Oscar Nelson Wins Beardsley Municipal Golf Title
Oscar Nelson, Stratford High School captain, defeated former champion Joe Pascucci in a grueling final at Beardsley Links to claim the municipal golf title. Nelson led 8 holes ahead after the first eighteen, then held on through fatigue to win seven up in the deciding round, with Pascucci mounting a late rally but unable to catch the youth.
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Stratford High School
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Catholic Sokols Defeat Torrington 12 to 1 in Big Win
Bridgeport Catholic Sokols dominated Torrington with a 12 to 1 victory at Hillside Home diamond. Mahalik and Brecklin starred for Bridgeport, marking their eighth straight win and solidifying first place in the Connertien league. A rematch is set for next week in Torrington.
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Torrington Catholic
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Hillside
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Bridgeporters
Bridgenort
Torrinston
Crowd Overflows Field At Pross Bears Games
At Newfield park the crowd overflowed to the outfield for the first time this season. About 4,200 paid admissions and a filled center field were reported. Around 600 rain checks from Weiss Park last Sunday were honored. The teams will clash in another double header this afternoon.
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Newfield Park
Weiss Park
Delaney Seeks Redemption in Second Heavyweight Bid
Jack Delaney returns for a 15 round bout with Paulino Uzendun aiming to reestablish himself in the heavyweight ranks. He previously lost to Jimmy Maloney in February while seeking big-money fights, as Maloney’s week in Manhattan includes a bout against Jamaica Kid. Delaney is listed at 173 pounds with the Spaniard around 192, and boxing week features matches at Ebbets Field and other venues.
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New York
Jack Delaney
Paulino Uzendun
North
Jimmy Maloney
Boston
Maloney
Jamaica Kid
Delaney
Sharkey
Tony Cangoneri
Red Chapman
Eddie Anderson
Jack Roper
Harold Mays
Ag¢ Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Paulino
Wightman Cup Captains Meet On Play Today
New York August 7—The fifth Wightman Cup series between Britain and the United States opens next Friday at Forest Hills. Captains meet to set order of play for five singles and two doubles matches with Wills and Jacobs as key Americans and Nuthall or Sterry for England. Each side holds two wins in the series history.
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New York
Associated Press
Forest Hills
United States
England
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Helen Wills
Molin Mallory
Helen Jacobs
Eleanor Goss
A. H. Chapin
Katherine McKane Godtree
Joan Fry
E. H. Harvey
H. Hill
Betty Nuthall
Gwendolyn Sterry
Miss Wills
Miss Nuthall
Miss Jacobs
Mallory Miss Wills
Godfree
Kaufman Captures Public Links Title
Carl Kaufman of Pittsburgh defeats William Serrick of New York in a 36 hole final to win the national public links golf title after a seesaw match that required an extra hole. Serrick led by three at times but Kaufman sealed victory on the first playoff hole with an eagle two following Serrick’s bold drive and long putt.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Carl] Kaufman
Pittsburgh
William Serrick
New York
Scriick
Krufman
Ad Schinkel Leads Eastern League Batting Title Race
Hartford star Ad Schinkel tops the Eastern League in batting at .365 with 136 hits through Aug 4. Other leaders include Davis .450 for Hartford and Yordy .942 home runs. Bob Emmerich of Bridgeport leads runs and steals with 41 and 20. Waterbury and Hartford top team fielding at .869 and 289 team batting. Albany shows 42 home runs.
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Butler
Providence
Davis
Johnson
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Raser
Bridgeport
Bedford
Stapleton
Helgeth
Albany
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Cubs Win Eighth Straight as They Beat Brooklyn
Chicago stretched its winning streak to eight in a 6 to 3 extra inning win over Brooklyn, overcoming an early Robins lead. Hack Wilson delivered a pivotal single in the 11th, with Charley Root earning his 20th victory as the Cubs cut Brooklyn’s early cushion and widened their gap in the standings.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Cubs
Pirates
Robins
Bkcking
Plitt and
Eliott
Felix
Henley
Hack Wilson
Adams
Heathcote
Wilson
Recond
Charley Root
Major League Records for the Week
New York reports the week's major league standings with games won and lost, runs, hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home runs, covering results through Saturday. The tally highlights team performance and key offensive and defensive stats across all clubs.
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New York
Waner Leads Big Eight Batting Race Over Gehrig
Paul Waner of the Pirates tops the major league batting averages with 165 hits in 426 at bats as Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth tie at 110 runs. Gehrig has 158 runs and Ruth 134, while Frank Frisch leads in stolen bases with 32.
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New York
Associated Press
Paul Waner
Pirates
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Pittsburgh
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Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Frank Frisch
The
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Senators
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Frisch
Cardinals
Hornsby
Gaunts
Cobb
Athletics
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Giants
Coughlin Reaches Milford Cup Finals After Victory
P J Coughlin advanced to the Milford School Cup final by defeating Brady five up with four to go yesterday at Mill River Country Club. Coughlin will face R F Drew in the final as semifinal matches of the Mil River caddies championship are scheduled this week with Lund versus Al Brofenlic and Duzmati versus Marchetti set.
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P. J. Coughlin
Brady
Mill River Country Club
Coughlin
R. F
Mil River Caddies
A. Lund
al Brofenlic
P. Duzmati
H. Marchetti
Yankees Stumble in Return Home After Strong Week
Chicago Cubs surged to seven straight wins while Boston Red Sox rose from near cellar to five wins in six. Yankees dropped four of six at home, Giants and Reds showed mixed results, Senators held steady but trailed the Yankees by 11 1/2 games. Washington led AL in hits. Red Sox staff posted best defensive mark with only eight runs allowed.
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New York
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Bill Carrigan
Yankees
Giants
Cincinnati
Reds
Washington Senators
Yanks
Hartismen
Cubs
Washington
Red Sox
Babe Ruth Slumps as Fans Cheer His Struggles
Babe Ruth enduring a hitting drought against Pitcher Blankenship of the White Sox, tossing his bat in frustration after each non hit. Fans urged him to stay confident while Ruth, far from his 1921 pace of 46 homers, trails by 11 that year and two runs behind Gehrig in 1927 standings.
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New York
Associated Press
Babe Ruth
Wallop
Blankenship
White Sox
Babe
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Guest Is Named On Polo Combined Team
New York August 7 statement from United States Polo Association announces the U S team to meet the British Army in India for the Challenge Cape next month. The lineup is F W Guest Hitchcock Jr J Cheever Cowdin Devereux Milburn. Winston Guest replaces Webb at twenty one, Yale graduate and 8 feet 4 inches tall. Cowdin, thirty nine, has sixteen years polo experience. his father J E B Cowdin played on America's 1902 international polo team.
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New York
AssoCiated Press
United States Polo Association
Lous E. Stoddard
United States
F. W. Guest
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
J. Cheever Cowdin
Devereux Milburn
Milburn
Hitchcock
J. W. Webb
Malcolm Stevenson
Winston Guest
Webb
Yale
Cowdin
J. E B. Cowdin
America
Rickard Arrives in Chicago to Start Ticket Sales
Tex Rickard returned to Chicago to arrange seating for the Dempsey Tunney heavyweight title bout at Soldiers Field on September 22. He will order printing 160,000 tickets after seating terms with the South Park board are set, while his staff sort advance applications said to exceed 750000 dollars.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Tex Rickard
Dempsey-Tunney
Sclaters
Yale Harvard Team Takes But One Match
In Deauville France on August 7 the Yale Harvard tennis team won only one of four matches against Racing Club of France players. Bonssu beat W McCook Reed 7 6 1, Barcelet defeated T B McGlinn 6 2 8 6 6 3, Harvard’s HM Harvard beat M De Bugelet 2 6 11 8 6 2, Barcelet defeated Le 4 Gordon Harvard 3 6 0.
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France
Yale-Harvard
Racing Club of France
Bonssu
W. McCook Reed
Yale
M. Barcelet
T. B. McGlinn
M. T. HM
Harvard
M. de Bugelet
Gordon Harvadr
Sweets er Breaks Two Records To Win Gold Mashie Tourney
Jeen W Sweetser the British amateur golf champion breaks two records at Newport to win the 72 hole gold mashie tournament on Ocean links finishing with 289. He claims the first leg of the mashie and sets new 72 hole course and tournament records. Guilford runner up with 391 while Driggs Jr. takes third with 293 and Jones Jr. earns the 70 for top 18 holes.
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R. I
Associated Press
Jeen W. Sweetner
Ocean Links
T. Suffern
Sweetear
François Ouimet
Sweetser
Stuart Duncan
Une
Dreas
Idese P Gullford
Eddie Driggs, Jr
New York Metropolitan
Driggs
Richard A. Jones, Jr
Sweets
Fancis
Roland Mackenzie
T. Suftern Taller, Jr
Dexter Cummings
Oradour Captures City Race in Deauville
In Deauville France on August 7 a large crowd watched Oradour owned by J D Cohn win the Prix De La Municipalite for 50 000 francs over 1000 meters A K Macomber s Tonight finished second Balmar ai owned by Count De Rivaud won the 50 000 franc Poule Des Yearlings with Rechaud owned by H J Unzueb of Argentina second and Hobby owned by J E Widener third The winner s total purse surpassed 80 000 francs
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France
J. D. Cohn
Oradour
A. K. Macomber
Count de Rivaud
Balmarai
Rechaud
H. J. Unzueb
J. E. Widener
Hobby
Ruth and Gehrig Fell Behind in Home Run Chase
Lou Gehrig leads with 37 homers as Babe Ruth trails at 35 in a slow week across the leagues. The American and National circuits posted few drives with Williams, Hornsby, Terry and others among the top hitters.
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