Reds pennant hopes hinge on Walters and timely hitting
Mitch's Musings notes Cincinnati leading the NL by seven and a half games with less than two months left. Walters must anchor pitching as Vander Meer Grissom Moore Derringer struggle, while Lonnie Frey and Billy Myers provide a strong keystone combo. Test looms in Chicago and St Louis ahead of potential World Series tickets.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Lee Grissom
Whitey Moore
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Buccaneers
Bill McKechnie
Walters
Mound Corps
Vander Meer
Grissom
Moore
Gene Thompson
Lonnie Frey
Billy Myers
Chicago
St. Louis
Warren Giles
Reds Face Acid Test In Next Two Weeks
Reds prepare for a 14 game stretch against the Cardinals Cubs and Pirates over 13 days after a five game recent skid. Cincinnati seeks to halt slide as St Louis Cubs and Pittsburgh loom in crucial series before eastern swing.
Piqua Pro Leads Ohio Open Tournament
Leo Durocher, newly steady as Dodgers manager, discusses team hustle and rising form after a Western trip. He praises Larry MacPhail and Charley Dressen while downplaying credit and denying plans to pursue Joe Medwick. The piece notes Dodgers’ 700,000-plus home attendance and near pennant contention.
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Dodgers
Leo
Cincinnati
Charley Dressen
Durocher
West
MacPhail
Brooklyns
Larry
Reds
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Joe Medwick
Joe
St. Louis
Ohio Colt Tops Hambletonian Field At Goshen
GOSHEN New York Successful use of a starting barrier for trotting horses for the first time in the east sparked effort toward the Hambletonian Stake. Peter Astra owned by Dr L M Guilinger of Andover Ohio remained a 2-1 favorite for the 12th Hambletonian while Martin Patch owned by B A Millikin of Youngstown Ohio won the Langhorne feature for two year old pacers driven by Sep Palin.
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N. Y
U.P
East
Peter Astra
L. M. Guilinger
Andover
Martin Patch
B. A. Millikin
Youngstown
Ohio college stars join Rams training camp lineup
Eight Buckeye state players are among 50 rookies reporting to Cleveland Rams coach Earl Clark in Berea Ohio. Al Litwak Mike Rodak Johnny Wilson Marty Slovak Chet Adams Bill Davidson join veterans Art Lewis and Phil Ragazzo as part of the camp group.
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Earl
Dutch) Clark
Cleveland Rams
Berea
Buckeye
al Litwak
Mike Rodak
Johnny Wilson
Western Reserve
Marty Slovak
Toledo
Chet Adams
Ohio U
Bill Davidson
Baldwin Wallace
Wednesday Baseball Gameday Matches Across Leagues
The national slate features Cincinnati visiting Chicago and Boston at New York in main league play. American Association includes Columbus at Indianapolis and Toledo at Louisville with Milwaukee at St Paul. Kansas City meets Minneapolis in a wide interstate schedule.
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Milwaukee
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Wil Pet
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Ewe
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Brooklyn Eee
New York Wee Ee Wwee
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New York
Detroit
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Wwene
American
Boston Association
Cobb Aims For 360 MPH On Bonneville Salt Flats
London speed ace John Cobb plans a 360 mile an hour run in the Railton Special at Bonneville hoping to become the first to travel six miles per minute on land. The 7,000 pound car uses two 1,300 horsepower airplane engines and four wheels.
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London
Bonneville
John Cobb
George E. T. Eyston
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Eyston
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Henry Ford
Barney Oldfield
Tommy Milton
Henry O. D. Seagrave
Malcolm Campbell
Bonneville Salt Flats
Daytona Beach
Reed Railton
Rockies Star With Indians Debuts Boost Browns Victory
Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack, rookie infielders from Buffalo, debuted for the Cleveland Indians in a 6 to 5 win over the St. Louis Browns. Boudreau fielded seven chances at shortstop with a triple and a single, while Mack went 0 for 4 but delivered a key fielder’s choice and scored the tying run, with Weatherly driving in the eventual winner.
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Pirates
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St. Louis
Cards
Dixie Walker
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Boston Bees
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Ray Mack
Lou Boudreau
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Boudreau
Mack
Cleveland
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Tribe
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Fourames
Roy Weatherly
Layden to Coach College All Stars Against Giants
Notre Dame star Elmer Layden accepts a six million fans offer to lead an All-Star team against the New York Giants on August 30 in Chicago. The selection includes four Big Ten aides and a 68-man college squad begins 18 days of prep next Saturday.
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Giants
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Wisconsin
Four Horsemen
Carl Snavely
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Bob Neyland
Tennessee
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Slip) Madigan
St. Mary's
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Elward
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Northwestern
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
Noble Kizer
Chicago Bears
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Bears
Gus Dorias
Detroit
Detroit Lions
Piqua Pro Leo Wilcox Opens Ohio Open With 67
Leo Wilcox a 24 year old pro and greenskeeper at Piqua posted a 67 four under par to lead the opening round of the Ohio Open at Miami Valley. Regg ie Myles Otto Hackbarth followed with 68s while Red Strauss Andy Maccary Al Marchi Eddie Hetzel and Billie Burke stood at 69 or 70 amid a high scoring day with 12 players breaking par. Eighteen more holes and a 50 pros 20 amateurs cut loom Wednesday as the field battles toward the final 36 holes.
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Piqua
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Cleveland
Otto Hackbarth
Cincinnati
Robert
Red) Strauss
L Galf
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Norwalk
al Marchi
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Billie Burke
Tony Penna
Phil Perkins
Tommy Bryant
Gene Marchi
Bob Servis
Maurice McCarthy
Joe Higgins
Wilcox
Goldberg Signs with Chicago Cardinals
Marshall Goldberg, a three year Pitt grid star and highly publicized player, signed a contract to play with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Professional Football League.
Nelson Captures Central Pa Open on Home Course
National Open champion Byron Nelson won the Central Pennsylvania Open at his home course with a two day total of 137. He dominated the field by seven strokes as the event concluded after 36 holes yesterday.
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Reading
U.P
Byron Nelson
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