Quest for Stars in Minors Leads to Pacific Coast
Major league scouts renew a coast hunt for juvenile talent with numerous coast league players pegged for 1926 debuts. Tony Lazerre and Hal Rhyne draw heavy bidding from Giants Yankees and Senators as clubs vie for infield and outfield help. Prices may exceed 100000 with multiple clubs bidding. Willie Kamm’s 125000 record looms as comparison.
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Pacific Coast
Davis J. Walsh
NEW Ort
Paul Strand
Jimmy O'Connell
Far West
Lazerre
Giants
Yankees
Senators
Tony Lazerre
Salt Lake
Hal Rhyne
San Francisco
Willy
Rhyne
Yanks
White Sox
Willie Kamm
Laterre
Strand
Utah
Paul Waner
Jack Warner
Willie Ludolph
Vernon
Frank O’doul
Yankee
Salt Lake City
Jack Flowers
Oakland
Babe Hermann
Detroit
Seattle
Clyde Beck
Coast League shows surplus infielders yet scant pitching
Ray Jacobs of Los Angeles infielders Bill Hunnefield of Portland and Mervin Shea of Sacramento lead the league as catchers. Hermann and O Doul are reportedly bound for the Cincinnati Reds Hunnefield heads to the Athletics Jacobs and Beck to the Cubs. The Coast League thus lacks pitching talent despite abundance of infielders and outfielders.
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Ray Jacobs
Los Angeles
Bill Hunnefield
Portland
Mervin Shea
Sacramento
Hermann
O’doul
Cincinnati Reds
Hunnefield
Athletics
Jacobs
Beck
Cubs
Coast League
Glenna Collett Wins From Louise Phelps
Glenna Collett of Metacomet defeated Louise Phelps of Chicago 8 and 7 on the Sheneocossett course in Groton Connecticut as 126 women golfers compete in the seventh annual tournament. Collett delivered near perfect golf with long drives and precise putting. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Merion also advanced, defeating Thomas Hucknall 6 and 5 after a difficult qualification.
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Groton
Conn
Shhenecossett Country Club
Glenna Collett
Metacomet
Louis Phelps
Chicago
Miss Collett
Collett
Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Merion
Thomas Hucknall
Forest Hills
Florida to Have New Hyde Park Race Track
New race track to open next winter between Miami and Palm Beach in Florida. Operated by the Southern Racing Association led by Charles H. Hyde of New York. A mile and furlong loop with seating for 5000. Track expected ready by January 1.
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New York
Jockey Club
Florida
Hyde Park
Miami
Palm Beach
Southern Racing Association
Chas. H. Hyde
Defiance Wins Stewards Cup At Goodwood Race
GOODWOOD PARK England July 29 P Nelkie s Defiance won the Stewards cup for 1000 sovereigns in a race run Tuesday Defiance is by The Tetrarch out of Bright Sunstone with second and third places going to Sunstone and Purple Shade among twenty four runners The National Baseball federation will begin play for the semi professional championship on September 12.
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Goodwood Park
England
P. Nelkie
Defiance
Tetrarch
Bright
Arthur James’ Sunstone
J. Bancroft
National Baseball Federation
Fined For Playing Sunday Baseball
Somerset Pa July 29 A Justice of the Peace found 20 Johnstown and Cumberland baseball players and managers guilty of Sabbath desecration for playing a game at Ideal Park near Johnstown. Each was fined four dollars plus costs. defense appealed to the Somerset court.
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Somerset
Justice of the
Robert E. Craver
Johnstown
Cumberland
Ideal Park
Carver
Somerset Court
Sergt
J. J. Tomek
Greensburg
Commonwealth
John Bordan Wins From Thompson in Thousand Islands Golf
In Alexander New York July 29 the second round of the first six teens at the Thousand Islands Country Club on Wellesley Island saw John T. Bordan defeat Andrew Thompson 6 and 5. Other matches: Robert A. Lyne beat Harlow S. Pearson 3 and 2. Lewis F. McClelland defeated Samuel Dalzell 1 up after 19 holes. J. Sidney Hammond beat R. C. Dayson 1 up after 19 holes. In the defeated eights John L. Johnston beat Ernest Rubsamen Jr. 3 and 2. Henry Reeder beat J Walker Wood by default. George G Inglehart beat A W Ault by default. Albert G. Wells defeated W S Bird 6 and 5.
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Syracuse
John L. Johnston
St. Louis
Ernest Rubsamen, Jr
New York
Henry Reeder
J. Walker Wood
George G. Inglehart
Watertown
A. W. Ault
Albert G. Wells
Pittsburgh
W. S. Bird
Butler Leads Drive to Remove Gamblers at Park
General Smedley D. Butler launched a crackdown on gamblers at Shibe Park with twenty detectives at ticket offices and gates. Detroit defeated the Athletics and more than twenty fans were refused admission. Thomas Shibe ordered no ticket sales to suspects as a list of 50 known gamblers was shared with detectives.
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Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety
Smedley D. Butler
Shibe Park
Detroit
Athletics
Thomas Shibe
Shibe
William F. Baker
Philadelphia Nationals
Commission stalls in Walker Shade welterweight bout
New York State Athletic Commission made no progress toward staging the welterweight title bout between Mickey Walker the champion and Dave Shade the California challenger. Shade's manager Leo Flynn was told to return Tuesday to discuss with Walker who will not act without manager Jack Kearns. The commission fixed August 15 as the last possible date for the bout, making action likely unless a new agreement is reached.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Mickey Walker
Dave Shade
California
Leo Flynn
Shade
Walker
Jack Kearns
Tagging Bases Headlines From Snowy Baseball Doubleheader
White Sox sweep Washington 10 to 5 and 6 to 2 yo-yoing Walter Johnson from the mound in game one and Zachary in game two. Hornsby belts his 26th homer as St Louis finishes second 12 to 9 with Dodgers upending Mails. Rigney homers in the fifth and Heilmann drives in the sixth to lift Detroit 4 to 3 over Philadelphia. Babe Ruth hits his 11th as Yankees beat the Browns 6 to 2. Braves fail against Meadows and Pirates win 5 to 1 on a decisive hit.
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White Sox
Washington
Walter Johnson
Zachary
Hornsby
Cards
Dodgers
Indians Maw Red Sox in 16 to 7 rout at the park
Fuhr and Neubauer offered little but a general plan as the Indians stormed past the Red Sox 16 to 7. The Giants then erupted with a flood of hits at the Cub park led by Meusel who padded the scoring with a spree of base knocks.
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Fuhr
Giants Beat Phillies 10 to 3 as Luque Dominates
Luque struck out ten Phils and shut them out while the Giants exploded for ten runs. The Reds defeated Ring 3 to 1 in the same baseball page summary, noting two of five homers accounted for by Giants hitters.
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Giants
Luque
Phils
Reds
Rice Institute Names Hjertberg Track Coach
Ernie Hjertberg, renowned athletic coach of thirty years, signed to become track and field coach at Rice Institute Houston. He will begin duties with the September opening after returning from Sweden to make his home in the United States. John W. Heisman announced the appointment.
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New York
Ernie Hjertberg
Rice Institute
Houston
Texas
John W. Heisman
Hjertberg
United States
Sweden
Blind Play Wins Mount Kisco Stakes at Empire City
Blind Play ridden by Clarence Kummer captured the Mount Kisco stakes a $3,000 added race at Empire City Tuesday with Marconi second and Pique third. The mile and 79 yards finished in 1:44 3-5.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Blind Play
Clarence Kummer
Empire City
Marconi
Pique
Baseball Individual Leaders Display Top Marks Across Teams
A list of top performers from major leagues shows Hornsby of the Cardinals with 26, Williams of the Browns 24, Hartnett of the Cubs 22, Meusel of the Yankees 21, Bottomley of the Cardinals 16, Meusel of the Giants 16, Simmons of the Athletics 16, Kelly of the Giants 15, Fournier of the Dodgers 15, Wright of the Pirates 13, Harper of Philadelphia 13.
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L Hornsby
Cardinals
Meusel
Giants
Bottomley
Fournier
Dodgers
Lindstrom
Gowdy
Ewer Bentley
Ruth
Yankees
Sister
Browns
Rigney
Tigers
Harris
White Sox
Hornsby
Williams
Hartnett
Cubs
Simmons
Athletics
Kelly
Wright
Pirates
Harper
Phillies
Fights in Cleveland and Philadelphia Produce Mixed Results
Last night in Cleveland Johnny Farr and Carl Tremaine fought to a ten round draw in bantamweights. In Cleveland Charles Gas ton defeated Buck Fleming in eight rounds. Phil Goldstein beat Babe Keller in six. Jimmy Tranner overcame Milton Cohen in six. Dick Evans of Youngstown knocked out Charley Tarzan in Columbus in the third round.
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Cleveland
Johnny Farr
Carl Tremaine
Gaston Charles
France
Buck Fleming
Philadelphia
Phil Goldstein
Babe Keller
Jimmy Tranner
Milton Cohen
Dick Evans
Youngstown
Charley Tarzan
Columbus
Woman Says She Was Defrauded Of Horse By Trainer
W T Foley of Chicago arrested on embezzlement warrant from Mrs W T Kearns Marion. Kearns says Foley defrauded her of the race horse Pinch O Snuff seen on Northern Ohio tracks now racing in Havana. She alleges the horse was placed in Foley’s possession to race this summer but he sold it and won’t return the money. Value given as 1500 dollars.
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Youngstown, O
W. T. Foley
Chicago
W. T. Kearns
Marion
Kearns
Foley
Pinch O
Ohio
Havana
Wheat threshing starts in Lawrence County farms
Harvesting lags on many farms while threshing begins on others in Lawrence County. Threshing will continue across holdings as equipment moves between farms, with yields reported as fair. The Lake Washington canal in Seattle, site of this year’s national swimming championships, is prepared as an ideal outdoor course with stands for 7,000 spectators.
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Lawrence County
Lake Washington Canal
Seattle
Britain Hopes Coal Strike Settlement Near
London July 29 The Baldwin government signals willingness to take over mines to forestall a strike by 1 200 000 miners and expects an amicable settlement before the strike hour. Premier Baldwin meets with miners and operators while public opinion remains hopeful and the cabinet stands ready for action. Sir Hall Caine warns that a strike could bring national calamity and that owners risk destruction if unions unite.
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International News Service
London
Baldwin
Great Britain
Miners’ Federation
Evening Standard
Sir Hall Caine
Hall
One Hundred Girls Lose Tonsils At State Home
In Geneva New Jersey July 29 one hundred girls at the State Home underwent tonsil removal procedures in a mass operation.
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Geneva
Surgeons Perform Mass Dental Extraction Under State Surgeon
Dr Samuel McKleggy, chief state surgeon, and eight assistants spent a full day on a mass dental extraction procedure for girls placed on a soft diet after being separated from their ton sils.
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Samuel McKleggy
Rome to Host 45th National Archery Tourney
Rome New York gears up for the 45th annual National Archery Association tournament in August. The event is expected to draw a record number of women competitors across four days.
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Rome
N. Y
National Archery Association
Regatta Schedule Issued for Southern California Yachting Meet
The program lists races for all sailing and power craft in the Southern California Yachting Association regatta at Santa Barbara during the week of August 19.
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Southern California Yachting Association
Santa Barbara
Mrs James Horton Tops Texas Trap Shooting Meet
Mrs James Horton broke 92 targets out of 100 to capture first honors for women in the Texas state trap shooting tournament.
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James Horton
Giant Hungarian Leads Riffians In Moroccan Battles
A towering Hungarian, Arpad Gyulay Sarkjntyus, six feet six inches, heads Abd El Krim's general staff in the Rif battles at Orocco. Former Austro Hungarian sailor and deserter, he rose through ranks in the Rif war and Hungarian forces. The report links his ascent to height energy and craft. Also noted is Washington DC winning the Union Printers International baseball title for three consecutive years with this season in the capital the week of August or.
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International
Madrid
Spanish Foreign Legion
Orocco
Arpad Gyulay Sarkjntyus
Abd-El-Krim
Koloszevar
Kaluse
Burg
Transylvania
Romania
Red Army
Union Printers International League
Washington, D. C
National Capital
William Tilden II Wins Fifth Straight National Tennis Title
William Tilden II of Philadelphia clinched the national championship in singles for the fifth consecutive year. The title reinforces his dominance in American tennis and crowns another dominant season.
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William Tilden II
Philadelphia
Sta
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Babe Ruth
Bob Shawkey
Braves
Meadows
Cub Park
Hiertberg
Apanele
Britain
Ford
Champion Spark Plug Co
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Windsor, Ont
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Morocco
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Washington Street
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Washington St
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