Yankees Rally Beats Browns for Eighth Win in Row
The New York Yankees toppled the St. Louis Browns 8 to 5 as Wally Hebert and Hank McDonald sparked a fourth inning surge. Babe Ruth bruised by a pitch left early, later expected to return soon. Russ Van Atta earned his 10th win. the Yankees remain 7.5 games behind the Senators.
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Indians Beat Red Sox In Tight Pitching Duel
Mel Harder outpitched Gordon Rhodes as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in Cleveland. The win keeps the Indians in third place by a slim one game margin in the five game series.
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Cubs Beat Boston 4 3 to End Series Behind Pirates
Cubs win 4 3 over Boston with young right hander pitching seven strong innings of relief. The victory leaves Chicago one game behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for second place and six behind the first place New York Giants in the league standings.
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Carloadings Rise Across Week in 1933 Report
The American Railway Association reported week ending August 12 carloadings at 622,759, up 9,647 from the prior week and 110,000 more than the same week last year. All commodities rose except coke and miscellaneous freight. life stock and grain products increased versus 1932.
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Wickwire Defeated by First Ward in Diamond Battle
First Ward triumphed 9 to 2 over Wickwire on Wickwire field in a lively baseball game. Brown pitched for Wickwire while First Ward’s B Phillips and H Deets led the offense with three hits each, as Trader allowed five hits with a strong first inning.
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First Ward Faces Undefeated Webster Next Wednesday Thriller
The First Ward basketball team meets undefeated Webster at Fettermanfield on August 23 at 5 p.m. Both squads seek to keep perfect league records as Webster is rated among the best in the league.
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Pruntytown Defeats B and O Nine in Slugfest
Pruntytown won a spirited baseball game at Athletic Field, dominating with hard hits and aggressive baserunning in the last two innings. B Shriver limited B and O to eight hits while Reed produced eleven singles for Pruntytown. Mexico hailed as the storehouse of the world for its rich soil and vast mineral resources. Two U.S. presidents were bachelors when elected, James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland.
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Twilight League doubleheader at Athletic Field tomorrow
Two league games highlight a busy afternoon for Twilight League at Athletic Field. Maple Avenue faces Carr China with Garrell likely pitching for Maple Avenue and Walters for Carr China, while Blueville meets Lucky Strike in the second game. Both matchups promise excitement as teams vie for the second half top spot.
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Yellow River Floods Threaten Vast Plain
The article notes the Yellow River’s history of catastrophic flooding with millions of lives and wealth lost. It cites 1887 floods killing nearly a million, 1931 Yangtze floods killing 250,000, and long-term patterns of major floods roughly every 40 years. The plain’s population, about 100 million, faces expanding inundation as silt fills hollows and barriers fail.
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20 000 To Get Work On New U S Projects
The Public Works Administration approved 65 million dollars more for construction, predicting over 20,000 new jobs. A tri borough bridge project in New York would employ about 18,000 men for a year, with 11.5 million for 29 public buildings and nearly 10 million for slum erasing housing efforts across 22 states. Details include 800 jobs for Queens, Neptune Gardens 1,000 jobs, and Hutchinson 35 six month jobs, plus minimum wage guarantees for the funded projects.
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Making Good Jack Westrope Sets Hawthorne Lights
Jack Westrope a 16 year old from Iowa astonished crowds at Hawthorne Park near Chicago by winning five races in one day and adding four more wins the next day. Associated Press photo shows the young jockey amid the bustling track scene as he climbs toward fame in American racing.
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Bailey acts on Kump drive to maximize road jobs
Charleston report says Road Commissioner Bailey, under Governor Kump's reemployment push, ordered two district road engineers to maximize federal funded job use. Northern section meets in Clarksburg tomorrow, southern meets at road commission HQ Monday to replace relief workers with current jobholders. King John reference noted as Lackland due to lack of land possessions.
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Webster Downed In Tough Twilight League Loss
Webster loses 5 to 2 at Steve Field to Beaumont in a hard fought Twilight League game. Beaumont surged to the lead in the third after a tie in the second, while W Gerkins hit a double and a triple with two runs scored in three plate appearances amid numerous errors.
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Standings Today and Yesterday's Baseball Results
National League results include New York defeating Cincinnati 4 to 1 and Chicago 4 to 3 over Boston. St Louis Philadelphia rain. Pittsburgh Brooklyn game status noted. Today matchups Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Boston. American League results show Washington 6 Chicago 4 and Detroit 7 Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 2 Boston 1 and New York 8 St Louis 3.
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Baseball scores and matchups from a busy night
A string of NHL style matchups listed across cities with several American Association results. Notable scores include Louisville 23 over St Paul 3 and Indianapolis 6 over AM Minneapolis 11. Seventy plus schedule mentions a lone one night game.
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Home Run Leaders and League Totals Across Leagues
Yesterday’s results highlight Foxx and Cochrane from the Athletics as top home run contributors with Verger from the Giants also reaching the plate. Ruth and Gehrig lead the Yankees, Berger joins the Braves, and Klein features for the Phillies as league totals for the American and national circuits show 813.
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Local teams schedule home games today
Grafton B. & C. and Fetterman ball teams host home games. The Roailroaders meet Philippi at 2:30 p.m. at the Athletic field, followed by Fetterman vs Mill Creek. Tomorrow both squads play away: B. & O. at Thomas for a doubleheader and Fetterman at Gallaway.
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Baseball Big Baseba s Big ABA Abreviations
The fragment lists players and batting statistics with teams such as Phillies Athletics Giants Senators. Names include Klein Foxx Simmons Davis Terry Manish and numbers appear as averages or totals. The text is incomplete and OCR damaged but indicates a baseball stats table from a bygone era.
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