French Champion Sir Gallahad I Defeats Epinard at St Cloud
Paris May 19. Sir Gallahad I owned by Capt Jefferson Davis defeated Epinard in a 1300 meter match at St Cloud. Frank O Neill rode Sir Gallahad to a neck victory as crowds packed the track in the great contest between American and British trained horses.
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Associated Press
Paris
Spinard
Sir Gallahad I
Jefferson Davison
St. Cloud
Brett Haynes
Frank O'Neill
Epinard
Americans Triumph Over France In Olympic Rugby Match
The United States rugby team defeated France 17 to 3 at Colombes stadium in front of about 30 000 fans. Spectators hissed visiting players and booed the American flag raising while several US citizens were knocked unconscious in stands unrest. The Americans showed bulldog spirit and coolness under pressure before sailing home on the George Washington.
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Associated Press
Colombes
United States
Prince of Wales
Paris
France
Toulouse
Cherbourg
Phelan
California
Meaderville Beats Centerville 7–3 In Open Soccer Tilt
Meaderville defeats Centerville 7 to 3 Sunday in front of a large crowd. After a tight first half Archie Harris Greer and Moskin key the rally in the second half as Mendra and Martin starred for Centerville. Next Sunday Meaderville faces Sons United at the gardens.
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Meaderville
Centerville
Bayette
Archie Harris
Greer
Moskin
Mendra
Martin
Sons United
Gardens
Northwestern entrants for Eugene Olympic tryouts May 30 31
Eugene Oregon May 19 Entries for the Olympic games tryouts to be held May 30 31 in Eugene were received from four northwestern schools and four unattached athletes. Montana Oregon Agricultural College and Mamette will send teams. Puget Sound College will send one man Ted Upton in the two mile race. Garjland Maybee from Seattle and Lang from Idaho also entered. More entries expected before meet week.
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Associated Press
Eugene
Ore
Northwestern
University of Montana
Oregon Agricultural College
iMamette
College of Puget Bound
Ted Upton
Maybee
Garjland
Seattle
Albert Lang
J. Joe
Idaho
Philip King
Twin Falls
Bari
Frankie Gar Wins 18 Round Bout in East Chicago
Associated Press reports Frankie Gar of Muncie Ind won a decision over Mickie 4 in 18 rounds in East Chicago. Patsy Rocco of East Chicago weighed in and defeated Tanner of St Paul in 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frankie Gar
Mickie
Muncie
Ind
Largest gt 4 plate grace shipped from Helens to Wembley
A vessel described as the largest gt 4 plate grace ever made was shipped from Helens to Wembley. The transfer underscores ongoing craft milestones in shipbuilding and logistics.
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Helens
Wembly
Gordon tipped as Dixie La Hood opponent for May bout
Salt Lake bantam Jackie Gordon, who has defeated Hart and Tippero, is named as the likely main event foe for Dixie La Hood on a Butte Legion card planned for May 3. Gates list other bouts including Daly vs Murphy, Lundy vs Brandon, and Norton vs Mihelich with promising youngsters advancing in the local fight scene.
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Salt Lake Bantam
Hart
Dominick Tippero
Dixie la Hood
Butte Legion
Gandy
Daly
Anaconda
Young Murphy
Philipsburg
Young Lundy
Salt Lake
Buster Brandon
Butte
Lew Mihelich
Mugs Norton
Deer Lodge
Gordon
Tippero
la Hood
Murphy
Broadway
Lundy
Jack O’hara
Brandon
Norton
Mihelich
Twelve Swim Stars After Olympic Jobs
Twelve Southern California aquatic athletes advanced from the Olympic tryouts in Pasadena to compete for spots at Paris. Winners include Duke Kahanamoku, Reginald Harrison, Harold Bandy, Thelma Finn, Wally O Connor, Carol Fletcher, Colin Smith, Ray Kegeris, Ella Mae Howard, Marion Himmelstein, Oliver Morrison, and Reginald Nickerson, with next tests in New York June 7 and 8.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Southern California
Paris
New York
Duke Kahanamoku
Reginald Harrison
Harold Bandy
Thelma Finn
Wally O'Connor
Carol Fletcher
Colin Smith
Ray Kegeris
Ella Mae Howard
Marion Himmelstein
Oliver Morrison
Reginald Nickerson
Dempsey Adopts 56 Los Angeles Orphans
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey announces he has adopted 56 orphans in Los Angeles and opened bank accounts for each child. He plans to add a fixed yearly sum to the boys’ savings, increasing their banked amounts over time.
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Dempsey
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Los
Jack Dempsey
Bogash Knocked Down in Bout with Egogash
In Bridgeport on May 19 Frank Moody of Wales defeated Lou Egogash in the eleventh round of a scheduled twelve round fight. Bogash was floored for the first time in his 176 fights, a career that included bouts with five champions.
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Bogash
Associated Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Frank Moody
Wales
Lou Egogash
Anodes and Pitts Open at Clark Park Tonight
Anaconda Anodes and Black Pitts meet at Clark Park at 6 15 tonight for the opening clash of the year. Hovey or Lahly will start for the Pitts while Oeschger is slated to mound for the Anacondans who share first place with Clark and Powers. twilight games start at 6 15.
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Anaconda Anodes
Black Pitts
Clark Park
Hovey
Lahly
Pitts
Oeschger
Anacondans
Clarks
Powers
Butte
Commission
Baseball Tonight Shows Dense National League Matchups
National League games include Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburg and Philadelphia at Chicago. American League features Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Detroit at Boston and Cleveland at New York with several weather affected or postponed contests noted.
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Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
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Kansas City
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San Francisco
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Const League Results at Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the Const League reports results featuring notable performances by Valters and Winters, Rachac, Daly, Reot, and Billings. Details remain incomplete due to OCR gaps.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
BR. H. EB
Wcigreiss
Etekae. Se
Vsatteries
Winters
Rachac and
Daly
Reot
Billings
Chicago's Schaefer Edges O'Dowd In Bantam Bout
Herbie Schaefer of Chicago defeated Phil O'Dowd of Columbus by the judges decision after 12 rounds in a bantamweight bout held in Columbus Ohio.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Herbie Schaefer
Chicago
Phil O'Dowd
When Greek meets Greek and boxers meet the ring
The column riffs on ancient poets and modern boxing promotion. It notes critics ask why foreign boxers get favorable matchups and cites promoters who say most foreign fighters demand high purses and dislike fixed opponents while American boxers are willing to box for large guarantees and steered purses.
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Texas
Connie Mack and the changing world of baseball
The piece revisits Connie Mack past 1914 as a struggling figure amid pennant lore and star players like Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, and Everett Scott. It weighs whether extra effort can derail balance, using a pole vault anecdote to illustrate control vs. exertion in sport.
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Connie Mack
Eddie Collins
Collins
Mack
White Sox
McGillicuddy
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Speaker
Cleveland
Ruth
Schang
Scott
Pennock
Mays
Yankees
Babe” Ruth
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Everett Scott
Pittsburg Beats New York 6 to 3 In Rainy Opener
In Pittsburg on May 19, New York fell 6 to 3 to Pittsburg after a sixth inning burst, Watson drove in four runs, Meuser homered in the ninth, Morrison handled key spots as rain drenched the game.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Watson
New York
Morrison
Meuser
Oeceschger
Gowdy
Gooch
Red Sox Trim Tigers In Six Run Win
Boston beats Detroit 9 to 1 as Holloway Pillette and Clarke struggle on the mound. Wambsganes Boone doubled twice and key hits in the second frame powered the Red Sox to the victory.
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Tigers
Associated Press
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Holloway
Pillette
Clarke
Wambsganes
Veach
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Boone
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O'Neill
Varsity Stars Set for M Leod Mines League Debut
Harper and Setzer from the University of Washington and Walby the Seattle college catcher will join the Black Pitts in the Mines league. Manager Angus McLeod announced the move. Bagnes and Paton are added and Anderson, A M twirler, is released per the league bulletin by secretary J Ryan Gaul.
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Harper
Setzer
University of Washington
Walby
Seattle College
Black Pitts
Angus McLeod
Bagnes
Pitts
Paton
Anderson
J. Ryan Gaul
Shade Latzo Draw Sparks Narrow Boxing Card
By the Associated Press Dave Shade of California and Pete Latzo of Taylor Pennsylvania battled 10 rounds to a draw in Wilkes Barre. The semi final saw Nat Pincus of New York defeat Eddie Covington of Philadelphia in a decision.
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Wilkesbarre
Dave Shade
California
Pete Latzo
Taylor
Nat Pincus
New York
Eddie Covington
Philadelphia
Sisler’s Return Lifts Browns in 1924 pennant race
Baseball star George Sisler makes an impactful comeback with the St Louis Browns, boosting a team led by Sisler at first base with McManus and Gerber in the infield. The Browns, under Sisler, show fight early in the season and aim to challenge the Yankees with a strong pitching staff including Shocker and Danforth.
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Babe Ruth
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
George Sisler
George
Yankee Stadium
New York
Browns
Yanks
Sisler
McManus
Gerber
Robertson
Tobin
Williams
Jacobson
Severeid
Shocker
Danforth
Christy Walsh
Patterson light heavy and Loughran draw in Philadelphia
Ad Stone of Paterson New Jersey and Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia fought a fast ten round bout ending in a draw after the judges disagreed. Stone weighed 174 pounds and Loughran 171 pounds.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ad Stone
Paterson
N. J
Tommy Loughran
Stone
Loughran
New York’s Eddy Brady Draws With Charlie Feraci in New Orleans
The 15 round bout in New Orleans ended in a draw. Brady controlled much of the action, weighing 129 pounds to Feraci’s 127, according to ringside writers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Eddy Brady
New York
Charlie Feraci
Brady
Feraci
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