Black Gold Wins Kentucky Derby in Narrow Finish
RAIS J. WALSH reports on Black Gold's narrow Derby victory at Churchill Downs from a field of nineteen. The horse, trained by H. Webb and foaled in Lexington, has fourteen wins in twenty-three starts and earnings around $90,000. Eastern critics debated Bracadale's placement while Black Gold targets the Latonia and Ohio Derby prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Black Gold
Churchill Downs
Mona Liza
Maple ‘Heights
Back Gold
H. Webb
Algo
Ang
Chilhowee
Beau Butler
Altawood
Bracadale
Evan
Sinclair
Bradk
Ascell
Lexington
Webb
Wise Counsellor
Mississippi Valley League Scores and Results
Saturday results show Detroit over Philadelphia 9 to 6 and Boston 5 over Chicago 4. National League games include Chicago 4 New York 2 and Boston 8 Cincinnati 4. Mississippi Valley League notes Rock Island 8 3, Moline 5, Dubuque 7 Cedar Rapids 4 with Burlington Waterloo rain and Ottumwa Marshalltown rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Rittaburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Rock Island
Moline
Dubuque
Cedar ‘Rapids
Burlington
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Detroit
National
Pittsburgh
Nationa
Wallace Veteran Rider Tops Maryland Season 1924
Wallace the veteran jockey led Maryland's 1924 season with 23 wins in 101 starts from Bowie to Havre de Grace April 3 to 30. He also had 15 seconds 18 thirds and 45 unplaced runs. G Elis was second with 20 wins in 73 starts and C Gross was third with 13 firsts in 65 starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
J. Wallace
Maryland
Wallace
Bowie
Havre
de Grace
Havre, de Grace
G. Elis
C. Gross
French Air Rover Plans Pekin Flight After Canton Stop
Shanghai May 29 The French long distance aviator Lieut Pelletier D Oisy who reached Canton Sunday afternoon plans to resume his journey to Pekin tomorrow morning He and his assistant endured extreme heat crossing India His actual flying time from France to Canton was about 11 hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Pelletier, D'Oisy
Canton
Pekin
India
D'Oisy
France
Ching
Baseball Scores From A Busy Spree Of Games
Tagging all the bases after errors and strong pitching. The Yankees shut out the Indians 8 to 0 led by blows from Lutzke and Marberry. Senators beat Browns 6 to 3 while Phillies topple Cubs 8 to 5 with six second inning runs. Cards edge Braves as Mack doubles in the ninth. Robins top Dodgers 5 to 4 ending a Dodgers rally. Red Sox defeat Tigers 4 to 1 with Cale knocked out in seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutzke
Uhle
Yankees
Indians
Burlington Noses Out Colfax in Recount
Iowa City May 19 Colfax high miss in state meet tabulations shifted five points from Burlington to Colfax. Recheck shows Morris set a state record in the broad jump at 22 feet 4 inches, but was credited to Burlington. Winfield high was listed in third place with 16 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
City
Colfax High
Burlington
Calfax High
Morris
Winfield
Deschamps Fumes At Odds Favoring Gibbons
In Chicago on May 19 Francois Deschamps manager of Georges Carpentier protests early betting that favors Tom Gibbons of St Paul. He notes Gibbons failed to KO Battling Levinsky and questions why he is the favorite. Gibbons camp led by Eddie Wayne dismisses the odds as stable at 8 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Georges Carpentier
France
Francois Deschamps
Georges
Deschamps
Gibbons
Levinsky
Carpentier
Greb
New York
Church Wiggins
Bob Moha
Bogg McCormick
Gold Coast
Tom
Eddie Wane
Sir Gallahad Beats Epinard at St Cloud Race Track
Sir Gallahad 111 defeated the French horse Epinard in a private race at St Cloud track this afternoon. Epinard went as a heavy favorite while thousands of turf followers gathered from London and wagers ran high. Sir Gallahad had won several races this season and Epinard had run only once before this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jefferson Davis Cohn
Sir Gallahad
Epinard
St. Cloud
London
Sir.Gallahad
Big
Bpinara
Spanish boxers beat French pug Jim Morgan defeats Fred Mession
Paris May 19 The Spanish light weight hope Jim Morgan defeated Fred Mession forcing the Frenchman to quit in the fifth round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jim Morgan
Fred Mession
Vinton Falls to Waterloo in Opening Fairgrounds Game
Waterloo defeated Vinton 11 to 8 in nine innings at the fairgrounds as Radabaugh fanned 14 but was hit hard at times. Plaster and Walsh pitched for Waterloo and held Vinton to ten hits while Waterloo's offense produced the bulk of their runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radabaugh
Waterloo
Vinton
Fairgrounds
Radabough
Plaster
Walsh
Spanish heavyweight Paulino stops Marcel Nifles in fifth round
May 19 report from Bircelona notes Paulino knockout of Marcel Nifles of France in the fifth round. Other items include the ongoing Harry Hoffman murder trial in New York with courtroom clearing ordered by Judge Tierman and scattered baseball box score snippets listing players Harter Mosher Bryant and pitchers Walsh Plaster Radabough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bircelona
Paulino
Marecel Nifles
France
Raver
New York
Courroom
The
Curious
Tovey Tierman
Harry Hoffman
Maude Bauer
Staten Inoland
Regen
Planigan
Plater
Warish
Harter
Mosher
Bryant
Flanigan
Radabough
Dby Walsh
Plaster
French Beat by Americans in Rugby Test at Colombes
Gibson Nelson of Dekalb HL was struck and treated at Neuilly hospital after the U S rugby team defeated the French Olympic squad 17 to 3 at Colombes stadium. The French press condemned the rough play and hissing as the American flag was raised. B F Larsen of Provo Utah was also slightly injured in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gibson Nelson
Dekalb
United States
Colombes Stadium
Neuilly
B. F. Larsen
Provo
Utah
Blind Athletes Shine in National College Meet Records Set
Students from the College for the Blind excel at national events over the past week winning honors and setting marks. Clifford Stevenson and Robert Bullock lead standing broad jump at 8 feet 2 inches, with Edward Hoestatter and Dwight Bidwell close behind, while Harold Reeves posts 7 feet 8 inches. Henry Wilkinson tops 16-foot rope climb in 4 seconds as Tom Rice leads hop, step and jump with 23 feet 6 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bind
National Association
Clifford Stevenson
Robert Bullock
Edward Hoestatter
Dwight Bidwell
Harold Reeves
Vinton
Richard Butler
Charles McLaughlin
Chas. McLaughlin
Ralph Ferguson
Grover Day
Clarence Scamp
Robert
Buena Vista Track Meet Set for Storm Lake Saturday
Buena Vista college interscholastic track meet will be held at Storm Lake on Saturday May 24 with entries from Cherokee Carroll Cushing Sioux City Fort Dodge Rock Rapids Early Cleghorn Fonda Laurens Marcus Estherville Mason City spit Lake Milford Humbolt Dunlap Pocahontas Holstein Harris Bradgate Sioux Falls Odebolt Sac City West Bend Findlay placed second in events. Notable marks include Findlay 7 feet 14% inches in high jump and multiple sprint and field results led by John Kucera Quentin Renshaw Vera Bixler and Nellie Moore among others. national record noted in Bixler’s broad jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Carroll
Cushing
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Rock Rapids
Early
Cleghorn
Fonda
Laurens
Marcus
Estherville
Mason City
Spit Lake
Milford
Humbolt
Dunlap
Pocahontas
Holstein
Harris
Bradgate
Sioux Falls
S. D
Odebolt
Sac City
West Bend
Bernard Riley
Vera Bixler
Maxine Baker
Daisy Hess
Hazel Fortsch
Lillian Lee War
Bernice Philby
Eva Hongan
Nellie Moore
Lola Menzel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rais J. Walsh
Washipston
Air Rover
China
Marberry
Shocker
Senators
Browns
Phillies
Cubs
Mack
Cardinals
Braves
Reda’ Bral
Robins
Red ‘Sox
Tigers
Cale
Colfax
Pugs
Peoples Savings Bank
Zey Peoples Savings Bank
Bru i McCaleb
Aga
Lyneh
Rena
Heat Nugent
Roettcher
Geauga
Ma Yarter
Cratsley
Metcalf
Pate
Fagerland
Baker
Cedar Rapids
U. S
Buena Vista
Ero Remedy
Goa
Ohio St
Caicego
Wrigley’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!