Heeney Set To Return In Ten Round Bout At Ebbets Field
New Zealand heavyweight Tom Heeney meets Argentine giant Victorio Campolo in a ten round bout at Ebbets Field Brooklyn tonight. Campolo is a 6 to 5 favorite after a recent foul win in his debut in New York. Heeney seeks a rebound after defeats by Jim Maloney and Otto Von Porat and a long layoff since Tunney’s last title defense in 1928.
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Cuban Bobby Brown stops Soldier Ed Anderson in Newark
Cuban Bobby Brown of Philadelphia defeated Maryland’s Soldier Ed Anderson by knockout in the second round of a ten round light heavyweight bout at the Velodrome in Newark New Jersey on Tuesday night.
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Betty Nuthall Poised As Threat In National Tennis
Betty Nuthall, the English tennis star, comes into the approaching national championship as a strong contender. She had earlier been defeated by Helen Wills in the international Wightman Cup matches, but remains a leading figure expected to challenge for the title.
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Babe Ruth on overlooked stars in baseball
Detroit dispatch reports Babe Ruth arguing fans misjudge greatness. He cites Earl Averill and Earl Combs as underrated peers, praises Al Simmons and Mule Haas, notes Mel Ott and Bill Terry foreseen value, and highlights contributions from George Burns Ross Young Bing Miller Sam Rice Joe Judge Tony Lazzeri. Copyright 1929 by The Times.
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Baseball Catches Today in American Association and National League
American Association schedule features St Paul at Columbus Kansas City at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Louisville Minneapolis at Toledo. National League games include Cincinnati at Philadelphia in two games Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York. American League markets Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis.
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West Virginia 1928 squad has 47 eligible players
Forty seven men from the West Virginia varsity football squad of 1928 are eligible for the team this year.
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Did You Know That Umpire M Gowan’s Apple Factory Quip
The note recalls ILL M GOWAN nicknamed the boy wonder who jokes about harnessing to the ball park as if to the apple factory. Bucky Harris praises Lazzeri and Meusel for base stealing. Johnson of Detroit is fast but struggles to turn the bases, while Gehringer outruns him on the bases.
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Schwartz to defend flyweight title in Newark bout
Izzy Schwartz of New York, named flyweight champion by the New York state athletic commission, will defend his title in a fifteen round bout against Willie La Morte of Newark at Dreamland Park Newark on August 22.
Official Jealousy Rips Huge Holes in Prohibition's Dikes
Mabel Walker Willebrandt argues border smuggling fuels bootleg flows, citing Detroit and Florida as examples. She urges unified cross agency action, warns that jealousies ruin enforcement, and details past recommendations to strengthen customs and prohibition offices along the northern border.
Twenty-Two Stricken After War Mothers Banquet
In Los Angeles on August 14 health officials probed tainted meat at the American War Mothers' Club dinner. Twenty-two members and guests fell ill across the city after eating veal loaf, hot rolls, potato salad, tomatoes, eggs, and ice cream. The first case was Mrs. Mary Hyland in a downtown store. One lunch served to ninety. The last patient was moved from the police hospital Tuesday night. Most recovered at home or under personal physician care. Authorities expect full recovery.
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Lightning Kills Two Peasants Near Treviglio Storm
Two peasants were killed by lightning during a furious storm near Treviglio. The report notes a chaotic scene with warnings about cross border smuggling and calls for coordinated planning in Washington to curb the rum flow. The piece also hints at political feuding over anti alcohol enforcement and a forthcoming article by Mrs Willebrandt.
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