Babe Ruth May Manage Cleveland Indians Claim Sports Writers
Cleveland fans buzz over a column suggesting Babe Ruth could become Indians manager if Walter Johnson exits. Ruth, sidelined by a painful leg injury from Lou Gehrig’s batted ball, said he does not want anyone’s job while doctors assess the injury and his playing future.
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Meade C. Monroe
United Press
Cleveland
Babe Ruth
Indians
Tribe
Walter Johnson
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Bambino
Edward B. Castle
Ruth
Mrs
Comely
Brune
Yanks
Chicago
Miss Farnum Dominates British Sports Scene in July
United Press reports London actress athlete Mary Farnum has won numerous titles across beauty and athletic events since June. She eyes a dancing marathon in America, imagines becoming a top flagpole sitter, and jokes about orange queen roles while awaiting future competitions.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
London
Mary Farnim
British Empire
Helen Jacobs
Lenor Kight
Maureen Orcutt
Dorothy Round
Farnum
England
America
Race proposed among derby winners to decide world’s best three
Paris July 19. A race among the winners of the English American and French derbies to name the world’s best three year old may take place at Saratoga if funding is found. Admiral Dreke winner of the French derby would race Cavalcade American horse and Windsor Lad winner of the English derby if arrangements are adequate.
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Paris
U.P
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Windsor Lad
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Golf architect Walter Kerry named Multnomah Club manager
Walter Kerry of the Northwest, nephew of A. B. Kerry and known as the "Daddy of golf in the Northwest," is appointed manager of the Multnomah Club in Portland, Oregon. The note also lists a set of scheduled baseball games: American Association Toledo 1 at Milwaukee 3, Louisville 5 at St. Paul 4, Indianapolis 5 at Minneapolis 6.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
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Ore
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The
Sears to Ump in Big League
John W Ziggy Sears a longtime Texas League umpire and former Fort Worth outfielder is sold to the National League to join President John Heydler's staff. He will work a Fort Worth game tonight then depart for New York. Sears also refereed Southwest Conference football and basketball games. Allyn Davis from the West Dixie League will replace him.
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Dallas
Tex
John W
Ziggy) Sears
Fort Worth
J. Alvin Gardner
Ziggy
John Heydler
Allyn Davis
Gardner
Armour blasts PGA over Ryder Cup exemptions
Tom Armour plus other top pros criticize the PGA for exempting Ryder Cup players from Buffalo championship qualifying. Armour says the national pro title should require qualification and ridicules the event as a joke. Exempted players include Hagen Dutra Diegel Sarazen Runyan Dudley Wood Shute Smith Burke.
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Paul Mickelson
Associated Press
Chicago
Tommy Armour
Scott
Professional Golfers’ Association
Buffalo
Armour
Siberian
Alaska
Nome
Harry Cooper
MacDonald Smith
Willie MacFarlane
Jim Barnes
Walter Hagen
Olin Dutra
Leo Diegel
Gene Saraven
Paul Runyan
Ed Dudley
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Horton Smith
Bill Burke
Channel catfish breeding success praised by Kansas hatchery
Mike McGee reports on Kansas state hatchery near Pratt pioneering captive channel catfish culture. Water flow over spawned eggs imitates natural wash to induce spawning, producing thousands of fingerlings for streams and lakes. Channel cat differs from river cats, fights hard when hooked, and Kansas regards it as a sturdy game fish deserving attention.
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Jimmy Donahue
NEA Service
Nebraska
Mike McGee
Daily Capital
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Pratt
United States
Kansas Hatchery
Pegrge
Ninnescah
State of
Baseball leaders and a stray seaweed note
The list names top hitters Hitting Terry and P Waner with high averages and Ott Medwick Collins Berger as RBI leaders. Medwick and Collins shine in multiple categories, with strong shows by Allen Urbanski, and Martin Martell. A stray line mentions Gehringer scoring 84 in seaweed canning context.
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Terry
Giants
P. Waner
Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
Vaughan
Allen
Phillies
Ott
Berger
Braves
Colling Cardinals
Suhr
Collins
Urbanski
Baseball Leaders of 1934 Baseball Season Noted
Summary of star players by team with leaders in runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases and pitchers win loss records. Notable names include Werber Gehrig Cronin Manush Greenberg Chapman Johnson Foxx and others across Red Sox Yankees Senators Tigers and Athletics.
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Werber
Red Sox
Gehrig
Yankees
Cronin
Senators
Manush
Genringer
Tigers
Greenberg
Chapman
Johnson
Foxx
Athletics
Fox
Gomez
Marberry
All-Star Baseball Battle At Nicollet Park
Minneapolis Millers top the all star selection from seven clubs in a first of its kind in the association. Fans across seven cities voted to form the team, with Louisville absent and receipts funneled to the players association and bonus fund.
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Minneapolis
Nicollet Park
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Louisville
Thomas J Hickey
National Association of Professional Baseball Players
Association
Texas League considers fan selected all star game
Texas League president J Alvin Gardner said he would ask owners to discuss a fan vote driven Texas League Southern Association all star game. He noted a possible inter league game next year if fans demand it and acknowledged high costs and logistics.
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United Press
Dallas
J. Alvin Gardner
Gardner
United Proas
Bill van Fleet
Galveston News
Texas Baseball League
Southern Association
Standings and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
National League standings show New York leading with 54 wins and 41 losses, St. Louis 47 35, Pittsburgh 44 42, Philadelphia 36 49, Brooklyn 35 50, Cincinnati 27 41. Schedule lists Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Chicago at Philadelphia among others. Texas League results update include San Antonio 55 42 and Beaumont 49 48 with Dallas at 47 47.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St Louis
Washington
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
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Cesees
Ose
BO Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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Cco
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Galveston
Tulsa
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
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Grace
Grapple Bout May Be Great at National Guard Armory
Don Hill and Otis Clingman duel tonight at the National Guard Armory to settle a heated feud and claim bragging rights in front of a capacity crowd. Danny McShane faces Vic Webber in the semi final while Don Henderson meets Andy Gump to open the card at 8 16. Reserved seats are $17 at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
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Don Hill
Otis Clingman
National Guard Armory
Danny McShane
Bt. Patrick's Land
Vic Webber
New York
Don Henderson
Andy Gump
City Drug Store
Polk Street
George and Londos draw in world heavyweight wrestling match
In Boston July 19 Don George former Michigan athlete and Jim Londos of Greece battled to a dead heat for the world heavyweight title. The long match lasted 2 hours 12 minutes across three falls before about 30 000 spectators. George won the first fall Londos the second, with a dramatic finish after midnight as both men collapsed exhausted.
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Boston
Jim Londos
Greece
Don George
Michigan
Joe Stetcher
Strangler
Ed Lewis
Baseball scores from multiple cities on a single date
Atlanta beat Knoxville 9 to 6 and New Orleans won 1 to 0 in 11 innings while Little Rock lost 0 to 0 to an unspecified opponent. Memphis edged Birmingham 5 to 4 and Nashville faced Chattanooga in rain with no result reported.
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Atlanta
Knoxville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mission Lead Grows Larger in Texas League Race
San Antonio stretched its lead in the Texas League standings while Tulsa and Galveston battled for runner up. Tulsa edged Galveston 4 3 to gain ground, and San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 3 1 as Houston defeated Dallas 7 3. Fort Worth handled Beaumont 7 6 on twelve hits.
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United Prem
Ban Antonio
Tulsa
Galveston
Shaughnessy
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Oklahomans
Tulan
Texans
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Golf Oem By Art Krenz MMM Mental golf attitude and noted experts
A collage of golf lore covers pitching over traps and greens to near holes. It cites Jock Hutchinson’s British title defense with repeated three on par fours. Also notes Oregon high school runners chasing a 1 56 8 half mile and a 4 20 mile. Tom Wilson joins Stagg at College of the Pacific. Marion McDougall becomes Oregon’s first Pacific Northwest woman golf champion since 1903. The earth’s weight and non solid composition are discussed along with white gold production insights.
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Jock Hutchinson
Oregon
L. V. Windnagie
Paul Wilson
Marion McDougall
Portland, Ore
Pacific Northwest
Yankees Slip in West as Ruth Sidelined by Leg Injury
Hard luck plagues the New York Yankees on a rough west tour with Babe Ruth injured by a Lou Gehrig line drive. Detroit beat the club’s lead while Cleveland, Boston and Chicago surged, and New York fell two and a half games back after a 15 14 loss.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
Yankees
West
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Joe McCarthy
Cleveland
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Frankie Parker Faces Tough Tests In Crescent Hamilton Play
Frankie Parker a 16 year old from Milwaukee meets Kendall Cram of Tulane in a Crescent Hamilton tennis second round today. Parker beat Albert Lay of New York yesterday as other notable matches unfold with Erman Welten, Bert Weltens and Berkeley Bell advancing in this competitive field.
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Huntington
N. Y
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Crescent Hamilton Pinay
Kendall Cram
Tulane
Parker
Albert Lay
New York
Wilmernes
Bert Weltens
Texas Star
Berkeley Bell
Texan
Ralph Minnich
Princeton
Ramey Donovan
Fordham
Martin Buxby
Texas
Victor
Edward Barnes, Jr
Armand Bruneau
Texas League Leaders From AP Report
Leading hitters include Bell of Galveston at 418 and Morgan of San Antonio at 366. Moses of Galveston 359. Bell and Morgan share 144 total bases. Bell 34 doubles. Bell 19 home runs with York of Fort Worth. English has 81 RBIs for Galveston. Bell 92 runs scored. Shelley of Beaumont has 12 stolen bases. Hillin of San Antonio leads wins with 17. Kennedy of Oklahoma City 101 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Bell
Galveston
Morgan
San Antonio
Moses
Harvey
Oklahoma City
Come Binder
York
Fort Worth
Shelley
Beaumont
Hillin
Kennedy
Yesterday's Heroes shines in baseball and odd notes
Marvin Owen of the Tigers drove in three of four Tiger runs with a double and single. Jon Medwick helped the Cardinals with five trips. Hal Lee of the Braves cleared the bases with a homer and scored all runs. Tom Smith of Norwich baths canaries as a full time occupation.
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United Press
Marvin Owen
Tigers
Tiger
Jon Medwick
Homer
Hal Lee
Braves
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