Title May Be Won With Less Than 9 Games
Baseball analysis by Billy Evans examines a possible pennant outcome with fewer than 90 victories. It notes the 1926 Cardinals clinched the title at 90 and 66, pressures on Pirates, Cubs, Giants, and Cardinals, and upcoming key series in Chicago St. Louis and New York that could decide the National League race.
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Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Chicago
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St. Louis
New York
Giants
Cubs
Boston
Braves
Model airplanes made by Scouts on display at exposition
The Tri-State Exposition will feature a Boy Scouts exhibit showcasing five model ships built by Amarillo Scouts Louis Seward Bob Reedy Jack Roach and Joe Hancock. The monoplanes vary in size from eight inches to three feet wingspans with rubber motor models capable of flying. The models include full control gear instrument boards wing struts propellers rudders and associated parts.
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Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Amarillo
Louis Seward
Bob Reedy
Jack Roach
Joe Hancock
Idaho Indians threaten violence over pony roundup
The Bannock and Shoshone Indians threaten violence after the arrest of Jim Baker, a government ward, when he protested ponies in a roundup near Pocatello Idaho. Baker escaped from jail and seven tribesmen rode into town prompting a sizeable force to restore order. A federal Indian agent was reported en route amid tensions over the roundup and a Portland firm had contracted for thousands of wild horses.
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Associated Press
Pocatello
Idaho
Here
Jim Baker
Baker
Portland
Oregon
Baseball Scores and League Standings From Yesterday
Western and Texas leagues reported Oklahoma City Amarillo Wichita Omaha Lincoln results plus Cleveland Boston St Louis New York Chicago Detroit and more. The note mentions Kansas City Milwaukee tied for first and a vehicle theft with a missing child later found asleep in the back seat.
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Davis Cup Pursuit Across Nations Sparks Interest in 1928
The piece notes the Davis Cup race with France, Australia, Japan, and England contending in Germantown. It recalls 1920 US victory and defense streak, mentions 1928 shift to hard courts for the challenge round, and cites Dwight Davis’s 1900 trophy gift and early dominance by the United States and England.
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Thomas Lipton
Sir Lip
Germantown
France
United States
Tilden
Lacoste
Dwight F. Davis
Favorites still lead in Western Open at Olympia Fields
At Olympia Fields Country Club Chicago the Western Open opened with favorites holding the edge. Walter Hagen Pasa Dena Fla the present champion Tommy Armour national open champion and Al Watrous led the field with pars in 22 cards while Chick Evans Chicago showed one under par along with Frank Walsh Eddie Murphy and Dick Grout among the early movers.
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al Watrous
Grand Rapids
Omaha Wins 7 4 Over Lincoln In Baseball Duel
Eleven hits by Omaha lead to a 7 to 4 victory as Lincoln commits three errors and scores all four Lincoln runs in the eighth inning. Tulsa, leading the league, blasts Wichita 14 to 4 on twenty hits while a separate note questions Chicago's handling of a prize fight and pennants for the city.
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Nebr
Omaha
Tulsa
Okla
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Stueland
Wichita
America
England
Australia
France
Feg Murray
Isneema
Chicago
Cubs
Baseball legends fail to hit as Ruth Gehrig go hitless
Yesterday's Big 5 saw Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig go without a hit. Ruth earned one at bat and Gehrig two while Ty Cobb went 0 for four with a double play. Sam Speaker managed a single in four at bats and Jim Hornsby was idle as team averages show dearth of offense.
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United Press
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Low Gehrig
Bambino
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Ty Cobb
Speaker
Hornsby
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Gehrig
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Kenneth Rouse Captains Chicago Eleven This Fall
Chicago football opens with Kenneth Rouse as captain and center. Coach Stagge praises his judgment and tackling, blocking and pass interception. Rouse, from Hamilton Ohio, starred at Chicago, earned honors in 1924 and 1925, and is an honor student active in Y activities and campus life.
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Texas league names umpires for Dixie series in West Texas
President Doak Robertson announced Harry Kane and Hunter Hill as Texas league umpires for the Dixie baseball series between Wichita Falls and the Southern association pennant winner. They will travel to Wichita Falls after Sunday for a six game set featuring the Spudders and an all star team led by Jim Godleway. Also named were Tom Erwin and Carson for the Waco Tulsa series.
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Dallas
Doak Robertson
Texas League
Harry Kane
Hunter Hill
Texas
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Spudders
Jim Godleway
Heaumont
Roberts
Tom Erwin
Carson
George Barr
Tulsa
Gladman Wins Girls National Tennis Doubles Title
Midge Gladman and Josephine Cruickshank of Santa Ana California won the girls national doubles championship by defeating Mise Clare Louise Zinke of Cincinnati and Lee Palfrey of Brookline Massachusetts. In singles, Marjorie Gladman of Santa Monica California defeated Sarah Palfrey of Bouton in Philadelphia to claim the national title 6-0 11-6.
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Josephine Cruickshank
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Cali
Mise Clare Louise Zinke
Cincinnati
Lee Palfrey
Brookline
Maes
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Pacific Coast
Marjorie Gladman
Santa Monica
Calif
Sarah Palfrey
Bouton
Philadelphia Cricket Club
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