Gehrig Seeks Milestone as Yanks Fall to A's 9-6
Lou Gehrig played through a lumago attack to extend his 1,600th straight game, belting his 18th homer of the season in a 9-6 Yankees loss to the Athletics. The derrota leaves New York five games behind Detroit in the pennant race as Philadelphia, New York, and Cleveland reports mix with additional games noted in the recap.
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Standings and results from Western and National Leagues
Western League standings show Davenport Cedar Rapids and Des Moines leading with mixed records. Thursday results include Cedar Rapids over St Joseph and Davenport over Keokuk, with St Joseph at Cedar Rapids upcoming. National League standings list New York Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Boston with recent scores. Thursday results show Philadelphia over New York and Chicago over Pittsburgh, with Friday games scheduled. American League standings place Detroit New York Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington Boston St Louis with Thursday results noting Detroit and Chicago wins and other matchups. A double play featured Goos Goslin and Greenberg with Goslin driving in two runs and Greenberg scoring twice.
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Council Bluffs Wins Iowa Junior Legion Ball Title
Council Bluffs defeated Cedar Falls 14 to 4 to win the Iowa American Legion junior baseball championship in Rockwell City. The win earned a regional berth at Cedar Rapids on Aug 13 and 14 to face Kansas Missouri and Illinois champions. Earlier, Council Bluffs beat Cedar Falls 6 to 5 to force a playoff. Rockwell City and Clinton were other entrants in the round robin.
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Levinsky Still King In His Dressing Room
Boxing recount shows Kingfish Levinsky railing against Louis after an early exit. He demanded another fight, defending his claim as top heavyweight despite the first round setback. The piece shifts to local sports in Vinton where the Lions beat Monticello Midgets 9-? in softball and Newton girls topple Monticello 10-16, with Appleton Edwards Whipple and pitchers Helgen Clark noted.
Phillies Take Double Bill From Giants
Philadelphia staged a doubleheader sweep over the New York Giants as Hal Schumacher struggled early and seven two-out hits in the third and fourth frames produced all nine Phillies runs. Frank Gabler and Leon Chagnon limited Giants to seven hits after the rough start, with Warren and Jorgens aiding late rally defenses. The Phillies scores were 7 to 4 and 6 to 3 as Chicago’s pace set by Cubs’ win over the Pirates kept pace in the standings.
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Cubs Beat Pirates 9-5 In 10 Inning Box Score
Herman led a 14 hit Cubs attack against Red Lucas and teammates as Carleton earned his 10th win after tossing three shutout frames and 7 more allowing three hits. Grace hit a home run and Suhr, Thevenow, and Herman drove in key runs in a game Pittsburgh led 4 0 before Chicago exploded late to win in extras.
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Miss Miley Leads Way To Semi Finals Of Western Meet
Four women sprint toward the 36 hole finals at the Western Meet in Cleveland Ohio with Miss Miley of Lexington Ky and Miss Russell of Detroit among those advancing. Miss Leachman of San Francisco and Mrs Atwood of Chicago join the semi finals as contenders for the queen of the west title.
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Eby to Lead Spirit Lake Coach School Sessions
Moray T. Eby Coe athletic director and football coach will head the third annual Spirit Lake coaching school starting August 18. He will run the first three days of football sessions with attendees including Bernie Bierman Minnesota Henry Iba Oklahoma A and M George Veenker Iowa State Red Threlfell South Dakota State Jim Kelley DePaul Art Dickinson Coe instructors and former Coe players Batista Saccara Elwood Miller Dale Etka Matthew Stareich.
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Keokuk Breaks Ad Liska Streak With Six-Run Sixth
In a high scoring opener Keokuk defeated Ad Liska 10 to 4. A six run sixth inning broke Liska's seven game win streak and gave Keokuk the series lead at Council Bluffs.
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Kemp throws six to nothing Sioux City shutout over Davenport
Berry Kemp pitched a six run allowed shutout for Sioux City before 3300 fans, beating Davenport 6 0. Kemp limited Davenport to one run over his last two innings of work and struck out six, with support from Marchand and Kemp at the plate.
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Frolic Club Defeats Shellsburg 10 to 3 in Loosely Played Game
The Frolic club softball team beat Shellsburg 10 to 3 on Frolic field in a loosely played contest. Most scoring happened in the second inning with six runs for Frolic. Nash Finch will play the Frolic I club Sunday evening.
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Raiders overpower Saints 12 to 4 at Hill Park
Jim Hayes pitched for the Raiders allowing eight hits as 2,700 fans watched a 12-4 home win over St Joseph. The Raiders pounded out fourteen hits, scoring in five first inning at bats and adding in the third, fourth, sixth, eighth and ninth innings. Epps and Howard led with four and three hits respectively while Crossley, Larson, and Moulder contributed key plays advancing the scoring.
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Quasqueton Girls Defeat Greene 11 1 in Softball
Quasqueton undefeated girls softball team beat Greene 11 to 4 on Monday night. They host Coggan Saturday and meet Prairie du Chien here Monday night, continuing their undefeated run.
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Louis Knocks Out Levinsky in Brief Heavyweight Bout
Joe Louis dominating the Pig Is a Great Negro heavyweight defeats King Levinsky in 2 1 2 minutes of the first round. Levinsky, frightened and pale, shows little resistance as Louis bombs him with lefts and rights, sending him to the ropes and to a final seat. Promoter Jacobs promises further plans for the rising champion.
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King Levinsky Denies Asking Mercy After Louis Bout
Chicago report notes King Levinsky professes no alibi for asking Referee Norman McGarrity to stop his fight with Joe Louis. He says he mumbled something while hurt and groggy, but insists he did not tell the referee he had had enough. Louis is praised as hitting harder than any opponent, with a note of fearing a future bout with Max Baer.
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