Maloney and Sharkey Bout Postponed to Friday Night
New York AP reports promoter Tex Rickard moved the 15 round heavyweight elimination bout between Jimmy Maloney and Jack Sharkey from tonight at Yankee Stadium to Friday night. The Boston rivals hope to settle the city rivalry with the winner advancing toward a Dempsey shot, while preparations and preliminaries are set for an 7:17 pm EST start.
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Yankee Stadium
Jimmy Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Tex Rickard
Ita
Jack Dempsey
Usiner
Ran Cenras Wis
Tao
Ariapec
Maloney
Sharkey
Ith
Hic
Maisrey
Boston
Jim
Malaney
Butte Pover
Oharkey
Jap Ace Enters For Net Classic
New York May 19 AP Takeuchi Harada of the Japanese Davis cup team has withdrawn from the United States Lawn Tennis Association and will enter Wimbledon from New York on May 22 to compete for the British championship. Other entries include Willem Tilden and Francie Honter, with Rene La Coats, Dean Bereta, Jenri Cecnet and Jadines Bruznon listed. Germany returns to international competition for the first time since the war with its Davis Cup team and Gerald Pat firaon will represent Australia as Helen Whitts and others also prepare for Wimbledon.
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New York
Apji— Takeuchi Harada
Jamese Davis
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Ome
Willem T. Tilden
Francie T. Honter
Tilden
Aisco
Prin Franuea
Rene Lacoats
Dean Bereta
Jenri Cecnet
Jadines Bruznon
Germany
Rhee Plang
Rane
Major Leaders and Scores In Curious League Report
In a fragmented news brief, Pirates defeat Cardinals 11 to 5 while other teams and players such as Harneby, Cimots, Hornabs, and Baten show varied outputs. The muddled text lists names and scores, hinting at a league update with unclear context and outcomes.
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Dindpee
Bune Harneby
Cimots
Yeti
Ginnie
Sins Preach
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Hanes
Prigeh
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Curler
Ching
Meadows
Unclear OCR fragment prompts unclear title
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a mother and a father with garbled words about a golf event and years. The passage is too damaged to derive clear persons, places, or events.
Yesterday's Results In Major Baseball Leagues
Scores from American National and other leagues show varied results across cities. Notable outcomes include Pittsburgh 6 Miami 6, Loula 8 Boston 6, Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia rain, and Toronto 8 Louis 1 with many games postponed by rain.
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National Leagle Ton
Louis
Teburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Today’s Florida State League and American League matchups
Florida State League slate features Miami at Tampa, Orlando at St. Petersburg, and Banford at Sarasota. American League schedule includes Boston at St. Louis and New York at Cleveland.
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Maras
Ers
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Aio &Cusk
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Newark
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Toomery
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Tampa
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Banford
Sarasota
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Charley Waltetars Fight For Flood Relief Postponed Match
Charley White, former lightweight contender, offered to fight Jenny Leonard for flood relief funds with proceeds to the Mississippi flood victims. White pledged no earnings, saying both men have made their fortunes and would fight for a worthy cause. The piece also highlights several minor league baseball results and standings in the Southern Association.
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Arlie White
Jenny Leonard
White
Leonard
Benton and
Mioh
Othey
Cubs Triumph as Brooklyn Blanked in Series Opener
Lecce Brooklyn eased to a 7 to 4 victory over the Cubs in the first game of a series. Chicago pitcher Bill Deak and Rube Ehrhardt limited Brooklyn to six hits while the Cubs bullpen allowed unearned runs and a late surge. Henline homered for Chicago and Adams, Stephenson, and Webb added early offense in a game marked by defensive miscues and five Chicago errors.
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van Alstyne
Birmingham
Atlanta
Little Rock
Pete Fowler
Travelers
Crackers
Barons
Brooklyn
Lecce
Cuba
Charley Roof
Chicago
Bill Deak
Rube Ehrhardt
Cubs
Henline
Ehrhardt
Bentine
Webb
Stephenson
Butler
Adams
Flowers
Herman
Brookon
Doak
Set
Reot
Wilson McLaughlin
Klem
Lincoln Given Combined Meet
The National A. A. U. track and field championships for 1927 were awarded to Lincoln Nebraska to be held early in July after a telegraph vote by the championship committee. A large majority favored Lincoln over bids from Boston Chicago and New York. The meet had been moved from New Orleans after objections to negro athletes competing in the south.
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Lincoln
Neb
Amateur Athletic Union
Boston
Chicago
New Orleans
Southeastern League Matchups Schedule
Southeast League game slate lists Memphis versus Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham Chattanooga at Mobile Nashville at New Orleans Pensacola at Savannah Columbus at Jacksonville Montgomery at St Augustine Selma at Albany.
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Ile
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Atlanta
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Selma
Bill Tilden Beats Tennis, Loses Bets on French Races
Paris report says Bill Tilden, after taking several tennis sets in Europe, failed to win a bet on the Le Tremblay race track. He commented that he played soft with no damage. The piece notes 60,000 to 70,000 deaf children in the United States.
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Big Bil
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le Tremblay
Hippodrome
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Cost Of Stars Smail McGraw
Giants manager defends development of stars bought from other clubs citing Ott Lindstrom Farrell Cummings Greenfield and Jackson as cost effective assets. Mentions aging effects on hair growth with a stray line about growth rate between ages 35 and 60.
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John McGraw
Giants
Ott
Lindstrom
Farrell
Cummings
Greenfield
Jackson
Manatee County High Names 1927-28 Captains
Athletes nearing season end select captains to lead football basketball and baseball squads for the 1927-28 campaigns.
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Manatee County
Golden Wave
Fort Myers
Champs Slide As 4 Teams Battle For Second Place
Four teams Cubs Phillies Pirates and Cardinals jockey for the NL runner up spot as St Louis slips from second to fifth after a loss to Boston. Giants Yankees lead their leagues while Detroit and Boston win games shaping the AL and NL standings.
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Boxing results from West New York show knockouts and draws
George Mack of Jersey City stopped Caney Lee of Mobile in eight rounds. Warnie Smith of Hartlesville defeated Dave Ostrov of Duluth in one round. Wilson Wagner of Kansas City and Floyd Bowers of Keokuk drew after ten rounds.
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Wilson Wagner
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Direct suntieht with a temper ture of 112 degrees F
A brief hazard note reports a direct sun exposure incident with a recorded air temperature of 112 degrees Fahrenheit. The text mentions larvae of a species present within a few hours, indicating potential heat related effects or environmental conditions contributing to the event.
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