Athletics Split Doubleheader with Tigers in High Scoring Pair
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit 4 to 2 in the opener as Lynn Nelson limited Detroit to five hits and earned a fourth straight win over the Tigers. In the nightcap Detroit fell 11 to 10 with Schoolboy Rowe homering with bases loaded and Rudy York hitting two homers for Detroit while Dario Lodigiani added one for Philadelphia. Benton picked up the win for Detroit after Rowe faltered in the sixth.
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Rudy York
Lodigiani
Mackmen
Lynn Nelson
Tigers
Detroit
Buck Newsom
Sais
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Dario Lodigiani
Philadelphia
Rowe
Floyd Giebell
al Benton
Benton
Piladelphia
Moses If
Mecosky
Siebert
Mecay
Nagel
Averill
Gant'ln
Piniggins
Johnsonis
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Ambler
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Nelson
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Rogell
Newsom
Errol—Chapman
Sieibert
Miles
Higgins
Tebbetts
Abhoa Broa -Moses
Oimccosks
Blebert
OlMcCoy
É Nagel
pAveruh
Ae Berg
Johnson
Oi Yorkee
Brucker
Chapm
Necf
Beni
McCoy
Joyce
Tipton
Lodiglani
Moses
Gantenbeln
McCosky
Newsome
Lodinfant
Hicams
Giebell
Greenberg
Roselli
Potter
Dean i Rowe
Dean
Echoes from the Great Outdoors in Upper Iowa River fishing
Local anglers report heavy catfish action in the Upper Iowa River with A J Neckville catching a 19 pound 7 ounce catfish using prepared bait. The piece notes other catches including a five and a half pound bass and a 712 pound wall eye, while recounting a unique river incident and a diving mishap near the F avenue bridge.
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A. J. Neckville
Fourteenth Avenue SE
A. M. Larson
Mallory Street
Wapsie
Paris
Metz Tops Western Leaderboard with 144 Total
Dick Metz leads Western with a two day total of 144 matching Harry Adams of Chicago for the record. Guldahl sits at 145 with Mangrum and Snead close behind while Hobart posts 157 as officials note 51 pros and 23 amateurs qualify for Sunday’s title drive.
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Harry Adams
Chicago
Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
WN. J
Ray Mangrum
Oakmont
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Snead
Metz
Mangrum
Nelson
John Hobart
Cedar Rapids
Mako Reaches Final At Chestnut Hill Tennis
Gene Mako of Los Angeles advances to the final round at the 47th Longwood bowl tennis tournament in Chestnut Hill Mass. after defeating Australia’s Jack Crawford 8-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 on Saturday.
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Gene Mako
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Los Angeles
Jack Crawford
Australia
Weekend drawing crowds as Lake Macbride expands fishing area
Lake Macbride again attracts weekend visitors while the conservation commission buys 23 more acres for parking. Fishermen report weak bass in the lake with one large bass near 2 pounds 4 ounces. locals suspect fish may have moved below the dam. Wildlife notes open Aug 1 to Oct 15. Pittman Robinson tax details and gun ammunition duties discussed as hunting season nears. Minnesota and Wisconsin fishing reports update readers on pike bass and crapie catches.
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Lake Macbride
The
Conservation Commission
Macbride
Pittman-Robinson
State Conservation Commission
Texas
Washington Pounds Cleveland Hurlers in 11-3 rout
Washington pitcher Joe Krakauskas and hitters overwhelmed the Cleveland Indians 11 to 3. Sam West and Jimmy Vernon homered off Johnny Broaca, West adding two doubles. Cleveland starter Willis Hudlin was relieved by Paul Sullivan in the third after three Washington runs.
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Joe Krakauskas
Washington
Cleveland Indians
Sam West
Jimmy Vernon
Johnny Broaca
West
Willis Hudlin
Tribe
Paul Sullivan
Senators
Broaca
Case
Vernon
Buddy Myer
Washneton
Potlak
Weath'rly
Lewis
Chapman
Wright
Trosky
Travis
Heath If
Myer
Hale
Giulianie
O Webb
Krak'kassp
Huudlin
Sullivan
Solters
Bronca
Webb
Weatherly
Travis Case
Krakauskas
Hudlin
Hudln
Quinn, McGowan
Grieve
Talos Emerges as Raiders Clutch Hitter and Solid Fielder
Ernie Talos of Cleveland Ohio, a 22 year old right handed third baseman, shows steady improvement after stints with Buffalo and Wilkes Barre. He delivers long hits, solid throws, and disciplined conditioning guidance to teammates, living at 510 A avenue NW and praised as the best third baseman since Crossley and Boudreau.
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Ernie Tales
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilkes-Barre
Raiders
Cap Crossley
Lou Boudreau
Talos
Fargo-Moorhead
Bloomington
A Avenue NW
Alex Fidler
Whitehill the Cubs and boxing talk blur in 1939 Iowa notes
A portrait of Cubs pitcher Whitehill as a fearless fighter who values hustle and good breaks while citing injuries and poor hitting as factors in the team’s woes. The piece also features Benny Leonard in town to referee Paychek Belanger bout and anecdotes about boxers and golf talent in Iowa sports circles.
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Whitehill
Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Phil Cavarretta
Clay Bryant
Dean
Hartnett
Benny Leonard
Louis
Nova
Pastor
Benny
Kingfish Levinsky
The
Kingfish
Los Angeles
Leonard
Belanger
Paychek
Davenport
Steinman
Edith Estabrooks Wins Iowa State Golf Championship
Edith Estabrooks defeats Miss Smith to claim the state golf title in a 4 and 3 match. Miss Smith reached four down after the fourteenth but faltered on the sixteenth while Estabrooks clinched the championship with a precise approach and short putts. Referee Johnny Jacobs, Cedar Rapids, had recently won the Iowa men’s title.
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Miss Smith
Miss Estabrooks
Estabrooks
Paul Steward
Des Moines
Dorothea Donegan
Ames
Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mason City
Pursuit of New Fishing Spots Across Lakes
The author muses on anglers chasing distant lakes for better catches, noting familiar nearshore spots yield good fish yet lure to explore. He recalls resorts on the Cisco Chain near Wisconsin and Michigan where bass and muskellunge draw crowds, while others prefer unknown waters and boast once a great day elsewhere. The piece hints at curiosity, exploration, and a hint of rivalry among lakegoers.
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Jack Ryan
Cisco
Wisconsin
Michigan
Daniel Boone
Joe Garage
Cubs Beat Giants to take second place
In a doubleheader recap, Passeau wins for the Cubs as Salvo falters. Giants' hitters Struck out multiple times while Passeau holds them to limited scoring. Umpires Campbell Stark Goetz. Time 2.47.
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St. Louis
Abhoa
Peacock
O.berard'o
Kramer
Whiteh
Mills
Sullivan
Kimber Np
tSpindel
Kimberlin
Hetier
Peacock Foxx
Vosmik
Doerr
McQuinn
Clift
Williams
Tabor Finney
Finney
Homer
Foxx
Laabs
Wilson
Cronin
Brohin
Fone
Ay St. Louis
Whitehead
Hteher
CUBS
Giants
Salvo
Passeau
French
Schumacher
Hubbell
Hite
Passeaux
Page
Campbell
Stark and Goetz
Bees Fall to Pirates in Nine Three Defeat
Boston Bees lose 9–3 to Pittsburgh Pirates as seven errors cripple the defense. A fan, Ferdinand Brabant, 38, was arrested for disturbing a public assembly after confronting catcher Al Lopez over a foul ball in the seventh inning.
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ST. Louis
Jack Wilson
Boston Red Sox
St Louis Browns
Brownies
Wilson
Honeymen
Billy Sullivan
Don Heffner
George McQuinn
Harland Clift
Boston
Boston Bees
al Lopez
Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Lopez
Ferdinand Brabant
Brabant
Qualifying Date Set for Country Club Men's Golf Tourney
The annual Country Club men’s golf tournament will run Friday through Sunday with six flights of sixteen players each, totaling about 100 participants. Match play begins Monday, July 31, after Johnny Jacobs, the current state champion, won last year’s event and John Vavra, runner up in the state meet this year, also placed second to Jacobs in 1938.
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George Taylor
Johnny Jacobs
John Vavra
Jacobs
Griffith Proposes Night Baseball Farm Limits and Trade Ban
Clark Griffith proposes three reforms to curb modern baseball power. He'd limit night games to July 1 through August 31, cap farm clubs to one per league class, and bar pennant winners from trading for a year after winning. He argues these changes would curb multi club systems and protect competitive balance.
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Clark Griffith
Molotov
Griffith
York
Yanks
Cardinals
Yankee
Phillies
Browns
Ed Barrow
Oral
Hildebrand
Jimmy DeShong
Funeral Marked End of an Era for White Sox Owner J Louis Comiskey
More than 2,000 mourners filled St Thomas the Apostle in Chicago for the funeral of J Louis Comiskey president and owner of the White Sox. Cardinal figures and league officials attended as the team paused play with the Sox Yankees game postponed in tribute. The service honored his work reviving the club after the 1919 scandal and noted his heir apparent Charles II at age 14.
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INS
J. Louis Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Eagle River
Wis
St. Thomas the Apostle
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
James Leddy
Lou Comiskey
Charles A. Comiskey
Father Leddy
White Sox
Comiskey
Angel of Death
E. M. Flannery
J. J. Carroll
Calvary Cemetery
Missouri Valley tennis action narrows to finals
Des Moines results show semifinals in men's singles with Bobby Carruthers defeating Harris Coggeshall and Thomas Chambers beating Dick Haining. Parker and Jacobson win women's doubles in a St Louis lineup as McMurry and Mitchell claim junior doubles.
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Bobby Carruthers
Coronado
Calif
Harris Coggeshall
Thomas Chambers
Los Angeles
Dick Haining
Rock Island
Mil
M. W. Parker
St. Louis
Bert’ Thompson
1. Louis
Harper Ink
San Diego
Bob Carruthers
Sterling Lord
Burlington
Allen Caryell
Mrs
Frances Jacobson
Mary Jeanette McDonald
Chanute
Kaa
Helen Dyer
Springfield
Finah
Bill McMurry
Carl Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Gene Wilson
Tulsa
Allen McDonald
Wichita
Kan
Shoe Flingers Battle Des Moines on Birdland Park Courts
The Cedar Rapids All-Stars hustled to Des Moines for a 1:30 p.m. match on the foreign courts of Birdland park. R. Tompkins, R. Sheets, J. Jeager, G. Hartz, S. Kalik, H. Shaw, H. Jackson, and R. Stoney headline the visiting lineup.
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Cedar Rapids All-Stars
Des Moines Club
Birdland Park
R. Tompkins
R. Sheets
J. Jeager
G. Hartz
S. Kalik
H. Shaw
H. Jackson
R. Stoney
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