Two Leaders Tied in Texas League Hitting Race
The Texas League sees Galveston and San Antonio tied for first with 71–53 records. Beau Bell of Galveston and Chester Morgan of San Antonio share the league lead in hitting with 180 hits and 359 at bats each.
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Bill Parker
Associated Press
Dallas
Galveston
San Antonio
Beau Bell
Chester Morgan
AB H
Morgan
Bell
Alexander Hooks
Tulsa
Brook Hollow Golf and Country Club
Gus Moreland
Texas
Leland Hamman
Waco
Paris
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Stocky Reynolds Smith
Lakewood Country Club
Major League Leaders by The Associated Press
American League leaders include Manush with a .380 batting average and Gehringer with 160 hits and 103 runs, while Gehrig leads RBIs with 131 and Foxx tops home runs with 36. National League highlights show Waner batting .369, Ott driving in 120, and Dean 21-5 pitching.
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Associated Press
Manush
Senators
Gehringer
Tigers
Werber
Redsox
Gehrig
Yankees
R. Johnson
Greenberg
Chapman
Foxx
Athletics
Gomez
Rowe
P. Waner
Pirates
Terry
Giants
Ott
Collins
Cardinals
Allen
Phillies
Vaughan
Suhr
Medwick
Martin
Cuyler
Cubs
J. Dean
Schumacher
Lively Arguments Mark Second Night in Softball Tournament
In Metro Park three more Globe News softball games were played with disputes over pitchers delivery and at least one protest to the tournament president. The Texaco Stars beat Santa Fe 2 to 0, Crowe and Cowan defeated A B C 22 to 21, and Amerillo Laundry beat Transient Bureau 13 to 6. Tonight Morris Drug meets Tenth Street Merchants, Borden's entry faces Magnolia, Fox Drug and Thom McAn clash. 15 cents adults 5 cents children. profits go to the Children's Home.
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Globe News
Metro Park
Texaco Stars
Santa Fe
Crowe
Cowan
Amerillo Laundry
Transient Bureau
Morris Drug
Tenth Street
Borden
Magnolia
Fox Drug
Thom McAn
Standings and schedules across leagues update
Yesterday results show Detroit 9 New York 5 in baseball style standings. The latest tallies place New York 66 43, Cleveland 58 49, Boston 59 53, Washington 49 59. schedule today includes Cleveland at Washington and Detroit at New York. In Texas League action Galveston beat San Antonio 4 3 and Houston edged Dallas 2 3 in 10 innings.
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Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Galveston
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Ww. L. Pet
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Detton Returns to Amarillo Mat Wars
Salt Lake City wrestler Cory Detton returns to Amarillo for a National Guard Armory card. He faces Cyclone Mackey in the semi final as Clingman and McShane headline and promoters report Detton has built a national drawing power. Tickets available at City Drug Store, 517 Polk Street.
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Cory Detton
Salt Lake City
National Guard Armory
Detton
Cyclone Mackey
Amarillo
Clingman-McShane
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Hambletonian at Goshen Draws Big Crowd and Big Bets
Harness racing fans fill Goshen for the Hambletonian meeting with about 40 000 expected at the track. Eight horses race for roughly 30000 in winnings led by Emily Stokes trained by Fred Egan and driven by Harry Stokes. Other entries include Muscletone Ella Brewer Princess Peg Lord Jim Reynolds Bertha C Hanover Vita mine Calumet Eric and Pastime.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Goshen
N. Y
C. W. Phellis
Emily Stokes
Spencer
Minnetonka
Fred Egan
Brown Berry
Harry Stokes
Muscletone
Ella Brewer
Princess Peg
Lord Jim
Reynolds
Bertha C. Hanover
Pastime
Lyle Brothers
Plainfield
N. J
Egan
Railbirds
Doc Parshall
J. B. Schaffer
Lexington
Parshell
W. N. Reynolds
Carolina
Ella Bower
Ben White
Mary Reynolds
Texas League Leaders Lead in Batting and Power
The Associated Press lists top hitters Bell of Galveston at .859, Morgan of San Antonio at .359, and 180 total hits for Bell and Morgan. Bell also leads with 47 doubles, while Hooks Tulsa posts 20 triples. York of Fort Worth has 26 home runs, Bettencourt of San Antonio 109 RBIs, Bell of Galveston 109 runs, Shelley of Beaumont leads in steals, Hillin of San Antonio has 22 wins, and Kennedy of Oklahoma City has 133 strikeouts.
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Texas
Associated Press
Bell
Galveston
Morgan
San Antonio
Hooks
Tulsa
York
Fort Worth
Bettencourt
Shelley
Beaumont
Hillin
Kennedy
Oklahoma City
Yesterday's Heroes: Tigers top Yankees with strong pitching and power
Lyn Rowe of the Tigers held the Yankees to four hits and fanned five. Charlie Gehringer drove in two runs in the first game and four in the second, hitting two homers. Lefty Grove of the Red Sox beat the Browns, striking out five and allowing six hits in six innings.
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United Pregs
Lyn Rowe
Tigers
Yankees
Charlie Gehringer
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Browns
Thia
Cleveland
Indians
Washington Senators
Mel Marder
Grove
Athletics
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Galveston Buccan eers Tie for First in Texas League
Galveston tied San Antonio for the league lead after a 4 to 3 win. Hal Wiltse struggled as four of eight hits came in the second inning. Hal Gumbert closed strong, keeping San Antonio hitless in six of nine frames. Beaumont beat Fort Worth 8 to 5 as Steve Larkin cleared the bases with a grand slam in the seventh. Dallas edged Houston 3 to 2 in ten innings with a walk-off error. Tulsa and Oklahoma City had an off day.
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Bill. Parker
Associated Press
Galveston Buccaneers
San Antonio Missions
Buccaneers
Galveston
Hal Wiltse
George Mills
San Antonio
Hal Gumbert
Bucs
Missions
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Cats
Bill Rabb
Steve Larkin
Dallas
Houston
Cotton Pippen
Joe Veice
John Whitehead
Pat Ankenman
Tony York
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Fight Results From New York to Portland Boxing Cards
United Press reports results from multiple bouts. In New York at Coney Island Kid Frattini defeated Bobby Pacho by knockout in the 8th round. At Elizabeth Buck Jones stopped Joe Consentino in the 3rd. In San Francisco Young Corbett III won a decision over Mickey Walker while Babe Marino KO'd Billy Boggs. Also Frankie Monroe and Leroy Gibson fought to a draw in Portland in a 10 round bout.
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United Press
New York
Coney Island
Kid Frattini
Italy
Bobby Pacho
Los Angeles
Elizabeth
N. J
Buck Jones
Joe Consentino
San Francisco
Young Corbett III
Fresno
Cal
Mickey Walker
City Commission Handles Three Weeks of Routine Business
City commissioners approved a sidewalk repair labor plan on Ninth Avenue between Taylor and Fillmore Streets after residents offered to supply the material. Traffic signals were considered for Tenth Avenue and Pierce Street but no action taken. A street light at Twenty second Avenue and Fillmore Street will be installed. Mrs. Maggie Swofford will receive 75 dollars for a March 31 sidewalk hole injury. Supplies for the tax assessor's office were awarded to Russell Stationery Company for 320 dollars 15 cents. A resolution was adopted to seek tax free alcohol from the federal government for lab use.
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H. R. Smith
Ninth Avenue
Taylor and
Fillmore Streets
Tenth Avenue
Pierce Street
Twenty-second Avenue
Fillmore Street
Maggie Swofford
Russell Stationery Company
Language gender of the moon and poultry feeding costs noted
The article notes feminine moon gender in English French Latin Italian and Green, but masculine in Teutonic languages. It also states poultrymen find feeding a non laying hen costs the same as feeding a high producer.
Ferocious Tigers Loose in Yankees Camp in Bronx
The Tigers bite late as Detroit defeats the Yankees 9-3 and 7-3 in a double header. New York slips six and a half games behind after the split with Detroit in a six hundred seek. Lou Gehrig homered in the second game but the Tigers rallied for four runs late to seal the win.
Palfrey Favored to Reach Net Final in All American Tennis
Forest Hills August 15 An All American final for the national women’s championship looked likely as Sarah Palfrey of Brookline Mass led the draw toward a Saturday semifinal or final. Helen Jacobs or Carolin Babcock awaited in the lower half with other rivals like Maude Levi, Katherine Stammers and Elizabeth Ryan still in play.
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Forest Hills
Sarah Palfrey
Brookline
Mass
Helen Jacobs
Carolin Babcock
Los Angeles
Betty Nuthall
Great Britain
Maude Levi
Minden
Nev
Corbett Beats Walker for Middleweight Contention in San Francisco
Corbett ITI of Fresno defeated Mickey Walker in a ten round decision at Seal's Stadium. Walker scored the lone knockdown in round nine but Corbett rallied to win on points as 12,300 fans paid $29,460 for the outdoor bout.
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San Francisco
Young Corbett
ITI
Fresno
Calif
Mickey Walker
New Jersey
Seal's Stadium
Corbett
Walker
United Press
Waker
Hia
Toby Irwin
Martinsville Manager Leads Minor League Batting Race
In Durham on August 15, Martinsville manager Jimmy Sanders widened his lead in the national batting crown race. The latest standings from the national association press bureau list Sanders at .413 for Bi-State, ahead of rivals such as Washington of Indianapolis and Bell of Tyler in their respective leagues.
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Durham
N. C
Jimmy Sanders
Martinsville
National Association Press Bureau
Sanders
Bi-State
Washington
Indianapolis
American Assoc
Bell
Tyler
Weat
Rizzo
Elmira
New York
Wrestling Results From New York Boston and Sacramento
Gino Garibaldi of Italy won by disqualification over Masked Marvel in New York Fort Hamilton. Abe Kashey of New Jersey pinned Ernie Stevens of Texas. In Boston Gil La Crosse of Canada defeated Cannonball Grange after Canada’s Henry Mansell defeated Adams. In Sacramento Jim Londos, world championship claimant, defeated Sranley Pinto of Chicago.
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Thy United Prema
New York
Fort Hamilton
Gino Garibaldi
Italy
Masked Marvel
Abe Kashey
New Jersey
Ernie Stevens
Texas
Boston
Gil la
Southern Association scores and schedule notes
Atlanta beat Memphis 2 to 1 while Chattanooga defeated Birmingham 3 to 0. Knoxville visited New Orleans on muddy ground and Nashville faced Little Rock at night with two games on the slate.
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Memphis
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Knoxville
New Orleans
Wet Grounds
Nashville
Little Rock
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