Giants Scared by Braves in Tough Game
Baseball action from May 17 1929 highlights Braves edge Giants in tight matchup as Cubs take Reds 9 3 on road. Yankee losing streak extends to five with Red Sox beating them 3 12. Athletics down Washington 4 1. Browns top Indians 7 6. Tigers fall to Red Maker. White Sox win 6 2. Dodgers drop to Philadelphia 14 12. Giants rally for 5 run 10th to beat Red Sox 6 5.
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Pyles Racers Hit Mud Roads During 40 Mile Lap
Colorado Texas May 18. C Pyle's cross country riders slogged through mud on a 40 mile lap to Big Spring while yesterday's 28 mile run from Sweetwater saw barefoot racing. Pete Gavazzi of England led early with 318:51:02 and John Salo of Passaic NJ finished close after 329:26:22. Other top finishers include Glusto Umeki Italy 385:56:10 and Sam Richman New York 348:29:20.
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Spring sports schedule closes at West Virginia University
Morgantown West Virginia May 18 West Virginia University's spring sports card nears final checking One varsity track team to finish at Pittsburgh Mountaineer baseball ends road series at Huntington then faces Morris Harvey Davis Elkins Davis Elkins May 30 Freshman baseball to play Pitt Uniontown game to close season Details cover track I C A A A A championship prep games and duals with Kiski Uniontown junior college Pitt.
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Chapman Murray Lead Associated Baseball
Chapman and Murray held their leads in batting and pitching in the American Association after the fourth week. Chapman saw his average slide to .408 but led by 22 points over Cooke, while Murray earned his fifth win of the season and stood one game ahead of Harriss in the mound standings.
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British laud Joyce Wethered in women’s golf victory
London reports Joyce Wethered beat Glenna Collett in the British women's golf championship. Papers praise Britain holding a world sport crown while noting the margin was narrow and Collett’s 84 for the first nine holes astonished observers.
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National League Results and Today’s Matchups
National League results included Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 2 Chicago 4 Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 14 Philadelphia New York 9 Boston 5. Today’s games feature St Louis at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Chicago New York at Boston Brooklyn at Philadelphia plus Chicago at Detroit Boston at New York and Cleveland at St Louis Philadelphia at Washington. Also notes Charleroi 8 Fairmont 4 Cumberland 9 Johnstown 2 Wheeling 6 Clarksburg 1 Scottdale 6 Jeannette 4. (7 in nings darkness). Little pigs who go to market these days go on rubber tires. One-fourth of the livestock delivered at Omaha last year was trucked in.
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Stephenson Leads Batting Parade In Busy NL Race
New York May 18 National League stars push for high averages with Stephenson of Chicago atop .418, .417 for Merriwell Frisch, .414 O Farrell, .413 Frieberg among regulars. Stephenson also leads in hits with 41 and is tied for runs with 24. Frisch tops doubles and triples. Ott leads home runs with seven. Haefey and Stephenson tie for RBIs at 24. Swanson heads steals with eight. Regulars include Smith Douthit Gooch Waner High Hendrick. Grimes leads pitchers with five wins. Haines close with four. Phillies top team batting. Braves lead in fielding.
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Fights Last Night Highlight Mixed Boxing Cards
New York results show Ignacio Fernandez knocking out Al Singer and Gorilla Jones stopping Izzy Groves, with Vidal Gregorio KOing Joe Scalfaro in a New York card. In Boston, Ricardo Bertazzolo of Italy won on a foul from Jimmy Maloney in the fourth round.
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Jamieson Tops A Lethal Yearly Batting List
Chicago May 18. American League pitchers trimmed 14 points from Charlie Jamieson’s batting average during the week but the Cleveland veteran held the lead with a season mark near .395 in unofficial figures. Gehrig slipped to tenth as Kamm rose to second at .387. Detroit’s Tigers beat Palm in a La Crosse exhibition as Joe Fuhrman defeated Palm.
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U S Net Stars to Play Japs in Davis Cup Opener
Montreal May 18 United States Davis cup team advances past Canada with wins in singles and doubles and now eyes Japan in Washington May 23 24 25. Team batting pace tops league as Tigers surge and pitching solid.
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Major League Leaders By The Associated Press May 17
National leaders include Stephenson Cubs with 41 runs and 42 hits. Grimm of the Cardinals 27 RBIs, Frisch and Grant Sham combined 16 doubles, 5 triples. Ott Giants 8 home runs. Grimes Pirates 5 0. American leaders highlight Kamm White Sox 496 at bats, Gehringer Tigers 31 runs and RBIs 31, 44 hits, 3 triples. Able Tigers 6 0 pitching.
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Quadrangular track clash opens at Stagg Field
In advance of the Big Ten track championships at Northwestern next Saturday, Chicago Ohio State Wisconsin and Northwestern meet today on Stagg Field in a key quadrangular event. Pittsburgh shortstop Dick Bartell, sidelined by injuries, plans a quick return prompting another shift in the Pirates batting order with Sparky Adams returning to the bench. Airmail service between Louisville and Cleveland continues on its own financial footing as shown in a recent report.
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Leading Hitters boost in Big Six standings
Rogers Hornsby moved from fifth to third after two hits in four at bats against the Reds in Chicago. Lou Gehrig went hitless as the leaders list shows Ruth, Hornsby, Gehrig and others in a tight race. Bethany and Jackson Farm history notes appear, and Hoover heads to a fishing trip from Washington as Hoover’s fishing trip is reported.
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State History Clay County Named for Henry Clay Leader
Clay county was named for Henry Clay, noted statesman and Whig leader. He declared he
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