Americans Lead as Olympiad Track Events Continue
United States builds a commanding lead on July 30 as finals approach in track and field. Johnny Wick sets an Olympic record in weight throw, Paavo Nurmi wins the 10,000 metres, while the U S team expects 12 to 18 points in the 100 metres and 15 in the 400 metre hurdles.
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Sir Sunday
Dog Sing
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Scoreboard Highlights From Yesterday Baseball Action
United Press reports a 6 5 Cincinnati win over Brooklyn on Zitzman’s fourth hit driving in the decisive run. Cleveland routed the Yankees 24 6. Haas and Foxx homered to lift the Athletics past St Louis. Hack Wilson’s 24th homer gave the Cubs a 3 1 win over the Giants. White Sox end a seven game skid by splitting a doubleheader with Washington while Boston beat Detroit 5 2 behind Sumner and Berry.
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Berry
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Detroit
Athletics Threaten Another American League Pennant Run
New York July 30 Connie Mack reshapes the Philadelphia Athletics into a fighting unit winning ten of eleven and narrowing on the Giants while the Yankees falter. Pitching woes at Cleveland and Detroit ease as Mack benched Cobb and Speaker and trusted youth to steady the offense led by Simmons Foxx and Miller. The test comes when the Athletics meet the Yankees again.
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Miller
Sandusky Boat Wins Sensational Race In Annual Event
In Cleveland on July 30 Marie H owned by Commodore Charles Thornburgh of Sandusky Yacht Club won the tenth annual Cleveland Yachting Club long distance race to Put-in-Bay and back. Admiral Thornburgh took the $5,000 Scripps reliability trophy. the 110 mile course saw H. I% Camplin's Richardson finish second about a half hour later.
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Cleveland Yachting Club
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Camplin
Richardson
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Red Sox fall as Russell scatters Tiger hits
Billings relieved Stoner and stopped the Red Sox while Jack Russell kept Tiger hits scattered. Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh and St. Louis were idle in the National League.
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Red Sox
Jack Russell
Tiger
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Scores From Multiple Baseball Games Across Cities
A series of game results show Columbus defeating Minneapolis 3 0 and 6 3, Louisville beating Milwaukee 3 1, Indianapolis besting Kansas City 7 3 and 6 1, with Sunday closing law noted after the fifth. St Paul defeated Toledo 7 4 and Toledo 7 3.
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
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Toledo
Baseball scores from a set of games
The schedule shows New York 4 Chicago 3 and Chicago 3 New York 1 along with Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 5. The listed entries indicate results for multiple teams in a single day with no further context.
Baseball scores and results from several games
The list shows Washington 8 over Chicago 3 and Chicago 5 to Washington 1, Boston 6 over Detroit 2, Cleveland 24 over New York 6, Philadelphia 8 over St. Louis 3. Multiple matchups indicate a busy schedule with wide score differentials.
Monday AAU Games Card in Midwest Standings
Minneapolis faces Columbus while St Paul meets Toledo and Milwaukee plays Louisville. Kansas City travels to Indianapolis as the American Association schedule lists four games Monday.
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St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Crosstown Showdowns Spark 1930s Pro Basketball Slate
Readable schedule item lists five matchups: Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia. Each pairing reflects early pro league chessboard with marquee cities hosting rival clubs.
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Boston
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit
Four matchups listed feature major league teams facing off on a shared schedule. Each pairing pairs two historical franchises in notable city markets, reflecting a busy sports calendar across American cities.
Reds Win Narrow Ninth Inning Battle Over Brooklyn
Bill Zitzmann drove in three runs including the decisive score in the ninth as Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 6 to 5. May singled, advanced on a walk and scored on Zitzmann's go ahead hit after Elliott faltered in relief. Lefty Lucas battled five innings before the Reds pulled away late. May earned the win and Elliott took the loss with Pfirman Stark and Quigley serving as umpires.
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Jake May
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Zitzmann
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Robins
Elliott
Reds
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Cruz
Red Lucas
Jackie May
Horace Ford
Jackie
Ciace
Oleeeeele
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Gooch
eRan
Deberry
Ehrhardt
Moss
Pfirman, Stark
Quigley
Racing Resumes at Bainbridge Track with New Plan
Bainbridge Race Track reopens after arrests on book-making charges. Officials expect no interference from Sheriff Nelson as betting via the contribution system returns. Feature Geauga handicap planned with Florence Mills, daughter of Sir John Johnson, among entrants.
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Chicago
Shea Returns In Cleveland Featherweight Clash
Eddie Shea of Chicago faces Dominick Peterne of Cleveland in a ten round featherweight bout at the Olympic Stadium tomorrow night. The bout pits two eastbound contenders in a key local matchup.
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U.P
Eddie Shea
Chicago
Dominick Peterne
Home Run Club Members and Batting Totals
Partial clerical listing shows Ruth and Gehrig among Yankees leaders with 40 and 19 home runs respectively. Other teams in the same tally include Hauser and Simmons for the Athletics, Blue for the Browns, Wilson for the Cubs, Bottomley for the Cards, Bissonette for the Robins, Hornsby for the Braves, Harper for the Cards, Hurst for the Phillies, with scattered numbers and stray letters indicating a grouped home run club summary.
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Yankees
Gehrig
Hauser
Athletics
Simmons
Blue
Browns
Unclear fragment on baseball season totals and leagues
Fragmentary note references Foxx and athletics with league codes and season totals. Ambiguity limits precise detail but indicates national and American leagues, with season totals around 398 849 and others. No clear event or outcome to state.
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National League
American League
Cleveland Juniors Win Championship of Ohio Tourney
Cleveland Yankees defeated Toledo De Vilbis 21 to 3 in Neil Park to capture the Ohio American Legion Junior tournament title. The game ended after six innings to accommodate a Columbus Minneapo lis doubleheader.
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Indians Rout Yankees 24 to 6 in Cleveland Showdown
Cleveland Indians crushed the New York Yankees 24 to 6 as Miller Huggins used five pitchers in a failed effort. George Pipgras and Wilce Moore were shelled early while the Indians piled 27 hits and led 9 to 3 after the first two frames. Babe Ruth collected five singles in five plate appearances but homerless. The series continues with another game today and a fifth tomorrow.
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Illinois Baseball Team Sails to Tokyo for Series
Champaign Illinois July 28 the University of Illinois baseball team left for Tokyo to play reform games with Kebio university beginning September 1.
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University of Ilinois
Tokyo
Kelo University
Cleveland Owners Retain Peckinpaugh for 1929 Season
The Cleveland Indians owners announced they would keep Roger Peckinpaugh as manager for the 1929 season despite a low AL standing. They directed Peck to evaluate young players owned by the club and build a stronger team for next year.
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Cleveland
Roger Peckinpaugh
Peck
Rain Halts Davis Cup Doubles in Paris
Rain paused the Davis Cup challenge round doubles match in Roland Garros Stadium Paris. The United States led three games to two in the first set when play was halted.
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U.P
Swifh Trance
United States
Unidentified Man Fatally Shot by Cleveland Officer
In Cleveland on July 28 an unidentified man walking away after a stop command was shot and killed by Patrolman Yaro Hospodarsky early today. The officer fired after the man ignored orders and began to move away.
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U.R
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Superb pitching leads Columbus Senators to two wins over Millers
Kenneth Ash and Larry Winters led the Columbus Senators to a doubleheader sweep of the Minneapolis Millers, 3 0 and 6 8. Ash allowed four singles in the opener while Winters limited the Millers to three runs and eight hits as Columbus piled up 18 hits and six runs. The series concludes this afternoon with Chief Meyers facing Horace Lisenbee on the mound.
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Larry Winters
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Invaders
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Lomenski 70 Fight in York Sets Tonight at Dexter Park
Leo Lomaha prepares for a ten round bout with Eddie Clark at Dexter Park Woodhaven tonight. Clark, described as a rugged Atlantic City negro, faces Lomaha in a scheduled main event.
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Leo Lomaha
Eddie Clark
Dexter Park
Woodhaven
Baseball stars yesterday include Ruth and Wilson
Babe Ruth had three singles and a double in four at bats with two RBIs. Hack Wilson collected four hits, including his season fourth homer, with one run scored and three RBIs. Lou Gehrig went 0 for 5 while Ty Cobb, Frank Frisch, Roger Hornsby, and Paul Waner were idle.
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Ty Cobb
Frank Frisch
Roger Hornsby
Paul Waner
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