McCrary Eagles eye Wichita trip for national tourney
Local baseball notes chase summer headlines as McCrary Eagle headmen plan an air conditioned Pullman to transport their state champion team to Wichita Kansas for the August 12 national tournament. The piece zips through assorted sports and community notes from Asheboro to Thomasville highlighting players like Lefty Burge and various local figures and events.
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Paris
Jimmy Crichton
Chigger Moffitt
Buster
Wade Renfrew
Curt Denning
Kid Clark
Dusky Washington
Dennis
Luke Ridge
Enterprise
Leslie Conrad
Clark
Ben Mitchell
Tampa
Dickey's ninth inning homer sinks Tigers for Yankees
Bill Dickey delivered a ninth inning home run that propelled the New York Yankees to a victory over the Detroit Tigers in an American League game yesterday. The clutch blast clinched the win and showcased Dickey's timely power.
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Bill Dickey
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Cabbage Cabbage Fans Call for Police Protection in Jackson
Baseball fans in Jackson Mississippi demanded police protection after an umpire was yelled at during a Southeastern loop game yesterday.
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Jackson, Miss
Southeastern Loop
Sports Roundup From New York Sparks Wide Range of Topics
Doc Sutherland tours Ohio for Pitt Panthers and calls it a pleasure trip. Don Budge urged to defend the Davis Cup after a likely win. Dodgers favor Cubs in likely ballpark. Mike and Joe Loulp train at the stadium and Pat Eaton emerges as a top field goal kicker for Nevada. Larry Crawford records NL pitcher weaknesses in a notebook. Seabright tennis championships near end as Jadwiga Jedrzejowska’s name stirs chatter. Minor league lists from Minneapolis and St Paul noted.
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Larry Crawford
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McCrary Eagles Face Adams-Millis Under Lights Tonight
McCrary Eagles play Adams-Millis White Sox at Willis Park tonight at 8 15 in a high profile Inter City League matchup. Hook Calloway seeks his 26th straight win as the Eagle staff ace while Lefty Wilson or Young starts for Adams-Millis. Burge returns for McCrary after a stint in New York drawing scouting interest from the Giants.
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Eagles overpower Knitters 17 to 3 in Albemarle
McCrary Eagles win their second straight over Wisccasset Knitters, scoring 10 runs in the eighth inning. Burge, Griffin and several Eagles players lead with multiple hits including home runs and four-base hits, while Bowers is tagged with the loss.
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Eskimos’ go-tuck sundae described in Good News Bay tale
A local tale from Good News Bay calls the go-tuck a sundae of the Eskimos. Its recipe lists sea oil tallow mossberries snow and cod liver oil as ingredients.
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Good News Bay Area
Gabby Street backs into coaching after St. Paul exit
The text notes Gabby Street left the St Paul Saints with the directors granting him full salary for the season then joining the Browns as coach. It underscores his high pay after quitting and segue into another major league coaching role amid baseball fever.
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St. Paul Saints
Gabby
Browns
British scribes head to Forr-Louis bout ringside
A delegation of British reporters will cover the Forr Louis boxing match with about twenty journalists at ringside. Trevor Wignall of the Express notes this marks his 49th U.S. trip to cover sports. Also, scouts in Richmond eye Norman Almond, a 16 year old on the American Legion Junior squad who posted two shutouts in five days. Joe McCarthy thinks Mickey Cochrane should have waited longer before returning to duty.
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Two Big Purses At Arlington Park Steal Spotlight
Arlington Park hosts the closing day with the 50000 Arlington Futurity and 25000 Arlington Handicap drawing large crowds. Twelve two year olds from East and West race six furlongs in the Futurity while contenders include Bull Sea Perpetuate and Kings Blue among others amid a wide-open field and strong East Coast interest.
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Golf semifinals set in Biltmore Invitation showdown
In Asheville on July 380 Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta faces Marion Miley of Lexington while Mrs James Cothran Jameson of Greenville meets Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia in the Biltmore Invitation semifinals. Kirby earlier beat Mrs J F Degener of Charlotte 1 up and Miley defeated Marion Gayer 8 4. Hemphill beat Elizabeth Dunscomb 6 5 and Jameson beat Dorothy Compton 2 1.
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Atlanta
Marion Miley
Lexington
Jane Cothran Jameson
Greenville
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Columbia
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Memphis
Tenn
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Dorothy Compton
Birmingham
Ala
Saturday Games Set in Industrial League Schedule
Marsh faces Oakdale at Oakdale while Triangle meets Pickett Airport plays W O W against Tomlinson in a busy Saturday slate with multiple league showdowns.
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Oakdale
Triangle
Pickett
Airport
Tomlinson
Amateur League Matchups Sketch Guilford Versus Furniture
Amateur league card notes Guilford faces Furniture at Abbatoir and Highland meets Snow Lumber in Glenola.
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Highland
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Adams-Millis Plant No 1 vs Logan Porter Kearns St
Industrial league match pits Adams-Millis Plant No 1 against Logan Porter at Kearns Street. Local workers league action with nearby plant teams contending for early lead.
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Adams-Millis
Logan Porter
Kearns St. Dia
Russian chess vogue taught duties of pawn
The article notes the government valued the Russian chess vogue for teaching people the duties of pawn. It frames chess as a tool for civic instruction and national character building.
Golf pros shout in St. Paul Open for $5000 prize
The St. Paul Open at Keller Course offers $5000 in prize money as 18 holes are played today with 18 more slated for Saturday and a 36 hole final Sunday. Defending champ Lighthorse Harry Cooper leads a field including Sam Snead and fellow Ryder Cup stars hoping to topple him.
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Keller Course
Lighthorse
Harry Cooper
Chicago Flash
Cooper
Dick Metz
Chicago
Sam Snead
United Sates
Ralph Guidhal
St. Louis
Horton Smith
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Piedmont league update fuels Portsmouth surge over Norfolk
Portsmouth grabs second place by a game and a half over Norfolk after a 7-0 win as Early Allen fanned two in a two hit game. Asheville’s Tourists top the standings with a 6-5 win at Richmond in 10 innings, and Rocky Mount edge over Durham 5-4 with Paul Campbell delivering the decisive double. Charlotte and Winston-Salem were rained out. tonight Norfolk visits Portsmouth and Asheville travels to Richmond.
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Vanderbilt Not Disturbed Over Ranger's Loss
Newport R I July 30 Harold S Vanderbilt said he was undisturbed by the Ranger's first defeat in 18 starts as the defender prepared for the America's Cup defense. Weather would only hinder the 37 mile race from Vineyard Haven against Endeavour I Yankee and Rainbow.
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Major Leaders In Batting And Pitching Highlight Top Players
A list of leading players and clubs includes AB RH Pet Medwick of the Cardinals 88 350 78 141 403 Hartnett of the Cubs 88 185 24 71 384 P Waner of the Pirates 87 350 64 134 383 Gehrig of the Yankees 88 328 7% 122 372 DiMaggio of the Yankees 82 347 128 369 Travia of the Senators with 36T entries noted.
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Fans Yell For Cops Instead Of the Ump In Southeastern Loop
In Jackson Mississippi last night after Mobile beat Jackson 14 to 5 in the first game of a Southeastern league doubleheader fans demanded the arrest of umpire Irish Welsh for profanity in public. Fellow umpire Gribbons forfeited the second game to Mobile but gave no reason. Welsh was released on nominal bond pending city court hearing.
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Baseball scores and rain affect Charlotte area games
Weather delays hit Charlotte at Winston-Salem while Rocky Mount tops Durham 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Asheville edges Richmond 6 5 after extra frames, and Portsmouth beats Norfolk 7 6 in 10.
Scores from baseball game day results
The report lists team scores with Boston 2 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 11 Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 10 Chicago 2 St Louis 5 New York 32, indicating a set of contest outcomes across multiple cities. No context or dates provided.
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American Baseball Tonight Matches Set
Cleveland faces Washington, St. Louis versus New York, and Detroit travels to Boston in the only games on the slate. Three road trips headline the schedule with rivalries featured across the circuit.
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St. Louis
New York
Detroit
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Baseball scores from yesterday's games list
New York defeated Detroit 7 to 6 while Cleveland beat Philadelphia 5 to 4 Chicago won 2 to 0 over Washington Boston prevailed 5 to 3 against St Louis.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Boston
St. Louis
Church of God Schedules Greensboro Doubleheader
The Church of God team from Commercial lags will face Greensboro City Hall tonight at Gr boro in the Memorial stud. They will play the Mears Jewell crew in a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Grboro
Memorial Stud
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Fights Last Night Feature New York and Boston Wins
In New York Billy Beauhard of Jersey City outpointed Paul in a 13544 bout. Lewiston Maine hosted a 10 round card where Lewiston fought. In Boston Al McCoy scored a stoppage over Jack McCarthy in a 3 round affair.
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Lewiston
Boston
al McCoy
Jack McCarthy
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