Loughran Targets Latzo Title Bout in Missoula
Light heavyweight champion Loughran travels to Missoula for a 15 round title defense against Pete Latzo. He notes Latzo’s toughness, recent foes Marullo and Conley, and vows to put Latzo away for the count while acknowledging his own rust from a winter layoff.
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Joe Dundee
Tony Marullo
Bing Conley
Tony
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Conley
Paul Berlenbach
Scranton
Joe Sekura
Louisville
Joe
Leo Lomski
National balloon race ends in tragedy as storms claim two lives
In Pennsylvania, a severe electrical storm halted the national elimination balloon race. Army entry pilot Lieutenant Paul Evert and Walter Morton, aide to Ward T. Van Orman of Goodyear No. 5, were killed when balloons were struck by lightning. Morton's body sent to Akron. Evert's in Greensburg awaiting disposition. Remaining balloons landed or drifted, with winner to be determined after checking distance and possible tree or wire interference. Van Orman survived with a broken leg. Ent unhurt.
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Yesterday's National Results Highlight Early Scores
Boston 9, Philadelphia 4. St Louis 2, Pittsburgh 3. Only games scheduled.
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Sports Standings and Scores Report
Western divisions show Denver 4-9, Omaha 3-7, Pueblo 7-8, Des Moines 10-5. Wichita 11, Tulsa 12, Oklahoma City 11, Amarillo 0. American section lists New York 4, Detroit 9, Cleveland 4, Chicago 7-1, St. Louis 2-2 with Philadelphia Boston postponed due to rain.
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Russell Sweet to race Clarence Coyle in Missoula exhibition
Montana fans will witness Russ Sweet and Clarence Coyle in a 150 yard dash exhibition in Missoula. Sweet, Olympian hopeful and holder of the Pacific Coast 100 meter mark, faces Coyle, famed Grizzly multi event athlete, in a handicap race as part of Olympic trials buildup.
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Boston
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Meyers Stops Cooper In 1st Round Knockout
San Francisco May 31 Peter Meyers 152 of San Francisco kayoed Lefty Cooper of Minneapolis in the first round of their ten round bout. Two hard right hand punches put Cooper down for the count after he had floored Meyers earlier in the round. This is Meyers second knockout of Cooper, the first coming in the previous bout.
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Prep Otaro Begin Big Annual Meet in Chicago Today
From 24 states more than 800 prep stars with Olympic aims gather for the University of Chicago national inter scholastic track and field championships. Preliminary events run tomorrow, finals Saturday, with Northeastern high of Detroit favored to win the title. Beatty and Bemers return to chase records. two divisions, 645 high school athletes from 165 schools and 187 academy entrants.
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Wills Only Yank Still In Tourney
In Auteuil France May 31 French and American stars clashed in the international hard court event. Henri Cochet defeated Francis T Hunter to reach the quarter finals as Rene Lacoste advanced to the semi finals. Helen Wills remained the lone U S woman left with Miss Wills idle.
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England
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Protests Filed in Butte Amateur League Contests
Three protests were lodged with the Butte Baseball Association. The Gulch accuse Centerville of using two former Mines leaguers in a May 23 game, exceeding the rule of one. Rocker protests a 10 9 Gulch win over them, claiming the winning run was illegal. Stratfords protest Umpire Lang in a Meaderville no contest ruling after Meaderville led 9 8 in the last inning and Stratfords charged stalling. they seek a replay.
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Babe Ruth’s Nineteenth Homer Boosts Yankees to 4–0 Win
Four utility men in the Yankees lineup help New York defeat Washington 4 to 0. Babe Ruth hits his 19th homer, Cedric Durst adds a homer, and Herb Pennock allows four hits for his eighth win in nine starts.
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Hill City Takes Amateur Lead With Walkerville Victory
Walkerville tops Rocker 11 to 8 to seize first in the Amateur league as Floral Park routs Western Fuel 10 to 4 and Centerville defeats Englewood 12 to 3. Englewood falls to Centerville after a seven run sixth inning.
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Pacific Coast conference track meet draws top athletes to Missoula
Dornblaser Field hosts the tenth annual Pacific Coast Conference meet with more than a hundred stars from USC Washington California and Montana State. Olympic hopefuls like Russell Sweet and Fred Staunton compete as trials set for Friday at 3 PM and coaches decide event heats and formats.
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Early 20th Century Baseball and Athletics Snippets
Notes include John Anthony Mostil born in Chicago 1897. Henry Severeid born in Story City 1891. Cleveland’s 20 hits with seven doubles two triples against Detroit 1927. Frank Johnson pitched a no hit no run game against Virginia 1916. and Mickey Cohen born Denver 1909. Also Harvard crew defeated Yale at Derby 1918. Charles Peres ran 15 miles in 1 hour 23 minutes 24% seconds in New York 1919.
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Loughran Latzo Set for New York Title Showdown
Tommy Loughran the light heavyweight champion and Pete Latzo of Scranton return to training for their 15 round title match at Ebbetts Field to be held tomorrow night as rain delays earlier timing. Loughran aims to weigh in at 175 pounds and Latzo at 16944 pounds after a weigh in at 2 pm with the New York state athletic commission.
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