Giants Lose Spark as Fans Tire of Winning
Ten years after Connie Mack rebuilt a perfect Athletics crowd fatigue set in from too much winning. The Giants, amid poor early attendance, struggle to excite New York fans who note Hank Gowdy as the only colorful player. If the team dominates the pennant race, interest may wane even as pitching improves and the club appears strong for years.
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Connie Mack
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Giants
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Munn and Lewis Set for Pro Wrestling Bout in Indiana City
Wayne Munn and Ed Lewis, two wrestling giants, were to meet in Floyd Fitzsimmons Sky Blue Arena this afternoon in Michigan City Indiana. Both promoters announced perfect condition with Lewis at 218 pounds and Munn at 260. Four preliminaries featured Mondt and Schutat Pesek and MacDougal Romano and McCarthy McGill and Managoff.
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Kizer Purdue Coach Named To Succeed Degree
Noble Kizer, former Notre Dame lineman, will assist Purdue football next fall. Ed Degree, line coach for two years, resigns to take a similar post at University of Detroit.
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Shortridge Falls 7-3 as Banister Dominates
May 80 Conway High School baseball team defeated Shortridge 7 to 3 here Friday. Banister of the winners struck out thirteen batters and allowed only three hits. Columbus had sixteen hits off Grobe and McConnell.
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Wrestling Show Sets St. Louis Ring Attendance Record
In St Louis the May 80 open air match between Joe Stecher and Stanislaus Zbyszko drew anticipation of a $50 000 gate. Zbyszko weighed 207 pounds and Stecher near 200 as a large crowd was expected for the expected record crowd.
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Morning Games Today Across Baseball Lineups
Morning games feature New York Philadelphia and Washington with lineups including Johnson O Neill Groves Penns Cleveland Smith Buckeye Myatt Sewell Collins Wells Woodall Wingfield Heving Zachary Marberry Ruseeil Ruel. National League matchups show St Louis at Pittsburgh Cleveland and Toledo at Columbus with late innings scoring noted and pitchers listed.
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Marberry
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Ruel
Hanny and Rosenberg Triumph In Aurora Boxing Card
Frank Duke Hanny former Indiana University star defeated Dan OConnell of Chicago in four rounds. Bantam champ Phil Rosenberg beat Herbie Schaefer of Chicago in ten rounds on the same card.
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Duke) Hanny
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Chicago
Phil Rosenberg
Herbie Schaefer
Hornsby Named Manager of St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby, top NL batter and fine infielder, was appointed manager of the St. Louis Cardinals by Branch Rickey. Hornsby will assume control of the club Monday.
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Postponed Title Bout In New York Tonight
The postponed world light heavyweight title fight between Mike McTigue and Paul Berlenbach is set for tonight in New York under Tex Rickard. Weather forecasts favorable after Friday rain, weigh ins held, estimated 50 000 crowd and $200 000 receipts expected. The milk fund charity will benefit from the event with radio coverage on WNYC.
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Tex Rickard
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Manual High School Clinches City Title With 5-3 Win
Manual High School defeated Tech 5 to 3 at Garfield Park to claim the city baseball championship after agreeing the winner would be city champion. Cassady pitched well for Manual, holding Tech scoreless until the ninth. Tech pitcher Jordan allowed six Manual hits and eight strikeouts.
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Winter Games to be Held in Switzerland in 1928
Prague May 30 Times Special reports the Olympic games congress decided Friday the winter sports section of the 1928 games will be held in Switzerland.
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Michigan Defeats Wisconsin in Dual Track Meet
Michigan defeated Wisconsin 81 to 64 in Ann Arbor on Friday. Wisconsin’s Schwarze threw the shot 48 feet 3 1 2 inches as part of the meet.
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McDonald Smith in Great Form for National Open
McDonald Smith the North and South champion leads the East as favorite for the national open in Worcester next week after a sensational 70 on Lide course. He posted 140 with Bobby Jones 148 and Hagen 147 in wet qualifying, while former champions Guilford and McLeod failed to qualify.
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Shortridge Wins Through At Ann Arbor Tennis Meet
Shortridge high school of Indianapolis advances to the final rounds of the interscholastic meet at the University of Michigan. Christena and Elrod reach the singles final, while Reimier and Brafford face the Schaeffer brothers for doubles. Semifinals saw Christena beat K Schaeffer 7 5 6 8 and Elrod defeat W Schaeffer 6 3 6 8 6 2.
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Baseball News: Indians, Robins Dominate Late Scores
The article surveys several games with key performances. George Sisler drove in two for the Browns in a 7 to 4 win over the Indians. Leo Dickerman pitched for the Athletics in a 6 to 5 victory. The Tisere and Robins also posted high scores as teams extended winning streaks.
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George Sisler
Cleveland Indians
Baseball Standings and Scores From Yesterday’s Games
Summary of results across leagues with uneven line breaks. Mentions Louisville Columbus Toledo New York Philadelphia and other teams, with run totals and pitchers listed in a dense box of figures and names.
Records Fall In Tourney As East Meets West
West led the intercollegiate track and field championships at Franklin Field on Memorial Day morning while improving weather allowed Yale and the Eli sprint and distance squads to challenge. USC produced four finalists with Bud Houser setting a new discus mark and Ralph Hills of Princeton adding a new shot put intercollegiate best as finals approach.
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Princeton
Louisville and Tribe Twin Bill Opens Memorial Day Clash
The Louisville Colonels beat the Indianapolis Indians 3 to 2 Friday in a tight season opener. Henry allowed six hits for Louisville as Cullop held nine innings with minor scoring from both sides. A ninth inning double by Betzel and Meyer's RBI single provided the deciding run.
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Colonels Take First Then Stranded On Flyout
A Colonels rally falters as Schreiber flies out to end the inning, leaving runners stranded and the team with an early setback.
Greb Dominates Burns in Real Ring Class Show
Pittsburgh champion Harry Greb the world middleweight title holder dazzled fans at Tomlinson hall in a ten round bout against Detroit challenger Tommy Burns. Greb controlled the action with swift combinations and punishing lefts while Burns fought valiantly but could not match the champ. Also on the card Jimmy Finley stopped Joe Delaney in the fifth after a two knockdowns, Tate Langford edged Abe Kabakoff in six, Louis Epstein outpointed Jackie Stewart, and Eddie Smith and Jackie Dugan drew in six at 114 pounds.
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Louisville
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Dayton
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Race standing points for A A A race listed
Tommy Milton leads with 800 points followed by De Paolo 610 Cooper 555 Hartz 420 McDonagh 120 Comer 95 Duray 90 Kreis 50 Hill 60 Bordino 35 Shafer 26 Lewis 15 Elliott 10 as of today
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Ranking numbers list from a technical report
The record lists ten items with numeric values and percentages: first 1000, second 520, third 270, fourth 140, fifth 90, sixth 5 percent, seventh 40, eighth 35, ninth 80.
Miller of State Normal shuts out De Pauw 8 0
Greencastle Ind May 30 Miller of State Normal held De Pauw to one hit as the Teachers won 8 to 0 All runs came in the third inning with Miller hitting a home run and Normal playing errorless ball Rogers of De Pauw hit the Tigers only safe hit in the fourth inning.
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Indians fall to Louisville in two game set
NOTES OF THE INDIANS Len had two of seven team hits as Clarke Hodapp and Krueger went hitless. Krueger was robbed of two hits by circus stunts from Louisville. Krueger lined to right, Guyon leaping catch saved a hit. Shannon's snag in ninth.
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Baseball leaders list 1920s players and teams
A compact ledger of top performers listing Harnell with the Cubs 13 Meusel Yankees 10 Hornsby Cardinals 10 Williams Browns 9 Robertson Browns 8 Simmons Athletics 7 Wright Pirates 7.
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Fort Harrison Boxing Show Promises Fast Scraps
The second summer boxing card at Ft Harrison arena next Tuesday night features Paglini vs Alte with both fighters noted as willing mixers. Alte has faced top contenders and built a strong record, while Paglini has beaten notable opponents and claims a solid ledger. The semi windup includes hometown appearances by Tony LaRose and others from Cincinnati as the card aims for a brisk, competitive event.
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al Corbett
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Butler repeats clean sweep in Indiana tennis meet
In Muncie Indiana Butler dominates the state meet as Sagalowsky defeats Kurzrock 6-3 6-3 6-2 for the Indiana college title. The Butler pair Sagalowsky and Kurzrok beat Richards and Dixon 16 3 60 6 3 to win the doubles title.
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Gaudette Tops International League Batting Race
Gaudette of Jersey City leads the International League with a .452 batting average and tops the circuit. Roser of Baltimore trails 100 points behind Gaudette in home runs.
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Baltimore
Independent Baseball Team Acknowledges Manager Dermit Riles
An independent baseball club announces Dermit Gall Riles as manager amid roster changes and a 3018 season note. Eddie is mentioned in trade or salary context as teams seek gains.
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