Americans favored to win Olympic title with three days left
American teammates push toward Olympic gold as Colombe Stadium reports 17614 points lead over Finland with three days remaining. Notable feats include Horace Fitch smashing 400 meter record in semifinals with 47 45, edging UK rival and setting fastest Olympic start. J Coard Taylor and Swiss rival Imbach in the 400 meters feature a tight showdown.
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Italy
J. Coard Taylor
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England
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Baseball disputes solved by Billy Evans Q&A
Umpire guidance on two scenarios from a Billy Evans NEA Service column. A close foul line play outs a runner when the first baseman touches the bag. the balk call ends the play and prevents a score, with runners on base reset to the balk rule.
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NEA Service
Third Street
Cleveland
Indians Rally To Beat Phillies In Eight
The Cleveland Indians overcame a two run lead in the eighth inning to beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 as Coveleskie earned the win and Metevier closed the game for the Athletics. L
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Knights and Macks Battle in Twilight League Thriller
McBee defeats Knights 6 to 5 as Macks rally with runs in the sixth and seventh. Pauley took the loss despite early support, while Yonner pitched well for McBee. Wise and Siepel led the Knights with hits and defense. Young and Kiefer contributed for the Mack team.
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Tagging the Bases Tagging the Bases
The Yankees beat the White Sox to tie for the lead with Washington after the Senators fell to the Tigers. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers and the Giants lost to the Cardinals narrowing New York’s advantage to four games. Ruth and Fournier hit their 23rd and 18th homers as leaders. Red Sox edged Cardinals three straight games, Barnes strong for St. Louis. Pirates fell to Braves 5 3 and Reds beat Phillies 2 1 as Indians rallied past Athletics 4 3.
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Yankee pug s contest for U S boxing team spots
In Paris on July 11 American boxers vied for second and alternate team places. Fee of San Francisco boxed three rounds with McDermott of New York. Lazarus of Cornell defeated Marcus of New York. Fields, a 16 year old from Los Angeles, beat Walsh of Metropolitan. Rini of Cleveland defeated Haggerty of Pittsburgh. Mullholland of Butler College beat Bitlitze of Yale.
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San Francisco
McDermott
New York
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Cornell
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Los Angeles
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Rini
Cleveland
Haggerty
Pittsburgh
Mullholland
Butler College
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Yale
Relief duel cited as top in league by Nationals manager
Washington manager Stanley Harris touts Fred Marberry and Allan Russell as the two best relief pitchers in the American League. The note lists players and batting stats, highlighting Russell in a key role for the AMERICAN LEAGUE. The piece ends with a separate line about Wales and English race tracks.
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Washington Nationals
Fred Marberry
Allan Russell
Russell
Carp Is No Longer World Welterweight Champion
Ray Carpenter of Lancaster lost the world welterweight wrestling title to Jack Reynolds of Cedar Rapids in Columbus Ohio. Reynolds, who had surrendered the title to Carpenter on a foul almost a year prior, dominated from the start, winning the first fall in 39 minutes and the second fall a minute 15 seconds after the period resumed.
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Jack Reynolds
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Dempsey Panned For Rough Action In Charity Bout
Los Angeles July 11 Jack Dempsey has ended benefit boxing saying he will not fight gratis again. After a charity appearance that raised more than 40000, he faced harsh letters accusing him of cowardice and grandstanding though reports of pay and gloves were false. He fought three hopefuls and knocked them out, then faced a public outcry over his conduct.
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Gratis
Copeland C. Burg
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Dreamland
New York
Susanne Lenglen’s Target Practice to Improve Tennis Skill
The article explains how French tennis star Susanne Lenglen trained with a court marked into squares to drill accuracy. Her father directed the plan, starting at age 14 when she won Paris' championship, building a foundation of precise shot placement through division targets.
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Suzanne Lenglen
Milo
Lengren
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Paris
Southern All Star Picks Make Major League Candidates
The 1920 All Southern selections yield many players now regulars in the majors. Notables include Joe Sewell and Steve son with Cleveland, Galloway, Evans, Ellerbe, Pratt from Alabama and Mississippi A&M, Henrick, Wingo, Falk, Boone, Sewell, Deberry, Wingard, Edwards, Carlyle, and Satterfield, with Hendrick valued at $100000 by the Yankees.
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Joe Sewell
Rteve Stephenson
Cleveland
University of Alabama
Chick Galloway
Athletic
South Carolina University
Joe Evans
Browns
Frank Ellerbe
Mississippi
Sewanee
del Pratt
Tigers
Alabama
Gink Hendrick
Yankees
Red Wingo
Oglethorpe
Bib Falk
White Sox
Texas
Ike Boone
Red Sox
Catching
Luke Sewell
Tennessee
Hank Deberry
Lefty Wingard
Jim Joe Edwards
Indians
Mississippi A & M
Roy Carlyle
Er Satterfield
Hendrick
Carlyle
Washington
Satterfield
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Results from the American Association and National League show Milwaukee and Columbus trading runs, while notable NL games saw Brooklyn and Chicago shut out and others high scoring. American League action included New York blasting Chicago and Detroit edging Washington in extra frames with several matchups listed for upcoming dates.
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New York
Falk
Chicago
Jamieson
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Boone
Boston
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Hornsby
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Home Run Totals for Players Across Mixture of Clubs
Summary unavailable due to fragmented OCR data. The text lists player names such as Ruth, Collins, Scott, Hendrick, Bishop, Fournier, Wilson, Irish, Griffith and Cotter alongside team affiliations like New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and scores or tallies including totals and misc annotations. No coherent event or outcome established.
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Chicago
Scott
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Bishop
Philadelphia
Fournier
Brooklyn
Wilson
Irish
Griffith
Cotter
Chick Galloway Recalled By Connie Mack Amid Field Woes
Two years ago AL critics hailed Chick Galloway as best shortstop and most improved. Connie Mack recently moved him from the lineup citing erratic field work, as the Athletics reassess their roster and strategy.
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Severeid Named Top Foul Fly Catcher in League
St Louis July 11 Hank Severeid catcher of the St Louis Browns is praised as likely the best in the majors at judging and catching foul flies. In eight years he has dropped only one foul ball, a remarkable record beside the usual half dozen errors per year by most catchers.
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Hank Severeid
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Local Linkers Rout Chillicothe Quintet In Club Match
Athena team delivered a dominant 9 to 3 victory over Chillicothe at the country club. Swanson Biddle O Rleness Clark Preston Parks Chigbb Morton and Howe starred as Athena blanks their opponents in singles with high scores and the hosts set up a return match on August 14.
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Vrameesees
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Blanton
Johnson And Grubb Tie For Top In Club Shoot
Homer Johnson and M. C. Grubb tied for first place at the regular Thursday afternoon shoot of the American Rifle and Revolver club with 46 of 60. Other results include J. R. Taylor 45, Fred Woodruff 44, Frank Richey 42, Clarence Way 40, Jesse Carter 38, Mrs. M. C. Grubb 36, Clyde Mansfield 4, John Murphy 33, Francis FeFan 33, James Boden Sr 31, James Boden Jr 27, Mat Wise 18.
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M. C. Grubb
American Rifle and Revolver Club
J. R. Taylor
Fred Woodruff
Frank Richey
Clarence Way
Jesse Carter
Mrs. M. C. Grubb
Clyde Mansfield
John Murphy
Francis Fefan
James Boden, Sr
James Boden, Jr
Mat Wise
Inspired Rounds by Golf Duffer Joe Williams
A discussion of why golfers deliver inspired rounds against strong foes. Examples include Cyril Tolley in the French Open and Bobby Jones’s clashes, with notes on notable bursts of brilliance and surprising upsets in major events across eras.
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Switzerland
Walter Hagen
Aie
Fla
Cyril Trolley
Denys
Kylie
Kyle
Tole Ley
ol@ Andrews
Tobey
Bobby Jones
Dave Herron
Jones
Tittaburgh
Herron
Jess Sweeteer
Brookline
Sweetser
Boys Baseball League Seeks Entry from Athens Area Teams
The Messenger invites all teams desiring to enter the Afternoon Baseball League for boys 16 and under to send names and manager details before Monday. Several teams plan to join the pre closed league and the first game is slated for Wednesday afternoon. Teams outside Athens are eligible.
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Athens
Lee Stumps as Fielder in Red Lee Slump
Dudley Lee, once a Boston Red Lee shortstop, struggles with fielding after an early season showing. Critics note his defense, longtime strength, has deteriorated while hitting remains weak.
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Dudley Lee
Boston Red
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