Locals Split Double Bill With Wichita
Amarillo and Wichita split a three game series with a 4 pm finish at Texan Park after a doubleheader yesterday. Amarillo lists injuries including Nufer Pullins Eckhardt Storti and Ripperton adds two Lone Star League players Goff and Coor from Palestine. In game one Wichita led 12 to 5 while game two saw Amarillo win 7 to 2 before Storti and Nufer exited earlier in the day.
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Denver
Buck Freeman
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Lefty Holmes
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Newman High Gun In Texas Shoot Event
H H Newman, member of Texas’ National Tournament squad, led the West Texas Trapshooting tournament opening with a perfect 75. F W McNeil, Hous ton, H F Adler, San Antonio, and C E Adams, Amarillo, tied for second with 74. About 50 shooters from six dozen Texas cities and Shreveport, Louisiana attended the first event. The Shreveport team, the largest here with six trap fans, included one woman Florence Wise, and another participant Mrs James Horton of Eastland.
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Five Dixie Teams Have New Coaches
Seventeen of the 22 members of the Southern Conference will have the same football coaches who served in 1927 when the season opens this month. Clemson, Louisiana State, Georgia, South Carolina and Auburn will have new head mentors.
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Aces on the links spark debate on luck versus skill
The piece surveys hole-in-one feats by players like Herd Jones and Washington. cites noted examples in the United States and abroad, the rarity of fly-in aces, and remarks on notable instances including a Connecticut and Bermuda halving, plus a quip about Frank Wykoff’s father.
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Sandy Herd
Rowland Jones
Tom Washington
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New York City
Charlies J. O'Connell, Jr
Hamilton
Bermuda
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Reigelsville
Prospect Golf Club
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Heigel
New Jersey
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Pals Finish Season by Defeating Snappers for Title
Palestine Pals won the Lone Star league crown by beating the San Angelo Snappers 10 to 4, securing the Class D Texas title after sweeping the West Texas league champions in four straight. Palestine drilled 18 safeties to San Angelo’s 9, and the Pals head to Texan for a three game series with the Big Lake Oilers as the season winds down.
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Young Jack Thompson Defeats Joe Dundee in Chicago Fight
California welterweight Young Jack Thompson defeated champion Joe Dundee by technical knockout in the second round in Chicago. The result did not change the title, but Thompson earns a strong position for a future title bout. Thompson is praised as one of California's best welters.
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Chicago
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Shooting Doves From Car Leads to $36 Fine
The report describes L A Swan of Amarillo fined 36.75 dollars after shooting a dove from an automobile near Bushland. Game Warden Sam Turner says the hunting season opened with over 300 hunters approached. all others had valid licenses and no overlimits. The piece also includes a Bret-like quote urging college for young players to develop their game.
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Bunny Brief
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J. W. Minter
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Early habits shape a good deal in life
Quotable exchange shows Frend and Hardup discussing money and upbringing. The line recalls a baby carried for pay as a metaphor for lifelong pressure to solicit funds, indicating a snappy Bits humor tone from the era.
Labor Day doubleheaders stamp Baseball standings shift
Recaps of Labor Day games show Miller Huggins Yankees beating Red Sox opener 8 7 then losing second 8 7. Cardinals drop to Reds twice 6 5 11 innings and 8 2. Giants take pair from Phillies 4 3 and 9 3. Pirates rout Cubs 16 1 then 6 3 behind Ray Kremer. Manush reaches 200 hits, first in the leagues. Browns and White Sox win, Senators take a pair, Mack’s Athletics lose both.
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Connie Mack
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Washington
McKechnie
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Triple Plays Made Twice In One Inning
Raiford Florida September 4 Two triple plays occurred in the same inning in a game between the State's Prison Farm team and the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company. In the sixth inning A P T Co had runners on first and second when a line drive to second base was thrown to the shortstop then to first for the third out. Later Prison Farm had runners on second and third when a popup was caught by the third baseman who touched the bag for the second out and then threw to the shortstop covering second to end the inning.
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Bass
Marine Sergeant First in 600 Yard Rifle Match
Camp Perry Ohio opened NRA matches with 505 competitors. Morris Fisher of the U S Marine Corps Washington DC won first place with a perfect 100 in the 600 yard any rifle event. L H Seiler Marine Corps San Antonio Texas finished fifth.
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Ohio
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National Rifle Association
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San Antonio
Texas
Fights Last Night Across Several Cities
In Marietta Howard Mayberry of Duluth KO’d Stanley Williams of Martins Ferry after 7 rounds. Frank Moran beat Frankie Williams in Pittsburgh after 10 rounds. Bucky Lawless defeated Meyer Grace in Erie. Frankie Lawray beat Freddy Fitzgerald in Albany after 10. Ted Neil drew with Eric in Conneaut. Johnny Datto stopped Jack McFarland in Newcastle after 8. Mickie Dugan beat Andy Stamura in Cleveland after 4. Angus Snyder defeated Joe Lohman in Wichita. Mappy Atherton beat Joey Rych ell in Springfield after 10. Jack Dalton beat Tommy Rambrough in Kokomo after 8.
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Minnesota
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Baseball results from Western and other leagues
Schedule and standings across Western, American, National, Texas, Southern, Pacific Coast and American associations. Teams listed with matchups, cities, and current records. several games noted as second called or darkness with tied or suspended results. Major pairings include Cleveland at St Louis, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Boston at New York, and Dallas at Shreveport among others, with team records such as Denver 6-1 and Beaumont 3-5.
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Gene Tunney Seen as Poet Not Boxer by Paris Papers
Paris newspapers on September 4 noted that Gene Tunney was expected to be a poet by nature but boxed out of necessity. They described him as a perfect gentleman whose athletic frame masks no excess, and quoted writers who admire his modest privacy while praising his world title win over Dempsey. Tunney arrived in Paris seeking privacy and was greeted by crowds amid flashbulbs and questions.
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Paris
Gene Tunney
le Petit Parisien
Tunney
Dempsey
London
France
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National and American league leaders listed by batting average runs batted in hits doubles triples homers and pitching wins and losses through September 3. Tops include Hornsby Braves Wilson Cubs Ruth Yankees Gehrig Yankees Waner Pirates Manush Browns Hoyt Yankees and Benton Giants.
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Ruth and Pere Rumors Spark Pleasant Coincidence
In a light exchange, Ruth and Pere discuss a surprising turn of events as their friends remark on an engagement idea that originated from a casual introduction, highlighting a quaint coincidence reported in Sydney.
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666 Cures Chills and Fever in Malaria Treatment
A historical claim lists 666 cures for intermittent and remittent fevers and bilious fever caused by malaria. The item presents a sensational remedy roster with limited scientific backing and dated medical rhetoric.
Morex glandular tonic tablets claim modern relief
An advertisement touts Morex a tonic tablet combining concentrated glandular extracts with established tonics. It urges a ten day test claiming widespread pharmacist support and promises improved vitality. Randal Drug Co of 422 Taylor Street supplies the product.
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Randal Drug Co
Taylor Street
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