O Dowd to Box Ortega Again in Portland Match
Four days after a 12 round decision with Gordon McKay at Pocatello, Mike O Dowd plans a quick rematch with Battling Ortega at the Milwaukie arena near Portland Ore next Friday night. Fans saw a hard fought draw and both fighters seek a clear decision.
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Gordon McKay
Pocatello
Mike O'Dowd
Ortega
Milwaukie Arena
Portland
Ore
McKay O’dowd
O’dowd
McKay
Butte
O'Dowd
Pacific Coast
Beadle Kelly
Salt Lake
Abie Mishkind
Kelly
Abie
Beadle
MekKay
O'’Dowd
Batting Ortega
Rose City
Milwaukie Commission
Yankees rout Washington in 17 to 0 win at D.C.
New York exploded for 14 runs in the fifth to crush Washington 17 to 0, ending a three game skid. Batteries Mays and Ruel for the Yankees, Hoffman Erickson Snyder Courtney and Garrity Picinich worked the mound as Washington was overwhelmed.
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New York
Yankees
Myesnimeton
Mays
Phillies tie Boston in second game with home runs
In Philadelphia on July 6, Walker Dykes and Welsch hit homers in the second of a doubleheader, giving the Phillies a 5 to 1 win after losing the first 11 to 6. Batteries were Jones Walters Smith Moore Rommel Perkins in the opener and Harper Walters Naylor Perkins in the nightcap.
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Welsch
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Walters
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Moore
Rommel
Perkins
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Naylor and Perkins
Felsch homers to lift Chicago over Cleveland in eleven
In Chicago on July 6 Felsch hit a homer into the left field bleachers to give the White Sox a 5 4 win over the Indians in eleven innings. Batteries Bagby and O Neill worked for the Sox while Schalk caught. Faber pitched for Cleveland.
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Felsch
Cleveland
Bagby and
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Wand Schalk
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St Louis Detroit Game Postponed by Rain
It rains delaying the Detroit St Louis baseball game. The teams were set to play today but weather caused the postponement. No makeup date announced.
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Chicago Beats St. Louis Easily in Free Batting Contest
Chicago defeated St. Louis 12 to 8 in a free batting contest. Both pitchers showed ineffectiveness as Carter, Martin, and O'Farrell for Chicago faced Doak, North, Jacobs, Goodwin, Sherdel, and Dilhoefer for St. Louis. The game featured a high scoring display with multiple runs in each inning.
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Martin
O'Farrell
Doak
North
Jacobs
Goodwin
Sherdel
Dilhoefer
Cincinnati Beats Pittsburg 7 to 2 in Regatta
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburg 7 to 2 with Ring holding Pittsburg scoreless for long stretches. The lineup featured Ring and Wingo along with Mead ore Wisner Watson and Schmidt in a decisive early July match.
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Cincinnati
Ring
Peareer
Wingo
Meadore
Wisner
Watson
Schmidt
Brooklyn Beats Boston 4 2 in Third Straight Win
Brooklyn secured a third consecutive victory over Boston with a 4 to 2 triumph. Ford starred in both hitting and fielding. The report notes Batteries-Mitchell Smith and Krueger, Fillingim, McQuillen and Gowdy among players, with a fragmentary reference to Hartmannswhlerkopf at Summit.
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Brooklyn
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Mitchell, Smith and Krueger
Fillingim
McQuillen
Gowdy
Lipton's Fleet Leaves for Brooklyn Drydock
Lipton's Shamrock IV and 23 meter Shamrock plus the Killarney houseboat sailed from Sandy Hook for a drydock in Brooklyn. The official measurement will set the handicap for the Resolute in forthcoming America’s Cup races off New Jersey waters this month.
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Coast League Scores With Mixed Results
Salt Lake 5 Los Angeles 12 Vernon 2 Portland 0 Sacramento 2 San Francisco 1 Oakland 7 Seattle ?
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Seattle
Wedding Fined for Giving Away Liquor in Colorado
Col John Trella, canon city, was fined $160 and costs by a justice of the peace for giving away liquor at his daughter's wedding. The incident occurred the following morning after the ceremony. Trella advocated old fashioned celebrations and linked the act to the couple's health.
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Canon City
John Trella
Justice of the Peace
White Sox Still in Fight for Pennant, Says Gleason
The Chicago White Sox are not out of the American League race, as manager Kid Gleason and team officials push to patch up relations with Gandil and field a strong lineup. Veterans Kerr Williams Cicotte Faber deliver solid pitching while Jackson Felsch Collins and Schalk heat up at the plate. The writer argues the Indians and Yankees pace is formidable but Believes Gleason will drive a late push, forecasting a stretch run with Speaker and the Sox contending for October glory.
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Indians
Tris Speaker
Lee Fohl
Nap Lajoie
William McAleer
White Sox
Speaker
Yanks
Kid Gleason
Chick Gandil
Gleason
Ted Jourdan
John Collins
Comiskey
Gandil
Idaho
Dick Kerr
Claude Williams
Eddie Cicotte
Red Faber
Sox
Cardinal Pitchers Anticipate Jess Haines Days
The Cardinal pitchers look forward to Jess Haines starts as relief work vanishes and they enjoy quiet bench time and peace on those afternoons.
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Cardinal
Jess Haines
Lanky Hubbell Sold by Giants to Phillies
Lanky Wilbur Hubbell moved from the Giants to the Phillies. A native of Pocatello Idaho he began pitching at the Idaho Technical Institute and shows promise but requires more seasoning before reaching major league impact.
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Wilbur Hubbell
Giants
Phillies
Hubbell
Pocatello
Idaho
Idaho Technical Institute
Seasoning and the real champion at Pocatello
Managers say a player needs more seasoning and boxing fans at Pocatello wish they had backed a native son from California. They now know the difference between a real champion and a would be champ, and may choose better next time.
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Pocatello
California
McKay
Beadle Kelly Shines in Preliminary Bout
Beadle Kelly’s showing against Abie Mishkind in the prelim to the O'Dowd McKay tussle pleased Kelly’s friends as the contest drew strong support and anticipation for the main event.
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Beadle Kelly
Abie Mishkind
O'Dowd-Mckay
Kelly
Portland divers head to New York for final Olympic trials
Miss Thelma Payne and Mrs Con stance Dressler of Portland travel to New York for the July 10 to 14 final tryouts for the U S women's aquatic team bound for Antwerp. The contest hinges on form as both divers are noted for exceptional skill. Reports list Resolute as a 2 to 1 favorite over Shamrock IV with numerous small bets placed at those odds.
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Boston
Thelma Payne
Constance Dressler
Portland
New York
United States
Realizes Carelessness Led To Downfall In Boxing Title Fight
Benton Harbor July 6 Char lie White of Chicago six times contender for the world light weight title says he lost his best chance to win the crown through carelessness. White outboxed Benny Leonard in five of eight rounds but was knocked out in the ninth after rushing from his corner with guard down. He claimed Leonard’s seconds aided him in the fifth round but did not seek fouls, preferring a knockout if possible. Leonard plans to go to New York, ready for matches.
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Charlie White
Chicago
Benny Leonard
Leonard
White
New York
Finland grooming athletes for Antwerp weight contests
The United States Olympic program faces a warning as Finnish amateurs sharpen top throwers. In a recent tryout two men beat veteran Nicklinder while multiple athletes surpassed 45 feet in the shot put. Perhola won with 47 feet 1% inches. Laiko threw 46 feet 10 inches. Nicklander 46 feet 1% inches.
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Arlie Macks
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Matt McGrath
Lee Talbot
Antwerp
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Finnish Amateur Athletic Association
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Perhola
B. Johnson
George Kronder Jr
Heavies Seek Engagements With Champion Dempsey
Boxing fans anticipate a busy era as Jack Dempsey, cleared by a San Francisco jury, becomes an active champion and many top heavies and light heavies, including Tommy Gibbons, Bat Levinsky, Bob Martin, and Georges Carpentier, seek matches. Gibbons, recently back from England, pursues bouts with Becket and Wells while Eddie Kane says the bars are down for challengers ready to collide with Dempsey.
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International News
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Jack Dempsey
San Francisco
Jack Kearns
Salt Lake
Maumee Bay
Dempsey
Jack
Georges Carpentier
France
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Tommy Gibbons
Bat Levinsky
Bob Martin
Bill Brennan
Ray Smith
al Roberts
Billy Miske
Fred Fulton
Joe Beckett
Young Denny
Bombardier Wells
St. Paul Battler
Tommy
Eddie Kane
Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Marty Burke
Kane
Benny Leonard Weight Mystery Sparks Ring Side Debate
The weight of Benny Leonard remains a debated topic with only Leonard and his manager Billy Gibson believed to know his true fighting weight. Authorities have suggested retirement from lightweight ranks, but Leonard’s crown endures. He cannot weigh in at 133 pounds and still perform at his best, though 135 may be possible on fight day. He is set to face Charley White in Benton Harbor, Michigan on July 5, contingent on weigh in under Michigan state boxing rules.
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Benny
Billy Gibson
Leonard
Johnny Sheppard
Charley White
Benton Harbor
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Michigan State Boxing Commission
Michigan Code Enforces Strict Weigh-In Policy
A report notes a weight announcement incident and highlights Michigan's stringent adherence to its code. The piece emphasizes discipline and regulatory measures affecting participants.
Boxing revival due in Reno with 20 round matches
Reno prepares for a boxing revival as 20 round bouts are slated to resume after word from San Francisco. George Tabor and George Shade are involved in match making with Buck Holly potentially opening the season. Four round fights remain popular, making fighters wary of longer distances. Additionally, Alaska gold dredges produced 1.42 million dollars last year.
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Reno
San Francisco
George Tabor
Shade Boys
Charlie May
George Shade
Buck Holly
Tabor
Johnny Kilbane considers retirement idly as new contenders rise
A New York wire reports Johnny Kilbane announced retirement from boxing for good but hints plans to choose a successor as challengers keep him in the ring. Kilbane, aging and famed, may not defend the title long and could give way to a new rhythm of contenders in featherweights.
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Johnny Kilbane
Kilbane
Bryan
Johnny
Jack Britton
Ty Cobb
Club votes on resolution tabled annual dinner decision
The club took no further action on the resolution to hold an annual dinner, effectively laying it on the table. The motion remains pending without approval or rejection.
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