Dempsey Hits Left Behind In Pre Fight Talk
Michigan City May 22 In a candid pre bout tour Carpentier and Gibbons insist Dempsey did not hurt them most. Gibbons recalls a light exchange in Shelby while Carpentier recalls Lew is delivering a crushing seventh round blow in 1912. Both praise strength but deny being knocked out.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Georges Carpentier
Parisian
Battling Siki
Gibbons
Shelby
Trishman
Wempsey
Buck Crouse
Hudson, Wis
Crouse
Carpentier
Willie Lewis
Lewis
Giants Rout Dir Dusters in 10-4 Victory
The Giants beat the Dodgers 10 to 4 as they maintained their pennant chase by hammering Reds pitching. In other games, the Dodgers defeated the Reds 9 to 2, Cubs led the NL race after a Chicago win, and St Louis edged Boston 8 to 5 while Detroit fell to Boston 4 to 4 in a rally that left the Yankees a half game ahead.
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Giants
Red Sox
Detroit
Yankees
Sir Gallahan III to Missed Track Return
London May 22 Jefferson Davis Cohn indicated Sir Gallahan III may be withdrawn from racing for several months. The four year-old English colt has won four races since January and may retire from the turf, with no plan for a return race against Epinard. He beat Epinard by a neck.
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London
Jefferson Davis Cohn
Sir Gallahan III
Epinard
Cohn
International News Service
Sir Gallahan
Strangler Lewis Still Wears Crown in Wrestling
Ed Strangler Lewis remains the champion as he defeats Renato Gardini in a two fall to one bout in Philadelphia. Gardini won the first fall but Lewis captured the second while Gardini could not mount a third comeback.
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Philadelphia
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Renato Gardini
Baseball box score rundown with Johnston Fournier stars
Errors credited to Johnston Fournier Bressler Bohne and Rixey. Pinelli Caveney Stock Osborne bag two-base hits while Griffith has a three-base hit. Wingo Bailey Sacrifices. Rixey takes the loss with Benton and Osborne pitching for the opposition.
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Bohne
Rixey
Pinelli
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Stock
Osborne
Griffith
Wingo
Bailey
Lowler
Daubert
Benton
May
Brooklyns Rally Drops Reds From First Place
Cincinnati fell from first place after Brooklyn staged a seventh inning rally netting seven runs on seven hits. Griffith delivered a homer to cap the big inning as Rixey and May were chased from the mound. Osborn, debuting for the season, held Cincinnati in check most of the game.
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May
Benton
Dodgers
Reds
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Griffith
Osborne
Chicago Cubs
Yesterday's baseball scores from American Association and National League
Results show Indianapolis defeated Columbus 4 to 3, Toledo beat Louisville 5 to 2, St Paul over Milwaukee 12 to 10, Kansas City topped Minneapolis 11 to 4, and Brooklyn won 9 to 2 against Cincinnati in the National League. New York 10 over Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 8 over Philadelphia 6, St Louis 8 over Boston 5. American League listing shows Boston 5 Detroit 4 with others rain.
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Columbus
Chicago
Cincinnati
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Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
Bailey
St. Louis
Johnstone
Philadelphia
Wheat
Fournier
Wriffith
Gus Taylor
Detroit
Osborne
Cleveland
Washington
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Daubert
I Pinetli
Roush
Caveney
Bressler
American Association
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Detrouit
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Broohlyn
Baseball Tonight Highlights and Matchups
GAMES TODAY feature multiple showdowns across leagues. In the National League New York visits Cincinnati Philadelphia travels to St. Louis Boston faces Chicago Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh. In the American League Cleveland meets New York Detroit faces Boston Chicago hosts Philadelphia and St. Louis visits Washington.
Baseball Player List With Team Affiliations
A fragmented roster-like snippet shows players and clubs including Hornsby St Louis Gooch Pittsburg Wheat Brooklyn Kelly New York Fournier Brooklyn Williams St Louis Heisman Detroit Harris Boston Robertson St Louis Boone Boston with various incomplete batting averages and codes.
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Hornsby
St. Louis
Gooch
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Kelly
New York
Fournier
Williams
Heisman
Detroit
Harris
Boston
Sane
Robertson
Boone
Hagen to Train at Oakland Hills for Open Championship
Walter Hagen intends to win the Open Championship of America this summer. The event will be played at the Oakland Hills course in the Detroit district and Hagen will spend three weeks there practicing.
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Hagen
Walter Hagen
Oakland Hills
Detroit
Yesterday's Home Runs from Major Leagues
List of players with home run totals by club shows Mokan of Philadelphia leads with 14, Terry of New York has 3, Cruise of Boston with 11, and a total for National and American leagues reaching 95 and 9 respectively.
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Mokan
Philadelphia
Terry
New York
Cruise
Boston
Firpo Seeks Pay as He Fights Regardless of Temperament
The statement compares Firpo to Mexican soldiers, asserting he will fight whenever he is paid, signaling a professional, payment driven approach rather than temperament.
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Firpo
Amateur defender eyes Open glory at Detroit jubilee
The piece notes Francis Ouimet, Jerry Travers, Chick Evans, and Bobby Jones as amateurs who defended or challenged the Open title. It highlights Ouimet’s 1913 win, Evans’s record low score, and Jones’s chance to become the fourth amateur to defend the Open, despite no prior repeat since 1912.
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Francis Wouimet
Boston
Vardon
Ray
Ouimet
Chick Evans
Hagen
Jerry Travers
Tom McNamara
Mountclair
Chicago
Evans
America
Mike Brady
Bobby Jones
Atlanta Star
Jones
Johnny McDermott
McTigue to Defend Title Against Young Stribling
Billy McCarney says a Tulsa syndicate offered £80,000 to Mike McTigue to defend the light heavyweight title against Young Stribling on July 4 in Tulsa Oklahoma. The pair have met twice before with a riotous draw in Columbus Georgia and a decisive Stribling win in the second encounter.
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New York
Billy McCarney
Mike McTigue
Young Stribling
Tulsa
Oklahoma
McCarney
McTigue
Stribling
Columbus
Logan Clerks Rally Past Haydenville in Industrial League Win
Logan clerks defeated Haydenville 15 to 1 in the second industrial league game. Tucker pitched effectively, striking out fifteen as Haydenville struggled against several errors and hard hitting by Logan.
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Logan
Retail Clerks
Haydenville
Tucker Twirling
Clerks
McGraw Responds To Baker With Return Next Week
New York Giants manager John McGraw defends his club amid Baker’s tampering accusations. McGraw blames weather and lack of practice for the Giants dropping to third, praises the Cubs, and notes a planned confrontation with Baker after a Philadelphia trip for Memorial Day.
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New York
John McGraw
Wim KF. Baker
John
New York Giants
Baker
McGraw
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Giants
McGraw-Boker
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Reds
Carpentier Keeps Training Week Secret Before Gibbons Fight
Chicago officials report Francois Descamp will conceal the final training week of George Carpentier for Tom Gibbons. The decision echoes prior secrecy during Carpentier training before his Dempsey bout, provoking public comments and scrutiny of paddock policy.
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Carpentier
Chicago
Francois Descamp
George Carpentier
Tom Gibbons
Lake Michigan
Dempsey
Canada killing off horse racing in Parliament action
Ottawa May 22 The life of horse racing in Canada was threatened as bills to stop racing gambling and ban race coverage in newspapers moved in parliament. The measures require passage by both Houses and would bar American papers with racing entries from entering the dominion.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
Senate
Dominion
Lewis Wins Comeback Fight in Paris
Ted Kid Lewis returns to form in Paris, defeating Francis Charlea over 15 rounds. The former welterweight champion, who arrived from London seeking work, delivered a convincing performance to secure the victory.
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Lewis
Paris
Ted
Kid
London
Francis Charlea
Belmont Racing to Open Today
Belmont Park opens its spring racing meet with the Metropolitan Handicap at one mile. Top weight goes to Man Hatter of the Rancocas stable, paired with Bracdale of the Sinclair string. Other top entries include Martingale 120, MRialty 119, Dunlin 114, plus Ordinace and Klondyke among the three-year-olds.
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Belmont Park
Man Hatter
Bracadale
Sinclair String
Martingal
Mrialty
Dunlin
Ordinace
Klondyke
Here Was the World's Worst Baseball Game
A chaotic season opener in Philadelphia featured 69 players in a game between the United States Naval Home and the South Philadelphia League. The Naval side had ten players to fifty nine opponents and the pitching was weak with Keefe on the mound. Only twelve combined hits were recorded.
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Philadelphia
United States Naval Home
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