Barney Oldfield Smashes Indy Speed Record
Indianapolis May 2. Barney Oldfield circled the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1 1 2 hours at an average speed of 102 6 23 mph, beating the former 1 30 13 mark set by Jorgen Doillat in 1914. He did not use the car for the upcoming International Sweep Stakes. Seven more cars qualified, bringing total qualifiers to 21. Names include Gilbert Anderson, Thomas Rooney, Eddie Rickenbacher, Howard Wilcox, Inte Derigne, Jack Lecann, Arthur Johnson, Ralph Salford, Bob Detno, Gaston Chevrolet, and Eddie O'Donnell. Some may qualify tomorrow by special AA.A. permission. The rest of the text discusses golf governance and is not relevant to the core race report.
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Arthur Johnson
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Plan National Golf Association Formed in Chicago
Chicago May 22 A plan for a national golf association with plenary power after all poll ers in the United States and equal representations was announced by Horace Smith of Nashville director and former president of the Western Golf association through Crafts W Siggins of Chicago assistant secretary. The move arises from Massachusetts and other golf associations refusing to obey the United States Golf Association ruling involving Francis Quimet and other pros who dealt in golf goods. To date all golfers in Anelles have submitted to the USGA rules, according to Smith, though criticisms have been voiced.
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Salt Lake Defeats Seals to Take Series in Open Date
Salt Lake beat San Francisco 8 to 2 at Majcatin Park, taking the series from the champions. The Vernon club heads to Open with two Memorial Day games. first at 10:15 AM, then 2 PM.
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Vernon Tigers Win Twice In Day As They Dominate Week
In Los Angeles on May 28 the Vernon Tigers won morning and afternoon games, defeating Ag Rete Oaks and the Denvers to complete a third straight week sweep. The morning game ended after ten innings due to time limit. the afternoon contest featured strong pitching by Noyes and Hlexkibotham. The report includes a garbled note about a proposed constitution and bylaws for a national golf body, plus assorted quotes and gossip from the Washington Star and Nastan Tennscript.
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Oaks Lose Both Ames To Angels In Double Hectic A.M. Game
Oakland was swept in a pair of afternoon and forenoon sessions by the Angels with scores 4 to 0 and 10 to 3. Rube Bilis stole second and advanced on an error to spark the seventh inning in the morning, as Harry Walter and Ellis contributed to the rally that produced the go ahead run. The crowd swarmed the field in protest as umpire Guthrie faced a barrage of thrown objects. In the later game, Spread Martin allowed a lone hit as Los Angeles pulled ahead and held on for the win. Domestic tensions flared around the field as players and fans clashed with security.
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Brigham City Defeats Utamaics 4 in Scoring Novelty
Brigham City pitchers dominate as Jensen and Watkins star with key hits and defense. Box score shows Watkings catching, W Jensen at second, A Jensen at first, Hursaker pitching strong relief to seal the win over the Utamaics. Final tally 4 to 0 with timely runs late and solid fielding.
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National League results mixed in nine games
Baseball summaries from May 24 report several NL and AL matchups including Portland and San Francisco split doubleheaders, Los Angeles and Oakland games, and St Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Chicago efforts. Key performances featured Williams, Hunsaker, Childs, Fagan, Pr uett, and Morgan with multiple hits and RBIs. The Cincinnati comeback edged Chicago 3 to 2 in a ninth inning rally. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 4 to 0 in one game and 4 to 1 in another.
League teams break even in Sunday contest
The Utamade-Ogden and Brigham City baseball teams of the Tricounty league split a two game set. Brigham City won 8 to 4 at Drisham City and Utamade-Ogden beat Ogden 16 to 8 at home, in a crowd-affected weekend series.
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