American sports crowd cheers for Yankee in Chicago meets
The column surveys American efforts across golf rowing boxing and track with Walter Hagen Walter Hoover Ned Ten Eyck Charley Paddock and Ned Gourdin highlighted. It notes Dublin Olympic plans Irish trials and Shriners Day events plus local plans to honor sports figures at Tech Field and a planned East Coast gathering.
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England
Walter Hagen
Heck
Chicago
Ned Ten Eyck
Worcester
Walter Hoover
Duluth
Weymouth Post Field Day 10 mile handicap set for July 15
The Weymouth Post 79 American Legion to hold a 10 mile handicap cross country at the South Weymouth Fair Grounds on Saturday July 15 with entries due July 12 to B. B. Osthues Medford. First and second prize split between tied runners with only two prizes awarded.
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Weymouth
American Legion
South Weymouth Fair Grounds
B. B. Osthues
Medford
Eastern Yacht Club fleet ends harbor visit near Penobscot
The Eastern Yacht Club fleet dropped anchor at Gilkey's Harbor Islesboro Me after a day of visits to western Penobscot ports. The group arrived from various directions and spent the afternoon cruising before settling in.
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Gilkey’s
Islesboro
Eastern Yacht Club
Penobscot
Eastern Yacht Club plans extra race as fleet nears Bar Harbor
The squadron will run down the bay to Fox Island and on to Bar Harbor where the fleet disbands at evening colors. Captain Aldrich and Rear Commodore Ayer seek windward tests for their schooners Queen Mab and Flying Cloud after recent wins. If weather holds, the cruise could set a record with two more days and potential fog near Portland.
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North Haven
Bar Harbor
Gloucester
Camden
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Castine
Penobscot
Ayer
Haven
Aldrich
Flying Cloud
Gardiner
Portland
Boothbay
Whitehead
Regatta Committee
Dark Harbor Inn
Islesboro
Cub
Clarke to Be Pace Follower at Revere Track
Jackie Clarke of Australia the “Australian Bullet” returns in a new role as pace follower at Revere Track tomorrow night. He faces George Wiley Victor Smart and Char ley Verkyn in the 35 mile motor paced race while the New England sprint championship headlines the program with amateur and professional sprint races preceding the features.
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Jackie Clarke
Australia
Revere
Jackie
Kramer
Motors
Europa
George Wiley
Victor Smart
Charley Verkyn
New England
Benjamin to Fight Pal Moran in 10 Round Bout
Joe Benjamin of San Francisco faces Pal Moran of East Kal. bout set for July 17 in New York after Benjamin returned with the Dempsey party from Europe.
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Benjamin
Pal Moran
New York
Joe Benjamin
San Francisco
East K
Swerve
Dempsey
Europe
Dempsey and Wills Set to Discuss Title Bout Today
In New York on July 10 Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills may sign tomorrow to fight for the heavyweight title. Paddy Mullins and Jack Kearns will meet at Kearns & McKettrick on Forty-Second Street to continue talks from the recent adjournment.
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Benny
Rocky Kansas
Michigan City
New York
Billy Gibson
Leonard
Paddy Mullins
Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Big Jess
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Johnson
Mullins
Wills
Dempsey
Tiger Jack
Jack Kearns
Forty-Second Street
Kearns & McKettrick
New York Tribune
Kansas
Ben
Kansay
Madison Square Garden
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Lew ‘Tendler
Philadelphia
Lew
Tendler
Georges Carpentier
Dempsey Near Resolution on Fight Terms at Saranac Lake
Jack Dempsey arrived at Saranac Lake and planned a 10 day camp near Bloomingdale for trout fishing as talks over a title bout contract continued. Mullins pressed for a 30 day clause after bid acceptance and a New York Boxing Commission law clause, with a conference set for tomorrow afternoon in the Buffalo meetings.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Chame Pion
Bloomingdale
Dempsey
Mullin
New York State Boxing Commission
Kearns
Jack
Buffalo
First Baseman Milly Hill to Highlight Twilight Game
Milly Hill in South Boston makes her official debut as a girl first baseman with Bill Kelley’s South Boston at Stars against Providence Independents at M street. Lizzie Murphy of Providence returns as famed female first baseman. Milly trains under John J. McGinn and hopes to attract teams seeking such a novelty. Weather, attendance likely to set records at the M street twilight event.
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Twilight Baseball
Milly Hill
South Boston
Christopher J. Lee
M Street
Milly
Bill Kelley
Stars
Providence Independents
Providence
Lizzie Murphy
Miss Murphy
Miss Hill
John J. McGinn
McGinn
East 8Th Street
Boxing Talk Skulls Over Contenders and Title Claims
A long note argues Rickard’s matchmaker favoring Jess Willard over Harry Wills, while Dempsey would meet the Willard-Wills winner. Suggs Elkins bout postponement blame shifts to the club. Suggs claims New England feather crown and readiness to fight. Portland Maine hosts a 12 round New England feather clash with Brown and Travers plus other bouts tonight.
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Jess Willard
Harry Wills
Dempsey
Willard
Wills
Chick Suggs
New Bedford
Suggs
Elkins
Portland
Newport
Johnny Brown
Cambridge
Mickey Travers
New Haven
Pine Tree A. C
Brown
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