Pointers And Twins Set For Piedmont League Title Playoffs
The Pointers and Twins lead the Piedmont league as wet grounds forced postponements. The championship series will begin next Thursday with the top team choosing the first game venue. Dan Boone and the Pointers, and the Twins, prepare for a best four of seven clash with Greensboro and Bulls on the schedule.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
Pointers
Twins
William G. Bramham
Dan Boone
Bramham
Bulls
Greensboro
Stribling Delivers Technical Knockout in New York Debut
W L Stribling of Georgia defeats Johnny Squires of South Africa in Madison Square Garden, claiming a technical knockout in the second round after a sharp start that left Squires groggy in the first. The win marks Stribling’s first New York showing in heavyweight action, following prior losses to Berlenbach and Loughran.
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New York
W. L
Young) Stribling
Georgia
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Squires
South Africa
Stribling
Metropolitan
Paul Berlenbach
Tommy Loughran
Squires
Pirates Lose to Cardinals. Fifth Place Sealed in NL
St. Louis toppled Pittsburgh 4 to 3 as George Harper’s pinch hit in the tenth drove in the decisive run. Paul Waner’s ninth inning homer tied the game, but Burleigh Grimes was foiled in his bid for win number 23. The Cardinals widened their NL lead while the White Sox beat Cleveland 2 to 1 in the American League.
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Herbert W. Barker
Bill McKechnie
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Donte Bush
Boston Braves
Phillies
Cardinals
Burleigh Grimes
George Harper
Jimmy Wilson
Paul Waner
Brother Lloyd
Grimes
Scott
Chick Hafey
Bottomley
Clarence Mitchell
St. Louis
New York Giants
Alphonse Thomas
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Tar Heel line stars shine with All-State trio
Center Harry Schwartz and guards Bud Schuler and Ray Farris of the University of North Carolina football team earned All-State berths last year. The trio is highlighted as a potential strength in the Tar Heel line and mentioned for All-Southern honors.
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University of North Carolina
Carolina
Harry Schwartz
Bud Schuler
Ray Farris
Tar Heel Football to Face Yale in Historic North Run
The Tar Heel football team travels north this season to play Yale marking the first matchup since 1923. Carolina is set to meet Harvard in Cambridge on October 13 with a storied intercollegiate grid history renewed.
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Carolina
Yale
North
University of North
New Metal Controls Electricity Direction in Wireless Experiments
London reports a new metal claimed to steer electricity to pass in one direction. Scientists say it could aid wireless and X-ray research by preventing reverse current.
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London
All Piedmont League Games Rained Out And Scores Noted
All Piedmont League games were rained out with scores Asheville 0 Macon 7 Greenville 2 Augusta 15 Columbia 7 Knoxville 8, plus Charlotte Spartanburg and Ww grounds listed as weather affected.
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Piedmont League
Asheville
Macon
Greenville
Augusta
Columbia
Knoxville
Charlotte - Spartanburg
Jacksonville 2 Columbia 2 tie ends scheduled games
Jacksonville and Columbia finished level at two goals apiece in a match that capped the day’s scheduled games. Pensacola and Tampa were listed in upcoming fixtures under raia.
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Jacksonville
Columbia
Pensacola-Tampa
Raia
Southern Association scores and rain affect games
Memphis defeated Nashville 6 to 1 in a Southern Association game. Little Rock won 6 to 4, Chattanooga lost 0 to 5. Mobile beat Birmingham 6 to 4, while New Orleans and Atlanta were rained out.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Mobile
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Chicago Defeats Cleveland 2 1 in AL Action
Chicago tops Cleveland 2 to 1 as rain affected Washington at New York and Philadelphia at Boston with no other games scheduled.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
St Louis Beats Pittsburgh in 10 Inning Thriller
In a tense 10 inning game the St Louis team defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 3. Rain halted play later as Boston and Philadelphia faced weather delays.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston-Philadelphia
Springfield Rout Pittsfield 10 1 As Rain Delays Others
Eastern League game results show Springfield defeated Pittsfield 10 to 1. All other games were postponed due to rain.
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Springfield
Pittsfield
International League schedule notes rain and limited games
Rochester lost to Toronto 3-4 while Rochester 3-4 Toronto 6-2. Montreal beat Buffalo 5-4 and Baltimore Newark game postponed due to rain with only games scheduled.
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Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Buffalo
Baltimore-Newark
American Association Tuesday Scores
Kansas City 1 Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 4 St. Paul 6. Only two games today.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Western League scores reach high marks this night
Omaha shuts out Pueblo 3 0 while Des Moines overwhelms 8 to 2 and Denver dominates 5 to 0. Oklahoma City edges Wichita 12 to 11 and Tulsa defeats Amarillo 12 to 7.
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Omaha
Pueblo
Des Moines
Denver
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Tulsa
Amarillo
Texas League scores from a quiet night
Waco defeated Houston 4 to 0 while Beaumont led 6 to nothing and San Antonio showed a 0 score. Shreveport beat Fort Worth 3 to 1 as Wichita Falls won 9 to 5 against Dallas 2 to 0.
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Waco
Houston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Dallas
National amateur golf title heats up at Brae Burn
Seedings for the 1928 national amateur championship at Brae Burn Newton Mass place Bobby Jones in the lower half with rivals George Van Elm Chick Evans Watts Gunn and Jess Sweetser in the upper half. The field includes Francis Ouimet Frank Dolph Harrison Johnston and alternates from a slate of top players if needed.
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New York
Brae Burn
Newton
Mass
United States Golf Association
Bobby Jones
George van Elm
Chick Evans
Watts Gunn
Bobby
Jones
Francis Ouimet
Frank Dolph
Harrison
Jimmy) Johnston
von Elm
Evans
Gunn
Jess Sweets
If cold light could be developed 2 90 times as much light
If cold light could be developed two ninety times as efficient, the same amount of electricity would yield vastly more illumination than today. This hypothetical implies a dramatic increase in light output per unit of energy.
Goldsboro Wins First Postseason Game 4-2
Goldsboro defeated Wilmington Pirates 4 to 2 in the opening postseason game. Carver pitched for the Bugs and Powell for Wilmington with Goldsboro scoring in the third eighth and a late rally in the eighth. A second game was set for the Pirates' grounds weather permitting.
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Goldsboro
Wilmington Pirates
Carver
Bugs
Powell
Pirates
Wilmington
Fights Roundup From New York Chicago and New Haven
Bout results list several early rounds with knockouts and disqualifications. Young Stribling stops Johnny Squires in Atlanta with a KO. Rene de Vos defeats Cowboy Jack Willis in Chicago. Marty Gallagher beats Tom Sayers in Washington and Billy Wallace defeats Joey Kaufman in New Haven.
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New York
Atlanta
Johnny Squires
South Africa
Jake Warren
Chicago
Paul Swiderski
Syracuse
Rene de Vos
Belgium
Cowboy Jack Willis
San Antonio
Marty Gallagher
Washington, D. C
Tom Sayers
Detroit
New Haven
Conn
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Joey Kaufman
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