Dempsey Sharkey Bout Set to Decide Tunney Opponent
Tonight at Yankee Stadium New York 9:15 Beckley time Dempsey and Sharkey meet for the right to face Gene Tunney in a heavyweight title bid A crowd of 80000 packed seats and $1250000 in receipts attest the showdown with millions more watching by radio and in cities coast to coast Two boxers with history and big purses promise a bout that could set records and determine the next title challenger
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Tunney
Beckley
Yankee Stadium
New York
Ladiees
Willard
Gibbons
Firpo
Carpentier
Jack
Sharkey
United States
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Jimmy Maloney
Luis Firpo
Wall Street
Depesters
Dry Branch Wins Doubleheader Over Stickney
Dry Branch captured both ends of a double header with Stickney on Dry Branch Field. The opener went ten innings with Stickney pitcher Rumble hitting two home runs but his club fell 8 to 7. The nightcap ended 9 to 2 as Dry Branch secured the sweep.
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Stickney
Dry Branch
Raite
Curry
Rumble
McLaughlin
Dry Branch Laws
O'Neal
Welch
Crosin
Dandin
Cubs Ride Youthful Lineup in Pennant Chase
The Chicago Cubs rely on one of the youngest lineups in Major League Baseball as they contest the pennant with the Pirates and Cardinals. Joe McCarthy’s club averages 27 years among eight regulars and has impressed with steady defense, smart management, and key players like Gabby Hartnett Hal Carlson and Riggs Stephenson. Bill Veeck attributes the secret to McCarthy’s leadership and the team’s versatility, noting Root’s wrinkle ball and the club’s resilience in recent comebacks.
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Joe McCarthy
Sparky Adams
Hal Carlson
Gonzales
Pirates
Cardinals
Cub
Bill Veeck
Veeck
McCarthy
Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Charley Root
Rigas Stephenson
Root
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Honus Wagner
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Baltimore Orioles
McGraw
Matty
Hall of Fame
Christy
Amos Rusie
Rube Waddell
Walter Johnseon
Cobb
Ruth
Speaker
Wagner
Hornsby
Ed Delehanty
Orioles
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Yankees
McChaw
The
Giants
Christy Walsh
Dave Ashworth Lands One of Big Catches
Dave Ashworth, famed for the season’s best fish capture chase, landed a five pound blue cat at Bulls Falls above Hinton last week. He initially resisted the boat inspection, then watched others miss fine catches and finally decided to try, risking drowning for a good fish and proving lucky.
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Alhough
Bulls Falls
Hinton
Mr. Ashworth
Finny
Eccles-Mabscott Box Score Report
Sprague Park hosted Eccles-Mabscott on Sunday with a box score that arrived too late for Tuesday publication. The article notes scores should be submitted Monday evening or early Tuesday morning to ensure Tuesday printing.
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Eccles-Mabscott
Sprague Park
Big catch in river marks first morning trip
Report from a camping trip notes a plentiful river with easy fishing as a man casts his line. During the excursion Geo Kellman, father-in-law of Mr. Ashworth, endured a broken leg when a large stone rolled down a hill onto him.
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Geo. Kellman
Mr. Ashworth
Locals Eliminated in Tennis Tourney at White Sulphur Springs
Local aspirants for the open state championship were eliminated in White Sulphur Springs as Sam Cohn fell to Paul Kunkel of Cincinnati 6 4 6 2. Others included Francis Whitten of New York and Lewis Morrow of Memphis defeating Stansbury and Ragland 6 3 6 4. Davis and Lederer beat Kitts and Schulze 6 0 6 2, while Smith and Hawkins battled to a 6 3 10 68 scoreline. The Kunkel brothers and Jacobsen and Rudy of Baltimore advanced to the semi finals with no West Virginian left in the lineup.
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White Sulphur Springs
Sam Cohn
Paul Kunkel
Cincinnati
Stansbury
Ragland
Francis Whitten
New York
Lewis Morrow
Memphis
Kitts
Schulze
Huntington
Davis
Lederer
Smith
Hawkins
West
Kiwanis Baseball Game Set in Raleigh Tomorrow
The Beckley Kiwanis and Mullens Kiwanis clash at BR M I park in Raleigh at 4 p.m. tomorrow to resolve last year's tie for first place. Pitcher Jimmy Umestattd returns from Stantington to lead Beckley, whose rivals Mullens bring a strong lineup and may surprise.
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Mullens Kiwanis
BR. M. I
Raleigh
Jimmy Umestattd
Stantington
Mullens
Dempsey Sharkey Bout Draws Big Lil New York Crowd
Sideline Slants notes a highly anticipated Dempsey versus Sharkey fight in Lil New York before a million plus crowd. Fans debate who will win as press reports clash over Dempsey's peak form versus Sharkey's speed and power.
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Jack Dempsey
Manassa Mauler
Jack Sharkey
Nero
New York
Sharkey
Dempsey
Willard
Carpentier
Tunney
Depesters
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