Miscellany of players and a Cobb Evans boxing note
A column by Bill Dooly notes humorous player nicknames seen by a Philadelphia Record writer. It recounts a Ty Cobb letter defending his side of a past on field clash with umpire Billy Evans, clarifying there was no challenge to fight and explaining the circumstances and location.
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Pepper Martin
Lou Gehrig
Greenhorn
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Pinky Higgins
Kiki Cuyler
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New York World-Telegram
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Indians Climb Near Third With Strong Run Under ONeill
The Cleveland Indians, now managed by Steve ONeill, have improved to a .667 winning pace with 12 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie, and have won six of seven. They sit a half game behind the White Sox and Red Sox for third as they beat the Senators 4-2.
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Steve O'Neill
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Boston Red Sox
Indians
Washington Senators
Yankees
Johnny Allen
Tigers
Browns
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Jocko Conlan
Athletics
Local sports scores and a tense private exchange
The note lists football scores Charleston 1 Dayton 3 Beckley 4 Zanesville 0 Huntington 3 Akron 0 Portsmouth 10 Johnstown 2 and references a personal dispute. It mentions suspensions and friendships, and includes a lengthy, somewhat defensive explanation about events involving Bill and Ty with cryptic remarks about Mr Evans and a Georgia tornado.
Standings and Thursday games across major leagues
Standings show St Louis six to five over Boston while Pittsburgh trails Brooklyn and Chicago leads Philadelphia. American League sums include Chicago thirteen Philadelphia four with Chicago eleven to four for Philadelphia. National matches list Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Brooklyn and more alongside a full Thursday schedule.
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New York
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Washington
Columbus
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Stars of Tuesday In AP Highlights Across Leagues
John Conlan and Jimmy Foxx led offense for White Sox and Athletics with multi hit games and home runs. Willis Hudlin and Lefty Gomez shined in pitching roles while Joe Cronin Joe Medwick and John Rothrock posted key hits. Giants Travis Jackson Hank Leiber contributed late and Pirates Jim Weaver helped blank Dodgers.
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Cincinnati Reds
Parmelee
al Smith
Euel Moore
Hubbell
Moore
Reds
Hank Lieber
Jackson
Crutz
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Joe Medwick
Jack Rothrock
Wally Berger
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jim Weaver
Tom Zachary
Paul Waner
Arky Vaughan
Frey
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John Conlan
White Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Athletica
John Rothrock
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Hank Leiber
Travis Jackson
Leiber
Lefty Gomez
Tigers
Dairy Farmer Captures Feature Title in Trapshooting
Elmer Torge of Wales Center New York a former Bay City Michigan baseball player turned dairy farmer, won the champion of champions race by breaking 200 targets in a row. Fred E Tomlin and Hale C Jones posted perfect 200s but the East-West team clash crowned the West 1977 to 1970. Otto B Kiehl added the North American sub junior crown with 98x100. Homer Clark Jr claimed the junior title with 84x100 while Charles Sparrow Young and Mrs John Sanders defended veteran and husband wife titles respectively.
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Wales Center
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East Alton
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Otto B. Kiehl
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Homer Clark
John Sanders
Keyser
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Mre. Sanders
Charles (Sparrow) Young
Springfield
Ohio
Wood Clinched Hawaii Open Title In Narrow Finish
Craig Wood became permanent Hawaii Open champion after a dramatic final round in 1929. Horton Smith led by three but Wood’s bold tee shot into the woods on the 14th, a difficult recovery with a niblick, and a two-putt for a six allowed Wood to edge Smith by a small margin.
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Craig Wood
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Horton Smith
Smith
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Horton
Western Stars Lead Amateur Qualifiers Across Regions
Three golfers posted 36 hole totals of 141 to lead sectional qualifying for the national amateur championship in Cleveland next month. Albert Campbell Seattle 70 71 led New York. Zell Eaton Walter Emery Oklahoma City 71 70 and 69 72 were tied after medallist Eaton won the playoff. Other qualifiers include George Voigt Gene Homans Ray Billows Frankie Strafaci and Dick Chapman from New York and Connecticut plus Dallas Dave Goldman and Cincinnati Johnny Fischer. Chicago completes its section with two qualifiers as rain postponed play. Detroit and Omaha also report leaders.
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Albert
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New York
Oklahoma City
Zell Eaton
Walter Emery
Eaton
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George Voigt
Gene Homans
Englewood
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Johnny Goodman
Brookline
David
Spec) Goldman
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Bobby Riegel
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Rodney Bliss, Jr
Nebraska
Omaha
Chuck Kocsis
University of Michigan
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CCC Golden Gloves bouts light up Rufus Puty arena
In a 700 crowd CCC Golden Gloves boxing night at Rufus Puty auditorium featured three technical knockouts. Cole and Bacanis battled fiercely before a heart injury forced a stoppage, Landrum stopped by Coder, and Hoffmeyer wore down Daniels as Gallia dominated several weight classes with another Sealy win and Hawley and Kolbe claiming victories.
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Evan Morgan
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Camp Jackson
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John McCalla
Hawley
Floyd Ferris
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Russ Kolbe
Zaleski
Ken Mooney
Chicago doubles in two nights vie for lead in association
The report outlines a tight pennant race with the Indians and Blues battling for first in the league standings. It notes a 3 to 2 win by the Indians and mentions other results affecting divisions as teams like Minneapolis, Toledo, and Kansas City chase position.
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Fight Results Summary from Chicago Cincinnati Cards
In Chicago Bobby Pablo stopped Gene Higgins in 140 percent vs 141 percent. Sailor Born drew Car Scalise in Chicago. In Cincinnati Freddie Miller outpointed Roger Bernard 12844 to 120. Simon Nebolseky and Honey Boy Brown drew 147 to 147 in Cincinnati Louisville.
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Bobby Pablo
Red Hair Maiden Burned Annual Folklore In Ptolemaic Egypt
A fragment recalls ancient Egypt under the Ptolemies where hostility to red hair led to a yearly ritual burning of a red haired maiden, reflecting harsh superstition and social punishment.
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