Giants Lose To Phillies Narrowing NL Pennant Race
New York Giants fall 5-4 to Philadelphia and keep a one game edge over the St Louis Cardinals in the tight NL pennant battle. Pittsburgh Pirates blank St Louis 3-0 as Hoyt fans 9 and Paul Waner drives in runs.
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Dodgers Beat Braves 3-1 At Home In Final Season Game
Johnny Babich starred for Brooklyn as they beat the Boston Braves 3-1 at Ebbets Field. The Dodgers scored all runs in the first two innings aided by a wild throw by Boston pitcher Flint Rhem. Babich allowed seven hits with no runs after the first inning, and Brooklyn secured their sixth win against Boston this season.
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Golfer Call Your Shot Then Check It
A garbled OCR fragment appears to reference golf teaching, a great teacher, and dated material from 1934. The readable bits suggest a satirical or instructional piece about golf technique and performance, without clear names or events. The text remains obscure and fragmentary.
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Tigers Take Pair From White Sox in Detroit Sweep
Detroit baseball fans saw the Tigers win game one 12 to 10 and game two 10 to 0 behind a 26-hit attack on three Chicago pitchers. Victor Sorrell earned the first win after relief. the nightcap featured a four-run surge in the second inning and a three-run grand slam by Greenberg.
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Baseball leaders by United Press stat list
The piece lists top batting and hitting leaders with names such as Waner Gehringer Gehrig and Averill. It includes runs and hits tallies for players from Pirates Tigers Yankees Giants Indians Athletics and more with figures like Waner 212 hits and Gehringer 128 runs. A note mentions high static electricity from a New York skyscraper failing to compile accurately.
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National League Standings and Thursday Schedule
National League standings show New York leading with a .616 mark, followed by St Louis Brooklyn and Chicago. Wednesday results list Philadelphia 5 New York 4 and Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 0, with Thursday games Cincinnati at St Louis Pittsburgh at Chicago Boston at Philadelphia and Chicago at Detroit.
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Tigers And Yankees Lead All Star Selections In 1934 AL
Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees each placed three players on the Sporting News all star team. Charley Gehringer and Vernon Gomez received unanimous votes, with Schoolboy Rowe named as the top Tigers pitcher. The lineup includes Gehringer at second base and Rowe as the right handed ace.
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Grinnell Prep Gridders Set For Des Moines Saturday
Grinnell High by coach Paul J. Frank plans a Saturday game against Roosevelt Roughriders in Des Moines. Injuries to Thomas and Bader cloud practice but likely return by kickoff. Earlier Grinnell beat Toledo 20 to 12 and Tama 19 to 0 with second string playing. Starting lineup includes Adams, Simpson, Phelps, Farmer, Armstrong, Roe, Chase, Howell, Cranny, Kinnamon, Biandin.
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Mustard Plasters May Aid Fire Swept Montana Areas
Mustard weed may be planted in burned-over Montana forest lands to prevent flood erosion. Foresters in Missoula consider adopting the California program that showed high efficiency in revegetation after fires, following guidance from Washington.
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Iowa Freshmen Stifle Hawkeye Scrimmage Shows Ragged Look
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Iowa freshmen blanked the varsity in scrimmage and limited Dick Crayne and Qore Simmons to no more than a single completed pass. Oswald Osmaloski sidelined by injury as Merrill Robb filled in at center and John England moved to end. South Dakota comes to Iowa City with six veteran linemen and a lighter backfield to test the Hawkeyes.
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St Joseph Wins Flag Behind No Hit Pitching Dress
St Joseph Saints clinch the 1934 Western league pennant with a 2 0 win over Davenport Blue Sox behind Herman Dress a 22 year old no hit hurler. Dress limits Davenport to six baserunners while St Joseph bats provide all runs in the deciding game of the playoff series.
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Bitter aftertaste as Rainbow defends America’s Cup
The New York Yacht Club trustees retain the America’s Cup after Harold Vanderbilt’s Rainbow defeats Sopwith’s Endeavour off Rhode Island. Sopwith withdraws protest, signaling British absence from future challenges. controversy over start tactics and protest signals lingers.
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Clarence High Defeats Durant In 5 3 Baseball Game
Clarence High scored five runs on four hits to beat Durant 5 to 3 Tuesday. Clarence players include Packer and Decker on the mound. Durant’s Schilling and Harmsen pitched for their team.
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Greatest fighter of modern ring history poll
A reader asks readers to vote on the greatest fighting machine in modern boxing history across all divisions. He lists legendary names from Ketchel to Langford and invites letters to The Gazette, promising to publish results in cartoons. Also notes yesterday’s Babe Ruth smoking claim and previews today’s question about Chicago Cubs pitcher Jim Weaver’s height.
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Columbus Scores Five In Ninth To Defeat Millers
Columbus storms back in the ninth to rally past Minneapolis 7 to 6, tying the series at three games each in the American Association. Wilson and Blades opened the inning, Angley singled, Myers tripled, Angley scored, Shaute and Riggs added power with a homer to seal the win.
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Snake Diet Claimed As Eczema Cure
In Tarentum Pennsylvania Cecil Schreckengost of Freeport invites two friends to a snake fry claiming the blacksnake dish tastes like chicken and will help eczema. He says the diet helped his condition and promotes it as a remedy.
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English scientist claims every newborn worth 8000 dollars to country
An English scientist asserts that each man is valued at 8000 dollars for his country at birth.
Luther Gridmen shift players for opening game at Ames
Luther Norsemen coach Hamlet Peterson scrimmaged last Saturday and plans changes for the first game with News State at Ames. Veterans Lybeck Satre and Nelson may switch positions as Peterson reshuffles line and backfield to maximize limited material.
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Buick Winter Protection Ad Promotes Eveready Prestone
An old Buick winter protection advertisement urges using Eveready Prestone to guard against freeze up and rust. It claims two way protection, non boiling off, and preserves car finish, with pricing shown on dealer charts and guaranteed by National Carbon Company. The text notes Cedar Rapids experiences freezing weather around October 4th and urges to act today.
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