Velcoff vows to beat Dusek in Forsythe Park clash
Bulgarian Velcoff claims he trained Dusek and will defeat him Monday night at Promoter Bobby Manziel's carnival in Monroe. Dusek arrives from Little Rock after a planned three days’ advance, while Velcoff defends his mat mastery and predicts victory in the best two of three Falls match.
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Pat” Patterson
Forsythe Baseball] Park
Rudy Dusek
Little Rock
Crab
Nickelcoff
Dusek
Yestern
Bobby Manziel
Baseball Park
Velcoff
Monroe News-Star
Farmer Burns
Omaha
Ais
Jhieter
el Dorado
Atorium
Giant
Sek
Manziel Tommy Mitchell
Dusekue
Maha
Neb
Pacific
Ments
Edward
Rec) Williams
Robert
Washington
Manziel
Pavilion
Josh Barr
Willie Moore
Moore
Josh
Velcoff-Dusek
Huddleston's distance swim shows promise and grit
Mrs. Huddleston credits will to win and her young son’s support for completing her recent long swim. She learned to swim in eight months and notes modern swimmers push distance records beyond prior limits, suggesting the big swim is both probable and possible after observing her strength.
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Huddleston
Mystery Danube swim plan draws aquatic daredevil
A California swimmer Mrs Myrtle Huddleston plans a 1725 mile downstream Danube challenge from Germany to the Black Sea. Olive Hatch cites past Catalina Channel effort and predicts about fifty to eighty hours with rest breaks debated.
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Manila Bay
Myrtle Huddleston
Catalina Channel
Mr. Young
Danube River
Germany
Black Sea
Olive Hatch
Gertrude Ederle
Carson
English Channel
George Young
Bill Wrigley, Jr
League Leaders as of June 3 Baseball Stats Summary
NATIONAL Batting Harris Pirates .419 runs Hornsby Giants 40 hits Wright Pirates 62 doubles Grantham Hornsby 15 triples P Waner Pirates 8 homers Williams Phillies 10 steals Cuyler Pirates 16 pitching Meadows Pirates 7 2 AMERICAN Batting Gehrig Yankees 418 runs Ruth Yankees 50 hits Gehrig 74 doubles Gehrig 19 triples Manush Tigers 8 homers Ruth 18 steals Simmons Athletics pitching Hudlin Indians 6 1
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Pirates
Hornsby
Giants
Wright
Grantham
P. Waner
Williams
Phillies
Cuyler
Meadows
Gehrig
Yankees
Ruth
Manush
Tigers
Simmons
Athletics
Pedigreed Dogs Have Own Barber
Paris report details Monsieur M Hector a dog barber who bathes curls and masssages elites pets. He began as a barking tax collector helper, fooled owners by imitating dogs then charged 30 percent of fines. He shifted to grooming dogs securing a prosperous practice in luxury apartments.
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Paris
Monsieur M. Hector
Indian grapplER to meet Irish mat king in finish match
Promoter Julius Sige sets a finish match Monday at City of Sports Shreveport State Fair Grounds as Indian Jim Clinstock now under Gabe Kaufman faces Pat McGill for the Irish-American mat title. Clinstock, 230 pounds and over six feet, trained under Kaufman after defeats in Shreveport and a stint in Kansas City.
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Shreveport
Gabe Kaufman
Kansas City
Wayne
Big” Mann
Jim Clinstock
State Fair Grounds Coliseum
Pat McGill
Julius Sige
Clinstock
McGill
Oklahoma City
Kaufman
Big Munn
Nebraskan pilot’s KC bout ties Munn and Lewis title dispute
In a Kansas City bout years ago Munn knocked out Champion Lewis while Kaufman failed to claim the belt. McGill trains in Boston for a clash with Cantondine, who arrived in Shreveport. Clinstock, arriving Thursday, eyes a victory over the Irishman as promoter Julius Sigel promotes a best two of three falls bout with popular prices.
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Lewis
Kansas City
Kaufman
Sandow
McGill
Cantondine
Clinstock
Boston
Mass
Shreveport
Julius Sigel
Tarpons Beat Lumberjacks in High-Scoring 13 to 12 Victory
Gulfport Tarpons outslug Laurel 13 to 12 in a 25 run one and two thirds hour game. Polvogt Parker and Lovich homered for Lumberjacks while Ford and Milazzo went deep for Tarpons. Meadows allowed three hits as Vicksburg Bills fell 8 to 1 to Drillers in Baton Rouge.
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Gulfport Tarpons
Laurel
Polvogt
Parker
Lovich
Lumberjacks
Ford
Milazzo
Tarpons
Meadows
Vicksburg Billies
Drillers
Baton Rouge
Munn
Jackson Senators
Alexandria
Reds
Brewer
Ogden
Hattiesburg Pine Toppers
Meridian
Clancy
Notice of Final Account in Ellis Succession
Creditors and interested parties are notified to show cause within ten days why final account of Gertrude Allen Ammons administratrix should not be approved and homologated and funds distributed. Witness the judges on May 28, 1927. Leon H. Pooser deputy clerk. Robert M. Breard Jr attorney. May 28 June 14.
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Ed. Ellis
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Gertrude Allen Ammons
Percy Sandel
J. T. Shell
A. D
Leon H. Pooser
Robert M. Breard, Jr
Nashville Takes Lead In Dixie Loop With 2–1 Win
The Nashville Vols moved into the Southern Association lead by defeating Atlanta 2 to 1. Black hit a third inning homer for Nashville as Johnson limited Atlanta to 11 hits and two runs in 27 innings, with Cracker star Francis giving up the decisive runs. The Cracker offense struck late but fell short.
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Atlanta Crackers
Nashville Vols
Southern Association
Atlanta
Crackers
Fred Johnson
Johnson
Francis
Black
Vols
Taitt
McLarry
Mackey
New Orleans
Memphis
Pelicans
Martina
Windsor Royal Waiting Room Put Up For Let
Windsor station's royal waiting room on the Southern Railway is to let. The room is rarely used today as most royal travel uses motor cars, and Victoria era occupancy was brief with the quarters kept ready for royalty ever since.
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Windsor
England
Southern Railway
Queen Victoria
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