Cubs and Braves Are Marathon Champions
Cubs and Braves clinched the marathon title after a three game series complicated by extra innings. Cubs won 4-3 in a ninth inning rally, then beat the Braves 3-2 after 19 innings, with Riggs Stephenson delivering a 16th inning RBI for a 4-3 victory to widen their lead. Phillies swept a doubleheader vs St Louis 10-4 and 9-4 in the NL.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Riggs Stephenson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Phils
Dizzy Dean
Paul Derringer
Stout
Carleton
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Waite Hoyt
Reds
Adolf Luque
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Red Sox
Irving Burns
Americans Dominate Newport Tennis Semi Final Field
The Newport casino tennis tournament neared its semi finals as Americans filled the draw. Davey Jones of New York defeated England’s Frederick J. Perry while Wilmer Allison beat Japan’s Jiro Satoh to reach the last four. Ellsworth Vines will face Jones after a win over Gregory Mangin in a four hour quarter final.
Ninety two Entered In State Not Meet
Fort Worth August 19 First round play in the annual tennis tournament of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation began with 92 entries from 14 Texas cities. Players drawing byes in the first round included Jesse Pfeiffer Frank Stephens John Hill and Quinn Connelley in the men's singles. Walter Wabash Austin faces John W Moore San Saba in the singles opener. Charlotte McQuiston Dallas and Helen Hoover Fort Worth led the opening women's singles action.
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Fort Worth
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Texas
Jesse Pfeiffer
San Antonio
Frank Stephens
Dallas
John Hill
Waco
Quinn Connelley
Walter Wabash
Austin
John W. Moore
San Saba
Helen Hoover
Charlotte McQuiston
Quinn Conneley
Ligosky Wins Knockout In Armory Wrestling Showdown
George Ligosky delivers a powerful right that floors Walter Stratton to claim the main event victory at the weekly armory wrestling card. The match ends after a clean knockout amid debate over whether the strike hit solar plexus or chin. Stratton pressed early, but Ligosky dominated the later rounds with shoulder butt presses and a decisive chin-sock.
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George Ligosky
Walter Stratton
Armory
Stratton
Ligosky
Roy Welch
Sam George
Denver
Pat O’brien
Los An- Sa
Jack Grover
Alabama
Sports Scores and Schedules Roundup
Results Thursday New York 7 Cincinnati 3 Boston 3 Chicago 4 15 innings Philadelphia 10 9 St Louis 4 4 Brooklyn Pittsburgh rain scales Friday schedule Philadelphia at St Louis Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh AMERICAN LEAGUE standings and notes include St Louis Boston Detroit Cleveland Chicago Washington and others. Texas League results Houston Dallas Beaumont Tyler San Antonio Fort Worth Galaxy wet grounds reported. Chicago railroads wage meeting statement confirms discussion with no action.
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New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Wet Grounds
Osstes
POSEN
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
LOEW
Suse Rex
Houston
Dallas
Galveston
Longview
Beaumont
Tyler
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Weer
Covess
Fort Worth Peepee
Babe Didrikson Set to Challenge for National Golf Title
Texan Babe Didrikson arrival in Salem, Mass will meet a warm welcome from defending champion Billie Hicks. Hicks forecasts a tough test, noting golf’s nerves and pace differ from running. Hicks also reflects that winning young hurt her own game, predicting Babe may face a bigger struggle to lower scores.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Babe Didrikson
Salem
Mass
Billie Hicks
Forest Hills
Helen Jacobs
John van Ryn
Billie
Texas
Rain Delays Women’s National Tennis Championship Thriller
Forest Hills awaits resumed play after a downpour paused the Babcock Harper match at 6-3 in the first set. Jacobs reached the semi finals after a tough 2-6 6-3 6-1 win over Van Ryn.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Carolin Babcock
Los Angeles
L. A. Harper
Helen Jacobs
Marjorie Gladman van Ryn
Baseball season leaders across multiple teams
The list details top players by stat in various categories. Medwick from Houston leads total hits and runs scored, while Greenberg of Beaumont and Easterling of Beaumont top home runs. Sasterling of Beaumont and Medwick of Houston pace RBIs, with James of Dallas and Fox of Beaumont strong in steals and runs.
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Medwick
Houston
Stebbins
James
Ballas
Hooks
Fort Worth
Greenberg
Beaumont
Easterling
Fox
Sasterling
Dallas
Payne
Garland
Judd
Kowalik
San Antonio
Murray
Thormahlen
Galveston
Rowe
Heusser
Conlon
Longview
Biggs
Hollerson
Tyler
Katherine Dougherty Named New Photoplay Magazine Head
Katherine Dougherty, longtime secretary treasurer and business manager of Photoplay Magazine, is chosen to succeed the late James R. Quirk as publisher and president. She joined the magazine seventeen years ago as a bookkeeper earning fifteen dollars weekly.
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New York
Katherine Dougherty
Photoplay Magazine
James R. Quirk
Miss Dougherty
Babe Didrikson Likely to Miss Women’s Golf Championship
Dallas report says Mildred Babe Didrikson unlikely to qualify for the Women's National Golf tournament. She must be an accredited club member and show season play records, but she has not played regularly this summer and is not a club member. Entry deadline is Sept 5. she is in Chicago for post Olympic track events.
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Dallas
Texas
U.P
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
United States Golf Association
Dallas Friends of
Miss Didrikson
Chicago
Missouri Man Will Coach California
Brutus Hamilton once a Missouri decathlon star and former Kansas track coach was named track mentor at the University of California. William Monaghan announced Hamilton's three year contract dated August 15 to succeed Walter Christie with no salary terms revealed.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
Brutus Hamilton
University of Missouri
University of Kansas
University of California
William Monaghan
Hamilton
Walter Christie
Moody ends West Texas tour with tax relief plea
Former Governor Dan Moody wrapped up his West Texas speaking tour for Governor Sterling in four addresses at Sweetwater Roby Rotan and Anson. He urged actual tax relief under Sterling’s plan and accused James E. Ferguson of misrepresentations.
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West Texas
Anson
Texas
Dan Moody
R. S. Sterling
Sweetwater
Roby
Rotan
De Palma Sets Three World Records at Muroc
Ralph De Palma claimed three world records at Muroc Dry Lake based on telegraph-verified times. He averaged 112.22 mph for 500 miles in 4 hours 27 minutes 20.2 seconds, and set 500 and 1000 kilometer marks at 111.56 mph and 113.51 mph respectively, surpassing prior records from Brooklands and France.
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Los Angeles
Muroc Dry Lake
Ralph de Palma
Brooklands
England
France
Baseball Loses Veteran Of 1903 Red Sockers
WATERBURY Conn Aug 19 Baseball has lost another of its old timers George Candy La Chance first baseman on the 1903 world champion Boston Red Sox team died last night at age 63 after a year long illness He began his pro career as a catcher with the Portland Me club of the Old New England League in 1891.
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Waterbury, Conn
George “Candy” Lachance
Boston Red Sox
Portland
San Angelo Poloists Defeat Detroit Team
San Angelo’s Rangers crushed Detroit by 10 to 2 in a recent game and will start a five game polo series with the El Ranchito Polo Club at Arlington on Sunday. Over forty polo ponies from the Southwest arrived at the Arlington field for the series.
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Fort Worth
Texas
San Angelo
Rangers
Detroit
Mich
el Ranchito
Arlington
Arlington Field
Classy Field Assured at Borger Ball Tournament
Borger hosts the Heralds first semi pro baseball tournament with teams from Pampa Amarillo Littlefield Texola Dumas Mobeetie and others set to compete. Night games begin as lights are installed to offer a larger prize purse and stronger competition.
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Borger
Pampa
Amarillo
Littlefield
Texola
Dumas
Mobeetie
Herald
Phillies poised for big run in 1932 pennant chase
The Phillies, five games behind the Cubs, overwhelmed the St Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader 10 to 4 and 9 to 4. Manager Burt Shotton credits heavy hitting for the surge as Brooklyn’s game with Pittsburgh was rained out.
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New York
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Burt Shottons
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Pirates
Didrickson Says Marriage Has Too Many Big Events
Mildred Didrickson, famed Texas athlete, says marriage would be a decathlon with ten daily tasks. She lists dish washing, scrubbing washing, cooking, caring for a baby, cleaning, shopping, hanging up the ice card, making beds, and darn ing socks as the required events.
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Didrickson
Chicago
Mildred Didrikson
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
The Associated Press lists top individuals in both leagues. Key figures include O'Doul and Klein leading batting totals, Klein dominating runs and hits in the National League, Foxx and Gehrig pacing the American League, and pitching leaders Warneke and Gomez with standout records.
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The
Associated Press
Klein
Phillies
O’doul
Dodgers
Hurst
P. Waner
Pirates
Herman
Reds
Ott
Giants
Frisch
Cardinals
Warneke
Cubs
Swetonic
Foxx
Athletics
Gehrig
Yankees
Manush
Senators
Simmons
Johnson
Red Sox
Porter
Indians
Myer
Cronin
Ruth
Chapman
Walker
Tigers
Gomez
Weaver
Mystery Mansion In New Park Area
Denver reports a $2.5 million Moorish castle built by Death Valley Scotty and A M Johnson in Death Valley California to a site later withdrawn for a national park Johnson filed a formal protest over the land withdrawal He visited Denver on Saturday to check if his project was endangered
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Denver
Death Valley
Youthful Checker Champ Defeats 17 Opponents In Exhibition
Nathaniel Rubin of Detroit, the world junior checker champion, defeated 17 opponents simultaneously in 15 minutes 48 seconds in Los Angeles. He later reconstructed each game, calling the display a world record.
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Los Angeles
Nathaniel Rubin
Detroit
Hill and Lehtinen Lose to Kusocinski at Soldier Field
In a post Olympic meet at Soldier Field Chicago 35 000 spectators watched Lauri Lehtinen of Finland and Ralph Hill of Oregon clash with Janusz Kusocinski of Poland. Kusocinski won in 14 59.9 as Lehtinen dropped out and Hill was beaten. Other results included Ralph Metcalfe tying the world record 10 3 in the 100 meters and Erich Brockmeyer equalling 21 2 in the 200. Babe Didrikson won the high jump and Jadwiga Wajsowna set a Poland discus mark 137 feet 33 4 inches.
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Chicago
Lauri Lehtinen
Finland
Ralph Hill
Oregon
Janusz Kusocinski
Poland
Lehtinen
Hill
Los Angeles
Ralph Metcalfe
Erich Brockmeyer
Germany
Ivan Fuqua
Indiana
Alex Wilson
Canada
Phil Edwards
Otto Peltzer
Charles Hornbostel
Stella Walsh
Cleveland
Babe Didrikson
Texas
Jadwiga Wajsowna
Dallas and Beaumont Grip Texas League Pennant Race
A half game separates Dallas and Beaumont in the Texas League two way battle. Dallas beat Houston 10 4 while Beaumont faces Tyler in a doubleheader. Oscar Fuhr earned his 17th win as Narlesky belted a two run homer for Houston. Conlan starred for Longview with four hits and a triple plus a steal of home.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Dallas
Tyler
Houston
Oscar Fuhr
Narlesky
Steers
Hanson
Heusser
Tommy Conlan
Galveston
Longview
Buccaneers
Conlan
Bob Fuss
Longview Park
Women Begin Golf Tourney at Country Club Qualifiers
Mrs. C. M. McCullough led medalist honors with 85 in the Women's City Golf qualifying round at the Country Club. Mrs. J. W. Ross failed to qualify for the first flight. Ross was runner up last year to Mrs. Florence Kistler. Upcoming matches include McCullough vs Sikes and Olver vs Thompson in the championship bracket with lower bracket pairings listed.
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C. M. McCullough
J. W. Ross
Texan Seeded At Brookline In National Doubles
Wilmer Allison of Austin Texas and John A Van Ryn of Philadelphia top the American seedings for the List national annual doubles championship tennis tournament at Longwood Cricket Club Brookline Mass. Also seeded are Ellsworth Vines Keith Gledhill Gregory Mangin Berkeley Bell George M Lott Francis X Shields Lester Stoerden Sidney Wood Jack Tidball Elbert Lewis from Los Angeles New York Chicago and other players.
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Newport
R. I
Newport Casino
Frederick J. Perry
England
Jiro Satoh
Japan
Davey Jones
New York
Wilmer Allison
Texas Star
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N. J
Jack Tidball
Los Angeles
Mangin
Allison
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Tidball
Elbert Lewis
George Lott
Frank Shields
Perry
Henry W
Bunny
Austin
Sidney Wood
Lester Stoeffen
Satoh
Takeo Kuwabara
Brookline
Mass
Texas
John A. van Ryn
Lee
Longwood Cricket Club
van Ryn
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Keith Gledhill
Berkeley Bell
George M. Lott
Chicago
Francis X. Shields
Lester Stoerden
San Francisco
Sidney B. Wood
Stars Fail to Shine at Post Olympic Meet
In Soldier Field 40,000 watched an A A U post Olympic meet featuring 23 events. Only four defending champions entered their title events and just two won. Leo Sexton captured the Olympic shot put with 51 feet 9 inches while Stella Walsh tied the world record with 11.9 seconds in the 100 meters. Several Olympic champions attended but did not defend their titles. Jim Bausch failed to appear for the decathlon after transport from Los Angeles.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Soldier Field
Leo Sexton
New York
Stella Walsh
Poland
Eddie Tolan
Luigi Beccali
Italy
Volmari Iso- Hollo
Jan Kusocinski
Babe Didrikson
Jim Bausch
Los Angeles
Wrestling Results From Albany to Toronto and Beyond
In Albany Nick Lutze 208 from California threw Pat O'Hara 212 of Florida in 24.02. Columbus Karl Davis 210 beat Jimmy Achlin 200 in straight falls. Cleveland Jim McMillen 216 defeated George Zaharis 230, Zaharis disqualified for roughness. Montreal Howad Cantowine 230 beat Whitey Hewitt 213 in two of three. Toronto Gus Sonnenberg 207 defeated Charley Strack 237 in straight falls. Gatun Lake note: Panama Canal’s enormous artificial lake covers 164 square miles.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Nick Lutze
California
Pat O'Hara
Florida
Columbus
Karl Davis
Jimmy Achlin
Chattanooga
Cleveland
Jim McMillen
Chicago
George Zaharis
Pueblo
Colo
Zaharis
Montreal
Howad Cantowine
Iowa
Whitey Hewitt
Memphis
Toronto
Gus Sonnenberg
Boston
Charley Strack
Spring Valley
Ney
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Mystery Mansion
New Park Area
Texas State Department of Education
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