Tar Heel fortunes hinge on sophomore backs at UNC
North Carolina coach Chuck Collins says the head will depend on how sophomores and reserves perform this fall led by Bill Croom with a veteran line behind him. Other backs include Phipps Woollen Burnett Thompson Daniel and more while center battles between Evins Gardner and Melver continue. The team aims for an improved record with key games set against Davidson Vanderbilt Georgia Tech N C State Wake Forest Duke and Virginia at Chapel Hill.
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Witt
Associated Press
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Chuck Collins
Collins
Chuck
Knute Rockne
Tatum
Barclay
Kehn
Brandt
Notre Dame
Bill Croom
Croom
Johnny Phipps
Monogram
Charlie Woollen, Jr
Henry Burnett
Kay Thompson
Johnny Daniel
June Underwood
Ralph Gardner
Gus Melver
Tom Evins
George Brandt
Julian Frankel
Bill Collins
Jim Tatum
Emmett Strickland
George Barclay
Eddie Kahn
Cee
Davidson
Chapel 1
Vanderbilt
Nash
Georgia
Florida
Gainerville
Georgia Tech
N. C. State
Raleigh
Wake Forest
Duke
Durham
Virginia
McGrath's Two Hand Backhand Stuns Tennis Crowd
Vivian McGrath from Australia dazzles at the national men's tennis championships with a two handed backhand that draws standing room. Experts hail it as a major new stroke while the top players like Ellsworth Vines Frank Shields Fred Perry face tough tests.
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Associated Press
Forest Hills
Vivian McGrath
Australia
Mercer Senskey
Beasley
Frankie Parker
Keith Giedhill
Parker
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
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Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Frank Shields
Fred Perry
England
Jack Crawford
Vines
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Shields
Ryosuke Nunci
Japan
George Lott
Crawford
Sidney Wood, Jr
Perry
Keith Gledhill
Joe Cronin Leads Senators With Bold Ninth Inning Moves
The 26 year old Joe Cronin, fighting manager of the Washington Senators, guides his club in a pennant push. In a late game against Cleveland he signals for relief pitcher Jack Russell to thwart bunts, tests fielding, and presses for aggressive baserunning as Cronin faces critics of his methods. He remains under scrutiny as a rising baseball figure.
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Johnny Evers Chin
Washington
Richard Hollander
Washington Daily News
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Nationals
McAfee
Cronin
Jack Russell
Russell
Bluege
Hall of Fame
Joseph Francis Cronin
Johnny Evershhin
Joe
Nats
Clark Griffith
Griff
Fielding Russell
Crowder
Griffith
Cronin’s psychology fuels Nationals rise in Griffith era
Cronin, appointed by Clark Griffith to manage Washington in 1928, drives a spirited, unorthodox strategy. His bold handling of pitchers and fielding, plus his relentless energy, have sparked a competitive Nationals run and earned the label Griffith’s Folly for now paying off.
New York Port Exports Hit 16 Million Tons in 1927
A 1927 New York port trade report records total cargo exports at sixteen million four hundred sixty one thousand six hundred seventy nine tons. Major shipments moved through key terminals and regional traders supported by maritime lines and freight firms.
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New York
Counles
Seventeen Counterfeiters Held in Carolinas
Seventeen counterfeiters arrested in the Carolinas await trial in federal courts after arrests in recent weeks. Federal agents announced the cases and said the defendants face federal charges.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Negro Players Aided Laney In Grid Work
Laney conducted his football workshop at a Blowing Rock hotel with two Negro players named Walters assisting in punting and passing drills during the coming campaign.
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Laney
Blowing Rock
Sluggers Guller and Bryant Dominate Amateur League Batting
Melrose players Culler and Bryant lead batting for the Amateur League championship race. Culler tops with a .5106 average. Bryant follows at .608 but with 10 more at bats. Other Melrose bats show Mearns, Craver, Dees, Gaddis, and Carroll contributing across the lineup.
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Culler
Bill Bryant
Melrose
Bryant
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Mearns
UD .O
Craver
Gaddis
Cawn
Biockior
Carroll
Nvicereces Oi
Negro Ball Teams Meet Tonight at Willie Park
The High Point Red Golz will host the Washington Royale tonight at 8 oclock at Willie Park. Washington Royale is praised for its skilled players and a shadow ball practice session offered as a highlight.
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High Point Red Golz
Negto
Washington Royale
Willie Park
District of Columbia
Piedmont Loop In Last Series In Piedmont League Race
Greensboro patriots hold a one and a half game lead over Charlotte Hornets entering the final Piedmont League series in Richmond. Pat Riot’s attack put up a 10 to 3 win over Charlotte as Greensboro battles to clinch the pennant. Winston-Salem won 7 to 0 in the opener of a doubleheader with Durham and gained another victory.
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Greensboro
Patriots
Charlotte Hornets
Richmond
Pats
Colts
Durham
Guy Lacy
Garrison
Pat Casey
Casey
Winston-Salem
Bulls
Ahearn
Twins
T. Brown
E. Brown
Swaim
Wilmington
Columbia Squad Demonstrates New Football Rules
The Columbia squad will repeat a rule demonstration game Saturday for coaches and attendees at the annual rules interpretation meeting. A morning session features Melvin A. Stevens former Yale coach Herbert Crisler Princeton coach and E J O'Brien of Tufts discussing rule phases. A night session sees football rules committee members answering questions on the latest changes in the program laid out by the Eastern Intercollegiate Association.
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New York
Columbia
Melvin A. Stevens
Yale
Herbert
Frits) Crisler
Princeton
J. O'Brien
Tufts
Football Rules Committee
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Charlotte Swimming Meet On Tap With Locals Tonight
The Charlotte and High Point M A clubs meet tonight at 7:80 o clock in Charlotte pool. Juniors and midgets compete, likely a tight battle as both sides field strong youths. Charlotte Juniors include Thorn ville McCachren Stevens Williamson Helms while mids feature Ski Kilian Draddy Baker Menchren Sime Thomason and Aitken.
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High Point
Charlotte
Duniers
Hugh Thornville
Tim McCachren
Bob Stevens
Leighton Williamson
Julian Helms
Otis Ski
Kilian
Ba Win
William Draddy
Billie Baker
John Menchren
Dock Sime
Sonny and Tubba “Thomason
John Aitken
Fights Last Night Reported From Several Cities
Reported boxing results include Tommy Shacco knocking out Billy Nelson in Sioux City and Sammy Slaughter stopping an opponent in Winnipeg. Details are fragmentary with multiple fighters named across cities including Saint Louis St Louis Terre Haute and Winnipeg.
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Lewis
Dave Barry
St. Louis
Billy Nelson
Sioux Paris
Tough schedule faces team as Notre Dame era opens
The coach nicknamed Hunk remains optimistic about a nine game slate from Kansas to Army. He notes Notre Dame’s 1933 squad needs guards and a fast thinking quarterback while fearing Pittsburgh Purdue Southern California and the Army. He stresses hard work and respect for opponents to avoid past overconfidence.
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Notre Dame
Kansas
Army
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Southern California
Hosiery Team Triumphs In City Baseball Opener
Adams-Millis Red Socks beat Thomasville Cheir 2 to 1 in a tense opener. Sherrill allowed two runs while Buckner homered for Thomasville and Cooper answered with a solo shot for Adams-Millis. Leonard singled for the losers in the ninth as the rally stalled.
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Thomasville Cheir Company
Sherrill
Adams Millis
Haney
Thomasville Cheir
Sockmen
Leonard
Cooper
Buckner
Amos Hosiery Mill
Globe Parlor
Denny Roll and
Veteran Backfield At Work For Blue Devils
Charlotte Sept 7 an experienced backfield drill marks Duke’s football camp as they prepare for the season. Coach Wallace Wade lines Nick Laney Corky Cornelius at halfback with Bob Cox at fullback and Horace Hendrickson as blocking back. Nine lettermen report for day one as UNC and NC State news of player absences and returns filter through campus.
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Duke University
Blue Devil
North Carolina
Wallace Wade
Nick Laney
Corky Cornelius
Bob Cox
Horace Hendrickson
Orrin
Bryan Fox
Fox
Clipper Smith
Doc Newton
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