Yankees Slump Stumbles as A’s and Senators Power Win
Yankees bats struggle as Philadelphia and Washington teams surge. Athletics pound 10 to 5 behind 17 hits, Ruffing chased early. Indians rally for 12-10 slugfest win, Cubs and Giants win, Lefty Grove blanked Senators 9-0 for Red Sox, White Sox and Tigers rainout.
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Germany’s Olympic Parade Showed Unified National Will
Lawrence Kansas writer Fergus McKeever reports on the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a massive national production. He notes permanent stadiums, industrial and military coordination, and Berlin's emergence as a global hub for sport, travel, and finance under Nazi leadership.
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Fergus McKeever
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Major League Leaders Of 1930s Baseball Highlights
A truncated Associated Press tally lists leaders by position and stat across teams. Includes runs batted in and home runs leaders such as Trosky and Gehrig, with top pitching and batting averages noted for teams like the Indians, Yankees, Pirates, and Giants.
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Gehringer
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Eiocin
Hal Trosky
Walker
Tigers
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Rolfe
DiMaggio
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Lary
Browns
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Red Sox
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Malone
New York
J A McCelvey Seeks Fresh Jokes After 20 Years
Temple Texas August 15 J A McCelvey says he has gathered jokes for two decades without finding a new one still they remain funny. He notes the humor endures despite the absence of fresh material.
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
The AP compiled league leaders in batting pitching and fielding. Key figures include Dwyer Nash 188 with 479 at bats and 108 runs. Mauldin Knox 441 at bats with 75 runs and 176 hits. Speece Nash 35 games won 19 losses with a 0.760 saves rate. Richards Atlanta 14 home runs. Taitt Nashville 105 RBIs. Marquardt Memphis 24 stolen bases. Birmingham and Nashville tied 112 double plays. Nashville 727 runs scored and Atlanta 621.
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Dwyer
Nash
Mauldin
Knox
Sington
Chat
St'phson
Bham
Webb
E. Browne
Little Rock
Pet
Speece
Williams
Atlanta
Darrow
Ham
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Schmidt
Richards
Duke
Memphis
Taitt
Nashville
Wright
Chattanooga
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Memim
Nonnenkamp
Birmingham
Newspaper executive Roy C. Kates dies at 59
Roy C. Kates, 59, general manager of the Gannett newspapers in Rochester, died this morning at the home of his wife’s family in Silver Creek New York. He had been near recovery from pneumonia after an appendicitis operation.
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Gannett Newspapers
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Russellville to Play Here in Sunday Baseball Tilt
The Alabama Mill team from Russellville meets the Hosierymen at Alabama Park Sunday at 2 pm in a close game. Russellville arrives after two losses to the local club and seeks revenge. Fred House likely starts for the visitors, who beat Russellville in their previous meeting. A large crowd is expected for the Sabbath tilt.
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Marcum to Meet Robert Lake in Alabama Tennis Semifinals
In Birmingham on August 15 Vernon Marcum of Lakeland Florida faces Robert Lake of Birmingham in the Alabama state tennis championships semifinals. Lake defeated Tommy Brown 6 0 6 4 to reach the semis, with Guernsey of Orlando advancing to face the Bobbitt Reynolds quarterfinal winner. Louise Fowler of Covington Ga reached the women’s finals.
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Tommy Brown
Guernsey
Louis Faquin
Memphis
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Marcum
Louise Fowler
Covington
Sharkey Ready to Battle Louis in Big Fist Fight
Orangeburg writer notes Terrible Sharkey's comeback mood and bold claims about beating Joe Louis next Tuesday night. Sharkey hits hard, taunts Louis, and plans to finish him after taking a punch that may spark a dramatic surge in his performance.
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Associated Press
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Tony Palazola
Sharkey Man
Peacock loses thumb in camp shop mishap
R. W. Peacock educational supervisor at the local CCC camp in Moulton Alabama suffered the loss of his left thumb after losing balance while moving a box with his foot and falling on a saw. He received first aid and returned to duties. the incident is noted as the camp's most serious accident since establishment.
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R. W. Peacock
CCC
Bible stolen from Mangum home shocks Charlotte police
In Charlotte on August 15 a burglar stole an old Bible from the residence of Mrs. A. E. Mangum. Police expressed disbelief at the odd theft.
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N. C
S.a
A. E. Mangum
Tennis finals set with several title bouts
The schedule lists finalists Gladys Vallebuona of Atlanta and Mrs Lucile Wilson of Birmingham in a semi final context for the women’s event. Campbell Gillespie of Atlanta advances to face the top netman in junior singles. John Hendrix of Lakeland Florida faces Louis Faquin of Memphis in the senior title match.
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Atlanta
Lucile Wilson
Birmingham
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Lakeland
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Memphis
Crax Coast On Big Lead In Southern Association Action
Atlanta built a 71 to 2 lead over Nashville as the league leaders won 2 1 yesterday. Chattanooga crushed Knoxville 10 to 1 while Memphis routed Little Rock 12 to 5. Birmingham and New Orleans were idle. Speece allowed 3 hits in a tough loss for Nashville as Taitt homered for Chattanooga.
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Regional baseball and football escapes across leagues
Schedule lists games across the Southern League National League and American League with matchups including Birmingham at Nashville Chattanooga at New Orleans Atlanta at Memphis Knoxville at Little Rock Philadelphia at New York Boston at Brooklyn Chicago at Cincinnati St. Louis at Pittsburg Detroit at Chicago Washington at Boston New York at Philadelphia Cleveland at St. Louis and Alabama Georgia fixtures Union Springs at Andalusia Troy at Enterprise Ozark at Dothan.
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Public Square in Moulton Undergoing Repairs
Moulton public square has been under repair for several days. The first coat of rock and tar is finished and the top coat and finishing work will be completed in the next few days. The State Department is aiding the city in this progress.
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Moulton
Ala
State Department
Freddie Knichel to battle Otto Ludwig in Decatur wrestling
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion announces a big Tuesday card at Martin Arena after a dip in attendance. Otto The Awful Ludwig faces Freddie Knichel in the feature two falls to a three match. Honest John Felix, a Greek from Detroit, collates the semi final two falls three with a one hour limit, promising action.
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American Legion
Decatur
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the Awful
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Felix
Baseball Scores From Across The Circuit
A rundown of results shows Atlanta 2 Nashville 1, Chattanooga 10 Knoxville 1, Memphis 12 Little Rock 5, Brooklyn 4 Boston 2, New York 3 Philadelphia 0, Chicago 7 Cincinnati 5. Other listed games include Boston 9 Washington 0, Philadelphia 10 New York 5, Cleveland 12 St Louis 10. Detroit Chicago rain in forecast.
Alabama Florida League Scores From Recent Games
Panama City 6 3 Union Springs 5 4 Dothan 7 1 Andalusia 3 0 Troy 4 Ozark 3 in 11 innings.
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Texas League scorecard shows Beaumont tops Fort Worth 9 8
Baseball briefs report Beaumont defeats Fort Worth 9 to 8 in a Texas League game. Other standings note Columbus 11 Minneapolis 7 0 in the American Association and Newark Rochester game rained out in the International League. Buffalo 4 Syracuse 3 Baltimore 4 Montreal 2 Toronto 2 Albany 1 inaction.
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Re-elected School Bus Drivers Named in Lawrence County
A list confirms most Lawrence County school and local high school bus drivers are re elected for the new term. Names include A C Harris E D Terry Gus Cross F B Cross J W Alred J N Parvin E O Smith Elvie Terry Leon Posey G A Atwood J M Sandy W R Simms D M Sivley A B Young C A Alred J R Jacobs J D Blaxton Lee Terry Floyd Turner St Etheredge Clifton Dailey C C Smith J N Asherbranner and others.
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Floyd Turner
St. Etheredge
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C. C. Smith
J. N. Asherbranner
Penn
Wayne Likely to Win Dive at Tokyo Olympics
On the last full day of competition in Berlin 1936 the US leads Japan in men’s swimming and Holland in women’s. Marshall Wayne of Miami heads toward the 200 meter breaststroke and 1500 meter freestyle finals as Johnny Higgins and Jack Medica also contend. Adolf Kiefer of Chicago dominates backstroke with three new best times, while Washington’s eight-oared crew wins a strong royal title.
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Chicago
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Miami
Erhardt Weiss
Germany
Herman Stork
Rita Mastenbroek
America
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Homestead
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Jackie White
Cleveland
Optiz
Mexico
Lou Laurie
White
Matta
Italy
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van de Weghe
Kojac
Kiefer
Stars Homer Headline Highlights Early Baseball Action
Yesterday's stars Frank Hayes and Bob Johnson each hit a homer and drove in three runs against the Yankees. Babe Phelps collected four hits in four at bats for the Dodgers against the Bees. Jim Ripple drove in two of three Giants runs against the Phillies. Frank Demaree homered and added two singles driving in two for the Cubs in a 7-5 win over the Reds. Joe Vosmik drove in three for the Indians against the Browns.
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Bob Johnson
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Dodgers
Bees
Jim Ripple
Giants
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Frank Demaree
Cubs
Reds
Joe Vosmik
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Sports Mirror: Historic pitching feats in Oslo and Cleveland
A year ago Gordon Dunn throw 170 feet 637 100 in ches at Oslo to top a Norwegian record. Three years ago Lefty Grove won his 18th game as the Athletics beat the Indians. Five years ago Grove earned his 24th mound victory with a 15th straight win. Roger Peckinpaugh signed for a fifth year as Indians manager.
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Oslo
Lefty Grove
Athletics
Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
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