Evansville Bees top Raiders 8 2 behind two southpaw hurlers
Evansville Bees beat the Raiders 8 2 at Hill Park behind Donovan and Forrest Spahn, two troublesome southpaws who shut down the Raiders on consecutive nights. Louie Kahn and Del Jones led Evansville with multiple hits and a home run by Kahn, while Kahn and Jones produced the decisive offense despite the Ra iders scoring two runs.
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Forrest Spahn
Lefty Donovan
Evansville
Bees
Raiders
Hill Park
Spahn
Donovan
Cedar Rapids
Louie Kahn
del Jones
Kahn
Jones
RBI
Louie
Del
North Carols
Forrest Thompson
Thompson
Deacons Couteaner Tenas
Rious
Van
Kordenbrock
Kister
Phils Cast Off Yoke To Annoy Leaders
The Phillies upset the lead in the National League with a 2-1 11 inning win over the Cardinals as Brooklyn edged the Cubs 5-4. Bill Crouch pitched the Cardinals against St Johnson in a scoreless duel through seven innings.
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Smite Cardinals
St. Louis
Red Birds
Brooklyn
Bess
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bill Crouch
Cardinals
Philly
St Johnson
Phillies
Embree Brought by Indians To Bolster Slumping Line
Major league action sees Charles Red Embree, 21, star pitcher from Wilkes Barre, purchased by the Cleveland Indians to strengthen a faltering staff. Indians' GM C C Slapnicka did not reveal the price. Embree topped the Eastern League with 17 wins and 3 losses this season after aiding Cedar Rapids Raiders to a 1940 pennant. The article also notes late game scoring moments and other contemporaneous results from the Dodgers and Phillies series, including Enos Slaughter’s performance and Benny Warren’s homer.
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Indians
Charles “Red” Embree
Wilkes Barre
Cc. C. Slapnicka
Embree
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Fielding highlights in Cedar Rapids second inning
In Cedar Rapids, Preibisch made a superb over the shoulder catch on Hixson, followed by Hank Edwards making a consecutive putout at bat in the same frame. The two standout fielding plays underscored strong defense in the inning.
Evansville Coach Stirs Fresh Hostility in Cedar Rapids
Evansville manager Bob Cole made his first series appearance as coach Friday night and was immediately subjected to catcalls. Cole has become the local villain in Cedar Rapids, a role once played by Tony Kauffman.
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Evansville
Bob Coleman
Coleman
Cedar Rapids
Tony Kauffman
Raiders Shuffle Batting Order For Game Strategy
Skipper Marquardt rearranged the Raiders lineup and gave Louie Kahn a chance to drive in runs by batting fifth while Hixson and Siving sit.
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Marquardt
Raiders
Shov Hixson
Louie Kahn
Riggs Kovacs Set For Saturday Match In Southampton
Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs meet at Meadow Club in Southampton in a build up to the national championship final at Forest Hills next month. Kovacs’ strong pace and Riggs speed may test each other after recent results and a strong upset by Ted Schroeder.
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Southampton
N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Frank Kovacs
Forest Hills
Meadow Club
Ted Schroeder
Riggs
Gardnar
Bobby
Packers Beat Becks and Take Lead in Open
Packers beat Becks by over three runs to seize the lead in the Open. Becks tallied their only two runs in the fifth as Bills Jones held the mound and allowed four hits, matching Whizzer White’s hit total for Becks. In a second game Frngs scored nine with five in the first and four late, while Baxter Bs managed five. Eddy Paper Co forfeited to Link Belt Speeder.
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Kister
DeFrietas
Broskie
Preibisch
Hank Edwards
Donovan
Beck
Bill Jones
Packers
Jones
Fr Ng’s
Baxter B
Eddy Paper Co
Indians Star Bob Feller Not Drafted This Year Officials Say
Cleveland AP report says pitcher Bob Feller will finish the 1941 baseball season with the Indians before induction, with draft officials indicating a matter of weeks before he is called. Selectees typically are not inducted for several weeks after classification.
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Bob Feller
Basel
Feller
L. Townsend
Baas
Miss Betz Favored To Win Maidstone Tennis Title
East Hampton New York Pauline Betz a Californian now resident of Winter Park Florida was favored to win the Maidstone club sixteenth annual lawn tennis title Saturday by meeting Hope Knowles of Philadelphia Betz eliminated defending champion Dorothy Bundy of Santa Monica California Friday while Knowles advanced over 18 year old Louise Brough Brough had been the sensation of the tournament She with Helen Bernhard of New York upset the Bett Bundy combination Friday and will meet Mrs Sarah Cooke and Osborne of San Francisco in the final Saturday Miss Brough eliminated Mrs Cooke in the singles competition.
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WN. Y
Pauline Betz
Winter Park
Fla
Maidstone Club
Hope Knowles
Philadelphia
Miss Betz
Dorothy Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Miss Knowles
Louise Brough
Miss Brough
Elen Bernhard
New York
Will
Sarah Cooke
Osborne
San Francisco
Mrs. Cooke
Aurelia Iowa Champions Win Semi-Pro Tournament Game
Aurelia Iowa State champions defeated Fort Leavenworth soldiers 7 to 6 in 11 innings at a Denver Post semi pro game. Dylunday led the Aurelia surge with a triple, Harwood McKain and Wyman Hunnicutt drew walks to load the bases, and C Collins' punt produced the winning run.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Soldiers
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Denver Post
Dylunday
Harwood McKain
Wyman Hunnicutt
C Collins
Senators Browns Battle For Last In Hot AL Pennantrace
Washington and St Louis have battled for cellar dominance since May 20 with the two clubs rarely separated by more than two games. Washington beat the White Sox 8 2 while the Yankees routed the Browns 9 0 as Lefty Gomez and Dutch Leonard excelled. DiMaggio extended his hit streak while Henrich belted his 20th and 21st homers and the Yankees widened their lead to 12 1/2 games.
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Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
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White Sox
Yanks
Westbrook Pegler
Sid Mercer
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Bill Hearst
Clark Griffith
Dutch Leonard
Lefty Gomez
Tommy Henrich
Joe DiMaggio
Highest paid minor leaguer Billy Myers from Milwaukee
Eddie New York reports Billy Myers of Milwaukee as the sport’s highest paid minor leaguer with a $12,000 Cubs salary. The piece notes related baseball tidbits about Bettina Burman Hogan and historical mentions of Ernie White, Jim Thorpe, and Wilbur Kin.
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Eddie New York
Billy Myers
Milwaukee
Cubs
Melio Bettina
Red Burman
Ebbets Field
Los Angeles
Turkey Thom
Freddy Corcoran
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Around 650 Entries For U S Amateur Golf Championship
New York AP reports about 650 entries have filed for the National Amateur Golf Championship to be played in Omaha August 25 to 29. The field includes six former champions and is below last year’s 755 entries. Former champions listed include Dick Chapman Marvin Ward William Turnesa Johnny Goodman Johnny Fischer and Sam Evans.
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Omaha
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Winged Foot Club
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N. Y
Major League Box Scores Inning Summary
In a condensed box score snippet several players mentioned include Matchingston, Paseed pati, Sian, Geoets, and Reardon. The entry notes time of 2 01 and inning related data with limited readable context. No final scores or teams are clearly identified in the legible portion.
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Geoets
Reardon
Commies Rally To Keep Pace In Three Eye Stand
Decatur’s Commies overcame a 9 to 7 deficit against Waterloo with a dramatic ninth inning rally scoring five runs to win 12 to 9. Evansville led Cedar Rapids 8 to 2 earlier as Moline topped Madison 7 to 1 and Springfield beat Clinton 3 to 1 in the Three Eye.
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Commies
Evansville
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Les Tietje
Moline
Madison
Bastien
Springfield
Clinton
Meen
Norton A M Coach Joins 1941 All Star Staff
Chicago AP reports Norton Texas A and M coach joins Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern on the 1941 all star coaching staff. With three more to be picked, they will prepare 70 college stars to face the Chicago Bears in a charity game at Soldier Field on August 28.
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Homer Norton
Texas A
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Norton
Waldorf
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Texas Aggies
Aggies
Tulane
Texas
Fordham
Conn Starts Packing to Meet Pop in Pittsburgh
HOLLYWOOD INS Billy Conn begins packing Friday for a Sunday return to Pittsburgh to face his father Jimmy Smith, who reportedly was not fed when his daughter claimed a prizefighter.
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Hollywood
INS
Pittsburgh
Coast League Bans Mayo for One Year for Spitting Incident
Wilbur C. Tuttle president of the Pacific Coast league barred Eddie Mayo, third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels, from organized baseball for one year after Mayo spat in the face of an umpire. The ruling was issued Saturday in Los Angeles.
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Wilbur C. Tuttle
Pacific Coast League
Eddie Mayo
Los Angeles Angels
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Davis To Be Tried For Going AWOL
New York AP report states Davis will face trial over an alleged AWOL incident. Details of charges and court proceedings were not disclosed in the brief dispatch.
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Davis
Packers Top Light Company 4-3 In Tight League Tilt
Wilson's Packers edge Light company 4-3, gaining league lead with late sixth inning rally. Ralph Ingels homered and drove in the tying run, Pinky Fuller drove in a run, and Melichar earned the win despite a shaky start. Light Company drop tight contest as Iowa Manufacturing eyes the title with four games left.
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Ralph Ingels
Joe Bailey
Bert Stitzel
Stitzel
Packer
Manchester
Uad
Elmerith
Keith
Melichar
Bob Tastny
Pinky Fuller
Reds Beat Hype With Non Homer Power In July
Cincinnati Reds struggle for long balls while collecting hits mostly singles. Mike McCormick produced both homers in a month, but otherwise the club relies on small-ball and outsized defense. Manager Bill McKechnie and Gabe Paul defend the lineup as fans complain of feeble power despite a .540 pace and 16 wins in July.
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Ball Park
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Mike McCormick
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Peven
Frank McCormick
New York Giants
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Lomberdi
the Frey
Angle
Dick West
Gabe Paul
All-Star voting yields 781 votes for Beardsley and Schrader
Iowa high school all star balloting shows Ralph Beardsley Anamosa tackle and Stan Schrader among leaders with 781 votes each for the East team. Des Moines players and other standouts like Vernon and Hank Strubie receive notable support as fullbacks and halfbacks.
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Stan Schrader
Desee
Dan Krel
North Moines
Lee
Vernon Oo
Lake City
Des Moines
Hank Strubie
Romer
Anamosa
Sentinati
Iowa Netman Reaches Missouri State Finals in Junior Singles
In St Joseph Missouri Jay Anderson of Oklahoma City advances to the junior singles final by beating Bill Shock of St Louis three sets to none. He later paired with Drexel White to rout Ray and Kan组成? (text unreadable) 6 0 6 2 in junior doubles segments before a semi final loss in men doubles.
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Mocab
Jay Sat Anderson
Shenand
Paul Darrough
Oklahoma City
Anderson
Bill Shock
St. Louis
Raya
Drexel White
Atchi- Kan
Leonard Prosser
Alex George
Kansas City
Ward Parker
Wood Ghezzi Set For Title Match In New York
Vic Ghezzi and mentor Craig Wood prepare for a 36 hole match at the Ma honing Valley Country Club. The P GA champion seeks a 2 500 winner take all prize and a final 36 hole bout to decide the mythical professional title. A 68 score by Ghezzi and long drives highlight the on course action as par is set to 70 for practice rounds.
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Mahoning Valley Country Club
Golfee
Craigie
Vic Ghezzi
P.G.A
Takeall
Ood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
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Deal
N. J
Aew Janette
Ed Updegratif To Defend Northwest Iowa Golf Crown
Spencer Iowa report says Ed Updegratif opened defense after a 70 on a tough course in the Northwest Iowa golf tournament. Close behind, John Stoltz of Ottumwa posted a 71 in his opening round as an amateur semi finalist contest began.
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Ed U . E
Northwest Iowa
John Stoltz
Ottumwa
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