Provincial Championships Ace and Field Meet Highlights
City Council declares civic holiday for the fifteenth annual Provincial Championship Track and Field meet in Medicine Hat. Edmonton Calgary and southern athletes expected, with tug of war football and dances, events include sprints hurdles jumps throws and relays. Admission two bits. parade and grand dances planned. entries close next Wednesday.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Tug Ofsoar
Ig Beng
Alberta
Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
Medicine. Hat
Amateur Athletic Association
Associated
Asay
Hotary
Kiwanis
Caledonian Society
Great War Veterans
Aera
Sonat
Ikxen
Bassett
Medicine Hat
A.O.U.W
B. W. Bellamy
Payilio
Gaber
Cunder
Nile
Dempsey Faces Suspension Over Nonappearance
New York reports the New York State Athletic Commission will suspend Jack Dempsey and Mickey Walker if they fail to appear before the commission and sign articles of agreement for title fights. The action targets delays in arranging bouts with rivals Harry Willis and Dave Shade as authorities press for formal contracts and forfeits.
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Tex
Rickard
Dempsey
Abe
New
New York State’ Athletic Commission
New York
Jack Dempsey
Mickey
Walker
New York State Athletic: Commission
Litié
Harry Wilts
Dave Shade
NATIT Medicine Hall Forms Real Swimming Association
Enthusiastic meeting in the city hall last night formed a committee to establish a permanent organization for a swimming association. W Mogridge chaired the committee with D McCanley secretary and Mesdames Mixworthy and Walker on the group. A follow up meeting at the swimming pool Thursday at 8 to plan, with a final general meeting Friday in the court.
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Medicine Hal
Ihe
Hall
Orgillatitloir
Dsc
W. Mogridge
Chiremans
D. McCanley
Walker
Elock
Berlenbach’s Rise From Deaf Mute to World Champion
New York, Aug. 4 Paul Berlenbach, now light heavyweight world champion, was born in New York City 24 years ago to French and German parents. Deaf mute until age 18, he regained his faculties after an electric wire incident. He began as a wrestler, won the 1920 Olympic middleweight title, then moved to boxing, amassing knockouts and a key victory run before losing to Jack Delaney in March 1924 at Madison Square Garden and later earning a title challenge against McTigne.
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New York
Paul Berlenbach
New York City
America
Berlenbach
Bane
Jack. Delaney
Bridgeport
Gonn
Madison Square Garden
Berlenbachston
Mc Tigne
Barnes Not Interested in Open Championship Match
Spokane reports Jim Barnes the British Open champion shows no interest in a three cornered match for the world title. MacFarlane Diegel and Wiltie are mentioned as other players in the context of the challengers.
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Spokane
Wash
Aig
Jim Barnes
Barnes
aWiltie
MacFarlane
States
Diegel
Connaught Club Golfers Seek King Cup Qualifying
Club members at Connaught Club prepare for the King Cup qualifying round this Thursday. The championship match follows on August 16 with Mr George Richards among those expected to compete.
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Connaught Club
Connaught - tGole
Tha. Champignship
King
Plese
Abo
George
Richardcea
Home-Run Leaders In Major Leagues This Season
National League top hitters include Hornsby of St. Louis and Hartnett of Chicago with 17 home runs each. Musial, Mysiuer? and Bottomley also high scorers. In the American League Ruth, Meusel and Simmons lead with double-figure tallies, while Fournier and Kelly contribute for Brooklyn and New York respectively.
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Hornsby
St. ‘Louis
Eared Hartnett
Chicago
Sint Nnd
Cetere
Bottomley
Méusel
New, York
Fournier
Brooklyn
Ceegeeevese
Kelly
New. York
Sta. As
American League
Ims
Sts. Thous
Eee Gee
Bob Meusel
New Yorke
Simmons
Philadelphia
Ruth
New York
Seeeeseneee Ah
English Tennis Stars Demonstrate Skills in Toronto Exhibition
Toronto hosts a tennis exhibition featuring top English players and local dancers. Melayi Miss Colyer defeats Mrs Chambers and Miss Harvey 6-3 in a singles match. In doubles Mrs Coke and Toronto partner lose to Chambers and Harvey.
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Toronto
Colyer
Lani Chambers
Harvey
Coke
Chambers
Tennis executive rules Tilden over amateur status
New York April 4 the United States Lawn Tennis Association executive committee ruled William T Tilden second was guilty of violating the player writer rule by giving exclusive interviews to a syndicate but owed him to refrain in the future and switch to compliance with committee requirements.
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New York
United States
Lawn Tennis Association
William T. Tilden
PYLSE
National League scoreboard recap with multiple games
Baseball scores from Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburg St Louis and Boston with run totals hits and pitchers listed. Several games show close scores and column notes including doubleheaders and separate stat lines for multiple batters and innings. International League standings and minor notes are appended.
Swimmer Gertrude Delays English Channel Attempt
Boulogne France Aug 33 Rough seas force Miss Gertrude to postpone her bid to swim the English Channel from the Berolds coast. She said the attempt likely will be made next Saturday or Monday.
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Boulogne
France
Gertrude Mer
Derle
RIFES FLEEING CONTINUED WITH RIFFAN AIR PLOT
The Rifeans led by Abé-el-Krim promise to field airplanes against the French. Reports say several planes landed at Riffian headquarters. The French expect a delay before operation readiness. A German WWI veteran is said to command the Riffian air units.
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Anes - Abé-el-Krim
Riffian
Untitled boxing notes reveal varied purses and fighters
Fragmentary boxing ledger lists names and purses in unclear order. Mentions Boston Dayton Wells paid and figures like 18 5 5100 and 2200 for fighters such as Clark Bog and Sang with purses noted, though source text is incomplete.
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Ilifferant
Boston
Siatic
Big Sang
Ted
Stamalep Clark
Lou ‘Bog
Leafs eye Turner swap to lock Gehringer option
Toronto management weighs trading for Harry Turner of the Jackson Mississippi Cotton States League club to cover second baseman Charles Gehringer who is developing in the minors. If Detroit Tigers exercise their option at season end Toronto would acquire Turner and place Gehringer in Class AA to gain seasoning.
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Harry
PF. Turner
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Miss
Toronto Leafs
Toronto
Charley
Gehringer
Islanders
Detroit : Tigers
Detroit
Tigers
Leafs
Turner
Mississippi
Hayin
Stcpid
Sackérix & Wonder
Niblock Eliminated in Calgary Tennis Open Singles
In the provincial tennis tournament at Calgary on August 4 W Niblock of Medicine Hat was defeated by G Laycock in the open singles.
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Preston Rushing
Denham Springs
Hall
Ranite
Niblock
Calgary
W. Niblock
Medicine
Hat
Was
Laycock
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