Track Fallon Sets Central AAU Discus Mark At Chicago
Rupert Edmunds of the University of Washington shatters the Central AAU discus mark with a 148 feet 3 1 4 inches throw at Chicago while facing rivals from Oregon Aggies and Wisconsin. Virtually dominating in meets, he raises expectations for collegiate records and future showdowns.
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Rupert Edmunds
University of Wshington
Oregon Aggies
Wisconsin
Central A. A
Chicago
Central A. A. A
Teary Eyes Likely Leave Cellar If Giants Win
Giants win again 5 to 2 as Bill Rose pitches shutout ball into the ninth. Aberdeen drops further. Victoria bats rally to score twice. Box score notes include McKenry, Leafa star, and multiple regional results with rain affecting several games.
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Giants
Aberdeen
Bill Rose
Victoria
McKenry
Rose
Wife of World Champion Faces Dying Time at Home
The wife of Jess Willard, famed heavyweight champion, lies dying at her Emmett Kansas home with four children. She spoke proudly of her husband’s success and the hard life they shared, hoping for peace and education for their children as fate nears.
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Mia
Jess Willard
Emmett
Kansas
Tom Lewis
Los Angeles
Cal
Hollywood Hills
Jens
Fade
Jess
Valley of Death
Geary Pens Five-Yacht Challenge On Elliott Bay
The yacht Sir Tom designed by Ted Geary and the Myth of Everett Yacht Club will race five times on Elliott Bay next week. Nile Temple offers a 150 dollar silver cup for the winner. First race Wednesday afternoon follows a triangular outside course from West Seattle to Port Blakeley and back. The Myth, one of the Sound’s fastest yachts, and Sir Tom have never met in competition.
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Sir Tom
Ted Geary
Seattie
Everett Yacht Club
Elliott Bay
Nile Temple
Shrinere
Commodore William ©. Norris
Beattle Club
Commodore Ramedale
Everett
Vancouver
Solomon Loses Detroit Match and Other Billiard Notes
Solomon loses to Clarence Jackson 50 to 1 in a 200-point block in Detroit. Jackson's high run is 9, Solomon 3. Joseph Mayer defeats Charley Hulen 300 to 64 in balk-line exhibition with a 98 high run and 21 average. Mayer faces Jim Loveland Friday at Brown and Hulen's. admission is free.
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Detroit
Harry Solomon
Clarence Jackson
Michigan
Jackson
Solomon
Joseph Mayer
Charley Hulen
Mayer
Jim Jl Loveland
Brown & Hulen’s
Detroit’s Charge of Stolen Signals Not First in Majors
The piece recounts historic signal stealing scandals in baseball, detailing earlier cases with Philadelphia, New York Highlanders, and Detroit. It describes how clubs used hidden sign systems, watchers, and devices to relay pitches, including a buzzer in a club house and a moving crossbar on signs to signal batters.
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Detroit
John Leon
Ty Cobb
Chicago White Sox
Cobb
Jennings
Donovan
Sox
Philadelphia
Morgan Murphy
Chiles
Murphy
National League
George Stallings
New York Highlanders
Highlanders
New Yorkers
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Orphan Victoria Club
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