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August 11, 1929

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THE OPENINGS

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KAUFFMANN KEEPS PUBLIC LINKS TITLE; Pittsburgh Clerk Beats Soncrant, 4 and 2, and Wins Crown Third Time in Row.NEW YORK TEAM TRIUMPHSDefeats Louisville in Play-Off for Warren G. HardingTrophy at St. Louis.

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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.--Carl Kauffmann, Pittsburgh clerk, is the national public links champion for the third straight year. Today he successfully defended his title by defeating Milton Soncrant, Toledo (Ohio) mailman, in a thrilling match, 4 and 2.

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SURPRISE PARTY IS GIVEN TO HOOVER ON HIS BIRTHDAY; Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Lindbergh Arrange Affair, in Which the Guests at Camp Participate.--DETAILS ARE KEPT SECRET--Colonel Lindbergh, Hyde and Cumming Help Build Dam at Virginia Retreat.-- WEST BRANCH CELEBRATES--Iowans Dedicate Birthplace--King George Felicitates Hoover on Anniversary.

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Americans at Geneva unaware that U S is not member

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1,000 KILLED IN YEAR IN CITY'S STREETS; 45,995 Injured Here in Road Accidents in 1928, Traffic Division Reports. 14,093 HURT IN COLLISIONS Cars Striking Poles Caused 20 Persons to Die and 1,452 to Suffer Injuries. 325 CHILDREN LOST LIVES Toll Is 25% Under Total for 1927 --218,398 Arrests Produce $1,000,000 In Fines.

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PRIZE DESIGNS IN NEW YORK AREA BETTER HOMES CONTEST

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1929Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.^[†]

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.

Headlines from August 11, 1929

THE OPENINGS

KAUFFMANN KEEPS PUBLIC LINKS TITLE; Pittsburgh Clerk Beats Soncrant, 4 and 2, and Wins Crown Third Time in Row.NEW YORK TEAM TRIUMPHSDefeats Louisville in Play-Off for Warren G. HardingTrophy at St. Louis.

PRIZE DESIGNS IN NEW YORK AREA BETTER HOMES CONTEST

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