Yankees gain a full game with victory over Browns
New York beats St. Louis 14 to 11 to pull within two games of the Athletics in the American League pennant race. Cleveland tops Philadelphia 8 to 2 as St. Louis and New York remain two games apart in the National League while Chicago trails.
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Dempsey Stars In The Big Fight On Broadway
Jack Dempsey returns to Broadway in The Big Fight with Estelle and Ralph Smith as Battling Baker. The boxing legend earns cheers in a short bout scene while playgoers praise the climactic last minutes as the strongest part of the production.
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Tuesday Baseball Scores From The American Association
Tuesday results show Columbus routed Louisville 8 to 3 and 6 to 2. Minneapolis defeated Kansas City 3 to 1. Indianapolis beat Toledo 7 to 2. Chicago edged Boston 8 to 3. New York won 3 to 2 over Pittsburgh in 10 innings. St Louis beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 and Cincinnati topped Brooklyn 5 to 2.
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Scores From Chris City Games Today
Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 8 Washington 5 New York 14 St Louis 11 led by notable efforts across multiple teams with tight finishes and high scoring contests.
Wednesday NBA Matchups Across Six Cities
Five games listed for Wednesday feature Indianapolis at Toledo, St. Paul at Kansas City, Minneapolis at Milwaukee, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Boston, and Chicago at New York with no other games scheduled.
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Stars of Yesterday In Baseball Standings Recap
Yesterday highlights include Rogers Hornsby with two singles in three at bats and Lou Gehrig with two singles and a run scored in five plate appearances. Freddy Lindstrom doubled once in five at bats and Al Simmons doubled and singled with a run in four at bats. Goose Goslin, P Waner, Jim Bottomley, Babe Ruth also contributed with hits or outs in their allotted at bats.
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Feud Nears End Over Walker Loughran Bout Plans
New York report says Tex Rickard and Jack Kearns move toward finalizing a light heavyweight title bout between Mickey Walker and Tommy Loughran at Madison Square Garden in early November. Negotiations were under way with an announcement expected soon.
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Peden Men Prepare For Season With Freshman Scrimmage
Ohio University football under coach Don Peden held secret scrimmage as freshmen joined the varsity. New arrivals Jerry Warshower of Brooklyn and Westey Barfoot of Toledo boosted practice along with George Brown challenging Mowbray at center. Open sessions will be on Tuesday evenings.
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Home Run Club Leaders Named by Team
Ruth and Gehrig top lists for the Yankees with 50 and 24 homers respectively. Hauser and Simmons lead the Athletics with 15 and 14, while Blue and Wilson pace the Cubs and Browns with 50 and 14. Bottomley of the Cards stands at 29. Hafey and Bissonette also prominent for the Cards and Robins with 25 and 23. Hurst of the Phillies adds one.
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Baseball Totals Reported For American and National Leagues
A terse season summary lists players Terry Wilson Colins Schulte Tucker and teams Giants Cards Yankees Browns Indians. It records American League totals 443, National League totals 558, yielding season grand total 1001.
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Chicago guards sought to fill gaps on Stagg team
Coach A A Stagg sorts 60 football candidates at the University of Chicago to find likely guards. Captain Weislow and Malcolm Proudfoot are among the veterans and a strong backfield and five good ends are noted in the roster as candidates.
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Gridiron Squads Over Country Tightening Up for 1928 Season
United Press outlines the 1928 football kickoff with 34 games slated Saturday across the nation. Harvard Yale Army and Penn face position gaps. Navy eyes a comeback behind Whitey Lloyd and Joe Clifton. Pittsburgh aims high under Jock Sutherland with Jim Hood and captain Alex Fox. Princeton plans a veteran charge led by Wittmer and Miles.
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Major League Totals Reach 1001 For Season
New York report notes five home runs yesterday push the season total to 1001 with twelve days left. The National League leads its 1923 record and Babe Ruth tops with 50 homers, seven days and four homers behind his 1927 pace.
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Logan High Opens Defense in Scrimmage Ahead of Crooksville Game
Logan high used a hard defensive scrimmage led by Coach Ted Sawyer with Assistant George Cooke directing subs. The team prepared for Friday’s opener against Crooksville, noting lineup details and potential shifts from line to back field. Oeffler emerges as a new lineman at six feet two and over 200 pounds, pairing with Hutchinson a 230 pound veteran tackle.
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Indiana scrimmage showcases three candidate teams
In Bloomington on September 19 three teams formed from Indiana University football candidates staged scrimmage workouts. Coach Pat Page led the third session of blocking and tackling drills, with several minor injuries reported among players.
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Rockne Shapes Notre Dame Offense for Wisconsin and Navy
Coach Knute Rockne worked with Notre Dame forwards to build an offensive drive ahead of upcoming games against Wisconsin and the Navy. Six new players join the first string as the Irish prepare.
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Reds win easily over Robins 5 to 2 in finale
Brooklyn faced Cincinnati in the season finale as the Reds topped the Robins 5 to 2. Rixey faltered late before Kolp closed out the win, with Brooklyn using four pitchers including McWeeny who lasted under two innings. Cincinnati leads the season series 12 10.
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Lupica Stuns Leone in Featherweight Bout
Youngstown reports Sammy Lupica of Toledo defeated Joe Leone of New York in a featherweight boxing match. The reported result notes Lupica's victory as of Sept 19 with only partial details available.
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Giants Win on Billy Terry Home Run in Tenth
Yesterday's action saw Billy Terry of the New York Giants deliver a tenth inning homer to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 2 after a 2-2 tie. Jackson and Hogan sparked the earlier lead, while Burleigh Grimes allowed eight hits in nine innings for the win.
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Chicago Maroons Backfield Promise in Stagg’s 37th Year
Stock taking for Chicago University football under coach A A Stagg shows a stronger backfield than the previous year when the Maroons split eight games. The line suffers more from graduation while freshmen add to backfield strength led by Mendenhall Libby and sophomore Irving Van Nice who has become a elusive runner after spring work. Tom Cowley also shows rapid development and may prove a valuable back.
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