Bincy Saloalo wins Pyle's Bunion Derby after epic chase
From New York to Los Angeles the grueling transcontinental race ends with Bincy Saloalo of Passaic, a police officer, edging British Italian Gavuzzi by two minutes forty seven seconds at the final marathon stage at Wrigley Field. Salo completes the coast-to-coast trek in 26 hours 57 minutes 20 seconds, earning $25,000 top prize.
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Standings and Results From Multiple Leagues
Mid Atlantic standings yesterday include Johnstown 9 Fairmont 2 and Charleroi 6 Clarksburg 4. Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 3 in first. Boston 8 St Louis 1 in first, then Boston 6 St Louis 5 in second. Also New York 11 Detroit 7 and Chicago 3 Philadelphia 9 in separate notes. International League Rochester 6 Jersey City 5. Toronto 12 Reading 4. Huntington 7 Parkersburg 2. Motor buses have cut earnings of Indian railroads.
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Gink and Babe Lead Dodgers in Hitting Skills
Dodgers stars Gink Hendrick and Babe Herman show elite batting with averages near .394 and .373, respectively, amid fielding miscues. The piece notes their powerful slugging, with 18 and 24 extra base hits in limited games, while admitting fielding struggles and positions shifted to fit team needs.
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Athletes Lead as Reds Rout Burleigh Grimes in Gotham
The Athletics face a strong run late as Reds pound Burleigh Grimes and move near the top. Cleveland beat Detroit 10 to 7 while Philadelphia extended its win total to 39 of 51, aiding their pennant pursuit. Washington topped Chicago and St Louis beat Boston while the Dodgers, Giants, and Cubs show mixed results in a busy slate.
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Track stars shine in mixed Los Angeles and New York meets
Harry Chauca beats Clarence De Mar in the Los Angeles Marathon while Washington’s Claude Bracey fails to beat George Simpson’s 94-10 second 100 yard mark. Edward Esmond wins Chantilly Derby for Hot Weed as Chicago hosts a busy twilight program. Light Carbine takes the Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct, and a Chicago Cubs crowd faces disorderly conduct charges after a near riot at the Phillies game. Princeton-Yale Evans clash sees Princeton win 7 to 3. Also reports of a four car smash up near Altoona, a postponed 10 round bout in Chicago, and the death of Charles Leonard.
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Zeppelin postponement report corrected by company
Friedrichshafen Germany June 17 The Zeppelin company rejects a Telegraph Union dispatch that the Graf Zeppelin trans Atlantic flight to the United States has been postponed until 1980 deeming the report incorrect.
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Boxing stars to be active during week card highlights bantamweight scramble
New York June 17 A national push to crown a bantamweight champion centers on a 15 round Brown vs Gregorio clash with the New York State Athletic Commission set to recognize the winner as defending titlist. The card also features Kid Chocolate vs Terry Roth and Pete Myers vs Tony Vacarelli with Young Stribling returning in Wichita.
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Major League Leaders and pennant race notes
National leaders through June 16 feature Frisch of the Cardinals with 84 hits and 64 runs batted in while Hafey also stars with 64 RBIs and Klein Hafey and Caras each with 16 homers. In pitching, Grove of the Athletics notches 10 wins against 1 loss. American batting top is Foxx with .409, Gehringer leads runs with 54, Manush 84, Simmons 67. Johnson 22 doubles. The piece also discusses Yale’s speed in the four mile race and Lefty Grove’s ongoing battle with the Yankees, noting his 10 wins and single loss this season.
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Harvard Yale Thames Race Looms In Historic Clash
Alan Gould notes the key eastern fronts this week pit Harvard varsity against Yale on the Thames and the Yankees' world title defense against the Athletics in the American League race. The debate continues through this weekend with five games packed into three days as the cases unfold next Friday.
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Navy plans huge hangar for new ships Akron Ohio
Akron readers learn of an immense Goodyear Zeppelin factory and dock being erected at the Akron airport. The parabolic arch hangar, 208 feet high, 825 feet wide, and 1,176 feet long, will house two United States Navy airship giants. The structure, built of steel, stands on rollers to expand and contract with temperature. End doors, 200-foot radius, and four 17 1/2 horsepower engines power the doors. Dr Karl N Arnet, Goodyear executive, oversaw the project as vice president and chief engineer.
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