Babe Herman Holds Lead In Batting Class Despite Slipping Stride
New York Aug 31 Babe Herman remains atop John Heydler's batting class with a 405 average, though his pace shows signs of slipping. Frank O'Doul trails at 393, Bill Terry at .387, and other leaders include Hornsby Waner Klein Frisch and Stephenson.
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New York
Babe Herman
John Heydler
Frank O’doul
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Bill Terry
Hornsby
Chicago
Waner
Pittsburgh
Klein
Frisch
St. Louis
Stephenson
Douthit
Cuyler
Ott
Hack Wilson
O'Doul
Frederick
Lloyd Waner
Guy Bush
Burleigh Grimes
Ray Moss
Phillies
Cubs
Pirates
Giants
Reds
Golf's Pacific Coast Trek Signals Open Amateur Era
The piece notes the Pebble Beach amateur championship on September 27 and a December professional event at Santa Barbara, marking a coast to coast rise of golf's top tests. It highlights the drop of regional barriers, with talents like Bobby Jones and Helen Wills reaching beyond traditional fronts, and praises the AAU as a shaping force in amateur sports.
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Pacific Coast
Pebble
The
Links
Santa Barbara
California
Atlantic Seaboard
Far West
Georgia Tech
Bobby Jones
Pebble Beach
Helen Wills
Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Oregon
Florida
Miami
Red Cagie
Army
Stanford
Palo Alto
Local singers head to Harris for all day singing program
A large number of local singers including members of the Bonanza quartet will travel to Harris Sunday to appear on the all day singing program.
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Bonanza Quartette
Harris
Foxx Extends AL Batting Lead Ahead of Fonseca
Jimmy Foxx keeps the AL batting lead at .374, with Lew Fonseca close at .371 after Wednesday games. The Phillies and Athletics hold team leads in runs and fielding, while Ruth adds 36 homers and Gehringer leads RBIs and hits for Detroit in this summary of top league figures.
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Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Lew Fonseca
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Fonseca
Earl Combs
New York
Babe Ruth
Foxx
Simmons
Manush
St. Louis
Combs
Lazzeri
Fothergill
Detroit
Ruth
Heilmann
K. Williams
Boston
Yankees
Tigers
Athletics
Bob Grove
Connie Mack
Bast
George Earnshaw
Mack
Grove
Washington
Gehringer
Miller
Shopmen set two Labor Day tilts at Sheffield and Moulton
The Louisville and Nashville Shop men meet Sheffield today and Moulton on Monday afternoon for a Labor Day scrap. Pitching choices for the games have not been announced.
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Louisville & Nashville
Sheffield
Moulton
Troop 16 Scouts Meet at Westminster Church
Members of Troop 16 Boy Scouts of America gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church for their weekly meeting. They reopened with the pledge, discussed the October Scout rally and planned to join every contest, played games, then repeated the Scout oath, with athletic team members urged to attend the next meeting.
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Troop 16
Boy Scouts of America
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Second sheets available in bulk from The Daily
The Daily offers second sheets for purchase in quantities of 500 or more, enabling customers to obtain large batch prints.
Central's Squad Unusually Light in Practice
Central's football squad, about 25 players, ran two laps at City Park then did light practice on a hot Friday. Observers called the group light and fast, with Dobbins and Chandler likely to add weight in the line, Reeder and Cumberland noted as promising.
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City Park
Dick Dobbins
Bob Chandler
Reeder
Cummerford
Decatur
Where They Play Today Southern League matchups
Southern League schedule shows Little Rock at Birmingham New Orleans at Nashville Memphis at Atlanta and Mobile at Chattanooga.
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Southern League
Litter Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Atlanta
Mobile
Chattanooga
Baseball Matchups Across The League Today
The American League schedules include Boston at Philadelphia, Washington at New York in a two game set, Detroit at St Louis, and Cleveland at Chicago.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Chicago at Pittsburgh and other city matchups
Matchups listed include Chicago versus Pittsburgh, Philadelphia versus Boston, New York versus Brooklyn, and St Louis versus Cincinnati. Each game pairs two major teams in prominent markets. No scores or dates provided in the readable text.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Yesterday's Results from Southern League Games
The report lists results with Birmingham beating Little Rock 3 to 1, Atlanta defeating Memphis 8 to 5, Nashville over New Orleans 7 to 4, and Mobile besting Chattanooga 10 to 9.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
National League Scores Quiet. Five Games Listed
The National League shows Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 15 to 0, Brooklyn beat New York 2 to 1, Philadelphia defeated Boston 9 to 5. Only games scheduled for the circuit are recorded in this brief standings update.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Coaches Don The Regular Toggery In Decatur Grid
Coaches Taylor and Fuller lead Decatur’s 1929 football squad through heavy drills wearing regulation grid toggery. They replace sweat shirts and white duck trousers with sweat shirts and football pants as 25 to 30 candidates endure grass drill.
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Taylor and Fuller
Decatur
Grimes Poised to Impress in Cubs Series Clash
Burleigh Grimes, peaking this season with the Pirates, aims to lead a strong performance against the Chicago club as Pittsburgh seeks a five game series sweep and to widen their lead to nine and a half games.
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Wena Hholes
Chicago
Grimes
Bucs
Sergeant Sammy Prepares for Birmingham Welterweight Title Fight
Sergeant Sammy Baker trains in Huntsville and Birmingham for Monday night bout at Legion Stadium against Dan ny Fagan of Newark in Labor Day card. Semi final features Dick Clark and Billy Mobley. weather may move event to city auditorium if rain.
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Birmingham
City
Legion Stadium
Danny Fagan
Newark
N. J
Baker
Fagan
Dick Clark
Memphis
Billy Mobley
Gorgas
Legion Field
City Auditorium
Klein Rises to Second in Chase for Home Run Honors
Chuck Klein of the Phillies moved into second place in the inter-league race for home runs with his 34th of the season. He trails Babe Ruth who has 37. Klein connected in the first inning with two men on, sending the ball into the right field stands.
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Chuck Klein
Phillies
Babe Ruth
Klein
Monarchs Set for Monday Twin Bill at Malone Park
Decatur Monarchs prepare for a Labor Day doubleheader Monday at Malone park against the Birmingham Red Sox. The first game starts at 2 30 with Boone pitching and Reeves in the nightcap. Lineup includes Sanders 2b Kimball lf McGinnis 1b Boone p J Martin c Benford rf L Martin 3b Jackson ss Outlaw cf Draper reserve.
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Malone Park
Birmingham Red Sox
Boone
Reeves
Joe Martin
Monarch
Sanders
Kimball
McGinnis
J. Martin
Benford
L. Martin
Jackson
Outlaw
Draper
Falkville Brighter Prospects With Returning Players
Falkville high school appears set for a strong season as lineman Hubert Brown returns and several veteran players decide to rejoin the squad, creating a hardy combination for the fall.
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Falkville High School
Hubert Brown
Falkville
Decatur curb market sellers earn $172.60 in produce sales
Twenty two sellers at the Decatur curb market today received a total of $172.60 for farm produce sold to Decatur consumers. Vendors complained that dry weather made it difficult to grow and sell garden varieties.
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Decatur Curb
Decatur
Major league clubs seek reinforcements for 1930 pennant chase
In the wake of the 1929 pennant fiasco, 18 clubs plan off season upgrades. Key needs cite shortstops for eight teams including the Braves and Tigers, pitching for the Yankees and Phillies, outfield help for the Red Sox, and catching for the Cubs.
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Jay Vessels
Associated Press
New York
Braves
Rabbit Maranville
Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn
Joe Boley
Connie Mack
Schuble-Richardson - Westling
Detroit
Tigers
Yankees
Byrd
Meusel
McGraw
Giants
Bill Carrigans
Red Sox
Phillies
Cincinnati
Luque
Rixey
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Cleveland
Washington
White Sox
Cubs
Dan Howley
Browns
Sammy Baker Fight Draws North Alabama Fans to Legion Field
Indications show many Decatur fight fans will travel to Birmingham Monday night to see Sergeant Baker clash with Dan Fagan at Legion Field. Crowds previously gathered in Huntsville and Decatur for Jackie Baker’s bouts, highlighting Baker as a major North Alabama drawing card.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Sergeant Baker
Dan Fagan
Legion
Jackie Baker
Huntsville
North Alabama
Macks Lose Out In Only American Game
The Mackmen dropped the lone American League clash yesterday to Boston. Jack Russell held the Macks to seven hits as the Sox racked ten hits off Earnshaw. A sequence of bunched hits in the sixth inning sealed the loss for the Macks.
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Macks
Mackmen
Boston
Jack Russell
Sox
Earnshaw
Poole Hits Three Safeties But Not Homers in South League
Nashville slugger Jim Poole, who set a Southern league home run record with 31, collected three hits in four at bats yesterday but none went for a circuit.
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Jim Poole
Nashville
Pirates Beat Cubs For Fourth Win In Row
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, reaching 21 hits and 15 runs. Pie Traynor led the attack with five hits in five at bats while Henry Meine held the Cubs to three hits for the session. Brooklyn topped New York 2-1 in a pitching duel as Vance allowed four Giants hits. Leach homered for the Giants. Philadelphia beat Boston 9-5 in a high scoring game that ended 15-13 after a late surge by the Phillies.
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Chicago Cubs
Guy Bush
Art Nehf
Pirates
McCarthyites
Henry Meine
Cubs
Pirate
Pie Traynor
Travis Jackson
Brooklyn
New York
Hubbell
Vance
Giants
Leach
Phillies
Boston
Moore Departs for Southern Military Academy
Franklin Scrappy Moore announced he will leave Sunday to enter Southern Military Academy for the fall term. The move weakens Central's 1929 season outlook as Moore was a key performer. Moore will join fellow Central stars Herman Pappenberg and Jesse Lainer at prep school this season.
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Franklin
Scrappy
Southern
Moore
Herman Pappenberg
Jesse Lanier
Barons Hold Slim Lead As Southern League Action Heats Up
The Barons beat Little Rock 3-1 behind Van Alstyne shutout innings and Leo Moon’s seven hits allowed. Andy Moore opened Birmingham with a homer and drove in another run. Meanwhile Those Vols defeated New Orleans 7-4 with early and late explosions. Mobile edged Chattanooga 10-9 in a fast, run-filled afternoon, Griffin homering and tripling. Atlanta rallied past Memphis 8-5 with a late surge after a five-run first.
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Little Rock
Vols
New Orleans
Leo Moon
van Alstyne
Rocks
Andy Moore
Birmingham
Moon
Millstead
Bean
Horn
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
Art Decatur
Griffin
Bear
Atlanta
Memphis
Crackers
Pete West To Play At Anniston Prep
Pete West plans to leave next Wednesday for Anniston to enter Anniston Military Institute. He will join the preparatory school football program on arrival and is noted as an all state fullback.
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Pete West
Anniston
Anniston Military Institute
West
Rochester Team Recalls Pepper for Inter National League Play
Raymond Pepper of Decatur, owned by the St. Louis Cards and playing with Fort Wayne, Ind., will report to the Rochester club after the season ends September 6 for another month in the Inter national League. Pep had remained with Rochester until Billy Southworth returned as manager, leaving Pep without a position since Southworth is also an outfielder.
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Raymond Pepper
Decatur
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bee
Rochester
Shuts Down for Labor Day at L N Shops
The Louisville and Nashville shops closed today will also be shut Monday for Labor Day, delaying normal operations and services.
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Louisville and Nashville
Plans Form Rally Event for Decatur Council
Plans are set for a second annual Tennessee Valley council rally in Decatur around October 1. Seventeen troops and about 300 Scouts expected with prizes for event winners and a grand silver loving cup for the winning troop. The council trophy remains with Athens Troop 3 as Anniversary Week winner. Detailed event plans will be mailed to all council troops within two weeks.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Council
Troop 3
Athens
Huntsville
Council
Lieutenant Adams Delayed Homeward Visit
Lieut. Malcolm 8. Adams of the U.S. Navy will not be home until November or December due to schedule changes. He had been expected in September, but will be delayed several months before visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Adams.
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Malcolm 8. Adams
Dr. Adams
Adams
Visiting Here by Mr and Mrs Blackwood in Oneonta Ala
Mr and Mrs B M Blackwood of Oneonta Alabama are guests of Guy Plautt and his family on Fifth avenue.
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B. M. Blackwood
Oneonta, Ala
Guy Plautt and
Fifth Avenue
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