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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
8
Johnston defeats Crawford to reach the Kent singles final in a men’s semifinal match played in England. The set scores included a decisive 6 0 win in the first set, with details of the competing players and match location mentioned in the report.
In a chaotic dispatch boxing notes hint at August fights featuring Ten Tendler and Beniy with bouts at Yankee L A A near Great Falls. Rumors mention a 10 round main event, a Dundee era card, and plans for matches against Sharkey and Loum with various purse figures and card details scattered through the notes.
Police appeal for public help to locate a girl missing five days after leaving home. Reports mention searches near West Tow area and involve local guardians. The notice lists several locations and names, urging witnesses to come forward to aid in the case.
United States Golf Association officials predict a record field for the National Open at Inwood starting July. Top players including John Black and amateurs Bobby Jones and Rudy Knepper are listed among entrants. No entries received after June 27 will be accepted, and start times and pairings will be fixed beforehand to reduce prior tournament chaos.
Cuapal Hill 0 June yo Mule Shirtes first baseman and captain elect of North Carolina baseball will not join professional baseball this season. He will return to the Tar Heels next year after reports he would join the Norfolk league. Official batting averages show Shirtes led his team with 41 percent, six doubles, four triples and a home run in 21 games with only two errors.
The veteran racehorse Exterminator will retire at season’s end after a public Belmont sale set a $30 000 record for thirteen Suf Brad horses. The Binghamton firm plans to fit its stud engagements this year before the Exterminator heads to stud duties and Gilles proceeds with other work.
The fishing season unfolds with big catches near Chan Bridge to Pletcher, while bass remain scarce in brackish waters. Pollution decimates the basin's life, leaving carp and catfish as rare survivors. authorities propose diverting sewage to the river and stocking bass elsewhere. Reports include five notable rockfish, big sea trout, and a Mississippi catfish caught near Great Falls. Local anglers and visitors participate, with reports from Chesapeake Beach pier and Shady Side.
In Great Falls Montana June traced Dempsey worked through a non stop session with his entourage near the running area. He avoided hard knockouts but sparred freely taking most of the rounds and exchanging heavy blows with Godfrey and Jack Burke. Godfrey matched the champion in brief two round exchanges and pushed Dempsey to peak speed throughout the workout.
London June 15 AP Count de Madre organizer of the East Indian Tigers polo team says the squad will travel to the United States at end of July for tours and tournaments. The five players include Maj EG Atcherson and two native Indian officers Maj Jaswang Singh Col Jogintar Singh with high handicaps noted. Count de Madre hopes to arrange an American team to visit India next winter.
Latonia stewards bar the entry of the horse Col G from further racing in an unfit condition. Col G, last in four races, is registered to Wieland who claimed Yashime in a race where Col G had started.
The Robins rallied in the eleventh to defeat the Cubs 3 to 0 after tying the game in the ninth. Zack Wheat delivered a go ahead double after Nels plated a run to break the late deadlock. Brooklyn mounted a ninth inning rally to erase a lead and finally prevailed in extras.
At Seaton Hackney farm near Morristown two of Judge Willem Bo Moore’s leading harness mares, Lady Seaton and Bountiful, were struck and killed by a bolt of lightning. Lady Seaton, admired as a perfect specimen, was imported from England as a yearling by William Carr for Judge Moore and was an international champion in the Moore stable.
Former world lightweight champion Willie Bite returns to the augural scene in London after a long layoff. The bout ends in a knockout loss as Bite is stopped in the eighth round by Leonard at Newark. Referee Jim Griffin disqualifications and multiple title changes mark a turbulent era in boxing history.
J S Cosden has purchased the fast colt Bluemont after winning the handicap at Belmont Park. The price was not published, but it was noted as a high figure within the racing field.
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