Hagen Versus Cyclone Mackey Headlines Armory Show
The main event features Jack Hagen defending against Cyclone Mackey with Frank Wolff and Olie Erickson in the semifinal. Tex Hager opens against Pancho Elpulpo, the Mexico champion, as tickets go on sale at City Drug Store, 17 Polk Street. Bouts start at 8:30 p.m.
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Jack Hagen
Louisiana
the Armory
Hagen
Frank Wolff
Olie Erickson
Wolff
Tex Hager
Mexico
Pancho Elpulpo
City
Polk Street
Miley Nears Third Western Open Title For Miley
Marion Miley of Cincinnati holds a five stroke lead at the final round of the Women s Western Open at Onwentsia Club after posting rounds 76 74 and 60 to reach 240. Betty Jameson of Austin Texas rallied to move into a tie for third at 240 as Patty Berg trails.
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Chicago
Marion Miley
Cincinnati
Patty Berg
Minnea‘bom
Onwentsia
Flew
Betty Jameson
Austin
Tex
Miss Miley
Louis Left Hand Rumor Sparks Baseball Roundup
Sports Roundup reports on Joe Louis left hand swelling and tape soreness noted by a New Jersey reporter. The piece mentions MLB Yankees and Red Sox series and Harridge sending four umpires to Boston, with references to Cochrane Dimaggio Kita and Hornsby. It also touches on Patty Berg and Ben Barrett golf feud and a Denial.
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New York
Joe Lous
New Jersey
Joe Louis
Jack Blackburn
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
Will Harridge
Beantown
Mickey Cochrane
Joe Dimag
Gio Kita
Rogers Hornsby
Cleveland
Patty Berg
Ben Barrett
Minneapolis
St Paul
Bernie's
Winchell
Mike Jacobs
Jimmy Johnston
Cubs Near Injury Record Amid Pennant Push
Chicago Cubs suffer their seventeenth casualty of the season as Rip Collins breaks his ankle. A nurse logs 1987 injuries including Hartnett’s multiple shoulder injuries and Gabby Hartnett praised for team spirit as potential endorsements pour in for a pennant run.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles
Rip Collins
Orioles
Chart Davis
Tex Carleton
Bob Garbark
Gabby Hartnett
Larry French
Ken O'Day
Billy Herman
Bill Jurges
Clay Bryant
John Bottarini
Bill Lee
Charley Root
Hartnett
Cav
Aretta
Hack
Cubs
Middle Illinois Todine Company
Hiram L. Potts Hot Water Bottle Company
Speedalong
Interstate Stretchers, Inc
Charley Grimm
Ruth May Manage Hollywood Ball Club
Hollywood rumor says Babe Ruth, famed slugger and actor George Raft’s associate, is eyed as manager of a Pacific Coast League Hollywood baseball team. The proposal connects film figures with a major league style ball club.
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Hollywood Ball Club
Hollywood
Brambine
George Herman Ruth the Mighty Babe
George Raft
Screen Associates
Five Countries Represented in Fistic Fiesta
Five nations Cuba United States Argentina Brazil and Uruguay send amateur boxers to a three day Pan American fistic fiesta in Dallas beginning tonight. Eleven bouts scheduled with preliminary eliminations to pit fighters against each other under AAU rules.
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U.P
United States
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
U. S
National Amateur Athletic Union
Alberto Festal
William 8. Haddock
A. A. U. Boxing Committee
Public Links Golf Goes in Third Round at Harding Park
Sixteen survivors from the first two rounds tee off for third 18 hole rounds at Harding Park Golf Club in San Francisco as the National Public Links Championship moves toward quarter finals. Defending champion B Patrick Abbott of Pasadena and medalist Don Erickson of Alhambra lead the field with only four non Cal ire players remaining: Andy Szwedka of Pittsburgh Paul Genung Dayton Oho Thomas Radican of Cleveland and Alex Muragin of Honolulu.
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Harding Park Golf Club
San Francisco
U.P
Patrick Abbott
Pasadena
Don Erickson
Alhambra
Calif
California
Andy Szwedka
Pittsburgh
Paul Genung
Dayton
Thomas J. Radican
Cleveland
Alex Muragin
Honolulu
Mrs Mars Leads in Saratoga Yearling Auction Brawl
Mrs Ethel V Mars of Chicago has spent 122700 at the Saratoga yearling sales with 89300 added last night after buying seven yearlings. She battled Mrs Isbel Dodge Sloan for a colt by Imp Teddy out of Cinema and won at 16900 as the bid rose to 18800 with Sloan dropping out.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Ethel V. Mars
Chicago
Raft Eyes Move to Capital for West Coast Franchise
Raft, a sports-minded owner, aims to transfer the Oakland or San Francisco Missions to the movie capital next year. He calls Ruth the biggest figure in baseball and believes a club could thrive in Hollywood under him. If talks go as planned, he will fly east next week to present his offer to the former Sultan of Swat.
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Raft
Oakland
San Francisco
Sperry Trails Homer Peel in Texas League Batting Race
Oklahoma City infielder Stanley Sperry collected two singles in three at bats as he closed within four percentage points of leader Homer Peel of Fort Worth. Sperry's season average stood at .363 with 136 hits in 375 chances, while Peel sat at .367 with 164 hits in 447 at bats. The item notes Fort Worth beat Oklahoma City 9 to 1 and lists Thursday’s schedule across the league.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Sperry
Ed Greer
San Antonio
Lee
Patchin
Missions
Beaumont
Mills
Galveston Buccaneers
Houston Buffs
Tulsa
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Marble and Henrofin Set Semi Final at Eastern Grass
United States top woman player Alice Marble faces France's Sylvia Henrotin in the first semi final of the eastern grass court championships. Wheeler and Jedrzejowska advance to meet Friday, while men's third round matches include Grant against Cameron, Shields versus Wetherell, and Hendrix versus Nakano.
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Gracyn Wheeler
Los Angeles
Miss Wheeler
Dorothy May Bundy
Marjorie van Ryn
Austin
Tex
Miss Jedrzejowska
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Gerrn Cameron
Tulsa
Okla
Frank Shields
Lewis Wetherell
Santa Anna
Calif
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Fla
Fumiteru Nakano
Baseball annual leaderboards from the 1940s era
The front reports league leaders in batting and pitching for both American and National Leagues. DiMaggio tops several categories with 145 hits and 33 home runs for the Yankees, Medwick leads in batting average and runs with Medwick also driving in 114 RBIs. Other standout figures include Ruffing and Carleton among pitchers and Ott among sluggers.
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Associated Press
Travis
Senators
Gehrig
Yankees
Dimaggio
Rolfe
Grenberg
Tigers
Bell
Browns
Bonura
White Sox
Vosmik
Kreevich
Stone
Foxx
Red Sox
Chapman
Walker
Murphy
Ruffing
Medwick
Cardinals
Hartnett
Cubs
Galan
Demaree
P. Waner
Pirates
Martin
Phillipes
Vaughan
Handley
Ott
Giants
Lavagetto
Dodgers
Carleton
Fette
Bees
Men night draws Texas League crowd in Dallas Tulsa twin bill
A Dallas Tulsa doubleheader drew 18 763 with 90 percent of spectators men paying a tax for free admission The event marked Texas League history as men entered free while women paid full price. crowd size set a record for a regular season game since the 1920s.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Lass
Red Sox Fall After Double Defeat To Yankees
Boston, riding a 12 of 13 surge, faced a double loss to New York at Fenway Park as the Yankees won 8-5 in 14 innings and 10-4 in seven. Dimaggio hit his 33rd homer, Gehrig added his 28th, while the sweep extended New York’s lead to 11 and a half games.
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U.P
Boston
Red Sox
Fanway Park
Yankees
White Sox
Fenway Park
Yanks
Yan
Jhe Dimaggio
Lou Gehrig
Medalist Still Competes Into Second Round at Rocky Mountain Invite
Denver August 12 second round opening finds the medalist Jack Malloy Oklahoma and Broadmoor champion facing J A Holzwarth Denver as the championship flight of 32 remains intact. Malloy won the medal with a 69 and beat O D Pleasant 5 and 3. W C Nevin defeated Alvin Moncrief in 26 holes, the longest early round battle. Remaining champions include Rufus King of Wichita Falls SMU student and Denver pair N C Morris Nathan Warren.
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Rocky Mountain
Jack Malloy
Oklahoma
J. A. Holzwarth
Malloy
O. D
Baseball Roundup Highlights Five MLB Wins
Clay Bryant allowed five hits and struck out seven as the Cubs defeated the Pirates 5-1. Johnny Murphy and Lou Gehrig starred for the Yankees in a doubleheader sweep, Gehrig homering and driving in two in the nightcap after a six inning stint in relief for an 8-5 opener. Joe Kuhel homered with two aboard to lift the Senators past the Athletics 5-4. St Louis Cardinals halted the Reds 3-2 on 10 hits as the ninth inning featured a single start the comeback. Bob Feller and Billy Sullivan fueled the Indians to a 5-2 opening win over the Browns, with Sullivan adding a homer and three RBIs in the 7-2 nightcap.
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Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Athletics
Bob Feller
Browns
Clay
Curly
Bryant
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Giants
Red Lucas
Galan
Homer
Harriet
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Pepper Martin
Clay Bryant
Pirates
Johnny Murphy
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Red Sox
Gehrig
Joe Kuhel
Senators
St Johnson
Cardinals
Reds
Billy Sullivan
Indians
Farmer
Twin Hill
Sullivan
Hambletonian Set for Today at Good Time Park
In Goshen New York twelve three-year-old trotters return after rain forced yesterday’s postponement of the Hambletonian race with a purse of 37912 58 dollars Desoto owned by Paul Bowser heavy favorite to win with challengers Schnapps from William N Reynolds Winston Salem and Twilight Song owned by Bill Strang.
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N. Y
Good Time Park
Desoto
Paul Bowser
Boston Wrestling Impresario
Schnapps
William N. Reynolds
Winston-Salem, N. C
Bill Strang
New York
Bendix winner Louise Thaden to seek 1000 km speed record
Mrs Louise Thaden of Bentonville Ark winner of the 1936 Bendix trophy air race will attempt Saturday to set a new speed record for 1000 kilometers with payload if official recording instruments are available.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Louise Thaden
Bentonville
Ark
Gableman Leads Union Printers Golf Meet
Ed Gableman, a bespectacled Cincinnati newspaper compositor, led the field into the final round of the Union golf meet in Baltimore as of August 12.
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Baltimore
Ed Gableman
Cincinnati
Union
Claybourne Wins Early Match in Printers Tourney
Jack Claybourne of Portland pins Jack Conley and throws Wild Bill Brooks as the Printers International Golf Tourney opens in Chicago. Hagen trophy his goal as Fox Lake’s Al Williams also competes. The piece notes twenty five as the current peak marriage age for both sexes.
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United Press
Chicago
Jack Claybourne
Portland
Ore
Jack Conley
Boston
al Williams
Fox Lake
Ill
Bill Brooks
New York
Printers
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