Detective Tapscott Hero Prize After Narrow Escape
In Chicago, Detective Sergt. Fred Tapscott shot as an escaped convict's gun discharged near a detonator, saving his life and possibly that of Sergt. J A McCarthy. He earned a $100 hero prize amid a chaotic saloon pursuit involving Webb and other officers.
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Fred Tapscott
Hughes
Tapscott
Fitzmorris
J. A. McCarthy
McCarthy
Michael McFadden
Dan Morrison
Thirty-first Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
McFadden
Willie” Webb
Pontiac
Webb
Rock Island
Quick Death For Hounds On Stone Mountain
In Mountain Georgia two foxhounds fell into a deep crevice on Stone Mountain. Owners W. O. and Ronald Venable lowered themselves in rope access but failed. Crowds gathered daily hoping for a rescue. An expert Fort McPherson rifleman then shot the dogs to end their suffering, a swift fatal mercy amid public debate.
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Tone Mountain
Stone Mount
W. O
Ronald Venable
Stone Mountain
Venables
Fort McPherson
United States Army
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Elziar Rioux Emerges as Dempsey Contender in Canada
Elziar Rioux a 23 year old 6 foot 4 inch 240 pound fighter from Trois Pistoles and Three Rivers Quebec is being trained by Dr J P Gadbois of Montreal. Rioux rose from a lumber camp where he defeated a bully known as Big Swede, earning early recognition. After six months of training Rioux may pursue boxing and a bout with Jack Dempsey.
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Jack Dempsey
Elziar Rioux
Elziar
J. P. Gadbois
Montreal
Eiziar
Doctor Gadbois
Rioux
Gadbois
Has Jack London Sent Back a Message From Spirit Land
Edward B. Payne, London's lifelong friend, presents psychic writings claimed to be Jack London. Payne doubts public quotation but says the style resembles London. Messages allegedly describe postdeath consciousness and a wish to convey thoughts to friends, with Payne investigating the medium.
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Jack London
Beskzler
Cal
Spirit Land
Edward B. Payne
London
Payne
Oakland
Gets Lobert s Goat
John Lobert longtime third baseman for the Reds Phillies and Giants lives in Philadelphia. A memory of one bone head play fuels his choler. In a Phillies game he tagged Bob Bescher for a supposed third out in the fifth inning. Both players rushed to different bases before realizing the error, needing Red Coin and Joe Tinker to set them straight.
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John Lobert
Reds
Phillies
Giants
Philadelphia
John
Bob Bescher
Bescher
Lobert
Bob
Red Coin
Joe Tinker
First No Hit No Run Game By Hale and Bradley
Washington Bradley, a Philadelphia policeman, pitched the first major league no hit no run no man on first game on July 15, 1876, while with the St. Louis team. The feat capped four straight shutouts over four days, one of only five such games in baseball history.
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Hale
Washington Bradley
Philadelphia
Bradley
St. Louis
Locating a Famous Old Player in Fort Worth
Charles Sweasy, 72, former second baseman of the 1869 Cincinnati Reds, living in Fort Worth, was found by scribes during a Reds exhibition. Feeble health but prosperous in business, Sweasy had not been previously known to be alive despite efforts in 1919 to locate 1869 teammates.
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Fort Worth
Cincinnati Reds
Charles Sweasy
Reds
George Wright
Cal McVey
Sweasy
Baseball Bids and Transactions Stir 1922 Contenders
A roundup of spring baseball notes lists Dick Kerr signing with a Chicago semi pro team, Frank Shanahan trying out for the White Sox, Charles Deal joining City Hall in the Midwest league, and Marty Krug sold to Chicago. Arnold Statz amid golf hype, Johnny Zinn linked to Muskogee, Galveston selling Harry Lee to Kansas City, and Derrill Pratt named Red Sox field captain.
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Charles Deal
Chicago Nationals
City Hall
Marty Krug
Chicago
Galveston
Harry Lee
Kansas City
Lee
Derrill Pratt
Red Sox
Everett Scott
New York
Alarm Clock Advice From Umpire After 15 Inning Tie
In a St Louis American League game umpire Tim Hurst plied manager with a joke about alarm clocks after a late first baseman delay, recounting Silk O Laughlin's tale of keeping Tim awake till 2am with stories. The game stretched to 15 innings due to a misplayed base situation and a late single.
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Silk O’laughlin
Tim
Tim Hurst
Silk
St. Louis
O'Laughlin
Helder
Hurst
Browns
Low priced lands offer solution to farm profit squeeze
An article argues farmers can raise profit on inexpensive lands by selecting soil fertile sites and applying proper methods such as soil moisture control and productive varieties. It questions paying high rents for costly land and implies Western Canada offers a promising, ready alternative.
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Canada
Babe Ruth urges Little Rock boys to quit smoking
Baseball legend Babe Ruth appeared before thousands at the Little Rock Boys' Club and urged boys to avoid cigarette smoking. He distributed buttons bearing his name to the attendees.
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Babe” Ruth
Little Rock
Ruth
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds From 1920s Notes and Names
A collage of sports tidbits notes figures such as Jack Kelly the single sculler, Edward F. Geers the harness driver at seventy one, Billy Wells the English welterweight joining New York scene, Boles Rosenthal returning to Minnesota as assistant football coach, Dartmouth captain Horace Frederick Taylor Jr of 1923, and mentions Dempsey eyeing a cross-ocean bout. It also references Edna Arnold LSU, golf book paradox, Gil Dobie Cornell coach, Billy Lush Naval Academy mentor, and a Virginia coaching school at Charlottesville.
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Gil Dobie
Cornell
Billy Lush
Naval Academy
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Fragmentary text yields unclear event or names
The readable portion mentions North and a group of men with a wonder, but specifics on person, place, date, or action are missing leaving no clear news item to summarize.
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Northwestern High
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The
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Detroit
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Pete Donahue
Gleason
Arnold Statz
Cubs
Los Angeles
Johnny Zinn
Jimmy Zinn
Muskogee
New York Nationals
Arthur Seydler
Texas Military Academy
George Hughes
Wichita
Moline
Cairo
Silk” O’laughlin
Western Canada
Government of
Gowen
Sir Robert Shory
England
Penranes Thes
Ine
Nto
Iagua
Dean
Weinene Ladysmith
W. F. Young
Temple St
N. Y
Olympic Club of
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Jack Kelly
Shampion
Edward F. Geers
Billy Wells
Boles Rosenthal
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Horace Frederick Taylor, Jr
Buffalo
Dartmouth College
Mr. Dempsey
Rassling
Edna Arnold
Louisiana State University
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