Tennis Play at Hawthorn Moves Fast
City tennis championships at Hawthorn Tennis Club progress with seven of eight seeds in men's singles quarter finals. Friday results include several round wins across men’s singles junior and boys divisions with finals expected Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. O'Hara
Hawthorn Tennis Club
Paul Fatout
Lafayette
Bob Lang
Tommy Wilson
J. H. Ehlers
Julius Sagalowsky
Phil Pike
Nek
Bastian
G. Horst
Zoo
B. McCormick
B. Fatout
K. Stout
B. Long
H. Roberts
Pike
Panel No
Wilson
Ns. Ehlers
Haworth
Crane
M. Christopher
Markey
Lowery
Woods
Danner
Pritchett
Acount
Danke
Demmary
Lysaucht
Loman
Crabb
Morgan
Voelker
Jackson
O'Brien
Holloway
Underwood
W. Stout
Donnell
Johnson
Baker
Fledderjohn
Noone
Neidhamer
McDonnell
F Ty Aeaine
Ruth Goran
Buwanor Lauck
Kathryn Yeaman
Jane Homsher
Elma Ferguson
Marjorie Hold
Margaret Cathcart
Dorothy Stout
Lou Adams
Talking It Over With Joe Williams
Farrell New York June 30 Mr Jarges Mullen staged a prize fight in Chicago last week drawing 125000 in gate and lost 15000 while USGA golf championship in Chicago grossed 33000 with a 16509 profit. The piece contrasts fighting and golf as money makers and notes fighter pay and promoter risks.
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York
Jarges
Mullen
Chicago
Mickey Walker
Ace Hodkins
United States Golf Association
Illinois
Hagens
Farrells
Joneses
Golf Association
al Capones
Spike O’donnells
Walker
Hodkins
Johnny Farrell
Aqueduct Selections Highlight Wide Field of Entrants
A long list of nominees including Lillie Cane Chattahoochee Zephon Endicott Saorstat and many others appears for Todays Aqueduct event. Several familiar names such as Gift Hawk Son O Battle Mi Vida Friedjof Nansen and Jasonette are featured among a dense entry slate spanning multiple stables and owners.
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Aqueduct
Lillie Cane
Chattahoochee
Zephon
Endicott
Saorstat
Jack High
Zoom
Infinity
Sun Beau
Vito
Bateau
Gift Hawk
Son O’ Battle
Mi Vida
Friedjof Nansen
Larock
Alita Allen Kenilworth
Melva Rose
Solidity
Fleur-De-Lis
Elder Blossom
Frank Crowley
Troy Miss
the Third Prince
Scissors
Snappy Pal
Miseisalppi
Jasonette
Tippity Witchet
Brilliant
King Carter
Wheatstick
Trish Marine
Kosciusko
Amilton
Fights and Fighters in Chicago and San Francisco Card
Reports from Chicago and San Francisco reveal matches and opponents for upcoming bouts. Knute Larson and Jackie Dugan train for an eighth round featherweight clash, while Sandy Seifert faces Otto Von Porat in a ten round heavyweight bout next Thursday. Bud Taylor and Santiago Zorillo are noted as participants in regional boxing events, and jockey Melvin Koight from Collinsville suffers a brain concussion after a fall at Fairmount Park with dangerous condition reported.
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Chicago
Knute Larson
Jackie Dugan
Hisville
Sandy" Seifert
Pittsburgh
Otto von Porat
United Preas
Baseball Calendar American Association standings and games
The standings show Indianapolis leading with 7 wins and 2 losses in the American Association, followed by Kansas City at St. Paul and Milwaukee at Minneapolis, with Toledo and Columbus lower. In the American League, New York leads with 48 wins and 16 losses, while Cleveland and Philadelphia trail. National League leaders include St Louis and New York atop the standings. Today's games include Toledo at Indianapolis and Columbus at Louisville among others.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas Ci
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
American League
Cleve
Phila
Boston
St.Louis
Chicago
Wash
Detroit
American Associaion
Kansas City
Columbus and Louisville split two tight games in doubleheader
In the first game Columbus and Louisville played to a 4 1 2 to 3 reach with Ash Ferrell Koob Wilkinson and Thompson contributing for Columbus. The second game ends 17 to 38 with Meeker Shinault Tincup and others for Louisville leading a decisive win. Milwaukee tops Minneapolis 26 to 4 as Jonnard McMenemy Van Alstyne Hubbell Warwick and McMullen lead for Milwaukee. New York defeats Philadelphia 14 to 1 with Pennock Collins Grabowski Ebmke Grove and Foxx keying the win. Cleveland bests Chicago 9 16 to 8 with Grant Hudl and Sewell Faber Connally and Crouse prominent. Detroit at St Louis postponed due to rain. Washington at Boston also postponed.
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Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pennock and Collins
Grabowski
Ebmke
Grove and Foxx
Grant
Hudlinnd L. Sewell
Faber, Connally and Crouse
Major Stars Yesterday United Press Summary
Waner hit a grand slam with the bases loaded for a single when he had one hit in five appearances. Frankie Frisch drove in two with two hits including a double. Lou Gehrig collected two hits in five at bats and struck out in the ninth as a pinch hitter. Babe Ruth singled in three at bats. Tygettth beat the Yankees with three safeties. Mae Speaker continued to warm Hart Heilmann while Rogers Hornsby was idle due to rain.
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Waner
Frankie Frisch
Lou Gehrig
Dali
Babe Ruth
Tyegetth
Yankees
Mae Speaker
Hart Heilmann
Rogers Hornsby
Collett to Meet Payson in Women’s Golf Final
Glenna Collett, former national champion, was to face Miss Helen Payson of Portland, Me., in the finals of the eighth annual Manners invitational golf tournament held in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prea
Buffalo
N. Y
Glenna Collett
Helen Payson
Fortland
Sole American Survivors in Wimbledon Men's Singles
Wimbledon coverage notes only two Americans remain in the men's singles, William T. Tilden and John Hennessey, facing a strong French field as quarterfinals approach. Tilden matches Pierre Landry ahead of a potential clash with Jean Borotra, while Hennessey eyes Henri Cochet after a tense US victory over Cochet last year.
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Robert C. Dowson
United Press
Wimbledon
England
Helen Wills
America
Holcroft Watson
Great Britain
California
Watson
Senorita D’alvarez
Spain
Helen
William T. Tilden
John Hennessey
Indianapolis
United States
France
Tilden
Pierre Landry
Landry
Jean Borotra
Young Crawford
Australia
Hennessey
Henri Cochet
Cochet
Junior Coen
Kansas City
Penelope Anderson
R. W. Wackett
F. M. Strawson
Johnny Hennessey
Helen Jacobs
Lifornia
E. du Plaix
H. Evelyn Jones
Jacques Brugner
Harry O. Hopman
Frae Crawford
Mrs Horn Defends Trans Miss golf title crown
National women's champion Miriam Burns Horn prepares to defend the trans Miss title today against Kansas City rival Mrs O S Hill. Horn defeated Marion Turpie of New Orleans by 5 and 4 to reach the final, while Hill beat Patricia Stephenson of Minneapolis 8 and 6.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Miriam Burns Horn
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Marion Turpie
New Orleans
Hill
Patricia Stephenson
Loughran toface Lomski for title at Ebbetts Field Aug 8
Tommy Loughran the light heavyweight champion will meet Leo Lomski of Aberdeen Washington in a fifteen round title bout at Ebbetts Field August 8. Promoter Humbert Fugazy announced the match today.
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Ebbetts Field
Ay United Press
New York
Humbert J. Fugazy
Tommy Loughran
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Humbert Pugazy
Eleven-Year-Old Dorothy Bundy Crowned Southern California Champion
The 11 year old Dorothy Bundy is hailed as the girl champion of Southern California with talent likened to Helen Wills. Her mother May Sutton Bundy was a famed national champion and Wimbledon winner, and her father Tom Bundy was also a celebrated figure in his era.
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Miss
Helen Wills
Southern California
Dorothy Bundy
May Sutton Bundy
Tom Bundy
Indianapolis Star honors rising tennis star John Hennessey
Indianapolis youth John Hennessey son of Katherine A Hennessey living at 3720 N Pennsylvania St is featured for his rising tennis status. He reached the last eight in the all England championship and ranks as No 2 on the United States Davis Cup team earning praise from top critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Francis Hennessey
Katherine A. Hennessey
Pennsylvania
Johnny
United States
Hennessey
Indians End Home Stand Before Western Swing in Toledo Showdown
Indians suffer 2 0 loss to Toledo Hens in last home game before long road trip through Louisville and western circuit. Jake Pfeiffer shines for Toledo with eight strong innings and six strikeouts. Indians waste four scoring chances due to timely plays by Gaffney and Jacobson.
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Indians
Eddie Ash
Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville
A. A
Toledo Hens
Pfeffer
Toledo
Spencer
Gaffney
Betzels
Warstler
Jake Jacobson
Russell
Indians Slip Trails In Park Chatter
The article notes Washington Park chatter as the Indians drop one game on the league lead with Friday losses and Blues closing in. It highlights players like Jack Hollingsworth and Riddle from Quincy, injuries, fielding feats by Veach and Jacobson, and Steph Swetonic's dominant Friday performance before a larger crowd including women and children.
Amateurs, Semi-Pros Nines Set Weekend Showdowns
Acme A. A. will face Y. M. at Green House Park with Murray and Zermerman as battery and Nield and Mueller opposing. Nearby teams seek games, with Belmoea, Bill Johnson, and other contacts listed. Beech Grove, Indianapolis White etc. scheduled for Sunday play at Brookside and Fountain Square venues. Brookside A. A. versus Edgewood C. C. on Sunday with July 8 requests noted.
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Acme A. As
Bundeg
Green House Park
Murray
Zimmerman
Battery
Acmes
Nield and
Mueller
Fast City
Belmoea
Bill Johnson
Fairmount Glass Works
Indianpolis
Beech Grove
Brookside A. A.s
Edgewood A. C.s
Edgewood
Brooksides
Eanneth Spillman
Washington
Seals Clinch First Half Pennant With 5–1 Win
The San Francisco Seals secured the first half title of the Pacific Coast League by defeating Los Angeles 5 to 1 in Busan Francisco. With three games remaining in the split season, Hollywood Stars stood in second place.
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Coast
Busan Francisco
San Francisco Seals
Los Angeles
Hollywood Stars
Olympic tryouts for women held at Rockaway Beach
The final Olympic swimming tryouts for women begin at Rockaway Beach, N Y, today and will run for four days. Twenty girls will be chosen from among 150 competitors to advance to the next stage.
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United Press
Rival roller stars Wenzel and Monroe set for five mile race
Riverside skating rink expects a packed crowd tonight as Carl Wenzel of Cincinnati meets local rival Bob Monroe in a five mile roller race. The event starts at 9 o clock on an eighty lap course with Norman Isaacs as judge and Herman Eggert as timekeeper.
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Riverside
Carl Wenzel
Cincinnati
Bob Monroe
Wenzel
Norman Isaacs
Herman Eggert
Home Run Club Highlight From 1923 Season
The report lists players from multiple teams including Ruth Gehrig Hauser Brannon Blue Todt Bottomley Bissonette Hornsby Hurst and others, noting home run club standings and notable matchups across the Yankees Athletics Browns Red Sox Cardinals Robins Braves Phillies.
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Nana Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Hauser
Athletics
Brannon
Browns
Blue
Todt
Red Sox
Bissonette
Robins Hornsby
Braves
Hurst
Phillies
College Golfers Battle for Title
Maurice McCarthy Jr of Georgetown and J A Roberts of Yale reached the final of the national intercollegiate golf championship after semifinal victories. McCarthy defeated Joe Morrill of Harvard and Roberts beat Mark Stuart of St Johns in a 36 hole match.
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Bs United Preas Rye
N. Y
Maurice McCarthy, Jr
Georgetown
J. A. Roberts
Yale
McCarthy
Joe Morrill
Harvard
Roberts
Mark Stuart
St. Johns
Bartlett Meets Winter for Crown Trans-Mississippi Golf
Art Bartlett of Ottawa Iowa faced B O Winter of St Louis in Des Moines for the Trans Miss championship final. Bartlett earned the final by beating Jimmy Manion 2 up after Manion led 3 up in the morning and Winter beat R C Juran 2 and 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Art Bartlett
Ottawa
B. O. Winter
St. Louis
Bartlett
Jimmy Manion
Manion
Winter
R. C. Juran
Minneapolis
Crystal Pennant and Sankari Favored in Arlington Handicap
Crystal Pennant and Sankari, both A. C. stable entries, led as favorites in the $15,000 American Handicap at Arlington Park. The mud plagued the field of 12 with a mile and a furlong run for 3-year-olds and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Pennant
Sankari
United Press
Chicago
A. C
Arlington Park
Pirates Parade Stars in Exhibition With Indians
Pirates manager Ownie Bush plans to showcase most of his 1927 NL champions in an exhibition at Washington Park Monday against the Indians. Bill Burwell Carmen Hill and the Waner brothers headline a reunion with former Pirates such as Layne Comorosky Spencer Yde and Brame in the Pittsburgh lineup at 3 daylight saving time.
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Anager Bush
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Park
Indians
Bill Burwell
Carmen Hill
Ownie Bush
Burwell
Hill
Layne
Comorosky
Spencer
Yde
Brame
Waner Brothers
Pittsburgh
McKenna Wins Trio of Fights Ahead of Zink Bout
Toronto boxer Jack McKenna has three wins since crossing the border. He debuted in Chicago on April 2 kayoing Howard Bentz, then beat Walcott Langford in the Windy City, and knocked out Johnny Gerardin in a Mickey Walker card. Joe Zink of Syracuse, his Ft Harrison foe, fought Jimmy Klump in the opening show.
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Canada
Jack McKenna
Toronto
Chicago
Howard Bentz
Milwaukee
Bentz
Bobby Williams
McKenna
Windy City
Walcott Langford
Mickey Walker
Ace Hodkins
White Sox
Jack
Johnny Gerardin
Minneapolis
Joe Zink
Syracuse
Ft. Harrison
The
Fort
Jimmy Klump
Newport
Indiana Amateur Golf Plans at French Lick for 28th Championship
The Indiana State Golf Association announces the twenty eighth amateur championship at French Lick from August 27 to September 1. Women will compete in an invitational on the lower course while men play on the Hills course, with eight prizes for the women and a tiered flight structure for men, including Champion, Committee, Good Fellowship, Special and various elimination flights plus consolation rounds.
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OST
Indiana State Golf Association
French Lick
Good Fellowship
Golf event plans and Kiwanis tournament results
Details for a golf week with a nine hole proposition and a 36 hole qualifier. entrants get $6 to $8 daily with room meals and transport. Banquets, drawings, and prizes set at French Lick Aug 26 and Aug 29. Kiwanis Club Avalon results include Paul Gray 91 and Robert Miller 95 in drizzle. prizes to be awarded next Thursday.
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Thomas D. Taggart
Jesse Messler
Association
Bath
Fre Lick Springs
Paul Gray
Avalon Country Club
Gray
Harry H. Ochiltree
Robert F. Miller
George W. Miller
al Ostermeyer
Jack Curry
Kiwanis Club
Jim Hammer
Avalon Ceuntry Club
Prises
E. Darnell
Seatmartites
Claypool Hotel
Pro Basketball Meeting Set for July 10 in Philadelphia
The 1928 29 American Professional Basketball League directors will draft the schedule at the Philadelphia meeting July 10. The session will also discuss admitting new members amid several applications. The league includes New York, Brooklyn, Rochester, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and Fort Wayne.
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Creecial US
Ohio
Philadelphia
Joe Carr
Carr
New York
Brooklyn
Rochester
Cleveland
Chicago
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Georgetown Signs Top NYC Athlete Jack Mara
Jack Mara, a standout school boy athlete from New York City, announced he would attend Georgetown this fall. He excelled in three sports, with football barred at his school.
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Georgetown
Jack Mara
New York City
Not Wanted in Baseball Tex Rickard Ownership Fight
The National League opposes Tex Rickard buying the New York Giants. Five NL owners reject his ownership, with Charles Stoneham noting Rickard likely cannot join the league. Rickard may shift Grounds use to Yankee Stadium, sparking fan distrust and fears of fixing the national pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Getty
United Press
New York
National League
Tex Rickard
New York Giants
Tex
York Yankees
Amer
Richard
Rich
Giants
Ch. A. Stoneham
Houston
Yankee Stadium
Hundred Negro Drivers Enter 100 Mile Auto Race
Twenty six popular Negro drivers have entered the 100 mile auto race to be held July 4 at the State fairground. Prizes total 2550 dollars with entrants including Bobby Wallace Malcolm Hannon Hugo Barnes Bill Jeffires and other dirt track figures from the Midwest. Promoters are G. N. T. Gray and William Big Jack Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fairground
Bobby Wallace
Malcolm Hannon
Hugo Barnes
Bill Jeffires
Middlewest
G. N. T. Gray
William
Big Jack) Jackson
Power and Light Team vs Press Assistants Postponed
Rain forces postponement of the Indianapolis Power and Light Company against Indiana University coaching school nine in Bloomington. The Power and Light champions will meet the Press Assistants of the Big Six League Saturday at Garfield Park Rond No. 2. Battery for the champs is John Schmutte and B. Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Indiana University
Bloomington
Power and Light
Garfield Park
John Schmutte
B. Kelly
Red prospect Purdy once with White Sox shown in Reds form
Castoff pitcher outfielder Purdy, now with the Reds, once belonged to the Chicago White Sox but was not highly regarded. He has developed into a notable contributor this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoff
White Sox
Toughest schedule in West Point history for cadets
Captain Biff Jones, the West Point coach, says the cadets face the toughest football schedule in the academy's history next fall.
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