Tar Heels Tinker Line For Wake Forest Opener
Chapel Hill awaits final week drills as coach Chuck Collins reshuffles positions for Saturdays game at Kenan Stadium. George Thompson moves to right tackle with Adkins benched. guards and centers are contested among Lipscomb Gilbreath and Alexander. Outsider rookies and veterans vie for spots while Hawkins’ line shows depth.
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Tar Heel
Tar Heels
Wake Forest
Kenan Stadium
Chuck Collins
George Thompson
Pat Adkins
Letterman
Adkins
Thompson
Down Goldsboro Way
Bud Iskew
Togs
Jimmy Hudson
Ellis Fusal
Center
Ned Lipscomb
Greensboro
Red Gilbreath
Tom Alexander
Belton
Mount Airy
Don Holt
Julian Fenner
Ray Farris
Bill Koenig
Major League Leaders Include Plays Through Sept Twenty Fourth
National leaders show O Doul Phillies Batting .391. Hornsby Cubs 148 Runs. Wilson Cubs 152 RBIs. O Doul Phillies 229 Hits. Frederick Robins 61 Doubles. L Waner Pirates 19 Triples. Ott Giants 42 Homers. Cuvier Cubs 49 Stolen Bases. Bush Cubs 18 6 Pitching. Simmons Athletics .370 Batting. Gehringer Tigers 129 Runs. Simmons Athletics 147 RBIs. Simmons Athletics 207 Hits. Manush Browns 44 Doubles. Gehringer Tigers 26 Stolen Bases. Grove Athletics 20 5
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Phillies
Hornsby
Cubs
Wilson
Frederick
Robins
L. Waner
Pirates
Giants
Cuvier
Bush
Simmons
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Manush
Browns
Traples
Combs
Yanks
Miller
Ruth
Quaker Football Overhauls Team in Harsh Practice
Guilford College reports its Quaker football squad endured the hardest workout of the year under Coach Anderson. The session, lasting until darkness, included conditioning, signal drills, and a two hour scrimmage between first and second teams, with multiple position changes and notable improvements after a prior loss to Oak Ridge.
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Quaker
Bunn
Oak Ridge
Reagan
Love
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Lippincott
Jackson
Land
Wray
Cheek
Newlin
West
Cox
Farlow
Zachary
Reece
Short
H. Newlin
Barnes
Bass
Wellens
Wheeler
Johnson
Tide's Hopes Depend On Line And 'Flap' Luther
Alabama coach Wallace Wade weighs the 1929 Tide ahead of season with 19 lettermen and undetermined health of star runner Luther who has shown grit in scrimmage. Wade emphasizes line strength and reserves as Georgia Tech and other foes are challenged by Alabama's mới lineup and expectations.
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Army
Chris Cagle
Gladden
Biff Jones
Cagle
Coach Jones
Murrell
Luther
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Pacific Coast
Wallace Wade
Wade
Smith
Knoxville
Hagler
Pierce
Tony Holm
Hicks
Campbell
Georgia Tech
Tech
Speer
Thomason
Mizell
Alexander
Loughran to Meet Sharkey In Yankee Stadium Showdown
Tommy Loughran and Jack Sharkey travel to New York for a 15 round heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. The bout adds fuel to a three way path toward a Miami winter series involving Phil Scott Max Schmeling and the winner, with Sharkey slight betting favorite over Loughran.
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King
Boston
Yankee Stadium
New York
Tommy Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Loughran
Phil Scott
Victorio Campolo
Miami
Scott
Max Schmeling
Gene Tunney
Adonis
Quaker City
Laughran
Swanthe
Tony Duke Named Blue Devils Mascot for Opening Day
Tony Duke age 12 travels from New York to serve as mascot for the Duke Blue Devils when Pitt visits October 5. A special uniform mirrors the varsity kit with a white helmet while Tony Biddle and Mary Duke Biddle prepare to raise the national flag atop the scout box in the stadium dedication. All three children are grandchildren of B N Duke and are connected to Angier B Duke.
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Tony and
Mary Duke Biddle
B. N. Duke
Durham
Tony Duke
New York
Duke Blue Devils
Pitt
Tony
Tony Biddle
A. J. Biddle, Jr
Philadelphia
Mary Duke
Duke
Angier B. Duke
Tony Duke to Kickoff Flag Raising at 1 45 PM
Tony Duke will take the ball for the first kickoff to bring good luck to the Hive Devils. He will pull the rope to raise the big flag at 1 45 PM, with both the Tony Biddle and Angier Duke families attending the ceremony.
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Tony Duke
Hive Devils
Tony
Mary Duke Biddle
Tony Biddle
Angier Duke
Impractical dynamite gag injures girl in Scranton
A practical joke in Scranton ends in disaster when a dog with sticks of dynamite tied to its tail arrives at Nellie Melnick's home and the dynamite explodes, wrecking the porch and injuring the 12 year old girl.
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Scranton
Nellie Melnick
Melnick
Tigers Move Training Camp to Tampa in 1920
The Detroit Tigers will relocate spring training from Phoenix to Plant Field in Tampa, as manager Bucky Warris leads the team south for February workouts. Frank Navin’s agent J A Zellar announced the deal, while Cardinals seek west coast facilities and Avon Park may be dropped.
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Tampa
Fla
Stanley “Bucky” Warris
Detroit Tigers
Phoenix
Ariz
J. A. Zellar
Frank Navin
Plant
St. Louis Cardinals
Avon Park
Clark Griffith
Senators
Quinn the Athletics hurler known for curves and few words
John Picus Quinn, aging stalwart of the Athletics pitching staff, is long on curves and short on words. The veteran righthander, often compared with Connie Mack and Kid Gleason, has a birth year listed as 44 in records, though opponents question his age. He remains a key, versatile pitcher with a history dating to earlier spitter eras and recent seasons of double digit wins.
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Athletics
Cubs
Associated Press
Philadelphia
John Picus Quinn
Connie Mack
Kid Gleason
Jack
Gordon Cochrane
Jimmy Ford
Quinn
Jack Quinn
Red Faber
Clarence Mitchell
Burleigh Grimes
Yankees
John Quinn Picus
Ott and Zachary Share Spotlight in Major League Action
Opposing stars Melvin Ott of the Giants and Tod Zachary of the Yankees drew attention as Ott hit his 41st and 42nd homers at the Polo Grounds guiding New York to 5–4 and 6–5 wins. Zachary earned his 12th victory as Boston’s Babe Ruth Day saw a 5–3 Yankees win while Ruth himself collected a single and a double.
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Miller Huggin
New York
Melvin Ott
Giants
Tod Zachary
Yankees
Ott
Zachary
Polo Grounds
Rogers Hornsby
Ruth
Phillies
Johnny Morrison
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Babe Ruth
Willis Hudlin
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Cleveland
Wes Ferrell
Indians
Arthur Herring
Detroit
Browns
Navin
Davidson Track And Wrestling Athletes Begin Early Training
Davidson college enters a new phase as track cross country and wrestling candidates report for practice in Richardson field and the gym. Officials previously limited calls to spring but now start preliminary training in anticipation of a fall cross country team and several competitive meets.
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Davidson
Davidson College
Richardson
Mint harvest stored in bank vaults to prevent theft
Farmers store mint and peppermint crop in bank vaults as the product becomes highly valuable. Growers fear theft and take measures to protect their stock.
Coach Marlette Preps for First Conference Test Against Winston-Salem
Wet week workouts sharpen Coach Marlette's high school gridmen for Friday openers. Scrimmage and practice tighten bruising tests against Winston-Salem with Bryant key to the Pointer attack and several players shaping into midseason form before the Siler City trip and Friday home game.
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Marlette
Winston-Salem
Black Bisons
Reidsville High
Siler City
Chatham County
Bill Bryant
Bryant
Twin City
Gibson
Kirk
Moore
Copeland
Barrier
Bodenhammer
Tabb
Shelton
Clinard
Ritchie
Watson
Reynolds
Montgomery
Los Angeles Ase Hudkir Lincoln Neb stopped Joe and son
Ase Hudkir, traveling in Los Angeles, stopped Joe and his son in Lincoln Nebraska, a brief incident with one party recorded as six in the report.
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Los Angeles
Ase Hudkir Lincoln
Neb
Joe Andson
Vinol boosts weight and energy claims in old ad
An advertisement touts Vinol as a delicious tonic for nervous, tired, and anemic people. It claims users gain weight quickly, sleep better, and regain appetite, with testimonials like Alfred Maio who says he feels stronger and gains nine pounds after using Vinol.
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Alfred Maio
Mann Drug Co
eAl
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