Cubs One Game From Pennant With Pirates Next
The Chicago Cubs, off day today, prepare for a four game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates that could clinch the National League pennant. A 4 to 3 Reds win in 15 innings yesterday keeps the Cubs poised to clinch with any win over Pittsburgh, in a key doubleheader tomorrow. Lonnie Warneke started for Chicago, with Charley Root finishing.
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Yesterday’s Stars Highlight Bright 1930s Standouts
The Associated Press notes Rollie Hemsley and Harry French lead with clutch moments. Sam Cray and Al Simmons excel in hits and power. Don Hurst, Dizzy Dean, and others contribute key performances. Batting and pitching leaders include Foxx, Gehrig, Cronin, and Allen with notable totals for home runs runs and victories.
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Kentucky feud erupts with courthouse sniping and killings
In Clay County a Civil War era feud flared as Commonwealth Attorney Frank H. Baker of London and John Breckman were killed by rifle fire from a courthouse barricade. Sheriff combat troops hunted the shooters while gunmen fired at Wiley Baker’s home. Frank Baker, later cleared of arson, faced past indictments.
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Baseball scores from National League games
National League results feature Boston 3 over St Louis 2 and St Louis 5 over Boston 2. Pittsburgh triumphed 7 to 6 against New York 4 to 3. Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 5 to 1. Chicago edged Cincinnati 4 to 3 in 15 innings.
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League Leaders Including yesterday's games
Batting leaders show O'Doul of the Dodgers at .370 and Klein of the Phillies at .350. Klein also tops runs with 151, and hits at 220, while O'Doul has 117 runs and 214 hits. Hurst leads RBIs at 139 for Philadelphia. Klein has 130. P. Waner and Klein lead doubles, with 57 and 50 respectively. Herman paces triples with 19. Suhr has 16. Klein has 37 home runs to Ott's 36. Klein also leads in steals with 20. Frisch and Piet tie at 18. Warneke 22-6 tops the pitching line, Swetonic 11-5.
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Baseball scores from early American League games
In league play Cleveland defeated Washington 7 to 2 while Philadelphia beat Chicago 4 to 3. New York posted a 7 to 1 win over St. Louis. Detroit edged Boston 6 to 5 in a tight matchup.
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Scores and standings from recent football games
St Paul defeated Minneapolis 10 to 7 while Louisville moved to 7 and 5 with a 7 to 4 over Columbus 8. Milwaukee logged 14 wins and 7 losses against Kansas City at 9 and 6. Toledo versus Indianapolis was postponed due to rain.
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International League standings show tight race and big scores
Newark leads with 16 wins and 2 losses while Baltimore sits at 12 and 9. Jersey City posts 5-7 and Albany 3-8. Montreal 8-10 compared to Toronto 7-2. Rochester 4-4 faces Buffalo 3-0 in a mixed slate of results.
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Standings Snapshot From West Coast League Night
Oakland leads at 7-0 while Missions sit 1-1 and Seattle shows 11-10. Portland 3-6, San Francisco 2-2, Los Angeles 5-8, Hollywood 6-4, Sacramento 5-1 round out the table.
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Ike Stewart Wins Roswell Country Club Championship
Ike Stewart defeated Joen Robertson eight up and seven to go in the 36 hole final to win the Roswell Country Club golf championship. Stewart was medalist with a qualifying score of 72.
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Dixie Baseball Series Tomorrow in Beaumont
Beaumont, Sept 19. Two clubs never in a Dixie series clash tomorrow for the southern and southwestern baseball title. The Beaumont exporters of the Texas league meet the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association. Youthful lineups feature both teams after their recent season runs. The Exporters just defeated Dallas in a runaway triumph.
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Five Deaths in GKLA Outlaw Hunt
In Muskogee Oklahoma detectives report five more deaths tied to an outlaw pursuit in eastern Oklahoma hill country. A deputy sheriff Webster Reece and officer Bud McClain were killed at dawn Saturday as they chased suspects in the slaying of Mrs Susie Sharp two weeks earlier.
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Somerville wins national amateur golf title 2 and 1
In Baltimore Somerville defeats Goodman 2 and 1 to claim the national amateur golf championship. Other results include Torrance winning the Crump Cup at Pine Valley by 2 and 1 over Tolley, and the day’s brief sports notes from across the region.
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Sunday clash leaves one dead among escaped convicts
Sunday confrontation between officers and suspected slavers and men linked to Reece ended with Andrew Me Ginnis a special deputy sheriff and Ky Carlisle and Troy Love escaping convicts. The brief report notes the deadly outcome and the fugitives’ flight.
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