American Net Stars May Save Face Over Loss
Mary K. Browne reports from Forest Hills on the 1927 tennis title race. Rene LaCoste stands as the last Frenchman among the final four, with William T. Tilden William M. Johnston and Francis Hunter in the semis. Johnston shows progress, while Hunter defeats John Hennessey in a grueling five-set battle.
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Mary K. Browne
United Press
New York
Forest Hills
LaCoste
Rene LaCoste
Bill
Johnston
Jacques Brugnon
Bill” Tilden
Francis Hunter
Tilden
John Hennessey
Hennessey
Big Bill
Hunter
Hunter-Hennessey
Spudders Meet Pelicans For Dixie Title
New Orleans clinched the 1927 Southern Association pennant by defeating Mobile 10 to 3. The standings after yesterday’s games: New Orleans 92–67, Birmingham 90–62. Dixie series opens September 21 at Wichita Falls, then New Orleans, with travel days and potential seventh game location by coin toss.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mobile
Southern Association
Birmingham
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Texas and Southern
William Brennan
Harry Johnson
Harry Kane
Hunter Hill
School Children to Hear Fisher on Sunday Night
San Jacinto Methodist Church invites every school child in San Jacinto to a special Sunday night service led by Rev. Virgil Fisher. The event features a short program by students, pennant colored decorations, and a sermon titled Out of Doors With John the Baptist focusing on recreation and nature study and biblically sanctioned child welfare. parents and school officials are urged to attend.
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San Jacinto
Virgil Fisher
Fisher
Jesus
Two Officers Held in Revolutionary Plot
Gen. Jenaro Villa and Col. Juan Borallo, both former army officers, were arrested in Mexico City and are being held for investigation on charges of involvement in revolutionary plotting.
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Associated
Presa
Mexico City
Army
Jenaro Villa
Juan Borallo
Lack of Money May Keep Many Teams Away From 1932 Olympics
Paris dispatch reports financial woes threaten participation in the 1932 Olympics. France may send a strong team but funding shortages loom. Other European nations face similar cuts, risking widespread absence at Amsterdam and even more so at Los Angeles. The debate centers on treasury credits and public sentiment against the Games.
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Minott Saunders
Paris
Amsterdam
France
Los Angeles
Olympic Committee
M. Poincare
Senate
Chamber
United States
Europe
England
Football Rules Change for 1928 Season
Associated Press reports major rule changes for football fans. End lines replace goal posts ten yards back, affecting point after touchdown and field goals. New stop rule, time out limits, and penalties tighten gameplay. Forward and lateral passes clarified, fumbles on kicks restricted, and equipment standards tightened to prevent injuries.
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Brian Bell
Associated Press
New York
Tunney Says Dempsey Fight Is Not His Greatest Moment
Gene Tunney reflects on his career amid final preparations for next Thursday's Soldier Field bout with Jack Dempsey. He recalls his April 1919 170 pound A E F final win over Ted Jamieson in France as the moment he values most, while stressing the upcoming match must prove his true championship to skeptics. Tunney trains intensely at Cedar Crest country club, wrapping up four days of rest with focused bag work and sparring.
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Lake Villa
Ill
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Dan O’dowd
Jersey City
France
Ted Jamieson
Soldier Field
Philadelphia
Dempsey
Gene
Cedar Crest Country Club
Tunney
U S Rifle Experts To Hold Try Outs
The War Department announced that U S rifle experts will hold tryouts at multiple army posts in October for citizens to compete for the Rome International Rifle Matches next year. Regional tryouts include Camp Devens, Fort DuPont, Fort Niagara, Camp Meade, Camp Eustis, Fort Screven, Fort Hayes, Camp Knox, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Fort Sheridan, Camp Custer, Fort Snelling, Fort Des Moines, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Logan, Fort Barry, Fort Missoula, Fort Lawton, Fort Douglas, Fort Rosecrans, Camp Lewis, and Fort George Wright. Matches, at 300 yards, require 10 prone, 20 kneeling, 30 standing shots with any rifle and metallic sight.
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Washington
Sept
Rome
War Department
United States
First Corps
Camp Devens
Mass
Fort DuPont
Del
Fort Niagara N. Y
Third Corps
Camp Meade
Camp Eustis
Fort Screven
Fort Hayes
Camp Knox
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Camp Custer
Mich
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Des Moines
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Fort Logan
Colo
Ninth Corps
Fort Barry
Calif
Fort Missoula
Mont
Fort Lawton
Wash
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fort Rosecrans
Camp Lewis
Fort George Wright
Texas Leaguers Call Off Last Of Games Here
After a second defeat the Texas league all stars gathered by Jim Galloway of Beaumont, the Wichita Falls Spudders canceled the remaining game. Pelicans clinched pennant. Carl Williams aiming to rest for the Dixie series. Yesterday’s 5 to 4 score noted. box score lists All Stars and Wichita Falls with details.
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Jim Galloway
Beaumont
Wichita Falls Spudders
Pelicans
Carl Williams
Caprock
Poae Kane
Soeev Connelly
Harris
Lee Miller
Moore
Powell
Taylor
Robinson
E. Couchman
Wichita Falls
Fitewerald
Turgeon
Benton
Lamb
Jenkins
Griffin
Swenson
Cobb
Steengrafe
Lapan
Kane
Couchman
All-Stars
Neal
Hill
van Natta
Man Electrocuted for Murder at Lexington
Eddyville Ky September 16 Raymond C Davis 28 was executed at Eddyville penitentiary early today for the murder of Will Nelson Fant a wealthy Flemingsburg man at Lexington Kentucky in December 1925.
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Associated Press
Eddyville
Raymond C. Davis
Will Nelson Fant
Flemingsburgh
Lexington
Kentucky
Eddyville Penitentiary
Indict Youth in Death Of Father and Step-Mother
Roanoke Virginia reports William Thomas Collins age seventeen was indicted on first degree murder by a special grand jury for allegedly confessing to shooting his father and step-mother in the city Thursday morning.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
William Thomas Collins
Natives of Dahomey use seed to stupefy fish for spearing
Report describes Dahomey fishermen scattering a seed that makes fish swim to the surface. Fish weighing up to 20 pounds are collected. Also noted is a Sunday Bible class led by Judge Nelson at 9 45 a m in Mission Theater.
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Dahomey
Judge Nelson
Mission Theater
Dempsey Near Scowling Toledo Fight After Sparring
Jack Dempsey nears the roar of his Toledo bout from eight years ago after scoring his first knockout of a sparring partner since training began three weeks ago. Whitey Allen fell to a left hook, Benny Krueger withstood a round, and Dempsey studied White Boy Peterson before launching the attack as 100 reporters watched the secretive camp. In Curaçao plans, a 500-seat theater for films and legitimate plays is announced.
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Associated Press
Lincoln Field
Crete
Ill
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Whitey Allen
Boston
Allen
Dempsey
Jack
Benny Krueger
Krueger
Peterson
New Orleans
Tunney
Lefty Walker Fails To Shine In Giants Doubleheader
A chaotic baseball recap from Texas describes Lefty Walker of the New York Giants struggling in a Denver game after being bought for $25,000. Terry of the Giants homered twice in the opener while Cardinals outfielder Orsatti made a spectacular one handed catch. Sunny Jim Bottomley also shines in fielding as heat and crowd pressure accompany the doubleheader, with references to Missourians and Pittsburgh as pennant contenders and plans to report on Gene Tunney's camp.
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Texas
Ball Orchard
Jawn McGraw
Giants
Terry
Herman Bell
O'Farrell
Lefty Walker
Denver
Orsatti
Cardinals
Mr. Walker
Sunny Jim Bottomley
Pittsburgh
Lake Villa
Gene Tunney
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Winchester, Remington and Stevens
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Cal Farley
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