Century sprint showdown at Staggfield in National meet
The National Collegiate A A meet opens at Staggfield with a marquee 100 yard dash pitting Bracey Rice Tolany Michigan Simpson Ohio State and Leland Texas Christian. Trial heats impress with several under ten seconds, as Bracey Tolany Simpson and Leland post 99.5 seconds journeys.
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Ball Sowed by Billy Day Reaps Rich Harvest
Chicago reports a 10 year old boy Billy Day sowed a baseball on a neighbor’s lawn last week and today reaped twelve baseballs. The incident highlights a curious outdoor prank turning into a surprising bounty for the youth.
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Billy Day
Chicago
Duke looks to football season and a playful dispute
A lighthearted note describes Billy and his companions playing in an alley when a homerun went into a neighbor’s garden. The owner refused to surrender the ball, leading to court action which ruled Billy could retrieve it. Babe Ruth then sent a dozen balls distributed among Billy’s team.
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Babe Ruth
Billy
Case Makes No Charges Big Ten Relieved
In Chicago Major Griffith said Everett Case of Frankfort Indiana high school made no charges against Purdue or other Big Ten schools. Case sought to name schools linked to the Iowa case after a two hour talk, but offered only to learn who had tied his name to the Iowa inquiry.
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Case
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Indiana
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Bob Spradling
Indiana Board of Education
Bulls top Pats in tight Durham game
Babe Wolfe homered twice to pace the Bulls past Greensboro 6 to 4 in Durham. Tauby drove in the go ahead run in the eighth as Durham evened the series. Brandon added a first inning homer for Greensboro and Tauby made key defensive plays.
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Morgan
Salo Boosts Lead in Bunion Derby
Salo extended his elapsed time lead in the New York Los Angeles bunion derby as 19 runners moved toward Gila Bend Arizona. Johnny Salo of Passaic added 21 minutes 10 seconds to his advantage after a 54.2 mile stage from Mesa. Paul Simpson limp in to 17th place but held fifth in elapsed time with the leaders remaining in tight competition.
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Ariz
Gila Bend
Bulioneers
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Passaic
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Mesa
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. C
John Salo
Pete Gavuzzi
England
Giusto Umeri
Italy
Sam Richman
New York
Changes To Study Medicine Lennox Dol Baker
Lennox Dol Baker, athletic trainer at Tennessee for four years, quit to accept a similar post at Duke University. He will study medicine while at Duke.
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Lennox Dol. Baker
Tennessee
Duke University
Duke
Twins bungh hits 10 licks Henderson rivals
Winston Salem June 7 The Twins bunched hits and used Henderson errors to defeat the Gooch men 7 to 4 for their second straight win. Dubuque allowed seven Henderson runs in six innings to earn the win with Wood lodging the day’s high mark at the plate for Henderson.
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Taylor
Contour Cotton Rows Boost Yield in Albany Area
E. W. Carlson of Berryhill used level contour rows to follow the land and achieve what locals call the only decent cotton yield last year. The method helped retain scarce showers, turning a potential poor crop into a viable one.
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Tex
E. W. Carlson
Berryhill
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