Bess Errors Costly as Shawver Tops Martin in Twilight Game
In Laidley field the Shawver Roofers beat Martin and Maywood Belcher 4-3 on a pivotal third inning that produced three runs. Bernard Bess’s wild throws and a passed ball helped fuel Shawver’s rally as Noyes McCracken and Vencl helped drive in runs. Martin out hit Shawver 12-11 but stranded 13 runners, and Belcher earned the win with 3 strikeouts. The series stands 3-1, with the fifth game slated for Wednesday afternoon.
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Major Cavanaugh Believed Dying
In Mansfield Massachusetts on August 28 time ran short for Frank W Cavanaugh the famed Iron Major as doctors warned he faced death within hours after a serious operation and war wounds that ended his celebrated coaching career left him weakened at his home with his wife and nine children by his bedside while his eldest son David hurried from New York
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New York
Wilson Rips Par To Win Women's Medal
Enid Wilson of England captured the women's national golf championship medal at Exmoor with a record 76, finishing two shots ahead of Virginia Van Wie Maureen Orcutt and Helen Hicks. She rallied with two birdies and an eagle over the final three holes, hit long drives on the sixteenth and seventeenth, and closed with an eight-foot putt on the final hole.
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America
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Virginia van Wie
Chicago
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Haworth
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New York
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England
Alexa Stirling Fraser
St. Louis
Ada Mackenzie
Canada
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N. Y
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Salem
Miss Wilson
Lois Rogers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Leona Cheney
San Gabriel
Cal
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
Iowa
Frances Williams
Philadelphia
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Charlotte Glutting
Est Orange
Peggy Wattles
Buffalo
Margaret Maddox
Atlanta Star
Ben Gottlieb
Tuckahoe
Prince of Wales
Phyllis Buchanan
Denver
trans-Mississippi
Gregg Lifar
Los Angeles
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wis
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Reading
Joseph Palma
Honolulu
Oger-Cook Labor Day Scrap Is Called Off
The planned 12 round outdoor fight at Kanawha ball park Labor Day night between Kid Lewis Cook of Huntington and Paul Oger of Fairmont was canceled by the Elks club promoters. No reason given. They would have led a welterweight state title card pending commission approval with George Chapman of Charleston as matchmaker.
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Crabtree Ingram Set For Main Event In Mountaineer Card
The Moun taineer A. C. weekly amateur show features southpaw Charles Ingram and Odell Crabtree in the main event promising fast action. Semifinal pits Maxie Brown against Charles Jo Jo McCreary, two seasoned heavies fighting to repeat a previous close bout. Supporting matches list Roma Watts versus King Dunlap Harold Allen versus Pete Stanley Charles Wilson against Nat Harris Leonard Hall versus Kid Turner Jim Huffman versus Wallace Lawrence with three wrestling bouts. rain date would move all bouts to the following night.
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Charles Ingram
Odell Crabtree
Maxie Brown
Charles ‘Jo Jo” McCreary
Roma Watts
King Dunlap
Harold Allen
Pete Stanley
Charles Wilson
Nat Harris
Leonard Hall
Kid Turner
Jim Huffman
Wallace Lawrence
Cubs Trim Lowmans In Narrow Kelly Field Victory
The Nicely Cubs edged the Lowman Kids 14 to 13 at Kelly Field on Sunday afternoon. Cubs batters collected 18 hits against three Lowman pitchers, as Barnett struck out 15.
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Timberlakes Triumph Over Bnai Jacob Nine 17 to 2
Timberlake Drug team defeated the Bnai Jacob nine at the Florida Street Diamond on Sunday by 17 to 2. Roberts and McGee powered the winning battery, while Lepinsky and Clendenin pitched for the losers with Goodman catching.
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McGee
Lepinsky
Clendenin
Goodman
Apprentice Best TANFORAN Jockey Wins Most Races Watch
TANFORAN California Spring horse racing meet closes with Apprentice Jockey Simmons receiving a gold watch for riding the most winners during the meet.
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Shields Parker topple Vines Gledhill in tourney
In Brookline Massachusetts Frank X. Shields and Frankie Parker defeated Elsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill in a dynamic semifinal, forcing a five set victory as thunderclouds gathered. Lott and Stoefen edged toward a semifinal win over Quist and Turnbull before postponement due to fading light.
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Frankie Parker
A. Ellsworth Vines
Keith Gledhill
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Mass
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New York
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Longwood
George Lott
Chicago
Lester Stoefen
Los Angeles
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Don Turnbull
Australia
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Newport
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Gledhill
Little Parker
Aty
Sorrell Barely Misses Shutout
Detroit edged New York 6 to 1 as Vic Sorrell held the Yankees to no hits through six innings before a ninth inning rally. Sorrell struck out seven, but Dixie Walker tripled and Babe Ruth singled him home to break the bid. Walker, Rogell, Fox and Gehringer added key hits as Detroit pulled clear.
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Hayworthe
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A's Beat Chisox in Ninth Inning Rally
Philadelphia Athletics tie series with a 9 to 5 win over the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Jim Peterson earned the victory after replacing Cain, with Ted Lyons pitching for the Sox and Sam Jones taking the loss. Peterson and Jones combined for eight innings of work, while key hits came from Bishop Cramer and McNair as Philadelphia grabbed control late.
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Cutters Tie With Druggists In Night Game
The Glass Cutters battled Liberty Drug to a 9 9 tie after 10 innings in Libby Owens softball. McKinley and Titcher pitched, with Postlewaite and Gandy behind the plate. Darkness halted play after a long afternoon.
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