Dempsey Gibbons Fight Backed By Montana Financing
In Great Falls and other Montana cities a rescue financing of about 100000 was pledged in five hours to secure Jack Dempsey versus Tom Gibbons on July 4. Bank official George H. Stanton organized the appeal to wealthy businessmen to preserve the heavyweight title bout. Funds came from Great Falls Billings Butte Helena and other towns with J Kearns, manager, set to receive the money Monday.
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Eat Falls
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Nelby
Eorge H. Stanton
Great Falls
Mona
Dempsey
Stanton
Butte
Helena
Twitton
Jack Kearns
Mportance
Ecomemy Associated Press
Associated Press
Shelby
Jim Johnson
Dan Tracey
Shelby Arena
Main
St. Paul
Challenger
Gibbons
Ninth Inning Rally Stirs Round of Major League Games
In a busy baseball card, Connie Mack’s Athletics lost to the Yankees as Ken Errie Johnson hit a bases loaded single for the decisive run. The Cubs and White Sox split with contrasting fate, while Brooklyn bombed the Phillies 14 to 5. Also noted: Ty Cobb’s Tigers won, and Jim Riley transferred to Washington from Shreveport with undisclosed terms.
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Chicago
Connie Mack
Athletics
Yankees
Ken Errie Johnson
Philheiples
Wittush
Dugan
Giants
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsigh
Bost
Tique
Pirates
Bagby
Benton
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Humble Phillies
Robins
Patther Kaufman
St. Louis Cardinels
Cubs
White Sox
Clevelat
Coveleskie
Ty Cobb
Tigers
St. Louis
Mogriese
Senators
Ferguson
Washington
Flagstead
Nationals
Baseball scores from major and minor leagues
American League scores include New York 10 Philadelphia 9 Chicago 5 Cleveland 4 Washington 2 Boston 1 Detroit 5 St Louis 3 National League results Cincinnati 2 3 Pittsburgh 0 5 Brooklyn 14 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 11 St Louis 4 New York Boston wet grounds Southern League New Orleans 4 Birmingham 4 eleven innings Memphis 10 Chattanoog 3 Nashville 6 Little Rock 3 Atlanta 6 Mobile 3 Cotton States League Vicksburg 11 Laurel 8 Greenwood 5 3 Meridian 0 1 Greenville 2 Hattiesburg 1 twelve Jackson 8 4 Clarkesdale 2 3
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Chattanoog
Nashville
Little Rock
Atlanta
Mobile
Vicksburg
Laurel
Greenwood
Meridian
Greenvile
Hatteshburg
Jackson
Clarkesdale
Frankie Frisch hits century mark in Major League bats
Chicago reports Frankie Frisch of the New York Giants reached his 100th hit last Wednesday. The article notes his .382 average, ranks him second in the National League for players with 40 Plus games, and lists leaders across NL and AL including Ruth, Heilmann, and Collins with various stats and rankings. It also mentions Southern Association contenders Hahn and Richbourg with batting averages and standings.
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Chicago
Frankie Frisch
Charley Grimm
Pittsburgh
Bob O'Farrell
O’farrell
George Grantham
Cubs
Cy Williams
Philadelphia
Jimmy Bottomly
St. Louis
Mohan
Young
New York
Bottomly
Roush
Cincinnati
Fournier
Brooklyn
Earl Smith
Boston
Southworth
Traner
Tierney
Fred Haney
Detroit
Haney
Harry Heilmann
Heilmann
Charley Jamieson
Cleveland Indians
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Collins
Babe” Ruth
Ruth
Burns
Ruel
Washington
Miller
Wittew York
J. Sewell
Cleveland
St. Rice
Cobb
J. Harris
Hahn
Mobile
Southern Association
Richbourg
Nashville
Leonard
Chattanooga
R. Williams
Railway shopmen strike called for July 1
One year ago today a strike of railway shopmen was announced for July 1. Irish irregulars in Dublin surrendered to Free State troops, marking a notable phase in the conflict over governance.
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Dublin
Free State
Weather and boxing hype mix in late June sports notes
The Dixie circuit reports better weather aiding baseball and boxing preparation. Atlanta beat Mobile 6 3 while Birmingham and New Orleans battled to a 4 4 tie in eleven innings. Shelby announces July 4 boxing with Tom Gibbons against Jack Dempsey, full of civic excitement and ticket orders.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Mobile
New Orleans
Birmingham
Barons
Pelicans
Chattanooga
McGrew
Memphis
Dutch Bernsen
Nashville
Little Rock Travelers
Pine Island physician admits narcotics possession
Dr W S Con ley of Pine Island Louisiana was tried in the city court yesterday and admitted the narcotics in his possession.
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Associates Press
Shreveport
W. S. Conley
Pine Island
Racing Meet Highlights Across Major Tracks
This calendar notes events at Aqueduct Latonia and Chicago with jockey clubs and championships in tennis golf and intercollegiate meetups. It lists World Championship tennis at Wimbledon and national and state championships across Philadelphia Mt Vernon Garden City and Dieppe with various regional meets.
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Queens County Jockey Club
Aqueduct
Kentucky Jockey Club
Latonia
Minneia
Jockey Club
Chicago
Wimbledon
Eng
Philadelphia
Dieppe
Mt Vernon
N.Y
Minneavallo
Notable historical firsts and deaths of 1834 1837
A compact chronology lists Mahlon Dickerson appointed Secretary of War in 1834 and Jesse Bledsoe’s death near Nacogdoches in 1837. It notes 1855 yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans, 1806 Great Eastern attempt to lay Atlantic cable, 1875 Shields Opera House opening in San Francisco, and 1877 printing’s 400th anniversary in England.
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Mahlon Dickerson
New Jersey
Jackson
Jesse Bledsoe
Kentucky
Nacogdoches
Texas
Virginia
New Orleans
Great Eastern
Medway
Atlantic
Shields’ Opera House
San Francisco
England
Great Hoboker Dock Fire Devastates London 1900
In London in 1900 a major dock fire at Hoboker claimed several hundred lives and caused about 10 million dollars in property damage.
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London
Great Dock
Hoboker
Masked Men Raid Steel Plants in Sydney Amid Strike
Bands of masked men raided several steel plants in Sydney during a strike. The assaults followed clashes with police and the stoning of a magistrate attempting to read the riot act in Whitney Pier. Officials fear accidental detonation of high explosive chemicals.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Whitney Pier
Greb and Wilson to Clash in Polo Grounds Title Bout
New York promoter Tom O Rourke announced middleweight champion Harry Greb of Pittsburgh and Johnny Wilson of Boston will meet in a fifteen round title bout at the Polo Grounds on August 31.
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New York
Tom O’rourke
Polo Grounds
A. C
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Johnny Wilson
Boston
the Polo Grounds
Bout between Carpentier and McTigue Scrapped in New York
The proposed August 11 title bout between Carpentier and world light heavyweight champion Mike McTigue in New York was canceled by Tex Rickard.
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New York
Carpentier
Mike McTigue
Tex Rickard
Warning to Fight Mosquitoes With JIT In Home Ad
A historical ad warns of mosquitoes carrying diseases like Dengue and potentially Yellow Fever. It promotes JIT vapor as a 100 percent disinfectant available in 30¢, 50¢, and $1 sizes, claiming it kills insects and purifies air without harming humans.
Do You Wonder Cardui Helped a Kansas Woman
Mrs. E. E. Keast of Osawatomie Kansas tells how a long sickness left her weak and bedridden. After reading a Ladies Birthday Almanac she started Cardui and within two weeks was able to leave bed. She credits Cardui with restoring her health and vigor.
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Osawatomie
Kans
E. E. Keast
Illinois
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