Loughran Retains Light Heavyweight Title in Narrow Victory
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania July 17 Tommy Loughran narrowly defeats Pete Latzo over ten rounds to keep the light heavyweight belt. Latzo pressured from the start and staged several rallies, but Loughran's steady jabs and lefts secured the decision before about 15,000 spectators. Latzo cried foul in round seven, but the referee ruled the blow legal.
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Pete
Latzo
Tommy
Latro
Lateo
Elks Forfeit to Kiwanis in Junior Baseball Duel
In Athens the Elks forfeit to Kiwanis in the Junior Baseball League after failing to field a full team. Drawings for Friday and Saturday elimination games set for 7 30 tonight at B T Grover’s office in the Men’s gymnasium with American Legion representatives invited. Five teams entered include Athens Newark Pomeroy Middleport and Caldwell.
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Elks Schamaciods
Kiwanis
Athens
B. T. Grover
American Legion
Grover
Chicagoan Wins Wilfred Tyler Trophy in Tri-State Tennis
Emmett Pare of Chicago defeated Harris Coggeshell of Des Moines 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 to capture the Wilfred Tyler bowl, the new tri-state men’s singles championship trophy, at the Cincinnati tennis club.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Wilfred Tyler
Emmett Pare
Chicago
Harris Coggeshell
Des Moines
Tunney Edges Toward Lightweight Tune-Up for Heeney Fight
Speculator reports Gene Tunney easing training ahead of the July 26 Yankee Stadium bout with Tom Heeney. Tunney will rest Friday after light workouts and road work until the fight. Heeney plans afternoon sessions and aims to shed about eight pounds from his 203-pound frame.
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Speculator
N. Y
Geng Tunney
Tom Heeney
Yankee Stadium
New York
Richard E. Byrd
Tunney
Byrd
Fair Haven
N. J
Gene Tunney
Luque Aims to Halt Reds Slump and Salvage Giants Series
Adolfo Luque plans to stop Cincinnati’s four straight defeats and salvage one game in the series against New York Giants as of July 17 in the report from Luque to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Adolfo Luque
New York
Giants
Earl Smith Ex Pirates Player Retires After Ten Major League Seasons
Earl Smith, released by the Pittsburgh Pirates in early July, ends a decade long major league career after ten seasons at the highest level.
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Earl Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates
Middleport Produce Company Ships First Freight Down River
Middleport levee buzzes as Middleport Produce ships cattle poultry and other farm products to Pittsburgh Wheeling and nearby markets. The inaugural cargo aboard Sena tor Cordill of Shippers Packet drew townspeople to the wharf amid discussion by stockholders led by Mr Sheets with hints of future shipments and possible larger wharf facilities.
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Middleport
Middleport Produce Company
Senator Cordill
Shippers Packet Company
Charleston
Pittsburgh
New Produce Company
Husky Roosters
Wheeling
Meigs County
Middle- Port Produce Company
Sheets
Metcalf calf damage suit seeks new trial
Fletcher Metcalf a Scipio township farmer whose land was condemned for road use has attorneys seeking a new trial after last week jury verdict. If overruled the case will go to common pleas court. D A Kennedy Natchez Miss died in Natchez. he was a resident of Middleport and a brother of Mrs Ell Brown. Funeral planned at Beech cemetery.
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Metcalf
Fletcher Metcalf
Scipio Township
Common Pleas Court
D. A. Kennedy
Natchez
Miss
Kennedy
Middleport
Mayhugh
Margaret Nedy
Ell Brown
On Russell
Beech Cemetery
Miss Chambers Hired for Music Role in Meiers
IS SUPERVISOR MIDDLEPORT July 17 Miss her Chambers daughter of Mr Mrs Herbert Chambers and a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan has been hired as one of either viaore of music in Meiers.
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Middleport
Recovery expected of man hurt Sunday
The body of Clarence Hermann, killed in the Cheshire field airplane crash, was moved to Middleport for burial preparations. Ralph Young, the other victim, is expected to recover from a broken collar bone and chest injuries. the crash was caused by broken control wires during a fast descent.
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Pomeroy
Clarence Hermann
Cheshire Field
Rawlings
Hermann
Roy
Horace
Hobson
E. M. Roush
Oregon
R. Abbott
Storys Run
George Stark
Ralph Young
Newt Ae
Emmett Schuler
John Leeper
Rkalph Young
Syracuse Man Dies at 82 Pioneer Pomeroy Bend Resident
William H. Capehart aged 82 died Sunday afternoon at his son’s home in Syracuse. He was born in New Haven, worked on river steamboats, and belonged to a noted Syracuse coal fleet crew and ship carpenters. Funeral Wednesday at the Presbyterian church in Syracuse with burial in Charlton Cemetery.
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Syracuse
William H. Capehart
Pomeroy Bend
Abner Capehart
New Haven
John Capehart
Peter Lallance
William Gibbs
Charney Rogers
Matthew Karr
C. A. Hartley
Mr. Hartley
Coal Yard
John Karr
Dick McBride
Billy Taylor
Jack White
Jacob McBride
John Blair
Edward Lyman
Captain Hull and family head to Honolulu by car and ship
July 17 dispatch notes Captain Edwin Hull and his wife leaving with Mrs. Hull’s parents Mrs. and Mrs. T. H. Davis for Honolulu. They will sail July 27 on the Chateau Thierry from New York to Hawaii where Hull will be stationed for three years. Their automobile will be shipped on the same vessel.
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Middleport
Edwin Hull
Baptist Assembly Forms District Rally in Athens
Rev and Mrs W G James attended a Southeast Baptist assembly meeting in Athens Ohio. The newly formed organization covers a large territory and will make Athens home base for regional Baptist activities with events set from Sunday to Tuesday.
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Middleport
W. G. James
Athens
South- Eastern Baptist Assembly
Ohio University
Doctor Is Ill in Pomeroy
Dr. Manning Daniels, a young physician, was rushed to Holzer hospital by the Finsterwald ambulance at 10 o'clock Sunday evening with an acute rheumatism attack. He was in serious condition at first but later showed improvement and is rapidly recovering.
Middleport Library Swells June Circulation Record
Miss Alpha Somerville reports 2294 books in circulation in June the highest monthly total since the library opened. She notes many children are enrolled as readers, reflecting growing education in the town.
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Middleport
Alpha Somerville
Somerville
Cook Family Heads to Mentor Camp on Lake Erie
Mr and Mrs H R Cook and daughter Betty depart Middleport by car for a three week stay at Mentor Camp on Lake Erie. Mrs Cook will be joined there by sister Mrs Gray and family from Raynelle West Virginia. Mr Cook will stay a week or 10 days while wife and daughter remain the full term. They travel in a newly purchased car.
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Middleport
H. RE. Cook
Betty
Mentor Camp
Lake Erie
Loughran Plans Few Defenses Before Heavyweight Move
Tommy Loughran, the world high heavyweight champion, says he will stage only a handful of remaining fights in his class before moving up to heavyweight and challenging the current title holder.
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Tommy Loughran
Major League Teams Find Their Level in Shakedown
Major league clubs enter mid-July as a shakedown reshapes standings. In the American League the Indians slide to fifth, the Red Sox drop to last, while the White Sox rise to fourth under Lena Blackburne and Detroit eyes higher ground with strong hitters and pitching. In the National League St Louis and New York lead, Cincinnati fades to fourth, and Donie Bush's Pirates show power with seven straight wins as the league narrows to a battle among St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago and New York. Brooklyn remains a threat, and Boston Braves mix strong moments with inconsistency as a 154-game season tests class and order.
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Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Lena Blackburne
White Sox
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Reds
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Donie Bush
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Robins
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Braves
Stars Shine and Failures Mark Day of Baseball Slates
Babe Ruth homered for his 35th time this season in the first game, but went hitless in the second while driving in a run. Lou Gehrig and Harry Heilmann had single and double totals split between games. Paul Waner collected a triple and two singles in a perfect day. Hack Wilson and Ty Cobb struggled in the first game, with Cobb not playing the second. Rogers Hornsby and Frank Frisch notched singles and a double respectively in their appearances.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Paul Waner
Hack Wilson
Harry Heilmann
Rogers Hornsby
Frank Frisch
Ty Cobb
A. L. Millson to Coach Cleveland High Team
A. L. Millson a Knox and Illinois graduate will coach a Cleveland high school squad in the coming scholastic year.
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A. L. Millson
Knox
Illinois
Cleveland
Monday scores across American Association and leagues
Baseball results from Monday show Milwaukee 7 over Columbus 2 and Kansas City 7 over Toledo 3 in the American Association action. National League games include Pittsburgh 8 over Boston and New York 8 over Cincinnati, with Chicago 16 defeating Philadelphia 5. American League scores feature Philadelphia 3 over Detroit 2 and New York 7 over Cleveland 3. St Louis 4 over Washington 2 and Chicago 9 over Boston 1.
GAMES TODAY SHOWDAY MATCHUPS ACROSS LEAGUE
Columbus versus Milwaukee. Toledo hosts Kansas City. Indianapolis faces Minneapolis. Louisville plays St Paul. Boston meets Pittsburgh. Philadelphia visits Chicago. Brooklyn at St Louis. New York hosts Cincinnati. Chicago at Boston. St Louis at Washington. Detroit plays Philadelphia. Cleveland visits New York.
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Games Today
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Toledo
St. Paul
Boston
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Alexander Church Team Faces West End at Hebbardville
The West End baseball team from Athens travels to Hebbardville to play the Alexander Presbyterian church team Thursday evening. Game starts promptly at 6 30.
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Athens
Hebbardaville
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Alegarder Athletic
Notable Sports and City Notes From Various Tales
Tunney plans another arena flight while Heeney may ride to the stadium by truck. A fan in St. Louis is noted smoking in the grandstand. Jose Ray carries 15 pairs of shoes to Amsterdam. A Boston foot clinic specialist treats dogs on a dock as Kenneth Myers, Olympic rower, serves as an engineer on the Reading railroad. Strangler Lewis preps a farewell tour as Jack Curley resumes fighter management.
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Heeney
St. Louis
Jose Ray
Amsterdam
Boston
Kenneth Myers
Reading Railroad
National League
Jack Curley
Home Run Club leaders list and hits by team
Baseball record shows Ruth and Gehrig leading the Home Run Club with 35 and 19 respectively. Hauser 14 for Athletics, Blue 10 for Browns, Wilson 6 for Cubs, Bottomley 20 for Cardinals, Bissonette 18 for Robins, Hornsby 17 for Braves, Harper 12 for Cardinals, Hurst 11 for Phillies, and Mercy 11 for Cardinals in a compiled entries list.
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Yankees
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Hauser
Athletics
Blue
Browns
Coscee
Baseball Players Named in League Totals
The record lists players Ruth Meusel Cochrane Hauser Hargrave Tavener Cuyler Wilson and Carole among National and American League totals for the season, noting team affiliations and season figures. The numbers 852 and 318 and a season total of 665 appear as aggregate statistics.
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Yankees
Meusel
Cochrane
Athletics
Hauser
Hargrave
Tigers
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Tigers i
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Cubs
Wilson
Carole
Middleport Juniors Debut New Blue and Gray Uniforms
The Middleport Junior league players received new blue and gray uniforms on Monday and tested them last night. They plan to play in Athens this week with many boosters accompanying. Drawings occur tonight and game announcements follow.
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Middleport
Athens
Elkins Barred from U S Team for Amsterdam Olympics
United States Olympic selection bars Fair Elkins after a New York tryout, with the Amateur Athletic Union officials surprised by the decision. Maj. Gen. Douglas MacArthur heads the Olympic committee, while Yale fencer Dernell Every and wrestler Leslie Beers recover from injuries aboard the President Roosevelt as the ship nears Amsterdam.
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Fair Elkins
Amsterdam
Douglas MacArthur
Olympic Committee
Elkins
Thecathlon
New York
New York Athletic
wDernell Every
Yale
Leslie Beers
U.R
Amateur Athletic Union
Berengeria
Scoreboard Roundup: White Sox surge with two wins over Red Sox
Yesterday Kiki Cuyler homered and stole two bases as Chicago extended its win streak to seven. The White Sox swept Boston 4 0 and 9 1 as Faber and Blankenship limited the Red Sox to seven hits. St Louis Brown beat Washington 4 2 in ten innings for Crowder’s 11th win. Pittsburgh and New York also posted wins as Waner and Pipgras powered a 7 3 in the second doubleheader.
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Chicago Cube
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Faber
Blankenship
Boston
St. Louis
T Brown
Washington
Crowder
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Paul Waner
Grantham
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Babe Ruth
George Pipgras
Henry Johnson
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