Red Faber Tames Mackmen as Sox Triumph 6 to 4
In St Louis and Pittsburgh the pennant race narrows as Urban Faber limits the A's to four runs and the White Sox win 6 to 4. Detroit and Boston split a doubleheader. Tigers plate 8 runs in the second game while 17 hits power their offense. Cardinals crush Cubs 13 to 3 as Hafey homers to lift Chicago.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athlet Jes
A’s
Chicago White Sox
Mack
Athletics
New York Yankees
Bridgeport
Raber
Urban Faber
Urban
Ossie Orwell
Sox
Jack Quinn
Eddie Rommel
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Red Sox
Owen Carroll
Charlie Ruffing
Tigers
Milt Gaston
Bob Fothergill
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Cubs
Cincinnati
Pirates
John McGraw
New York
Clarence Mitchell
Chicago
Chick Hafey
Ray Kremer
Reds
Purdy
Gregorio Brown Meet in Title Battle Tonight
New York June 18 Al Brown Janky Panamanegro and Vidal Gregorio of Spain meet in a 15 round bantamweight title bout at the Queensboro Stadium to decide the defending world champion status in the eyes of the New York State athletic commission. Brown has long ranked among the sport's top 118 pound lifters, while Gregorio is a rising newcomer in American rings with a fast-growing reputation.
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New York
Brown
Janky Panamanegro
Vidal Gregorio
Spain
Queensboro Stadium
New York State Athletic Commission
Gregorio
Coombs Becomes Exeter School Star Athlete at Boys’ Meet
Raymond Coombs nephew of Jack Coombs is highlighted as a star at Exeter School for Boys. Connie Mackets notes attention on him. In Wichita Kansas W L Young tribling from Macon Georgia outpointed Babe Hunt from Ponca City Alaska in a noted bout.
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Raymond Coombs
Jack Coombs
Old Athletics
Exeter School
Connie Mackets
Wichita
Kans
W. L. (Young
Tribling
Macon
Babe Hunt
Ponca City
Akla
Connie Mack says he has no plan to retire now
Philadelphia June 18 Connie Mack veteran manager of the Philadelphia Athletics denied reports he planned to win one more pennant and retire. He said he has no intention of quitting and hopes to manage when he is 70. He, 66, added health would decide.
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T’lk
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Mack
Balk rule change may push AL single season record
A new American League record for balks could be set this season after Bar-nard, AL president, instructed umpires to call balks on pitchers who do not pause before delivering. The change aims to speed play and aid base runners, drawing strong protest from pitchers and managers including Miller Huggins and Roger Peckinpaugh.
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Barnard
League
Miller Huggins
Roger Peckinpaugh
Southpaw Golfers To Decide Title
Nevada Iowa hosts the Iowa left handed golfers association annual tournament June 24 25 26. Joe Johnson state southpaw champion defends his left handed crown as Iowa remains the only state with a left handed golf association now in its four year existence.
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Nevada
Iowa
Joe Johnson
Confined for years after murder conviction tale retold
A clipped column relays a fictional slice from Charley Murray’s Buffalo Times benchside, detailing Teddy Hayes meeting old associates Mushy Callahan and Charles tid McCoy. Hayes boasts of fresh chatter while noting McCoy’s decade long jail term for a gun offense.
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Charley Murray
Buffalo Times
Teddy Hayes
Mushy Callahan
Mister Hayes
Hayes
Charles
Tid’ McCoy
St. Quentin Prison
Notable Baseball and Boxing Musings From Early Radio Era
A fragmentary sports column cites Blue Larkspur as a rail rider and Chick Evans as a top golfer, with Garpen tier ranking Tunney seventh in boxing. It notes Paulino, Schmeling, and Georges in contract talk, mentions Carl Lind as a standout but slow this season, and ends with a casual baseball player’s assessment.
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Larkspur
Chick Evans
Garpentier
Tunney
Paulino
Schmeling
Georges
Fighting der Schmeling
Carl Lind
Cleveland
Tall Pine From Joplin to Be Threat in Open
Horton Smith, a 21 year old from Joplin Missouri, bursts onto golf’s major scene after a record breaking winter. He won the North and South Open at Pinehurst and fired 66s in the French Professional Championship to seize the French title, then eyed the Open at Winged Foot with rising odds. Smith, Ryder Cup member, previously tied for 28th at Olympia Fields and 45th at Oakmont, faces the strong field with fresh confidence.
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Brian Bell
Associated Press
New York
Horton Smith
Golf College
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Pinehurst
Golfiing
Caracan
France
Young Smith
Oakmont
Olympia
Forty four trap shooters compete in Highmore event
In Highmore on June 18, forty four state trap shooters entered the Registered Shoot. A persistent high wind produced low scores for leaders Kreger and Richards of Redfield tied with 91 hits. Clarence Ott of Huron was second with 89, Telenger 88, and N. Peterson of Harrold 87. In the fifty target handicap Fisher won 47 while Ott had 46. Kreger also took the fifteen pairs of doubles with 25, and A Kenerf of Onida was second with 24.
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Highmore
Kreger and Richards
Redfield
Clarence Ott
Huron
Mr. Telenger
N. Peterson
Harrold
Fisher
Ott
Kreger
A. Kenerf
Onida
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
In Boston George Cook of Australia defeated Johnny Risko of Cleveland. In Braddock Pa June Wundee of Baltimore stopped Billy Algers of Phoenix. In Philadelphia Leo Lomski outpointed Matt Adgie, with Roy Clark stopping Big Boy Peterson in Minneapolis. In Chicago Les Marriner outpointed Napoleon Jack Dorval.
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Associated Press
Boston
George Cook
Australia
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Braddock
June Wundee
Baltimore
Billy Algers
Phoenix
Ariz
Philadelphia
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Matt Adgie
Roy Clark
Big Boy Peterson
Minneapolis
Chicago
Les Marriner
Champaign
Ill
Napoleon Jack Dorval
Pennsylvania
Bracelet Gift Troubling Leo Williams Protege
Leo Williams the heavyweight boxer carries a bracelet made from an elephant tusk given by his manager. The charm is said to grant a wish when he makes one, fueling talk of a lucky edge as he pursues a punch in the ring. Williams, born in the African jungles, remains focused on training.
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McCoy
Hayes
Nas
Leo Williams
Leo
Canzoneri Offered Two Title Bouts in Feather to Lightweight
In Chicago on June 18 Tony Canzoneri, former featherweight champion, can choose between two divisions after accepting terms from Paddy Harmon for a shot at Sammy Mandell’s lightweight crown by August 30. Ted Morgan, junior lightweight champ, says he is ready to defend anytime Harmon selects and names Canzoneri as his opponent. Nate Lewis, the matchmaker, left for New York to discuss the proposals with Canzoneri.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneni
Canzoneri
Paddy Harmon
Chicago Stadium Corporation
Sammy Mandell
Ted Morgan
Harmon
Nate Lewis
New York
Bluejays Win In Believe It Or Not Battle
Giann Valley's undefeated Bluejays swept a weekend doubleheader beating St. Lawrence 8-7 in a rally from 7-2 down with two strikes left in the ninth and White Lake 12-4 after trailing 4-3. Pitcher Bernie Koch sparked the rally with a homer and led the scoring spree.
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Bluejays
Gann Valley
Giann Valley
St. Lawrence
White Lake
Ripley’s
Bernie Koch
Gaiin Valley
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