National League race tightens as Cardinals rally for pennant push
With more than a quarter of the season gone, the Reds lead the league but face a strong challenge from the Cardinals who surge toward the peak. Giants hold steady as Roush and Jackson spark the chase. Dodger and Cubs show middling form. Crutz and Ford drive Cincinnati with sharp defense and a rising double-play pace while Douthit and Bottomley pace St Louis in hits and runs.
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New York
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Roush
Jackson
New York Giants
Giants
Reds
Robins
W. IL. Pet. G. B
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Braves
Hughie Crutz
Horace Ford
Ford
Cruz
Washington
Senators
Cardinals
Rockets
Frankie Fisch
Jim Bottomley
Taylor Douthit
Douthit
Bottomley
Hack Wilson
National Collegiate A A Track Championship Opens
Hundreds of top track athletes from 29 colleges gathered in Chicago for the National Collegiate A A championship at Soldier Field. Stanford, the defending eastern champion, is favored to win, with Illinois Iowa Washington Rice Institute Georgia Tech Kansas and Michigan among contenders. Debuts include team championships for the first time since 1925. preliminaries race tomorrow with finals Saturday.
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Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
Stanford
Illinois
Iowa
Washington
Towa
Rice Institute
George Tech
Kansas U
Michigan
Home Run Leaders by League and Team Names
Ruth and Gehrig lead the American League with notable hits for the Yankees while Hauser strengthens the Athletics. In the National League Bissonette tops the Robins with Bottomley at the Cardinals and Wilson at the Cubs. Williams and Lindstrom add key homers for the Phillies and Giants. Totals pending for both leagues amidst a slate of players including Brannon and Teague with scattered lines across teams.
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Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Hauser
Athletics
National League Bissonette
Robins
Bottomley
Cardinals
L. Wilson
Cubs
Williams
Phillies
Bissonette
Lindstrom
Giants
Brannon
Browns
Yankees Beat Indians as Uhle Shattered Jinx in Opener
New York Yankees toppled the Cleveland Indians 3 to open the series breaking George Uhle’s season-long grip on them. Ruth went hitless while Dugan Lazzeri Combs Gehrig Fonseca Lind Bayne drove in runs, with Lazzeri Gehrig adding multiple two-base hits. Uhle took the loss as Pennock Bayne Levsen split the mound duties for New York. Time 158.
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Cleveland
George Uhle
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Abe Ruth
Dugan
Lazzeri
Combs
Gehrig
Fonseca
Lind
Bayne
J. Sewell
Pennock
Durocher
Sewell
Ward
New York AB
Uth
Durst
Grabowskii
Penwork
Cleveland AB
R. Hoo
Jamieson
If Morgan
Rf Langford
L. Lewe
Uhle
A Levysen
Buros
New York
Plan Welcome For Hagen Plan Welcome For Hagen
New York on June 7 Walter Slagep winner of the British Open will receive an official welcome upon arrival aboard the Mauretania Archie Compston British pro who defeated Hagen 18 and 17 in the Open is aboard Hagen and Compston to team against Gene Sarazen and Johnny Farrell in an 18 hole exhibition at the Westchester Biltmore C C Saturday.
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New York
Walter Slagep
Mauretania
Archie Compston
Hagen
Compston
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Farrell
Westchester
Baseball stars trip box score highlights from a sparse lineup
Babe Ruth failed to hit safely in four trips while Lou Gehrig collected two singles and a double in five up, scoring twice and driving in one. Ty Cobb singled three times in four plate appearances, driving in a run. Tris Speaker sacrificed in four plate appearances. Kiki Cuyler rested in the lineup as Rogers Hornsby, Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner were idle.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Kiki Cuyler
oOat
Rogers Hornsby
Harry Heilmann
Paul Wanker
Ed Walsh Jr to Join White Sox as Prospect Pitcher
Chicago reports Ed Walsh Jr aged 23 son of the famed White Sox hurler will join the American League team. He comes from Notre Dame where he starred for three years with 22 wins and two losses and pitched a 3 hit game against Northwestern. The tall 6 foot 1 inch right hander weighs 180 pounds and hit .660 this season.
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Chicago
Ed Walsh
Notre Dame
Walsh
White Sox
Northwestern University
Famed Swimmer To Enter Movies
Hollywood reports Duke Kahanamoku, famed Hawaii American swimmer and Olympic champion, has sold a contract to appear in a Joseph Conrad sea story. His move ends his anticipated participation in the summer international contests and Olympic games.
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Hollywood
Cal
Duke Kohanamoku
Kohanamoku
Joseph Conrad
Baseball standings and results from American and National leagues
American results show New York 3 Cleveland 3 and St Louis 6 Philadelphia 2 with other games postponed. National results list St Louis 11 New York 6, Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 5 and Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3, plus Pittsburgh Boston noted. Today schedule includes American games New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit. National games St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Boston. An unrelated note mentions a test of gog gie lenses with a steel ball impact.
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New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Rata
Cleveland A
St Louis
Nee
W. L
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Eure
St. Louis Ee
New York A
Eae
Boston We Ee
Cee Ewe
Tellings to face Elyria in Sunday A A A clash
The Tellings of Cleveland travel to Riverview Park in Elyria for a 3 p m Sunday AAA league contest. Elyria carries a 1 loss record and leads the circuit as Tellings prime their lineup for strong pitching and fielding, with Struck and Ambrose ready to select the best box artists. A large Cleveland following is expected as fans anticipate aclose rivalry and a high intensity game.
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Cleveland
Elyria
A.A.A
Tatent
Bill’ Struck
Jack Ambrose
Lorain
Riverview Park
Bill Struck
Watching The Scoreboard: Mitchell Shines For Cardinals
Veteran pitcher Clarence Mitchell, released by the Phillies, relieved Grover Cleveland Alexander in the third and held the New York Giants to three hits in seven innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Giants 11 to 6. Del Bissonette hit his tenth homer for Brooklyn as they downed Cincinnati 5 to 0. George Abele’s grip on the Yankees ended as the world champions won 3 to 2. Lazzeri and Duran drove in three apiece for the Yankees. Sam Gray beat his former club as the Browns topped the Athletics 5 to 2. The Cubs defeated the Phillies 5 to 3. Other games were rained out.
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Clarence Mitchell
Phillies
Grover Cleveland Alexander
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Mitchell
Cardinals
Giants
del Bissonette
Brooklyn Robins
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
George Able
New York Yankees
Lazzeri
Duran
Sam Gray
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Gray
Emory Picks Linguist Emory Track Captain Jalouk
Emil Jalouk of Jerusalem is elected Emory University track captain for the 410yard dash. A multilingual athlete, he led teams at St George's in Jerusalem and later stars at Emory, also active in the Glee Club and college soccer while pursuing a business administration major.
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Atlanta
Emil Jalouk
Jerusalem
Emory University
Jalouk
Palestina
St. George’s School
Emory
Emroy
Davey Files For Nomination For Governor Run
COLUMBUS June 7 Cong ressman Martin L Davey of Kent filed with Secretary of State Brown his declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. The document bore six Portage county signatures including Andrew N Austin Ravenna mayor W Sarvey former mayor Probate Judge Henry J Robison Alfred Rayens croft Ravenna former public safety director and Henry HaoIng banker. Davey is the first Democrat to nominate.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Kent
Brown
Davey
Portage County
Andrew N Austin
Ravenna
W. Sarvey
Henry J. Robison
Alfred Rayenscroft
Henry Hao- Ing
Ohio Candidate Nominates for Congress Seat
The filing lists candidates including State Commerce Director Earl D Bloom from Bowling Green Industrial Relations Director Herman C Witter of Canton and James C B Beatty of East Liverpool. Davey, serving his fifth term in Congress for Ohio’s fourteenth district, is president of the Davey Tree Expert Co Kent and former mayor of Kent.
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Earl D. Bloom
Bowling Green
Herman C. Witter
Canton
James C. B. Beatty
East Liverpool
Davey
Ohio
Davey Tree Expert Co
Kent
Amherst Class of 1928 Commencement Harmonized by Local Events
Amherst High held its graduation exercises in the school auditorium with music by the high school orchestra and girls glee club. Speaker J. O Engleman of Kent Normal College praised thoughtful education and four key marks: thinking, refined speech, tasteful pleasure, and growth. Various local clubs and church groups hosted birthday observances, meetings, and social gatherings as the town marked the season with ceremonies and visits.
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Amherst
Amherst High
Floyd Co. Moore
Myrtle Braun
Board of Education
Werner Zil¢éh
W. A. Tabbert
First Evangelical Church
Banjo
Abraham Lincoln
Frances Sabiers
John Roberts
Elyria
Cato
F. R. Powers
William Ehrman
Elmer Gall
Arthur Engle
Almeeda
A. R. Lewis
Lorain
Vermilion-on-the- Lake
St. Anne's Society of
St. Joseph’s Church
R. A. Pelt
Woman's Missionary Society
St. Amherst Methodist Church
R. A. Pell
Sarah Wragg
Joseph Heathcote
Pelle Bresicker
Alman
G. Harris
Mary Durand
Sarah Spencer
R. Allsop
J. Wagner and Son
H. Nickel
Jane Merchant
Theman Winson
Eva Bryant
South Amherst
Lydia Purviance
Ethel Purviance
Pelt
Philathea Bible
St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Max Lark
Anna Lakofsky
Anna Lempke
C. W. Monz
F. Mathews
Harry Wolf
E. N. Davis
Helen Murphy
Carl Seeley
Church Council
Ladies’ Aid Society
Brownhelm Congregational Church
T. W. Wilson
A. J. Rice
Clayton Stephenson
Anthony Northeim
Wm. Ruth
R. M. Fairchild
Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Camp Iss- See-Kis
Vermilion River
St. Peter’s
Anti-Saloon League
Cleveland
Josephine Menz
Dorothy Moff
Salem
Ohio
Dinner Stories Misunderstanding and a Maid’s Request
An anxious patient asks a doctor if recovery is certain amid fear of misdiagnosis, and the doctor retorts that treating pneumonia should yield pneumonia outcomes. A maid asks the mistress to entertain a visitor momentarily while she prepares, prompting a brief domestic comic interruption.
Savings Bank Averages in Manhattan and State Compare
The report shows Manhattan average savings bank accounts at 1070 dollars, the state of New York at 866 dollars, and the city at 1000 dollars, highlighting regional differences in household savings levels.
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Manhattan
State of
New York
City
Regulation sought to curb salary-buyers in Ohio loans
Columbus reports a push at the general session to regulate salary buyers who charge up to 260 percent, with Harold F. Kime advocating laws to fix loan terms. Banks and industrial lenders are already governed. unions and Better Business Bureaus back measures to end loan sharking and usury.
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Columbus
Harold F. Kime
Torney-Examiner
State Depot of Commerce
Lloyd
Kime
Better Business Bureaus
Aberdeen proves largest gun in world at proving ground
The 11 inch gun at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland is described as the largest gun in the world with a range of about 50 000 yards.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Which One Do You Choose Blindfolded with Coffee
A fragment recalls a scene where four leading figures in white blindfolds confront a riddle about taste and judgment. A single question frames the moment as coffee sits between them, leaving the outcome uncertain. The tone hints at a moral or strategic test.
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Vaughn Electric Co
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R. A. Palt
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H. B. Warner
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