Phenom Litt lejohn shines in Buffalo victory over Houston
San Antonio's Littlejohn, a midget right-hander from rme University, outpitched Rex Allen in a 4 to 1 Buffalo win. Gonzales and Rosenthal led San Antonio with key hits while Gainer, Peel, and McCurdy supplied offense for the Houston club and Waco prepares to visit the Bears.
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Wis Gonzales
Gainer
Peel
Erovald
Holloman
Psct
Gonzales
McCurdy
Aine Peel
Nancy
Hollohag
Hane
Littlejohn
Fave
Mergys
Curdy
Helonan
Allen
Littlejoho Ghasubum
Laninge
Sey
Alien
Sff-Alen
Sey San
Waco
Beaumont
Houston
Marvin Goodwin
Seca
Ass Littlejohn
Rme University
San Antonio
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Coleman
Dauters
Buffalo
Rex Allen
Rey Gressett
Tommy Long
Fort
Worth
Bears
Dows
Sakic
S Cats
Bruins
Rosenthal
Clurs
Wasewick
Butts
Compton
Port
Committon
Flr
Moyers
Clark
Bogness
Mel Curdy
Littlejohn Fried
Butcher Wins Bicycle Races at San Pedro Park
Jimmy Butcher again shows top form in the season opener at San Pedro Park, winning the large distance events including the feature race. Lutcher takes two and a half mile free for all, Marcus Gordon second, Leary Vaidex third. other riders claim medals and prizes in multiple divisions. Willie Demaree promotes another meet set for May 24 at San Pedro.
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Jimmy Butcher
San Pedro Park
Suntar
Lutcher
Marcus Gordon
Wo Wes
Leary
Tej Diz Trab
Prih
Abel Sreving
Miguel Ganeda
Ie Trab
Bayos Uy
Stevino
Win
Reuben Mortier
Frankli Mer
Trinidad
Nerra
Axgorge Aredondo
LeRoy Longwell
Willie Demaree
San Pedro
Menger Shuts Out Woodlawn in Exhibition Victory
Menger pitched two zero hit innings and led the Semseas Sundar past Woodlawn Beam in an exhibition. He struck out none and helped the Samecos score with two doubles and a single. Brown and Woods contributed as managers, with several players adding hits in a one sided win.
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Ham" Menger
Marron
Semseas Sundar
Woodlawn
Mchinists
E. Woods
I . Batteris
G, Brown
Henderson Signs as Tulsa U Coach
Henderson resigns from USC coaching post and signs to lead Tulsa University, with details unclear due to fragmented telegram text. The report notes the change unfolding in April with lingering questions about dates and formalities.
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Henderson
Tulsa U
Angeles
Cal
C. E Henderson
University Southern California
Pulys
Oki
Carter Dowrs Hall Beats Hall In Pitching Duel
Carter of the Public Service company won a pitchers duel over Hall in a Sunday game for the I. Davidson Cycles. Utilities nosed ahead with key hits in the second, fifth, and fifth innings. Noutle Bob, Fenner, Stebbins and Fain produced singles and a double, with Fain belting the lone extra base hit. Final score is unclear due to garbled text.
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Public Service Commpany
Hall
I. Davidson
Aly Son
Soning
Noutle Bob
Fenner
Johnny Stebbins
Fain
Harley-Davin
Keller
Fredericksburg Beats Comfort In Opening Seven Game Tilt
In Fredericksburg April 27 Fredericksburg defeated Comfort 4 to 3 in the series opener. Minubs and Van Biber led offense along with strong fielding misplays and a brawl in the late innings. Van Biber pitched for Comfort and walked five while Holling of Fredericksburg fanned six. A double play from Trangertawn to Reichenau to Galdamith aided Fredericksburg, while Ven Biber to Bergroann to Golorth helped Comfort.
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Predel
Kaburg
Fredericksburg
Comfort
van Biber
Confort
Holling
Fredericksbox
Warn
Trangertawn
Reichenau
Galdamith
Ven Biber
Bergroann
Golorth
Pennant Chasers Beat WWero in Wild Card Fight
Sports digest notes a string of baseball results across leagues with standings showing St Louis and Chicago near top, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Detroit posting wins. Several scorelines appear, including Brooklyn and Boston victories and a Detroit comeback.
Paul’s Grove Defeats Street Car Men 12-6 in Local Play
Paul’s Grove sluggers powered past Street Car Men Local 684 12 to 6 on Grove grounds. Key hits came from Gus Mossman Herbert Gxt and Herbert Moder for the Grove while Voss, Vite and Martin starred for the Carmen. Battery detailed Bloore Conway for Local 684 and Kalisky Frenchey and W Katisky for the Grove. Next Sunday the Grove hosts the 40th Aero Squadron as manager Paul Jx seeks opponents while Grovers tour New Braunfels.
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Herbert Gxt
Herbert Moder
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the Grove
Walter Kalisky
Bard
Vite
Martin
Voss
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Lasers
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Conway
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Frenchey
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40Th Aero Squadron
Pail Jx
Kahn
Grovers
New Braunfels
Ad Santel Back Still Champion Wrestler in 1910s era
Chicago based grappler Ad Santel remains the heavyweight champion as he resumes touring through Texas and the Far East. He will fill engagements in Victoria Mexia Houston and Hawaii while a new opponent is sought for continued tour status.
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Victoria
Mexia
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Far East
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Hawaii
Travis
Jittle
San Antonio
Santel Ras Avreseley
Abandoning Woods for Irons in Golf Play
In a 1924 Inside Golf column Chester Horton argues switching from wood to irons changes leverage and feel. He notes long drives remain valuable and that training fingers to weigh iron heads improves control. He emphasizes preserving the long drive as a core appeal of the game.
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Joan FP
Cheater Horton
Morgan-Woodward Triumph Extends Tenth Inning Drama
Morgan-Woodward edged 4th Squadron at Welly by 2 runs in a tense Sunday tilt. In windy conditions dust clouds rose as Barnes yielded seven hits with eleven men left on base while Chalk allowed nine hits and no strikeouts this season. Hollowell made a spectacular catch and a productive two-base hit. Batteries Barnes Ebwood Chalk Folsom.
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Welly
Fitid
Barnes
Chalk
Hollowell Saade
Ebwood
Folsom
Eee
Shoestring catch saves Cubs’ ninth inning win
Jake Ripley hurls a shoestring catch with two out in the ninth to preserve a 7 hit, nine strikeout win for Salas and Pieseto as the Cubs beat Cameron Grals. Stop Salas allowed seven hits and struck out nine. Batteries Salas and Pieseto Andrews and Hiams.
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Pases
Sonday
Gand Wilt Center Cubs
Cameron Grals
Salas
Pieseto
Andrews
Hiams
Cubs
Grockett
Louis Rizzo
Lakeview Avenue
Gerard's Lads to Play at Cuero
After defeating East Run Midgets 10 to 7, St Gerard's Catholic Baseball Club junior team plans a return game Wednesday and will travel to Cuero to face the Catholic Scouts. Beall and Richtee, Vargas and Johnson credited with the batteries. Moore key defensive work for the Midgets.
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Stal Fatined
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Joxers
Walker
Crunder
Keeker
Moore
Mirgets
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Richtee
Vargas
Johonon
Chicago Fans Out Up As Fold In Tumultuous Baseball Day
April 27 at Chicago American League Park 4000 fans swarmed the field in the ninth inning of a White Sound Indians game, causing a forfeit to Cleveland 9 0 as players cleared the field amid a cushion fight. Boston Braves beat Robins 3 0. Yankees edged Senators 5 4 as Sisler and Wingo led American hitters.
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Chicago American Teague Ball Park
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Detroit
St Anthony Rally Ties Game Then Loses It on Errors
St Anthony's College rallied to tie in the eighth inning but miscues in the ninth doomed them as Kenney fanned ten for the winners and Vance matched that for the losers in a 6 to 4 defeat. Batteries Kenney Wardwell Oswald Vance Seidel. Giants release Texan Cramp to New Haven.
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Texas
Indians Ready for Yonen Series Inaccurate OCR Fragile Text
Indians prepare for a Yonen series as pitchers Danny Perez and LeRoy Hicks fight through shaky early innings. Hicks wins, fending off Aztecs as Garrelt and Faltman shine defensively. Aztecs score first with eight runs in the first inning, then Indians rally with multiple hits led by Letpart and Jordan.
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LeRoy Hicks
Hicks
Aztecs
Jordim
Wis I
Leipart
Indians
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Gorrell
Faltman
Butler
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Straus
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St. Marys holds off Knights of Columbus in low scoring win
St. Marys College edged the Knights of Columbus 5 to 3 at home as Harn pitched well and Behles delivered a key triple in the sixth. The Rattlers benefitted from solid defense and limited Casers to a single error in the game. Behies led Casey hitters with two hits, while no Rattler had more than one. Next Sunday St. Marys travels to Kerrville for another tilt.
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Clark
McCurdy
Liluejohn
Ward Grevsert
Allen
Houston
Gainer
Brovold
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Schutz
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Kerrville
Argentine Driver Killed in 400 Kilometer Race Crash
In Cordoba Eduardo Laro a wealthy Argentine sportsman died after the car he drove crashed into a telegraph post during a major Argentine automobile race. His companion also died as the event was halted for the deadly incident. The race covered about 400 kilometers with twenty cars in motion. The event, first run last year, is among Argentina's most important auto contests.
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Cordoba
Eduardo Laro
Taro
Luto
Unclear fragment hints at Newnan meeting note
Fragmentary item from Newnan mentions Anthony and a Wednesday afternoon event on Call Woodlava street with alleged details unclear.
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T ‘Anthony
Gare
Woodlava Allege
Only 16 To Qualify For National Golf
The U S Golf Association announced new 36 hole qualifying rounds for the national amateur championship at Oakmont. Handicaps of at least a threshold qualify, but total field will be limited to sixteen players after 36 holes of medal play, with matches to follow.
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U.S. Golf Association
el al
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont
Pens
SG H
United States Golf Association
Kilday St Gerards Hero In 16-9 Victory
St. Gerard's defeated the Signal Company team of Fort Sam Houston 16 to 9 on the Second Engineer diamond. Kilday St. Gerard starred as pitcher and slugger with two homers and key defensive plays. Mike Sullivan added a triple and multiple hits, while West led the Corps with a 4-for-4 day including a triple and two doubles.
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St. Gerard's
Signal Company
Fort Sam Houston
Diamond Surday
Mike Sullivan
Wagenfehr
West
H.E. St. Gerard's
Signal Corps
Carver
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A. Sullivan
Love
Johns
Casey
Illinois A C Tops A A U Swim Meet
Final standings from the national AAU swimming championships show Illinois Athletic Club leading with 39 points. San Francisco Club finished second with 29 points, Chicago Athletic Association third with 20, and other teams including Svenska Simforbundet of Sweden and Cincinnati M C A among the top finishers.
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Illinois Athletic Club
San Francisego Club
Chicago Athletic Association
Brooklyn Central Y. MT. C. A
Svenska Simforbundet
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Cincinnati
Venice
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Plunge Association
Idora Park
Oakland
Cleveland Athletic Club
Ani Nalu Club
Hawaii
Stanford University
University of Minnesota
Neptune Beach
Alameda
Anahuacs Defeat Doughboys 13 to 1 in Big Win
Anahuacs Civic team blasted Company B of the 23rd Infantry 13 to 1 Sunday. Former Main High pitcher Clifford West allowed four hits with five strikeouts. Rodrigues and Mercada hit a homer and a single each, Ritchie added a triple. Next Sunday the team faces phase two games at Laredo.
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23Rd Infantry
Clifford West
Rodrigues
Mercada
Ritchie
West
Monsalvo
Jones
Dewey
Waddell
Anabuaey
Joeni
Laredo
Two-Time Winner Enters Long Race At Indianapolis
The Indianapolis 50 mile auto race at the Speedway attracts entrants including Tommy Milton, the only driver to win the local content twice. Jr. William EF. Bhattoe of Los Angeles also entered, with Milton’s entry announced April 27 for May 1.
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Tommy Milton
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Los Angeles
Algo
Moore's SATS NeI Nights in Fort Worth Baseball Match
Shreveport faces Fort Worth in a baseball game with Ostergard Burns MDonald Multen Windle Moore and McDonald among top hitters. Key plays include home runs by Ostergard and Moore, errors by Shay and Sears, and Mullen involved in double plays. Pitchers John and McColl dominate with walks and strikeouts recorded.
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Johns-in- Sth
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MrDonald
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Windle
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Sears
Staten
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Palmer
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Hasen
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Deviveres hits two homers as Beaumont beats Waco 9 to 6
Bernie Deviveres slugged two home runs, boosting Beaumont over Waco 9 to 6 on Sunday. Bert Lewigson earned the win for Beaumont as Waco's pitchers struggled, with key hits from Osborn and Schwab and several two-run plays fueling the Beaumont rally.
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Galwy
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Dale E
Mo'my
Khar Kos
Waco Case
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de Ros
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Kinnear
Lewis
Crumpler Brung
Utv
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Schwab
Tinks
Cop
Estill
Wind Keeps Scores Down In Brackenridge Park Trapshoot
Brackenridge Park hosts a semi weekly trapshoot where wind reduced scores. Charles Steffler led with 46 of 50, Ernest Powell one behind. Other shooters included A L Huber H Lyman R Bode Sam Barclay Claude Nobles W D Davis H T Nash Ei O Seal H W Kier W E B Sams and pros B F Saunders Doc Beaty Bob Hayward with notable scores.
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Brackenridge Park
Charles Steffler
Ernest Powell
A. L. Huber
H. Lyman
R. Bode
Sam Barclay
Claude Nobles
W. D. Davis
H.T. Nash
O. Seal
H.W. Kier
Kahn Oilers All Hit In 5 to 3 Victory
The Kahn Oilers routed the Fort Sam Houston Independents 5 to 3 at Blumberg Field as every Oilers batter notched a hit. Wakeberg doubled, White and Tennett doubled, and Seiler pitched while allowing five hits. The Independents managed two runs on two hits.
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Fort Sam Houston Independents
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Tennett
A. Seiler
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Asciler
Hakelberg
Billiard Stars Cancel European Trip Plans
New York April 27 Taku Schacter and Willie Hoppe premier American billiard players have abandoned their contemplated trip to Europe this summer. An announcement cites rejection of their financial requirements by French promoters causing the cancellation.
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Taku Schacter
Willie Hoppe
Europe
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