Cards Loom as Major Threat in NL Race
The St. Louis Cardinals press the pennant pace as they beat the Cubs twice and move to second place five games back of the Giants. Other games: Brooklyn nips New York 7-3 with Van Lingle Mungo saving, Boston tops Philadelphia 11-2 then 12-0, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh split, Washington defeats New York 9-3, Detroit loses to Cleveland, and the White Sox beat the Browns with Rollie Helmsley delivering the decisive eighth inning hit.
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Theon Wright
United Press
New York
U.P
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Frisch
St. Louis
Cubs
Brooklyn
van Lingle Mungo
Tom Zachary
Chicago
Boston
Rabbit Maranville
Sylvester Johnson
Braves
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Redlegs
Ralph Birkofer
Pirates
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Washington
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Carl Reynolds
Joe Cascarella
Sox
White Sox
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Strange
Clift
Rollie Helmsley
Katherine Rawls Dominates Water Carnival Decathlon
Katherine Rawls, 17, Olympic swimmer from Miami, led the water carnival at Jones Beach New York. She won five events in the ten event decathlon including the 60 meter freestyle, 100 yard breaststroke, 50 meter backstroke, 200 meter freestyle and the 50 yard rescue race. Alice Bridges finished second in the 60 meter freestyle while Mrs Eleanor Holm Jarrett steered the New York women’s swimming association team to first in the medley relay.
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Jones Beach
N. Y
U.P
Katherine Rawls
Miami
Fla
Alice Bridges
Whitinville
Mass
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
New York Women's Swimming Association
William Irwin
Susan Robertson
Drogan Club
Baseball seasonal leaders and stats from American and National Leagues
The report lists top batting averages runs and RBIs for Gehringer Gehrig Manush Ott Waner and others. It covers leaders in hits doubles triples home runs and steals, plus notable pitching records for Gomez Rowe Dean Schumacher and more. An unrelated note mentions Australia supplying 2600 horses annually to India’s military.
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Tigers
Gehrig
Yankees
Manush
Senators
Werber
Redsox
R. Johnson
Red Sox
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Chapman
West
Browns
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Rowe
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Pirates
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Giants
Ott
Collins
Cardinals
Allen
Phillies
Medwick
Waner
Suhr
Berger
Braves
Australia
Indie
Softball Tourney Sparks At Metro Park Standings and Results
Results show New York 3 Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2 12 Boston 11 0 Pittsburgh 1 11 Cincinnati 2 4. Standings list Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh and others with rain postponements. Tonight Oakes Agency vs Santa Fe at Metro Park to decide lower bracket with proceeds to Amarillo Children’s Home.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Metro Park
Oakes Agency
Santa Fe
Oakesmen
Magnolias
Amarillo Children's Home
Explosive Sand Shot Guidance For Golfers
Golfers are advised to stand fairly erect with feet close and place the ball opposite or slightly ahead of the left foot. Take a full swing and drive the club about an inch behind the ball into the sand, then swing through without stopping to avoid a pop up.
Perry Faces Buxby in Second Round at National Tennis
Forest Hills N Y September 3 Twenty four of twenty nine top American tennis stars are in today’s second round of the 53rd national singles championship. Perry meets Martin Buxby of Fort Worth while Frank X Shields opens against Edward T Herndon of New York. Wilmer Allison of Austin Texans plays Eugene McCauliff of Yonkers. Seeded players mostly safe with Van Ryn and Bitsy Grant in potential trouble against Prusoff and Alonso.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Fred Perry
Perry
Martin Buxby
Fort Worth
Prank X. Shields
Edward T. Herndon
New York
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Texas
Gil Hunt
Washington, D. C
Eugene McCauliff
Yonkers
John W. van Ryn
East Orange
N. J
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant, Jr
Atlanta
van Ryn
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Manuel Alonso
Moreland Reaches Quarterfinals in Fort Worth Golf Meet
Guy Moreland, Walker Cup star from Dallas, advances to the Glen Garden tournament quarterfinals in Fort Worth despite a knee injury. He defeated Reud Berry 6 and 5 in the second round and faces Tommy Cochran in the last eight as Jimmy Walkup and others compete for the title.
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Fort Worth
Guy Moreland
Dallas
Glen Garden Country Club
Moreland
Tommy Cochran
Reud Berry
Port Worth
Jimmy
Texas Christian University
Billy Bob Coffey
John Rhodes
J. C. Ditto
Clinton Hogan
Abilene
Leonard Harding
Rainbow and Rings Spin through a Packed Sports Parade
Henry McLemore surveys a busy sports calendar from boxing to tennis and sailing. Mentions include Packers like Heine Milie and Max Baer, Wilson, Vines, Ingram, Lott, Perry, and McLarnin. Forecasts touch Forest Hills, Brookline golf, America's Cup, and a Labor Day welter bout with Ross vs McLarnin.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Zenas Bliss
Rainbow
Heinie Milie
Pittsburgh
Heinie
St. Louisa
al Lopez
Billy Terry
Maxie Baer
Jack Petersen
Bermuda
Ellsworth Vines
Pappy
Forest Hills
Ross McLarin
Brookline
Harold
Vanderbilt
California
Golden Bears
Navy Bill Ingram
Jimmy McLarnin
Endeavor Rainbow
George Lott
Lott
Wilmer Allison
Fred Perry
Ross
McLarnin
Texas League Night Scores Summary
Dallas and Gaveston split a doubleheader with Gaveston winning 6 to 1 in the opener and Dallas taking the nightcap 27 to 16. Port Worth defeated San Antonio 7 to 6 in nine innings. Oklahoma City edged Houston 5 to 4 in the first game, while Houston won the second 13 to 3 after a late rally.
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Oklahoma City
Houston
Dallas
Galveston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Beaumont
Tulsa
Open Golfers Wills End Tourney Today
Led by John Munn a 96 for 27 holes highlighted the Amarillo Open at River Drive Golf Course as 74 entries chased par records. Pred Fairey shot 99 while Jimmie Gamewell and Jack Bush added strong scores as final 18 holes loom and a Senior Association meeting is planned.
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John Munn
River Drive
Munn
Pred Fairey
Plainview
Jimmie Gamewell
Lubbock
Jack Bush
Wolflin Park
Curl
W. M. Curl
A. N. Wood
G. O. Ainsworth
Dalhart
Baseball season leaders and stats summary
Leading hitters include Morgan of San Antonio with 346, Bell of Galveston 341, Hooks of Tulsa 345, and Morgan totaling 206 hits. Bell and Easterling lead home runs with 26. doubles by Bell 51. triples by Hooks 23. RBI by Bettencourt 126. strikeouts by Copeland 154. most games won by Hillin 24. Also note Shelley 42 stolen bases and Hostetler 20 runs scored. An unrelated line mentions Ohio operates a raccoon ranch at Milan breeding 1500 to 2000 annually.
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Morgan
San Antonio
Hooks
Tulsa
Bell
Galveston
Easterling
Hostetler
Shelley
Beaumont
Bettencourt
Moat
Copeland
Houston
Hillin
Ross and McLarnin Ready for Title Bout Clash
Barney Ross prepares to defend his lightweight and welterweight titles Thursday against Jimmy McLarnin at the Long Island bowl. Ross returns to New York tonight after sparring with Jimmy Murphy and Al Cassimini, with observers noting a stiffer punch than in their May bout. McLarnin, aiming to regain the title, conducts final polishing with Eddie Flynn and Calvin Reed as Art Lasky praises his punching power.
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Ferndale
N. Y
Barney Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
B.C
New York
Ross
Jimmy Murphy
al Cassimini
McLarnin
Orangeburg
Barney Rosé
Eddie Flynn
Calvin Reed McLarnin
Art Lasky
Pacific Coast
Lasky
Yesterday's Major League Heroes
Ralph Hemsley of the Browns had a perfect day with three consecutive hits and the winning run driven in. Syl Johnson of the Phillies shut out the Braves, allowing five hits and three strikeouts as Wally Berger of the Braves had three hits and a homer driving in five. Mel Harder of the Indians shut out the Tigers 1-0 with two hits and three strikeouts. Fred Schulte of the Benators had two singles, a triple, and three RBIs.
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United Press
Ralph Hemsley
Browns
Syl Johnson
Phillies
Braves
Wally Berger
Mel Harder
Indians
Tigers
Fred Schulte
Benators
Missions Still in Texas Lead Texas League Divisions
San Antonio and Dallas led the Texas League divisions with San Antonio routing Fort Worth 10 hits to one. Miller pitched a complete game allowing six safeties. Galveston defeated Iaw 2 to 0 on a Moses homer in the fourth and fifth innings. Beaumont and Galveston games were rained out or postponed as Iaw was idle.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Jonnard
Whitworth
Miller
Tulan
Galveston
Iaw
Beaumont
Moses
Qumbert
Turler
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Houston
Gas Antonio
Netters in Advance In Sabine Tourney
BRAUMONT Texas September 2 Jake Hess of Houston defending champion Carl Smalley of Yorktown Sterling Williams of Austin and Paschel Walthall of San Antonio won quarterfinals in straight sets in the sixteenth annual Babine District tennis tournament. They advance to semi finals Monday with Hess facing Smalley and Williams meeting Walthall. in women's singles Laverne Blages of Waco faces Mims Mary OBrien of San Antonio and Anne Mae Reichert of San Antonio meets Mildred Crow of Shreveport.
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Braumont
Tex
Jake Hess
Houston
Carl Smalley
Yorktown
Sterling Williama
Austin
Paschel Walthall
San Antonio
Beaumont Y.M.C
Heas
Smalley
Williams
Walthall
Waco
Mims Mary O'Brien
Anne Mae Reichert
Mildred Crow
Shreveport
Misses Reichert
O'Brien
Misses Crow
Parker Beats Lott For Tennis Title
Frankie Parker, 18, of Lawrenceville, defeated Davis Cup veteran George Loss to win the Eastern Great Court championships at Westchester courts, 3-6 7-5 6-2 4-6, marking Parker’s tenth win in fifteen matches with Lott. In exhibition play Fred Perry beat Lester Broefen two sets to one.
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N. Y
U.P
Frankie Parker
Lawrenceville
George Loss
Westchester Courts
Parker
Lott
Fred Perry
England
Foret Hills
Lester Broefen
Los Angeles
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