Senators Triumph 5 to 2 as Murray Tops Yankees
George Murray, formerly with the Yankees, shut down his old team and Washington won 5 to 2. Ruth fanned once and failed to reach safety as Walter Beall worked ten innings for the Senators. Manager Harris was suspended by Johnson after a previous incident with Umpire Owens.
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Washington
Erge Murray
Senators
Walter Beall
Lorer
Washington Sandlctter
Habs
Ruth
Aris
In Johnson
Yestern
Oweng
Rosenbloom to face Burns in Tiger Flowers title semi
The piece outlines Maxie Rosenbloom’s possible semifinal with Chuck Burns as the Tiger Flowers Harry Greb middleweight title feud looms. Burns has past defeats and high activity, with Curley and Miller coordinating Burns and Flowers promotions. Kaplan Hudkins talk of big money bouts and Rickard’s Madison Square Garden plans amidst injury clouds.
New England League Lineup Picture From OCR Fragment
Fragmentary OCR lists players including Dubuc Sukeforth Fraser Branchester Hogar Carrel Oliver Dowghtn Hoh lin Tavior and J Murphy. Source unclear on teams or dates.
Dempsey Leaves New York For Training Camp
New York August 12. Believing the state athletic commission ruled him a boxer in good standing Dempsey left for Albany en route to White Sulphur Springs training camp. He said he would not return until shortly before the Tunney bout unless summoned by boxing officials.
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New York
State Athletic Commission
Jock Dempsey
Albany
Dempsey Prefers Ring Action to Disputes Over Tunney Bout
Jack Dempsey said he favors fighting over arguing for a ring encounter now that boxing is big business and he has taken on management duties. He told an Associated Press rep he aimed to secure a Tunney bout after years of delays, noted his plan to stay in shape, and ranked Tunney as the best of the era with wins over Gibbons Madden Carpentier. He cited the Firpo clash as his toughest since becoming champion and described training and timing adjustments ahead of a possible title bout.
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Jack Dempsey
Associated Press
Gene Tunney
Harry Villa
Jack
Dempsey
New York
Tunney
Boxing Commission
Tom Gibbons
Bartley Madden
Wills
Carpentier
Jim Jeffries
Jess Willard
Jeffries
Willard
Firpo
Jess
Jacks
Johnson
America
New York Boy Upsets Seeded Rival in Junior Tennis
Julius Serigson of New York, a short stout player, upset top seed Berkeley Ra of Austin Texas 6-3 6-2 in the national junior singles quarterfinals in Chicago. Semifinals set with Bob Sellers of San Francisco and Emmet Pare of Chicago to meet, while John Doeg of Santa Monica advances against Emmett Pare.
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Chicago
Julius Serigson
New York
Berkeley Ra's
Austin
Texas
Sellgson
Bob Sellers
San Francia
John Doeg
Santa Monica
Emmet Pare
Donald Strachan
Philadelphia
Emmett Pare
West
Ben Gorchakoff
Los Angeles
Joan Doeg
Sants
Dolf Mitchielsen
San Diego
Weaker Sex? Ripley Ederie Defies Channel Myths
A 1925 column touts Trudie Ederie’s Channel crossing as evidence women’s strength outpaces men. It lists numerous feats by women worldwide, from lifting weights to multiple births, and toys with the idea that women can perform extraordinary endurance feats under varied conditions.
Ederle Welcomed in Stuttgart on European Visit
Miss Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim the English Channel arrived in Stuttgart on her way to Bissingen. She received a hearty civic welcome, was carried by locals to a car, and spoke in Swabian dialect expressing happiness to visit Germany and pride in German descent. American flags lined the station as she departed with her father and two sisters.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Gertrude Ederle
Bissingen
Bissengen
Ederle
Bridgeport Forms Swimming Society Tonight
The Bridgeport Men's Swimming association plans to form tonight in the Welfare building to promote swimming among members and teach children, with members including Buckingham Seeley Deviln Samp ron Rawley Arnold sky Trudeau Driver Patterson Dwyer Benze Merritt Gennett Hunt. Patterson and Driver will train for a Boston Cross Harbor swim Sunday from Middleground Light to Pleasure Beach and from Fairfield Beach to Pleasure Beach.
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Bridgeport Men's Swimming Association
A. Benze
A Merritt
G. Gennett
Ted Hunt
Bam Driver
Tatterson
Boston Cross Harbor
Paterson
Middleground
Light
Pleasure Beach
Fairheld Beach
Pleagurs Beach
Unpopular Champs and Shifting Sports Paradoxes
A collage of notes on boxing legends and tennis stars contrasts crowd reactions with personal fame. It cites Dempsey Tunney Johnson and Jeffries Willard, then pivots to Davis Cup forecasts and depictions of Connie Mack’s long road, noting waning form, aging players, and the heavy toll of time on teams and morale.
St Louis Browns Rally To 7 2 Win Over Tigers
St Louis Browns bunched hits in the third and eighth innings to beat the Detroit Tigers 7 to 2, splitting the two game series. Schang homered in the second. Sleler and Manush each had three safeties. Manush, Staler, Bassler, Heilmann, Miller had two base hits. Rice stole a base. Nevers pitched.
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Louis
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Schang
Sleler
Manesh
Rice
Sister
Willams
Miller
McManus
Robertson
Gerber
Staler
Bassler
Heilmann
sTavener
Haviland Qualifies In Schenecossett Tourney Medal Tie
Eastern Point August 12 AP More than a third of 250 players faced heavy rain as qualifying for the seventh annual amateur invitation golf tournament at Schenecossett Country Club produced a tight medalist race. Paul Haviland of Bridgeport and Paul R O’Connell Worcester and H John Hiemenz Lancaster tied for medalist with 75 after nine holes 36-39. Others advancing to the championship flight included Hiemenz O’Connell and Haviland, while Fred W Knight of Atlantic City failed to qualify.
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Eastern Point
Schenecossett Country Club
Fred W. Knight
Atlantic City
Hisa
Haviland
Paul Haviland
Bridgeport
Yale
H. John Hiemenz
Lancaster
Central Pennsylvania
Paul R. O'Connell
Worcester
Maas
Hiemenz
O'Connell
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Tiger Flowers
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Mahan
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Binney McMahon
Youngstown
Cuddy de Marco
Vernon
Kaplan
Jackie
Jimmy Goodrich
Ebbets Field
Lamimy Celle
Dubuc
Sukeforth
Fraser
Branchester
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Hohlin
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George Smart
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