Pirates Take National League Lead With 4 3 Win Over Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates moved into first place in the National League by beating the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3. Joe Harris led the attack, driving in most of Pittsburgh’s runs with a home run and key hits. Lee Meadows outpitched Hal Carlson as Chicago’s bats produced a pair of fifth inning runs but couldn’t repeat late rally. Time of game was 1 hour 52 minutes.
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Johnny Sill Wins Low Gross In Rainy Connecticut Tourney
In a drenched Shuttle Meadow course, Johnny Sill of Wethersfield claimed first prize for low gross 38 holes with 152. H. M. Burwell of Hartford took low net 36 with 137, as heavy rain flooded greens and fairways. Other winners included F. Ross Seguin, C. Durpee Waterbury, F. K. English Waterbury, A. C. Merriman Racebrook, George Smart Wethersfield, and J. R. Cummings Meadowbrook with various nets and gross scores.
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T. S. Harte
Art Nehf Joins Cubs in Pittsburgh Game
Veteran pitcher Art Nehf, released by Cincinnati, signed today by the Chicago Cubs and appeared in uniform at the Chicago-Pittsburgh game. Nehf debuted in 1903 with the Boston Nationals, later sold to the Giants for 55000, spent seven seasons there, then moved to Cincinnati on May 11, 1926.
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Kaplan to Meet Clicky Clarke in New Haven Thursday
Louis Kid Kaplan plans a bout with Dicky Clarke of Holyoke in New Haven on September 8. Dennis McMahon says Kaplan is ready to fight weekly after a long rest and is training hard for the Clarke clash. Talks also point to a September 19 or 28 pairing with Billy Wallace in New Haven to erase a blemish from Kaplan’s record. Abe Katz notes Terris must box tougher bouts before facing Kaplan.
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Red Chapman Heads to Training Camp for Bout
Red Chapman, Boston bantam, traveled to Lancaster Pa to train for his September 12 title bout with Benny Bass at Municipal Stadium. He and his entourage arrived confident, predicting a knockout, while Bass trained at Evergreen Farms outdoor camp and avoided any meeting before the ring.
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Doubles Titular Play Postponed By Weather
Robert A Hereford reports that persistent rain at Longwood Cricket Club postponed the national men's doubles quarter-finals and related events. Tilden Hunter and Williams Johnston faced upsets while French pair Cochet Brugnon Borotra Lacoste navigated tough draws as delays reshaped the schedule and potential Davis Cup implications.
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Tunney Leaves Speculator Camp for Dempsey Bout
Gene Tunney said goodbye to Speculator and headed to Chicago for his September 25 title defense against Jack Dempsey. After dining at Ossarine Inn, locals predicted a knockout in the fourth round, with a celebratory cake and candles for the champion.
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Army Football Starts Indoor Work In Army
Army's football training began indoors as head coach Genta L. M. (Birt) Jones called off outdoor practice due to unclear conditions. Notable players listed include Harry Wylson, Murrill, Cagle, Born, Harvard, Sprague, Saunders and Hammack. A September 4 game against Boston University is scheduled at home.
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Yankees Seek New Home Run Mark As Ruth Gehrig Chase
The Yankees, led by Ruth and Gehrig, pursue a new all time home run record as Lazzeri helps lift New York past Boston. Ruth and Gehrig each sit at 43 homers with Lazzeri at 18 as the club eyes eleven more to outpace Cap Anson era totals and set a new American League mark.
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The Sportlight on a year of world sport awaits
The Sportlight surveys a busy period in sports with boxing, polo, tennis, and baseball as the Big Four in polo clash Britain, the Davis Cup tests unfold, and Dempsey and Tunney near rematches. It notes Notre Dame football readiness, Charley Root’s pitching hopes, and the Giants’ NL pennant chase with unswerving professional tone.
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Masnie Nibucka
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Dempsey
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Gehrig
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Charley Root
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Opening Polo Match Postponed Five Days
The first international polo match between Great Britain and the United States is postponed from September 5 to September 10 due to heavy rain. Meadow Brook field in Westbury will be unplayable next Monday, the United States Polo Association announced.
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Wesleyan Football Schedule and New Coach for Fall
Wesleyan opens fall sports under new football coach Bill Wood with seven returning lettermen. The schedule lists games at Middletown against Colby on Sept 24, Connecticut Aggies Oct 1, Trinity Oct 28, and Williams Nov 5, plus matches with Amherst, Rochester, Tufts, and Springfield among others, with cross country and soccer events noted.
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Fordham to Face Providence November 14
Providence announces that Fordham University will play here on Armistice Day November 14. Major Frank Cavanaugh’s Fordham eleven travels to Providence for the East’s sole major football attraction on that holiday. The Dominicans had been set to host New York’s Fordham on November 12, with five opponents dropping scouting agreements and two others considering the plan.
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Sarazen Cinci Brothers and Jack Ryan to Represent City
Four top Metropolitan golfers enter the race for the 1937 national professional golfers championship. Gene Sarazen Ali Culci Henry Culci and Jack Ryan will compete against many stars at Dallas Texas November 1 to 5. Local pros at Fresh Meadow Mill River Country clubs enter qualification rounds September 21.
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Sam Williams and Guess Work Win Circuit Races
At the New York State Fair Syracuse on September 1, Guess Work won the $10,000 Chamber of Commerce pacing purse and Sam Williams captured the $1,000 Empire State trotting stake in straight heats. Guess Work set a race record with heats of 2:02 1-2 and 2:02 1-4, winning in a stretch duel with four rivals. William Mahoney’s mare denied Hollywood Volo by a head as judges confirmed the outcome. Hazleton and Hazleton’s driver Walter Cox swept the second heat and third heat of the 2:08 trot, while Martin on Mase won the 2:12 pace. Tommy Murphy won the 2:14 trot in straight heats aboard Kashmir, with Goo and Al Smith among spectators as rain looms for tomorrow’s Hambletonian and wet weather stakes races.
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William Mahoney
Hyde Park
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Hazel McKyle
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Martin Up
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Betting Heavy on Title Bout
New York on September 1 reports that betting on the Tunney Dempsey title fight has reached unprecedented levels. Harry Fink and company at 515 Seventh Avenue note about 800 thousand dollars in stakeholder wagers. Tunney remains the favorite at 7 to 5 and large bets are recorded including 87 thousand to 5 thousand on Tunney, 5 thousand at 1 to 3 that Dempsey will KO Tunney, and 620 thousand to be placed at 7 to 1 that Tunney will win.
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