Ruth Celebrity in Bed With Heart Trouble Halts Baseball Pace
George Herman Ruth, the home run king, lies in a sick bed with muscular heart trouble as Yankees officials estimate a rest of a week to ten days. Mrs Ruth says the major issue is convincing him to rest, while Ruth vows to be “as good as ever” soon.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Report Batting and Pitching Leaders
June 7 update highlights American batting leader Foxx of the Athletics at .409, Gehringer of the Tigers with 48 runs, and Grimes of the Pirates securing a 9 win. Other leaders include Klein of the Phillies with 14 home runs, Hermann and Robins atop hits, and Simmons of the Athletics tied for RBIs at 12 with Gehrig and Bump for triples and stolen bases noted.
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Bern ie Cooke Leading Pack In Batting Title
Chicago June 8 Bennie Cooke St Paul outfielder led the American association in batting with a .390 average at week seven. Minneapolis topped team batting at .316 while John Brittheart of Minneapolis raised his pitching tally to eight wins against one loss, best in the league. Kansas City led team fielding at .973. Newspaper advertising for church ads urged by the publicity committee of the Presbyterian general assembly.
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American Association
Minneapolis
John Brittheart
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Kansas City
Yesterday's Baseball Scores and Schedule Credits
Yesterday's results show Clarksburg 6 Jeannette 1 and Fairmont 8 Johnstown 2 with Cumberland at Scottdale and Wheeling at Charleroi rained out. Also New York 8 St Louis 7 Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 6 Chicago ???
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Browns Edge Athletics as Pirates Top Braves in Turbulent Day
Sports desk notes Browns defeated Athletics while Pirates beat Braves 6 2 and Giants trimmed Cardinals 8 1. Yankees faltered as Indians beat them 7 3. Tigers outscored Senators 17 14. White Sox Red Sox game postponed by rain. Donald Hurst homered for Reds and Ward Ford scored on error in 7 6 Cincinnati win.
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Hartnett fills pinch hitting role for Cubs
Chicago reports Gabby Hartnett, sidelined from catching by a sore arm, performing solidly as a pinch hitter this season. He delivered with timely hits including a bases loaded homer. Minnesota hosts Wisconsin as the Big Ten race moves into the final two games of 1929 baseball.
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Gabby” Hartnett
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Minneapolis
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Big Ten
Fights Last Night Highlight Several Wins Across Cities
In Buffalo Fidel Labarba outpointed Tommy Pauk while Sammy Mandel, the world lightweight champion from Rockford, stopped Jackie Nichols in Muskegon. In San Francisco Young Corbett defeated Al Van Ryan in Fresno and a separate bout in Lansing saw another win as athletes competed across multiple venues.
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Rockford, Ill
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San Francisco
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Fresno
al van Ryan
Duluth
Minn
Salo Leads Pyle Derby in 45 Mile Run
In Bila Bend Arizona on June 8 three husky runners battled for the lead in the 45 mile Pyle New York to Los Angeles race. Johnny Salo Passaic New Jersey held the early lead with 1 hour 26 minutes 19 seconds elapsed. Giusto Umek Italy led the field for second place with Pete Gavuzzi England and Sam Richman New York also among the leaders. W T Simmons of Carrier Mississippi was shown studying at State Teachers College in Hattiesburg for a diploma.
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Aztec
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Pete Gavuzzi
England
Giusto Umek
Italy
Umek
Frank Qdoul Tops NL Hitting As Hafey Leads Runs
New York reports Frank Q Doule led the National League batting table while the rest of the era sees shifts as Taylor Douthit tops runs with 44 and Chick Hafey drives in 49. Frank Frisch and Andy High tie for 65 hits, with Klein and Waner among leaders in triples and home runs. Pitching leaders include Burleigh Grimes with nine wins and Red Lucas sharing complete games. Phillies lead team batting at .376, Pirates rise to second with .300 and Cubs drop to fourth at .291.
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Yankees Stay Strong as Foxx Leads Batting Pace
In Chicago on June 8, Philadelphia first baseman Jimmy Foxx maintained a batting pace at the end of the week with a .410 average, despite dropping 14 points. Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees rose to third with a .364 mark, while leaders include Fothergill, Rice, Narleaky, Simmons, Kamm and Jamieson. The Athletics topped team batting at .312 as Detroit slipped below .200 in a 13 inning clash where Uhle’s hot streak ended. Grove and Rommel added wins while Washington and St Louis swapped fielding spots, and Philadelphia led in runs and homers. Charlestown reported C. M. Wetzel, once WV legislature figure, critically ill in Duluth after Wil traction era ties.
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Pain Stars Competing For Most Coveted Title
Chicago Stine 8 P The world’s fastest human title hangs on the 100 yard dash final at Stagg Field as eight top sprinters from Michigan Ohio State Rice Christian University Texas and Loyola vie for honors. Yolan Simpson Wilcox Topping Elder Hutson vie for supremacy with Bracey Landsland delays and record hopes in a wide field. The discus and plate marks also draw attention as teams from Southern California Washington Illinois Ohio State Ford and others push for final round spots.
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Turf Classic Held Today Stakes Preview
The turf classic, a mile and a half race worth 62390 to the winner, features Sun Hatter and Sungit among the five starters. Beacon Hit may offer strong competition as betting ratings place Sun Hatter at 30 and Sungit at 40 to 1.
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Belmont Derby Contender Tare Takes Rest
New York June 8 A terse report notes Tare, a Belmont Park contender, rests due to over exertion after a weak performance. Garfield Hospital Nere for observation. Blue Larkspur remains the favorite at 7 to 10 with Jack High as second choice at 3 to 1. Ray Cottle, 78, noted as a long-time policeman.
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