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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
8
Toledo Ohio July 5 Jack Dempsey overwhelmed Jess Willard in a swift one sided bout dominating from the opening seconds. Willard absorbed severe punishment on the ropes and a final decisive right hand sealed the result as Dempsey claimed the world heavyweight title. Attendance was below expectations amid extreme heat and strong crowd surge.
Gary Ind July 4 About 206,000 people watched the second National Track on Yield Meet of the American Industrial Athletic association won by the Goodyear team of Akron Ohio. Joloe Tay Chicago led field events with honors at Gary Park. Weather ideal. records set. Gos Arun Ohio led company results with 49 points as local Gary Tire Mills and other firms competed.
In a brutal championship bout William W. Willard faces rapid-fire blows from Jack Dempsey. Dempsey dominates rounds one and two with powerful combinations, while Willard sustains a severe injury by round three, the referee stopping action as Willard’s corner throws in the sponge.
Toledo July 4 Jack Dempsey the new champion will stay in Toledo through Sunday night manager Jack Kearns said they have a dozen theatrical offers and Dempsey will likely enter vaudeville next week His first act after winning the title was to telegraph his mother in Salt Lake City Your boy made good Knocked the big fellow out in three rounds Willard a game fellow I never handed out more punishment to any one and have him come back for more as Willard did today.
Rostow pitched well as Brooklyn fell 5 to 2 with Rawlings and Meranville homering for the Giants. In Cincinnati, Cincinnati swept St Louis 4 to 2 and 4 to 3 in 12 innings and the afternoon win featured five hits and three walks in the seventh.
The Gems defeated Hamilton 18 to 4 at League Park before a holiday crowd. Tommy Lenane's squad held Hamilton to four runs while Gems collected 16 hits and capitalized on errors. This marked the Gems second victory over Hamilton in a week.
Chicago gains a split with Detroit as J Collins drives in the decisive run in the afternoon game after Jackson doubled earlier. Cobb returns for Detroit, scoring on Veach’s single in the second game, while Kerr and Love duel on the mound in the nightcap.
Tulsa 1 3, Oklahoma City 28 2, Joplin 14 1, Wichita 18 4. Sioux City 18 1, Des Moines 14 5, Omaha 2, St. Joseph 5. Second game ended in the second inning due to rain.
A condensed standings line shows St Paul 1-4-1, Minneapolis 6-9-9, Kansas City 1-8-3, Milwaukee 5-6-0, outlining team records across four cities with wins losses and ties. The data reflects a mixed performance trend across the circuit.
Morning Games recaps July 5 results from Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York. Box scores show runs hits and pitchers for each game with multiple batteries listed. The text notes include various team matchups and lineups alongside a closing line about an electric hand saw invention.
In New York at Sheepshead Bay on a hot July day Gaston Chevrolet won the 190 mile automobile derby, breaking the world distance record with a time of 54 minutes 17 5-8 seconds. The previous mark of 54 minutes and 20.98 seconds was set by Lois Chevrolet on the same track in September 1907. Howdy Wilcox finished second and Dave Lewis third.
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