Golfers Seek Title Start Final Qualifying Round
Two young golfers Harrison Johnston and George Voight led the final qualifying at Brae Burn Country Club West Newton Mass with 71 after 18 holes as 143 contestants vie for 32 spots in the National Amateur Championship. Bobby Jones, defending champion, expected to qualify. George Von Elm and Voight seen as threats to Jones' reign.
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Frank Getty
United Press
Brae Burn Country Club
West N ‘On
Mass
Brae Burn
Harrison Johnston
White Bear Yacht Club
George Voight
North Hills
Voight
Dark Horse
High Lass
West Newton
Bobby Jones
George von Elm
Detroit
von Elm
Levie
Giants Crush Braves 11-0 in Second Game of Doubleheader
Joe Gene tennywich pitched a three hitter for the New York Giants as they routed the Boston Braves 11 to 0 in the second game of a doubleheader. The Giants won the opener 4 to 1 and closed to within three games of the St Louis Cardinals in the pennant race. Fred Fitzsimmons and Bob Smith dueled in the first game, with a costly error aiding New York’s first score.
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Fred Fitzsimmons
Bob Smith
Farrell
Jackson
Hogan
Reese
New York
Braves
Richbourg
Sisler
Hornsby
First Rounds in Championship Play at Athens Club Finished
Athens Country Club completed the first round across three flight divisions with many close contests. In the first flight Grover beat Nichols and Jones defeated Rauch while forfeit winners included O Bleness to Sherrard and Preston over Townsend. Second round pairings feature Grover against Sherrard and Jones against H Beckley. In the second flight E Beckley beat D H Biddle and Stutz forfeited to Bob Wood with Forsyth over Whipple and Kreiger over Haney. Second round matches include Beckley vs Wood and Forsyth vs Haney. In the third flight Clark drew a bye while Bibbie beat Ogg and Bain defeated Berry with further byes for Danford and Dowler. Second round set Clark vs Bibbie and Baker vs Bain.
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Athens
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Nichols
O’bleness
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Rauch
H. Beckley
Bailey
Preston
Townsend
John Sprague
Whaley
Wise
Swanson
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McKay
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D. H. Biddle
Stutz
Bob Wood
Forsyth
Whipple
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Haney
Logan
Lee
Cable
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Hawk
Schloss
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Hinman
Wolfe
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Giants Narrow Gap to Cardinals as Cubs Stumble
New York Giants beat the Boston Braves in a double header to close to within three games of the St. Louis Cardinals who lost to Cincinnati. The Chicago Cubs, two and a half back, fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the American League the Yankees and Athletics were idle.
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Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
New York
New York Giants
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Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Yankees
Athletics
Yankees and Athletics Face Crucial Pennant Clash in New York
New York hosts Philadelphia in a decisive American League showdown expected to draw about 40,000 fans. Bob Grove carries the Athletics while Miller Huggins plans to start Young Henry Johnson after his win over the Senators, a key tilt in the pennant race.
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Connie Mack
Bob
Yankees
Grove
Miller Huggins
Henry Johnson
Washington Senators
Cubs Fall to Pirates as Cardinals Hold Lead
Cincinnati pitcher recruited held the Cardinals to seven hits. Chicago struggled to gain on the Cardinals, losing 7 to 5 to the Pirates in a wild game. The contest featured a parade of pitchers with Chicago using five and Pittsburgh three.
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Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chtcage
Pittsburgh
Rosenblum Beats Robertson In Ten Round Decision
Maxie Rosenblum of New York defeated Hombr Robertson of Boston by decision over ten rounds in West Springfield Massachusetts.
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Mass
Maxie Rosenblum
New York
Hombr Robertson
Boston
Reds defeat Cardinals as Ash earns win in opener
Cincinnati Reds beat St. Louis 6 to 2 in the opening game of the series. Kenneth Ash, recalled from Columbus, pitched well earning his third straight win. Reds turned 11 hits into six runs and executed three double plays to stifle Cardinal rallies.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Rhem
Johnson
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Washington Senators
Kenneth Ash
Columbus American Association
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Frisch
Bottomley
Zitzmann
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Esseseee
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Sttescse
Allen
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Meste Givecess
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Blades Ceeceteoses Ee
Monday's Results in American Association Standings
Monday's results from the American Association show Indianapolis 18 Columbus 15 Milwaukee 7 Minneapolis 6 St. Paul 4 Kansas City 3 with only games scheduled on the day.
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Columbus
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
National League Scores From The Day
Cincinnati defeats St. Louis 7 to 2. Pittsburgh beats Chicago 7 to 5. New York wins 4 to 1 over Boston. New York 11 Boston 0. Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 6. Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2.
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Boston
Philadelphia
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Cincinnati
Baseball scores from major league games
In a set of American League results St Louis defeated Cleveland 5 to 3 Chicago beat Detroit 6 to 4 and Boston won over Washington 5 to 2 with the day’s outcomes listed.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Tuesday NBA Matchups Highlight East and Midwest Showdowns
Columbus visits Indianapolis and Brooklyn plays Philadelphia as part of a dense Tuesday schedule. Milwaukee goes to Minneapolis, Kansas City to St Paul, Chicago to Detroit, and St Louis at Cleveland. Cincinnati meets St Louis and Philadelphia opposes New York.
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Detroit
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Illinois Set To Defend Conference Crown With Veteran Lineup
Chicago newspaper reports coach Bob Zuppke will field an experienced Illinois team for the 1928 Western Conference race. Fifteen lettermen return from 1927 plus Frosty Peters and bolstered by strong freshmen. Rivals Indiana Northwestern Michigan Chicago and Ohio are ready to challenge the defending champions as Zuppke warns against overconfidence and aims to fuse fight with skill.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
Chicago
Bob Zuppke
Illinois University
Zuppke
Illini
Illinois
Indiana
Northwestern
Michigan
Ohio
Peters
Reitsch
Muegge
Schultz
Garland Grange
Bill Short
Norway
Burdick
O'Dowd Beats O'Leary In Columbus Featherweight Bout
Eddie O'Dowd of Columbus outboxed Dick O'Leary of Cleveland in a 12 round featherweight fight at Hart's Acre. O'Dowd won nine rounds, three were even.
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U.P
Eddie O'Dowd
Dick O'Leary
Cleveland
Hart’s Acre
O'Dowd
Stars Yesterday Shine in 4 On 4 Outing
P Waner doubled once and singled once with a run in four at bats. Goose Goslin singled once in four at bats. Rogers Hornsby singled once in six. Freddy Lindstrom three singles and two runs in nine. Jim Bottomley tripled once and scored. Lou Gehrig Al Simmons and Babe Ruth were idle.
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Goose Goslin
Rogers Hornsby
Freddy Lindstrom
Jim Bottomley
Lou Gehrig
al Simmons
Babe Ruth
Carroll University grid star injured in motorcycle crash
Ravenna reports Lenny Brickman a John Carroll University football star was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash near the university training camp last night. Teammate William Bredics suffered cuts and bruises as the pair returned to the camp near Lake Stafford after an evening in Ravenna.
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Lenny Brickman
John Carroll University
William “Flash” Bredics
Carroll
Lake Stafford
Hennessey Davis Cup Star Loses in Singles
Forest Hills N Y Reuters report details John Hennessey once top American in singles at the Davis Cup event losing in the first round to Dr. George King 7 2 6 4 6 4 the upset marking the tournament's 47 year history. King then faces Jacques Brugnon in the third round while Percy L Kynaston advances. Benny Bass stops Harry Biltman to claim the Pennsylvania Featherweight title in Philadelphia.
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George King
New York
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Hennessey
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Percy JL
Kynaston
York
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Biltman
Philadelphia
Benny Bass
Harry Biltman
Pennsylvania
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