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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1922
Page
6
Babe Ruth faced a six week suspension for throwing dust in an umpire's face during the Senators game. The crowd of 18,000 at New York watched Ruth walk toward the showers as police escorted him from the field amid boos and renewed calls for restraint.
Jock Hutchison Glenview professional sails for Britain to challenge for the British Open title, thanks to Alexandra club of Glasgow members who guaranteed his trip. He aims to become the first American to win the Open in the British Isles, contending at Sandwich starting June 21 after a Gleneagles warmup where the prize is 1000 guineas. he lost last year to George Duncan in the first round.
In Prestwick, Scottend John G Anderson vies in the American championship but is eliminated by W L Hops Turnberry 2 and 1. Willie Hunter defends the title by beating Ww Hf Whigham of Prestwick SO up. Also Philadelphia May 25 Wilbur Mubbell, pitcher, injured after being struck by a J Grimm ball during the first inning. He is hospitalized with concussion and probable skull fracture.
In Salt Lake City Ira Dern defeated Jim Logas after a long, rugged match, sending Logas unconscious and placing Dern atop the Manning Rocky Mountain standings. The report notes coaching changes and other scattered items, including a Yale freshmen coach removal announced in Haven, Connecticut, with limited details.
May 26 Pittsburg beat St Louis 7 to 3 before Commissioner Landis as Glagner shut down the Cardinals. Hornsby hit his tenth homer. Eddie Ainsmith drove in his seventh. A postgame Papa Club fundraiser featured autographs from Harding and others to aid playground equipment. In Brooklyn Philadelphia, doubleheader split 7-9 with Hubbell injured. Cincinnati and other scores noted as schedule tightens with doubleheaders planned.
In New York the Giants beat Washington 6 to 4 in a tumultuous game. Meusel slugged two homers as Washington's runs came from home runs. News Rice made sensational catches as Ho well for New York and errors plagued Washington. Detro...
May buy, May buy rooush mo comuie. Herrmann says Dons not traded while holdout. Gonzaga loses to Washington State at Spokane. Boxers reach amateur union champs after Madison Square Garden preliminaries.
A cryptic remark hints at a social event with Mrs Brownleigh dining together tonight. A quoted line from Lite mentions cutting leaves of her latest book, suggesting literary or domestic intrigue surrounding the gathering.
Chicago May 26 The tenth Interscholastic track and meet at the University of Chicago opens with preliminaries tomorrow and finals Saturday. Over 1,000 athletes from 160 high schools in 28 states participate including entrants from California Texas Wyoming and New York. Gold watches go to event winners and gold and silver medals to runners up. Finals feature a race every three minutes for those who advance.
A new record for speed in one lap qualifying was set at Indianapolis by Harry Harts driving a CA race car. Tim Murphy won pole position with an average speed of 105 mph for the mile stretch. Ralph De Palma and others also qualified, while a crash near the inner wall caused minor damage but no injuries.
Marshall Neilan presents Fools First at the American theater with Claude Gillingwater Richard Dix and Claire Windsor. Based on Hugh McNair Kahler story in the Saturday Evening Post the plot follows a man drawn into crime by a band of crooks and saved by a serving young woman.
The Auccinind Press reports qualifying at the Indianapolis speedway for the tenth Automobile Race. Cars earn a spot by faster trial times with the fastest earning the pole position. Races and trials are scheduled across qualifying days and Saturday.
Paris May 25 Georges Carpentier ready to defend his light heavyweight title against Harry Greb as soon as arrangements allow. He wants to prove he can hold his own with any rival of his weight, even after a defeat by a heavier man. Tex Rickard offered 150000 for a July or August bout at Boyle's Thirty Acres Jersey City, but French promoter bids and Deschamps absence delay reply. Carpentier hopes French promoters bid, preferring a bout in France if possible.
The Rancocas stable's Mad Hatter, a Fair Play son, repeats his 1921 Met handicap victory at Belmont Park, finishing the mile in 1 36 3 5 and earning 8550 for top-weighted 129. Careful placed second, Sennings Park third with Lyle riding.
Montana Power exploded for nine runs in the sixth as the tight game unraveled behind Cole-Pitts. Ed Rouleau's sharp framing led to disciplined defense and a flood of Power hits, while Pitts struggles with errors and pitching gave the home team a dramatic late surge before darkness halted play.
Athletes from 30 colleges gathered near Harvard stadium as the intercollegiate championship opener approached. Stanford California Cornell and Princeton emerged as leading contenders with intense rivalry noted between California schools and Cornell coach Jack Moakley predicting a tight finish.
Jack Johnson former world heavyweight champion plans a July 4 return in Ohio. He will fight Tut Jackson of Washington Court House with venue possibly Washington Court House or Dayton. The announcement details a long retirement ending in an Independence Day bout.
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