Americans Dominate Sprint Heats at Olympic Trials
Paddock Murchison and Scholz win their heats with times around 10 4 5 seconds as U S A cheers echo. Kirksey of California clocks near 11 seconds. Edwards A Brittish challenger defeats rivals, while Rudd leads in the 800 meters final heat. A Finnish jumper Myra shatters the javelin world and Olympic records with 215 feet.
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Murchison
Paddock
Scholz
Kirksey
California
Edwards
Evens
Earl Eby
Rudd
Oxonian
South Africa
Hhs
Meakley
Bbu
Aohany
Myra
Finland
Rmpark
Erik Lemming
Sweden
Whalen Qualifies For The High Jump By The Associated
Antwerp July 15 Twelve men qualified for the high jump at the metric six feet. Four Americans were John Murphy Portland H B Muller San Francisco R W Landon New York Walter Whalen Boston. Four Swedes two Frenchmen and two Englishmen also earned finals spots. Finns K Saaristo Eitonen and Johanson beat the former world mark in the javelin preliminaries with Myra noted for unorthodox technique and diet. Myra weighs 170 pounds and has never eaten meat.
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Antwerp
John Murphy
Portland
H. B. Muller
San Francisco
R. W. Landon
New York
Walter Whalen
Boston
K. Saaristo
Finland
Stockholm
Eitonen
Johanson
Heath
Myra
M. 8
Angier
Illinois A. C
Chicago
James C. Lincoln
New York A
A. C
Desch
Frank Loomis
Californian sprinter aims for Olympic 200 meter glory
Charley Pad dock of the Los Angeles Athletic Club heads the American hopes in Antwerp Stadium as the final 200 meter heat unfolds. He recently posted the fastest 100 meter time and is praised as the best furlong runner since Ralph Craig, with his 220 yard clockings near the world mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Paddock
Los Angeles A. C
America
Antwerp
Charley
Ralph Craig
Michigan
Craig
Paddock
Moakley Praises Work at Scholz at Antwerp Meet
U S Olympic team coach Moakley commends American sprint and hurdle athletes at Antwerp. Four men qualified in the 100 meters heats while Loomis Norton and Desch showed strong form in the 400 meters. Angier and Lincoln excelled in the javelin, with track work improved by Perry.
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Frank Loomis
Norton
Koormis
Cuinttaresses
Loomis
Eqaller
Rudd
Mountain
Ruld
England
Angier
Lincoln
Hell Syndicate
Brown Declines Bout With Danny Ridge
Johnny Brown once of Newport now Cambridge has returned from Canada and will train for a busy campaign this winter. He says he knew nothing of a planned bout with Danny Ridge at the Armory A. Mechanics building and will not box Ridge at this time, feeling he could not do justice to himself.
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Johnny Brown
Newport
Cambridge
Canada
Brown
Danny
Armory A
Ridge
Paddock Emerges as Amercias Top Sprinter with Olympic Promise
A West Coast athlete who rose from Los Angeles High School to USC and Olympic trials. He excelled in interallied championships winning 100 and 220 yard events and later dominated the 200 yard race at the national trials. Renowned for a powerful finish and natural bounding stride, he trained at home in the West and plans to complete college at USC after the Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Paddock
Bernie Wefers
Amerea
Canadian Stars Fail To Qualify At Antwerp Meet
In the high jump sogay War! J. Thomson of Dartmouth College and W R Kennedy of McGill University failed to win places at the Savrisames in Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
J. Thomson
Dartmouth College
Canada
Sravis Ames
W. R. Kennedy
McGill University
Montreal
Arlington Hills Golf Club to host two tournaments next Saturday
Over the links of the Arlmont Golf Club in Arlington Heights an 18 hole handicap medal play full handicap will be played next Saturday afternoon. More first round matches in both the club championship and season's trophy tournaments will also be contested.
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Ailmont Golf Club
Arlington Heights
Braves Win Wild Doubleheader at Polo Grounds
At the Polo Grounds 38 000 fans watched the Braves and Giants split a doubleheader. The first game lasted 8 hours 15 minutes with 28 players involved in a 8 7 Braves win in 11 innings after a bottle-throwing delay. In the second game the Giants fell 4 1 in seven innings as the Braves clinched a twilight victory and the crowd endured a dramatic afternoon of disputed plays and injuries.
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New York
Braves
Polo Grounds
Giants
Moran
Kelly
Squire Hbbetts
Deve Bancroft
Foro Grounds
Evers
Pirates and Cards Divide in St Louis Doubleheader
In St Louis on August 15 Pittsburg split with the Cardinals. The Pirates won game one 4 2 in eleven innings on a Cutshaw foul behind first base with Bigbee scoring and Clemons throwing the ball into the diamond leading Nicholson to score. In the second game St Louis captured 2 2 to 2 as Kircher, newly acquired from Richmond, held Pittsburg safely.
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Giants
Braves
Phil Douglas
Douglas
Cruise
Holke
Boeckel
Ford
Christenbury
Powell
Rahs
Pancroft
Young
Frisch
Kelly
Smith
ST. Louis
Pittsburg
Cutshaw
Bigbee
Clemons
Nicholson
Kircher
Richmond
SBURG
RBH
Eeenee Oarey
Wetter
Foiayes
Whitted
Ontshaw
Darbare
Haefner
Hamilton
Etree AB. R. Bil 'Tb
A.B . Schults
Hornsby
McHenry
Lavan
O. Heathcote
Saat
Hace Michelves
Shaw
Hart and Harrison
Stopsom
Louis AB
Shotten
Yournier
Scholtz
Dithoefer
Heashcote
Kirehper
Dé Pittsburg
Rion
Bisbee
Wisner
Corre
Usebun Pluebane
Aerd
Holson
Ceriice Hite
Heathcote
Rte
Lake
Rasea
Pee
Wisner & A
Have Nee Wiser
Washingto
Mogridge
Washington
New York
Erickson
Zachary
Milan
Rice
Ellerbe
O' Neil
Gharrity
Trickson
Das Cdary
Easersee
Bodie
Wees Mogridge
Hewater Ore
Quinn
Orns
Phanks Rice
Pellerbe
Rick On
Pratt
Peekinugh
Ick
Peckie Pauah
Te Weatt
Ogrid
Frickson
Se Han Harner
Brower
Eke Gridge
Shore
Inn
tcher—Mogridge
Pires
Moriarty
Hi Idebrand
Tih
Asm
Ruth on 1916 season turning point and two sport shift
In a 1920 Boston Post feature, Babe Ruth recalls 1916 when he led as a pitcher and batted poorly, learning to keep eye on the ball. He notes 1917 improved batting to .325, nine ERA 2.02 as a pitcher, and a rocky umpire incident resolved with a $100 fine.
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Babe Ruth
Ruth
Red Sox
Felding
White Sox
McGraw
Giants
Bostom Post
A 1916 Pitcher Reflects On Best Season At The Plate
The speaker recalls 1916 as his best season as a pitcher in the major leagues. It was his second year at the top level and his third outside the new school, and his name led all others in averages. He mentions Abou Ben Adhem and recalls old rules about outs.
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Kias
Ty Cobb
George Sisler
Tris Speaker Himgalt Cors
Bobby Vegoh
Detroit
Wally Pipp
Yanks
Eddie Ciccotte
Relf Russell
Cicotte
White Sox
Abou Ben Adhem
Abou
St John K of C Team Beats Bennett A A 6 to 2
The St John K of C team from Cambridge defeated Bennett AA of Somerville 6 to 2 at Thorndike Field Fast Cambridge. Quigley and Hynes each had three hits, Davidson struck out 12, before a 6000 strong crowd amid rivalries.
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St. John's K
Cambridge
Bennett A. A
Somerville
Thorndike Field
Quigley and
Hynes
St. John
Davidson
St. John's
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