Dempsey Offered Coast Fight With Sharkey
Former champion Jack Dempsey received a telegram offer of a large percentage of the gate to meet Jack Sharkey in San Francisco next month. Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion and promoter, cited Rickard offering 15 percent for a Dempsey vs Tunney bout as insulting, insisting Dempsey remains the era’s top draw in the West.
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Dempsey
Los Angeles
Willie Ritchie
Rickard
Tunney
Ritchie
Cubs Routed by Phillies 12-2 as streak ends
Philadelphia starter Clarence Mitchell spun six hits over six innings and backed by heavy hitting from Wrightstone Mohan powered a 12 to 2 win at Chicago. The Cubs managed hits in only one inning, as Philadelphia built a commanding lead with four runs in the first two frames and tallied in every late inning.
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J. Wilson
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Armour New U S Golf Champion After Playoff Win
Tommy Armour of Washington DC defeated Harry Cooper of Los Angeles 76 to 79 in the final round playoff to win the United States Open at Oakmont. Armour sank key putts on the 16th and 17th holes and closed with a par to clinch the title by three strokes.
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Associated Press
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Harry Cooper
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Congressional Country Club
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Harry
Los Angeles Star
Gerous
Senators clip Detroit 3 1 as Lisenbee shines on mound
Washington beat Detroit 3 1 in a game where recruit Lisenbee pitched well and Reeves drove in two runs with a fourth inning single to give the Senators the lead. Detroit’s Snelling sale to Jersey City was announced by Manager Harris.
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Lisenbee
Memphis
Detroit
Reeves
Georgia Tech
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Jersey City
Dick Snelling
Dayton University
Collins
J Bassler
Ruel
Harry
Dan
Baseball Results From The National League and AL Scores
SATIONAL Poston 8 Pittsburgh 7. Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 12 Chicago 2. Only games scheduled. First game Cleveland 6 Boston 8. Second game Cleveland 4 Boston 4. Chicago 3 Philadelphia and St. Louis 2 New York 3. Detroit 1 Washington 3.
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Weather rains cause postponement for Milwaukee and Louisville
Scores from a night of play show St. Paul 2 Toledo 4, Minneapolis 9 Columbus 3, and Kansas City 8 Indianapolis 10. The Milwaukee Louisville game was postponed due to rain.
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Milwaukee
Baseball scores from a busy slate in the Plains
Amarillo beat Des Moines 8 to 5 in the first game with a seven inning second. Wichita stunned Lincoln 4 to 3 while the nightcap ended 2 to 1 in seven innings. Oklahoma City lost 9 to 4 at Denver and Tulsa edged Omaha with a 6 to 5 result.
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Omaha
Texas League Scores Feature Wichita Falls Shining
In a slate of Texas League games, Wichita Falls defeated San Antonio 6 0, Shreveport beat Beaumont 9 5, Waco won 10 2 at Dallas, and Houston triumphed 10 2 over Fort Worth, highlighting a busy schedule.
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Dallas
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International League score roundup
Buffalo fell to Newark 2 to 5 while Toronto defeated Jersey City 6 to 1. Syracuse crushed Reading 6 to 0. Rochester edged Baltimore 5 to 3 in a set of league results.
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Newark
Toronto
Jersey City
Syracuse
Reading
Rochester
Baltimore
Southern Association Scores Report
Memphis edged by Birmingham 4 to 2 in a Southern Association game. Chattanooga defeated New Orleans 6 to 2. Rainffected matches listed as Little Rock at Atlanta and Nashville at Mobile. Coast league results include San Francisco 8 against Los Angeles 7, Hollywood 3, Missions 2, Seattle 4 over Oakland 8, and Portland 6, Sacramento 7.
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Chattanooga
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Missions
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Portland
Sacramento
Braves Rally Sends 7 8 Victory Over Pirates
In Pittsburgh on June 17 AP reports Boston capitalized on a ninth inning two run rally to beat Pittsburgh 7 to 8. Pirates pushed one run in the bottom half as Joe Dawson in his Pirates debut took the loss. Boston bunched 18 hits off three Pittsburgh pitchers, with Paul Waner extending a 20 game hit streak.
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Pirates
Joe Dawson
Louisville
Johnny Morrison
Dawson
Braves
Paul Waner
Yanks Top Browns 3-2 in Sixth Straight Win
New York defeats St. Louis 3-2 as Urban Shocker limits the Browns to four hits. Morehart scored the decisive run in the eighth after an infield single, Nevers and Rice wild throws, and Durst's sacrifice fly. Ruth left after one inning due to a leg injury.
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Grabowski
Indians sweep Sox twice on Bunker Hill Day
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 6 to 3 and 4 to 3 in a doubleheader. Hudlin contributed both on the mound and at bat in the first game, while Walter Miller held Boston to two hits until the eighth in the second game. Shaute closed out the win after three runs scored with nobody out.
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Dempsey Rickard Clash Over 15 Percent Split
Reports of dissent in Tex Rickard's heavyweight ranks prompted denials from the promoter as Dempsey balked at 15 percent share for a Tunney bout. Rickard said Sharkey and Dempsey agreed to terms for their match and expected the title bout to be in New York with Tunney bound by contracts to fight the best available. Dempsey headed east vowing not to accept the 15 percent gate share while pursuing Manassa Mauler plans and possible promoter meetings.
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Sharkey
Jack
Philadelphia
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Tunney
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Tex Rickard
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Gene Tunney
Mountai
Philadelphia Upsets White Sox 8-3 in Extraordinary Victory
Philadelphia defeated Chicago by 8 to 3 as pitcher Rube Walberg bested Charley Barnabe and Ted J Blankenship. The Mackmen broke a 20 inning scoreless streak with four runs in the fourth, while Walberg struck out seven and allowed three hits after the third. Sheely hit a ninth inning homer for Chicago.
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Rube Walberg
Charley Barnabe
Ted J Blankenship
Mackmen
Walberg
Blankenship
Barnabe and McCurdy
Schalk Walberg
Perkins
Judge Reed Dies at 73 Father of Senator Reed
Judge James H. Reed died at his home at age 73. He was the father of United States Senator David A. Reed and an organizer of the United States Steel corporation. The death occurred tonight.
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Pittsburgh
James H. Reed
United States
David A. Reed
United States Steel Corporation
Robins Take 5-3 Win Over Cincinnati Reds in Series
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 5 to 3 as Bill Doak pitched the Robins to victory. Hermann tripled with one on in the sixth and scored on Felix’s double. Statz drove in a run in the seventh. Dodgers added two more in the ninth.
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Bill Doak
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Robins
Herman
Donohue
Felix
Statz
Dodgers
Leupp Indians to face Braves in Sunday showdown
Leupp Indians meet Winslow Braves on the city diamond Sunday in the second clash this season. The Indians lost decisively in the first meeting. This is the only local game this week as the Redskins game against San Bernardino was canceled by the California city.
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Amarillo Club Buys Nufer and Gonzales In Sports Move
E B Tracey president of the Amarillo Western League club announced forfaits detailing the purchase of infielder Walter Nufer from San Antonio and pitcher H Sanders from Omaha. He also signed infielder Mike Gonzales, a former San Antonio second baseman, with Nufer having previously played for St Josh in the Western League.
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Omaha
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Holmes 55th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and Mrs. Holmes marked their 55th wedding anniversary at their Beverly summer home. Mrs. Holmes, born Fanny Dixwell of Cambridge, wed Holmes on June 1, 1872.
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United States Supreme Court
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Cambridge
Customer Queries Shy Thinnest Silk Stock Inquiry
A customer asks to view the shy thinnest silk hosiery but the clerk explains she is off for the afternoon. The exchange captures a brief showroom moment and staff availability.
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