Cards Shut Out Phillies 5 0 in NL Title Chase
ST LOUIS Sept 16 Big Jim Lindsey moved from relief to start and shut out Philadelphia 5 0 as the Cardinals won their fifth straight from the Quakers and moved within one win of clinching the National League pennant Robins Lose Two Pittsburgh Sept 16 The Pirates beat the Brooklyn Robins 5 2 and 2 1 behind Heine Meine and Larry French in a heads up doubleheader as Brooklyn fielding faltered.
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Reading Tops Newark in International League Play
Reading defeated Newark 2 to 1 in a tense International League matchup while Buffalo faced Rochester in rain halted action and Toronto met Montreal as weather disrupted several games.
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Second Place Is Now Main Contest In American Race
The American League pennant is held by Connie Mack's 1930 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics. The fight for the second berth between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators remains tight. The Senators hold second place by one game over the Yankees after yesterday's results. Washington .603 and New York .596. The season ends September 27.
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Virginia Negro Breaks Everything In Tournament
A letter from W H Creig of Valverda California recounts that a Virginia man named John P Spencer from Staunton won a Southern California trapshooting event by hitting 150 clay pigeons with no misses. Spencer claimed to hunt quail along the Shenandoah Valley and stated plans to visit Virginia.
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Maryland Eleven Seeks Football Games Nearby
The Elks' Football Team of Cumberland Maryland requests scheduling football games with teams in Winchester and vicinity. Inquiries about booking grid contests should be addressed to L. H. Chaney at No. 6 First Street Cumberland Maryland.
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Champion Litter Raiser of West Sows Record Pace
Poland China sow from Utah, owned by Cleon Anderson, raised three litters in 22 months totaling 9 545 pounds valued at 1 097 18. The sow considered champion litter raiser and a new litter is expected to set another mark in the West.
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Ladies Golf Tourney Sees Four Reach Semi finals
Winchester Golf Club ladies championship moves to semi finals with four seeded players surviving. Mary Miller and Susan Carson win key matches, while Elt ing and Read face tough paths to finals amid tight finishes and byes.
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Yanks Giants And Robins Set Two Charity Games
The Yankees, Giants and Brooklyn Robins will play a double-header at the Polo Grounds on September 24 for the unemployed fund, with the Giants facing the Roland Giants in game one and the Yankees against the Robins in game two. All receipts go to the Mayor's unemployment committee. a prior Giants vs Yankees charity on September 9 raised $60,000.
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Gehrig Hits 44th Home Run to Lead Leagues
Lou Gehrig connected for his 44th homer to extend the home run lead for the season as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers. The blast kept Gehrig atop both the American and National League charts.
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Forthcoming Warner Brothers Pictures Projects
Warner Brothers announces upcoming productions while Capitol and Colonial Theatres list current bookings. Studio slate details and theatre schedules reflect busy film season with new releases and showtimes across venues.
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Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Merely Mary Ann at Capitol
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell star in Merely Mary Ann at the Capitol for today and tomorrow. The Fox romance, directed by Henry King, features a strong supporting cast and vivid, human storytelling adapted from Israel Zangwill's play.
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Hopes Citizens Will Keep The Sabbath Holy
Alexander Spottswood Dandridge of Winchester Virginia urges a petition drive to ban Sunday baseball and boxing to protect the Sabbath. He argues Sunday sports foster crime and moral decline and cites religious verses and public safety concerns. September 16, 1931. Still, there must be something wrong when every forward moral step requires more prisons.
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Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Ireland to Egypt
Readable clues cover topics from geography and language to biology and law. Includes entries like Town near Naples Tantalum bone law thing compass and et al indicating a mixed crossword with varied difficulties.
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Virginia Line Is Big Problem Facing Dawson
Dawson faces a tough challenge with the Virginia line as the Cavaliers prepare at Virginia Military Institute. Five full teams drill, focusing on improving blocking and run defense under the new mentorship.
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Virginia Military Institute
Cavaliers Face Harvard Columbia and Southern Rivals
Virginia under new head coach Fred Dawson works to develop the 1931 Cavaliers. The line is a major concern while backfield veterans Bill Thomas and Frank Sippley pace the attack along with several experienced backs. At center Lewis Reiss returns with Fenton Gentry as understudy. Ends include Bill Condon Segar Gravatt Norwood Orrick and Bill St Clair. Guards feature Bill De Butts with competition at other slots.
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