Pointers Edge Tars In 9 7 Victory In Series Opener
The Pointers beat the Tars 9 to 7 to take the first two games of the Wilmington series. Bergie Mapp earned the win in relief, fanning Lindley and calming the baserunners in the ninth. The clubs meet again tonight at Willis Park in the Welcome Pointer game with Kotte. Meanwhile Durham players Hugh Willingham Charles Butler and George Brown earned a Phillies tryout, with Butler and Brown set for spring training and Willingham expected to report after the season. Brown went 0 for 4 as Durham lost 4 to 2 to Charlotte.
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Pointers
Wednes
Tars
Bergie Mapp
Bucs
Mapp Wen
Salveson
Lindley
Noonan
Kotte
Willis Park
Ivory
Durham
Philadelphia Nationals
Phillies
Hugh Willing
Charles Butler
George Brown
Bulle
Willingham
Butler
Joe
Philadelphia
Charte
Brown
Durham Beats Hornets as Tiny Butler Delivers Pinch Hit
Butler nicknamed Tiny due to size delivers a sharp single in the tenth inning for Durham to edge Charlotte after the Hornets tied the game in the eighth. Charlotte still controls the second half pennant with an eight game lead and 19 games left. Patriots top Caps 14 8 as Greensboro erupts for eight first inning runs while Ostermacher allows nine hits but cannot capitalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Hornets
Butler
Charlotte
Pats
Bay Miami plans $3 million land and sea airport
The Greater Miami Air Association proposes a world class land and sea airport in Biscayne Bay off Virginia Key. The plan estimates a 3 million dollar cost and years to complete, covering about 1100 acres of bay bottom.
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Bay Miami
Fla
Biscayne Bay
Virginia Key
Greater Miami Air Association
Bay Bottom
Airline Cut Time Between Berlin and Grad City
An airline operating between Berlin and Grad City reduced travel time from 45 hours by train to 13 hours by air. This efficiency upgrade aims to boost regional connectivity and shorten journey durations for business and leisure travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Grad
U S Walker Cup Team Near Seventh Straight Victory
The United States Walker Cup team built a commanding lead at the Country Club in Brookline against Great Britain. Newcomers Gus Moreland and Charley Seaver powered a 6 and 5 win over Tony Torrance and John Deforest as the U S clinched key points in the 36 hole singles and Scotch foursomes.
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Brookline
Mass
Great Britain
Francie Ouimet
Dunlap, Jr
New York
John Stout
John Burke
Tony Torrance
John Deforest
Gus Moreland
Dallas
Charley Seaver
Los Angeles
Don Moe
Portland
Oregon
Billy Howell
Richmond
Eric McRavie
Eric Fiddian
Erics
Charters Filed For Greensboro Ice Cream And Reidsville Sports
Certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state include West End Ice Cream Company of Greensboro to manufacture and sell ice and ice cream dairy products with capital of 19 000 and 300 subscribed stock. Taylor Sports and Auto Supply Company of Reidsville to deal in wholesale and retail sports goods and auto supplies with 59 000 capital. Reinecke and Company of Southern Pines to operate as builders and contractors with 25 000 authorized capital and 7 500 subscribed stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
West End Ice Cream Company, Incorporated
Greensboro
W. B. Aydlette
Leonora Aydlette
R. C. Brooker
Deland
Fila
Taylor Sports and Auto Supply Company
Reideville
L. A. Taylor
Reidsville
Alice M. Taylor
W. A. Taylor
Asheville
Reinecke and Company
Southern Pines
E. W. Reinecke
John J. Reinecke
R. H. Reinecke
Frederick
Comedian Rural Echoes on Word Averages
A light exchange in a newspaper amusements column notes the average person speaks about 10 000 words daily while a husband teases his wife about being above average, prompting a playful compliment in the page’s society tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anawera
Charlotte 3 in innings amid high school point play
Reading sport brief shows Suwsannee High Point 9 and Wilmington 7 as Greensboro 14. The fragmentary score hints at a county baseball or softball slate with multiple teams listed in scattered innings.
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Charlotte St
Greensboro
Wilmington
Raleigh
Tits Yesterda
Charlotte
Suwsannee High Fe
Fights and Baseball Highlights From Early City Sports
In Cleveland Johnny Risko outpointed King Le vinsky of Chicago. New York's Hans Birkie defeated Isidore Gastanaga of Spain. Primo Carnera beat Art Lasky in St. Paul by newspaper decision. Al Simmons and Bing Miller homered with men aboard for the Athletics to defeat the Tigers. Alvin Crowder and the Senators edged the Yankees thanks to a six hits effort and a 6-2 win.
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New York
Hans Birkie
Oakland
Cal
Isidore Gastanaga
Spain
ST. Paul
Primo Carnera
Italy
Art Lasky
Minneapolis
al Simmons
Bing Miller
Athletics
Tigers
Alvin Crowder
Senators
We Beinner
Yankees
Hitchcock Only 10 Goal Polo Player Left In Game
NEW YORK Sept 2 Tommy Hitchcock has become the sole ten goal polo player left in international play after Capt C T S Roark of Great Britain had his handicap reduced to nine by the Hurlingham handicap committee.
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Hitchcock
New York
Tommy Hitchcock
Capt. C. T. S. Roark
Great Britain
Roark
Hurlingham Handicap Committee
England
Major League Leaders Highlight Season Totals
National League top names include O'Doul of the Dodgers leading batters with .369 and Klein of the Phillies on runs and hits. Hurst tops RBIs, with Ott and Frisch among leaders in homers and steals. Warneke leads NL pitching at 19-5. In the American League Foxx dominates batting and RBIs while Cronin and Gehringer head other stats. Chapman and Gomez headline steals and pitching records.
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O'Doul
Dodgers
W. Davis
Phillies
Klein
Hurst
Philles
P. Waner
Pirates
Herman
Reds
Ott
Giants
Frisch
Cardinals
Warneke
Cubs
Swetonic
Foxx
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Simmons
Manush
Senators
Gehrig
Gehringer
Tigers
Johnson
Red Sox
Cronin
Myer
Chapman
Yanks
Walker
Allen
Gomez
Hawthorne Racing Meet Ends as Lincoln Fields To Open
Hawthorne's racing meeting closed today in Chicago as Lincoln Fields and Aurora prepare to open tomorrow. No official figures, but Chicago Business Men's Racing Association president John C. Schank expects a good profit from the meet.
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Chicago
Hawthorne
Lincoln Fields
Aurora
John C. Schank
Chicago Business Men's Racing Association
Yanks Face Senators as Toughest Foe Test Ends Season
The Washington Senators seek to win the season series against the New York Yankees as single games wrap up the schedule. Washington beat New York 6-2, with Alvin Crowder allowing five hits until two walks in the ninth inning. Ossie Bluege homered and Joe Cronin hit a triple for the Senators. The A’s edged Detroit 5-4 in the other major league game.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Yankees
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Senators
Athletics
Joe McCarthy
Alvin Crowder
Ben Chapman
Lyn Lary
Charley Ruffing
Herb Pennock
Ed Wells
Joe Cronin
Ossie Bluege
Detroit Tigers
al Simmons
Bing Miller
Tom Bridges
Dark Horses Prominent In N P G Quarter Finals
The National Professional Golf Championship quarter finals open with defending champion and stars like Tom Creavy Olin Dutra Ed Dudley and Bobby Cruickshank among favorites. Dark horse Ralph Stonehouse and Al Collins upset rivals as Collins defeated Johnny Golden to reach the round. Creavy vs Collins then featured in a pivotal 36 hole set with other matches matching top professionals.
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ST. Paul
Tom Creavy
Albany
N. Y
Johnny Farrell
San Francisco
Olin Dutra
Santa Monica
Cal
Big Ed Dudley
Wilmington
Del
Wee Bobby Cruickshahk
New York
Frank Walsh
Chicago
Herman Barron
Port Chester
Collins
Kansas City
Johnny Golden
Noroton
Conn
Ralph Stonehouse
Indianapolis
Creavy
Dingdong
Dudley
Dutra
Barron
Cruickshank
Walsh
Stonehouse
North Carolina Seeks Tourists as Inquiries Rise
Raleigh reports three broad inquiries into living and visiting North Carolina as conservation and development officials note daily requests. Connecticut residents request relocation info, Michigan asks about the annual Indian fair and auto trips, and New Hampshire seekers seek maps and parks data for soon trips.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Connecticut
Michigan
New Hampshire
Springfield Fights It Out Today With New Orleans Nine
In Manchester New Hampshire on September 3 1940 the Springfield and New Orleans junior league champions meet to break a tie in the Little World Series. This is the fourth game of the series after each side won once and an extra inning game tied.
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Springfield
New Orleans
Manchester
N. H
American Legion
Welcome Pointer Night Lights Up High Point Baseball Event
High Point hosts Welcome Pointer Night at Willis Park before the Hornets meet the Pointers. Activities begin 7:45 with a series of field and track events, awards announced, then the Pointer game versus Charlotte. Civic clubs back a potential Giants farm club for next year.
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Hornets
Willis Park
Charlotte
N. H. Silver Co
Sox
Cannon-Fetzer Co
Wright-Cline
Ring Drug Co
N. C. Public Service Co
Fountain
Max Bones
Matton Drug Co
Louisville
High Point Hardware Co
Redwine Hardware
Carton
Mann Drug Co
David Yow
Charles Spencer
Wade Marlette
Jim Ellington
Bunn Hackney
Julian Beall
C. G. Bedford
W. S.S. Ring
Chamber of Commerce of
High Point
New York Giants
City Move and Rural Desire in Anonymous Exchange
A quoted exchange recalls leaving the farm for the city at twenty six and living frugally for thirty years to earn a living in the country, reflecting on money and lifestyle. The source presents this as a fragmentary dialogue from Answers.
Actor jokes about romance in witty tale
A performer regales a friend with a humorous account of a romance that never led to marriage. He quips that the obstacle was less the girl's father than the lingering shadow behind their relationship.
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Phils Buy Bull Trio
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
U.S
Eewee Shires
Beesees ‘ Clarke
Tere Willingham
Wolfe
Carter
Culbreth
Bryan
Doughtry
Saveson
Depning
Pallighery
Crone
Parks
Mc- Noonan
Wies
Smith
Letheswen
Balyveson
Bas
Sal Rone
Mc-Crone
McCrone
Hi Burleson
Burns
Or Ker
Flynn
Benton
Piedmont League
Greensboro Seteeee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Rene
Ena
Johnny Risko
King Levinsky
Major League
Everal
Ceres
Laufer
Ralph A. Kennedy Sven Missour
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahomas
N.P.G
N.C
State Conservation Department
Gillette
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