Whitehead in no hitter to drop Detroit
ASSOCIATED PRESS Whitehead blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in six innings as rain halted the second game of a doubleheader. Rowe won in the first game 9-2 for Detroit. Harder and Stermueller powered Cleveland and Boston with solid wins. Wyatt shut out the Giants 6-0 for Brooklyn in a night game.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
John Whitehead
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Rowe
Hitler Whitehead
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Brooklyn
Tex Carleton
Whitey
Browns
National League Yesterdays Results and Today’s Probables
Brooklyn routed New York six to zero in yesterday’s National League results. Today’s schedule lists Chicago at Cincinnati Mooty vs Thompson or Derringer, Boston at Philadelphia Salvo and Javery vs Higbee and Pearson, and St Louis at Pittsburgh Heintzelman and Lana han with Cooper and other pitchers.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
L. Pet
Brooklyn Ry
New York
Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores and Pitchers in AL Showdowns
The American League results show Boston 4 New York 1, Cleveland 10 Chicago 1, Detroit 9-0, and St. Louis 2-4. Probable pitchers include Cleveland at Chicago with Nar, Allen and Lee, Dietrich. Philadelphia at Washington with Ross and Hudgon. New York at Boston with Chandler. Detroit at St Louis night matchups feature Newsom versus Harris.
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Boston
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Milnar
J and Allen
Lee
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Washington
Pet
Philadelpha
Kansas Loses Grid Players and More From Nation
A digest of college sports rumors and notes from the era. Gerald Tucker leaves Winfeld for Northwestern. Jim Phelan notes Oregon State’s Rose Bowl potential. Ralph Miller may sit out a year. Washington U. of St Louis eyes season end. Paul Christian recovers from tonsillitis. Gracyn Wheeler interviews tennis star about Alice Marble. Sid Hudson praised as top Nat history fielder. McGraw trophy ball game planned. Paul Shu to enter service. Clarence Munn suggested as Michigan coach with Crisler moving to front office.
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Bill White
New York
Kansas
Gerald Tucker
Winfeld
Northwestern
Jim Phelan
Oregon State
Ralph Miller
Kansas U’s
Washington U. of St. Looey
Paul Christian
Marvel
Mixxon
Gracyn Wheeler
Alice Marble
Artie McGovern
Wendell Willkie
Washington
Sid Hudson
Walter Johnson
Jack Russell
Feld
Brooklyn
John T. McGraw
John Drebinger
N. Y
Clarence Munn
Michigan
Yost
Fritz Crisler
Ninth Inning Rally Secures Logan Victory Over Bluefield
Logan's Mountain State league leading Indians rallied in the ninth inning to beat Bluefield 6 to 1. John Snyder hit a homer, his teammates Tennis Mounts also went deep, while Huntington’s Aces managed 17 hits but only six runs. Williamson edged Ashland 4 to 3 after a 3-0 first-inning lead by the Kentuckians.
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Associated Press
Logan
Indians
Bluefield
John Snyder
Huntington
Welch
Ashland
Williamson
Racing Daredevils To Feature At Pennsboro Fair
Pennsboro August 6 Smash ing crashing and racing of automobiles and motorcycles by Dick Rogers All American Motor Maniacs will be the feature at traction at the Ritchie County fair Friday afternoon August 30. Every known thrill stunt will be part of the program. Twelve thrillers and nine comedy features comprise the lineup.
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Pennsboro
Dick Rogers
Ritchie County Fair
Yesterday's Stars Run Tigers and Browns Farm
Schoolboy Rowe of the Tigers and John Whitehead of the Browns Farmers combined for a six inning no hit no run effort in the nightcap. Jimmie Foxx hit his 25th homer with a man aboard as Boston beat the Yankees.
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Jimmie Foxx
Red Sox
Boston
Yankees
Conn Pastor Bout Potential Louis Challenger
Boxing buzz centers on a possible Conn versus Louis title fight with Pastor as a contender. Mike Jacobs fields offers from Detroit Chicago and Washington while Pittsburgh New York weigh a third bout if Conn defeats Pastor.
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Sid Feder
New York
Madcap
Maxie Baer
Mike Jacobs
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Broadway
Detroi
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Washington
Pastor
Maxie
Tony
Galento
Louis
Mike
Conn
Polo Grounds
Detroit
Bobby
Bob
Havey Boyle
Smoky City
R. K. Mellon
Pittsburgh Mellons
Charles Town Starts Work On Infield Renovation
Charles Town moves 7000 to 8000 cubic yards of earth with a giant shovel to reshape the 3 4 mile racing infield. The project includes surfacing the track and building a 6 foot wide steeplechase course with six jumps and a water obstacle, aiming for the Spring Summer 1941 meeting. careful terracing seeks safety and landscaped aesthetics.
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Charles Town
A. J. Boyle
Charles Town Jockey Club, Inc
Charles Town course eyesores to be repaired
The course will reseed the turf with grass suited for steeplechase use as the unsightly hump is replaced. Ramshackle stable rows on the backside have been torn down and will be replaced by a Martha Washington style fence with future barns planned on the association property.
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Charles Town
Martha Washington
Canning Brothers Make Tennis Tour Debut in East
In Rye New York on August 6 Bill Canning, aged 20, began a tennis tour of the east backed by his father. He and his sister Pat, 22, become the first brother sister duo in years to compete together. Bill beat Arthur Prochaska of Hartford while Pat defeated Baba Maddan in women’s play. Other entrants included Bobby Riggs Don McNeill Welby Van Horn and Gardnar Mulloy with top women contenders Alice Marble Helen Jacobs and Dod Bundy also advancing.
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Rye
N. Y
Bill Canning
Bill
Patricia
Canning
John Hope Doeg
Dorothy May Bundy
Pat
George Hudson
Frank Kovacs
Bob Harman
Bobby Riggs
William
Bob Peacock
Elwood Cooke
George Toley
Arthur Prochaska
Hartford
Conn
Baba Maddan
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Cannings
Don McNeill
Welby van Horn
Gardnar Mulloy
Boxing Night Results From Chicago Columbus and Pittsburgh
Fights last night featured Jimmy Bivans from Cleveland knocking out Johnny Barbara of Chicago and Set tino Terracina drawing in Italy. Buddy Walker of Columbus outpointed Johnny Whithers of Pontiac Michigan. Frtzie Zivic of Pittsburgh outpointed Kenny Lasalle of Houston and Petey Scalzo of New York outpointed Ginger Poran of Liverpool.
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Chicago
Jimmy Bivans
Cleveland
Johnny Barbara
al Tibbetts
Danville
Ill
Settino Terracina
Italy
Drew
Columbus
Jack
Buddy) Walker
Johnny Whithers
Pontiac
Mich
Pittsburgh
Friteie Zivic
Kenny Lasalle
Houston
Tex
New York
Petey Scalzo
Giner Poran
Liverpool
Eng
Vets Open Golf Tourney Opens With Big Field
More than 200 veterans of the fairways gathered at White Sulphur Springs for the 12th annual Virginia seniors golf tournament, with Forrest McNeill of Clarksburg defending the D class title at 74 gross 71 net. W. S. Jenks led at age 69 plus with 83 70 in medal play, while Ross Puette dominated the long-drive contest. Final 18 holes to be played Wednesday as two Virginia West Virginia foursomes pair off for match play.
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Jenks
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
Virginia
West Virginia
Ross Puette
Richmond
D. Woods
Bluefield
Woods
All Star Coaches to Be Named Tonight for All Star Game
The coaching staff for the college all stars to meet the Green Bay Packers on August 29 will be announced tonight after fans voted. Eddie Anderson of Iowa led the nationwide poll for head coach as of Sunday night.
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Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Pass Defense Taught To Coaches By Jim Crowley
Morgantown date Aug 6 Jimmy Crowley emphasizes that pass defense on football fields should be tailored to the opponent’s offensive style. He urges coaches to study plays and adjust coverage schemes to disrupt opposing quarterbacks.
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Jim Crowley
Morgantown
Jimmy
Crowley Outlines Zone and Man Defenses at WV Coaching School
Crowley of Fordham told attendees at the West Virginia coaching school that zone defense counters teams relying on running plays, while man-for-man is best against strong passing combinations. He will wrap up today with talks by Dick Harlow of Harvard and Bill Kern of West Virginia.
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Crowley
Fordham University
West Virginia University
Dick Harlow
Harvard
Bill Kern
West Virginia
Players Contribute To Help Out Clubhouse Bay
In Philadelphia on August 6, players from eight National League clubs collected nearly $600 to fund an operation for Ted Kessler, longtime visitors' clubhouse head at Shibe Park. Kessler, father of four, has used a cane since a nine year old auto accident and has served 13 years at the Phillies facility.
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Philadelphia
National League Baseball
Ted Kessler
Shibe Park
Phillies
Kessler
House
Cardinals Sign Four Rookies For NPFL Season
The Chicago Cardinals announced the signing of four rookies for the National Professional Football league season. Recruits include Arthur Gottlieb of Rutgers a 200-pound halfback Judson Hudson from Davis Elkins a 185-pound halfback Luke Pappas a 225-pound Utah tackle and Ruppert Pate a 216-pound Wake Forest tackle.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Arthur Gottlieb
Rutgers
Judson Hudson
Davis-Elkins
Luke Pappas
Utah
Ruppert Pate
Wake Forest
Sea activity and German air threat loom over Britain
Reports from the front describe continuing German air thrusts toward the British Isles with observers fearing a major attack within days or weeks. Goering calls raids reconnaissance while London tracks large RAF activity in northern France and Baltic coastal preparations rise in Norway amid rumors of Italian troops.
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Pege
Mitsui
British Isles
Goering
Royal Air Force
RAF
France
Baltic Sea
Norway
Dark Command dazzles at Opera House in gripping night show
The Opera House presents Dark Command a powerful public production drawn from W R Burnetts novel The film stars John Wayne acclaimed for Stagecoach and Allegheny Uprising as the heroic lead The cast is praised for embodying American grit and pioneer spirit in troubled days brought to life on stage and screen.
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Republic
Opera House
America
Amer
Dark Command
W. R. Burnett
John Wayne
Navy Losses and Shipping Toll Revealed During War
The Navy estimates 6,221 officers and men killed or missing since the war began, with 2,988 killed, 3,204 missing, and 29 taken prisoner. Mercantile losses for the week ended July 29 include 18 British ships of 66,601 tons and two Allied ships of 7,090 tons. The air force casualty total exceeds 4,000. 21 British sailors died July 25 after a Nazi dive bomber attack on the destroyer Boreas, with 25 wounded. Dispatches from Algeciras say 19 British warships left Gibraltar, then turned east toward the Mediterranean before heading back toward the Atlantic.
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Admiralty
English Channel
Spain
Gibraltar
Raleigh county delinquents case denied by state supreme court
Raleigh county officials were ordered by the circuit court to publish 1938 delinquent taxpayers in the Raleigh Register, Beckley afternoon Democratic newspaper, but the appeal to the state supreme court was denied.
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Charleston
Raleigh
Circuit Court
Raleigh Register
Beckley
State Supreme Court
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