Piedmont League Nears Labor Day Finales in Piedmont Tilt
Piedmont League swings into the home stretch with a series of Labor Day tilts. Roy Appleton leads Edenton against Reggie Mapp of the Twins this afternoon at 3 30 while a second game features Guy Morton or Page Dennis against Paul Follard. Tomorrow night Rube Bildridge starts for the Pups in a special attraction as the league finishes its season. Winston-Salem plans a key week with Charlotte, Greensboro, Asheville, and Durham in midweek games and weekend curtain-ringers set across several cities.
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Roy Appleton
Edenton
Reggie Mapp
Guy
Morton
Page Dennis
Paul Folllard
Pointer
Rube Bildridge
Pups
Rube
Willis Park
Glenora Brickyard
Thomas Mills
Duke of Spero
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
High Point
Asheville
Raleigh
Henderson
Durham
Greensboro
Twins
Gamecocks
Henderson Crew
Bees
Hi Point
Pats
Tourists
Caps
Pointer team fights through down period in league race
Sufferers from financial adversity which has caused the management to release several stars, the Pointers appear in a fair way to set some sort of league record. They ran a losing streak to 15 games Saturday. Their record for the week was eight straight defeats. The Bees, Caps and Pats carried off the week's honors, Charlotte and Raleigh each won seven games and lost one while Greensboro, winning the same number and dropping two, pounded out a total of 107 hits to lead in that department.
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Bees
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greensboro
Duke Football Ends Fall Preparations With Five Departures
Five Blue Devils finished fall practice as captains Brewer Don Hyatt Bill Bryan Emery Adkins and Don Carpenter conclude their Duke careers this season. In major league notes the Giants and Yankees rally and stumble amid pennant races as Cubs Pirates Browns and others shift standings with key wins and losses.
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Durham
Blue Devils
Captain Brewer
Don Hyatt
Bill Bryan
Emery Adkins
Don Carpenter
Duke
Ouimet Named Captain Of Walker Cup Team For 1932
Francis Ouimet, after his dramatic comeback to win the national amateur championship, is named captain of the United States Walker Cup team to face Great Britain in 1932. The Boston star, 38, has captained every American Walker Cup team since the event began in 1922, a record unmatched by any other player.
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Alan Gould
Chicago
Francis Ouimet
United States
Great Britain
Beverly
Bobby Jones
Ouimet
Jerome D. Travers
Manchester
Vermont
George Voigt
New York
George
Dick Martin
George von Elm
Don Moe
Roland MacKenzie
Oscar F. Willing
Harrison
Jimmy) Johnston
Major League Leaders List Through Sept 6
National League leaders include Klein of Philadelphia topping batting with .350 and 116 runs, while Ott of the Giants leads in RBIs with 100 and home runs with 27. Terry of the Giants and Herman of the Robins share top totals in triples and hits respectively. American League leaders feature Gehrig of the Yankees pacing with 144 runs and 163 RBIs, and Gehrig also topping batting at .382 with Ruth close behind.
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Devis
Phillies
Klein
Terry
Giants
Ott
Adams
Cardinals
Herman
Robins
Giante
Frisch
Martin
Haines
Derringer
Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Manueh
Senators
Webb
Red Sox
Miller
Johnson
Tigers
Reynolds
White Sox
Chapman
Grove
Mahaffey
Baseball Stars Shine in Double Bill and Key Wins
Yesterday's major leaguers delivered strong performances across several clubs. Willie Kamm went 7 for 8 for the Indians in a doubleheader against the Browns. Tommy Thevenow's eighth inning double for the Pirates drove in Tony Piet to edge the Cubs 5-4. Alvin Crowder of the Senators beat the Yankees 4-1, allowing six hits. Vic Rasiter? Frasier of the White Sox scattered seven Tigers singles for a 4-1 win. Jim Elliott notched his sixth win of the year and 16th overall after a 4-3 victory over the Robins. Flint Rhein and Sylvester Johnson of the Cardinals held the Reds to 16 hits in a doubleheader sweep 3-0 and 7-0. Ben Cantwell of the Braves went four for four against the Giants to win 5-0. Mickey Cochrane drove in four for the Athletics with a homer and a double against the Red Sox.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Washington
Giants
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Ben Cantwell
Braves
Clarence Mitchell
Flint Rhemn
Reds
St. Louis
Silas Johnson
Sylvester Johnson
Larry Benton
Yankees
Senators
al Crowder
Cubs
Glenn Spencer
Pirates
Phillies
Elliott
Robins
Brooklyn
Stuart Bolen
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Chicago
Indians
Bob Cooney
Browns
Vic Sorrel
Vic Frasier
White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Boston Red Sox
Cochrane
Dib Williams
Willie Kamm
Tommy Thevenow
Tony Piet
Rup
Alvin Crowder
Senator
Tigers
Jim Elliott
Flint Rhein
Cardinals
Athletics
Red Sox
Frank G Menke Named New Sports Editor for I N S
Frank G Menke a leading American sports authority and friend of Harry Raymond will take over as Sports Editor of the International News Service tomorrow. He will control all sports news on the IN S wires and personally cover major events including world series games major football matches and championship prize fights.
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Frank G. Menke
America
Harry Raymond
International News Service
Raymond
Looking for Pair of Ends at Army Football Practice
West Point falls under the lens as coach Ralph I. Sasse builds a squad with strong backs and scarce ends. He notes only one veteran end, Dick King, and calls the team a puzzle while experimenting with lateral passes. Army faces Yale, Harvard, Notre Dame and others on a demanding schedule through November 28.
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Edward J. Neil
West Point
N. Y
Uncle Sam
Milad Academy
Plains
1St Point
Ralph I. Sasse
Army
Ray Stecker
Ken Fields
Tom Kilday
Ed Herb
Rosy Carver
Bill Frentzel
Henry Sebastian
Joe MacWilliam
Sasse
Notre Dame
Dick King
Major Sasse
Harvard
Yale
Pittsburgh
Ohio Northern
Knox College
Michigan State
New Haven
Colorado College
Louisiana State
Ursinus
New York
Dr Pepper Nine Suffers First Loss to Thomas Mills
Lefty Young struck out 21 as Thomas Mills hammered 19 hits in an 18 to 2 rout of undefeated Dr Pepper Nine at Highland Park. The Millers scored five in the second, seven in the fourth, and tallied four more in the seventh, with Home runs by Young, Charley Young, and Henry fueling the win. Cooper led Mills with two triples, a double and a single as Kessler and Davenport struggled on the mound for Dr Pepper Nine. Thomas Mills meets Ramseur Wednesday before facing Rube Eldridge’s Glenda Nine Friday.
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Dr. Pepper
Winston-Salem
Lefty Young
Thomas Mills
Lefty the Kid
Pepper
Young
Thomas Mills Club
Millers
Kessler
Davenport
Charley Young
Henry
Cooper
C. Young
Ramseur
Rube Eldridge
Glenda
Thomas M
Bessler
Wallace
Weston
Jack Dempsey to Exhibit in Durham on October 1
Durham promoter Sam Brockwell announces former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will appear in an exhibition on October 1 in Durham. Event expected to draw boxing fans and local curiosity as Dempsey tours the region.
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Durham
Jack Dempsey
Sam Brockwell
Rube Eldridge vs Virgil Yow Battle For City Championship
High Point clash to crown city champion as Rube Eldridge’s Glenda Brickmakers meet Virgil Yow’s Thomas Mills maulers at Willis Park. A storied rivalry, veterans’ duel, and city pride drive a one night, winner take all title fight between two Napoleons of local baseball.
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Luke McGluke
Rube Eldridge
Glenda Brickmakers
Polly Snyder
Bis
Duke of
Spero
Virgil Yow
Thomas Mills
Virgo
Rubo
Polly
High Point Baseball
Emma Blair
Willis Park
Rube
Thomas Mills Maulera
High Point
Initial football practice opens at NC colleges
Across North Carolina and South Carolina colleges on September 7, about 350 candidates reported at UNC Duke NC State Wake Forest and Davidson with teams like Guilford Elon Appalachian Catawba and High Point also practicing. Coaches Wade and Smith begin work under first year pressures as teams eye opening games.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Chuck Collins
University of North Carolina
Duke
N. Ci State
Wake Forest
Davidson
North State
Guilford
Lenoir Rhyne
Elon
Appalachian
Catawba
High Point
Atlantic Christian
Wallace Wade
John “Clipper” Smith
State
Murray
Joe McCall
Johnny Branch
North Carolina State
South Carolina
Columbia
Clemson
Jess Neely
Tigers
Billy Laval
Gamecocks
Dad Amis
Furman University
Manly Field
Foreign Stars Fall Out In First Round Of National Tourney
Forest Hills N Y September 7 The opening 20 singles matches trimmed the field to 64 as top foreign contenders faded Canadian players Dr Jack Wright and Marcel Rainville were eliminated Williams Philadelphia former national champion beat Wright in five sets Rainville defaulted to Martin Duxby due to a stiff neck Perry Britons fate went to four sets against Julius Seligson New York intercollegiate champion at Lehigh
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Jack Wright
Marcel Rainville
Richard N. Williams
Philadelphia
Wright
Rainville
Martin Duxby
Miami
Fla
Fred Perry
Chunky Julius Seligson
New York
Lehigh
Duke Opens Fall Practice Under Wade Fire at Duke
Duke University begins fall practice as Wallace Wade's Blue Devils report for conditioning, running, and drills. Veterans and sophomores join a grueling schedule ahead of the South Carolina opener, with focus on ends and backfield and a battle for starting spots.
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Durham
Oept
Duke University
Wallace Wade
Blue Devile
Duke
Uagal
Cubs suspend Hack Wilson for remainder of season
Chicago Sept 7 Hack Wilson the famed Cubs slugger who hit a National League record 66 home runs last season has been suspended for the remainder of the current season without pay by President William L Veeck. The move follows incidents cited by Rogers Hornsby as training violations. Pitching ace Pat Malone was fined for disorderly conduct roistering. Veeck indicated Wilson will likely be traded or sold if a buyer is found.
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Chicago
Wilson
Cub
Northside
William L. Veeck
Es Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Cincinnati
Hornsby
Veeck
Pat Malone
Malone
William Week
Wr Son
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Beverly Country Club
Johnny Lehman
Chaley Seaver
Los Angeles
Arthur (Ducky) Yates
Rochester
Lehman
Seaver
Yates
Hugh
Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Quimet
Walker Gap
Newton
Mass
Francis Qouimet
Major League
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East Washington
Frank Menks
Jack
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St. Carolina
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Ocean
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Pudgy
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