B and O Drops Two In Row Over Weekend
Grafton B and O baseball team lost twice over the weekend, 13 15 to Philippi and 3 9 to Reppert. Despite 19 hits to Philippi 10, 11 errors doomed the Railroaders. Reppert’s five run rally in the ninth doomed Grafton as Shriver hit a solo homer with bases empty. Moren Stevens Wright Bowen pitched in the two games. Thursday the squad meets Recreation Reds at 3 pm at the Athletic field in a likely thriller.
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Grafton B. & O
Railroaders
Philippi
Reppert Outfit
Grafton
Philippi Boys
Rally
Reppert
Shriver
Henry Moren
Gratton
Stevens
Wright
Bowen
Recreation Reds
Women’s Net Tourney Opens at Forest Hills
New York August 15. An international field of about 50 enters the national women’s tennis championships at West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills. Helen Jacobs seeded No 1 leads a strong field including Harper Painter Palfrey Babcock Ridley and Leeming. Foreign stars Pittman Ridley Leeming also seed in top half.
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New York
West Side
Forest Hills
Helen
Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Han
Dilly
Seabright
East Champton
Miss Jacobs
L. A. Harper
Oakland
Cal
Marjorie Morrill Painter
Dedham
Mass
Josephine Cruickshank
Santa Ana
Sarah Palfrey
Brookline
Caroline Babcock
Los Angeles
Virginia Hilleary
Philadelphia
John. van Ryn
J. R. Pittman
Joah Ridley
England
Marjorie ‘Leeming
Vancouver
Mrs Pittman
Miss Cruickshank
Miss Hilleary
van Ryn
Harper
Painter
Miss Palfrey
Miss Babcock
Miss Ridley
Miss Leeming
New Orleans Champion Captures Singles Title
Cliff Suter of New Orleans, holder of the national intercollegiate championship, won the men's singles title at the Eastern Grass Court Tennis tournament defeating Gregory Mangin of Newark in the final 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 0 across four sets in Rye New York on August 15.
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Rye, N
Cliff Suter
New Orleans
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Waters and McCloskey to Confer on Bonus Army
Major Eddie McCloskey received a telegram from National Commander Walter W Waters of the Bonus Expeditionary Force announcing he will come to Johnstown for a conference on the fate of the Bonus Army.
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Johnstown
Eddie McCloskey
Walter W. Waters
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Bonus Army
Home Run Leaders from Yesterday's Baseball Results
Summary of national league results with St Louis beating Chicago 2–0 and 2–1 in two games, New York 8–4 over Brooklyn, Cincinnati 9–3 over Boston as standings show Chicago and Brooklyn atop the league. American League games include Detroit 3–0 Cleveland and St Louis 5–0 Chicago, with blasting results across the circuit. American Association and other leagues post scores Columbus 11 Milwaukee 4 and Louisville 17 St Paul 3 among others.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Chicago Boston
Ferry capsizes near Kolhapur with many feared drowned
About 100 people are believed drowned after a ferry boat on the swollen river near Kolhapur capsized. A large snake arising from a floating tree prompted passengers to rush to one side, causing the vessel to overturn amid 120 aboard.
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Bombay
Kolhapur
Leading Batters Named By Dodgers Athletics Phillies Yankees
Leading batters O Doul of the Dodgers Foxx of the Athletics Klein and Hurst of the Phillies Gehrig of the Yankees Manush of the Senators posted high averages with .450 and .342 notable marks and 154 games noted among top hitters.
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Pet Charleston
Foxx
Athletics
Beckley
Johnstown
Ac Klein
Phillies
Ruth
Yankees
Cumberland Averill
Indians
Clarksburg
Gehrig
Huntington
Averill
Ott
Giants
O'Doul
Dodgers
Klein
Hurst
Manush
Senators
Cards Crush Cubs in Doubleheader Sweep
In St Louis on Aug 15 rookie hurlers Tex Carleton and Dizzy Dean led the Cardinals to a doubleheader sweep of the league leading Chicago Cubs, 2–0 in game one and 2–1 in game two, while May Malone and Dean each held the Cubs to five or six hits.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Redbirds
Tex Carleton
Cubs
May
Malone
Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Chicago
Bump Hadley
St.Louis
Browns
White Sox
Bill Chamberlain
Sam Gray
Bright Spots In Business World
President Hoover set August 26 as the date for business and industrial conferences for concerted action along the whole economic front. Railroad officials expect large bumper crop movements in the West, Midwest and South and contemplated recalling furloughed workers. The Pennsylvania
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Washington
Hoover
New York
West
Middle West
South
Pennsylvania
Scorched Smith and the Forest Fire Crisis
Scorched Smith follows the turmoil surrounding the discovery of the Duellings in forbidding forest sites. A great forest fire devastates the region while the mount seeks fortune amid hardship, resolving to start anew despite losses.
Chicago Area Firms Report Sales Rise Across Sectors
Across Chicago the Association of Commerce noted increased wholesale sales in clothing arts gift wares jewelry and department stores while the building trades showed improvement. Illinois corn crop prospects were raised by a federal state survey and meat consumption rose by 28 million pounds in the first half of the year per Institute of American Meat Packers.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Springfield
Ilu
Federal
Illinois Departments of Agriculture
Illinois
William Whitfield Woods
Institute of American Meat Packers
Bargain B&O Trip to Washington From West Virginia
The Baltimore and Ohio offers a $2.00 round trip excursion from West Virginia to Washington D C for Saturday August 20 with full Sunday in the capital. Highlights include National Mall landmarks Congress Library Lincoln Memorial and Air Derby events at Hoover Field plus access to museums art galleries and parks. Passengers urged to buy tickets in advance as big crowds are expected and the trip coincides with George Washington Bicentennial celebrations in nearby Alexandria Virginia.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Washington
Iinterest
Congressional Library
Lincoln Memorial
Cleveland
Indians
Washington ‘Senators
Hoover Field
George Washington
Alexandria
George Washington National Masonic Memorial
Zoological Park
France’s Davis Cup strength led by Cochet and Borotra
In six years France won 17 of 24 singles and 3 of 6 doubles. Cochet dominated with 10-2 in singles and helped in 3 doubles wins. Borotra, relishing a comeback, holds 4-4 in singles and 1-2 in doubles, while Lacoste is 3-1 and Brugnon 2-2. Borotra’s future remains pivotal for France.
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Cochet
Borotra
France
Paris
William T. Tilden
Ellsworth Vines
Rene Lacoste
Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet
Jean Borotra
Gerkin Denies Fights In Barbour County Junior Game
John Gerkin of the local B and O baseball squad denies that his Junior players participated in a brawl during a Barbour County village game. He claims an umpire ejected a shortstop, the team returned to Grafton, spectators pursued them, and no Junior members were involved. Officials apologized for the incident, stating that game followers and the umpire caused the trouble.
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John Gersin
Barbour
Gerkin
Grafton
John
Bill Gerkin
John Gerkin
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