Tennis stars from four Dixie states in finals
In Montgomery Alabama semifinals see Wilmer Hines of South Carolina vs Charlie Hume of New Orleans and Mel Tarpley of Florida against J C Miller of Birmingham. Doubles semifinals feature Hines Shiford of North Carolina against Stewart Coats of Pensacola with Tarpley Hume leading 10 8 in a match halted by darkness. finals scheduled tomorrow.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixie States
Alabama
Wilmer Hines
South Carolina
Charlie Hume
New Orleans
Hines
Mel Tarpley
Tampa
Fla
J. C. Miller
Birmingham
Bob Little
University of Alabama
Harley Shiford
Hickory
N. C
Stewart
Coats
Pensacola
Tarpley
Hume
Terrell
Lake
Charles Dexter Qualifies for 1931 National Amateur
Dallas golfer Charles Dexter finished 36 holes in 162 strokes and carded 11 threes to earn a berth in the 1931 national amateur championship.
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Harles Dexter
Dallas
Tex
Pointers Lose Narrowly as Birds Take Game One
In Henderson the Pointers commit errors after the second inning allowing five runs as the Birds rally in the seventh for a 6 to 0 win. Roy Appleton covers the mound for the Pointers who salvage 14 hits. Buster Brown leads with three singles. The two teams meet again tonight in a double bill to close the season. Pointers hold 6 of 12 in the series with the Game Cocks.
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Obe Brummitt
Henderson
Birds
Roy Appleton
Gamecocks
Jimmy Teague
Hobe Brummitt
Clouts
Homer
Phil Lundeen
Texas Bay
Buster Brown
Pointers
Holt
Biggerstaff
Sledge
Tipton
Lundeen
Clayton
Payne
Charlotte
Fritz Ostermueller
Greensboro
Pats
High Point Runs In Late Inning Defeat Henderson
High Point falls 9 to 6 to Henderson after a late surge. Sledge leads with 2 RBIs, Lundeen hits a home run, and Starling suffers the loss as Appleton allows nine hits in six and one third innings.
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High Point
Brown
Bryan
Ss Eoees
Cicced
J. Smith
Biggerstaff, Rf
Reynolds
Sledge
Tipton
Appleton, P
Clowers, P
Henderson Abr Hpo A E Clayton, Sa
Arnette
Lundeen, 1B
Pesco
Hammond, If
Smith
Clayton
Clark
Lundeen
Hammond
Biggerstaff
Holt
Parrish
Starling
Branch
Henderson
Clowers
Appleton
Connolly
Brandon
High Point nine slides toward basement after loss in loop play
The High Point nine shows waning punch as they drift lower in standings. The Pointers were hammered 9 to 6 by the Gamecocks at Henderson after out-hitting them 14 to 10. Rain further disrupted the loop with postponements including Asheville at Durham. Chicago-Owen Phelps defeated Larry Johnson in Phoenix.
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Gamecocks
Henderson
Birds
Two Weeks in Major Leagues Set for Pennant Run
The article outlines a two week stretch of crucial games as EasternAL and Western NL leaders push toward pennants. Cardinals and Athletics extend leads while Yankees, White Sox, and Cubs face stiff tests. Browns and Giants win. Phillies sweep Chicago. Braves seize fifth place.
High Point at Henderson Leads Piedmont League Tonight
Tonight in the Piedmont League High Point visits Henderson while Winston-Salem hosts Raleigh and Charlotte plays Greensboro. Last night Henderson beat High Point 9 to 6 and Greensboro defeated Charlotte 6 to 5 while Raleigh topped Winston 8 to 2. Weather notes include Asheville Durham rain. In the American League Washington faces St Louis Philadelphia meets Cleveland New York plays Detroit and Boston meets Chicago.
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Piedmont League
High Point
Henderson
Sheville
Durham
inston-Salem
Raleigh
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston
Asheville-Durham
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Clube
Charlotte Odemoeet
Raleigh Oo
Philadelphia Cores
Washington Ecu
W.oms
St. Leowis
Chicago Cmem
Scores From Yesterday And Three Scheduled
Cleveland beat New York 13 to 9 while New York 7 and 1 figure appears. Chicago defeated Washington 6 to 4 and St. Louis triumphed over Boston 12 to 2. Only three games on the slate.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
National League Games Slate Ties Open Schedule
Chicago faces Boston while St. Louis visits New York and Cincinnati plays Brooklyn. Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia in two games as the NL slate opens.
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Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores From Weekend Matches Noted
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 14 to 4 and New York beat Pittsburgh 2 to 1. Boston lost 1 to 3, Cincinnati fell 0 to 1, and St. Louis topped Brooklyn 9 to 3.
Stars Shine in Baseball Card of July Action
Yesterday's recap highlights Ralph Kress with Browns delivering a double and two singles against Red Sox pitching. Vic Frasier of the White Sox pitched in relief vs Senators, loading the bases with none out, yielding one run while fanning two. Earl Averill of the Indians hit a homer and four singles driving in five and scoring four. Ray Benge of the Phillies beat the Cubs, four hits for himself in a 14–4 win. Jim Mooney and Mel Ott helped topple the Pirates 9–0 with seven strikeouts and a homer in a 2–1 victory. Jim Bottomley aided the Cardinals in beating the Robins with a double and three singles. Ed Brandt and Willie Sherdel kept Reds to 11 hits in a doubleheader wins 1–0 and 3–1. Hollywood’s King Tut, from Minneapolis, outpointed Bobby LaSalle in Culver City, Cal.
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Hugh S. Fullerton
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Chicago
Phillies
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Vic Frasier
Washington
White Sox
Ruth and Co. Connect
Homer
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Earl Averill
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Dolf Luque
Cardinals
Giants
Jim Mooney
Glenn Spencer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mooney
Bridgeport
Cubs
Boston
Braves
Cincinnati
Ed Brandt
Larry Benton
Willie Sherdel
Ralph Kress
Browns
Red Sox
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Indians
Yankee
Ray Benge
Mel Ott
Pirates
Jim Bottomley
Robins
Reds
Fights Last Night In Utica And New York
Steve Wolanin of Utica outpointed Sammy Mandell of Rockford in a nine or ten round decision. Joe Glick of New York outpointed Henry Perlick of Kalamazoo in an eight round contest.
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Utica
N. Y
Steve Wolanin
Sammy Mandell
Rockford
Ill
New York
Joe Glick
Henry Perlick
Kalamazoo
Mich
Old Roman Celebrates Birthday Still Striving For Championship
Chicago owner Charlie Comiskey marks his 72nd birthday while pursuing a White Sox return to the American League title. Despite ill health he continues to buy players and seek trades from his Eagle River home, aiming to add another championship to the 1900 1901 1906 1917 and 1919 Meats. He helped organize the American League with Ban Johnson and has been in baseball 64 years.
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Chicago
Charlies Albert Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Eagle River
Wis
Ban Johnson
Two Y Swimmers Headed to North Carolina Meet in Charlotte
Two Y M C A swimmers from High Point led by Bill McAnally and Carl Shelton will compete in the annual North Carolina South Carolina Y M C A meet in Charlotte at 4 PM. Charlotte Y and Charleston are touted as tough opponents among six teams including Greensboro Wilmington and Greenville. Chet Smith will coach the squad with six other teams entering.
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Charlotte
North Carolina-South Carolina
Charlotte Y
Bill McAnally
Carl Shelton
Charleston
8. C
Jones
Rollins
High Point Y
Albert McAnally
Ed Barrier
Richard Retten
Albert Strock
Lloyd Whitley
Chet Smith
Queen City
High Point
Wilmington
Greensboro
North Carolina
Greenville
South Carolina
Major League Leaders August 14 National and American Leagues
Key leaders include Bottomley Cardinals batting .849 and Klein Phillies with 26 home runs. Runs, RBIs, and hits list show Gehrig and Ruth atop Yankees categories, while pitchers Grove and Haines post strong win totals. The compilation spans batting, runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, steals, and pitching records.
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Nati
Bottomley
Cardinals
Davis
Phillies
Klein
Terry
Giants
Hornsby
Cubs
C. Hite
L. Waner
Pirates
Adams
Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Yanks
Webb
Red Sox
Miller
Johnson
Tigers
Blue
White Sox
Ladies Nights Rule Enforced at Topeka Wrestling Bouts
Topeka Kansas women attending local wrestling events were required to be accompanied by paying escorts after crowds grew large for free admission.
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Topeka, Kas
Carolina Golf Champion Eugene Mills Turns Pro
Eugene Mills, three time Carolinas amateur champion from Raleigh, announced he will turn professional. The Raleigh barrister plans to begin professional play locally and has applied to be pro at the Carolina club. Mills has won the two state title in 1924 1930 and defended it at Myrtle Beach this year, leaving the amateur tournament wide open.
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Eugene Mills
Carolinas
Simon Pyres
Mills
Carolina Club
Carolina
Mille
Myrtle Beach
Two Floridians Meet For Biltmore Title
Florida aces dominate the Biltmore club golf tourney with Jack Toomer of Jacksonville and Al C Ulmer of Jacksonville advancing to a 36 hole final. Toomer rallied past Joe Adams of Asheville to reach the final, while Ulmer defeated G W Spencer of Sanford 8 and 6. Dann Jr of Orlando was eliminated in the quarterfinals and the title is believed to stay in Florida.
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Asheville
N. C
Florida Aces
Biltmore Club
Carl Dann, Jr
Orlando
Dann
Everglades State
Jack Toomer
Jacksonville
al C. Ulmer
Toomer
Joe Adams
Ulmer
G. W. Spencer
Sanford
Fla
Yates and Somerville in Canadian Open Play
In Montreal on August 15 Arthur Ducky Yates of Rochester New York faced C Ross Sandy Somerville of London Ontario in the 36 hole title round of the Canadian Amateur Championship. Yates beat Jack Cameron of Montreal 7 and 5 in the semis while Somerville defeated Bob Morrison of Victoria 7 and 6.
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Montreal
Qué
Arthur
Ducky) Yates
Rochester
N. Y
C. Ross
Sandy) Somerville
London
Ont
Yates
Jack Cameron
Somerville
Bob Morrison
Victoria
Calumet Butler Wins Trotting Championship
Calumet Butler driven by 62 year old Dick McMahon won the Hambletonian stake in Goshen New York securing the American three year old trotting championship and a cash prize of 31 549 97 dollars for owner William M Wright of Lexington Kentucky
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Goshen
N. Y
Calumet Butler
William M. Wright
Lexington
Dick McMahon
Victo
Wichita Hopeful Despite Low Cash Revenue
Wichita Kansas has not finished below third in four years in the Western League yet has taken in less cash each season.
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Wichita
Kas
Seeason
Nations speed boats ready for Gold Cup races
The Gold Cup races on Lake Montauk feature eight top speedboats valued at a quarter million dollars. East versus west faces high hopes as contenders include Louisa driven by John Wanamaker Jr and a new Wanamaker entry while previous favorites face mechanical doubts after a troubled season.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press Sports Exitos
Montauk
Lake Montaur
Dick Laynes
Lot Cal
Horace Stroit
Caleb
Detroit
Dodge
Bennett Hill
Dick Hoyt
Victor Kilesrath
Port Washington
N. Y
Louisa
John Wanamaker, Jr
Philadelphia
R. Wanamaker
Emma Blair Leads Playground League Versus Blair Park
Emma Blair’s eight hits powered the Playground League to an 8 to 5 victory over Blair Park as Blair Park collected ten hits. Edwards led Park with three singles, Hill added two, and Parker’s heavy hitting featured multiple doubles.
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Emma Blair
Blair Park
Parkers
Edwards
Hill
British Women Stars Divide Singles Title
Joan Ridley and Mrs. Leslie Goldsack Pittman divided the women's singles final at the eastern turf court championships and declined to finish the match to save strength for doubles. They will share first and second prizes but neither will have their name on the trophy. Cliff Sutter of New Orleans advanced to the men's singles final after defeating Haagte and Mangin in the earlier rounds.
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N. Y
Joan Ridley
Leslie Goldsack Pittman
Westchester Country Club
Triphy
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Haagte
Ark
As & Mangin
News Hall
Eouth
Orange
London man bites nose in love claim
William Creco tore off his girlfriend's nose during a nighttime embrace and told police he did it because he loved her. He was arrested after visiting her in the hospital.
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London
William Creco
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