Gotham Boxing Menu Promises Big Fights at Yankee Stadium
New York boxing scene lists Willard vs Firpo July 12 and Leonard vs Tendler for the lightweight crown, plus Criqui vs Dundee and a Dempsey title bout looming. Rickard touts $200,000 in pasteboard sales with 75,000 seats and overflow. Crowds at Benny Leonard’s camp expected as police guard the gathering.
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Jess Willard
Luis Firpo
Tex Rickard
Mr. Boyle
Thirty Acres
Benny Leonard
Ity Lew Tendler
Garconimmy Johnston
Yankee Stadium
Eugene Criqui
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
Tom O'Rourke
Coogan
Jack Dempsey
Rickard
Gotham
Shelby
Leonard Tendler
Benny
Tannersville
Jimmy Johnston
Johnston
Forty-second
Broadway
Columbia Beach
Forty-eighth Street
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Criqui-Dundee
Dempsey
Willard
Frrpo
Pampas
Big Jess
Tendler
Billy Gibson
J. Yeo Kearns
Criqui
Dundee
The Bill for It All Fights Title Fight Pact
A four bout series over two months carries a gate target of not less than two million dollars. Promoters set the terms for the high profile event run.
Boxing results from Philadelphia Cincinnati and Columbus shows
In Philadelphia Benny Leonard won a popular decision over Alex Hart in eight rounds. Joe Lynch defeated Bobby Wolgast in eight rounds in Philadelphia. Nate Goldman won a popular verdict against Pinkey Mitchell in Milwaukee. In Cincinnati Billy Ryan knocked out Speedy Sparks in the first round while Tommy Sparks and Jimmy Brown drew in six rounds. In Columbus Jack Zivic of Pittsburgh defeated K. O. Jeakie in twelve rounds.
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Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
Alex Hart
Lorain
Joe Lynch
Bobby Wolgast
Nate Goldman
Pinkey Mitchell
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Billy Ryan
Speedy Sparks
Tommy Sparks
Jimmy Brown
Columbus
Jack Zivic
Pittsburg
K. O. Jeakie
College Spirit Wins for Mackmen
Andy Smith, famed California football coach, attends a Athletics game in Philadelphia as a spectator and hails Connie Mack's club for hustling from start to finish. He compares the team to a college squad, praises Sparkplug Matthews, notes strong club chemistry, and predicts Philadelphia may win another world title by 1924 or 1925.
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Billy Evans
Andy Smith
University of California
Philadelphia
Smith
Andy
Athletics
Mack
Shibe Park
Connie Mack
Cleveland
Cobb
Sisler
Russell Secures First Victory After Long Reliever Run
Washington pitcher Peter Allan Russell, who had appeared in over twenty games without a win, earned his first victory on June 19 as a reliever in a 7th inning comeback against Cleveland. He pitched the eighth inning of a 5 0 deficit, then watched Washington rally for four runs in the ninth and take the game. Frank Brower homered for Cleveland in the ninth, but Washington prevailed as Russell credited with the win.
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Washington
Peter Allan Russell
Russell
Bush
Cleveland
Nationals
Frank Brower
Hargrave
Boys Camp at Buckeye Lake Planned for Athens Youth
The Athens Playground Association offers a August 6 to 12 boys camp at Buckeye Lake. L. L. Cunningham will lead with prior camp experience. Activities include fishing swimming hiking baseball tennis volleyball and meals three a day for 14 with transportation. Limited to fifty boys at Oswego club house. Mail a filled form with a 2 deposit to Cunningham Maplewood Drive.
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Athens
Buckeye Lake
Playground Association of Athens
L. L. Cunningham
Oswego Club
Croop
Athens Boy Scouts
Maplewood Drive
Bean Ball Revival Draws Fire Across Leagues
New York July 10 The bean ball habit once common among major league pitchers is reportedly reviving. Rays Chapman was killed by a pitch from Carl Mays and the practice faced outrage as batters fear the pitch and pitchers say it intimidates. Critics call it despicable and dangerous.
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New York
Ray Chapman
Carl Mays
Chapman
Deer Field Wins 1923 Small Bore Rifle Championship
Columbus July 10 The Deer Field Ohio Gun Club wins the 1923 small bore rifle championship with 1947 of 2000 points. Hillsboro Ohio Gun Club finishes as runner up with 1492 points.
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Columbus
Deerfield
Ohio
United States
Hillsboro
Tagging the Bases: Giants top Reds in 13–6 slugfest
McGraw reshuffles lineup for first time in a year as the Giants pound Cincinnati 13 to 6. Dazzy Vance dazzles the Cardinals. Robins rally in six innings to beat the Phillies 5–3. Behan leads the Phillies past the Pirates 4–2. Braves fail against Osborn. Cubs collect 15 hits in a 4–1 win. Yankees beat St. Louis 9–3 behind Babe Ruth's 19th homer. Sewell loses as Sherrod Smith suffers first loss. Red Sox defeat Cleveland 4–1.
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McGraw
Giants
Cincinnati
Sewell
Sherrod Smith
Red Sox
Cleveland
White Elephants edge Athletics six to five for third place
The White Elephants outbatted the Athletics and won six to five to strengthen their hold on third place while the White Sox dominated Sedgwick in his first major game and defeated the Senators eight to one.
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Tigers
White Elephants
White Sox
Sedgwick
Senators
Batting Leaders of Big Leagues Across National and American Leagues
Listing of top batting averages by league and team with players such as Wheat of Brooklyn Fournier O Parrel Roush Traynor Heilmann Jamieson Ruth Burns Collins and others. A mix of misread OCR fragments shows several averages like .681 .365 .379 .369 and .2008, reflecting data from both the National and American Leagues.
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Wheat
Brooklyn
Fournier
O'Parrell
Chica
Roush
Cincinnati
Traynor
Pittsour
American League
Industrial League Sought by Grayson Nine in Athens
The J. H. Grayson Manufacturing employees form a baseball team and challenge any Athens nine. They seek an industrial league with Saturday games and a schedule. Athens Printery already formed a team to play Grayson next Saturday. Other local companies, including Athens Lumber, are forming teams and more are being explored.
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J. H. Grayson Manufacturing Company
Athens
Grayson
Athens Printery Company
Grayson Diamond Stars
Athens Lumber Company
Grayson Company
Fatherly Interest in Bride Sparks Assault in Boston
Hon Lieut. Wesley McLaren Hague, naval academy graduate and ally of Josephus Daniels, struck Rev. George Lyman Paine, a Boston clergyman, over disagreements about the officer's wife. The incident centers on Hague resenting Paine's protective concern for his bride.
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Boston
Mass
Wesley McLaren Hague
Naval Academy
Josephus Daniels
George Lyman Paine
Yankees Train Derailment Near Orlando
Members of the New York Yankees traveling from St. Louis to Chicago narrowly escaped injury when their train derailed near Orlando, Indiana on July 16. No injuries are reported and the team continues to Chicago.
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Orlando
New York “Yankees
Chicago
St. Louis
Here
Farmer Oscar Vantien Dies After Tree Fall Near Norwalk
Oscar Vantien, 65, a retired farmer from Tiymouth near Norwalk Ohio, died after falling 15 feet from a cherry tree at his home yesterday evening. He sustained fatal injuries and authorities reported the accident.
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Norwalk
Oscar Vantien
Tiymouth
Here
Favorites Carry Through in National Open Qualifying
In the National Open at the Woodlawn links Far Rockaway N Y July 10 stiff sea breeze tests drive skills for 90 players in second day qualifiers Only the first 18 and ties advance to the finals opening Friday Favorites dominate led by Gene Sarazen with 73 75 Abe Espinosa second with 151 over two rounds Others listed include Emil Loeffler Francis Gallett Jack Hutchison William Creavey William Hehlhorn Leo Diegel Jack Burke Fred Baroni Edward Williams Chick Evans Bob MacDonald Ben Parola Fred Canausa James West C L Booth and Joe Turnesa Evans the sole amateur Play began at 8 am with final groups teeing off by 3 40 pm Par 144 in the two rounds remains an improbable score amid winds.
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Robert E. Harlow
I. N
Wood Club
Far Rockaway
N. Y
Gene Sarazen
Abe Espinosa
San Francisco
Emil Loeffler
Pittsburg
Francis Gallett
Port Washington
Jack Hutchison
Chicago
William Creavey
Kansas City
William Hehlhorn
St. Louis
Leo Diegel
Washington
Jack Burke
St. Paul
Fred Baroni
Edward Williams
Peoria
Hil
Chick Evans
Bob MacDonald
Ben Parola
Sunnyfield
N. J
Fred Canausa
West Point
James West
Rockaway Hunts
C. Ll. Booth
Putnam
Conn
Joe Turnesa
Kimsford
Evans
Yesterday's Home Run Hitters
A brief item notes Yesterday's Home Run Hitters, a team or group highlighted for hitting home runs, with limited readable context and no clear event date or opponent. The short snippet implies baseball activity but lacks specifics on players, scores, or venue.
Yesterday's Baseball Scores From Major Leagues
Results from yesterday show American Association games with St. Paul beating Columbus 6 to 2 Milwaukee over Louisville 9 to 7 Toledo 11 def Minnepolis 1 Indianapolis 11 defeated Kansas City 4. National League games include New York 13 over Cincinnati 6 and Philadelphia 4 over Pittsburg 2 Chicago 4 over Boston 1 Brooklyn 5 over St. Louis 2. American League results feature Boston 4 over Cleveland 1 Chicago 8 over Washington 1 Philadelphia 6 over Detroit 5 New York 9 over St. Louis 3.
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American Association
St. Paul Ee
Kanass City
Louisville Ee
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Loridon Ee
New York Eocenes
Pittsburg Ene
Cincinnati Ee
Brooklyn
Seeeer
iChicago Eser
St. Louis
Boston Ee
Philadelphia
York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Fournier
Kelly
New York
Frisch
American League
Ruth
Neilman
Hooper
Harris
Collins
Eon Smith
St. Paul
Louisville
Toledo
Minnepolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Baseball matchups listed for multiple cities
Columbus at St. Paul. Louisville at Milwaukee. Indianapolis at Kansas City. Toledo at Minneapolis. St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Washington at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Boston at Detroit. Philadelphia et Cleveland.
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Jack Carberry
Ake
MR. Electricity
Athens Radio & Electric CO
Radio and Electric Pliances
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
Peja
College Spirit
Mackmen
Sparkplug Matthews
Paris
Hendon
London
Dazzy Vance
Phillies
Behan
Pirates
Braves
Osborne
Cubs
Yanks
Babe Ruth
Eddie
Azjokee
Weg
Tomer
Heilmann
Jamieson Cleveland
Wecovers
Burns
Agsi
Sousa’s
Pryor
United States Marine
Victor
Goldman
Sagamore
Manisot
Kiltics March
the Goldman
Arthur Pryor
Ireland
Mystic Shrine
Sousa
7 the Dauntless
High School
Gate City
U. S. Marine Band
King Cotton
Neo
Traumeret
Vessella
Johns-Manville
Athens Lumber Co
Glouster
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