Referee Stops Fight As Baker Absorbs Punishment
In a Birmingham Legion Field feature, Jackie Baker of North Alabama is stopped by Referee Charlie Lux in the eighth round after taking repeated blows from Battling Bozo of Birmingham. Bozo weighed 165, Baker 160, with a large crowd watching as Baker had been knocked down five times.
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Charlie Lux
Decatur
Bozo
Baker
Birmingham Legion Post
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North Alabama
Golfer Harrison Bets on Borrowed Driver to Win
At the southern amateur championship in Nashville and Hot Springs, Galloway Harrison of Little Rock used a borrowed driver from his opponent, Texarkana’s Temple, to finish the match. He broke several clubs, ending the round with a decisive win and a 1928 record of 46 shaft replacements in his clubs.
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Belle Meade Country Club
Nashville
Galloway Harrison
Little Rock Country Club
Hot Springs
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Jock Forrester
Lido
Hackensack
Forrester
Cubs Gain On Pirates In NL Race With 12-10 Win
Cubs beat Philadelphia 12-10 as Pat Malone earned his 14th win after finishing the last three innings. Hack Wilson homered for the Cubs and Hornsby Heathcote also homered in a slugfest. Pirates fell to Boston 10-9 while Giants routed Cardinals 11-2 and Robins defeated Reds 10-2 behind Moss in the five-hit series.
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Kremer
Cloyd Waner
Giants
Cardinals
Larry Benton
Willie Sherdel
Melvin Ott
Terry
Moss
Reds
Robins
The
Red Lucas
Plan for New League Team In Deca Industrial Circuit
No action today on adding a fourth team to Deca Industrial to replace the Cooper-Wells club. Hartselle’s ball club seeks league entry under a local firm name or Decatur factory representation. Managers have not been summoned by President Patterson as the season nears its end. Louisville & Nashville Junior Chamber of Commerce and Connecticut Mills squads are eager to finish the season with about a month left.
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Father senses near disaster at boxing match
Decatur businessman J A Baker travelled to Birmingham to support his son Jackie Baker who faced Battling Bozo. He felt trouble before others and warned Wick Florio that Jackie was not fit for the gruelling fight. Observers later realized Baker’s concern.
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Barons Slump Rebound Seen At Birmingham
Sports editor Bob Phillins of the Birmingham Age-Herald says the Birmingham Barons will shake off their slump in the home stretch and race to the flag. He predicts a return to form with Me Barons back on track and Johnny Dobbs back in stride.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Birmingham Barons
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Birmingham
Johnny Dobbs
Southern League Idle As Rain Cancels Saint Louis Game
All Southern League clubs were idle Monday with one contest scheduled. Chattanooga was to host New Orleans but the game was washed away by rain.
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Chattanooga
New Orleans
Somerville Ties Town Creek In Muddy Pitching Duel
Somerville and Town Creek played to a 2 2 tie after a pitchers duel. L Sanderson and C Miller each allowed six hits as the teams traded runs in a muddy field. The decisive fifth inning produced all the scoring, Somerville’s final tally coming on an error.
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Where They Play Today In Southern League
Nashville has an off day while Mobile visits Birmingham New Orleans plays Atlanta Memphis faces Little Rock in compact schedule notes with matchups and venues.
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New Orleans
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Memphis
Little Rock
Baseball Matchups Across The League
Detroit faces Philadelphia in the American League test while Cleveland meets Boston, St. Louis visits Washington, and Chicago travels to New York for key city games.
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Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
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Baseball Schedule Highlights from National and American Associations
In the National League games, Boston faces Chicago, Philadelphia meets Pittsburgh, Brooklyn plays St. Louis, and New York visits Cincinnati. In the American Association competition, Toledo visits St. Paul, Columbus hosts Minneapolis, Louisville plays Milwaukee, and Indianapolis travels to Kansas City.
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Columbus
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Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Yesterday's Results Nashville Off Day And Rainouts
Nashville notes an off day with no games played and other events rained out. No further results available from yesterday as schedules were disrupted by weather.
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Southern League
Nashville
American GAE Chicago 8 Delphia 6
Chicago beats Delphia 8 to 6 in a single scoring bout. Cyled contributed the sole scoring play for the game.
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Chicago
Delphia
Early Football Scores From Weekend Contests
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 12 to 10 while Boston beat Pittsburgh 10 to 9. Brooklyn took Cincinnati 10 to 2 and New York topped St. Louis 11 to 2.
Maranville Surges with Stout Braves Play
Rabbit Maranville, now with the Boston Braves, is enjoying one of his best years as he shines in the field and collects multiple hits at the plate in yesterday’s game.
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Rabbit Maranville
Boston Braves
Metropolitan Open winner and other sports notes
Bill Mehlhorn won the 1929 Metropolitan Open with a 288 card. Brooklyn bought Babe Phelps from Jacksonville in the Southeastern league. Dazzy Vance dominated the Cubs, fanning Hack Wilson four times. Martha Novelius trains for the Olympic marathon in August. Marion Turpie lost the trans Mississippi title when the ball hit a hose and rolled into a trap. Johnny Hodapp made 16 chances without an error for Cleveland against the Yankees. Burleigh Grimes jeopardized a 30 win season by a hurt pitching hand. Rookies at metropolitan tracks missing this season. Harness racing revival at Newark. 255 yachts raced at a Long Island club. Baseball returns to Cleveland.
Too Much Golf Is More Than A Plenty
Johnny Farrell quits forcing a comeback after 1928 Open win and skips the Canadian Open as rest may renew form before the PGA Championship. Jock Forrester and Wild Bill Mehlhorn illustrate golf’s erratic rhythm with fluctuating rounds and a final steady 68 to win the metropolitan Open.
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Johnny
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Santa Barbara
le Cumbre
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Crowd Size Rises For Birmingham Boxing Fight
Birmingham Legion Stadium drew an estimated 3 000 to 4 000 fans for the Baker Bozo bout on Monday night, a larger turnout than for Young Willie Stribling's recent visit, according to local sport writers.
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Willie
Legion Stadium
American Hurlers In Murderers Row
Chicago July 26 The American League has a murders row of live pitchers who collectively had a batting average of .393 for the first half of the season They are driving Babe Ruth and Johnny behind the scenes and shaping the pennant race with strong hitting and pitching performances
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Chicago
Driviny Bian
Jobpoy
Athletics Lose In Only League Scrap
The Philadelphia Athletics lost their only American League game, 8 to 6, to the Chicago White Sox. Earnshaw was knocked out in the fifth, his fifth defeat of the year after 15 wins, as Red Faber and Ted Lyons shut down the Mack men, shrinking the A's lead to half a game over the Yankees.
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Chicago White Sox
Earnshaw
Red Faber
Ted Lyons
Yankees
Baseball Averages Highlight 1920s Fall Standings
Miljus of Cleveland Emil Yde and George Uhle of Detroit and Jack Kimsey of St Louis posted strong batting averages in limited games. Zinn collected 10 hits in 25 at bats for .400 while Miljus matched with 10 hits in 25 at bats. Yde hit .391 in 20 games and Kimecy .381 with Uble at .377.
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Cleveland
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George Uhle
Detroit
Jack Kimsey
St- Louis
Zinn
Yde
Kimecy
Uble
Boy Manager Kennedy Wins Pennant with Asheville Tourists
Ray Kennedy, once ousted as Charlotte Hornets manager, now heads the Asheville Tourists to win the pennant in 1928. He defeated Charlotte repeatedly, with Asheville taking 9 of 10 meetings this season. The crowd that jeered him now sees his success.
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Charlotte
South Atlantic Association
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Blanket option roils Southern association clubs in spring
Atlanta and Chattanooga clubs face options from major leagues as Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York show heavy interest. Rob Parham, Wally Dashiell, Herb Pyle, Grant Gillis, Bill Narlesky, Al Dowtin and Billy Rhiel figure in bids while Lookouts seek young talent and cash for key players.
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Jimmy Johnston
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Alabama
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Herb Pyle
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Wally Dashiell
al Dowtin
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Ray Moss
Brother of Jackie Attends Ringside at Baker Bozo Fight
A nonprofessional man named a brother of Jackie appeared at ringside last night for the Baker Bozo bout. Tom Baker, a Merrimack Mills foreman in Huntsville, was not the fighter but watched from the ring side.
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Tommy Baker
North Alabama
Jackie
Merrimack Mills
Huntsville
All-Stars to Face Hartselle in One-Day Game
Decatur's All-Stars travel to Hartselle for a Wednesday afternoon game at Morgan County High School Park. The teams meet at Malone Park at 3 45 in the regular half holiday contest with batteries planned for Thursday.
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Hartselle
Morgan County High School
Malone Park
Hitting 26 Times in 69 tries and 13 runs scored
A performance summary notes 26 hits in 69 at bats with 13 runs scored. No names, teams, or dates provided in the fragment.
Crowds Pack Legion Field for Baker Bozo Fight in Birmingham
A larger crowd than for the Young Stribling bout witnessed Baker versus Bozo at Legion Field Birmingham last night. Jackie Baker, North Alabama idol, took a beating yet showed courage as Bozo used wrestling and weight advantage to wear him down. Norwood and Huckabee provided fireworks in the semi final with Norwood edging ahead.
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Baker
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Jackie
Legion Field
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Norwood
Augusta
Huckabee
Atlanta
Scarritt Turns Five Putouts In Two At Bats For Sox
Detroit July 30 Bill Scarritt of the Red Sox turned five putouts in two times at bat in a game with the Tigers. In the seventh inning he lined into a triple play started by Josh Billings, then in the ninth lined into a double play started by Alexander, yet Boston won the game.
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Johnny Neun
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Sox
Giants Struggle as Hogan Lindstrom Lag in Scoring
Shanty Hogan and Preddy Lindstrom post well below 1928 scoring averages, contributing to the Giants difficulty in climbing the standings.
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Preddy Lindstrom
Giants
Wolfpack Schedule Springs with Michigan State and Villanova
The North Carolina state college Wolfpack has booked football games with Michigan State and Villanova for next season. The schedule shows two major headliners as part of the upcoming campaign.
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Villa Nova
Jackie Baker Ordered to Rest 30 Days by Nick Florio
Jackie Baker will not fight for a month and must rest for 30 days per manager Nick Florio. Florio, who trains both Baker and Sergeant Sammy Baker, returned East leaving Jackie in New Orleans for a month of recovery after a taxing East campaign and a Huntsville bout.
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Nick Florio
Jackie
Sammy Baker
Nick
Baker
Huntsville
Bozo
Sullivan Looks Unusually Good In Boxing Show
Jack Sullivan impressed despite a recent loss to a Memphis puncher in Birmingham. He is slated to meet Ebon Lee in Athens on Thursday night as the feature bout on the American Legion card, with Huntsville’s Tommy Baker also on the bill. Sullivan’s spirited performance drew praise from ringside reporters.
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Athens
Birmingham
Memphis
Tenn
Jack
Ebon Lee
American Legion
Tommy Baker
Huntsville
Sullivan
Lee
Alabama
Kansas City's Suburban Area Reports Nearly 300 Proven Gas Wells
A Kansas City suburban region now has nearly 300 proven gas wells confirmed. The development reflects steady extraction activity and a growing energy footprint around the metropolitan area.
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Kansas City
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