Week Marked by Crowded Contests Across Sports
A busy sports week features three world boxing title bouts in four days with Manny Mandell vs Jimmy McLarnin at the Polo Grounds and Izzy Schwartz challenging Bushy Graham for bantam honors. Paris hosts the French championships as Helen Wills and Francis T. Hunter contend in Paris and New Rochelle respectively.
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Paris
Amsterdam
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China
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Cambridge
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Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
Sammy Mandell
Jimmy McLarnin
Polo Grounds
Izzy Schwartz
Bouncing Bushy Graham
Utica
Ted Morgan
Eddie Cannonball Martin
Helen Wills
Suzanne Lenglen
Francis T. Hunter
New Rochelle
N. Y
Hunter
Miss Wills
Crawford
Miss Ackhurst
Great Britain
Big Ten track finals loom in Evanston this weekend
The Big Ten outdoor track and field season culminates with the conference championships set for Evanston on Friday and Saturday. In Chicago notes, Myrtle Huddleston’s endurance swim breaks records, Bud Taylor contests Joe Lucas in a ten round bout, with manager Eddie Long protesting the title loss and seeking legitimate challengers.
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Michigan Wins 1928 Big Ten Baseball Championship
Michigan University's baseball team clinched the 1928 Big Ten title with defeats of Wisconsin and Northwestern. Purdue holds second place with Iowa and Indiana tied for third as Michigan remains undefeated at ten wins, no losses.
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American Davis Cup Team May Include Lott Hennessey Coen Ti den
The American side to face China in the second round of the Davis Cup in Kansas City this week is likely to feature Lott John Hennessey Junior Coen and William T. Tieden.
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Elks and McBee Binders Postpone Rainout to Tuesday
The Junior league game between the Elks and the McBee Binders, postponed from last Saturday afternoon due to rain, was rescheduled for Tuesday night at 5 4 0 p m at the city playgrounds as announced by J T Ora.
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Columbus Beats Louisville in Opening Game
Columbus defeats Louisville 6 to 1 in the first game while the second game ends 0 to 0. Toledo wins both games against Indianapolis 4 to 2 and 13 to 4. Minneapolis tops Milwaukee 6 to 4 and St Paul defeats Kansas City 7 to 4.
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New York Surges Past St Louis in Baseball Showdown
New York pitchers held St Louis to three runs while New York plated five in a high tempo game. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 3 2, Boston topped Chicago 4 3, Brooklyn won Philadelphia 11 4 in a series of late innings.
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Baseball scores from American League action
New York defeated St Louis 9 to 3 while Detroit beat Chicago 2 to 1 and Cleveland topped Washington 4 to 3. No other games were scheduled.
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Monday A A Games Set with Four Matchups
The American Association slate lists St. Paul visiting Milwaukee and Minneapolis traveling to Kansas City. Only games scheduled for Monday.
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National League matchups Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago at St. Louis
In National League action the Pirates visit the Reds while the Cubs travel to the Cardinals as part of a busy schedule. Both games feature key division contenders seeking wins to boost postseason positioning.
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Washington at Philadelphia and Boston at New York games scheduled
The schedule lists two NBA games on the docket with teams Washington visiting Philadelphia and Boston hosting New York. Only these matchups are listed as upcoming contests with no additional details.
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New York
Yesterday's Hero Bob Smith shuts Cubs' win streak
Bob Smith of the Braves pitched a 4 to 3 victory over Chicago to halt the Cubs thirteen game winning run. Giants and Cardinals split a double header in St Louis with the Giants taking the opener 5 to 3 and the Cards winning the second 2 to 1. Allen's ninth inning single beat the Pirates 3 to 2. The Reds turned a double play total to fifty eight. Del Bissonnette belted his seventh homer as the Robins crushed the Phillies 11 to 4. Pipgras earned his seventh win as the Yankees stretched to eight straight with a 9 to 3 win over the Browns. Earl Combs homered with the bases loaded off Sam Gray. Van Gilder of the Tigers delivered a ninth inning single to beat the White Sox 2 to 1. Fothergill homered to tie the game in the ninth. The Indians swept Washington 4 to 3.
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George Pipgras
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St. Louis Browns
Earl Combs
Sam Gray
Elam van Gilder
Tigers
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Fothergill
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Giants endure rough day at plate as stars struggle
Babe Ruth singled once in four. Lou Gehrig hit a triple and single with an RBI in three trips. Harry Heilmann went hitless in four. Kiki Cuyler drew a walk as pinch hitter. Rogers Hornsby singled, scored, and stole a base in four at bats. Paul Vance rapped a single with an RBI in four. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker rested.
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Lou Gehrig
Harry Heilmann
Kiki Cuyler
Rogers Hornsby
Paul Vancer
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Home Run Leaders Highlight yesterday’s figures
Ruth and Gehrig of the Yankees share high marks among homer leaders with 12 homers. Hauser of the Athletics and Fothergill of the Tigers also appear among top sluggers. Roush and Routh from the Giants teams are noted for power numbers.
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Roush
Derby winner Reigh Count to run Belmont Stakes
Reigh Count owner Mrs. John D. Hertz of Chicago said the Kentucky Derby winner will be rested and prepared for the Belmont Stakes on June 9. The Derby crowd reached about 70,000, with roughly 1.85 million dollars wagered on Churchill Downs seven races. An estimated 120,000 dollars was bet on Reigh Count and Reigh Olga in the mutuels.
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John D. Hertz
Chicago
Churchill Downs
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Hertz-Lehman
Allen Delivers Heroic Run In Reds Victory Over Pirates
Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 in a pitchers duel. Grimes and Lucas matched zeros until the ninth when Allen lined a hit past Traynor to score Zitzmann for the winning run. Critz swiped second in the third and Critz later walked and stole, but the Reds stranded baserunners until the late rally.
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Teagnor
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Hart
Random Sports Jokes and Club Banter From The Era
A jumble of sports quips and backstage chatter about players, managers, and insiders. Mentions John Picus Quinn pitching for the A’s, Nick Antonelli boxing in Italian style, and the major clubs’ popularity. Also touches on Tunney Landis and Hollywood connections with actors and producers.
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A’s. Polack
Nick Antonelli
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Olympic Committee
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Landis
Hagen
Uzcudun Signs For Bout in Spain
In Barcelona on May 21 promoter Santiago Ninerosa announced signing Spanish heavyweight Paulino Uzcudun for a match with American George Godfrey. Godfrey has not yet signed. Godfrey recently defeated Paolino in Los Angeles, while Paolino trains for a July 1 bout with Bertazzolo in San Sebastian and plans a U.S. return later.
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Paulino Uzcudun
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San Sebastien
Distance runners in home stretch as Payne holds lead
In the C C Pyle cross country run, six laps remain in a 72 mile trek from Los Angeles toward Madison Square Garden. Andrew Payne of Claremore, Oklahoma leads, with John Salo of Passaic, New Jersey second in a dead heat. Paul Simpson of Burlington, North Carolina won the previous lap but trails in the elapsed standings. Simpson ran 58.3 miles in 5 hours 57 minutes 10 seconds.
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Bath
K U Victorious In Missouri Valley Track Meet
Kansas University won the Missouri Valley track and field championships in Lincoln with 464 points. Nebraska finished second with 44.5 points and Oklahoma placed third with 35 points. Kansas excelled in distance events and broad jump collecting 21 points across the two events with three places in each.
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Colleges Debates Unusual Sport Trends and Lacrosse Tales
A humorous column questions horseshoe pitching at H. Liams College and imagines a clash of Harvard and Princeton. It recalls O Goofty near the Canadian border spotting road trains of concrete mixers while joking about lacrosse as a French boxing term and its rough play.
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Yankees Win Eighth Straight as Pipgras‑led Victory
New York May 21 The Yankees beat the Browns 9 to 2 extending their streak to eight straight wins and twelve of 13 against the West Sam Gray was knocked out in the sixth inning George Pipgras earned his seventh win of the season Earl Combs hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and Sturdy delivered a bases‑full two‑run single in the fifth Babe Ruth collected a single as he cooled his homer spree and Yankee manager released rookie catcher William Dickie to Albany in the Eastern League on option.
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Yankees
Sam Gray
Browns
George Pipgras
Earl Combs
Sturdy
St. Louis
Babe Ruth
Yankee
William Dickie
Albany
National League and American League Season Totals Displayed
National League totals 109 and American League totals 102 for the season, with the overall season total reaching 211. The figures reflect league performance across games and standings.
Somerville Produces Major League Players
Somerville Massachusetts is becoming known as a source of major league ball players. Notable Somerville products include Pie Traynor Danny MacFayden Shanty Hogan Horace Ford Lew Fonseca Haskell Pillings and Bill Garrett among others reaching the majors.
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Pie Traynor
Danny MacFayden
Shanty Hogan
Horace Ford
Lew Fonseca
Haskell Pillings
Bill Garrett
Star athlete Ted Avery picks Yale for higher education
Ted Avery, a highly gifted eastern prep school athlete in football and basketball, has announced Yale as his choice for college. He will enroll in September, joining a program noted for developing top players.
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