TODAY IN SPORT America Supreme In Sports Tribes and Notes of Interest
A long sports digest notes American supremacy in wartime athletics led by top athletes in Berlin. It mentions Cleveland Indians potential with Wesley Farrell, George Blaeholder and Billy Sullivan additions, Frankie Pyttu out with a broken jaw, and Lodestro’s card for Bedient. It also covers the St Louis Cardinals’ Gas House Gang as NL leaders, Wally Moses’ hitting pace, Dr John Sutherland at Pitt, and local college land expansion for a golf course at Allegheny. Also reports City League results, Jamestown fishing tale, and Cobbett’s tennis championship bid.
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Cleveland
Indians
Wesley Farrell
Lneup
Wes
Boston Red Sox
Farrell
Tribe
Red Sox
Walter Johnson
George Blaeholder
Billy Sullivan
Cincinnati
Sullivan
Frankie Pytluie
Allegheny College At
Meadville
US Athletes Lead In Several Berlin Events
American hopes for more track and field wins grew as the U S relay squad led by Owens matched the world record in the 400 meters in Berlin John Clark Parker Morris and Wykoff starred in the decathlon as Morris closed on a world mark Owens Metcalfe Draper and Wykoff advanced the U S relay team toward a fourth consecutive Olympic title and a world record in the 400 meter relay against a strong field at Olympic Stadium
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United States
Jesse Owens
U. S
Glenn Morris
Bob Clark
Jack Parker
Morris
Italy
Bob Kiesel
Emmett Topiano
Hector Dyer
Frank Wykoff
Clark
Parker
Clarke
Parker T
Brassér
Holland
Len
Olympic Stadium
Bern
Ths
America
Denver
San Mancisco
Sacramento
Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Foy Draper
Whittier
Calif
Rank Wykof
Glendale
Wykoff
U.S
Daily scores and tonight's games from Stahlangs YESTERDAY
Yesterday's Scores show Washington 3 Boston 2 in 10 innings and Cleveland 8 Chicago 1. National results include Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 1 and New York 9 Philadelphia 9. Today Boston visits Washington and Chicago hosts Cleveland while St Louis plays Detroit and New York hosts Philadelphia.
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Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Detroit
National
Brodllyn
Wrens
Washington BU
Sir Louly
Ole
Cinckenati
ABC
Brooklyn
Four Pittsburgh golfers earn P
Pittsburgh district will have four representatives in the National Professional Golfers Association championship qualifying on Pinehurst greens this fall. Normally three spots are allotted, but Sam Parks Jr. of South Hills, a former national open champion, is exempt from qualifying, allowing an extra entry for the tri state section.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Orieninal
National Professional Golfers’ Association
Pinehurst Fairways
Sam Parks, Jr
South Hilly Pro
Mize Surges to NL Lead in Batting Averages
Johnny Mize of the St Louis Cardinals tops the National League batting averages at .365, two points ahead of teammate and former leader. Lou Gehrig remains AL batting leader and home run king with 33 while Mel Ott leads NL homers with 25.
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NEW York
Johnny Mize
Gl. Louis Cardinals
Jog
American Players Open Eastern Grass Court Championship
Tennis stars meet in Rye New York as Don Budge leads American contenders for the eastern grass court championship at Westchester Country Club. Other top entrants include defending champion Bitsy Grant of Atlanta Frankie Parker of Spring Lake New Jersey and Gilbert Ball of Orange New Jersey.
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United Press Rye
N. Y
Don Budge
California
Westchester Country Club
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlante
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
J. Gilbert Ball
Orange
Three Teams Battle For National Loop Pennant
The National League pennant race tightens into a three way fight among the Cardinals Cubs and Giants as late season drama unfolds Cubs end batting drought with 18 hits in an 18 to 3 win over Saint Louis Giants hammer Phillies 9 to 3 and Pirates split with Cincinnati while Cleveland tops Chicago White Sox 8 to 1 and Washington outlasts Boston 4 to 2 in 10 innings Jimmy Foxx belts his 32nd homer as a key highlight
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Frank Murphy
United Press Star
New York
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Gas House Gang
New York Giants
Cardinals
Cubs
Louis
Willie Herman
Ethan Allen
Gabby Hartnett
Grimm
Giants
Bucky Valsere
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cy Blanton
Boston
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Washington
Boston Red Sox
West Ferrell
Jimmy Foxx
Mary Ryan Wins Allegheny A. A. A. 880 Yard Title
Eight to eleven year old Mary Ryan of the Lakeside Club Louisville Ky won the Allegheny Mountain A A A 880 yard freestyle women’s championship last night, clipping 194 seconds from the record with a time of 13 07.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Ryan
Lakeside Club
Louisville
Allegheny Mountain
Miss Ryan
Raymonds Rally Past Aeros In Last-Gasp 9 to 8 Win
Raymonds edged Aeros 9 to 8 in a six inning game cut short by darkness. Oogie Roberts and Lie Hetleo sparked a rally after Raymonds trailed, with timely hits and fielding plays including DeLury’s key defensive peg. French earned the win while Koester took the loss amid a slate of miscues by both sides.
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Raymonds
Pleasura
Aeros
Te Raymonds
Oogie Roberts
Lie Hetleo
Corry Dantestown Club
Hall Dimick
Sanders
al Baressi
Roberts
Hetico
Coates
Ayhen
Jack Krone
Matt Chase
Dan DeLuiy
Paul French
Melvin Cobbett
George Koester
DeLury
Zibby Walkers
Hellco
Chase
Hou Landers
Waltera
Contes
Vneee
Delany
Src
Sproveri
Mowntain
Corbett
Wis Aeros
Barpesi
W. Baressi
Bier
Diratels
Trane
Koester
Raymonda
Aeron
F. Baresi
Walters
Helico
Cobbett
Koestner
Moestner
French
Mountain To Landers
Ruis
Innnings
Jacobe
Uruguay Wins Berlin Game in Olympic Basketball Tourney
Uruguay defeated Belgium 17 to 10 in Berlin as part of the Olympic basketball tournament.
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Uruguay
Berlin
Belgium
Falconer Club Hosts Jamestown in Key District Match
Falconer club coached by Larry Lodestra travels to Jamestown to face Corry’s Independents in a 3 o’clock doubleheader. Lodestra, a famed former Gil city figure, returns as Falconer mentor for a notable homecoming. Earlier season, Lefty Reynolds beat the Corry team, giving Falconer an easy win. Nedria McCall’s squad also competes, aiming to tie the series at Union City.
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Corry
Falconers
Jamestown
Larry Lodestra
Lodestra
Gils City
Falconer Cub
Falconer Tutrler
Falconer
Lefty Rey
Nolds
Corvytes
Lodestro Aggregation 8
Nedria McCall
High Sound
Union City
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Larry Lodestro
Falconer Club
Bedient
Lodestro
Hugh Bedient
St. Louis Cardinal Gashouse Gang
Wally Moses
Joe DiMaggio
Moses
John B
Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
Panther
Raymords
Corry Jameston
Glenn
Nelson
Chautauqua Lake
Tool
Bob Bracken
Ennia
Tehnis Claysra
United Press Olympic Stadium
International Rochester
Albany
Buffalo
Baltimore
Toronto
Newark
Syracuse
Montreal
Mize
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
Eras Iyanlurey
Crae
Hal
Craig
Chisox
F Model Dairy Co
Penna
Verry Women Rovers
Moonsbrook
Mary Elizabeth Gilette
N. Troy Gillette
Joe St. Clair
Hue
Mary Sears
Mabel Larson
Ian
Crawford
Binghamton
J. If
Thornburg
Inglefeld
Inds
Ralph Walsh
Vineland, N. Je
B. Harris
South Nashan
Noble
B.J. Whitlocd
Belle Plaine
Kabel
EE. Guignon
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