Jones and Sweetser contend for Pebble Beach title
Pebble Beach previews focus on Robert T. Jones Jr. and Jess Sweetser as chief contenders for the National Amateur championship with Cyril Tolley among rivals. The piece highlights Sweetser’s comeback, Tolley’s seaside play, and entertaining portraits of personalities shaping the event.
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Sweetser
Alfred ‘Simpson
Death
Jones
Jess Sweetser
Sleeny Hollow
del Monte
United States Supreme Court
Wizard of
Brassiss
Pebble Beach
Aittle
Tolley
St. Andrews
Ocean
Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Tolsey
Cubs Bosses Debate Dazzy Vance Undershirt Fuss
Chicago Aug Danny Vanes of Brooklyn battles Dazzy Vance with a ragged undershirt fluttering as he winds up. Manager Joe McCarthy and Heydler face a conflict over undershirts while Vance consistently strikes out Cubs hitters including Hack Wilson who fared poorly in recent at bats.
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Chicago
Danny Vanes
Brooklyn
Joe McCarthy
Cubs
Heydler
Danay
Cuba
MccCarthy
Dazzy
Hack Wilson
Cub
Hack
Kid Chocolate Keeps Promise with Soldiers Bout
The Cuban fighter Kid Chocolate, rising from Mitchell Field to national attention, will box Tommy Almenzo in a ten round match for the soldiers this Wednesday night. He rose from obscurity at the Mitchell Field club to victories over Bushy Graham Fidel LaBarba and Vidal Gregorio. Promoters set his night’s wages around 15 000, but today he returns to duty for a few hundred dollars as promised. Baby Joe Gans meets Sergeant Sammy Baker in Queensboro stadium Tuesday. Jackie Fields has promised a fall date with the tournament winner, and Jack Berg faces Joe Trabon in Kansas City tonight. Tufty Griffith and Jack Murphy meet in a 10-round heavyweight at Peoria tonight.
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New York
Mttte
Mitchell Field
Reed
Chocolate
Bushy Graham
Fidel la Barba
Vidal Gregorio
Mitchell Field Club
Tommy Almenzo
Baby Joe Gans
California
Gans
Sammy Baker
Warrior
Queensboro Stadium
Jackie Fields
Jack Bergthe
Joe Trabon
Kansas City
Tufty Griffith
Sioux City
Jack Murphy
Boston
Peoria
Ill
Toledo Night Racing Draws Historic Attendance
The Toledo harness track saw its largest crowd ever attend a night racing event held under electric lights, marking a record turnout for the venue.
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Toledo
Baseball records crowd for Yankees Athletics double header
Baseball attendance set a record on September 9, 1928 as 85,268 fans watched the Yankees and Athletics in a double header at Yankee Stadium.
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Yankees
Athletics
Yankees Stadium
Women polo teams eye international competition says Baker
Australasian polo figure R L Snowy Baker coaches two Uplifters wives teams in Los Angeles as they prepare to face eastern and Canadian жен teams. He justifies women’s polo as vigorous and brave while predicting a top female four may beat a strong male quartet.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Apgiin
NEA
R. L
Snowy” Baker
Pelo Authority
Baker
Samta
Barbara
Lwice
Hurlingham Club
England
Red Cross
Thomas Hitchcock
New York
Tommy Hitchccock
Hitchcock
Aiken
5. C
Nome
Illinois Golf Picks Captain For 1930
Richard Martin of Winnetka Illinois was elected captain of the University of Illinois golf team for 1930 after finishing as the number one varsity player this year.
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Tolenois
Richard Martin
Winnetka, In
University of Tlinois
Cleary Still Steps At 90 years old sets walking record
Dan O'Leary at age 90 completed a 100 mile trek from New York City to Meriden Connecticut in 23 hours 40 minutes earning the title champion pedestrian.
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Cleary
Dan O'Leary
New York City
Meriden
Conn
Noted Boxer Phil Scott Remains in Deep Water Globally
The piece traces Phil Scott to fame in England and the United States, detailing early rise, wartime service, and postwar shifts from boxing to police work and finally firefighting in London. It recalls clashes with Knute Hansen and Max Schmeling, and recounts a vivid tram-car incident in Scotland reflecting Scott’s strength and temperament.
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Phil Scott
Asa
State diamondball tourney proposal gains momentum
Aberdeen SD August 5. Increased interest in diamondball has spurred plans for a state tournament. Sixteen teams now play regular schedules in three leagues. Blaine Hawlee leads preliminary arrangements while Aberdeen hopes to host with champions from Aberdeen Huron Mitchell and Sioux Falls likely to attend.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
Blaine
Aylwardis Title Threats in Missouri Amateur
The Kansas City golfer Frank Aylward, runner up in this year’s Missouri amateur, posted a 73 to threaten Carl Kauffman of Pittsburgh as the championship opens at Forest Park Links. Over 100 of 144 entrants tested the course, while Paulino Uzendun carried a sling after a defeat to Max Schmeling.
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ST. Louis
Carl Kauffman
Pittsburgh
Forest Park
Frank Aylward
Kansas City
Aylward
Missouri
Kauffman
Piles Treated Without Surgery Book Published by Dr McCleary
A new instruction book titled Piles Treated Without Surgery by Dr McCleary, rectal specialist of Excelsior Springs Missouri, claims to treat piles in days without surgery or hospital stay. The text notes 20 years of McCleary methods and 17000 cases, offering a free plain wrapper mail request for a copy and patient references.
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McCleary
Ims Boulevard
Excelsior Springs
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