Chase Leads Batting as Gridders Ready Field Return
Lydford Chase the catching standout leads the Independent batters with a .625 average and five hits in eight at bats as Walters and Group also post strong marks. The piece notes two players leaving for two weeks with Company A and discusses upcoming field use, bowling leagues, and a projected Sorry-Titusville lineup for an afternoon game.
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Matt” Chase
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Carl Coates
Stan Conrad
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Louis Eyes Baer in Comeback Fight in Chicago
Chicago July 17 Joe Louis seeks a September comeback start with Max Baer as his opponent and Soldier Field as the proving ground.
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Baer
Chicago
Joe Louis
Max Baer
Soldier Pield
Indians Rise To Second In East As Yankees Lead
The erratic Cleveland Indians on a seven of eight road trip rise to second in the American League standings, threatening the Yankees for the pennant. Johnny Allen pitched five perfect innings in a 7 0 win over the A s as Cleveland closes gap while Detroit, Boston, and St Louis factors shift. In the NL the Cubs extend their lead to two games with a 1 0 win in 10 innings over Boston. Giants edge Pirates 7 6. Cardinals fall to Phillies 6 2.
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United Press
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Steve O'Neill
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France Defies Politics to Enter 100 Olympians at Berlin
After Germany occupies the Rhineland pressure grows to cancel France from the Berlin Games. France will send about a hundred athletes arguing sports should rise above politics. Baron de Coubertin founded the modern games and Paris hosted in 1900 and 1924. Greece will lead the parade with 24 athletes. Spiridon Louis will light the flame atop Berlin Stadium using a Greek torch. Tomorrow the United Kingdom, Haiti, and Holland follow.
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Berlin
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Radke
Amsterdam
Hilde Schrader
EECE
Greece
Spiridon Louis
Great Britain
Haiti
Folland
Yesterday's Scores Across Leagues
Results show American league games with Chicago beating Washington 9 to 7, St. Louis 6 to 4 over Boston, New York defeating Detroit 2 to 0, and Cleveland 7 to 0 against Philadelphia. National league scores include Chicago 1 Boston 0 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 6. International results list Buffalo 6 Syracuse 4 and Rochester 10 Newarke 8 with Albany 7 Taronto 6. Today Cleveland visits Philadelphia and Detroit meets New York among others.
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International Buffalo
Syracuse
Albany
Taronto
Rochester
Newarke
National New York
Betty Abernathy Wins Third Championship
Betty Shennethy of Oakmont Country Club captured her third title by winning the Seaman Cup handicap golf tournament at Westmoreland Country Club. In a three day event drawing top players, she defeated Mary Kuhn of Pittsburgh Field Club 2 up in the final, after Kuhn had earned medal honors in the 68-hole qualifier and previously held the state crown.
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Pittsburgh
Betty Shennethy
Oakmont Country Club
Westmoreland Country Chu
Abernethy
West Penn
Mary Kuhn
Pittsburgh Field Club
Olympic hopeful Harold Smallwood may still compete in Berlin
By Henry McLemore aboard 3.8 Manhattan July 17 officials will decide today if Harold Smallwood USC star can race in Berlin games after appendicitis. Brundage warned Olympians to abstain from gambling and avoid scanty dress while en route, stressing no overeating during training and travel.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
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Katchican Breaks Mark At Cleveland
Katchican set a new juvenile track record in heat racing at Thistle Down Cleveland on July 17, clocking a time near 59.45 seconds for five furlongs. Making Time, the favorite, finished third as Mary Vito nosed out Making Time for second. The previous mark by Banter had just been tied by Al Au Feu a week earlier.
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Cleveland
Katchican
Charles Nuckols
Zacaneista
Mary Vito
California State Fair to Host Daily Fashion Shows
Sacramento reports fashion minded state fair with public school students from across California performing three fashion shows daily. The event underscores a shift toward style at the fair with multiple shows each day featuring student participants from various public schools.
Local Basball Showdown with Penn Drakes in Titusville
Corry’s Independents host the Penn Drakes of the Queen City in a feature baseball clash. Titusville fans expect a strong home showing as Pug Mahoney of Erie likely starts for the Drakes, while Corry counters with Verne Groun Stan Conrad and Carl Coates in a three inning pitching arrangement. The game begins at 2 pm with admission set at 25 cents as locals look to witness a spirited exhibition against a powerful visiting lineup.
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Drakemen
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Yesterday's Hero in Major Leagues
Jack Wilson of the Boston Red Sox relieved and earned the win, driving in the winning run with a fourteenth inning single against St Louis after a ninth inning rally.
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis
Perry Wins Sastequane Singles Championship Match
Perry defeats Bryan Grant Jr of Atlanta in a tense match with scores 7-5 0-6 6-4 6-3 yesterday. The brief mentions used car dealers and a classified ad context.
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Red Pery
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Bitsy) Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Manero Signs Pro at Miami Biltmore
Henry L. Doherty, famed for signing Open champions, attaches Tony Manero’s name to the contract at the Miami Biltmore Country Club Coral Gables Fla Manero the 1936 Open winner at Baltusrol follows Sam Parks Jr Olin Dutra and Gene Sarazen as title holders in golf’s richest tourney the $10 000 Miami Biltmore Open featured by Soherty’s club.
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Miami Biltmore Country Club
Coral Gables
Fla
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Sam Parks
Olin Dutra
Gene Sarazen
Soherty
Aeros and Raymonds Meet This Afternoon
The Aeros face the Raymonds this afternoon at 5 30 at the Aero Field in the fourth City League contest of the season. The Aeros are undefeated with two wins while the Raymonds have two defeats in the circuit.
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Recreation
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Aeros
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Aero Field
Canadian youth claims title as O'Mahoney loses
Montreal crowd of 10,500 watched Dango O'Mahoney surrender the world wrestling claim after a 2 to 1 fall defeat to 21 year old French-Canadian Robert. Robert wore a $10,000 diamond belt and celebrated in the ring as police cleared the chaotic scene. O'Mahoney had invaded from the United States 18 months earlier and already suffered his second defeat since then.
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Lewis Bout With Gainer Postponed After Eye Injury
Pittsburgh dispatch reports light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis is being treated for a serious cut above the eye. His non title bout with Al Gainer at Forbes Field, set for Thursday night, is postponed to June 30 after a commission doctor recommended another week of care following a recent Chicago bout with Max Marek.
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Pittsburgh
John Henry Lewis
al Gainer
Forbes Field
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Max Marek
Chicago
State Athletic Commission
Optic
Whitcom Wins Irish Open In Dublin Golf Championship
English pro Reginald Whitcom clinched the Irish Open title in Dublin with a 2 under par 28 total over two holes.
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Reginald Whitcom
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