Manhattan Roller Skating Racket Opens With Chaos
A six night six day program at Broadway’s Garden features Joie Ray in a roller skating marathon. Riders from four foreign countries and many cities collide on the banked track as veterans and young skaters crash, fall, and fight their way through the opening event amid a boisterous crowd.
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Edward
Neil Mateh
Fork Jung
Little Joie Ray
Broadway
Fran
Indoor Square Garden
Ches Ue Joie
America
Big Stix Batting Averages In Midnight Rowing?
A large crowd gathered, swelling to about 5,000 as contestants raced across the night. The piece notes an emerging, novel way to avoid sleep, with Jose joking about the pace and a crowd buzzing about the dizzying early miles and intense warmup.
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New York
California
Major League Leaders and New Arctic Meteorological Station
MLB leaders through June 10 include Herman Robins at bat 288, runs 48 Doubit Cards, RBIs 66 Hafey 15 homers, Frisch 18 doubles and triples, Klein Hafey 15 homers, Cuyler 13 steals, Grimes 10 0 pitching. American leaders Foxx 299, Gehringer 76 RBIs, Johnson 21 runs, Blue 6 triples, Metzler 7 steals, Grove 9 1. A new Soviet Arctic meteorological station opened May 1 on the Kola Peninsula at 2,800 feet.
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Herman
Robins
Doubit
Cards
Hafey
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Johnson
Blue
Browns
Gehrig
Yanks
Metzler
White
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Arctic Circle
Kola Peninsula
Gavuzzi Leads Pyle’s Racers In 60 Mile Run
Pete Gavuzzi of England again led the elapsed time in the Pyle New York Los Angeles road race starting in Yuma Arizona for today’s 60 mile leg to Calexico. Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey dropped from first after stomach trouble, finishing seventh on the 44.2 mile Wellton lap.
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Yuma
Aria
Pete Gavuzzi
England
New York
Los Angeles
Clexico
Cal
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
Wellton
Gavuzai
Pat Harrison
Miami
Ariz
Pete Gavuzai
John Salo
Standings and results from yesterday’s games
Charleroi 12, Fairmont 10, Scottdale 8, Jeannette 4, Wheeling 3. Cumberland 13, Johnstown 11 in 10 innings. Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 10, Boston 8, Cincinnati 7, New York 3, St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 9. Today Fairmont at Charleroi, Clarksbury at Wheeling, Johnstown at Cumberland, Scottdale at Jeannette, Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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Charleroi
Fairmont
Scottdale
Jeannette
Wheeling
Clarkeburg
Cumberland
Johnstown
Dames Today
Clarksburg
Jeannetts
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Lpet
Western clubs tighten NL race amid close standings
The Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs trail each other tightly in the National League as they split wins and losses. The Pirates lead by two games over the Cardinals with Chicago a half game back, while New York and Brooklyn also win. In other action, the Athletics stay atop the American League with wins, and notable results include the Reds beating the Giants 7 to 3, the Cubs defeating the Braves 10 to 8, and Detroit edging Boston 1 to 0.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Babe Ruth
L. Pet
Mil
Wirates Loseler Huggins
Lake
Wash
Chicago
Pirates
Athletics
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Robins
Steve Swetonic
Chick Hafey
Cardinals
Phillies
Cubs
Boston Braves
Reds
Giants
Lefty Grove
Waite Hoyt
Alvin Chowder
Yankees
St Louis
Pitt Star Accepts Invite for Special 100 Yard Dash Event
Collegiate quarter mile standout Datafion and University of Pittsburgh star has accepted an invitation to compete in the special 100 yard dash during the congressional games at Washington Saturday. New York boxer Jack Berg, England’s latest lightweight sensation, faces a stern test tonight at Queensboro Stadium against Stanislaus Loayza in a ten round bout.
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Datafion
University of Pittsburgh Star
Washington
New York
Jack
Kid’ “Berg
England
Queensboro Stadium
Stanislaus Loayzao
GOLFERS READY FOR OPEN TOURNEY AT WINGED FOOT
New York June 1 The field for the national open golf championship has been cut to 150 with 35 pros and amateurs already qualified for play at Winged Foot Club Mamoroneck New York starting June 27 More than 900 golfers sought the remaining 115 spots in qualifying Tests across 19 states produced shocks with former amateur kings failing to qualify plus veteran Winged Foot runner up Mike Brady Also notable was John Goodman earning the low score 140 at Omaha and Lighthouse Harry Cooper posting a 143 with a course record 68 in the second round
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New York
Winged Foot Club
Mamoroneck
N. Y
Jess Guilord
Jess Sweetser
Chick Evans
Evans
Chicago
Sweetser
Guilford
Boston
Watts Gunn
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Shim
Mike Brady
Winged Foot Pro
Abe Espinosa
Wile Ne Hunter
Gua Novotny
Omauw
John Goodman
Omaha Field Club
Johnny ‘Rovers
Denver
Jock Hendry
Minneapolis
Lighthouse Harry" Cooper
Buffalo
Tommy Armour
Oakmount
Cooper
Blazing the Sports Trail Through Track Legends
The piece recalls early track stars and coaches from 19th and early 20th centuries, recounting debates over who would win in modern conditions. It notes Wefers, Murphy, Hahn, Craig, Kraenzlein, and others, discussing Penn and Stanford teams and historical scores versus later rule changes and Western dominance.
Far West Coaches Pester East In Intercollegiate Rowing
Three young western coaches lead a coast-wide challenge at the I A A A regatta in Philadelphia. Stanford’s crew, led by Templeton, has won three straight races and dominates the field as Washington and California crews show potential edge in the East. The Huskies boast strong past performances at Poughkeepsie and 1928 Olympic pedigree.
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Jay Vessel
Associated Press
New York
Iim
Templeton
Stanford
Sumer
Robert L
Philadelphia
Hudson
Atlantic Seaboard
Columbia
Ebright
Xperts
Washington
Far West
Huskies
Poughkeepsie
California
Ulbrickson
Wash
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Countries
Fight results recap from Chicago Flint Newark and Atlantic City detailing wins by Porat Vicentini Fontaine Dundee Hu bert Be Joey Pea ier Rowe over Kell y O Dowd, Williams over Grove and others. Notable stoppages include Porat stopping Rocco and Fontaine stopping Williams.
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Chicago
Otto von Porat
Norway
Emmet Rocco
Elwood City
Luis Vicentini
Chile
Tommy Grégan
Omaha
Bart Mastro
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Newark
N.J
Vince Dundee
Baltimore
Izzy Grove
New York
Atlantic City
N. B
Joey Pea Ier
Washington, D. C
Frankie Brown
O Sf
Beach City War Memorial Picturesque Marine Park Plan
A coastal project in Beach City features a semicircular breakwater reaching 2,000 feet into the Pacific, forming a marine park and a planned $10,090,000 auditorium with a Roman style and southern California motifs. The site includes a theater, halls, and palm walks, facing a loch-like water area, with plans to host 1932 Olympic aquatic events and to replace an earlier 1905 auditorium built at a cost of 89,000.
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WAR Memorial
Beach City
Marine Park
Lang Bach
Cal
al Oral
Pacific
Calfornia
Plor Onl
Overnight News Roundup of Political and Crime Items
A dinner party in Washington includes remarks on the Democratic chairmanship with applause for a reference to Smith. A $10,000 silverware theft from Thomas W. Lamont’s Millbrook home is recovered hours later after thieves’ car chase. Senate Democrats in Washington block a summer recess. A drowning tragedy in Randolph with two daughters and Mr Henry Boardman, and other political notes from Washington, Reno, and Los Angeles.
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Ruskets
Smith
New York
Thomas W. Lamont
Millbrook
Washington — Senate
Democrats
Randolph
Henry Boardman
Washington—House
Senate
Reno
Nev
James Empringham
New York Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Moorestown
N. J
Georgetown University
Merco City
Vatican
Los Angeles
Heart of Santa Fe Springs
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J. W. Tewsbury
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