V Richards in Easy Win at Newport Tennis
Vincent Richards of New York continued his unbeaten run by outclassing J. B. Fenno of Boston in straight sets at the fourth annual invitation lawn tennis tournament on the Casino courts. Lawrence B. Rice of Boston defeated Willis E. Davis in straight games, Davis taking one game in each set. Howard Kinsey of San Francisco, with brother Robert, faced Zenzo Shimdzu in a tight three set match with Kinsey losing. Phillip Near of Stanford barely beat S. H. Voshau after a 26‑game first set. Doubles began play the next afternoon.
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Lawrence B. Rice
Boston
Yale
Willis E. Davis
San Francisco
Howard Kinsey
Robert
Howard
Zenzo Shimidzu
Phillip Near
Leland Stanford
S. H. Voshau
New York
Vincent Richards
J. B. Fenno
Allen Tries to Help Kid in Memphis Protest
Memphis protest by R H Allen president of the Little Rock club asks against forfeit of the Little Rock Memphis game due to alleged hasty tactics. John D Martin rejects the protest and refuses to shorten Norman Elberfelds suspension after his attack on umpire Pfenninger in Sundays game.
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Tenn
R. H. Allen
Little Rock Club
Southern Association
Little Rock
Pfenninger
John D. Martin
Norman
Kid) Elberfeld
Prenninger
Allen
Rube Benton Signs with Kansas City Club
Toledo dispatch reports veteran National League pitcher Rube Benton signed with the Kansas City club of the American Association. Kansas City manager Otto Knabe said Benton received his unconditional release from the New York Nationals last week.
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Toledo
Ohio
Rube Benton
Kansas City Club
American Association
Otto Knabe
Kansas City
Benton
New York Nationals
Farce as baseball scandal in final trial argument
Chicago August 1 opening day of the baseball trial featured defense lawyers depict ing the investigation as a theatrical bur lesque with Ban Johnson as villain and Charles A Comiskey as the goat The defense argued there is no Illinois law making throwing games a crime and questioned intent to injure clubs or the league The portrayal named Tyrrell Burns Maharg and others as puppets in Johnsons long feud with Comiskey and claimed no criminal case exists only a political vendetta against Comiskey by Johnson The defense analyzed conspiracy laws to show no crime was committed
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Charten
A. Comiskey
Comiskey-Johnson
Henry Bowger
Illinois
Berger
Charles V. Barrett
Bill Burns
Walking
Bank of the American League
Byron Bancroft Johnson
Johnson
Ag. 2 Hieros
Comiskey
Tyrrell
Burns
Maharg
Charles A. Comiskey
Anderson Is Winner in Waycross Heavyweight Bout
Waycross Georgia August 1 Special Cracker Anderson heavyweight knocked out Jack Jordan light heavyweight in the third round. Anderson surged to the attack early and dominated, leaping from the ring seat and driving Jordan under the ropes with a brutal head blow.
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Waycross
Agust
Cracker Anderson
Jack Jordan
Anderson
Jordan
India and Denmark Arrive for Davis Cup Ties
New York reports India’s Davis Cup team, led by S M Khur, arrives aboard the Mauretania to join US host officers. They train at Onwentsia before facing Japan in Chicago August 11 12 13, following a Paris semifinal win over France. Denmark also sails into New York aiming for experience in the semi finals and a close contest against the British Canadian or Australasian winner in Pittsburg August 4 6.
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United States
India
United
Japan
Onwentsia Club
Chicago
France
Paris
Ag’ Gobre
Laurents
Decugis
Shimidzu
Kumugae
Denmark
Ingerstev
Henriksen
Copenhagen
Tegner
Tennig
Laurentz
Ennis
Imen
Pittsburg
Tsteg
aCnada
Australasia
Jeff Smith Defeats Foley In Tough 15 Round Bout
New Orleans August 1 Jeff Smith of Bayonne won a 15 round decision over Harry Foley of Memphis in a hard fought local arena bout Foley weighed 171 pounds Smith 161 pounds Foley fought to the end despite being outmatched by the faster challenger in a bout hailed as one of the event’s hardest fought.
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New Orleans
Jeff Smith
Bayonne
Harry Foley
Memphis
Foley
Smith
Folay
Dallas Beats Rockmart in Interesting Local Game
Dallas Georgia August 1 Special locals traveled to Rockmart yesterday and defeated them 3 to 2 in a tight game. Hudson pitched effectively for Dallas allowing five hits while keeping Rockmart batters off balance. Batteries Dallas Hudson Croker Rockmart Barnes Braanen.
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Dallas
Rockmart
Hudson
Hadson and Croker
Barnes and Braanen
Dugan Still Peeved About Baseball Transfer
Joe Dugan of the Athletics wrote to Connie Mack from New York announcing his intent to quit baseball unless traded or sold to another club. He walked off the field during a game here last week citing fan taunts and has earlier disappeared for similar reasons but returned each time.
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Dugan
Philadelphia
Joe Dugan
Athletics
Connie Mack
New York Today
Ume
Vagrant Is Winner In Astor Cup Schooner Race
Newport RB August 1 The Vagrant owned by Victoria Commodore Harola Vanderbilt of the New York Yacht Club won the schooner class in the 37 1-2 mile Astor cup race. Vagrant's elapsed time was 5 hours 15 minutes 46 seconds, corrected 4 hours 43 minutes 19 seconds. The Carolina led other boats in her class with elapsed 6 hours 13 minutes 19 seconds, corrected time.
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Newport
Vica
Harola
Vanderbilt
New York Yacht Club
George Nichol
British Yachts Take Second Race Lead
Great Britain won the second yacht race of the six meter cup, beating the American entry by twenty points to fifteen. This follows the first race won last Friday at Ryde, placing the British ahead 42 points to 23. The event continues as a key test of British versus American prowess in yachting.
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Cowles
Isle.of Wight
Associated Presa
Great Britain
Ryde
Reds Topple Contenders in Extra Inning Setbacks
New York reports Cincinnati split two wins with New York, dropping the Mets from the league lead. The Reds won a pair of extra inning games after late rallies, while Brooklyn fell to St. Louis despite late scoring. Cincinnati also handed Boston a doubleheader loss last week as Pittsburgh remains in pursuit.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburg
Boston
Braves
Pirates
Winters
Philadelphia Natnals
Mayo
Cleveland
Chicago
Goldie Rapp
Philadelphia Nationals
Bonze Worth $5,000,000. Save From Europe U.S. in One Year
Washington reports the 1921 to 1922 fiscal year shows intoxicating beverages imported into the United States valued at over 35 million dollars, a sharp rise from the prior year. Wine led the imports with over two million gallons, whisky followed with nineteen six thousand gallons, Britain supplying most whisky and France nearly all champagne.
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Europe
U.S
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Great Britain
France
Spain
Centre College President Resigns Then Delays Departure
Centre College president Dr William Arthur Ganfield announced resignation at a Louisville executive committee meeting but will withhold the move until the October trustees meeting He will oversee affairs of both Centre and Carrell colleges through fall or until trustees decide otherwise Also reports Melbourne notes former Queensland premier Thomas Joseph Ryan died of pneumonia contracted while campaigning in Maranoa bye election in Australia.
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Louisville
William Arthur Ganfield
Centre College
Danville
Centre Board of Trustees
Carrall College
Waukeesha
Wis
Ganfield
Centre
Carrell Colleges
Melbourne
Australia
Thomaga Joseph Ryan
Queensland
Labor Party
Maranoa
40 Percent Cut in State Cotton
Weather has been too wet for favorable growth and farming is fifteen to twenty days late. Conditions are fair overall with spotty fields, good cultivation, and light lands firing poorly. Weevils damage bolls across counties. yields may fall to one to two bales per plow.
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Te Atate
Institutions Win In Committee On Fertilizer Tax Plan
The House debated a fertilizer tax bill proposed by Kittrell of Laurens, adding 30 cents per ton with 20 cents to a state fund for farm inspection and bureau of markets aid. Four new representatives were sworn in: Thompson of Dodge, Kennedy of Laurena, McDonald of Mitchell, and Nottingham of Worth. Opposition argued the extra tax would burden farmers by about 200,000 dollars annually.
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Kittrell
Laurens
State Bureau of Markets
Alex Stephens
L. P. Thompson
Dodge
Jerome Kennedy
Laurena
H. L. McDonald
Mitchell
G. _R. Nottingham
Worth
Watkine
Butts
Watking
Hawkins
Washington
Henderson
White
Fis
Ogle-”ithorpe
McMichael
Marlon
Lankford
Brown
Emanuel
Whittaker
Lowndes
Meive
Konia
Baldwin
Secretarial Appointment in Bailiff System Sparks Reform
A measure in Bibb County proposes appointing a secretary to replace one of the five bailiffs who have served in that role. Current bailiffs keep their positions while the secretary receives pay, adjusting the county’s counting and attestation processes amid fire loss claims and related procedures.
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Fowlar
Bibb
A .Mac
Defeats Fall in Monday Session of House Proceedings
The morning session saw two regulations introduced by Representatives Bowden and Blackburn to urge the appropriations committee to present a tentative budget for review before new tax measures are voted on. The Moore eugenic bill was defeated for a second time, and applause from the gallery marked a rare moment as women observers listened to the arguments.
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Bowden and
Blackburn
Ware
Appropriations Committee
House
Vague civic measure affects state bee industry and planning
Fragmentary notes describe licenses and a vote on a measure to regulate bee industry by introducing di bees into the state and amending the charter, with planning commission steps over subdivisions and related actions. The text is garbled but centers on a legislative measure and municipal planning changes.
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Hibertaes Veaoss
Tissot
Jate Cenate
Ante Ee
Planning Commission
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