The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 26, 1926, Page 3

_ SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1926* YANKEES ARE |HARRY HAMPTONIS| STRENGTHENING | AWARDED GOLF CONSIDERABLY CROWN Harry Hampton, who was RED SOX ARE DOWNED TWICE the Popular jwo.eu tle, Key IN EXHIBITIONS STAGED] West municipal golf links last 8 3 been awarded the 12-2 AND 11-4 crown as a resujt of a bril- liant finish of the first an- nual tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee, yester- day, when he was eight strokes under the new world record of 183 for 36 holes, set by George Livingstone of Nash- ville, Wednesday. H. Hampton, whose home is in Memphis, scored many fine records in notable match- es while pro on. the local course last winter, He has many warm friends in this. city who will learn with de- light that he is still adding laurels to his crown in the golf realm of Sunny Ten- nessee, ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD- QUARTERS, Sone 26.—-Six games in the major leagues yesterday produced 88 runs, an average of alihost 15 4 contest. The Amer- jean league scored 45 and the National 43, each cirecit playing three games. The Yankees strengthened their hold on first place in the Amer- jean by downing the Red» Sox twice, 12 to 2 and 11 to 4, The Yanks piled up an éarly lead in the opener, aided by a home run from the bat of Tony Lazzeri, his | tenth of the season, and in the second encounter Babe Ruth reg- istered his 24th homer. Bob Meu- sel was injured ina slide to sec- ond base in the second and was carried from the field. Red Faber exsayed to improve Chicago's second place position, but failed before the’ slugging of MILLER DEFEATS MITCHELL AT ST. PETERSBURG the Browns, who drove him from VICTOR OF LAST NIGHT'S Stands by Father as Trial Nears Miss Willie Hale, daughter of W.'K. Hale, Osage: cattle king, THE REY WEST OfTGRN _ LAGE THRER VICTORIOUS IN GOLF MAT |BRITISH PLAYERS AMAZED | OVER SKILLFUL STUNTS) PERFORMED IN _YESTER- DAY’S CONTEST (iy Associated Press) ing world was dazzled today over | the winning of the British open by | Bobby Jones, at St. Anne's. | The trophy which he won yes- | tie with thé British Amateur cup was a member. British golfers were amazed that | jafter Jones came three other Americans, Al Watrous and Wal- ter Hagen, professionals, and) the van of Abe Mitchell, one of England’s most skillful players, | and a number of other brilliant | linksmen. Jones, with 72, 72, 73, 74—291, |equalled. the aggregate record ;made by James Braid in 1908) | When he won the open. Watrous ‘was two and Hagen and Von Elm/ | four strokes behind Bobby. Mit-| LONDON, June 26.—The golf-' | terday is going across the Atlan-| of Jess Sweetser and the Walker | cup, won by a team of which Jones, ‘George Von Elm, an amateur, in| SSeSeovossvoes vesENVEeeeS CALENDAR OF SPORTS! i Coeccegeovcccccsescccoce| RACING Meeting of Queens County Bet ‘key Club, at Aqueduct. | Meeting of Kentucky Joc | Club, at Latonia. | Meeting: of Fairmount Jockey | Club, at Collinsville. | Meeting of Back River Jockey! ‘club, at. Montreal. Se | ROWING International race for Duke of} ‘key | | York trophy, on the Thames, Eng-| land, | TRACK Metropolitan track and field champ‘onships, at East » Orange,| N. J. Central A. A. U. track and field} championships, at Chicago. GOLF German — open championship | | tournament, at Berlin. | Pacific Northwest amateur cham- | | pionship closes at Spokane. American Advertising Men's | | tournament closes at Cooperstown, | ‘Trans-Mississippi amateur cham- | pionship closes at St. Louis. | Kansas amateur championship jtournament closes at Leaven- worth. Colorado women’s championship tournament closes at Denver, | Ohio amateur championship | tournament closes at Cleveland, i TENNIS ‘\tor Nye. | tions. | two lengths for sixth conseeutive| Nok. Fe pee eececeeveveeeeess | at Manasquan, N. J., summer, cot- WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF “== ecevcccaseoe eevee) (Ry Aasceinted Press) Coolidge in official statement! sanetions Fess bill for $100,000,-; 000. appropriation to farmer co-| operative marketing organization. | ee oo Aimee Semple McPherson fails in three attempts to find’ cabin in Sonora, Mexico, where she, says abductors held her. Let the Artman Press do your printin; OIL. STOVES | We Have the Famous NEW PERFECTION 1 and 2 Burner Small Stoves Five senators join in proposal to North Dakota for return of Sena- se « Senaior La Follette introduces | amendment to bar senators spend- ing more than $25,000 in elec- se i | Caillaux, favoring approval, pre-| sents Washington debt agreement} to new French cabinet. ee ee Weodburning Stoves j || Water Coolers, Cooking Utensils Yale crew, defeats Harvard by!| Paints, Varnishes, Roof Paints victory in annual Trace. Lumley’s Hardware Store James and Grianell Sts. PHONE 838 New London } | “eters Mrs. Martha Howard, Glen- brook, Conn., kills son, 8, and tries to kill other son, 12, and self FOR REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS SEE THE KEY WEST INVESTMENT CO 124 DUVAL STREET PHONE No. 688-W. WM. CATES, Manager. the mound in the third and eon- chell trailed by eight strokes. English Golden Jubilee tourna- tinued their assault on Thurston toe win 11 to 4. Bing Miller, re- cently obtained by the Brawns} from the Athletics in a trade, hit @ homer, triple and a single, while Manager George Sisler recorded EVENT WILL MEET YOUNG TREVOR IN BOUT HERE FRIDAY EVENING “Chick” who four one-base smashes. C‘ncinnati gained further title to first place in: the National league by beating Pitisburgh, 9 to 8. The Reds obtained 17 safe blows and the Pirates 15. Waner, of the world champions, had five singles for a perfect batting day. Bressler led the Cincinnati attack with a triple and two singles. , A battle of brothers occurred at Brooklyn, where Jess Barnes of the Dodgers outpitched his brother, Virgil, of the Giants, to win 7 te 4. Only six singles were gar- nered from the delivery of the veteran Jess, while his mates pounded the brother for seven in- nings when he was relieved by Chick Davies. Miller, meets Young Trevor, of Key West, in the main bout of the fight card to be staged at the Athletic Club next Friday night, scored a knock- out over Battling Mitchell in the second round of a seheduled ten- round bout in St. Petersburg last night. Prior | to ~ last, night’ 's battle, Mitchell had rang up a string of 21 conseeutive victories. Young .Trevor said today that he was all the more pleased that Miller is going good for’ he want: no alibi when they’ renew their hostilities here Friday night. “I have not forgotten that he knocked me out several months Mokan and Bancroft hit home|ago,” Young Trevor said, “and 1 rons i- another battle of bats at}have been training hard for this Philadelphia, the Phillies winning | bout.” pM See tet lt three singles together in the = defeated. him. - SEOeSCooecesoerseoseeees | -BASEBALL - 20000 evcsceacaesocseses PLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Tampa, 5; Sanford, 8. Lakeland, 7; Bradenton, 3 @rlando, 6; Fort Myers, 5. St. Petersburg at Sarasota, rain, American League St. Louis, 11; Chicago, 4. New York, 12-11; Boston, 2-4. Cleveland at Detroit, rain. Only three scheduled, National League Philadelphia, 8; Boston, 7. Brooklyn, 7; New York, 4, Cincinnati, 9; Pittsburgh, 8. Chieago at St. Louis, rain. TODAY'S GAMES American League St. Louis at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit. Tew York at Boston. Philadelphia at Washington. National League Boston at Philadelphia. Cineinnati at Pittsburgh, Chicago at St. Louis. Brooklyn at New York. STANDINGS American League w. At 3s 35 «83 30 26 18 National League w. 38 34 36 33 31 30 23 23 L. Pet. 19.703 36 652 81 630 31.530! 32.508 31.492) 39.400 46 .281 Washington St. Louis Boston Pet, 594 576 -563 532 500 492 377 BIT Cincinnati Peitsburgh St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago .... New York Boston Philadelphia . HUMAN WINE TANK 26 25 28 29 31 31 38 23 LILLF, France—After drinking! # gallon of wine in less than five minutes on a wager, Louis Guig- Bon, aged 29, died from eonges- * tion. | the biggest merchant ship Miller, will arrive in Key West Monday afternoon and will work out at the Athletic Club daily in preparation for the battle. In the semi-final bout of the evening Young Garcia meets a tough customer in the person of Battling Ponce. Two good pre- liminaries have algo been booked. eeose: oevcowaccescccces TODAY'S EVENTS Greetings te Sir Robert L. Bor- den, former Dominion premier, 72 years old today. Unveiling of the American Me-| morial at St. Nazaire, to commemt | orate the arrival of the first Amer- ivan troops in France on this dato in 1917, Maj. Gen, Fists Taylor, U. 8. A., retires today for age and will be sneceeeded as Chief of En- ora by Brig. Gen. Edgar Jad- win. Many American social settle- ments workers are to attend the second International Conference of Settlements, which opens in} Paris today. Seeretary of the Navy Wilbur | and Secretary of Commerce Hoo-| ver have been invited to attend the | | launching at Philadelphia today of | ever! built in the United States. The three-day Cellicetion ot} the semi-centennial of Custer’s last | fight will be concluded today with oe: aE the dedication of a natisasl me-} morial park on the Lizzie Big Horn| battlefield. Philadlephia toda: tollay will welcome jthousands of educators from all sections of the country, gathered | to attend the annual convention of | the National Education Associa- { tion, whieh will open today with a} meeting of the National Council of Education. Today will end the entertain- ment of the Swedish royal party in Chicago. Leaving the largest “Swedish city” ouside of Sweden the royal visitors will start for the | Northwest, stopping en route at Roek Island to visit Augustana College. FATHER OF NINE KILLS GIRL’ GLASGOW -— Harris Sternson, father of nine children, killed Miss, Jean Dempsey because she refused | ~ elope with him. ere ware y Montevideo, is standing by. her father as the time nears for his trial as ringlead- | er in the Osage “reign of terror.” be published. “Wiliam k. Hale and Wife - S-Insisting that he is the vietim Osage cattle baron, is ready to g instigator of the Osage murders. life. He is shown here with Mrs. Hale, whois outspoken in her loyalty to her husband at this crisis in his | That the young American ama-! teur champion should be the Amer- } ican amateur to win the open and} snatch, victory from the world’s| | greatest professionals, a feat that} This is the first picture of her to | amateurs have not accomplished | ago, is regarded as a great achieve-| | ment. Jones’ modesty and amia- | bility have gone far to reconcile | the British to their overwhelming defeat. When it comes to appraising; the golfing skill of Jones, the eulo-| gisms of the experis are equally superfluous. Among some of these comments are: “The most amazing golfer of all time”; “the best golfer in the world”; “he jus- | tifified all the claims that had been | made for him golfer.” ONE WOMAN VS. ISLAM CAIRO—Miss Charlotte Pur- nell, stationed at Ammann, is the} only woman missionary among the} Mohammedans:ofs Trans-Jordanea. | | bles, at Norfolk, Va. since Harry Silton won it 29 years! as the greatest! ment, at Wimbledon. Western championship tourna- ent closes at Indianapolis. Middle Atlantic sectional dou- m POLO | Intercollegiate championship } ley urnament, ends at Rye, N. Y. | | BOXING | Monte Munn vs. Gordori Munce, | 10 rounds, at Brooklyn. BOMB-THROWER SUICIDE | BELGRADE — Serge Militch, | who attempted: to throw. a bomb |at a government official, com- mitted suicide in his cell. etme peulieienonr diel ehctae | BEARUP’S DRY CLEANING | WORKS | | 814 MARGARET STREET PHONE 227 MASTER CLEANERS AND PRESSERS Lucignani’s Ice Cream rabiorcheta seca erie etl aon Delicious and appetizing. It is nutritious food that furnishes energy for the days’ activity. FINE FOR CHILDREN ASK FOR Lucignani’s Ice Cream of a “frameup,” William K. Hale, © on: trial at Pawhuska, Okla, as eee eee eee eee ee ee . oI . WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is low: this morn- ing frdm the St.. Lawrence Valley and lower Lake south- ward to Norih Carolina, and above normal elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountain plat- eau with the maximum over the upper’ Mississippj Valley. ‘Temperature has not chang- materially except in the re- gion of the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley where it has become cooler, and in North Dakota, where itis. warmer. ‘Temperature continues below the seasonal over the Lake region and up- ° per Miss-ssippi Valley, where rains were quite general dur- ing the last 24 hours. Else- where fair weather prevailed except showers over Florida. Over the Florida Keys to- * night and Sunday the winds will be moderate east and * southeast. j 1. B. BOYER, Official in Charge, | { | ie t oe ee eee RR ee RES Math A A dT ee ee ese see sees | ELIMINATED FROM TENNIS MATCHES (iy Acemrincea’ Préand WIMBLEDON, June 26.—Mrs. Molla Mallory, former American women’s champion. and Mrs. | Marion Jessup, another American jstar, were eliminated from the |women’s doubles in the Wimble- don jubilee tennis tournament. to- day by Joan Fry and M: M. F. Hazel of Grest Britain 6. 4 GAMBLER’S FATE PARIS—An Englishman who committed suicide at Roquebrune has been ideniified as William Graham, who gambled away a for- tune at Monte Carlo this winter. American exhibits were the fea- tures of the successful fair at Uruguay, this year. ‘ler, Philadelphia, seofed a techni- | stated (By Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY—Lew Tend- cal knockout over George Russell, | Wilkesbarre, Pa., 6 rounds. 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