Weighs Lighter Factions Over Heavyweight Thrills in Boxing
Charlie Lucas of Sydney's Stadium argues there are few heavyweight stars of class left, favoring lighterweights who thrill fans. He notes past greats like John L Sullivan and Dempsey set the bar, while Australian heavies have been scarce, leading to more decisive focus on lighter divisions.
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Joe Goddard
Rain May Postpone Net Match at Forest Hills
Rain forecast for today threatens to push the Women's National Tennis Championships beyond the planned week. The event, already delayed three days, could extend to nearly two weeks at Forest Hills New York as play faces continued postponements.
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Yankees and White Sox deadlock in 18 innings
The Yankees and White Sox tied 3 to 3 after 18 innings in Chicago in a game halted by darkness. The contest matched the American League record for longest tie, with both clubs finishing with 3 runs, 11 hits, no errors, and no extra-base hits.
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Standings and rain abbreviated baseball schedule
National League games were rained out in New York and Cincinnati. American League results include Cleveland beating New York and Chicago suffering a long extra innings loss. Wednesday’s schedule features Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia among others with several rain delays.
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Dexter Sweeps Jacksonville In Twin Bill Delights Fans
Dexter took both ends of a Sunday twin bill from Jacksonville winning 13 0 in the opener and 4 1 in the nightcap. Jacksonville produced five hits across both games while pitchers Turner and McCann shut down opponents with three and two hits allowed respectively.
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Athens Youths Win First Round in South Central Ohio Tennis
Athens players Jimmy Roach and Bob Srigley advanced in the South Central Ohio Tennis Championships at Chillicothe with Roach beating Frank Haskins 6 3 6 4 and Srigley defeating R C Taylor 6 3 8 6. Grim vs Jones provided the longest match, 3 hours 10 minutes, with Grim winning 6 3 3 6 6 4. Other first round results include James def Renick 6 4 6 0 Farrell def Lindsey 6 3 6 0 Moore def Weislegal 6 2 6 1 Steinman def Schilder 6 2 6 2 Clymer def Ryan 6 0 6 1.
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Ralph Renick
Gene Farrell
Roger Lindsey
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Youngstown
Bob Weislegal
Charles Steinman
Bill Schilder
Bill Clymer
John Ryan
Boxing results from Pittsburgh Atlantic City and San Francisco
United Press reports fights across three venues. Teddy Yarosz defeated Vince Dundee in Pittsburgh while Al Salband beat Tiger Joe Randall. Benny Bass stopped Jack Portnoy in Atlantic City and Harry Serody defeated Duke Durese. Other bouts included Eddie Zivic knocking out Harry Weekly and Jimmy Reed fighting Ley Raymond to a draw. King Tet beat Eddie Ran in San Francisco.
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Joey Bazzone
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Philadelphia
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Baltimore
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Miami
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Poloist's Hearing Set For Friday In Attack Charge
Chicago Aug 22. Hearing of attack charges against Cecil Smith Texas captain of the Western all star polo team may not be held until late in the week. Miss Eugenia Rose Evanston nurse said Smith attempted to attack her last Friday night but failed to confer with the Assistant State's Attorney.
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Sharkey to Meet Tommy Loughran in Philadelphia Bout
Jack Sharkey the former heavyweight champion will fight Tommy Loughran in a 15 round bout at Baker Field Philadelphia on September 27. Sharkey will receive 25000 dollars or 40 percent of the gate while Loughran’s share is 15000 dollars. The contract was signed with Arena Corporation of Philadelphia and Johnny Buckley representing Sharkey.
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Wrestling results in Pasadena show wins and draws
In Pasadena California Dr Paul Millikan defeated Steve Strelich and drew with Ad Herman while Bull Montana also drew. Charle Santen drew with Rudy Skarda Casey Colombo drew with Rube Wright.
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17 Year Old Cops Opening Shoot Event
Ned Lilly, 17, of Stanton Michigan, won the North American Clay Target Championship with one miss in 200 targets at the Grand American Handicap, defending his junior crown and making him the only junior shooter to win the title. Fred Harlow and Lewis Slocum tied for second with 198, Ben Heaton placed fourth with 197, while Miss Alice Crothers won the women’s championship with 186. Robert Poore captured the sub junior title with 94, as B W Christie led amateurs and Clyde Wells led professionals midway through the doubles event.
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Houston
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St. Louis
Two clubs win in Middle Atlantic League action
Dayton beat Wheeling 13 to 8 while Zanesville defeated Charleston 4 to 0 Beckley won two games from Huntington 9 to 3 and 7 to 3 Springfield and Johnstown split a twin bill Springfield 8 to 3 Johnstown 38 to 0.
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Vines Poised to Dominate Tennis After Rapid Rise
Henry Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena has surged from obscurity to national champion in two years. From Australia to Forest Hills, he dazzled opponents with elite play and is seen as the favorite as rivals prepare to challenge him next month.
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Rival Elevens Fit for Fray
CHICAGO August 22 Rival East West football teams prepare for a floodlit Soldier Field clash expected to draw 40 000 fans. The game features a liberal forward pass rule behind the line and two weeks of hard training, with East coached by Dick Hanley and West by Harding (H).
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Unclear Manuscript Clipping Sparks Baseball Patchwork
Fragmentary text describes a baseball game involving the White Sox and other teams. Mentions players such as Monte Pearson and Rob Cramer with mixed references to the Red Sox Athletics Tigers and Swanson. Lacking coherent details on teams dates or outcomes.
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