From Bat Boy to Pitcher in Four Years in Texas League
Fort Worth star Ziggy Sears, once bat boy and score keeper, now referees as catcher calls. Vincent Devaney, formerly bat boy, is a regular pitcher for 1929 Fort Worth. Bud Leftyels and Myres also feature as notable pitchers in the Texas league saga.
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Bat
Fort Worth
Ziggy Sears
Panther
Pire
Vincent Devaney
Bud Leftyes
Myres
Houston
Texas
Devaney
Sears
Students Win Rifle Cup Third Consecutive Time
Fayetteville Ark June 5 7 Ten years ago five boys from the Ozark hills of Arkansas threw rocks at rabbits with deadly aim Today that same quintet forms the collegiate championship rifle squad of the nation They won the southern title in the national meet they scored 926 of 1000 and their third victory earns them permanent possession of the trophy Names include Ben F Uhl Fayettesville Gayle M Jackson Van Buren Tom Hicks Lonoke George Wegarind Allen Tuller Rock cadets on the squad It notes other items from New York boxing results and a Potsdamer Strasse amber discovery with stray stock market quips
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Fayetteville Ark
Ozark Hills
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Lads
Ben F. Uhl
Fayettesville
Gayle M. Jackson
van Buren
Tom Hicks
Lonoke
George Wegarind
Allen Tuller
Rock
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Spotlight Tight Places
UNITED PRESS recounts yesterday’s scoreboard with key moments. Bluege's ninth inning steal sparks Washington 8 7 over St Louis. Detroit stops Philadelphia 8 4. Jimmy Zinn limits Boston as Cleveland wins 4 0. Johnson defeats Faber 4 2 as Yankees win fourth straight. Cubs erupt 10 9 over Giants with Wilson two homers. Brooklyn-St Louis split a double header. Reds bleed to Boston 4 1 to drop Cincinnati deeper in NL cellar.
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Ogden
Trelecki
Rimsey
St. Louis
Bluege
Detroit
Philadelphia
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Tigers
Jimmy Zinn
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Boston
Henry Johnson
Red Faber
New York
Yankees
Chicago
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Sox
Cubs
New York Giants
Trumph
Wilson
Hornsby
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Grimm
Roush
Terry
Giants
Brooklyn
St Louis
Cardinals
Robbins
Haines
Clark
Moss
Cincinnati
Red
Levette
Reds
Legion Post Boxing Card to Skip Matchmaker
The American Legion post will stage a boxing card a week from Friday without a matchmaker. Ross Sly and Dave Milford are tipped as headliners with Sam Shaw and Emmett Wade possibly appearing. The boxing committee will run all cards, one dollar admission likely. A separate two-member committee will study leasing Legion lots to Dr Walter Cox for a dog racing arena.
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American Legion Post
Post
Ross Sly
Dave Milford
Sam Shaw
The
Legion
Emmett Wade
Boxing Committee of
Carl D. Farrar
Leonard T. Blood
A. C. Grant
Shaw
Walter C. Cox
Earl Davison
Frank DeVineay
Speedy Dado Knocks Out Lucas In Four Rounds
In Los Angeles on June 1 Speedy Dado defeated Jimmy Lucas in a four round bout that was scheduled for ten rounds. Fans opposed the verdict in a later ten round feature between Huerta Ryans and Sid Torres which ended in a draw with Evans seen as the stronger fighter.
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Los Angeles
Uri
Speedy Dado
Jimmy Lucas
Navy
Huerta Ryans
Sid Torres
Evans
Racing Craft Designed For Trophy Event
Detroit July. International Harmsworth trophy race set for the Gold Cup regatta August 31 to September 2. British entries likely including Scott Payne and Miss Marian Betty Carstairs with her new challenger. Miss America VII and Miss Estelle I remembered from past runs. Dates announced for 1930 races. foreign entries expected, with possible Italian interest in the next Harmsworth.
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Detroit
Marian Betty Carstairs
Scott Payne
Imperial Airways of London
Miss Carstairs
Gar -Wood
Estelle I
Unitedd States
Wood
Hollywood
San Francisco
Missions
Interna Lso Angeles
Benito Portland
Mussolini
Oakland
Tealinn
Seattle
Sacramento
Coast League Shree Boxers Of Note In Anti Boxing State
In Seattle on June 5 the piece notes that boxing remains illegal in Washington yet a local set of boxers, including Ted Morgan holder of the junior lightweight title, Leo Lomski known as the Aberdeen Assassin, and Floyd Johnson of Auburn, have risen to prominence despite the law. The article cites Morgan returning from California to fight in Washington and highlights regional figures who built reputations amid legislative resistance. Gar Wood plans discussed involve a new Miss America series unit to replace Miss America VII amid a Florida season record pace, with attention to Harmsworth race hopes and England’s Carstairs exit.
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Seattle
Washington
Ted Morgan
California
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Floyd Johnson
Auburn
Verus Avanensus
Gar Wood
Mussolini
Commodore A. Chemtz
Detroit Yacht Club
Duce
Competiton
Florida
England
Miss Carstairs
Local U P Men Enter Annual Contests in L A
Las Vegas Union Pacific workers to attend the seventh annual Union Pacific Athletic League meet in Los Angeles. Potthoff names trap shooting and shot put as definite events with Ayres Cook and DeLine among shooters. racing and tennis possible. Golf and other events listed. schedule includes flag raising at 9:30 am and events from 10:15 am to noon. no Las Vegas baseball team.
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Union Pacific
Union Pacific Athletic League
Backet Field
Los Angeles
O. J. Potthoff
U. P
Potthoff
B. J. Ayres
Phil D. Cook
Kenneth de Line
Jack Jacomini
Bud Bartell
Johnny Lightfoot
Office of the Age
Dern Yakiyama Bout May Headline Fourth of July Show
Local wrestling scene in Las Vegas aims to finally stage a Dern-Yakiyama title bout with irate fans demanding another Dern appearance. Promoters weigh Fourth of July Elks show versus the stalled Papionas bout while Batalis and Stoker await a rematch, with Dern also tied to a past violent Daviscourt fight in Salt Lake City.
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Las Vegas
Ira Dern
Leo Papionas
Yakiyama
Papionas
A. B. Mortenson
Jack Harbertson
Salt Lake City
Harbertson
Mortenson
Dern
The
Elks
Dern-Papionas
Batalis-Stoker
Batalis
Stoker
Dick Daviscourt
Daviscourt
Utah
Dempsey Gymnastics Training Amid Unit Events
Dempsey works out daily in the gym as experts expect him to fight by fall. The program includes shot put, running, high jump, discus, long jump, and javelin. A 1 PM first aid team exhibition precedes junior events and a baseball game for unit championship trophies.
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Oxweld R. R
Pennzoil
Thor
A. S. Halsted
Magnus
Franklin R. Sup
High Point Club
Johns-Manville Co
Gunn Supply Co
High Point
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Nathan Mfg
Racar Pac
Frog & Switch
C. H. Bloom
Golf Etiquette and Sand Traps Rules Cited
A NEA service piece cautions golfers against smoothing sand in bunkers with clubs or tees to improve lies. It notes the rule forbids ground contact or any alteration of the hazard and warns penalties in match play for such improvements. It emphasizes not to exploit hazards to gain an unfair shot.
Fails as fighter so he turns to painting
Paris date story notes Danish heavyweight P Knute Hansen turning to painting between fights in Paris, praised as a capable painter of landscapes. Also mentions Sammy Kasper arriving in Las Vegas planning to stay, with his Pacific coast welterweight title claim from 1920 and 1921. Chicago item covers Iowa Hawkeyes seeking reinstatement to Big Ten after suspension.
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Paris
P—Knute Hansen
Hansen
Sammy K. Kasper
Las Vegas
Sammy
Pacific Coast
Eddie
Bum” Spears
Chicago
U.R
University of Town
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Baseball team scores from the American and National Leagues
A fragmented sports brief lists ball scores across the American League with teams Cleveland New York Chicago Boston St Louis Philadelphia Detroit Washington and the National League teams including Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicago Chisago. It notes a suspension cancellation before January 1 193 with partial reference to RE. Louis.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Brooklyn
Chisago
Cincinnati
RE. Louis
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