New York Beats Detroit 7 to 3 as Ruth Stays Homerless
New York collected hits and walks to defeat Detroit 7 to 3. Babe Ruth did not extend his home run streak, drawing a walk, then grounding out, and doubling in the final inning. Other games included Cleveland’s 9 to 1 win over Philadelphia and Boston’s 4 to 2 victory over Chicago with Harper strong on the mound.
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Schang
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Faber and Schalk
Happenings in Sportdom doubleheader ends split
Cincinnati and Philadelphia split a twin bill with the home club winning 6 to 1 in game one and losing 4 to 3 in game two. Reuther Wingo Meadows and Wheat were noted in the box scores.
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PhilaPiphia
Will Enlarge Gymnasium for Basketball Tourney
Buckhannon WV August 7 plans for the eighth annual high school basketball tournament include enlarging the Wesleyan gymnasium. Architect plans submitted to college authorities call for doubling the playing space and expanding seating to host all teams in the state in Buckhannon if schools choose to hold the finals here.
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Wesleyan
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Ohio Wesleyan
Locals in brief wanderings and visits across towns
Dr. and Mrs. C H Morgan and daughter Mildred visit Chattanooga Tennessee. Charles D Lloyd leaves for Colorado Springs and Denver for six weeks. Dr R Moorehead visits Wytheville, returning with wife and daughter Julia. Dr C W Houchins moves offices to over First National Bank. Mrs EB McComas and son Harry visit Berwind with Traves Barrick. Ellen Straughn of Marytown visits Miss Willard Barrick. Mrs C W Harris visits Shanghai Virginia. T J Kads returns from Roanoke. A P Grogan spends week end with family. Mrs J O Williams in Bluefield Wednesday. A P Wood spends vacation in Virginia. Misses Virginia and Elizabeth and Master Thomas McFarland visit relatives in Roanoke. Mrs Kline of Pennsylvania visits Mrs W H Shaw. Miss Lill Bowman, Banks department store milliner, heads to Cincinnati then Lafayette Tennessee. G A Ashworth to Preston Georgia where family stayed summer. T C Salmon returns from two weeks in Virginia. Albert Early spends week in Bluefield. Kenny Cooper returns from Petersburg to family in Bluefield. Mr and Mrs T E Organ return from two weeks with relatives in Virginia. Mrs T C Lucas visits old home Ocala Virginia. B B Surratt and family return from Sylvatus Virginia.
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A. P. Wood
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Thomas McFarland
Roanoke
Kline
Mollie Kiser
Pennsylvania
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Banks’ Department Store
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T. C. Salmon
Albert Early
Kenny Cooper
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T. E. Organ
T. C. Lucas
Ocala
B. B. Surratt
Sylvatus
Success Through Optimism at Panama Canal Culebra Cut
The account notes eight thousand workers in the Culebra cut during canal construction. Each night soil slid into the cut as fast as daytime removal, yet morale stayed high. Colonel Goethals visited the site and asked about conditions, receiving a spirited reply that despite a steam shovel and drill setbacks, they were still digging.
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Culebra
Goethals
T. H. Moore
James Hogg’s rocky farming to poetic rise
James Hogg endured a disastrous stint as a farmer before gaining fame as a noted poet of his era.
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Olympic Athletes to Receive Much Attention in Belgium
Antwerp expects a busy schedule of dinners receptions and official visits during the seventh Olympiad. The centerpiece is a public reception at Hotel de la Ville August 18 for all teams with similar events planned in Brussels. King Albert and Count Balllet-Latour lead Belgian entertaining efforts for participants and officials.
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Bethany College football prospects rise with returning veterans
Bethany West Virginia August 7 with training camps near Bethany College shows bright gridiron prospects as coach Buland and director Miller report letters from last year players. Captain Hughes of New Philadelphia alternated at center last season and appears in peak condition as Bethany aims to preserve a strong nucleus with only two graduates. Training start date remains undecided and will be announced soon. The European tarantula warning is noted in a separate query.
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Hughes
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National Open Golf Championship Contest at Toledo
Leading U S professionals and amateurs join three Europeans in an international national open at Toledo Ohio. Vardon Ray Massey join Hagen Barnes Evans Jones and others as eliminations set for Tuesday and Wednesday with 64 low scorers advancing to a 72 hole final on Thursday and Friday at Inverness. Charles Lorms hurled a 67 at Inverness, three under par.
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France
Vardon
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James Barnes
St. Louis
Chick Evans
Bob Jones
Inverness
Charles Lorms
West Too Busy Making Living To Play Tennis
Philadelphia August 7 Dr Edward T Pancoast former top local tennis player now in Peru Ind says the east leads the country in tennis because players have more time to play He notes the middle west has talent but players are hindered by heavy work schedules citing Ralph Burdick who can barely get a racquet in weekly and once challenged Bill Tilden the world champion
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East
Edward T. Pancoast
Peru
Ind
Pancoast
Middle West
Ralph Burdick
Ralph
Bill Tilden
Burdick Falls to Tilden After Net Break Late Match
In a tennis duel Burdick led 6 to 3 in the first set and 5 to 1 in the second when the net broke after a volley. After a ten minute pause Burdick faded and Tilden secured the win. Aerial photography plane will cover forty square miles per flight using arto tie film.
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