Four to one Vicksburg win over Monroe at Forsythe Park
Dinah Wright pitched for Vicksburg to beat Monroe 4 to 1. Addie Adkins muffed a fly for a run and Tex Moore contributed on defense and offense. Bracken and Wise highlight solid defense while Adkins, Goodwin and Hamilton added key plays in a cold day game.
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Dinah Wright
Hill Billies
Forsythe Park
Burris
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Drillers
Metro
Wright
Addie” Adkins
Bracken
Goodwin
Billies
Tex Moore
Andy
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Tex
Albrecht
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Coodwin
Dinah
Jacabal
Addie
Red Torkelson
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Ima & Sre
Bapes Oneepen Incny
Marr
Kinnear
Leedy
Hamilton
Moore
Umbres
Barthel
Gaddy
Paul English Players Rally Monroe in Meridian Series
The Monroe baseball team visiting Meridian met the well known Paul English Players who served as cheering supporters at the stands. The English troupe later received Monroe hospitality with tickets for a Meridian game. The Paul English Players travel through Alabama Georgia North and South Carolina Tennessee and Arkansas before returning to Louisiana and Monroe next August.
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Monroe
Meridian
Paul English
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Final Practice Round Leads 139 Entrants at Onwentsia
Final practice rounds were completed today at Onwentsia for the mid west elimination for the national open golf championship. 27 players plus a tie for 27th will vie for 14 Worcester, Mass. spots next month to join five Pacific coast competitors and five from the east.
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Chicago
A. P
Onwentsia
Worcester
Mass
Pacific Coast
Ceme
Eas
Brooklyn President Plans To Retain Dodgers Managerial Role
Wilbert Robinson, new Brooklyn president, will also manage the Dodgers through the year. He leads the club in second place and plans to stay on the bench while serving as president. Zack Wheat to assist. Several league changes noted include suspensions of Tris Speaker and Joe Klugman, and Babe Ruth eyeing a possible return to the Yankees lineup for a doubleheader today.
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New York
A. P
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Nationals
Robinson
Chas
H. Ebbets
Edward McKeever
Zack Wheat
Pirates
Cubs
Tris Speaker
Joe Klugman
Cleveland
Rowland
Heinie Groh
Giants
Lindstrom
Groh
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Red Sox
Come On Jess Willard Wins No More as Firpo Stops Fight
A July 12 1923 heavyweight bout ends with Jess Willard at forty four losing to Luis Firpo after an eighth round KO in Jersey City crowds roar for the comeback and a victory that never came. Firpo dominating early sparks of fan chant fade as Willard falls.
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Davis J. Walsh
I. N
Jess Willard
Luis Firpo
Dempsey
Firpo
Willard
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Jersey City
Jess
Rose
Mr. Firpo
Senators Defeat Alexandria Reds in Jackson Coach’s Debut
Jackson Senators beat the Alexandria Reds 7 to 3 as Lefty Williams debuted for Jackson in the season. Shay left the game after being struck, Hattiesburg beat Laurel 9 to 5, and Meridian Metros crushed Brookhaven 8 to 2 led by Williamson’s strategic bullpen move and a late homer.
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Jackson Senators
Alexandria Reds
Williams
Freeman
Senators
Pierre
Laurel
Shay
Vicksburg
Monroe
Wright
Albrecht
Hattiesburg
Lumberjacks
Bobo
Hattisburg
Brookhaven
Meridian Metros
Williamson
Atkinson
Simon
Metros
Barons Win Chattanooga Tilt Boost Atlanta Pace
Atlanta set the pace in the Southern Association as Birmingham beat Chattanooga four to two in eleven innings. Stuffy Stewart homered in the eleventh, Haas made a key catch, and Memphis Mobile game was postponed by cold weather. Rube Robinson held Atlanta to five hits as New Orleans rested and remained second.
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Tampa
Monroe Gro
Missouri Pacific
Cotton States League
Meridian
Jackson
Alexandria
Hattiesburg
Laurel O Brookhaven
New York Laket Tae Ao
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Oraree
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago St Louis Ae
Little Rock
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
A. P
Southern Association
New Orleans
Rube Robinson
Crackers
Fittery
Travelers
Stuffy Stewart
Barons
Haas
Memphis
Nashville
Bigelow
Stewart
Glover Visits Monroe As Light Heavyweight Champion
Ernie Glover of Dallas, claiming the light heavyweight title, visited Monroe with training partner Cyclone Burns. Glover, 175 pounds, says he may return for a match here and would face any opponent in his weight class. He has one loss in three years and is en route to Natchez.
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Ernie Glover
Dallas
Monroe
Cyclone” Burns
Glover
Natchez
Burns
Fans expect new light heavy will be crowned king
New York boxing crowd anticipates a light heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Mike McTigue defends against Paul Berlenbach, with Berlenbach the favorite at 8 to 5 despite McTigue’s $5,000 wager. McTigue seeks a decision win after recent no-decision losses to Young Stribling and McKey Walker. Fight set for ten o clock daylight time.
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Yankee Stadium
Mike McTigue
Paul Berlenbach
Astoria
Berlenbach
McTigue
Young Stribling
McKey "Walker
Jack Dempsey Sends Ring Outfit From Paris Honeymoon
Jack Dempsey plans training in Paris while honeymooning after a New York house asked that boxing paraphernalia be shipped to his Paris address. The order suggests he will combine boxing preparation with his nuptials.
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Paris
Ring Outfit
New York
A. P
Jack Dempsey
Young Stribling Defeats Chief Metoquah in Ten Round Bout
In Hutchinson Kas Young Stribling of Georgia, light heavyweight, defeated Chief Metoquah, a Kansas Indian, in a ten round boxing match. The event featured rapid exchanges and decisive pressure from the Georgian challenger.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Young Stribling
Georgia
Metoquah
Sharkey Edges Cook in Ten Rounds to Unpopular Verdict
Boston heavyweight Jack Sharkey won a ten round decision over George Cook of Australia. The ruling drew heat from fans who felt the Australian champion deserved the win.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
George Cook
Australia
Referee Rules In Eight Round Bout In Memphis
Pat Moore of Memphis defeats Bobby Hughes of Shreveport by referee decision after eight rounds in a boxing match held in Memphis. Hughes fights hard but Moore gains the edge with cleaner blows and ring control.
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Shreveporter
Memphis
Pat Moore
Bobby Hughes
Shreveport
Mobile Kid Zaborn Nets Welterweight Crown
Mobile boxer Zaborn defeats New Orleans rival Al Knowles in ten rounds to win the welterweight championship of the south.
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Mobile
Kid Zaborn
al Knowles
New Orleans
Life Saving Lessons Promoting Public Swimming in New England
An International News Service piece urges cities to provide safe public swimming facilities and trained lifeguards. It cites Nashua Dover Manchester and other towns with pools or open waters, and argues for school swim programs and protected coast towns to reduce drownings.
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New England
Red Cross
Nutts Pond
Randolph
Vermont
Norwood
Mass
Gardner
Greenwood Memorial
Melrose
Salem
Providence
Boston
Portland
Narragansett Bay
Derby Day at Epsom Behind Cross Bow Favored by Bettors
British readers await the Derby with Cross Bow as the favorite at five to one despite Lord Astor's luck in past derbies. Manna, ridden by Steve Donough, stands at 11 to 2 and is favored by some over Cross Bow. Ptolemy II has improved since arriving from France and shows promise to experts observing practice at Epsom downs.
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A. P
Chary
Cross Bow
H. E. Morriss
Manna
Steve Donough
Plenty
Frank Bullock
Australia
Ptolemy II
Epsom
Longchamps
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