Intersectional Games Shift Major League Battles Through July 4
Yankees hammer Athletics 7 to 4 and Giants topple Phillies 11 to 8 as intersectional play dominates the pennant races. Red Sox sweep Senators 4 to 1 and 11 to 4 in Boston. Giants close on Cardinals in a long Western swing amid McGraw Bresnahan pinch tactics and Walter Leran’s homer for New York.
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William J. Chipman
Associated Press
Yankees
Athletics
Shibe Park
Giants
Phillies
Polo Grounds
Red Sox
Senators
Boston
Henry Johnson
Robert Moses Grove
Higgins Artillery Corps
Cardinals
St. Louis
Donnybrook
McGraw
Phils
Vic Aldridge
Roger Bresnahan
John McGraw
Walter Leran
Aldridge
Philadelphia
French runner William Tell clocks 19 miles in record pace
A Frenchman named William Tell ran 19 miles in one hour 37 minutes 22 seconds in an Olympic tryout. The report suggests many Americans may be mistaken about marathon times. Speculator scribes provide vivid but empty color in their coverage.
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William Tell
East and West Split Quarters in Intercollegiate Tennis
East and west teams each field four players in the quarterfinals of the intercollegiate tennis championship. Emmett Page of Georgetown meets Berkeley Bell of Texas. Kenneth Anpel of Princeton faces Ben Gorchakoff of Occidental. John Van Ryn of Princeton plays Allan Herrington of Stanford and Julius Seligson of Lehigh opposes Harris Coggeshall of Grinnell.
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Philadelphia
Emmett Page
Georgetown
Berkeley Bell
University of Texas
Kenneth Anpe
Princeton
Ben Gorchakoff
Occidental College
John van Ryn
Allan Herrington
Leland Stanford
Julius Seligson
Lehigh
Harris Coggeshall
Grinnell
Moline to Open New $75,000 Greyhound Track
A $75,000 greyhound racing plant on Colono road at Fifty-third Street in Moline will open July 2 with Chicago and other city hounds entered. Extra labor is hired as the rush continues. Races will fund defraying costs for sending the American Legion drum and bugle corps to the national convention in Houston, Texas. The Quad-City Kennel Club sponsors the program.
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Moline
Colono Road
Fifty-third Street
Chicago
Drum and Bugle Corps
American Legion
National Legion
Houston
Tex
Quad-City Kennel Club
Brooklyn Johnny Risko Pleads Points Over Godfrey in Philadelphia
Boxing results list several bouts with Risko outpointing Godfrey in Philadelphia and Levine defeating Hubert in New York. Tassi technical knockout over Warner in two rounds. Blutman over Canzoneri in Philadelphia. Erickson over May in New York. Shea defeats Stoy in Chicago. Feder wins over Steele in Canton and Smackover Arkansas.
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Brooklyn
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
George Godfrey
Philadelphia
George Levine
New York
Floyd Hubert
Nando Tassi
Italy
Wyoming Warner
Harry Blutman
Tony Canzoneri
Johnny Erickson
Pinkey May
Savannah
Eddie Shea
Chicago
Rosey Stoy
Lancaster
Eight Survivors Remain in Trans Miss Golf Championship
Wakonda club Des Moines hosts third round as eight players advance including former champ Johnnie Goodman eliminated by Arthur. Jimmie Manion from Des Moines keeps title hopes alive with steady wins while Judy Juran from Minneapolis defends left handed crown. Winter of St. Louis dazzles with precision putting against Bromfield and Tveraa. Bob McRary, last local contender, survives as Medart collapses late.
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Basil G. Wyrick
Associated Press
Wakanda Club
Des Moines
Johnnie Goodaman
Colorado Springs
Arthur
Yestern
Bartlett
Ottumwa
Wendell Webster
Omaha
Wakonda
Jimmie Manion
D. Miller
E. J. Rogers
Oklahoma City
Winter
Larry Bromfield
Denver
Art Tveraa
Minneapolis
Tveraa
St. Louis
Bob McRary
McRary
Bill Medart
Medart
Complete I and I League schedule announced today
The I and I State baseball league revealed a 19 Sunday and holiday schedule to run from July 1 to Oct 21. The list includes Illinois City at Wilton, Columbus Junction at Wapello, Moscow at Muscatine among others with games set across Wilton Moscow Muscatine and surrounding towns.
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I. & I. State Baseball League
Ilinois City
Wilton
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Moscow
Muscatine
Illinois City
Tllinois City
Risko Defeats Black Menace in Ten Round Brawl
Johnny Risko, the Cleveland spoiler, outlasted George Godfrey in a bruising ten round bout at Ebbets Field. Judges and AP varied, with many sport writers calling Risko the winner by five rounds while Godfrey took four and one even. Risko rallied late, while Godfrey showed sustained power with body blows.
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New York
Cleveland
Johnny Risko
George Godfrey
Harry Wills
Risko
Ball Park
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Godfrey
Associated Press
Giant
Johnny
Malone Atkinson Battle Tonight on Davenport Card
Jock Malone from St. Paul and Billy Atkinson of California meet in a 10 round headliner at the Palmer school open air arena Davenport Iowa. Gerano Pinto vs Claire Genaro and Joe Thomas vs Harry Robarts are the other two 10 round bouts on the all star card.
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Davenport
Jock Malone
St. Paul
Billy Atkinson
California
Palmer School Open Air Arena
Gerano Pinto
Claire Genaro
Joe Thomas
Waterloo
Harry Robarts
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
American and National league leaders list top performers across batting runs and pitching. Key names include Hornsby Ruth Bottomley Frisch Douthit Goslin Manush Flagstead Rice Pipgras and teams Braves Cards Robins Reds Giants Senators Yanks Browns Red Sox Tigers with figures for hits runs batted in doubles triples homers and wins losses.
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Hornsby
Braves
Bottomley
Cards
Bissonette
Robins
Douthit
Frisch
Lucas
Reds
Benton
Giants
Goslin
Senators
Ruth
Yanks
Manush
Browns
Flagstead
Red Sox
Rice
Sweeney
Tigers
Pipgras
Meyers Surrenders Wrestling Crown
Johnny Meyers, long time world middleweight wrestling champion, has surrendered his title due to inability to make the weight. The Chicago event on June 28 marks the official relinquishment of the crown.
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Chicago
Johnny Meyers
Ladies Day at Wilton League Game Opens I and I State Baseball
Wilton Ia June 28 Ladies day will be celebrated as the Wilton club opens its I and I State baseball schedule by hosting Illinois City Minnois City. Pitchers Oscar Stennett Illinois City and Ivan Stebbins Wilton are slated to duel as last week Stennett won 2 to 1. Wilton aims to reverse the earlier defeat and start strong. The game begins at 2 9 to 2 50. Albert Stewart Sheldon 27 bridegroom of two months was electrocuted after contacting an electric transmission line.
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Wilton
I. & I. State
Minnois City
Oscar Stennett
Tiinois City
Ivan Stebbins
Stennett
Illinois City
Stebbins
Wilton Club
Siblery
Albert Stewart
Sheldon
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