Local champion to be crowned in city horseshoe tourney
The Journal stages a city horseshoe pitching championship on Saturday September 11 on Journal courts West South Street open to all bonafide players. Entries due by Thursday September 7 with Will Shields coordinating matches. Top prize is a silver loving cup. runner-up wins silver-plated swords. Contenders include Paul Kinney and Charlie Kester from the Labor Day tournament.
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Yankees Regain Lead as Athletes Face Pennant Drive
In a pennant hopeful doubleheader at Yankee Stadium the Yankees won both games to reclaim the lead in the American League. Tony Sivveri returned and helped spark the surge alongside timely hitting from Gehrig and Lazzeri. George Pipgras pitched well in the opener, while Bob Meusel delivered a game‑deciding homer in the nightcap as New York tightened their grip with two crucial wins over the Athletics amid lingering injuries and legends like Shocker noted in league circuits.
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National League standings and yesterday's results summary
Baseball standings show Pittsburgh at 61 wins and 61 losses, New York leading NL with 56. The day’s results include Pittsburgh beating Chicago 8 to 7, and New York sweeping Philadelphia 7 to 0. Today’s NL games list Brooklyn at Philadelphia and New York at Boston.
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Yankees Sweep Athletics To Return To First Place
New York Yankees defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics twice in a day to reclaim a one and a half game lead atop the standings. The doubleheader, witnessed by a record crowd, dealt a crushing blow to Philadelphia and signaled renewed pressure on Mack’s world champions.
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Spartansburg Hurlers Hall of Fame Debut No-Hit Win
Coates, famed finger of the Spartansburg Independents, entered baseballs hall of fame yesterday and threw a no hit game against Union City on the Spartansburg diamond. The diminutive pitcher, noted for speed and sharp curves, blanked Union City until the ninth inning as Spartansburg won 4 to 1 on errors by the visitors.
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Franklin boy earns major league attention from several clubs
Franklin hurler Foster, aged 16, has attracted offers from four clubs in the American Association and a major league club. Scouts from the St Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers have watched him, with a September 11 exhibition against the Washington Senators slated to showcase his pitching. Foster, with nine wins in ten league starts for Venango County's Rooks Grove Club, has defeated Homestead Greys twice this season.
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Meusel Drives Yankees to Possible pennant with homer
New York reports Bob Meusel, with a yellow bat, delivered a three run homer in the eighth to lift the Yankees 3 to 2 in a tense Sunday doubleheader. Meusel's blast capped a dramatic comeback as Gehrig Ruth and Koenig scored ahead of him. Thousands flooded the field with hats and newspapers in the frantic celebration.
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Meusel's Homer Wins Yankees Game In Second
Meusel slugged a homer to drive the Yankees to victory in the second of a doubleheader against Philadelphia. Earlier Pipgras pitched well in the first game, limiting the A's to a handful of hits. Across the league, Pirates beat Cardinals 7 0, Giants toppled by Brooklyn 3 2, and Browns edged Detroit as Hill shut down the lineup.
Metsler Delivers Ninth Inning Home Run as White Sox Triumph
Metzler, without a pinch hitter, homered in the ninth to spark a Chicago White Sox rally, lifting them to an 8-2 victory over Cleveland. Guy Bush pitched well for Chicago, limiting Cincinnati to two hits as the Cubs led 2-0. Attendance was around 42,000.
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Warren Club Fasy Victor at Corry Country Golf Match
The Warren Club faced Corry Country in a rough golf match Saturday afternoon. The game was so lopsided that several players could not recall the final score, with Corry holding a slim five or six point lead midway.
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Van Tassel Reaches Golf Finals After Semifinal Victory
Van Tassel advanced to the golf finals after a semifinal win at the country club yesterday. He defeated Inky, with Patterson and Morrow noted as contenders for the title as the event reached its championship stage.
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Dr Curtis Bags First Award In Club Golf Tourney
Dr Curtis won the top prize at the country club golf tourney last week with a net score of 70. Karl Van Tassel took second, R A Ott third, R H Sandburg fourth, and CP Reatinny Kimkel and Dr N Z Gillotne tied for fifth to seventh. An MLB update notes a player’s ankle fracture after a ninth inning collision during a game.
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Homerun Club Highlights From Yesterday's Baseball Slate
Yesterday's box of errors shows Ruth and Gehrig leading the Yankees with power. Cardinals, Cubs, and Giants pieces appear in scattered totals with Hafey and Horst among notable names. teams like Browns, Athletics, Robins, and Senators register small contributions while overall totals are fragmented.
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Shocker Dies After Long Pitching Career
Denver report says Urban Shocker, famed spitball pitcher for the New York Giants, has died at home. He starred in the American League for seven years with 184 wins and 14 losses, and his wife was beside him. He had been ill with phonethy and fisk weakness, and his thoughts turned to yesterday's pennant battles between the Yankees and Philadelphia Athletes.
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New Record Attendance For Baseball in New York
A Sunday crowd set a new attendance record for baseball as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics. Official figures cited gate receipts around $115,000 with a turnout exceeding 85,000, vastly surpassing the previous record of 72,000.
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Nine Nations Represented In Net Tourney
George Kirkley reports from HORRST VILE New York on an international table tennis meet. Players from nine nations compete for the title as strong entries from France Germany and other countries vie for top honors while American hopefuls aim to defend home turf.
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