League Will Stick To The Main Show In Baseball
Harridge says the American League will avoid side shows and keep focus on championship baseball. He condemns night ball and yellow ball experiments but notes limited use in practice. praises the Yankees as a big draw and predicts near-record attendance despite weather, with crucial late-August doubleheaders shaping the pennant race.
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Davis Cup Berths hinge on Prelims
New York report outlines Davis Cup progress with North American zone finals in Montreal between Japan and Australia. Budge and Riggs favored for singles, doubles to be decided after Brookline doubles championships, while Japan’s Jiro Yamagishi faces limited readiness.
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Freeman Wins Junior Net Title In Striking Comeback
Dave Freeman of Pasadena won the national junior tennis championship at Culver, defeating Wesby Van Horn of Los Angeles 6-0 6-2 2-6 6-0. Freeman dominated in the first and fourth sets, while Van Horn found footing in the third before Freeman sealed the win. Bobby Jake of Milwaukee then beat Marshall Chambers of Cincinnati 6-3 6-3 to claim the boys singles title.
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Iowa Masters Golf Meet Won By Iowa Banker
Walt Thomas a 47 year old Spencer banker won the Iowa Masters Golf tournament at the Iowa State College course with a medal 235. Hal Chase was runner up at 236 and J Hoak 239. Only 30 of 52 golfers finished. three players shot 240. Thomas earns the master trophy for a year and the field included numerous Iowa players with scores listed from 240 to 281 and leaders from Spencer, Des Moines, Newton, and Ames.
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Yankees Beat Indians 7 3 in Openers Series
In a two city slate, the Yankees downed the Indians 7 to 3 on Saturday. Key hitters and early offense carried New York as Cleveland pitching faltered late.
Leonard Dominates as Nationals Cruise Past White Sox
Emil Dutch Leonard shut down Chicago after two quick outs, then retired 15 straight, topping the White Sox 7 to 1. Washington piled up 13 hits against Ted Lyons, led by Zeke Bonura with three singles and George Case with two. Luke Appling had two hits and the White Sox’s lone run.
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Red Sox Roll Tigers in Slugfest for Series Lead
Boston hammered Detroit for 14 runs on 18 hits off five pitchers in a 14 to 8 win Saturday. Emerson Dickman started for Boston, replaced by Jim Bagby Jr. after one out in the third. Detroit's Roxie Lawson, Alton Benton, George Coffman, Vernon Kennedy, and Jake Wade contributed, with Wade the only effective Tiger.
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Baseball box score with Bagby triumph over Detroit
Cramer 2 Fox Greenberg 3 York Morgan Gehringer 2. Chapman 2 Tabor Greenbore. Sacrificers Desautels Tabor Bagby. Double plays Foxx Cronin Foxx Tabor Doerr Foxx Gehringer Rogell Greenberg. Left on bases Boston Detroit. Bases on balls Dickman 4 Bagby 2 Wade 2 Lawson 1 Coffman 2 Benton 1 Kennedy 1. Strikeouts Dickman 1 Bagby 1 Lawson 6 Benton 5 Coffman 4 Kennedy 2 Wade 1. Wild pitch Kennedy. Winning pitcher Bagby. Losing pitcher Lawnon. Umpires Moriarty Rolls Grieve. Time 2:45.
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Y River Swim Scheduled For This Afternoon
Seven boys compete in the annual Y M C A river swim with senior three mile, intermediate half mile, and junior quarter mile races. Starts at 2 PM and finishes at Ellis park pavilion. Awards include senior trophy by The Gazette, intermediate by Linn County Red Cross, junior by Dr Dawson Grim, others by Drs Bailey Foster and Krause.
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Clinton Rallies Past Bloomington In Late Showdown
Clinton overcame Bloomington to win 10-6 in a late rally. Mangum earned the win with Schremser handling relief as Clinton moved to seventh in the standings after a tough Bloomington effort.
McMillin Surges in All Stars Coach Poll
In Chicago A N McMillin leads the national vote to pick the coaching staff for the college AllStars facing the Redskins on Aug 31. McMillin tops Kipke by a slim margin with 15,396,195 points to Kipke’s 5,280,053, followed by Pond Layden Robertson among leaders as voting closes. Final results due Wednesday morning.
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Armstrong Ambers Fight Talks Stir Little Interest
Rumors swirl over a potential winter middleweight title bout worth about 140000 with a 1650 top purse. Armstron g 135 remains favorite against Lou Ambers as public interest stays tepid and buyers bid around 29000 with goals near 100000.
Crusher Eleven May Meet Team Of All Stars
Cedar Rapids Crushers plan a tune up game against a southeastern Iowa all stars on August 22 at Fairfield as part of preparations for Labor Day meeting with the Green Bay Packers in Ironwood Michigan. Manager Francis Bigley cites ongoing negotiations and a night game. latest signings include Harold Flood and Charley Zigot as two former Coe College stars plus a host of Crushers core players.
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Virginia Poly
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Industrial League Tennis Team Beats Public Courts
The Industrial League tennis team defeated Public Courts Saturday afternoon, taking five of eight singles and two of four doubles. Highlights featured Shimek, Skala, Sweeny, Ryerson, and Beasemmer among others in a spirited show of early season skill, with close set scores and strong doubles play.
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Cochrane Fired as Detroit Tigers Manager in 1936
Detroit owner Tom Briggs ousted Mickey Cochrane and installed Del Baker as manager amid a seven game losing streak. Cries of gratitude from Baker’s appointment mix with tributes to Cochrane’s era, while Cronin and Grove react to the major shift at the Tigers and questions about Briggs's baseball insight.
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Buck Newsom to attempt both ends of doubleheader
St Louis Browns manager Gabby Street said Buck Iron Man Newsom would try to pitch both games of Sunday's doubleheader with the Philadelphia Athletics. If he wins the first game he would be allowed to try for a second victory and a possible double win.
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Wally Berger Bargain Rewarded For Reds Success
Wally Berger has transformed into a standout for Cincinnati after the Reds traded for him earlier in the season. The deal sent Alex Kampouris to the Giants, but Berger’s strong form and steady leadership under manager Wily Will McKechnie boosted his standing, with Lombardi pacing the team as Berger climbs the NL batting charts.
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Reds Edge Dodgers 6 5 in 7th Inning Rally
Moore wins his fourth decision this season a six hitter as Cincinnati defeats Brooklyn 6 to 2. Craft and Myers pace the offense with two run singles while Stainback and Rosen contribute key hits. Dodgers fall further behind Cubs in the standings.
Cardinals Rally Past Phillies 7-6 in Ninth Inning
In Philadelphia, Curt Davis pitched in relief in the ninth to seal a 7-6 win for the St. Louis Cardinals over the last place Phillies. Brown supplied four of St. Louis 12 hits as three early errors by Philadelphia aided the visitors. Welland earned the win. Hollingsworth took the loss. Time 2:18.
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Semi-Pro Baseball Teams Named for Wichita World Series
In Wichita Kansas 32 semi pro teams qualified through state and regional tournaments for the world series set for August 12 to 24. The event is organized by the National Semi pro Baseball congress led by president Ray Dumont. The champion will receive 5000 dollars.
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Luebcke Weighs 275 Goal In Weight Bet With Frey
Iowa City report says Henry Luebcke, a 305 pound Chicago tackle, aims to drop to 275 by September 10 as University of Iowa trainer Bill Frey wagers a dollar he cannot. By Saturday word arrives that one tackle has already shed 17 pounds to 288.
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Hollywood Netster First In Women's Singles Tourney
Barbara Winslow of Hollywood Calif won the Maidstone club invitation singles title defeating Dorothy Workman of Los Angeles 6 4 6 4. Neither finalist was seeded and Winslow is 11th in national rankings. Bundy of Santa Monica and Workman took doubles honors over Andrus of New York and Mme Henrotin of France 4 6 6 3 6 3.
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Fred Geneva Named Coach At Clinton High
Iowa City reports Fred Geneva an Iowa University physical education graduate who earned an I in 1929 has accepted the head coaching post at Clinton high school. He coached at Albia since graduation and will replace Lloyd C Harper who becomes director of athletics.
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Iron Man" Newsom
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