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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1928

Page

6

Loughran Defeats Latzo In Fifteen Round Title Fight

Tommy Loughran, the light heavyweight champion, outboxed Pete Latzo over 15 rounds at Ebbets Field Brooklyn before about 18 000 fans. Loughran used clever defense to withstand Latzo’s attacks and preserved his title with a late surge. Latzo suffered a cut near the left eye as Loughran built a steady lead by the final rounds. Flynn Winn defeated Eddie McMillen earlier on the undercard.

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Tigers Edge Indians 8-4 in Cleveland Meet

Cleveland and Detroit clash with a 8 to 4 Detroit win. Langford homered for the Indians, while the Tigers rallied in the seventh inning to pull ahead and secure the victory.

Yankees Capture Exhibition Game in Toronto

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7 to 6 in an exhibition in Toronto, with both clubs using mixed lineups ahead of a scheduled International League Rochester at Toronto game. The box shows New York finishing 7 runs on a mix of hits and errors, while Toronto posted 6 in a competitive opener.

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Rain Delays Auteuil Tennis Championship Matches

Severe storm at Auteuil, France halts play in the international hard court championships. Jacques Brugnon survives elimination threats from Hawkes of Australia as plans for an all French semifinal fade. Women's singles matches are washed out, with Kea Bouman advancing to face Eileen Bennett after a 0-0 finish.

Autech France Tenia Atatium Héra Frogreas Jacques Brugnon John &. Hawkers Australia Miss Helton Wills Rollin Couquerque Holand Kea Bouman Madame Vaussard Eileen Bennett England Hawkes Brugnon

Fort Collins High Leads at Chicago in track finals

Fort Collins High athletes from California qualified heavily in preliminaries of the twenty fourth annual national interscholastic track and field meet on Stagg Field at Chicago. Some 200 high schools from 24 states compete as favorites head to finals tomorrow with attention on discus and other events.

Chicago Fort Collins Calo Stagg Field Elent Chicaqd Willam Deanrone Brownsville

Critz's Tenth inning homer lifts Reds past Braves 7 6

Hugh Critz connected for a decisive homer in the tenth inning as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Boston Braves 7 to 6. Val Bijinik and Ray Kolp provided homers to force a ninth inning deadlock, with Kolp getting the winning hit in extras as Rogers Hornsby debuted as manager. Multiple players contributed for Cincinnati while Boston used five pitchers in a tight, high drama game at Boston.

Boston Hugh Critz Ciicinnati Reds Boston Braves Rogers Hornsby George Sister Sister Val Bicinich Ray Kolp Reds Fite Pitehext Cincinist Dreasen Eee

Cards Beat Phils In Series Opener

PHILADELPHIA June 1 The losing streak of the Philadelphia Nationals reached seven as St Louis won the opener 1 to 0. Reinhart and Pruett dueled. a Friberg second inning homer after singles by Hatey and Roschger decided the game.

Philadelphia Stresk Philadelphia Nationals St. Louis Reinhart Pruett Phylles Aoxild Friberg Hatey Ant Roschger Phila Douthk Southern Ma Wen Thompson Munsch Bure Botomiey Olveh Unley Gl Denen Roetiger Whitmey Wilson Privery Lerlane Deitrick Boore Muns Weiberg Peuert Bane Lerlan Raettger Bareita Geran Bagen Wilton Fribert Murss Lerain Fribery Lettan St. Louie

Athletics conquer Buffalo Bisons 11 to 3 in exhibition

Philadelphia Athletes routed the Buffalo Bisons in an International League exhibition, winning 11 to 3. Proffitt Scott Pittak Daney Powers and Perkina contributed in a decisive Philadelphia performance. Final games were set for tomorrow as the event concluded. G Vance of Greensburg high school qualified in the 120 yard hurdles preliminaries but did not reach the semifinals.

Buffalo Philadelphia Bufalo Bisons International League Proffitt Scott Pittak Daney Powers Perkina G. Vance Greensburg, Pa

Major League Scores and Schedule Snippet

Yesterday results show Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh 10 and Chicago 4 with New York 4 Brooklyn 2. St Louis and Philadelphia tied. Today’s MLB slate lists Brooklyn at New York, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St Louis at Cleveland, and other matchups.

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Loughran Latzo Thriller Delivers Brutal Boxing Clash

The bout features Loughran and Latzo trading left hooks and uppercuts through fourteen rounds with Latzo pressing early and Tommy countering, cutting Latzo's eye and draining Pete's energy as both exchange fierce blows. Latzo unrelenting, Tomm y counters and survives to the final bell amid heavy blood and close action.

Latzé Lore Loughran Tammy Pete Latzo

Polydor Dominates Belm ont Feature at Belmont Park

Polydor seizes the Swift Stakes at Belmont Park beating Mowlee by two lengths as Scone wins the Belmont opener with Scone. Horse speed records show Polydor ran seven furlongs in 1 25 3-5 while owners William Ziegler Jr and Andrew Jackson Joyner profit from the results.

Belmont Park Polydor Mowlee Hildreth Moowlee William Ziegler, Jr Andrew Jackson Joyner Scone Mae Quince Abington Srrart Aleck Suhirben Sande

Giants Beat Dodgers 4 3 In Openers As Benton Dominates

Larry Benton pitched a complete game victory for the New York Giants, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 to 3 in the opening game of a two game set. O Farrell delivered a key single, Benton's sacrifice, and Ott added an RBI hit to seal the seventh inning lead. Brooklyn outhit New York 10 to 9 as Ettlatt pitched well for the visitors.

New York Larry Bendon Giant Brooklyn Essen Benton Tim Etlatt Wom Farrell Ott Bnaen Brooklyn Ab.f.pog. News Blatz Cf Linder A. Hendrick Herman R Bressler Manne , Garey Terry Bissonet Jackson Rhonda G'Perreleo Deberry Gil Benton Tyson Hargren Elliott Partrid Doak Zliott Cohen Ben+ton G'Deal Riconds Debberry Hendrick Debrty Mases Balla Deak Doss Woth Lindstrom Loatug Sllvitt Um— Dites Morgen Wilson Reardon

Senators Ready For Ohio Outfit

Powell's Senators prepared for a game with the All Pros from Columbus after practice at Laidley Field. Weather could alter plans but if sun comes out the club should tighten up. key players include Rome Boykin and Snag Fulghuo, with Mike Schmertz guiding the visitors and Lefty Murphy's Jim Ryan among the ex-big leaguers.

Powell Senators Laidley Field Columbus Focal Mike Schmertz Mike Gretch Brady Koblens Buckeye Dover Dolan Charleston Schmertz Jim Ryan Haines Lefty Murphy Boston Red Sox Ryan Clarksburg Mike An Rome Boykin Tox Fulghuo Boykin Cormly Bugs Chick

Minor League Results and Southern Association Scores

Baseball results from the Hanover Waynesboro Hagerstown Frederick Birmingham Lite and South Atlantic games show mixed outcomes with runs listed for each team. Notes mention players such as Bane Todd Riptey Taylor Shatzer Vandy Dodson Stockel Cunningham Woodring England Ward King Hickey and teams like Nashville and New Orleans. The piece also hints at Chance Shot possibly returning home to vie for victory as a redemption arc for the former champion.

Hanover Waynesboro Bane Todd Riptey Taylor Chambersburg Martinsburg Shatzer Vandy Dodson Stockel Cunningham Woodring Hagerstown Frederick England Ward King Hickey

American Stars Defeat Japanese in Davis Cup Play

In Chicago on June 1 the United States edged Japan as Tileen and Johnny Hennessey won singles to push the U S closer to the Davis Cup. Abe and Obta fought hard but fell in straight sets to begin the American zone finals.

Chicago Big Bu" den Philadelphia Johnny Hennessey Indianapolis United States Tileen Hennessey Tanaio Abe Yoshiro Obta Tden Abe

Pirates Hammer Cubs 10 4 Behind Grimes Pitching

Pittsburgh beats Chicago 10 to 4 as Grimes dominates early work and Blake struggles. Key plays include Bartell, Waner, and Heathcote driving runs. Beattie, P. Weber, and Wright contribute. McCarthy and Boo Jan ejected for arguing.

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Suburban Handicap Probable Starters Highlighted

Suburban Handicap probable starters listed as 6-2 6-3 and 6-0. Hennessey defeated Ohio 6-8 -3 6-8. The dowbie Victories nearly managed the American team entering the armie tmals in Europe.

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