Yankees tighten grip as Giants chase flag in subway World Series
The Yankees crushed the White Sox 5 to 1 to extend their lead to 16 1 2 games while the Giants stay 3 1 2 games ahead of the Cardinals after a 1 0 loss to Chicago. Len Warneke silenced NL leaders as Chicago used a lone inning to score. Frank Gabler and Clydell Castleman allowed a dozen hits for the Cubs.
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New York
Yankees
Giants
Terrymen
Chicago
Len Warneke
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Tigers
Cardinals
Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Frank
Gabbo) Gabler
Clydell Castleman
Nathan Allen
Billy Herman
Warneke
Major League Leaders Snapshot From The Associated Press
A compact rundown of leading MLB figures by the AP across batting average runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs and pitching. Notable names include Gehrig Averill Medwick Ott Goodman and Klein among others with top marks in 1940s style stat lines.
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Averill
Indians
Gehrigees
Gehrig
Yankees
Gehringer
Tigers
Trosky
Walker
Rolfe
Dine
Yanks
Hadley
Pearson
Joe Medwick
P. Waner
Pirates
J. Martin
Cardinals
Ott
Giants
Medwick
Herman
Cubs
Goodman
Reds
Camilli
Phillies
Klein
Berger
Bees
Justin
S. Martin
Lucas
Prats
Southern League Tonight Sets Six Matchups
Birmingham visits Tatemen for night action as Little Rock battles Atlanta Memphis foes Knoxville New Orleans Nashville St. Louis and Washington are on schedule. National League game pits New York against Chicago Arena while Alabama-Florida League features Panama City at Dothan and Union Springs at Andalusia.
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Southern Leag
Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Knoxville
New Orleans
Nashville
Panama City
Dothan
Union Springs
Andalusia
Anne Dene
Eeesaee
Chattanooga
Sengrene Seters
New York
Ae Cesse
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Cleveland Eenes
Detroit
Ssesereeve
Chicago
Cee
Boseeeersee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Seerttrreertes
Troy
Ries
Giants and athletes spark a fevered sports patch
The piece surveys baseball and other sports buzz as the Giants chase a pennant while superstition swirls over uniform numbers. It notes incidents in baseball and boxing, jockeys, tennis, and football figures like Dempsey, Hubbell, Braddock, and Frisch amid league races and managerial moves.
Southern Leaders Compiled for the Associated Press
The AP summary lists batting leaders Dwyer Nash and Sington Chat along with Mauldin Knox and St poetson Bham. It shows pitchers Leonard Atlanta Williams Atlanta Darrow Bham and Speece Nash with wins and percentages. Home runs Webb Knoxville Duke Memphis Taitt Nashville led by Nashville's Taitt.
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Associated Press
Charles H. Miller
G. W. Li
Pet. Leonard
Atlanta
Williams
Darrow
B’ham
Speece
Nash
Lhomas
Webb
Knoxville
Duke
Memphis
Taitt
Nashville
Sington
Chattanooga
Marquardt
Memees
Nonnenkamp
Little Rock
Cubs Warneke shuts out Giants on six hits
Yesterday Stars Lon Warneke and Ethan Allen paced the Cubs in a 1-0 victory over the Giants as Allen delivered a decisive triple for the game's sole run. Bob Seeds and Johnny Broaca led the Yankees to a 5 4 win over the White Sox with two homers and three RBIs.
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Associated Press
Lon Warneke
Ethan Allen
Cubs
Warneke
Giants
Allen
Bob Seeds
Johnny Broaca
Yankees
Seeds
Broaca
White Sox
Men’s Night Draws a Record Crowd in Atlanta
Atlanta drew a large crowd as 17 765 men attended a game between the Atlanta club and Little Rock with a 5 1 result. More than 1 300 women paid to push attendance past 19 000. Miss Maud Stenhouse, the nurse who proposed men’s night, pitched the first ball.
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Dream Game Opens 1936 Football Season At Soldier Field
Chicago reports the Dream Game pits collegiate All Stars against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. Fans selected the lineup led by Riley Smith and Jay Berwanger with Stan Tackles and Sheldon Beise, as Bernie Bierman guides the All Stars in a bid to defeat pro champions in the traditional curtain raiser.
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Earl Hilligan
Associated Press
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Detroit
Soldier Field
Collegians
Lions
Chicago’Bears
Bears
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Pee Aed
Keith Topping
Stan
Dick Smith
Truman Spain
Southern Metcise
Paul Tangora
Northwestern
Vernon Oech
Gomer Jones
Ohio State
Riley Smith
Alabama
Jay Berwanger
Bill Shakespeare
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Sheldon Beise
Polo veteran Devereux Milburn suffers concussion in England Meadowbrook match
A year ago Devereux Milburn, veteran polo player, took a light concussion after a spill in a match between England and Meadowbrook.
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Associated Press
Devereux—Milburn
England
Meadowbrook
George Reis
E) Largarto
Virginia van Wie
Helen
Arthur Yates
Charley Seaver
Johnny Lehman
SEC Camps Open as 700 Candidates Report for 1936 Grid
Southeastern Conference teams opened practice in field houses with about 700 players responding to a Sept 1 start. Coaches from Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia Tech, Auburn, LSU and others anticipate tough schedules, with conference contests beginning late September and October.
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Kenneth Gregory
Associated Press
Atlanta
Ed Walker
Mississippi
Chet Wynne
Kentucky
Union University
Maryville College
Florida
Sewanee
Xavier
Cincinnati
Georgia Tech
Presbyterian
Auburn
Montgomery
Birmingham Southern
Tulane
Southeastern
New Orleans
Tulsa
Louisiana State University
Tigers
Rice
Texas
Georgia
Whalen Plans Gold Plated Clips Bracelet
Ann Whalen secretary in Mayor Watkins Overton's office recalls a recent appendicitis operation. She secured the nine surgical clips used by the doctors to gold plate and link into a bracelet.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ann Whalen
Watkins Overton
Alabama Squad Begins Its Work 1936 Preseason Drills
Alabama's 1936 football squad started with eight late reporters and three daily sessions until September 11. Coach Frank Thomas led a blackboard drill and field limbering on Denny Field. Captain Bubber Nisbet led the team as Joe Riley, Boozer, and Teague joined amid injuries and baseball play offs in North Carolina.
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Frank Thomas
Denny Field
Gooch ‘Thomas
Joe Riley
Young Boozer
Buddy Teague
North Carolina
Bubber Nisbet
Sailor Al Olsen Returns For Decatur Wrestling Tonight
Sailor Al Olsen the Terrible Swede, ex champion of Uncle Sam’s navy, comes to Decatur tonight to resume his attack on local wrestlers. He faces Billy McEwan of Mexico City in the feature at Martin arena with Otto Ludwig meeting Sam McClaren in the semi final. Ludwig has stirred crowds here. two falls out of three with a one hour limit. First bout begins at 8 15 with fans urged to arrive early for seats.
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Sailor al Olsen
Uncle Sam
Decatur
Billy McEwan
Cowboy
Mexico City
Martin
Baseball results across leagues show various outcomes
Southern League Birmingham beat Chattanooga 6 to 1 while Knoxville won 6 5 over Memphis and Atlanta 5 Little Rock 1 Nashville 1 New Orleans 0 Chicago 1 New York 0. American League New York 5 Chicago 1. Alabama Florida League Enterprise 5 Ozark 0 Panama City 12 Union Springs 2. International League Newark 4 Baltimore 2 Rochester 9 Buffalo 8 Toronto Montreal rain. American Association Milwaukee 12 Minneapolis 9. Texas League Oklahoma City 7 Beaumont 4 Fort Worth 3 Houston 4 Fort Worth 13 Tulsa 4
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Panama City
Union Springs
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Buffalo
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Houston
Tulsa
Picked Amateurs Set to Meet Britons at Pine Valley
Americans led by Captain Francis Ouimet open the Walker Cup at Pine Valley New Jersey aiming for a ninth straight victory over Great Britain. The young British team marked by merit rather than senior status adds intrigue to one of the closest Walker Cup series.
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Clementon
N. J
America
Pine Valley
Great Britain
Francis Ouimet
Tide Gridmen Open 1936 Prep With Three A Day Sessions
Alabama Crimson Tide players assemble for the first 1936 workout in Tuscaloosa. Most candidates present, summer work noted, with three daily sessions planned before the Sept. 12 start and early games against Howard and Mississippi State.
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University
Ala
Crimson Tide
Howard Bulldogs
Mississippi State
Sheep Herder Rescued After Three Day Forest Search
In Creschutes National Forest near Bend Oregon a flock of fifteen hundred ewes was driven through dense timber to a destination. Sheep herder Jane Lane in charge was lost for three days. Dozens of men conducted a search until Lane surfaced at a camp exhausted and half starved.
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Creschutes National Forest
Jane Lane
Mako and Budge Doubles Champs
The U S Davis Cup team of Don Budge and Gene Mako defeated Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn 6 4 6 2 6 4 to claim the national doubles crown. They improved to eleven wins this season over the reigning champions, while Helen Jacobs and Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan lost to Mrs Van Ryn and Carolin Babcock 9 7 26 64.
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Brookline
Mass
United States
U. S
Don Budge
Gene Mako
Wilmer Allison
Johnny van Ryn
Allison
van Ryn
Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Van
STATE TEAMS START WORK
Youth squads, about 200 strong, began football drills as 1936 practice opened at Alabama's five major colleges. Auburn and Alabama expect 60 to 70 hopefuls week one, with Meagher aiming 46 and Thomas 56 by Labor Day. Others, including Howard, Southern, and Spring Hill, plan smaller rosters and earlier starts.
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Associated Press
Alabama
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama Poly
University
Crimson Tide
Howard
Birmingham-Southern
Birmingham
Badgers
Springhill
Camp Loyola
Bile Bay
Jack Meagher
Frank Thomas
Meagher
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Dozen Games To Be Played In Southern Association Action
New Orleans and Birmingham contended for third place as the Southern Association neared its final dozen games. The Barons beat Chattanooga 6 1 to pull even with the Pelicans while Atlanta outlasted the Pens 11 to 10. Wasdell and Rodda keyed a five hit night for New Orleans, and Hokey Garcia homered for Knoxville as Fate Webb extended his league lead with his 18th homer.
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Associated Press
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Southern Association
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Lidle Rock
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