BANTAMWEIGHTS MCCARTHUR CURRY TRAIN FOR JULY 8 BOUT
Earl McArthur and Connie Curry, Sioux City bantamweights, began training in earnest for their 10 round fight at Mizzou park on July 8. McArthur weighed 124 pounds after 16 rounds Monday and expects to make weight. Curry at 123 pounds is riding a hot streak from recent bouts. Other local welterweights eyed for emcee duties include Glenn Milligan and Johnny Tillman with Sailor Liston possible if Saturday Omaha bout goes as planned.
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Connie Curry
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Mizzou Park
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Shea
Curry
McCoy
Schaefer
Taylor
Beleve
Glenn Milligan
Johnny Tillman
Twin City
Sailor Liston
Milligan
Omaha
Liston
Tex gives up hope of signing Firpo
Buenos Aires June 18 Jocn Homs Tex Rickard's representative here has called off negotiations with Luis Angel Firpo for a U S appearance Firpo demanded ten thousand dollars in advance the right to name the referee and other ungrantable terms Homs reserved on the Southern Cross which sails for the United States tomorrow
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Buenos Aires
Jocn Homs
Tex Rickard
Luis Angel Firpo
United States
Firpo
Homs
Rickard Buys Site for New Garden Near Times Square
New York June 18 Tex Rickard announces purchase of property for a new 3,000,000 garden within six blocks of Times Square. The arena will seat 25,000.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
Times Square
War Eagle alleys close for summer reopening planned
War Eagle alleys closed yesterday for summer overhaul and will reopen late in August. The Grand alleys will stay open during the warm months.
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War Eagle Alleys
Along Came Buth Clouts 16th Homer in Big Hit
In the fourth inning he hit his 16th home run over the right field fence. He added a walk in the fifth and seventh innings and grounded out to first in the ninth.
Boone Boosts Red Sox Rise With Stellar Play
The Boston Red Sox have surged this season, climbing from last year’s eighth place, led by Ike Boone a young outfielder from the Texas league. Boone’s timely hitting and solid field work have earned him idol status among Boston fans once reserved for Speaker Mooper and Lewis.
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Boston Red Sox
Ike Boone
Boone
Fohl
Boston
Speaker, Mooper
Lewis
Fenway Park
Giants Salvage Winover Cardinals In Two straight
New York beat St Louis 5 to 3 as Sothoron departed early. George Kelly homered contributing to the losing pitcher. Bentley kept the Cardinals in check after the initial frames. Meusel doubled, Connoy hit away, Cooney homered, and Meusel scored on a double play.
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New York
Sothoron
Cardinals
George Kelly
Cardinal
Bentley
St. Louis
Mueller
Gonzales
Snyder
Kelly
St. Louie
Meusel
Cooney
Groh
Frisch
Sherdel
Blades
Dout'it
Frisc
Ho'by
Wilson
Fre'au
O Myers
Gon’ Les
Jac'son
Mu’ Ller
Holm
Coon'y
Soth’on
Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati 5 to 4 in Sixth Inning Rally
Four Brooklyn hits and four Cincinnati errors produced four runs in the sixth inning, giving Brooklyn a 5 to 4 victory. Roush homered and also doubled for Cincinnati. Hargrave and Pinepi each made key RBIs and Stock stole a base for Brooklyn in this tight N L game played in Brooklyn.
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Cincinnati
Benton
Burns
Bohne
Hargrave
Pinepi
Olson
Roush
Brown
Stock
Pinelli
Griffith
Taylor
Duncan
May
Osborne
Cubs Edge Phillies 6 5 In Philly Tilt
Chicago capitalized on misplays by Philadelphia and won 6 to 5. Cubs managed only four hits as the Phillies misplayed in the field. Tri State and Western League standings shown with multiple teams and records across Beatrice Sioux City and Omaha.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Phillies
Cubs
Cards Even Series With Hastings 2-1
Sioux City came from behind in the ninth inning to beat Hastings 2 to 1 and even the series. Wright and Campbell pitched well in a tight pitchers battle as an infield misplay allowed the winning run to score on an untouched infield fly. Akers moved to third and scored on an error as Sioux City spoiled Hastings’ chance to take the lead.
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Hastings
Neb
Sioux City
Wright
Cub
Akers
Campbell
Squeeze Play Gives Norfolk 1-0 Victory Over Sioux Falls
In Norfolk Nebraska on June 18 a bases loaded squeeze in the fourth inning produced the only run as Norfolk edged Sioux Falls 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel. Freeman walked and yielded a double with two batters to fill the bases. Sioux Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Batteries Freeman and Snow Anderson and Clark.
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Norfolk
Neb
Freeman
Sioux Falls
Snow
Anderson
Clark
Islanders Rally To Beat Blues 3 2 In Ninth
Grand Island Neb June 18 Islanders erase a late deficit to top the league leading Blues 3 2 in a ninth inning rally. Beatrice 260 000 000 0 6 1. Grand Island 008 000 10x 3 6 1 Batteries Hostetter Prejean Unger W Shupe Kraninger.
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Islanders
BLUES
Grand Island
Neb
R. H
Beatrice
Grd Island
Hostetter
Prejean
Unger
W. Shupe
Kraninger
Fairmont Creamery Triumphs Over Journal in Commercial League
Fairmont Creamery defeated the Journal at Mizzou Park yesterday afternoon 4 to 3. Creamery plated all its runs in the third inning while a Journal rally in the final frame scored three but failed to tie the game.
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Fairmont Creamery
The
Journal
Creamery
Tuesday Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Scores from American and National Leagues list results in multiple cities including Washington Chicago New York Cleveland and Philadelphia. Notable scores show Detroit 7 Boston 4 and Pittsburgh 5 Louisville 2 with several rain affected games in the Western League.
Sioux City at Hastings and other matchups listed
Nearby college and minor league games are listed with pairings including Sioux City at Hastings Beatrice at Grand Island Sioux Falls at Norfolk Tulsa at St Joseph Oklahoma City at Wichita Omaha at Denver Des Moines at Lincoln Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago St Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Boston American Association emnee Dalie of Toledo.
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Norfolk
G. Island
Hastings
Soo Falls
Sioux City
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Philadelphia
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Tan
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Tulsa-St. Joseph
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Tulsa
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Washington
National League
Ninth inning substitutions in Chicago at Philadelphia game
Milwaukee? Chicago used multiple pinch hitters in the ninth as they attempted to rally. Williams and Wrightstone doubled for Philadelphia with key defensive plays and errors impacting scoring. Keen and Glazner combined to manage pitching while Couch took the loss.
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Wilson
Mitchell
Couch
Serrors
Hollacher
Sand
Ford
Wrightstone
Chicago
Philadelphia
Williams
Koma
Mokan
Friberg
Heathcote
Keen
Hartnett
Grantham
Cotter
Statz
Glazner
Pittsburgh and Braves split Bunker Hill day twin bill
Boston June 18 Pittsburgh and Boston split a twin bill with the Pirates taking the opener 5 to 2 and the Braves winning the second 1 to 0. The box scores note two-based hits by Schmidt Tierney Maranville Kremer a three-base hit by Wright and stolen bases by Bancroft O Neill and Schmidt.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Braves
Bancroft
Schmidt
Tierney
Maranville
Kremer
Wright
O'Neill
McInnis
Yeargin
Bymer
Carey
Cuyler
Felix
Nnis
Rber
Grimm
Meville
Tengel
O' Neill
Wills Loses First Round Match at Wimbledon
Helen Wills, American champion, loses in the first round to Miss Covell 6-4 6-4 after a slow start and double faults. Covell advances as Mallory, McKane, Goss, and Jessup also compete in singles and doubles in the Wightman Cup context.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Suzanne Lenglen
Mila
Lenglen
Helen Wills
Suzanne
Miss Covell
Miss Wills
Deuce
Ruth’s 16th Homer Sparks Yankees Win and More
Baseball summaries: Babe Ruth hits his 16th homer and scores from second on an infield out to lift the Yankees. Pirates and Braves split a holiday doubleheader with Pittsburgh winning 5 2 then losing 1 0. Detroit takes third straight, 7 4. Cubs beat Phillies 5 4 on timely hits. Giants top Cardinals 5 3 as Snyder clears bases with a single. Tiny Osborne shuts down Reds. Dodgers beat Benton's club 5 4. Senators hammer White Sox 12 6 with 15 hits.
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Babe Ruth
Yanks
New York
Cleveland
Pirates
Braves
Pittsburgh
McNamara
Detroit
Boston
Cubs
Phils
Keen
Dubuque Signs Collegian Pitcher Woock
Herman Woock star Carleton College southpaw pitcher has been signed by the Dubuque Mississippi Valley club. He will report at once per club officials.
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Dubuque
Herman Woock
Carleton College
Dubque
Timely Tips saga Amateurs A catcher’s glove choice
A catcher should start with the best glove that fits well and meets his approval. Some prefer the big glove, but the speaker favors a smaller glove to avoid interference when handling slow grounders in front.
Ode to C. Demar by Grantland Rice
A reflective poem praising athletic youth and the lingering role of experience. It contrasts sprinting vigor with long pursuit and notes middle aged endurance in marathon and field events. The piece celebrates athletes at all stages from sprints to hammer throw.
Pugilism Puzzles Of A Ring That Refuse To Fold
The piece notes three boxing quandaries involving Dempsey Gibbons and Madden, arguing framed shows aren’t the sole explanation. It praises Gibbons as a supreme defender, recalls Dempsey’s first round rally, and recounts Brennan’s 12th round collapse after a tiring 11th.
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Tom Gibbons
Gibbons
Carpentier
Bartley Madden
Bill Brennan
Brennan
Yankees Rally Past Indians With Late Five-Run Surge
New York overcome Cleveland after trailing by five to win 7 to 5 in the 7th game of the series. Ruth Pipp Speaker and Fewster homered as the Yankees erase the Indians lead, with Shaute and Pennock pitching and Hildebrand and Miller umpiring.
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Indians
Kuith
Yankees
Fewster
Pipp
Mherbe Fir Minih
Walter Im Orteich
Shaute
Sewell
fPhicin
Sen von
Innintes
Jon
Vhle
Shau
Jmpires
Hildebrand
Detroit Beats Boston 7-4 to Grab Second Straight
Detroit wins its second straight over Boston 7-4 in a nine inning game. Todt Ohe two-base hits from Todt Boone ONeil Fothergill and Bassler pace the offense. Cobb Rigney Bassler with three base hits. Ehmke and Dauss duel with four and three walks respectively. Time two hours seven minutes.
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Boone
O'Neil
Fothergill
Bassler
Cobb
Rigney
Todt
Heilmann
Wamby
Lee
Burke
Blue
Boston
Detroit
Dauss
Itnans
Ormsby
Senators Pound Four Sox Pitchers 13-6
Washington hitters tagged four Chicago pitchers for 13 runs in a decisive 13 to 6 victory. Zachary earned the win, with Lyons and Blankenhip heavy on the mound for Chicago. Key hits included two-base shots by Narvis, Ruel, Matthews, Goslin, Archdeacon, Crouse and Falk, and Thurston's three-base hit.
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SOX
Chicago
Washington
Lyons
Blankenship
Collins
Sheely
Narris
Ruel
Matthews
Goslin
Archdeacon
Crouse
Falk
Thurston
Bluege
Harris
Zachary
Barrett
Washinon
Marberry
Cvengros
McWeeny
Holmes
Nallinglank
Rowland
Rice
Arci'n
Hooper
Mostil
Mar'ry
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