Piedmont League race tightens as Bulls chase leaders
In Raleigh at the Piedmont League, Henderson leads with Durham Bulls in second place. Five meetings this week pair Henderson and Durham with a schedule featuring trips to High Point and Raleigh, plus games against Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
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Diamond Defeats Denny Club 13 to 6 in Baseball Victory
Diamond defeats Denny R. and P. 13 to 6 as six runs in the first inning and seven more in later frames fuel a decisive win. Denny R. and P. rallied with two runs in the first and three in the sixth but could not overtake Diamond amid eight miscues. Three-base hit by R. Garner sparks the Diamond win with multiple players contributing on offense.
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Pickett Hall Club Defeats Giant Nine in 16 to 7 Victory
The Pickett Hall club beat the Giant nine 16 to 7 on Saturday. They posted 15 hits with most players recording two singles each. F. Jones allowed nine safeties to the losers.
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Berg And Kid Chocolate To Meet In Ten Round Scrap
New York August 4 The Whitechapel whirlwind Jack Kid Berg fights Cuba’s Kid Chocolate in a ten round bout at the Polo Grounds Thursday night on the national boxing schedule. Berg carries a near ten pound edge and is a 6 to 5 favorite. Chocolate undefeated as amateur or pro. Other ten round preliminaries feature Baby Joe Gans versus Eddie Murdock and Eddie Mack versus Sammy Dorfman.
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Thomas Wills Upset Highland In High-Scoring Slugfest
Thomas Mills led the Tommies to a 16 to 4 victory over Highland in a lively game. Dennis and B Anderson hit home runs while five Tommies collected extra-base hits. Yow led Highland with multiple hits as pitching and fielding shaped the lop-sided outcome.
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Trapshooters To Hold World Series For Purse
The thirty-first grand American handicap tournament, the world series of trapshooting, will be staged in Dayton Ohio from August 18 to 23 with total purses of 26565 dollars.
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Colored Ball Clubs To Meet Tuesday 8 30
The dark town boys will entertain High Point baseball fans while the Pointers play in Raleigh. The Red Sox nine, High Point's fast colored team, will face the Winston-Salem Giants at Willis Park Tuesday night at 8:30.
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Maxie Rosenbloom To Fight Willard Dix In Oakland
Champion light heavyweight Maxie Rosenbloom faces Willard Dix of Bellingham in a ten round bout in Oakland. The title will not be at stake. Rosenbloom won the crown six weeks ago from Jimmy Slattery.
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Bailey Speaks at Chapel Hill Union Service
U S senator nominee Josiah W. Bailey spoke at Sunday night union services in Chapel Hill where local church ministers are on vacation. Bailey addressed attendees as part of the Democratic campaign tour through North Carolina.
Lucille Black Seen as Dance Instructor Turned Radio Figure
Lucille Black gained early notice as a dance instructor before transitioning to a radio career, where she brought studio experience to broadcasts and popularized movement themed segments.
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Hawthorne Opens 18 Days of Racing With $5,000 Handicap
Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago opened for an 18 day meet with $300,000 worth of improvements and a $5,000 handicap as the feature. Today's renewal of the inaugural handicap drew 14 entries including Reichert brothers Brown Wisdow and My Dandy the 2 to 1 favorite. The Hawthorne handicap the meeting’s top race with $25,000 added money is scheduled for next Saturday.
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Salvation Army defeats Oakdale on Allen Jay diamond
The Salvation Army beat Oakdale 17 to 11 on the Allen Jay diamond. Grissom, S. A. star hurler, limited Oakdale to 10 scattered hits. Cross and Rush Geddis led the Salvation Army bats with key hits and runs.
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Yankees Babe Lazzeri Powers Bases Loaded Triple
Yesterday's stars highlighted Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees with a bases loaded triple that helped topple the Athletics. Dale Alexander of the Tigers delivered all Tiger runs against the White Sox with a triple and a double.
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Piedmont League Night Games Schedule
High Point plays Raleigh Henderson faces Durham Greensboro hosts Winston-Salem in four night games. South Atlantic League features Asheville at Macon Augusta at Columbia and Greenville at Charlotte.
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National League schedule mashes team pairings
National League card lists New York at Philadelphia Dallas? at Boston. St. Louis at Cincinnati. The fragment outlines three matchups with locations unclear and requires clarification for a complete card.
Baseball action in American League and in St. Louis
The schedule lists Chicago at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland, and Cleveland at St. Louis with games noted across the American League and the National.
Southpaw Golfers Set for Lefthanded Championship Tilt
Chicago hosts the Midlothian Country Club lefthanded championship on Thursday. Rudy Juran of Minneapolis will defend his title.
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Night Football Slated for Chicago October 3
Chicago will host its first night football game on Friday October 3 at Soldier Field with Drake University meeting Oregon under coach Clarence W. Spears.
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University of Chicago Baseball Team Sails for Japan
The University of Chicago baseball team leaves tonight for Japan to play the intercollegiate Babe Ruths of the Orient. Fifteen games are planned with Japanese college squads before the Maroons return on November 1.
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Night Ball Draws Better Than Circus
Quincy Illinois reports a crowd split with 1800 watching the Quincy three eye league club Clay Terre Haute while a circus operated as counter attraction. Only 400 passed up golf to see the afternoon contest between the clubs.
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Major League Leaders 16 August Leaders and Stats
National League leader Klein of the Phillies tops batting with .406 and 170 hits while also leading in runs 109 and RBIs 128. Comorosky of the Pirates tops triples with 14. Wilson of the Cubs leads homers with 35. Cuyler of the Cubs has 27 steals. American League leader Gehrig of the Yankees hits .384 and Ruth leads in runs with 122 and homers with 40. Hodapp and Reynolds pace doubles and triples, respectively, as the season standings wrap to Aug. 3.
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Baseball Scores From the League Nine to unlisted games
Results from the American League show Detroit defeating Chicago 4 to 3 and New York beating Philadelphia 9 to 3. Washington routed Boston 11 to 1 while St Louis topped Cleveland 14 to 6. In the National League Boston defeated Philadelphia 5 to 1 and Cincinnati beat St Louis 6 to 3, Brooklyn beat New York 1 to 0, with Pittsburgh 12 over Chicago.
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Baseball league standings show St. Paul 1 8 and Toledo 2 7, Kansas City 3 3, Louisville 2 2, Milwaukee 16 9, Indianapolis 7 2, Minneapolis 6 19, Columbus 13 6. Second game halted at Minneapolis at end of the 6th due to Sunday closing law.
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Southern Association Scores Roundup
Southern Association results list Atlanta over Nashville 16 to 3 with 7 7, Memphis 4 top Little Rock 1, Birmingham 10 routed Chattanooga 0, Mobile 010 and New Orleans 15 to 3.
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Football Chatter at Columbia Seeds Preseason Talk
Football chatter grows as the season nears with Erskine’s Seceders set for pre training at Roi Clarken. Coach Jame Todd plans to move camp to the North Carolina mountains after a successful last year.
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Coach Todd Faces Heavy Losses After Player Departures
Coach Todd must rebuild after losing 14 football lettermen including key passers Parkinson to Reid and Parkinson to Hambright, erasing a core combination as he seeks new leaders for next season.
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Officials for South Carolina Clemson classic identical to last year
Officials for the fair week football classic between South Carolina and Clemson will be the same as last year. Wesslin from Ohio State, Lambert from Ohio State, Hartsell from North Carolina State, Powell from Wisconsin.
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Stribling To Sail For New York Wednesday
Willie Stribling and his father manager will sail Wednesday for New York. Promoter Jeff Dickson accompanies them and hopes to arrange a fight in England between Stribling and Schmeling after Stribling’s recent two round knockout of Phil Scott. Pa Stribling and Dickson will confer in New York with Joe Jacobs who handles Schmeling’s affairs.
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Peaches Lead Sally League With Final Half Dash Start
Macon's Peaches appear to extend their Sally league leadership in the final half by opening against the Mountain City swatters on their home field. After the series, the leaders travel to Augusta to face Odie Strain's Wolves in another pivotal tilt for top position.
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Opening Week Mismatch Sees Greenville at Charlotte. Augusta Faces Columbia
Greenville clashes with Charlotte in Hornett territory while Augusta stacks up against Columbia's Comets at Columbia creating early season showcase matches.
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Six clubs vie for spot in post season with Greenville looming
With less than a month remaining, six clubs mount a spirited chase for the right to meet Greenville in the league title post season series. Top teams push for crucial wins as the race tightens and standings shift toward a climactic finish.
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Baseball schedule tightens race in late week play
Macon holds lead thanks to strong pitching and defense while Augusta and Greenville close in with steady play. This week's slate features Asheville at Macon, Augusta at Columbia, Charlotte at Asheville, Macon at Augusta, and Columbia at Greenville from Monday through Saturday.
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No Fish in the Dead Sea Due to Salt Levels
The Dead Sea lacks fish as salinity is too high for aquatic life. Salt concentration prevents typical marine organisms from surviving in the water.
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Night Baseball Expands Across Cities With Night Games
The move to night baseball sweeps 409 cities with lights, boosting attendance and extending play into evenings. Major leagues watch minor league gains, with figures like John McGraw and Mel Ott noting cooler conditions and growing crowds.
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Robins Beat Giants In Pitching Duel For Top NL Lead
In Flatbush yesterday the Brooklyn Robins edged the New York Giants 1 to 0 in a pitching duel, lifting Brooklyn three games ahead of Chicago. Al Bool homered for the Cubs in a late rally as Pittsburgh won 12 to 8. Cardinals swept Cincinnati 11-6 and 6-3. Phillies split with the Braves 11-5 and 4-1. Boston and Washington split, while Detroit beat Chicago 4-3 on Carl Reynolds's two homers.
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Fetzer Starts New Camp Enterprise
CHAPEL HILL Aug 4 Bill Fetzer former Carolina football coach has launched Camp Sapphire for men from Aug 23 to Sept 6 in Chapel Hill. He will run two weeks offering swimming canoeing golf tennis basketball handball and indoor outdoor baseball with substantial wooden buildings and a connected dairy farm supplying fresh milk fruit and vegetables.
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