Doping in Thoroughbreds: A History of Hop Hoofed Hopes
The essay defends American roles in horse breeding while condemning doping. It describes heroin and laudanum use to influence races, notes the limited application by big stables, and cites infamous hop horses like Lady Sterling and descendants of Sir Barton. It warns laws curb the inhuman practice.
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Arlington Park
Cope
America
Lady Sterling
Sir Barton
St. Henry
Sir Martin
Lady Doreen
Doreen
Columbus Drops One To Toledo Madhens
A R Lawson of Toledo pitched his team to a 3 to 2 victory over the league leading Columbus Red Birds. He held Columbus to five hits while his teammates knocked Neise for nine. Kansas City beat Minneapolis 6 to 4 as Carson, Blue, limited Minneapolis to five safeties. Milwaukee took down St Paul 5 to 1 with Coffman winning. Louisville reversed an Indianaapolis lead to win 8 to 4.
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A.R Lawson
Toledo
Columbus Red Birds
Birds
Neise
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Carson
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Coffman
Louisville
Indianapolis
Hubbell sets NL scoreless innings mark but Giants lose
Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitched 45 or 46 consecutive scoreless innings to set a National League record, but Boston beat the Giants 3 1, dropping them to a two and a half game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates who won 3 2. Randy Moore singled in the sixth to score Urbanski and Jordan, ending Hubbell's streak.
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U.P
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Hubbell
Boston Braves
Carr
John Heydler
Eddie Ruelbach
Chicago Cubs
Walter Johnson
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Red Birds
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Steve Swetonic
Pirate
George Watkins
Leo Durocher
Cincincinnati
Pat Malone
Reds
Frey
Benton
Stout
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
Detroit
Owens to Carry Ohio State Colors in Track Career
Columbus reports that Jesse Owens of Cleveland the famed Negro sprinter will compete for Ohio State University. Owens has run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds and has received offers from 28 colleges.
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Columbus
U.P
Jesse Owens
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Owens
Medica Breaks Two Outdoor Track Records in Portland
Jack Medica set two national outdoor records at the Pacific Northwest championships in Portland Oregon. He lowered the 440 and 880 yard marks and shaved 47 3 5 seconds from Buster Grabbe’s 1000 yard record with a time of 11 97 2 5 seconds.
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Buster Grabbe
Medica
Portland
Ore
Johnny Risko Defies Odds with Comeback Wins over Loughran
Risko, once written off after losses to Loughran and others, reemerges in top condition to beat Loughran again. His pattern shows repeated comebacks against former conquerors, including Sharkey, Baer, Walker, and Griffith, with Tunney as one of the few who didn’t retry.
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Loughran
Johnny Risko
Johnny
Risko
Bok
Jack Sharkey
Max Baer
Mickey Walker
Mickey
Tuffy Griffith
Tuffy
Tom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Reds Sign Four Players to Strengthen New League Club
Cincinnati announces the purchase of four players for its newly organized National League football team. Charlie Marshall end from NYU, James Kemp tackle from Oklahoma City University, Grassy Acton quarterback from Texas Christian, and Ross Grant guard from NYU were bought from the Stapleton New York Club.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cinc Anati Reds
Charlie Marshall
New York University
James Kemp
Oklahoma City University
Grassy Acton
Texas Christian
Ross Grant
Stapleton
N. Y
Schultz Wins Cincinnati Lightweight Championship Fight
Art Schultz of Covington defeated Jess Freeman of Cincinnati in a close 10 round bout to win the Greater Cincinnati lightweight title in Covington Kentucky. Irish Lindsly of Covington achieved his 13th straight knockout by stopping Matt Marsch of Cincinnati in the eighth round.
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Schultz
Vitelli Reinstated With Wheeling After Suspension
Joe Vitelli, pitcher for the Wheeling Club in the Middle Atlantic League, was optioned to the Johnstown Club after being reinstated following a two week suspension for failing to keep training rules.
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Vitelli
Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Joe Vitelli
Johnstown
Workmens Insurance Rates To Be Revised
Columbus August 2 The State Industrial Commission announced revised workmen compensation insurance rates effective July 1 for the next year averaging about 26.8 percent higher than last year’s. The increases follow the actuarial survey by Miles M Dawson of New York and reflect greater demand on the fund and lower wage levels used to compute premiums.
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Columbus
U.P
State Industrial Commission
Miles M. Dawson
New York
Baseball Scores From Regional and League Matchups
Scores from multiple leagues show the American League games including St. Louis at 5 2 Cleveland 2 and Chicago at Detroit rain. National League results feature Chicago 3 Cincinnati 1 and Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 3 with several matchups scheduled. Association games list Kansas City at Toledo Milwaukee at Columbus Minneapolis at Indianapolis and other pairings.
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Evassisseennsee
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Washington Ween
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Littler Bears Jack Preston in Directors' Prize finals
Littler, aided by a four stroke handicap, defeated Jack Preston 9 and 7 in a 36 hole Directors' Prize final at Athens Country Club. Littler led 79 to 81 in the first 18, and even without the handicap held the upper hand. the match ended on the second hole of the fourth round.
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Bob Littler
Jack Preston
Athens Country Club
Littler
Preston
Jack
Springfield Seizes Lead in Middle Atlantic League
Springfield jumped into first place after Charleston and Zanesville were rained out. The team beat Johnstown 17 to 7 to lead by 20 percentage points, with Dayton close behind after a 6 to 4 win over Wheeling. Beckley defeated Huntington 4 to 1.
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W. Va
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Charleston
Zanesville
Senators
Johnstown
Dayton
Beckley
Huntington
Davis Triumphs In A Tough Interzone Match
The report notes Davis winning at home with a terse interzone recap. It mentions players Eliswory Allison George Lott Ryn and Crawforg in a tense contest. The Texan crowd heard remarks about form and effort as Davis claimed advantage in two sets and claimed the cup.
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Eliswory
Allison George Lott Ryn
Crawforg
Craw
Allison
Austin
Perry
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