Talking It Over With Joe Williams
New York August betting odds shift on the National League race with the Giants seen as 5-to-4 or 5-to-3 favorites while the Cardinals lead earlier. Yankees still favored but odds compress, and Tim Mara exits the betting scene to become a Wall Street broker amid Saratoga timing quirks.
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York
N. Y
Giants
Bill McKechnie
Tim Mara
Chicago O'Brien
Dempscy
Sharkey
Dempsey
Kid Beebe
Mara
Sring
Timothy
Wall Street
Tim
Saratoga
Hawthorne and Hamilton Racehorse Names in Abridged List
A lengthy catalog lists numerous horse names across Hawthorne Ohio Hamilton Ontario and related venues. The roster includes horses such as Vachell Minstrel Boy Open Fire and many others, mixed with breed lineups and place stamps, reflecting a historical racing inventory pattern rather than a single event report.
Home Run Club List Mixed MLB Names Shuffled
A fragmentary listing shows Ruth and fauser connected with Yankees and Athletics in the American League, with Cubs, Cards and Robins in the National League, but many names and terms are garbled and unclear. The text reads like a score or roster snippet with several unreadable pieces and stray punctuation.
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Ruth
Yankees
Fauser
Athletics
National League
Cubs
Hafe Ccarce
Novotny and Dolp Battle in Golf Final
Frank Dolp of Portland and Augustus L. Novotny of La Grange reached the Western Amateur final after five days of close play at Bob O’Link Club Highland Park. Dolp, a former Western champion, eliminated Chick Evans Jr. in the semis while Novotny defeated Lawrence Moller 4 and 3 to reach the championship match.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
Bob O'Link
Highland Park
Ill
Frank Dolp
Portland
Ore
Augustus L. Novotny
la Grange
Doip
Novotny
University of Illinois
Dolp
Don Stein
Chick Evans
Evans
Lawrence Moller
Quincy
Second Round Series Contests In City Class A Baseball
Second round games are slated for this afternoon with Hillside Christian meeting Illinois Central at Washington Park at 2 p.m. Northwestern Milk and Morris St. M. E. clash at Riverside No. 1 at 3 p.m. A Washington Park feature follows the first game with Power and Light, the city class AA champions, facing Riverside A. A. St. John’s Evangelical has a bye into the class A semi finals. In Toledo news, Jack Rosy Ryan has sold to the New York Yankees for immediate delivery.
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Washington Park
Northwestern Milk
Morris
St. John’s Evangelical
Times
Toledo
Toledo Baseball Headquarters
Jack
Rosy) Ryan
New York Yankees
Layne Out for Season as Indians Hit by Injuries
Milwaukee August 25 Old Man Bad Luck grips the league leading Indians as Layne is lost for the season with a right ulna fracture after being struck by a fastball. Roy Spencer Connolly Matthews and Florence also sidelined with injuries as Betzel's Betzelites pursue a pennant in a tight race.
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Indians
Betzel Boys
Roy Spencer
Millers
Indianapolis
Herman Layne
Bud Connolly
Roy
Matthews
Paul Florence
Jim Perry
Brewers
Chicago
Claver
Tribe
Betzel
Spencer
Connolly
Florence
Layne
Sanders
Kansas City
Blues
Toledo
Betzelites
St. Paul
Indians and Brewers Split Openers In High Stakes Tilt
Milwaukee game opens with brilliant fielding and fierce play as Indians beat Brewers in Friday action while a crowd of 7 111 enjoys ladies day. Matthews makes a key ninth inning catch, Swetonic earns the Tribe win with six hits allowed in 8 13 innings.
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Indians
Brewers
Matthews
Matty
Swetonic
Tribe
Leverett
Auto Races Set at Brazil Speedway This Sunday
Dirt track pros will compete at the Brazil speedway in Brazil Indiana on Sunday. The program includes three five mile elimination events and a fifteen mile feature. The track is described as a perfect circle and well ranked ahead of the season’s second program.
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Brazil
Ind
New Brazil
Fights and Fighters Postpone Silver Grove Dent Fight
New York rain delayed the Pat Silver Izzy Grove Dent bout at Bets Field to next Wednesday. In Long Branch Leo Lomski and Maxie Rosenbloom drew after ten rounds. Phoenix saw Bill Rogers from Chicago defeat Bill Thaler of Prescott in eight rounds.
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Pat Silver
Izzy Grove
Bets Field
Long Branch
N. J
Leo Lomski
Maxie Rosenbloom
Phoenix, Ariz
Bill Rogers
Chicago
Bill Thaler
Prescott
Ariz
Billy Petrolle
The
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Jack Berg
Berg
Petrolle
Sammy
Has Makings of Real Star
Hanover New Hampshire August 25 Albert Dolly Stark National League umpire will return to Dartmouth as basketball coach for the coming season. He has signed a new two year contract.
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Hanover
N. H
Albert
Dolly) Stark
Dartmouth
Five Events on Cycle Bill at Centenary Hill
Centenary Hill near Waverly hosts a mid-summer hill climb by the Mid-West Motorcycle Club with five events starting at 2 p m. Riders from Chicago Milwaukee Kalamazoo Dayton Cincinnati and Indianapolis join professional and amateur races plus a club member only close a Link contest on State Road 37 access.
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Ontenary Hill
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Alamazoo
Dayton
Cincinnati
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Coast Stars Reach Semi finals in National Tennis Event
In Forest Hills New York three California players and a New York veteran reached the semi final round of the national women's tennis championships at the West Side Tennis Club. Semifinals feature Helen Jacobs of Santa Barbara versus Mrs Molla Mallory and Helen Wills of Berkeley against Edith Cross of San Francisco. Jacobs and Wills are favored to meet in an all California final Monday after each sweeping three matches without dropping a set.
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Indiana-Kentucky A A U Aquatic Meet Closes at Lake Wawasee
The Mineie A A U meet ends at Lake Wawasee as national and international stars compete in closing events. Olympic swimmers headlined by Ethel McGarry and Jane Fauntz arrive. Indianapolis and Chicago clubs dominate victories. Isabelle Smith of Illinois Women's A C wins the 880-yard women's freestyle. Frank Kennedy wins the junior medley 300-meter. Louis Klein beats Kennedy for the 200-meter backstroke. John Dithmer edges Nickerson and Strack to win the 100-meter free.
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New York
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Illinois
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Evansville
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Purdue
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Butler Seeks Big League Status in College Football
Butler athletic director Patsy Clark outlines a long term plan to reach the big league division, stating the program will grow gradually. The Bulldogs list a demanding schedule including Northwestern, Franklin, Danville Normal, Washington, Ball Teachers, Illinois, Earlham and Tufts as they build from the bottom.
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Patsy) Clark
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Tilden Barred From Amateur Tennis by U S LTA
William Tilden six time national champion is barred from amateur tennis by the United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee for repeated violations of the amateur rule. The action cites a 1928 Wimbledon article and four years of similar breaches while Tilden works in Boston on a theatrical venture and plans to seek reinstatement.
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United Press
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
William T. Tilden
Tilden
Boston
Double Defeat of Yankees Shakes American Race in Turmoil
A double loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and a 3 2 and 3 1 sweep over New York jolted the National League pennant race. Ray Benge and Burleigh Grimes led shutouts as St Louis and Pittsburgh gained ground while Philadelphia and Chicago also won. The Yankees slipped to within three games of the leaders as the league standings tightened dramatically.
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Jess Haines
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New York Yankees
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Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dade Park Race Meet Attracts Entrants From Several States
Evansville Ind August 24 Seven stables are expected to bring horses for the opening Dade Park meeting on August 29. Entries include Bainbridge Ohio stable teams of J L Bannon and R F Coppage, with others from J Hubbard Lexington Tom Queen Saratoga McNeil Canada C W Hall Thersville Mo and J C Gillen Ashland Ky. Ft Harrison nine lacks a name for Saturday and Captain Clout is scheduled with a good seam.
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J. L. Bannon
R. F. Coppage
J. Hubbard
Lexington
Tom Queen
Saratoga
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Canada
C. W. Hall
Thersville
J. C. Gillen
Ashland
Major Stars Shine in Exhibition Baseball Doubleheader
United Press reports yesterday saw Lou Gehrig, Paul Waner, Al Simmons, Freddy Lindstrom, and Jake Ruth produce key hits in the first game of a doubleheader while others like Frank Frisch and Frank Goslin did not hit. Hornsby and Rogers Hornsby did not play as Boston Nationals edged Akron General Tires 11 to 4.
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Boston
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Hornsby
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Paul Waner
al Simmons
Freddy Lindstrom
Jake Ruth
Yankees
Frank Frisch
Ease Goslin
Rogers Hornsby
Boston Nationals
Akron General Tires
Baseball Calendar and All-American Association Results
Baseball schedule lists games across American Association venues including Indianapolis Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis and others with multiple matchups and postponed Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Friday results show Toledo defeating Minneapolis in first game and 2nd games featuring Louisville Kansas City Columbus St Paul St Louis New York Detroit Boston Cleveland Philadelphia and Chicago with varied scores and lineups. Bowling note covers Indianapolis Ladies League meeting at Central Alleys next Friday at 8 with members and entrants urged to attend.
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Huge Pennsy Sports Meet Set For Western Region
Preparations are under way for the eighth annual Western Region outdoor athletic meet of the Pennsylvania Railroad to be held Saturday September 11. More than 600 athletes will compete for the regional championship with 10 railroad divisions and Chicago represented. About 3 000 Pennsy employees from Northwestern and Southwestern general divisions will attend. Events include track and field, trap and rifle shooting, horseshoes, quoits, swimming, tennis and golf. The day’s climax features a baseball game between Columbus Ohio western regional champions and Pittsburgh central titleholders. Trials start at 9 a m at Pennsy park with swimming at Central Y M C A tennis at Willard park trap at Indianapolis Gun Club and golf at South Grove. Local meet winners advance to the Pennsy system carnival at Altoona on Sept 22.
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Wawasee Swim Meet Highlights Indiana State Championships
At Wawasee Friday the Indiana State Championship featured top placers across events. Helen Lee Smith won the 100-meter freestyle for women with Mary Brooks second and Mary Shively third. Frank Kennedy led the men in the 300-meter medley, with Sam Sway and Walter Ashley close behind. Other winners included Louis Klein in backstroke, Jane Showalter and Meinia Weiss in women’s backstroke sprints, and Francis Baurer in middle states freestyle.
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Indianapolis
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Chicago
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Roz Boczek
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25 Mile Feature Race Tops Bloomington Speed Program
Bloomington Ind Aug 25 A 25 mile feature race will headline the speed program at Bloomington speedway Sunday. Dirt track pilots from three states will compete with three five mile events preceding the main contest. Star Hoosier drivers entered include Bill McCoy Sullivan Merle Strain from Bloomington Al Gulley of Indianapolis and Jack Moore of Greencastle.
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Cards Recall Pitcher By Uniets Preas
Rochester report states Herman Bell ace of the Rochester International League staff has been recalled by the St. Louis Cardinals but will not report until season end unless Rochester drops out of the league race. John Berry Tony Kauffman and Hal Smith become Rochester property through Bell recall.
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