Giants Triumph Over Cubs In Four Game Set
Giants beat the Cubs 7-5 as Root struggled with 16 allowed hits. Hornsby and Wilson homered. Fitzsimmons worked well despite early trouble. In St Louis, Cardinals shut out the Robins 2-0 with Bottomley delivering a fifth inning homer and Reinhart pitching strong. Pirates still lead the league with a sweep of Philadelphia.
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Rhymes and Realities of a Cub Reporter Visit
A columnist fragment blends light travel verse with pointed notes on farm policy and sports. It cites the Cardinals farm sale at 585000, critics of farm relief, and the Wrigley Cubs pennant chase. It also references the Davis Cup in France, Patrick Henry, and a 90 year life milestone as a closing thought.
Baseball Standings and Yesterday’s Results Across Leagues
National League standings show Pittsburgh leading with 89 wins and Cincinnati 65. New York 77 and St. Louis 77, Brooklyn 56, Chicago 68, Philadelphia 48. Yesterday New York beat Chicago 7 5, Pittsburgh v Philadelphia, St. Louis 2 Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 6 3, Boston won. American League shows New York 96 41, Philadelphia 73 57, Detroit 71 64, Cleveland 60 75, St. Louis 55 80, Boston 44 90. Yesterday Philadelphia 8 Detroit 0. Only game scheduled. American Association leaders Milwaukee 92 60, Kansas City 89 63, St. Paul 81 71, Minneapolis 81 71. Toledo 69 63, Columbus 54 99, Indianapolis 3-0 Toledo.
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Yankees Eye Pennant As They Aim For Record Wins
New York reports the Yankees plan to clinch the American league pennant today with a double header win over Cleveland or a split if Chicago beats Oakland. Aiming to set an AL record, they need 10 more victories in 17 games to surpass 105.
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Major League Leaders in National and American Baseball
National leaders include P Waner batting .381 with 210 hits and 118 runs for the Pirates. L Waner leads with 118 runs and P Waner 210 hits, Stephenson 40 doubles, P Waner 18 triples, Wilson 27 homers, Frisch 30 stolen bases, Benton 15 wins 5 losses. American leaders show Simmons batting .390 for the Athletics, Ruth and Gehrig top hits, Combs 201 hits, Ruth 50 homers, Combs 50 triples, Sisler 27 stolen bases, Hoyt 20 wins 6 losses.
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Dempsey Tunney Fight Buzz Grows In Chicago Echoes
Veteran sports writer Davis J. Walsh reports widespread public belief Dempsey will defeat Tunney on September 22. He notes Dempsey trains at night amid mystery, with alleged contracts valuing Tunney at 1,000,000 dollars and Dempsey at 450,000, while press access is limited and speculation runs high.
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Golf as Champions Play It
A discussion of women golfers noting they typically excel in approach shots and putting due to touch and accuracy. It argues women spend more time on tiring yet essential shots and that their practice yields steady play and similar scoring to men.
Eddie Collins Long Fly Delivers Mackmen 5-4 at Shibe Park
Captain Eddie Collins scored the winning run with a long eighth inning fly that drove Cochran from third as the Mackmen beat Detroit 5 to 4 at Shibe Park. The victory, marking their third in four games, widened Philadelphia’s hold on second place to seven and a half games.
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Gene and Dempsey to share seven figure boxing purse
A certified check for 1,450,000 has been deposited in Chicago as the payroll for Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in their heavyweight title fight next week. Tex Rickard announced contracts set Tunney at 1,000,000 and Dempsey at 450,000 under a seven figure guaranteed plan, preferred over gate-based division.
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Warm weather prompts grid drills at two high schools
Nightly football practice continues despite near 90 degree heat. East High coach Midge Makeever has about 49 candidates in scrimmage and drills to ready the Orange and Black for the season. West High coach Ralph Sarff reports 77 hopefuls, optimistic about a schedule featuring several city and regional teams, with cooler weather needed to start scrimmages.
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Plenty of Seats May Yet Be Had for Big Mix Rickard
Chicago reports Tex Rickard stating plenty of tickets remain for the Dempsey Tunney fight at all prices from 5 to 40 dollars. He notes seats may be poor but available across sections and estimates gate receipts around 2 million dollars to date.
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Fights Last Night AP Boxing Roundup
New York results show Frankie Genaro defeats Eddie Frank. Blas Rodriguez outpoints Rou tier Tarra. Corporal Izzy pelperte beats Billy Kelly. Jack Britton over Irish Tommy Jordan. Cohen and Wall draw. Firpo tops Lewis, Bentz defeats Hanson. Earl Mastro stops Jackie Stewart. Jackie Andrews beats Ted Blatt. Garfinkle stops Bud McCain. Ja nita and Hardy draw.
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Four American Net Stars Bear Burden of Capturing Tite
Four American seeded stars William T Tilden Francis Hunter William Johnston and Manuel Alonso enter the second round of the national singles championship hoping to bring the title back to the United States. The field features the French Davis Cup team leading seeds with Rene La Coste Henri Cochet and others advancing while Barnes and local favorites anticipate the new season ahead.
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Hawkeyes Open Practice With 11 Letter Men
Hawkeyes report 11 letter men for football practice as coach faces a tough start. The large turnout underscores expectations for the season and signals early depth for the squad.
Thir ty Answer Initial Call of 7 C Grid Coach
Cedar Falls Sept 13 The Thirty Answer initial football practice under Coach Paul Bender at Tutor athletic field as 30 candidates push through two hour drills in passing punting charging and blocking. Veterans include Cooper and G Orr ends Welch Meyers L Orr and Delzell guards Grochowski Stevens McCuskey Fritzell backs. Newcomers Pearlman Des Moines Wright Norfolk Neb Severe Dows center Beck Blanchard Fuller Peoria TJ Jones among others show potential. Workouts focus on fundamentals with more players expected to report today and around 90 by opening fall semester.
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