Athletics Win Detroit Till Second Series Faces West Invasion
Eastern clubs ready for second series of final western invasion as Old John Quinn edged Victor Sorrell 4 3 in Detroit. Red Sox win Chicago finale 4 2 while Browns topple Senators 14 2. Bruins beat Braves 4 2 boosting Chicago’s Series lead to eight and a half games. Reds beat Giants 3 1 at Polo Grounds ending Fred Fitzsimmons long hold over them. Los Angeles star among coast hopefuls as Boehmer Bossong and Roll vie in regional play. Hebard and Cohn lead juniors toward possible championship.
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Associated Press
Athletics
John Quinn
Victor Sorrell
Mackmen
Detroit
Red Sox
Chicago
Browns
Senators
Brooklyn
Philadephia
Bruins
Braves
Boston
Reds
Gants
Polo Grounds
Fred Fitz Simmons
Big Fitz
Hendricks
Los Angeles
Junior Boehmer
St. Louis
Earl Bossong
Cincinnati
Fred “Roll
Philadelphia
R. H. Hebard
White Plains
N. Y
Jay Cohn
Santa Monica
Affidavits On Cheat River Fish Kill Raise Protests
The Sentinel reports affidavits from T B Utsinger John W Brown and Clyde Withers detailing mass fish kills on Cheat River near Seven Islands on July 28 1929. Witnesses describe dead game and non game fish across the river and vouch for pollution as the cause, countering dismissive notes by some investigators.
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Taylor
Towit
T. B. Utsinger
Grafton
Taylor County
Cheat River
Seven Islands
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Francis L. Warder
John W. Brown
Utsinger
Clyde Withers
Fights Last Night In New York and Beyond
New York fighter knocked out Gaston Charles France. Cincinnati midget Mike O Dowd outpointed Johnny Datto. Portland’s Ted Kid Drew drew with Pete Pecha. Cuban Bobbie Brown stopped Eddie Anderson in Baltimore.
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Associated Press
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al ‘Singer
New York
Gaston Charles France
Cincinnati
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Johnny Datto
Cleveland
Portland
Ted Kid Drew
Biddeford
Pete Pechaco
Denver
Cal
Drew
Newark
N. J
Bobbie Brown
Philadelphia
Eddie Anderson
Baltimore
Standings and Results Report
Yesterday's games yielded Chicago 4 Boston 2 and Cincinnati 3 New York 1. Today schedule features Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, St. Louis at New York, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
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Boston
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Baseball scores and today’s matchups listed
Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 Cleveland 3 New York 2 St. Louis 14 Washington 2 Boston 3 Chicago 2. Games Today include Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Detroit Washington at Chicago Boston at St. Louis.
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Mid Atlantic League Scores and Schedules
Fairmont 3 Clarksburg 2 Jeannette 6 Wheeling 4 first game Jeannette 7 Wheeling 3 second game seven innings Scottdale 5 Johnstown 3 Cumberland 13 Charleroi 7 Clarksburg at Fairmont Cumberland at Charleroi Johnstown at Scottdale Wheeling at Jeannette
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Johnstown
Cumberland
Charleroi
U.S. players lead in eastern grass court championships
Twelve American contenders and three foreign players remain in singles, with Britain’s Bunny Austin and J B Dliff of England and Gilbert Nunns of Toronto as threats. Notables include Bill Tilden Frank Hunter John Doeg and others from the United States, while four women reach the fourth round: May Sutton Bundy Sarah Palfrey Boston L. A. Harper San Francisco and Charlotte Hosmer Chapin Springfield Mass.
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United States
B. W
Bunny) Austin
Dliff
England
Gilbert Nunns
Toronto
Bill Tilden
Frank Hunter
John Doeg
Berkeley Bell
Frank Shields
Gregory Mangin
Bruce Barnes
Arold MacGuffin
Eddie Jacobs
Julius Seligson
Melvin Partridge
May Sutton Bundy
Sarah Palfrey
Boston
L. A. Harper
San Francisco
Charlotte Hosmer Chapin
Springfield
Mass
Philadelphia Hosts Junior League Baseball Teams
Philadelphia August 14 Philadelphia was host today to five American Legion junior baseball teams state champions in a nationwide tournament The first four game series opens at Shibe Park with Wilmington Delaware and Baltimore The schedule includes a double header tomorrow Uniontown Pennsylvania vs the winner and Morgantown West Virginia vs Washington DC The regional final is set for Friday
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Argentine to Meet Tom Heeney Tonight at Ebbets Field
New York Aug 14 boxing observers expect to judge Victorio Campolo's ranking among heavyweight contenders after he meets Tom Heeney of New Zealand in the ten round feature at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Heeney is the favorite on the card which includes a ten round bout between Angus Snyder of Dodge City Kansas and Jack Roper of California and another bout between Phil Mercurio of New York and Ted Sandwina.
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Victorio Campolo
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Heeney
Angus Snyder
Dodge City
Kan
Jack Roper
California
Phil Mercurio
Ted
Sandwina
Californians Reach Quarterfinals in National Junior Contest
At Culver Military Academy California players Keith Gledhill from Santa Barbara Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena and Hugh McArthur advanced to the quarterfinals in the national junior singles championship. The field featured eight survivors with California leading the pack in this round.
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Culver Military Academy
State briefs from Associated Press
Elkins hosts Davis Elking coaching school with fifty football coaches in attendance Martinsburg reports the body of Ernest Miller a local high school athlete who drowned Monday has been recovered Huntington notes the deaths of Milo Thacker thirty and Fred Thacker twenty three who were killed by a train at Neal Station Charleston Cecil Saxton thirteen drowns at Indian Creek Charleston John Rheney a negro is arrested and charged with Georgia murder from three years ago
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Davis-Elking Coaching School
Martinsburg
Ernest Miller
Huntington
Milo Thacker
Fred Thacker
Neal Station
Charleston
John Rheney
Georgia
Overnight News Highlights From Around the World
AP brief. Negotiations at The Hague on Young plan evacuating Rhine by Christmas. Friedrichshafen prep for Tokyo flight. Rivera says prepared to quit if Labor manifesto demands. Moscow reports a plane down near Irkutsk. Textile dispute in Manchester moves toward arbitration. San Marcial flood forces 150 residents to flee. Rutland wind and hail storm causes damage. Dawson considered for GOP HQ chief. Metcalf protests Coast Guard firing. Seaboard and Southern Sky plan NY to Florida air service. City riots prompt police aid request. Northwest forest fires appear under control.
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Seaboard Airline Railway
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Major League Leaders Including Games of August 13
National leaders include Herman and Robins at .413 in batting, Hornsby with 106 runs, Ott with 113 runs batted in, Terry at 171 hits, Frederick 39 doubles, L Waner 15 triples, Klein 33 homers, Cuyler 29 steals. Pitching leaders show Bush and Grimes each 16 wins 2 losses. American leaders feature Foxx 383, Gehringer 105 RBIs, Manush and Simmons tied with 166 hits, Simmons 117 RBIs. Ruth 31 RBIs. Gehringer 37 RBIs. Grove 17–2 as pitcher.
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Gehringer
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P&W Gas to Meet Faherty Athletes Saturday in WV game
The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company nine of Weston will face Faherty Athletes on Saturday afternoon in a top prospect for the season. The Gassers boast a strong squad after defeating leading independents in the region including Clarksburg City. Local interest centers on the lineup and the high school field venue.
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Citizens urged to report Cheat River fish kill observations
Citizens who saw dead fish or affected live fish in the Cheat river area after July 26 and 27 are asked to confer with John W Brown or T. B Utsinger and have affidavits sworn before a notary. The statements will be used to prove to state authorities that the fish kill was serious and not trivial.
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Raging Bull Kills Woman in Valencia Escape
A raging bull destined for a Valencia arena broke loose in the city today and killed a woman, wounded three horses, and frightened bystanders before being captured. It awaited its turn against a matador after escaping while being led toward its pen for transport to the bull fight.
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Foreign stars in women’s national tennis tourney at Forest Hills
New York reports 64 players compete in the United States women’s singles championships with many foreign entrants in the field. Helen Wills is seen as likely to defend her title though challengers from abroad loom strong at Forest Hills starting Monday. In Chicago, a separate note notes a $50 000 offer for lightweight champion Sammy Mandell to fight Billy Wallace in Cleveland this October after talks between Mandell’s manager Eddie Kane and Walter Taylor. Albany, ’N
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Forest Hills
United States
Helen Wills
Chicago
Sammy Mandell
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Eddie Kane
Mandell
Walter Taylor
Kane
Family ends eight-state southern trip in Florida and beyond
J. H. Martin and family returned today after visiting eight states in the southland. He explained they enjoyed the outing and had a big time in Florida Georgia Alabama North and South Carolina and other states.
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J. H. Martin
Familly
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
North
South Carolina
Flashes of Life and Oddities Across Cities
Disjointed notes report life moments from Buffalo to New York, mentioning an assault charge against Rose Kerker, a terrified Dr. Marion Weyleigh and death of Eph Rabinowits, plus bids in Burkesville and Maine, a town shifting from jail to other services, and a peculiar scene at Plaza Hotel with pajama clad youths.
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Windo
Rose Kerker
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Marion Weyleigh
Eph Rabinowits
Sarong
I Lund
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Exdlust Plaza
Grafton Raskets Set To Duel Bridgeport Club
The Grafton Raskets travel to Bridgeport for the final game of a three game series against Bridgeport United. The locals lost twice at Bridgeport but won 9 to 4 here, aiming to reverse the pattern and capture the series victory tomorrow.
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