Brooklyn Wins Openers as Pirates Fall 7 to 4
In the opening series, Brooklyn Robins beat the Pirates 7 to 4 behind Watkins pinch homer, building a 3 1/2 game cushion atop the league. Cubs lose to Cardinals 4 to 2 while Senators trim Athletics lead to eight and a half games. Braves top Phillies 6 to 4 as Coffman shuts out White Sox 5 to 0 in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Northwestern picks 1930 captain Frank Bruder as greatest all‑round player
Evanston Illinois. Coach Hanley of Northwestern University selects Frank Bruder as the 1930 captain and deems him the greatest football player of all time. Bruder is praised as an all‑around talent, not a specialist.
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Baseball results from yesterday and today games
Fairmont edged Jeannette in a misty dusk finish as Charleroi beat Scottdale 11 to 6 and Scottdale toppled Charleroi 6 to 5 in a second game. Johnstown won 10 to 3 over Wheeling after extra innings in Clarksburg Cumberland, 1. Jeannette hosts Fairmont and Charleroi meets Scottdale while Wheeling faces Johnstown. In the National League St Louis beat Chicago 8 to 4 as Brooklyn won at Pittsburgh 7 to 4 and Boston beat Philadelphia 6 to 5. In the American League New York defeated Boston 4 to 2 while Washington toppled Philadelphia 5 to 1 and Detroit outlasted Cleveland 9 to 1. Chicago beat St Louis 5 to 2 in the second game. Boston visits New York in today’s action with Washington at Philadelphia.
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Detroit adds Doljak as AL spring prospect
In Wheeling Detroit purchased Frank Doljak and will have him report in spring training. Wilkes Barre saw Uniontown win the state junior title by defeating Reading 11 to 7. Grover Cleveland Al TF, once a conundrum in minor league management, is now reportedly recovered from illness.
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Morgantown retains WV Legion junior title in rout
Morgantown West Penn team defeated Huntington Exchange Club 11 to 3 to retain the West Virginia American Legion junior baseball championship. The game took place in Morgantown on August 1 or 7, with Morgantown securing the title as the standout performance by their squad.
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Waco Outfielder Hits For Circuit Three Times
Waco outfielder Gene Rye belted three home runs in the eighth inning against Beaumont pitchers as his team, the Waco club of the Texas league, exploded for 18 runs in the frame in a 20 to 7 victory. Newark, Ohio, observer Martin Allin noted the scene.
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Mastro Fights La Barba Again For Third Time
Chicago aug 7 two featherweight rivals Earl Mastro of Chicago and Fidel La Barba of Los Angeles meet for the third time in a ten round bout at Chicago stadium The winner would likely earn a title shot with Bat Battalino They have split their two previous meetings with La Barba winning the first and Mastro the second Also Nat A Davis and J Wimner of Pittsburgh were in the city for Home Furniture Co matters.
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Baseball Roundup Features Slugging and Strong Pitching
George Watkins of the Cardinals hit a pinch homer to edge the Gubs. Harry Rice of the Yankees drove in two of four runs with a single and a sacrifice. George Able of the Tigers held the Indians to four hits and went 4 for 4 at the plate. Sam Jones of Staatore collected six hits as the Athletics beat the Senators. Browns suffer a tough first game loss in a doubleheader.
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First Round of Play for Championship Sanctioned
Sacksonville Florida hosts the first round of play for the ninth annual championship as Al Quigley leads an 89 pace. Chicago roared to 40 tournament heights in service as a caddy. Brooklyn, whose foursome won the Harding Cup with a 311 score, is represented by five top swingers in the match play to decide the successor to Carl Kauffmann of Burgh, disqualified for an error in storage.
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Predict Big Bill Will Win Invitation Net Contest Southampton
Aug 7 report notes three members of the United States Davis cup team enter the field as Big Bill is favored to win the invitation net contest at Southampton. The item highlights a strong field and anticipates competitive matches in a period tone.
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Grafton Baseball Faces Keyser in Clouded Prospects
Monongah Division National Limited meets Keyser at the Athletic Field Sunday at 2 30. McGuire will pitch for Keyser and Stanling for Grafton as Manager Ford warns losses have doomed further games unless fans attend. The clash vows to test local support amid hopes for a broader turnout and continued railroad league contention.
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Palookas and Pride of Macon: Stribling’s Road to Greatness
Edward J. Neil reports Georgia’s Young Stribling, 26, has fought 290 matches with 115 knockouts, facing top contenders like Slattery, Berlenbach, Loughran, Sharkey. He’s long been framed by family duties and cautious guidance from Ma and his wife. Now head of a small family, he bites at opportunity.
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Walter Hagen Fails to Qualify for Pro Championship
Walter Hagen misses qualification for the professional golf championship at Fresh Meadow Club in Flushing as Horton Smith leads with 189 over 36 holes at Cherry Valley Club course. Hagen finishes four strokes short of the required mark, marking the first time he does not compete in the pro tournament.
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First Nocturnal Golf Champion Is Crowned
Harold Jug McSpaden, pro at Victory Hills Kansas City, wins the first night golf title by finishing a double round of the Eastwood Hills flood lit first nine in 68 two under par, 36 32, leading a field of 60 plus including Des Moines Trans Miss champion Bob McCrary who shot 71, with top professionals and amateurs in Kansas City.
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Major League Baseball Leaders From the Season
A garbled list of major league batting and pitching leaders includes Terry of the Giants with 407 hits and 174, Klein and Frederick of the Phillies with 36 doubles, Ruth and Gehrig among notable runs batted in, and Reynolds and Gehringer among notable players.
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Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
The report lists boxing results with K o Chicago fighter Jarkie Moore stopping Johnny Tore of Cleveland in a late bout. Kurt Prenzel from Germany and Callas Han from Lawrence Massachusetts were also noted in the brief wire summaries.
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Berg Favored in Non Title Bout at Polo Grounds with Singer
At the Polo Grounds a popular Berg faces Al Singer in a non title bout though both fighters have strong followings. Berg, seen as the top junior welterweight contender, weighs around 134 1 2 pounds while Singer is closer to 127. The New York Boxing Commission does not recognize the junior welterweight title, making this a decisive non title contest.
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Reppert Cubs Meet Raskals in Saturday Duel
Reppert Cubs and Hug Bengy’s Raskals clash Saturday at 8 30 pm on the fo cal field as county powers chase season laurels. Gate prices reduced to 26 cents to draw a big crowd as the season nears its close with about a dozen games left before championship awards are decided. Red Jackson, co pilot of the endurance monoplane with Forrest O Brine, is reported sick though officials say he will tough it out.
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Marital Venture of Screen Stars Ends in Divorce
Los Angeles, Aug. 7. Seven year marriage of James Kirkwood and Lila Lee ends as Kirkwood wins divorce decree and custody of their son James Jr. Court denies the mother rights to tears control and religious training of the child amid the custody hearing. The couple wed in 1923.
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