Babe Ruth New Stance Boots Home Run As Yanks Beat Red Sox
Babe Ruth uses a new left handed stance and opens the 1929 season with a homer for the Yankees in a 7 3 victory over Boston. Gehrig adds a sixth inning homer as New York fans witness a star driven start amid cold opening day crowds.
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Junior High Nine Opens Baseball Schedule With Salisbury
The Junior High school baseball team kicks off spring play against Salisbury Junior High in Salisbury this afternoon. Eldridge leads a strong local pitching corps, with several players from city schools, as 5 000 spectators expected to attend and watch the opener.
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Greene
Carolinas Golf Tourney Set At Sedgefield In June
Greensbor o April 19 AP Tar Heel and Palmetto golfers will meet in their annual contest for the links laurels at Sedgefield country club the week of June 3 The Carolina Golf association announced the 1929 classic with a full schedule including pro am events medal play match play and team matches leading to finals and awards across multiple flights and consolations.
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Carolina Golf Association
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Julian Morton
Wilmington
Proctor A. Bonham
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J. M. Milam
Association
Southern association teams chase first wins after rough start
Mobile goes to New Orleans while Memphis and Little Rock move to the Pelicans camp as three game sets unfold. Atlanta hosts Chattanooga and Birmingham welcomes Nashville as hitters flood the box with 34 hits in a high scoring day. Nashville leads the South Atlantic with four straight wins.
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Jacksonville
Montgomery
Columbus
Elementary Schools Open Baseball Season With Two Well Played Games
Two opening games of the elementary school playground ball elimination tourney featured Ray Street School defeating Johnson Street Boys 10 to 9. Neal pitched well for the winners and Corn for the losers as the teams fielded a southern district lineup with Hinkle, Davis, Stroud and others contributing key plays. Each school will play a best of three series to decide district champions with the city final set for May 2 during Boys Week.
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Tar Heels To Play Cadets Tomorrow
The University of North Carolina baseball team returns home from a perfect northern trip to host the V M I Cadets at Emerson Field Saturday at 4 p.m. The Tar Heels, after beating Maryland Virginia and VPI, stand five and zero in the Tri State League and lead the circuit. Washington and Lee and V M I games were rained out. Whitehead may rejoin the lineup after an leg injury.
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Whitey” Whitehead
Three Umpires Set for All National League Games
The league will deploy three umpires in every National League game this season, a change aimed at improving officiating and game flow. This staffing plan emphasizes on field coverage and clearer calls across venues nationwide.
Fights Last Night In Paris And U S Cities
Frankie Genaro of New York won on a foul over Spider Plander of France. Al Trainor of Philadelphia outpointed Joe Smallwood of Washington, D C. Sam Weiss of Nazareth out pointed Herman Weiner of Baltimore.
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al Trainor
Philadelphia
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Washington, D. C
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Sam Weiss
Nazareth
Herman Weiner
Baltimore
Large Tub Import Exports Surpass 690000 Value in 1928
In 1928 more than 18 000 bathtubs were shipped to foreign countries valued at 690 000 dollars. The report highlights a surge in overseas deliveries with manufacturers expanding international trade.
Ten Horses Die In Havre de Grace Race Track Fire
Ten horses perished in a Havre de Grace fire that destroyed two stables and a cottage at the race track. Several horses remained missing while many escaped. Whitney string horses mostly saved, others unaccounted for. list of identified victims includes Shasta Klan and Sea Wolf.
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Parchesie
Lass O'Gowrie
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el Canoe
Hijo
Seawolf
Trieze
Football tumble rule drew debate at University of Pennsylvania
Sydney E. Hutchinson and Edward K. Hall argued over the new rule banning defenders from advancing a fumble. Hutchinson urged postponing the rule until 1920 to avoid radical change, while Hall noted coaches backed it and that penalties remain for fumbling with possession still at stake.
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New York
Sydney E. Hutchinson
Council On Athletics and Football Committee
University of Pennsylvania
Edward K. Hall
National Football Rules Committee
Hutchinson
Hall
Football Coaches Association
California boxings board strengthens Fields title claim
In San Francisco on April 19 the California boxing commission voted to recognize Jackie Fields as world welterweight champion in the state, displacing Joe Dundee. Records showed promoter Ancil Hoffman offered Dundee to defend here, but Dundee ignored the offers. Fields thus gains recognition in 28 states, with the National Boxing Association already naming him champion in 27 states.
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Jackie Fields
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California Boxing Commission
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Joe Dundee
Ancil Hoffman
Dundee
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National Boxing Association
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