HENRY L FARRELL ON THE ATHLETICS AND OTHER CLUBS
A sports column notes that the Philadelphia Athletics would be popular if they win the American League pennant but other clubs fear a split of World Series money. It quotes players from Yankees and AL clubs praising certain Athletics and criticizing some ego in the team while praising Connie Mack as a grand gentleman and great baseball man.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Yankee
The
Athletica
Athletics
Philadelphia
Cubs
Yanks
Yank Stadium
Ruth
Combs
Meusel
Pennock
Hoyt
Lazzeri
Duroche
Cy Perkins
Bing Miller
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy Foxx
Mike Cochrane
Grove
Walberg
Ehm
Chhance
Simmons
Connie Mack
Lydia Smith 89 Died After Illness In Pomeroy
Lydia Smith a Chester native and widow of Dr Joseph Barr Smith died at noon Sunday at her son Ray Smiths home on Lower Main Street Pomeroy after months of illness Her birth name Lydia Robinson married in 1869 in Chester Her husband died in 1891 and is buried in Chester Cemetery Their four children are all dead except Ray Smith Her burial will be in Chester with services in Pomeroy
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Pomeroy
Lydia L. Smith
Joseph Barr Smith
Ray C. Smith
Main Street
Lydia Robinson
Chester
Smith
Eli Roush
Ray Smith
Syracuse
Victim buried Pomeroy airplane crash victim buried
Howard Dye, the Harrisonville airplane crash victim, was buried from the Presbyterial Church in Harrisonville at 10 39 Sunday forenoon. Burial was in Shipman Cemetery. His brother Paul, injured in the same crash, lingers between life and death in Holzer Hospital with internal injuries and a ruptured kidney. X ray pictures have been made.
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Pomeroy
Howard Dye
Harrisonville
Rev. Brown
Shipman Cemetery
Paul
Satin
Holzer Hospital
Quite a Variety Steamboat Cargoes as Matches or Chickens
In Pomeroy August 12 a barge carrying 1 219 cases of matches destined for Pittsburgh and New Orleans was reported. The General Wood on the latest upstream trip carried 2 600 bags of potatoes 400 coops of chickens 1 000 boxes of eggs and 150 calves and sheep for Pittsburgh.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
General Wood
Tilden Beats Two Opponents in Eastern Grass Court Events
Big Bill Tilden defeats Sidney Adelstein in three sets after a 6-2 6-4 win over Armand Bruneau to advance in the eastern grass court championships at the Westchester County Club. Adelstein surged to a 5 1 in the second before Tilden clinched the final set 6-2.
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Rye
N. YY
Bill Tilden
Westchester County Club
Sidney Adelstein
New York
Armand Brunneau
Tilden
Adelstein
Graf's Cabin Boy Leads Zeppelin Crew
A 15 year old named Ernest Fischbach serves as cabin boy on the Graf Zeppelin, the youngest crew member aboard. His position marks a notable high life assignment for a youth of that age in the airship's operations.
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Ernest Fischbach
Ohio University Picks Football Candidates for 1929 Season
Ohio University athletic officials announce training will begin September 9 with Don Peden due back September 1. Assistant coach William Trautwein sent 47 letters to lettermen and 1928 squad members inviting them to report. A final roster goal targets about 55 players ahead of the September 28 season opener against Indiana University in Bloomington.
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Ohio University
Athens
William Trautwein
Buckeye Conference
Trautwein
Ohio
O. C. Bird
Don C. Peden
Peden
Kewanee, I
John Brammer
George Brown
Hal Cummings
John DeLaney
William Edwards
Joe Esmont
Walter “Step
Gleneth Frye
Clark Gabriel
William Hendricks
Kenneth Hunt
Millard
Bobcats
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Glouster Reds Game Spoiled by Hard Rain
On Aug 12 heavy rain forced the cancellation of the baseball game between the Columbia Cement team and the Glouster Reds in Glouster. A second rainout for this city, with Lancaster blocked by a prior booking, while Reds officials expect a game booked today or tomorrow.
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Glouster
Columbia Cement
Glouster Reds
Lancaster
Clillicotive
Reds
Built It For Wahoo Sam at Dunn Field
The 45 foot screen atop Dunn Field's right field wall in Cleveland was built to curb Sam Crawford at bat. Before the 1910 redesign he often hit homers into the right field bleachers. FE Barnard, then Naps business manager and AL president, planned the remedy for Crawford's four sacks.
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Wahoo Sam
Dunn Field
Cleveland
Sam Crawford
FE. S. Barnard
American League
Naps
Suin
Loughran to surrender heavyweight title before Sharks bout
New York August 12 Tommy Loughran will formally surrender his 175 pound championship tomorrow ahead of his 15 round heavyweight bout with Jack Sharkey set for September 26.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Grover Again Claims Athens Country Club Golf Title
P. T. Grover, defending champ at the Athens Country Club, defeated John Swanson in a 26 hole final to win the golf honor for a fifth year. Earlier Sunday, Grover and Swanson led four flights after round-robin qualifiers, with Woodworth, Mackinnon, and Link also prevailing in their flights.
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P. T. Grover
Athens Country Club
John Swanson
Charles Woodworth
F. F E. Harshman
C. N. Mackinnon
War Hero Red Sox Shortstop Bill Narlesky Known as Cap
Bill Narlesky, a Boston Red Sox shortstop and major league rookie, has a notable war record. Enlisting at age 16 two days before the U S declaration of war, he served 16 months overseas and was mustered out in 1920. He began professional baseball in 1923 and is affectionately nicknamed Cap by Boston writers and teammates.
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Bill Narlesky
Boston Red Sox
U. S. Infantry
United States
Bill
Boston
Archie Haan Named Virginia University Head Track Coach
Archie Haan, Olympic triple gold medalist in 60, 199 and 209 meter dashes at the 1994 Games, will become head track coach at Virginia University. He previously served as assistant to Keene Fitz ipatrick at Princeton.
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Archie Haan
Virginia University
Keene Fitzipatrick
Princeton
Three Families Involved in Pomeroy Crash
Sunday near Langsville at the railroad crossing a heavy rainstorm led to a collision between a Myers car and a woman driver with two sons. O. H. Myers and Will Myers were injured with a broken rib and facial wounds while Mrs. Myers suffered severe arm and forehead injuries. The other occupants escaped serious harm. no fatalities reported.
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Pomeroy
Canter’s Cave
Jackson County
O. H. Myers
Dayton Ashworth
Ben Fultz
Middleport
Will Myers
Langsville
Myers
H. Myers
Ewing
Jiiden
Rutland
Pioneers of Romantic Hilltop Dwindle in Pomeroy
The Aug 12 burial of Mrs. Mary Lochary highlights that only four or five pioneers who settled 50 years ago remain in Pomeroy. Survivors include Mrs. Agnes McQuigg Miss Angie Jones W A Race and Maria Wiley with many old families now gone from the Lincoln Hill area and town history.
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Slany
Pomeroy
Mary Lochary
Lincoln Hill
Lochary
Agnes McQuigg
Angie Jones
W. A. Race
Maria Wiley
Pratls
George Hatch
Grows
A. D. Brown
Stackpoles
Schreibers
Joe Smith
Abe Keiser
Cowie
Downie
Mrs. McQuigg
John Owens
Jacob Noll
Feiger
Sheriff Seizes Liquor Cache Near Pity Me Farm
Sheriff Willock and Deputy Welker recovered three gallons of double-distilled liquor cached in a field of tall weeds outside Pomeroy. The stock was discovered after a freshly broken weed path led to the cache. the owner was not present.
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Pomeroy
Willock
Welker
John V. Leonard Buried After Addison Death
John V. Leonard, 71, died from heart trouble at his Addison home and was buried in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. He leaves a widow Catherine Leonard, three brothers J Leonard Middleport Will Leonard Gallipolis Howard Leonard Seattle Wash and two sisters Mrs T D Wood Covington Va and Mrs J A Placid Covington Va. Funeral services were held at the home with Baptist minister and Masonic rites at the grave.
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Middleport
John V. Leonard
Addison
Cheshire
Catherine Leonard
J. ©. Leonard
Will Leonard
Gallipolis
Howard Leonard
Seattle
Wash
T. D. Wood
Vinton
J A. Placid
Covington
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Jones Family Reunion Near Columbus For Weekend
Mr and Mrs Carl Jones and their father Harvey Jones of Columbus visited over the weekend with relatives and friends. Harvey Jones is a brother in law of O N McElhenney.
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Carl Jones
Harvey Jones
Columbus
O. N. McElhenney
Zeppelin Air Mail Card Reaches Pomeroy Clerk
Henson Thomas, a Barton drug store clerk in Pomeroy, preserves a postal ecard stamped mailed in Germany July 29 and re stamped in New York City August. Printed "Mit Luftpost" and "2 Reich marks" equaling 48 cents in gold, the card was addressed to East Orange New Jersey and forwarded to Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Henson Thomas
Barton Drug
Atlantic
Germany
New York City
Mit Luftpost
Thomas
East Orange
N. J
In Ohio Counties to investigate air wrecks under new law
Pomeroy Ohio reports that county officers must investigate plane wrecks as they do automobile wrecks under a late law. Fines range from 50 to 500 dollars with possible imprisonment for pilots carrying passengers for hire without proper licensing. Sheriff J A Willock of Meigs County led the response after Harrisonville's first serious air accident, notifying authorities in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County
J. A. Willock
Harrisonville
Columbus
Scouts Probe Meigs County Corn Fields For Borers
Uncle Sam's corn borer scouts moved their line south to Meigs County with more than a dozen scouts in the area over the last several days checking fields for infestation.
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Pomeroy
Uncle Sam
Meigs County
Did You Know That The Smart Fellows Eye Short Prices
A late 1920s style note recalls Loughran expected to beat Sharkey in September and Schmeling’s charity fight price dispute. It mentions the Yanks vs Athletics crowds filling the park, and Waite Hoyt’s exit blocked at the gate after a warmup.
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Loughran
Sharkey
Bill Muldoon
Commission
Schmeling
Yanks
Athletics
Waite Hoyt
Hoyt
Huggins
Great Outfielders Clash of 1930s Sluggers
Writers praise the Pirates strong trio of Waner Waner and Comorosky as the league best outfield. Competition from the Yankees Combs Meusel Ruth and the Phillies Klein O Doul Southern is also highlighted as an elite fly chase group.
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Pirates
Waners
Comorosky
Yankee
Combs
Meusel
Ruth
Phils
Klein
O'Doul
Southern
World Series veterans among Athletics players noted
Pitcher Jack Quinn is the only regular Athletics member to play in a World Series game. Eddie Collins has appeared in six World Series, while George Burns showed up in one as a relief first baseman. Four others from the Orioles lineage, Grove Harnshaw Boley and Bishop, took part in several Little World Series with the Orioles.
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Jack Quinn
Athletics
Eddie Collins
Connie Mack
George Burns
Grove
Harnshaw
Boley and
Bishop
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Rogers Hornsby Drives Cubs Past Braves to Eight-Game Lead
United Press reports Rogers Hornsby powered the Chicago Cubs to a 3 1 victory over the Boston Braves as he homered single and double to drive in all three runs. The Pirates fell 8 5 to the Robins, widening the Cubs lead in the National League while Pittsburgh’s bid faltered late on Ebbetts Field.
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Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Rajah
Root
Pirates
Robins
Ebberts Field
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Frederick
Herman
Hendrick
Bissonette
Remy Kremer
Corsairs
Hubbell Dominates Reds In 6 1 Victory
Carl Hubbell, a slender Giant southpaw, scattered five hits and earned a 6 to 1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. An ninth inning error by Andy Cohen prevented a shutout.
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Carl Hubbell
Cincinnati Reds
Andy Cohen
New York
Yankees squander lead as Indians rally to win 6-5
The New York Yankees lose a late edge after four errors aid Cleveland in a 6-5 victory. Babe Ruth homered for 596 and Lou Gehrig added his 27th of the season, while Earnshaw pitched until a ninth inning collapse. Roy Johnson homered inside the park for Detroit in a separate late rally.
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New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Mackien
Roy Johnson
Detroit Tigers
Earnshaw
A’s
Red Hargrave
John Picus Quinn
Cronin
Fresh Fruits Salads Tempt Readers Year Round
Seasonal fresh fruits and berries create appealing salads that stand out from year round options. The article contrasts autumn and summer produce to highlight brighter flavors and healthier choices.
Al Singer Faces Path Beyond Second Benny Leonard Label
A New York Jewish boxing prodigy, Al Singer, sheds the second Benny Leonard tag after a setback to Ignacio Fernandez. He rebounds with wins including a two round KO of Featherweight Champ Andre Routis and eyes lightweight bouts with Ted Morgan or Sammy Mandell as manager Hymie Caplin plans a rise.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Benneh
al Singer
Singer
Ignacio Fernandez
Benny
Ignatz
Andre Routis
Routis
Fernandez
Hymie Caplin
Ted Morgan
Sammy Mandell
Baseball Scores From Early American Association Matches
Results list several games with teams Milwaukee Columbus Toledo Kansas City St. Paul Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis. Scores include Milwaukee 11 Columbus 9 and 4 5 against various opponents with six inning reports and multiple city matchups.
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Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Unclear Sports Scores From City Standings
Fragmentary lines show city names with numbers, resembling sports score data but missing context or dates. No complete game details or teams are provided to form a clear headline or summary.
Aggregate Scores From Round One Standings
New York 6, Cincinnati 1. Chicago 3, Boston 1. Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 3. Only games scheduled.
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New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Baseball Matchups Across The Nation
Milwaukee faces Columbus and St. Paul plays Indianapolis while Minneapolis visits Louisville. Kansas City travels to Toledo with National League games Chicago at Boston and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York St Louis at Philadelphia. American League matchups Boston at Chicago New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit and Washington at St. Louis.
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St. Louis
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Chicago
Washington
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
St Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Detroit
National League
Willing to take punishment shown in grit after Fernandez defeat
The article notes the fighter’s gritty comeback after the Fernandez setback, suggesting he has the intestinal requisites. It contrasts him with Benny Leonard, implying he may not reach that elite level yet but will satisfy fight fans awaiting a new boxing great.
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Fernandez
Singer
Benny Leonard
Bennyard
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