Speedsters crack records at Indianapolis meet
Thirty speedsters compete for 500 mile Memorial Day race as lap and qualifying marks fall. Frank Lockhart retains pole position with speeds over 120 mph, while Ralph Hepburn and Peter De Paolo post new four lap and two and a half mile marks. Tommy Milton returns to drive for the Saucer Classic after retirement.
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Callahan and Myers to Fight for World Junior Welter Title
May 26 Chicago Mushy Callahan will defend his diamond belt against Spug Myers of Idaho at Cubs ballpark Tuesday night after a conference with promoter James Mullen. Eddie Sears, Callahan's manager, agreed to drop the belt reversal given by Tex Rickard after Callahan defeated Andy Divodi in New York. Both fighters are in excellent shape and will finish workouts tomorrow.
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American Golfer Loses to Briton in Championship Match
Hoy Lake England May 26. American golfer Edwin W Haley of New York former Williams College star was eliminated by a British player in the British amateur golf championships. New Rochelle New York May 26 Walter Hagen withdrew from the Metropolitan Open Golf Tournament due to sickness and business, per Ryder Cup captain.
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TILDEN AND HUNTER RECEIVE WARM EUROPEAN WELCOME
Tilden and his partner T Hunter travel Europe after their international tennis tour. They describe a warm reception in Germany and the Continent, noting enthusiastic crowds and polite courtesy from European fans. They praise the support while reflecting on the tour's significance.
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Pacific Coast League Players Named In Playoff Mix
In a Pacific Coast League lineup, AI Portiana Lon Angelen Portland and Manannan Tomlin J Stort Yelle Pi coueh Kinney Wendell are listed alongside Beattie RK and Gan wrancinco. In Los Angeles and Oakland a standout battery duo Geary and Rego Branat is noted while Seattle holds a 7 to 4 edge in batteries.
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White Sox Close Gap With Yankees In Detroit Tilt
Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4 3 as Red Faber pitched the complete game shutting out the Tigers through nine innings. Ward, Stolen bases, Harmerson. Tavener, Gebringer, Basser, Manush key the scoring in a tight Detroit doubleheader split.
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Rain Delays Mines League Contests At Clark Park
Rain ruined another Mines League game at Clark park last night causing a third postponement for the Anodes. Tonight A. C. M. meets Clarks at 6 15, with Powers to face A. C. M. tomorrow and Clarks to play Angdes in Anaconda. Four games are behind due to rain this week.
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Whitey Witt Sold to Hollywood Club in Pacific Coast League
Kansas City outfielder Whitey Witt of the American Association was sold outright to the Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast League. Witt had been purchased last winter from the Brooklyn Nationals and had previously played with the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. A London court heard testimony from a dressmaker who claimed university degrees in medicine and surveying.
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Promoters clash over Paulino Urcudun and Marty Wills bout
The Associated Press reports Humbert Pusgazy signed Paulino Urcudun and Marty Wills for a June 7 heavyweight match at Polo Grounds. Tex Rickard claims control of Paulino’s contract and its timing, amid a broader dispute over heavyweight eliminations and his plans for Dempsey, Delaney, and other skips in New York. The row signals a potential promoter war in the metropolitan scene.
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Young Connie Doeg Joins 1927 Davis Cup Team
The 1927 Davis Cup squad includes Connie Doeg of Santa Monica as the youngest American selected. Doeg, not yet 18, follows a line of notable youths like Vincent Rich and George Lott. He hails from a tennis family, with mother Violet Sutton and aunt May Sutton Bundy among champions.
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Timber Buttes Victors In Bowling Contests
Timber Buttes athletes win multiple bowling matches as averages and scores top the meet. Local teams compete for team points and individual marks, with Timber Buttes emerging as the standout in the bowling events.
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Slugger to Meet Wills in New York May 29
Paulino, a heavyweight contender, will meet Will Wills Shield in a bout at Pole Grounds on June 29, promoter Albert Fungay announced today.
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Gillette Draws Interest During First Workouts
In Corvallis Oregon on May 28 University of Washington Tolano and Montana track teams opened workouts on the Aggie track ahead of the Northern Division Pacific coast meet preliminaries. Oregon and Washington State teams were to arrive next morning. Montana star Clete drew attention as he paced with a choppy stride awaiting fast track forecasts for the meet. Officials and directors were named for the event with preliminaries set for tomorrow afternoon featuring the 100 220 440 dashes 120 hurdles 220 low hurdles shot put discus and javelin.
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Hayes III S Two Fights Canceled In Butte Card
Young Hayes, a colored boxer who won his first bout, is suffering from a medical condition and has to withdraw from his June 1 scheduled match with Dean O Leary on the Lundy Maloney bill. He was also set to meet Bad Fisher of Bozeman on a Manhattan club card, but that bout is off. Matchmaker Chuck Stagg then arranged Young Kleinhaus to face O Leary on the Butte bill. Kleinhaus had recently defeated Hager.
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Eaton from Notre Dame named coach of Central
Henry Eaton, Notre Dame graduate, named coach of Butte Central High School. He will arrive soon for a brief visit and then attend the Rockne coaching school this summer before taking charge in September, succeeding Steve Sullivan. Eaton is a brother of Mount St. Charles College's athletic director in Helena. He studied law at Georgetown and Notre Dame and previously coached in Burke, Texas.
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