Cubs Aim for Pennant Clinch With Nineteen Left
Chicago Cubs eye eight wins in 19 remaining games to secure the 1929 National League pennant. Pittsburgh would tie or win a possible 98 games, while New York and Boston split results in midweek action.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Giants
Adolph Luque
Ken Ash
Hubbell
Reds
McGraw
Kolp
Rixey
Fitzsimmons
Phils
Sweetland
Danny MacFayden
Jack Ogden
Boston Red Sox
MacFayden
Sox
Ed Walsh
Washington
Senators
White Sox
Sam Jones
Rainy Wichita Falls Sparks Fast Action In Texas Baseball Race
In wet conditions at Athletic park Wichita Falls Jim Galloway's Spudders ride a 9 to 6 win over the Exporters while Shreveport Sports close within a game and a half of the league lead with six days left. Six early runs keyed by Tink Riviere pace the victory as Whelan adds two doubles and a single. In the other game the Steers edge Houston 4 to 3 as Whitey Giazner struggles but the Buffs rally late and Roy Moore belts a two run homer. Randy Moore makes a shoestring catch to save the Buffs.
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Gayle Talbot, Jr
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Jim Galloway
Spudders
Shreveport
Spudderville
Phelan
Louisiana Nine
Tink Riviere
Estill
Whelan
Morrell
Shippers
Steers
Houston
Buffs
Whitey Giazner
Bisons
Roy Moore
Randy Moore
Lott Defeats Gilbert Hall in National Tennis
George M. Lott Jr of Chicago defeated J. Gilbert Hall of South Orange in the third round of the National Tennis Singles Championship in Forest Hills New York. The scores were 12-10 6-3 6-2 after rain interrupted play yesterday with Lott up one set.
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Associated Press
Forest Hills
N. Y
George M. Lott, Jr
Chicago
J. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
N. J
Lott
Boxing results from Birmingham and Anderson shows
Mike McTigue of New York outpointed Hambright of Birmingham in Birmingham. Norman Brown of Chicago outpointed Dando of Cebambus in Anderson.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Mike McTigue
New York
Boro” Hambright
Anderson
Ind
Norman Brown
Chicago
Dando
Cebambus
Diamond Dope: Baseball Results and Standings
Baseball results from yesterday show St Louis defeated Boston 6 to 2 and Chicago beat Washington 6 to 4. Standings list Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, St Louis, Detroit, Washington, Boston, Chicago with varying win percentages. Upcoming games include Chicago at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia in two games.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Eer
Cereee
Oscees
Pet
Texas League scores and pairings for next games
Summary of listed results shows Houston 3 Dallas 4 with Beaumont 6 and Shreveport 9. San Antonio at Wichita Falls postponed due to rain. Standings include Wichita Falls 43 29 597 and Shreveport 42 34 576 with other teams Dallas Fort Worth Waco and Beaumont in the mix. Matches set for Beaumont at Shreveport and Houston at Dallas and Waco at Fort Worth and San Antonio at Wichita Falls.
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Houston
Dallas
Beaumont
Shreveport
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Auecoe Ae
Fort Worth
Waco
Western League Scores Include Rain Delays Across Regions
Wichita at Oklahoma City was the only game in the Western League due to rain. Oklahoma City led the standings with team totals while other Western teams like Omaha Wichita Topeka Des Moines Pueblo and Denver faced varied outcomes. In the American Association Toledo beat Indianapolis 4 to 3 and Milwaukee edged St Paul with rain. Several league matchups were postponed or completed in limited fashion due to weather.
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Oklahoma City
Wales
Omaha
Cceree
Wewa Ee
Dervoe
Pueblo
Eeese
Tulsa
Topeka
Des Moines
Denver
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Main
Texas League Leaders Lead In Home Runs And Hitting
United Press reports top home run hitters R Moore and Holman from varied teams lead the circuit. R Moore also tops runs and hits, with Lapan Blackerby and J Moore among other leaders in doubles and batting averages. Payne of Wichita Falls leads pitching with 27 wins.
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United Press
R. Moore
Houston
Holman
Shreveport
Davey
Beaumont
Hanson
Blackerby
Waco
S&nguinet
Bennett
Wichita Falls
Easterling
Mellano
E. Moore
Fort Worth
Dallas
Martin
Payne
Rank Outsider Holds Own at Tennis Meet
In Forest Hills New York on September 10 the weather man, a rank outsider, held his own as the men's National Singles championship moved into the third round at the West Side Tennis Club. Rain threatened and remaining 34 players began matches to cut the field to 16 by dusk on turf courts that were slippery and muddy.
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Associated Press
Forest Hills
L. 1
West Side Tennis Club
Jupiter Plavius
Big Bill Tilden
Big Bill
Tilden
Doeg
Allison
van Ryn
Mercur
Lott
Bell
Bunny
Austin
MAXIE AND THE OLDTIMERS
A 23 year old German contender Max Schmeling emerges as the leading candidate for Tunney’s vacant heavyweight title. His wins over Monte Sekra Risko and Uzcudun boost his prospects despite contract disputes and a NY suspension that keeps him from a big September bout with Sharkey.
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James Joseph Tunney
Max Schmeling
Joe Monte
Joe Sekra
Johnny Risko
Paulino Uzcudun
Dempsey
Jim Flynn
K. O’d
Gypsy Daniels
der Maxie
Sullivan
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
George Godfrey
Batting rivals Herman and O'Doul dazzle NL season draw
The baseball season sees Frank O'Doul and Babe Herman rack up the standout hitting, with Herman leading the NL race from mid June onward as O'Doul stays close. Both players, long and varied careers, symbolize unlikely stars who found peak form in 1930s play. Big Bill Tilden faces a later-career challenge while aiming for Forest Hills glory amid rising challengers.
Southwest Begins Training Today
Eleven football teams from across the nation begin fall preparations as Army and other schools race to build strong lineups. Notable players and coaches sharpen squads for clashes with Boston University Gettysburg Harvard Yale Notre Dame Stanford and more as training opens under early season heat and floodlit sessions at several campuses.
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Brian Pell
Associated Press
West Point
N. Y
Atlantic
Pacific
East
Middle West
Army
Boston University
Gettysburg
Davidson
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Yale
South Dakota
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Dickinson
Ohio Wesleyan
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Biff Jones
Dick O’keefe
Hertz Murrell
Herbert Gibner
Ed Messinger
Carl Carlmark
George Perry
Charlie Humbe
Bill Parnham
Winston Maxwell
Paul Miller
Ed Saurez
Dan
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Boxing results from multiple cities and bouts
In Cincinnati Freddie Miller outpointed Midget Mike O Dowd. In Trenton Young Terry stopped Cuddy De Marco. In Chicago Bobby O Hara and Jack McKenna drew. Phil Zwick out pointed Joey Thomas. In Baltimore Kid Kaplan stopped Henry Likey Wancker. In Flint Tiger West outpointed Roy Williams. In Minneapolis Frankie Genaro outpointed Jack Shark. Britt Gormady defeated Babe Herman.
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Cincinnati
Freddie Miller
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Trenton
N. J
Young Terry
Cuddy Demarco
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Bobby O’hara
Augusta
Jack McKenna
Toronto
Drew
Phil Zwick
Cleveland
Joey Thomas
Baltimore
Louis
Kid” Kaplan
Meriden
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Henry Likey Wancker
France
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Mich
Tiger West
Roy Williams
Minneapolis
Frankie Genaro
New York
Jack Shark
Britt Gormady
Babe Herman
Moorhead
Minn
Army Vets Rally Readiness Amid Tough 1929 Schedule Hints
Spengler Coughlin Gordon and others say they prefer a hard schedule. The Army unit emphasizes resilience as it responds to suggestions the 1929 lineup will be formidable.
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Spengler
Coughlin
Gordon
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