Yankees and Giants Vie In All New York World Series Opener
New York fans anticipate an all New York World Series opener between the Yankees and Giants on Wednesday. The matchup features star pitchers Carl Hubbell of the Giants and a possible rotation including Lefty Gomez or Red Ruffing for the Yankees. Pooled gate receipts could reach around $1,000,000 with six games likely and a total prize pool near $1.5 million if the series runs seven games.
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World Series Showdown Set Between Giants and Yankees
Associated Press notes best of seven series with Giants Manager Bill Terry facing Yankees Manager Joe McCarthy. Games run Sept 30 to Oct 6 at Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium with Hubbell vs Gomez or Ruffing in game one. Odds favor Yankees 11 to 20 and 3 to 5 for first game. weather cloudy at 12 30 CST. radio NBC networks carry coverage.
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Christy Mathewson
Lou Gehrig
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Joe DiMaggio
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Ruffing
Pat Malone
Johnny Murphy
Bump Hadley
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Brookhiser Tops Class A Shooters At Airways Club
F A Brookhiser led Cedar Rapids Air Ways gun club competition in September with 140 hits of 150. High winds on final Sunday slowed marksmen while Jack Young led class B with 131 of 150 and Joe Scramling topped class C with 80 of 100. Competition for October starts next Sunday.
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Dr. Bailey
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Aemdo D. Campbell
Iowa City
R. H. Meister
Frederickson
Wilson Meets Iowa City Here Friday At Hill Park
Wilson hosts Iowa City at Hill Park on Friday in a schedule that also includes Clinton facing McKinley and Roosevelt visiting West. The Ramblers hope to limit the visitors scoring after a 12 6 loss to Marshalltown with center Tom Jones out for the season due to a cracked ankle. Franklin sits idle until October 8 when they face Roosevelt as part of the city championship race.
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Texas Christian Doped For Comeback This Week Against Arkansas
Frank Thomas argues that the Southwest clash between Texas Christian and Arkansas in Fort Worth will shape the season outlook for both programs. He predicts LSU over Texas and discusses Auburn versus Tulane, Duke versus South Carolina, and other key matchups with emphasis on players Baugh Robbins and the Texas grid battle.
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Hubbell And Gehrig The Most Valuable Players
Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees were named the leagues most valuable players in Sporting News poll. Hubbell led National League voting with 61 points, Gehrig topped American League results with 55 points, edging Earl Averill.
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Earl Averill
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Hazen Cuyler
Cincinnati
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Dolf Camilli
Philadelphia
Wally Berger
Boston
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Woody Jensen
Pittsburgh
Frank Demaree
Joe Stripp
Danny McFayden
Leslie Scarsella
Larry French
al Lopez
Joe Moore
New York
Buddy Hassett
Tony Cuccinello
Averill
Wampler Seeks Redemption in Thursday Main Event
Earl Wampler meets Tommy Marvin in a best two of three falls main event at Memorial Coliseum Thursday night for revenge. The program also features Lee Henning Cresco Pat McGill Wisner Neb with Andy Moen Fergus Falls Minn and George Hill Billy Harben opening.
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Tommy Marvin
Memorial Coliseum
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Cresco
Pat McGill
Wisner
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Dallas Trips Tulsa In Playoff, Six To One
Dallas won its first victory in the Texas baseball league championship series, defeating Tulsa 6 to 1 Monday night. Tulsa had won two games. the pennant goes to the team with four wins.
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Boxing Roundup From Cities Across The Nation
A terse boxing summary lists multiple bouts and outcomes. Edwin Waling loses on points to Pat Robertson in New York while Enrico Venturi defeats Eddie Zivie in Pittsburgh. Frankie Martin beats Balthasar Sanchite in Montreal. Joe Rivers stops Nick Gamarste in Bakersfield. Charley Gomez defeats Youne Chappie in Baltimore.
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Estelle Page Wins Fortieth U.S. Women's Golf Medal
Estelle Lawson Page of Greensboro NC won the qualifying medal in the fortieth U S women's golf championship at Canoe Brook Country Club. She finished two strokes ahead with a 78, breaking the course record by two. She thanked Robert J Murphy of Summit for attending and hinted the rabbit’s foot charm helped her.
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San Francisco
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Kansas City
Rhue Named Captain of 1937 Hawkeye Golf Team
Leonard Rhue of Clinton will captain the 1937 Hawkeye golf team at the University of Iowa. A senior with two major letters in golf, Rhue was chosen Tuesday by Iowa officials.
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Huff in Critical Condition After Ulcer Operation
CHAMPAIGN Illinois George Huff veteran director of athletics at University of Illinois was in critical condition after an operation for ulcers of the stomach Saturday. Rumor said the board of trustees would meet to name Wendell S Wilson acting director of athletics and Seward C Staley to head the school of physical education in an acting capacity. Bob Zuppke was offered the post but refused. The board may also approve Frank E Richart as representative on the Big Ten faculty board. Wilson, from Rockford, Illinois, played end with Red Grange and helped coach while in graduate work.
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Reid Parks Terrier Tops Ottumwa Kennel Show
Parkson's White Knight a bull terrier owned by Reid Parks won reserve best dog at the First Annual Kennel Club show in Ottumwa. Parks also took first in the puppy class with the ten month old entry. E. E. Vary of Davenport showed Parkson's Kue Knight. Canal rule requires blasting any vessel grounded in the Suez for over two days.
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Brewers Take Third From Buffalo 3 1 in Intl League Showdown
Milwaukee Brewers beat the Buffalo Bisons 3 to 1 to move within one win of the little world series. George Detore homered in the seventh and Lin Storti doubled to spark a late rally as Luke Hamlin held Buffalo to five hits. Both starters worked the full game in front of 15 000 fans, and the series heads to Buffalo for game four.
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Wrestling results show scattered fall outcomes across cities
In Philadelphia Dean Detton 202 pounds from Salt Lake City threw Dave Levin Jamaica at 2 05 52 while Jim McMillan 220 from Antioch and George Zaharias 237 from Pueblo posted wins. Detroit saw Everett Marshall 71 percent from Pueblo Colo throw Ali Baba 205 with no time. Wilmington Del Rudy Dusek 214 from Omaha defeated Hank Barber 21 percent from Came Bridge Mass two falls to one.
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Cole
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