Athletics Drop Notch as Detroit mauls Lefty Grove
Detroit routs Philadelphia 9 to 4 as Lefty Grove struggles. Rice hits a bases loaded homer in the fourth. Vangilder wins for Detroit after Grove exits. Yankees hold top spot in the pennant race while Chicago and Washington win as well.
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Moment and Mischief in Autumn's Breath and News Inclusions
A fragmentary collage from a 20th century page blends poetic autumn musings with clipped jokes and local notes. It mentions a Wisconsin co ed riding a car seen worth seventy five dollars, a cousin Martha, bogus razor blades, and a cryptic timetable line about ages and guards, all underscored by dated interjections and miscellany.
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Dirt Track Champion Building New Motor
Pueblo Colorado September 22 Ray Lampkin once named world dirt track champion and holder of AMCA one mile on a half mile track record has labored two years on a new racing motor he hopes to perfect next year Lampkin owns American Machine company and raced in 1927 at Spokane Yakima Salem Deer Lodge and other western meets
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International Motor Contest Association
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Standings and results from major leagues and minors
Standings for the American League. New York and Philadelphia lead with 95 and 93 wins. National League leaders include St Louis and New York. Yesterday’s results show Chicago and New York splitting games. others posted mixed outcomes. Western League standings list Denver and Wichita with strong marks. yesterday’s results include Omaha, Denver, and Amarillo performances.
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Vance Whiffs 11 Cubs 10 Win 2 1 Friday
At Robert's field Brooklyn Phillies and Pirates results mix with the Cubs falling 2 1 to Vance and the speed of Dazzy. Chicago struck out 11 as Maguire escaped and the Brooklyn lineup chased a late lead amid a busy Friday slate. Leads and errors frame the day with Pirates, Phillies, and Braves action noted.
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Sunny Jim Bottomley A Key 1920s Cardinal Hero
The 1920s Cards star James Le Roy Bottomley, nicknamed Sunny Jim, powered St Louis to the pennant and world title with high batting totals and durable play. He led in doubles triples and RBIs, and his morale-boosting presence kept the team buoyant through bumps. His daily work across 162 games in 1927 highlights his MVP caliber value.
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Fights Last Night Featuring Numerous Boxers
Detroit reports Billy Petroile KOed Stanisignus Loayza in two. Louis Kaplan stopped Bert Lamb in seven. Sid Torris beat Phil McGraw on fouls in six. Sil Marriner stopped Oscar Baker in three. Battling Levinsky outpointed Herman Weiner in eight. Y Young Stripling faced Frankie Wine in Roundup. Joey Thomas outpointed Andy Martin in twelve. Dwyer and Nelson fought to a decision in eight. Kid Lehr shaded Dutch Kimball in six. Joey Medill beat Dario Barron in ten.
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Cards Favorites to Win Pennant
St Louis menace grows as Cards lead by two games with nine left. Odds favor the Cardinals at 1 to 2. Fans urge Rabbit Maranville to recall errors while George Yarper receives telegrams. Officials hint at a Monday announcement on world series tickets to mail distribution for a 39 000 capacity game plan in St Louis with tiered seating and package prices.
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George King Stays Sharp In National Tennis Tourney
New York Sept 22 Dr George King the New York physician who stunned Johnny Hennessey in the first round of the national singles championship has continued to show improved form after years of solid play. He was ranked tenth in 1926 and twelfth in 1927 before facing Little Bill Johnston in earlier national meetings.
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Greorge King
Johnny Hennessey
United States
Little Bill Johnston
Hennessey
Beard Leads City Baseball League In Hitting And Pitching
Beard of Illinois Central led the City Baseball League in hitting and pitching for 1928, with a .100 average and seven win eight losses as league statistician R B Spiker released official figures. Anderson of Iowa Public Service and Collins of ITC were runners up in hitting, while several players posted strong totals in runs, stolen bases, and home runs. Town Public Service and Central Illinois teams led team batting and fielding standings as final league results show Woodmen, American Legion Juniors, and other clubs in pursuit.
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Georgia U Has Two Captains This Year
Atlanta Georgia Sept 22 The Bulldogs of the University of Georgia will start the 1928 football season with two captains, each of equal rank, one to serve one Saturday and the other the next. Lautzenheiser a tackle alternates with Jacobson a guard as leader a method new in Southern football if not in national circles. The University of Maryland also will be trying a new system of leadership the old liners planning to elect a captain before each game.
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University of Maryland
Five Dysart Athletes Win Letters at Ames
Five Dysart men earned varsity letters at the University of Town per the Hawkeye athletic council, signaling athletic prowess recognized by the athletic directory. Named honorees include Howard M. Barnes H. E. Clough Richard VoLeo Chris R. Schmidt and Harry L. Zimmer.
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Hawkeye Athietic Council
Howard M. Barnes
H. E. Clough
Richard Voleo
Chris R. Schmidt
Harry L. Zimmer
Major League Hitter and Pitching Standings Summary
Summary of rough sports wire: Pirates hitters P Warner and St. Albans tied to stolen bases with Cuyler Cubs 23, pitching Henson Giants 4 to 8. American Leauge Batting Thine to Fkuth Yanks 134. Browns Manush 45 doubles, Cambs Yanks 21 triples, Myer Red Sox 26 stolen bases. Browns pitcher Polghing Gyowaery won 19. a partial line ends with unclear results.
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P. Warner
Pirates
Cold Shoulder When Player Hits Homers
A humorous memory recalls Everett Scott facing icy benches after homeruns. Players turn away, offering no praise, as Scott hits two in a row and misreads the bench, exclaiming he must be on the wrong one while humor and sport clash in a classic dugout moment.
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Everett Scott
Scott
Ruth
Scotty
New Intramural System Adopted at Ames
Ames Sept. 22 entirely new intramural athletics plan at Iowa State college directed by Harry Lehmidt will let every male student participate in non varsity sports. Competition re grouping includes four groups fraternity independent class and faculty with playground ball handball cross country speed ball and tennis in fall program.
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Iowa State College
Harry Lehmidt
Physical Education Department
Schmidt
Football Season Opens Next Saturday With 175 Games
New York Sept 22 20 The football season officially opens next Saturday with 175 games scheduled including two doubleheaders Yale Army Princeton Dartmouth Pittsburgh among the top eastern teams and Harvard poised for a rebound Under coach Arnold Horween Harvard may rise again while Princeton Yale Army and Dartmouth boast strong squads Yale’s new coach Mal Stevens leads a scrimmage at New Haven and Army worries about its second game at West Point October 6 with Cagle Murrell Nave Sprague and Perry key players for the Midshipmen are noted.
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