Cubs Meet Grafton In Key County League Showdown
Sunday marks a high stake clash between Reppert Cubs and Grafton Raskals in a county league baseball game. Keyser may start Mel Guire on the mound with Stan Ikug pitching for the locals as fans anticipate a colorful duel and a possible record crowd. The 2:30 start and fast playing time are expected amid favorable weather forecasts.
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Reppert Cubs
Grafton
Raskalsing
Eld
Pfield
Keyser
Ford
Williams
MelGuiré
Stan- Ikug
West Virginia grid training moved to Sept 11
Morgantown WV August 3 West Virginia University athletics director H A Stansbury announced the Mountaineer varsity football squad will begin fall training on September 11 at Jackson's Mill near Weston. Since 1921 WVU has started practice around September 1 but changes aim to conform with North Central Association rules. Ira Rodgers will have seven working days to prepare the squad for the September 19 opener at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
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Morgantown
W. Va
H. A. Stansbury
West Virginia University
Mountaineer
West Virginia
Jackson's Mil
Wertom
Stansbury
Inter
Jackson's Mill
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Theiversity
Ira Rodgers
Duquesne University Alburgh
National rider adopted into Ban Eps Shoshone tribe
Ida Aug 9 Col Bodenhamer a national rider of the American Le was adopted into the Ban Eps Shoshone Indian tribes Chief Teteba at a ceremony connected with the convention.
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Twdabo Falls
Ida
Ol. Bodenhamer
Teteba
Baseball Major League Leaders Snapshot Messy 1900s Style
A fragmentary list of league leaders across both leagues cites players and teams for batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and home runs. Notable names include Klein Terry Gehrig Ruth and Gehringer with multiple mentions and varied team associations.
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Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
McManus
Tigers
Hodapp
Indians
Reynolds
Whitesox
Gehringer
State Police Aid In Preventing Outbreaks Mob Violence Again
Marion Indiana August 9 state police aided local officers in guarding against fresh outbreaks of mob violence after the night climaxed with the hanging of two black men dragged from their cells in the county jail. Fear of retaliation by young black residents for the deaths of Thomas Shipp ing Abe Smith heightened tensions as Colonel George H Healey of Indianapolis in command of national guard companies arrived from Camp Knox Kentucky.
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Marion
Ind
Thomas Shipping
Abe Smith
George H. Healey
Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Camp Knox
MacDonald Denounces Chain Letter Nuisance
London Aug 9 Ramsey MacDonald condemned unauthorized use of great names in chain letters as a nuisance. A London woman received a letter predicting dire fortune unless she sent copies to nine people naming the prime minister the Prince of Wales and George Bernard Shaw as links. MacDonald said he never passed such letters to anyone and Sir Godfrey Thomas said chain letters never reach the prince.
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London
Ramsey MacDonald
Prince of Wales
George Bernard Shaw
MacDonald
Godfrey Thomas
French War Areas Now Pay Dividends
Taxes from ten war devastated French departments now pay interest and principal on reconstruction costs. Rebuilding advances, especially textile mills and coal mines, boosted regional output beyond prewar levels. By 1924 taxes covered interest, and prosperity grew enough to aim at extinguishing the debt.
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Paris
France
Lille
Verdun
Roubaix
Nears 20 Victories Associated Press Photo Star
A brief item notes the left handed pitcher nearing 20 victories, with Associated Press Photo credit and world championship context implied by the caption. The blurb emphasizes the player's rising dominance and expected milestone as the season progresses.
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Associated Press
Sports roundup and Italian divorce trend note
Diamond Stars Lefty Grove and Bill Shores held Whitesox to 12 hits in two games as the A s swept both ends of a doubleheader. George Pipgras and the Browns limited the Yankees to five hits for Pipgras 13th win. Joe Cronin and the Senators collected four hits and drove in the winning run against Cleveland. Babe Herman and the Robins produced four runs on two homers a double and a single. Bill Walker Carl Hubbell shone as the Giants swept the Pirates in a double bill. In Italy divorce is rare despite legal separation and annulments rising with 226 petitions heard in 1928 and 127 in 1920.
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Lefty Grove
Bill Shores
Whitesox
Joe Cronin
Senators
Cleveland
Babe Herman
Robins
Homors
Gards
Bill Walker
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Pirates
Rome
Italy
President Hoover seeks large mountain trout on national park trip
President Hoover will vacation in Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks fishing for large cutthroat and rainbow trout. Government experts note mountains host three to four times bigger trout than those in the Rapidan River. The Yellowstone hatchery program aims to distribute 15,000,000 cutthroat eggs, while California Golden trout are stocked in high lake regions.
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Washington
Glacier
Yellowstone ‘National Parks
Hoover
Rapidan
Virginia
Rockies
Yellowstone
California
Montana
Bureau of Fisheries
High
Fairmont, Scottdale lead uneven baseball results
MED ATLANTIC LE yesterday results include Fairmont 5 Johnstown 4 Scottdale 12 Cumberland 10 Charleroi 10 Clarksburg 1 Wheeling 8 Jeannette 7. Clarksburg at Charleroi Farmont at Johnstown Cumberland at Scottdale Wheeling at Jeannette. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 9 Pittsburgh 1 in 1st and 7 Pittsburgh 2 in 2nd. Brooklyn 11 St Louis 5 Chicago 6 Boston 1 Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati 5. Games today Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Philadelphia 5 Chicago 1 1st Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1 2nd New York 5 St Louis 3 Boston 8 Detroit 6 Washington 5 Cleveland 4. Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Washington.
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Fairmont
Johnstown
Scottdale
Cumberland
Charleroi
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Jeannette
Farmont
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
UL Pet
Ww. L. Pet
Brooklyn Chicago
Chicago St. Louis
Draw for Play Heads Big Bill Tilden Leads Rye Championship
New York August 9 The men’s gastage grass court championship opens today at Westchester Country Club Rye with Big Bill Tilden at the top of the draw. Nine of the nation’s top ten rankings enter along with four British players as Wilmer Allison of Fort Worth is the only leading American star to skip. Others in the first ten include George Lott John Doeg Wilber F Goen Fritz Mercur Berkeley Bell Frank Hunter John Van Ryn and Gregory Mangin. The British contingent features 4.8 Cliff H. G. N. Lee J. Pearry and James Nuthall.
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New York
Bill Tilden
Westchester Country Club
Rye
Wilmer Allison
Fort Worth
George Lott
John Doeg
Wilber F. Goen
Fritz Mercur
Berkeley Bell
Frank Hunter
John van Ryn
Gregory Mangin
Cliff
H. G. N. Lee
J. Perry
James Nuthall
U S Progress Highlighted At Chicago Air Races
At Curtiss-Wright-Reynolds airport in Chicago the national air races August 23 to September 1 will showcase glider feats, motor design advances, and aircraft refinements with prizes over 100000 dollars. Civilian fliers lead events, including the Thompson trophy race worth 10000 dollars and a gold and silver emblem. Prominent fliers like Lindbergh Byrd Doolittle and Amelia Earhart are expected, with Earle Reynolds and Clifford Henderson organizing plans.
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Chicago
Curtiss-Wright-Reynolds
Army
Navy
Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Richard B. Byrd
James
Doolittle
Capt
Frank Hawkes
George Hardeman
Lewis Yancey
Roger Q Williams
Art Gobel
Amy Johnson
Amélia Earhart
Louise Thaden
Ruth Elder Camp
Elinor, Smith
Earle Reynolds
Chicago Air Race Corporation
Clifford W. Henderson
R. W. Schroeder
Carl F.egge
Maidstone Club Invites Women’s Tennis Roundup
East meets Midwestern rivals as Mary Greet of Kansas City and Marjorie Morrill of Dedham clash in singles. In Southampton Sydney Wood Jr faces Wilmer Allison in a bid for a second big win, following Wood’s Seabright Bowl victory.
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Kasihiampton
Middlewest
Maidstone Club
Mary Greet
Kansas City
Marjorie Morrill
Dedham
Mass
Southampton
N. Y
Sydney B. Wood,Jr
New York
Wilmer Allison
Fort Worth
Texas
Wood
Ellsaworth Vines, Jr
Pasadena
Postmaster General Leads Mail Operations and Officials
The postmaster general oversees all mail operations alongside the test secretary and Major Luke Christopher, a referee with the National Aeronautic Association, shaping administrative oversight and coordination.
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Luke Christopher
National Aeronautic Association
Dixie May Get National Title
Jacksonville Fla Aug 9 The south and east matched their best in the 36 hole finals of the ninth national public links golf tournament Wingate of Jacksonville and Joseph Greene of Philadelphia finished tied in the final hoping to carry the Jos D Standish Jr trophy to Dixie for the first time since it was offered Kauffmann who beat Wingate three years ago was eliminated from the tournament after a scoring error in qualifying Also included Quin ter o welterweight from Tampa earned a 10 round draw with Gorilla Jones in San Francisco Akron Ohio last night weighed six pounds more
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bob Wingate
Joseph Greene
Philadelphia
Wingate
Carl Kauffmann
Pittshureh
Jos, D. Standish, Jr
Dixie
San Francisco
Manuel Quintero
Tampa
Gorilla Jones
Akron
Quinterd
Cubs Triumph Over Braves and N's Take Two
Major league opening day sees Eastern clubs pushing to rise in percentage as Cubs whitewash the Braves 6 1. Robins defeat Cardinals 11 5 while Giants win twice over Pirates 9 1 and 7 2. Brickell key in Phillies 4 5 win over Reds. Athletics sweep White Sox 5 4 1 in doubleheader to widen AL lead. Senators rally to beat Indians 6 0. Pipgras and Rice pace Yankees 3 1 over Browns. Red Sox end Tigers six game win streak with 8 6 victory.
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Bela
Boston Braves
Robins
Brooklyn
Jeno
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Freddie Brickell
Phillies
Reds
Durochier
Athletics
Chicago
White Sox
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Tod
George Pipgras
Harry Rice
Yankees
Browns
Red Sox
Dore Detroit
Tiger
Hamburg Fight Night Ends With KO For Champion Ha Schoenrath
In Hamburg, heavyweight champion Ha Schoenrath defeated Dr Lu Wig by knockout to retain the title. Nearby bouts saw Leach of Gary outpoint White of Chicago and Eddie Rai Poland outpoint Herb Person of Chicago. California and New York fighters also weighed in with decision wins amid a gasoline market report noting 143,727,831 gallons of gasoline.
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Chicago
Marshall
Cara) Leach
Gary
Ind
White
Eddie Rai Poland
Herb Person
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