Four Helens Dominate Early Women's Sports Headlines
Sportswriter Art Carlson surveys four standout athletes named Helen: Wille, Wainwright, Filkey, and Jacobs. Each excels in tennis, swimming, track, and tennis again, with Wills looming as a possible successor. The piece notes Helen Jacobs as current national tennis champion and California prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of Troy
Four Helens
Helen Wainwright
Helen Jacobs
Lef
Helen Wills
Helen Filkey
Greenwood Ball Team Falls Before Dante
Dante, Va. Aug. 5. The Greenwood baseball team visited Dante for a doubleheader. Dante won the first game 10 to 3 and dominated the second, Greenwood being shut out. Poor field coordination and a weak showing by Greenwood contributed to the defeat as Dante players displayed stellar play, with Wilson on first base making several nice plays and Irone earning praise for catching after a long layoff.
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Dante
Greenwood
Wilson
Irone
Untitled sports scores fragment from southern games
A fragmented list shows multiple basketball results across cities. New Orleans and Nashville appearances mix with Mobile Memphis and Atlanta scores, indicating two games per pairing with first and second meetings and varying point counts.
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New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville, & Mobile
Mobile
Nashville
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Irllingham
Fairmont Beats Scottdale in Six Inning Tilt 2-1
In a shortened seven inning second game, Fairmont won 2 to 1 against Scottdale. First game concluded 6 to 1 with Fairmont leading 2 to 1 after seven frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Atlantic League
Fairmont
Scottdale
Billy Evans on Steve ONeill release by Yankees
Billy Evans notes veteran catcher Steve ONeill has been released by the Yankees and may draw interest from other majors. ONeill, famed for durability, total games in a season and his World Series work, was 34 and could still offer service if a club takes him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve O'Neill
Yankees
O'Neill
Cleveland
Brooklyn
BEN-TONE Local Adoption Boosts BenTone Sales
A nostalgic 1800 bottle purchase promotes BEN-TONE with local testimonials. Mrs J Pippin reports nervousness improved after a dose while Ed Mots credits relief from sour stomach and side pains. Advertises Bluefield area outlets Bluefield Pharmacy East End Pharmacy and Fairview Pharmacy plus Hale Pharmacy Princeton and Bradley Drug Maoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mots
West Bluefield Avenue
Ben-Tone
Bluefield
Blueeld
East End Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
Princeton
Hale Pharmacy
Maoaka
Bradley Drug Co
Card of Thanks and Local Church Event Notes
News items express thanks for funeral support from the West Virginia Burial Association and warn against unasked fund solicitations. A pageant titled Your Flag and My Flag is featured at John Sewart Memorial Methodist Church. Acknowledgement of the North Side Christian Church convention of Churches of Christ proceeding with committees and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Burial Association
Mart Hance
Kyle Jeffrids
Obsie Styler
George Hanse
Bert Hance
John Sewart
Convention OF Churches OF Christ
North Side Christian Church
Mason and Dixon Line
Iight
J. W. Penn
Jd. L. H
Ttown
C. W. Tiffney
Glorious Youth Tops Aging Stars In Baseball Ranks
A humorous portrait of aging baseball greats clinging to glory while younger players rise. Referencing Coveleskie Quinn Speaker Coombs and others, the piece muses on old rosters, spitter pitches, and the shifting balance of talent between generations.
Arrangements Made Play World's Title Contested in Golf
Philadelphia August 5 Arrangements completed for a seventy-two hole match for the open world’s golf title between Willie Macfarlane American open champion and Jim Arnes British open holder. First eighteen holes at Whitemarsh Valley on September 12 and another eighteen on Philmont County Club north course the next day. Second thirty six holes to be played on a course near Washington on later dates.
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Philadelphia
Willie Macfarlane
Jim Arnes
Whitemarsh Valley
New North Cours
Philmont County Club
Washington
Ates
Mountain moving near Bar goedia shatters mains
The mountain near Bar God ia moving and has already shattered the water mains supplying twenty villages in his place. Rev. A. J. Washington of Winston-Salem delivered a masterly welcome and oratory. Rev. R. L. Peters, field secretary of the Carolina Virginia district convention, gave the annual sermon on "The Sign of the Times." The choir provided excellent music.
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Cardiff
Bargoed Ia
A. J. Washington
Winston-Salem
R. L. Peters
Carolina-Virginia
Sign of the Times
St Louis beat Boston Braves 14 to 2 for fourth straight win
St Louis routed the Boston Braves 14 to 2 at home as James Bottomley hit his eighteenth homer. Jack Smith produced an unassisted double play and Bottomley and cooney led with multiple hits while Genewich took the loss. Umpires Quigley and McCormick. Time 1 50.
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Braves
St. Louis
Jack Smith
Boston Braves
James Bottomley
Gautreau
Genewich
Totaia
O'Farrell
Boston
Bottomley
Bshinners
Mann
Bell
Harris
Home Tune
Sacrifices
Cooney
Hafey
Smith
Kamp
Ben
Felix
Seimer
Quigley
McCormick
Baseball scores from Columbus to Milwaukee rain delayed games
In Columbus the American Association game finished 2 to 1 over St Paul after a fifth inning call due to rain. Minneapolis beat Toledo 10 to 3. Indianapolis edged Kansas City 4 to 3 in ten innings. Louisville defeated Milwaukee 7 to 5.
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American Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Weekend travelers and long distance visits noted in transcribed column
Saturday on No 3 for Winowa Ind will attend three days at the national Asher Bible councils. Miss Clarkson Counts visit Yellowstone Park. Miss Long Dou to Chicago. Mrs Miller to Cincinnati before returning home. Mr and Mrs W K McDowell and Grace visit Castlewood Va. Mrs Roy Epling hosts her mother Mrs Herbert Johnson and sisters Corinne Freda of Norfolk Va with Johnson heading to Mastasetta Springs. Otto Hoediger and Louise return from eastern trip then plan Mountain Lake outing. Butter from fish source in Nome Alaska details polichan butter analog through fat fish processing.
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Winowa
Ind
Asher Bible Councils
Clarkson
Counts
Yellowstone Park
Long
Dou
Chicago
Miller
Cincinnati
W. K. McDowell
Grace
Castlewood
Roy Epling
Frederick Street
Herbert Johnson
Corinne
Freda
Norfolk
Johnson
Mastasetta Springs
Pling
Mra
Otto E. Hoediger
Little Louise Hoediger
Mountain Lake
Dempsey Wills Heavyweight Fight Expected Next Year
New York August 5 reports converge on a 1926 showdown between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills with promoters, locations, and management in dispute. Dempsey asserts control of his own engagements after a split with Jack Kearns while Tex Rickard and Floyd Fitzsimmons jockey for staging rights potentially in New York or Jersey City. Figures cite a two million dollar gate as the drawing power for the bout.
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New York
Jack Delmeey
Harry Wills
Dempsey
Wills
Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Tex Richards
New York State
Wille
Richard
Boyles
Jersey City
Rickard
New York State Athletic Commission
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Jack Kearns
New York Boxing Commission
bsey-Wille
Shade-Walker
Kearns
Tex Rickard
Out
Gie Gocumont
Queen Volo Equalled World Record in Furlong Dash
Queen Volo a bay mare by Bin Queen Me owned and driven by Tommy Murphy of Syracuse New York equalled the world record of 1 30 in the six furlong dash at the Grand circuit meet in Aurora Alabama Aug 5 The Murphy mare also won the mile and an eighth race in the same class stopping the distance in 2 22 to beat Guy Watts The feature races of the day in the 2 06 trotting class were won by Ethelinda driven by Ethel Volo Walter Cox The Derby is worth 15000 to the winner with 10000 to other horses in the three heat American Derby field now set
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Volo
bin Queen Me
Tommy Murphy
Syracuse
N. Y
Ethelinda
Walter Cox
Aurora
Trotters
Murphy
Guy Watts
Guy Axworthy
A McDonald
Peter the Great
Ethel Volo
Holly Rood Frisco
W. Croster
Voltage
Ory Thoms
Boone Mac
Elknut
W. P. Gorsline
Palatine
Ill
Em Direct
Seth Palin
Indianapolis
Norman Gratton
Gration Rexel
Palin
Holly Road Volo
Henry Thomas
Results Yesterday and Today’s Baseball Schedule
Yesterday all games were rained out. Today St. Louis faces Washington, Detroit plays New York, Cleveland meets Philadelphia, Chicago opposes Boston. In the NL St. Louis beat Boston 14 to 2 and Chicago won 7 to 6 over Philadelphia while Brooklyn and Pittsburgh and New York and Cincinnati had rainouts.
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St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn-Pittsburg
New York-Cincinnati
Ater
Priiedsiphis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Mathewson Gains In Health Fight
New York reports Christy Mathewson once a baseball star and now Boston Braves president is in good health and recovering strength in Saranac Lake Adirondacks. AP says he feels fine and remains highly interested in the game despite past strain from shaping the 1925 roster. doctors expect he will stay away from public duties for months. Six million pounds of leaf tobacco are produced in Cuba annually.
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Christy
New York
Saranac Lake
Christy Mathewson
Boston Braves
Associated Press
Adirondack
Mathewson
Matty
Boston Club
Saranac
Cuba
Chicago Wins as fielder muffs fly in ninth
Wright muffs easy fly off Grimm in ninth allows two runs. Chicago defeats Philadelphia 7 to 6 in the opener of a series. Ring started for Philadelphia. Brett relieved to get the win. Game notes include hits by Hart, Wrightstone, Fonseca and others, with errors and scoring details. An unrelated note mentions water strider insect behavior.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Wrightstone
Wrightevite
Grimm
Jimmy Ring
Keen
Brett
Michaels
Hart
Wrightatone
Fonseca
Kaufmann
Brooks
Freigau
Gisedy
Sieles
Maranville
Hartnett
Wilson
Adams
Canaan
Hase
Pierce
Kaufman
Ring
Innnings
Knight
Wilditch
Brett Sing
Umptres
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Helen
Art Carlson
Jowm
Helen Wille
Aite
Sunny Califa
Helens
Nore
Southern Association
Billy Evans
Steve Parties
Ray Schalk
Ester Club
New Wagie
Indians
Red Sox
Bill Wamby
George Burns
al Walters
Yanks
Huggins
Eteal
Schalk
White Sox
Steve
Stave
Random
Oes
Benson
Bluefield Avenue
Lynn Street
Bluefield Pharmacy
Mr. Jenson
Goodykoontz Drug CO
Sherman
Georgia
Stanley Coveleskie
Delaware
Coveleskie
Nile Valley
Jack Quinn
Athletics
Quink
Methuselah
Speaker and
Coob
Lillian Russell
Broadway
Louis
Neroft
Ryan
Louis AB. R. H
Nome
Alaska
British Columbia
Queen Volo
Warrior Cords
Warrior
Mohawk Company
Mohawk
Bluefield Produce & Provision Company
Strother Hoge
West Va
Fielder
HW. O. A
Seacuags U Kimimick
Friberg
Ore Peres
Konight
AB. R
H. O
Adama
Heathcote
Preigan
Airgeby
Ee Crimm
C. Weeces Kaufmann
P. A
P Oon
Stanley
Small Lot Men
Stanley & CO
Raleigh St
Bland and
Federal Sts
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