Redlegs Show Strength In Power Drive
In Cincinnati, Reds electricity boosts the pennant push as Yankees struggle with three missing cylinders in their offense. Frankie Crosetti and Babe Dahlgren face slumps, while Reis and the Reds threaten a World Series showdown for the fall. The Reds eye 600 wins in their final 64 games to clinch the NL title, with Ival Goodman sidelined yet the club still delivering heavy hitting through July.
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Bill White
Associated Press
Long Vine Street
Cincinnati
Fountain Square
Reds
New York
Yankees
Frankie Crosetti
Tommy Henrich
Babe Dahlgren
Reis
Yankee
Cardinals
Cubs
Ival Goodman
Pirates buy tall hurler from Syracuse for 1940 staff
Pittsburgh acquires John A. Gee Jr., a 33 year old left hander, in a five figure cash deal and four players to bolster an injury plagued pitching staff. Gee, 6 three and 215 pounds, starred for Syracuse after leading Michigan to a strong season, while Cy Blanton returns from injury and Floyd Yount is added as a batsman.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Bill Benswanger
Pie Traynor
Giray
John A. Gee, Jr
Syracuse
University of Michigan
Wwell
Gee
Bucs
Cy Blanton
Floyd Yount
Portsmouth
Piedmont Loop
Larry French Stirs Trouble in Cubs Camp
Chicago Aug 1 Gabby Hartnett faces a new “problem child” Larry French veteran southpaw seeks starting role after four straight wins then slumps He complains to owner Wrigley who says pitching duties are up to the manager Also Dizzy Dean complains after being sent home from New York with a cut arm and criticizes Hartnett
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Chicago
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Larry French
Larry
Hart‘nett
Phil K. Wrigley
Wrigley
Gabby
Hartnett
French
Cub
New York
Dizzy Dean
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
Baseball update shows no yesterday results in the major leagues with today’s schedule including Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago in the National League Meanwhile American League shifts list St Louis at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Boston with no completed results.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
W. L. Pet
George's Place Team Defeats Quality Juniors in Morning Baseball
George's Place edged the Quality Market Juniors 20 to 11 at Athletic Field after nine runs in the ninth tied the game. Tacy and Goodnow pitched for George's Place while Haddix pitched the full game for the Juniors.
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George
Quality Market
Athletic Field
Tacy
Goodnow
Haddix
Red Sox plan shorter fence at Fenway Park
Boston reports owner Tom Yawkey may shrink the right field wall to aid rookie Teddy Williams. Manager Joe Cronin notes Williams hits better in parks with closer fences, citing his 16 homers this season and Boston’s homestay struggles due to the current 402 foot distance.
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Fenway Park
Williams
Boston
Tom Yawkey
Teddy Williams
Red Sox
Teddy
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Cronin
Sox
Cronin
Johnny Blood to Manage Pirates From Sidelines
Pittsburgh Aug 1 Johnny Blood has benched himself as a player after 15 years in the National Professional Football league and will manage the Pittsburgh Pirates from the sidelines next season barring unforeseen emergencies. Blood entered professional football in 1924 after stints at Notre Dame Minnesota and St Thomas earning the vagabond nickname from his varied schools.
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Pittsurgh
Johnny Blood
Pittelurgh Erld Pirates
Blood
Notre Dame
Minnesota
St. Thomas
Alliance Boys Triumph Over Fetterman Flashes 6 to 4
The Christian and Missionary Alliance team defeated the Fetterman Flashes 6 to 4 in a tense softball contest on the Fet terman diamond. The winning margin came in the ninth as Fitzgerald and Todd powered the Battery for the winners with Don Chenoweth pitching and Henderson catching.
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Fetterman
Hoon
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Fetterman Flashes
Fitzgerald
Todd
Don Chenoweth
Henderson
Grafton High Defeats Fetterman 24 to 4 in League Showdown
Grafton High powered offense aided by six Fetterman errors to roll to a 24 4 victory in Taylor County league play. Stolzenfels struck out nine, went four for four at the plate and earned the win, while McDade closed with four hitless innings. Graham led with a triple and a double, DeMoss added two doubles, and McProuty DeMoss McDade and others contributed in a high scoring night.
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Grafton High
Fetterman
Taylor County Baseball League
Stolvenfels
Mickey” McDade
Stolzenfels
Graham
DeMoss
McProuty
McKinney
McDade
Hamilton
Hamric
Demke
D. Withers
J. Mitter
Mitter
B. McDaniel
Brown
E. Withers
Withers
Gratton
High
McDaniel
Willis
Palls
Jones and Shaw
PLAN DAY FOR WARREN GILES PLAN DAY FOR WARREN GILES
Eastern critics tag Bobby Riggs as a hot and cold performer. Cincinnati admirers want a day for Warren C. Giles who brought Bill M'Kechnie to the Reds. The piece lists assorted names and sports notes from boxing to baseball with light commentary.
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New York
Bobby Riggs
Jennifer
Pennsylvania
Eddie Mead
Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Red Sox
Browns
Sox
Cincinnati
Warren C. Giles
Bill M’kechnie
Reds
O. K
Bod Quinn
Boston
Bill
Redland
Goshen
Bernie Bierman
Frank ‘Thomas
Daytona Beach
Fla
John Bentley
Lincoln
Neb. Journal
Cornhusker
Lefty
Bridman
Durham
N. C
American Legion
Bill Herbert
Bay City
Mich
Douglas Forster
Hall Claire
Wis
Homer Clare
Lewiston
Noni Bongiovanni
The
Bongy
Empire City
Ray Carlen
Ray Arcel
Lou Nova
Galento
Parker Confident As Australians Clash For Tiebreaker
The text notes Parker trimming Bromwich and predicts an Australian win over Cuba in the American zone finals and over Yugoslavs in the inter zone finals. It recalls Parker’s past performance scoring a win over England in 1937 at Wimbledon, implying he would triumph in a decisive Parke Bromwich battle.
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Y Parker
Bromwich
Cuba
Europe
Parke
Parker
Parker Helps Cup Chances
New York on August 1 report Frankie Parker returns to form at Seabright, defeating rivals in singles to boost America’s Davis Cup prospects. With Parker and Bobby Riggs likely to lead the four‑rail team at Merion next month, Australia’s Bromwich and Quist present the main threats as the American duo seeks the trophy.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
America
Frankie Parker
Seabright
Parker
Donald Budge
Australia
Redhead
Bobby Riggs
Bromwich
Uack ‘Bromwich
Rena
Wibetter
Oldsters Battle In White Sulphur Meet Championship fight to keep Virginia crown
In White Sulphur Springs on August 1 the 11th annual Virginias seniors golf tournament continued with Old Dominion defenders aiming to retain a crown won six times in 110 tries. Dr Gary Hogg of Lewisburg led West Virginia and Col W S Battle Jr of Roanoke led Virginia as the Nassau scoring system determined the team champion in foursomes and two man teams.
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White Sulphur Springs
Old Dominion
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Roanoke
Jed
Nassau
Sysjtemn
Seattle Unknown Upsets Seeded Ace in Meadow Club Event
In Southampton on August 1, a Seattle player powered past fourth seed Bryan Grant 6 4 6 2 in the Meadow Club invitation tournament first round. The upset occurred despite Parker and McNeill withdrawals forcing bracket changes. The victor, a rising high ranking ace, previously suffered a serious back and hip injury four years earlier.
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Southampton
Voir
Hetry Prusoff
Seattle
Meadow Club
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Prarkie Parker
Don McNeill
Grant
Mountain league ends in tie as Logan tops Bluefield
The Williamson Red Birds and Huntington battled to a 3-3 tie after seven innings due to a league rule preventing innings after 11:20 p.m. Logan Indians crushed Bluefield 6-2, their sixth straight win with Sweetko driving in three in the third and Guinther homering for his 19th. Welch Miners led from start to finish to beat Ashland 6-6. Bluefield hosts All-Stars in the third annual meeting tomorrow night.
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Associated Press
Mountain
Williamson Redbirds
Huntington
Logan Indians
Bluefield
Logan
Sweetko
Guinther
Ferrell
Welch Miners
Ashland
Bluefield Bluegrays
Softball Game Planned On Wednesday Morning
A softball game is scheduled between the Quality Market Juniors and Beaumont at Athletic field Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. The Beaumont team will consist of boys from Beaumont playground activities. Sponsored by the WPA Recreational division, J Bernard Dryfield supervising.
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Quality Market
Beaumont
Athletic Field
WPA
J. Bernard Dryfield
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
In Pittsburgh Tiger Fox of Spokane KO’d George Hughes in three. Dayton’s Buddy Knox outpointed Al McCoy in Boston scores. Norman Quarles of Hendersonville outpointed Charley Burns in Baltimore. Brooklyn saw Maxie Shapiro defeat Sammy Garcia in a ten round contest in New York.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Tiger Jack Fox
Spokane
Wash
George Hughes
Dayton
Buddy Knox
al McCoy
Boston
Baltimore
Norman Quarles
Hendersonville
N. C
Charley Burns
Jonas
Town
Brooklyn
Maxie Shapiro
New York
Kayoeq
Sammy Garcia
Quincy
Mass
ROUTE BANDITS RAID ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN
On a Chicago to Chanute field bound Illinois Central train a gang of robbers boarded at Ottawa Illinois and demanded payroll money. Guy O’Hern was slugged with a pistol butt and Earl Boothman fired at robbers from behind a partition after warning the engineer to speed up. Boothman reported about 150 shots fired before the gang escaped. one captured man named Walden fractured leg as he fell during the exit.
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Illinois Central
Guy O'Hern
Chicago
Earl Boothman
Boothman
Onarga
Ill
Army
Technical Air School
Chanute Field
Rantoul
O'Hern
Delrey
Walden
Officials cite reduced value of American mission properties in China
The 1938 figure of 40 million dollars for American mission properties is now seen as inflated due to Japanese interference. Marine and soldier counts in China have plummeted from 3,807 Marines and soldiers to 1,950 Marines and no soldiers, as war impacts persist. Resident numbers also fall from about 10,500 to 7,214, excluding Marines, with 1,228 in the Hong Kong British crown colony.
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Conjmen Roupees
Amercan
Soie
Hull
China
Cina
Cglony
Hong Kong
West Virginia farm women camp opens with 260 registrants
About 260 women registered for the second section of the 18th annual West Virginia farm women’s camp at Jackson’s Mill. A public speaking contest highlighted the program with the winner advancing to the eastern district event.
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Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
Roosevelt Farley Rumors Deemed Pure Guesswork
Stewart contends rumors of a Roosevelt Farley rift are speculative with no solid evidence. The piece notes talk of a split lacks corroboration, cites Farley’s actions with McNutt and neutrality disputes, and argues both leaders benefit from appearing united after Hyde Park discussions.
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Stewart
Roosevelt-Farley
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Hyte Park
P.mg
Roosevelt- Farley
Farley
Paul V. McNutt
Jim
Pm.g
P.m.g
Fach
Hyde Park
Walter Hatt
Pittsburgh Market Summary Shows Mixed Farm Prices
At Pittsburgh on Aug 1, cattle prices hold steady across weights with hogs and sheep sales varying by class. Calves and produce markets move slowly with apples scarce and potatoes steady at No. 1 basket levels. regional grain and vegetable prices reflect modest activity. Local departments track U S and Pa Dept of Agriculture data.
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Pittsburgh
P. Dept. Agr
Sa'able
U. S
Pa. Dept
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
New Jersey
Troops Move In At Plant After Walkout
Police dispersed a crowd as bricks broke windows at a plant where a new shift started at 6 a.m. About 100 protesters booed but violence was avoided. A. F. of L. union members demanded higher wages and reinstatement of four workers accused of reassigning. Picketing continued with a small group allowed to stay. Troopers were mobilized across the state in readiness for duty.
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A. ‘O. of L. Union
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