Athletics Take Series From Yankees In Rain of Records
Edward Barrow earns a complete series victory as Philadelphia A’s beat New York 7 4 in the final game and set a new three day attendance record of 184 096 in New York. Howard Ehmke wins the finale while Simmons Foxx and Haas lead with home runs. Gehrig ties for major league lead with his 20th homer. Pirates beat Cubs 8 7 as Cardinals and Giants drop games elsewhere. An overall roundup notes the A’s lead and the Yankees slide into a tie for third in the American League.
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William J. Chipman
Associated Press
Yankee Stadium
New York
Edward Grant Barrow
Hugegine
Barrow
McGillicuddy
Athletics
Mackmen
Yankee
Huemen
Howard Ehmke
Eddie Rommel
Yankees
Eddie Wells
Messie
Simmons
Foxx
Mule Haas
Wells
Tom Zachary
Haas
Ruppert Huggins
Lou Gehrig
Mel Ott
Giants
Browns
White Sox
St. Louis
Yanks
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Pirates
Cubs
Reds
Cardinals
Brooklyn Robins
Buccaneers
Braves
Phillies
Pointer line-up changes shake up squad this weekend
Several changes in the Pointer lineup occurred over the weekend. Moose, a right-hander, was released after limited relief on the mound. Millsaps, a signed second baseman from Columbia in 1925, joins the squad. Mitchell is suspended and King, a Notre Dame alum who coached in Florida last year, signs. Lowthian, released by the Pointers, was signed by the Bulls then released again and remains unsigned with Boone.
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Moose
Millsaps
Columbia
Mitchell
King
Notre Dame
Florida
Bob Lowthian
The
Pointers
Bulls
Boone
Commercial League Second Half Schedule Aligns Local Play
The Commercial League releases its second half schedule with matches at Thomas Mills H S No 1 and No 2 venues. Key games include Printers vs Enterprise, N C Pub Ser vs American Bakeries, and N S Tel vs City across June to August with multiple home games and venue labels.
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Enterprise
Thomas Mills
N. C. Pub. Ser
American Bakeries
N. S. Tel
City
American Bakery H. S. No
NO. T
American Bakery
C.F
H. 9
N. M. Tel
H. S
Printers Vs
Merrick's Appointments Based on Civil Service
Charlotte June 24. R. Q. Merrick, district administrator enforcing prohibition laws in the Carolinas and Virginia, will appoint a new assistant for ten Western North Carolina counties strictly on a civil service basis after the death of Ben C. Sharpe. David Paul from Richmond temporarily oversees the ten counties, with a July 1 target for the new appointee.
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Charlotte
N. C
R. Q. Merrick
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Merrick
North Carolina
Ben C. Sharpe
David Paul
Richmond
Mr. Merrick
Heavyweights Shine as Schmeling, Paulino Top Week
New York June 24 Heavyweights dominate the week with the Schmeling versus Paulino clash at Yankee Stadium on Thursday seen as a potential crowning bout. The milk fund charity card features Van Porat vs Christner and Corby, with Godfrey Stribling Risko also in action across multiple venues.
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New York
Pauline Uzeudun
Max Schmeling
Dempsey
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Schmeling
Teuton
America
Paulino
Jack Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
W. O. Christner
Akron
Milk Fund
George Godfrey
Young Stribling
Johnny Risko
Fisko
Tuffy Griffith
Sioux City
Olympia Arena
Detroit
Stribling
California
Jack Lee
Flint
Mich
Godfrey
Chuck Wiggins
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Chicago
Mills Stadium
Jackie Fields
Farmer Joe Cooper
Major League Leaders in Batting, Pitching and Power
National League leaders include Joe O'Doul of the Phillies with a .385 average, Jo Ott of the Giants leading in runs with 62 and RBIs at 74, Stan Terry with 96 hits, and Max Hafey of the Cards with 2 doubles. In American League, Ted Foxx of the Athletics hits .404, Hank Gehringer leads in runs with 61 and RBIs at 79, with Gehringer again 92 hits and 92 doubles. Lou Gehrig leads homers with 26 and Lefty Grove of the Athletics is 11–1 in pitching.
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O’doul
Phillies
Ott
Giants
Terry
Hafey
Cards
L. Waner
Pirates
Homer—Cuyler
Cubs
Grimes
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Johnson
Manush
Browns
Scarritt
Red Sox
Combs
Yanks
Gehrig
Miller
Sally League Ex-Managers Find Varied Success
Three former Sally league managers pursue new fields this year. Heinie Groh guiding Hartford Hornets, Wilbur Good trying to lift the Macon Crackers in the Southern League, and Gabby Street assisting Billy Southworth as Knoxville heads toward tough battles with the Cubs Pirates and Giants.
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Charlotte
Heinie Groh
Hartford
Wilbur Good
Atlanta
Bose
Macon Peaches
Gabby” Street
Billy Southworth
Knoxville
Good
Street
Cardinals
Cubs
Pirates
Giants
Casey Fields Real Slugging Bat In Texas League
San Antonio star Casey belted two home runs in a single inning against Waco marking a first in the Texas league. The league once featured a 54 to 0 game in 1903. Casey joined San Antonio from the Eastern league.
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San Antonio
Texas
Casey
Leo Casey
Waco
Parish church choirmaster John Whiteley dies at 73
John T. Whiteley, who died at Barmley England, served 60 of his 73 years as choirmaster of the parish church.
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John T. Whiteley
Barmley
England
Scores from Major Leagues and Cotton States Games
Results show AMERICAN LEAGUE games with Philadelphia defeating New York 7 to 4 and Boston beating Washington 7 to 1 among others. NATIONAL LEAGUE matches include New York 8 to 8 tied with Brooklyn 9 to 8 Pittsburgh over Chicago 7, plus Philadelphia 1-5 Boston 5-7 and St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 4. In the COTTON STATES LEAGUE Laurel 0 Alexandria 1 Jackson 2 Vicksburg 3 Eldorado 8 Monroe 9 Lake Charles 9 Baton Rouge 0.
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Cotton States League
Laurel
Alexandria
Jackson
Vicksburg
Eldorado
Monroe
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
Mighty College Fleets Lined Up For Regatta
In Poughkeepsie New York on June 24 1929 22 college crews from nine institutions prepare for national championships on the Hudson. Varsity favorites include California and Columbia with others like Cornell Washington Navy Penn Syracuse Wisconsin MIT and more aiming for the four mile blue ribbon race.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
East
Middlewest
Pacific Coast
New York
Hudson
Columbia
New Yorkers
Golden Bears
Cornell
Washington
Navy
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Southern Association scores and standings brief
In New Orleans Atlanta won 7 to 1 over Southern Association action. Little Rock defeated Nashville 4 to 1. Memphis posted 8 to 5. Chattanooga fell 1 to 4. Mobile beat Birmingham 6 to 3 while Birmingham is 5-5.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
Birmingham
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDINGS SUMMARY
The American Association shows Minneapolis 2 2, Indianapolis 11 5, St. Paul 11 5, Louisville 6 9, Kansas City 9 1, Columbus 7 4, Milwaukee 3 2, Toledo 2 3. Read as a compact snapshot of team records and placements.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Standings Snapshot from International League Night Update
Toronto trails 0-1 while Newark leads 15-7 and Montreal 9-11. Jersey City sits 4-5, Rochester 11-19, Baltimore 2-2, Buffalo 10-2, and Reading 5-3 in the latest IL records.
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Toronto
Newark
Montreal
Jersey City
Rochester
Baltimore
Buffalo
Reading
Eastern League scores update shows bridgesport rout
Hartford 8 to 4 over Pittsfield while Springfield improves to 6 and Providence slips to 2. New Haven loses 0 to 2 at Albany. Bridgeport dominates 10 to 1 against Allentown.
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Hartford
Pittsfield
Springfield
Providence
New Haven
Albany
Bridgeport
Allentown
Piedmont and East Carolina Leagues Playday Chart
Geographic matchups list games for Piedmont League with Winston at Durham Salisbury at Greensboro High Point at Henderson and East Carolina League with Winston at Wilmington Goldsboro at Greenville Rocky Mount at Fayetteville National League schedule shows Pittsburgh at Chicago Philadelphia at Boston Brooklyn at New York Chicago at Detroit Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at St. Louis.
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Piedmont League
Winston
Durham
Salisbury
Greensboro
High Point
Henderson
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
W. L. Pet
Reo
Winston Salem
Ll. Rocky Mount
Wilmington S
Kinston
Ore
Ww. L. Pet
Chicago S
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Www
L. Pet
Philadelphia Ee
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Bob Boston
American Assoctation
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
BOS
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
Rochester Eee
Reading Eenee
Baltimore
Montreal Se
Newark
Toronto F
Buffalo
Jersey City
Asheville
Knoxville "Ee
Macon
Columbia
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Augusta
College Net Stars Ready for Tourney
More than 100 college tennis players from across the country gathered at the Merion Cricket Club for the inter collegiate championship with Oxford and Cambridge universities represented. Defending champion Julius Seligson of Lehigh is seeded No 1, facing Francis Hardy of Southern California in the first round along with eight other seeds including John Boerg Stanford No 2 and Berkeley Bell Texas No 3.
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Philadelphia
Merion Cricket Club
Oxford
Cambridge
England
P. Ricou
E. O. Mathers
E. R. Avery
R. E. E. T. Young
Julius
Pneumatic suction machine lifts wheat from field to stack
A new pneumatic suction device has appeared in Europe. It lifts sheaves of wheat or hay directly from the field onto stacks, streamlining harvest operations and reducing manual labor.
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Europe
Doctor to drive golf ball Paris to Berlin in 7060 strokes
Dr. Robert E. Moore of New York bets he can propel a golf ball 764 miles to Berlin in 7060 strokes, averaging 170 yards per stroke. If he loses a ball, he may use a replacement under the agreement with Parisian Dr. Fernand Suarez de Mendoza.
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Paris
Robert E. Moore
New York
Berlin
Fernand Suarez de Mendoza
Southern Handicap Trapshoot Opens in Atlanta
The Southern Divisional handicap trapshoot at Atlanta gun club opens with ladies’ competition and runs through Wednesday. Shooters from Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi vie for over 4000 dollars in cash prizes and twelve silver trophies. Six class championships are set under A T A averages and singles, wolf and lamb, and international events are scheduled.
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Atlanta
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Louisiana
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
He Made Her Tired
Portland court records show Mrs. Maude Gardner suing for divorce from Leon Gardner after a December night they attended a dance. She says he insisted she walk home four miles while he rode. The couple’s dispute centers on alleged coercive treatment during the evening.
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Portland
Ore
Maude Gardner
Leon
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