Athletics Fail To Increase Lead In Baseball Race
The Athletics failed to widen their margin as the Yankees won easily from Detroit 12 to 2 and the Cubs lost ground in Brooklyn 6 to 2. Babe Ruth hit his 32nd homer in a Yankee victory noted as the day’s highlight. Frank O Doul homered for Philadelphia while Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 7 to 3. The Pirates beat the Braves 9 to 2 narrowing the Bruin advantage to seven and a half games. The White Sox beat the Senators 6 to 0 and Ruffing aided Boston’s 3 to 2 win over St Louis. The Giants and Cardinals had an open date.
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Associated Press
Athletics
Cubs
Macks
Cleveland
Yanks
Detroit
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pirates
Braves
Bruin
Yankee
Babe
White Sox
Senators
Charlie Ruffing
Red Sox
Alvin Crowder
Browns
St. Louis
Frank O'Doul
Cincinnati
Lou Kou
Big Four Win 65 Games In Major Leagues This Season
The Associated Press notes the rise of four young pitchers Grove Grimes Bush and Earnshaw who surpassed veteran Dazzy Vance Heth Pennock and Lefty Grove to post a 65 10 record. The piece contrasts this year s top four with last season s leaders and hints at continued strong performances through the season with Grove near 1928 marks and Grimes aiming for 25 wins.
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Jay Wesbels
Associated Press
New York
Guy Bush
Cubs
George Earnshaw
Athletics
Dazzy Vance
Heth Pennock
Vance
Pennock
Burleigh Grimes
Pirates
Lefty Grove
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Bush
Earnshaw
Grove
Grimes
Lefty
Hind
Sam Mitchell to Open Ring Return Against Frankie Frikee
Rockford boxers headline the return as Sammy Mitchell, after defending his lightweight title, meets Frankie Frikee of Chicago in a non-title 10 round bout in Petoskey Michigan.
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Associated Press
Rockford
Sammy Mitchell
Tony Cangonett
Frankie Frikee
Chicago
Petoskey
Mich
Big Six Batting Averages Highlight 1920s Standings
The column lists top batting averages with players such as Herman of the Dodgers Foxx and Simmons of the Athletics Ruth of the Yankees and Hornsby of the Cubs. It notes injury troubles for key pitcher Ataf of the Giants, who is expected back next week after a split thumb.
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Dodgers
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
Ruth
Yankees
Hornsby
Cubs
Kletm
Phillies
Bueton
Burleign Grimes
Pittsburgh Pirate
Ataf
Nutaing
Giants
Tomgo Hitti
Ty Efineer
Flemington District Votes Tax Levy for 1929
Flemington District via Taylor County states the 1929 tax levy plan covering elementary and high school maintenance, teachers funds, new building and bond interest. It lists receipts, disbursements, and proposed levy rates, with a total assessed property value of 2,901,085 dollars for real estate and personal property.
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Flemington
Towi
Board of Education
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Daid Board of Education
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Board of Fa
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Renbicam
C. W. Bailey
Board of Eduvay
Arenas
American Circuit Leader Slumps In Week Of Baseball
Dus ty Cooke of St Paul, once top in the American Association batting race, slides from .281 to .373 over the past week as rivals gain. Contenders include Cuccinello Columbus .361 Leeds Kansas City .254 Callaghan Columbus .352 and Rosinfeld Toledo .252 among others.
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Chicago
Dusty" Cooke
St. Paul
American Association
Hargrave
Cuccinello
Columbus
Leeds
Kansas City
Callaghan
Rosenfeld
Toledo
Tucker
Simons
Loutaville
Chapman
Warner
Vets Advance In Title Play In Eastern Championships
Rye New York August 17 Through a host of younger players Tilden and Hunter advanced to the final round of singles in the eastern grass court championships They were to meet for the title won last year by Doeg Tilden beat Doeg 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4 Hunter beat Austin 6-4 3 6 1 6-2 1-6 6-1 The women's crown contest featured Palfrey and Gref with Palfrey defeating Harper 6-3 3 and Gref defeating Burkhardt 6-2 6-2
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Rye
N.Y
Bill Tilden
Frank Hunter
John Doeg
Santa Monica
Cal
Tilden
Doeg
Yesteday
Hunter
H.W
Bunny) Austin
Sarah Palfrey
Boston
Mary Gref
Kansas City
Miss Palfrey
L. A. Harper
San Francisco
Miss Greef
Ethel Burkhardt
Dempsey Seeks Talks With Schmeling in Chicago
In Chicago on August 17 Jack Dempsey arranged a meeting with Max Schmeling and manager Joe Jacobs to discuss their future ring activities in America. Dempsey declined to detail the conference but hints he may try to buy the rights or control of Schmeling’s next fights.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Germany
Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Dempsey
America
German heavyweight seeks contract terms for Dempsey bout
German heavyweight and promoter group from Chicago discuss disputed contract terms for a potential title fight with Jack Dempsey. Schmeling connection remains central as negotiations proceed among sports figures and managers.
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Schmeling
Dempsey
Chicago
Foxx Holds Batting Lead As A.L. Averages Hit Peak
Jimmy Foxx of Philadelphia leads American League batting with .383 after Wednesday's games, four points behind last week's mark. Al Simmons remains second at .374, followed by Fonseca Cleve land Manush and others. Babe Ruth drives home runs as Yankees hold team batting lead at .208, with Detroit at .202 and Philadelphia at .725 runs scored. Pitching notes highlight Grove's eighteenth win in 17 innings, Earnshaw and Walberg’s records, while Philadelphia preserves fielding lead at .976 and Simmons tops RBIs with 117.
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Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia
Athletics
al Simmons
Connie
Mack
Foxx
Simmons
Fonseca
Cleveland
Manush
St. Louia
Combs
New York
Lazzeri
Wotherem
Detroit
Ruth
Heilmann
K. Williams
Boston
George Herman Ruth
Yankees
Robert Moses Grove
George Earnshaw
Connie Mack
Rube Walberg
Tom Zachary
St. Louis
National League Scores and Standings Snapshot
Yesterday results show Pittsburgh 9 Boston 3, Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2, Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 3. Standings list Chicago 35 47d Pittsburgh 43 60 2, New York 50 65 0, St. Louis 54 50 5, Brooklyn 41 1445, Cincinnati 33 427, Boston 66 405, Philadelphia 65 398. Today schedules: Pittsburgh at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, St. Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Also New York 12 Detroit 2. Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 5. Chicago 8 Washington 6. Boston 2 St. Louis 2. Additional results: Fairmont 3 Scottdale 2. Cumberland 14 Johnstown 6. Clarksburg 16 Wheeling 4. Charleroi 4 Jeannette 1.
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