Giants Rally To Second In NL Behind Gas House Gang
The Giants won 6-3 over the Phillies while the Cubs dropped two to Cincinnati 4-3 and 5-4 allowing St Louis to pull within two games in the pennant race. Lou Gehrig slugged his 37th and 38th homers as the Yankees split with the Athletics 10-2 and 2-1. Dizzy Dean pitched four hits against the Pirates after a pitcher dispute. Mickey Cochrane returned to catch for the Tigers in a 6-4 and 8-6 win over the White Sox. The Senators swept the Red Sox 7-6 and 3-2 to stay near fifth place. Johnny Bronca, Tommy Bridges, Harry Kelley, Buck Newsom, Ivy Paul Andrews and Bob Smith delivered strong mound work across the league.
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Owens suspension sparks A A U greed accusation
London August 17 Jesse Owens suspended by the Amateur Athletic Union draws sharp critique from Ohio State coach Larry Snyder who accuses the A A U of shipping Olympic athletes on barnstorming tours for money. Owens plans sight-seeing before sailing and says he will not run for the A A U again.
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Berlin
Eddie Cantor
Music for Decatur grid games may hinge on Cooper Wellsians
Negotiations continued to arrange for the Cooper Wellsians to perform at Decatur High School football home games this fall. The group, regarded as among the state’s best musical aggregations, will also participate in the district Rotary convention in Tupelo, Mississippi, September 9-10, as football fans hope for the musical background at home grid contests.
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Hosierymen Annex 2 Tilts Hosierymen Annex 2 Tilts
The Alabama Hosierymen win two league games over Birmingham Star Market 6-5 and Russellville Alabama Mill 10-5 at Alabama Park. Statham hurled four perfect innings for Star Market, but the Hosierymen rallied in the ninth to tie and won in the tenth. McElhannon drove in four runs in Saturday’s win. Hargrove and Mansell led Russellville in the Sunday tilt with three-for-four and two-for-two.
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End of an Era as Berlin Hosts Close of Olympics
Berlin reports the Eleventh Olympiad ended with Hitler at the closing ceremony. Amid 110000 inside the stadium and millions along the route, Germany trumped the US in medals and impressed observers with organization and facilities. Athletes praised living quarters and track conditions as authorities prepare to return spectators home.
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Associated Press Sports
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Braddock’s Louis pick highlights boxing scene and bets
Boston writers flood New York for the Sharkey Louis fight while Lou Braddock trains at Loch Sheldrake. News notes include Gary Smith, Jimmy Braddock’s support for Louis, Schmeling training, and major league losing streaks and money spent on racehorse yearlings.
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Jimmy Braddock
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Sharkey
Yanks
Ethel V. Mars
Illinois
Saratoga
Isabel Dodge Sloan
Baseball Results in Southern League Standings
Birmingham beat Nashville 8 to 3 in game one. game two ended at 6th due to darkness with Nashville leading 2 to 3. New Orleans 3, Memphis 8. Chattanooga 2, Little Rock 7. Knoxville 5, Atlanta 2.
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New Orleans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Baseball scores from National League games
St Louis defeated Pittsburgh and New York won over Philadelphia while Cincinnati beat Chicago. Brooklyn beat Boston in a second game stopped by darkness after nine innings.
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Chicago
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Boston
National League
Baseball Alley Standings and Scores Show Busy Week
American League results include Washington 7.3 and Boston 6-2. New York leads 10-1, Philadelphia 2-2. St. Louis 9 over Cleveland 2. Detroit 6-8 and Chicago 4-6 reflect a fluctuating slate.
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Alabama Florida League Scores Roundup
Andalusia defeated Enterprise 3 to 2 while Dothan and Ozark played to a 9 all tie due to darkness. Panama City beat Troy 4 to 2 in the other listed game.
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Toronto Dominates Syracuse 6 0 and Baltimore Tops Montreal 8 4
In a slate of league results rain interrupted play with Toronto defeating Syracuse 6 to 0 and Baltimore beating Montreal 8 to 4. Buffalo also cruised past Albany 11 to 3 while Newark won 8 to 5 and Rochester posted a 3 to 1 victory.
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Baseball scores from the American Association game recap
Toledo 11 over St. Paul in the second rain delayed game. Louisville 2 Milwaukee 1 Indianapolis 5 Kansas City 2 Minneapolis 24 Columbus 2. Final city standings show Minneapolis dominant with a 24 to 8 score.
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Texas League scores from Beaumont and Dallas games
Beaumont defeated with an 8 to 0 score, Dallas game ended 4 to 2, while Houston edged Tulsa 3 to 2 in a multi game Texas League outcome.
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Tulsa
Tonight's basketball matchups across cities
The schedule lists Birmingham at Nashville and Knoxville at Little Rock as night games. Other pairings include Chattanooga at New Orleans and Brooklyn at New York as lone matches, with Cleveland at Chicago and New York at Washington. Also Union Springs visits Ozark, Enterprise travels to Troy, and Andalusia plays Panama City.
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Gadsden TS Winner in Semi-Pro Game
Gadsden Alabama entry walloped Niagara Falls New York 18 to 2 in a National semi pro baseball tournament game in Wichita Kansas. Niagara Falls was limited to three hits by Hays and Parker Gadsden hurlers.
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Escaped convict not to be trusty
Assistant Warden L B Warlick said fugitive Carlton Chilton likely will not receive his old trusty rating if Gov Marland requests his return. Chilton escaped Granite state reformatory 23 years ago, later living in Ohio with a wife and child. Gov Marland said it is his duty to demand Chilton's return, though he voiced sympathy.
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Goodyear Wingfoots Top Huntsville 6 to 2 In Final Game
Goodyear Wingfoots beat the Dallas club of Huntsville 6 to 2 at Goodyear Park. Mollie Hare and Al Sach combined for the win as Dallas pitcher Golden allowed 10 hits. Agee and Drake doubled for Goodyear, with Agee also contributing a key eighth inning hit. Joe Agee led scoring with two doubles in four trips.
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Sports Mirror reflections on past records and accidents
The page recalls events from past dates including the United States winning the Wightman Cup thanks to late singles wins, Athletics rookie Wally Moses breaking an arm in a foul incident, Lou Gehrig extending his consecutive games record to 1308, and Hotsy Totsy driven by Victor Kleisrath setting a speed record of 536 miles per hour over 90 miles.
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Lou Gehrig
Everett Scott
Hotsy Totsy
Victor Kleisrath
Merits of Two Relief Groups Weighed
Officials said a budget bureau report on a survey comparing WPA and PWA merits and costs was submitted to President Roosevelt. The study was commissioned at the president's request to assess effectiveness and relative expenses of the two relief approaches.
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Major League Leaders Summary of American Batting and Pitching Stats
American League leaders include Weatherly and Averill. Gehrig tops runs with 137 and 38 homers. Trosky leads RBIs at 115. Medwick and Ott pace NL in RBIs and runs. Herman and Medwick share doubles at 43. Lucas and Gumbert top pitching with 10-3 and 9-3.
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Browns
Werber
Red Sox
Hadley
Pearson
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Pitching leaders show Leonard of Atlanta 16 10 0.833, Speece 35 19 6 .760, Williams 28 14 5 .737. home runs Richards Atlanta 14, Duke Memphis 13. RBIs Taitt Nashville 105. runs Nashville 714. stolen bases Marquardt Mem 24. double plays Birmingham 118. Nashville 115. runs scored Nashville 714, Atlanta 528, Chattanooga 562.
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Memphis
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Nashville
Sington
Chattanooga
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Marquardt
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Stars Shine in Twin Bill Openers Across Baseball Clubs
Lou Gehrig hit two homers and Johnny Broaca delivered a four hit night as the Yankees won the opener while Harry Kelley held the Athletics to five hits in the nightcap. Ivy Andrews sparked the Browns with six hits as they stopped the Indians. George Jeffcoat limited the Bees to three hits for the Dodgers. Cecil Travis and Buck Newsom powered the Senators with a clutch three run double in the eighth to win the opener, while Farmer held the Red Sox to six hits in the nightcap. Calvin Chapman and Babe Herman led the Reds with Farmer driving in two in the first game against the Cubs. Herman contributed two doubles and a single with three RBIs in right field. Chick Fullis and Dizzy Dean helped the Cardinals win the opener as Fullis saved the game with a throw-in play. Dean threw a four hitter in the nightcap against the Pirates. Jim Ripple drove in two for the Giants against the Phillies. Tommy Bridges and Goose Goslin powered the Tigers in the doubleheader openers. Goslin had a four for six effort in the second game with a run and RBIs.
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Jim Ripple
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Goose Goslin
Pebs climb to top of Southern Association standings
Little Rock surged from sixth to deadlock with Chattanooga after a 7-2 and 3-5 split with Knoxville, while New Orleans beat the Lookouts 3-2 and 8-2. Atlanta extended its league lead, Birmingham split with Nashville as Kola Sharpe starred, and A-1 pitching boosted New Orleans as Ralph Winegarner and Tom Drake controlled outings.
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Youth Meets Age in Bout at Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis, age 33, faces ring veteran Jack Sharkey in a ten round comeback bout at Yankee Stadium. Sharkey, 21 years older, seeks another heavyweight title, while Louis trains seriously under Jack Blackburn and Paul Cavaliere. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects about 50,900 fans and a gate near $200,000.
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Associated Press
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Joe Louis
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