White Sox Blasted By Yankees In Fourth Straight Licking
The Yankees beat the White Sox 8 to 3 as Ted Blankenship faltered and Ray Morehart homered with two aboard. Babe Ruth added a triple and stole home marking New York’s third straight win over Chicago in the four game set.
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Ted Blankenship
Ray Morehart
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Barney
Washington
George Uhle
Fothergill
Detroit
Boston
Tigers
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Jimmy Dykes
Ernie Nevers
Stanford University
New York
Pirates
Freddie Fitzsimmons
MccGraw
Cardinals
Chicazo Cubs
Jess Petty
Brooklyn Portsider
Cubs
Robins
Wilbert
Wrightstone
Cincinnati
Hagen and Sarazen Test New Oakmont Course
Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen arrived in Pittsburgh to practice on the remodeled Oakmont course for the upcoming American Open next week. Top contenders include Bobby Cruikshank Johnny Farrell Leo Diegel Wild Bill Mehlhorn Emmett Franch Willie Klen and Ryder Cup members. Aubrey Boomer and Tommy Armour posted the best scores in practice with Boomer and George Duncan carding 69, beating Armour’s previous 70.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Oakmont
Bobby Poet
Bobby Cruikshank
Johnny Farrell
Leo Diegel
Tee Sen Meeting At Chicago For Big Events
The race for the individual American track titles of 1927 opens today at Soldier Field with over 200 regional champions gathered. Months of training have prepared these sectional winners for the final test as the meet begins.
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Chicago
Soldier's Field
Track finals set for national collegiate meet day after prelims
The track season targets records from five years ago at the national collegiate A A games with eight conferences represented. Preliminaries were scheduled for 2 p.m. today to trim the field, with finals at the same time tomorrow.
Baseball Scores: Fairmont, Johnstown Lead Narrow Wins
Yesterday's results show Fairmont defeated Jeannette 9 to 6, Johnstown beat Cumberland 6 to 4, Charleroi beat Scottdale 4 to 2, Clarksburg defeated Wheeling 8 to 7. For each matchup, notable scoring runs and late-inning shifts decided the outcomes.
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Jeannette
Johnstown
Cumberland
Charleroi
Scottdale
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Christians Triumph as St Pauls Fall 6-5 in Key Game
Christians edged St Pauls 6-5 after a fourth inning rally aided by two base knocks and errors. Pownall Bennett Smith Keeter Bott Hunt led St Pauls with two hits apiece. Norris and Paugh starred for the Christians. Standings show Christians at 7-5, St Pauls at 5-5 with upcoming games today featuring Chicago at New York and others.
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St. Paul’s
Jon
Evans
Fairmont
Cumberland
Scottdale
Christians
Clarksburg
Jeannette
Wheeling
Johnstown
Charleroi
Pownall
Bennett
Smith
Keeter
Bott
Hunt
Norris
Brooklyn
Boston
L. Paugh
Jackson
H. Young
Paugh
Davis
Peer
Rick'ber
Newton
P O
W. L. Pet
Chicago
Philadelphia
C. Paugh
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Humphreys
Detroit
M. B. South
Scores Reported From League Matchups Across Cities
Wheeling at Fairmont Cumberland at Scottdale Johnstown at Jeannette Clarksburg at Charleroi New York 12 Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 6 Boston 1 Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 5 Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3.
Historic baseball scores reach across cities
Game results show New York defeating Chicago 8 to 3 while Philadelphia tops Cincinnati 9 to 3 and St Louis defeats Boston 4 to 3. Detroit also wins 8 to 4 and Cleveland posts a 7 to 1 victory, with Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh remaining on the slate.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit Tigers Batting Slump Breaks Fans Hopeful For Morality Era
By Norman E Hrown the Detroit Tigers show a puzzling decline in batting power. Last season they ranked high in runs, total bases and hits, while this season they fall in runs and bases, stay strong only in triples and steals. Morality’s pitching improvement contrasts with the lack of hitting, leaving fans puzzled.
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Norman E
Detroit Tigers
Cobb
Detroit
Ranka
Heilmann
Fothergill
Manush
Blue
McManus
HW Comet Discovered by Danish Astronomers
Cambridge mass June 9 discovery of a new comet announced in a cablegram to Harvard Observatory from Copenhagen bureau of astronomical telegrams. The message says the discovery was made on June 7 by Gale at Sydney New South Wales. The comet lies in the southern Pisces Austrinus known as the southern tish.
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Mass
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Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams
Copenhagen
Gale
Sydney
New South Wales
Fights Tonight Feature Card Lands In Three Cities
Red Chapman meets Honeyboy Finnegan in New York while Sailor Friedman faces Yvan Laffineur in San Francisco and Billy Shaw of Detroit takes on California Joe Lynch in Detroit. Each bout is scheduled for ten rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Red Chapman
Honeyboy Finnegan
San Francisco
Sailor _ Friedman
Yvan Laffineur
Detroit
Billy Shaw
California
Joe Lynch
Traynor Stars In Armistice Day Echoes At Pirates
Local readers recall Harold Pie Traynor born on Armistice Day 1899 and now a key third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The article notes his strong fielding, aggressive style, and timely hitting since 1922, including a .246 batting average in the 1925 World Series against Senator pitching, after starting in Portsmouth Virginia in 1920.
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Framingham
Mass
Harold
Pie" Traynor
Pie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Traynor
Portsmouth
Effect of Athletics on Grads Studied by Researchers
New York June 10. The impact of college athletics on graduates’ physiques is under study led by Dr. Thomas A. Storey and Dr. Louis I. Bublin. The research covers football, rowing, track, baseball, lacrosse, cross country and hockey, with results due next fall.
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New York
Thomas A. Storey
Louis I. Bublin
Klan Holds Big Meeting On West Side Grounds
A large crowd attended the first open air Klan gathering at the high school athletic field last night. Klansmen and their ladies participated in features of the event amid dim lighting, making exact attendance hard to determine.
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Klan
West Side
Klan meeting likely planned summer activity draws city attention
Addresses were made by men presumed to be officers of the organization and the fiery cross was burned in the late evening hours. If the meeting had public significance, officers of the Klan gave no mention. The gathering appears to be one of several Klan activities planned for the coming summer, most of which will be open to the general public.
Royal Battle Planned Here Between Nats and Bobbies
Tomorrow afternoon at the athletic field a mixed best ball match features National Limiteds and the Philadelphia Bobby Girls with four foursomes and eight twosomes. Local stars like Rink Hefner Hug Henry Clyde Hickman and Creed Westfall join Powell as the D and E receiver to bolster the Nat's lineup. The Bobbies likely rely on a pitcher catcher and shortstop as their key spots. The event starts at 3 30 with a nominal pasture fee. bring binoculars.
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National Limiteds
Philadelphia
Athletic
Rink Hefner
Hug Henry
Clyde Hickman
Creed Westfall
Powell
Minor Musings on Wonks and Lodge Members Presence
An unclear brief notes a wonk appearing in the presence of a solicitor for a lodge member ubipa. The text hints at a personal or organizational concern but lacks concrete details, dates, or named entities to establish a full news item.
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Lodge
Ubipa
Aly Retreat Planned Here In Grafton Chapter Event
A local Y M C A group in the northern section plans a two to three day retreat at the summer camp with a uniform program for the year. C E Benedict proposed the idea, aiming to coordinate club dates and a recreation program of revised sports. The retreat, set for late summer, is described as a major project for the Grafton chapter.
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C. E. Benedict
Grafton
Flashes of Life and World Notes Across Cities
A collage of brief items, from New York aviation hopeful Mise Luba Phillips planning a Rome or Vienna trip with a navigator, to Westminster Gazette praise for Helen of California after a Tapscott win. Humorous court remark in North Bergen and sociology of modern courtship noted by Mrs. Harriman.
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Associated Press
New York
Mise Luba Phillips
Rome
Vienna
London
Red Cross
Westminster Gazette
Helen
California
Billie Tapscott
South Africa
J. Borden Harriman
Weee Wheeler hits safely in fourth straight game record
Look back at June 16 1997 notes highlight Wee Wheeler as a leading ballplayer with a major league record for consecutive games with a hit. The piece also recalls career totals including 1719 runs and a .300 plus average in 15 seasons and lists teams including Giants Orioles Brooklyns and Yankees with a 1910 return to the Giants.
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Wee’” Wheeler
Giants
Baltimore Oriol
Brooklyns
Yankees
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