Ruth and Dempsey Vie for Cups and Honors Today
Babe Ruth closes gap in American League batting race with a single, while Heisman goes hitless as Ruth trails by a few points. The first trials for the American Davis Cup team are set for New York next Sunday with doubles lines featuring Kinsey against Wallian Johnston and Clarence Gritty, and Vincent Richards and Francis Winter against Cotforth partners. Sports notes cover boxing promoter James Cotforth offering Dempsey and Fir e large purses, Gibbons eyeing eye trouble affecting form, and other regional updates from Pittsburgh and Chicago clubs.
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Clarence Gritty
Vincent Richards
Francis
Promoters Battle Over Dempsey Wills Fight Plan
Henry J. adits United Press Star. In New York promoters clash over the next heavyweight title bout. Dempsey may meet Firpo at Polo Grounds on September 11 or Wills could be named as the opponent for the champion at Yankee Stadium on Labor Day. The New York Boxing Commission weighs which faction gets the gate money while Giants owners, via Tex Rickard, press to avoid immediate licensing. Paddy Mullins, Wills manager, appeals that Wills has first claim after signing a contract over a year ago.
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United Press Star
New York
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Polo Grounds
Fitpa
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Tex Rickard
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Oldest ball player to perform here with Ha vana Red Sox
Pop Watkins, coach of the Ha vana Red Sox, is billed as the oldest active baseball player in the country at 66. His career began in Brooklyn and has spanned every state. He survived multiple injuries including broken ribs at Bayonne and Oil City, a broken nose in Brooklyn, and a fractured limb in a sliding collision with Hans Wagner. Watkins formerly played in the Interstate League with Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Home Run Leaders From Historic Baseball Season
A fragmented list highlights top home run leaders and notable hitters across teams. Names include Williams Ruth Meusel Tobin Traynor and others, with references to Browns Giants Cubs and Indians among the standings. Some entries are garbled but point to key sluggers and their teams.
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Phil Ruth
Yaris
Escer
Ken Willams
Browns
Hellman
Tigers
Millar
Cubs
Meusel
Giants
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Browns Brower
Indians
Miller
Athletics
National League yesterday results and standings
Yesterday in the National League Brooklyn and St Louis played to a 0 0 draw Cincinnati and Philadelphia split a pair with a 5 4 second game win for Cincinnati New York routed Pittsburgh 17 2 in the second game Standings show New York leading with 38 wins Pittsburgh 30 Chicago 30 etc Today’s games list include Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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St. Louis
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Washington and St Louis Split Baseball Scores
Newswire baseball results from the American League show Washington beating Detroit 1 to 0 while St Louis defeated Philadelphia 6 to 2 in the first game and tied 4 to 4 in the second. Cleveland edged Boston 5 to 4 in extra time. New York defeated Chicago 6 to 3. Standings list New York atop the league with Cleveland and St Louis close behind. Detroit sits mid-pack as the schedule notes today include Chicago at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. The report also mentions a note about odor masking during musk testing and safety measures.
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SOGGS HURLING GREAT BALL FOR ERIE VETERANS
Albert Lefty Soggs, a Corey boy, is making a name in federal league baseball as the Erie Veterans rely on his pitching and late innings work. In last Sunday's defeat to the Polish Nationals the Veterans staged three extra inning games in four outings, highlighting Soggs and Lefty Lopes as key contributors to a high tension stretch.
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Vincinnati
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Nationals
Coolidge Anxious Waits News In Vermont Village
Vice President Calvin Coolidge remains in Plymouth Vermont awaiting word on President Harding’s progress. He stands in farm clothes beside the General Store phone, listening to secondhand reports while locals gather for updates from San Francisco.
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James Cotforth
Tir Tutor
Mexico
Jack Dempsey
Luis Angel Fire
Plymouth
Cal
Coolidge
Vermont
Harding
Ron
Waslington
United States
Green Mountain
San Francisco
Twilight Baseball Postponed Then Rescheduled for Thursday
The Twilight League postpones the Verdians versus Hi-Clerks game originally set for Wednesday to Thursday at 6 am in the Ajax room. Radiator and Radia tor lead the league, with Rardsons seeking a repeat victory as Hi-Clerks aim to avenge last week’s defeat.
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Rardsons
HiClerks
Fieht Ang Ross
Assur
Baseball Scores and Standings Tumble in Confusing Report
A jumble of game results appears with the Reds winning 75 to 41 and moving into second place while Washington’s Walter Johnson blanked Detroit. Other notes include Robins beating the Cardinals and Pirates edging the Giants as Cleveland topped Boston in a doubleheader. An appeal for a housekeeper position and a lost bill folder are also listed.
Postponed Games Highlight Fractured Schedule
Fragmented report notes multiple postponements in a national league last evening. It mentions disrupted games and shifting dates, with references to archival manuscripts and a confusing mix of names and numbers.
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