Pirates Edge Toward World Series as City Prepares
Pittsburgh merchants and hoteliers anticipate World Series crowds as the Pirates near the NL pennant and a potential home series. Demand for rooms is high with cash in advance policies at major hotels and 1929-era rates. Series tickets go on sale by mail, about 150000 pieces of mail sent to Pirates HQ, daily seats limited to about 49000.
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Tennis Association Organized With New Officers
A tennis association was started by enthusiasts at a banquet in the Hotel Corry. Theo P. Williams was elected president with Bob Bracken as vice president Melvin Cabbett secretary and Richard Powers treasurer. Bracken received a trophy as city champion and will hold the cup for a year until won three times by one player. The group plans new city courts next spring and will seek members early next year. A ping pong tournament will be conducted and badminton may be added this winter.
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Local Sports Clippings Blend Weird Banter and Beavers Talk
A collage of sports witticisms notes fast breaks and tall tales from local arenas and parochial teams. Highlights include Ed McIlroy overcoming a handicap, speculation on Beaver grid prospects, and playful asides about World Series tickets and night football.
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Fate crosses ex fighter in New Jersey ring mishap
Billy Angelo once a leading welterweight suffers a eye injury after an accidental poke from his four year old niece while playing. He was taken to hospital where surgeons removed the eye.
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Greenberg seeks Ruth record seven homers in 11 games
Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers needs seven homers in the final 11 games to break Babe Ruth 1927 mark of 60. He has hit eight homers in six games this week and hopes to surpass Ruth as the Sultan of Swat. Greenberg homered No. 54 in a 8-6 win with Randall Gumpert on the mound.
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Ambrose Schindler and the Trojan Era at USC
A fragmentary note links Ambrose Schindler and USC football, noting Schindler’s knee operation and future impact on the Trojans. The text hints at a September 22 date and mentions an early educational center in Paris founded in 1252 for poor students.
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India expands irrigation to one-eighth of British India
Simla India reports government driven irrigation growth with 21,000,000 acres under state schemes, up from 10,500,000 acres in 1873 78. The expansion marks a widening field of cultivation across the subcontinent as officials accelerate large scale irrigation projects.
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Yesterday's Hero Paul Dean Wins Second Straight Comeback Victory
Paul Dean repeats his comeback success by defeating Beas in a Texas League game, extending his win streak after a season that had been dominated by his absence. The performance marks a notable revival for the pitcher in league play.
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Saints Rally To Edge Brewers In Playoffs
The St. Paul Saints staged a late comeback in the first round of the American Association playoffs, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 9 to 0. Ray Phelps held Milwaukee to three hits as St. Paul tied the series and moved within one win of reaching the finals, where they would meet Kansas City.
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Pittshweh Pirates Trade Matisi to Lions for Draft Pick
Pittsburgh Sept 22 The Pittshweh Pirate Football club announced it traded Tony Matisi former Pitt right tackle to the Detroit Lions in return for the Lions sixth choice in next year’s draft. Matisi has been on the beach until the Pirates this season. St Thomas Has Fine Harbor.
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