McGrawmen Rally Inches Toward N National Lead In Busy Slate
The McGrawmen extended their drive to the league leadership with a 7-3 win as Leslie Mann sparked the Giants with a third-inning homer and Grimes and Fitzsimmons held Chicago in check. Pirates and Cubs battles tightened the pennant race with late rallies and steady pitching. In other action Hugh McQuillan outdueled Pete Donohue 11 innings as Boston beat Cincinnati 2-1. Phillies defeated Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings, while Brooklyn topped St Louis 5-3 with solid pitching from Vance and key hits by Ballenger and Sherdel struggled. Southern League saw Barons defeat Pelicans 5-4. Nashville climbed to third with a 5-3 win over Memphis in the opener.
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St . York Giants
Pirkies
Giants
Leslie Mann
Mann
Percy Jones
Cubs
Grimes
Fitzsimmons
McGraw
Chicago
Immons
Cub
Pirates
Cas
Hugh McQuillan
Pete Donohue
Boston
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Donehtte
Riehbourg
Kelley
Phillies
Icebpee
Pregili
Kremer
Phillie
Meadows
Dawson
Milius
P. Waner
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Vance
Bill Sherdel
Ines
Pally Wind Fails To Slow Gene Tunney Pre-Fight Sparring
Gene Tunney trains near Lakefront site under chilly squalls for a seven round session and light bag work as he gears up for a cage bout. Opponent Wiggin lands a few hard shots but Tunney remains effective with body attacks and footwork. Weather and weight around 192 pounds noted as training continues late in the week.
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N. Y
Gene Tunney
Lake Arant
Tiay
Petit
Win
Punney
Vetran
Pion
Gene
League results recap with mixed baseball standings
National League scores show Brooklyn 5 to 3 over an unnamed opponent and Boston 2 to 12 with Philadelphia Chicago and New York posting 7 as a summary note. The fragment hints at multiple teams and uneven results without complete game details.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia Chicagol
New York
Florida State League Scores Prompt Close Contests
St. Petersburg defeated by Orlando 4 to 5. Tampa topped Sarasota 4 to 2. Miami Sanford not scheduled.
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St. Petersburgh
Orlando
Tampa
Sarasota
Miami-Sanford
Weekend League Scores Show Mixed Results Across Regions
In Piedmont Salisbury defeated Rockymount 9 to 1 while High Point posted 4 to 2 and Winston-Salem won 5 to S. Southeast Jacksonville defeated Albany 3 to 2 as Waycross beat Columbus 6 to 0 and Savannah triumphed 3 to nothing. Virginia League Norfolk beat Richmond 2 to 0 while Wilson routed Portsmouth 8 to 1 and Petersburg 10 to 8. Kinston edged nearby rival in Western League Denver routed Des Moines 7 to 2 Lincoln led Omaha 6 to 4 and Oklahoma City beat Wichita 4 to 1 in Sunday play.
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Piedmont League
Salisbury
Rockymount
High Point
Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Richmond
Wilson
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Kinston
Denver
Des Moines
Lincoln
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Coast League clash halos vs Angeles and San Francisco missions
Coast League games feature Angeles beating San Francisco missions 12 to 4 and Hollywood routing the missions 10. The scoreline highlights a busy day with Angeles and Hollywood delivering decisive victories.
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Angeles
San Francisco
International League results with delays and rain
Mersey City Y Buffalo 7 Syracuse 1 in a rain shortened game. Rochester postponed due to wet conditions. Four tage team noted with weather affected schedule and postponed contests.
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Mersey City
Buffalo
Secrain Ore
Syracuse
Rochester
Cotton States League Scores Report
Vicksburg defeated Alexandria 5 to 2 while Hattiesburg beat Laurel 8 to 6. Monroe won 4 to 1 and Jackson lost 6 to 2 in the league standings.
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Vicksburg
Alexandria
Hattiesburg
Laurel
Monroe
Jackson
Western Association Scores Report
Springfield 5 Fort Smith 9 Okmulgee 4 Muskogee 14 Topeka 4 Joplin 1. The scoreboard lists results from a Western Association baseball or softball slate with Fort Smith, Muskogee, Joplin, Okmulgee, Springfield, and Topeka noted.
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Western Association
Springfield
Fort Smith
Okmulgee
Muskogee
Topeka
Joplin
South Atlantic Association Game Ends Short at Spartanburg
The Spartanburg team trails 1-2 in a six inning game with six innings completed in the South Atlantic Association. The contest ends early due to darkness.
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South Atlantic
Ass'n. Tte
Spartanburg
Malone Wins In Extra Innings For Miller Nine
Pat Malone allowed eight hits over eleven innings as the Minneapolis Millers outlasted Louisville with a 3 to 2 victory. Lewan delivered a two base error aiding Malone in the late rally while Malcolm Moss battled well for Louisville. The game stretched to 11 innings with Krueger driving in key runs and Poole adding a two base hit for Minneapolis.
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Pat Malone
Touleville
Lewan
Malcolm Moss
Vanderbilt
Millers
Louisvile
Poae Loftus
Tb Jaw
Ezzell
Louisville
Winneapolis
Poole
Krueger
Moss
Smith
Emmer
Riffe
Sicking
Toone
Minneapolis
Lewisville
Malone
Loftus
Johnson and Goetz
Vols Split Twin Bill With Late Rally Win
In the two games Vols win 9-4 after a slow start as Kelly and Jeanes lead with home runs. Chattanooga sweeps Little Rock in late rallies to close the gap to six and a half games atop the standings while New Orleans racks up six runs on 13 hits. Off day for the American League with no other games played.
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Kelly
Lefty ?Uhr
Vol Bats
Vols
Jeanes
Taylor
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Vaughtie
Little Rock Club
Noogans
Leaders Plan To Greet The Legion Convention in Paris
International News Service reports that the ninth American Legion convention in Paris will run September 19 to 28. Honorary national commanders Marshal Ferdinand Foch and General John J. Pershing will attend, joined by famed Allied generals and French leaders including General Henri Navarre and Marshal Joffre among others.
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International News Service
Paris
American Legion
Ferdinand Foch
John J. Pershing
Howard P. Savage
Legion
Henri Flann A
Sayevrvieel Aan Ibid Wise
Eo Owers
Uris
Dubail
Region of Honor
Debeney
Frénéh
Growth of Sha City Spurs Local Home Buying Policy
Citizens in Sha City endorse a home buying policy aimed at boosting local growth. The plan seeks widespread adoption among residents to stimulate development and investment in the area.
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Sha
Britton Declared Void By New York Boxing Commission
Jack Britton famed welterweight great is officially declared null and void by the New York Boxing Commission. The former champion, born in Clinton, N Y, had license canceled after the commission found him to be past the age limit and unfit to box in New York. Britton, who began pro boxing in 1904 and held the title at various periods, remains celebrated for a long career with over 600 bouts and a near flawless record of durability.
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Pogo
New York Boxing Commission
Squared
York
I-N-N
Pop Time
Britton
Jack
George Sgevine
Dexter Park
Soions
New York
Ringsiders
Clinton, N. Y
Steve Kinney
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Ted Kid Lewis
Lewis
Helf
Mickey Walker
Wack
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Eka Mili
Fire destroys home of Kimball family on West Cherry
A Negro family named Kimball lost their residence on West Cherry street to a blaze last night. Firemen from Railroad street and Johnston responded quickly and the dry conditions nearly sparked a larger fire before authorities contained the flames.
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Kimball
West Cherry Street
Railroad Street
Johnston
Woodlawn To Play Falkville Squad
Woodlawn in Birmingham, a strong state grid representative, will play Falkville, a North Alabama contender, in an upcoming matchup signaling a regional showdown between two notable high school programs. The article notes Falkville’s recent three year contention.
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Woodlawn Hi
Birmingham
Falkville Hi
Alabama
Giants Chasing Cubs as Spring Race Heats Up
M Graw Drive shows the Giants within two and a half games of the Cubs with 40 games left as they push through a stretch of 28 contests. Hurlers improve and hitting strengthens while Pirates and Cardinals loom, and Chicago’s lead looks fragile amid a tight NL race.
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York
Chicago
St. Louis
Giants
John Mc Graw
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Pirates
Cards
McGraw
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Young Quits Lake Ontario Swim After German Passes
Toronto swimmer George Young quits the Lake Ontario $50,000 race a few minutes after Ernst Virkotter from Germany passes him at the four mile buoy. The triangular course runs three times over the 21 miles as 200 swimmers start at 8:32 a.m. Virkotter leads a field of entrants amid brutal cold water with many rescues reported in the final miles.
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Ontario
George Young
Lake Ontario
Ernest Virkotter
Germany
Lake Ontarte
Ernst Virkotter
English Channel
Carolina State Looks To Build Strong Southern Club
Carolina State College at Raleigh plans a top class Southern Conference grid squad for the coming season. With 12 of 19 monogram men returning from 1927 and a strong supporting lineup, Captain Nicholson, Ford, Vaughn, Evans, Goodwin, McDowall, Runsucker, Crum, Outen Melton and Morris headline a deep roster. Gil Tebell will coach for the third year with assistants Butch Slaughter and R. R. Sermon. Training begins September 5.
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Nicholson
Ford
Vaughn
Evans
Goodwin
McDowall
Runsucker
Crum
Outen Melton
Morris
G. K
Gil) Tebell
Wolfpack
EB. R
Butch”) Slaughter
University of Michigan
R. R. Sermon
State
Falkville Opens Season at Woodlawn in Early Test
Falkville travels to Woodlawn for the season opener as many players lack grid experience. The Falkville squad plans to schedule one or two warmup games if possible, but the Woodlawn clash may be their first contest if no opponent materializes. The early start promises a tough assignment.
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Falkville
Woodlawn
Get Adding Machine Rolls at The Daily
The Daily offers adding machine rolls for sale and invites callers to reach Albany 46 for orders and inquiries.
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Albany
Automobile Speed Duel Heads to Charlotte on Labor Day
The long history of automobile racing returns to the Carolina Speedway with a September 19 card at Charlotte. Dixie’s famous Harte and Italian ace Peter DePaolo clash for the season title as 16 top pilots race in 25 mile, 50 mile, and 100 mile events. DePaolo fields a special supercharger creation after months of prep to finally win here at the Altpnk speedway.
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Carolina Speedway
Dixie
Maets Harte
Peter’ DePaolo
Charlotte
DePaolo
Culver City Speedway
California
Charlette
Monza
Italy
Mussolini
Bohne Extends Errorless Streak to 33rd and 38th Games
Sammy Bohne Miller infielder adds to his errorless streak with his 33rd game in American Association play and 38th consecutive errorless contest Tuesday. He has been guarding second and third base during his extended absence from miscues.
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Sammy Bohne
Bohne
Barrett Hitts 38th Home Run of Season in South Atlantic
Knoxville catcher Bill Barrett hit his 38th home run yesterday in the South Atlantic League, surpassing the league record by three homers.
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Bill Barrett
Knoxville
South Atlantic
Sixteen Men in Preliminary Gridiron Practice
Sixteen candidates worked on the city park gridiron near Central High for a football preview. Coach Kirby led punting and passing drills while Coach Alford is due next week to join, with plans to begin full work and blocking and tackling sessions as school starts September 2.
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City Park
Central High
Kirby
Alford
Southern and American League matchups chart
Baseball schedule listing Memphis at Nashville New Orleans at Atlanta Mobile at Birmingham Boston at New York Philadelphia at Washington with two games scheduled.
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New Orleans
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Nashville
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Chicago
Cleveland
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Boston
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Bassola Ads
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Serrereres
Brooklyn Seed En Eens
Philadelphia Tails
American Association
Kansas City Sneer
Milwaukee Ee Are
Toledo
Mobile
American League
National League Schedule Highlights
National League slate lists St. Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with only games scheduled.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Kilby Prison selects inmate Dewey Edwards as football manager
Dewey Edwards, a former Birmingham resident serving four life terms for murder, manages and assists coaching the prison football team at Kilby Prison. The facility, noted as a leading institution, fields several football engagements with inmate players.
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Dewey Edwards
Kilby
Birmingham
Polly McLarry Joins Atlanta Club After Vols Release
Polly McLarry, the veteran first baseman released by the Vols, has joined the Atlanta club after a brief stint in independent baseball. He remains a feared hitter with plenty left in his bat.
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Polly McLarry
The
Vols
Atlanta
Polly
Sale in Decatur Promises Top Prices for Farmers
A notice invites Mr. Farmer to Decatur for a sales event offering top prices for farm products. The ad emphasizes favorable terms and local purchasing.
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Mr. Farmer
Decatur
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