Final Olympic trials hinge on Harvard Stadium sprints
The final two day trials for the 1924 Olympic track team begin at Harvard Stadium. Top sprinters including Paddock, Evans, Murchinson, Scholz and Leconey compete as records and selection hopes loom. Distance stars like Meredith and Hubbard face strong challengers as events unfold under uncertain weather.
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Loren Murchinson
Jackson Scholz
Fred Jovejoy
Alf Leconey
Evan
Iowa
George Hill
Paddock
Evans
Charlie
Reid Path
Hellfrich
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Erick Milson
Iowan
Ascher
Taylor
Cohannon
Ray Watson
Larry Brown
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Schuyler Euck
Reese
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Marsters
Georgetown
Watters
Ted Meredith
America
Julie Ray
Bell
Cloyd Hahn
Jimmy Connolly
Ray Baker
Ray
Wharton
Green Hartranft
State of Iowa
Hartranft
Laddie Meyers
Dartmouth
Baseball Penalties and Rules Clarified by Billy Evans
NEA Service outlines penalties for glove interference on a batted ball with no penalty to the fielder. It explains base runner advancement as soon as the ball touches the fielder’s hands. It notes the out is charged to the proper batsman, the man who is called out, when an improper batsman hits safely.
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Billy Evans
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Cubs Gain On Giants With 9 5 Defeat Of Braves
The Cubs moved within half a game of first place by routing the Braves 9 to 5 as Raig held Reds, Cards, and Pirates scoreless in key stops. Ruth hit his fifteenth homer as the Yankees crushed the Tigers 10 4 and the Red Sox beat Cleveland 4 3 to stay in the pennant chase. Thurston won his ninth for Chicago while the Athletics fell 5 3 and rain halted the Senators in St Louis.
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Ruth
Yankees
Tigers
Red Sox
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Thurston
Chicago
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Athletics
Edwin Dyer Aims for All Round Star Status in Baseball
Edwin Hawley Dyer, born October 11, 1900 in Morgan City, La., is lauded by Branch Rickey as the greatest all round ball player in the National League. Rickey notes Dyer's versatility as pitcher, hitter, and outfielder while mentioning his current need to add more speed to his fastball. Dyer plays for the St. Louis Cardinals as pitcher and pinch hitter and is seen as a major league prospect with room to grow.
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Billy Evans
University of Michigan
Rickey
Michigan Wolverines
Edwin Hawley Dyer
Rice Institute
Houston
Tex
Lone Star State
St. Louis Cardinals
Dyer
Texas
Hubert Pruett
Cardinals
Morgan City
Great hitters share common traits say legends of baseball
Hall of fame batters Harry Heilmann and Rogers Hornsby discuss hitting styles and approaches. They emphasize not passing up good balls, staying ahead of the pitcher, and targeting cripples in the count to force solid cuts. The interview reflects era shifting toward power and base hits.
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Harry Heilmann
Believer in Natural Swing Draws Praise of Batsmen
The text argues for a natural swing approach at the plate and hitting all pitches across the field. It notes hitters adapt to any ball, curve or fast, and emphasizes timing by watching ball break and following the pitch. It also contrasts hitting as a gift versus learned art and uses boxing fame to illustrate shifting public opinion.
Trotter Tommy PD Still Races At Dozens Of Tracks
Veteran gelding Tommy PD extends career into a 11th season with 125 starts since 1913. He set a three heat Cape Breton track record at Glace Bay and faces another season with owners hopeful for more miles. Racing history from 1918 to 1922 highlighted.
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Tommy
North Vernon
Ind
Cape Breton
Glace Bay
Embarrassing Moments in Pitcher Slim Harris Career
The piece recounts a humorous incident involving Slim Harris of the Philadelphia Athletics as fans jeer him during a bench summons. A spectator quips about his livelihood in winter and another labels him a macaroni factory model, provoking a smile from Harris.
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Billy Evans
Slim Harris
Philadelphia Athletics
Slim
Connie Mack
Harris
How They Stand Cleveland Game Notes
Cleveland June 13 Boston hitters bat for Covelskie in seventh Fewater in ninth Roy in ninth Gardner in ninth as a runner.
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Covelskie
Fewater
Roy
Gardner
Boston and Cleveland clash in low scoring affair
Errors none as Boston and Cleveland each post four runs across two games. Veach Boone Todt Clark Lee McNulty Covelskie J Sewell Jamieson tally two base hits. Ferguson fans one, Coveleskie allows nine hits in seven innings before Roy relieves.
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Boone
Todt
Clark
Lee
McNulty
Covelskie
J. Sewell
Jamieson
Ferguson
Coveleskie
Roy
Myatt
American League Day's Major Matchups Across Cities
In baseball action the Boston at Cleveland, Washington at St. Louis, New York at Detroit, and Philadelphia at Chicago games headline a busy schedule across the league.
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Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baseball scoreboard notes and results from the American Association and National League
American Association games include Milwaukee 4 Columbus 3 in 10 innings, Kansas City 1 Toledo 0, Indianapolis 8 St Paul 2, Louisville 4 Minneapolis 2. National League results show Chicago 9 Boston 5 in rain, Boston 4 Cleveland 3, New York 10 Detroit 4, Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 with no other games scheduled.
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Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Chicago
Bosnon
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baseball Matchups Feature Major League Cities
The schedule lists American Association games with Milwaukee visiting Columbus, Kansas City at Toledo, St Paul at Indianapolis, Minneapolis at Louisville, Cincinnati at New York, St Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at Boston, and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Perfect 36: Kansas female marksman sets records
Nevada Talheim of the University of Kansas coed team captains elect shoots a perfect 36 score in a match against Missouri. Ten bullseyes from 50 feet establish her as the only Kansas coed to reach perfection, earned while hunting squirrels on her father’s farm near Altamont.
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Nevada Talheim
University of Kansas
Kansas
University of Missouri
Misfortune is what you make it in sports musings
A string of quick sports quips notes John McGraw water on the knee Babe Ruth Army suits for him and Connie Mack surprises amid wartime chatter. Abe Goldstein kept champion form as a second-rate foe blunders. Tennis officials weigh Bill Tilden amateur status as seven new skate records surface.
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Babe Ruth
Will Pick Crack Yankee Oarsmen for Great Events
A small band of America’s boat men will be selected before the rowing trials in Philadelphia to compete in the 1934 Paris games. Trials and finals for the team to row in the regatta will be held near the Schuylkill. the cream of U.S. rowers are gathering for the event.
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Philadelphia
America
Paris
Jeret
Schuylkill
Boxing veteran Fay Keiser exits ring after army era
Fay Keiser, a World War I boxing figure tied to Army titles, leaves active competition after a career that included fights with A. F. champion Bob Martin and Harry Greb. Once top in the 79th division ranks and a conqueror of several foes, he steps away to focus on postwar plans and business interests.
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Fay
Greb
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Ped Keiser
Jimmy Slattery
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