Hubbers Rally Past Mets in Six to Three Win
Amarillo Metros defeat Lubbock Wubbers 6 to 3 at Metropoli tan Park in a five hit game by Karl Stockton. Kingsley allowed nine Lubbock hits but three runs crossed as Amarillo capitalized on errors and timely hitting. Curtis Hayden and Guy contributed two hits each as Amarillo seized control with five seventh inning runs.
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Herman
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Middleton
Dudspeth
Eckhardt
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Dempsey plans weeklong training pause before Tunney bout
Jack Dempsey will suspend training until next Friday after Labor Day. Nearly 6,000 fans watched camp activities, the largest crowd for a fighter in training. Promoter Tex Rickard and swimmer Gertrude Ederle attended while Dempsey praised his readiness for the September 23 Philadelphia bout.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Jack Dempsey
Gertrude Ederie
English Channel
Tex Rickard
Philadelphia
Trudie
Dempsey
Jack
Gene Tunney
Rickerd
Baseball matchups listed for Texas and American leagues today
The schedule shows Wichita Falls at Fort Worth Shreveport at Dallas Beaumont at Houston and Waco at San Antonio in the Texas League. In the American League Cleveland visits St Louis Detroit goes to Chicago Boston plays at Washington Philadelphia at New York St Louis hosts Pittsburgh Chicago faces Cincinnati New York visits Boston Brooklyn meets Philadelphia.
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Shreveport
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Waco
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Resinol Skin Treatment Advertises Free Trial
Are you hiding behind cosmetics with red rough or pimply skin? Resinol Ointment promises clear, smooth skin with daily use. Apply lightly and wash off with Resinol Soap after an hour. A free trial size of both products is offered by writing Dept. 55, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
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Tunney Practices Quiet Training Ahead of Dempsey Fight
Gene Tunney provides little detail on his boxing tactics while preparing for his bout with Jack Dempsey. He concentrates on morning road work and shadow boxing for wind, while Jack Dempsey is away on lengthy morning runs. Tunney plans to attend the Pennsylvania American Legion convention in Delaware Water Gap after his training.
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Jack Dempsey
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American Legion
Marines
Legion
Husband Prevents Kidnappers In Kentucky Car Grab
In Covington on Greenup street Mrs. Alice Stevens aged 18 was seized by several men attempting to drive her away in a car. Her husband Bruce Stevens aged 23 tried to intervene and was struck in the head. A passing motorist chased the car and compelled the suspects to release her.
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Covington
Greenup Street
Alice Stevens
Bruce Stevens
Mathewson Dy Spotlight Spurs Talk On College Pitchers
The August 28 observance of Christy Mathewson highlights college pitchers who rose to majors. Names like Flint Rhem Eppa Rixey Pete Donohue Dutch Ruether Ted Lyons Miller Wingard Bentley Dean Nehf Aldridge Yde McGraw appear, with questions if any rival Mathewson in stature. Also notes Ernie Nevers and Eddie Huffman headlines, plus Amarillo visits by Dr. N F Williams and daughter Margaret Lee Williams with Dr. O M Franklin guesting.
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Matty
Flint Rhem
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South Carolina
Eppa Rixey
University of Virginia
Pete Donohue
Texas Christian University
Dutch Ruether
St. Ignatious
Ted Lyons
Baylor
Miller
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Aldridge
Yde
Pirates
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Brooklyn
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Bucknell
Coombs
Colby
Plank
Gettysburg
Dender
Carlisle
Dee White
Georgetown
Overell
California
Ernie Nevers
Yankees
Ernie
Stanford
Boston
Athletics
Feg Murray
Eddie Huffman
Flowers
Twin blondes swim seventeen miles from Yonkers to the Battery
Phyllis and Bernice Zimefield, 12, five feet four, 130 pounds, swam seventeen miles along the Hudson from Yonkers to the Battery. They were greased like channel swimmers and hope to attempt longer feats next year. In nearby reports Allen Roesche of Philadelphia is said to have been pinched after yelping for help while swimming off shore.
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New York
Phyllis
Bernice Zimefield
Yonkers
Battery
Hudson River
Weather Bureau Observatory in Amarillo Headlines Daily Forecast Practices
The Amarillo U S Weather Bureau station uses a Melorogram and other instruments to log hourly data on temperature wind direction precipitation and sunlight. Daily briefs go to 400 western cities and bankers ranchers and cattlemen while monthly range reports guide local finance and farming decisions.
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Army Signal Corps
Amarilo
Weather Bureau
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New Orleans
Collman
Panhandle
South
Texas
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
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Cardinals Gain Edge as Pirates, Reds Rally in NL Chase
The St. Louis Cardinals hold a five game lead over Cincinnati with Pittsburgh in third after a Cubs win over the Pirates. Grover Cleveland Alexander aided St. Louis amid two prior losses, beating the Reds 7 to 3 as Chicago’s Cubs dumped Pittsburgh 7 to 6 in a seven inning finish.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Bostonians
Chicago White Sox
Miss Browne Plans Pro Career Against Lenglen on U S Tour
California tennis star Miss Mary K. Browne will turn professional and join Suzanne Lenglen on the upcoming American invasion, as announced by Charles C. Pyle, Lenglen’s manager, in New York.
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New York
Mary K. Browne
California
Suzanne Lenglen
Charles C. Pyle
Local Games Night Results Across Cities
Scores from yesterday show Beaumont 14 over Fort Worth 2, Wichita Falls 3 to Houston 2, Dallas 7 to 5 over Waco 0 2, San Antonio 9 to 1 over Shreveport 4 2, Washington 6 to Boston 2, Cleveland 0 to Detroit 7 2, Chicago 9 over St. Louis 0. In National League action St Louis 6 beat Cincinnati 34 and Chicago 7 topped Pittsburgh 6. A note from Pierre South Dakota recalls an observer remaining five years, later moved to Amarillo. the observatory site was bought by the government for 1250 and now valued over 150000.
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Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Houston
Dallas
Waco
San Antonio
Shreveport
Washington
Boston
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Detroit
Chicago
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pierre
South Dakota
Amarillo
Hutchinson County Seeks Bids for Canadian River Bridge Approaches
Notice to road contractors bids due 10 a m Sept 8 1926 by Hutchinson County Commissioners for two approaches to the Canadian River Bridge including 1502.6 cubic yards of embankment and 6854.3 cubic yards of cut plus bids for ten miles of dirt road about Oct 1 1926. Inquiries to E McBride County Engineer.
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Commissioners’ Court
Hutchinson County
Texas
Canadian River Bridge
E. McBride
Boxing Card Promises 28 Rounds at Amarillo Armory
Boxing resumes at 8:15 tonight in Amarillo's Armory with a 28 round weekly smoker by the Business Men's Athletic Club. Main event features Jack Denton vs Ray Maywood in a ten round lightweights bout. Semi finals include Speedball Moore versus Jazzbo Brown. Other prelims pair Duff Stanley with Lone Strong and Rip Blake against Wee Willie Johnson.
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Amarillo
Armory
Business Men's Athletic Club
City Drug Store
Holman Drug Store
Jack Denton
Ray Maywood
Speedball Moore
Jazzbo Brown
Duff Stanley
Lone Strong
Rip Blake
Shamrock
Wee Willie Johnson
Amarile
Three Stolen Cars Recovered By Amarillo Police
Three automobiles reported stolen were recovered by Amarillo police Sunday. The owners were Claude Wright Marland Oil company and Thurman Havens of Amarillo. Wright and Havens owned Ford cars while the Marland Oil vehicle was a Chevrolet coupe. Havens’s car was taken near the ball park and found hours later in East Amarillo by Patrolman Bob Harmon.
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Claude Wright
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Thurman Havens
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Claude
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