Sekyra Shocks Retzlaff in Top Flight Heavyweight Bout
Joe Sekyra of Dayton defeated heavy favorite Charley Retzlaff in a 10 round upset at Queensboro Stadium before 8,000 spectators. Retzlaff, bleeding and blinded, pressed forward but Sekyra dominated with sharp left hooks and rights, earning a decisive victory and downgrading Retzlaff from the leader ranks.
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Sekyra
Retzlaff
Dayton
Duluth Dynamiter
Queensboro Stadium
Dixon Stewart
United Press
York
Wil- Charley Retzlaff
Joe Sekyra
Sékyra
Remantan
Sekura
Max Schmeling
Stribling
Schmeling
Rezs Laff
Rezlaff
Sekora
Denavan
Lee Terrific
The Coach's Burden on the Philadelphia Athletics
The article discusses the Philadelphia Athletics aiming for a third straight World Series title. It notes key players like Mule Haas and Mickey Cochrane, concerns over Grove and nerves, and praises pitching improvements from Walberg Hext Mahaffey Earnshaw. It stresses the need for rest and focus as September and October determine their fate.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Mackmen
Senators
Yankees
Connie Mark
Philadelphia
Mule Haas
Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane
A's
Red Menace
St. Louis
Rube Walberg
Waite Hext
LeRoy Mahaffey
Grove
Record Entries At National Rifle Association Matches
At Camp Perry on September 2 a record turnout greeted the National Rifle Association events. Marines led the Marine Corps Cup with 1 695 entrants, 1 190 in the Scott match, and 443 in the civilian club members event. Coast Guard rapid fire yielded Corp R R Wilson victory with 99 hits, tied with Kjelstron for second. Vincent J Tiefentran of St Louis won the Benedict Crowell Cup over eighteen rivals.
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Camp Perry
Fional Rifle Association
Marin
Coast Guard
Corp. R
Looking 'Em Over Boboy Jones in national meter title
Boboy Jones, national meter champion, observed as top amateurs vied for the crown in Beverly. The scene highlighted tense competition among rising stars and Jones’s presence framed the event.
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Boboy Jones
Beverly Aclult
Chime
Onetion
Competitors Tie for Lead in Hifle Association Entries
A reading shows Seve Blenry Crowe of the U S Marine Corps tied for a possible score of SA and led Toa entries in the Hifle Association Members fmaieh. The fragmentary report lists competitors and scores, with Crowe as a standout.
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Seve
Blenry Crowe
U.S. Marine Corps
Toa
Hifle Association
Fmaieh
Leading Hitter Statistics and Player Cards Highlight Season Totals
The record lists top hitters by player club, with games played and key stats such as runs hits and averages. Notable figures include Simmons, Gehrig, and Morgan with high totals. the data covers AR RL H Pet and team affiliations. A stray line references Klein and Terri, with unclear context and locations like New York.
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G. AR
RL H
Pet. Simmons
Gewrig
Morgan
Cleve
Webb
Boston
Gehrig
New York
Youngsters Dominate Field As Match Play Starts In Amateur
The 36th National Amateur Golf Championship opened with 22 players, many newcomers and youths leading after 36 holes. Johnny Lehman set a new course record with 70 on the second 18, while Arthur Yates and Charley Seaver tied for medalist honors with 74s, as Seaver and Yates drew together in the first-round pairing choosing a potential marquee match.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Everly Country Club
Chicago
Johnny Lehman
Arthur
Ducky) Yates
Rochester
N. Y
Charley Seaver
Los Angeles
Wach
Bobby Jones
Chick Evans
Lehman
Yates
Husky
Princeton
Seaver
Stanford
Francis Quimet
Boston
Billy Howell
Richmond
Gus Moreland
Dallas
Tex
Johnny Shields
Seattle
Wash
Dowd Family Reunion Held At Grant Street Home
The annual Dowd family reunion was hosted Sunday at Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Collis grant street home in New London. Forty seven relatives from Ripley Cleveland New Haven Shelby and New London attended the picnic and no business was conducted. Next meeting slated for Cleveland Ohio late next summer.
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Dowd
New London
Grant Street
and Mire
A. BH. Collis
Nei She
Lidar
Bac
Ripley, Clevelard
New Haven
Shelby
Cleveland
Lewis Marsa
Norma Jean
Women's Foreign Missionpene Society
Jat
M. EB. Chirch
Violet Lawrence
Winona Rirsley
T. P. Lilley
F. G.rrit
Catherine Staples
Aldrich Lake
Michigan
Jesse Luxon
John
Mariatta
Ohio
Cecil Marett
Lucille Lewis
Wm. Marett
Cayla Garber
Strassbore
Alvin Guy Wins 1500 Stake At Ohio State Fair
Alvin Guy owned by Al Penfaeck and driven by Dr. Hugh M. Parafall from Urbana won the secretary of state stake for Ohio owned two year old trotters on the Ohio State Fair harness program. The purse was 1500. Miss Baroness Watts finished second. Bill Squier was suspended for the season for striking the driver. Worthy Wood won the 2:12 trot in straight heats with a best time of 2 06 ¼. Independence Lady won the 2:15 race with a best time of 2:15 and was owned by Mrs. J. L. Bush of Grafton West Virginia.
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Columbus
Lrp
Alvin Guy
al Penfaeck
Hugh M. Parafall
Urbana
Secretary of State
Baroness Watts
Frank Warden
Bill Squier
Springfield
Dr. Parshall
Squier
Worthy Wood
Harry Wood
Mechanicsburg
Independence Lady
J. L. Bush
Grafton
W. Va
Marvin Broke Shines in Mile Heat Race
Marvin Broke wins the third heat with a 2:97 1-2 mile time, advancing in a track meet.
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Marvin Broke
Italy Seeks Oil in Caserta Area Under Study
The Oil Research Office sent a geologist to Casertana to probe for oil after preliminary reports suggested potential reserves. Italy, a nation forced to import oil, intensifies nationwide ground surveys while noting the historical use of the word imp as a noble term.
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Italy
Naples
Casertana
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Citizens Budget Co
Elyria
Lorain
E. Erie Ave
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Little Oscar
Lords
Central Press
Klein
Onsder Thrusty
Terri
Neu York
Quimet
Johnston
Evans
Marston
Harrison R
Jimmy) Johnston
Minneapolis
Chick Vans
Max Marston
Fay Coleman
Owen Covey
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denmar Miller
Des Moines
Carey Bellew
Kansas City
J. Walcott Brown
Spring Lake
N. J
Seaverland Yates
Elyria, Ohio
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Broad St
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Murbaoch Motor Sales
Fisher
Epeke
Portiac
Bivria
Pontiac
London
Okagi
Vermilion
East Ave
OPP
Oakland
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