Barons Pennant Stock Soars After Twin Beatings of Lookouts
Birmingham Barons surged in the Sunland league after a 13-3 and 7-0 sweep of the Chattanooga Lookouts. Dick Ludolph and Roy Hasty each won their sixteenth games, boosting the Barons three games ahead as Mobile and Memphis fell in other matchups. Jim Poole hit two homers for the Vols, closing in on the league hitting record.
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Cubs Rally to Take 6-4 Win Over Dodgers in Big Crowd
The Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 6-4 before 48 000 fans as Cuyler and Stephen powered the offense while Blake steadied the mound. The Cubs widened their lead to about six and a half games over the Pirates.
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Columbia Cubs To Play Decatur Monarchs Aug 15
The Columbia Cubs a fast moving Negro semi pro team will invade Malone Park to face the Decatur Monarchs on August 15. Reservations will be made for the Monarchs white supporters at the park.
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Professor Emeritus Undertakes 700 Mile Southern Horseback Pilgrimage
Dr. Granville E. Terrell, 70, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Kentucky, is riding on horseback for a 700 mile pilgrimage through the southern states.
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Ruth Clouts Cleveland For Four Hits In Double Header
Babe Ruth shines for the Yankees as he collects four hits in a double header split with Cleveland. His batting average climbs to .356 and his hit total reaches 100 as Rogers Hornsby dips after a single. Standings note Foxx Manush Hornsby Ruth Waner Ott also listed among leaders with strong totals.
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Week In Majors: Last Week's MLB Club Records
New York reported last week's major league statistics with updated wins and losses, runs, hits, errors, opponents runs and home runs across clubs. The summary notes varying performances and standings changes among teams.
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Negro Teams Will Meet Wednesday
The Decatur Monarch will meet the Sheffield Athletics at Malone Park here Wednesday afternoon at.
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Yanks Split Two As Indians Rally For Nine In Ninth
The Yankees split a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians as the Athletics were idle. Tom Zachary won his seventh straight for New York in the first game 12 to 0, while in the second Cleveland surged to a 14 6 win. Eddie Morris held the White Sox to two hits in Boston's 8 0 victory. Detroit swept both ends of a twin bill from Washington 10 5 and 13 11 despite weak Washington pitching.
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Baseball pairing notes for today across leagues
South division games include Atlanta at Nashville two games and Birmingham at Chattanooga Mobile at New Orleans Little Rock at Memphis. American League matchups feature St. Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington. National League games list Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Boston at St. Louis. American Association schedule shows Louisville at Indianapolis and Columbus at Toledo.
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Yesterday's Southern League Scores Report
Nashville 1 4 Atlanta 0 1 Little Rock 7 Memphis 0 Mobile 6 0 New Orleans 5 9 in 11 innings Birmingham 13 7 Chattanooga 3 0 reported as yesterday's results with multiple city matchups and a long extra inning game.
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Scores and Standings From Region Baseball Report
A rapid rundown of city match results shows Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4 and St Louis 5 Boston 0. Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 1. New York 14 6 reat 0 14. Boston 8 Chicago 0. Detroit 10 13 Washington 5 11. Columbus 0 3 Toledo 5 8. Louisville 4 3 Indianapolis 9 1 Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 8. St Paul 4 Minneapolis 6.
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Chicago's Bragging Busher Makes Waves With Sox
Art Shires the 22 year old Texas native headlines the Chicago White Sox as he talks big and plays hard. He captained spring training, was involved in a fist fight with manager Lena Blackburne, and often seeks in game action with a boastful flair. He claims to be a top tobacco chewer and thrives on press statements.
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Comedy of Errors Won by Cain Club in Somerville
A chaotic game Saturday afternoon saw the Cain Brothers of Somerville defeat the Connecticut Millmen 9 to 8 in nine innings. The teams combined for 19 errors while Cain collected 13 hits and Conn Mills eight. Key moments include Almon Brindley Eleventh two-base hits and a three-base shot by Almon.
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Auburn Plows Through Historic Touchdown Drought Revival Hopes
Auburn announces a strengthened football program under coach George M Bohler with Red Floyd and Earl McFadden joining the staff. The 1929 schedule opens September 27 at Cramton Bowl against Birmingham Southern with multiple road games leading to a clash at Georgia Athens on November 16 and a traditional Thanksgiving finale at Grant Field.
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Cain Bros Win Despite Wild Pitch Heavy Game
Cain Bros score six runs on a wild pitch heavy contest to unconventionally outpace Conn Mills five. Key plays included Layman to Lanier to West and multiple double plays. Pitchers Myars and Pickens each charged with a run, with defenses handling six to five innings. Umpires Burleson and Landers presided. scorer Mor row tallied the time of game at 2 21.
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Babe Ruth Shines With Four Hits as Yanks Split Doubleheader
Babe Ruth collected four hits in eight plate appearances Sunday as the New York Yankees split a pair of games. Lou Gehrig went one for nine and failed to hit a home run, leaving both powerful sluggers hushed in the doubleheader.
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Miss Flying Heels On Grid This Year
Lawrence Bishop from Tennessee visited relatives in Decatur reminding locals that his flying heels will be missed on the gridiron this year. He was a mainstay of a high scoring machine, known for stepping downfield to add many points to the high school records.
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Ford With Walker County This Year
Ford with Walker County aims for a strong football season as coach Ford guides the Walker County Vikings. More than 40 candidates expected to contest spots in the grid cauldron shaping a prominent team this year.
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Truett Sewell Returns to Form for Alabama Meet
Truett Sewell, a top Alabama prep prospect, is in peak condition after a summer with Decatur Iron & Steel Co. crews in Gadsden. He visited relatives this weekend and returns to town ahead of a local showdown where his team, with 12 games and 2 losses, aims to push games to the limit. Boone to pitch for the locals.
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