Charlotte Hornets Extend Piedmont League Lead With Victory
In Charlotte North Carolina on July 19 the Hornets defeated Durham 9 to 0 as their winning streak rose to six and their lead to two and a half games. Durham’s Bulls were unable to muster a comeback despite two Durham pitchers yielding 14 hits to Greensboro. Big Tom Wolfe batted for pitcher Hahn and hit a run scoring single during a ninth inning rally that fell short.
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N. C
Charlotte Hornets
Insects
Ryan
Durham
Greensboro
Bulls
Bovines
Kleinhans
Tom Wolfe
Hahn
Teensboro
Dautieten
Ostermuesens
Kieinhaus
Willingham
Cotter
O'Malley
Wolfe
Mellana
Ostermueller
Tres
Batterton
Don Jaye Viauto
Butler
Kleinhaus
Ler
Brandon
Fights Night Summary From Newark Philadelphia and Baltimore
Fights last night in ASSOTUATLO New York featured Jackie Berg England outpointing Kid Chocolate Cuba with Tony Falco Philadelphia and Frankie Klick San Francisco drawing. Johnny Jadwick retained the world junior welterweight title by outpointing Tony Canzoneri, world lightweight champion, in Philadelphia. K. O. Christner Akron and Walter Cobb Baltimore drew in Baltimore. Vince Dundee Belleville outpointed young Terry Trenton in Newark New Jersey.
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New York
Jackie
Kid) Berg
England
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Tony Falco
Philadelphia
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Drew
Johnny Jadwick
Tony Canzoneri
Baltimore
Christner
Akron
Walter Cobb
Newark
N. J
Vince Dundee
Belleville
Young Terry
Trenton
Durham stumble shifts standings as Wilmington climbs in repeat game
In the league shuffles, Wilmington rises to fourth after Durham losses Sunday and Monday. Wilmington edged by Raleigh 6 5 but overtakes the Bulls, a game and a half behind the Capitals. Caps skipper Odie Strain drives comeback with a ninth inning double sending Louis Marin home for the winning run.
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Wilmington
Raleigh
Bulls
Capitals
Odie Strain
Louis Marin
Greensboro Ab
Ee Cauciaces
Sanders Eenes
Soscseeee
Sunday baseball clash sparks broader Piedmont league fight
Raleigh and Durham club leaders face court on blue law charges as Mecklenburg ministers push to end Sunday games in Charlotte. Juniors consider rescinding support for Sunday ball while hearings loom for other games played last week.
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Piedmont League
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Eddie Winston
Raleigh Capitals
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Capitals
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Salisbury
Whitted
Winston
Mecklenburg County
Queen City
Chamber
Reginald Price
Jimmie Bryant
Chocolate Loses To Kid Berg In 15 Round Decisive Fight
New York July 19 Kid Chocolate the Cuban lightweight star was defeated by Jackie Berg in a 15 round decision before 20 000 fans at the Garden bowl It was Bergs second win over Chocolate The crowd jeered the verdict as the referee and one judge backed Berg while another favored Chocolate The AP scorecard counted seven rounds for Chocolate and six for Berg
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New York
Kid Chocolate
Reed
Jackie
Kid) Berg
Garden Bowl
Berg
Chocolate
Associated Press
Why, Mr. Iceman Local Ice Man Adopts Fridge Truck
In Los Angeles the ice seller uses a modern refrigerator truck. Each block is pre cut to fit the space and wrapped in wax paper for delivery.
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Iceman
Los Angeles
Ice Man
N. C. Open Tennis Tourney Dives Into Full Swing
The North Carolina open at Biltmore Forest Club in Asheville opens its first round with seed Frank Parker of New Orleans and other favorites in action. Results include Parker defeating Don Longeope, Wilkins beating Paul Jones, and several matches decided or advanced by default. Seeded players listed include Parker Burwell Bryan Hodge Halverstadt McDiarmid and Wright among others.
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Asheville
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Frank Parker
New Orleans
Don Longeope
Houston
Tex
G. B. Randall
Washington
N. C
Bob Crigler
Greenville
F. B. Wilkins
Mara Hill
Paul Jones
Charlotte
Ray White
Miami
Fla
Dillard Butler
Camp Chickasaw
Burtz Boulware
Tallahassee
R. Morgan
George Rogers
Robert Stewart
Pensacola
Fila
James Hamilton
N. G
Robert Ellison
Marion
Harris
Raleigh
Chic Aldridge
Jim Malverstadt
Atlanta
Stuart Rogers
Ramsey Potts
Memphis
Jack Fairey
Dive Morgan
Ned Dwelle
Man Fishes 111-Pound Tarpon From Makeshift Boat
Bert C. Bohn rigged an old garbage can with two inflated inner tubes to form a floating craft. He sailed from Sarasota Florida, cast his line, and hooked a 111-pound tarpon which he successfully landed.
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Sarasota, Fla
Bert C. Bohn
Bert
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Historical leaders list detailing P Waner and Klein for batting titles with teams Pirates and Phillies, along with runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. Pitching leaders Swetonic, Warneke, Gomez, and Allen are noted with win loss marks. Includes both National and American League figures.
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P. Waner
Pirates
Hurst
Phillies
Klein
Terry
Giants
Worthington
Braves
Herman
Reds
Ott
Wilson
Dodgers
Collins
Cardinals
Stripp
Frisch
Swetonic
Warneke
Cubs
Foxx
Athletics
Walker
Tigers
Simmons
Porter
Indians
Johnson
Red Sox
Myer
Senators
Lazzeri
Yankees
Ruth
Chapman
Blue
White Sox
Gomez
Allen
Knoxville Tops Chattanooga in Flag Race Setback
In Atlanta, Knoxville defeated Chattanooga 6 to 2 as the Smokies scored four runs in the first two innings. Jim Seagraves pitched effectively in relief to stifle the Lookouts, keeping Chattanooga behind Memphis in the Southern Association pennant chase.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Knoxville
Lookouts
Smokies
Jim Seagraves
Peme
Results Yesterday and Games Today in Major Leagues
Yesterday results include Philadelphia NE 4 losing to New York 13 and Brooklyn 7 over St. Louis. Three games were paged. Today’s matchups feature Brooklyn at St. Louis New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Boston at Cincinnati.
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Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Baseball Scores and Highlights From Yesterday
Yesterday's stars include Johnny Verger of the Giants with a triple double and two singles against the Cubs. Hal Lee of the Phillies delivered an eleventh inning single to beat the Pirates 5 to 4. Smead Jolley of the Red Sox had two doubles driving in runs to halt Cleveland. Tony Freitas of the Athletics won his sixth straight decision over St. Louis and completed an unassisted double play. Babe Hunt of Ponca City outpointed Paul Swiderski of New York in Tulsa.
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Johnny Verger
Giants
Cubs
Hal Lee
Phillies
Pirates
Smead Jolley
Red Sox
Cleveland
Tony Freitas
Athletics
St. Louis
Tulsa
Okla
Babe Hunt
Ponca City
Paul Swiderski
New York
Gerald Walker
Tiger Terror
St. Louis Browns
Freitas
Smead Jolly
Boston Red Sox
Jolley
New Transit Plan Aims at City Traffic Relief
Pittsburgh engineer Norman William Storer of Westinghouse proposes a rapid transit system with an endless chain of express cars and 12 foot sidewalk segments for passengers to mount and ride. Electricity would power moving sections at 22 miles per hour.
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Pittsburgh
Norman William Storer
Westinghouse
McGraw Names Mathewson And Wagner Among Diamond's Greats
New York July 19. John McGraw reflects on fifty years of baseball and hails Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner as two of the game's greatest figures. He praises Mathewson's fadeaway pitch and Wagner's all around skill, speed, and fielding, while weighing Ruth's greatness and Cobb's legacy.
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Mathewson
Wagner
Diamond
New York
McGraw
Christy Mathewson
Honus Wagner
Honor
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Babe Ruth
Giants
Polo Grounds
Ikie Mathewson
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Ruth
Bambino
Honus
Ruth Struggles to Match Foxx and Faces Benches
Babe Ruth collapses under strain after a torn ligament ends his bid to chase Jimmie Foxx for the home run lead. Ruth is out an estimated three weeks as Foxx nears Ruth's 1927 record, while the Yankees win 6 4 behind Gehrig Lazzeri and Sewell.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
Babe Ruth
Timhe
Jimmie Foxx
Foxx
Ruth
Babe
Selph
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Gehrig
Lazzeri
Sewell
Washington
Detroit Tigers
Gus Sonnenberg Injured In Lawrence Auto Crash
Former world heavyweight wrestling claimant Gus Sonnenberg was hospitalized at Lawrence General with facial lip lacerations right leg and left side injuries and a possible fractured rib after an automobile collision on July 19 in Lawrence Massachusetts.
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Lawrence
Mass
Gus Sonnenberg
Lawrence General Hospital
Sonnenberg
Rockets aid subs Prague
A Czechoslovakian inventor F Kaspar has developed a device for locating sunken submarines. A long float with 64 rockets is attached to a submarine hull. When submerged the float is released and rises, rockets firing at 30 minute intervals for 32 hours.
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Prague
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