Cardinals Clinch NL Pennant in 6-4 Win Over Giants
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League pennant by defeating the New York Giants 6 to 4, three games ahead of the Reds who lost to Philadelphia. Fans erupted in parades and noise as St. Louis celebrated its first world series berth in 38 years. Rogers Hornsby led the charge with strong leadership and the pitching staff featured Sherdel and Reinheart in solid form.
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Black Bisons Open Gridiron Season With Stampede Victory
Charlie Kearns, halfback, starred as the Black Bisons trampled the Visors in a season opener. The contest featured strong play and drew a good crowd, though Burlington fumbled at key moments and limited scoring opportunities.
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Reds lead NL batting race and season end notes
Cincinnati Reds players CH Christensen and Bubbles Hargrave top NL batting averages as the season closes. Hack Wilson leads home runs. Waner, Cuyler, and Bottomley top various charts. In the American League Manush nears batting crown. Ruth chases home runs. High Point beats Burlington 19 to 0 in football opener with Kearns star. crowd, film tie-in noted.
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Court Tactics and Sports Echo Across a Quixotic Year
Vincent Richards writes a legal guide for prizefighters. Connie Mack predicts a pennant winner for 1927. King George loses big at the horses, Cal Coolidge returns home, Notre Dame Navy and Army form a new big three. Fate mocks invincibility as Tilden Jones and Wills endure and France eyes tennis titles despite war debts.
Tunney Praises Dempsey After Hotel Visit
Gene Tunney visited Jack Dempsey at the latter’s hotel suite and called him a good sport and a fine, clean opponent. Dempsey welcomed the former champion, spoke of recovering from their last bout, and noted his eye was slow to heal.
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Football results from early season games
North Carolina State 10 defeated Elon College 54 Alabama. Millsaps College 7 over Howard College 0 Marion Military Institute 0. Texas A&M 26 beat Trinity University 0. Duquesne University 13 over Westminster College 0. West Virginia Wesleyan 15 defeated Salem College 0. M. U. 42 overwhelmed North Texas State Teachers 0.
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High School Football Scores From Local Matches
Gastonia 6 Barnum Springs 0 Goldsboro 26 Mount Olive 0 Kings Mountain 19 Concord 0 Morganton 39 Fallston 6 Salisbury 6 Thomasville Orphanage 0 Fayetteville 6 Raeford 6 Wilson 31 Washington 0 Red Springs 13 Maxton 0 Rockingham 18 Chapel Hill 0 Lexington 14 Mount Airy 0 Statesville 7 Newton 0 Methodist Orphanage 51 Statesville Q notations indicate scores for regional games.
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Veterans fail to qualify in Oakmont golf event
In the national amateur golf tournament at Oakmont last year four famous veterans failed to make the qualifiers. Francis Ouimet, Chick Evans, Mix Marston and Rob Gardner were ex-champions who missed the cut. Ouimet tied at 158 but failed in a playoff, Gardner shot 160, Marston 162, Evans 167 with Evans posting 87 and 89. Roeland Mackenzie topped medalists at 145 but lost in the first round to Dick Jones, a major upset.
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Southern Conference Grid Opens With Non-Conference Games
The 1926 Southern Conference football season starts with no inter-conference games as 22 camps train three weeks. Regular lineups hinge on today’s results. Feature matchups include Georgia Tech Oglethorpe, Mississippi vs Jonesboro Aggies, and Tulane vs Louisiana Poly.
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Mehlhorn Wins Western Open Golf Title in 1024
Latzo beat Barrett last year on points in 10 rounds. Wild Bill Mehlhorn won the western open golf title in 1024.
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Diegel Faces Hagen In Pro Golf Championship Final
Tag en and Diegel engage in the final 36 hole match for the professional golf championship at Salisbury Garden City N Y Diegel former Canadian open champion challenges Walter Hagen defending title holder amid ideal conditionsTelegram messages from friends buoy Diegel as he seeks to end Hagen four year winning streak.
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Contests and Scores From Historic 1925 Matches
A list of today’s games and last year’s contest scores where teams met in 1925. Examples include Wake Forest 6 prior to Carolina 0 and Duke 36 over Guilford 0, with numerous other pairings across colleges and universities in a wide regional slate.
Rommel Shuts Down Detroit in One of His Best Games
Eddie Rommel of the Athletics delivered a standout performance against Detroit allowing only two hits. The heavy-hitting Cobblers managed two safeties, with Manush and Fothergill among the league’s top batters contributing.
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