Piedmont League Postponements Rally Rain Totals
Piedmont League games were postponed by rain as High Point loses a game while a double header with the Pointers and Twins was canceled in the first inning. A new twin bill is set for this afternoon with Higginsmen and Bourgmen in the lineup. other rain delays shift today’s schedule.
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High Point
Pointers
Twins
Stewart
Phelps
Lane
Higginsmen
Gober
Crouch
Piedmont Loop
Todag
Will Jack's Mighty Wallop and Tunney Clash Prospects
The article recalls Dempsey's famed knockout streak against Willard Miske Brennan Carpentier and Firpo and ponders whether Tunney will endure the same fate. It frames the upcoming bout as a test of the mighty wallop against a new challenger and questions if the streak will continue.
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Willard
Dempsey
Billy Miske
Miske
Jack
Wallop
Bill Brennan
Brennan
Bill
Georges Carpentier
France
Carp
Lop
Luis Firpo
Firpo
Tunney
Carpentier
Mighty Wallop
Highland Mill Baseball Reorganized For Strong Season
Controversy at Highland Mill ends with a complete reorganization led by L. M. Young. Proximity Mills will visit the Highland Mill grounds next Saturday at 2 PM, with scouts urged by Bob Higgins to attend due to promising players.
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Highland Mill
L. M. Young
Judge Landis
Proximity Mills
Greensboro
Highland
Bob Higgins
Piedmont League
F. C. Whitt
Highland Mill Baseball Park
Dempsey Taylors and Baseball Bits Amid Rowdy Sports Jabs
The column mocks Dempsey and Tunney with a mixed sports riff claiming Ted Lyons pitched a no hitter against the Red Sox and likens it to a 10-hit game. It notes the Yankees’ lead shrinking to ten games and spots jabs at reformers, Barney Dreyfuss and Max Carey. It mentions Sande, Frisch, and Babe Ruth, plus an East Texas league homer record by Claybaugh and a quip about a Yankees contract.
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Ted Lyons
Red Sox
Claybaugh
Babe Ruth
Higgins Earns Respect for Fair Play in Piedmont League
Story from Winston-Salem notes Bob Higgins the Pointers mentor as sporting and fair. The Twins added Gene Morin and Vaughn from Raleigh and would have played a rain halted doubleheader. Higgins informed Twins officials of league rules on player movement to avoid forfeits and fines, earning wide recognition for integrity across clubs.
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Win- Aston-Salem
Bob” Higgins
Pointers
Twins
Gene Morin
Raleigh
Vaughn
Bourgmen
Winston-Salem
Higgins
Roughhouse Rouse Roams Furniture City with Bold Challenge
A brash character named Cornelius Rouse, alias Roughhouse Rastus, arrives in town boasting he can flatten any Black pug up to 175 pounds. He proclaims his name and readiness to meet local challengers in a line forming on the right, with no shoving.
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Rouse
Furniture City
Cornelius Rouse
Burg
Referee Question on Golf Titles and Tennis Scores
The quiz asks how many times Glenna Collett won the eastern women's golf title in succession three times in 1922 1923 and 1924. It also asks for the indoor tennis championship scores where Lacoste defeated Borotta 15 13 6 3 3 6 and 6 3. Finally it notes Milton Stock's tenure with the Cardinals as five seasons.
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Glenna Collett
Lacoste
Borotta
Milton Stock
Cardinals
F. A
Gauls Made Soap From Goat Fat and Beech Ashes
Archaeological note recalls Gaulish soap production over two millennia ago using goat fat and beech ash to create cleansing bars. This glimpse highlights ancient hygiene practices and material use in early Europe.
Manager Higgins Laughs at Rumor of Franchise Moves
Bob Higgins dismissed a circulating tale that Lee Gooch would move Greensboro to Fayetteville and that Higgins would transfer High Point to Greensboro. He called the report groundless, praising High Point as a top franchise and stating no move is planned or likely.
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Pointer
Lee Gooch
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Bob Higgins
High Point
Gate City
Mr. Higgins
Ion
Sherman
Chicago fighter Fidel Labarbara dethrones Happy Atherton
Fly weight champion Fidel Labarbara from Chicago defeats Happy Atherton of Indianapolis in a non title bout. Emil Paluso of Salt Lake City defeats Ernie Peters of Chicago in a 10 round match. Sailor Larsen of Waterloo Iowa from Champaign Illinois edges Babe Ridley of Chicago in six rounds.
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Chicago
Fidel Labarbara
Happy Atherton
Indianapolis
Emil Paluso
Salt Lake City
Ernie Peters
Waterloo Ia
Sailor Larsen
Champaign
Ill
Babe Ridley
Hospitals Grow as London Faces Plague Strain
The 1665 plague era had four city hospitals. Today London contains about 250 hospitals with around 10,000 patients daily occupying beds, reflecting a vast expansion of medical capacity and care demands.
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London
Local Scores Snapshot From Evening Games
Mobile 5 Nashville 6. Atlanta 14 Little Rock 1. New Orleans 1 Chattanooga. Partial box shows early results across multiple cities with standout Atlanta win and other tight margins.
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Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Durham
Greensboro
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Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Raleigh
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Richmond
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Ese Ee
Petersburg
Associa
Birmingham
Memphis
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Ly Pet
New York
Cleve
Philadelphia
Detroit
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Washington
St. Louis
Boston
LF Pet
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Greenville
Asheville
Florida State League Scores Quietly Update
Orlando beat Sanford 7 to 4 while Lakeland won 1 to 0. Fort Myers and Sarasota combined for 4, Bradenton tallied 38, and St. Petersburg trailed 3 to 5 against Tampa.
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Orlando
Sanford
Lakeland
Fort Myers & Sarasota
Bradenton
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Southeast baseball results with mixed rain delays
Savannah beat Jacksonville 10 to 9 in a Southeastern League game. Columbus and St Augustine postponed by rain, as did Montgomery at Albany due to rain.
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Savannah
Jacksonville
Columbus
St. Augustine
Montgomery-Albany
Baseball scores from Newark to Reading in NL action
In the National League the Newark team fell to Buffalo 10 to 7 while Baltimore beat Rochester 4 to 3. Jersey City was shut out 0 to 5 by Toronto as Syracuse and Reading were rained out.
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Newark
Buffalo
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
Sloronto
Reading
Syracuse
Texas League Scores From Beaumont to Fort Worth
Beaumont beat Waco 5 to 4, Dallas toppled Wichita Falls 6 to 4, Houston defeated San Antonio 10 to 4, Fort Worth routed Shreveport 4 to 0. The daily slate shows competitive league action across Texas and neighboring teams.
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Beaumont
Waco
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Shrevepor
Dodgers Hit Awful Slump In August
Brooklyn Dodgers suffer a heavy August decline as form dips in the past three weeks and the club looks to revamp the lineup for next season amid ongoing struggles.
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Dodgers
Brooklyn
Robbie
Religious tragedy shocks Laurel family in Mississippi
Mrs. Scott Allen aged 35 killed her four children aged 8 months to 8 years at their Moss area home in Jasper county. Authorities report religiously motivated insanity as the cause while Mr. Allen was away.
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Laurel
Scott Allen
Moss
Jasper County
Allen
Suzanne Lenglen Goes Pro For Four Month U S Tour
Suzanne Lenglen, famed French tennis queen, signs with Cash and Carry Pyle to tour the United States as a professional for four months. C. C. Pyle, manager for Red Grange, will handle her tour duties and publicity.
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Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne
Co. C. (Cash and Carry) Pyle
Cc. C. Pyle
Old Dominion Has Five Contests On Pigskin Schedule
University of Virginia plans five games for its first year football team under manager D E Brown. The schedule includes home games at Lambeth Field against V M I and two away matches with Washington and Lee and North Carolina. Carter Diffey and Howard Holland named assistant coaches under Earle Neale.
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Old Dominion
University, Va
University of Virginia
D. E. Brown
Virginia Military Institute
Maryland
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Lambeth Field
Washington and Lee
North Carolina
Carter Diffey
Howard Holland
Earle Neale
Virginia
Old Red Faber Still Fooling Clubbers This Season
Veteran pitcher Old Red Faber of the White Sox remains effective at the plate and on the mound. He has been a major leaguer since 1914 and is enjoying one of his best seasons in a long stretch.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Mastodon
Kansas Plains
Willard
Jack
Mighty
Wal
Red” Faber
White Sox
Brook
Faber
College schedule lists October to November trips and games
The schedule shows games at VMI on October 15, Maryland on October 23, Washington and Lee on October 29, VPI on November 5, and UNC on November 20 with locations noted as here or in Lexington Chapel Hill.
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Virginia Military Institute
Maryland
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
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