Berg and Chocolate Set for Big Fight at Polo Grounds
Jack Berg faces Kid Chocolate in a ten round featherweight clash at the Polo Grounds on Thursday night. Chocolate weighs about eight to ten pounds more than Berg, but Berg’s fast work and constant pressure could offset the weight advantage. Promoters expect about 25,000 fans and a gate near $200,000.
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al Singer
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Kid) Berg
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Prayer Meeting Schedules Rain Prayer in Charlotte
In Charlotte North Carolina on August 5 the Rev W L Griggs said a mass meeting of church members will be held Sunday to pray for rain. The event aims to address drought conditions affecting the area and its communities.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. L. Griggs
Townsend and Brown Meet on Coast in Boxing Bout
In Los Angeles on August 5 AP reports Billy Townsend of Vancouver BC and Harry Kid Brown a veteran Philadelphia welterweight will fight ten rounds tonight. Townsend has about 20 knockdowns and four knockouts in five local starts and previously lost a ten round decision to Joey Medill before defeating him in a rematch.
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Los Angeles
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Vancouver
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
Yearlings Go On Sale At Saratoga
Twenty nine yearlings go on the block at Saratoga Springs opening sale. Edward R B McLean offers 19 head including youngsters by porter and messenger. Shenandoah stud of E B Jacobs offers ten. No Man O War offspring this year. Interest centers on Sir Gallahad 3rd sired colts.
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McLean
Washington
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Shenandoah
E. B. Jacobs
Virginia
Sir Gallahad
Gallant Fox
Bank Closed After Auditor Order Amid Run
The Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, patronized and owned by African Americans, was ordered closed today by the state auditor after a bank run. About $500,000 was withdrawn, signaling financial distress and prompting regulator action.
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Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Giant Nine Wins From Brooklyn
The Giants defeated the Robins 4 to 0 as they press pennant contention. Fred Fitzsimmons and Watson Clark both yielded few hits with New York totaling nine while three were home runs. The Braves edged the Phillies 3 to 2 in the other NL game as Lefty O'Doul contributed a single, triple, and home run. The American League pennant race saw the Athletics take
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Associated Press
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Watson Clark
Brooklyn
New York
Boston Braves
Phillies
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Athletics
Public Links Golf Tournament Starts in Jacksonville
119 golfers from 29 cities began 36 hole preliminaries for the ninth annual Public Links tournament at the city muni course. Warren G. Harding trophy context cited. Yankees and Senators idle. Lefty Grave earned his seventeenth win, in a day of busy baseball scores across the league.
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Fia
Warren G. Harding
New York
Gold Shipments to France Reach FiftyThree Million
New York Aug 5 AP report says shipments of ten million dollars in gold were arranged to France. The total exports in the present movement total fifty three million dollars, begun about three weeks ago.
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New York
France
Irish Tennis Ace Eliminated in Southampton First Round
In Southampton New York on August 5 AP reports G Lyttleton Rogers the six foot seven inch Irish tennis ace from Dublin who beat Henry Cochet on the Riviera this spring was defeated in the first round by Marcel Rainville of Montreal a Canadian Davis Cup ace.
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Southampton
N. Y
G. Lyttleton Rogers
Dublin
Henry Cochet
Riviera
Marcel Rainville
Montreal
Levine Sets New Knockout Record in New Jersey
Bennie Levine of Newark established a new state record for fastest knockouts by stopping Tony Lambert in 15 seconds of the first round in Newark. The previous record was held by Jack Dempsey with a 17 second knockout at Harrison field.
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New York
WN. J
Bennie Levine
Newark
New Jersey
Levine
Tony Lambert
Jack Dempsey
Fred Fulton
Harrison Field
Ford Motor Company Mission and Methods Emphasized
The Ford Motor Company portrays its purpose as more than car making, stressing service in design, production, wages, pricing, and public obligation. It highlights continuous improvement, efficiency gains, and inventions such as axle shaft savings, crankcase costs, bolts, electric welding, and a four mile endless chain conveyor at Rouge to lower costs and broaden access to reliable transportation.
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Rouge
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