Fourteen Ohio teams battle in big Southeastern tourney
About 40 cage squads enter the annual Southeastern Ohio tourney in four A class and two B class games. Athens faces Nelsonville in a pivotal clash while Chester meets Pomeroy in the B final. Other openers include Bloomingburg against Cadmus and Logan against Jackson. Portsmouth challenges Wellston as crowds swell and extra seating is added. Officials from Denison Marietta Ohio Syracuse and Ohio handle the matches.
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Nelsonville
Athens
Greyhounds
Bulldogs
Ohio Gymnasium
Athensans
Chester
Pomeroy
Rivermen
Meigs County
Bloomingburg
Cadmus
Logan
Jackson
Chillicothe
Ironton
Portsmouth
Wellston
Columbus
Reese
Denison
Jolley
Marietta
Kreiger
Ohio
Winsterwald
Syracuse
Laylea
Baseball school at Danville trains 150 players
Dempsey claims boxing is crooked while skiing and aviation rise. golf fair, but baseball faces a seamy side as the St. Louis Cards set up a baseball school at Danville Illinois to coach 150 players, with a truant officer to catch those who steal home.
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Dempsey
St. Louis
Danville
Pyles Distance Runners Plod On In Mojave Marathon
United Press reports Charley Pyle leading a team in the fourth lap of the Los Angeles to New York foot race across 87 miles of Mojave desert. Nicho las Quomawahu of the Hopi finishes second in Victorville with six hours fifty five minutes for the 44 mile leg. Nestor Erickson of Finland clocks six forty seven twenty for 44 miles to lead marathon times. Polls show contenders endure Cajon Pass climb as prize money of forty eight thousand dollars lures finishers toward New York.
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Victorville
Calif
U.P
Mojave
Charley Pyle
Los Angeles
New York
Barstow
Cajon Pass
Sierra Nevada Range
Nicholas Quomawahu
Bloomington
Quomawahu
Nestor Erickson
Quomavahu
Tmolli Wattinen
Finland
Multiple Major League Exhibitions Reported Across Spring Camp Sites
White Sox near a 30 man squad with five absences noted at Shreveport. Tigers set for an exhibition with Minneapolis club in San Antonio. Red Sox and Cardinals toast off in Bradenton with Russell Wiltse and MacFayden on mound. Hafey hints at rapid sinus recovery in Avon Park. Vance tops NL pitchers’ salaries at Clearwater. Washington Senators prep for St Louis Cardinals in Tampa. New York Giants reinforce in Augusta with Cohen aiming at second base. Ruth works in St. Petersburg as Ty Cobb dispute looms. Tulsa rookies eyed by St Louis Browns in West Palm Beach. Athletics renew with Phillies in Fort Myers. Simmons joins, Cobb due Thursday. Yannigans beat Regulars 11 5 in practice at Fort Myers.
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Fla
Stanley Harris
Washington Senators
St. Louis Cardinals
Avon Park
Clarence Griffin
Luther Roy
Ed Wells
George Sisler
West Palm Beach
Tulsa
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
Brannon
Kress
Bennett
Heinie Manush
Fort Myers
Fila
Philadelphia Athletics
Phillies
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Taber
Wiloughby
Connie Mack
al Simmons
Athletics
Ty Cobb
Simmons
Milwaukee
Tris Speaker
Yannigans
Leborveau
Haas
Shortest Slug on Record and One-Pitch Losses in Baseball
A historical snippet notes a boxing bout in 1902 where Battling Nelson KOed William Rossier in Harvey Kl after two seconds and a 12 second fight. It also mentions a 1921 Cubs game where a relief pitcher Martin gave up a game ending homer on the first pitch.
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Nelson
William Rossier
Harvey
Rossier
New York
Martin
Chicago Cubs
Sarazen Wins Bahamas Open After Playoff Birdie
Gene Sarazen, former US open champion, defeats Johnny Farrell of Mamaroneck New York in a Bahamas open golf championship playoff on the third hole with a birdie after the round was tied 132 for 36 holes. Ed Strangler Lewis likewise defends heavyweight wrestling title by pinning Paul Jones in two falls in Atlanta.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Jim McMullen
University of I Illinois
John Freberg
Ed “Strangier" Lewis
Nassau
Bahamas
Gene Sarazen
Johnny’ Farrell
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Sarazen
Atlanta
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Paul Jones
Houston
Texas
Jones
Floating hotel for U S athletes in Olympic Games
The American Olympic team will reside in a floating hotel during the 1938 Amsterdam games aboard the liner President Roosevelt. 263 athletes across track and field swimming rowing fencing gymnastics boxing wrestling cycling equestrian pentathlon will sail July 11 and arrive July 20 to acclimate.
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New York
U.P
Amsterdam
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Paris
Amsterdam Stadium
Lawson Robertson
Robertson
Arvord Stadium
Cambridge
Mass
Dallas
Tex
Detroit
Mich
Milwaukee hiker aims for Pyle marathon record
Oscar Stoneberg of Milwaukee claims the world hiking record with 182.2 miles in 26 hours. He plans to enter C. C. Pyle's Los Angeles to New York marathon seeking the big prize, challenging James Graham's 123 mile mark from 1924.
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Oscar Stoneberg
Milwaukee
James Graham
Buffalo
Stoneberg
C. C. Pyle
Los Angeles
New York
Nationwide Track and Field Tryouts List Cities and Dates
The notice lists potential tryout locations across major cities including New York City Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Iowa City Lawrence Birmingham Atlanta and Denver with dates for women’s track and field at New York or Newark July 7 swimming in Detroit mid late June diving in San Francisco June 10 and women’s swimming and diving at New York June 29 30 and July 1 watch for national championship linkages and venue notes
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Iowa City
Iowa
Lawrence
Kans
Denver
Colo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
New York
Newark
N. J
Detroit
Nork
Indiana Triumph in Western Conference Showdown
Indiana defeated Illinois 87 to 23 to clinch a share of the Big Ten basketball title. Wells led late floor play with key shots and free throws, while McCracken anchored the Hoosiers on both ends as Illinois fought to the final seconds.
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Ilinois
Dale
Wells
Pii
Strickland
Indiana
Branch McCrackes
Illinois
Wellett
McCracken
Scoos
Courell
Tarr
Vecesua
Tllinois
Dorn
Drew
Deinajing
Minia
Bolyom
Champaign
Iiversity
Tinois
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