Submarine Flingers and Cards Star Miller’s Grit
The piece lauds Jack Miller of the St. Louis Cardinals from Kearny New Jersey as he keeps his team competitive through hot seasons. It quips he earned no Distinguished Service Cross yet, noting his steady leadership on the mound and his enduring, unfazed smile amid frequent losses. Miller’s winged metaphor highlights his long service and constant effort.
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Cardinals
St. Louis
United States
Ys .B. Miller
Jack
Miller
St. Louis Cardinals
Comiskey Bid for Mays Signals Sox Pitching Push
CHICAGO July 22 Carl Mays a premier submarine delivery pitcher may join the White Sox as Comiskey offers 25000 for the Red Sox ace. If Gleason lands Mays or another strong hurler the Sox seek a pennant with Dick Kerr and others while the Yankees watch and Barrow weighs trades.
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Chicago
Carl Mays
White Sox
Comiskey
Red Sox
Sox
Gleason
Mays
New York Yankees
Comiskey's
Yanks
Huggins
Barrow
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Will Lift Ban on Horse Race Betting
Toronto report states that Canada will legalize betting on horse racing with royal proclamation from England ending war with Germany and Austria. Sir Allen R. Aylesworth, former minister of justice, asserts the June 7 order in council will become effective upon the proclamation.
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Ont
Canada
England
Germany
Austria
Allen R. Aylesworth
Arlington Cancelled Trip Plans For New Hampshire Maine
The Arlington Council Knights of Columbus baseball club, a strong semi professional team from Greater Boston, planned a New Hampshire and Maine swing next month but the trip will probably be canceled. Instead a sequence of games with fast semi pro outfits around Boston will be held.
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Maine
Arlington Council
Knights of Columbus
Boston
Golf Stars Invade Canada for International Matches
America's top golfers head to Canada to clash with the Canucks in a series opening Friday at Hamilton. The event showcases a premier international team battle and marks the start of a demanding sequences of matches.
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America
Canada
Canucks
Hamilton
Invading Americans Bring Golf Power for Canada Match
Led by Billy Fownes of Pittsburg the American team includes Francis Ouimet Jesse Guilford Chick Evans Robert Gardner William Fownes Eben Byers George Ormiston Bobby Jones Oswald Kirkby Jerry Travers John G Anderson Max Marston and others. They arrive to train before Friday matches and face a Canadian lineup featuring Keith Turpin Martin Legge Lyon Seymour Lyon.
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Pittsburg
Francis Ouimet
Jesse Guilford
Boston
Uncle Sam
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Canada
Keith
Montreal
George F. Turpin
F. R. Martin
F. Legge
George H. Lyon
Dominion
Seymour Lyon
Crimson May Lose Coach Bill Snow at Harvard Gridiron
Big Bill Snow, Harvard football captain in 1917 and current line coach candidate under Bob Fisher, may quit the law school to pursue business. The rangy guard and Star scholar entered Harvard Law in January after Navy service and an assignment at the First Officers' Material School. His father leads the English High School.
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Bob Fisher
Crimson
Law
Law School
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Lowell
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English High School
Canada Boats Prepare for National Regatta and Henley
The Argonauts and Dons, leading Canadian clubs, train intensely for the Worcester national regatta on August 1 and 2 and for the upcoming Canadian Henley. Joe Wright, Penn coach, returns to coach the Argos, with Major Tom London and Pua Kent assisting. The senior boat saw minor changes after Philadelphia, while a strong junior program develops a stout eight plus a separate junior four. The lightweights field two crews, senior and junior, both around 140 pounds.
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Dons
Canada
Worcester
Joe Wright
University of Pennsylvania
Tom London
Pua" Kent
Wright
Philadelphia
Havana
Trap Shoot Opens State Championship in Maine
The Maine state championship trap shoot started in Rockland with 70 contestants under rainy weather. The event runs through tomorrow and the winner goes to the Grand American Handicap in Chicago. Portland’s Oren P. Weymouth, current title holder, competes as 300 targets are now shot rather than 100.
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Rockland
Maine
Chicago
Oren P. Weymouth
Portland
Deal Delivers Big Improvement for Cubs
Charley Chuck Deal, Chicago third baseman, breaks slump with batting .2% and leads the team. He finally hits in clutch spots after stints with the Tigers Braves and Browns.
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Chuck
Tigers
Braves
Browns
Chicago
Williams Picked to Win Tennis Cup
Rain dampened the Longwood Bowl tournament at Chestnut Hill as players attempted to complete matches between showers. None of the matches advanced beyond one set, amid speculation Williams is favored to win.
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Williams
Chestnut Hill
Action Packed Round in New England Tennis Tournament
The third round of the singles and the doubles elimination stage dominate today with many matches on all courts. Crowds expect rain not to disrupt play as ground crews prep surfaces. favorites include Norris Williams and Yale’s Garland with Dabney Niles forming a strong doubles pair alongside Nat Niles, while Beals and Irving Wright headline the veteran tandem.
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New England
Australia
W. M. Johnston
Ty. Norris Williams
Charles Garland
Yale
Dick Harte
Marvard
Nat Niles
Dabney
Wright Brothers
Beals
Irving
Niles
L. E. Mahan
F. #. Dixon
Mahan
Famous tennis stars to battle on court
Norman E. Brookes of Australia and Maurice E. McLoughlin of California, rivals in the 1914 Davis Cup, may meet in Newport the week of Aug. 4. The Australian team is expected to arrive Aug. 1 and may play exhibition matches at Newport. McLoughlin and Bundy plan to be in the East the week before the National doubles championship in Boston on Aug. 11.
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Norman E. Brookes
Australia
Maurice E. McLoughlin
California
Newport
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Gerald L. Patterson
Randolph Lycett
R. Y. Thomas
McLoughlin
Thomas C. Bundy
Boston
Hub clubs seek Greb O Dowd title bout in Hub
Pittsburgh July 22 Boston promoters aim to stage a 12 round championship between Harry Greb and Mike O Dowd in the Hub. Red Mason says two Boston clubs are eager while Greb must weigh 158 pounds at 9 pm, a ringside weight Mason demands 158 pounds by 3 pm instead.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Harry Greb
Mike O'Dowd
Red
Mason
Greb
Greb Seeks Rematch for 12 Round Title Bout
Greb is offered a 12 round decision fight with the champion while financial terms remain undisclosed. O Dowd previously defeated Greb, but Greb believes he can outpoint him if they meet again. Keystone Club competes with Boston promoters for a 10 round no decision bout with O Dowd.
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O'Dowd
St. Paul
Boston
Keystone Athletic Club
O’dowd
Mike Gibbons
Two Feature Races At Revere Cycle Track Tonight
Tonight at the Revere cycle track two feature races headline the card along with amateur and professional events. George Wiley returns from a broken collarbone to face Carman and Corry in the Brassard while Michael Barber of Brighton meets S Macarelli of Cambridge in an unlimited pursuit race.
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Revere
George Wiley
Carman
Corry
Wiley
Cambridge
Mike
Youngsters Splash in Lexington Pool
Youngsters from Fast Lexington joined Lexington Centre Playground children for a joint playground day at the centre. About 450 attended morning and afternoon sessions, with swimming instruction for beginners provided by Miss Gertrude Westlake and Miss Dorothy Butters. Four-leaf clovers found in a nearby patch were pressed by Miss Westlake.
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Lexington Centre
Centre Playground
Centre
Dorothy Butters
Gertrude Westlake
Butters
Westlake
Allied Vets Field Strong Lineup for Victory Field Test
Allied Vets baseball team, formed by recently discharged soldiers, lines up a powerful semi professional roster for a Saturday game against the Saxony Club of Newton at Victory Field Newton. The roster includes Lynch Needham Kerrigan Thornton Halligan Thormalan Sullivan Goodwin and Bradley, with prior stints at Roslindale A A South Boston Stars Boston College navy teams and Winthrop. The Vets expect a win over any local semi professional club in New England.
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Allied Vets Baseball Nine
Saxony Club
Newton
Victory Field
Vets
Newton Nine
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Roslindale A. A
Needham
South Boston Stars
Kerrigan
Boston College
Thornton
Navy
Halligan
Thormalan
Squantum
Sullivan
Goodwin
Winthrop
Bradley
East Boston
New England
Yanks Scorn Eddie Cicotte Knucklehead Skein
Eddie Cicotte has faced the Yankees 53 times and won 22. His winning percentage versus New York sits at .604, marking a notable performance against the club.
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Yankees
Eddie
New York
Harvard Star Mile Runner Skips Training Until Winter
Dennie OConnell Harvard Intercollegiate mile champion will not run until winter season begins. Coach Pooch Donovan advises rest after a grueling year in which he won the mile half mile at Yale and Princeton meets and the intercollegiates in 4 23 2 58. The plan aims to let him regain strength after illness and growth spurts.
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Dennie O’connell
Harvard
O'Connell
Pooch” Donovan
Crimson
Yale
Princeton
Bill Moore
Pooch
Donovan
Roxbury Fan Probes Red Sox Management and Local Sports
A Roxbury fan praises a Boston Post story defending Harry Barry's treatment by the Red Sox and questions managerial choices. The column notes Worthington’s Paris reports, Brickley at Fordham, New England athletes, and upcoming AAU events with O Dowd Gibbons in labor day battle and national championships in September.
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Roxbury
Post
Boston Post
Boston Sporting
Boston Sunday Post
Jack Barry
Way
Barrow
Mike O'Dowd
Mike Gibbons
Minneapolis
Gibbons
O’dowd
O'Dowd
Illinois A. C
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