Dodgers Beat Pirates in Doubleheader and Rise in Batting
The Dodgers defeated the Pirates in a doubleheader, lifting a slugger into second place in the league batting race after a steady month. Lefty O'Dea and other veterans were noted for solid pitching and timely hits as plans floated for November showcases and future series in New York and Chicago with Olympic record hopes in sight.
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Pirates
Dodger
Odeal
Phillies
Lefty
Japanese students need American English, Rikkyo says
In Honolulu on August 12 AP reports Rikkyo University of Tokyo seeks changes in English courses. Masaji Kubota argues Japan is closer to the United States and should teach American English rather than British usage. He notes American newspaper comic pages mystify students who cannot find those words in dictionaries.
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Rikkyo University
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Rikkyo
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England
Queen Mary Opens Safety Box With Golden Key
Queen Mary has been presented a safety deposit box 40 feet below Piccadilly. An emissary must pass an identification test through a girl speak a password at a 20 ton door and endure further tests before the golden key can unlock the box.
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London
Mary
Piccadilly
Black Tom Loses Nickname Over Night Baseball
Houston Texas Aug 12 AP Tom Jenkins a Texas league outfielder who went to the St Louis Browns in 1928 and now plays for Houston says he may drop his nickname Black Tom by playing so much night baseball He argues a sunburned dark color cannot be gained under artificial lighting while his batting eye remains unimpaired by the lights.
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Tex
Tom Jenkins
St. Louis Browns
Tom
Jenkins
Photo Proves Story of Two-Mouthed Fish
Duluth Minnesota August 12 AP Earl De Rosier presented photographic proof of his claim that a bluegill sunfish has two mouths. He hooked the fish and found two openings both leading into the gullet, with the second mouth located below the normal opening.
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Duluth
Minn
Earl de Rosier
Cards Groom "Duckie Wuckie" Medwick To Make Fans Forget Chick Hafey
Houston AP report profiles Joe Medwick known as "Duckie Wuckie" star of the Texas league. The Cardinals prospect leads hitters with a .366 average through July 25 and tops several power and base metrics while earning praise as a natural hustler and popular figure in Texas parks.
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Chick Hafey
Houston
Tex
Joe Medwick
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
Duckie Wuckle
Homer Peel
Duckie Wackie
St. Louis
Cardinal Hero Buys Oklahoma Farm Near Oklahoma City
John Pepper Martin the 1931 baseball hero has expanded his holdings near Oklahoma City. He bought a 25 acre tract four miles north of the city after purchasing a duplex last year. Agents say he plans an orchard and a residence on the property.
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Oklahoma City
John ‘Pepper
Martin
Kilbane Leads Cleveland Boxers as Manager
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, renowned featherweight world champion, now manages a string of Cleveland fighters shaping the local boxing scene.
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Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Home Run Leaders Across MLB from Yesterday
Yesterday’s box score highlights show multiple sluggers leading the charts. Players like Averill and O'Doul delivered for their clubs while Klein Ruth Gehrig Foxx and Ott posted notable totals as the season’s scoring pace quickened.
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Simmons
Gehrig
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Giants
Seoabenees
Hurst
Ceverness
Collins
Cardinals
Whison
Dodgers
Terry
Cochrane
Dickey
Standings and results from the major leagues
American League leaders New York and Philadelphia hold strong records as Cleveland and Detroit trail. Chicago and Boston struggle as Boston tops Philadelphia 7 2 in a late game. In the National League Chicago beats Pittsburgh 3 2 in 10 innings while Boston defeats Philadelphia 7 2.
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Cleveland
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Detroit
St. Louis
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National League
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Ocesses
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St! Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago at Br. Louis creates unsettled conference notes
A fragment shows Southern Association standings with teams such as Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham New Orleans Knoxville and Atlanta. Several lines are garbled but indicate win loss records and percent gaps.
Memphis Beats Chattanooga 5 to 2
Scores show Memphis defeating Chattanooga by five two in a game with rain noted for the New Orleans Knoxville matchup. Other pairings include Memphis at Atlanta and New Orleans at Chattanooga with Little Rock visiting Knoxville and Nashville visiting Birmingham.
Gator Grid Star Back After Quitting Ring
Carlos Proctor, a Florida football star who left the university last year to pursue professional boxing, is returning to campus. He will seek amateur reinstatement and resume college football while continuing athletic training. Proctor, an all around high school athlete from Tampa, attends summer school and will reenter the regular term this fall if cleared.
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Fla
Carlos Proctor
University of Florida
Proctor
University
Tampa
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