Berlenbach Aces Favorite To Beat McTigue In World Title Fight
New York May 27 Broadway bets favor Paul Berlenbach over Mike McTigue by six to five to claim the light heavyweight championship Friday night. The sports editor notes McTigue’s power and the oddsmakers’ confidence, while suggesting Berlenbach has not faced a tougher foe and questions the outcome of the fifteen round bout.
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Davis J. Walsit
New York
Broadway
Paul Berlenbach
Mike McTizue
Mike MeTizer
McTigue
Beelenbach
Mike Wies Gypen
Mei
Berlenbach
Akron Boxing Night Brings Fast Bouts and Decisions
Last night in Akron Eddie Shea defeated Jephard in a one round bout as Maxie Tfoleh beat Phil O'Dawi in an eight rounder. Tanner and Herring drew in a four round affair in Denver. Mishkind defeated Len Malady in Salt Lake City in a three round win. Sid Tertis beat Lew Palusy in ten rounds in New York. Bud Taylor defeated Abe Goldstein in a ten round decision in Terre Haute, while Lew Hurley stopped Bud Dempsey in New York in the tenth round.
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Akron
Eddie Shea
Chicage
Delving Jephard
Rostan
Maxie Tfoleh
Phil Odawi
Denver
Tanner
Bryan
Red) Herring
di- Abe Mishkind
Salt Lake
Len Malady
Larne
Long Island City
Sid Tertis
New York
Lew Palusy
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Abe Goldstein
Lew Hurley
Bud Dempsey
Oldest Almanac in the British Museum Era
The oldest known almanac, preserved in the British Museum, dates about 1,200 years before Christ to Ramesses the Great. Written on papyrus in red ink, it outlines religious ceremonies, fate of newborns, and business regulations aligned with planetary influences.
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British Museum
Christ
Rameses the Great
Egypt
Weather and Health Send More Hats Change Weather
The text notes sunshine rain and shifting temperatures affect health. It mentions a new field called climatology studying health weather relations. Doctors are referenced as observing these links.
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Taman
Rock Island Time Cards and Baseball Notes
Fragmented rail schedule data and scattered baseball game results. Mentions Braves Giants Athletics Red Sox Yankees Pirates Cubs Dodgers and Giants with scattered scores and player notes mixed with timetable fragments and local branch arrivals.
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AB_Hee Pet
Wilson
Phillies
Hawks
Bancroft
Braves
Smith
Pirates
Fournier
Dodgers
Merican
Hai Ashteites
O'Neill
Sankees
Yankees
Paschal
Cobb
Tigers
Mengel
Flagetéad
Todt
Sox
Combs
Ed Willison
Browns
Wrightatone Phils
Jackson
Wheat
Oe Cuyler
Amerie
Nuatforiat
Fanning Farrell Millions in U S Betting on Horse Races
New York story notes a nationwide boom in horse racing with massive betting, attendance figures hard to estimate. It highlights Belmont family influence, Man o War lineage, and widespread pari mutuel and bookmaker activity across forty plus tracks from Bowie to Belmont Park, plus rising public fascination and reporting in papers and racing publications.
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U. S
New York
U. P
United States
Belmont
Whitneys
Vanderbilts
Jockey Club
Kentucky
Red
Chance Play
Mano' S War
Bowie
Beulah Park
Driving Park
Columbus
Akron
Belmont Park
N. Y
Lexington
Louisville
Jamaica
Pimilico
Maple Heights
Brookslyn Park
Cleveland
Wheeling
Youngstown
Ohio
Omaha
Nebd
Aquedict
Hawthorne
Chicago
Jefferson Park and Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Miami, Fla
Canton
Coney Island
Cincinnati
Empire City
Ashland
Saratoon
Tolodo
Henderson, Ky
Timonium
Marlboro
Havre de Grace
Laurel Park
England
London
Zevani Pautyrus
Epinard
Qualifying at Onwentsia for national open golf tourney
Chicago May 27 Ins Midwestern qualifying rounds for the national Open Golf Championship gathered 130 players at Onwentsia Country Club. Players will tee off 18 holes today and 18 tomorrow with scores advancing to Worcester Mass for finals. Notables included John Rogers Dayton 6 87 yesterday low, Jock Hutchinson 71, Laurie Ayton 69, Al Watrous 71, Bill Melhorn 71. F H Carston Akron dropped a tee shot at the sixteenth.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Onwentsia Country Club
Juhe
Jlow
Worcester
Mass
John Rogers
Dayton
Rogers
Jock Hutchinson
Laurie Ayton
al Watrous
Bill Melborn
F. H. Carston
Akron
Nurmi Admits Defeat in 880 Yard Race at Yankee Stadium
New York May 27 Paavo Nurmi said he had no excuse for his first real defeat since 1920 after Allan Helfferich beat him by twelve yards in a special 880 yard race at Yankee Stadium He acknowledged Helfferich was superior at the distance under present conditions and planned a return to Finland for rest before resuming racing.
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New York
Paavo
Nurmi
Allan Helfferich
Yankee Stadium
Finland
Helfferich
Iowa City Water Regatta At Memorial Day Event
A transcription fragment notes an Iowa City water regatta and state university water carnival on Memorial Day on the Iowa River. The readable text mentions swimming races and a program but lacks concrete dates or participant names.
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Iowa City
Anni State University
Iowa River
Derby Rainy Day Victory at Epsom Downs
The Derby at Epsom Downs was won by Manna owned by H. E. Morris of Shanghai. Zionist took second and Sirdar finished third amid drizzle and strong winds. Crossbow, Runnymede, Conquistadora, and Ptolemy H were among favored runners. The King and Queen attended as betting and events disrupted normal business across England.
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Davis
M. Church
I. N.S
Epsom Downs
England
Anna
H. E. Morris
Shanghai
China
Lord and Lady Astor
Prince of Wales
All England
Houghton
Lord Astor
Crossabaw
King George
Queen Mary
Prince’ of Wales
South Africa
Steven Donaghue
Manna
HM. E. Morris
Lord Derby
Conquistadora
Jefferson Cohn
Ptolemy _H
Sande
Piphoghue
Zionist
Sirdar
A. J. Macomber
Mr. Morris
Aga Khan
India
Ziontist
Qualifying Progress For Speed Classic In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 27, eighteen speed merchants had qualified for Saturday’s 600 mile race. Elimination trials were set for the remainder, with Ralph DePalma and L Cotum among notable entrants from the Boyer Gorum team. Leon Duray captured front row pole with a 115.29 mph ten mile run, beating Tommy Milton’s 108.17 mph record set two years prior. several others then topped Milton’s mark as qualification continued.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Speedway
Ralph DePalma
L. ‘le: Cotum
Boyer-Gorum
Leon Duray
Tommy
Milton
Gevanteen
Yanks Exit British Amateur Golf Tour
Westward Ho England May 27. America withdrew from the British amateur golf tournament this afternoon as R W Crunmack of Lytham led Douglas Grant two up. The former Californian now living in England was the last American entry.
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Westward HO
England
America
Lytham
Douglas-Grant
Dogs of War Saying Explained in Medieval Tactics
A fragment discusses the phrase Let loose the dogu of war, noting medieval use of a doge or dog with burning kettles on its back to smoke and deter enemy cavalry. It mentions leather protection and potential capture of the horses, though text is garbled.
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