Tilden's Decline Marked by East-West Ban and Loss
William Tilden barred from Davis Cup consideration amid amateur rule fears and then defeated at Rye by Fritz Mercur in straight sets. The day also saw Frank Hunter lose to Berkley Bell as Rye semi finals set up Mercur versus Lott and Bell versus Doeg.
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United Press
New York
William T. Tilden
Bill Tilden
Auckland
New Zealand
Fritz Mercur
Harrisburg
Tilden
Mercur
America
Rye
Frank Hunter
Berkley Bell
Texas
Hunter
George Lott
John Doeg
Forest Hills
New Rochelle
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
Eight Women Reach Quarterfinals In Western Golf Tourney
Six states are represented as eight players advance to the quarterfinals at Indian Hill Club Chicago. Defending champion Mrs. Harry Pressler of Pasadena faces Mrs. Lee W. Mida of Chicago while Dorothy Page and Kathleen Wright meet, with Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Reinhardt favored to win. Winners tee off in an 18 hole semi final Friday and the finalists play 36 holes Saturday to decide the champion.
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United Press Indian Hill Club
Chicago
Illinois
California
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Texas
Harry Pressler
Pasadena
Cal
Lee W. Mida
Dorothy Page
Madison
Wis
Kathleen Wright
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Gertrude Boothby
Rochester
Minn
Virginia Wilson
S. L. Reinhardt
Dallas
Hill
Reinhard
Mida
Dorothy Wall
Oshkosh
Pressler
Turf Strike at Hawthorne Ends After First Entries
Hawthorne track ends its ten hour strike as the first entries are filed for today’s races. A prior seven race card was rescinded by track officials. The Thoroughbred Horse Association will take grievances to the Illinois Turf Association. Until settlement, association members race with Johnson N. Camden supporters from Lexington, Kentucky.
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United Press
Chicago
Hawthorne
American Turf
Thoroughbred Horse Association
Illinois Turf Association
The
Thoroughbred Association
Johnson N. Camden
Lexington
Ray Wins Marathon at Tailteann Games in Dublin
Jose W. Ray, a prominent American distance runner, captured the marathon in the Irish Tailteann games in Dublin. Harold M. Osborne, another American, won both the high jump and standing broad jump, delivering strong showings for the United States.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jose W. Ray
Harold M. Osborne
United States
Match Canine Race at Broad Ripple Park
A match race between a grey hound and a whippet will feature the dog classic at Broad Ripple Park Friday evening. The program includes four whip pet races and four greyhound races with the first event at 8 30 daylight saving time. The fastest whippet and fastest greyhound will then run a 200 yard match race.
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Broad Ripple Park
Indy Star’s Heinlein Leads Colts To Ft Wayne Meet Triumph
Indianapolis Times interscholastic golf champion William Heinlein, Cathedral High School, is expected to lead Indiana entrants at Ft Wayne next week. Others include Neville Ewing George Anderson James Canggany Maurice Stone Bill Read Jr. and Tom Riley as junior players sharpen prospects for the State meet. Avalon club hosts its championship qualifier with Brandt Downey winning the O C Stewart cup. The National Association of Freight Traffic Men plans a September tourney at French Lick with about 250 players and prizes. Arthur Yates sets a new Valley course record 64 at French Lick.
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Indianapolis
Ft. Wayne
William Heinlein
Indianapolis Times
Coffin Course
Heinlein
Maskie
Times
Maurice Stone
Manual
Neville Ewing
George Anderson
James Cangany
Bill Read
Tom Riley
Ewing
Anderson
John Merriam
Technical
Bruce Wilcox
Shortridge High School
National Association of Freight Traffic Men
Prench Lick Springs
Arthur Yates
Rochester
N. Y
French Lick
A. N. Flanigan
Crawfordsville
Ind
Pred Curtis
Passaiac
N. J
C. H. Whipple
Chicago
Yates
Chick Evans
Pinehurst
Major Stars Shine in Yesterday's Baseball Frame
Babe Ruth hit a home run in three at bats with a run scored and an RBI. Lou Gehrig doubled once in three at bats with an RBI. Paul Waner and Frankie Frisch added multi hit efforts as others went 0 for 4 or 1 for 4 in a mixed batting day. The lineup showcased Ruth Heilmann Lindstrom Preddy Waner and Simmons with varied success.
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Babe Ruth
Harry Heilmann
Frankie Frisch
Preddy Lindstrom
Lou Gehrig
al Simmons
Paul Waner
Ruth Stretches Lead With 45th Home Run of Season
Babe Ruth is eighteen games and nineteen days ahead of last year's pace with nine more home runs to set new marks. He hit his 45th homer of the season in the fourth inning off Red Faber as the Yankees faced the White Sox. No one was on base at the time.
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Avalon Country Club
Brandt Downey
Downey
Avalon
United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Ruth
Red Faber
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
DIRT RACES AT BRAZIL
Twenty one drivers are expected to compete in dirt track races at Sunflower Park speedway in Brazil Indiana on Sunday. Noted Indianapolis dirt trackers entered include Louis Schneider Dutch Bauman Bennie Bennefield Bill Cummings Howdy Wilcox and Ira Hall of Terre Haute.
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Brazil
Ind
Sunflower Park Speedway
Indianapolis
Louis Schneider
Dutch Bauman
Bennie Bennefield
Bill Cummings
Howdy Wilcox
Ira Hall
Terre Haute
German swimmer completes Pillau to Zoppot swim
Otto Kemmerer, renowned German long distance swimmer, finished a Pillau to Zoppot crossing covering about 100 kilometres in 43 hours and 15 minutes.
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United Press
Danzig
Otto Kemmerer
Pillau
Zoppot
Braves Buy Palmero To Boston From Toledo
Aug 16 report states Cuban left hander Emil Palmero of the Toledo Hens has been sold to the Boston Braves. He will depart Kansas City for Boston Friday after a season with mixed results, though he helped Toledo win the A A pennant last year.
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Toledo
Emilio Palmero
Toledo Hens
Boston Braves
Hens
Kansas City
Braves
Palmero
Bowling Meeting Call for Washington League Entrants
The Washington Bowling League will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the Illinois alleys. Former captains and new teams urged to attend to enter the league.
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Washington Bowling League
Illinois
Eighteen race starters chosen for Altoona 200 mile sweepstakes
Qualifying trials set for Friday and Saturday decide the 18 entrants for the Altoona Speedway 200 mile sweepstakes. Entrants include Leon Duray Cliff Bergere Ralph Hepburn Babe Stapp Johnny Seymour and others in front and rear drive categories. The 1927 winner Frank Lockhart earned $7 000 with 116.705 mph average and $19 000 in prizes were awarded to ten winners.
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Altoona
Altoona Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Leon Duray
Cliff Bergere
Miller
Ralph Hepburn
Babe Stapp
Johnny Seymour
Cooper
Russell Snowberger
Fred Comer
Boyle
Cliff Woodbury
Boyle Valve
Bob McDonagh
Flying Cloud
Deacon Litz
Ray Keech
Simplex
Dave Evans
Lou Moore
Earl de Vore
Chromolite
Bill Spence
Duesenberg
Jimmy Gleason
Eddie Hearne
Frank Lockhart
Net tournament advances at Culver Courts in Indiana
National junior and boys tennis tournament progress sees singles quarter finals and doubles semi finals slated. Frank Shields remains heavy junior title favorite as Indianapolis entrants loss noted. Hutchinson Bauman reach semi finals for Hoosiers amid mixed results from Demmary Lowery McCullough Roberts Holloway Johnson Yule and others.
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Culver
Ind
Frank Shields
New York
Indianapolis
Jean Demmary
Emmett Lowery
Technical High School
David Jones
Ed Mendel
Bob McCullough
Jack Roberts
Shortridge
Walter Thomas
Joe Coughlin
Cornelius Holloway
Bruce Johnson
R. Donovan
Donald Wallace
Jack Yule
Walter Levitan
Dorchester
Mass
Lincoln Highways to meet Bloomington Commercials at Washington Park
Lincoln Highways host Bloomington Commercials at Washington Park in Indianapolis. Bloomington visits for the first time this season while Lincoln Highways look to rebound after a double bill defeat last Sunday to the Keystones by 6 to 3 and 5 to 4.
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Lincoln Highways
Bloomington
Washington Park
Indianapolis
Highways
Keystones
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Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
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Kelly
Berkell
Frank Craven
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Thors
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Wallace
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Lawrenceburg
John Bauman
Oak Park
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