Notes From A Busy Sports Day On July Fourth
A roundup from New York covers pennant race quirks, with leaders often failing to finish strong in the majors and mixed results in the National League. It notes the Cardinals’ 9 1/2 game edge over the Pirates and Browns’ margins over the Red Sox and Athletics, plus July Fourth historical fights and tennis headlines at Forest Hills. Also mentions Joe Louis assisting a wounded flyer at an English bomber base and the Sampson Naval Training Center baseball team seeking a game.
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Cardinals
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Nelson
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Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Dempsey
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Mont
Bill Tilden
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Bill
Forest Hills
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Timex
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Army Weekly
Joe Louis
England
Germany
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Fiyer
Sampson
Naval Training Center
Jug McSpaden Heads To Golden Valley Matches
Jug McSpaden and Ben Hogan travel to Minneapolis to join the Golden Valley best-ball team matches while top pros depart for the event. McSpaden, shooting a 70, beat Hogan in a playoff for the Victory National title, earning 3000 in war bonds and moving into the lead in the bow-wining race with 18100.
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Jug McSpaden
Philadelphia
Li Ben Hogan
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Harry Cooper
Qub
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Hogan
Edgewater
Chicago Victory
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Sammy Byrd
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X Rays Spot Phony Synthetic Rubbers
Article recounts how X-ray analysis helped distinguish genuine synthetic rubbers from fakes after Pearl Harbor. Dr. H E Fritz of B F Goodrich describes how natural rubber differs in cell formations and how X rays revealed known materials or new ones meriting study, saving research time amid shortages.
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United States
H. E. Fritz
B. F. Goodrich Company
Baseball scores and today’s league slate
American League shows no games. Southern Association results include Birmingham 6 Knoxville 1 and Little Rock 5 Chattanooga 4 in 11 innings. Memphis 11 Indianapolis? and other doubleheaders listed. today’s schedule features Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington in the AL and NY at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Chicago in the NL. Atlanta at Memphis Knoxville at Birmingham Chattanooga at Little Rock Nashville at New Orleans.
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SAS
Attendance error at Fort Warren marks P as pase
Pfc. Orville Heiser carefully marked the letter P in attendance squares at Fort Warren motor maintenance school. He believed it meant Present, but learned it stood for pase. He may have to repeat the course.
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Orville Heiser
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Heiser
Swing and Destiny Stage Schedule Mixup
A chaotic listing shows multiple film titles and stars scheduled across days and venues. Names such as Blair, Baxter, Kelley, Aumont, and Maur are given with likely showings and times though OCR errors obscure exact venues and dates.
Atlanta In Running: Southern Association race tightens
The Atlanta Crackers and Memphis clash in a holiday doubleheader at the Chicks home park with Atlanta needing two wins to take the half title. Pete Gray powered a 301-1001 homer and a nine-run sixth inning helped an opener Memphis won. Atlanta then captured the nightcap. Birmingham beat Knoxville 6 1 and Little Rock won in 11 innings over Chattanooga 4 4. Clarence Difani delivered the winning run in the 11th as Willis Hudlin earned the win. Voting machines were first used in England.
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Chicks
Atlanta
Southern Association
Crackers
Pete Gray
Birmingham
Little Rock
Barons
Knoxville
Johnny Orphal
Chattsnooge
Clarence Difani
Willis Hudlin
Earl Aldridge
George Of Georgia Opposed For Senate Race
In a statewide election the Georgia party system shows opposition to George of Georgia for the Senate. The article notes low turnout and a contest in the first district with candidates Hugh Peterson and J. Elha Pope, plus other races limited by party rules and polling times, with details on Fulton County closing times.
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al Berats
States Senate
Fulton County
Hugh Peterson
Auley
J. Elha Pope
Lyons City Court
Clarence D. Pedersen
Savannah
E Cox
J. H. Smithwick
Moul
Voiselle And Kramer Rookie Crop Highlights
Voiselle and Kramer headline a rookie crop in a busy baseball season rundown. Voiselle from Ninety Six, SC showed potential with a 13? 10 record and a strong bullpen. Kramer had spring trials before entering the league, while Mel Ott manages the club after a long prior career. Nearby political notes mention John Gibson and Andrew J. Tutten in a district race.
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Patte
Jaca Kramer
Ota Mluo Browns
Mel Ott
Vaiselle
Righ'ba Aer
van Teal Avrkhurse
Lens
Kramer
Racing notes from a hazy college meet and lineup chatter
Fragmented OCR text recounts a college track meet with mentions of New Orleans, Yale, Hartford, and several players like Kremer and Raffersberger. It hints at freshmen Jaurely in time and a close finish involving Hartford, with scattered references to teams, players, and venues, but details are unclear.
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Mahirender
Walt Dutel
Ng Kremer
Hart Ford
Kenn Raffersberger
Cardsam
Philg
Vasselle
Charley Schanz
Bathtub Lofted by Tornado Hits Cawker City Woman
AP reports a tornado battered a home of Mrs Herman Koch in Cawker City. A bathtub was uprooted and carried through the house, striking Mrs Koch and leaving her beneath the inverted tub with a fractured collarbone while rescuers worked.
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Cawker City
Kat
Herman Koch
Stali
Koch
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