe Ruth for fourth in the standings. Hornsby slipped to 391 after one hit, with Waner and Ruth near the top as standings show Hornsby 391, Waner 357, Ruth 324, Frisch 325.
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Associated Press
Paul Waner
Frank Frisch
Waner
Reds
Pirates
Frisch
Cubs
Cardinals
Babe Ruth
Fordham Flash
Rogers Hornsby
Boston
Pet. Hornsby
Braves
P. Waner
Cobb
Athletics
Cards
Ruth
Yankees
Heilmann
Tigers
Boomer's Putt Wins Match On Last Green
A 20 foot putt by Aubrey Boomer of France clinched a one up victory for Boomer and Archie Compston of England over Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen in an exhibition at Fresh Meadow Country Club. Compston led with a 71, Sarazen aided Americans late but Boomer's birdie on the final hole decided the match. The second result: Frankie Darr en defeated Johnnie Simpson by decision in a 12 round main event in Ely Nevada.
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New York
Aubrey Boomer
France
Archie Compston
England
Johnny Farrell
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Fresh Meadow Country Club
Compston
Ely
Nev
Frankie Darren
Salt Lake
Johnnie Simpson
Texas
Man plunges over Niagara in rubber ball feat
Jean A Lussier of Springfield Mass crossed Horseshoe Falls in a specially built rubber ball racing from Cayuga Island at 2 30 and plunging over the brink at 3. Police river man William Hill rescued him from the bridge eddy at 3 20. The stunt drew about 150 000 spectators along the river banks. Lussier suffered minor bruises and spoke of the swift, nonchalant plunge. Madame J P Coatiere of Sherbrooke Quebec greeted him at the shore. He planned an aerial launch but used a motorboat after plans fell through. Lussier is 36 years old.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara
Jean A. Lussier
Springfield
Mass
Horseshoe Falls
Cayuga Island
Falls
Lussier
William
Red) Hill
Hill
Tussier
Madame J. P. Coatiere
Sherbrook
Quebec
Coast Cowboy Wins Great Falls Rodeo
In Great Falls Montana on July 4 Lloyd Stillings of Marshfield Oregon won first in bronco riding at the annual rodeo which closed today. Chuck Wilson of Wyoming earned second money and Breezy R Cox of Arizona finished third.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
Lloyd Stillings
Marshfield
Ore
Chuck Wilson
Wyoming
R. Cox
Arizona
Stribling Knocks Out Harris in Third Round Fight
In Macon Georgia a crowd of over 3000 watched W L Young Stribling defeat Bucky Harris of Wichita Kansas in the third round of a ten round heavyweight bout at the Associated Press event played on July 4.
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Macon
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Bucky” Harris
Wichita
Kan
Blond Illini Hurdle Star Clinches Olympic Berth
Associated Press reports that F Morgan Taylor of Illinois A.C. and Ray Barbuti of New York A.C. led the national trials at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia to Olympic berths. Taylor lowered the world record in the 400 meter hurdles to 52 seconds, while Barbuti won the 400 meters despite a wind and rain storm that disrupted events.
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Morgan Taylor
Ray Barbuti
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Sam
Municipal Stadium
F. Morgan Taylor
Illinois A. C
New York
A. C
Frank Cuhel
Johnny Gibon
Bob Maxwell
Taylor
Franklin Field
Barbuti
Barbull
Syracuse University
Emil Snicer
Alabama Poly
Herman Phillips
Tinois A. C
Joe Tierney
New York A. C
Bud Spencer
Stanford University
Fred Alderman
Detroit race driver dies in state park crash
Bruno Miller of Detroit was killed instantly when three cars crashed in an automobile race at the state park. Mike Ballas of West Allis, following Miller on the tenth lap, crashed into the wreckage and was seriously injured. A third car also piled up and suffered minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Bruno Miller
Detroit
State Park
Mike Ballas
West Allis
Miller
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Lorico
Mighty Monde
Firey Blood
W. A. Clark III
Gail Ridley
Grant
Ed Curran
Curran
Teddy Ridge
Tom Packs
Elizabeth Pesek
Neely Alford
Maid Concern I
Tuaney
Greyhound Racing Chart
D. Chink
Seak
R. W. Bill
Hodge Boy
M. L. Lamb
Ranaway
D. Callaghan
Crotch Hold
Bobby Onward
Canada Maid
S. Cocker
M. Dublin
W. Fortune
D. Curve
T. Tattler
Black Billy
Rainbow Kennels
Requiem-Beloa Connor
Steam Cooker
Miss Dublin
Tail Bug
James Boyle
Lax Law
Toller Skates
Rootlegger
S. Hawke
L. Maude
Patch Eye
Glentana
Brindle Boy
Spotted Mike
Leore
Pocahontas II
Smiling Hawke
Marin Maid
M. Brady
M. Concern
Portneuf
S. Shadow
Happy Jim
Matt Brady
Maid Concern
Beck
Tom Heeney
Lady
Chief Dale
P. Power
L. Laddy
Montana
Stram
N. Alford
Cannon
M. Water
Salamis
Billy
Columbia Kennels
Pat
F. Tillson
D. de Do
B. B Jr
C Alley
H. Fortune
Rainbow Kenn Wild
Rockwell-Allle
H. Scissors
Bing
R. Dutch
Billy Blood
Bo —C. Maid
Irish Flash
R. Hawke
Sande
Heltal ST E
Lortcosco
S. Shadows
Prin. Pat
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L. Lady
M. & D. Kennels
Steam Roller Trophy
Steam Shadow
Atretch
Invincible
Steam Shadows
Western Speed
T. Ridge
F. Mahaleo
Col. Lindbch
MD Curran
Nibbie
Rivet
Montana Belle
Grey Buck
M. Monde
Red Blood
Rambler
Rellance N
Jack Flash
M. Swift
Fred H. Jones
Big Pinky
Ful Princess
Fel
Melksham
W. Baker
Mitch Mustard
Mill Maid
Roy Blue
Red Cap Oo & T
Martion
the Bee
Sad Sam
Boy Bue
Hed Cap
Keech
Boomer
Darren
Thomson
Corner Mainand Park
Jean Lussier
Big Falls
Maiden Rock
Quinn Melrose Browns
Glenn Dillon Armstead
Union Pacific
Blond Illini
Cinches
By P. G. Vosburgh
Jim Stewart
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Ken Doherty
Cadillac A. C
West Engleman
South Dakota
Barney Berlinger
University of Pennsylvania
Big Horseshoe
Uetroit Rage
Smahup
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Stone-Ordean-Wells Co
Butte, Mont
Budweiser
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