Connie Mack to Overhaul Athletics for 1930
Connie Mack plans major overhauls in the Athletics infield outfield and pitching for 1930 with trades releases and new recruits. The key weak spots are shortstop and second base as scouts hunt minor league standouts and veterans to bolster the keystone combination and fielding arm.
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Mack
Athletics
Keystone
Joe Boley
Roley
Crossetti
San Francisco
Gordon Slade
Missions
American Association
Jack Warner
Detroit
Toledo
Olivares
Louisville
Warstler
Indianapolis
Max
Bishop
Connie Mack
Jimmy Dykes
Bill Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Liebhardt
Eric McNair
Memphis
McNair
Memphis Southern Association
Knoxville
Boley
Roy Tarr
Tarr
Ira Thomas
Eddie Collins
How They Stand Thursday's Results
Baseball standings and results from American Association, National League, and American League games. Notable scores include Columbus 3 Louisville 2, Kansas City 4 St. Paul 1, and New York 6 Brooklyn 0.
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American Association
Columbus
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Weer
Cincinnati
Team Pet
Detroit
Golf Rule Clarifies Teeing and Double Hit Penalties
The rule states a ball may be re teed without penalty if it moves off the tee or is not teed properly. If a stroke strikes the ball twice, a one stroke penalty applies but no extra penalty for playing while moving.
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America
Buckeye
Ohio
United States
Cauliflower Industry Passion and Seventh Hole Wind Rumors
Texas Guinan jokes about cauliflower trade and fights while noting baseball interest at Polo Grounds. Pebble Beach’s seventh hole allegedly shifts wind as a gag. Father Lumpkin faces Georgia Tech eligibility issues in 1929, potential absence harming the Tornado.
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Texas Guinan
Polo Grounds
Pebble Beach
Lumpkin
Georgia Tech
Dallas
Texas
Spike Kelly as Old Time Brute Moves Through Minnesota Wall
The piece recalls Spike Kelly’s brutal guard play in early football, describing how he blasted through the line and the crowd’s rough conduct. It contrasts old hard-hitting risk with 1929 rule changes that favor passing and open-field running, urging representation for Spike on the rules committee.
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NEA Service
Spike Kelly
Spike
Roy Siegels
Mary Brothers
George Buckley
Chicago
Kelly
George
Ike Mooney
Honda
Minnesota
St. Louis throttles Detroit in 6–0 victory
Saturday games list matchups include Louisville at Indianapolis and St. Louis at Cincinnati amid a schedule featuring Chicago at Pittsburgh and Detroit at St. Louis. The day closes with Detroit at St. Louis and Boston at Philadelphia.
Pyle Faces Labor Charges After Cross Country Run
IC C Pyle pleaded not guilty to labor law violations and was released on $500 bond as he awaits trial September 25. He allegedly did not pay wages due actor Paul Hickman and athlete Jim Thorpe during the cross continental race in August.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Teachers Return Home From European Trip
Misses Anne Jenkins and Gladys Jones, local school teachers, have returned home to New Lexington after a two months journey through France Germany and Belgium.
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New Lexington
Anne Jenkins
Gladys Jones
France
Germany
Belgium
Giants Accept City Series Challenge with Yankees
New York Giants acknowledge defeat in the 1928 NL pennant race and challenge the Yankees for a city series after the regular season. Brooklyn fans question the series as a measure of Greater New York supremacy, while Col Ruppert opposes the plan.
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New York
New York Giants
Yankees
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Giants
Col Ruppert
Record Stand for 20 Yard High Hurdles Maintained
The 14 2 5 mark set in 1920 by Rut the old record remains unbroken this year. Thompson, once a hurdler, is now the track coach at Annapolis.
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Thompson
Annapolis
Price couple return from New England tour
Prom trip ends for Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Price of Route 2 ville. They toured New England cities visiting historical sites including Plymouth Mass Bunker Hill Monument Paul Revere's home and Old Ironsides.
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Glouster
A. L. Price
Ville
New England States
Wrymouth Rock
Plymouth
Mass
Bunker Hill Monument
Poston
Paul Revere
Cradle of Liberty
Tronsides
Gambling Trends Among Diamond Stars
Crapshooting is generally barred to major league players while bridge has almost replaced poker as the favored train diversion among diamond stars.
Fix New Rules for College Boat Race
The Board of Stewards met to set two new rules after the 1929 Poughkeepsie Regatta failures. Delays and misidentifications plagued spectators and crews as false starts and late Cofnel reaching the start disrupted the race. The changes aim to let the 1980 regatta proceed under normal conditions.
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Gatta
Inter
Cofnel
The Nut Gracker and the Million Checkers Moves
A quirky column by Newel Banks notes there are more than a million checkers moves, compares to golf wrestling and others, cites Gene Vurmey’s moves in Philadelphia and Chicago, and recounts a Bozeman incident with an aces trick. it delves into playful, symbolic notions of move choices.
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Newel Banks
Gene Vurmey
Voker
Bozeman
Mont
Chillicothe Hi Names New Football Coach
Chillicothe High School announces a new football coach from Munckingum College with prior success at debring. The appointment places Merte Sumpton as the interim leader, bringing experience from Capitol University.
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Chillicothe
Chellicothe
Chiltcothe High School
T. J. Vernta
Munckingum College
Debring
Merte Sumpton
Capitol University
Winter Cageball League Aims to Develop Bay Area Talent
San Francisco Oakland and the Missions announce a winter Cageball league to nurture new base ball talent, promoting organized play in the offseason and giving players broader development opportunities.
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San Francisco
Oaklands
The
Missions
Demons Use Relief Pitcher Despite Modest 8-7 Record
The Demons relied on him mainly as a relief pitcher though his eight wins and seven defeats are not impressive.
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Ball
Demons
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