Mack Names All American Nine In Season Preview
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, unveils his imagined all American nine for the season. The lineup includes Lyons and Hale of the Athletics along with Ruth, Gehrig, Goslin and others across the Yankees and Nationals. Mack notes the Yankees would still win the pennant regardless of his club’s best effort.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athlets
New York Yankees
Athletics
Mack
Yankees
Cochrane
Lyons
Chicago
Hoyt
New York
Moore
Grove
Gehrig
Lazzeri
Reeves
Washington
Hale
Goslin
Simmons
Ruth
Burson in Critical Condition After Auto Crash
Pomeroy Sept 12 G W Burson 75 remains gravely ill from injuries suffered in a week old auto accident official word says doctors fear pneumonia may develop friends report. There is concern over scarce employment as 17 applicants including high school graduates farmers soldiers and mechanics sought a village hall job with a 2100 salary. The examination moved to Pomeroy High School for space George Stark aided postmaster in overseeing the test outcome in several weeks.
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T . Pomeroy
G. W. Burson
A. K. Oliver
George Stark
Burson Clings to Life After Fire and Injury
Friends report the crisis today as doctors fight pneumonia and fear the outcome. Burson has earned respect in Pomeroy Bend for his steadiness through the store fire that destroyed his business and a nearly fatal accident, with the possibility of losing an arm.
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Burson
Pomeroy Bend
Health Officers Invited to Wellston Meet
Health officers and county officials are invited to an all day conference in Wellston on September 2 focusing on care, relief and education of crippled children. Participants include school officials, public health workers and PTA groups from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton counties with Edgar F. Allan and Walter B. Underwood on the program.
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Pomeroy
Gilliford
Wellston
Athens
Galvia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
M Pike
Ross
Scioto
Vinton
Edgar F. Allan
International Society For Crippled Children
Walter B. Underwood
Ohio Society
Hayes Karch wedding links Racine to Columbus
Miss Esther Hayes of Racine and Howard A. Karch of Columbus were married on April 2 in Delaware. Mrs. Karch is the youngest daughter of Mrs. H P Feiger of Racine. The couple will reside in Columbus where Mr. Karch is employed.
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Racine
Esther Hayes
Howard A. Karch
Columbus
Delaware
Praises Scenery as Ohio State Official Visits Middleport
Carlo Steib secretary of Ohio State University visited Middleport with Mrs Steib and children as guests of Capt and Mrs Tom Jones. He enjoyed the river scenery and learned of the Key Run rock slide. He is a dog fancier and planned to meet Jiggs the Joneses Boston terrier a relation of a Steib household dog.
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Middleport
Carlo Steib
Ohio State Univrsity
Ohio State University
Steib
Tom Jones
Record Number of Applicants Takes Civil Service Test
Sept 12 in Pomeroy an unprecedented surge of applicants sat for the civil service exam to fill a vacancy created by retirement.
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Pomeroy
Civil Service
Speeding Fine Touched Off by City Mayor in Middleport
Middleport residents faced a 14.99 dollar fine after Mayor A. J. Stormont of Gallipolis fined a local speeder. He announced a higher speed price as city limits and stop signs are now in place. Pomeroy Bend motorists in the old French settlement are warned to heed the new rule.
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Middleport
A. J. Stormont
Gallipolis
Pomeroy Bend
Callaghan Sets World Record With 151st Consecutive Errorless Game
Outfielder Marty Callaghan of Seattle established a world record for errorless chances by playing his 151st straight game without an error. Art Wels of Brooklyn previously held the mark at 150 games. Also at the Pacific Coast championships, Monta Morgan of San Francisco swam 100 meters in 1 03.4 while Marian Gilman and Helen Zabriske posted times in the 200 yards back and 220 yards breast strokes.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Marty Callaghan
Seattle
Art Wels
Brooklyn
Monta Morgan
San Francisco
Marian Gilman
Helen Zabriske
Leo Rooney Named Cadet at West Point
West Point cadet Leo Rooney the backfield ace and former St. Mary's College California baseball star has received his appointment to the military academy and is expected to make an impact in athletic circles during his stay there.
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Leo Rooney
West Point
St. Mary's College
California
Rooney
Sam
Middleport Prepares For Grueling Football Season
Middleport starts fall football with 30 hopefuls under Coach Battin as Pomeroy adds E H Ward and a promising squad. Pomeroy, once weak in football, aims to improve with grit, facing top teams Parkersburg Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Rutland over ten scheduled games.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Bend
Battin
Middleport High School
Pomeroy
E. H. Ward
Pomeroy High
Ward
Parkersburg
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Rutland
Lions kill two white children near Nairobi in attack
Two white children were attacked by lions a few miles from Nairobi, Kenya Colony, and torn to pieces in a rare fatal predator incident.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Hay Fever Relief Promoted by Ohio Doctor
A prescription named Asmara developed by an Ohio physician is advertised as a relief for hay fever and asthma. Claims show effectiveness in many cases under observation. Readers are urged to mail a questionnaire blank to Anderson-McCoy Laboratories in Highland, Ohio for treatment information.
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Ohio
Anderson-McCoy Laboratories
Highland
Browns win to avoid whitewash as Gehrig homers
The 1927 baseball season features a Browns victory over the Yankees 6 to 2, aided by Milt Gaston holding New York to five hits while Babe Ruth belted his 50th homer. The game caps a season marked by near pennant chaos as the National League race remains tight among four clubs.
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Lou Gehrig
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Milt Gaston
New York
Babe Ruth
Chicago White Stockings
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cubs
Giants
Pittsburgh
Reds Sweep Boston in Doubleheader Rout
Cincinnati wins both ends against Boston 8 to 4 and 16 to 5 as Pete Donohue shines in the opener and Jackie May dominates the second. Dick Rudolph lasts for Boston but the pace fades, while Rabbit Maranville remains the lone link to 1914 Braves. Other scores include Chicago 7 New York 5 and St. Louis 5 Brooklyn 0 with several league fixtures listed.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Pete Donohue
Jake May
Reds
McQuillan
Rudolph
Red Faber
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Washington
Senators
Jackie May
Dick Rudolph
Hugh McQuillan
Braves
Rabbit Maranville
St. Louis
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Purdy
Chicago
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Brooklyn
American Association
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Columbus
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Kansas City
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Milwaukee
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Indianapolis
National League
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Pittsburgh
G. W. L Pet
New York Eee
St. Lowis Wecose
ASC
Chile
G. W. I. Pet
Detroit
Cleveland
Ewer
Giants rely on Fitzsimmons for late pennant push
With under a month remaining in the season and the Giants still in the chase, manager John McGraw expects Fred Fitzsimmons to deliver standout outings after a string of only solid showings.
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Fred Fitzsimmons
New York Giants
Giants
John McGrawe
Tulsa Wins Pennant in Western Club
Tulsa clinched the 1927 Western League pennant by finishing the season 101 wins and 53 losses as the league closed Sunday in Denver Colorado. In Louisville Kentucky Jimmy Walthour Jr of New York won the senior division title in the Amateur Bicycle League of America championships with Becker of Chicago taking the junior title.
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Colo
Tulsa
Louisville
Jimmy Walthour, Jr
New York
Becker
Chicago
Chapman and Bass Face Featherweight Title Bout in Philly
Red Chapman of Boston and Benny Bass of Philadelphia clash tonight in Philadelphia to decide the world featherweight championship in the same stadium where Jack Dempsey lost to Gene Tunney. No recognized champion has held the featherweight title since Louis Kid Kaplan outgrew the 126 pound limit.
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Philadelphia
Red Chapman
Boston
Benny Bass
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Louis
Kid" Kaplan
Princeton to Hold 1927 Football Squad Tryouts
Princeton, N J head coach Bill Roper will interview 33 candidates for 1927 football positions as the first fall workout for the Orange and Black opens today. Starting Friday, double practices will be held each day with nine letter men already in the group.
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Princeton
N. J
Bill Roper
Tunney Keeps Out Fans as Eye Heals at Training Camp
Gene Tunney ordered keep out from his country estate training camp to guard his eye and focus on intensive prep for the heavyweight title fight. He boxed five rounds Sunday with Jackie Williams and Billy Vida beck under bandaged eye protection while sparring partners avoided the damaged area. Tex Rickard tickets to Soldier Field on September 22 offer a last chance to witness the bout with expected gate possibly exceeding three million dollars.
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Chicago
U.P
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Jackie Williams
Billy Vidabeck
Williams
Vidabeck
Jack Dempsey
Dave Shade
Shade
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Soldier’s Field
La Coste Opens Defense At National Tennis Meet
Forest Hills awaits Rene La Coste as he begins defense of his singles title at the 46th national tournament at the West Side Tennis Club. French Davis Cup stars Cochet Borotra skip. Brugnon plans to enter then sail Friday for France.
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N. Y
U.P
Rene la Coste
West Side Tennis Club
Henri Cochet
William M. Johnston
Germantown
Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
France
la Coste
William T. Tilden, II
Cochet
Borotra
Bill” Johnston
Yankees break team home run record as Ruth hits 56th
New York notes Babe Ruth belted his 56th homer of the season, pushing the Yankees to 141 total homers and breaking the 140 mark set by the 1984 Chicago White Sox. After a 21 game win streak over the Browns, New York lost the final game to St. Louis, missing a perfect sweep of the season series.
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Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Fred Frank House
Cardinal
Dodgers
Virgil Barnes
Chicago Cubs
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Browns
Shipwreck Kelly Breaks Self Flagpole Record
The report notes Shipwreck Kelly breaks his own flagpole record, with a quip about future work for Georgie Cohan. A terse mention of a recent U. S. tert event hints at poker hands by Little Miss Poker-Face, but details remain fragmentary.
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Kelly
Georgie Cohan
U. S
Little Miss Poker-Face
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