Paddock Aims for Denver Comeback in Relay Events
Veteran sprinter Charley Paddock plans a 1929 comeback at the National AAU Championships in Denver July 3 to 5. He will race for the Los Angeles Athletic Club in relays, focusing on baton events rather than open dashes. Paddock, a longtime Olympic relay veteran, seeks to challenge rivals like Jackson Scholz and rekindle his famed speed, with past times of 9.5 seconds for the 100 indicating his enduring drive.
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New York Athletic Club
Second Guessing in Sports Young Gamecock Star Hits Records
Pat Crawford of Sumter South Carolina nicknamed the Gamecock City shines in his first major league season with the New York Giants. He ties two all time pinch hitting records after 26 games with eight hits three home runs and 14 RBIs. Virginia Wilson sets a golf mark with a 71 stroke round at Allegheny. Gotham fans study schedules amid a seesaw season for the Giants and Yankees.
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Chicago
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Joyce Wethered
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Florida
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Alabama Seeks 1981 Army Football Matchup
Alabama alumni council proposes a 1981 game between Alabama and Army, likely in New York. Birmingham attorney Borden Burr says negotiations have been underway, noting both teams’ strong records in recent intersectional contests and the east versus south test. Yale is set to play Georgia in Athens.
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Southpaw Walkup Maintains Control For Fort Worth
Jimmy Walkup of Fort Worth asserts left handed pitchers can control. In 15 complete games this season he issued 13 walks and finished every game with a second division club. Burleigh Grimes of the Pirates is noted as among the last spitballers in major league baseball.
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Dothan Splits Doubleheader With Port Saint Joe
Dothan and Port Saint Joe split a twin bill with Port Saint Joe winning 8 7 in the opener after scoring eight first inning runs. Anderson allowed one hit in the second game as Dothan won 1 0 behind thirteen strikeouts. Doster and Curlee provided the lone run for Dothan. Pensacola club visits July 4 in a holiday doubleheader.
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National League Yesterday's Results
New York defeated Philadelphia 9 to 3 while Brooklyn beat Boston 8 to 5. Pittsburgh came from behind to edge Cincinnati 5 to 3, and Chicago beat St. Louis 5 to 4.
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Scores Tie Up Youth League Card Tonight
Boston faces Brooklyn, Chicago travels to St. Louis, Philadelphia visits New York, and Cincinnati plays Pittsburgh in a set of city matchups. Four games set in the schedule highlight regional rivalries across the league.
Boyd Lumber Company Moves to Enterprise
The Boyd Lumber Company led by manager Leon Boyd moves its plant from Daleville to Enterprise on the cotton mill site. Trucks will haul rough lumber to the saw mill area and the new plant will plane and dry it, creating local employment.
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Sheriff of Shawnee County Takes Flight in Auto-Pilot Air Patrol
The Shawnee County sheriff uses an airplane for patrols, illustrating the county’s reliance on higher authority for law and order. The remark underscores the reach of state or federal supervision over local policing.
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Portable smithy service expands around Kansas City
Jess Wallace brings blacksmithing to a mobile outfit operating by appointment within a 15 mile radius of Kansas City. With over 300 saddle horses and polo ponies in his client base, he largely abandoned the old horseshoeing shop which now serves only as a centralized headquarters. All dresses at cost. W. W. Avery, Jeweler.
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Fancy Football Togs to Set Off Duke Team
Duke University's 1929 football squad will wear white helmets and jerseys with dark blue vertical stripes, paired with blue pants and white stockings. Head coach Jimmy DeHardt ordered the new uniforms to debut at the October 5 stadium opening game against the University of Pittsburg. Whiskery, 1927 Kentucky Derby winner, plans a July Arlington Park run.
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Southeast League standings and upcoming doubleheaders
Montgomery and Columbus sit at 5-5 and 4-3 respectively while Pensacola leads Selma 3 to 1. Tampa hosts Jacksonville and Selma travels to Pensacola in two game series based on the current schedule.
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Southern League Yesterday's Results
Memphis beat Nashville 4 to 3 while Chattanooga defeated Little Rock 11 to 4. The schedule shows Chattanooga at Little Rock and Nashville at Memphis along with Birmingham at New Orleans and Atlanta at Mobile. In the East, Boston edged Washington 4 to 1 as Philadelphia topped New York 6 to 3. St Louis won 4 to 1 over Chicago with Chicago at St Louis and Cleveland at Detroit as remaining games.
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Walter Summerford Joins Oscar Newton Grocery Firm
Walter Summerford, longtime associate of Singletary and Whiddon and more recently with the Acorn Store, has accepted a position with Oscar Newton wholesale and retail grocery and feed store on South St. Andrews Street.
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