O Connor warns LA fans risk losing Pacific Coast baseball
A Staggering typewriter note from Mr Hap O Connors warns Los Angeles and Hollywood fans may lose interest in baseball as attendance slumps across the Pacific Coast League. He cites empty seats despite a $1 5 million stadium, notes Oakland leads the eight club circuit, and highlights rising stars like Jimmy Reese Lynn Barry Pep Fenton and Gordon Slade plus veterans Harry Hooper Old Elmer Smith and Jack Doyle as scouts.
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West Coast
T-69
Hap O'Connor
Maier Brewing Company
Los Angeles
O'Connor
San Francisco
Oakland
Sacramento
Portland
Seattle
Hollywood
Coast Loop
California
Bay District
Mr. O'Connor
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Mission
America
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Jimmy Reese
Lynn Barry
Larry
Reese
Keystone Twins
Jack Doyle
Cubs
Pep Fenton
Lou Blue
Detroit
Elmer Smith
Cleveland
Hank Severeid
Harry Hooper
Boston Red
Long Beach
Slade
Weathersby
Charmers Kissell
San Bernardino
Kissel
St. Louis
Olympic Prospects Brightened by Fresh Collegiate Talent
The Associated Press reports a rising wave of undergraduate track and field stars boosting U S Olympic hopes. Notables include Sabin W Carr Yale pole vaulting 14 feet indoors and outdoors, Charley Borah Southern California sprinting fast, Fred Alderman Michigan State quarter mile, Ed Hamm Georgia Tech broad jumps around 25 feet, and Penn State runners Bill Cox and others shaping the 1928 Olympic outlook.
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Associated Press
York
Ameri
Sabin W. Carr
Yale
Lee Barnes
Southern California
Charley Borah
Southern
California
Evens
Fred Alderman
Michigan State
Ross
Barbuti
Syracuse
Emerson Spencer
Stafford
Pacific Coast
Ed Hamm
Georgia Tech
Bates
Mathias
Penn State
Bill Cox
Hart and Burns Draw in Wilmington Ring Result
Billy Hart of Philadelphia and Tiger Jack Burns of Wilmington Cal fought to an eight round draw in a local boxing match in Wilmington California. Burns showed steady aggression while Hart defended well and landed sharp counters throughout.
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Wilmington, Cal
Billy Hart
Philadelphia
Tiger Jack Burns
Wilmington
Cal
Drew
Monroe to Become Sports Hub With Wide Range of Venues
Promoter Tom Brooks brings boxing to Monroe pairing with baseball from a strong local scene. Riverside and Municipal golf courses headline tennis facilities while wrestling is revived by Robby Manziel. Coach Gob Wilson plans two Louisiana Tech games per season in Monroe as amateur fans sustain a lively sports culture year round.
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Monroe
Tom Brooks
Riverside Country Club
Louisiana
Robby Manziel
Gob” Wilson
Louisiana Tech
Golden Bears Train on Beef and Chicken Diet
California's rowing team at Berkeley trains for the Poughkeepsie regatta with a meat focused diet. Prime ribs chicken and steak anchor meals with no strict portion control while sweets condiments and dressings are banned. The regimen aims for speed and endurance with rapid meals and milk between sessions.
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Golden Bears
Berkeley
Cal
California
Poughkeepsie
Navy
Washington
Stea Ally Porterhouse
Rice Institute Coach Hjertberg Produces Olympic Prospects
Houston June 9 Frnie Hjertberg Rice Institute track coach has mentored 90 protégés winning Olympic points He trained Edvin Wide for the 1920 Games and guided the Swedish team Wide helped place second in the 3000 meters Hjertberg cites Wides 5 31 1 mile and a quarter exhibition as a potential world record surpassing Nurmi’s 5 35 Rafferty agrees noting the track length and official referee support.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Frnie Hjertberg
Rice Institute
Rice
Europe
Edvin Wide
Wide
Hjortberg
Southwestern Collegiate Conference
Paavo Nurmi
Los Angeles
Jack Rafferty
Southern Amateur Athletic Union
Hjerberg
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Monroe-Bastrop Road
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Quill
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Lood
Chicago
Brooks
Holly” Hollingsworth
Hjertberg
Notary Public News
Star Office
Irene Simms Shields
Anheuser-Busch
Ouachita Candy Co., Inc
Monroe, la
Lowell Sherman
Prue
New York
Broadway
45Th Street
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