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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
3
Report notes Mile. Lenglen may not be at full strength but could test the young American champion who is expected to adapt to a changed pace. Observers suggest Lenglen will counter with a varied attack and seek to exploit any weakness.
Miss Helen Wills, the 18 year old American tennis champion, prepares for her first match in England at Berkeley club before heading to Wimbledon. Experts note a significant handicap from adapting to the English ball and turf, with rivals like Lenglen shaping the title race as Paris clay events loom.
Washington golfers defeated Bicknell by a narrow margin at the local course with a final score of 1 061 to 1 080 after two rounds of eighteen holes. Individual scores include H M George 101 and Jerry Brown 111 for Washington and Paul Bicknell 101 and W Dunham 120 for Bicknell.
Luis Firpo signed articles to fight Harry Wills in the United States under promoter Tex Rickard. Firpo and agent Juan Homs announced the terms are set except the date. Firpo proposed August 20 to September 20, Rickard prefers an earlier date.
In recent Olympic tryouts U S college stars set and tied several marks. Ivan H. Riley of the Illinois Athletic Club broke the 400 meter hurdles, E C Wilson of Iowa topped the 200 and 100 meter dashes, while J B Chaney of Howard Payne equaled the 100 meter.foresees a year of record breaking and a superior winning team.
National League results include Boston 11 over New York 6, Chicago 2 over Pittsburgh 1, St Louis 6 over Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 8 over Philadelphia 7. American League outcomes show Detroit 10 over Cleveland 6, Chicago 7 over St Louis 42, plus a Philadelphia Washington game. American Association games list Minneapolis 2 over St Paul 11, Milwaukee 4 over Kansas City 10, Louisville Indianapolis a loss to Jatax Toledo 4 to 11.
Tommy Sibbons from St Paul defeats Georges Carpentier of France in ten rounds at Ringside Michigan City. Carpentier bleeds from the mouth and a cut over his eye as Sibbons dominates from start to finish. Carpentier slips on a wet spot in the ninth, twists his ankle, and leaves the ring with help from police and seconds.
The Washington Grays lost a tight game to Tell City 4 to 3 Sunday. Killion pitched for Washington. The game tied in the ninth when Tell City catcher hit a homerun over the ferries for the decisive run.
Cambridge Mass June 2 Yale and Pennsylvania battled for supremacy as Yale defeated Pennsylvania and the California team to capture the 1924 intercollegiate track and field championship, ending California’s three year reign. The meet featured a sensational Eastern Western clash with Yale taking the title in a close finish.
In a tight finish the event saw a single point decide the winner 28 to 27. Leland Stanford placed third with 24 points. Princeton earned 23 points and Penn State 21 as Southern California finished sixth with 14. California tied Harvard for eighth at 13 points, just behind Johns Hopkins.
Leo Baldwin of Wichita Falls Texas emerged as the outstanding qualifier at the twentieth annual interscholastic track and field meet at Stage Field Chicago. He placed in high hurdles shot put javelin discus broad jump and entered hammer and high jump with no qualifications held.
Members of the County Club will hold a trap shoot Thursday to determine the best shot. Four Thursdays feature 25 targets each for a total of 100 targets. The contestant with the highest score will be declared the club champion.
A fragmented report notes the Washington Cubs routed the Knights of Colombia in a Sunday game. Details on score and venue are unclear due to OCR errors. mentions of Texas cotton fields and boll weevils appear as unrelated fragments.
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