Ruth and Alexander Set Baseball Marks in Weekend Feats
Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run and paid $20 for the ball as Grover Cleveland Alexander earned his 373rd win, surpassing Christy Mathewson's NL record. The two eras of pitching and hitting are praised despite off field reputations as the sport profits from their feats.
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Frank Getty
United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Pete
Ruth
Alexander
Babe
Cy Williams
Phillies
New York Yankees
Jakie Geiser
New Philadelphia
Jakie
Rupert
Pete Alexander
St. Louis
Alex
Christy Mathewson
Tilden Reaches Third Round in Eastern Tennis Event
William Tilden the U S top ranked singles player and Julius Seligson of New York both seededreach the third round of the eastern turf court championships in Rye New York. Other seeds Berkeley Bell Gregory Mangin advance to second round while Francis T Hunter and Johnny Doeg begin play. George Lott and Fritz Mercur withdrew as women’s singles entries of fifty five begin.
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Bu United Press Rye
N. Y
William T. Tilden
U. S
Julius Seligson
New York
Big Bill
Sydney Adelstein
Berkeley Bell
Texas
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Francis T. Hunter
New Rochelle
Johnny Doeg
Santa Monica
George Lott
Chicago
Fritz Mercur
Harrisburg
United States
May Sutton Bundy
Meldons Dominate Lafayette Nine for Tenth Straight Win
In Lafayette Indiana on Sunday the Indianapolis Meldons defeated Lafayette Life 11 to 2 before a large crowd. Bob Kelly was caught, and Ralph Queisser and Walter Floyd starred for the Meldons as they extended their winning streak to ten and beat Lafayette for the season’s second time.
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Special Lafayette
Ind
Indianapolis Meldons
Lafayette Life
Meldons
Lafayette
Bob Kelly
Ralph Queisser
Walter Floyd
Pimely
Sepiune
Kelly
Branbass
Menke
Para Wins Ohio Valley Singles Crown. Bowl Goes to Park
Emmett Para of Chicago, the national clay court singles champion, claimed the Ohio Valley men’s singles title for the third time. Park annexed the Ohio Valley Bowl by defeating Maurice Bayon of New Orleans 6 2 6 2 6 3 in the finals at Covington. The victory marks nineteen years of bowl circulation for Park.
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Times Special
Covington
Maurice Bayon
New Orleans
Emmett Para
Chicago
Permanentce
Iowa Athletes Sign to Return to University Lineup
Eleven two sport athletes announce plans to return to the University of Iowa this fall, according to United Press reports from Toledo.
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TOWA
University of Iowa
United Press
Five-Card Boxing Show Set for Ft Harrison Tuesday
The Ft Harrison boxing card on Tuesday features five bouts led by a main ten round clash between Jack McKenna of Halifax and Young Jack Dillon of Louisville. Also on the bill are Rosy Kid Baker of Anderson vs Matt Marsh Cincinnati in eight rounds and Frankie Clark vs Tony Delmars in six rounds, with four, six, and six round preliminaries. First bell at 8 30.
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Ft. Harrison
Jack McKenna
Jack Dillon
McKenna
Louisville
Rosy
Kid) Baker
Anderson
Ind
Matt Marsh
Cincinnati
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Young Jack Dillon
Hennessey captures Michigan Riviera singles title in Charlevoix
Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis won the men’s singles at the Michigan Riviera tournament in Charlevoix defeating Keith Gledhill of Santa Barbara in four sets. Hennessey, returning from the Davis Cup, also played doubles with Harris, reaching the semis and final. Carolyn Swartz defeated Ruth Dexman to win the women’s singles title.
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Timea Snee
Carl Hodge
St. Louis
C. Brody
Des Moines
Gledhill
Ellis Klingeman
Chicago
George Jennings
Fred Roger
Hodge
Brody
Carolyn Swartz
San Francisco
Ruth Dexman
Cincinnati
Wrestlers Wear Gloves Tonight at Broad Ripple Card
Promoter McLemore presents a heavyweight clash Elmer Guthrie versus Cowboy Jones in a ten round bout with five ounce gloves. The card includes Bobby Chick vs Leslie Ango Fishango, Dick Routt vs Ralph Hancock, and Chet McCauley vs Johnny Carlin in preliminary bouts.
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Broad Ripple
McLemore
Elmer Guthrie
Cowboy Jones
Bobby Chick
Leslie Fishango
Dick Routt
Ralph Hancock
Pretim
Chet McCauley
Johnny Carlin
Illinois Wesleyan to offer officiating course this month
Peoria reports Illinois Wesleyan University will run an officiating course later this month headed by Brick Young, a renowned Midwest official, as part of the coaching school feature.
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Peoria
Ill
Illinois Wesleyan University
Brick Young
Middle West
Wills and Langford Fought 22 Times in Ring Rivalry
Harry Wills and Sam Langford met twenty two times in the ring amid a era of segregated boxing. Wills also posted ten fights with Jack Thompson and multiple clashes with Jeff Clark Sam McVey Battling Jim Johnson Big Bill Tate. Their serials helped define a rival circuit in a segregated era with bouts across New York Louisiana Pennsylvania Ohio Denver Tulsa Panama and Vernon California.
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Aray Mills
Black Panther
White Warriors
Wills
Sam Langford
Jack Thompson
Jeff Clark
Sam McVey
Jim Johnson
Big Bill Tate
Joe Jeannette
John Lester Johnson
Kid Norfolk
Clem Johnson
Tut Jackson
Langford-Wills
Jack Britton
Kid Lewis
Chuck Wiggins
Harry Greb
Boston Tar Baby
Brown Panther
New York State
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Denver
Tulsa
Panama
Vernon
Cal
Record Golfing Feat at Mississinnewa Club Peru
W L Redmond of Mississinnewa Club Peru set a new course record with a 70, besting the prior 73 by Marion Smith. The article notes Redmond’s hot play, the course par of 74, and mentions other local pros and amateurs in Indiana golf circles, including upcoming Speedway invitational events and Highland club results.
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Mississinnewa Club
Peru
Simon-Pure
W. L
Rags) Redmond
Redmond
Marion Smith
Edmond
Rags
Charlie Hickman Squire in Morgantown Mayor and JP
Charlie Hickman once a big league slugger and major league scout vanished from active baseball to serve as mayor of Morgantown West Virginia. He later became a justice of the peace after discovering pitcher Joe Shaute for Cleveland.
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NBA
Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Notes Blaze in Playoff Round
Champions of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association split wins as Indianapolis Power and Light Company and E C Atkins Company triumphed. Power & Light beat Hayes Body 7-5 with Hildebrand holding the opposition to eight hits. Mays notched ten strikeouts in Atkins 16-1 over Roberts Milk. River Avenue Baptists crushed Memorial Baptists 14-5. Big Four AA Indianapolis beat Detroit 8-6 at Paris Illinois with timely hitting. Weber Milk defeated West Haven 10-5. Triangles beat Greenfield 8-1 on strong pitching by Langtry. Indy Meldons seek next Sunday game. contact Bob Stehlin.
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Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
E. C. Atkins Company
River Avenue Baptists
Hilderand
Hayes Body Corporation
Mays
E. C. Atkins
Roberts Milk
Queisser
River Avenue Baptist
Memorial Baptists
Inpolls
Power & Light Co
Seeveeee
Ayes Y Corp
Hildebrand and Harlan
Eaton, Seguin and Kelley
E. C. Atkins Co
Robert Milk Co
Allison
Noll
Wilson
River Ave
Floyd
Cole
Murry and
Fulton
Big Four
A. A
Indianapolis
Detroit
Paris
Ill
Price
Francis
Chicago Junction Railway of
Chicago
Brookside Park
Sloan
Clark
Sankovic
Werster
Tur
Weber Milk
West Haven
Willard Park
Roell
McCarty
Riverside Olympics
Maccabees
Dan
Drexel
Young Tennis Aces Gather for Big Play in Culver
The annual national junior and boys tennis tournament opened in Culver Indiana with 100 players. Entries include Keith Gledhill Santa Barbara Ellsworth Vines Jay Cohn Charles Hunt Richard Hebard Walter Hines Kendall Cram and George Boynton. Play continues throughout the week.
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United Press
Culver
Ind
Keith Gledhill
Santa Barbara
Cal
Ellsworth Vines
Gledhill
Jay Cohn
Pacific Coast
Charles Hunt
Cohn
Richard Mhebard
White Plains
N. Y
Walter C. Hines
Kendall Cram
Nashville
Barnes Race Winner in Brazil Speedway Feature
Indianapolis driver Jack Barnes won the fifteen mile feature race at the local Brazil speedway, while Bauman Hall did not race. Barnes also claimed a five mile event. Maurie Rose of Dayton and Dick Frost of West Terre Haute won other races.
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Brazil
Ind
Jack Barnes
Indianapolis
Huntington
Barnes
Maurie Rose
Dayton, O
Dick Frost
West Terre Haute
Champion Takes Medal Laurels After Playoff
Carl Kauffman won the eighteen hole playoff for medal honors after capturing the national public links golf title for the third straight year in St. Louis. He trailed Patsy Tiso and Milton Soncrant at the start but rallied with a 33 second nine to win by one stroke.
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ST. Louis
Carl Kauffman
Kauffman
Patsy Tiso
New York
Milton Soncrant
Toledo
Tiso
Soncrant
Umpire John L Reardon to undergo appendectomy
Pittsburgh August 12 National League umpire John L Beans Reardon was admitted last Thursday for observation and will have the operation today for appendicitis after doctors decided Saturday to proceed. He had hoped to wait until after the baseball season.
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Pittsburgh
John L
Beans) Reardon
Reardon
Ruth Seeks Fresh Records in Baseball Fungo Hitting
Cleveland August 12 Babe Ruth discusses aging records in baseball. He notes Ed Walsh’s 416 foot fungo mark and his own break of that distance with a 447 foot hit. He calls for new competition or removal of outdated records and references old field days and other great throwers like Lejeune and Blankenship.
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Cleveland
Big Boy
Ed Walsh
Larry Lejeune
Brooklyn
Johnson
Detroit
Bob Meusel
Kiki Cuyler
Lejeune
White Sox
Red Faber
Babe
Red
Ted Blankenship
Walsh
Faber
Hans Lobert
Hans
the Times
Willie Kamm Leads AL at Hot Corner Guarding
White Sox third baseman Willie Kamm has topped the American League in fielding the hot corner for the past five seasons. He ranked second in his rookie year 1923, and says he prefers to be known simply as Bill.
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Call Kamm
Bill
Willie Kamm
White Sox
Kamm
Argentine Giant to Fight Heeney in Heavy Series
New York Aug 12 Humbert J Fugazy Brooklyn promoter begins a heavyweight series to crown Tunney successor Victorio Campolo the Argentine giant fights Tom Heeney of New Zealand at Ebbets Field Wednesday night The winner faces George Godfrey while Phil Scott could enter once Schmeling eligibility is resolved.
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United Press
New York
Humbert J. Fugazy
Brooklyn
Gene Tunney
Ebbetsfield
Victorio Campolo
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
George Godfrey
Phil Scott
Max Schmeling
Boxing card set with 28 rounds at Broad Ripple
Twenty eight rounds are scheduled for the Broad Ripple boxing card on Thursday night. Frankie Jones and Tommy Lieper headline a six round semi windup while Billy Moore faces Charlie Shine in a ten round feature. Shine and Moore have split decisions in two prior meetings. Three four round bouts are planned and popular prices will prevail.
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Broad Ripple
Frankie Jones
Tommy Lieper
Jones
Billy Moore
Charlie Shine
Cecil Hart
Shine
Moore
Ohio State Football Games Set for Broadcast This Fall
Ohio State University announces all football games will be broadcast this fall. The plan covers home and away games, providing fans nationwide with live coverage across designated networks and stations.
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Ohio State University
Konjola Medicine Praised by Indianapolis Resident
A local Indianapolis testimonial highlights Konjola's claimed six year recovery from severe constipation liver sluggishness and nervousness after five bottles in five weeks. It quotes Mrs. Charles Bogardhes and notes the Konjola Man at Hook Dependable Drug Store answering user questions and promoting the medicine to relieved customers.
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Charles Bogarches
National Studio
Illinois
Konjola
Hook
Washington Streets
Indianapolis
Charles Bogardhes
Abbott Street
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Ohio Valley
Army
Billy Bowers
Les Taylor
Reamer Roberts
Joe Sensinger
Tony Delmars
Akron
Frankie Clark
Hennessey
Lee, Lue Point Er
Delaware, Madison and
Ray
Donald Gioscio
N. Noble St
Jfletcher American Company
Indiana
Michelin Tires
On Credit Public Service Tire
New York St
Harry Wills
Redmon
Mary Gorham
State Women’s Association
Charles Kelley Jr
Women’s City Association
Ae. de Highland
Indianapolis Country Club
Highland Links
Luke Lincoln
Bob Bowen
Highlanders
Eddie Zimmer
Highland
Frank Binford
Paul Shaffer
Frank Kissell
Ben Coburn
Carl Gibbs
Stevenson
Max Buell
Frank Shields
Ralph Young
Joe McDuffee
Jack Tuitte
Jack Trible
Sibs Abs
Michigan
Charlie Hickman
Squire
Greenfield
Indianapolis Triangles
Red Men
Langtry
Star Triangle Southaw
Becker
Wechsler
Coulter
Triangles
Rusharp
Carlson
Tex
Tndianapolis Meldons
Sone Strong State Club
Bob Stehlin
Olive Street
Meridian and
Wash
Culver Courts
Vennersten
Biosky.ave
Jud
Ohio St
North Penn St
Leon
G & J Tires
Selig Tire CO
South East St
Klein
Encensoese Wilson
Ubs
Ott
Giants
Yankees
Gehrig
Yankee
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
Athletic
Bottomley
Cards Ornsby
Cubs
Urst
Esrnse
Snarrs
Riley
Paul H. Krauss
Cincinnati, O
Terre Haute
Indpls
Eastern Traction Co
Heeney
Ripple Ring
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