Grant Loses Gruelling Net Match To Sutter For Dixie Title
In Memphis Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta loses a five set battle to Cliff Sutter of New Orleans 7-5 3-6 1-6 6-1 6-4 after both players push through leg cramps and heat. Sutter and his brother Ed face Perry Bestman and Dan Murry in doubles semifinals with the winner meeting Hughes and Grant for the title. The women's singles will be decided tomorrow along with the doubles final.
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California Crew Edges Penn To Qualify For Olympics
California's crew edged Penn by a narrow margin at Lake Quinsigamond to earn Olympic berths for Long Beach. The Golden Bears closed with a 42 beat to overcome Philadelphia clubmen who had just won the national eight-oared title, their first defeat in 26 races.
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High Point Dropped From Piedmont League Stirs Local Debate
Judge Bramham defends the Piedmont league move to reduce to six clubs, citing finances and missed obligations by High Point. Miss Claudia Lambe blasts the action, praising High Point and criticizing lattice of support for the club, while naming financial and governance concerns.
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Open Carolina Open invites all golfers with $700 prize pool
The Carolina Open at Starmount Country Club in Greensboro on September 9 and 19 offers a $700 cash prize plus amateur awards. Pro Marshall Crichton may defend his title, while Edward B. Benjamin plans to welcome both professionals and amateurs from the Carolinas for a wide open field.
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Hope Valley Club
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Starmount
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Melrose Defeats Church of Christ 27 to 3 in Six-Inning Battle
Melrose slugged 28 hits in six innings, overpowering Church of Christ 27 to 3. Brown Parrish Sullivan Lane and Dawson led the barrage with multiple home runs as Melrose pounded Thomas.
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Equipoise Wins Arlington Gold Cup for Seventh Straight
Arlington Park crowd of 20,000 watched Equipoise, the 4 year old son of Pennant, win the Arlington $20,000 gold cup by four lengths over Gusto and Mate. The race covered 1 1/4 miles in 2:02 4-5 with jockey Sonny Workman easing the winner at the finish. Equipoise added $20,200 to earnings, bringing total to $228,60.
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Pacific Coast League scores open with LA and SF results
In three night games the Los Angeles team won 4-0 while San Francisco fell 2-5, highlighting a strong start for both clubs in the Pacific Coast League.
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Texas League Scores Reported From Night Games
Tyler beat Fort Worth 4 to 1 while Fort Worth won 11 to 3 in another night game doubleheader. Beaumont defeated San Antonio 6 to 0 in the other result.
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San Antonio
Southern Association Scores From New Orleans and Memphis
New Orleans beat Atlanta 4 to 3 as part of Southern Association action. Knoxville defeated Birmingham 4 to 1, Memphis won 6 to 4, Nashville led 10 to 5, Little Rock fell to Chattanooga 6 to 5.
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Nashville
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Baseball scores from American Association teams
Louisville defeated by Milwaukee 4 to 6. Minneapolis lost to Toledo 3 to 6. Indianapolis fell to Kansas City 4 to 5. St Paul edged Columbus 9 to 8.
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Kansas City
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St. Paul
Commonwealth Triumphs 11-7 For Amateur League Title
Commonwealth clinched the championship with an 11 to 7 victory over Triangle Hosiery. Garner allowed four singles in seven shutout frames before tiring in the eighth and ninth. Cooper and Hill led Commonwealth with four hits each, while G Gurley starred for Triangle with three singles.
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Early North Carolina Baseball Sparks from Humble Roots
Kronheimer recalls the 1890s North Carolina Association from Raleigh to Wilmington. Amateur players from towns formed the core, with two professionals per team and paydays of 50 to 75 dollars monthly. Durham boasted Shaw and Drummy, Oxford fielded O'Donald, and the league featured barehanded defense and no warmups.
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Oxford
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Wilmington
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Philadelphia
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Drummy
Allen Jay Nets Narrow Win Over H P T D Team
Allen Jay kept its winning streak by edging the H P T D aggregation 2 to 1 yesterday afternoon. Babe Smith held the opposition to one hit while Haney allowed three. The decisive seventh inning featured a double by G Elder and a Smith single to plate the winning run, as Reese’s single for the losers was their lone hit. Ingram and G Elder starred defensively.
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Ingram
Mistress and Maid Clash Over Blue Dress Humor
The dialogue reveals Mary accusing the mistress of wearing the blue dress in her absence. The maid responds with playful insistence that she loves the dress, highlighting comic tension in a domestic setting.
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Jap Olympic Entrants Arrive to a Wild Welcome in Los Angeles
Japan’s 64 athletes arrived aboard the Tatsuta Maru to a large Los Angeles welcome by over 3,000 countrymen. Dr Seii chi Ishi, head of the party, said the team comes to the games to do their best and win as many victories as possible for Japan.
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Commonwealth Whips Cloverdale to Claim City League Win
The Commonwealth boys turned back Cloverdale 10 to 9 in a tight City Amateur league contest. Flynn starred with a perfect 1.000 batting line including a home run and three singles, while Cooper and Carroll each had three hits for Cloverdale. Pendry and Rush added key hits for Commonwealth.
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