Speedy Wilson Hero Of Gang In Edmonton
In Edmonton on Aug 29 Cent rals lost to Radials 6 to 3 in five innings of a Macdonald cup hotel game. Leroy Goldsworthy pitched brilliantly with 11 strikeouts but costly errors in the fifth inning doomed the Centrals. Speedy Wilson fielded brilliantly for the Radials and Johnson held the Centrals to six hits.
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Saskatoon and Regina to Quit Western Loop
The Hamilton hockey team will operate this season as last with Percy Thompson expected to re-sign the players. No new arena in Hamilton. Western Loop bid offers were turned down for Regina, while Saskatoon and Regina franchises are expected to move to the coast before the season starts.
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Houbrego Hurls Wonderful Ball For South Team
Johnny Houbrego pitched for Blairmore against St Marys in a 1 to 0 win to open the provincial juvenile championship series. He fanned 19 and outdueled Riley in a brisk one hour seven minute game. Rev Young of Blairmore was momentarily injured but returned to guide the victory.
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Ka-Ko Municipal Golf Club Qualifying This Weekend
The Handicap and Tournament Committees set the Ka-Ko qualification for this weekend only. Players must comply with no extension of time allowed.
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Ka-Ko
National League Scoreboard Highlights and Wins
The scoreboard shows Pittsburg 10 Philadelphia 9 and Cincinnati 12 Brooklyn 7. Other results include St Louis 8 New York 4 Chicago 6 Boston 4 Washington 3 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 Detroit 8 Boston 2 Cleveland 1 New York 0 St Louis 1.
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Unclear Scorecard From West Coast League Standings
A list notes Seattle 7 0 Salt Lake 9 5 Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 2 Oakland 3 Vernon 4 Portland 5 Sacramento 11. The fragment presents team tallies with no clear date or round, offering only partial results for several clubs.
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International League standings prompt tight games
Providence leads at 11-1 with Toronto 10-6 as Reading sits 2-7 and Rochester 1-4. Baltimore defeats Syracuse 6-5 while Jersey City edges Buffalo 6-5 in a sequence of close league results.
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Bootlegger Boom Alleged in United States Say Investigators
Washington investigators claim a million bootleggers operate nationwide. The statement, presented amid wartime restrictions, highlights vast illicit liquor activity across cities including Columbus St Paul Louisville Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis and Washington. More details were not provided.
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Road Race Entries Sought for Labor Day Event
The Redcliff Medicine War road race under the Caledonian Society will be held on Labor Day if enough runners enter. Intending entrants must submit by Friday to Alex MacGregor, president of the Caledonian Society.
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English League First Division Soccer Results From London
London reports results from English League First Division games played today with rugby football and association soccer outcomes across the Old Country.
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Scottish football results roundup
Arbroath 2 East Fife 4 Armadale 2 Nithsdale Wand. 4 Broxburn United 8 Boness 2 Dumbarton 1 Clyde 1 Dunfermline A. 3 St. Bernards 0 Fast Stirlingshire 0 Kings Park 0 Stenhousemuir 1 Bathgate 0 Third Lanark 1 Queen of South 0.
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Gertrude Ederle to try English Channel swim Monday
Boulogne France Aug 29 Gertrude Ederle today continued light work with the aim of a second attempt to swim the English Channel next Monday if weather is favorable. The Channel remains rough but weather is moderating. WANT PLAYDOWN ARRANGED Vancouver Aug 28 A proposal to finish provincial championships by August 1 and complete the Mann enp before September 15 will be discussed by BC Amateur Lacrosse delegates at Winnipeg Sept 5. The BC association supports rotating the cup series each year to a different host club.
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Winnipeg
Georgia schoolboy boxer Stribling nets near five hundred thousand
In San Francisco on August 26 1926 reports say W L C Young Stribling the Georgia schoolboy boxer has earned close to 500000 in a brief career. Most funds are invested in Florida and Georgia properties. Stribling and his parents tour in a motor van serving as a home. He recently won a 19 round decision over Jack Delaney in Los Angeles.
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Golfers urged to pace practice before matches
Advice to golfers to avoid long pre event practice. Limit warmups to a few balls to limber up and conserve energy for the match. Excessive practice is said to tire the system and offer little benefit, with a full round demanding more exertion.
Inter-provincial baseball playoff outlook and Alberta series
Alberta champions poised to meet British Columbia winners, then Manitoba champ. Saskatchewan shows speed but lacks organization. Calgary, Edmonton race to finish as Blairmore claims Alberta Juvenile title. Senators beat White Sox in ninth ending Ted Blankenship’s win streak. New York tops St Louis in ten with Mensel driving in Southworth.
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Kingston Branch Endorses Canadian Veterans Amalgamation
The Kingston branch of the Great War Veterans endorses by formal vote the proposed amalgamation of the existing veterans organization in Canada.
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Veterans’ Organization
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Macfarlane Defeats Barnes to Claim Open Victory
Willie Macfarlane the American open champion defeated Jim Barnes holder of the British title 6 and 4 over 18 holes on the Tagalong course near Rice Lake Wisconsin. The Aug 28 result secures the win in a morning round and confirms Macfarlane's edge on the course.
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Vancouver Indians Gain Edge Over Salmon Bellies In Mann Cup
In New Westminster on Aug 29 Vancouver Indians defeated the Salmon Bellies 4-1 in linecrosse. The Indians now trail by one game and are considered to have a strong chance to win the championship.
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Cable exchange planned by Canadian railways in Montreal
Montreal August 28 Canadian railways say they will use influence to establish a cable exchange in Montreal open to all. A new liquid motor fuel carbanan by Markhanin, a Russian, reportedly increases efficiency 10 to 10 percent over benzine in French navy tests.
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Danzon Highlight At Teachers of Dancing Convention
In New York on August 29 the American Society of Teachers of Dancing shifted from a wardrobe flap to costume reveal at its convention. A Cuban danzon tryout rehearsal showcased a dance of waltz steps set to tango music with Spanish poses and flourishes. Dancers wary of tango may welcome the danzon for its simpler style.
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American Society of Teachers of Dancing
Woman suffers double wrist fracture in stair fall
In Montreal on August 28 Mrs. Albert Pegant misjudged the hour and fell in her home, breaking both wrists after tumbling down stairs.
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Nova Scotia asks for coal inquiry chairman
Premier Rhodes announced that the Nova Scotia government has requested Britain to name a chairman to head a commission to inquire into the coal industry of the provinces.
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