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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1923
Page
5
The sporting page reports a star player being sent south to join a major team as part of a midseason reshuffle. The piece notes the player’s high reputation, the mixed reactions of fans, and the looming impact on pennant races as teams position for May paths to the postseason.
Baseball news notes show little change in national league standings with Horneby leading at .395 and Wheat, Pottersley, and others close behind. Babe Ruth and Hellman inch closer in home runs and total bases as American and Western league stats highlight Blakesley and Horan atop runs and hits.
Two year olds will attract major attention at the seventh annual Tijuana meeting opening on Thanksgiving Day. Juvenesile stakes and the Tijuana Futurity offer added money, with California breeders well represented by leading Western farms and sires boosting the juvenile divisions.
Australia’s Tavis cup challengers tied with the United States in the opening 1912 Cup matches. William M Johnston led the Americans with a straight-set win over James Anderson, while William T. Tilden defeated John B. Hawkes in straight sets. Alderson’s upset over Wimbledon champion disputed Italian foe added drama as cup action shifted toward balancing the ties.
Fragmented sports puzzle lists several city pairings including Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati and Los Angeles, along with scattered names like Lyle Clervelang and Pier Teter Serramette. The text appears to be OCR garble of matchups or bracket notes with no clear events or results.
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh won the world middleweight title by decision over Johnny Wilson of Boston in a 15 round bout at the Polo Grounds. Greb fought with fierce energy, while Wilson failed to prove championship caliber as he was outclassed throughout. Wilson weighed 178 pounds.
The article outlines three key defensive points Argentine fighter Firpo developed for his world championship bid against Jack Dempsey. It describes training shifts, adjusted fighting tempo, and public display of new tactics, highlighting Firpo’s effort to disrupt Dempsey’s aggressive style.
In the Minneapolis league standings fragment, teams such as Wichita Palace Birmingham and Chattanooga appear with partial scores and placements. The snippet mentions Littlereek and Tulea in unclear order, indicating a uneven reporting of results and team names.
The Nationals edged the Pirates in Pittsburg while the Red Sox defeated the Red Sox in Boston 3 to 1. Ed Roush of Cincinnati will miss at least two weeks due to a Brooklyn series injury after an X ray. Chicago discusses Earl Sheely as catcher and Hollie Thurston as first baseman in possible lineup changes. Babe Ruth had a tough day at the plate as New York won its second straight over Washington.
In a Coast League schedule segment the Beattie team faced Portland in a split doubleheader with several scoring bursts. Crandall and Byler led Beattie while E Galt and Onslow starred for Portland in a game described by sparse, garbled OCR text from the era.
Cincinnati edged by the Reds while Aldridge held the mound as three consecutive hits spurred a late rally. St Louis rallied to defeat Pittsburgh 3 to 2, with Levis winning and Freigena homer aiding the Cards. Boston moved within a full game of seventh place by beating Philadelphia 3 to 2, and Brooklyn snapped a 16-game skid by beating the Giants 5 to 1.
Eddie Bursbrook welterweight champion of the United States Army knocked out Al Norton of Yonkers New York in the tenth round of a scheduled twelve round bout in Baltimore last night.
At Stagg Field Chicago, top AAU contenders from the Chicago Athletic Association vie for national honors as three new records emerge. L Maha dominates the mile, R Juday lifts the high jump mark, and L Priester shatters the javelin standard, reshaping the meet standings.
New York Americans defeated the Washington team yesterday in Solon New York. Jones drove in two runs with two hits, Ruth fanned twice and grounded into a double play. Washington turned four double plays, Peckinpaugh highlighted Washington defense.
Jeck Dempsey trains to defend his heavyweight title against Leis Angel Pirpe at Saratoga Springs. Sparring partners work the left hook while the camp emphasizes endurance over the next 18 days of drills. Rioux, a Canadian lumberjack, was knocked out by Dempsey’s left hook yesterday in under a round during arrival sparring.
In a Sept 1 game at Boston, Mackmen defeated the Red Sox 5-2. Hasty pitched effectively for the Athletics with 7 innings, Reichle scored on Burns' single in the eighth, and Fullerton allowed several hits. Harrie relieved Hasty later in the game.
In New Orleans Jimny Finier Lewierike defeated Grady Franklin in ten rounds. In Shreveport Heeferth of Chiras won a ten-round decision over Jee Lynck of New York. In Milwaukee Billy Wells outpointed Tillie Kid Herman in a ten-round no decision bout. Wells impressed writers by finishing unblemished while Herman showed facial bruising from the contest.
Amor Frankie Meouree of Los Angeles knocked out Battling Chips in the sixth round of a planned twelve round fight in El Paso. The timekeeper stopped the fight at the count of eight after an alleged foul gave Chico the round, though officials disagreed. Monroe led Chips on points at the stoppage.
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