Australians win in five sets to reach doubles semifinals
At Brookline Longwood Cricket Club on August 27 Australians Gerald Paterson and John Hawkes defeated Chicago duo Lott and Williams in a five set quarterfinal. San Francisco pair Johnston and Griffin ousted Tilden and Wiener in five sets to join them, Kinseys beat White and Thalheimer in five, and Richards-Williams eliminated Alonso-Flaguer. The page also notes a carnival water program and a Loose Nut club water meet closing its camping season.
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Brookline
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
Spain
Texas
White
Thalheimer
Williams and
Lott
Chicago
Gerald Patterson
John B. Hawke
Kinseys
Robert G
Howard O. Kinsey
San Francisco
Lewis N. White
Louis L. Thalheimer
Vincent Richards
Yonkers
N. Y
R. Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Manuel Alonso
Eduardo Flaguer
Water carnival stunts feature bound swimmer feats
At the third annual Loose Nut club water carnival in New Wilmington Junction, events include swimming with hands and feet bound and pulling a boatload of people with bindings. A bound back and ankles and pulling a boat by teeth are described as unusual and difficult feats for the gala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loose Nut Club
New Wilmington Junction
Swim Meet Planned at Cascade Park on Labor Day
A Labor Day swimming meet is planned at Cascade Park under the Labor and Trades Assembly. The program includes races for men and boys and for women and girls with Life Guard Jack Hulme in charge.
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Cascade Park
Labor Day
The
Labor and Trades Assembly
Jack Hulme
Pittsburgh Police Raid on River Barge Nets Distillery Pair
Pittsburgh police and Prohibition agents arrested John Janeda, alleged operator of a floating distillery, after intercepting a rum barge on the Ohio River. A 250 gallon still and another full of green moonshine were found aboard as the barge tied up at the wharf. Janeda was jailed in default of $1,000 bail. This marked the first river distillery raid in the area.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
John Janeda
Prohibition
Gus J. Simons
League Officials To Meet Tonight
Officials of the Lawrence county baseball league and managers of the eight teams will convene at eight o'clock tonight at the Sporting Goods store. The meeting will settle questions before the moguls and arrange details for the final games as the season nears its end.
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Lawrence County Baseball League
Sporting Goods
Clinging Ivy Stays On Job As Catching Record Stretches
Ivy Wingo of the Cincinnati Reds is near the end of his string as a catcher, yet he has already set a new National League endurance mark. He surpassed George Gibson with 1,215 games caught and trails Ray Schalk's 1,585 by about the same gap, while his career includes four years with the St. Louis Cardinals before moving to Cincinnati.
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Norman RE. Brown
Hank
Gowdy
Giants
Ivy Wingo
Cincinnati Reds
Wingo
George Gibson
Pirate
Ray Schalk
Gibson
Pirates
Schalk
St. Louis Cardinals
Westerners
Greenville
Carolina Association
Bob Bescher
Reds
Cincinnati
Bescher
Gonzales
Cardinals
Bill Rariden
Ivy
Norcross
Baseball Scores From The League Leaders
Baseball results show Pittsburgh defeated Boston 2 to 0 while New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 2. New York also topped Brooklyn 4 to 2, St. Louis prevailed over Philadelphia 12 to 2, and Chicago faced an unspecified outcome.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Sports matchups listed for three city pairings
Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati at New York. St. Louis at Br 20kly in. Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Chicago and New York Clash in Narrow Hockey Result
Chicago edges New York 1 0 as Cleveland overwhelms Philadelphia 8 1 Detroit dominates Boston 10 2 and St Louis defeats Washington 11 8. Today schedule features Boston at Detroit Washington at St Louis New York at Chicago with four regionally noted matchups.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Louis
School Faculty Entertained By Dr. E J Fithian
Grove City scene features Dr and Mrs E J Fithian hosting a corn roast for ministers their wives and school guests including out of town faculty and attendants at a woods site near the home. A church door notice asks guests to keep the door closed to deter swallows building inside.
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Grove City
E Cme Fithian
Swallows
Man Arrested In South Confesses Pittsburgh Robbery
Chester Benton Miley alias Joe Porter 22 of Hattiesburg Mississippi was committed to the county jail after returning from Amory Mississippi to await trial for the holdup and robbery of banker Lawrence Sands's home. He also faces a Marine Corps desertion charge. Miley and bandit William Baker in custody have confessed their roles in the attempted hold up that wounded Captain John Sands.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Chester Benton Miley
Joe Porter
Hattiesburg
Miss
Amory
Lawrence Sands
Miley
Marine Corps
William Baker
John Sands
Accents Position In Schools At Homestead Pa
Grove City graduate Miss Thelma Ray accepts a teaching post at Homestead Pa and will begin work next week. She is the daughter of Police Chief Charles Ray and his wife.
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Homestead
Grove City
Thelma Ray
R P Conference Ends Tonight at Rose Point Pa
The 22nd annual Reformed Presbyterian church young people conference in Rose Point Pa concludes tonight with Dr Fr G J McKnight delivering the final talk on the Book of Job and a closing campfire led by Rev E L McKnight. Attendance is expected to be large after a successful session. Earlier, Dr Charles G Jordan spoke about Get Into the Game to a large, inspired audience.
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Young People of
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Rose Point
G. J. McKnight
E. L. McKnight
Presbyterian
Charles G. Jordan
Poland Country Club Purchases Land for Mill Creek Course
Five tracts totaling 197 acres along Mill Creek Park were bought by Poland Country Club for a new golf course to be named Mill Creek Country Club. The land cost 39000 and course construction is expected to total 390000.
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Youngstown
The
Poland Country Club
Mill Creek Park
Mill Creek Country Club
Indies Battle West Side Independents Tonight
Lawrence independents clash with strong West Side rivals at Cedar Street grounds in the final twilight game of the season. With nine straight victories, Lawrence seeks to extend the win streak as the showdown against the Sixth Warders looms. The game starts at 5:30 p.m.
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Lawrence Independents
West Side
Cedar Street
Lawrence
Hugh McQuillan Sues for Back Pay from Giants
New York August 27 Hughie McQuillan pitcher for the New York Giants files two court actions to recover 2038.45 dollars in back salary. One municipal court suit seeks 338.45 for the week ending July 22 and a supreme court suit demands 1700 for salary from late July to September 1 under his contract. His wife has also filed for divorce from a Bronx girl.
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New York
Hughie McQuillan
New York Giant
McQuillan
John McGraw
McGraw
Supreme Court
Bronx
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Red Cross
Wingo Kad
Jank Gown
Studebaker
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ford
SFC
American Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
E. J. Fithian
L. Pet
South
R. P
Lawrence “Indies
Chevrolet
Fisher
F. C. B. Fling
Mich
Duco
North
Mercer Street
Bell Phone
Hugh
Fiall-Anderson Iotor Car Co
Ss. UD
Idora Park
K. O. Henry Lenard
Joey Sanger
Bat Dominick
George Harris
Jimmy Zill
Milton Cohen
Alvie Miller
Tommy Keegan
Andy Tomaskey
Young Greene
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