Dodgers sweep Reds in twin bill to tighten pennant race
Brooklyn Dodgers defeat Cincinnati Reds 6 to 0 in the opener and 6 to 1 in the nightcap. The wins move Brooklyn within a game and a half of Chicago in the pennant chase, with Pittsburgh a half game back. Watson Clark and Hollis Thurston paced the mound work for Brooklyn as Hack Wilson and Lefty O'Doul fueled the bats.
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Hack Wilson
Owen Carroll
Lefty O’doul
Hack
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Clark
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Lombardi
Carroll
Marion
High Point Puts faith in Giants backed Winston-Salem reuse
Frank Barfield recalls the Giants’ support for a Winston-Salem franchise tied to High Point and predicts a strong future for professional baseball here. He praises Sunday games and urges local fans to back the revamped High Point team as potential national league strength grows. A digression recounts Rev. T Barron Gibson’s football legend and career.
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Babock Advances To Meet Jacobs For National Title
Carolyn Babrock of Los Angeles upset England’s Joan Ridley in a grueling three set semifinal to earn the right to challenge Helen Jacobs for the women's national tennis crown. Jacobs then teamed with Goldsack Pittman to reach the doubles final with a 6 4 6 3 win, while Marble and Painter held off Van Ryn and Cruickshank 6 4 10 8 in the other semifinal.
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Helen Wills Moody
Elsie Goldsack Pittman
Sarah Palfrey
Virginia Hilleary
Dorothy Andrus Burke
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Marjorie Merrill Painter
Dedham
Mass
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Josephine Cruickshank
Santa Ana
Union Head Moves to Halt Strikers in Illinois Miners
President John H. Walker of the Illinois Miners' union acted to curb a dual movement amid expanded picketing by strikers. He charged non union coal interests and anti union forces with pressuring miners to accept a five dollar wage. The Shuler mine at Alpha was shut, while a staged military evacuation reversed at West Frankfort and Taylorsville.
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Taylorsville
West Frankfort
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Peabody
Athletics Stage 10 Run Rally In Second Game
In Philadelphia on August 20 the Athletics mounted a ten run rally in the eighth inning of the second game to edge the Chicago White Sox after winning the first game 6 to 4. The comeback tied the doubleheader and set the stage for a decisive conclusion.
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Roosevelt in Lime Light as Result of His Ohio Address
The speech criticizes Republican leadership and policies, warns of a lack of candor in government, and argues for confidence in national leadership. Roosevelt frames Hoover era missteps, Smoot-Hawley tariffs, and the 1929 crash as proof of the need for reform and truth in government.
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Vaughan's homer powers Pirates into opener win
Floyd Vaughan hit a homer to drive a 3 2 victory for the Pirates over the Giants in the first game of a doubleheader. Brooklyn moved ahead of Pittsburgh with a 8 1 win in the nightcap as Sy Bell held Pittsburgh to seven hits and Mel Ott connected for his 27th homer. Walker, Waner, and Bell led the action for their clubs as the Giants split the twin bill.
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Cardinals Edge Braves 8 7 in Ten Innings
Tex Carleton delivered the 10th inning RBI to let George Watkins score the winning run as St. Louis beat Boston 8 to 7. Carleton earned his seventh win, allowing 12 hits. Pepper Martin returned to the lineup and collected three singles.
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Cubs Rally to Beat Phillies 6 5 in Ninth Inning
Mark Koenig delivered a dramatic ninth inning homer with two on and two out to lift the Cubs over Philadelphia 6 to 5. Johnny Moore started the rally with a single, Gudat walked, and Hartnett misplayed a grounder before Koenig connected off Benge. Bush, Smith, and May pitched for Chicago.
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Philadelphia
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Caddies Tourney Planned at High Point Country Club
The High Point Country Club hosts a caddies tournament to be staged in September with prizes funded by donated clothes shoes and golf clubs. Club pro Andy Merrilles urged caddies to donate items and a coin box in the pro shop has collected many coins for awards across classifications.
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Andy Merriles
Merrilles
Guilford Boarders Run Wild To Down Guilford Knitters
Guilford boarders overwhelmed Guilford Knitters in a high school contest. The score and exact details are unclear from the fragment.
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Guilford
Local pros fall short on sand greens at Badin
Andy Merrilees and Dugan Aycock led the local team against Salisbury pro Mike Thomas and Badin pro Earl Estridge. The visitors beat High Pointers four up with three to play as sand greens frustrated the locals and nearly cost the invaders the victory before the finish.
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Dugan Aycock
Badin
Mike Thomas
Salisbury
Earl Estridge
Vines Wins Newport Crown in Straight Sets Over Allison
Ellsworth Vines, the national tennis champion, defeats Wilmer Allison 6-4 6-3 6-3 to take the Newport Casino trophy. He then teams with Keith Gledhill to beat Allison and Van Ryn for the doubles title in four sets 6-8 13-11 8-6 6-2, confirming odds for the national championship.
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Bill Tilden
Wilmer Allison
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van Ryn
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Henri Cochet
Melrose Slams Commonwealth in Lopsided 174 Win
Dawson pitched for Melrose as the home nine battered Commonwealth 174 to 4. Staton yielded 20 hits as Melrose’s batsmen collected 20 safeties. Commonwealth committed three errors leading to the heavy defeat.
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Georgia Star Captures Golf Title In Match With Smith
W D Fondren of Georgia won the Asheville country club tournament final against Alan Smith of Asheville with a four up lead at lunch and finished with a late surge to win four straight holes. Fondren hit a hole in one on a 207 yard hole and held the lead to triumph.
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Racquet Rumours From City Tennis Meet
The Y W C A resolves to restart all matches on opposite courts with three games per week to finish by September. Singles city wide tournament planned for early September, with Archdale represented by Miss Martha Armfield entering the second round. Week of August 22 27 schedule lists matches among Y W C A Guilford General Hospital Lindsay Street Sechrest Gatewood Country Club Archdale and others. Current court wins tally Sechrest 6 Gatewood 4 Lindsay Street 3 C Club 3 High Point Hospital 2 Y W C A 1 Guilford General Hospital 1.
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Guilford General Hospital
High Point Hospital
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Co. Club
Highland Defeats Eldorado Nine 5 2
Highland beat Eldorado 5 to 2 yesterday afternoon. Yarborough pitched well, allowing six scattered hits and went 3 for 4 at the plate. Rookie Shaw earned fielding honors. Lineups and summary:
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Edith Rockefeller McCormick Fights Death After Sinking Spell
Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick suffered a sudden sinking spell in Chicago as doctors fought to rekindle life. She rallied after stimulants but remained in grave condition with family at her bedside and end seen as possible at any moment or for days or weeks.
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Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Mrs. McCormick
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Two Die in Portland Plane Crash
Lieutenant George McLellan a 27 year old former army pilot and Mrs Grace West a 31 year old Portland school teacher were burned to death when their plane crashed during a downwind tax off and burst into flames today in Portland Maine.
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George McLellan
Grace West
Missing Baseball Box Score Highlights
Scoring and pitching notes show Yarbrough struck out 5 while Russell fanned 4. Hitter totals include 7 hits off Russell with T H collecting 3 in 4, and Highland left on 6 base while Eloorado left on 8. Wild pitched by Jec Henderson and L Henderson. passed balls 3. Losing pitcher Russell. Um fired Jarrett and Futrelle. Time 1 50. Attendance 300.
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Futrelle
Whitehill Leads Tigers Past Red Sox in Ten Inning Win
Detroit beat Boston 4 to 1 in ten innings as Whitehill shut out the Red Sox after a key two-run rally in the tenth. Johnson doubled and Jolley singled for an early Sox run, then Whitehill drove in the decisive run with a single in the extra frame. Rhodes took the loss.
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Yanks Blank New York 6 to 0 Behind Pennock Sewell
Pennock and Sewell teamed for a 6 0 win over the St Louis Browns as Pennock allowed seven hits and Sewell powered with a homer and a two run double. Ruth added a run with a seventh inning single. Batteries Stewart Ferrell Pennock Jorgens.
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Jole Sewell
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Indians Beat Washington to Split Twin Bill
Cleveland hammered Weaver and Coffman for 21 hits to win 11 to 4 after Washington won the opener 4 to 2. Weav er was knocked out in the fourth. Coffman yielded 10 more safeties. Hildebrand got the victory as Cleveland ends Washington’s five game run.
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