Heeney Campolo Fight Postponed To Tonight At Nine
New York August 15 Tom Heeney prepares to fight Vittorio Campolo at Ebbets Field in a 19 round bout postponed by rain. Campolo weighs 223 pounds, Heeney 204 and a half. Promoter Humbert Fugazy seeks waivers on minor fouls and pledges to donate the loser's purse to charity if a fighter cannot continue.
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Tom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Yankee Stadium
Vittorio Campolo
Ebbets Field
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Campole
Arthur Dekuh
Humbert Fugazy
New York State Athletic Commission
Duke to Begin Practice on Ninth
Duke University football players, led by Captain Henry Kistler, prepare for the fall season by daily visits to the new stadium in Durham. Kistler scouts the field, ensuring familiarity before the October 5 game against Pittsburgh, while teammates Bill Murray Sam Buie Nick Warren and others join in the early excitement.
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Babe Ruth
Willow
Henry Kistler
Duke University Blue Devils
Blue Devils
Kistler
University of Pittsburgh
Duke
Bill Murray
Sam Buie
Nick Warren
Bux Rosky
Kid Brewer
W. J. Bryan
Pitt Basketball Schedule Set With 24 Games For Next Season
The University of Pittsburgh basketball team will play 24 games next season.
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University of Pittsburgh
Aging Aces and a Hazel-Whisker in Piedmont Baseball
The piece argues Ruth is past his prime while Grover Cleveland Alexander could play five more seasons. It notes Olin Perritt’s 19-year career and questions Rube Crews and George Whitted origins. Walter Johnson’s long arm is cited as a counterexample. It ends with a jest about Sally Barnes and looming absences of Winston-Salem and Piedmont towns next spring.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Alex
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Olin
Piedmont
Rube Crews
George Whitted
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Carroll
Sally Barnes
Greensboro
Sally
Pointer
Winston-Salem
Florida linksmen cupping honors in Biltmore event
Four Florida golfers led the opening round of the Biltmore Forest Country Club invitation at Asheville. Al Ulmer of Jacksonville upset Savannah’s Kayton Smith, Orlando’s Carl Dann beat Dean Smith, Tommy Aycock of Jacksonville parred 72 to defeat S. T. Henderson, and Bill Duckwell of Orlando topped Alan Smith. Pairings for the second round matched Dann with Mills, Ulmer with Fall, Duckwell with Coxe, and Aycock with Harris.
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Florida
al Ulmer
Jacksonville
Kayton Smith
Savannah
Carl Dann
Orlando
Fla
Dean Smith
Kayton
Tommy Aycock
S. T. Henderson
Charlotte
Bill Duckwell
Alan Smith
Walter Harris
J. W. West
Atlanta
Billy Coxe
Biltmore Forest
Joe Adams
Eugene Mills
Raleigh
Lyman _ Beecher
Dave Fall
Fred Laxton
Dann
Mills
Ulmer
Fall
Duckwell
Coxe
Aycock
Harris
Greensboro Eyes Sally League Move Amid Budget Strains
Greensboro plans to join the Sally league while quietly addressing overdue bills. The four club option seems unlikely. Danville and Raleigh remain potential customers in this shifting sports market.
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Danville
Raleigh
Captain Thad Brock Lead Wildcats In 1929 Season
Davidson College selects Captain Thad Brock as primary captain for the 1929 football season with Henry Harper as guard named alternate captain though Harper will study medicine at Vanderbilt and not play. Brock, a Barnum Springs youth, rises to varsity leadership in his second year, marking the first junior captain in years.
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Vanderbilt University
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Babe Herman Loses Madison Square Garden Matchmaking License
Polo grounds matchmaker Babe Herman was told by boxing officials that his plan was invalid since he held no license for the stadium, rendering the effort ineffective.
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Polo Grounds
Boxing Commission
Willard Millsaps the Versatile School Coach and Baseball Star
Willard Millsaps known as Mill is a Pointer second baseman and schoolteacher in Rockwood Tennessee. A four year pro, he joined the High Point club again this season after a late start and plans to leave before season end to reopen Rockwood High School. He teaches science and mathematics, claims a high batting average over .300, and is noted for hitting and fielding while juggling coaching duties and hunting in winter.
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High Point Club
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Rockwood
Tennessee
Millsaps
Milligan College
High Point
New England
Columbus
Rain Delays Culver Junior Tennis Quarterfinals
Eight rising stars compete for spots in the national junior championships at Culver Military Academy with key players Keith Gledhill Ellsworth Vines Hugh McArthur Earl Bossong Robert Bryant Earl Kamrath Junior Boehmer and Fred Roll deferred to quarterfinals due to rain.
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Culver Military Academy
Keith Gledhill
Santa Barbara
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Hugh McArthur
San Francisco
Earl Bossong
Cincinnati
Robert Bryant
Atlanta
Southern Hope
Earl Kamrath
Austin
Tex
Junior Boehmer
Ariel Vilas Eyes Title as 15 Year Old Champion
Ariel Vilas of Chicago, a 15 year old girl, is the women's western golf champion after a dramatic arc in the Arkansas state tournament. She previously defeated her mother in a semifinal round, signaling a standout rise in the meet.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Woman's State Golf Title Won Twice By Jane Cannon
University of Wisconsin student Jane Cannon clinched the Wisconsin women's state golf title for the second consecutive year, asserting her rising dominance in the event.
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Jane Cannon
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Withholds Purse From Godfrey in California Bout
The state athletic commission suspends George Godfrey for 30 days after a bout with Long Tom Hawkins in Los Angeles. Godfrey’s $7,500 purse is withheld while the commission investigates alleged fouling and low punching by both fighters. Hawkins declared winner as suspicions of fouling arise.
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State Athletic Commission
George Godfrey
Carrollton Club Sells Ezzell and Sappenfield to Brooklyn
Carrollton Georgia Aug 15 1939 The Georgia Alabama league team announces the sale of first baseman Ezzell and shortstop Sappenfield to the Brooklyn club of the National League Ezzell will report after the season Sappenfield goes to Macon in the South Atlantic league
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Sappenfield
Brooklyn Club
Macon
Texas to host first betting-free turf meet in years
Waggoner aims to run a 1000000 turf meet at Arlington Texas without betting. The event from November 6 to 16 will feature 70 races across ten days with about 500 top thoroughbreds. Col E R Bradley and other sportsmen plan to enter horses, avoiding any wagering under Texas law.
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W. T. Waggoner
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Idle Hour Farm
J. N. Camden
W. R. Coe
Shoeshone Stable
J. P. Headley
Paradise Stock Farm
Col W. S. Dudley
P. T. Chinn
Himyar
Harry F. Sinclair
Rancocas
Harry Payne Whitney
Green Tree
Waggoners
Piedmont League Play Set With Greensboro Durham Salisbury
The Piedmont League schedule lists Greensboro at High Point Henderson at Durham and Salisbury at Winston. Local teams compete this week with matchups highlighting regional rivals.
National League matchups list latest games
National League schedule shows Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at Brooklyn with games to follow. Strong teams vie for early standings as rosters and venues set for evening contests across major ballparks.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Philaelphia
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Brooklyn
Baseball matchups across the American League today
The schedule lists Washington at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cleveland, New York at Detroit, and Boston at St. Louis for a set of league games.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Southern Also Fixtures Matchups Prompting Regional Schedule
New Orleans plays Nashville while Mobile travels to Atlanta Memphis visits Birmingham and Little Rock hosts Chattanooga in a regional slate. The list outlines five games indicating a broad SEC area coverage with geographies centered on major southern cities.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Mobile
Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Golf Meet Matchups Across South Atlantic Cities
Augusta faces Macon while Columbia battles Charlotte Knoxville squares off with Asheville and Spartanburg hosts Greenville in a regional college golf schedule across the South Atlantic.
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Macon
Columbia
Charlotte
Knoxville
Asheville
Spartanburg
Greenville
Eastern Carolina football schedule matchups listed
The schedule shows games featuring Goldsboro at Wilmington, Rocky Mount at Greenville, and Fayetteville at Kinston, outlining three upcoming contests between regional teams.
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Goldsboro
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Greenville
Fayetteville
Kinston
Ruth still headlines as years pass his home run crown fades
Babe Ruth remains a prominent figure in sports pages as reports shift from his pursuit of a White Sox managerial post to a possible 1930 Yankees contract valued at $100,000. The news reflects Ruth’s enduring star power and the era’s high baseball salaries.
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White Sox
Yankees
Duke Stadium Ist Unit Opens in October at Duke
Durham notes the first unit of Duke University’s $25 million building program, a concrete stadium seating 35 000, to be opened October 5 with a Duke vs Pittsburgh football game. The project honors the late James B Duke who funded the project.
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University of Pittsburgh
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High Point shuts out Greensboro in Piedmont League clash
In the Piedmont League High Point defeated Greensboro 8 to 0. Winston-Salem improves to 12-4 while Salisbury sits 3-3 and Durham-Henderson games are affected by rain.
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Winston
Salisbury
Durham-Henderson
Scores From Orioles? Wait No Weeknight Baseball
Philadelphia defeats Cincinnati 2 to 1 while Pittsburgh edges Boston 1 to 0 in separate games. The results highlight tight pitching and late runs amid a slate of action across the league.
Baseball scores from a multi-game card
Washington defeated Chicago 11 to 3 while Detroit beat New York 17 to 13 and Boston won 4 to 1 against St. Louis Philadelphia prevailed 5 to 3 and Cleveland outlasted its opponent 3 to 3 in 17 innings.
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Scores From Regional Games Highlighted by Upsets
In regional matchups Atlanta edged New Orleans 3 to 4 while Birmingham defeated Mobile 9 to 6. Nashville overcame Memphis 4 to 3 and Chattanooga trounced Little Rock 16 to 5.
Local scores show varied results across teams
Greenville beats Spartanburg 4 to 0 in a decisive win while Columbia defeats Charlotte 9 to 4. Skynoxville loses 0 to 1 against Asheville and Augusta edges Macon 1 to 0 with a close finish.
Chicago Adds Two $10,000 Stakes to Hawthorne Program
The Chicago Business Men's Racing association boosted next week's Hawthorne card with two extra $10,000 stakes. Alongside the Chicago juvenile handicap on Saturday and the Chicago test stakes for three year olds on Tuesday, Mike Hall the renowned Kentucky challenger will make his final appearance before shipping to England for the Cesarewitch cup.
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Chicago Business Men’s Racing Association
Hawthorne
Mike Hall
England
Bud Shaney Shuts Out Smokies as Asheville Wins 1-0
In Sally League action Bud Shaney dominated Knoxville Smokies to give Asheville a 1-0 victory. Charlotte lost to Columbia 9-4 while Augusta claimed its fifth straight with a 1-0 win. Greenville swept doubleheader vs Spartans 4-0 and 3-2 as Al Yeorgin and Ormand earned the wins.
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Bud Shaney
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Leafs
Buck Kirsch
Pensacola Fliers
Montgomery
Hollis McLaughlin
Columbus
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