Yankees Enter World Series With Hitting Edge
The Yankees hold a batting advantage over the Cardinals by thirteen points but injuries to Babe Ruth Mark Koenig and Tony Lazzeri may erase the margin. Earl Combs sprain steadies the lineup as Ruth’s 54 homers lead Bottomley’s 31 while Ruth and Bottomley clash for RBI totals and long distance power.
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Associated Press Sports
New York
Yankees
Cardinals
Earl Combs
Detroit
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Babe Ruth
Mark Koenig
Tony Lazzeri
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Hornsby
St. Louisans
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Sunny Jim
Gehrig
Houghton to Accept G. O. P. Nomination
United Press reports Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton will accept the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from New York. He said he will return home once embassy duties are settled and the Syracuse nomination occurred last Saturday.
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United Press
London
U. 5S
Alanson B. Houghton
New York State
U. S. Senate
Syracuse
N. Y
Baldwin Cabinet Faces Resignations
London dispatch reports broad rumors of UK cabinet reshuffles as Sir Austin Chamberlain possibly retires from Foreign Secretary duties and may become Lord Privy Seal. Others like Birkenhead, Mitchell-Thomson, and potential replacements Sir Henry Page Croft and Lord Lloyd surface, while Baldwin, Joynson-Hicks, and Churchill are expected to stay.
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International News Service
London
Sir Austin Chamberlain
America
Sir Austin
Birkenhead
India
W. Mitchell-Thomson
Henry Page Croft
Tariff Reform League
Lord Lloyd
Egypt
Sir Henry
Stanley Baldwin
William Joynson-Hicks
Winston Churchill
Hagen’s match play reign in golf’s storied era ends in glory
The article chronicles Walter Hagen’s dominance in match play across seven years of PGA events, comparing him to Bobby Jones and noting his near-perfect records. It highlights decisive victories from 1921 to 1927, including wins over Forrester, Golden, Barnes, Harmon, and Sarazen, while stressing his single loss to Sarazen on the thirty-eighth green.
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Bobby Jones
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Florida
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Golden
Walker
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Rochester Wizard
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Farrell
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Brady
Diegel
Cooper
Melhorn
Turnesa
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Armour
Espinosa
Tunney Sees Naples Sights as Fiancée Arrives for Wedding
Gene Tunney, in Naples, awaits Miss Mary Josephine Lauder’s arrival aboard Saturnia from New York. The couple will decide where to marry after her landing, with the decisive choice resting with Miss Lauder. Tunney noted the Italian saying See Naples and then die while gazing at Capri and Vesuvius.
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Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Mary Josephine Lauder
Gene Tunney
Rome
Miss Lauder
New York
Saturnia
Brents Named Deputy Revenue Collector in Amarillo
Beveridge Brents of Whitewright Texas has been appointed deputy collector of the Internal Revenue department with headquarters in Amarillo. The appointment by George C C Hopkins fills the late Henry Wampler’s vacancy. Brents will supervise the Amarillo zone and Northern Panhandle cities. He has begun duties after a tour of the territory and praised the Panhandle’s opportunities.
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Beveridge FP. Brents
Whitewright
Texas
Internal Revenue Department
Amarillo
George CC. Hopkins
Internal Revenue
Dallas
Henry Wampler
Lillibridge
Brents
Panhandle
Mr. Brents
Lindbergh to Be Awarded Roosevelt Medal
The Roosevelt medals for distinguished service will be awarded this year to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh former Secretary of State Charles Hughes and ornithologist Frank M. Chapman. James A. Garfield announced the honors saying Lindbergh is honored for inspiring American youth Hughes for public service and law development and Chapman for studies of American bird life. The presentations occur October 27.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Hughes
Frank M. Chapman
Roosevelt
James A. Garfield
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Lindbergh
Hughes
Dr. Chapman
Foggy Weather Delays Mexican Mail Plane to San Antonio
Foggy weather in Mexico City delayed the first Mexico to United States air mail flight to San Antonio. The pilot hoped to reach Laredo before nightfall but did not expect to reach San Antonio today.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
San Antonio
United States
Mexico
Laredo
Black woman arrested after knife affray in Potter County
Alice Plemons, a Black woman, was arrested yesterday and held in Potter County jail on a charge of assault with intent to commit a serious injury after allegedly injuring another Black woman with a knife. Bond is to be set in justice court.
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Alice Plemons
Potter County
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Tanner Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Tanner, 62, who died Friday afternoon at the ranch home east of Amarillo, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from St. Andrews Episcopal Church with Rev. F. A. Foster officiating. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. Active pallbearers were W. G. Street, O. R. Blankenship, W. R. Benton, E. M. Starker, F. G. Sparks, and A. F. Krabbe.
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Jane Elizabeth Tanner
Amarillo
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
F. A. Foster
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Llano
W. G. Street
O. R. Blankenship
W. R
Army Meets SMU Highlights Early 1928 Grid Slate
Kansas City note on the 1928 college football season opener across the Midwest. Missouri rests, Nebraska visits Iowa State, Oklahoma goes to Indiana, Kansas hosts Grinnell, Oklahoma A and M visits Stillwater, and the Army meets SMU in a nationally watched clash at West Point.
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Missouri
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Columbia
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Nebraska
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Iowa State
Oklahoma
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Southern Methodist University of Dallas
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Indiana Hopes Rise as Indiana Captains Lead Hoosiers
Bloomington Indiana October 1 Indiana is among the few elevens with two captains Chuck Bennett backfield ace named offensive captain and Bob Mathew stellar lineman directing defensive play Bennett a standout back since his sophomore year backs up a strong line Mathew versatile lineman who played center tackle and guard and started every minute of every game in his sophomore year Pre season forecasts promise brilliant prospects with veteran returnees and a not too difficult schedule Pat Page Chicago four sport great in charge for the third year as Indiana seeks its most successful season yet
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Ind
Indiana
Chuck Bennett
Bob Mathew
Bennett
Mathew
Hoosiers
Pat Page
Chicago
McPhail Aims To Make Black An Orator At Dartmouth
Bob McPhail, captain of the 1927 Dartmouth team, vows to turn Blinker Hinck into an orator for Dartmouth. Hinck plans to speak little, preferring action on the gridiron as fullback, but McPhail insists Black must deliver speeches this fall for a crack eleven.
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Bob McPhail
Dartmouth
Hinck
Wack
McPhail
Piggly Wiggly Celebrates Twelfth Year With Bargain Week
Piggly Wiggly stores mark their 12th anniversary with a week of bargains announced by manager Jim Florey. The eight Amarillo locations join a national expansion begun with Memphis in 1916 now totaling about 2,900 stores. The program highlights thrift and local ownership across the chain.
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Jim Florey
Pigely- Wigey Company
Amarillo
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Florey
Stanford A Sends Memorial to Home
London report notes a historic wager linked to the birth of cinema. Fifty years ago Leland Stanford and a fellow magnate debated whether all four of a horse’s feet are off the ground in a gallop. Photographer Edward Maybridge, born in Kingston, tested the question by early photographs.
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Be International News Service
London
Kingston-on- Thames
Leland Stanford University
California
Leland Stanford
Edward Maybridge
Maybridge
Kingston
United States
Umpires Named for World Series Officials Chosen
The Associated Press reports NL umpire Charles Rigler and Charles H. Pfirman will officiate in the World Series per John A. Heydler. AL umpires Charles B. Owens and William A. McGowan were named by E. S. Barnard, head of the younger major league, last night.
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Associated Pres
New York
Charles Rigler
Charles H. Pfirman
John A. Heydler
Charles B. Owens
William A. McGowan
E. S. Barnard
Miss Spillers and Hooper Dilday Wed in Claude
Miss Opel Spillers daughter of Mr and Mrs 8 D Spillers and Hooper Dilday son of Mr and Mrs M FR Dilday quietly wed in Claude. They were joined by the groom’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Joe L Dilday. The couple will be at home to friends at 3010 West Ninth Street San Jacinta.
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Opel Spillers
8. D. Spillers
Hooper Dilday
M. FR. Dilday
Claude
Joe L. Dilday
Maybridge’s pioneering motion picture machine bequeathed to Kingston Museum
Maybridge unveiled a projector that displayed moving photographic objects on a screen. He later bequeathed the device to Kingston Museum in 1900, commemorating his experiments. The site now hosts New Stanford University, built where Maybridge captured many of his photographs, marking an 80th anniversary memorial.
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Maybridge
Kingston
Kingston Museum
New Stanford University
Indians Lead In Series With Rochester
Indianapolis opened the little World series with a 2 1 victory for the Indians over the Rochester Red Wings, tying the series one game to one as the teams head to Indianapolis for game three on Wednesday.
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Indians
Rochester
N. Y
Anapolis
Indianapolis
Red Wings
Yankees and Cardinals Prepare World Series Opener in New York
The season ends with both pennants decided as the Yankees and Cardinals meet in the World Series starting Thursday in New York. Waite Hoyt wins 7 1 over Detroit with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig aiding, while White Sox top Athletics, Red Sox beat Cleveland, and Giants edge Cardinals 4 2.
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Babe Ruth
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Lou Gehrig
Philadelphia Athletics
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Kamm
Reynolda
Goose Goalin
Washington
St. Louis
Red Sox
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Cincinnati
Diamond Dope Yesterday's Results
American League scores list New York 7 Detroit 6 Philadelphia 0 Chicago 1 Washington 9 St. Louis 1 Boston 7 Cleveland 2. National League results show St. Louis 2 New York 4 Philadelphia 1 Brooklyn 5 Chicago 6 Cincinnati 1. Only games scheduled.
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Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
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Phillies Edge Brooklyn After Strong Pitching By Jones
Behind solid pitching by Percy Jones Brooklyn finished the season with a final record one win above losses after a defeat of the Phillies. The game ended with a Kf to J score style noted in the report.
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Percy Jones
Brooklyn
Phillies
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