Commercial Series Opens With Tie After First 18 Holes
The North State Telephone team and Public Service battled to a 1-1 tie after 18 innings at Willis Park in the Commercial league opener. Lefty Hunt allowed 3 hits and struck out 13 for the Telephoners, while Smith fanned 18 for Public Service. The game ended in the 11th due to darkness. a rematch is set for next Thursday to decide the tie with a best two-of-three pennant format.
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Mallory Rises in Net Comeback as Stars Shine
Forest Hills N Y August 23 Mrs Mallory shocks Betty Nuthall in straight sets to reach nationals quarterfinals. She seeks eighth national title while Wills nears six as Jacobs meets Phoebe Watson in a major semifinal. Doubles still led by Harper and Grose with one American pair remaining.
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Slane and Globe brace for flag series clash in afternoon tilt
Slane Hosiery mills hosts Globe Parlor in the title race opener at Thomas Hosiery mill diamond. Game starts 3 pm with Globe hoping to rebound after a second half loss. Slane lists eligible players including Staton Weston Hill Roper Pap Hill and others in a balanced lineup.
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Rube Eldridge
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Matton Seizes 6-Point Edge In Club Final Forty
L. C. Matton built a six stroke lead over C. M. Waynick after the first 18 holes and holds a six point advantage entering today’s conclusion of the 36 hole country club golf final. Waynick faltered late in the second nine while Matton displayed sharp putting and short game. The winner earns the club trophy and championship.
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Southern checker tournament set for August 28 29
SPARTANBURG S C August 23 The Southern checker tournament will be held here August 28 and 29. H C McNair of Maxton NC is association president and Ernest Jackson of York SC is secretary treasurer. Edwin I Hunt of Nashville is the present champion and will defend his title.
Standings Update From Southern Football Matchups
Salisbury travels to Durham, Henderson visits Greensboro, and Winston Salem heads to High Point for key standings games in the regional schedule. Each matchup shapes the race in the conference standings as teams chase early-season positioning.
Regional High School Scores From Yesterday
Results yesterday show Winston 0 Durham 3 Salisbury 4 Greensboro 6 Henderson 3 High Point 5. Top teams gain early momentum as the season progresses with close finishes and standout performances across districts.
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Games Today Local Matchups Across Three Cities
Greenville visits Goldsboro as Kinston travels to Fayetteville and Rocky Mount plays at Wilmington in a trio of midweek basketball showdowns.
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High School Scores From Evening Games
Scores from the night show Wilmington 8 over Goldsboro 13 Fayetteville 3 over Greenville 7 and Rocky Mount 11 over Kinston 9 reflecting local contest results.
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Boston at Cleveland Rivalry Highlighted Night
The schedule lists Boston visiting Cleveland as part of a broader slate including Washington at Detroit New York at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago.
Baseball Scores Snapshot From Yesterday
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3 while Washington beat Detroit 6 to 1 and St. Louis crushed New York 10 to 0. Cleveland and Boston played in rain with no final score listed.
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St. Louis at Boston and rivals across the league
A compact snapshot of eight team matchups with St. Louis visiting Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, and Chicago at Philadelphia shaping the week’s NBA schedule.
Weekend NFL Scores From City Stadiums
Football results show Brooklyn defeating Cincinnati 13 to 9, Chicago beating Philadelphia 16 to 7, St Louis overcoming Boston 5 to 4, and Pittsburgh earning a 6 to 2 win over New York.
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South Atlantic matchups list for area teams
Columbia visits Augusta while Charlotte travels to Macon. Asheville plays Spartanburg and Knoxville heads to Greenville in a regional schedule update.
Local baseball scores from several city matches
Augusta defeated Columbia 7 to 6 while Asheville beat Spartanburg 10 to 2. Knoxville topped Greenville 7 to 2 and Charlotte won 5 to 3 over Macon.
Birmingham at Memphis and Nashville at New Orleans schedule
Football schedule snippets show Southern Birmingham facing Memphis while Nashville competes with New Orleans indicating upcoming matchups between regional teams.
Memphis Triumph Over Birmingham Three Two
Memphis edged Birmingham 3 to 2 in a rain delayed schedule featuring only this matchup. New Orleans Nashville were listed as rain affected with no further play scheduled.
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The Nut-Cracker Four British golfers in U S amateur bid
American golf headlines note four British players fail to win the U S amateur title. Tilden and Hunter enter Newport Rhode Island events while Hoyt lacks form. Lefty Holstein joins the Yankees staff after a no hit no run game for a Philadelphia semi pro team.
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Athletics Hit Slump Test In Superior Class Debate
The 1929 Athletics face a stretch of three straight losses as historians compare their potential to the 1912 Red Sox and the 1923 and 1927 Yankees. Chicago's White Sox rally to beat Mose Grove 4 3, while the Browns pound the Yankees 10 0 and the Cubs slug past Philadelphia 16 7.
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Major League Leaders with Aug 22 Standings
National leaders include Herman batting .409 and Ott with 117 RBIs for the Giants and Phillies respectively. Pitcher Grimes of the Pirates dominates with 16 wins and 2 losses, while American leaders show Foxx hitting .381 and Grove going 18–4 for the Athletics.
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Tommy Armour Tops the Field in Western Open Qualifying
Tommy Armour fired a 65 to lead 170 golfers into the second stage of the Western Open at Milwaukee. Horton Smith was two back with 67, while Gene Sarazen and Dick Nelson shot 68 to stay in contention. Abe Espinosa trailed by ten strokes.
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Dick Nelson
Indianapolis
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Leonard Schmutte
Lima
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Ashe County Farmers and Dairymen Picnic Scheduled
The annual Ashe county Farmers and Dairymen picnic will be held at West Jefferson on September 6. County agent E. C. Turner Jr. announced with expected speakers Governor O Max Gardner Dr E Brooks president of State College Dean J O Schaub director of extension work and C M Gere Kraft Cheese company director and manager.
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E. C. Turner, Jr
O. Max Gardner
E. Brooks
State College
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Kraft Cheese Company
Father proud as son earns own keep in local tale
A terse fragment shows a father praising his son for finally earning his own keep. The lines mention the names Mostique and Charlerio, implying a personal or familial anecdote rather than a broader event.
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Strain Lifts Augusta to 7 6 Win Over Columbia in Sally League
Odie Strain and the Augusta Wolves rallied in the ninth inning with a two run explosion to beat Columbia 7 to 6. The victory keeps Augusta a half game ahead of Knoxville, which defeated Greenville yesterday, in the Sally league standings.
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North Carolina Tobacco Crop at 75 Percent of Normal
The state crop from August 1 conditions stands at 75 percent, with an expected production of 493,038,000 pounds this season versus 509,000,009 pounds last year. Frank Parker of the crop reporting service notes improvements in color and quality across many belts and a five percent increase in acreage, though farmers remain cautiously pessimistic about total output.
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