Tigers Regain Top Rung On Newsom Victory
Detroit wins 6-2 as Buck Newsom earns his 14th victory, pitching seven innings with eight walks. Tigers gain and hold a slim lead as Indians fall back and White Sox split a doubleheader. Sid Hudson tosses an 11-0 one hitter for Washington. Yankees drop fourth straight to Boston as Pirates beat Cardinals in NL action.
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Guride
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
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Johnny Allen
Feller
Jeff Heath
Boh
Hudson
Sid Hudson
Washington
Florida State Sengte
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Chapman
New York Yankees
Thheir
Red Sox
Pittsburgh Plates
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Phillies
Philadelphia
Big Ninth Inning Lifts East Side To 10 6 Victory
East Side nine broke a 5 5 tie with a five run ninth inning to defeat North Side 10 6 in a junior baseball league game Tuesday. Five hits and an error produced the final margin while North Side managed one run in their half. Sibley and K Swift, Johnston, Peterson and Johnson, Ames, Vanes. Di Maggio sidelines with leg tendon. had reached 15 straight games with a hit.
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North Siders
East Siders
North Side
Sibley
K. Swift
Johnston
Peterson
Johnson
Ames
Vanes
Miss DI Maggio
ST. Louis
Joe di Maggio
McCosky Emerges As Tigers Fastest Center Fielder
Detroit outfielder Barney McCosky, hailed as the team’s best fielder since Cobb, accelerates Detroit’s surprising season. A left hand hitter with Gehringer-like swing, he leads the league in hits and triples while ranking high in runs and runs scored, reflecting a rapid rise from minor leagues to the majors.
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Cobb Spurs
Tigers
Harry Grayson
NEA
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Gelder
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Tyrus Cobb
Henry Greenberg
Bengals
Pete Fox
McCosky
Joop
Ted Williams
Red Sox
McCasky
Southwestern High School
Southwestern High
Charley
Gehringer
Navin Field
Aloysius Jerome Egan
Stout
Charleston
W. Va
Beaumont
Texas League
Lakeland
Fla
Play Advances In C. C. Tourney
The Country Club handicap tournament reaches its final stages with two players in the quarter finals. Bob Walters the 1940 champion and L R Hobart won last night to defeat Bill Plummer and Howard Sheber 4 and 2. Most third round pairings are set, with Thorn vs Haskell awaiting completion. Fourth round matches must be finished by August 9 with several contests listed.
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L. R. Hobart
Bill Plummer
Howard Sheber
Walters
Plummer
Hobart
Sheber
Hicks And Williams Lead Western Open Title Race
In Chicago on August 7, Hicks of Long Beach California and Ellamae Williams of Chicago led the 972hole Western Open women's golf derby as the third round began. They were tied at 156, eight strokes ahead of the field, in a private battle for the title.
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Williams
Chicago
VPI
Long Beach
Calf
Ellamae Williams
Glad She's Not Swimming Trudy’s Channel Feels Safe
Minneapolis Times Tribune sports desk recaps talk of Trudy Ederle and others. Veterans like Bernie Bierman rumored to train marine battalion, sparking caution about football plans. Mentions include Edson Oklahoma City Times, Don McNeill, and Oklahoma Agcies cheer for Mizzou Valley title.
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Bierman
Rick Cullum
Minneapolis Times-Tribune
Bernie Bierman
Art Edson
Oklahoma City Times
Garic
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Gettysburg and Pierre to Clash in Big Six Playoff
Gettysburg and Harrold battle Gettysburg 9 8 as Fort Thompson Indians beat Pierre 7 5 to force a tiebreaker for the Big Six lead. Sunday results leave Gettysburg Harrold, Ft. Thompson tied with three wins two losses. Onida at bottom. Pierre squandered late defense after leading early in the Indians game.
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Pierre
Big Six
South Dakota Association of Amateur “Baseball Leagues
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Ft. Thompson Indians
Harvold
Art Marso
Harrold
Timothy Swan
A. Marse
J.peterson
Swan and Lloyd
Ft. Thompson
Loudner
Mr. Hislaw
Frayel and Robinson
Blues Sweep Kels In Doubleheader Drifted in American Association
The Blues defeated Minneapolis 5-2 and 2-1 in a doubleheader to extend their winning pace, reaching 17 wins in 18 games and closing the gap behind the league leaders. Columbus beat Toledo 4-3 via Mark Christman’s sixth inning error. Louisville beat Indianapolis 8-4. St. Paul beat Milwaukee 4-1 as Lloyd Johnson stranded 12 Brewers on 10 hits.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Blues
Columbus
Millers
Mark Christman
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Lloyd Johnson
Brewers
Donkey Ball Game At Woonsocket Friday
Baseball fans will see the Joer business men play the farmers in a Donkey Ball game sponsored by the Woonsocket American Legion Post. The event, noted for laughs and entertainment, will be Friday evening August 9 under portable flood lights.
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Aby Woonsocket
Woonsocket
Woonsocket American Legion Post
Yesterday's Baseball Mitchell Showdown Summary
Yesterday's game featured Mitchell facing Sioux Falls with notable performances by Papas Lyons Brakcup Hovland and Heslet for Norfolk while Wag nar Fenner pitched. Final score details show a tight contest with miscues and late runs shaping the outcome.
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Papas
Lyons
Brakcup and Hovland
Norfolk
Sioux Falls
Sterling
Wagnar and
Fenner
Fights Last Night Report From Uniontown Pa
Boxing update from Uniontown Pennsylvania notes recent bout results plus fighter outcomes. brief AP dispatch lacks full details, listing venues and participants with limited context for last night’s events.
Leaders Face Myers Yellowjackets In Key Beers Clash Tonight
The Myers Yellowjackets surge to end the first half, routing Dairymen 9 2 and 9 5 as veterans Guz Johnson and Ross Gascoigne pace improved hitting and defense. Schooners aim to reverse form led by Frank Winters and Charlie Fairebank while twilight tips aim for seven innings before dark.
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Huron City Baseball League
Yellowjackets
Dairymen
Gus Johnson
Ross Gascoigne
Sport
Scisoners
Bee Myers
Bd Schwartz
Frank Winters
Charlie Fairebank
Wally Brusse
Winters
Baseball results in Boston and St Louis doubleheader summary
The schedule lists results from baseball games across the major leagues. Boston split two with Philadelphia, St Louis beat Pittsburgh, and Chicago-Cincinnati was postponed by rain. American League notes Cleveland and Washington wins, New York and Boston losses, with Detroit and St Louis tallying several runs. Multiple doubleheaders, late-innings events, and two games with darkness suspensions are noted.
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Berres
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Heintzelmann
Lopez
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Cleveland
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Hemsley
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Tresh
Rand Pytlak
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Turner
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Ferrell
New York
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Donald
Rasar
Johnson
Dickman
Heving and Foxx
Detroit
Newsom
McKain and Sullivan
Harris
Hudiin
Milla
Swift
Yesterday's Stars Shine In AP Baseball Roundup
Bid Hudson pitched a one hit shutout for the Senators against the Athletics while Joe Cronin led the Red Sox with three hits and three RBIs in a win over the Yankees. Lefty Lee and Lou Boudreau each contributed in Cleveland’s nightcap, with Boudreau driving in two of three runs. Menuel Setyo and Eddie Miller helped the Bees, Salvo dominated four hits in the opener of a doubleheader with Philadelphia, and Miller homered in both games. Archie McKain aided the Tigers by backing Newsom with a bases loaded, two out ninth inning and striking the final batter Browns faced.
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Athletics
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Red Sox
Yankees
Lefty Lee
White Sox
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Cleveland
Menuel Setyo
Eddie Miller
Bees
Salvo
Phils
Miller
Homer
Archie McKain
Tigers
Buck Newsom
Browns
New Trap Load May Lower Scores At 1940 Clay Pigeon Classic
The 1940 Grand American program in Vandalia Ohio runs August 19 to 23 drawing 1000 plus shooters from the U S and beyond. A lighter one and one-eighth ounce load may lower scores while new events include father-daughter and father-son championships and the Roaring Grand handicap king title awaits a likely surprise champion.
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Vandalia, O
Lela Hall
Strausburg
D. L. Ritchie
Goshen
Crows
Pro Gridders Face Tough Time
CHICAGO August date sets the scene as the Green Bay Packers meet a college All-Star dream squad at Soldier Field. Eddie Anderson leads the All-Stars with Nile Kinnick as a top starter in a national vote driven lineup of 67 players from 47 states. Don Faurot Buck Shaw Tad Wieman and Lowell Dawson assist. Two prior All-Star games ended in ties, with each side winning two.
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Green Bay
Soldier Field
Collegians
Fos
Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Nile Kinnick
Anderson
Kinnick
Innick
Jvolls
University of Iowa
Don Faurot
Missouri
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
Tad) Wieman
Princeton
Lowell
Dawson
Tulane
Bach
Lead Deadwood Still In Race At Denver Baseball Meet
The Denver Post tournament advances with two losses eliminating teams in the semipro field. Enid Oklahoma champions and Mount Pile Texas both aim to recover as others hold two wins. Results show Louisville Denver Jewellers 1 2, Cody Wyo 10 7, Duncan Ohls Halliburtons 1 4 3, Wichita Stearmans 8. Johnny Van of Huron starred for Denver Barnetts. Growing children should drink milk daily.
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Enid, Okin
Mount Pile
Cant
Texas
Duncan
Cody
Wyo
Denver Barnetts
Duncan, Ohls
Halliburtons
Wichita
Kas
Stearmans
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