Four foreign teams survive in national doubles on grass
On the Brookline Longwood grounds the opening day of the national doubles championships saw nine foreign teams from England Australia Japan Spain Canada and France enter bracket play. Four survived including two French teams and an Australian entry with Spain. American seed Vincent Richards and R Norris Williams advanced while Yale Harvard and other entrants exited. The day’s headliner pitted Tilden and Wiener against Decugia and others in a key international match.
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Brooklyne
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
Harvey B Posses
Walter Wesbrook
Fornia
George M. Lott, Jr
Lucien E. Williams
Chicago
Forel
England
Australia
Japan
Spain
Canada
France
Oxford-Cambridge
Rena Lacoste
Jean Borotra
Takeichi Harada
RB. Bidwell
Vincent Richards
Yangers
N. Y
R. Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Wallace Scott
Leon A. de Truenne
Washington
William T. Tilden, II
Sandy Wiener
Yale-Harvard
Arnold W. Jones
W. W. Ingraham
Providence
R. I
Tilden
Wiener
Decugia
International Davis Cup lineup features Brugnon and rivals
Wray Brown and Brian I. C. Norton of St. Louis face the Spanish Davis Cup duo Manuel Alonzo and Eduardo Flaquer. The third match pairs Texas pair White and Thalheimer against French favorites Lacoste and Borotra in an international battle.
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Brugnon
Wray Brown
Brian I. C. Norton
St. Louis
Manuel Alonzo
Eduardo Flaquer
Texas
White
Thalheimer
Lacoste
Borotra
New World's Records Made at North Randall
Fast time and close finishes marked today's grand circuit racing at North Randall. Star Ruth set a new fastest seven-eighths of a mile in 1:48 5-5 to break Truax’s mark and pace Brook Volo and Miss Czar Moko. Lalla won the feature by taking the first and third heats, with Star Ruth second in the second heat.
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Cleveland
North Randall
Star Ruth
Truax
Brook Volo
Track meet heats highlight triple win for Kentucky Todd Jr
Kentucky Todd Jr. captured the 2:20 trot to earn his third straight heat victory of the meet and become the first rider this season to win three heats in succession at any track. Trampabis won a special classified trot, taking the last two heats after leading most of the race. Winnie O Wynn won the first heat where Trampabit placed fifth.
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Theodore Guy
Kentucky Todd, Jr
Trampabis
Winnie O'Wynn
Trampabit
Nat Winnie O'Wynn
Coalwood Wins Overtime Battle Over Poca-Bramwell
In a Sunday duel at Poca hontas park Coalwood edged Poca-Bramwell in ten innings after a tied seventh. Grubb and Weavers led with three hits apiece while Whitlock, in his last game for the Indians, went two for three and kept a potential winning run from scoring at home in the ninth.
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Poca-Bramwell
Whitlock
Murphy
Wood
Cy Smith
Charley Gearhart
Smith
Grubb
Weavers
Chick Palmer
Coalwood
Indians
Fisher
Biges
Dunkle
Weaver
Hunefeld
Coalwood Beats Poca Bramwell In Tight Extra Innings
Vandenberg dropped the ball allowing a score. Gearheart retired the Indians in order in the tenth. Two-base hits by Hunefeld Miller Murphy Weaver Dunkle. Sacrifices by Mady Miller Grubb Murphy. Gearheart pitched 2 hours with Carris umpiring as Coalwood defeated Poca-Bramwell 3 to 2 in ten innings.
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Vandenberg
Gearheart
Indians
Poca-Bramwell
Hunefeld
Miller
Murphy
Weaver
Dunkle
Mady
Grubb
Gure Urphy
Tg Bashie
Struckie Smith
Carris
Helen Wills Repeats Triumph to Claim Big Silver Trophy
Helen Wills dominates the final 7-6 6-0 6-2 to win the big silver championship trophy outright. She adds the doubles title with Mary K Browne, beating Elizabeth Ryan and May Sutton Bundy 6-4 in an all California final. Wills holds both American women’s tennis titles for the second straight year.
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Mary K. Browne
Elizabeth Ryan
May Sutton Bundy
Miss Wille
George W. Wightman
Boston
Bluefield Beats Gary Team In Tight Sunday Battle
Bluefield edged Gary 5-3 in Gary as Hall Price and Schulman delivered timely hits after two were out in the ninth. Lefty Ross pitched seven strong innings allowing seven hits and six strikeouts to earn his fourth straight win over Gary. Allen led Bluefield with three of seven hits while Rutherford made a key fifth inning play. Bluefield next faces Poca Bramwell at the fairgrounds with Vic Sorrell likely on the mound.
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Bluefield
Gary
Gary Park
Hall
Price
Schulman
Lefty Ross
Ross
Garyttes
Sulline
Settle
Allen
Rutherford
Fairgrounds
Vic Sorrell
Nidiffer
Settle Hall Stars As Three-Base Hits Lead Rally
Kir cher and Hall each collect three base hits while Allen adds two. Moore Fortner Hall Dreyfus Rutherford steal bases. Cassell p to Faircloth DP. Walks: Ross 3 Sul lins 2 Settle 2. Strikeouts Rows 6 Settle 2 Sullins 2. Sullins loses. Hit by pitch Schulman Noble Brown Impire Smiley Robertson. Game time 1 50.
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Bluefield
Moore
Noble
Hall
Schulman Price
Mayworth
Dreifus
ABR
Kircher
Cassell
Scee Neue
Allen
Witty. C Uecomes
Ryder
Brown
Seo
Sullins
P Woeence
Ettle
Goore
Settle
Fortner
Dreyfus
Rutherford
Faircloth
Ross
Rows
Schulman
Impire
Smiley
Robertson
Cotton Crops Forecast and Arctic Expedition Note
The Department of Agriculture forecasts this year's cotton crop at 18 990 000 bales. The MacMillan Arctic expedition reached Igloo Houny Greenland during its retreat southward. A portion was withdrawn from Florida public domain to keep it from speculators. The Spanish embassy denial in Washington stirred ire toward King Alfonso.
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Alfonso
Department of Agriculture
Igloo Houny
Greenland
Florida
Will Select a Queen for Bluefield Fair
The Norfolk and Western Band will run a queen contest for the Bluefield Fair September 14 to 19. Two diamond rings worth 160 and 76 dollars are on display at Henry Rodgin Company for first and maid of honor prizes. Entering is open to all women in Bluefield and the coalfields, with entrance blanks via the committee at the old N and W station. Mr and Mrs M J Donahue lead the effort with W J Ratley and Richard Ramage on the committee.
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Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Band
Henry Rodgin Company
M. J. Donahue
W. J Ratley
Richard Ramage
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McCormick & CO
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By Williams
Trwllasi
Coalwood Wing
Poca- Bramwell
Pocahontas Park
America
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Daimler- Knight
Panhard
Minerva
Peugeot
Emnain
Willys- Knight
United States
Red Knight
Nxaeylinder
Toledo
Motor Sales Company
Bluefield Avenue
W. VA
Abaseness
H. Ee
Baxter
Bramwell
Helen Wills
American Association
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Blue Ghays
Coal Diggers
Landis
John D. Martin
Southern Association
Martin
A J. Heinemann
Harry Gilbert
Outhelder Tucker
New Orleans Club
Commissioner Landis
Klinger
Giants
Clarksburg
Joe Klinger
Mid-Atlantic
W. G. Merrelis
Beni Kedem
Tory
Atlantic City
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