Tommy Loughran Is Outboxed by Johnny Risko in Cleveland
Tommy Loughran, the Philadelphia heavyweight, loses a close ten round decision to Johnny Risko of Cleveland at Mills Stadium. Risko’s body punching and relentless pressure built a lead after Round 3, despite Loughran’s late counter work. Risko outweighed Loughran by 12 pounds.
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Johnny Risko
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Cleveland Warrior
Eddie Houghton
Gene Stanton
Harmless 8 Round Semi Final Recounts Weights Houshton Stanton
Eight round semi final described as a harmless battle with Houshton weighing 180 and Stanton 210. Mentions Home Runs yesterday by Hutcheson and G Davis for the Dodgers, Verger and Olt for the Giants.
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National League Standings and Results Summary
National League results show New York 5 Brooklyn 3, St Louis 3 Cincinnati 2, with Pittsburgh and Chicago games postponed by rain. Other teams had no games scheduled yesterday.
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Baseballs Big I leads batting pace despite quiet day
Baseball leaders show 1910s style stats with Klein and Simmons atop the list. Al Simmons and Bill Terry, two of the Big Six, failed to gain. The American League results include New York 2 4, Boston 0 9, Detroit 9 St Louis 7, with several games delayed by wet grounds and postponed matches across the circuit.
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Erie
Sixty Types Macadam In Road Test
Sixty sections of cement-bound macadam pavement will be built in an experimental road near Elmhurst to observe which type is most efficient. The test aims to compare slight variations in cement-bound macadam for future road construction.
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Elmhurst
American Association Scores Reported from Various Games
Indianapolis defeated Columbus, Louisville beat Toledo 16-2, Kansas City lost to Minneapolis 1-4. Southern Association results show Memphis 0-2 and New Orleans 5-0. Two games at Rock-Birmingham were rain delayed.
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Birmingham
Strand Theatre Coupons Draw Big County Response
Merchants and county businesses launched a four week coupon program offering five and ten cent passes to Strand shows twice weekly. Over 8000 patrons used coupons in the initial four weeks, boosting local sales and Strand business while letting the public see popular shows cheaply. Wednesday and Thursday coupon days feature matinee and evening performances with Bondage starring Dorothy Jordan and Alexander Kirkland next Wednesday.
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Alexander Kirkland
Soviets Recognized by Spaniards in Madrid
Madrid July 27 The Spanish government recognized the government of Soviet Russia after a cabinet meeting with President Niceto Alcalá Zamora. Premier Manuel Azaña acted to stabilize the decision despite rumored internal disputes and a potential ministerial crisis.
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Friends Help Weyman Johnson in Clarkshoro Hospital
William Husky Johnson, a World War veteran, sick with diabetes and blood poisoning, received a $16.65 donation from Barrett Street resident Mrs Lucy Jones after friends in the city raised funds. He is recovering at St Marys Hospital in Clarkshoro and is grateful for the kindness.
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Father Rosemont Woman Dies In Kansas City
Miss Georgian Mettle of Rosemont receives word that her father George W. Mettle banker of Kansas City Missouri has died. Funeral services are planned for Saturday.
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Hornsby New Browns Pilot Plans Fighting Club
St Louis July 27 press report that Rogers Hornsby signed to manage the St Louis Browns through 1934 35 and will form a fighting ball club while serving as playing manager He plans to depart for Chicago to join the team and take over after waivers were cleared amid ongoing illness concerns in the community.
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Flemington Man Taken To Davis Memorial Hospital
D L Newhouse of Flemington was rushed to Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins for treatment. He is critically ill with flux, a disease blamed on impure water. Tests of more than eighty water wells by city chemist J O Mathes and county health officer Dr R D Stout found 52 with impure water, as Fleming ton reports seek remedies.
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Local men called to B and O shops recall
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company recalled five former employees to its Cumberland shops this week, a move that also touched several Graftonians who had formerly worked there.
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Local machinists depart for Cumberland railroad shops
Harold Haislip of Knotts avenue and Leo Neason of Wilford street leave today to begin work in Cumberland railroad shops after eighteen months in local employment. Four additional local machinists, names not available this afternoon, also resume Cumberland work.
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Rain Delays Western Amateur Golf Play
The Western Golf Association postponed the tournament's second round to Thursday after heavy rain turned the country club course into a marsh. Dallas defender Qus Moreland defeated Sidney Sacman 4 and 3 in the first round, while stars Johnny Lehman Billy Howell Emmett Spicer and Keefe Carter were eliminated.
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Oklahoma City
Warning on dangerous Lepiota Morganti mushroom risk
A U S Department warns of Lepiota morgani a deadly mushroom resembling the edible Lepiota procera found across Canada and much of the US northeast midwest to Texas. Distinguishing features include greenish gills at maturity and unreliable tests. children should be kept from mushrooms.
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Giants Take Double Lead Inning Battle At Brooklyn
New York Giants return home to beat the Dodgers 3 to 4 after a pitchers duel between Hal Schumacher and Ray Benge. Mel Ott homers for New York and Joe Hutcheson drives in all Dodgers runs with two circuit blasts. George Davis and Johnny Verger also connect for the Giants as Bill Terry lifts the ball over the park with Ott’s tenth homer sealing the win in the ninth.
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Lease Agency Clause Prohibited in Oil Trade Code
Washington reports informed sources expect a prohibition on lease and agency agreements that bind retail oil dealers to exclusive products of one distributor. A marketing distribution trade code is under formation by a special committee representing the industry with hearings closing yesterday.
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