Contenders for Dempsey Title Face Madden in Queensboro Bout
From New York June 9. At Queensboro stadium Harry Wills and Bartley Madden meet in a 15 round bout to decide if Wills can reach a potential million dollar gate or return to the docks. Madden, an Irish lad, faces a strong challenger with hopes pinned on eight rounds. The bout has been postponed several times since May 12 due to injunctions.
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New York
Queensboro Stadium
Harry Wills
Big Mack
Hollywood
Jack Dempsey
Senor Firpo
Bartley Madden
Harry
Madden
Bartley
Walter Johnson Plans Final Major League Season This Year
The Washington star Walter Johnson, aged 36, announces 1924 may be his last major league campaign. He recently pitched a one hit win over the Chicago White Sox, boosting his shutout total and strikeouts to historic levels. Johnson contemplates retiring to coast league play while hoping to help the Senators win a pennant this year as a farewell gesture.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Chicago White Sox
Harry Hooper
Walter
Mathewson
Rusie
Senators
Humboldt
Kanile
Slagster
White Sox
Ed Barrows
Boston Red Sox
Ruth
Barrows
Cards 10 Play 2 Games Tuesday In Tripleheader
Two contests moved to Tuesday morning at 10 and 2 30 as Iain again blocks action for Cardinals and Grand Island. Kazik Haskins or Herrison to start for the Cardinals while Krick is likely for Grand Island. LeClare joins Galveston link and Halloran slated to join Sioux City Wednesday.
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Iain
Cardinals
Grand Island
Pinkie Mitchell
al Vanativan
Herrison
Haskins
Krick
Islanders
Jeanuts LeClare
Galveston
George Segrist
Rickey
St. Lours Cardinals
Serrist
Halloran
Syracuse
Sioux City
Clarke Seeks Lincoln Franchise in Western League
In Lincoln Nebraska Josh Clarke of Vernon California and his brother Fred Clarke of Winfield Kansas pursue purchase of the Lincoln club of the Western league. Negotiations stall awaiting league president Tearney’s arrival after Clarke signaled readiness to take ownership if terms satisfy him. The club was orphaned when Howard Wakefield renounced ownership weeks earlier.
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Incolin
Neb
Lincoln Club
Josh Clarke
Vernon
Cal
Fred Clarke
Winfield
Kan
Tearney
Field Holding Association
Howard Wakefield
Hastings Beats League Leaders in 5 1 Victory
Hastings defeated the league leaders 5 to 1 in Grand Island Nebraska. Walters pitched strongly to hold the Blues in check while Hastings hitters, led by Tomes with a homer a double and a single in four trips, produced the necessary offense.
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Grand Island, Neb
Walters
Anderson
Hastings
Tomes
Historic 1905 Allentown game features Waddell loss in 14 innings
After a 10 game win streak, Rube Waddell loses to Chicago White Sox in a 14 inning battle. Doc White strikes out 13, Waddell 11, and George Davis delivers the decisive hit for Philadelphia. Athletics and Chicago each tally multiple players with 58 total putouts by infielders.
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Rube Waddell
White Sox
Jones
Callahan
George Davis
Doc White
Rube
Athletics
E. Peroo
Fe Dewik
Shitadelphia
New York
Hastings
Waddell
Cave
Corey
Wrightss
Sou'rtheef
Purdy
OjReyn's
EATEN
Cuyler
Meuselis
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Hessecf
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Tra‘or
OjKelly
Beall
Ogillis’e
Jones Cf
Mar'lle
Jac’sonss
McCouy
Fentontb
Titioimes
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Groh
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Tomes
Cerr
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Gowdy
C Ff
Oe Sch’fer
Noack
Olvereen
Watson
Bend’t
Zivder
WEN von Ees Lee
Dundon
Morrison
Y Corenhings
White
Pittsburgh
RMA
Les Lixalaw Riches
Hesse
Sessvereis
Noahh
Young
Kelly
Gillispie
Fenton
Andrews
Bendu
Jackson
McCoy
Walters
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Conelace
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Eon
Anderson G
Snyder
Hartzel
Holmes
G. Davis
Yole
Athby
Elly
Leties
Moran
Rfler
Kelley
McCarthy
Giants Blast Pirates on Rain-Halted Day
New York June 9. Watson and Young hit home runs driving in seven runs for the Giants while Pittsburgh was held scoreless. The game stopped in the fifth inning due to rain with Watson's homer the first of his big league career on a bases loaded shot.
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New York
Watson
Young
Giants
Pittsburgh
Ruth Sisler prove pitchers can’t outshine stars in field
The piece argues that Babe Ruth and George Sisler became baseball legends after switching from pitching to hitting and infielding. It cites Ruth’s distant rise as a slugger, Sisler’s success at first base, and Chicago White Sox experiments with Falk reverting from pitching to outfield.
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Babe Ruth
George Sisler
Ruth
Sisler
Chicago White Sox
Falk
Jubilee Horseshoe Meet Opens With Sixty Entrants
The Diamond Jubilee horseshoe tournament began at 1 pm with about 60 players entering. Morning practice was seen on the Consistory lot at Twelfth and Nebraska. Patt Mossman of Eldora faced Frank Jackson of Kellerton in an exhibition tomorrow at 2 pm, after Mossman threw 100 shoes for 237 points.
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Twelfth
Nebraska
Patt Mossman
Eldora
Frank Jackson
Kellerton
Cherokee
Trapshooting Diamond Jubilee Draws 100 Competitors
Approximately 100 trapshooters will compete in the Diamond Jubilee tournament at the Soo Gun club tomorrow afternoon. Sixty come from nearby towns. The event adds a large trophy cap and 300 dollars to the prize list across 19 events of 15 targets each with 15 added money. A practice shoot of four events at 25 targets with 6.25 added money was held this afternoon.
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Soo Gun Club
Dunn to Meet Milner in Miz Card 10-Round Main
Freddie Dunn a Sioux City bantam weighs in to face Paul Milner of St Paul in a 10 round main event at Kimball Illinois June 12. Milner fights under the Mize Gibb ers stable of fighters.
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Freddie Dunn
Sioux City Bantamweicht
Paul Milner
St. Paul
Kimball
Milner
Mize Gibbers
Cubs Bunch Hits to Beat Dodgers 8 5 in Rainy Tilt
Chicago bunched hits off three Brooklyn pitchers to defeat the Dodgers 8 to 5 in a seven inning game frequently interrupted by rain. High homered for Chicago, with Hartnett and Heathcote among the other notable performances as Aldridge, Decatur, Osborne, and Henry handled the mound duties.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Dodgers
Abhpoa Adh
Poa Statz
Hol'her
ilJoh’sonss
Gra
Cotter
Stock
Grif
Taylor
Al'ridge
Decatur
Osborne
Henry
Johnston
Careno Iim Ee Es Oos
Heathcote
Statz
Hartnett
Frieberg
Aldridge
Hif
Cece
Giants Beat Pirates 7-0 Behind Watson’s Home Run
Watching Scoreboard reports Giants pitcher Watson hit a bases loaded homer to win 7-0 and shutout the Pirates. Cubs edge Brooklyn 8-5 in seven innings as rain ends late rally. Yankees fall 5-0 to Danforth of the Browns in a shutout defeat.
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Watson
Giants
Pirates
Cubs
Brooklyn
Yanks
Danforth
Ithe Browna
Browns Climb in League Race
Danforth held New York safe as the Browns beat the world's champion Yankees 5 to 0 for the second straight win. It was St Louis fourth consecutive victory returning them to the first division. Scorers list and game details show Danforth pitched well while New York managed few threats.
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St. Louis
Danforth
New York
Browns
Yankees
Macks Beat Stoner Hard For 6-5 Win Over Tigers
In Detroit on June 9 the Athletics rallied early and held off the Tigers 6 to 5. Welch homered as Burns pitched the complete game for Philadelphia while Stoner took the loss after eight innings of work. Dykes Haney Wingo Ringer and Simmons figured among the Reds?
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Detroit
Athletics
Stoner
Tigers
Burna
Mackmen
Welch
Pratt
tRan
Burke
Philadelphia
Pete Hbedsas
Haney
Wingo
Rigner
Simmons
Manush
Burns
Hiauser
Honey
Blue
Cobb
Bassler
Holloway
Moriarity
Holmes
Owens
Ay Strand
Rigney
Gall'ay
Per’ing
Archdeacon Sparks Chicago Win Over Red Sox 10 to 3
Archdeacon delivered a circus catch in the eighth inning then stole home as Chicago hammered Boston 10 to 3. The game featured Archdeacon in center and multiple Boston errors while Falk and Hooper led the Sox with key hits amid a Chicago offensive surge.
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Chicago
Red Sox
Archdeacon
Picinich
Sox
Cleveland Beats Senators 11 to 3 in Baseball Action
Coveleskie outpitched three Washington pitchers as Cleveland takes a second straight win over the Senators. Final score 11 to 3 with Cleveland surging in the later innings and multiple players contributing with hits. Stolen bases by Myatt and McNulty highlight the baserunning in a decisive home win.
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Cleveland
Goslin
Iif
J.se’ell
Jelb
Burns
Ruel
Myatt
Tate
Fe’ster
Peckss
Walters
Protro
Skie
Blu’ge
M’grew
Ma'tina
Leibold
Speece
Washington
Prothero
J. Sewell
Jamieson
Fewster
McNulty
Matthews
Coveleskie
Bluege
Peck
Judge
Wall
Mrew
Martina
Peece
Iowan to Compete In Olympic Tryouts
Laurence Auld a Penn College freshman and coach Arlo Sanderson of Quaker College depart for Cambridge Massachusetts to seek a spot on the American Olympic track team Auld will run the 3000 and 5000 meter events this week He qualified at Iowa City two weeks earlier by finishing second to Phelphi of Iowa.
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Oskaloosa
Laurence Auld
Penn College
Arlo M. Sanderson
Quaker College
Cambridge
Mass
Auld
Iowa City
Phelphi
Iowa
Baseball Scores From Three Leagues This Day
Tri State Hastings 5 Beatrice 1 American League Chicago 10 Boston 3 Philadelphia 6 Detroit 5 St Louis 5 New York 0 Cleveland 11 Washington 3 National League New York 7 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago S Brooklyn 9 Two American Association games Columbus 2 Indianapolis 1 Louisville 1 Toledo 0 11 innings Kansas City 10 St Paul 2 Minneapolis 3 Milwaukee 0 Western League Denver 11 2 St Joseph 2 6 Oklahoma City 3 Omaha 1 Tulsa 11 13 Lincoln 1 0 Des Moines 2 Wichita 4 5
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W. L. Pet
Beatrice
Soo City
G Island
Hastings
Soo Falls
Norfolk
New York
Wash’ton
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Phila
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ww. L
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
American Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Minnea’lisee Ooaf
Indian’ Lis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kan
City
Toledo
Philadelphia
Washington
Indianapalis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Denver
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Tulsa
Lincoln
Des Moines
Wichita
Major matchups across the American Association slate
The schedule lists games today featuring Grand Island at Sioux City Norfolk at Sioux Falls Beatrice at Hastings New York at St Louis Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Chicago St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburg at New York Louisville at Toledo Indianapolis at Columbus St Paul at Kansas City Minneapolis at Milwaukee Omaha at Oklahoma City Lincoln at Tulsa Denver at St Joseph Des Moines at Wichita.
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Grand Island
Sioux City
Norfolk
Sioux Falls
Beatrice
Hastings
American League
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
New York
Schlaifer to Meet Eddie Shevlin in Omaha Bout
Omaha welterweight Morrie Schlaifer, training in Sioux City, will fight Eddie Shevlin of Boston in a 10 round bout in Omaha on June 20. The match replaces the planned Schlaifer Warnie Smith bout. Shevlin, a Dartmouth boxing instructor, has defeated top welters and holds decisions over Dave Shade and Jimmie Jones. Schlaifer must weigh in at 147 pounds under a $500 forfeit posted by his manager.
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Morrie Schlaifer
Omaha
Sioux City
Eddie Shevlin
Boston
Schlaifer-Warnie Smith
Shevlin
Dartmouth University
Dave Shade
Jimmie Jones
Schlaifer
Yesterday's Home Run Leaders
Dodgers hit home runs with a 4 run advantage. Wilch of the Athletics collected one hit in three at bats. Young of the Giants went 1 for 2 and Watson of the Giants secured a 1 for 1 showing.
Pinkie Mitchell Arrives for Boxingcard in Missouri
Pinkie Mitchell welterweight champion of Milwaukee arrives in Sioux City with brother Billy to fight Al Van Ryan in the main event of the Diamond Jubilee card at Mizzou. The six-boxer feature includes Kid Pancho versus News Brown and Russie Leroy versus Reddy Blanchard. Busier training and high advance sales hint at a record crowd tomorrow night while out of town fans increasingly seek seats.
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Pinkie Mitchell
Milwaukee
al van Ryan
St. L'a
Mizzou
Sioux
Billy Mitchell
Pinkie
van Ryan
Pinkie Lot
A. J. McLaughlin
Legis: Boxing Committee
Kid Pancho
News Brown
Inkie
Kahoun's Gymnasium
Russie Leroy
Fargo
N. D
Reddy Blanchard
Blanchard
Newshoy Brown
Sioux City
W. E. Morris
Philadelphia
W. B.pilly Nation
Eight Teams Enter Jubilee Baseball Meet
Mapleton’s entry in the Diamond Jubilee baseball tournament increases the field to eight teams. The eight squads include four Nebraska teams South Sioux City Dakota City Emerson and Homer and four Iowa teams Mapleton Moville Charter Oak and Smithland. Teams pay expenses and will share gate receipts. first game slated for Wednesday.
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Mapleton
Nebraska
Iowa
South Sioux City
Dakota City
Emerson
Homer
Moville
Charter Oak
Smithland
Proverbs and golf lore from Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice reflects on golf history and the Open scores noting 286 by Evans in 1916 and 288 by Sarazen at Skokie with others over 200. He warns that long breaks hurt Dempsey and Leonard, saying champions need steady work to stay at peak and improve through consistent competition.
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Minikahda
Evans
Myopia
Boston
Sarazen
Skokie
Barnes
Columbia
Inwood
Jones
Deacon Everett Scott Builds Durability Behind Streak
Deacon Everett Scott of the Yankees has built a lengthy streak not by luck but by disciplined preparation. He studies condition, nerve, and stamina, maintains health, and practices to perform with smooth, precise plays and extreme durability.
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Deacon Everett Scott
Yankees
Scott
Cobb Hails Bill Tilden as Greatest Champion
Ty Cobb praises Bill Tilden as an unbeatable champion. He notes Tilden’s effortless power and deceptive pace, masking strength until the last moment and puzzling opponents with sudden bursts in spring play.
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Ty Cobb
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Olympic sprint story hints at evolving 100 to 400 meters
The piece notes strong sprinting nations led by names like Paddock Mur chison Scholz Hussey Clarke and Leconey with a focus on the 100 and 200 meters. It suggests U S depth in the 100 and 200 and some potential at 400 meters while warning that deeper shadows lie beyond.
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Murchison
Scholz
Hussey
Clarke
Leconey
U. S. of A
Olympic long distance tests and Finnish edge in open championships
The article lists Olympic long distance events from 1500 to marathon and notes Finland’s edge in six long races. Demar could struggle in the marathon though, while Nurmi excels at the mile and longer routes up to 10 000 meters. Britain’s Stallard is a strong miler but may focus on the half mile if events collide.
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Finland
Demar
Nurmi
Great Britain
Stallard
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