Tilden and Wills Lead Wimbledon Tourney Debut
Wimbledon opens with American stars Tilden and Wille as top attracts while 15 year old Sydney Wood draws attention. Lacoste faces Wood after recent French victory as center court teems with international talent despite limited seating.
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Helen Wille
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Young Wood
Rene Lacoste
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St. Cloud
France
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Wirobiedoni
G. A. Pratt
England
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Japan
Landry
Wood
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William Washburn
B. Timmer
Holland
Wimbledor
Mackmen Hit In Pinches To Beat Chicago
Philadelphia wins 6 to 2 over Chicago White Sox in game one of the series at Shibe Park. Alphonse Thomas delivered in the pinches to spark the victory, dropping Chicago further from second place as the Sox fall to one and a half games back.
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Alphonse Thomas
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Cobb
Serereee Gilzxzi
S. Simmons Cf
Jacobs
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Pirates Avenge Loss With 7-4 Victory Over Braves
Pittsburgh defeated Boston 7 to 4 as pirate catcher Earl Smith knocked Bancroft unconscious with a jaw blow causing-cut jaw injuries to Bancroft. Smith led a first inning lead that held. Team notes include Moore Rhyne and Waner contributing at bat while Kremer yielded three walks and 13 9 innings.
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Harris
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Rmith
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Forbes Field
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Bancroft
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Empire McCormick
Cubs Slump Continues as Phillies Take 7 2
Chicago suffers a second straight loss, 7 to 2 at Philadelphia after leading 2 1 late. Phillies ace Osborn limits Cubs as McCarthy’s squad drops to a five game skid following a long winning streak.
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Jon McCarthy
Bruns
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Tworbase
Smith Pokes Bancroft In Nose During Pirate Game
At Forbes Field Pittsburgh catcher Earl Smith slugged Boston manager Dave Bancroft in the seventh inning spark. Bancroft required stitches for a facial cut and left the field. President Heydler said the league would investigate the incident and awaited the umpires’ report.
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Forbes Field
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Kave Bancroft
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Earl Smith
Heylder
Giants
Cincinnati
Lindbergh Raises World Championship Flag for Cardinals
Charles A. Lindbergh officiated at a public ceremony at Sportsmans Park in St Louis to hoist the 1926 World Series pennant and NL flag atop the Cardinals flagpole after their victory. He stood with baseball officials and city leaders as the crowd cheered the moment and he presented the team with championship rings. His mother waited in a flag draped box as the event concluded with mingled nostalgia and celebration.
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National League
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Kaplan Boxing License Revoked Over Deliberate Fouling
The New York state athletic commission revoked middleweight Phil Kaplan’s boxing license, equating to a lifetime suspension, after a recent bout with George Courtney in Gotham. The action targets Kaplan’s repeated fouling and ties to a gambling clique that manipulated bets, with the commission deeming the conduct unfit for a fighter and citing deliberate fouling as the primary charge.
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New York State Athletic Commission
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Handy Mandy Wins Amerian Derby at Washington by Five Lengths
Chicago June 19 Hydromel the chestnut colt that finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby won the American Derby at Washington by five lengths. Whiskery, the Derby winner, finished second. Bauer, the long shot, finished further back amid betting intrigue. Hydromel set a 2 29 pace breaking the previous record, while Handy Mandy paid 12.00 to win and 3.60 to place. The piece discusses gambling and implies sanctions may follow for misconduct in racing.
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Hydrémal
Washington
Bing
Cmck
Wiiskery
Raid
Buddy ‘Bauer
Deehy
Handy Mandy
Bauer
Hydromeniago
Hyarpmel
Perortes Whitney
Streight
Butley Bauer
Farrell's Wins Wheeling Open in Muddy Summit
Johnny Farrell, Metropolitan Open champion, won the Wheeling Open at Wheeling Country Club amid rain and mud. He shot 72 for a 248 total, earning $750, while Leo Diegel finished second with 144, $400 prize. Bill Mehrhorn third with 150, $400. P Hart 151, $260. Kirkwood and Weichman / Rogers split $150. event drew 67 players.
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Johnny Farrell
Wheeling Country Clu
Leo Diegel
White Fiatns
Farrell
Diesel
Bill Mehrhorn
P. Hart
Jos Kirkwood
Clem Weichman
Tom Rogers
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