Jones and Ouimet Reach Amateur Semi Finals In Striking Fashion
Bobby Jones defeated H R Johnston 10 and 9 to advance to the semi finals of the national amateur golf championship. Francis Ouimet beat Jones earlier and will face Jones in a planned semifinal rematch while Chick Evans advanced by beating Eddie Held. Mackenzie topped Legg in a tight match and Finlay fell to Ouimet as the veteran resumes his long title chase.
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Washington
Brown Collegian
Mackenzie
Legge
Legg
Aome
Oquimet
Finlay
Harry Vardon
Ted Rar
Oulmet
Chick Evans
Chick
Eddie Held
Held
Eddie
Jones
Baltusrol
Ouimet
Engineers Club
Merion Cricket Club
Bobby
Roland Mackenzie
Harry Legg
Minneapolis
Chicago
Endie Held
St Loui
Francis Quimet
Boston
Phillips Finlay
New York
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
H. R
Jimmy) Johnston
Haines and Alexander Leading Pitchers in NL and AL
St Louis August 25. Grover Cleveland Alexander and Jess Haines pace the National League in innings pitched and complete games. The Cardinals duo tops rivals with 438 innings and 37 wins for a .725 winning percentage, while Waite Hoyt and Dutch Ruether lead the American League in runs allowed per nine innings and 393 innings pitched.
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ST Louis
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Jess Haines
Champon Cardinals
Yankee
Waite Hoyt
Dutch Ruetger
Yankees
Cardinal
Haines
Old Pete
Black Watch Wins York Feature English Race
Black Watch captured the Grim hack stakes the feature race at York meeting today. Celadine finished second a neck behind with the Aga Khan's Three Star third, a length back. Fourteen two year olds ran over an eight furlong course carrying about 6000 pounds. The event is eighty one years old.
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York
Eng
Associated Press
James Read
Dirigible Los Angeles Damaged by Wind
The U S Navy dirigible Los Angeles was slightly damaged when a wind shift and higher temperature moved its stern from horizontal to near vertical while moored to the mines. It was moved from the hangar and lashed to the mast for post repair eight, first since June 11, with twenty crew aboard stabilizing as it swung and returned to normal. No injuries were reported.
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Lakehurst
Associated Press
U. S
New Milford Boy Loses In English Tournament
In Edinburgh Scotland August 25 Associated Press Charles Sweeney of New Milford Conn eliminated Francis Rankin of Edinburgh Academy 4 up and 3 to play in the British boys open amateur golf championship fourth round. Robert Sweeney lost in the fourth round to G N Tweedle of Edinburgh Institute 7 6 after earlier winning in the third round.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Hy Associated Press
Charles Sweeney
New Milford
Conn
Francis Rankin
Edinburgh Academy
Robert Sweeney
G. N. &. Tweedle
Edinburgh Institute
Ponies Defeat Pittsfield in Doubleheader Finish
Pittsfield had won seven straight before a doubleheader in Springfield. The first game ended 5 to 12 innings and the second 11 to 2. Bosse doubled in the twelfth. Bedford scored the winning run after Gutierrez sac and a single by Bedford. Pittsfield errs on base running and used Cascatella and Price. Cascarella struggled on the mound and Wyckett hit a homer for the visitors.
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Pittsfield
Associated Press
Springfield
Bosse
Gutierrez
Bedford
Cascatella
Price
Cascarella
Walsh
Wyckett
Alex H Po Albert
Johnson
Il Stavengen
Wight
Herrers
Niebergall
C Fortune
P Bosse
Xert Brown
Albee
Sth
Po Balduin
Parkinson
Sothern
Bates
Sheridan
Sir Jones
U ‘Wilder
Taber
Pwn
Perkinson
Jones
Baldwin Parkinson
Fortune
Miebergall
Baldwin
Brown
Stavengen
Stark
Rorty
McDonald
An Albert
Sullerrez
Stuvengen
Herrera
Wyckoff
Fo Baldwin
A. Walsh
Miller
Wilder
Pittsfield Goorieacycoo
Albert
Niebergell
Besse
Muller
Basse
C Walsh
AL Walsh
Handy Harman to Meet All-Star Nine Tonight
Handy Harman faces All-Stars in game two of a five game series in Fairfield. Mike Marinko and Mills slated for the mound for the stars while Drew starts for the champions.
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HANDY
Handy and
Herman
Wll
Fairfield
Mike Marinko
Mills T
Stars
Drew
Champlens
Cobb Drives Athletics Past Browns With Five Hits
Ty Cobb collected five singles in as many at bats and drove in three runs as the Philadelphia Athletics pounded two St. Louis pitchers for fourteen hits and a 6 to 1 victory. Rommel held the Browns to five hits. The score, however, ended early in the day.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Ty Cobb
Philadelphia Athletics
Rommel
Browns
Hale
Cobb
Cochrane
Wheat
Boley
O'Rourke
Dee
Sisler
Willams
E. Miller
Mello
Schang
Gerber
Ballou
Vangil
Vangilder
Ormsby
Geisel
Reaciand
Root Shuts Out Phillies as Cubs Win 8–0
Chicago pitcher Charley Root earned his 23rd win of the season by blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 8 to 0. He allowed only three hits while Pruett struggled, giving up six runs in the eighth inning before being knocked out.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Charley Root
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Pruett
Cubs
Chieags
Adams
English
F. Scott
O Wilson
Stephenson
Lf Grimm
Hartnett
Yater
Root
Spalding
Sand
Twittame
Wrightstone
Leach
J. Wilson
C Thompson
Friberg
Sweetland
Chicago
L. Wilson
Thompson
Py Root
Pruett Grima
Quigley
Wilson
Pfirman
City Tennis Tourney First Round Postponed to Tuesday
The first round of the municipal tennis tourney, which was to end Sunday, has been moved to Tuesday September 39 due to a two day rain spell. Officials aim to finish the tourney before the Brooklyn tournament begins its second round.
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Brooklyn
Gehrig and Ruth Back in Tie for Home Run Lead
New York Aug 26 AP Prospects of a nip and tuck battle to the last game of the season appeared as Lou Gehrig chased his 40th homer at Detroit tying Babe Ruth for leading big league home runs Ruth failed to hit in two official at bats The standings show Ruth and Gehrig tied with 40 homers for the year and years with Ruth 1917 Gehrig 1927 both leading in home runs.
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New York
Wkely
Lou Gehrig
Detroit
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Year Gaines
Gehrig
City Tennis Play Entries Close at Brooklawn Sept 6
Brooklawn Country club holds its annual city championship tennis invitation with entries closing Tuesday evening September 6. Mixed doubles close later. Tournament starts Wednesday afternoon with Edmund B Wolfe as entry opener and W Gerald Lineburg as supervisor announcing pairings Wednesday morning. Residents of Bridgeport and nearby towns may enter. Defending champions include Tom Wilber and Dr Warren Hall in mens doubles, Alice Chapman in ladies singles, Winnie Hoffman and Miss Larson in mixed doubles.
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Brooklawn Country Club
Edmund
Wolfe
W. Gerald Lineburgh
Brooklawn
Bridgeport
Stratford
Milford
Devon
Fairfield
Southport
Westport
Weston
Easton
Redding
Sre
Tom Wilber
R Warren Hall
Alice Chapman
Winnie Hoffman
Miss Larson
Beardsley Park
New Hampshire
Fpinfield
Berkshire
Wilber
Francis Smith
Waterbury
Slattery Competes With Rosenbloom In Hartford Title Fight
Hartford August 25 Marle Reser bloom of New York and Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo meet next Monday night at the Hartford Velodrome for the world light heavyweight title. Rosenbloom trains in Hartford daily and is confident of victory, while Slattery reborn after earlier slumps trains at Holyoke with sparring partners. Matchmaker Art Greaney promises an strong undercard including Homer Robertson vs Vic McLaughlin. expected record gate for New England.
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Hartford
Marle Reserbloom
New York
My Slattery
Buffalo
Rosenbloom
Maxie
New Yorker
Rosie
Slattery
Holyoke
Jimmy
Richard
Delaney
Mike McTigue
Art Greaney
Homer Robertson
Vic McLaughlin
New England
Plevnes Beats Scott in New Haven Boxing Card
In New Haven the Elm City Athletic club card featured Collie Piethes defeating Harry Scott in ten rounds at 135 pounds, with Bat Battalino beating Batista by technical knockout in a 156-pound bout, Jimmy Rossi topping Tommy Hamby, and Bamimy Cooper stopping Henry Shaw by TKO in the 147-pound match. Will aim for medal honors in golf. Wilcox of Norwich won the New Haven Country Club three day invitational playoff title with Stanahan and Hoyt. Hoyt led the field in the qualifying rounds of 18 holes, with Wilcox posting 77.
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New Haven
Associated Press
Collie Piethes
Harry Scott
New York
Georgie Day
Elm City Athletic Club
White City
Plavies
Scott
Bat Battalino
Hartford
Frisco Battista
San Francisco
Battelion
Sbattista
Battista
Battaling
Vanves
Battalino
Jimmy Rossi
Westerly
R. J
Yommy ‘Hamby
Holyoke
Reid
Henry Shaw
Jing
Ray Davis
Bridgeport
Bam—imy Cooper
Cooper
Young Leonard
Wallingford
Sheik
Dam Wilcox
Norwich
E. W. Hoyt
Cherry Valley
IF. Lockwood, Jr
Meriden
W. Conklin
John Sills
Wethersfield
EB. &, Fine
Shore Haven
A. ¥. Warner
E. H. English
Waterbury
R. A. Stranahan
Westport
F. Brainard
Pine Orchard
George Smart
Dave Gamble
Racebrook
A. L. LeFevre
Greenwich
J. Lewis
K. Me
Neh
P. Elwell
Sam Wilcox
Dempsey Boxes Three Rounds as Flynn Plans Next Moves
In Chicago August 25, promoter Leo Flynn staged a three round sparring session for Jack Dempsey with Benny Krueger Jack McCann and K O Christier as opponents. Dempsey showed improving form though ref calls kept him in check. After drills he trained on a pulley and bag, with plans uncertain until Flynn’s guidance. Mrs Dempsey Estelle Taylor Dempsey and nurse visited. Tunney camp preparations underway at Speculator and Fox Lake with Sergeant William Smith guarding Tunney’s gates.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Leo P. Flynn
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Benny Krueocer
Jack McCanh
a*St
Flynn
Estelle Taylor Dempsey
Jack
Bully Gibson
Tunney
Cedar Crest Country Club
Gibson
Speculator
Fox Lake
Michael Hughes
William Smith
Mike Grade
Brooklawn Caddies Plan Field Day Events
The Brooklawn Country Club caddies will hold their annual field day on Monday morning and afternoon. A full series of athletic events includes seat races and driving and putting contests. The day will close with a real feed and prizes for winners.
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Brooklawn Country Clan Cadies
St Augustineans defeat Hearted by shutout 6 to 0
Sacred Heart scored none as St Augustine's shut out Heart 6 0 in a postponed Holy Name League game. Johnny Linane allowed nine runs but two hits. Augustines won 6 to 0.
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Johnny Linane
Sacred Heart
Augustines
Sacred Hearts
R 'Owen
Doe Shannon
Jon Yates
MceCarten
Keeler
John Shannen
F. Jordan
G. Jordan
Fennell
Mullins
Mullins, 2B «& 3 Oo Stein, Ib 2 Rummage, 3H 2 2 Meade, of Borraco
If Pond
Flanagan
Donnelly
Linane
St. Augustines
Mulins
Joe Shannon
McCarten
Bt Augustines
Palls
Marathon golfer Kennedy shoots 74 at Beardsley course
R A Kennedy of the Greens committee of Wingers Foot Golf Club Mameroneck N C played 18 holes at Beardsley Park Golf Course Stamford with Clifford Lewis of Hubbard Heights Country Club Stamford. Kennedy has played on 370 different courses and 3800 rounds in 18 years Kennedy aims to beat a 430 course US record and notes Pine Valley and Yale as toughest courses while praising Brooklawn Long Meadow and Westchester layouts. He and Lewis are Amherst graduates with Lewis noted as top Amherst quarterback in a metropolitan poll.
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R. A. Kennedy
Greens
Wingers Foot Golf Club
Mameroneck
N. C
Beardsley Park
Clifford Lewis
Hubbard Heights
Stamford
Kennedy
Telegram
United States
Lewis
Curtis
Kennedy Lewis
Pine Valley
Clementon
N. J
Yale
Brooklawn
Long Meadow
Springfield
Musa
Brookline
Grae Burn
Massachusetts
Ekwanok Inks
Manchester
North Carolina
Winston
N.C
Westchester
New Rochelle
Amherst
Wills Wins National Women's Tennis Championship Match
Mrs Helen Wills, a three time champion, defeated Mrs John Hill of England 6 1 6 4 to capture another national title. American players Mrs Charlotte Hosmer Chapin and Miss Betty Mulhall also posted notable wins as round three concluded with quarterfinal pairings set for tomorrow.
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Forest Hills
Associated Press
Molla Blut
Stedt Mallory
Tennia
Gwynneth Sterry
America
Charlotte Hosmer Chapin
Joan Fry
Betty Mulhall
Penelope Anderson
Richmond
Bouman
J. Dallas Corbiere
Boston
Miss Wills
Helen Wills
Mallory Awept
John Hill
England
California
E H Harvey
Miss Harvey
Mallory
Chapin
New York
W. H. Pritchard
Miss Goss
Jtirea
Josephine Crookshank
Marjorie Gledman
Howl Lover
Red Sox Tie Chicago Series With 6-4 Victory
Bud Clancy fumbled Shaner's grounder and Todt s émgle plus a Hoffman squeeze set McFayden up for a ninth inning single that drove in two to lift Boston past Chicago 6 to 4. Plagstead had tripled to spark Boston's eighth inning lead before Welzer's Chicago meltdown.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Bud Clancy
Shaner
Todt
Émgle
Hoffman
McFayden
Boston
Plagstead
Tony Welzer
iCatholic Sokol Cubs to Meet White Eagles
The Catholic Sokol Cubs are set to play the White Eagle Cubs Sunday afternoon at Seaside Park on diamond No. 1 at 1 30 pm. Also slated later in the day the Sokols face the Colony Midgets and the Hallam Tigers with listed lineups including BR Toleya, J Marcinal, J Horvath, A Franke, M Rirynak, and Pete Fontana for the Sokols and White Eagle Cubs players Babem, J Frezto, G Nemergut, J Flip, G Antionak, A Restir, S Braynak, J Remebar, Red Liptak.
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Sokol Cubs
White Eagle Cubs
Seaside Park
Sune
Sokols
Colony
Hallam Tigers
Catholic Sokol . BR
Toleya
J. Marcinal
J. Horvath
A. Franke
Ig. Misencik
F. Lega
M. Rirynak
Pete Fontana
White
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