Tennis title clash at Longwood courts pits champs against Australians
On the Longwood courts in Chestnut Hill this afternoon Vincent Richards and William T. Tilden, national champions, face Norman E. Brookes and Gerald Patterson, the Australian wizards, in the challenge round of the national tournament.
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Vincent Richards
William Tilden
Norman E. Brookes
Gerald Patterson
Longwood
New York
America
Longwood Courts
Chestnut Hill
William T. Tilden
Richards Faces Australian Challenge In Tennis Title Duel
The young Richards, aided by top American players, confronts Danny Brookes and Patterson as Australia’s rival team seeks to wrest the title. Richards’s serve and net work are tested while Tilden contrasts with Brookes and the Australian veteran’s steadying crises. The 3:45 pm clash promises ideal tennis weather as the blond New Yorker tries to keep the title.
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Danny Brookes
Patterson
Tilden
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America
Australia
Midstation
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Johnston
Griffin
Williams
Washburn
New York
Happy Days for Sherry Magee in Reds Comeback
Sherry Magee of the Cincinnati Reds returns to form after a spring illness and a near curtain call from pneumonia. The veteran outfielder aims to anchor Redland as a championship venue and proves a surprising comeback contending with the club.
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Cincinnati Reds
Redland
Sherry Magee
Maggie
Major League Moguls Weigh Star Trading Amid Playoff Turmoil
Speculation swirls that league leaders may consider trading or selling top players during the heated championship season. Executives gathered in convention space pledged to study the issue but offered no firm plan.
Sunday Tilts Minus Class
Sunday baseball fans saw two loosely played games at Braves Field. In game one U S S Meredith and U S S Mahan beat Naval Hospital Chelsea 7 to 5 with Waney Warner dominant on the mound and Kirby Gallagher delivering power for New London. The second contest featured the U S S Meredith and Mahan again losing to Camp Devens 11 to 5 amid ten errors and varied defense.
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Gunning Season Is At Hand
A fall chill prompts coal and produce dealers to raise prices slightly as night workers notice the change. The season for hunting also widens attention to upcoming gunning activity in the region.
Open season notices mark 1919 game laws changes
Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission issues 1919 regulations for ducks, geese, rails and woodcock with dates August 16 to November 20. Pheasants move earlier, ruffed grouse closed, no open season. Gauge limits No 10 for seashore and duck blind shooting. Unnaturalized foreigners face licenses. penalties apply. Many species now protected.
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Fish and Game Commission
One-Legged Hope Crisp Wins Back Court Sports
London reports Hope Crisp, Cambridge Blue, after an amputation, continues to play tennis and golf with an artificial limb. He jokes about being a complete crock yet plans to compete in lawn tennis again, noting balance challenges but eager return to sport.
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Eiven
Cambridge University
Hope Crisp
France
Antipodean Queens Face Stiff Test in U S Swim Meet
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey won the National AA A 440 yard free style title at Manhattan Beach in 4 minutes 3.5 seconds setting an American record amid rough water and rope-contact. Miss Durack from Australia led early but faded as Bleibtrey and Miss Boyle finished ahead. Boyle beat Miss Wylie in the 100 yard race.
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Charlotte Boyle
New York
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Bath
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Mina Wylie
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Miss Bleichtrey
Miss Uhl
Miss Durack
Miss Bleibtrey
Clare Galligan Finney
Manhattan Baths
Sports Notes From Boston and Beyond This Week
Arthur Duffey reports on Fitchburg figures and Cincinnati visitors as crowds pack Revere track for world series vibes. Carman defeats Madonna at Revere while Pete Noonan inherits 1,000,000 in Ireland. Kolehmainen trains for five miles, Lorenz diversifies into boxing, and local fans debate Sunday baseball and golf.
Umpire Billy Evans Targeted by Bottle Shower at League Park
Billy Evans, famed umpire, faced a bottle attack from the first base bleachers after a controversial call that hurt the Cleveland team. Chief Folger confronted the throwers, calling the act cowardly while fans mixed Evans and Nallin in the crowd.
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Cleveland
Folger
League Park
Curious Feud Flare in Big League Pitching Tale
A reader ponders the fate of a high profile lawsuit if a star pitcher endures a run of harsh defeats. The hypothetical links court action to a string of games affecting reputations and outcomes.
Golfer Ouilmet Sidelined By Illness At Oakmont
Pittsburg reports Francis Ouilmet of Woodland could not play in the American golf trophy tournament at Oakmont as a recurrence of last week's Philadelphia illness kept him in bed.
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Golfers Brace for Second Elimination Round Amid Illness
The article reports on golfers resuming play after a grave illness momentarily delaying a national amateur tournament. It notes Re re remained under care until morning, then returned to the links, with 75 players advancing to 36 holes medal play to reach match play. It lists notable pairings and leaders including Ouimet and Chick Evans, with details on schedules and matchups.
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Robert A. Gardner
C. L. Maxwell
Chick” Evans
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Ardsley
Fred Wright, Jr
Albemarle
Francis Ouimet
Walter Kossman
Larry B. Patton
Homestead
Frank Thompson
W. H. Gardner
Paul Tewksbury
Tewksbury
Boston
Aroniminck
Philadelphia
Louis Jacoby
John G. Anderson
Anderson
J. D. Travers
John Graham
Oswald Kirby
Gardner W. White
F. C. Newton
Brookline
J. B. Crookston
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
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Ouimet
Tigers Tossed In Eleventh In Detroit Showdown
Detroit Aug 17 Washington defeated Detroit 4 to 2 in 11 innings after a Judge two base hit followed Leonard single and Janvrin sacrifice. Ground rules limited to two bases for long drives. Shorton and Cobb hit long drives with 10 doubles in the game watched by 31000 fans, the largest crowd ever for a ball game in Detroit.
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Milan
Oakvan
Seeeeeneee Ghareity
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Shorten
Veach
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Jones
Rice
Leonard
Johnson
Ty Cobb Suspected of Ringer in Detroit Slugging
The writer questions Ty Cobb's high daily base hits and suggests a Detroit club may be using a skilled outsider to deceive fans and opponents.
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Spearow poised to break world pole vault mark
Ralph Spearow of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club nears the world record as he clears 13 feet 3 and 5/100 inches at the Pacific coast championship in Tacoma on July 1, threatening to surpass the 13 feet 4 inches record before the 1919 season ends.
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Ore
Ralph Spearow
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Tacoma
Wash
Reverend Spearow vaults toward world pole vault mark
Reverend Ralph Spearow, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in St Helens Oregon and famed pole vaulter, trains for a world record. He credits self effort and prayer with rapid progress and is backed by Sam Bellah and Mike Butler. Spearow seeks 13 feet 2 1 4 inches, aiming to surpass Wright’s 1910s standard set in the Pacific Coast, with Multnomah Club support and bids for Navy track teams.
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