New York Beats Chicago In Tight Baseball Tilt
New York defeats Chicago 3 to 2 in the final game of the series. A fumbled grounder by Benton's play and Byrne’s double, Kelly’s bunt, and a sacrifice fly produced the winning run for New York. Marquard dominates St Louis as Brooklyn wins 2 to 1 behind strong pitching and Doak’s wildness.
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Benton
Byrne
Kelly
Snyder
Vaughn and Killefer
Twenty seventh homer for Ruth in New York win
New York defeats Detroit 6 to 5 as Ruth hits his twenty seventh homer of the season. Mays limits Detroit to scattered hits, with Ruth’s homer coming in the third inning amid a tight Yankees attack.
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Butte shooter Pat O'Brien posts high score in Pralispell
O'Brien of Butte amateur Pat O'Brien won a high score at the Pralispell event, breaking 138 of 140. Spokane amateur W. A. Cochran and Ss White of St. John, Wash, scored 137, while Parker and Bowman, pros, posted 136. Weatherhead of Billings and Otto Bennitz tied for the Helpetke medal with 19 of 20, set to shoot off. Birrer of Dillon won a club medal after McDowell was ruled non resident. O'Brien also held an unfinished long run of 13.5 percent in the long run of 411.
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Butte
Rush Razee
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Spokane
Ss White
St. John
Wash
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Bowman
Frank Weatherhead
Billings
Otto “Bennltz
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Dillon
Mcdowell
Birrer
Itush Razec
O'Brien
Pence
Minot
Charles’ Vlasinigan
Plane crash kills instructor in Independence event
Lieut. Frank Stanford, an aviation instructor and county candidate, was killed when a plane they were using for a fireworks display fell 100 feet over Independence. Homer Adams, deputy sheriff, was seriously injured in the crash during the preparations for the display.
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Independence
Kan
Frank Stanford
Homer Adams
Stanford
Bolshevists Take Minsk Report Across Continents
A roundabout report from London dated July 11 claims Bolshevik forces driving on the Poles have occupied Minsk. The update originated in Kovno and was forwarded by the Central News Correspondent at Copenhagen. It has not been confirmed by any source.
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London
Kovno
Copenhagen
Duke Kahanamoku’s comeback boosts Olympic hopes
Duke Kahanomoku regains top form after a period of decline due to overtraining. A Chicago trainer advised rest and diet, leading to renewed speed and confidence for Antwerp Olympic trials. His San Francisco coast meet win and Chicago finals victory solidify a strong U S swimming team lineup alongside Norman Ross.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian Islands
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Antwerp
Stockholm
Norman Ross
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Montana Power Team Beats Dillon In Tight Ball Game
At Dillon on July 11 the Montana Power nine defeated the local team 8 to 4 in a well played game. Dillon errors by Olson and Whalen aided Butte in earning two runs while Dillon’s battery was G. Gosman and F. Gosman. Hall and Delaney officiated.
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Whalen
Butte
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Hall
Delaney
South American champion wins heavyweight bout in Buenos Aires
Angelo Firpo defeats Antonio Jirsa in the first round at the University Club in Buenos Aires. A challenge to any South American fighter is issued. In the American bicycle team trials, Red Freeman sets a record 5 hours 24 minutes 50 seconds for the 108.74 mile distance, two minutes faster than Nieminsky’s prior mark. Thirty five riders began, August Nogara finishing second in 5 hours 7 minutes 61 seconds.
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Angelo Firpo
South
Flo Cane
James B
Red") Freeman
St Louis
A. Nieminsky
New York
United States
Nogara
Washington, D. C
Grand Circuit opener at Fort Miami track in Ohio
TrueDo Ohio July 11 The second week of the 1920 Grand Circuit season opens at Fort Miami track tomorrow. All opening week horses from Cleveland have arrived and are quartered there. Four events on opening day include a 2:15 trot with 21 entrants the Fort Meigs stake with 19 entrants the Sherwood with 25 and a 2:12 pace with 17 entrants. Racing runs five days with Saturday reserved for postponements.
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TrueDo
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Cleveland
Fort Meigs
Sherwood
Gunst Bets on Cox Defeat With Green Backing
Mose Gunst the tobacco baron and Al Green who arrived from Butte placed a wager on Cox. Gunst wrote a $5,000 check to back his guess and Green covered $2,500 of it, backing the bet in a mining era wager dispute.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mose Gunst
al Green
Butte
Coast League Standings Snapshot From League Play
Coast League records Vernon 6-2 Portland 4-3 Oakland 8-6 Seattle 7-3 Sacramento 1-6 San Francisco Balt Lake 4-2 Los Angeles 3-3 American Association shows Columbus 4 St. Paul 19 Toledo 0 Minneapolis 2 Louisville 8 Kansas City Indianapolis 3-4 Milwaukee 2-2.
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A C M Defeats North Butte 3 To 1 In Wet Columbia Gardens Game
A crowded Columbia gardens witnessed the A C M team beat North Butte 3 to 1 in a rain interrupted double feature. Tremblay and Guidoni starred on offense and defense as late rain halted play with Timber Butte leading Elm Orlu 3 to 0.
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Halloran
Coady
O'Brien
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Carroll
Steck
Rouleau
Pige State Team to Shoot at Camp Perry in August
Selection of Montana rifle team to represent at the national shoot at Camp Perry was made at a Rocky Mountain Rifle Club event. McClure Leighton and Tisdale led amid wind and rain, with nine team members listed and scores ranging from 507 to 238. The squad departs July 26 for the government instructions school, with practice scheduled at Mercury and Montana streets.
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Tisdale
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Baseball Review Halfway mark rivalry tops leagues
New York data shows Brooklyn leading Cincinnati by one game in the National, while Cleveland holds a four point edge in the American. Brooklyn and Cleveland fueled by strong batting leads, Chicago Americans surge toward a three cornered race, and Cincinnati’s pitchers carry the load with light hitting. Washington falters as New York recovers from a setback. Weaver sold to Kansas City from Pacific Coast club. Missoula text garbled with incomplete note.
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Harry Weaver
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