TILDEN FAVORED TO WIN TITLE
Intermittent thundershowers threaten second round matches at the West Side Tennis Club for the men's national singles championship. Forty-six players remain in a field that started with ninety after two days of play, with favorites including George Lott and Wilden.
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L. L
West Side
Frank Shields
New York
Kenneth Appel
Beast Orange
X. J
George Lott
Chicago
J. Gilbert Hall
Orange
X. J. Lott
Bruce Barnes
Berkeley Bell
Bell
Wilmer Allisor
Fritz Mercur
Lehigh University
Harris Coggeshall
Des Moines
Allison
George King
H.W
Bunny) Austin
Great Britain
William T. Tilder
Frank Herter
John van Ryn
Wilden
Lott
Hunter
Elyrians Enter Dover Trap Shooting Contest
Elyria and Lorain County shooters attended the Cleveland‑2nd annual trap shooting at the Dover Bay Club grounds. Tom Cooley and son Galene, John Wadsworth, A C Hudnutt and E F Nichols of Wellington competed. Nichols won his group with 25 straight, earned a cup shoot with a four yard handicap, but did not win. Hudnutt topped the 39 group with most targets broken.
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Elyria
Lorain
EF. Nichols
Nichols
Tom Cooley and Son
Galene
John Wadsworth
Hudnutt
Simpson backfield candidate boosts Ohio State grid plan
George Simpson, who set a world 100 yard dash mark last spring, will be a backfield contender for Ohio State University this season. His selection eases coach Sam Willaman’s concern over backfield material as practice starts September 15. New aides include Don Miller of Notre Dame and George Hauser from Minnesota. Philadelphia split a doubleheader with the Cardinals, winning 8 3 then losing 6 1 in a darkness shortened second game.
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George Simpson
Ohio State University
Simpson
Sam Willaman
Buckere
Strategy
Willaman
Don Miller
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
George Hauser
Minnesota
Insurance Ad for H H Benham Elyria Ohio
H H Benham Insurance of All Kinds offers broad coverage from the Sharp Block in Elyria Ohio and provides contact at phone 2183 for policy inquiries and service.
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Walters the One-Man Show Leads Coast League Fame
Frank Merriwell of youth leagues rises anew as Wallace Walters, the Portland Ducks multi talent, stars as pitcher, infielder, outfielder and slugger. His versatility dazzles, with two pitching wins and four home runs in a crucial San Francisco series, while past seasons show a .392 batting mark and 39 doubles. He even moons the field like a circus act, leaving umpires as the only team none of his exploits.
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Frank Merriwell
Public Library
Wallace
Johnny) Walters
Portland Ducks
Walters
Les Goates
Sports Sage
The
Desert News
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Twin Falls
Portland
Walter
Tom Turner
San Francisco Seals
Hal
Goates
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los Angeies
Nielsen
Salt Lake
PJ Taynor
Johnny Walters
Eatonians Edge Amherst 6 to 4 in Eighth Inning Rally
Eatonians upset Amherst 6 to 4 as five straight hits in the eighth plated three runs sealing the win. Detman was hit often but kept Amherst's offense scattered throughout the game. W Grills and Cook led Eaton with strong hitting. Snarp hit a 7th inning homer. Box score details incomplete.
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Eatons
Detman
Amherst
Home Run Club Star Names Highlight League Leaders
The report lists major sluggers from the era including Ruth Gehrig and Hafer in the American League and Klein Wilson Ott Hornsby in the National League. It notes league totals and leading home run figures for the Yankees Athletics Phillies Cubs Giants and Cardinals along with overall league tallies.
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Yankees
Gehrig
Dickey
Hornsby
Cubs
O'Doul
Phillies
Richbourgh
Braves
Hafer
Cardinals
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
Klein
Wison
Ott
Giants
Leading Hitters in the American and National Leagues
Leader lists show Fosca Fonseca and O Poul among top AL hitters with averages and plate productivity. In the NL, O Poul and Herman Bkin shine while Traynor and Hornsby trail. Yesterday Babe Ruth hit his 42nd homer, driving a 9 to 3 win for New York over Detroit with the winning run scored.
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National League
G. AB. RH
Babe Ruth
New York
Vigger
Tigers
Woodmen Humble West Sides In Final Classic
The local Brodern Woodman baseball team defeated the West Sides 10 to 3 in the season finale. Woodmen trailed 9 to 6 entering the ninth before a late hitting surge, led by Ryan with three hits and Bucko with two including a home run, secured the win. West Sides had a strong front with McCrain, Sadoski, Kaminski, and Gebhardt contributing multiple hits as the see-saw contest swung until the Woodmen pulled away in the last frame.
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West Sides
Woodmen
Ore
Ryan
Bucko
McCrain
Kaminski
Sadoski
Gebhardt
Esmeren
Sagert
Clawson
Coon
Busick
West Side
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Muir
Heath
Golf results from Spring Valley and Crystal Beach outings
Winners posted across multiple events at Spring Valley and Crystal Beach. Paul Kirtz led low net at Fox Furnace prelims with 63 while A M Borer had low gross 67, Harold Guthman claimed top gross, sixteen players competed. Walter Kohn and son won Spring Valley Father Son honors, and Spring Valley placed third in the Plain Dealer trophy tourney with twenty net scores counted. Ed Gummoe won Class B by defeating Risberg 4 to 2 in 36 holes, Kurtz edged Kushin to reach final, and blind par saw net 71 ties. Elyria CC had no Plain Denter trophy events listed.
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Fox Furnace
Spring Valley
Paul Kirtz
Low
William Henry
AM M. Borer
Harold Guthman
A. M. Borer
Kenneth West
C. A. Olsen
Crystal Beach
Walter Kohn
William
Ernest Birch
R. F. Corts ‘and Son
Ed Gummoe
B. Risberg
Gummoe
Risberg
Alf Kushin
John Kurtz
Kurtz
Howard Kushin
Alf
Howard
Freddie Kushin
W.E. Brenner
C. A. Schill
Walter Scott
A. B. Bishop
Charles
Showell
H. Clarson
NYU Band Goes Into Fell Training at Campus Camp
The 90 piece New York University band has joined the football squad in training at the university camp in Farmingdale. All members are quartered there with daily practice sessions on the gridiron as preparation for the upcoming cheering season.
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Farmingdale
L. 1
New York University
NX. Y. U
Grid
Furnaces And Overlands Clash Tonight At Hamilton
Furnaces and Overlands meet in a two game Industrial League clash at Hamilton school tonight. The doubleheader was postponed from Friday due to rain. In other action Dazzy Vance worked seven innings as Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 2 to 1 with French holding Brooklyn to eight hits.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Pirates
French
Dazzier
Locals Take Lead In Seventh In Medina Pitch Fight
By A D Stevenson The Guy team beat the Medina Triple A Club for the third consecutive time yesterday 213 to 0 score. Rein threatened throughout the game but Medina struck out in the ninth. Skyro pitched a full game for Elyria and Doliec starred for Medina was in trouble after the first inning until he left with two outs in the ninth.
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A. D. Stevenson
Medina Triple A
Rein
Medina
Skyro
Elyria
Doliec
Woodefie'd
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Skytp
Wrass
Tulk
Smith
Reynolds
Ambrose
McDonald
Woodefield
Shafer
Forpush
Cook
Dolac
Skryp
Doljac
Schroeder
Tulk and
Henke
Lig
Elyria Eagles Win Third Game In Series At Wakeman
Elyria Eagles defeated Wakeman Red Caps 3 to 2 in the deciding game. Lefty Barthlome allowed eight hits and fanned ten as Elyria benefited from four Wakeman errors and clutch pitching in the late innings. Scott and Barthlome each had two hits for Wakeman. Elyria's offense struck in the first and sixth frames, with Barthlome shutting down Wakeman in the ninth. Other scores and standings from the day noted across the circuit.
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Elyria Eagles
Lefty Barthlome
Hement
Elyria
Birdmen
Lefty Bement
Elyrians
Barthlome
Red Caps
Bemeni
Scott
Indians Macki Idle Poday Wet Grounds
The Cleveland Philadelphia game was postponed due to wet grounds. Wesley Ferrell, Cleveland’s young right hander, seeks his eighteenth win after Earnshaw’s twentieth, as the series resumes later with Earnshaw and Ferrell set to duel.
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Wesley Ferrell
Cleveland
Athletic
George Earnshaw
Earnshaw
Ferrell
Mackmen
Johnston New Golf Champion at Pebble Beach
Johnston of Dellwood Minnesota wins the national amateur golf championship at Pebble Beach, dethroning Bobby Jones in a first round defeat. Harrison R Johnston defeats Doc Willing 4 and 3 in the final, with Egan and Goodman advancing, while Jones accepts the current system as fair.
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del Monte Calif
United States
Robert Tyre Jones
Atlanta
Bobby
Harrison R. Johnston
Dellwood
Minn
Bob Jones
Timmy
Johnston
Dr. O. F. Willing
Portland
Ore
Chandler Egan
Hitile Johnny Goodman
Omaka
Bod Jones
Jones
George You Eh
del Monte
Galory
Doc’ Willing
U S Rifle Team Wins The Dewar Trophy
CAMP PERRY Ohio September 9 The United States international small bore rifle team outscored England by 106 points to secure the Dewar trophy for another year with a total of 4080 out of 8080. G M Upshaw Pasadena led individuals with 395, others like L A Wilkins Norwood GA W R Stokes Washington DC and J C Beadle Cincinnati also posted strong scores. Mary Ward Chicago the only woman competitor scored 395 and few achieved a possible 290 on the 30 yard target. Two national matches were to be fired today including pistol and overall national matches drawing many top marksmen. Red Faber and Ted Lyons guided the Chicago White Sox to a victory over the Senators at Washington.
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United States
Yeems
England
Australia
Canada
South Africa
India
G. M. Upshaw
Pasadena
Wes High
L. A. Wilkins
Norwood
W. R. Stokes
Washington, D. C
J. C. Beadle
Cincinnati
Mary Ward
Chicago
Matsu
America
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