Young stars pace opening round in Beverly amateur
Chicago veteran Johnny Lehman leads a wave of 20 to 35 year olds as Beverly hosts the national amateur championship first round. Surging Seaver Yates and Seaver share medalist pace at 148 with Lehman later posting a subpar 70 and predicting soon his best form.
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Paul Mickelson
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Beverly
Francis Quimet
Boston
Charles Seaver
Los Angeles
Johnny Lehman
Lehman
Seaver
Yates
Smocest
Johnny
St. Louis Browns Acquire New Pitchers for Next Year
The St. Louis Browns announced new pitching talent and recalls for 1930s plans. Americus Polli was acquired from Milwaukee with Ted Guilic and Fred Stiely passing to Milwaukee. Crouch, Stanton, and Cooney were recalled or purchased with reports to follow.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
L. C. McEvoy
Browns
Americus Polli
Milwaukee
McEvoy
Brewers
Ted Guilic
Fred Stiely
Des Moines Beaten Again By Wichita
Wichita’s power bats pace a high scoring game as they beat Des Moines and close gap on the Western league leaders. Pueblo followed with a 4 to 1 win over Oklahoma City as rain and wet grounds interrupted play.
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Des Moines
Wichita
Osy
Aviators
St Joseph
Oe Aix
Pilots
Iowans
Frank Tubbs
Pueblo
Oklahoma City
Horseshoe Pitching Draws Raed Oak Farmers in Tourney
In Red Oak Iowa horseshoe pitching remains a favorite pastime as retired farmers gather for a local tournament at permanent benches along the city park, where checkers and whittling also figure in the Sunday activities.
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Red Oak
Raed Oak
Tennis Doubles Championship Sets Today in Brookline
The national doubles tennis final is scheduled today at Brookline Mass with John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison, last year's runners up, facing Gregory Mangin of Newark N J and Berkely Bell of New York. Mangin and Bell advanced by defeating Sidney Wood and Frank X Shields, while Van Ryn and Allison cruised past Clifford Sutter of New Orleans and Bruce Barnes of Austin Texas.
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Brookline
Mass
John van Ryn
Wilmer Allison
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N. J
Berkely Bell
New York
Mangin
Bell
Sidney Wood
Frank X. Shields
van Ryn
Allison
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Bruce Barnes
Austin
Texas
St Paul Pitcher Near All Time Win Streak
Johnny Prudhomme of St Paul nears the all time American Association record with 13 straight wins. He won the first game of a doubleheader as St Paul beat Columbus 12 to 11, then took the Birds 12 to 4 in the second. Dutch Henry reached 20 wins for Minneapolis as they beat Toledo 6 to 5. Ken Penner of Louisville earned his 17th win in a 6 to 2 victory over Milwaukee. Wet ground halted Indianapolis and Kansas City from improving their spots.
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William Weekes
Chicago
Johnny Prudhomme
St. Paul
American Association
Prudhomme
Charley Hall
Columbus Red Birds
Oscar Roettner
Prudhome
Saints
the Birds
Dutch Henry
Minneapolis
Toledo
Henry
Johnny Cooney
Ken Penner
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Mia
Philadelphia
New York
St Louis
Detroit
St. Louis
Jain
Brooklyn
Pittzburg
Cincinnati
American ‘Association
St Paul
Kansas
Cium
Trade Rumors Swirl Around Hack Wilson and Cubs
CHICAGO Sept 24 The Cubs and owner William Wrigley are rumbling over a possible deal involving Hack Wilson as reports say merchants and teams seek his services. Wilson, 1930 home run champion, hints at a comeback next year no matter which uniform he wears. Possible trades include Brooklyn for Babe Herman and Pittsburgh for Paul Waner amid ongoing talks.
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Chicaul
Runnor
Hack Wilson
William Wrigley
The
Cube
Wilson
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Chicago
Wrigley
Klein
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Babe Herman
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Cubs
Iowa Youth Defends Ontario Swim Honor
Ft Dodge Iowa youth Marvin Nelson faced a strong field as he sought to repeat his win in the Canadian exhibition marathon swim. The race offered a $10 000 first prize with rivals from last year and past champions present. Lake Ontario water temperature, aided by a south wind, was expected to influence the result at the nine oclock start.
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Iowa
Ontario
Toronto
Ont
Marvin Nelson
Ft. Dodge
Mto
Margaret Ravner
Philadelphia
Nelson
William Burns Wins At De Smet Golf Meet
Jimmie Burns of De Smet son of William Burns who runs Ryland cafe here posted the low score of 74 in the Kingsbury county open golf tournament at the De Smet Country club. Pester of Oldham was second, RC Schiender third, J C Cook of Oldham fourth, with Vincent Antle of De Smet among qualifiers for final rounds. Percy Nelson of De Smet supervised entries.
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William Burns
de Smet
DE Snet
Jimmie Burns
Ryland Cafe
de Smet Country Club
Pester
Oldham
RC. Schiender
J. C. Cook
Vincent Antle
Hed Vaiierins
Percy Nelson
de Smét
Flowers and Wangley Draw In Six Round Main Bout
In Sioux City on September 1, Omaha's Flowers and Minnesota's Wangley fought six rounds in the featured bout, ending in a draw after a tightly contested match.
Luby's Team Wins Practice Game As Series Final Looms
After a pregame dispute between Tom Luby and Herb Peterson, Luby's squad faces Peterson's Elks in a decisive six o'clock diamond clash at State Mall grounds. Campbell and Bostic pitched well for Luby and Peterson, with Luby's team holding an edge in pitching and hitting and Gillespie delivering a three base hit.
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Luby
Tom Luby
Herb Peterson
Huron
Mendeelowie
The
Elks and
Coney Islands
Elks
State Mall Grounds
C. Liland
Campbell
Bostic
Peterson
Asch
Stafford
Bullix
Gillespie
Diamond
Bullis
L. Bloodgood
Governor Warren Green to attend Lead terrapin derby
Gov. Warren Green expected to arrive ahead of Labor Day to watch his turtle entry Farm Relief compete in Lead’s terrapin derby. Green’s secretary notes the governor plans to groom the entrant before the race.
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Green
Warren Green
Gehrig Clears Lead With 40th Home Run In Run
Lou Gehrig extends his home run streak to six with two blasts in a doubleheader, lifting the Yankees toward Ruth and widening his lead in slugging. He tops the league in runs, hits, and RBIs while Lefty Gomez earns win in the opener as Boston falls further behind. Babe Ruth collects a pair of hits as Washington slides toward a slim margin in the standings.
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Associated Press
Sam Jones
Senators
Lou Gehrig
Yankses
Yanks
Red Sox
Jim Mooney
Glante
Giants
Braves
Hugh 8S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Pres
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Yerkees
Lou
Yanka
Washington
Gehrig
Boston Red Sox
Babe Huth
Lefty Gomez
New York
Gomez
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Johnston
Gran
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Honolualu
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Frank Dolph
Portland
Charles “Chick" Evara
San Francisco
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Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Maurice McCarthy
Yankees
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Ellsworth Vines
America
Frederick Perry
United States
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Joe Cronin
Philadelphia Athletics
Jones
Mooney
New York Giants
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Bule Durham Tobacco
Durham Tobacco
Percival
Hill
American Tobacco Company
Durham
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