Chick Brown Beats Frankie Mack in Elm City Title Fight
New Haven May 29 Chic Brown, idol of local boxing fans, outpointed Frankie Mack in a twelve round star event at the Arena A. C. Brown controlled the bout from the start, landing clean blows and earning the referee’s decision. Mack pressed hard but could not match Brown’s speed and stamina, absorbing body punishment as the rounds progressed.
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Welsh
Leonard
Eddie Leonard
English Fans May Embrace Baseball After War Says Callahan
New York May 29 Pirates manager Jim Callahan predicts postwar international baseball. He believes English will study the game more seriously, compare its virtues with cricket, and that two big league teams could soon gain strong British interest after the conflict ends.
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New York
Jim Callahan
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Ihroads
Callahan
London
Papke and Caponi Fight Draw In Debut Big Bout In Illinois
Billy Papke and Tony Caponi battled 16 rounds to a draw in Davenport Illinois marking Papke’s first major fight beyond local bouts. Caponi, from St Paul, outweighed and outmatched Papke at times but Papke showed growing power and skill throughout the slugging affair.
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Tony Caponi
West
Davenport
Ill
Illinois
Thunderbolt
Clinoly
Caponi
St. Paul
Iowa
Papke
Peoria
Murphy Dartmouth catcher signs with Connie Mack
Captain Murphy the Dartmouth baseball team catcher signs with Connie Mack to join the Athletics after the college year. He is a top backstop, strong thrower and heavy batter, and well known at Dartmouth for his skill and popularity.
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New York
Murphy
Dartmouth
Hanover
Connie Mack
Shanty House Reports to Bridgeport Ball Club Today
Shanty House, who pitched well for Bridgeport last season, is due in New London this afternoon. Manager Krichell aims to patch his staff with House, Smith, Dessau, Gingras, Banks and others as Elm City prep games loom.
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New London
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Dessau
Gingras
Banks
Springfield
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Woods
New Haven
Elm City
Newfield Park
Savin Rock
Joe Briggs
Corcoran
King Lear
Martin
Zinn
Prieste
Donnelly
Deininger
Brackett
Italian First Sacker of Cleveland Spread Garlic on the Ball
Cleveland, May 29. Spitball pitchers monitor the ball after first baseman Guisto touched it. In a Cleveland-Washington game Bert Gallia rubbed the ball with garlic and spit on several pitches. Gallia claimed the odor came from his garlic remedy for his cold. Umpire Tom Connolly questioned him.
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Cleveland Indians
Guisto
Bert Gallia
Gallia
Jack Henry
Tom Connolly
Connolly
Gaisto
Gacker
Guisto's Wink and Smile Reflect Subtle Confidence
A brief moment shows Guisto turning away, then giving a knowing wink and a resumed smile, signaling a quiet personal assurance in the scene.
Walnuts Set To Face Ozanam Club At Seaside Park
Tomorrow at 3 p m the Walnut team meets the Ozanam Club on Diamond No 1 Seaside Park in a highly anticipated clash. Ozanam brings a strong lineup led by William Gay and a large fan delegation while Walnuts rely on Wargo Broad and a masked Ozanam battery. Notable Walnut stars include Paulis Hart Ahern Christy Brannigan Campana Nelson among others.
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South End
Walnut Boys
Ozanam Club
William Gay
John Reynolds
Wargo
Broad
Walnuts
Yankees Twirlers Could Improve With More Work
New York May 28 The Yankees have shown form and will host a Western series this week. Detroits arrive Thursday as Urban Shocker struggles with long gaps between starts. The staff includes Caldwell Shawkey Mogridge Cullop Shocker Russell and Fisher. With better regular work and a fit rotation Donovans team should perform better behind an outfield of High Hendryx and Gilhooley.
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Fisher
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Gilhooley
Princeton Star Was First to Throw Curve Ball in College Game
Princeton pitcher Joseph Mann 1875 first used the curve ball in college play. On May 28 he struck out eight Harvard batters, then May 29 against Yale pitched the first no run no hit game, as 29 Yale players faced him and Princeton scored three runs.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Cummings
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York
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Harvard
Crimson
Tyng
Yale
Willie Jackson Faces Defeat After Quick Knockdown
Willie Jackson of New York knocked Johnny Mealey of Philadelphia to the floor in the first round but Mealey recovered to win on points at Olympia A A. The fight featured quick exchanges and sustained blows with Mealey prevailing by a solid margin.
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Willie Jackson
New York
Johnny Mealey
Johnny Dundee
Mealey
Olympia A. A
Jackson
Fur purchases rise as markets anticipate fall demand
Heavy buying by British French and American interests at fur sales in London signals strong autumn demand. Winter delays have kept stocks small and prices 10 to 50 percent higher than January, while export rules under the new government reduce several skin varieties in value.
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London
Leonard Crowned Lightweight Champion of the World
Benny Leonard defeated Freddie Welsh in New York last night to claim the lightweight title, marking his fifth KO in as many weeks. Leonard, the first New Yorker to win the crown, then announced plans to enlist in the U.S. Army after boxing Joe Welsh in Philadelphia next Monday.
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Benny Leonard
Freddie Welsh
England
McPartland
Welsh
Leonard
Jack McAuliffe
Joe Welsh
Philadelphia
United States Army
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Matt Hinkel
Kilbane
Canton
Gibson
Onward
Kid McPartland
Harry Pollok
Lok
Pollok
Brooklawn and Weatogue Clubs Host Benefit Golf For Ambulance Fund
Brooklawn and Weatogue clubs plan tomorrow golf events to raise funds for ambulances sent to France. Brooklawn offers 13 hole medal play with a $1 minimum entry. Weatogue opens with 18 hole medal play handicap split between morning and afternoon. Events include ladies putting contest and club house dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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France
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Weatogue Club
Tenni
Juvenile Delinquency Alarms English Government
Lord Sandwich reports wartime juvenile delinquency rising in seventeen major cities with a thirty four percent increase in young offenders. He cites absence of fathers and brothers, street fakery, few playgrounds, cinema disruption of home life, and urges democratization of the Boy Scouts to reach street youths.
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London
England
Lord Sandwich
Boy Scouts
Starched Collars Out. Soft Collars Rise in Britain
In May 29 reports, Captain Bathurst, the assistant Food Controller, announced in the House of Commons that starch extraction from food cereals will be prohibited soon. He notes the shift toward a soft collar and cites the need to preserve eating starch for food.
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Great Britain
Bathurst
House of Commons
Eggers to Meet Young McAuliffe in June 4 Bout
Manager reports K O Eggers returns from a Manchester draw with Joe Morgan and prepares for a 12 round match against Young McAuliffe at the Union Boating club presented at the Ca sino. McAuliffe aims to outpoint Eggers after recovering from a hand injury.
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Frankie Burns
Young Otto
Johnny Martin
Danbury
Martin
Otto
Louie Bogash
Young Mundy
Johnny Shugrue
Joe Shaugrue
Harvey Kelly
Ambassador's tact saves British clergyman in Constantinople
London dispatch recounts how the American ambassador in Constantinople prevented Turkish internment of a leading British Nonconformist minister before U S entry into the war. The envoy persuaded Enver Pasha, prompt dispatches ordered the minister returned to the city.
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Asia Minor
Enver Pasha
Rainy weather triggers worry in big league ranks
All scheduled games in the National and American Leagues were postponed due to rain. New York clubs Giants Yankees and Brooklyns report heavy postponements and the season risks doubleheaders and overworked pitching staffs as Memorial Day schedules loom.
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Giants
Yankees
Brooklyns
Phillies
National League Games On Tap Across Cities
National League schedule lists Philadelphia at New York, Brooklyn at Boston, Chicago at Pittsburgh, and St Louis at Cincinnati for today. The matchups pit major stars in bold city rivalries as teams jockey for standings.
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New York
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Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Rain Delays In All American League Games
All yesterday’s American League games were postponed due to rain. Matchups listed include New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington, Detroit at Cleveland, and St. Louis at Chicago.
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
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Chicago
BSS
Ore
Philadelphia Na Ees
Eastern League Yesterday's Results
Portland beat Hartford 5 to 3 yesterday. Other games were postponed by rain. Today schedule includes New Haven versus Hartford, Bridgeport against New London, Portland at Lawrence, and Worcester at Springfield.
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Hartford
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Bridgeport
New London
Lawrence
Worcester
Springfield
P.c. New Haven
Rainy Upsets Highlight A A Yesterday Results
In a slate from American Association play the results include Indianapolis 1 over Louisville 3, Kansas City 3 over Minneapolis 0, Milwaukee 5 over St. Paul 4, with Toledo facing Columbus in rain.
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Kansas City
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Southern Association Scores and Odd France Paper Money
Southern Association results show Chattanooga 4 Birmingham 1 and Mobile 9 Little Rock 7 with Atlanta 2 Memphis blank. In France, Nice plans 3 million francs in fractional paper currency after wartime monetary limits. Meritt Haviland Smith Jr. of New York, attendee at Plattsburg, died by self inflicted wounds.
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Memphis
New Orleans
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Nice
France
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Meritt Haviland Smith Jr
New York
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