National girls tennis championship heats advance in Philadelphia
IDT Tea Suinl Lem reports the national girls championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Courts sees top seeds Sarah Palfres Bostow Miss Evelyn Parsons and Miss Marie Fensterer winning easy rounds. Seeded players Virginia Hineary and Louise Packer also reach next round as favorites move on.
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T. Martins
Philadelphia Cricket Courts
Sarah Palfres
Bostow
Marytter
Winchester
Macs
Virginia HiNeary
Eket Club
Jean Burt
Toronto
Canada
Tres
Evelyn Parsons
Betty Janaskie
Shamokin
Marie Fensterer
Enwood
N. J
Margaret Anderson
Penelope Anderson
Olive Wade
Tunney Dazes Reporters In Paris Arrival
Gene Tunney arrived in Paris from London and faced a barrage of questions in French. He deflected inquiries about marriage and a return to boxing, invoking echoes of the 1789 French Revolution to emphasize individual rights and his own future work.
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Aris
Gene Tunney
Paris
Mer
von French
Three Injured In Auto Races At Randall Track
In Cleveland Ohio September reports say three drivers were injured in a crash at Randall track during a six day race. Kenneth Crispin of Genoa Pa and Hal Flagstead Alliance of Steubenville and William Able of Steubenville suffered injuries and bruises when cars careened into the rail. Six other machines crashed into the wreck. Musicians today said the condition of Crispin and Flagstead remains dangerous but both probably would recover.
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Husicians
Crispen
Fiegstean
Yankees Increase League Lead in American League
The York Yankees extended their lead in the American League by one and a half games, while the Senators handed Philadelphia a double trimming. In the National League, Philadelphia and Chicago split a doubleheader in Pittsburgh. Boston stayed within reach as Cincinnati closed the gap amid the tight pennant race.
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York Yankees
Boston Red
Senators
Idelphia
Chicago
Pittsah
Jeague
Cincin
Britons Fight Hard But Lose InUST Tennis Test
Forest Hills, Sept 47. The British tennis team visiting for international matches was swept by the United States 5 to 3 as Wilmer Allison and John Van Arn won the decisive doubles. Earlier singles showed the US dominance with strong play from Allison, Coen, and Collins as Britain struggled to gain momentum.
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Forest Hills
Forest Hill Bowl
Soinz
United States
Wilmer Allison
John van Arn
Bunin Austen
Allison
Austen
Wilbur Coen
Kansas City
I. G. Collins
Miney
van Ryan
American Boat Wins Trophy
Gar Wood retains the Harmsworth trophy as Miss America VII wins the second heat in Detroit Mica on Sept 4. His Miss America VII finishes first while Geo Wood places Miss America V second. Miss Los Angeles wrecks, injuring Stanley Reed and mechanic. Miss Betty Carstairs sustains a fractured rib. challenge for next year issued.
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Detroit
Mica
Gar Wood
Wood
Geo. Wood
Gar
Following The Stars Following The Stars
A fragmentary box score style recap lists players with hits and RBIs across seven to nine at bats. Goose Goslin BP Waner Lou Gehrig Freddy Lindstrom Babe Ruth and others are noted with singles home runs and runs scored, mentioning teams Yankees Athletics and Cubs among others. The passage wavers into league totals and season totals with scattered player mentions and team associations.
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Goose Goslin
BP Waner
Rogers Hornsby
Lou Gehrig
al Simmons
Freddy Lindstrom
Jim Bottoms
iZhi
Babe Ruth
Halpin Tops Slow Rapid-Fire Tourney At Cascade Park
A small turnout marked the Rapid-Fire tournament at Cascade park yesterday morning yet produced lively sets. Howdy Halpin defeated the Horans to claim the title, with R Horan and D Horan reaching the semi finals. Notable results include Horan, 6 0. Halpin, 6. and decisive wins by Halpin over R Horan 11 9 in the semi. Chicago White Sox swept two from Detroit Tigers 5 2 and 3 2 as seven errors aided St. Louis Browns in a double bill 6 3 and 16 10. Lou Bine delivered a key two out bases loaded triple in game one.
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Horan
R. Horan
D. Horan
Howdy" Halpin
R. Horen
Kingy
Ong
Ed. Lamb
C. Towle
J. Howerstine
E. Seward
J. Shar
C. Flood
M. Fey
M. Fer
H. Haining
Il. Halpin
al- Fran
Chicago White Sox
Bark Fenes
Detroit Tigers
White Sox
Cleveland Indings
St. Louis Browns
Lou Bine
Twe
Purdy's late double lifts Reds to 5 2 win over Cards
Purdy returned to the lineup and scored the tying run in the ninth of the opener as Cincinnati beat St Louis 5 2. His eleventh inning double, with Critz on base and two out, scored the winning run. Hafer homered in both games, reaching 22 for the season. The Reds swept the doubleheader.
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nero—Eversit Purdy
Cincinnati Red
Whys
Sinsing
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Purdy
Critz
Reds
Adolph Layne
Rhem
Reinhart
Hard
Rick Hafer
Coonie Mack
Washington Senators
Athletics
Hadier
Mackmen
Reeves
Earnshaw
Foreial
Marberry
Ty Cobb
Customs to Fight Diamond Smugglers in Port
New customs unit of eight fast patrol boats and 129 men will operate against diamond and drug smugglers in New York Harbor starting Saturday. It is the largest force of its kind in the country, with five speed boats seized from ram runners and three built for service. All craft carry mounted machine guns, and crews number about fire. Four boats will run at night and four by day. The move follows rising gem and narcotic smuggling activities in the port.
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New York
Ripon College Athletes No Threat to Academic Standings
Dr. 5 R Ellis of Ripon College reports that college athletes do not lower the student body's academics. He will submit a four year study to the Carnegie Foundation from 1922 to 1926, analyzing class marks and finding non athletes average 3.5 on a 4 point scale, with 85 non athletes per year at 3.5, indicating no significant gap.
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Ripon Wis
R. Ellis
Ripon College
Ellis
Carnegie Foundation
Aluminum armlets touted to aid traffic safety
A demonstration of aluminum armbands for traffic police was held, claimed to enhance visibility for oncoming traffic versus the current white rubber style. The invention credits a metropolitan police sergeant and suggests better sighting in urban streets.
Tap Dancer Dies Pals Carry On In Vaudeville
Columbus dispatch reports Frank Denno, 42, of Seamon Denno Brothers died suddenly during a tap routine at the Ohio Theatre. His partners finished the act, notified the audience with smiles, then attended his funeral in Woodsocket the next day. The surviving trio plans to perform again billed as Scanlon Denno and Scanlon.
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Frank Denno
Frank
Sundar
Woodsocket. R. IT
Ohio
Scanlon
Denno
Scanion
Lady Heath First European Pilot Among Women
London report notes Lady Heath as Europe’s first woman professional air pilot after a flight from Amsterdam to London. The British flyer, Mrs Elliott-Lynn, intends a 26,000 mile attempt and landed at Croydon with 15 passengers including 11 women praising her skills.
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London
Amsterdam
Lady Heath
Europe
Elliott- Lynn
Croydon Air Station
Body of Murdered Girl Found in Drain Ditc
Eight year old Dorothy Evanvich was found dead in a drain ditch near Brewster Coal Co. mine. Sheriff Gibson promised a confession soon and a woman alleged to have mistreated the child was arrested as a suspect. Coroner McQuate ruled death a brain hemorrhage from a heavy blow.
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Canton
Dorothy Evanrich
Pd Gibson
Brewster Coal Co
John Gehringer
Central Alloy Steel Co
Sherif Gibson
Caroline Evanvich
Ms. Evanvich
Sitas
Mike
Empioy Mentec Massillon
T. C. MecQuate
Gebringer
Gibson
Legionnaires 84 and 23 Miami tale of two veterans
In Miami Florida the oldest and youngest American Legion members are John W. Boucher 84 and George E. Mackenzie 23. Boucher served in the AEF construction forces in France entering Pershing’s army at 73. Mackenzie ran away to enlist at barely 13 as trappers return from winter fur disposal in Fairbanks Alaska ready to fly to winter headquarters.
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Miamy
Fla
American Legion
John W. Boucher
Geo. E. Mackenzie
Boucher
France
Pershing
Mackenzie
Fairbanks
al Iaska
Head Hunters Declared Not Bloodthirsty in New Guinea
Cambridge England professor A F Heath says New Guinea headhunters are not bloodthirsty but follow a moral and religious code. He notes head-bunting and the head-taking custom once led to fierce pushes, with women seeking to judge a young man’s worth. He suggests comparing manhood by hunting a wild boar armed, a plan the tribe accepted.
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Cambridge
England
New Guinea
A. F. Heath
Wess
Hen Under Knife in Memphis Lassi Lune Operation
A prize laying hen named Lassi Lune, owned by Herbert M. Burns, underwent major surgery in Memphis after a week of not laying eggs. Poultry expert A. G. Cannon at West Tennessee State Teachers College performed the operation, removing eight fully developed eggs, four with hard shells, one cracked shell causing the problem.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lassi Lune
Herbert M. Burns
Sue
A. G. Cannon
West Tennessee State Teachers’ College
Inmates Carve Messages On Walls Of Denver Jail
Denver guard notes that inmates in the city jail etched messages on stone walls, ranging from tragic to humorous, with small time offenders making the markings while major criminals focused on other thoughts. Reports a new field of activity for an airplane involved in the diamond mines of Brazil.
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Colo
Olé
Denver City
O. Henry
Clair
Brazil
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