Colt Pilot Tops Major League Batting Race In 1925
Ty Cobb shocks longtime rivals by belting five home runs in two games and leading the American League with a .500 batting average. The piece notes historical parallels with Cap Anson’s five-homer two-game streak and remarks on old-time respect for Cobb’s achievement.
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Georgia Peach
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Athens Daily News reports Stirling to enter May golf championship
The article notes Alexa Stirling will join the May 18 to 23 golf championship in Europe while on her honeymoon. It highlights her status as American champion and compares her to Glenna Cooney, suggesting Stirling’s dominance may be challenged and mentions other athletic talents in the region.
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Canton Daily News
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Akron Race Results Highlight Multiple Claiming Finishes
Akron entries and race results show several claiming events for three-year-olds and up across furlongs and miles. Notable finishers include Topper, Shoot, and Coax Me with varied purses and times, while horses like Kathleen K and Roseberry ran but did not win.
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Eames
Woodstock
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Bashful
Roseberry
Kathleen K
Carrol
Fen Mazonia
Thratlkill
Coax Meukon
Prince
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Farland
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Wrank Sumpter
Charles Henry
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Two Bouts Listed For Alex Hart
Lorain lightweight Alex Hart has two bouts planned in May. He faces Archie Walker of Rochester in a twelve round main event at Akron on May 18, after a postponement moved him from a May 12 clash with Charle OConnell. Hart also fights Dick Conlon at Johnstown on May 30, Decoration Day, in an open air show.
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Archie Walker
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Cleveland
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Dick Conlon
Johnstown
Decoration Day
Runnymede Wins Dee Stakes Race at Chester
London May 8 Runnymede owned by King George yesterday won by three lengths the Dee stakes race for three year olds at Chester. Lord Rosebery's Tissophernes finished second and Sol Joel's Glommen third. All three are candidates for derby honors. Betting was 6 to 1 5 to 2 and 100 to 8 against.
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Sol Joel
Glommen
Indians Hold Off White Sox To Tie For Lead In Series
Cleveland tops Chicago 7 to 5 in closing game as Sherry Smith allows 14 hits yet holds firm. Spurgeon collects four of the Indians 10 hits while Davis and Collins lead Sox, Brown series ends with a triple tie among Washington and Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
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Jeagle May Save His Eyesight in Slow Recovery
Fremont Ohio May 8 Clyde K O Jeagle Bradner lightweight who quit the ring months ago because of blindness is reported to be recovering vision slowly. He says his left eye is totally destroyed but the right eye may be saved and he will not return to boxing.
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Clyde K. O. Jeagle
Bradner
Jeagle
Ohio Wesleyan hosts Central District track meet at Delaware
Delaware May 8 Ohio Wesleyan University will host the Central District High School track and field meet. Field events and prelims Saturday morning, finals in running events in the afternoon during the Notre Dame Wesleyan meet. About 2900 athletes expected. Silver cups relay cups and medals offered for Class A and B winners and placers.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Notre Dame-Wesleyan
Kilmer to Auction Racing Horses at Belmont Park
Willis Sharpe Kilmer's racing horses will be sold at Belmont Park on May 23. The sale follows the death of three year old Sunny Man from alleged poisoning, a leading Derby and Preakness entry. Julius Fleischmann's horses will also be auctioned at the same event.
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N. Y
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Belmont Park
Sunny Man
Julius Fleischmann
Yesterday's standings and today’s baseball games list
Yesterday results across leagues show scores for American League National League and others with matches listed for today. Key notes include Philadelphia at Cleveland and Chicago at Boston among scheduled games and several high scoring totals in Southern Association.
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National League
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Question Box Sports Clarifications on Base Runners and Boxing Champion
The runner on third may leave as the fly is touched by an outfielder and is not ruled out when the center fielder mishandles the ball. Jack M An McAuliffe claimed amateur lightweight titles in 1885 and pressed Jimmy Mitchell for the pro crown until retiring undefeated in 1898. The American League declared itself a Major league in 1900 after collaboration among members.
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Jack M’auliffa
Jimmy Mitchell
Mitchell
M’auliffe
Wrights Unassisted Triple Play Highlights Pirates Loss
Glenn Wright of the Pirates pulled an unassisted triple play in a 10 to 9 defeat by St Louis. The game featured six eighth inning runs and 85 combined hits, with Shinners four hits for the winners and a 20 hit effort by St Louis.
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Pittsburgh
Bowling Green Beats Toledo In Six Match Victory
Bowling Green college defeated Toledo university five matches to one at Toledo yesterday afternoon. They plan to face Oberlin in Bowling Green on Saturday and will play Ohio Northern in Ada on Saturday afternoon.
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Bagby Signs to Pitch for Atlanta
Seattle news confirms Jim Bagby released by the Seattle champions of the Pacific Coast League will depart for Atlanta to join the Southern Association club. Bagby won sixteen games for Seattle last season and is a former Cleveland pitcher and 1920 World Series hero.
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Southern Association
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Derby fans wonder if east will bring victor
Louisville May 8 In anticipation of Pimlico and the Derby a slate of sixteen three year olds is carded for the preakness stakes with twelve derby hopefuls. Notable names include Swoon Back Bone Gold Stick Prince of Bourbon and Chantey among others. Swope the Fisher colt trained by Bud Fisher is noted as a favorite with Sande said to ride him. Derby week gathers visitors as Churchill Downs opens tomorrow ahead of Derby Day.
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Ouisville
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Backbone
Gold Stick
Prince of Bourbon
Almade
Chantey
Singlefoot
Marconi
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German Star Runner Houben Plans U S Tour
Berlin May 8 Hubert Houben Germanys star runner has accepted invitations from New York and Chicago athletic organizations to tour the United States.
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