Bluefield Bluefield claim league title in close three straight wins
Bluefield defeats Gary 3-2 to sweep the coalfield league title series in a tight five game race. Sorrell struck out eleven Gary batters, Rutherford powered Gary with a three bagger and a homer, while Allen made a standout catch and Faircloth started for Gary.
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Sorrell
Settle
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Coalfield
Fxhan Allen
Allen
Schulman
Riley
Mecklenberg
Moore
Fortner
Noble
Hall
Hayworth
Palmer
Dreifus
Kircher
Faircloth
Witrey
Clark
Raymond Hayworth
Hightower
Coalwood
Poca-Bramwell
Abrhore Kircher
Ifi
Mistlias
Hse
Aba Hoa E' Moore
Serre
Hay
Virginia Tech Prepares for Opening Game with Lynchburg College
Virginia Tech football begins season with Lynchburg College in Blacksburg. Scrimmage until Friday, then focus on roanoke game. Key players include Moran at center, Robertson at quarterback, and backs Faulkner Anderson De La Barre Babeck and Moss.
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Lynchburg College
Blacksburg
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Ray
Handy
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von Erickson
Gaines
Ellison
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Jack Moss
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Anderson
Woolwine
Skinner
Petty
Roanoke
Prospects Bright for Beaver High Football Team
Beaver high school football hopes rise as Coach Dick Nebinger begins pre season drills after a signup meeting at Bland Street Methodist church drew over thirty-five candidates. Returners include Cash the backfield pivot and seven other lettermen, with twenty five vying for wing positions. The squad aims to open the season against Matewan on the first Saturday in October.
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Beaver High School
Bland Street Methodist Church
Chick Smith
Apeed Merchant
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Groseclose
Adkins
Nebinger
Cash
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Matewan
Beaver High
Swecker
Fulford
Lamanaca
Featevie
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Honaker
Broy
Bluefield College Seeks Fans With Football Season Tickets
Bluefield College announces the start of football season ticket sales to fund the season ahead. Priced at five dollars, tickets admit holders to several home games and reflect support for Coach Pins Weller’s squad. Home dates include Sept 26 Anderson College Oct 4 East Tennessee Normal Oct 17 Hiawassee College Oct 30 New River State Nov 11 Armistice Day Washington Lee Freshmen Nov 26 Lincoln Memorial University.
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Bluefield College
Pinswellers
Anderson College
East Tennessee Normal
Hiawassee College
New River State
Washington Lee
Lincoln Memorial University
Wyoming Gun Club Prepares for Inter Club Shoot
Mullens West Virginia September 12 a Wyoming Gun Club practice session prepared members for the inter club shoot against Bluesfield set for Bluefield on September 18 A return match may follow at Mullens Dr Bailiff again top gun though not perfect finishing second round with a near miss on the twenty fifth place scores among shooters Bailiff 47 Small 44 Long 43 Bevins 43 Richardson 41 Doss 36
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Wyoming Gun Club
Bluesfield
Bluefield
Bailiff
Smallman
Long
Blevins
Richardson
Doss
Southern Association scores and weather notes
Memphis defeated Nashville 5 to 3 while Chattanooga beat Little Rock 7 to 6 in a rain interrupted second game lasting eleven innings. Birmingham weather delayed action with rain.
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Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Birmingham
Analysis of major league standings near season end
Washington leads the American League with nine teen games left, seven and a half games ahead of the Athletics. In the National League the Pirates lead the Giants by seven games with eighteen games remaining. Mathematical chances show Athletics must win all twenty, Washington needs two of nineteen, Giants must win all sixteen, Pirates need eleven of eighteen to finish first.
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New York
Washington Senators
Athletics
Pirates
Pitsburg
Wash
Giants
Old Timers’ Association forms in Cleveland baseball lore
Cater Bewhiskered Clevelanders led by Larry Lajoie form an Old-Timers' Association and prepare for a potential postseason series against Bucky Morris’s unit. The piece lampoons modern baseball while recalling Cy Young Nap Lajoie and Johnny Evers in a humorous, period voice.
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Clevelanders
Larry Lajoie
Bucky Morris
Cy Young
Nap Lajoie
Jim Archer
Savannah
Detroit
Johnny Evers
Joe Tinker
Pirates Shut Out by Cardinals in Doubleheader Opening
St Louis blanked Pittsburgh 4 to 0 as rain halted the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The Cardinals plated four runs in the fourth, while Meuller Hornsby and Thevenow led the offense.
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Pittsburg
Ee Carey
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Traynor
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Sheehan
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OTALS
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Thevenow
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Wright
Phen Meadows
Balk
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Moran
McLaughlin
Quigley
International League scores and theater note from China
The International League saw Baltimore 18 Jersey City 10 and Reading 10 Providence 0 while Syracuse Toronto and Buffalo Rochester games were affected by rain. A Beijing report says in China most native troupes are all male or all female with men playing leading ladies and vice versa.
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Jersey City
Reading
Providence
Syracuse
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Peking
China
Baseball Scores and Matchups From Yesterday and Today
Results yesterday include New York 7 Philadelphia 2 and Philadelphia 10 New York 64 plus St. Louis 10 Chicago 4 and Washington 138 Boston 4. Today St Louis at Chicago and Cleveland at Detroit. Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Washington. Also Philadelphia 6 Boston 0 and Cincinnati 56 Chicago 2 Brooklyn 3 New York 1 St Louis 4 Pittsburg 6.
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Chicago
Washington
Boston
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Detroit
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Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnative
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Concord Brimming With Hope for Banner Season
Concord College enters camp with two strong weeks of practice as coaches tout depth and promising talent. Veterans like Flanagan and Hendrickson anchor a line while backs led by Kessler Arnette and Wisler push for a balanced overall unit. Injuries thin but not derail efforts as newcomers Thomas and Thompson contend for key roles.
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Concord College
Coachesson
Weaver
Woodell
Bryson
Priester
Murphy
Flanagan
Tristate
Hendrickson
Concord
Yeager
Whanger
Noell
Einstein
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Guinea Bock
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Jake Kessler
Dick Arnette
Cy Wisler
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Mountan Lion Aggregation
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Stanley Kin
Athens High Schol
Richardson
Welch High
George Thomas
Thomas
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Mount Hope High
Untain Lion
Eddie Collins Injury Tests White Sox Manager
Eddie Collins injury tests the White Sox as manager Billy Evans notes Collins kept Chicago in the first division since 1925. Collins’ absence deepens a slump, while Washington manager Stanley Harris rides veterans to stay in the race. Pitching makes or breaks a short series with aging arms fading then regaining form. Fate plays many a peculiar prank in sport.
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White Sox
Collins
Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Colline
Oldham
Fate
Molla Mallory Wins Middle States Title
Molla Mallory of New York defeated Mrs. Marion Z. Jessup of Delaware 6 3 4 6 6 2 to win the middle states lawn tennis championship for women in Philadelphia. Jessup and Elizabeth Ryan of California beat Mallory and Helen Jacobs 7 6 3 6 3 in doubles.
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Philadelphia
Molla Mallory
New York
Marion Z. Jessup
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Jessup
Elizabeth Ryan
California
Mallory
Helen Jacobs
Plans to capture it as Orteig prize extends to June 1 1930
In the United States and abroad, efforts to win the Orteig prize continue with Mr. Orteig extending the award deadline to June 1, 1930. The move keeps aviation pioneers focused on achieving the transatlantic flight milestone.
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United States
Orteig
Unclear Scores from Midwest Matchups and Rain Delays
Readable fragment lists games with scores Minneapolis versus Kansas City and St Paul 8, Milwaukee 7. It notes Louisville to Toledo and Indianapolis to Columbus affected by rain with no further details on outcomes.
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Southern Association
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis-Columbus
Nonstop Atlantic Flight Prize Boasts $25,000
Washington reports the Raymond Orteig prize of $25,000 for a nonstop Atlantic crossing between New York and Paris or the French coast. The prize, funded since 1919 and held in an American bank, remains open to aviators in both directions as the National Aeronautic Association notes only this cash award among outstanding aviation trophies.
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Washington
America
National Aeronautic Association
Raymond Orteig
New York
Atlantic
Paris
France
State Golf Tourney for Men Age Fifty Plus in Parkersburg
A state golf tournament for men aged fifty and over will occur in Parkersburg on October 1 and 2. Organized by the West Virginia Senior Golf Association, the event marks the first annual senior meet with Malcolm Jackson as president and J L Bumgardner as secretary treasurer. Classes span from A to D by age, with prizes and a full program planned.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Senators Gain a Half Game in Pennant Race
Washington pounded Boston 13 to 3 as Coveleskie shut down the Red Sox. In the doubleheader, Philadelphia and New York split. Ruth homered in game one and Gehrig hit No.18. St Louis swept Chicago. Detroit and Cleveland split a rain affected twin bill with a long first game.
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