Anzac Davis Cup Teams Break Even in Final Round
In Philadelphia on August 17 Australia and Spain split opening Davis Cup final round matches. Gerard Patterson defeated Count Manuel de Gomar 6 3 8 8 6 4 while Manuel Alonzo outlasted Pat O'Hara Wood 2 6 3 6 6 1. Alonzo’s fourth set heroics and a late fifth set rally clinched the Spanish victory, as crowds cheered a dramatic comeback and a near upset of the Australian star.
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Australia
Spain
Gerard L. Patterson
Manuel de ‘Gomar
Manuél Alzono
Pat. O'Hara Wood
Waa
Alzong
Pattergon
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Ishota
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Alzona
O'Hara
Wood
Syamiaraé
Vegana
Alzana
Andy
Ness
Alzona Fnally
O'Hara Wood
Loughran to Meet Tunney in August Card at Phillies Park
Philadelphia lightweight hope Tommy Loughran 19 expects a midweight clash with Gene Tunney at the Phillies loan park on August 24 eight round bouts. Tex Rickard licensing stalemate may keep big fights to few promoters as Jackson trains for a late August bout at Evbets Field while awaiting a top opponent.
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Hera
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South Philadelphia
Ettrnney
Loughran
Berman Taylor
Acarce
Taylor
Unney
Gene
Thomas Patrick
Harry Greb
New York
Will Pattie
Tex Rickard
New York Commission
Polo Grounds
Yanks Ney Park
Bush Leads American League Pitching Hope After Ten Years
Joe Bush, long in the chase for league leadership, holds a seven teen win, four loss record and an even split with Hersman Pillette. He joined the Yankees in a winter deal and has been a steady winner since. His career began with Missoula in 1912, later playing for the Athletics and Red Sox, with notable 1920 and 1921 runs. ADISS HOLDA FAMES TO SVM. Miss James of England challenges for national mile title, risking two American championships falling to a foreigner if she wins in Manhattan Beach.
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Ick
Hersman Pillette
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Bush
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Sainie
Sam Jones
Roger Peckinpaugh
Jack Quing
Rip Collins
Bill Plercy
Alex Ferguson
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Montana
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Walle Schang
Amos Strunk
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Kinney
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Fenway Fualleers
Adiss Holda
Hilda James
England
Manhattan Beach Lagoon
A. U
Miss James
A.A
Cobb
Sisley
Heisman
Rax
Sit
Tiger Mandarins
Charley Paddock Faces Eastern Challenge At Nationals
The West’s Charley Paddock, holder of seventeen world sprint records, plans to compete in the National championships amid praise from critics. He has dominated records west of the Mississippi and rarely raced on Eastern tracks, with notable trials at Cambridge in 1923 and various Western meets. Eastern rivals yearn for a chance to challenge him, while Paddock’s list of records across 60 to 300 yards reflects his westward career and selective Eastern appearances.
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Ben
Cambridge
Loren Murchison
Jackson Stotz
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Stura
Mississippi
Santa Barbara
Santea Barbara
Nation
Paddock Field
California
U. S
Stanford
U.S. C
Santa Barba
Cycle racing treat for Gotham fans
New York August 17 Manager Chapman of the New York Velodrome has planned a star program for bike fans this Friday night. Motor paced races at ten and fifteen miles will feature Clarence Carmen George Chapman and Vincent Madonna. Three other professional events and three amateur sprints are on the bill. Heats decide the motor paced races with the best two of ten preceding final awards.
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New York
Chapman
Clarence Carmen
George Chapman
Vincent Madonna
Macy Asdary
Two New Sports For Army and Navy Teams
Annapolis Md Aug 17 The Naval and Military academies will enlarge the number of sports in which they meet annually by including field and track and tennis in the Ast The first games in these branches will take place at West Point next spring probably on the same day the baseball teams meet Rear Admiral Henry B Wilson superintendent of the Naval Academy The teams of the service schools already meet annually in football baseball and basketball and it is likely that the list will be gradually extended.
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Annapolis
Naval and Military Academies
Weat Point
Henry B. Wilson
Naval Academy
Grantland Rice on nerves and top athletes in sport
The column surveys how nervous energy and calm reserve define great competitors. It cites Harvard’s George Owen and others, notes Dempsey and Willard’s training calm, and discusses contenders across boxing baseball football golf and rowing, predicting future supremacy and rivalries.
Dance Band Records and Fox Trot Listings
A catalog listing of 78 rpm records including Es Dancing Fool Serenade Lines by Fox Trot and Frank Westphal and His Rainbo Orchestra, Neath tha South Moon from Ziegfeld Follies, It s Up to You by Ray Miller and His Orchestra, I m Just Wild About Harry by Deedee Deedee, Haunting Blues, and Nobody Lied When They Said That Criad Over You by Marion Harris.
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Frank Westphal
Rainbo
Fox-Trots
Ray Miler
Hia Orchitetra
Harry
Deedia Deedis
Ray Miller
Hia
Marion Harris
Comedienne
Columbia Monthly Program Record Highlights
The listing showcases Columbia Records latest selections led by Eddie Elkins Ted Lewin and Billy Jones with varied 10 inch and 12 inch discs. Star performers Elliott Sharp Nora Bayes Frank Cr and Cal Stewart appear alongside orchestras delivering fox trots and vocal solos. The program promises high fidelity reproduction and appeals to fans of The Shays Store and Mary Dear.
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Mary
Elliott Sharp
Billy Jonas
Elliott Shaw
Billy Jones
Blue Best Since Old Hal Chase Chases Blue Star
Blue Amel Blue is hailed as the most sensational first baseman the American League has seen since Harold Chase. Detroit owns Blue for years though he only joined the Tigers last season. He started as catcher and outfielder failures, then excelled at first base. He batted around .300 and is praised as a top hitting and fielding first sacker behind Sisler. The piece notes his appeal to bleacher fans and compares him to Chase in spectacle. Also mentions Dan Morgan seeking $30,000 for welterweight champion Jack Brittan to fight Ted Kid Lewis, with Morgan demanding at least $30,000.
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Hornsby
Cardinal Marksman
Honus Wagners
Flying Dutchman
Wagner Ted Lia
Luberne Amel Blue
Harold Chase
Blue
Detroit
Caase
Chase
George Sisler
Detroi
Tigers
Fran J. Navin
Sisler
Mos
Slnes Chase
Dan Morgan
Major Bettison
London
Jack Brittan
Ted Kid Lewis
Morgan
Los Angeles to Defend Title at Newark Track Trials
Los Angeles Athletic Club will defend its national track and field title at the Newark championships next month. A number of LA stars are expected to compete including Charley Paddock, George Schneler, Oliver Gary, Clarence Houser, and Augerson.
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Los Angeles Athletic Club
Newark
Charley Paddock
West
L Ink
Coor
Robert
Southern Pacific Association
The
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Facille
Alifornia
Los Angeles 3. C
George Schnler
Oliver Gary
Clarence Houser
Augerson
Grid Stars Give Blood for Team-Mate's Sister
Louisville August 11 The Cone College football team at Danville pledged to donate blood for Mrs Kenneth Humphreys in hospital after fullback Hump Tanner and Centre's Red Roberts led transfusions. Roberts had several transfusions before teammates volunteered. Tanner even left the operating table to attend a dance following his pint donation. Similar operations planned.
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Louisville
Kenneth Humphreys
Mnena
Cone College
Danville
Hump" Tanner
Fullbach
Mra
Bumphre
Red” Roberts
Roberts
Tanner
Guy
Harvard
Indianapolis club buys Payne from Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Mich Aug 17 The Indianapolis club of the American Association has purchased duty fielder Leo Payne from the Grand Rapids club. Payne leads the Central League in batting RBIs and total bases.
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Payne
Grand Rapids
Mich
Indianapolis
Leo Payne
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