Cubs hand Pirates 11th straight defeat in 5 0 loss
Augie Galan homered and Gabby Hartnett drove in two as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 0. It marked the Pirates' 11th consecutive loss, tying the current NL skid record. Tobin allowed 5 runs on 15 hits in 6 7 innings. Lee earned his 15th win for Chicago.
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Greenberg Homers As Tigers Win 9-3
Detroit defeats St. Louis 9 to 3 as Hank Greenberg ends slump with a bases loaded homer. Benched last Sunday, he returns to drive in four, while Earl Averill and the Tigers’ hitters pace the offense. Rowe earns the win for Detroit as Brown pitchers issue 13 walks.
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Armstrong and Ambers Meet In Big Lightweight Title Fight
New York AP: The 135 pound title showdown at Yankee Stadium pits Henry Armstrong the double champion against Lou Ambers in a bout expected to draw over 35,000 fans and at least 150000 in gate. Armstrong holds the lighter weights title and is favored 8-5 to keep the crown.
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Springfield Browns Crush Commies 9 to 2 in League Tilt
In Decatur, Springfield Browns toppled the Commies 9 to 2. Springfield collected 13 hits off two Decatur pitchers, with Nethery pitching a complete game for the Browns and Rutledge relieved after three innings.
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Clinton Edges Moline in Three-Eye League Showdown
Behind effective pitching by Fischer, Clinton defeated Moline 4 to 2 Saturday night. Fischer allowed six hits as Clinton scored in the first and late innings to pull ahead. Moline managed a pair of runs. Toncof Ripley and O'Brien reported the game's the scoring and pitching details.
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Eighty Thirty Wins Travers Stakes In Saratoga
George D. Widener’s Eighty Thirty captured the 70th Travers at Saratoga on a heavy track, beating Sun Lover and Sir Marlboro after Johnstown scratched. The time was 2 06 3, and the winner earned 16575 dollars.
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American Quartet Sets New World Record For 3 200 Meters
In Paris on Saturday an American quartet topped the 3 200 meter relay with a world record time of 7:35.2. Ralph Schwarz kopf Roy Cochran Blaine Rideout and Beetham combined to beat the French team last lap surge. The previous standard was 7:35.8 set in London on August 15 1936 by Hornbosiel Young Williamson and Woodruff.
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Lambert Named Athletic Director At Wilton High
MACOMB Ill AP Paul Piggy Lambert Western Illinois Teachers star in football basketball and baseball was named athletic director at Wilton High School. He is a Western Illinois graduate and will report September 1.
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White Sox Beat Indians 6 to 3 for Sixth Straight Win
Southpaw Thornton Lee pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 6 3 victory over Cleveland as Mike Tresh left with a bruised shoulder. Lee earned his eleventh win while Rollie Hemsley homered for Cleveland. Milnar took the loss after the early Chicago surge broke Johnny Allen's start in the sixth.
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Morey Lewis Reaches Seigniory Club Finals
Texarkana Texassarkana Morey Lewis the Canadian singles champion and 17-year-old Ted Schroeder of Glendale California reached the final round of the Seigniory club invitation tennis tournament in Seigniory Club Quebec.
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Grand American trapshooting opens in Vandalia amid amateur prize split
In Vandalia Ohio the Grand American meet runs August 21 to 25 drawing 3000 marksmen for the fortieth North American championship. Amateurs share the $50,000 prize while pros, employed by oil firms, have expenses paid. The setup aims to keep trapshooting open and aboveboard, though Olympic bodies reject it due to prize money to amateurs.
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Australians Reach Doubles Final in Davis Cup Tone
In Brookline Mass the Australian pair Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich defeated Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke 6 1 6 4 6 0 to reach the finals of the national doubles championship. Their win makes an all foreign final the first in 58 years as Crawford and Hopman beat Parker and McNeill to join today’s title action. Riggs and Cooke’s net pressure failed to derail the Aussies.
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Shimek and Trimble Reach Ellis Park Final Match
Trimble faces Shimek in a 36 hole championship final at Ellis Park golf tourney Sunday with rounds at 9 am and 2 pm. Boedell meets Zisko in the first flight and Brown plays Bohlander in the second flight, all matches over 18 holes.
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Raiders Close Home Schedule With Nine Games Left
Cedar Rapids hosts nine remaining home games at Hill Park in a intense charge for first place. President Harry S. Johnson promotes bargain night on Aug. 29 as Decatur visits. Johnson plans for a 1940 team while many stars may depart after this season.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders Stop Waterloo 8 0 Behind Tight Defense
Roger Wolff pitched nine innings for Waterloo but defense and timely plays powered Cedar Rapids to an 8 0 win. Nine fielders contributed as Watershout's attack was kept in check despite Wolff’s wildness on the mound. A double play on a wild smoke settled a late threat and capped a sturdy team effort.
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Cards and Reds battle to 3 3 tie in rain drenched game
In Cincinnati, the Reds and Cardinals battled nine innings to a 3 3 tie as rain intensified. Johnny Mize keyed the Cardinals with a triple and a run while Morton Cooper and Paul Derringer fed a tense pitching duel amid crowded stands and missed chances.
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Standings and results from WHREE-EVE and rivals
Standings show several teams with wins and losses across regions. Notable records include Pet relationships from LPet and WPer, with teams like Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Chicago, and New York amid Saturday results and Sunday schedules. rain affected several games, including Evansville at Bloomington and New York-Philadelphia.
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Jug MSpaden Wins Canadian Open Crown
Harold McSpaden of Winchester Massachusetts won the Canadian open golf championship with a 72 hole total of 282 two over par Americans swept the top places Ralph Guldahl was runner up with 285 Victor Ghezzi placed third with 288 Bobby Cruickshank and Stan Horne and Ross Somerville followed at 291 McSpaden led from the start on the Riverside course and surpassed Sam Snead as champion with rounds 67 69 73 73.
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