Yankees Hold Out Johnny Broaca for Seasoning at Newark
The Yankees sent pitcher Johnny Broaca to their Newark farm for seasoning after a tense Yale game clash with coach Smoky Joe Wood. Broaca refused to pitch more than once weekly, insisting on protecting his arm, while a Yankees scout pressed for his development. The piece also notes New York athletic boss Bill Brown’s stance on grappling referees and Gunboat Smith’s referee antics.
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Strikes Out 17 as Cards Continue Inspired Playing Under Frisch Leadership
The St. Louis Cardinals, under Frankie Frisch, won six straight to rise from fifth to third in the National League. Dizzy Dean struck out 17 in the opener of a doubleheader with the Cubs, who lost 8 to 2, while Jimmy Wilson drove in 18 runs. The recap notes Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, and Boston also posting wins as teams chase the league leaders.
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Athens Splits Dexter Games
Athens Merchants split a doubleheader with Dexter, losing 8 5 in game one, then winning 3 1 as A O Prezta held Dexter to four hits. M Hockenberry paced Athens with a homer two triples and a double in four at bats in game one, while Burnison homered and tripled in game two. Diehl Turner and McCann led Dexter's offensive in the opener.
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Pritts to Attend Class for Coaches
Ralph Pritts of Athens has enrolled in the football and basic coaching school at Shaker Heights, Cleveland, to study Aug 14 to 19. Instructors include Andy Kerr of Colgate for football and Everett Dean of Indiana for basketball, with Kerr and Dean scheduled from other coaching programs.
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Oscar Vitt Linked as Hollywood Stars Manager Candidate
Oscar Vitt, manager of the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League, is cited as a successor to Bucky Harris, longtime manager of the Detroit Tigers, amid managerial speculation.
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Pop Warner Begins First Year as Temple Coach
Pop Warner starts his first year at Temple University as head coach with a 38 player squad. The veteran coach hopes to build a strong team and achieve immediate progress this season.
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Baseball Standings and Tuesday Schedule Across Leagues
Standings show American Association results with Columbus 2 Toledo 1 in 12 innings and Columbus 5 Toledo 4 in 11 innings. National League games include Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4 and St Louis 8 Chicago 2. Tuesday schedules list National St Louis at Pittsburgh and American Chicago at Detroit with several Association matchups.
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Columbus, Milwaukee and Minneapolis win AA doubleheaders
Columbus Milwaukee and Minneapolis swept their American Association doubleheaders on Sunday while Louisville and Indianapolis split. Columbus and Toledo played 23 innings as league leaders won each game in the extra period. Lee of Toledo limited Louisville to six hits in game one but Columbus pushed across a 12th inning run to win 2 to 1. In the nightcap Toledo scored once and Columbus twice for a 5 to 4 Columbus victory.
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Ox roast entertains crowds with greased pig and mule feats
Sports fans at the wholesalers ox roast at the Fairgrounds enjoyed a day of contests. Prizes went to Athens residents including C. B. Chandler and H. Guess in horseshoe, Robert Huffman in potato race, Floyd Blaney in needle threading, James Bean and others in the chicken race, Mrs J. V. Kapp in nail driving, Betty Goodman in Coca Cola drinking, L. W. Easier in Old Fird’s, Sarah Hawk and Mary McVay in the Siamese Twins race, and Salvat on Nell and Bill Ogg among top finishers in the mule and sprints.
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Indians Fall: Springfield and Charleston Lead Middle Atlantic Race
Wheeling, July 31. Springfield and Charleston battled for the lead in the Middle Atlantic race after yesterday's double features. The Chicks lost two to Dayton, while the Senators took Beckley for two games.
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British Davis Cup Team Returns with Trophy
After 20 years of effort an English Davis Cup squad left Paris for London carrying the silver bowl and tray. They won 3 matches to 2 in the Roland Garros challenge round, marking Britain's sixth Cup victory in 29 years and first since 1912, as France hoped to extend its seven year run.
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Crabby Improved Is Sitting Up Now
Estel Crabtree, hit by a pitched ball in a Buffalo game Tuesday night, shows improving condition. Doctors say the temporal bone fracture is less serious than first feared and he has been sitting up in bed at Liard Fillmore hospital. Mrs Crabtree remains in Buffalo with him awaiting his return home.
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Sprague Begg Tie In Club Tournament
Dr John Sprague and H E Begg tied for first in the Sunday match play against par at the Country Club. They were even with par through 18 holes. H J Ong finished second two down, while J F E Householder G M McDaniel and Carlos Cameron tied for third three down. Mike Heaney club pro urged immediate play of all first round matches in the Presidents Cup.
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Zaleski Defeats Valley League In Upset
In a surprising result Zaleski upset Valley League 8 to 3 Sunday. Albany Zaleski led with six hits including a home run and a triple by Ash and Pauley provided key offense. Ferrell and Det added scoring as Albany built an early lead and held on for the win.
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