High Point shuts out Raleigh in doubleheader finale
High Point beat Raleigh 7-3 and 8-2 to close the Capitals home season. Harry Danning hit a fence over the wall, Leiber added a double and a single, Bryan sliced three singles, and Raleigh slipped to last place as its weekend schedule ended.
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High Point
Capitals
Harry Danning
Leiber
Bryan
Greensboro
Perne
Eeeweee Smith
Rf Leiber
Martin Eee
Benton
Runa
Martin
Danning
Malay Laborne
Walker
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Taylor
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White
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Ie Sullivan
Ene Money
O'Malley
Caldwell Wright
Lewis
Chapman
leCrone
Perot Eenener
Charlotte Greensboro
Renee
Priors Holt
Aia
Fights in Three Cities Highlight Boxing Card
Chicago’s Mickey Patrick outpointed Willie Oster of Boston in a 10 round bout. Oakland’s Kermit Thompson defeated Cox of Jacksonville. Freddie from Omaha scored a points win over Velasco of Mexico City in six rounds. The racing includes various results and city notes from San Rafael and San Francisco.
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Chicago
Mickey Patrick
Willie Oster
Boston
San Rafael
Cal
Kermit Thompson
Oakland
Oecesia Cox
Jacksonville
Omaha
Freddie
David Velasco
Mexico City
Wolfpack Coach Smith Builds Fresh Backfield
Smith at North Carolina State shapes a new backfield as experienced players depart. He recruits three young backs to replace fullback and cobb shoes, with James Utley stepping in as Cobb’s successor. The squad lists over 15 lettermen in a 45-man group, and Duke, Wake Forest, and North Carolina show varied pre season outlooks.
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Sallish
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Elsible
Smith
Wolfpack
Mope Cumiskey
Cobb
Charlie Cobb
New York
James
Red
Utley
Willie Duke
Hank McLawhorn
Duke
Wallace Wade
Wade
Wake Forest
Pat Miller
Shinn
Russell
Wilson
Peters
Holton
Slayton
Hack Malloy
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Chuck Collins
Davidson
Morgan
Doc Newton
Gene McEver
Caps Slide in Standings After Doubleheader Losses
Durham tops Wilmington 4 to 2 while Charlotte and Greensboro prep for a pennant race. Raleigh and High Point take a holiday after a doubleheader laid groundwork for the league pennant chase with notable games by Leiber, Danning, Wolfe, Willingham, Mellana, Danning and others.
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Piedmont League
Durham
Raleigh
Caps
Wilmington
Charlotte Hornets
High Point
Greensboro
Pats
Shaney
Bees
Aix
Chapman
Hugh Willingham
Mellana
Harry Danning
Leiher
Bryan
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Shields 10 Face Cochet In National Tennis Quarterfinals
Frank Shields, the American Davis Cup veteran, meets Henri Cochet of France in the Forest Hills national singles quarterfinals. Shields defeated Fritz Mercury and British John Olliff to reach this stage while Ellsworth Vines Jr battles Lester Stoefen as the last unseeded contender.
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New York
Frank, Shields
Paris
Sam
Henri Cochet
France
Forest Hills
Shields
Fritz Mercur
John Olliff
Japan
Joseph Coughlin
Coast
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Ruth May Be Hit by Appendicitis
Detroit dispatch reports Babe Ruth fell ill with severe abdominal pains and left Buffalo to return to New York. The Yankees star may be examined for possible appendicitis as club officials decide if he can join the team for the World Series push.
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Detroit
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
New York
Joe McCarthy
Mary Roth
Roth
McCarthy
Buffalo
Tod
Arthur Pletcher
Experts Study Mayan Life in Yucatan
A party of American scientists, including two University of Michigan professors, studies Mayan civilization in Yucatan to determine its origin and causes of decadence, calling it a major scientific challenge.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Yucatan
Red Lucas Leads Reds In Long Finish Attempts
Charles Fred Red Lucas of Cincinnati, a husky pitcher in his seventh season, continued to finish what he starts as he extended his string of complete games. He started 29 and completed 27, with 18 straight before mid July and eight since a slump, though his win total sits at 118 and losses at 15.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Cubs
Pirates
Charles Fred
Red” Lucas
Cincinnati
Reds
Lucas
Husky
Giants
Chicago
Boston
Braves
Brooklyn
van Mungo
Freddy Heimach
Heimach
Digzy Dean
St. Louis
Phillies
Local Y Swimmers Set 36 New Records In Week
The local Y swimmers broke 36 records over the past week with Vibert Strock leading in multiple events including senior and junior breaststrokes and dashes. Notable marks include Retten's junior 20 yard dash in 9.2 seconds and McAnally’s senior 60 and 80 yard dashes, plus Koontz and Rettew setting several medley and backstroke records.
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Vibert Strock
Richard Retten
Hubert Barrier
William McAnally
Carl Shelton
Ronald Jester
Edgar Hartley
Robert Clifton
Red Cross
Himself
Vibert
Richard Rettew
Paul Koontaz
Lloyd Whitley
Paul Koontz
Paul
Koontz
Paul Ate
Jester
Hartley
R. BE
J. Hartley
R. and
E. Hartley
Stars Baxter Jordan Leads Braves Rally Windows Cubs
Baxter Jordan of the Braves delivered a bases loaded hit in a rally to win the first game against the Cubs and added a homer in the second win. Joe Moore of the Giants connected for a homer a double and three singles against Cincinnati.
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Baxter Jordan
Braves
Cubs
Joe Moore
Giants
Cincinnati
Baer vs Griffiths Bout Planned for September 23
Matchmaker Mate Lewis of the Chicago Stadium announced a ten round heavyweight bout set for September 23. The contenders are Max Baer of Liversome, California, and Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City, Iowa.
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Chicago
Mate Lewis
Max Baer
Livers More
Cal
Tuffy Griffiths
Gioux City
Old Gold Ring Recovered in Tornado Debris
In Oneida Kansas Mrs Emery Conwell lost a gold ring in the May 17 1886 tornado. Her husband found the band buried in a barnyard while clearing debris from a newer storm. The report notes multiple young swimmers setting new records in various events including medley relays and breaststroke at local meets.
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Oneida
Kan
Emery Conwell
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