High Point pair enters North Carolina Open in Asheville
J D Rogers and Lucas Abels from High Point will compete in the North Carolina Open Tennis tournament in Asheville next week. The city champions hope to enter both singles and doubles while preparing at the Country Club. Abels previously held Nebraska state high school title and is now a top North Carolina player.
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J. D. Rogers
Lucas Abels
Asheville
High Point
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Abels
Nebraska
North Carolina
Mandell to Defend Lightweight Title August 2 in Chicago
Sammy Mandell, defending lightweight crown against Tony Canzoneri in Chicago on August 2, is favored after previous title defenses. The Greensboro and Durham game recap notes Cox homered and Durham led early, but Durhams rallied to win 10-7 with Dayton and Cox driving runs.
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Cox
Durham
Bulls
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Jeffries
Dayton
Tanby
Whitted
Parrish
Page
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Strange
Kilpatrick
Taylor
Phelps
Wilson
Repshaw
Morgan
Matt Wilson
Patriot
Johnson
Tauby
Tunney Lookalikes in Boxing Talk of Dempsey Tunney Past
In Chicago dispatches, boxing writers imagine a potential lightweight bout echoing the Dempsey Tunney clash. They compare Phil Loughran and Schmeling to Tunney and Dempsey, discuss training methods and futures, and note Canzoneri versus Mandell looming for a title bout in Chicago on August 2.
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WM. M. Braucher
NEA Service
Mauler
James Joseph Tunney
Angus
Tommy Loughran
Herr Macks Schmeling
Phil
Hosmer
Henderson Loses Again as Twins Defeat Bunnies 6 to 1
Henderson, July 31. The Twins beat the Bunnies 6 to 1 for their second straight win. Bray of Winston-Salem dominated with fast curves, holding Henderson scoreless until late. Scoring details and box indicate Wolte, Mayo, and Ormond rotated on the mound with Winston-Salem tallying early and Henderson failing to mount a comeback.
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Bray
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Anderson Ib
O Whiteman
A Henderson
Ie Ee
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Maltby
Ormond
Rimmer
Cook
Pahlman
Forrest
Anderson
Diehl
Whiteman
Mayo
McCarthy
Taylor
Grant Moore to settle net championship in New Orleans
Bryan Grant and Jack Moon ey of Atlanta planned to settle the men's singles title in the southern tennis tournament as rain delayed play. Women’s doubles feature Miss Julia Pickens and Miss Eliza Coxe against Miss Elizabeth Garth and Miss Beatrice Bryan in final round. men’s doubles pair Gus Feuer and Maurice Bayon face Clifford Sutter and Dan Murray in New Orleans.
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Bryan Grant
Jack Mooney
Atlanta
Julia Pickens
Charlotte
Eliza Coxe
Asheville
Elizabeth Garth
Columbus
Miss
Beatrice Bryan
Enterprise
Gus Feuer
Miami
Maurice Bayon
Clifford Sutter
Dan Murray
Spider Gets His Lamp Blackened At Wedding
Emile Spider Pladner former French flyweight champ wore heavy tortoise shell glasses at his wedding in Ordeaux France. Friends noted a drastic change in his face after a meeting with Gene Hunt two weeks before the ceremony, marking the most stinging defeat he has faced.
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Ordeaux
France
Emile “Spider
Pladner
Gene Hunt
Schmeling Controversy Hits Jacobs Stable Licenses
New York State Athletic Commission revoked the licenses of all boxers in Joe Jacobs Schmeling stable amid the Schmeling controversy. The action comes as the dispute with Madison Square Garden Corp continues unresolved.
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New York
Madison Square Garden Corporation
New York State Athletic Commission
Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Mandell Expects To Outbox Canzoneri Not Knock Him Out
Chicago reports Sammy Mandell, defending lightweight champion, predicts he will outbox Tony Canzoneri rather than KO him. Mandell notes past danger from Jimmy McClarnin, trains at Washington Park, weighs around 135 pounds, while Canzoneri weighs about 133 and drills at the gym.
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Chicago
Sammy Mandell
Tony Canzoneri
Canzoneri
Jimmy McClarnin
Mandell
McLarnin
Washington Park
Double Decolletage Fashion Description
A white chiffon frock features a double circular cape swinging from the back of its low rear neckline. The top cape is lace while the bottom is chiffon, creating a layered decorative effect.
Athletics Aim to Surpass Cubs 1906 Pennant Mark
New York July 31. Followers of the Philadelphia Athletics, confident Connie Mack will again guide a pennant winner, hope to beat the 1906 Cubs won by Frank Chance with 116 victories and 36 defeats. Through June 30 1929 the A's were at a .750 pace 48 16 then 22 9 to July 29 for a 70 25 record. Last season the Yankees led by 13 games mid season but slipped to barely edge the A's for the pennant.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Cubs
Frank Chance
Athletics
Yankees
Golf Champion Breaks Record at Van Cortlandt Park
Maureen Orcutt, women's Metropolitan champion, set a new course record at Van Cortlandt Park with 74 strokes. She then carded 80 at Engineers Country Club, a course famed as one of the Metropolitan District’s toughest.
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New York
Maureen Orcutt
Miss Orcutt
van Cortlandt Park
Engineers Country Club Links
Contemplated move to Sally League stirs Piedmont region teams
Winston-Salem and Greensboro weigh leaving the Piedmont to join the Sally League, a higher class, but local fans and finances argue against the shift. Analysts say the cost and uncertain demand hinder the move while Durham and others stay content, urging civic funding if pursued.
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Greensboro
Piedmont
Ourself
Indictment of Piedmont Baseball Umpiring and Parks
The letter criticizes President W. G. Bramham and coaches over umpiring, the four rookies rule, Saturday doubleheaders, and Greensboro’s lack of a sizeable park. It urges better umpires, fewer games, and a modern ballpark to improve play and fan enjoyment in the Piedmont league.
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W. G. Bramham
Piedmont
Bramham
Greensboro
Gate City
Hardrock Simp son Still Without Pay From Pyle
Burlington July 31 Hardrock Simpson who returned from the cross continent race with a promissory note for his fifth prize money still holds the note and hopes fading. The 30 day note was sent to Los Angeles for collection and returned unpaid. Mayor Horner seeks a collection method but plans to keep it private. Meanwhile Hardrock remains afloat with prospects but no pay.
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Burlington
Simpson
Co. C. Pyle
Los Angeles
Earl B. Horner
Mr. Pyle
Football Star Welch Weds Frances Taylor in St Louis
In St Louis yesterday Ralph W. Welch star halfback and his bride Miss Frances Taylor of Sherman Texas began married life after a ceremony attended by close family. Welch returns to summer school duties in Lafayette with his wife joining him briefly after the wedding.
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Ind
Ralph W
Welch
Perdue
Frances Taylor
Sherman
Tex
St. Louis
Canzoneri Aims With Powerful Right Against Mandell
In Chicago Tony Canzoneri declares his formidable right hand as his key weapon in challenging Sammy Mandell for the lightweight title at the Chicago Stadium. He demonstrates by sparring in a Garden of Allah ring, claiming relentless training and intent to become world lightweight champion.
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Chicago
Sammy Mandell
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Mandell
Rocky Kansas
Jimmy McLarnin
Loughran
Thomas
Bob Fitzsimmons
Chicago Stadium Arena
Smash
Canzoneri
Tony
Garden of Allah Club
North Shore
Rockford
Shreveport Fans Pack Stadium Ahead of Texas League Schedule
Shreveport drew 64,446 home attendees in the first half of the Texas league season, more than San Antonio Fort Worth and Houston, and behind only Dallas with 104,819. The city’s turnout disproves population as the sole predictor of attendance as Mandell and the challenger contend height and reach may influence outcomes noting Canzoneri’s limited reach compared to Sammy.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Mandell
Canzoneri
Sammy
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