Powers Win From Clarks On Three Hits In 4-1 Victory
Charley White, Chicago lightweight contender, stops Richie Mitchell in the fourth round after Mitchell’s seconds throw in the sponge. White’s decisive punching opens with a knockdown and ends the bout just short of the round’s close before a 10,000 plus crowd in New York.
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Scores From Night Metropolis Hoops Round
Columbus 5 at Kansas City 8 Indianapolis 7 at St. Paul 6 Louisville 5 at Minneapolis 4 Toledo 6 at Milwaukee 7.
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St Louis Wins To Cut Mets Lead In National League
St Louis defeated the New York Giants 6 to 4 to reduce the World champions lead to two games in the National League standings. Sherdel pitched for St Louis with Ainsmith backing him. McQuillan, Barnes and Snyder for New York. In Boston, Cooper held the Braves to six hits as Pittsburgh won 5 to 1 with Traynor again contributing two safeties in his 22nd straight game. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 8 to 4 as Dickerman suffered his eighth straight defeat. Zack Wheat left Brooklyn with a fractured left ankle and will rejoin the team in St Louis on July 30.
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Phillies Defeat Cubs In Thrilling 7-6 Victory
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 7 to 6 in a late dramatic duel set by a tied score in the ninth. Cheeves Dumovich Keen O’Farrell Weinert Hentine were the battery for the game amid a high scoring affair that featured three-horned lizards noted in the piece as a regional curiosity.
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Pirates scout Devine eyes Mines league players
Pittsburg Pirates western scout Joe Devine visited Clark Park in Butte to evaluate Mines league prospects for future pennant races. He praised Butte’s league, noted the Pirates seek youth to replace stars, and predicted a strong three week home stretch at Forbes Field.
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Bears Mitchell Scores Technical Knockout in Milwaukee Bout
Chicago battler Bears Mitchell defeated Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee by technical knockout in the fourth round of a scheduled 15 round fight. The action was nonstop from the opening bell.
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Coast League Results At Oakland
Oakland 2 Batteries Mays and Colwell Read win in 11 innings. In 1789 the U S population stood at 4 000 000 with about 80 percent English origin 7 percent Scotch Irish 6 German and 1 percent Irish.
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Three Home Runs Earn Yankees Victory
New York beats Detroit 4 to 1 as Ruth Ward and Migan hit three homers. Elmer Smith made an unassisted double play in the fourth. Batteries Hoyt and Hoffman for New York. Holloway Cole and Woodall for Detroit.
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Elmer Smith
Pratt
Heilmann
Baseball Schedule for Today in Major Leagues
National League games feature Pittsburg at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia. American League action includes Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, New York at Detroit, and Washington at Cleveland.
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Fight can't be held at Fort Benjamin Harrison post
AP reports a proposed Jack Dempsey versus Tommy Gibbons bout would not be permitted on Fort Benjamin Harrison reservation. Gov. Warren McCray said he would not allow the fight in Indianapolis, though businessman A. Baugh sought war department sanction to relocate it to the military post.
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Dempsey Plans Move With Manager Kearns To New York
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey announced he would join manager Jack Kearns in New York City. He will take a fishing trip near Los Angeles this week before heading East. Dempsey said no articles would be signed until both he and Kearns agreed, and any contract would be signed by Kearns.
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Los Angeles
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Not 30 Strong for Argentine as Fight Site
New York July 18 Tex Rickard and promoters fail to close plans for the Dempsey Firpo world heavyweight title bout. Debates over site linger between Argentina and the United States with Firpo insisting on Buenos Aires while Kearns pushes two U S bouts. Rickard considers other sites as enthusiasm for Argentina wanes amid doubtful gate prospects.
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Coast League club releases shake up Tigers roster
Oakland July 18 Elmer Reiger veteran pitcher of Vernon in the Pacific Coast league has been unconditionally released. Dallas Locker utility outfielder has been released to an undesignated Texas league club. Bill Essick Tigers manager says the moves precede a personnel shake up to put the Tigers in the Coast league pennant race.
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Dr Frank Barnes Returns After Postgraduate Study Tour
Dr Frank A Barnes returned from New York City where he attended the National Osteopathic Association and completed a post graduate course in Boston. He also visited Chicago Buffalo Niagara Falls Washington and Kansas City during the trip.
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Colton Park pitch duel as Clark fails to topple Powers
M'Ivor and Coleman duel in a rare pitching battle at Clark park in a 4 to 1 Powers win. Cullen hit a four bagger and Duffy, Metlen and Colbert contributed in a tight game that left Clark tied for fourth place. Willis and Charlton starred in baserunning miscues and key plays as McGeehan, Duffy, and Trahern produced the only Clark tally.
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Orloff Defeats Sterling in Two Falls
In Fort Smith Ivan Orloff of Chicago defeated Jack Sterling of Omaha in two straight falls. In Trenton the Willard Firpo attendance at Boyle's Thirty Acres totaled 79,326 with 75,712 paid admissions. In Winnipeg Jack Taylor beat Wladek Zbyszko two falls to one.
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O'Dowd Steps In To Face Smith In Aurora Bout
Philadelphia era boxing note from Aurora Illinois reports bantamweight Phil O'Dowd of Columbus Ohio substituting for Johnny Buff to box Harold Smith in a 10 round bout after Buff broke his hand and was knocked out in New York last night. O'Dowd had a prior decision over Joe Lynch.
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