U S World Honors Goal Athletes Sailing for France
A 300 strong American expedition sails aboard the Amer ica to Paris for the Olympiad at Colombes Stadium. The team includes 110 track and field stars 42 swimmers 24 women swimmers 18 swordsmen 25 boxers 15 oarsmen 16 wrestlers 11 gymnasts 12 coaches 10 managers 10 trainers 6 rubbers and officials plus 250 supporters. New members F Gates Princeton hammer Ben Owen Red and Blue pole vaulter Basil Irwin Newark A C join the squad. The group aims to dominate sprints and relay events and compete against 41 nations.
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Norfolk sweeps series with Sioux City 2 to 1
Norfolk defeated Sioux City 2 to 1 to complete a four game sweep. Lunched hits boosted Norfolk as Sioux City rallied in the ninth but fell short. Pitchers LeClerc and Hyland worked for Norfolk with Hyland fanning four.
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Canaries Tie Blues in Sioux Falls Four-Game Set
Beatrice Neb June 16 Beck pitched brilliantly for Sioux Falls to a 4 to 1 victory securing an even break in the four game series with the Blues Purdy starred in the field and at bat Betts and Snow, Prejean and Unger noted in the lineup.
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Hastings Downs Grand Island In 7 To 4 Victory
In Grand Island Nebraska on June 16 Hastings Cubs won 7 to 4 over Grand Island. Four boots a sacrifice and a single in the 12th staged the winning runs. Batteries Walters and Stout for Hastings Bope and Luebbe for Grand Island.
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East Chicago Welterweight Bout Headlines Tonight’s Card
East Chicago’s Warnie Smith meets Dave Shade in a 10 round welterweight bout as part of a card headlining contenders for Mickey Walker’s title. Both boxers weigh in at 147 pounds.
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Warnie Smith
Dave Shade
Mickey Walker
Gonzales Returns as Star MLB Catcher for Cardinals
The article chronicles Miguel A. Gonzales returning to major league play as a first string catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals under Branch Rickey. It recalls past trades, Gonzales's rise and fall, and Rickey's pursuit of top catchers, noting Gonzales’s high regard among scouts and his renewed value after years away.
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Mike Gonzales
American Association
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
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Jack Hendricks
Frank Snyder
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Snyder
Miller Huggins
Louisville Colonels
Vernon Clemons
Husky
Dixie Davis
Bruno Betzel
Colonels
Clemons
Giants
Ferdinand Schupp
McGraw
St. Paul
Baseball Scoring Q A From Billy Evans Answers
A reader asks when a base runner may advance on a fly ball and how errors are judged. The reply states a runner can advance the moment the fielder touches the ball. on a juggle no prior hold is needed. Official scorers lack fixed rules, relying on judgment. a runner on second advancing twice and held on the bag is ruled out if touched twice.
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Giants Defeat Reds 4-1 as Mays Leaves After Sixth
New York Giants beat Cincinnati 4 to 1 at the Polo Grounds. Carl Mays was driven from the mound in the sixth after giving up nine hits and one earned run. Groh Frisch and Caveney delivered two base hits, while McQuillan and Walker provided the runs for New York.
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Dodgers Edge Cardinals 4 3 In Final Game Of Series
Brooklyn wins 4-3 over St Louis as Ruether holds the Cardinals to four hits. Johnston injures leg sliding home and leaves the game in the eighth. High, Johnston and Brown pace the Dodgers with two base hits each as Brooklyn takes two of three from the Cards.
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Baseball Standings Across Leagues Reported
Tri State and Western League teams hold records with Beatrice Sob City and G Island leading in win totals. National League lists New York Chicago and Brooklyn atop standings while American Association shows St Paul and Indianapolis in strong positions.
Scores From Tri-State and Western League Baseball Card
Tri-State results feature Norfolk 2 Sioux City 1 and Sioux Falls 4 Beatrice 1 with Grand Island 2 lasting 1. Western League shows Tulsa 13 Denver 5 and Omaha 1 at St Joseph 11. Other national league scores include New York 3 Cleveland 10 and Chicago 6 4 Detroit 10 Boston 9. Philadelphia 8 beat St Louis 9 4 New York 4 Cincinnati 1. Indianapolis 10 Minneapolis 9. St Paul 4 Louisville 0s. Toledo 8 4 Milwaukee h 2 Kansas City 3 4 Columbus 2 5.
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Sioux Falls and Sioux City Playoffs Pairings
Schedule lists multiple baseball and football matchups including Sioux Falls at Norfolk and Sioux City at Lee with Beatrice at Grand Island Tulsa at St. Joseph and Oklahoma City at Wichita. American League games include Philadelphia at St Louis and New York at Cleveland with several city rivals in action.
Gunmen kill former boxer Bill Brennan in New York
In a early morning attack at Club Tia Juana Brennan, a former boxer known for a 12 round bout with Jack Dempsey, was shot and died after two assailants entered the club. State trooper James Cullen was fatally wounded while aiding Brennan. Attacks followed by two suspects, Frank Rossi and Terry O Neill, who were captured after a violent escape.
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Brennan the Boxer Began as Bill Shanks in Chicago
Bill Brennan, slain Chicago boxer, started as Bill Shanks a teen bartender in north side saloons. Politician Tommy Hanley mentored him and arranged early bouts, then New York manager Leo Flynn renamed him Brennan and moved him to the boxing centers east. One brother, Sidney Shanks, remained in Chicago.
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Leo Flynn
New York
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Ty Cobb shines as Tigers top Red Sox 10 to 4
Watching yesterday’s action Ty Cobb collected five hits, narrowly missing a sixth as Detroit racked up 21 hits to beat Boston 10 to 4. The day also saw Earl Combs fracture his leg in a Yankee loss, Cleveland defeat the champion world series squad 10 to 3, and the Giants reclaim first with a 4 to 1 win over Cincinnati. Frisch and Johnston drove key hits for the Dodgers in a 4 to 3 victory over St Louis while Reuther limited opponents to four hits in Chicago's 6 to 4 win over Washington. The Browns ended a skid by outlasting the A’s 9 to 8 in ten innings.
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Floyd Johnson Faces Spanish Champion in 10-Round Showdown
New York reports Iowa heavyweight Floyd Johnson will challenge Andreas Halsa who proclaims himself Spain’s champion. A 10 round bout tests the Spaniard as Johnson aims to upset the foreign title hopeful tonight.
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Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Andreas Halsa
Spain
Laughing Rhyme and a tisane of prose in garden verse
The text blends Grantland Rice and Austin Dobson with playful verse on prose and rhyme, then pivots to a boxing digression. It contrasts poetic imagery with sport talk, noting the folly of writers wasting money at high rates for arranging fights.
Boxing division logjam hints at political reshuffle
The passage notes a looming need for a new department to untangle a pu gilistic tangle in power. It lists Dempsey Firpo and Wills as remaining heavyweight voices and describes light heavyweights in dispute. It mentions Stribling Greb Gibbons Carpentier Tunney McTigue Leonard Walker as contenders and obstacles.
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Attitude of Visiting Boxers Reveals Training Gaps
The piece notes that Firpo and Carpentier avoided road work and first class sparring on several visits, shunning top trainers. Dempsey and Gibbons, by contrast, trained intensively with weeks of sparring and road work, making them better prepared for the bout.
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America
Firpo
Carpentier
Gibbons
Dempsey
Invatting Boxer Training and Dislike of Discipline
The passage contrasts boxers who train with smartness and earnestness with those who avoid discipline and routine. It suggests many boxers pursue money rather than hard work, implying only a few value the sport enough to endure the demands.
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Gibbons
Tunney
Rivals Form New Quadrangular Schoolboy League
A new athletic competition idea gains traction among major universities. Riverdale country school wins in the Quadrangular league for a second year, with Ridgefield Brunswick Scarborough and Riverdale hosting. First, second, and third teams score points in football basketball and baseball, rewarding depth and training for non varsity players.
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Ridgefield, Conn
Brunswick School
Greenwich, Conn
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Scarborough-on- Hudson
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Riverdale-on- Hudson
University Embraces Forward-Led Athletics Initiative
The piece notes mass athletics carried forward properly with university support. It highlights a chance to advance sports programs from the university side, signaling momentum and potential reforms for broader athletic development.
Habit and a broken putter mark a fading golfer
The text recalls a golfer who muttered about a long day of putting and finally threw away his putter. It contrasts this scene with the Athletics' long standing emphasis on discipline dating back to 1914 as a force of habit shaping life choices.
Rumor Siki May Stay for Wood Alcohol Kick
A racetrack rumor says Battling Siki could remain in the country after finding local wood alcohol more potent than the cognac he drank in France. The claim notes his possible longer stay hinges on the strong spirit's effects.
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Battling Siki
France
Jack Watson Noted Trainer Dies at 55 in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa June 16 John P Jack Watson 55 nationally known athletic trainer died at his home yesterday from heart disease after a three day illness. He spent his life in athletics as a professional runner and jumper and later as a coach and trainer. He served with athletics at Grinnell College Iowa State College and Dartmouth. He had just signed to train Dartmouths football team next fall. He is survived by his wife and daughter. Funeral services will be held in Des Moines with burial at Ames. Cyril Walker pione is hardly new open golf cham and novice at the game.
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Jack) Watson
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Tribe Wins From Yanks on Combs Injury in Sixth
Cleveland defeats New York as Shawkey falters in the sixth, Combs injures his ankle in the first inning and is carried off. Myatt homered, Witt and Speaker doubled, Ellerbe and Sewell drive runs, Shaute and Pipgras also noted for pitching.
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Detroit Defeats Boston 10 4 In Opener Of Series
Detroit pounded Boston for 10 runs as three Red Sox pitchers were knocked around in the opener. Shanks ONeill and Heilmann led the charge with multiple hits while Cobb Flagstead Burke and Ezzell contributed. Quinn lasted 4 1 3 innings and Fuhr lasted 1 2 3 with Whitehill pitching the rest. Time 2 12.
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St. Louis Breaks Slump With 9 8 10-Inning Victory
St. Louis ends its skid by defeating Philadelphia 9 to 8 in 10 innings. Fielder changes and substitutions noted including Heimach and Perkins. Seventeen hits recorded with multiple players contributing, Williams and Vangilder among the standouts.
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Chicago Beats Washington 6 to 4 In Rainy Tilt
Chicago defeats Washington 6 to 4 as starting pitchers Zahniser and Lyons depart early. Ruel hits a two- base, Goslin Prothro steal twice, Shirney and others contribute sacrifices. Harris to Peck to Isley turns a double play. Sheehly makes a key unassisted play.
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William Fownes Jr to Head U S Golf Association
Reports indicate William Fownes Jr of Pitts will become the next president of the United States Golf Association. Fownes, a former national champion, is described as a leading candidate and noted figure in the sport.
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