Dempsey to defend title against Will in Chicago
The Chicago Coliseum Club announced Dempsey will defend his world heavyweight title against Harry Wills in Chicago between September 16 and 20. The club said contracts exist with both fighters and that Tex Rickard cannot proceed with the Tunney bout. Training quarters to be set in Chicago with Mullins and Trempsey arriving to supervise.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum Club
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Tex Rickard
New York
Gene Tunney
Dempsey-Wills
B. C. Clements
Soldiers’ Field
White Sox
Cub
Paddy Mullins
Wills
Trempsey
Colorado Springs
Dempsey
Mid West Colleges Plan Boost for Rowing Sport
Midwestern universities including Chicago Northwestern Ohio Minnesota and Iowa move to make rowing a major sport. Plans involve damming rivers building lagoons and new training facilities with Wisconsin eyeing a national regatta at Madison near May and invitations to several eastern and western colleges.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
George Little
Madison
Chas
Lake Mendota
Laftie
Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Little
Badgers
Lake Mendet
Lakes
Roduces
St. John's Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
Culver Miliary School
Indiana
Boxing and baseball results from New York and Detroit
Tommy Free man and Sammy Baker fought to a ten round draw at New York while Tommy Cello outpointed Pat Moran in New Orleans. Harry Walatch quit in round six against Harry Cook in Buffalo. Detroit Tigers lost to Washington Senators 13 to 4 as Holloway allowed eight runs. Washington scored five in the first and eight in the fifth.
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New York
Tommy Freeman
Cleveland
Weltereight
Sammy Baker
Tommy Cello
California
Pat Moran
New Orleans
Harry Walatch
Harry Cook
Buffalo Negro
Detroit
Broadway
Tigers
Senators
Holloway
Washington
Tennis doubles draw set for Y tournament matches
Draws announced for the Y tournament doubles with small entries and exciting pairings. In the upper bracket Gerhart and Brown meet a bye while Savage and Harpster head the lower bracket. fans predict hard battles and possible upsets.
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Gerhart
Brown
Bucket
Gerhart & Brown
C. Wentz & Schultz
Wogted & Hochstetter
Birch & Maddock
Havock & Naughton
Vessey & Waldron
Johnson & Brosan
Palmer & Kraft
Bre
Foy & R. Cope
Savage
Harpster
Flood & P. Cope
Indians Grip Second Place With Win Over Athletics
Cleveland Indians again took undisputed possession of second in the American League by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics. George Uhle strong on the mound held off a late Philadelphia rally, Grove leaving after the eighth. Burns Simmons Spangler and Sewell sparked offense, with two-base hits by Spiker Burns Simmons Elchrodt.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
George Uhla
Grove
Aca
Spnaker
Burns
Simmons
Elchrodt
J. Sewell
Spurgeon
L. Sewell
French
Uhile
Pate
Uhle
Willis
Ubie
Waillis
Able
Poole and Galloway
Grove A
Ormsby and
Nallin
Cleveland
H. O
A Burns
Sewell
O Lucake
R. H.O
Bishop
Tiu
Lamar
iSimmoens
Pool
Th Perkins
Fox
Galloway
Engle
Pata
Poe Wallis
Hauser
Hale
Welch
Baseball Standings And Schedules From Various Leagues
American League standings show Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2 and New York 13 Chicago 10 with Boston 4 and Washington 13 Detroit 9. National League results include New York 5 St Louis , Pittsburgh 14 Brooklyn Philadelphia 6 Chicago Cincinnati 18 Boston 5. Minor and other leagues list several scores and many games scheduled across associations with several rainouts and matchups including Newark Rochester Buffalo Reading Jersey City Toronto Baltimore Syracuse Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham Mobile Memphis Nashville New Orleans Atlanta and more with numerous next-day fixtures and cross-league play.
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Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
St. Wows
Boston
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
International League
Newark
Rochester
Buffalo
Reading
Jersey City
Toronto
Baltimore
Syracuse
Iain
Southern Association
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Atlanta
National League
St Louis
Adi St. Louis
Ace
New York Veene
Borton
American Association
Ha. Pe
Baltimore Toe
Troronto
Ween Alvn
Ose
Ski Champion Lays Bricks to Stay In Shape in Iowa
Mason City, July 23. Anders Haugen world ski jumping champion, 87, stays fit by laying bricks on the new YMCA building. He vows summer work keeps his muscles hard for winter form, noting a career started at age two in Norway and a 1910 American representative record.
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Mason City
Anders Haugen
Trim
Y. M. GC
Tirm
Haugen
Hiaugen
Norway
Pascu
Dillon
Colo
Home Run Leaders and League Totals
Baseball summary lists American and National League leaders with Ruth of New York at 29, Bottomley of St. Louis and Wilson of Chicago tied at 14. It includes team results New York 12 Southworth St. Louis 1 and league totals with notable run counts.
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Toms
New York
Southworth
St. Louis
Ruth
Bottomley
Wilson
Chicago
Empire City Racing and Jockey Club Meets Across The Nation
Sport events today include racing meetings by Empire City Racing Assn at Yonkers and Mohawks Jockey Club at Carevnag, Grand Circuit at Kalamazoo, golf tests in Saint Paul and Chestnut Hill Mass, tennis invites in Longwood and Green Briar Springs, swimming A A U champs in Philadelphia, trapshooting in Philadelphia and Winchchester, and boxing for Glick vs Herman and Miller vs Lefay at Coney Island.
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Empire Vity Racing Assn
al Yonkers
Jockey Clush
Carevagn
Darval
Jockey Club T
Wentreal
Kalamazoo
Golf
St Paul
Longwood
Chestnut Ltd
Mass
West Virginia
Greenhried Springs
Atlantic States
Philadelphia
Winchercter
Joe Glick
Herman
Coney Island
N.Y
Ray Miller
Frankie Lefay
Leaderboard figures for major league hitters and clubs
The table shows top hitters by club with games at bats runs hits and batting averages. Hargrave Bressler Grantham Herman Bell and Cobb are noted among leaders with various totals and averages, reflecting a year’s performance and standings as of today.
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G. AB. RH
Pet
Hargrave
Bressler
Grantham
Herman
Bell
Horn
Cardinatis
Dempsey-Turner Title Fight May Face Court Battle
Chicago reports muting optimism for a Dempsey Turner title bout with a contract dispute seen as the top threat. The Coliseum Club led by BoC Clements claims the champion’s services, while Tex Rickard and Floyd Fitzsimmons contest the binding agreement. If Clement’s contract stands, Rickard may halt negotiations. state boxing law complicates nonresident promotion. Shel don Clark of Sinclair Refining backs Rickard’s venture, aiming to stage the bout with Clark as nominal head and Rickard in the background.
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Chicago
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Ie Theoro
Rickard
Dempssov
Boc
Clements
Coliseum Club
Floyd
Fitzsimmons
Indiana
Attornees
Clement
Mllinois
State Commission
Chiraro
Istate
J Athletic Commission
Jto Rickard
Sheldon Clark
Vec
Sinclair Refining Company
Tex Fuckard
Clark
Chicago Yacht Club
Slugfest scores and upsets ruin baseball slate
The Yankees and White Sox traded runs in a high scoring affair as the Yankees surged late. The Athletics fell to Cleveland 6 2 for their sixth straight loss. Browns lost in the eleventh 5 4 to the Browns. Reds crushed Braves 13 3 with Chris Walker two triples and Hargrave four singles. Pirates routed Dodgers 14 0 with Waner and Barnes contributing. Cardinals defeated by Giants 5 1. Cubs lost to Phillies and Chicago catcher Gabby T Martnett was injured.
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Reds
Braves
Chris Walker
Rubbles Hargrave
Cubs
Phillies
Gabby T Martnett
Chicago
American girl aims for Channel swim glory in history
Notes of Sport discuss Gertrude Roderle’s fearless bid to swim the English Channel and become a lone symbol of feminine athletic achievement. It mentions Terr e Haute’s Rob Tavior and McKeesport’s Tommy Rran as evenly matched boat racers in Louisville preceding the Kentucky Derby, and notes the Kentucky Racing Association’s century long Lexington meetings except for a Civil War break.
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Gertrude Roderle
Rob Tavior
Terre Haute
Tommy Rran
McKeesnurt
Chicago
Louisville
California sportsmen push for legal horse racing in November
California backers rally behind the Breeders Bill to legalize racing with pari mutuel betting and limited meets. Plans include one track near Los Angeles and another at Yonforan, with profits supporting agriculture exhibitions and veterans’ welfare.
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Los Angeles
California
Southern
Californis Jockey Club
Jockey Club
California Sportsment
Rudo
Spreckels
San Francisco Capitaliat
Osportaman
Tdénforan
State Agriculture Board
Veterans’ Welfare Heart
Sportsment
Bill
It Angeles
H. J. Mavamber
Raring Board
Camrairster
Frank B. Anderson
Macomber
Santego
H. J. Mavomher
Joseph ©. Tobin
Archibald Johnson
J. H. Basseter
Rudolph Spreckels
San Fran Usc
Notable Ring Accidents and Sporting Oddities in 1912
In Vernon California 1912 a double knockant occurred on the Wolgant ang Jee River. It recalls Gen Hall of the old Philadelphia Ath lees famed for a 14-base game. Many boxers carry charms as superstition with Harry Mason kissing a Jewish playing-shoel before leaving his stool.
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Vernon
Cal
Gen. Hall
Philadelphia Athlees
Harry Mason
Kiwanis Lunchspeaker cites home as crime source
Kiwanis members and guests, over 560, heard Chaplain OG Reed of the Obin Penitentiary urge strengthening the home to curb crime. He warned busy parents neglect the home and urged bringing in parents rather than juveniles to Juvenile Court. Also notes a bridge party hosted by Mrs Don Barbour with twelve guests and an outing in the Barbour yard. Methodist church notes mention Rev Thomas Kerr hay chosen.
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Home Life
Wellington
Kiwanis Organization
Church of Christ
OG. CC. Reed
Obin Penitentiary
Reid
Don Barbour
Barbor Yar
Wanry Daugherty
Methodist Church
Thomas Kerr Hay
Veteran stars in trade rumors sweep baseball market
Rumors swirl that Ray Schalk of the White Sox and Roger Peckinpaugh of the Senators are on the market. Schalk, a famed catcher, may be displaced by younger talent while Peckinpaugh faces replacement as Washington shifts toward Buddy Myers and a possible rebuild for the future.
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Ray Schalk
Chicago Whit Sox
Windy City
Schalk
Roger Peckisspaugh
Washington Club
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
Schatt
O'Neill
Schalkas
Sox
Hurns
Crouse
Grabowski
McCurdy
Hise
Comiskey
Dicky Kerr
Eddie Collins
Peckinpaugh
Peck
Harris
Clark Griffith
Senators
Buddy Myers
Washington
Myers
Auch
Christ the Great Physician Sunday Invitation
A church appeals to the ill and discouraged to attend Sunday services inviting all to come by car and join in worship. The note urges giving one day to God and mentions John Koonts leading the Epworth League at 6 30 Sunday evening. Also cites agricultural news: watermelons constitute over a quarter of national shipments, with wholesale produce prices generally lower than last year.
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Christ
John Koonts
Epworth League
Bureau of Agricultural Economic
Watermelon Shipments Rally Warm Market In July
Government reports indicate watermelons have surged to the top of national market supply. Daily shipments exceed 1,900 carloads as heat drives demand across the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Collision sinks Harry R. Jones near Sault Ste. Marie
The steamer Harry R. Jones of Interloka Steamship Co. sank after a collision with the Francis House of Pittsburgh Steamship Co. at the mouth of the St. Marys River in shallow water. The Francis House sustained little damage and proceeded. All crew members were safe aboard the Jones.
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ST. Marie, Mich
Harry RF. Jones
Interloka Steamship Co
Mr. Mary's River
Francis House
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
Harry R. Jones
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