Raging Opens at Coney Olang
Cincinnati July 22. Twenty horses entered in the Cin cinnatus handicap on opening day at Coney Island ten miles up-river from Cincinnati. Twenty deputy sheriffs posted to place bets as a legal battle over pari mutuel betting unfolds. County prosecutor Bell calls it illegal. William Halpin defends it. Tickets and money will be evidence as arrests follow. Judge Barbey leads a grand jury probe into Cincinnati underworld crime wave.
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William Halpin
Coney Island Jockey Club
Thomas H. Barbey
Ruth to Attempt Fielding Stunt for World Record
New York July 22 Rab Ruth of the Yankees will attempt to establish a new fielding record today. An aviator in a bombing plane will drop baseballs from 360 to 700 feet and Ruth will try to catch them. The altitude catching record is held by Street, formerly of the Washington Senators, who caught a ball dropped from the Washington Monument.
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Rabbe Ruth
Yankees
Catcher Street
Washington Senators
Washington Monument
Wrestling Champs Retains Title in Thrilling Three-Fall Match
Columbus Ohio July 22 Jack Reynolds world heavyweight wrestling champion retains title after a 3 fall victory over Obin Reed of Albany Oregon. Reed stunned Reynolds in four minutes for the first fall, Reynolds won the next two in an hour 48 minutes and 5 seconds. Ray Mack Dayton fell to Carl Beighter in a preliminary. Cleveland welterweight Tommy Reeman to challenge in New York after knockout over Sergeant Sammy Baker. Lat the welter champ and Joe Jundee sit ringside.
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Jack Reynolds
Obin Reed
Albany
Ore
Inhich Reed
Pok
Reynolds
Ray Mack
Dayton
Carl Beighter
Leveland
New York
Tommy Reeman
Cleveland
Sammy Baker
Rill
Pete Lat
Joe Jundee
City Stirs as Cardinals Hope for pennant
St Louis fans buzz over the 50 season scent of a pennant. With Hornsby Bottomley Bell and Southworth in the lineup the Cardinals can hit and contend. The Reds lead by 3.5 games. several teams still have a shot as the season nears its end. Pitching by Rhein Keen and Sherbet fueled earlier success, while Grover Alexander and Herman Belt seek to rebound as the staff eyes a late surge.
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Southworth
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Viv Keen
Will Sherbet
Faith
Hope
Charity
Jesse Haines
Grover Alexander
Herman Belt
Rival promoters clash over Dempsey battles in Chicago
In Chicago a boxing promoter feud heats with Tex Rickard courting a Dempsey Tunney bout at Soldier Field on September 11 while rival Bill Clements pushes a Dempsey Wills plan. The boxing commission eyeing license details fears an early hot bout, leaving Dempsey’s timing unsettled and Floyd Fitzsimmons trying to mediate.
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Tex Rickard
Sporting Barnum
Tex
Toion
Soldier's Feld
Thea Lake Front
Rickard
Clements
Bill
Bill Clements
Chicago Coliseum
Boxing Commission
Mickard
Slmots
Chicago
Yankees forge ahead after doubleheader sweep of White Sox
The Yankees stretched their lead to eight games by winning a doubleheader 4 3 in the opener and 5 4 in the nightcap over the White Sox. Ruth hit his 29th homer, and Cleveland closed to half a game behind by a 6 0 win over the Athletics as Ehmke faltered. Detroit dropped to two losses in a row after a 19 7 defeat to the Senators while St. Louis crushed Boston 11 1 and 7 4 behind strong pitching from Van Gilder.
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White Sox
Hugmen
Ruth
Detroit
Bourt
Senators
Walter Jonson
Vider
Maush
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
van Gilder
Fight results from various boxing matches reported
In Los Angeles heavyweight Charley Weir of Newark, N J won on a foul in the fourth round. Everett Strong of Town defeated Billy Atkinson in a ten round middleweight bout in Oakland Ray Pelkey beat Jake Kilraine in a one round fight in Oakland. Johnny Leonard of Allentown Pa drew with Mike Hallerino of Bayonne N J in Bayonne Tac oma Bowl Cincinnati gave Tommy Ryan a decision over Timmy Perry of Alliance Ohio in Toledo.
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Los Angeles
Charley Weirert
Newark
N. J
Strom ‘Chuck
Everett Strong
Billy Atkinson
Oakland
Cal
Ray Pelkey
Jake Kilraine
Chicago
Bayonne
Johnny Leonard
Allentown
Mike Hallerino
Cincinnati
Tommy Ryan
Toledo
Timmy Perry
Alliance
Ohio
Levson Shuts Out Athletics In Cleveland Victory
In Philadelphia July 22 Emil Levson blanked the Athletics for the second time this week as Cleveland won 6 to 1. Empke held to three hits through 8 2/3 innings before Cleveland tallied six runs in the ninth. The win ties Cleveland with Philadelphia for second place in the league standings, setting up a decisive rematch. Spurgeon Speak er Bumma Lutzke doubled, Frimke Lamar and L Sewel each contributed sacrifices, with a key double play by Simsmons and Perkins.
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Emil Levson
Cleveland
Athletics
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Speaker
Bumma
Lutzke
Frimke
Lamar
L. Sewel
Simsmons
Perkins
Philadelvia
Ehmke
Gray
Nallin
Ormaby
Timne
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
American League games showed Cleveland blanking Philadelphia 6 to 0 and St. Louis routing New York 11 to 1 while Detroit and Washington tied 6 10. National League Cincinnati defeated Boston 6 4 with other results. Minor leagues show Buffalo over Reading 4 1 and Newark 18 Rochester 13 among others. Georgia allocates 34000 acres to watermelon farming.
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Drawings Made for Tennis Tournament Entrants
Drawings for the tennis tournament were set at 9 30 this morning with six late entries from veterans and newcomers. Many top players could not enter singles due to concurrent vacations. First round begins Friday night. courts 2 and 3 host matches best of five sets, with no fixed schedule but delays discouraged to preserve interest. Semi finals and finals will have set times. Rounds list Finnegan vs C Wentz, Brown vs Waldron, Harpster vs Wentz, Savage vs Cope, Flood vs Bye, Hochstetler vs Cope, Johnson vs Lamb, Vessy vs Bye, Maddock vs Birch, Wigton vs Bye, Brogan vs Bye.
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Fennis
Rgles
Finnegan
C. Wentz. L. Brown
Home Run Hitter Totals and League Leaders
The report lists player totals with names Brooklin Pournier Boston Jacobson New York Roeals Detroit Ruth New York and Manash Detroit among others, plus league totals and individual leaders for American and National. It notes Ruth New York leading with 29 and Bettomley St. Louis Wilson Chicago leading the National with 14, and mentions The Mardals of Cholmonderey once famed polo player now prominent in English tennis circles.
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Brooklin
Jacobson
Boston
Jroeals
New York
Manash
Detroit
Ruth
Bettomley
St. Louisia
Wilson
Chicago
Mardals
Cholmonderey
England
Dempsey Bout in Chicago Faces Boxing Commission
Chicago July 22 A proposed heavyweight title bout featuring Jack Dempsey in Chicago September 11 against Gene Tunney and a Dempsey-Wills fight later in September prompts intensive lobbying of the Illinois Boxing Commission. Promoter Te Tehard and Coliseum Club push for quick approval while Rickard Brennan and Kelley back the Tunney match, with Dempsey set to arrive August 4 to sign. The commission weighs contracts and earlier option holdings amid political pressure. Also noted is Cecilia Leitch winning England’s women’s golf championship, a remarkable feat given her lack of formal lessons.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Te Thehard
New York
Dempsey
Gene Tuney
Harry Villa
Ilinois
Cnmission
Rickard
George E. Brennan
Jaarett Kelley
Iuaess
Commission
Dempaey
Richard
Willam Clements
Coliseum Club
Il Nois
Dempsey-Wills
Have a Camel the World’s Favorite Smoke
An advertising copy extols Camels as the tastiest, most satisfying cigarette. It claims Camel leads in quality, long lasting flavor, and world popularity, inviting readers to try the brand from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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