Foxx extends home run spree amid batting lead struggle
Jimmie Foxx hammered three homers in the week, lifting his total to 45 as his American League average slipped six points to .368. Chuck Klein and Heinie Manush also slide in the leaders lists while several top batters lose ground. Manush and Klein reach 200 hits during the season.
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New York
Jimmie Foxx
Foxx
Chuck Klein
Heinie Manush
Washington
Lou Gehrig
al Simmons
Spud Davis
Sehuim'h
Phils
Vaughan
Pirates
Martin
Standings and Results From Yesterday's Games
Scores show Philadelphia 4 to 1 victory and Cincinnati 6 to 3 win. New York 5 to 4 over Chicago. Beaton leads with 10, Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn and Louis 2. Multiple matchups listed include Boston at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago.
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Boston
Pittebur
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Beaton
Pitteburgh
J. Lous
Games Today Sees Detroit at Waeh and Cleveland at New York
Games today include Detroit meeting Waeh and Cleveland facing New York. Louis plays Philadelphia and Chicago meets Boston but rainouts may affect the schedule.
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Detroit
Cleveland
New York
OH. Louis
Philadelphis
Chicago
Boston
Wreckers Injured In Highway Crash Near Here
Two wreckers were seriously injured when their vehicle struck a pedestrian on the highway as they towed a wrecked car toward the city. The incident halted traffic and prompted aid from passersby.
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Charlotte Aj
John Luddreth
Frank Moore
Here
Goddenly
Shrews Consume Food Far Exceeding Body Weight
The smallest mammals, shrews, eat roughly their own weight in food each day, highlighting their high metabolism and energetic needs.
Giants Take Two Off Cubs to Regain Ground
The Giants swept a doubleheader from the Cubs 5 to 1 and 4 to 0 to reclaim lost ground in the pennant chase. New York opened a 7 1/2 game lead, while the Pirates and Cubs linger behind and the Cardinals and Braves remained in mathematical contention after gains by the Cards and Braves in yesterday’s action.
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Giants
CUBS
Bruins
Baseball trio shines in late inning rallies
Yesterday's stars included Reg Grabowski and Jim Bottomley in a Giants led attack on the Cubs. Phillies and Reds players delivered key RBIs as Reds swept two games. Van Mungo limited the Cardinals to six hits with seven strikeouts for the Dodgers. Wally Berger and Buck Jordan sparked the Braves with three RBIs each against the Pirates.
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Giants
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Reg Grabowski
Phils
Reds
Allen Stout
Sparky Adams
Jim Bottomley
van Mungo
Dodgers
Cardinals
Wally Berger
Buck Jordan
Pirates
Pocahontas Dies Aboard Ship Near Gravesend Fingland
The legendary Pocahontas known from John Smith fame reportedly died on a ship near Gravesend in Fingland. The brief item notes her death at sea without further details.
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John Smith Fame
Iavesend
Fingland
Pointers To Tackle Brown Williamson Tomorrow at Park
The Pointers and the Brown Williamson baseball clubs meet Sunday in the first of a three game series to decide the Inter City league champion. Brown Williamson features top amateur talent and veteran players from the Piedmont and other leagues led by pitcher Kermit Smith.
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Brown-Williamson
Pointers
Brown- Williamson
Piedmont
Kermit Smith
Major League Leaders Showcase Top Hitter Klein and Pitcher Cantwell
Baseball leaders feature Dick Klein of the Phillies atop batting with 278, 201 hits and 27 homers. Bob Cantwell of the Braves leads pitching at 198 wins, while Frankie Frisch and Hank Greenberg pace other categories with Cardinals and Yankees in the mix.
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Phillies
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Phillice
Martin
Cardinals
Ott
Giants
Berger
Braves
Medwick
Vaughan
Pirates
Waner
Frisch
Fallis
Cantwell
Tinnings
Cubs
Greensboro Hurlers Lead Tobacco Team With Veteran Support
The piece notes Greensboro as strong in pitching with a top hurler for the tobacco team. Tommy Thompson remains capable, Voss, a Bi-State pitcher, is promising and likely to see action before the series ends. Cy Chisolm, catcher, once led Twins' first string and is still skilled, especially with developing players.
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Tommy Thompson
Voss
Cy Chisolm
Twins
Senators Embrace Cronin Style Fueling Winning Streak
Washington Senators ride a 12 game win streak as Joe Cronin’s leadership and fiery sideline energy transform the team. Teammates like Heinie Manush Ossie Bluege and Jack Russell rally around Cronin who pushes players to win, endure calls, and take losses with grit.
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Washington
Washington Senators
St. Louis
Heinie Manush
Joe Cronin
Clark Griffith
Mey
Heinie
Johnnie Kerr
Manush
Joe
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Harry Mellmann
Sweere
Cronin
Georgia Peach
Jack Russell
Nats Sucess
Washis
Cromp
Lee Washington
Wake Forest Works Behind Closed Doors To Build Offense
Wake Forest coaches Jim Weaver and Murray Greason are reportedly teaching new offensive tricks in secret drills as the Demon Deacons try to improve an offense that lagged last season while maintaining a strong defense. Duke guard Carl Shock may miss the opener with VMI due to a signal drill injury. NC State’s Bob McQuage returns from a boil to resume drills. Bill Moore wins the Chapel Hill center race amid a tight contest with McIver and Gardner. Davidson readies a tough scrimmage after a light Friday as NC State and Davidson face early Big Five kicks with Catawba and Elon scheduled.
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Charlotte
Wake Forest
Jim Weaver
Murray Greason
Weaver
Sourdoughs Recount Klondike Days At International Reunion
In Los Angeles a 200 member International Sourdough Association reunion recalls the Klondike and Yukon era. veterans including Klondike Kate share memories of Chilkoot Pass Daw son Nome Fairbanks and gran ville. Tales cover dusty dust payouts toll roads and near death bullets from March 99 and the Daw son trek.
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Los Angeles
International
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Fairbanks
Granville
Kate Rockwell Matson
Sourdaughs
H. L. Dodge
Long Beach
Tom Chisholm
Danson
Tom
Jack Kline
Seattle
One- Eyed
Riley
Blackjock
Papers Read Ask Dr Brown At N C University
Chapel Hill September 16 News spread that Dr Rey M Brown of the University of North Carolina sociology department linked with the state emergency relief administration could place 25 trained case and administrative social workers immediately and would run an earn as you learn course this fall. Frantic inquiries swamped UNC Raleigh offices and Chapel Hill as crowds pressed for details.
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Rey M. Brown
University of North Carolina
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State Emergency Relief Administration
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W. A
Chapel Hil
Raleigh
Dr. Brown
Fights of ASR staTER Pass Ottawa details
Dave Amos of Terre Haute Indiana won by unanimous decision over Ronnie Headley in Ottawa after holding penalties. Tommy Paul of Buffalo stopped Little Dempsey in San Francisco. Ventura Calif saw San Chez at 188 pounds match Irish at Chicago 184 pounds cutprinted.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ronnie Headley
Ban Francisco
Tommy Paul
Buffalo
Little Dempsey
Philippines
Ventura
Calif
Dee Sanchez
Chicago
Brown Fends Off Midnight Knocks and Mail Influx
Brown returned home to a ringing telephone every three minutes and a yard filled with people. His desk overflowed with letters of application as he faced a flood of inquiries and demands on his time.
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Brown
There’s Game In This Hand A Safe Bridge Play Analysis
In a Fort Wayne tournament hand North opens one club and the bidding leads to three no trump. The safe play establishes clubs before hearts, avoiding a fragile line. The declarer uses the club finesse sequence and ending with a three no trump contract despite opponents’ layouts.
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Fort Wayne
Tnd
North
Baat
South
West
East
Dunlap Meets Marston Today For U S Title
In Cincinnati, 24 year old George T. Dunlap Jr of New York faces 41 year old Max Marston of Philadelphia in the 87th United States amateur golf championship final. Marston, veteran of the title, beat Jack Munger 6 and 5, while Dunlap defeated W. Lawson Little Jr 4 and 3 to reach the final. Both men barely qualified for match play after 18-hole qualifying rounds and a late playoff.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
United States
George T. Dunlap, Jr
New York
Max Marston
Philadelphia
Marston
Joss Sweetser
Flossmoor
Dunlap
Hach
Five Farms
Jack Munger
Dallas
Tex
W. Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
C. Ross Somerville
London
Brooke Meade Leads Favorited Futurity Hopefuls at Belmont
In a rain soaked Belmont Park futurity field 15 colts and two fillies contest the $105,000 prize. Mrs. Dodge Sloan's Brooke Meade stable sends High Quest and Kepi as a 4 to 1 favorite for the six and three quarter furlongs down the Widener straight. High Queer, runner up in the Hopeful at Saratoga, is another major hope for the stable.
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Spts
New York
Belmont Park
Notes Tell Teachers Where To Find Board
Whiteville high school teachers received anonymous letters advising where to board or not to board. Signed "Mary" the notes were described as almost libelous. The Whiteville News notes the letters postmarked Whiteville and written in a legible hand.
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Whiteville
Whiteville High School
Mary
New School Plant Cost Only $1,000
West Jefferson reports a new Nathan's Creek district school in Ashe county costing $1,000 cash from the county. The $25,000 plant was built by community gift of materials and labor, with eleven classrooms on a six acre tract and no bonds or credits issued.
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West Jefferson
Nathan's Creek
Ashe County
Antelope Said to Run At Sixty Miles Per Hour
A common belief holds that an antelope can reach speeds of 60 miles per hour. Reports attribute this to large-game legends and veterinary sources noting high sprinting capacity in antelopes.
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