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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
5
Weekend games feature Power team traveling to face Chane in a key series. The squad plans a doubleheader with hopes of sweeping the opponents and continuing their strong run this week. O'Con is listed as ill but expected to recover. leaders anticipate robust crowd support and strategic emphasis on ball handling.
Fort Huachuca officials invite Citigen readers to a day of events with many prizes. Competition covers equipment race mounted wrestling running broad jump and more with gold and silver medals, uniforms, and crop equipment as prizes. Military officers and staff named as judges starters and announcer oversee the events.
Rumors circulate that star Jack Barry may rejoin the Boston Red Sox as pennant talk swells. The team confronts weather delays and manager changes while fans await any word on Barry's possible return and a push for another title.
baseball score updates show the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Americans 6 to 2 as Babe Ruth out-hit and raised his batting average while Detroit managed the win. other early games include Boston Nationals 3 1 over Leule Cardinate and Browns sweeping Boston Americans two games to none.
In the Longwood Cricket Club at Kesnut Hills ilms. Alonzo and W Johnson of Philadelphia defeated William Joneton and Clarence Griffin in four sets 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-2. The match featured strong serving and quick net play as the Australian Davie Cup challengers Ary McCinnis and W B Schiessinger also delivered a hard fought comeback before falling.
The note lists games in New York Philadelphia Brooklyn and Boston with matchups involving B Leute in Chicago and Petrait in Cleveland. Also mentions Sacramento Saturday Lake Saturday Oakland and Vernon in the as yet unclear schedule.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names like Murphy and Onsion with unclear phrasing. No coherent event or outcome is identifiable. Further legible copy needed to form a proper headline and summary.
Washington builds a four run lead, Cleveland ties in the eighth, then Russell and Boone shut the door as the Senators beat the Indians 8 to 4 at Cleveland. Key moments include Judge’s triple play and Speaker two base hits, with Zackary, Rosell, Ruel, Edwards, Boone, and Shaver contributing on the mound and in the field.
Detroit jumps to a 3 0 lead after five runs in the sixth inning and a first inning homer by Witt. The Tigers win 8 to 3 as Buch allows six and Detroit plates eight hits in the first game of the series.
Great pitching by Eddie Rommel carried Philadelphia to an 8 to 2 win over Chicago in 15 innings. Millers scored the decisive run after a steal and Welch hit, as Thurston relieved Blankenship in the 11th and struck out six. Rommel and Perkins led the Phillies while Thurston and Schalk handled the Sox.
In St Louis on August 23 the Browns snapped a five game skid by a header from the Red Sox defeat. The first game, a lengthy lugging match, went to St Louis in 72 innings with Vangiléder earning the win.
Genewich pitched all of Boston runs in a 3 to 1 victory over St Louis. He earned his fourth straight win aided by sharp fielding and three strong double plays. Bottomley and Morneby had two base hits for Boston, while Sherdel and McCurdy toed the mound for St Louis.
In the first game the Browns built a late rally to pull ahead 6 to 3 as both teams exchanged blows. Severeid and Shanks contributed homers and strong offense while St. Louis tallied late runs but the Browns held on. In the second game Willan hit a season homer off Quinn as the Browns won 2 to 1 and Sharerid and Shocker led the mound effort.
Fragmentary text lists Dallas and Fort Worth references with several city names Galveston Wichita Falls San Antonio Shreveport and vague numbers. The snippet suggests baseball or tallying scores but lacks coherent events or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR item lists places and numbers such as Paul, Leaseville, Kansas City, Toledo, Milwaukee, Columbia, Minneapeotis, Indianapolia with scattered digits. No coherent event or subject stated.
Fragmentary OCR lists place names and numbers from a railroad or transit segment. Includes Bt Joseph Siouxig Omaha Denver Tulsa Oklahoma City with scattered figures, suggesting a route or timetable snippet without a complete narrative.
Fragmentary notes list several city matchups with unclear results and weather notes. Entries include New Orleans, Mobile, Little Rock, Chattanoogs, Birmingham, Atlanta, and Memphis Nashville with sporadic scores and rain indicated.
Berlin reports the German government will suppress currency speculation with severe penalties Including death for the gravest infringements and hard labor sentences for others.
Jeck Neville of San Francisco and Margeret Gilligan former actress known as Peasy Un ferwend wed in Pasadena. Neville a member of the Amer icom-Wallker Cup team, and the couple planned a Southern California move as Neville competes in rodeo events. In North Plainwell Cleveland 6 a wreck in a pace race left five horses down. Vic Fleming driving Jane FR and Fred Edman with Liftlane appeared seriously hurt.
The Senator driven by Mc Donald at French Lick, Inc. won the championship granties stake number 14 for trotters waiving $9.26 from a strong field of colts.
Kenneth Williams belted his 23rd homer of the season in the second game, a seventh inning solo shot off Quirna with no one on base, helping St Louis to beat the Boston Americans in yesterday's doubleheader.
In New York, Aug 24, Pat Dunces left fielder and Sammy Bohne second baseman of the Cincinnati Nationals faced charges of being approached by gamblers during a recent series with the New York Giants in Cincinnati. John A. Heydier, president of the league, held a hearing where both players testified under oath after allegations by a Chicago sports publication.
Training for the championship fight at Atlantic City nears as Firpo begins camp work. Dempsey and rival sparring partners join in prep for the Lew Aneri Firpo bout at the Polo Grounds New York. The piece notes location shifts and training routines as July winds fade.
Leis Angel Firpo arrived in Atlantic City and began a training camp under Horatio Lavat in preparation for a world heavyweight title bid in the southern hemisphere. He tested equipment, sparred four rounds, and requested more partners as Carton Vega interprets and Myer Baul handles local affairs.
Billy Huncree defeated Bud Soules of Nashville in a 10 round decision. The card featured Jimmy Dougies of Phoenix against Joe Salinas of Miami in a light weight bout. The results were declared clear for Huncree and Soules.
In Los Angeles on Aug 11 the Bam Langford Rocco Tramaigie heavyweight bout was halted by Chief August Vollmer who called Langford a simus pure professional. Disgruntled ticket holders clashed with police as seating failed and crowd damaged Madison Square Arena interior while fights were toggled on and off by vandalized electrical switches.
In Portland Oregon on August 23 Tenny Carman of San Jose and Dodge Bercett of Seattle boxed two rounds while George Byrne of Portland defeated Sammy Green of New York in a six round semi windup to take the decision.
Joe Coffee of Pueblo lost to Kédie Mayek of Alamosa in the fifth round of a scheduled twelve round featherweight bout in Albuquerque. The match took place on the last night, with both fighters from Colorado.
New York Aug 23 Pancho Villa world flyweight champion stopped Jackie Feldman of New York in the third round of a 19 round bout. Villa weighed 169 1 2 pounds Feldman 117. Feldman substituted for Charley Rosenberg who won. The bell saved Feldman in the second round.
Earl B H Clerk of Columbus files a suit for $50 008 against Grand Circuit officials and Capital City Driving Association over alleged false arrest tied to doping allegations involving the horse Periscope on August 1.
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