Softball Playoffs to Continue in City Championship
Second round playoff games begin Monday at Elis Park with the Wilsons Iowa Steel clash unfinished when darkness halted play. Open tournament of seven diamonds follows on Labor Day with teams from Davenport Boone Clinton and Des Moines invited. Free admission, trophies awarded. all Iowa teams eligible.
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Bupane
Nevin Nichols
Red Jackets
Davenport
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Giants Harness Pirates in Twin Bill for Fifth Win in Row
New York Giants routed Pittsburgh in both games of a Saturday doubleheader at the Polo Grounds drawing 42,185 fans. Hal Schumacher limited Pittsburgh to four hits in the nightcap, 3 1, victory. Dick Coffman and Clem Labine led the Giants' late surge in the opener while Russ Bauers struggled.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Dick Coffman
Bucs
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Russ Bauers
Goodman Wins Amateur Golf Title in Tight Finish
Amateur golf title goes to Goodman after a two round struggle with Billows. Morning rounds saw several near misses and a lengthy eagle attempt, with Goodman posting multiple one putt greens as Billows chased a late birdie to close the gap.
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Tre ¢N
Goodman
Billewa
Goo¢gman
Budge and Von Cramm Set Exhibition Match
Don Budge and Baron Gottfried von Cramm will meet in an exhibition on September 14 at Onwentsia Club Lake Forest announced. Doubles partners Gene Mako Heller Henkel and women’s contenders Alice Marble Jadwiga Jedrzejowska and Marie Louise Horn were also invited.
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Lake Forest
UPI
Don Budge
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Onwentsia Club
Gene Mako
Henner Henkel
Alice Marble
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Poland
Fraulein Marie Louise Horn
Giants Gain Game When Cubs Divide
In a split doubleheader, the Cubs and Giants split, with individual hits and errors noted. Key contributions include Bucher and Hassett driving runs and pitchers deriding Massey and Waters. Phillies beat Cardinals later 9 to 6 with Camilli Whitney and Jorgens prominent.
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Giants
CUBS
White Sox Rally Past Washington for 9 to 5 Victory
White Sox overcome a five run Yankee lead with a four run fourth inning and late tallies to beat Washington 9 to 5. The win leaves New York with a 111 game lead in the American League while Detroit loses. Brownies claim the series’ only win.
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Andrews
Yanks
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Brownies
Baseball Box Score Summary
Powell 2. Di Maggio Allen Hemsley Bottomley Clift Three men score on base for New York and St. Louis. Malone Andrews Walkup Hogsett strikeouts listed. Koe sett wins while Malone loses as umpires Moriarty Jehnsten call time 2:68.
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Indians Top Athletics 5-4 on Averill and Trosky Homers
Cleveland Indians defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 for their third straight win. Earl Averill hit his 14th homer and Hal Trosky added his 26th to back starter Joe Heving after Earl Whitehill left early. Rod Johnson collected three straight singles to spark the win as Cleveland piled up 9 hits to Philadelphia's 10.
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Earl Averill
Hal Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
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Averill
Kroner
Trosky
Rod Johnson
Macks
Earl Whitehill
Joe Heving
Thomas
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Connor
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Nelson
Whitehill
LOZ
Solters
Averill Werber
Campbell
Trasky
Feilaceiph
Grove Beats Detroit 3 to 0 in Series Decider
Robert Moses Grove of the Boston Red Sox shut out Detroit 3 0 in the deciding game. Detroit managed only three singles and one runner to second base as Boots Poffenberger struggled in eight innings. Cramer and Melillo drove in runs for Boston while Rogell left with an injury.
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Robert Moses Grove
Southpaw
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Grove
Tigers
Cletus
Boots” Poffenberger
Gene Desautels
Oscar Melillo
Poffenberger
Bill Rogell
Roger Cramer
Rogell
Charley Gelbert
Boston
Abroa Abmoa
Melillo
Aj Welkerdr
Cramercf
Pox
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Gehr'ger
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Igill
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Creamer
York
Balla
Potfenberger
Gill
Polfenberger
Americans Lose In The National Doubles Matches
In Brookline Massachusetts Baron Gottfried Von Cramm and Henner Henkel reached the semifinals of the National doubles by defeating Martyn Buxby and Elwood Cooke in straight sets. They will face Sun Gay as Don Budge and Gene Mako seek a third straight final. Britons Van Ryn and Babcock won their quarter, while Dorothy Bundy and Jadwiga Jedrejowska upset to advance.
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Mass
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Henner Henkel
Martyn Buxby
Miami
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
von Cramm
Henkel
John van Ryn
Austin
Tex
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Jacques Brugnon
Yvon Petra
Sun Gay
Don Budge
Gene Mako
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Warne Sabin
Sarah Palfrey Fabian
Alice Marbie
Carolin Babcock
Kay Stammers
Freda James
Joan Ingram
Evelyn Dearman
Brit. van Ryn
Miss Babcock
Dorothy Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Jadwiga Jedrejowska
Poland
Dennis and Fleming To Clash In City Tennis Finals
Dennis and Fleming meet at the Country Club at 2 p m for the men's singles city championship. Fleming beat Rugg 2-6 6-1, while Dennis edged Netolicky 7-5 4-6 6-2. Beidermann and Yothers duel for the women’s title at 2:30 with Beidermann routing Schuknecht 8-1 6-1 and Yothers advancing by default.
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Larry Dennis
Fleming
Dick Rugg
Dennis
Bob Netolicky
Margaret Beidermann
Esther Yothers
Miss Beidermann
Alberta Schuknecht
Miss Yothers
Helen Edgar
Dennis and
Netolicky
Sumner Foster
Carl Kirwin
Roy Lukanitch
Foster
Kirwin
Merwin Woodward
Duane Nicholas
Jack Cochran
Karl Ryerson
Jim Rozek
Rozek
Leo Sweeney
No AAA Races To Be Held On Sept 10 Here
The All Iowa Fair and Livestock Exposition cancels the September 10 gasoline speed card as top AAA drivers will attend the national 100 mile race in Syracuse on September 11. Hankinson Speedways and Ralph Hankinson opted to favor the Syracuse championship over local midwestern stars. A spring Frontier park event and a September 10 thrill show are planned in its place.
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Syracuse
New York
Charles Moore
American Automobile Association
Hankinson Speedways
Moore
Ralph A. Hankinson
Hankinson
Frontier Park
Navy Seeks Bids for Two Naval Auxiliary Vessels
The Navy announced on Saturday a call for bids to build two naval auxiliary ships, a sea plane tender and a destroyer tender, with bids to be opened on November 17.
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Navy
Miley wins thirty fifth Western tournament at St Paul
Cincinnati's Marion Miley regained the women's Western title defeating Betty Jameson of San Antonio 7 and 6 in a 36 hole final at Town and Country club. Miley led after eighteen holes and sealed the match on the thirtieth green.
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Texas
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Birdie
Country Club Handicap Meet Opens With Four Flight Format
Qualifying rounds finish with 16 players per flight and byes in the final. Heinie Jensen and Johnny Jacobs tie for 73 to lead low gross, while Jacobs advances to Kenmore finals. Pairings show each flight’s mix of matches and byes amid a dense list of participants and handicaps.
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Country Club
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la L. Knight
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Oleae
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Waithe
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Boynton
WJ. French
Cameron
Jack Walsh
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