Three world relay marks fall in American British meet
United States stars overwhelmed Britain at White City Stadium in London winning 11 of 14 events. Hornbostel Young Williamson Woodruff set 2 world relay records in 2 mile and 4 mile relays, while Brown edged La Valle for the mile relay. Owens disappointed by only running one event and not turning professional.
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United States
England
White City
Ranard
Ine Suryeairuu
Ilinois A. C
William Roberts
Godfrey Rampling
William Fritz
Godfrey Brown
Stanford University
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Owens
New York
Frank Wykoff
Marty Glickman
Ralph Metcalfe
Glickman
Cambridge
Jimmy la Valle
U. C. Il
Roberts
Archie Williams
California
Britain
Rampling
al Fitch
Glen Hardin
Greenwood
Miss
Brown
la Valle
John Evenson
A. C. Stanbury
Frank Rushton
John Loaring
Glen Dawson
Harry Williamson
Joe McCluskey
Sen Manning
Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
James Alexander Burns
Peter Ward
Louis Zamperini
Milton Courtwright
Canada
Alton Terry
Brady
Tex
Malcolm Metcalf
Los Angeles
Lee Bartlett
Union City
Mich
Harold Cagle
Foy Draper
Mack Robinson
John Woodruff
Will Deflated Bomber Sink Former Jack Tar at Plate?
In a baseball scoreline, Cleveland defeats St. Louis 4 to 0. Pete Bottomley and Bell contribute two base hits and a home run, while Weatherly also shows power with a double. Solters, Knickerbocker, and Trosky are noted in the fielding sequence, with Caldwell earning the win and Galehouse taking the loss.
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Cleveland
Addannaent
Solters
Bottomley
Bejma
Caldwell
Bell
Weatherly
Lary
Hughes
Knickerbocker
Trosky
St. Louis
Galehouse
Kolls
Hubbard
Moriarty
Giants Triumph While Cubs Cards Fall In N L Tilt
The Giants push all their runs across in the sixth off Bucky Walters for three hits and passes as Carl Hubbell fans two. Harris and Camilli factor with key RBIs and Hubbell earns the win in relief amid a 4 1 victory over Philadelphia and New York.
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Bucky Walters
Carl Hubbell
Philadelphia
New York
Chiozza
Olive M
Norris
White
Klein
Lott
Whity
Ripple
Camilli
Leslie
Atwood
O Jackson
Sulik
O'Mancuso
Wilson
O Bartell
Gomez
Hubbell
Walters
Jorgens
Kowalik
Siete
Dh Nore Saka Oni
Dale Toe Ubin
Philadeishis
Bartell
Bitcott Walters
Dodgers Top Bees 6 to 2 for Second Straight Win
Brooklyn, led by Joe Stripp with four hits and George Watkins homering with a man on, defeated Boston 6 2. Hank Winston earned his first major league win in relief of Max Butcher, allowing two singles the rest of the game.
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Joe Stripp
George Watkins
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
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Hank
Winston
Stripp
Watkins
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Allentown
Max Butcher
Chaplin
Coscararat
B. Jordan
Cuccinello
Phelps
Frey
Urbanski
Oable
Jordan
American Swimmers Triumph In Olympic Games
United States swimmers won multiple events and set world and Olympic records as Japan and Hungary also starred. Jack Medica claimed the 400 meters freestyle title, while Marjorie Gestring and Dorothy Poynton Hill led U S diving victories. Hideko Maedata and Fraulein Mastenbroek shone for Japan and the Netherlands respectively.
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Saburo Ito
Japan
Stars and Stripes
Nippon
Noboru Terada
Shumpei Uto
Tsutomu Ishiharada
United States
Jack Medica
Seattle
Ralph Flanagan
Miami
Medica
Tejada
Jack
Flanagan
U. S
Rie Mastenbroek
Holland
Netherlands
Lenore Right Wingard
Homestead
Mary Lou Petty
Fraulein Mastenbroek
Beans
Dina Senff
America
Marjorie Gestring
Los Angeles
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Hideko Maedata
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Taguchi
Ferenc Cisk
Hungary
Tetsuo Hamura
Adolf Kiefer
Chicago
Marvel
France
Endre Kabos
India
Germany
Ludwig Stubbendorf
Earl Thomson
Iowa Junior Nine Beaten In Legion Regional Battle
Bancroft Iowa loses the regional title 9 to 3 to Northside Post Minneapolis in a deciding game. Errors in the seventh inning derail Bancroft after a 3-3 tie, ending their bid to advance to Middle town Ohio next week. Saunders dropped a fly, Lind singled, Campbell doubled to score two, and Bancroft misplays produced the decisive plays.
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Walsh
Annie Oakley
Cogswell
Mijos
Bauer Richardson
Jenks
Nervous physician smokes chain style amid shaky hands
The physician grew increasingly nervous as he lit cigarette after cigarette, his hands trembling and steadying only briefly between puffs.
Yankees Smother Athletics 16 to 2 in opener
Yankees win ninth game behind strong hitting, beating the Athletics 16 to 2. Al Simmons drove in two runs, Auker added one, while Bill Dietrich and Clint Brown were hit hard. Jake Wade walked eight in the second game as the Tigers pounded Sugar Cain and Bill Shores for 14 hits in a clear victory.
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Clint Brown
al Simmons
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Auker
Jake Wade
Sox
Bengals
Sugar Cain
Bill Shores
Tigers
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Chicago Walker
Kreevich
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Ros'thal
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Appling
Simmons
Hayes
Owens
Rogell
Sewell
Orth
Dietrich
P Brown
Chiceeo
Gehringer
Hayworth
Hays
Owen
Burns
Mura
Sim’ns
Si Applin
O Hayes
Grube
Myatt
Hayw
Cain
P Wade
Piet Shores
Ois
Chicago Eerserveees
Walker
Rosell
White
Poing
Baslin
Tolen
Rogell En Boublslin
Sacrifices Radclift
Amura
Ogell Burns
le Patt
Wade Stree
Pia Ode
Cai Mall
Shores
Ing Pitche
Ormsby
Imne
Basil
Browns Beat Indians 4-0 in St Louis Game
Earl Caldwell's right hand sides fooled Cleveland as the St. Louis Browns shut out the Indians 4-0 to even their series at one game each. Caldwell drove in a run in the second inning and Beau Bell hit a four-base hit in the fifth. Dennis Gatehouse allowed eleven Browns hits in the quiet hornsby lineup. Jim Bottomley also contributed a double on Jim Bottomley day at Sportsman Park.
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Earl Caldwell
Indians
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Caldwell
Browns
Beau” Bell
Dennis Gatehouse
Hornsbymen
Jim Bottomley
Sportsman’s Park
Senators Rally to Top Red Sox 11 5 at Boston
Washington overcome an early three run lead by Fritz Ostermueller and score 11 runs on 13 hits to beat Boston 11 to 5. Jimmy DeShong wins his 14th as Red Sox falter in fifth inning after a shower delay.
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Hodge
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Spadafore
van Camp
Goodman
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Omaha
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Cantor Offers Owens 40000 For Ten Weeks On Stage
Eddie Cantor cabled Jesse Owens offering to deposit 40000 in a Los Angeles or New York bank for ten weeks of Owens time. Cantor stated the offer was sent via telegram from Hollywood California. The message signals Cantors bid to hire the Olympic champion for a stage engagement.
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Calif
Jesse Owens
Eddie Cantor
Los Angeles
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Cantor
Schmeling A Big Gate Draw In Heavyweight Era
Damon Runyon details Max Schmeling as a major box office draw for Madison Square Garden fights, estimating he helped bring in about 3 million dollars in gate receipts. He notes Schmeling’s pairing with Sharkey and other opponents boosted attendance, likening his era to the gold rush and comparing to Tunney and Dempsey.
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Max Schmeling
James J. Braddock
Madison Square Garden
Tunney
Dempsey
Schmeling
Sharkey
Cleveland
Schmeling-Sharkey
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Garden
the Garden
New York
Max
Paolino Uzcudun
Yankee Stadium
Mickey Walker
Max Baer
Louis
Baer
Braddock
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Firpo, Sharkey
Sioux City Beats Raiders By 5 to 4
Sioux City defeated the Raiders 5 to 4 with key hits by Blakeney and McCue, and late drives by Thomas, Galaway, and Crossley. The article also reviews boxing gates, earnings, and trivia surrounding Schmeling Sharkey matchups and Dempsey's era.
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Raiders
Waterloo Defeats Blue Sox In Tenth
In a tense extra inning game Waterloo edged the Blue Sox 4 to 3. Key moments included Moran to White and King to Luther to e Polly to Provost, with Luther to Wise Schiell in the go ahead sequence. Umpires Cady and Vann. Time 2 10.
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Blue Sox
Moran
King
Luther
Polly
Provost
Wise Schiell
Cady
Vann
Italy Wins Olympic Soccer Final in Overtime
Italy defeated Hungary 2 1 in overtime to claim the Olympic championship after a 1 1 draw at end of regulation. The match took place in Berlin with Italy scoring the decisive goal in extra periods.
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Italy
Hungary
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