Heavies May Mix Gloves In Quaker City
Baltimore boxing officials will suspend permits for prize fights for the duration of World War I. Only the Chaney-Dundee bout at Oriole Park and two Folly Theatre shows will continue. Fulton vs Dempsey is unlikely to be held in Baltimore and may relocate to Philadelphia.
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Baltimore
Atlantic
George Chaney
Johnny Dundee
Oriole Park
Folly Theatre
Fred Fulton
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
James Jung
Monumental Sporting Club
Jung
Fulton
Dempsey
Riggs
National Council For Defense
Hooseis Debuts as Manager Amid Doubleheader Split
Jimmy Burke takes Browns managerial role as the team splits a doubleheader with the world champions. Heinie Zim and Ed Collins contribute key hitting for the Giants as Ruth hits his 10th homer and Harper earns a sixth win for Boston.
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Heinie Zim
Ed Collins
Giants
Heinie
Phils
McGraw
Cubs
Ruth
Boston
Harper
Browns
Jimmy Burke
Shenango Pottery Tops and Ties in Industrial League Play
Shenango Pottery edged Carnegie Shenango 9 to 8 to take a share of first in the Industrial League standings. Grasselli Chemical beat National Radiator 9 to 4 at Radiator grounds, with Querr homering and Sterrill driving in runs. Standings show Shenango tied with Pennsylvania Engineering for first, Carnegie second.
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Grant Street
Shenango Pottery
Pennsylvania Engineering
Carnegie Steel
Grasselli Chemical
H. E. National
Querr
Sterill
Sterrill
Kennedy
Pierce
Neilen
Johnson
Kalajane
Brown
Pennant Race In The Majors
Yesterday's scores show St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 0 and New York 6 Philadelphia 1. Brooklyn Boston had cold weather conditions while Chicago Cincinnati played on wet grounds.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Sports Matchups Listed for Major League Games
The record lists upcoming MLB games with Pittsburg visiting St Louis Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York and Chicago at Cincinnati. The brief presents matchups without scores or dates for the scheduled outings.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Baseball scores glance from American League games
New York defeated Philadelphia 10 to 2 while Washington topped Boston 3 to 1. St Louis beat Chicago 3 to 1 and Chicago prevailed 6 to 2 in another meeting. Cleveland beat Detroit 3 to 1.
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New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Sports matchups on card for Friday evening
St Louis plays Chicago New York meets Philadelphia Boston faces Washington and Detroit confronts Cleveland in stacked NBA schedule notes.
Brookfield Team Squares Air Travel Historic Baseball Trip
Corpus Christi June 29. For the first time in American baseball history a team covered its schedule in airplanes. The Brookfield team of San Antonio traveled in nine airplanes with 18 players arriving in two hours to play officers of the Fifth engineers, and the trip showed no ill effects on their performance on the field.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Brookfield
San Antonio
Fifth Engineers
George Sisler Tops AL Batting Average at .352
New York June 29 Major league batting averages released show George Sisler of the Browns leading the American league with a .352 mark and Fred Merkle of the Cubs leading the National league at .360.
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New York
George Sisler
Browns
Fred Merkle
Cubs
Golf to Raise Million for Red Cross This Year
Golf clubs nationwide unite to raise one million dollars for the American Red Cross. Led by Chick Evans Jr and Western professionals like Long Jim Barnes, exhibitions and charity matches push the drive, from French Lick to Oak Ridge, with strong public support and planned events across regions.
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New York
American Red Cross
Charles
Chick) Evans, Jr
Western Association
French Lick
Chick” Evans
The
Red Cross
Long Jim Barnes
Broadmere
Colorado Springs
Barnes
Oak Ridge Golf Club
Tom Kerrigan
Naval Reserve Force
William A. Gavin
Baltusrol
Lafayette Hires Experienced Coach Aloysius Seahee
Lafayette College secured Aloysius Seahee as coach, a former Red and Black captain who returns to W. and J. as assistant to Sol Metzger. He last led Greensburg High School and played for the Massillon pro club, bringing major football experience to a young squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette College
Aloysius
Easton
Massillon
Bashful Tillie Learning to Fly
San Diego date June 29 Arthur Shafer former Giant second baseman trains at North Island for naval aviation and shows baseball form in island games. Fans speculated he could return to the majors after the war. Shafer quit years ago citing bashful crushes from fans as a reason. Teammates in island games include Norman Boeckel and Jack Ryan.
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San Diego
Cal
Arthur Shafer
Giant
North Island
Naval Aviation
Shafer
Tillie
Germany
Norman Boeckel
Jack Ryan
Edgewood Kennel Club Show and Regional Sports Slate
Greenwich Conn hosts Edgewood Kennel Club annual dog show. Merchants Selling Stakes races on La Tonia. Navy Day regatta on the Charles River Boston. Alamenda County tennis opens at Berkeley California. George Chaney against Johnny Dundee in 12 round boxing in Baltimore.
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Edgewood Kennel Club
Greenwich
Conn
Latonia
Charles River
Boston
Berkeley
Cal
George Chaney
Johnny Dundee
Baltimore
Baseball Has Big Part to Play In War
Direc tor Stagg of the University of Chicago extols baseball and baseball fields as key training grounds for American soldiers. He argues the Anglo-Saxon race combines athletic prowess with intelligence, initiative, and teamwork, shaping courage and rapid decision making essential in war. He cites Wellington and War outcomes, praising sports as mental and physical drills that forge leaders and cooperative soldiers.
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Stagg
University of Chicago
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Busby
Harrow
Eton
Wilson
General Pershing
Great Britain
America
Golfer Declares Himself Perfect After Early Practice
A golfer qualifying in the third 16 takes his caddie to practice before a match. On a fast edge green, a bold approach putt leaps into the cup and stays. The caddie begins to move on but is recalled as the golfer proclaims, I am perfect now.
Leech Returns to Pirates After Southern League Disbandment
Pirates president Barney Dreyfuss announced veteran Tom Leach was signed for utility roles. Leach had played for the Chattanooga team of the Southern League, which disbanded today, and will join the Pirates in St. Louis tomorrow.
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International News Services
Pittsburg
Tommy Leach
Pirates
Barney Dreyfuss
Leach
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Fulton’s bouts cancelled amid wife’s sudden illness
Mic Collins announced that Fred Fulton’s bouts in Atlanta and Chattanooga are cancelled at his request. Mrs Fulton has fallen ill and Fulton will travel to Rochester, Minnesota with her wife to care for her today.
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Fulton
New York
Mic Collins
Fred Fulton
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Bench Players May Get Chance
New York baseball reports that bench sitters may receive real chances as rosters thin for combat against the Hun. Jim Thorpe looms as a likely regular with the Giants due to outfield shortages, while other noted reserves like Marty Kavanagh and Wally Pipp are cited as potential early contributors.
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New York
John McGraw
Marty Kavanagh
Jim Thorpe
Wally Pipp
Dick Rudolph
Giants
Jim
American Association
Express Co Offices Combine Monday
The Adams American and Wells Fargo Express companies unify three local offices under one head on Monday. E. C. King of Warren C. is named manager. Wells Fargo North Mill street closes. Adams West Washington becomes principal receiving HQ. American South Jefferson becomes distributing point for deliveries. Other local appointments await official notice.
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Adams, American
Wells Fargo Express
E. C. King
Warren
North Mill Street
Wells Fargo Company
Adams Express Company
West Washington Street
South Jefferson Street
American Express Company
County to Track Grain Threshed This Summer
County Farm Agent H R Pickett will supervise a new seasonal duty to collect reports from threshermen on wheat bushels threshed and acreage produced. A compiled list of threshermen will receive blanks to record at set times, a first for Lawrence county. Reports begin with the July threshing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Pickett
Department of Agriculture
Lawrence County
Aiding Germany Is Charge He Faces
Henry S. Bubenheim a naturalized American and Keystone Truck and Cross Tie Co. president faces possible internment after being charged with directing a local inventor to supply Germany with a new gas bomb. Federal proceedings began to revoke his citizenship so he can be treated as an alien enemy. Bubenheim is a native Prussian.
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Pittsburg
Germany
Henry S. Bubenheim
Keystone Truck and Cross Tie Co
Bubenheim
Benny Leonard to fight Jack Brazzo in July 4 bout
Benny Leonard is matched to meet Jack Brazzo a Philadelphia lightweight in an eight round bout at Wildwood New Jersey on July 4. Jack Han lon of Philadelphia will stage the event.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Jack Brazzo
Philadelphia
Wildwood
N. J
Jack Hanlon
Foster's Weather Prognostication Across Continent
Washington D C June 29 forecast shows a cross continental storm July 1 5 with warm and cool waves and varying rainfall. A hurricane is expected near July 11 as the storm moves east. tropical activity in the Caribbean coincides with the continental system. This is the 1691st weekly bulletin since January 1 1886 and notes forecast improvements for August.
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Washington
D. C
Pacific
Rockies
Meridian 90
Atlantic
Raleigh
North Carolina
Helena
Montana
Great Lakes
Missouri River
Rocky Ridge
Vancouver
Plains
Ohio- Tennessee
Newfoundland
Caribbean
Sea
Combined Services At Bethany Church Inaugurated
Combined church and Sunday school services opened at Bethany Lutheran Church East Washington and Sutton streets drawing larger crowds than prior. Plans call for increasing attractions weekly with special music including baritone John C. Gillette and orchestra leader Willard Kennedy performing, as Prof. Spahr also sings.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
East Washington
Sutton Streets
John C. Gillette
Willard Kennedy
Prof. Spahr
Rescue Mission Speaker to Address Churches Sunday
E. J. Berquist of the City Rescue Mission will speak at King's Chapel M E church Sunday morning and at Coaltown M E church at 3 o'clock.
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King’s Chapel
E. J. Berquist
The
City Rescue Mission
M. E
Coaltown M. #E
National league rules limit service players in titles to pennant races
The National League adopted a fair rule restricting service members from championship games after September 1 unless their club stays within a 23 man limit, and requiring written commander consent before furloughed players switch to baseball regalia. The measure aims to prevent ill will among clubs while keeping the race for the pennant fair.
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Jack Veloce
International News
New York
National League
Army
Navy
Pennantville
Grover Alexander
Cubs
Red Faber
White Sox
Grandson Willis Campbell Sends News From France
Mrs. Geo Moser of the Guerard building receives a wartime letter from her grandson Willis Moser Campbell of Co. B 59th Infantry American Expeditionary Forces. He describes arriving safely in France enjoying the trip and country scenery notes about the weather and an appeal about not getting a furlough while promising to visit home with stories upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Moser
Guerard
Willis Moser Campbell
France
Grandma
Perry
Willis M. Campbell
Co. B
59Th Infantry
E. F
Traction Company Seeks 200000 Dollar Preferred Stock
The Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission in Harrisburg for 200000 dollars of preferred stock to fund improvements already made or in progress. About 90 percent of Norway's dentists are graduates of American dental colleges or have post graduate U.S. study.
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Mahoning and Shenango
Norway
United States
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