Yankees Stand Firm In A L pennant chase as Indians fall
The New York Yankees solidify their grip on the American League pennant with a 9 to 4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Schoolboy Rowe earned his 13th win while Mel Harder was roughed up in the third inning. The White Sox and other clubs rested after a day of idle interleague play.
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Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
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Thase
Schoolboy Rowe
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Cleveland
Harden
Rowe
Bill Knickerbocker
Roy Weatherly
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Mel
Idie
White Hose
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Owens Confident After Olympic Wins in Berlin
Jesse Owens predicts further glory as he eyes victories in the broad jump and 200 meters while Ohio schools prepare to plant decorative oaks in his honor. Thousands cheer as Owens praises rival Ralph Metcalfe for a strong race, saying no one could have beat him that day. Owens notes the thrill of standing before a cheering crowd as the band plays and the flag waves.
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Ohio
Jesse Owens
Cleveland
Jesse
Shady Oval
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Ralph Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Tucker nets hole in one at City Park course
In New Orleans Dr J N Tucker entered a hole-in-one golf event then walked to the 160 yard eighth at City Park and struck a ball that rolled into the cup. He hurried back to the clubhouse only to find the competition had begun earlier.
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New Orleans
J. N. Tucker
City Park
Arky Vaughan Back in Upper Circle with .300 Batting Pace
Pittsburgh August 4 Arky Vaughan the Pirates slugger who won the 1935 NL batting title with .385 is on a late spurt raising his average from .289 to .307 over three weeks. He says his power remains, though more drives are caught by gloves as he stays in the 300s, aiming to stay above .300 all season. Vaughan has 112 hits in 364 at bats and plans to keep his unchanged stance and bat style from 1935.
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Arky Vaughan
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Arky
Will
Mark Arky
Bucs
Owens Sets Olympic Mark In 200m. Broad Jump Qualifies
Olympic report from Berlin notes Jesse Owens sprinting to 21.1 seconds in the 200 meters to shave .1 off the record, while Bobby Packard and Mack Robinson win heats. Owens then qualifies for the broad jump final with a 24 feet 4.4 inch leap as John Brooks and Bob Clark also advance. women’s discus trials are postponed to afternoon.
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Associated Press
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Jesse Owens
Robert
Bobby) Packard
America
Uncle Sam
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Eddie Tolan
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Los Angeles
Olympic Stadium
John Brooks
Chicago
Bob Clark
San Francisco
Jesse
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
Ohio States
Brundage
Schedule for WPA Baseball League Aug Second Half
The WPA sponsored Taylor County city league released Aug schedule through Aug 21. Games run on weekdays at 5 30 p m with no admission charge. Contests feature Blackhawks NYA South Side Fetterman Maple Avenue Carr China and All Stars at Athletic Field or Fetterman.
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Taylor County
Blackhawks
Carr China—Atheltic Field
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Fetterman
NYA
All Stars
Maple Avenue
Carr
China
Carr China
Pool room looted. police report filed in Beckley
Beckley on August 4 detective H. G. Sterne reported burglars robbed his pool room of cash and cigarettes. Also on August 4 Fred Bailes leaped from a moving car at 46 miles per hour, breaking his shoulder.
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Beckley
Fred Bailes
Senior golf aces battle at White Sulphur Springs
Ninety players ages 50 to 70 plus compete in the opening round of the Virginia Seniors’ Golf Association tournament on the old white course. George D. Morgan of Richmond posts the best 14 in qualifying in the 50–54 class, Frank Payne of Harrisburg leads the 70 and above with 86 and net 71. Dr. C. L. Dickens wins the driving contest with three drives totaling 715 yards. R. C. Bryan of Richmond elected president with C. B. Cole and P. M. Snyder as vice presidents. Board members from West Virginia and Virginia listed.
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George D. Morgan
Richmond
Payne
Frank Payne
Harrisburg
C.L. Dickens
Lynchburg
R. C. Bryan
C. B. Cole
Roanoke
P.M. Snyder
Mt. Hope
W. Va
West Virginia
Angus MacDonald
Charleston
J. H. Meek
Hunt_ “ington
Jesse Block
Wheeling
R. 8. Spilman
Virginia
Walter Buckner
E. D. Hotchkiss, Jr
E. W. Poindexter
Olley Rinehart
Charlottesville
Baseball League Schedule and Standings Snapshot
Yesterday no NL games. Today Pittsburgh at Cincinnati night game Brooklyn at Philadelphia St Louis at Chicago Boston at New York. AL results Detroit 9 Cleveland 4. Standings show New York and St Louis leading, with mixed records and percentages amid rain and unplayed games.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago-St. Louis
Bierman Seen Safe as Head All Stars Mentor
Chicago reports with five days left in voting that Bernie Bierman, famed Minnesota coach, leads the balloting for head coach of the college all-stars to face the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field September 1. Bierman held 729,406 points, followed by Lynn Waldorf 674,908, Bo McMillin 668,084, and Elmer Layden 666,235.
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Chicago
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Detroit Lions
Soldier Field
Bierman
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Favorites In Tough Round In Meadow Club Tennis
In the Meadow club men's invitation tournament second round, top seeds mostly won though facing stiff resistance. Hal Surface of Waldo, ranked 12th nationally, was upset by Billy Reese of Atlanta 6-4 7-5. Parker and Hall advanced after tough battles. Norcross Tilney pressured Parker before yielding 9-7 2-6 6-2, while Hall beat Undewood 6-4 5-7 6-0.
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Meadow ‘Club
Hal Surface
Waldo
Billy Reese
Atlanta
Frank Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
J. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
Norcross Tilney
Orange
Princeton
Parker
Hall
Robert Underwood
Pasadena
Cal
Last Night's Fight Results From Across The Nation
Boxing card results listed by city include Bobby Britton defeating Don Devan in Miami, Bob Pastor beating Billy Ketchell in New York, Maxie Fisher besting Frankie Terrance in Newark, Johnny Durso over Mervin McLean in Sioux City, Alabama Kid defeating Roughouse Glover in Dayton, Cowboy Howard Scott outpointing Frankie Klick in Washington, Chuck Woods defeating Milt Aron in Chicago, and Tony Falco beating Jessuran in New York.
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Bobby Britton
Don Devan
Fami
New York
Bob Pastor
Billy Ketchell
Philadelphia
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Maxie Fisher
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Terrancv
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Iowa
Johnny Durso
Louisville
Mervin McLean
Peoria
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Columbus
Roughouse Glover
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Washington
Howard Scott
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Chicago
Chuck Woods
Detroit
Milt Aron
Dubuque
Tony Falco
Ise “Jessuran
New
Solons Close Gap on Leaders in Mid-Atlantic Race
Charleston Senators edged Huntington 1 0 to pull within a half game of the pace-setting Zanesville Greys, while the Ducks won 6 5 to stay a half game back. Faratto stole second and Paiment singled driving in the deciding run as Akron rallied for a 3 2 win over Johnstown. Today’s slate shows Zanesville at Charleston and Akron at Dayton with Canton at Huntington and Johnstown at Portsmouth.
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Zanesville Greys
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Greys
Mike Martynik
Poffenberger
Tighe
Paiment
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Yanks
Johnstown
Gagliati
Zanesville
Dayton
Canton
Portsmouth
Shields Debuts In Come and Get It Movie Role
Tennis star Francis X. Shields leaves $400 weekly pay to pursue acting in Edna Ferber's Come and Get It. Also notes change sought for Albany Senators name, boxing license issues for Canzoneri, and various sports updates including Rickey's finances, Lenhart bout, and Texas Tech stars in summer shows.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Francis X. Shields
Edna Ferber
Roy Schudt
Troy
Albany Senators
Albany Owls
New York State Athletic Commission
Joe Jacobs
Tony Canzoneri
Tony
Lou Ambers
Rickey
Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Boston
Card Chosen by Sheppard Boxing Show Set for Friday
The Fra ternal Order of Police Clarksburg will stage a boxing card in Carmichael auditorium Friday night. U S Carpenter of Clarksburg meets Tommy Spiegal of Uniontown in a lightweight clash. their last bout left Carpenter with a broken jaw. Also slated are Lou Noverro vs Don Colimbo in six rounds, Pat Smith vs Johnny Patton, and Tony Bilotta vs Steve Vargo in four rounds. Show starts at 8:45 PM.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Clarksburg
Carmichael Auditorium
Jack Sheppard
U. S. Carpenter
Kid Martin
Tommy Spiegal
Uniontown Battlerpiegal
Spiegal
Pat ‘Smith
iJohnny Gallo
Winder
Johnny Patton
Tony Bilotta
Fairmont
Steve Vargo
Galloway
Hawks Defeat Colored Lads In Close 3-1 Victory
The Black Hawks extended their winning streak to three with a 3-1 win over the Colored All-Stars on Athletic Field. Herb White allowed only two singles as his teammates beat Phillips and Cook for five runs. McMullen led off the game with a walk, Gerkins duplicated it, Russell Matthews doubled scoring McMullen, and White added a run. The Negroes scored once when a fly ball was misjudged.
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Herb White
Phillips
Od Cook
Hawks
McMullen
Gerkins
Russell Matthews
White
Matthews
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