Weissmuller Beats Duke In Olympic Swim Trials At Broad Ripple
Johnny Weissmuller dominated the final Olympic swimming trials at Broad Ripple pool defeating Duke Kahanamoku in a 100 meter dash. Weissmuller clocked 59.25 seconds, slightly slower than his world mark but well ahead of the Duke’s Antwerp Olympic record. The race featured a false start as the Duke held his nerve while others jumped.
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Saturday Swim Trials Feature Olympic Qualifiers
Readable scraps show Olympic final tryouts at Broad Ripple Pool with 200 meter and 100 meter events. Notable performances include Johnny Weissmuller leading the 100 meter free style, Duke Kahanamoku second, and Sam Kahanamoku third. Other finals covered include 1,500 meter, 150 yard back stroke, and 100 pound city championship results.
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Young Brooklyn sprinter faces big test at Olympic trials
Frank Hussey, a 10 year old Brooklyn schoolboy, will run the 100 and 200 meters at the eastern Olympic trials at Yankee Stadium. He will meet champions Loren Murchison Jackson Scholz and Lovejoy sprinters, encountering the hall of fame for the first time. Mentors paced his season while Lawson Robertson in Philadelphia sharpened him for Saturdays event.
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Baseball Standings Snapshot With Team Records
The cropped table lists teams and records including Citic 25 16 030 and Chicago 26 18 491 with Lofton 17 430 and Stucin 23 20 S85. Other entries show Pittabre 20 22 478 and Phila 13 36 .333 reflecting varying win loss percentages.
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Games Today American Association and League Action
Indianapolis faces Columbus in American Association action. Louisville meets Toledo. Minneapolis clashes with Milwaukee. St Paul hosts Kansas City. In the American League New York visits Chicago. Boston plays St Louis. Washington squares off with Detroit. Philadelphia heads to Cleveland.
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Matchups Set for Major League City Series Weekend
Cincinnati versus Boston, Pittsburgh against Brooklyn, Chicago facing New York, and St. Louis touring Philadelphia set the weekend slate.
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Baseball scores and lineups from a Rainy New York Chicago game
Chicago and New York played a rain affected game with mixed innings and late scoring. The box shows Keen Hartnett Barnes Jounard Mann Huntzinger Snyder Gowdy for Chicago and Sheehan Wingo Barnes Cooney ONeil for New York with numerous pitchers and fielding substitutions listed. The final line totals reflect a high scoring day despite the rain and include extra innings and multiple pitching changes.
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Olympic trials spark Broad Ripple swim day
Morning heats for the 400 meter freestyle produced four winners and second placers from Northwestern, Ilinois A C, Olympic Club, and Illinois A C as divers compete for points. John Taylor said twenty four men would make the American Olympic team with water polo pending.
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Senators Take Ninth Inning Rally In Slugfest
Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers combined for a high scoring opener with seven pitchers used. The Senators prevailed 9 to 7 in a free hitting contest Thursday as the bullpen yielded multiple runs late.
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Olympic tryouts spark Broad Ripple diving events
The article highlights springboard and high diving from Broad Ripple with the country’s top divers. Louis Balbach of the New York Athletic Club appears among the contenders and is noted for his prior Olympic third place in a diving event.
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Pacer Single G to Star at Charity Matinee in Monticello
Indiana's famed pacer Single G to headline a charity matinee at the state fairground with Ed Allen driving an exhibition mile. The event, aimed at aiding sick and injured drivers, features four harness races plus two running races and a society horse show with top drivers and riders. Proceeds go to charity. program starts at 1 pm with music and varied attractions. Separately L E Webern to coach Monticello High School teams. Cleveland defeats Athletics 5 to 4 after four.errors by A's.
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Freak ball games spark Milwaukee defeat to Boston
June 6 1878 Milwaukee National League squad amassed twenty three hits but failed to tie Boston as seventeen errors marred the game. Every fielder except the left fielder contributed to the miscues and the score remained unresolved.
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Independent Baseball Seeks Players and Schedules Sunday Games
Local clubs outline game plans for Sunday at Garfield Park Riverside and other sites. Contacts include Randolph 6700 for catcher services, James Ragan 1437 St. Paul St., Drexel 6873, Washington 3946, Webster 1611, Circle 2742, and Lincoln 3333 for arranging matches with fast clubs and state teams.
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Illinois Favored In Middle Western Conference Meet
The University of Illinois is the favorite to win the track and field meet at Stage Field as preliminaries began this afternoon with finals set for Saturday. Competing teams include Missouri Notre Dame Iowa Aggies Butler and Washington University of St Louis. Also included are entrants from outside the Big Ten. Charles Ledoux European featherweight champion meets Ernie Goozeman in a ten round bout in Aurora. Herbie Schaeffer faces Trish Johnny Curtin in Chicago.
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Tribesmen Begin Four Game Series in Columbus
The Indians visit Columbus to face the Senators in the first of a four game set. Brown deal acquisitions Bailey and Jones expected to report. Burwell shines in Toledo win as Indians sweep three against the Hens.
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The Nut Cracker and Sports Bits From the Era
A collection of snippets covers personal notes on baseball enthusiasm, a note on a future Army golf championship, concerns about the Japanese situation, Dempsey’s manager jailed after an assault, a boxing inquiry about the term hit and miss, Chilean heavyweight Romero Rojas gaining attention, Fletcher predicting Phillies contending, and a brief critique of Addock as a runner noting his speed as a key trait.
Walker Receives $10,000 Guarantee for July 4 Fight
Promoter Jake Isaacson offered Mickey Walker a $10,000 guarantee for a welterweight title bout in Omaha on July 4 against champion Morrie Schlaiffer. The announced offer was made today, with Schlaiffer as the challenger in the championship clash.
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Jones Mehlhorn Lead National Open After 36 Holes
Bobby Jones of Atlanta and Billy Mehlhorn of St. Louis shared the lead in the national open after 36 holes at Oakland Hills. Jones and Mehlhorn were tied at 147 as Cyril Walker and Bob Cruickshank trailed, with Espinosa rallying to 151 and Sarazen at 154 amid rough mornings for several stars.
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Tilden Declares End to Fulsil Controversy Over Tennis
William Tilden the national lawn tennis champion announced in Providence on June 6 that a compromise had been reached. He said he and other player writers retain amateur status and the dispute with the U S L T A is over.
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Wyatt Goes to Majors as Wabash Star Signs
Crawfordsville Ind June 6 Joe Wyatt outfielder and slugger of Wabash College signs with the Cleveland American League team. He finishes college this term and is hailed as the best college ball player in the state. Detroit Washington and Indianapolis vied for him but Tris Speaker’s scout secured the deal.
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Bicycle Trials Set for July State Championship
Indiana bicycle authorities announce July elimination trials in Indianapolis from July 12 to 27 for junior riders under 16 and senior riders 16 plus. Four events per class determine series winners who advance to August state finals at the fair grounds. The state champions earn a chance to race nationally in Buffalo on September 5 and 6 with expenses paid by the Amateur Bicycle League of America.
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Walker Leads Jones in Golf Meet at Oakland Hills
Cyrus Walker, trained on English courses, shot 34 on the first nine and 18 for 45 holes to lead the American Open final day at Oakland Hills. He held a two stroke edge over defending champion Bobby Jones with a birdie three on three and birdie two on nine.
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