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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1923
Page
5
In a rough match Morrle and Padgett clashed while Pedwett watched. Padgett fell early, and a later exchange saw Dgett press the attack. Mermobis halted the first two rounds, then a decisive third gave Dgett the title over Billy Rolfe.
A garbled collection of sports references mentions baseball batting records, jockey clubs, boxing matches and Garden venue issues. It lists Ty Cobb, Rickard, Ruth, J. K., Floyd Johnson and others in unsettled discussions about seasons, contracts, and venue decisions.
Yesterday's games show Oklahoma City 2 6 in 12 innings, Sioux 3 4, Fort Worth 6 Shreveport 3 1, San Antonio 6 Houston 2, Wichita Falls 6 Dallas 2, Louisville 7 Minneapolis 4, Milwaukee Toledo matchup noted, and additional Kansas City 6 Columber 3 results with other city pairings including Des Moines and Omaha noted among fragmented lines.
A Tucson High School football equipment shipment arrived ahead of the fall season. The consignment includes eighteen government gray pants, eighteen new helmets without chin straps, twenty four sweatshirts, fourteen red with two white stripes, and two pairs of selected socks. The gear will be issued to the squad at season start, ordered earlier this summer.
Reports from BERLING and other towns note currency shortages forcing American tourists to depart for foreign lands while delays keep others in hotels awaiting checked funds. Eastern factories ship postmaster general supplies to Chicago and Cheyenne for tests of an all‑weather transcontinental air mail link slated to start August 21. In Washington railroad earnings for June reach 87.7 million dollars, up about 5.5 percent annually. Paris also hints at a naval display in Chinese waters amid regional unrest.
In Chicago Yankee Stadium Babe Ruth pushed his batting average toward Harry Hellmann as New York edged Detroit 11 to 3. Ruth went 1 for 3 with a pass and a grounder, while Hellmann lagged in the chase. Other league results featured St Louis Cardi nals 13 over New Yorks 3 in 16 innings, and Boston Nationals defeating Cincinnati Reds 6 to 1.
The piece traces veteran players mentoring young recruits in baseball, highlighting Mane Wagner guiding Joha Miller toward a managerial future and Ty Cobb promoting Heinie Manush as a rising star. It notes Manush’s hitting skill, fielding limits, and Cobbs faith in his progression, alongside anecdotes on Stuffy Davis and Marty Devine shaping the Athletics’ infield.
In Philadelphia Aug 10 the Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 21 to 6 to end a long slump. Hall and Welch each collected four hits while Neale and Scheer hit homers. Greason used five pitchers but Philadelphia piled up 22 hits and 33 bases.
In a 13 to 12 marathon at St. Louis, Lee North sparked a 16th inning rally as the Cardinals beat the league leading team. The game featured 12 pitchers, multiple extra base hits, and late misplays, with North holding the opposition hitless in the final four innings.
Washington defeated Cleveland 2 to 1 in Chicago as Coveleskie held the Indians to one hit until the seventh. Johnson tripled and scored on Goslin's fly for the winning run in the eighth. Sewell earned three bases on hits with two other key players contributing, while Coveleskie limited Cleveland to six hits.
Detroit hitters pounded New York pitchers Hoyt and Mays as they built a commanding lead. The Yankees plated 3 runs while Detroit finished with 11 on 14 hits and 3 errors. Johnson, Cole and Bassler contributed for Detroit while Hoyt struggled in relief.
Boston scored twice in the eighth on doubles by Byrne and Harris and an error by Gerber to beat St. Louis 4 to 4. Fewster strained his back while catching a fly and had to be carried from the field as Boston took the lead with a late rally.
Motive Power club of the city will face the Jewels in a Mesa Sunday doubleheader. Captain Seaton Gonzales and James will handle pitching with Gonzales morning and James or Seston in reserve. James showed three strikeouts in two innings Sunday and is expected to gain strength after a layoff. International team talks include a possible visit next week to play a doubleheader, with rumors of interest from the Fast Kaprese mine and players from Juarez and Peso.
Babe Adams pitched for Pittsburgh in a 2 0 victory over Brooklyn after strong fielding by Fournier and a late rally. The game featured a remarkable one hand catch by Brooklyn first baseman Fournier and quick relay to second, with Dickerman, Decatur, Smith and Deberry contributing for the losers.
Lawson Smith leads Tucson High School supporters raising funds to buy five dozen towels for the squad. Previously few towels were available and wore out quickly. towels will be bought at a special rate from a local firm. Domestic science girls will launder them daily at the high school.
In Corvallis Oregon on August 10 the Corvallis Berse shoe Pitchere association formed with many local men signing for membership. Courts have been staked out to accommodate twenty four players, and they are lighted at night by search lights for practice sessions.
Port briefs assess Charley White and Carl Tremeire as strong hitters with rough patches. The piece notes U S Olympic prospects in 1924, training gains, and rising long distance and javelin events. Bill Johnston and Sherry Smith are highlighted in tennis and baseball contexts with references to matches and pitches.
A New York writer argues boxing suffers from class jumping and commercialism. The piece criticizes state commissions for dictatorial rules, promoter manipulation, and inflated ticket prices, noting champions chase paydays and fans feel the impact on merit and competition.
The article argues commercial interests threaten boxing, noting limits on promoter guarantees and a rule to force boxers to share purses, aiming to cap fighters at 59 percent of the total purse with promoter backing.
The article praises pitcher Alexander as the elder standout among top big league arms. It notes he has more wins this season than Rube Adams, Rube Marquard, Jack Quinn, West Johnson, or Urban Feber, with age comparisons showing Adams and Quinn older and Grover Alexander at thirty six.
In New York last night Pal Moran of New Orleans and Jack Bernstein of New York battled ten rounds to a draw. Moran attacked in the seventh, Bernstein used his left hook early, and the fighters traded blows through the later rounds with Moran edging the later rounds.
Los Angeles report states the California Supreme Court denied Katherine Tingley a re hearing of the case from San Diego where a superior court jury ordered her to pay Irene M Morin for alleged affections of Morin's husband.
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