Gallant Fox wins Lawrence Realization to seal money title
Gallant Fox, William Woodward’s three year old, captured the 38th Lawrence Realization at Belmont Park to become the all time money winner with a total of 317865. He nosed out Questionnaire by a whisker in a 1 5 mile race while Spinach and Yarn trailed.
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New York
William Woodward
Gallant Fox
the Fox
Belmont Park Oval
Sir Gallahad III
Rancocas Stable
Nev
Fox
James Butler
Earl Sande
Sonny Workman
Woodward
Butler
Lawrence Realization
Questionnaire
A. ©. Bostwick
Yarn
William Ziegler Jr
Spinach
Americans Gallop Off With Honors In Polo Test
International polo match at Westbury saw the United States beat Great Britain 10 to 5 in front of about 45,000 fans. Eric Pedley and Earle Hoping led the American effort with Lacey’s late scoring keeping Britain in the game as the series moves to a second match next Wednesday.
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Westbury
N. Y
America
Centaurs
Great Britain
Tommy Hitchcock
United States
England
Eric Pedley
California
Earle A. S. Hopping
Hitchcock
Lewis L. Lacey
Lacey
Lyons Breaks Ferrell Streak as White Sox Win
In Chicago Teddy Lyons defeats Wesley Ferrell in a 2 to 1 first game of a doubleheader, Lyons' triple driving in Reynolds for the decisive run. Cleveland wins the second game 4 to 2. Ferrell’s 13 game win streak ends as Lyons earns his 20th victory. Philadelphia tops Boston 3 to 1 in 10 innings behind Grove. Tigers beat Browns 8 to 4 as Gehringer homers and Kress hits a pair. Yankees defeat Washington 3 to 2 with Gehrig and Judge powering the win.
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Holshauser
Collins
von Graflan McGowan
Connolly
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Washington
Charley Ruffing
Lloyd Brown
Lou Gehrig
Bill Terry Leads In National League Race
New York star Bill Terry extends his big lead in the National League with a .410 batting average and 222 hits, ahead of Chuck Klein and Babe Herman. The article notes league leaders in doubles, RBIs, steals, and home runs, with pitching honors going to Pat Malone and Fred Fitzsimmons.
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Chicago
Wally Berger
Boston
Babe Herman
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pat Malone
Cubs
Fred Fitzsimmons
New York
Mitchell
Teachout
Heving
Southernner Triumphs In Sensational National Tennis Match
Forest Hills action saw Texan Berkeley Bell crash the national tennis championship by defeating France’s Jean Borotra 3-6 6-2 12-10 7-5 in a stunning first round upset. Bell, 22, from Austin, ignored seeding to topple the No. 1 foreign seed as Bill Tilden, Sidney Wood, Ellsworth Vines, Bryan Grant, and Cliff Sutter advanced in other first round results.
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Berkeley Bell
Jean Borotta
France
Austin
Bell
Henri Cochet
Borotra
Bill Tilden
C. Lincoln Halberstadt
New York
Sidney B. Wood
Tilden
Weller B. Evans
East Orange
N. J
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Sutter
Grant
Cedric Major
Vines
Ralph M. Demott
Greenville Splits With Asheville in Doubleheader
Greenville, S C. closed the season by splitting with Asheville in a twin bill. The Spinners won the first game 14 to 2 while losing the second 9 to 5. Hudgens hit three homers to raise his season total to 39.
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Asheville
Hudgens
Barons
Akuo
Tom Muir Harvests Oats At Canadian County Farm
Tom Muir, a farmer from Canadian County Oklahoma, harvested about 100 bushels of oats per acre from 25 acres this year.
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Tom Muir
Canadian County
Okla
Cubs Rally To Bury Pirates 19-14 In Slugfest Victory
Chicago Cubs outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates 19 to 14 in a high scoring game. Hack Wilson hit his 47th homer as Charley Root and Ray Kremer were knocked around early. The win pulled the Cubs even in the four game series with Pittsburgh.
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Hack Wilson
Pittsburgh
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Charley Root
Ray Kremer
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Hornsby
Lloyd Waner
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Stephenson
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Swanson
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Meusel
Hallahan
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Boston Police Adopt Vision Glasses To See In Front And Back
The Nut Cracker Police in Boston adopt new type vision glasses enabling perception of objects ahead and behind. O'Geofty cites a Cincinnati officer with a perfect pistol score and questions why such a shooter would join a police force.
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O’geofty
Cincinnati
Cochrane Feels Surprise At Own Play On Field
Mickey Cochrane says his own ability surprises him and teammates are shocked by his quick reactions. The squelching moment hints at his confident defense and surprising speed as runners try a steal on him. A playful line about a golf ball adds local color to the remark.
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Mickey Cochrane
New York Scribes Debate Best NL Catcher
The New York writers argue over whether Hogan or Lopez is the top National League catcher. O Geofty says he would let either Hogan or Lopez warm up the pitcher before Gabby Hartnett takes the mask.
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Hogan
Lopez
O’geofty
Gabby Hartnett
Dan Taylor Steals Home To Beat Giants In Chicago
Dan Taylor delivered a crucial home steal to edge the Giants in Chicago as he powers the Cubs through a pivotal series. O Geofty praises Taylor’s form, noting the team seems Taylor made for success.
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Dan Taylor
Giants
Chicago
Dan
Cubs
O’geofty
Taylor
Pridmore Hearing Ends In Mistrial
In Greenville S C a mistrial was declared in the murder case of County Supervisor A Frank Pridmore against Nick Sanders a road engineer. The jury could not reach a verdict after overnight deliberations following the trial opened Wednesday. Pridmore testified he acted in self defense after Sanders allegedly signaled drawing a gun.
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S&s. C
A. Frank Pridmore
Nick Sanders
E. C. Dennis
Sanders
Pridmore
Bookkeeper Says He Was Robbed In Greensboro
Greensboro news reports O W Denny bookkeeper of Southland Oil Company was robbed around 9 pm by two white unmasked men as he unlocked the plant and headed to his car. They tied him, took a money bag with about 500 dollars in currency and silver, and fled south in an automobile. bandits were at large.
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O. W. Denny
Southland Oil Company
Denny
A Funny Game At The Bridge Turns Heated
The Humorist quotes a heated exchange where a woman chides a man for losing his temper in a bridge game, while he replies that he had nothing left to lose.
Al Simmons Slumps as Gehrig Extends Lead in Batting Race
In Week 20 of the American League batting race Al Simmons' average fell 14 points to .381 after 24 at bats, while Lou Gehrig raised his mark to .394. Urban Hodapp led hits with 198, doubles 42, and Gehrig kept top totals in hits 372, runs batted in 150. Lefty Grove moved to 23 wins as Earnshaw led in strikeouts with 16. Washington tied New York for team batting lead as Athletics held a slim margin in the fielding race.
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al Simmons
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Simmons
Urban Hodapp
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Hodapp
Cochrane
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E. Rice
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Manush
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Reynolds
Combs
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McManus
Tigers
Lefty’’ Grove
Wesley Jerrell
George Earnshaw
Athletics
Earnshaw
Yanks
Senators
Ice Takes Four and a Half Years to Complete Arctic Drift
A scientific note explains that ice travels from the Arctic circle north of Siberia to the east via the Greenland current, a journey lasting about four and a half years, illustrating long term ice movement patterns.
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Siberia
Greenland
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