Giants Win Two and Increase Runner-Up Margin to Five Tilt
Karl Maust of Lincoln Park Michigan won the North American Clay Target championship at Vandalia after defeating Frank M Troeh of Portland Oregon in a lengthy shoot off following yesterday’s Grand American Trapshoto event. Also named were Dr L E Botts of Wauseon Ohio and George Staucher.
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Gus Payne
Cleveland
Jeanette Jay
Waverly
Iowa
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Oklahoma City
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Atlanta
Georgia
Tobe Parks
Houston
Texas
Ned Lilly
Stanton
Joe Fincel
Dubuque
E. F. Woodward
Mark Arie
Champaign
Steve Crothers
Philadelphia
Baseball tale of unrecognized talent and Branch Rickey
A prised member of the Bt. Joe baseball club recalls meeting Branch Rickey of the Cardinals at Shawnee while working out before the season. In a hotel lobby he chats with a girl and realizes Rickey did not know him, an encounter that highlights hidden potential in a storied era.
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Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Shawnee
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Dixay Dean Meets Branch Rickey In Bush League Talk
In a candid exchange Dizzy Deany narrates a clash of egos with Branch Rickey who reveals himself after a humorous name mix up. Deany laments Rickey's judgment while pondering his own major league prospects and the temptations of dates as Houston falters and he contemplates a move with Oliver French.
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Branch Rickey
Mr. Rickey
Bush League
Branch
Houston
Oliver French
Bt. Joe Club
Oliver
Untitled fragment hints at baseball game odds and events
Fragmentary lines mention Houston, pitching, and a game outcome with a tease for Dinsy Creed by Street tomorrow. The text is garbled but suggests a sports item about a pitcher and an upcoming event or performance.
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Dinsy Creed
Dempsey Tales and Ring Battles From Carpentier to Tunney
Mitch's Musings recounts Jack Dempsey's life story with vivid recall of the Battle of the Century against Georges Carpentier, the first Tunney bout, and the Chicago rematch. It describes the second round punch that barely dazed Dempsey, Firpo's fatal blow in their first round, and Dempsey's reflections on fighting at the top level, plus a roundup of a Benton Harbor shooting-match results and youth championships in clay target events.
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Georges Carpentier
Boyles
Thirty Acres
Luis Felipe
Dempsey
Jack
Will
Charles Francis Coes
Carpentier
Jersey City
Ace
Firpo
Luis
Jerry
Doc Ke
Philly Jack
Gene
Gene Tunney
Tle
Chicago
Toledo
Philadelphia
Rauch Breaks 194 At Grand American
Frank X. Rauch, Athens lone entrant in the Grand American, shot 194 of 200 targets in the North American Clay Target race. He broke 50 of 50 to win a marksman medal and followed with 99 of 100 in the first half, finishing with five misses in the final century.
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Frank X. Rauch
Athens
Rauch
Cubs in danger of dropping last place after pennant hopes fade
L S Cameron reports in New York that the Chicago Cubs, 5 games behind the New York Giants and tied with Brooklyn for fourth, suffer back-to-back losses to the Giants as Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott pace a 5 3 opener and a 7 1 second game. St Louis beats Boston in ten. Robins split with Pirates, Phillies beat Reds 8 0, Reds win 4 1, Athletics sweep Browns 4 1, Senators top Tigers 5 1. In Columbus, Kansas City climbs to joint second after a 4 3 win over Toledo. St Paul beats Milwaukee 4 2 as Columbus’s Hunt homers with the bases loaded.
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Uncle Robbie
Carl Hubbell
Mel Ott
Fullis
Allen
Terry
Hogan
Ott
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Socks Seibold
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Freddy Heimach
Robin Southpaw
Freddy
Pirates
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Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Lucas
Phils
Elliott
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
New York
Herb Pennock
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Ed Rommel
Washington
Senators
Detroit Tigers
Columbus
U.R
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American Association
Blues
Toledo
Indianapolis
Saints
Betts
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Joel Hunt
Turgeon
Second Game Recap with Warnecke and Hogan in Strong Finish
Score by innings shows Teachout Warnecke and Hogan contributing, with Baecht Hemsley and Chaplin aiding. New De Sick Warnecke secures key hits as the team edges ahead in late innings.
Milwaukee error sinks Columbus in ninth inning
The Milwaukee second baseman committed an eighth inning error that doomed Columbus. Milwaukee rallied in the ninth with Gearin's double, O Rourke's single, and Cullie's homer for three runs. Shea delivered a bases loaded single in the ninth to give Louisville a 4 to 2 victory over Minneapolis.
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Columbus
Brewers
Gearin
O’rourke
Cullie
Shea
Louisville
Minneapolis
Record Entry List for Races at Fair
Ninety two horses will start six Athena County Fair harness races Thursday and Friday as 130 horses entered, with stables led by N. B. Croy E. R. Walburn J. C. Watts W. Br. Brandt and H. B. Rudie of Logan and H Denny of Bidwell. Distances include 2 14 trot 2 20 pace and 2 38 trot with purses $590, 380 for the 2:13 pace, 2 12 pace and 3: 2 6 trot $300 each. Riley H. Couch of Newark serves as starter.
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Croy
E. R. Walburn
Athena
J. C. Watts
W. BR. Brandt
Rudie
Logan
H. ©. Denny
Bidwell
Shelby
N. C
Montgomery
Als
Elbridge
Winchester
Riley H. Couch
Newark
Postponed Bout Sets Charley Retzlaff vs Joe Sekyra for Tomorrow
U R Rain forced a postponement of the ten round heavyweight bout between Charley Retzlaff of Duluth Minnesota and Joe Sekyra of Dayton Ohio. The match at Queensboro Stadium was halted last night and rescheduled for tomorrow night.
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U.R
Charley Retzlaff
Duluth
Minn
Joe Sekyra
Dayton
Queensboro Stadium
Chapman Speed King of the American League
Ben Chapman of the New York Yankees won a 100 yard exhibition race against Carl Reynolds of the Chicago White Sox to claim the mythical speed title in the American League. Chapman clocked 10.16 seconds in uniform, beating Reynolds by about 10 feet and extending a string of victories over Dusty Cooke Myril Hoag Sam Byrd and Bill Diesell in prior races.
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Ben Chapman
New York Yankees
Hia Eaay
Carl Reynolds
Chicago White Sox
Chapman
Reynolds
Dusty Cooke
Myril Hoag
Sam Byrd
Yankees
Bill Diesell
White Sox
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