Vice Chairman Wins at 20 in Montague Handicap Upset
Bud Fisher the cartoonist and new thoroughbred owner saw his three year old Vice Chairman upset the field at Jamaica opening day. The colt, a 20 to 1 outsider in a five horse Montague Handicap six furlongs, nosed ahead for a six length win over Ned dam who faltered to third behind Sea Mint from Oak Ridge stable.
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Redstone
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Vardon and Ray Win On New Haven Links
English golf stars Larry Vardon and Ted Ray defeated Sidney Scott of Yale and Joseph Stein of Race Brook 4 up and 4 to play in an eighteen hole best ball foursome at Race Brook Country Club New Haven yesterday afternoon. The English duo posted a best ball score of 66 to their opponents 71 with par 72.
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Ted Ray
Sidney Scott
Yale
Joseph Stein
Race Brook
Race Brook Country Club
Twin Scores Win In Latonia Feature
Latonia Kentucky October 2 F R Brad- Sexe Twin wins the Walnut Hills Handicap a mile for fillies and mares in a driving finish overcoming interference and taking the decision by a neck over Farbelow with Kiku third from six entrants in a close Latonia feature.
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F. R. Brad- Sexe Twin
Walnut Hills
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Kiku
Blazes Captures Laurel Autumn Purse in Opener
Laurel Md October 2 Laurel Autumn meeting opened with the Chancellor's Point Purse as the feature. Captain Ral Parr's Blazes won by two lengths over Commander J K J Row Mikmaid. Routledge was third.
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Blazes
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Mikmaid
Routledge
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Trapshooters Hold Final Tournament at Seaside Gun Club
Trapshooters from all sections of the state compete in the final shoot of the Connecticut Trapshooters Association at the Seaside Gun Club traps in North Bridgeport. The Housatonic Rod & Gun Club directs the program and offers about 750 dollars in Sterling silver trophies for winners. A premier event is the state championship with eligibility limited to season winners, and Bridgeport entries include several competitors.
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Bridgeport
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Housatonic Rod & Gun Club
Championship of City Decider At Newfield Park
Tomorrow afternoon at Newfield park the Singers and Rosebuds duel for the semi professional city championship with each side having two wins. The game starts at 3 15 with Lou Dewey as umpire.
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Newfield Park
Lou Dewey
Lake Torpedo Boat Team Plans Open Game at New Britain
Members of the Lake Torpedo Boat football squad will meet at Beaside Park tomorrow afternoon for a 3 o'clock practice game. Two elevens, A and B, will be picked, and from their performance a lineup will be chosen to face New Britain in the opening game one week from tomorrow.
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Cold Weather Delays Cleveland Boxing Match
Heavy rain and cold weather postponed the ten round welterweight title bout between Jack Britton and Benny Leonard in Cleveland until tonight. Jack Sharkey vs Charley Ledoux and Joe Lynch vs Jabex White are set for Madison Square Garden on October 15 for 15 rounds. Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns consult A. Q. Thatcher in Toledo about a Dempsey Willard bout. Benny Walger says Andy Chaney refused Madison Square Garden bout at 126 pounds eight hours before ring time.
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Jabex White
Albany
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Toledo
A. Q. Thatcher
Thatcher
Tex Re ‘Ard
Benny Walger
Andy Chaney
Boxing Roundup: Wins in Baltimore Newark and Providence
Last night in Baltimore Benny Watger beat Ralph Brady in a 12 round bout by referee's decision. In Newark Mickey Shannon defeated Clay Turner in 12 rounds by popular decision. In Providence Young Montreal the New England bantamweight champion won a referee's decision over Joe O'Donnell in 12 rounds.
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Ralph Brady
Syracuse
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Clay Turner
Providence
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Philadelphia
Murray and Chaney to Fight 15 Rounds at Madison Square Garden
Johnny Murray of New York and Andy Chaney of Baltimore have been matched by Tex Rickard for a 15 round decision bout at Madison Square Garden next Friday night in New York.
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Andy Chaney
Baltimore
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Olympic Winners To Receive Medals Today
In New York on October 2, a large group of U S Olympic medalists from Antwerp will parade along Fifth Avenue to City Hall to receive special medals from Mayor Hylan. That evening they attend a Waldorf banquet. Scotty McDonald, St Louis recruit, starred for the Flint team and seeks a St Louis Browns trial to move up.
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Leopard Woman at Poli's theater all week
Louise Glaum stars in The Leopard Woman from Stewart Edward White in a J Parker Read Jr production. John Culbertson investigates a savage king’s court thwarted by a beautiful agent seeking alliance. The bill also features The Four Fords and more.
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J. Parker Read, Jr
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Copperhead film captures Civil War era on screen
Empire Theatre presents The Copperhead directed by Charles Maigne with Lionel Barrymore star. A meticulously built Long Island village recreates a Midwestern town of the 1860s with thousands of extras, Civil War veterans, and period gear. Detroit Tigers scout Eddie Herr selects Jimmy Caveney as Detroit’s top San Francisco pick.
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Paramount
Eadie Herr
Detroit Tigers
San Francisco
Detroit
Jimmy Caveney
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