Pirates Close Behind Cubs In National League Peenant Race
In a wide batch of results the Cubs held their one game lead by routing the Phillies 13 to 10 as Chuck Klein blasted a bases loaded homer for his 31st. The Pirates defeated the Braves 9 to 8 after injuries to Ple Traynor Burleigh Grimes and George Grantham. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 4 to 1 and St. Louis toppled New York 4 to 3. In the American League Philadelphia Athletics led Yankees 9 to 0 as Lou Gehrig hit his 24th homer. Detroit downed Boston 4 to 1 behind Owen Carroll.
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Donte Bush
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Ple Traynor
Philadelphia
Burleigh Grimes
George Grantham
Boston
Grantham
Paul Waner
Paul
Braves
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Chuck Klein
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Jakie May
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Chicago
Sammy Gray
Lefty Stewart
Browns
Lou Gehrig
Walter Miller
Senator
Cleveland
Washington
Owen Carroll
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
U S Seaplane Rivalry Seen Hinged On New Monoplane
Washington July 27 America's bid to win the Schneider seaplane trophy rests on a Philadelphia naval factory built monoplane tested by Lieutenant Al Williams. The craft, a single wing design with a Packard 24 cylinder X engine delivering over 1000 horsepower, undergoes Delaware River taxying tests before possible speed runs at Annapolis and Cowes for the September 6 race.
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Washington
America
Great Britain
Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory
al Williams
Navy
Sperts
Naval Factory
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Annapolis
England
Williams
Cowes
Rainmaker Hansen Dies after Two Year Illness
Minneapolis obituary notes the passing of A. A. Hansen known as Rainmaker a nationally recognized bicycle rider for 25 years He set amateur records including the 1006 mile road record in 92 hours 82 minutes and a 24 hour dirt track mark of 376 miles He rode from Minneapolis to Chicago in 1889 and the return over 800 miles of rough roads on a high wheeler later completing the round trip in seven days
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Minneapolis
Hansen
Chicago
Baseball Leaders and Team Stats From July 26
National batting led by Herman and Robbins at .392. Ott of the Giants tops runs with 91 and runs batted in at 118. Ott also has 98 RBIs. Waner of the Pirates hit 14 triples. Klein of the Phillies has 31 homers. Cuyler of the Cubs with 26 stolen bases. Bush of the Cubs is 13-1 in pitching. Foxx of the Athletics hits .390. Gehringer of the Tigers 88 RBIs. Simmons Athletics 96 RBIs, 118 runs. Manush Browns 145 RBIs. Johnson and Miller Tigers/ Athletics doubles 35. Gehrig Yankees 24 doubles. Fonseca Indians 15 doubles. Grove Athletics 17-2 as pitcher.
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Athletics
Jennie Manush
Brow
Rogers Hornsby
Cub
Babe Ruth
Yankee
We A
Paul Waner
Pirates
Lott
Giants
Herman
Robbins
Ott
Frederick
Robins
Waner
Klein
Phillies
Cuyler
Cubs
Bush
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Manush
Browns
Johnson
Miller
A. Kommns
Gehrig
Yanks
Fonseca
Indians
Grove
Last Night Fights Across Cities Include Outpoints and Draws
In Duluth Billy Petrolle and Vargo outpoint Jimmy Goodrich and a N D opponent. Charlie Retzlatt stops Grant Shade in Des Moines. Bat Battali outpoints Al Brown in Hartford. Dandy Allen stops in Philadelphia. Johnny Datto defeats Johnny Helstein in Cleveland. Joe Goodman and Maxie Strub draw. Benny Bass outpoints Calvin Reed in Atlantic City. Everett Strong defeats Homer Sheridan in Hollywood.
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Duluth
Minn
Billy
Petrolle
Vargo
N. D
Jimmy Goodrich
Buffalo
Charlie Retzlatt
Superior
Wis
Grant Shade
Des Moines
Cleveland
Johnny Datto
Johnny Helstein
Erie
Joe Goodman
Maxie Strub
Drew
Women’s track championships spark contenders at Soldiers Field
Chicago hosts the 1929 women’s track and field championships with a field of top athletes from across the country aiming for national titles and team honors. Arlington Park showcases Reig Count in a farewell exhibition with Earl Sande aboard before the North Shore handicap race.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Soldiers’ Field
Stara
America
Arlington Park
Reig Count
Earl Sande
Flashes of Life in News of The Week
News briefs report Stillman and Durell planning Alaska filming trips with train and boat travel to Seward then bush camp by guides. Other items note Brussels bans on home baths due to low water, Helen Wills fashion impact on skirt length, and Lufthansa testing a trans Atlantic seaplane freighter carrying three tons with a passenger flight first test.
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Associated Press
New York
James A. Stillman
Joseph H. Durell
Alaska
Seward
Anchorage
Travemunde
Germany
Lufthansa
Brazil
Patrol pilot plans nonstop US endurance flight
Spokane reports Lieut. Nick Mayer, a forest patrol pilot, plans a nonstop round trip endurance flight around the United States. Other briefs note Bremen sailing to Cherbourg, robbers netting 19200 from three banks in Oklahoma and Kansas, and wildfires burning thousands of acres across Washington, Idaho, and Montana. A Quito quake kills 60 and destroys most homes in a mountain village. Tokyo experiences a severe earthquake.
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Spokane
Nick Mayer
United States
New York
Bremen
Cherbourg
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Quito
Ecuador
Mountain Village
Tokyo
Foxx Regains Top American League Batting Lead
Jimmy Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics again leads the American League batting race with an average around .388, reclaiming the top spot from Heinie Manush of the St. Louis Browns after a week of shifts. Pitching improved slightly. Bing Miller and Harry Hellman gained among the leaders as home run leaders Gehrig Ruth Simmons Foxx Jr. totals show Foxx up to 20.
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Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Heinie Manush
St. Louis Browns
Connie Mack
St. Louis
Bing Miller
Philadelphia
Inis
Harry Hellman
Detroit
Foxx
Manush
Simmons
Fothergill
Lazzeri
New York
Miller
Fonseca
Cleveland
Hellman
Cochrane
K. Williams
Boston
Lou Gehrig
Yanks
Babe
Ruth
al Simmons
Americans Rout French In Davis Cup Doubles
Roland Garros Paris July 27 The American pair John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison defeated Henri Cochet and Jean Beretta in straight sets 6-1 8-6 6-4 to even the challenge round at 2-1 for the United States with France needing one more singles win to defend the cup.
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Roland Garros
Paris
John van Ryn
Wilmer Allison
Henri Cochet
Jean Beretta
United States
France
Amer
Quinn 44 Plans To Retire After BasebalI Career Ends
Philadelphia veteran Jack Quinn, 44, announces retirement at season end after 29 years in baseball. Career highlights include 462 major league games, 170 wins, 142 losses, 2,641 innings pitched, and a 1921 World Series with the Yankees.
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Jack Quinn
Athletics
Jack
John Quinn Picus
Jak
Quinn
Yankees
Rochester
Braves
Baltimore
Vernon Club
Pacific Coast League
White Sox
Coast Loop
Red Sox
Athlet el
Fes
Americans sweep French in Davis Cup doubles thriller
The 24 year old Allison and 28 year old Van Ryn clinched a Davis Cup doubles victory after winning Wimbledon and beating Germans in the interzone finals. They outplayed French veterans 11 of 13 games with a fast, relentless attack and held reserve to counter French rallies. Allison's serve dominated. Van Ryn delivered consistently while Cochet and Borotra coughed up serves multiple times.
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Allison
van Ryn
Cochet
Borotra
Bleriot Heads to Calais for Channel Flight Anniversary
Louis Bleriot, first to fly the English Channel, travels from Le Bourget to Calais to attend the twentieth anniversary celebration of his historic cross channel flight. He rides in a modern airliner, in contrast to his 1909 pioneering journey, and will later hop to England to mark the milestone.
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le Bourget
France
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Calais
England
Bleriot
ODOUL LEADS NATIONALS BATTERS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York July 27 Frank O Dou l of Philadelphia tops the National League batting averages at .397, edging Brooklyn’s Babs Herman by one percentage point. Mel Ott leads in runs with 88 and RBIs with six. Bil Terry tops hits with 143. Johnny Frederick leads in doubles with 30. Lloyd Waner has the most triples. Chuck Klein leads home runs with 29, ahead of Ott at 26. A sandstorm in Bagdad delays the British India air mail for 20 hours.
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New York
Frank O'Doul
Philadelphia
Babs Herman
Brooklyn
O'Doul
Herman
Melvin Ott
Bil Terry
Johany Frederick
Lloyd Waner
Chuck Klein
Ott
Standings and Results Of West Virginia League Clubs
Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh and Chicago winning by slim margins while Boston and New York posted high scores. Today Philadelphia faces Chicago and New York meets St. Louis as Detroit travels to Boston in a busy schedule.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Minnesota Monoplane Endurance Flight Nears Fifth Day
Minneapolis aviators Owen Haughland and Captain P. J. Crichton continued their endurance flight aboard the monoplane Minnesota. After 100 hours aloft they stretched toward the fifth day of persistent aerial fueling, riding from Wold Chamberlain Field as they press toward the milestone.
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Is, Minn
Owen Haughland
P. J. Crichton
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wold Chamberlain Field
Ati
Monday Evening Time Noted At 10 O Clock Mark
An entry records 100 hour mark at 10 night on Monday evening with unclear context. The fragment notes a time reference and a specific hour marker.
Proposed, Flight Now Grim Waiting Tea Grim Flight
In Tacoma Washington on July 27 Adeut Harold Bromley undertook a non stop ocean flight from Tacoma. The voyage developed into a grim contest as weather reports described rainy head winds along the route. The outcome remains uncertain as supporters hope for a favorable dispatch.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harold Bromley
Ocean
500 Men Recruited for Forest Fire Fight in Minnesota
Nearly 500 men were recruited today to combat fires in Superior National Forest. The fires had started yesterday with 350 men already deployed and burned over 1,000 der er y in the Brule and Cascade Lake areas as efforts expanded to prevent further spread.
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Grand Rapide
Minn
Superior National Foi
Brule
Cascade Lake
Alstetotst
Agen
Resolution puts teeth in treaty
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas outlined a resolution to enforce the Kellogg Brandt peace pact by an economic boycott on belligerent nations. He said the measure would remove the need for police action and make it unlawful for Americans to sell to any violator, stripping them of government protection.
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Francisco
United States Senate
Senaton
Thur Capper
Kansas
Poe
Hawaiian Volcano In Eruption Third Day Of Activity
The Halemaumau crater lava lake at Kilauea rose steadily into its third day of eruption as three lava streams shot upward from the pit. Thousands watched through the night drawing a tense vigil while volcanic explosions sent plumes into the air.
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