Openers Highlight 1929 Equa Baseball Tournament Action
On Monday July 22 1929 Pampa Quitaque Lubbock and Wellington meet in the Equa tournament as big crowds witness doubleheaders. Hanson Post Shock Troops beat Silvertown 9 0 Amarillo Tactless Texans defeated Lamesa 10 6 with Caldwell strong on the mound. Tomorrow Silverton meets Lamesa and Berger lines up with the City League All Stars as two losses eliminate a team.
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EQUA
Hanson
Amarillo
Silverton
Lamesa
Pampa
Quitaque
Lubbock
Wellington
Silvertown
Texans
Caldwell
Moundsman
Berger
Mackmen Pass Test in West with Big Guns
The Athletics beat back the world champion Yankees in a key West swing and return home with a strong pennant lead. Connie Mack’s crew widened the gap despite early rough travel, while the Yankees under Miller Huggins fought to stay close amid declines in infield play and pitching and Ruth’s lingering health issues.
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Mackmen
Big Guns
Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
New York
Athletics
Yankees
Connie Mack
Shibe Park
Miller Huggins
Waite Hoyt
George Pipgras
Babe Ruth
Baseball season leaders and a Colombia telephone takeover
The AP list shows batting leaders Robins and Giants with .398 and 87 runs by Ott, 96 RBIs for Ott, 142 hits by Terry, 29 doubles shared by Frederick and Hafey, 14 triples by L Waner, 29 homers by Klein, and 26 stolen bases by Cuyler. Pitching notes highlight Bush and Grove with wins. The article also notes Colombia moving to take over the nation’s telephone lines.
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Associated Press
Herman
Robins
Ott
Giants
Terry
Frederick
Hafey
Cards
L. Waner
Pirates
Klein
Phillies
Cuyler
Cubs
Bush
Manush
Browns
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons Athletics
Johnson
Miller
Athletics
Gehrig
Yanks
Grove
Baseball scores and standings across leagues
Yesterday results include New York beating Cleveland 6 to 4 and Philadelphia defeating Detroit 10 to 7. Chicago routed Boston 10 to 0 while St Louis upset Pittsburgh 5 to 3. National League standings show Pittsburgh 30 wins, Chicago 46, New York 40, St Louis 45, Philadelphia 50, Boston 52, Cincinnati 53, and Brooklyn 47. Texas League games feature Dallas 12 Waco 3 and Shreveport 14 San Antonio 6. Standings list Wichita Falls 11 wins, Shreveport 10, Beaumont - , Houston 54, San Antonio 8, Dallas 18. Schedule notes include Dallas at Waco and Wichita Falls at Houston. Southern Association results include New Orleans 5 Mobile 2 and Atlanta 8 Memphis 2. American Association scores Milwaukee 4 Toledo 0 and Louisville 9 St Paul 13. West Texas League results show Abilene 11 San Angelo 6. Ballinger 6 Coleman 5 in 10 innings.
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New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Dallas
Waco
Shreveport
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Aly
Abilene
San Angelo
Ballinger
Coleman
E Midland
Big Spring
Humphreys Favored for Customs Reappointment
Galveston July 22 local Republican committee endorses R. W. Humphreys for collector of customs. A resolution favoring Humphreys was sent to the president and to R. B. Creager, Republican national committeeman.
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Humphreys
Galveston
Republican Executive Committee
R. W. Humphreys
R. B. Creager
Individual prizes won by players yesterday list
Yesterday’s event awards include first run Lewis Hill Troops pass for two at Mission theater and various prizes such as cigarettes, bags, press clean outfits, and meals. Notable names include Gaither Mays Hayden Weatherred Caldwell Bogies Hill Boyles and Lamesa entries.
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Mission Theater
Gaither
Gibson Drug
Mays
Silverton
the Hub
Hayden
Hedgecoke
Homer
Hickey
Boston Cleaners
Dillon
Orgatone
Gibsom
Weatherred and
Caldwell
Virginia Sisters Cafe
City Cleaners
Weatherred
L. Hill
Lamesa
Cal Farley
Boyles
Troops and Tacks Play By Play In Tournament Action
Yesterday's tournament games feature Troops Gaither Hill and Silverton scoring burst moments. Detailed plate by plate action shows runs, hits, and errors across nine innings with multiple shifts and key plays by Hill, Gaither, Boyles, Mays, Cheek, Sullivan, and Davis.
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Hickey
Russell
Sullivan
Cleavenger
Dillon
Silverton
Cushingberry
Mays Doubeld
Cheek
Gaither
L. Hill
Terry
Keith
Hill
Boyles
Weatherred
Bean
Davis
Durham
Mays
Macys
TIPTH
Keither
Walker
Hean
Check
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Biggs
W. Durham
J. Durham
Ledbetter
Tacks
Bassett
Peterson
Arnold
Sloan
Gibson
Lamesa
L. White
Squires
G. White
Bill White
Bailey White
T. White
Ravey
Hanson Post
Jd. Russell
P. Sete Eenee
Escesesens
Eef
W. Denham
Biges
A. Dunham
Seeeeeee
Balian
Seal
Weneeeene
Wenenee
Dunham
Girl Takes Blame For Shooting in Hutchinson
In Hutchinson Kansas on July 22 John Lewis 22 is jailed for shooting Mr and Mrs Plush and their daughter Louise. Louise Plush 15 declares she committed the shooting while Lewis claims innocence in a lovers quarrel over the girl.
Drowning Fatality Near Pryor Witnessed by Relatives
In Oklahoma, July 22, flood Rock Creek ten miles northeast of Pryor claimed the life of 45 year old J. Y. Tincup who drowned while attempting to swim the stream. A group of relatives and friends watched the tragedy unfold.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Rock Creek
Pryor
J. Y. Tincup
German Chancellor In Grave Condition
Beidelberg Germany July 22 Dr Hermann Mueller chancellor of the German Reich remained in grave condition after an operation for an inflamed gall bladder.
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United Press
Beidelberg
Germany
Hermann Mueller
German Reich
Texas League All Tied Up In Four Knots
The Texas League standings are a compact scramble after 20 games with six teams within a half game of first. Dallas Wichita Fort Worth and others mix in a tight pack as opening third stage games loom across Beaumont Houston San Antonio Waco and related venues.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
Dallas
San Antonio
Beaumont
Shreveport
Houston
Wichita
Fort Worth
Waco
Art Reinhardt
Buffs
Spuds
Galloway
Prattmen
Charlie Barnabe
Cubs
Jimmy Walkup
Cats
Shippers
Women sprinters duel for national AAU title at Soldier Field
The women’s national AAU championships at Soldier Field will pit 25 top sprinters including Betty Robinson Olive Hasenfus Katherine Maguire Jessie Cross Carrie Jansen and Mary Washburn against defending champion with regional contenders Margaret Whitcomb Olive Kruger among entrants in Chicago on Saturday July 22.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Simpson
Tolan
Olive Hasenfus
Boston
Katherine Maguire
St. Louis
Jessie Cross
Carrie Jansen
Mary Washburn
Margaret Whitcomb
Dallas
Texas
Olive Kruger
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Golf Happenings— Odd golf misadventures and mishaps
Columnist Feg Murray recalls odd golf incidents from history. Mary Clay hits a drive into a grapefruit on a Florida course while others report balls in a donkey’s ear and a plane fuselage interrupting play. Also noted are miss hits by Gordon Lockhart and a famed lip of the cup miscue by Harry Vardon.
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Paris
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Florida
Miss Clay
Sally Lockhart
C. C. Taylor
Ralph M. Baker
McEvoy
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Muirfeld
Duffers
Harry Vardon
Aachen Votes Against Mixed Bathing Beach Plan
Berlin July 22. The Aachen city council voted 25 to 24 against a proposal to create a family bathing beach, deeming mixed bathing indecent. The Catholic Center Party led the opposition to the project.
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Pavents
Berlin
Aachen
Catholic Center Party
German heavyweight Schmeling to face Sharkey likely in September
Max Schmeling, the German heavyweight, was expected to be named Sharkey's September opponent, with New York Garden's notification deadline looming. Schmeling is barred in New York until fulfilling a contract with Phil Scott, suggesting the match may move to Chicago, Detroit, or Jersey City. Also noting Tunisia's first agricultural fair.
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United Press
New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Sharkey
Schmeling
New York State
Phil Scott
England
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Chicago
Detroit
Jersey City
Crucial Week for Jackie Fields Heads to Detroit Bout
New York July 22 Jackie Fields the aggressive Los Angeles welterweight holds the NBAs 147 pound crown and meets Joe Dundee in a 15 round title fight at Detroit on Thursday night Dundee has held the welter crown since June 1927 and is wary to risk it in this defense.
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Associated Press
New York
Jackie Fields
Los Angeles
Fields
National Boxing Association
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Detroit
Dundee
Pete Lazzo
Lott as Davis Cup substitute for Hunter to face France
United States Davis Cup team named to play France in Paris with George Lott replacing Franscis T. Hunter. The lineup includes Bill Tilden Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn. Lott and Tilden in singles, Allison and Van Ryn in doubles. Hunter ranked No. 2, Lott No. 3, replacement seen as stronger based on past results.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
France
Paris
George Lott
Chicago
Franscis T. Hunter
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Big Bill Tilden
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Texas
John van Ryn
Orange
N. J. Tilden
Lott
Allison
van Ryn
Hunter
Germany
Berlin
Joseph W. Wear
Philadelphia
Baseball homer totals from yesterday and players listed
Yesterday's box shows home run tallies for players across leagues. Notable names include Bell and Hornsby with Braves and Cubs, Reynolds with the White Sox, and Goslin with the Senators alongside Ruth and Gehrig among others. Total contributions reach 507 National League and 359 American League, 0?68 overall.
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Wilson
Cubs
Gehrig
Yankees
Bottomley
Hafey
Ruth
Simmons
Athletics
O'Doul
Phillies
Bell
Braves
Hornsby
Reynolds
White Sox
Sceseesoogg
Alexander
Tigers
Goslin
Senators
Cecceeswers
Sesennanesess
Lil Stoner Returns to Fort Worth Panthers
Fort Worth telegram from Ted Robinson reports Lil Stoner, a right hand pitcher active in the American League since 1928 with 27 wins for Fort Worth, has been obtained from Detroit and will join the Panthers in Dallas on Saturday.
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Fort Worth
Lil Stoner
Cats
Ted Robinson
Stoner
Detroit
Panthers
Dallas
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