Taylor Steals Home in Rain Delayed Cubs Triumph
Cubs outfielder Danny Taylor, filling in for the injured Riggs Stephenson, stole home in the ninth with bases loaded and two out to lift Chicago to a 3 2 victory over the Giants. The win pushes the Cubs five games up in the National League pennant race as rain shortened Brooklyn’s day off and altered the standings behind the Robins.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
Hoss” Riggs Stephenson
Danny Taylor
Chicago Cubs
Taylor
Cubs
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Chicago
Diamond Dope AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday Results and Standings
Sunday results across the American League show Philadelphia, Washington, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and Boston posting wins with evolving standings. The schedule notes no games Monday and lists future matchups including New York at Chicago and Boston at Brooklyn while rain affects Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and other pairs.
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Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Aso Monda
Cubs Confident They Are In Gird For Final Month
United Press reports the Chicago Cubs, National League leaders, display renewed confidence as they enter August. Manager Joe McCarthy praises the 3 to 2 win over the Giants, calling it a turning point that built a five game lead, with Chicago now poised to secure a second straight pennant. Danny Taylor steals home in a dramatic ninth inning to cap the victory before a 43,000 crowd at Cubs Park.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
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New York
Cubs
Brooklyn
Giants
Cubs Park
Danny Taylor
Guy Bush
Sandies Begin Practice Under New Coaching Staff
About 40 prospective Sandies dressed in at Amarillo High School this morning as Howard Bull Lynch and Blair Cherry oversee the opening workout of the season. Equipment issued, two daily sessions, with Yannigan T. G. Hull assisting. The squad splits into varsity and Yannigan groups in two weeks, practicing on Fuqua lot until school starts.
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Howard “Bull” Lynch
Golden Sandies
Blair Cherry
Sandies
Fuqua
South Amarillo
Yannigan
T. G. Hull
Yannigans
Butler
Cats Halt Houston Buffs In Opening Texas League Bout
Fort Worth Cats outslugged the Houston Buffs 8 to 7 at Buffalo Stadium in the Texas League opener. Dick Whitworth homered and doubled for 3 RBIs as Dizzy Dean took his first defeat after six straight wins. Shreveport and Dallas also won, tightening the pennant chase with 14 days left.
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Gayle Talbot, Jr
Associated Press
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Fort Worth Cats
Bisons
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Panthers
Spudders
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San Antonio Indi
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Beaumont
Dallas Steers
Atzmen
Tain
Waco
Betty Nuthall Crowned U S Tennis Champion
Betty Nuthall, 20, British rising star, wins the U S Women's Singles title at West Side. She defeats Anna Virginia McCune Harper 6-2 6-4 after Wimbledon setbacks and British Cup doubts. Teamed with Sarah Palfrey to win doubles 2-4 6-3 7-5 over Harper and Edith Cross.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
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Continents
United States
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West Side
Helen Wills Moody
Miss Nuthall
Anna Virginia McCune Harper
San Francisco
Sarah Palfrey
Boston
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Edith Cross
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Major League Leaders Through August 24
Major league leaders table lists top players in the National and American Leagues. Terry of the Giants leads NL batting with 404, Wilson of the Cubs tops NL home runs at 43, and Klein of the Phillies has 126 RBIs. Gehrig and Ruth headline AL batting and RBI, with Gehrig at 396 batting and 184 hits, Ruth with 44 home runs and 15 stolen bases.
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Klein
Comorosky
Pirates
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Gehrig
Yankes
Ruth
Yankees
Manush
Senators
Hodapp
Indians
McManus
Tigers
Boxer Dies After Match in Butte
Ellie Sencio 21 died Sunday after being knocked out by Gene O Leary in the main event in Butte on Saturday night. Sencio was knocked down four times in the 10th round and suffered a hemorrhage from the impact with the floor, doctors said.
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United Press
Butte
Mont
Ellie Sencio
Gene O'Leary
Sencio
Yesterday's Hero 1 Danny Taylor Stole Home for Cubs
Danny Taylor of the Chicago Cubs stole home in the bottom of the ninth with two outs to clinch a key win for the National League champions against the New York Giants.
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United Press
Danny Taylor
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Lott and Doeg Defend National Doubles Title at Longwood
Forest Hills Mass August 25 George M. Lott of Chicago and John H. Doeg of Santa Monica were set to defend their national doubles title at the 49th Longwood tennis classic. Threatening weather could delay opening matches though the champions faced Alfred and Roger Turner in the opener. Strongest challengers included William Tilden second and Francis Hunter with John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison.
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United Press
Forest Hills
Mass
George M. Lott
Chicago
John H. Doeg
Santa Monica
Calif
Alfred
Roger Turner
William T. Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
John van Ryn
Wilmer Allison
Qualifying in Women's Golf Meet Underway
United Press reports the Hillcrest course in Kansas City hosts the qualifying round of the Women's Western Golf Association tournament with over 100 entrants. Mrs O S Hill of Kansas City is favored to defend the title as 32 players advance to the championship flight. Dorothy Page of Madison Wisconsin faces stiff tests, with Texas champion Mrs C C Cory of Dallas among the entrants.
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United Press
Kansas City
Western Golf Association
Hillcrest
0. S. Hill
Dorothy Page
Madison
Wisconsin
Amarillo Country Club Women golfers set for Aug 27 tourney
The Amarillo Country Club prepares for a women’s golf tournament starting next Wednesday. Over forty entrants seek the George Lindsay trophy won last year by Mrs. Bill Garree, with multiple prizes including household goods and golf gear. The event will debut on the club’s new grass greens, touted as equal to the Southwest’s best.
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Amarillo Country Club
George Lindsay
Bill Garree
Ing Helen
Neal Mann
Amarillo
Leo Brady
Claude Harrison
Harrison
Maurice Canon
Bill Ordway
D. W. Harrison
Lorene Moore
B. A. Melton
Claude
Bonita Cazzell Newby
Mary Lois Ray
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
National Lawn Tennis Association
Amarillo Globe-News
Swimmer Fred Newton Continues Cross River Swim
Fred Newton a 27 year old printer from Clinton Oklahoma pressed toward New Orleans on a Minneapolis to New Orleans swim. He arrived in St Louis with his brother Byron in a boat. He said Mississippi waters slowed his progress and he expects to reach New Orleans in October.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Fred Newton
Clinton
Okla
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Byron
Newton
Mississippi River
Amarillo Tennis Star Dominates Tri State Meet
Joe Bill Brasley of the University of Texas emerged as the big winner of the fourth annual Tri-State Tennis Tournament in Amarillo. He captured three titles including men's singles and intermediate singles, plus the intermediate doubles with Leo Brady.
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Joe Bill Brasley
M. M. Ballard
Simmons Viaand
Sne
Leroy Sanders
O. K. Davis
Colorado
Brasley
Dan Steakley
Austin Ace
Abilene
Harold Moore
Leo Brady
Kathleen Darnell
Dalhart
Mary Loin Ray Amarillo
Andree Arctic Balloon Expedition Ends in Mystery
The 1897 Arctic balloon voyage led by Andrée began on Danes' Island with a 80 foot silk sphere, 32 carrier pigeons, and supplies for four months. After favorable weather, the craft drifted north, messages from a pigeon confirmed progress, but searchers found no trace until bodies were recovered in Franz Josef Land. Winds and isolation doomed the expedition as Andrée died after days of hardship and hunger.
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Count Zeppelin
Arctic
Peary
North Pole
Amundsen
Andree
Andrea
Strindberg
Spitzbergen
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Iceland
Scandinavia
Canada
Siberia
Franz Josef Land
Postal Clerks Hear Moody at Dallas
Members of the United National Association of post office clerks convened in Dallas to hear Governor Dan Moody and association president C. P. Franciscus as the four day program opens.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
Dan Moody
C. P. Franciscus
Premium list announced for Home Grown Flowers at Tri-State Fair
Mrs F W Kistler released the complete premium and classification list for the Home Grown Flowers department to be staged at the Tri-State Fair opening September 23. The guide covers numerous flower categories with best bouquet and display awards, including roses aster lilies dahlias cosmos snapdragons zinnias and many houseplants with specific specimens and prices. It notes a man reported to be recovering at 1114 Johnson Street after being removed to his home.
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Tri-State Fair
F. W. Kistler
Asters
Pierce Street Greenhouses
Cunningham
Boston
Amarillo
Johnson Street
Service man injured by tire blowout at station
Bill Anderson, 27, an employee of Joe Mobley Service Station at Sixth and Tyler, was injured when a truck tire he was inflating blew out. The rim slipped from the wheel, knocking him unconscious. He received medical care at St Anthony's Hospital after an ambulance transport.
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Bill Anderson
Joe Mobley
Sixth and
Tyler
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell
Anderson
Third Baptist Church Plan In San Jacinto
Potter County farm club women finalize plans for a farm boys banquet and social evening at Municipal Auditorium in honor of husbands and sons. About 150 expected. committees named. A new church, Third Baptist Church of San Jacinto, organized with 18 charter members enrolled. County Judge Sam Motlow returns from California.
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Potter County Farm Club
Chamber of Commerce
Federated Club
Municipal Auditorium
C. Y. Patton
Soney
David Danmier
Brady
J. W. Fulton
River Road
Mary Sitton
Potter County
Victor E. Allison
North
First Avenue
Third Baptist Church of
Sam B. Motlow
Cali
Amarillo Firms Begin Weeklong Goodwill Tour in N M
Four Amarillo business representatives start a seven day goodwill trade trip through Northeastern New Mexico. The itinerary covers Tucumcari Santa Rosa Las Vegas Albuquerque Vaughn Fort Summer with stops at intermediate towns. Participants include W C Gatton Magnolia Petroleum Co Bill Smith Mistletoe Creameries Ed Hardin Amarillo Hardware Co and Mason King Chamber of Commerce trade extension chief.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
Vaughn
Fort Summer
W. C. Gatton
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Bill Smith
Mistletoe Creameries
Ed Hardin
Amarillo Hardware Co
Mason King
Chamber of Commerce
S. B. A. Discusses New Courthouse Bond Issue
The Security Benefit Association will meet tonight at Carpenters' Hall Seventh and Harrison Streets at 8 o'clock to review in detail the county plan for a new courthouse. County Judge Sam Motlow, commissioners, and County Auditor H. G. Hamrick will attend to present specifics. all members urged to attend before the Saturday vote.
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Security Benefit Association
Sam Motlow
H. G. Hamrick
Carpenters’ Hall
Seventh
Harrison Streets
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