Willard and Willard? Dempsey World Title Talks
Tex Rickard backs Jess Willard as a logical Dempsey opponent, but doubts remain about Willard’s training for another title clash. The column also praises female athletes in New England events, notes Harry Lord’s run for Maine legislature, discusses upcoming fights and races, and mentions Charley Toth’s English Channel swim plan with crew.
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Tex Rickard
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Willard
Cowboy
Wills
Tiger Jack
Charley Toth
England
Gus Wise
Assyria
Boston
Charley
Racing Results at Devonshire Track
Six furlongs winner Ogarite collects 20.85 for State and Swart rides. Jewell V. D. leads a busy mile race with Pare tee re Tormail third. Rustem eyes 17.80 payout in five furlongs with Fighting Cook and Lord Granite close behind. Campandale captures six furlongs at 14.15 with Champlain and Fifty Fifty among the also ran. Hereafter takes six furlongs at 5.75 with Ollia Wood piloted by Stirling and Stamp paying big. Royal Duck wins one mile with Sword and Income in tow. Ten Valet ran one mile and a sixteenth, while Sister Flo and Joaquina also feature among finishers.
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Pickens
Ogarite
Swart
Flora B
Flynn
Attoo
Chisca
Happy Buxton Satana
Tony Sue
Lura Archive
Tidings
Tacky Girl
Jewell
Mathea Mary
Consul
Lottle Lorraine
Rustem
Burke
Fighting Cook
Jones
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Metcalf
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Soldier
van Patrick
Campandale
Alexandra
Oyere Clea Hatetetes
Peeres Champlain
Stirling
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Stamp
Roach
Wilson
Ton
McCraniii
Frank Munroe
Ring
Sundial
Chasseur
Ten Valet
Flo
Joaquina
Howaii
St. Germain
Little Ammie
Hklue Wrack
Beaver Kill
Mara John
Latonia Track Race Results Summary
Latonia race results span six races with payouts for top finishers. Bobbie Shea won race one at 6 furlongs, paying 22.80 7.70 4.20. Mayor Carrell took race two at 5.5 furlongs with 11.30 8.10 3.80. Chinnle Walsh led race three at 1 mile 3 sixteenths with 70.50 10.40 6.40. Away 03 won race four at 8 furlongs with 15.20 7.50 8.80. Dartmoor won race five at 1 mile 70 yards with 18.90 7.00 4.40. Mins Jemima took race six at five furlongs with 8.10 2.40 2.60.
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Bobbie Shea
Penman
Panen Es Pe
Prince Wellen
Heupel
Ase E- Ge Arse
Kennedy
Col. Taylor
Mabel G
de Boncer
May Rowe
Flip
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Mayor Carrell
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Fred Kinney
Ralln
Bendita
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Poole
Tip Toe Inn
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Taylor Hay
Needy
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Grey
Lady Astor
W. Poole
Youhimi
Pindar Peel
Neddam
Kallat
Tippo Babib
Bruening
Blarney Rione
Reardon
Bande of Pleasure
Pea
Record crowd awaited for Nat Butler weekend bike show
A record crowd is expected at the Revere Cycle track tonight for Nat Butler's weekly pro gramme of races after two weeks of rain postponements. Pluvius is forecast to behave, ending the delays.
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Revere
Nat Butler
Pluvius
Butler Faces New England Amateur Sprint Championship Night
Manager Butler runs the New England amateur sprint championship alongside the regular events. The diamond medal awaits the winner after trials and final heats moved to tonight due to postponements. Six riders reach the final for a half mile and mile sprint, with the Smile motor paced race as the feature. Jackie Clarke and Charley Verkyn join Smart and Wiley, all four having trained behind motors yesterday.
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Butler
New England
National Cycling Association
Smart
Wiley
New York
Jackie Clarke
Charley Verkyn
Belgium
Harvard Summer School Limits Access to Soldiers Field
Soldiers Field at Harvard will be open to Summer School students for six weeks. Harvard prohibits outside organizations from using the baseball fields this year to keep football fields in peak condition for September. The college cannot afford to staff the field to stop baseball crowds from taking equipment.
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Soldiers Field
Harvard
Racing Results at Aqueduct Track
First race at Aqueduct saw Three Byanare win with Prince of Umbria second and Rockabye third as White Girl and Smarter Pop also ran. Second race ran about two miles with Yorkalire besting Seaxkipper and Jacky as Vox Vopuli also noted. Third race six furlongs ended with Dimmesdale first Prodigion second Naturalist third. Fourth race one mile Pilgrim led overrainstorm with Laddie and Boots following. Fifth race one mile and a sixteenth Beekna led Kirtle Algoa and Horeb noted. Sixth race five furlongs Dunlin won ahead of Fulton High Chief with Caveat Emptor later disqualified for fouling.
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Ee Tesco
Prince of
Yorkalire
Mahoney
Jacky
Smoot
Dimmesdale
McAfee
J. Callahan
Naturalist
Keough
Ten Lee
Pilgrim
L. Water
Josiah
Dunlin
McDermott
Fulton
Wakoff
High Chief
C. Kummer
Golden Rule
Dream Star
Bayonet
Dark Magic
Rain Delays National Clay Court Championships Play
Rain halted all action at the national clay court tennis championships in Indianapolis with Friday matches postponed to Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Stony Brae Links To Expand Quincy Golf Club
Quincy Massachusetts moves to form a real golf and country club near Third Forbes Hill. A planned 18 hole course will sit around the hill with a club house, memberships offered from active 300 to associate and junior levels, and officers led by Ernest B. Neal.
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East Milton
Stony Brae Golf Club
Wollaston
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Wayne E. Stiles
Stony Brae
Ernest B. Neal
Geo. W. Sterritt
Royden Burke
C. W. Bailey
Henry P. Hayward
H. Fiverett Crane
H. Rk. Holden
8. C. Bedwell
A. C. Demary
T. C. Burgin
Fred B. Rice
Theophilus King
R. E. Forbes
George W. Abele
Detroit Oarsmen Win In Big Regatta
Detroit Boat Club captured the overall regatta title at Peoria with a scattered victory tally. Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club finished second, while Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club of Peoria placed third.
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Peoria
Detroit Boat Club
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club
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McKechnie Day Celebrated For Pirates New Manager
Pittsburgh fans plan a July 12 tribute at Forbes Field for Bill McKechnie the Pittsburg Nationals new manager. The Wilkinsburg origin and McKechnie Day will be led by followers from that suburb.
Great Rose Wins Tavern Stake at Grand Circuit Meet
Indianapolis reinsman Leon McDonald drove Great Rose to win the Tav ern stake worth $5000 in the Grand Circuit racing card at Cleveland. The horse is owned by T. D. Taggart Jr of French Lick Indiana.
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Nortit Randata
Cleveland
Associated Press
Leon McDonald
Indianapolis
T. D. Taggart, Jr
French Lick
Ind
Peter the Great trotter lowers Taverns track mark at 2 05
In the first mile of 2:05 8-4 Peter the Great trotter clipped a half second from Taverns track record once held by Jeanette Rankin and Grand Chimes. Frederick K won the 2:21 trot in debut for B G Perry of Oskaloosa. Jack Grattan captured the 2:06 class pace driven by Walter Cox.
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McDonald
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Frederick K
B. G. Perry
Oskaloosa
Iowa
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Utah
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Delmont Arrives in Boston for Martin Bout
Gene Delmont reaches Boston for next Monday night’s fray with Vincent Pep per Martin at the Boston Arena. Delmont aims for victory by decision or knockout, claiming prior win in New York. Martin expected in Boston late tonight after boxing in New York.
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Boston
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Bowdoin Square
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New York
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Bancroft and Bickle Set for National Championship Final
In Buffalo New York July 7 the final match for the women’s national clay court championship will be played tomorrow afternoon Miss Leslie Bancroft of Brookline Massachusetts and Mrs Harry Bickle of Toronto reach the final after today’s play.
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N. Y
Leslie Bancroft
Brookline
Mass
Harry Bickle
Toronto
Dempsey Willard talk sparks boxing rumor mill
The New York Herald notes the Dempsey Willard bout chatter remains based on West coast rumors. Wichita reports push for a Dempsey Willard clash while critics doubt any promoter would back a pay day. Frank Flournoy downplays Wills, saying Willard is the stronger fighter today.
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U. S
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Wills
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New York
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Boston
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Boxing conflicts swirl as promoters seek licenses and rematches
The article details Wil son and Robinson talk of a rematch at the Arena if suspensions lift. MacDonald says a Wilson bout draws interest. Tex Rickard seeks a Jersey City license for shows at Boyle's Thirty Acres with clerical input. Leonard Tendler fight eyed for July 27 in Jersey City amid commission deferments. Joe Lynch Venues loom as possible champ rematch against Johnny Buff at Velodrome. Tom Roper and Fred Fulton set Newark main 12 round bout after a prior 10 round draw.
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George Robinson
Robinson
MacDonald
Wilson
Tex Rickard
New Jersey Boxing Commission
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Thirty Acres
Louis J. Messano
Ickard
Leonard Tendler
Jersey City
Messano
Fred Fulton
Plasterer
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Chicago
Newark
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Roper
Fort Erie Race Meet Results From Fort Erie Track
Racing results at Fort Erie show multiple races with winners and payouts. Notable finishes include The Quest in the first race at five furlongs paying $4.10 and Buckwheat at $9.90, with other runners listed across five more races and times dominated by fast fractions.
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Fort Erie
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