Pointers Fall In Fourteen Inning Nightcap
Henderson edges the Pointers 7 to 5 in fourteen innings as Nolen belts two homers and Wilson Jones and Kahdot lead Henderson with three singles each. Jones and Hora stand out with key catches while Shover and Mahaffey face hard luck losses. Ladies Night features Raleigh and High Point at Willis Park with 8 15 p.m. start.
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Pointers
Nolen
Wilson
Barnes
Shover
Branch
Jones
Kahdot
Teague
Parrish
Mahaffey
Cox
Henderson
Goff
Hora
Hord
Williams
Raleigh
High Point
Willis Park
Box Score Night Sparkles as High Point Edges In
High Point defeats opponent 7 to 5 in a game that features Nolen two home runs and Jones two doubles plus 3 RBIs. Swaney earns the win, Barnes the loss, with Shover allowing eight hits over seven innings. Managers and umpires noted as Besk and Hobbs.
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Mahaffey
Barnes
Henderson
C. Parrish
Meekin
Nolen
Jones
Anderson
Branch
Wilson
Kahdot
Goff
Swaney
Shover
Cook
Brandon
Besk and Hobbs
Unranked Stars Upset Veterans in Davis Cup Preview
Three young American players Ellsworth Vines Bryan Grant and Cliff Sutter burst onto the scene upsetting established stars Frank Shields Frank Hunter and Julius Seligson to signal a fresh Davis Cup threat Vines at 18 brings a powerful serve and speed Sutter drives a similar game while Grant channels a Johnston style driving approach Their rapid rise avoids the Tilden prediction trap offering new hope for US tennis dominance.
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New York
South
Far West
United States
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Cali
Slim
Frank Shields
Frank Hunter
Bryan Grant, Jr
Atlanta Atom
Emmett Pare
Fritz Mercur
Bruce Barnes
Texas Star
Wilbur Coen
Cliff Sutter
Tulane
Julius Seligson
Vines
Grant
Sutter
Keith Gledhill
Gledhill
Tal
Hunter
Bill Johnston
Big Bill Tilden
Left Handed Golfers Have New King
Lew Levinson of Chicago, former Texas amateur champion, dethrones Rudy Juran of Minneapolis to win the southpaw title with a 36 hole score of 75 75 150 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Lew Levinson
Rudy Juran
Minneapolis
Levinson
Featherweights Draw In Chicago Bout Between Mastro and La Barba
Ear Mastro of Chicago and Fidel La Barba of Los Angeles fought ten hard rounds in a stadium crowd of 12,480. Referee Little Phil Collins and two judges rendered a draw amid boos, with Mastro claiming low blows and La Barba seen as ahead early, while the judges split.
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Chicago
Mastro
Fidel la Barba
Los Angeles
Little Phil Collins
Collins
Sa Barba
Regional baseball schedule for today
Today in the PEDMONT LEAGUE Raleigh plays High Point Durham faces Henderson Winston Salem takes on Greensboro In the NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston meets Chicago Brooklyn vs St Louis Philadelphia against Cincinnati New York vs Pittsburgh In the AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit hosts Boston Chicago plays Philadelphia Cleveland visits Washington St Louis travels to New York In the SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Macon visits Augusta Columbia plays Greenville Charlotte hosts Asheville.
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Henderson
Durham
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Raleigh
Philadelphia
of Washington
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Enre
Pittsburgh
Boston Sf
Cincinnati
American Association
Louisville
St. Paulse
Toledo
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Eam Southern Association
Memphises Ae
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Nashville Es
Mobile
Rochester
Baltimore
Toronto
Montreal
Buffalo
Newark
Jersey City
Reading
Macon
Greenville . Te
Augusta Charlotte
Asheville
Columbia
National League
Cincinnatti
Perpetrators of Upsets Meet In Tennis Today
At Southampton New York 18 year old Sydney Wood and 17 year old Frank Shields both of New York reach the semi finals of the Southampton invitation tournament Shields upset former champion Bill Tilden 1 2 6 6 1 1 and Wood defeated Davis Cup player George Lott 6 4 3 6 9 7 in a dramatic quarter final showing
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Southampton
N. Y
Sydney B. Wood
Frank Shields
New York
Shields
Hig
Bill Tilden
Wood
George Lott
Chicago
Public Parks Tennis Championship Draw Set
At least 69 players from American city courts will compete in Washington August 18 through 23 for the national public parks title, currently held by George J. Jennings Jr of Chicago.
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Washington
Aug
George J. Jennings, Jr
Chicago
Rain disrupts Piedmont League games with Henderson win
Henderson defeats High Point 7 to 5 in a night game washed out by rain. other Piedmont League games postponed or rained out. American League games included New York 5 Boston 1 and Philadelphia 4 Washington 1. Southern Association results Birmingham 2 Chattanooga 0 Mobile 8 Memphis 4 New Orleans Little Rock night game. South Atlantic Augusta 10 Macon 4 Greenville 8 Columbia 7 2. International League Reading 5 Rochester 4 Baltimore 10 Montreal ?
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Piedmont League
Henderson
High Point
Southern Association
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Atlanta
Nashville
American Association Standings Highlight Varied Scores
Recap shows Minneapolis 6 Toledo 7 St. Paul 6 and Columbus 1 in a sequence of results within the American Association. The brief scores document a tense set of games with several close outcomes and overall uneven results for the teams listed.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
European women dirt-track races set for upcoming event
Organizers announce a series of women dirt-track motorcycle races in Europe with schedules and venues to be confirmed. Top riders from various nations expected to compete for regional titles and prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New Notaries Commissioned by Governor Gard
Gov. O Max Gardner announces new notaries public at his office. Commissioned are FE Bruton of Jackson Springs, L P Crabtree of Durham, J E Fuqua of Winston Salem, Mrs Ada L Ray of Asheville, Roy W Smith of Raleigh, Eugen Bernard Wells of Winston Salem.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
FE. W. Bruton
Jackson Springs
L. P. Crabtree
Durham
J. E. Fuqua
Winston-Salem
Ada L. Ray
Ashevill
Roy W Smith
Eugen Bernard Wells
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Runs
The National League leaders include Terry of the Giants with a .407 batting average and Klein of the Phillies with 118 runs. Comorosky of the Pirates leads triples with 15 and Wilson of the Cubs has 31 home runs. Cuyler of the Cubs is atop stolen bases with 27.
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Terry
Giants
Klein
Phillies
Klien
Frederick
Robins
Comorosky
Pirates
Wilson
Cubs
Cuyler
Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Yanks
Canadians and Americans Meet in Royal Ont. Golf Final
In London Ontario on August 8 two Americans and two Canadians advanced in the Canadian amateur golf championship. Semi finals pitted C Ross Somerville of London against J Raymond Ferguson of Philadelphia while Carroll M. Stuart of Montreal faced J Wood Platt of Philadelphia for a place in the final.
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London
Ont
Eddie Held
Great Neck
N. Y
C. Ross Somerville
J. Raymond Ferguson
Philadelphia
Carroll M. Stuart
Montreal
J. Wood Platt
Berg Beats Choco In Narrow Victory In New York
In New York Jack Kid Berg from England defeated Kid Choco from Cuba by outpoint. In Chicago Fidel La Barba of Los Angeles and Fort Mastro of Chicago fought to a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack
Kid) Berg
England
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Athletics lead with Foxx homer as Senators fall 4 1 at Philadelphia
The league leader Philadelphia Athletics routed the Washington Senators 4 1 at Shibe Park as Jimmy Foxx hit his 31st homer with two on in the sixth. The Yankees won 5 1 over the Red Sox on timely triples by Ruth and Gehrig, and Ed Wells pitching. The Cubs edged the Robins 6 5 as Chick Hafey drove in all Cardinal runs with his 20th homer. The Robins defeated the Pirates 6 4 in nine innings with Johnny Frederick and Wally Gilbert delivering key hits.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Robins
Atheletics
Shibe Park
Washington Senators
Jimmy Foxx
Senators
Yankees
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Ed Wells
Cubinet
Cardinals
Chick Hafey
Cardinal
Robins
Pirates
Thig
Pittsburgh
Wilbert Robinson
Bette
Phillies
Johnny Frederick
Ike Boone
Vance
Wally Gilbert
Frederick
Watson Clark
The
Six Rounder Scheduled At Duluth August 15
Chicago August 8. Charlie Retzlaff a young Duluth Minnesota heavyweight has been matched with Leon Chevalier a California negro for a six round bout at Duluth on August 15.
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Duluth
Chicago
Charlie Retzlaff
Minn
Leon
Bombo
Chevalier
California
Stars Hafey Drives Cardinals Five Runs With Homer and Double
Yesterday's top performers include Chick Hafey of the Cardinals driving in all five runs with a homer and a double against the Cubs. Other standout scorers include Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics whose homer with two on helped beat the Senators, Johnny Frederick of the Robins delivering a ninth inning run, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig accounting for all Yankees runs in their win over the Red Sox.
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Chick Hafey
Cardinals
Cubs
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
A’s
Senators
Johnny Frederick
Robins
Pirates
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Red Sox
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Soff
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Clifford Sutter
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Simon Pure
Piggly Wiggly
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Charlotte
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Hodapp
Indians
Reynolds
White Sox
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Tigers
McManus
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Phil Phlopped
Phil Scott
Steibling
Scott
Fort Mastro
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