Yankees Top Senators 3 to 2 in Final Meeting of Season
Urban Shocker limited Washington to seven hits as the Yankees defeated the Senators 3 to 2. New York sealed seventh win in 22 against the Senators, while the A’s idle, keeping a two-game lead over Washington in the AL standings. In the National League, Giants and Braves split a doubleheader as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh, and the Cardinals moved into fourth place by edging the Cubs 6 to 2 while Brooklyn dropped two to Philadelphia.
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Pirates
McGraw
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Reds
Cincinnati
Cooney
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Major League Recap Highlights Homer by Gehrig and Narrow Wins
Major league notes describe Lou Gehrig hitting a homer a double and two singles powering the Yankees past the Washington Senators 3 to 2. Other results include Fitzsimmons excelling for the Pirates, Rixey pitching in key moments, and multiple teams posting late rallies as Tigers beat White Sox.
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Buster
Gehrig
Washington Senators
Richard Halliburton Swims Dardanelles in Two Hours
Richard Halliburton of Memphis and Princeton graduate swam the Dardanelles in two hours despite strong currents, according to Constantinople dispatch to the London Times.
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United Press
London
Richard Halliburton
Memphis
Princeton
Dardanelles
Constantinople
London Times
Baseball Players Noted Incomplete Scoring Card
Fragmentary OCR lists several players and teams with unclear stats. Mentions Homer Leaders Hornsby Cardinals Brown Hartnett Cubs Meusel Yankees Simmons Athletics Bottomley Fournier Robins Kelly Gillette with scattered decimals and garbled text. Contains no coherent event or outcome.
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Kelly
Gilante
City Tennis Stars Prep for Municipal Parks Tournament
The annual municipal parks tennis tournament runs August 24 through 30 at Garfield Park. Ray Hocker smith, committee chair, will receive entries at 1310 Hoefgen St starting today. entry fee is $1. Sixty four players entered the 1924 Brookside Park event, and organizers expect a larger list this year. Top contenders include Leo Kurzrok Robert Land I J Adler and Julius Sagalowsky.
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Garfield Park
Ray Hockersmith
Hoefgen St
Brookside Park
Leo Kurzrok
Robert Land
I. J. Adler
Julius Sagalowsky
Gertrude Ederle Sets 7 A.M. Channel Swim Start
GERTIE CAPE GRIS NEZ France Aug 117 Gertrude Ederle fixed 7 oclock Tuesday morning as the hour to begin her attempt to swim the English Channel if winds are favorable.
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United Press
Cape Gris Nez
France
Gertrude Ederle
Cupid Scores K. O. No Ring Championship Contender
Daniel Cupid, longtime Romance sector ruler, knocks out Fidel La Barba in a life match as La Barba wed Miss La Verna Stark, a high school classmate. The bout marks another KO for Cupid as he continues his years of dominance in boxing.
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Daniel Cupid
Fidel la Barba
Miss la Verna Stark
Saturday Swim Meet Results Highlight Broad Ripple Pool
Readable snippets show multiple events from the State Championships at Broad Ripple Pool. Notable finishes include Adelaide Lambert and Helen Yeany winning a relay for the Women’s Swimming Association of New York and Henry Beard leading the Starneewond Aquatic Club in a men’s open event. Other results list swimmers such as Ralph Thomas G. Murray, John M. Dithmer, Foster Holt, and Agnes Geragthy with times and placings across 100 yard free, 220 yard breast, and other strokes.
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Ralph
Thomas G. Murray
Women's Swimming Association of New York
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Helen Eany
Ace
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Aulue
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Yond Secone
Foster Holt
Louisville Boat Club
Robert Gaber
Indiana University
Agnes Geragthy
W. Gra
Carlin Niileon
Erancee Beebe
Illinois
Athletis
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Bauer
I. C
Dorothy Colter
Detroit ‘Yacht Club
A O'Mara
John Pistes
John M
Oe Miller
Indiana
Wolf
Sam Shields
Goodwin Sold to Reds From Houston Club
Marvin Goodwin a spitball pitcher and Houston Club manager in the Texas League has been sold to the Cincinnati Reds and will report after the Texas League season ends. He is 21–5 this season and has previously played for the Washington Senators and St Louis Cardinals in the majors.
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Texas
Marvin Goodwin
Cincinnati Reds
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Washington Senators
St. Louis Cardinals
Indiana state champ to play Miss Hull in Indianapolis
Miss Naomi Hull of Kendallville Indiana, the state women's golf champion, was scheduled to meet Mrs Carl Gibbs this afternoon at the Indianapolis a club. She would play Mrs B C Stevenson Tuesday afternoon on the Highland course. Hull earned her title with a recent win at Chain O Lakes South Bend. In the city she will be a guest of Mayor and Mrs Shank. Tee time around 2 p m.
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Kendallville
Ind
Indiana
Carl Gibbs
Indianapolis
B. C. Stevenson
Gibbs
Stevenson
Hull
Chain- O-Lakes
South Bend
Pinky May Arrives for Ft Harrison Show in Indianapolis
Pinky May and manager E. D. Alexander with trainer checked into the Indianapolis Athletic Club ahead of the ten round main event against Joe Lucas of Detroit. May staged a brisk workout at Arcade gym, while Lucas trains in Detroit with Sammy Mandell. An expected large crowd is anticipated for the intersectional card featuring four other bouts.
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E. D. Alexander
Indianapolis
Joe Lucas
Detroit
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Arcade Gymnasium
Lucas
Sammy Mandell
Porter
Berlenbach Arm Test Delays Light Heavyweight Title
Paul Berlenbach must undergo an official medical examination this week to prove his left arm is sound or reveal it as a diplomatic excuse, delaying his defense against Jack Delaney on August 28. The boxing commission will not release him if the arm passes. Mickey Walker and Dave Shade face the September 29 welterweight title bout, contingent on Walker avoiding frostbite fears in toes.
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Times Special
New York
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Jack Delaney
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Berlenbach
Mickey Walker
Dave Shade
Walker
Shade
Walker Bout Arranged for Sailor Friedman Clash
Mickey Walker world welterweight champion will fight Sailor Friedman in a ten round bout at East Chicago on August 24, as announced in Chicago.
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Bu_ Times
Chicago
Mickey Walker
Sailor Friedman
East Chicago
Sharkey and Gorman Meet in Boston 10 Round Bout
Jack Sharkey New England heavyweight champion and Bud Gorman of Detroit collide in a ten round decision bout in Boston tonight.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
New England
Bud Gorman
Detroit
Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
Baseball standings and game results across American Association and American League with team records, key games, and listed pitchers. Notable entries include Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Columbus and Detroit in early season play, plus New York and Philadelphia in the National League with scorelines and notable pitchers.
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Eee
Ndianapolis
Peaven
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Kansas City
Slede
Milwaukee
Columbus
Ambiguous Scoreline Report From St Louis to Brooklyn Matchups
Fragmentary sports tally shows St Louis leading Chicago 4 to 2 with Boston at 10. Phiphia and Cincinnati clubs face Pittsburgh before Brooklyn. New York 3 defeats unseen opponent 1 in unclear context.
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Phiphia
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New York
Wills Manager Demands 100000 Deposit Before Chicago Signing
Paddy Mullens, manager of Harry Wills, states no signing in Chicago will occur until promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons deposits a $100,000 forfeit in a New York bank. This condition stalls talks for a Wills versus Dempsey bout.
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United Press
New York
Paddy Mullens
Harry Wills
Chicago
Wills
Jack Dempsey
Floyd Fitzsimmons
City Horseshoe League carded for tonight’s games
Presto O Lite faces Indianapolis Light and Heat Citizens Gas meets Van Camps Diamond Chain plays Merchants Heat and Light G Kennedy says Funkhauser of Prest O Lite leads individual averages with 1252 points and 465 ringers Other top scorers include Partlow Kennedy Fain and Jolly in the field Club standings show Prest O Lite Citizens Gas Indpls Heat and Tight Merchants Heat Diamond Chain Watt Camps and Diamond Chain lead the pack Individual averages list Bunkhauser Partlow Kennedy Jolly Smith Click Barker Trey Fain Partion West Ipman Burge Narang and others with various point and ringer totals
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Indianapolis
Fain
Citizens Gas
Merchants Heat
Ptr
Bunkhhauser
Partlow
Kennedy
WE i
Jolly
Ginza Ean
Smith
Click
Cittizens Gas
Barker
Prest-O-Lite
Trey Oo
Seymour Reds Rally Past Madison Elks 8-5 in Sunday Game
In Seymour Indiana the Seymour Reds beat the Madison Elks 8 to 5 Sunday. H Daringer starred with seven put outs and a homer plus a single walk and sacrifice in four appearances. Batteries were Bacon and Estcorn for Madison and Eller and Uhrig for Seymour.
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Ind
Seymour Reds
Madison Elks
H. Daringer
Madison, Bacon and
Estcorn
Eller
Uhrig
Thevenow Recalled by St. Louis Cardinals from Syracuse
Tommy Thevenow Madison shortstop is recalled by the St. Louis Nationals from Syracuse. Jim Cooney is released and optioned to Syracuse.
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ST. Louis
Tommy Thevenow
Madison
Ind
Syracuse
St. Louis Nationalis
Jim Cooney
Tennis title race at Forest Hills opens with Wills’s form in question
United Press report from New York notes Helen Wills struggled, raising doubt on the national championship as 64 players from the United States, Britain, and Canada gather for the Forest Hills tournament. Elizabeth Ryan and Kathleen McKane loom as top challengers while seedings include Wills, Ryan, Mallory, Goss, Browne, and Jessup.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Helen Wills
Forest Hills
California
Elizabeth Ryan
Kathleen McKane
England
Canada
United States
Miss Wills
Ryan
Molla Mallory
Eleanor Goss
Mary K. Browne
Marion Jessup
Indians Thumped in Weekend Doubleheaders by Millers Saints
The Indians pitching staff faltered as Minneapolis swept both games of a Sunday doubleheader 7 2, 10 8 after a Saturday loss. Middleton shut down the Tribe early, while Miller bats exploded late. Fans descending to 5 700 watched as the Millers built and held leads, aided by Indian errors and muffed defenses. Florence, Robertson, and others tumbled in the field as the Tribe floundered.
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Buck Schemanske
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Burwell
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Henry
Mann
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Hill
Malone
Harris
Hall
McGraw
Tribe
Millers
Robertson
Shelbyville Eagles organize as 54 men report for practice
Shelbyville Indiana August 17 fifty four men turned out for football practice with the Shelbyville Eagles. The club shows bright prospects and seeks to book games for September 13 or 20. Contact manager Frank Fisher at 223 N Noble St Shelbyville for dates. Y P C s in Elwood Richmond Kokomo Arlington Gas City Greenwood and Indianapolis are notified.
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Ind
Shelbyville Eagles
Eagles
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N. Noble St
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Richmond
Kokomo
Arlington
Gas City
Greenwood
Indianapolis
Looks Good E S Star Shortstop Eyes Major League Debut
The Wichita Club Western League shortstop Looks Good E S is a top prospect drawing major league scouting interest. Analysts say he is a wonderful prospect and may reach the big show next season.
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Wichita
Desert growth of citrus hints at synthetic gin craze
Fragmented items mention growing oranges lemons and limes in deserts and link to synthetic gin popularity. Other notes touch on Billy Gibson sending fighters against Harry Wills and repeated arrests of Jack Johnson for speeding. Several stray lines reference sports and misc. This is a composite of assorted clippings with unclear cohesion.
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Harry Wills
Gibson
Jack Johnson
Ballerino to Defend Junior Lightweight Title in San Francisco
Mike Ballerino has been matched to defend his junior lightweight championship against Lou Paluso of Salt Lake City. The ten round bout will be at the San Francisco ball park on September 7 as a feature of the California diamond jubilee.
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Mike Ballerino
Lou Paluso
Salt Lake City
California
Tennis Experts Lead Hawthorn Exhibition Victory
Harvey Snodgrass and Walter Wesbrook of Los Angeles defeated Wray Brown and Johnny Hennessey 6-4 6-1 in doubles at Hawthorn. Wesbrook won singles against Brown 2-6 6-4 6-4, while Hennessey beat Brown 6-4 6-0. Brown endured five sets and faded as Hennessey gained control.
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Wray Brown
St Louis
Johnny Hennessey
Walter Wesbrook
Brown
Missouri State
Hennessey
St. Louis
Snodgrass
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Hennessey-Brown
Johnny
Polk's Milk Clinches Fraternal League Pennant in Twin Bill
Polk's Milk defeats Druids 3 to 2 in twelve innings and 4 to 3 in the second game at Pennsy Park to clinch the Fraternal League pennant though one game remains. Jordan pitched for the Druids and Allen for Polk's in the opener, while Leppert's two-base, steal, and a scoring dash capped a dramatic ninth with Polk's tying and winning. Polk's erased a 3–0 Druids lead in the nightcap to complete the doubleheader sweep.
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Polky
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Ames Acmes Rally Past St Pauls In Tight Baseball Tie
In a thriller the Acmes rallied for five runs in the sixth to erase a 6 2 deficit at Rhodius Park. Rader relieved Kelly and held St eel without a hit as Ames won 7 6 with Beck er allowing four hits in a close mound duel. Meanwhile the Marion Cardinals edged a game to 1 after an umpire dispute tainted the late innings. The Keystones defeated Greenwood 11 3 at Pennsy Park as Behnke and Rea yielded fifteen safeties. Next Sunday the Keystones visit Kokomo.
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