Caps overpower High Point in 9-3 league opener at Raleigh
Red Williams stars for High Point with six hits as Raleigh caps edge High Point 9 to 3 in the series opener at League Park. Briggs earns win in relief of Gwathmey, as Crews allows six runs in five innings. The teams wrap the series with a Friday night game and a Saturday double header.
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Lefty Briggs
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Rube Crews
Frisbie
Boone
Graves
Clifton
Brandon
Clodfelter
Henderson
High Point
Cicnist
Millsaps
RBI
Cimpi
Young
Greenberg
O'Brien
Crews
Hite
Balk
Hobbs
Beck
Lefty Young Dominates With Eleven Hitters No-Hit Contest
Left Ivan Young pitched a no hit no run game in steady rain as Thom as Mills beat Lexington 11 to 6. He struck out thirteen and walked two, while teammates fielding errors allowed five hits. Fuquay led the offense with two triples and a double as Mills vows rematch in High Point Friday.
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Seee
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Potts
Zimmerman
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Cook
Wiliams
Cooper
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Young
Zimmermaner—Johnson
Hedrick
Golf Slumps and Ball Position Tactics
A golf columnist discusses slumps in major players like Bobby Jones and George Von Elm. He notes a habit of striking from the left toe or heel, caused by aiming for unusually high shots, and advises fixing ball position for wood and iron shots to stabilize the swing.
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Bobby Jones
George von Elm
Greensboro Concedes Night Play To Raleigh In Piedmont League
Greensboro agrees to pay Raleigh 57.50 per game or 75 per series to allow night baseball as Henderson and Raleigh dispute gate splits. If a Saturday doubleheader is canceled by 6 pm the subsidy drops. three games yield 75, one game 37.50. Durham Bulls owner Dr Lyles S Booker awaits league directors’ decision.
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N. C
Raleigh
Henderson
Piedmont League
Durham
Lyles S. Booker
Durham Bulls
W. G. Bramham
Hemroid remedy promises quick relief and money back
Piles result from low blood circulation in the lower bowel and tissue weakness. Only an internal medicine can remove the cause, external remedies fail. Dr. Leonhardt’s Hemroid relieves congestion and strengthens affected parts, with a money back guarantee from Mann Drug Co. for risks and continued suffering.
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Dr. Leonhardt
St. Leonhardt
Mann Drug Co
Mandell and Singer Prepare for Yankee Stadium Title Fight
New York July 17 The purse climbs toward a $200000 gate for Sammy Mandell defending the lightweight title tonight against challenger Al Singer at Yankee Stadium. Singer is the betting favorite by some odds makers though Mandell has long experience and fought hard in recent defenses.
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New York
Sammy Mandell
al Singer
Yankee Stadium
Mandell
Singer
Pancho Villa
Jimmy Wilde
New York State
Gladiators
Jimmy McLarnin
Polo Grounds
Celt
Champain
Sammy
Tony Canzoneri
Chicago
Mandel
Baseball's NL title race narrows as Robins face Cubs
The Brooklyn Robins stay three games up after a double header split with the Chicago Cubs. Pat Malone allowed five hits in a 6 4 Cubs win while Wilbert Robinson’s squad won 5 3 behind Luque. Del Bissonette was injured sliding into home as fans booed Gabby Hartnett.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Brooklyn Robins
Chicago Cubs
Robins
Cubs
Pat Malone
Wilbert Robinson
Adolfo Luque
del Bissonette
Gabby Hartnett
Luque
Charley Root
Primary length standard forged from platinum iridium bar
A platinum and iridium alloy bar imported to the United States in 1890 serves as the national base of length, maintained by the Bureau of Standards in Washington D C.
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United States
Bureau of Standards
Washington, D. C
Grant Established As Favorite For Net Title
sensational UNC sophomore Bryan Grant of Atlanta dominates to advance in the national clay courts tennis championship. he defeats defending champion Emmett Pare 6-1 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. the draw pairs grant with Fritz Mercur as Missouri Valley players emerge in tight five-set battles. night baseball debuts loom in the South Atlantic League with Augusta to host Charlotte Hornets tonight.
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University of North Carolina
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Grant
Emmett Pare
Dayton
Fritz Mercur
Harrisburg
Missouri Valley
Harris Coggeshall
Des Moines
Wilburt F
Coen
Coggeshall
Wray Brown
St. Louis
Julius Seligson
New Yorker
Seligson
Brown
Frank Shields
Herbert L. Bowman
New York
J. Gilbert Hall
Orange
N. J
Bruce Barnes
Austin
Tex
Charlotte
Jupe Pluvius
Augusta
Hornets
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday’s Games
Stars Bing Miller and John Watwood led offensive efforts as Athletics beat White Sox 14 to 7 and White Sox saw Watwood collect a homer, double and two singles. Lou Gehrig powered the Yankees past the Browns 2 to 1. Al Crowder earned his sixth win in eight starts for Washington in a 10 to 4 doubleheader game. Pat Malone limited the Robins to five hits as the Cubs won 6 to 4, Adolfo Luque scattered nine Cubs hits and drove in two with a triple in the Robins 5 to 3 second victory, and Tom Zachary’s five etch effort helped the Braves top the Pirates 4 to 3 in the first of a doubleheader.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Red Lucas
Phil Collins
Phillies
Boston
Pittsburgh
Braves
Tom Zachary
Wally Berger
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Chicago
Hal Mckaine
Bing Miller
Athletics
White Sox
John Watwood
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Yanks
Browns
al Crowder
Senators
Cleveland
Pat Malone
Cubs
Adolfo Luque
Pirates
Major League Leaders July 16 National and American
The latest leaders include O Dohoul and Klein atop NL batting and home runs, Cuyler and Klein among top run scorers and RBIs, with Klein and Simmons leading in key categories. In the American League Ruth and Gehrig pace runs and RBIs while Hodapp and Hodapp again show strong hitting marks.
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Phillies
Cuyler
Cubs
Klein
Terry
Giants
Klein Phillies
Simmons
Athletics
Charlotte Augusta Series to be Night Games Except First
The Charlotte Augusta series will run under arc lights except for the opening game of Saturday's double header. In other weekend matches Greenville visits Asheville and Macon travels to Columbia.
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Greenville
Asheville
Macon
Columbia
Hornets Edge Asheville 2 1 as Mooney Shuts Out Rally
Rain halted most final week tussles leaving only one game played. Jim Mooney of Charlotte pitched a strong row to defeat Ashe ville 2 to 1, giving the Hornets the win.
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Jim Mooney
Charlotte
Asheville
Hornets
Mooney Leads Tourists In Narrow Victory Over Insects
Mooney yielded four hits and drove in a run to help the Tourists win. Richardson pitched well for Asheville until a weak ninth inning allowed two runs. Snyder led Charlotte with two hits while Sullivan accounted for half of Asheville's hits.
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Richardson
Snyder
Charlotte
Sullivan
Asheville
Charlotte clinches series victory to stay close to Wolves
The win gave Charlotte a 2 1 series lead and left the Queen City club within striking distance of Augusta's Wolves, who hold the runner up spot.
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Queen City
Augusta
Wolves
Piedmont and regional games slate today
In the Piedmont League High Point visits Raleigh Henderson travels to Durham Greensboro meets Winston Salem Chicago faces Brooklyn Cincinnati clashes with Philadelphia Pittsburgh plays Boston St Louis at New York Boston at Detroit Philadelphia meets Chicago Washington returns against Cleveland New York hosts St Louis In the South Atlantic League Macon plays Columbia Charlotte travels to Augusta Greenville visits Asheville.
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American Association
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Milwaukee
Southern Association
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Nashville
Mobile
Charlotte
Augusta
Birds Take Day and Night Games in Durham
Henderson Gamecocks win 5-4 in 10 innings at afternoon game then dominate 10-2 under lights at night. Johnny Jones hits two home runs in the night affair, Tom Wolfe hits his 30th homer in the day game, Edgar Anders defeats Dick Cherry in a pitching duel, Bill Runge limits Bulls to six hits in night game.
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Hendersson Gamecocks
Bulls
Gamecocks
Johnny Jones
Goff
Branch
Edgar Anders
Dick Cherry
Bill Runge
Query
Noble
Birds
Jones
Tom Wolfe
Henderson
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Wilson
Enon
Heehee
Teague
Cook
Anderson
Anders P
O'Malley
Lindley
Wolfe
Tauby
Cote
Strange
Cherry
Kahdot
Anders
Taylor
Coff Cherry
Weaver
Connolly
Morgan
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Morgan, Weaver and Connolly
Piedmont League and Major Leagues Scores Report
Results from the Piedmont League show Raleigh 9 over High Point 3 and Henderson 5-10, Durham 4-2, with Winston-Salem Greensboro rained out. National League games include Chicago 6-3 Brooklyn 4-5 and Cincinnati 8 New York 1, Philadelphia 10 St. Louis. American League lists Philadelphia 14 Chicago 7 and Detroit 3 Faston 2, with Washington 10-6 and Cleveland 4-13. South Atlantic League notes Charlotte 2 Asheville 1, others postponed due to rain.
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Piedmont League
Raleigh
High Point
Henderson
Durham
Winston-Salem-Greensboro
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Faston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Charlotte
Asheville
Primo Carnera to Fight Bearcat Wright in Omaha Tonight
In Omaha on July 17 Primo Carnera the 263 pound Italian heavyweight will meet Bearcat Wright the Omaha Negro heavyweight in a bout that had been moved from Louisville and postponed twice. Wright carries the chance to upset the massive challenger in a bout that has seen several delays.
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Omaha
Neb
Primo Carnera
Bearcat Wright
Omaha Negro Heavyeeight
Louisville
Carnera
Wright
International and Southeastern League Scores Summary
In the International League Newark defeated Toronto 11 to 5 and Montreal beat Reading 6 to 1 while Baltimore edged Rochester 4 to 5. In the Southeastern League Selma won 5 to 4 over Tampa with Columbus losing 0 to 4 against Jacksonville and Pensacola suffering a 0 to 1 defeat by Montgomery.
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International League
Newark
Toronto
Montreal
Reading
Baltimore
Rochester
Selma
Tampa
Columbus
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Montgomery
Southern Association Scores From Birmingham and Nearby
Birmingham 2 Atlanta 3 in the Southern Association. Memphis 9 Chattanooga 4. Mobile 6 New Orleans 14. Oniry games scheduled. Texas League results include Beaumont 2 Dallas 16 Houston 14 Wichita Falls 21 San Antonio 7 Fort Worth 3.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Beaumont
Dallas
Houston
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Aggregate resources of 38 lead ing group bank systems
Aggregate resources of 38 leading group bank systems in the United States at year end 1929 stood at 8 505 255 GBs with growth noted in the period after December 1928.
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United States
Pacific Coast League score rundown
In a pcl night Oakland edged Los Angeles 1 to 0 while Seattle failed to score against Mission 10 8 Portland. Hollywood posted 4 in an unspecified clash.
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Los Angeles
Oakland
Seattle
Missions
Portland
Hollywood
Allison to face De Stefani in interzone finals opener
In Paris at Roland Garros the Texas boy Wilmer Allison, who defeated world champion Henri Cochet at Wimbledon, meets Giorgio De Stefani of Italy in the opening singles. George Lott of the American team faces Humbert De Morpurgo in the second match. Doubles teams will be chosen tomorrow with play resuming Sunday in a reverse order.
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Paris
Racing Club of France
Lott
Stefani
Allison
de Morpurgo
Featherweights Signed For Fight In August
Chicago featherweight Barl Mastro and Los Angeles contender Fidal La Barba have been signed for a 10 round bout in the first week of August.
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Chicago
Barl Mastro
Fidal la Barba
Los Angeles
New York’s Ruffalo Outpoints Twin Mark in City Bout
Johnny Ruffalo of New York defeated Twin Mark from Fresno by points in a noted bout. In Tacoma Leo Lomski of Aberdeen stopped Harry Dillon of Winnipeg in the fourth round.
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New York
Johnny Ruffalo
Mark
Fresno
Calif
Tacoma
Wash
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Harry Dillon
Winnipeg
Helen Waring Captures Piedmont Golf Open at Greensboro
Helen Waring of Sedgefield wins the second Women's Piedmont Golf Association tournament at Greensboro Country Club with a 90 gross and low net score. Finishing close behind were Mrs. W. Kk Phipps 92 net and Mrs. F. K. Sims 96 net on the Greensboro course.
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Piedmont
Greensboro Club
Piedmont Golf Association
Greensboro Country Club
Pinehurst
Sedgefield Country Club
Kk. Phipps
Greensboro
Sims
F. K. Sims
W. D. Irwin
J. W. Henry
Fred Newnham
High Point
Sedgefield Club
Ed Brown
J. W
A. T. Wishart
Sedgefield
W. C. Boren, Jr
Baxter Sellars
Matt Wall
T. J. Gold
P. E. TenHoopen
Cam Boren
Miriam Rankin
J. R. Hinton
W. DD. Irwin
Son Wins But Father Receives Prize in Golf Tourney
In the Pastime golf tournament final last night, Buster Moffitt defeated his opponent three and two. The prize went to his father, W P Moffitt, who had bought the son his clubs. Buster presented the award to the opponent.
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W. P. Moffitt
Buster
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