Durocher Transforms From Bench Jester to Yankee Anchor
In September Theodore Durocher shifts from April’s jabbering joker to a vital Yankees defender and hitter. Miller Huggins plans to test him at second as New York weighs pennant pressure and avoids rushing Lynford Lary from Oakland. Durocher’s fate now hinges on steady infield play and clutch hitting.
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Sunstroke kills Navy football star Miles Fox at practice
Miles Fox a 19 year old quarterback prospect for the U S Navy football team died from sunstroke after practice Thursday in Annapolis Maryland He reported for practice at 3 p m and showed strong open field running ability He was carried from the field at 4 p m and never regained consciousness His parents came from Steelton Pennsylvania too late to see him alive.
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Annapolis
Miles Fox
United States Navy
Steelton
Amateurs and Semi-Pro Nines Collect Weekend Matches
Amateur and semi pro nine names fill Garfield Park and nearby venues. Orioles meet Indianap Midways at Garfield No 1 Sunday afternoon amid rivalry talks. Junior teams seek games and open dates run September 9 to 16. Central clubs arrange clashes with Riverside A A and Shanklin clubs as power and light teams visit. Still use first putter story closes the page.
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Two Feature Bouts Billed at Harrison
Harrison boxing card announced featuring Davey Abad of Panama in a ten rounder against Jimmoe Todennoiss and an eight round bout between RAR and Tracy Cox. Local fighters Earl Baker and Otto Atterson meet in six rounds. Johnny Bass and Mead also listed. Abad, who beat Tony Canzoneri and others, headlines the show with Bobby Allen versus Tracy Cox in an eight round semi wind-up likely to share spotlight.
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Otto Atterson
Terre Haute
Earl Baker
Sincinanti
Chet
Smallwood
Sullivan
Johnny Bass
Gindacay
Wet
Chicago
Baseball Scores From Friday Including St Paul and Minneapolis
Friday results show St Paul defeating Minneapolis 7 to 3 in a nine inning game with key hits by Hopkins and Gaston. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 5 to 2 behind pitching by Sheehan and Peters. Boston edged Philadelphia 2 to 3 in a tight interleague contest. Detroit won 5 to 2 over St Louis with Whitehill and Hargrave contributing. St Louis swept Pittsburgh 6 to 2 in the doubleheader, while Philadelphia routed Boston 16 to 0 in another game.
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Newcastle golf drive seeks 800 memberships for new links
United Press reports the American Legion golf committee in Newcastle Indiana will launch a membership drive next week to fund Memorial Park public golf links. The goal is 800 memberships at ten dollars each totaling eight thousand dollars to jumpstart construction of the course.
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Newcastle
Ind
American Legion Golf Committee
Memorial Park
Golf Committee
Bambino Five Ahead as Ruth Hits 47th Home Run
Babe Ruth moved five games and four homers ahead in the 1927 pace. His forty seventh homer came in the seventh inning against the Senators at Washington, costing Jones a shutout as the Yankees won 3 to 1.
Wabash River Regatta Sets Labor Day Race in Terre Haute
Water will spray on the historic Wabash river as the Paul Dresser regatta stages a motor boat race. The course runs one mile up and one mile downstream with cash prizes for winners.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Defending State Champ Faces Veteran Indianapolis Golfer
George Lance of Rea Park Terre Haute defends the state amateur title against Will Diddel of Indianapolis in a 36 hole final at French Lick. The match extended to extra holes after Dwight Mitchell and Diddel split the semi finals, with Diddel winning a dramatic finish before darkness forced a coin toss.
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Rea Park Municipal Course
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Hills
Will Diddel
Indianapolis
Diddle
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Lehman
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Diddel
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Zimmer
Major Stars Shine in Yesterday's Baseball Showdown
Rogers Hornsby tripled and scored in three at bats. Paul Waner homered and drove in three while adding two runs in seven at bats. Al Simmons plated one run with a single in four chances. Freddy Lindstrom went 0 for four. Jim Bottomley homered and doubled twice with three RBIs in eight plate appearances. Ruth Gehrig Goslin idle.
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Paul Waner
al Simmons
Freddy Lindstrom
Jim Bottomley
Oat
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Goose Goslin
Waner brothers deliver Pirates win in first of doubleheader
Paul Waner and Lloyd Waner provided a fifth inning homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 5 in the opener of a twin bill. St. Louis took the nightcap 6 to 2 with Bottomley delivering the decisive eighth inning homer. Rube Walberg and the Athletics won 3 to 2 over the Red Sox, narrowing the gap to two games behind the Yankees. Cubs outslugged the Reds 5 to 3 despite 16 hits for Cincinnati, Curtis Walker suffering a fractured skull on a fielding play. Giants lost to the Robins 4 to 2 as Dazzy Vance notched his 18th win. Reese homered for the Giants off Jackson. Flowers homered for Brooklyn. Phillies and Braves split a doubleheader with Philadelphia taking 4 to 3 in the opener and Boston winning 4 to 1 in the nightcap.
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Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
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Bottomley
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Curtis Walker
Cincinnati
English
New York Giants
Brooklyn Robins
Dazzy Vance
Giants
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Jackson
Jake Flowers
Brooklyn
New York bout renewal sparks odd blisters in ring
In New York, keepers report Sid Terris and Phil McGraw set to clash as the weight class headlines a program. Izzy Schwartz defeated Grande in San Francisco by knockout in the eighth round, highlighting a night of boxing misadventure and blistered feet rumors.
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Izzy Schwartz
New York
Illen Older
Hla Grande
San Francisco
Sid Terris
Phil McGraw
Indians blank Blues as Danny Boone stars in 5 0 win
Danny Boone pitched a complete shutout, allowing five hits and no walks as the Indians beat the Blues 5 0 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. He joined two other pitchers in defeating the Blues in their last twenty starts while Kansas City still led the league. The series featured four Blues losses despite outs in several battles.
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Columbia Grid Plans Enlarged for 1929 30
New York Sept. 1 Columbia University will adopt a formidable football program beginning fall 1929. Reynolds Benson announces a two year contract with Colgate to play in 1929 and 1930 at the enlarged Baker Field. Pennsylvania Dartmouth and Cornell are scheduled for 1929 with another eastern powerhouse to be added.
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Columbia University
Reynolds Benson
Columbia
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Pennsylvania
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Cornell
Americans dominate Walker Cup with 11 1 victory over Britain
At Wheaton the United States routs Britain 11 to 1 in Walker Cup play led by Bobby Jones who crushed T Perkins 13 12. Francis Ouimet and other Americans won singles while Chick Evans was the sole American loser to Tony Torrance.
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United Press
Chicago
Wheaton
United States
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West Newton
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Brae Burn
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Roland Mackenzie
Caput
G. N. C. Martin
Indians Renew Struggle For Lead In A A Pennant Tilt
The Indians aim to regain first place in the American Association with a six game homestand against the Louisville Colonels beginning at Washington Park. Bruno Barnhart, the veteran outfielder from the Pirates, joined the Tribe on option after the Comorosky recall. The booster parade starts at 1 pm, and the club holds a slight edge in most interclub records as they chase 79 wins against 63 losses.
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Saints
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Indians
Washington Park
Louisville
Bill Meyer
Hoosiers
Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
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Pennsylvania
Delaware Sts
Clyde Barnhart
Pittsburgh Pirates
Adam Comorosky
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Line of March Sets Homecoming Parade Route
The March parade kicks off at 1 p.m. proceeding from North Street south on Meridian then around the circle west to Washington and to the ball park. Indianapolis and Louisville teams join amateur clubs luncheon clubs and other groups along with booster banners from the Chamber of Commerce. Fans with cars urged to join the procession.
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U. S. Net Squad Faces England at Forest Hills
The United States tennis team meets England at Forest Hills in an international match with Ott Jr. and Hennessey out. The U S S T A announced a revised lineup with Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn, Francis Hunter, John Doeg, Wilbur Coen, and others facing England while the doubles team Brett Patterson and Hawkes compete in Chestnut Hill finals.
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Dirt track events set for Dixie Speedway Monday
Sullivan Ind September 1 In Indiana dirt track drivers will compete here Monday afternoon on the Dixie Speedway in a special ten mile race. Outstanding among the entrants are Ira Hall Al Gulley Howdy Wilcox and Frank Sweigert.
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Favored to Keep State Title in Amateur Final
George Lance defending State amateur champion was a favorite to repeat his 1927 triumph. Will Diddel, veteran Indianapolis golfer, met Lance in the thirty six hole final for the amateur title. Doubt arose whether Diddel could endure two grueling battles in as many days after he beat Dwight Mitchell of French Lick in thirty nine holes Friday.
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Hagen Farrell Clash in Chicago Open golf series
Johnny Farrell and Walter Hagen, holders of the American and British open titles, were to meet in the second round of their five game series for the mythical world championship in Chicago. Hagen won the first match one up.
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Johnny Farrell
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Flop At Fifth Douglass Park Show Leaves Fans Short
Few fans attended the fifth show at Douglass Park on Friday night. The advertised One-Round Boss vs Willie Yap did not occur as Yap failed to appear. In the wind‑up, Hiawatha Gray defeated Kid Sunshine in four rounds.
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Egyptian swimmer Ishaak Helmy completes English Channel swim
Ishaak Helmy of Egypt landed in Folkestone at 1 52 p m today after swimming the English Channel from Cape Gris Nez in nearly 24 hours. He started at 2 01 p m Friday and it was the second longest crossing on record.
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Arlington Park and Saratoga Race Day Entrants
A list of horse names and horse connections appears for Arlington Park and Saratoga. The roster includes Fay, Billy, Pandale, Wolfy, Rosetta Stone, Queen Clara, Serenader, Charm, Kam, Sea Scamp, and others along with sires and owners noted in the entry.
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Cross Bow
Kodak
Rute McClain
Sentry Lass
Mina
Athletics Edge Red Sox to Narrow Yankees Lead
In New York, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 3 to 2 to close the gap with the leading New York Yankees to two games. The Yankees were idle as the Cubs topped the Reds 5 to 3 and the Pirates and Cardinals split a doubleheader, with Chicago gaining a half game on St. Louis. Cubs, Reds. Pirates, Cardinals. standings updated.
Race Entries at Arlington Track Features Mixed Entries
Weather clear and fast track as Arlington lists six races for three year olds and up and two year olds. Entries include names like Rock Thorn Long Point Tamiami Trail Marie Blanche ST and many others across claiming and stakes events with weights and entries noted.
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NYU Grid Team Opens Camp At Farmingdale
Football returned to New York University as Coach Chick Meehan led thirty eight candidates coaches managers and trainers to Farmingdale Long Island for the annual training camp. The first day featured light passing and limbering up exercises.
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NEW York
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White Sox Manager Lena Blackburne suspended
Chicago White Sox manager Lena Blackburne will serve a three day suspension for protesting a decision by umpire Barry during a game with the Athletics in Philadelphia last week.
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Hammond Ends Camp With Sixty Gridders Ready
Hammond High School coach Karl Huffine returned to Hammond Ind after two weeks at Camp Betz Berien Springs Mich with sixty candidates. The squad is primed for the season opener as Hammond schedules ten games.
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Fights and Fighters FT THOMAS KY Happy Atherton Wins
In Indianapolis flyweight Happy Atherton defeated Louis Car enters Toledo in ten rounds. Sammy Lupice of Toledo beat Johnny Cobb of Grand Rapids in six. Owen Phelps of Phoenix defeated Eddie Palmer of St Paul in eight. Larry Johnson and Jimmy Mahoney drew in six. Lou Friedman beat Herb Patterson in six. Kid Francis Italy and Al Brown Panama Negro signed for a twelve round bout at Madison Square Garden Sept 13 as the final to Young Corbett Sammy or welter bout.
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American Net Aces Set to Face Australians in Doubles Final
Two young American players George Lott Jr and Johnny Hennessey prepared to defend the American doubles title against wily Australian veterans Gerald Patterson and Jack Hawkes in Chestnut Hills Massachusetts. The Americans had earlier defeated top foreign duo Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon by 6 2 6 1 6 2 after a dramatic earlier match that ended in a draw at darkness. Patterson and Hawkes advanced with solid play over John Van Ryn and Wilmer Alison.
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United Press
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$175,000 Cash Was Offered for Yanks' Slugger
Cleveland business leader Alva Bradley disclosed in an interview that he offered George Burns for Lou Gehrig with $175,000 cash last spring. Miller Huggins rejected the bid amid contract tensions. Bradley also said he attempted to buy Rogers Hornsby.
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Local Referee George Grammel Injured in Crash
In Terre Haute Indiana George Grammel a local sportsman and referee at Ft Harrison and Indianapolis remains in serious condition at St Anthony Hospital after a Monday night car crash that fractured his skull He showed slight improvement Friday but access to visitors remained restricted.
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Minors Bring Scarce Material for Major Leagues
Scouts report a lean minor league pool this year with few players unowned by MLB clubs. Ed Hamm the noted broad jumper and Senator Joseph T. Robinson born in Lonoke Oklahoma are cited as examples of notable figures from the same town.
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Reds Trade Sends Jablonoski to Columbus A A
Cincinnati September 1 The Reds released pitcher Pete Jablonoski to the Columbus A A team as payment for Kenneth Ash whom the Reds acquired from Columbus.
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