Weismuller Brothers Aim To Keep World Speed Title
Johnny Weismuller, 18, fears his 16-year-old brother Peter as a rival for the world speed swimming title. Peter trains at home while Johnny travels winning medals, insisting he may lose the crown to his younger brother if Pete pushes hard. Both began swimming late in life, mirroring each other’s start.
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Chicago
Johnny Weismuller
Peter
Johnny
Pete
John
Petie
Way Out of the Wet The Weismullers Secret
The Weismuller brothers reveal a hidden secret behind their swimming skill. They claim it gives them extraordinary balance and helps them rise higher in the water. They compare it to an ancient Venetian art rediscovered after centuries.
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Weismuller Boys
Weismuller Brothers Swim Secrets Stir Family Rivalry
The Weismuller brothers rose from cautious parents at Lake Michigan to pro level as both turn on natural crawl strokes. Pete recalls earning balance from Johnny and hints at a secret they both guard while Johnny brags of beating top island swimmers. The brothers challenge each other as they near peak form.
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Lake Michigan
Weismuller
Pete
Johnny
Honolulu
Champ
Inquirers
Man on Jury Sees Theft as Ford Is Stolen
Neal Lampley juror in West Frankfort Illinois watched from a jury room as his Ford left the parking spot. He could not chase it and the theft began but was caught during the night. The youth who took the car had earlier accepted a ride from Lampley.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Neal Lampley
Lampley
Yesterday's Results in American Association Baseball
St. Paul beat Columbus 8 4 in game one and 4 0 in game two. Minneapolis topped Toledo 9 3 in game one and 14 7 in game two. Indianapolis won 2 1 against Kansas City and Louisville defeated Milwaukee 9 4.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Baseball scores from the American League games
Chicago defeated St. Louis 9 to 3 while Cleveland beat Detroit 3 to 2 Washington edged New York 3 to 2.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
New York
National League Scores From Live Baseball Games
New York defeated Boston 4 to 2 while Chicago routed St. Louis 16 to 5 and Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in ten innings. Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 3 to 2 in another NL contest.
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St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
GAMES TODAY WITH NO OTHER EVENTS
St Paul plays Columbus and Milwaukee meets Louisville while Minneapolis hosts Toledo and Kansas City visits Indianapolis. In the American League Cleveland travels to Philadelphia and in the National League Chicago faces St Louis with Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Iowa County Sets Record for Cooperative Bulls
Franklin County Idaho now has more bulls owned cooperatively than any western county. A co operative bull association formed there brought ten pure bred Holstein bulls for use in 87 herds. Experts say the new blood will boost Franklin into a premier dairy county in a few years.
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Washington
Franklin County
Idaho
Agricultural Department
Franklin
World Trip Return Highlights Port Said Entry Question
Ruth Ross daughter of Rev. F. Ross returns from a world trip. She notes Britain hesitated to enter Port Said in daylight during the voyage and reports on the journey with observations of the Suez route and international ports.
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Wadsworth
Mias
Ruth Ross
F. ‘Ross
Methodist ‘Church
Port Said
Baseball Roundup Highlights Narrow Losses and Big Feats
The article chronicles multiple MLB games with notable events. Hornsby hit his 29th homer as the Cardinals fell 16 to 5 to the Cubs. Van Gilder and Pruett sparked a White Sox start while the Browns trailed 9-3. Dutch Ruth and the Dodgers edge the Phils 3-2 in a ninth inning rally. Pirates drop a 13 game winning streak with a 5-4 loss to the Reds. Daubert and Fonseca deliver deciding hits. Indians top Tigers 3-2 on late singles. Virgil Barnes beats the Braves 4-2 with seven strikeouts. Ward errors and Sam Jones ignite a Senators win over the Yankees 3-2.
Yesterday's Major League Home Runs Summary
Key player list shows Hornsby and Mueller for St. Louis with 12 and 1 homers respectively. Jamieson of Cleveland recorded one homer. League totals: National 369, American 367, per yesterday's box data.
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Hornsby
St. Louis
Mueller
Jamieson
Cleveland
Women Stars Vie In Kamets Championship At Forest Hills
Fifty four leading women tennis stars contest singles at the West Side Club Forest Hills with Molla Mallory defending her title. Contenders include May Sutton Bundy Helen Wills Marion Zinderstein Jessup and others from across the United States and Canada as the event opens. The article notes Bundy Wills Jessup and the field as Mallory’s main challenge and closing lines touch on steel rust functions unrelated to tennis.
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David J. Walsh
Forest Hills
West Side
Molla M. Mallory
May Sutton Bundy
Milo
Suzanne Lenglen
Mrs. Mallory
Bundy
Helen Wills
California
Marion Zinderstein Jessup
Wilmington
Del
Jessup
Mallory
Molla
Maguerite Davis
St. Paul
Middle West
Leslie Bancroft
Edith Sigourney
Frank H. Godfrey
Boston
Harry Bickle
Toronto
Dominion
Martha Bayard
Clase Cassel
Robert Leora
Florence Ballin
Geres Baker
White Sox prove they're far from joke club in league
White Sox manager Kid Gleason says good pitching by Red Faber and a trio of young arms led by Robertson Leverett and Blankenip has the club in the first division two thirds into the season. Catcher Ray Schalk’s handling of the staff key, veterans like Schalk Faber Collins and Hooper steady the drive toward a pennant in reach.
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White Sox
Red Faber
Kid Gleason
Chicago
Ports
Gleason
Robertson, Leverett
Blankenship
Lerette
Ray Schalk
Schalk
Sox
Faber
Collins
Hooper
New Concrete Looked Swell To This Motorist
A motorist cruising Washington street on a Saturday ogled the new Court street concrete like a boulevard. He rode onto the fresh tar and brick, prompting workmen to stop him and steer the car back to Washington street.
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Washington Street
Court Street
May Go to Yale by UW Crew Captain Mike Murphy
Captain Mike Murphy of the University of Washington crew may travel eastward to Yale next year. The report indicates potential participation and upcoming plans for the crew during the following season.
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YALE
Mike Murphy
University of Washington
Leafhopper outbreak hits Ohio potatoes with hopperburn
Ohio State University extension entomologist T H Parks warns fifth year of hopperburn in state potatoes. Late May plantings mulched with straw suffer by July, while June planted fields in north counties see leafhoppers by mid July. Bordeaux mixture 5 7 50 spray helps repel insects, boosting yields by 81 bushels per acre in trials. Sprays should use three-nozzle rigs every 10 to 14 days in August, begun before leaves show insects. The note ends with a remark on the first school for women librarians in Berlin.
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Ohio
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Parks
Billy Ireland Plays Athens Country Club Visit
Columbus Dispatch cartoonist W A Ireland visited Athens Country Club on Sunday with Haz Oakley Frank Davis and Floyd Crooks. They traveled from Columbus and were hosted by Crooks. Ireland praised the Athens course and was warmly welcomed by locals eager to meet the renowned newspaper feature creator.
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W. A
Billy) Ireland
Columbus Dispatch
Athens Country Club
Ireland
Athens
United States
Slaughter Wins Opera House Lease for Athens
C H Slaughter has taken over the Athens opera house lease after a city service department bid earlier. Final legal formalities will be completed in a few days and the house will open to the public late this week. The five year lease assigns him heating duties with two new hot air furnaces to be installed to meet state heat standards. An elaborate ventilating system is deemed unnecessary.
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C. H. Slaughter
Athens
Opera House
Service Department
Slaughter
Peace Offer to Rebel Army by Free State
Aug 14 Dublin dispatch reports Michael Collins issued a peace offer to republican irregulars from Free State headquarters. Belfast dispatch notes Dundalk, a key railway city, captured by irregulars near the Ulster frontier. In Surrey England a women run model farm covers nearly 100 acres with main house and cottages.
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Free State
London
Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Irish Provisional Government
Irish Free State
Central News
Dublin
Collins
Free State Army
Belfast
Dundalk
County Louth
Ulster Frontier
Ulster
Surrey
England
France and Australia Face Semi-Final Tennis Ties
In Boston on August 14, the Davis Cup semi finals see France and Australia revived after rest. Gerald Patterson and Henri Cochet square off, as do Pat O’Hara Wood and Andre Gobert, with Australia needing one more win to reach the final against Spain in Philadelphia this week.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Gerald Patterson
Australia
Henri Cochet
France
Pat O'Hara Wood
Andre Gobert
Spain
Philadelphia
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