Pirates Ready to Face Eastern Foe in NL Title Bid
Pittsburgh, idle amid internal strife, prepares to meet Boston in the opening series of the pennant race as the league chase tightens. Cardinals blast Chicago 7 to 2 led by Bottomley Bell and Gonzales Wilson homers. Ruth stars for Yankees in doubleheader vs Red Sox.
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John Doeg Crowned National Junior Tennis Champion
John Doeg of Santa Monica California defeats Julius Seligson to win the national junior tennis championship following the footsteps of past greats. Doeg comes from a famed tennis family linked to Violet Sutton of the Sutton sisters.
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Chicago
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George Lott
Cranston Holman
Santa Monica
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Violet Sutton
Sutton Sisters
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Myrtle Whitmer City Champion
Myrtle Whitmer defeated Wilma Schweitzer in two love sets to win the girls tennis championship held Saturday afternoon at Musser park courts. Whitmer, long a Muscatine high school tennis standout, has dominated city titles for years and previously claimed the 1923 city title for women.
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Myrtle Whitmer
Young Women's Christian Association
Muscatine
Des Moines
Murphy Kern Set For City Tennis Final At Musser Park
Murphy, last year’s city champion, will face Harry Kern for the 1926 city tennis title at Musser park courts Wednesday at 3 30. Kern beat Harry Urdangen to reach the final, Murphy defeated Harry Shaw in the semi finals. Kern is one of the city’s younger players and has played excellent tennis this season. Vancouver harbor ship traffic has more than doubled in five years.
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Harry Shaw
Vancouver, B. C
Muskies Split Two At Riverside And Mediapolis
Muscatine split a doubleheader with Mediapolis 5 to 2 at Mediapolis and then lost 5 to 0 at Riverside. Bob Vetter pitched four hits allowed for Mediapolis while Stennett allowed nine hits for Riverside. Greene and Benninger led the Muskie defense with multiple key plays and Benninger collected three hits in the Riverside loss.
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Boxing Legends Fade from Ring as Gans Era Dims
The article laments muddled lighter classes and missing showman stars like Joe Gans Benny Leonard and Battling Nelson. It contrasts Gans strategic fighting with today's showmanship noting historic champions drew crowds with skill and spectacle. It cites Erne Gans battles and the appeal of colorful personalities like Fitzsimmons Nelson Britt.
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Battling Nelson
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Frank Erne
Ring
Bob Fitzsimmons
Nelson
Jimmy Britt
Nostalgic Tribute to Early Boxers and Their Glory
The piece laments modern boxing, praising legends like Grim, Fitzsimmons, Gans and Sailor Burke. It contrasts bravura attacks with today’s cautious champions and blames money for eroding the sport’s edge. It questions future featherweight and lightweight titles.
Tennis finals result from New York yesterday
The scoreline shows a tight match with set totals 6-4, 1-6, 8-6, 6-3. Berkeley Bell of Austin and James Quick of Dallas captured the junior doubles title defeating Emmet Pare of Chicago and Robert Zeller of San Francisco by 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-1.
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Berkeley Bell
Austin
Tex
James Quick
Dallas
Emmet Pare
Chicago
Robert Zeller
San Francisco
Dempsey and Tunney Train Ahead of September Bout
The two contenders push vigorous camps in Saratoga Springs and Lake Pleasant as legal license questions loom. Dempsey trains daily with sparring and drills while Tunney enters his second week at 192 pounds and draws large public crowds seeking a glimpse of the challenger. A hen in England adopts a litter of kittens but blocks the mother cat from the nest.
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Gene Tunney
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Lake Pleasant
George F. Brower
State Athletic Commission
Athletic Commission
New York
Laughton
England
Regan boosting Boston as Quinn scouts new stars
Boston gains from Regan’s second base play and Bill Regan’s speed in practice and games. Bob Quinn, now a magnate, is praised for discovering Regan from Columbus and Gerber from the American Association as key examples of his talent scouting.
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Boston Red Sox
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Boston Americans
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Gerber
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Critz
Lee Fohl
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Ton Rigney
Baseball Leaders and Standings Across Leagues
League leaders list shows Patting Hargrave and Reds with high batting averages and hits. Pirates Cuyler tops runs and doubles with Blades Cardinal and Wheat Robins Heath Cubs in key hitting, plus Waner Pirates 17 homers. Cuyler Pirates 24 wins pitching, Jones Cubs Haines Cardinals lead 8 2. American League shows Ruth Yankees 39 homers and 113 runs. Fothergill Tigers 391 hits. Gehrig 18 triples. Rice Senators 20 stolen bases. Collins Tigers 8 3.
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