Piedmont League pennant race tightens among four clubs
Charlotte leads the Piedmont League as Greensboro Raleigh Durham and Wilmington stay bunched in second, with a 3 2 win by Charlotte over Durham trimming the pack. Art Pond delivered the decisive hit with the bases loaded as Monroe Mitchell and Merle Settlemyer dueled to 2 2 after eight innings.
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Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Art Pond
Synder
Monroe Mitchell
Merle Settlemire
Three Eye League Ends Season After Quincy Drops Out
The Three Eye League, oldest Class B circuit, ends season after Quincy cannot compete due to non paying attendance. Pudge Parks delivers heroics with a game ending double to send Walsh home in the 11th inning. Bucs tie Durham for fourth, close to Greensboro, as Raleigh wins 9 to 6 amid a 14 hit slugfest between Pats and Charlotte.
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Three Eye
Quincy
Pudge Parks
Walsh
Bucs
Durham
Greensboro
Pats
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Raleigh
Winston
Reinhardt
Baivenom
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Ostermueller
Novosel
Stevenson
Benton
Walker
Flynn
Kilpatrick
Sacrifices Casein
Borgmann
Caldwell
I. Sannen
I. Seussa Flynn
Ostermue
Contenders for league batting leader clash in tight race
Hank Culbreth and Tom Wolfe chase the league batting crown as Clark and Smith move near the top. Culbreth drops to .368 while Wolfe sits at .3738. Clark leads briefly at .3765 with two hits for Durham against Winston-Salem.
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Hank Culbreth
Charlotte
Tom Wolfe
Durham
Clark
Smith
Raleigh
Pirates Edge Braves 1 0 Behind Kremer Three Hit Effort
George Gibson again pulled a three hit game from the hat as Remy Kremer allowed only three hits in a 1 0 Pirates win over the Boston Braves. Lonnie Warneke won for the Cubs 8 3 over Brooklyn with Grimm driving in four. The Phillies beat Cincinnati 4 3 in 12 innings while the Giants toppled the Cardinals 12 4. The Yankees defeated the Indians 8 5, Gomez with 15th win. Washington outlasted St Louis 8 7. Detroit beat Philadelphia 11 10 in 11. Chicago White Sox won 4 2 in 11 innings over Boston.
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Associated Press
National League
Landis
George Gibson
Pirates
Gibson
Steve Evetante
Bill Swift
Remy Kremer
Boston Braves
Corsairs
Kremer
Wally Berger
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Lonnie War
Captain Fried Bows Out as President Roosevelt Enters New York
Captain George Fried, famed for many sea rescues, brings the liner President Roosevelt into New York for the last time as its commander.
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New York
George Fried
President Roosevelt
Enterprise Wins Over Brentwood in Seven Inning Thriller
The Enterprise edged Brentwood 13 to 12 in seven innings as errors plagued both teams. McGhee homered for the winners, Ward scored the decisive run in the seventh, and Delapp Bryant Ward H. Delapp Brown Pierce Easter all contributed key hits in the close contest.
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McGhee
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Houser
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H. Pierce
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Nate Ases
Killed In Auto Crash Near Jacksonville
New Bern report says 77 year old Tom Merritt was killed when his son's car hit a sand hole on the highway near Jacksonville and overturned. Authorities say property damage listed as 281 792 pounds in preliminary figures.
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New Bern
Tom Merritt
Jacksonville
Drys To Scan Records Of Both Candidates As Election Strategy
A national prohibition board strategy committee proposed a policy to review and summarize the records and statements of both presidential candidates on prohibition. The plan aims to present the board's constituent groups with a concise resume rather than a direct endorsement. Bishop James Cannon Jr and Dr. Clarence True Wilson opposed endorsing Hoover at this time.
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Washington
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Hoover
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Chattanooga Wins to Tighten Lead Over Memphis
The Chattanooga Lookouts defeated Atlanta 8 to 3 to push ahead of Memphis for Southern Association leadership while Birmingham rested, Knoxville shut out Nashville 3 to 0, and New Orleans beat Little Rock 10 to 4.
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Memphis
Southern Association
Indians
Chickasaws
Birmingham
Knoxville
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Ex Police Chief Pleads Guilty in Liquor Case
Ed Leonard former Southport police chief pleaded guilty to possession of 190 cases of liquor each in a wood near Seaside and was bound to the fall term of the U S court.
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Wilmington
Ed_ Leonard
Southport
Seaside
U. S
Heart Disease Fatal in Concord Merchant J F Day Yault
J F Day Yault 62 well known merchant and former city and county official died in Concord from heart disease.
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Concord
J. F. Dayyault
Hitting Sags But Foxx Waner Still Lead
Baseball leaders across the leagues show a weaker week as warm days slow hitters. Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics remains top in average and key categories despite a five point drop. Paul Waner of the Pirates still leads the National League with strong marks. Al Simmons tops American runs and Foxx still powers in home runs, hits, and RBIs with Waner continuing to pace National League stats in other categories.
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Jimmie Foxx
Paul Waner
Foxx
Athletics
Varner
Pirate
Hurst
Phillies
Waner
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Jolly
Boston
Gehrig
Simmons
Philadelphia
Burns
Louis
Walker
Detroit
Manush
Washington
Combs
New A
Dickey
Klein
Lombardi
Cincinnati
O'Doul
Brooklyn
Traynor
Pittsburgh
Orsatti
St. Louis
Herman
L. Waner
Ott
Hogan
al Simmons
Jimmie
Arlington classic field set for 70 000 handicap
Chicago July 16. The Arlington classic at one mile and a quarter drew a field of twelve with weights and post positions listed. Notable runners include Springsteel Prince Hotspur Sunmelus Faireno Sazerac Evergold Top Flight Adams Stepenfetchit Big Brand Bubble Up Oscallator and others with varied weights and odds.
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J. Burke
W. Labbot
Prince Hotspur
A. Anderson
Leiter Estate
Sunmelus
W. Elliot
Kilmer
Faireno
T. Malley
Belair Stud Stable
Ceneals
M. L. Schwartz
Sazerac
R. Leischman
A. B. Lettellier
Evergold
G. Woolf
Shandon Farm Stable
R. Workman
C. V. Whitney
Adams
Stepenfetchit
R. Finnerty
J. H. Whitney
C. Landolt
T. M. McCaffrey
KE. James
EH. R. Bradley
R. Jones
W. R. Coe
Major League Leading Batting and Pitching Totals
National and American leagues list top performers by stat. P. Waner and Klein head batting and hits. Klein and Foxx share home run leads. notable pitchers Swetonic Betts Gomez and others post strong records.
Turtle Arrest Shocks Greensboro on Main Street
Patrolman FE Q. Sewell detained a 20 pound two foot long turtle believed to have escaped from an express truck on a Greensboro business street.
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Greensboro
FE. Q. Sewell
U S Turf Champion Set for Arlington Classic Showdown
Chicago July 16 Arlington Park hosts the Arlington Classic for $90 150 with top three year olds including Top Flight Whitney s great filly favored after eleven races with ten wins Also in the mix are Faireno Dwyer and Shevlin stakes winners Gusto Oscalator Prince Hotspur Stepenfetchit and Burgeo ing Col E R Bradley s Derby Preakness winner crippled and absent from the field expected crowd around 40000 with a tight race for the crown in American turf history.
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Arlington Park
Top Flight
Chicago
America
Arf
C. V. Whitney
New York
Flapper
Faireno
Regret
Faiceno
Gusto
Washington Park
Oscalator
Prince Hotspur
Stars Shine Across League in Big-Name Showdown
Yesterday's stars included Mel Ott and Fred Lindstrom of the Giants driving seven runs with homers against the Cardinals. Remy Kremer and the Pirates halted the Braves with three hits. Joe Cronin paced the Senators with a clutch eighth inning double, while Al Simmons blasted three homers for the Athletics in a six RBI surge against the Tigers. Lou Warneke of the Cubs limited the Dodgers to eight hits in his sixth straight win, and Jack Hayes of the White Sox totaled a homer a triple and a single while handling 15 chances at first.
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Mel Ott
Fred Lindstrom
Giants
Cardinals
Remy Kremer
Pirates
Braves
Joe Cronin
Senators
Browns
al Simmons
Athletics
Tigers
Lou Warneke
Cubs
Dodgers
Jack Hayes
White Sox
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