Boxing Commission Plans Vacating Dempsey Title
New York State Athletic Commission will declare the heavyweight title vacated and order an eliminator between Harry Wills and Gene Tunney after hearing from Jack Dempsey remains absent. The action could be taken by Tuesday with August 4 hearing set to address Dempsey's status and possible legal separation from the title.
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Internat
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New York State Athletic Commission
Jack Dempsey
America
Harry Wills
Gene Tunney
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Sona
Destination Due West
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Tex Kickard
Harry Greb
Michigan City
King And Chapin Trim Johnston And Kinsey
Seabright lawn tennis results shock field as Johnston Kinsey, both top ranked, lose to King of New York and Chapin of Springfield. Yale Harvard pair Jones Ingraham almost beat Kinseys, then defaulted. Kinseys win 10-12 6-1 2-5 0-40.
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Trim
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Seabright
N. J
Tennisdam
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
William M. Johnston
Howard O. Kinsey
San Francisco
George T. King
New York
Johnston
Alfred H. Chapin, Jr
Springfield
Mass
Kinsey
Arnold Jones
W. W. Ingraham
Providence
R. I
Yale
Harvard
Howard O
Robert G. Kinsey
Kinseys
Billy
Oxford Cambridge
Newport
Jones
Ingraham
Collegians
Solomon to meet Sharkey in July Boston bout
King Solomon the Panamanian pugilist impressed in his first Boston bout and earned a 10 round contest with Jack Sharkey set for July 31 in Boston.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
Pirates Defeat Boston Braves in 5 1 Victory
Lee Meadows held Boston to scattered hits as Pittsburgh rolled to a 5 to 1 win. Benton faltered in the fifth, Wright starred at short with 11 chances, and Boston scored its lone run in the first inning.
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Energy To Play Koppel Thursday
A Lawrence Beaver county tilt will be played at Koppel Thursday evening as Energy faces Koppel. All players should be ready to leave the Sport Goods store at five o'clock.
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Blue Goose A. C. Beats St Margarets In Slugging Affair
Blue Goose A C a new club formed from former Italian A A players won their season opener 13 to 10 at the B and O field over St Margarets Society. Home runs by General Cole and F Russo highlight a 30 hit game with strong defense from Palus General and N Cangey.
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Leach
P. Ross
Indies Defeat Portersville in Cedar Street Bout
Lawrence Indies beat Portersville 7 to 4 as Byak struck out eight and allowed six hits. A Mil ler fanned six and gave ten hits. Both teams had six errors. Portersville led 2-0 early. Lawrence answered with three in the second and four more in the fifth to seal the win.
Diamond Dust Brief Notes Concerning Midget and Junior Baseball Teams
Short notes cover Midget and junior baseball teams with quick game results and standout players. Mentions include local leagues and school affiliations, reflecting early season schedules and scores.
South Side Cardinals rout Union Bearcats in afternoon game
The South Side Cardinals overwhelmed the Union Bearcats 19 to 8 on the Union grounds. J. Fruit held the Bearcats to three hits. Coaltown A. C. beat the Jewish Imperials 8 to 6 with Brooks pitching and Friedman's strong hitting.
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Coaltown A C to face West Side Pirates Thursday at six
The Coaltown A C will host the West Side Pirates in a Thursday evening game at Coaltown. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 o clock, with both teams seeking a win on the home court.
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Kathea Wins First Of Yachting Races
Kathea of Watertown New York won the opening race in the George cup series at Toronto. Rogue of Rochester finished second with 3 hours 19 minutes 31 seconds and Navada of Toronto third in 3 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds. The course measured 10 1 2 miles.
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Bold Buccaneer Boxmen By Feg Murray
Two Pirates pitchers Johnnie Morrison and Specs Meadows loom large in 1926. Morrison rebounds to 1923 form with 25 wins, Meadows again stars in his 11th major league season. Morrison rose from Birmingham and Meadows, born 1894 in North Carolina, has overcome cheaters to excel.
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Babe’’ Adams
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Yde
Jug
Johnnie" Morrison
Lee Meadows
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North Carolina
Pillerville
Kentucky
Eddie Weygant to Box Zeimer in Cleveland Ring
Eddie Weygant the local featherweight meets Al Zeimer in Cleveland on August 4. Zeimer is trained by Johnny Kilbane and the bout was arranged by Matt Kinkle. Weygant previously defeated Al Corbet in an eight round Cleveland Plain Dealer decision.
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al Zeimer
Cleveland
Zeimer
Johnny Kilbane
Matt Kinkle
Weygant
Hinkle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
al Corbet
Bud Taylor
Baseball Results From National League Games
Yesterday in the National League Pittsburgh beat Boston 5 to 1 New York topped Chicago 10 to 3 Cincinnati shut out Philadelphia 3 to 0 Brooklyn won 12 to 9 against St Louis
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Matches On Tap Across Streaking Big East Cities
Boston faces Pittsburgh as Philadelphia meets Cincinnati and Brooklyn plays St Louis while New York visits Chicago in a day of NBA action.
Baseball scores from the American League games
The New York team beat St Louis 6 to 2 while Detroit defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3. Cleveland routed Boston 16 to 7 and Chicago won 10 to 5 against Washington. A later Chicago game ended 6 to 2 with Washington losing.
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Chicago at Washington and other NBA matchups
Regional basketball schedule lists five games: Chicago visiting Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York, and Cleveland at Boston with local coverage focusing on season standings and upcoming contests.
Scores From American Association Night Action
The American Association results show Louisville 6 over Toledo 1, Indianapolis 3 over Columbus 2, Kansas City 7 over Minneapolis 5, and St. Paul 5 defeating Milwaukee 4.
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Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo at Louisville and Columbus at Indianapolis
Matchups for four NBA style rounds list Toledo facing Louisville and Columbus meeting Indianapolis with Minneapolis traveling to Kansas City and St. Paul visiting Milwaukee in a regional schedule note.
Entitled To Bantam Title Genaro Says
Frankie Genaro, American flyweight champion, argues he already holds America’s top crown after beating Villa. He opposes a New York tournament to choose Villa’s successor, saying he would defend against the foreign winner but not against fellow Americans.
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Frankie Genaro
Pancho Villa
Villa
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Union A C Players Ordered to Report to Andrews
Union A C manager Clauds M Patton and all under contract players were ordered to report to President William G Andrews at 8 PM Thursday after tensions within the club. Vice President J A Jackson reported on an investigation showing players balking at Patton, with issues over funds and a bad check for the franchise. The meeting at the Sport Goods store aims to place funds and possibly resolve the leadership dispute.
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Ed. Fritz
J. A. Jackson
Patton
Jackson
Fluis Shuts Down Youngstown For 15th Win Of Season
New Castle Collegians beat Youngstown 7 to 2 at Youngstown. Fluis pitched a six strikeout, five-hit gem with nine balls in the fifth. It was the team’s sixth straight win and 15th victory in 158 games this season. They face Greenville Thursday at Greenville.
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Players To Report To Andrews For Meeting At Sport Goods Store
William G. Andrews president of the Lawrence County Baseball league has ordered a group of players to report to him at the Sport Goods store Thursday evening. The session will begin at eight o'clock and includes Patton Moseley Houk Vallely Norris R Ryan J L Ryan Shields Travers McCloskey Evans Huff Jr Huff Sr H Patton Hodglin Huston White Gall and Klaber.
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Lawrence County Baseball League
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JL. Ryan
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Wesleyan College Boy May Join Big Show
Wesleyan College may have another big league representative as Jack Monahan, former Wesleyan star, is expected to go south with the St. Louis Browns next spring for a tryout. Monahan, a versatile player who starred in three sports, has attracted scouts with his hitting after a stint with Paris club where he served as player manager.
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W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Jack Monahan
Wesleyan
St. Louis Browns
Monahan
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Yankees buy Love Marquis and Gilbert from St Joseph
Ruel Love and Jimmy Marquis, young pitchers, and Walter Gilbert, third baseman of the St Joseph Western league club, were sold to the New York Yankees yesterday.
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Tremaine and Farr Box to a Draw in Cleveland Featherweight Ring
Carl Tremaine and Johnny Farr fought ten rounds to a draw with Tremaine scoring seven rounds to Farr three. One knockdown occurred in the eighth as Farr was down for three. Tremaine led early then Farr rallied before the bell ended the tenth round with Tremaine ahead by a large margin in the ninth and a shade in the tenth.
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Carl Tremaine
Johnny Farr
Last Sight
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Farr
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Colored Stars Win In West Virginia
The New Castle Colored Stars playing as the Weirton Black Sox defeated Chester Athletics 5 to 4 at Weirton field. On July 27 in New Cumberland W Virginia they beat the New Cumberland team 7 to 2. Next home game at Leasure field on August 5, manager Thompson says. opponent not yet chosen.
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