Red Sox Rally Beats Indians To Cut Deficit In Half
Boston storms back from a seven run hole to upend Cleveland 11 9 at Fenway. Sam Chapman hits his 22nd homer and the rally helps Boston close the gap on the league leaders as Yankees gain ground.
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Early Motion Pictures Patent Grounded by Lauste Work
The text notes 1908 as an early era for talking motion pictures and credits Eugene Augustine Lauste, an engineer who worked with Thomas A Edison, with one of the first patents issued to him for related technology.
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Thomas A. Edison
Pettys Lead Shooting Match in Grand AmericanTrap Event
Vandalia Ohio hosts the 51st Grand American trapshoot where Julius Petty 39 and Paul Petty 37 from Stuttgart Arkansas win the brother-brother championship with 197 of 200 from 16 yards. Mrs Petty leads the ladies with 98 in the preliminary handicap as four Pettys total 1154 of 1200 targets to claim the straightest shooting family title.
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Southern Bell cops state softball title in Alabama finals
Southern Bell of Montgomery captured the Alabama state softball championship with a 6-0 win over Goodrich of Tuscaloosa. Dewey Renfroe pitched two-hit ball and Homer Fuller hit his third homer of the tournament as the club advances to the regional playoffs in St Petersburg Florida.
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Atkins Wins For Barons 1-0
In a pitchers duel Birmingham Barons edged Chattanooga 1-0 to trim the Crackers' lead. Barons pitcher Jim Atkins allowed five hits in a seven inning win, with Karl Olson doubling and Red Mathis singling in the decisive run in the ninth. Norman Brown took the loss for the Lookouts.
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Major Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
The National League saw St. Louis beat Brooklyn 13 to 3. Boston won 7 to 4 in a 2-game set with Pittsburgh, the second going 13 innings. New York defeated Cincinnati 11 to 6, and Philadelphia topped Chicago 6 to 4 with the nightcap ending after 9 innings. In the American League New York edged Chicago 2 to 1 in 10 innings, Washington routed St. Louis 10 to 0 in the second game of a 2‑game set, Philadelphia beat Detroit 4 to 3, and Boston won 11 to 9 over Cleveland.
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Auto plants pause two minutes for Olds tribute
Busy auto plants in Lansing will pause at 2 P M tomorrow in last respects to auto pioneer Ransom E Olds. Assembly lines at Olds mobile division General Motors and the Reo truck factory will stand idle for two minutes. Olds memorialized in the car industry.
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Schedule of night games and classics plus auto pioneer dies
Tomorrow's Schedule lists New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Detroit at Washington two night shifts St Louis at Philadelphia two twi nights Cleveland at New York two Chicago at Boston report. Henry L Olds the Oldsmobile founder died at 86 after long age illness. He pioneered mass production and affordable cars. Babe Ruth's career totals include 2056 walks and 1330 strikeouts in his era.
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Schedule of today’s major league games
Philadelphia plays Chicago and New York hosts Cincinnati in key matchups. Brooklyn visits St. Louis while Cleveland faces Boston and Chicago meets New York. St. Louis travels to Washington at night and Detroit goes to Philadelphia. Southern Association debts Nashville at Atlanta with Chattanooga Birmingham Memphis Mobile Little Rock New Orleans on the slate.
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Baseball Stat Leaders Across AL and NL Teams
Aggregate leaders list top performers by batting runs and hits across multiple clubs. Notable figures include Goodman and Doby in batting averages, Stephens and DiMaggio in runs, Dropo and Rizutto in RBIs, Kell and Musial in hits, and Kiner leading home runs. pitchers Trout and Maglie show high win totals and ERAs.
Gibson Among Those Reporting For Auburn Football
Auburn reports indicate Gibson a 220 pound former Riverside High tackle from Decatur will join about 50 candidates for football practice beginning Sept 1. He is among 32 Alabama players on the Tiger squad preparing for the 1950 season opener with Wofford College in Montgomery Sept 22. Wyman a 20 year old sophomore earned five letters at Riverside and made All-State and All-Star teams. Gibson shows spring defense potential but lacks starter experience under Coach Earl Brown.
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Former Caddy Arzetta Wins National Amateur Golf Title
Sammy Arzetta, 24, son of an immigrant janitor from Rochester, N Y, won the national amateur golf championship in a 39 hole match against Frank Stranahan. Stranahan, winner of British Canadian and French amateur titles, praised Arzetta as the finest iron player he had seen. Arzetta edged out Stranahan on the longest marathon in the event's 50 year history after a final-hole miscue left Stranahan two putts for a halve and Arzetta a winning par five.
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Civitan Begins Title Match With Rotary Tonight
Civitan meets Rotary at 7 30 in Civic Softball League action. The July 31 game was halted in the second inning with Rotary leading 7 3 due to light failure. Civitan has already clinched the league championship for the second time in four years.
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Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Spotlight
Clyde Vollmer hit a pinch hit grand slam to lift the Red Sox over Cleveland 11-9. Allie Reynolds allowed only two hits as the Yankees edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in ten innings.
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Chief Burdette Misses Crown in Southeast Shooting
Alabama police chief Avery L. Burdette lost a critical slow fire shot after firing at the wrong target, allowing Marine Capt. Thurman E. Barrier of Washington, D. C., to win the Southeastern regional .38 caliber championship with 838. Barrier also won the previous day’s .45 title, while Capt. John M. Jagoda tied 838 but lost on rapid fire tiebreaker. Third went to C. A. Brown of Tampa. Norman E. Crouch of Coral Gables tied 837 but ranked lower.
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Baseball Scores From Regional Leagues Briefs
Box scores show Jersey City, Springfield, Baltimore and others with varied results across the International and American Associations and Pacific Coast League. Notable results include Oakland 8-4 over Los Angeles and Fort Worth 6 def Beaumont 4 with Houston 7 and Oklahoma City 6.
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Army and Marine marksmen sweep 38 title event
rapid fire by Brown. An Army officer Lt. Clark S&S Campbell of Fort Benning won the expert aggregate with 830. Capt. John A Hughes of the Cherry Point Marines, sharpshooters aggregate 805. C G B Stuart of Toronto marksman aggregate 751. The Washington Marine corps team, winner of the .45 caliber championship yesterday, fired a 1139 total to defeat the Cuban army team with 1109 for the 38 title.
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