Giants Hold Second Place In League Chase
In a grueling seven game stretch with St Louis the New York Giants won 6-3 to grab second place in the National League. Burleigh Grimes allowed eight hits as the Giants beat Sherdel and Johnson. Pittsburgh earned its sixth straight win 4-3 over Boston. Joe McCarthy's Cubs lost 4-3 to Brooklyn. Babe Ruth hit his 53rd home run as the Yankees outslugged the White Sox 7-2. Ty Cobb stretched his hitting streak with three hits in Detroit’s 4-3 win over Boston, while Harry Heilmann sparked Detroit with three safeties.
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Salisbury Takes League Pennant With Playoff Win
Salisbury Colonials beat Raleigh Capitals 10 to 4 to clinch the league championship after a pivotal ninth inning error by Raleigh. Key hits from Ham Mack and Strain sparked the winner, with Turner scoring and Whiteman contributing two base hits. Attendance reached about 1,500 as the season closes.
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American League Today Matchups Across St Louis Philadelphia to Boston
St Louis faces Philadelphia while Cleveland battles Washington Detroit plays Boston and Chicago meets New York in today’s American League games with multiple city pairings on the schedule.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
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Chicago
New York
National League Matchups Across Cities
National League games feature Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at St. Louis, and New York at Cincinnati with teams traveling between major league ballparks on the schedule.
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Cincinnati
Warm season grips North Carolina college football camps
Preseason practice across North Carolina reveals coaches worry how extreme heat will affect squad performance. At NC State 92 degrees causes vomiting and fainting among players as Duke Wake Forest Carolina and Davidson prepare for upcoming games this weekend. Coaches assess backfield talent and line strength while field access remains restricted.
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Gastonia
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Big Blue
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Top Notchers Major League Leaders
A compact list of batting pitching and fielding leaders through September 16. National leaders include P Waner Pirates batting average .384 runs 126 hits 220 doubles 42 triples 18 home runs 27 stolen bases 41. Pitching Meadows Pirates 19 7. American leaders Simmons Athletics batting .389 Ruth Gehrig and Combs lead in runs hits and homers with Ruth 144 and 53. Gehrig 45. Combs 210. Sisler 27 steals. Hoyt Yankees 21 6.
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Judgment for 18500 in elevator death suit at hotel
A Buncombe County court awarded E. C. May $18,500 in a suit linked to the December 1926 elevator accident that killed Donald May at the Battery Park hotel. Plaintiff sought $100,000 against the E. W. Grove estate, hotel owner P. H. Branch and others.
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Yesterday's Results in American League Baseball
Chicago 2 defeated by New York 7. St Louis 3 topped Philadelphia 6. Detroit 4 edged Boston 3. Results summarize standings from yesterday's American League games featuring Chicago, New York, St Louis, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Boston.
Scores From Baseball Card Style Lineup Notes
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 New York 6 St Louis 3 Boston 3 Pittsburgh 4 Readable brief sport score snippets from a dated ledger line.
Southern Association Scores Narrow Three Game Card
Nashville 4 Atlanta 5 New Orleans 9 Mobile 7 Chattanooga 7 Birmingham 5. Only three games scheduled.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Southeastern League Scores Update
Albany 1 Pensacola 12. Jacksonville 10 Columbus 22. St. Augustine 4 Montgomery 5. Savannah 5 Selma 3.
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Selma
Syracuse Nets Five-Run Loss in One-Game Series
In the International League Syracuse was defeated by Buffalo 9 to 4 in the lone scheduled game. Buffalo built an early lead and held on as Syracuse struggled to respond with late offense.
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International League
Syracuse
Buffalo
Scores from American Association games
Indianapolis against Louisville ended with a score of 4 to 7. Toledo faced Columbus with 4 to 4. Milwaukee and Kansas City played to a 0 to 6 result. Only games scheduled.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Piedmont League Standings Show Salisbury and Raleigh Lead
Salisbury leads the Piedmont League with a 41 win 0.800 pace while Raleigh stands second at 14 wins and 0.200. The text reflects incomplete standings data with truncated team names and win totals.
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Salisbury Emecemes
Raleigh
Escomeen
Schneide r rejects talk of free schooling and confirms UNC plan
Bernard Schnei der, former all state and all southern football star, writes a letter denying press accusations about his character. He says he will attend the University of North Carolina with his father paying his way, and that he is not waiting for an eastern university. He notes a nose operation and plans not to join freshman football this year.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Gastonia
Bernard
Schneider
Syracuse
Jack Dempsey
Lockhart Takes Racing Position At Charlotte Speed Trials
Frank Lockhart, Indiana driver, qualified for three sprint races at Charlotte Speedway after a record 32.2 seconds for a mile and a quarter, outrunning Peter De Paolo and Bennie Hill. Other drivers and stock car entrants also qualified as chaos builds toward next week’s events.
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Frank Lockhart
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Shattuck
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Tony Gullotta
al Melcher
Cliff Woodbury
Eddie Hearn
Leon Duray
Babe Stapp
Ralph Snowberger
Dave Evans
Earl Devore
Tom Rooney
Gil Anderson
L. L. Corum
Greenwood Athlete Walks to Dempsey Tunney Fight
Roy Burkette, a one armed football star from Greenwood South Carolina, begins a seven day hike to Soldier Field in Chicago to see the Dempsey Tunney bout next Thursday night. He predicts a knockout by the former champion and travels afoot with no money for a wager.
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Navy Prisons Plan Questioned by Secretary Wilbur
Washington notes that Secretary Wilbur believes expanded naval prisons may be unnecessary due to the conduct of the service.
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Wilbur
Naval
King College Set for Football Battle at Welchfield
High Point college football opens its season against King College of Bristol Va on September 24 at Welchfield before a large home crowd. Last year King won 9 0 at home, but High Point showed strength, with Coach Boylin’s squad projecting a heavier line and stronger offense this season.
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Revival services close at New Jerusalem Church
Lexington September 17. Revival series at New Jerusalem church by the Methodist Protestant congregation ended Thursday night after large crowds and strong sermons by Rev. M. C. Henderson of Denton. Pastor Rev. C. B. Way will preach tomorrow at 11 am.
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Davidson County Health Report Shows Strong August
August health statistics for Davidson County report 121 births and 29 deaths. The birth to death ratio is four to one, exceeding the two to one benchmark. Ten deaths occurred in Thomasville, Lexington recorded two, and fifteen townships outside Lexington and Thomasville had twenty-one births and ten deaths.
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Miracles Performed to Aid Grain Crops Across North America
Chicago reports near miracles in corn and Canadian wheat crops as heat conditions boost yields. Authorities note U S corn prospects improving while Canada's official wheat yield estimate rises by 100 million bushels. Market prices fade with corn down about 10.5 cents and wheat down 6.25 to 8 cents. Oats slip slightly and provisions vary.
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United States
Convicted slayer Devlin held in Rowan awaiting term end
Dave Devlin, a Black man convicted of slaying Deputy Sheriff Lindsay T. Yarborough, remains in Rowan county jail until the court term ends. He is scheduled for execution by electrocution on October 20 at the state prison in Raleigh.
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Salisbury
Dave Devlin
Lindsay T. Yarborough
Rowan County
Raleigh
Deep Sea Fishing Season Nearing in Coastal Waters
Raleigh reports Captain J A Nelson the fisheries commissioner says the deep sea fishing season will start in early October near Morehead City and Beaufort. fall fishing for big game moves closer to the coast as anglers prepare gear and tackle amid expectations of a strong season.
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Morehead City
Beaufort
J. A. Nelson
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Twin
Morehead
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