Open battle looms as colleges begin football camps
The piece notes Georgia Tech's continued title contention after a Pasadena win and previews the looming 1929 season with top teams like Duke Florida Tulane and Tennessee in the mix. It highlights stars Mizell Thomason and backs Ackman McEver and Red Eagle while listing expected contenders across the East and Midwest and noting losses from California Stanford and others.
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Soccer Belt Fans Take To Baseball
SAO PAULO Brazil Sept 7 Rabid fans believe baseball can take hold as five teams play in the city this winter. Most players are American or Japanese with Brazilian fans eager to learn the fine points. locals think Brazilians could soon develop pitchers and baserunners to match seasoned players.
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Foxx Still Heads AL Batting Despite Slump In 1929 Race
Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics remains the AL batting leader with a .373 average through Wednesday, just one point off his weekly high and two ahead of Lou Fonseca. Al Simmons and Manush also climb, while Lefty Grove strengthens his pitching margin at 19–2. Connie Mack’s Athletics lead team batting and runs scored.
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Barons Split As Vols Chicks And Pelicans Rally
The Barons and Vols each split two games. Memphis beat Nashville 4-0 in the fifth and sixth innings while Partridge and Poole homered for the Chicks and Vols won with Heving’s closing pitching. Little Rock edged Chattanooga 4-3 as Brown pitched well. The Pelicans beat Mobile 5-1 with ten total hits.
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Pels Nearer by One Game in Standings Over Volunteers
The Pelicans won while the Volunteers lost, shrinking the gap to a half game. New Orleans remains two and a half games behind the Volunteers and four and a half behind the Barons, with only a slim chance to challenge for the flag this week.
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McTigue Arrives for Ten Round Battle at Legion Field
Mike McTigue, former light heavy champion, is in Birmingham for final workouts before facing Battling Bozo Hambright next Monday night in a ten round final at Legion Field. The bout headlines the card with both fighters showcased.
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Hudkins Wins $13000 Court Suit Over Bout With Belanger
Ace Hudkins, longtime welterweight rival of Sergeant Sammy Baker, secured a San Francisco court award of 13000 dollars. The judgment refunds part of a purse withheld by the California boxing commission after Hudkins slugged Charles Belanger last June amid charges the bout was a hip podrome.
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Van Ryn Seen as U S Tennis Hope at Forest Hills
John Van Ryn former Princeton captain is viewed as a future leader of U S tennis. A skillful doubles player with Wilmer Allison he held British doubles title and beat Borotra Cochet in the Davis Cup, while his singles game shows strength though his youth and inexperience limit major titles.
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Comeback Shine for Tillie Herman After Two-Year Layoff
Beaumont Texas reports Tillie Kid Herman the former southwest idol and clever welterweight returns from retirement. In his first bout he knocks out Rex King of New Orleans at 150 pounds and says he is in his best career shape.
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Auburn Squad Is Large This Year
Auburn's 1929 football outlook centers on a large Junior-Sophomore group with around 100 candidates at Drake Field. Coach Bohler emphasizes a strong running attack over aerial plays and aims to restore confidence after three winless conference seasons, featuring a line of big linemen and a competitive backfield led by Bob Primm.
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Yesterday's Results in the Southern League
Nashville defeated Memphis while Atlanta beat Birmingham and New Orleans shutout Mobile. Chattanooga and Little Rock split a 3 to 4 outcome.
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Baseball scores and rain delay notes
In the American League no games were scheduled while the National League saw Brooklyn win 6 to 1 and Pittsburgh lose 5 to 8. Chicago and St Louis had a rainout with no game played.
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Where They Play Today: Nashville at Memphis and More
The schedule lists Nashville visiting Memphis, Atlanta at Birmingham, Mobile at New Orleans, and Chattanooga traveling to Little Rock for today’s matchups.
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Cleveland at Philadelphia Detroit at Boston St. Louis at Boston Chicago at Washington
Matchups listed include Cleveland versus Philadelphia, Detroit facing Boston, St. Louis against Boston, and Chicago clashing with Washington. The brief card records four scheduled games across major cities with no outcomes provided.
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Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis
Major league matchups list shows Boston visiting Chicago and Philadelphia traveling to St. Louis. The schedule pairs four city teams in upcoming games. Each pairing highlights traditional East and Midwest markets facing off this week.
Pirates and Dodgers Split Double Bill in Ongoing Rivalry
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers were the day’s only major league teams to play, splitting a twin bill. Brooklyn beat Burleigh Grimes 6-5 in the opener as Grimes took his 5th loss against 17 wins, while Jess Petty limited the Robins to eight hits in the nightcap 8-1 for the Pirates. The Pirates produced 12 hits in the final game.
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Philadelphia Athletics Face Long-Reining Payroll Tale
The Philadelphia Athletics payroll has seen 595 names over 15 years since Connie Mack’s last pennant. Since 1914 only Rube Oldring remained on the books, with many stars Mack passed on including Sam Gray Herb Pennock Wally Schang Joe Dugan Donnie Soth ern and Charley Jamieson among others in the Kansas City era scouting notes.
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Cleveland
Lead Tightens in National League Batting Race
The fight between Babe Herman of Brooklyn and Frank O Doul of Philadelphia narrows to a four hundredths of a point margin. O Doul has 210 hits, while Klein leads with 37 home runs and Cuyler has 34 stolen bases. Hornsby tops runs with 130, and Guy Bush leads with 18 wins for Chicago.
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Poole Hits 32nd Homer To Set Southern League Mark
Big Jim Poole of Nashville slugged his 32nd home run to establish a new Southern league single season record. The blast surpassed the Sunland mark by two, breaking the previous record of 30 held by Nick Cullop of Atlanta.
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Herman Nears Lead as O Doul Closes In
Baseball note shows Herman batting champion status with a .3931 average through Friday while Frank O Doul of the Phillies trails by a fraction of a point at .3925 as the chase tightens. Robin leads in slugging with O Doul close behind.
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Bonanza Quartet to Sing at Wesley Bible Class
The Bonanza quartet will perform Sunday morning at 9 30 oclock at the Central Methodist church in the Wesley Bible class taught by E W Godbey.
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Wesley Bible Class
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Central Methodist Church
First Scrimmage Set for Tuesday for Central Team
Coaches Taylor and Fuller ordered intensified fundamentals as the 1929 Central squad prepares for its first scrimmage Tuesday afternoon. Martin shines at end while Curly Sherman remains away, torn between football and summer work.
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Two Holes In One In One Hour At Wannamossette Club
Providence Rhode Island September 7 two holes in one were made within an hour at Wannamossette Country Club. Judge Benjamin Grim scored on the 3 5th hole and 45 minutes later William Perry hit a hole in one on the 171 yard eighth hole. Both players were in foursomes.
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