Canton Teams Face Hard Battles In Industrial League
Canton’s eight club Industrial League schedule features Massillon and North Canton challengers. Centrals meet Alloy at Coke Park and Knights face Bergers at City Field while Standard Parts collides with Sheet Steel at League Park. Contests start 2:45 pm with stakes for a spot in the championship and intercity series.
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Hoovers
Ssccee
Steel Foundry
Central Steel
Knight
Bergers
Csessions
United Alloy
Centrals
Alloy
Coke Park
Knights
City Field
Standards
League Park
Poundry
North Canton
Cook Park
Sheet Steel
Foundry
Alley
Massillon
Canton
Standard
Southend Rainlrnen
Races Set for Wheeling Track Meet With Top Drivers
Barneys Oldfield Tommy Milton Omar Toft Ira Vail Denny Hickey Fred Fetterman and DeLloyd Thompson headline Wheeling state fair dirt track racing on Saturday. Cars tuned to peak, drivers eager to win with a strong rivaling field and Thompson aiming for a notable professional debut after leaving aviation.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Barney Oldfield
Tommy Milton
Varhey
Sheepshead Bay
Omar Toft
California
Ira Vail
DeLloyd Thompson
Denny Hickey
Fred Fetterman
State Fair Grounds
Oldfield
Wrestle match set Karl Caddock vs Strangler Lewis June 21
Des Moines, June 7. Champion heavyweight Karl Caddock has been matched with Strangler Lewis of Lexington, Ky for a bout here on June 21. The match features two leading wrestlers with a history of strong performances in national events.
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Des Moines
Karl Caddock
Strangler” Lewis
Lexington
Red Haired Pitcher Joins Army As Massillon Team Loses Star
Earl Red Ainsworth ex minor league pitcher, now in Company M Fourth Infantry, says in a Stark county letter he expects to travel oceanward in weeks. He only pitched once in Canton Industrial league and helped Massillon defeat the Steel Foundry team on May 25. Massillon replaced him with Ray Lingrel, a former New York State league moundman. Ainsworth served in the Central league last season.
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Earl
Red” Ainsworth
Central Steel Co
Massillon
Uncle
Ray Lingrel
Ainsworth
Blythe Not Named On Goodyear Baseball Team
Former Canton athlete Harry Blythe, now with Goodyear in Akron, failed to win a permanent berth on the company team in the City league. Van Patterson asserts Goodyear can win the upstate pennant with Yon anchoring the pitching staff. Blythe sought an outfield spot as Summa Sterns and LeClerc handle the gardens, while Sisler moves to second base and Kazmar starts at third.
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Harry Blythe
Canton
Goodyear Company
Akron
van Patterson
Goodyear
Yon
Blythe
Two Favorites Win at Cranwood Harness Meet Near Cleveland
Prince Loree driven by McDevitt and Miss Abbie Brine driven by Ray win in the Nght program at Cran wood track near Cleveland. South Bend Girl and Loree were top money picks in the 2:18 trot and 2:09 pace while Lady Wreath falls to Miss Abbie Brine in the 2:15 pace. Times for heats include 2:10 2:13 2:12 and 2:17 with South Bend Girl also victorious in the 2:09 pace.
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Prince Loree
McDevitt
South Bend Girl
Sturgon
Miss Abbie Brine
Ray
Cranwood Track
Cleveland
Lady Wreath
Abbie Brine
Loree
Alice Alfrich
Intercity tennis championship opens at Merion Club Philadelphia
The George E. Church cup event begins Friday with teams from New York Boston and Philadelphia. Boston faces New York in six singles and three doubles while the winners meet Philadelphia Saturday after their bye. Notable east players include Niles Johnson Wright Seaver Brets Abbott and Alexander Campbell Little Hall Mahon Binsen Pell Voshell for New York the Philadelphia lineup to feature Tilden Johnson Berger and others.
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New York
George E. Church
Nat. W. Niles
H.C. Johnson
Irving C. Wright
R. G C. Seaver
Harold Brets
W. H. Abbott
Frederick Alexander
W. A. Campbell
Raymond J. Little
Walter Merrill Hall
Ls. Ki. Mahan
Elliott Binsen
D. R. Pell
Howard Voshell
Philadelphia
Yale News urges prewar football schedule for Yale and Harvard
The Yale News demands Yale play intercollegiate football on a prewar schedule. It urges Harvard to appear in the bowl next fall and Yale to play at Palmer Stadium Princeton. The piece says the situation needs immediate attention.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale News
Harvard
Palmer Stadium
Princeton
Johnson Rejects Special Rail Rates for Baseball Players
T-Ban Johnson, president of the American League, announced Thursday the league would refuse to join a proposed government request for special railway rates for baseball players.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Sluggers shine as major leaguers visit St Louis and New York
The report lists multiple players and teams excelling across the NL and AL including McGraw’s Giants, Douglass’ Cubs, Pipp with the Yankees, Ruth, Altrock, and others. It notes gains by St Louis and Washington in western invasion, with strong hitting feats and pivotal games in New York, Cleveland, Boston, and Chicago.
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Atlantic
Cardinals
Giants
New York
McGraw
Anson
Nick Altrock
Washington
Nick
Veach
Walker
Detroit
Judge
Wood
Cleveland
Gilhooley
Peckinpaugh
N Y
Yanks
Smith and Nunamaker
St. Louis
Browns
Fletcher
Kauff
Rariden
Killifer
Chicago
Cubs
Caton
Pittsburgh
Hendricks Delivers Cardials First Win at Polo Grounds
Former Giant star Jack Hendricks as Cardinals manager led a win over his old team at the Polo Grounds. He denies a grudge tale with John McGraw and predicts his hitters will improve as Marty Kavanaugh shines in the infield.
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Jack
Giants
Polo Grounds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Hendricks
John McGrave
McGraw
Andy Freeman
Marty Kavanaugh
College Athletes In Annual Meet
Star athletes from 16 midwest colleges arrived in Chicago to compete in the Western Conference outdoor track and field championships preliminaries at Stagg Field. Qualifying heats for 440 and 880 yard dashes and trials for javelin and bomb throwing will determine finalists for Saturday’s finals. 157 entries overall. Michigan and Missouri expected to share top honors.
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Chicago
University of Michigan
Missouri
Rosner Set for Flyweight Title Bout in Akron
Johnny Rosner, claimed flyweight champion of America, arrives Friday to train for his 10th bout with Eddie Lavery at the armory. Promoter Ned Chernoff says Rosner is en route and Lavery anticipates a popular decision. Eddie Davis of Cleveland will referee. About 107 trainees from Akron University government air repair school will be Chernoff’s guests at the fight.
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Akron
Johnny Rosner
America
Eddie Lavery
Armory
Ned Chernoff
Rosner
Lavery
Isddie Davis
Cleveland
Akron University
Government Aire Repair School
Chernoff
Lightning strikes kill horses at Marion fairgrounds
At the Marion fair grounds on Thursday a lightning bolt struck a large barn killing two horses Teddy B. a pacer from Calvin Price's stable and a green trotter owned by Ross Castell of Waldo. Lewis Clark his Montpelier helper E E Everhart and trainer A B Morris were stunned.
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Marion
Teddy B
Calvin Price
Ross Castell
Waldo
Fair Grounds
Lewis Clark
Montpelier
Ind
E. E. Everhart
A. B. Morris
Castell
Hinton Loses Poy in Pittsburgh Circles
Local sports circles mourn veteran Hinton known for decades of play as he is laid low by locomotor ataxia. The former Canton figure, once a lively competitor, now lives confined by rheumatism and weakness.
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Pittsburgh
Red Hinton
Loag
Ile
Sen
Sad Hinton
Canton P
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Industrial League
Daily News
National Federation
United Alloy and Steel Foundry
Central Steels
Cantonians
Westenders
Salsbury
United Alley Combine
Rube” Watkins
Watkins
Hart
Richards
Profit
Gay-Lord Tailored Clothe
Youngstown
Caddock
Lewwis
Bie Txirler
Goodyear Co
Stark
H. P. Walters
Tescar
Marquard
Brooklyn
Pirates
N.L
Douglass
N. L
Phillies
Pipp
Yankees
Red Sox
Boston
Ruth
Bagby
Ee Paskett
Deal
Gruise
Nationals
Cutshaw
Milan
Cobb
Jack Hendricks
New York Giants
Bolt
Hinton
Poy
Cluett
Peabody Aco
Knox
K Knox
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Tuscarawassst
W.C. Green Co
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