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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1927
Page
4
In a chaotic game, a reader-friendly recap details the White Sox fading to a distant second while the Yankees surge. The Dodgers fall behind after a 7-1 Philadelphia win over Brooklyn, with Elliott and Barnes delivering 15 Phillies hits.
Fragmentary text describes work beginning at Fort Ladderdale near a coast guard base. It mentions three pairs of something and a Dalit reference, plus a 890000 program, but details are unclear.
In Chicago results, Fable Enea defeats Chicar AOR 2 by technical knockout. In Janesville Wisconsin Foey Cleir from Milwaukee knocks out Edie Waish of Chicago. Montana Ki Ugdisan and Sammy Paris from Rock draw or place with eight.
Team results from multiple leagues include Tampa 73 Orlando 1, Sanford 1 Miami, St. Petersburg 6, Serasote, American and National League scores Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 5, and various minor leagues with Kilwaukee at St. Paul 9, Columbus 14, and Chattanooga 4 Atlanta 2. Rain affected several games and schedules remain unsettled.
A record field exceeding 100 entries is reported for the national open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh starting June 14, with Bobby Jones set to defend his title. Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen headline a strong list including Mike Brady, Joe Turnesa, Johnny Farrell, Leo Diegel, John Golden, Bill Mehlhorn, Emmett French and Bobby Cruickshank as the Metropolitan Open begins in New Rochelle tomorrow. Maureen Orcutt defends the women's Metropolitan Championship at White Beach Club after posting medalplay 86.
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New York May 24 The champion Gene Tunney says Jack Sharkey is the finest fighter he ever saw and intends to begin training for the September heavyweight title bout against the Sharkey Dempsey winner. Tunney will move from New York to Speculator Adirondacks to prepare. He praises Sharkey as fast clever and smarter than Dempsey though not as hard a hitter and notes Sharkey’s stalking style versus Dempsey’s rushing power. Tunney had considered Saratoga but rejected admission charges for training sessions.
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Defying experts the Chicago White Sox moved into stronger second in the American League and challenged the pace setting Yanks while Pittsburgh maintained the national lead.
Yesterday's South Association action produced two long extras and several one run verdicts. New Orleans toppled Memphis 13 4 to 3, Aaron a late rally to seize third place. Nashville defeated the Barons 3 2 as Black homered. Alphonse Thomas pitched a three hitter for the White Sox in a 4 1 win over the Browns, an ace performance keeping Chicago within reach of the pennant race. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit back to back homers in the first inning as the Yankees fell to the Senators 3 2, trimming New York's lead to under 100 points. The sport section notes this was the Home Run Twins moment for Ruth and Gehrig.
Eastern League results show Jacksonville 2 Savannah 4 and Columbus 5 St. Augustine 4 with Montgomery Albany game moved to May 27. Virginia League Norfolk 12 Richmond 4 and Wilson 5 Temouth 3. Atlantic League Mariotte 4 Spartanburg 9. Piedmont Raleigh 6 Durham 8 Rocky Mount 2 Winston-Salem 5 High Point 4. Western League Tulsa 9 forfeiture Denver 7 Oklahoma City 6 seen.
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