Ohio Green and White Trackers Set for Denison Quad Meet
Ohio coach Thor Olson reshuffles the Green and White squad to face Kenyon Otterbein and Denison in a Saturday quadrangular at Denison. Standouts Odaffer Powell Herbert Moritz excel in jumps sprints and the discus. Myers clears 10 feet 5 inches in pole vault. distance runners remain a concern.
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Ohio
Odaffer
Powell
Herbert
Moritz
Ray Odaffer
Ray
Ohio Wesleyan
Olson
Myers
Delaware
Mike McTigue to Meet Joe Beckett for British Title
Mike McTigue the world light heavy champion will fight Joe Beckett for the British heavyweight title in Dublin on August 18 according to manager Joe Jacobs. Jacobs has not yet wired acceptance of a 20000 pound offer but will after a conference with Tex Rickard. The meeting may affect McTigue’s July 14 bout with Georges Carpentier in Jersey City.
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New York
Mike Mc- Tigue
Joe Beckett
Dublin
Joe Jacobs
Mc- Tigue
Jacobs
Tex Rickard
McTigue
Georges Carpentier
Jersey City
Yesterday's Home Run Hitters National and American League Totals
National League leaders include Wingo of Cincinnati with notable play as Cincinnati seeks strong season results. American League highlights feature Chang of New York contributing to overall team totals as the league compares yearly performance. Total counts show National 125 and American 67 this season versus last season figures of 78 and 112 respectively.
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Chang
New York
Columbus at Kansas City and Milwaukee at St. Paul
Scores listed from the American Association show Columbus 6 over Kansas City 5 and Milwaukee 10 over St. Paul 3. Brooklyn 5 defeated Cincinnati 3 while New York 44 beat St. Louis 4. No other games scheduled.
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Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Indianapolis Ones
New York
Ies
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Eeeevser
Boston
Ereeverveee
Milwauk
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
American Association
Pirates Find Star First Baseman Charley Grimm
Critics compare Charley Grimm to George Sisler as Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss finally lands a competent first baseman after years of costly attempts. Grimm, a left hander from St Louis born 1899, posted a 25 game hitting streak start and quickly earns praise for fielding and throwing accuracy.
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Billy Evans
Kitty Bransfield
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg Pirates
Charles J. Grimm
Dreyfuse
Bransfield
Grimm
Pirates
Nealon
Pacific Coast
Jack Flynn
Bill Aldsteir
Fred Hunter
Ed Koney
Victor Sater
Fred Mollwitz
St. Louis
Sisler
Jim Bagby
Bagby
George Sisler
Sister
Maranville
Harry Heilmann
Detroit
Weak Throwing Arm May Force Mack to Bench Matthews
Connie Mack may bench center fielder Wid Matthews due to a weak throwing arm. Matthews is a fast, skilled leadoff man and fine fielder but his weak arm often allows runners to advance, prompting Mack to rely on his other assets to win games.
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Mack
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Matthews
Mathews
Maranville
Frank Welch
Athletics
Russell in Iron Man Role Helps Senators Nine of Fifteen Games
Allan Russell after a Washington trade with Boston has appeared as pinch pitcher in nine of the first fifteen Senators games, never starting. He has pitched well, with manager Bush relying on him due to a crippled bullpen while Mogridge recovers from a wrist injury. Russell often fatigues near the seventh inning but can cover three or four innings as a reliever.
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Russell
Iron Man
Senators
Allan Russell
Washington
Boston
Rue
Shanks
Picnick
Bush
George Mogridge
Mogridge
Fragmented baseball summary across leagues shows late rallies
The Giants hammered four Cardinal pitchers for twenty hits in a 14 to 4 win. The Athletics beat the Tigers 8 to 1 extending a West lead to six. Ruth and Pipp sparked a 3-2 Yankees win over Urban Faber and the White Sox. The Browns edged the Senators 9-8 in ten, Johnson hitting Jacobson to force the run. Dodgers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Reds as Dickerman earned his fourth straight win.
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I. N
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Giants
Cardinal
Ruth
Pipp
Yanks
Urban Faber
White Sox
Browns
Senators
Walter Johnson
Jacobson
Couch
Dodgers
Dickerman
Coveleskie Delivers Shutout and Pinch Single for Run
Cy Coveleskie held the Red Sox scoreless and added a pinch single in the fifth to drive in Summa from second. He also recorded ten assists in the game.
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Coveleskie
Red Sox
Summa
Pole
Gangs blamed for fatal shooting of Frank Healy in New York
Police say guerilla warfare between rival gunman gangs led to the killing of Frank Healy, a man shot through the heart in an apparent street ambush. Investigators search for the assailant.
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New York
Frank Healy
Athens Hard-Lost Heartbreaker to Parkersburg in Eleven Innings
Athens High dropped a tough 9 to 8 extra inning defeat to Parkersburg after eleven frames. Sweeney outpitched McHenry while Hardman relieved for WV. a sixth inning bad hop grounder tied the score. Athens and Hancock meet Tuesday at 3 30 at the playground with SweeneyRhodes back as battery.
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Athens High
Parkersburg
Big Red
Athens
Brat
Sweeney
McHenry
West Virginians
Hardman
Hancock
Barstow
Rhodes
Battery
Great Outdoor Arena Plans for Dempsey Gibbons Fight
Shelby Montana May 21 arena plans rush ahead for the July 4 15 round Dempsey Gibbons bout. An arena seating 50000 will be built near Shelby with railway pullman cars and auto camps for fans from across North America. Molumby says gate could top 750000 to 1.5 million dollars with 20 dollar minimum seats and 50 dollar ringside seats. Montana to receive 50 percent of net profits for veterans hospital fund. funds directed to state treasury for veterans or public schools if hospital not started by 1929.
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Shelby
Great Northern Railway
Sam Josephson
Shelby Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Chamber of Commerce and Toole County
American Legion
Dempsey-Gibbons
Loy J. Molumby
Chicago
Molumby
Montana
Veterans’ Hospital Fund
Kilbane Reflects On Leonard Bout In Philadelphia Clash
Johnny Kilbane recalls his Philadelphia fight with Benny Leonard describing overconfidence and a second round stumble. He notes Leonard's power and skill, explains why he was stopped by manager Jimmy Dunn, and hints at more in a forthcoming article about boxing and war.
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Benny Leonard
Philadelphia
Johnny Kilbane
Benny
Johnny
George Chaney
Leonard
Jimmy Dunn
Canadians Back Shelby Boxing Show For Dempsey Bout
In Shelby Montana on May 21 a Canadian outreach backs the boxing event featuring Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons. Alberta Montana Highway association head Arthur Bailam plans to sell 100000 in Canadian tickets and run trains to the arena, linking to Banff Windmere road opening and Dominion Day celebrations.
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Bailan
Shelby
Lethbridge
Banff-Windmere Road
Canadian Rockies
Canada
Dayton Sunday auto crashes injure one, damage seven cars
One person was seriously injured and seven automobiles badly damaged in a string of Sunday crashes in Dayton Ohio. Police reported multiple collisions across the city with injuries, and paramedics attended the scenes.
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Dayton
Oberlin Announces L Harvey for Next Olympic Meet
Ten years ago on May 21 1913 Oberlin college named L Harvey a crack high jumper for entry in the upcoming Olympic meet. Twenty five years earlier on May 21 1898 Charley srin Reds third sacker exited same season with a lame back.
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Oberlin College
L. Harvey
Charley
Srin
Western Tour Shows West Strength Lifting Eastern Teams
New York May 21 casting a casual eye over pennant races shows the west, despite doubts, is proving strong. The Yankees won ten of eleven on a western swing against the Indians, Tigers, Browns, and White Sox, with two games left against the Sox. Giants also fare well in interleague play at the Polo Grounds. The Pirates Reds Cubs Cardinals Dodgers Braves and Phillies are variably successful on the road or at home, with the Dodgers climbing from last place and the Braves performing as expected while the Phillies struggle.
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New York
Yankees
Horace Greely
West
Tigers
Browns
White Sox
Huggins
Sox
Alleghenies
Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Polo Grounds
Pirates
Babe Adams
Reds
Cubs
Cardinals
Dodgers
Braves
Fune Ny Phils
Baseball Rules Clarified On Wild Pitches And Bases
A wild pitch is a legally delivered ball that is too high, low, or wide for the catcher to stop, letting the batter reach first on a runner advance. The pitcher earns a strikeout even if the batter is not retired. A stolen base is not credited unless a play is made on him. A batter who has hit safely may run wide around first to angle for a better turn.
Batting Leaders of the Major Leagues
The list highlights top batting figures across teams with players like Wheat from Brooklyn and Bottomley of St. Louis leading in hits and averages. It shows names such as Hornsby St Louis Grimm Pittsburg Frisch New York Heisman Detroit Reichle Boston Jamieson Cleveland Welch Philadelphia Collins Chicago with varied counts.
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National League Wheat
Brooklyn
Bottomley
St. Louis
Hornsby
Grimm
Pittsburg
Frisch
New York
Heisman
Detroit
Reichle
Boston
Jamieson
Cleveland
Welch
Philadelphia
Collins
Chicago
Great Falls Opens Rooming Bureau To Aid Overflow
Great Falls Montana on May 21 hosts a rush as fans and workers crowd toward Shelby 100 miles away. Local hotels expect large crowds and the Great Falls Commercial Club sets up a rooming bureau to handle overflow housing for the event.
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Great Falls
Mont
Shelby
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