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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
5
The clipping mixes a golf tournament report from Sandy's Lodge naming runner up R Thompson with a note on Lieut V McCan who lost a foot in action and other dispatches about forces preparing to sail from New York.
Toledo June 30 reports Jack Dempsey ordered to curb heavy punching in training for his July title bout with Jess Willard. Tex Rickard urged lighter workouts, Willard plans two more days of speed training, and both camps weigh options on road work and conditioning amid debate over peak form.
In Pembina North Dakota on a Sunday afternoon the Pembina nine lost 2 to 1 to the All Stars from St. Vincent and Humbolt Minnesota. Errors produced all scores with Gaslinger limited to one hit for Pembina and Jenkins giving up two for the All Stars. Maxwell, Turner and Griffin stood out in fielding and pitching. The Pembina club had earlier beaten Neche 10 to 4 on their home grounds with Miller and Conmy collecting four hits each.
Sunday results show St. Louis beat Chicago 5 1 while Washington edged Philadelphia 0 and Detroit defeated Cleveland 4. Boston won 5 3 over New York. Philadelphia 4 routed St. Louis 14 and Cincinnati 9. Louisville upset Toledo 22 to 4. St Paul Minneapolis 8 1. Kansas City 3 2 over Columbus. Indianapolis 0.
Minot North Dakota plans a two day Home celebration on July 3 and 4 attracting at least 20 000 people. Sailors from Northwestern counties are invited and all events are free with aerial displays patriotic speeches baseball games and other sports.
Georges Ger has received from Tex Seman Her an inquiry regarding a match with Jack Dempsey. The offer is reported as $45 000 for the bout.
St Paul lost a 4 to 2 fourteen inning pitchers battle to Milwaukee. In the ninth Corriden was ruled safe then out after a tag at the plate, nullifying a St Paul rally. Darringer scored in the fourteenth on Kirkham's single. The second game of the doubleheader was halted by a state law at 6 oclock. Indianapolis and Columbus split a doubleheader with Columbus winning 4 0 and Indianapolis 4 1.
Boston defeated New York 8 to 6 in the third game of the series on Sunday. Jones pitched well until the ninth inning, and Gilhooley's muff on Lewin helped Boston. Hans Johnson won a pitcher’s duel over Naylor as Washington beat Philadelphia 1 to 0 to sweep the series. Cleveland was limited to one hit as Detroit won 6 to 1. St Louis defeated Chicago 6 to 4, with key hits in the first, fourth, and eighth innings aided by an error.
London. Jabez Wolffe of Glasgow, after 21 failed tries, remains confident of crossing the English Channel. He seeks the required admiralty permit and unveils a new training system of five miles swimming, five miles walking, and five miles rowing.
Jack Dempsey, aged 24, near Salt Lake City, has a rapid knockout record with 38 KOs in 58 fights, including 22 in one round. Notable feats include drops of Fulton in 18 seconds and Morrin in 32 seconds. Dempsey plans to meet Willard, following a rise from local beginnings to New York debuts.
Brooklyn earned a third straight win over Philadelphia with a heavy batting game scoring 9 runs to 4 on Sunday. Packard Woodward and Cady led the Brooklyn offense while Smith and Mutter contributed in the Philadelphia lineup.
The American army rowing team under Herman L. Rogers of Yale trains at Greenwood Henley for the Henley regatta next month. Major Paul Withington, ex Harvard football star, coaches the eight featuring Gale Coxswain and Penn, Meant. The English crews from Oxford and Cambridge will race against the Americans who are not favorites but have a chance to win.
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