Mid Nine Triumphs Over Marietta in High-Scoring Tilt
The Green and White rolled to a 74 run affair against Marietta as Ohio field produced one of its most offense heavy games. Jones of Marietta struggled early while Ohio's hitters struck for five runs in the first and seven in the second, with wakefield and Rush keying the rally. The game featured eight walks by Bruce and a key misplay on a fly that Wakefield dropped. Multiple bases on balls and miscues led to a frenetic scoring pace throughout the contest.
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Ohio Field
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Marine
Nough
Bruce
Jones
Marietta
Reardon
Garbesi
Ohio
Tyson
Herron
Rush
Tinker Seon
Tinker
Odaffer
Wakefieid
Herrin
Walker
Sine
Keplinger
Wakefield
Rearden
Chaffer
Evans
Balia
Joneas
Stevenson
Wilson
University of Ola
Be Rearden
Harris
Witaon
Jarrett
Eeen Harney
Summers
Wise
Eevee
Eeese
Mad Play Aims For Derby Following Zev’s Shadow
Louisville April 29. Sam Hildreth trains Mad Play for the Kentucky Derby on May 17 at Churchill Downs. The Fair Play colt, out of Madcap, showed Derby potential in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, where Wise Counsellor beat him by a whisker. Hildreth seeks a second Derby victory after Zev’s 1923 win.
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Louisville
Sam Hildreth
Harry F. Sinclair
Rancocas
Harry Sinclair
Mad Play
Fair Play
Lmont Park
Churchill Downs
Wise Counsellor
Kentucky
Hildreth
Timely Tips to Amateurs Says Urban Shocker
The St. Louis Browns pitcher Urban Shocker warns amateurs not to exhaust themselves early. He says pitchers should adjust to the score and conserve energy, keeping something in reserve for late game pressure. A pitching threat remains a strong weapon.
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Urban Shocker
St. Louis Browns
Annual County Field Meet slated for Athens fairgrounds
The Athens County Athletic Association holds its annual field meet Friday May 2 at the Athens fairgrounds with morning and afternoon events for boys and girls. Ohio University officials may serve as officials. Evening programs at the M E church feature orations music poems and piano solos. Medals and a loving cup will be awarded for field and oratorical winners and school scoring.
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Athens Fairgrounds
E. Church
O. C. Bird
Ohio University
M. E. Church
H. Wilson
al Ferree
Raymer McQuiston
H. R. Wilson
C. C. Robinson
A R Kresge
Bases M rover Cleveland Alexander stifles pests to lift Cubs
Cleveland Alexander held the Pirates to eight hits and doubled home the winning run as the Cubs defeated the Pirates 3 to 1. A wild Red Sox win over the Senators at 15 to 8 featured heavy base hits and errors as the Reds lost a 4 to 3 decision.
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Rover
Cleveland Alexander
Cubs
Briar cliff Lodge offers Tilden professional tennis post
Briarcliff Lodge of Briarcliff Manor New York offers William Tilden a pro contract with pay commensurate to his standing as the world’s top player. The club emphasizes not tempting Tilden unless the player writer rule becomes active, while Tilden says he prefers amateur status and will compete in national championships this season.
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New York
Wm. Tilden
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Briarcliff Lodge
Briarcliff Manor
Tilden
Gene Sarazen
Chauncey Depew Steele
Tennis Association
Vincent Richards
Philadelphia
West Side Tennis Club
Epio
Cate
Ainas
Rema
Franklin County Unofficial Primary Report
Franklin County unofficial primary results summarize a show of votes for the 9 President race as the count unfolds. (Note: text is fragmented. details on candidates, totals, and dates are not clearly readable.)
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Franklin
Franklin County
Sports Snapshot Sparks Baseball Banter and Oddities
A collage of sports notes references baseball figures and events. Harry Thaw recalls childhood baseball wildness, Johnny Evers to manage the White Sox, a 70-year-old runner in Boston, and various playful remarks on golf, boxing, and football signals.
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Johnny Evers
White Sox
Evers
United States Army
Columbia Man's Chosen Coach at Oberlin College
William L. Hughes of Columbia University will be the new head athletics coach at Oberlin College if the trustees approve at the June meeting. He would succeed Udell H. Stallings who resigned.
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Columbia
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
William L. Hughes
Columbia University
General Athletic Council
Hughes
Udell H. Stallings
Yankees Versus Detroit and Boston Romp Lead League Scores
Yesterday in the American League Chicago beat Detroit 6 to 4 while Boston overwhelmed Washington 15 to 6. Other games were postponed by rain.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
National League results featured St Louis over Cincinnati
St Louis defeated Cincinnati 6 to 3 while Pittsburgh lost to Chicago 2 to 1 as other games faced rain and cold. In the American Association St Paul beat Columbus 12 to 2, Minneapolis 5 Toledo 4, Milwaukee 4 Louisville 6, Kansas City 4 Intanapolis 4, with the latter game called in the ninth.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
American Association
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Intanapolis
Pathfinders to Meet for Practice Thursday Afternoon
All members of the Pathfinders baseball team are requested to be at the playground diamond for practice at 5 30 oclock Thursday afternoon. Capt. Cl oid Carmean leads the group.
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Pathfinders
Cloid Carmean
Capt
Favorites Win Benefit Bouts in New York
The Olympic fund gained 45 669 as Young Stribling and Paul Berlenbach beat Mike Burke and Harold Abbott to boost their light heavyweight aims. Stribling stopped Burke in six rounds for a decision while Berlenbach KOed Abbott in the fourth. Stribling donated 500 to the fund and Jack Zivic followed with another contribution of 500 after defeating Ever Hanmer.
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New York
Olympic Fund
Young Stribling
Paul Berlenbach
Mike Burke
Harold Abbot
Stribling
Burke
Greenwich Village
Berlenbach
Abbott
Luis Firpo Ready to Return to Ring Says Tex Rickard
Tex Rickard announced he had confidential assurances that Luis Firpo was ready to return to the ring and would soon travel to America. cable from Rickard’s emissary Juan Homa in Buenos Aires said Firpo would accept the latest offer to meet Harry Wills this summer in New York.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Luis Firpo
America
Juan Homa
Rickard
Firpo
Buenos Aires
Harry Wills
Firpo Helps Rival Nations Get Together Through Sport
Luis Angel Firpo is praised by the Pan American Union for boosting Americas ties. Union officials credit his appearances in the United States with exposing North and South American audiences to each other, especially through sport. They see Firpo as advancing cross‑continental interest more than conferences have.
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Charles P. Steware
NEA Service
Washington
Luis Angel Firpo
Pan American Union
United States
Latin America
Americas
Firpo
James G. Blaine
New York
Argentina
Buenos Aires
River Plate
Pampas
Dempsey
Rojas
Meadowbrook
Botafogo
Gray Fox
Palermo Park
South America
Jockey Club
Baseball as Gamble in Minor and Major Leagues
The article discusses financial and artistic risks in baseball player development. Clubs bid high for star minor leaguers to attract patrons and later command large salaries, but many prospects fail in the majors. It notes Louisville’s 1923 sale of Wayland Dean to the New York Giants reportedly for $60,000 plus players.
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Louisville
Wayland Dean
New York Giants
Lewis Retains Wrestling Title in Chicago Bout
Chicago April 30 Champion Ed Lewis held the heavyweight wrestling title after a brutal bout with Mike Romano of Italy. Lewis won the decisive fall in 8:70 after a double wrist lock as Romano fell. Lewis had won the first fall and Romano the second. The match ended amid a riot with bottles hurled into the ring and police guarding the champion.
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Chicago
Ed Lewis
Mike Romano
Italy
Lewis
Romano
Louisville cashes in on Dean and Combs sales
Louisville sold Dean to the Giants and Earl Combs to the Yankees, netting at least $100,000 in cash plus four minor league players. Dean rose from sandlot ball in Louisville to stardom, while Combs progressed from school baseball to major league potential, a rare profitable break for the club.
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Dean
Louisville
Earl Combs
New York Yankees
Combs
Miller Hugins
O .K
Man Denies Plan to Sail Atlantis in Small Smack
Southhampton England April 30 William Leeds son of a former American tinplate worker denied today that he had decided to cross the Atlantis in a small fishing smack. He is however consulting with the smack’s captain about voyage preparations.
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Southhampton
England
William Leeds
Atlantis
Man Declares Jesus Then Jumps Before Train at Marseille
A man shouted I am Jesus and declared he was condemned to die at Marseille station. He leaped in front of a train in front of hundreds, and was decapitated in the incident.
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Marseilles
Jesus
Marseille
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