Giants Rise In National League Standings On Saturday
Giants narrow the gap atop the NL pennant race by winning 12 to 4 and extending their streak to five games. Brooklyn and Chicago both won to stay within half a game, while Brooklyn trails by a half game behind the Giants and Chicago leads by three. Robins blank Pirates 5–0 as Braves win in 13 innings 9–8. White Sox split doubleheader with Yankees, 8–7 and 6–1. Cleveland gains in AL standings by sweeping Red Sox. 210,088 highway crossings noted nationwide by the Chicago Motor Club.
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Penalty Provision In Football Rules For Interference
Penalty provisions in football rules are touched on as the article notes New York Giants’ pennant chase and possible World Series entrants. It highlights players from Georgia to Louisiana and Missouri, their origins, and the South’s potential role in early World Series games if the Giants reach the event.
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Chicago Briefs Feature Cullup and Cooper Baseball and Golf Highlights
Nick Cullup of Minneapolis tied the American Association single season home run mark with his 42nd blast, signaling a potential sole ownership. Harry Cooper, the Little Chicago pro, won St Paul’s $10,000 open, finishing 8 under par at 280 to edge Tony Manero by three strokes.
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Major League Leaders by AP in 1928 baseball standings
The Associated Press lists National League leaders including Terry of the Giants with a .413 batting average and 93 hits, and Wilton Wilson of the Cubs with 41 home runs. American League leaders show Gehrig of the Yankees leading in batting and RBIs, Ruth in runs, Hodapp and Managh leading doubles, Combs in triples, and McManus in stolen bases.
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Radio Descriptions of Junior League Series Set on NBC
NBC will broadcast American Junior League baseball from Memphis starting August 28. Daily play by play from 3:30 to about five, lasting two hours, as the series runs until a champion is named with WMC Memphis as key station. North Carolina farmers urged to plant emergency hay crops after weather damage.
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Baseball Results Mid-Atlantic and National League Highlights
Yesterday in the Mid-Atlantic League Clarksburg edged Scottdale 1-0 and Wheeling beat Jeannette 11-7 with several rainouts. today’s slate features Fairmont at Johnstown and others. In the National League Chicago beat Philadelphia 5-4, New York routed St Louis 12-4, and Boston won twice in split doubleheaders. American League details include New York 8 Chicago 7 and Detroit 15 Washington 1 with several matchups on today’s docket.
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Diamond Stars Spark Whitesox Victory Doubleheader
Whitesox powered by Barnes and Whitesox three runs on three hits including a homer to win the second game of a doubleheader against the Yankees. Charley Ruffing’s pinch hit in the tenth drove in Babe Ruth for the winning run in the first game. Vic Sorrell of the Tigers ended the Senators six game streak as Dazzy Vance fanned nine Pirates and allowed eight scattered hits.
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Betty Nuthall Bids For American Title In Open Tennis Meet
English star Betty Nuthall, seeded No. 1 among foreigners, headlines the opening card for the American title bid. She faces Louise McFarland of Pasadena at 5 30 P M EST on stadium court amid a setup of multiple daytime matches.
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Outrigger Not Safest Navigable Craft in Harbor
New York August 18 Archibald Roosevelt son of the late President Roosevelt learns that a south sea outrigger canoe is not the safest craft to navigate New York harbor. He began a voyage from Staten Island with Captain Roger Williams and First Officer Follstone of a freighter toward the New York Yacht Club landing. In tennis news the national women singles championship opens at Forest Hills without a clear favorite as Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs contend after a steam wash capsized the trail craft? The canoe was brought from Samoa by Fallstone.
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Hollywood Stars Embrace Fitness For Busy Months Ahead
The article portrays Anita Page Evelyn Knapp Bessie Love Leila Hyams and other film stars seeking stamina through swimming golf tennis and yacht sailing during a vacation period. It notes a shift back to normal feminine curves relief from starvation diets and the health benefits of balanced meals and exercise.
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Offensive 11 Cautioned On Forward Pass Rules Change
Morgantown Aug 18 A rule in football penalties shifts enforcement for offensive interference on a forward pass. Ira E Rodgers and Charles E Hodges discuss the update with Walter Okeson noting tougher penalties. The article explains the rule’s impact, including eligibility rules, screen passes, and penalties beyond the line of scrimmage, shaping fall enforcement.
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