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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1923
Page
5
A garbled late 19th century sports and political montage mentions Villa’s triumph and independence themes, tying a boxing or baseball figure to the era’s struggles. It cites military police, a guard, and officials, with scattered names and events reflecting a chaotic historical page.
Fragmentary text lists multiple names and scores across cities and teams, including Louie, Jeph, Paul, and Taukee. Mentions Toledo and Los Angeles context with several fractional records like 6.5 and 9-2, but no clear event or outcome is discernible.
Tucson's players travel from Saturday to Sunday for a 42 match invitation meet against Bisbee. Singles split, but Tucson swept doubles to win the overall meet. Notable players included Henry Poppen, T Peters, Al Johnson, and R Evans with local supporters present. Bisbee invited for a return match in coming weeks.
Babe Ruth adds his 26th and 27th homers at New York’s park to lift the Yankees over the St. Louis Browns 9 to 6 in 13 innings. Williams trails Ruth with a chase for Cy Williams as New York expands its American League lead amid multiple daily results across the league.
Tucson High announces Virgil F Resecti of the history faculty has sent a real badger to the school as a fighting mascot. Senior Lae som Smith edits the Cactus Chronicle and will prepare the animal for the opening of the year. Football backers predict victories and a state title as the mascot debate continues.
Sports scores and schedules from major leagues feature matchups including St. Louis visiting New York and the Cavaliers in Cleveland facing Washington with Boston at Detroit and Chicago at Philadelphia.
German gymnasts march in Bavarian city amid market disruptions as tensions rise. Report notes teens and local attendants affected by murky trade shows and rumors of thefts by unknown foreign groups.
A rain soaked Cloudburst halted a Sunday ball game between Motive Power and C and A after two innings amid mud and soaked fans. Lace and Conner highlighted offense with a home run and a clean catch, while Beaton doubled. Teams planned a doubleheader in the Warren District with C A and Community teams, and players like Merkel and Tuden bornas and Sun Gay Nogsie mentioned in local prep chatter.
Coffroth handicap increases prize funds, night event at Tijuana Jockey Club Winter meeting opens after February 1. James Wood Coffroth reports added money values reach 46 000 with total purses between 75 996 and 90 000. Several notable stakes races and entries across North American circuits referenced, with new subscription and entry fees detailed. The Tijuana course in Lower California is highlighted as a premier winter venue near San Diego.
Chicago wrestlers Bohony Meyers and Mernie Engie duel in a finish bout Monday in Chicago. Cowboy Padgett, Morrie Schlaifer meet in Aurora wind-up moved from Friday due to President Harding funeral. Newark runner Jose May sets a two-thirds mile world record in a New Jersey meet. Manila boxer Stanley McBride draws with Livino Jamito in a 12 round match despite judges favoring Jamito. New York Johnny Dundee to box Benny Leonard in a 145 round decision bout at Yankee Stadium on Sept 6. Philadelphia doubles champs Tilden and Richards skip defense. Tilden teams with Wiener for Boston entry. Oakland pitcher Walter Mails out ten days with rib and shoulder injuries from a wrestling match.
Fifty Jewish delegates from North America Poland Lithuania Latvia Roumania Germany and England will meet in Danzig for the Jewish agricultural and trades conference of the Ostorganisation. The organization has received many letters of encouragement from friendly European groups.
Scene in Guadalupe California shows Cecil B De Mille directing a biblical scene with 1906 extras. He warns that any gum chewing by an apostle would cost twenty nine thousand dollars for a possible re take.
Archbishop of Canterbury announced a minimum wage of 11.5 percent per year for Church of England clergymen. This wage measure aims to improve clerical pay across the church.
Agreement finalized between the federal control board and 390 Logan Crescent in the Saanich district to regulate a wine operation. Details remain limited but confirm formal arrangements.
United Press reports in the Tahawas section of the Adirondacks after F. J. Jones surveying found wildlife including twenty nine deer one red fox one wildcat two Canadian lynx four rabbits two partridges one great blue heron and one full grown bear confirming the wilderness tract remains home to a varied fauna.
Cleveland swimmer Carbie Walker swam thirty miles across Lake Erie from Point Pelee Ont to Lorain in about two days. He traveled with a rowboat crew of five and relied on sun and stars when the Argus failed. Nourishment was beef broth and sugar. fog and rough conditions made the feat arduous.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts reached six miles off the French coast during his seventh English Channel attempt. He began yesterday with six attendants aboard a support boat, four rotating to swim alongside him.
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