Tunney Begins Training For Scrap With Heeney
Gene Tunney settles into mountain training camp to defend his heavyweight title against Tom Heeney. He plans road work, calisthenics, and sparring in two weeks, aiming for a 190 pound fight at Yankee Stadium likely on July 26.
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Butte Baseball Amateurs Open Season With Three Games
Butte Amateur league opens a 1928 schedule of 180 games with three openers at Cinders Hebgen Park Parrot Flat and at Parrot Flat. Ten teams compete in four round robin series with prizes for first home run. Games start 6 30 pm and fans attend free.
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American Invaders Go Into Action On Many Fronts Today
May 13 American sports scene sees Hagen win British open as Wills leads American push in Europe Collett battles de la Chaume for British women title while Wills Mallory Anderson Hunter face strong French fields in tennis in St Cloud and Amsterdam flows toward Olympic year.
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Fencing Match Fatal in Belgium Open Championship
In Brussels during the Belgium open championship fencing match, M. Neef was killed when a button detached from an opponent's blade. The weapon pierced his body for six inches near the right lung.
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Elimination Contests Select Three For Legion Ball League
Butte yesterday hosted elimination games to choose three teams for the American Legion juvenile baseball league. Weasels East Side Juniors and Cardinals advanced, joining Cabbage Patch Bobcats Walkerville Juniors Centerville Juniors Belmonts to form the league roster. Play starts next Saturday with weekly games through June. Weasels edged Allen Cubs 5 4 at Hebgen Park after a late rally. East Sides defeated East Side Neighborhood House 10 1 at Parrot Flat. Cardinals beat Yanks 16 7 at the Cinders. Carlton umpired. Sam Kinville and W L Chapman also noted.
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Reigh Count to Enter Mammoth Cave Purse Test
Reigh Count the Derby favorite will race tomorrow in the Mammoth Cave purse at Churchill Downs. The colt, son of Sunreigh and Contessina, carries 118 pounds in the mile and one sixteenth event, against Lawley Dodgson Colonel Shaw Golden Racket and stable mate Reigh Olga.
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Historic Sports Milestones and Notable Births
On May 14 from old records: a Phillies Cardinals grandstand collapse in 1927, Stengel’s six for six in 1896, Earl Combs born 1901 in Pebworth Kentucky, Joe Gans KO Rudy Anholz in 1908 San Francisco, Joe Becket beats Dick Smith in London 1923, and the first golf club traceable to 1744 by the Edinburgh golfers.
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Fighters Ready for Big Friday Card at Elks Gym
Dixie Lahood and Kid Ponce head a Friday fifth card of the American Legion with a 12 round main fight. Denny faces Al Rossberg in an eight round semi windup as three other bouts line the card. Tickets are selling fast for ring side and other seats, promoter Chuck Staples said.
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Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League games saw Brooklyn 8 over Pittsburg 5 and Cincinnati 11 over Philadelphia 4. New York 5 defeated Chicago 6 while Boston 6 beat St. Louis 5. American League results include Philadelphia 0 at Cleveland 2 and New York 7 over Chicago 3. Other notes list multiple Western and American Association scores with rain in Des Moines Amarillo and minor standings.
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Mandell to defend lightweight title at Polo Grounds
Sammy Mandell of Rockford Illinois defends his world lightweight crown Thursday night at the Polo Grounds against the hard punching Baby Face Jimmy McLarnin. Mandell, champion since beating Rocky Kansas in Chicago two years ago, previously faced Paul McGraw last year and has since appeared mainly in no decision and catch weight bouts.
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Baseball Schedule for Today Across Leagues
National League games include Boston at St Louis, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, and New York at Chicago. American League matches feature Chicago at Washington, St Louis at Boston, Detroit at New York, and Cleveland at Philadelphia.
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Home Run Leaders From Yesterday's Games
Yesterday's home run rundown lists players across the National and American leagues. Notable totals include Ruth with eight for New York and Hauser with seven for Philadelphia, plus Bottomley and Gehrig contributing multiple long balls for St. Louis and New York respectively.
Reds Take Lead in National League With Big Win
Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia 11 to 4 to move into first place as New York loses to Chicago. Carl Mays faced early trouble but settled, while Donald Hurst debuts for Philadelphia. St. Louis beat Boston 6 to 5 with Richbourg homering and Hornsby driving in two runs.
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Westerners win spots for 1928 Olympic track team
Charles Harlow Jeddy Welsh and Lillian Cove land earned their tickets to the 1928 Olympic Games after stellar performances at the Southern Pacific A A U meet at Pomona College. Harlow set a javelin mark 209 feet 7 inches and Welsh ran 120 yard hurdles in 14.35 seconds as records fell. Jim Stewart scored 7709.93 points in the decathlon, surpassing the previous mark of 7574.42 set by Fatt Elkins.
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Week's Major League Slate Sees Cubs And Yankees Lead
In a strong week, the Cubs and Cardinals dominated the National League while the Yankees and Athletics led the American. New York climbed with five wins against the Indians and Athletics, and Ruth and Gehrig powered the Yankees with eight three homers. Cincinnati Reds posted the best all around showing with ten plus hits per game and solid defense as they won five of seven.
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Big Six in Baseball Dominates Output as Ruth and Hornsby Tie
Paul Waner Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby each collected three hits in four at bats to lead the Big Six. Ruth nudged ahead of Hornsby by a fraction on the percentage system while Cobb Frisch Heilmann trailed. In tennis, Switzerland beat India to stay in Davis Cup contention as Aeschilman Ferrier rallied the Swiss.
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Boom er Beats Hagen on St Cloud Course in Paris
British Open champion Walter Hagen reports defeat to Aubrey Boom er on the St Cloud course outside Paris after 36 holes. Boom er, a top European player, plans to join Hagen and Archie Compston in the American Open at Olympia Fields, sailing June 2.
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