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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1930
Page
3
World champions blanked Cleveland in masterly fashion as pitching and timely hitting carried the day. The piece highlights White Sox and Giants efforts, noting Vic Sorrell and other pitchers, with several named players and teams shaping the outcome of the contests.
Broadmoor Country Club and Cal Oral Springs host opening day events as Des Moines golfers predict favorites for the Trans Mississippi tournament. Players from Salt Lake City and Denver arrive to tee off, with the field seeking to defend the title won three years ago.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local item with names such as Bean Miller and Mudnee and reference to a game or event. Details are unclear, but the piece mentions a test, a time, and possible scores or outcomes, suggesting a brief sports or personality note in a historic newspaper.
Fragmented scores show Detroit, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh outcomes. Poor OCR yields obscure team names and misreads. readable items include New York versus Washington and Philadelphia versus Pittsburgh games with mixed results.
Two South Carolina tracksters are cited on Bresnahan s All American Team with athletes from Drake Drake Kansas Minnesota and California among others. Highlights include top dash times by Frank Wyckoff George Simpson and Russell Chapman and field marks in jumps and throws.
New London Conn June 21 Yale Varsity crew defeated Harvard on the Thames in a four mile race by about 25 seconds amid ebb and wind. Yale earned its ninth win in ten races and held the record time set by Harvard in 1916.
By Davis J. Wallie U N S Sports Beitor New York January 21 Max Schmeling plans to defend his heavyweight title in the United States this year amid uncertainty over a September return bout with Sharkey. Promoters face financial hurdles and managerial rights disputes, but Schmeling may fight if motives exceed caution. If the bout occurs it could top $400,000 in gate receipts, after the first match drew about $650,000. Schmeling would be the first heavyweight champion to promise a title defense within three months even if the fight does not occur.
Last night in San Francisco the heavyweight contest ended in a draw between Manuel and Leo Lomki from Aberdeen, Washington. Chicago saw W L Young Stribling knock out Otto Von Parut of Norway. Heiniv Muller defeated Armando del Carlos in July. Schenectady bouts featured Mike Mel Tigue, former world light heavyweight champion, defaulting George Neron of New York.
A notice notes breakfast at the Golf and Country Club at seven Sunday morning with many planning to attend. The fragment mentions Shakespeare readings and a 44 volume set, with unclear association to the event.
Georgia’s Young Stribling dominates Norwegian heavy Von Porat at Chicago Stadium. A crushing left to the chin floored Von Porat for a ten count, marking Stribling’s one hundred twenty second knockout victim in a bout featuring nerves, clinches, and early display of ring control.
At dawn a 28-year-old woman secretly took flying lessons while her family slept and, three years later, set the world altitude record for women. The incident traces to early era aviation and the risks of pursuing aviation against societal limits.
The story profiles Elinor Smith described as born with wings and compares her rise to the as yet unnamed ace. It links Old Gold cigarettes to rapid market growth, claiming superior tobaccos and a new taste thrill with fewer irritants.
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