Herman Tops NL Sluggers With .407 Average
Babe Herman of Brooklyn surged to the National League lead by batting .407 after a frenzied week that produced 16 hits. Frank O’Doul of Philadelphia slipped to .385, with Bill Terry of the Giants at .377 as the next closest.
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New York
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Frank O’doul
Phillies
Herman
O’doul
Bill Terry
Giants
Terry
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Mel Ott
Ott
O'Doul
Hack Wilson
Chicago
Frederick
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh
Chuck Klein
Phillie
Wilson
Klein
Philadelphia
Hornsby
Hafey
St. Louis
Traynor
L. Waner
Douthit
Rabbit Maranville Declines Braves Manager Contract
Boston reports that Rabbit Maranville refused a Braves managerial post unless guaranteed a two year contract. He emphasized unwillingness to serve without a thorough trial period.
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Boston
Rabbit” Maranville
Rabbit
Braves
Scouts of Troop 16 Convene Ahead of August Court
Members of Troop 16, Boy Scouts of America, met at Westminster Presbyterian Church for their weekly gathering to discuss troop affairs and reminded each other that the August court of honor will be held on August 20 to recognize advances and awards.
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Troop 16
Boy Scouts of America
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Falkville High Faces Doubted Football Prospects
Deputy Bud Davis notes Falkville high school’s football chances are problematical this season as returning talent was scarce and the squad shows uncertain form. Davis closely tracks the team’s fortunes amid limited roster strength and uncertain prospects for success.
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Falkville High School
Depu
Bud Davis
Falkville
Davis
Cubs Gain Though Idle in National League Chase
Idle Chicago Cubs gain in the National League race as the Pirates lose to the Phillies 2-0. Sweetland blanked Pittsburgh despite 11 Phils hits. Larry French held Philadelphia to six safeties. Cincinnati edged New York 3-2 as Donohue allowed eight hits. The Cardinals routed the Dodgers 14-7 with 19 Cardinal hits.
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Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Phils
Sweetland
Larry French
Cincinnati
New York
Fred Fitzsimmons
Pete Donohue
Reds
Taylor Purchases 100 Acres North of Decatur
Announcement reports the sale of 100 acres of land a few miles north of Decatur on the Bee Line highway to C. Wilson Taylor, a well known business man. The brief item notes the transaction as completed.
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Decatur
C. Wilson Taylor
Southern and National League Games Set for Today
In today’s card Chattanooga faces Nashville Mobile goes to Birmingham Memphis meets Little Rock New Orleans travels to Atlanta Brooklyn visits Chicago Philadelphia plays Cincinnati New York goes to Pittsburgh Boston meets St. Louis Kansas City visits Milwaukee Louisville plays Indianapolis Columbus travels to Toledo.
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New Orleans
New York Na
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Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Pursue
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Yesterday's Scores Across Leagues
Southern League results include Nashville 9 Chattanooga 4 Atlanta 7 New Orleans 5 Memphis 4 Little Rock 2 Mobile 10 Birmingham 3 American League games Philadelphia 11 Detroit 10 Cleveland 9 New York 8 Washington 5 St Louis 3 Boston 3 Chicago 2 in 10 innings Cincinnati 3 New York 2 St Louis 14 Brooklyn 7 rain affected Boston Chicago game shows 3-2.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Realty sale fronts on highway near Taylor lands
The sale was made through the B. L. Malone realty agency. The property adjoins lands already owned by Mr. Taylor and fronts for half a mile on the left of the concrete highway, going northward.
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B. L. Malone
Jones Boldly Leads Open Golf Standings After Ten-Year Span
Bobby Jones dominates United States Open histories at Winged Foot with leading aggregates and high averages. He tops Hagen Sarazen and Diegel in stroke totals, with Espinosa and Macdonald Smith close behind, while Jones records three firsts and four top fours across ten championships.
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B. Keeler
Bobby Jones
Winged Foot
United States Golf Association
Farrell
Mehlhorn
al Espinosa
Jones
Macdonald Smith
United States
Hagen
Sarazen
Diegel
Auburn to Host Nine Game 1929 Grid Schedule
Auburn announced a nine game football schedule for 1929 under Coach Bohler. Highlights include night games against Birmingham Southern and Florida, with Clemson Florida Vanderbilt Tennessee Georgia Tech and Georgia on the slate. Captains and several lettermen are listed among returning players.
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Ala
Plainsmen
Tigers
Bohler
Montgomery
Birmingham Southern Panthers
Bohlermen
Clemson
Florida
Vanderbilt
Howard
Tennessee
Tulane
Georgia
Tech
Plains
Bahler
Howell Long
Porter Calahan
G. H Long
Hamp Green
Eddie Peake
Willie Granger
Carl Schlich
Joe Burtt
Dunham Harkins
Jim Crawford
Ftill
Birmingham - Southern
University of Florida
Birmingham
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
300 Hitters Not Far Between in Baseball's Golden Era
New York report notes a rising number of 300 hitters from 1918 to 1928 across both leagues. It cites early stars like Wheat Roush Groh Hollacher Southworth Daubert Young Chase and Babe Ruth nearing 300 as the decade advances, with annual increases and shifting power numbers.
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New York
Americary
Zach Wheat
Edd Roush
Heinie Groh
Charlie Hollacher
Billy Southworth
Jake Daubert
Ross Young
Hal Chase
Ty Cobb
Joe Jackson
George Burns
Jacques Fournier
George Sisler
Bob Bescher
Tris Speaker
Baker
Wally Pipp
George Weaver
Babe Ruth
Bambino
Bear Allday Hurt in West Texas League Game
Abilene Texas Franklyn Bear Allday former Centenary college backfield star and four year gridiron player for college teams is indefinitely sidelined after a broken arm suffered in a West Texas league game between Abilene and San Angelo. He had a 397 batting average for the season second in the circuit and is property of Wichita Falls of the Texas league viewed as a promising prospect.
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Abilene, Texas
Franklyn "Bear" Allday
Abilene
San Angelo
All Day
Centenary College
Wichita Falls
Texas League
Air Annual Rumor New White Sox Head
Chicago rumor mills whirl over a new White Sox manager. The talk centers on former Sox player Jakie Atz, previously Fort Worth Cats skipper, with past rumors linking Lena Blackburn and a sequence of notable managers over the past 12 years.
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White Sox
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Jakie Atz
Sox
Fort Worth Cats
Lena Blackburn
Ray Schalk
Eddie Collins
Johnnie Evers
Kid Gleason
Pants” Rowland
Barons and Pelicans Fall as Crackers Tie Second Place Race
The Barons lost again and the Pelicans fell short, keeping Birmingham from slipping toward second place. Guy Morton won 10–3 for the Bears, while Ludolph Morrell and C. Moore limited Mobile hitters. The Crackers beat the Pelicans 7–5 to clinch a third straight win for second. Red Oldham earned his second win of the series after relieving Brennan. Memphis defeated Little Rock 4–2. Clarence Griffin delivered with runners on base as the Vols beat Chattanooga 9–4, with Jim Poole hitting his 20th homer. In late innings, 20 Volunteers batted. Lundgren exited after six while Milstead finished strongly.
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Pelicans
Birmingham
Guy Morton
Bears
Ludolph
Morrell
C. Moore
Crackers
Red Oldham
Brennan
Memphis
Little Rock
Clarence Griffin
Vols
Chattanooga
Jim Poole
Lundgren
Milstead
Penn State tests turf grasses for golf greens and fairways
Pennsylvania State agronomists conduct turf grass experiments to create superior greens and fairways. Nine bent grass plots, three stolon plots, and ten other trials study 13 species with 2,340 plants to identify resistant, high seed producing grasses and measure ball travel distances for better yardage.
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State College
Penn State
Fort Worth fans mourn Jakey Atz as longtime manager departs
In Texas league circles fans and players regret the firing of Jakey Atz the Fort Worth pilot. The veteran manager known for six straight pennants leaves amid sentiment that baseball has lost a colorful leader who guided Fort Worth to six titles.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Jakey Atz
Vinegar Tan Becomes Local Decatur Oddity
A Malone pool report says local young women visit the pool to wash backs arms and neck with vinegar then sun themselves for about an hour. The pool improvised beach yields a well colored tan as the latest fad among debutantes and former debutantes in Decatur.
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Decatur
Malone Pool
Bosses Name McKechnie Recalled to Manage Cardinals
Bosses Cards again Bill McKechnie, retired to Rochester some time ago, has been recalled and will manage the G and J Louis Cardinals again.
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Bill McKechnnie
Rochester
G&j Louls Cardinals
Foxx Leads A L Batting Pace as Manush Trails
The article notes Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics dominating the American League batting chase in week fifteenth with a .428 week and .390 season, ahead of Heinie Manush of St. Louis. Ruth breaks into top ten, while Connie Mack’s pitchers pace team batting with Philadelphia edging ahead of Detroit and New York in runs and averages.
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Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Connie Mack
Heinie Manush
St. Louis
Manush
Foxx
George Herman
Ruth
Simmons
Philadephia
Lazzeri
Newfork
Fonseca
Cleveland
Heilmann
Detroit
Combs
New York
Cochrane
Philadelphia
Fothergill
Yankee
Miller Huggins
Yanks
Robert Moscis Grove
Grove
Rube Walberg
George Earnshaw
Walberg
Tom Zachary
Eidership
Yankees
Gehringer
Gehrig
Mackmen Step 10 Additional Gain
The Mack men increased their lead to 11 and a half games in the American League by beating Detroit 11 to 10 in a high scoring contest. The Yankees lost to Cleveland 9 to 8 as Heilmann Mac Manus and Alexander homered for the Athletics. Falk homered in the ninth to seal Indians over the Yanks. Boston edged Chicago in ten frames 3 to 2. Washington bested St. Louis as Hadley outpitched Crowder with seven hits allowed.
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Guy Bush
Chicago
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh
Johnson
St. Louis
Mays
New York
Carlson
Root
Macks
Detroit
Yankees
Cleveland
Yanks
Indians
Heilmann
MacManus
Alexander
Athletics
Falk
Washington
Hadley
Crowder
Browns
Florence Athletes Presenced Letters
H. H. Floyd chair of the Florence State Teachers College athletic committee presented letters today to Clyde Carroll Lee Carterey Jack Jolly Doyle Young Julius Page all of Florence and Vivian Davis of Jasper. All letters except Vivian Dav is went to baseball with Vivian Davis earning one in track. Floyd stressed high standards for letter men and the need for above average academic records.
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H. H. Floyd
Florence State Teachers Collesge
Clyde Carroll
Lee C&triyey
Jack Jolly
Doyle Young
Julius Page
Florence
Vivian Davis
Jasper
Floyd
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