Lefty Grove Seeks New Record as Streak Ends
Lefty Grove’s 16 game winning streak ended with a 1 0 defeat to Dick Coffman and the St Louis Browns. Grove now stands 25 3 with an 893 era and faces a possible single season winning record as he chased Joe Wood’s 34 5 mark from 1912.
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New York
Aug
U.P
Lefty Grove
Joe Wood
Boston
Grove
Wood
Dick Coffman
St. Louis Browns
Coffman
Athletics
Browns
Waite Hoyt
St. Louis
Baseball scores from a busy doubleheader slate
Dick Coffman and Waite Hoyt excel as the Browns and Athletics split a doubleheader with a 1-0 opener and a 10-0 latter. Hafey and Derringer pace the Cardinals to a 16-1 victory over the Braves while Derringer's 11-inning gem fuels a 1-0 second game win. Montague delivers for the Indians in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Babe Ruth belts his 36th home run as the Yankees sweep the White Sox. Robins coast to a 54 victory with de Shaute and Quinn, and Cronin hits a seventh inning homer to lift the Senators over the Tigers 6-5.
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Coffman
Grove
St. Louis
Jim Bottomley
Cardinals
Boston
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Yanks
Babe Ruth
Washington
Senators
Detroit
Joe Cronin
Falk
Myatt
Montague
Cleveland Indians
Associated Press
Dick Coffman
Browns
Waite Hoyt
Athletics
Chick Hafey
Paul Derringer
Hafey
Cards
Braves
Derringer
Dick Montague
Indians
Red Sox
Yankees
de Shaute
Jack Quinn
Farmer
Robins
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Nead
Homer
Tigers
Wills Moody Wins Final to Claim Seventh National Title
Helen Wills Moody defeats Eileen Whitttingstall 6 4 6 1 at Forest Hills to extend her American championship run to seven titles and keep her chase to match Molla Mallory’s eight. Doubles final set for later as Whittingstall teams with Nuthall against Helen Jacobs and Dorothy Round.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Helen Wills Moody
Helen
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
Molla Mallory
Whittingstall
Betty Nuthall
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Dorothy Round
Moody defeated again sparks spoof from ICCs cruelty group
A satirical letter from the International Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Women Tennis Players mocks Helen Wills Moody after her seventh National Singles title. It suggests bizarre punishments and threats to end her dominance, signed by Hernando Q. Throckmorton.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Helen Wills Moody
Eileen Bennet Whittirrstall
Great Britain
Mrs. Moody
International Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Board of Governors
Princess Eugenie
Magnolia Men Golf At Hills For Handicapped Meet
First round matches in the Magnolia Petroleum district office event at Indian Hills produced seven results with six byes. A. J. Coleman won the Frying Pan trophy playoff with a 139 net for 36 holes, followed by L. H. Clark 140 and M. M. LaVance 144. other first round results listed. Forty Athletics wins against western AL clubs noted.
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Indian Hills
Magnolia Petroleum Company
W. A. Bush
A. J. Coleman
L. H. Clark
H. O. Sims
Ray Summers
W. S. Norman
R. E. Morgan
E. C. Lindawood
G. O. Ricks
R. C. Reynolds
H. F. Sasse
M. Moore
M. J. Sayer
Seventy Boys Turn Out For Sandie Grid Team
Seventy boys reported to Coaches Blair Cherry and Howard Lynch this morning at the high school for the Golden Sandie football program. Equipment was issued, and all candidates are fitted for gear as the screening begins ahead of the September 19 opener against Norman, Oklahoma. Two daily workouts start at Butler Field before school starts on September 7, with public attendance invited.
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Blair Cherry
Howard Lynch
Golden Sandie
Norman
Oklahoma
Butler Field
Cherry
Dempsey To Display Wares in Portland
Jack Dempsey is set to display in Portland tonight and in Seattle Wednesday. He faces Bill Hartwell a 210-pound Boston heavyweight in the Portland bout, with more heavyweights held in reserve. Wednesday's opponent was not named.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Bill Hartwell
Boston
Dempsey
Major League Baseball Seasonal Leaders Listed
National League leaders include Klein of the Phillies with 354 batting, 106 runs, 105 RBIs, 167 hits and 31 home runs aided by teammates Ott and Frisch. Pitchers Haines and Walker show wins, losses. American League leaders list Simmons and Ruth in batting and Gehrig in RBIs and runs. Ruth leads home runs with 36. Pitchers Grove and Mahaffey post strong records.
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Davis
Phillies
Klein
Terry
Giants
Ott
L. Waner
Pirates
Adams
Cardinals
Hornsby
Cubs
Traynor
Herman
Robins
Oit
Frisch
Cuyler
Haines
Walker
Simmons
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Webb
Red Sox
Miller
Johnson
Tigers
Reynolds
White Sox
Chapman
Grove
Mahaffey
Lott and Doeg Aim for Third Consecutive Doubles Title
George Lott of Philadelphia and John Doeg of Newark enter the day seeking their third straight national doubles tennis crown. They face stiff competition from top US players and an English pair, George Hughes and Fred Perry, with a major challenge expected from California duo Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill who defeated them in five sets at Newport last week.
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Brookline
Mass
George Lott
Philadelphia
John Doeg
Newark
George Hughes
Fred Perry
California
Ellsworth Vines
Keith Gledhill
Lott-Doeg
Newport
Five Champs In Amateur Next Month
Prominent among the 152 players in the National Amateur Golf championship at Beverly Country Club August 31 to September 5 are five former titleholders Harrison Johnston Chick Evans Francis Ouimet Max Marston and Jesse Guilford. Johnston turns 35 the opening day and seeks a comeback after illness and a tough Merion year. Evans, a two time champion, also failed to qualify last year but hopes for a strong showing. Ouimet qualified for match play last year and seeks a return to his 1914 title form, while Marston and Guilford, past champions, are out of top form and did not qualify last year.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Chicago
U.P
Beverly County Club
Harrison
Jimmy) Johnston
St. Paul
Charles
Chick) Evans, Jr
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Max R. Marston
Philadelphia
Jesse P. Guilford
Johnston
Merion Cricket Club
Oscar Willing
Pebble Beach
Calif
Minneapolis
Evans
Chick Evans
Walter Hagen
Bobby Jones
Chick
Atlanta
Bobby
Ouimet
Max Marston
Jesse Guilford
Merion, Guilford
Marston
Mosley to Allen Academy Coach in Bryan Texas
Baylor athletics head C. P. Mosley will coach at Allen Academy this year as assistant to Puny Wilson. He replaces Kent V. Morrison who left for Peacock Military Academy in Dallas.
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Bryan, Tex
C. P. Mosley
Baylor University
Allen Academy
Mosley
There are now more than 400 rubber parts to the average automobile
A 1920s feature notes the rapidly expanding car industry as the average automobile now contains over 400 rubber parts. The article highlights rubber seals, hoses, tires and bushings, illustrating growing complexity and parts supply needs.
Texas League Leaders Highlight 1920s Baseball Standouts
The Associated Press lists top performers in the Texas League: Runs Selph of Houston with 108, hits Stanton of Wichita Falls with 192, doubles Stanton, White of Beaumont 19, 14 home runs Salters of Shreveport, 106 RBIs Medwick of Houston, White steals, Dean of Houston 24 wins, Payne Houston 44 games pitched, Harris Fort Worth 24 complete games, Dean Houston 253 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Selph
Houston
Stanton
Wichita Falls
White
Beaumont
Salters
Shreveport
Medwick
Dean
Payne
Harris
Fort Worth
Women golfers vie for western title at Exmoor course
Mrs. George W. Tston of Kansas City led a field of 160 or more women golfers defending the title at Exmoor Country Club in Chicago as the Western championship drew players from the Midwest West East and South.
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Chicago
George W. Tston
Kansas City
Exmoor Country Club
Middlewest
Far West
Dallas skeet marksman ties club record with 48 of 50
Lee Wei land of Paris Texas tied the Dallas Skeet and Gun Club record by breaking 48 of 50 birds in a shoot before a large crowd, keeping pace with season peers.
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Dallas
U.P
Lee Weiland
Paris
Texas
Leaders Slow Up in Majors as End Nears
In the 1931 pennant races Philadelphia and St. Louis, leaders in the American and National Leagues, slowed their pace as the end nears. Philadelphia's 4 2 record for Aug 17 to 23 extended its AL lead to 13 1/2 games while St. Louis rose to third in the NL after a 5-3 week. Al Simmons of the Athletics and Virgil Davis of the Phillies topped batting lists with marks of .385 and .354 respectively.
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New York
U.P
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington Senators
New
York Giants
Brooklyn
Robins
Chicago Cubs
al Simmons
Athletics
Virgil Davis
Phillies
Simmons
Davis
World Series of Shoot World Opens in Vandalia
The 32nd grand American trapshooting championship opens in Vandalia Ohio with about 1000 contestants. C L Greer of Aberdeen slated to fire the first shot as Rufus A King of Wichita Falls defends his last year’s title of 97 hits despite a fractured leg.
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Vandalia
United States
C. L. Greer
Aberdeen
S. D
Rufus A. King
Wichita Falls
Texas
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