Tigers Narrow Gap With Yanks In American Lead
Detroit stages a late rally to beat Boston 7 to 6 and pull within a game of the idle New York Yankees in the American League standings. Gor don Rhodes started strong for Boston, but Detroit’s early four runs and late go ahead run by Charley Gehringer sealed the win.
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Oston
Tigers
Red Sox
Yankees
Detroit
Yanks
ANE Ligers
New York
Gordon
Dusty) Rhodes
al Crowder
Sox
Wes Ferrell
Boston
Charley Gehringer
Hank Greenberg
Goose Goslin
Rhodes
Mickey Cochrane
Gehringer
Goslin
Bill Rogell
Marvin Owen
Jo-Jo White
Cochrane
Rube Walberg
Bill Werber
Babe Dahlgren
Ferrell
Ossie
Melillo
Eldon Auker
Werber
Dahlgren
Mahaffey Leads A's Rally In Second Game To Even Series
Roy Mahaffey six hits allowed the Athletics to win 5 to 2 in the nightcap after Cleveland overwhelmed Philadelphia 15 to 3 in the opener. Bruce Campbell had five hits in five at bats as the Redskins pounded 21 Cleveland hits. Jimmy Foxx homered in the nightcap for his 18th of the season, with Louis Berger also homering. Pinky Higgins hit a homer in the first game.
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Philadelphia
Roy Mahaffey
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Redskins
Bruce Campbell
Cleveland
Jimmy Foxx
Mahaffey
Ralph Winegarner
Louis Berger
Pinky Higgins
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Lee
Higgins
Caster
Dlicgins
Benton
Balk
Dietrich
McGowan and Moriarity
Westerfield Wins Cedar River Swim at Y.M.C.A. Carnival
Dick Westerfield, 20, University of Iowa, won the eighth annual Cedar River 3.5 mile race at Ellis Park, setting a new record with a time of 1 hour 10 minutes 1.43 seconds. John Stark, Cyril Noon, and others followed in the open men’s division while Walter Maciejewsky and Kenneth Cochran led the boys A and B classes.
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University of Iowa
Cedar River
Westerfield
Ellis Park Pavilion
Francis Presler
Presler
John Stark
Fourth Avenue SE
Stark
Cyril Noon
Mount Vernon Avenue SE
Iowa
Des Moines Y
Riverview Park
Des Moines
Walter Maciejewsky
Roger Conrad
Avenue NE
Eugene Kershaw
F Avenue NW
Bob Sweitzer
Third Avenue SE
Mark Maciejewsky
Y.M.C.A
Y. M.C.A
Washington
Kenneth Cochran
D Avenue
W. H. Cochran
Cochran
Maciejewsky
Raiders Drive for First Division Prominence
Raiders push toward the first division with a strong lineup of outfielders Milt Boeck Frank Howard and Hal Epps. Lefty Jim Lyons tops pitchers and Howard Taylor has seven wins in his last eight starts, loss came when he relieved in the ninth allowing the decisive run.
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Raiders
Milt’ Boeck
Frank Howard
Hal Epps
Jim Lyons
Howard Taylor
Husky
Davenport Beats Des Moines In High-Scoring Showdown
The league leader Davenport won its eleventh straight game by defeating Des Moines 11 to 8 in a free slugging contest. Tubbs Smilgoff Bonetti Turpin and Crandall are named in the recap with special by The Gazette.
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Davenport
Tubbs
Smilgoff
Bonetti
Turpin
Crandall
Johnny Hari Trades To Bloomington In Three Eye League
Johnny Hari former Raiders pitcher left for Bloomington Illinois to join the Bloomers in the Three Eye league. Raiders president Harry Johnson arranged the deal and Cedar Rapids will have first chance to reacquire him in 1936 if he regains last year’s form. Also notes mud and gravel hazards on retractable landing gear and bicycle mudguards to solve the issue.
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Raiders
Bloomington
Ill
Bloomers
Harry Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Night Baseball Looms as Rule in Major Leagues
Five years after doubting night games the writer predicts they will be common within two years in most major league cities. Ford Frick and others note night contests are here to stay, with Cincinnati proving profitable and several NL teams considering lighting for 1936. Western League setup and Davenport’s tough schedule noted.
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Lee Keyser
Bill Terry
Joe Cronin
Ford Frick
National League
Cincinnati
Frick
Cubs
Cardinals
Phillies
Dodgers
White Sox
Browns
Omaha Wins Arlington Classic Sets Track Record at Arlington Park
Omaha strode to victory in the $30,000 Arlington Classic Stakes at Arlington Park, setting a track record of 2.0125 seconds and claiming the 1935 three year old championship. St. Bernard was second, Bloodroot third, with Black Helen fourth, in front of a Chicago crowd of 40,000. Jockey W D Wright rode Omaha from seventh to win as Gallant Fox’s progeny continued its lineage. Continued on page 2.
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Arlington Park
Gallant Fox
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St. Bernard
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Bloodroot
E. R. Bradley
Black Helen
Colonel Bradley
W. D. Wright
Miss Estabrooks Wins Iowa Women’s Golf Title
Edith Estabrooks, a 14-year-old from Dubuque, defeats Jennet Jones 5 and 4 to become the youngest Iowa women’s golf champion. She rallied from five down after six holes and finished with a birdie three on the final green, earning a dramatic victory in Aventon.
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Iowa
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sthe-Jones
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Jennet
Miss Jones
Toy Square
Jones
Cubs crush Giants 7 to 2 in Chicago arena clash
Cubs pound Roy Parmelee for ten hits as Larry French wins his sixth in a row. Chicago builds early 3-0 lead, expands with two more in the third, and adds four in the eighth aided by Parmelee wild pitches and defensive lapses. Giants manage 12 hits and strand 12, with George Davis delivering a pinch homer in the ninth.
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New York Giants
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Roy Parmelee
Larry French
Giants
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Parmelec
Hal Schumacher
Cincinnati
Reds
Doc
Chuck Klein
Augie Galan
Phil Cavarretta
Gabby Hartnett
Parmelee
Gus Mancuso
Bill Terry
Standings and Saturday results for two baseball leagues
American League standings show Detroit and Cleveland leading, with Chicago Boston and New York chasing. Saturday results include Cleveland 15-2 routs and Philadelphia, Detroit and Boston wins. St Louis at New York rain. next day games listed with matchups across the circuit.
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York
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