Red Sox beat Yankees for sixth straight as Ruffing struggles
Boston overwhelms New York 12 to 7 in a display of mid season form. Ostermueller wins before Ruffing exits after a rough night. DiMaggio adds a homer and 18 game hitting streak as Tabor delivers key blasts and Keller drives in three runs.
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Athletics blank Senators 3-0 behind Beckman's shutout
Philadelphia pitcher Bill Beckman blanked Washington for the second straight game as the Athletics beat the Senators 3-0. Ken Chase was touched for six hits, with Philadelphia tallying in the fifth sixth and ninth innings aided by Hayes and Chapman. Double plays helped Beckman, who struck out once in 11 innings and received four assists from his defense.
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White Sox Clip Tigers Behind Rigney's Two-Hit Gem
Johnny Rigney allowed two hits in a complete game as the Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit 2 to 9. It was Rigney's 13th win of the season and his 10th straight. The Sox had six hits off Buck Newsom, with three in the fourth inning producing all runs. Mike Kreevich hit a homer, Larry Rosenthal tripled and scored on Eric McNair's single.
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Green Bay Coach Nominates Veterans For Star Game
Green Bay coach Curly Lambeau named eleven veterans to start against the Southwestern All-Stars in the Dallas Cotton Bowl. The lineup includes Don Hutson, Moose Mulleneaux, Buford Ray, Alabama Bill Lee, Russ Letlow, Buck Goldenberg, Bud Svendsen, Hank Bruder, Cecil Isbell, Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle, and others as the fourth annual Dream Game kicks off Monday night.
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State Commission Stocked Lake Macbride With 3500 Fish
The state conservation commission stocked Lake Macbride Saturday with 3,500 fish including bass crappies bluegills and bullheads. One bass measured 21 inches.
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Indians Dominate Browns 9-3 Behind Harder Tenth Win
Mel Harder earned his tenth victory as the Cleveland Indians pounded 16 hits to down the St Louis Browns 9 to 3. Roy Weatherly led the attack with four straight hits driving in three runs as Cleveland broke the game open with five runs in the fifth inning. Trotter took the loss for St Louis.
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Fate of Hartnett Depends on Fans
A retired front office figure comments on Hartnett’s Cubs tenure. He notes disagreement with some tactics but support for Hartnett’s overall leadership, contrasting him with Grimm and emphasizing patience for Hartnett to build a championship club.
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Fishing and Hunting Tales Share Iowa Trout, California Deer
Forest and Stream notes a September 30 deadline for trout fishing in Iowa and recalls Cedar River float trips by Fred Payneer and Lou Dennis. Fren Taylor’s seven day hunt in Southern California yields one Pacific Buck deer, rattlesnake, juniper country lore, and cautionary tales about rattlers and improvised camping in heat and cold.
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Fisherman George Corey Finds Pike Paradise in Minnesota
George Corey returns to Cass Lake after testing the Hepegin river reputed as a fisherman’s paradise. He underlines the Missouri like flood while praising Minnesota pike fishing and consistently limits out with eight. Four men Paul Smith Doc Helebrant John Bill Parlis plan cross border fishing hunting trip urging Canada to seek cover for game.
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Fisherman and wife fish rocky mudstrewn streams near Tipton
On a Sunday trip Ray Duthbert and his wife explored Rock Creek and Rock Run southwest of Tipton by the Cedar. They found mud coated rocks and little fish except Mrs. Duthbert landed a 14 inch smallmouth after improvising a stringer. They built a pool near riffles to keep the bass, noted a freshet could improve Rock Creek but soil causes ongoing muddiness. Rock Run was small with pools likely to hold bass.
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Cedar Rapids Baseball Faith Deepens Community Pride
Local friends and business leaders praise the Raiders and Hill Park, urging the city to keep baseball. Notables note community support, stadium needs, and strong fan loyalty as Evansville and Chicago playoff moves loom. Diamond Dust mentions Joe Callahan and Ross joining the Boston Bees after the Three Eye playoffs.
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Mount Vernon Names Twenty Candidates for Football Team
Twenty candidates report for Mount Vernon high school football as drills begin. Eleven lettermen return led by co captains Hillis Blood and Wallace Littell. New prospects include Arlo Ellison Donald Current James Eyre Don Leight Harlan Barrett Marvin Towne Kenneth Worrell Donald Nerring Loren Rodman and others competing for vacant positions. Schedule lists games against Bebe Pats Iowa City Tipton West Branch Monticello Anamosa Marion.
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Coupon Books For Iowa Sports To Cost Eleven Dollars
Iowa City officials announced that Hawkeye athletic followers may obtain admission to all football and basketball games for 11 dollars for 1939 and 1940 seasons. Coupon books granting admission and reserved seats will go on sale at the university on September 13, as announced by Charles S. Galiher.
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Pen books to feature diverse athletic events lineup
A forthcoming edition will list about 35 to 40 athletic events across track and field, swimming, wrestling, baseball, tennis, gymnastics, golf, football, and basketball, reflecting wide athletic coverage.
Race Pilot Killed In Minnesota State Championship Crash
ST PAUL AP Harold Hal Reinsberg of St Paul was killed when his car crashed through the fence on the first lap of the 10 mile Minnesota state championship race at the state fairgrounds. Reinsberg drove John ny Holmes of Los Angeles car. Jimmy Wilburn of Portland won the 12 mile national circuit feature with Gus Schrader second and Jimmy Collins third. time 8 34.51.
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LeMars
Equal Track Record At Elkader Fair
A large crowd saw the track record equalled on the first day of Elkader fair racing. Winnie Mae a black mare owned by J A Landry Canada set the 2:16 pace with a third mile in 2 09. Two more race days are planned for Sunday and Monday.
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Pirates Defeat Cardinals In Tight St. Louis Showdown
Pittsburgh edged St. Louis 3 to 2 as the Pirates stymied a late Boston Bees rally in another action. Ike Pearson started for the Bees before Kirby Higbe closed the threat. Young drove in two runs for Philadelphia in a separate note of the box.
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Giants and Dodgers split doubleheader in Polo Grounds slugfest
In New York the Giants and Dodgers slugged a combined twelve homers as 40,031 fans watched. The Giants won the opener 10 6 with Burgess Whitehead Frank Demaree and Harry Danning homering, while Joe Moore and Bill Jurges added on. Brooklyn captured the nightcap 7 2 behind Hugh Casey four hit pitching as Ernie Kay and Al Todd homered for the Dodgers and Tom Hafey homered for the Giants.
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Ernie Kay
al Todd
Eastern Iowa Open Softball Tournament Canceled
The Eastern Iowa open softball tournament scheduled for Labor Day at Ellis Park diamonds was canceled due to concurrent events in the region. Several teams planned Cedar Rapids participation only if not playing elsewhere, leading the local association to cancel the entire event.
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Evansville Crushes Cedar Rapids 6 0 in Baseball Match
Evansville took a 6 0 win over Cedar Rapids with a seventh inning homer by Bink and two walks fueling scores. Naymick spun strikes as Cedar Rapids answered in the fourth with Bink’s home run that clipped a Chevrolet sign for a $25 bonus. Two errors by Quinn and key hits capped a seventh inning burst. Joe Callahan contributed three victories, Mahon one, as plans noted two Labor Day night games for local league finals between City Parks and Chevrolet with Parks seeking the last half title.
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Omaha McDevitts Take 2 To 1 Lead In Legion Series
Sammy Russo pitched a 10 inning 2 to 1 win over Berwyn Jr for the Omaha McDevitts to take a 2 1 lead in the five game American Legion national championship series. Russo scored the winning run as he singled in the 10th and advanced on an error before Ly nam tripled to bring him home.
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Challedon Wins Narragansett Special Upset Over Kayak
Challedon with jockey Richards up staged a come from behind upset in the Narragansett special a $25 000 added race over the mile and three sixteenths course at Pawtucket R I Richards rode the winner to defeat Kayak in a six horse field on Saturday leading from behind to seize the title and prize money.
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Unbeaten Bimelech Wins $40,000 Hopeful Stakes
Bimelech, idle no more, ridden to a nose victory over Andy K in the thirty-sixth running of the Hopeful stakes at Saratoga. Roy Angler, another Bradley entry, finished third.
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Cedar Rapids B Team Hosts Vinton in Tennis League Match
The Cedar Rapids Tennis Association B team will host Vinton this Sunday in a Cedar Valley league contest. The match takes place at the local courts with both sides aiming for points in the standings.
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