Wilken Leads List of Ten Best City League Batters
City League week review shows three teams in contention for first half title as Wilken tops batting charts. Colts slip to second as Jewels and Swifts rally. Jeck's Swifts gain ground by defeating leaders. Wilken, Perryman, Barney hit .500-plus. Clark near .500 as standings compress before final games.
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Wilken
Jewels
Swifts
Dewels
Cole
H Colts
Jeck
Colts
Defea'ng
Sunnyside
Ron Champs
Al- 50
Ian. Perryman
Barney
Lorne Clark
Tubs
Perryman
Motors
Clark
Anderson
Cubs
Preston
Hedges
Gillett
M. White Motors
Williams
Sperce
Hobert- Pasitorsas
Cook
Berry Renee
Applegate Asm
Bat Spence
Shee
Shrauger Tee
Thompson
Langzie
Baker Ee
Aldrich
News Telegraph
Heers O. Dahlberg
Heekmany
Janeeb
Evans
Hoffman
J. Gillett
Pickens
Gaylord
Needles Tee
Rafa N. Poth
H. Andersoft
H. Gillett
Jonex
Baron Bene
Blake Ebeskede
W. Camblin
Evalin Rahe
Hansen Re
Spence Specials Edge Price's Drugs In Close City League Game
Spence Specials defeated Price's Drugs 4 to 3 in a tense city league contest. Scoring occurred in each middle inning with two runs in the first, two in the second, and two more in the fifth for Spence, while Drugs added a run in the fifth. Score by innings shows a tight battle. no scorekeeper available, but the result is clear. Wood & Savery advertise farm loans at 6 percent and Firestone tires with free service, reflecting local business notices.
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Spence
Price
Geope
Devigs
Leonard to net quarter million in three fights
New York report states Leonard, famed boxer, will earn about 250000 for three bouts in 82 days. He faces Britton at the New York Velodrome on June 26, Kansas on July 4 in Michigan City, and Tendler on July 27, with a world welterweight title at stake if he wins.
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New York
Dunce
Benny Leonard
Prince of
Batting Averages In Big Leagues For Past Week
Baseball totals show Hornsby climbing to a .399 mark and Cleveland asking for more pitching help. Indians hover around .500 with rookies contributing unevenly while St Louis' Hornsby leads in batting and steals. Other leaders include Wheat, Ainsmith, Daubert, Bancroft, and Krueger among top 35 game players. Red Russell adds homers as Bunny Brief monikers tied to home run chase.
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Cleveland
Leagsue
Speaker
Leamarte
Pes Ek
Indians
Sehang
New York
Heiman
Detroit
WAL
Blue
Bessler
Rover Hornsby
St. Louis Star
Hornsby
Tank Gawdy
Boston
Fleador
B.griffith
Bovoleigny Steel
St. Louis
Kirke
Louisvill
American Association
Ile
Lave
Myatt
Milwaukee
King
Lear
Ally
Lamar
Tuleda
Russell
Minneapolis
Bunny Brief
Reddet
Brief
Haas
St. Paul
Baird
Krueger
Indianapolis
Becker
Kansas City
Jourdan
Gossett
Schulte Leads South Baseball Runners in Tight Race
St Paul numbers show Schulte of Mol drawing clear in the southern batting scramble. McMillan of Memp and Jackson of Lite Rocks follow with 216 and 257 respectively as Barrett of Little Rock eyes home-run pace with seven. Other top batters include Tucker New Orleans 53 games, Nenhof Mobile 341, Camp Memphis 338, Connolly Little Rock 332, Neun Birmingham 292, Silva Birmingham 330, Lapan Little Rock 329.
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St. Paul
Schulte
Mol
Southden-Abivuidions
McMillan
Memphis
Jackson
Lite Rocks
Lursday
Barrett
Little Rock
Cale
Conolly
Stewart
Birmingham
Henry
New Orleans
Tucker
Neihoff
Mobile
Camp
Connolly
Long Shots Upset the Dope in Omaha Race Meeting
Ak-Sar-Ben galloping meet in Omaha closes today after upsets by long shots. Yesterday drew a large crowd with betting frenzy. Dainty Maid led by talent won the one and a fourteenth mile by three lengths. Seawater owned by Ross Shirer did not contend in the fifth race. Atlantic attendees noted at the event.
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Omaha
Seawater
Ross Shirer
Latonia to host big turf event on June 24
Associated Press reports Latonia will run a top turf stakes for three year olds on Saturday June 24 with a $50,000 purse. Morvich noted as target. plans include possible matchups with Pillory and Whitney horses to assure a strong Derby Preakness presence.
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Latonia
Associated Press
Cinginnati
Jane
Portince
Enthusiasm
Kentucky Jockey Club
America
Pillory
Wil liams Belts Sixteenth Homer in New York Showdown
Sixteenth homer by Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns yesterday in New York ties him with Babe Ruth for the league lead. Williams drives the ball out to eclipse rivals in both the National and American leagues.
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New York
Ken Willias
St. Louis -Browns
Babe” Ruth
Dempsey Willing To Fight Wills For A Percent Of Gate
New York promoter Tex Rickard doubts a Dempsey Wills heavyweight title bout this summer or fall. Dempsey seeks 500000 purse. Rickard proposes a percentage plan, noting 200000 would be fortunate. Wills has paid 2500 as faith money to the New York Athletic Commission. Jack Dempsey has been notified Wills wants the match and a reply is awaited. Jess Willard argues he could present a stronger challenge than three years ago in Toledo. Willard is in better condition and aiming to prove he is superior. September is eyed for a possible bout.
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New York
Jane 1722
Tex" Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Dempsey
Rickard
Wills
Willa
New York Athletic Commission
Jess-Jack Go
Toledo
Willard
Kearns
Jack
Nat's Collegiate Track Meet Opens At Chicago
About 300 athletes from 53 schools converge on Stagg Field for the national collegiate track and field meet. California and Illinois are favored. Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, and others loom as dangerous contenders for second place. Final heats trimmed field. a one mile match race features Joio Ray and Ray Watson.
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Chicago
Sune
America
Stagg Field
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Notre Dame
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Morrow
Noll
Ray
Watson
Joio Ray
Hingis Athletic Club
Ray Watson
Kansas Aggies
Public Golf Tourney Aims to Crown Links Champion
Cleveland reporters note a first national public links championship planned for early August. Local experts expect strong participation from top public players led by Jimmy Manion of St. Louis and Henry Wenzler of Memphis, with ties to Oakmont and southern prominence.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Champlanbin
Qmeaice
Taeeevant
Toledo
Jimmy Manion
St. Louis
Qakmont
Henry Wenzler
Memphis
South
Wenzler
Geers Plans Ten More Years On Grand Circuit
Veteran harness driver Pop Geers, 71, arrived from Memphis to ready North Randall for the 1922 Grand Circuit starting July 8. He trains his own horses, fields a largely new stable of trotters led by Peter June Utah, and says he expects to remain on the circuit at least ten more years.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Pop
Geers
North Randall
Memphis
Pop!has Virtually A New, Stable This Year, All But Two Being Trotters
Banardo
Peter June
Utah
Many Want Return Bouts With Harry Greb and Tunney
New York, June 17. Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh flash, who recently won the light heavyweight title, is considering round trip contracts for future bouts. The plan follows demand from defeated opponents for rematches with Greb, including Gibbons and Tunney. Tunney posted 2500 forfeit money with the commission for faithful performance.
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New York
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh Flash
Fommy Gibbons
G Tunney
Pittsburgh-boys
Tunney
Norey
Motor Oil Advertising Claim by P. H. Pettinger
An advertisement promotes a motor oil claiming scientifically accurate formulation to maximize lubrication and performance. It touts free crankcase service and credits P. H. Pettinger as the promoter or contact person for the product.
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Cwco
P. H. Pettinger
Merchants Greys to Audubon in Tomorrow's Game
Merchants Greys travel to Audubon for a game that marks their third of the season and Audubon’s second. Shupe likely to pitch as Guthrie Center looms in a busy schedule with dates set for Audubon, Griswold, and Villisea across June and July.
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Audubon
Merchants' Greys
Greys
Guthrie Center
Em Shupe
Merchants
Villies
Griswold
Villisea
Mallory Defeated in Semi Final by McKane in Kent
London June 17 Molla Mallory American lawn tennis champion was defeated yesterday by Kathleen McKane 18 year old English girl in the semi finals of the Kent tennis championship in women's singles before about 5000 spectators The score was 8-4 2-8 and 6-8 with Miss McKane showing the greatest game of her career and Mallory’s second defeat since arriving in England
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Molla Mallory
London
Mola Mallory
Kathleen McKane
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