Lea American League Standings and Yesterday's Results
The Lea American League table shows Cleveland leading with 59 wins and 84 losses, New York 56 34, Washington 50 484, Detroit 46 489, Boston 42 457, Chicago 40 430, Philadelphia 35 389. Yesterday's results include American Association games Columbus over St. Paul in two games, plus Kansas City and Indianapolis split. National League action had Cincinnati beating Boston 2 0 and a series of other games including New York and Pittsburgh, Brooklyn and Chicago, St Louis and Philadelphia, and New York and Washington.
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Downey Knocks Out Wilson In Seventh Round
Cleveland editors crowned Bryan Downey middleweight world champion after a seventh round knockout of Johnny Wilson at Dunn Field. The Plain Dealer and Cleveland News both reported Downey’s convincing victory while the Cleveland Press reviewer supported Downey’s claim as title holder.
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Downey
Wilson
Henry Edwards
the Plain Dealer
Dunn Field
D. Bang
Sporting
Cleveland News
Bryan Downey
Johnny Wilson
Earle Ferris
Cleveland Press
Downey Brother Wins Knockout in Covington Fight
Anthony Downey KOed Schram in the third round at Covington Kentucky. The bout weighed 156 pounds. It followed Bryan Downey stopping Johnny Wilson in Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
United Press
Bryan Downey
Johnny Wilson
Cleveland
Anthony
Covington
Battling Schram
Louisville
Schram
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday's Games
The report covers late inning feats including a tie breaking homer by a substitute first baseman for the Yankees in an otherwise 7 to 5 loss, a 4 to 1 win by the Giants, and a 5 to 1 Cards win aided by a triple play. It notes Reds sweeping the Braves in a doubleheader and Sox loss to the Indians 5 to 4 after misplayed throws.
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Art Nehl
Pirates
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Cards
Hornsby
Reds
Braves
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Smith
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Indians
Joey Dugan
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Dutch Reuther
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Carpentier May Never Come Back
United Press reports from New York that Georges Carpentier may never return to the United States to fight. Violinist Ovide Musin says the French hero is through with the ring after his Dempsey loss, with Paris friends advising retirement and Americans fearing a public idol’s fall if he returns to face Tommy Gib.
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United Press
New York
Georges Carpentier
America
Ovide Musin
Paris
Dempsey
Carpentier
France
Musin
Tommy Gib
Tex Rickard
Gibbons
Exeter Dean installs clocks in pulpits to warn of limits
The Dean of Exeter placed clocks in both pulpits as a warning measure about time limits during services. The action aims to curb excessive sermon length and keep proceedings within set bounds.
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Exeter
Downey Captures World Middleweight Title in Cleveland
Bryan Downey of Cleveland defeated Johnny Wilson of Boston by knockout in the seventh round to win the world middleweight title. The Cleveland boxing commission overruled referee Jimmie Bardner and declared Downey champion, citing a first knockdown knockout and a disputed count. Gardner’s foul ruling was rejected as spectators saw no foul act.
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Cleveland
Bryan Downey
Johnny Wilson
Boston
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Jimmie Bardner
Lowell
Mass
Wilson
Downey
Gardner
Martie Killilea
Willson
Wrestling Match Postponed to August 12 at Nelsonville
The scheduled Friday July 29 wrestling bout at the Nelsonville Opera House is postponed to Friday August 12 due to Kotsonaros sustaining an workout injury at 0.8 A. M. He is expected to be fit for the new date and will also cancel his Columbus appearance. Reserved seats may be kept for August 12.
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Nelsonville Opera House
Kotsonaros
Columbus
Woman Dentists? Rising Demand in Nursing Vocations
Dental nursing is a comparatively new vocation for women and girls, and the demand exceeds the supply.
Berry Signs with Giants Former Penn athletic star joins New York
Howard Berry once a Penn track standout signs a contract with the New York Giants, marking a major move for the former national star. Berry earned acclaim as one of America's top track athletes and now joins the NFL team for the upcoming season.
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Howard Berry
University of Pennsylvania
America
New York Giants
Gambling damsels take the lead in grand circuit racing
Columbus July 28 gambling women flock to Pari-Mutuels as Pop George notes a revived racing season. He says women bet on every race with "society matrons" and debutantes driving excitement, claiming female intuition boosts wins while races grow closer and drivers win fewer often.
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Pop George
Pop
National Farm Cooperation Plans Strengthen State Ties
The Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates of the USDA outlines a plan to bolster cooperative relations with State institutions. Projects will guide work by State and Federal staff, with joint research on farm management costs, marketing methods, and education through State college extension services.
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Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Farm Management
State Departments of Agriculture
Memphis woman Miss Charl Ormond Williams Leads NEA
Miss Charl Ormond Williams of Memphis becomes the National Education Association president. She has a notable career in politics and school affairs, served as a Democratic convention delegate in San Francisco, and was the first woman elected vice chair of the national committee.
Largest borax deposit found in Clark County Nevada
Reports say the largest known borax deposit in the world has been discovered in Clark County Nevada. The find is touted as a major mineral discovery with potential economic impact for the region and the broader mining sector.
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Clark County
Nevada
Record grain shipments surge as farmers lead recovery
Washington reports show farmers driving the revival as grain movements over the last five weeks set records for over two years. Nearly 298 million cars loaded with grain moved in June and early July, with 57 thousand cars in the week ending July 16, straining elevator storage and causing handling difficulties in Chicago and Galveston. Princess Bibescu, Elizabeth Asquith, now Roumanian Minister’s wife in Washington, signs a contract to write short stories for an American magazine.
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United Press
Washington
Chicago
Galveston
Princess Bibescu
Elizabeth Asquith
Army Officers Adopt Summer White Uniforms
Lt. Col. Clarence O Sherrill, military aide to President Harding, is shown in the new white summer uniform, the outfit long used by the navy now designated for army officers as well.
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Navy
Army
Clarence O Sherrill
President Harding
Britain and France Clash Over Upper Silesia Troop Plan
London July 28 British and French cabinets held special sessions to resolve divergent views on Upper Silesia. Premier Lloyd George discussed the French demand for immediate troop dispatch while Britain insisted the Allied Supreme Council meet first. Briand conveyed the British position to his advisors in Paris.
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United Press
Upper
Silesia
Lloyd George
Foreign Office
Supreme Council
Paris
Briand
Government Probes Ku Klux Klan Activities in Texas
Dallas reports the federal government conducting a searching investigation into Ku Klux Klan and other masked groups in Texas. Federal district attorneys and agents arrived for a conference and described the situation as very serious while withholding specifics on possible actions.
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Dallas
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Texas
Ohio University to dismiss 1400 students after summer term
Fourteen hundred students will leave Athens tomorrow as the summer term closes. Classes run from seven in the morning to 1020, with a special train to Nelsonville Logan Lancaster and Columbus. About six or seven hundred students remain for a five week extension term with six day weeks and courses finishing a week before fall. Eighteen instructors stay for extension work. Dr. Chubb says the term has been as successful as usual.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Lancaster
Columbus
Chubb
Harmony Hill Attends Grange Picnic at Barlow
Harmony Hill residents J C Coggeshal and family and Charles Cunningham with G K Thorpe joined others at a Grange picnic in Barlow last Saturday. Mr H Noland and Tom Foster drove to Little Hocking Sunday. Wheat crops are poor but threshing runs busy. Mary and Emilie Livingston plan to return to Short Creek W Va soon. Rain last evening aided corn and garden. James Carpenter found his eleven year old boy in Athens. The community notes R M Patterson is indisposed. S H Noland was hauling.
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J. C. Coggeshal
Charles Cunningham
G. K. Thorpe
Barlow
Grange
H. Noland
Tom Foster
Little Hocking
James Carpenter
Athens
R. M. Patterson
S. H. Noland
Local residents visit and travel notes from Coolville and nearby
Mai roady from O. E. McGirrs saw mill. Mr and Mrs 8. H. Noland were Coolville visitors Monday. G. K. Thorp was at Little Hock ing on a business trip Tuesday. Mr. M. L. Cornes R. R. Hines ton David Liivneston A. L. Cornes and son Howard all ate dinner at T. J. Foster's Monday after helping to thresh. Mr. Peter Rice is still very sick although he has taken treatment at the hospital in Marietta.
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O. E. McGirrs Saw Mill
H. Noland
Coolville
G. K. Thorp
Little Hocking
M. L. Cornes
R. R. Hineston
David Liivneston
A. L. Cornes
Howard
T. J. Foster
Peter Rice
Marietta
Get Umbrellas Fixed May Rain Forecast East of Mississippi
Weather bureau forecast lower temperatures and showers for parts of the territory east of the Mississippi today and tomorrow. Thunder showers expected this afternoon in the middle Atlantic and New England states with cooler weather tomorrow. Showers likely in the upper lake region.
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Washington
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New England
Weather Outlook Warns of Cold Night Across Lake District
Forecasts indicate sharply falling temperatures tonight across the lake region with continued cool conditions expected in the territory. Winds may pick up, and frost could form in rural areas as the Arctic air mass lingers.
Gun Battle Between Merchants and Deputies in Rayland
Deputy sheriffs of Jefferson County in Rayland Ohio recover from wounds after a gun battle with Martins Ferry merchants. Officers mistook the trio as robbers. The clash occurred last night in a corn field between Glen Rolbin and Ragland with eight participants.
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Jefferson Corn
Martins Ferry
Glen Rolbin
Ragland
Martin Ferry
United States Fisheries Association Considers Atlantic City Convention
The United States fisheries association will hold its third annual convention in Atlantic City from September 16 to 17. The event aims to gather industry leaders, discuss policy, and review recent catches and market trends.
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United States Fisheries Aggosiation
Atlantic City
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