Missing Mitch Power Hints From Baseball Legends
New York dispatch notes Mel Harder suggests low inside fast balls to Joe DiMaggio, while Luke Sewell names Ruth Gehrig Meusel Lazzeri as the era’s four fiercest hitters. DiMaggio’s famous bat broke on July 14 and his 56 game hitting streak stood out as he stayed composed. A Brooklyn paper pushes World Series games at Ebbets Field and Larry MacPhail eyes NL World Series in St Louis.
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Mel Harder
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Joe DiMaggio
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Biggy
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Joe Jackson
Appy Felsch
Swede Risberg
Buck Weaver
Chic Gandil
Eddie Collins
Sewell
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Bob Meusel
Tony Lazzeri
King Kong Keller
Jommy Henrich
Joe Gordon
Washington
Chicago
Ill Knickerbocker
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Yankee Stadium
Larry MacPhail
St. Louis
Stranahan Captures Ohio Amateur Golf Title
Ohio golfer Frank Stranahan, an 18 year old from Toledo, won the state amateur championship in a sudden death playoff against Maurice J. McCarthy Jr. of Cincinnati after 36 holes and a tied first extra hole. Stranahan birdied the 38th hole to edge McCarthy.
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Frank Stranahan
Arizona
Maurice J. McCarthy, Jr
Cincinnati
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Stranahan
Ray Starr Shines as Indianapolis Hurling Hero
The Associated Press notes Ray Starr, 34, sparked a turnaround for Wade Killefer's Indianapolis Indians. Starr won a six-hit 4 to 3 game against Kansas City Blues in a doubleheader, helping Indianapolis climb to sixth place, just behind Toledo and Kansas City. Bob Logan added a four-hitter for a 2 to 1 nightcap win.
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Ray Starr
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Kansas City
Toledo
Starr
Blues
Bob Logan
Cardinals Are Favored by Long Period in Home Park
The St. Louis Cardinals return west to open a long home stand against eastern clubs aiming to gain control of the National League race. They swept the Braves 4 to 2 and 7 to 3 on a seaboard swing, with seven wins in nine games as Brooklyn faltered.
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Roberts and Paynter Win Club Tournament
Roy Paynter and L. W. Roberts defeated Old Man Par at the Athens Country Club five up for 18 holes. Paynter shot a 78 for his all time best and Roberts a 91. In Class A J. G. Blower and Dr. J. D. Haskins shared second and third, each 3 up. Virgil Conkey and John Algeon shared fourth money. In Class B H. O. McDaniel was second three up and Dick Noble third two up. J. J. Sisler finished 1 up for fourth. Leslie Coon posted the low gross with 77.
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L. W. Roberts
Athens Country Club
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J. G. Blower
J. D. ‘Haskins
Virgil Conkey
John Algeon
H. O. McDaniel
Dick Noble
J. J. Sisler
Leslie Coon
Indians Face Eastern Swing as Flag Hopes Fade
The Indians left Cleveland for a 12 game trip beginning in New York with Bob Feller set to face the Yankees after a doubleheader split with the Senators. Al Milnar took the loss in the opener 8 4, while Jim Bagby won the nightcap 5 1. Ken Keltner hit his 16th homer and Jeff Heath added a triple as Washington capitalized on four errors.
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Jim Bagby
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Bob Feller
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Philadelphia
Steve Sandra
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
Vern Kennedy
Larry Rosenthal
McNeill faces grass test after string of clay losses
Seabright hosts the first major grass court event of the year with Don McNeill seeded No 1 and under pressure to prove his form on turf. The reigning national champion has not won since clay season and will need to reach the final, facing Frank Shields Sidney Wood Gene Mako Seymour Greenberg Wayne Sabin plus Francisco Segura and Eduardo Buse. McNeill and Frankie Parker lost the New York state doubles final to Jackie Kramer and Ted Schroeder 6 0 3 6 6 3 6 4.
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Don McNeill
Donald
McNeill
Frankie Parker
Frank Shields
Sidney Wood
Gene Mako
Seymour Greenberg
Wayne Sabin
Ted Olewin
Francisco Segura
Eduardo Buse
New York
Two Ex-State Players Signed by Bulls
Columbus reports Jim Strausbaugh of Chillicothe and Lenny Thom of Sandusky, former Ohio State football players, have signed contracts with the Columbus Bulls of the American Professional Football League for the coming season. Strausbaugh returns as a back and Thom as a guard and tackle.
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Jim Strausbaugh
Chillicothe
Lenny Thom
Sandusky
Ohio State University
Columbus Bulls
Strausbaugh
Thom
Standings roundup with multiple league results
The tabulation shows scores across leagues: New York 7 Chicago 5, Chicago 7 New York 4, Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 1, St. Louis 4 Boston 2, St. Louis 7 Boston 3. American results list Washington 8 Cleveland 4 and others. Association games include Minneapolis 5 Columbus 4 and Toledo 4 St. Paul 1.
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St. Pee Enapes Pauli
Laursen Wins Skeet Tourney
Akron star Patricia Laursen shot 97x100 to win the Midwest skeet tournament beating a record field. M L Smythe of Aurora and Mrs Potter Palmer III of Chicago tied for second after a shoot-off. other class winners included Grate and Arnett 98x100, McFarren 97x100, Weeks 96x100.
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United States
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Midwest
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Aurora
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Chicago
Smythe
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Alliance
D. N. Arnett
Indianapolis
R. McFarrem
C. P. Weeks
Massillon
League Leaders Named for National and American Circuits
Reiser leads National League batting with 339 while Moore of St Louis tops runs with 69. Nicholson drives in 66 RBIs for Chicago. Slaughter of St Louis nets 110 hits. Dallesandro and Slaughter pace doubles and triples. Ott hits 18 homers. In American League Williams tops batting with 396. DiMaggio leads in runs, RBIs and hits for New York. Kellner and Cleveland share doubles. Keller of New York hits 22 homers. Kuhel of Chicago 13 steals. Feller of Cleveland 19 wins.
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis
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Chicago
Slaughter
Dallesandro
Williams
Boston
J. DiMaggio
New York
DiMaggio
Boudreau
Cleveland
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Keller
Kuhel
Feller
Reds Resting Today Meet Brooklyn at Home Tuesday
Cincinnati Reds, fresh from seven wins in 11 on an eastern swing, rest before opening a 17 game home stand against Brooklyn. Paul Derringer returns to victory, Tom Turner adds another win, while Philadelphia struggles as Lonnie Frey and Mike McCormick drive key runs in a 7-1 opener and 3-2 nightcap.
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Ae Etten
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Klein Johnson
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Mager
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Cincinnati Reds
Lonnie Frey
Ike Pearson
Mike McCormick
Walt Beck
Lloyd Waner
Lee Grissom
Eddie Joost
Ernie Koy
Koy
Ben Warren
Angott Faces Robinson in Key Box Office Showdown
New York reports two NBA world champions highlight a busy boxing week. Sammy Angott meets Ray Robinson in a ten round catchweight bout in Philadelphia on Monday, with potential to shift power in the 135 pound division.
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National Boxing Association
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Sammy Angott
Louisville
Washington
Ray Robinson
Philadelphia
Angott
Lew Jenkins
Robinson
Mike Jacobs
Chicago
Tony Zale
Ossie Harris
Pittsburgh Pounder
Night Games Hinge on Pennant Win and Other Sports Notes
If the Cardinals win the National League Pennant Branch Rickey may push for a night game in the World Series. Ray Robinson is favored to beat Sammy Angott in Philadelphia tonight. Eddie Arcaro may ride Whirlaway in the Chicago $50,000 classic next Saturday pending stewards’ approval. Doc Prothro’s future with the Phillies remains unsettled. Satchel Paige is reportedly faster than Bob Feller in exhibition clashes. Bobby Riggs’ New York State Tournament visit noted with a humorous aside. Bill Tilden’s lessons at a New York club. Mike Jacobs to stage the Jimmy Webb Gus Lesnevich bout in Newark. Greasy Neale fantasizes a 105-yard punt return. First World Series offer from a fan near Yankee dugout. Al Smith and Jim Bagby praised by The New York World Telegram. Forest Evashevski blasted for punishing but effective work for Tom Harmon. Eddie Simms interrupts Ringside Maisie script with a punch. Sammy Baugh will visit Sweetwater before joining the Redskins in San Diego. John Kimbrough weighing studio bids for a pre-Yankees film. Cy Slapnicka notes his past comment on trading Roy Weatherly.
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Special News Service
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al Smith
Jim Bagby
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New York World Telegram
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Evashevski
Washington Redskin
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Robert Sterling Cold
Maisie
Sammy Baugh
Texas Rangers
Sweetwater
Texas
Washington Redskins
San Diego
John Kimbrough
New York Football Yankees
Charleston Chiefs Mid-Atlantic Leaders Challenge
Charleston Senators climbed to fourth in the Mid-Atlantic League after sweeping Youngstown 6 4 and 8 5 to push Brownies from fifth to sixth. Erie beat Zanesville 4 0 to rise to fifth, while Springfield and Akron split a double header. Dayton edged Canton 2 1 in 10 innings, then lost 2 1.
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Canton
Charleston
Charleston Senators
Senators
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Erie
Zanesville
Akron
Pol iceman Is Pistol Champ at Ohio Meet
Glen Hooven a Columbus policeman won the Ohio State Rifle and Pistol Association event with 568 of 600 at the new range near Mt Gilead. A Snyder of Charleston W Va was runner up with 562. Last year’s champion was Ralph Marshall of Lima. Hooven also led Norman Studt of Dearborn Mich in the two man team with 554x600. H Grossglaus of Canton swept the 38 caliber aggregate 849x900 and grand aggregate 1686x1800 earning a trip to Jackson Mich for regional matches. B Skor of Cincinnati named pistol representative. P Roetinger of Wyoming Ohio won the 22 caliber aggregate national match with 854x900.
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Ohio State
Glen Hooven
Columbus
Hooven
Ohio State Rifle and Pistol Association
A. Snyder
Charleston
W. Va
Ralph Marshall
Lima
Norman Studt
Dearborn
Mich
H. Grossglaus
Canton
Grossglaus
Jackson
Ohio
B. Skor
Cincinnati
P. Roetinger
Wyoming
Poland Open Grounds Rich Field For 1941 Golf Meet
One hundred top Ohio and Pennsylvania golfers tee off in the fourth annual Poland Open at a nine hole course. The 1941 champion may not be decided before nightfall due to the large field and course congestion.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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