Bottomley Vies for Batting Title as Hornsby Holds Lead
In major and minor leagues, top batters show shifting averages. Rogers Hornsby remains the NL leader at .394 while Jimmy Bottomley climbs to .382 with nine hits in seven games and moves toward leader Hornsby in total bases.
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Tris Speaker
Cleveland India
Harry Ricé
St. Louis Browns
Harry Heilmann
Tygers
Ty Cobb
George Sisler
al Simmons
Athletics
Sisler
Speaker
Rice
Cobb
Heilmann
Ken Williams
Browns
Bob Meusel
Yankees
Williams
Johnny Mostil
White. Sox
Lamar
Philadelphia
Barrett
Chicago
Wingo
Detroit
Hale
E. Rice
Washington
Collins
J. Sewell
Cleveland
Cochrane
Jimmy Bottomley
Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Bottomley
Jimmy
Max Carey
J. Wilson
Phillies
Jack Fournier
Milton Stack
Fournier
Stock
Brooklyn
Burrus
Boston
Harper
Wrightstone
Hiladelphia
Terryff
New York
Blades
Eddie Murphy
Columbus
Cedric Durst
St. Paul
May
Durst
Lebourn
Kansas City
Columbus Stith
Bunny Jef
Brewers
Brief
Duncan
Minneapolis
Russell
Christensen
Guyon
Louisville
Duneas
Tyson
Fowler
Ainsmith
Fisher
Canavan
Toledo
Butler
Camp
Nashville
Southern Association
Good
Atlanta
Gulley
Little Rock
Cullop
J. Stewart
Birmingham
Ejichrodt
Cunningham
Chattanooga
Bigelow
Tolson
Strohm
C. Anderson
Milan
Memphis
Mrs Dempsey Spikes Reports Opposing Wills Title Bout
Estelle Taylor Dempsey wife of the heavyweight champion today rejected rumors she opposed her husband appearing or supporting a color line. She said Jack and I are of one mind and he must fight to retain his championship. He will meet Harry Wills and should not draw any color line. She adds she is returning to the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Estelle Taylor Dempsey
Harry Wills
Jack
Morton and Brown Enter National Doubles Meet
St Louis players Brian I. C. Norton and Wray Brown will compete in the national doubles championship in Boston on August 24 and national singles in New York on September 14. Norton holds Texas Missouri state and Mississippi Valley titles. Brown reached the semi finals in the National Clay Court and Illinois State events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Brian I. C. Norton
Wray Brown
Boston
New York
Norton
Brown
Johnston Triumphs Over Richards In Gripping Tennis Classic
In Forest Hill New York on August 8 Little Bill Johnston defeated Vincent Richards in five sets 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-8 9-7 in a marquee intersectional match. The marathon contest narrowed Davis Cup position talks with two replays ordered for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hill
N. Y
Bill Johnston
Vincent Richards
Johnston
Richards
Holcombe Ward
Deuce
Johnston-Richards
Howard Kinsey
San Francisco
R. Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Ray Casey
George Lott
Chicago
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
George King
New York
Manuel Alonso
Spain
Francis T. Hunter
Beckley
W. Va
Robert Kinsey
Park and Clubhouse duel for Zoo baseball supremacy
Park and Clubhouse crews meet Monday morning at the Zoo to decide top team in a garden league. Lineups list Parkinson at second Williams at first Holderer pitching Bradley at third Miller center field Stephan shortstop Kopp left field Flynn right field Sommers catcher Heinen Jones Harvey as substitutes. Clubhouse stacks Moore catcher Gilliespie pitcher Shira first base Holzlin second Dunningan shortstop Saller third Brown right field Allen defense Adams Jf Dy Cavanaugh on the bench with substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Gardens
Park
Parkinson
Williams
Holderer
Bradley
Miller
C. F
Stephan
Kopp
Flynn
Sommers
Heinen
Jones
Harvey
Moore
Gilliespie
Shira
Holzlin
Dunnigan
Saller
Brown
R. F
Allen
D. F
Adams
J. F
Cavanaugh
Saratoga results first race at five events and scratches
Saratoga card lists six races with purses from 1000 to 10000. Maidens race features Lady Amb'dor and True Rock with odds and weights. Stakes include Steeplechase Hanticap and Saratoga Special for two-year-olds with Pompey and Flight of Time. Saranac Handicap lone mile event lists Peanuts and Silver Fox with times. Sixth race shows maiden five furlongs with Rock Star and Nichayo. Weather clear, track fast.
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St. Pl
Amb’dor
Barnes
Polroger
Coltiletti
True Rock
Huggins
Ales Ra
Roewag Fi Capson
Nompeon
Johnny
Aacuae
Hanticap
St. Pl. &H
McNair
Boatman
Eee Ae
Tim
Aphehiis
Haste
Sande
Pompey
Fator
Ams
M’ben
Biondin
Fiddlesticks
Sonami
Navigator
Revelry
Flat Iron
Nurmi
Peanuts
Costilletti
Silver Fox
Senelado
Swope
Laplander
Hisself
Danby
Sh. Squarson
Thompson
Humorette
Catrone
Harvey
David Harum
Hyperion
Songs
Rock St Star
Ite
Krummer
Nichayo
Shanks
Kiso
Ran Priteer
Profiteer
Buc Harris
Yman
Beneficent
the Light
Toyland
Warship
Jack Riger
Iraq
Kosciusko
Tallwood
Montserrat
Fancy Light
Temeraire
Brook Mead
Wits
Cliff Pee
Nders
Nese Enatemenes
Nellie Sweep
Laveeseee
Weather Love
Macys Aceite
Thorndale
Tom Tom
Miss Smith
Penllyn
Smile Maday
King Jimmy Se
Sunsini
Ereses
Cardenas
Méo
Mary Mc
Zeus II
Hawkeye
Disciple Gat
Bertram W
Idden Jewels
Rachel Potter Guvenor
Sete
Uty Boy
Dorothy Buckner
Eddling
Annie Lyle
Longs Postillion Seeree
Puncher Weteee
Georgia Rose
Lady Ox Reseenaweernes
Sunny Ducrow
Batsman
Tea
Nel
Sherman Sane
Venus
Sani
Sincere
Ramkin Donee
Billy Star
Tan Son
Hyanpo Sareseesares
Beulah Park Race Day Results Highlight Multiple Races
Highlighted results from Beulah Park across seven races. Top finishes include Red Skin and Plaid in race one, Get Em and Castlereagh in race two, Little Avon and Rock Court in race three, Rotarian and Maladie in race four, Isaman Seths Ak-Sar-Ben Wrangler in race five, Joe Joe Baleful in race six, and Great Northern Red Squirrel Stareeeee in race seven. Weather was cloudy with a muddy track.
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Moraes
Paden
Farland
Petraces
Ascenun
Fly Lady
Rob
Satana
Toombedla
Fernandes
Spectator
Sandy H
Allen
Castlereagh
Moore
Berg
Martha Moore
Virgo
War Garden
Haran
Uncle Abe
Red
Fleer
Little Avon
Rock Court
Hileman
Machiavelli
Hermba
Roma
Dora Lutz
Rocking
Bill McCloy
Paula
Eventide
Ciceroan
Jack Pot
Jedburgh
Helen G
Hendricks
Pearl Madelaine
Ciceronian
Isaman
Petracca
Seth
P’en
Gordon Shaw
Josella
Crystal Ford
Scissors
Wuhn
Joe Joe
Coonnors
Baleful
Corbett
Carlos Enrique
F’land
Day of Peace
Red Mill
Boo Boo
Gypsy Light
Slippery Smile
Baby Lane
Great Northern
West
Lee
Briankent
Ossaleen
Industrial Baseball Box Score Readout for Corcoran vs Andrews
Industrial baseball box score shows Corcoran with 26 hits and 12 runs while Andrews posts 26 hits and 12 runs. Key stars include Corcoran 4 stolen bases and Andrews 7, with Stauber and Evans splitting pitching duties and multiple errors noted by Wessel Krebs and Anderson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre
Corcoran
G. Core
Ab.h.o.a
HLO
A. Wessel
Piper
Krebs
B’gardner
Anderson
McIlin
Adams
Rt’mson
H.n’m'ter
T.t’mson
Hedley
Gaynor
J.n’m'ter
Baglin
Nedeen
Burn’te
Stauber
Penry
lalGan'ham
Evans
Andrews
Wessel
Rutherford
Lang
McLaughlin
Burnett
McDonald
Raceland Race Day Results Highlight Several Claiming Runs
The program lists multiple races with purses of 800 dollars, detailing horses like Virginia Queen Adventure Old Paige and Wendell along with riders Sylvia Montgomery and Hay. Times range around 1 minute 16 seconds for six furlongs with show pays and crowded fields across seven races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Queen
Sylvia
Adventure
M’tgomery
Paige
Hay
Sun Silent
Miss Em
Zennotta
Malear
K’narney Eee
Martha S
Bayliss
Elston
Bob
Greenup
Pauledda
Meri
Manuels
Kouns Hotel
Rust
Raw
Sea Court
Belman
Poland
Cdmncar Gebiss Casseeene
Charles
Pearl
Tesuque
Barrister
Smoky
Day
Halo
Lee
Alamour
Bramton
Sarmiento to face Lahood in Labor Day boxing main event
Helena Montana August 8 Pete Sarmiento Filipino bantamweight has a fifteen round bout set with Dixie Lahood of Butte as the headliner for the Labor Day boxing card in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarmiento
Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Pete Sarmiento
Filpino
Dixie Lahood
Butte
Coney Island Race Chart Battles Muddy Track Conditions
The second race for claiming three-year-olds and up at Coney Island ran 6 furlongs with a muddy, clouded track. A. Bakers filly Rosabella won despite a tough stretch drive from Bernice Harrar, while Fretwell and Mikado chased in the photo finish. Subsequent races featured Sweep-Gold Tea and Nocturnal among other notable finishes, with payouts listed for straight, place, and show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
Rosabella
Fretwell
Bernice Harry
Bernice Harrar
Mikado
Belle of
Elizabethtown
Pond
Ray, Jr
Eddie Rickenbacher
Sizzle
P. Whitney
Ci. G
P Seg Seenth
M. Goldblatt
Fannis
CS. Dockers
Owherks St
H. P. Whitney
Lawless
Escapader
V. Moo
T. C. McDowell
Waterflag
Escapador
Antiquarian
Muldoon
J. P. Gassaway
B. G
Gold Tea
R. Lewis
Gliorees
Wis
F. Oenoekers
Akes
Melly
Iassaway
Ear Foo
L. A. Lyne
Maximaneh
W. Garner M. Murphy
Equity
JO McCay
Ccisaucme
J- Koors
Phidias
Hooperish
OB. Bright
Dr. Tanner
Maximanek
Muaximaneh
Court Lady
Marcelline
White Bear Yacht Club Wins Cameron Trophy Again
The White Bear Yacht Club secured the Cameron trophy for the seventh straight year by winning the International Yacht Regatta on White Bear Lake near St Paul. White Bear defeated the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club from Winnipeg Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
White Bear Yacht Club
Cameron Trophy
White Bear Lake
White Bear
Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club
Winnipeg
Man
Rain Delays Western Clay Court Championship Play
Intermittent showers forced the postponement of all matches in the Western Clay Court Tennis Championship in Detroit. The schedule was carried to tomorrow with hopes to complete remaining games. if not, play will continue Monday.
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Detroit
Hawthorne Race Day Opens With Multiple Thoroughbred Contests
Hawthorne hosts a five race card featuring claiming purses of 1000 dollars and a 2000 dollar handicap. Notable runners include L Lubeck and Post Mistress in early sprints, Contain Seth and Raw Blue Seantie among two year olds, and Postillion and Time on the Rainbow Gardens Handicap field. Weather clear, track fast with several entries scratched or noted.
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St. Pi
Lubeck
Froggatte
Katherine Dillon
Little Phil
Keystone State
Hawkeye
Island Fairy
Seth
Teese
Mor’sen
Iy Canes
Stearns
Raw—Blue Seantie
Ali Baba
St. Pl
Postillion
Mortensen
Gibbons
W. Smith
H A Paenane
Mergler
Schaefer
Ramkin
Westwood
Royal Charlie
Slanderer
San Altos
Midwestern
Nore Il Se
Georgie
Cherokee
Lee
Rothermel
Jubal Early
Statler
Baker
Graeme
Try Pat
Max Brick
Stanwix
Flagstaff
Tyler
Wild Heather
Yo Rous
Dorothy Buckner
Soldier I
Safle
Singere
Savoy
Say’e McMashers
Hoag’d
Jimson
Zealot
C. T. Worthington
George Kuffan
R. E. Clark
Zanzi Flying Prince
Power
Fausto
Whiteboots
Bear Ass
Ky. Cordinal
Smith
Fort Erie racing results feature multi-race card and payouts
The Fort Erie event lists results across seven races with horses such as Revolt, Royal Pearl, Yakima, Exalted Ruler, Lady Choco, Muskallonge, and Kanduit. Purses range from 1 000 to 2 500 dollars, tracks noted as cloudy and slow, with multiple scratches and time records for each race.
Fort Erie Entries Six Race Card Highlights
Horse racing card lists seven claiming and allowance races at Fort Erie with purses from 1 000 to 1 200 dollars. Entries include Orphelia Devonite Hartelle and Mary Contrary in the first race and Donna Barton Vagrant Ditty in the second. Fourth and seventh races feature 1200 purse with three year olds and up. Track conditions and full field details are given for each event.
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Orphelia
Devonite
Receve- Hartelle
Mary Contrary
Ettie May
Lucky Antoine
Sheeran Lee
Canada
Donna Barton
Vagrant Ditty
OPIS
Southwest
Theo Fay
Tavia
Wavecrest
R. Kandy
Warehouse Man
el Canoe
Ereett Harpy
Juanita
Inc
Coventry Girl
Downsview
Poly ‘Galaesi
Yakima
Erlanger Entries Grey Aint Races At Erlanger Park Card
Erlanger Park hosts a Monday program with six races including a futurity course and one hurdle race. Entrants include Ocean Ring Beacon Flight and Sun Lover, with racing weights and marked entries across divisions.
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Erlanger Park
Segunda Ray Baden
Cecil ‘ Blue Blue Bill Lady Sure
Mission Girl
Fulia
Step Along
Bill Dixie Baden
Busy Me
Miss Mia Tabs
Hid Y Money
Nighter
Ray Gale
Ee Oakland Heir Iid
Koon Kan
Oliver Leaf
London Life
Black Streak
Dr. Medium
Tipton Bud Restless
Tecumseh Macurth
John D
Charlie Cha Diamond
Diggerance Amon
Kearns Aims to Salvage Dempsey Tie in East Day Drift
Jack Kearns manager of Jack Dempsey arrives amid talk of a possible new negotiation pivot. He could press for licensing steps to affect Dempsey’s status and seek a patch to the rift with the champion. King Solomon looms as a rival with rising momentum in the matter of Dempsey’s gilded skypiece.
Ray McAuliffe Wins Public Links Crown
Ray McAuliffe of Buffalo, N Y, former caddy, defeated Bill Serrick of New York 6 5 in the 36 hole final at Salisbury Country Club Garden City N Y to win the Public Links Championship. He advanced through a field of 98 competitors with a near defeat at the eighteenth hole yesterday and learned of a prank telegram to Serrick during the morning round.
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Garden City
N.Y
Ray McAuliffe
Bffalo
Bill Serrick
New York
Salisbury Country Club
McAuliffe
Gvery
Carl Kaufman
Pittsburgh
Serrick
United States Golf Association
Menifee to Box Harris at Riverside Arena
Arriving in Cincinnati, Menifee the Dixie Wildcat prepares for a ten round bout against Cowboy Harris at Riverside Arena Covington next Tuesday night. Menifee promises a different fighter with his slam bang style and hard hitting power. Lou Bloom meets Vic Ross in a ten round bout and Mickey Murphy faces Frankie Frisco in another ten rounder.
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Cincinnati
Yo ” Menifee
Dixie Wildcat
Ady
Arms
Riverside Arena
Covington
Menifee
Harris
Lou Bloom
Kentucky
Vic Ross
Mickey” Murphy
Frankie Frisco
Low Bloom
Frisco
Beetegt
Riverside
Illness Forces Miss Ryan Out Of Tennis Play
In the New York Women's Tennis Championships Miss Elizabeth Ryan defaulted her semifinal to Mrs. Molla Mallory after reporting illness. Helen Wills advanced to the title round to face Mallory while Ryan may still play in the doubles if recovered.
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Rye
N. Y
Helen Wills
Berkeley
Cal
Elizabeth Ryan
California
Seabright
New York
Miss Ryan
Molla B. Mallory
Miss Wills
Eleanor Goss
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
May Sutton Bundy
Los Angeles
Bundy
Marion Zinderstein Jessups
Wilmington
Del
Mary K. Browner
Charlotte
Hosmer
Helen Jacobs
Miss Goss
Joan Fry
May Sutton Buddy
Alice Harvey
Beckman Set for Title Clash With Arch McCallum
Beckman defeated Cordes 6-0 4-6 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Northern Kentucky tennis semi finals at Ft. Thomas. Archie McCallum beat A. M. Johnson 6-0 6-11 6-3 to face Beckman for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Kentucky
Ft. Thomas
Willard Beckman
Howard Cordes
Ft. Thomas Tennis Club
Beckman
Cordes
Archie McCallum
A. M. Johnson
McCallum
Sid Newman
Fred Burns
Stanley McKie
Middleton DeCamp
Newman
Burns
Lee Lantz
Virginia Ebert
Clara Louise Zinke
Louise Dom
Dick Franz
Ellis Flax
Chicago
Ohio
Three-Eye League Scores Roundup
Evansville over Bloomington 7 5, Decatur 3 over Peoria 7, Terre Haute 1 and Springfield 4, Decatur 4 defeated Quincy 3 in a league scoring summary.
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Evansvile
Bloomington
Decatur
Peoria
Terre Haute
Springfield
Quincy
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Wissen
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Kearns
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Champ
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Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
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Harry Wills m
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Jack Renault
King Solomon
Bill ‘Serrick
Box Harris
Arch McCallum
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