Trigo Dominates to Win the Epsom Derby
Dixie Lahood, Butte featherweight, stopped Dick Cody of Billings in 1 minute 46 seconds of the second round in the main event on the American Legion boxing card in Billings. The card opened slowly with no first round action.
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Dixie Lahood
Dick Cody
Billings
Butte Boy
Scrapper
Young Dempsey
Joe Ryan
American Legion
Butte
Billings Scrapper
Lahood
CP Cerete
Hagen Tells How He Won Open Title
Robert Harper notes Walter Hagen rates his second British Open win at Hoylake as his most thrilling. Hagen recalls a packed gallery of 11,000 watching the final stretch and his plan to birdie the last ten holes, then a bold move at St Andrews to risk a potential tie by aiming for eagle.
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Robert Harper
Walter Hagen
England
Archie Compston
Bobby Jones
Florida
the Haig
Agen
Richmond
Horton Smith
Smith
Pinehurst
Hagen
Hoylake
St. Andrew's
Sir Walter
Hassler Released by Athletics to Portland
Philadelphia utility infielder Joe Hassler has been released unconditionally to the Portland Pacific Coast league club, this announcement said today.
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Philadelphia
Joe Hassler
Philadelphia Athletics
Good Talkers Fill League Staff Roles
Baseball players who like to talk are called barbers in the American league and bag-punchers in the National league. The piece names Hank Gowdy and stars from the Braves, Dugan, Evers, Mueller, Hoyt, Combs, Pipgras, Bengough, and others, plus managers and umpires noted for talk.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Boston Braves
Hank Gowdy
Rabbit Maranville
Joe Dugan
Johnny Evers
Heinie Mueller
New York Yankees
Barbers
Waite Hoyt
Earl Combs
Wiley Moore
George Pipgras
Benny Bengough
Hoyt
Dugan
Yanks
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati
Lena Blackburne
Chicago White Sox
Dan Howley
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Larry Benton
Bill Terry
Bob O'Farrell
Benton
Motors
Moe Berg
Princeton
Tommy Thomas
White Sox
Thomas
Mike Gonzales
Chicago Cubs
Leo Durocher
Yankees
Art Shires
Ed Rommel
Athletics
Bib Falk
Indians
Stanley Harris
Detroit
Joe Genewich
Giants
Earl Smith
Cardinals
Shires
Bill McGowan
Roy Bn Graflan
American League
Upheaval Covers Old Fishing Hole
Goeologists face a mystery as M. E. Kelly seeks a new fishing spot after an earth upheaval near the upper Queets river in Aberdeen Washington. The old hole vanished with a creek, an uprooted marker tree, and a 60 foot rise of clay and gravel leaving a small pool with a few trout.
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Aberdeen
Wash
M. E. Kelly
Queets
Kelly
Flying Passaic Cop Wins Another Bunion Derby Lap
John Salo the Flying Finn from Passaic New Jersey led the coast to coast footrace set by C C Pyle after winning the 68th lap a 52 mile run from Superior to Mesa His time 6 34 55 Paul Simpson Collegian took second in 7 13 13 Giusto Umeri Italy followed in 7 28 30 Sam Richman of New York was fourth The Callous Cavalcade of 19 will leave Thursday for Buckeye Arizona 60 miles away over desert country The five leaders in elapsed time list Salo Gavuzzi Umeri Richman Simpson and the final times show the field at lead positions.
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Ariz
John Salo
Passaic
N. J
C. C. Pyle
Superior
Salo
Paul Simpson
Giusto Umeri
Italy
Sam Richman
New York
Buckeye
John
Peter Gavuzzi
Southampton
England
Guisto Umeri
Aan Richman
Bronx
N. Y
Burlington
N. C
Smiths and Joneseseye Open at Winged Foot Golf
The National Open begins July 27 at Winged Foot Mamaroneck New York with Bobby Jones and Horton Smith in strong form and Macdonald also a factor. Analysts note the Smiths once led Open titles but Bobby Jones has recent glory and Horton Smith’s French Open form boosts both camps.
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Associated Press
New York
Smiths
Joneses
Winged Foot
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Bobby
Horton
Macdonald
Iowa Big Ten Probe Escalates With Threats To Spill
United Press reports tensions rise as Iowa faces reinstatement denial and threats to reveal unrelated charges. Everett Case of Frankfort Indiana accuses Iowa of improper credits and vows to present charges to Major John L. Griffith. Iowa officials seek specific accusations and claim improper financial aid concerns affect 12 athletes. The Hawkeyes were suspended by the western conference faculty committee earlier and face potential reinstatement if self reforms occur.
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Chicago
University of Iowa
Iowa
Everett Case
Frankfort
Ind
Purdue
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Griffith
Able
Case
Edward Lauer
Iowa Athletics
Western Conference
Hawkeyes
Walter H. Jessup
Minor League Baseball Scores From International and Southern Leagues
Montreal defeated Toronto 6 to 4. Jersey City beat Newark 7 to 3. Baltimore and Reading games listed as 6-4 and 4-? with rain postponements noted for Buffalo at Rochester. Southern Association results show Birmingham 10 Nashville 3 6 Mobile 3 Little Rock 2 and Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 6. New Orleans 14 Memphis 1.
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Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Jersey City
Newark
Baltimore
Reading
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Little Rock
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
Nebraska Clinches Big Six Baseball Title Over Missouri
The University of Nebraska won the Big Six championship by beating Missouri 3 to 2 in Lincoln. Key plays included a Hasty Catch and a Killown Lass effort contributing to the victory.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Missouri
Scope
Killown Lass
Hasty Catch
Good Races Scheduled by Hounds
Schooling races for hounds ahead of the coming meet are set for this evening with at least two notable events. Notable entries include Badland Lady and Polly Prim in the second and third races, plus Hasty Catch, Chip Up, and Doran in the special.
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My Own
Polly Prim
Chip Up
Doran
Pat
Meadow
Sonny’s
Texaco
Rapid Buster
Bowery Bum
Avalon
Reckless Rocket
Rocket Trawler
Daffodil
Mary
Princess Dreadnaugh
Miss Red King
Mabel
Tippy Hawke
Silver Dart
Betty Darling
My Trump
Golden Arrow
Bo. Big
Hand
Bowery Dick
Sally the Red
Bowery Red
Hustling Red
Best Bet
Dazzler
Box
Rough Lady
Helen Officer
Black Bess
Copper King
Pay C
Jack Dansant
Loves Laddile
Fast Ball
Prince Dreadnaught
Hodge Boy
Chief Renown
Snow King
General Eakin
Shelby Meadows
Joe Catch
Smiling Hawke
Chocolate Kid Captures 10 Round Win at Shibe Park
Cuban fighter Kid Chocolate defeats Vidal Gregorio of Spain in a ten round decision at Shibe Park Philadelphia on June 5. The bout highlighted a dusky battler from Cuba triumphing over his opponent in a close match.
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Cuba
Gregorio
Philadelphia
Kid Chocolate
Dusky Battler
Vidal Gregorio
Spain
Shibe Park
Columbus Wins In American Association Action
In a Columbus matchup the team prevailed with a 6 to 3 scoreline over Louisville, batteries listed as Miller and Shinault for Columbus, with De vine Wisler and Thompson. Other games show St Paul against Kansas City and Indianapolis with varied box scores, citing multiple batteries and innings across the day.
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R. HE
Columbus
Louisville
Miller and Shinault
Devine
Wisler
Thompson
St. Paul
Eeepeewpoenes
Kansas City
Cse-Seeree
Betts
Pacific Coast League Seattle Takes Game
Fragmentary report from San Francisco records a June baseball game in the Pacific Coast League with players Batteries-House Breinecke Vine Severeid and Batteries-Schelenbach Bassler Gomez Couch Jones Glynn involved. No final score or complete details are recoverable from the passage.
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San Francisco
H. E. Hollywood
Schelenbach
Bassler
Gomez
Couch
Jones
Glynn
Corned Feed On Boe Ccrda Dade Da Batteries
Oakland report notes battery incidents with Ortman Woodall McEvoy and Read. The brief item lists names. details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Oakland
Ortman and Woodall
McEvoy
Read
Irish colt Trigo wins Epsom Derby for owner $75,000
Will Barnett's stout-hearted Irish thoroughbred Trigo outlasted 3-year-olds to win the Epsom Derby by a length and a half over Walter Gay. Jim Marshall rode the outsider at 33 to 1 as Cragadouri, Kops, and other favorites faltered in a crowd of more than half a million. Princess Mary and other royals greeted the Dublin broker owner after a historic race that paid nearly $75,000.
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United Press
PSOM
England
Will Barnett
Trigo
Lord Woolvington
Walter Gay
Somerville Tartersal
Brienz
Jim Marshall
Lord Astor
Cragadouri
Tenham Corner
J. Burns’ Kops
Major
Barnett
Prince
R. ©. Dawson
Itsee
Hunters Moon
En Garde
Ame
Mrs. Glarney
Posterity
Go Selfridge
Fifty Million Wagered on Epsom Derby
London reports stampede of betting on the Epsom Derby with an estimated 50 million dollars wagered. Sally Joel reportedly lost up to 300,000 on Kopi, while winners included a West London stock exchange ticket holder who netted 600,000 on Trigo. Individuals in Calcutta, Leeds, Dublin and London shared in notable payouts as the sweepstakes paid out large sums to a few and left many others financially strained.
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London
Great Britain
British Isles
Sally Joel
Kopi
Gragadour Stock Exchange
Jimmy Gibbs
West London
Stock Exchange
Trigo
J. L. Brill
Leeds Haberdasher
Rajputana
India
Calcutta
J. Mackie
Commercial Cables Company
Brienz Stock Exchange
Ladbroke
Bookie
W. Barnett
Dublin
Mackie
Oregon Gammers Win Trans-Continental Golf Match
The University of Oregon defeated Harvard 123 to 82 in the first transcontinental golf contest. Played on a Cambridge course, players earned points per par birdie and eagle. Don Moe led scoring with 44 points while Phillips Finlay had 26 for Harvard.
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Cambridge
Mass
INS
University of Oregon
Harvard University
Don Moe
Phillips Finlay
Crimson
Oarsmen to England For Henley Regatta Voyage
Columbia University's 150 pound rowing team sails tomorrow from New York aboard the American Banker to compete in the Henley regatta in England.
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England
New York
Columbia University
Willie Kamm Rises Among Stars as White Sox Rookie
Willie Kamm third baseman for the Chicago White Sox is highlighted as one of the few bright spots for owner Charles Comiskey. His steady defense and unexpected power have him climbing the American League ladder beside stars like Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig and Al Simmons.
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Willie Kamm
Chicago White Sox
Owne
Charles Comiskey
Babe Ruth
Lo Gehrig
al Bimmons
Engineer Who Wins $84 750 On Derby Will Go Fishing
Arthur Court, 49, of Indianapolis, won 84750 on a $1 Truco ticket in the English Derby at Epsom Downs. He will not quit his engineering job but may take his wife and eight children on a brief vacation to fish. A stranger offered 10 for the ticket, but Court held on. He learned of the win by phone from Cleveland, then said he will continue working and get back to his boilers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Arthur Court
Truco
Epsom Downs
Eee
Cleveland
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