Matton and Waynick Reach Country Club Final
In the Country Club golf tournament semifinals L. C. Matton defeated T. J. Gold 5 4 to reach the final, while C. M. Waynick edged G. C. Kester two up after a seesaw match. The pair squarely faced off at the 17th hole, with Waynick pulling ahead to clinch the final spots for Saturday's championship.
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Matton
Waynick
L. C. Matton
C. M. Waynick
T. J. Gold
G. C. Kester
Waynick-Kester
Dark Horse
Kester
Bobby Jones Gunning For Fifth Amateur Title At Pebble Beach
Bobby Jones, the present title-holder and national open champion, tees off with the field at Pebble Beach in pursuit of his fifth national amateur championship. The Atlanta barrister is famed for pars bogeys and big plays and is a strong favorite, though the field remains open if he falters.
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Bobby Jones
Pebbl Beach
Pebble Beach
Bobby
Atlanta
George von Elm
von Elm
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jess Sweetser
Sweetser
Turner Performs Iron Man Stunt for Patriots Double Victory
Greensboro Aug 21 Jay Turner starred as the Iron Man pitcher guiding the Patriots to a 10 4 and 6 5 win over Salisbury in a doubleheader Teague and Brandon homered in game two. Salisbury’s Altenburg Beeback and Chitwood took turns on the mound as Greensboro posted an 11 6 victory in the opener and Turner fanned seven in the nightcap.
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Jay Turner
Patriots
Salisbury
Greensboro
Teague
Brandon
Altenburg
Beei Packard
Seagianey
Creath
Chitwood
Bierce
BrasGen
Partien
CS Barer
SUR
Osea
Eleazer
Kilpatrick
Brummit
Jones
Cox
Turner
Young
Brummitt
Branch
Owens
Packard
Gilreath
McNeil
Parrish
Beck
Ee Packard
S Jones
O'Malley
C¢ Gilreath
Steglal
C Young
Baker
Teague Parrish
Stegall
Wilpatrick
Tummer
Gene Sarazen on Open Championship Training and Gallery Benefit
Gene Sarazen discusses his open championship preparation and dieting, noting he finished two strokes behind and blaming not the diet but his own golf. He credits the gallery’s support for Hagen and suggests galleries push top players to their best. Sarazen recalls his rise from caddie to top earner and reflects on staying calm to win majors.
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Gene Sarazen
Gene
Sarazen
Chicago
Winged Foot
Bobby Jones
Hagen
Montreal
England
Scotland
Duncan
Mitchell
Haig
James
Charters Granted For Piedmont Plate Glass and Maxton Warehou
New certificates of incorporation list Piedmont Plate Glass Company of Statesville to manufacture and sell plate glass with capital stock of 100 000 subscribed 100 by Clyde Martin C F Williams of Statesville and J J Marshall of High Point Farmers Merchants and Bankers Warehouse Company of Maxton to operate warehousing and storage with capital stock 100 000 subscribed 500 by J S McRae A J McKinnon H F Carter and others of Maxton
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Raleigh
Piedmont Plate Glass Company of
Statesville
Clyde Martin
C. F. Williams
J. J. Marshall
High Point
Farmers, Merchants and Bankers Warehouse Company of
Maxton
J. S. McRae
A. J. McKinnon
H. F. Carter
Freight car totals on U.S. railways reach 561 million
Last year American railroads loaded 561,576,731 cars of revenue freight marking a record level of traffic for the system. The figure reflects nationwide rail revenue freight activity and highlights continued demand for freight transport.
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American Railways
Harris Covington Faces Thomas Mills In Industrial League Return
The second game of the Industrial league series is set for 4 pm at Willis Park. Harris Covington, winners of the first half, seek another win against Thomas Mills to clinch the championship. a loss forces a deciding third game.
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Willis Park
Harris & Covington
Thomas Mills
Covington
The Nut Cracker Modern Forefathers and Golf
A humorous collage recounts golf lore and sports japes from captains to Ruth and Gehrig, noting players from Fort Leavenworth to Stroudsburg and quips about the Yankees, the Giants, and the rise of golf’s popularity while poking at terms like fore and the bunkers of sport culture.
Ty Cobb Makes Longawaited Return to Major League Action
Veteran star Ty Cobb appears set for a major league return after an extended absence this year. The report notes Cobb’s readiness and hints at renewed impact for a club in the national circuit as the season resumes.
Cubs, Giants split pair as Bush loses third of season
Cubs drop game with the Giants while Guy Bush absorbs his third loss this season. The report lists top athletes by stats across batting, pitching, and fielding leaders, including Ott, O'Doul, Gehringer, and Ruth.
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Guy Bush
Cubs
Giants
Traffic light miscue leads to unlikely courtroom release
East Brookfield man James E. Heaney faced a judge for failing to stop at a red light. Heaney claimed he had never seen a traffic signal before, a story the court found credible and he was released.
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East Brookfield
Mass
James E. Heaney
Doctor Links Love to Cellular Electricity Theory
A London doctor argues that electricity generated by cellular activity sustains life and causes love, expanding on poetic attempts to define love by grounding it in biochemical processes. The claim presents love as a scientifically rooted phenomenon driven by the body's electrical activity.
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London
Golf rule on ball lost during play
The rule requires returning to the spot of the previous stroke to replay the shot with a one stroke penalty. In matches players often drop a ball near the loss site and count the lost stroke, though tournament play uses the return-to-spot procedure.
Chicago Cubs Hold Fast Lead Despite Split With Giants
Cubs and Giants split a pair as Freddy Fitzsimmons and Hal Carlson pitched for the Cubs in a 4 1 loss and 1 0 win. The Cubs, aided by errors in the field, extended their lead over the Pirates while the Phillies beat Pittsburgh 8 6. Yankees top Athletics 5 4 as Crowder and Earnshaw duel. Rich with 11 hits helps New York.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Cub
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Guy Bush
Giants
Hal’ Carlson
Bush
McMillan
English
Fitzsimmons
Bill Terry
Carl Hubbell
Carlson
Hornsby
Wilson
Phils
Pirates
Brame
Phil
Petty
Hill
Quakers
Lou Koupa
Corsairs
Paul Waner
Claude Willoughby
Pittsburghers
Ray Moss
Brooklyn Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
Wee Willie Sherde
Dazz Vance
Moss
Red Birds
Red Lucas
Cincnnti Reds
Boston
Yankees
Athletics
Chicago
A’s
St. Louis
Ralph Kreés
Alvin Crowder
Browns
George Earnshaw
Jack Quinn
Crowder
Urban Faber
Yankee
Tom Zachary
Wiley Moore
Burke
Cleveland
Myles Thomas
Indians
Washington
Thomas
Boston Red
Detroit
Tigers
Charlie Ruffing
Well Hit Golf Ball Speed Doubts Raised
A report notes a golf ball travels about 0 miles per hour after impact, highlighting a likely measurement or reporting error in the described shot and prompting revision of ball speed values.
Second Game Salisbury Ab R H Po A E Altenburg
Altenburg plays first base batting .410 with 2 hits in the second game while Eleazer at third base adds a .411 mark and 2 runs.
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Salisbury Ab
Altenburg
Eleazer
British golfers pick Babe Ruth over tennis in New York
Four British golfers including Cyril Tolley arrived in New York en route to Pebble Beach. They considered attending the women’s national tennis tourney but chose to watch Babe Ruth instead, with Rogers Hornsby serving as a substitute. They then saw the Cubs play the Giants.
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New York
Cyril Tolley
Pebble Beach
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Giants
First Vessel Built On Western Waters Dean Launched 1806
The brig Dean, the first vessel built on western waters, was launched in 1806 at the site now known as Allegheny City near Pittsburgh.
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West
Dean
Allegheny City
Pittsburgh
New Route To State Fair Grounds Made
In Raleigh on August 21 officials from Seaboard and Southern railroads the North Carolina State Fair and Wake county commissioners agreed on a crossing location for a new road linking the fair grounds with Route 19 99 and 50 providing one way traffic to and from the fair and relieving last year’s main highway congestion. Railroad engineers and officials inspected the crossing at the eastern end of the fair grounds then formalized the application for building the crossing. All expect prompt approval.
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Raleigh
State Fair Grounds
Seaboard and Southern Railroads
Wake County Commissioners
Fair Grounds
New Notaries Commissioned Across North Carolina
Raleigh August 21 new notaries public commissioned include C B Councill of Charlotte Mrs Annie C Haynes of Asheville Z O Keeter of Rutherfordton Miss Lorene B Smythe of Greensboro and Miss Louise Tull of Kinston constellations of names indicate a widening roster of state notarial appointees.
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Raleigh
New Notaries
C. B. Councill
Charlotte
Annie C Haynes
Asheville
Z. O. Keeter
Rutherfordton
Lorene B. Smythe
Greensboro
Louise Tull
Kinston
Canzoneri Trimming Allegation Spurs Mandell Punchfest
Dave Barry insists Canzoneri trimmed Mandell in a recent punchfest, a claim that underscores the controversy and may console Mandell or his supporters amid heated debate.
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Dave Barry
Canzoneri
Mandell
Tony
Cold Storage Stocks Rise for Butter and Cheese
Washington reports August 1 cold storage data show butter stocks at 151,614,000 pounds up from 120,437,000 pounds a year earlier. Cheese stocks also cited as large with eggs at 10,958,000 cases this year versus 10,496,000 a year ago.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Quiet 1928 Sees Record Low Industrial Disputes
The year 1928 recorded 829 industrial disputes, the smallest number since 1916 when the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics was organized.
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U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Iron Man
George van Elm
Alan J.goulp
Fellowes
G. I. Smith
Fort Leavenworth
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Lou Gehrig
Jess Petty
Yanks
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Stroudsburg
Ty Cobb
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Frederick
L. Waner
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Miller
Ruth
Grove
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Hiatt Tire Company
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