Picus Quinn Turns In Neat Game To Win
Athletics stay ahead in the American League after a 8 4 victory over Detroit as Picus Quinn held the Tigers to eight hits and benefited from homers by Sammy Hale and Jimmy Foxx. Sack of the Red Sox beat Chicago 8 2 while the Browns crushed the Senators 14 2 as NL teams shuffled schedules.
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William J. Chipman
Associated Press
Athletics
Rube Walberg
Tigers
John Picus Quinn
Victor Sorrell
Mackmen
Detroit
Gose Grove
Cleveland
Yankees
Quinn
Macks
Sorrell
Cronin
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Bruins
Braves
Boston
Chicago
Reds
Giants
Polo Grounds
Fred Fitzsimmons
Marty McManus Shines For Tigers In Boston and Detroit Spree
Detroit infielder Marty McManus, a nimble third baseman and unlikely hot hitter, electrified a July stretch with a home run in Detroit against Washington, then two homers in Detroit against Boston. He added five hits in five at bats and a triple play in Boston, finishing with multiple extra base hits and four game turning runs.
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Marty McManus
Detroit
St. Louis
Marty
Martin Joseph McManus
Washington
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
McManus
Boston
Chicago
Doings in The Sport World
A roundup of boxing results from Aug 14 includes Billy Wallace vs Tommy Grogan postponed by rain in Cleveland and Hawkins beating Godfrey in Los Angeles by foul. Also reported are Izzy Schwartz defending his flyweight title in Newark on Aug 22 and Al Singer favored to beat Kid Chocolate at the Polo Grounds.
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United Press
Cleveland
Tommy Grogan
Omaha
Billy Wallace
Philadelphia
Taylor Bowl
Los Angeles
Tommy Hawkins
San Diego
George Godfrey
Leiperville
Sammy Jackson
Arizona
Joe Rivers
Sammy Aguirre
Bert Sampson
New York
Izzy Schwartz
New York State Athletic Commission
Willie la Morte
Newark
Dreamland Park
Ignacio Fernandez
al Singer
Bronx
Kid Chocolate
The
Polo Grounds
Chicago
C. E. Allen
Hawthorne
Allen
Brown Wisdom
City Golfers Open City Tournament at Country Club
City club golfers get a big chance next week as the city tournament opens at Country Club. With last year’s champion out of town a new local crown likely, many locals show strong form from the Panhandle Amateur. Qualifying starts Thursday August 22 with 18 holes. about 32 players per flight are planned by Sam Vaughn, chairman.
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W. W. Woolsey
Mansel Merriman
Sam Vaughn
Cubs Move Into New York For Series In Battle With Giants
Chicago Cubs travel to Brooklyn and New York for eight crucial games against the Robins and Giants. The pace, injuries to Pie Traynor and Burleigh Grimes, and recent success put the Cubs in strong pennant contention as Brooklyn aims to upset them in the clash.
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United Press
New York
Chicago Cubs
Metropolitan
Brooklyn Robins
New York Giants
Ebbetsfield
Polo Grounds
Philadelphia Athletics
Cubs
Little Bears
Joe McCarthy
Pirates
Donie Bush
Giants
Pie Traynor
Burleigh Grimes
Grimes
McGraw
Brooklyn
Robins
Wilbert Robinson
Bill Clark
Dazzy Vance
Ray Moss
Clise Dudley
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Chicago
St. Louis
Wrigley Field
Wichita Falls Proxy Reinstates Rival Player for Series
Fort Worth Teague faces Wichita Falls in a four way series with both clubs at full strength after Wichita Falls A. Gardner wins reinstatement of outfielder Larmon Cox from a three day suspension. Cox to pay a 25 dollar fine instead of two more days on the bench.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Cox
Fort Leavenworth Wins Army Polo in Close Victory
Fort Leavenworth Kansas polo team remains in contention for the inter circuit title after Captain G I Smith arrived by air to replace an injured teammate and score the decisive goal in a 12 to 11 win over Fort Hoyle Maryland. Wichita Falls Texas meets Midwick Club California for elimination with Fort Leavenworth and Oak Brook Club Chicago part of the field.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
G. I. Smith
Fort Hoyle
Wichita Falls
Texas
Midwick Club
California
Pacific Coast
Oak Brook Club
Texas League Leaders Highlight Home Runs and Batting Races
Parks leads with 25 home runs for Shreveport while Sanguinet and other leaders top batting and hitting charts. Bennett hits .381 with 180 runs, Moore and Waco players figure prominently in runs and hits. Pitcher Reinhardt of Houston shows a 7–2 record.
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United Press
Parks
Shreveport
Sanguinet
Waco
Bennett
Wichita Falls
Mellano
Blackerby
Easterling
Beaumont
Holman
Akers
AB R. H. A.G. Bennett
J. Moore
Langford
R. Moore
Whelan
Dallas
L. Cox
Fort Worth
E. Moore
Martin
Houston
Reinhardt
National and American Baseball Leaderboard Highlights
Statistics through August 13 show Herman Robins leading batting with 413. Hornsby Cubs have 106 runs, Ott Giants 118 RBIs, Terry Giants 171 hits. Fredeic Robins 39 doubles, L Waner Pirates 16 triples, Klein Phillies 33 homers. Cuyler Cubs 29 steals. Bush Cubs 16 2, Grimes Pirates 16 2. Foxx Athletics .383, Gehringer Tigers 109 runs, Simmons Athletics 117 RBIs. Manush Browns 166 hits. Fonseca Indians 13 triples. Ruth Yanks 31 homers. Pitchers Bush 16 2 and Grove 1% 2.
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Associated Press
National
Herman
Robins
Hornsby
Cubs
Ott
Giants
Terry
Frederic
Amerian
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Manush
Browns
Johnson
Heilmann
Fonseca
Indians
Ruth
Yanks
Grove
Fights Last Night Reported In New York Cincinnati and Calcutta
New York singer knocked out Gaston Charles of France. Midget Michael O Dowd of Columbus outpointed John Datto of Cleveland. Calcutta reports a cat blamed for burning a Bengal village. old woman tied a jute to its tail then lit it. China’s land covers vast Asia from Pamirs to Pacific and Siberia to India.
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Associated Press
New York
al Singer
Gaston Charles
France
Cincinnati
Mike O’dowd
Columbus
Johnny Datto
Cleveland
Calcutta
India
Bengal
Asia
Pamir Mountains
Pacific
Siberia
Thallium Acetate Promises Temporary Complete Baldness
In Paris a new drug thallium acetate causes total baldness for three weeks, followed by hair regrowth in the next week. London reports Mrs. George Cadbury offering merry yule advice for marriages, urging humor and forgiveness.
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Paris
London
George Cadbury
Crucial Set of Four for Spuds Cats Open at Wichita Falls
A four game series to decide the second half title begins at Athletic Park in Wichita Falls with the Fort Worth Cats facing the Spudders. George Payne expected to start the opener as the Spuds seek a fresh burst of form after a 5 4 win in their warmup.
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Athletic Park
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth Cats
Frank Snyder
Cats
Spudders
George Payne
Galloway
Kittens
George
Wichita
Payne
Spuds
Rabbit Benton
Steers
la Grave Field
Snyder
Dick Whitworth
Bill Harris
Slim Waco
Stuart Stadium
Bill Kelly
Bill
Bill Huber
Houston
San Antonio
Flint Rhein
Indians
Chaplin
Heeney Faces Campolo in New York Return Bout
Tom Heeney of New Zealand returns to a New York ring for the first time since 1928 as he meets Argentine giant Victorio Campolo in a 15 round heavyweight bout at Ebbetts Field Brooklyn Campolo is a heavy favorite in his American debut following a foul win over Arthur De Kuh and a prior KO of Roberto Roberti.
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United Press
New York
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Gene Tunney
Victorio Campolo
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Campolo
Arthur de Kuh
Italy
Roberto Roberti
Buenos Aires
Monte Munn
Nebraska
Eliot Revered Lambton Bailiff Seventy-Three Years on Job
Waterford Ontario reports James Furzer Eliot serves as bailiff county constable and auctioneer longer than any other in Canada. He marks his sixty third year in that capacity as Lambton grows from a woodland trail to a bustling town.
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Waterford
Lambton
Dominion of Canada
James Furzer Eliot
Young Girl Gives Up Channel Swim
Miss Connie Gilhead a 20 year old London stenographer abandoned an English Channel attempt after six hours and 25 minutes in the water. She started from CAPE GRI3 NEZ France at 2 05 a m and gave up at 8 30 a m. She trained here with Miss Hilda Sharp who plans a later swim. Jabez Wolffe coached the effort.
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United Press
Cape-Gri3-Nez
France
Connie Gilhead
London
English Channel
Gilhead
Gertrude Ederle
Hilda Sharp
Jabez Wolffe
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