Youthful veterans surge in 1929 Amateur Golf semis at Pebble Beach
Four seasoned finalists, led by Dr. Oscar F. Willing and Henry Egan, clash with Harry Johnston and Jimmy Johnston as elderly power tests the young Johnny Goddman and Ouimet. Past champions Tolley and Sweetser fall to veterans in a dramatic set of 36 and 56 hole battles.
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Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Pebble Beach
Calif
Bobby Jones
Oscar F. Willing
Portland
Ore
Henry Chandler Egan
Harrison R
Jimmy) Johnston
St. Paul
Johnston
Egan
Harvard
Willing
Ouimet
Johnny Goddman
Omaha
Jones
William Lawson Little
Oakmont
Cyril James Hastings Tolley
Jess Sweetser
William Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
George Voight
New York
Spudders in Texas Race Seen Favored Despite Challenge
With ten games left the Spudders still lead the standings as Waco Cubs and Shreveport duel for the chance to overtake. Houston and Shreveport haggle amid their own head-to-head, while Dallas Steers stumble. George Blackerby hits his 33rd homer in a 7 2 loss in Katy Park, and Jim Moore drives in key runs as Beaumont beats Dallas.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
Spudders
Galloway
Dallas
Houston
Shreveport
Waco Cubs
Katy Park
Heirs Apparent
Oilers
Buffs
Cubs
Joe Mellano
Hassocks
Lefty Stein
George Blackerby
Jim Moore
Beaumont
Pauli Easterling
Huber
Skinny O'Neal
Indians
Jimmy
Diamond Dope: Scores and Standings from Yesterday
Results show Cleveland 4 Detroit 0 while Chicago and St Louis had rainouts. National League games Pittsburgh over Cincinnati 10 5, Chicago at St Louis two games. Texas League action includes Beaumont Dallas tied 4 4 and Fort Worth win over Wichita Falls. Western League Topeka 6 Oklahoma City 1 with others rained out. Standings list Cleveland Philadelphia New York St Louis Detroit Chicago Brooklyn and Cincinnati with respective records.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York Eeseneeuer
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cveees
Pisteberteh C.cvcecasti
New York
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San Antonio
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Houston
Shreveport
Waco
Wichita Falls
UGA
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Denver
Wichita
Tulsa
Des Moines
Pueblo
Seeconte
Netherlands East Indies approves subsidy for air mail
The Netherlands East Indies government votes a subsidy of 292000 dollars to support the island’s air mail service, aiming to improve postal deliveries and regional connectivity. The decision signals continued investment in aviation infrastructure across the colonial territory.
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Netherlands East Indies
Southern Association scoreline notes weather delays
Little Rock hosted a 1 at Chattanooga as the Birmingham Atlanta match faced wet grounds. Memphis Nashville and New Orleans Mobile experienced rain affecting play.
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Southern Association
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis-Nashville
New Orleans-Mobile
Texas League Leaders Show Bright Strokes In Home Runs
Key players dominate the Texas League stats with E. Moore of Fort Worth and R. Moore of Dallas leading runs and hits. Notable homer leaders include Blackerby of Waco and Easterling of Beaumont while Payne of Wichita Falls tops pitching with 27 wins and 11 losses.
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Davis
Dallas
Easterling
Beaumont
Huber
E. Moore
Fort Worth
Holman
Shreveport
J. N. Moore
Houston
Blackerby
Waco
Mellano
Lapan
Wich
J. Moore
R. Moore
Martin
Payne
Wichita Falls
Major League Leaders Highlight 1931 Baseball Stats
The record outlines top league leaders for 1931 including batting and pitching. Highlights show Hack Wilson style: Rogers Hornsby leading in runs with 131, Ott driving in 153, O Doul with 210 hits, Klein 37 homers, Foxx with 373 batting, Ruth 40 homers, and Grove 19 wins.
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Herman
Robins
O’doul
Phillies
Hornsby
Cubs
Ott
Giants
Frederick
L. Waner
Pirates
Klein
Cuyler
Bush
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Manush
Browns
Heilmann
Miller
Fonseca
Indians
Ruth
Yanks
Yankees
Geeebe Ae Klein
Seesees L. Wilson
Gehrig
Erreur Eenee
Bottomley
Mandell Faces Test Tonight With Chilean
Chicago Sept. 6 Sammy Mandell meets Luis Vicentini in a non title lightweight bout to test Mandell’s left hand form after a poor Canzoneri showing. Vicentini, a top contender, seeks a win to force a title shot. Mandell carries a slight weight edge and belief his zip is still intact.
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Bert Demby
United Press
Chicago
Sammy Mandell
Zip
Mandell
Luis Vicentini
Tony Canzoneri
Vicentini
Canzoneri
Sammy
Tony
Luis
Indians Rise to Third, Show Strong 1930 Pennant Fight
The Cleveland Indians surge to third place with a strong mid season run led by Billy Evans and Roger Peckinpaugh. Earl Averill shines as a top outfield recruit and Wes Ferrell emerges as a rare pitching find while Lew Fonse, Joey Sewell, and others bolster the infield as Cleveland eyes a pennant.
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Cleveland Indians
Billy Evans
Roger Peckinpaugh
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Earl Averill
Indians
Wes Ferrell
Lew Fonse
Joey Sewell
Redskins
Pirates End Lucas Jinx With 12 Innings Thriller Victory
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat Red Lucas and the Reds 9 to 7 in 12 innings then won 10 to 5 in a separate NL game. Brame and Lloyd Waner led the attack with multiple hits including a homer and doubles. Pittsburgh remained 12 1/2 games behind the Cubs as Cleveland swept Detroit for a 4-0 win despite rain shortening the game.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lucas
Red Lucas
Cincinnati Reds
Brame
Lloyd Waner
Pirate
Waner
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland
Detroit
Indians
Phil Page
Ken Holloway
St. Louis
Great Southpaw Debate by Connie Mack Highlights The Rube
Connie Mack weighs in on the greatest left handed pitcher of all time naming Rube Wadell as his preferred choice. He recalls Wadell as powerful fast and versatile while noting Eddie Plank Chris Grove and Rube Walberg as other outstanding pitchers.
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Connie Mack
Rube Waddell
Eddie Plank
Robert Moses Grove
Rube Walberg
Connie
Waddell
Plank
Grove
Walberg
Sports Figures Take Flight to Oklahoma City
Cal Farley the famed rassler flew from the Municipal Airport on Braniff’s eastbound airliner for a quick business trip to Oklahoma City. At the port he found Bob McKinney, former Globe News reporter and Tri-State Tennis organizer, en route to resume studies at the University of Oklahoma. Both enjoyed a pleasant air voyage.
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Cal Farley
Rassler
Oklahoma City
Braniff
Cal
Bob McKinney
Globe News
Bob
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Coleman Wins Pennant From Absent Colts
Coleman Texas claimed the West Texas League pennant after Midland forfeited the deciding seventh game by failing to appear in Coleman. A dispute over field selection and a gentleman’s agreement led to Midland’s no show and the forfeit, awarding Coleman the title.
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Coleman
Texas
Midland
Dave L. Snodgrass
Leon L. Shield
Coleman Club
Shield
Arch Thomas
Snodgrass
John King
Tilden Faces Ninety Stars in Last Championship Run
William Tilden, veteran former U S champion, returns at Forest Hills for the national tennis championships as 99 players compete. Many tennis observers doubt he can win a sixth title while younger stars such as Frank Shields, Bunny Austin, Berkeley Bell, John Van Ryn, Johnny Doeg, George Lott and Gregory Mangin loom as threats.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Forest Hills
William T. Tilden
United States
Tilden
Big Bill
Frank Shields
Bunny Austin
Berkeley Bell
John van Ryn
Johnny Doeg
George Lott
Gregory Mangin
Boston
Home Run Club Scores and Totals Across Leagues
A fragmented sports page shows baseball score data with totals for National and American Leagues and a sum of 677 629 1206, indicating run counts or club tallies across games. Names, dates, or teams are unreadable due to OCR damage.
Shaw Enrolls at Southern Methodist University from Athens High
Truxton Shaw star full back from Athens high school enrolled in SMU as a freshman after ineligibility last year undermined the Athens Hornets. The move ends Athens title hopes and follows coach Sumner also moving to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Truxton (Shucks) Shaw
Athens High School
Shaw
Athens
Doc” Sumner
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
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