Pirates Step Into Big Lead In National League Hitting
Chicago July 30 Pirates trio of heavy hitters lead National League batting with Waner Harris and Barnhart atop and Riggs Stephenson breaking into the top tier. Reds’ streak boosts team batting to .280 while Pirates stay at .314. Frisch stays near the top at .358. Yankee sluggers Ruth Gehrig contend for league lead as Simmons holds the pace. American League batters include Simmons Geh rig Ruth Schang Neun Speaker Heilmann and Fothergill with Race for homeruns noted. American Association leaders Russell Grimes Orwell pace pitching with 9 wins. Western League updates close as Cunningham and Langford rise for Des Moines.
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Golf tips and baseball league leaders in compact notes
Golf shot advice stresses relaxing and avoiding grip pressure when in deep grass. Baseball stats show Sturdy rising, Munson leading home runs, Rabbit and Griffin top steals, with Des Moines and Tulsa players leading hitting and pitching in the Western league.
Desperate rally lifts Cubs past Giants in late drama
Chicago faced a 4 3 deficit but mounted a tenth inning surge to beat New York 5 4 before 32 000. Stephenson singled home the decisive run after Adams collided with catcher Cummings. Root earned the win for Chicago while Barnes took the loss.
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Indians Hand Yankees 6 4 Loss In Cleveland Slugfest
New York fails to hit with runners aboard as Cleveland bats Hudlin for 14 safeties and five walks. Fourteen Yankees stranded. Combs and Ruth hit well but Gehrig Meusel silent. Cleveland takes 4-3 lead with three runs in second inning then holds on for 6-4 win.
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Watermelon Rail Shipments Hit Record in 1926
Federal study shows 54,795 carloads of watermelons moved by rail in 1926, the highest on record, up 7,080 cars from 1922. Production in 1922 remained the year’s peak, while rail shipments rose faster than acreage or production, signaling a shift to rail transport among growers.
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Federal Bureau of Railway Economics
Waterloo
Bureau of Railway Economics
Major League Leaders From July 29 Updated By Associated Press
National figures include Harris Pirates batting .3852 P Waner .3848 Hornsby 84 runs L Waner 85 P Waner 142 RBI and 30 doubles P Waner 15 triples Williams 22 home runs Prisch 32 stolen bases Meadows Pirates 14 wins. American leaders show Simmons Athletics .392 Ruth 103 runs Gehrig 148 RBIs Burns 41 doubles Manusa 14 triples Ruth 34 home runs Gisler 21 stolen bases Reuther 11 wins and losses incomplete.
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Oxford Track Coach Shrubb Retires After 30 Years
Alfred Shrubb, famed for 15 world records and 11 Scottish marks, retires after decades of training Harvard and Oxford teams. Ill-health of his wife and a long career spanning over 30 years led to his decision following the Harvard Yale versus Oxford Cambridge meet in England. Shrubb previously built up the Harvard track program, with 1912 noted as a pivotal year when William J. Bingham captained the Crimson track squad.
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Cedar Falls Gun Club Plans Trapshoot August Seventh
Cedar Falls gun club announces four shoot for Sunday August 7 at its grounds one mile north of the city. Program will consist of five 20 target events four equal monies on each jack rabbit system. High and low gun prizes for full 100 target program. Targets two cents each.
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Harvest Drought Pushes Kansas Men to Detroit for Work
Detroit July 30 The wheat harvest labor crunch drives Kansas workers to Michigan. James McCullough and about 12 others rode a western Kansas train to Detroit while lamenting fewer combines, longer hikes to fields, and rising transport woes. They describe hard hours, unreliable jobs, and fewer freight rides as machines replace manpower.
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National Public Links Tourney Opens Next Week
Les ter Bolstad of Minneapolis, the national public links golf champion, defends his title against players from municipal courses nationwide at the national public links tournament on the Ridgwood course in Cleveland from August 2 to 6. Amateurs, no private club entry, and regular play on municipal or fet courses are required. most contenders are youths with no age limit.
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Grand Jury Recesses To Monday In Black Hawk County
On the second day of its adjourned session the May grand jury of Black Hawk County adjourned until Monday morning to continue investigations. Many cases stem from a crusade by state agents against liquor law violators. Two indictments were returned in district court, with more expected in the final report next week. The text also notes a Braille bible printed in 21 large volumes.
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