Yanks and Cubs Shine Amid Weekend Baseball Action
Major league weekend action favored top teams with the Cubs beating the Robins in two games while the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Indians. Ed Morris blanked the White Sox 8 0. Tigers swept the Senators in Washington. 40,000 Chicago fans saw their team win. Racing and rowing results follow with Saratoga injuries and national rowing titles announced.
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McCarthy Tops Ayling in New York Amateur Title
New York player McCarthy defeated Syracuse rival J G Ayling 9 and 8 to win the New York state amateur championship, in a decisive victory reported from the latest match.
Kid Chicolats to Box Lorenzo in Soldier Benefit Night
In New York a famed prize fighter Kid Chicolats plans an 8 round bout with Tommy Lorenzo for soldier benefit night. The article notes past struggles and public attention amid boxing headlines and other regional sports results.
Baseball Standings And Leaders From A Faded Ledger
Chicago leaders report Mariano among major figures with eight. Southwick takes one of three posts while Illinois vacancies appear as New Orleans figures and former Michigan star Banks ink deals at Tulane. Vienna notes Karl Auer dies inventor of gas mantles Osmium lamps. Standings show Scottdale Wheeling Cumberland Charleroi Jeannette Clarksb. Notables: Hornsby 99 runs, Ott 106 RBIs, Terry 157 hits, L Waner 15 triples, Klein 33 homers, Cuyler 29 stolen bases. Bush 15 1, Foxx .392, Gehringer 93 runs, Simmons 107 RBIs, Manush 152 hits, Gehrig 26 homers, Grove 17 wins.
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Seabright Tennis Event Sees Jacobs Retain Title
Seabright New Jersey hosts the invitation tournament where Helen Jacobs defends the women’s singles crown by defeating Edith Cross in straight sets. In doubles, Berkeley Bell and Marjorie Morrill win mixed doubles, while Bell and Gregory Mangin take the men’s doubles. Easthampton New York features Marjorie Gladman advancing to the Maidstone final. Helen Wills and Edith Cross win two doubles matches despite a 1 6 setback to Marie Fensterer and Genevieve Fox.
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Es Dor Mae Ch Clubs G Five Chicago Versus St. Louis
Baseball scoredope lists Chicago five Brooklyn four Cincinnati seven Philadelphia one St Louis five Boston zero. Games today New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St. Louis.
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West World Wonders Open In Grafton Tonight
The Mid-Summer Fun Festival opens at 7 PM on Athletic Field West Side under Grafton Lodge and West World Wonder Shows. Twenty acts including YorI Bey the hypnotist and the Buried Alive stunts head a program with Freckles the educated chimpanzee and daily matinees and band concerts planned all week.
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Helen Wills Feels Title Trembling In Maidstone Club Play
Easthampton Nev Aug 5 Helen Wills suffers a rare set loss in the women invitation event at Maidstone Club with Edith Cross as partner. The 1-6 first set shows two rising stars Marie Fensterer and Genevieve Fox handling the veteran, then the Californians rebound to win 1-6 6-1 and advance to a second round 6-3 6-2 over Chapin and Gladman.
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Championship opens amid title threats from Kauffman
In a Forest Park venue match up, Cary Kauffman of Pittsburgh faces Frank Aylward of Kansas City as the Missouri amateur field begins. Aylward, runner-up this year, posted a strong showing yesterday, nearly matching Kauffman’s pace and signaling a competitive tournament ahead.
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Mountaineer Players Set for Preliminary Training
Morgantown Aug 5 The Mountaineer football program shows activity as Director Stansbury clears 11 balls and 12 pairs of old shoes from equipment bins for backfield and position candidates. Captain Marshall Glenn heads the list of players to receive orders for preliminary workouts.
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Knottsville Independents Win Wild Opening Game
The Knottsville Independents defeated B. & C. 6 to 4 in a seven inning opener at Knottsville yesterday afternoon. A free hitting contest with many errors, the crowd was large as Knottsville started the season with a win.
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Electric wire incident claims Bloomfield man life
In Bloomfield George McLean picked up a live electric wire to move it from pedestrians. He died almost instantly. The item appears in a broad mosaic of brief regional notes from Salem to Cliffside and Houston.
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Border Patrolman Missing After Seized Boat Mission
Detroit reports a Customs border patrolman vanished Friday night after leaving a government boat to board a seized craft. Walter S. Petty confirmed the missing man after an anonymous call. A Detroit Press note suggested the agent was likely killed and his body may be in a boat well on the east side.
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Divorce Granted to Mrs Harriman in Paris Court
Paris reports Mrs William Averell Harriman was granted a divorce from William Averell Harriman a New York banker and director. The couple married in September and have no children.
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Perforated sound screen installed at Strand Theater
The Strand Theater in Fratton now uses a $100 perforated sound screen installed by Garder plc of Columbus. Manager J J Bush says the new equipment, completed last Friday and first used Saturday with The River of Romance starring Huddy Rogers and Mary Tulun, supports both silent and sound pictures. This is the only perforated screen in Grafton and aims to improve picture presentation.
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Overnight News Roundup From Global Desks
A chaotic snapshot of world events with multiple incidents. Six women and a child drown in Ostend when excursion steamers collide. In The Hague delegates meet for a Yoone reparations plan conference opening tomorrow. Dog Scouts of six nations gather in England for a thanksgiving service marking a WWI outbreak anniversary. In Zurich the Zionist Congress stalls over a new executive. Tokyo reports disruption in Chinese Eastern Railway talks amid Russian demands for patrol rights. London notes suffragist Millicent Fawcett’s continued prominence. Lakehurst reports a zeppelin landing after landing, with a stowaway detained. Chicago notes a possible fatal skating incident linked to rising tensions. Washington covers Bishop Cannons’ response to attacks amid Virginia primaries. San Bernardino and San Jose report aviation fatalities from a plane struck by lightning. Ottawa Kansas reports Ray Pein baker confessing to poison deaths of six relatives. Burlington Iowa notes two killed in a plane crash at a field dedication. Denver marks the death of sport welter Otto Floto. Harrisburg reports the fatal shooting of a man and serious wounding of girls by Samuel Red Crane, a former Red Sox third baseman. Auburn notes two convicts escaping from a road camp. Northern rains bring relief to Manitoba wildfires easing fires in several districts.
Argos Wak Election Fray Sees 16 Towns Gain Majority
A fragmentary report notes a majority achieved in yesterday’s oral elections, gaining 16 of 25 towns. An observed 7to1 split between opposing groups is mentioned, with three individuals named as seriously hurt in the described disturbance.
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Dame Millicent Fawcett Dies in London
Dame Millicent Fawcett, noted Britten suffragette leader, died in London on August 5 AP report.
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Gibbs Granted Leave Of Absence For Agricultural Work
A notice from the state department of agriculture states that Gibbs has been granted a leave of absence for the year to undertake advanced work related to agricultural service in Ohio. Gibbs will be relieved of duties in West Virginia during the period of absence.
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