Indians Keep Pressure as Race Tightens in A A Standings
In a hot race in summer weather, Jess Petty won his twelfth game as Ernie Krueger provided timely hits to back the Indians in a 3 to 2 win over the Brewers. The victory kept the Tribe within reach of the league lead with Louisville and St Paul closely pursued by Indianapolis. Petty allowed seven hits and two unearned runs, with an earlier fourth inning error sparking the Brewers rally.
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Indians
Colonels
Saints
Tribe
A. A
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Jess Petty
Ernie Krueger
Brewers
Petty
Indians Hold Off Brewers In Kid Day Clash
A. A. Leaders Sta at W. L. Pet. stats show Louisville 32 21 .604 and St Paul 36 25 .590 while Indianapolis 33 23 .589. A 478 marker game with two doubles and a single, Brewer error aids home team to third and winning run. Dixie Walker pitched six for visitors Lingrel finished. Tribe fans noted six hits off Walker none off Lingrel. Kids day drew about 450 schoolboys in left-field bleachers cheering Ownie Bush's athletes with Petty and Krueger hailed as heroes. Etty struck out six Brewers, He whiffed last two. Lingrel batted second ninth inning, curved foul drive near fence. Ladies day observed. Griffin collided with Schmandt at first in seventh. Brewer sprained shoulder and exited. Harold Janvrin, ex-Tribe, sold by Kansas City Blues to Little Rock Southern Association.
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W. L. Pet
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Dixie Walker
Lingrel
Walker
Ownie Bush
Petty
Krueger
Etty
Brewers
Christenbury
Sicking
Rehe
Allen Ifances Schmandt
Campbell
Eee
Jonea
P Totais
Milwaukee
H Richbours
Rf Strohm Lober
Bell McCarthy
Seeee McGowan
Johnson
If . Griffin
S Young Melliso
Alker
Seeee Schaack
Schaack
Strohm
Richbourg
Schmandt
Griffin
Jones
Schmandal
Ime
Murray and
Freeman
Parelli Beats Kan at Madison in Two Falls
United Press reports Chicago June 20. Middleweight wrestling champion Joe Parelli defeated Jim Kantanlos of Madison in two straight falls.
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United Press
Chicago
Joe Parelli
Jim Kantanlos
Madison
Wis
Curry 10 Meet Bantam Champ Curry 10 Meet Bantam Champ
Abe Goldstein world bantamweight champion will box Connie Curry in a 19 round bout at Michigan City Indiana as the semi windup to the Stribling Gro fight on July 4. The match was announced today.
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United Press
Michigan City
Ind
Abe Goldstein
Connie Curry
Sioux City
Wilson Kans. teen sets world scholastic records in shot put
Weight records fall as John Kuck of Wilson high school Kansas tops the 12 pound shot with 46 feet 8 5/8 inches at Emporia Staite meet. He also records 46 feet in 11 pound shot 140 feet in discus and 183 feet in javelin in the same competition.
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Ansas City
John Kuck
Wilson
Kan
Emporia
Young Kuck
Yale Freshmen Beat Harvard Yearlings in Boat Race
Yale freshmen defeated Harvard yearlings in the annual boat race at New London. Yale also won the junior varsity event. The senior varsity crew, to represent America in the Olympics, was set to race Harvard’s senior crew over four miles at dusk on the Thames. Yale athletes depart tonight for New York and sail for France Saturday.
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United Press
NEW
France
Yale
Harvard
Baseball Calendar and Standings Fragments
Readable portions show American Association teams such as Kansas City Minneapolis Toledo and Milwaukee. American League entries include New York Detroit Boston St Louis and Chicago. National League standings list New York Boston Brooklyn St Louis and Chicago with scattered scores and percentages.
District baseball schedule shows city matchups today
Games today feature Milwaukee at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Toledo Kansas City at Louisville St Paul at Columbus Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St Louis Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York National League Enterneum at Brooklyn New York at Boston Cincinnati at Pittsburgh with no other games scheduled
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American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
National League
Enterneum
Brooklyn
Incinnati
Pittsburgh
Western Golf Champion Crowned in Chicago Tourney
Mrs. S. L. Reinhart of Dallas Texas won the women’s western golf championship after a three day tourney in Chicago finishing with a 256 for fifty four holes eight strokes ahead of Virginia Wilson of Chicago who placed second. Mrs. Gant of Memphis Tennessee was third.
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Chicago
L Reinhart
Dallas
Texas
Virginia Wilson
Gant
Memphis
Tenn
Eleanor Goss Advances Over Molla Mallory at Roehampton
Miss Eleanor Goss defeats Mrs Molla Mallory in the Roehampton invitation tennis event 6 2 4 6 7 5 in the fifth round. Semi final results show Mrs Jessup ousting Goss 6 4 6 1. Also reports Neary KO by Walther in Canton and Dundee set for a Brooklyn bout with Sullivan and later Kaplan.
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Goss Downs
Mallory
Roehampton
United Presse
England
Molla Mallory
Eleanor Goss
Jessup
Miss Goss
Yesterday's Results in American Association and National League
Summary of yesterday's games across leagues with multiple matchups. Includes Louwoo 49 x Loutaville, Toledo 5, St Paul 12 0 Columbus 15 0, Cleveland 16 Detroit 5, and Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 3 in the National League, plus Chicago 7 Philadelphia 4 and Boston 1 vs 1 in other listed games.
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American Association
Kansas City
Loutaville
Dawson
Altman
Kaufman
Cwlop
Meyer
Western tennis championships slated for Woodstock club
Indianapolis announces the 1924 Western tennis championships to be held at the Woodstock County Club courts the week of June 30. Willis Adams leads the organizing staff with a strong list of chairmen and committee members. Several national players are expected to travel from St Louis to gain extra clay court practice before the national event.
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Woodstocck
Indianapolis
Woodstock County Club
St. Louis
Willis Adams
Associated Tennis Clubs of
Western
Adams
Edward Bennet, Jr
Jack McKay
Taylor Todd
Don P. Hawkins
J. P. Frenzel, Jr
G. L. Denny
Augustus Co
Mortimer Piffleworth and the Croquet Championship Legend
A nostalgic sketch recalls Mortimer J. Piffleworth as a preeminent amateur croquet champion. The piece praises his fearless challenges, humor, and undefeated retirement while weaving in Athens lore, famous quotes, and rival legends from the era.
Big Leagues Roundup From Thursday Baseball Action
AZZY VANCE earned his tenth win as Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 3 to 1. Eddie Brown had two hits. Detroit split a doubleheader with Cleveland, losing 16 to 5 then winning 3 to 2 to narrow the gap. Elmer Jacobs and Jimmy Ring battled 10 innings as the Cubs beat Philadelphia 3 to 1. Browns rallied past White Sox 7 to 0 after Van Gilder left early. Virgil Barnes guided the Giants to a 4 to 1 win over the Braves. Pirates defeated Yankees 2 to 1 in Toronto exhibition as Ruth hit a rare wind aided over the fence.
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Azzy Vance
Robins
Brooklyn
Reds
Eddie Brown
Elmer Jacobs
Jimmy Ring
Philadelphia
Cubs
Toronto
Pirates
Yankees
Ruth
Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati With Minimal Putouts
In the Cincinnati Brooklyn game on Thursday Brooklyn won with only two team assists and First Baseman Fournier recording a single fielding putout. The note compares to a near-record by Jiggs Donahue for the White Sox who once had a game with no putouts but one assist.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Fournier
Jiggs Donahus
White Sox
Independent Baseball All Morria Street M E Meet Time
Independent Baseball players are urged to attend tonight at 7 30 at the South Side Turners gym. The Akron Truss Company team is without a Sunday game and ready to challenge top clubs. Fast State teams, contact H L Earl at 4626 E Washington St or call Irvington 1621. The South Side Stars hold Riverside permit for Sunday. teams seeking a game call Drexel 6873 for Jim. The Yellow Cabs face Washington A C at Garfield No 1 at 1 pm and Riversides at 3 30 at Riverside No 1. Cab players must be at the garage by noon. Lewis Wilson Thompson and Hartridge must call Robbins after 4 pm at Lincoln 3333.
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Turners
Akron Truss Company
H. L. Earl
E. Washington St
Irvington
South Side Stars
Riverside
Drexel
Jim
Yellow Cabs
Washington A.C
Garfield No. 1
Riversides
Riverside No 1
Lewis
Wilson
Thompson
Hartridge
Robbins
Lincoln
Meets Taylor I: Indianapolis clash marks Monday night bout
Eddie Conlon of New Orleans bantam meets Bud Taylor in a ten round main event at Washington Park Monday night. Four other bouts and a battle royal complete the program. Fifty percent of net receipts from the Steve Harter big glove carnival go to the Sahara Grotto entertainment committee.
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Indianapolis
Eddie Conlon
New Orleans
Brennan Miske Careers Similar in Ring and Fate
New York June 20 Fate plays many queer pranks In November 1923 Billy Miske fought his last bout against Big Bill Brennan the heavyweight trial horse Miske won in the fourth round Brennan also fought his final bout with a gunman’s bullet Miske and Brennan served as stepping stones toward Dempsey both met him several times in their careers and were beaten in key showdowns
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NEA
New York
Billy Miske
Bill’ Brennan
Miske
Kayo
Brennan
Dempsey
Jack
Willard
Toledo
Benton Harbor
Pitcher Roberts Walks Off Field After Defensive Break in Seventh
In a Blue Ridge League game, Chambersburg pitcher Roberts was involved as the shortstop failed to cover second on a catcher’s throw, breaking up a shutout in the seventh inning. He walked off the field refusing to finish yet still earned the win credited to him.
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Roberts
Chambersburg
Butler College Coaches School Tops Prest-O-Lite 2 0
Pat Page pitched a masterful game for Butler College coaching school as he subdued Prest-O-Lite with southpaw slants. He struck out nine, while both teams managed seven hits apiece in the Thursday contest.
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Butler College
Pat Page
Page
Moran and Zivic to meet in twelve round elimination
New York June 20 Pat Moran and Jack Zivic, both candidates for meeting Benny Leonard, will stage a twelve round elimination contest at Queensboro stadium Monday.
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United Press New York
Pat Moran
Jack Zivic
Benny Leonard
Queensboro Stadium
City Championships on Courts Decide Sunday
The Indianapolis Tennis Association hosts quarter finals with semi finals on Saturday and the championships to be decided Sunday. Notable matches include Sagalowsky vs Wardick and Hennessey vs Kurzrock with McKay and Starbuck in doubles. Thursday results feature Kurzrock over Crane 6-3, Sagalowsky over Richards 6-2 6-1, and other wins leading to Sundays final rounds.
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Todney
Sagalowsky
Wardick
Hennessey
Kurzrock
McKay
Starbuck
Burdick Crane
Butler
Crane
University of Michigan
Richards
Kohn
Wilson
Lang
Markey
Kipp
Bennett
Humes
Burdick
Burdick-Crake
Brafford-Retmeier
Watson in Next Hight at Fort Harrison
Allen Watson local bantam returns to Fort Harrison for eight round bouts following a rematch with Terre Haute's Jimmy McDermott after their earlier six round clash. Captain Chase arranged the rematch to reverse a prior Watson decision. The program totals thirty six rounds with a ten round main event pitting Phil Dowd of Columbus, Ohio against Merle Alte of Indianapolis.
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Allen Watson
Jimmy McDermott
Terre Haute
Fort
Captain Chase
McDermott
Watson
Phil Dowd
Columbus
Ohio
Merle Alte
Indianapolis
Engstrom Reaches Semi Finals in Western Conference Golf
Carl Engstrom of Indiana University defeats John Dorsey of Chicago University 6 and 5 in Briar Gate Golf Club to reach the Western Conference tourney semi finals. Other finalists include Holdsworth of Michigan Heppes of Northwestern and Dawson of Illinois.
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Chicago
Carl Engstrom
Indiana University
the Briar Gate Golf Club
John Dorsey
Chicago University
Holdsworth
Michigan
Heppes
Northwestern
Dawson
Ilinois
Philly Lightweight Bud Christiano Loses To Joe Jawson
Bud Christiano of Philadelphia was outpointed by Joe Jawson of Milwaukee over twelve rounds in Albany. The June 20 bout featured clear exchanges but Jawson won on points in the timely travelogue recap from the Timea special report.
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Timea
Albany
N. Y
Bud Christiano
Philadelphia
Joe Jawson
Milwaukee
Simpson Wins Golf Meet at Beverly Club
Johnny Simpson of Indianapolis won the lumber men's golf title at the Beverly Club in Chicago for thirty six holes with a score of 152.
Wrestling Match Planned Between Romano and Lewis
Mike Romano the Italian grappler trains for a title clash with Champion Ed Lewis in Chicago despite the athletic commission ruling against the bout. A date has not been set.
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United Press Chicago
Mike Romano
Ed (Strangler) Lewis
Athletic Commission
Giants Rout Boston 21 to 2 in High-Scoring 1912 Tilt
New York Giants hammered Boston 21 to 2 on June 20, 1912, with 16 stolen bases between the teams. Devore stole four bases for New York, while Merkle Doyle and Houser homered for the Giants as several players changed positions and the lineup shifted through nine innings.
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Houser
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Doyle
Ouneied Im
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Shore
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Snass
Wilt
Balk
Hoge
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bail—Whitehouse
City Net Card Today Singles and Doubles Schedule
The schedule lists 3 PM singles Kohn versus Kipp and Sagalowsky against Burdick. 4 PM Hennessey versus Kurzrock with Mon Kay versus Starbuck. Doubles at 4 PM Kipp-Trask versus Hart-Von Berg and Hendricks-Richards against Burdick Jane. 5 PM Hennessey-McKay versus winner of Kipp-Trask versus Hart-Von Berg, plus Star buk-Rhohn versus Ross-Gilberti and Sagalowsky-Kurzrock against Adler-Parker.
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Hendricks-Richards
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Adler-Parker
Netters Stay At Home In National Tennis Meet
Julius Sagalowsky and Leo Kurs of Butler will not travel to Philadelphia for the national collegiate tennis championships at Merion Cricket Club courts. Officials at Irvington college changed plans due to a hitch, though the pair could have posted a strong showing.
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Leo Kursrock
Meriom Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Butler
Irvington Institution
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