Texans and Henry Arm Wrestle for Lightweight Crown at Polo Grounds
Lew Jenkins the Texan, unbeaten lightweight champion, meets Henry Armstrong the welterweight champ at the Polo Grounds. Bookmakers favor Armstrong though Jenkins holds a startling punch. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects a gate near $160 000 if weather stays clear.
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Polo Grounds
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Berg Joe Gans
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Mike Pacobs
No Standout Major Ball Club This Year
AP report notes no dominant club in either major league with pennants likely by default. Reds lead NL as Dodgers fall to Pirates 5-3. Boston idle in AL. Senators beat Indians as Tigers drop to Athletics. Giants shutout by Cubs. Cardinals win sixth straight with Bees.
Tanney Declines Charity Bout With Dempsey
Gene Tunney rules out a charity boxing match with Jack Dempsey. The former heavyweight champion, now an aviation executive, said he gave up the ring 12 years ago and has no plans to return. Tunisia flew to Chicago after a board meeting in Williamsport yesterday and would not comment on Dempsey's comeback push.
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Gene Tanney
Jack Dempsey
Gene
Riy
Tunney
Chicago
Dempsey
Poisonous rattlesnake mistaken for easy target
Bloomfield Nebraska July 17. A man and another man threw an old felt hat over a creature that looked like a simple object. It proved to be a mountain rattlesnake and posed a danger to them.
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Neb
Dean
Dale Lange
Softball Standings and Schedule For This Week
This week standings list Woolen 10 and Dr Pepper 7 atop the table while United Food has 6 and Jr. Board 5. Planned games include Plaza versus Icebergs on diamond 1 and Dr Pepper versus United Food on diamond 2 with rain postponements shifting to Friday July 18 for several matchups including O Sullivan against Joe’s and National Fruit versus M A on the indicated diamonds.
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O’sullivan
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday’s Games
Bob Elliott drove in a run with a single and another with a triple to help the Pirates beat Brooklyn. Phil Cavaretta singled with the bases loaded to stop the Giants. John Rigney stifled the White Sox on six hits. Enos Slaughter homered as the Cardinals beat the Bees 4-3. Buddy Myers and Sam West each had singles that scored two runs for the Senators in a win over the Indians.
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Broadway fighters jitter over switch to Jenkins in big fight talk
New York fans fret as Lew Jenkins is tipped to replace Armstrong in a high profile bout. The Sport pages note Armstrong held, Illinois-born Jenkins vows to win, and managers weigh dangers and logistics for a summer showdown.
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Broadway Boys
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Henry Armstrong
Tiprem
Tenway
Joe Cronin
Boston
Boxing results from Albany and Boise shows Knox and Fox winners
Buddy Knox outpointed Jorge in Albany, while Tiger Jack Fox stopped Pio Pico in Boise. The bouts featured welterweight and lightweight matchups with regional fighters from South America and Mexico in the card summaries.
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N. Y
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Dayton
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Boise
Ida
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Mexico
Park Association faces choice on intercity games
The Clarke County Junior Board of Trade requests a Sunday game on July 28 with a 60 40 split. Park officials led by RUSSELL POTTS consider staying with the new daily plan to stop percentage games and pay visiting clubs a fixed amount while Berryville crowds and costs push budget into the red.
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Sarazen Invites Pressure as Challengers Face Ryder Cup Gap
Detroit July 17 Fiery Gene Sarazen and his handpicked challengers trail Walter Hagen's Ryder Cup team 3 to 1 after rounds yesterday. To salvage pride they must win six of eight singles today. Sarazen adds himself and Lawson Little to the lineup replacing Armour and Thomson after an 8 and 7 loss to Nelson and McSpaden. Little beats Smith with Runyan, Picard and Metz win early, Demaret and Hogan win, Snead also victorious.
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Connecticut
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Sarace Bae
Oakland Hills
Lawson Little
Tommy Armour
Chicago
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee
Mass
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Winchester
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Horton Smith
Oak Park
Ill
Paul Runyan
White Plains
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Craig Wood
Newa
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Cleveland
Henry Picard
Hershey
Dick Metz
Ed Oliver
Hornell
Harry Cooper
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Ralph Guldahl
Slammin
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lifeboat Trial Hopes for Bad Weather at Oregon Inlet
A 40 foot self righting lifeboat will go to the Oregon Inlet coast guard station near Elizabeth City for tests tomorrow. The trial board led by Capt James F Hottel expects poor weather to test performance after preliminary Chesapeake Bay trials. The bar offshore is noted as among the worst on the eastern seaboard. A crew of coast guardsmen will deliver the boat under its own power.
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Cold Water Then Carbon Tetrachloride Clean Ice Stains
To remove ice creation stains from clothing start by rinsing with cold water. Then sponge the area thoroughly with carbon tetrachloride to lift the stain and restore the fabric.
Winchester Golf Team Rises to Fourth in Tri-State Standings
The Winchester Golf Club ten man team moved from fifth to fourth in the Tri-State Golf Association standings after the fourth match, earning 8.0 points. Frederick placed third with 11.4 points, Martinsburg’s Opequon Club tied Belle Haven Club of Alexandria for second with 10.14 points, while Harrisonburg failed to score and Purcellville fell to fifth with 4.14 points.
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Tri-State Golf Association
Loudoun County
Purcellville
Frederick
Opequon Club
Martinsburg
Belle Haven Club
Alexandria
Harrisonburg
Cherry Picker Hart At Church
Mrs Clayton Fahrney 75, after two days of cherry picking in Hagerstown Maryland last week, slipped on church steps after attending Sunday school and suffered painful bruises.
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Clayton Fahrney
Blairton to Play Park in Winchester Sunday
Blairton West Virginia club after a successful Pennsylvania tour visits Winchester on Sunday afternoon July 21 to face The Park nine. Blairton sports a 20 5 record and features local players Lamp Stotler Sedrick Denton and Caskey. Park falters with two straight losses to Berryville and Waynesboro and must rebound to challenge the visitors.
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Winchester
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Sedrick
Denton
Caskey
Berryville
Waynesboro
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