Pike Peterson Released By Norfolk Club After Four Seasons
Warren Flinger’s favorite pitcher known as Pike Peterson from Warren has received an unconditional release from Norfolk club owners. Once a top draw for the Virginia league, Peterson logged over a hundred wins with the team, including a perfect 11 game start in 1925 and 22 wins last season. He is pursuing a pitching job in another league, with favorable signals for a move.
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Athletics Beat Boston Beaters By Wide Margin
Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox 7 to 1. Ty Cobb and Zack Wheat combined on eight of the Mack men’s 15 sacrifices while Cobb hit four of four with the bat in a perfect day. Carlyle’s single after Myers’ double produced Boston’s only run. Stolen bases, hits, and errors noted. Wiltz pitched for Boston, Rommel for Philadelphia. Umpires were Ormsby and Owens. game time not fully listed.
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Tigers 7 Browns 2 in Detroit rout at home
Detroit defeated the St Louis Browns 7 to 2 on Friday after knotting the score at 3 in the eighth. Vangilder was driven from the mound as the Tigers plated four runs to seal the win, with Ballou Schang Whitehill Woodall among the credited players.
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Waite Hoyt Hopes to Prove Schoolboy Pitching Still Sharp
The veteran Yankee pitcher Waite Hoyt, aged 27 with 12 years in baseball, aims to show he remains elite. Recent averages place his ERA around 2.77 with 15 complete games in 21 starts, as he competes for pitching honors despite long career and past trades that shaped his rise to the Yankees. Hoyt’s journey began at Brooklyn high school, moved through the minor leagues, and included stints with the Giants, Red Sox, and a major impact years 1921–23 with New York.
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France to aim for Olympic glory in track and field sprint stars
France plans to strengthen Olympic ambitions as M Coty funds preparations with 2,000,000 francs amid postwar fiscal strain. France targets sprinters and field athletes to rival the United States Finland England and Germany after solid 1924 showings led by Nurmi and others. The government faced criticism for not backing the team earlier while France pursues feminine stars in tennis golf and fencing. Vera Tomlin claims a world record walking a high parapet in Leeds while twins crowd a Liverpool theatre cast and share notable ages.
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England
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Leeds
Wright, Jr. Joins Hall of Fame After Dominion Victory
Hall of Fame nominating Joe Wright Jr. marks a strong performance in Canadian sculling races. He captured the Dominion singles title by defeating Frank Adams of Vancouver, then beat W. E. Garrett Gilmore of Philadelphia in the quarter mile. His showing fuels hope for the next British Diamond sculls.
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Tribune Subscription Push Prompts Reader Support
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Around Big League Circuits
Baseball notes from July with Red Sox and Browns in the American League and St Louis Browns. Dan Howley’s misfits finally slam a homer as Boley hits a long ball in July. Jim Botto riley of the Cardinals goes five for five including a homer. Joe Pawson joins Pirates for a winning outing. Bally debuts July 15 earning a 52 decision over the Superbas, holding Wilbert Robinson’s lineup to five hits.
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Wilbert Robinson
Papas Panels on Times and Teams in 1928 Sports Scene
A column notes Willie must wash his ears again as the watermelon season fades and the Cubs shine while the White Sox struggle for followers. It mentions Wall Street tumbles, a subway strike threat, Tex Rickard seeking a 1928 fight site, Byrd aiming for the South Pole, and Paris musicians praising Jennie Sonnenberg and Adolphe Hallis in a concert. Sonnenberg’s Africa life and Hallis’s years in England are noted.
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Cardinals First Sacker Drives Team Into Knot For Pirates
Aug 18 Jim Bottomley, St Louis first baseman, homered in the seventh to tie Pittsburgh and help the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory. Cubs lead the league five games after both teams idle. Hill pitched for the Pirates, Haines won his 18th. Bottomley’s homer, Frisch’s double, and timely runs underlie a pitching duel at Pittsburgh.
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Braves Defeat Phillies 12 6 in Hard Hitting Game
Boston Braves beat Philadelphia 12 to 6 in Boston on August 13 securing a three of four series win. Scott and Wilson opposed Robertson and Urban. Insur ance 7-IT PAYS.
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