Collegians Clash With Pros In 7th All Star Classic
The White Sox trip the Bosox 3-2 in the only American League game rain spared. Manager Jimmy Dykes, in his sixth full season, nears a first division finish as five regulars over 30 help pace Chicago. In the National League, Pittsburgh and New York win, while Cincinnati and Brooklyn wait out rain.
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Jimmy
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International Society of Magicians
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Sox
Cleveland Indians
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Truett Sewell
Joe Bowman
Sewell
Bowman
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Errickson
Boston Bees
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Clowning and Rain Halt Sioux Falls Baseball Night
A Huron crowd watched Al Schacht perform as the Sioux Falls Canaries were held hitless for 52 3 innings before rain ended the game. Tension rose as Schacht clashed with Rudy Serot over stage antics. Meanwhile Russell Johnson and Ernie Funek face delays as wet grounds frustrate city tennis finals.
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Mitchell
al Sehacht
King
Mitchell Finger
Sioux Falls Canaries
Schacht
Rudy Serot
Russell Johnson
Ernie Funek
Power Hitters Take Control Of PGA Golf Tourney Play
Power hitters dominated the 1940 PGA Championship as field narrowed to 14 after 72 holes. Notables advancing include Runyan, Hagen, Sarazen, and Picard. Wood and Demaret were eliminated. The Hershey course favored distance with rain remaining a factor and suspense builds toward semi finals.
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Tom Reedy
Hershey
Paul Runyan
Hershey Country Club
Runyan
Craig Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Thompson
Harry Cooper
Ralph Guidahl
Baseball weather halts key matches across leagues
Rain and wet grounds postpone St. Louis at New York and several other games. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh split two games with Mulcahy, Warren, and Atwood involved. Bowing to rain, many matchups in the American Association and Western League were postponed or called early.
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Pittsburgh
Mulcahy
Warren
Sewell
Davis
Highe
Atwood
Bowman
Fernandez
U Boston
Chicago
Errickson
Berres
French
Root
Bryant
Collins
Todd
New York
St. Louis
Melton
W. Brown
and Danning
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Cooper and
Owen
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Dain
Sports Mirror Highlights Boxing and Baseball Discipline
A year ago Eddie Mead and Al Weill were suspended by the New York Boxing Commission for actions detrimental to boxing during the Armstrong Am bers fight. Three years ago Van Lingle Mungo of the Dodgers was suspended indefinitely for being out of condition. Five years ago Glenna Collett Ware won the women’s golf title, defeating Patty Berg. Noted Notre Dame president Rev. J Hugh O Donnell played center on the Irish eleven.
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Associated Press Today
Eddie Mead
al Weill
N.Y. Boxing Commission
Armstrong-Ambers
van Lingle Mungo
Dodger
Burleigh Grimes
Glenna Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Quist Rejected by Australian Army in medical test
NEA report from Sydney states Adrian Quist failed the medical exam while offering his services to the army, the Davis Cup star suffering from asthma that has affected his playing. The note mentions other varied items on sports and coaching moves in Chicago and Honolulu.
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NEA
Sydney
Australia
Adrian Quist
Nobody’s Concedin’ Nothin Lippy Leo Yells To Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 29 Dodgers manager Leo Durocher proclaims the Dodgers will not concede the pennant to the Reds. He insists the 1940 season remains open and the Dodgers will play out the schedule. Dodgers and Reds start a delayed two game series amid improving Ohio Valley weather.
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Tve
Reds
Ohio Valley
Lippy
Directors Approve Bowl Competition Concept in West Conference
Western Conference athletic directors in Chicago reported approval of a proposal to let Big Ten champions play Rose Bowl games against Pacific Coast Conference title winners. They plan to recommend to the Big Ten faculty committee that the arrangement be approved, noting only one Western rep has engaged in the Rose Bowl fracas. Ohio State’s 1920 champ loss to California led to a ban on future New Year’s Day games.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Ohio State
California
Blues Win In 15th Frame 5-4 In A.P. Box Score
Kansas City's Blues held a strong pace atop the American Association as they outlasted the Columbus Red Birds 5 4 in 15 innings in the first of a two game series. The win left KC eight games ahead of Minneapolis and Columbus and rain halted the Milwaukee Toledo game after five scoreless innings.
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Blues
American Association
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Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Pirates Clinch 5-0 Opener Behind Van Hobays Five-Hitter
Trust Bewell and Maurice Van Hobays led the Pirates to a 5-0 season opener win with a five-hitter. Van Hobays homered and doubled, four RBIs, while Van Robays also supplied power. Dietrich and Rosenthal of the White Sox contributed, but Red Sox were edged 3-2 by Dick Errickson as Hosenthal doubled in the deciding run. Bees pounded Cubs for nine hits and three runs in a 4-3 victory.
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Associated Press Trust
Bewell
Maurice van Hobays
Pirates
van Robays
Dietrich
Larry Rosenthal
White Sox
Bill
Hosenthal
Red Sox
Dick Errickson
Bees
Cubs
Pineal
Vic Ty
Canistota Arlington Selby Alpena Are Tourney Winners
In Aberdeen SD on August 29 1947 Arlington upset Brookings 6 3 Selby defeated Owanka 14 5 Alpena beat Trojan 8 1 Canistota won 6 5 over Mansfield Sum up shows Aberdeen Pine Ridge Rapid City Bulfais Pleasant Valley Lake Norden set for round three with several strong performances by Leonard Triplett Frank Berry and others in the SD amateur baseball tourney.
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South Dakota
Arlington
Brookings
Httle Mansfield
Canistota
Selby
Owanka
Alpena
Trojan
Frank Berry
Leonard Triplett
Pine Ridge
Lp. m
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Bulfais
Pleasant Valley
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Ivory
Simon
Vanderhoff
Berry
Currier
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Ay Alpena
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Giest
Viorris
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Triplett
T. Fisher
Mansfield
Janisch
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Taft
Fuhrman
Fellers
Gustafson
Renche
de- Rings
Ponto
Eakins
Huron Club Set to Host Trapshoot Event at North Range
Huron Red and Gun Club announces an American Trapshooting Association registered two day event north of McKinley school grounds. Added money totals seventy dollars plus merchandise prizes. About 30 to 40 gunners expected from eastern half of the state. Sunday starts at 10 a m with four 25 target singles, two 25 target handicap, and two non registered doubles. Labor Day program mirrors but replaces doubles with two 25 target handicap events.
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McKinley School
Huron Red and Gun Club
Oren Brug- Tar
Cowell, former head of coaches, dies at 32
William H. Cowell, 32, founder and former president of the American Football Coaches Association, died after two years of ill health.
French Athlete Reported Killed in Action
In Vichy France on August 29 the French press reported Jules Noel, noted for weight and discus throwing, was believed killed in action on May 19. The item references the first modern Olympiad at Athens in 1896.
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France
Jules Noel
Athens
Greece
There’s Always A Girl In The Ads Somewhere Des Moines
A collage of sports gossip and ads notes Des Moines needs ten thousand dollars quickly to back a boxing bout. New York writers mock Cleveland fans as pro notices mix with personal bits about Frank Hood Monty Stratton Abe Attell and Jack Dempsey. A humorous sports column threads through names, rumors, and upcoming events in Hershey Nutley and Chicago.
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the Sword
Bill Kern
West Virginia
Arturo Gadey
Lee Savold
Hershey
Walter Hagen
Tigers
Frank Hood
Rockhurst
Chicago
Monty Stratton
Luke Appling
Abe Attell
Dempsey
All Stars Pro Lineups Set for Soldiers Field Showdown
The seventh All Stars Professional football game at Soldiers Field lists starters by position for All Stars and Colleges. Kickoff at 7:20 p m CST with Mutual radio. Officials include Referee Bobby Cahn Umpire William Blake Field Judge Seg Taylor Head Linesman David Reese. Coaches Green Bay Notre Dame and Richard Smith. Starters include Fisk Cutrich Logan Turner Smith Harvey Larkkinen Schindler Kinnick Brock Thesing Hutson Ray Leidlow Goldenberg Lee Ganlenbein Craig Isbell Herber Binkle.
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Ted Wieman
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Lowell Dawson
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Santa Clara
Don Faurat
Missouri
Dean Recalled from Texas League by Cubs
Chicago manager Gabby Hartnett announced he is recalling Dizzy Dean from Tulsa in the Texas League for the Cubs Cincinnati series opener in Chicago on September 7. Hartnett said the club will keep him if he can pitch and plans to assess his status for spring camp if his comeback fails.
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Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Tulsa
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Huron Bowling Alleys Set 9:30 A.M. Openings
Ted Keuhl, manager of the Huron Recreation Center, announced that the bowling alleys will open at 9 30 each morning to give ladies a morning bowling opportunity. The prior opening time was 12 noon.
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Ted Keuhl
Huron Recreation Center
All Stars Meet Packers In Seventh Annual Charity Game
85 000 expected at Soldiers Field for the college All Stars versus the Green Bay Packers charity contest amid past series 2-2-2 split. Preview notes a wide open game with weather possibly affecting footing and mentions backfield picks Nile Kinnick Am brose Schinder Low Brock Jon Thesing and coaches Curley Lambrecht Eddie Anderson.
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Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Ambrose Schinder
Southern California
Low Brock
Purdue
Jon Thesing
Notre Dame
Anderson
Major League Leaders National League Batting Leaders
Batting leaders include Rogell Boston 328 and Walker Brooklyn 148. Pitching leaders Fitzsimmons Brooklyn 13 2 and Sewell Pittsburgh 12 3. Home runs Foxx Boston 34 and DiMaggio New York 27. Rade cliff St Louis Radcliffe Detroit 163.
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Tag) McSpaden
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