Hornsby Climbs Toward Top NL Hitting List
Chicago August 16 Robert Hornsby of the St Louis Cardinals is moving up the National League batting chart after injuries slowed him earlier this season He reaches twelfth place as Bubbles Hargrave leads in hitting with a .391 average and Adolfo Luque tops the circuit with strong week numbers Meanwhile Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig pace the American League in homers and runs with Ruth nearing 100 mark for bases.
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Brame Tomengey EIS TSS SE presents findings in a brief notice. Details remain unreadable but emphasize study or inspection results and related procedural steps.
Today’s Prizes In Tournament
A damaged report lists prizes and player awards from a local games event. It mentions RO Weife of Big Lake receiving a $5 meal ticket at Ever Fat Cafe, Adame of Lamesa and Anderson of Lubbock with barber services, Nell and others some misprinted items, and multiple players earning sacrifices, double plays, and extra base hits with various prizes and locations including Liberty Theater Pool Drug Store Mission Fair Deandi. Mr. Pool pledges to remedy unpaid prizes from Saturday games after mis understanding.
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Pirates Ready For Invasion Of East Clubs
Pirates, idle amid internal strife, prepare to face the eastern invasion deciding the National League title. Careyress Pirates meet Boston. St. Louis and Brooklyn win big as Ruth blasts four hits in a doubleheader day.
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Prisoners Flee Farm. Nine Captured
A group of twenty inmates escaped from a farm facility but nine were recaptured. The incident prompted a manhunt with local authorities, including the Rangers, involved in tracking down the remaining escapees.
Hunting licenses ready at county courthouse
Four hundred hunting licenses were received by E. M. Pittman county clerk on Saturday for the season opening September 1 for doves and prairie chickens. One hundred licenses were already distributed to hunters. The chicken open season runs September 1 to 10. Wild ducks and other birds are not in season until October and November. Vote for A. D. Payne of Amarillo for representative.
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Coney Island Fight Show Delayed by Weather
The Coney Island boxing card featuring Johnny Dundee and Phil McGraw was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather. Dundee plans to depart for San Francisco in a few days where he is slated to fight.
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Ted Morgan Set for Junior Lights Title Fight Date
Ted Morgan prepared for a junior lightweight title bout on September 7 after an upset flight rebooked his travel plans. The change shifted his training schedule and could affect his matchup with a rival challenger.
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Truckman Killed In Collision With Wagon
Houston dispatch reports John Gibbons twenty years old driver for an ice company was killed when his truck collided with another delivery wagon Gibbons a former San Antonio man.
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Eight Oil Cars Burn as Train Derails Near Temple
Eight cars of oil burned on the Santa Fe right of way at Heidenheimer near Temple after a freight-car derailment. Traffic on the line was delayed for several hours. J. E. B. Wright, Baldwin pianos.
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