Braddock vs Loughran Rumored For World Light Heavy Title Fight
New York July 16 A clash for the light heavyweight world title targets Thursday night at the stadium. James J Braddock from Forty-eighth Street near Madison Square Garden meets defending champion Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia in a bout that tests Braddock’s rising form against Loughran’s aging ring craft.
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York
Stadium
James J. Braddock
Forty-eighth Street
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Court Favorites Enter Tourney
Three favorites Fritz Mercur J Gilbert Hall and Frank X Shields were to play in the Longwood bowl singles tournament at Chestnut Hill Massachusetts. Johnny Doez of California won Monday in the first two rounds defeating Robert Ryan Yale and Edward Tarangioli NYU in three sets each.
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United Press
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Fritz Mercur
J. Gilbert Hall
Frank X. Shields
New York
Edward Tarangioli
New York University
Six Indianapolis Women Vie For State Golf Title
Six Indianapolis women remained in the running for Indiana's state golf crown after the first round at Meridian Hills Country Club. Notable competitors include Elizabeth Dunn, last champion, and Mrs. Ben Stevenson of Meridian Hills. Abbott mother-daughter pair advanced, Dunn led with a 41 on nine. several matches featured close finishes and upsets. Highland Golf and Country Club led the team standings with 382, ahead of Meridian Hills at 388.
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Dick Miller
Indianapolis
Indiana
Meridian Hills Country Club
Elizabeth Dunn
Ben CG. Stevenson
Meridian Hills
Ae Alfen
DB Baten Te Waena
Marjoria Fischer Kahn
Broadmoor
Arthur Krick
Highland
Kahn
Avalon
William Barrere Jr
M. J. Abott
Lutherford
Shelbyville
Highland Golf and Country Club
A. E. Krick
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Robert, Tinsley
A. A. McClamroch
the Hills
Ben Stevenson
Lou Adams
William Diddel
Carl McCaskey
Tinsley
Crawfordsville
McClamroch
Frankfort
Brown Cleared to Fight Battalino in Hartford
Al Brown remains suspended by the National Boxing Association but is cleared to fight Battalino in Hartford Connecticut on July 25 after the association learned Brown scheduled the bout before his suspension.
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Brown
Chicago
National Boxing Association
al Brown
Young Battalino
Hartford
Conn
Baseball batting champions by league years tallied
For twelve years Ty Cobb was the batting champion of the American league. Horus Wagner led the National League eight years and Rogers Hornsby seven.
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Ty Cobb
Horus Wagner
Rogers Hornsby
Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Roundup in Indiana
Baseball results and upcoming games from Indiana towns. Keystones beat Edgewood A Cs 7 to 1. Holy Cross won their sixth straight by beating Riverside Olympics. Triangles split a double header with the Red Sox, and various clubs announce schedules and player needs.
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Holy Cross
Riverside Olympics
Fall Creek Tennis Opens With Early Round Matches
The Fall Creek tennis tournament began Monday with senior and junior singles matches. In MEN S SINGLES first round J Meunier beat Louis Reynolds 6 3 and other results include White defeating Solomo 6 0 8 6 and Dr George defeating W McEira 6 4 6 0. Junior singles saw Bud Danke and J Inman win their matches 6 0 9 7 and 6 2 6 1 respectively.
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Fall Creek
Marshall Christopher
Butlerstar
Joe Meunier
J. Meunier
Louis Reynolds
Rom White
Bud Danke
H. Snyder
J. Inman
George Brennan
J. Machledt
C. Sweeney
A. Harris
EO Ate
Wednesday Pairings in Women's State Golf Meet
Wednesday pairings in the women's state golf meet title flight include Elizabeth Dunn Riverside with Marjorie Fischer Kahn Broadmoor and Ben C. Stevenson Meridian Hills with A. E. Bulson Ft Wayne. Elizabeth Abbott Avalon with M. J. Abbott Avalon and Lou Adams Meridian Hills with Helen Benbridge Terre Haute.
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Elizabeth Dunn
Riverside
Marjorie Fischer Kahn
Broadmoor
Ben C. Stevenson
Meridian Hills
A. E. Bulson
Ft. Wayne
Elizabeth Abbott
Avalon
M. J. Abbott
Lou Adams
Helen Benbridge
Terre Haute
Championship Flight Call Sparks Golf Debate at Meridian Hills
Players contesting this week at Meridian Hills for the Indiana women's golf championship voice surprise that sixteen in the championship flight is too few and urge expansion to thirty two. Messages from Mrs. C. A. Jaqua of Highland and Miss Mary Gorham note support, while others travel in Europe and Denmark.
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Highland
Europe
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Jaqua
Nother
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Coquillard Course
South Bend
Denmark
James Patton
Avalon
Kiessel horst’s wind aided 226 yard hurdles mark invalid
Sidney Kiessel horst ran 226 yard low hurdles in 23.3 seconds with a strong tailwind, so the time was not accepted. The standing record remains Kraeinzlein of Penn at 23.6 seconds set in 1898.
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Kraeinzlein
Penn
Blackhawks Schedule 22 Home Games in Chicago Coliseum
Chicago Blackhawks announce 22 home games at the coliseum for the coming season. The campaign opens November 21 and closes March 18, with the slate set for major showdowns at home.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Klein Sparks Phillies With Three Homers In Doubleheader
Philadelphia slugger Chuck Klein hit three home runs in a two game set against the Cubs at Philadelphia. He crushed two in the first game and one in the second, driving in nine runs. Klein collected six hits for the day, pushing his season total to 26 while Mel Ott trails with 25.
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Hiladelphia
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Melvin Ott
Giants
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Philadelphia
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Ore
State Trapshoot Opens With 100 Target Event
Indiana State Trapshooters Association begins its thirty-fifth annual championship in two days of events led by a 100 target opening round. Twenty three trophies await class champions with a 200 target singles finale on Wednesday. notable results include William B Burford Jr and Ora Ax tied for high point honors in the practice round.
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Smith
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Big Leagues Pitcher ATSON CLARK Nets Third Straight Robins Win
ATSON CLARK limited Cincinnati to four hits as the Robins topped Brooklyn 4 to 2 for Clark’s third consecutive victory. Frederick and Bressler homered, and Sisler’s misplay allowed the winning run in the 11th.
Campolo and De Kuh Prepare for Brooklyn Bout
Vittorio Campolo the Argentine heavyweight and Arturo De Kuh of Italy rested in New York ahead of their ten round bout at Ebbets Field Brooklyn on Wednesday night. It marks Campolo’s first appearance in America.
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New York
Vittorio Campolo
Arturo de Kuh
Italy
Ebbets’ Field
Brooklyn
Rounds and Matches Set for Tonight at Fort Harrison
Tonight’s card at Fort Harrison features Peterson of Minneapolis versus Fuente of Mexico in a six round heavyweights bout. Also six rounds: Herbert of Cincinnati against Burman of Indianapolis. Gibbons of Tallahassee facing Myers of Indianapolis. Brown of Louisville versus Lewsader of Terre Haute in welterweights. Lewis of New Albany meets Hammond of Louisville in light. Taylor of Jacksonville faces Branch of Indianapolis in middleweights. First bout at 8:30.
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Minneapolis
Tony Fuente
Mexico
Heavywes
Phil Herbert
Cincinnati
Mat Burman
Indianapolis
Jack Gibbons
Tallahassie
Fla
Billy Myers
Honeyboy Brown
Louisville
Bob Lewsader
Terre Haute
Kid Lewis
New Albany
Eddie Hammond
Joe Taylor
Jacksonville
Happy Branch
Ruth cites St Louis screen to curb easy home runs
Babe Ruth praises a new screen at St Louis to prevent easy homers by stopping balls from dropping into the right field pavilion. He notes Heinie Manush teased him, but Ruth says the screen levels the playing field and could inspire other parks to adopt similar measures.
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Big Boy
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Martin Battles to Earn Draw
Andy Martin of Boston and Johnny Farr of Cleveland fought ten rounds to a draw in Braddock Pennsylvania. Martin trailed early but surged back with two knockdowns in the final three rounds keeping his featherweight title hopes alive.
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United Press
Braddock
Andy Martin
Boston
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Martin
Lincoln Highways to host Lady Wayne Chocolates at Washington Park
After a 1-1 split with Muncie Athletics, Lincoln Highways prepare to play the Lady Wayne Chocolates at Washington Park next Sunday. In the double header at Muncie, Lincoln won 6 to 5 after losing 3 to 2, racking eleven hits in six innings. Cash, Muncie pitcher, homered and singled in the opener, while Lincoln managed four hits off him.
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Brown County Aces
Muncie
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Washington Park
Lady Wayne Chocolates
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Cash
Schmeling Sharkey Bout Possible At Major Stadium
Boston could host a fall heavyweight championship between Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling after William F. Carey of MSG discussed the plan. The hurdle remains Schmeling’s suspension by the New York boxing commission for refusing to meet Phil Scott, with Chicago or Detroit the likely alternate venues if Boston falls through.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Braves Field
William F. Carey
Madison Square Garden Corporation
New York
Carey
New York Boxing Commission
Schmeling
Phil Scott
Chicago
Detroit
Tobias Loses Bout in Toronto to Canadian Steve Rocco
New York flyweight Phil Tobias was outpointed by Canadian Steve Rocco over ten rounds in Toronto on Monday night July 16.
Mack Poorly Punished in New York Fight
Sammy Dorfman a local junior lightweight knocked out Petey Mack of Jersey City in the fifth round here Monday. Mack was given a severe beating in the bout.
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Sammy Dorfman
Petey Mack
Jersey City
Mack
Texas grappler Bobby Chick tops Swedish rival in Broad Ripple
Bobby Chick defeated Johnny Carlin in the main match at Broad Ripple Monday night and will face Gus Kallio in next Monday's main event. Carlin won the first fall in 34 minutes, Chick claimed two falls in 11 and seven minutes. Other bouts saw Ralph Wilson and Dick Routt draw in 30 minutes and George Baker throw Ed Baker in 10 minutes.
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Broad Ripple
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Chick
Ralph Wilson
Dick Routt
George Baker
Ed Baker
Godfrey Knocks Out Smith in Second Round
Grand Rapids reports a boxing night with George Godfrey defeating Ralph Smith by knockout in the second round. Local fighter Jimmy Kerr outpoints Jimmy Harvey over eight rounds.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ralph Smith
San Francisco
George Godfrey
Godfrey
Jimmy Kerr
Jimmy Harvey
Lansing
Colonels Cut Pitcher Maple and Catcher Bird
Louisville makes roster cuts on July 16 releasing pitcher Rolly Maple and sending catcher Joe Bird to Dayton in the Central League. Maple is released from the Colonels roster. Bird joins Dayton roster in the Central League affiliate move.
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Joe Bird
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Baseball Hall of Fame Rivalry Leaders Named
Major Homer Leaders Chuck Klein of the Phillies Mel Ott of the Giants Hack Wilson of the Cubs Lou Gehrig of the Yankees Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey of the Cardinals Al Simmons of the Athletics Babe Ruth of the Yankees lead the list.
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Phillies
Melvin Ott
Giants
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Jim Bottomley
Cardinals
Chick Hafey
al Simmons
Athletics
Babe Ruth
Trans Golf Rivals Score Low in Mississippi Championship
Denver report on the 1929 Women's Trans Mississippi tournament notes Marion Turpie of New Orleans fired 79 in a round vs champion O S Hill of Kansas City who posted 83. S S Hynes of St Louis matched Turpie to 40 at halfway but finished with 87.
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United Press
Denver
Marion Turpie
New Orleans
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Four-Bout Boxing Card at Park Arena This Thursday
The Broad Ripple program features Beamer Roberts and Kid Puckett in the main ten rounds with Kid Chissel facing Stanley Ketchel in the eight round semi final. Two other bouts fill the card with the opening bout at 8 30.
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Beamer Roberts
Kid Puckett
Kid Chissel
Stanley Ketchel
Var Wie sets women’s record 73 at Tippecanoe Lake Club
Miss Virginia Var Wie of Chicago shot a record 73 over the Tippecanoe Lake County Club course Monday, three over par. Paired with Peter Duran, she won by one in a best ball foursome with H. T. Allen and David Ward, ex amateur champion of Michigan.
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Chicago
Tippecanoe Lake County Club Course
Here
Peter Duran
Lake Wawasee
H. T. Allen
Tippecanoe
David Ward
Grand Rapids
Michigan
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