British doubles team lose surprise to US in Wimbledon
England captures the Davis Cup for a third straight time as George Hughes and RR D. Tucker defeat Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn 6-2 1-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 in the challenge round doubles. The win seals England's third victory in the five-match series and ends American hopes of recapturing the cup.
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Cubs Rise as Contenders for NL Title in Big Stand
Chicago Cubs emerge as dark horses in the pennant race, winning 20 of 23 after the All Star break to move within 1.5 games of the leading Giants. Giants beat Reds 11 7 and top Brooklyn 6 0 and 1 0. Cardinals end Pittsburgh’s nine game streak. Tigers widen AL lead with 14 6 over Cleveland. White Sox pound 14 6 over St Louis. Phillies and Braves split a doubleheader.
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Boxing, boxing, and boxing in Today's Parade recap
Henry McLemore surveys the week in sports with notes on Schmeling fading, Levinsky vs Louis hype, Strangler Lewis retirement, Lopez’s upset of Chief Little Wolf, golf club counts, Holy Cross 1936 title chase, Lena’s Graveyard Special, Tom Zachary’s arm care stance, and Olympic fundraising progress. Baseball, wrestling, and boxing topics mix with light anecdotes and box office figures.
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Houston Will Share Ship Cup With Cats
Fort Worth and Houston yachtsters will share the Commodores' trophy after a three race series ended 91 points for Fort Worth to 70 for Houston. Houston led after the first heat earlier in the summer on their home course. A later meeting will decide whether two points awarded Fort Worth on Sunday for a foul go to Houston, which could give them the cup.
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Belgium Wins Tour de France May Be Comical
Belgium claimed the 29th Tour de France title as Romain Maes won the individual prize after completing the 4363 kilometer race in 141 hours 32 minutes 39 seconds. Belgian riders occupied third and fourth and sixth places to secure the team trophy and Maes earned about $65 000 in prizes.
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Frank Thomas Tops National Coaches Poll For All Stars
CHICAGO July 29 Frank Thomas of Alabama surged to first place in the national football coaches poll to choose the Collegiate All-Stars head coach for the game against the Chicago Bears on August 29.
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Mickey Walker Returns in 10 Round Bout at Dexter Park
Mickey Walker of Rumson New Jersey a former welterweight and middleweight champion begins a comeback tonight facing Swedish light heavyweight champion John Anderson in a 10 round bout at Dexter Park. The match was postponed from last week due to rain.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Standings and Stats
American League batting leader Vosmik of the Indians at .359 with Foxx of the Athletics at .337. Gehringer and Greenberg of the Tigers top runs with 85 and 78. Greenberg drives in 118 while Johnson of the Athletics has 75. Gehringer and Greenberg each tally 129 hits. Greenberg and Vosmik lead doubles with 34 and 28. Stone and Vosmik share 12 triples. Greenberg leads home runs with 27, Johnson 20. Werber of the Red Sox swipes 19 bases.
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Rookies Bolster Cubs in Drive for NL Lead
The Chicago Cubs, with rookies Augie Galan Phil Cavarretta and Frank Demaree in the lineup daily and Jimmy O'Dea often catching, won 22 of 25 and ride a nine game win streak to within a game and a half of the Giants. Veteran Charlie Root secured his sixth straight win in an 11-7 defeat of Cincinnati as New York split with Brooklyn. The Cubs face a crucial eastern swing starting August 14 as they chase the pennant.
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Public Links Aces in Meet in Indianapolis
Golfers began medal play at the 14th national public links tournament in Indianapolis with a practice round noting Arthur Armstrong of Honolulu and George Lance of Los Angeles defeating Albert Campbell of Seattle and David Mitchell of Indianapolis in an 18 hole best ball match. Mitchell posted a 72 in the round. Medal play started today with a similar schedule to follow and the four man team championship to be decided by this format. Match play for the 64 low qualifiers starts Wednesday.
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American Track Is Taking Swede Aces
An American track and field team touring Sweden dominated Sunday’s meet, winning seven of nine events. Gene Venzke, former Penn star, captured two titles, taking the 1500 meters in 4:52.10 and the 800 meters in 1:54.70, beating Eric Ny by five seconds in the latter.
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Dallas Golfing Ace Wins Pacific Title
Dallas twenty year old Jack Munger won the Palos Verdes Invitational golf title in Los Angeles by defeating Jerry Stone 3 and 2. Munger fired a two under par 69 in the championship flight.
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Tauby Leads Texas League Batting Race
Fred Tauby of the last place Dallas Steers moved ahead of Art Weis of the Fort Worth Cats in the Texas League batting race with an unofficial .345. Weis trailed by seven points. Tulsa won seven of ten, Dallas tied for seventh then fell back. Beaumont remained atop the standings as Dallas defeated the Pirates and Ed Cole, while Oklahoma City dropped in a doubleheader against Beaumont. Rudy York's long homer helped Beaumont defeat Oklahoma City to reclaim the league lead.
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Standings Show Scores From Yesterday Across Cities
Houston 5 9, Fort Worth 9 0, Galveston 3 1, Dallas 6 4, Beaumont 7 3, Oklahoma City 1 1 in 11 innings in second. San Antonio at Tulsa late night game to follow.
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Ed White Wins San Angelo Country Club Golf Tourney
Ed White of Bonham captured the San Angelo Country Club golf tournament title by defeating Jack Speer of Waco 4 and 8 in the final. H. S. Forgerson of Midland won the first flight by beating J. P. Bonham of Abilene 3 and 2, while Hugh Crawford of Brownwood beat Jimmie Farr of San Angelo 1 up to take the second flight.
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Wightman Cup Play Tops Tennis News
England's Wightman Cup team sails for America to challenge the United States at Forest Hills August 16 17. Players Dorothy Round Kay Stammers Mrs Phyllis Mudford King Freda James Nancy Lyle and Evelyn Dearman travel with Helen Jacobs returning aboard the Majestic to join British and other international stars for the international cup matches and women's events through August 24.
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Yesterday's Stars Highlight Major League Performances
A compilation of standout performances from various teams and players across doubleheaders and single games. Hank Greenberg and Gonze Goslin each had four hits driving eight runs for the Tigers and Indians combined, Carl Hubbell and Clyde4 Castleman shut out the Dodgers in both games, Dusty Cooke fueled the Red Sox with a single and two doubles driving in three, Medwick and Swift starred for the Cardinals and Giants respectively, with Swift strong in relief. Hill and Powell contributed key homers for the Yankees Senators, and Gomez plus Thompson produced five hits with Thompson driving in four in the twinbill.
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