Pirates’ chances rise in the National League
Pittsburgh moved into a strong position in the NL standings after two wins over the Boston Braves and a series with the Giants. Lee Meadows won 6-1 in the opener, Vic Aldridge added a 5-4 victory, while the Giants beat the Cardinals 6-2 amid a bencheside incident involving their shortstop and Mann. Brooklyn edged the Cubs 6-5 in the opener as the Robins surged.
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Chicago Cubs
Corsairs
Crow’s Nest
Cardinal
Mound
Donie Bush
Giants
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Boston Braves
Lee Meadows
Vic Aldridge
Bucs
Sherdel
Perry
Jackson
Harper
Vic Keen
Jess Haines
Brooklyn
Robins
Baseball Scores Across The Majors In Tight Finish
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5-3 as Kolp quelled a late ninth inning Quaker rally. Philadelphia Athletics overwhelmed Chicago White Sox 15-5 with Ty Cobb collecting four hits. Washington split a doubleheader with Detroit 3-2 and 5-3 while Braxton and Lisenbee won. Boston Red Sox swept a doubleheader from St. Louis Browns 5-4 and 3-2 in 13 innings.
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McWeeny
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Quakers
Kolp
Rixey
Yanks
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago
White Sox
Ty Cobb
Athletics
Washington
Detroit
Braxton
Lisenbee
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Huggins Gets Another Pennant for Yankees in American League
New York clinched its fifth American League title under Miller Huggins after sweeping a doubleheader from Cleveland. Babe Ruth hit his 51st and 52nd homers as the Yankees won 5 3 in both games, remaining in first place with 15 games left and a possible six point lead over Philadelphia.
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Miller Huggins
New York Yanks
Yanks
Cleveland
Nant
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia Athletics
Mackmen
Huggins
Yankees
Washington
Davidson Gridders Open Practice Hustle After Departure
Fifteen letter men left Davidson College as the squad began practice seeking to defend the state gridiron title. Coach Younger scanned for a reserve backfield with Harrison Kell Black and Flynn named as ball carriers in the session.
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Davidson College
Younger
Harrison
Kell
Black
Flynn
UNC football squad eases up after first scrimmage session
At Chapel Hill the University of North Carolina football squad took things light after the first scrimmage of the year behind barred gates. Mac Gray, third string quarterback last year, ran the backfield with Jenkins at full, and Reese and Ward at the halves.
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University of North Carolina
Gates
Mac” Gray
Jenkins
Reese
Ward
Salisbury Keeps Lead for the Flag
In the Piedmont League playoff scene Salisbury wins 2 to 1 as lefty Huffman meets Raleigh’s seven right-handed hitters. Clarg homers for Salisbury, Moger and Hammack duel on the mound with tight defensive play and several key hits shaping the series. If Salisbury wins today and tomorrow the title is theirs. a Raleigh sweep would force a decisive fifth game in Raleigh.
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Salisbury
The
Cols
Huffman
Harry Moger
Slim Hammack
Moundsman
Moger
Hammack
Windle
Colte
Whiteman
Doran
Raleigh Ab
Butie
Matt
Spencer
Mttsin
Lundeen
Bryant
SS Clauser
Coggin
MOET
Clark
Watt
Johnson
Butler
Jones
Brandon
Morgan
Quakers Drill Hard Under Coach Crawford at Guilford
Guilford College reports Coach Crawford running the Quakers through a hard drill with emphasis on blocking and tackling. Freshmen Saunders Wooten Cheek Wildman Chisholm and Faust showing promise as the week of scrimmage prep continues.
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Guilford Quakers
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Saunders
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Cheek
Wildman
Chisholm
Faust
Duke Coaches See Huskies Ready For Season Start
Duke University football supporters arrived with cautious optimism as several husky players showed readiness for the season opener. The mentors kept their wary mien, while onlookers noted action over talk in preparation for the campaign.
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Durham
Duke University
Car repair costs discussed in student scene
Student asks repair price. garage man sets flat charge of fifty two dollars and sixty cents. The exchange appears in a Passing Show skit reflecting a simple service charge and customer dialogue.
South Atlantic League Results Reported
Augusta 7 4 and Macon 14 1 in a six inning second game. Columbia 6 lost to Charlotte 7 while Asheville 5 defeated Knoxville 3. Greenville 2 edged Spartanburg 1 for a close win.
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Charlotte
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Greenville
Spartanburg
Baseball scores from the American League slate
The box shows New York tied 5-5 with Cleveland 3-3, Philadelphia defeating Chicago 15-6, Washington 65-3 over Detroit 3-2, and Boston 6-3 beating St. Louis 4-2 in a 14 inning opener.
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Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Baseball scores from Southern Association standings
Southern Association results show Birmingham 5 Atlanta 6 New Orleans 5 Mobile 6 Nashville 8 Little Rock 9 Chattanooga 2 Memphis 9. The brief results list team outcomes with no additional context or dates.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Atlanta
New Orleans
Mobile
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Southeast League scores rain shortened seven innings
Savannah fell 0 to 3 to Pensacola while Jacksonville lost 3 to 7 at Montgomery. Albany defeated Columbus 9 to 5 and St Augustine edged Selma 2 to 1. The games were shortened to seven innings due to rain.
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Pensacola
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Albany
Columbus
St. Augustine
Selma
American Association Scores And Standings Snapshot
Indianapolis lost to Toledo five to zero. Milwaukee defeated St. Paul two to three. Kansas City beat Minneapolis three to five. Weekend games listed without further context.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
American Association
International League scores roundup
Rochester 3 Buffalo 12 Baltimore 3 Newark 6 Jersey City 5 Reading 6 Toronto 3 Syracuse 2 final scores shown for each matchup.
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Buffalo
Baltimore
Newark
Jersey City
Reading
Toronto
Syracuse
Pacific Coast League Scores and Schedule
Baseball standings show Hollywood 3 to 13 loss by the Missions and Portland 11 to 0 win over Los Angeles while Oakland edges a 10 to 0 result. only games scheduled.
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San Francisco Missions
Los Angeles
Portland
Oakland
Games Today Across Baseball League Standings
Brooklyn visits Chicago New York travels to St Louis Boston plays Pittsburgh and Philadelphia heads to Cincinnati in a four city slate of matchups withaction and travel notes for fans.
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National League
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baseball Night Matchups In American League
The American League schedule lists St. Louis at Boston, Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Washington, and Chicago at Philadelphia for upcoming games. Coached lineups and local timing unspecified.
Tunney Bodyguard Spins Yarns Amid Training
Tunney, the heavyweight champion, travels west for training for a record $3,000,000 title fight with Jack Dempsey. He leaves his bodyguard Bill Smith at camp to spin yarns about Chicago stockyards and gunmen while visiting friends at Lake Forest, about 20 miles away.
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Jack Dempsey
Soldiers Field
Gene
Bill Smith
Chicago
Lake Forest
Wake Forest Shifts Lineup Under Coaching Reappraisal
Wake Forest coaches Baldwin and Emmerson altered tentative lineups hoping to refine attack and defense. Ralph James of Asheville contends for Rackley’s pivotal guard spot as the Deacons test new combinations.
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Deacons
Baldwin
Emmerson
Ralph James
Asheville
Rackley
North Carolina State scrimmage shapes 1927 Wolfpack
North Carolina state college conducts daily scrimmages as Coach Tebell weighs fit players for the 1927 Wolfpack. QB options include McDowell Ridénhour Adams while Outen’s fullback spot is contested by Warren Plank and Jeffry. Freshmen Goodwin and Childress see flank duty as centers are volunteers. No veteran passer available.
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North Carolina State College
Wolfpack
Gus Tebbell
Elon
McDowell
Ridénhour
Adams
Outen
Warren
Plank
Jeffry
Goodwin
Childress
Tebell
Seven Entrants for Air Derby
New York reports seven entrants for the New York Spokane air derby to start Monday. Bert Acosta and Rene Fonck are expected to enter along with Duke Schiller, Phil Wood, Bennett Griffin, and Royal Windsor crew members. Ruth Elder and George Haldeman are urged to enter, though Elder plans a separate New York to Paris flight after yesterday forced landing in Portsmouth Ohio.
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Trans Attlantc Air Adventure
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New York-Paris
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Phil Wood
Royal Windsor
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Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Charles B. D. Collyer
Aviation Service Corporation
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Portsmouth
Tampa
Fla
Wheeling
W. Va
Licensing Surge as Hunting Permits Sell Fast
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports state hunting licenses sold out quickly as clerks and wardens receive initial shipments. J K Dixon of the Department of Conservation notes growing orders by wire and mail. Open squirrel season September 15 with others soon, and officials expect no blank shortages. Wardens report strong sportsman cooperation in enforcing game laws.
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Dixon
Women Voters League to Meet in Greensboro
The state league of women voters will meet in Greensboro next January as the executive committee assigns plans. The UNC extension department will educate women on laws about property rights of women and guardianship of children. Miss Gertrude Weil of Goldsboro presided.
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State League of Women Voters
Greensboro
University of North Carolina
Gertrude Weil
Goldsboro
League
Large Congregations Attend Evangelistic Series
Large congregations attend a special evangelistic series at New Jerusalem church eleven miles east of Lexington. Rev. M. C. Henderson of Denton assists Rev. C. B. Way of Lexington and preaches each evening, with growing interest in Hendersons sermons and the services.
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New Jerusalem Church
M. C. Henderson
Denton
C. B. Way
Mr. Henderson
First Cyclometer Used by Mormon Emigrant Band
In Salt Lake City on September 14 the first cyclometer, now part of the car speedometer, was used by a Mormon band crossing the plains to Utah. A device was fitted to a prairie schooner wheel to count revolutions.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Plains
Divorce Rate Up in England
London report cites registrar general estimate that England has one divorce per 100 marriages. Two of every three men divorcees remarry, while only half the women do. The rate is five times prewar levels and one seventh of the U S rate.
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London
England
Registrar General
United States
Prison Industry Growth At State Penitentiary
The September Prison News outlines six years of industrial progress at the state prison. With population rising from near-zero to more than 1,600, officials created self sustaining operations including a laundry a tailor shop a chair plant canning printing culvert and other facilities. Caledonia farm Halifax County and Camp Polk convict camps are noted as part of ongoing efforts to expand farming and related industries.
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Raleigh
The
Prison News
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Caledonia Farm
Halifax County
Camp Polk
Big Hog Sale Reports $12,000 from 481 Hogs in Davidson County
C A Sheffield reports Davidson county farmers realized more than $12,000 from selling 481 hogs for pork during the past season. The count highlights a prosperous livestock project and demonstrates strong meat production in the region.
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Lexington
C. A. Sheffield
Davidson County
Hog Feed Trial Yields 94 995 52 Profit Per Hog
The experiment produced 106 144 pounds at 222 pounds per pig with total feed cost and pig value at 7 502 27 and an overall farmers profit of 94 995 52. This equates to 10 18 profit per hog after 122 days of feeding.
Princeton Students Observe Earth's Rotation Variation
Princeton university students can observe the variation in the earth's rotation by measuring the motion of a 1400 pound weight suspended from a 60 foot steel rod. The setup in Princeton, New Jersey, illustrates the Foucault pendulum concept as a demonstration of Earth's rotation.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Out of a Molehill There Is a Mountain Here
The quote from Meggendorfer Biaetter of Munich notes a mountain in a figure of speech. It says a guide is needed to climb it and that the height is not dangerous but the location is difficult to find.
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Meggendorfer Biaetter
Munich
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