Giants and Pirates split double bill in NL race
In Pittsburgh the New York Giants beat the Pirates to retain a six and a half game lead as the teams split a doubleheader. Bill Swift won game one with Pie Traynor and Arky Vaughan contributing key hits. The Pirates won game two in New York as Ralph Birkofer shut them down early and Gus Suh? cleared the bases with a double. Alec McColl debuted for Washington, defeating Chicago 3 to 1. Gehrig powered the Yankees past the Browns 3 to 2, with Byrd driving in the deciding run. Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves late in the day.
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New York Giants
Pirates
Pirate
George Gibson
Forbes Field
Reief
Bill Swift
Corsairs
Pie Traynor
Arky Vaughan
Tommy Thevenow
Vaughn
Thevenow
Swift
Fred Fitzsimmons
Steve Swetonic
Herman Bell
Leon Chagnon
Theints
Ralph Birkofer
New York
Chagnon
Terrymen
Gus Unouse
Ree
Schumacher
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Sammy Byrd
Gehrig
Charlie Ruffing
Bump
Hadley
Cubs Take Opening Game of Series in Strong Start
In a tight opener, the Cubs pulled a 5 4 victory over Cleveland as Jimmy Foxx hit his 41st homer and Lefty Grove earned his 20th win. Grove allowed 13 hits while Oakland connected for eight. Reds split doubleheader with Brooklyn, taking the nightcap 8 3 after Brooklyn won the opener 10 1. Larry Benton secured the second win for Cincinnati.
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Slose
Jimmy Foxx
Lefty Grove
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Lefty
A's
Portsider
Indians
Redlegs
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Larry Benton
Reds
Jack Hart Reported Captured In Chicago
Baltimore, Sept 7. The Baltimore Sun reports from Chicago that James Red Kelly, arrested August 28 after being shot and wounded in a Cicero pool room card game, has been identified as Jack Hart the Baltimore murderer who escaped Maryland’s prison twice. Hart was convicted for the 1922 murder of William B Norris and sentenced to life. his first escape occurred in 1923 and the second on March 15, 1929, with liberty until last month.
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Baltimore Sun
Chicago
James
Red) Kelly
Cicero
Jack Hart
Maryland
Hart
William B. Norris
Maryland Penitentiary
Liberty
Navy Starts Grid Drills at Annapolis September Practice
Navy began football drills at the Naval Academy with 88 midshipmen under head coach Rip Miller. Absent were Bill Brooks with an infected ear and Patterson with eye injuries. The session featured limb stretching, full gear, signal drills, passing, blocking, and staggered automobile tires for conditioning at Farragut Field.
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Naval Academy
Fagar E
Rip) Miller
Bill Brooks
Patterson
Navy
Farragut Field
Green Hussars Set for Tri-State Contest in Fairmont
Uniontown brings a top corps to Wheel ing Labor Day event in the Tri-State district. The Green Hussars earned local tickets before arriving, placing them with Leland Price of the Grafton Post American Legion as they seek national repute in the contest.
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Uniontown
United States
Tri-State
Wheeling
Labor Day
Fairmont
Green Hussars
Leland Price
Grafton Post
American Legion
Notre Dame Faces Quarterback Question for 1933 Season
South Bend broadcast notes ten candidate quarterbacks at Notre Dame under coach Heartley Anderson. Al McGuff and Tony Mazziotti lead the field. Mazziotti praised as potential Carideo successor. Eight captains eyed among practice hopefuls with a full schedule set: Kansas, Indiana, Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh, Navy, Purdue, Northwestern, Southern California, and Army games listed.
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Anderson
al McGuff
Chicago
Tony Mazziotti
Caridéo
New York
Mazziotti
Carideo
McGuff
Notre Dame
Kansas
Gridders Work Hard At Practice For Opening Bearcat Game
Grafton High Bearcats resume after summer layoff with fifty players at practice under Randall H. McKinney. Emphasis on blocking tackling and plays as the opener approaches. No serious injuries, but soreness expected to fade. center vacancy at Red Slaton’s spot looms as McKinney picks from Sileot Bolyard McCue Bell Stolzenfels Moran Peters and others for the line. Backfield candidates include Folio Lobis Bryan Richman Peters Ringler Bee Bartlett Stolzenfels with changes possible before kickoff.
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Grafton High Bearcat
Randall H. McKinney
Bearcats
Bearcat
Red Slaton
McKinney
Sileot
Bolyard
McCue
Bell
Stolzenfels
Moran
Peters
Folio
Lobis
Varsity
Bryan
Richman
Ringler
Bee
Bartlett
Cuba Crisis Deepens as U S Seeks Ordered Government
President Roosevelt urged rapid establishment of a Cuban government to restore order and avoid intervention. He met with South American diplomats to discuss a shared interest in stability while warships were kept nearby. Havana quiet but reports from other cities spoke of tension as revolutionary leaders form a provisional executive commission.
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Central America
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Swanson
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Craiser
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Mississippi
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Fla
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Brazile
Chile
Mexico
Hull
Carlos de Cespedes
Army
Cuban government vows to restore order in republic
The new Cuban government guaranteed order throughout the republic as American destroyers neared Havana and other ships rushed toward the island. A manifesto said armed forces command will be returned to leaders whose noncommissioned officers and troops helped in Monday night coup that forced President Car to resign.
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Associated Press
Havana
Republic
Car
Diana Dane Diana Nearly Sparks Family Feud
Diana Dane nearly triggers a family feud by sending dogs to Aunt Minnie who promptly returns them. The note reflects tension and quick action within the family circle as the dogs are sent back with promptness.
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Diana
Aunt Minnie
Twilight League pennant race tightens after hard loss
First Ward still leads the Twilight League with seven wins and one defeat as Webster and Blueville chase with five and two. Friday night schedule features Fetterman vs Maple Avenue and Webster vs Independents at Blueville. Webster protested a spitball in a prior Beaumont game and that protest was denied. Officials will decide the second half winner with a possible playoff setup and neutral umpires appointed by the Carr China Club, Cunningham, and a neutral arbiter.
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Roy Koch
First Ward
Webster
Ted Henry
Arch Keefover
Carr China
Ward
Blueville
Fetterman
Maple Avenue
Independents
Pruntytown
West Side
Carr China Club
Cunningham
Parochial School Echoes Catholic Education Value
The report notes parish funded high school staffing with seven teachers and a music instructor. It praises Catholic schools as outlets for Christian education and good citizenship, calling Grafton’s school an ornament to the city despite debates over architectural style and fundraising.
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Grafton
Standings Today National and American Leagues
Baseball standings and results note yesterday scores for the National and American leagues. In the NL Pittsburgh beat New York 6 to 1 with a 5 to 9 earlier line and Brooklyn 7 to 8 Cincinnati 3 to 18 factor, St Louis 3 to 8 Philadelphia 1 to 7. Today Philadelphia visits St Louis Boston visits Chicago New York visits Pittsburgh Brooklyn hosts Cincinnati. In the AL yesterday New York 3 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 5 Cleveland Detroit 11 Boston 5 Washington 3 Chicago 1 St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
AIT Philadelphia
Cincinnnati
Rugged hillside overlook and river inspire lasting gratitude
A fragmented reminiscence describes a rugged hillside overlooking a beautiful river and the enduring pride and gratitude felt by a school community for the landscape that shapes memories.
Taxpayers Win Adopts School Year Preparations
Buildings have undergone paint jobs and repairs as the advent of the school year approaches. A teachers' meeting will be held tomorrow in the local high school auditorium with round table discussions on the new unit plan. H K Bacer of Charleston and Dr Joseph Rosier of Fairmont State Teachers College will speak on timely topics. A principals' meeting is planned for 4:30 p.m. next Tuesday at Topal High School, followed by a dine room teachers' meeting that evening.
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H. K. Bacer
Charleston
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont
Fairmont State Teachers College
Topal
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